{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 86 Drew Cavalier: From Nervous to National Bridge Champ","description":"Today\u2019s guest is Drew Cavalier, a bridge player who lives in Huntsville, Alabama. In 2022, Drew won the Wernher Open Paris with Christian Jolly, who Drew describes as one of the smartest people he\u2019s ever met. We discuss his bridge mentors and partners, the highs and lows of competitive bridge, and some of Drew\u2019s most memorable hands.&amp;nbsp; Drew played in an online speedball with Owen Lien, another podcast guest, and had an extremely impressive score. You can listen to that episode here:&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.thesettingtrick.com\/https\/thesettingtricklibsyncom\/episode-81-owen-lien-does-it-all-in-bridge&amp;nbsp; Subscribers to The Setting Trick email list check your email or to subscribe click here: https:\/\/www.thesettingtrick.com\/&amp;nbsp; Episode Highlights: 4:00 \u2013 How Drew ended up playing with Disa Eythorsdottir at sectionals 9:09 \u2013 Drew has been lucky with mentors 19:02 \u2013 Drew\u2019s disaster Imp Pairs hand. Learn more about the Imp Pairs format: https:\/\/www.bridgewebs.com\/wncunit171\/ImpPairs.pdf&amp;nbsp; 23:10 \u2013 \u201cThis is the most important moment of my bridge career.\u201d 30:10 \u2013 Dan Lev and Drew Cavalier played in Vegas recently. They led on Blue Ribbons on their first day, but they did not make it to day three. Drew speaks highly of Dan as a partner. 36:32 \u2013 Drew\u2019s long term goal is winning a long-form knockout. 38:40 \u2013 The first time Drew and Christian Jolly played together, and \u201cthe only thing\u201d Drew ever taught Jolly. 42:33 \u2013 One of Drew\u2019s favorite bridge hands 45:44 \u2013 \u201cWhen we won the Wernher, we discussed the system for fifteen minutes beforehand.\u201d 46:55 \u2013 Drew\u2019s experience at The Gold Coast Congress, and why he loves Australia. 50:55 \u2013 Bridge overseas and language barriers 56:49 \u2013 Why it\u2019s important to have a growth mindset in bridge ","author_name":"The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thesettingtrick.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35484435\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/35484435"}