vg|2006 Reisinger Finals - 1st Half,Afternoon Session,B,1,27,North - South,0,East - West,0|
rs|4HE-2,3NE-2,4SEx=,4SEx-1,4HS+1,4HS+1,3NN+2,5DS-1,1NNx+1,3NE-2,3HEx-1,3SN-1,3NW+1,3NE+1,3DE-1,1NE-1,2DW=,3HN=,3NSx-2,2DEx-1,4HN-2,5HNx-1,4SW-2,3NE=,6CE-1,3NE=,3CWx-1,3HN-2,3NW+1,3NW+1,3HE+1,3HE+1,1NE+2,1NE+1,4SW+1,2SW+3,1NNx-2,4HE=,4SW=,3NE-1,4HN+1,4HN+1,4HE+3,6HE+1,6CW-1,4SW=,3NW+2,3NW+1,6HN=,6DN+1,5SE-1,5HN-2,3NN+2,4NN+1|
pn|Cayne,Moss,Seamon,Ekeblad,South,West,North,East|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SA9642HAD632CT932,SQ8HQJ98DQT97CAQ7,SKT53HT643DJ54CJ4,SJ7HK752DAK8CK865|sv|o|nt|hedyg: me too Bob! ..at heart:)|pg||
nt|mcphee: maybe they are now just over age|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|vugraph9: hello all|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|raija: retired juniors :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Brian Senior from Nottingham, England, Jack Mizel from London and the team sponsor|pg||
nt|brolucius: Brian Senior is one of England's best professionals. He has also written 50+ books (including many tournament reports).|pg||
pc|c3|nt|mcphee: a shot to beat it?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: remote|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|nt|reisig: what shot?|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
nt|reisig: oh ...sorry|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|s4|pg||
nt|raija: one of the minors will split 3-3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|nt|mcphee: no @D hook?|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|nt|raija: and another chance is of course @DJ doubleton|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|nt|brolucius: Of course he tests the clubs first, since the top diamonds are the potential entry to the 13th club. |pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|mcphee: opps|pg||
pc|s5|nt|reisig: well ..now a shot:)|pg||
nt|hedyg: well........|pg||
nt|mcphee: bang bang?|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4S85HA93DAKQ5CQJ52,SJ42HK8542DT4CA83,S93HQT7DJ87CKT974,SAKQT76HJ6D9632C6|sv|n|nt|reisig: BIG position|pg||
nt|heyz: big play at BAM when undertricks are important|pg||
nt|mcphee: ok lost that board|pg||
mb|4S|nt|brolucius: It was close to 50-50, but misguessing that way meant two down.|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|brolucius: The East hand would be a weak-two bid for Wooldridge.|pg||
mb|p|nt|raija: this is also a big position|pg||
mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Perfect dummy|pg||
nt|reisig: I never get that dummy|pg||
nt|brolucius: A good method is to lead the K from A-K to ask for a count signal, the A to ask for attitude.|pg||
nt|mcphee: this looks bad for the young heros|pg||
nt|heyz: if they dont lead trump he ruffs losers if they do he sets up hearts|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And no @H10 so he can't go wrong|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Unless Wooldridge switches to an unlikely low heart now|pg||
nt|reisig: he'd misguess?|pg||
nt|mcphee: that will; not help really|pg||
nt|brolucius: An expert kibitzer tells me that it was 65% in favour of finessing against the jack on the last hand. I have asked for the reason why.|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg||
nt|mcphee: not going to work that out on your own David?|pg||
nt|brolucius: Not after half a bottle of Pouilly Fume.|pg||
nt|mcphee: is that like Mogam David?|pg||
nt|brolucius: Just Vacant Places, I hear, but the spade count was unknown, I thought.|pg||
nt|hedyg: noooooooooooo|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
nt|hedyg: wouldnt somebody with 6 cards in @s maybe bid them?|pg||
nt|mcphee: very popular Wal Mart wine that|pg||
nt|brolucius: Pouilly Fume is a Loire sauvignon blanc|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 4@H down 2 was flat|pg||
nt|hedyg: even Joel  would after what David told him:)|pg||
nt|vugraph9: second round we will have greco hampson|pg||
nt|brolucius: Roland would manage the e-acute in Fume|pg||
nt|hedyg: é|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Fumé|pg||
nt|vugraph9: vs stansby  martel|pg||
nt|hedyg: you can copy-paste it|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|s6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|s4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|mc|10|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1S5HJ97642DA87CQJ6,SAT987HKQD5C98752,SQJ4HA53DK942CAK3,SK632HT8DQJT63CT4|sv|e|nt|brolucius: The double may not have cost very much, since they had bid game on very few values.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 27 boards in this session, 9 board of 3|pg||
nt|reisig: good math|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks|pg||
mb|2H|nt|brolucius: How was your holiday, Roland?|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Which holiday?|pg||
nt|brolucius: Ah, you see what I mean? Wooldridge has learnt what a REAL weak two-bid looks like.|pg||
nt|hedyg: Joel listened to David.....|pg||
mb|2N|nt|reisig: 2@h is obviously ..any 6 card @h suit ..and less than 12 points|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: Yes, you can learn such a lot by listening to BBO commentators. (Number of kibitzers immediately halves...)|pg||
nt|hedyg: so now what does he answer?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Strong suit I reckon|pg||
nt|hedyg: LOL|pg||
nt|brolucius: North is going to game anyway, but he wants to see if 3NT is better.|pg||
nt|hedyg: 3@D bad suit good hand|pg||
mb|3D|nt|mcphee: ogust good for this hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|reisig: why ask?|pg||
pc|c8|nt|mcphee: may have played 3N?|pg||
nt|brolucius: If he heard of @HKQxxxx opposite, might prefer 3NT.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not unexpectedly, the English won board 2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The contract was also doubled in the other room|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But declarer went down|pg||
nt|hedyg: wonder how the CR went -1 in 4@s X on bd 2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He must have got a heart switch and misguessed|pg||
nt|brolucius: Chance of a spade diamond squeeze for the overtrick, if the defenders take the wrong spade honour first.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 10 teams made it to the finals. I've got the top 5 for you .....|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1. Russ Ekeblad, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Fred Gitelman, Brad Moss - 2. James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Claudio Nunes, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace - 3. Barry ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Goren, Gavin Wolpert, Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd - 4. Lou Ann O’Rourke, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson, Marc Jacobus, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin - 5. Jack Mizel, Brian Senior, John ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Armstrong, Paul Hackett|pg||
nt|reisig: They need me in the closed room ...there is NONE ..of course|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|nt|reisig: bye|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|nt|brolucius: East needs to take the first spade trick to avoid getting squeezed|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c5|nt|brolucius: Declarer can perhaps lead @SQ from dummy|pg||
nt|eamongall: boo|pg||
nt|brolucius: If he leads towards dummy, obviously West will not rise.|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|nt|Walddk2: Next up: Greco - Hampson vs. Martel - Stansby|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
nt|brolucius: The count will be rectified, once the defenders take their spade trick. So, East must cover when the @SQ is led. |pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|mcphee: now making 5|pg||
nt|mcphee: needs 5 to tie board|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sK|nt|brolucius: Yes, it was a  'less than optimal' defence by West. (We are limited in the permitted vocabulary nowadays). Words like 'awful' and 'appalling' get censored automatically. |pg||
nt|brolucius: Oh, good, they weren't censored. Well, I will be able to use them in future.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: End of round 1, short break|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SK6H83DAKJ6542CA6,ST7542H92D973CQ52,SA98HQT765DQT8CT9,SQJ3HAKJ4DCKJ8743|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|mcphee: big bertha @C|pg||
nt|hedyg: 1nt?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|nt|hedyg: oh cant|pg||
nt|hedyg: would surely be conventional|pg||
mb|p|nt|mcphee: he wanted to bid @D first|pg||
mb|1H|nt|hedyg: now too?|pg||
nt|brolucius: Seems that 1@C must be artificial, but still odd that South does not bid immediately.|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|hedyg: maybe they play suction?|pg||
nt|heyz: some play passing then bidding shows a strong hand|pg||
nt|hedyg: all bids are alerted says Cata|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, you show a stronger hand by passing and then bidding, but what does that matter compared with taking away bidding space?|pg||
nt|hedyg: ALL bids|pg||
nt|brolucius: He will nearly always be outbid, holding the diamonds.|pg||
mb|3D|nt|Walddk2: 1st against 4th going into the finals|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph9: 2@d strong|pg||
