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• Handling Strong Hands - jump shifting, reversing, choosing the right bids • Strong 2 Clubs Opener (opening 2 clubs strong and unbalanced, opening 2 clubs with strong, balanced hand, responding to 2 clubs, opener's rebid, responder's rebid, subsequent auctions, handling interference after 2 club opener) • The tools to get to the best place • Avoiding a bad slam! 9:30 am (eastern) -
Jacoby 2NT - learn to play the whole convention, not just the first bid! Exchange enough information to get to 27 point slams! 9:30 am (eastern)8/26/20 -
Negative Doubles (negative doubles, doubling for penalty, opener's rebid after a negative double, responder's rebid after a negative double) 9:30 (eastern)8/19/20 -
• Preempting (goals: descriptive, obstructive) • Weak Two Bids (opening weak two bids, responding to a weak two, opener's rebid, handling interference, subsequent auctions, opening suit bids at the three level or higher, responding to a preemptive opener) 9:30 am (eastern)8/12/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 6 of 6 – Responder Rebids • Rebids by Responder (general approach, decision with 6-9 pts, 10-11 pts, 12+ pts) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)9/15/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 5 of 6 – Opener Rebids • Rebids by Opener (general approach, after invitational bid by responder, after forcing bid by responder) Two sessions: 9:30 am or 6:30 pm (eastern)9/8/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 4 of 6 - Opening in a Suit and Responses • Responses to Opening Bids of One of a Suit (responders decisions with 0-5 pts, 6-9 pts, 10-11 pts, 12+ pts, responding to a major suit) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)9/1/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 3 of 6 - Opening 1NT • Responses to 1NT Openings (general approach, 0-7 pts, 8-9 pts, 10-15 pts, opener’s rebid) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)8/25/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 2 - Bidding Objectives • Objectives (hand valuation, some rules, partnerships, opening bidding, bidding messages, more guidelines) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)8/18/20 -
Beginner Bridge II – Week 1 of 6 – Stayman Convention • Stayman (the popular and useful convention, responding with weak, invitational and game-forcing hands, interference) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)8/12/20 -
2/1 Game Force System – Wednesdays 9:30a-11:30a, 8/12 – 9/16 6 weeks -
Understanding Defense – (S3B) – Fridays 9:30a-11:30a, 8/14 – 9/18 • Opening Lead NT • Opening Lead Suits • Third Hand High • Second Hand Low • Signaling Partner • Defensive Planning 9:30 am (eastern)