Bridge Winners Profile for Phil Markey
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- June 3, 2015
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Lawyer, gambler, monogamist, wolfhound lover
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- Australia
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- winning
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- Bruce
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- South Australian Bridge Association
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- Why I suck at matchpoints (part 2)
- When I was growing up in the game Bobby Richman only required a warm body to sit opposite him to win every major MP event in Oz. Eventually I got to know him well enough to ask him what the secret was - "Get to the 3 level and then defend".
- Reopening double after 1N (strong)
- I think redoubling to show something is bad. The openers side are in front in these auctions courtesy of having a fairly strict opening range. They are just going to blow their equity showing something with a redouble.
- Reopening double after 1N (strong)
- "I have considered playing reversed methods, especially over weak NT. Then double shows approximately a weak NT (often off-shape), 2♣ shows a strong hand (possibly a strong NT), and higher bids show not so strong unbalanced hands. This is obviously worse than doubling if you have a strong hand, but ...
- Reopening double after 1N (strong)
- "Do you actually claim that if 1N opener XX with every hand, reopening with about 11-14 balanced becomes totally ineffective or just less effective?" I think it becomes unprofitable. In a rubber game I think Zia would become your cash cow if you played the methods I suggest in this ...
- Reopening double after 1N (strong)
- There is some additional system to playing an automatic redouble. It is not going to cost much to have agreements that mean responder is not going to pass a 1NT opening without enough values to sit a redouble or a hand that has an easy run. A balanced 11 count ...
- Reopening double after 1N (strong)
- The other defender's typical hand given the passout seat showed 11+ balanced will be about 6-9 balanced. The automatic redouble removes the comfortable option of pass with that hand.
- Reopening double after 1N (strong)
- I am familiar with this style of double and I think it is a winner but only because almost no-one plays a suitable defence to it. Anything other than an automatic redouble by opener after a balancing seat double of any 1NT opening is spewing imps in my view.
- the wait is over
- 2C 4H P P 5N P 6C P 6D 6H 6S P ? Is what I saw to be precise. 6S is at least 4 spades and I doubt The Colonel bids 6H's with a diamond void.
- The Hardest Contract
- "Should E-W have gotten into the bidding?" East passed an 11 count as the dealer. E/W are losing imps this hand given the choice to pass in first seat as a simple auction would have them play 2 spades or defend at the 3 level. The arguments in favour ...
- Gambling Actions (L-12)
- If the definition of a wild gambling action is that a player risked a very bad score with a reasonable expectation of getting a very good score then it is contrary any sensible view of the nature of the game that the player should be punished for taking such an ...
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