vg|2009 USBC B Semi Final,Segment 7 of 8,I,91,105,Welland,165,Robinson,204|
rs|4HW-1,4HW-1,3CE-1,3HS-2,3NN=,3NN=,2SW-2,2SW-3,3NS=,3CN=,3SN+1,4SN=,3DE-1,1NN+1,2SS=,3SS-1,4HW+2,6HW=,4HW=,4HW=,4SS-1,4SS=,3NS+3,3NN+3,4SNx+2,4SNx+2,5HS-2,4HN+1,2HE-1,4SE=|
pn|BCohen,Woolsey,Smith,Stewart,Wildavsky,Garner,Doub,Weinstein|pg||
qx|o91|st||md|1ST8H8652D84CAKQ64,SA974HKQJ4D763C53,SKQ6532HTDKT92CT8,SJHA973DAQJ5CJ972|sv|o|mb|p|nt|mariner1: Hello everyone and welcome back to United States Bridge Championship 2009,|pg||
nt|mariner1: White Plains, New York, USA  -|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=27&Itemid=224  -|pg||
nt|mariner1: Tournament Site|pg||
nt|barnets: hi there all|pg||
nt|mariner1: Our commentators for this session are Al Hollander and Barnet Shenkin (USA), and|pg||
nt|mariner1: Roland Wald (Denmark) ........... I am Rob Brown (USA)|pg||
nt|mariner1: Dan Wolkowitz (USA) is our superb operator, Hi Dan !|pg||
nt|mariner1: Hi Al and Barnet|pg||
nt|barnets: 39 imps margin 30 boards to play|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_entries&task=list&event=14   -  Convention|pg||
nt|mariner1: Cards (click on Players names to see system cards)|pg||
nt|barnets: just over an imp per board|pg||
mb|1N!|an|10-12|nt|ahollan1: 1N=10-12 nv|pg||
mb|2H!|an|!s|nt|mariner1: Welland had closed it up and then fell back again|pg||
nt|ahollan1: both teams that made it to this stage from round robin have nice leads|pg||
mb|d|nt|mariner1: might be good to actually play and have your sharp edge....... than to have a long|pg||
nt|barnets: e/w can make at least 31H here|pg||
nt|mariner1: bye period|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|2N|an|alerted|mb|p|mb|4H|nt|ahollan1: Billy Cohen is one of the few competitors in this event who would NEVER take a call with that South hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: looks like that may be 1 too high onthe 4-1 split|pg||
mb|p|pc|sK|nt|ahollan1: does defense need to start @H right away?|pg||
nt|barnets: decllarer need to be able to ruff 2 hearts in dummy draw trumps and take 2 @Dfinesses|pg||
nt|mariner1: K @S lead actually helps|pg||
nt|barnets: not sure he has the entries to do that |pg||
nt|ahollan1: this will be close race -- and Kit will NOT rush the play, so relax folks|pg||
nt|mariner1: he has a ruffing finess in @S however S has 4 trumps too so that fails|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg||
nt|barnets: plus he has to worry about overuff from south|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h3|nt|mariner1: and S has short @D|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|s2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i think @HA means -1|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|h9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|ahollan1: because both reds 41|pg||
mc|9|nt|mariner1: Closed Room also in 4@H here|pg||
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qx|c91|st||md|1ST8H8652D84CAKQ64,SA974HKQJ4D763C53,SKQ6532HTDKT92CT8,SJHA973DAQJ5CJ972|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu3: Hello everyone, Welcome, this is segment 3 of 4 in the round of 16 of repechage in the USBC|pg||
mb|2S|mb|d|mb|3C!|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu3: The tournament to qualify two teams for the Bermuda Bowl in Sao Paolo Brazil in Aug-Sep|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|nt|bobh1: hi all|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|nt|Vugraphu3: Welcome Bob :), who recently was eliminated from this same event|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|cA|nt|Walddk10: and good evening to Geoffrey Wolfarth|pg||
pc|c5|nt|roswolf: hi all|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|hK|pc|s2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|nt|roswolf: this looks like -1|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: given the number of tables being broadcast, we are only showing this table, but scores will be entered as I receive them, so comparisons and live score will be shown|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|hJ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|s3|pc|hA|nt|roswolf: nice passive defence|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|h8|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o92|st||md|2S642HQT96DA963CQ6,SA93HJ42DQJT752C7,SKJT8HK753DK8CK93,SQ75HA8D4CAJT8542|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: fyi  NS System Summary Form says  "We don't signal often"|pg||
nt|ahollan1: EW playing a big club, 2@D=weak 2@H or 2@S  2@H=Precision 2@D [3suit short @D]|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|nt|mariner1: part scores only here|pg||
mb|3C|nt|mariner1: if you don't do it often, how can you tell when you do? :)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: NS have some late auction agreements, but we'll recognize most as fairly std 2/1 |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|mariner1: looks like off 1 here|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Defense just needs to go passive -- keep plugging away with @H|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|nt|ahollan1: now Stewart can try for North to hold Hx in @C|pg||
nt|ahollan1: ooh thanks Danny -- or HH or HHx|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|nt|ahollan1: if Cohen had continued @H, Stewart would have had to choose how to use dummy's one entry |pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c92|st||md|2S642HQT96DA963CQ6,SA93HJ42DQJT752C7,SKJT8HK753DK8CK93,SQ75HA8D4CAJT8542|sv|n|mb|2D|nt|bobh1: martel stansby weak notrumpers|pg||
mb|d|mb|2N!|nt|roswolf: this could be juicy if north finds a double and south plays for penalties|pg||
nt|bobh1: escape manuevers underway|pg||
nt|bobh1: perhaps this shows a 1-suiter|pg||
nt|roswolf: yup but escape to where?|pg||
mb|p|nt|bobh1: 2@c i guess|pg||
mb|3C|nt|roswolf: 2@C wont play too well|pg||
nt|bobh1: but they have a game i think|pg||
nt|roswolf: but south lets them off|pg||
