vg|2006 Reisinger Finals - 2nd Session,2nd Half,B,1,27,North - South,0,East - West,0|
rs|4HN=,4HN=,4HWx-3,3CN-1,2DW+2,3DW+1,3CS-2,3NN-1,4SS+1,4SS+1,3HW-1,3HW-1,6NW=,6NW=,6SW=,4SE+1,4DN+1,3HWx-1,1SS+1,1SS-1,4SW-1,3SW=,3HW=,2NN+1,2DE-4,4SN+1,4CE=,3HW-1,4HS+2,6DN=,1NW-1,2HE+2,4SN=,3SN=,3NN=,5CS=,3HW=,3CNx=,4HN=,4HN=,4SEx-2,3DW+2,5CS-1,5CS=,6HW-1,4HW+1,3NS+2,3NN+2,3SE-1,4DS=,1NW=,1NW=,3NW+3,3NW+2|
pn|Beatty,Rodwell,Baze,Meckstroth,South,West,North,East|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3S762HAJ654DJT8C85,SKJ95H8D7532CJT72,SA4HKQT72DQ4CAK96,SQT83H93DAK96CQ43|sv|o|nt|mariner1: Hi all |pg||
nt|sybarra: hello all and welcome back to Hawaii |pg||
nt|janm: Looks as if we'll have the leaders (Meltzer) vs second place (Cayne) for the first round|pg||
nt|kareno: Hi, Rob, Shirley, Jan :)  And hi to the specs!!|pg||
nt|mariner1: this shows the teams and standings as of yesterday   http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Hawaii2006/results/viewResults.php?day=25|pg||
nt|sybarra: welcome to Rob Brown, Jan Martel , Karen Allison |pg||
mb|1H|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|sybarra: At the half, 1. Meltzer - 18.1, 2. Cayne - 17.75, 3. Ekeblad - 15.75, 4. Nickell - 15.1, 5. Onstott - 14.85 |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: hi Shirley, Jan, and Karen|pg||
pc|dA|nt|sybarra: welcome also to Bill Ehlers |pg||
pc|d8|nt|heyz: will need to find spade shift|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
nt|kareno: Hi, Bill ::)|pg||
nt|janm: Did anyone have the sense to copy the scores when they were posted at the end of the first session? I didn't, and only remember the first 3 (approximately) - Meltzer 18, Cayne ...|pg||
nt|janm: 17.75, Ekeblad 15.75|pg||
nt|heyz: hello all|pg||
nt|mariner1: this should be a flat board|pg||
nt|sybarra: At the half, 1. Meltzer - 18.1, 2. Cayne - 17.75, 3. Ekeblad - 15.75, 4. Nickell - 15.1, 5. Onstott - 14.85 |pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|nt|mariner1: this is BAM or Board-A-Match scoring.... a team gets a win +1  a loss -1 or a tie +1/2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s5|pg||
nt|janm: There's a brave person - predicting a flat board with these two swingy teams!|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dQ|nt|kareno: The spade shift was essential.|pg||
nt|mariner1: info on BAM  http://www.acbl.org/play/typesTeamGames.html|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|sybarra: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Hawaii2006/results/viewResults.php?day=25|pg||
nt|sybarra: and this second site is listing of teams |pg||
nt|mariner1: oops right a loss is 0  not -1|pg||
nt|kareno: Every trick matters in BAM.|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
nt|mariner1: so its win +1 loss = 0 and tie +1/2|pg||
nt|kareno: It is like matchpoints to the tenth power.  You cannot fall asleep even over a simple 2@c contract.  The overtrick could save your teammates if they were minus 100|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SKQTH84DJ965CQT97,SJ3HAQT753DTCJ654,SA75H92DAK3CAK832,S98642HKJ6DQ8742C|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|kareno: It is important not to put any board out of reach - so doubles of partscores are less frequent than in matchpoints.|pg||
nt|kareno: Any doubles, for that matter.|pg||
mb|d|mb|4H|nt|kareno: A spec is asking how there could be a score of 17.75.  That is because of carryover from the earlier sessions.|pg||
nt|mariner1: W taking advantage of his NV position to bid 3 instead of 2|pg||
nt|sybarra: carry overs|pg||
nt|kareno: The difference among the teams is reduced by a formula and it is small amounts.|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: Do we know who is playing for each team in the other room?  |pg||
nt|mariner1: there is also the possibility of "Adjusted Scores" from a director's ruling  usually those are 60/40|pg||
pc|h2|nt|mariner1: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Hawaii2006/results/viewResults.php?day=25   teams and yesterday's results|pg||
pc|h6|nt|kareno: An excellent trump lead by Fantoni and they will get the maximum out of the defense.|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hT|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|d3|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1ST753HQT97DK7CA63,SAK4HDAJT8643CT72,SQ92HA54DQ95CKJ85,SJ86HKJ8632D2CQ94|sv|e|nt|kareno: That is an excellent result for n/s I would say.  |pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: Playing very fast h ere, which might mean we'll have to wait for the nxt round|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|kareno: This is a ten-team final.  And I believe it is 27 boards per session, each team playing all the others twice.|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: yes|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: Karen is correct|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|heyz: unlucky lead, providing the 2nd overtrick|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|kareno: The lead could cost the board.  |pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|dK|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg||
nt|kareno: Joey Silver is crying NEXT :)|pg||
nt|kareno: North had a difficult lead and I might well have led the spade as he did.  |pg||
nt|janm: Unfortunately, we'll have to wait for all of the teams to finish play before we can move on to the next round. Note that as predicted, board 1 was a push and NS won board 2 when EW ...|pg||
nt|janm: didn't bid as much in the other room|pg||
nt|kareno: It's hard to look at all the hands and say what you'd lead, but clubs would most likely be my choice on this hand.|pg||
nt|kareno: As far as a 3@c contract as a spec is inquiring about, n/s really have no way to get into this auction nor would they balance into a misfit.|pg||
nt|janm: Looks as if we'll have Nickell, defending this event for the fourth year in a row (I think) and lying 4th after the afternoon, next round|pg||
nt|kareno: This is an event that both teams are leading.. very close.. BAM, as I told you, is a game of overtricks and undertricks.. they can't risk giving anything away.|pg||
nt|kareno: They don't know it but the board really was decided at trick one.|pg||
nt|janm: For anyone who arrived a little late, scores 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|reisig: Is this the Open Room?|pg||
nt|sybarra: yes  welcome Richie |pg||
nt|janm: No, Richie, this is the Closed Room, you're supposed to go to the Open Room :)|pg||
nt|reisig: :)|pg||
nt|kareno: North had to lead a minor to get his par.  Either major loses a trick, though a low heart might go through.|pg||
nt|kareno: Hi Richie :)|pg||
nt|janm: Of course, we don't know what the contract was in the other room, but 2@d seems very likely with these cards|pg||
nt|mariner1: with only one change to get to dummy and its not a sure thing, most would rise K with @h lead |pg||
nt|mariner1: make that one chance|pg||
nt|reisig: hiya Karen:)|pg||
nt|mariner1: hi Richie :)|pg||
nt|reisig: hi hi Rob :)|pg||
