BiddingPlayDefenseAsk the director anything.
Q&A Panel with John MacGregor
Intermediate
47 min · 2-part series
About this lesson
World-class director and player John MacGregor answers questions from the club: bidding judgement and when to stay silent, playing the odds as declarer, opening leads, claims and the table rules most of us are unsure of, and what it takes to be a good partner.
What you'll pick up
- Why the more cards you hold in their suit, the less reason you have to bid over it
- Playing the odds as declarer, and why a missing king is a finesse rather than a hope
- How to claim properly: say the line you are taking as you claim, and accept that the play stops there
- Anyone except dummy may ask what the contract is, at any point during the play
- Keeping a note of your unsupported ace leads, and what that record talks you out of
- Being the partner people want to play with, which starts with no post-mortems at the table