Bridge Winners Profile for John Miller
Basic Information
- Member Since
- May 16, 2011
- Last Seen
- 29 minutes ago
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
I have been living in Discovery Bay, California for a couple of years now. My wife learned to play during her nights off when our oldest son was a newborn. He is now 16 and both he and his younger sister have learned to play. They play at all of the youth nationals and I hope the family plays in a Swiss someday.
When not working or playing bridge, I like to play the piano and be on my skis - jet in the summer and snow in the winter. Last spring I got to be in the pit band for Cats, with my daughter playing Grizabella, and this spring I look forward to being in the pit band for South Pacific.
- Country
- United States of America
Bridge Information
- Bridge Accomplishments
- 7th in 2013 Roth Swiss, won 2015 GNT-A, 2012 District 6 GNT double (Open and A), 2011 Machlin Pairs, 2nd in a club game with my daughter when she was 11, won 1998 Devon Duplicate
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Stephen Drodge, Lynn Shannon, Cris Barrere, Robbie Hopkins
- BBO Username
- prospero1
- ACBL Ranking
- Diamond Life Master
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- (1!D) precision can be 2+, 3!D and 3NT overcall
- What Craig said, not what Steve or Robert said. 3N is 3N.
- The best hand you ever had and never bid
- Welcome to the 1940's
- The best hand you ever had and never bid
- I had a flat 23 count with AQTxx of hearts and heard (P) P (4♥) ? Calmly took my 150 for average plus
- What conventions should ACBLers prepare for in Orlando?
- That's a mostly unhelpful document. "Conventional bids should be alerted, non-conventional bids should not." Does that mean I need to alert Stayman, Michaels, negative doubles (yes, I realize negative doubles are not a bid)? If the opponents open 1♣ and I overcall 2♣, natural, does that need ...
- What conventions should ACBLers prepare for in Orlando?
- With Ghestem, I can imagine having to think through whether to invert unusual/unusual responses a la 1H - (2N) - ? Is there something else to consider that I am missing? Perhaps, to avoid confusion, it makes sense to invert all of the responses tied to the fourth suit.
- What conventions should ACBLers prepare for in Orlando?
- Well, that's an important topic as well. Any links or advice on alert policy?
- WBF Anti-Doping Regulations
- But in the new approach, as you know, the important thing is to understand what you are doing rather than to get the right answer ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKGV2cTgqA
- 1 Diamond - 2 Clubs in 2/1
- Dire Straits and Tom Petty, the soundtrack of my young adulthood.
- Trouble with doubles
- With the hand Frances postulated, I would not expect to find a spade fit after partner failed to reopen with a double, and looking for a diamond fit is a very narrow target. On the example hand it may very well be right to defend 3CX anyway. It's possible ...
- Trouble with doubles
- On 10), I think you need a little more clarifying language. While I agree with the auction you gave, you imply this double ... (1H) P (2H) P (P) X is also penalty. In the latter case, I have a hand that was borderline on risk/reward for a takeout double ...
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