vg|13th NEC CUP  Semifinal,Segment 1,I,1,20,MAHAFFEY-NPC,0,THE LATIN,0|
rs|4SWx-2,2HS=,2SSx=,3NW+3,3NS+2,3NS=,6HW=,6HW=,2SE-1,2HN+1,6SN=,6SS=,4HW+1,4HW+1,1NN+1,3NN-1,1NN-3,4SWx-1,2CE-2,3DE-2,4HN-1,4HN-1,3NN=,5DN+1,1NN-1,1NN=,3NS+1,3NS+1,2SS=,2SS-1,6DE=,3NW-1,1NS-1,2SN-1,4SW+1,4SE-1,2SS+2,2SS+2,4SW+1,4SW+1|
pn|Bertheau,G Goded,Nystrom,F Goded,Brenner,Fredin,Frontaura,Fallenius|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3S32HAK9864DJT87C8,SA8754HQJ53D5CA32,SKJ6HT7DAQ42CQT54,SQT9H2DK963CKJ976|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|pbundy: how high will e/w get in spades?|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: Someone just made the comment that it's strange to see the teams that finished  1 and  2 in the Round Robin. The way the event worked, the Round Robin winners got to choose their ...|pg||
nt|janm: quarterfinal opponent and then chose the match whose winner they'd play in the semi-finals. |pg||
nt|drg: Unlikely to bid game by themselves, it's beatable anyway|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|janm: I'm told that in the other room, S responded 2@h to the 1@d opening and shut out EW|pg||
nt|pbundy: with the heart values, i would be less inclined to go forward with the west hand|pg||
nt|pbundy: still; the singleton diamond is a great  feature|pg||
nt|drg: Both players bid quite agressively|pg||
mb|d|nt|pbundy: definitely|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|nt|janm: THey're certainly coming out swinging!|pg||
nt|drg: Club lead, or heart then club shift, and it's definitely too much to handle|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
nt|drg: e/w didn't even get to 2@S in the other room|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|nt|drg: if this ends up -1, it will be an interesting push|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pg||
nt|pbundy: apparently that n/s pair plays one of my favorite conventions:  immediately 2@H here is natural and invitational|pg||
nt|pbundy: shut out e/w|pg||
nt|pbundy: only defect in doing that with this hand is the secondary diamond fit.|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|nt|pbundy: i'd hate to be playing 2@H opposite a stiff heart if my partner held AKxxx of diamonds ....|pg||
nt|janm: So even if NS beat 4@s here, EW will pick up some IMPs|pg||
nt|janm: Of course, if they go down 2, then it will be a push|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|s3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|dA|nt|pbundy: looks like bertheau got declarer with the offside double.  this could get ugly.........|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|janm: Cancel all my foolish comments  - South talentedly doubled this, so if they beat it 1 it'll be a push and if they beat it 2, NS will gain 5|pg||
nt|drg: seems odd to misguess spades after the opening lead marked the AK@H with south|pg||
nt|pbundy: very true david.|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|nt|drg: Should be -2 now, for 5 imps to mahaffey|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h4|nt|janm: So first blood to Mahaffey's Swedes|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cJ|mc|8|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3S32HAK9864DJT87C8,SA8754HQJ53D5CA32,SKJ6HT7DAQ42CQT54,SQT9H2DK963CKJ976|sv|o|nt|joest: rehi to all|pg||
nt|vugraph140: we will start with board 7, not this board|pg||
nt|Walddk7: Also welcome to Arno Lindermann from Austria|pg||
nt|arno11: hi everybody|pg||
nt|vugraph140: Players still checking systems|pg||
nt|joest: hi Arno|pg||
nt|joest: I suspect east-west are done with Moysian heart fits for this set|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|joest: Zwol amazed not tohear a 2@h rebid|pg||
nt|joest: or 2@s|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|c8|pg||
nt|rosaline: would you consider 3@C forcing?|pg||
pc|c7|nt|joest: 3@c must have been forcing although I wouldn't think so|pg||
nt|joest: some pairs play transfers here|pg||
pc|h4|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg||
nt|joest: but this doesn't look like it|pg||
nt|rosaline: I dont think that 3@C should be forcing|pg||
nt|rosaline: as I already mentioned, NS are Not a regular partnership|pg||
nt|arno11: a little too high..|pg||
nt|joest: South has a tough problem even in a regular partnership.  I don't know how many pairs could unwind a minor two suiter after this start|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|nt|rosaline: Wietske van Zwol is a former Venice cup winner (in 2000 to be precise :))|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pg||
nt|joest: sporting of Jorstad to stay off the double|pg||
nt|arno11: 4@D is the last making spot for NS|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
nt|joest: nice play|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|joest: not such a nice play|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|nt|rosaline: lol|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s9|mc|8|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SQJT7632H3DQ95CT3,SAK4HQJ6DAJ4C9874,S98HAT875DKT763C5,S5HK942D82CAKQJ62|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|2S|nt|drg: 6@C is an excellent contract, but can go down on the heart ruff|pg||
nt|drg: 6NT would go down on a diamond lead|pg||
mb|p|nt|pbundy: anyone play intermediate jumps here? i do with most of my partners, solely at these  colors|pg||
mb|p|nt|drg: west is taking his chances waiting for a double at these colours|pg||
nt|janm: Me too, and also only red vs white|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pbundy: yep.  helps to prevent one for going for 1100 against their 420 :)|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|drg: with only AKx@S and a fit with partner, it's far from clear to want to defend|pg||
nt|pbundy: seems a bit deep to me, with four clubs and only 3 spades.|pg||
nt|drg: In fact, this contract will make if declarer guesses the J@D|pg||
nt|janm: It's tough to resist the vul vs not hope for a penalty|pg||
nt|drg: At the other table, after the same start, Fredin bid 3NT, which is a lot more practical|pg||
nt|drg: You generally don't want to defend a doubled partscore at the 2 level when the opponents have 9 trumps, especially if you have a 10 card fit|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c3|nt|pbundy: some might have rebid 3@C with the east hand, too, rather than reopen with X|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|nt|janm: It's the lure of that red penalty!!|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|nt|janm: Sometimes people forget to just bid their own hands, and not be tempted to try for some miracle|pg||
nt|drg: The opps can see the vul too, usually they have something in store for you, so if you don't have the trump spots with length, it's generally wiser just to bid your game|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s3|pg||
nt|drg: In this case, declarer held a 7th trump|pg||
nt|pbundy: yes - south is not crazy!|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h5|nt|janm: And now the DBL is looking really bad, since when they make 2@sX it's worse if they're vulnerable than if they're not!|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|pg||
nt|pbundy: especially when you are cold for lots of tricks your own direction.......|pg||
nt|janm: Of course, he still has to guess the diamond|pg||
