vg|2009 USBC A Quarterfinal,Segment 3 of 6,I,31,45,Welland,66,Meltzer,30|
rs|3NS-1,4HN-3,1NW=,1NN+1,4HW-1,2HW+1,4HE=,2HE+2,1NW+1,3CW=,1NW=,1NW+1,2HW+3,4HW+1,1SS=,3HW=,5DSx-2,6CE=,1NW-1,2DN+2,3NS=,3NS=,2SE-3,2SE-3,1NN+3,1NN+2,3NW=,3NW=,4HW=,4HW+1|
pn|HWeinstein,Meltzer,Garner,Larsen,Sontag,Welland,Bates,Willenken|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1SKJ843HQ4DKJ84C76,SQT97HK92DQ763CT5,SA6HAT653DTCAQJ43,S52HJ87DA952CK982|sv|n|nt|Walddk2: 75-47|pg||
nt|brolucius: You recall that we were looking for rhymes to Ozdil yesterday. Suggests were such as 'landfill' and 'Brazil'. |pg||
nt|brolucius: It occurred to me in the shower this morning that 'God's will' would be a better rhyme.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|nf|nt|Walddk2: Howard Weinstein features in Andrew Robson's The Times article today - http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/games_and_puzzles/bridge/article6457625.ece ...|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|brolucius: Presumably N-S are playing a strong 1@C system, which gives North the freedom to jump-rebid on his middle-range hand.|pg||
mb|p!|nt|brolucius: Had he rebid 2@C, South would have to choose between 2NT on 10 points and simple preference of 2@H.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu2: n explains that 2c would be forcing here, and 3c isn't.  they don't play strong club|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No, N-S play a natural system|pg||
pc|d3|nt|Walddk2: 3@C shows a shapely hand with no extras|pg||
nt|brolucius: Thanks for the info, Eric!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome to Jack Oest|pg||
nt|joest: morning all|pg||
nt|joest: 3@c is natural and invitational btw|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
nt|brolucius: Anyway, the 3@C rebid made life very easy for South.|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|h3|pg||
nt|barnets: interesting play problem|pg||
nt|brolucius: Still some work to do. |pg||
nt|barnets: club best now|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|nt|brolucius: If declarer gives up two clubs, East will want to play back spades when he gains the lead.|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I mentioned the 'wrong' Weinstein before. It's Steve (not Howard) who is featured in The Times (London) today. Apologies|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|Walddk2: No relation|pg||
nt|barnets: well Mezer made a deceptive spade switch|pg||
nt|brolucius: The @S9 from Meltzer deterred declarer from running ti to his hand. He is now in trouble.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: s is asking w some questions|pg||
nt|barnets: now east can win and play a spade back|pg||
nt|barnets: she played the 9 looked like xx|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Our operator is Eric Mayefsky. Inside information from the table is much appreciated. Keep it up please|pg||
nt|brolucius: The super-VG-operator in these parts is the great Jan Martel. All the others aim for that gold standard.|pg||
nt|barnets: so if east wins and plays a spade dec must rise K cash two diamonds and play 3 more clubs|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
nt|barnets: throwing east in to lead a heart|pg||
nt|joest: right|pg||
nt|brolucius: East may think a diamond appropriate.|pg||
nt|barnets: then he guesses hearts and has 9 tricks|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|s3|pc|h2|pg||
nt|brolucius: 4@H is heading for one down on this board in the Closed Room, I am told.|pg||
nt|brolucius: Oh, 3 down.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Down 3 actually|pg||
nt|barnets: he had to cash the sK first|pg||
nt|barnets: to take ot easts exit card|pg||
nt|joest: and the diamond jack|pg||
nt|brolucius: Declarer still thinks that the @SQ is onside, I dare say.|pg||
nt|barnets: because of the tricky switch|pg||
nt|joest: at this point he has to hope so|pg||
nt|brolucius: Sontag's bid of 4@H, in the other room, is a bit mysterious. 3NT seemed clear here at the time.|pg||
nt|joest: i agree David.  With KJ in both side suits I'm surprised he committed to hearts|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Why only three matches in the quarter-finals I am asked. Excellent question. The reason is that the Nickell team (with Zia among others) have a bye to the semi-finals, so the ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: organisers only need three other semi-finalists|pg||
nt|barnets: dec thoughts are if east has the @S Q he can finnesse cash the SJ and throw east in after cashing the last diamond|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Nickell-Freeman, Rodwell-Meckstroth and Hamman-Zia will be in action tomorrow|pg||
nt|brolucius: Throw East in with which suit?|pg||