nt|janm: There, we now know the CR result and it was a second push, so the Cayne team picked up a board on Meltzer, and now leads the event|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SAT3HKQJ5D9CAQ864,S965HAT83DQ7532CK,SKJ84H964DKJTC952,SQ72H72DA864CJT73|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|janm: I think 1@c is either NAT or a weak NT and I'm sure that 1@h shows 4+ spades.|pg||
nt|kareno: Looks like a forcing club auction with perhaps a control showing bid by north.|pg||
nt|heyz: 1@c 14+ 1@H=@S|pg||
nt|reisig: The lead may change only 8-10 times |pg||
nt|kareno: Ahh.. spades.  |pg||
nt|heyz: one club either clubs or balanced|pg||
nt|janm: That's a good thing to bet on isn't it? How many times will the lead change. I'll take "over" on your 8-10 times, at least if we can do it board by board|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|nt|janm: I'm not very knowledgeable about F-N system, but I think that 2@c just showed that he had an unbalanced hand with clubs - 1@s probably would have been a weak NT with some number of ...|pg||
nt|janm: spades|pg||
nt|reisig: some...as in 3?|pg||
nt|mariner1: well they avoided a very difficult NT |pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|nt|kareno: I'm interested in how 3nt would do n/s.  If declarer guessed to take some sort of safety play in clubs (and why would he do that?) it could do very well.|pg||
nt|janm: Sorry, I had forgotten that F-N are sensible and play weak NT, then 1@c-1@h-1@s would probably be a STR NT with some number of spades|pg||
nt|mariner1: it looks like diamond out and good defense beats 3 N   |pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|sT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|janm: Meanwhile, this might go down also - the two aces and three trumps?|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|nt|janm: This isn't going to be a happy trick for Nunes!|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
nt|reisig: down 1 ..seems OK now|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s9|nt|janm: Might get tapped out and go down lots?|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|c6|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SQT97632HAQD5CK62,SAHT732DAJ32CQ985,SKJ84HKJ98DKQ98CJ,S5H654DT764CAT743|sv|n|nt|janm: Well, sort of lots anyway|pg||
nt|kareno: Two vulnerable is lots, Jan :)|pg||
nt|vugraph9: "good lead" jeff to eric|pg||
mb|1N|nt|mariner1: well that result makes -1 in 3N look good|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: Easy 4@s.  Only question is can the defense get its three tricks.|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|nt|janm: If I predict that EW will win that board, something very strange will happen in the other room no doubt, but it sure looks like a win to me|pg||
nt|heyz: believe it or not it is not unusual in their system to open this hand 1N|pg||
nt|kareno: Is this going to be the second leader change?|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: Nunes undoubtedly had a choice to play the hand himself or let partner play it, and probably  thought that with his heart and club holdings it would be good to be declarer|pg||
mb|p|pc|h3|nt|mariner1: interesting 1N from Fantoni with a  stiff club|pg||
nt|kareno: This could be the board back.  |pg||
pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|nt|reisig: seems like an overtrick|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SQJ8HTDKT954CAT82,ST2HKJ983DAQ8CQJ6,SK543HQ762D2CK943,SA976HA54DJ763C75|sv|e|nt|janm: With their opening bid structure, it's an awkward hand - i think 1@d followed by almost anything would overstate the diamonds and the HCP, and it certainly isn't a "medium" opening ...|pg||
nt|janm: 2 bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|2H|nt|heyz: 10-13 5+@D|pg||
nt|kareno: What sort of 2@d is this.. anyone?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 2@d was alerted|pg||
mb|d|nt|janm: Their opening "weak" 2 bids are very sound - although I didn't realize they could be 5 card suits|pg||
nt|kareno: Ahh.. thanks, Bill.|pg||
mb|3D|nt|heyz: if 5 @D then 4 card side suit and a singleton or void somewhere|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: Double is takeout I assume?|pg||
nt|reisig: 3@d allows Nunes to Pass|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph9: the dbl also was alerted|pg||
pc|d2|nt|kareno: 3@c isn't bad n/s|pg||
nt|reisig: tough to get there|pg||
nt|mariner1: E could have passed 2@h DBL |pg||
nt|janm: One of the advantages of this sort of sound opening 2 bids (whether you want to call them "weak" or "medium" - I first startned just to say "sound" then realized that might be ...|pg||
nt|janm: interpreted as strong :) - is that the responder can bid aggressively|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|janm: I think the DBL was negative, just showing 4 spades, since Nunes could have had 4 spades just as well as the 4 clubs he has|pg||
nt|reisig: with some sanity too?|pg||
nt|kareno: Declarer has a lot of work to do on this hand.|pg||
nt|heyz: if ROdwell understands their system he knows Nunes has short @Hs|pg||
nt|janm: A spec points out that if N's double showed 4 spades, declarer knows S's exact shape, since he would have bid 3@s with 4, so had to have 3 spades and 5 diamonds, and can't be 5332 ...|pg||
nt|janm: (would have opened 1NT)|pg||
nt|janm: Meckwell and Fantunes have played a lot of boards against each other, so Rodwell undoubtedly does know his opponents' system well.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rodwell has being asking about their system|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h5|nt|kareno: If north plays passive defense this will go down.  Maybe down two with a heart back.|pg||
pc|c8|pc|hK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg||
nt|kareno: South cannot afford a diamond|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
nt|janm: Canadian specs pointing out that Eric Kokish, the Nickell team's coach, undoubtedly has studied the Fantunes system and worked with Meckwell on defenses to their bids|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|d5|pc|h8|pg||
pc|dA|nt|kareno: Endplay for down one.. nicely done.|pg||
nt|kareno: 3@c possibly could fetch n/s (if east passed).|pg||
nt|janm: As expected, the first board of this set was a win for NS and the second board was a push. This one hasn't been finished in the other room|pg||
nt|vugraph9: N-S is the same for next round, coming Gitelman Moss|pg||
nt|kareno: The specs are asking for score updates.  We will give them as soon as they are available.|pg||
nt|janm: So for the next match we have the Ekeblad team, which was in 3rd place after the afternoon session vs Cayne, in 2nd place after the afternoon - we saw these two teams the last ...|pg||
nt|janm: match of the afternoon|pg||
nt|kareno: Another spec request.. the rankings of the Swiss at half time?|pg||
nt|janm: I'm confuse again - first board was a win for EW, Nickell, second a push and this one looks likely to be a win for NS, Cayne|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1S753HAJ7D753CT762,SKJ4HK3DAQJ9CAK43,S86HQT98652D62CJ8,SAQT92H4DKT84CQ95|sv|b|nt|janm: I've asked about the Swiss and hopefully we'll get the half time rankings soon|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|mariner1: 6N @S or @D |pg||
