29. Ron Smith - Has More Stories
from The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players Hosted by John McAllister
Didn't get enough of Ronnie? He's back! Ron Smith returns to the show, bringing with him more hilarious stories. Episode Highlights: 6:05- Ron's opinion on Real Bridge 12:30- When your teammates go for minus 4600 in 4Cxx down 8 so you lose 24 IMPS, but you still win the match 15:35- Ron learns from his teacher who went minus 5800.Twice 16:05- Story of the only person to win the Vanderbilt while also losing two matches in the same tournament 18:30- Never give up during a match 25:05- Bobby Levin is so good looking, his partner needs to play with his head down lest he loses his focus 28:40- More hilarious Baby Levin stories 34:40- Ron believes in the great joys of having the social connections through playing bridge 38:10- Speculations on the future of bridge—will things ever be the same again? 40:15- Mahaffrey stories 44:35- Peter Weichsel's most embarrassing moment 47:15- Reese stories 53:05- Ron's worst three hands 59:48- Leo Lasota: the world's greatest online player 1:03:05- Oren Kriegel is an upcoming super star 1:06:35- "Here comes the damn diamonds again" story
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