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Alright, I'm with karlson/threenobob. But I'm doing a lot of traveling so if it's not over, say, by the time nationals start, we'll probably drop out.
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Posted 2010-July-10, 13:25
karlson, on Jul 10 2010, 02:13 PM, said:
Alright, I'm with karlson/threenobob. But I'm doing a lot of traveling so if it's not over, say, by the time nationals start, we'll probably drop out.
If you drop out after it starts, we will have to kill you... just kidding. Worse that can happen is the last team you defeated will get to continue in your place...
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Posted 2010-July-10, 13:49
jdonn, on Jul 10 2010, 12:09 PM, said:
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Posted 2010-July-10, 13:49
inquiry, on Jul 10 2010, 02:25 PM, said:
karlson, on Jul 10 2010, 02:13 PM, said:
Alright, I'm with karlson/threenobob. But I'm doing a lot of traveling so if it's not over, say, by the time nationals start, we'll probably drop out.
If you drop out after it starts, we will have to kill you... just kidding. Worse that can happen is the last team you defeated will get to continue in your place...
+1 to the nationals possibly interfering with this.
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Posted 2010-July-10, 14:49
JLOGIC, on Jul 10 2010, 02:49 PM, said:
inquiry, on Jul 10 2010, 02:25 PM, said:
karlson, on Jul 10 2010, 02:13 PM, said:
Alright, I'm with karlson/threenobob. But I'm doing a lot of traveling so if it's not over, say, by the time nationals start, we'll probably drop out.
If you drop out after it starts, we will have to kill you... just kidding. Worse that can happen is the last team you defeated will get to continue in your place...
+1 to the nationals possibly interfering with this.
New Orleans will not be a problem (I might go myself, not clear), and if you are talking about Orlando I will be there for sure, so that will not be a problem either. Besides if it isn't over by time Orlando rolls around, it will have driven everyone crazy.
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Posted 2010-July-10, 17:08
bluecalm/redds
It's holidays season and we often don't have access to the internet (one or the other) what is the schedule for those?
It's holidays season and we often don't have access to the internet (one or the other) what is the schedule for those?
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Posted 2010-July-10, 17:18
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Worse that can happen is the last team you defeated will get to continue in your place...
Wasn't everybody going to play the same hands?
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Posted 2010-July-10, 18:47
Hanoi5, on Jul 10 2010, 06:18 PM, said:
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Worse that can happen is the last team you defeated will get to continue in your place...
Wasn't everybody going to play the same hands?
Still undecided. For the first round at least that option is on the table... it has been suggested, but not discussed. Maybe until we cut down the number of pairs, a couple of rounds might should be the same hands.
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Posted 2010-July-10, 21:15
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Posted 2010-July-11, 00:05
With 16 pairs signed up already, the number of teaching tables with someone recording the bidding is growing huge, especially in a double elimination thing. We have decided to take the advise of a forum member. The basic idea will be to run a winner bracket and a loser bracket (after the first round). The first round will be all the same set of boards.
Each susequent round, all members of the winner bracket will bid one set of boards, and members of the loser bracket (one "lose" pairs) will bid a second set of boards.
In each round where bidding is between pairs with no loses, the top 1/3 will advance to the next round in the winners bracket, the bottom 2/3 will move into the next round in the loser bracket. When deciding, fractions of a player move forward... So if there are 19, 20 or 21 pairs in round one, then 7 pairs move to the winner bracket for round 2.
In each round of the losing bracket, the top 1/5th of the pairs will remain in the competition for the next round, the bottom 4/5th will be eliminated. Example If in round 2 loser bracker there are 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 pairs, then 3 pairs move on to round 3.
At the end of the third round, only one pair will emerge from the winner bracket: Regardless of how many pairs were in that round. All the other pairs move to the loser bracket. This pair will get a bye to round five.
At the end of the fourth round, only the top pair from the loser bracket will emerge to play the "winner" from round 3.
If the loser bracket pair wins the fifth round, there will be a sixth round tie breaker.
The number of how this will work will be shown when the registration ends. It is hoped that some of the contestents (after they have bid their hands) and other forum members will step up and volunteer to help run some of these bidding matches.
Each susequent round, all members of the winner bracket will bid one set of boards, and members of the loser bracket (one "lose" pairs) will bid a second set of boards.
In each round where bidding is between pairs with no loses, the top 1/3 will advance to the next round in the winners bracket, the bottom 2/3 will move into the next round in the loser bracket. When deciding, fractions of a player move forward... So if there are 19, 20 or 21 pairs in round one, then 7 pairs move to the winner bracket for round 2.
In each round of the losing bracket, the top 1/5th of the pairs will remain in the competition for the next round, the bottom 4/5th will be eliminated. Example If in round 2 loser bracker there are 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 pairs, then 3 pairs move on to round 3.
At the end of the third round, only one pair will emerge from the winner bracket: Regardless of how many pairs were in that round. All the other pairs move to the loser bracket. This pair will get a bye to round five.
At the end of the fourth round, only the top pair from the loser bracket will emerge to play the "winner" from round 3.
If the loser bracket pair wins the fifth round, there will be a sixth round tie breaker.
