neilkaz Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 With 11 trumps, don't finesse the Queen25 years ago, someone lost a finesse to my king when holding 12 trumps in the combined hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 25 years ago, someone lost a finesse to my king when holding 12 trumps in the combined hands.Was it the winning play? I've seen people lose an unnecessary trump trick on purpose to reach an otherwise dead dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endymion77 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 25 years ago, someone lost a finesse to my king when holding 12 trumps in the combined hands. So he not only miscounted the trump but also didn't notice the first opp showed out? He probably wanted to endplay you. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip1099 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Take a lesson from poker - Put Partner on a Hand. The post mortem should always start: "I thought you had..." Re-evaluate with every turn of the bidding, and use your bids like poker chips to elicit the specific information needed to pinpoint the optimum contract. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 1) COUNT, COUNT, COUNT!!!! (and for people who have the misfortune of being innately innumerate, I said that 4 times) A square is much easier to visualise if you have contrasted out its corners.2) If you are angry with partner, keep it to yourself. NEVER utter the 3 words above with one of the vowels missing. S/He will not understand your frustration any better if it is uttered 3 octaves higher than necessary. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Take a lesson from poker - Put Partner on a Hand. The post mortem should always start: "I thought you had..." Re-evaluate with every turn of the bidding, and use your bids like poker chips to elicit the specific information needed to pinpoint the optimum contract.Do not think of bridge as in "What information do I need, so that I can reach the optimum contract?". Think of bridge as in "What information would my partner need so that he can reach the optimum contract?". JFK might word that as: "Ask not what your partner can show to you. Ask what you can show to your partner!". Rik 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillHiggin Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 1) COUNT, COUNT, COUNT!!!! (and for people who have the misfortune of being innately innumerate, I said that 4 times) A square is much easier to visualise if you have contrasted out its corners.2) If you are angry with partner, keep it to yourself. NEVER utter the 3 words above with one of the vowels missing. S/He will not understand your frustration any better if it is uttered 3 octaves higher than necessary.Or - there are three kinds of bridge players, those that can count and those that cannot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 On defense, when you know the winning line, take charge if you can instead of assuming your partner knows what to do.(not original to me, I got this from some book or website but forgot where) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 forget about stoppers would be the best advice I can give my usual opponents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Count to 40 as well as 13, especially when declarer has made a limited bid (Precision, NT, ...) As soon as dummy comes down you should work out partners point range; and as cards are determined (shown, inference, signals), work out what partner can still have. There's nothing like finding a brilliant defensive line that requires partner to have a card they can't have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 When bidding, don't think "do I have a good hand or a bad hand", think "do I have a good or a bad hand compared to what I've shown so far and in the knowledge of what partner has shown". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Don't walk the dog. E.g. with a weak distributional raise for partner's suit, bid immediately to the maximum level you feel comfortable with. Don't bid 2, and then bid 3 and then bid 4 (which will invariably get doubled now that opponents have worked out their strength and degree of fit.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromageGB Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Don't make mistakes, and make the right inferences ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 The ABC of bridge...always be counting :) Counting is the cornerstone of all good card play, it is a grind but it is 100 % necessary and there's no way around that. I know I'm not the first one to say it ITT but it really needs to be re-iterated. Leave bad boards behind, leave good boards behind too. All your opponents are stupid. Winning is just a matter of being a bit less stupid than they are. I like those a lot too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Count to 40 as well as 13, especially when declarer has made a limited bid (Precision, NT, ...) As soon as dummy comes down you should work out partners point range; and as cards are determined (shown, inference, signals), work out what partner can still have. There's nothing like finding a brilliant defensive line that requires partner to have a card they can't have.I will never forget a hand that was played by a very experienced player against me. This was in the finals of a two-session qualifying and final regional open pairs. My partner opened the bidding and it went pass by RHO. I passed, and fourth seat balanced, and eventually wound up as declarer. The opening lead was made, and dummy held Qxx (or something similar) in the suit. The Q was played and I covered with the K, declarer winning the A. Later, declarer finessed through me for a missing King! Justice was served - partner's singleton King won the trick. So, assuming that declarer believed me that my initial pass showed less than 6 HCP, he played me for a card that I could not hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathyab Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Realize that Bridge is not Chess. If they were the same, bad Bidding, inferior lines of play or defense would never (or seldom) work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMoe Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 Take the first 90 seconds to plan the play (defense). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 In an established partnership - trust your partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 In a pick-up partnership, don't agree to play leads and signals that you don't understand! This may sound trivial, but I have several time spent almost all the precious preparation time discussing bidding conventions that are unlikely to come up in the few sesions we were going to play. Only to have a couple of boards blown up due to misunderstandings like "what exactly does strong tens mean?" or "does rusinoff only apply to the opening lead?" or "when do we give count on partner's lead?". So basically, pay a little more attention to your lead and carding agreements, and a little less to bidding agreements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniela Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Count your tricks. The plan you make for the hand often comes clear when you see how many more tricks you need for the contract. If you need to steal one, the time to do it is at trick two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Quit the forums. JK :P Lately its been "allow your opponents to make mistakes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Bid fearlessly, count everything, play the percentages and have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Always play with a smile it's not life or death :) Eagles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Always play with a smile it's not life or death :) EaglesYou are right. It is more important that that. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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