vg|2006 Spingold Final - 2nd Quarter,Weed vs Nickell,I,17,32,Weed - npc,22,Nickell,25|
rs|3NE+2,3NE+1,4SN+2,6SN=,4SN+1,6SN-2,3DN-2,2SE=,4HN=,4HN+1,3NS+1,5DN=,5CN-1,3CN+1,2CWx-2,4DE-1,2HW=,2HW-1,5CE=,5CE=,3DN=,2NN=,5CS-1,2NS+1,4SE-1,4SE+1,4HE=,4HE=,4SS+1,3NN+2,4SN=,4SN=|
pn|VERSACE,SOLOWAY,LAURIA,HAMMAN,Freeman,Cayne,Nickell,Seamon|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3S8632HT9DAT7C9873,S4H8743DKJCAKJ542,SQJ7HKQ65D6543CT6,SAKT95HAJ2DQ982CQ|sv|o|nt|Walddk2: Your commentators are Frances Hinden and David Burn, England, Liz McGowan, Scotland, Peter Friedland, USA, Fabio Lo Presti, Italy, and Povl Sommer, Denmark. I am Roland Wald, also ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: from Denmark|pg||
nt|spenny80: hi all|pg||
mb|p|nt|finch: Good afternoon/evening|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|pef: hi all|pg||
mb|2C!|an|NAt, FG, cd be 3 clubs|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: welcome back everyone|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Can't get it much better than this. Two of the world's best pairs|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Soloway telling Versace that now he has real clubs, and 2@d shows 5 spades, and 2@h NAT, Hamman doesn't have 4 hearts, that's all we know|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
nt|pef: no much to this one.  even a diamond lead, knocking out the entry to the clubs doesn't beat it|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|s5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h5|pc|s9|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d6|pc|sT|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d3|pc|d8|nt|pef: sort of squeezes himself on the last club, but at imps he's not going to agonize over the overtricks|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3S8632HT9DAT7C9873,S4H8743DKJCAKJ542,SQJ7HKQ65D6543CT6,SAKT95HAJ2DQ982CQ|sv|o|nt|hedyg: okkkkkkk|pg||
nt|vugraph9: we are ready to start!!|pg||
nt|hedyg: the CC for EW : http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/2006%20European%20Championships%20Warsaw%5CConvention%20Cards%5COpen%20Teams%5CItaly/fantoni-nunes.pdf|pg||
nt|Walddk4: LIke now|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: nite richie|pg||
mb|1S|nt|hedyg: 4@s is ok|pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: thx Carol @h|pg||
mb|2C|nt|othered1: 12-14|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: g'night, Richie|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|reisig: nite:)|pg||
nt|me argent: 4@Hs should be fun to play|pg||
nt|csimon: should be more fun to defend|pg||
nt|me argent: rgt|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rodwell writing a question and Zia answering, I think about 2@h|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|hedyg: ty:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|jcomyn: good hand for watcging Tiger at the 13th|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: undo Catalina|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk4: A diamond lead against 3NT is a little awkward|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Takes an entry away to the clubs|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|nt|me argent: @H lead?|pg||
nt|csimon: which trump will Rodwell lead?|pg||
nt|me argent: 3|pg||
nt|bigtrain: if he leads a trump it will be the 3|pg||
nt|me argent: they play upside down suit prference|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|csimon: so the 3 shows @ds|pg||
nt|fabsayc: but not surely with trump leads?|pg||
nt|bigtrain: no...  says he likes @D|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|hedyg: pray in @c and doublefinesse in @d|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|nt|me argent: rod doesnt have grea @Ss but he really has no other attractive lead|pg||
nt|othered1: terrific agreement, which lead is the neutral?|pg||
nt|eggy: But with the fortunate major suit layouts, I imagine declarer would have been OK anyway|pg||
pc|c2|nt|me argent: but with @D10 falling |pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|nt|me argent: i think their philosophy is to signal whatever partner needs to know be it count attitude or suitprefernce but walter would know more than me|pg||
nt|bigtrain: that's basically it joey|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I don't have any scores from the CR yet, sorry|pg||
nt|me argent: hopefully play will go fast|pg||
pc|dK|nt|bigtrain: along the agreements of u/d count,attitude and suit preference with reverse smith|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|hedyg: and the CC for NS: http://www.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/ dirksen/nickell-freeman.pdf|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty Gerben:))|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|granguru: For the statistics lovers, we could say you are seeing the 4th and 5th pair in the world, according to the WBF rank|pg||
nt|eggy: I hope Hedy can't hear :¬)|pg||
nt|stewball: these two pairs have similar approaches and methods,,,,very solid citiziens,they mostly have they're values|pg||
nt|jallerton: says "mostly" to cover himself for later|pg||
nt|stewball: BBO regulars will be familar with Cayne/Seamon,they practise a lot online|pg||
pc|sK|nt|me argent: excuse my hinglish what i should say is walter would know more than i|pg||
nt|jcomyn: any bets|pg||
nt|hedyg: he will play A|pg||
nt|hedyg: K|pg||
nt|granguru: Fantoni is 11th 2533, 26 PP; Nunes 10-2541, 25.5 PP(placing points)|pg||
nt|hedyg: i mean K:)|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Welcome to our Italian expert, the great Norberto Bocchi|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Ciao Norby|pg||
nt|jcomyn: remember the bets last night?|pg||
nt|norby: hi all|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi!|pg||
nt|hedyg: leading trump says a lot about the hand of S|pg||
nt|jcomyn: hi|pg||
nt|hedyg: ciaooooo Norberto:)))))|pg||
nt|granguru: Sorry those were Nickell and Freeman points,respectively|pg||
nt|norby: :-)|pg||
pc|s2|pc|h4|pc|s7|pg||
nt|jcomyn: yeahhhh|pg||
nt|hedyg: wd!|pg||
pc|d8|nt|me argent: cayne and nickell are 2 of the best sponsers in the buiness and are both worldclass players who are well off enough to hire world class teamates|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4S5HJT86DKQ85CA764,S8HKQ7543DJT2CJ95,SAKQJ932HAD4CKT83,ST764H92DA9763CQ2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|nt|finch: 2@H in 3rd seat favorable is quite restrained. Many would open 3@H|pg||
mb|3H|nt|pef: lauria and versace can make 6s here with the ace of diamonds onside (if he goes up two clubs go away), but awfully tricky to get there|pg||
mb|d!|nt|finch: But if Hamman raises on a low doubleton, they clearly continue to play sound weak twos in that position|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|nt|Walddk2: Welcome to Liz McGowan|pg||
pc|hT|nt|cuttysark: Good evening from sunny Scotland|pg||
nt|finch: The raise gave Versace an easy call - the responsive double - while a pass would have left him a harder choice|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Scotland and sun??|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|nt|finch: I'm told Soloway has got more disciplined than 35 years ago!|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Amazing - unnstaural|pg||
nt|pef: that does sound oxymoronic|pg||
pc|h6|nt|Walddk2: Usually not compatible|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|mc|12|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4S5HJT86DKQ85CA764,S8HKQ7543DJT2CJ95,SAKQJ932HAD4CKT83,ST764H92DA9763CQ2|sv|n|nt|pef: yep, very well played by michael rosenberg, but an error by meckstroth|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck: "well played"|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: i suppose they will end in 4@s|pg||
mb|p|nt|stewball: or other world teammates for that matter|pg||
mb|2H|nt|me argent: 6@Ss?|pg||
nt|othered1: Three maximum results for EW so far, not that they're guaranteed any IMP ipick-ups.|pg||
nt|othered1: maybe not|pg||
nt|granguru: Meckstroth is 6th 3647-48 PP; Rodwell 7th 3416-47.5 PP|pg||
nt|me argent: hamman always said that he hopes one day to afford being a sponser|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 2NT is limit or better with usually a 4fit|pg||
nt|hedyg: a bit heavy for 2@h..|pg||
nt|norby: 2h ask for aces?|pg||
nt|hedyg: lololllllllll|pg||
nt|jallerton: asking for a stop?|pg||
mb|3N|nt|bigtrain: 3C is a GF ask|pg||
nt|jcomyn: could be lucky here|pg||
nt|me argent: will nick pass 3nt?|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: A and @c|pg||
nt|granguru: The first 4 places are italians: Lauria, Duboin, Versace &Bocchi|pg||
nt|norby: i think down 1...|pg||
nt|hedyg: with @c switch, yes|pg||
nt|stewball: no|pg||
mb|4S|nt|me argent: walter why not 2Cs instead of 2nt?|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 3D is balanced GF|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 4fit vs 3fit|pg||
nt|norby: now duboin is first:-))|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol thanks to his partner!|pg||
mb|6S|nt|bigtrain: 3H is balanced also|pg||
nt|bigtrain: Q-bidding from here out|pg||
nt|me argent: his @HA dissuaided him from passing|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|stewball: I think Nickell made this sequence up |pg||
pc|dA|nt|stewball: i suspect|pg||
nt|eggy: If so, Freeman has the greatest confidence|pg||
nt|jallerton: @dA onside an clubs 3-2 6@s rolls home|pg||
pc|d5|nt|pef: my apologies to all the specs telling me I'm crazy, eyes going I guess, I thought michael ruffed a diamond instead of a club|pg||
nt|me argent: can meck have 4 card trump support if he bids an original 2@Cs?|pg||
nt|pef: I should ahve known meckstroth couldn't make a mistake|pg||
nt|bigtrain: not usually|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck; Neither of us wanted to show a short suit|pg||
pc|d2|nt|csimon: what are the odds of 1 trump loser with this combination?|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|me argent: good evaluation on freemans part|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|nt|bigtrain: <looking>  100%  :-)|pg||
nt|stewball: fairly fortunate|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SJT6HA43DAJ954C98,S432HJ5DKQT632CJ3,SAKQ85HKQT7DCKT52,S97H9862D87CAQ764|sv|e|nt|finch: Lauria was slightly endplayed over the double: a bit good for 4@S but 4@H makes life very murky indeed|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: yes, as they say, preempts work|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Our commentator from sunny Tel Aviv was on the winning Wagar team, so she hasn't been able to commentate. Glad we got Liz to tell us about sunny Edinburgh instead|pg||
mb|2N!|an|any 3 card raise I think|mb|p|nt|pef: another slam or near slam hand here|pg||
nt|pef: although this one sails|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|pef: oops, fails, I mean|pg||
nt|finch: Slam is somewhat worse than the @CA onside. I'd rather be in slam on the previous hand.|pg||
mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraph7: I'm not sure what Versace said about the 4@d bid, but something|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Didn'e really expect them yo bid this one!|pg||
pc|d8|nt|pef: true, but just saying "another routine 4 spades" would be dull :)|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|s5|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Exciting commentary on dull hands is tough!|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Lauria doesn't seem to think it's dull, he's pondering his next play|pg||
nt|vugraph7: worrying about 4-1 trumps I suppose|pg||
nt|finch: If trumps are 4-1, and he plays another club, he might not get at all his heart tricks|pg||
nt|finch: While if hearts don't play for 4 tricks, he needs the 10th trick from a ruff in dummy|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Should Hamman have switched to trump?|pg||
nt|finch: Alternaitvely, he could give up on more than two heart tricks and simply take them, then play a club, and hope to come to 10 that way|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|finch: Or, try to ruff the 4th heart in the dummy|pg||
nt|finch: Now they have come in he can see 10 tricks by drawing trumps|pg||
nt|pef: that makes 10 tricks easier!|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Tho overtricks could be importatn in a match as tight as this|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c5|nt|pef: best shot now is to lead a club and hope hamman and soloway don't work out the ruff|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|s3|nt|pef: which a bit surprisingly, they didn't although hamman should have had a complete count there|pg||
nt|finch: East knows there's a ruff, but West could have had QJ of clubs in which case they can't get at it|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Nickell - Freeman bid the slam and 18 and gained 13 IMPs|pg||
