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For your bridge life please recommend one book and one simple BOL's type tip. Only one of each!
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Your bridge life on the line
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Posted 2005-August-06, 18:35
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Posted 2005-August-06, 18:47
v. mollo's 'the art of being lucky'
and one i was reminded of again today, don't ask partner to do something you can do yourself
and one i was reminded of again today, don't ask partner to do something you can do yourself
"Paul Krugman is a stupid person's idea of what a smart person sounds like." Newt Gingrich (paraphrased)
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Posted 2005-August-06, 19:08
Clyde Love....squeezes and endplays
Do what the Rabbi says
Do what the Rabbi says
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Posted 2005-August-06, 19:17
I like the tip about underleading J-x/Q-x.
"Champions aren't made in gyms, champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. " - M. Ali
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Posted 2005-August-06, 19:27
Master Play by Terrence Reese.
The Intra-finesse.
The Intra-finesse.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
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Posted 2005-August-06, 19:49
All 52 Cards by Marshall Miles.
Master Play a very close 2nd.
Master Play a very close 2nd.
"That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!"
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Posted 2005-August-06, 20:53
mike777, on Aug 6 2005, 07:35 PM, said:
Many boring forum topics lately. Hopefully this can stir some hot debate.
For your bridge life please recommend one book and one simple BOL's type tip. Only one of each!
For your bridge life please recommend one book and one simple BOL's type tip. Only one of each!
Lawrence: How to read the Opponents' Cards
Hamman: Learn to build a mental picture of the opponents' shape and high cards.
I think I see a theme
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Posted 2005-August-06, 21:23
Geza Ottlick "Adventures in Card Play."
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2005-August-07, 17:03
Alfred Sheinwold, "Five Weeks To Winning Bridge"
It is not enough to take all of your tricks; try to take some of the opponents, too.
Not sure, but that might be Freddie as well
Cheers,
Carl
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It is not enough to take all of your tricks; try to take some of the opponents, too.
Not sure, but that might be Freddie as well
Cheers,
Carl
ACBL Library Book Sale
Cheers,
Carl
Carl
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Posted 2005-August-08, 04:22
Kelsey's "Winning card play".
Bols tip: Spend less time participating in on-line political debates, find a more healthy spare time activity, such as playing bridge. (Got this advice from my psychiatrist). Sorry if it's off-topic.
Bols tip: Spend less time participating in on-line political debates, find a more healthy spare time activity, such as playing bridge. (Got this advice from my psychiatrist). Sorry if it's off-topic.
The world would be such a happy place, if only everyone played Acol :) --- TramTicket
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Posted 2005-August-09, 14:02
This wasn't a BOL's tip, but I remember reading an article in BW many (MANY!) years ago that was titled something like, "Not If You're An Expert".
In this article, the author provided a series of bidding and play hands where a supposedly expert player made some strange or "different" bid or play when many would normally make a fairly straight-forward bid or play, expected partner to read it correctly while in actuality distorting some aspect of his/her holding, and consequently obtained a poor, in some cases, absurd result. The author then suggested a "normal" bid or play (defensive) that the vast majority of knowledgeable or expert players would have made, asked whether or not these bids or plays wouldn't be what one would expect, and answered/ concluded each example with the statement, "not if you're an expert!" The tongue-in-cheek theme of this obviously sardonic article was the idea that "expert" bid or play is not something more esoteric than normal bridge, and that one had no one to blame but oneself when it blew up in one's face (so to speak). Wish I could provide some actual examples, but I suspect that the message is fairly clear.
In this article, the author provided a series of bidding and play hands where a supposedly expert player made some strange or "different" bid or play when many would normally make a fairly straight-forward bid or play, expected partner to read it correctly while in actuality distorting some aspect of his/her holding, and consequently obtained a poor, in some cases, absurd result. The author then suggested a "normal" bid or play (defensive) that the vast majority of knowledgeable or expert players would have made, asked whether or not these bids or plays wouldn't be what one would expect, and answered/ concluded each example with the statement, "not if you're an expert!" The tongue-in-cheek theme of this obviously sardonic article was the idea that "expert" bid or play is not something more esoteric than normal bridge, and that one had no one to blame but oneself when it blew up in one's face (so to speak). Wish I could provide some actual examples, but I suspect that the message is fairly clear.
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Posted 2005-August-10, 01:59
Bridge book:
anything by Reese
Bols tip:
When you have a 2-way tenace position, finesse through the opponent you dislike most, at least you will have the satisfaction of not losing the trick to him/her (by Klinger/Kambites)
anything by Reese
Bols tip:
When you have a 2-way tenace position, finesse through the opponent you dislike most, at least you will have the satisfaction of not losing the trick to him/her (by Klinger/Kambites)
"Bridge is like dance: technique's important but what really matters is not to step on partner's feet !"
