Paperback. "Slam bidding is perhaps the most exciting part of bridge, but at the same time it is the most technically challenging. The rewards for success are high, but so are the penalties for failure.Using this book as a launching pad, the author introduces some useful agreements and conventions. After that, he addresses how to decide whether to try for slam, and how to investigate via cuebidding. More direct and advanced techniques, competitive auctions and a final quiz make up the remainder of the book.Studying this book will make for a smooth transition to becoming an effective slam bidder. An expert bridge player shares his secrets about slam bidding, perhaps the most exciting part of the game and yet also the most technically challenging rewards for success are high, so are the penalties for failure. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Big Payoff, The (Paperback)
Publisher: Master Point Press, Toronto
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1771400439
ISBN 13: 9781771400435
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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: Slam bidding is perhaps the most exciting part of bridge, but at the same time it is the most technically challenging. The rewards for success are high, but so are the penalties for failure. As a launching pad, the author introduces some useful agreements and conventions. After that, he addresses how to decide whether to try for slam, and how to investigate via cuebidding. More direct and advanced techniques, competitive auctions and a final quiz make up the remainder of the book.Studying this book will make for a smooth transition to becoming an effective slam bidder.

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Bill Treble is an expert bridge player and former bronze medalist in the Canadian Teams Championship. His wife Sue, a bridge teacher, wishes Bill would listen to the advice in this book.

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