Bridge Winners Profile for John Larkin
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- Open Lyon Discussion Thread
- Who'd have thought. Makes my choice for winners more likely......
- Venice Cup
- Though it does mean they got into this position without playing them earlier....or do I misunderstand?
- Why are there round robins in the World Team Championships?
- Hope opinions all stay same at end of today.
- Who Will Win the Bermuda Bowl?
- A lot of abstains. Is this simply people who want to see the votes without nailing their colours to the mast? (As I do with some questions I am not qualified to attempt or give opinion) Or do they think there is something improper in answering?
- The rest of the story...
- Er....unfortunately, it isn't.
- Odd ruling
- ER. Declarer's line of play does not execute a squeeze. He loses a diamond. EAst throws a heart winner away, but declarer is playing a diamond at the end. He cannot change that. THe play has already been described, and the hand is over.
- Odd ruling
- As mentioned in subthread above I now note new Law 70E ( can't tell if this was always the case) says that you do not get the tricks if they depend on particular card being in particular opponent's hand - unless it is mentioned in your declaration in the claim ...
- Odd ruling
- The point I am making is that there is specific mention that normal play includes "careless" and "inferior for level of player". Not spotting card would be careless. Now I look at new Laws, 70E makes it very clear that if making the tricks depends on finding a partic opp ...
- Odd ruling
- "Abnormal" isn't mentioned. Forget terminology, but substandard play definitely allowed for. I think the "careless"ness of missing an important discard is indeed "forced" (not good word as declarer is not actually playing hanny more) or imposed upon declarer.
- Worst bids ever? Best bids ever?
- Out of my league to decipher if he also told South what he needed to know.
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