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Bridge Teaching Material

Richard Pavlicek has taught bridge for 30+ years, during which he has created a huge amount of material for students of all levels. All material is handsomely typeset in PDF format, and available to other teachers. If this might interest you, read on.

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Pavlicek Methods

Before outlining the material, it might be a good idea to explain the Pavlicek methods. The general approach is based on Standard American bidding, including strong notrumps, five-card majors, weak two-bids and a strong artificial two-club bid. Certain essential conventions (Stayman, Blackwood, Gerber, negative doubles, etc.) are included, but emphasis is on general principles and how to develop good judgment, rather than a lot of conventions.

Perhaps the most controversial area in bridge teaching is how to evaluate a bridge hand: point count. Richard studied this area in great depth when he began teaching. The method he devised is not only simple but amazingly accurate in giving the true value of a bridge hand. See Pavlicek Point Count for details.

The Pavlicek methods also stress the importance of accurate card play, both as declarer and defender. Bidding ideas may change over the years, but card play will always be the same. If you learn the right technique from the start, you will benefit for life. One of Richard’s most ardent philosophies is to plan all contracts by counting winners. See Planning the Play for an insight.

The Material

The material consists of 724 printouts (comprising 1232 pages and 7512 deals), all professionally typeset in PDF format for exact printing on any printer. Many of the sheets also have artwork (cartoons) which add humor to the teaching process. The material is divided into four main levels (plus a few miscellaneous sheets included with all levels) as shown below. Clicking on each level will bring up a complete outline of what is available.

Level	Printouts	Pages	Deals
1. Beginner	112	167	871
2. Intermediate	174	239	1461
3. Advanced Bidding	239	423	3059
4. Advanced Play	189	392	2103
Miscellaneous	10	11	18
Totals	724	1232	7512

Below are some samples of the actual sheets (first digit indicates the level). Click on the No. for an HTML version, the Title for the main PDF form, the Type for an answer form (if appropriate), or Deals for an RBN data file.

No.	Title	Type	Pages	Deals	Layout
1A17	Opening One-Bids	Exercise	1	12	Hand Evaluation
1E41	Planning the Play	Exercise	1 w/art	3	Declarer Play 3
1F01	Bidding Review I	Practice	1	4	Deal Summary
2C41	Points To Ponder	Exercise	1	12	Eval & 2 Calls
2N23	It’s Your Play!	Exercise	1	9	Declarer Play 9
2P00	Finessing Technique	Lesson	1 w/art	8	Play Lesson
3G53	Match the Notrump	Exercise	1 w/art	12	Matching
3K29	Weak-Two Auctions	Exercise	1	12	Bidding E-W 12
3R00	Notrump Slam Bidding	Lesson	2 w/art	12	Bidding Lesson
4G41	Lead On, MacDuff	Exercise	1	12	Opening Lead
4H53	Beat Four Hearts!	Exercise	1	6	Defensive Play 6
4K93	When Partner Switches	Exercise	1 w/art	12	Suit Query E-W

If you are licensed to use the material, the complete outline will have links to each sheet as above.

How To Obtain

Bridge teaching material by Richard Pavlicek is licensed for a one-time fee, which includes lifetime commercial use of the material in your bridge teaching. Certain restrictions apply (see Purchase Agreement). Current fees are $600 for any one level; $900 for two levels; $1200 for three levels; or $1500 for the entire works. To order:

1. Print the Purchase Agreement. Fill out and sign.

2. Include your check payable to Richard Pavlicek.

3. Mail to: Richard Pavlicek, 1050 NW 21 Street, Fort Lauderdale FL 33311.

Upon receipt of your check and signed agreement, material on CD will be sent the same (or next) day by USPS Priority Mail.

For further information contact Richard by e-mail: richard@rpbridge.net

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