Wes's Online Bridge Classes

Reverse Tasmanian Transfers

Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Level: Advanced

I'm holding a special Saturday online class this week. The Tasmanian Transfer convention is useful when the opponents overcall your partner's preemptive bid with a natural minor suit. Your bids are transfers, including a possible cue bid transfer showing a strong hand with no support. I prefer the "Reverse" version of the convention, so that's what I will be teaching.

Bidding Problems

Monday, April 3, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Level: Intermediate

It's been over 6 months since I had a session of Bidding Problems. I will have a collection of bidding situations for which there is no one right answer. For each one, I'll take a poll to see what everyone would do, then we'll talk about it and look at the things good players think about in such situations. I hope this will help you develop judgment for those times when you just don't know what to do.

"Four-on-One" Shuffle and Deal

This class is a one-hour supervised play (AKA "Shuffle and Deal"). It's a little different from face-to-face Shuffle and Deal games in that you will not be sharing me with a lot of other tables. There is only one table in play, so you have exclusive access to me during play. I will answer questions as they come up, and can also critique your bidding and play and talk about the deal after it's played if warranted.

SIGNUP INSTRUCTIONS
Because of high demand and the difficulties in scheduling, I will no longer accept signups from solo players or pairs. My apologies, but the process is just too difficult trying to mesh everyone together. Please sign up as a group of four.

To sign up for these sessions, email me at bridge@wespowers.com . Please include:

• Who you want to play with. Please sign up as a group of four.
• All dates and times you are available to play. This will prevent a lot of back-and-forth emails. You can specify first/second choice, etc. if you want. Please check the availability of all members of your group!