Bridge Winners Profile for Gerben Dirksen
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Feb. 1, 2011
- Last Seen
- Dec. 13
- Member Type
- Bridge Director
- about me
Originially Dutch, now living in Fürth, Germany. Silver TD. Played for Dutch U20 in Channel Trophy, German U25 in Euro championship.
- Country
- Netherlands
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- Playing against the stars in the Forbo, Verona Mixed Pairs
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Former Junior National Team player
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Norbert Stübinger, Michael Thomsen
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- BC Nürnberg Museum, Kultcamp Rieneck
- Favorite Tournaments
- Pula Festival, German Bridge Team Trophy
- Favorite Conventions
- Fantunes
- BBO Username
- Gerben42
- ACBL Ranking
- None
| Gerben Dirksen - Oliver Hevemeier 2/1 GF |
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| Norbert Stübinger - Gerben Dirksen Short !C with intermediate 2-bids |
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- Bad slam
- I prefer not to cue a shortness in partner's first suit. Therefore I would bid 4♦ only with Ace or King, not with the void. North hand is not so great in light of South's splinter bid.
- What's this X? (I believe I know the answer, but conflicting claims have been made).
- We play IYNTAIT (if you need to ask, it's takeout). As you did ask, it's takeout. More seriously, it depends basically on the question if you would have had a bid for "I would have responded 1NT but I don't have a stopper". If not, then Dbl ...
- What's the position, post-Boye Revelations?
- Not only that, they won the senior pairs championship and their picture is shown on the federation website.
- BW Gives Thanks For You!
- @Peg overheard from opponents after conceding several redoubled overtricks vulnerable (if you need to know, 1♣ 1♥ 1♠ 2♦ 4th suit forcing was doubled and redoubled): "It's teams, partner, don't feel bad the overtricks don't matter much."
- How well do you understand restricted choice?
- But he demoted Pluto!
- How well do you understand restricted choice?
- #1: Less than 50%. If the youngest would also be a boy, there is a higher probability that Mr. Jones would also have a third childs, which he doesn't. #2: More than 33%. Of the three possibilities boy/boy, boy/girl and girl/boy, not all are equally likely ...
- A 1!d response to a 1!c opening by partner...
- There are many possible styles, different ones with different partners. Playing natural I prefer 1♣ - 1♦ to promise 5 cards. With 5♦ 4M I would normally bid 1♦ unless the 5-card suit is bad.
- How well do you understand restricted choice?
- And what if they were twins?
- Trump high or low at trick 3?
- I fully share your gut feeling that ♦Qx(x) onside is unlikely. To me any hand where South doubled with a singleton ♦ is unlikely, regardless which singleton. But unfortunately that are the hands where it makes a difference, so we have to assume he DID double with a singleton ...
- Trump high or low at trick 3?
- I suppose you want to tell us that the defense started with three rounds of ♠? Three possible lines: 1.Ruff high, cash ♦A 2.Ruff high, cross in ♥ and finesse. 3.Ruff low, cross in ♥ and finesse. Line 1 wins if North has ♦Q singleton or ♦xx ...
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