19:26:21 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: https://acbl-org.zoom.us/j/2364960804?pwd=a3QrbW9EMmhLdWE5ZkM5QXArVzQvUT09 19:36:40 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: HERE ARE THE LESSON HANDS :) 19:38:19 From Veta To Everyone: Hi Paula, we were partners tonight! 19:39:21 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Get your LINDA LESSON ;-) 19:39:59 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: There are many, many cuebids! Depending on where it comes in the auction it means different things. 19:40:41 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: LINDA LESSON HERE! DOWNLOAD FROM HERE. 19:41:16 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Help Suit Game try is different! We will be doing that one soon :) 19:45:46 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: LESSON HANDS tonight :) 19:48:02 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: When partner leads a suit, you need to tell partner if you LIKE that suit... if you have HELP in that suit. That is an ATTITUDE signal. To say you LIKE it, play a higher card (as high as you can afford), and if you can't help with that suit, play a low card to that trick. 19:49:32 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Rule of 14 - if you are the opponent and you know they have values for game (around 26), subtract your points from 14 and you will know about how many points partner has. 19:51:47 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: PASSIVE play - don't play the suits where you HAVE STUFF. Play suits that you don't have, because the other side already has those tricks. You're not giving anything away this way. 19:54:10 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Play an ATTITUDE card on partner's trick! 19:54:26 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: To say you LIKE it, play a higher card (as high as you can afford), and if you can't help with that suit, play a low card to that trick. 19:55:56 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: You know you're getting the heart trick, because you can see the Jack of hearts. If they play low from dummy, your 9 is high enough to force a high honor. :) If they play the Jack, you cover it with the Queen, and your 10 or 9 will be high in a minute! 19:57:29 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Tonight's LESSON HANDS... download here :) 19:58:30 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: You need to get your King of Clubs! So telling a tiny white lie asks partner to shift to another suit. 20:03:48 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: STANDARD ATTITUDE signals are playing a card on your partner's tricks. Telling partner if you can help in that suit - if you like that suit. Play a high middle card (as high as you can afford) to say you want partner to continue. If you can't help, you have nothing in that suit, play a LOW card to that trick. 20:04:26 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: During the game, when you LEAD a low card, it shows an HONOR. :) REMEMBER BOSTON - Bottom of Something, Top of Nothing! This is for leads. 20:05:38 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: When you play the King in the middle of the hand, and Declarer didn't win the trick, partner will know you have the Ace. ;) So mid-hand with AK, lead the King. 20:07:30 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: It's a good idea to maintain parity with the dummy. If you have 4 cards in a suit, and the dummy has 4 cards too, try to keep your 4. If you start discarding from that suit, it's possible for declarer to set those tiny cards in that suit up for tricks. 20:07:55 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Tonight's Lesson Hands :) 20:10:43 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: The 9 of hearts is an ATTITUDE signal. I LIKE IT, partner, please continue that suit. 20:13:44 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: BOSTON -- BOTTOM OF SOMETHING I am leading a baby heart... I have an honor. 20:17:02 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: If you did not download the lesson hands PDF, here it is for you! 20:17:25 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: With 5/5, you always bidding the higher-ranking suit first. 20:19:55 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: When you start with a major, you promise 5 of them. When you rebid a second suit, you've got 4 of those (at least). When you rebid the second suit AGAIN, you have just now bid your pattern: Partner, I am 5/5 in both of the suits I have shown you. **So now the defenders know that West has at least 10 cards in the MAJORS!** 20:21:03 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: When your partner plays HIGH-LOW … partner usually is showing a doubleton. Give her a ruff! 20:22:06 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: WEST STARTED WITH TEN CARDS IN MAJORS. WE HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THOSE YET. SO that's ALL they have left after 3 tricks! 20:24:24 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: 👏 GOOD DEFENSE! 20:25:09 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Grab these lesson hands! 20:29:26 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/community-games/ Lesson topics are listed here... so you can read up and prepare. ALSO the archive of recordings and lessons are on this page. BOOKMARK IT! :) 20:31:20 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: 2C opener shows a very strong hand - 22+ points. 20:31:50 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Partner bids 2D automatically... it's "2D waiting," asking opener to further describe their gorgeous hand. 20:32:44 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: BOTTOM OF SOMETHING - lead a small spade and it shows an honor. 20:34:43 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: If EAST leads a spade, the Jack will always be good. 20:36:38 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: It's a second stopper so long as EAST leads the spades. If West leads a spde, it will be leading through your holding. You will not have a spade stopper then! You are safe with the spades if East gets in, but not if West does. 20:37:17 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Now what happens if East leads a spade? Playing the Queen of spades will set up the Jack for a trick. 20:37:39 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: THIS is GIVING COUNT on the diamond suit. 20:38:41 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: If declarer doesn't lead the Ace of diamonds with that relaly log suit, then East must know that West has the Ace of diamonds. It's East's JOB to tell West when they can take their ACE, to cut off communication between the declarer and the dummy. 20:39:10 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Play HIGH-LOW to show an EVEN number of cards in a suit. Play LOW-HIGH, and it shows an ODD number of cards in the suit. 20:39:14 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: This is GIVING COUNT. 20:40:03 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: ** If you wait till the third trick to take the Ace, you give Declarer an undeserved trick. 20:41:20 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: East has to show COUNT, starting with the first diamond trick. You play low-high to show partner you have 3 of them. It's imperative to play low, then a higher one, to give accurate count. 20:41:47 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/community-games/ Lesson topics are listed here... so you can read up and prepare. ALSO the archive of recordings and lessons are on this page. BOOKMARK IT! :) 20:43:14 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: If declarer doesn't lead the Ace of diamonds, then East knows that West has the Ace of diamonds! GIVING COUNT IS REQUIRED! 20:43:59 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/community-games/ Lesson topics are listed here... so you can read up and prepare. ALSO the archive of recordings and lessons are on this page. BOOKMARK IT! :) 20:45:12 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: SUIT PREFERENCE SIGNALS on Thursday. 20:46:52 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: EVERY TIME the RESPONDER changes suits it's 100% forcing. DO NOT WORRY that partner will pass your 1D bid. :) 20:47:47 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: SLOW SHOWS … all responder needs to do to learn more information about opener's hand is to change suits. 100% forcing. 20:50:40 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: 3C is invitational and partner can pass! 20:50:56 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: 2NT also not forcing. 20:51:16 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: Fourth Suit Forcing -- artificial and forcing. 20:58:54 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone: https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/community-games/ Lesson topics are listed here... so you can read up and prepare. ALSO the archive of recordings and lessons are on this page. BOOKMARK IT! :) Thanks for playing tonight! So terrific to see you all! See you THURSDAY for Suit Preference Signals!