
Winter 2021
Basic Trump
Play of the Hand
Online Lessons
With Meagan Powell
The main audience for this series
is the Beginner player:
Players who have completed Bridge I
Some Advanced Beginner players
might find this series useful as well.
All are welcome.
This series is a basic introduction and application
of Trump Play of the Hand techniques
This is an 4-Week Online Series.
Players may attend all or any of the classes.
If you have not taken classes with us,
we recommend you review our
*From Zoom to Shark tutorial
When:
WEDNESDAYS from December 1 - December 22
Morning Session: 10am - 11:45am OR
Evening Session: 7pm - 8:45pm
NOTE: Class time is a little longer now
Participants choose a specific class time of day
but will receive Zoom links for both classes times each week.
Participants can swap from their chosen time if necessary
but will only attend one class per week.
SATURDAY SHARK Sessions to Practice and Reinforce
each week's main topic are included
in the price of the class
Saturdays
December 4, December 11, and December 18
10am Eastern - 11am Eastern
PRACTICE!
What:
Players receive a pre-class Lecture PDF
with explanations and examples.
Players also receive a pre-class Video
to accompany the Lecture PDF.
Materials are sent on Sunday evening each week.
On Class Day, players will join Meagan
for approximately 45 minutes in Zoom for a Lecture
Then players will join Meagan in Shark Bridge
for online practice of the lesson concepts.
Price:
$80 for all 4 weeks
Players may pay for the entire series at once,
specific dates all at once, or
pay for each class on an individual basis.
Single session classes will be $20
Questions?
meagan@essexbridgecenter.com
Because this is a Play of the Hand Class, each student will be Declarer
on every hand in Shark.
Students will be placed solo at a table
to apply the concepts against their Robots.
Individual Topics for Each Week
Each week will reinforce the following basics:
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Basic Opening Leads Against Trump Contracts:
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First Thoughts by Declarer
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Winning the Early, Reasonable Trick
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Pulling the Opponents’ Trump
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High Card from the Short Side
Specific Techniques Taught in Each Session:
Wednesday, December 1
Pulling Trump and Establishing Length
Identifying a Long Suit that Might Provide Extra Winners because of its Length. Establishing Winners in a Long Suit by Losing Up Front to Gain Winners Later.
Additional Practice on Saturday, December 4
One-hour: 10am Eastern
Wednesday, December 8
Pulling Trump and Promotion
Identifying a Promotable suit and bravely sacrificing one of your high honors to the Opponents’ higher honor.
Creating extra winners with your middle honors
Additional Practice on Saturday, December 11
One-hour: 10am Eastern
Wednesday, December 15
Pulling Trump and Finesse
Identifying honor groupings and specifically look for honor gaps. Learning the process to play toward the honor gap in a Simple Finesse, hoping to turn a lower honor into a winner.
Additional Practice on Saturday, December 18
One-hour: 10am Eastern
Wednesday, December 22
Pulling Trump and Making a Plan
Reviewing and reinforcing the basic steps Declarer must take just after the Opening Lead is made by the Opponent.
Counting Losers is an important skill for Declarers in a Trump Contract.
Players will work on this skill while combining the techniques previously covered in this series.