THE IBPA FILES The International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) is a world-wide bridge organization of more than 300 members in all corners of the world. Its main objective is to assist bridge journalists in their bridge related professional activities. The IBPA publishes a monthly online Bulletin, which consists of interesting deals involving some of the best players of the world, competing in key international tournaments.
USBF OPEN TEAM TRIALS 3 John Carruthers, Kingsville, ON Suzi Subeck, Chicago, Ill.
Editor’s note: Over the next few issues we will feature hands from the 2021 USBF Team trials, the good and the bad. Day 5 - RR2B – Match 13. NICKELL vs. SPECTOR There were some wild goings-on in this match, the second round-robin match of the second Round Robin (Phase 2). Confused? Me too. Remember, there were 12 teams in Round Robin 2. Those teams played a double round robin, so this is the second time NICKELL and SOECTOR met in the second round robin. With that sorted… N 62 M A943 L QJ1032 K 65 N J3 M 10 L A9654 K A8432 N AK975 M 875 L K KJ1097 West Kranyak — Pass Pass Double Double
North Levin — 1NT 3L 3N Pass
East Wolpert — 2M Pass Pass Pass
N Q1084 M KQJ62 L K87 KQ
South Weinstein 1N 2NT1 Pass Pass Pass
Prudence is a word seldom used to describe top-level bridge today… 1.A wish to bid, with fewer values than a direct suit-bid would have shown. www.cbf.ca | Bridge Canada
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