Bridge Winners Profile for Doug Smith
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Aug. 12, 2013
- Last Seen
- July 2
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
Nearing retirement, revisiting my beloved bridge after a 15 year or so layoff for career and studies. I like 2/1, strong club, am learning strong club with positive transfers, Fantunes 2-bids, and am interested in Polish Club.
- Country
- United States of America
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- Became life master years ago in Connecticut with favorite partner YLS.
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Have never resorted to violence (or been a target) at the table
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- Carson Valley in Gardnerville, NV and CUBE in Carson City, NV
- Favorite Tournaments
- Las Vegas, Seaside, and Sacramento Regionals; want to attend more Nationals.
- BBO Username
- treksmith
- ACBL Ranking
- Silver Life Master
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- In The Well: Ralph Katz
- Hi Ralph, I noticed in a recent photo that you have a rather famous coach on your bridge team. What is his role, and how do you think he has helped your team?
- A story from the weak club -2
- fun story!
- 1NT Openers With Singleton Honors
- Interesting; consider a partnership where the first partner (me) thinks transfers are off but responder thinks they are on: If I psyched 1nt with a void instead of singleton, and my partner (with say a heart void) transfers me into spades, and I pass, we could end up in a ...
- WBF - Let the Change Begin!
- Now I'm becoming curious as to what types of drugs the WBF tests for (or plans to). Just academically curious, of course.
- Salsomaggiore Problems
- Great article; I remember a rock band years ago had some musical instruments broken by an airline; after months of being jacked around by the airline they wrote a song called, as I recall, United Breaks Guitars, and placed it on UTube. I believe they heard from United soon after ...
- 1NT Openers With Singleton Honors
- That is a great story, Ed! I plan to use it myself (unless you quickly copyright).
- 1NT Openers With Singleton Honors
- this is helpful! thanks.
- In the Well: Eddie Wold
- When playing strong club, do you prefer to use transfer responses? I like the idea of 1C then 1D and 1H being transfers and 1S being weak, but have also played 1C-1D weak and 1H for spades etc; any comments? Fantunes (which a pard and I tried) use (sorry 'used ...
- Great sportsmanship at the senior trials
- "...sometimes common sense and fairness should override the regulations." ...not a bad motto, imo.
- What now?
- i'd ruff the last club, then start playing on diamonds, if east ruffs in he is endplayed; if he doesnt ruff in or has protected diamonds, maybe can put him in with a trump and he will be out of clubs?
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