Playing in Suit vs. Notrump Contracts
Adam gives us some general pointers for planning the play, including a handy acronym.
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May 5, 2021
suit vs nts
Which cards are safe to discard in bridge?
Which cards are safe to discard with Prakash Paranjape
At the table, we often come across hands where the Declarer has all but one trick that she needs for her contract. There are many ways to look for that extra trick, some more technical and others, less so, however, the best way to go about it is to maintain a basic discipline.
April 22, 2021
Suit combinations playing in 1NT
Does anyone else dread playing in 1NT? It can be so hard to play because, with the strength so balanced, it isn't always clear at first which suits to develop and which to avoid.
April 16, 2021
Finding three more winners in 3NT – featuring Pam Livingston
In this hand, both Acol and Standard players will find themselves as declarer in 3NT. When dummy comes down, we see we only have six sure winners. Anyone else start to worry at this point?
March 9, 2021
When to draw trumps and when to play notrumps with Adam Parrish
In this video bridge lesson, Adam guides us through four hands, focusing on our first steps as declarer in both notrumps and suit contracts: when and why should we count our winers, and when and why should we count our losers.
February 19, 2021
100% Forcing Bids in Bridge with Jack Stocken
We have another monster hand! How should be bid this hand making sure we are forcing partner to keep bidding?
December 2, 2020
How to plan our play when we’re missing two honors?
In this hand, we end up in a 4♥ contract and when dummy's hand comes down, we see we're missing both the ♥K and the ♥J. How should we plan our play as declarer when we're missing two of the honor cards in the trump suit?
August 5, 2020
Plan your play in 3NT
Bajir gives Adam a very tricky 3NT hand, where declarer has to be careful counting his tricks and managing his entries.
May 15, 2020