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I heard a lot of stories from the tennis bubble tourney.
The deflation was preceded by a bomb like BANG and there was only a very small airlock for an exit.
One player was seen leaping over tables while his wife trundled behind yelling “wait for me” and another (a rancher in full cowboy getup) stood in the middle pointing a hunting knife upwards.
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It is quite possible that if your next bid is say, 3nt that your partner may go for the grand as long as you do nothing to wake them up and the opponents deserve that shot.
Is this ACBL? If so you would have announced the 1nt bid as 11-14.
In any event you need to clarify things before the opening. Any pair that asks for an explanation of THIS auction (the name is Stayman……. Sam Stayman) is likely to believe your partners (mis)explanation.
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I'm in the acbl where 2♦ is not alertable (today? yesterday? tomorrow?) I think.
If it was alertable wherever this occurred I object strongly (yet again) to the notion that the non-offenders have to protect themselves by asking if competent opponents have bothered to follow THE %%#@!%& RULES!
Often giving inferences and clues that can be used against them in the play of the hand let alone the rest of the auction.
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Against a strong club we overcall naturally and often on a lead directing 4-card suit aiming at first to set the defence.
Direct overcalls tend strongly to deny a decent opening hand as we pass with those unless very shapely where dbl = majors and 1nt = minors doesn't fit.
After 1♦ negative and 1nt or something else non forcing by opener either one of us can almost always come in when we should.
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“However, as he became familiar with their methods, both from kibitzing so many hands and from studying their system notes, which they voluntarily provided to him”
This from Richard Colker. So our National Recorder is provided with your system notes and kibitzes for thousands of hands….. none of which you cheat on.
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I have been able to quote the relevant laws and state my case effectively during the directors deliberation for a loooong time should I think they are on the wrong track.
I may be an outlier but have NEVER appealed a ruling in 40 years. Only had 3 or 4 appeals against, almost all at our teammates table and won them all too.
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Recruit experts to play a simple system, understandable to the hoi paloi (with a bit of help), put up some prize money and televise it. Youtube it as well, along with the most basic lessons.
Commentators can touch on the complexities that await newcomers to intrigue them without scaring them off.
We used to have SAYC only pair games at Regionals and whatever the market wants plus a good hospitality suite would help tournament attendance.
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This is often a now or never hand with that stiff spade.
That said, I open here about every 6 months to either blow a trick on partners lead or remind myself how dangerous it is with my glass 1/2 full partner.
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There is a flip side. We had a Kiwi transplant that won 3 or 4 National Titles before she made LM.
Lived in a small town with 1 small weekly club game and spent some time playing in my local clubs where they consistently would announce “Todays game is silver and/or red points”.
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It's a bold idea involving poaching best practice from the rest of the World so sadly it has no chance with our current bunch running things. I soo wish it was not in so many respects.
Just think of what it would do for Sectionals. In South Africa these are often held off season at Resorts with 1 pairs game running 3-4 days before a Swiss at the end. One or two days are only 1 session with activities that make it a true holiday.
Pre-booking required based on available space and flexibility in future scheduling to match demand.
John Gillespie
The deflation was preceded by a bomb like BANG and there was only a very small airlock for an exit.
One player was seen leaping over tables while his wife trundled behind yelling “wait for me” and another (a rancher in full cowboy getup) stood in the middle pointing a hunting knife upwards.
John Gillespie
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Is this ACBL? If so you would have announced the 1nt bid as 11-14.
In any event you need to clarify things before the opening. Any pair that asks for an explanation of THIS auction (the name is Stayman……. Sam Stayman) is likely to believe your partners (mis)explanation.
John Gillespie
On this vul does anyone actually look at the north hand in pass out seat and think their partner was considering a double?
John Gillespie
Given the accelerated high level of the auction it is going to take a lot more than a “slight” hesitation to take me off the double.
John Gillespie
Should the opponents bid on partners defence will also be more effective at least by mid-hand than if you had passed or even balanced in a suit.
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If it was alertable wherever this occurred I object strongly (yet again) to the notion that the non-offenders have to protect themselves by asking if competent opponents have bothered to follow THE %%#@!%& RULES!
Often giving inferences and clues that can be used against them in the play of the hand let alone the rest of the auction.
John Gillespie
Direct overcalls tend strongly to deny a decent opening hand as we pass with those unless very shapely where dbl = majors and 1nt = minors doesn't fit.
After 1♦ negative and 1nt or something else non forcing by opener either one of us can almost always come in when we should.
John Gillespie
The optics of collecting 3 sessions of entries for 2 sessions of hands played is particularly bad.
John Gillespie
This from Richard Colker. So our National Recorder is provided with your system notes and kibitzes for thousands of hands….. none of which you cheat on.
I'm shocked, SHOCKED I say.
John Gillespie
I may be an outlier but have NEVER appealed a ruling in 40 years. Only had 3 or 4 appeals against, almost all at our teammates table and won them all too.
John Gillespie
Commentators can touch on the complexities that await newcomers to intrigue them without scaring them off.
We used to have SAYC only pair games at Regionals and whatever the market wants plus a good hospitality suite would help tournament attendance.
John Gillespie
I still do it almost always but face down now.
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John Gillespie
That said, I open here about every 6 months to either blow a trick on partners lead or remind myself how dangerous it is with my glass 1/2 full partner.
John Gillespie
Reverse the majors and I'm in.
John Gillespie
Lived in a small town with 1 small weekly club game and spent some time playing in my local clubs where they consistently would announce “Todays game is silver and/or red points”.
It took forever for her to get her blacks.
John Gillespie
Just think of what it would do for Sectionals. In South Africa these are often held off season at Resorts with 1 pairs game running 3-4 days before a Swiss at the end. One or two days are only 1 session with activities that make it a true holiday.
Pre-booking required based on available space and flexibility in future scheduling to match demand.