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The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge by Mike Lawrence

The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge

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Mike Lawrence

Baron Barclay Bridge · Ebook · October 1, 2012

This revised and expanded edition examines bridge auctions where the opponents bid something and you have the opportunity to either let them have it or to balance.

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Who it’s for
Mike Lawrence weighs the risks of passing against bidding in opponents’ auctions.
Themes
Balancing auctions, Hand evaluation, Bidding risk and judgment
Genres
Bridge

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About this book

This revised and expanded edition examines bridge auctions where the opponents bid something and you have the opportunity to either let them have it or to balance. The cost of not balancing can be huge, but you must weigh the cost of passing against the cost of bidding and getting a bad result. Lawrence’s discussion of hand evaluation and planning a balancing auction goes beyond generic rules. Hundreds of examples help you develop judgment

Balancing Auctions

Mike Lawrence weighs the risks of passing against bidding in opponents’ auctions.

Come here for

  • Hand evaluation when opponents bid and you can pass or balance
  • Hundreds of examples for developing judgment

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  • Discussion of hand evaluation and balancing-auction planning beyond generic rules
  • A revised and expanded edition

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  • Bridge
Authors
Mike Lawrence
Publisher
Baron Barclay Bridge
Published
October 1, 2012
Format
Ebook
Theme
Balancing auctions · Hand evaluation · Bidding risk and judgment
Reading lane
Bridge