Seattle Bridge Beginner Lessons

This the heart of the system - after a 1-level opening bid in a suit, a 2-level nonjump bid in a suit forces the partnership to a game-level contract. We’ll discuss several implications of this agreement.

This is lesson 2 of a 10-lesson series held at Seattle Bridge Center. The fee is $15 per person per lesson, cards & cash accepted, collected on a pay-as-you-go basis. You can stop at any time.

You will need a copy of Two-Over-One in a Nutshell by Dee Berry, which you can purchase from me for $12 if you don't already have a copy.

For more details about this lesson series, visit my bridge blog entry: http://www.pinochle.org/blog/2024/08/17/sbc-toon-2410/

We’ll discuss two game-forcing raises for major suits: Jacoby 2NT and Splinter Raises. When do we use a game-forcing raise, and why?

This is lesson 3 of a 10-lesson series held at Seattle Bridge Center. The fee is $15 per person per lesson, cards & cash accepted, collected on a pay-as-you-go basis. You can stop at any time.

You will need a copy of Two-Over-One in a Nutshell by Dee Berry, which you can purchase from me for $12 if you don't already have a copy.

For more details about this lesson series, visit my bridge blog entry: http://www.pinochle.org/blog/2024/08/17/sbc-toon-2410/

When you adopt the two-over-one bid as a game-forcing bid, there are some “ripple effects” that come into play elsewhere in your bidding system - particularly when opener’ second bid is 1NT.

This is lesson 4 of a 10-lesson series held at Seattle Bridge Center. The fee is $15 per person per lesson, cards & cash accepted, collected on a pay-as-you-go basis. You can stop at any time.

You will need a copy of Two-Over-One in a Nutshell by Dee Berry, which you can purchase from me for $12 if you don't already have a copy.

For more details about this lesson series, visit my bridge blog entry: http://www.pinochle.org/blog/2024/08/17/sbc-toon-2410/

When your partnership agrees that, after an opening bid of 2C, the 2D response is "waiting" and could include a bust hand, the auction sometimes becomes complicated. We’ll discuss the two-over-one approach to bidding (and responding to!) strong hands.

This is lesson 5 of a 10-lesson series held at Seattle Bridge Center. The fee is $15 per person per lesson, cards & cash accepted, collected on a pay-as-you-go basis. You can stop at any time.

You will need a copy of Two-Over-One in a Nutshell by Dee Berry, which you can purchase from me for $12 if you don't already have a copy.

For more details about this lesson series, visit my bridge blog entry: http://www.pinochle.org/blog/2024/08/17/sbc-toon-2410/