nt|joest: throw him in with a (presumed) fourth spade?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: Garner says "I hope they're not all like this"|pg||
nt|barnets: east would then have to lead a heart in thend position|pg||
nt|brolucius: East has a club winner.|pg||
nt|barnets: no he would have to discard it|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sJ|nt|joest: only hope i see is hook the spade and play west for KJ of hearts|pg||
nt|barnets: to retain the heart or dec has two heart tricks|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The good thing about the slow play is that we will most likely get all comparisons in this room|pg||
nt|barnets: by pinning the J|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, I see.|pg||
nt|brolucius: Anyway, Meltzer's @S9 has worked well and side-stepped a large swing away.|pg||
pc|hK|mc|8|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1SKJ843HQ4DKJ84C76,SQT97HK92DQ763CT5,SA6HAT653DTCAQJ43,S52HJ87DA952CK982|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|alerted by Bates|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|nt|vugraphzsu: toti vient d'arriver|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|hA|pc|d2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|mc|7|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2SK942HJ9DT2CJT543,SQ6HKT732D9865CA7,ST3HA4DAKQ743CQ62,SAJ875HQ865DJCK98|sv|e|nt|Walddk2: This was worth waiting for, was it not, David?|pg||
nt|joest: let's see if Garner duplicates the 1NT opener at the other table|pg||
nt|brolucius: I don't like 1NT on those cards.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|an|4+ unbal|nt|Walddk2: (1NT is David's (least) favourite contract)|pg||
nt|brolucius: 1@D and then 3@D gets the job done.|pg||
nt|joest: 1@d tends to be unbalanced|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|joest: tough call for Meltzer|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|joest: kudos to n-s if they run the diamond suit without episode|pg||
nt|brolucius: No reason for East to rebid 2@H because he knows that West will not have three-card spade support and there might not be a fit in either major.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: 1@d apparently "normally unbalanced", could have longer clubs|pg||
nt|Walddk2: In the other room Bates opened a 15-17 NT. According to the K&R Hand Evaluator that hand is too strong for 1NT. It's worth 17.65|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d2|nt|joest: neither east west pair got hearts into the picture: where they have a game|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://www.jeffgoldsmith.org/cgi-bin/knr.cgi?hand=10x+Ax+AKQxxx+Qxx|pg||
nt|joest: n-s lead rusinow|pg||
nt|barnets: whats the K and R evaluator ?|pg||
nt|joest: Kaplan and Rubens?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: yes|pg||
pc|dK|nt|barnets: melzer had a tough bid|pg||
nt|brolucius: A low diamond from North has certain charms now. Good when partner has the bare @D10 and OK when West has @D10-x-x|pg||
pc|h5|pc|dT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dA|nt|Walddk2: http://www.jeffgoldsmith.org/cgi-bin/knr.cgi  great tool. Bookmark it!|pg||
nt|joest: yes.  it pays off if declarer has 10xx or something like that|pg||
pc|s5|nt|barnets: but e/w look as if they can make 4@h|pg||
nt|joest: right|pg||
nt|joest: east's suits were a little anemic to make a 'majors' call red over the 1NT opener in the closed room|pg||
nt|joest: that would have solved it in that room|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d8|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, and Meltzer was not strong enough to bid 2@H instead of 1NT (opposite the 1@S overcall).|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c8|nt|barnets: i think it ws close|pg||
nt|joest: I'm not sure 2@h is strong|pg||
nt|joest: but K10xxx is debateable|pg||
nt|barnets: I bid 1N in a camrose match twenty years ago|pg||
pc|h9|pc|d9|pg||
nt|barnets: and the captain left me out the next set|pg||
nt|brolucius: I suppose she was a passed hand and therefore unlikely to have six hearts or to be particularly strong.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: kyle breathes an audible sigh of relief |pg||
nt|joest: sounds like it didn't work so well Barnet|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
nt|brolucius: After 20 years, I think you should put the captain back on the Christmas card list, Barnet.|pg||
mc|7|nt|joest: this will be 5 back to meltzer|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SK942HJ9DT2CJT543,SQ6HKT732D9865CA7,ST3HA4DAKQ743CQ62,SAJ875HQ865DJCK98|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|h6|pc|dT|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h2|mc|8|pg||
qx|o33|st||md|3ST3HA762DA62CAJT2,SA85HK983DJ9CKQ43,SQ964H5DK854C9875,SKJ72HQJT4DQT73C6|sv|o|nt|barnets: :)|pg||
