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08-16-2020 , 07:06 PM

#16401

Wyman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,042

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08-19-2020 , 11:54 AM

#16402

Wyman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,042

Sad day for bridge and pog. RIP FMK

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08-19-2020 , 01:58 PM

#16403

Eric Clipperton

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,450

Wow terrible

Just brutal, RIP

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08-19-2020 , 02:15 PM

#16404

Myrmidon7328

veteran

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,133

Wow, I'm really shocked. Words can't really describe what I'm feeling right now. RIP FMK

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08-19-2020 , 02:18 PM

#16405

Nicholasp27

27th level thinker

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 84,498

I’m so sad. I didn’t play bridge with him but we talked via pms here pretty often.

What happened to him?

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08-19-2020 , 02:39 PM

#16406

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 75,201

RIP, that's no age, shocked

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08-19-2020 , 02:45 PM

#16407

wahoopride

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 39,874

Damn that sucks.

I remember he was my partner on a 4 person for fun POG game when I hadn't played in 5 years + and he was so good and so friendly that I actually felt like I knew what I was doing.

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08-19-2020 , 03:08 PM

#16408

brrrrr

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,371

Very sad. I'll always cherish the memories we shared together.

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08-19-2020 , 03:11 PM

#16409

Wyman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,042

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Originally Posted by Nicholasp27

I’m so sad. I didn’t play bridge with him but we talked via pms here pretty often.

What happened to him?

He was really rough on his liver for many years and had some complications that finally caught up with him.

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08-19-2020 , 03:12 PM

#16410

Wyman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,042

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Originally Posted by brrrrr

Very sad. I'll always cherish the memories we shared together.

No kidding. I’m glad he’s not suffering and battling his demons anymore but it’s so hard to believe he’s gone.

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08-19-2020 , 03:14 PM

#16411

Eric Clipperton

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Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,450

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Originally Posted by brrrrr

Very sad. I'll always cherish the memories we shared together.

Condolences, J.

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08-19-2020 , 04:28 PM

#16412

g-bebe

because robots are strong

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 23,097

RIP

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08-19-2020 , 05:10 PM

#16413

chuckleslovakian

LYNCH DURRON597

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 35,910

Crushed. RIP fmk, you will be missed

God he was posting in this thread just a week ago. Life comes at you fast man.

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08-19-2020 , 05:18 PM

#16414

dc-ohio

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,497

RIP JLall... **** 2020

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08-20-2020 , 02:22 PM

#16415

Siegmund

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,165

A big loss. A great ambassador for the game and especially for bringing younger players into the game.

Played against him online several times, met him in person once, felt immediately like we had been friends for a long time.

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08-20-2020 , 05:23 PM

#16416

PartyGirlUK

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 23,530

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Originally Posted by Wyman

He was really rough on his liver for many years and had some complications that finally caught up with him.

This is kind of morbid but did he know his prognosis when posting here a week ago?

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08-20-2020 , 07:10 PM

#16417

Gabethebabe

Malware Jedi

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 27,552

I'm shocked.

For the 50th birthday of my wife, I bought a ring with 1ct diamond in the US. Justin received it for me and shipped it overseas, saving me a chunk of money. He was just there to help me out without getting or expecting anything in return.

During that summer, I sent a holiday postcard from Moscow to him and his gf, because I had no better idea of expressing my appreciation.

Thanks Justin. Rest in peace, buddy. You will be remembered.

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08-20-2020 , 08:29 PM

#16418

Wyman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,042

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Originally Posted by PartyGirlUK

This is kind of morbid but did he know his prognosis when posting here a week ago?

Yes for several months now he’s known it was imminent though I don’t think he knew it was *this* imminent. He was in the hospital as of last weekend, not sure all the details and not comfortable sharing much more in any event.

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08-21-2020 , 02:23 AM

#16419

3for3poker

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,606

Old time 2+2 poster here. Came in search of JLall poker posts. I've know Justin since he was about 12 years old. As others have said here, his lost is quite sad.

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08-21-2020 , 10:07 AM

#16420

3for3poker

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,606

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Originally Posted by Gabethebabe

Well, it depends on what 2M is. If it is a weak two, 2NT must be natural. If it is a strong two, 2NT is minors.

Over a weak two, I think 3NT must be to play. Something like a stopper in either major and a running minor suit.

In this spot, if you have the minors and don't have the values to make a normal, constructive overcall, you either pass or 4NT

Scrapping the old Leaping Michaels, many experts now play:

4C-Both Minors, NF
4D-Strong 4M bid.
4 unbid major 'gambling 4M bid'
4 of their major strong both minors.

That gives you 2 ways to bid both minors below 4NT. You can then use 4NT for Straight Aces, Very strong balanced, or something else.

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08-21-2020 , 12:12 PM

#16421

Gabethebabe

Malware Jedi

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 27,552

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Originally Posted by 3for3poker

Seems bad to have two bids to show minors and no bid to show a 2-suiter of the other major and a minor. M+m is twice as likely to happen as m+m.

4NT as keycard or as better- than-3NT is also underwhelming due to the frequency these bids are expected to occur.

The only thing I like about your suggestion is that 4 of their major shows minors as well as 4NT allowing you to distinguish between constructive and preemptive bids.

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08-21-2020 , 01:27 PM

#16422

3for3poker

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,606

The M+m hands go into the direct cuebid. This still allows 3NT when it is best, at the cost of the seldom used stopper ask that was part of Leaping Michaels.

We played Leaping Michaels for years, and the stopper ask hand just didn't come up.

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08-21-2020 , 02:13 PM

#16423

Myrmidon7328

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How do you figure out the minor after 2S-3S? 4C?

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08-21-2020 , 04:57 PM

#16424

Gabethebabe

Malware Jedi

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 27,552

I can totally understand not needing the direct cuebid for the stopper ask. So that's where I would make the system change. The cuebid shows minors. Seems a solid agreement.

If you play the direct cuebid as 5-5 M/m I don't think you will want to end in 3NT very often. I think you will more frequently hate not knowing your partner's minor after (2M)-3M-(4M). You may have a hand that wants to bid 5m opposite one minor and pass opposite the other. Leaping Michaels avoids this problem because the second suit is known immediately

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08-22-2020 , 01:33 AM

#16425

3for3poker

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,606

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Originally Posted by Gabethebabe

Sure, there are tradeoffs. You mentioned a big one. Some other downsides to LM:

You can't play 3S.

Either you play it forcing (which is what we did) and are pushed another level higher without a fit, or you are stuck on the really big hands.

Whatever you are comfortable with will work well enough, this isn't a makeor break system detail.

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