nt|brolucius: Now 3@S to ask for a heart stopper|pg||
nt|brolucius: Most players use 'showing' bids for stoppers, rather than 'asking bids'.|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|brolucius: Well, he seems to be using asking bids.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not NS it seems|pg||
nt|hedyg: pass and then 2@d is stronger than direct 2@d|pg||
mb|3N|nt|heyz: Q of 3@h simply strong, not stopper showing|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: By the way, how do you know 'most players use showing bids', David?|pg||
nt|hedyg: there it is!|pg||
pc|hA|nt|brolucius: If the defenders had bid two suits naturally, it would be normal to bid the suit where you held the stopper. With only one bid, it is reasonable to use the other scheme.|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, that is what they do play (I am told by one of the players' wives). Thanks for the info.|pg||
nt|hedyg: and if he had 6@ds and 4@ss what would he bid?|pg||
nt|janm: Although I guess a club shift will hold him to 4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|nt|brolucius: Anyway, it was good to bid game against a strong 1@C opening. And that was achieved via the original pass. So, I shouldn't have cast any doubts on that.|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c4|nt|heyz: Hampson will have to make 7 discards, but will get to watch decl pitch first|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dK|nt|brolucius: All roads seem to lead to 10 tricks.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 5 diam other table|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h6|pc|c8|pg||
nt|hedyg: that is more difficult to make|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|vugraph9: 1 dw|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It doesn't matter|pg||
pc|s2|pc|hT|nt|Walddk2: since 3NT makes an overtrick|pg||
nt|hedyg: true! in Bam even making 5@d they would lose the board|pg||
nt|hedyg: very tuff event|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|c2|nt|Walddk2: Matchpoints for 2 tables basically. I don't like it, but that's *my* view|pg||
pc|c9|nt|Walddk2: And you don't see it much worldwide|pg||
pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg||
nt|brolucius: We are watching a teams-of-four match, where the comparison is done at board-a-match. (This is reckoned to give the stronger teams a better chance of winning).|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3ST987HJ97DQ6CQT73,SAJ43H5432DT853C6,SK65HKQT6DA74C852,SQ2HA8DKJ92CAKJ94|sv|n|nt|hedyg: niteeeeeeee:)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good night Hedy|pg||
nt|brolucius: What's the time, there, Hedy?|pg||
nt|hedyg: oops sry|pg||
nt|hedyg: nooooooo|pg||
nt|reisig: nite Hedy|pg||
mb|1N|mb|d|nt|hedyg: i said that to somebody who logged out:(|pg||
nt|hedyg: sry all|pg||
nt|reisig: BTW ...avoid the closed room :)|pg||
nt|brolucius: I will try to stay awake longer than you, Hedy.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|hedyg: ok:) but i plan to stay up late:)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1NT 12-14 for NS|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Many pairs can't play 1NTX, this pair can as you see|pg||
pc|cK|nt|heyz: Stansby-Martel from the best to stay fixed school of "running" from 1N doubled.|pg||
nt|brolucius: Makes sense to play penalty doubles of the weak 1NT, conventional doubles of a strong 1NT.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You almost always see some kind of wriggle/wiggle when 1NT gets doubled|pg||
nt|hedyg: he will make this|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
nt|hedyg: friendly cards for NS|pg||
nt|brolucius: Nowhere sensible to wriggle to, here.|pg||
nt|reisig: Best to try for 200 |pg||
nt|brolucius: East has an incredibly unattractive switch to make.|pg||
nt|brolucius: Might cut his losses with a diamond, seeing that he will have to give some ground.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: If only West had @DA instead of @SA|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, @DJ looks OK.|pg||
nt|ritong: in that case the @d jack would work|pg||
nt|reisig: loses = 1 board|pg||
nt|reisig: not IMPs|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|nt|ritong: although @d king has charm too|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h2|nt|ritong: picking the whole suit when part holds Axx|pg||
pc|hK|nt|brolucius: So does the jack|pg||
nt|reisig: great ..when you can lose 1000 points ..and it's only 1 board|pg||
nt|hedyg: i liked J@d|pg||
nt|ritong: not really, david|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Henri is right|pg||
nt|reisig: 1st time|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Then declarer has 10xxx|pg||
nt|hedyg: if pd has Axx K is better|pg||
nt|brolucius: I can't see it. (Must be drunk).|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
nt|brolucius: Oh, you mean that North has 10-x-x-x. Yes. |pg||
nt|ritong: good|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s7|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
nt|hedyg: i have great kibs:) K also better if declarer has A10xx|pg||
nt|ritong: good point|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hT|nt|reisig: anyone know what PASS of 1NT X means?|pg||
nt|heyz: Stansby-Martel's teamates will be quite pleased if they win this board after bidding 3N on E-W cards and going down 2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s8|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cA|nt|heyz: pass means to play 1N|pg||
pc|c7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s9|pc|dT|nt|hedyg: now needs to get @s right|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
nt|heyz: could have bid 2@C to show @C + higher|pg||
nt|hedyg: would W have passed without it?|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SQ4HKQ72DT8752CA6,SAHJ543DK4CJ75432,SKT7532H8DAJ9CQ98,SJ986HAT96DQ63CKT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|brolucius: 2@S, to buy the baord|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: With a working 10-count, he might not open 2@S in the first two seats (also USA players do tend to play the opening stronger than Europeans).|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|hedyg: stick coming?|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: lively board|pg||
nt|brolucius: Matchpoint double.|pg||
nt|reisig: Hedy?  ..you went to bed?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: She got up after 5 minutes|pg||
nt|hedyg: no:)|pg||
nt|ritong: hedy has a bet on with DB|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
nt|brolucius: No, I did not bet. I am going to bed in one hour and 6 minutes (midnight), which will nowhere near win any such bet.|pg||
nt|brolucius: Hedy is a night owl.|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)))))))))))))|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|nt|Walddk2: No wonder, she sleeps all day. We don't all have time for that|pg||
nt|hedyg: i dont!!!!!!|pg||
pc|cT|nt|hedyg: @d lead would have been nice|pg||
nt|mcphee: good start for hampster|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|brolucius: I was hoping to watch the whole of Da Vince Code, before doing this BBO commentary, but it turned out to be quite a long film. Saw two hours of it.|pg||
nt|reisig: see ya later|pg||
nt|hedyg: bye Richie!|pg||
pc|s4|nt|reisig: looking for closed room|pg||
pc|h3|pc|s3|nt|Walddk2: Search and you will find|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|brolucius: Unusually, the whole film was shot in the dark for some reason. Lighting crew must have been on strike.|pg||
nt|mcphee: you TV is going David|pg||
nt|ritong: :)|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Versace Lauria coming|pg||
nt|ritong: cool|pg||
nt|vugraph9: vs Cohler|pg||
nt|vugraph9: they r in the room waiting to sit|pg||
nt|hedyg: Pepsi?|pg||
nt|brolucius: Martel doubled because he could expect his partner to hold a full-value weak two after opening in the fourth seat.|pg||
nt|brolucius: Indeed, some pairs make it around 10-14 points.|pg||
nt|hedyg: i am getting a lot of pepsi-cohler jokes:))|pg||
pc|s9|pc|d8|nt|ritong: an other eason can be that +100 instead of +110 is awful|pg||
pc|h4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
nt|vugraph9: director here|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d9|nt|hedyg: he might endplay himself|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
nt|brolucius: The play hasn't struck me as slow, but (now you mention it) I suppose they have played only 5.7 boards in one hour.|pg||
nt|mcphee: going to make it|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No|pg||
nt|ritong: mm..|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hA|nt|Walddk2: Martel will come to 2 heart tricks no matter what|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|c5|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|dT|nt|mcphee: thot he was going to manage it|pg||
nt|brolucius: Amazing what an effect on the playing speed the appearance of a director has.|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1S9752HAJT962D83CT,SKJ4HK5DJ74CAKJ84,SAQTH73DK96C97652,S863HQ84DAQT52CQ3|sv|b|nt|ritong: pure magic indeed|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://tinyurl.com/y6zsya  for EW's convention card|pg||
