Opening Lead Series

May 2020 – Jun 2020Gavin Wolpert3 lessons

In this 3-part series Gavin guides you through his entire thought process for opening leads. It was designed to be a complete guide to opening leads, all the way from the basics of which honor to lead from a sequence to when to lead passively and aggressively. These lessons are a must watch for all intermediate and intermediate/advanced players.

Note: This series was created to be sold as 3-part series. Some of each lesson flow into the next one.

Leads Against NT4$10.00Buy

Sat, May 23, 2020Gavin WolpertLevel 4 · Intermediate

In lesson one of this series we discuss the differences between leading at matchpoints vs imps. Gavin discusses how boring leads are good leads against NT. He breaks down how the bidding can affect our leads against NT.

Lesson notes: 33 pagesVideo recording: 96 minsGo to lesson

Leads Against Suit Contracts4$10.00Buy

Sat, May 30, 2020Gavin WolpertLevel 4 · Intermediate

Lesson 2 of this series digs in to Gavin’s concept of trying not to blow tricks against suit contracts. We discuss how dangerous it is to lead from all the different honors. We talk about how to figure out what the safest lead will be and that it often will be a trump lead.

Lesson notes: 32 pagesVideo recording: 109 minsGo to lesson

When to Lead Aggressively5$10.00Buy

Sat, Jun 6, 2020Gavin WolpertLevel 5 · Intermediate

Lesson 3’s video starts with 15 minutes of reviewing the homework from lesson 2 "Leads against Suit Contracts". We then discuss some spots where we must lead aggressively against suit contracts. This lesson summarizes everything we have discussed over the series and brings it all together

Lesson notes: 33 pagesVideo recording: 132 minsGo to lesson