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.
The AQ Finesse
Bridge Spreadsheet
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
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)