pc|hK|nt|drg: He rates to get it right|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|nt|pbundy: not a pleasant position, however- hoping that declarer fails by only 1!|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
nt|drg: E surely has 6 clubs for west to try to defend|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c8|pc|d3|pc|cK|pg||
nt|janm: I'd say that in general, Peter Bertheau rates to get most things right!|pg||
nt|drg: That too|pg||
pc|s7|pc|c9|pc|d6|nt|pbundy: plus - the heart is a threat card .....|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|drg: well, the diamond ace is still out|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d5|nt|drg: now the finesse is for -2 or making|pg||
pc|d4|nt|janm: He can't afford to play the last trump in case East has the diamond A. |pg||
nt|drg: he couldn't afford it anway, west held the heart|pg||
nt|drg: the 2nd last trump made the finesse a lot more risky|pg||
nt|pbundy: he knows if he guesses wrong here- he's going down 2 though|pg||
nt|janm: Now, the moment of truth, will he win 7 or some much larger number that I can't calculate?|pg||
nt|drg: 15|pg||
nt|pbundy: weighing hoooking and making - versus Jx in east and failing 500|pg||
nt|janm: And since there's good reason to think W would just bid 3NT with the hand he has, maybe he will get it wrong?|pg||
nt|pbundy: we, of course, can see that no matter what he does, he's going to gain|pg||
nt|pbundy: either going to be BIG - or just decent pick up|pg||
nt|pbundy: NICE position :)|pg||
pc|dT|mc|8|nt|drg: If he makes, it will be much harder on the opponents|pg||
nt|janm: Of course, the J of diamonds isn't particularly relevant to that decision - whichever hand West has (with or without the @dJ) he made a questionable bid|pg||
nt|drg: -670 is a true disaster, +200 wouldn't have been, -200 is either lose 7 or possibly a win position if a slam goes down at the other table|pg||
nt|janm: Well done - and please notice that I actually made a correct prediction this time - that Bertheau would get it right :)|pg||
nt|pbundy: of course, south can thank north, too, for that superb dummy :)|pg||
nt|janm: That may be my last correct prediction for the night, so I have to point it out|pg||
nt|pbundy: well done, jan!|pg||
nt|vugraph128: both EW and NS are talking much in their own language.|pg||
pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SQJT7632H3DQ95CT3,SAK4HQJ6DAJ4C9874,S98HAT875DKT763C5,S5HK942D82CAKQJ62|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|2S|nt|joest: closed room 2NT rolled home -- a contract that first blush appears beatable|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|rosaline: would you also have doubled 2@S?|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: I think 2@s is spades + minor|pg||
mb|p|pc|s9|nt|rosaline: correct|pg||
pc|s5|nt|arno11: 2@S  was horrible|pg||
nt|joest: I think 2NT is a standout by West.  Why double with a 4=3=3=3 hand, a spade stopper and ahand in the nt range?|pg||
pc|s2|nt|rosaline: it shows exactly 5@Ss and 4+ in a minor|pg||
nt|joest: east-west should be getting good at playing 4-3 heart contracts|pg||
nt|arno11: no matter what it showed :)|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
nt|rosaline: I´d like to tell you a bit about the set up in this tournament, we (Karen and I) are sitting in a room seperated from the big playing area|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hQ|nt|rosaline: we have here 1 table to broadcast on BBO (and we drink many Passion fruit juices)|pg||
nt|rosaline: the closed room of this match is stationed in the main playing area with the other tables|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|joest: just to interrupt a brief sec Rosaline, I am surprised north did not return a LOW diamond asking for a club return|pg||
nt|rosaline: I am *running* from this table to the other table to collect the boards and scores from the other room|pg||
nt|joest: wow sounds like you have your hands more than full|pg||
nt|vugraph140: me too Jack|pg||
nt|rosaline: this is not a regular partnership, I dont know what their agreements are|pg||
nt|joest: well you're doing great|pg||
nt|vugraph140: surprised I mean:)|pg||
nt|joest: some pairs do play "upside down" suit preference but that is a very small minority|pg||
nt|arno11: this opening bid produced a plus score for NS, but still...|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h4|pc|sT|nt|lusobrasil: Hi everybody. Sorry for the lateness|pg||
nt|joest: hello rui|pg||
nt|rosaline: still this contract will go down of course|pg||
nt|arno11: if EW only had passed throughout the opening bid would have got what it deserved|pg||
nt|Walddk7: http://psbridge.gotdns.com/bbo/allvug/  for updated vugraph hand records (PDF)|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
pc|c9|nt|arno11: hi|pg||
pc|d3|nt|vugraph140: hi Rui:)|pg||
nt|joest: I don't know style but I dont like 2@s at unfavorable second seat|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s3|nt|joest: once one hand has passed the odds have increased (although not true) here that you rate to trap your partner rather than your opponents|pg||
nt|joest: this is not to mention the risk of going for a  |pg||
pc|c7|pc|d6|pg||
nt|arno11: you also have 3 cards in @H and might barr yourself from finding a heart fir|pg||
nt|arno11: fit|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|joest: true but when you're playing ahyperactive style overall you're committed to accepting those types of losses|pg||
pc|d5|pc|c4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c2|mc|12|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SJT3HAK532DKTCAK7,SKQ64HT986DA43CT5,SA7HQJD865CJ98643,S9852H74DQJ972CQ2|sv|e|nt|janm: You're definitely right about the North hand, although of course if he had nothing EW could make a slam|pg||
nt|pbundy: i think we all speak the same language after a result like that one :(|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|nt|janm: Don't you hate it when you get a terrible result and then the opponents start talking in a language you don't understand?|pg||
mb|1N!|an|16-19|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|drg: They were probably too busy talking to each other to notice|pg||
pc|h9|nt|drg: At the other table, there was a spade lead, which tangled up declarer's tricks|pg||
nt|janm: 1@c is strong, 1@d is weak, I'll let you guess about the rest of the auction |pg||
nt|drg: He then took a safety play in clubs, and ensured his contract|pg||
nt|drg: we may see a @C to the 7 at trick 2 here as well|pg||
nt|pbundy: no one wants to fail, attempting for overtricks, at this form of the game|pg||
nt|janm: Bertheau-Nystrom base their bidding decisions on "ZZ points." I think that's A=3, K=2, Q=1, don't know the derivation|pg||
nt|pelu: it is not safe here - the lead of @SK gave him a extra trick in @S|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c7|nt|pbundy: spurning the safety play; taking more tricks.|pg||
pc|s4|pc|cJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h4|pc|s3|nt|pbundy: i once got eaten alive by a much finer team in a national KO.  |pg||
nt|drg: could still take less than the max, having not unblocked the Q@H|pg||
nt|pbundy: my ONLY bright spot was a hand where a very fine matchpoint player went down by spurning a safety play - and i took it.|pg||
