vg|Norway Teams Championship,Match 1,I,1,32,Kristiansand BK,0,OBK Kloverknekt,0|
rs|3NE+1,6DE-1,4DWx-4,4DWx-3,1NE+2,3NW=,3DW-1,1SN+3,4SW-1,2HS+2,3HN-2,3HN-1,4SS=,4SN-1,4HN=,4HS+1,4SE=,4SE=,1SE-3,1SE-2,5DS-1,3NS+1,2DE+1,3NN-2,3NN+4,6DS-1,4SE=,4SE=,6NW-1,3NW+2,4SN=,4SN+2,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,PASS,,PASS,,PASS,|
pn|R M鎠el,Aarebrot,H M鎠el,C Arntzen,Naas Olsen,M.Homme,Fodstad,E.Homme|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SJ95HT862DKJ2CJT4,SQTHK4D8654CAKQ72,SK7643H75D73C9865,SA82HAQJ93DAQT9C3|sv|o|nt|eyhung: the player knew he had to behave...there was no reason to create another scene.|pg||
nt|lc: Here, E-W we have the Dutch pair that was in 2nd place entering this final session.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: We will see them next round too against Versace|pg||
nt|lc: Here, we have the Egyptian pair that finished 2nd 2 years in a row in this event - -but they weren't doing too well this year.|pg||
nt|lc: N-S were in 6th place starting the final session today.|pg||
nt|lc: I know the auction was 1NT by West, X for the majors -- |pg||
nt|lc: Nevermind -- new deals.  Saved.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: we knew the source since noone can talk to you larry:)|pg||
nt|lc: Last round.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos |pg||
nt|dave_w: I think Yank should have risen with an honour there.  No reason to beleive the defence is being so friendly as to lead away from the Jack - but underleading the ace was a real ...|pg||
nt|dave_w: possibility|pg||
nt|loganrun: is that the 'red' or the 'white' sox Shirley?|pg||
nt|sybarra: :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Interesting slam|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Please explain Gerben|pg||
nt|dburn: It depends - if the first pass showed some values, then 2NT would be natural|pg||
nt|roswolf: well done by e/w who deserve a swing|pg||
nt|fabsayc: these teams are both a slight surprise to reach finals|pg||
nt|hedyg: LOLLLL|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I thought it was "HeDy", misspelt|pg||
nt|hedyg: lolol|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 欢迎大家回到太仓市|pg||
nt|sybarra: hello gerben and bill |pg||
nt|Walddk4: Der har vi dem|pg||
nt|Walddk4: 苂tepar 豓?|pg||
nt|jbgood: yes|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Det hedder "ja" p� norsk :-)|pg||
nt|vugraph103: de har ikke startet enda,,,,venter p� start-skuddet|pg||
nt|jbgood: og de er ogs� s� og si Hom(m)e|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Vi mangler flag for NS, Jorunn|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Takk|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Risikoen her er at 豓 kommer for h鴍t|pg||
nt|Walddk4: P� en god dag vinder man slem; det er ikke dagen|pg||
nt|jbgood: en treffende observasjon Roland:)|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Er Heimdal med Helness-Helgemo, Aa-Gr鴗heim og Furunes-Austberg ikke storfavoritter?|pg||
nt|johnp: 3 NT er jo en fin kontrakt, men 4-4 i @d kan kansje skape litt show?|pg||
nt|jbgood: hvis man er s� uheldig � finne rutertilpassen, er man fort for h鴜t i alle fall|pg||
mb|1N|nt|lc: OK -- new round.  We will get new player names in a moment.|pg||
nt|lc: Zia always tells me that if he can't win, he likes to finish last.   Let's see what he does about it here.|pg||
nt|lc: Grue is surely one of the best under-30 players in America today.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: a 5 or 7|pg||
nt|hedyg: aie!|pg||
nt|bjacobs: North hand is an unpleasant opener in Standard|pg||
nt|hedyg: cute board to start|pg||
nt|Walddk2: In case you don't understand: this means  Welcome back to Taichang everyone|pg||
mb|p|nt|eyhung: But ... he just couldn't control himself.|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傛傠偟偔丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 擖椡� 僗偑偁偭偨偺偱偟傚偆偐丅34俬俵俹嵎偵側偭偰偄傑偡偹丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, everyone!|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Good afternoon and welcome back to Budapest for the Hungarian Cup Final. Last segment of 16 boards now|pg||
nt|gerben42: nice try Hedy -  commentating your own match :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 欢迎大家回到太仓市|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good morning/afternoon/evening and welcome back to Taichang for the 3rd All-China Games. Day 2 of 6. Open/Ladies Teams now, Last match of 12 boards today|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: There we go -- easier now.|pg||
nt|eyhung: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"|pg||
nt|lc: Are they facing Fleisher-Martel?  Or did you not change the N-S names?|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: names are right|pg||
nt|lc: This treatment of 2@H is becomming very popular in the tournament world.  (And 2@S shows same shape with INVITATIONAL).|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Give me some credit!!|pg||
nt|lc: Just checking.|pg||
nt|davidstern: I wish South would play rubber bridge with me|pg||
nt|fabsayc: that was meant as a question|pg||
nt|gerben42: I would open 1@D any day|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The 4-0 split won't harm declarer when 2 side suit finesses are on|pg||
nt|gracelin1: and Diamonds being 3-3|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: So, E-W from Italy -- have played some together -- not regular partnership.  Versace is surely one of the world's top 10 players (in my opinion).|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: woolsey stewart|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 戞侾儔僂儞僪偼偄傠偄傠偲偁傝傑偟偨偑丄7IMP嵎偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|timty: 愭傎偳偺嵟屻偲揰悢偑偩偄傇堘偄傑偡偑|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僗僐傾偼俿� 俰俬俵� 134-俲倕値倞倝侾侽侽丄34俬俵俹嵎偱偟偨|pg||
nt|gracelin1: EW will get to 3D here for a swing|pg||
nt|davidstern: With N/S playing precision this must be a big big hand|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 3nt is definitely beatable here, but it takes an unusual first round duck in spades to assure the set|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Seems normal|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Oh well, all academic|pg||
pc|s9|nt|Vugraph2: and he says sementa is better than him|pg||
nt|lc: N-S -- veteran long-time U.S partnership -- always dangerous -- have done well in this event.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Robson doesnt even consider 4s|pg||
nt|lc: Certainly a reasonable call by Zia -- too bad his hand actually resembles his bid.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Six months again, they let him play again.|pg||
nt|lc: A joke, of course (regarding 1@S).|pg||
nt|nakatani: 屻敿奐巒偱偡丅儌僯� 乕傕姷傟偰偒傑偟偨偺偱� 僗偼戝暆偵尭傞偼偢偱偡丅岊偛婜懸|pg||
nt|sybarra: hello to all @H|pg||
nt|sharkirl: Good afternoon from a very damp and miserable Ireland|pg||
nt|sybarra: its a bright and sunny morning in Wash. DC|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Good afternoon and welcome back to Budapest for the Hungarian Cup Final. 4 segments of 16 boards, this is the third|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Your commentators are Michael MacDonagh, Ireland, Shirley Ybarra, Jon Wittes and Ed Shapiro, all from USA. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
nt|othered1: Good morning from the sunny Pennsylvania hinterlands|pg||
nt|sharkirl: our Irish Open golf suspended due to inclement weather|pg||
nt|vugraph191: hi all|pg||
nt|jwit: Hi all|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Our operator is dinnye. Good afternoon to you too|pg||
nt|sybarra: gn Jon |pg||
nt|roswolf: hmm in the other room e/w never made a bid which is suprising|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2@D Multi, with a strong balanced hand included|pg||
nt|hedyg: the old question of do we open 1@c or 1@d? or do they play strong @c?|pg||
nt|gerben42: any pair playing standard or both precision|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Your commentators are Hedy Grey, Switzerland, Shirley Ybarra, Richie Reisig, Ed Shapiro and Robb Gordon, all from USA. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
nt|gracelin1: I do open 1NT with a 5-card major sometime.  But this is not it|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Agreed|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|Vugraph2: Sementa Schermer discussing last round results|pg||
nt|eyhung: Looks like 4@S.|pg||
nt|lc: Over this kind of 3NT overcall, you should rarely correct.  It usually shows a "running" suit -- as here.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Zia asks if thats the best lead you could find/|pg||
nt|eyhung: (Six months later)|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丅椆夝丅夋柺偑惓偟偗傟偽栤戣偁傝傑偣傫丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: *gm|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2@H is to play opposite a weak 2 in hearts|pg||
nt|qing: in my humble opinion, perhaps too many boards are played in the preliminary swiss (6 rounds) which only eliminates less than half the field, and too few boards played in the KO ...|pg||
nt|qing: stage|pg||
nt|reisig: gm :))|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, everyone!|pg||
nt|sybarra: gm all :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: hello:) welcome back!|pg||
nt|robbg: Good morning from Arizona|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|reisig: Arizona?|pg||
nt|sybarra: very early morning for you Rob |pg||
nt|robbg: This looks like a wild auction!|pg||
nt|fabsayc: some scope to use suit preference signals on the d!K lead|pg||
pc|s3|nt|eyhung: Yes, this is known as "reverse flannery" due to the 5=4 major-suit lengths.|pg||
nt|lc: A big bid by WEst facing "weak."|pg||
nt|lc: Still, game has play -- but obviously will fail with the @CK wrong.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: tuff bid here for Martel|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: May have enuff defense to beat 4sp|pg||
nt|lc: But, since 4@S fails, that means 5@D  ....|pg||
nt|lc: makes.|pg||
nt|lc: The E-W auction was effective in that it took away so much room from N-S.|pg||
nt|doty: At our vugraph tables this round we have...|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Your commentators are Ed Shapiro and Henry Bethe, USA, John-Eldar Pedersen, Norway, and Arifin Halim, Indonesia. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
nt|johnp: Hi all|pg||
nt|ahalim: Hi all, greetings from Jakarta|pg||
nt|vugraph191: hi all, I'm Adam Magyar here|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Gotta be an alert on 1NT, surely!|pg||
nt|hedyg: i doubt he showed values David:)|pg||
nt|gerben42: ELC is if you double and then bid a suit at the same level, like here|pg||
nt|gerben42: since you are too light for a reverse you have to open 1@D to rebid 2@C|pg||
nt|bjacobs: and there goes the heart fit ...|pg||
nt|hedyg: many just bid 1NT over pds 1@s bid nowadays|pg||
nt|cuttysark: West should be able to sign off in 3@H on this auction?|pg||
nt|robbg: indeed|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|lc: Typical looking 2/1 Natural GF auction.|pg||
nt|eyhung: (end of story)|pg||
nt|lc: Before Zero Tolerance, it seems  ):|pg||
nt|doty: - Fleisher-Martel vs Bertens-Bakkeren|pg||
nt|lc: Interesting decision to overcall with stong NT with West hand -- I kind of like it, I think.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Cavendish filmimg a trailer for TV|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @D傪晧偗偵峴偔偲丄侾僟僂儞偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱偼丄傛傠偟偔偍偹偑偄偟傑偡丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: will NS double the 3D runout|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2NT probably 22-24|pg||
nt|davidstern: North MAY pass here|pg||
nt|fabsayc: seems normal to pass with north hand, might stretch vulnerable|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Zheng may be tempted to blast now|pg||
nt|sybarra: since they all play precision, it is probably "standard" |pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1@D was 0-7, the free 3@D should show 5-7|pg||
nt|bjacobs: But Shirley, what about us poor kibitzers?  |pg||
nt|sybarra: true |pg||
nt|dburn: East-West at the other table have done well to stay low here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You have no rebid problem after 1@H and any response|pg||
nt|gracelin1: NS might reach 4H after a 1H opening and Bergen raise|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i.e. west could have played highest diamond|pg||
nt|johnp: Om de kommer i @d-slem, s� har jeg stor sympati for det|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Er det n鴇vendigt at springe til 3@D?|pg||
pc|h9|nt|lc: Most tourn experts now use a method over 3@S as follows ...|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: speaking of auctions that scream trump lead|pg||
nt|doty: - Levin-S.Weinstein vs Cohler-H.Weinstein|pg||
nt|doty: - Versace-Sementa vs Compton-Passell|pg||
nt|doty: To see who is where, click the black "Tables" button on the right side of the screen. Move |pg||
nt|doty: your mouse over any table to see the players seated, and click on a table to join it.|pg||
nt|lc: Yes, our Vugraph operator, Barry Goren's attempted humor.|pg||
nt|lc: Apparently, E-W don't use Support X's -- note East's raise on 3 cards.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: they cant all be winners:)|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: so cameraman has been in and out|pg||
nt|nakatani: 椉� 乕儉妋擣偟偰偄傑偡丅偳偙偐偱擖椡� 僗偑偁偭偨傛偆偱偡|pg||
nt|jwit: I like a takeout double much better than a 1H overcall with South hand|pg||
nt|sharkirl: I would bid 2nt with E hand|pg||
nt|jwit: Hi Shirley|pg||
nt|dave_w: Will be hard to find the club lead on this auction|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Who predicted the "blast"|pg||
nt|gerben42: then you do NOT show extra's (if you agreed it)|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Or just pass 2NT perhaps|pg||
pc|hA|nt|lc: When @S (or @H) are clearly agreed as trump -- and 3NT not possible...|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: asks if they play smith|pg||
nt|doty: Before we jump into this hand... At our vugraph tables this round we have...|pg||
nt|doty: - Fleisher-Martel vs Compton-Passell|pg||
nt|doty: - Levin-Weinstein vs Fantoni-Nunes|pg||
nt|lc: Of course, it can't thrill Bertens that his partner X-fered to his singleton.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Bertens didnt even consider pulling the dbl|pg||
nt|lc: If WEst didn't overcall 1NT, hard to get the hand off his chest.  2@C doesn't fell as descriptive to me as 1NT.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Sementa thinking|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俢偼嵟屻偺庤抜偲偟偰丄俠偲偐俽偲偐愭偵僾儗僀偟偰枴晅偗偡傞僾儗僀偑偁傞偐偳偆偐丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @H傪晧偗偰傕丄俆偮栚偺儖乕僓乕偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|ahalim: Hi Adam|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Welcome back Adam|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, Adam|pg||
nt|johnp: And from the arctic area, Arifin:)|pg||
nt|othered1: What's the second double?|pg||
nt|ahalim: I would like that for a change :))|pg||
nt|johnp: I would use leb for bidding 3@d...|pg||
nt|gracelin1: the tempo calls for a double of 3D|pg||
nt|roswolf: i probably would|pg||
nt|qing: but it sounds an alarm when Ma could double the 3@C|pg||
nt|davidstern: 24+2 = 26 there are theorists who say it can never be right to play 2NT|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Or do we play transfers after the first natural bid is in NT|pg||
nt|hedyg: stay as low as possible|pg||
nt|gerben42: this must be why many pairs have this gadget where 1@D p 2@H shows 6 - 9 5@S 4@H or similar|pg||
nt|gerben42: good decision as 3@H would be Xd|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I guess so|pg||
pc|h4|nt|lc: South is making a game try by bidding out his pattern -- North will know he is facing short @H.|pg||
nt|doty: - Jacobs-Katz vs Altshuler-Gawrys|pg||
nt|davidstern: Pity the closed room N/S didnt know this theory|pg||
nt|fabsayc: play the @S3 and prove me right :)|pg||
nt|sybarra: "wrong sided" this time|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Roland - you earn a coconut|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Some know all|pg||
nt|Walddk2: :-)|pg||
nt|fabsayc: how many players play tournaments in china, any idea?|pg||
nt|qing: Sun's rebidding of 2NT is somewhat surprising... what's the problem showing @S?|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|lc: To me, the East hand, now that I see it, looks like a Limit Raise.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: � 僂僗偺擖椡偼戝曄偱偡偐傜丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: not easy to beat, declarer will know most of card locations immediately|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We have Chinese commentary in the closed room now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Martin? :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 另外3桌的对阵是:浙江vs河北/石化;  火车头vs陕西;  江西/黑龙江vs云南   look, it's easy|pg||
nt|roswolf: are screens in use?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: Guess South's pass is forcing|pg||
nt|loganrun: for 0-7 partner needs good cards|pg||
nt|bjacobs: There's a difference here - E/W have bid hearts, so ...|pg||
nt|hedyg: looks like Richie bidding in W|pg||
pc|s4|nt|Vugraph2: Versace asking about the 2d bid|pg||
nt|lc: They have 2 ways to cue-bid.  (3NT is one way -- cue-bidding is the other).  Bidding 4@S is therefore the weakest of the weak -- as here.|pg||
nt|lc: It is called "Serious 3NT."|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: and the raise to  3d. whether it promised 4|pg||
nt|lc: So, back to bridge, we have a marginal 61C contract available to E-W, but most will stop in game, I think.|pg||
nt|eyhung: yes, it's unfortunate for Martel that his partner had no room to show three "cover cards" (Cards that would be useful on offense in diamonds: the @SA, @DKQ)|pg||
nt|lc: Surprising that Bertens passed the X so calmly, yes.|pg||
nt|lc: Cohler might have bid 4@S here.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Attack against a small slam!|pg||
nt|gerben42: typical situation: (1@S) Dbl (p) 2@C (p) 2@D|pg||
nt|dburn: Some pairs (including one of my partnerships) play that after a strong club is overcalled at the one level, double shows 0-3 and pass 4-7 or so|pg||
nt|gerben42: on x Kxxx AQJxx Kx|pg||
nt|gerben42: since you also lose much if the auction goes 1@C - 1@S - (abstain)|pg||
nt|jbgood: selvf鴏gelig er Heimdal store favoritter - men som i Seriemesterskaper - ingen ting er over f鴕 den fete damen synger..|pg||
nt|Walddk4: De kommer m錽ke alligevel i slem, men 2@D er da krav og er ulimiteret|pg||
pc|s7|nt|lc: North likes that he has nothing wasted in @H.  Unfortuantely, he has nothing anywhere else, either!|pg||
nt|lc: Without a trump lead, declarer might have @DAK and 8 cross-ruff tricks.|pg||
nt|lc: hard to lead a trump from @SQxx|pg||
nt|lc: In fact, it seems routine to take the first 10 if a trump is not led -- declarer will have no trouble with all the suits splitting.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Woolsey didnt know it was his lead. We all thought HE was thinking:)|pg||
nt|barnets: some players may have overcalled 2h with east hand although helps to have 6th|pg||
nt|lc: 6@C, make that.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Bakkeren is thinking, sweet, we're doubled at the 2-level with an 8-card trump fit! |pg||
nt|lc: So, West, hoping for 9 trumps, overcompetes.|pg||
nt|timty: 俶偼僷乕僩僫乕偑僆乕僾儞偟偰偄傞偺偵偍偲側偟偄偱偡偹|pg||
nt|ahalim: I agree that would be better|pg||
nt|roswolf: what do you think south's initial dbl of 2@S should mean?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 3NT is almost always easier with say 13 opposite 12 rather than 23 opposite 2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 13-12 and you have communications between the hands|pg||
nt|davidstern: Indeed but also difficult to defend when so many high cards are hidden|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Oh well - I thought West might think "North is prepared for a heart lead ..."|pg||
nt|sybarra: skip my early morning comment,  played by S  (same side) |pg||
nt|dburn: good lead, this|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Director!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The 500 in the other room is probably not a disaster. EW should be able to score 400|pg||
nt|hedyg: that 8@d is a big card now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: South is in 2@S in the other room|pg||
nt|Walddk4: 3@D b鴕 m錽ke spilles som enten 5-5 eller splinter med kl鴕tilpasning|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Hvad spiller I?|pg||
nt|johnp: 2@d ville jo v鎟t RF, s� du har et poeng Roland. Jeg syns hopp til 3@d b鴕 vise mer solid farve|pg||
pc|s5|nt|eyhung: "Serious" meaning that 3NT shows a stronger, more serious cue-bidding try than a direct cue-bid|pg||
nt|eyhung: One of my friends has a saying: "if I hold a high honor in every side suit, lead a trump".  I'm not sure I completely believe in it, but his idea is looking good here.|pg||
nt|lc: West has shown @S and @C, East has to decide if he should move again.|pg||
nt|lc: Over a "slower" auction, we would have seen something like:  1@C - P - 1@S -2@D - 2@S ... -- now a chance for N-S to reach 5@D.|pg||
nt|davidstern: the @D(-8 are valuable assets|pg||
nt|davidstern: @D9-8|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good play by Shen|pg||
nt|robbg: Cao will be amazed to find he has TWO @s losers!|pg||
nt|reisig: looks normal to me:)|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|lc: I'm not the worlds' best opening leader, but I can't say I've often run into dummy's SIX-card suit!|pg||
nt|lc: These pairs were in 3rd (EW) and 10th (NS) with 27 deals to go.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: semi alert is kind of a shrug .... welllll..... I coulda made another natural bid but I will make this one|pg||
nt|lc: So, will East lead the "unbid" suit, or the tempting @DJ.|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偄偊偄偊丄俁俢偱偍傕傓傠偵丅|pg||
nt|robbg: I have a lot of sympathy for 1@s|pg||
nt|reisig: for me @s is automatic|pg||
nt|hedyg: i have NO sympathy for 6@h|pg||
nt|sybarra: well is not doubled |pg||
nt|robbg: I don't really understand 5@h either. You have wastage, the opps are in their 2nd best fit, etc|pg||
nt|reisig: 6@h has "firing squad" written all over it:)|pg||
nt|hedyg: of course N thought S has maximum 1@s|pg||
nt|othered1: In context splinter then going on is amazingly aggressive.  Partner can look at his own hand.|pg||
nt|hedyg: not sure where S found the 5@h bid either|pg||
nt|reisig: Ed -- they can look ...but often don't see|pg||
nt|hedyg: the little he has in pds short suit|pg||
pc|h8|nt|lc: The only issue for declarer here, will be how to play the @S suit.  We can see the 3-2 break, so nothing matters.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: even a fake dbltn lead in hearts prob doesnt work cause Versace didnt open a weak 2 so not likely to have 6|pg||
nt|lc: This deal illustrates perfectly the advantage of Supp X  ----|pg||
nt|othered1: East thought he could count 10 rounded tricks, not a hopeless shot at all.  May not pan out here, however.|pg||
nt|jwit: Looks like down one|pg||
nt|othered1: poorly placed (for declarer) 10 3 of clubs|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Welcome back to Henry Bethe|pg||
nt|othered1: A nice gadget, if available|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Gerben has 12 cards|pg||
nt|gerben42: sorry :)|pg||
nt|fabsayc: probably 3@C asks for 3 card support, a kind of new minor|pg||
nt|jbgood: jeg spiller 3 ru som 5-5 og god - men andre bruker (heldigvis) andre metoder:)|pg||
pc|h3|nt|lc: So, I expect declarer will cash the @DAK early -- the normal prcodeure when preparing to crossruff.|pg||
nt|lc: East would have X 1@S to show 3 @H.|pg||
nt|lc: Then, WEst would NOT bid 3@H.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: sadek asks to see the cards again|pg||
nt|hanayama: 丂@|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僲儞僶儖偺僒乕僪僴儞僪偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 倂偺俀俫偵僟僽儖偱嫞傝崌偄傪採埬偟偰偍偔偲傛偐偭偨偲巚偄傑偡偑丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, Henry!|pg||
nt|ahalim: Hi Henry|pg||
nt|henryb: Hi all|pg||
nt|Walddk4: How do you suggest that one should play the game trailing by 37 IMPs with 16 boards to go?|pg||
nt|johnp: Hi|pg||
nt|henryb: well|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Yes, North should have no chance|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Give him an extra diamond star|pg||
nt|henryb: wow. West bids a presumably nf 2N, and East with a nearly dead minimum accepts|pg||
nt|dburn: in fact, even 1NT might be too high on perfect defence|pg||
nt|gerben42: he learned that from South|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Opening bid opposite nearly an opening bid = game|pg||
pc|h7|nt|lc: Maybe not that sweet at these colors and with 1 HCP  :)|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偼倂偺俁俶俿儊僀僪丅揰嵎偑弅傑傝傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Or not|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 11 tricks|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|nakatani: 憗偔傕攇棎傪巚傢偣傞僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偺僗僐傾偱偡|pg||
nt|loganrun: how can a heart lead be right - N must have them controlled?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: And I agree with Bill.|pg||
nt|sybarra: the spot card in N are wonderful!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They are doubled in the other room  ..... in 4@H!|pg||
nt|hedyg: oh wow!|pg||
pc|h2|nt|lc: he would defend against 2@S and def gets @CK, @CQ, @CA, 2 @H tricks, and eventually a @S for down 1.|pg||
nt|fabsayc: defense to hearts?|pg||
nt|qing: penalty oriented I'd say?|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes that is the way i play it|pg||
nt|gracelin1: which shud tell North that their side own the hand and encourage North to double the runout|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No need to waste dummy's only entry when you have 2 club losers anyway (I know East could have AQ doubleton)|pg||
nt|cuttysark: East did well to stop bidding. Club lead beats 2@S|pg||
nt|bjacobs: They'd want to lead a club to beat 2@S by South|pg||
nt|sybarra: *cards|pg||
pc|h5|nt|lc: I would have overcalled 2@H, Barnet.  Nice enough suit and hand.   Prob would have kept N-S from bidding any more.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: notice he plays King to get count hopefully|pg||
nt|lc: With the friendly N-S lie, any E-W that do reach 6@C will make it  (1370) and win tons on cross-IMPs.  |pg||
nt|Walddk4: What's your philosophy generally speaking?|pg||
nt|henryb: in luck|pg||
nt|johnp: I would say normal bridge as always|pg||
nt|othered1: Play well and hope there are hands where you can take contrarian lines of play that aren't too off percentage.|pg||
nt|ahalim: Statistics has shown that 'shooting' does not help very much|pg||
nt|henryb: Generally, it depends on the opponents' style. If they are agressive, I tend to become even more conservative|pg||
nt|johnp: Agree, Henry|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And you are only in 2NT|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Just another dull flat board|pg||
pc|hT|nt|doty: At our vugraph tables this round we have...|pg||
nt|doty: - Altshuler-Gawrys vs Fleisher-Martel|pg||
nt|lc: Now, instead, he is in a hopeless 3@H.|pg||
nt|nakatani: 暯壐側僗� 乕僩偺傛偆偱偡|pg||
nt|hanayama: 壴嶳偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僐儊儞僩偟偰傛傠偟偄偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|johnp: Jon, du har mange med deg p� den varianten..|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
nt|eyhung: How likely would you estimate this to be a flat board?|pg||
nt|doty: - Zia-Robson vs Cheek-Grue|pg||
nt|eyhung: uh oh|pg||
nt|lc: Here, the way the auction accelerated, neither Fleisher nor Martel had a clear call.|pg||
nt|eyhung: True -- but it's a chance for some big impage in one direction or the other :)|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅傝傚偆偐偄丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: may get a trump lead now |pg||
nt|jwit: Fine as long as North doesn't play club 10|pg||
nt|sybarra: on the return to this trick |pg||
nt|Walddk2: :-)|pg||
nt|othered1: This auction certainly avoided a double|pg||
pc|hK|nt|eyhung: looks like an endplay coming up|pg||
nt|lc: Looking like "the other"|pg||
nt|gracelin1: another school plays the duble as showing a "weak" 2 raise. they bid 3S with a good  "2S' raise|pg||
nt|hedyg: aie|pg||
nt|jbgood: uheldigvis fant de rutertilpassen - men det er vel fare for at de gj鴕 det samme 舙ent|pg||
pc|s2|nt|lc: He might cash the 2nd @D by leading up to it -- in case East started with a singleton.|pg||
nt|doty: - Rodwell-Hampson vs Brogeland-Del'Monte|pg||
nt|lc: Defe has easy 6 tricks.  The 5 top tricks, then can promote an extra trump trick.|pg||
nt|henryb: If they are old fashioned I tend to push a little|pg||
nt|othered1: At other table, west took a pretty negative view, probably because 2@C would have forced too high.|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2 discards by E now|pg||
pc|h6|nt|Vugraph2: tosses a bunch of red cards on the table and claims |pg||
nt|lc: So, about Zia liking to finish last.  Not true here -- because there is a big session award(s) for today's session -- so he will be fighting hard for it.|pg||
nt|lc: Is South in danger?|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Martel shaking his headin disgust|pg||
nt|lc: It seems so.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Bertens says I got you|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: martel says sorry I was too greedy|pg||
nt|eyhung: Martel was clearly playing his partner for the sginleton|pg||
nt|lc: 620 for E-W will be huge huge huge.  (especially with 400 avail the other way).|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: need to win this|pg||
nt|lc: I don't think so.|pg||
nt|lc: If he ducks, and dec drives out @CK, def has 5 top tricks.|pg||
nt|lc: Def has 2@D set up, and 2 aces.  @CK would be 5th trick.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: still 8 i guess|pg||
nt|lc: That's all right. Just as the players get tired, it is hard to do Vugraph and analysis without also getting worn out.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Is Delmonte taking a while before the duck?|pg||
nt|othered1: Might declarer have started with diamonds at  trick 2, in case something good happened there?|pg||
nt|robbg: Well, that is unfortunate in a perverse way, as positive swing for Hubei is duplicated.|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
nt|lc: However, North has more @H than the overcaller -- not a good thing.|pg||
nt|lc: However, this start is not that unusual. I expect it to start this exact way at many tables -- wouldn't be surprised, in fact, if 2@HX is the "mode."|pg||
nt|henryb: and hope|pg||
nt|hedyg: i wouldnt call it unfortunate..|pg||
pc|d5|nt|eyhung: I wonder how Bakkeren's Italian is.|pg||
nt|eyhung: ok, I guess he won instead of ducking.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: nahhhhh I am just being lazy|pg||
nt|eyhung: I was about to say, sometimes partner's defensive tempo can mark certain cards in his hand -- it's important to try to play without knowledge of that.|pg||
nt|lc: But on this deal, everyone would know where the @SA is (from auction, play), so there would be no ethical constraints on West had East ducked slowly.|pg||
nt|lc: But it is a good point -- that if your partner on def ducks an ace slowly, you are not entitled to later play him for it.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: I think the bellman knows where the Ace of spades is|pg||
nt|gracelin1: nothing can stop 3D here so a pick up of 6-7 imps for Shanghai|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Stadium in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 1.15 pm Tuesday local time now|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 10 tricks are likely|pg||
nt|Walddk2: @D10 was led against 2@S|pg||
pc|dT|nt|lc: And the cameraman that was there.|pg||
nt|nakatani: 傕偪傠傫偱偡丅偛棗偵側偭偰偄傞曽偱僐儊儞僩偵嶲壛偟偨偄曽偼巹傑偱楢棈偟偰偔偩偝偄丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偼俽偺2@h僆乕僾儞乮儊僕儍乕僘乯偑僶僢僋僼傽@僀儎乕偟偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: back to 9|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Sun is a little anxious now, but all is well that ends well|pg||
nt|hedyg: that was the easier 1|pg||
nt|jbgood: Dessverre er det noen som synes om � melde fornuftig John|pg||
pc|dA|nt|lc: Very likely.  Conceivably 620 at every table.|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
nt|lc: Even though some writers (like Mike Lawrence) are big on 4-card overcallers, I shy away from them.|pg||
nt|lc: I want partner to expect 5 so he can make correct competitive decisions.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Law thing!|pg||
nt|lc: What Law?|pg||
nt|lc: Always risky to make such predictions, though   :)|pg||
nt|eyhung: But that's our job.  :)|pg||
nt|lc: At the local duplicate, I'd never make such a forecast.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: welllll the NT overcall|pg||
nt|lc: West might have tried running to 2NT (what a treat for East).  Not that 2NT is a bargain.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Right, but you should at least consider whether the caddy knows before you play him for it.|pg||
nt|lc: Now, decl in danger of going down multiple tricks.|pg||
nt|othered1: -55 imps, might be a different story|pg||
pc|dK|nt|Vugraph2: Some Law Lawrence  wrote a book about?|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: getting there|pg||
nt|lc: Anyway, even though this is a battle of 2nd place against last place, the last place pair still has lots if interest in doing well ...|pg||
nt|lc: The session awards, sensibly are super-high for this last session.|pg||
nt|lc: So, trying to place high in the section gives the pairs that are out of contention plenty of incentive.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Kaminsky thinking|pg||
nt|lc: In fact, I think that if you win this Session, the owner of the pair gets $25,000 -- more than most pairs sold for.|pg||
nt|lc: Meanwhile, the E-W pair is fighting for huge $$ -- 6 figures if they do OK this session.|pg||
nt|jwit: 6 imp gain for NS|pg||
nt|gracelin1: and 6 imps to Guizhow|pg||
pc|d4|nt|ahalim: but don't push too much|pg||
nt|qing: 5-4-2-2 is often suitable for suits, and sometimes slamish, say, here if Lu has one more @S and one less @D, slam might be on 1 of the 2 finesses|pg||
nt|fabsayc: normally 3@D here would be called new minor, when the bid is 2@C or 3@C it is usually called checkback, but works the same|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Vi f錼 se senere, de er startet med spil 15 og 16|pg||
pc|d6|nt|npcjpn: 俽偵俁� 偑尒偊傞偺偱丄@C偖傜偄偼婜懸偱偒偦偆丅|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偙偐傜丄俤偺俁俠偵倂偼俁俶両偦偟偰丄偍彆偗偺俽儕乕僪丅丅丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 9IMP偱25揰嵎丅|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Liz's point about attacking is so right.  For example, if you rule out the heart (as I think West should have), you can choose the safe spade or the attacking club|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Even if the club gives a trick, unlikely to be the crucial trick|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Very busy vugraph day. Estonia in 20 minutes, Norway in 1 hour and 20 minutes and Germany 30 minutes after |pg||
pc|dQ|nt|eyhung: I'm informed by a kibitzer that at another table, the auction started identically up to 2@H|pg||
nt|eyhung: but Rodwell went to 3@C with the North hand|pg||
nt|lc: Sure, overcalling 1NT with a side singleton is not "normal," but I think it will be the "expert choice."|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Italian under the screen as usual!!|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: And some dutch too!!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome to Jin Zhou from Singapore|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: Hi all :)|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed martin - i play similar methods|pg||
nt|qing: there are many interesting treatments over such a 2NT|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|npcjpn: @CQ|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偟偭偐傝偟偨僨傿僼僃儞僗偱偡丅丂@|pg||
nt|gracelin1: better ruff with DK|pg||
nt|dburn: but although this defence was a fraction less than perfect, it still ought to beat the contract a couple of tricks|pg||
nt|hedyg: not best defense, just happy to beat the contract|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|Vugraph2: second trump trick coming|pg||
pc|c7|nt|lc: Now, dec must duck this to avoid down 4.|pg||
pc|sT|nt|johnp: At this board, and if I was N, I was very close to raise to 5 @d...|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
pc|d8|nt|lc: N-S here, Chip Martel-Marty Fleisher one this event a few years ago.  They are not a regular partnership, though.|pg||
nt|gracelin1: if she ruffed Heart ealier instead of playing C, there are 10 trick. But she did well to ruff with DK to preserve the precious 9 tricks|pg||
nt|hedyg: N will be endplayed so -2 only|pg||
nt|hedyg: could N have doubled this?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Even I could get this club guess right|pg||
nt|gerben42: depends on how strong 2@S was|pg||
nt|gracelin1: You are superman, Roland|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for full schedule |pg||
nt|Walddk4: Ikke urimeligt at v鎟e i slem, og det kan nemt v鎟e et ligespil|pg||
mc|11|nt|lc: For our newer players -- the reason you cash the !AK early -- is so opps don't throw @D when you do your cross-ruffing later.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: trump lead was right despite qxx|pg||
nt|lc: Decl will finesse @H and can ruff back to his hand to finesse again.|pg||
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qx|c1|st||md|3SJ95HT862DKJ2CJT4,SQTHK4D8654CAKQ72,SK7643H75D73C9865,SA82HAQJ93DAQT9C3|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|s2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|s8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|mc|6|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SAT2HAK5D87CT8542,SK6HQT32DKQJ9652C,SJ4HJ94DAT43CAKQJ,SQ98753H876DC9763|sv|n|nt|lc: In fact, I don't think I've ever seen 620 at every table in the local duplicate.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: the usual Italian flying under the screen even though nothing happened|pg||
