We had a great group of players at my Counting Like the Experts Mini Lesson between sessions on Thursday night at the Indianapolis Regional. I saw a lot of ah-ha moments throughout the audience! I love this mini lesson because it presents the first steps to routinely counting out a bridge hand.
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The fundamental idea is to determine a starting point based on the clues from the bidding and the frequency of a shape. Once the auction is over, continue to look for clues in the opening lead, partner’s count signal, showouts and other clues in the play by declarer. If you are interested in taking your counting out a bridge hand to the next level, check out my lesson videos below on counting. I have 8 Play These Hands with Me and 8 Defend These Hands with Me in which I share my thought process on play and defense with a focus on counting. I also have two deductive reasoning lesson videos which include inferences from the bidding, play and defense which will help you modify your “starting point” count to a final count.
Play These Hands with Me Lesson Videos
Defend These Hands with Me Lesson Videos
Bidding Inferences Lesson Video
Inferences on Play & Defense Lesson Video
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