I have a friend who wanted to learn everything he could about bidding in bridge. He was an avid and resourceful student. Standard American was his system of choice. He spent hours and hours trying to master it. He read every book, every article and every column that...
I am often asked, “Do you add distribution points?” I once asked Al Roth the same question. Now, it seems like it was a long time ago. He’s in the bridge Hall of Fame and he’s the winner of many national and international titles. But he was most celebrated for...
Your contract is 6NT, and lefty leads the ♠9. You have 11 sure winners: Four spades, two hearts, three diamonds and two clubs. What are your options for a twelfth trick? Where do you win the first trick? On the dummy or in your hand? Which option do you try first?...
I was lucky enough to kibitz the late, great Omar Sharif a few years before he died. He was playing in a high stakes money game. Everyone was vulnerable when East dealt this hand and opened 4♥. Sharif’s partner, South, boomed out 4♠, and Sharif raised him to 6♠. West...
What is unique about ClubKing’s Beginning Bridge sessions? Oswald Jacoby described it perfectly in his forward to Peter’s book, Play Bridge in Four Hours: “For over fifty years, I have believed firmly that an absolute beginner can only learn bridge by means of long...
Today’s blog focuses on answers to some commonly asked bridge questions: Can I learn to play bridge online? Yes. ClubKing Incorporated offers the best online bridge classes in the world. We can teach absolute beginners to very advanced players. What is the best way to...