nt|mariner1: @s seems most likely|pg||
nt|sybarra: BAM choice most likely @S's |pg||
nt|kareno: What's the record for spectators at an event.. anyone know?|pg||
mb|3S|nt|janm: I see that board 6 was a push, so Nickell picked up on the set|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|heyz:  Brad  might shoot out 6N|pg||
nt|heyz: protect his @hK|pg||
nt|kareno: Someone thinks it was over 6,000 during the world championships.. this isn't close :)|pg||
mb|4H|nt|sybarra: most of europe is asleep |pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: If I leave ..have a better shot|pg||
mb|4N|nt|kareno: A spec remembers 8000 :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: Another thinks 10,000|pg||
nt|janm: Do we know what 3@s was? I have a suspicion that this auction isn't natural|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|nt|heyz: Fred taking charge, 6N unlikely now|pg||
nt|kareno: Official word is that we had 10,000 but not all specs.|pg||
nt|janm: I'm guessing that 3@s was a relay to 3N and then 4@d showed something and so did the rest of the auction, but I have no idea what, sorry|pg||
mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|reisig: whatever they did ..was OK|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: 6NT.. excellent.  And a heart needs to be led or, I believe, south will be squeezed.|pg||
nt|janm: Someone suggests, reasonably, that 4@d asked for aces|pg||
nt|mariner1: W did want to protect the K@h|pg||
nt|reisig: 1470 ..no @h lead|pg||
pc|h2|nt|kareno: That's my point and Fantoni finds the essential heart lead.|pg||
nt|janm: Richie loses another coke :)|pg||
nt|reisig: :)|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
nt|kareno: SPLASH!!|pg||
nt|reisig: well played|pg||
nt|janm: WD by Fantoni|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2ST86HKJDA762CJT93,SA7HAT6DKQJ943CA6,SJ2H9842DT8CK8754,SKQ9543HQ753D5CQ2|sv|o|nt|kareno: Brad Moss wishes he were playing rubber bridge with these two hands!|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|nt|janm: But also well bid by Moss and Gitelman|pg||
nt|kareno: Further stretching the meaning of 2NT (unless they have a systemic meaning here).|pg||
nt|janm: Another spec suggests that the 4@d bid showed 5+ spades and 4 diamonds and 4@h was a cue and 4NT was KCB for spades|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|kareno: That would be a mild slam try I think.|pg||
nt|janm: Moss is very well known for opening odd shape and extra strong 2NTs - in fact they alert his opening 2NT bids as often being strange shapes :). Last one I saw had a stiff|pg||
nt|kareno: 4@s is high enough.  The normal club lead would put paid to any slam attempt.|pg||
mb|4N|nt|kareno: Oops.. club from the other side.. takes a @h to defeat slam.|pg||
mb|p|mb|5C|nt|kareno: I'm thinking about a lead by south.. sorry.|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|nt|kareno: Without a double of clubs, north will not lead one.. heart is the likely lead.|pg||
nt|janm: 5@d probably asks for the trump Q|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: I'm sure it does.|pg||
nt|kareno: Club is out when south doesn't double 5@c IMO|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|nt|reisig: 5N =  got it ..but no Kings|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: So heart is likely lead.|pg||
nt|reisig: also 6@s ...same|pg||
nt|mariner1: spade is certainly possible lead|pg||
nt|kareno: From Jx? |pg||
pc|s2|nt|janm: Some people play that 5N shows the Q, not Kings but some extras, which Gitelman presumably thought he didn't have for this auction,suggesting that maybe 3@h...4@s was not his ...|pg||
nt|janm: weakest route to 4@s|pg||
nt|mariner1: do I get my coke back?|pg||
nt|kareno: Well, there it is.  With the diamond ten falling, this will now make.  Heart was needed.|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|nt|kareno: I think it's fairly standard to play 3@h and 4@s as a slam try.|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|nt|janm: Some people play transfer - raise as stronger than a 4-level transfer, some play it as weaker. The argument for playing it as weaker is that you may have a hand where you don't ...|pg||
nt|janm: want to make a slam try unless partner super-accepts|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3SKQ86HA54DA53C742,ST4HKT9876DQCA965,S953H2DKJT987CKQ8,SAJ72HQJ3D642CJT3|sv|e|mb|p|nt|janm: At any rate, Gitelman-Moss are definitely doing well on these slam hands :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|reisig: sheer luck :)|pg||
nt|reisig: was a joke ...kids|pg||
nt|mariner1: luck still counts doesn't it? :)|pg||
nt|janm: On the first hand, EW is the CR also bid 6NT and my brilliant husband, or his partner, found the heart lead to hold it to 6, so that board was a push. Second one was a win for ...|pg||
nt|janm: Gitelman & Moss|pg||
nt|heyz: 12-14 NT (notice also Fantoni not good enough to open 2@D in their system)|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|janm: Actually, board 8 was a double win for the Ekeblad team, since 4@s was held to 5 in the CR|pg||
nt|kareno: Wondered if Fantoni would push to game.  |pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: It looks as if 2NT was a way to get to a minor|pg||
mb|3H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|janm: 2NT may have shown diamonds and 3@c probably said he liked diamonds|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|nt|janm: Aggressive balance by Moss|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: 3@H looked -200|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|kareno: Sure did but, as we've pointed out, it's hard to pass low-level penalty doubles at BAM.. much harder than at matchpoints.|pg||
nt|heyz: too risky for Nunes to pass with @D fit and no @h watage (good for 4@D)|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
nt|mariner1: N's DBL was I don't want to defend  |pg||
nt|janm: Just trade the black aces in the EW hands and 3@h would make, wouldn't it?|pg||
nt|mariner1: or the black KQx |pg||
nt|janm: Meanwhile, although Moss did push the opponents up, it won't help, since things are so favorable for NS|pg||
nt|kareno: Indeed, they can make a game with both black aces onside.|pg||
nt|janm: And a spec points out that even with things so unfavorble for EW, 3@hX might make on a club lead, so certainly NS were right to bid 4@d|pg||
nt|heyz: deciding whether to finesse Gitelman for @DQ, I bet|pg||
nt|heyz: big round for Ekeblad team|pg||
nt|janm: Guess that my brilliant husband or his partner didn't lead the club king :)|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d7|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d3|nt|kareno: So nothing matters here.  The board was gone with the double of 3@h in the other room.|pg||
nt|janm: Might have had another of those lead changes here|pg||
pc|h8|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|nt|janm: BAM is such a funny game - sometimes it seems as if every trick matters and other times it's all irrelevant|pg||