mb|2D|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: Versace-Hampson is a new partnership for me.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good evening to David Burn|pg||
nt|dburn: Hello|pg||
nt|mcphee: hi|pg||
nt|ritong: hi david|pg||
pc|h7|nt|dburn: It's probably a new partnership for them too|pg||
nt|brolucius: Excellent. I always like there to be one commentator who has had more to drink than I have.|pg||
nt|hedyg: hi David:)|pg||
nt|dburn: not yet|pg||
nt|Walddk2: North is not Stansby, but our operator is busy I suppose|pg||
nt|ritong: patienza|pg||
nt|brolucius: We will be the judges of that.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It would take me some time too to spell that name|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
nt|hedyg: wd!|pg||
nt|mcphee: 11 tricks, next|pg||
nt|ritong: yes, looks ok|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c3|nt|brolucius: We will see if Versace notices that all his clubs are not good.|pg||
nt|mcphee: no @C do not come in|pg||
nt|hedyg: David!!!!!!!!!!|pg||
pc|s2|pc|cA|nt|ritong: what a challenge|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
nt|dburn: and that therefore he doesn't quite have eleven trick|pg||
nt|brolucius: Get ready to laugh.|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|nt|ritong: ?|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
nt|dburn: what is the fine for saying "next" out of turn?|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|ritong: round of champagne|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s6|nt|brolucius: Just a warning, first time. |pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|hedyg: Cohler holding on to @ds|pg||
nt|mcphee: wished he had played a @D first I bet|pg||
nt|brolucius: Well played, indeed! He did notice.|pg||
pc|d6|nt|ritong: fabulous|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He has played before, I am told|pg||
nt|ritong: yeah|pg||
nt|hedyg: really no choice|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|h2|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
pc|dT|nt|dburn: well, he had some choice at this form of scoring|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s4|nt|dburn: if the diamond finesse were to lose, the defenders would have the rest|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|d5|mc|10|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2S982HAT87DKJ6CA95,S53HQJ2DA852C7632,SKT764H63DQ3CKT84,SAQJHK954DT974CQJ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|ritong: was an aggressive bid|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: To all of you wjo keep sending me private messages. Sorry no, we won't get running scores. An update to be expected after the afternoon session (27 boards)|pg||
nt|dburn: what was?|pg||
mb|d|nt|ritong: 3@s|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: corrected|pg||
nt|brolucius: East's pass suggests that he holds no more than four diamonds.|pg||
nt|mcphee: quite the dble|pg||
nt|dburn: he may be contemplating passing this|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|nt|brolucius: Very much a matchpoint further competition from West with that double.|pg||
mb|3D|nt|dburn: but he will probably run to 2NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s3|nt|brolucius: South passed up the chance of a matchpoint double on his cards. (Less attractive when E-W are non-vulnerable).|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|hedyg: sometimes when you double its easier for them to make the hand|pg||
nt|dburn: well, if 2@s was going to make, he may have needed to double|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Charlie Weed (weedo) has promised to get the leaders for us after 5 rounds. Results are actually posted after each round, but they don't have anyone to relay them to our operator ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: it seems|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@s was making on miraculous QJ@c doubleton|pg||
nt|dburn: it was, but 3@d looks to be down only one|pg||
nt|hedyg: on @d lead can even disc the @H loser|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dJ|nt|mcphee: the @H may go away and the @D also|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h4|nt|dburn: and -50 may be enough to win the board for Lauria and Versace|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|nt|brolucius: It may seem surprising that South did not go to 3@S, if he was unwilling to double 3@D. But, of course, he noted that his partner had not opened with a weak 2 and was therefore ...|pg||
nt|brolucius: likely to hold only 5 spades.|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d9|pg||
nt|hedyg: if their style is to bid 2@s with that hand then he has no double:)|pg||
nt|ritong: which probably makes 2@s a borderline move, which pushed opps in 3@d instead of 2|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|nt|ritong: this being a plus already|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|dburn: South may also have noticed that North didn't open the bidding at all|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|c5|nt|dburn: so it would have been vaguely ridiculous to bid 3@s with so much defense against diamonds|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|ritong: raising balancing bids often is questionable|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3SAQTHKQJ983DQ52C7,S65HA2DAKJ983C832,S8742HT4DT4CAJT65,SKJ93H765D76CKQ94|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2D|nt|dburn: raising balancing bids is very often just wrong|pg||
nt|ritong: agreed|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: Although players sometimes have a great hand for an overcall such as 2@D nowadays, it is not East's job to keep the bidding open just in case.|pg||
pc|hT|nt|mcphee: wow|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I had expected 2@H I must confess|pg||
nt|brolucius: Why South did not bid 2@H, I will leave to the other commentators to explain.|pg||
nt|mcphee: me to|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg||
nt|ritong: a wild shot|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
nt|mcphee: clsoe to rebidding 3@H|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
nt|hedyg: i couldnt pass......|pg||
nt|dburn: not 3@h - North didn't make a negative double, and he clearly doesn't have a penalty douible, so he doesn't have much|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 3 @h in the other table|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|nt|dburn: but even so, I am surprised South let 2@d play|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
nt|brolucius: I can't understand Pass or 3@H. 2@H seems totally obvious.|pg||
nt|hedyg: goes with pass last board|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d3|nt|dburn: he may be hoping to beat it two and collect 200, but that seems pretty optimisitic|pg||
pc|s2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|brolucius: Perhaps he noticed a flicker from East (on the 9-count) and feared an adverse game. Still quite a view.|pg||
pc|h9|pc|d8|nt|hedyg: Lauria doesnt flicker|pg||
nt|ritong: i m not sure they share screen space, though|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Don't they play with screens?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: now comes hackett and armstrong again|pg||
nt|dburn: they do|pg||
nt|Walddk2: If they do, he won't have noticed anything|pg||
nt|vugraph9: vs Onstott|pg||
nt|dburn: and usually North and East are on the same side of a screen|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty Cata:)|pg||
nt|brolucius: Well, we are scraping around for a reason as to why South did not rebid 2@H. |pg||
nt|Walddk2: I am not, I accept pass as an answer|pg||
nt|dburn: I can't think of one, I confess|pg||
nt|brolucius: Some kibitzers think that North might have made a negative double, but I wouldn't.|pg||
nt|ritong: maybe he has a convictio that leaving his opps in a minor suit is a good thing|pg||
nt|hedyg: because  Pepsi is the agressive bidder in the pair?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: little break|pg||
nt|mcphee: smoke break?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This event will finish around noon Monday in Europe. It's 12.25 am now and they are to play 2 sessions of 27 boards. That will take ages|pg||
nt|vugraph9: general break for the room, but it started long ago so they should be back very soon|pg||
nt|dburn: It will - the final of the Reisinger features an awful lot of hanging about|pg||
nt|brolucius: How many teams have reached this final?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 10|pg||
nt|brolucius: So, the final is really a multiple teams, with board-a-match scoring.|pg||
nt|dburn: indeed|pg||
nt|vugraph9: the swiss final is also being played in the next room, 24 teams there|pg||
nt|dburn: and, since everyone plays the same boards at the same time, the field plays at the spped of the slowest table|pg||
nt|levis24: 1º, arranjo maneira de chmar o arbitro, quando for eu a cartear, para tu não te enervares :)))|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Lesson in Portuguese|pg||
nt|hedyg: John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Grant Baze, San Diego CA; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jim Krekorian, New York NY|pg||
nt|hedyg: Jack Mizel, London England; Brian Senior, Nottingham England; John Armstrong, Derbyshire De6 England; Paul Hackett, Manchester England|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SAJ97H942DAJ5CA82,SKQ432HQ8D6CQT653,S865HAT73DK832CJ7,STHKJ65DQT974CK94|sv|b|nt|Walddk2: Great that we are getting Armstrong's postal code too|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
