Most hopeless / clueless comment?

[eagles123]

A couple of days ago, the bidding went p (p) 1h (4s) x ap

 

I lead the A clubs low low low (but p giving an encouraging signal) trick 2 K clubs low, RUFF, low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

trick 3 Q clubs led!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zelandakh]

trick 3 Q clubs led!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I assume you ruffed and returned ♣J?

[manudude03]

I assume you ruffed and returned ♣J?

 

One of the Scottish juniors told me a story once where he was declarer and made his contract by ruffing out diamonds when he had 3 low in each, 6 tricks in a row were diamond ruffs.

[GreenMan]

Avon Wilsmore posted this at BridgeWinners:

 

In a weak club game we defended 4♥ and took the first six tricks -- two aces and four trumps on a cross-ruff.

 

A furious dummy whipped out the traveler, examined the results, and shouted at his partner: “You could have made that!”

[yunling]

Once I met an "expert" partner on BBO who, with 5-5 in majors, opened 1♥.

 

I asked him,"Why don't you show ♠ first?"

 

"I'm planning to rebid 1♠."He answered.

[1eyedjack]

Once I met an "expert" partner on BBO who, with 5-5 in majors, opened 1♥.

 

I asked him,"Why don't you show ♠ first?"

 

"I'm planning to rebid 1♠."He answered.

 

I get it.

1H-(P)-P-(X)

1S

[GreenMan]

Barnet Shenkin wrote about a hand where he underled an ace against a suit contract when the auction indicated it could well succeed; declarer misguessed with KJxx in dummy and went down as a result. As they were leaving the table, Shenkin heard declarer's partner say, "It's too bad you had to play that hand against a beginner."

[HighLow21]

Barnet Shenkin wrote about a hand where he underled an ace against a suit contract when the auction indicated it could well succeed; declarer misguessed with KJxx in dummy and went down as a result. As they were leaving the table, Shenkin heard declarer's partner say, "It's too bad you had to play that hand against a beginner."

That's awesome. Although on Bridgebase, it's far more likely that the ace underlead was NOT intentional in this regard... and when it works, it's all I can do not to scream!

[Cyberyeti]

My all time favourite one of these was a hand where S opened, I overcalled a weak 2♠ green v red, partner raised to 3♠ and the opps declared 5♦. Declarer's face on seeing dummy was a picture. Dummy had a rather unexpected ♠Kxxx to go with declarer's Jxx, and the first 3 tricks were won by partner's Q♠, my ace and a spade ruff.

[neilkaz]

Today's occurred when RHO opened 1♥ and I overcalled 1♠ and RHO ended up declaring and when dummy came down it had AQxxxx in ♠. My partner (first hand for her as she just sat) typed, "1♠???" and left. There was nothing wrong with my o/c as it was an 11 pter with 5♠ to the K and a hand Precision players are happy to open.

[neilkaz]

A couple of months ago at the club I was trying out a new pd since my usual was away. She told me that she can play just about anything so I said "great! .. 2/1 and UDCA" and we discussed more stuff and just before the session started she said,"Splinter?" and I said, "Of course."

 

Hand 1) She passes and I opened 1♣ and she replies 1♠ and I splinter 4♦ concerned that she might not play 3♦ as a splinter there. She doesn't alert and then after about 10 seconds passes me in 4♦ with two small for support.

 

After the hand I said that we'd just agreed on splinter and she stated that she doesn't play them after passing first! To which I replied that everyone else does and "just what do you think I had for my 4♦ call?". She replied," lots of ♦." She had no answer when I then asked," Then why didn't I open 1♦ instead of 1♣?"

 

This would have been a better story had I done what I should have and placed her entry fee on the table and driven home.

[ArtK78]

This would have been a better story had I done what I should have and placed her entry fee on the table and driven home.

The Club Manager and the other players might not have appreciated that maneuver.

 

Many years ago, at a Sectional Swiss Team event, I got so annoyed with my partner that I walked out of the event in the middle of the fourth round (of seven) and went home. Neither my teammates nor the Unit Board was very happy with me. I got a one-month suspension by the Unit which applied to all ACBL events.

[barmar]

I got a one-month suspension by the Unit which applied to all ACBL events.

But it was worth it, right? :)

[nige1]

Many years ago, at a Sectional Swiss Team event, I got so annoyed with my partner that I walked out of the event in the middle of the fourth round (of seven) and went home.