nt|Walddk2: *on|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SJT6HA43DAJ954C98,S432HJ5DKQT632CJ3,SAKQ85HKQT7DCKT52,S97H9862D87CAQ764|sv|e|nt|me argent: rod made the bidding look good|pg||
nt|othered1: Was there indication to play @HA and low, rather than riding 9?|pg||
nt|hedyg: only the @s return|pg||
nt|hedyg: -1 is correct|pg||
nt|stewball: a random 13 imps|pg||
nt|eggy: I would have thought is was fair enough after the 2H opening|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|jallerton: 3rd seat weakk twos have a wider range|pg||
nt|eggy: If West held DA, East would be fovourite to hold Honx in hearts|pg||
mb|2C|nt|me argent: last hand was good contract because it also lots of squeeze possabilities|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: Figure to find their way to 4@S|pg||
nt|jcomyn: 2s+3 Homer nodding |pg||
nt|granguru: choices of games for EW...|pg||
nt|stewball: true|pg||
mb|2H|nt|hedyg: 4@hs and 2 aces|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 2H = art GF|pg||
nt|granguru: not many succesful|pg||
nt|jallerton: 2@c Drury|pg||
nt|me argent: i think freeman made a hell of a bid|pg||
mb|2S|nt|csimon: the definitive answer is 52.5%|pg||
mb|p|nt|csimon: with a @d lead the slam is less than 50%|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 2NT = 6D, no 4C or 4H|pg||
nt|jallerton: well partner was too strong for an immediate 4@s|pg||
mb|4D|nt|me argent: 3@S 4@Ss|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 3H = S rebid|pg||
nt|granguru: 3N seems the most probable|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@c= 10-13 5+ @cs|pg||
nt|norby: correct|pg||
nt|granguru: 4@S is also a good spot|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@d relay|pg||
nt|norby: y|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@s could be 3 cards|pg||
nt|norby: 3 h 3 cards|pg||
nt|jallerton: @dKQ and @cA look enough|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|nt|me argent: sort of|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: but not this time|pg||
mb|5C|nt|norby: is better 4 hearts that 2 spades:-)|pg||
nt|hedyg: stopped in 2@s in the other room making 12 tricks|pg||
nt|jcomyn: what was the bidding in other room?|pg||
nt|granguru: prefered @h against @s because @d are cut on the short trump side|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph9: Meck: I think it's 100% I have 6 spades|pg||
nt|hedyg: put your mouse on the result and you can see it|pg||
mb|5D|nt|me argent: not best|pg||
nt|othered1: The hand is quite friendly for declarer, lead makes it even friendlier|pg||
nt|pef: i think it's 100% he's going to make this|pg||
nt|me argent: if all partner needed was aces there was always BW available|pg||
nt|eggy: I don't think that the splinter with a void helped the cause|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: possibly 6 on that lead|pg||
mb|5S|nt|eggy: If that's what it was|pg||
mb|p|mb|6S|nt|vugraph9: R had the 8 out then put it back to play K|pg||
nt|hedyg: quite right!|pg||
mb|p|nt|jcomyn: hmm see it|pg||
mb|p|nt|granguru: tough hand, |pg||
nt|hedyg: getting tougher?|pg||
nt|jallerton: has chances with @cA onside|pg||
mb|p|nt|jallerton: but....|pg||
nt|stewball: looks like it showed a singlteon|pg||
pc|h6|nt|granguru: on a normal distribution this is an excellent contract indeed|pg||
nt|stewball: i wonder why not a simple 3@c over 2@s|pg||
nt|me argent: well back to even|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|hedyg: Nickell doesnt want to ruff|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|nt|stewball: seems a lot easier and a lot more accurate|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|nt|stewball: oh well|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|nt|granguru: Made!|pg||
nt|hedyg: now J@c?|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
nt|hedyg: he is home now|pg||
nt|granguru: Nickell has only losing options|pg||
pc|c2|nt|hedyg: disc @d and play @h|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|me argent: has oppsed to the last hand i think freman missevaluated his hand|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|nt|stewball: .i suspect Nickel misbid|pg||
nt|eggy: Cool defeding from Seamon|pg||
nt|me argent: easy come easy go|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SAT43HQJ82DAKCK84,SQ9HAK7DT543CAQT5,S6H965DQJ976C9763,SKJ8752HT43D82CJ2|sv|b|mb|1N|an|14-16|nt|pef: well done for them (although not all that great a slam, maybe 50% )|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|an|transfer|nt|raija: a slam is a  good slam when it makes :)|pg||
mb|d!|mb|p|an|only 2 hearts|nt|finch: Against a weak NT it's common to play that double as showing a strong balanced hand, rather than hearts,|pg||
mb|3D|nt|finch: as you can so easily be 26-high or so your way up|pg||
mb|p|nt|finch: I guess this is what Versace is doing here(?), as that makes the 3@D bid make sense|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|finch: Alternatively, you can play the double as take-out of spades (less obviously so on this hand)|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|spenny80: The double here is take out|pg||
nt|cuttysark: And 2@S as Michaels?|pg||
nt|finch: Even against a 14-16 NT, as here, it can still be your hand|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
nt|spenny80: for Lauria Versace, the range 14-16 is weak|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c6|pg||
nt|spenny80: 2@s will be a two suiter...|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|nt|Walddk2: Nickell - Freeman continuing. Also in slam on 19|pg||
nt|pef: well unless the ace of clubs is led, that won't make|pg||
pc|s2|pc|cK|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Ah - what goes around comes around|pg||
pc|hK|nt|Walddk2: @H6|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|hT|pc|dK|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|d7|nt|finch: 2@S was making, so this isn't a complete disaster|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SAT43HQJ82DAKCK84,SQ9HAK7DT543CAQT5,S6H965DQJ976C9763,SKJ8752HT43D82CJ2|sv|b|nt|Walddk4: Welcome to Joey Silver from Canada|pg||
nt|granguru: Excellent bidding decision!|pg||
nt|hedyg: excellent decision to play 4@h|pg||
nt|me argent: hi al|pg||
nt|hedyg: hi Joey.)|pg||
nt|me argent: all|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, Joey|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|me argent: what will freeman do here over2@Hs|pg||
nt|eggy: depends what x means I imagine|pg||
mb|2C|nt|csimon: no scores have been sent in from the other room - we are all anxiously waiting|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I do not have any scores from the CR yet. When they arrive I will put them in the movie|pg||
nt|granguru: Moysean fits still alive!|pg||
mb|p|nt|eggy: nothing :¬)|pg||
mb|2D|nt|me argent: this looks like it wil be a lousy partscore|pg||
nt|me argent: but 3nt?|pg||
mb|p|nt|granguru: too dull|pg||
nt|stewball: looks like seamon is going to invite.....|pg||
mb|2S|nt|stewball: if thats what this shows,,,,|pg||
mb|p|nt|csimon: the specs are suggesting that they are still playing the 1st board|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia asked about 2@c, and Rodwell said @c & @d|pg||
nt|me argent: i guess when meck bids 2@Cs he shows real @Ds on this auction|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Our caddies have been pretty good, so that's a possibility|pg||
nt|me argent: i guess seamon is treating his hand as invitational|pg||
mb|p|nt|jcomyn: Tiger 2 ahead good time to see 15th|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: not only do i spe4ll bad i type slow|pg||
nt|stewball: 6 card majors are so tempting over strong nt openers....|pg||
pc|dK|nt|me argent: and badly|pg||
nt|me argent: true its still early 4 me a little excitement to get the blood flowing|pg||
nt|granguru: Hurra!|pg||
nt|eggy: So luckily for him, Freeman never had to make a decision|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|nt|csimon: but you are cute, so that makes up for a lot :))|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
nt|me argent: well at least i got the lousy partscore right|pg||
nt|pef: this contract will be touch and go, |pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "DBL said "do something" I was hoping he would pass, but...|pg||
pc|dA|nt|hedyg: low encouraging|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h2|nt|vugraph9: Director just came in to check on things and is going to try to get us some CR results|pg||
pc|hA|nt|me argent: what about a result on this hand?|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
nt|stewball: hamman not only didnt invite in the OR,he didnt compete either|pg||
pc|d5|nt|fabsayc: down 1|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 2 losers each side suit|pg||
nt|me argent: and scored 200|pg||
pc|d9|nt|stewball: correct|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
nt|csimon: can they take all of them?|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|me argent: rod with the east hand never considered passing over int with his 6 card @Ssuit|pg||
nt|me argent: vul be damned|pg||
nt|othered1: And, depending on lead, they can make a few @S|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
nt|fabsayc: duck club win black suit and shift to diamonds|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s2|nt|csimon: N is under pressure and has to duck a @c|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
nt|jallerton: his partner had denied 3@s I imagine|pg||
pc|s9|pc|dJ|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|jallerton: competing to 3@s at game all looks wrong if you know partner only has 2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hT|pg||
nt|me argent: depressing to go down in a partscore with those EW hands|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|s7|pg||
nt|fabsayc: plus side it means 2d is cold|pg||
pc|sK|nt|pef: hey results!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: R has had A out a few times, now has J out|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Now thinking again|pg||
nt|me argent: GONG|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 2-1. thought the world cup was over|pg||
nt|me argent: this hand is over|pg||
nt|csimon: too much time for a push board|pg||
nt|bigtrain: best play is the jack...  then eric must play a spade right then...  anything else doesn't matter|pg||
pc|s4|pc|dT|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|csimon: Eric came through|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|nt|me argent: and 3 imps to the leaders|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
nt|eggy: Hm - on this line, the position of the S6 may have been crucial|pg||
nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3S84HQ9853DAQ32CQ7,SKQ3HT2DK654CA854,SA95HAK7DJT8CKJ93,SJT762HJ64D97CT62|sv|n|nt|spenny80: -2?|pg||
nt|cuttysark: looks like Hamman failed to make his heart ruff for 2 down|pg||
nt|spenny80: not -1?|pg||
nt|pef: why was it down 2, he had a complete count for the coup|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Soloway still had a diamond trick|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Huh?|pg||
nt|spenny80: ask to Lauria, I think not|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Maybe they accepted at the table|pg||
nt|cuttysark: wish I could make trump tricks from holdings like that|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The operator is not allowed to do that Fabio|pg||
nt|pef: he can draw one more trump than a heart to dummy|pg||
nt|pef: it was all marked since soloway denied three spades|pg||
nt|vugraph7: After the ruff with the diamond K, the diamond ten won a trick (actually I think L just claimed and S showed him the diamonds|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|pef: oh well, back to an easy 4h|pg||
nt|spenny80: you can see the score :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: An operator is a spectator and the laws forbid him/her to talk to the players|pg||
nt|spenny80: ok :)|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: And only make comments if asked to by the director|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|spenny80: 3@c I think show @d GF|pg||
nt|spenny80: they play reverse minor|pg||
nt|spenny80: I think|pg||
nt|vugraph7: I think that Versace wrote that 3@c was 4+ diamonds - Soloway says "oh, 4 diamonds, looked like a 6"|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|nt|finch: If trumps are 4-1 and the @D finesse wrong, Lauria can see 4 losers - but isn't a great deal he can do about it|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
nt|finch: The pause at trick 1 is to check that there isn't anything he can do about it!|pg||
pc|h5|nt|Walddk2: http://www.geocities.com/gerben47/conventioncards/lauria-versace.pdf|pg||
pc|c4|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3S84HQ9853DAQ32CQ7,SKQ3HT2DK654CA854,SA95HAK7DJT8CKJ93,SJT762HJ64D97CT62|sv|n|nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
