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Congrats Justin and team bathurst! Good luck in Bermuda Bowl.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 01:16
All your ace are belong to us!
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Posted 2011-May-18, 03:36
jlall is a hero. The forums might have helped your bridge during the years but you helped the forums' bridge more!
Thank you and kudos for this great victory!
Thank you and kudos for this great victory!
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 03:37
Congratulations, great performance. 
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Posted 2011-May-18, 04:01
mfa1010, on 2011-May-18, 03:37, said:
Congratulations, great performance.
I really enjoyed watching the event.
Curious about the maximum number of spectators that were logged in at any one time...
Alderaan delenda est
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Posted 2011-May-18, 05:43
Oh, and also respect to the Diamond team of course, who made it to the finals in two consequetive trials, but unfortunately to no avail.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 06:09
My impressions bridge wise from the matches I watched:
-Meckwell are out of shape as they made many cardplay mistakes; I saw k's of hands on vugraph from them and it was very unusual I wonder what happened;
-cardplay in general was at very high level, especially declarer play
-competitive bidding (fighting for partscores, finding saves) was at very high level I especially enjoyed our forum hero display in this respect
-slam bidding is at very low level; some prominent pairs just use rkcb (or 100 varietes of it) and bash slams on most hands and lack methods of inviting, finding fitting values etc. I was shocked seeing some auctions, Italians and Polish guys seem to have big edge in this area.
It will be very interesting BB. Two strong American teams, fresh and strong Italian team and I think Polish team will be very dangerous too (Narkiewicz - Buras, Kalita - Gawryś, Martens - Jassem). I have trouble deciding who to root for so I just hope the winners will show amazing bridge
-Meckwell are out of shape as they made many cardplay mistakes; I saw k's of hands on vugraph from them and it was very unusual I wonder what happened;
-cardplay in general was at very high level, especially declarer play
-competitive bidding (fighting for partscores, finding saves) was at very high level I especially enjoyed our forum hero display in this respect
-slam bidding is at very low level; some prominent pairs just use rkcb (or 100 varietes of it) and bash slams on most hands and lack methods of inviting, finding fitting values etc. I was shocked seeing some auctions, Italians and Polish guys seem to have big edge in this area.
It will be very interesting BB. Two strong American teams, fresh and strong Italian team and I think Polish team will be very dangerous too (Narkiewicz - Buras, Kalita - Gawryś, Martens - Jassem). I have trouble deciding who to root for so I just hope the winners will show amazing bridge
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Posted 2011-May-18, 06:52
Wonder how long it will be before Justin resurfaces from the after party...
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Posted 2011-May-18, 06:55
Heh, was relatively tame for these things, I'm gettin older!
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Posted 2011-May-18, 07:52
looking forward to have a forum regular as winner of a bermuda bowl 
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Posted 2011-May-18, 08:25
Congratulations to the winning team, best wishes to everyone. It was a pleasure to watch.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 09:02
bluecalm, on 2011-May-18, 00:22, said:
Congrats
Unfortunately I wasn't able to watch the second half of the match. I will be rooting for you guys in coming BB. Remember that you haven't won anything yet
Unfortunately I wasn't able to watch the second half of the match. I will be rooting for you guys in coming BB. Remember that you haven't won anything yet
ummm...they won a trip to the Bermuda Bowl representing USA bridge. That's pretty cool, I think.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 09:11
Can someone give us some background on Zagorin? I had never heard of the guy, but apparently he came up through the junior ranks with Bathurst, Wooldridge, etc..
Also, I've never heard of a sponsor being as young as 39. I think thats pretty cool, and very good for the game.
Also, I've never heard of a sponsor being as young as 39. I think thats pretty cool, and very good for the game.
Hi y'all!
Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 09:23
Congrats, you guys seriously deserve it. I watched quite a bit and you outplayed some great teams. Now, of course, we expect you to win the BB.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 09:35
Congrats Justin and team. Will there be a coach?
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Posted 2011-May-18, 09:40
Team Bathurst outplayed their opponents in every single match. Justin and Joe were on fire for the whole tournament. I am very happy that now everybody had a chance to see just how good this guy really is.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 09:46
Rain, on 2011-May-18, 09:35, said:
Congrats Justin and team. Will there be a coach?
Eric has some free time.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 10:00
Bathhurst looked like winners from the start, I wish I could have put money on it.
Good job Justin & the team.
Good job Justin & the team.
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH
(still learning)
(still learning)
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Posted 2011-May-18, 10:13
aguahombre, on 2011-May-18, 09:46, said:
Eric has some free time.
ouch
Hi y'all!
Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
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Posted 2011-May-18, 10:40
Congratulations to one of the nicest guys in bridge. We are all thankful as to how much he has given to these forums and the game.
Also congratulations to the Diamond team for again reaching the finals.
Also congratulations to the Diamond team for again reaching the finals.
"Half the people you know are below average." - Steven Wright
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Posted 2011-May-18, 12:19
Congratulations to the Bathurst Team for their well-deserved victory! Unfortunately (for us) my teammates and I did not play anywhere near as well as we are capable of in the Finals, but if we had to lose to someone I am very glad that Team Bathurst was that someone.
Special congratulations to Justin, not only because of his great contributions to BBO Forums, but also because the consensus among my teammates was that his level of play in the Finals was sensational.
I have no doubt that Team Bathurst will repesent the USA well in the Bermuda Bowl. I will certainly be cheering for them to go all the way!
Fred Gitelman
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Special congratulations to Justin, not only because of his great contributions to BBO Forums, but also because the consensus among my teammates was that his level of play in the Finals was sensational.
I have no doubt that Team Bathurst will repesent the USA well in the Bermuda Bowl. I will certainly be cheering for them to go all the way!
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com