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- Oct. 9, 2010
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It's hard for me to believe, but I've been a professional bridge player and teacher for over 25 years. Along with Michael Rosenberg, our now 16-year-old son Kevin, and my mom, Judy, in 2011 I moved from NY to the Bay Area of California. When not teaching bridge, I'm often enjoying hiking with new friends in this beautiful weather, while Michael stays home to write comments on Bridge Winners articles.
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- ACBL Convention Cards
- Any policy that discourages cc holders should be encouraged. Those cc holders often display someone's card with a different partner, because they "forgot" to change it. They also are often "decorated" with decals covering up the carding section. Sadly, the general feeling in the ACBL is most definitely not ...
- ACBL Convention Cards
- "I think changing this culture about the card would be the biggest change for the better." I wholeheartedly agree with this statement, and feel it's almost pointless to put any effort into improving the card until the culture changes. I also agree with Michael's specific suggestion for changing ...
- David Bird & Taf Antias: Winning NoTrump Leads
- I am (vaguely) aware that supposedly a study showed that over some large sample of hands, the total tricks taken by expert declarers was indeed somewhat comparable between double dummy and single dummy play. Even if true, that would not convince me that double dummy analysis of this particular situation ...
- David Bird & Taf Antias: Winning NoTrump Leads
- But it's only the best statistical lead double dummy. In order to have comparable statistics about single dummy play, one would have to compile a comparable amount of data from hands actually played. I'm not convinced that there is enough link between single dummy and double dummy play ...
- David Bird & Taf Antias: Winning NoTrump Leads
- I have a problem with the analysis. It's based on double dummy computer play, and we play single dummy human bridge.
- How do you play this double?
- Agree, and I'd think double would be normal with a 4-4-3-2 hand as well, so I answered "cooperative takeout" Edit: To clarify, by "normal", I mean normal in the modern style, namely: whenever a double might be needed as "takeout" or "cards", that's what it is. If that ...
- Committees?
- Ah, maybe that explains why this is the first question I've felt like answering for a while.
- Monaco out of the Vanderbilt
- Sorry, I don't have time to consider all of Yates' comment carefully. I'd certainly like to see much more reliable committee reports produced. The discussion about spots cards seems to have changed from the original post, and I was interested in followup on that illegal carding argument. However ...
- Extending congratulations all over
- Thanks for posting this Henry, and I offer my congratulations to all the event winners. Especially with such an exciting Vanderbilt story taking place, many of us forget how meaningful these other events are to most of those who compete in them. Speaking of excitement, a late scoring correction in ...
- Monaco out of the Vanderbilt
- "Assuming perfect play by declarer"....why should anyone ever do that - yes, even against Helgemo? Also, you gave the same hand earlier, and it was suggested that hand would have opened 2N. Presumably you disagree, since you are asserting it not only as a possible hand, but apparently as the ...
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