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Joe Grue
Joe Grue
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Basic Information

Member Since
Oct. 13, 2010
Last Seen
April 23
Member Type
Bridge Pro
about me
I am like a goalie, almost nothing gets past me!
Country
United States

Bridge Information

Favorite Bridge Memory
Playing with my dad
Bridge Accomplishments
3 World Junior Championships, Reisinger 1st, 2nd in Vanderbilt, 1st in NAOP pairs, Vanderbilt 1st and a bermuda bowl 2nd
Regular Bridge Partners
Curtis Cheek, melanie tucker, john kranyak, and the one and only Jlall
Member of Bridge Club(s)
Cavendish Bridge Club
Favorite Tournaments
any tourney that i have won
Favorite Conventions
the one's that i invented
BBO Username
joegrue
ACBL Ranking
Grand Life Master
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In the Well: Josh Donn
i can handle at least 6. first i would pick out the weakest (akas gavin type when he was like 13 or 14) and i would slam thewm to the ground hard that way they give up all there fight. then i would handle the three tougher kids 3 on ...
In the Well: Josh Donn
thats so gross!! u cant pass pdr with a singleton in support!! obv 1spade is correct but 1d is a million times better than pass of 1c!!
In the Well: Jenny Wolpert
btw this is not a trick question, i know,, because i called steve and asked. theres definately a right and a wrong answer to the second question!
Never got in - assess the blame
i assume this was a matchpoints problem? If so i would dbl 1c , and at any form of scoring i would dbl when it goes 1c-p-1s...
Team Sweden Arrives Home
awesome video!
Final Board Decision
thx bundy
The Switch Principle
ya i guess that would work danny, but u might have to play that after 4h either pdr responds rkc or that 4s is rkc over 4h.
The Switch Principle
i dont feel like transfers over a weak 2-bid in spades makes much sense. but I do feel like transfers are the way to go in many auctions.
The Switch Principle
yes Jeff i agree that the conventions i have written about definately are not to be used in a casual partnership, or if players are likely to forget things. In mine and curtis's case we have a lot of little agreements that you would clasify as hard to remember ...
The Switch Principle
I like it when i open a precision diamond and the LHO overcalls 1s i like to switch 2c and 2h. making 2c show hearts and negative freebid values +. and a 2h call to show clubs inv +.
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