Fun! Social! Challenging!
Intellectually Stimulating!
Practice and Play
In addition to your Wednesday classes,
we also have an optional Practice and Play session
on Saturdays mornings from 10:00am - 11:00pm
(Eastern Time)
These practice sessions on Saturdays allow you
to play more hands on each week's topic.
There is a brief review, and then you play - play - play!
Beginner II
MONDAY
Zoom Lessons and
Online Play
with Meagan Powell
Fundamentals of
Opener and Responder Bidding
Without an Immediate Major Suit Fit
4-week Series
Audience:
Any player who needs to learn these tools or
needs a refresher on these tools.
These are the basics
of the Opener and Responder conversation
without an easy path to a Major Suit Fit.
When: All times are Eastern Time
MONDAYS: June 6 - June 27
Morning Session: 10:00am - 11:45am
Evening Session: 7:00pm - 8:45pm
SATURDAYS - Optional BBO Lab Games for Practice in a Real Online Bridge Environment
Saturday Mornings 10:00am - 11:30am Eastern Time
Followed by optional 30-minute Zoom Recap on Bidding
Price:
$ 16 for each the 4-week Monday Lecture / Play
$ 64 for all 4 Monday Lectures on this topic
Pay for individual weeks or for the entire unit at one time.
Saturday BBO Games have a separate $ 7 Fee
for each of the optional Saturday BBO Lab Games -
paid directly to BBO
WHAT: CLASS DAY LECTURE AND PLAY
* Pre-Class PDF Lecture Packet
with Examples and Answers.
Sent prior to Monday's Class.
* Pre-Class Video to accompany the Lecture PDF
* CLASS DAY: 45-minute Zoom Lecture
followed by 60 - minute online Shark Bridge
Play Practice
Cancellations and Refunds for each class
will be allowed until materials are sent.
Questions?
Optional BBO Lab Games for Extra Practice
We use the BBO Bridge Software to allow players to experience
a real-world Duplicate Bridge Game.
This is a real Bridge Game where players compete against Opponents, applying concepts from the Monday class.
NOTE: BBO charges from their platform.
BBO Lab Games are $7 for each game per person.
Individual Topics for Each Week
Monday, June 6
Class 1: Opener / Responder Bidding - Part I
* New, Enhanced Distribution Rules
* Opener Rebids 6+-Card Opening Suits
* Responder Bids a New Suit on the 1-level
* Responder Bids a New Suit on the 2-level
Monday, June 13
Class 2: Opener / Responder Bidding - Part II
* Responder Makes a First Response in 1NT, 2NT or 3NT
* Opener Rebids after Responder Bids in NT
Monday, June 20
Class 3: Opener / Responder Bidding - Part III
* Opener Rebids 1S to 'check in' with Responder
* Opener Rebids 1NT to show Balanced Hand
Monday, June 27
Class 4: Putting it All Together
General Review and Practice in all areas
of Opener and Responder Bidding
without an Immediate Major Suit Fit
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