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52 - AUGUST 2024

52 - AUGUST 2024

Pre-empts

Bidding on weak hands is dangerous, isn’t it, particularly when your side is vulnerable? Yes, preempters do sometimes get caught for a big penalty, but rarely, and the upside of taking so much bidding space out of the auction can…

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Pre-empts

Bidding on weak hands is dangerous, isn’t it, particularly when your side is vulnerable? Yes, preempters do sometimes get caught for a big penalty, but rarely, and the upside of taking so much bidding space out of the auction can be significant.

Let’s start this journey by looking at various ways in which pre-empting can gain. Look at these two hands:

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Marc Smith

Marc Smith was in the Great Britain team that won the European Junior Teams Championship in 1985. His 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know (co-authored with Barbara Seagram) has sold more than 300,000 copies.

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