nt|drg: they will get 2 or 3 more imps here|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s2|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d7|pc|hK|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d4|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1SJT3HAK532DKTCAK7,SKQ64HT986DA43CT5,SA7HQJD865CJ98643,S9852H74DQJ972CQ2|sv|e|nt|rosaline: i think btw that 2@D with north wouldnt be a weird bidding :)|pg||
nt|joest: absolutely right|pg||
nt|arno11: and also West!   http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=3398|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|rosaline: many people are afraid to bid ´only´ 2@D with such a ´strong´ hand. But that is not nessecary at all|pg||
nt|joest: hmm|pg||
nt|rosaline: okay now this board|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: double: the unanimous choice :)|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|joest: I have played a t/o style with some partners called "clubs on your own" :)|pg||
nt|arno11: X rather strange :)|pg||
nt|rosaline: is it? :)|pg||
nt|joest: meaning I promise the majors.  You're on your own if you bid clubs.  This is perfect!|pg||
mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s9|nt|arno11: or her son:)|pg||
nt|arno11: sry|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
nt|joest: this is a good way to play a 5-1 club fit when you have a 5-3 heart fit|pg||
nt|rosaline: we havent seen many makable contracts at this table yet!|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|nt|lusobrasil: blame the dealer...|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h6|pc|c6|nt|joest: declarer would like to work hearts but is concerned about a trump promotion|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
nt|vugraph140: he?s not afraid:)|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|nt|joest: concerned. although can always just shed his spade on a third heart play.  that would be a ticket to two down here|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s2|pc|h5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|d5|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hA|mc|9|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SQJ62H84DQ85CKJ75,S984HT93DAKJ4CA64,S53HQJDT62CQT9832,SAKT7HAK7652D973C|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|pbundy: slam makes; will they get there?|pg||
mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|janm: Here the 1@c opening is standard, but they play transfer responses, so 1@d showed 4+ hearts and 1@h probably showed a weak NT with 2 or 3 hearts|pg||
mb|4S|nt|dburn: maybe, after this start|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: Certainly a good start|pg||
nt|pbundy: they surely are trying for it!|pg||
nt|janm: Welcome, David|pg||
nt|dburn: hello, Jan|pg||
nt|drg: Can actually make 7 if they somehow found themselves in it - but it's a truly awful contract|pg||
nt|dburn: is 1@c rather than 1@d "standard" these days? :)|pg||
nt|janm: Someone more alert than I just pointed out that West has 4 diamonds and 3 clubs, so I guess that they play that 1@d shows a shaped hand|pg||
nt|pbundy: long thought here........|pg||
nt|dburn: well, if you are going to play transfers after a i@c opening, you should seek to open 1@c on all balanced hands that can't open 1NT|pg||
nt|pelu: how good is the slam? @H 2-2 or a @D 3-3 with the Q in S (may be a Squeeze as last chance) close to 50%?|pg||
nt|janm: There are definite advantages to that approach - you get to use transfers in response to 1@c and also after 1@d-1M, and thus let one of the two players do a better job of ...|pg||
nt|janm: describing their hand|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|nt|pbundy: a   of layouts where slam can be made ... but, would you guess them all?  no, i would think.|pg||
mb|5S|mb|p|nt|janm: I wonder if the long huddle was over whether 4@s was keycard? That's what I'd play it as, although it seems an odd bid to make with the East hand|pg||
nt|pbundy: well - if they do get to 7, lousy contract or not, they can make up some distance here|pg||
mb|5N|nt|drg: 6 is cold on 2-2 hearts, If hearts were 3-1 with no loser, it would still be excellent, but if there was a trump loser, you would need a lot|pg||
nt|janm: And obviously, from the 5@c bid, West didn't take 4@s as Blackwood - it was a cue bid, as is 5@s. Now they're in slam, will they push to 7? That seems a lot to bid!|pg||
mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|drg: in 7, It would be better % to try for QJ@S onside than to try for 3-3 diamonds with the Q onside, so it would be far from made if it were bid, just makeable|pg||
pc|s5|nt|pbundy: at least the hearts aren't misguessable :)|pg||
pc|s7|nt|drg: really?|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|nt|drg: ducking is rather bizzarre|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
nt|pbundy: i would have false carded with the south hand - i think.  am i missing something?|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SQJ62H84DQ85CKJ75,S984HT93DAKJ4CA64,S53HQJDT62CQT9832,SAKT7HAK7652D973C|sv|b|nt|joest: 3NT was rather high on the north south cards in the closed room|pg||
mb|1C!|nt|lusobrasil: a couple of late tables, break time probably 20 minutes|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S!|an|Relay|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|Balanced|mb|p|mb|2D!|an|TRF|mb|p|nt|arno11: they might get to 6@S now|pg||
mb|2H!|an|11-13|mb|p|mb|4C!|an|void|nt|rosaline: no :)|pg||
nt|joest: 4@s is a massive underbid in my mind|pg||
mb|p|nt|arno11: I think S  should at least splinter the N wld maybe still sign off over 4@C  |pg||
mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4S!|an|Cue|nt|joest: and if NOrth wants to operate a bit with 1NT (which I don't like with this hand), he's far too strong.  17 highs and a semi-solid six card suit?|pg||
mb|p|mb|4N|an|RKCB|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|5S!|mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|d7|mc|12|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SHAT73DJT83CAK543,SK98HQ9D97652CQJ6,SJ6532HJ542DAC872,SAQT74HK86DKQ4CT9|sv|n|nt|drg: The lead could easily have been a singleton, and if there was a heart loser, he was just conceding the contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|janm: West has a pretty good hand to bid 2@s over the DBL of 1@s|pg||
nt|pbundy: a bit conservative to go quiely with the south hand.|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|nt|pbundy: still; they are vul and game seems unlikely|pg||
nt|drg: North also could have bid 3@H|pg||
pc|c8|nt|drg: expecting the void and to crossruff|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|drg: south was probably afraid that north held 5@S and they had a misfit|pg||
pc|d8|nt|pbundy: i don't like bidding 3@H myself with the north hand.  he "knows" south is void and might get too excited.|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
nt|drg: his defence isn't that strong for 2 doubles|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|s5|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|s3|pc|dK|pg||
mc|7|nt|drg: Good defence|pg||
