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Bidding the Monster Hands – with Curt Soloff

Bidding the Monster Hands – with Curt Soloff
We like it when we are able to open the bidding, but don’t we all like having a little more? Extra strength? Wild distribution? Yet, some of those powerhouse hands can be challenging to bid. Learn Bridge Online and Curt Soloff are here to help! In the spirit of Halloween, LBO brings you MONSTER HANDS, a four-week series on bidding the various.

Included lessons:
1. Jumping Around: Jump Rebids, Jump Raises, and Jump Shifts
2. Reverses
3. Forcing Openings
4. Moving Toward Slam
Already included for members of Curt’s weekly class. Join here with a free 1-week trial…
$40
Dynamic Defense & Beyond with Curt Soloff
Memorization of key concepts in bridge is unavoidable, but for players to ascend and truly improve at the game, developing your thought process is essential.

Curt employs a teaching style designed to highlight and grow that thought process and keep students from relying too heavily on rules and rote memorization. Curt takes students on a journey through many facets of the game with special attention to defense, the most difficult part of the game and the part most dependent on seeing beyond the 13 cards in your own hand and thinking on a deeper level.
$40 every 4 weeks with 1 week free trial

Included lessons:

Jumping Around: Jump Rebids, Jump Raises, and Jump Shifts
Reverses
Forcing Openings
Keycards & Control Bids

Already included for members of Curt’s weekly class. Learn more here…

We like it when we are able to open the bidding, but don’t we all like having a little more? Extra strength? Wild distribution? Yet, some of those powerhouse hands can be challenging to bid. Learn Bridge Online and Curt Soloff are here to help! In the spirit of Halloween, LBO brings you MONSTER HANDS, a four-week series on bidding the various.

Lesson 1 – Jumping Around: Jump Rebids, Jump Raises, and Jump Shifts
Which jump bids are forcing and which are non-forcing? What do we promise with these various bids in terms of both high cards and distribution?

Lesson 2 – Reverses
We define the criteria for reverses and explore the continuations by opener and responder after a reverse takes place.

Lesson 3 – Forcing Openings
What makes an appropriate 2C opening? What options does responder have when answering this forcing opening? How do opener and responder proceed, and what happens if we get interference from the opponents?

Lesson 4 – Moving Toward Slam: Keycard Asking and Control Bidding
When should Blackwood/Roman Keycard be used and when should be avoid it? How do the trump queen and kings figure into the equation? And how is control bidding woven into our slam tries?

If you are a active subscriber to Curt’s ‘Dynamic Defense and Beyond’ series on Tuesdays, you will receive these classes as part of your ongoing subscription. And if you have not yet joined Curt’s class, skip the trick or treating this fall and check out MONSTER HANDS for a little taste of virtual bridge candy.

Jumping Around: Jump Rebids, Jump Raises, and Jump Shifts Reverses Forcing Openings Moving Toward Slam: Keycard Asking & Control Bidding