William Holt has learned to play with the hand he’s dealt — and he helps other people do that, too. He is an instructor for bridge, a card game Holt describes as a trick-taking game where two pairs ...

South’s hand looks very playable after North’s take-out double, and 4H seems perfectly sensible; South holds only seven ...

Oscar Wilde said, “It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.” It is only a successful bridge player who listens carefully to the auction and uses the ...

1. Pass. Partner's two-no-trump bid is highly invitational, but not forcing. It shows an 18- or 19-point balanced hand, and asks responder to continue bidding with more than six points. As your ...

In many Acol-based systems, the way to a weak take-out is via Stayman, followed by a minor suit at the 3-level. That also ...