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qx|c5|st||md|3SHAT73DJT83CAK543,SK98HQ9D97652CQJ6,SJ6532HJ542DAC872,SAQT74HK86DKQ4CT9|sv|n|nt|arno11: That´s right but 1NT has the advantage that opps will not easily find a major suit fit |pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d!|an|4M and 5+m, or very STR|nt|joest: That's fair. You have to decide what risk you want toguard against|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|an|4+both Major or 6Hearts|nt|joest: but when they DO find it, you are now guessing b/c you know that maybe you should be bidding on in diamonds|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|arno11: does not look very thrilling|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk7: Interesting board here. You have just the entries you need to do everything right if you are in slam|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|nt|arno11: flat board now|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
nt|joest: some would jump to 4@s as north.  11 is a high for a hand that bids 3@s under pressure -- even with the queen of diamonds questionable|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|h3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|h2|nt|lusobrasil: table 1 van helsing 20 druva 27 13-17|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|h7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|h4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|hT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|c8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SAK42H32DKQJ97CJ9,SJ8HQT65DT842CQT8,SQT97HKJ7DACAK754,S653HA984D653C632|sv|e|nt|janm: I hear that in the CR, East opened 1NT, S DBLd showing a 4 card Major and longer minor, North bid 2@h and played it there|pg||
nt|drg: Another slam hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|nt|drg: 6@S by north is a good spot|pg||
nt|janm: 1@d is alerted because it could be as few as 0 diamonds|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|drg: by south, it's makeable, but not as good a contract|pg||
mb|p|nt|pbundy: sometimes i think jan knows every system for every pair :)|pg||
nt|janm: 2@c is either a natural bid, forcing to game, or an invitational hand with both minors|pg||
nt|vugraph128: the players e|pg||
nt|pelu: we are impressed, Jan :)|pg||
nt|vugraph128: talks to his screenmate rarher than writing,|pg||
nt|vugraph128: so I have no bidding information available.|pg||
nt|janm: Unfortunately, their convention card doesn't go any farther - I'll have to search through the supplemental notes for the rest!|pg||
nt|pelu: still good work|pg||
nt|dburn: Jan has gotten her coaches badge the hard way. She earned it.|pg||
nt|pbundy: yep!|pg||
mb|3S!|an|4-3-1-5, FG|nt|janm: I'm afraid the supp notes don't cover any more in this auction.|pg||
nt|pbundy: looks like latin finally got on the scoreboard|pg||
nt|drg: Whatever they're doing, they've managed to rightside spades in the process|pg||
nt|pelu: making 9 tricks in 3@H against 2@S -1|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph128: finally they wrote on the paper, 3@s = 4-3-1-5, FG.|pg||
nt|pbundy: south has a nice hand - but nothing much to cue bid.  |pg||
nt|janm: You can find the Bertheau-Nystrom convention card on the Ecats site - I'm afraid I don't know how to do tinyurls, but it's at http://www.ecatsbridge.com/document...|pg||
nt|janm: s/docdefault.asp?page=bermuda%2Dbowl&start=c%3A%5Cinetpub%5Cwwwroot%5Cecatsbridge%5Cdocuments%5Cfiles%5CConvention+Cards%5C2007BermudaBowlShanghai if you can get all of that!|pg||
nt|pelu: S dont like the singleton in @D - so I exp that he he will only bid 4@S|pg||
nt|pbundy: maybe so. it is taking him a long time, tho!  |pg||
nt|pelu: all bids take time for the swedes|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|nt|pbundy: peter; you were right!|pg||
nt|drg: North may still take a call|pg||
nt|pelu: for the first time in weeks :)|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
nt|janm: A knowledgeable spec suggests that the 4@s bid is something of a slam try - with a terrible hand he'd bid 4@d instead|pg||
pc|h4|nt|drg: Sounds right given the 6@S call|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
nt|pelu: in Sweden it is 7.00 in the morning, so we dont get help for there|pg||
nt|janm: I'm going to try again for the convention card link. I think if I send it all by itself you'll be able to click on it to get to the convention card|pg||
pc|d7|nt|janm: http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/Convention%20Cards%5C2007BermudaBowlShanghai%5Cbermuda-bowl%5CSweden/nystrom-bertheau.pdf|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|sK|mc|12|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SAK42H32DKQJ97CJ9,SJ8HQT65DT842CQT8,SQT97HKJ7DACAK754,S653HA984D653C632|sv|e|nt|arno11: after this round there are 2 more ??|pg||
nt|joest: I believe this is the last board|pg||
nt|lusobrasil: yes|pg||
nt|lusobrasil: yes 2 more rounds|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|joest: was 3@d puppet?|pg||
nt|arno11: interesting if the still will find @Hs|pg||
nt|joest: this would be a critical hand to be using that convention|pg||
mb|p|mb|4N|nt|joest: actually Aarmot could make 7 if he was in it|pg||
nt|arno11: I think W just showed @S+@D|pg||
nt|vugraph140: 3@D was not alerted, so don't know|pg||
nt|joest: really?  I'd be concerned he just bid a natural nonforcing 4NT|pg||
nt|joest: but I defer to you Arno :)|pg||
nt|vugraph140: haha already told you, Ronny is not concerned easy I think:)|pg||
nt|arno11: difficult for E too see 4NT as RKC  for @Hs|pg||
nt|joest: let's put it this way.  East is thinking and that can't be good if you're blackwooding|pg||
nt|arno11: at least 6NT is also making|pg||
nt|joest: as is 4NT :)|pg||
nt|vugraph140: haha|pg||
mb|p|mb|5H|nt|arno11: 4NT is really  looking natural as 4@C is a possible alternative|pg||
mb|p|mb|6S|nt|joest: confirms all key cards so I suspect we see 6@c next|pg||
mb|p|nt|arno11: 5NT: another chance to pass :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
nt|joest: WOW|pg||
pc|h4|nt|lusobrasil: 15 minutes break, no problem|pg||
nt|arno11: looks like a big swing for the norwegians|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d7|nt|joest: this should tie the match|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|12|nt|joest: now knows diamond hook unavoidable|pg||
pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1STH982DQJ874CAQ76,SJ854HKJ53DA932C2,SKQ9632H64D65C843,SA7HAQT7DKTCKJT95|sv|b|nt|janm: Well done by the Swedish pair, whatever the auction meant :)|pg||
nt|pbundy: true :)|pg||
nt|drg: Note the careful play, declarer unblocked the A@D, so if east showed out on the 2nd spade, he could lead diamonds from the dummy as a trump coup, so there would still be a ruff ...|pg||
nt|drg: entry later|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|pbundy: now THAT is a light 3rd chair opener!|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|nt|drg: sometimes anything goes with a good major suit in 3rd|pg||
mb|p|nt|pelu: I now have an experts in NSs system on the sideline!|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|janm: Well done! Is the 1@s bid in third seat systemic?|pg||
nt|dburn: what does 1@s show?|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|nt|pelu: no it is just a 3 hand psyk|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|dburn: I mean, in some jurisdictions, if East had bid 4@h and South had not doubled it, there would be questions asked|pg||
nt|pbundy: no flinching from bertheau.  obviously he knows his customer and has seen him in action previously.|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|s5|pc|c4|pg||
