Hi ,Besides our providing our ongoing classes, we aim to keep making free resources for bridge learners of all levels. One key priority: to help new players discover and learn how to play bridge. Your support is what makes this work possible. We'll k...
Hi ,What do we do when we plan our play when we realize we're going down (besides panic)? Watch the videoIn this bridge hand played on BBO, about half of us when down 2 and half only one. How do we minimize our losses when we are stuck with a bad tru...
Hi ,We are in 4♥ with only seven trumps, missing the ♥K, and our best trumps in the short hand. How should should we plan our play?Watch the videoThis hand was sent in from one of Adam's students. Thank you, Bob!Leave a comment on the Youtube page he...
Hi, bridge friends ~Play the videoAfter a recent tournament, I saw that I had seemed to make a similar mistake twice: with a good hand, I bid to game when most others didn't. Is this a mistake I make frequently and just didn't notice before?How often...
Hello, bridge friends ~Play the videoSo often when we take lessons, we learn with hands in which things work out. If we're learning that with nine cards we should always finesse the queen, the lesson hand will almost assuredly show that happening. Bu...
Hi ,There is still time to register! Do you ever feel nervous about speaking up with a question about an opponent's bid? Or knowing what to say or how to handle a disagreement at the table? This week we start India's new series that are tailored to h...
Hi ,4♠, 5♣, pass, or even double... What will you choose?Watch the videoPlaying a robot tournament on BBO this week, I was stumped by both how to bid this hand and also whether the hand's results demonstrated what the correct auction or not. As a lea...
Hi ,Alert or announce? Is that different when playing online? When can I ask the opponents questions about their agreements and if so, what? How can I protect myself from being on the wrong side of a ruling? And what on earth is the stop card for?We'...
Hi ,What does this double after a freely bid 3NT bid mean? Is it a penalty double? Or is it communicating something else?Watch the videoA little known fact is that a double of a freely bid 3NT contract (ie 1NT - 3NT) asks partner to lead a heart. A d...
Hi ,I'd love to invite you to join a hybrid lesson/play session India is teaching Monday - and you won't know the theme is of the hands until after you play them! Can you figure out what it is while playing?Description:A play session… with a twist! Y...