nt|janm: Looks as if the Nickell team is returning for the next round.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Hamman here waiting for pt and opps|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SKQ632HQ9DK72CT96,SA87HA82DAT63CQ74,SJ9HKJT65DQ84CK82,ST54H743DJ95CAJ53|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|janm: Wonder if Meckwell (EW in the other room) will find some reason to upgrade the West hand and open 1NT? That would lead to a swing of some sort on this board|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
nt|mariner1: this is the kind of hand it is easy to go asleep on and give up an overtrick|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c4|nt|janm: Not sure what Meckwell's stated NT range is vul in 3rd seat - if it's 14-16, they'll definitely open 1NT.|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg||
nt|heyz: now @C shift for @D through, but 3-3 @Hs allows @D discard|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|nt|jaapfr: hoi Ed and Bill:)|pg||
nt|heyz: hoi Jaap|pg||
nt|heyz: does not matter what Brad does|pg||
nt|janm: 1NT in 3rd seat vul is 15-17, so they'd only open it if they upgraded - presumably for the 3 aces.|pg||
nt|ahalim: nak nana :)|pg||
nt|janm: Well, now we know - they didn't open 1NT, so the auction probably went the same way in the CR as it did here|pg||
nt|heyz: should know from @D spots Soloway has 3 @dS|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|d7|pc|h8|pg||
nt|heyz: looks as though Soloway is playing this hand better than in closed room|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|janm: Soloway is certainly an excellent declarer|pg||
pc|s8|pc|hT|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|nt|janm: Specs suggesting that maybe W in the other room led a club and got a diamond back|pg||
nt|heyz: kibs say @C lead would beat 1@S|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SQ865HKJ65DA85CT5,S9732HAT2DQJT2CAK,STH8743DK74CQJ843,SAKJ4HQ9D963C9762|sv|o|nt|heyz: but i see at most 1@S 1@H 2@C 2@D|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|kareno: I agree, Bill.|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|nt|jaapfr: must be a finesse with @S9 to get 1@S-1|pg||
nt|mariner1: this looks doomed|pg||
nt|kareno: If a good 18 can be 2NT I guess this is 1NT :)|pg||
pc|c2|nt|kareno: Maybe an uppercut in diamonds on the last hand if they can get all their tricks in.|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d3|nt|heyz: if declare plays spades, yes but Paul played @hs|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d2|nt|kareno: But the heart shift here will be on time with spades unfriendly.|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h8|nt|jaapfr: chris and 5 other specs told me that it was a trump promotion on last hand so that must be the explanation of 1@S down:)|pg||
nt|kareno: Heart suit preference with the diamond 8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c3|pc|h9|pc|s8|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2S984HAQ9DKQ96CK98,SAQ52HJ65432DJ3CJ,SKJT3HK7D752CQT75,S76HT8DAT84CA6432|sv|n|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: 4 in other major.......... least the VUL was right|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: Is this supposed to be a weak 2 bid?  He's fishing, isn't he?|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|jaapfr: a powerhouse @H suit|pg||
nt|kareno: Catches a spade lead :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: lead definitely helps|pg||
nt|sybarra: the bottom 5 I will take in poker any day |pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|kareno: I'm not enamored of the raise with only two trumps.  Excess of defense over offense in the east hand.|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|h8|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c2|nt|heyz: went from 3 down to making on the lead, huge swing|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|hT|nt|kareno: He caught a fish with n/s on for a notrump game.  Who can bid?|pg||
nt|janm: What have I missed? My husband's team gets a bad board and I get disconnected and can't get back on for what seems like forever|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dK|nt|kareno: Brad is playing 3@h with n/s on for a notrump game.|pg||
nt|janm: Thanks, all - I'll try not to go away again - don't like to see two losses!|pg||
nt|heyz: defence can possibly separate their trump tricks |pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|h3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|c4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|d7|pc|d8|pg||
nt|kareno: Nope.. won't work.  Needed the nine of hearts in north.|pg||
nt|heyz: kibs point out that spots were wrong for that possibility|pg||
nt|heyz: curious about board 10|pg||
nt|vugraph9: somebody can bring me water ? |pg||
nt|kareno: Have we got a new leader board?|pg||
nt|janm: For the next round, we're apparently still going to have the Ekeblad team, but the other pair. They'll be playing against Pepsi-Cola :)|pg||
nt|heyz: No running standings but after afternoon session 1 Meltzer 18.1 2. cayne 17.75 2. ekeblad 15.75 4. o'rourke 15.1 5 onstott 14.8|pg||
nt|heyz: not entirely sure about 4, the rest i remember|pg||
nt|jaapfr: 2nt+1 by W ( i return to my bed at 0700 morning:) |pg||
nt|heyz: 4 was nickell, my apologies|pg||
nt|kareno: How about tea, Catalina?  (_)?  and cookies?  OOO|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SAT5HA53DQJ84CKJ6,S983HT9862DCT8543,SKJ7642HQ4DA65CQ7,SQHKJ7DKT9732CA92|sv|b|nt|janm: The CR scores on both 10 and 12 seem a little strange, it's possible that someone wrote them down wrong|pg||
nt|vugraph9: tea sounds great|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2D|nt|vugraph9: no cookies thx|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|kareno: Do we have any halftime on the Swiss?|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|heyz: ouch. reopening dbl never came|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|nt|kareno: That is the risk when you try for a penalty and you are vulnerable.  |pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|kareno: That you miss your game.  I will not pass for penalties with this sort of hand.  Partner may not reopen.|pg||
nt|janm: Guess Stansby thought that since he had 3 diamonds, Martel couldn't have a penalty DBL. |pg||
nt|mariner1: this still could be a good result for NS|pg||
nt|heyz: scary hand to reopen with for sure|pg||
nt|janm: And Martel was trying to win the board with a big plus against 2@d|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|hQ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|nt|janm: I'm going to root for 4@s down 1 in the other room :)|pg||
pc|d5|pc|hK|pg||
nt|mariner1: or slam -1|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d3|pc|sT|pc|s9|pg||
nt|kareno: That's your best chance, Jan|pg||
nt|heyz: how do you go down in 4@S?|pg||
nt|kareno: For Jan, we must find a way!!|pg||
nt|janm: You lose a diamond ruff, a heart, a club, and a diamond|pg||
nt|heyz: I see 6@S 2@C and two red aces for decl|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s7|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d4|nt|janm: Diamond lead to ruf, heart back setting up the heart - oops, now the third diamond does on the third club? I'll figure something out!|pg||