nt|bobh1: 4@h|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: Shi gave it a decent amount of thought b4 deciding on 2@h|pg||
nt|bobh1: i'm sure 2@h shows some values|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: they must be the game now|pg||
mb|p|nt|bobh1: did yang think this was a transfer?|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf: 3@S will do the trick - is it a fit jump|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|nt|roswolf: wow some wheel has come off here|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: yang has a look of dismay on his face when he saw the tray come back passed out|pg||
pc|cA|nt|roswolf: probably a re-transfer then|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: Yang says systems on over double of weak NT, Shi seems to disagree|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|h2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|bobh1: systems on is a common arrangement|pg||
pc|dK|nt|roswolf: this should be a healthy swing to strul|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sA|nt|bobh1: the redouble introduces a complication but shouldn't change things i don't think|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|dT|nt|roswolf: agreed|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|hQ|pc|d2|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h5|nt|bobh1: once shi saw 3@s on the tray he knew his partner thought 2@h was a transfer|pg||
pc|c5|nt|bobh1: so now he went into escape mode|pg||
pc|hT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|nt|bobh1: trying to minimize the damages from a bidding misunderstanding|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c8|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o93|st||md|3SKT74HA65DK3CJ986,SQJ632HQT2DCQT742,SA5H9874DAT75CAK5,S98HKJ3DQJ98642C3|sv|b|nt|ahollan1: @S return from Cohen eliminated chance for down 2|pg||
nt|mariner1: could be in a tough 3N NS here|pg||
mb|1N!|an|15-17|nt|mariner1: 8th is tough much less 9th|pg||
nt|ahollan1: presume EW play Woolsey over 1N :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: W does well to stay out here|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|mariner1: nothing rigth here really|pg||
nt|mariner1: right|pg||
nt|ahollan1: holds nothing - bids nothing   totally new concept|pg||
nt|barnets: well hearts split|pg||
nt|mariner1: the best news about the J@D is that is squeezes W|pg||
pc|dK|nt|barnets: seeimg all 4 hands he can make on an endplay on west|pg||
pc|s3|nt|barnets: setting ip the long heart and then throwing in in spades|pg||
nt|ahollan1: if you want to follow any/all of the other 5 matches on vugraph -- http://www.bridgebase.com/client/vugraph.php   then one window per table|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hQ|nt|barnets: he could aslo thro east in to take anextra diamond|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: RS: good time to return your diamond|pg||
nt|barnets: west can return a heart|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|nt|barnets: i think he was going to make it all roads|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|d6|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg||
nt|ahollan1: wow actually 7 vugraph tables - all 4 from the USA1 semi-final, 3 from USA2 Round of 16 [both Jacobs v Cohler -- one Ozdil v Struhl]|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c9|mc|9|nt|mariner1: Al we have had many more than 7 :)|pg||
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qx|c93|st||md|3SKT74HA65DK3CJ986,SQJ632HQT2DCQT742,SA5H9874DAT75CAK5,S98HKJ3DQJ98642C3|sv|b|mb|1D|nt|Walddk10: Welcome to Ed Shapiro|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, everyone!|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: there appears to have been a misunderstanding of the initial double as well it seems, shi explained double as major/minor or something, so stansby explained redouble as showing ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: values|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: n/s might easily bid game here|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf: looks like 1@H was a transfer to spades|pg||
nt|bobh1: so the weak notrump creates havoc because players are not familiar with their agreements after it|pg||
nt|roswolf: wouldnt happen in england|pg||
mb|p|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c2|nt|roswolf: this will make sooner or later|pg||
pc|cA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|d6|pc|c9|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|d4|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sK|mc|9|pg||
qx|o94|st||md|4SKQ865HJ74DJ76CA4,SA2HAQ92DAT92CJ87,S7HK853DK83CK9632,SJT943HT6DQ54CQT5|sv|o|nt|mariner1: 7 is the most so far here though|pg||
nt|barnets: how do you watch more than 1 table ?|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/  for BBO-TV. Watch many vugraph rooms at the|pg||
nt|mariner1: same time, even while playing or in the lobby. No download needed. Some need|pg||
nt|mariner1: Flash Player 9, some don't, Open one browser window per table|pg||
mb|p|nt|mariner1: use that|pg||
nt|mariner1: use 1. for one table and 2 for others|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N!|an|strong|mb|p|mb|2H|an|transfer|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|ahollan1: i bet Adam Wildavsky WILL open the South hand 1@S|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
nt|mariner1: 3N making last board was very good for Robinson|pg||
nt|mariner1: oh right, Welland :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: that comes from looking at both tables at once :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: so the 3N was good for Welland|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|c2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|d5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|dQ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|d9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s8|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg||
