Hanoi5

How does one contact Erick Kokish to ask him about his coaching of bridge teams?

Look for it in the advanced properties of your display (right-click of the mouse in the screen for properties and then advanced properties). I'm amazed that integrated graphics allow you to have two displays but if they do you can show two things (or the same thing, whatever you choose) in them. Where are you from?

Yeah, partner bidding 3NT with 2 small spades and 3 hearts.

The only weird thing would be: But it depends whether it was readable or not. Also the Director's behaviour is not adequate, I think.

I'm sure those specifications (low end processor these days with 4 GB RAM, although I don't quite understand what low-end means if it's gonna have windows 7 and 64-bit) are more than enough. Just check with the guy at dealmaster, he always answers e-mails pretty fast. Make sure the computer has wi-fi.

This is only black or white. There are some shades of gray in-between. Some people have argued about the professional side, the importance of winning, gamesmanship, etc. I think a pair of this status looks really bad in the eye of the public when they do a thing like this but I'm almost sure the sponsors will feel happier when they win 'by the rules'. Besides there are other aspects that should be taken into account, some people tend to hold grudges against others for things that happened in the past, what if this is the case here? Also, ethics and morals and all that jazz are VERY subjective, and opinions are like, well you know the rest.

5♥, but X also crossed my mind (if they were red...). Not sure what's going on, but I hope partner holds a better hand than opener.

I double and lead...a diamond?

I thought of doubling and passing anything partner bid except 3♥ which I would raise to 4.

You're white, they're red: ♠x ♥Axx ♦xx ♣AJxxxxx 1♠ 1NT 2♦ ??? What do you bid now? 3♣ is to pass here, right? Would you bid that?

You hold: ♠Q65 ♥K9 ♦AQT764 ♣KT Both Red, you open 1♦ after RHO's initial Pass. 1♥ onj your left 1NT by partner, Pass by RHO. Yes, opening 1Nt would have been so much better but, what do you do now?

Offer something in return for playing (travelling to Tawan to represent your University!) and LOTS of publicity. And the CS is a TERRIBLE idea.

Small heart. Why did I double? Was I the same one bidding 3♥ over 4th's 1♥ opening?

I didn't quite notice that South held 11 card points. So I understand his need to bid 2NT now. 2♥ would show 'preference' with a sort of bad hand and partner should pass with hands where game is on opposite 11. I think passing one spade is the best agreement in such a situation when you open light and partner bids a suit where you hold 3 cards. However there'll be times when opener will have to continue bidding even if holding a bad hand, for example: ♠Ax ♥KJTxx ♦Kxxxx ♣x But I guess then South will rebid his diamonds over 2NT? And South will pass? Or: ♠A ♥KJTxx ♦Kxxx ♣xxx And I guess in this case 3NT wouldn't go down? (or maybe only one down)

I think I prefer: P-1♥ 1♠-2♦ 2♥-P But passing 1♠ wouldn't be that bad either. I blame South mostly (75-25).

I like many things. A song for sadness would be 'In My Darkest Hour' by Megadeth. But I can also listen to The Beatles or Bezerra Da Silva (Brazilian). Sometimes I'm on a one-song period (I remember a couple of years ago listening to Siniestro Total 'Me Pica Un Huevo' over and over again). Music is great in general, Julieta Venegas has a nice voice and nice songs, which one were you listening to? I love 'Wish you were here' (any version) and, well, many things.

I did this: The Italians at work It was really hard to get the dealer, vulnerability and board number to work. In fact I don't know how it happened. I'd like to know how to show a defensive problem (K didn't seem to work for two hands). How is the claim button used? I'd like to see the ending of three cards with the four hands showing and I think that parameter will make it, but I don't know how to use it. Is it possible to go from an auction problem to a play/defense problem on the same 'page'? I have to save the page in order to use the hands again (or the address line, right?) Also, what do you think of this hand? Edit: There is a <br/> and a %20 that appear as you click on the link and don't let you see the movie, any way to deal with this?

I played it. It takes too much time, specially for a nearly obssessive person like me. I also played Ogame which was 'kinda' similar.

No: Picking the 2♥ card in the bidding box and then saying 'oops!' and then bringing the 3♥ card IS natural. Anyway, 3♥ though this could get awkward when he bids 3NT (or 3♠).

Can I use the handviewer to show a declaring problem? A defense problem? Can I show all the hands afterwards? How do I set it up? Do I need internet connection? I've noticed that if you click on a player you can toggle between his/her hand and all the hands, but that would be for the bidding. Also, can I add a bidding problem?

I've always wondered what's so fun about watching those cars run around the track x times.

Truer words were never spoken. But the discussion is not irrelevant. By reading what other people are doing and their complains we can try to get more people satisfied than at the moment.

I've always thought this is silly: you can learn something from any poster, even if it is not doing something. I agree with Fluffy's take on the women's team and for a moment thought it could be a cultural thing (I'm from Venezuela, 200 years ago a Spanish colony) but then I realized most women in our national team were not born in Venezuela, although you could argue that they picked up those ways. HOWEVER, I do have to disagree a little in the sense that the open teams are also talking about each other's performance and blaming everyone except themselves. I've always thought it is just a 'bridge' way of being.

My first impression was to pass, double and 3♠ other possibilities. I think I'll stick to pass even though double looks better now that it has been 'supported'. I hope partner reopens, 4♣ over 3NT then, 4♠ over double.

Where do they come from?