Bridge Winners Profile for Alan Frank
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Aug. 27, 2011
- Last Seen
- an hour ago
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
Depending on where one puts the line between expert and intermediate, I'm on one side or the other. I've played twice on the last day of an NABC+ event. With two kids and a full-time job developing software, I don't get to play as much as I'd like. I'm interested in theory, laws, & tournament organization; I've been involved in rulemaking for chess and Scrabble in the past.
- Country
- United States of America
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- Criss-cross overtaking trump squeeze
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Overalls in Fall '09 NABC+ Swiss, 7th in '14 Fall 10K Swiss
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Stephanie Hamilton, Eric Schwartz
- Favorite Tournaments
- NABC
- Favorite Conventions
- Fairport
- BBO Username
- af1211
- ACBL Ranking
- Bronze Life Master
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- Do You Count Your Cards?
- If the goal is for everyone to get to play bridge, that is not going to help.
- ATB - Missed game
- Not discussed as to whether the delayed 3♥ would be a grope for 3NT or an intermediate raise (i.e., this hand).
- ATB - Missed game
- North did not demand that South bid at the three level.
- ATB - Missed game
- South was spared the necessity of bidding with Rich's Yarborough by East's 3♦ call, so 3♠ must show _some_ values, though we can debate whether this much.
- Yuan Shen's bidding problem: J32 K3 AK42 AJT5
- The ♠J is an important card and in my opinion a good reason to bid 1NT. Other actions could lead to partner declaring a NT contract with ♠Ax(x), neutralizing your potential second stopper.
- How would you rule?
- Perhaps the OP was influenced by the directors making, in effect, the same mistake. And they should know better.
- How would you rule?
- Slightly off-topic, but what do people think of the agreement that 4♠ shows a strong hand with ♠+♣ and double shows a strong hand with ♠+♦? The disadvantages are obvious; the question is whether clarity of the second suit is worth it.
- Were NS damaged because of misinformation?
- I play fit-jumps as NF by a passed hand. My understanding is that was the original plan. P (P) 1♥ (P) 3♣ and opener will pass with Axx AQ42 xx xxxx.
- Steve Moese's bidding problem: QT974 K954 54 85
- I passed, but am very close to a second call. Add a jack in a major suit or change the shape to 5=4=1=3 and I'd bid 2♥.
- A Little Help
- I'm not sure about the comment that you have to bid 6♠ after asking for aces. Yes, of course it is a cardinal sin to bid Blackwood if you are not intending to bid slam once you find that there are adequate keycards. But if you realize that ...
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