After more than a year on the sidelines (I guess it was only a "semi" retirement--not to be confused with a semi-forcing notrump), I was lured back into playing bridge.
Every four years the World Championships are "open" (meaning anyone can enter). The other three years the only way to compete for a world team title is to win the U.S. Team Trials. In 2010 the Open event was held in Philadelphia and a long-time friend called me up about playing.
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