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Bridge Odds for Practical Players
Author: Hugh Walter Kelsey
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9780304357789
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Anyone who learns the principals set out in this book need never again be accused of playing against the odds. 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.
Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2021-06-20
Total Pages: 598
ISBN-13: 1664177248
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the hands an advanced player might expect to encounter in a tournament. The various categories of hands presented will teach you when and how to use the endplay, when and how to squeeze, how to handle a forcing defense and how to handle a 4-1 trump split. Ken has published more than 15 bridge books. These books have now been consolidated into a series of 5 core tournament books as follows: Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players (5th ed. 2021), Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players (4th ed. 2021), Tournament Bridge for Notrump Contracts (4th ed. 2020) and Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense (4th ed. 2020). These 5 core books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2nd ed. 2019). In addition, Ken has published two books on bidding, The Casey 2/1 Bridge Bidding System (4th ed. 2021) and The Casey Simplified Precision Club Bridge Bidding System (2nd ed. 2021). Ken served as a Russian interpreter during the Vietnam War and then spent over 30 years practicing as a tax attorney. Ken also has an MBA in accounting and a CPA.
Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2021-06-24
Total Pages: 678
ISBN-13: 1664177280
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the types of hands an intermediate player might expect to encounter in a tournament. The various categories of hands presented will teach you when to use the dummy reversal, when to spurn a finesse, when to duck a trick, when to do the avoidance play and how to handle a defender’s singleton. The book will also teach you how to discard, how to unblock, how to deceive and how to handle transportation problems. Ken has published more than 15 bridge books. These books have now been consolidated into a series of 5 core tournament books as follows: Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players (5th ed. 2021), Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players (4th ed. 2021), Tournament Bridge for Notrump Contracts (4th ed. 2020) and Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense (4th ed. 2020). These 5 core books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2nd ed. 2019). In addition, Ken has published two books on bidding, The Casey 2/1 Bridge Bidding System (4th ed. 2021) and The Casey Simplified Precision Club Bridge Bidding System (2nd ed. 2021). Ken served as a Russian interpreter during the Vietnam War and then spent over 30 years practicing as a tax attorney. Ken also has an MBA in accounting and a CPA.
A Bridge to Inspired Declarer Play
Author: Julian Laderman
Publisher: Master Point Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781897106440
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →HELP, what do I do now? Every bridge player learns basic cardplay techniques - finesses, eliminations, endplays, loser-on-loser, and so forth. The trick is to know which technique to use on each particular deal. What features of a bridge hand lead an expert to select the correct line of play from all those available? The carefully chosen examples in this book will help advancing players recognize those features and take action accordingly. DR. JULIAN LADERMAN is a New York math professor who writes a regular bridge column in The Bronx Journal. His first book, A Bridge to Simple Squeezes, was named 2006 Book of the Year by the American Bridge Teachers' Association.
The Mathematical Theory of Bridge
I Love This Game
Author: Sabine Auken
Publisher: Master Point Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781897106068
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the November 2001 Venice Cup final, Germany trailed France by 47 IMPs starting the last set. In this book, world champion Sabine Auken tells the thrilling inside story of their comeback world title win, every bid and every card. She also uses each of the sixteen deals from that final session as a starting point for discussion, and distills from each of them general principles and advice that will help anyone looking to improve their own game. Among the topics covered here are the rationale for her own system agreements (the pros and cons of mini-notrump openings, multi-purpose two-bids, the merits of forcing club systems, etc.) and carding methods, as well as team chemistry, table presence and even dressing for success!
Northern Lights
Author: Ray Lee
Publisher: Master Point Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781894154642
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why You Lose at Bridge
Author: S. J. Simon
Publisher: Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
Published: 2006-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780939460755
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reprint of the classic. Win more consistently with the skill you already possess by following this simple advice. A wealth of common sense, philosophy, and how to attain the best result possible.
How to Play Card Combinations
Author: Mike Lawrence
Publisher: Devyn Press Bridge Library
Published: 2006-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780910791632
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →52 hands presented as problems. Discusses the proper way to play each combination. Each hand concludes with further analysis.
