Bridge Winners Profile for Mike Gill
Basic Information
- Member Since
- March 16, 2011
- Last Seen
- July 18
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
I'm a recovering astrophysicist originally from Boring, MD (yes, really) who now works doing programming and math. My wonderful wife and I now live in Columbia, MD with our son Trevor, who was born in September 2017. He's adorable and wonderful but so far he's terrible at bridge! In addition to bridge I enjoy entirely too many things given I'm a parent: running, sports, poker, barbu, board games, puzzles of various kinds, piano, cooking and eating (who enjoys cooking but doesn't love eating?!).
Bridge Information
- Bridge Accomplishments
- USA II (Junior) in 2006, 2nd in 2017 NAP, missed the 2017 Open GNT final by an IMP
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Noble Shore
- BBO Username
- mike gill
- ACBL Ranking
- Gold Life Master
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- Martin Lindfors's bidding problem: Q542 AQ84 JT3 AJ
- I think the bigger danger is 5-5. x Kxxxx Ax KQxxx or x Kxxxx AKQxx xx are both min HCP but both are almost cold slams. I changed my mind to 2NT but I do think it's close at unfav where LHO will often be under pressure to do ...
- Johan Karlsson's bidding problem: J A874 Q92 AKQ64
- I would reverse if not playing reverse flannery and if 2♥ was forcing. I’m willing to reverse to avoid missing a heart fit but I don’t really think the hand is worth it.
- Phil Clayton's bidding problem: AKQT32 J4 AT3 J3
- I would just Texas and keycard. I think slam is a favorite here even opposite the range of hands that would pass opposite a mild slam try, which i think partner needs a really good hand to accept. Even if slam is bad they probably have to find the lead.
- Liam O'Brien's bidding problem: A2 KJ984 T876 T6
- Why not bid keycard? Sure it’s unlikely partner has only one ace but he might. We also might be off an ace and the ♥q. I just don’t see the cost in checking on this auction.
- Martin Lindfors's bidding problem: --- A985 8532 KT862
- Could easily be down in 1N with 4♥ cold. Over 2♠ I’ll slow down with 2NT but over 2♦ or 2♥ I’m forcing game to try to get to the right strain.
- Michal Czerwonko's bidding problem: A8542 --- --- AKQJT954
- Strongly disagree. I think it’s much more likely partner has a hand with tricks in a red suit given we are holding this.
- Curiosity
- For those who are interested in this sort of thing and haven't seen it: http://bridge.thomasoandrews.com/deals/parzero/
- Jerry Barrett's bidding problem: Q6 JT8 864 Q6543
- Allwhitematchpointsisnotbridge
- 2470
- My first thought was "OP is very confused - South is definitely 5260 not 2470"
- Tommy Cho's bidding problem: --- AT8742 AJ AKJ93
- Some 6-5 hands should bid 4NT which most people play as stressing the hearts are much better than the minor. This is not one of those hands.
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