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'The most useful publication in the past twelve months. I
unhesitatingly award my accolade to BRIDGE ODDS FOR PRACTICAL
PLAYERS because every player should know the material it contains.
This cannot be found elsewhere' THE TIMES Backing outsiders has
ruined many a punter at the bridge table as well as at the race
track. Few players have any idea of how to harness the odds to
solve problems that constantly recur. Which is the best line of
play? Is it better to finesse or play for the drop? Will the
diamonds break? Can the chances be combined? What are the exact
odds? Here is a simple guide to solving the problems that arise in
assessing the odds in play at bridge. Keeping theory to a minimum,
the authors show by means of many practical examples how to
calculate the odds and how to come up with the right answer at the
bridge table. Anyone who learns to apply the principles set out in
this book need never again be accused of playing against the odds.
What is 'Standard' Bidding? This is an increasingly hard question
to answer, but the proliferation of bridge on the Internet in
pickup partnerships makes it imperative that someone does so.
Perhaps the most popular natural system for the hundreds of
thousands of online players worldwide is the Standard American
Yellow Card, or SAYC. In this book, for the first time, SAYC is
fully described and explained. This will be an invaluable to aid to
anyone wanting to learn and understand SAYC, or anyone who simply
knows the basics and is eager to fill in the missing pieces in
their repertoire. Ned Downey and Ellen Pomer, the authors, are
experienced bridge teachers and partners in the 'Bridge Forum' web
site. Ned also teaches bridge via the Swan Games online playing
site. Ellen is well-known on the Internet under her handle
'Caitlin', and regularly writes for various magazines on Internet
bridge. This title gives basic introduction to the standard bidding
conventions used on bridge websites.
Using the same format as The Pocket Guide to Bridge, this book will
provide a handy pocket summary of the popular SAYC (Standard
American Yellow Card) bidding system. In a concise but readable
manner, it goes over the basic ideas of SAYC, which is the most
popular natural system for online bridge players around the world.
The contents are based on Standard Bidding with SAYC, by the same
authors.
In this book, the pompous and self-important Abbot spots a chance
to take part in that Holy Grail of Bridge - the Bermuda Bowl world
championships. Casting all ethics aside, he pursues this dream.
Partnered by the Parrot, with the Witchdoctor, Mbozi, Mrs Okoku and
Miss Nabooba as team-mates, he travels to India's Chennai and faces
many of the world's real-life players. Regular followers of David
Bird's work will know what to expect - a first-rate mixture of
amazing bridge, entertaining characters and sparkling dialogue.
Whether you play in person, or online, this is a must for bridge
lovers around the world This is an important, and in some ways
revolutionary, book. The point count method of hand evaluation was
first proposed in 1914 and popularized in 1934 by Milton Work. The
Banzai Method advanced by David Jackson and Ron Klinger improves on
Milton Work by reassessing the relative values of the honour cards
but also adds a further dimension to accurate hand evaluation by
including the tens and is of crucial importance when assessing
balanced hands. According to Eric Kokish, an internationally
respected American authority, who has contributed the Foreword, the
many example deals are an eye-opener. When you finish this book, it
is unlikely that you are going to look at your hand the same way as
you have in the past.
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