Bridge Winners Profile for Phil Markey
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- Member Since
- June 3, 2015
- Last Seen
- 44 minutes ago
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
Lawyer, gambler, monogamist, wolfhound lover
Personal philosophy - clothing optional
- Country
- Australia
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- the last time I played
- Bridge Accomplishments
- winning
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Bruce
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- South Australian Bridge Association
- Favorite Tournaments
- National Open Teams
- Favorite Conventions
- specific 2's
- BBO Username
- stiff queen
- ACBL Ranking
- None
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- Coast Conduct
- The behaviour described is atrocious. The suggestion that the culpability of this behaviour is lessened because it is an attempt from a great player to intimidate completely misses the point. The more experienced the player who behaves this way the more culpable the behaviour becomes. It is repulsive for someone ...
- James Huntington's bidding problem: 963 K87652 T9 K5
- My rule is to open the bidding as the dealer with a 6 card suit. I think that weak 2 bids intended as a single suited pre-emptive choice are a sad compromise compared to opening 3 of a major.
- How to bid to right game
- I support hearts with my first bid as South. I suppose it might depend on your raise structure but broadly speaking playing 5 card majors is a sacrifice being squandered when you respond 1S. In my view a structure that bothers to cater for your best 5/3 fit is ...
- Group think on Bridge Winners
- I think Bridgewinners is too USA-centric causing a sameness about the topics, ideas and views you can find on the site. Effectively it becomes akin to an intolerance of different views about bridge and behaviour. I find the moderation of the site poor and unprofessional. The guidelines for posting are ...
- It Happened One Day
- "Phil, South did not invoke the "tension of the moment" or "human" defense. In the first instance, he denied he said anything." Obviously denying it is a bad response but it is also very human. When people say dumb things and are confronted with them they will routinely double down ...
- It Happened One Day
- It is utterly clear to any serious bridge player that you can't tell declarer how to play when you are dummy. All I am saying in the quoted part of my reply is that this would be true of South on this hand. To clarify my reply you could ...
- It Happened One Day
- "In this particular case, I don't think it was a 'one-off' stupid mistake that was just blurted out." This describes the problem with this thread. It is clear that the pair in question have a reputation and that they are being judged with reference to that reputation. Telling declarer ...
- Phil Markey's lead problem: KJ K4 Q873 97632
- Thanks for playing. King of hearts was chosen at the table and the contract made. Not sure if its cold after king of hearts lead but I am certain it is now hard to beat. Dummy had a 6421 with Qxxx heart and declarer Ax. A combination of a trick ...
- Phil Markey's bidding problem: A9 T8 K62 AK9543
- I think the discussion about the name for double in this spot is unhelpful but I am interested in the merits of double with my hand as given. In my view if I could finish the auction with a double it has clear value. 4 spades is going off a ...
- Phil Markey's bidding problem: A9 T8 K62 AK9543
- My double is interesting. I might argue that it is good at these colours but not so good at other colours. In practice I knew my customer such that I was more confident than usual that 4 spades was not making. Although double is broadly defined as takeout in practice ...
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