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why arent we playing Ripstra?
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Posted 2012-February-05, 04:23
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
George Carlin
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Posted 2012-February-05, 04:25
Ps you can safely assume opener has no 5cM
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
George Carlin
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Posted 2012-February-05, 08:15
I'm a big fan of landy, but 2C here? Wow, these Dutch you play with are hyper.
I would lead a diamond towards the king. If it wins I may get to ruff three spades. If it loses I haven't lost much.
I would lead a diamond towards the king. If it wins I may get to ruff three spades. If it loses I haven't lost much.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2012-February-05, 08:47
Even if the diamond loses you'll still make if LHO is 4=4=2=3: win the heart return, ruff another spade, club to dummy, ♥A, three more rounds of clubs.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2012-February-05, 10:08
Btw what do you think of 3C from S instead of passing out the x?
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2012-February-05, 11:49
Because you, Han, my wife and I are probably the only players in the Netherlands who know what Ripstra is... 
BTW, I agree with Han that your partner is hyper, but I have seen quite a few of these hyper players in the Netherlands. That is the reason why in the Netherlands I play penalty doubles at the two level when partner opens 1NT.
Rik
BTW, I agree with Han that your partner is hyper, but I have seen quite a few of these hyper players in the Netherlands. That is the reason why in the Netherlands I play penalty doubles at the two level when partner opens 1NT.
Rik
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Posted 2012-February-05, 11:53
gwnn, on 2012-February-05, 10:08, said:
Btw what do you think of 3C from S instead of passing out the x?
That would have been good to do if partner's majors were swapped. But it would be bad if partner had the hand that he should have had.
Rik
I want my opponents to leave my table with a smile on their face and without matchpoints on their score card - in that order.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!), but “That’s funny…” – Isaac Asimov
The only reason God did not put "Thou shalt mind thine own business" in the Ten Commandments was that He thought that it was too obvious to need stating. - Kenberg
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!), but “That’s funny…” – Isaac Asimov
The only reason God did not put "Thou shalt mind thine own business" in the Ten Commandments was that He thought that it was too obvious to need stating. - Kenberg
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