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#222 Feb 7, 2023

Draw Trumps or Cross-ruff for Extra Tricks? with Marla Lawson & Eliminating the Guesswork of Two-Way Finesses with Oliver Powell

Missing the ♥A and the ♥Q, and with a singleton diamond in dummy's hand and a singleton spade in declarer's, how…

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#221 Jan 31, 2023

What is a Reverse by Responder? - with Curt Soloff

As responder, we have a nice hand with 15 hcp, five diamonds and four spades. Should we respond 1♠ or 1♦?

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#220 Jan 26, 2023

Bridge Fear - by Maryellen Harper

With shaking hands and a racing heart, I played that hand. I played incredibly slowly. I was the worst version of a slow…

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#219 Jan 24, 2023

When we have to find a new line of play quickly! - with Oliver Powell

What happens if the first line we see as declarer goes wrong? Before we play trick 1, it's time to consider an…

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#218 Jan 19, 2023

What is the Rule of 20 in bridge? - with Antara Keelor

What is the Rule of 20 in bridge? Join Anatara for a review of this effective tool for knowing when our shape means we…

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#217 Jan 17, 2023

If a Finesse Works Once, Do it Again! - with Marla Lawson

We need 9 tricks to make this contract, and can only count on 6 of them. How can we get 3 more tricks to make this…

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#216 Jan 10, 2023

Can the lead help us choose which suit to finesse? - Declarer play with Adam Parrish

After a wild auction, we end up with a 6♠ contract. West leads the ♣2. Let's count our losers and decide how we will…

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#215 Dec 27, 2022

Last video for 2022! The best thing we can do to decide if we should double - with Graeme Tuffnell

Luckily, Graeme is here to help and to offer the most important advice he has for knowing whether we should double or…

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