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qx|c94|st||md|4SKQ865HJ74DJ76CA4,SA2HAQ92DAT92CJ87,S7HK853DK83CK9632,SJT943HT6DQ54CQT5|sv|o|nt|roswolf: this looks a straightforward 3nt|pg||
nt|bobh1: somewhat uninteresting 3n|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|nt|Vugraphu3: hopefully my messenger will bring me scores so i can imput them :), will do so asap|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: input*|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|s5|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|c3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c6|mc|5|pg||
qx|o95|st||md|1SKQT952HK9DQ63CQ5,SJ4HA8762DJ94CKJ3,SHQJT3DA5CAT87642,SA8763H54DKT872C9|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: it will be interesting to see board 94 auction from the other table |pg||
nt|mariner1: this one could get interesting|pg||
nt|mariner1: true Al, they could play @S other way|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|ahollan1: i'm pretty sure 2@C is absolute game force|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|nt|barnets: he will win the heart and play the !q|pg||
nt|barnets: not sure he can get the clubs going|pg||
nt|mariner1: he can also lead Q@C , hoping W covers and then duck it, then hook @c next|pg||
nt|mariner1: time......... W probably will not help with this|pg||
nt|barnets: but he has no entry to hand to take the finesse|pg||
nt|mariner1: well they had to help him some|pg||
nt|mariner1: J@S also drops|pg||
nt|ahollan1: for specs questioning Smith decision to force to game -- among other things, as you saw with pass on previous hands, NS do NOT open weak hands|pg||
nt|ahollan1: plus - just too hard to bid North hand if begin with 1N|pg||
nt|barnets: looks like the def have him if he does that|pg||
nt|barnets: if he ducks the @C K they play a diamond|pg||
nt|barnets: now the K and a heart back|pg||
nt|ahollan1: @CQ pinning the 9 looks good for declarer|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|nt|barnets: they put him in dummy|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|barnets: and the def have a club and a spade|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|s6|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: RS: (before last card played) King|pg||
pc|c4|pc|s3|nt|barnets: west had tocover with the K|pg||
nt|barnets: give dec a guess|pg||
pc|s5|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dK|nt|mariner1: 3N was made in Closed Room on 93 also|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|dT|nt|ahollan1: everybody should have taken my bet that Wildavsky was going to open on 93|pg||
pc|s2|pc|h8|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i mean 94|pg||
pc|c7|nt|ahollan1: is this a potential suicide squeeze?|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h4|pc|sT|pc|h7|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i mean don't cash last @C  -- play @H|pg||
nt|barnets: in fact at one of the other table when west was allowed to win the @C k dec had to go down|pg||
pc|hT|nt|barnets: this was the def against meckstroth- rodwell|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d9|pc|cT|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: spot on billy|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|mc|9|nt|mariner1: well done|pg||
nt|barnets: dec won the heart in dumy to lead a club to the Q|pg||
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qx|c95|st||md|1SKQT952HK9DQ63CQ5,SJ4HA8762DJ94CKJ3,SHQJT3DA5CAT87642,SA8763H54DKT872C9|sv|n|nt|bobh1: slam that depends on guessing the trump Q|pg||
mb|1S|nt|bobh1: would expect them to bid it given the state of the match|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|bobh1: transfer responses again|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|bobh1: this should be enough for david|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobh1: do we know what 3@s is?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: cannot read the explination, was alerted by both sides, so at least they know what it is :)|pg||
pc|h5|nt|roswolf: rehi everyone|pg||
nt|bobh1: they both have enough to try blackwood now|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hA|nt|bobh1: better if S tries it because he has the @h J|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|nt|bobh1: 3@s asks for shortness, 4@s prob kickback|pg||
pc|hT|nt|bobh1: now we will see if shi gambles knowing the trump Q is missing|pg||
nt|roswolf: south may sign off now|pg||
nt|roswolf: should sign off perhaps|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sK|nt|roswolf: going for glory|pg||
nt|bobh1: i think he should do what he did down 50+|pg||
pc|s4|nt|bobh1: i admire that bid|pg||
nt|bobh1: now lets see him make it|pg||
nt|bobh1: the @h T in dummy complicates life|pg||
pc|d5|nt|Vugraphu3: 3nt showed shortness in spades|pg||
nt|roswolf: that is a safe lead|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|bobh1: the lack of a trump lead might be an indicator about where the Q is in some circles but not at this level|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|d8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s3|nt|roswolf: curtains|pg||
pc|c5|mc|9|pg||
qx|o96|st||md|2SAKQ3HT4DKQ76CKQ6,STHAKJ653DT8CA972,S76542H872DA42CJ5,SJ98HQ9DJ953CT843|sv|e|nt|barnets: and could not make it after that|pg||
nt|mariner1: 4@S NS here seems good IF they can bid it|pg||
nt|ahollan1: if Stewart keeps extra @D -- i'm not sure what happens - i didn't have time to get to that permutation :(|pg||
nt|ahollan1: wow -- the Nickell-Fleisher match is playing same boards as us|pg||
nt|ahollan1: haven't seen that much in this event|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: yes both dec were down in that match|pg||
nt|barnets: west should cover the@Cq|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Fleisher 224   Nickell 145|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|nt|barnets: surprised at that|pg||
