Author Archives: Lee Lin

Getting a 100% Game Day – Double Headers Are Tough?

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Lee Lin

Director Yefim once told my BAM teammates at the end of a Harmonie Club game, “Congratulations. Your team got a 100% game today.” Our E/W pair had a 63% matchpoints game going in to the last round, and my partnership … Continue reading →

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Silver Point Week – Special Game Schedule

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Lee Lin

As a reminder, all Virtual Private Club games from May 25-31 will award silver points, and triple the amount! We are still unclear on whether the triple points is off of the usual virtual private club’s 50% increase, or just … Continue reading →

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Bridge Base Multiple Server Confusion

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Lee Lin

The good news is, Bridge Base is upgrading their infrastructure! That means they should be in much better shape to handle the huge influx of online players that have joined while sheltering-in-place. Your Friends Might Be On The Casual Server … Continue reading →

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Silver Linings Week May 25-31

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Lee Lin

With the Big Apple Regional cancelled, ACBL is instead replacing our Memorial Day Weekend with Silver Linings Week! Virtual Private Clubs have received notice that club games will pay triple the normal amount, and all in silver! Only Virtual Private … Continue reading →

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Bridge Adventures: Omaha With Buffett, Gates, Hamman, and Osberg

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Lee Lin

Once upon a time when I had under 5 masterpoints, I worked at some nerdy quantitative hedge funds. We managed money using math and computers while taking advantage of leverage and relatively high turnover strategies. But I always respected value … Continue reading →

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Online Regional Awards 49.99 Gold For Two Sessions

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Lee Lin

In probably the largest payout ever for a non-NABC regional, one-day event, one pair received 49.99 Gold for first overall in the open pairs. We were predicting a prize over 50 last week, based on the usual ACBL formula. Formula … Continue reading →

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Chance To Become Life Master In Just One Day!

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Lee Lin

Most players have no trouble reaching 500 masterpoints required for Life Master. The bottleneck is the specific pigment requirements. In particular, many struggle to obtain 50 gold point, having long won plenty of the other colors. The ongoing Save Your … Continue reading →

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Online Gold Point Overload

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Lee Lin

Unfortunately, BBO seems completely swamped as we kick off the first online regional, promising to give away tons of gold and red points. Speaking of kicking off, I got disconnected just now from the crowded overload. If you can’t get … Continue reading →

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Win ACBL Gold Points Online April 30 to May 3rd 2020

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Lee Lin

Just when we thought it would be impossible to get lots of gold points online, ACBL comes through with the upcoming “Stay At Home, Play At Home” tournament. I also completely missed the ACBL Club Championship that happened this past … Continue reading →

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Who Are The Popular Bridge Streamers?

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Lee Lin

I recently discovered Bridge Overlord, the twitch streamer. It was amazingly entertaining to watch, although it’s clearly not going to attract newcomers to the game. More likely, bridge streaming could be a stepping stone for beginner and intermediate players to … Continue reading →

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