nt|brolucius: If he's still alive, that is.|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: i think we still won the match so all ended well|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: Good decision to drop you for that set, then...|pg||
mb|1C!|an|2+|nt|joest: 2+|pg||
mb|d|nt|Walddk2: Double is not ideal. What are you supposed to do if partner responds 1@D?|pg||
nt|brolucius: You would have to pass.|pg||
mb|1H!|an|4+ !S|mb|d|nt|brolucius: North is trying to shut out the supposed E-W heart fit. (His response shows spades).|pg||
mb|p!|an|denies 3 spades|nt|brolucius: South would make a Support Redouble if he held three-card support for partner's spades.|pg||
nt|joest: actually I think he's complete the transfer on this particular sequence3|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: sequenc|pg||
nt|joest: sequence|pg||
nt|joest: Garner will now bid 2@c |pg||
nt|brolucius: We now have 1000 kibitzers at this table. BBO have pointedly ignored my suggestion to  add a special sound effect whenever this milestone is reached.|pg||
nt|joest: however he doesn't know WEinstein's length|pg||
nt|joest: in the miniors|pg||
mb|2C|nt|brolucius: A bugle call, for example.|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|brolucius: The fact that Larsen has bid 2@D now, rather than 2@H, implies that he thinks his double showed hearts. Meltzer agrees.|pg||
nt|joest: Meltzer did well to double b/c lacking that I have a hard time seeing how east-west get to hearts|pg||
mb|3C|nt|Walddk2: The players are very considerate, Eric. No stress for you at this (lack of) pace|pg||
mb|4H|nt|barnets: west x in other room also|pg||
nt|joest: Larsen may have just undone some of Meltzer's good work :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: that's one way of looking at it.  the abbreviate lunch hour is another|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: but doubled a 1@d opener|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu2: *abbreviated|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: rose asks "how did we get so high?"|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|barnets: perhaps he could x 3@C as a game try|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|nt|brolucius: She is entitled to ask that. I will leave it Larsen to explain the reason.|pg||
nt|joest: or even raise to 3@h|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hT|nt|brolucius: 3@H was plenty.|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|d4|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: larsen's only remark was "either you make it or you don't"|pg||
nt|brolucius: Words of wisdom...|pg||
nt|barnets: but his parner has 5 wasted points in clubs and the contract is 1 too high|pg||
nt|barnets: so I have sympathy with east|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg||
nt|joest: admittedly the auction made his hand look better|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s2|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|barnets: if the @C kq was the 1DK it would be decent|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|hJ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d5|mc|9|nt|barnets: and how would his partner know the 3@H bid was a try and not competitive|pg||
nt|joest: so 5 imps right back|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: rose: "i had good clubs" kyle: "i was hoping you didn't"|pg||
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qx|c33|st||md|3ST3HA762DA62CAJT2,SA85HK983DJ9CKQ43,SQ964H5DK854C9875,SKJ72HQJT4DQT73C6|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h8|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d8|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h9|mc|9|pg||
qx|o34|st||md|4ST53H95DJ5432CA62,SA74HK86DAT98C753,SK9862HQJDK7CK984,SQJHAT7432DQ6CQJT|sv|n|nt|brolucius: I think 3@H would describe the hand about right. A strong enough move.|pg||
nt|joest: he's already doubled 1@h and volunteered 2@d|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|joest: but the wasted club values were definitely a disappointment|pg||
mb|1N!|nt|joest: at the other table Willenken did something I didn't think you could do|pg||
nt|brolucius: Eric is moving close to Jan Martel on this performance - excellent extras from the table-side.|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: he cue bid 2@d in response to the takeout double then dropped his partner in 2@h|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: I play it the same as you, Jack, but a lot of people treat it differently.|pg||
