vg|2006 Spingold - Rd of 32 - 3rd Qtr,Lynch vs Hu - npc,I,1,16,Lynch,63,Hu - npc,64|
rs|1NN+1,3NN-1,1NE+1,4SE-2,3NS+1,3NN+3,4SW=,3DW+1,4SE+1,3NW+2,3NS-2,3NS+1,4SW=,4SW=,2HS+2,2CWx-2,4HN+2,3NS+1,PASS,1NN+1,4HE-1,3NW=,3NE+1,6DE-2,2SE=,4SE-1,4HW=,4HW=,3SW=,2SE=,4HN-1,4CE+1|
pn|Berkowitz,Jianming,Cohen,Lixin,Zhuang,Passell,Shi,Wold|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SA432H62DA32CKT72,S965HAKT3D974CJ65,SJTHJ9754DKQ5CAQ3,SKQ87HQ8DJT86C984|sv|o|nt|davidstern: Nice to take some time out from world events to relx and watch some good (we hope) bridge|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good evening and welcome back to Chicago for the Spingold Knockout Teams 2006. Round of 64, four segments of 16 boards. This is the last|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Your commentators are Martin Johnson, Canada, Peter Friedland and Ed Shapiro, USA. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
nt|othered1: Hello everybody!|pg||
nt|fabsayc: hi ed, spectators|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Nice tight match we have here|pg||
nt|jian: hi all|pg||
nt|henryb: or their heads?:)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Jan Martel will give us half-time scores in other matches shortly|pg||
mb|1H|nt|Walddk2: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php  is the link to the official web site with schedule, results and bulletins|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i wonder can this get slower|pg||
nt|othered1: Do we know what system EW play?  In the last quarter their teammates played old-fashioned Blue Team Club.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: They've just been given the boards|pg||
mb|p|nt|mareczek: hi all :)|pg||
nt|davpro: Hi|pg||
nt|kskov: Hi all|pg||
mb|1S|nt|jian: Yang/dai play prec. a famous pair in China|pg||
mb|p|nt|jian: ÉÏ°ë³¡ÊäÌ«¶àÁË£¬ÏÖÔÚ»ù±¾³ÉÀ¬»øÊ±¼ä£¿|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi all|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Good afternoon and welcome to Chicago for the Spingold Knockout Teams 2006. Round of 64, four segments of 16 boards. This is the first|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Your commentators are Geoffrey Wolfarth and David Burn, England, Hedy Grey, Switzerland, David Probert, Sweden, and John Stewart, Canada. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good afternoon and welcome back to Chicago for the Spingold Knockout Teams 2006. Round of 32, four segments of 16 boards. This is the first|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Your commentators are Richie Reisig, USA, David Probert, Sweden, Marek Wójcicki, Poland, Frances Hinden and David Bird, England. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|othered1: East passed, not something that would happen at many tables.|pg||
nt|tejjyid: I hear the coach, Bruse Arena, has resigned|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So both pairs play Precision|pg||
nt|tejjyid: OK, back to business|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: a gentle part-score to start|pg||
nt|davpro: Bertheau-Nystrom is one of they Swedish pairs I am most impressed of- it will be fun to watch them|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed world class imo|pg||
nt|fabsayc: ew hand, but they may sell out|pg||
nt|othered1: 3@D, a doubleton with support?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: No alerts except for the transfer. I'm afraid I can't see the EW convention card. If they take a break I'll try to look at it|pg||
nt|othered1: Thanks, operator!|pg||
nt|mareczek: EW missed their chance|pg||
mb|p|nt|liujiebj: Ð¡ÒãÒ²ÔÚÏë£¬Èç¹ûDÓÐÎÊÌâÎ÷¼ÒÔ­±¾»Ø¾Íå´°¡|pg||
nt|jian: ÊÂÊµÉÏÎ÷¼ÒËÆºõÓÐµãËÉ¡£¡£¡£|pg||
nt|tsanders: Hello and welcome to all bridge fans|pg||
nt|fabsayc: probably showing a maximum, i.e. better than 3H|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|hedyg: good evening everybody:)|pg||
nt|roswolf: not a nice trump break for declarer|pg||
nt|henryb: well resigned or been reassigned|pg||
nt|tsanders: good judgement by south to pass|pg||
nt|tejjyid: obviously not an 11-15 rebid of 1NT|pg||
pc|dA|nt|hedyg: the @D trumpbreak seems ok:)|pg||
nt|henryb: why would he bud opposite a limited opening?|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
nt|liujiebj: ÊÇµÄ|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi all|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good afternoon and welcome back to Chicago for the Spingold Knockout Teams 2006. Round of 32, four segments of 16 boards. This is the second|pg||
nt|jallerton: hello everybody|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Your commentators are David Probert, Sweden, David Greenwood, Ireland, David Burn, Geoffrey Wolfarth and Jeffrey Allerton, England. I am Roland Wald from Denmark|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I think 1NT showed 11-12, so not all that difficult|pg||
pc|h2|nt|davpro: Hi all|pg||
pc|h3|nt|jian: 14¸±´ò³öÕâÑù´óµÄ±È·Ö£¬¹À¼ÆÊÇÁ½±ß¶¼²»Ì«ºÃ£¿|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed - probably the saving grace|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome to Peter Friedland|pg||
nt|pef: hi all|pg||
nt|fabsayc: hi peter|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, Peter|pg||
nt|finch: East might well double 4@H here, to show a 3-suiter with long clubs|pg||
pc|h9|nt|reisig: Who is EW?  Tommy Smith and Gene Saxe?|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
nt|liujiebj: ÕâÔ­±¾ÓÖÊÇÒ»¸±»ú»áÅÆ£¬ÄÏ±±¿ÉÒÔ´ò6H¡£|pg||
nt|tsanders: We will try to bring you scorers from time to time of other matches|pg||
nt|pef: do we know any of the other match scores?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: will take a major accident to allow this to make|pg||
nt|vugraph7: I have many of the scores (some not finished and have been giving them as there's time. |pg||
nt|mareczek: double would be a bit off-shape|pg||
nt|reisig: Is that the Berkowitz ...from..."son of Sam" ?|pg||
pc|sK|nt|henryb: Indeed|pg||
nt|reisig: :)))|pg||
pc|s2|nt|Walddk4: Only two Davids at this table|pg||
nt|othered1: Very major, as there's just nothing happening to handle the 3rd @S.|pg||
nt|finch: Double should show this type of hand|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Seniors against juniors|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey taking a long time. looks troubled|pg||
