On Defense - Bidding
When you are on defense there are several ways (called systems) you can communicate with your partner. Of course you can only communicate using the cards you put down, your partner needs to watch carefully and try to watch for your signals. These lessons cover a few of the more commonly used systems and are intended as general guides for players and are not intended to be rigid failsafe rules.
Full Course Includes 36 Lessons
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Course Content
Bidding When You Are On Defense
- Defensive Bids and Overcalls
- Overcalling with Stronger Hands
- Jump Overcalls Show Weakness
- Intermediate Strength Overcalls
- Responding to Partner's Overcall
- 1NT Overcall
- Law of Total Tricks
- Overcalling Long Suits
Doubles
- Takeout Doubles
- Penalty Doubles
- Reopening Takeout Doubles
- Defensive Bids and Overcalls "
- Responding to Partner's Takeout Double
- Balancing Doubles
- Responding to a Balancing Double
- Support Doubles
- Negative Doubles
Signals
- Suit Preference Signals
- Attitude Signals
- Card Count Signals
Opening Leads
- Opening Leads - Overview
- Opening Leads Against No Trumps
- Opening Leads Against a Suit
- Choosing the Suit for the Opening Lead
- Choosing a Card for the Opening Lead
- The Rule of Eleven - Analysing the Opening lead
- On Defense Leading to a New Trick
Card Counting
- Counting Cards as You Play
- Strategies to Help With Counting
Discard Systems
- Lavinthal Discards
- Roman Discard Signals