Hi ,

Thank you for joining us for the previous three lessons in Aggressive vs. Passive Defending in Bridge with Pam Livingston.

Today's is the last video in this free mini-course (for now), a bonus lesson about a situation we all have found ourselves in...

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Bonus Lesson: What To Do With Only Bad Options

We don’t always have a clear good option to take when we are on lead and we have to decide between choices which could work out badly for our side. Thinking carefully about each option will help you make your decision and increase your chance of success.

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Watch the video and then try playing through the hand here

Leave a question or comment on Youtube here:

https://youtu.be/ejVngOnYJYY

View the previous lessons:

Lesson 1 - Count Your High Card Points

Lesson 2 - When to be Passive on Defence

Lesson 3 - Taking Stock When Dummy Comes Down

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Keep learning with Pam!

Beginning Wednesday, June 16, Pam Livingston will teach four live weekly lessons: New Tools for Your Bidding Tool Box. 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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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.