Title H. Anthony Medley - Learn to Play Bridge Like a Boss_ Master the Fundamentals of Bridge Quickly and Easily with Strategies From a Seasoned Pro! (2019, DK Publishing).pdf ✅

Contents How to use this eBook Part 1 Introduction to Bridge 1 ■ Welcome to Bridge! Bridge Basics The Cards Suits and Card Ranks Rank of the Suits The Shuffle Choosing Partners and the Dealer The Deal The Cut 2 ■ Basic Bridge Skills Tricks Playing Tricks Keeping Track of Tricks Two Rules on Tricks 3 ■ The Language of Bridge Bidding Winning the Auction Six Tricks Makes Declarer’s Book Pass The Trump Suit The Auction Revisited
The Dummy and the Declarer Play of the Hand No Trump: The Fifth Suit 4 ■ What Do I Have and What Does It Mean? Sorting by Suit Sorting by Rank Counting High-Card Points Counting Distribution Points Quick Tricks Making Game Scoring per Trick Making Game in a Major Suit Making Game in a Minor Suit Making Game in No Trump Scoring Defensive Scoring The Rubber Rubber Bridge Score Sheet What It Means to Be Vulnerable Part 2 Opening Bids 5 ■ Opening No Trump Bids Relating Points to Goals Your Opening Bid Opening 1 No Trump Specific Description of High-Card Points The Distribution Stoppers
Exceptions to Opening 1 No Trump with 15 to 17 HCP Opening 2 No Trump Opening 3 No Trump 6 ■ Opening 1 of a Suit Point Requirements for Suit Bids Suit Length Requirements for Suit Bids Opening Determining Which Suit to Open Open Your Longest Suit Rule of 20 Opening Based on Quick Tricks Opening in Third Position Rules for Light Third Seat Open Opening in Fourth Position Rule of 20 (Pearson Points) Fourth Seat Opening at the 2 Level Opening Hands with Unusual Distribution Opening a 15 to 17 HCP Hand with a Five-Card Major 7 ■ Strong Twos Definition of a Strong Two Hands Containing 22 Points with a Five-Card Suit Balanced Hands with 22 or More Points Responding to Strong Two Openings Weak Response to Opening 2 Bids in Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades Rules for Responding to Strong Two Opening Bids in Diamonds, Hearts, or Spades Bidding Sequence Response to Strong Two Club Opening