Bridge Winners Profile for David Matthews
Basic Information
- Member Since
- May 25, 2013
- Last Seen
- Dec. 6
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
Originally from the UK where I use to play at Young Chelsea Bridge Club and in the London League for City of London College in the early Seventies. Now living in Perth, West Australia.
- Country
- Australia
Bridge Information
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Won some West Australia (WA) State Events and represented WA at Open and Senior level. Mostly average at best.
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Chris Ingham; Cynthia Belonogoff; Nick Cantatore; Anton Pol; David Schokman; Don Allen
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- Nedlands Bridge Club, Perth
- Favorite Tournaments
- Watching Bermuda Bowl and Spingold
- Favorite Conventions
- Transfers with SA's; New Minor Forcing; Modified Michaels (Bailey); Lebensohl; Puppet Stayman; Russian Twos (invented by C Belonogoff); MSKC
- BBO Username
- dmatt
- ACBL Ranking
- None
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- My Turn to Speak
- There is some mention of reasons. "Specifically the proof does establish that four issues were raised with him at least at a dinner meeting with ACBL officials in early March, 2018. They were treatment of staff, progress on the CRM and accounting review project, interaction with and listening to the ...
- Critique this auction, which bid was least correct?
- I totally disagree with the many opinions about the 2 Club opener being wrong and that 1 Heart is the correct opening bid with this hand. I have a simple rule - would I be unhappy if my 1 level opener is passed out? With this 2 loser hand I would ...
- With which of these hands would you invite?
- This is what transfers and super accepts are for (3 to an honour for a minor SA).
- Barry Dehlin's bidding problem: J AKJ42 4 AKQ832
- Whilst it's highly unlikely that 1 Club will be passed out, I have a simple rule for this type of situation. Would I be unhappy if 1 Club is passed out? The answer, with this 3 loser hand, is unequivocally Yes.
- The Talk That Never Was: The Blue Team Rule
- Over 1000 comments. Is this a record?
- Best option?
- Sorry, yes. Did not read his post carefully enough!
- Best option?
- Ben, I wouldn't be discarding a Club as that basically gives declarer the contract if he has AKx of Clubs. For me the 3 of Spades is the discard. If I was to switch at T3 it would again be the 3S.
- First unpleasant experience of changed 2017 Laws
- Bidding Box, David
- Dangerous spot
- Yep, agreed. 3D is some sort of Bergen raise? Personally I would just bid 4H. In my carding arrangements partner cannot lead 5D from 3 small (we play MUD and second from 4 small). So 5D is either a singleton, or from 3 to the Jack (declarer will then play ...
- David Matthews's bidding problem: KQ94 K9 K76 AQJT
- Interesting, Richard. I was South and held A72 54 J832 K752 and felt that I couldn't double without another Spade. North doubled and now I could only bid 4C which went 2 off for the heaviest loss of 7 Imps (Cross Imping). The King of Hearts is waste paper ...
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