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Justin (and maybe others) are going to judge hands played in the BBO League team events to identify a prize for the most brilliant play.
In the first 1/2 of the team 4 versus team 5 match, I don't think there was any such hand worthy of consideration, so I don't have a hand to post now. But surely in the 2nd half or one of the other matches, there will be some hands worthy of consideration. If we could post either the hand (or a link to such a hand) in this thread so the judge(s) has one place to check for the hands being considered that will help one and all. This thread will be pinned until after the BBOL competition is completed and a winner identified.
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Nominations for BBFL Brilliance prize
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Posted 2012-March-12, 14:32
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Posted 2012-March-12, 15:32
I looked through the hands of our match and found one hand that my partner, guymath, played very nicely.
Here is a link to the hand.
http://tinyurl.com/78ynnb9
I decided that it was more important to show my hearts than to ask what his 5 card minor was. If he had 5 diamonds rather than 5 clubs, my decision might not have worked out so well.
Here is a link to the hand.
http://tinyurl.com/78ynnb9
I decided that it was more important to show my hearts than to ask what his 5 card minor was. If he had 5 diamonds rather than 5 clubs, my decision might not have worked out so well.
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Posted 2012-March-12, 17:26
My best attempt - psyching on board 3 in order to get declarer to go off in game playing for me to have underled an ace on board 4 
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Posted 2012-March-18, 19:42
MickyB, on 2012-March-12, 17:26, said:
My best attempt - psyching on board 3 in order to get declarer to go off in game playing for me to have underled an ace on board 4
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Posted 2012-April-23, 07:08
You have to completely ignore the bidding here, since N/S both had a system mishap. But the play is nice, and the end position is cute.
"I think maybe so and so was caught cheating but maybe I don't have the names right". Sure, and I think maybe your mother .... Oh yeah, that was someone else maybe. -- kenberg
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"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
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Posted 2012-April-23, 07:27
wyman, on 2012-April-23, 07:08, said:
N/S both had a system mishap
You mean one of them thought it was Reverse Flannery, one of them thought it was WJS, and systematically it was actually SJS?
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Posted 2012-April-23, 07:57
mgoetze, on 2012-April-23, 07:27, said:
You mean one of them thought it was Reverse Flannery, one of them thought it was WJS, and systematically it was actually SJS?
One thought it was reverse flannery, and one thought it was WJS, I assume. Of course, "reverse" flannery means 54xx, not 45xx...
"I think maybe so and so was caught cheating but maybe I don't have the names right". Sure, and I think maybe your mother .... Oh yeah, that was someone else maybe. -- kenberg
"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
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Posted 2012-April-23, 08:04
I don't see what is special about this. If anything, declarer misplayed by not cashing two rounds of spades before ruffing a club.
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Posted 2012-April-23, 08:09
ArtK78, on 2012-April-23, 08:04, said:
I don't see what is special about this.
Then don't vote for it?
"I think maybe so and so was caught cheating but maybe I don't have the names right". Sure, and I think maybe your mother .... Oh yeah, that was someone else maybe. -- kenberg
"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
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A few comments on the bidding1NT was 10-12.
2♦ was game forcing Stayman.
2NT denied a 4 card major but showed a 5 card minor.
3♥ was natural showing 5+ hearts.
3NT was natural.