Bridge Winners Profile for David Loeb
Basic Information
- Member Since
- July 1, 2012
- Last Seen
- Oct. 16
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
Analyst for TheCommonGame on Mondays. Proud father of the ACBL's 2013 Rookie of the Year, Kathleen Loeb.
- Country
- United States of America
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- Winning a Regional 4,700-10,000 Bracketed Swiss with my wife, daughter, and Allison Howard in my daughter's 10th week of playing bridge. She jumped from 10 to 18 masterpoints.
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Several overalls in NABC events, many regional and sectional wins.
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Maureen Loeb, Kathleen Loeb, Susi Ross, Robert Dennard
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- De Land Bridge Club; North Orlando Bridge Center
- Favorite Tournaments
- Open Pairs
- Favorite Conventions
- Gazzilli, Transfers, Fit showing bids, Schuler Shift, Nebulous 2 Clubs
- BBO Username
- dloeb
- ACBL Ranking
- Silver Life Master
| Maureen & David Loeb 2/1 GF, 1M-2R-2NT=6+M, 1!d-3!c=NAT INV, Xfers / NAT 1!c if allowed |
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| Susi Ross & David Loeb 2 over 1 GF, 1M-2x-2M = 6+M, 1M-2x-2NT=catchall |
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| Dennard-Loeb 2/1 GF 2/1 GF (or to 4m), Sound 1st & 2nd seats, 1M-2x-2NT = catch-all |
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- Tom Allan's bidding problem: 752 J2 A963 KT53
- Suggest giving up a natural 2nt bid to make these situations less ambiguous.
- Bypassing 1!D and bidding 1NT with a balanced hand without a major
- Why let your LHO overcall a major at the 1-level? Rather have them lead it if my hand is no trump oriented. I actually prefer 1nt is inv and 2nt a game force, but playing 6-10 it is best to win the race to 1nt when feasible.
- Board 16 from the 08/06/2018 Common Game
- Did West fail to open the bidding with their 5-5 hand and working honors? Passing makes it hard to reach slam. If West opened the bidding, it is hard to imagine East not making a slam try.
- Tom Allan's lead problem: QJT4 J5 6542 A87
- Smithing would help
- Board 4 from the 07/23/2018 Common Game
- No, bidding 3♦ on a weak 5-card suit is too risky. Doubling for takeout is also risky, because opener may leave it in and you aren't eager to defend 2♥X. If opener bids 2♠, you are poorly positioned. You could bid 3♣ and hope partner ...
- Board 2 from the 07/23/2018 Common Game
- ♥Ax doesn't make 2NT look like the percentage bid, but it sure works on this board.
- Board 11 from the 07/23/2018 Common Game
- It is common to play a double of 4H as takeout oriented. You are not likely to have a heart stack on this auction. While high level doubles are often converted for penalty, there is the risk 4H is making and the risk partner will pull to 5D. So doubling ...
- FP again
- South may have a penalty double of hearts and little defense against spades. There are plenty of layouts where 4♠ makes and North-South have no making contract above 4♠. No way this is a forcing pass situation.
- Board 2 from the 06/18/2018 Common Game
- At favorable vulnerability, a 3C preempt with a good 6-card suit has plenty of upside. See Robson's book "Partnership Bidding at Bridge" for a great discussion on aggressive preempts. Andrew Gumperz has great articles on the same theme on Bridge Winners. Here, East's play strength in spades or ...
- Board 6 from the 06/18/2018 Common Game
- Thanks Douglas. Lynn writes commentary for most club players. My commentary is for advanced and expert players. Serious (or non-serious) 3NT is an important convention for any advanced 2/1 GF player. If North goes directly to 4NT North will know about South's extra heart length and South will ...
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