pc|s3|nt|joest: if opener has a good hand I guess s/he must jump or cue bid lest the rebid be droppped|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c34|st||md|4ST53H95DJ5432CA62,SA74HK86DAT98C753,SK9862HQJDK7CK984,SQJHAT7432DQ6CQJT|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o35|st||md|1SJ42HJT74DJ964CQ7,SAQHKQ5DKT875CK86,SK976HA98DAQ3CT32,ST853H632D2CAJ954|sv|e|nt|brolucius: So, when you overbid... you lose some and you win some.|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: if you lead a spade the diamond goes away, if you lead a diamond the spade goes away|pg||
nt|barnets: yes symetry|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: Not too good for 1NT because the diamond extras are offset by the points in the short major suits.|pg||
pc|s6|nt|barnets: I think its a very strong 1N opener|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|joest: probably the K and R calculator agrees with you! :)|pg||
pc|cK|nt|barnets: with the D9 def a 2N rebid|pg||
pc|c3|nt|brolucius: If you had two good honors in the diamond suit, it would be too strong.|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: rose asking howie a question|pg||
nt|brolucius: North's spade lead is known to be a 4-card suit, so South can guess that North has at most four diamonds and therefore that West has four or five.|pg||
nt|joest: Weinstein fairly sure declarer has a spade honor left so will take this moment to put a @h thru|pg||
nt|joest: of course from his perspective a diamond might work just as well|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cA|nt|joest: Garner probably afraid Weinstein had J10x of hearts and was concerned about building declarer's fourth heart|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|barnets: so +1|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c5|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
mc|8|nt|brolucius: So far as contracts are concerned, I am known to prefer Pass-outs to 1NT. For some reason people think that view is eccentric.|pg||
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qx|c35|st||md|1SJ42HJT74DJ964CQ7,SAQHKQ5DKT875CK86,SK976HA98DAQ3CT32,ST853H632D2CAJ954|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|d|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|c9|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|h4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|s3|pc|d9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o36|st||md|2SAJ75HQ6DQJ5CJT32,SK82HAT8DAT97CAQ5,SQT9HJ972DK632C87,S643HK543D84CK964|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: i can understand that|pg||
nt|Walddk2: haha, you deserved another one after that remark|pg||
nt|brolucius: If it happens to be THREE in a row, I will logoff.|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|nt|Walddk2: clubs 3-3 or @SA onside for the 7th trick. One chance gone|pg||
nt|barnets: Another play would be to have cashed just 2 clubs and played 3 hearts throwing north in|pg||
nt|barnets: if he had only 2 clubs he would have to play a diamond |pg||
nt|joest: but what will declarer pitch when north cashes his fourth heart?|pg||
pc|d2|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
nt|barnets: then you could win the diamond try the third club and if they dont break another diamond|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|nt|barnets: a spade|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
mc|7|nt|Vugraphu2: bathroom break|pg||
nt|brolucius: Not particularly painful, that one, I will have to admit.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The 2009 USBC will determine which two teams will be representing USA in the Bermuda Bowl to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, in late August and early September |pg||
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qx|c36|st||md|2SAJ75HQ6DQJ5CJT32,SK82HAT8DAT97CAQ5,SQT9HJ972DK632C87,S643HK543D84CK964|sv|b|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dK|mc|8|pg||
qx|o37|st||md|3SJ854H75DQJ63C732,SA9H98642D87CAQT4,SQT32HAQDKT54CJ65,SK76HKJT3DA92CK98|sv|n|nt|Walddk2: The losers get another chance in a repechage for the USA2 berth|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|joest: Meltzer has all of a 2@h call|pg||
nt|brolucius: West a bit too good for 2@H, it seems. Oh, she has bid 2@H. Well, it is difficult to know what the next step up would be.|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: maybe east could bid 3|pg||
nt|joest: would you?|pg||
pc|c5|nt|barnets: he has all his pints well positioned|pg||
nt|joest: I know I wouldn't: be that right or wrong|pg||
pc|c8|nt|barnets: points|pg||
pc|c2|nt|Walddk2: They skipped board 37 in the other room, now they are playing it|pg||
nt|barnets: yes|pg||
nt|brolucius: Only 7 losers and a five-card major. One could subtract something for the club bid over the A-Q-10-x but I still think 2@H is insufficient.|pg||
nt|barnets: maybe west could bid 3@H|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: west: "i think we have a game"  north: "if you think you have a game, you do"|pg||