pc|s5|nt|mareczek: even after 2@c W could try 4@s not vulnerable|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Kit Woolsey and Fred Stewart vs. Justin Lall - David Grainger|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, the West junior has done OK to realise that his 12-count facing his partner's opening bid may not make a game|pg||
nt|roswolf: e/w may have undercooked this sinc 3nt looks difficult to beat|pg||
nt|jallerton: good decision to play this hand in NT|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
nt|davpro: Hi all|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|Walddk4: Welcome to David Probert from Sweden|pg||
nt|hedyg: hi Roland:)|pg||
nt|hedyg: hello David:)|pg||
nt|davpro: Hi Hedy|pg||
nt|roswolf: still it looks 1 down|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi david|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Shi and Zhuang are in 3NT in the CR|pg||
pc|s3|nt|reisig: brb|pg||
pc|s9|nt|dburn: although 3NT had decent practical chances|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
nt|Walddk2: World Champions Fu and Zhao sitting out in this set|pg||
pc|d6|nt|tejjyid: that will be harder|pg||
pc|d2|nt|pef: actually with that switch there is no a chance for enplays on either e or west|pg||
pc|d7|nt|dburn: while 4@h had close to no chance at all|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|pef: i mean now a chance|pg||
nt|othered1: Well, maybe the @DQ isn't good to keep|pg||
nt|Walddk2: so are Lynch and Dawson for Team Lynch|pg||
nt|tejjyid: easy 8 tricks|pg||
nt|henryb: The @h play was a no cost -- now he woll cash the 7 he started with and end with 8|pg||
pc|h4|nt|hedyg: those @hs arent going anywhere|pg||
nt|roswolf: good play by declarer so far|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed david|pg||
pc|h8|nt|pef: in fact isn't it cold now?|pg||
pc|h6|nt|pef: on the third spade if west wins he's endplayed to lead a diamond|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Our operator is Jan Martel. Welcome to you too|pg||
nt|jallerton: 4@h might make with d/ton @cA|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
nt|jian: might 5IMP to Lynch ?|pg||
nt|henryb: I guess not|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Maybe only 4|pg||
nt|henryb: depends on whether Dai cashes out|pg||
pc|d9|nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|roswolf: but he shouldn't make this|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Do you know their complicated relay system, David?|pg||
nt|davpro: no|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|nt|Walddk2: Our operator is John Stonebraker. Welcome back to you too|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The Chinese names are preciously short|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|nt|roswolf: my first wrong analysis|pg||
nt|davpro: but they do :-)|pg||
nt|pef: if east wins and he kept the q of diamonds, south just ducks|pg||
nt|othered1: yes it is.  @D play at trick 2 would have beaten it.|pg||
pc|c2|nt|dburn: but the seniors in the other room also parked this short of game|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|cA|nt|hedyg: no way!!|pg||
nt|davpro: In your life or?|pg||
nt|Walddk4: They can even ask for jacks!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Polish names are commentators' nightmare|pg||
pc|c9|nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c3|nt|pef: looks like schwartz is going to pull ahead here|pg||
pc|c8|nt|jian: this's their family name|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|reisig: Suits always split for other players:)|pg||
nt|othered1: Sort of a winkly position at last trick.|pg||
nt|othered1: How did the match get closer than what we saw at the end?  Were there time penalties?|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SA432H62DA32CKT72,S965HAKT3D974CJ65,SJTHJ9754DKQ5CAQ3,SKQ87HQ8DJT86C984|sv|o|nt|sybarra: best info is in bulletins |pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|vugraph9: Jan Martel will be giving you the updates|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|sybarra: if we are lucky,,,,we get updates from the site during the match |pg||
nt|raija: great!|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|sybarra: thx Evan :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: Do we know the NS system?|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|stewball: to our non american viewers,passel/wold 2 of americas most respected pros..shi/zhuang relatively unknown|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|nt|vugraph9: they told me they are playing a 2/1 system. Good thing I asked them|pg||
nt|sybarra: 9th  trick may be a challenge here |pg||
nt|raija: might be hard to find the 9th trick|pg||
pc|dA|nt|othered1: Was  1@S a replacement for a forcing NT?|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
nt|stewball: ns look like they are playing weak notrump|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|vugraph9: the auction actually went 1h-1s-1nt-2c-2d-2n-3nt all pass|pg||
nt|othered1: And using a 1NT rebid after a @H opening as strong?|pg||
nt|stewball: in that case i take it back|pg||
nt|othered1: Ditto|pg||
nt|stewball: i was hopeful:)|pg||
nt|vugraph9: As I said earlier this laptop is a little wiggy and they haven't replaced it yet|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Wold in tank|pg||
pc|sK|nt|othered1: North has pretty much denied 3@S, so|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|vugraph9: Seems Shi will claim -1 very soon, he sees the writing is on the wall|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SAQ6H853DT74CKQ94,SJT8HJT7DK8653C87,S93HA942DQJ9C6532,SK7542HKQ6DA2CAJT|sv|n|nt|roswolf: a push|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Yes, EW are Tom Smith and Gene Saxe - Gene has assured me that they play fast :-)|pg||
nt|pef: so this should make the specs happy, tie with 15 boards to go|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Weedn NPC over Viswanath 150-74, O'Rourke-Rogoff, 59-41 (I think, can't read my own writing)|pg||
nt|pef: on the luck lie of clubs, looks like most contracts make here|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Meltzer-Gamble, 117-82|pg||
nt|finch: Certainly one of them needs to bid with 4@S making|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 5 IMPs indeed|pg||