mb|1N|nt|vugraph9: Meck thinks might have beaten it another if he hadn't shifted to a trump|pg||
nt|me argent: APPEARS TO BE A ROUTINE 4@hS|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|me argent: sory didnt mean to shout|pg||
nt|jallerton: 3NT also makes with the entries in West|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|me argent: p p 1nt|pg||
nt|me argent: NS are playing 4@Ss in OR|pg||
nt|hedyg: guess he didnt duck 2nd @d|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|me argent: voila|pg||
nt|jallerton: but 4@h is where you want to be|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|nt|csimon: what will Rodders do Joey?|pg||
nt|me argent: i amaze myself sometimes|pg||
nt|hedyg: cause that would have been -2|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: but you didn't predict the double, that would have been impressive|pg||
nt|csimon: I didn't think he would pass those tram tickets|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia studying the auction, thinking|pg||
nt|csimon: Zia is NV, so will probably sit it|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Now Z asks Rodwell if 1@h can be 4 card suit|pg||
nt|me argent: down 40 imps zia will pass|pg||
nt|csimon: where can he possibly run?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: may be considering a run to 2H based on that question?|pg||
nt|me argent: he shouldnt want to run|pg||
nt|fabsayc: agree joey, 1nt doubled is at least action|pg||
nt|me argent: if rod passed 1 @S you can be sure these boys had nothing|pg||
nt|othered1: I'm sorta surprised east didn't act.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Now looking at his hand again|pg||
nt|me argent: despite the vul|pg||
nt|me argent: this one looks tough to make|pg||
mb|p|nt|csimon: planning to XX|pg||
nt|fabsayc: anybody who guessed that wins the lottery|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|nt|eggy: Probably wouldn't have been ridiculous to pass 3NT with such a hand, do you think?|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dT|pg||
nt|csimon: to show reds|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|nt|me argent: fortunate lead|pg||
pc|hA|nt|me argent: in my opinion nick showed good judgement going to 4@Hs with his 4333|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|me argent: im suprised at zia|pg||
nt|fabsayc: that was the plan as carol says|pg||
nt|csimon: VERY conservative position to run - partner heard the dbl|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg||
nt|csimon: Meck heard the plan too - surprised at HIM!!!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia writing for Rodwell, but I can't see it|pg||
nt|me argent: @CA AND @s SWITCH|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I heard something about RDBL of 1NT I think|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck: I should have passed Zia in 2@c. Zia: You're too greedy to do that,|pg||
nt|jallerton: could easily be thr right thing to do|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|nt|stewball: I'm a 3@d bidder over 2@h|pg||
nt|me argent: he had enoughy controls to go to 4|pg||
nt|jallerton: 3@d would stop your partner passing 3NT|pg||
nt|eggy: I'd agree, normally S would be 5332, but perhaps 3D is artificial in their method|pg||
nt|stewball: i doubt it|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Nick left, Michael also|pg||
nt|stewball: Versace explored the 3 level in the OR|pg||
nt|jallerton: Meckwell use 3@s over 1NT-2D-2H to demand partner bids 4@h with 3|pg||
nt|jallerton: whilst partner is free to judge to pass after 1NT-2@d-2@h-3NT|pg||
nt|jallerton: a nice bit of system I think|pg||
nt|eggy: handy|pg||
nt|stewball: thats one of their 1066 handy bits|pg||
nt|stewball: or is it 10,666|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SAQH43DT94CA87543,ST76542HT9D85CQT2,SJ8HA762DKQJ762CK,SK93HKQJ85DA3CJ96|sv|e|nt|Walddk2: http://www.zarpoints.com/CC/hamman-soloway.pdf|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Laughing discussion in Italian|pg||
mb|1N|an|14-16|mb|p|mb|2H!|an|trfr|nt|pef: ns can make 5d here, but reaching it after the 1n opening may be awfully difficult|pg||
mb|d|an|V explained but cdn'nt get|mb|2S|an|3 spades|nt|Walddk2: And 3NT on a non heart lead|pg||
nt|finch: After the 1n opening, they can also make 3NT by South as West won't find a heart lead|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Exciting|pg||
pc|s7|nt|finch: Chalk that up as a bad one for opening 1NT with a 5-card major|pg||
nt|cuttysark: I was about to guess he would not lead a spade!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Who can blame him? Nobody|pg||
nt|vugraph7: V asks about lead and S says "high from a bad suit"|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|finch: He might have tried a club lead had East not shown 3-card spade support, but a doubt a heart was coming|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|nt|finch: Hamman could have tried a redouble over the double, if that showed serious hearts|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SAQH43DT94CA87543,ST76542HT9D85CQT2,SJ8HA762DKQJ762CK,SK93HKQJ85DA3CJ96|sv|e|nt|adamw: This could have been an exciting hand at the other table.|pg||
nt|csimon: that's because they are using the BBO feed|pg||
nt|adamw: Sorry, I mean in the other match.|pg||
mb|1H|nt|me argent: i guess you dont agree|pg||
nt|jallerton: loses on @s autosplinters, but how often does that come up?|pg||
nt|me argent: next boar5d out is a god illustration of the dangers of bidding 1nt with a good 5card majour|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|nt|me argent: look at OR auction|pg||
mb|2D|nt|granguru: 20-20 hand |pg||
mb|p|nt|csimon: this looks like the final contract|pg||
nt|pef: The Weed lead is up to 61 imps so it's looking more and more like the original number 2 and 4 seeds in the finals|pg||
nt|jallerton: no reason to open 1NT on that hand, 14-count, no rebid problem|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|me argent: zia wont pass|pg||
nt|me argent: however 5@Ds is a good spot|pg||
mb|3H|mb|d|nt|adamw: Versace and Lauria reached 2@H EW, and Grue and Cheek didn't double, nor did they get the maximum.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|adamw: Granted, I see no way for them to double, and it's lucky they can beat it as much as they can.|pg||
nt|me argent: of course 6@Ds aint shabby|pg||
nt|stewball: fatuous lead directer|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|adamw: Joey, that's your mistake for the day.|pg||
nt|stewball: although it may not have mattered|pg||
pc|hK|nt|granguru: the winner is letting @D9 run|pg||
nt|jallerton: he heard hos own lead-directing double|pg||
nt|jallerton: his|pg||
pc|h3|nt|granguru: great play|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
nt|adamw: Sorry, I'm way behind. I thought you meant he wouldn't pass over 1@s.|pg||
nt|me argent: when meckwell double a suit they overcall in they dont want that lead|pg||
nt|stewball: maybe a pass means something|pg||
pc|h2|nt|adamw: Zia and Michael might have doubled this. One usually doesn't get rich doubling freely bid games, but...|pg||
nt|pef: anybody see any way to beat this?|pg||
nt|csimon: no|pg||
nt|me argent: this game is a make|pg||
nt|hedyg: Superfulvio!|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|h9|pg||
nt|adamw: a) They are well behind in the match and b) It's Meckwell who bid the game.|pg||
nt|csimon: even ducking won't help|pg||
nt|eggy: Perhaps it depends on how much negative inference partner takes if you don't double|pg||
pc|d5|nt|me argent: now its cold|pg||
nt|othered1: @C|pg||
pc|d2|nt|csimon: it's always cold|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
nt|adamw: I didn't say that they could set it, just that it might have been a good idea to double it.|pg||
pc|d3|nt|adamw: It doesn't matter if you lose by 1 IMP or 100.|pg||
nt|granguru: first class play|pg||
pc|d9|nt|me argent: EW playing 2@C in OR|pg||
nt|granguru: to avoid squeezing dummy|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes was getting squeezed in dummy|pg||
nt|granguru: @Sk is best because it maintains @H blocked|pg||
nt|granguru: no real clue|pg||
nt|hedyg: @H are blocked anyhow|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
nt|me argent: zia has perfect @H spots|pg||
nt|adamw: This is a 64 board match (someone asked.)|pg||
nt|adamw: 10 deals to go.|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 8  actually|pg||
nt|adamw: OK, 8 deals left after this one. Apparently they played 31 and 32 first.|pg||
nt|othered1: 8 more to play here -- they began with 31 & 32 -- 10 comparisons|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck showing Rosenberg his hand, Michael agrees that it makes|pg||
nt|me argent: GONG|pg||
pc|c3|nt|granguru: now they get unblocked|pg||
pc|c2|nt|hedyg: then 8 is good|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|dT|nt|granguru: y|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|nt|stewball: so 1 imp to Weed|pg||
nt|me argent: i hate to double in those situations i find it gives opponents an extra rd of bidding helping them more than us|pg||
nt|stewball: I;m with you|pg||
pc|h7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c4|nt|granguru: @H8 gets good but no entry to it|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|eggy: carefully played to only take the S finesse if necessary|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|jallerton: it also makes the auction longer so Joey has to wait lomger |pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1S9865HT84DAK98C72,SQ73HJ973DQJ3CAK5,SAJHAK6D7CQJT9863,SKT42HQ52DT6542C4|sv|b|nt|vugraph7: More discussion in Italian :-)|pg||
nt|pef: very well done by the Italians, although ammunition for those who don't like opening 1n on any excuse|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|d!|mb|p|nt|pef: i'm now hearing from all the specs "who don't like opening 1n on any excuse"|pg||
nt|finch: It has pluses and minuses. The advocates sometimes forget that this type of minus exists|pg||
nt|Walddk2: the double is responsive = the other 2 suits|pg||
nt|vugraph7: A little different when 1@h could be xxxx|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: and now from all the specs who do :)|pg||
pc|h2|nt|Walddk2: down 1|pg||
nt|finch: Should Lauria have made a try, rather than bashing game?|pg||
nt|finch: He needed 3 tricks from partner, which seems a lot|pg||
nt|pef: this one is interesting in that 3n looks better than 5c|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
nt|pef: the 98 of spades in dummy are very useful cards in nt|pg||
nt|spenny80: Lauria has "see" max doubleton in @h from Versace|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg||
nt|finch: We'll chalk this one up as a good hand for 4-card majors|pg||
nt|spenny80: 3NT with better defence do down|pg||
pc|h3|nt|pef: ah, exactly, very good point|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|nt|cuttysark: Yes - one worlking vard and a doubleton heart is not much to ask...|pg||
nt|cuttysark: card|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d2|pc|c7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg||
nt|pef: 3n can be beaten, but requires precise defense|pg||
nt|spenny80: yes, |pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1S9865HT84DAK98C72,SQ73HJ973DQJ3CAK5,SAJHAK6D7CQJT9863,SKT42HQ52DT6542C4|sv|b|nt|jcomyn: fun here?|pg||
nt|me argent: that 2|pg||
nt|jallerton: before saying.....next|pg||
mb|p|nt|adamw: I think Joey means "Next!"|pg||
mb|1C|nt|stewball: pushy by NS in the OR|pg||
nt|jallerton: What will Nickell's plan be?|pg||
nt|eggy: certainly a very agressive double of the heart raise|pg||
mb|p|nt|granguru: trap hand|pg||
nt|me argent: a triumph of 4 card majours the hamman version|pg||
mb|1S|nt|hedyg: Fulvio has to pass?|pg||
nt|hedyg: no!|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: 3nt|pg||
mb|1N|nt|hedyg: aie|pg||
nt|me argent: x|pg||
nt|jallerton: 3@c or dbl?|pg||
mb|3C|nt|stewball: its enough to keep them lower regardles|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: @S lead|pg||
nt|granguru: -3|pg||
mb|p|nt|adamw: I'll be back in a few -- I'm going to try to find out whether Queens has power yet.|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: not much play on any lead, but spade looks worst for declarer|pg||
nt|me argent: so far this set has been no fun at all for EW|pg||
pc|d2|nt|me argent: PASS not my choice with N|pg||
nt|stewball: 6 imps back to Nickell|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|nt|othered1: First two hands, 31, 32 were OK, but nothing else good has happened.|pg||
nt|csimon: 3nt was rather abrupt|pg||
nt|me argent: 2@Hs?|pg||
nt|othered1: Good decision|pg||
nt|me argent: by south|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
nt|eggy: They may play x as the reds|pg||
nt|me argent: 3nt great spot|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dJ|nt|othered1: You would have doubled?|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|nt|me argent: yes|pg||
