That is a hard question Max for exactly the reason you pointed out, totally depends on how you define clear errors. But it would have to be way closer to “compared to double dummy” than “compared to a reasonable definition” to blow >1 imp a board on clearcut errors imo ...
There are many potential families that have at least one boy in it but none named Dylan. I think the point is that the more specific the info, the more the probability that the other child is a boy or a girl approaches 50 percent. If it was a boy ...
IMO it’s not to make him feel part of the team, it is because he is part of the team... he was on the team that won the team trials to qualify in the first place and no doubt will be the therapist and coach of at least my ...
This is restricted choice, with T8 LHO can play either but with Q8 they must play low.
This is usually not the case since it means RHO would have restricted choice on the first round so it cancels out, but in this case with Tx RHO must play low.
Likewise ...
@Marty,
I almost always agree with your posts and logic, and in fact completely agree with your first post here. But I think you are totally wrong about thinking that X of 1N should be "penalty."
1C 1x p 1N, playing the same as you would play after 1x p ...
First google hit for "Bill Gates ACBL donation" was: https://staging.acbl.org/about-acbl/honorary-members/bill-gates/
I mean, that kind of misses the point since even if he never donated money to bridge that's OK IMO but whatever :) It's ok if you disagree with me and I disagree ...
I am not buddies with Gates and Buffett, I do not know them. In what way did I talk like I am buddies with them? Everything I said was public record (google?) and well known.
I offered the reasons I disagreed with your post (and that sentiment in general, which ...