Books to Help with Hand Evaluation By David Morgan
One bridge skill that every player can work on by themselves is how to evaluate the strength of a hand.
Hand evaluation – part 9 By August Boehm
In the same vein as last article, I present you with a bidding sequence and three possible hands you might…
Hand evaluation – part 8 By August Boehm
Some players, alas, ignore distribution altogether, a serious mistake...
Hand evaluation – part 7 By August Boehm
Splinter bids, which send a clear distributional message, present a great opportunity to fine-tune your hand evaluation skills.
Hand evaluation – part 6 By August Boehm
When re-evaluating, don't worry about finding a formula to provide an exact point count measurement. If there were such a…
Hand evaluation – part 5 By August Boehm
The value of a bridge hand, like currency, often fluctuates with events. At the bridge table, those events are the…
Hand evaluation – part 4 By August Boehm
As this series of articles is intended to demonstrate, there is a lot more to hand evaluation than simply counting…
Hand evaluation – part 3 By August Boehm
To properly evaluate this pair of hands, it was essential to visualize the play in detail in 3NT. There is…
Hand evaluation – part 2 By August Boehm
Facing a distributional partner, think tricks, not points.
Hand evaluation – part 1 By August Boehm
Good hand evaluation involves a lot more than mechanically counting points.