nt|hedyg: 5@s makes except on @h lead|pg||
nt|me argent: @HK|pg||
nt|granguru: not a clear choice indeed|pg||
nt|hedyg: i am not sure about the bidding though..|pg||
nt|hedyg: sry @H lead, not @H|pg||
nt|hedyg: @D|pg||
nt|hedyg: it doesnt want to say @D lead!!|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol sryyyyyy|pg||
nt|me argent: but NS obviously knew what they were doing|pg||
nt|othered1: Might NS invert pass and double at 5-level?|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
nt|hedyg: why didnt he ever bid his @cs?|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|nt|pef: that 9 of hearts was helpful to zia--not that he's going to make it even with that|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d5|pg||
nt|me argent: more bad news|pg||
nt|hedyg: N cant have a long @c suit and they have 6@c to play?|pg||
nt|eggy: hard to bid though|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Welcome back to David Burn|pg||
nt|dburn: Hello|pg||
mc|10|nt|me argent: meckwell do i think|pg||
pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2S6HAQT84DA32CQ765,SAT873HKDK98CAT92,SKQJ94HJ532DT4CJ3,S52H976DQJ765CK84|sv|o|nt|finch: 3n on a diamond lead is pretty hopeless. After a heart lead they have to be careful to beat it.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: More Italian discussion :-)|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|pef: not really hopeless on a diamond lead, with the diamond blockage and location of both clubs|pg||
mb|d|nt|Walddk2: More than 2,000 specs at this table now|pg||
nt|pef: meanwhile, for a change we have an actual partscore hand|pg||
mb|2C|an|5 spades and 4+ clubs|nt|pef: is that a new record, roland?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Then add almost 500 at the other table|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No Peter|pg||
nt|finch: Versace had a choice between 2@H to show the good suit, and dbl to show the general shape|pg||
mb|d|an|values|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|pef: I'm surprised versace passed with such poor club spots|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Hamman: "well, not very good, partner"|pg||
nt|finch: Still a partscore board, but you've got more interest in the hand now|pg||
nt|finch: The @CJ lead is the normal lead on this auction, but I wonder if a spade would have worked better|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s5|nt|finch: ... or a heart (though they can't afford to force West too many times)|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dQ|nt|finch: They might have preferred to take their normal +110 in 2@H - less effort than a hard +100 from 2@Cx|pg||
nt|cuttysark: They like a challenge|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
nt|pef: if he wins this and plays heart heart, soloway is down 2, isn't he?|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hT|pc|cT|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
nt|pef: no I guess only down 1|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2|pg||
nt|pef: unless he tries to drop the club|pg||
nt|spenny80: -2|pg||
nt|pef: no, back to my original down 2|pg||
pc|d8|nt|finch: Back to Versace's pass: he knows partner has the spades stacked over (from the auction) and can see EW will be short of tricks|pg||
pc|h5|pc|dJ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|finch: It's blindingly obvious to pass and matchpoints. This is IMPs, but this NS pair didn't get where they are without being very aggressive|pg||
pc|h4|pc|s8|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sK|nt|pef: meanwhile, they stopped short of game on board 23 and nickell gained 6 imps|pg||
nt|finch: Swap the red suits around in the North hand (or the South hand) and 2@C would have been carnage, I think|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2S6HAQT84DA32CQ765,SAT873HKDK98CAT92,SKQJ94HJ532DT4CJ3,S52H976DQJ765CK84|sv|o|nt|me argent: finally a pickup|pg||
nt|me argent: still nick and dick must feel like they lost imps|pg||
nt|stewball: well,we've seen that Freeman isnt shy so I guess Nickell is likely overstrength for 3@c|pg||
nt|vugraph9: talking about possible 3nt in the last hand|pg||
nt|jallerton: 3@c shows a strong hand |pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|othered1: Absolutely could miss huge @C fit, but under pressure you often have to take your most practical shot|pg||
nt|hedyg: but Cayne bid 6@d int he other room..|pg||
mb|2H|mb|d|nt|adamw: A possible pickup here!|pg||
nt|me argent: a chance here for EW|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Score tickets from CR don't have declarer, so I'm just putting N & E for all of them, don't draw any inferences|pg||
nt|pef: hard to reach these 15 opposite 12 slams with only 8 card fits|pg||
nt|stewball: dangerous 2@h bid,,,,,,,|pg||
nt|jallerton: yes dbl t/o was safer|pg||
nt|me argent: that is one agrssive double by cayne|pg||
mb|p|nt|eggy: but not ideal wither with the relative suit lengths & quality|pg||
mb|3D|nt|me argent: it is when your teammates are plus 100 in other room|pg||
nt|hedyg: so -12|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|stewball: he;s got the shape,so he;s got the responsibility|pg||
nt|me argent: it eas to of course|pg||
mb|3H|nt|jcomyn: tiger home and hosed|pg||
nt|me argent: takeout|pg||
mb|4D|nt|pef: but they may be desperate enough|pg||
nt|adamw: This is a perfect fit, but EW know they're behind and may stretch.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|othered1: East's black cards do look pretty nice|pg||
nt|hedyg: no entry to dummy|pg||
nt|granguru: Tiger won with -18|pg||
nt|hedyg: ???????|pg||
nt|jcomyn: he will be better than that|pg||
nt|hedyg: what are you talking about?|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: 3n a non-serious slam try?|pg||
nt|adamw: 3NT must be an artificial slam try.|pg||
nt|pef: or last train?|pg||
nt|csimon: not last train when there are 3 bids at the 4-level|pg||
nt|adamw: It looks like "non-serious" to me.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I like to call it a frivolous slam try, and I think that's what they play it as|pg||
nt|fabsayc: or simply showing a diamond card|pg||
nt|pef: maybe the other bids are serious slam tries|pg||
nt|me argent: its zias dirth of @Hs that really help|pg||
nt|pef: spectators are running about 4-1 field vs tiger, but those on tiger sound more confident|pg||
nt|adamw: "I don't have a lot extra, but I'll be delighted to support a slam try if you have one."|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|nt|pef: so merely a pleasant noise, adam?|pg||
nt|adamw: And they're off!|pg||
nt|csimon: 3nt probably good bid because it leaves room for a @c q-bid|pg||
nt|stewball: Seamon was hoping for a more suitable dummy no doubt|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
nt|adamw: Over 4@d Rosenberg will love his weak @h suit.|pg||
nt|pef: well looks like they may get there|pg||
nt|me argent: im suprised that zia opened 1@C with 55 in the blacks edgar would not have approved|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|nt|jcomyn: Golf|pg||
pc|h7|nt|hedyg: ty all 57 for the info:))|pg||
nt|me argent: same lead and contract in OR|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
nt|me argent: but he would have approved of the final contract|pg||
nt|csimon: well done|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|h9|nt|adamw: Nothing to the play. Next!|pg||
pc|hT|pc|dK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|pef: michael will be anxious (as dummy) about the 9 of spades for a moment|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|csimon: they will run out of boards, but this was a very nice effort|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h5|nt|hedyg: good stop and well played|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|me argent: GONG|pg||
nt|stewball: another 8 imps|pg||
nt|stewball: oops..6|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3S85HK974D654CJT52,SAT4HJ832D832CQ96,SKQJ93HQ6DKQT7C87,S762HAT5DAJ9CAK43|sv|e|nt|vugraph7: More Italian :-)|pg||
mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|spenny80: not italian discuss? :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph7: I don't understand Italian, so no idea what they're saying :-)|pg||
pc|sK|nt|cuttysark: Soloway practising his 4-3 fits|pg||
pc|s2|nt|Walddk2: We have Fabio to do help you Jan|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg||
nt|pef: awfully lucky lie in hearts here|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c9|nt|spenny80: yes|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|nt|finch: A 3334 is hardly the textbook shape for a take-out double, but with extra high cards and nothing in spades you have to act|pg||
nt|spenny80: normally Versace funny with Lauria|pg||
nt|spenny80: Versace joke with/vs Lauria|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good evening to David Bird from England|pg||
nt|brolucius: Hi to the kibitzers! |pg||
nt|pef: 2400+ at this table now|pg||
nt|brolucius: I was commentating on the earlier session then, after 15 minutes AOL had a major problem and chucked me off, just as I was commentating on a +230 by Meckstroth-Rodwell. |pg||
pc|cJ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|pef: roland, specs want to know what is the record at a single table?|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|hA|nt|brolucius: They had stopped in a aprt-score with 26 points, after a bidding misunderstanding. I thought they must be major share holders in AOL and instructed them to chuck me off.|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|nt|Walddk2: 5,229|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Over 3000 at the World Championships, I believe|pg||
nt|spenny80: urka|pg||
nt|cuttysark: See - over 3000|pg||
nt|pef: wow!|pg||
pc|cK|nt|Walddk2: And we had to stop users from logging in when we reached 9,999|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg||
nt|brolucius: Anyway, 2 hours and a half later, AOL is back. Meanwhile I have had a dinner with my wife and, of course, half a bottle of wine. I hope it will not affect whether I talk sense or ...|pg||
nt|brolucius: nonsense.|pg||
nt|pef: funny enpassant positon to make 2h here|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3S85HK974D654CJT52,SAT4HJ832D832CQ96,SKQJ93HQ6DKQT7C87,S762HAT5DAJ9CAK43|sv|e|nt|me argent: 6 7 @Ss?|pg||
nt|granguru: In fact|pg||
nt|stewball: back and forth|pg||
mb|1S|nt|jcomyn: good grand|pg||
nt|hedyg: with 2 important queens missing?|pg||
mb|d|nt|hedyg: grand?????|pg||
nt|granguru: 6 is the correct contract|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: everyone approve of rodwell's double?|pg||
nt|adamw: I'm sure it works for him.|pg||
nt|me argent: id settle for 6|pg||
mb|2H|nt|othered1: 6 would be enough, if you can get there. |pg||
nt|hedyg: 6 is ok, 75%|pg||
nt|hedyg: not sure you can get even there|pg||
nt|granguru: SPL @C is the key|pg||
nt|granguru: not easy|pg||
nt|othered1: 4@S call may help reassure Nickell about trumps, the weakness in his hand.|pg||
nt|hedyg: worth more than 4@s|pg||
nt|me argent: good hand for fitshowing jumps|pg||
nt|granguru: rite. 4@d would have helped|pg||
nt|me argent: 2Hs or  1nt?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|hedyg: in which suit do you want to jump Joey?|pg||
mb|p|nt|jcomyn: wow the mice really have it|pg||
nt|granguru: Nickell has too many losers|pg||
nt|hedyg: in 4 miserable @ds?|pg||
nt|me argent: freemans problem is that he has an inbetween hand haa does nickell|pg||
nt|stewball: 2@hs looks normal|pg||
pc|sK|nt|me argent: same auction |pg||
nt|me argent: in OR|pg||
pc|s2|nt|othered1: Not exactly out of the beginners' texts.|pg||
nt|adamw: George Jacobs just dropped by.|pg||
nt|me argent: im with adam these sorts of toxs work for rodwell but unfortunately not for me|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck asked Rosenberg what his NT range is vul, and R said STR except in 4th seat|pg||
pc|s5|nt|csimon: the cold 3nt is not biddable|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s8|nt|hedyg: nothing in between with splinters|pg||
nt|granguru: 4@d means 5@s and @d suit...ergo short @C|pg||
nt|othered1: and Freeman's hand is truly magic|pg||
nt|hedyg: this is not a suit you can jump in|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hT|nt|hedyg: nothing wrong with 4@c though|pg||
nt|me argent: and a jump to 4@Ss doesnt do the job|pg||
nt|jallerton: nice position in the @h suit for declarer|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|stewball: delicious|pg||
nt|jallerton: good duck, confused the opponent|pg||
nt|dburn: good defence by Freeman - makes everything a great deal less clear|pg||
nt|stewball:  @s|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|nt|adamw: I'm not sure why Michael didn't give Jeff a guess in @c.|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c3|nt|hedyg: if you play splinters|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|nt|pef: 11 tricks now|pg||