The number of how this will work will be shown when the registration ends. It is hoped that some of the contestents (after they have bid their hands) and other forum members will step up and volunteer to help run some of these bidding matches.
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Posted 2010-July-11, 09:08
Can you please give some approximate time when it will run ?
We are travelling a lot during holidays and I would like to be sure it's not during one of the scheduled trips.
We are travelling a lot during holidays and I would like to be sure it's not during one of the scheduled trips.
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Posted 2010-July-11, 10:15
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Is a CC/full disclosure mandatory/allowed or it should be considered a memory aid?
Is it possible, as an alternative, to send to the moderator a pdf copy of the CC from "real life"?
Are the players supposed to explain each single bid? I think this takes more time but is less boring for the moderator.
Is it possible, as an alternative, to send to the moderator a pdf copy of the CC from "real life"?
Are the players supposed to explain each single bid? I think this takes more time but is less boring for the moderator.
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Posted 2010-July-12, 19:08
I am interested. Inquiry is in to my regular partner. Hope I get an answer by Wednesday.
As to the options... 16 boards is a nice number. Not so keen on the KO format, but we DO have a few too many for a RR now.
As to the options... 16 boards is a nice number. Not so keen on the KO format, but we DO have a few too many for a RR now.
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Posted 2010-July-12, 19:45
jdonn, on Jul 11 2010, 05:09 AM, said:
jdonn/gib
Can't GIB get good partner's these days?
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dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon
I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon
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Posted 2010-July-12, 19:47
inquiry, on Jul 11 2010, 06:05 PM, said:
With 16 pairs signed up already, the number of teaching tables with someone recording the bidding is growing huge, especially in a double elimination thing. We have decided to take the advise of a forum member. The basic idea will be to run a winner bracket and a loser bracket (after the first round). The first round will be all the same set of boards.
Each susequent round, all members of the winner bracket will bid one set of boards, and members of the loser bracket (one "lose" pairs) will bid a second set of boards.
In each round where bidding is between pairs with no loses, the top 1/3 will advance to the next round in the winners bracket, the bottom 2/3 will move into the next round in the loser bracket. When deciding, fractions of a player move forward... So if there are 19, 20 or 21 pairs in round one, then 7 pairs move to the winner bracket for round 2.
In each round of the losing bracket, the top 1/5th of the pairs will remain in the competition for the next round, the bottom 4/5th will be eliminated. Example If in round 2 loser bracker there are 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 pairs, then 3 pairs move on to round 3.
At the end of the third round, only one pair will emerge from the winner bracket: Regardless of how many pairs were in that round. All the other pairs move to the loser bracket. This pair will get a bye to round five.
At the end of the fourth round, only the top pair from the loser bracket will emerge to play the "winner" from round 3.
If the loser bracket pair wins the fifth round, there will be a sixth round tie breaker.
The number of how this will work will be shown when the registration ends. It is hoped that some of the contestents (after they have bid their hands) and other forum members will step up and volunteer to help run some of these bidding matches.
Each susequent round, all members of the winner bracket will bid one set of boards, and members of the loser bracket (one "lose" pairs) will bid a second set of boards.
In each round where bidding is between pairs with no loses, the top 1/3 will advance to the next round in the winners bracket, the bottom 2/3 will move into the next round in the loser bracket. When deciding, fractions of a player move forward... So if there are 19, 20 or 21 pairs in round one, then 7 pairs move to the winner bracket for round 2.
In each round of the losing bracket, the top 1/5th of the pairs will remain in the competition for the next round, the bottom 4/5th will be eliminated. Example If in round 2 loser bracker there are 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 pairs, then 3 pairs move on to round 3.
At the end of the third round, only one pair will emerge from the winner bracket: Regardless of how many pairs were in that round. All the other pairs move to the loser bracket. This pair will get a bye to round five.
At the end of the fourth round, only the top pair from the loser bracket will emerge to play the "winner" from round 3.
If the loser bracket pair wins the fifth round, there will be a sixth round tie breaker.
The number of how this will work will be shown when the registration ends. It is hoped that some of the contestents (after they have bid their hands) and other forum members will step up and volunteer to help run some of these bidding matches.
Maybe you need a Swiss to reduce to 16 or 8 for a knockout stage
Wayne Burrows
I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon
I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon
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Posted 2010-July-12, 21:13
East4Evil-sohcahtoa are in (I am the former)
I once yelled at my partner for discarding the 'wrong' card when he was subjected to a squeeze that I allowed by giving the wrong count with too high a card. Now he's allowed to pitch aces when the opponents have the king in the dummy. At trick 2. When he could have followed suit. And blame me.
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Posted 2010-July-12, 23:05
bluecalm, on Jul 11 2010, 10:08 AM, said:
Can you please give some approximate time when it will run ?
We are travelling a lot during holidays and I would like to be sure it's not during one of the scheduled trips.
We are travelling a lot during holidays and I would like to be sure it's not during one of the scheduled trips.
that would be helpful.
I am planning to go onto vacation for 3 weeks, starting next week,
and I am not sure, if it is an option to take part.
I also think, that the time window the competition takes place, should
not be too large.
With kind regards
Marlowe
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Posted 2010-July-13, 02:15
Can we also let a GIB-GIB participate? Might be interesting/fun.
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