nt|janm: Most of us give our partners a lot of leeway in 3rd seat, favorable. I guess that this partnership doesn't look at vulnerability, so they have to give each other room whatever the ...|pg||
nt|janm: vul :)|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|s4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|nt|janm: And West doesn't seem to have been fooled by N's opening bid either |pg||
pc|hK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
nt|pbundy: part of what makes bridge so fascinating.  i'd be afraid to open it up 2@S!|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg||
nt|janm: Perhaps he was too, and that's why he opened 1 :)|pg||
nt|drg: Nystrom probably was too, hence the 1@S call|pg||
mc|11|nt|janm: In the other room, N opened 2@s and EW got to 4@h there also|pg||
pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1STH982DQJ874CAQ76,SJ854HKJ53DA932C2,SKQ9632H64D65C843,SA7HAQT7DKTCKJT95|sv|b|nt|joest: while we're waiting can anyone clue us in on the standings of these two teams?|pg||
nt|joest: This is the 10th round of 12 in a swiss teams|pg||
nt|Walddk7: Maybe Rosaline can give us the link to the standings|pg||
nt|rosaline: http://www.lusobridge.com/main/2006_2007Festivais/mad2007results.htm|pg||
nt|vugraph140: 3 and 4 |pg||
nt|rosaline: these are the results|pg||
nt|Walddk7: Thanks Roos|pg||
nt|joest: thanks very much|pg||
nt|rosaline: for pictures and bulletins go to http://www.bridge-madeira.com/Tournament-2007/index.html|pg||
nt|vugraph140: starting now|pg||
nt|Walddk7: Rosaline is multi-tasking: hostess, TD, commentating, etc.|pg||
nt|joest: good luck Rosaline|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|joest: this is probably a 2@s raise although some would think it courting trouble to raise vulnerable on that junk|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|joest: n-s awfully close to alucky 3NT|pg||
nt|arno11: 2@S will be one down losing 2@S, 2@D 1@C and 1@H|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
nt|joest: yes|pg||
nt|joest: but in bbo I've learned to say "should be" down one :)|pg||
nt|rosaline: this is the third time that team Van Zwol is on vugraph now, and maybe some have already noticed, but they played every match in a different formation|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h2|nt|joest: good play.  NOrth does not rate to have a promotable trump holding (like Jxx) once west cannot rebid 2@s onhis own|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|hJ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|hK|pc|s2|pg||
nt|arno11: no easier for declarer|pg||
pc|d2|nt|arno11: now|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hA|mc|11|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SJ94HAQ86DAT42C53,SAK85HJ954DJ8CT64,ST62HK7DKQ93CKQ97,SQ73HT32D765CAJ82|sv|o|mb|p|nt|pbundy: i think i'd need the spade 10 to open 1@S :)|pg||
mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|11-13, no 4!h, maybe 4!s|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|drg: looks like 8 tricks|pg||
nt|drg: and with the defence having 5, 120 seems very likely|pg||
pc|h3|nt|janm: Whenever I say something like that, they either make 4 or go down in 1 :), but it certainly looks like 120|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cK|nt|drg: Nystrom fooling around with spades for whatever reason|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|drg: maybe trying to make 3 if the A@C is onside|pg||
nt|pbundy: sometimes if you play 'em - they don't play 'em|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|nt|drg: Yeah, but it isn't needed here|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|janm: Every overtrick is a possible IMP?|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dT|pc|s8|pc|d9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s9|pc|h9|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sK|mc|8|nt|janm: And there's our +120 - David you're a good predictor!|pg||
nt|pbundy: jan - you predicted another one accuately!|pg||
nt|dburn: not so much that, but every trick out of which you swindle the opponents gives your side an extra measure of dominance|pg||
pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SJ94HAQ86DAT42C53,SAK85HJ954DJ8CT64,ST62HK7DKQ93CKQ97,SQ73HT32D765CAJ82|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|joest: Rosaline and Arno, is it your style to bid 1NT here or raise diamonds?|pg||
nt|rosaline: I would like to take a minute to tell about this wonderful tournament in Madeira, a beautiful island of portugal|pg||
mb|1H|nt|rosaline: With a total prize money of € 27.500 and a great diversity of nationalities this tournament is taking a unique position on the list of bridge festivals.|pg||
nt|arno11: I wld always raise @D|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|nt|rosaline: first we had a pairs event with 108 pairs|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|an|NMF|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|rosaline: this was won by Clas Nyberg - Kauko Koistinen from Finland|pg||
nt|rosaline: oh hihi didnt see your question, in teams for sure 2@D|pg||
nt|arno11: 2@H  was a nice bid but this contract will suffer from @C ruffs|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: Not sure I would lhave chosen 2@h|pg||
nt|arno11: me neither :)|pg||
nt|joest: I think it was Sir Walter Scott who penned the lines "when first we practice to deceive..."|pg||
nt|joest: I don't know if 2NT would be natural and I think responsive double shows both majors|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sK|nt|joest: 3@c is possible but I don't like that either so in fairnes it's a tough decision|pg||
nt|rosaline: At the closed table are playing for team Valen, Bjorn Sture Valen and Egil Hansen, |pg||
nt|joest: 5@c is a much better game but would require some good guessing, like hooking the ten of spades|pg||
nt|rosaline: For team van Zwol are playing H. Broek and R. Gragt|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
nt|arno11: 5@C for sure much better|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s5|nt|arno11: but he´s not down yet|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c7|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d2|nt|arno11: probably -2 now|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|joest: that jack is ominous|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3SA3HAJ87D942CJ432,SQ9854H6432DT6C96,ST7HKT95DKQJ5CK75,SKJ62HQDA873CAQT8|sv|e|nt|janm: No, I just rode in on David's coattails |pg||
nt|pbundy: :)|pg||
nt|pbundy: also - if you pull off deceptive plays, sometimes when you are being straightfoward the opps aren't certain|pg||
mb|1N!|mb|p|nt|janm: Excellent point, David, people always hate losing a trick they should have won more than most things, and it's good for morale to have the opponents angry at themselves |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|janm: NS play a 10-12 NT at favorable|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
nt|pelu: now down in 1Nt with 8 tricks in 2@H|pg||
pc|dK|nt|janm: EW can come to 7 tricks if they win the A of diamonds and cash the spades and lead a club through|pg||
nt|dburn: yes, but how many tricks could East-West make in spades?|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
nt|pelu: u are correct - again!|pg||
nt|pbundy: on the surface lots|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d9|nt|flash: and he could actually have scored it up to win by 1!!|pg||