nt|ahollan1: North has purest fitting 5 HCP you'll ever see --    gulp|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: Cohen: 2@s?|pg||
nt|barnets: ane Ace and 5 bagger|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: Smith: 1|pg||
pc|h4|nt|ahollan1: pass with 5th @S AND a bullet??|pg||
nt|ahollan1: sorry Barnet - you got there first|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c96|st||md|2SAKQ3HT4DKQ76CKQ6,STHAKJ653DT8CA972,S76542H872DA42CJ5,SJ98HQ9DJ953CT843|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|roswolf: Strul pretty much home and dry i reckon|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|nt|othered1: A good choice of contract.   Makes and you may begin to start getting back into it.  Lose it and you may be able to go do dinner early.|pg||
nt|bobh1: i'm sure martel and stansby are feeling pretty cozy right now|pg||
mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf: yes keep their heads down and all will be well|pg||
mb|p|nt|bobh1: did martel demote this 16-count to a weak notrump?|pg||
nt|bobh1: it is 4-by-3 and spotless|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
nt|othered1: This hit the 1/8 of the time that 1N is strong for EW.|pg||
nt|bobh1: no they play 15-17 red in 3rd seat someone says|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|c4|nt|othered1: That's what their system summary says|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s2|nt|bobh1: the 4-by-3 and spotless aspects are offset by having 3 bullets|pg||
nt|bobh1: aces are undervalued in "earthling" point count|pg||
nt|roswolf: @C J would be good|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
nt|othered1: system summary for EW: http://usbf.org/index2.php?option=com_teamforms&task=display&pop=1&page=0&fid=406&pid=69|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h3|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c2|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cA|mc|10|pg||
qx|o97|st||md|3SAQ865H654DT4CKJ7,SJ74HQ92DAK832C65,SK3HKT73DQ76C8432,ST92HAJ8DJ95CAQT9|sv|o|nt|vugraphu6: Smith thought his partner was playing him for five or six points|pg||
nt|ahollan1: in other match rodwell as advancer [north] bid 2@S |pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|an|nebulous|mb|1S|mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: 1@D is catchall with 2+@D|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and less than 1@C opening strength|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|nt|ahollan1: looks like 2@D is one-round force|pg||
nt|mariner1: getting too high quick|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i thought EW play 10-12 NT 1st/2nd nv -- maybe just favorable [nv vs v]|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|mariner1: on 96 NS bid the 4@S Closed Room|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|barnets: to beat 1n in this hand north has to play a club back after winning the first spade|pg||
mb|p|mb|r|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|ahollan1: in USA2 match   Jacobs 65  Cohler 63  --- amazing we have ANY kibitzers left in this room :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s3|nt|ahollan1: put your money on the defense|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|c2|pc|s2|pg||
nt|mariner1: NS in Closed Room in 1N|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: with both @C offside -- down 2 is possible here|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: well down 2 may be a reach|pg||
pc|dT|nt|mariner1: he can win and end play N or duck and endplay S|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Stewart winning either 2 imps [-1] or 1 imp [-2]  but he doesn't know that|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|d2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c9|mc|8|nt|ahollan1: hmm  I think @C9 learns more than @CQ|pg||
pg||
qx|c97|st||md|3SAQ865H654DT4CKJ7,SJ74HQ92DAK832C65,SK3HKT73DQ76C8432,ST92HAJ8DJ95CAQT9|sv|o|mb|p|nt|othered1: 2@C, clear|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|1S|nt|roswolf: goodish slam for e/w is defeated by the spade break|pg||
mb|d|nt|othered1: does pass show values?|pg||
mb|1N|nt|roswolf: and that may be diagnosed by e/w because of the overcall|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|othered1: Guess the vulnerability influenced north's simple raise|pg||
mb|p|pc|c9|pc|cJ|nt|othered1: did the overcall promise both majors?|pg||
pc|c5|nt|roswolf: e/w at a safe level|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: no alert on the overcall, appears to have been natural|pg||
nt|othered1: thanks, Matt!|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|c2|nt|othered1: Drive the @S then play for @DQ dropping or minor suit squeeze?  Can do so with claim|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h9|pc|h3|nt|bobh1: somebody must have ambushed that messenger|pg||
nt|othered1: wonder why north saved his @D?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: good ole' pseudo squeeze, hope they pitch the wrong thing :)|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|h2|pc|h7|mc|8|pg||
qx|o98|st||md|4SKJ8543HA6DJ4CK95,SQ6HK983DQ7CAJ843,SA2HQJ72D8532CQ72,ST97HT54DAKT96CT6|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: nice combination of plays|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|d5|pg||
nt|mariner1: NS in 3@S in Closed Room which may be too many|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i think 9 tricks|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|nt|ahollan1: after west in the auction - not losing 2@C|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c4|pc|d8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|h4|pc|c9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oops -- except already 3 tricks lost -- my bad|pg||
pc|hQ|mc|8|pg||
qx|c98|st||md|4SKJ8543HA6DJ4CK95,SQ6HK983DQ7CAJ843,SA2HQJ72D8532CQ72,ST97HT54DAKT96CT6|sv|n|nt|othered1: psychological defense?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: yea... :( someone may have mugged the messenger, i will put out a call|pg||
mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|d|nt|roswolf: mabe the chinese/taiwanese bridge over troubled water torture|pg||
nt|othered1: a large lead and the vulnerability doesn't deter Stansby from taking an aggressive action.|pg||
nt|roswolf: 4@S seems pre-destined|pg||
nt|bobh1: to me this is a normal double|pg||
mb|p|nt|bobh1: partner is a passed hand, he should not hang you|pg||
nt|othered1: in a vacuum, best play in @S for 4 tricks?|pg||
mb|3S|nt|roswolf: good question|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: ( I had this suit a couple of days ago)|pg||
nt|othered1: And got it wrong|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d2|nt|roswolf: low to ace seems the natural move|pg||
nt|othered1: run 7 is right|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
nt|bobh1: run J seems right to me altho low to A is close|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cA|nt|roswolf: whatever works i suppose|pg||
nt|roswolf: :)|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|nt|bobh1: martel did in fact give his partner some leeway by not driving to 4@s|pg||
nt|othered1: suitplay says run 7 (in a vacuum) then hook again if it loses to an honor.  At my table, north had stiff 9. (:|pg||
nt|roswolf: this looks a good result for ozdil|pg||
nt|othered1: They need many|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|nt|bobh1: so running 7 is right in the textbook and running J is right at the table|pg||
pc|sK|nt|roswolf: :)cruel|pg||
nt|bobh1: personnally i am a results merchant|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c4|pc|h2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h9|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hK|mc|8|pg||
qx|o99|st||md|1S543H5DAT85CJT975,SJT6HAKQJ43DKQ4CA,SQ7HT98DJ9763CKQ4,SAK982H762D2C8632|sv|e|mb|p|nt|mariner1: nice slam here|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1@C=16+|pg||
nt|mariner1: this is the type slam a behind team should bid|pg||
nt|mariner1: so we will see if that effects EW judgement|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@D=art negative|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: it is certainly not easy to bid|pg||
nt|barnets: im not sure about that i wouldnt mind being in it anyway|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h6|nt|mariner1: yes it is a nice %|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|h7|nt|ahollan1: not sure about alert of 1@H  either   1 round force, 4+@H possible canape  or   art 19+|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
nt|barnets: looks like a bit better than 50 percent|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|mc|12|pg||
qx|c99|st||md|1S543H5DAT85CJT975,SJT6HAKQJ43DKQ4CA,SQ7HT98DJ9763CKQ4,SAK982H762D2C8632|sv|e|nt|roswolf: now a potential fun hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|othered1: pass by north?   Double must be near-absolutely for takeout.|pg||
mb|2C|nt|bobh1: double is for takeout but n is 4by3|pg||
nt|bobh1: pass has to be considered|pg||
nt|bobh1: if his minors were reversed pass would be clear|pg||
nt|roswolf: true but he may play for penalties here|pg||
mb|p|nt|bobh1: if he does bid 4@s it will be david's turn to find the missing Q|pg||
mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N!|nt|roswolf: that will easier here|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|nt|roswolf: this may be tricky in view of the 4-1 trump break|pg||
nt|othered1: this ismore than just a queen search isn't it?|pg||
nt|bobh1: yeah he will go with the percentages i guess|pg||
nt|bobh1: agree it is more that a Q search|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|nt|bobh1: bu the @h is in the slot also|pg||
nt|roswolf: should make i think|pg||
mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|6H|nt|othered1: there is still a @H p[osition to deal with.  Must west have a high @H?  Even despite no @H opening lead?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hK|nt|othered1: Won't he need to play @H to 10 shortly?|pg||
nt|bobh1: he may realize now that he needs to play w for the @h T|pg||
nt|roswolf: yup|pg||
nt|bobh1: so might as well do it now|pg||
nt|bobh1: the bad trump break is a set-back|pg||
nt|othered1: on this lie of the cards.  Of course that would be wrong if east had AK10, just barely a possibility|pg||
nt|bobh1: but hopefully not a fatal one|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
nt|roswolf: hm i think that would be unlikely|pg||
nt|othered1: bingo|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c5|pc|hJ|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h7|nt|bobh1: finally a result i like for yang-shi|pg||
pc|c7|nt|othered1: tough hand and so far Yang has gotten it exactly right|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|s2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|h3|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d3|pc|s8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o100|st||md|2SK86H62DJ9732CT95,SATHQ984DAKQ4C763,SJ95HKT5D865CAJ42,SQ7432HAJ73DTCKQ8|sv|b|nt|barnets: and so zia hamman have in fact bid it|pg||
mb|1N!|an|15-17|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D!|an|no 5cM|mb|p|nt|mariner1: 4 of either major has play here EW|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i've not seen the 3@C follow-up to Puppet -- maybe says I have both ??|pg||
nt|mariner1: Closed Room is trying to slam on 99|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: 2@d simply denied a 5cM, it didn't promise a 4cM|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg||
nt|mariner1: EW in Closed Room have a nice gimmick to help bid they slam|pg||
nt|mariner1: and Closed Room is indeed in 6@H|pg||
