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Thinking & Responding Hand Set 7 - 512

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Thinking and Responding: Jump Shifts after 1-Level Openings (Set 7 of 9)

Jump Shifts by Responder have a variety of different meanings in different situations. Their means can change based on the level they are made at and if they are in competition. Make sure you have good agreements with your partner about the meaning of these jump shifts.

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Thinking & Responding Hand Set 6 - 511

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Thinking and Responding: Walsh & Extended Walsh (Set 6 of 9)

When we respond to opener’s bid, we have a priority of finding major suit fits. Opener also has a priority of showing their hand type if they do not find a major suit fit. The Walsh style of bidding and rebids are an important improvement in modern bidding.

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Thinking & Responding Hand Set 5 - 510

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Thinking and Responding: Western Cuebids (Set 5 of 9)

We start out the auction seeing if we have a major suit fit. But after that, we try to get to 3NT. When the opponents bid in our auction we have a good idea of what they are going to lead. We can use the Western Cuebid to help find out if we can get to NT. Let’s see how it works.

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Thinking & Responding Hand Set 4 - 509

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Thinking and Responding: Vulnerability Tactics (Set 4 of 9)

When we are at favorable vulnerability, we have a lot of different options for how to get into the auction. When we are in the 3rd seat, this is even more true. Here, we look at how we can use this situation to give us a license to attack.

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Thinking & Responding Hand Set 3 - 508

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Thinking and Responding: 4th Seat Openings (Set 3 of 9)

If your auction goes 3 passes around to you, then you have a choice to open the bidding or pass the hand out. If you choose to open the bidding, you have some different bidding tools in the 4th seat. Here, we look at our options and how to help us make this decision.

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Thinking & Responding Hand Set 2 - 507

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Thinking and Responding: 3rd Seat Openings (Set 2 of 9)

When we open the bidding in the 3rd seat, we have lots of options for how to attack the opponents. Here, we look at how we can make the opponent’s life more difficult and make the best opening bid for our side.

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Thinking & Responding Hand Set 1 - 506

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Thinking and Responding: Problem Opening Bids (Set 1 of 9)

There are certain strengths and shapes that are difficult to describe as opening bids. In order to have a chance of showing this problem hands we have to start the auction off best. Here we look at some of these problem opening bids.

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Defense in Middle of the Hand Set 1 - 498

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Middle of the Hand Defense: Which Honor to Cover or Capture (Set 1 of 8)

Here we look at defensive situations in the middle of the hand - we start with a look at covering the opponent's honors -- which one to cover?

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You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 498.

Defense in Middle of the Hand Set 2 - 499

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Middle of the Hand Defense: Getting Our Ruffs (Set 2 of 8)

When you can ruff one of Declarer’s tricks it is extremely satisfying. Here, we work on techniques that will allow us to do so as often as possible.

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Defense in Middle of the Hand Set 3 - 500

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Middle of the Hand Defense: Getting Our Ruffs (Set 3 of 8)

Here we look at how we defend in the middle of the hand, with a focus on leading a new suit -- how and when to do so.

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Defense in Middle of the Hand Set 4 - 501

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Middle of the Hand Defense: Return Lead or Shift? (Set 4 of 8)

Should we return partner’s lead? Show we shift to a different suit? This is always a difficult decision! Here, we look at how to make this decision and help our partnership take the tricks we are entitled to.

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You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 501.

Defense in Middle of the Hand Set 5- 502

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Middle of the Hand Defense: Splitting Honors (Set 5 of 8)

When we have touching honors which one we play depends on the situation and what information we are trying to communicate. Here we look at splitting our honors on defense.

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Defense in Middle of the Hand Set 6 - 503

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Middle of the Hand Defense: Surround Plays and Power Shifts (Set 6 of 8)

When you are behind the dummy and attack it you should be able to do so in ways that show your partner a very strong holding. These surround plays and power shift help partner know the strength of your holding.

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Defense in Middle of the Hand Set 7 - 504

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Middle of the Hand Defense: Card Combinations (Set 7 of 8)

When we are defending a hand there are many important situations that we need to know about when to attack a suit and when it may cost to do so. These card combinations and how to play to get the most out of them are an extremely important part of good defense.

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Defense in Middle of the Hand Set 8 - 505

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Middle of the Hand Defense: Discards Later in the Play (Set 8 of 8)

Discards are an important way to communicate with partner. But not just the first discard, every discard matters. Here we look at discards later in the play.

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Advanced Card Play Set 1 - 489

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Advanced Card Play: Combine Your Chances (Set 1 of 9)

Finding the best line of play as Declarer is always a challenge. Instead of trying to determine the better of line of play A and line of play B the best play is often to choose a combination of the two. Here we look at how to improve you declarer play by combining your chances.

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Advanced Card Play Set 3 - 491

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Advanced Card Play: The King-Jack Guess (Set 3 of 9)

When we are defending and the Declaring side holds the King and the Jack in a suit then they will often have to guess the layout of the suit in order to take their most tricks. Here we look at the art of giving them the most difficult guesses we can!

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Advanced Card Play Set 4 - 492

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Advanced Card Play: Misfits and Moysians (Set 4 of 9)

Finding a fit makes declaring a hand much easier. When we are playing a hand without a fit it is much more challenging. Here we look at some strategies for playing hands that have less than an 8-card fit.

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More Competitive Bidding 2 Set 1 - 480

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Competitive Bidding: Michaels Cuebids (Set 1 of 9)

When the opponent’s open the bidding and we have two long suits it is useful to be able to show them both immediately. This is especially true when we have a weak hand. Here we look at Michaels Cuebids and see how they help us do this!

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More Competitive Bidding 2 Set 2 - 481

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Competitive Bidding: Unusual NT (Set 2 of 9)

There is another valuable tool for competing in the bidding when we have a two suited hand — the unusual NT. Let’s see how this bidding tool is effective in competitive bidding.

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