nt|lc: So, +620 will win N-S lots of IMPs.|pg||
nt|barnets: none of the vugraph tables found trump lead not too surprisingly|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: all bid game?|pg||
nt|lc: What's Italian for, "we will win a lot of IMPs for this result?"|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: doesnt translate into Dutch|pg||
nt|eyhung: It does translate into profanity.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Joe Grue led a low spade on the third round -- an example of helping partner make the right play.  It probably wasn't necessary, but it's a good habit.|pg||
nt|lc: Souht will prob X the @H opening coming from East.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偺僴儞僪丄俽偑@S0-2,@h4傪帵偟偨偺偑晄� 偱丄4-3偺4@H偵側偭偰偟傑偄傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偍偦傜偔僾僢僔儏偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|henryb: and as S you might pass 3@sX|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes not convincing but the contract made well done|pg||
nt|gerben42: 2NT was a bit rich here also|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not sure how much the 1NT response promised in the closed room, but 2NT seems like an overbid no matter what|pg||
nt|othered1: Anyone understand the 2NT bid at other table?|pg||
nt|gerben42: showed a max. non 1@C|pg||
nt|fabsayc: another common method is transfer rebids|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Like Wolff's 3@C (which I play)|pg||
nt|hedyg: they got less than they deserved|pg||
nt|robbg: Well the 5 IMP double turns into a 2 imp double|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Du skriver bare over|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: So, a marginal 4@H here for E-W -- that the field will surely reach.|pg||
nt|doty: At our vugraph tables this round we have...|pg||
nt|doty: - Rodwell-Hampson vs Levin-S.Weinstein|pg||
nt|doty: - Kaminski-Levit vs Bertens-Bakkeren|pg||
nt|doty: - Schermer-Chambers vs Martel-Fleisher|pg||
nt|doty: To see who is where, click the black "Tables" button on the right side of the screen. Move your mouse over any table to see the players seated, and click on a table to join it.|pg||
nt|lc: Declarer in 4@H has to lose the @SA and @DAK, so it is just a question of handling -- and dealing with the 4-1 trumps.|pg||
nt|barnets: 2 out of 3|pg||
nt|lc: Cheek-Grue play a stong @C system.|pg||
nt|lc: 1NT prob is 14-16.|pg||
nt|lc: Close enough.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼� 僯俶俿偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俁俶俿偱俀僟僂儞偖傜偄偐側丅偙偺� 乕僪偼丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Another profitable save for EW here|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: strong result for N/S in other room|pg||
nt|gerben42: and a desire to go down|pg||
nt|qing: some play transfers to gain a tempo, some play transfer to x+2 to gain tempo and know support|pg||
nt|robbg: Another ghoulie|pg||
nt|jbgood: heia Brann!|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: blanchard meckstroth played 3s|pg||
nt|lc: EW play strogn 1@C|pg||
nt|eyhung: the singleton @DK, as opposed to doubleton @DKQ.  Then he'd get them down 2.|pg||
nt|lc: Typical "Equal Level Conversion" principle -- whereby you can X with a hand like South's and then convert @C to @D without promising extra values.|pg||
nt|dburn: Not sure - maybe 1NT was forcing, and 2NT the only permitted rebid|pg||
nt|sybarra: someone suggested the spot cards in N alone might have been worth a dbl |pg||
nt|gerben42: if it was 4 - 8 I'd hit it|pg||
nt|Walddk4: 6DE-1  er koden   det betyder 6ru spillet af 豷t, 1 ned|pg||
nt|Walddk4: God morgen til K錼e Kristiansen fra Norge|pg||
nt|brann: Takk, hei alle sammen :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: So, over North's 1@S, I would pass with East, but I suspect a few takeout X's.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 12500 for 1st|pg||
nt|eyhung: I don't think 3@C promises 5, else East probably would have taken another call.|pg||
nt|lc: Oh yeah -- I think you are right, Barry.|pg||
nt|lc: Here, North will open 1NT at most tables.  But, we know that this N-S play 1NT as 12-14, so Fleisher couldn't/|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Martel still looks rattled|pg||
nt|lc: Here, at some tables, WEst will open, and at others, North will open. |pg||
nt|lc: I expect 4@S from Versace.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 係枃僒億乕僩偺儕� 僢僩儗僀僘偺傛偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: � 僯侾俶偺岠壥偼丄偲偵偐偔俀儗儀儖偐傜僆億乕僱儞僩偵價僢僪偝偣傞丄偲偄偆偙偲偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼僀儞價僥乕僔儑儞丠偦傟偲傕僾儕僄儞僾僥傿僽丠|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Same as board 12 more or less|pg||
nt|loganrun: North is likely to have a source of tricks - which makes club lead a standout|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Do you all overcall 1@S?|pg||
nt|brann: :)|pg||
nt|johnp: Hei K錼e|pg||
mb|1C|nt|lc: So, what does West do next afte East will bid 2@H|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 2s|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: comp slow|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俤偼僗儔儉傕彮偟峫偊傑偡偐丠|pg||
nt|gracelin1: don't thk so, ruff 2H to eatablish at least the 5th H is a better line|pg||
nt|fabsayc: except this one is findable|pg||
nt|dave_w: I don't know that you can rule out the Heart lead.  Would north bid the same way with AKQxxx Ax AQxx x? |pg||
nt|hedyg: doubleton KQ is not a + value|pg||
nt|gerben42: in Precision it's not outrageous to pass 1@H on West hand|pg||
nt|dburn: but if those are the methods, you might consider opening the East hand 1NT|pg||
nt|othered1: If a big club system, isn't 2NT usually used to distinguish among good hands with long majors?|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed transfers in this kind of sequence are becoming very popular|pg||
nt|hedyg: i think he was worth at least 2 points in spotcards|pg||
nt|gerben42: man in west, right?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Closed room: S  2@H|pg||
nt|hedyg: all men|pg||
nt|sybarra: we meant last hand and specifically the N hand |pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: Usually a NEG X promises 4-4 in the majors, but as we see this is not a "negative X" but a conventional action showing @H.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Hello Larry.  This looks like another one of those italian-style transfers.  Apparently a lot of pairs are playing this in this event.  What's your opinion of this treatment?|pg||
nt|lc: East's 2@H presumably means he would raise 1@H to 2@H -- so even though it is a "jump" it is not treated as such.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 4 hearts lead|pg||
nt|lc: Hard to shake off a disaster like that 1st board.|pg||
nt|lc: Having just gone for 500 can make one gun-shy.  Not that 5@H is so attractive with West's shape.|pg||
nt|lc: Dec will hold up in @C, of course.|pg||
nt|lc: But, will that be good enough?|pg||
nt|lc: Yet, he didn't carry it through.|pg||
nt|timty: 偄偔偮棊偪偨偺偐偼偭偒傝偟側偄偱偡偑丒丒|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僾儕僄儞僾僥傿僽偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 4@s偵側傝偦偆丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: no ready way off dummy then|pg||
nt|fabsayc: not me, like to have my bid when red|pg||
nt|Walddk2: South opened 1@H in the other room|pg||
nt|sybarra: 1 @H!! wow|pg||
nt|gerben42: transfer to @D - is what west deserved|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Spil 1 er rettet nu, wd Jorunn|pg||
nt|skjaeran: Hei folkens - nettverkstr鴅bel - 錺ent rom nede:(|pg||
mb|1S|nt|lc: Yes, Eugene -- X-fers on the 1-level are becomming quite popular -- and they seem effective.|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偺傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|dave_w: opposite the 3D bidder with xx Qx JT9xxx Axx ....|pg||
nt|gerben42: not that it would work well with a Royal Flush in trumps in North though|pg||
nt|qing: well this vul overcall with this suit quality is for the brave only|pg||
nt|roswolf: no suit not good enough to compensate for the lack of values |pg||
nt|gerben42: how strong did West claim to be?|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Hei Harald|pg||
nt|brann: Hei TL :)|pg||
nt|johnp: Hei Harald|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: Woolsey-Stewart have been partners for almost 10 years now -- ever since Stewart lost his previous partner, Steve Weinstein (now playing with Bobby LEvin).|pg||
nt|lc: I would hate to be E-W and let opps buy it in 2@S.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: claim 3|pg||
nt|lc: But you must.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偺僟僽儖偼@s俁枃埲壓偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俢俁偺慖戰偼丄偪傚偭偲愊嬌揑側儕乕僪偱偡偑丄旝柇側慖戰丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僷僢僔僽偵慖戰偡傞側傜偽丄俠俀丄俈丅丂@傾� 僢僋偡傞側傜偽丄偄偭偦俽俲丄俫俲乮俰乯偑偄偄偐傕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傢偨偟偼丄俠俀偐傜偺僷僢僔僽慖戰偐傜僗� 乕僩偟偨偄偙偺俽偺僴儞僪丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱偡偹丅@C儕乕僪偵堦昜丅|pg||
nt|othered1: In the last set, this pair made many close decisions correctly.  Continuing into this set, it seems.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Maybe, but when do you expect to cash your heart now?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2@C will make Shi excited|pg||
nt|dburn: at any rate, East appears to be allowed to bid a two-card club suit at this table|pg||
nt|Walddk2: How did you find my 6-card suit, partner?|pg||
nt|henryb: So excited he passed!|pg||
nt|dburn: which ought to lead to a more playable spot|pg||
nt|gerben42: remember East limited to 15|pg||
nt|hedyg: wow didnt even raise|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Can't one open 1NT with the East hand?|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Det er sikkert Anne-Lene der hiver i de forkerte ledninger :-)|pg||
nt|jbgood: God morgen Harald:)|pg||
nt|brann: :))|pg||
nt|skjaeran: Vet ikke hva problemet skyldes - jeg har god forbindelse n鍇pg||
mb|2H|nt|eyhung: With partner a passed hand, it's difficult for Versace to concieve of many North hands that make a slam.  Unfortunately, this appears to be one of them.|pg||
nt|lc: I'd expect 5@H to go down at least 500 opp a typical preempt, so no great reason to bid it with West's hand.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: sorry|pg||
nt|johnp: Last board - My information would be based on that my P did not use leb...|pg||
nt|fabsayc: my choice 4@H second turn with east hand|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Or is it too strong?|pg||
nt|othered1: Would you raise, if it could be xx?|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: I think 3@H is about right.|pg||
nt|lc: So, Strong 1@C, Weak 1@D 0-7, Natural 1@H, prob forcing 1 round.|pg||
nt|lc: So here, N-S have a choice of 3NT or 4@S -- both of which will make.|pg||
nt|lc: Almost everyone in the field plays 2/1 GF, so North's 2NT here is 100% forcing.|pg||
nt|lc: South has a balanced hand, but he is thinking, so maybe not obvious 3NT.|pg||
nt|lc: A lot depends on if he has promised the 6th @S yet.  Many use 2@S as a "default" -- or "noise" -- not promising 6.|pg||
nt|lc: 31 HCP N-S -- but not fit, so not a slam you would want to reach.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Although you have to get the diamonds right |pg||
nt|lc: You got me, Barry --|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: tired:)|pg||
nt|lc: He would have followed it through had East passed.|pg||
nt|eyhung: can beat with two trump promos?|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: they keep announcing the BBQ and I am hungry:)|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偝傜傝偲係俽丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僺儞億僀儞僩偱偟傚偆丅僗儔儉偼丅|pg||
nt|othered1: NS probably were headed to 3NT.  Lead directing opener may change that. |pg||
nt|Walddk2: West can't really do anything|pg||
nt|gerben42: NV too strong I fear|pg||
nt|dburn: Well now...|pg||
nt|cuttysark: It is downgradable?|pg||
nt|gerben42: will raise to 3@C now|pg||
nt|dburn: ...South should understand 2@H, but will she?|pg||
nt|hedyg: only loses 2@ds|pg||
mb|2S|nt|lc: Yet another headache for me -- something new to learn.|pg||
nt|lc: The desired effect of the X-fers is to put the overcall on lead -- as here.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: you are getting old Larry!!! you must be like a year older than me by now|pg||
nt|lc: You know you are  getting old when you frown upon having to learn new methods.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: very true|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Kaminsky fingering J1h|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: @h|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 堜栰崱憅偺僐儞儀儞僔儑儞僇乕僪偵傛傟偽丄俇枃僗乕僣偺僀儞價僥乕僔儑儞偼俀俶俿偐傜偼偠傔傞傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傾僫乕偺係枃偐傜偺儕乕僪偼丄俁俶偵偼岲傑偟偔側偄偙偲偑懡偄傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦偆偼巚偄傑偣傫偑丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俆枃偁傞偲偐側傜丄偩偄傇� 儍儞僗偑堘偆偱偟傚偆偑丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Wu tried 4@H on her second turn in the closed room, but still not enough|pg||
nt|hedyg: just what S wanted to hear|pg||
nt|roswolf: and as terence rees would say - why tip opps about the distribution when you are unlikely to play the contract|pg||
nt|qing: if Sun's intention is to explore slam, the start of x may not be the best, and the fact that now he's at 3 level, yet have not shown support does not help either|pg||
nt|fabsayc: at matchpoints i try 3NT now with west hand, at imps i think must bid 4h to set trumps for sure|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes he may be lucky and have to settle for game only|pg||
nt|gerben42: yes very lucky|pg||
nt|brann: 豷t f鴏er seg ikke spesiellt komfortabel med det som n� skjer....|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: So, if 2@S could have been some hand such as  @SQJ9xx  @Hxx  @Dxx  @CAKJx  (because 3@C would have shown extra), South has to bid 3@S now to show that he really has 6@S.|pg||
nt|lc: Salm depends, on the @D -- |pg||
nt|othered1: Is 2@h systemic?  Or have things loosened up considerably?|pg||
nt|vugraph191: they can en weak 2's on a 5-card suit als|pg||
nt|ahalim: and does it promise a minor ?|pg||
nt|dburn: She did - good|pg||
nt|henryb: I would bid 3@c with Shi's hand|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Any trump suit where you have only 2 losers must be acceptable|pg||
nt|gerben42: but you normally have 3 losers |pg||
nt|hedyg: hmmm..you cant open 1 or 2 but you can bid 3? vulnerable!|pg||
nt|bjacobs: South's tactics are not my cup of cappucino|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Anyone for a 2@H opening?|pg||
nt|gerben42: mine neither|pg||
nt|gerben42: count me in for 2@H opening|pg||
nt|johnp: 4@d er en bra stamp - ser ut som -3|pg||
mb|2N|nt|lc: Say West eventually clears @C ...|pg||
nt|lc: Then, dec knocks out @DA.|pg||
nt|lc: So, North can get 2 overrufs of @D, but South has only 1 entry.|pg||
nt|lc: How about trump plays by def?|pg||
nt|eyhung: But he's already on lead.  So @DK, then @D overruff, spade to ace, diamond overruf?|pg||
nt|lc: Then, hold up appropriately in black suits and hope to beat it with 4 @D tricks and 2 aces?|pg||
nt|lc: Hard to see for sure if this will make or not.|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偄傛偄傛屻敿偺僗� 乕僩偱偡|pg||
nt|ahalim: some sort of Muiderberg ?|pg||
nt|gerben42: me too|pg||
nt|hedyg: wow|pg||
nt|othered1: I'd bid 3@c, too|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes me too|pg||
nt|gerben42: better than this anyway|pg||
nt|cuttysark: I play 5-9, but would still open this 2@H|pg||
nt|hedyg: i will get my bid in early and then stay quiet|pg||
nt|bjacobs: The hand hits a seam between 1@H and 2@H, and it is one of the unanswered questions of life: "are you allowed to pass with an in-between hand?"|pg||
nt|gerben42: red vs white I play 5++++ to 9++++|pg||
nt|hedyg: good time to play trump|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: Feels like trump leads (at any point) should beat this.|pg||
nt|lc: I like Compton's X.  You can't sit there and get pushed around -- especially on partscore deals. Enter early if you can.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 嵟埆偺儕乕僪偱偡偑丄偦傟偱傕偱偒偦偆偵側偄丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僆億乕僱儞僩偺價僢僪僗儁僀僗傪扗偭偰丄偦偟偰� 儍儞僗傪捦傓丄偲偄偆� 僯侾俶偺巚憐偱偡丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僴乕僩僴乕僩怳崬傒偱傕傑偩儊乕僋偟傑偣傫偹|pg||
nt|hanayama: 側偐側偐丄偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: � 僯侾俶僆乕僾儞偺惉岟偺僔乕僋僄儞僗偺堦偮偱偡丅丂@|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 崱擔偼惉岟椺偑懡偄傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅丂@偦偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱傕丄俶俽偲偟偰傕丄偙偺僆乕僋僔儑儞偱偼丄摉慠偺係俽價僢僪偲側傝傑偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僶儖偱偡偟丄嵶偐側憡択偼弌棃側偄帪偼丄� 儍儞僗偑偁傝偦偆側傜丄愗傝偺傛偄僎乕儉傊丄偱偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僼儕乕儔儞偱傕丄僗僩儘儞僌俶俿偐傜丄@S俇枃偺僀儞價僥乕僔儑儞偱4@S偵側傝偦偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偺僔乕僋僄儞僗偼偁傝偦偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僨傿僋儗傾儔乕偺俽偼丄儊僀僋� 儍儞僗偺偁傞傾僫乕偺攝抲傪偄傠偄傠憐憸偟偰偄傞帪娫偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|johnp: seems like a Tartan-variant|pg||
nt|Walddk2: She treated her hand as good enough for a strong 1@C|pg||
nt|davidstern: Trump lead best but the club pips will still probably see this  make|pg||
nt|davidstern: Having played strong club we do this often but we do alert - many dont|pg||
nt|hedyg: i would even bid it in my sleep|pg||
nt|hedyg: wouldnt dream of bidding 3@h like this|pg||
nt|fabsayc: do they have a brake?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: in the closed room the Precision auction allowed NS to stop at 2H.  Here North's 2 reverse is Forcing and South did not chicken out|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: This is helpful to declarer, in that his @D10 will now become a winner.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Yes : the shortness in partner's long suit is a good indicator that the hands fit well for cross-ruffing purposes, and the side ace is likely to be useful.  Of course, East has the ...|pg||
nt|eyhung: one hand type where it isn't.|pg||
nt|lc: Incidentally, this is the king of auction that screams for a trump lead (dummy raises declarer's second suit).|pg||
nt|lc: Anyway -- Chambers' hand also suggest a trump lead -- he has great @S and knows decalerer will want to ruff them in dummy.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: OR passes without preferencing!|pg||
nt|lc: East plays a @S, and it seems dec is a trick short.|pg||
nt|timty: � 僀僫乕傪廳帇偡傞僟僽儖偺傛偆偱偡偹|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 倂偼僗億僢僩僇乕僪偑嫮偄偺偱丄忔偭偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 俢俻僟僽儖僩儞偖傜偄偟偐儊乕僉儞僌� 儍儞僗側偝偦偆偱偡|pg||
nt|bjacobs: That's quite a carefully crafted example Dave - not sure I'm convinced|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I like Liu Li's action in the closed room|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not the kind of dummy I would expect on this auction|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The result is that he turned a plus into a minus score|pg||
nt|gerben42: for me there is no inbetween hands, except perhaps white vs red|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 3@D would have gone 1 off|pg||
nt|gerben42: very just game so far|pg||
nt|sybarra: braver than I would be to step in with 3 @H |pg||
nt|Walddk2: This should be 1 down too|pg||
nt|bjacobs: In the other room, South opened 1@H|pg||
nt|robbg: shhh|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 2H|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: Even though they are overboard, it is the modern trend to bid such games.  I expect at least 2/3 of the field to be in this.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Was 3@h a possible bid by Martel?|pg||
nt|lc: North, knowing of at least a 6-2 fit, has no reason to insist on NT.|pg||
nt|lc: South knows he is facing 3=5 in the majors,  3-2 either way in the minors -- thus no 8-card fit.|pg||
nt|lc: Dec gets 4@D and 2 black aces.  East has to know to play @S when he takes @DA.|pg||
nt|nakatani: 3僟僂儞偱偡丄屻偱廋惓偟傑偡|pg||
nt|othered1: Aggressive, well judged raise by south.  |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Science did not work here|pg||
nt|dave_w: it's certainly a possibilty - I was just demonstrating the heart lead can't be ruled out completely|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, you might bid 3@c - but you know the opponents are in a six-card fit|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But I would be pleasantly surprised of course|pg||
nt|qing: Lu might even suspect she was playing a 5-2 fit from the bidding|pg||
nt|fabsayc: indeed 2@S direct over 1@S would have allowed for slam exploration|pg||
nt|gerben42: bad auctions lead to bad results|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Kan vel g� 4 ned|pg||
nt|brann: Blir vel 4 i praksis.....trumf matt....|pg||
nt|jbgood: kan fort bli 4 ned |pg||
nt|Walddk4: 3 mod 1 John!|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Giv dig|pg||
nt|skjaeran: Spill @S f鴕st, s� g錼 det vel fint.|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Nej, hjerter f鴕st|pg||
nt|Walddk4: s� kan man slippe med 3 ned|pg||
nt|brann: hehe, Roland, ingen fors鴎 p� � vinne en cola eller 2 ?|pg||
nt|jbgood: Roland har kikket i kortene!|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Man skal have rejst den 4. hjerter|pg||
nt|vugraph103: marianne tenker|pg||
nt|johnp: Og spillef鴕er mangler @d 7 - jeg gir meg|pg||
pc|d2|nt|eyhung: He also has high honors in every side suit.  This practically guarantees that declarer won't be able to pull trump and run a long suit, discarding losers.  |pg||
nt|Vugraph2: very begrudgingly plays the 10|pg||
nt|jwit: Light opener by west could have kept NS out of trouble, but aggressive 2NT bid by South got them back in hot water|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But Shi knows that NS violated Burn's Law of Total Trumps|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes better than some i have seen recently!|pg||
pc|d6|nt|lc: We almost got to watch a 3-3 fit  :)|pg||
nt|lc: I think in an unfamiliar partnership it best not to make a delicate bid such as 3@H. But yes, probably a possibity.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Compton puts a card face down and starts thinking|pg||
nt|lc: So, a few N-S pairs will stumble into slam (not clear which one).  Is there a miracle in the cards?|pg||
nt|lc: Certainly 6@S has no chance.  Maybe 6@C or 6NT from the right side with the wrong lead and maybe some good luck or guessing.  Complex.|pg||
nt|timty: 嶌傠偆偲偡傞偲偦傟偔傜偄棊偪偰偟傑偄傑偡偹|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 侾斣� 乕僪丄摨偠揥奐偱丄@D偺俀弰栚偺屻丄僟� 乕偐傜@c傪堷偒丄@cK偱忋偑偭偨俤偑@sJ傪庢偭偰丄俁俶俿儊僀僪偟偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偍偍両丂@俠偱枴晅偗僾儗僀偑惉岟偟偨偺偱偡偹丅丂@|pg||
pc|dT|nt|lc: East can duck first @D -- |pg||
nt|lc: DEc has for sure, 6 @H tricks and @C trick.|pg||
nt|timty: 偙偺� 乕僪偼僋儔僽傪摉偰傞偲偱偒傔偑戝偒偄偱偡偑|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @C傪摉偰傟偽娙扨偱偡偑丏丏丏|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偼丄擲偭偰俁僟僂儞側傛偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @C儕乕僪偱丄@C偺俀弰栚傪@c8偱僼傿僱僗偟偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 側傞傎偳丅丂@俢僄僗� 僽儕僢僔儏偺僄儞僩儕傪摼傞偨傔偵丄偱俽偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 惓摉側僾儗僀偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偟偰丄俽偑尒偮偐傜側偗傟偽丄傪婜懸偟偰丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傕偟偔偼丄俽僽儘僢僋� 偱丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽傕丄俠俿傕偭偰偰傕丄僙僇儞僪僴儞僪俿両偱丄僄儞僩儕僉儕儞僌僾儗僀偼尒偮偗側偄偱偟傚偆偟丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @S傪弌偟偨偺偼柺敀偄僾儗僀偱偡偑丄@H俲偑僆僼僒僀僪偱偼偄偐傫偲傕丅|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|eyhung: After the preempt on the right, it's not far out of line to find the winning line.  |pg||
nt|gerben42: maybe thought about the Burn's Law violation by vuln. opps|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Not always, Gerben - there is no justice!|pg||
nt|hedyg: W will have to exit with a @c!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He may be able to come to 6 tricks|pg||
pc|d5|nt|lc: So, N-S tried for their 3-3 fit, landed in their 4-3 fit, and never bid their 5-3 fit ---|pg||
nt|lc: I doubt many N-S will be in SIX-- but for the few that are, the @D guess will swing roughly 500 cross-imps --  about as big as it gets for guessing a queen.|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: � 俻倶倶丂@� 倶倶丂@倶倶倶倶丂@倶倶丂@偱傕椙偄僗儔儉偱偼柍偄偐傜偹丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: I  remember Roland saying that...no my cup of tea either |pg||
pc|dA|nt|Walddk2: Well, she had her bid|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Most likely even. 3 hearts, 1 spade, 2 diamonds, end|pg||
pc|d9|nt|lc: The @D9 is presumably suit pref to show the @S card.|pg||
nt|lc: Now, another @D gives declarer a headache.|pg||
nt|lc: He can survive another @D -- has to ruff high and then guess well.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 5 min warning|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: A distinct lack of tricks on this hand|pg||
nt|lc: So, there will be more Italian flying under the screen after this one.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俆枃僒億乕僩丄@H侽揰偖傜偄偟偐丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Curtains, the club loser will go away on a diamond|pg||
nt|qing: well this is nice for the mixed game -- as a gentleman, you are supposed to table down some better dummies|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i thought we only had to take out the garbage :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: wd|pg||
nt|gerben42: right - not always - but so far in this match|pg||
nt|gracelin1: the closed room EW are Jack Zhow and Fu Zhong, freshed from winning the Vanderbilt in March|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Jeg forst錼 slet ikke hvordan man kan melde 4@D uden @D7|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|lc: But, I completely understand.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Passell looks worried. Nancy that is. She is kibbitzing|pg||
nt|lc: The only way to get saved would be if South could correct 2@S to 2NT -- to say -- choose between the minors (since 2NT natural wouldn't really be likely).|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Mike looks like this is a walk in the park|pg||
nt|lc: You can play the 2@H bidder for the @D shortness, yes -- but don't forget, you expect @H are 6-5 -- and find @S 2-2 -- so not a huge clue or percentage to play for 3-1 @D.|pg||
nt|lc: Then, when he does eventually take his @DA, he can get a signal from West.|pg||
nt|henryb: the bad thing about this hand is that you are probably going down. The good thing is that the opponents can probably make a club partial|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos|pg||
nt|jbgood: du er i Norge n� Roland - her melder vi til og med 7@d uten @d 4|pg||
nt|Walddk4: hehe|pg||
nt|Walddk4: http://www.kristiansandbk.org/NM%20klubber%202006/Index%20NM.htm  er linket til den officielle hjemmeside med masser af oplysninger og billeder af spillerne|pg||
nt|johnp: www.nordpol.no/diamond7.htm|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Ikke s� underligt at Marianne er i t鎛keboks. Ruderne kunne endda have v鎟et 5-1|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Med mindre Jorunn ogs� har tekniske problemer|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Er du der?|pg||
nt|brann: Det er vel ikke s� mye � tenke p�, man f錼 ta de stikk man f錼 og ta neste spill....|pg||
nt|Walddk4: :-(|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Jeg frygter det v鎟ste|pg||
nt|jbgood: bedre � ta enn � f�:)|pg||
nt|skjaeran: Jorunn har tr鴅bel med PCen|pg||
nt|johnp: @d7-linken trenger vel http://|pg||
pc|c3|nt|eyhung: Nancy better not sweat her husband when he's playing poker.|pg||
nt|barnets: should south have overcalled 1D against the strong club larry ?|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俽偺僇僂儞僩僔僌僫儖偑惓偟偗傟偽丄俶偺|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @C9偑偍偐偟偄偺偱丄|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僼傿僱僗偼偟側偄偲傒傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|timty: @CJ傪偩偟偰K偩偭偨傜偍傕偟傠偐偭偨偐傕|pg||
nt|fabsayc: overtaking the club looks like a mistake|pg||
nt|gerben42: ah Roland was faster|pg||
nt|robbg: next|pg||
nt|othered1: @C8 just saved declarer some concern|pg||
nt|hedyg: all those useless points in dummy:((|pg||
nt|robbg: y|pg||
nt|reisig: a claim coming|pg||
pc|c8|nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼俀僟僂儞偐側丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @SJ偑僾儘儌乕僩偟偦偆丅|pg||
pc|c5|nt|lc: Spared a very tough guess.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: always gets them to play faster|pg||
nt|lc: On another @D, he would have to ruff with the @HQ, @H to Ace, then finesse later.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦傟偼係偮尒偰傞偐傜丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傾儞僽儘僢僋偟偰丄惓摉側丄俿俋僟僽儖僩儞偱丄倂偺俉傪僄儞僩儕偵偡傞僾儗僀偱偡偹|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僼傿僱僗偟傑偟偨偹丅僾僢僔儏偐側丅|pg||
nt|timty: 俋偑棊偪偰偒偨帪揰偱僼傿僱僗偡傞偐J-K偲偡傞偐偺僎僗偱偼丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦偆偐傕丅|pg||
nt|jwit: Some squeeze possibilities here if defense isn't careful|pg||
nt|loganrun: but you wouldn't have lead a heart Dave would you?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The lead in the other room made things a lot easier for declarer right enough|pg||
nt|Walddk2: @CA against 3NT|pg||
nt|dave_w: I'd probably lead a heart or a club.  I think it's close|pg||
nt|dburn: and you have a couple of kings to contribute to the defensive effort|pg||
nt|Walddk2: However, North has 150 honours!|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 8 of @D gives the show away|pg||
nt|lc: So, to have any chance at 9 tricks, seems like Passell might have to guess the @CA doubleton -- vaguely possible.|pg||
nt|lc: More normal, I think to just hope for 3-3 @C.|pg||
nt|lc: Passell normally a fast player, but lots to think about here.|pg||
nt|lc: I suspect a direct 1@D overcall may have been systemic -- thus Compton's original pass.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Right, declarer can get home here with a diamond to king, club to the king, and duck a club|pg||
nt|lc: Always a good idea to think a little at T1 - even with garbage like East's.|pg||
nt|hanayama: � 倶倶倶倶丂@倶倶倶丂@� 倶倶丂@倶倶丂@偲偐偹丅丂@|pg||
nt|davidstern: E/W have an excelent save in 5@H going -300 if the defence cash out|pg||
nt|henryb: Roland is always faster|pg||
pc|s6|nt|eyhung: the question is whether South will play North for @DKJT apparently he was worried about that combo?|pg||
nt|lc: Also, at some tables the auction will be very different.  West can open 1@H.  North can open weak 2@D.|pg||
nt|lc: West's @H7 presumably U.D. ATT.|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes|pg||
nt|gerben42: Burn's Law, of course, states that you should have more trumps than the opponents when declaring|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
pc|sA|nt|lc: Speaking of Italian -- next month, the World Bridge Championships will be in Verona, Italy.|pg||
nt|lc: As most know, Italy is one of the top bridge countries in the world.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Sementa kinda flipping the played cards . You can tell he is in trouble|pg||
nt|eyhung: I am a bit surprised by their behavior -- I was always under the impression that the best bridge players were able to keep their composure at the table.  I know I love it when my ...|pg||
nt|eyhung: opponents start assessing the blame at my table.|pg||
nt|eyhung: It means they are less likely to focus and play at 100% for the following hand.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: not about composure its about release of energy|pg||
nt|hedyg: @s exit would have given him the game|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But wait ....|pg||
nt|cuttysark: East unlikely to spot a ruff after the opening|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Will Guo return a diamond now?|pg||
pc|s3|nt|lc: Yes -- it is unusual to see such animated behavior -- but it really doesn't mean anything -- they do it on bad AND good boards.|pg||
nt|qing: you say this all because your wife is not watching? :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Arena in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 1.00 pm Wednesday local time now|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|eyhung: but he must be worried about a diamond ruff -- 3-3 clubs far "safer"|pg||
nt|othered1: This is not over yet, and East will have to take the spade ace to get the count right for declarer.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: How can he play Liu for a singleton?|pg||
pc|d3|nt|lc: So, 10 or 11 tricks here depending on the @D guess.|pg||
nt|lc: For example, consider 6NT -- without a @S lead.  Dec plays @H to the 10 -- that gets him up to 11 tricks -- maybe some position against West.|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|lc: I'm sure someone out there will enter it into double-dummy software and know instantly if 6 anything can make.  We'll move on to  18.|pg||
nt|qing: would be better if Ma keeps the @CJ so he can be on lead after winning @C, but Wu found the good return anyway|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome sight for Shen, @C9 and Queen|pg||
nt|hedyg: ooops|pg||
pc|dK|nt|lc: I doubt he would have chosen that line (requiring South to have specifically singleton @H10 or @HJ).|pg||
nt|lc: So, had South played @D, @D, @D  overruff back to @SA, overruff -- that would have been down 1 off the top.|pg||
nt|henryb: Do does that mean that he ends up +50?|pg||
nt|gerben42: 150 honors = Royal Flush? sorry in my rubber games we never count honors|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, the opponents are also vulnerable|pg||
nt|hedyg: are you joking'|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Aren't we all vulnerable to some extent?|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
nt|gerben42: is it a corollary of Burn's Law is that when you have more trumps than the opponents and they are vuln. you should let them declare?|pg||
nt|dburn: so +50 isn't all that likely - unless they go down two and North claims his 150 honours|pg||
nt|henryb: I think he will end up down 1|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
nt|lc: Good rule of thumb is to put in the JACK in these situations. If no other clue, assume they "might have taken ACE" if they had it, so assume they don't.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Larry, what's your opinion on requiring declarer to pause 10 seconds at trick 1 so as to give East some time to think about the whole hand?|pg||
nt|lc: Therefore, East shifted to @S.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He did show a balanced hand after all|pg||
nt|gerben42: is trying to give pd a ruff now worth a call to the director?|pg||
nt|hedyg: that comes from opening 1nt|pg||
nt|hedyg: why a ruff? pd is supposed to have Q@d!|pg||
nt|hedyg: so can play it|pg||
pc|c6|nt|eyhung: oops, that set up the queen of hearts.|pg||
nt|lc: Seems like declarer is OK now.|pg||
nt|lc: Most experts, though, as here, are capable of smoothly ducking when they hold the ACE.|pg||
nt|jwit: there's trick number nine|pg||
nt|sharkirl: making now|pg||
nt|othered1: Just another vul 3NT|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|lc: I prefer no talking, calmness -- only thing to say to partner is "nicely played" or something.|pg||
nt|lc: No facial expressions, etc.|pg||
nt|lc: Boring.    If you want to kibbiitz live, it is much more fun to watch the top Italians.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: you would never cut it in Italy. :)) They probably think the Americans need to liven up!!|pg||
nt|lc: Almost all of the top Americans this way are super-quiet at the table.  Not like in the old days.|pg||
pc|cK|nt|timty: 僋儔僽傪偼偢偡偺偼晛捠偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: ruffing with Q was good play to ensure the contract|pg||
nt|dave_w: looks like you'll always get home in 3NT regardless of the lead roland - perhaps handed a few overtricks away.|pg||
nt|dave_w: hard to fault anyone with the missed game in this room|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You have 8 top tricks, yes, and you'll get the 9th somewhere, eventually|pg||
nt|qing: taichang is a small city near Suzhou, which is the highest growing city in china in recent years|pg||
nt|roswolf: hm this is getting dangerous - my wife IS watchiing!|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|lc: These guys are doing it faster than I can type it!|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: led back careful Jof @s|pg||
nt|lc: Anyway -- good bridge, I'd say.  (You know the saying "Down 1 is good bridge")|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 6 imps back for Guangdong|pg||
nt|henryb: No, that would be -50 for N-S. He goes down one and claims honors|pg||
nt|dburn: I imagine he will|pg||
nt|Walddk2: That's +50 for NS|pg||
nt|henryb: that is +50|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Sorry specs if this sounds confusing|pg||
nt|gerben42: how about 5 IMPs for EW|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Gerben will explain how you get a bonus for honours playing rubber bridge|pg||
pc|sK|nt|lc: People like Al Roth, Ira Rubin -- they could put on a show.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @C俀枃傑偱昁梫丅|pg||
pc|s4|nt|henryb: I think he is too young|pg||
pc|s7|nt|eyhung: this way was far more "natural" though.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱偡偹丅|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
nt|lc: So, def could have switched to @S to set up 5th trick -- too late now.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: @D could still be 4-1|pg||
nt|eyhung: (at the highest levels, of course)|pg||
nt|lc: Eugene -- I would like it if dec always took a little time at T1 to allow East to get ready.  I don't like when they fast-play.|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|h8|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Li chose a different line and was actually 3 down a minute ago|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|gracelin1: or 5|pg||
pc|c2|nt|timty: 偙傟偱侾僟僂儞偱偡偹|pg||
