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\nhttps://archive.org/details/isbn_9780615283616  \n# BO0T CAMP BRIDGE\n\nBid More Winning Slams  \nWAYNE SANDS  \nMira Digital Publishing  \nCopyright 2009 by Wayne Sands  \nAll rights reserved.It is illegal to reproduce anyportion of this material,except by special arrange-ment with the publisher.Reproduction of this mate-rial without authorization,by any duplication proc-ess whatsoever,is a violation of copyright.  \nMira Digital Publishing  \n3800 Park Avenue  \nSt.Louis,MO 63110  \nWebsite:www.mirasmart.com  \nISBN 978-0-615-28361-6  \n# Qt's aWinning olam!!\n\n# TABLE OF CONTENTS\n\nvii  \n## FOREWORDPREFACE\n\nACKNOWLEDGMENTSINTRODUCTION2Boot Camp Bridge Times4  \nX  \n8  \n## DAY1\n\n1.RKC 143010  \n2.Jacoby 2NT16  \n3.Gerber  \n24  \n# DAY1 EVENING ACTIVITY28\n\nBoot Camp Workshop28  \n## DAY 2\n\n46  \n4.Splinters46  \n5.Cuebids  \n52  \n6.Rosenkranz Controls60  \n7.Super Gerber69  \nDAY 2 EVENING ACTIVITY73Pas de Four(Four-Level Bids)73Marzo Lecture82DAY 390  \n8.Puppet Stayman912NT to Slam95Slam-Bang Slam Bidding100107Odyssey of the Nine of Clubs110DAY 41189AB.DOPl and DEPO118  \n# DAY3 EVENING ACTIVITY\n\n10.Lightner Double123  \n11.Exclusion Blackwood126  \n12.Grand Slam Force130  \n134  \n## DAY 4 EVENING ACTIVITY\n\nSlam-Bidding Contest  \n135  \n138  \n## Award Ceremony\n\nBoot Camp Bridge Times  \n147  \n142  \n## Slam Contest Hands\n\nAPPENDIX A.  Convention Card149  \nAPPENDIX B.Losing-Trick Count (LTC)  \n151  \n154  \nQ-Coefficient  \n155  \nINDEX  \n## FOREWORD\n\nl am honored to be asked to write a Foreword to Dr.WayneSands'innovative book on slam bidding.I have known Dr.Sands for many years.I first met him at a Des Moines tourna-ment over 50 years ago when I was a relatively new player.Wayne,lowa's second Life Master,and his partner were wellon their way to winning the Open Pairs that day.That was oneof his many tournament victories.  \nWayne and I are frequent partners,both at the local clubs andat tournaments.Playing with him,one gets to appreciate hishunger for learning new approaches to bidding.Even after allhis years of play,he is still an avid student of the game.He isalso an avid teacher.His regular well attended seminars arealways focused on interesting subjects that the newer playerstruggles with.They are laid out in a simple and easy to followmanner.  \nIn his book,Wayne uses an approach similar to that in hisseminars.He uses a background story to illustrate his pointson slam bidding.He takes the reader through the manymethods of reaching the right contract on all sorts of hands,most taken from actual play.Many are from our own sessionsand were the subject of detailed discussion afterwards.  \nThe reader will find this book both instructive and entertaining.But while it can be read just for pleasure,the hope is that byfollowing the logical steps,the reader will also become a betterbridge player,with a much higher percentage of success in hisslam bidding.  \nJerry Gaer  \nScottsdale,Arizona  \nNovember,2008  \n## PREFACE\n\nBoot Camp Bridge(BCB)presents a proven way towinning bridge.While not the only way,it hasshown to be highly effective.As your reward forreading this book,you should be able to improveyour slam bidding and perhaps reach a seventy-fivepercent success rate.  \nBoot Camp Bridge is written for intermediate andadvanced players who wish to improve their suc-cess in bidding slams.In BCB,most of the commonslam tools are reviewed,and the Index can be usedas an easy reference for your immediate bridgequestions.In writing BCB,there has been heavyreliance on The Encyclopedia of Bridge,6th Edition(EB6),and it is recommended that serious bridgeplayers keep this volume at their fingertips.  \nFor the most part,slam-going conventions arepresented that are \"standard\"in most bridge clubstoday.In other words,there is a general consensusabout the way these bids are used.However,  \nstandards do vary from time to time and from placeto place.An attempt has been m","cbCaitJekyZB1YXF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitJekyZB1YXF","pdf",5843096,172,"English","# Foreword\n# Preface\n# Introduction\n# Day 1\n## Day 1 Evening Activity\n# Day 2\n## Day 2 Evening Activity\n# Day 3\n## Day 3 Evening Activity\n# Day 4 Evening Activity\n# Award Ceremony\n# Slam Contest Hands\n# Appendix A. 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