nt|ritong: want to send him cokes?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2S|nt|hedyg: 12-14?|pg||
nt|hedyg: 14-16:)|pg||
nt|brolucius: Paul Hackett is one of England's best professionals. |pg||
nt|Walddk2: And the person behind the inaugural Buffett Cup in Ireland recently|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|hedyg: 3@d=?|pg||
nt|hedyg: aha|pg||
mb|p|nt|bridge_one: xfert|pg||
mb|d|nt|ritong: ciao giorgio|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|ritong: imaginative move by PH|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: 3@D appears to be a transfer (a risky one on a four-card suit).|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|hedyg: Rubensohl 3@d, i am told Hackett never passes|pg||
nt|brolucius: Perhaps a 'Sorry, partner!' would be in order.|pg||
pc|c5|nt|Walddk2: He wish he had after this board I suspect|pg||
nt|ritong: and the lead is not friendlt|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c9|nt|brolucius: 2@S would not have been a picnic.|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
nt|brolucius: Kibitzer makes the good point that 2@S may been 'spades + a minor' in which case E-W would play 3@C.|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dJ|nt|dburn: I am not sure whether North could have doubled 2@s for takeout - presumably not, since that would be the obvious thing to do if you felt you had to act|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|brolucius: After the Buffett Cup, Paul Hackett believes that bridge should be a spectator sport. So, he gave us a fun contract to watch.|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
nt|hedyg: showman!|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|brolucius: Bidding with x-x-x in spades was unattractive to us ordinary mortals.|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|s3|nt|hedyg: i assume X would be penalty else he would have done that|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d8|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h3|nt|ritong: elegant endplay for down two|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Only 2 down; Hayden endplayed in a second|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s6|nt|hedyg: "only"|pg||
nt|mcphee: well done Ollie|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1S7HAKQ9DAQT85CJ87,SK65H2DKJ973CAK96,SAQT4HJT643D62C42,SJ9832H875D4CQT53|sv|o|nt|brolucius: Hackett: "That wasn't entirely your fault, partner."|pg||
nt|ritong: sure|pg||
nt|ritong: being magnanimous is the secret|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|brolucius: West might have overcalled in the A-K-9-6 suit, if it was a major.|pg||
nt|hedyg: takeoff?|pg||
nt|mcphee: 3@H?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: or 3@S|pg||
nt|ritong: choice|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|ritong: goes for the throat|pg||
nt|dburn: these days, 3@h shows a lot less than it used to|pg||
nt|mcphee: 3@S a but rich for me|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: so you have to pretend that the South hand is a 4@h bid and splinter on the way|pg||
nt|ritong: it does not make PH happy|pg||
nt|brolucius: 3@S shows no more than 4@H. It just says WHY you are worth 4@H.|pg||
nt|hedyg: but are you?|pg||
pc|c5|nt|dburn: well, it also says THAT you are worth 4@h, and you probably aren't|pg||
nt|brolucius: Borderline, as you say.|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It's worth 3½@H. Unfortunately he could not find that card in the bidding box|pg||
pc|c6|nt|dburn: but with AKQ of trumps you sometimes need to overbid a little, since partner is always afraid to accept invitations because his trumps are bad|pg||
pc|h3|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|hedyg: depends whether pd has values in @s|pg||
nt|brolucius: Some play that 3@H has an element of pre-emption to it. No idea why. (One of Marc Smith's ideas) |pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h8|nt|dburn: this is going backwards and forwards at alarming pace|pg||
nt|ritong: preempting two passed hands is not fair|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|c9|pc|h4|pg||
nt|dburn: West wouldn't give East a diamond ruff, so North did|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|nt|Walddk2: Leaders after 3 rounds of the afternoon session: 1.  Ekeblad - 2. Meltzer - 3. Cayne - 4. O Rourke  (thanks to weedo)|pg||
pc|hT|nt|mcphee: down he went|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|d8|pc|sK|pg||
nt|dburn: and West was right about it, because this way East got to ruff the ace rather than a low one|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SA543HT86DT962CQ9,SQJ2HKQ5DAJ874CAK,S9HAJ973DK3CJ5432,SKT876H42DQ5CT876|sv|n|nt|dburn: good defense by Hayden, in fact|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|ritong: difficult choice for hayden to come|pg||
nt|dburn: declarer was always likely to end up a trick short, unless he judged to take a spade finesse|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|brolucius: Obvious to play spades, surely?|pg||
nt|dburn: but this way the defenders took an extra - and possibly vital - undertrick|pg||
nt|ritong: is it?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: coming Helness and Helgemo|pg||
nt|Walddk2: At IMPs yes, maybe not at MP|pg||
nt|mcphee: is for me|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c8|nt|brolucius: Playing in NT, you might not make many spade tricks (if East was weakish)|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|nt|brolucius: The North hand contained four suits that you are meant not to lead.|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
nt|Walddk2: On this layout, the 3NT hunters won't like it much on the natural heart lead|pg||
nt|vugraph9: in board 11 closed room playing 5 @hX|pg||
nt|dburn: well, that will be an unpleasant surprise for Hayden|pg||
pc|s2|pc|c2|nt|dburn: who did well to beat 4@h undoubled by two tricks|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pg||
nt|dburn: and here, although a heart lead was obviously out of the question against 4@s, it would actually have been quite effective|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|dburn: since South can't get in to draw West's trump, 4@s looks likely to make|pg||
nt|brolucius: He could have played ace and another trump on the previous round. Was that better?|pg||
nt|dburn: though Hayden must not play a trump himself, as far as I can see|pg||
nt|hedyg: AJ@d disc 1@c @d ruff and ! ruff|pg||
nt|dburn: he needs to play on the red suits, and that may not be totally clear|pg||
nt|hedyg: @c ruff|pg||
nt|Walddk2: When diamonds are 4-2, the right players has 4 of them from declarer's point of view|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Looks like 10 tricks|pg||
nt|hedyg: and then K@h|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|hedyg: yes 10 tricks|pg||
nt|dburn: he will be afraid that if he tries to run diamonds, Armstrong will ruff the third, cash the spade ace and a club trick|pg||
pc|h3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|hedyg: now @H?|pg||
nt|dburn: but this looks like two down|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He is relying on diamonds to break but he will be disappointed|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
nt|hedyg: @H to Ace,J@c and @c ruff|pg||
nt|dburn: which may result in another win for Hackett on the board|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|h8|nt|hedyg: went from making to minus 2!|pg||
nt|dburn: and a somewhat unlikely (from Hackett's viewpoint) 2-1 win in the match|pg||
nt|Walddk2: End of round 4, short break|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 9 rounds in this session, and the evening session too|pg||
nt|dburn: although in fact, since 5@h doubled was down only one, that board is a push|pg||
nt|brolucius: It's bad enough going two down when 1610 people are NOT watching|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
nt|brolucius: The club lead, from J-x-x-x-x, worked out very well in the end.|pg||
nt|hedyg: he obviously was afraid of Armstrong making the 5@s|pg||
nt|hedyg: hoping A@H was in S maybe|pg||
nt|brolucius: Who is the other half of the Hackett-Armstrong team?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Mizel - Senior|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You saw them earlier, did you not?|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, you are right.|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SQJT82HQJ72DQCQ75,SA953HA5DAK76C962,SK764HKT43DT432C3,SH986DJ985CAKJT84|sv|b|nt|hedyg: Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim Ca Norway; Tor Helness, Oslo Norway|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: Barry Goren, Las Vegas NV; Gavin Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; John Hurd, New York NY|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|3S|nt|hedyg: notice the 1@c opening|pg||
nt|brolucius: North can hardly bid 4@S, but he may double for the lead.|pg||
nt|ritong: 3@s struck me more|pg||
nt|ritong: weird, certainly discussed |pg||
mb|4S|nt|ritong: like " please bid 3nt with something like Qx"|pg||
mb|5C|nt|brolucius: Why not double instead?|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: East has obviously taken 3@S as showing club support (as I would have done).|pg||