nt|jian: thier full name is Dai Jianming and Yang Lixin|pg||
mb|1C!|an|1c|mb|p|nt|liujiebj: Ö÷ÒªÊÇµ¥·½Ãæ¶ªÁ½¸öÓÐ¾Ö·½µÄÂú¹á¡£±»ÔÙ¼Ó±¶³É¾Ö¶¨Ô¼³¬Ò»£¬3¸±ÅÆÊä40µã|pg||
nt|jian: 6HµÄ»ú»áÕæÊÇ²»ºÃ£¬¹À¼ÆÎÞÂÛÈçºÎ¶¼½Ð²»µ½£¿Ì¯¿ªÅÆ¶¼¼¸ºõ²»Ì«Ô¸Òâ´ò¡£¡£¡£|pg||
nt|dburn: so the juniors picked up a few IMPs for making what looked like an awful lot of tricks|pg||
mb|1D!|nt|roswolf: 3nt is the standard contract i think|pg||
nt|hedyg: polish @c:)|pg||
nt|roswolf: 5@C anyone?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I bet one of the juniors would have bid 4NT|pg||
nt|roswolf: no undo yet!|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey still thinking, fat fingers here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But Woolsey is *not* a junior|pg||
nt|dburn: double, if anything|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He may double, yes|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Perhaps the most flexible bid|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: this may get them there |pg||
nt|Walddk2: John Kranyak and Melanie Tucker have both played on US Junior teams.|pg||
nt|roswolf: 4nt?|pg||
nt|roswolf: nio|pg||
nt|jallerton: did he really pass?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Could be horribly wrong at these colours|pg||
nt|jallerton: double or double for me|pg||
mb|1N|nt|reisig: That I know!|pg||
nt|tsanders: the players in this match are: Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jim Krekorian, New York NY; Tarek Sadek - Walid ...|pg||
nt|tsanders: Elahmady, Cairo Egypt |pg||
nt|dburn: I'm not sure what he did do, but if he bid 5@d I am a Dutchman|pg||
mb|p|nt|jian: ÏÖÔÚËÆºõ²»Ì«¶àÈËÓÃÕâ2DÁË£¿|pg||
nt|davpro: Yes...25 hp and no fit = 3NT :-)|pg||
mb|p|nt|davpro: yes|pg||
nt|sybarra: although east hand with double @D may slow east down |pg||
nt|roswolf: yes - i bet east cant believe his pard's bid!|pg||
nt|davpro: they could get to high though (but takes a diamondlead to brake it|pg||
nt|roswolf: hmm an unexpected call|pg||
nt|jallerton: is this a stunt?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Indeed|pg||
nt|vugraph7: not a typo this time|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: cue @H|pg||
nt|sybarra: that was a question...|pg||
nt|davpro: I', not sure that 2@h didn't show @cs allready....and 2NT ask for strenght...|pg||
nt|Walddk4: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php  is the link to the official web site with schedule, results and bulletins|pg||
nt|roswolf: i wonder whether 4@S would be a splinter here!?|pg||
nt|Walddk4: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/results/SPINGOLD.HTM  for team rosters and seedings|pg||
nt|sybarra: better have good understandings for that auction |pg||
nt|Walddk4: Mhaffey seeded 20, Venkatesh 45|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He decided that 5@D was the only contract. Strange|pg||
nt|dburn: den bin ik een Hollander|pg||
nt|roswolf: david how is your dutch?|pg||
nt|jallerton: surely 4nt is better than 5@d|pg||
nt|davpro: He bid his best suit at the lowest level...is that so strange? :-)|pg||
nt|jallerton: partner can't play them that badly|pg||
pc|h5|nt|tsanders: and the 58th seed:Harry Apfel, New York NY; James Scott, Wilton CT; Thomas Smith, Stamford CT; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Daniel Nussbaum, Cambridge MA; Mark Ospeck, Memphis TN |pg||
nt|tejjyid: one way to avoid the 4@S trap|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Wold - Passel are in 4@S!|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|roswolf: i normally play that 2nt DENIES @S support here and therefore for me it woulsd be a splinter|pg||
nt|roswolf: he has decided on the cue-bid|pg||
nt|jian: @S contract better than NT ?|pg||
pc|hA|nt|tsanders: 3@s is an artificial slam try in @hs|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome to David Greenwood|pg||
nt|tejjyid: not surprised|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
nt|davpro: wrong again...:-(|pg||
nt|roswolf: ah excitement the moysian fit!|pg||
nt|hedyg: why 2@h?|pg||
nt|davpro: 2@s = 6, 2NT = bal and 3@d = 5-5 or?|pg||
nt|jtr: Hello people|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi david|pg||
nt|jtr: Hey Geoff|pg||
pc|h2|nt|liujiebj: ÊÇµÄ¡£ÎÒÃÇ»¹ÊÇÓÃ2H´úÌæÕâÖÖ2D£¬±È½ÏÀÏÌ×°É£¿£¡|pg||
nt|Walddk4: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php  is the link to the official web site with schedule, team rosters, results and bulletins|pg||
nt|hedyg: but he could have bid 2@d|pg||
nt|davpro: if it wasn't a gadget yes...|pg||
nt|roswolf: he invented a bid to show 5@S i suppose|pg||
nt|reisig: 4@h will be a fast -100|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Our operator is John Stonebraker, ably assisted by Jan Martel. Welcome to both of you|pg||
pc|h6|nt|sybarra: Nystrom is going to love dummy hand |pg||
nt|vugraph9: North asking questions|pg||
nt|roswolf: definitely|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Now South asking questions|pg||
nt|davpro: play will be faster then the bidding (and lead)...|pg||
pc|h8|nt|vugraph7: We don't have screens, so alerts are live  Casen says that Krekorian has an unspecified splinter and he didn't care what it was|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
nt|reisig: slam try ...seems an overstatement|pg||
nt|fabsayc: a sweaty push coming up|pg||
nt|pef: looks like a 1 imp gain for apfel on this board.|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|jian: I guessed 2@S for the final contract :)|pg||
pc|s9|nt|tsanders: yes, I agree|pg||
nt|ritong: jim felt protected by his initial pass:)|pg||
nt|ritong: oups|pg||
nt|ritong: sry, meant private|pg||
nt|vugraph7: There seems to be a technical problem and we're having to stop for a moment - I don't know what it is but I've been told to go back to the lobby|pg||
nt|roswolf: this can make|pg||
pc|s4|nt|pef: no sorry, you are right should be 10 tricks|pg||
nt|othered1: Declarer will duck a couple of @S then find he's lucky in @C for about 10 tricks|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Lynch 142 - Klemic 88|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Robinson 120 - Yang 64|pg||
pc|cK|nt|finch: A trump is by for the best lead here. On a top club, declarer can duck and with trumps 2-2 eliminate clubs and play a diamond to the 10|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|nt|liujiebj: ¿´Õâ½ÚÅÆµÄÏÖ×´£¬ºÜÄÑ°â»ØÀ´|pg||
