Bridge Winners Profile for Katie Thorpe
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Aug. 11, 2011
- Last Seen
- 22 hours ago
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
I'm a retired IT professional now living in a small southwestern Ontario town with my husband, John Carruthers, and our two cats, Scully and Emma (Peel).
\nI started playing bridge in university, was introduced to duplicate in 1970 and here I am many years later, having taken some years off due to demands of work and family. I've been very fortunate to have represented Canada internationally on and off since 1984.
\nI also enjoy genealogy, gardening, reading and travelling.
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\n- Country
- Canada
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- Olympiad 1988 in Venice
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Venice Cup Bronze 1989, Olympiad Silver 2000, Master Mixed Teams 1991
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Marty Kirr, Ina Demme
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- None
- Favorite Tournaments
- New Orleans, Las Vegas
- Favorite Conventions
- Modified Bergen, XYZ
- BBO Username
- kthorpe
- ACBL Ranking
- Gold Life Master
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- National Champions in Limited Events: Fair or Foul?
- So back in the mists of time my team won a Masters Mixed Teams which does indeed qualify for GLM status should I ever get to 10,000 MPs (which I won't - I may never get to 5K given how little I play now). So if this means I ...
- Anti-Doping Violation by Geir Helgemo results in Team Zimmerman disqualification from Orlando Rosenblum Cup
- I played in Orlando. To do so, as in many previous WBF events, I signed and submitted a WBF Player Commitment form. Paragraph 14: 1 accept to be subject to the anti-doping rules of the WBF. In particular I submit to doping control at or by the request of WBF ...
- Lanzarotti Readmitted and the ACBL?
- This seems pretty reasonable with the conditions attached, although I also have no real problem with permanent expulsion for collusive behavior (perhaps with some exceptions for beginners?).
- Lanzarotti Readmitted to ACBL
- Just another reason not to play in NABC (and perhaps EBL/WBF events) - other than the ever rising costs, locations, inadequate system cards, etc etc
- Format for National Team Trials
- CNTC (Canadian National Team Championship) chooses the Open Team. There are also CWTC, CSTC and now CMTC events to choose the others. All are part of "Bridge Week". The www.cbf.ca website has details for this year and for past years.
- Do You Count Your Cards?
- It is simply an automatic thing for me when I take the hand out, usually in 4-4-3-2 pattern, facedown of course!
- Avoiding another Honolulu
- While I understand the arguments related to permanent sites, it would be yet another reason for me to stay home (with an exception or two like New Orleans). Even if the permanent sites are cities I like, I enjoy the variety, especially as I rarely play all 10 days and ...
- Honolulu BOD Journal
- I'm with Peg - much easier to announce all ranges - better for all to remember and better for less UI. And does 14+-17 count as 15-17 or not?? Why make life difficult?
- Honolulu BOD Journal
- And if one decides to come too late (for many possible reasons) to get a room in the "host" hotel????
- Are you in shape? We weren't
- A matter to be discussed with partner - assuming 4th suit game forcing, in the given auction I'd bid 3H and it would show 4. In 1C-1D; 1S-2H; 3H - opener cannot have 4 hearts and generally we play it as xxx or Jxx and a grope for 3N.
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