Bridge Winners Profile for Brian Baresch
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- March 22, 2013
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- Bad Habits of Intermediates
- I do both. Measure twice, and all that.
- Bad Habits of Intermediates
- Late to the party, but ... the main thing I would try to teach is to think about what *we* have and not what *I* have. "What's our best fit" rather than "what's my best suit," trying to hit partner rather than leading my long but worthless suit at ...
- Please, One More Time for this Theme
- Edited because Ed's later comment makes this one irrelevant.
- What event would you play in?
- Ditto
- What event would you play in?
- A Soloway-style team event with a one-day Swiss qualifying four teams for semis and finals. I live in NYC and haven't been playing much, but for that event I'd drag myself out and enter.
- Sometimes I don’t believe the results on a board.
- Someone did that against me once in 7NT and I had to pay close attention to cover declarer's card or it would have won the "ruff" trick.
- Sometimes I don’t believe the results on a board.
- I once saw an opp open 2♣ in a hand that didn't merit it, then later ask for aces with 4♣. Opener signed off, responder couldn't believe her hand opposite 2♣ couldn't be in slam, so she bid 4NT. It was the first time ...
- USBC Semifinal Matchups
- Even so ...
- USBC FANTASY BRACKET
- Since there's an actual prize for first place, is there a tiebreak formula? I realized that I had all fairly high seeds in the semifinals and figured I wouldn't be the only one ...
- Hard to Believe
- Making 7NT with a redoubled overtrick would make for quite a story at the bar afterward.
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