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6085
Hi Ace, ... Yes, but I'm not why my statement needs correcting. 1st chair, after all, is a member of the set called "opps." So if he ruffs it, then it is...
bimbert84
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Apr 1, 2005
1:01 pm
6086
... after ... it ... - - - - - - - - - Gm Rob, Dang me! And here I thought you were applying definition 2. of the unofficial jargon term, "opps," but you were...
Ace®
disappearingace
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Apr 1, 2005
3:57 pm
6087
Natty's column Next: "Ya gotta believe" has been uploaded to our files area. You can read it by going to...
Gerry Blue
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Apr 2, 2005
5:30 pm
6088
The mathematical analysis by "bimbert84" is, as usual, unassailable. But here's another analysis, from a slightly different perspective, on which I invite...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Apr 2, 2005
7:32 pm
6089
Dear Good, Very interesting information. Thank you! I'm inclined to stick with the <ahem>fonetik replacement, bower. Gerry good2togo2000 wrote: Date: Sat, 02...
Gerry Blue
gblue42
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Apr 2, 2005
8:32 pm
6090
While I can see the logic in passing with Natty as my partner, I can also see the fun of "sitting on next" as dealer with Natty as my LHO. Gerry Gerry Blue...
Gerry Blue
gblue42
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Apr 2, 2005
9:44 pm
6093
I know you guys, and I know your kind. If there is a dealer on my right with any semblance of sense and a trace of intelligence, I will on occasion call...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Apr 3, 2005
2:33 am
6094
... This "1st opinion" (Mary, Mary) is merely a bit contrary. On hands Nos. 10, 11, and 16 the dealer would be "three trump, two-suited" picking up. "Three...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Apr 3, 2005
3:41 am
6095
Hi Natty, ... Then clearly you cannot be trusted to call next. And if I, as your P in 3rd, cannot trust you to call next, I must therefore order with JJQ. The...
bimbert84
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Apr 3, 2005
12:55 pm
6096
... and ... cases. ... the ... and a ... be ... clubs in ... scored ... trump ... off ... the ... create ... the ... I disagree. First of all, you have no idea...
Patricia
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Apr 3, 2005
3:05 pm
6097
... your P ... JJQ. ... can, ... there ... support ... call ... not ... important, ... considered ... holds ... is a ... would my ... dealer ... YOU ... will ...
Patricia
wdfover50
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Apr 3, 2005
3:11 pm
6098
You seem to be overlooking the fact that in those 20 hands I called "next" only 13 times, on the way to our scoring 25 points. You can trust me. Atheist....
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Apr 3, 2005
5:17 pm
6100
<scratching head> Natty, you're the most likely person I know to call next and if on average you do it only 65% of the time, passing with RLQ and a very good...
Gerry Blue
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Apr 3, 2005
5:44 pm
6101
I'm with Patricia. If you don't have trump to lead when 3rd orders up, you'd best lead an Ace. On defense with only 1 ace, I would lead a loser to prevent a...
Joseph J Cravero
JoeElf
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Apr 3, 2005
9:52 pm
6102
But on offense, you'd better lead an ace if you have one. If you lead a loser, I assume you have neither trump nor aces, and I rely on you for nothing but a...
Joseph J Cravero
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Apr 3, 2005
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6103
Joe- "But on offense, you'd better lead an ace if you have one." If my only ace was the ace of the turn down suit, I'd lead a lone king of the other colour if...
Ace®
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Apr 3, 2005
11:51 pm
6104
81 per cent. The dealer picked up four times, remember? It wasn't Ace. If it had been Ace, and he turned down that 9 of hearts on hands Nos. 10, 11, 16 and ...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Apr 4, 2005
2:31 am
6105
I stand corrected. Well then with you as my partner, I see the logic. With the average Yahoo! parner, I'm ordering. Gerry Natty Bumppo <borf@...>...
Gerry Blue
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Apr 4, 2005
2:38 am
6108
No. I need Natty to lead trump. Ace® <getevenone@...> wrote:Going alone? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
Gerry Blue
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Apr 4, 2005
5:02 am
6109
Ooops. Forgot there for a minute that we're talking about the average partner on Yahoo but the answer's still the same. I need that partner to lead trump or...
Gerry Blue
gblue42
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Apr 4, 2005
5:05 am
6110
Hi Natty, ... So you're saying you won't always call next, ut maybe that's not the right question. Maybe a more appropriate question is: will you always call...
bimbert84
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Apr 4, 2005
10:47 am
6111
Hi Ace, ... I'll pick it up (nearly) every time with 3 trump, 2-suited. Yes, even if it's QT9t + T9. And yes, most of the time (but not every time) we'll...
bimbert84
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Apr 4, 2005
10:55 am
6112
... ALMOST always. There is one interesting hand among the 20 in which I and one of the two "experts" who agreed with me would have passed. That's No. 6: A-K...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Apr 4, 2005
3:11 pm
6113
i win i want to say 59% on yahoo, never had much trouble noticing what to call, 90% of the time im calling 3trump 2 suited, but if you have qt9 u need ...
david cejmer
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Apr 4, 2005
7:04 pm
6115
On QT9 pickup, Ace must also be forgetting that 1st could have JJAKs, Ac. If it's black and I have 2 others, especially with an A or KQ offsuit, I'm picking...
Joseph J Cravero
JoeElf
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Apr 4, 2005
9:39 pm
6117
i 100% agree, and this is why i usually only play with what i would liek to think of as students of our game, a crappy partner means ur gonna lose a lot more...
david cejmer
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Apr 5, 2005
4:49 am
6118
Hi Ace, ... Although it is a possibility, I wouldn't be overly concerned about it either. But... with QT + T9 + X, you have little-to-no defense or help in ...
bimbert84
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Apr 5, 2005
10:45 am
6119
My favorite though is when 2nd plays the R at trick 1 (particularly on your off Ace) and the opps cash LAK around your QT9 at 4th hand. ... it ... time, ... ...
Joseph J Cravero
JoeElf
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Apr 5, 2005
9:19 pm
6120
Indeed, the very poll was inspired by two such hands I got in third chair -- in one game -- on Yahoo! Not knowing my partner, and with just enough experience...
Natty Bumppo
nathaniel_j_...
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Apr 5, 2005
10:45 pm
6121
Hi Joe, ... Yes, especially when the opening lead was a 9 -- and then your P blames YOU. -- Rob...
bimbert84
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Apr 6, 2005
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