nt|adamw: But I expect he'd have guessed right.|pg||
nt|jcomyn: bet 6 is bid in the other room|pg||
nt|othered1: I'd expect more from a splinter|pg||
nt|hedyg: maybe they dont and he agrees that he cant jump in those @ds|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
nt|dburn: best may be @hA, then ace, queen and a low club|pg||
pc|c9|pc|hQ|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|adamw: 3 IMPs to Nickell -- who needs to be bid game?|pg||
nt|csimon: I'm told that 3nt was bid in both rooms in the other match - that's hard to fathom|pg||
pc|s7|nt|dburn: but he's doing the same sort of thing in a different order|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dK|nt|dburn: and I think he's still OK|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
nt|eggy: by why not a diamond ppicth by S?|pg||
nt|eggy: pitch|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|s3|pg||
nt|dburn: well, so that declarer cannot cash @cK now|pg||
nt|me argent: it should come back|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|nt|dburn: it hasn't|pg||
pc|h8|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dQ|nt|stewball: how about ducking the @d K|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
pc|s9|nt|eggy: Declaere could still have played CK |pg||
pc|cK|nt|dburn: Cayne needed to "cash" @cK anyway|pg||
nt|dburn: but Freeman has done very well to make life hard for declarer|pg||
nt|stewball: yes|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4S765HT943DAQ7C872,SAT982H8DT9853C96,SKQ3H762DKJ642CKQ,SJ4HAKQJ5DCAJT543|sv|b|nt|Walddk2: That has changed. We can accept more users and our limit of simultaneous vugraph tables has been bumped up from 8 to 32|pg||
nt|brolucius: It is really great to be able to watch a top final like this, with such players, from our own homes.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: 32!! How many commentators will you need for that?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 128|pg||
mb|2C!|an|prec|nt|cuttysark: That's all right then|pg||
nt|pef: my prediction last night was nickell by 20|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|an|5+ spades, NF|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|finch: 2@C Strong club style, showing a club suit, non-forcing|pg||
mb|4C|nt|finch: He has the strength for a strong 1@C, but must have been worried there would be a lot of competition|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|finch: This way (as long as 2@C isn't passed out) he gets his hand across to partner fairly accurately|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|cuttysark: Lauria/Versace are usually in the bidding|pg||
nt|brolucius: West's response of 2@S is semi-psychic in Precision, since the opening is limited. |pg||
nt|vugraph7: Soloway said 2@s just showed 5+ spades, might have 6|pg||
nt|pef: yes this seems awfully lucky for soloway and hamman, wouldn't passing 2c be more normal?|pg||
pc|dA|nt|finch: On this lead, Hamman has to decide who to play for Hx in clubs|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Soloway: "well, pard, sorry, a little thin"|pg||
nt|spenny80: difficult that 2@c is the final contract|pg||
nt|pef: i agree north would clearly have balanced|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Lauria would not pass|pg||
nt|finch: If South, if starts with a low club from hand; if North he crosses on spades and plays a low club up|pg||
nt|brolucius: The 1@S response was designed to shut out the red suits, but unfortunately for Soloway, Hamman had an atypical hand for 2@C and N-S have nothing much on.|pg||
nt|spenny80: 2@d would be normal reopening|pg||
nt|pef: not so unfortunate, 5c is cold, isn't it?|pg||
nt|finch: Starting with a low club from dummy also picks up  singleton honour on the North hand|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, it has worked well.|pg||
pc|d3|nt|spenny80: and fortunatly for Hamman, Soloway has a weak hand...|pg||
nt|pef: even the abbott could make this :)|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s4|pg||
nt|finch: Of course, you also pick up KQx onside starting from dummy|pg||
nt|finch: Discarding on the diamond is a way to try and tempt South into playing trumps for him, looking at dummy's @H singleton|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cQ|nt|pef: great prediction|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|c9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|s2|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c5|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg||
nt|finch: Ruffing the heart in dummy copes with 5-1 hearts, but may lose to singleton club honour in North's hand|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|nt|pef: or to a trump promotion if s had a doubleton diamond|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4S765HT943DAQ7C872,SAT982H8DT9853C96,SKQ3H762DKJ642CKQ,SJ4HAKQJ5DCAJT543|sv|b|nt|me argent: 3@Ss jump would have been preemptive|pg||
nt|eggy: certainly did|pg||
mb|1C|nt|pef: 5 more to go, not much to this one|pg||
nt|me argent: vg defence by dickie freeman|pg||
nt|dburn: too hard, as it turned out|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|nt|hedyg: i play splinter 9-11 and the 5th @s brings the hand to that value|pg||
mb|4H|nt|csimon: I see - Grue opened the N hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|dburn: well, that will teach Nickell to balance|pg||
pc|d3|nt|pef: yeah grue and cheek open very light (most 10+ hands)|pg||
pc|d2|pc|c3|pg||
nt|me argent: GONG|pg||
nt|adamw: Weed will win their match.|pg||
nt|eggy: You're a hard man David|pg||
nt|me argent: in OR soloway cashed @CK ON SAME DEF|pg||
nt|me argent: anybody pass 1@C with the north hand?|pg||
nt|dburn: I wouldn't pass it with the West hand|pg||
nt|stewball: nor i|pg||
pc|s4|nt|eggy: Me neither|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c6|nt|adamw: Up 70 with 3 deals to score.|pg||
nt|dburn: Mind you, I might pass a Precision-style 2@c with the West hand|pg||
pc|cK|nt|adamw: This will be a push -- not what Jacobs needed.|pg||
nt|pef: bold prediction, adam|pg||
nt|adamw: I just calls 'em like I sees 'em.|pg||
nt|raija: need 25 imps in each of them, not likely to happen|pg||
nt|vugraph9: at first trick, Rodwell was thinking and Z said "take your time, but it's going to be a quick hand" Now Z asks about remainder count signals. Rodwell says if giving count shows ...|pg||
nt|vugraph9: even number remaining, if SP for lower suit|pg||
nt|pef: ah, a deserter from the other table|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|nt|adamw: Hi Dolly! Welcome!|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg: "This is your last chance to duck it" All laugh|pg||
nt|me argent: or hello Dolly|pg||
nt|adamw: Thanks Jan!|pg||
nt|adamw: She's never heard that one before, Joey.|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
nt|dburn: but Soloway didn't, and it was just as well|pg||
nt|me argent: i would bid 1nt|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|nt|csimon: hi Raija@H  didn't see you sneak in|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pg||
nt|jallerton: catering for stiff @c honour in North|pg||
nt|jallerton: relying on @h 4-3|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SJ96HQ8DQ64CAKT73,ST73HK3D875CQJ542,SQ85HT754DAKJT3C6,SAK42HAJ962D92C98|sv|o|nt|finch: Perhaps he decided South woudn't have switched to trumps from H98x|pg||
nt|brolucius: A very strange auction by Soloway-Hamman, as I see it, but all's well that ends well.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Hamman asking what 4@h over 2@s would have meant. Neither partner certain :-)|pg||
nt|pef: nickell freeman beat 2h at the other table on board 25 for a 5 imp gain|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|an|!|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|finch: Soloway breathing a sigh of relief that he doesn't have to play in 2@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|spenny80: LAuria "see" doubleton @s from Versace.... LOL|pg||
pc|sK|nt|brolucius: Typical competitive auction at this level.|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
nt|finch: Versace can also see the chance of making 9 tricks in 3NT opposite, say, Qx Jxx AKxxxx xx|pg||
pc|h6|nt|finch: but that's such a small target he thought he'd better just pass|pg||
pc|h8|nt|finch: There are quite a few hands where diamonds and NT make the same number of tricks|pg||
pc|hK|nt|brolucius: He had nothing to spare.|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
nt|brolucius: With these names in the frame, we might be watching a Bermuda Bowl final (probably said before, when I was cut off).|pg||
pc|h9|pc|dQ|pc|s7|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d6|nt|Walddk2: After this set there will be a break for dinner. Play will resume sometime between 6 and 6.30 local time (7.00-7.30 NY, 1.00-1.30 Paris, 12.00-12.30 London, 9.00-9.30 Sydney)|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SJ96HQ8DQ64CAKT73,ST73HK3D875CQJ542,SQ85HT754DAKJT3C6,SAK42HAJ962D92C98|sv|o|nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
nt|hedyg: but you cannot play splinter and fitshowing jumps|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Nickell "sorry pt for the balance"|pg||
mb|1C|nt|adamw: A chance for another pickup, but it's getting late.|pg||
nt|raija: finally we have our designated NEXT commander here!|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: wow|pg||
mb|1D|nt|raija: henri :)@H|pg||
nt|ritong: @h|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 1nt natural?|pg||
nt|pef: rosenberg, looking at a good 17 count probably a little surpised to hear an opening bid, overcall and 1nt call before it gets to him|pg||
nt|bigtrain: michael is checking the backs of the cards|pg||
nt|vugraph9: No alert|pg||
nt|adamw: 6@s looks just a little too tough, but when behind it could be worth trying.|pg||
nt|raija: i can;t see a spade stopper in his hand|pg||
nt|pef: awfully impressive to get to 6s after that|pg||
nt|bigtrain: you don't have the proper respect for the power of the 9|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck is usually very clear with his alerts, so I don't think I'd have missed it if he alerted 1NT, but I might have, it's getting late|pg||
nt|csimon: is 6@h better than 6@s?|pg||
nt|me argent: 6@Ssdirectly good shot and even better on a non @C lead|pg||
nt|adamw: Yes, 6@h is better and might make.|pg||
nt|adamw: I think a @c lead is likely against 6@s if it's bid.|pg||
nt|me argent: im betting on a direct 6@Ss by michael|pg||
nt|adamw: George Jacobs is helping me out now.|pg||
nt|adamw: Any questions for him?|pg||
nt|ritong: would he bid 2nt?|pg||
nt|adamw: Michael is a thoughtful player even in straightforward situations. He may be a while here.|pg||
nt|adamw: And he should be -- he knows there are likely a lot of IMPs at stake.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I'm told the other match is over and Weed has won|pg||
nt|hedyg: 12-14 NT|pg||
nt|me argent: same  auction on bd 10|pg||
nt|othered1: Interesting weak NT, dictated by system|pg||
nt|me argent: in OR|pg||
nt|hedyg: the Nickell-Freeman CC: http://www.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/ dirksen/nickell-freeman.pdf|pg||
mb|d|nt|eggy: Good job DB isn't his coach :¬)|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: 3@Ss shortness?|pg||
nt|stewball: he doesnt mean it|pg||
nt|jallerton: passing 1@c out = I have seen the hand records!|pg||
mb|1S|nt|raija: thank you and that was the expected result|pg||
nt|me argent: zia took less time than michael|pg||
nt|raija: zia is creative and does his thing very fast :)|pg||
nt|adamw: So far the only question asked is whether George is single.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I've been asked for the names of the Weed team: Jimmy Cayne, Michael Seamon and Italians Lauria, Versace, Fantoni & Nunes|pg||
nt|hedyg: 1@s opening would show 14+|pg||
nt|eggy: I just hope he'll be gentler with his charges in Warsaw :¬)|pg||
nt|me argent: who is david burns steve?|pg||
nt|jallerton: himself|pg||
mb|1N|nt|me argent: meanwhile i dont know if meck is finished bidding|pg||
nt|me argent: 2nt 4 minors|pg||
nt|adamw: He has a gorgeous wife and two darling children, but he appreciates the question.|pg||
nt|bigtrain: this one should be minors|pg||
nt|hedyg: the Nunes Fantoni CC: http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/2006%20European%20Championships%20Warsaw%5CConvention%20Cards%5COpen%20Teams%5CItaly/fantoni-nunes.pdf|pg||
nt|me argent: @H lead would simplify the defence|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|nt|hedyg: 3@s= single or void in @s|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: that lead cooks EW like dinner|pg||
nt|stewball: Seamon has the accelerator|pg||
nt|dburn: Cayne has the brakes|pg||
nt|jallerton: 2@s was bid in both rooms but hasn't he already shown 4?|pg||