mc|11|nt|Vugraphu2: east says he would have raised vulnerable but didn't like the shape nv|pg||
pg||
qx|c37|st||md|3SJ854H75DQJ63C732,SA9H98642D87CAQT4,SQT32HAQDKT54CJ65,SK76HKJT3DA92CK98|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o38|st||md|4SQJTH976DAK75CKT8,SA76HAKJT3D6CQ965,SK532H542DQT43CJ4,S984HQ8DJ982CA732|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|brolucius: Yes, East was close to a raise but not quite there.|pg||
mb|1H|nt|joest: Double = 4 or 5 spades|pg||
nt|brolucius: Still, an annoying way to lose IMPs. If there is one thing that experts like to do it is to bid their games.|pg||
mb|d!|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|p|nt|joest: 1@s = exactly three spades; probably a weak NT hand|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Would he bid 2@S with 4 and a minimum, Jack?|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: yes|pg||
nt|brolucius: E-W do OK in hearts, so perhaps East should say something. No, he has passed.|pg||
nt|joest: if he was HORRIBLE with 4@s he might bid 1@s too|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
nt|barnets: perhaps east could have x for takeout|pg||
nt|barnets: he had support for all three suits|pg||
nt|joest: i think that makes a lot of sense Barnet|pg||
nt|brolucius: Good suggestion.|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|nt|joest: they did reach game in the open room on that last hand|pg||
nt|brolucius: E-W have half the points and a couple of playable fits, so it was not ideal to allow 1@S to play the other way.|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c2|nt|brolucius: I see that Willenken raised immediately on the doubleton heart, so he trod a completely different path - with more success.|pg||
nt|barnets: in fact west did bid 3@H over partners x in last board I like that bid|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, a deserved swing.|pg||
nt|brolucius: The maximum for 2@H should be abot 10 points, and West can add quite a bit for the five-card major, not to mention two aces in hand.|pg||
nt|joest: Weinstein must be worried about J98x of diamonds offside (right!) and therefore hooking the club.  That seems deep at this point though|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|d3|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
nt|joest: finding a heart back here wasn't so easy|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
nt|joest: partner would get to uppercut in spades twice|pg||
nt|brolucius: Uppercut(s) would work, would they?|pg||
nt|joest: eventually promoting her 76 of spades|pg||
nt|brolucius: Difficult to find. That would have been nice.|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c38|st||md|4SQJTH976DAK75CKT8,SA76HAKJT3D6CQ965,SK532H542DQT43CJ4,S984HQ8DJ982CA732|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|2H|an|weak|mb|d|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o39|st||md|1S2HT954DKT9752C97,SAK6HA8732DJ6CQT5,SQ9543HQJDAQ843C8,SJT87HK6DCAKJ6432|sv|b|nt|joest: here's a fun hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|nt|brolucius: Fine bidding at the other table.|pg||
mb|2S!|an|!s + !d|nt|joest: 2@s = five spades + five diamonds|pg||
mb|3C|nt|brolucius: A diamond raise from South may help E-W.|pg||
nt|joest: I like this approach to "MIchaels".  It gets your suits out there at once and takes away cue bids for the opponents|pg||
nt|barnets: north passed 1n in other room|pg||
nt|joest: if Weinsteindoesn't bid 5@d I will be surprised|pg||
nt|brolucius: West is worth 6@C over that.|pg||
nt|barnets: here n/s have found an 800 save|pg||
mb|5D|nt|brolucius: East surely has at most one diamond now.|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|joest: in my experience people say 'surely' when theyre a bit worried :)|pg||
nt|brolucius: Pass would be forcing, no doubt. Oh, West has doubled.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I don't like double at all|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: i think west should pass|pg||
nt|joest: i agree barnet|pg||
nt|barnets: with a good playing hand|pg||
pc|c5|nt|joest: this is a forcing auction I would think|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cK|nt|brolucius: Sometimes 'surely' means that, but not on this occasion. Vulnerable opponents must be 5-5 at least.|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
nt|barnets: east would bid 6 and south 6@D|pg||
nt|barnets: which would be 800|pg||
nt|barnets: and still avery good save|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|joest: Note that opposite a 'normal' MIchaels Weinstein would have had to be concerned Larsen was bidding his partner's suit|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And this only 500, and 13 IMPs to Welland|pg||
