{"id":4173,"date":"2020-03-26T02:42:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T10:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2020-03-26T12:14:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T20:14:27","slug":"social-lesson-20-counting-opps-length-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=4173","title":{"rendered":"Social Lesson 20, Counting Opps length & strength"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome Bridge Friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At long last we had our first\u00a0online, real time, live-streaming webinar! What makes this format come to life is the opportunity for us to interactively “chat” as the lesson progresses as your typed questions are asked.\u00a0 And to be sure, we also ask students for their views on what to do next… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On our March 24, 2020 first call we had several hundred live folks attend on YouTube and Facebook.  Thank you all for your support and attending our kickoff episode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So counting our HCP\/points and long suits is easy enough.\u00a0 That said, in this lesson we are on the hunt to begin evaluating\u00a0their<\/strong>\u00a0points and length.\u00a0 So let’s start paying attention to the bidding, final contract, opening lead and play of the hand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1 – Introduction, two-way communication using chat and etiquett<\/a>e (38 minutes)
Part 2 – Talking about the strategy and tactics to use a personalized approach<\/a> (27 minutes)
Part 3 – Going to the Virtual Bridge Table and practice our counting skills during bidding and play<\/a> (42 minutes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BridgeHands<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Members, here are our links\u00a0to peruse through our hundreds of videos:\u00a0\u00a0
Hands Of The Week<\/a>,\u00a0
Social<\/a>,\u00a0
Advanced<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0
Polling You<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at\u00a0BridgeHands<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0all of our Bridge hands are full of commentary (regardless of who is the declarer and defender) and analysis on hand evaluation, bidding and animated card play. \u00a0 As always, our hand discussion offers a refreshingly rare glimpse of Bridge inside the minds of all four players at the table as play progresses, bid by bid, card by card.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally Visitors are welcome to view the Part 1 series of our video lesson with nuances that will lead to quick and sound bidding without guesswork.  Those with the BridgeHands<\/strong><\/em> Free<\/em> membership may also watch Part 2 where we play more hands with provocative play tips and strategies, as well as way to improve skills by critiquing student players. As a Premium and ULTRA member, you are welcome to enjoy the entire five-part lesson segments with lots of hands, plus an opportunity to view future shows during your membership subscription period.   And as always, be sure to check out the hundreds of hours of videos in our archive that is growing by leaps and bounds, by clicking \u201cIndex to Videos\u201d on the navigation above or simply click this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridge Teachers \u2013 you may download your personal copy of our copyrighted video lesson here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Lesson 20 \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Lesson 20 \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Lesson 20 \u2013 Part 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Happy Trails,<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BridgeHands<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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