mb|d|nt|hedyg: unfair lead:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: michael chose to believe NS rather than zia|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg: "sorry if we missed it"|pg||
nt|adamw: I thought Michael would follow with a forcing 3@h, but Zia might pass that.|pg||
nt|me argent: and wisely so|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia to Rodwell: "so he showed 4-4 in the minors?" Rodwell says "could be longer"|pg||
nt|adamw: Apparently Michael has never been behind in a match before.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "we haven't missed a grand slam, that much I can tell you"|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "J is?" Rodwell: "should be Rusinow"|pg||
nt|adamw: George laughed.|pg||
nt|adamw: I think he'll play for a complete crossruff.|pg||
nt|adamw: That would be 10 tricks for a push.|pg||
nt|me argent: meanwhile zia aint playing this hand so fast|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck asked if it was going to take a while and when Zia said yes, Meck went to the bathroom. Not that Zia's ready to play yet|pg||
nt|me argent: he dont know where @HK is|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck's back|pg||
nt|ritong: and suspects trumps are unfriendly|pg||
nt|ritong: after 2nt|pg||
nt|fabsayc: bidding suggests heart king with south, spade ace with north?|pg||
nt|me argent: was for the minors hank|pg||
nt|bigtrain: inferentially in eric's hand... since he's placing the @SA in jeff's hand|pg||
nt|eggy: you'd have thought so|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: not sure whether Freeman intended that for the minors or not|pg||
pc|c9|nt|me argent: @C lead beats this|pg||
nt|eggy: This will need a wonderful defence|pg||
nt|me argent: fantastic|pg||
nt|eggy: and he found it!|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|nt|adamw: I analyzed too quickly. The problem with a complete crossruff is that declarer can't score the @S8.|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
nt|me argent: freeman aint fooling about|pg||
pc|s5|nt|me argent: i guess thats why micharl is paid the big bucks|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hK|nt|adamw: But he can play for the @sA onside plus other chances.|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|vugraph7: bd 30 2hs+1, bd 31 5dwx=, bd 32 4he+1|pg||
nt|eggy: oops - pay cut!|pg||
nt|me argent: not for that|pg||
nt|dburn: well, whoever pays him may demand a refund|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h9|nt|me argent: but they had to wait until trick 3 to ask for their $ back|pg||
nt|jallerton: hoping for @hKxx with West but that hand might have bid 1@h|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dQ|nt|adamw: Now N is endplayed.|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
nt|stewball: i dont get it...Cayne couldnt have signalled any stronger at trick 1|pg||
nt|dburn: it might have done, but it might have had four spades|pg||
nt|eggy: But if West held HK - another club would beat it whether he had 2 or 3|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SA9HQT875D84CQ876,SQT752HKJ3DJ97CKJ,SKJ64H6DAK53CA953,S83HA942DQT62CT42|sv|n|nt|spenny80: and at Bergamo ?|pg||
nt|spenny80: :)|pg||
nt|finch: A trump lead might have hurt 3@D|pg||
nt|Walddk2: = Paris :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Do you support Atalanta, Fabio?|pg||
nt|spenny80: of course!|pg||
nt|pef: that's around 4 PM in San Francisco|pg||
nt|brolucius: I expect the players, unlike me, will not be enjoying half a bottle of New Zealand sauvignon blanc.|pg||
nt|spenny80: this year we are in "seria A"|pg||
mb|1S|nt|Walddk2: No wonder after all the teams they relegated|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|finch: That's not a 1@S opening my mother would approve of. Nor the 1NT overcall.|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|brolucius: 1NT overcall is OK.|pg||
nt|finch: Sadly, they can't both get what they deserve on the same board|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Partner always transfers into your singleton when you do that|pg||
mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|pef: what a surprise!|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C!|nt|finch: Soloway has a little more leeway for light openings playing a strong club system|pg||
nt|finch: Lauria is vulnerable, has the wrong shape, and is pretty light on high cards|pg||
mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: I was surprised to hear, earlier in the week, that they were not using screens. Are they doing so in the final?|pg||
nt|finch: He plays them extremely well, mind you|pg||
nt|pef: yes, they use screens starting at the round of 16|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Screens from the Round of 16 on|pg||
pc|d7|nt|Walddk2: And he will have to here|pg||
nt|brolucius: Will probably guess the clubs right. Let's see.|pg||
pc|dA|nt|Walddk2: Is that enough?|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h6|nt|Walddk2: I agree that he will get clubs right|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dK|nt|brolucius: Why play in clubs rather than 3NT, if they want to try game?|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
nt|pef: well it looks like 3n has almost no play and 5c just might make|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|nt|finch: 5@C looks to have just too much to do. It only has two obvious losers, but 11 tricks?|pg||
pc|c6|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|Walddk2: If Hamman had 3 spades he could have done it|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|nt|brolucius: Yes 15 opposite 8 is not enough.|pg||
pc|c3|pc|h4|pg||
nt|pef: but I agree it will be surprising to see this make|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
nt|brolucius: Still surprising that Versave introduces clubs, since a club game was surely too high and 3NT might have been there (from his point of view).|pg||
nt|brolucius: In a recent (excellent) book of tips, the rather stodgy English author recommended that you should not introduce a minor suit opposite a NT bid unless you would welcome a raise.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Maybe angling for the major suit game?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: August will be some vugraph month with broadcast(s) every single day of the month! We will be in 9 countries all over the world|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for (almost) full schedule |pg||
nt|pef: a lot of specs are suggesting spade to j and the k of spades, but I don't think even that leads to 11 tricks here|pg||
nt|pef: we'll see (in a while)|pg||
nt|finch: No. East can ruff and play a trump, I believe|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|c5|pc|h9|pg||
nt|pef: gib says no way to make it|pg||
nt|brolucius: He is slowly but surely running out of steam.|pg||
nt|pef: for those specs who don't know, if you click the "Gib" button on the bottom you can see an analysis almost as perfect as those from your commentators :)|pg||
pc|s6|pc|hA|nt|brolucius: I think they do not GIB for free. Deep Finesse used to be the default, but it is almost the same.|pg||
nt|pef: Gib analysis is free during these matches, david|pg||
nt|brolucius: Both are excellent packages.|pg||
pc|c8|pc|sT|pg||
nt|pef: I am deeply touched by the specs saying that prefer comments by us frail humans|pg||
nt|brolucius: Ah, good. The advantage of GIB is that it tells you how MANY undertricks or overtricks can be made.|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|sQ|pc|cA|pc|dT|pg||
nt|brolucius: 'Frail' is better than 'hopeless', it is true. Thanks.'|pg||
nt|finch: Cayne passed the West cards in the other room|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SA9HQT875D84CQ876,SQT752HKJ3DJ97CKJ,SKJ64H6DAK53CA953,S83HA942DQT62CT42|sv|n|nt|hedyg: how do you stop before game on a 1@s opening?|pg||
nt|stewball: seamon trying for multiple undertricks?|pg||
nt|jallerton: that gives dec. @sQx for his 1NT bid|pg||
nt|jallerton: possible but unlikely|pg||
mb|p|nt|adamw: If the @H finesse was on there was no need to take it.|pg||
mb|1D|nt|csimon: 3nt is an odd contract|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: playing 5@Cs in OR|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|csimon: even if the auction started 3@d|pg||
nt|hedyg: the official website is: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php|pg||
nt|hedyg: 5@c cant make either|pg||
nt|hedyg: or shouldnt:)|pg||
nt|me argent: seems high|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|jallerton: seems very high|pg||
mb|1N|nt|dburn: seems stratospheric|pg||
mb|p|nt|adamw: This have been a quiet set: 15-21 so far.|pg||
nt|adamw: Now we see how to reach 3NT!|pg||
nt|dburn: Lauria and Versace?|pg||
nt|me argent: only 2 losers but|pg||
nt|vugraph9: the pass by Nickell has been alerted 1 or 2 @h|pg||
nt|eggy: that's enough "seems" (ed)|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|nt|othered1: That's an interesting call with a 6-card major|pg||
nt|raija: what do we know Carol, there must be something to it since we got to the spot|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|jallerton: yes, Lauria overcalled 1NT as North|pg||
pc|s5|nt|jallerton: over 1@s from West|pg||
pc|s4|nt|csimon: it would never occur to me to bid 3nt with a 6-cd major, but I'm sitting in my office and Meckstroth will be in the Spingold finals|pg||
pc|s8|nt|ritong: @hs are a source of tricks in NT too|pg||
nt|granguru: good stop|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
nt|ritong: and he has an absolute @d stopper|pg||
nt|me argent: @D10 is what meck wanted to see|pg||
nt|adamw: Some pairs use standard attitude when dummy wins a singleton A or K, even if they use UDA otherwise.|pg||
nt|me argent: nickell took a very conservative approach|pg||
pc|c6|nt|adamw: Rosenberg will be endplayed when he wins the @HK.|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|nt|eggy: seems fair|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|granguru: last time for 5 defensive tricks|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
nt|me argent: end played|pg||
nt|adamw: I would not have considered 3N either.|pg||
nt|adamw: Stacey Jacobs just came over to watch.|pg||
nt|adamw: And Peter Weichel dropped by.|pg||
nt|eggy: or at least not daft|pg||
nt|dburn: Freeman trying for an intra-finesse - Jx or 10x with East|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h4|nt|me argent: trouble with 2nt game depends probably on @D fit not necessarily if partner has a minimum or not|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
nt|adamw: Stacey says the kids are good -- they're 9 and 5, and happy that they're going to see the Sox with their dad tomorrow.|pg||
nt|dburn: but Cayne may not have realised this|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d3|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s6|nt|me argent: we have results on 31 and 32 and its time for the fat lady to do her thing|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
nt|me argent: soloway was telling me yhat at last bermuda bowl was one of the only times that hamways oppnents the italians bid more games than they did|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d6|pc|h7|pc|s7|pg||
nt|jallerton: they don't play against Meckwell very often|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|nt|stewball: perhaps they were trying to stay even with meckwell|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|stewball: heh|pg||
nt|dburn: Lauria and Versace bid more than any other pair I have ever seen|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SJ43H73DAT9863C76,ST65HAQTDQCAQ5432,SA2HJ965DJ42CKT98,SKQ987HK842DK75CJ|sv|b|nt|brolucius: 2NT+1, you note. So maybe 3NT was a better shot than 5@C, whether it should make or not.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Nickell has built up your projected margin in partscore swings|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|brolucius: It would be nice, once in a while, to get a WHOLE AUCTION that we could recognise and say 'I would bid like that'.|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|finch: 2@C was game forcing, either natural or with 3-card spade support|pg||
nt|pef: back to a normal looking 4s|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|finch: Sorry, 2@C was either nat FG, or inv+ with 3 spades (mis-read their convention card)|pg||
nt|pef: in this case it was almost both|pg||
nt|vugraph7: V asking about auction. Soloway - 2@c forcing for a round - 3@s could have been passed, and showed 5 spades|pg||
pc|c7|nt|brolucius: Playing 2@C as forcing to game gives you more space, but it is still very difficult to arrange to measure the strength of either hand as a series of forcing shape-showing bids is ...|pg||
nt|brolucius: made.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: 2@s was forcing|pg||
