Bob Mackinnon ~ No Comments

Wednesday May 16, 2012 15:33:17

Bridge players are quick to quote the Law of Total Tricks to bolster their excuses for overbidding. In fact, this Law has become the foundation for a new approach to bidding which makes little reference to the high card content of the hands being bid. Of course, it is known that The Law is subject to many conditions and restraints, a major proviso […]

Punitive Damages

Judy Kay-Wolff ~ 14 Comments

Sunday May 13, 2012 02:31:06

For weeks I have been following ludicrous discussions on Bridge Winners about accusations, warnings, charges, appeals, AWMWs and various other ugly altercations between players, committees, directors and management. No one knows better than Yours Truly the furor and frustration of not being in control -- especially when you have done nothing […]

Shut Up And Count Up ...

Jeff Lehman ~ No Comments

Sunday May 13, 2012 02:15:13

Sometimes the source of matchpoints is quite surprising. All vul at Friday's club duplicate, in second chair I held ♠JT  ♥KQ432  ♦AQ75  ♣K7.  Nice potential for this hand, but considerably less so when my RHO opens 1NT.  With no singleton and the opponents being vulnerable I pass without much thought and so do the next two players.  […]

Yikes!

Judy Kay-Wolff ~ 1 Comments

Saturday May 12, 2012 20:59:32

While I was returning my Keystone Follies folder to my storeroom, I actually tripped upon a sheet of paper which had fallen between the crevice of two memorabilia boxes.   It brought a smile to my lips and I wanted to share with you something written thirty-six years earlier. The background:  Charlie Solomon was teaching bridge at […]

Time And Bridge Move On (dedicated To The Old-timers)!

Judy Kay-Wolff ~ 3 Comments

Saturday May 12, 2012 20:02:17

Reminiscing through my hoards of bridge memorabilia of fifty-five years, I came upon a file entitled “Keystone Follies, 1972.”     That will be coming up upon forty years on November 10th,   I can remember it as if it were yesterday.   The primary event was the Fall Nationals held in Lancaster, PA by […]