nt|brolucius: West may now consider 6@C.|pg||
mb|5S|mb|p|nt|ritong: or more|pg||
nt|brolucius: This bidding is all fairly hokey for such an exalted level.|pg||
mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|nt|ritong: good news is the @d position, bad news is the rest|pg||
nt|hedyg: 5@s inviting to grand|pg||
nt|dburn: 6@c isn't an absurd contract, just not a very good one|pg||
nt|dburn: it's possible that 3@s was a transfer to 3NT - some pairs do play that way|pg||
nt|hedyg: when you open this hand you cannot tell pd that you dont have an opening later|pg||
pc|hA|nt|hedyg: though i assume that 5@c was a weak bid and pass would have been stronger|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
nt|dburn: in order to put the overcaller on lead and protect whatever spade honour the opening bidder may have|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
nt|brolucius: Perhaps East did not have a 5@C bid, in that case.|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
nt|dburn: then East might have felt that he could not pass over 4@s to show a bad hand because, if he later pulled a double, that would actually show a good hand|pg||
nt|hedyg: because you think he should show a strong hand?|pg||
pc|sT|nt|brolucius: It seemed reasonable to bid 6@C on the West cards. Indeed, he actually looked for a grand. (No, I dare say he was thinking more of 6NT rather than 6@C).|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I would also have taken 3@S as club support, but we don't know what their agreement is, so it's unfair to be critical|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|c9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c6|nt|dburn: It's not impossible, of course, to take the view that East might not have opened the bidding at the one level|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
pc|d4|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|nt|Walddk2: Welcome back to Richie Reisig|pg||
pc|d6|nt|hedyg: if he didnt like 3@c he could pass...........|pg||
nt|hedyg: re Richie:)|pg||
nt|reisig: oops|pg||
nt|reisig: hi|pg||
nt|brolucius: Anyway, perhaps the lesson is that 4@S by North has more going for it than I thought at the time.|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|h7|nt|dburn: he could hope to pass and bid later, which would not describe his hand badly, but when you have clubs and a spade void, later sometimes comes at too high a level|pg||
pc|s5|pc|hK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|mc|11|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SKJ6HK9DKQJT6CK95,SA842HAJT76D872C6,S975HQ85432D5CA73,SQT3HDA943CQJT842|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C|nt|brolucius: Kibitzer points out that 3NT was also down 1. If clubs had been 2-2 both contract would have made. (Yes, but only because of the lucky diamond position.)|pg||
mb|2H|nt|reisig: 2@c = Majors ..it seems|pg||
mb|2S|mb|2N|nt|ritong: could be|pg||
nt|ritong: :-)|pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: everyone has a bid :)|pg||
nt|ritong: but unsure, considering north action|pg||
nt|brolucius: On the face of it, 2NT is undiscipined. |pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|nt|ritong: not sure i can see why, david|pg||
nt|brolucius: Unless he read 2@H as a cue-bid, showing that suit stopped and not the spades.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: I meant that if 2@H was a sign-off (as North presumably intended), it is not for South to bid again with a doubleton heart.|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: indeed - although South does have a fair amount of playing strength in notrump|pg||
nt|ritong: yes|pg||
nt|reisig: Barry is asking ...how did this happen?|pg||
nt|ritong: not his dreqam, for sure|pg||
nt|dburn: but it's likely that he did in fact regard 2@h as artificial|pg||
nt|ritong: dream*|pg||
nt|hedyg: H&H dont have bidding misunderstandings:)|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, 2@H over a Landy 2@C could equally well be artificial. Not at all clear.|pg||
nt|dburn: They don't have many, certainly. But even they are not totally immune.|pg||
nt|reisig: not fair that he's declarer too|pg||
nt|ritong: he asked for it|pg||
nt|brolucius: We could have a close competition here for the most undisciplined bid in the auction.|pg||
nt|dburn: No, he didn't|pg||
nt|vugraph9: lol helness was waiting for helgemos lead|pg||
pc|d5|nt|ritong: hehe|pg||
nt|dburn: He showed the majors over a 1NT opening. He was not intending to play the hand in clubs.|pg||
nt|hedyg: Cata do you know what 2@c meant?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Well judged double with this format and I can't see that anyone did something really bad|pg||
pc|d3|nt|brolucius: Borrow my glasses.|pg||
nt|ritong: besides, we do not care about attributing blames, do we?|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pg||
nt|vugraph9: MAYORS|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|nt|hedyg: anyhow i like 2NT! he has a great hand:)|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty Cata:)|pg||
nt|dburn: Dick Whittington and Michael Henchard, perhaps|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|nt|reisig: draw trump ...run long suit|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h7|nt|dburn: well, he appears to be out for down one|pg||
nt|reisig: wanna bet?|pg||
nt|brolucius: I don't think it's unkind to say that the standard of play this session has been less strong than we would expect from this galaxy of stars. |pg||
nt|dburn: which is, I am told, good bridge|pg||
nt|dburn: I'll risk a COke, Richie|pg||
nt|dburn: I don't see how he can lose more than two tricks from here|pg||
nt|reisig: I'd take -100 ...RIGHT NOW|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Me too although I already have 44 cases of Richie's|pg||
nt|brolucius: And on that sour note..... I will head for a warm bed.  Bye!|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|dJ|pc|s2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s3|nt|dburn: but now I do|pg||
nt|dburn: he ought to have played another trump, or even a diamond|pg||
nt|dburn: still, Geir has to not put in the jack here|pg||
nt|hedyg: very tuff|pg||
nt|Walddk2: As we now see, it does not matter|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hA|nt|Walddk2: He only needs a plus to win the board|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1SAQ974HAQ7D8C9652,SKJ6HK842DA762CK4,S853HJT3DJ43CJT87,ST2H965DKQT95CAQ3|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|hedyg: 2@d by me|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They may be heading for 3NT|pg||
nt|ritong: they will probably reach game, one way or an other|pg||
nt|Walddk2: If Wolpert reopens with 2@D I think they will|pg||
nt|hedyg: Goren will like that|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|ritong: and say it loud|pg||
nt|reisig: save his A?|pg||
nt|hedyg: LOL|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: ecco|pg||
nt|hedyg: loud enough?|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|reisig: I bet this makes|pg||
nt|ritong: brave bet|pg||
nt|hedyg: you dont take risks , do you? LOL|pg||
nt|reisig: sorry ...I'll go back to closed room|pg||
pc|d2|nt|hedyg: LOL|pg||
nt|ritong: nah|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg||
nt|ritong: we need your sharp remarks, richiekin|pg||
pc|dT|nt|Walddk2: We will open (ha!) a closed room for only you|pg||
pc|c5|pc|dA|nt|ritong: heh|pg||
nt|reisig: thx Henri :)|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)))))))|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s7|pc|d7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d5|pc|c9|pc|h2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cQ|nt|reisig: next|pg||
nt|ritong: could take some|pg||
nt|ritong: three boards a position, break|pg||
nt|Walddk2: With a little bit of luck we will get an update after board 15. Perhaps in 10-15 minutes|pg||
nt|reisig: no comment|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Charlie Weed has been kind enough to get the results when they are posted|pg||
nt|hedyg: thanks Charlie:)|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2S753HK4DK6CA65432,SQ9HAT93DJT8432CJ,SKJ82HJ87DQ7CQ987,SAT64HQ652DA95CKT|sv|e|nt|ritong: um|pg||
nt|ritong: braMley, surely|pg||
nt|Walddk2: There is a typo in East's name, Catalina|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|hedyg: Nick Nickell, New York NY; Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA|pg||
nt|reisig: Does Bart want his name spelled this way?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|nt|dburn: depends on what sort of results he gets, I imagine|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|nt|hedyg: John Sutherlin - Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; William Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Ross Grabel, Huntington Bh CA; Jon Wittes, Palm Desert CA; Mark Feldman, New York NY|pg||
nt|dburn: 1@d was a transfer, and 2@h shows four|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: No postal codes this time, I am disappointed. You can surely do better than this, Hedy|pg||
nt|hedyg: sry:(((((((((|pg||
nt|dburn: good to see Feldman playing transfers - reduces the chance of his becoming declarer and the match lasting until dinner time|pg||
mb|3D|nt|hedyg: i can get an international directory and look up their exact addresses.....|pg||
nt|reisig: why? is he slow?|pg||
