Monday, October 6, 2025

Sharable Files - Tennis Beginners

Lesson 1

Lesson 2
The Bidding Ladder
Priorities
Open 1 of a Major

Lesson 3
Leads Against Suit Contracts

Lesson 4
Declarer Play

Lesson 5
Opening 1 of a Minor

Lesson 6
Dummy Points

Lesson 7
Opening 1NT

Lesson 8
Lose your Losers FIRST

Lesson 9
Support Opener’s Minor

Lesson 10
Responding with 6 to 10 HCP
Review of Opener

Lesson 11
Responding NT to 1 of a Major
Responding NT to 1 of a Major - Answers

Lesson 12
Responding NT to 1 of a Minor
Responding NT to 1 of a Minor - Answers

Lesson 13
Finesses can be VERY TRICKY to figure out. If the notes do not make sense to you, grab a deck of cards and deal out the cards shown in the examples. Then PLAY THEM OUT yourself! That should help.
We will also be reviewing the bidding discussed in Lesson 9 - Support Opener's Minor.

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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Practice Counting High Card Points

Practice counting High Card Points (HCP)!

How many HCP does each hand have?

Remember:
Aces = 4 HCP
Kings = 3 HCP
Queens = 2 HCP
Jacks = 1 HCP

Hand 1

♠Q742
A43
AT73
♣QJ



Hand 2

♠KJT83
A93
K8
♣KQ6



Hand 3

♠JT3
AQ873
AKJ
♣Q2



Hand 4

♠AQ3
KQ862
K3
♣AK4



Hand 5

♠KQ94
AQ94
AK4
♣85



Hand 6

♠AJ843
43
A6
♣QT73



Hand 7

♠JT864
QT
J63
♣AQ6



Hand 8

♠Q7
AKT72
A98
♣A95



Hand 9

♠AJ
QJ984
QT2
♣J92



Hand 10

♠AKJT
A74
AK54
♣42



Hand 11

♠AJ
QT85
QJ3
♣AKQJ



Hand 12

♠KJT75
Q7
K64
♣Q32



Hand 13

♠T8
J65
A875
♣AQ43



Hand 14

♠AK
QJ87
J7652
♣T6



Hand 15

♠K75
AT96
T6
♣KQT6



Hand 16

♠K5
KQT3
K852
♣852



Hand 17

♠Q976
QJ52
JT
♣KQ2



Hand 18

♠KQ53
85
AK4
♣QJ92



Hand 19

♠QJ3
AQ32
A96
♣Q76



Hand 20

♠62
KQJ842
QT6
♣K4



Hand 21

♠K8
AKT7
AJ654
♣42



Hand 22

♠AK75
QT
J75
♣Q872



Hand 23

♠KQT8
J62
AQ2
♣T97



Hand 24

♠AKJT2
AJ73
95
♣Q4



Hand 25

♠73
AJ53
AK862
♣A4



Hand 26

♠Q8
J876
Q7
♣KQ642



Hand 27

♠Q83
Q3
A752
♣Q753



Hand 28

♠AKJ8743
A2
76
♣T9



Hand 29

♠AQJ
AK52
AKQ9
♣A7



Hand 30

♠A42
A843
AK43
♣95



Hand 31

♠Q8
QT4
AQ3
♣AKJ52



Hand 32

♠KQ72
Q52
KJ43
♣97



Hand 33

♠KJ876
Q98
KJ4
♣T8



Hand 34

♠Q4
875
AQJ97
♣Q82



Hand 35

♠T2
KJ
AT973
♣A852



Hand 36

♠KJ2
J5
KQ9642
♣QT



Hand 37

♠KT3
AQT6
QJT
♣653



Hand 38

♠Q3
Q9
Q97
♣KJT962



Hand 39

♠K5
K2
JT632
♣QJ98



Hand 40

♠K7
T4
AK752
♣QJ32



Hand 41

♠T74
QJ742
K7
♣KQT



Hand 42

♠Q97
AT4
KQJ5
♣AK5



Hand 43

♠KJ2
T95
AT3
♣K974



Hand 44

♠AK953
AJ6
62
♣J74



Hand 45

♠A32
AKJ62
Q6
♣Q84



Hand 46

♠842
AJ2
KJT9
♣Q97



Hand 47

♠AT2
A8
KQT75
♣985



Hand 48

♠843
QT
KQ754
♣KJ7



Hand 49

♠A862
J96
KQJ
♣AQ4



Hand 50

♠AJ98
854
QJ
♣AKQ6



Hand 51

♠AJ986
J8
Q9
♣Q953



Hand 52

♠AQ7
AK6
T6
♣AK984



Hand 53

♠AT
AJ8
A432
♣KJ82



Hand 54

♠J5
AQJ3
JT8
♣AKQ5



Hand 55

♠J7
Q75
AK4
♣T6542



Hand 56

♠J97
T8
QT82
♣AQJ3



Hand 57

♠JT64
QT9
AJ94
♣QT



Hand 58

♠K5
K854
J84
♣KJ85



Hand 59

♠K82
KQJ62
K8
♣T84



Hand 60

♠KJ2
Q843
732
♣AKT



Hand 61

♠KT4
QJT5
KJ97
♣J4



Hand 62

♠Q7
J3
A875
♣AKJ92



Hand 63

♠T76
AKJ
KJ53
♣987



Hand 64

♠AQ
K864
AQJ
♣KJ82