Bridge Winners Profile for Ned Kohler

Ned Kohler

Dave Rankin and Ned

A rare opportunity missed in GNT Finals: 9 = 9
A rare opportunity missed in GNT Finals: I tried Google Translate for the English but it just gives me English back. Must be a bug in the program.
A rare opportunity missed in GNT Finals: But Patrick, you didn’t give us 9 through 2! How ever will we understand without the spots?
What are you done with?: 1. Polls based on gross prior misbidding. Only slightly less annoying if based on an unintentional error. 2. Bidding polls with an obvious agenda. 3. Agreeing with Rosalind H on lack of methods.
What do you want more of?: I will “thirteenth” Dave’s request, twelve having liked it presently.
Super-accepting after 1NT opener: I am strongly in the “never with 3 camp” and just as strongly against SA with 4333. I tried bidding doubletons for years and concluded that a very rare decider for game or slam was a poor return for handing the defense a roadmap on every SA. I play 3M ...
1m - P - 1!S - 2!H - 2NT?: Definitely does not deny 3 card support for me.
Jordan Lampe's bidding problem: 9753 KQJT Q9 872: If you can make 3NT, the telephone number is going to be several area codes away. The chances of them making 2♥ even when you can't make 3N are somewhere close to 0.
Cris Barrere's bidding problem: Ax KQxx xxx KJxx: If you look up “Balancing 1NT” in the Bridge Encyclopedia”, this is the example hand.
David Parsons's bidding problem: AJ95 J74 952 KQ2: Certainly much closer to 3 than 1.