South should reason that, in all likelihood, the opponents hold ♣KQJ and therefore he is dealing with a 34pt pack, as opposed ...

In the evaluation of a hand most players rely almost entirely on high card points whereas distribution often plays a bigger part in the trick taking value of the hand – the problem, however, is that ...

There is an old saying that real bridge players don’t need Blackwood. Of course, before bidding a slam, Blackwood of one ilk or another is often used. But on some deals it will not help, and the ...

Another one of the “Fantastic Nine” bids to know and use is the Splinter Bid. A Splinter bid is one that can allow partnerships to bid a game or slam which otherwise could be missed. If you use this ...