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- Member Since
- July 2, 2010
- Last Seen
- May 18
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- Country
- Canada
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- Silver Life Master
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- Gambling at Bridge
- " Let's take the simplest example–the decision to continue to 3nt after a 2nt invitation. The fact that the break even percentage is 36% does not mean opener should: * bid games that are 36% or better to make * refuse games that make less often It means that the 3NT ...
- Gambling at Bridge
- “ Suppose you were dealt the same balanced 10 HCP ... How often do you think the 3NT contract will succeed? My guess is 60% of the time or more. “ “if you make most of the games you bid, you are not bidding enough games. “ The last statement needs some work. You ...
- Ed Herstein's bidding problem: Axx QTxxx Txxx x
- 1M advance isn't a true limit bid. We'd gladly bid 2M advance with 6-8 just as we do to an opening. 0-8 is a 9 pt spread. If you would ever consider making a slam move after you opened 1M ( 12-20, say) and heard a GF raise then ...
- Han Peters's bidding problem: xxxx T9x JT9x Q9
- I remembered the write-up Kerri Sanborn did about the Barry Crane system, keeping in mind it was super matchpoint oriented - " To begin your orientation I'll give you a few of the basic philosophies which Barry and his partners used to advantage. 1. Get in early, say your piece, then ...
- I am Spartacus
- We put up screens and then allow a wire to run between a player and his teammate or a player and spectators. ( I can't help it there are no wires these days). Or should only players who may use the wire be disallowed one? who judges that?
- I am Spartacus
- I don't think any of them capture the nature of the situation. B and C personalize what should be an objective viewpoint. 'A' gives it a twist with the 'deserves' rather than 'requires'. The rule is there to protect the integrity of the contest, a function similar to screens ...
- Up-the-line, Walsh or in between in response to 1C in 2/1 GF?
- A balance between an attempt to Tell'em nuttin' and get into NT asap when we have no major fit while not making it awkward to describe my better hands ( game invites or + ) puts me in a version of BWS approach. At matchpoints, where 3 card M raises are encouraged ...
- Hesitating and then bidding
- The pro's behavior is one of the reasons we have Zero Tolerance. The Director should be called immediately when the pro started criticizing an opponent, no matter how politely phrased or well intentioned or true that it was. He would surely thank the player that calls the director on ...
- LC Standard -- Doubles
- From ACBL instructions - Min. Offshape T/O: Check this box if, by agreement, you make takeout doubles with minimum hands which do not show support for the unbid suits. For example, if your T/O of an opening 1S bid with S KJx, H xx, D AQxx, C Kxxx would ...
- Conflicting Clues
- This seems to summarize the 'who has the Club K " type decisions in a general way, not specific to this hand - Once we know that East has sufficient other values for his bid, then often Vacant Spaces will make West the favorite for other high cards unless that conflicts with ...
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