IMP Pairs - It Pays to be Aggressive
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:36:00 +0000
Jenn and I tuned up for our planned foray into the IMP Pairs in Memphis with a 2-session IMP Pairs in the Santa Clara regional. We finshed fifth overall, so we feel we are ready for the big show.
IMP Pairs is an event where you need to be aggressive to win. You are not only playing against one team, but a whole field, so to stand out you have to make games and slams tha
IMP Pairs is an event where you need to be aggressive to win. You are not only playing against one team, but a whole field, so to stand out you have to make games and slams tha
More Uses for Two Under Bidding
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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:17:00 +0000
Those of you who have picked up a copy of my new book, Overcalling Opponent's 1NT, will undoubtedly realize that the main focus is on overcalling the opponents' 1NT openings but that I dedicate some time to discussing other uses for the theory, in other unrelated sequences. As I continue to think through permutations, new ideas come up. I thought I would share.
How about aft
How about aft
A new threat?
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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:46:00 +0000
I was kibitzing one of my club friends on BBO last night and saw the following hand:
Three clubs is clear but, to my surprise, my friend bid three notrump!
"Wow", I thought. This is a completely new side of my friend. Pretending to hold a spade stopper is something I might do, but it is slightly scary to find that there are others a
Three clubs is clear but, to my surprise, my friend bid three notrump!
"Wow", I thought. This is a completely new side of my friend. Pretending to hold a spade stopper is something I might do, but it is slightly scary to find that there are others a
Bizarre World of Bridge
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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:08:00 +0000
DR.JOHN'S CASE NOTES : DECIDOPHOBIA
Far too many bridge continue to play this game with a crippling disability : decidophobia. This condition is defined as the fear of making decision
Doing it wrong for the best results
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Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:27:00 +0000
When I'm not playing well something I lament is how well what I see as poor decisions turn out, especially those made by my opponents. Each hand should be treated on it's own merits of course but how do you feel after this:
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Event 3 - Match 4 - Board 5
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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:47:00 +0000
Ever Waited for Partner to Act? Well, You Didn’t Wait This Long
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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000
What is the longest anyone at a tournament took to play from the dummy at Trick 1, assuming no interruption like a power failure or an earthquake?
The "Dead Auction" rule
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Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:02:00 +0000
A very instructive hand arose at a club game this week which both illustrates and clarifies the "dead auction" rule (one of the triggers in the system of doubles which I have been describing in these blogs).
Let's start with my hand: ♠QT65 ♥8642 ♦KQ9 ♣AQ. We are vulnerable against not, and there are three passes to me
Let's start with my hand: ♠QT65 ♥8642 ♦KQ9 ♣AQ. We are vulnerable against not, and there are three passes to me