Web developer, responsible for USBF site and new WBF site among many others... a master gardener. Love my 2 dogs (rescued mutts). Fascinated by genealogy and genetics (see http://blog.kittycooper.com ) - bridge teacher (developed manual for teaching children bridge for the ACBL) and popular lecturer see: http://bridgeteaching.com/contact-us/about-kitty/ former world champion and many-time national champion now living with husband Steve in the San Diego area of Southern California.
The 2012 US Team Trials are in Chicago, IL. 5 teams had byes out of the Round Robin, so the entrants duked it out for 11 spots in a 16-team 120-board knockout event to select the USA team. Click the links below to see the matchups.
Don't you love it when the expert commentators analyze the hand in gory detail and predict that Zia will go down by taking what appears to be the percentage line and they are wrong wrong wrong!!
Press the next button to follow Zia's line of play.
So the ♠Q looked to be be a singleton and Zia took it at face value. At the other table the contract was 7♦ which had no play so 14 imps to the Nickell team.
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