jgillispie

Are you opposed to using a teaching table? I'm pretty sure the alert function works there.

[hv=pc=n&s=saq6hjdqt8764cak2&n=sk984ha74da2cqt85&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=1d1hdp2dp3nppp]266|200[/hv] East leads the 2♥. Plan the play. Here's the link to the actual hand.

The most significant flaw in the new edition, as a teacher, is the hand editing program. I cannot get a GIB analysis while creating/playing the hands. Picking the cards for the hands is also slightly more difficult than the previous version, which was a little more condensed. As long as I can continue to access the old version, I'll have no qualms with the new one.

Curious about how to bid in these types of auctions as a whole. I will provide an example: [hv=pc=n&s=saq9432ha543d7c76&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1dp1s3cpp]133|200[/hv] The question is how do opener/responder communicate their shapes appropriately when the opponents interfere after the opening and response.

As part of an effort to boost attendance at the first meeting of the Duplicate Bridge Club at University of Georgia, I am looking for individuals who - Work at the university - Attend the university as a student - Know someone who is affiliated with the university The goal here is simply to get a LOT of interested people to attend at the 1st meeting (see attached Facebook Page Link) or club website. I can be contacted via email (jack.gillispie15@gmail.com) or the Facebook page. I appreciate your support! Let's recruit some college kids! ♠♥♦♣

I've read Bird/Anthias' (pray I'm spelling that right) book on Winning NT leads. I'm wondering what the public consensus is specifically on leading against 1N contracts. Is it generally correct to lead passively v actively? What kind of hands would make this change, if any? Some example auctions: 1♣ 1♥ 1♠ 1N 1♦ 1N 1♣ 1♠ 1N

http://tinyurl.com/y8n78p9j Your lead at T1 is?

Advanced+, Expert, and World Class players: Would you be interested in committing to the next couple of Sundays (noon eastern time) with a few others to play online team matches against David Grab's team? Pam (onoway) is in need of a quality team for these folks to compete against in the context of an IAC tournament she has arranged. Please contact her with your interest.

Consider the following auctions: 1♣ 1♠ 2N 3♣ 1♣ 1♠ 2N 3♠ 1♣ 1♠ 2N 3♦/♥ In which cases are responder's rebids forcing?

After playing in the D.C YNABC, I've come to the conclusion that there should be some modifications in the layout of the tournament. I have brainstormed something along the lines of: DAY 1: PAIRS EVENTS (10/2:30)21-24 boards for qualifying and finals DAY 2: TEAM EVENTS (10/2:30) 6-7 board rounds for qualifying and finals DAY 3: KNOCKOUTS & AWARDS (10/2:30/5) 8-10 board rounds for qualifying and finals Additionally, I find the memorabilia (bags, name tags, etc) a bit tacky. Intuition suggests that the money spent on that could be utilized elsewhere (perhaps prize money or better quality food). I'm interested in the suggestions/commmentary of other youth players as to how to improve these tournaments. Also, if anybody knows who to contact in order to get these modifications through, please write something to that effect in this thread.

Nice website

I've been rereading Mike Lawrence's book on takeout doubles, and would like to fill a couple holes that need definition. Mike explains some rather obvious ideas, including - We don't play 1N - Jumps are preemptive - We don't redouble to play (ergo SOS) This fills in most of the bids necessary to get by the majority of tournaments. However, I am curious as to how the bridge playing public defines these auctions: (1♣/♦)-X-XX-1N (1 banana)-X-XX-2banana As they appear to be left without explanation in the book.

Looking for a way to improve the following framework in a strong ♣ context for GCC level tournament. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Considering modifications for IMPS vs. MP as well. 1♠-P- 1N SF; Includes bal 3cd INV 2♣ 2+ FG (bal or ♣) -- Schuler Shift afterwards 2♦ 5+ FG 2♥ 5+ FG 2♠ 3-4!S <INV 2N 11-12 bal 3♣ 3♠ u/b INV 3♦ 4♠ FG 3♥ 4♠ LIM 3♠ 4♠ PRE-MIX 3N 15-17 bal

I'm curious as to how I create defenses to various conventions using Full Disclosure. Can I merge all of them into one file? I tried copy/paste to see if I could make duplicates of a call, but it didn't work.

I suspect this is an old topic, but... Holding: ♠Ax ♥Axx ♦AKQJTxx ♣J What do you open in a vanilla 2/1 context? Also, what methods do you have in established partnerships to - Bail in some amount of ♦ - Confidently find 3NT (or effectively sneak it) - Explore 6♦/NT