More Points Schmoints
by Marty Bergen

The sequel to the bridge book of the year 1996.

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION - THE MAKING OF A SEQUEL
• CHAPTER 1 - POINTS SCHMOINTS! REVISITED
  • Mastering Points Schmoints!
  • The Return of The Rule of 20
  • Arlene Counts 'Em Up
  • Do Experts Apply The Rule of 20?
• CHAPTER 2 - SIZING UP THE HAND
  • The Truth About Honors
  • The Real Truth About Distribution
  • Take a Second Look
  • Quick Tricks - Out of Fashion?
  • She Does Not Go Both Ways
  • The Good, the Fair...
• CHAPTER 3 - RESPONDER TAKES CENTER STAGE
  • Predicting Responder's First Bid
  • Zeroing in on 1NT Forcing
  • Bergen Raises
  • Drury - Anything but Dreary
• CHAPTER 4 - OPENER SPEAKS AGAIN
  • Opener Rebids With Six-Four
  • Lacking Restraint
  • Opener's Obscure Rebid
• CHAPTER 5 - BRIDGE IS A PARTNERSHIP GAME
  • Forcing or Not?
  • Good Partnership Bidding
  • To Rebid or Not to Rebid?
  • After You Pass, Tread Lightly
• CHAPTER 6 - NOTRUMP BIDDING FOR THE MILLENNIUM
  • 1NT - To Open or Not To Open?
  • Secrets for Responding to 1NT
  • Puppet Stayman Made Easy
  • Crawling Stayman
  • Thank You, Mr. Jacoby
• CHAPTER 7 - EXPLODING POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS
  • 3NT - Not Always a Shutout Bid
  • A Major Misconception
  • Supporting Opener's Minor Suit
  • "Only Overcall With a Strong Suit" Oh Yeah?
  • Who Should Declare? Who Cares!
• CHAPTER 8 - BIGGER MAY BE BETTER
  • Open 2C - Count Your Tricks
  • 2C and Beyond
  • The Truth About Reverses
  • Slam Bidding Made Easier
• CHAPTER 9 - WOMEN I HAVE KNOWN
  • Enthusiastic Amateur Wears Glass Slipper
  • The Ultimate Happy Ending
  • That's No Bridge Player, That's My Wife
  • Generation Gap
• CHAPTER 10 - BIDDING MORE WITH LESS
  • Problematic Preempts
  • After Partner's Weak Two-Bid
  • Surviving the Preempt
• CHAPTER 11 - OBEYING THE LAW
  • The Ten Commandments of The LAW
  • Do You Know The LAW?
  • Don't Think Twice - Bid 4S Over 4H
• CHAPTER 12 - COUNTING YOUR WAY TO THE TOP
  • This Dummy Knows it All
  • Junior Bids Up the Line
  • Puzzle Solving
• CHAPTER 13 - OVERCOMING THE OPPOSITION
  • Dear Marty
  • Same Hand, Different Auction
  • Seeking a Happy Medium
• CHAPTER 14 - THE BAD GUYS GO FIRST
  • What's Your Call?
  • DONT Miss This Tip
  • Some Hands Get Better With Age
  • Balancing Knowhow
• CHAPTER 15 - GOOD DOUBLES GO A LONG WAY
  • The Negative Double Strikes Again
  • Profiting When the Opponents Double
  • Attacking After the Redouble
• CHAPTER 16 - DECLARING LIKE A CHAMP
  • Slow Down, Partner
  • Double Dummy
  • Four of a Major: The Best Game in Town
  • Overtake or Underachieve?
  • Entries - The Name of the Game
  • Winners Take Care of Their Losers
  • Lose Early - Win Often
• CHAPTER 17 - DID YOU GET MY MESSAGE?
  • My Kingdom for a Signal
  • Counting on Partner's Count
  • Scintillating Communication
  • A Ten-Cent Signal With a Five-Cent Partner
• CHAPTER 18 - PASSING THE DEFENSIVE TEST
  • A Good Uppercut is Hard to Find
  • Some Instincts are Better Than Others
  • A Shift in Time
  • The Defense Rests
• CHAPTER 19 - THE LIGHTER SIDE
  • Time for Trivia
  • Competing With Myself
  • For Bridge Players Only
  • The Trouble With Doubles
• BRIDGE JARGON
• INDEX
• LEARNING WITH MARTY