Hand of the Week

Each week, a new hand played in a live bridge game in Alaska will be featured on this page.

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Current hand of the week - posted 18 Nov 08

Browse previous hands of the week:

Index by level and theme of previous hands of the week:

Index by specific topics:

• Bidding:
  • Choosing the right strain 27
  • Competitive judgment 26 21 19 16 4
  • Hand evaluation 9 5
  • Raising partner 2
  • Slam decisions 18
  • Standard American basics 19 15 8 6
• Declarer play:
  • Card Combinations 27 26
  • Counting 20
  • Endplays 13
  • Finding the best percentage play 1
  • Safe and dangerous opponents 29 24 3
• Defense:
  • Clues from the auction 14
  • Counting partner's and declarer's hand 28 7
  • Opening leads 23 22 11 10
  • Signals
    • Attitude
    • Count
    • Suit Preference 25
  • Third hand play 25
  • Unusual defensive maneuvers:
    • Avoiding an endplay 27
    • Cutting declarer's communication with dummy 12