nt|jtr: East can make a @c ruff but dummy's @h goes and declarer can ruff the 3rd|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|s2|nt|Walddk2: In the other room Drijver - Brink from the Netherlands are NS against Hamman - Soloway. Meckwell sitting out for Nickell|pg||
nt|finch: With the @DJ onside this is all academic, but declarer is trying to cope with @DKJ and @SJ wrong|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Kranyak thinking again, took a while to find h lead|pg||
nt|finch: Of course, East would like to think she would have risen on the club to play a @D through if necessary|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good evening to Jim Hay from Scotland|pg||
nt|vugraph7: freeman: "can I see the last trick or is it too late?"|pg||
nt|ahh: hi all|pg||
nt|davpro: hi |pg||
nt|vugraph7: nickell: "too late unless they let you."  kranyak still thinking|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|nt|vugraph7: Robson 93-Teukolsky 79|pg||
nt|othered1: Declarer doesn't know exact @S split.  Wonder if he might try @C! as a tiny safety play, if he thinks them 5-3|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Welland 151-Rigal 62|pg||
nt|othered1: @CA|pg||
nt|pef: wonder why with diamonds marginally better than hearts he decided to pitch diamonds?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Strul 101-Christiansen 65|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
nt|hedyg: ok, so: 2@d is artificial, any GF|pg||
pc|sT|nt|Walddk2: Dai-Yang's CC : http://www.bridgepark.com/Yanglixin-daijianming.pdf|pg||
nt|henryb: I guess the 5 imps will come back with an imp interest|pg||
nt|jian: 9tricks easy to EW ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Even better, 6 IMPs|pg||
nt|henryb: I think 20% in 8 minutes is usury|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SAQ6H853DT74CKQ94,SJT8HJT7DK8653C87,S93HA942DQJ9C6532,SK7542HKQ6DA2CAJT|sv|n|nt|stewball: i think S should have passed 1nt...and i dont think its very close|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|nt|othered1: Agree|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|raija: yes indeed|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: Shi-Zhuang's CC http://www.bridgepark.com/Zhuangzejun-Shihaojun.pdf|pg||
mb|4S|nt|janm: I understand that halftime scores from both the Wagar and Spingold will eventually be posted on the ACBL website, but for those who can't wait, here they are: |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|nt|stewball: meanwhile,Hu is doing very well indeed against a team which must be a huge favourite|pg||
nt|janm: Wagar: Sekizawa 56 - Baum 88|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|janm: Narasimhan 47 - Jacobs 66|pg||
nt|janm: Sonsini 27 - Kennedy 53|pg||
nt|janm: Radin 133 Crawford 57|pg||
nt|janm: Spingold: Ekeblad 93 - Piasecki 22|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|janm: Nickell 106 - Tucker 34|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|h2|nt|janm: Jacobs 101 - Nagy 90|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s9|nt|janm: Cayne 59 - Kaminsky 40 |pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|h4|pc|s5|pg||
nt|janm: O'Rourke 86 - Bathurst 65|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
nt|janm: Meltzer 74 - Koneru 50|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SKJT82HJ73DAT6CQJ,S9653H42DQ853CK95,SAHAT98DKJ2CAT762,SQ74HKQ65D974C843|sv|e|nt|roswolf: yes Hedy BUT THIS IS REALLY A BREAD AND BUTTER HAND|pg||
nt|davpro: moderate bidding from E in the other room...|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|othered1: Apfel back in the lead, earning 1IMP for spade carding by east|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Bramley's opponents withdrew at the half|pg||
nt|pef: ew did very well to bid and make 3n in the other room on this hand|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Milner 149-Rotman 100|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Even R64 was no walkover|pg||
nt|vugraph7: newbie op having some growing pains here, erratic pace hard to keep up with|pg||
nt|roswolf: who can argue with success!|pg||
mb|1S|nt|davpro: true...but however is seems to be a frequent biddingsequence...so there should be a better bid available...|pg||
nt|jtr: well, as long as you dont pass|pg||
mb|p|nt|jtr: 5@c might even make if you read the position|pg||
nt|vugraph7: a little chaotic in here right now, other tables shuffling, players moving about|pg||
mb|2C|nt|pef: all of 23 hcp and no great fits|pg||
nt|pef: hard to see them getting there with east passing his 12 count|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is 2nd seed against 31st|pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: we're back ...for a fast -100|pg||
mb|2N|nt|fabsayc: is kind of hand where game inevitable after opening bid though|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Onstott 75 - Kranyak 84|pg||
nt|pef: but who knows maybe nussbaum will bid 3n over 2d|pg||
nt|ahh: you are doing a grand job |pg||
mb|p|nt|tsanders: Tom Smith, sitting west, won this event in 1970 and 1971|pg||
nt|reisig: He plays OK :)))|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Last year's champions were Team Ekeblad with Ron Rubin, Fred Gitelman, Brad Moss, Eric Greco and Geoff Hampson|pg||
nt|vugraph7: have great backup :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This time Greco - Hampson are on O'Rourke's team and are replaced by Lew Stansby - Chip Martel|pg||
nt|roswolf: 4 imps to lall on the last board 5@Cx making|pg||
nt|dburn: Success? He lost 4 IMPs for making 5@d|pg||
mb|3N|nt|roswolf: agree dave|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: they could end in an unlucky 3 nt here |pg||
nt|davpro: not that unlucky is it?|pg||
nt|sybarra: or can he make it?|pg||
nt|sybarra: just looking again |pg||
nt|davpro: :-)|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: well.....here we go again!|pg||
nt|davpro: time for a revenge? :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Good evening to Marion Michielsen from the Netherlands|pg||
nt|lady007: hi all|pg||
nt|ahh: any reason for north to pass 1@Cx ?|pg||
nt|finch: I approve of Nickell´s disciplined pass in 3rd seat|pg||
