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Introducing... Savedirish
When did you start playing Bridge?
I am the oldest of 7.
My family always played cards, it was our form of entertainment as there wasnt really money for other things. I learnt to play bridge at age 19 as a naval midshipman. (circa 1962). I started playing duplicate while at Manned Spacecraft Center Houston 1967 while writing Masters Thesis. [Ed: How many people have you known who's started playing earnest during college, and especially during thesis time? College drives people to Bridge.] Graduated University of Oklahoma 1966, served on active duty in Navy from 1968 to 1991, flew as Naval Flight Officer for 11years, did 2 tours in vietnam, and worked for U.S. Post Office from 1992 to 2002 as Letter Carrier.
What qualities do you think contributed to your Bridge success?
I play almost every day at the Escondido, Ca bridge club. Have been
their Player of Year for the last 5 years. I think I have had success as a bridge player because of excellent memory (card counting), ability to understand distributions, aggressiveness ( I want to be on the thin edge of the razor blade), good partners. I defend well (usually). But I need to bid better.
What's your all-time favourite hand:
I had AKQJxxxxx AKQx -- --. I opened 7S, was doubled, and redoubled (in for a goat, go for the cow!)
P had xxxx hearts, made 7Sxx. What I didn't understand was, the rest of the field was in 6S. I still don't understand it.
What about non Bridge things that you like to do?
We garden, have beautiful roses, hibiscus bushes, myraid flowers.
will be traveling to europe this summer.
I'm still surprised that I have the Ace. Liby has held it a long time, and I almost expect her to pull out a stash of points from somewhere, as has happened many times before.
This post has been edited by Rain: 2008-January-25, 15:11