nt|qing: only 4 I think|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Anyone ever read about Auction bridge scoring?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Back to down 2 now|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hT|mc|6|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SAT2HAK5D87CT8542,SK6HQT32DKQJ9652C,SJ4HJ94DAT43CAKQJ,SQ98753H876DC9763|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H|an| |mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|h4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|mc|7|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SK9863HKT875DKCKJ,SA7HAJ42DA842C762,S542H9DJ653CQ9854,SQJTHQ63DQT97CAT3|sv|e|nt|lc: Maybe North would raise with @DKJ10 -- but, yes that was also a possibility.  Anyway-- it would have prob been down with another @D paly.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: the field will open the south hand but will Amos?|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Kaminsky|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: All quiet on the Italian front |pg||
nt|lc: Roth has the most famous line of all (to a partner), I think.  But definitely not to be printed here  :)|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Woolsey sighs OK|pg||
nt|lc: So, as much as I love and teach 1NT with 5-card major, this N hand would be my exception to the rule.|pg||
nt|lc: I think N-S could have been pushed to 3, but no matter since 9 easy tricks.|pg||
nt|lc: Personally, I would act over 2@S with BOTH E-W hands -- but that's just my way.|pg||
nt|lc: I don't know if Martel-Fleisher are playing weak NT -- we will soon find out.|pg||
nt|lc: although, the South hand looks weak to me even though it is 15.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: More Italian. Less Dutch:)|pg||
nt|lc: Over North's weak 2@D, N-S might reach slam.|pg||
nt|lc: Here, 6@D is a good contract -- sort of on 1 of 2 red-suit finesses.|pg||
nt|lc: Good thing the last deal is coming -- I feel more worn out mentally than when I play!|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅傑偨偼丄俻丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 侾俶丂@俁俶丂@僷僗丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽� 偱忋偑偭偨僨傿僋儗傾儔乕偼丄俤偵丄俽俲俰丄丂@俢俻俰丄俠俲丂@傪婜懸偟偨僾儗僀揥奐側傫偱偡偹丅丂@丂@|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @DA偑倂偵側偄偲巒傑傜側偄偺偱丄巇曽側偟偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|jwit: In retrospect, best defense may have been to attack hearts at trick two.  Not easy to do.|pg||
nt|othered1: No, it's a two-way partial swing.  Might blame 2-bid for that|pg||
nt|vugraph191: 2@h doesn't promise a minor |pg||
nt|gracelin1: srry|pg||
nt|loganrun: diamonds always break well?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not in Spain|pg||
nt|hedyg: LOLLLL|pg||
nt|henryb: I have|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Thanks, old time friend!|pg||
nt|hedyg: she didnt say play it! she said read about it!|pg||
nt|qing: you have my sympathy|pg||
nt|Walddk2: "Small" cities in China usually have 1 million inhabitants :-)|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|gerben42: funny - even when you escaped from  the transfer to your singleton you still get a bad score :)|pg||
nt|robbg: what's with these @d suits?|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraph2: nothing spoken on to the next one|pg||
nt|lc: I'd open 1@H, intending to invent a rebid (presumably 2m).  |pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 5 min warning|pg||
nt|lc: So, looks like 3NT E-W -- but they have to play it from West or a @S lead beats it.|pg||
nt|lc: Presuming Martel bids 1@S, West will play it and have no trouble.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Martel overcalled . waiting for Bertens|pg||
mb|2D!|nt|lc: At Fav, I'd have to give up bridge before I passed the South hand.  I can't play that way.|pg||
nt|lc: No insult intended -- I just feel strongly that opening is winning action in this situation.|pg||
nt|lc: Maybe with the time pressure, Passell chose a faster 1NT  :)|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: passell ALWAYS opens 1nt|pg||
nt|lc: OK -- so since he opened 1@C, my guess is 1NT would have been 12-14 -- what Martel plays with his regular partner, Lew Stansby.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Multi is not allowed in this event for those telling me I have it wrong last hand|pg||
nt|lc: However, we can see that declarer might fail -- losing a trick in each red suit.  (We kibbitzers would lose NO red-suit tricks).|pg||
nt|doty: LEADERS WITH ONE ROUND TO PLAY:|pg||
nt|doty: 1 - Bertens-Bakkeren  +2098|pg||
nt|doty: 2 - Hampson-Rodwell +1744|pg||
nt|doty: 3 - Cohler-Weinstein +1644|pg||
nt|doty: 4 - Cheek-Grue +1432|pg||
nt|doty: 5 - Fleisher-Martel +1362|pg||
nt|doty: 6 - Jacobs-Katz +1361|pg||
nt|doty: 7 - Nagy-Richman +1358|pg||
nt|doty: 8 - Levin-Weinstein +1337|pg||
nt|doty: 9 - Sementa-Versace +1280|pg||
nt|doty: 10 - Brogeland-Del'Monte +1226|pg||
nt|doty: Complete final standings will be posted after the session at: www.thecavendish.com/2006/PAIRS5O.TXT|pg||
nt|doty:  |pg||
nt|lc: it's hard enough to worry about my own 13 cards -- to worry about 52 must be 4 times as hard!|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偲偙傠偑丄僆億乕僱儞僩偑儊僕儍乕偱嫞偭偰偒傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 儊僕儍乕僘偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 2@c偑儊僕儍乕僘偲偄偆偙偲偼丄2@d偑偳偪傜偐偺儊僕儍乕偺侾僗乕� 乕偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僶儖偱傕丄俆俆偱偡偐傜丄婃挘偭偰傒傑偡偹丅丂@僷乕僩僫乕偑係丄俆枃儊僕儍乕側傜丄|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偡傞偲丄俽俲丄俠俲偼俤偵嫃傞偲憐掕偟偰丄儊僀僋� 儍儞僗傪峫偊傞丅偲偄偆|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 嶌傞偨傔偵偼丄梋暘偺僟僂儞偼婥偵偟側偄偲丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 幚嵺偵偦偆側偭偰側偄帪偵丄俀僟僂儞偟偨偲偟偰傕丄偦傟偼|pg||
nt|hanayama: 乽婥偵偟側偄乿|pg||
nt|gerben42: well since reading about it was before my time I have to conclude that Liz is at least 30 years old, sorry for uncovering that secret|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: We have a chance to set the record for fastest round ever.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Looks like a fairly dull set of boards. |pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Zia complaining about the hands he got on vugraph|pg||
nt|lc: Slow down guys !!!   We don't want to have to fill 15 minutes again.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Larry . What do you think of opening 1 nt with West?|pg||
nt|lc: North might have X 1!X, but I prefer 1@H.|pg||
nt|hanayama: 仈侾俋丄僨傿僼僃儞僗偺榬帋偟側係俫偺傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|henryb: maybe West should balance with 2N or 3@c?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hardly a surprise when we are having broadcasts from China. Very strong bridge nation|pg||
nt|sybarra: must have missed getting 1 ace in the other room |pg||
nt|sybarra: for n/s|pg||
nt|robbg: 7@s here with right view|pg||
mb|2H!|nt|lc: Now, it won't be clear if X by Passell is @H or T.O. of @H.|pg||
nt|lc: So, these 3 deals 19-20-21 are super-swingy -- IMPs flying all over the room on each one.|pg||
nt|lc: So, the Dutch pair, that had a huge +620 (on  16) that we saw here, is in the lead.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 倂偺4@S偼@H儕乕僪偱僲乕� 儍儞僗丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: � 僀僫乕僗僥僀� 儞偐傜丄@d偺僒僀儞僆僼偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅丂@倂偼係俽價僢僪偡傞傗傕丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俤倂偺4@s偼!K偺儕乕僪偱丄僆乕僶乕僥僀僋偟偰@C僔僼僩偲偄偆摉慠偺僨傿僼僃儞僗偱侾僟僂儞丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @DK偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偺摉慠偑丄側偐側偐丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 倂偑僨傿僋儗傾儔乕側傜偽丄傑偨柪偄傕偁傝偦偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偺僴儞僪偼@SA偺偲偒偵傕偆堦搙� 儍儞僗偑偁傞偺偱丅|pg||
nt|henryb: It was also 6 points for spades, 7 for clubs, 8 for diamonds and 9 for hearts|pg||
nt|othered1: Another flawed (aceless) 12 point hand opposite an "opening bid."|pg||
nt|Walddk2: East had a cunning plan against 3NT in the other room|pg||
nt|qing: yeah my hometown is a small city with about 2 million ppl and 100 miles away|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 690 would be a top at MP and would win the board at BAM|pg||
nt|hedyg: missing 2 aces. all else is good|pg||
nt|reisig: 2 4@d opening in a row:))|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: 1N-3N -- @H lead  |pg||
nt|lc: Or, less likely, he downgraded this hand and eschewed a strong notrump.|pg||
nt|lc: Most players like to upgrade, but don't like to downgrade when it comes to 1NT openings.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Yes, it's rare to see experts downgrade when they play the hands so well.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: may have 4 card major|pg||
nt|lc: So, 2@S presumably LIMIT-RAISE or better in @D.  |pg||
nt|lc: North X to show @S card, and that will worry West a little, but seems like 3NT is inevitable.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Don't duck!|pg||
nt|lc: I don't like 1NT when hand easy to bid by 1@C then @S.|pg||
nt|lc: If you reversed the major, then we could talk.|pg||
nt|lc: here, the hand is very suity, and not notrumpy, so why distort it when you have an easy auction?|pg||
nt|ahalim: will EW bid slam ?|pg||
nt|hedyg: hard to find the slam after S's pass|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: So, West has upgraded to call his hand 20.  I agree.|pg||
nt|lc: If they land in 5@D, I don't expect another defensive disasater by Martel-Fleisher -- so they would be down 1.|pg||
nt|hanayama: 帺暘払偵係俽丄係俫偑偁傞偐傕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偝偰丄椙偄僨傿僼僃儞僗僾儗僀偺尒偣強偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: this slam is a little unlucky - both finesses wrong|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 3@S was definitely living dangerously and maximum EW result|pg||
nt|roswolf: the ladies certainly like to bid even when they dont have the traditional values|pg||
nt|othered1: Might be tricky to find the @CQ now|pg||
nt|robbg: I think N hand is worth a try|pg||
nt|hedyg: 6 makes without a view:)|pg||
nt|robbg: I don't think they will bid or make 7|pg||
nt|hedyg: S would bid 4@s with 0 points..|pg||
nt|reisig: everyone like 4@s bid?|pg||
mb|d|nt|lc: Most treat Pass then X by South as takeout.  For Penalty, you X first, then X.|pg||
nt|lc: Still, a few will hog it up with 1NT>|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 儕僗僋傛傝傕丄僎僀儞偺曽偑戝偒偦偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅� 惉丅|pg||
nt|othered1: It's good enough|pg||
nt|vugraph191: they found a 3-3 fit :-)|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: AK   A10  and AKJ  -- are worth 20 -- especially with the points in the long suits.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: supposed to dbl this?|pg||
nt|lc: WEst could have bid a LAWful 4@S, but probably didn't like the make up of the hand (flattish -- queen-jacky).|pg||
nt|eyhung: I like to call that "quacky".  |pg||
nt|lc: So, this would be down 4  --  if North sits,  800 for N-S.  |pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Sementa sits back in his chair and looks up at the ceiling|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傑偨偼丄儊僀僋偡傞俆俢丠|pg||
nt|henryb: too good. not sporting to bid slams that only need no 7-1 side suit break|pg||
nt|qing: here's the swing hand, 6@H here is slightly better than one finesse if played by @S|pg||
nt|gerben42: how often do you have to duck your aces not to get them?|pg||
nt|hedyg: he should bid more|pg||
nt|robbg: I would bid 4@s. |pg||
mb|2S|nt|lc: Now, the alert confirms what I thought.  Weak NT's.|pg||
nt|lc: It would help if their were a mirror on the ceiling.|pg||
nt|lc: Easy Neg X but East and 4@H for South and 4@S by West -- then not clear.|pg||
nt|lc: South might have figured his partner has 4@S (since E and W each rate to have 4).|pg||
nt|lc: They are plus about 300 for the session -- they probably don't feel as if they are winning. (They started this session in 2nd place at +1842).|pg||
nt|othered1: Was 1@S natural?  Do they have no forcing bid in @C?|pg||
nt|henryb: can he get back to clubs?|pg||
nt|henryb: I would rather respond 6@c than 1@s|pg||
nt|ahalim: the 1@S bid makes things complicated|pg||
nt|johnp: Adam, look at sys.card - what would 2@c be?|pg||
nt|othered1: I hate "what's trumps?" auctions|pg||
nt|vugraph191: he can always say that a club was among the @ss :-) |pg||
nt|henryb: 1@c presumably is possibly short|pg||
nt|ahalim: maybe more than one club :))|pg||
nt|othered1: Still, east's hand looks oriented to forcing with clubs|pg||
nt|ahalim: How short Henry ?|pg||
nt|othered1: Even if it's his own suit and not really support|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Yes, a slam you would like to be in|pg||
nt|fabsayc: mirror shape though, almost a sure loser in spades, so not really a good slam|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: probably needed a @D ruff to beat 3@S|pg||
nt|davidstern: I watched a Chinese women's match a month or so ago and the standard was incredibly high - I wish that the Australian Open team would play that well|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They really should be playing poker|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Beforew North had AKQJ10   now East has KQJ109|pg||
nt|gerben42: I am NOT playing poker against these players, all these straight flushes|pg||
nt|henryb: How did they get out for down 2?|pg||
nt|gerben42: maybe East threw a @C|pg||
nt|cuttysark: He's wondering whether East has no clubs.|pg||
nt|sybarra: options richie?|pg||
nt|reisig: 5@s|pg||
nt|othered1: 4@S looks OK.  Preempts work.|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: Many possible games for N-S to reach here -- some good, some not.|pg||
nt|eyhung: a critical card happens to be the @S2.  If North East switched the @S2 and @C2, 3NT would not make as the defense would take the first 5 spades.  It shows the power of a 9-card fit ...|pg||
nt|eyhung: as opposed to an 8-card one.|pg||
nt|lc: On the other hand, it was possible West was 5-5 or 5-6 in blacks -- and potentiall huge double fit.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偍偍丄婥偑偮偒傑偣傫偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽� 丄俻丄俢侾丄俠俻偱丄係屄偲傟傞偐偳偆偐丄丅|pg||
nt|henryb: I would guess 2+ with balanced hands|pg||
nt|gracelin1: if South plays the hand and West makes an aggressive lead...|pg||
nt|qing: or 6@C, for that matter|pg||
mb|p|nt|eyhung: If we have time during the next break, and if people are interested, I can tell a story involving Stone and Mitchell.  But on to the next hand...|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 10 ambiguous to cheek|pg||
nt|eyhung: Apparently this pair leads Rusinow.  Have any opinions on Rusinow leads vs standard honor leads, Larry?|pg||
nt|lc: barry -- Tell Zia I said that if he were doing better, he'd be on Vugraph more.|pg||
nt|lc: West had to be concened about his partner holding a singleton @S -- that's why it was a slow 3NT, not a fast one :)|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Bertens asking about the dbl|pg||
nt|eyhung: Swift auction to 3NT, without checking for a 4-4 @S fit.  Usually it's not a good idea to do that with 4=3=3=3.|pg||
nt|hanayama: 幐楃丄庤寴偄俀俫偺傛偆偱丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 傑偨俆揰弅傑傝傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俆枃俫偁傞偗傟偳丄俢俻俰僟僽儖僩儞側偺偱丄僩儔僀偟側偄偺偼擺摼偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|johnp: yes - bot how many times must E bid @c before W stop preferring to @s?|pg||
nt|ahalim: then you already have a 10 crd fit :))|pg||
nt|ahalim: Luckily 6NT makes|pg||
nt|henryb: Yes. Problem is, what is 2@c. I play it as natural and gf, sort of a 2/1 with @c|pg||
nt|othered1: It really feels like this auction is hardly natural.  Would make more sense if 1S were a transfer to clubs :)|pg||
nt|henryb: but X was "support"|pg||
nt|ahalim: Well East knows that @s is a 3-3 fit, the problem is that West does not|pg||
nt|henryb: Are there any kibitzers who know the E-W system?|pg||
nt|vugraph191: will ask them after the board|pg||
nt|johnp: I must rofl - this is just like beeing at the highway and forget reading the last speed-sign...|pg||
nt|henryb: I will repeat a comment from the last segment: the Hungarians should take tempo lessons in Brazil|pg||
nt|henryb: There is really little excuse for this|pg||
nt|henryb: The only advantage is that if you pause all the time, partner cannot read anything into the pauses|pg||
nt|johnp: E still at the table?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I remember that one, was great bridge|pg||
nt|hedyg: so no A@s|pg||
nt|sybarra: my guess also |pg||
nt|hedyg: 4nt- 5@s and now how do you stop?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: trump lead will make 4@H less than certain|pg||
nt|gracelin1: Yudidn't give too much respect on pd's unfav Vul. two opening|pg||
nt|gracelin1: just draw trumps and duck a Club|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The EW cards fit pretty well, but the 3-3 club break is lucky|pg||
mb|4H|nt|lc: Of course, it isn't a good idea to upgrade when partner has the garbage that East does.|pg||
nt|barnets: 16 days|pg||
nt|eyhung: I suppose X was takeout in both positions.  So they'll find hearts, but they'll end up wishing they hadn't with the matching black-suit lengths.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Larry . crowd wants to know why you dont open 1nt|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Compton leaves|pg||
nt|lc: After @SA and a @S back, declarer will face an annoying guess -- but since the suit is blocked, he can't go wrong.|pg||
nt|lc: If South has @SAK10xx opp @SJxx -- dec has to go up with the @SQ on 2nd round ...|pg||
nt|lc: Then, he could bid 7@D and pick up both red suits.|pg||
nt|timty: 僲儞僶儖偱俀@h傪擖傟傞偺偑晛捠偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱傕側偄偱偡偹丅@s� 俲偲庢偭偰丄@C傪弌偣偽丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Or club shift at trick 2 would have been a squeeze killer.|pg||
nt|jwit: Good stop by NS|pg||
nt|othered1: But wasn't a likely, at the table defense.|pg||
nt|sybarra: some defenses easier to see from this angle |pg||
nt|ahalim: wiil there be any unauthorized info ??|pg||
nt|fabsayc: does anybody understand this auction?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 3 showing 11-13 with 4C and a higher suit, 4D is probaly RKC|pg||
nt|davidstern: Everybody ready for the World Cup Soccer|pg||
nt|Walddk2: THis looks like down 1 but still 3 IMPs to Guangdong|pg||
nt|roswolf: but n/s should stop safely|pg||
nt|Walddk2: South didn't open in the other room. This lady Yang Yang is the aggressive type|pg||
nt|qing: note: they are not obligated to table down a nice dummy, though|pg||
nt|fabsayc: a well tuned partnership|pg||
nt|Walddk2: (and my wife is not watching)|pg||
nt|roswolf: lol|pg||
nt|qing: and again, the gentleman defender is nice enough to have some general garbage and singleton trump|pg||
nt|fabsayc: there are many variations of this 2@C rebid, in most south can say very bad with 3 spades|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i suspect that was case here|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: So, this game -- 3NT -- is not one of the better ones.|pg||
nt|lc: Hampson-Rodwell started at +2221  - and are minus.|pg||
nt|hanayama: @@|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僾儗僀偼丄侾侾屄偱寛傑傝偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俶偺係俶偱丄嫞傝崌偄偺敾抐偑愨柇偱偟偨丅丂@尒帠側敾抐丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 3C|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The vulnerable game is just slightly below par|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: Presuming a @C lead, declarer would need 3-3 @H and the @S finesse --  it won't happen here.|pg||
nt|lc: 4@H would be better than 3NT -- but we see the 5-1 @H.|pg||
nt|lc: Probably, 5@D is best --|pg||
nt|lc: I play Rusinow (second from honors), but have no strong feelings.  I think STD is good enough.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Robson asks if KJ10 possible|pg||
nt|lc: So, a check-back type of auction to look for a 4-4 M fit and settle into the normal 3NT.|pg||
nt|lc: If South has @SAJ10xx and North has @SKxx, dec has to play low to block them.|pg||
nt|lc: But, on actual layout, he is Bertens-proof.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: fingering a club|pg||
nt|lc: In fact, Martely might try a @C switch, knowing @S won't work.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Surprisingly, sometimes there are in certain regional ballrooms!  I've always wondered whether that's where people picked up the habit from.|pg||
nt|lc: 4@S would have been interesting -- to see if the 4-1 break would have beaten it or not (my guess is no).|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 1C is Precison, 1NT 8-13 bal|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Patrick is arguably one of the leading experts on Precision, so I assume he can see us through this|pg||
nt|gracelin1: I only understand the simpler version which is probably what they use here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: A slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww 5NT is to play|pg||
nt|gracelin1: North needs to find the trump lead to test declarer|pg||
mb|p|nt|lc: Even 6@D isn't the worst contract ever.|pg||
nt|barnets: how about 4s|pg||
nt|lc: The field will bid  1N-2@C-2@S-3N and get a @C lead.|pg||
nt|lc: A @S lead might have caused problems.|pg||
nt|lc: Hard to know if this will be GOOD or BAD for each pair.  Depends on play in those tables that reach slam.|pg||
nt|lc: If @SA is led against 6@D, ...|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僗� 僀儖偺栤戣偱偟傚偆丅僷乕僩僫乕偑僷僗僩僴儞僪偱丄僆億乕僱儞僩偺僎乕儉偑擹岤側偺偱丅|pg||
nt|othered1: What in the world could have made him bid 3NT, unless some artificial sequence has gone off the tracks?|pg||
nt|hedyg: this seems a good way:)|pg||
nt|hedyg: lolol Roland|pg||
nt|sybarra: best way |pg||
nt|bjacobs: RKCB 101:  Check whether a 5@S response leaves you too high|pg||
nt|fabsayc: south on lead, less clear|pg||
pc|c7|nt|othered1: If you are going to respond on almost anything, it pays to have ways out into a suit at the 3-level|pg||
nt|henryb: I think this underestimates the offensive potential of East's hand|pg||
nt|davidstern: Could be -2 with a trump promotion on 4th round clubs|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No, then the spade loser will go away|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Now the roof caves in|pg||
nt|dave_w: oops, might be struggling now|pg||
nt|bjacobs: If the defence divine what's going on|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Interesting lead. I guess most of us would have selected a low club|pg||
nt|qing: 2@S looks quite a good contract when dummy comes down, I'm sure|pg||
nt|robbg: I think 5@s is too dangerous. I would expect to go down in 5 more often than I bid and make 6|pg||
nt|gracelin1: who can blame the poor North for reopening?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Team-mates? :-)|pg||
nt|fabsayc: you dont tell them the auction|pg||
nt|gracelin1: I don't agree with East's 2H bid earlier, but I fully agree with the 4H recover|pg||
pc|c4|nt|lc: We will get to find out.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Cheek got a @d lead in though|pg||
nt|roswolf: yup - a good start for the defence - not that it makes much difference|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|lc: On a @S lead, I could see declarer losing 2 @S tricks, the @CA and @DAQ.|pg||
nt|lc: But, on this auction, or the field auction, declarer will show 4@S, making the @S lead unlikely.|pg||
nt|eyhung: due to the fortunate club position (@CJT) declarer has 9 tricks on power (@SAK, @HAKQJ, 2 clubs, 1 diamond).  It appears he now has the tempi to take them.|pg||
nt|lc: Still decl not abale to claim -- he doesn't know the @H finesse is working.|pg||
nt|lc: Declare gets discard for his @H -- as here -- so easy 12+ tricks.|pg||
nt|lc: 5@S feels a bit undisciplined to me in front of partner in an obviuous F.P. situation.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: welllll maybe not:)|pg||
nt|lc: So, double-dummy,  we are told, 10 tricks for E-W in @S.|pg||
nt|lc: But, we should try not to get too carried away by "looking at all 4 hands."|pg||
nt|hanayama: 嫮偄曽偺俽儕乕僪傪偟偰丄俽偑懯栚側傜偽丄俫偺� 儍儞僗偼愭偢摼傜傟側偄偱偟傚偆偐傜丄|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫儕乕僪傪慖戰偡傞偺傕丄偁傝偦偆偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 寢壥榑偱偡偑係俽偼傗傇幹偺傛偆偱偡丅晛捠偱偼俆俢偄偗側偄偐傕|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俽偑3@C偱偼側偔丄3@d偲價僢僪偟偨偺傕惉岟丅|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes Bill and E did just that|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|lc: he sees only 8 sure tricks.|pg||
nt|lc: Much better habit to try to think about it "single dummy."|pg||
nt|ahalim: well 3NT is definitely not the contract if you're so far behind|pg||
nt|qing: now the spot light is on Shi|pg||
pc|d2|nt|lc: A @H or @D lead also fatal to the defense against 6 ..|pg||
nt|lc: So, only a @C lead would cause declarer a problem.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Versace pulls down Sementas hand so he can see the cars|pg||
nt|lc: Let's speculate on how dec would play 6@D with a @C lead ....|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: More Italian flying|pg||
nt|lc: (since any other lead lets it make) ...|pg||
nt|lc: DEclarer could decide to just take 2 red finesses -- that would fail ---  |pg||
nt|lc: But, maybe instead it is better to lay down @DA ---|pg||
nt|lc: This works if @DK singleton -- as here ...|pg||
nt|lc: Or, maybe some sort of parital strip and throw-in.|pg||
nt|lc: I suggest you click over to other tables to see if 6@D played -- click "BACK" -- go to other table.  (Sorry to send you away, though)  :)|pg||
nt|doty: We'll have a few minutes wait while the other tables finish the round and turn in results. There are two rounds left to play (27 boards in this final session).|pg||
nt|doty: For today's tournament bulletin (prizes, standings, etc): www.thecavendish.com/2006/SUNBULL2006.pdf|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 8 min left before next round|pg||
nt|doty: Even though the boards are played 'barometer style', official scores aren't posted until the end of the session.|pg||
nt|doty: However, pairs go out into the lobby between rounds and discuss, so they usually have a fair idea of whether their own results have been good, bad, or average.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Since we've got some time, here's another famous bridge story.|pg||
nt|eyhung: This one involves Ron Andersen and Steve Sion|pg||
nt|eyhung: Now these two guys were very similar -- both gamblers|pg||
nt|eyhung: both extremely competitive, and sometimes obnoxious|pg||
nt|eyhung: Now, in the Western US, there was a player renowned for banging his head on the table|pg||
nt|eyhung: whenever the auction or play exceeded his (low) tolerance for frustration|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron knew that Steve had never seen the headbanger before|pg||
nt|eyhung: and in this combination, he saw an opportunity.|pg||
nt|eyhung: so when Ron + Steve were playing on the same Swiss team and drew the headbanger's team,|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron said , "Boy I hate playing against this guy, you play at his table!"|pg||
nt|eyhung: Steve says, "Why, what's the matter with him?"|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron : "He always bangs his head on the table when he plays against me."|pg||
nt|eyhung: Steve: "No way!"|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron: "It's the truth!"|pg||
nt|eyhung: Steve: "You are NUTS."|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron: "Look, I'll bet you $100 I am telling the truth."|pg||
nt|eyhung: Steve: "you are ON!"|pg||
nt|eyhung: So Ron heads over to the headbanger's table.  After a couple of uneventful boards, Ron declares a slam, with headbanger as RHO.|pg||
nt|eyhung: The opening lead is the @DJ.  The diamond suit is @DKxx in dummy, and Ron has @DQ (singleton)|pg||
nt|eyhung: Also, the trump ace is in dummy, and headbanger-RHO has the guarded king of trump|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron calls for a low diamond from dummy.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Headbanger thinks for a few seconds, and plays the ace.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron "ruffs" the ace.|pg||
nt|eyhung: ****BANG!****|pg||
nt|eyhung: The headbanger slams his head into the table.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron stands up on his chair, sticks both fingers in his mouth, and issues a shrill whistle|pg||
nt|eyhung: Then he points at his table.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Steve Sion looks up and sees Ron and the guy banging his head on the table|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron then gets off his chair, retakes his seats, and says to the table |pg||
nt|eyhung: "I'm sorry, did I play a trump?  I must have revoked," and plays the @DQ|pg||
nt|eyhung: And that's how Ron won $100 off knowing his opponents.|pg||
nt|doty: :-)|pg||
nt|lc: Thanks, Eugene for the comic relief. I was scoping out  21 at the other 2 Vugraph tables to see if 6@D made ...  AND ...|pg||
nt|lc: One table bid it, but opps saved in 6@S X.|pg||
nt|lc: Other table played 4@SX.|pg||
nt|lc: But, I suspect those that do play 6@D will make it -- as @C lead not likely -- and they still might make it anyway.|pg||
nt|lc: OK Eugene -- back to your comedy ...|pg||
nt|eyhung: There's actually an interesting followup to the headbanger story.|pg||
nt|eyhung: One day, Ron was telling this story (as he did to everyone he knew)|pg||
nt|eyhung: and one group of ladies seemed particularly amused.|pg||
nt|eyhung: He wandered over and asked them if they had enjoyed his story.|pg||
nt|eyhung: One of the little old ladies replied, "Well, yes, but I think I have to tell you something."|pg||
nt|eyhung: "That headbanger in your story is my son."|pg||
nt|eyhung: Ron was completely flabbergasted|pg||
nt|eyhung: and he stumbled over his words as he tried to apologize.|pg||
nt|eyhung: The old lady cut him off.|pg||
nt|eyhung: "That's all right", she said.  "He does it when he plays with me too."|pg||
nt|eyhung: Happy Mother's Day everyone!|pg||
nt|lc: :) -- I didn't know that part of the story.  But, the original Headbanger story I love to tell in my classes.|pg||
nt|rain: Only cool, interesting people live in the west coast eh|pg||
nt|lc: There are so many stories of the "characters" of the game from years past.  I wonder if people will be talking years from now about today's top players --  surely, not as much ...|pg||
nt|lc: jocularity.|pg||
nt|sybarra: not sure what this one is but it worked |pg||
nt|jwit: This contract should make on time|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Bad play?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Right, "They just bid 2@H  4@H, nothing we could do"|pg||
pc|d4|nt|liarakos: alla leo 3H me ton South|pg||
nt|lc: 4@S also has play, yes -- but not likely to reach that one.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丄杔偼@H傪儕乕僪偟偦偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽偱憗偄彑晧傪寛抐偟偨傫偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: sound lead|pg||
nt|dave_w: looks to me like declarer should have overtaken the @D9|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Yes|pg||
nt|gerben42: now quick 2 down|pg||
nt|othered1: or maybe not so quick|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|gerben42: dont get it|pg||
nt|gerben42: you have @SA and a lot of @D to cash|pg||
nt|gerben42: surely cant be ducking this|pg||
nt|hedyg: and a @c to ruff!|pg||
nt|qing: Lu has one too many @C and one too few @H for an endplay to work here|pg||
pc|dT|nt|Vugraph2: Sadek doesnt like it|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俤倂偑僶儖側偺偱丄俫俠俹偑俤倂侾俋亅揰偟偐側偄偼偢側偺偵丄僶儖偱係俽價僢僪偱偒傞偲偄偆偙偲偼丄|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偙偺僨傿乕儖偼僩儔儞僾偑崌寁俀侽枃偁傞偩傠偆丄偲偄偆俶偺敾抐偱丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俆俢偑僟僂儞偱傕丄係俽儊僀僋偺偙偲傕偁傞偲敾抐偟偨偺偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俶偑丄俢僔儞僌儖僩儞偺� 俁揰偱丄俁俫偺僕儍儞僾儗僀僘偡傞偐偲梊憐偟傑偟偨偑丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: its only 50's |pg||
nt|reisig: not me|pg||
nt|robbg: But if I had another @d and one less card in another side suit I might be persuaded|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
nt|lc: He would play on @D, no matter what, though -- so the lucky @C position wouldn't factor into his thinking.|pg||
nt|lc: Here is declarer's problem -- even though we see he is OK    ...|pg||
nt|lc: If WEst had the same @C holding we see here, AND the @DA,  covering this club would let West set up the suit.|pg||
nt|lc: So, dec is considering ducking.|pg||
nt|nakatani: SA丄俲偺屻傪4儔僂儞僪僾儗僀偟偰俫幪偰傞偱偼娫偵崌偄傑偣傫偐丠|pg||
nt|davidstern: Here we go|pg||
nt|gracelin1: you may even add : " I amost double"|pg||
pc|h4|nt|lc: Can ducking hurt ?   ...|pg||
nt|gracelin1: almost|pg||
pc|hA|nt|eyhung: the fortunate club lie means that declarer is likely to take 4 club tricks -- although he won't be easily able to reach dummy to lead clubs, it's likely the defense will have to ...|pg||
nt|eyhung: break clubs at some point.|pg||
nt|lc: In a way, Schermer-Chambers got lucky here.  They reached the worst game, but won't lose too much since the very bad breaks will doom most other games.|pg||
nt|lc: Time for Plan B.|pg||
nt|timty: 偙偺價僢僪偐傜偼@s偺僼傿僱僗偼柍偄偱偡偹|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫儕乕僪偟偰傕丄傑偩丄俽偱僋僀僢僋側� 儍儞僗偼偁傞偗偳丄俽儕乕僪偟偰懯栚側傜丄偍廔偄丅偲偄偆丅|pg||
pc|h7|nt|lc: If East has another @C, then the suit is 4-3  -- so no problem.|pg||
nt|lc: if East shifts, dec can knock out @D ace -- and will have enough tricks if @D not 4-1.|pg||
nt|lc: So, that is why declarer made what looks (when seeing all 4 hands) to be the strange play of not covering the @CJ.|pg||
nt|eyhung: but might as well run the long suit first.|pg||
nt|lc: So, the typical solution is to run your long suit and try to read the cards.|pg||
nt|johnp: Bu E had a small problem if 2@c was oldies natural and 3@c preemptive|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
nt|lc: Overtricks are unimportant at this form of scoring.|pg||
nt|lc: Now what is he thinking about.  Good declarers worry about bad breaks.  We can all make it if @D 3-2 from this position ...|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: yes and no larry. if you got 20 imps on everyhand you would win the event|pg||
nt|lc: So, Martel is thinking -- what if @D 4-1 ...|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 5 min left|pg||
nt|lc: The thinking goes ... if @D 3-2, I can win @SA, cash @HKQ, and play the @DJ and another @D ...|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: keeps fingering the 5 of spades |pg||
nt|lc: What can I do about it if East started with @DAQ96.  (West followed with the @D8 on the first round of @D).|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: now the 10|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: ace too . 2 not being considered|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: now can drive club|pg||
pc|d5|nt|lc: At most tables, South will open 1@C -- West will X, and I don't expect the auction to get above the 1-level.|pg||
nt|lc: Declarer will preumably knock out the @DA and gracefully go down 1.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 4 min warning|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: club pitch makes it interesting|pg||
nt|eyhung: as opposed to the Italian style of kicking and screaming going down 1.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: need to duck this now |pg||
nt|eyhung: Versace had a tough pitch there.|pg||
nt|lc: At times like this, I wish somebody could just tap my shoulder and say -- save your mental energy -- @D split.|pg||
nt|lc: Good result for E-W, since 4@H down  (@CK, @DA, @CA, ruff).|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偙傟偼僩乕� 儖僩儕僢僋揑側僨傿乕儖偲丄偦偺敾抐偺岲椺偺傛偆偵傒偊傑偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱傕丄俶俽偺僴儞僪偩偗傪尒偨傜丄僾儗僀偟偨偔側偄僐儞僩儔僋僩偱偡偹丅俆偺戙偼丅|pg||
nt|jwit: 3C was a Wolff signoff bid|pg||
nt|bjacobs: West should have continued @S9|pg||
nt|dave_w: i think the Ten|pg||
nt|bjacobs: At least, not the !J|pg||
nt|gerben42: ah sorry I must be blonde, thinking about 3NT|pg||
nt|gerben42: right - that one holds for all ace asking bids|pg||
pc|d7|nt|Vugraph2: Chambers asking about carding|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: told UDCA|pg||
nt|lc: Dec thinks he can make now if North has 2@C.   (Ruff this, @CA, @S finesse, @SQ, back to club and draw last trump).|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Elahmedy left the room|pg||
nt|lc: But, as we can see, dec won't be able to get back to draw the last trump, because West can ruff the 2nd round of @S.|pg||
nt|lc: Are you turning the dummy for him, Barry?|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: me???? no. i can only do so much between this and flirting with women:)|pg||
pc|dA|nt|lc: I know we see all the hands, but it seems strange to throw the likely setting trick.|pg||
nt|sybarra: agree|pg||
nt|jwit: Forced 3D by partner|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Still only 1 down even is @H9 scores|pg||
nt|davidstern: Ah thought they were in 3 - helps if us commentators look at the fine print|pg||
nt|Walddk2: if|pg||
nt|loganrun: 2 would have been more spectalular|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|lc: Couldn't West have spared a low @S and kept all his @C?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: with a king and an ace, you might attack, but here i think you have to hope both kings will score|pg||
nt|hedyg: oh oh!|pg||
nt|fabsayc: lu can clear spades but at cost of a trump trick, traded for a club trick|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Looks as if N took @DA, South ducked the 2nd spade, N got squeezed |pg||
pc|d6|nt|lc: Go now -- let me cue you -|pg||
nt|lc: Oh -- there is the cue -- to everyone --|pg||
nt|lc: Susan giving us info now ..|pg||
nt|doty: We've reached the final board of the 2006 Cavendish Pairs. Thank you for joining us for this exciting tournament!|pg||
nt|doty: During our session today we've enjoyed commentary at three tables from: Adam Wildavsky, Alexander Petrunin, Barnet Shenkin, David Birman, Drew Cannell, Eugene Hung, Haig Tchamitch, ...|pg||
nt|doty: Henri Schweitzer, Joey Silver, Larry Cohen, Luis Argerich, Ron Smith, and Steve Robinson.|pg||
nt|doty: Our tireless vugraph operators during this event were Jan Martel, Barry Goren, David Stern, and Donna Compton, who did an excellent job throughout.|pg||
nt|doty: Thanks to BBO and World Bridge Productions for making this broadcast possible.|pg||