Artk78's action may have been hopeless and stupid but since it isn't a comment, it's off-topic :)

[ArtK78]

But it was worth it, right? :)

 

 

Actually, it was. http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

 

Funny thing, later that year the partner of mine who annoyed me so much that I left the tournament got himself suspended. He was at a North American Championship. It was between sessions. He was at a snack bar and some woman lit up a cigarette. He told her that it was a non-smoking area, and asked her to put it out. When she refused, he opened one of those little coffee creamer packages and dumped the contents on her head. As the ACBL has jurisdiction over anything that happens on the playing site at any time during the tournament, he got a one-month suspension.

 

I believe that he feels that it was worth it also.

[Zelandakh]

I wonder if I would get a 1 month suspension for decking somebody too - there are certainly some times when I feel like it.

[neilkaz]

The Club Manager and the other players might not have appreciated that maneuver.

 

Many years ago, at a Sectional Swiss Team event, I got so annoyed with my partner that I walked out of the event in the middle of the fourth round (of seven) and went home. Neither my teammates nor the Unit Board was very happy with me. I got a one-month suspension by the Unit which applied to all ACBL events.

Yes, of course which is one reason I stayed and I only had to suffer watching this LM blow 4 defenses during the rest of the session, 3 of them being beginner errors.

[Fluffy]

I oversaw a discussion where a bad player was explaining his artificial methods, while a very good player was taking the patience to explain the flaws on the convention or how he calculated odds or whatever, the bad player then started to say some gibberish about how it works, and ended up with this gem: "Let me say it again: My side gains 100% and your side 0%. "

[gordontd]

But it was worth it, right? :)

A while ago I was running an event in which an American visitor was reported to have said to an opponent who had poor tempo consistency: "if you did that where I come from, you'd get knee-capped". I spoke to the visitor, told him it was an inappropriate comment, and asked him to apologise to the player. He asked what would happen if he didn't and I said he would be fined. He thought a little and asked how much the fine would be. I replied that it would be 6 IMPs. "Oh, that would damage the team's score, so I will apologise; if it had just been money it would have been worth paying it", he said.

[32519]

I oversaw a discussion where a bad player was explaining his artificial methods, while a very good player was taking the patience to explain the flaws on the convention or how he calculated odds or whatever, the bad player then started to say some gibberish about how it works, and ended up with this gem: "Let me say it again: My side gains 100% and your side 0%. "

Hmm, seems that just like johnu and zel, you are reading that post of mine out of context. Better go and read this post again, my answer to them (and now you too.)

My guess is that those who have upvoted your post also misread my answer. :unsure:

[ggwhiz]

I recall a hand Molson and Baran played with a 17 bid auction to 7nt cue bidding everything a few times.

 

The opening lead was a heart out of turn and Mark said it doesn't matter and tabled the dummy.

 

The hearts split........ 7-6.

[Fluffy]

Parner of leader was really asleep, with an ace against 7NT being on lead he should had doubled, or at least lead it before anything can happen.

[sfi]

I recall a hand Molson and Baran played with a 17 bid auction to 7nt cue bidding everything a few times.

 

The opening lead was a heart out of turn and Mark said it doesn't matter and tabled the dummy.

 

The hearts split........ 7-6.

 

Friends of mine managed this years ago. Sadly the opponents didn't manage the lead out of turn.

[nige1]

Parner of leader was really asleep, with an ace against 7NT being on lead he should had doubled, or at least lead it before anything can happen.

Such a débâcle would be more likely to happen in the US than the UK

• In the UK, the opening lead is made face down.
• In the UK, the bidding cards are left exposed on the table, until after the opening lead is faced.
• In the US, we're told, players rarely do either. (Even worse: some US players start to pick up their bidding cards before the final passes; and few follow stop-card protocol).

[barmar]

Such a débâcle would be more likely to happen in the US than the UK

• In the UK, the opening lead is made face down.
• In the UK, the bidding cards are left exposed on the table, until after the opening lead is faced.
• In the US, we're told, players rarely do either. (Even worse: some US players start to pick up their bidding cards before the final passes; and few follow stop-card protocol).

Face-down leads are pretty normal; players who are new to bridge or duplicate often forget, but they eventually learn.

 

Leaving the bidding cards out is totally unheard of. It's not suggested in ACBL regulations, and not standard practice anywhere on this side of the pond, AFAIK.

 

Unfortunately, scooping up the bidding cards on the last round of bidding, when it seems "obvious" that there will be a bunch of passes, is all too common. But it's easily resolved. If one of the players actually might want to reopen the bidding, they just say something like "wait a minute, I still have a bid", and the other players put their cards back down. Yesterday a woman did this just because she was annoyed that we jumped the gun, she thought a bit (or pretended to), and then passed it out.