nt|finch: no, i agree you weren´t rude|pg||
nt|jtr: did really well to make 5@c|pg||
nt|finch: sorry, ignore that, was meant to be private|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes indeed|pg||
nt|jallerton: i would never ignore you!|pg||
nt|jtr: Was it meant for me Frances?|pg||
nt|dburn: Most unlikely, given the comment|pg||
nt|jtr: that is why i asked|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey alerted 3D, explained as better than 2NT followed by 3D, then retracted|pg||
nt|jallerton: meanwhile 6@d looks good here|pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: 3@d is safe eniugh|pg||
nt|reisig: enough|pg||
nt|tsanders: 3NT would have been as well|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Too good|pg||
nt|jallerton: where did they go wrong?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No-one did anything silly in my view|pg||
pc|d3|nt|Walddk2: Schwartz seeded 7, Apfel 58|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/results/SPINGOLD.HTM|pg||
nt|Walddk2: For team rosters and seedings|pg||
nt|vugraph7: The alert was because it was the only bid he could make that wouldn't set up a game force|pg||
nt|pef: true|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Hollman 127-Lusky 74|pg||
nt|mareczek: no majors - no bid|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not so easy to bid|pg||
nt|jtr: Tough to reach 6@d|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey: "seven of them?"|pg||
nt|henryb: 11 easy pieces|pg||
nt|tejjyid: if you got to 6NT you might make it|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Jan Martel is now here to give you the half-time scores, so fellow commentators: please be quiet for a few minutes|pg||
nt|tsanders: certainly make 6 with a @d lead|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|davpro: hi|pg||
nt|sybarra: hello Marion welcome |pg||
nt|othered1: relatively high @H only lead to beat this, I think|pg||
nt|vugraph7: @h9 shows the ten but doesn't say anything about higher honors|pg||
nt|fabsayc: dont think it beats it|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Mahaffey 82 - Team Texans (and Indian team) 140|pg||
nt|ahh: i think  his @C suit not good enough to do it |pg||
pc|d4|nt|liujiebj: Õâ¸±ÅÆ¿ÉÒÔÍì»Ø11µã|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
nt|roswolf: 3 card @H suits are obviously de rigeur in Chigago today!|pg||
nt|hedyg: definitely seems to be part of their system!|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi marion|pg||
nt|davpro: there will be 9 tricks with eas...despite the @c suit|pg||
nt|othered1: reconsidered, nothing beats this.|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
nt|davpro: But this time 3NT is (or can be) down atleast|pg||
nt|sybarra: actually 10 with ease |pg||
nt|roswolf: yes even i could make this|pg||
nt|davpro: ease- as you know I can't spell|pg||
nt|roswolf: commentators claim button please!|pg||
nt|roswolf: the swedes are known to be deliberate players|pg||
nt|davpro: a reason could be; it is not THAT expensive if it makes...but P will not be happy...|pg||
nt|finch: the main reason to pass 1@Cx is that it´s going loads off... but it doesn´t look normal at IMPS|pg||
nt|janm: I have the half time scores from the Spingold and Wagar:|pg||
pc|c2|nt|tsanders: don't mean to result, lucky 3NT as the cards are but impossible to bid|pg||
nt|reisig: totally|pg||
pc|c3|nt|sybarra: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php|pg||
nt|sybarra: team rosters  and schedule |pg||
nt|roswolf: a spade swich is likely imo|pg||
nt|roswolf: or even switch|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Bertheau is hold his chin in his hands|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|hedyg: and @s|pg||
nt|finch: partner s more like to have a 4441 10/count than Kx in clubs|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
nt|janm: Spingold: Ekeblad 93 - Piasecki 22|pg||
nt|janm: Nickell 106 - Tucker 34|pg||
pc|d5|nt|pef: well know it does when he won the first heart down a bunch i think|pg||
nt|pef: schwartz should be back in the lead by double digits|pg||
nt|othered1: Yes, Schwartz will have a game swing lead.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Tusynski 102 DeBotton  84|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Eisenberg 91-Lewis 68|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Grabel 115-Weinstein 80|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Wolpert 80 - Lall 110|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Kasday 172 - Thurston 76|pg||
nt|pef: it certainly seems right to duck a couple hearts and float the 10 of diamonds, I don't see where diamond to the q right away works unless diamonds are 33 with the k onside, the ace ...|pg||
nt|pef: of clubs is offside, and south doesn't unclock for n to get in for a club lead|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Koneru 95 - Goldstein 67|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Bathurst 93 - Cole 67|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I wouldn't question Jan's way of operating if I were you, Ed :-)|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Sorry! I was entering scores and somehow did something that entered a trick. Drew is still thinking after winning the diamond K|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Maybe you should   hehe|pg||
nt|ahh: works well on this hand but   not right normally |pg||
pc|d2|nt|janm: Jacobs 101 - Nagy 90|pg||
pc|d9|nt|roswolf: yes but surely ANYsystem should find the 5-4 fit? maybe i am too old -fashioned!|pg||
nt|davpro: @cs is always impossible to find; it is always some kind of gadget...|pg||
nt|roswolf: not with me!|pg||
nt|hedyg: 10@h?|pg||
nt|hedyg: if S covers its bad!|pg||
nt|davpro: if he doesn't it is bad too ...:-)|pg||
pc|dT|pg||
pc|h7|nt|davpro: but not for E offcource|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes there is some play but...........|pg||
nt|othered1: 9-8?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: The ones I didn't list weren't done when we started this quarter - I'll try to get someone to get them for me|pg||
nt|fabsayc: this is all very mysterious|pg||
nt|pef: he'd better cash out for down 2 when he gets in|pg||
nt|othered1: Is this really the position we're in?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good evening to David Bird from England|pg||
