How to Play a Bridge Hand

Name: How to Play a Bridge Hand | 12 Easy Chapters to Winning Bridge by America's Premier Teacher
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12 Easy Chapters to Winning Bridge by America's Premier Teacher

William S. Root(Autor*in)

Crown (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 3. November 2010

320 Seiten

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Intro
Title Page
Copyright
Other Books by This Author
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Before You Read This Book
Think Before You Play
Counting Tricks at Notrump Contracts
Counting Tricks at Trump Contracts
Chapter 1 - How to Play Suit Combinations
The Finesse
Lead Toward Honor Cards
To Finesse, or to Play for the Drop
Restricted Choice
Safety Plays
When Entry Cards Are Limited
When an Opponent Leads the Suit
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 2 - Blocking the Opponents' Communication
The Hold-Up Play at Notrump Contracts
Hold-Up Plays at Trump Contracts
Second Hand High
The Danger Hand
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 3 - Communication Problems
Ducking
Overtaking
Saving and Creating Entries
Unblocking
Jettison Plays
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 4 - Trump Entries
Timing
and Ruffing Losers in the Dummy
Using the Trump Suit for Entries
The Timing: First Things First
Ruffing Losers in the Dummy
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 5 - Trump Control Problems
When to Draw the High Trump(s)
Keeping Trump Control
Establishing a Side Suit
Protecting Winners from Being Ruffed
Preventing Overruffs and Trump Promotions
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 6 - Choosing the Master Hand
the Crossruff
and Ruffing in the Long Hand
Making Dummy the Master Hand
The Dummy Reversal
The Crossruff
Ruffing in the Long Hand
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 7 - Going with the Odds
Choosing the Percentage Play
Combining Your Chances
The Percentage Table for Suit Distribution of Outstanding Cards
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 8 - Clues from the Opening Lead and the Bidding
Clues from the Opening Lead (including the Rule of Eleven)
Clues from the Bidding
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 9 - How to Count the Suits and the Squeeze Play
How to Count the Suits
Counting One Suit
Counting Two Suits
Counting All Four Suits
Conceding a Trick to Obtain a Count
The Squeeze Play
Rectifying the Count
The Pseudo Squeeze
Create a Threat Card
The Suicide Squeeze
Communication Problems
The Double Squeeze
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 10 - The Throw-In Play
Throw In Either Opponent
Throw In One Opponent
Forcing a Ruff and Discard
Guarding Against a Bad Break
Multiple Tenace Positions
Choosing Your Victim
Throw-In for a Trump Lead
Throw-In for an Entry
Throw-In at Notrump
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 11 - Deception and Psychology
False-carding
Winning with the Right Card
Tempting a Defender to Cover an Honor
Tempting a Defender to Play Second Hand Low
Tempting a Defender to Play Second Hand High
Tempting a Defender Not to Ruff
Discouraging the Defenders from Leading a Suit
Reading Defensive Carding
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Chapter 12 - Matchpoint Strategy
Overtricks
Overtricks versus Safety Plays
The Wrong Contract
Whose Hand Is It?
Stealing a Trick
Shooting
Quiz
Quiz Answers

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