Bridge Winners Profile for Mike Summers-Smith
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Sept. 20, 2015
- Last Seen
- 2 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
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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- Find The Human
- We need to know if the bot included an "int gloat (int result)" function.
- Opening 7NT
- 20-some years ago, EBU Summer Meeting, Swiss Pairs, we sat down against a middle-aged pair I'd never seen before whose CC read something like "Acol, Stayman, Blackwood". I hunkered down; but partner didn't get the message, and we got hammered. "Didn't you read their CC?" "Yes, and ...
- Shireen Mohandes's bidding problem: K2 8 K97 QJT8543
- F1 for me too, but I don't care whether it is or not. One thing I do know, is that 2♥ cannot possibly be the right contract.
- RHO open 1NT, you have 2524 and 15 points
- Even in Weaknotrumpland, hands where you gain by intervening over 1N are uncommon. Intervention over 1N is rare; most evidence is anecdotal, and cannot be relied upon for theory. RHO has laid claim to about one-third of the HCP. To show a profit, you need both to have good shape ...
- Find The Human
- Trick question. Either, W, E and S were all humans (and N may been too, or a well-trained bot). Or, N was the human and the other three were all bots (my choice). W was looking at 6 tricks and blocked ♠. E found a no-play switch at T5. S ...
- Find The Human
- @Steve - I wouldn't risk that 2♠ bid, correct though it is, with some partners let alone with a bot. (At least a bot wouldn't go into a 5 minute tank before reaching into the box and pulling out something green...)
- RHO open 1NT, you have 2524 and 15 points
- From Payne & Amsbury on TNT: x = blood 2♣ = 3-suiter, short in a red suit; or, black 2-suiter 2♦ = 3-suiter, short in a black suit; or, red 2-suiter 2N = Mm 2-suiter I haven't played it, and I'm not sure I want to. 2♦ looks like a good way to play in the 4-3 ♥ fit with the force ...
- RHO open 1NT, you have 2524 and 15 points
- Yuck. What a filthy hand. I can see 30 of the 40 HCPs. On average, partner has 5 of the missing ones. On a good day, we might get out for 1 down in 2♥ or even 3♣. On a bad day, we can't, and get doubled ...
- Opening 7NT
- Looks like an easy game. "Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne..."
- David Corn's bidding problem: J4 Q865 AKJ63 85
- I am so glad that I don't play this system. Why on earth should I bid Qxxx before AKJxx on a likely partscore hand? Why on earth would I want to declare a Moysie with this shapeless junk at any level, unless pressed?
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