Bridge Winners Profile for Mike Summers-Smith
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Sept. 20, 2015
- Last Seen
- 9 hours ago
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
English county-class bridgeplayer; or, rather, I was, when playing often enough to stay sharp. Favourite methods (1) a home-grown strong Diamond, and (2) Acol. I firmly believe that strong NT and (especially) 2/1 are inventions of the Devil.
- Country
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- Discovering, in real-life play, a one-loser smother play which seems never to have been written up. Least favorite bridge memory: going for 800 in 2Sx on that hand, rather than 1100.
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Knocked the holders out of the Gold Cup 40 years ago, and.lost in the next round. Finished in the top five a time or two in the EBU Summer Congress Swiss Pairs.
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- Coventry and North Warwickshire
- Favorite Tournaments
- EBU Summer Congress Swiss Pairs
- Favorite Conventions
- Strong Diamond
- ACBL Ranking
- None
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- ATB - missed grand
- I hate almost all of this auction, but for me this is the killer point. 5♠ should we risk seven? 6♥ no.
- Richard Fleet's bidding problem: K84 A Q9652 K863
- Which rebid will cheer partner up the most? A limited raise, or an unlimited new suit bid (with - as I know - 5 Miltons between my 2 suits)? 2♣ is a good way to find our 5-2 ♦ fit if partner is 5=4=2=2. I could be persuaded ...
- A ruling conundrum
- I do like the idea that for some juniors, the only call ruled out by UI might be Pass. (edited, before any pedant points out that Pass is a call not a bid)
- A ruling conundrum
- I would open 2♠ on the W hand in 3rd. No real danger, gets in their way, it's the lead I want against 3N, warns them against non-existent bad breaks, etc. E will bid 4♠, but I expect N-S to find the sac. In one of my ...
- Picking a Winner
- I thought it was Dronno. (The one time I went there, it was Sunday and it was shut.)
- How do u rate the call
- u lst me @ 2♦
- A ruling conundrum
- 'Tis new to thee.
- Delayed 2S by opener show extra or possibly weak 6??4 ?
- I too am always rebidding 2♣ on 6-5 blacks - that's why I opened. Even with 6=0=2=5, I'm not bidding again after 1♠-1N; 2♣-2♥. OK partner might be 1=5=5=2, but the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_holes]First ...
- Delayed 2S by opener show extra or possibly weak 6??4 ?
- I wouldn't be rebidding 2♣ on a bad 6-4 either - I'd rebid my long suit and hope to get out alive. The only reason I'd disturb 2♥ is if I thought game might still be on. Partner doesn't have 2♠ or 4♣ ...
- Richard Fleet's bidding problem: KJT8 QT96 AKJ72 ---
- Pass, at any form of scoring. Game looks out of the question - I'd want at least another K to make a strong bid. 2♦ on a 5-2 (5-1?) fit could be horrible. I just love those intermediates for 1N. I can envisage oppos having an unpleasant selection of ...
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