nt|finch: Their auctions after a 1M opening have to be more careful than for 5-card majorites, as 5432 is a perfectly good 1@S opening for EW|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|vugraph7: hard to have 5432 :-)|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|brolucius: I hope you don't mean 5-4-3-2 shape... you mean quality of suit. Yes, I will give you the benefit of the doubt.|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|nt|pef: I guess that's allowed in England|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
nt|finch: I meant a spade suit of 5432|pg||
nt|vugraph7: ah, and that's certainly true for this pair|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Not much is allowed in England|pg||
nt|finch: If in the mood, they can open 1@S on 5432 Kx xx AKQxx|pg||
pc|c6|nt|brolucius: Reese once scribbled in the margin of some learned chapter I had sent him: "I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume this is a typo and you know that 'cannot' should be ...|pg||
nt|brolucius: one word"|pg||
nt|finch: In principle they play 2@C as showing 6+ clubs, so in fact I think 1@S is systemic on the hand|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|s5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|c2|pg||
nt|pef: hmm this is going down, isn't it?|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|h8|nt|spenny80: great defence|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SJ43H73DAT9863C76,ST65HAQTDQCAQ5432,SA2HJ965DJ42CKT98,SKQ987HK842DK75CJ|sv|b|nt|adamw: Who are Zia and Michael's teammates? I've lost track.|pg||
nt|pef: so 45imps in 2 boards, huh|pg||
nt|me argent: levin wein|pg||
nt|hedyg: sry folks, too many messages! cannot answer all|pg||
nt|me argent: this italian team does not like to miss any and i mean any games|pg||
mb|p|nt|eggy: and you've seen the twins|pg||
mb|1S|nt|adamw: Levin - Weinstein, Jacobs, and ...|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 1H is 2way|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: ralph katz|pg||
nt|adamw: Which two ways?|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 5+S, GF or 11-13 balanced|pg||
nt|jallerton: I thought you played at the Young Chelsea , David|pg||
mb|2C|nt|raija: i ran out tooth pick, sorry! gotta go, thank you all and enjoy the rest!|pg||
nt|adamw: And Ralph Katz, one of George's regular partners.|pg||
nt|csimon: bye Raija :)|pg||
nt|adamw: Goodbye, Dolly...|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph9: Meck writing|pg||
nt|bigtrain: natural 5+H, asking|pg||
nt|csimon: how many @cs should Rosenberg bid?|pg||
nt|ritong: surprised zia did not try to bother big @c + ambiguous answer a tad more|pg||
nt|vugraph9: He's thinking about that :-)|pg||
nt|ritong: with 3@c, for instance|pg||
nt|adamw: 5@C is -1 with the @h guess, but 4@h will go down on a @S lead.|pg||
nt|me argent: 2nt shows 3 card fit |pg||
mb|2H|nt|othered1: And Zia is on lead against the transferred contract|pg||
nt|adamw: OK, declarer can guess to make 4@h, and he might well do so.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia & Rodwell writing back and forth; don't know what. Meck writing on other side of screen|pg||
nt|csimon: it seems like you'd like to make them guess at the 5-level - if Zia had bid 3@c, for sure Michael would have bid 5@c|pg||
nt|ritong: yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|bigtrain: getting prepared to explain pass/Xinversion|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Oh good, it always confuses me :-)|pg||
nt|hedyg: 1@H is 14+ and forcing 1 round|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: game invite|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2nt is 3 OR 4 card fit!|pg||
nt|hedyg: if 4 cards can be weaker|pg||
mb|4S|nt|hedyg: good lead|pg||
nt|othered1: yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: They bid more than most of the pairs at the Young Chelsea put together|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: no Fantoni cannot bid 3nt with xx in @d|pg||
nt|hedyg: very close match!|pg||
pc|dA|nt|csimon: Zia made up for being shy 1 bid earlier :)|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|adamw: We'll never know whether 4@h would have made...|pg||
pc|d4|nt|othered1: that's following pre-match predictions|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|c7|nt|adamw: The auction would have made it tough to guess.|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|nt|me argent: with nicks @C pitch fantoni will make this easily|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
nt|hedyg: unfortunate discard|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg||
nt|eggy: Italians like bidding - some of the bids Avarelli Belladonna came out with ..|pg||
pc|dK|nt|adamw: What was the @S5  at trick one?|pg||
nt|me argent: good save but 2 little 2 late|pg||
nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
nt|me argent: last|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c2|pc|d2|pg||
nt|me argent: i know many pairs would bid 4@Ss in this auction like seamon but how can his unlimited partner know whats going on?|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|s6|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|hedyg: i just heard Fulvio say phewwwwwwww|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|nt|eggy: Avarelli once doubled 1C with a 2254 shape (that order) 12 count|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
nt|me argent: isnt it better to play picture jumps in this situation?|pg||
nt|jallerton: I was wondering the same thing, Joey, what'd the point of playing 2/1 as FG?|pg||
pc|c8|nt|me argent: in reality nick was squeezed|pg||
pc|h4|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|me argent: 4@Ss to me means all my controls are in our 2 suits|pg||
nt|stewball: this is a subminimum for them and this is how they show it,,|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SAQ9HT43DAT2CQT82,SK743HK5DKJ53CK64,SJT652HJ9D9864CJ9,S8HAQ8762DQ7CA753|sv|o|nt|finch: too busy talking about their bidding system. Well defended indeed|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Maybe they should stick with what they do best and stop with the unmakeable games!|pg||
nt|spenny80: too nice, MArtel|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|finch: ...or badly played.  But it's much more polite to say "well defended"|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|pef: they made 5 at the other table so this match has just gotten real close again|pg||
nt|brolucius: Versace demonstrates that his take-out doubles DO have a lower limit.|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: well I wager hamman does make this 4h|pg||
pc|c2|nt|spenny80: we can say Good lead...|pg||
nt|finch: I think my mother would make this one|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Veery few takers for your bet, I am afraid|pg||
nt|brolucius: Is that a Standard American 2NT response? I can hardly believe it.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Looks like Goren|pg||
nt|spenny80: why 1@s was 5th?|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|brolucius: Not a very useful sort of 2NT to play, I would have thought. Still, they are the world-class players.|pg||
nt|spenny80: or 1@h denies 4@s?|pg||
nt|finch: It's a non-trivial play problem: if trumps are 4-1 and the @SA is onside you'd like a play a spade up now|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
nt|finch: Sorry, play a spade up before knocking out the @DA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|nt|finch: ...which risks going off. Shows why matchpoints is such a difficult game|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
nt|brolucius: Kibitzers are mentioning the (unmentionable) 'F' convention that Hamman and Soloway play, which suggest that Hamman is unlikely to hold four spades.|pg||
nt|spenny80: ok 1@h denies 4@s|pg||
nt|spenny80: because they open 1@s with 4-4 or 4-5 in majors|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Jings!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No matter, we are in for an exciting second half that brings back pleasant memories to two amazing Bermuda Bowl finals between the (virtually) same two teams. It's definitely too ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: good to miss!|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|c3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s7|nt|pef: since some specs are asking me. to repeat what roland said earlier.  play resumes sometime between 6 and 630 tournament time (that central daylight time in the US)|pg||
pc|sT|nt|brolucius: Indeed. Pity it will be in the middle of the night for us Europeans. Will have to go through it a board at a time in the BBO Library (VuGraph records).|pg||
pc|h6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c8|pc|sK|mc|10|pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SAQ9HT43DAT2CQT82,SK743HK5DKJ53CK64,SJT652HJ9D9864CJ9,S8HAQ8762DQ7CA753|sv|o|nt|me argent: or have the rang the gong|pg||
nt|me argent: they|pg||
nt|adamw: 36 IMP margin with 3 comparisons remaining.|pg||
nt|csimon: congratulations to Nickell team|pg||
nt|me argent: one|pg||
nt|jallerton: but why not tell partner your shape?  Maybe partner has @cAxxxx|pg||
nt|dburn: there is no reason to mess around on a complete minimum by telling your opponents how to defend|pg||
mb|1H|nt|pef: I'm impressed we still have 1090 specs with the match long over.  Finals are tomorrow and we hope it stays exciting througout|pg||
nt|me argent: fantoni likely would have finessed QC 9 after that lead|pg||
nt|vugraph9: North and east still taking about the hand|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: to quote Kurt Vonnegut... it ends not with a bang, but a wimper|pg||
nt|jallerton: he has to guess over 4@s, that why opponents pre-empt, not partners|pg||
nt|me argent: but maybe john the key to0 slam is @DK or singelton@c|pg||
nt|eggy: For those asking about Ava-Bel methods it was 12-16, but supposed to promise 2 of the UNBID suits |pg||
mb|1S|nt|adamw: The players, of course, don't know that their results from here on in don't matter.|pg||
nt|csimon: thanks Jan - great job - you are the BEST!|pg||
nt|othered1: As the semi-final ends, we'd like to congratulate the Nickell and Cayne teams and to thank Jan Martel, our operator, for all she's done, our all-star commentators - too many to ...|pg||
nt|othered1: mention along the way, and to the ACBL, particularly Kevin Perkins and Rick Beye for their organizational efforts for this vugraph.  And our spectators, of course.|pg||
nt|adamw: In fact they have to assume that they do matter.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Starts very early tomorrow - 11:00 Chicago time, I think|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|me argent: partner can never properly evaluate his hand|pg||
mb|4H|nt|adamw: Let's congratulate the losing teams too -- making it to the semis is tough!|pg||
nt|hedyg: 2@c stayman|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: yes, that's 9 AM Pacific, 12 noon eastern|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|nt|stewball: i'm just reporting:)|pg||
nt|me argent: whats wrong wirh a simple 3@Ss wqhat is the hurry?|pg||
nt|dburn: nobody can ever properly evaluate his hadn anyway playing 2/1|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|hedyg: this will be tough|pg||
pc|h2|nt|othered1: That's the Weed team, including Cayne|pg||
nt|pef: and a spec points out 6 PM central europe|pg||
nt|adamw: Michaels stole EW's @s fit.|pg||
nt|jcomyn: not so tough now|pg||
nt|granguru: almost no option|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol Catalina:)|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h5|nt|pef: and another 10 mountain time for our friends in Denver (and other metropolises in that neck of the woods)|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
nt|hedyg: well played J@d, now he knows|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|nt|me argent: this lead not declarer friendly|pg||
pc|d3|nt|pef: I've been asked about Melbourne--is that 2 AM?|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|nt|granguru: Catalina's was a better one|pg||
pc|c9|nt|pef: I know Tokyo is 8 AM|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|hedyg: cant play his @cs first cause squeezing dummy|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d7|nt|pef: I mean 1 AM|pg||
nt|me argent: it will be a repeat of the bermuda bowl finals|pg||
nt|pef: Melbourne is 2 AM|pg||
nt|adamw: A and a trump would have beaten this by a trick.|pg||
nt|pef: I've leave it to everyone else to figure out there times--but remember Roland is going to make vugraphs not just everyday but every hour soon|pg||
nt|ritong: merci a tous :)|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
nt|vugraph9: freeman went out|pg||
nt|hedyg: anyhow Freeman knew to keep his @ds and aces|pg||
nt|hedyg: for all info: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|s8|pc|dT|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1SAQJT65HJ95DJ7C73,S2H42DAQT984C8654,S84HAKQ86DK32CAKJ,SK973HT73D65CQT92|sv|n|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|brolucius: A kibitzer from Nepal tells me it is 2am there and I should make the same sacrifice...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I could mention a few who do|pg||