nt|reisig: :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: On occasion|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|dburn: on other occasions he simply grinds to a complete halt|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: surprising|pg||
pc|cA|nt|ritong: bart did not like his hand|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|s7|nt|dburn: well, his diamonds weren't bad, but his hearts weren't great and @cK was likely to be waated|pg||
nt|dburn: or even wasted|pg||
nt|dburn: recall that this is board-a-match scoring - you don't need to bid vulnerable games on a wing and a prayer|pg||
nt|ritong: i ll recall|pg||
nt|hedyg: A@c lead helped|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|sQ|pc|c8|pg||
nt|reisig: PO is kinda slow ..2 cigarettes|pg||
nt|ritong: but, imho, this consideration applies mostly to west|pg||
nt|reisig: Mark is SLOWER|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|hedyg: ooooooooops|pg||
nt|hedyg: dont want to shorten dummy!|pg||
pc|h2|pc|c3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
nt|reisig: shorten the play|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|hedyg: LOL|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h3|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hK|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|hQ|mc|10|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SJ97HQJ8DAJ3CQ963,S543H742DKT965CK2,SKQTHK653D742CJ74,SA862HAT9DQ8CAT85|sv|o|nt|hedyg: i know he wasnt in 4@H but shouldnt he have finessed @h again?|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: no doubt they'd have defended four differently, but that's not a bad result for East-West. Bart will be pleased to be playing under his real name now.|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|an|!d|nt|hedyg: LOL|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: @h queen is a good start|pg||
pc|c3|nt|reisig: this was OK|pg||
nt|ritong: this one too|pg||
nt|dburn: 1@s was various hands that don't have a four-card major|pg||
nt|hedyg: this one is excellent|pg||
nt|dburn: 1@d would have been hearts|pg||
nt|dburn: and Freeman had a pretty horrible choice of leads|pg||
nt|reisig: as in ...transfers ...?|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|nt|ritong: sorta|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|reisig: :)|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|ritong: :-)|pg||
nt|reisig: brb|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c7|nt|dburn: but the good old fourth best has worked out pretty well|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sQ|nt|hedyg: just playing for time......|pg||
nt|hedyg: making sure the game isnt too fast|pg||
nt|ritong: on the other hand|pg||
nt|dburn: well, he's wondering what to make of the fact that South grabbed the first diamond at high speed|pg||
nt|ritong: bridge is a thinking game|pg||
nt|ritong: particularly for bart bramley|pg||
nt|ritong: who is one of the most remarkable analysts|pg||
nt|dburn: can he, at this form of scoring, follow a line that tisks never making a diamond trick?|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|hedyg: well then why did he play his short major?|pg||
nt|dburn: as you say, just marking time|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome to Jan Martel from USA|pg||
nt|hedyg: if he was searching for tricks outside @d wouldnt that be in @s?|pg||
nt|ritong: hello jan:)|pg||
nt|dburn: South might have tested him with a diamond at once|pg||
nt|hedyg: welcome Jan:))|pg||
nt|janm: Hi, all|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
nt|hedyg: hmmm no @c back??????|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c9|nt|ritong: considering a possible final throw in|pg||
pc|h7|nt|dburn: well, now he has developed his long major by playing on his short one to fool the opponents|pg||
nt|hedyg: still only 6 tricks without the @d finesse|pg||
nt|janm: Will Bart take the diamond hook for all the marbles?|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
nt|hedyg: trying to count opps hands maybe?|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg||
nt|ritong: ole|pg||
nt|janm: WD!|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SK4HJ73DQJT43CA75,SAQ973HK4D8CKQJ98,SJHAQ86DK9765CT62,ST8652HT952DA2C43|sv|n|nt|hedyg: Freeman surely not very happy|pg||
nt|reisig: He's played this game before|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: not sure I believe that result|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Something wrong with the result from the closed room|pg||
mb|1S|nt|hedyg: you stay cool cause maybe pd has no more @cs........|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Must be EW  2@S +3|pg||
nt|dburn: if South was indeed declarer in 2@s, he played it pretty well.|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|janm: Very wel!!!|pg||
nt|dburn: but if West was declarer, he bid it pretty conservatively|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cA|nt|reisig: -50|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|nt|reisig: no no|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s2|nt|ritong: mm|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|hedyg: well...........|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d6|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
nt|ritong: double bad board, though|pg||
nt|dburn: Greased lightning, this Feldman|pg||
pc|s9|nt|hedyg: :))))))))))))))))))|pg||
nt|reisig: double bad is GOOD|pg||
nt|janm: All the hearts going away now - double win for the Feldman team|pg||
nt|hedyg: who said he is slow?|pg||
nt|hedyg: what is he doing now?|pg||
nt|janm: Playing out the trumps in case clubls didn't split and someone might be under pressure, I guess|pg||
nt|reisig: drawing trump|pg||
nt|hedyg: ))|pg||
nt|Walddk2: End of round 6, short break|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Another 9 boards in this session|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Then 27 more tonight (in Hawaii)|pg||
nt|reisig: lotsa pressure|pg||
nt|janm: And as the always alert specs point out, he only has 3 heart pitches on the clubs, so will make 11 tricks unless the defenders slip - same win no matter how many he makes, as long ...|pg||
nt|janm: as it's at least ten, though|pg||
nt|hedyg: 3 hours for 18 boards|pg||
nt|reisig: pressure on EVERY board|pg||
nt|reisig: every trick|pg||
nt|ritong: yes, no time tobreath|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Trust me to give you current standings when I get the results. None so far|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SK8HAJ4D654CAT732,SAJ6H873DT72CK854,ST53H652DQJ98CQ96,SQ9742HKQT9DAK3CJ|sv|e|nt|janm: Meltzer against O'Rourke for the next set - they were both high in the standings last time we saw the standings :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: East is  Larsen   with an    e|pg||
nt|reisig: and ...an a|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p|nt|dburn: close, this - 2@s might work better than double|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Two of the big sponsors in world bridge today. Rose Meltzer and Lou Ann O'Rourke|pg||
nt|dburn: but I guess Meltzer might bid her better major anyway|pg||
nt|hedyg: Lou Ann O'Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA; Geoff Hampson - Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Norberto Bocchi, Milano Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy|pg||
nt|reisig: maybe ...just Pass|pg||
nt|dburn: Pass? Crumbs.|pg||
nt|hedyg: Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim Ca Norway; Tor Helness, Oslo Norway|pg||
nt|dburn: That was a takeout double of clubs, not a penalty double of 1NT, surely?|pg||
nt|janm: Depending on their understandings about cue bids after this auction, Meltzer might bid 2@c to get to her partner's better Major.|pg||
nt|reisig: longer|pg||
nt|dburn: if she can bid 2@c without showing strength, that would be useful, but can she?|pg||
nt|reisig: when in doubt ..Pass :)|pg||
nt|ritong: showing strength would be go for the penalty, perhazps|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: she s strong|pg||
nt|dburn: she did|pg||
nt|hedyg: quite a 1NT bid there!|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: I don't know their agreements here (or at least if I do, I'd have to check something like 100 pages of notes, but I know some people don't require great strength for a cue on this ...|pg||
nt|janm: auction|pg||
nt|dburn: now, can Jacobus stand his own joke? Even if he doesn't want to, what is he to do?|pg||
nt|reisig: 100?  ...short version?|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|ritong: inspired lead|pg||
pc|c2|nt|Walddk2: What happened to 4th best from your longest and strongest?|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c9|nt|reisig: old hat|pg||
nt|dburn: I guess what happened is that Larsen played Meltzer for much better clubs (as seems not entirely unreasonable)|pg||
nt|reisig: when in doubt ...Pass ...remember?|pg||
pc|h9|pc|c3|nt|reisig: -300 ...next hand pls|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
nt|hedyg: on a @s lead EW potentially had 9 tricks and more|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d3|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
nt|dburn: so things have gone pretty horribly for the defense - they can still beat it one, but +100 won't be much good|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|h5|nt|janm: Marc Jacobus has always been a very good NT declarer :)|pg||