nt|dburn: nine? or - God save us all - ten?|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
nt|drg: looks like 9 easily with a shot at 10|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sK|nt|pelu: oh he had 7 tricks in the bag (when 1HQ drop out) now down again|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s6|nt|drg: seems like if the defence doesn't knock out the A@D, declarer can run the 9@C for 3 club tricks and make 10 tricks, while if they do, maybe declarer can ruff all of his hearts|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h9|pc|d8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
nt|janm: Down a lot now!|pg||
mc|3|nt|drg: seems like he should have made a heart in the end for -3|pg||
nt|dburn: well, he was playing with the house's money, even though he played a bit carelessly|pg||
nt|janm: Right, but 3 seems like a lot :)|pg||
pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3SA3HAJ87D942CJ432,SQ9854H6432DT6C96,ST7HKT95DKQJ5CK75,SKJ62HQDA873CAQT8|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|r|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|s4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SAT97HQJ53D6C9872,SQ8542H9842DQCKJ6,SJ3HAT76DKJT94CT4,SK6HKDA87532CAQ53|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|janm: If 140 or 170 for EW is par, he'd have gained 3 for -1 and now will push the board, so it wasn't all the house's money|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|nt|pbundy: 2@C final contract?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|janm: Looks like it, doesn't it?|pg||
mb|p|nt|drg: happier spot than 2@D|pg||
nt|pbundy: now it does :)|pg||
nt|janm: ALthough of course everyone hates to pass it out so low|pg||
pc|c2|nt|janm: Good lead|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c7|nt|janm: As long as Nystrom doesn't duck the heart A, I'm going to bet on the defense here :)|pg||
nt|pbundy: not impossible for him to do that, tho, jan...|pg||
nt|janm: It looks like 4 clubs, 1 spade, a diamond and one diamond ruff|pg||
nt|drg: he cant get the diamond ruff|pg||
nt|drg: he can only do it if he scores his own small trump, and ruffs the diamond with the king|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
nt|drg: if he hops K@C and tries to ruff a diamond, south will ruff and play a club|pg||
nt|janm: You're right, David - he had to go for the ruff when dummy had K6 of trumps |pg||
pc|d2|pc|c8|pc|h2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|h6|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
nt|janm: Well done!|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|h5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|cA|mc|6|pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SAT97HQJ53D6C9872,SQ8542H9842DQCKJ6,SJ3HAT76DKJT94CT4,SK6HKDA87532CAQ53|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|s7|pc|h2|pc|d9|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|d2|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d4|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|d3|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|s2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d8|pc|hJ|pc|s5|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1S76HQ854DKQTCKJ72,SAK2H93D9432CQ983,SQ853HKJT72DA86CT,SJT94HA6DJ75CA654|sv|o|mb|p|nt|janm: Spies tell me that on Board 9, EW are in 4@s doubled, so there will be a big swing on whether he takes 9 or 10 tricks|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|janm: Another somewhat light 3rd seat opening by Nystrom|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|janm: I think that the 2@d bid is a sound raise|pg||
mb|2N!|nt|pbundy: is it possible they play 2 way drury?|pg||
mb|p|nt|pelu: 3@H is the limit|pg||
nt|dburn: one would hope not|pg||
nt|pelu: a lot of bidding from S|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|janm: I think that 2@d was the only constructive raise - they play 2@c as natural over 1M by a PH|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|dburn: maybe North will believe that he has something|pg||
nt|drg: yes, north has a full opener as well, just the KJ@C are opposite a singleton, so the game is off 4 tops|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|nt|janm: Your full opener is a little weaker than mine :)|pg||
nt|pbundy: would have played much better if south had his values in spades rather than clubs, obviously|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
nt|drg: no chance of east ducking the club on the spade lead|pg||
nt|pelu: now no chance to sneak a @C home|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|h2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1S76HQ854DKQTCKJ72,SAK2H93D9432CQ983,SQ853HKJT72DA86CT,SJT94HA6DJ75CA654|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SA4H3DQT543CA7542,SQT86HAQ54D96C863,SJ72HK98DAKJ82CQJ,SK953HJT762D7CKT9|sv|n|nt|drg: cards are friendly for n/s, so they can make 5@D or 3N|pg||
nt|janm: The Latin IMPs are in now for board 9 - turned out that EW could only take 9 tricks in spades, so were -200|pg||
nt|dburn: Maybe after pass-pass-1@h-pass-Drury-pass-2@h-pass-2NT, North should be allowed to bid a short suit|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|pbundy: 6@D if they don't find a spade lead.........|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|an|shortness|mb|p|nt|pbundy: oh - yes, with clubs as they are - cold on any lead, everyone is telling me :)|pg||
mb|3S!|nt|pelu: we have good spect's this morning, so be carefull :)|pg||
nt|pbundy: you are right!|pg||
nt|pbundy: that is my problem - TOO early in the morning where i am!|pg||
nt|pelu: here: 7.38 morning!|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|nt|pbundy: 12:40 am here|pg||
nt|janm: Their NT range here is 14-16, and 2@s showed either weak or strong with both minors or a game try with diamonds. I guess that 3@d said he preferred diamonds, now 3@h showed the ...|pg||
nt|janm: strong hand with both minors and a heart splinter|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|nt|pbundy: i hate hands like this; you go down when 6@D is on a finesse|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|h4|nt|janm: 3@s was probably just a noise and South gave up|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|c2|pg||
nt|drg: 6@D is a lot worse than a finesse|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|pelu: but making!|pg||
nt|pbundy: surely most would prefer to be in 5@D to 3NT?|pg||
nt|drg: even 5@D needs the club finesse on a spade lead. 6 also needs the 3-3 break, but yes, making|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
mc|9|nt|dburn: well, if the club finesse were to work, you would make 3NT|pg||
nt|pbundy: yes - but if the club finesse does not work, you are down (potentially more) in 3NT than in 6@D.  and - 5@D superior contract|pg||
pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2SA4H3DQT543CA7542,SQT86HAQ54D96C863,SJ72HK98DAKJ82CQJ,SK953HJT762D7CKT9|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S!|an|MSS|mb|p|mb|3D|an|4+cards|mb|p|mb|3S|an|cue|mb|p|mb|3N|an| |mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s3|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|s4|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cQ|mc|12|pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SQJ42HK7DJT97C963,SKT9HAT953DQ64CT5,SA3HJ862DA52CAK84,S8765HQ4DK83CQJ72|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|janm: It's tough to work this sort of hand out though, and if you belong in 3NT (too many quick losers in 5@d for instance), you have to bid it, there isn't time to investigate|pg||
