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Thinking bridge By Eddie Kantar

Bidding commentary: As South, you can revalue your hand facing a takeout double. An unbid five-card major is worth...

Take All Your Chances, No.5 By Eddie Kantar

You open 2S, weak, in first seat. West passes, partner bids 4S, everyone passes and West leads the ...

What can go wrong? – 5 By Eddie Kantar

1. How would you play this hand at IMPs (safety first)? and IMPs?

What can go wrong? 1 By Eddie Kantar

When I gave this lesson, I had half the tables play the contract at matchpoints, the other half at IMPs.

Take all your chances at bridge – 5 by Eddie Kantar

You open 1 spade, partner splinters to 4 hearts, showing a singleton heart, four or...

New Orleans 2015: Thinking Bridge Day 5 by Eddie Kantar

Using the bidding as a guide to play and defense – part 5

New Orleans 2015: Thinking Bridge Day 1 by Eddie Kantar

Using the bidding as a guide to play and defense – part 1

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 10 by Eddie Kantar

What is your rebid on the following eight hands playing duplicate bridge? Check your answers against mine when you finish.

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 7 by Eddie Kantar

A really great defensive play by West would be to duck the second spade holding...

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 5 by Eddie Kantar

Go back to old faithful: When there are no further tricks coming from the side suits (hearts and clubs), think ruff-sluff!

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 1 by Eddie Kantar

To remember: A passed hand seldom has as many as 12 HCP. If a passed hand turns up with...

Las Vegas 2014: Thinking Bridge by Eddie Kantar

When ruffing with an honor in a situation where you are likely to be overruffed, ruff with...

Thinking Bridge: Dallas NABC 5th Day

It’s unthinkable to lose points holding that South hand, but one defensive inference

Thinking Bridge: Dallas NABC 1st Day

When partner leads an honor card and you can see the next lower honor, partner is leading from shortness.