nt|reisig: hopeless at suit play?|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h6|nt|ritong: nice pills, richie|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|janm: No, of course not!! Just outstanding and NT|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I would cope quite well too if I got that lead|pg||
nt|reisig: He's always FAST|pg||
nt|ritong: quick:)|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|nt|dburn: sorry - they can still beat it two|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|hedyg: not good enough|pg||
nt|reisig: I claimed ..long ago|pg||
nt|dburn: and +300 might be some good, since it's not obvious that East-West will get to 4@s on their own steam|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Yes, but it's much later in Europe. Please bear with us, Richie :)|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S52HAT432DQ9CK862,SAKT8643H98DJ74C9,SQ97HKJDT8532CT73,SJHQ765DAK6CAQJ54|sv|b|nt|reisig: :)]|pg||
nt|janm: Well, 4@h wasn't as good as 4@s, but it looks as if it made, so Jacobus did indeed win the board with his 1NT bid|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|janm: Larsen has a very good hand opposite a vulerable 3@s bid, wonder if he'll raise|pg||
mb|4S|nt|hedyg: why do they always open preempt in our short when we have a good hand?|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: I would, even playing with myself|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|reisig: no comment|pg||
nt|dburn: now, there's an opening lead for you|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|hedyg: wow!|pg||
pc|h6|nt|hedyg: wdto duck!!|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h2|nt|dburn: well, perhaps Jacobus would have defended this way with @hAKJ, but there are limits to even his creativity|pg||
nt|janm: :)|pg||
pc|sT|nt|dburn: Rose could have pitched a diamond and later dropped the spade, but...|pg||
nt|dburn: ...she must be asking herself whether North really would lead @hK holding three spades to the queen|pg||
nt|janm: If she believes the suit preference 2 of hearts, she can take the ruffing finesse in clubs to get rid of the diamond|pg||
nt|ritong: this gains a trick with @s Q9 stiff on|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h7|pg||
nt|ritong: assuming minors behave|pg||
nt|janm: Jacobus can see that it won't gain him to ruff with his natural trump trick|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s3|nt|janm: And presumably from the tempo, Meltzer knows he in fact has Qxx of spades - couldn't have had a problem otherwise.|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c9|pg||
nt|janm: Guess not!|pg||
nt|reisig: One thing about Mark ...he NEVER gives up|pg||
pc|c4|nt|hedyg: missed playing @d back!|pg||
nt|ritong: i followed them in verona, where marc and his part did very well in the mixed pairs|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|nt|janm: An alert kib points out that the heart Q will take care of the third diamond anyway|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|nt|ritong: and i second richie|pg||
nt|janm: Great lad for a likely push -- guess not!|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SKT2HKJ97D7CAT742,SQ74HT84DJ43CQJ95,S9HAQ65DKQT652C86,SAJ8653H32DA98CK3|sv|n|mb|1D|nt|janm: lead I meant, before the score came in and showed me the error of my ways!|pg||
mb|1S|nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|dburn: indeed not. One wonders quite what the auction to 3NT at the other table was|pg||
mb|d|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|dburn: perhaps West opened 3@s and East, forgetting that this was the Reisinger and not the mixed pairs at Verona, bid 3NT|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: o_0?|pg||
nt|janm: Maybe, but perhaps looking at the four men at the table East should have been able to work out that it wasn't a mixed pairs :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: that's the trouble with screens|pg||
pc|sA|nt|dburn: you tend to forget who your partner is|pg||
pc|s2|nt|janm: There goes N's club loser |pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pg||
nt|janm: So I'll stick my neck out and predict he makes 5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dK|nt|hedyg: you and Richie! brave!!|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
nt|dburn: maybe Jacobus will lend Larsen his book on opening leads|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s7|nt|janm: The A of spades certainly seemed like a normal opening lead given his hand and the auction, even if it didn't work out well on the actual hand|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|nt|dburn: theorists are beginning to realise that king from king doubleton is a much-underrated choice|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
nt|dburn: whereas leading the suit you have bid and supported always works out hopelessly|pg||
nt|janm: And indeed in the other room they also made 5, so probably that E also led the spade A|pg||
nt|hedyg: break again?|pg||
nt|reisig: Is this the closed room?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: break over|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes Richie!|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SQJ5HJ6DJ9642CK32,S4HAT732DK85CAT95,SK876H4DQ73CQJ876,SAT932HKQ985DATC4|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|dburn: this is a pretty low point count slam - maybe even a grand slam|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|hedyg: would anybody bid 2@h with the W hand in 2/1?|pg||
nt|reisig: 4@h ..not exactly my choice|pg||
nt|dburn: but it isn't a great hand for 2/1 game-forcing, although West ought to have done more than 4@h at his second turn|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|h2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|hA|pc|s8|pg||
nt|reisig: If you bid 4@h ..be prepared to XX if they X|pg||
mc|13|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1S5432HKJ753D964C9,SJ97HADQT75CKQT64,SAKHT98642D83C852,SQT86HQDAKJ2CAJ73|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|3C|nt|dburn: One idea is to play 1@s-1NT-2@h-3NT as a splinter bid in spades agreeing hearts|pg||
nt|reisig: huh?|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: well, what else would you have it mean?|pg||
nt|janm: 2@h here 4sf, and 3@c presumably showed longer clubs than diamonds (this pair plays a strong club, so 1@d-2@c could have been 54 either way |pg||
nt|janm: Strange hand this one - both E and W have stiff hearts, but 3NT is still the best contract :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: cartainly in BAM!|pg||
nt|dburn: certainly at any form of scoring|pg||
mb|3D|nt|dburn: but I am a bit surprised that North didn't support his partner's hearts|pg||
nt|hedyg: only had 6 of them|pg||
nt|dburn: in order to create a little more pressure for East-West|pg||
nt|hedyg: maybe needs 7|pg||
nt|reisig: brb...need pills|pg||
nt|hedyg: some for me too pls!|pg||
nt|dburn: and I am also a little surprised that West did not support his partner's spades|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: coming!|pg||
mb|3N|nt|dburn: his actual sequence strikes me as truly horrible|pg||
nt|hedyg: oh!!|pg||
mb|p|mb|5N|mb|p|nt|dburn: 5NT = "pick a slam to go down in"|pg||
mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: now, East will be convinced that West is something like 1=2=5=5|pg||
nt|janm: I'll go back and recommend playing 3NT :)|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|nt|hedyg: quick claim?|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|mc|11|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SJ8743H5DAJT3CJ76,SAQ65HAT87D52CA83,ST92HKJ642D764CT2,SKHQ93DKQ98CKQ954|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|dburn: Well, so far East-West's bidding has more or less corresponded to the number of tricks they have taken - only the synchronization is a little off|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: 3@s = short spades, not four hearts, looking for best game initially|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|h5|nt|reisig: usually ..1@s with 3@h GF|pg||
nt|janm: Always hard to know whether to show the stiff with a stiff K, but here it has probably worked out well|pg||
nt|dburn: East-West at the other table did bid a slam on 22, and if they can avoid bidding one on 23, they will be doing very usefully indeed in the match|pg||
nt|hedyg: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Hawaii2006/index.html|pg||
nt|reisig: you do ...the best you can :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: i bet W opened!|pg||
nt|dburn: but of course this is BAM, so the 20+ IMPS they would have gained translates only to the same as a couple of overtricks here and there|pg||
nt|hedyg: or bid 2@h|pg||
nt|hedyg: same thing:)|pg||
nt|janm: Michael Rosenberg, who's the best declarer I know, says that S may get squeezed in the pointed suits if they do't play diamonds in time|pg||
nt|janm: I've found someone on site to go get us the scores after this round, so hopefully we'll be able to report during the next one|pg||
nt|hedyg: great!|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
pc|h7|nt|dburn: I guess he might, if he wins the first diamond, but declarer's communications look a bit awkward even so|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|s3|pg||
nt|janm: Meanwhile, this is a typically tough BAM hand. At IMPs, Cheek would probably have claimed long ago, leading clubs to guarantee 3 spades, 2 hearts and 4 clubs, but at BAM he has to ...|pg||
