Bridge Winners Profile for John Storey

John Storey

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Unravelling stoppers: I played the Mini no trump for years and loved it, however, I do think it’s easier to manage in a forcing club system. For me, if I’m playing 2/1, I prefer a weak no trump (12-14 HCP) and Forcing Stayman, but to each his own I ...
Best Solo Software for iOS?: I use BBO on an old iPad and if a bid is highlighted you can press on it to see what it means.
Alerts: OK I'll bite. Did it work this time?
How to bid 7!C?: So nice to see a Precision auction on here. We would bid that exactly the same way.
Dear GIB can we please take this bid off the card???: I was taught 2/1 about 15 years ago but I only play it against the robots now (I play a forcing club system). The only info I have is fairly old, "Understanding 1NT Forcing" by Marty Bergen and Paul Thurston's "25 Steps to Learning 2/1". I can ...
Dear GIB can we please take this bid off the card???: Tell that to the robots!! They show it as forcing to me.
Dear GIB can we please take this bid off the card???: It's just the way GIB plays. I'm not saying it's right...
Dear GIB can we please take this bid off the card???: Ummm... no. 1NT would be forcing, so why not that?
Dear GIB can we please take this bid off the card???: 1NT would be forcing as per my note above
Dear GIB can we please take this bid off the card???: Whoops the auction is wrong. I bid 3♥ after 3♣, then robot P bid 4♦. I still don't like the 3♣ bid. Why else are we playing forcing 1NT in fourth seat?