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Posted 2005-August-14, 15:33
Robson/Segal's "Partnership bidding". One of the few COHERENT competitive books around.
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Posted 2005-August-14, 16:09
Counting at Bridge and Private Bridge Lessons by Mike Lawrence
Tip: A player who can't defend accurately should try to become declarer (or dummy).
Quote: Declarer to Dummy: Where is the hand that you had during the bidding?
Theo
Tip: A player who can't defend accurately should try to become declarer (or dummy).
Quote: Declarer to Dummy: Where is the hand that you had during the bidding?
Theo
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Posted 2005-August-14, 17:20
Book: Hand Evaluation by Brian Senior 
Book: Complete Book of Opening Leads by Easley Blackwood
(Sorry, I couldn't decide between them)
Tip: If you know you are going to go down, make sure your partner is playing the hand.
Book: Complete Book of Opening Leads by Easley Blackwood
(Sorry, I couldn't decide between them)
Tip: If you know you are going to go down, make sure your partner is playing the hand.
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Posted 2005-August-14, 17:27
>Book: Complete Book of Opening Leads by Easley Blackwood
Of the books I've read on opening leads (Mike, Lawrence, Hugh kelsey, Robert Ewen, Easley Blackwood) I'd rate the Blackwood book dead last by a large margin. It was mainly about using the rule of 11. If you liked Blackwoods books, you will love the others. Ewens is a good one to start with.
Of the books I've read on opening leads (Mike, Lawrence, Hugh kelsey, Robert Ewen, Easley Blackwood) I'd rate the Blackwood book dead last by a large margin. It was mainly about using the rule of 11. If you liked Blackwoods books, you will love the others. Ewens is a good one to start with.
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Posted 2005-August-14, 17:35
ArcLight, on Aug 14 2005, 06:27 PM, said:
>Book: Complete Book of Opening Leads by Easley Blackwood
Of the books I've read on opening leads (Mike, Lawrence, Hugh kelsey, Robert Ewen, Easley Blackwood) I'd rate the Blackwood book dead last by a large margin. It was mainly about using the rule of 11. If you liked Blackwoods books, you will love the others. Ewens is a good one to start with.
Of the books I've read on opening leads (Mike, Lawrence, Hugh kelsey, Robert Ewen, Easley Blackwood) I'd rate the Blackwood book dead last by a large margin. It was mainly about using the rule of 11. If you liked Blackwoods books, you will love the others. Ewens is a good one to start with.
What I liked about that book, admittedly when I was young and learning, was that it is actually more about defensive strategies. It did more for my defense than any other single book I've ever read, not so much on opening leads per se, but on thinking about which defensive strategy was right for which hand. It happened to be the book that worked best for me. By the way, I didn't realize we were critiquing these suggestions.
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Posted 2005-August-14, 21:24
Book: Killing Defense by Kelsey.
Don't know enough about the BOLs tips to recommend any.
The only tip I'd give anyone is just count the hands. It sounds simple enough, but we get bogged down in themes and forget this simple aspect.
Don't know enough about the BOLs tips to recommend any.
The only tip I'd give anyone is just count the hands. It sounds simple enough, but we get bogged down in themes and forget this simple aspect.
"Phil" on BBO
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Posted 2005-August-15, 03:10
ArcLight, on Aug 14 2005, 11:27 PM, said:
>Book: Complete Book of Opening Leads by Easley Blackwood
Of the books I've read on opening leads (Mike, Lawrence, Hugh kelsey, Robert Ewen, Easley Blackwood) I'd rate the Blackwood book dead last by a large margin. It was mainly about using the rule of 11. If you liked Blackwoods books, you will love the others. Ewens is a good one to start with.
Of the books I've read on opening leads (Mike, Lawrence, Hugh kelsey, Robert Ewen, Easley Blackwood) I'd rate the Blackwood book dead last by a large margin. It was mainly about using the rule of 11. If you liked Blackwoods books, you will love the others. Ewens is a good one to start with.
Talilking about opening leads, Tony Sowter's book is a very good one.
It explains rather clearly and concretely how to diagnose situations when you need an attacking lead or a passive leads.
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Posted 2005-August-15, 14:06
Bridge Conventions Complete, by Amalya Kearse. Gave me a reference point for system discussions with new pards.
"When partner errs, remember that if he is doing it on purpose then you are the one who made a mistake."
"When partner errs, remember that if he is doing it on purpose then you are the one who made a mistake."
The Grand Design, reflected in the face of Chaos...it's a fluke!
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