nt|brolucius: Better late than never.....................  was watering the garden and forgot about it..... sorry!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He sold his watch yesterday|pg||
pc|h4|nt|tsanders: one of Smith's teammates in 70-71 was a very young Peter Weichsel, but they were all young then|pg||
nt|jtr: Well, if 2NT was available then 3@d is about right|pg||
pc|h8|nt|othered1: Declarer's line of play has given him something to think about.|pg||
nt|janm: Cayne 59 - Kaminsky 40|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
nt|ahh: thought you had water shortage in south britain |pg||
pc|d7|nt|davpro: 3NT didn't make in the other room on last board|pg||
pc|dA|nt|davpro: so it isn't that expensive to find every 3-4 fit|pg||
pc|d8|nt|roswolf: yes but the normal contract still gained imps|pg||
nt|davpro: yes|pg||
nt|roswolf: declarer could go down a lot now|pg||
nt|janm: O'Rourke 86 - Bathurst 65|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|janm: Meltzer 74 - Koneru 50|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|nt|hedyg: 16|pg||
nt|davpro: thx|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Good afternoon to Jo Casen from USA|pg||
nt|davpro: a @h?|pg||
nt|lady007: this hand is taking quite long to take the tricks all the commentators expected before the lead |pg||
pc|h9|nt|hedyg: K@s? and disc @d|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes but declarer cant see a lot of tricks|pg||
nt|davpro: declarer can see @h 3-3 (from start) and @cs behaving...|pg||
nt|davpro: or atleast he hopes that is the case...|pg||
nt|roswolf: the first round of clubs i think was evidence of bad news if n/s are playing udca|pg||
nt|davpro: Probably...but people have played the wrong card before...|pg||
nt|davpro: I should probably know this (if I was a serious commentator that is); how many boards are they to play?|pg||
nt|hedyg: i am a serious commentator:)))))|pg||
nt|dburn: well, four sets of 16|pg||
nt|davpro: lol|pg||
nt|hedyg: LOLLLL|pg||
nt|dburn: although at this rate, they will do well to get through one set by tomorrow morning|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Or if you read your e-mails, David P|pg||
nt|davpro: well; if they tend to bid every 4-3 M fit they will probably get it right sooner or later :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk4: 16 boards per segment, 2 tables with English commentary|pg||
nt|ahh: was planning to sell you  north british rain |pg||
pc|hK|pg||
nt|liujiebj: »ØD²îÒ»ÊµÐ§£¬Ö»ÄÜå´¶þ¡£ÔÙ²»³öH¾Íå´Ò»ÁË|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Not sure why I bother|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, but we are not in the hosepipe ban area|pg||
pc|s4|nt|davpro: Your mails are so long Roland....|pg||
nt|janm: Apfel 81 - Kasday 77|pg||
pc|s2|nt|roswolf: the 2@H overcall really put a spanner in the works so far as slam was concerned|pg||
nt|janm: Robinson 97 - Lall 79|pg||
mc|10|nt|sybarra: hello Jo, welcome |pg||
nt|jallerton: so is North too good for 3NT?|pg||
nt|jtr: But Woolsey is right-the 7th @d is the key|pg||
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qx|c3|st||md|1SKJT82HJ73DAT6CQJ,S9653H42DQ853CK95,SAHAT98DKJ2CAT762,SQ74HKQ65D974C843|sv|e|nt|othered1: About what that hand deserved.|pg||
nt|janm: Apfel 81 - Kasday 77|pg||
mb|1S|nt|janm: Robinson 97 - Lall 79|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|janm: Moss 79 - Grabel 57|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|janm: Robson 73 - Eisenberg 51|pg||
pc|h5|nt|stewball: no drama here..time for a tea|pg||
nt|janm: Welland 46 - Tuszynski 62|pg||
nt|janm: Strul 55 - Team Texans 41|pg||
nt|janm: Bramley 49 - Gordon 38|pg||
nt|janm: Milner 94 - Buras 52|pg||
nt|janm: K. Kranyak 41 - Hollman 56|pg||
nt|othered1: You can make slam on this, but this hand shouldn't swing many imps.|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
nt|sybarra: thx Jan @H |pg||
nt|raija: that was really nice of you, thank  you Jan!|pg||
nt|othered1: Thanks, Jan.  |pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cJ|nt|raija: this was very nicely shuffled for NS|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|d2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|h9|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|raija: match point top|pg||
pc|d7|nt|othered1: Maybe not a matchpoints lead :-)|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SQ3HK74DQ763C9652,SJ752H53DT98542CT,S984HAQT986DKCK73,SAKT6HJ2DAJCAQJ84|sv|b|nt|vugraph7: Buras 132 Antoff 72|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Gordon 115 Yeh 70|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome back to David Burn|pg||
nt|dburn: Hello|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi!|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Hu 106 - Hauge 93|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No, they were 3 grand slams, but they didn't bid them|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php  is the link to the official web site with schedule, results and bulletins|pg||
nt|janm: Moss 79 - Grabel 57|pg||
mb|p|nt|davpro: A good result for NS in the open room|pg||
nt|dburn: this looks a good result for Nroth-South at the other table|pg||
nt|tsanders: looks like a guess for the @s jack for 4@h|pg||
nt|fabsayc: hi david|pg||
nt|vugraph7: nickell discussing his initial pass, "didn't think I was going to miss a game" - on JT of diamonds and 33 clubs|pg||
nt|brolucius: It reminds me of being late for school, and late for work.........|pg||
mb|1H|nt|jian: ÄãÑ¡ÔñÓ¦1NT£¿|pg||
nt|dburn: not sure how it happened, but...|pg||
nt|Walddk4: 2 Davids make 1 eacho, wd guys|pg||
nt|Walddk4: echo  even|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Results are in today's bulletin|pg||
nt|janm: Robson 73 - Eisenberg 51|pg||
mb|d|nt|casenjo: Hi! Sorry I'm late....had trouble logging on|pg||
nt|roswolf: in the other room west passed|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006summer//db6.pdf|pg||
nt|roswolf: should reach 4@S|pg||
mb|2H|nt|pef: e/w had a nice auction to get to the grand at the other table|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Grand slam is easier to make than to bid|pg||
nt|fabsayc: this is not the kind of board you want when in a state of shock|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi jo|pg||
mb|3H|nt|jian: UNDO£¿|pg||
