{"id":2177,"date":"2011-03-21T02:59:12","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T10:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=2177"},"modified":"2013-01-08T21:42:05","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T05:42:05","slug":"polling-you-55-contract-bridge-dangerous-opponents-4-march-21-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=2177","title":{"rendered":"Polling You #55: Contract Bridge Dangerous Opponents #4, March 21, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Polling You 55: Contract Bridge &#8211; Dangerous Opponents<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><\/noscript><strong>Beware the Dangerous Opponent!\u00a0 So what makes a Bridge\u00a0opponent dangerous, anyway?\u00a0 Now that&#8217;s a &#8220;tricky&#8221; question (sic).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The dangerous opponent is the player who, when on lead,\u00a0can leverage their\u00a0position to win extra tricks.\u00a0 So is that the\u00a0opponent with a long suit, the\u00a0opponent who can lead into\u00a0that long suit,\u00a0the player with tenaces behind our broken honors, or the\u00a0opponent who can lead a suit to give partner ruff\/s.\u00a0 Answer: yes, Yes, YES, YES-SIR!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visitors &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bridgehands-videos.s3.amazonaws.com\/Polling_You_55_Part_1_everyone\/Polling_You_55_Part_1_everyone.html\">Click here to view Part 1 of the video commentary<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 * SPECIAL FREEBIE &#8211; LIMITED VIEWING OFFER\u00a0*<\/h2>\n<p><strong>From time to time we allow general audiences an\u00a0opportunity to view our Premium Content.\u00a0\u00a0 Here&#8217;s your opportunity to see what you&#8217;ve been missing when you sign up for our Premium and ULTRA memberships &#8211; we welcome you to view today&#8217;s bidding and play &#8220;hands on&#8221; video with commentary.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EVERYONE &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bridgehands-videos.s3.amazonaws.com\/Polling_You_55_Part_3_premiumcontent\/Polling_You_55_Part_3_premiumcontent.html\">Click here to view PART 3 of BridgeHands video commentary with bidding and play<\/a><br \/>\nNote &#8211; this video is 28 minutes in length and over 40 MB in size.\u00a0 While the video uses progressive streaming and should begin playing after the download starts, please allow sufficient time for the entire video to download before moving the playhead (scrubbing) around within the video.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/members\/signup.php\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Okay, here&#8217;s the link to sign up for our BridgeHands ULTRA or Premium Membership.<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Free, Premium and ULTRA members &#8211; please login to view video of additional hands <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/..\/freecontent\/Polling_You_55_Part_2_freecontent\/Polling_You_55_Part_2_freecontent.html\"><strong>Free Membership &#8211; Click here to view Part\u00a02, hand #1\u00a0of\u00a0our video commentary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"..\/..\/premiumcontent\/Polling_You_55_Part_3_premiumcontent\/Polling_You_55_Part_3_premiumcontent.html\">Premium\/ULTRA &#8211; Click here to view Part\u00a03, hand 2-3\u00a0of\u00a0our video commentary<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Please login or register to view this content.<\/h3>\nPlease login or register to view this content.\n<p><strong>Happy Bridge Trails and Tales,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>BridgeHands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polling You 55: Contract Bridge &#8211; Dangerous Opponents Beware the Dangerous Opponent!\u00a0 So what makes a Bridge\u00a0opponent dangerous, anyway?\u00a0 Now that&#8217;s a &#8220;tricky&#8221; question (sic). 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