Bridge Winners Profile for Ken Gamble
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Aug. 20, 2015
- Last Seen
- July 16
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- At a table in the Hawaii Regional (1985), Max Hardy mentioned my takeout double had a slight odor to it.
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Many Regionals, no Nationals
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Carol Maggipinto, Bob Price, Don Seldeen
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- Santa Cruz Bridge Unit
- Favorite Tournaments
- Monterey Regional
- BBO Username
- KenGamble
- ACBL Ranking
- Ruby Life Master
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- Contested Claim
- There was a 5-0 spade break that declarer learned early in the play. There were several ruffs that took place by both defender and by the declarer. In fact this was the argument the defense was using - declarer could easily have last track of the outstanding trumps. But the case ...
- Contested Claim
- Response to wrong post
- Contested Claim
- Thank you, spades are trump. North is declarer.
- Archiving Convention Cards
- Thanks Doug. Another website I wasn't aware of. I wish the lookup wasn't so slow.
- Archiving Convention Cards
- Thanks Dave and Al. This is exactly what I need (especially the system summaries). I wasn't aware of the USBF site. Now I am.
- (1m) - 1NT - ( 2m) - ?
- I think several commentators are agreeing that 2-levels responses in both auctions are natural and sign-off. Of course this is standard Lebensohl. 2NT would be used to sign-off in a lower denominational suit. It would be very rare that responder will have enough points to invite game as most of ...
- (1m) - 1NT - ( 2m) - ?
- What worries me about (1) and "system on" is that I will lose 2D as natural and to play. I'm likely to have around 5-6 hcps in my position so a 3-level bid for diamonds is a stretch. I know I lose right-siding the contract but is that more ...
- help with odds
- This site will calculate the odds and is easier to get the answers than from an odds book. http://www.automaton.gr/tt/en/OddsTbl.htm
- Restrictions on a Weak Two Bid?
- Several weeks ago a friend passed to me responses to a modified Ogust system he gathered from someone else. These responses seem playable. 3♣ = (bad, bad) 3♦ = bad suit, 7+ points 3M = good trump suit 3oM = 6-4 in the majors. 3NT = (good, good) So far, I've had ...
- New Suit after Opener Raises Responder's Major Suit
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