nt|mariner1: we should have a 15 imp match|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d2|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|h7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c100|st||md|2SK86H62DJ9732CT95,SATHQ984DAKQ4C763,SJ95HKT5D865CAJ42,SQ7432HAJ73DTCKQ8|sv|b|nt|roswolf: well played|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: once again my appologies for lack of comparisons, i have asked Jan Martel, who said directors were supposed to bring the results, they are M.I.A. however, have re-requested, hope ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: they come soon|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|roswolf: :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|roswolf: coffee hand|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hJ|nt|othered1: I wonder why 2N rather than 3@D, since 2@D was game force (their system summary says)|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|bobh1: i dont think responder's rebid was clear at all|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|nt|bobh1: i might have tried 3@c|pg||
pc|c5|nt|roswolf: agree|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|nt|othered1: what do you expect to gain?  Partner bid 3@H with half stop so you can get to 3N without chancing @Hsuit running?|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o101|st||md|3SAKJT5HQJ8DQT96C2,S74HK7632D8CAJ854,S832HA4DJ75CKQ963,SQ96HT95DAK432CT7|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: fleisher 228   nickell 149  |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|mariner1: no making games best defense here|pg||
mb|2S|mb|3D!|mb|d|nt|mariner1: kibbers suggesting 3N NW, tough to get too I think|pg||
nt|barnets: makes sure of@d lead|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: fred writes: off the hook (re: smith's 3@d bid)|pg||
nt|mariner1: will the DBL warn NS off 4@S,,, maybe into 3N?|pg||
nt|barnets: 3@Dx may make :)|pg||
nt|barnets: e/w have only 4 tricks|pg||
nt|ahollan1: has anybody seen this use of 3@D before?  when only 1 absolute cue available aren't other suits usually natural|pg||
nt|barnets: transfer to their suit is a 3 card raise yes|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but wouldn't that be 3@H?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oh -- transfer to OPP suit = 3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: got it |pg||
nt|barnets: 2n is clubs and 3@C diamonds thats one way to play|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: n/s should have tried 3@D xx|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: Kit: what was 3@d|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: Smith: a misbid|pg||
nt|ahollan1: hehe|pg||
nt|vugraphu6: Smith thought it was a LR in spades|pg||
pc|d8|nt|vugraphu6: but he realized too late|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|h6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|s4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: misguess trump ?|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
nt|ahollan1: nah|pg||
pc|dT|pc|h2|pc|s3|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sT|mc|9|pg||
qx|c101|st||md|3SAKJT5HQJ8DQT96C2,S74HK7632D8CAJ854,S832HA4DJ75CKQ963,SQ96HT95DAK432CT7|sv|n|mb|p|nt|roswolf: slamtime again|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|roswolf: a spade barrage coming|pg||
nt|othered1: NS can take 6 tricks in @S, wonder how thigh they'll get and how quickly?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: scores are in :), one moment while i put them in|pg||
mb|3C!|mb|3S|nt|othered1: This is a weak NT position, so west knows east has @D length or strong NT strength or more.|pg||
mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|nt|roswolf: if south had bid 5@S at his last turn west would have a nasty guess since a grand might be on for his side|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|bobh1: woops things slipping away for ozdil|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|nt|roswolf: wow someons forgot to bid 6|pg||
nt|othered1: This puts a lot of pressure on west.  4@S was a clear slam try, while 4@C, which may have made it easier for west, might not immediately be as strong a message|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
nt|othered1: Perhaps a good You Be the Judge hand.|pg||
nt|roswolf: looks like an early finish here|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|s8|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o102|st||md|4SKQ64HK3DK94CAJ74,SAT5HQ752DJT3CT65,SJ2HAT9DAQ2CK9832,S9873HJ864D8765CQ|sv|e|mb|p|nt|mariner1: 6@C here?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: finally   a ho hum auction of 1N-3N|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|mariner1: 6n also makes|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: but good guess Rob :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: well I am more aggressive hehind I guess|pg||
pc|h2|nt|barnets: a decent slam|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cQ|mc|12|nt|ahollan1: HOWEVER -- in other room Wildavsky-Doub play weak NT  [ala Kaplan-Sheinwold] so they may sniff at slam|pg||
pg||
qx|c102|st||md|4SKQ64HK3DK94CAJ74,SAT5HQ752DJT3CT65,SJ2HAT9DAQ2CK9832,S9873HJ864D8765CQ|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|othered1: yes, the imps have largely gone the wrong way to have a meaningful last quarter.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: Not sure who's playing in the other room folks, my guess would be Berkowitz/Cohen vs Lair/Ozdil|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|roswolf: west not risking a potentially large penalty|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|othered1: weak NT strikes again.  North can't reasonably pass it out.  And now with a lead tipped, could be down a couple|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: ok, i have heard from knowledgeable sources, Strul / Becker are in at the other table|pg||
nt|roswolf: this might be a good result for ozdil|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hQ|nt|othered1: @CQ isn't necessarily all that attractive with strength on his right, but nothing else looks very good either and Q is best|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|nt|othered1: now -200|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o103|st||md|1SQHKT653DA87652C7,S2HAQ82DKQJTCKQ62,SAKJT98653HD9CA94,S74HJ974D43CJT853|sv|b|nt|mariner1: @S lead to beat 6@S here|pg||
