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!
Advanced Beginner
WEDNESDAY
Zoom Lessons and
Online Play
with Meagan Powell
Preemptive Opening and Overcall
Fundamentals
3-week Series
Audience:
Players who have never learned
how to OPEN a hand with fewer than 12 hcp,
OR
Players who need a refresher
on the very basics
of Weak Preemptive Opening and Overcall fundamentals.
When: All times are Eastern Time
WEDNESDAYS: July 13 - July 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 Wednesday Lecture / Play
$ 48 for all 3 Wednesday 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 Wednesday'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
Wednesday, July 13
Class 1: Preemptive Opening Basics
* Why Make a Weak Preemptive Opening bid
* How Does Scoring Impact Preemptive Bidding
* How to Make the Preemptive Opening Bid
* Overcalling after A Weak Preemptive Opponent:
Simple Overcall? Penalty Double?
Wednesday, July 20
Class 2: Responder Bidding
after Partner's Weak Preemptive Opening
* Responder bidding with Weak points as well
* Responder bidding with Strong points
* Opponent reacting after Responder bidding
Wednesday, July 27
Class 3: Weak Preemptive Overcalls
* Differences between Weak Preemptive Overcalls and
Simple Overcalls
* Opener and Responder reacting
after Opponent makes a Preemptive Overcall
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