nt|dburn: well, if the club finesse were to lose, you would not yet have made 5@d|pg||
mb|p|pc|s7|nt|pbundy: no.  but for 5@D to fail, you need to have the heart and club off - and get a spade lead OR a club out with a spade switch|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|pelu: a lot of work to make 1NT on 23 HCP|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
nt|janm: This hand is going to be tricky to play|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cT|nt|drg: declarer likely to hope the A@H is onside|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|janm: He'd like another dummy entry to take a second diamond finesse|pg||
nt|drg: not covering the Q@S limits the number of spade tricks the defence can get|pg||
nt|pelu: best to play @C back now - but I cant see a way to make 1NT|pg||
nt|janm: But he might decide to play a club back in case they're 3-3, and also because that looks like it will put E on lead again|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|janm: OK, we think he'll play hearts or clubs so he plays a diamond!|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sK|nt|pelu: Board 11 - here S open 1@C on a bad 11 point hand - and N went to 4@H|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|s6|pc|c9|pg||
mc|6|nt|pbundy: with this hand - i will leave everyone in the hands of our capable experts|pg||
pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SQJ42HK7DJT97C963,SKT9HAT953DQ64CT5,SA3HJ862DA52CAK84,S8765HQ4DK83CQJ72|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d7|pc|h9|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|mc|7|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SJT95HAQDQJT98CK2,S7HKT94DA653CAJ63,SAKQH76532DK74CQT,S86432HJ8D2C98754|sv|o|nt|pbundy: and capable specs, too!|pg||
nt|pbundy: enjoy - thanks everyone :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: Thanks, Peg, and thanks for all your insightful comments|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pelu: diff to find the killing @C lead from West|pg||
nt|drg: needs to lead a club|pg||
nt|drg: but 3 choices|pg||
nt|drg: he knows north has 4 hearts though|pg||
pc|d3|nt|pelu: so flip a coin|pg||
nt|drg: declarer will be thrilled with this lead|pg||
nt|janm: Hard to know which suit to lead - dummy probably showed hearts on the auction so presumably he should lead a minor, but no way to know which|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s9|nt|janm: Leading from AJ is very dangerous (in the sense of being likely to blow a trick) which might explain the diamond lead.|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|drg: partner isn't going to win a trick on power|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c9|nt|drg: so you have to lead the right suit, and not worry about what concedes a trick|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|janm: Yes, true, he needed to find his partner's 5 card suit|pg||
nt|drg: partner also doesn't have the values to X 2@C, so it's really a coinflip between the minors|pg||
nt|janm: Now he knows what he should have led, but it's too late|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d7|mc|10|nt|janm: I think he's claiming|pg||
pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4SJT95HAQDQJT98CK2,S7HKT94DA653CAJ63,SAKQH76532DK74CQT,S86432HJ8D2C98754|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1SQJ3HK83DAK87CQ72,ST5H962DQJ9432CK8,SA9764HT754DTC963,SK82HAQJD65CAJT54|sv|n|nt|pelu: may be the solution is to take an A in trick 1 (and hope for @HK) - now @CA best - with the @CJ it dont set op so many tricks for decl.|pg||
nt|janm: NS in the CR got to diamonds instead of 3NT on board 12, but only 5, so they picked up an IMP for the overtrick|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|an|spades|nt|pelu: but I might be DD fixed|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|d6|nt|janm: 2@h is a game try with 4 spades or 5+ spades (I think that means with 5+ it's not invitational, just a normal transfer, but if he bid again it would show 4 spades)|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|c6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
nt|pelu: u have realy done u homework - I am impressed!|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s4|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c15|st||md|1SQJ3HK83DAK87CQ72,ST5H962DQJ9432CK8,SA9764HT754DTC963,SK82HAQJD65CAJT54|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h8|mc|7|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2ST9854H9DT76CQ964,SA32HAT64D3CJT732,SKQJ7HQ7532DQJC85,S6HKJ8DAK98542CAK|sv|e|nt|pelu: 1 NT = in CR - here played @SK og @S to Jack - and then East ducked @DJ?? - and tempo to have trick 7 om @HJ|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|janm: Nystrom likes to open the bidding :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|drg: bidding challenge for e/w here|pg||
mb|3N|nt|drg: this is one of those hands where 3N is down and 6@D could make|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: Spade lead?|pg||
nt|pelu: do u X on the East hand? or just bid 2@D? - I dont like i X - my pd will (every time :)) bid 4@S|pg||
nt|drg: seems pretty normal from KQJx|pg||
nt|janm: Of course, E hasn't passed yet|pg||
nt|drg: with the @HQ marked from the bidding, 6@D is just on 3-2 trumps|pg||
nt|drg: not easy to reach, they will do well to avoid 3N|pg||
nt|janm: He might suspect that his partner probably doesn't have 4 spades, since he never bid them, so would be worried about spades vs NT|pg||
nt|pelu: your teammates dont like 3NT -1 with a cold 6@D|pg||
mb|4D|nt|janm: Good teammates worry about what they do at their table and sympathize when you have an accident|pg||
nt|janm: well done by East|pg||
mb|p|nt|drg: west may come to life with the 2 aces now|pg||
nt|pelu: he jump to 3@C - so he has shown values - and he dont like @D3|pg||
nt|janm: He can certainly suspect that his partner has long, good diamonds and some shape - surely he'll at least make a try|pg||
mb|4H|mb|d!|nt|janm: Nystrom's DBL probably says don't lead a heart|pg||
nt|drg: surely|pg||
mb|6D|nt|janm: I have one vote for RDBL - can EW make 4@h?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|nt|pelu: RD = I have 1. control|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|c2|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2ST9854H9DT76CQ964,SA32HAT64D3CJT732,SKQJ7HQ7532DQJC85,S6HKJ8DAK98542CAK|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|unbal,5d unless 4441|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|d4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|c3|pc|sJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s9|pc|cJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|cQ|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3S87HA842DJ42CA952,SKQT2HT7D73CKT764,SJ9653HKQJDKQ8CJ8,SA4H9653DAT965CQ3|sv|o|nt|janm: Very well done by EW!|pg||
nt|pelu: this match can be more close than exp after the first 2-3 hands|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|nt|drg: indeed|pg||
nt|drg: 6@D rates to be a pickup|pg||
nt|drg: in the end, the 1@H opener probably made it easier|pg||