mc|4|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SAKQT6HT2DKT976C6,SJ9HAKJ95DACAKT97,S82HQ8743DQJ2CQ42,S7543H6D8543CJ853|sv|o|nt|heyz: we'll chalk it up to hope for your hubby|pg||
nt|janm: Should have doubled|pg||
mb|p|nt|mariner1: check out result on board 12|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2S|nt|janm: We've already commented that board 12 looked to be scored on the wrong side in the other room|pg||
nt|mariner1: I was away a bit so I must have missed that|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|heyz: Pepsi looking for the emergency brake|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: Good stop.|pg||
nt|janm: WD by Cohler indeed|pg||
mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|s5|pg||
nt|janm: Q and ten of spades suggesting diamonds, just in case having bid 3@d didn't :)|pg||
nt|kareno: That ends the board.  Don't think he could do any damage by not overruffing but he might have tried it.|pg||
nt|kareno: The ten of hearts comes down, and the ruffing finesse becomes automatic.|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
nt|heyz: decl can high crossruff after one round of trump after the mighty 6 falls|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|nt|janm: As we thought, Board 12 was actually +150 for NS and a win for the Ekeblad team|pg||
pc|d3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|nt|janm: Thanks to Cata or checking on it and fixing it for us|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1S52HAK853DAQTCAQ3,SK987HQ9DJ753CT92,SAQT3HT72DK8642C8,SJ64HJ64D9CKJ7654|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|kareno: 1NT Jan.. forcing?  Flannery?|pg||
nt|janm: I know that Flannery is a dirty word, but yes, NS do play it and so often skip 4 card spades in response to 1@h. |pg||
mb|p|mb|4C|nt|jaapfr: a thin but unbeatable slam here|pg||
nt|janm: And the 2NT rebid by S is usually about this strong - a little stronger than standard, and almost forcing|pg||
nt|kareno: Stansby making his best move toward slam.|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: His other choice was to show a side suit with a source of tricks and neither of them really look like that|pg||
nt|kareno: The suits are wrong for that.|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|nt|janm: I'm not sure either of them has an above-game bid though|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|heyz: if u get a spade lead will you make slam?|pg||
nt|heyz: might bang down AK @H and play @Ds|pg||
pc|s7|nt|janm: Guess we'll find out, although of course his goal is a little different in 4|pg||
nt|kareno: We'll find out.  |pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg||
nt|jaapfr: a good 12|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d4|nt|kareno: It's looking like heart, heart and diamonds and the nine falling makes 12 tricks.|pg||
nt|heyz: got our answer, chip too good for that play|pg||
nt|jaapfr: 1 card and he can claim:)|pg||
nt|heyz: question on board 14, should Stansby have bid 4@D in balance over 4@C or is that crazy?|pg||
nt|kareno: I'd say it's crazy - you could go for 300 against a partscore.|pg||
nt|mariner1: 4@d certainly looked reasonable to me..|pg||
nt|heyz: brb all|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2S72HT63DKJ964CJ98,SAQJ9HA2DAT873CT4,SKT863HK54DQ2CAK3,S54HQJ987D5CQ7652|sv|e|nt|vugraph9: still no results from the last 2 boards|pg||
nt|vugraph9: new round|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s9|pg||
nt|kareno: This will not be fun for west even with the gift of the spade trick.|pg||
nt|janm: The spade lead might look like 4th best, but it was actually attitude - if he'd had better spades or less on the side, he'd have led his lowest one|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|h7|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s7|nt|kareno: That's a friendly partner, taking north off the endplay and leading spades for him.|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|nt|heyz: not off the endplay yet|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d7|nt|kareno: Suit preference for hearts.|pg||
pc|h4|nt|janm: Once he won the spade K, he could lead spades without giving declarer an extra trick|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d9|pg||
nt|mariner1: trying to sneak 2 heart tricks and then attacking diamonds looked like a superior line of play|pg||
nt|janm: Now a heart to score the K and then a spade, but declarer will be able to get off play with a club and score the last trick with dummy's club Q|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cK|nt|heyz: 2@H +2 tough to beat|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
nt|janm: Decided he didn't need to lead the clulb through though|pg||
pc|s8|nt|janm: Yes, that's an excellent result for Moss-Gitelman in the Closed Room|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|sQ|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SA53H93DT43CKQ852,S96HJT2DQ7652C763,SKQJ872H654D98CA9,ST4HAKQ87DAKJCJT4|sv|o|nt|kareno: North needed that heart through.|pg||
mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2D|nt|janm: 2@d is a sound raise to 2@s with 3 card support|pg||
nt|heyz: chip's hand certainly qualifies|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|janm: I wasn't sure if he'd think it was too good, so waited until he bid it to make the explanation :)|pg||
mb|d|nt|heyz: one of them will have to compete to 3@S |pg||
mb|r|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|janm: Guess he also thought the hand was a max for 2@d, thus the RDBL|pg||
nt|kareno: Anyone else prefer 2@h over 1@s with the east hand?  Then you can double next time to show extras.  I don't think you risk missing game that way.|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d8|pg||
nt|janm: NS have plenty of tricks, but unfortunately EW have 4 of them first|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s5|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
nt|mariner1: oops|pg||
nt|heyz: wow|pg||
nt|kareno: That's an oops.  |pg||
nt|vugraph9: opps|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SJT6HKDKT6CKQJ932,S54HJT82DQ83C8765,SKQ83H9743DAJ94CA,SA972HAQ65D752CT4|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|vugraph9: some discussion here|pg||
nt|kareno: Shows you what can happen when you play three days of a VERY demanding form of the game.  Folks, it's easy for us, in our living rooms, but these people have been playing a lot of ...|pg||
nt|kareno: boards each day of a game that doesn't let you relax for a moment.|pg||
mb|1D|mb|d|nt|mariner1: 5 of either minor should make|pg||
mb|2C|nt|janm: I always claim that I'm a lucky kibitzer, and if anyone doubts me, there's some proof :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|mariner1: has to get diamonds right|pg||
nt|mariner1: right  in clubs diamond goes on 4th spade|pg||
mb|2N|nt|kareno: This is probably the hardest version of the game of bridge.  EVERY trick matters.  You can't relax even in a little 2@c contract.. sometimes you have to realize that teammates will ...|pg||
nt|kareno: probably go minus 100 and you have to even risk your contract to make three!!|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|heyz: playing 3n from the "right" side here|pg||