nt|doty: Complete final standings will be posted after the session at: www.thecavendish.com/2006/PAIRS5O.TXT.  Table 1 will remain open after the last board to hear the winners.|pg||
nt|lc: And thanks again, from all of us, to you, Susan -- for all the many hours of hard work to arrange this show.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Yes, thank you, Susan, you did a great job!|pg||
nt|lc: So, this deal will cost Cohler-Weinstein who were in 3rd place with these 3 deals to go.  Some E-W will be -50 in 4@H.|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱傕@h儕乕僪偱丄@S偑懪偪敳偒偩偭偨偲偄偆偙偲傕懡偄偺偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: !K偲忋偑偭偰俆儊僀僪偐側丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I am asked why a spade lead would give it. Because declarer can eliminate clubs and hearts and throw West in with a spade to lead away from @DK|pg||
pc|dK|nt|lc: Dec suspects 4-1 @S -- so I expect him to try to play as I mentioned above.|pg||
nt|lc: This might drop them a few places, but stil, a nice profit fot Cohler-Weinstein.|pg||
nt|timty: 娫偵崌偄傑偡偹|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 傕偆堦曽偺僥乕僽儖偱偼丄俤偺� 僯俶俿偐傜巒傑偭偰丄俁俶俿偵側偭偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|lc: He might have sacrificed an overtrick by playing this way -- but maybe he figured out a way to cope with 4-1 @D.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: conceded last|pg||
nt|lc: yes -- he blocked the @H in order to lead that @D from dummy.  |pg||
nt|sybarra: for the vugraph audience |pg||
nt|bjacobs: So the point is, West was crying out for a club return if East ruffs the spade - the way to do that is suit preference with his spade play|pg||
nt|hedyg: duck?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: East worked it out anyway: missing the spade ace (no 3@S bid), slam cannot be great|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@僴乕僩偼僥儞億偑偄傝偦偆偱丄僗儁乕僪偼侾侽俋偲撪梕傕媗傑偭偰偄傞偺偱丄partner偵1屄婜懸偟偰偲偄偆偺傕偁傝偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俠偑憱傜傟傞帪乮俆丄俇屄乯偵偼偁傝傑偡偹丅|pg||
pc|cK|nt|lc: OK -- time to bring out all the filler material -- probably at least 10 minutes before we get to  13 -- as all the tables have to finish 10-12 first.|pg||
nt|davidstern: E/W sold out very cheaply|pg||
nt|cuttysark: (still looking at 3NT+3!)|pg||
nt|sybarra: I think he ducked @S ace 2 x|pg||
nt|gerben42: so at least something pretty happened :)|pg||
pc|c2|nt|eyhung: now declarer can make his contract|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俇IMP偵側傝傑偟偨丅侾俋揰嵎丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: wasnt any obvious error though, perhaps double by west over 2@H takeout|pg||
pc|c9|nt|gracelin1: yes, and opponents are likely to hv two balanced hands|pg||
pc|cT|pg||
nt|lc: meanwhile, E-W were in 10th entering this round.   This could keep them in the money -- maybe even move them up a nothc or 2.|pg||
nt|doty: LEADERS WITH ONE ROUND TO PLAY:|pg||
nt|doty: 1 - Bertens-Bakkeren  +2098|pg||
nt|doty: 2 - Hampson-Rodwell +1744|pg||
nt|doty: 3 - Cohler-Weinstein +1644|pg||
nt|doty: 4 - Cheek-Grue +1432|pg||
nt|doty: 5 - Fleisher-Martel +1362|pg||
nt|doty: 6 - Jacobs-Katz +1361|pg||
nt|doty: 7 - Nagy-Richman +1358|pg||
nt|doty: 8 - Levin-Weinstein +1337|pg||
nt|doty: 9 - Sementa-Versace +1280|pg||
nt|doty: 10 - Brogeland-Del'Monte +1226|pg||
nt|doty: Complete final standings will be posted after the session at: www.thecavendish.com/2006/PAIRS5O.TXT|pg||
nt|doty:  |pg||
nt|doty: We will keep a table open to announce the leaders, but we may have a bit of a wait after the session.|pg||
nt|lc: I'm told very few reaching 4@H on 27.  Almost all 3NT -- makes sense, I suppose.|pg||
nt|lc: And, on 25, where we saw N-S down in misfit 3NT, some N-S pairs made 4@S in the 6-1 fit.|pg||
nt|lc: So, maybe Cohler-Weinstein will actually slip a little this round.|pg||
nt|lc: For E-W, to see if the are in the top 10 (and where, if so) is a nervous wait.  Big money swing -- as there is money not just from the auction pool, but the players pool.|pg||
nt|haig: Hampson and Rodwell did not have a good last set either..|pg||
nt|lc: Well -- that's it for me.  Thanks everyone for watching.  And thank you to my fellow commentator, Eugene Hung.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Thanks Larry -- it's always a pleasure to collaborate with you.|pg||
nt|doty: We've reached the end of play at this table, and are coming to the close of the 2006 Cavendish pairs.|pg||
nt|doty: We will be announcing the winners at the other vugraph table as soon as possible|pg||
nt|doty: LEADERS WITH ONE ROUND TO PLAY:|pg||
nt|doty: 1 - Bertens-Bakkeren  +2098|pg||
nt|doty: 2 - Hampson-Rodwell +1744|pg||
nt|doty: 3 - Cohler-Weinstein +1644|pg||
nt|doty: 4 - Cheek-Grue +1432|pg||
nt|doty: 5 - Fleisher-Martel +1362|pg||
nt|doty: 6 - Jacobs-Katz +1361|pg||
nt|doty: 7 - Nagy-Richman +1358|pg||
nt|doty: 8 - Levin-Weinstein +1337|pg||
nt|doty: 9 - Sementa-Versace +1280|pg||
nt|doty: 10 - Brogeland-Del'Monte +1226|pg||
nt|doty: Complete final standings will be posted after the session at: www.thecavendish.com/2006/PAIRS5O.TXT|pg||
nt|doty:  |pg||
nt|doty: Play in the 2006 Cavendish Pairs has completed. We're now waiting to hear who won.  :-)|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Dutch won Rodwell second|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Congrats to Berten and Bakkeren of the Netherlands . Rookie Winners. That is really tuff to do|pg||
nt|doty: FINAL STANDINGS IN THE 2006 CAVENDISH PAIRS (provisional):|pg||
nt|doty: 1 - Bertens-Bakkeren  +2131|pg||
nt|doty: 2 - Hampson-Rodwell +1629|pg||
nt|doty: 3 - Cohler-Weinstein +1623|pg||
nt|doty: 4 - Versace-Sementa +1606 ** appeal could move them down|pg||
nt|doty: 5 - Cheek-Grue +1399|pg||
nt|doty: 6 - Nagy-Richman +1366|pg||
nt|doty: 7 - Fleisher-Martel +1347|pg||
nt|doty: 8 - Jacobs-Katz +1301|pg||
nt|doty: 9 - Brogeland-Del'Monte +1251|pg||
nt|doty: 10 - Levin-Weinstein +1229|pg||
nt|doty: Complete final standings will be posted after the session at: www.thecavendish.com/2006/PAIRS5O.TXT|pg||
nt|doty:  |pg||
nt|doty: FINAL STANDINGS IN THE 2006 CAVENDISH PAIRS (provisional):|pg||
nt|doty: 1 - Bertens-Bakkeren  +2131|pg||
nt|doty: 2 - Hampson-Rodwell +1629|pg||
nt|doty: 3 - Cohler-Weinstein +1623|pg||
nt|doty: 4 - Versace-Sementa +1606 ** appeal could move them down|pg||
nt|doty: 5 - Cheek-Grue +1399|pg||
nt|doty: 6 - Nagy-Richman +1366|pg||
nt|doty: 7 - Fleisher-Martel +1347|pg||
nt|doty: 8 - Jacobs-Katz +1301|pg||
nt|doty: 9 - Brogeland-Del'Monte +1251|pg||
nt|doty: 10 - Levin-Weinstein +1229|pg||
nt|doty: Complete final standings will be posted after the session at: www.thecavendish.com/2006/PAIRS5O.TXT|pg||
nt|doty:  |pg||
pc|c3|nt|lc: Now, his hopes are up.  North could easily be, say 4=5=2=2.|pg||
pc|c5|nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅丂@擇恖偩偗側傜偽丄惷偐側俁俢偩偭偨偱偟傚偆偹丅|pg||
pc|h9|nt|davidstern: I would have doubled 2@H for takeout we certainly have a fit somewhere|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
nt|hanayama: 擸傑偟偄倂偺僴儞僪偱偡丅丂@|pg||
pc|hK|nt|lc: Alas -- nothing he could have done on the actual layout.|pg||
nt|lc: I expect all tables to reach at least 4@S E-W.  Then it is a question of whether contract is 4@S, 5@H , or 5@S.|pg||
nt|lc: It seems like each contract will likely make 10 tricks.|pg||
nt|lc: So, the big money goes to E-W pairs that buy it in 4@S and make it.|pg||
nt|lc: The big money N-S goes to those that push them to 5@S and beat it  (I doubt any N-S will get to buy it in 4@H making)|pg||
nt|eyhung: After reading your books, Larry, I doubt it.  |pg||
nt|lc: My guess for the "mode" is 5@H X down 1 --  100 to E-W.|pg||
nt|lc: thanks for the plug, Eugene ...|pg||
nt|eyhung: I've often seen some amazing calls made in honor of the principle -- when in doubt, bid 4@S over 4@H|pg||
nt|lc: Eugene -- you are a math wiz -- so let's make sure that the mode is the "most common result." -- right?|pg||
nt|eyhung: That's right.  |pg||
nt|henryb: At the 3 vg tables. one is in 5HX. one in 5@c and this one|pg||
nt|lc: Oopps -- 4@H off 4 aces --  |pg||
nt|lc: Getting weary here, I'd say.|pg||
nt|lc: So, let's change that mode to 5@H X -2.  300 for E-W|pg||
nt|lc: Thanks Henry.  So, no mode established yet.|pg||
nt|henryb: 5@c is cold with the @s guess|pg||
nt|lc: Do you have to guess @S?  THrow one on @HA?|pg||
nt|lc: I'm told someone went down in 5@C by double-hooking the @C.|pg||
nt|lc: Lost a @C trick -- no doubt based on the auction.|pg||
nt|eyhung: That shows the courage that is often necessary to play at these high levels.  Most players wouldn't dare try that for fear of looking stupid.|pg||
nt|eyhung: or worse, for fear of partner hissing italian at them.|pg||
nt|lc: Even worse -- I know who it was   heh-heh.|pg||
nt|eyhung: Apparently a kibitzer tells me it was Berkowitz's partner.|pg||
nt|lc: I was sworn not to tell -- but I suppose you weren't  :)|pg||
pc|h5|nt|Vugraph2: I guess you shouldnt dbl!!|pg||
nt|eyhung: this was a very complicated hand -- essentially the clubs were a "frozen" suit|pg||
nt|eyhung: with declarer unable to lead clubs from dummy, whichever side was stuck on lead in the endgame would have to lead clubs|pg||
nt|eyhung: and blow a trick for their side|pg||
nt|eyhung: near the end, when South was in with diamond ace, he could have returned a spade or a heart.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: The Late John Lowenthal of NY had a theory about dbling when the auction goes 2nt pass pass . This worked out quite well tillm he came across the late Larry Edwards who passed 2nt ...|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: and when it went dbl pass pass to him , he rdbled and tabled a balanced 12 count|pg||
pc|s3|nt|npcjpn: 俤偼帺暘偺@C10傪僷乕僩僫乕偵搉偟偨偄偵堘偄側偄丅|pg||
nt|othered1: And no other way to show a strong club hand on either of the first two rounds?  Must get a lot back from their system on other types of hands.|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: 27 boards today|pg||
nt|lc: For more about opening 1NT or the 5-card major :  http://www.larryco.com/BG%20articles/A041NT%20w%205-car%20Maj.htm|pg||
nt|lc: Once Martel threw @S, dec was safe to set up the @C for 9th trick -- didn't need @H finesse.|pg||
nt|lc: So, 2 normalish results this round and one H-U-G-E swing to Bertens-Bakkeren -- who if they are having a decent session, could easily win the event.|pg||
nt|Vugraph2: Versace Sementa coming to play the Dutch|pg||
nt|lc: Are there a lot of Dutch specs out there?  Try to stay awake another few hours ...  work Monday morning?|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|lc: Maybe he figured this all out (that if partner had @DA he could effectively hold it up anyway).  Complex.|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僥乕僽儖偺壓偐傜丅丅|pg||
nt|timty: 10|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1SK9863HKT875DKCKJ,SA7HAJ42DA842C762,S542H9DJ653CQ9854,SQJTHQ63DQT97CAT3|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s8|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h2|mc|9|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SQJ3H75D986CQ8743,S872HAJTDQ543CT92,SKT965HKQ864DKCAK,SA4H932DAJT72CJ65|sv|b|nt|timty: 偝偡偑偵僕儍僗僩儊僀僋偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偆偐丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: K偼傑偢偄丅4@s偑偱偒偰偟傑偆偐傜丅|pg||
nt|qing: surprisingly Wu did not explored the chance that Zhu has doubleton @SK|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|hedyg: only hope was to duck and E doesnt ruff|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Right|pg||
nt|sybarra: for "communications" |pg||
nt|othered1: A lot depends on how aggressively you get into auctions with shortness in preempter's suit|pg||
nt|hedyg: found Q@c|pg||
nt|robbg: or squeeze|pg||
nt|gracelin1: time for South to say : " I will double , too"|pg||
mb|1D|nt|npcjpn: 崱偺偼俈儊僀僪偱偼側偔丄係儊僀僪偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|timty: 侾侽偱傕嶌傜傟偦偆|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦偆偱偟偨偹丅|pg||
nt|davidstern: Easy 3NT but best by South|pg||
nt|roswolf: female intuition?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is a 3NT even I might be able to make at 7 am|pg||
mb|d|nt|bjacobs: So, looks like Precision N/S|pg||
mb|p|nt|nakatani: 僩乕� 儖億僀儞僩偱寛拝偮偗傞偺偩偗偼姩曎偟偰偹|pg||
nt|fabsayc: shi was smiling too much for that to work :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: If I can count to 9 that is|pg||
nt|sybarra: does west come in?|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|hanayama: @s|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 6@c傕6@d|pg||
nt|timty: 偙偪傜偼俁NT偵側傝偦偆|pg||
nt|davidstern: I suggest a cup of coffee on this one just in case there is something better on the horizon. Coke Roland?|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: might end up in 4@H|pg||
nt|Walddk2: diet, yes please|pg||
nt|roswolf: true always a challenge roland|pg||
nt|bjacobs: West???|pg||
nt|sybarra: guess not |pg||
nt|sybarra: east I meant |pg||
nt|gerben42: east would be more likely|pg||
nt|fabsayc: both majors, double better than 1nt overcall|pg||
mb|2H|nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偑2@s偲偼丄傛傎偳寉偄僗� 僀儖側偺偐丅|pg||
nt|timty: � 儖� 傪巊偭偰偄傞恖偼寉偄偙偲偑懡偄偱偡偹|pg||
nt|othered1: 2@C?|pg||
nt|vugraph191: starting of escape|pg||
nt|bjacobs: East???? :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: lolol|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 俽偼僟僽儖偱偼側偔丄1@d偱偡偐丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 傕僐乕儖僪偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僾儗僀僆僼偱偼側偔丄僩乕� 儖億僀儞僩偱偡偐丠|pg||
nt|gracelin1: women's instinct tells her to play drop|pg||
nt|qing: well I may manage to go down only 1 on a good day on @H lead from Kxx|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 6@C is good contract though, but probably down|pg||
nt|qing: if played by N|pg||
nt|Walddk2: David Stern is suggesting 6@C|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Much too complicated for me at this hour|pg||
nt|sybarra: we have seen them bid on "less"|pg||
nt|reisig: XX usually forces 2@c|pg||
nt|hedyg: XX= i have a suit to play in?|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: this looks like a routine game only the overtrick in doubt |pg||
nt|Walddk2: What do you play after winning @DA, spade or club?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Look at the EW cards only |pg||
nt|bjacobs: spade feels right|pg||
nt|loganrun: duck a club - spade guess for 1NT|pg||
nt|dave_w: i think a spade|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed but 6@C is certainly a good spot on this layout|pg||
mb|p|nt|bjacobs: Life expectancy not great bidding with that East hand, vul, opposite a passed partner|pg||
pc|s2|nt|hanayama: 摿偵偙偺倂偼丄旕忢偵寉偄傜偟偄丄偲偺忣曬偁傝丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僶儖側傜俀俶俿偲偐尵偭偰偟傑偄偦偆偩偗偳丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: � 僉僔� 儉偺傛偆側僴儞僪偼1@s側偺偱偟傚偆偹丅|pg||
nt|henryb: The way I play X, you should pass with either S or W hand|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Mane use 2NT as a relay on this auction|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 如果是，那么这个3NT就是11-13HCP的均型，如果1NT=14-16的话    meaning that NS in the open room play 11-13 NV, 14-16 V, so Wang YW upgraaded his hand there|pg||
pc|sA|nt|timty: @D偺撪梕偑椙偄偐傜侾@D偵偟偨偺偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 4@h偑偱偒偦偆偱偡偑丄價僢僪偡傞偺偼柍棟偐丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 幚愴偱偟偐楙廗偱偒側偄偟<崱擔偺儌僯� 偼俛俛俷偼弶懱尡偱偡丂@偲偵偐偔恖庤晄懌偱偡|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@c accepts, any other bid= i have my own suit|pg||
nt|reisig: I use XX as ..I want to play in 2@c ..or ..have 2 places to play|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And the reward is a partscore swing|pg||
pc|s6|nt|othered1: Me, too.|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Either black suit could be 3-3 - spades seems to have more possibilities|pg||
nt|dave_w: ducking the club still needs you to get spades right ..|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Oh well|pg||
nt|sybarra: ugh|pg||
nt|dave_w: i wondered if that continuation might happen|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The @D10 was an unexpected trick one must say|pg||
nt|fabsayc: this looks suspiciously like NS play precision|pg||
nt|roswolf: but the lady makes the standard man's bid!|pg||
nt|fabsayc: else not sure how south can afford to start with 1nt|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦傟偱傕僟僽儖傪慖傇恖偑懡偦偆偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 2@d偺屻丄3@s偺僗僾儕儞� 乕偼側偄偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|ahalim: that's fairly standard|pg||
nt|johnp: one of my horses )as Geoffrey use to say): the weaker I am, the sooner I bid pass here|pg||
nt|othered1: That's if the double is strictly a power hand|pg||
nt|johnp: yes|pg||
nt|ahalim: well that's the problem - the range of the double|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Some use 2@S when hearts are agreed|pg||
nt|gracelin1: yes, in case Shi raised on 3|pg||
nt|davidstern: Done |pg||
nt|Walddk2: In the closed room North opened a 15-17 1NT|pg||
nt|Walddk2: North did not have that option here|pg||
nt|davidstern: Might still be OK here|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: not if North makes another move|pg||
nt|hedyg: even @h lead doesnt beat 4@h|pg||
pc|hK|nt|npcjpn: 晛捠偺恖偺丅|pg||
nt|jwit: Two levels too high|pg||
nt|hedyg: ruff 1@c and lose 1@s 1@d and 1@c|pg||
nt|gerben42: sure, still ruff a @C|pg||
nt|hedyg: as long as @cs are no worse than 4-2 you are ok|pg||
nt|hedyg: he went there all alone in the other room:)|pg||
nt|gerben42: well the hand allows it|pg||
pc|h2|nt|timty: S偼3@H偲偡偖尵偆偺傕偁偭偨偺偱偼丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 3S|pg||
nt|hanayama: NO|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2 working finesses|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Got to like those diamonds|pg||
pc|h4|nt|Walddk2: He can survive the 5-0 trump break in 4|pg||
nt|davidstern: I am backing declarer |pg||
nt|Walddk2: But it will take him a while once he discovers the diabolical split|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 3nt anybody?, by south virtually cold|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 6 IMPs most likely|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丅偱傕俶偑4@H偲忔傞偐偳偆偐偼� 栤丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 幐楃偟傑偟偨丅丂@俁俽偺僗僾儕儞� 乕偼揟� 揑偵尒偊傑偡丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偦偆偱偡丄僩乕� 儖億僀儞僩偑摨偠側傜俀� 乕僪偺僾儗僀僆僼乮僩乕� 儖億僀儞僩偱乯|pg||
nt|dave_w: @C4-3-2-8 s the next trick?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: And now we will never know how declarer  would have answered Roland's interesting question|pg||
nt|dave_w: close ...|pg||
nt|sybarra: now playing for @C 4333 |pg||
nt|gerben42: 4 losers and vuln.|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes they are certainly worth another point|pg||
nt|gerben42: yes good upgrade|pg||
nt|robbg: I use xx as "game if you make it partner"|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|timty: 愭傎偳偺� 乕僪棤偼俁NT傪儊僀僋|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: might need both the minor finesses? could go down if he tries to ruff the club too early|pg||
pc|hT|nt|hanayama: 傢偨偟偩偲丄俀俠偵俁俫僗僾儕儞� 乕傕岓曗偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱傕丄偙偺岦偐偄崌傢偣偱丄俇俢丄俇俠偼昁偢價僢僪偝傟傞偙偲偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The risk of a 5-0 break (a priori) is roughly 4%|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: I'll back declarer too.. but will take quite a while|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Some would claim 9 tricks|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
pc|h6|nt|othered1: But I pass with west hand, even if partner hasn't shown more than a "solidly equal" hand.  They haven't redoubled yet.|pg||
nt|othered1: Declarer knows where the high cards are and shoud have no problems making|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|hanayama: 丠丂@丂@俆俠丂@僷僗丄丄丄丄丅|pg||
nt|davidstern: low best|pg||
nt|gerben42: surely you are going to give it a try|pg||
nt|Walddk2: There really should be a commentator claim button|pg||
nt|hedyg: hard to read 5@h|pg||
pc|h8|nt|npcjpn: 俁斣偼侾俶俿,2@s,DBL,3@c,3@s,P,P偺屻丄俽偑俁俶俿偲婃挘偭偰丄@H儕乕僪偱偼側偄偺偱丄俆儊僀僪丅|pg||
nt|henryb: Only the @dJ is in question|pg||
nt|roswolf: in the other room south bid 3nt after a 3@C rebid which is very stolid imo|pg||
nt|fabsayc: can duck a spade, then if they dont cash you have chances for 2 over tricks|pg||
nt|hedyg: i use it just for @c|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|timty: 偡偖偵@S傪偝傢傞偐側|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 棤偺僥乕僽儖偱偼丄俽偑僟僽儖丄倂偺1@s偵俶偑3@H偲僕儍儞僾偟偰廔傢傝丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 寢嬊丄俽偐傜偼丄俶偺俫僔儞僌儖僩儞僐儞僩儘乕儖偑尒偊側偄傫偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Another very aggressive contract.  West's hand looks light to me, if that were a Drury, a bit too quacky.|pg||
nt|davidstern: East may think part has QT9x|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They will have a long break after the quarter-finals. The semi-finals are scheduled to start in 3 hours and 20 minutes|pg||
nt|dave_w: now that you have an extra diamond trick ducking a club gives you more options (club break or spade guess)|pg||
nt|gracelin1: how was 1NT going down at other table? did he has 7 tricks by knocking out HA?|pg||
pc|c2|nt|hanayama: 側傫偐偟偭偔傝偟側偄僆乕僋僔儑儞偱偡丅|pg||
nt|vugraph191: S can have a king, since N can be 11|pg||
nt|vugraph191: n, srry|pg||
nt|hedyg: dummy is a help though|pg||
nt|hedyg: lolol|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@2C偵傾儔乕僩偑偱偰偄傞偺偱僫� 儏儔儖偱偼側偝偦偆偱偡偑丄僔僗僥儉傪挷傋側偄偲傢偐傝傑偣傫偹丅|pg||
nt|othered1: I like xx (with strong NT) to say "they've made a mistake"|pg||
nt|reisig: Then -- Robb leaves the table:)|pg||
nt|hedyg: to each his own:)|pg||
pc|c7|nt|npcjpn: 崱偺撪偵丄俁僙僢僔儑儞暘寁嶼偟偰偍偄偨傜丠|pg||
nt|jwit: I have some sympathy for the Drury bidder, though a little on the light side, especially with only three trumps and secondary values.  Will pay for aggresiveness on this hand|pg||
nt|othered1: and another spade will force north to give the lead to dummy.  |pg||
pc|c4|nt|Walddk2: This is the last QF segment of 12 boards|pg||
nt|fabsayc: as usual 10/9=0 or 2 higher easier for defense|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: actually i doubt as a defender you will return a @D from QT9x|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Stadium in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 3.10 pm Tuesday local time now|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: various ways to make from here.. the easiest is prob to play a @S to the 8 |pg||
nt|davidstern: Club and second club is OK|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: since the T is 'marked' on the opening lead|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: on the first trick, i mean|pg||
nt|davidstern: Assuming West pitches ruff a club|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Is it?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Some lead 4th from any holding. I do with some partners|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: oops.. sorry.. i missed declarer plyed the J.. |pg||
nt|davidstern: I think that West not returning a spade marks him the with Ace and the low spade from Eats suggests the ten|pg||
nt|davidstern: I dont think there is a way to fail from here|pg||
pc|cA|nt|npcjpn: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偺寢壥偺偲偙傠偵� 僂僗傪帩偭偰偄偔偲丄價僢僪宱夁偑尒傜傟傑偡丅|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
nt|timty: 1枃愗傜傟偰傕3@H側傜偦偺曽偑埨慡偦偆|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱偡偹丅丂@恖偺夛榖偱偡偐傜丄� 恖払偵偟偐敾傜側偄晹暘偑偁傝傑偡偐傜偹丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: is this right???|pg||
nt|qing: no this can't be true|pg||
nt|roswolf: hopefully not|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2 segments of 12 boards in the quarter-finals. The second segment will start after a short break (in 45 minutes). Later today we will be showing the 2 semi-final segments|pg||
nt|fabsayc: very true, 1nt was cold|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He won the club lead and took a spade finesse. Curtains|pg||
nt|fabsayc: maybe won club lead and spade hook|pg||
nt|gracelin1: very strenge not knocking out HA to ensure 7 tricks at 1NT|pg||
mc|9|nt|hanayama: 俁俶偱偟偨偐丅丂@偦偟偰丄俽儕乕僪偹丅丂@丂@|pg||
nt|hedyg: i am for sure! i'm a sucker for these hands|pg||
nt|robbg: lol|pg||
pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SQJ3H75D986CQ8743,S872HAJTDQ543CT92,SKT965HKQ864DKCAK,SA4H932DAJT72CJ65|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|sQ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|mc|10|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SAT95HAK76DT75CA2,SKQ82HQJ2DK3CT953,S3HT98543DJ4CK864,SJ764HDAQ9862CQJ7|sv|n|nt|hanayama: 俽偺係俢偵俶偺俆俠偑僉乕僇乕僪儗僗億儞僗偵側偭偰偄傞偺偱偟傚偆偑丄|pg||
nt|hanayama: @@|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 2@c偼偝偡偑偵僫� 儏儔儖偱偼丅偒偭偲FG偲偄偆偙偲偩偲巚偆偺偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽偐傜偼丄俫僔儞僌儖僩儞偑尒偊側偐偭偨丄偲偄偆偙偲偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱傕丄忣偗側偄價僢僪偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 傑偢柍懯側嶌嬈偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丅忕択偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: and best everyone consider part scores on this hand |pg||
nt|othered1: THis hand won't be pushed to game.|pg||
nt|jwit: No.  Auction likely 1S 2NT 3S all pass.  Still probably too high|pg||
nt|johnp: Board 3 - 6@c in OR|pg||
nt|sybarra: and the finale had was?  game, slam partscore?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 4@S in one room, 3@D in the other|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Find @DQ and make 4@S. Declarer got it wrong at the other table|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 4@S was a lucky make as far as I recall|pg||
nt|gerben42: close to 6@C here, bid in closed|pg||
nt|hedyg: can buy the hand in 2@h|pg||
mb|1N|nt|npcjpn: 偙傟傕係儊僀僪偺娫堘偄偱偡丅嵶偐偄IMP偼娫堘偭偰偄傑偡丅偙偺儔僂儞僪偑廔椆屻偵丄惓偟偄僗僐傾偵掶惓偝傟傑偡丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@NAT側傜3H偑暘傝傗偡偐偭偨偱偡偹|pg||
nt|npcjpn: EW偵偼5@c偑偱偒傑偡偑丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼崙嵺揑偵俁俶俿偵側傝偦偆偱偡偑丄僾儗僀偵偼僎僗偑丅|pg||
nt|loganrun: what is the panel's opening on N?|pg||
nt|gerben42: will North let him?|pg||
nt|gerben42: typical balancing X situation|pg||
mb|p|nt|jwit: So much for that lol|pg||
nt|othered1: -50 IMPs with 12 hands to go may dictate a change in strategy.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: So is this - North has no spades to lead|pg||
nt|sybarra: must say the bidding in other room was "scientific" |pg||
nt|bjacobs: If no Namyats, I will go along with 4@C|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Not a great slam, this - possible gain for Shanghai|pg||
nt|othered1: 6@C is an aggressive spot and doesn't seem to be makable as cards lie|pg||
nt|hedyg: need A@s in N or working @H finesse|pg||
nt|gerben42: not or, AND|pg||
nt|hedyg: not that bad|pg||
nt|cuttysark: And some good breaks....|pg||
nt|qing: this is short match (32 boards) so every imp may count, but I recall meckstroth once said that when u look at a match that lost by 1imp|pg||
nt|cuttysark: West must raise, surely|pg||
nt|robbg: If that 2@s is weak, it is awfully big for the vulnerability|pg||
mb|3C!|nt|hanayama: 倂偐傜俠價僢僪偟偰偒偨傜丄俤偼俆俠丄帪偵俇俠傑偱偮偒偁偄偦偆側丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俶偺侾俽偵僥僀僋傾僂僩僟僽儖傪偡傞偺偼丄偳偆偱偡偐丠丂@|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偙傑偱敀擬偡傞偲偄偄偱偡偗偳偹丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偩傫偩傫偄傗側梊姶偑丏丏丏|pg||
nt|henryb: some 2@h bid!|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 6C shud be on|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for full schedule |pg||
nt|qing: the NS in other room must have some sweat, going down in 2 slams|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes 6 nt needs the @H J to be well placed|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You could play rev Namyats and still open 4@C Bill|pg||
nt|roswolf: hmm a near slam hand but probably against the odds even for roland!|pg||
nt|qing: u did not lose the match for that overtrick, but lost on bigger swings|pg||
nt|robbg: E-W are a @d ruff away from being cold for 4@s|pg||
nt|hedyg: i have found that their weak 2s are soild|pg||
nt|othered1: Tough to find that ruff|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: Interestng reopening.  If it implies spades (Landy-like), may keep NS out.|pg||
nt|jwit: Shows majors|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Pardon?|pg||
nt|hedyg: K@d is a useless card|pg||
nt|gerben42: however if @S are 3 - 3 you may discard a @H|pg||
nt|gerben42: so a bit better than 25%|pg||
nt|hedyg: if A@s is right|pg||
nt|hedyg: so you try @s first and when that doesnt work..|pg||
nt|dburn: and if hearts are 3-3 onside (or South has the doubleton ten) you could discard a spade|pg||
nt|sybarra: 3 @H by west (as in closed room)  keeps the kids off the street so to say |pg||
mb|3D|nt|hanayama: 俀俶傛傝偼偄偄偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 岲傒偺栤戣偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Yes, in the closed room 5NT asked North to pick a slam. He didn't choose the right strain|pg||
nt|gracelin1: the last one is probably ok but this figures to be a minus position|pg||
nt|davidstern: Ladies at my club would get it right play the jack when it isnt covered finesse the other way|pg||
nt|robbg: This one would be too good for Goren|pg||
nt|reisig: I like 1@h 2@s as intermediate|pg||
nt|gracelin1: NS bid to 5H at other table as a sacrifice over an unmakeable 5D|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Let 3NT be the strong H or S hand|pg||
nt|dave_w: I like 4@C.  Infact I like 4m preempts so much that I don't like to play Namyats|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Popular treatment|pg||
nt|sybarra: 6 @H may not be so easy to reacy here|pg||
nt|sybarra: *reach |pg||
nt|dburn: you can't really combine too many of these chances, though|pg||
nt|hedyg: there is the bad news|pg||
nt|sybarra: oops|pg||
nt|sybarra: but ok for roth |pg||
mb|p|nt|timty: 儌僯� 乕偝傫丄嵟屻偼壗僩儕僢僋偩偭偨偐僾儗乕儎偵妋擣偟偰偔偩偝偄|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俠俻傪尒偮偗傞偐偳偆偐丄丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僴儞僪傪尒傞偲僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偺� 侾係侽偼埆偔側偄僗僐傾偐傕|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You should have told Yang|pg||
nt|othered1: Especially if south can duck the first spade smoothly|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So now we know that NS do indeed play Precision|pg||
mb|p|nt|cuttysark: And if played by East it may not make|pg||
nt|dburn: the problem being that if you play a spade to the king and it holds, you do not know what to do next|pg||
pc|sT|nt|hanayama: 傾僪僶儞僗僩乽僶乕儞乿丄偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俶偑僆乕僾儞偟偰傞偺偱丄@dK傪婜懸偟偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @H儕乕僪偱側偄偲偟偰丄偳偆僾儗僀偟傑偟傚偆丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅丂@俁俫僟僂儞弌棃傞僴儞僪偱偟偨偐傜偹丅|pg||
nt|timty: 俤偼婃挘傞偹|pg||
nt|othered1: But west knew not to push too high|pg||
nt|dburn: 4@d is probably Blackwood for clubs|pg||
nt|othered1: 4D?  Splinter, RKC?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 4@H if reached is in some danger|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This week is our busiest vugraph week ever with 6 broadcasts. China all week, and from today (in less than 1 hour) we will add Germany (Bonn Nations Cup). Then Norway, Estonia, ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Croatia and Israel. Lots of overlaps, plenty to choose from|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for full schedule |pg||
nt|hedyg: undisciplined 4@h bid|pg||
pc|s4|nt|sybarra: may have "rightsided" this after all |pg||
nt|Walddk2: May I suggest that you bookmark that site where all times are local to *you*. That will save me from lots of questions about where, when and what. Thank you|pg||
nt|bjacobs: East's hand is tempting, and clearly he can resist anything except temptation|pg||
pc|s6|nt|hanayama: 俢傪晧偗偰丄條巕尒偼擛@壗丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 椺偊偽@D傪奐枊係楢攕側傜丠|pg||
nt|timty: 巹側傜僴乕僩儕乕僪傪偟偰弖娫偵廔傢傝偐傕|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽偺俁俫傕婃挘偭偰偄傞傛偆側丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: very minus!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He did indeed advance the jack in the end game, but let it ride|pg||
nt|Walddk2: As you know everything is reversed these days, so why not Namyats?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: In my system, I need 3NT reserved for something else|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It's actually better to open 3NT with a strong H/S hand. You get an extra step|pg||
nt|Walddk2: As long as you don't play 3NT as a solid minor|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I will take your advice on board, and discuss it at the next System Construction meeting with my partner|pg||
nt|Walddk2: That's not a good treatment in my opinion|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I hate to admit that I currently play a 3NT opening as 25-27 balanced|pg||
nt|bjacobs: It's called "reverse modern"|pg||
nt|Walddk2: As Fred Gitelman has said on several occasions: You should only open 3NT if you do *NOT* want to play there|pg||
nt|dave_w: I like 3NT as solid minor - I'm not quite sure what to bid with that hand otherwise|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俇俠儊僀僋傕丄俤偼巚偭偰偄傞偙偲偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 寖偟偔摨堄丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Notice West's 1827:1 hand|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The Yarborough|pg||
nt|fabsayc: against 6NT shi takes setting trick with spade 9|pg||
nt|gracelin1: even at this table Shanghai shud consider themself in a plus position when oppo missed the laydown 6C|pg||
nt|Walddk2: IOdds are 1827:1 against getting a hand with no card higher than a 9|pg||
nt|davidstern: OK OK the men as well|pg||
nt|loganrun: Playing with a Polish partner, he insisted that 3NT is a solid major - is this the preferred European treatment Roland?|pg||
nt|gerben42: not sure what 3@C was but took a lot of space|pg||
nt|dburn: and 4NT shows two key cards without @cQ|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Kickback, they call it. West has shown 2 keycards without the queen of trump|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
pc|dA|nt|nakatani: 儊僀僋悢偟偽傜偔婥偵偟側偄偱偔偩偝偄丂@屻敿奐巒帪偵俠俷偺悢帤偱捈偟傑偡|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僟� 乕偐傜丄俫俀枃僨傿僗僇乕僪偟偰丅|pg||
nt|timty: 偙傟偱@C儕乕僪偼棊偪偦偆|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 3@s偼偝偡偑偵丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偙偺偍偐偘偱倂偼僷乕僩僫乕偺僟僀傾僔儑乕僩偑撉傔傞偐傕|pg||
nt|hanayama: 尵偊傑偡偹丅僆乕僋僔儑儞偼丄僨傿僼僃儞僗偺堊偵丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: � 僢� 億僀儞僩側傜俶偼僟僽儖偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偄偊丄偙偺忬嫷偱偼丄俶偼僟僽儖偡傞偼偢偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偙偙偑� 儍儞僗偲偽偐傝偵丅|pg||
nt|hedyg: looks like it|pg||
nt|henryb: looking at the hand it was a limit raise|pg||
nt|dburn: Still, with the hand being played by East, there is the extra chance that South may lead the wrong thing|pg||
nt|roswolf: hmm you could be right there martin|pg||
pc|d7|nt|timty: 俁亅俁偺2@S偵側傝偦偆偱偟偨偑丒丒丒|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@S偼壗傪峫偊偰偄傞偺偱偟傚偆丠|pg||
nt|jwit: trump shift best here|pg||
pc|d4|nt|npcjpn: @H傪扏@偄偰丄@C偺僎僗偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 斵偼丄儁僫儖僥傿僟僽儖偼僗僉側偼偢偱偡丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: may never see dummy |pg||
nt|gracelin1: what's the odd for a hand with 8 the highest?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: hmmm|pg||
nt|qing: is that right, why I feel I get much more frequent junks like those when playing $ bridge here?|pg||
nt|roswolf: fate!/|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: declarer can try to duck a club at trick 2|pg||
nt|davidstern: I probably would have done that too|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
nt|gerben42: but she didnt...|pg||
nt|gerben42: well the hand IS tempting|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Liz and Gerben are going to make the trip from Taichang to Bonn in about 2 minutes and 15 seconds|pg||
nt|cuttysark: look at the black bits! Tempted now?|pg||
pc|d5|nt|hanayama: 俽傾儞僽儘僢僋丄俫俲丄� 丄俠傪偆乕傫丅偐側丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 枃悢偑偐側傝撉傔偦偆側丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偣偭偐偔俁俫傑偱墴偟忋偘偨偺偵丂@丂@僩乕� 儖億僀儞僩偺壜擻惈傪崅偔偡傞傛偆側峴摦偼嫋偝傫両|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偆両丂@俽偑僟僽儖偐丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Only 50s|pg||
nt|dburn: I am not sure it was a "raise" at all - wasn't 1@c just strong?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The magic of the internet|pg||
pc|h5|nt|timty: 僲儞僟僽儖側傜俁僟僂儞偱傕僾僢僔儏|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No|pg||
nt|fabsayc: the winning simple line is to play for 2 club ruffs, but not sure declarer will see it that way|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I think she will duck a club at trick 2|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|nakatani: 埲奜偵僟僂儞彮側偄偺偱偼丏丏丏|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @s俆枃側傜丄3@c偱偼側偔丄2@s偲尵偄偦偆側偺偱丄倂偼@s係枃@C俆枃埲忋傪憐掕偟偨偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偙偺僨傿乕儖偑丄俶俽偼俫丄俢丅丂@俤倂偼俽偲俠偺僺儏傾僴儞僪偩偭偨傜丄俶俽侾侾丄俤倂侾侽僩儕僢僋側傫偱偡偗偳偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僺儏傾僴儞僪偱側偄偐傜丄僩儕僢僋偼懡偔側傜側偄丅|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: and hope to eliminate the rounded suits before trumps.. hopefully something good happens|pg||
nt|qing: after the 1st @C ruff she'll find that line, most likely|pg||
nt|fabsayc: we forgot east dilemma|pg||
nt|roswolf: tricky position for east - she should get this right|pg||
nt|reisig: espec if 1@s can be 4 cards ...as we've seen|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|timty: @S偺4枃栚傪庢傞偲偒偵壗傪幪偰傞丠|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Blinded by the red bits|pg||
pc|s5|nt|npcjpn: 幚嵺偵僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偱偼丄3-3偺2@S偵丅|pg||
nt|qing: Hebei/Shihua has defeated 2 strong teams to reach the final|pg||
nt|gerben42: must be close to the record|pg||
pc|s3|nt|sybarra: oops |pg||
nt|jwit: North South it appears can do no wrong.  If North had opened 1S, they were probably destined for a minus score.|pg||
nt|othered1: They've  been double-dummy so far.|pg||
nt|othered1: It is a pretty small sample, however.|pg||
nt|sybarra: N/S are just barely passed being Jr.s |pg||
nt|Walddk2: 3NT could be a broken minor|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僺儏傾偲偼丄挿偄僗乕僣偵俫俠俹偑懡偄僴儞僪丅丂@僆億乕僱儞僩僗乕僣偵揰悢偺柍偄僴儞僪偱偡丅|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Want to race?|pg||
nt|hedyg: we will miss you|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not yet|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This may be over before|pg||
