I played for a few months in ACBL land and I had the great fortune to have a really great partner. I played 1 sectional pairs, 1 regional pairs, a lot of evening games and a few afternoon games in Rochester NY, Buffalo and San Francisco. I was shocked at ...
i played in the us for 4 months, weekly at the bridge club. I opened 1nt on every 4441 hand that I had. Nobody ever noticed, sometimes not even partner.
So the expert analysis of the bidding was this: http://thecommongame.com/PHPPOSTCGS.php?options=LookupClioBoard&date=2016-12-05&board=04&gamemode=Nite
Don't laugh too hard
i tried several times to use the web based client. I have some experience with web software and with HCI (human-computer interaction) and I much prefer the old version from this point of view. I find it much less crowded, more intuitive, and the color combinations less tiring after long ...
sanya open pairs: http://www.worldbridge.org/PairsChampRP.aspx?qtournid=1035&qmenudetid=1016 out of 202 pairs 60 were from China, 5 from TPE, 1 mixed;
Philadelphia open pairs: http://www.worldbridge.org/PairsChampRP.aspx?qtournid=828&qmenudetid=496 out of 250 pairs 78 were from the USA and another 16 had 1 US player.
For some it is considered freedom of expression and debatable topics. For the rest they are considered cheating accusations and banned. Popularity based rules, nothing new.
I just look at how the world class guys that i'm watching are voting. I'm not really interested that I voted the same as 50% of the voters if all the top guys voted for something else.