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We open, we respond, then now what? Bids in second time round usually give us more information, so we can make a better decision. Come join Will’s Workshop on 29th August to master rebids and to distinguish the strength of the rebids. Booking essential for catering and dealing purposes.

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The delicate matter of unauthorised information
The auction on today’s hand from an online pairs session might look quite strange but we’ll get to what happened and what the implications might be. The auction went 1NT (11-14) Pass Pass 2♦. After that North South bid uncontested 2♥ 2♠ … Continue reading →
How a double changes the way you play a hand
Today’s hand is taken from the SBC Fixed Income Solutions Christmas in Winter teams congress held on Sunday 2 August 2026. Board 7 from the 1st match was a potentially unpleasant experience for North South with several incurring significant penalties when they … Continue reading →
SBC Xmas in Winter Congress Highlights
Proudly sponsored by Fixed Income Solutions, the SBC Xmas in Winter congress was a success – there were 24 tables in the Pairs event and 26 tables in Teams. There were some very quality players, up and coming stars and keen players … Continue reading →
A double on the 2nd round
Today’s hand is taken from the SBC Fixed Income Solutions Christmas in Winter pairs congress held yesterday on 1 August 2026. There was a wide variety of results on board 11 from the 2nd round: https://nsw.bridgeaustralia.org/showtraveller.asp?id=679189&board=11&pair=1 In many cases North South played … Continue reading →
Blackwood
Occasionally a board comes along that everyone should bid to a grand slam. Today’s hand is like that. But sometimes people over complicate matters! 4NT Blackwood is of course the most famous slam going convention. In its simplest original form it was … Continue reading →
Saturday August 29th: Rebids and Decision Making. Weak and Strong Rebids
Rebidding to Show Balanced or Unbalanced Hands. Showing Your Points More Accurately. Reverses, Strong Jump Shifts and Game/Slam Decisions. Continue reading →
Pre-empts make bidding harder – but play easier!
A pre-empt forces you to start bidding at a much higher level which naturally makes it harder to reach the best contract. On the other hand, a pre-empt can often help declarer figure out the shape of the hand and how to … Continue reading →