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my first reaction was we were about to bid the same board twice, until I had a slightly closer look! the other hands bore no similarities on the two boards, so I suspect it was just a total fluke rather than some sort of computer error.
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Posted 2019-October-17, 08:33
Just got back from the club duplicate, picked up these two hands back to back
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my first reaction was we were about to bid the same board twice, until I had a slightly closer look! the other hands bore no similarities on the two boards, so I suspect it was just a total fluke rather than some sort of computer error.
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my first reaction was we were about to bid the same board twice, until I had a slightly closer look! the other hands bore no similarities on the two boards, so I suspect it was just a total fluke rather than some sort of computer error.
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2019-October-17, 08:53
The natural thing to do when this happens is to check the back of your cards, but you need to avoid giving away your concern to the other players (esp. partner).
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Posted 2019-October-17, 08:58
Not similar whatsoever: 8 cards different, 5 cards the same 
As for shape, 4432 is pretty common...
As for shape, 4432 is pretty common...
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Posted 2019-October-17, 09:06
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Posted 2019-October-18, 13:35
eagles123, on 2019-October-17, 08:33, said:
Just got back from the club duplicate, picked up these two hands back to back
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2)
my first reaction was we were about to bid the same board twice, until I had a slightly closer look! the other hands bore no similarities on the two boards, so I suspect it was just a total fluke rather than some sort of computer error.
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my first reaction was we were about to bid the same board twice, until I had a slightly closer look! the other hands bore no similarities on the two boards, so I suspect it was just a total fluke rather than some sort of computer error.
Did you check the board numbers?,that's a BIG clue (!)
"It is not enough to be a good player, you must also play well"
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
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Posted 2019-October-18, 16:16
I've had this happen a couple of times in club games. One of the times there was a problem: The club also taught bridge. The boards were part of a teaching series for declarers. No one shuffled them. None of the people in the game realized what had happened until LONG after the game. I just happened to notice, since I once taught the class.
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