Here we look at weighing our options for balancing after an opening bid by LHO when we have a distributional hand.
(124) Declarer Play - Suits: Ruffing Values
(123) Declarer Play - Suits: Trump Fits
(122) Declarer Play - Suits: Counting Losers
Suit Contracts play differently than Notrump Contracts. Specifically, in most suit contracts we are in control of the hand, because we have a trump suit. This allows us to count our losers instead of worrying about our more immediate winners. This week, we begin our discussion of suit contracts by taking a look at how this works in more detail.
(120) Declarer Play - Notrump: Finesses and Double Finesses
(119) Declarer Play - Notrump: Unblocking - Taking Our Winners
(118) Declarer Play - Notrump: Winners - Making a Plan
(112) More Competitive Bidding: Dealing with 4M Interference
(110) More Competitive Bidding: Overcalls by Level
(66) Defensive Concepts: Partnership Defense Philosophies
(65) Defensive Concepts: Middle of the Hand Defense
(60) Hand Evaluation II: Fitting Cards and Wasted Values
(58) Hand Evaluation II: Size of Trump Fits
After an active July where we worked on Hand Evaluation (primarily focusing on HCP and re-evaluation) we are continuing our Hand Evaluation discussion in August. But this month we are moving in a different direction. The goal for this month is to help us understand the value of fit (trumps) and how it help us produce tricks!