cherdano Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Insufficient bids rarely solve ethical problems.http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?sho...indpost&p=95135;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 lol Cherdano, maybe in that particular case it might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Yes, that's funny &Æ=ÆT¤¤#"Øø! &[=[T$$#"¥¢! sounds extra cool when typed with a Danish keyboard ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Yes, that's funny &Æ=ÆT¤¤#"Øø! &[=[T$$#"¥¢! sounds extra cool when typed with a Danish keyboard :) &[=[T$$#"¥¢! I use the same word about Gerber ! LOL ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Try to get your parnter to play YOUR convention card in an individual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Try to get your parnter to play YOUR convention card in an individual. And if so, try to remember it ! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Suits always break 3-3 when you have the AKQJ. The Jack is always 4th when you only have AKQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Use the weasel convention http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/weasel.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 If you play in the 4-3 fit, trumps will break 5-1 This works the other way, everytime I play on a 5-1 fit they are 4-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 If you play in the 4-3 fit, trumps will break 5-1 This works the other way, everytime I play on a 5-1 fit they are 4-3 But I can hardly ever get the one with 4 to ruff first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbreath Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 ..The most useful convention in a new partnership is NMF (Not my fault). Rgds Dog ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 Posted October 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Today I heard another one:If a suit is played the 1. time and the 10 appears -> the Q is with the 10.The lady who made that statement (82 and very experienced :) ) said, that this rule is astonishing often true, she watched it over a longer period :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 The Q is always over the J Do you mean to say that the queen is not always over the jack? Are you sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 Posted October 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 The Q is always over the J Do you mean to say that the queen is not always over the jack? Are you sure?*hehe* That is of course the place where she belongs, but what in life is certain? Another rule:Every player got the cards that he deserves. I am not really sure how it goes together withHolding a 2-way tenace combination, finesse through the opponent you dislike most. Does the most disliked player always hold the missing honour because everybody finesses through him, or does an a.....e never hold good cards, so you must break this rule and finesse against his partner? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 In newspaper column/textbook play problems the answer is always "duck a diamond". (This is analagous to the well-known chess problem theory: the answer is always to sacrifice your best piece) If you're playing a match against a team of professional bridge players, arrange it to start as early in the morning as possible. If you're playing a match against a team who have full-time day jobs, arrange it for late on a Thursday or Friday evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 The Q is always over the J Do you mean to say that the queen is not always over the jack? Are you sure?*hehe* That is of course the place where she belongs, but what in life is certain? And sometimes the king is over the queen, and sometimes not and he needs to be handled with finesse. Queen over Jack, vice versa, King over Queen and vice versa. Sort of makes for flexibility (physical and otherwise) and intrigue. LOL Reminds me of a player at a club at which I used to play (when I used to play) who seemed to enjoy telling his partner/ dummy to "Mount that Queen" when lho played the Queen and dummy had the King. Tsk Tsk....Bridge Players.......................................................................... DHL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 The 7 is often a singleton and the Q is often accompanied by the 8. (from my 1st real pard who was also about 82 at the time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Whenever you table a dummy with 3 jacks, describe the hand as a "jack-off" :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 On that note, if you are playing a jack from dummy say "jack off the dummy." :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Always say "duck it" when calling for a singleton Ace off dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Much better is a simple "play low please". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeGee Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 If you're playing a match against a team who have full-time day jobs, arrange it for late on a Thursday or Friday evening.Disagree. As someone who does have a full-time day job, the worst night of all for anything, let alone teams bridge, is Tuesday. Don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Much better is a simple "play low please". i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSilver Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 4♣ is always Gerber.Wathcing a vugraph once, I saw one of the commentators (I forget whom) say, "If I had 10 secods to fill out a convention card, I would write on it '4♣ is never Gerber." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSilver Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 ..The most useful convention in a new partnership is NMF (Not my fault). Rgds Dog :D My favorite convention in a new partenrship is ASBAF (all strange bids are forcing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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