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
Support Opener's Minor - Review

Lesson 14
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 11 - Responding NT to 1 of a Major.

The AQJ Finesse
Responding NT to 1 of a Major - Review

Lesson 15
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 12 - Responding NT to 1 of a Minor.

The Q Finesse
Responding NT to 1 of a Minor - Review

Bridge Spreadsheet

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