nt|ahollan1: this week we've seen 4 8-card suits with 100 or 150 honors [3 were same hand]  now 100 honor NINE card suit|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C!|an|strong|mb|4S|nt|ahollan1: 1@C=16+|pg||
mb|p|an|inversion|nt|ahollan1: 4@S game try :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: no rewind :(|pg||
nt|ahollan1: trump lead to hold overtricks|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|nt|ahollan1: i don't have good handle on the "inversion"    so maybe spec will correct if i'm wrong|pg||
nt|ahollan1: DBL would say -- ok if you bid more|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|sQ|pc|c2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: that makes  PASS  non-offensive hand|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|s8|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|d2|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|mc|12|nt|mariner1: N in Closed Room also bid 4@S however no @D lead|pg||
nt|mariner1: on 101|pg||
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qx|c103|st||md|1SQHKT653DA87652C7,S2HAQ82DKQJTCKQ62,SAKJT98653HD9CA94,S74HJ974D43CJT853|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|roswolf: a straightforward 3nt|pg||
nt|bobh1: no 3n is down|pg||
mb|p|nt|bobh1: they have to find 5 of a minor|pg||
nt|othered1: 9 lucky tricks in 3N|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: 4@H, 4@C one pointed|pg||
nt|bobh1: oh the @hs are running1|pg||
nt|bobh1: too bad for yang and shi--they are on their way to avoiding 3n|pg||
nt|roswolf: true but 5 of a minor looked too far away but perhaps not|pg||
pc|d4|nt|bobh1: instead of gaining a game swing from this judgment it is just another push|pg||
nt|roswolf: can they make 5@D?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: believe he wrote that 4@s showed 4-4 in the minors, after 3@d, not 100% sure|pg||
nt|bobh1: i think 5@d ok|pg||
nt|othered1: but why should they pick @D over @C?  and might they try 4N, failing?|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dK|nt|bobh1: 5@c vulnerable to @d ruff|pg||
nt|roswolf: INDEED ED BUT!|pg||
nt|othered1: and south isn't done het.|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
nt|othered1: yet|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|s6|nt|roswolf: over -pressing because of the state of the match etc|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|nt|othered1: Right.  Early dinner time.|pg||
nt|roswolf: a quick -1|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: Yang: "4@s is a slam invitation, i declined!"|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|sQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|sA|pc|h4|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o104|st||md|2SAJHAJ876DCAJT974,SK5HKQ92D974CK832,ST8732HT543DA852C,SQ964HDKQJT63CQ65|sv|o|nt|ahollan1: i'm told in the 'inversion' PASS is EITHER desire to defend, or 2-places to play |pg||
nt|ahollan1: sidebar -- isn't that yet another Rodwell creation?|pg||
nt|mariner1: interesting breaks here|pg||
mb|1N!|an|10-12|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: now i'm confused -- earlier stewart at neither didn't open a 10-12 NT so i thought only at favorable|pg||
nt|mariner1: this is the penultimate board of the session|pg||
nt|ahollan1: maybe he thought east hand on 97 was too good for 10-12?|pg||
nt|mariner1: next session in 34 minutes|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php - BBO Vugraph Schedule (set|pg||
nt|mariner1: up to show times for your area)|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://usbf.org/docs/vugraphs/USBC2009/Bracket.php?stage=SemiFinals -  scores|pg||
nt|mariner1: when updated|pg||
nt|ahollan1: or  97  Stewart was 2nd seat ....   oy|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://usbf.org/docs/vugraphs/USBCUSA2/Bracket.php?stage=Roundof16  - for|pg||
nt|mariner1: leaderboard USA2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: USA2:  Jacobs 84  Cohler 70        other USA1: Fleisher 229  Nickell 168 |pg||
nt|mariner1: Billy needs to be carefull here...........|pg||
nt|ahollan1: wow   on 103   [our 4@SX+2] Meckstroth opened the South hand!!|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 7 bids and that big West hand hasn't done anything but PASS|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Rodwell bids 6@S   Rubin finally DBL --  all up to Matt Granovetter on opening lead|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: drum roll please -- or opening track from Jaws|pg||
nt|mariner1: Closed Room room here in 4@S DBL and auction still open on that board|pg||
pc|d4|nt|ahollan1: @D -- Nickell picks up again when their other room duplicated 8@S+2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oh my -- i missed Rodwell RDBL!|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
nt|ahollan1: also missed -- i'm supposed to talk about THIS tabel|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|h3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|h4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|h7|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|hT|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h5|pc|d3|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|s7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cJ|mc|9|pg||
qx|c104|st||md|2SAJHAJ876DCAJT974,SK5HKQ92D974CK832,ST8732HT543DA852C,SQ964HDKQJT63CQ65|sv|o|nt|bobh1: they may play puppet|pg||
nt|bobh1: i tend to doubt it but not sure|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1H!|nt|roswolf: this should be competitive|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: 3c and 3@d were alerted, 3@d something about denying @h or a major or something, couldn't read the writting|pg||
