Hi ,

New lessons starting soon! Beginning Wednesday, June 16, Pam Livingston will teach four live weekly lessons: New Tools for Your Bidding Tool Box. These intermediate-level lessons will last approximately an hour each and will be suitable for Acol and SAYC players. These four lessons are available as a one-time purchase and enrolled students can join live or watch via replay. All are welcome! Join here...

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Four New Tools for your Bidding Tool Box with Pam Livingston:

Wednesdays – June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7

8:30pm NZT / 9:30am UK time – (View class time in your local timezone)

All members of the class are able to:

• Attend new interactive live lessons each week
• Can’t join us live? Watch the replay at your convenience for six months
• Receive a lesson worksheet & playable hands created for you by Pam
• Ask Pam bridge questions via the class forum

Included lessons:

1. June 16: Partner rebids 1NT – how do I find out about their major cards?
2. June 23: I know we should be in game but I don’t know which one – how do I find out more from partner?
3. June 30: When I open 1 minor and they overcall 1 major, I would like clarity around the majors
4. July 7: Partner opens and they overcall – I want to tell partner I have a good hand and a fit for their suit.

Message from Pam:

"These lessons are aimed at intermediate players (Acol & Standard) wishing to improve their bidding without making everything too complicated. You will be comfortable that you have the basics of bidding mastered and are ready for the next step.

Thinking, enjoyment and thinking some more. My teaching style is to develop your game by encouraging you to think and understand rather than learning by rote. Bridge is all about making good decisions and I aim to give you the skills and the confidence to make those decisions. But we play bridge for enjoyment right? So let’s have fun too.

These lessons are aimed at intermediate players wishing to improve their bidding without making everything too complicated. You will be comfortable that you have the basics of bidding mastered and are ready for the next step."

Any questions? Please feel free to respond to this email.

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Also, we have a new free video in Pam's mini-course Aggressive vs. Passive Defence. Enjoy!

Lesson 3: Taking Stock When Dummy Comes Down

Deciding whether to be passive or aggressive needs to be evaluated every time you are on lead. Reduce the guesswork by making a more informed decision.

Watch the video

Watch the video and then try playing through the hand here

Leave a question or comment on Youtube here:

https://youtu.be/P_GZhQmP1EU

View the previous lessons:

Lesson 1 - Count Your High Card Points

Lesson 2 - When to be Passive on Defence

Pam Livingston has represented New Zealand in the Open Section multiple times and is a current member of the New Zealand Women’s team. She is widely admired, both as a player and a teacher.

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I'm so proud that Pam has decided to offer her online lessons here at LBO - it has been such a pleasure working with her to make her brilliant free mini-course on defence and the feedback from you all has been really encouraging. I hope you'll join us for these upcoming lessons!

Your partner in learning,

Bajir from LBO