Lesson Deals - Overview

Deals : 17-32

Deal Feature

Deal 1 - Solo Bidding
Lesson 2 - No Trump Opening bids
T by T - High card from the short side first principle
Deal 2 - Solo Bidding T by T - High card from the short side first principle
Deal 3 - Solo Bidding T by T - Forcing out opponents Ace to set up winners in a suit
Deal 4 - Solo Bidding T by T - Overtaking an Honour with an Honour to gain entry to Dummy


Deal 5 - Solo Bidding

Lesson 3 - One in a Suit Opening bids
T by T - Drawing trumps first - Establish a winner by ruffing - Discarding a loser
Deal 6 - Solo Bidding T by T - Drawing trumps first - 8 ever 9 never - Discarding a loser
Deal 7 - Solo Bidding T by T - Discarding losers - establishing an extra trick when opponents' cards are divided 3-3
Deal 8 - Solo Bidding T by T - Discarding losers - drawing the opponents' losing trumps only


Deal   9 - Solo Bidding

Lesson 4 - NT Responses after a 1 in a Suit Opening
T by T - Forcing out opponents Ace to establish winners
Deal 10 - Solo Bidding T by T - Establishing winners in a long suit
Deal 11 - Solo Bidding T by T - Hold up play - Forcing out opponent's Ace to establish winners
Deal 12 - Solo Bidding T by T - Establishing a long suit - Handling a 9-card suit including Ace and Queen


Deal 13 - Solo Bidding

Lesson 4 - Bidding a New Suit
T by T - Overtaking an Honour with an Honour to transfer the lead - Discarding a loser
Deal 14 - Solo Bidding T by T - Playing through Dummy's strength - Forcing out opponent's Ace to establish winners
Deal 15 - Solo Bidding T by T - Ruffing in Dummy before drawing trumps - Finesse of K Q against the Ace
Deal 16 - Solo Bidding T by T - Discarding losers before drawing trumps - Forcing out opponent's Ace to establish winners


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Deal 17 - Solo Bidding

Lesson 5 - Suit Responses after a 1 NT Opening
T by T - Discarding a loser before drawing trumps - The Indirect Finesse against the King
Deal 18 - Solo Bidding T by T - Stayman Convention - Discarding losers before drawing trumps
Direct finesse against the King
Deal 19 - Solo Bidding T by T - Discarding losers before drawing trumps - Forcing out opponents Ace to establish winners
Deal 20 - Solo Bidding T by T - Direct finesse by the Defence - Repeated Indirect finesse against the Queen


Deal 21 - Solo Bidding

Cardplay 1 - The Indirect Finesse
Indirect finesse against the K - Selecting the correct finesse - Refusing a dangerous finesse
Deal 22 - Solo Bidding Taking a safe finesse for a possible overtrick trick   -   Covering all the percentages
Deal 23 - Solo Bidding Taking 2 finesse to increase the success rate - Taking finesses in the right order
Deal 24 - Solo Bidding 'Hold up' play technique - Establishing a 4th winner when opponents cards are divided 3-3
Taking a safe finesse for a possible over trick - Covering all the percentages


Deal 25 - Solo Bidding

Cardplay 2 - The Direct Finesse
Direct finesse by the Defence
Covering opponents Honour with an Honour to promote a lower card to a winner
Deal 26 - Solo Bidding Ruffing finesse
Deal 27 - Solo Bidding Stayman - Blackwood - 8 ever 9 never - Direct finesse - Safety play in a finesse
Deal 28 - Solo Bidding Rule of 11 - Selecting the right finesse


Deal 29 - Solo Bidding

Cardplay 3 - Handling a Trump Suit
Drawing the opponents' losing trumps only - Setting up winners in a long suit by ruffing
Deal 30 - Solo Bidding Card signal by the Defence - Ducking play to maintain control of the trump suit
Drawing opponents' losing trumps only - Direct finesse against the Queen
Deal 31 - Solo Bidding Cross ruff play - Cashing the side suit winners first
Deal 32 - Solo Bidding Blackwood Convention - Dummy Reversal play
Overtaking an Honour with an Honour to transfer the lead
Ruffing with Declarer's high cards to preserve Dummy's trump entry

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