mb|d|nt|othered1: very tough to accurately criticize auction, other than by result, without detailed system notes that just aren't available for most pair.|pg||
mb|p!|nt|bobh1: apparently thay play a variation of puppet so that 3d did not deny 4 spades only 4+ hearts|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|4C|nt|bobh1: so he could have been 4-by-3 with no 4-card minor|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|Vugraphu3: Two more boards here folks, thanks for tuning in :)|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|Vugraphu3: will keep the table open and bring the rest of the comparisons|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s3|nt|othered1: Do you have a meta agreement to handle that last hand.  I can't think of one offhand.  Pass shows interest in more works when you don't need pass to define other aspects of your ...|pg||
nt|othered1: hand.|pg||
nt|bobh1: as matt started out this broadcast mentioning, i was eliminated from this event yesterday|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|s2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c4|nt|bobh1: in fact, strul beat my team|pg||
pc|c3|pc|h3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|h6|pc|d7|pg||
nt|bobh1: we resigned after the third quarter down by over 100|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|h4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|h7|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|h5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|h8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h2|pc|hT|mc|11|pg||
qx|o105|st||md|3S43HAJ8DAKT8CQJT2,SAT2HKQ9542D6CK85,SKQ9HT76DJ42C9743,SJ8765H3DQ9753CA6|sv|e|nt|mariner1: so no dbl so no trouble|pg||
nt|mariner1: last board now............ next session in 20 minutes|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|15-17|mb|2D!|an|one major|nt|mariner1: a big THANKS! to Dan Wolkowitz (USA), our superb operator, for doing an|pg||
nt|mariner1: excellent job!!!|pg||
nt|mariner1: and thanks for their wit and insight to my co-commentators Al Hollander and Barnet|pg||
nt|mariner1: Shenkin (USA), and Roland Wald (Denmark).....I am Rob Brown (USA)........|pg||
mb|p|nt|mariner1: Our appreciation to USBF, Jan Martel, and all the generous sponsors and|pg||
nt|mariner1: organizers for helping BBO bring us the vugraphs!|pg||
nt|mariner1: Roland Wald (Denmark) is the BBO vugraph co-ordinator and works diligently at it!|pg||
nt|mariner1: also, a round of applause for our hosts: Fred, Sheri, Uday, Bill Gates, Sharon|pg||
nt|mariner1: Osberg, and David Smith. Without them there would have been no broadcasts.|pg||
nt|mariner1: Thanks a lot for creating a site that is greatly appreciated by bridge lovers|pg||
nt|mariner1: worldwide!|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|nt|ahollan1: both matches still competitive - but still both teams from round robin are leading|pg||
nt|mariner1: many thanks to the specs for their tips and comments which really do help us!|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php - BBO Vugraph Schedule (set|pg||
nt|mariner1: up to show times for your area)|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=27&Itemid=224  -|pg||
nt|mariner1: Tournament site|pg||
pc|c5|nt|ahollan1: indeed -- Thanks Specs !!!|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|h3|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|cT|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|d9|pc|h8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|7|nt|mariner1: thanks all! back in 15 minutes|pg||
nt|ahollan1: for all of the action --  1 imp difference for the set|pg||
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qx|c105|st||md|3S43HAJ8DAKT8CQJT2,SAT2HKQ9542D6CK85,SKQ9HT76DJ42C9743,SJ8765H3DQ9753CA6|sv|e|nt|bobh1: i'm getting a feeling of deja vu all over again|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf: yup a similar result is likely to occur|pg||
nt|bobh1: but perhaps the great ozdil-lair partnership will stage yet another comeback|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1H|nt|roswolf: leaping michaels strikes|pg||
nt|roswolf: @H +@C|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: SLAM TRY NOT FAVORITE HERE|pg||
nt|othered1: There's a really wide range for leaping Michaels andnorth is trying for more.  South will bail out, I'd expect|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: any operatic singers to serve as the "fat lady"?|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|roswolf: my voice is broke these days|pg||
nt|othered1: especially since the 1@S cue almost has to be real and duplication.|pg||
mb|3S|nt|bobh1: this is the ultimate zig when you should be zagging maneuver|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|nt|bobh1: guess they can survive 5@h|pg||
nt|othered1: I don't see south's decision here any different from the last round's |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|othered1: So south changed his mind.  Why?|pg||
nt|roswolf: same disease |pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|nt|othered1: would you find the overtake?|pg||
nt|bobh1: don't need it di we?|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|s5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|nt|othered1: right.  Counting to 4 is becoming tough for me'|pg||
nt|roswolf: no -1 but without the lead the slam could make|pg||
nt|bobh1: a very knowledgable observer points out that @d lead was needed|pg||
pc|cT|nt|roswolf: bye all|pg||
nt|othered1: Thanks Matt, for the fine presentation.  thanks everyone else and bye!|pg||
nt|bobh1: will you be staying open for the other results matt?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: yea, i'll be staying open|pg||
nt|bobh1: fantastic|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: k, inputings scores now|pg||
nt|bobh1: ooh boy|pg||
nt|Vugraphu3: thanks all, scores are now entered|pg||
nt|bobh1: thx all|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|s7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|sK|mc|10|pg||