mc|9|nt|barnets: n/s in the other room did not do well not to get in the bidding|pg||
pg||
qx|c39|st||md|1S2HT954DKT9752C97,SAK6HA8732DJ6CQT5,SQ9543HQJDAQ843C8,SJT87HK6DCAKJ6432|sv|b|nt|vugraphzsu: C'est parti !|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|d|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|mc|12|pg||
qx|o40|st||md|2SK9765H65DT32CK97,SA4HKJT8DA765C532,S83HA932DKQJ4CAT4,SQJT2HQ74D98CQJ86|sv|o|nt|brolucius: And the margin is now very worrying.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: meltzer says she was afraid to bid 6c with Jx in diamonds on her own|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But still 50 boards|pg||
nt|barnets: more than a point a board|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|barnets: welland team are playing well|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|barnets: :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: If she was afraid of bidding 6@C, she could have passed. Maybe she feared that it would not be forcing|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|nt|joest: and a good question.  |pg||
nt|brolucius: Even if West was a bit worried about the @DJ-x, she did have a bundle of good cards in her hand. Mopre risky to double than to bid 6@C, it seems. And if by some miracle there were ...|pg||
nt|brolucius: two diamond losers, the other side might sacrifice.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: jack lead asked and explained as Q or shortness|pg||
nt|joest: here is an advantage of rusinow.  Weinstein can signal possession of the ten|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|nt|joest: although the three is admittedly not much of a signal :)|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: now south asking a question|pg||
nt|Walddk2: uda would work better with those pips|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c6|pc|dT|nt|Walddk2: uda = upside-down attitude|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
nt|barnets: the way the cards are the def cant stop dec making a club and 2 spades|pg||
nt|brolucius: We have been lucky indeed to have 40% of the boards in this set played in 1NT.|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|nt|Walddk2: Other matches: Robinson +27 against Rogoff  and Fleisher +41 against Ozdil|pg||
pc|hT|nt|barnets: now they can|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|dK|nt|barnets: when north wins the a|pg||
nt|joest: defense can prevail with a spade continuation|pg||
nt|barnets: and plays a spade|pg||
pc|s2|nt|joest: Meltzer needed to lead a club up instead of heart way back when|pg||
nt|barnets: west slightly mistimed the play|pg||
pc|s9|pc|d6|pg||
nt|barnets: now north has to play a spade|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
mc|6|nt|joest: still a small pickup for Meltzer|pg||
pg||
qx|c40|st||md|2SK9765H65DT32CK97,SA4HKJT8DA765C532,S83HA932DKQJ4CAT4,SQJT2HQ74D98CQJ86|sv|o|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|1D|mb|1H!|an|spades|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|c6|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|sT|pc|h5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|c5|pc|h2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s7|mc|10|pg||
qx|o41|st||md|3SJ8HAKQ9DAK96CAT5,SQ7542H7DQ82CQJ97,SK96H532DJ73CK864,SAT3HJT864DT54C32|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|nt|joest: a quick auction to 3NT here|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|joest: the speed of the play might be something different however :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I don't think so|pg||
nt|barnets: east best to play SA and low one|pg||
pc|s4|nt|Walddk2: Meltzer will lead a spade, but that 9 in dummy is worth gold|pg||
pc|s6|nt|Walddk2: Larsen can't continue the attack|pg||
nt|barnets: declarer may duck and west can clear|pg||
nt|barnets: yes he can|pg||
nt|joest: defense must block the spades in order not to blow a trick|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
nt|barnets: SA and low|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|nt|barnets: now south knows the position|pg||
nt|joest: can't spades be 6-2?|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
nt|barnets: as west paused before palyong the Q|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sT|nt|joest: ok now i agree :)|pg||
nt|barnets: now he doesnt|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Besides, what is West going to pitch on 3 rounds of hearts?|pg||
nt|barnets: all very strange|pg||
nt|barnets: good play by east though|pg||
nt|barnets: a club|pg||
nt|Walddk2: She will have to let go spade winners in order to guard both diamonds and clubs|pg||
nt|Walddk2: one club and ...?|pg||
nt|joest: and one diamond|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