nt|hedyg: when you lead K@h, how does your pd know you had 3 cards?|pg||
pc|sK|nt|npcjpn: @hJ偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|jwit: Pretty sizeable lead with only about 26 boards to go|pg||
nt|othered1: Looks like they passed that with honors :)|pg||
nt|sybarra: but wish you bon voyage (when you dash) |pg||
pc|s9|nt|qing: they defeated zhejiang in the quarterfinal and crushed shanghai 91:38 in 24 boards in semifinal|pg||
pc|hK|nt|timty: 側偭偰傕晄巚媍柍偄偱偡偹|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫俰偵� 惉丅|pg||
nt|timty: 傎偲傫偳E偺僴儞僪僷� 乕儞偑暘偐傞偲|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫偺惓妋側枃悢偑敾傜側偄偺偱丄丂@倂偺係倶俁倶丂@俤偺俀倶係倶丂@偲側傝丄丄丄丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俤偺@S俀枃丄@D係枃丄@H俁枃埲壓傑偱偼暘偐傞偐丅|pg||
nt|timty: @C偼E偺壜擻惈偑崅偄偗偳|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦偆恑傔偽摉偨傝偦偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偺応柺偼丄偒偭偲挿峫偵側傞偱偟傚偆丅丂@俫俰僨傿僗僇乕僪偺帪偵丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偙偱俤偑壗傪弌偡偐傕栤戣丅@S偑晛捠偱偟傚偆偑丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: @C10 is from exactly J10 when declarer holds up|pg||
nt|fabsayc: in the endgame declarer will know that either west responded on 4 count, or east opened on 11|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|johnp: Yes, he might seen such opening before - but what tools if a more normal 2@h?|pg||
mc|10|nt|hanayama: 俤偼丄俆俽儊僀僋傕丄傑偨俇俠儊僀僋傕戝偄偵偁傞偲偄偆敾抐偱偡偑丄傾僪儗僫儕儞偑弌夁偓偐傕丅丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This was the danger|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The contract can no longer be made|pg||
nt|gerben42: merci|pg||
pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SAT95HAK76DT75CA2,SKQ82HQJ2DK3CT953,S3HT98543DJ4CK864,SJ764HDAQ9862CQJ7|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|d|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|h6|pc|c9|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SAQJHJ62D8C765432,ST8754HAQD9653CQ9,SK92HT8543DK74CA8,S63HK97DAQJT2CKJT|sv|e|nt|timty: 惔悈慖庤丄椙偄僾儗乕偱儊僀僋偟傑偟偨|pg||
nt|hanayama: 倂偺僩儔儞僾偺帠忣丄俫丄俢偺帠忣偼倂偵偟偐傢偐傜側偄偱偡偐傜丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偺EW儁傾偼丄戞侾儔僂儞僪偼戝彑偲巚偭偰偨偱偟傚偆偐傜丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@棤偼俆CX偱儊僀僋|pg||
nt|hanayama: 摿偵丄俤偼俽� 僀僪偱偡偐傜丄倂偺俽偺帩偪曽偼戝偄偵婥偵側傞偲偙傠偱偡偟丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 倂偵嵟屻偵敾抐偝偣傜傟傞僆乕僋僔儑儞側傜偽丄嵟崅偱偡偑丄丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: E偼� 儖� 偱僆乕僾儞偟傑偡偐丠|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偙偺� 乕僪偺屻偱偡偐傜丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: still adds 4 imps to leaders total |pg||
nt|jwit: indeed|pg||
nt|jwit: 1NT opener was the key.  Changed a likely minus score to a plus score|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Geoffrey's compatriot, Lord Yarborough, was a cheat ... or perhaps a successful business man if you prefer|pg||
nt|gracelin1: East's 1H overcall stopped NS from reaching 6C, without the ovecall, it wud go 1C  1NT,  2C   3C as in last hand to reach 6C|pg||
nt|roswolf: lol|pg||
nt|dave_w: sounds like they play a weaker version of it or perhaps a case of the same convention being invented in two places seperately -- as often happens|pg||
nt|roswolf: the first major swing|pg||
nt|qing: some has asked why south did not bid 4@S, with N known to have 5@S?|pg||
nt|qing: honestly I don't know... or maybe S intends 4@H as cue?|pg||
nt|sybarra: so 3 @H has to be junk |pg||
nt|gerben42: well you have the hand with 4HCP, something like 8 HCP and also something like 12 HCP|pg||
nt|sybarra: esp?|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
mb|1D|nt|npcjpn: 偟傑偟偨偹偉丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偲偄偆傢偗偱丄僥僀僋傾僂僩僟僽儖偐傜側傜丄偄傠偄傠尒偊傞傕偺偼懡偄偐傕丄偹丅|pg||
nt|timty: � 摉偵2僟僂儞偱偡傫偩偺偐側|pg||
nt|henryb: I know this lady: Miss Fit|pg||
mb|2H|nt|hanayama: 俤偼僶儖偱傕丄俀俢僆乕僾儞偟傑偟偨偹丅|pg||
nt|gerben42: precision 1@C|pg||
nt|bjacobs: It's the stupid rules of bridge - there aren't enough bids available|pg||
mb|3C|nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼3@d僟僽儖偵寛傑傞偐傕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俠俲傪庢傜偢偵丄俠俿傪棳偟偨偲偙傠偑丄偍煭棊偱偡丅丂@倂偑俠俻僔儞僌儖僩儞偄傑偣傫偐傜丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 侾俶俿僆乕僶乕僐乕儖偺屻丄俤倂偑@H偺僼傿僢僩傪尒偮偗傜傟傞偐偳偆偐丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 嵟屻偺曽偼丄俠俿偼俠俰偱丄俁僟僂儞丠丂@俠� 側傜偽丄丄|pg||
nt|jwit: I guess EW getting pretty desperate.  Pretty fearless 2D bid vul vs not|pg||
nt|othered1: Should get to another pushy game NS.  Red bids may help NS evaluations|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 3NT as a solid minor is not something I will recommend. Even if 3NT, once in a blue moon, is the right spot, it's usually wrong-sided|pg||
nt|dave_w: I prefer the 1@S opener from the other room|pg||
nt|gerben42: 1@C strong|pg||
nt|hedyg: strong@c opening|pg||
nt|robbg: On Board 3, n-s cruised to 6@s after s opened the bidding (yuck).|pg||
mb|3H|nt|hanayama: 俤偼丄僴僀儌乕僪側婥暘側傫偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: i think that is possible qing|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Yes, maybe we should point out that North's 1@S response shows 5+ cards in Precision|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 偱傕丄倂偼3@h偖傜偄偼尵偄偦偆側傕偺偩偗偳丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偦偙偼挷惍偱偟傚偆偹丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 俠侾侽儔僼偵俽偼俁偱傾儞僟乕儔僼偟偰偄偨傛偆側|pg||
nt|timty: @CA側傜2僟僂儞偩偗偳|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦傟偼曄偱偡偐傜丄傕偟傗俁僟僂儞偩偭偨偺偐傕丄偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: @@|pg||
nt|hanayama: 儌僯� 乕偑妋擣偱偒側偐偭偨偺偐傕丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Shi must choose the right black suit to lead from against 6@H|pg||
nt|fabsayc: usually on double fits the solider suit is best, the spade jack does suggest 4@S was better but not totally clear|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 嫞偭偰偄傞偺偱丄惓妋側僟僂儞悢傪抦傝偨偄偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅|pg||
nt|hedyg: natural over strong @c|pg||
nt|gracelin1: without the 3H raise, East might bid 3NT which will go down on HA lead and Spade switch|pg||
mb|4C|nt|npcjpn: 偱傕偦偺寢壥偲偟偰夘擖傪嫋偟偰偟傑偄丏丏丏丏|pg||
nt|imodefense: NS偺5@C偼偱偒傑偡偑丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@俆C偑尒偮偐傞偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|othered1: That will get you there|pg||
nt|sybarra: 2 aces,  11 count....etc|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 6@c偑僐乕儖僪側偺偱丄Kenji� 乕儉偺摼揰偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|loganrun: 1S looks normal to be esp. nv|pg||
nt|qing: which is another reason that one shall put serious/non serious 3NT into your backpack, perhaps|pg||
nt|Walddk2: NS missed their best spot in the closed room|pg||
nt|roswolf: east wouldn't have liked west's 2@H bid|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@d natural 10+ i guess|pg||
nt|gerben42: should introduce � bids|pg||
nt|hedyg: wish i had that 1/2:((|pg||
nt|sybarra: good idea gerben,  reduces number of "slow" bids |pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@h is 4+?|pg||
nt|gerben42: probably 5+@H|pg||
mb|4S|nt|timty: 僲儞僶儖丄3rd僴儞僪偺僾儕僄儞僾僩偼壗偱傕偁傝|pg||
nt|dave_w: and 3@H looks abnormal|pg||
nt|qing: in that case if Zheng shows a non serious cuebid, south didn't have to cue|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not sure why Zhu didn't bid 3@D over the reopning double|pg||
nt|roswolf: wow that is aggressive|pg||
nt|robbg: good suit...|pg||
nt|hedyg: we have seen a lot of 11 counts opened|pg||
nt|sybarra: yeah right!|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 嵟屻偵5@S偼側偐偭偨偐丅|pg||
nt|jwit: The nightmare continues.  Really don't fault West that much opposite a vulnerable weak 2 bid with great controls and a singleton|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Lord Yarborough knew the odds, so he offered people �1,500 every time they got a hand with no card higher than a 9 .... if only they would give him �1 every time they did not!|pg||
nt|roswolf: 4@H is the winning bid|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: unlikely to get there|pg||
nt|sybarra: I do not agree with 3 @H on a multi |pg||
nt|gerben42: anyway with such a nice suit maybe bid 2紷H|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I once saw a suggestion for a bid (below 1@C) of 0 NT ... taking 6 tricks in NT|pg||
mb|5C|nt|npcjpn: 僙僇儞僪僴儞僪偱偡偑丄偙傟偼� 崙慖庤偺僉儍儔僋� 乕偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偙傟偔傜偄偁傟偽丄5@C埲忋偼晛捠偵尵偆偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偱丄倂偺僴儞僪傪抦偭偨俤偼傑偡傑偡丏丏丏丏|pg||
nt|imodefense: 2@S P P偱偺2NT偱傕側偄偟丅懡彮偼婜懸|pg||
nt|nakatani: 妋擣偟偨偲偙傠偱偼俀僟僂儞偱偡乮傛偟備偒偝傫偺僗僐傾乯|pg||
nt|hedyg: would a 3@c bid by E have been canap� here?|pg||
nt|sybarra: but he opened 1 @C so should be good hand |pg||
nt|gerben42: still the sequence 1@C 2@D in precision is extremely space-consuming|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Quite right|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes Gerben! especially when pd has no @d fit!|pg||
mb|p|nt|hanayama: 俤倂偺價僢僪偑丄俶俽偺俆俠傊偺摴傪梕堈偵偟傑偟偨偹丅丂@帺椡側傜丄俆俠傊偼娙扨偱側偐偭偨偐傕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俤倂僷僗側傜偽丄|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 堦庤媗傔丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偁傝偑偲偆偛偞偄傑偡丅|pg||
mb|p|nt|hanayama: 俤偼惷偐偡偓側偐偭偨丠丂@侾俶偵俀俫偲偐俀俢偲偐丅丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So business was good for him|pg||
nt|sybarra: wouldnt 2 @S be more likely (of course depends on how you play that sequence) |pg||
nt|gerben42: 2@D = GF 5+@D|pg||
nt|reisig: what is X and 3@h?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: for me 4@C is not forcing|pg||
mb|p|nt|hanayama: 偳偆傕偍庤悢偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|timty: 偼偄丅偁傝偑偲偆屼嵗偄傑偟偨|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偙傟偱侾俀俬俵俹傂傜偒傑偡偹|pg||
nt|jwit: woops!|pg||
nt|jwit: Very poor judgement by South.  Even though on a minimum, certainly has enough controls to sit for double|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 3nt can be made also on club lead, really not sure this is single dummy better|pg||
nt|cuttysark: I think it's just too strong - whether you do it with a holding in the other major depends on suit quality|pg||
nt|sybarra: not only that,  wishing they had bid 7 on board 3 |pg||
nt|othered1: A slight overbid?|pg||
nt|robbg: good stop|pg||
nt|reisig: as opposed to X and 2 @h?|pg||
nt|robbg: In balancing seat, I agree with north's auction.|pg||
nt|hedyg: X and 2@h would be 14+ for me|pg||
nt|robbg: right|pg||
nt|reisig: and 2@h immed would be weak?|pg||
nt|othered1: Perhaps all "opening bid" strength starts with double, so maybe 3@h is needed on relatively weaker hands|pg||
nt|hedyg: no 2@h wouldnt be weak|pg||
nt|robbg: no, intermediate with good suit, less hc strength than this|pg||
nt|hedyg: with Robb:)|pg||
nt|reisig: right ...so X and 2@h is better|pg||
nt|robbg: different|pg||
nt|othered1: different feels right|pg||
nt|robbg: direct 2@h = AX KQJXXX AX XXX|pg||
nt|hedyg: X and 2@h doent have to be 6 cards either|pg||
nt|robbg: X, 2@H = AXX  KQTXX  XX AQJ|pg||
nt|hedyg: doesnt*|pg||
pc|h6|nt|timty: 偦偆偱偡偹|pg||
nt|timty: 娫堘偊傑偟偨|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俶偺侾俫丄俽偺侾俶儗僗億儞僗丄丂@俶偺俀俠儕價僢僪偵俀俶丄丄丄偲偐傕丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: South僆乕僾儞偱壗偐偺僎乕儉偵偄偒偦偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽偱僆乕僾儞偡傞偺偼偁傞偱偟傚偆偑丄僊儕僊儕偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俲俷俲俷偝傫偼僷僗偱偟傚偆丅傑偨偼僂傿乕僋侾俶偐丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偦偆偱偡丅儔僀僩僆乕僾儞婥枴偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俬俵俷偝傫偼丄偄偮傕僆乕僾儞偟偰傑偡傛偹丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偐側傝愊嬌揑偵丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 巹偱偡偑丄僙僇儞僪僴儞僪偼堄奜偵僒僂儞僪側偮傕傝偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: @SQ偱側偔丄@DQ側傜摉慠偺僆乕僾儞偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僙僇儞僪僴儞僪偼丄丄側傞傎偳丅丂@椆夝丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @dQ側傜僒僂儞僪僆乕僾儞偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|timty: 係儊僀僋偐|pg||
nt|hedyg: vulnerablity prevents E from bidding a 3@s preempt|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 3C maybe already GF|pg||
pc|h9|nt|Walddk2: Maybe a positive with diamonds should be included in the 1@D (negative) response|pg||
nt|hedyg: good stop as can only make 11 tricks|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Is that doable Liz?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Doubt it!|pg||
pc|hT|nt|kokojp: @@捖偝傫偨偪偼3NT傪play偟偰傑偟偨偹|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i heard he offered 1000 pounds|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Same lead in the closed room, and then it's trivial to make 12 tricks|pg||
nt|sybarra: 2 @S for me promises @H support |pg||
nt|sybarra: quick claim for 5 |pg||
nt|hedyg: or maybe can ruff 3@ds for a 12 trick?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Just the club ruffing finesse|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 10俬俵俹偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 5@S側傜丄埆偔偰傕俀僟僂儞偱嵪傒偦偆偩偗偳丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僟僀傾偑俁-侽偩偲寢峔傗傗偙偟偔側傝傑偡偹|pg||
nt|henryb: 6@c can be made|pg||
nt|fabsayc: a club shift might have sunk this, west has to rise king|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i suppose it is but i dont like it, game in a minor takes more|pg||
nt|gracelin1: but if that 4S is an Ace instead of KJ, 6C is cold.  Surprise West made no try|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dQ|nt|timty: 偰偭偒傝丄俁倰倓僴儞僪偩偲|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Well, in that case he was a cheat!|pg||
nt|gracelin1: the 4H bid is reasonable considering the Club weakness, but I probably won't find that bid at the table|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes|pg||
nt|cuttysark: The more you try to make the system accurate afte 1@C the more vulnerable it is to interference. |pg||
nt|hedyg: the ruffing finesse is for 11|pg||
pc|d8|nt|bjacobs: Yes, if North is going to push to the 3 level, it's more normal to bid 3@S there|pg||
nt|gerben42: double dummy yes|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|cA|nt|hanayama: 俆俠傊帺椡偼擄偟偐偭偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 1down偲偄偆偺偑晄巚媍偱偡偑丅@C5, @H2, @D1傪愭偵庢傟偨偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 埬偺掕丄俤倂偼僷僗偩偗偱偟偨丅|pg||
pc|c5|nt|npcjpn: 3@D僆乕僾儞偺屻偱丄6@C偵摓払偡傞偺偼戝曄偱偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @sJ偺儕乕僪偱丄俤偑戞侾僩儕僢僋偵@S8傪弌偟偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@@SQ偑8屄栚|pg||
nt|hanayama: 乽巚偆傎偳僂傿乕僋俀偼摼傪偣偢丄乿偺堦偮偐傕丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 側傞傎偳丅彑庤偵South偑@SAQ偲巚偭偨偭偰偙偲偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 昻庛側@s, 傕偆侾偮偺儊僕儍乕俁枃偺僶儔儞僗僴儞僪偱丄岦偐側偄偺偼|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偨偄偑偄偺恖偼抦偭偰偄傞偲巚偄傑偡偑丄僴僀僥儞僔儑儞偩偲朰傟偑偪偵側傝傑偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 傑偁丄僗� 僀儖偺栤戣側偺偱丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俆斣� 乕僪丄倂偼@H10偺儕乕僪偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|timty: 侾NT偺僆乕僶乕僐乕儖偺偁偲壗傪偮偐偭偰偄傞偐偩偗偳|pg||
nt|qing: in the other room declarer abandoned setting up @S in fear of @C5-3 and tried his luck in @D which didn't work|pg||
nt|bjacobs: No it's for 12 - you ruff a losing club as well|pg||
pc|c2|nt|vugraph191: 10 IMPs back|pg||
nt|sybarra: 2 @S isnt it?|pg||
nt|sybarra: 3?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: 2@S or 3@S, depending on your testosterone count|pg||
nt|Walddk2: New way of evaluating your hand I suppose|pg||
nt|hedyg: here we go!|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 椻惷偵僩儔儞僾傪廤傔傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|gerben42: I think no way this is going to make|pg||
pc|cK|nt|hedyg: seeing all cards its easy:))|pg||
nt|hedyg: so ruffing finesse and ruff 1 more @c|pg||
pc|c8|nt|jwit: Going to make now!|pg||
pc|h5|nt|henryb: Missed their 22 opposite 5 game|pg||
nt|dave_w: 2@S is plenty enough|pg||
nt|othered1: How would you play it to guarantee down?|pg||
nt|gerben42: the pedestrian way is to run the @H10|pg||
nt|gerben42: maybe something to be said for bidding 4-card majors first on the 1-level with a positive|pg||
nt|reisig: 4@h is a lucky spot|pg||
nt|robbg: Hand is awkward for south, but he can't go wrong on the lie.|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
nt|timty: 廤傔偰@c偺僼傿僱僗偺曽偑� 儍儞僗偑懡偦偆|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僴乕僩� 僆儞僒僀僪偑� 僗僩偵側傝傑偟偨|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: a member of the english aristocracy may be a cad but not a cheat!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: �1,000 is correct|pg||
nt|bjacobs: you girl David|pg||
mc|12|nt|othered1: But NS can do no wrong here, so|pg||
nt|gerben42: so 1@S on this hand|pg||
pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SAQJHJ62D8C765432,ST8754HAQD9653CQ9,SK92HT8543DK74CA8,S63HK97DAQJT2CKJT|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|h2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|h9|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c3|pc|d9|pc|h5|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SKJ65H5DKJ965C765,SA98HJ62DA73CT932,SQT72HAKQT43D84CK,S43H987DQT2CAQJ84|sv|b|nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偱僗儘乕僀儞惉岟偱丄俁僟僂儞丄13IMP丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僶儖偩偗偳丄侾俶偵僷僗偼偳偆偐丅丂@|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偦偺傛偆偱偡|pg||
nt|timty: 儊僀僋偟偨偐傜|pg||
nt|sybarra: but hast to try |pg||
nt|henryb: 40 down with 10 to play.|pg||
nt|vugraph191: thats only 4 IMPs by board :-)))|pg||
nt|hedyg: maybe she didnt after all|pg||
nt|hedyg: either line worked here|pg||
nt|hedyg: Roland would have been in slam for sure|pg||
mb|1C|nt|gerben42: probably didnt discard @H2 but @D2|pg||
mb|p|nt|imodefense: 偳偙傑偱婃挘傞偐偲偄偆僆乕僋僔儑儞偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 4@s偼偱偒側偄偺偩偗偳丏丏丏丏丏|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俤倂偼丄俆俫傪変枬偱偒側偄岦偐偄崌傢偣偵尒偊傑偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: Cappelletti傪巊偊偽丄2@H傕偁傝偦偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼暯榓偵俁俶俿偱僾僢僔儏偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|jwit: 5S bid very dangerous.  Should have been going down, when they were getting 5D for 500 or 800, but NS can do no wrong in this set|pg||
nt|henryb: Feels like a limited over cricket match. Szalay has to up the run rate|pg||
nt|sybarra: and making!|pg||
nt|hedyg: sure looked like 4@h making|pg||
mb|1H|nt|gerben42: can be hard to see sometimes|pg||
mb|p|nt|hanayama: 俶俽偑丄偦偺俆俫偵僟僽儖傪偐偗傜傟傞偐偳偆偐丄丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 1NT偲偼壗偱偟傚偆丠|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偙傟偼價僢僪偝偊偡傟偽係儊乕僋|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No, but nowadays people are supposed to know the odds|pg||
mb|1N|nt|timty: 俀@H亖@H� � 僀僫乕偲偐偩偭偨傜尵偄偨偄偗偳偹|pg||
nt|ahalim: is this some sort of @s raise ?|pg||
mb|p|nt|hanayama: 傢偨偟傕抦傝偨偄丄偱偡丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 暘偐傝傑偟偨丅@S俆枃埲忋丄INV+|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@侾S傪1NT偲偄偆偺偱偼丠|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偦偆側偭偰偄傑偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傎偆丅丂@偡傞偲丄偙偙偱丄俆俢價僢僪偼愨懳偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 5@d偼僟僽儖偐傕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 側傞傎偳丄俤偑丅偹丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 昁偢價僢僩偱偡丅偙偺揥奐丅僼傿僢僩僕儍儞僾偲偄偆偺偼巊偭偰偄側偄傛偆側偺偱丄偙偆偄偆|pg||
nt|imodefense: 揥奐丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俶偺俆俢偵俤偑僟僽儖偱偒傞偐丄偳偆偐丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: X偟偰4@S傪尵傢偣傞丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦傟偼僼傿僢僩偑側偄偲偒偵棳傟傞偐傕丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@係H偼僟僂儞偟偦偆偱偡|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偦偆丄@D偺僼傿僢僩傪帵偟偰偄側偄偺偱偮傜偄丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 梊憐偼丄俆俢丄僷僗丄僷僗丄僷僗丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: � 惉丅俀俫偼婃挘偭偰傒偨偄丅丂@抁偄俠丄俽偵傾僫乕柍偄僺儏傾柾條偩偟丅俢僼傿僢僩傕丅丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偩偗偳丄@H偺侾僗乕� 乕側傜尵偊側偄偐側丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They did not then, and Lord Yarborough took advantage; well done to him (I would have done the same :-)|pg||
mb|3N|nt|imodefense: 巹偼5@DX偵侾昜丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 係儊僀僪偐丄俆儊僀僪偐丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Redbl may help opps here.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: May I suggest that you bookmark that site where all times are local to *you*. That will save me from lots of questions about where, when and why. Thank you|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 俶偺僟僽儖偼僒億乕僩僟僽儖丄@S俁枃丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俤偺儕僟僽儖偼@D偺僩僢僾傾僫乕偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偁傜丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偁傜傜丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偆偐丄僌僢僪僶僢僪係俶偑偁傝傑偟偨偹丅丂@|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@傕偆梊憐奜|pg||
nt|imodefense: 4NT偵偑傇偣傑偟偨偐丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偝偰丄俽偼丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 係俶偼丄僶僢僪側嫞傝崌偄偩偗偺嫮偝偺俆俢丄俆俽乮俆俠乯偺庤丄偲偄偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @s偼4@S偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽偼僟僽儖偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@係H偼嶌傞恖彮偟偼偄偦偆偱偡偹丅S儕乕僪偲偐僋儘僐僟僀儖僋乕偲偐偱|pg||
nt|othered1: Interesting vul 2@s here, after earlier NV call by east|pg||
mb|p|nt|jwit: Yes, 3H bid would have gotten opponents to 4D, but 3H is a make anyway, so shouldn't matter much|pg||
nt|roswolf: another bet that a successor of the noble lord made was holding @S 432, @H 432, @D 432 +@C 5432 and being on lead to NT contract|pg||
nt|qing: well I doubt many know their odds in blackjack, let alone more complex games like crap|pg||
nt|hedyg: dont like that opening! Queens are way overvalued|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes!|pg||
nt|hedyg: but the suit is okish..|pg||
nt|robbg: I would not bid 2@s vul, but it certainly is reasonable|pg||
nt|sybarra: this may be a quick claim for 9 and "out of here" |pg||
mb|p|nt|imodefense: 偙傟偼扤傕梊憐偱偒側偄丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 慡慠巹偼丄斵傜傪棟夝偟偰側偄傛偆偱偡丅丂@敪尵峊偊傑偡偹丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 5@S偼偍偧傑偟偄丅X偮偒偱丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@俇Dx|pg||
nt|imodefense: 棟夝偟偰偄側偄偺偱丄偙偙偱僐儊儞僩偟偰偄傞偺偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 棟夝偟偰偄傞恖偨偪偑寛彑偵弌偰偄傞偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偙傟偱僗僐傾偼僀乕僽儞偵栠傝偦偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|timty: � 惉|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俀俢儗僀僘傪僔儞僾儖偵偡傞偺偼偁傞偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|gerben42: interesting choice of opening |pg||
nt|gerben42: very masculine|pg||
nt|gerben42: with AK A A|pg||
nt|gracelin1: NS has 9 tricks, but entry will be a problem|pg||
pc|s6|nt|hanayama: 僥乕僽儖偵嵗傞偲丄偄傠偄傠尒偰偄傞偺偲偼堘偆悽奅偑偁傝傑偡偐傜丄偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 侾俶偺僨傿僼僃儞僗岦偒側僴儞僪偱偼側偄偱偟傚偆丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦傟偼偁傝傑偡偹丅偱傕� 儖� 儔儞僨傿偐傕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僐儞儀儞僔儑儞偑偒偭偲側偵偐偁偭偰傾僋僔儑儞偟偵偔偄僴儞僪偼偁傝傑偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 壴嶳愭惗偼俤偺僴儞僪偼僟僽儖偱偡偐丠|pg||
nt|fabsayc: transfer rebids, but not automatic to accept on small doubleton|pg||
nt|roswolf: nice try by west|pg||
nt|fabsayc: testing  return, and quick|pg||
nt|gracelin1: East's ducking HK on first H play will make it even tougher|pg||
nt|fabsayc: are you betting on that happening?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: I don't much about this East.  But in a high-level game, I wil expect so|pg||
nt|gracelin1: don't know|pg||
pc|s7|nt|roswolf: was that his hand would win a trick - would you take the bet?|pg||
nt|sybarra: and a helpful lead |pg||
nt|robbg: Closer to accurate IMO than east's 2@s earlier|pg||
nt|hedyg: even @H lead cant beat this|pg||
nt|robbg: Lots of merit to 9 top tricks.|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|npcjpn: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偱偼丄倂偑僆乕僶乕僐乕儖偟側偄偱丄暯榓偵侾俶俿偵側偭偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|jwit: Pretty much of a par result, since 3H makes|pg||
nt|henryb: strong nt this pair|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Are you referring to Elizabeth?|pg||
nt|hedyg: i wouldnt!!!!! i am British!!!|pg||
nt|sybarra: or Beatrix |pg||
nt|sybarra: or ??|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Margrethe|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|hanayama: 婥崌偄偺嫞傝崌偄僆乕僋僔儑儞丄偲偄偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 奧傪奐偗偰傒傟偽丄僱僘� 堦旵丄偐丅|pg||
nt|henryb: Bergenish|pg||
nt|ahalim: looks like it|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Big board for Shanghai on 10|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
pc|h6|nt|npcjpn: 俴俷俿俿偼偄偢偙偵丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽偺俆俽偵偼旕忢偵堘榓姶偑偁傝傑偡偑丄偹丅丂@偝偡偑偵丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: EW were in 6@H and went 1 down|pg||
nt|loganrun: the 1S bid made West's bid easier, if he passes West has a few options|pg||
pc|h5|nt|fabsayc: this is going down|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not sure why Zhu Ping didn't insist on spades opposite 18-19 balanced|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 3NT is a horrible contract|pg||
nt|reisig: They play different styles of 2@s jumps|pg||
nt|fabsayc: well he has had plenty of time to think about it|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|hanayama: 乽俆偺戙偼僆億乕僱儞僩偵乿偺揟� 偱偼丠|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偒偭偲倂偑俁俠偱嫞傞偙偲偵側偭偨偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偺� 乕僪偱俉暘偺俈廔椆丅巆傝俈� 乕僪偱俁俀揰嵎傪曉偣傞偐丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: and now yawn claimsville|pg||
pc|d6|nt|hedyg: now, if W passed N would open 1@h.......|pg||
pc|d2|nt|gerben42: :)|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|hanayama: 偦傟偲傕丄乽峳傟偨僴儞僪偱偼丄� 傢偟偒偼丄價僢僪偣傛乿偵尒偊傑偡丠丂@|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫傾僫乕偑偁傞偺偱丄俁俠偼僊儕僊儕偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僾儗僀偼@S儕乕僪偱側偄偺偱丄倂偺@S傾僫乕僔儞僌儖傪摉偰偦偆丅|pg||
nt|othered1: spade shift will get this another|pg||
nt|jwit: true|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I have just been told that there is a big risk that we may not be able to broadcast the second half of this final. "Local internet problems" is the message|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
nt|othered1: Still pretty close to par, given no double|pg||
nt|gracelin1: great duck|pg||
pc|h4|nt|timty: @C偱偟偨傜偩偄傇弌棃偦偆偱偡偹|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Say Shi finds the best layout possible, @SAQ doubleton with North. Still not enough if @CK is not an entry|pg||
pc|h8|nt|hanayama: 俶偺曽偼丄乽側傫偠傖偙傝傖� 乿偲偄偮傕偺傛偆偵巚偭偰偄傞偺偱偟傚偆偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 寢峔尩偟偄嵎偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|qing: hmm I got disconnected after making comments on casino... wld there be REAL connection? :-)|pg||
nt|gerben42: still 1@S looks normal|pg||
nt|hedyg: might well make 4@h in EW|pg||
nt|hedyg: so maybe this wasnt a good time to bid 2@s|pg||
nt|sybarra: but how do you know?|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|hanayama: 俆俢偱嫞傝偨偄偩偗偩偭偨偺偵丄丄|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|s5|nt|henryb: not for me|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Declarer is in control; his tenaces are protected|pg||
nt|hedyg: he knows he can play a small @h now|pg||
nt|bjacobs: True, but he is not yet up to 9 tricks|pg||
nt|bjacobs: This is one of those hands where the 9th trick will probably appear "in the wash"|pg||
nt|hedyg: N will be squeezed on the @ds and he knows that|pg||
nt|bjacobs: For example, on the run of the diamonds, North might get squeezed in all three side-suits|pg||
pc|s3|nt|jwit: pretty hard to double.  Put diamond ace in west hand and 4D is making.|pg||
nt|roswolf: lol|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 1 imp to Guangdong|pg||
pc|sK|nt|othered1: now has to guess diamond.  Is it totally clear?|pg||
nt|ahalim: what is the proper sp signal ? @C Jack ?|pg||
nt|gerben42: compare to @SKQJxx|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|johnp: yes, and the odds for misguess in @d must be higher than 50%|pg||
nt|Walddk2: New leader after this it seems|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 13 IMPs and 42-41|pg||
pc|sT|nt|hanayama: 僌僢僪僶僢僪係俶偺岠壥偼擛@壗偵丄偱偡丅|pg||
nt|loganrun: sorry apparently South is the female - as somebody pointed out I shall change my comment to 's/he' in future to cater for either gender|pg||
nt|sybarra: 3 @D, 3 @H, 2 @C 1 @S.....+|pg||
nt|sybarra: *=|pg||
nt|bjacobs: 2@H|pg||
nt|sybarra: right|pg||
nt|Walddk2: E选择加倍2D起步也许好些，扣叫3D容易让PD误解为Michaels扣叫。    just learned something new in Chinese. It means: I hope that Michael's socks won't shrink in the wash|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c2|nt|timty: 帺暘偐傜嶌傠偆偲偡傞偲擄偟偄僐儞僩儔僋僩偼僆億乕僱儞僩偵嶌傜偟偰傕傜偆偺偑侾斣側傫偱偡偑|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偙偺僥乕僽儖抶偄偺偱偝偭偝偲僋儗乕儉偟偰偔傟傞偲偁傝偑偨偄偺偱偡偑丏丏丏|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
nt|sybarra: or end play N then,  can I try that?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: you may|pg||
nt|hedyg: might have ducked in tempo|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I think the in-tempo duck is long gone!|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes:((|pg||
nt|hedyg: duck in tempo, if he plays 10@d then his hand is dead|pg||
nt|bjacobs: South really wants to play both black suits at once, but once again, the stupid rules forbid it|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He can endplay North in one of two suits, depending on what South returns|pg||
nt|sybarra: kind of like bidding sparts,  (spades and hearts) not permitted |pg||
nt|hedyg: the duck would have allowed N to show him the @c return|pg||
nt|sybarra: played from other side in Closed room |pg||
nt|sybarra: and N did open |pg||
nt|hedyg: because W passed in the normal way|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It is suggested that South should duck this, then win the next diamond and return a club for the defence to prevail. Not even that is enough as I see it|pg||
nt|hedyg: and then decided to bid 1@s and not double balancing|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Are we stuck?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: declarer seems ok now|pg||
nt|gracelin1: just HA, CK and D|pg||
nt|fabsayc: provided west didnt duck the diamond ace, but in that case he is cooked anyway|pg||
pc|hA|pc|c3|nt|hanayama: 俆儊僀僪偭偰丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 嫞偭偨帋崌側偺偱丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Just speaking about par.  Rare to double four of a minor.|pg||
nt|gerben42: @SKQJxx @HQxx @DKx @CKQx|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We are in the tank|pg||
nt|gerben42: maybe was in tempo after all just conn.|pg||
pc|c6|nt|bridgeboy: maybe a tie if N/S just cashes out for one down|pg||
nt|henryb: case is strong for opening all balanced hands in range with 1NT |pg||
nt|bjacobs: No - South is stuck for inspiration|pg||
nt|gracelin1: thk East had better knock out CK after winning HK, instead of playing Spade|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
nt|npcjpn: � 摉丠|pg||
nt|timty: 側偐側偐丄偙偺僋儔僗偺僨傿僼僃儞僗偼尩偟偄偟|pg||
pc|dT|nt|hanayama: 價僢僪偱偺忺傝偼懡偄偺偱偡偑丄拞恎偑夦偟偄傛偆側丄丄丄|pg||
nt|fabsayc: there is no cash for down 1|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Right, a heart pitch means down 1 only|pg||
nt|sybarra: E/S are the ladies here |pg||
nt|cuttysark: WBF Mixed philosophy is women E and S, each sharing the screen with a man|pg||
nt|bjacobs: To keep the chatter down?|pg||
nt|sybarra: hmm, interesting Liz |pg||
nt|cuttysark: Reduced testosterone level if man do not share|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Which can be good as well as bad|pg||
pc|d4|nt|npcjpn: s!7偱儔僼偟偰丄僆乕僶乕儔僼偟側偄丠|pg||
nt|timty: 僆億乕僱儞僩偵庤傪搉偡偲尵偆偺偑|pg||
nt|hedyg: and stayed stuck:((|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@尩偟偄偛巜揈|pg||
nt|loganrun: may not suit a husband and wife team esp. if your opponents are good looking|pg||
pc|cK|nt|hanayama: 俫� 僀僪側偺偱丄僷乕僩僫乕偺俠丄俢偱偺僾儗僀偺帪偺僩儕僢僋傪庢傞椡偑嫮偄僴儞僪偱偡偐傜丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽傪僩儔儞僾偵側傞傛傝傕丄丅|pg||
pc|c8|nt|timty: 捖慖庤偺@H幪偰偑偳偆偩偭偨偐|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
nt|timty: 5@C傑偱弌棃傞偐|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Board 12 will be flat|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So 8 and 9 in this room will decide the match|pg||
nt|sybarra: no fun now for N |pg||
pc|d7|nt|davidstern: Evens Stevens with 2 to go|pg||
pc|dA|nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼俆儊僀僪偵側偭偨偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Good looking bridge players? Not many of those....|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Yes, there's all sorts of ramifications - it could even lead to divorce or homicide |pg||
nt|sybarra: could not agree more Liz |pg||
nt|fabsayc: that would have made things complicated|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s2|pg||
nt|hedyg: btw he did NOT lead @s!|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|vugraph191: the moment of truth|pg||
nt|sybarra: trick 9 just arrived with @H pitch |pg||
pc|dK|nt|gracelin1: a hard fought push board|pg||
nt|Walddk2: There will be a long break before the next match. 3 hours and 10 minutes from now until the next round begins|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SKJ65H5DKJ965C765,SA98HJ62DA73CT932,SQT72HAKQT43D84CK,S43H987DQT2CAQJ84|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s7|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|sQ|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|d6|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|d9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|c8|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h3|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|h4|pc|cJ|pc|sK|pg||
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qx|o8|st||md|2SQT65HKQ9632DCQJ7,SA4H54DQT973CKT52,SK9HJ87DK852CA843,SJ8732HATDAJ64C96|sv|o|nt|kokojp: @@僔乕僜乕僎乕儉偱偡偹丄|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅丂@尒墳偊偁傝傑偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偺� 乕僪偼僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偺價僢僪宱夁偑偁傝傑偣傫偹丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: they did dbl in the other room |pg||
nt|jwit: Wow!|pg||
nt|sybarra: caught them for 500 with a @S lead|pg||
nt|fabsayc: those of you sending me private messages in chinese are wasting good key strokes :)|pg||
nt|sybarra: except of course our darling Roland |pg||
nt|henryb: then those hands can be ruled out when you do not open 1NT|pg||
nt|hedyg: penultimate board|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Agree - otherwise your rebid is too wideranging|pg||
nt|roswolf: that would be a shame|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But everything should be settled for the first round of the Open/Ladies Teams later today|pg||
nt|sybarra: his pard in other room had bid 1 @H |pg||
nt|sybarra: not sorry |pg||
nt|robbg: 3 cards in other major always a - factor to preempting|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Getting bored then?|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 峳傟偨僴儞僪偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僟僽儖僟� 乕側傜丄俶俽丄俤倂偲傕偵僲乕僎乕儉丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偍偦傜偔倂偑儊僕儍乕僘偺2@H偱僆乕僾儞偟偰丄俤偑3@s偲僕儍儞僾偟偨偺偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 價僢僪宱夁偺� 僃僢僋偼偝偡偑偵偱偒傑偣傫|pg||
nt|Walddk2: :-)|pg||
nt|loganrun: this is obviously the female's perspective of the males - us males are much more gracious|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Think we can make it to Bonn in half an hour, Gerben?|pg||
nt|gerben42: no w2 in @d?|pg||
nt|sybarra: yes he had, so dutiful pard led it |pg||
nt|gerben42: need to be fast :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Why can't partners have that nice suit in diamonds rather than hearts?|pg||
nt|hedyg: you follow your female instinct:)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hardly, we are having broadcasts from Estonia, Norway and Germany|pg||
mb|1C|nt|othered1: Is that -- no spade shift -- the first imperfect thing NS have done this set?|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: have to guess which Jxx to lead from :)|pg||
nt|davidstern: I will back declarer to get to 4@S but not make 7|pg||
nt|henryb: and you do not have all that many sequences available|pg||
nt|gerben42: 2@C precision|pg||
nt|gracelin1: np, we have other matches to watch|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Estonia just started, Norway will follow suit in 40 minutes|pg||
mb|p|nt|timty: EW偺@h偼俋� 侾侽僩儕僢僋|pg||
nt|timty: NS偺@s傕侾侽僩儕僢僋偖傜偄|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俶偺2@s偼@s偲偳偪傜偐偺� 僀僫乕偺俀僗乕� 乕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 倂偺僴儞僪偼僆乕僾儞偡傞偐偳偆偐丄偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫偼憗偔丄俽偼偡偽傗偔丄丂@偱偡偐丅|pg||
nt|timty: 偝偭偒丄儉乕價乕偱尒偨尷傝偱偼丄W2@H亅E3@S|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丅摉慠偱偡丅俶俽偼俀俈揰傕偁傞偺偵丄價僢僪偐傜暵傔弌偝傟偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Seems like NS are more aggressive than in the previous set, even going in with a big lead.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: You what????|pg||
nt|othered1: Hate to disagree, but I have lots more luck opening 1@s than 1NT on such primary honor tricks|pg||
nt|hedyg: here is Larry Cohen's answer to why open 1NT with a 5 card major: http://www.larryco.com/BG%20articles/A041NT%20w%205-car%20Maj.htm|pg||
nt|dburn: not a bad result for North-South at the other table|pg||
nt|Walddk2: at 12.30 Paris, 11.30 am London, 6:30 am New York, 8:30 pm Sydney, 7:30 pm Beijing|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 6:30 Beijing, sorry|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Let's see if they diagnose it|pg||
nt|reisig: I lost mine:)|pg||
mb|1D|nt|Walddk2: And finally Germany 30 minutes after that|pg||
mb|p|nt|kokojp: @@怱偺撪偑丄怓偱昞帵偝傟傞偲柺敀偄偱偡偑丅丅丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 2@S偺X偼丠|pg||
nt|imodefense: @S傪帩偭偰偄傞偱偼側偄偱偟傚偆偐傜丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俇斣� 乕僪丄僆乕僾儞儖乕儉丄壗偐曄偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|henryb: Perhaps declarer should play a heart first, before the @sA. Then he can always ruff 3@h and pitch a @d|pg||
nt|hedyg: very strong @c:)|pg||
nt|gerben42: GF|pg||
nt|robbg: Just follow the Force Luke.|pg||
mb|2C|nt|hedyg: 1@D=0-7|pg||
nt|gerben42: 4@S?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Needs a forcing bid now - or 4@S|pg||
nt|gerben42: other room invented 3d|pg||
nt|hedyg: pd could have KQ@c..|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: Seems right to me|pg||
nt|gerben42: right was my point - otherwise I'm not against opening 1NT on 5M but this hand just looked like SUIT|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Liu Chuan bid 3@D at this point, then 4@S|pg||
