Bridge Winners Profile for David Loeb
Basic Information
- Member Since
- July 1, 2012
- Last Seen
- Sept. 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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- Board 13 from the 09/09/2019 Common Game
- Puppet is a poor option if responder is (45) in the majors. Better to play Stayman with Smolen. If wishing responder to have an ask about a 5-card major, Muppett is a good option, but a memory lapse can be expensive.
- Board 19 from the 08/26/2019 Common Game
- The bidding is quite reasonable. The key is to beat 3♠ doubled by 2 tricks for a top. The difficulty is the ♥King lead will compress the defense's heart tricks. North-South must navigate a spade ruff for a top.
- Treatment Name 1m - 2H
- Ken G, opener should generally bid 2♠ to ask. A 3nt rebid by opener should be 18-19 balanced with a 3 card minor.
- Treatment Name 1m - 2H
- Ken L, the mixed raise is folded into the 2♥ response. So 2♠ can be used as desired. I like soloway strong jump shifts. Invitational reverse flannery is also good.
- Treatment Name 1m - 2H
- 1m-2♥ can be played as a 3-way bid: a natural strong jump shift, a mixed raise for the minor, or an invitational balanced hand. This allows a 1m-2NT response to be played as natural and game forcing eliminating the awkward 1m-3NT response. After 1m-2♥, opener bids 2♠ ...
- A Gazzilli question
- 1M-1nt-2♣-3M is the 3-card inv raise in my partnerships. Suggest semi-forcing 1nt. Going through 2♦ and then supporting the major would deny a 3+ card inv raise. Would be looking for best strain.
- Board 22 from the 07/29/2019 Common Game
- If South has 8 clubs, 7NT is cold. If South has 7 clubs, 7NT has good play. South might have the ♠J, the ♥K may be onside, the ♠JT may fall, there may be a squeeze. A good agreement here is for a 5NT bid to ask for 6NT or ...
- Board 5 from the 07/29/2019 Common Game
- The diamond finesse isn't needed if spades set up. Declarers have better results if they combine chances.
- Tom Allan's bidding problem: T984 5 864 KQ963
- North could have a very strong hand that didn't want to open 2♣. To account for that possibility, I prefer cue bidding my club control on the way to 4♠.
- Board 1 from the 06/17/2019 Common Game
- It is odd for a strong player to preempt with a constructive hand opposite an unpassed hand. Is it possible East can read North and knew North had a big hand?
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