How The Experts Win At Bridge
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I've just started reading the book and find it an easy read with good examples. However, it does not have an Index. Rediculous! Why wouldn't you include an index in a book that you'd expect bridge players to return to as a reference? I haven't read past the 2nd chapter but feel that based on the fact that there's no Index the book only rates 3 stars.
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At last -- someone has written a computer program to analyze leads.  Over the many years that bridge has been played, the correct card to lead at NoTrump has been dictated by convention ("4th best from longest and strongest").  People observed that conventions worked well much of the time.  Now, we have a computer analysis that suggests other leads may sometimes be better.
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I enjoy reading Mike Lawrence's material regarding bridge play and defense.  This one is well written and easy to read.  A good buy for me
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Jonathan Little has written a top notch book about the game of Texas Holdem. This is an in-depth book that goes into many specific details on how to play (or not play) the popular game of Texas Holdem. I have read a number of other books on the game by such luminaries as Doyle Brunson, Dan Harrington, and others. But none provide the wealth of info this one has. Little's focus on your opponent's range of hands is really the key to the game. He pounds the message home over and over-imagine what your opponent's range of hands is in any given situation. Sure, you can be a technical or math whiz but unless you apply the "range of hands" philosophy you will not be the winner you can be. Now, I speak from experience. After reading his book, my winning percentage has climbed up, up, up!
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This book presents much more than highly effective methods for constructive bidding after your side begins with a natural 1NT.  Equally importantly, it exposes the weaknesses in modern expert standard methods in vogue today.  It explains what is wrong with Stayman inquiries.  It explains what is wrong with Jacoby transfer bids and their standard continuations.  It offers guidelines for choosing to play in 3NT when an 8 card major suit is known (or suspected) to exist.  It provides methods for avoiding doomed 3NT contracts that almost everyone in the field will bid.  It discusses the question of whether one should allow 1NT openings to include balanced hands with five cards in a major suit.

The only problem with the book is its disjointed presentation.  Klinger tries to divide the book up into three sections so that players can adopt all or some of his methods depending on their level of expertise or experience.  This strategy, while well-intentioned, fails in that the presentation is so disjointed that important details are easily missed and it is challenging for the most advanced players to put the pieces together into a coherently unified whole.

One thing that Klinger fails to note explicitly is that his methods often lead to anti-field part score contracts. Partnerships using these methods will often play safe and potentially high scoring 4-3 major suit part score contracts when the field is in shaky or hopeless No Trump contracts.  This is not much of a deterrent, however, if you have a liking for reaching superior contracts for both matchpoint and IMP scoring. It is a reason to hone your declarer play skills pertaining to 4-3 fits, however.

While Klinger's recommended methods will work for all ranges of 1NT opening, it seems to me that his methods are most effective for and best leveraged by 1NT openings in the 12 to 14 high card point honor strength range.  Still, regardless of what NT range one might prefer, no serious bridge player should fail to read this book and consider the value of adopting some or all of Klinger's recommended approach.
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The simplicity of the game means that anyone can play.  The knowledge needed to win means it can be tough at times to win.
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Inside the Bermuda Bowl is an entertaining and easy-to-read bridge book by John Swanson about his life with a focus on his run as a world class bridge player in the 70's.  The hands he presents are entertaining and instructive.  The striking aspect of the book is that he was 20 years ahead of his time in his views on bridge cheating.  There is a lot of renewed interest in bridge cheating in 2015 based on unfortunate events over the last few years.  Swanson's takes on cheating in his hey day are well worth a look for those interested in more recent history.
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I'm a bridge novice but learned things from even the first pages I could use effectively te next time I sat at a bridge table. Clear, focused and full of ammo to use on opponents.
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Beats Bridge Baron by a mile. Excellent interactive learning tool both on bid & play.
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If you purchase one book on Small Stakes Hold'em buy this book.  I have read a couple of different titles on the subject and none of them compare to Winning Big with Expert Play.  The other books teach you how to beat horribly loose players but Winning Big teaches you how to beat everyone.  The hand quizzes alone are worth the price of the book.
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Bridge for Dummies was written by Eddie Kantar, a two-time  World Champion who was inducted into the Bridge Hall of Fame in 1996.