mb|3H!|nt|npcjpn: 俽偺3@c僆乕僾儞偱丄俶偺俁俶俿偵側偭偰丅|pg||
nt|qing: another aggressive action by S if they are playing the 13-15 NT|pg||
nt|roswolf: i assume north opened a 13-15 nt but really on that shape it makes me cringe!|pg||
nt|cuttysark: I would play 3@S as forcing here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I like that. Shows 10 tricks in own hand|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偼摨偠揥奐偐傜丄俶偑5@H偵5@s丄倂偑6@h偱丄俶偑僟僽儖丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 帩偭偰偄傞丄偱偡偐丅偙偺揥奐偼丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 4@H偼偱偒偦偆丅偡傞偲11IMP弅傑傝傑偡丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 2D is GF Stayman|pg||
nt|othered1: precision auction?|pg||
mb|3N|nt|hanayama: 偲俶偼巚偭偰偄傞丄偑丄丂@俽偼堘偭偰偄傞丄偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: South偼偳偆偄偆偮傕傝側偺偐丄� 栤偱偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僔儞僌儖僩儞俠偐傕偟傟傑偣傫偐傜丄俠� 偱傾僢僾偟偦偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俢俻偱丄俽侾枃僨傿僗僇乕僪偱偒偦偆偱偡偟丅|pg||
nt|ahalim: maybe they think that their counterparts in the other room will be agressive |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not sure where Liu Li got his opening from in the CR|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But it worked well in the end|pg||
nt|dave_w: agressive 1@D opening in the other room stole the contract|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 僆億乕僱儞僩偑嫮偄偲偒偵偼旘傃摴嬶偼岠壥揑丅摿偵擖傝偵偔偄僴儞僪偱偼丅|pg||
nt|jwit: I hate overcalling 1H with North hand.  If you forced me to bid, I would double.  By overcalling 1H, you are getting partner off to the one lead you can't stand if the opponents by ...|pg||
nt|jwit: the contract|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Diamonds unbid in the other room|pg||
nt|sybarra: 10 count with @S?  testosteron? |pg||
nt|dave_w: East is paying the penalty for not making a takeout double over 1@S - this double is much more dangerous|pg||
mb|p|nt|jwit: buy|pg||
nt|sharkirl: nice aggressive contract|pg||
nt|davidstern: Making 5 is my guess|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@s 10-15 6+@c or 5+@c and a 4card major|pg||
nt|gerben42: From LC site: However, if you are willing to have an adventure or two, I suggest that you don't "blindly" open 1NT on every 15-17 balanced hand.  For example, consider:|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: @H儕乕僪偱丄僽儘僢僋偟偨屻丄倂偐傜@D傪弌偟偰丄俤偑@D� 傪弌偝側偄偲偄偆偙偲偼偁傝偦偆偵側偄丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫偑僽儘僢僋偟偰丄倂偑俽儕乕僪偟偨偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|othered1: I might Micheals with the north hand if a gun to my head forced me to act|pg||
nt|sybarra: I dont michaels on 5/4s ...but to each thier own |pg||
nt|jwit: Michaels or double, either is better than 1H|pg||
nt|othered1: But lots of great players, including some of the world champion Italians, seem to make a living overcalling this type of hand.|pg||
nt|jwit: I don't mind overcalling light, but only with a good suit|pg||
nt|sybarra: dbl an option until pard leaps to sky in @D (mine always do) |pg||
nt|jwit: If partner jumps in diamonds, they should have at least a 5 card suit, and Kx is not the worst support.  I'm not saying I would double, I just strongly prefer it to 1H.  In fact I ...|pg||
nt|jwit: would pass.|pg||
nt|sybarra: there are green cards? |pg||
nt|othered1: 21 point game may be tough to beat with this lead|pg||
nt|sybarra: declaring looking how many times he can get hand |pg||
nt|jwit: Yes, probably would have taken Q of club lead to defeat.  tough to find|pg||
nt|othered1: Almost impossible to find|pg||
nt|jwit: Still, bad 1H overcall is what got them in this predicament|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2NT some kind of scramble|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Values in hearts - perfect!|pg||
nt|reisig: cleverly playing from wrong side|pg||
nt|robbg: Looks like a simple precision auction|pg||
nt|fabsayc: good splinter bid, now must accept partners decision|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|hanayama: 側偤偐丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: looks like 2 way stayman, rarely seen outside precision these days|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Bid your 5-card suit if you have one partner. I don't have one|pg||
nt|sybarra: 3 @C will be a disaster |pg||
nt|sybarra: can they scramble to 3 @D?  not sure here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Think for a while, then bid 3@C - shows doubt|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I don't think they will reach 3@C - but they might actually get to 3@H|pg||
nt|loganrun: if 3C gets doubled - they probably will|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@d asking for major|pg||
nt|fabsayc: looks like 2@C is non game forcing stayman, and zheng taking aggresive view|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@c was stayman|pg||
nt|hedyg: get @c lead from E as well|pg||
nt|robbg: clever play makes 5.|pg||
nt|reisig: but - since their shapes are mirrored ..no great harm|pg||
pc|h2|nt|timty: 偙傟偼帪娫偑偐偐傝偦偆|pg||
nt|vugraph191: i didnt see the 4@h |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Just kidding, that would be UI|pg||
nt|gerben42:  @S32  @HAKQJ10  @DAJ10 @C432.|pg||
nt|sybarra: and keeps them to game in @S|pg||
nt|bjacobs: We'll call that a successful diagnosis - if West had been able to bid 4@C, then East goes beserk|pg||
nt|robbg: two rounds of trump, strip clubs, @dA, and third trump|pg||
nt|gracelin1: a very descriptive 3H bid, if North's major suits are switched, they will reach 6C instead of going down in 3NT|pg||
pc|hK|nt|jwit: Nice false card by west|pg||
nt|davidstern: bingo|pg||
nt|davidstern: 2 important imps on the lead|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|hanayama: 尒偊傑偣傫丄慱偄偑丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: How are the rules in China regarding seating Qing? At the European Open Championships in Tenerife last summer women were ordered to sit East and South like here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So Guangdong by 2 before the last board of the match|pg||
nt|roswolf: and an imo dubious raise to game|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|fabsayc: you are brave david|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: if South had 9xxx @S.. 4 rounds of clubs is only defence to beat|pg||
nt|davidstern: Not realy - even on a heart lead why not rise pitch and lose 3 clubs to make|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I think they came to grips with the hand a bit better than the other room|pg||
pc|c5|nt|npcjpn: MOVIE偺僾儗僀宱夁傪尒傞偲丄@D僔僼僩偺傛偆側偺偩偑丅|pg||
nt|johnp: As E I would prefer 2@d as my first bid, and x next|pg||
nt|othered1: 3@S good spot; NS make at least 3@H|pg||
nt|sybarra: and opps to the rescue |pg||
nt|cuttysark: Ah, they got to 3@S, what a relief|pg||
nt|sybarra: -1? |pg||
nt|Walddk2: I don't agree with 3@S. It seems wrong to make a decision in front of partner|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes Bill, thats why i prefer it to 4@s. 3@s should be forcing here|pg||
pc|c4|nt|timty: 偳偪傜偑嶌傠偆偲偟偰丄偳偪傜偑僒僋儕僼傽@僀僗偟傛偆偲偟偰偄傞偺偐|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偆偱偡偐丄丄偝偰丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: who dared to order women to do anything?|pg||
nt|sybarra: zheng probably not happy |pg||
nt|Walddk2: She pretty much showed her hand already|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|qing: I'm actually not quite sure, but in the other room, the ladies are sitting E and S as well|pg||
nt|gracelin1: is that a universal rule applies to all mixed events?|pg||
nt|qing: often disaster is when both party took radical views...|pg||
nt|roswolf: very true qing|pg||
nt|fabsayc: the blocked hearts will cause this to fail even if declarer finds the diamonds|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Zheng needs a miracle here, but that won't happen|pg||
nt|gracelin1: time for S|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|nt|henryb: I was going to say that Szegedi bid very little opposite a partner who bid to the 3 level by himself|pg||
nt|johnp: agree|pg||
nt|henryb: I would have bid 2@h the first time, 3@h the second|pg||
nt|cuttysark: I back the defence to make their 5 winners|pg||
nt|sybarra: pretty difficult to collapse them (I think) |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Play finished in the closed room just now. We have one more after this|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Then a break for about 20 minutes before the second (and last) segment|pg||
pc|sK|nt|sybarra: close eyes and play for 2/2 @D?|pg||
nt|qing: basically he needs @C4-4 and @SA onside with something good in red suits now|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|cA|nt|davidstern: claim|pg||
nt|fabsayc: on heart lead i take finesse, since may have a spade loser|pg||
nt|davidstern: The promote would require North to win @C10|pg||
nt|sybarra: reverse the rounded suit holdings....|pg||
pc|c8|nt|hanayama: 僶儕儏乕僔儑僂僀儞僌側傫偱偟傚偆偑丄俁俫偵嫞傟傞丠|pg||
nt|hedyg: i never like NT with 2 uncovered suits|pg||
pc|c2|nt|jwit: Would have been a nice duck by South.  Force declarer to open up a black suit.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Major championships perhaps|pg||
nt|sybarra: in either hand |pg||
pc|s7|pg||
nt|nakatani: 傕偆儊乕僋妋掕偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|hedyg: next time:)|pg||
nt|robbg: 420...next|pg||
mc|10|nt|fabsayc: does not apply in north america|pg||
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qx|c8|st||md|2SQT65HKQ9632DCQJ7,SA4H54DQT973CKT52,SK9HJ87DK852CA843,SJ8732HATDAJ64C96|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S!|an|5+4|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d3|pc|h8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|h2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hQ|mc|11|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3SKT5HJ95DKJTCT964,SQ84HK8762D94CAJ3,SJ3HAT43DQ873C875,SA9762HQDA652CKQ2|sv|e|nt|npcjpn: 扤偵傕暘偐傜側偄傛偆側� 乕僪偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱偼@S僔僼僩偩偭偨偺偱偡偹丅偒偭偲丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 慇@嵶側僆乕僋僔儑儞偱丄俁俽偵僗僩僢僾偟偨偙偺仈俉偱偡偑丄忬嫷椙偔係儊僀僪偺傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 寈崘傪弌偟傑偟偨|pg||
nt|fabsayc: well cashed to save overtricks|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is the last board of the first segment. Thanks very much to our great operator in Taichang. Well done!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is the last board of this thrilling match. Thanks very much to our operator in Taichang. Well done!|pg||
nt|davidstern: 3@S e/w is OK|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Also thanks to my excellent co-commentators:  Martin Johnson, David Stern and Jin Zhou|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is the last board of the first segment. Thanks very much to our operator in Taichang. Well done again!|pg||
nt|sybarra: and an interesting push |pg||
nt|hedyg: This is the last board of the semi-finals. Thanks very much to our operator in Taichang. Well done again!|pg||
nt|roswolf: ah a possible roland slam!|pg||
mb|1H|nt|gracelin1: An exciting tied match|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 2@s偼@s偲� 僀僫乕偱偡偑丄偙偺儁傾偼2@H偼椉儊僕儍乕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 栚昗傪栚巜偟偰婃挘傞偺偑丄僽儕僢僕偲偄偆僎乕儉偱偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偄傗丄@C儕乕僪偱側偄偲俁儊僀僪丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Also thanks to my excellent co-commentators: Patrick Huang, Qing Yang, Martin Johnson and Geoffrey Wolfarth|pg||
nt|cuttysark: This looks dull|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Also thanks to our excellent commentators:  Liz McGowan, Shirley Ybarra, Bill Jacobs, Chris Hughes, Dave Wilthsire and Richie Reisig|pg||
nt|sybarra: ty roland |pg||
nt|gerben42: board 12 comparison also still missing|pg||
nt|hedyg: Also thanks to our excellent commentators:  Liz McGowan,David Burn,Ed Shapiro,Henry Bethe and Gerben Dirksen!|pg||
nt|gerben42: a minimum strong @C or 1NT?|pg||
nt|robbg: If east bids 2@h here, I am leaving...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is the last board of the match. Thanks very much to our operator in Taichang. Well done again!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Also thanks to my excellent fellow commentators: Patrick Huang and Martin Johnson |pg||
mb|1N!|nt|kokojp: @@俁D偼limit raise|pg||
nt|henryb: The Mexican 2@d.|pg||
nt|qing: so far I'd say the bridge at this table is quite impressive|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Finally thanks to the Chinese Contract Bridge Association for their support, and especially to Mr. Song Zhao who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Wiltshire, sorry|pg||
nt|fabsayc: too good|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They are already on the last board in the closed room|pg||
nt|hedyg: 3@h in EW|pg||
nt|gerben42: dont like big @Cs on 16 balanced|pg||
nt|sybarra: what a messy hand this is |pg||
mb|p|nt|hanayama: 忋庤偔僐� 儏僯働僀僔儑儞偑庢傟側偔偰晛捠側偙偲偩丄偲丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: � 幙傪朰傟偰偼偄偗傑偣傫丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偙傪婃挘偭偰嫃傞傫偩丄偦偙偑僎乕儉丄僆乕僋僔儑儞偺戠岉枴丄偲偄偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱傕丄偟偭偔傝偟側偄僆乕僋僔儑儞偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 媣偟傇傝偵IMP偑摦偒偦偆偵側偄僴儞僪丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偁丄俠偺怳傝崬傒偑偁傝傑偟偨偹丅丂@幐楃偟傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: ty roland|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: vulnerability and the @D holding would discourage West from competing further?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: plenty of room for shanghai to regain lead here, 3@S makeable|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Finally thanks to the Chinese Contract Bridge Association for their support, and especially to Mr. Song Zhao who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
nt|cuttysark: And it's so close!|pg||
nt|hedyg: Finally thanks to the Chinese Contract Bridge Association for their support, and especially to Mr. Song Zhao who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
nt|gerben42: looks like a phantom save|pg||
nt|hedyg: E will be thrilled if W bids @s|pg||
mb|2D!|nt|johnp: ?|pg||
nt|vugraph191: strange|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Cheers all|pg||
nt|gerben42: thanks Hedy!|pg||
nt|hedyg: the finals start tomorrow at 12:30 am New York, 6.30 Paris, 5:30 am London, 2:30 pm Sydney|pg||
nt|hedyg: 1@d alerted?|pg||
nt|gerben42: either 1@C = 16+ (17+balanced) or adapt and say 16+ bal. but 15+ unbalanced|pg||
mb|p|nt|timty: NS偼僲儞僶儖側偺偱4@S傪尵偭偨傜|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 傑偁丄倂偼僷僗偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|henryb: 18-20 balanced|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Play will resume at 12.30 Paris, 6:30 am New York, 11:30 am London, 8:30 pm Sydney, 6:30 pm Beijing with the first segment of the semi-finals. Hope you enjoyed the show and will be ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: back then   |pg||
nt|bridgeboy: still... 3@D should be defeated |pg||
nt|Walddk2: That's in 2 hours and 35 minutes|pg||
nt|davidstern: That is in 40 minutes time|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not quite David|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Which time zone are you in?|pg||
nt|davidstern: Then your Sydney time must be wrong as it is currently 5:50pm|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty Gerben:)|pg||
nt|henryb: The other room also reached 3@d cold for 4@h|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 12 board matches, 7 altogether before the quarter-finals|pg||
nt|Walddk2: One more match today after this|pg||
nt|hedyg: do they play dont?|pg||
nt|gerben42: apparently some kind of 2-suiter?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Finally thanks to the Chinese Contract Bridge Association for their support, and especially to Mr. Song Zhao who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
mb|4S|nt|othered1: Legit if it's Mexican (18-20 bal), not multi|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Finally thanks to the Chinese Contract Bridge Association for their support, and especially to Mr. Song Zhao who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
nt|fabsayc: yes excellent standard, but no surprise, china is a superpower in bridge|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes indeed and the score is close|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 8:30 pm Sydney is hardly in 40 minutes|pg||
nt|henryb: on board 12|pg||
nt|gerben42: so about to be flat|pg||
nt|qing: NS are quite aggressive as you can see, one bidding with 5-3-3-2 and one with 4-3-3-3|pg||
nt|hedyg: then 1@d would show @d and a higher suit|pg||
nt|hedyg: and E likes majors|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahalim: romex ?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Play will resume in about 23 minutes and 11 seconds with the second and last segment of the quarter-finals. Hope you enjoyed the show and will be back then   |pg||
nt|gerben42: 1 IMP|pg||
nt|gerben42: many things possible after 1@C strong|pg||
nt|gerben42: as many defenses as response schemes it seems|pg||
nt|hedyg: sure looks like "dont"|pg||
mb|p|nt|henryb: Indeed|pg||
nt|othered1: he has a play for this, though as cards like 2N may have been better|pg||
nt|henryb: 1@c would be a better contract|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Read again|pg||
nt|gerben42: this however...|pg||
nt|gerben42: make this to win!|pg||
nt|gerben42: or even go down 1|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, as long as she doens't go three down, she will win|pg||
nt|hedyg: this lead wont hurt|pg||
nt|sybarra: I like this agst 1 @C |pg||
nt|gerben42: maybe is Truscott: @D@H|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Sound overcall in a major??|pg||
nt|gerben42: some suggest crash: @D@H or @C@S|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes  also possible|pg||
nt|gerben42: 3@H is interesting|pg||
nt|sybarra: does the same work agst polish club?|pg||
nt|sybarra: or do you use same?|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 2@S偼僔儑乕僩僗乕僣僎乕儉僩儔僀偺奐巒丅|pg||
nt|jwit: Don't like 2NT at all with jx of spades, 3D seems like a more normal rebid|pg||
nt|davidstern: Sorry skipped lines 08:30 Sydney|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i didnt mean to imply they cant make 4s, just think it shouldnt be bid|pg||
nt|henryb: no, just need to avoid 2 down|pg||
nt|roswolf: the ladies in this match certainly like bidding|pg||
nt|robbg: Interesting 1@d response. I think south judged well. Many would reflexively respont 1NT with 8 HCP|pg||
nt|hedyg: great @s stopper!|pg||
pc|c4|nt|npcjpn: 偍偍両|pg||
nt|timty: 庛偄偲偒偵偼3@H偵栠偡|pg||
nt|npcjpn: LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH偱丄偙傟偑@D偺SSGT丅|pg||
nt|timty: @S儕乕僪偱僾僢僔儏偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|davidstern: Two finesses are both right here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Play will resume in about 23 minutes and 49 seconds with the last segment of the semi-finals. Hope you enjoyed the show and will be back then   |pg||
nt|loganrun: 6D on a non- club lead is interesting|pg||
nt|qing: both shapes aren't something one wld be proud of...|pg||
pc|cK|nt|timty: 尵偭偰偟傑偄傑偟偨偐|pg||
nt|roswolf: probably not the best decision by west|pg||
nt|dave_w: so the moral of this match is lead a club vs 6@D|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Noted|pg||
nt|gerben42: no she is 1 in front|pg||
nt|jian: even 2down they still win ?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: No - the weak NT part means you have to have a contructive option|pg||
nt|gerben42: no - Polish Club is usually a weak NT hand - must not get rid of constructive overcalls after that|pg||
nt|hedyg: depends on your agreements, but polish @c opening isnt necessarily a strong hand|pg||
nt|sybarra: ok |pg||
nt|sybarra: since we see little of polish cl. in US ...why asking |pg||
pc|cA|nt|npcjpn: @s� 僀僪傪憐掕偟偨偺偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
nt|hanayama: 係俫偺僎乕儉價僢僪偼崰崌偄偺偲偙傠偱偡丅丂@俋俫俠俹偱偡偑丄椙偄俇枃僗乕僣偲俇係俁侽� 偱偡偺偱丄|pg||
nt|nakatani: 傕偨傕偨偟偰偄傞偲偡偖偱偒偰偟傑偄傑偡偑丄偝偡偑両偺儕乕僪偱偡|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫偺俆丆俇枃栚偵� 俁揰偱丄� 偵� 侾揰偲傒偰丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Cards are favorable for 4@h to survive, though 3NT looks better, given the cards marked by west's double|pg||
nt|henryb: which he would play after opening 1@c|pg||
nt|gerben42: so can go 2 down - time to put your cokes on the side of Hebei |pg||
nt|hedyg: the lead helps|pg||
nt|bjacobs: This will just about tie up the low-scoring match|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The 5@C on board 12 gave Beijing 12 IMPs|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|timty: 5@h偺價僢僪偺僀儊乕僕偑堘偭偨偺偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 愭傎偳偐傜丄僲儞僶儖偺俽偺曄壔媴偑惉岟偟偰傑偡偹丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Very hard for west to avoid giving declarer the 9th trick in NT|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 2D might make with 4D 3H and 1C|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos |pg||
nt|qing: nothing could be made anyway, but 2@D isn't too bad|pg||
nt|davidstern: Need both finesses right|pg||
nt|gerben42: in fact you wont do very bad if you just treat a polish @C as natural 1@C|pg||
nt|hedyg: time to switch to @c|pg||
nt|gerben42: but it pays to think of some other auctions where you DO have @C|pg||
nt|hedyg: you mean to be able to bid 2@c naturally Gerben?|pg||
nt|hedyg: back to ghestem:))|pg||
nt|gerben42: yes|pg||
pc|s4|nt|hanayama: 俽偼丄偮偄偱偺俢� 偺僉儏乕價僢僪側係俢偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 傑偢傑偢偺僎乕儉偱偡偑丄@S偑嵟埆偺� 丅|pg||
pc|c3|nt|nakatani: 僨傿僼僃儞僗傕僗儁乕僪傪僾儗僀偡傞偲偡偖儊乕僋|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偳偪傜傕俽傪怗傝偨偔側偄揟� 偱偡丅丂@|pg||
nt|jian: almost the to congrats Shanghai city qualifying ?|pg||
nt|gerben42: note however that this score is not official|pg||
pc|cT|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丅偱傕僟� 乕傊偺僋僀僢僋僄儞僩儕乕偑側偄偺偱丄@D偺儔僼傿儞僌僼傿僱僗偑棙偄偰偄偰傕偱偒側偄偺偑斶偟偄丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Could have been defeated as you may recall|pg||
nt|gracelin1: yes, more or less expected|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|hanayama: 偟偽偟偺暯榓側係俫偱偡偹丅丂@傎偭偲丅|pg||
nt|gerben42: and you can put some strong hands in Pass also|pg||
pc|sA|nt|jian: the time I meant|pg||
nt|henryb: meant 3, bad fingers|pg||
pc|s2|nt|nakatani: 13俬俵俹偱偡偹丂@僗僐傾偑傑偨傂傜偒傑偟偨|pg||
nt|johnp: surprise:)|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes it may well - what i am lousy at predictions!|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|othered1: That's a choice of system, not judgment|pg||
nt|hedyg: making 10 tricks now|pg||
nt|bjacobs: So 8-8|pg||
nt|hedyg: had to switch to @c immediately after the 1st @h|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Biggest swing het|pg||
nt|cuttysark: yet|pg||
nt|gerben42: except for  11 dont expect much swings|pg||
pc|d2|nt|nakatani: 偳偪傜偑変枬偱偒傞偐丏丏|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: yes.. Shanghai team should win this at the last board :)|pg||
nt|gerben42: although we have not seen any possible misscorings, it IS possible there has been one|pg||
pc|d9|nt|sybarra: does he have alternative bid (S)?|pg||
pc|dA|nt|Walddk2: Thanks to all spectators for coming this afternoon/evening in China|pg||
nt|henryb: I guess restricted choice does not apply in China|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|henryb: No, judgment as to what systemic choices make sense|pg||
nt|henryb: down one is good bridge.|pg||
nt|ahalim: but making is better :))|pg||
nt|robbg: This should play better than the 3@s contract ns would have reached absent interference|pg||
pc|d7|nt|liujing: a little regret for Guangdong, Jian's team.|pg||
nt|jian: hehe|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It's 8 pm local time|pg||
nt|sybarra: I love this time zone is exactly 12 hrs. difference from me  (easy) :))|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And congratulations to Shirley on becoming one of our three new "yellows" :-))|pg||
nt|sybarra: ty very much :)|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Wow, well done Shirley!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This result would be a disaster at MP or BAM but flat at IMPs|pg||
nt|hedyg: ;))|pg||
nt|gracelin1: another 6 imps for Shanghai|pg||
nt|gracelin1: with trumps 2-2, even refusing the D finesse will see him home|pg||
pc|dK|nt|npcjpn: 埨慡側@D偑偁傞偺偱丅|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
pc|d8|nt|cuttysark: I'm impressed! :-)|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Whatever it means :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Nick Fahrer from Australia and Micahel Sun from China are the other two|pg||
nt|loganrun: Maiue jaune - sorry for the spelling|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偝偡偑側僨傿僼僃儞僗偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @dA偑俽偵偁傞偲傑偢偄偺偱丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: now South can picj a Club on 3rd S|pg||
nt|gracelin1: pitch|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|othered1: I liked the line until the low diamond|pg||
pc|s7|nt|hanayama: 僨傿僋儗傾儔乕偼丄慺捈偵丄俠係屄偺屻丄俽偐傜俶偺俽俲偵岦偗偰丄|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦偺屻@S俰傪庢傝偵峴偔偲丅|pg||
nt|gerben42: restricted choice: in the actual trump position if you drop an honor you should take the finesse against the other one|pg||
nt|hedyg: i do prefer to draw trumps|pg||
nt|gerben42: except if you know that your opponent will play the Queen more than 92% of the time from QJ|pg||
nt|henryb: but then you almost always win against stiff J|pg||
nt|henryb: bye all|pg||
nt|gerben42: yes to "always" play the same card from QJ is wrong also|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty all for joining! byeee|pg||
nt|othered1: Thanks everyone for coming.  Bye.|pg||
nt|fabsayc: probably pass over 3@S better if forcing|pg||
pc|s3|nt|ritong: maillot:)|pg||
nt|sybarra: honored and a littled scared also |pg||
nt|Walddk2: yellow jersey :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks everyone, bye for now|pg||
nt|sybarra: cu all @H|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Bye - CU soon|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Bye|pg||
nt|dave_w: bye all|pg||
nt|loganrun: good night all and well done Shirley|pg||
nt|sybarra: ty |pg||
pc|s9|pg||
nt|gracelin1: or no, no second entry to dummy|pg||
nt|gracelin1: so 6 imps to Guizhow|pg||
pc|hK|nt|gracelin1: so -1 for a push|pg||
pc|h2|nt|hanayama: 偒偭偲偦偆偣偞傞偲摼側偄偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|timty: 偙偺僴儞僪偼僟僂儞偱偡偹|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pg||
nt|jwit: Not crazy about this line of play.  In fact it will fail.|pg||
nt|jwit: Of course, contract was cold if diamonds were 4-2, but declarer should have been suspicious on bidding and defense|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|Walddk2: Well, 1 IMP away now|pg||
nt|qing: perhaps EW has no sound agreement on whether this double merely shows a balanced 22-24 or takeout|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed martin - e/w might have got 800|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s6|nt|Walddk2: Thanks everyone, see you in about 20 minutes. Bye for now|pg||
nt|gracelin1: bye all|pg||
nt|roswolf: bye all|pg||
nt|qing: bye|pg||
pc|d5|pc|sK|nt|jwit: Declarer still would have made if east had started with doubleton club|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傫両丂@偙偺僾儗僀偼丅丅|pg||
pc|hA|nt|davidstern: Sacrifice well found by N/S but not enough to win the match|pg||
nt|jian: thanks all , see you folks later|pg||
nt|bridgeboy: Thanks all|pg||
pc|c6|nt|npcjpn: 俉斣偼俤偑僎乕儉僩儔僀偟側偄偱4@S偲價僢僪偟丄@D儕乕僪偱侾僟僂儞丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks everyone, back in China in 3 hours|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Bye for now. I am off to Estonia|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Takes about 10 secs on BBO|pg||
mc|9|nt|othered1: NOw he hopes to get back to dummy with club to score heart en passant|pg||
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qx|c9|st||md|3SKT5HJ95DKJTCT964,SQ84HK8762D94CAJ3,SJ3HAT43DQ873C875,SA9762HQDA652CKQ2|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|s4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h9|pc|s8|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SKHQT92DJ2CKJT986,S2HJ864DA98653C53,SAJ9853HAK7DT74C2,SQT764H53DKQCAQ74|sv|b|nt|jwit: This hand should be a push.  Very lucky lie of the cards allows NS to take all the tricks.|pg||
nt|sybarra: could not be freindlier for declarer |pg||
nt|jwit: or at least 12|pg||
nt|fabsayc: good day everybody|pg||
nt|sybarra: good morning from Wash. DC |pg||
nt|Walddk2: The ladies are East and South|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos |pg||
nt|fabsayc: i always want to punish opponents|pg||
nt|roswolf: sound man!|pg||
nt|qing: if you think oppo aren't crazy enough to get into 7 card fits on 3 level, takeout is better, and pass is forcing so E can pass|pg||
nt|gerben42: and even there...|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph191: 2@d was 18-20 balanced|pg||
nt|qing: and W can double to collect the 800|pg||
nt|robbg: Hubei picked up a swing by overcalling *1@S* at fav. with AQJxxx, then gave it back by letting 4@h make by failing to lead @hAK|pg||
nt|gracelin1: Hi all|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good morning/afternoon/evening and welcome back to Taichang for the 3rd All-China Games. Day 3 of 6. Open/Ladies Teams now, 7 rounds of 12 boards; this is the 3rd|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|nt|imodefense: 傗偼傝丄倃|pg||
nt|hanayama: 侾俶僆乕僶乕僐乕儖丄倂偺儁僫儖僥傿僟僽儖偼晛捠偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偺俽傪僆乕僾儞偡傞偲偼憐掕奜丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 俤倂偺俆俠偼偄偄僒僋儕僼傽@僀僗偵側傝傑偡偹|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So who are the ladies, Patrick and Qing?|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 崱搙偼捖慖庤偺曄壔媴丅|pg||
nt|timty: 俀俆係俀偺14揰|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Your commentators are Patrick Huang, Taiwan, Martin Johnson, Canada, and David Stern, Australia. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
mb|1H|nt|timty: 偙傟偼僩儔儞僗僼傽@乕傪僷僗偡傞偐傕|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俶偺僟僽儖偼嘆@@c嘇@d嘇@S+@H嘋4@s+m嘍@c+@d偺俆捠傝丅偙偆偄偆偺偼柍帇偟偰懳張偡傞偵尷傝傑偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僶儖偺俀斣庤偱傕偁傝傑偡偟丄|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俶偼僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偺傛偆偵丄僟僽儖屻偺4@s偑晛捠偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|timty: 5@C偼2僟僂儞偱偡傒偦偆偱偡偑|pg||
nt|roswolf: can n/s find a playable spot on this one?|pg||
mb|p|nt|qing: East is the lady|pg||
nt|bjacobs: That's a very masculine 2@D opening|pg||
nt|hedyg: you have been peeking!!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hello Patrick|pg||
nt|gracelin1: Hi Roland|pg||
mb|2D|nt|npcjpn: 僷僗偟傑偟偨偹丅偱傕丄僷僗僩僴儞僪偱傕丄僎乕儉儖乕僘偺壜擻惈傕斲掕偱偒傑偣傫偑丅|pg||
nt|timty: 偦偆偱偡偹丅偱傕壜擻惈偼掅偄丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 2@d偵偼偳偆偟傑偡偐丠倂偼丅|pg||
nt|timty: 2@H偵偼嫮偡偓傞偲敾抐偟偨偺偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|nakatani: 侾僟僂儞偱偼丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @c僼傿僱僗偺僄儞僩儕乕偑栤戣偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|timty: 僟� 乕僄儞僩儕乕偑|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俶傕僨傿僼僃儞僗庤弴偑擸傑偟偄丅|pg||
nt|qing: Shi HJ is Shi Haojun who plays for chinese national team|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good morning/afternoon/evening and welcome back to Taichang for the 3rd All-China Games. Day 1 of 7. Quarter-finals of the Mixed Teams, last segment of 12 boards now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good morning/afternoon/evening and welcome back to Taichang for the 3rd All-China Games. Day 1 of 7. Semi-finals of the Mixed Teams, last segment of 12 boards now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Your commentators are Liz McGowan, Scotland, Gerben Dirksen, Netherlands, Hedy Grey, Switzerland, Henry Bethe and Ed Shapiro, USA. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Bad news for you. It has now been confirmed that the second half of this final will be cancelled due to local problems with the internet connection. Sorry for the inconvenience ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: caused|pg||
nt|cuttysark: West ignores his ropey hearts because he has lots of points and a 4333|pg||
nt|hedyg: i do prefer 3nt with 4 3 3 3|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: agree hedy |pg||
mb|3H|nt|npcjpn: 偦偆偱偡偐丠@S俆枃偺10揰偖傜偄偼丠|pg||
nt|imodefense: 俀夞傕倃偟偰僷僗偼偹偉丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俶偺侾俶俿偼@S俆枃埲忋偱丄侾儔僂儞僪僼僅乕僔儞僌丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @HA,@SA側傜娙扨丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We will be starting with boards 10-12 in this room; then comparisons from the closed room when we get to board 1|pg||
nt|roswolf: can south pass ?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos |pg||
nt|gracelin1: no|pg||
nt|qing: Wu SH is Wu Shaohong, and Ma ZW is Ma Zhiwei|pg||
nt|cuttysark: So a man can tell us what it means?|pg||
nt|sybarra: do tell bill|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Multi|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph191: 2@c was drury, 2@s was minimum|pg||
mb|3N|nt|nakatani: 俫� 丄俽� 側傜俀僟僂儞偱偡偹|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偄偒側傝俠偺僩儔儞僾儕乕僪偡傞偙偲傕偁傞偐傕丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: oh i think can, but wont with fit|pg||
nt|sybarra: "ropey"  great word Liz!|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: the beginning of the good news |pg||
nt|jwit: push with that lead.  another lead might have held declarer to 12 tricks|pg||
nt|bjacobs: 6-10 points 6-card suit|pg||
nt|bjacobs: oh well|pg||
nt|sybarra: or maybe 5 |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hello Liz, Shirley, Bill and Chris|pg||
nt|sybarra: bet 2 @C was stayman?|pg||
mb|p|nt|timty: 愭傎偳偐傜尒偰偄傞偲僎乕儉偑弌棃偦偆側庤偼僆乕僾儞偟偰偄傞偺偱偼|pg||
nt|imodefense: 柺敀偄婃挘傝曽傪偟傑偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 倂丄婃挘傝傑偟偨偹丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: i would agree but they will get too high now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Stadium in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 12.30 pm local time now|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 3C must be forcing or how can North bid a 4-card suit |pg||
nt|fabsayc: how can she?! anyway|pg||
nt|qing: this game is part of a larger game which is like olympic, competed by different provinces on various sports|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Your commentators are Martin Johnson, Canada, and David Stern, Australia. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
nt|davidstern: Welcome all|pg||
nt|cuttysark: 5-cards unusual Vul, particularly with 3 hearts on the side|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, everyone!|pg||
nt|gerben42: good afternoon / evening / night / morning |pg||
nt|cuttysark: Good afternoon|pg||
nt|gerben42: Precision is the most common system in China|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Also welcome to David Burn from England|pg||
nt|dburn: Hello|pg||
nt|gerben42: so we might have an auction in that context here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos |pg||
nt|robbg: reverse that, that was Zhejiang|pg||
mb|p|nt|hanayama: 偦偆偱偡偹丅丂@偦偙偱俀俫側傫偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 800揰偱偡偹丅憃曽僶儖側偺偱丄5IMP丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俀俫僆乕僾儞偼椉儊僕儍乕偺係� 仌係� 偱偟偨偐丅|pg||
nt|timty: 偦偆偱偡偹|pg||
nt|roswolf: true - a bit too early in the morning for me -5.30am uk|pg||
nt|gerben42: I don't know what 3@C was asking for but I'm pretty sure South didn't have it|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Arena in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 8.20 pm local time now|pg||
nt|fabsayc: double of 2@S i suppose was support double|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So out next broadcast will be in 4 hours and 40 minutes: Round 1 of the Open/Ladies Teams|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos|pg||
pc|s8|nt|timty: @S偺僼傿僢僩傕7枃偩傠偆偟|pg||
nt|timty: 婃挘傝傑偡偹|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僆乕僾僯儞僌儕乕僪偼偳傟丠|pg||
nt|jwit: declarer worried that guess on this trick may be critical, but in fact, can|pg||
nt|jwit: can't go wrong|pg||
nt|robbg: I am sure it was stayman|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 3NT maybe ok if defenders do not find an early Heart lead|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We will be starting with boards 10-12 in this room; then comparisons from the closed room when we get to board 1 |pg||
nt|gracelin1: Spade lead will cause no damage, one overtrick expected|pg||
pc|sA|nt|imodefense: 偩偄傇妝側儕乕僪丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: gm Roland |pg||
nt|hedyg: hello everybody:))|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Interesting in the club suit there|pg||
pc|s4|nt|npcjpn: 妋偐偵儔僀僩僆乕僾儞僗� 僀儖偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|gerben42: this is clearly too high, even with @C solved it's down|pg||
nt|hedyg: he has a doubleton in @c |pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|johnp: and 1@s opening was probably made for the lead|pg||
nt|henryb: as previously mentioned. Down 1 is good bridge|pg||
nt|henryb: which he is unlikely to achieve|pg||
nt|henryb: down 2 is more likely|pg||
nt|fabsayc: some are asking if support doubles extend this high, answer yes for some people|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes they would for me too|pg||
nt|hedyg: you all agree with @c to !q?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I think so|pg||
nt|bjacobs: It seems to cater for stiff jack with North|pg||
nt|gerben42: why not to 10?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Think I would play @C10 but Q could be right|pg||
nt|hedyg: i tend to think they gave me 10@c for a reason|pg||
pc|d3|nt|hanayama: 俽� 偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦傟偼侾僟僂儞偱嵪傓偐傕丅|pg||
nt|qing: so in china it seems that the idea "bridge is sports" is more accepted|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hello David|pg||
pc|d6|nt|nakatani: 僨傿僋儗傾儔乕偺惗棟揑� 媮偵傛傝偟偽傜偔媥宔偱偡|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫� 偱偟偨丅丂@俿俀偱偼丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @H傪懕偗偨偄偑丏丏丏丏|pg||
nt|nakatani: 崱栠傝傑偟偨|pg||