nt|joest: Weinstein might try to duck a club into east now|pg||
pc|hK|nt|barnets: yes then dec must guess|pg||
pc|c7|nt|brolucius: It's a bit like a problem in a quiz book. Declarer has 8 tricks on top now and must seek a ninth trick without allowing West on lead.|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
nt|joest: west known to be 5-1 in the majors|pg||
nt|joest: if club pitch was from four, could possibly duck one into east if west not awake|pg||
nt|joest: barring all that must guess whether Meltzer has 10x or Qx of diamonds|pg||
nt|barnets: could try and pass the C10 now|pg||
nt|brolucius: Fairly obvious for West to split, though, with two cards higher than the @C8.|pg||
nt|barnets: he has to guess who has the DQ|pg||
nt|joest: if he wants to duck a club, he cannot start by cashing another heart b/c east can then beat him off the top|pg||
nt|barnets: He hopes east may have to win the first club if he passes it|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|brolucius: This is easily the best play hand of the set.|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cA|nt|joest: the spade pitch will make life easy|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c4|nt|barnets: now he is home|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|c5|nt|joest: Weinstein will toss her in with the last club and guess the diamond|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d3|nt|barnets: west had to pitch a diamond to have any chance|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|nt|brolucius: Unlikely that West would pitch like that to keep a double guard on the @D10.|pg||
nt|barnets: but he was likely to get it right|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The fact that West pitched a club rather than a diamond suggests that West has @DQ ... and especially after that a spade was discarded|pg||
nt|joest: right|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|barnets: well played|pg||
nt|joest: she wouldn't pitch a spade to hold onto @d 10xx|pg||
mc|9|nt|brolucius: No. Declarer played it well and was always likely to read the position. An excellent hand to watch.|pg||
pg||
qx|c41|st||md|3SJ8HAKQ9DAK96CAT5,SQ7542H7DQ82CQJ97,SK96H532DJ73CK864,SAT3HJT864DT54C32|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|d4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|h8|pc|dK|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o42|st||md|4S4HJ985DK642CKJ62,SAHQ762DQJ95CQT94,SQJ932HAKTDT8CA53,SKT8765H43DA73C87|sv|b|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|nt|Walddk2: same lead in the other room, but the king will score later|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg||
nt|joest: the only issue here is to what degree can Larsen hold down his undertricks|pg||
nt|brolucius: Those bridge teachers who insist that you need three of the top five honors for a vulnerable weak two will be saying 'Serves East right!'|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Never happens to me when I lead away from the king and declarer has the ace, with QJ in dummy|pg||
nt|athene: :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It's a borderline weak 2 vulnerable, but most of us would open it anyway I suspect|pg||
nt|barnets: best on this layout is to continue diamonds|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d9|nt|barnets: wd|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|brolucius: No point in playing weak two-bids if you shy away from them all the time. |pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg||
nt|joest: Weinstein's heart there was a count signal|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
nt|barnets: he is going to make more than other room now|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|joest: at this point Larsen has no clue spades aren't breaking|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s6|pc|d6|pg||
nt|barnets: now a low spade|pg||
pc|sK|nt|barnets: to bad|pg||
mc|5|nt|Walddk2: curtains|pg||
nt|joest: a low spade could go down on a cold hand|pg||
nt|joest: if he's misread it and north wins and promotes something for south|pg||
nt|Vugraphu2: e: "sorry, could have gone down 2"  w: "2, 3?  Who cares"|pg||
pg||
qx|c42|st||md|4S4HJ985DK642CKJ62,SAHQ762DQJ95CQT94,SQJ932HAKTDT8CA53,SKT8765H43DA73C87|sv|b|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c2|pc|h2|pc|s3|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|o43|st||md|1SK87HQ72DJT9CJ963,ST543HJ98DQ843CKQ,SQ9HAK43DAK75CT52,SAJ62HT65D62CA874|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|an|14-16|nt|Walddk2: Yet another 1NT|pg||
nt|joest: i mean down 2 instead of down one|pg||
nt|barnets: he was always down1|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: yeah|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: had 5 losers outside trumps|pg||
