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also LOL at the all you can eat place in vegas that night. The food might not have been great but the company was.

The sushi restaurant of choice for me and a lot of other bridge (and poker) players in Las Vegas is called "Naked Fish". It is located in the suburbs, maybe 10 miles west of the strip. Hope I am not the only one who is trying to save the bluefin tuna by not ordering anything containing bluefin at sushi restaurants anymore :) Fred Gtielman Bridge Base Inc. www.bridgebase.com I'm going to Vegas in January. My friends put me in charge of picking the sushi dinner, hence the menu perusal. Naked Fish was my first choice, given they don't object, and I'm glad you give it the thumbs up as well. Really looking forward to it.

I've literally spent hours perusing menus of sushi restaurants in vegas. Where is Bar Charlie? I haven't heard of it. Edit: http://www.kevineats.com/2009/06/bar-charl...as-vegas-nv.htm Interesting. Good looking stuff.

Let's discuss sushi in this thread. Favorite places? Recommendations? What would a typical meal consist of for you? Best sushi experience?

kick it in

playboy's entire business model and empire is built on common sense imo.

what? was this sarcasm? mike can speak for himself, but i think he was serious... i don't know anybody who is *not* for helping the starving poor (or young, or old, or anyone else) You mean, as long as it doesn't cost money? Or are you in favor of raising taxes? I hear tell that some folks give money directly to organizations that help the starving poor, without the government's involvement at all. good point? now please include the rest of the people to make up the "everyone" that was in the original quote. what do they do?

Can someone explain? Mostly a joke. Refers to aggressive/imaginative bidding that often distorts the strength of the hand but keeps the opponents completely in the dark about what is going on.

dbl

We're all for feeding the hungry poor except when it comes to actually doing something that costs us time or money!

Chinese Poker in this thread. 888 should be up top obv. you get 5 for the royalty instead of 4 in the middle for the boat. ez game.

I'm glad we agree, Nige. Condemning the evidence in the book is quite the accusation without any supporting evidence. Which is what I asked for. What's the problem?

yes obv. wasnt the reason i opened 1♣ so that i could play in either spades or clubs at a low level?

Judy gave the names of many people you can talk to concerning this issue. It's safe to assume, Rik, that you talked to some/all of them? What did they say? I'm eager to learn about what you've found in your extensive research.

what? was this sarcasm?

easy 3♥ in all three.

2♥ is not a good bid.

Federer could be the best tennis player of all time imo

pass.

I would just bid 4♠ anyway since partner might have 6. I don't really agree with guessing which honors partner does and does not have in each suit. Unless I'm missing something, 2 pitches from the ♦ suit dont really help so much... edit: ok partner might have the ace. fair enough.

Why are spades more likely to be weak?

bridge is EZ. bid your longest and strongest suit as cheaply as possible. 3♥!

I don't think double is even remotely an option.

Also, it's worth pointing out that even if you have a weak-ish hand with a good fit for partner and useful distribution, while you should be bidding game to make, even if partner is at the lower end of his bid and game has no prayer you often preempt the opponents out of their making contract. Ya, you feel bad when you freely bid game and partner's hand just isn't what you wanted and you go down a trick or two. You feel like you've turned a sure plus into a minus. But in the long run this evens out with all the times you make game or keep the opponents from their more lucrative making contract. And sometimes the opponents bid over you when neither of you are making anything. I guess in summary: stay low with 8 trumps unless you have a hand rich with aces and kings or otherwise a lot of winners. with 9 trumps and a balanced hand, determine how much wastage you might have and stay low if you think your honors are poorly placed. with 9+ trumps and some distribution, be aggressive. those little trump cards are just as good as kings and queens if you can use them to ruff the second or third round of a suit.