As a beginner this is the book for you.  Eddie Kantar walks you through the book with ease and explains in easy terms the aspects of the game.  He gets you  comfortable with the basics before you play.  He also encourages beginners to read the book with a deck of cards, so that you can get the feel of the game.

If you are taking lessons, this is an extraordinary book to complement what you are learning.  It makes learning so much easier and more enjoyable.

Bridge is a social game, a challenging game and a game of psychology.

This book is very well organized.  It is divided into 7 parts, which include: beginning with basic No Trump Play, Trump Play, Bidding, Advance Bidding Techniques, Defensive Biddings, Slam Bids, Reverse Bids, the different Conventions including Stayman, Jacoby Transfers etc.  He teaches you how to strategize with your partner, play a strong defense, Responding to a takeout Double, Redoubling and how to keep score.

There are diagrams of Bridge Hands which is a big help in learning.

If you are already playing Bridge, this book is for you as well as a  Reference book.  You simply look up what you need to brush up on and Voila, it's all there.

Also, Eddie Kantar lists online web sites where you can play or watch Bridge being played.  It is most enjoyable.

Bridge for Dummies is my encyclopedia of Bridge, which I can't do without.

This book is a WINNER and I highly recommend it.

P.S.  Practice is the key for becoming a better player.  Enjoy the game!
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Having played with many different brands of bridge software, I would have to say that this is the best I have found. Although some of the conventions played, the average American bridge player will have never heard of, it is nonetheless great for practice and to brush up your game. It is exceedingly challenging as your partner will seemingly always bid to game if he/she has more than 4 points. Expect to go set a lot but your play is evaluated and praised or criticized by the resident French expert.and you will definitely get better and become more courageous at the bridge table.
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This book is wonderful.  It has nothing to do with bridge strategy.  It is about simple, logical and invaluable ways to improve your game, and I re-read it every few years, and give it to my favorite bridge partners.  It's really the best book about taking your game to a new level I've ever read.
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This widely acclaimed book is a revelation into how to read subtle clues about card placement. You will guess right more often when you understand the principles in each chapter. This book is guaranteed to improve your game. 1973 Bridge Book of the Year.
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I ordered this game with an Amazon gift card that I had. Instead of moving on a board, guessing a tribond wins that card. Each card has a letter on it, one of the letters that spell out TRIBOND. The first person or team to collect all seven letters wins. There is a special die that has challenge and all play on it. All play means everybody has a shot at it. Challenge means one person or team challenges another, so it's between them. It took a little over 45 minutes the one time we've played it so far. As the game goes on, you'll get duplicates of cards you already have. Trying to get that one elusive letter to win isn't easy. But this game makes it fun. A strategy is to look at what letters the other teams have when choosing who to pick on a challenge. The game is still fun and still has its share of easy and stumper tribonds.
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If you can learn and apply all these techniques, as well as be able to remember the number of cards played in each suit, you will become a very good player.
There is so much here, so many subtle things to learn, it took me a few weeks to read.  Its not a book of general hints, the author explains concepts in detail and gives many hands to show examples.
At the end the book has a set of problems asking the reader what he would play, and explains what the correct play is.
The section on the card count principle is invaluable.  That is how to estimate who has which card.  Its not just lucky guesses that allow the experts to beat you, they know what they are doing.
The section on how to play the Spade suit is excellent.  Dont waste a long spade hand by trumping.  If your partner has long spades YOU should be the one to lead spades and use up your Spades in trumping.
This book will appeal to those who are serious about improving.  If you are just a recreational player who doesn't want to invest the hours it takes to improve then you will be bored by the detail of this book.
If you are inexperienced you will miss many of the finer points and not absord many of the techniques.
Play teh game for 6 months, then read the book.
Start with How Not to Lose at Spades.
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Excellent teaching aid for bridge strategy.  Presentation through topics, examples, sample tests and clear writing make this book an important choice for serious bridge players.