Bridge Winners Profile for Gerben Dirksen
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Feb. 1, 2011
- Last Seen
- an hour ago
- 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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- A "What's this double?" from the world junior online championship
- As TD I once had to deal with a Wyoming redouble by a national team player... He redoubled after a blatant misuse of UI by opponent.
- Gerben Dirksen's bidding problem: AQT9 652 A84 985
- Partner hand is http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/bidding-problem-2-6medbqa8uj/ 2NT is winning if by bidding it you convince the opponents to bid 3♠ with nine Spades, if they don't you would have done better to pass.
- Gerben Dirksen's bidding problem: AQT9 652 A84 985
- It is not... responsive Dbl is agreed showing both minors.
- Avon Wilsmore's bidding problem: K9 J KJ8642 7543
- I chose pass but haven't played Precision in a while so no idea how "crazy" that is. I felt it isn't as we probably belong in ♠ anyway and with points 20-20 and ♥ preempted, why not try to buy it cheap? But if it's bad bridge ...
- for movement wonks only
- Now that you have started with 6 tables with 10-12 sitting out but 19-21 in play, you can continue as 3/4 Howell 6 tables and 8 rounds but use 19-21 as substitute for boards 10-12. There will be a need to renumber the pairs, though. Less stressful perhaps would ...
- Yordan Boychev's bidding problem: Kx AKJ854 Kx Axx
- Good thing it isn't MP - then the problem would be even harder.
- T- Shirt ideas(bridge)
- I have a blue T-shirt which states: "XX = asking for trouble" but this can also be misinterpreted I guess. So I stick to my red "X = T/O" t-shirt. I like the I ♦ transfers suggestion, though.
- What are your preferred methods: priority to count or to attitude?
- First discard in a suit contract is attitude, otherwise most signals are suit preference.
- What are your preferred methods: priority to count or to attitude?
- I'm in Europe and our agreement is only to give count when partner needs it. Otherwise 1st trick attitude, Smith Peter in NT, and lots of suit preference. I once had a partner who wanted the count almost everywhere it drove me crazy. So I know your distribution but ...
- NAMYATS 3NT
- The system popular in my club includes 3NT opening showing a broken preempt in either minor, which is probably what you are looking for. The continuations are: * 4♣: Pass or correct * 4♦: Modified Keycard ==> Response 4♥ shows a ♦ suit, other bids respond to keycard with ♣ ...
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