Comments for Mark Horton

Comment on Meet My Maker: The Mad Multi by Ric Dearing

Ric Dearing — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:49:21 +0000

If EW had been playing Muidreberg , an opening 2S could be passed or if W decides to bid(?) 2NT the diamond 4-4 fit will be found. To what use were McIntosh and Sanqvist putting the bids of 2H and 2S? A prime reason for using the multi is to liberate these bids for a useful purpose.

Comment on Trouble with Trumps by Kyle Butt

Kyle Butt — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:21:53 +0000

If the opponents are ruffing, I believe the auction is incomplete. Perhaps it went 1NT-2D-2H All pass?

Comment on Top stars in Bridge and Golf by Nigel Kearney

Nigel Kearney — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:02:43 +0000

Nice hand, but not a Vienna Coup.

Typically in a Vienna Coup, you cash a high card in the same hand as the two card menace, leaving a one card menace in the opposite hand, thereby allowing either opponent to be squeezed, not just one. These elements aren’t present here and the squeeze works just the same without cashing AD.

Comment on Mission: Impossible by Bobby Wolff

Bobby Wolff — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:59:56 +0000

Hi Mark,

Good lesson in life.

Remember, whatever happens could always be worse, and here for EW, what if NS had confused their aces reponse and South two rounds earlier, and before any NT had already been bid, had jumped to 7NT with the same “safe lead”.

Comment on Clerical Error by Lira

Lira — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:35:39 +0000

Hi.
East is only holding 12 cards.

Comment on Bidding Misadventures by Bobby Wolff

Bobby Wolff — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:52:20 +0000

Hi Mark,

It was often said in my youth (yes, at one time I was young, although when I was hatched I was said to be in my twenties) that our American bridge stars (Crawford, Jacoby, Schenken, to mention a few) learned to play the dummy so well because their bidding was so poor.

By reading your recent blogs you and the good Rabbi can qualify as a pair in training for that up to date title. You two seem to leave no high contract unexplored.

Good luck in developing your how to play blogs and leave the bidding to others.

Comment on Tales from the Vienna Woods by Howard Lin

Howard Lin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:43:56 +0000

For the first hand, if South plays a heart after winning the DA (forced by the DK), then it will help setup HQ to discard a diamond from the hand.

Comment on Guess the Bid by Linda

Linda — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:49:37 +0000

I can’t believe you got it Shyam. I have heard so many people try it and you actually found his bid.

Kudos! I know I am giving away the answer but it has been a while now since the result was published in the next Blog.

Comment on Guess the bid – conclusion by Linda

Linda — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:46:57 +0000

I tried this one in the press room in Boston and I admit that it took me 6 tries to come up with the right bid, even though I KNEW it was ridiculous.

Comment on Guess the Bid by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:43:30 +0000

Pass is obvious…but what about 2NT for the minors…burying the opps probable heart fit…