Hall of Fame Admission Rescinded
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29 June 2022 17:01
With great sadness, the ACBL Hall of Fame Committee accepts Sharon Anderson's withdrawal as the 2022 Blackwood Award recipient and ACBL Hall of Fame member. A Blackwood Award recipient is selected ann. […]
If It Wasn't For Bad Luck, Wouldn't Have No Luck At All
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29 June 2022 16:35
Martin Cantor reports With a title from William Bell & Booker T. Jones' Born Under A Bad Sign The Alt 2022 Event 5 got underway on Monday, with a very strong field. The eight top or promoted teams. […]
Mental Slip
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26 June 2022 07:34
In a semi-final match in the Senior trials, you have some delicate decisions to make. E-W vul, North deals. As North, you hold: If you choose to preempt, your call would be 2!D,. […]
Last night in Sligo Take 2
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24 June 2022 16:25
Last night in Sligo I saw another hand So the West player found a 1H bid when it seems almost normal to be bidding 1S planning to come back with 2H later in the bidding. However our hero responded. […]
Last night at the Sligo FOB I saw a hand
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24 June 2022 16:02
Last night at the Sligo FOB I noticed the 2nd placed pair out of 38 runners played and bid board 1 fairly sadly. There are several good lessons in this hand. Lets see So you are dealt the above a. […]
Boxing and the Horizon Principle
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23 June 2022 21:27
A hand came up recently which I thought was a good example of when (and how) to use the ideas of boxing and the horizon principle. Let's define them.Whenever you make a limited bid, you have "boxed". […]
Sacrificing for Dummies
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3 June 2022 18:10
It's ten years since I last wrote something here on the Law of Total Tricks. My goal this time is to come up with something really simple to remember when considering a save.My thoughts on this were p. […]
Why are odd-even signals banned?
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11 May 2022 09:21
In most of the jurisdictions that I play (England, Scotland, USA) the bridge authorities ban odd-even signals but permit odd-even discards. What are they and why is this?Odd-even signals, also known a. […]
This AM I went into Bridgez and I got a good hand ..46% .. Kelbourne musings
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22 April 2022 10:47
Now I have heard of a hand like a foot before but never a hand like 2 feet. 32 high card points ...what can one do However I will not spoil anyone's fun as this hand is from today April 22nd. If. […]
Slightly awkward problems
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20 April 2022 13:55
The penultimate round of the club's Championship Teams and we only need a win to retain the trophy although a loss and other results going our way would mean we could relax in the final match.For a ch. […]