Barbara Seagram’s Beginning Bridge by Seagram, Barbara -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents Copyright Dedication Introduction 1 Getting the Idea

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN How to Play Bridge Dealing the Cards How to Play the Cards Keeping Track of Tricks Playing Your First Deal Trump Contracts The Auction

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Bidding and the Auction… Climbing the Stairs

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A Little About Scoring The Language of Bidding Declarer and the Dummy

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A Bidding Diagram

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THE PLAY OF THE HAND

Drawing Trumps

Deal 1 Deal 2

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2 Opening the Bidding

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN Counting Your High Card Points

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Counting Your Distribution

Method 1 - Counting Short Suits Method 2 - Counting Long Suits LET’S TRY IT!

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Putting It All Together — Evaluating Your Hand

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Opening the Bidding

The Rule of 20

Bidding or Passing Opening the Bidding with 1NT

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Opening with One of a Suit

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OPENING BIDS OF ONE OF A SUIT

Answers THE PLAY OF THE HAND

The Opening Lead Establishing Winners By Forcing Out Honors Discarding a Loser

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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3 More About Bidding

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN Scoring Opening Bid Review Responding To Partner’s Opening Bid — Can You Support Partner?

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Counting Your Points as Responder

Counting Dummy Points LET’S TRY IT!

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Biddable Suits And Now… Responder Bids! Responding With 0-5 Points Responding With 6-9 Points

With support for partner’s major Bidding your own suit Bid 1NT Raising partner’s minor Responding with 6-9 points LET’S TRY IT!

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THE PLAY OF THE HAND

Planning the Play

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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4 Responding to Openings

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN More on Scoring

Scoring Summary

Goals in the Bidding Review of Responses With 0-5 and 6-9 Points Responding With 10-12 Points

1) Raising partner’s major 2) Bidding a new suit 3) Raising partner’s minor Summary: Responding With 10-12 (First Bid) LET’S TRY IT!

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Responding With 13-15 Points

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Responding With 16-18 Responding With 19 or More

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THE PLAY OF THE HAND

Counting Losers and Making a Plan — One More Time Playing High Cards from the Short Hand First Another Opening Lead Idea

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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5 Opener's Rebid

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN The Auction Continues — Opener’s Rebid Opener’s Rebid After a Limited Response

Blooming and Wilting — Revaluing Your Hand Counting Dummy Points as Opener Opener’s Rebid After a Raise by Partner Opener’s Rebid After 1NT by Partner LET’S TRY IT!

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Opener’s Rebid After a New Suit by Responder

Rebids by Opener with a Minimum Hand (13-15 points) Opener’s Rebid With an Intermediate Hand (16-18 points) Rebidding with a Maximum Hand (19+) Summary of Rebids After Partner Makes an Unlimited Bid LET’S TRY IT!

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Practice Bidding THE PLAY OF THE HAND

Finessing

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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6 Notrump Bidding

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN Notrump Auctions Responses to Partner’s 1NT Opening Bid Responding to 1NT With 0-7 Points Jacoby Transfers

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Responding to 1NT With 8 or 9 Points

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Responding With 10-15 Points

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THE PLAY AT NOTRUMP

Counting Sure Tricks LET’S TRY IT!

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Developing More Tricks Stopping Your Opponents’ Suits The Hold-Up Play The Opening Lead Against Notrump

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer South Deal 4 — Dealer East

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7 Improving Notrump Auctions

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN One More Response to 1NT When Should You Use the Stayman Convention?

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Putting It All Together

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Responding to 1NT With Very Strong Hands

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THE PLAY OF THE HAND

More About the Play at Notrump More About the Hold-Up Play

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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8 Competing in the Bidding

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN Overcalling in a New Suit

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Responding to a Suit Overcall

Summary of Suit Overcalls

Overcall Responses to an Overcall Bid a New Suit Bid Notrump

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Overcalling 1NT

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THE PLAY OF THE HAND

Finesses Leading Partner’s Suit

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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9 The Takeout Double

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN The Takeout Double

What kind of hand should you have to make a takeout double? LET’S TRY IT!

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Responding to a Takeout Double

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Bidding Notrump in Response to a Takeout Double Passing the Double

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Doubler’s Rebids

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THE PLAY OF THE HAND

Using Entries

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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10 The Big Hand

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN Opening 2NT or 3NT

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The Opening 2♣ Bid

Opening 2♣ with a Balanced Hand Opening 2♣ with an Unbalanced Hand Responding to 2♣ LET’S TRY IT!

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Using Blackwood

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THE PLAY OF THE HAND

Drawing Trumps

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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11 Preemptive Bidding

DID YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN Opening with a Preemptive Bid Opening Weak Two-Bids Responding to Weak Two-Bids

Raising Opener’s Suit Passing Bidding a New Suit Asking for More Information Summary LET’S TRY IT!

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Opening at the Three-Level or Higher Responding to Higher-Level Preempts

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Preemptive Jump Overcalls

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THE PLAY OF THE HAND

Defending—The Opening Lead The Opponents’ Auction Signaling

Deal 1 — Dealer South Deal 2 — Dealer West Deal 3 — Dealer North Deal 4 — Dealer East

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Appendix

Rubber Bridge Scoring Where do you go from here?

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