pc|h5|nt|kareno: East can't see into north's hand.  Let's see what he leads.  |pg||
pc|hK|nt|kareno: Now, a deep breath from declarer, the king holds and all is well :)|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|s3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dT|nt|kareno: Declarer will cash now though there are strong inferences that east holds the aces and therefore west (who showed J but not Q of hearts) holds the diamond queen.|pg||
nt|mariner1: Q@h was the pitch |pg||
nt|kareno: West is really marked for the diamond but it looks like Lew just cashed out.|pg||
nt|heyz: can't imagine he would risk going down|pg||
nt|kareno: Nope and 5 of a minor makes only eleven tricks so no need to risk his lovely contract :)|pg||
nt|kareno: East was a passed hand so he couldn't have AQ AQ|pg||
nt|vugraph9: EW still taking about board 17|pg||
nt|kareno: My guess is that EAST is talking about board 17 :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: what could E say except sorry?|pg||
nt|kareno: He's the talker in that partnership :)|pg||
nt|janm: If you *knew* the other room was in 5@c, wouldn't it be right to take the diamond finesse for the overtrick in 3NT? After all, you win as much by making the overtrick as you lose ...|pg||
nt|janm: by going down, and it must be better than 50% that the diamond Q is onside. But of course, you *don't* know what the contract in the other room is|pg||
nt|janm: Sontag & Bates are on the Meltzer team, which was leading after the afternoon session|pg||
nt|kareno: This is a fairly new partnership, isn't it?  |pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SKQ5HATD98654CT84,S62HK98643DK72CA5,ST943HJ72DACKJ963,SAJ87HQ5DQJT3CQ72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|nt|janm: Aggressive bidding by Sontag pushed EW up to 3@h, now we get to see if Krekorian can make it|pg||
nt|kareno: This was a classic partscore battle.  n/s were temporarily in their excellent 3-3 spade fit :)|pg||
nt|kareno: 4-3 fit, scuse me.|pg||
nt|janm: I thought you figured that those N spades looked so bad there were only 3 of them :)|pg||
nt|kareno: It was after the lead that I counted <gg>|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg||
nt|kareno: East was loving it.|pg||
nt|mariner1: club back seems automatice|pg||
nt|heyz: be tough to make this|pg||
nt|kareno: Club needed now, however.  South may be thinking north is void in diamonds.|pg||
pc|d6|nt|kareno: As he is.  There will be time for the club later, though, with south holding the ace of hearts.|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Scores until round 6:|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|h7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
nt|kareno: That club was fatal.  The ruff is with a natural trump trick.|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg||
nt|kareno: It's  the fatigue factor now.  I doubt Alan would play that club if he were fresh on day 1 of the event.|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SAJT7HKT8DJT94CKQ,SK54H43DKQ52CJ853,SQ82HAQ762D87CA74,S963HJ95DA63CT962|sv|b|nt|vugraph9: 1)Pszczola|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph9: 2)ekeblad|pg||
nt|janm: And the BAM strangeness kicks in - didn't matter how many tricks they took with the CR result|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|vugraph9: 3)Nickell|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 4)Meltzer|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 5)Cayne|pg||
nt|kareno: Folks, it's time for tea and cookies.  This is an easy hand and a guaranteed push.  (_)?  OOO  and I'll BRB|pg||
nt|heyz: ty Catalina|pg||
nt|mariner1: dare I suggest a flat 4@h here?|pg||
nt|janm: THANK YOU, Cata for getting the results for us!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: dubi|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|nt|janm: For the names of the players on the teams, http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006fall/db10.pdf|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|vugraph9: Pszczola has 28.50|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|nt|mariner1: a kibber says Pepsi qualified last and now is in 1st   |pg||
pc|d9|pg||
nt|heyz: true|pg||
nt|janm: Sontag-Bates play a STR club, which is  why Bates could just leap to game, not having to worry that his partner might have enough or slam|pg||
nt|heyz: pepsi cohler cheek and grue|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SKQ8H532DJ7CAQ982,S6HAK9DKQT96543CJ,S742HJ8764DA8CK63,SAJT953HQTD2CT754|sv|n|nt|vugraph9: 2)Ekeblad has 27.25|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|janm: That 3NT is the computer misinterpreting Cata's 3rd is Nickell :-)|pg||
nt|kareno: Catalina, you are the best!!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 3)Nickell 27.10|pg||
nt|heyz: not the time you want to see a 2@S opener from partner|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 4)Meltzer 26.10|pg||
nt|janm: Pretty close scores.|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|nt|kareno: Score is after what?  18 boards?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 5)cayne   24.75|pg||
nt|heyz: kibs and i guessing 3@D might not have been forcing|pg||
mb|4S|nt|kareno: I do play it forcing.  |pg||
nt|mariner1: I prefer forcing also|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Fantoni  Nunes coming|pg||
nt|kareno: Curiously, I like to use 4@d as a Roman Asking bid for spades.  I hope they do not have a misunderstanding here.|pg||
nt|heyz: I think there is some rule concerning the advisability of putting down an eight card suit in dummy|pg||
nt|mariner1: I meant if I bid 3@d its forcing   would not bid 3@d with W|pg||
nt|janm: Now Krekorian has to decide whether to correct 4@s to diamonds |pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: Heitner's fourth law was not to put down an eight card suit in dummy.  His fifth was that nine-card suits do not exist :)|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|c5|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|c7|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s7|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s3|mc|8|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SK9HK872DK9CKQJ43,SQJ6532H954DA7C96,STHAQJDJ6432CA852,SA874HT63DQT85CT7|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|nt|heyz: 1@C= 14+ clubs or balanced|pg||
nt|janm: Next round we're getting Fantoni-Nunes from the Cayne team vs Pepsi-Cola. So the leaders after 5 vs 5th (or was it 4th?) after 5|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 6)Onstott  23.55|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 7)Sutherlin    23.20|pg||
mb|2D|mb|3S|nt|kareno: Cayne was 5th.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraph9: 8)o'rourke     20.80|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 9) Goren  20.13|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 10) Mizel   15.65|pg||
mb|4C|nt|heyz: probably a gf auction, nunes implies a min bal hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|nt|heyz: missed 3n. probably Fantoni dbl in balance would have been penalty|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
