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Intermediate Bidding Practice Sets

Feb 2021 – Mar 2024Gavin Wolpert, Hazel Wolpert9 lessons

Game Forcing Auctions Set 16$8.00Buy

Fri, Feb 12, 2021Gavin Wolpert, Hazel WolpertLevel 6 · Intermediate

This Practice set covers a wide assortment of game forcing auctions. It includes 1NT opening bids, fourth suit forcing and two over one.

Note: There is no video associated with this practice set. Purchasing this lesson gets you the hands to play here against the robots, or as a PBN file to bid them again in BBO or any bridge program, plus the hand records and notes about how to bid the hands.

Lesson notes: 11 pagesPractice setGo to lesson

Part Scores/Game Tries Set 25$8.00Buy

Fri, Feb 26, 2021Gavin Wolpert, Hazel WolpertLevel 5 · Intermediate

This practice set covers common low level auctions that cause problems for people. Is this a game hand or a part score hand? Which is the best part score for us to play? Should I keep the bidding alive? Lots of good lessons to be learned from this practice set.

Note: There is no video for this set. You get the hands to play here against the robots, or as a PBN file to bid and play them again in BBO or any bridge program, plus the notes and hand records.

Lesson notes: 11 pagesPractice setGo to lesson

Dealing with Overcalls Practice Set 16$10.00Buy

Fri, Mar 12, 2021Gavin Wolpert, Hazel WolpertLevel 6 · Intermediate

You and a partner bid common competitive bidding problems that arise when the opponents overcall. We will practice negative doubles, reopening doubles, opener's rebid in competition, free bids, cue-bids and more.

Lesson notes: 11 pagesVideo recording: 64 minsPractice setGo to lesson

Entering Opponents Auction Practice Set 14$10.00Buy

Sun, Mar 21, 2021Gavin Wolpert, Hazel WolpertLevel 4 · Intermediate

You and a partner practice common problems that come upafter the opponents open the bidding. We will practice following up after overcalls and take out doubles.

Lesson notes: 13 pagesVideo recording: 63 minsPractice setGo to lesson

Game Forcing Principles6$10.00Buy

Fri, Apr 16, 2021Gavin Wolpert, Hazel WolpertLevel 6 · Intermediate

There is an order of operations. First we try to find 8 card major suit fits, then we look for 3NT. If neither of those are possible we go into scramble mode, choosing between a 7 card major suit fit, or as a last resort, 5 of a minor. This set will practice all sorts of game forcing auctions, including 2/1, fourth suit forcing and more.

Lesson notes: 21 pagesVideo recording: 50 minsPractice setGo to lesson

Dealing with Overcalls Set 26$10.00Buy

Fri, Apr 30, 2021Gavin Wolpert, Hazel WolpertLevel 6 · Intermediate

Dealing with overcalls might be the most important subject in bridge, so we are attacking it head on with multiple practice sessions. This set will include negative doubles, new suits at the 2 level, deciding whether to compete over the opponents bid, cuebid raises, weak jump raises and more.

Lesson notes: 15 pagesVideo recording: 60 minsPractice setGo to lesson

All About Cuebids Duplicate Postmortem Video5$10.00Buy

Tue, Mar 14, 2023Gavin WolpertLevel 5 · Intermediate

This set consists of 10 boards, all related to the lesson "All About Cuebids" from the "Wolperts on Competitive Bidding" series. It is recommended you review the content from that class before watching this video.

Purchasing this class will get you access to the postmortem video of the duplicate game played on March 14th, 2023.

Lesson notes: 10 pagesVideo recording: 56 minsGo to lesson

Takeout Doubles Continued Duplicate Postmortem Video6$10.00Buy

Tue, Mar 28, 2023Gavin WolpertLevel 6 · Intermediate

This set consists of 10 boards, all related to the lesson "Takeout Doubles Continued" from the "Wolperts on Competitive Bidding" series. It is recommended you review the content from that class before playing in the game and watching the video.

For further info about the topics mentioned in the post-mortem video, take a look at the following lessons:

Board 1: Declaring 4-4 Fits

Board 4: Declaring 7-card Fits

Lesson notes: 10 pagesVideo recording: 66 minsGo to lesson

Responding to 1NT with Both Majors Practice6$15.00Buy

Fri, Mar 8, 2024Gavin WolpertLevel 6 · Intermediate

In this class, we will review how to handle hands with both majors after partner opens 1NT. We will then go through a long practice set of hands to reinforce the topic.

This set includes Smolen, Stayman and how to use Jacoby transfers with both majors.

Lesson notes: 42 pagesVideo recording: 80 minsPractice setGo to lesson