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Posted 2011-May-10, 15:22

http://usbf.org/inde...nt=20&task=list

Best wishes to all of the BBO Forum members playing in the USA Team Trials which start today.
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Posted 2011-May-10, 15:26

Nice! Who's playing there? I guess Justin and maybe Mike Hargreeves, though he's been absent lately. Anyone else?
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Posted 2011-May-10, 15:28

Roger Lee, who is battling against the Nickell team and I think doing a good job so far.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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Posted 2011-May-10, 16:05

Uday and Jdonn are also playing, and Fred obviously.
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Posted 2011-May-10, 16:20

where's the fat cat anyway? he's been out as well...
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Posted 2011-May-10, 18:51

Hargreaves is Canadian.

Is Jdonn really playing? That leaves JLall, Clee, Uday and Fred.
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Posted 2011-May-10, 21:57

Rosenberg, Jonathan Weinstein and Baseggio are also members, although I don't think they're very active.
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Posted 2011-May-10, 22:01

View PostPhil, on 2011-May-10, 18:51, said:

Hargreaves is Canadian.

Is Jdonn really playing? That leaves JLall, Clee, Uday and Fred.


Yes jdonn is really playing.
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Posted 2011-May-10, 22:18

Day one results:

http://usbf.org/docs...stage=Roundof16
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Posted 2011-May-10, 23:16

Looking forward to seeing clee in the 2nd round :P
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Posted 2011-May-11, 00:08

oops...forget whatever I posted here....it is 120 boards, not 60.

Get back those two Imps in the second half, Uday and Roger.

And keep up the good work, Josh.

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Posted 2011-May-11, 01:09

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Posted 2011-May-11, 02:56

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Posted 2011-May-11, 03:26

Why aren't the same hands being played in all the matches?

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win


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Posted 2011-May-11, 03:50

View PostHanoi5, on 2011-May-11, 03:26, said:

Why aren't the same hands being played in all the matches?


Apparently it a "USA thing". It seems kinda odd (quaint) to Europeans.
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Posted 2011-May-11, 04:03

View PostRMB1, on 2011-May-11, 03:50, said:

Apparently it a "USA thing". It seems kinda odd (quaint) to Europeans.


I hope they don't complain when the hands start repeating...

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win


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Posted 2011-May-11, 04:09

no photo of the fat cat? doh!
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Posted 2011-May-11, 07:12

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Looking forward to seeing clee in the 2nd round


Yeah. For now it seems Nickell had a lot of luck to keep it even. My impression from yesterday was that Ivatury team played better bridge. Keep it up!
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Posted 2011-May-11, 09:05

View PostHanoi5, on 2011-May-11, 03:26, said:

Why aren't the same hands being played in all the matches?

View PostRMB1, on 2011-May-11, 03:50, said:

Apparently it a "USA thing". It seems kinda odd (quaint) to Europeans.


It is very popular in the USA, not just for trials but also in the Vanderbilt, Spingold and in many Swiss events.

I expect security is the principal reason. Nowadays most events run on a pre-determined schedule but in the past I believe the captains could agree their own schedule and meal breaks. In such circumstances boards could be played at different times.

On a practical note, anything you hear from an adjacent table is irrelevant. We've have many boards thrown out at Brighton and other congresses because someone at the next table has been talking loudly about a hand.

Certainly in head to head matches I see no reason for the same boards to be played. In a Swiss event, there is a far stronger case for playing the same hands.
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Posted 2011-May-11, 09:20

View PostCascade, on 2011-May-10, 22:01, said:

Yes jdonn is really playing.


I stand corrected.
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