A guide for the four million "social" bridge players who know the rules and can play a good hand, but who want to refine their skills and improve their understanding of the game. The tips range from the simple to the more advanced, and there are plenty of examples.

100 Tips for Better Bridge

Humor & Entertainment

Mendelson, Paul

Puzzles & Games

RANDOM HOUSE UK

The Financial Times' weekly bridge columnist offers a completely revised and updated guide to sharpening bridge techniques, with more than 20 new tips and fresh material For the social bridge players who knows the rules and can play a reasonable hand, but want to refine their skills and improve their understanding of the game, this is the perfect guide. Packed with those gems of knowledge it usually takes years to accumulate, this invaluable book offers solid advice on how best to deal with a variety of situations. The tips range from simple to more advanced and all are clearly explained and are illustrated by an example hand and a reader's test. There is no simpler or more enjoyable way to improve bridge skills.

121 Tips for Better Bridge

Ebury Press

Winning demands control of the bidding. Before a card is played you must fight for the high ground or hustle your opponents beyond their safe level. Pro-active and fearless but not reckless in this hugely exciting partnership arena, you must judge every last auction nuance and, terrier-like, destroy your opponents' communication and confidence whilst enhancing your own. Dodge their snares, resist their ploys but win the high stakes by forcing them to gamble - yourself delivering their misfortunes - and by your willingness to bet on certainty. Paul is author of companion volumes Bridge for Complete Beginners and The Right Way to Play Bridge, the leading book for the improving player, and bridge correspondent of The Financial Times. He began by winning the National Championships and now writes and lectures worldwide.

Control The Bidding

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Teaches how to play Texas Hold 'Em Poker for beginners. This work contains terms, definitions, etiquette and rules and shows how poker hands are ranked. It helps you to understand your chances, appreciate the percentages, and master the odds so that your hand improves.

Texas Hold 'Em Poker: Begin And Win

Most people playing online poker think they are winning players when they're actually losing month after month. But, if you have basic knowledge of the game and follow Paul Mendelson's techniques, you can ensure that you win regularly and consistently.Find out how to:Select the best poker sites for your standard.Analyse your opponents and their games.Adapt your game to combat the styles of play you meet.Counter the costly dangers of 'tilt' and temperament.Manage your bankroll and build it into serious money.Play to benefit from being alert while others - in another time zone - are exhausted.Make the right decisions - and avoid costly mistakes.Read your opponents correctly - and keep them guessing about you!

Texas Hold' Em: Win Online

This book shows you how to improve your bridge at both a social and competitive level.
Clear examples explain the detail of modern Acol bidding. This will enable the reader to plan and reassess their campaign step-by-step and calculate with precision who holds which cards.
Guidance is also given on how and when to obstruct or bluff, how to pinpoint the best leads and steal the best contracts, and ways to think strategically under pressure.
Unique at-the-table charts - designed to foster partnership understanding used appropriately at home, club or class - summarise key bids.

Right Way To Play Bridge

Many bridge books feature magical and inspiring hands but hands that are never seen in day-to-day play at the bridge table. Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards concentrates on the type of hands that will make a real difference to your scores and which will help you improve your game.
Discover how to assess your opponents' strengths and weaknesses - in relation to your own - and win!

Bridge: Winning Ways To Play Your Cards

Learn how to play bridge with this simple step-by-step guide.
While good bridge classes are, of course, of great value, this book is itself the complete tutorial. It will help you to learn properly without other help and give you a solid foundation on which to start playing this absorbing game.
Work at your own pace
Understand the key basic principles
Learn about the Acol system of bidding
Discover how to play a hand, both as declarer and in defence

Bridge For Complete Beginners

In bridge, there are thousands of rules, guidelines, and understandings - but which are golden?
Many players enjoy their game without knowing some of the most significant underlying facts about the game, making mistakes which ruin their scores. With some gentle and entertaining reading, all players can improve their game hugely, just by knowing the Golden Rules of Bridge.
From thirty years of teaching and playing, Paul Mendelson presents a book containing what he considers are the golden rules of bridge: the techniques and tips which occur most frequently and which provide the biggest edge against your opponents, and offer the biggest scoring advantages. He explains the thinking and logical reasoning behind each element - bidding, declarer play, defence - to ensure that readers remember and understand why they do what they do.
These tips and techniques will transform your results and enjoyment of the game, whether you play social rubber bridge or Chicago, club teams events or duplicate pairs. If you play an Acol-based system or any of the many natural bidding systems available, knowing the Golden Rules will improve your score and frustrate your opponents, leaving you in the best spots and them with the tough decisions.

The Golden Rules Of Bridge

Little, Brown, UK

The best how-to of poker, covering all aspects of the game, online gaming, casino play, techniques, and all variations (Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha, and Hi /Low Split).

The Mammoth Book of Poker (Mammoth Books)

Running Press

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