nt|pelu: @C-lead kill the 7. trick in @H|pg||
nt|drg: although there was some danger of them playing 3N|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
nt|janm: I'm told that EW are father (Federico) and son (Gonzalo)|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|c4|pc|d8|pg||
nt|drg: The diamond now kills the fresh entry to the A@H|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|drg: so still -1|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg||
mc|6|nt|janm: Both of them play on BBO. They're from Spain, for those of you like me who didn't recognize the flag.|pg||
pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3S87HA842DJ42CA952,SKQT2HT7D73CKT764,SJ9653HKQJDKQ8CJ8,SA4H9653DAT965CQ3|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|sQ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|h9|pc|c2|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4S52HQDJ9842C98653,SKT93H965DKCKJT42,SAQ4HJ8432DQ653C7,SJ876HAKT7DAT7CAQ|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|pelu: 5 IMP on the 2@S - very carefull played by Bertheau - was -1 in CR - same lead but East got 2 tricks in @S|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|janm: I guess 6@s is just on the spade finesse, which we can see is off|pg||
nt|drg: slam is slightly worse than 50% here, and with the singleton heart, there is no safety at the 5 level today|pg||
nt|pelu: danger om 5-level - -1 on a @H-lead|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: A lot of us play 3@c as a checkback here, which makes it hard to show clubs naturally - I don't know whether he did here|pg||
nt|janm: 3@d was an advance cue bid on the way to 4@s|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: Is it clear to lead a heart?|pg||
nt|pelu: no|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|nt|drg: the club lead is normal vs 4, the more slam tries they make, the less attractive the singleton becomes as partner becomes marked with fewer cards though|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dK|pg||
nt|pelu: I dont like that lead - with almost all deff values - no use to lead a singleton - no entry to pd|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
mc|11|nt|Walddk2: 13 IMPs coming to The Latin on 16. EW stopped in 3NT|pg||
pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4S52HQDJ9842C98653,SKT93H965DKCKJT42,SAQ4HJ8432DQ653C7,SJ876HAKT7DAT7CAQ|sv|n|mb|1C!|an|11-13BAL, or 17-19, or club|mb|p|mb|1H!|an|4+spades|mb|p|mb|3S!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|s5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|sA|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SA97654H97DQ9652C,SK82HAKT65DT8CT62,SQTH842DAK4CJ9854,SJ3HQJ3DJ73CAKQ73|sv|e|nt|janm: Welcome, Roland - it must be morning for you now?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Indeed, 8:25|pg||
nt|pelu: only 13? - 3NT down on a @S-lead|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Yes, but it's making|pg||
nt|janm: Played by East?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: West|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pelu: so NS exp that they have a good board - no @S-lead, but....|pg||
nt|janm: This 2@s bid just shows spades, not a 2-suiter|pg||
pc|hA|nt|drg: a bit heavy for a w/r 2@S with such distribution|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
nt|drg: likely to end up making 4|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|mc|10|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SA97654H97DQ9652C,SK82HAKT65DT8CT62,SQTH842DAK4CJ9854,SJ3HQJ3DJ73CAKQ73|sv|e|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SK42HT42D63CAQ532,SAT763HAQ9DJ87C98,SHKJ8653DK942CKT4,SQJ985H7DAQT5CJ76|sv|b|nt|drg: last board of the set now|pg||
nt|janm: David you are *much* too good a predictor!!|pg||
nt|drg: going to be a tight match|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://psbridge.gotdns.com/bbo/allvug/  for updated vugraph hand records (PDF)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Last board of the first half in this room now. Many thanks to Nobuyuki Hayashi, our terrific operator in Yokohama. Well done again!|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2H|nt|Walddk2: Also thanks to our excellent commentators: David Grainger, Jan Martel, Peter Lund and Peg Kaplan|pg||
mb|4H|nt|drg: west certainly not going to get excited on this auction|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Our appreciation to NEC (sponsor) and the JCBL for bringing this prestigious event to BBO vugraph and inviting us to participate. Omasa san and Bob Geller have been instrumental in ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: setting up a fine show|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|nt|drg: 4@S is in no danger with both pointed Ks onside, so declarer will likely just lose 2 clubs, unless he tries to drop the K@S|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Fredin on a guess with   A10x      KJx    in hearts on 16, so will lose at least 13, maybe more|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 16 if he misguesses|pg||
nt|pelu: if NS lead 3.-5. then decl know that @D are 4-2 (or 3-3)|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
nt|pelu: when @D 2 dont come from S|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|nt|Walddk2: Misguessed and 16 IMPs to The Latin|pg||
nt|janm: Thinking about trying to drop the stiff King, with N the bidder|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Only 1 IMP in it now|pg||
nt|janm: Certainly a great comeback from the first few boards by The Latin|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h3|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg||
nt|janm: He knows that North has the diamond king and probably the heart king and also that hes unlikely to have AK or KQ of clubs (might have led one instead of the diamond), so there's ...|pg||
nt|janm: definitely a chance he has the stiff spade K|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Play will resume in about 35 minutes with the second half of 20 boards. Welcome back then|pg||
nt|drg: The overtrick isn't that important, the only worry is if north holds 5@D's, he needs to decide whether Kxx with south or stiff K with north is more likely|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sT|nt|Walddk2: The overtrick isn't that important says a man who has never lost by 1 IMP I suppose :)|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dT|nt|pelu: easy come - easy go|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
mc|11|nt|janm: Certainly it's most important to avoid going down, and just in case diamonds were 5-1...|pg||
nt|drg: Says the man who sees enough 5-1 breaks to be more concerned with going down|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks all, still 3 boards to be played in the CR|pg||
nt|drg: That's it for this room. Thanks all|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Bye for now|pg||
nt|janm: Do we know the score in the other semi-final match?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No running score|pg||
nt|janm: We need spies :).|pg||
nt|janm: Good night all|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SK42HT42D63CAQ532,SAT763HAQ9DJ87C98,SHKJ8653DK942CKT4,SQJ985H7DAQT5CJ76|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c2|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d5|mc|11|pg||
