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more of the same?
Judi brought George and I an interesting hand when she came to visit and practice this week, I’m curious to hear what you think. You hold:
AQx
AQxxxxxx
QJ
Imagine Lefty and Partner pass, Righty opens 4; seems pretty normal to bid 5 with these cards, don’t you think? What if Righty opens 3, do you still bid 5? [...]
Published by stacy on January 29th, 2009 tagged Bidding & Play Problems, Bridge | 12 Comments »
awards season
El Torino zero? It’s Academy Awards time in Hollywood and ACBL Hall of Fame time in the bridge world. It won’t count for anything, but I have a hunch it’ll be fun to see how the 2009 ACBL Hall of Fame candidates fare here. You may vote for up to three candidates you feel worthy [...]
Published by stacy on January 22nd, 2009 tagged Bridge | 8 Comments »
how to spot a bridge pro, part four
I’m nearing the end of my quest to learn to be a bridge player, which is on some level fundamentally different from “just” learning to play bridge. The jury’s still out on whether I’ll be able to say I completed my endeavor successfully; even if I can go from being one of the hopeless sponsors [...]
Published by stacy on January 16th, 2009 tagged A Client's View, Bridge | 5 Comments »
how to spot a bridge pro, part three
I’ll hit the highlights from parts 1 and 2, in case you’re just joining us: There are two sides to every story; in this one, which is about the world of professional bridge, the two central characters are the player and the sponsor. Bob Katz said “The definition of a pro is simple – someone [...]
Published by stacy on January 13th, 2009 tagged A Client's View, Bridge | 7 Comments »
how to spot a bridge pro, part two
It’s not uncommon for (primarily) amateur players to decry the pollution of major team events by the proliferation of playing sponsors. People have asked time and again why there can’t be more guys like Ira Corn, a Dallas businessman who paid The Aces but didn’t play. I’m not wading back into that discussion, rather I’m [...]