Clue from How Declarer Plays the Suit
Monday, November 9th
All great Defenders think like Declarer & watch for clues as Declarer plays the hand.
Learn While You Play Supervised Play #9
Tuesday, November 10th
Play and discuss the bidding, play and defense following the play of each hand.
Stoppers for 3NT: Opener's Rebids in Inverted Minors
Thursday, November 12th
Using Inverted Minors to avoid Bad 3NT contracts by showing & denying stoppers.
Switching Lanes: Count Me In!
Monday, November 16th
What to do with Partner's Count Signals when Declarer leads and Led suit Returned.
Stuck in the Middle Stayman
Tuesday, November 17th
Responder's Stayman second round bids to
show invitational hands
Strategic Transportation with the Trump Suit
Thursday, November 19th
The second T of NETT is Transportation. The Trump Suit often does this job.
2NT Transfer: Diamonds or Both Minors
Monday, December 7th
In Four Way Transfers, 2NT is a Two-Way Bid to show long diamonds or both minors.
Pitch Before You Pull
Tuesday, December 8th
There are two exceptions to pulling trump. Too many fast losers and a trump losers is cause for concern.
Defensive Discards: A Winning Strategy
Thursday, December 10th
Discarding is the #1 reason defenders get bad results. Time for a Checklist!
Squeeze for More Tricks
Monday, December 14th
When your Defender starts slowing down on discarding, you know you've got 'em!
What's Your Attitude?
Tuesday, December 15th
There are two situations where the Attitude Signals apply. Let's take a look!
All Around Game Supervised Play #9
Thursday, December 17th
Play and discuss the bidding, play, defense; along with deductive reasoning clues.