[blml] "Carefully avoid." Was Zonal Delegation of L12c3

[John Probst]

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From: "Sven Pran" <svenpran at online.no>
To: "blml" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] "Carefully avoid." Was Zonal Delegation of L12c3


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>>
>> In the second example, my partner accurately alerted that my opening
>> bid of 1S was unlimited (but otherwise normal), because we have no
>> strong artificial opening such as a strong artificial 2C.  This is
>> totally clear on the typeset convention card, but the director ignored
>> the card at first, preferring to grill my partner and roll his eyes
>> and go on and on about how he could not fathom why we would agree to
>> play such a thing.  He said it was an inferior agreement, and we
>> should not be playing it, and I quote, "you will win more often when
>> you learn to play bridge."

Oh dear; Eric, Tim and myself clearly need to learn to play bridge and we'll 
win more often :)

cheers  John



   His hostility was impressive and
>> memorable.  Personally, I don't think directors should spend any time
>> denigrating a pair's legal and properly disclosed agreements.

What an asshole!  No wonder bridge is in terminal decline.