Intermediate/Advanced Competitive Bidding (4 weeks)
Instructor: Rick Seaburg
Prerequisite: Minimum of 2 years of bridge playing experience
This is a 4 week class covering Overcalls and responses. We will also discuss the use of doubles in bidding such as take out doubles, negative doubles and support doubles. We will also discuss using potential bidding scores and the law of total tricks in conjunction with LTC to evaluate bidding levels. Students may also purchase the book, "The Modern Losing Trick Count" by Ron Klinger Click here to purchase on Amazon.
Bridge Essentials (4 weeks)
Instructor: Rick Seaburg
This class will focus on the 4 conventions that you need to know to play competitive bridge. Each week will be a new lesson.
- Week 1 The Stayman Convention: This convention helps you find the 4-4 major suit fit when you or your partner open 1 or 2 No Trump.
- Week 2 Transfers to Majors: This class will focus on the "red suit" transfers to help you find the 5-3 fit when your partner opens 1 or 2 NT.
- Week 3 Transfers to Minors: This class will help you settle on the best minor suit contract when No Trump isn't possible.
- Week 4 Blackwood Slam Convention: This class will focus on the Blackwood and Gerber slam conventions to help prevent you from going into a bad slam level contract.
Play of the Hand & Defense Essentials (4 weeks)
Instructor: Rick Seaburg
This class will focus on different hands & defensive essentials that you need to know to play competitive bridge. Each week will be a new lesson.
- Week 1 Opening Leads: This class will focus on making the correct opening lead against suit and No Trump contracts.
- Week 2 Finesse and Transportation: This class will focus on complex finesses and how to understand transportation to maximize your trick count.
- Week 3 Trump management: This class will focus on the times when you don't automatically pull trump immediately.
- Week 4 Defensive Signals and Maximizing Your Defensive Trick Taking: This class will focus on how to communicate with your partner when you're on defense.