nt|dburn: it would seem that East led ace and another club|pg||
nt|davpro: He did|pg||
mb|d|nt|davpro: hi|pg||
nt|jtr: 14 count work again?|pg||
nt|jtr: South has a choice|pg||
nt|jallerton: the most common point count for a 15-17NT on BBO seems to be 14!|pg||
nt|jtr: vul bid 4@s?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2@D = equal lenght in the majors. Bid your longer|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Stewart explains 2C as both majors, Lall: "Woolsey?  we also play Woolsey"|pg||
nt|janm: Welland 46 - Tuszynski 62|pg||
mb|p|nt|liujiebj: Ö»°â»Ø5µã|pg||
nt|othered1: Good @H spots make this a grand slam very worth bidding.|pg||
nt|ahh: south happy the way this has gone |pg||
nt|brolucius: The hands fit only moderately and 4@S is no great bargain.|pg||
nt|brolucius: Dummy's 8 points in clubs face a singleton.|pg||
nt|janm: Strul 55 - Team Texans 41|pg||
mb|4S|nt|ahh: need @D lead for defence not @C |pg||
nt|Walddk2: But he may get a club lead|pg||
nt|finch: Another West who doesn´t believe in game tries.  Is there some reason not to ask partner´s opinion?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The better minor|pg||
nt|davpro: If you ask P you help the defense aswell...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I agree with you Frances. 4@S is a punt|pg||
nt|brolucius: Should he finesse? |pg||
nt|jtr: end|pg||
nt|roswolf: passing the buck|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Let partner make the final error|pg||
nt|jtr: post mortum think by North:-)|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|jallerton: I'd be inclined to jump to 4 with S|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Woolsey inquires about the 1NT again.  Lall: "we upgrade 14 sometimes"|pg||
nt|janm: Bramley 49 - Gordon 38|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Right, I have been in worse|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Like in 1997 when @HA was off side|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Kaminsky 119 Kaplan 73|pg||
nt|pef: yes, needs nothing more than spades 4-2 and even a little bit better than that|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Nagy 135 Cappelletti 91|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: well can e/w cash their tricks for a game swing?|pg||
nt|sybarra: a "rousing" auction to the same spot |pg||
nt|lady007: i assume the swedes are playing precision? in that case it would make more sense to pass because you cant bid a real suit at your first turn|pg||
nt|pef: oops|pg||
nt|dburn: the trouble is to some extent that people are very keen to get in over 1NT|pg||
nt|jallerton: all his cards are working (unless partner has short @c and they lead a @d)|pg||
mb|p|nt|tsanders: the 3|pg||
nt|tsanders: no guess now|pg||
nt|reisig: well ...that guess is gone|pg||
nt|dburn: and no one quite knows quite how much leeway to give partner|pg||
nt|jallerton: it is game all, so North should have his bid|pg||
nt|janm: Milner 94 - Buras 52|pg||
nt|janm: Kranyak 41 - Hollman 56|pg||
nt|janm: Wagar: Sekizawa 56 - Baum 88|pg||
nt|janm: Narasimhan 47 - Jacobs 66|pg||
nt|janm: Sonsini 27 - Kennedy 53|pg||
nt|janm: Radin 133 - Crawford 57|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks to Jan Martel. Great job!|pg||
nt|tejjyid: great 4@S bid; now to make it...|pg||
pc|s4|nt|dburn: they seem to be doing all right so far|pg||
nt|davpro: I don'tsee what could go wrong for them now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The lead will make it a bit easier|pg||
nt|tejjyid: the trump lead makes it easy to guess the position|pg||
nt|henryb: this may help|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It's hardly away from the queen|pg||
nt|tejjyid: although, a super expert is supposed to lead from Qxx without fear|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Where is he?|pg||
nt|tejjyid: wearing a funny costume in the phonebooth down the road|pg||
pc|sA|nt|pef: that seems lazy|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Lazy bidding, excuse me|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Tucker 148 - Beatty 83|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He found no room between 3 and 6?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: I think that's all of them; if I missed anyone, ask :-)|pg||
pc|s3|nt|tsanders: think he would have guessed right after the 3@c bid|pg||
nt|dburn: well, there wasn't much he could bid|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks Jan, great job!|pg||
nt|othered1: Does ACBL still allow dummy to take a break during a hand?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: This is the worst day with so many teams|pg||
nt|brolucius: No real reason to.|pg||
nt|finch: I don´t believe this is going to make even now - it´s not obvious to put the J in|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|liujiebj: ×¢Òâ£ºÓÉÓÚÕâÒ»½ÚµÄÖ÷¿Í¶Ó»»ÁË£¬ËùÒÔÏÖÔÚ·ÖÊýÀÛ»ýÒÑ¾­²»¶ÔÁË|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Yes, and dummy's gone|pg||
pc|cA|nt|ahh: yes as it happens   no if finesse wrong :)|pg||
pc|c6|nt|othered1: A good decision|pg||
nt|vugraph7: And I missed Jimmy's spot, sorry - ah, it was the 7|pg||
nt|fabsayc: very simple to play now, just ruff diamonds|pg||
pc|cT|nt|jtr: Maybe 3@c over 2@s?|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed i think south was a bit of a wimp|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
nt|roswolf: the swedes are generally aggressive bidders and they seem to open most 11 counts|pg||
nt|roswolf: it isnt unreasonable to ruff with thw A and play for 2-2 trumps|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not a bad idea|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|jtr: Game try|pg||
pc|c5|pc|h3|pc|cK|pg||
nt|reisig: nice swing here|pg||
nt|tejjyid: hasn't happened yet|pg||
nt|reisig: wanna bet?|pg||
nt|jian: not so difficult to home now|pg||
pc|hA|nt|Walddk2: 12 IMps to Nickell on board 2|pg||
pc|h2|nt|jallerton: that helps the opening leader|pg||
pc|h4|nt|davpro: reason or no reason- it seems to work...:-)|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Not Precision, Marion, but strong club is correct|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He already showed 3-3 in the majors. 3@C sounds fine to me|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
