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Doubles: Negative Doubles (set 2 of 8)

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Negative Doubles
When partner opens the bidding with a suit and RHO overcalls another suit, one of the most important tools we have as Responder is the negative double. Let's look at the hands where we may need this bidding tool. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 353.

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Doubles: Responsive Doubles (set 3 of 8)

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Responsive Doubles
When the opponents bid and raise a suit and partner takes some action in the middle (an overcall or a takeout double), we can use a responsive double to compete in the bidding and search for our best fit. This is a powerful bidding tool, especially when partner makes takeout doubles with only 3-cards in some of the unbid suits. Let's take a look at how to use these effectively. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 354.

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Doubles: Support Doubles (set 4 of 8)

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Support Doubles
When we open the bidding, partner responds, and RHO comes into the auction before we get to make our rebid, it seems to make life more difficult. By playing support doubles (and redoubles), we actually get to use the opponents' bids against them and better describe our hand to partner. Make sure you know what each action shows and implies.You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 355.

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Doubles: Balancing and Reopening Doubles (set 5 of 8)

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Balancing and Reopening Doubles
A double can be used in the balancing position as a tool to further compete in the bidding. This is true on our first call or on our second call, and can be done by the Opener or even the Responder. When we are short in the opponent's suit and have decent values, we often strive to double back into the auction and see if good things happen. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 356.

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Doubles: Non-Takeout Doubles (set 6 of 8)

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Non-Takeout Doubles
We generally use a low level double as takeout, an effort to search for a fit. But at high levels this makes less sense, and we often use these doubles for other reasons. There are also auctions where even at low levels our doubles should mean things other than takeout. Let's take a look and make sure we have good agreements with partner about the meanings of our doubles. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 357.

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Doubles: Doubles of the 2nd round of the bidding (set 7 of 8)

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Doubles on the 2nd Round of the Bidding
The double is one of the most useful calls in all of bridge. On the first round of the bidding, doubles often have well-defined meanings (with names like takeout, negative, responsive, etc.), but on the second round of the bidding, the double is equally as valuable, but often far less defined. Here we look at different complicated situations and try to understand the meaning of partner's double on the second round of the bidding. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 358.

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Doubles: Other Doubles (set 8 of 8)

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Other Doubles
The number of double uses goes on and on (new ones are constantly being invented), but here we look at some doubles by Advancer and even Opener in interesting situations. Take a look at these and discuss them with your regular partners. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 359.

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Special Opening Leads: Vs.Preempts (set 1 of 8)

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Vs. Preempts
When the declarer is a preemptor, we know that they do not have a good hand. Specifically, we know that they do not have a lot of honors outside their long suit. Here we look at how we use this situation to help us make better opening leads. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 328.

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Special Opening Leads: Vs.12-14 pt Opening Hands (set 2 of 8)

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Vs. 12-14 pt Opening Hands
When declarer is known to hold a minimum opening hand, it is not clear if we should be making an active lead or a passive one. Here we look at how we use the auction and our holdings to shape our decision making process.You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 328.

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Special Opening Leads: Vs. NT Opening Bids (set 3 of 8)

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Vs. NT Opening Bids
When our RHO opens the bidding with NT, then we do not know much about which of the Opener's suits is best, but we do have a lot of information about the "big picture" of the hand - Opener is balanced and has a good hand. Here we look at how this information helps shape our opening lead choices. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 346.

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Special Opening Leads: Vs. 3NT Contracts (set 4 of 8)

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Vs. 3NT Contracts
When our RHO is the declarer in 3NT, we get to select the opening lead. This is likely to be one of the most important decisions we make in the defense. Here we look at our options (active vs. passive) and the information available that helps us make this decision. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 347.

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Special Opening Leads: Vs. 4M Contracts (set 5 of 8)

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Vs. 4M Contracts
When our RHO is the declarer in 4-Major, we get to select the opening lead. The auction has probably given us a good amount of information about how the play is likely to go. Let's look at how we make use of this information.You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 347.

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Special Opening Leads: Vs. 5-minor Contracts (set 6 of 8)

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Vs. 5-Minor Contracts
When our RHO is the declarer in 5-minor then there was often a long auction along the way. Leading against this contract is quick different than our traditional opening leads of 4th form your long and strongest. Let's see how. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 348.

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Special Opening Leads: Vs. Slam Contracts (set 7 of 8)

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Vs. Slam Contracts
When our RHO is the declarer in 5-minor then there was often a long auction along the way. Leading against this contract is quick different than our traditional opening leads of 4th form your long and strongest. Let's see how. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 348.

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Special Opening Leads: Vs. Part-Score Contracts (set 8 of 8)

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Vs. Part-Score Contracts
When leading against a partscore there are many considerations - the auction, the final contract, our holdings in the unbid suits, what we expect from declarer, etc. Here we look at how we use this information to help us make good leads in these auctions.You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 351.

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Opener’s Rebids: Balanced Opening Hands (set 1 of 8)

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Balanced Opening Hands
As the opening bidder, our rebid is one of the most informative bids that we make. This is particularly true when we hold a balanced hand. Here we look at how to best use our rebid to describe our balanced opening hands. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 338.

OR Landing Set 2 - 339

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opener’s rebids: Unbalanced 1-suited opening hands
(set 2 of 8)

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Unbalanced 1-Suited Opening Hands
When we have a large fit, one of our most valuable tools for determining how much to bid is the Law of Total Tricks. The simple version of this bidding guideline is to bid to the size of our fit. This is particularly valuable in helping us know how much to bid in competitive auctions. Get some practice in using this tool to help you evaluate the playing strength of your hand. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 339.

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Opener's Rebids - Unbalanced 2-Suited Opening Hands
(set 3 of 8)

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Unbalanced 2-Suited Opening Hands
As Opener, when we have a 2-suited hand then we have a lot of information to try and communicate to our partner - Primary suit, secondary suit, relatively shapes, and overall strength. Here we look at how to handle these hands with our second bid. There are some important choices to make early in the auction. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 340.

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Opener’s Rebids: Strong Unbalanced 2-suited Opening Hands

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Strong Unbalanced 2-Suited Openings
As Opener, when we have a strong 2-suited hand then we communicate both our shape and strength to partner. We do so by making a strong jump shift or a reverse. Let's see how we use these bidding tools to show our strong 2-suited opening hands. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 341.

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Opener’s Rebids: After Responder’s Freebid (set 5 of 8)

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After Responder’s Freebid
As Opener, when we open the bidding with a suit, LHO makes an overcall of a suit, and Responder freely bids a new suit then we are forced to make a rebid. Here we look at our rebid options in detail and discuss what each of these bids show in both shape and strength. Most importantly we discuss which bids are forcing and which can be passed. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 342.