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		<title>Advanced Lesson 28, Bridge Leads versus Suit Contracts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At long last (for now at least), this will end our series on Opening leads as we complete our series on opening leads versus Suit Contracts. And yes, our “CIA” (Counting, Inferences and Analysis) judgment is still very much &#8220;the game&#8221; as we consider making an Active or a Passive lead. So one more time, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Advanced Lesson 27, Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Okay, it&#8217;s time to pivot away from Notrump contacts and tackle leads when the opponents are in a suit contract &#8211; enter the world of trumps! Regardless, either way we are still pondering whether the &#8220;CIA&#8221; (Counting, Inferences and Analysis) calls for an Active or a Passive lead. So let&#8217;s try our hand playing Bridge [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Social Bidding and Play 23 &#8211; Confidence at the Bridge Table</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 20:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome Bridge Friends! Confidence at the Bridge table &#8211; sometimes easier said than done! First off, let&#8217;s reflect on the Dallas Aces 7 Deadly Sins: •1. Bidding without values •2. System violations •3. Unilateral actions •4. No-win Declarer plays •5. No-win Defensive plays •6. Impulsive plays •7. Mechanics To this, let&#8217;s add #8 which includes:•Being [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Advanced Lesson 26, Opening Leads Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 00:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here we go again with more hands for us to discover the best opening lead playing against Notrump contracts. Of course, going beyond viewing our cards to listening carefully to the auction is a start. Then comes the &#8220;CIA&#8221; &#8211; Counting, Inferences and Analysis of what was said, what wasn&#8217;t said, considering everyone&#8217;s assets (length, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Social Lesson 22 #2, Negative Double, Opener Rebids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 21:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome Bridge Friends! Negative Doubles, redux &#8211; Part 2 is here, Opener&#8217;s time to rebid after partner responded with a Double. As we learned in Part 1, our agreements include:1C &#8211; (1D) &#8211; X promises exactly 4-4 in the Major suits and 6+ points.1C &#8211; (1H/1S) &#8211; X promises exactly cards in the other Major [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Social Lesson 21, Negative Doubles &#8211; Part 1, Responder Bids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 18:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome Bridge Friends! Negative Doubles our partner asks? Oh sure, just like Takeout Doubles, right partner? Woah, wait a second &#8211; many aspects of Negative Doubles are exactly opposite our bidding strategy and requirement of the Takeout Double. Well, okay sure, in the case of the overcaller making a Takeout Double, yes, we definitely need [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Advanced Lesson 25 &#8211; Hands of the Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 20:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week it&#8217;s time for a Bridge brush-up to practice and reinforce our skills and put our knowledge to work with a variety of hand. Better yet, we will have several bidding and play variations of these hands to reinforce the Good, the Bad and the Ugg! Part 1 &#8211; Hands 1-2, 43 minutesPart 2, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Advanced Lesson 24 &#8211; Leads vs NT Contract, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2020 00:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Advanced Lesson 24 &#8211; Opening Leads vs NT Contract, Part 2 We are at it again with more not-so-glorious hands where the opponents are in a game or slam contract &#8211; boring, eh? Well, in most all cases on this lessons it&#8217;s up to the opening lead whether or not you and partner can set [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Advanced Lesson 23 &#8211; Opening Leads vs NT Contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 08:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Advanced Lesson 23 &#8211; Opening Leads vs NT Contract You pick up your lackluster hand and the bidding takes off with the opponents winning the contract. So you&#8217;re on lead opposite a Notrump contract, now what? Do you lead your long suit, maybe a short suit in hopes to help your partner, a safe passive [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Social Lesson 20, Part 2 &#8211; Counting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Counting. Sounds simple enough, right?&#160; &#160; But as any emerging Bridge player will attest, it&#8217;s not quite so easy in the swirl of bidding and related inferences, leads, play strategies, signals and yes, surprises that frequently arise before the dust settles.&#160; &#160; We begin with a quick review of helpful analysis of the odds of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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