nt|hanayama: 丅丅丅� 惉丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俠儕乕僪偡傞傛偆側婥傕偟傑偡偑丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @SA偼儔僼偝傟偰傕懝傪偟側偦偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: the defenders need to play a 3rd round D at some stage to beat it|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes|pg||
nt|loganrun: Hi to all|pg||
nt|qing: actually I think it's the Men/women teams, perhaps these events are gender specific?|pg||
pc|d7|nt|robbg: 3@c is probably a specialized response|pg||
pc|dJ|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@棤偼俀DX偱play偟偰傑偡偹|pg||
pc|s7|nt|fabsayc: interesting defense problem, repeated diamond leads will kill this contract|pg||
nt|qing: the format of this event is a swiss cut the field from some 14 teams to 8 teams, and then 4 segments of 12 board quarterfinal|pg||
nt|sybarra: welcome Chris |pg||
pc|s3|nt|ahalim: there might be something wrong, no comparisons since brd 5|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We will be starting with boards 10-12 in this room; then comparisons from the closed room when we get to board 1|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|hanayama: 侾俶偐傜偺僄僗働乕僾偵懳墳偡傞偺偼丄� 摉偵僷乕僩僫乕僔僢僾偑梫傝傑偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫傗俢偺偟偭傐偑僨傿僗僇乕僪偝傟偰傕丄栤戣柍偟偱偟傚偆偐傜丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good morning to Henry Bethe from USA|pg||
nt|henryb: good morning all|pg||
nt|gerben42: and why is the doubleton in @C good?|pg||
nt|hedyg: 3@c surely was a long suit gametry|pg||
nt|othered1: Hard to stay out of 12-12 HCP games, even when there aren't many aces and kings.|pg||
nt|hedyg: pd opened 1@d so he sees doublefit|pg||
nt|gerben42: was so easy staying out of this one, either north or south needs to realize they have an 11-12 balanced hand|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We will be starting with boards 10-12 in this room; then comparisons from the closed room when we get to board 1|pg||
nt|gerben42: but stiff jack means you lose a trick to 98 later|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 儔僼偟偰儘乕@d側傜侾僟僂儞偐丅|pg||
nt|gerben42: 1@D was art.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Listed as Open/Ladies in the mail I got from the organisers|pg||
nt|robbg: 1NT is probably 8-13 and bids 2NT and above probably show top of range and patterns.|pg||
pc|dA|nt|gracelin1: South's bidding of 3d and 4C probably denied a 5th Spade.  |pg||
nt|qing: oh I am sorry only 2 segments of  12 boards each|pg||
nt|gracelin1: it's a surprise that the Beijing team with Gu Ling and Fu-chong did not qualify|pg||
pc|dT|nt|roswolf: well done|pg||
nt|gracelin1: the fate is sealed|pg||
nt|qing: Shanghai and Guangdong finished 4th and 8th in the swiss stage|pg||
nt|fabsayc: ruff in short hand and finesse club to retain some control|pg||
nt|gracelin1: and none of the top 3 teams wanted to pick the 8th Guangdon team as their QF opponent|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I suspect that the majority of our viewers outside China haven't heard about Taichang. How large is the city?|pg||
nt|qing: this probably says something about why this match is picked for vugraph! :-)|pg||
nt|loganrun: Mixed team both on show here and in the commentary team|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Stadium in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 6.37 pm local time now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hope it's an indoor arena :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome to Martin Johnson|pg||
pc|h2|nt|nakatani: 偳偪傜偐偑儕乕僪傪峀偘巒傔傞偲偦偆偼偝偣偠偲憡庤偵枴曽偟偰偄傞傛偆側丏丏丏|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, 1@d might not have said a whole lot about diamonds|pg||
nt|gerben42: showing @D or 11-12 balanced|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
nt|cuttysark: If East had @DQ and there was play would we be so critical?|pg||
nt|hedyg: 3@c doesnt ask if he is minimum or not, just whether he can solve the problem in @c|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The ladies at this table are sitting East and South, which is pretty normal, at least in WBF and EBL events|pg||
nt|dburn: even so, an opening bid facing an opening bid is supposed to make a game|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They need to play the last 2 boards in 10 minutes for Liz and Gerben to make it|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Playing Q would not be berilliant if N has stiff K|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hurry up guys|pg||
nt|gracelin1: don't see why take SA, the entry for HA later|pg||
pc|dK|nt|timty: 偙傟偼棊偪偨偐傕|pg||
nt|roswolf: so guangdong are the favourites?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: Taichang is a city in the province of Kian-Su, near the famous lake|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Yes, but low to the queen is definitely the right play for 3 tricks|pg||
pc|d9|nt|qing: I'd be honest with you, taichang is within 100 miles from my hometown|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The photo on the web site tells us that it is|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos |pg||
nt|gerben42: was bound to go wrong - 10000 km in so few times|pg||
nt|sybarra: we love them,  but we could suvive one board by they make their journey |pg||
pc|h5|nt|hanayama: 偆偆丅|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Odd return from South|pg||
nt|bjacobs: If you lose to stiff ace, you will lead low to the 10 next|pg||
nt|gerben42: correct for 3 tricks yes|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Am I  a bird? Am I a plane? Should I leave now?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: And 3 tricks is what declarer needs: 3+2+2+2=9|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
nt|timty: 捖慖庤偺俉偑|pg||
nt|timty: 戝忎晇偱偡偹|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偼摨偠揥奐偱丄俤偑2@d偵僟僽儖偟傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俤偼侾俠僆乕僾儞偡傞曽偑丄側偵偐偲傛偐偭偨偐傕偟傟傑偣傫丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 旝柇側僴儞僪偼丄僆乕僾儞偣傛丄偱偡偐傜丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俀� 偁傞偟丄抪偢偐偟偔側偄僴儞僪偲傕偄偊傑偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @D俻偑� 僀僫乕偵偁傟偽丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: @HQ偺娫堘偄丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But you may very well be right Qing|pg||
pc|d8|nt|qing: but i have not heard of it previously :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: What an honest man|pg||
nt|gracelin1: don't thk Guangdon is the favorite.  Shanghai has the dtrongest male players among all teams|pg||
nt|roswolf: there are some left roland!|pg||
nt|gracelin1: strongest|pg||
nt|gracelin1: why not another D?|pg||
nt|qing: that is absolutely true, all 3 male players in shanghai play for china|pg||
nt|qing: and the female players are quite strong and well known too, I thk|pg||
nt|gracelin1: yes, but probably Che-Kiang has the strongest female players here|pg||
pc|s6|nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos |pg||
nt|fabsayc: hi patrick, roland, spectators|pg||
pc|h6|nt|Walddk2: We will be starting with boards 10-12 in this room; then comparisons from the closed room when we get to board 1|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|sybarra: yes actully a  @C return might not have been as pleasant decl. |pg||
nt|bjacobs: Are we stuck?|pg||
nt|dburn: so either North and South both had opening bids, in which case they should be in game|pg||
pc|d5|nt|timty: 2僟僂儞偱偡偹|pg||
pc|c4|nt|npcjpn: 俀僟僂儞偱偡偹丅晛捠偵丅3IMP嵎偑峀偑傝傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Declarer can play low here and claim|pg||
pc|h7|nt|gerben42: that was only true when an opening at the 1-level showed a real opening bid|pg||
nt|othered1: Today's style seems to be open "any 11," so maybe responder needs a bit more.|pg||
nt|dburn: or neither of them did, in which case they should have passed the hand out|pg||
nt|cuttysark: I'm confident I would be in this game with any partner. Gone down before|pg||
nt|Walddk2: How come we have 230 specs for Chinese and only 120 here. Quality of the commentary? :-)|pg||
nt|henryb: or fourth hand did and partner should not push too hard|pg||
nt|hedyg: you would be down with me Liz:)) cause i would be there too|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
nt|nakatani: 3俬俵俹儕乕僪偑峀偑偭偨傛偆偱偡|pg||
nt|qing: yes I agree, huochetou also has strong female players, Sun Ming and Wang Jian both play for them and they have represented china|pg||
nt|gracelin1: Hello Martin|pg||
pc|d4|nt|bjacobs: even if hearts were 4-2|pg||
pc|h3|nt|vugraph191: they play very slw|pg||
pc|hT|nt|hanayama: 俶偺俀俢偵僟僽儖偼丄儁僫儖僥傿偺採埬側偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Another dull flat board.....|pg||
nt|gerben42: the Chinese outnumber everyone everywhere all the time :)|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦偆丄旝柇側僴儞僪丅丂@僷僗傕埆偔側偄丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 擲傝傑偡偹丅|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Sorry, ignore my nonsense|pg||
nt|hedyg: sorry Roland:(( we just arent good enough|pg||
nt|qing: the 8 events are part of a larger national sports game of some sort, competed by provinces and associations|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h4|pc|sT|nt|cuttysark: OK - I like to ignore all my Mixed partners|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|Walddk2: =)??い� !|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 半决赛前12副牌,河北/石化 20 : 5 上海;  陕西 41.33 : 11 云南    as if we didn't know the score is 20:5|pg||
nt|gerben42: so tell me what the 41.33 is doing there|pg||
nt|gracelin1: anyway, making 3NT is a good start for the underdoh Guizhow team|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|hQ|pc|c2|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c7|nt|gracelin1: I personally will predict Shanghai and Che-Kiang in the final if they are in different brackets|pg||
nt|qing: but keep in mind that bridge is not exactly the sum of two players, and none of the mixed partnership can be called regular|pg||
pc|c5|nt|hanayama: 侾俠僆乕僾儞偱偡偐傜丄俢僗乕僣偼丄偦偙偦偙偺俁枃偱儁僫儖僥傿偺採埬偑弌棃偦偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|henryb: They are laying board 6. |pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SKHQT92DJ2CKJT986,S2HJ864DA98653C53,SAJ9853HAK7DT74C2,SQT764H53DKQCAQ74|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d8|pc|h7|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d9|pc|hA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|c9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pc|dA|pg||
pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SHAQ2DQT9764CK975,S652H83DAJ5CT8632,SAKQ843HT94DK82C4,SJT97HKJ765D3CAQJ|sv|o|nt|npcjpn: 巆傝係� 乕僪偱俀俆揰丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 3@H儊僀僪偱偼丄弅傑傝偦偆偵側偄丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The ladies at this table are East and South|pg||
nt|cuttysark: You meant claim one down, of course|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But that's useful info and spactators appreciate that|pg||
nt|henryb: In 1989 the US women gained about 20 swings of 5-7 imps by staying low on pushy games, lost about 5|pg||
nt|qing: perhaps this follows the gender specific rules like other sports|pg||
nt|roswolf: whoa e/w in the other room got way too high|pg||
nt|gerben42: okay so well done after all :)|pg||
nt|robbg: I guess that west showed 11-13 and 4-4 in the minors|pg||
mb|1C|nt|vugraph191: @H|pg||
nt|othered1: If west acts, lots of spades are in his future|pg||
nt|jwit: Major suit takeout now|pg||
mb|p|nt|timty: 嵞傃侾係揰偺侾NT僆乕僾儞|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@偄傠偄傠偁傞偗傟偳僗僐傾偼愙嬤愴|pg||
nt|imodefense: 俁枃偵懳偟偰懳峈僴儞僪偑俁枃側傜婌傫偱僷僗丄俀枃偩偲僷僗偼擄偟偄偦偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僲儞僶儖偼� 僯俶俿偺傛偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱偡偹丅倂偼俀枃俢偱偡偐傜丄俀俫僥僀僋傾僂僩傕峫偊傑偡偹丅丂@|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僾儗僀偟偨曽偑懝偟偦偆側僴儞僪丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偺寢壥傪尒傞尷傝捛偄偮偔偺偼嬯偟偦偆偱偡|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦偺傛偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: this hand may generate some action|pg||
nt|robbg: Kinky 1NT. Might work...|pg||
mb|1H|nt|fabsayc: are they playing precision or standard?|pg||
nt|hedyg: that was a longgggg time ago!|pg||
nt|roswolf: ahh the lady punted the slam!|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Indeed|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Another imp changes hands...|pg||
nt|gerben42: no 2@H?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Can't see why not - live a little|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 俀俉斣偼弅傑傝傛偆偑側偔丄俀俋斣偱4@H侾僟僂儞偱傕丄俇揰偖傜偄偟偐丅|pg||
nt|gerben42: 6@H, no 4-card @S, no two 1st round controls|pg||
nt|hedyg: will E bid?|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes!|pg||
nt|othered1: Will this keep EW out of their @S fit?|pg||
mb|1N|nt|npcjpn: 2@H偼@H偩偗丅|pg||
nt|henryb: It is, after all, only 83 minutes since they started this set.|pg||
nt|roswolf: do we know the basic systems in use?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: 3N by West is on|pg||
nt|qing: probably natural, maybe you'll see a 1NT opening with prec?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: agree, and Shi is never a Precision player|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The Rabbi would make 6@C now|pg||
nt|qing: 6@C isn't that bad if @SK is not offside or trumps do not break 5-0|pg||
nt|fabsayc: chance for hebei to close the gap by stopping at 4@S, although 6@C is actually a fair contract without the horrid break|pg||
nt|qing: on a good day you make 7@C but this is only a good day for opponents|pg||
nt|roswolf: west should bid 4 or even 5 @C surely|pg||
nt|hedyg: lousy @hs!|pg||
nt|sybarra: this is the no transfer over weak nt |pg||
mb|p|nt|timty: 2@C偼@D傪帵偟偰偄傞|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 2@C偼@D傊偺僩儔儞僗僼傽@乕偱偡偐丠|pg||
nt|nakatani: 傑偨僗傿儞僌偵側傝偦偆側僴儞僪偱偡o儖僱儔價傿儕僥傿傕傄偭偨偟|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽丄倂偼丄僼傿僢僩偡傞偲儚僋儚僋偡傞僴儞僪偱偡偑丄尰幚偼丄僶僢僪僽儗僀僋側俉枃僼傿僢僩丅丅丅偝偰丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偱偼俁侽斣丄俇俫傪僾儗僀偟偰偄傑偡丅帠偺師戞偱偼偁傞偄偼丏丏丏|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俁侽斣偵僗儔儉傪梡堄偡傞偲偼丄側偐側偐丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 偐側傝敄偄僗儔儉側偺偱偡偑|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僼傿僱僗偼傒傫側偒偄偰偄傑偡|pg||
nt|roswolf: what to bid now ?|pg||
nt|gracelin1: how can West know that his H8 is a stopper|pg||
nt|davidstern: I assume that this is like WBF tournaments where Ladies have to sit in the same seat at all tables|pg||
nt|Walddk2: and EBL too|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1@C Precision, 16+, 1@D 0-7|pg||
nt|davidstern: Not so in Australia for some reason I havent worked out|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1NT 16-18 balanced|pg||
nt|davidstern: North likely thinking about going back to spades|pg||
mb|p|nt|gerben42: hehe now they just push all them?|pg||
nt|henryb: feels like yesterfay to me|pg||
nt|hedyg: like 1nt?|pg||
nt|qing: and usually there are always more good days for oppo than for you|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 6@S down also but could make, south has to return a club|pg||
nt|hedyg: an outside A and K|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 2@H僟僽儖僪偼偳偆側傞偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俤偼儁僫儖僥傿僷僗側傫偱偟傚偆偹丅偝偡偑偵丅|pg||
nt|jwit: down 1|pg||
nt|othered1: Makable 5@d NS.  At least won't be a 2-way game swing|pg||
nt|davidstern: I dont think he should however|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 41.33 is the new Chinese record, 400 meters hurdles, Gerben|pg||
nt|gerben42: 2@H = no transfer!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: All very normal|pg||
pc|s7|nt|timty: 偱傕丄棊偪偰偄傞傛偆側偺偱|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱傕棊偪偰偟傑偭偨傛偆偱丄偙傟偱媡揮偺朷傒偼傕偆偁傝傑偣傫偹丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome back to Martin Johnson|pg||
nt|davidstern: Well done - a nice spor|pg||
nt|davidstern: But a not nice lead tho|pg||
nt|fabsayc: rehi|pg||
nt|sybarra: mere mortals may not |pg||
nt|gerben42: and lose by the 50 IMPs |pg||
nt|roswolf: at least they are trying to use some science in this room!|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Very old fashioned :)|pg||
nt|gerben42: which is a good method after weak NT|pg||
nt|gerben42: not old fashioned Bill - postmodern maybe|pg||
nt|gerben42: it's coming back|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Really?|pg||
nt|hedyg: and many coming back to it|pg||
nt|gerben42: me for example :)|pg||
nt|robbg: I like 3M as preemptive over weak NT|pg||
nt|robbg: Probably would have worked here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And so is the spade lead|pg||
nt|fabsayc: lots of points but no certain 7 tricks|pg||
pc|s3|nt|timty: 弌棃偰偟傑偆偐傕|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|timty: 俀NT偼儗乕儀儞僝乕儖偱偡偐|pg||
nt|timty: @h偺僗僩僢僷乕傪帵偟偰偄傑偡偹|pg||
nt|imodefense: 3@S偼偳傟偔傜偄傪婜懸偟偰偄傞偺偱偟傚偆丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 椙偄僔儞僌儖儗僀僘乮俉� 亅侾侾揰乯偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@S偑傕偭偲嫮偗傟偽2NT偼CUE偵側傞偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偁偲偼丄偙偺僆乕僋僔儑儞偱僉儏乕價僢僩偺庤抜偑偁傞偐偳偆偐丠|pg||
nt|imodefense: 2NT偁傞偄偼3@C?偁偨傝偑僉儏乕價僢僩偲寛傔偰偄傞偐偳偆偐丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: � 僯侾俶偐傜偺旝柇側僎乕儉價僢僪丄僩儔僀偼丄偄偮傕擄偟偔側傝傑偡偹丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@俀HX偑憡応傒偨偄側僴儞僪偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 侾僟僂儞傪梊憐偟傑偡丅丂@|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僨傿僼僃儞僗懁偑俇偮庢傞偺偼戝曄偦偆丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Well, maybe they will if they get that high|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They don't really have the entries to take all the finesses they need|pg||
nt|cuttysark: And they don't really have the values for slam, so speculation is academic|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 请转告CCBA:可不可以进行交叉转播呢,我们还想知道陕西对云南的比赛.THANKS!     I just got, somebody please help|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Verrrry interesting|pg||
nt|Walddk2: YOu see, they get plenty of useful info in the other room|pg||
nt|gerben42: the were winning before|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Oh, so I have to erase that rude comment I had just typed|pg||
nt|sybarra: only over weak nt? or?|pg||
nt|gerben42: only over weak NT|pg||
nt|hedyg: only over weak|pg||
nt|bjacobs: And the reasoning?|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|timty: 弌棃偦偆側婥偑偟傑偡偑|pg||
pc|sT|nt|imodefense: 偱偒偦偆偱偡偹丅偁偲偼丄@S師戞丠|pg||
nt|timty: 偦偆偱偡偹|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偱偼俤偺俁俶俿偱丄@d儕乕僪偺屻丄@s傪奜偟偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: tough hand to play and defend, but declarer might prevail|pg||
nt|loganrun: Chinese commentary in the room Roland|pg||
nt|gerben42: thanks Roland|pg||
nt|othered1: IN posssible with singleton spade and might be almost necessary in their system, no?|pg||
nt|gerben42: 1NT = I don't have a good bid for my hand in my system so I lie|pg||
nt|othered1: I f diamond lead, may well pick up the @C|pg||
nt|gracelin1: North's pass of 1NT is a winning decision.  Many will raise to 2NT|pg||
pc|s2|nt|kokojp: @@偪傃偵偼@H8偱偡偐偹|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Other room Chris|pg||
nt|cuttysark: East showing some sort of minor hand with a singelton heart|pg||
nt|sybarra: precision opening, but I am surprised at the developments |pg||
nt|Walddk2: So if Chinese is your specialty, feel free to go there and commentate :-)|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Suspect 4NT is to play|pg||
nt|sybarra: and may see that as the spot |pg||
nt|Walddk2: The spectator asked for the match XinXi against YunNan|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I should have known, silly me|pg||
nt|sybarra: I suspect it is east deciding what to bid |pg||
nt|reisig: Lucky Roland ..surrounded by lovely ladies!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: In the first two sets today we saw that they haven't adoptes the Brazilian way of playing|pg||
nt|sybarra: bill is here also |pg||
nt|bjacobs: I'm in drag|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Speed-wise I mean|pg||
nt|reisig: Sorry Bill:)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Chris is also a man I believe|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Really - what have you to say to that Christina?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is a mixed team, just like the players|pg||
nt|cuttysark: We are playing Mixed Doubles|pg||
nt|loganrun: many would question that at times - thanks Bill you are one obviously|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Anyway, is Wang left in the dark here?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Any clues on 2NT or 3@D?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1NT  8-11, GF     2NT relay|pg||
nt|sybarra: crashing or thinking? |pg||
nt|Walddk2: And then I know no more|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Perhaps nor do they|pg||
nt|reisig: I'd guess 3@d showed 4 @hs|pg||
nt|gerben42: however 1@D 1@S 2@C sounds reasonable|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|cuttysark: My partners always transfer to spades|pg||
nt|gerben42: mine too Liz|pg||
nt|hedyg: 1NT i dont have a decent rebid when pd bids 1@s on my opening|pg||
nt|gerben42: he prefers a Texas transfer|pg||
nt|hedyg: once he knows AK@D and AQ@s..|pg||
pc|s5|nt|sybarra: isnt he -2?|pg||
nt|jwit: Yes 5D makes, but have to guess both trumps and clubs correctly|pg||
nt|sybarra: in 4 sorry, only -1 |pg||
nt|othered1: Would you put the east hand down as dummy in 3N?|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes declarer has a few options in the play|pg||
nt|Walddk2: What's 4@H then? Splinter for what?|pg||
nt|qing: sometimes destiny is written on the wall regardless you use science or not!|pg||
nt|roswolf: well that at least has some chance|pg||
pc|h2|nt|hanayama: 俽� 丄俫� 俰俉丄俠� 丄丄丂@俆屄偐丅|pg||
nt|ahalim: 3@S seems to be Smolen, but still it's strange to pass 3NT|pg||
nt|reisig: Possible slam|pg||
nt|cuttysark: People no longer used to it?|pg||
pc|h9|nt|npcjpn: 戙偑堦偮忋偑偭偰偄傞偟丄僫� 儏儔儖側僉儏乕價僢僪偑側偄偟丅僆億乕僱儞僩偑嫮偄偲偒偼岠壥揑偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 擄偟偄偱偡丅4枃偺僒億乕僩偱僷僗偼傕偭偨偄側偄偟丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: he still need to guess well|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No matter what, they landed on their feet, and they probably knew what was going on all along|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Good morning Richie! We did the slam bit already|pg||
nt|reisig: Little choice in the play|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Very high standard of bridge in China, women as well as men|pg||
nt|reisig: GM Liz:)|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Looking forward to trick 2|pg||
nt|reisig: @c ace|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, East has shown spades and stopped North from leading them|pg||
nt|fabsayc: on heart lead decline spade hook to take pitch|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|qing: Shi can see 3 more defensive tricks but hard to see a 5th|pg||
nt|davidstern: I wonder why West elected to lead a spade rather than a lub|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
nt|geller: TAJIMA|pg||
nt|roswolf: the practical problem is that declarer may well play for the @H Q to be onside|pg||
nt|davidstern: @C|pg||
pc|h5|nt|hanayama: 俽僄僗� 僽儕僢僔儏偡傞偟丄僨傿僼僃儞僗偺僩儕僢僋偑柍偄偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俠偺晹暘偑丄彑晧強偱偡偑丅|pg||
nt|timty: @SA丄@S儔僼丄@C偲偡傟偽僨傿僋儗傾儔乕偼偳偆偡傞偐|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俽� 丄俽儔僼丄俠俻仺俲丄俠仺俫俋丄俫俰偺揥奐丅丂@|pg||
nt|jwit: Not very well played by declarer.  Should have started setting up hearts earlier|pg||
nt|gerben42: 1. give opponents less room to come in|pg||
nt|sybarra: probably one reason is the "long suited" hands knows where it should play |pg||
nt|hedyg: there is no reason for the NT hand to play! he isnt strong and you remove opps X over 2@d or 2@h|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|imodefense: 偱偒偦偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|davidstern: Hearts will be finessable after cashing the ace|pg||
nt|henryb: I think 41.33 would be a new world record in the 400 meters let alone hurdles|pg||
pc|h3|nt|imodefense: @D傪彑偰傞偑丄偁傞堄枴偱僗儘乕僀儞偝傟偰偄傑偡丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: South偼崟偄僗乕僣偺偳偪傜偐傪曉偟傑偡偑丄@C偼尦乆僼傿僱僗偑偒偰偄傞偺偱旐奞偑彮側偄丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: north should start a trump echo|pg||
nt|gerben42: 2. no need for NT hand to play it|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|davidstern: In fact will need to finesse for 7 tricks|pg||
nt|fabsayc: inferences tha north-south dont have majors perhaps?|pg||
nt|davidstern: No inference if a precision auction|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Stadium in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 2.30 pm Tuesday local time now|pg||
nt|gerben42: Hedy: 2@C is a decent rebid :)|pg||
nt|fabsayc: but didnt|pg||
pc|s6|nt|henryb: Do I have a choice? Partner bid NT first|pg||
nt|bjacobs: close|pg||
pc|sA|nt|hanayama: 偙偺僨傿乕儖偺傛偆偵丄旝柇側帪偵偼丄僉儕偺椙偄僎乕儉價僢僪傪偟偪傖偆丄側傫偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偨偩丄僷乕僩僫乕偑嫮偄偲偒偺旝柇側價僢僪偑擄偟偄丅|pg||
nt|davidstern: Regrettably I have to reboot my computer and will be back in a few minutes|pg||
pc|s8|nt|npcjpn: 僄儞僩儕乕偵栤戣偑偁傞偺偱偡偑丄N偺僆乕僶乕僐乕儖偐傜@sK偖傜偄偼婜懸偟偦偆丅|pg||
nt|othered1: But the club K will ruff out, so he luckily hasn't lost anything.|pg||
nt|dburn: so perhaps the methods have not worked out so badly|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h6|nt|bjacobs: But declarer is perhaps ensuring that @CQ is an entry for those major suit tricks|pg||
nt|reisig: was the Jack closer to the thumb?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Pulled 5th from the left instead of 6th|pg||
pc|c2|nt|loganrun: only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades Bill|pg||
nt|bjacobs: But I think the real reason for transfers is not really related to points 1 and 2 : it relates to giving responder the opportunity to bid out a 2 suiter|pg||
nt|gerben42: 3. transfers dont tell you about 5 - 3 fit, and my method keeps you low in case of 5-2|pg||
pc|hK|nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 姩椙偔寛抐丄偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偙偺傛偆側傗傗峴偒夁偓偼丄巇曽側偄偲偟偰丄係俽偱傛偟丄偲偟傑偡丅|pg||
nt|qing: Shi wasn't sure who has the @HQ but he certainly doesn't want to lose the legitimate chance of defeating it if E holds @DQ|pg||
nt|gerben42: Henry that tells you how hot the Chinese are for the Olympics in 2008|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|geller: TAJIMA偼俀俇俬俵俹彑偪墇偟偰偄傑偡偑丄嵟屻偺� 乕僪偱僒僂僗乮惔悈慖庤乯偼偱偒傞傋偒乮偩傠偆乯俇@h傪僟僂儞偟傑偟偨|pg||
nt|ahalim: 4@H|pg||
nt|gracelin1: can't go wrong now|pg||
nt|roswolf: well he avoided that pitfall|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Maybe he did|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Arena in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 2.30 pm local time now|pg||
nt|fabsayc: cash spade and exit diamond jack|pg||
pc|s9|nt|hanayama: 俤偺俫俉俈乮僴僫乯偺妶桇偑偁傞偐偳偆偐丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偳偆傗傜丄俽� 丄俫� 俰俉丄俀丄俠� 偺俇僩儕僢僋偺傛偆側丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: 棤偼僟僂儞俀偩偭偨傛偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偙偱@c偱偼側偔丄@D傪曉偟偨傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|johnp: and E know about 6-2 fit... |pg||
nt|roswolf: well done|pg||
pc|h7|nt|jwit: Yes, but could have played better|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Voila|pg||
pc|d5|nt|qing: Yang returned @C in no time -- just to find losing another 3 imps|pg||
nt|gracelin1: now a good guess will see declarer home|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|hedyg: doesnt show 16+|pg||
nt|gerben42: will send my methods to Bridge World and let you know when it's in there :)|pg||
nt|sybarra: another imp here?|pg||
nt|hedyg: so push board|pg||
nt|sybarra: push |pg||
pc|d2|nt|hanayama: 俤偼俠俻傛傝傕丄俢偱僷儞僾偡傞曽偑偄偄傫偱偡偹丅丂@俽俲偺僂傿僫乕傪傕偨傟偰偄傞偟丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 側傞傎偳丅偦偺僾儗僀偼� 惉偱偡偹丅丂@側傞傎偳丅|pg||
nt|fabsayc: kind of a squeeze on west now|pg||
nt|gracelin1: nice double by Ma to win the part score battle|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed worked out nicely|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This week will be our busiest vugraph week ever with 6 broadcasts. China all week, and from tomorrow we will add Germany, then Norway, Estonia, Croatia and Israel. Lots of ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: overlaps, plenty to choose from|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for full schedule |pg||
nt|Walddk2: May I suggest that you bookmark that site where all times are local to *you*. That will save me from lots of questions about where, when and why. Thank you|pg||
nt|gracelin1: can someone tell Shi there's no defense to beat it?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: he knows that :)|pg||
nt|qing: Shi will probably work out himself soon :-)|pg||
nt|roswolf: get way to watch a lot of good high class (generally) bridge!|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|roswolf: great|pg||
nt|bjacobs: In fact declarer has played quite correctly for 10 tricks|pg||
pc|d7|nt|Walddk2: What if Liu had exited with @DJ?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: this is why it had to be jack|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I think Kang was down when he pitched a diamond|pg||
pc|d3|nt|imodefense: @CK, J 偱@SQ幪偰|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
nt|timty: @D偺帪偵@C傪幪偰傜傟偰傕2僟僂儞偡傞偐側|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c5|nt|othered1: wd|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偁傜丠100%偱偒傞僾儗乕傪曻婞偟傑偟偨偐丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偱傕戝忎晇偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偦偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|timty: 戝忎晇偱偟傚偆|pg||
nt|imodefense: 椙偄僾儗乕僩偼偄偊傑偣傫丅捖慖庤傜偟偔側偄丅|pg||
nt|gracelin1: he was playing for declarer with four trumps only, about his only hope|pg||
pc|d9|nt|Walddk2: Good evening to David Wiltshire from Australia|pg||
nt|henryb: or that they have short meters|pg||
nt|hedyg: indeed|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僗僥僢僺儞僌僗僩乕儞偺曽偑岲偒偩偭偨偺偱偼丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 側傞傎偳丅|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c9|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c8|nt|dburn: maybe it's 41 minutes and 33 seconds - that's about how long it would take me to run a 400 metre hurdles|pg||
nt|Walddk2: hehe|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
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qx|c11|st||md|1SHAQ2DQT9764CK975,S652H83DAJ5CT8632,SAKQ843HT94DK82C4,SJT97HKJ765D3CAQJ|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|c5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|c7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h6|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c3|pc|s3|mc|10|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SKQ82HK4DT97C8732,SAJ5H9863D52CQT95,ST974HT52DAQCAKJ6,S63HAQJ7DKJ8643C4|sv|n|nt|geller: 偟偨偑偭偰丄俿� 俰俬俵� 偺彑棙偑傎傏妋幚偺傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Another part score hand|pg||
nt|sybarra: but  who buys it?  the @S suit?|pg||
nt|dave_w: good evening roland|pg||
nt|loganrun: Hi David|pg||
nt|sybarra: welcome David |pg||
nt|dave_w: hi chris, hi shirley|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You would never complete 400 meters, David|pg||
nt|Walddk2: There's a bar after 119|pg||
nt|henryb: You would beat me by at least half a football pitch|pg||
nt|qing: but she saved more than 10 for this effort|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Does the Bridge World publish innovative stuff like natural over NT?|pg||
nt|sybarra: yes|pg||
nt|gerben42: sure - in the "50 years ago" section ?|pg||
nt|hedyg: This is the last board for today. Thanks very much to our operator in Taichang. Well done again!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: @DJ is not good enough if Kang had kept 3 diamonds|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 俶俽偼俀俇揰偁傞偺偩偗偳丄僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偼俀@s偱偡偐丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: EW丄僲儞僶儖偺侾俶俿偼10-12偱偡丅乮俋揰傕偁傞偐傕乯|pg||
nt|geller: 嫀擭傕捖乕屆揷傌偁偼偙偺嫞媄夛乮弶偺俛俛俷擔� 岅拞宲乯傪桪彑偟傑偟偨丅桬傒懌偱偡偑丄偍傔偱偲偆偛偞偄傑偡丅|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Ah right :)|pg||
nt|sybarra: probably best bridge mag. in USA|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Well, this is the final board of set - many thanks to our excellent but unnamed operator.|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: openings very light!|pg||
nt|gerben42: yes good bridge by both|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He will insert dummy's queen and there is no defence|pg||
mb|1H|nt|imodefense: East偺1@H僆乕僾儞丠傾僢僾僌儗乕僪偟偰1NT?|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 11斣偺俁俶俿偺偱偒偍偪偱丄傎偲傫偳嵎偑側偔側傝傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: South偼夘擖偡傞庤岥偑側偄偐側丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 嵶偐偄俬俵俹偼娫堘偄偑懡偄傛偆側偺偱丄傢偐傝傑偣傫丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 俽偼偳偆偟傑偡偐丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 扨弮偵係俽偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|jwit: These guys sure open light!  Will be hard for east to stop short of game now|pg||
nt|reisig: 2@s ?|pg||
mb|2N!|nt|gracelin1: NS maybe using Precision|pg||
nt|loganrun: 4H is a chance but not biddable|pg||
nt|roswolf: for amusement on the early slam hand the contract in the other room was 3@D +1 for a 1 imp gain!|pg||
mb|3H|nt|npcjpn: 傑偨偼僟僽儖屻偺4@S偐偲丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Looks like it, and double perhaps 5-7 hcp|pg||
nt|roswolf: yup and they may well get to the thin 4@S|pg||
nt|gracelin1: South will probably try 4S anyway|pg||
nt|hedyg: Also thanks to our excellent commentators: Richie Reisig, Ed Shapiro,and Robb Gordon !|pg||
nt|hedyg: Finally thanks to the Chinese Contract Bridge Association for their support, and especially to Mr. Song Zhao who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
nt|hedyg: We will be back tomorrow at 2:10 am New York, 8.10 Paris, 7:10 am London, 4:10 pm Sydney|pg||
nt|robbg: Should be easy 4@h bid|pg||
mb|4C|nt|imodefense: 4-4偺儊僕儍乕2suiter偱偡偐丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Won't make very many spades while the minors can play at the 4-level, as cards lie|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1NT  13-15|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Wang is thinking about it|pg||
nt|sybarra: especially opposite a weak(ish) nt|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It's not that weak|pg||
nt|gerben42: 1@C strong|pg||
nt|hedyg: that W hand has no redeeming features|pg||
nt|gerben42: favorable Hedy - think positive|pg||
nt|gerben42: two Aces!|pg||
nt|hedyg: my positive thinking here is: PASS|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Pls give Bill a chance to do the closing|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Thanks also to Shirley, Hedy, Liz, Gerben and Roland (I have to list Shirley first because now she is a Yellow, so I have to show respect)|pg||
mb|p|nt|hanayama: 晛抜偺寉偄僗� 僀儖偱偺嫞傝崌偄偑丄俀俽偱偺僗僩僢僾傪壜擻偵偟偨偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: � 摉偵擬愴偑懕偒傑偡丅僄僉僒僀僥傿儞僌側妝偟傔傞帋崌偱偡傛偹丅|pg||
nt|dave_w: opposite 13-15 you might be a chance|pg||
nt|Walddk2: If you bid again with the West hand, why not introduce your second suit?|pg||
nt|gerben42: but if you cant open it 1NT the whole point of the opening is a bit lost, I agree|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty Bill:)|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Finally our appreciation to the Chinese Contract Bridge Association for their support, and especially to Mr. Song Zhao who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast    |pg||
nt|sybarra: ty bill,  but same ole' me here |pg||
nt|bjacobs: The next set starts 8:20 am New York, 14.20 Paris, 1:20 pm London, 10:20 pm Sydney - or you can fly to Germany|pg||
nt|fabsayc: is a guess roland, jack could be from J10|pg||
mb|5C|nt|hanayama: 偙偙偱丄俀俽傪僷僗偡傞偺偼丄丄丂@晛捠俀俶偼偄偆偱偟傚偆丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅僗儔儉偺壜擻惈傕廫暘偁傞僴儞僪偱偡偟丅|pg||
nt|othered1: Open light and rebid freely.  I like that|pg||
nt|jwit: lol|pg||
nt|sybarra: hence the "ish"|pg||
nt|reisig: Lucky 4@h|pg||
nt|dave_w: I don't much like the invite though - 3@H doesn't ask partner to bid 4@H if they have nothing in diamonds|pg||
nt|reisig: The lead will help (@s J)|pg||
nt|dave_w: you should either bid 4@H or pass|pg||
nt|fabsayc: this could make or could go down, put me on the fence|pg||
mb|p|nt|timty: 2@D偼儊僕儍乕僘丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僲儞僶儖丄僒乕僪僴儞僪偺僗僩儘儞僌俶俿偼丄僂傿乕僋俶俿埖偄偵偡傞儁傾偑嵟嬤懡偄偲丄僽儕僢僕儚乕儖僪偵偁傝傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 師偺奐巒帪娫偼梊掕傪俀侽暘抶傜偣偰俁帪俀侽暘奐巒偲偟傑偡丅偛椆彸偔偩偝偄丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Well, double was probably spades then|pg||
nt|roswolf: OR NORTH!|pg||
nt|gracelin1: North is protecting her HK|pg||
nt|hedyg: very lucky @hs for NS|pg||
nt|henryb: 4@h looka easy to make, perhaps tough to bid?|pg||
nt|gerben42: now do something in North?|pg||
nt|roswolf: this contract can make but the lack of entries to the south hand is the problem|pg||
nt|qing: declarer has scarce dummy entries, and the @DJ is offside|pg||
nt|gerben42: see this would be a hand for no transfers|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Thanks all - well done, good stuff. I'm off|pg||
nt|gerben42: 1NT p 2@S thanks |pg||
nt|othered1: 2S overcalls look like they're out of EHAA|pg||
mb|p|nt|imodefense: 嶐擔懳愴偟偨偺偱乮拞懞-惔悈儁傾乯偼偦偆偩偭偨丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: Strong NT偱傕13,14HCP偱僆乕僾儞偡傞儁傾偑懡偄偐傜偱偟傚偆丅僒乕僪僴儞僪偼|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦偆偱偡偹丅壗偐傾僢僾僌儗乕僪偡傞棟桼傪柍棟栴棟尒偮偗偰丅|pg||
nt|timty: 俁倰倓僴儞僪偵尷傜側偄恖偑懡偄偺偱偼丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偝偡偑側丄僷乕僩僫乕摨巑丄偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|othered1: and then cue-bid.  Are they playing a limited opening system?|pg||
nt|jwit: 3S!!!!!!|pg||
nt|othered1: Perhaps VERY limited openings?|pg||
nt|jwit: I guess trying for 3NT|pg||
nt|jwit: But I dare East to figure out what partner's hand is on this auction lol|pg||
nt|qing: the gentleman would not leave such tough task to the lady!|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|qing: and played from N, 4@S is much better and Ma would certainly feel triumph when East turns up with @SA|pg||
nt|qing: but then he'll find the @HA was onside anyway|pg||
nt|fabsayc: there doesnt seem to be much to do here but hope for cards well placed|pg||
nt|gracelin1: I was told that North is the male player at this table and he did bid like a man|pg||