nt|janm: figure out the best road to overtricks|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|d3|nt|reisig: you always keep in mind ..the objective ...WIN THE POST-MORTEM!|pg||
nt|dburn: and now it doesn't look as though he has any communication at all|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
nt|dburn: but as a consolation prize, he does have eleven top tricks|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg||
nt|reisig: maybe 3 more hands?|pg||
nt|sybarra: yes|pg||
nt|dburn: Maybe|pg||
nt|janm: I've been asked about the "scores" posted next to the team names. Since we're seeing different teams each round, the score being posted doesn't mean anything, it's just the total ...|pg||
nt|janm: of what the pairs on Vugraph have done (and I guess it proves that it's good to be NS on Vugraph)|pg||
nt|hedyg: last 3 of the first half|pg||
nt|dburn: North-South are lying dormie - only a huge round by East-West will tie the match|pg||
nt|reisig: long way to go|pg||
nt|janm: Their are 10 teams in this finals - they play 3 boards against each other team in the afternoon and then come back at night to repeat the performance. It's very grueling, because ...|pg||
nt|janm: at BAM every trick matters|pg||
nt|vugraph9: last round coming|pg||
nt|dburn: I spoke too soon - East-West won the last board, so now they can win with 2.5 out of three|pg||
nt|janm: Someone asked me earlier if Fred was playing - he's on the Ekeblad team, but with Ron Rubin (Ekeblad's regular partner) not here, Fred got the afternoon off while Brad played with ...|pg||
nt|janm: Ekeblad. If they're on VG tonight, we'll see Fred|pg||
nt|dburn: and to illustrate what Jan was saying, Cheek's overtrick on 24 cancelled out one of the two slam swings on 22 and 23|pg||
nt|reisig: an overtrick ..is like a grand slam|pg||
nt|dburn: so that his team lost the three-board match by about 23 IMPs, but only 2-1 in the form of scoring that matters|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SJTHJT5DAJT87CA74,SQ7532HQ764D3CQ95,SA4HAK832DKQ542CT,SK986H9D96CKJ8632|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|janm: NS can make a lot of tricks here, with the heart finesse on|pg||
nt|reisig: 6@d or a risky 7?|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: here is another grand slam - this one on the lucky heart position|pg||
mb|2D|nt|dburn: but it may be what is known as a "five or seven hand"|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I should have results soon|pg||
mb|d|nt|reisig: 2@s = good @d raise|pg||
nt|dburn: since on a spade lead you will make 7@d if the hearts come in but fail in six if they do not|pg||
nt|janm: Scores coming up|pg||
nt|hedyg: he will bid 4@h|pg||
nt|dburn: I sincerely hope he won't|pg||
mb|4H|nt|dburn: but he did|pg||
nt|hedyg: :(|pg||
nt|janm: 1. Meltzer (14) 2. Cayne (12.75) 3. Ekeblad (12.75) 4. Sutherlin (12.70) 5. Nickell (12.6)|pg||
nt|hedyg: however.........|pg||
nt|hedyg: all very close!|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: Moss was wondering whether he ought to bid 4@s|pg||
mb|4N|nt|janm: Scores are after 21 boards|pg||
nt|hedyg: certainly|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: and I expect it was only the vulnerability that dissuaded him|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|nt|janm:  . Mizel (11.65) 7. Onstott (11.35) 8. Pepsi (11.0) 9. ORouke (9.8) 10. Goren (8.3)|pg||
nt|reisig: Mike S has great bridge sense|pg||
mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|cT|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|dburn: curious - I was thinking that East ought to lead from his short king, not his long one|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hT|nt|janm: On this lead, Seamond will be hoping that the heart finesse is off so 7@d will go down :)|pg||
nt|dburn: the point being that if you do find partner with the queen of the suit you lead, you stand more chance of being able to cash the king if partner wins a trick|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4S7HKQT853DKJ72CJ8,S64H6DAQT864CQ654,SQT8HAJ97D95CA732,SAKJ9532H42D3CKT9|sv|b|nt|reisig: 6@h 980 ..is better than 6@d 940|pg||
nt|hedyg: well 980 beats 6@d +1|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|2S|nt|janm: Sorry!! I wasn't paying enough attention an didn't notice that he needed the heart finesse for 6@h just as he would have for 7@d - all of the specs are doing much better than I am.|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|nt|janm: Yes, but maybe NS in the CR will be really aggressive and bid 7@d (not likely though)|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: it's very rare that you can actually tell that a hand is a five-or-seven proposition|pg||
nt|janm: :)|pg||
mb|5S|nt|reisig: if they bid 7@d ..say ..nice job ..you morons :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|heyz: 5@H kinda scary here with two bullets and q10x @S|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: and since Michael Rosenberg and I have been talking about the odds on such hands and deciding that we don't know what they are, even if you can work it out, it's not clear what you ...|pg||
nt|dburn: should do|pg||
pc|hK|nt|vugraph9: 6 diam other table last board|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg||
nt|hedyg: and @s!|pg||
nt|dburn: in the meantime, everyone appears to have been doing a terrifying amount of bidding|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cJ|nt|reisig: need to make 3 overtricks|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|nt|dburn: after which the final contract usually gets doubled, but here it hasn't been|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SJT5HKQ63DAQ86CAQ,SQ64HJ84D952CK976,SA3HA72DKJ73CJ842,SK9872HT95DT4CT53|sv|o|nt|hedyg: it was 6@d +1 indeed!|pg||
nt|janm: Cayne and Seamon having a good set here, further validating the concept that NS is the stronger team on Vugraph :)|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|hedyg: 2@h?|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, East-West haven't been too bad. Maybe they will come back strongly in the second half.|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|reisig: 2@d -- perverted raise|pg||
nt|hedyg: Richie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!|pg||
nt|reisig: inverted ..sorry|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|nt|hedyg: you didnt take the pills!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: last board|pg||
nt|reisig: :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2nt shows @s stopper|pg||
nt|hedyg: 3@c now|pg||
mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|nt|hedyg: hmm|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|hedyg: 3NT was not alerted|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|hedyg: operator misclick, sry|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
nt|sybarra: back in how many hours? |pg||
nt|janm: Good lead held him to 5|pg||
nt|hedyg: this was the last board for now|pg||
nt|reisig: 6 or less|pg||
nt|vugraph9: backin 2 hrs and 30 min|pg||
nt|sybarra: 2 1/2 hours is the scheduled time |pg||
nt|sybarra: 1130pm NY time |pg||
nt|hedyg: and 5 30 Paris|pg||
nt|janm: They usually stick to the schedule on the last day even though it often means a short dinner break in the Reisinger.|pg||
nt|hedyg: AM!|pg||
nt|sybarra: am told it will be 2 hour break only |pg||
nt|reisig: 2 hours ..so people can "drive" home?|pg||
nt|dburn: my schedule says that the last set starts at 4 am my time. I may or may not be awake :)|pg||
nt|janm: We'll have the same teams this evening, but it will be a stronger field, since most of the sponsors played in the afternoon and will sit out in the evening.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 630pm is the last sesion|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty all for joining!|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty Cata@H you did great:))))))))|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
nt|vugraph9: waiting for the last board result|pg||
nt|vugraph9: thx all, see you later!!|pg||
nt|hedyg: i am going to bed and wish all doing the same sweet dreams!|pg||
nt|reisig: bye ..enjoy ..whatever|pg||
nt|hedyg: for results pls check site in 30 minutes or so|pg||
nt|sybarra: cu all for next set @H |pg||
nt|hedyg: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Hawaii2006/bulletins.php|pg||
nt|sybarra: about 2 hr.  15 min (or maybe just 2 hours) |pg||
nt|reisig: amazing ..the specs are leaving ..so fast :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: hope they will be posted|pg||
nt|janm: This table will stay open so that the scores can be posted as soon as they're available|pg||
nt|reisig: some VERY clever spec ..said ..they are headed for the "closed room"  :)|pg||
nt|janm: For those of you who have been asking about the Swiss, they still have 45 minutes to go this afternoon (see, they're even slower than the Reisinger for everyone commenting on the ...|pg||
nt|janm: pace here :)) and Lynch is still in the lead after 3 matches; I don't have the rankings below first, sorry|pg||
nt|vugraph9: At the half, 1. Meltzer - 18.1, 2. Cayne - 17.75, 3. Ekeblad - 15.75, 4. Nickell - 15.1, 5. Onstott - 14.85 |pg||
nt|sybarra: ty Cata |pg||
nt|sybarra: see you all later @H |pg||
nt|vugraph9: in the NA Swiss, 1. Lynch - 74, 2. Schuett - 65.7, 3. Eaton - 54.46, 4. Tuscynski - 53.6, 5. Mahaffey - 53.14|pg||
nt|vugraph9: we will resume in 2 hours|pg||
mc|11|pg||
