Hello ,North opens the bidding 1♦ and East overcalls 1♠. Sitting South, we have a lovely 6-card heart suit but only 6 high card points. We want to do something but aren’t strong enough to bid hearts.Luckily, we have the negative double which will ask...
Hi all!After partner opens 1NT and we have a wonderful hand with a killer 8-card club suit. What are our options for responding? How high will we want to bid and how quickly do we want to get there?Graeme Tuffnell joins us to guide us through this fu...
Hello ,Next week, we're trying something new and we'd love to invite you to join India Leeming for a short lesson on Negative Doubles followed by our first live supervised play session at RealBridge ( £8 / US $10 / NZ $16 ).Negative Doubles with...
Hi ,I just heard the wonderful news that Pam Livingston will be representing NZ in the Women's Division next month! She'll be playing for New Zealand against Australia in a Zone 7 playoff.I thought it'd be a great chance for us to learn a bit about h...
Hi bridge friends,This week's video and article is for Acol players, so if you do play Standard it might only be helpful to you if you play against Acol players. (If you don't, feel free to skip this week's video and watch one of our videos for Stand...
Hi bridge friends,Angie, one of Jack's students, sent in this fascinating bidding hand. A beginner would bid 4♥, the improver would bid 6♥ and the expert would bid all the way to 7♥! Three very different results based on your experience level. In thi...
Hi ,Another honor I'm happy to share with you all: In today's video I am joined by the phenomenal Pam Livingston. Pam is recognized as one of New Zealand's best, having represented the country four times. Thank you for joining us, Pam!Finding Three M...
Hi bridge friends,Thank you to William who sent in a question this week about how to bid again after a 2-level intervening bid.In Acol, after a 1-level response by partner, a rebid of 1NT shows 15-16 points and 2NT shows 17-18 points. If partner's re...
Hi ,This weekend, Adam is being featured as one of ACBL's 'Celebrity Speakers' alongside Donna Compton, Patty Tucker, and Barbara Seagram! I'm so proud to see Adam recognized in such esteemed company!Last week, we shared the first hand Adam made abou...
Hi ,Should I count my winners? Should I count my losers? What's the difference?!?! I hope I'm not the only one who can't always remember which to do and when.Adam Parrish has been so kind in creating four new videos on when and why we should count o...