nt|barnets: only q was 2 or 3?|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|d5|nt|brolucius: I have said before that watching bridge is a bit like fishing. Sometimes you sit  by the river and see nothing but tiddlers (1NT), then suddenly there is a tug on the line and a ...|pg||
nt|brolucius: big one arrives (6@C). On this occasion there were rather too many tiddlers.|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|nt|joest: diamond hook more % than hearts 33|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d7|nt|joest: a push at 180|pg||
pc|h5|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|mc|10|pg||
qx|c43|st||md|1SK87HQ72DJT9CJ963,ST543HJ98DQ843CKQ,SQ9HAK43DAK75CT52,SAJ62HT65D62CA874|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s2|pc|h7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|mc|10|pg||
qx|o44|st||md|2ST93HQ2DQJ753CJT4,SA87HK764DA984CA7,SKJ5HJT985DT2CK53,SQ642HA3DK6CQ9862|sv|n|nt|joest: another 1NT opener? :)|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|nt|brolucius: Cards could hardly lie in more friendly fashion.|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|d4|pc|cK|pg||
nt|joest: easy game|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|barnets: south could have played the CJ on the first round|pg||
pc|s2|nt|barnets: but declarer should follow with the Q nor finnesse the 9|pg||
pc|d3|nt|brolucius: The hold-up in hearts might sometimes misfire, after a diamond switch, but the @D9-8 offered considerable protecion against that. And the defenders rarely switch, anyway. |pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dK|nt|joest: i was surprisied Weinstein played low|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|sT|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s9|pc|d9|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sA|nt|Vugraphu2: sorry, garner kept his heart|pg||
mc|9|nt|joest: i was wondering about that|pg||
pg||
qx|c44|st||md|2ST93HQ2DQJ753CJT4,SA87HK764DA984CA7,SKJ5HJT985DT2CK53,SQ642HA3DK6CQ9862|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o45|st||md|3SQJH65DQJ92CQJT74,SKHAJT87DT63CAK98,ST9863HQ32DK874C6,SA7542HK94DA5C532|sv|b|nt|joest: whch brings us to the last board of this set|pg||
nt|joest: Eric Mayefsky: thanks for a great job as operator|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: vwd|pg||
mb|1S|nt|brolucius: Eric has been brilliant. Many thanks! |pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|nt|joest: and also thx to Roland Wald, David Bird and Barnet Shenkin, the other commentators|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|nt|joest: to the USBF, and particularly Jan Martel for putting the event together|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|joest: and to all the folks at BBO|pg||
nt|joest: and finally to all the kibitzers who point out all sorts of interesting things|pg||
pc|c6|nt|joest: the next set will start 30 minute after the conclusion of this one|pg||
nt|joest: all that having been said: 4@h looks cold :)|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
nt|brolucius: There must be some way to go down, but I cannot spot it at the moment.|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cK|nt|brolucius: Perhaps there should be some programme - the opposite of Deep Finesse - that tells you how you can reasonably go down in a contract.|pg||
pc|h2|nt|Walddk2: Fleisher 119   Ozdil  90   ;  Robinson 102   Rogoff  66|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
nt|barnets: in the other room welland after a club lead passed the @h J|pg||
nt|barnets: and ended with 11|pg||
nt|joest: that was an inspired play!|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|sQ|nt|barnets: had south the @HJ he would have won given partner a club ruff|pg||
nt|joest: right|pg||
nt|joest: of course at this point if Meltzer misguesses hearts she will be going down|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
nt|brolucius: Let's hope that Jack's '4@H looks cold' is not an example of 'commentators' curse'.|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|s8|pc|c5|pg||
nt|joest: of course David one of us said: "if there is a way to go down I cannot spot it at the moment"|pg||
nt|brolucius: I may spot it in a moment...|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|h4|pg||
nt|joest: and now for the moment of truth|pg||
pc|s4|pc|cJ|pc|h7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|mc|10|nt|joest: ok thanks all|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks everyone, see you in 20 minutes or so|pg||
nt|barnets: bye all|pg||
pg||
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pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|h7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|d4|pc|s5|pc|cT|pg||
mc|11|pg||
