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Also, I can't wait for the Official Pre FIFA World Cup 2010 Thread. Rates to be pretty interesting!

def go for the 9 trick game

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too much bidding!!!! just raise to 6NT over 1NT :ph34r: I'm not ready to give up on grand yet. Axxx Qxx Kxxx Kx isnt so bad for 13 tricks. I assume 3♦ would be short? I assume you have no agreement of pass/rdbl/3♣ after the double?

<animal id="cruelty"> I found my roommate's green laser pointer. It's endless fun with the cat. You can see the wheels turning in her head when you point the laser directly at her body and she has to come up with a plan to catch this thing that is actually on her. Yesterday she was actually trying to catch the stream of light in the air rather than the focus of the light on the carpet. </animal> Well, I think it's funny at least. And pets are supposed to bring their owners joy, right? Right?

or the loser BAM

Though Art is right. If the event is a 24-board KO that lasts 4 sessions, they sometimes have a 5-8 consolation. Those are not mandatory to participate in at all (and AFAIK rarely ever get any participation). They might have even gotten rid of those (?)

Dbl just shows extras. I'll bid 2♠ to show that I don't have extras.

hug yr babe, if ya kin? wat?

I think 4♦ definitely sets trumps. I wouldn't bid 4♥ undiscussed if i wanted partner to answer keycards.

I think that given the agreements this is clearly Kickback. 4♦ set diamonds as trumps; therefore 4♥ is Kickback. I never have any Kickback disasters, because I don't play it. That's not because of fear of misunderstandings, but because I think it's a waste of a useful cue-bid. Oh i see. She said playing kickback. I remember from a previous thread that JB plays 4m as kickback. I was surprised that everyone could extrapolate that 4♥ would become kickback instead.

http://web2.acbl.org/codification/CHAPTER%...Section%20e.pdf I'll let the lawyers discuss if any of this is relevant to consolations, but it seems applicable to me. Obv G doesn't apply.

It is mandatory. Even if it isn't mandatory, it's very unfair to the rest of the teams in the bracket if you decide to drop out. The team you're matched up against gets a free win and the others have to compete for their win, which is unfair. No, it is not unfair, as the consolation is a new event, and there are no predetermined brackets. The consolation brackets are drawn up after the first round is concluded. Having said that, I still don't know if it is mandatory to play in the consolation. The consolation is definitely not a new event. It's the second half of a session. I suppose it's not mandatory to play the second half of a pairs game if your first 13 boards aren't very good either, but how do you suppose people would react? Granted you dropping out of the consolation wouldn't affect quite as many people, but it's still the same in principle.

Wow. I can't believe everyone automatically thinks this is kickback. I'm glad none of you ever have any kickback disasters!

Will do, it will be 2nd week of July in D.C. thanks for the info, yes there are a couple of good players in my club who need some small number of gold points, so I thought this would be a fun way to get them. Bill That DC regional is a pretty good tournament. I had a really good time there.

Everyone should be a homeowner? :) What else do you think people should do? Have as many kids as they want?

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. Quite literally.

It is mandatory. Even if it isn't mandatory, it's very unfair to the rest of the teams in the bracket if you decide to drop out. The team you're matched up against gets a free win and the others have to compete for their win, which is unfair.

In the compact KOs you play a 12 board match and then compare with your teammates and that round is over. There are two rounds per session, so the round of 16 and the round of 8 in the afternoon and the semifinals and finals at night (or from one morning to the next or however the schedule goes). Often they won't have exactly 16 teams in the bracket, so you might play a 3-way in the first and/or second round. Suppose you're playing EW with your partner, you will play 6 boards against one team, then move to the 3rd table in the 3-way and play 6 more boards. This constitutes one match, except it's against two opponents. If you're not the lowest scoring of the three, you move on to the second round. In a full session KO, ie 24 boards, you play 12 boards, compare, and then play 12 more. So you play one round in the afternoon of 24 boards, and then the round of 8 is another 24 boards in the evening. The next day would be the semifinals and the finals, 24 boards each match, over 2 sessions as well. If you have a 3-way in a 24 board KO, you play 6 boards against one team, move to the third table and play 6 more. Then you compare and repeat the process. From ACBL.org: Keep us updated on how you do :)

The auction DNE. I'd lead ♦K

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So you're saying people should buy homes they can afford, and banks shouldn't lend money to people who can't afford to pay it back? At whom or what are you pissed off, exactly?

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ill translate for those who dont speak justinese: He said "The weather's here; wish you were beautiful"