Denham Grove 1st August 2025

Name: Bridge UK Break - Seminar Event
Start: 1st August 2025
End: 2025-08-03

Tilehouse Lane, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5DG

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Event Type: Seminar Event
Event Topic: Overcalls
Host: Richard & Sue Jones
Length: 2 nights

Event Return Date: 3rd August 2025

Prices from: £410

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Richard & Sue Jones

Event Topic Introduction

If you allow the opponents to have an uninterrupted bidding sequence, competent players will usually end in the right contract and you will probably be heading for a poor score on the board. Therefore, you should try and enter the bidding at every opportunity to try and disrupt the opponents, but as with most decisions in bridge, when and how to overcall is a challenge!

There are generally three reasons to overcall, to compete for the part-score hand, to get the defence off to a good start with the right lead or to set up a potential sacrifice. But there are good overcalls, risky overcalls and poor overcalls and the judgement of when to overcall, when to compete and when to sacrifice is difficult. We will be exploring these issues over the weekend.

There are different ways to support your partner when they have overcalled and it’s important to understand the options available to you. We will be looking at all of these in detail, so hopefully at the end of the weekend you will be confident in when and how to join in with your partner’s disruptive bidding.

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Event Itinerary

A standard seminar event is full board, with two seminars and set hands, 4 duplicate sessions as well as a bidding quiz to reinforce your learning. All sessions are optional and partners will be found. Other event types may differ in format.

Itineraries can be subject to change.

Day 1

15.00 – 17.30
Welcome Desk Open
You are able to check into your rooms from 3pm onwards. Tea or coffee, with biscuits, will be available.
17.45 – 18.30
Welcome Reception
Complimentary glass of house wine or fruit juice. To be held in the bar on the ground floor.
18.30 – 20.00
Dinner
20.00 –
Bridge session

Day 2

07.30 – 09.30
Breakfast – Please note that Day Guests are not entitled to breakfast on either day.
10.00 – 12.30
Seminar & supervised play of set hands.
Tea & coffee at 11am.
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
14.00 – 16.40
Bridge Session
18.15 – 20.00
Dinner
20.00
Bridge Session

Day 3

07.30 – 09.30
Breakfast
Note: the hotel asks guests to check out before 10.30am. It is therefore advised that you check out after breakfast.
10.00 – 12.30
Seminar & supervised play of set hands.
Tea & coffee at 11am.
12.30 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 16.00
Bridge Session
With tea and coffee available after.

All depart. Have a safe journey.