Typically, I am conservative when vulnerable at matchpoints, but this is close. If the spade ace were the diamond ace - I think that might be enough to persuade me to bid. Doubling in the live seat is certainly aggressive, but clearly not crazy in my book. On the flip side ...
While I will not allowed myself to be dragged into the politics of this debate, I would like George to know that our USA1 Mixed Team was not formed for professional reasons. We put this team together because most of us were long time friends and wanted to play in ...
I will try and set the record straight. Having been asked to fill in on the Fleisher team for the Vandy I volunteered for Zia duty. Zia has been a very dear friend of mine for many years and while we all recognize his trove of talents at the bridge ...
One element needs to be added to my long time partner's record - time spent in committees that govern laws, ethics, arbitration and any other number of topics that relate to the betterment of bridge. My educated guess is that Howie has volunteered thousands of hours to our bridge world.
Put me down in the camp of not wasting table time, even though my beloved partner will likely hate me for an eternity for embracing the concept. If a few lost overtricks cost
me an event, that's life and I won't lose any sleep over it. Taking extra ...