1. Opening Bids
- What are the basics?
- When do you open 1D vs. 1C?
- When do you open 1NT vs. a major suit?
- When can you open 1NT with 2 doubletons?
2. Forcing & Non-Forcing Bids
- What does “forcing” mean?
- Opener’s only forcing bids.
- Responder’s only forcing bids.
- Forcing rebids settings.
3. Responding to Opener
- What’s your message?
- Minor openings
- Major openings
- There’s more to the story
4. Opener rebids after a major suit raise
- Do the Math
- Help Suit Game Tries
- More Help Suit Game Tries
- Why play a 4/4 fit vs. a 5/3 fit?
5. Opener rebids after a minor suit raise
- What’s your message?
- Is your hand balanced?
- If unbalanced is NT possible?
- How to find a NT game
6. Opener rebids after a NT response
- What’s your message?
- Rebidding a suit
- Jump shifts
- Reverses
7. Opener rebids after a new suit response
- What’s your message?
- Do you have a major fit?
- If responder bid a minor
- Is NT possible?
8. Overcalling
- Why?
- What you show
- Responding to an overcall
- Cuebidding–The next step
9. The Takeout Double
- What is it? Why?
- Responding to the Takeout Double
- Overcaller’s rebid
- Cuebidding by Responder—The next step
10. Negative Double
- What is it? Why?
- Opener’s rebid
- Responder’s rebid
- Some ramifications
11. Weak Two Bids
- Why do them?
- What do they show?
- New suit and Feature Ask
- OGUST
12. Preempts
- Why do them?
- What do they show?
- Envisioning opener’s hand
- Tricks not points
13. Opening 1NT
- When should you open Notrump?
- 1NT and 2NT Opening Bids
- Opening Notrump with a semi-balanced hand
- Raising partner’s notrump opening bid
14. The Stayman Convention
- When do you bid Stayman?
- What are you asking and telling opener?
- Opener’s Rebid after a Stayman bid by Responder
- Responder’s Rebid
15. Jacoby Transfers
- When do you bid a Jacoby Transfer?
- Opener’s Rebid after a Jacoby Transfer
- Responder’s Rebid
- Opener’s third bid
16. Gerber & Blackwood
- What are they and when should you bid them?
- Gerber – The mechanics
- Blackwood – The mechanics
- How do you stop if you’re too high?
17. The Strong 2♣ Bid
- What is the Strong 2♣ Bid?
- How strong is an 2♣ opening bid?
- What are ‘playing tricks’?
- When should you open one of a suit instead of 2♣?
18. The Strong 2♣ Bid
- What is the Strong 2♣ Bid?
- How strong is an 2♣ opening bid?
- What are ‘playing tricks’?
- When should you open one of a suit instead of 2♣?
19. The 2♦ Waiting Response to a 2♣ Opening bid
- When do you bid 2♦?
- Opener’s Rebid
- What do you bid with a bad hand?
- What do you bid with a trick?
20. Playing a Hand Basics – Creating A Line of Play
- How do you think about a hand?
- Leading towards your high cards
- The percentages
- Counting Winners & Losers
- Transportation & Timing
21. Playing a Hand Basics – Creating Tricks in A Long Suit
- Playing the High Card from the Hand with the Shortest Number
- The Finesse
- Driving out a High Card
- Ducking a Trick
22. Playing a Hand Basics – Trumping Losers
- When to pull trumps
- Trumping in the hand with the fewest number of trumps
- Creating extra tricks in a 4/4 trump fit
- Cross-trumping
23. Basic Defense – Opening Leads
- Which suit should you lead against notrump contracts?
- Which card should you lead in notrump contracts?
- Which suit should you lead against suit contracts?
- Which card should you lead in suit contracts?
24. Basic Defense – Attitude
- What is Attitude and how do you show it?
- When do you show Attitude?
- More about showing Attitude?
- Are there exceptions?
25. Basic Defense – Suit Preference
- What is Suit Preference and how do you show it?
- When do you show Suit Preference?
- More about showing Suit Preference
- Are there exceptions?
26. Basic Defense – Count
- What is Count and how do you show it?
- When do you show Count?
- More about showing Count
- Are there exceptions?