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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
We had a pretty good outing on Sunday: we averaged +1.52 IMPs per board over 24 boards. We had only 2 really bad boards: on one the suit splits were bad so even though we were strong enough to be in game (which apparently few bid), the splits killed us, and on the other I made a poor opening lead (and I knew better!) that gave up an overtrick.
We're starting to settle in, though: we'll do a lot better, that's for sure (i.e., the "crushing" part is imminent)! |
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Devious Inner circle 2120 Posts |
How is the game coming along folks?
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Haven't played in a week or so...hopefully we can fix that soon!
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
Well, we played again on Thursday night and had a pretty good round. We both made some good competitive decisions in the bidding, and got a couple of gifts from the opponents. (Weird ones, at that!) Lobo made one goof as declarer, and I made two on defense: one that mattered big time (I let them make a contract that should have gone down) and another that didn't matter too much (the wrong conventional signal to Lobo). We finished at 58% which is, in my view, spectacular.
I'm starting to shake off the rust of having not played in many, many years, and having not played with a really good partner for even longer. As of Thursday, I'm up to . . . hang on to your hats! . . . 41.1 masterpoints! (Put in context, a Life Master - which used to be standard for an expert player - requires 300 masterpoints, Lobo has well over 1,000 masterpoints, I have a great story from 1993 of wolloping a partnership that had over 12,000 masterpoints between them, and the lifetime record for masterpoints is over 35,000. In short, I have some room to grow.) |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
In fact, the top master point holder is just over double that now! Time flies...
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
More room then.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
Well, I seem to have finally shaken off the lion's share of the rust. On Friday I dropped a doubleton trump queen offside (with eight trumps) (while playing with another partner) and made a 6NT hand on a finesse and a squeeze (while playing with Lobo). Tonight we had two hands where we both did quite well on defense, reading each other's signals well. In short, we're starting to click.
In our second round I put Lobo in 7 hearts that was likely to need a finesse to succeed, but Lobo's finesses always work, so I wasn't worried. (Lobo was a bit concerned, or so I gathered from his après-game conversation.) |
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
I have no clue what language you are speaking.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
Whatever language it is, we ought to be aware that someone from the NSA is probably now monitoring the Café. What is bridge-language for "hazardous materials incident"?
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2012-06-11 05:05, stoneunhinged wrote: Winkle. |
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
Here's some more terminology to baffle the (bridge) ignorami:
Do you guys play 2/1? What conventions and treatments do you use? What is your carding? Maybe I can find somebody to play a set game against you palookas on BBO (IMP pairs)...interested? Do you prefer serious or non-serious 3NT? Are you familiar with the "beer card"? :) |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Nope
We play K/S with a variety of typically associated gadgets UDCA Sure! Neither Of course!
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
Everything Lobo says is true.
For #2, in addition to K/S on offense, we play Brozel (over opponents' NT, of course) and Truscott over strong clubs. As for #5, I find that we tend to play a fingers-crossed 3NT. |
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
No way is this a language....here, I'll join in
YR4/y Thru the Menzal Paradox Cvia squaters rights |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2012-06-13 01:22, MagicSanta wrote: I've been pushing S2000 to adopt YR4/y since we began, but he appears to be steeped in a more European bidding philosophy.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
'Twas brillig and the slivey toves...
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2012-06-13 01:26, LobowolfXXX wrote: Early upbringing had a lot to do with it. |
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
I hope S2000 wears that tux on BBO...it adds class to the game, and a lot of people play naked.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
'E rogered the boogly, 'e did.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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