nt|janm: 3@s made it really tough on NS|pg||
pc|h8|pc|sJ|pc|cA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SKJ4H852DJ6CAJ854,SAQHAKQ97643DQ83C,ST8532HTDKT974CK6,S976HJDA52CQT9732|sv|b|nt|janm: It's probably bids like that that helped the Pszczola team move from last to first so far today|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|nt|janm: And also probably a little bit of luck|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|janm: ANOTHER 8 card suit!!|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|nt|kareno: The card god has been shuffling like crazy!!  |pg||
mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|janm: 5@d? I was sort of expecting 3N|pg||
nt|mariner1: well the bidding should stop a diamond lead|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|kareno: This time I think Cohler has bitten off more than he can chew :)|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|nt|kareno: 5@d is a truly shocking bid.  |pg||
pc|c8|nt|kareno: Only three cards in the second suit which has always got to be suspect.|pg||
pc|hA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s2|pc|c3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d4|pc|c7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h9|pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg||
nt|heyz: obviously something went wrong, but we are not privy to their agreements|pg||
pc|h7|nt|kareno: Frankly I'd rather bid 3@h with the jack than five diamonds with Axx|pg||
pc|s3|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|s8|pc|d2|nt|hedyg: but you wouldnt:)) good morning from sunny Geneva:)|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
nt|mariner1: hi Hedy :)|pg||
nt|kareno: Good morning Hedy @h|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)))|pg||
nt|mariner1: I think Hedy sent her snow to Seattle|pg||
nt|hedyg: LOL|pg||
nt|kareno: I'm told that 3@d shows 5 diamonds.|pg||
nt|janm: Welcome back, Hedy :)|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|nt|kareno: Send some here to Vegas.. it's always fun when we get snow :)|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|hedyg: hey Jan! you were here when i went to bed 5 hours ago!|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SQ3HAQT3DJ854C965,S972HJ85DQT932CK8,SAKJ85HK7DA7CAT72,ST64H9642DK6CQJ43|sv|o|nt|kareno: She has a husband involved in this event!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: for the last round we will have Rodwell Meck|pg||
nt|hedyg: now where is the man who said i sleep all day?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|kareno: And presumably she is also in Hawaii where it is somewhat earlier, Hedy :)|pg||
mb|1N|nt|mariner1: 3N NS |pg||
nt|hedyg: good morning Cata:)|pg||
nt|janm: I was going to comment that you didn't get much sleep but then I thought maybe I'd been here longer than I thought|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Good night here|pg||
nt|hedyg: you have been here a long time!|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|mariner1: looks like a quick 11 here|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|nt|vugraph9: yeah, no swiming today|pg||
nt|mariner1: ty Catalina !|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|heyz: 1@S=natural 14+, 1N=0-9, 2@C=17+art ot 14+ w/ @C, 2@D=gf if 17+|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s3|nt|heyz: Nunes has 10 top tricks + possibility of an 11 th in @H (finesse or drop)|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|c5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c3|pc|c6|nt|heyz: pepsi would do well to hold all his @hs|pg||
nt|vugraph9: i will ask for results of the swiss final|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|s8|nt|hedyg: he wont finesse|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d5|pc|c8|pg||
nt|janm: Sheri's in Hawaii and has gone down to the playing area to try to get us some current results - I think Uday will post them when she gets them and can ask her to scout the Swiss as ...|pg||
nt|janm: well :)|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
nt|kareno: No finesse now.|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|heyz: seems way too big a laly to finesse|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d2|pc|c2|pc|h9|pg||
nt|heyz: play|pg||
pc|hT|pc|d9|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
nt|hedyg: right Bill|pg||
nt|hedyg: even in BAM you dont risk your contract|pg||
nt|janm: Baze and Beatty are on the Onstott team|pg||
nt|janm: Meckstroth and Rodwell are on the Nickell team|pg||
nt|hedyg: where is the coffeeperson?|pg||
nt|mariner1: Hedy was elected coffee queen!|pg||
nt|hedyg: LOL|pg||
nt|janm: It's too late at night for coffee :)|pg||
nt|vugraph9: last round of the final, and with it we can start to say goodbye to Honolulu Hawai|pg||
nt|hedyg: its just the right time!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: we will have it open until we have the final result, dont worry!!|pg||
nt|kareno: Baze and Beatty is yet another new partnership.|pg||
nt|heyz: 3 am here, I am asleep in my chair|pg||
nt|hedyg: please will you all stop asking for current standings! we will pass them on to you as soon as we get them!|pg||
nt|kareno: I've got tea (_)?  and cookies OOO  |pg||
nt|mariner1: Hedy can you make mine some hot chocolate?|pg||
nt|mariner1: @@@@@@@@  rolls?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: ok, tea here please dubi|pg||
nt|kareno: Sure.. milk?  Lemon?|pg||
nt|mariner1: in chocolate?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: no, just tea thx|pg||
nt|vugraph9: and to eat what can it be?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: mini break here|pg||
nt|hedyg: cinnamon rolls he asked for|pg||
nt|kareno: My little cat Stella is in my lap purring.  She's happy to see you all!|pg||
nt|hedyg: brb coffee!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: awww|pg||
nt|kareno: Photos on request to my email address :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: how does your mouse feel about your cat?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: players arrving|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3S74H9DAK86542CAJ9,SA5HKQT753D97CT72,S962HA842DJ3CQ853,SKQJT83HJ6DQTCK64|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|uday: From the floor, after round 7:|pg||
mb|p|nt|uday: Make that round 8|pg||
pc|dA|nt|uday: Pepsi 31.50|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|nt|uday: Ekeblad 30.75|pg||
pc|dT|pg||
nt|uday: nickel 30.10|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|uday: meltzer 28.6|pg||
nt|uday: Sutherlin 27.20|pg||
nt|kareno: That should be a win for Nickell.  No double no trouble and they stole n/s's contract.|pg||
pc|h9|nt|uday: Cayne 26.25|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|nt|kareno: I've played with Steve Beatty and he plays VERY serious overcalls.|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|s4|pc|h5|pg||
nt|uday: Onstot 25.35|pg||
nt|uday: O'rourke 23.30|pg||
