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BridgeOpedia Play-of-the-Hand Archives

This page provides links to about 60 different play-of-the-hand topics.  Each of these topics has been covered in previous Wednesday Games, in the Hand Analyses and the Play Problems.  Click on the topic of your choice for a collection of real-life Wednesday Game hands relating to that topic.

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Card Play

Suit Combinations

Blocking & Unblocking

Avoidance Play

False Carding

Safety Play

Combining Chances

Restricted Choice

Intra Finesse

Playing the Percentages

 

Other Techniques

Entry Management

Timing

Trump Control

Drawing Trumps – Or Not

Matchpoint Decisions

Scissors Coup

Morton’s Fork

An Extra Chance

Dummy Reversal

Scrambling Tricks

Deception & Swindles

Hold-up Play

Cross Ruffing

Establishing Side-Suits

Crossing Their Signals

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Detective Work
Reading the Lead

Card Reading

Remembering the Auction

Weighing the Evidence

Fishing for Clues

Counting Points

Counting Distribution


Squeeze Play

Basic Technique

Double Squeeze

Triple Squeeze

Throw In Squeeze

Exotic Squeezes

Squeeze Defense


 

End Plays

Elimination Play

Throw Ins

Trump En Passant

Trump Coup

Other End Plays

 

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Defensive Play

Carding Agreements

Opening Leads – Suits

Opening Leads – NT

Alarm Clock Leads

Giving Count

Suit Preference

Reading the Lead

Helping Partner

Blocking & Unblocking

Disrupting Declarer’s Entries

Deadly Shifts

Cooperative Defense

Trump Promotion

Forcing Defense

Deceptive Defense

Smooth Ducks 

Going Passive 

 

 

 

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