Bridge Winners Profile for Jeffrey Rothstein
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- July 20, 2012
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- RIP Harold Feldheim
- Doug Widman who also frequented the Fleahouse says it was Najdorf
- RIP Harold Feldheim
- Harold was a low keyed expert level player who I knew casually forever. During the past few years we socialized and played on a few teams together. There is at least one story online which includes Harold in the 1960's at the NY Chess and Checker Club (AKA Fleahouse ...
- Russell Samuel's bidding problem: AKx AJ8xxx QT xx
- Agree but hearts or diamonds are both possible to produce nine tricks. 3H will likely make 3Nt impossible to reach. Pard may pass 3H even if forcing.
- Russell Samuel's bidding problem: AKx AJ8xxx QT xx
- 3NT assuming 3H is forward going but not forcing. Change the diamonds to xx, x or something like that then 3H is clear.
- Favorite swindles and other turns of events
- In the early 70's I picked up something like xxx, xx, x, KQTxxxx in a regional pairs: Pass, Pass to me so I bid the obvious 1NT: Pass, 2C, Pass Pass Pass with Judy Tucker in the passout seat with a puzzled look at her insane opponent. Down 1 ...
- Richie Schwartz, R.I.P.
- Richard had a math degree. In the 60's and 70's he worked for a defense contractor as a programmer while pursuing his hobby as a gambler evenings at harness tracks eventually graduating to a full time gambler. At the harness track Richie was known as "the hawk" for ...
- Asking a question in the passout seat
- Opening leader is required to lead face down allowing questions from the passout position. Unless ACBL rules have changed it is a violation to ask questions in the passout seat unless an explanation is necessary for a possible call other than pass. A director should be called any time a ...
- Meaning of 2NT response to 2!C?
- Al Roth suggested balanced with four Queens.
- Forming a 5013C
- try 501C(7) - probably the correct non-profit category. The Cavendish Club in Manhattan was a non-profit member owned club for decades. I was the club accountant for the last ten years of the club's existence.
- A Proposal from World Bridge Productions
- Last huff and clarification: I believe card play should always be in real time. I believe bidding should probably be in real time. The nature of the game remains intact even with 1/2 of the table in a different room. The table presence I object to is trying to ...
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