nt|qing: for people who just joined, this is the mixed team and the gentlemen on this table are north and west|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes martin this is a "hit and hope "hand|pg||
nt|fabsayc: we could have figured out who were the men by the pauses too :)|pg||
nt|ccba: 欢迎大家观看第3届全国体育大会桥牌赛|pg||
nt|qing: with the singleton @C in east, defense can get the 2A and ruff|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-)|pg||
nt|qing: Ma would be better off if he wins @C with A|pg||
nt|qing: then it would be easy sailing|pg||
nt|gracelin1: he will surely do that|pg||
nt|ccba: 现在是混合双人赛的1/4决赛|pg||
nt|Walddk2: All very sensible|pg||
nt|Walddk2: spades 2-2, @CQ coming down, should not be too much of a problem for Shen|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Two wasted red kings and yet the contract is cold|pg||
nt|fabsayc: will probably lead a low spade first, so as to be able to win the vital second round|pg||
nt|Walddk2: What about 5@H EW, Martin?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Looks like a good save|pg||
nt|hedyg: so 4@h/5@d fine|pg||
nt|qing: he almost have to figure out the stiff @HA|pg||
nt|qing: or maybe he does not have to with this lead|pg||
nt|roswolf: and he might on this lead!|pg||
nt|fabsayc: possible on this lead|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not that far off|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is surely from length|pg||
nt|hedyg: oooops|pg||
nt|robbg: play might get tricky though|pg||
nt|sybarra: thx to all,   |pg||
nt|reisig: thx to Shirley Ybarra too!|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: @dK偑@c俲側傜偱偡偑丄妋擣偺偟傛偆偑側偄偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: if only yang knew his @D are not taken care of |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Right|pg||
pc|dK|nt|hanayama: 俇俫儊僀僪偲側傝傑偡偐丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: ooof |pg||
nt|bjacobs: I think West would prefer to go back to 2@H rather than bid 4@H|pg||
nt|qing: well here if your pd has rebid the suit, and with no entry at all, perhaps you have to lead that suit anyway?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But when he pitched a diamond, not even a guess would see him home if the jack had been played|pg||
pc|d2|nt|npcjpn: 俁帪俀侽暘偱偡偹丅椆夝偟傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 倂係俠偼丄俫僼傿僢僩偺傾僪僶儞僗僩僉儏乕價僢僪偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|qing: but if he made the mistake of winning with K, and get ruffed out the @CA, he can still recover by squeeze west in minors|pg||
nt|hedyg: oooops and especially to Shirley:)))|pg||
nt|othered1: roughly 6-12, 5+ card suits|pg||
nt|gracelin1: East needs to shift to Spade now|pg||
pc|d3|nt|dburn: Not sure what North's second pass shows - some play it as 0-4, some as 4-7 or so|pg||
nt|hedyg: even 3nt!|pg||
nt|gerben42: N already showed weakness|pg||
nt|fabsayc: still a chance if finesses spade 8|pg||
nt|qing: and then the passed hand certainly should not have a suit led by AJTxx, so @HA is surely with West|pg||
nt|qing: so playing low wld be favored|pg||
nt|roswolf: very true|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I can't see how Martin|pg||
nt|sybarra: little more "activity" here! |pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|othered1: possible -4|pg||
nt|jwit: Got his just dessert on this one|pg||
nt|gerben42: if West opens weak NT and east bids 2@H transfer|pg||
pc|dA|nt|hanayama: 倂偼丄侾俉揰偱偡偑丄係� 偱丄戝偄偵婃挘傞嫮偝偵側傝傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: @S8, @CA and another. Still not enough|pg||
pc|d6|nt|hanayama: 係俶偼俫偺俼俲俠俛丄俆俠偼丄侾丄係俲俠丅丂@俤偼丄俆俢偱俫俻傾僗僉儞僌偡傞偐偳偆偐丅|pg||
nt|dave_w: that's why i don't think much of the invite - i'd be a passer, it's too pushy and looking for a perfect (which is about what West has)|pg||
nt|gerben42: this looks sensible|pg||
nt|fabsayc: west will have to assist declarer|pg||
nt|qing: even if you get 4@S this may not be enough|pg||
nt|qing: west just persists with @S and collect his 2@S eventually to go with others|pg||
nt|fabsayc: ok clear clubs, win spade, heart to 7?|pg||
nt|qing: in terms of bidding, south's hand isn't what I wld balance either|pg||
pc|d7|nt|imodefense: 偦偆偱偟偨乮徫乯丅巹偺� 乕儉儊乕僩偵懡偄傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|timty: 棤偼偙傟傪峴偐側偐偭偨偐|pg||
nt|jwit: woops|pg||
nt|dburn: he's done his best to show both red suits, but hasn't shown all that much ambition|pg||
nt|bjacobs: It's like an auction in two halves|pg||
nt|gerben42: then South Doubles showing a good hand and EW in trouble|pg||
nt|bjacobs: With a coda on the end (Double)|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|othered1: A good stop|pg||
nt|hedyg: 3nt on a lucky A@s lie as well|pg||
nt|gerben42: after 1NT p 2@S, if South comes in you get this kind of auction|pg||
nt|gerben42: I rest my case|pg||
nt|gracelin1: thk DK is a bad lead against 5C, if pd has a trick you don't need to score the D riff|pg||
nt|gracelin1: too late to do anything now|pg||
pc|s7|nt|fabsayc: or 5D, but hard to reach|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|hanayama: 屄恖揑偵偼丄倶倶丂@� 倶丂@倶倶倶倶丂@俲倶倶倶倶丂@偱丄椙偄僗儔儉偼摝偟偨偔柍偄丅丂@偦偙偱僟僽儖偐傜丅|pg||
nt|dburn: an alternative was something like 3@s followed by 4@d|pg||
pc|sK|nt|jwit: better|pg||
nt|bjacobs: hard to argue with that|pg||
nt|roswolf: agressive certainly but clearly in character qing|pg||
nt|hedyg: he can make this|pg||
nt|gerben42: right|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|nakatani: 俤偺俇俫偱僗儁乕僪偺儕乕僪側傜偳傟偑妋棪偺崅偄僾儗僀偱偡偐偹|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@侾C偵1H偲尵偭偰偟傑偭偨偺偱丄|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俤偐傜尒偰丄倂偺係� 偺侾俇揰尒偊偰偄傞偺偱丄俽俲丄俫俻傑偱偼倂偼帩偭偰側偄偺傪抦偭偰偄傑偡偐傜丄|pg||
nt|timty: E偑noA偱傗傔偨偐|pg||
nt|gerben42: well I gotta fly|pg||
pc|c3|nt|hanayama: 寢壥揑偵俀俽僷僗偼椙偐偭偨偺偱偟傚偆偑丄晄埨姶偼偁傝傑偡丅|pg||
nt|henryb: looks to me like E-W missed 4@s|pg||
nt|sybarra: thx both,  but thx hedy for leading the charge here :))|pg||
pc|c5|nt|hanayama: 俫俻傾僗僉儞僌偼偟側偄丄僌儔儞僪僗儔儉僩儔僀偼偟側偄丄偺偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傑偀丄係俽偼偄偮偱傕偄偊傞偱偟傚偆偟丄|pg||
nt|gerben42: or 2N whatever that might have been|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Heart to the 7? How will that be an entry unless Lu is asleep?|pg||
nt|gerben42: see you in 5000 miles!|pg||
pc|cA|nt|npcjpn: 1@C-1@H-3@H-4@H偼偝傃偟偄偱偡偹丅|pg||
pc|cT|pg||
nt|henryb: since 4@h is cold with normal breaks in both red suits, playing 5@d seems less than optimal|pg||
nt|sybarra: cu gerben :))  safe trip |pg||
nt|robbg: Cao is making it look easy|pg||
nt|hedyg: sry Shirley:((|pg||
pc|cK|nt|hedyg: bye ty:))|pg||
nt|bjacobs: This is going to be quite a swing - one way or the other|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|hedyg: how about 2nt over 2@s pass pass? show a 2suiter?|pg||
nt|qing: one reason is particularly that pd may get excited, and the other is where's the @H?|pg||
nt|qing: @H to 7 might work if he plays in lightning speed|pg||
nt|sybarra: np  :))|pg||
pc|c2|nt|qing: sometimes oppo falls into your speed trap on hopeless deals like this|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Bad news for those of you who arrived late: due to local problems with the internet connection there will be no broadcast of the second half of this mixed team final. Sorry for the ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: inconvenience|pg||
nt|bjacobs: And Hedy will have the last laugh - West's opening has resulted in disaster|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
nt|gracelin1: if he win CK in dummy, he's going to finesse DK for Heart discard, and the entry for finesse is gone|pg||
nt|qing: but he'll shoot for the legitimate chance of @D to 10 more likely|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos|pg||
mc|11|nt|ccba: welcome to The 3rd All-China Games|pg||
nt|ccba: welcome all|pg||
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qx|c12|st||md|2SKQ82HK4DT97C8732,SAJ5H9863D52CQT95,ST974HT52DAQCAKJ6,S63HAQJ7DKJ8643C4|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D!|an|!d +major|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|d6|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|d7|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|c7|pc|h8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|d4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d8|pc|s8|pc|cT|pg||
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qx|o13|st||md|3SKQ43HK5DKQJ95CQ8,SJ5H98632DT6CJT94,S982HAQJ7DA73CA62,SAT76HT4D842CK753|sv|b|nt|hanayama: 侾俫儗僗億儞僗偵偼丄係俫儗僀僘傪婃挘偭偰傕偄偄倂偺僴儞僪側偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僟僽儖偺寚揰偼丄棳傟偰偟傑偭偰丄4@S傛傝傕埨偄偙偲偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 堦尵偱寢榑偟傠丄偲偄傢傟偨傜係俽偱偡偐偑丄憡択偑偱偒傞側傜偽丄憡択偟偨偄偱偡丅|pg||
nt|henryb: Of course you might go down in practice, but it is cold|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is the last board of the first half. Thanks very much to our operator in Taichang. Well done again!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Also thanks to my excellent fellow commentators:  Qing Yang, Geoffrey Wolfarth and Martin Johnson|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼1-2-4偲側傝偦偆偩偗偳丄僟僂儞偐側丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 係俽傪價僢僪傾儞僪儊僀僋偟偰傕丄暯� 側丅丂@偱傕丄俇俠丄俈俠尒偮偗偨傜丄婐偟偄偱偡偐傜丅|pg||
nt|othered1: But it's not a guaranteed loss, however.|pg||
nt|roswolf: ty roland|pg||
mb|p|nt|imodefense: 偄偗偽丄6@S偑儊乕僋丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 擇恖夛傢偣偰俁俀揰丅偙偆偄偆偲偒偼丄俶俽偺揰悢傪悢偊偨曽偑妝丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傑偀丄侾俶僟僽儖偑棳傟偨帪偵偼丄丄偪傚偭偲怱攝側偲偙傠偼偁傝傑偡偑丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 倂偼擸傑偟偄丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Finally thanks to the Chinese Contract Bridge Association for their support, and especially to Mr. Song Zhao who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: -7  |pg||
nt|fabsayc: i am predicting a pickup here, see no reason this should go down|pg||
pc|h3|nt|hanayama: 俁俢傪僾儗僀偡傞傾僌儕乕儊儞僩偑偁傟偽偄偄偺偱偟傚偆偑丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙偺3@H偼乮榑棟揑偵偼乯僼僅乕僔儞僌偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 僼僅乕僔儞僌偱偟傚偆丄偝偡偑偵丅丂@|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丅摨堄丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俀俶偑嫮偄僴儞僪慡斒傪昞偡偲偄偆偙偲偑偁傞偐傜丄偪傚偭偲峫偊傑偡偑丄僼僅乕僔儞僌偵偟偨偄丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俫價僢僪偟丄俢價僢僪偟丄係俫偐俆俢傪僾儗僀偡傞偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|jwit: Hard to stop short of game on this one, but won't succeed|pg||
nt|sybarra: playing a sensible 3 @D in the other room |pg||
pc|hK|nt|timty: E傕堦搙4@C偖傜偄偼尵偭偰傕椙偐偭偨偺偱偼丠|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偄偊偄偊丄尒愗傝偺係俫僆乕僾儞両偲偼丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僒乕僪僴儞僪側偺偱丄4@H僆乕僾儞傕廫暘偵峫偊傜傟傑偟偨丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 挿峫偺枛丄僷僗偟傑偟偨偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱傕丄僲儞僼僅乕僔儞僌偲敾抐偟偨俤偱偡偹丅|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
nt|npcjpn: � 僗僼傿僢僩偱偼傗傞婥偑偟側偐偭偨偺偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|othered1: With everyone bidding every time it's their turn, you don't find delicate contracts  . . . |pg||
pc|d6|nt|imodefense: 6NT偱傕偄偄偑丄@D偺椙偄忬懺偑昁梫側偺偱偪傚偭偲偩偗傛偄丅偦傟偱傕@CK偑僗僐傾偱偒側偄偲偩傔丅|pg||
nt|henryb: Need to lead the @sA now or when you win the @dA|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No second half to be broadcast I am sorry to say. Hope you enjoyed the show and will be back in about 4 hours and 15 minutes for round 1 of the Open/Ladies Teams   |pg||
nt|qing: the other room probably finessed @SQ?|pg||
pc|d2|nt|hanayama: 俽俻彑晧偱偡偑丄儊僀僋偡傞偐傕丅|pg||
nt|timty: @S傪摉偰偨傜儊僀僋偩偗偳|pg||
nt|jwit: woops I take that back.  with lead can now make|pg||
pc|dT|nt|imodefense: 1@D偼儕乕僪傪帵偟偨偺偱偟傚偆偐丠偄偮傕偺丅丅丅丠|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 崻嫆偑偁傞偐偳偆偐丅|pg||
nt|othered1: defense still has time to get this right, and the @d ace behind the Q makes it a bit easier|pg||
pc|dA|nt|imodefense: 2@H偼2Controls丅(A=2, K=1偲偟偰)|pg||
pc|d7|nt|imodefense: Puppet Stayman偱偟傚偆偐丅僗儔儉偵偼偄偒偦偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偄偮傕偺丄偱偟傚偆丅丂@|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 乽僗� 儞僪僾儗僀乿埲奜偺崻嫆偑丅|pg||
pc|d3|nt|hanayama: 俽� 丄俽丄偱僗儘乕僀儞偡傞偵偼丄僩儔儞僾偑侾枃僟� 乕偵晄懌丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 彑偭偰偄偦偆側偺偱丄僎乕儉儖乕僘偺怱攝傛傝傕丄忋偑傝偡偓偺僟僽儖傪怱攝偟偨偺偐傕丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 側傞傎偳丅偦傟偼偒偭偲偦偆偱偡偹丅|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
nt|othered1: Not best lead, another price to pay for preempting in a weak suit|pg||
nt|fabsayc: first round against the odds|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|nt|imodefense: 4@D偼@S傾僌儕乕偺僉儏乕價僢僩偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|timty: @SQ偩偗� 僃僢僋偟偰|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 6@s偺僾儗僀偼堦� 摴側偺偱丄杔偱傕嶌傟偦偆丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: East偐傜@SQ傪暦偄偰偄偒偦偆丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: npcjpn偝傫偐傜5昩偱僾儗乕偑廔傢傝偦偆丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 側傜|pg||
nt|timty: 偦傫側偵偐偐傞偐側|pg||
nt|imodefense: 憡庤傕偄傞偺偱丄偦傫側偲偙傠偱偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 侾俀斣� 乕僪丄棤偺僥乕僽儖偱偼丄俤偺1@h僆乕僾儞偺屻丄俶俽偑俁俶俿傪價僢僪仌儊僀僋丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僆億乕僱儞僩偑嫮偄偲偒偵偼丄14揰偺侾俶俿僆乕僾儞偼岠壥揑偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 嶌傜偣偨傒偨偄丅|pg||
nt|timty: 偟偽傜偔丄梡帠偑偁傞偺偱偼偢偟傑偡丅傑偨屻偱棃傑偡丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 屻敿偼弨旛偑弌棃師戞奐巒偟傑偡丂@俰倧倣倳倰倎偝傫丄俫倎値倎倷倎倣倎偝傫傕偍婅偄偟傑偡|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 棊偲偡偺偼擄偟偦偆丅@S3,@H2,@d1,@c3丅|pg||
nt|othered1: wd|pg||
pc|cT|nt|npcjpn: � 傑偭偰傑偡偹丅偙偙偱� 傑傞偲偼巚偊側偄偺偩偑丅|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|nt|kokojp: 偙傫偵偪偼|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傫偵偪偼丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 擖椡� 僗偱偟傚偆偐丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偒偭偲僐儞僩儔僋僩偼堘偄傑偡傛偹丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: 偳偆側偭偰偄傞偺偱偟傚偆丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偄傠偄傠偲憖嶌� 僗偑偁傞傛偆側偺偱丄師偺儔僂儞僪偱偼惓偟偄僗僐傾偑暘偐傞偲巚傢傟傑偡丅|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|nt|hanayama: 斵偺僾儗僀偺摿挜偼丄弌棃傞偩偗扨弮側僼傿僱僗偱儊僀僋偟側偄丄傪怣忦偵偟偰傑偡偐傜丄偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 傒傫側偑姶怱偡傞傛偆側丄乽傎乕丄偙傫側弌棃栚偑偁偭偨偐両乿偲偄偆偺傪慱偭偰傑偡丅|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sT|nt|nakatani: 擖椡� 僗偱偼偁傝傑偣傫丄帠屘偭偨傛偆偱偡|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偱偼丄5@C偼俀僟僂儞偱偟傚偆偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱偡偹丅偙偺僾儗僀偼6@s偱偼偍偐偟偄丅|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偝偰丄俽僾儗僀傪尒庣傝傑偟傚偆丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 柍擄側儕� 乕儞傪慖傃傑偟偨|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This week is our busiest vugraph week ever with 6 broadcasts. China all week, and from today (in less than 6 hours) we will add Germany (Bonn Nations Cup). Then Norway, Estonia, ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Croatia and Israel. Lots of overlaps, plenty to choose from|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for full schedule |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks everyone for coming. Bye for now|pg||
nt|roswolf: bye all see you soon|pg||
nt|fabsayc: is there a chinese equivalent of the "curse of the bambino"|pg||
nt|fabsayc: thanks folks|pg||
mc|8|pg||
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pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|d9|pg||
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pc|cK|pc|dJ|pc|c9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h9|pc|d7|pc|sT|pg||
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qx|o14|st||md|4ST75HJ752DK7CJ863,SK984HAD9843CKT74,S63HQ9863DAQTCQ52,SAQJ2HKT4DJ652CA9|sv|o|nt|imodefense: 偁傑傝柪偆梋抧偑偁傞偲傕巚偄傑偣傫偑丄偙傟傪婥偵妋擣偟偨傎偆偑椙偄偱偡丅拞崙偵峴偔慜偵丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 攇棎偺慜敿偱偡偹|pg||
nt|henryb: 35 with 9 comparisoms to go. Still need 4 per board|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi ad roland i am english!!|pg||
mb|1D|nt|npcjpn: 偼偄丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偱傕丄俢儔僼傪偟偰丄俢偺枃悢傪傕偆彮偟扵偭偰傕傛偐偭偨偱偡傛偹丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偦傟偱傕丄寢嬊偼係懳俀偱偡傛偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi all|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|hanayama: 俶偼俁俫儗僀僘偡傞偐丄僷僗偡傞偐丄偱偡偑丄傢偨偟偼僷僗偟偦偆丅丂@|pg||
nt|jwit: 3NT or 5D hard to beat on this layout|pg||
nt|jwit: Not easy to get to either tho|pg||
mb|d|nt|npcjpn: 俁侽斣偼憃曽僲儞僶儖偱偟偨偹丅偱偼偙偪傜偑僟僂儞丄僆乕僾儞儖乕儉偑嶌偭偰偄偰傕媡揮偼側偟偐丅|pg||
nt|qing: this lineup of finalist might be surprising to many I'd say|pg||
nt|roswolf: why qing?|pg||
nt|qing: this is not the lineup that patrick has expected: zhejiang vs shanghai|pg||
mb|2D|nt|npcjpn: 捖偝傫偼� 僀働儖僘丄� 崙偝傫偼2@h偱偡偑丄偳偪傜偑懡悢攈偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|timty: 2@H偼@H偵懳偡傞T/O偱偡偐|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We will be starting with boards 14-16 in this room; then comparisons from the closed room when we get to board 1 |pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 扤偐偑侾俶俿偱僆乕僾儞偡傞偲丄揰悢傪悢偊捈偟偰偟傑偄傑偡偑丄崱搙偼� 暔丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 係俫偱棊偪拝偒偦偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: well...|pg||
nt|othered1: here's one way|pg||
mb|2S|nt|imodefense: 偙傟偼4@H偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|jwit: ah so|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 偦偆尒偊傑偡偹丅|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: 僟僽儖偼儕僆乕僾儞偱偼@c傊偺僩儔儞僗僼傽@乕偺傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|henryb: Well judged by E-W|pg||
nt|johnp: yes - down 2, a good result|pg||
nt|qing: while shanghai has the best male players and zhejiang arguably the best female players, the players of both these two teams are perhaps not as well known|pg||
nt|roswolf: so a gentle partscore to start|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The venue is the Taichang City Arena in the Jiangsu province, hosting a total of 8 tournaments this week. It's 12.30 pm Wednesday local time now|pg||
mb|3C|nt|hanayama: 傢偨偟偼丄� 僀働儖僘俀俽偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|sybarra: just bid it!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/qx93x  is the link to the official web site. Simplified Chinese translated into English with schedule, results and photos|pg||
mb|3D|nt|imodefense: � 僀働儖僘偑偙偺VUL偱偳傟偔傜偄傪曐徹偡傞偐丅2@S偵孹偒偦偆丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偒偭偲� 僀働儖僘偺嫮偝偺儗儞僕偺栤戣偐傕丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 僶儖側傜丠|pg||
nt|nakatani: 柍帠僩乕� 儖億僀儞僩偼側偄傛偆偱偡|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偼棊偪傛偆傕側偔丄11揰峀偑偭偰丄俀俋揰嵎偱丄TAJIMA� 乕儉偺桪彑偱偡偹丅|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|nt|hanayama: 偱傕丄俀俽偐側丅|pg||
nt|imodefense: 偲偄偭偰傕丄婛偵俁儗儀儖傪僼僅乕僗偟偰偄傞偐傜丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 側傞傎偳丅杔偼2@H偵偟偦偆丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@棤偼俁H偱偡|pg||
mb|p|nt|npcjpn: @C偑3-3側偺偱丄@DQ傪摉偰傞昁梫偑側偟偲丅|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 大家好|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 混合团体赛决赛开始|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: well perhaps not so gentle - these pairs certainly like to bid!|pg||
pc|d4|nt|Walddk2: Welcome to Martin Johnson|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi martin|pg||
nt|fabsayc: hi|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The ladies at this table are Lu YP and Yang Yang|pg||
pc|d3|nt|hanayama: � 僀働儖僘偼丄僷乕僩僫乕僔僢僾偺嫃傞僐儞儀儞僔儑儞偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 憐憸偡傞嫮偝偑憡択偝傟偰側偄偲偄偗側偄偐傜丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偙傟偱6IMP丅戞俀儔僂儞僪偼摨揰偱廔傢傝偦偆偱偡丅|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|nakatani: 俁俠價僢僪偡傞側傜偦偺慜偵俀俫偲偄偊傑偣傫偐丠|pg||
nt|imodefense: 1NT偵懳偡傞X偼偄傠偄傠堄枴偑偁傝偱偡偐丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 傕偆彮偟嫮偄@H傪婜懸偝傟傞偺偱偼丅|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
nt|hanayama: 暯榓側傂偲偲偒丄偱偡偹丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 弨旛偱偒師戞偡偖嵟廔儔僂儞僪奐巒偟傑偡丅丂@僎儔乕偝傫丄塸岅偺僐儊儞僥乕� 乕偵� 偊偰偔偩偝偄丅|pg||
nt|timty: @S,@H丄@D奺1儖乕僓乕偱儊僀僋偱偡偹|pg||
nt|othered1: Not 9 top tricks, but south shouldn't be able to avoid giving up a spade|pg||
nt|fabsayc: yang yang the speed skater?|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|nt|npcjpn: 僟僽儖偼嘆@@C嘇@D嘊儊僕儍乕僘偱挿偝偑摨偠丅偺傛偆偱偡丅|pg||
nt|jwit: defense should still be ok for down 1 if they're careful|pg||
pc|cA|nt|othered1: And the to double marks cards for declarer|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@2H偱攦偊傟偽偄偄偱偡偑丄偨傇傫3D偵側偭偨帪偵C偺儕乕僪偑傛偄偐傜偱偼側偄偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 堜栰偝傫丄帥� 偝傫丄屆揷偝傫丄捖偝傫丄偦偟偰崱擔偼偍媥傒偺揷搱偝傫丄偍傔偱偲偆偛偞偄傑偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偍傔偱偲偆偛偞偄傑偡丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偦傟偱偼丄偙偙偱幐楃偟傑偡丅偳偆傕偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偄傠偄傠偲偁傝傑偟偨偑丄愙愴偱柺敀偄帋崌偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 僐儊儞僥乕� 乕偺奆條偁傝偑偲偆偛偞偄傑偟偨丅嵟廔寢壥妋擣偟偰擖椡偟傑偡偺偱傕偆偟偽傜偔偍懸偪偔偩偝偄|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偍婅偄偟傑偡丅|pg||
nt|geller: 侾擭娫丄俛俛俷拞宲偺楌巎丄偍傔偱偲偆|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 婱廳側婡@夛傪� 偊偰偔傟偨BBO偺僔僗僥儉丄JCBL偺僗� 僢僼偺奆偝傫丄偁傝偑偲偆偛偞偄傑偡丅|pg||
nt|nakatani: 嵟廔寢壥偼侾俇俀亅侾俁俀偱偟偨丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 師夞偺擔� 岅拞宲偺梊掕偼偄偮偱偟傚偆偐丠|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|nt|jwit: South did well not to lead a spade.  |pg||
pc|cK|nt|othered1: winning diamond and club back will let south retain a heart exit if put in with third club|pg||
nt|othered1: Strictly double-dummy, declarer could have cashed @HAK and then played diamonds.|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|hanayama: 俢俻晧偗偨偲偟偰傕丄俢俁僂傿僫乕丄俽係丄俫侾丄俠俀亖侾侽屄丅|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|nt|imodefense: 偍傕偟傠偄|pg||
nt|imodefense: B|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 妋偐偵丅係偮尒偰傞偲栚偑撥偭偰丅|pg||
nt|othered1: isn't it time to ask about the @d ace?|pg||
nt|qing: there are probably 1million yang yang's in china :-)|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pg||
nt|jwit: Excellent defense by NS|pg||
pc|sA|nt|qing: and not all of them know speed skater|pg||
pc|s6|nt|imodefense: 僾儗乕|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
nt|othered1: if the long huddle before bidding 1@s also occurred at the table, maybe declarer had a clue|pg||
nt|sybarra: as usual |pg||
nt|sybarra: the "as usual" referred to the excellent def. |pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sQ|nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|cJ|nt|jwit: Overall, I've been very impressed with this NS pair|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
nt|hanayama: 彑晧偼偙傟偐傜偱偡偹丅丂@師傕尒側偗傟偽丅丂@偙傟偐傜偑乮傕乯柺敀偄偱偟傚偆偐傜丅|pg||
nt|npcjpn: 偱偼俁帪俀侽暘偵丅|pg||
nt|hanayama: 偼偄丅偟偽偟偺屻偵丅|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@壗帪偐傜偱偡偐丠|pg||
nt|kokojp: @@傢偐傝傑偟偨|pg||
pc|dK|mc|9|pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4ST75HJ752DK7CJ863,SK984HAD9843CKT74,S63HQ9863DAQTCQ52,SAQJ2HKT4DJ652CA9|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|h7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|s8|pc|h6|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1S743HT4DQ875CAT52,SQ986H3DAK6CKQ873,ST52HKJ652DT32CJ6,SAKJHAQ987DJ94C94|sv|n|nt|sybarra: 2 boards left in this set |pg||
nt|othered1: They've played well and steadily.|pg||
nt|Walddk4: He was in the winning 3NT, got doubled and ran|pg||
nt|fabsayc: was only a joke :0|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|othered1: A good test of runout structure|pg||
nt|qing: here we'll see the power of aces, NS has rather poor values but have a thin @S game in the offering|pg||
mb|1N|nt|roswolf: e/w seem to be playing a system similar to acol - 4 card majors and a wek nt - is that right|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|qing: unless south takes a radical view and jump support @S this will be another part score battle|pg||
pc|dA|nt|sybarra: west says "interesting" |pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|nt|ahalim: making now|pg||
pc|s4|nt|sybarra: may land yet in best contract  2 @H |pg||
nt|roswolf: sorry talking nonsense  as usual|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pg||
nt|jwit: landed on their feet again|pg||
pc|s6|nt|othered1: Guess south knew from, say, no redouble that north didn't have a 5-card suit|pg||
nt|othered1: Another potential large swing|pg||
pc|s7|nt|othered1: thus ran from 2@CX|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c8|nt|othered1: Trump lead?|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|fabsayc: protecting against all spades with east|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|10|nt|jwit: Should be down one.  No disaster, though EW probably can't make a game|pg||
nt|ahalim: the match is not over yet|pg||
pg||
qx|c15|st||md|1S743HT4DQ875CAT52,SQ986H3DAK6CKQ873,ST52HKJ652DT32CJ6,SAKJHAQ987DJ94C94|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|c3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|cA|pg||
pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SA92HJ2DAQJ9C8743,SHKQ97643D743CJT6,SJT7653HADKTCAQ95,SKQ84HT85D8652CK2|sv|e|nt|sybarra: Last board for this set with 16 more to go |pg||
nt|Walddk4: This is the last board of the match in this room and our broadcast from Hungary. Thanks a lot to Adam Magyar, our terrific in Budapest throughout the day. Great job!|pg||
nt|henryb: Bashing a lot of 4s and 6s|pg||
nt|Walddk4: terrific operator, that is|pg||
nt|roswolf: this could be an action hand|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1S|nt|Walddk4: Also thanks to our excellent commentators: Ed Shapiro, Henry Bethe, Arifin Halim and John-Eldar Pedersen|pg||
nt|othered1: 3N down on heart lead?|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Finally thanks to the Hungarian Bridge Federation for their support, and especially to Robert Szemere (and Adam) who have been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
nt|henryb: And to our 32 kibitzers|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|nt|fabsayc: the prosaic 5@C contract is best, with ew having a cheap save in diamonds|pg||
mb|3D|nt|sybarra: Thanks so much to our wonderful operator Dinnye in Budapest.  Very well done!  |pg||
nt|vugraph191: hey its nt dinnye =)|pg||
nt|sybarra: we accidently left before I could say thx |pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk4: Next week will be our busiest vugraph week ever. 6 broadcasts, the first one starting on Tuesday from China. Then Germany, Norway, Estonia, Croatia and Israel. Lots of overlaps|pg||
nt|Walddk4: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for full schedule |pg||
nt|johnp: 35|pg||
nt|vugraph191: they have gone to the open|pg||
nt|othered1: 2N-P-3N?|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: yes but n/s may well get too high in the majors|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|johnp: 3NT - 1?|pg||
nt|othered1: Can N dbl to show heart card?|pg||
nt|othered1: Or might is suggest some other lead?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Yes, 4@H won't like the diamond force|pg||
mb|4C|nt|jwit: Great slam, but didn't get there in either room|pg||
nt|henryb: well, 3@h will go down|pg||
nt|qing: with this start maybe Zheng'll take preference to @C|pg||
mb|4D|nt|roswolf: love that 4@D bid - a near -yarborough and vul to boot!|pg||
nt|qing: and another danger for NS is DON'T double their 4@D|pg||
mb|6C|nt|sybarra: Thanks to my co commentators-who have great insight, delivered with  humor and fun for all of us: Jon Wittes, Mike MacDonagh, and Ed Shapiro|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Oh well|pg||
mb|d|nt|jwit: Thx all|pg||
nt|sybarra: Also, many thanks to the Hungarian Bridge Federation for their support, especially Robert Szemere and Adam Magyar who were instrumental in preparing this broadcast.|pg||
mb|p|nt|johnp: Okunef Manco would be nice tools here|pg||
nt|othered1: Was double conventional?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Sometimes @CQ is on side, but Yang Yang knows it's not after the double|pg||
pc|dA|nt|johnp: seems like:)|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed |pg||
nt|fabsayc: was not easy for south, 4@D stole the slam try|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes - east put the pressure on|pg||
pc|d2|nt|othered1: And another potential large swing|pg||
pc|d3|nt|sybarra: thx also specs for all of your helpful comments @H |pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|sybarra: and good luck in next set |pg||
nt|sybarra: should start in about 10 min of so |pg||
nt|sybarra: Plenty of  vugraph all next week from China, Estonia, Norway and Israel |pg||
nt|sybarra: Our final session from Hungary is scheduled for 11:30 am New York, 17.30 Paris, 4:30 pm London...about 10 min|pg||
nt|sybarra: thx all cu @H@H|pg||
nt|qing: in the final 2 segments of 16 boards will be played|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2SA92HJ2DAQJ9C8743,SHKQ97643D743CJT6,SJT7653HADKTCAQ95,SKQ84HT85D8652CK2|sv|e|mb|2D!|an|multi|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SA8743HJ72DA84CA7,SK5HKT954DKJ52CQ2,SQJ6HA83DQT76CK65,ST92HQ6D93CJT9843|sv|o|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|h4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|c3|pc|d9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SA8743HJ72DA84CA7,SK5HKT954DKJ52CQ2,SQJ6HA83DQT76CK65,ST92HQ6D93CJT9843|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|s3|pg||
nt|loganrun: this contract is awkward what to do at trcik 2?|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|h5|pc|s7|pg||
nt|ugis: its down on a spade lead, but now he will make it..|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|h7|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|d5|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s4|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d6|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|s8|pc|cT|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SJT5H87DQ9763C832,S4HJ65DAT52CAQJT6,SAQ76HKQ94D84C754,SK9832HAT32DKJCK9|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S!|an|8-11, 4+!S|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3D!|an|5+!D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|s5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SJT5H87DQ9763C832,S4HJ65DAT52CAQJT6,SAQ76HKQ94D84C754,SK9832HAT32DKJCK9|sv|n|mb|1S|nt|loganrun: Hi all|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|loganrun: Good bid by South hoping his meagre values are enough|pg||
mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|s5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|s3|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|cJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|d6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h4|mc|8|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SQ643H32DKQ87CJ76,SAK72HKT54D2CKT95,SJ95H98DJ9543CQ82,ST8HAQJ76DAT6CA43|sv|e|mb|1C!|an|12-16 unbal or 15-17 NT|mb|p|mb|1H!|an|8-11, 4+!H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s5|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s6|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SQ643H32DKQ87CJ76,SAK72HKT54D2CKT95,SJ95H98DJ9543CQ82,ST8HAQJ76DAT6CA43|sv|e|nt|loganrun: this 3rd (NS) vs 4th (EW) after 4 rounds|pg||
nt|loganrun: good result for NS|pg||
mb|1C!|an|12-16unbalanced or 15-17NT art!!|mb|p|mb|1H!|an|8-11hcp 4+!h|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3S!|an|max support|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S32HJ63DT73CT9432,SAQ865HQ982DK4C86,ST9HK754DAQ852CQ7,SKJ74HATDJ96CAKJ5|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|h4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h6|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c6|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h9|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|h8|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2S32HJ63DT73CT9432,SAQ865HQ982DK4C86,ST9HK754DAQ852CQ7,SKJ74HATDJ96CAKJ5|sv|b|mb|p|nt|loganrun: Hi Ugis|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|ugis: hi :)|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|ugis: i guess he missplayed the hand, at trick 2 lead a trump to K and thats it|pg||
mb|p|nt|loganrun: 6D is pushy but can make but E had trouble describing his hand in this sequence|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SQ87543HJ963DCKJ6,SJ2HQ5DAK963C9854,SKTHT42DQ875CAQ32,SA96HAK87DJT42CT7|sv|n|mb|1D!|an|17+|mb|p|mb|2D!|an|GF, clubs|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SQ87543HJ963DCKJ6,SJ2HQ5DAK963C9854,SKTHT42DQ875CAQ32,SA96HAK87DJT42CT7|sv|n|mb|1D!|an|strong 17+hcp art!!|mb|p|mb|2D!|an|6+!C 8+hcp |mb|p|mb|2H!|an|waiting|mb|p|mb|3C|an|6+!C good suit|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SKT975HJ6D953CA85,SQ863HA87DAK76CQ3,SA4HQ4DQJT8CJT762,SJ2HKT9532D42CK94|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|12-14|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|May not have 4cM|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s8|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|d4|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|d7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SKT975HJ6D953CA85,SQ863HA87DAK76CQ3,SA4HQ4DQJT8CJT762,SJ2HKT9532D42CK94|sv|e|mb|p|an|0-8hcp|mb|1C!|an|12-16 any unbalanced or 15-17NT |mb|p|mb|1N|an|9-12|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h2|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|d4|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|d7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d5|mc|9|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1S5HQJ874DT9CT9643,SK86HA92DQ65CAQJ2,SAQ9HKT6DAKJ84CK5,SJT7432H53D732C87|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|d!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|h8|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|sJ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h7|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cT|mc|6|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1S5HQJ874DT9CT9643,SK86HA92DQ65CAQJ2,SAQ9HKT6DAKJ84CK5,SJT7432H53D732C87|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|12-14hcp|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|d3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hA|mc|6|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SK6HAT64DAT98C942,SJ74HK82DQJ732CAJ,ST98HQ5D654CKQ765,SAQ532HJ973DKCT83|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|an|0-7 unbal/0-11 bal|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|h7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|s8|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|mc|10|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SK6HAT64DAT98C942,SJ74HK82DQJ732CAJ,ST98HQ5D654CKQ765,SAQ532HJ973DKCT83|sv|o|mb|p!|an|0-8hcp|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c2|pc|d3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|h2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3S86543HQJ8DKJ94C9,SAKQHA9DQT8CAKJT2,SJ7HKT764D73C8743,ST92H532DA652CQ65|sv|e|mb|1S!|an|8-11, 4+!S|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|!Cs, any strength|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|Supp and min|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d3|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|c5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|s5|pc|c3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3S86543HQJ8DKJ94C9,SAKQHA9DQT8CAKJT2,SJ7HKT764D73C8743,ST92H532DA652CQ65|sv|e|mb|1S!|an|8-11hcp 4+!S|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|transfer to !C any force|mb|d|mb|3C!|an|4+!C could be 4!S 5+!C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s3|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|h5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|c7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s5|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|cA|pc|d8|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SK5HQ842DKQ96C853,SJ9843HKT7DAJ8CK4,SQT762HAJ5DT4CA96,SAH963D7532CQJT72|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|c5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h6|pc|s9|pc|c9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|mc|10|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SK5HQ842DKQ96C853,SJ9843HKT7DAJ8CK4,SQT762HAJ5DT4CA96,SAH963D7532CQJT72|sv|b|mb|1C!|an|15+hcp strong|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s2|pc|d6|pc|hT|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d3|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg||
pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SA9854H752DQ953C3,SQT2HT96D82CAJ962,S76HK843DK7CQT874,SKJ3HAQJDAJT64CK5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|3S|mb|d!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SA9854H752DQ953C3,SQT2HT96D82CAJ962,S76HK843DK7CQT874,SKJ3HAQJDAJT64CK5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2C!|an|9-14 5+!C|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d2|pc|cK|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|d8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2S7HAKT854DAJ64CQJ,SA865HQJDK983CAK7,SQJ2H973DT7C98653,SKT943H62DQ52CT42|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c2|pc|s9|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|c5|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2S7HAKT854DAJ64CQJ,SA865HQJDK983CAK7,SQJ2H973DT7C98653,SKT943H62DQ52CT42|sv|n|mb|1H|an|9-14|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s3|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SAK9HAJ42DA942CT3,ST76HKT7653DQTCJ4,SQ543HQDK653CKQ82,SJ82H98DJ87CA9765|sv|b|mb|1C!|an|12-16 unbal or 15-17 NT|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|h5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|s8|pc|h6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SAK9HAJ42DA942CT3,ST76HKT7653DQTCJ4,SQ543HQDK653CKQ82,SJ82H98DJ87CA9765|sv|b|mb|1C!|an|12-16unbalanced or 15-17NT|mb|1H!|an|weak !H or strong !S overcall|mb|p|mb|1S!|an|pass or correct|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|!H suit balanced|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|h5|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|s5|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|s8|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|hK|pg||
pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SJ98742H42D85CJ65,SAQTHKQ9D3CAQT742,SKHAJT8653DKQT42C,S653H7DAJ976CK983|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|h2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|hT|pc|d6|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s9|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1SAT763HT942DJ2CQJ,SJ94HAKJ8DK7654C3,S5HQ53DAQ93CT9864,SKQ82H76DT8CAK752|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hJ|mc|6|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2SK987H2DQT963C982,SATHQJ5DJ752CJ654,SJ4HAK643DK84CAT7,SQ6532HT987DACKQ3|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S!|an|8-11 HCP, 4+!S|mb|2C|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|c7|pc|d7|pg||
mc|12|pg||