pc|cA|nt|uday: Goren 23.13|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|d2|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SKJ7HQ65DQ62CK964,SAQ8HAJD9543CT873,ST543HT74DAK8CQ52,S962HK9832DJT7CAJ|sv|b|nt|janm: Top 3 are *really* close - any of them could win it. Now everyone, root *really* hard for Ekeblad :)|pg||
nt|uday: mizel 20.65|pg||
nt|janm: Even if you don't want to root for Chip, that's Fred's team also :)|pg||
nt|uday: Sheri Winestock, who just called those in, is walking over to the Swiss now|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty Uday:))|pg||
nt|kareno: Thanks, Uday :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|nt|uday: Swiss:|pg||
nt|janm: And we all have to root even harder in thanks for Sheri going to get the scores for us!|pg||
nt|uday: After 7:  Lynch 112|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|uday: Kasday 111.67|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty Sheri whereever you are:))|pg||
nt|uday: Mahaffey 111.14|pg||
nt|kareno: Kasday having a fine tournament.|pg||
mb|p|nt|uday: Schuett 99.70|pg||
nt|janm: Sheri told me that her room is far enough away from the playing area that she couldn't both watch and get the scores, so she definitely deserves a huge thank you from all of us!|pg||
nt|heyz: decl short on dummy entries|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|nt|kareno: But hearts are friendly.|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
nt|mariner1: and now he has one he needs|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|nt|heyz: spade lead helps, now can set up hearts with clun entry intact|pg||
nt|heyz: club|pg||
nt|hedyg: looks like 6 tricks|pg||
nt|kareno: I think the king is right here with the 98 in the suit in dummy.|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hQ|nt|kareno: 7 tricks.  4 hearts, 2 spades and a club.|pg||
pc|s8|pc|hT|pg||
nt|hedyg: 7 yes|pg||
nt|hedyg: sry early:(|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|nt|kareno: np.. late here and I've made my share of bonors too.|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|h8|nt|mariner1: me 3|pg||
nt|hedyg: claiming?|pg||
nt|hedyg: last board coming up|pg||
nt|vugraph9: s thinking|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|nt|hedyg: and we all want to thank Catalina Robles who has been a GREAT operator!!!!!!!!!!|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|s7|pc|d4|nt|mariner1: absolutely!  TY !|pg||
nt|kareno: Well, specs, you have been privileged to watch this great tournament and to see some very exciting bridge!!|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d3|nt|kareno: <clap clap clap clap> for Catalina.. great job!!|pg||
nt|mariner1: I hear Karen's cat purring again|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes it has been fun and exciting|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cJ|nt|hedyg: i still marvel at the wonder of real time online vugraph!|pg||
nt|hedyg: almost as good as being there:)|pg||
nt|mariner1: W in position to score up trick here|pg||
nt|heyz: this could get tricky, Grant will have to underlead his @D after cashing spade|pg||
nt|kareno: It is really wonderful!!  I did it years ago but I had to write out each hand.. and my audience had to write them down fast because they would go right off the page!!|pg||
pc|c9|nt|hedyg: rofl|pg||
nt|janm: NS have to do it just right to take all the rest - cash the spade so S can pitch the club loser, then underlead the diamond|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1ST9876HAQ2D94C862,SAKJ3HJ43DQT5CQJ4,SQ54HT975DJ63CK93,S2HK86DAK872CAT75|sv|o|nt|hedyg: now very last!|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|janm: 14-16 NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|hedyg: i remind you so far 1.Pepsi, 2. Ekeblad, 3. Nickell, 4. Meltzer. 5 Sutherlin|pg||
nt|kareno: A nice easy 3NT for last.  Just a (very) important question of overtricks.|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: I imagine 2NT showed diamonds??|pg||
nt|hedyg: anybody for 6@d on the last board?|pg||
nt|janm: Not sure what this auction meant - |pg||
mb|p|nt|heyz: only spade lead damaging to defense|pg||
pc|s4|nt|kareno: Too rich for my blood :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: geez Karen! its the last!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: jeff left|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|kareno: Hard to imagine!!|pg||
nt|janm: I'd have agreed that 2NT showed diamonds except then wouldn't ave thought that 3@D would be forcing. Still probably that's what it was and then 3@h probably showed concern about ...|pg||
nt|janm: heart stoppers|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|nt|hedyg: is he trying to lead for his partner?|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|kareno: Perhaps 3@c showed extras for diamonds??  I don't know their structure.|pg||
nt|mariner1: Jan I was surprised by 3@D bid also    seems they both knew their agreements though|pg||
nt|janm: Jeff almost always goes away when Eric's playing a hand, either to smoke or, a in this case, to compare scores with his teammates if it's the last board of the match|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
nt|uday: Sheri called from the floor to say that it is kind of official that Pepsi's team has won, and it looks like Ekeblad came in second but that is not confirmed|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
nt|hedyg: i hate to abandon my partner|pg||
pc|dK|nt|hedyg: ty Uday!|pg||
nt|kareno: Someone saying that 2nt was puppet stayman.|pg||
pc|s7|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d8|nt|janm: It's been suggested that 2NT forced 3@c and then 3@d showed both minors, game forcing|pg||
nt|hedyg: rofllllllll|pg||
nt|kareno: Great event!!|pg||
nt|hedyg: anymore suggestions?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: dubiiidubidubiduba!!|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|h6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sQ|pc|h8|pc|s9|pg||
nt|vugraph9: thx all|pg||
nt|vugraph9: we will wait for the winner|pg||
nt|hedyg: ok!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: was a nice final, so close!!|pg||
nt|heyz: good final round for Nickell|pg||
nt|vugraph9: ill go to see whats happening brb with the results|pg||
nt|janm: Thank you!!|pg||
nt|heyz: unofficial talk is pepsi won (cohler grue cheek)|pg||
nt|uday: Sheri says Nickell looks like a lock for 3rd|pg||
nt|hedyg: aha!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: iam leaving, but ill leave this open until we have a official winner|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Thx all|pg||
nt|vugraph9: bye!!|pg||
nt|hedyg: ok Cata! join the celebrations! they owe you LOTS of drinks:)|pg||
nt|hedyg: bye!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: WINNER|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 1) pSZCZOLA|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 2)EKEBLAD|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 3)NICKELL|pg||
nt|vugraph9: WITH 34.00,   33.25 AND   32.60|pg||
nt|vugraph9: BYE ALL|pg||
nt|hedyg: thank you all for joining! congrats to the winners and too all other players as well!|pg||
nt|hedyg: goodbye Hawai!!!!!!!!!!!|pg||
nt|kareno: Bye everyone.  See you soon for more great bridge on BBO!!|pg||
nt|hedyg: bye karen:))|pg||
mc|12|pg||
