Yearly Archives: 2015

Improve Your Bridge Game with Marty Bergen

Improve Your Bridge Game with Marty Bergen is a Marty Bergen’s Facebook page, where he publishes almost every day a very short and very useful bridge tip. Today we are publishing a few of them...(for intermidiate)

When to bid seven hearts – and when not to by Zia Mahmood

Suppose that this is your hand...And suppose you discover at an early stage in the auction that partner...

Elimination Play Part II by Frank Groome

There are two main methods of extracting an extra trick in a borderline contract.

Sometimes, the dummy is the toughest role by Zia Mahmood

One of the more difficult roles in bridge can be that of dummy. Look at today's deal from high-stake rubber bridge.

Bridge & Humor: Alfred Sheinwold and Don Krauss, bridge stories.

Krauss told a story about the legendary Oswald Jacoby.

Hand Evaluation by Brian Senior

Quickly and reliably calculating your playing strength is the cornerstone of good bidding. But good judgment is built upon

Conventions: Distinguishing Between 3 and 4(+) Card Support in Competition

Assuming in a 5-card Major based system, why is it important to distinguish between 3 and 4 card support in competition?

Discussing Some Deals with Ron Klinger

Three deals came up for discussion from last night’s session:

Conventions: Weak NT Structure

The requirements are simple: 12-14 HCP and a balanced, or semi-balanced, hand.

Bridge & Humor: Reese spent the Night in Jail

Bob Sheehan told me a funny Reese-Schapiro story. Reese had no sense of humor.

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