Bridge Winners Profile for David Burch
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- Member Since
- May 17, 2018
- Last Seen
- 11 hours ago
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
I'm just a pretty average club player in the UK. However, I am Chairman of Woking Bridge Club in Surrey, UK, which is a friendly ethical club, so do join us if you fancy a game while visiting the area.
Also, I have a Ph.D. in Statistical Mechanics, and know how the odds of suit distributions really work.
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- United Kingdom
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- Which law applies?
- Bridge was the most popular game in Alcatraz. They played sitting on hassocks at cut down table in the courtyard with dominoes because they weren't allowed playing cards. George "Machine-Gun" Kelly was a keen player.
- Am I Old Fashioned?
- So the consensus is "Yes". Thank you all for your helpful comments; the advice to sacrifice improving a partial for improved game/slam bidding, even at matchpoints; the suggestions for systemic improvements and the delve into history. Now to let my partner know. She will be pleased.
- Director's Handbook.
- The EBU has: https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/laws-and-ethics/laws/flow-charts.pdf which may help. Kali Tikhi.
- Why is this day different from all others?
- I wasn't there either. But I wouldn't mind a mention.
- Believe What You See
- Yes, Andy, simpler in this case. However, I should have made it clear that since playing a top Spade on the first round will succeed against all of the 1=3 breaks, then the odds favour this line by 20:9. If the top Spade collects two small Spades and ...
- Believe What You See
- Using my method for calculating odds at the table, the relative odds for Spades 1=3:0=4 are 5/1:9/4 = 20:9. So the relative odds for ♠Q:0=4 are 5:9. As you say, 0=4 is nearly twice as likely as the singleton queen.
- Strength Chart for Unbalanced Hands
- Sending privately.
- Strength Chart for Unbalanced Hands
- Surely context is important? I refer to Andrew Robson's article in today's Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/puzzles/bridge-6tmm66qb7
- Post 22. Flag-Flying, Bluff bids, Surprise Bids, Psyches, Psyching, Freak Bids and general camouflage. Saturday 4th January 2020
- Was that seed sewn to stitch up the opposition?!
- What is 3C
- 3♥ would be a high card raise with 3 card Spade support.
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