nt|brolucius: I really think it is a waste of a bid. But I know it is popular.|pg||
mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|spenny80: 3@c = 5+@h now|pg||
nt|brolucius: Sorry, that comment on the F**** convention was meant to be private.|pg||
nt|spenny80: not Lauria has preferred a generic relay|pg||
mb|3H!|nt|spenny80: 3@h = max hands without singleton|pg||
nt|brolucius: I am inundated with comments from life-long sponsors of the F******* convention. I wish them the best of luck.|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|finch: A red weak two should be a pretty sound hand; Lauria can certainly envisage a possible slam|pg||
nt|vugraph7: sorry, I was wool-gathering, the thought was Lauria's, not Soloway's :-)|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|nt|finch: But he knows it's likely that it's already wrong-sided|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c3|pg||
nt|pef: well there is one|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Play has finished in the closed room, so we are around 3,000 specs at this table now|pg||
nt|finch: Indeed, he can make 12 tricks if he plays for it|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d8|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
nt|brolucius: If the F****** convention every came up during a BBO session (which the Law of Averages states should happen eventually), the commentators would not know how to describe it.|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d3|nt|brolucius: Use of the actual F-word carries a three-session ban.|pg||
nt|pef: so everyone grab your friends and neighbors and lets see if we can beat the bermuda bowl records for spec tonight|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1SAQJT65HJ95DJ7C73,S2H42DAQT984C8654,S84HAKQ86DK32CAKJ,SK973HT73D65CQT92|sv|n|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|csimon: hi everyone - welcome back|pg||
nt|pef: we're lucky to have two of the world's very best and most creative pairs to watch this round|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|nt|reisig: carol @h :)|pg||
nt|me argent: i cannot express to you david what a bad bid this so called fast arrival is despite being used by many fine pairs|pg||
mb|3S|nt|csimon: Richie @h|pg||
nt|stewball: hehe,,thats a long sentence for a non  expression|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: the trick here is to get to an 11 trick game in the suit opened by your opponents|pg||
nt|reisig: hard to find @ds ...when the opp opened that suit|pg||
nt|pef: although a meckwell 1d opening doesn't mean much about diamonds|pg||
nt|me argent: 2@Hs?|pg||
nt|me argent: picture jumps is the answer|pg||
mb|3N|nt|me argent: a bit of overbid but no other choice|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 1@D is usually 2+ although it may be id on a singleton honor|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: i believe 1d only guarantees 1d (which I suppose is appropriate) in response to a spec question|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: very unusual to be bid on 1...  as i said, usually 2|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg writing re 2NT - |pg||
nt|pef: do they open 2d with 4441's, walter?|pg||
nt|reisig: might see 3@h here|pg||
nt|bigtrain: yes|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rodwell, answering that question said it was supposed to be at least 2 diamonds but could have a stiff honor. They play precision 2@d for the stiff diamond hands|pg||
nt|bigtrain: or (43)15|pg||
nt|hedyg: i hope you all have programmed to spend a LONGGGGGGGG evening of vugraph!|pg||
nt|eggy: Still - it has the advantage of getting to the next hand faster Joey :¬)|pg||
nt|stewball: well theres mikaelangelo...|pg||
nt|dburn: I understand, but if 4@s says "I have junk with no fit for clubs and no major I want to stress", that seems fine|pg||
nt|stewball: then theres chagall|pg||
nt|jallerton: i.e. rarrely using a jump to 4@s over 2@s|pg||
pc|c2|nt|reisig: might have used all hid "X' cards :))|pg||
nt|reisig: his|pg||
nt|jcomyn: no prob now the golf is over|pg||
pc|c3|nt|me argent: 3nt? or 3@Ds?|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|csimon: wow - great bid|pg||
nt|hedyg: check for schedule: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|nt|pef: well they did it--well done, zia and michael|pg||
nt|hedyg: and mark this page in your favorites for future references|pg||
nt|me argent: what do i know except im here and NS are playing in the finals|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|reisig: nice job|pg||
nt|csimon: 3@h X could have produced 500 but this is more impressive|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I've lost the kibitzer who was handing me the players' notes, so don't know what Michael wrote about 2NT|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|reisig: make 6 ..if AK of trumps are singleton:)))))|pg||
nt|csimon: if trumps are 3-0 he must find the @cJ|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg: "RDBL show 3?" Meck: "yes"|pg||
pc|h5|nt|me argent: avery well done by NS|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg||
nt|dburn: however, maybe there was more to the play than was apparent, since the contract didn;t make at the other table|pg||
nt|jallerton: @d lead would have been interesting here|pg||
nt|me argent: steve has made the only reasonable argument for fast arrival|pg||
pc|s5|nt|jallerton: now that IS fast arrival|pg||
pc|c4|pc|h8|pc|s9|pg||
nt|reisig: I would prob be -550|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|nt|me argent: or diana@H@H@H|pg||
pc|dA|nt|dburn: chiefly because, on a more informative auction that went exactly as Joey suggested, Versace knew exactly how to defend|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2SQT92HJT42DKT62CA,S754H75DJ53CKJT53,SKJ863HK863DA8CQ7,SAHAQ9DQ974C98642|sv|e|nt|finch: This is the last board of this segment. Thanks to my co-commentators Liz McGowan, David Bird, Fabio Lo Presti and Peter Friedland|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And it's forbidden to mention as outlined on page 118, 2nd paragraph, lines 8-14 in "Manual for BBO Vugraph Commentators"|pg||
nt|finch: Thanks in particular to the vugraph operator, Jan Martel, and to the ACBL and Rick Beye.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|pef: ah a bunch of people not here when Roland told us the record|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, and the G***** convention to ask for aces. Same penalty for usage.|pg||
nt|finch: Also, of course, a big thank-you to Roland and BBO who make all of this possible|pg||
nt|pef: Roland could you repeat the exact number for the enormous number of people now pinging me?|pg||
mb|3N!|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: 5,229|pg||
mb|4S|nt|finch: The next session starts between 6 and 6.30 pm Chicago time, midnight London, 1 am Central Europe|pg||
mb|p|nt|raija: only half of the people online?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: at one table Raija|pg||
pc|d4|nt|brolucius: A possible meaning of 3NT is "undisclosed singleton splinter raise, bid 4@C to enquire which singleton."|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
nt|finch: The next session is about 3 hours from now all over the world|pg||
nt|cuttysark: And 4@S if you don't care|pg||
pc|d9|nt|brolucius: 4@D, 4@H and 4@S announce the three possible singletons.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: A most exciting set it has been and well played by all of them!|pg||
nt|spenny80: I don't know with the double|pg||
nt|brolucius: However, I am told that here it shows explicitly a singleton club.|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Anyway, there is a lot more bridge in this match - hope you all enjoy it|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks to all our faithful spectators for joining us, and thanks very much for all the helpful messages we got|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sJ|nt|spenny80: sgl of Ace is a bad splinter....|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|brolucius: It just shows that people will come along to watch the top players, whatever idiots are commentating.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We will be back in around 3 hours with the second half of the final|pg||
nt|Walddk2: WE hope that you will be here again then|pg||
nt|raija: they can choose to listen or not, the top players play anyway|pg||
pc|s6|nt|spenny80: if it's a splinter, promise of course sgl @c|pg||
pc|c4|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
nt|Walddk2: From all of us: bye for now, see you later|pg||
nt|finch: bye|pg||
nt|pef: bye|pg||
nt|cuttysark: Bye|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Director just announced a 6 pm start - see you all then|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c32|st||md|2SQT92HJT42DKT62CA,S754H75DJ53CKJT53,SKJ863HK863DA8CQ7,SAHAQ9DQ974C98642|sv|e|nt|me argent: ill take my chances when i have the high cards|pg||
nt|jallerton: but better to play e.g. 2NT = I am lurking, |pg||
nt|vugraph9: Seamon "i told you to mashed the board when you want a @d lead"|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|hedyg: last board for now!|pg||
nt|hedyg: our thanks to our hardworking operator in Chicago,Catalina Robles,great job!!|pg||
nt|me argent: and another declarer unfriendly hand|pg||
nt|hedyg: to my brilliant co-commentators John Comyn, Ed Shapiro, John Plaut and Joey Silver:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|granguru: Yea greetings to Catalina Robles|pg||
nt|vugraph9: thx!!|pg||
nt|hedyg: and to the ACBL for their support, especially to Rick Beye who was instrumental in organising these broadcasts|pg||
nt|me argent: well done Cat|pg||
nt|eggy: unless it was operator error, there was a Grosvenor on 30 as well|pg||
nt|jallerton: any votes for dbl with E?|pg||
nt|eggy: Anyway this is the last hand of the set|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|pef: a very marginal slam, but down by 38 in the last quarter, perhaps they will try (and fail)|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|othered1: 1C= 14+ with @C, or 15+ balanced.|pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: welcome Joey "next" Silver|pg||
nt|eggy: Thanks to co commentators Jeffrey Allerton, John Stewart,   Joey Silver and David Burn|pg||
nt|eggy: and to our operator Catalina Robles from Chile|pg||
pc|sA|nt|me argent: salut everyone|pg||
nt|hedyg: we will be back in about 40 minutes|pg||
nt|granguru: 1- probably|pg||
nt|hedyg: 1@s= no majors|pg||
nt|jallerton: thanks to Steve and Roland as well!|pg||
nt|stewball: thanks everyone,,its been a spirited set|pg||
pc|s2|nt|granguru: hard to get both minors correct...need a @c finesse at first turn|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
nt|me argent: carol@H|pg||
nt|me argent: 0 or 2 higher|pg||
pc|c2|nt|csimon: hi Joey @h|pg||
nt|me argent: richie@H|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, Joey|pg||
nt|reisig: he speeds up the claims|pg||
nt|fabsayc: played from the safe side, 4H by zia would be in danger|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "you can tell him whether 3@d showed a club stopper" Rosenberg: "I told him it did" |pg||
nt|granguru: -2 probably|pg||
nt|me argent: not one of my preferred conventions|pg||
nt|hedyg: no way to guess this setup!|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
nt|jallerton: needed a @h lead out of turn from West|pg||
nt|stewball: and thanks to Bejamins big sister for a flawless performance|pg||
nt|eggy: Finally thanks to the ACBL and Rick Beye who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast. |pg||
pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sJ|nt|hedyg: limiting the losses|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|eggy: The official restart is 7:00 pm New York, 1:00 Monday Paris, 12:00 am Monday London, 9:00 am Monday Sydney|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|sT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|nt|csimon: they played fast for Joey!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg "diamond finesse for 6" Meck "5"|pg||
nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
nt|reisig: night ...all|pg||
nt|csimon: sweet dreams Richie|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h2|nt|vugraph9: see u in about 30 min =) bye|pg||
nt|hedyg: thanks to all specs for joining! hope you enjoyed the show:)|pg||
nt|othered1: bye everyone!|pg||
nt|hedyg: and ty for the helpful messages!|pg||
nt|hedyg: bye for now!|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|vugraph9: thx all|pg||
nt|stewball: see y'all soon|pg||
nt|jallerton: thanks all, bye|pg||
nt|eggy: Yes - ggod to have a nice close match - see you later|pg||
mc|10|pg||
