Playing A Bridge Hand

Learning how to play a hand a bridge made easy !

What you'll learn

Learners will know what a bridge table layout will look like (digital)

Learners will be able to visually see the bidding and the card play of a simple hand

Learners will learn how to do a finesse in bridge

Learners will get an understanding of how to play out a hand and win tricks

Requirements

Familiarity with the beginners course on bidding is a pre-requisite

Description

We launch onto an online application called Bridge Base Online where we are able to look at a couple of hands and play them out online.   Learners can see the bidding taking place as well as getting their first glimpse on how a hand is played .   There are so many small things to remember when playing a hand out to maximize trick taking potential.   One of the techniques we use is called "Top of the Short, Never get caught".    Another is 'cover an honour with an honour'.     Understanding the oppposition's lead (the first card they play) is hugely helpful in this game .  Was it a singleton (1 card in a suit)?  Was it a doubleton (2 cards in a suit)?   Was it a top of touching honours (A K )?   Was it a mud lead (middle up down of a useless 3 card suit) ?  Card play is difficult for some and not for others.   Its also often referred to as the Rolls Royce of Problem solving.   You need to take some time, access the cards presented to you by your partner and plot your journey.Come take a look inside this course as I talk you through some basic fundamentals of card play.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 How to do a Finesse

Lecture 3 How to play a 1NT contract

Lecture 4 Things to know before playing the hand

Lecture 5 Guidelines to playing the hand

This is a visual demonstration (intended for beginners) on how a hand is played out . Using card play teachniques , we learn how to maximize trick taking potential.