nt|dburn: although the effect of this has been to help declarer guess spades|pg||
nt|tejjyid: not any more|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|roswolf: easy game - perhaps e/w should let their opps play the hands!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 4@H failed at the other table|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|vugraph7: I did the first 3 before this room opened :-). Ekeblad 121-85, Nickell 129-101, Jacobs 163-59|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Dummy isn't back, so we have a little bit of a break|pg||
nt|othered1: 12 boards left.  Plenty of time to regroup and pick up 26 IMP|pg||
nt|vugraph7: They're back now|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s5|pg||
nt|lady007: ah yes, sorry|pg||
nt|brolucius: David Greenwood says that declarer SHOULD have finessed, because he will need an awful lot of luck to succeed otherwise. I think I agree, looking at it like that.|pg||
nt|ahh: good point |pg||
nt|brolucius: North was lucky that he has a 10 lead. Had he led a low spot-card, suggesting an honour for most people, declarer would have been more likely to finesse.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: after several fast tricks, kranyak seems to be looking for plan B|pg||
nt|ahh: cant ruff @H and play tr for 1 loser |pg||
pc|s7|nt|hedyg: A@c and @c lead..|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sK|nt|Walddk2: Tell him that even plan C won't succeed|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|Walddk2: There is only one plan that works: misdefence|pg||
nt|finch: If you take the club finesse and it loses you are straight off. If you rise, various things can happen|pg||
nt|finch: You will take a diamond discard and play a heart to the king, now you need something nice in one of the majors|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not even easy from there|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So @HK holds, what do you play from your hand now?|pg||
nt|finch: a low heart.  |pg||
nt|vugraph7: keeps pulling cards from hand and putting them back|pg||
nt|reisig: next|pg||
pc|c4|nt|brolucius: Not a good sign...|pg||
pc|c2|pc|sJ|nt|janm: I have the quarter scores for all matches except Bramley, in which one table was still playing a few minutes ago :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Commentators, pls be quiet for 2 minutes|pg||
nt|janm: Ekeblad 46 - Piesacki 6|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, they did bid game at the other table, so this match is closer now|pg||
nt|roswolf: ok lets have them please!|pg||
nt|janm: Nickell 69 - Tucker 7|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|finch: ... I think.  Or maybe the @SQ.  Can I look at the NS hands first, please?|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Our operator is Marilyn Wells. Good evening and welcome to you too|pg||
nt|reisig: we have great operators|pg||
nt|jian: Rich win :)|pg||
nt|tejjyid: did North's pre-emptive 3H re-raise push EW into this game?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: good evening to you to. |pg||
nt|tsanders: a most enterprising bid by west with a well deserved result|pg||
nt|henryb: at the table too|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SQ3HK74DQ763C9652,SJ752H53DT98542CT,S984HAQT986DKCK73,SAKT6HJ2DAJCAQJ84|sv|b|nt|raija: good point :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|stewball: 2@d =a @h raise|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|othered1: Lets a pair have different types of raises, at the cost of losing natural bids.|pg||
mb|p|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|nt|stewball: i'm told 4@s in the OR|pg||
pc|h3|pc|cK|pg||
nt|othered1: j|pg||
nt|raija: shi probably didn't bid 3@H because the club king turned out to be worthless|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s8|nt|othered1: East's second call might have been a second double, maybe getting spades more strongly into the picture.  |pg||
pc|sK|pc|sQ|nt|sybarra: 4 @S unlike to be huge success |pg||
pc|s7|pg||
nt|sybarra: *unlikely |pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
nt|raija: but this will be|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d4|mc|10|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3S43H9762DAJ7CKT52,SQ2HAKT5DT962CA43,ST976HQJ84D83CJ76,SAKJ85H3DKQ54CQ98|sv|n|nt|reisig: Leading doubletons with 1 trump ..often an error|pg||
nt|tsanders: belattedly bidding on that piece of cheese was as well|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Before I get too many questions about it: they are not playing with screens|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Which I find strange|pg||
nt|ahh: action here |pg||
nt|janm: Jacobs 64 - Nagy 17|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: seems like they may pick up some here|pg||
nt|janm: Cayne 131 - 27|pg||
mb|1S|nt|othered1: Preemptive strong NT by east?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 4@H looks very difficult on a diamond lead|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not at all obvious to get to 4@H|pg||
mb|p|nt|davpro: A natural @c-opening; NS seem to be playing your system Geoffrey :-)|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
nt|roswolf: pass!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It got a diamond lead|pg||
nt|dburn: how many?|pg||
nt|janm: Sorry, Caybe vs Kaminsky|pg||
mb|2N|an|game forcing|mb|p|nt|dburn: West wondering whether to re-open - she knows the contract won't be the same at the other table|pg||
nt|hedyg: it worked with Polish @c at the other table too|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|liujiebj: 2D=H¼Ó½Ð|pg||
nt|davpro: unusual fast bidding this time|pg||
nt|sybarra: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php     for schedules rosters etc |pg||
nt|lady007: i think he will make 7 tricks|pg||
nt|lady007: maybe more|pg||
nt|casenjo: friendly hand|pg||
nt|roswolf: declarer has some communication problems on this hand but should emerge with 7 tricks in the end|pg||
nt|pef: think west is going to bid 3h now? or pass?|pg||
nt|ahh: 22-0  not the start tucker wanted|pg||
mb|3H|an|diamond fit|nt|roswolf: wise fellows- i like it|pg||
nt|davpro: After the first 2 boards I do not think EW are to happy about bidding...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 6@S is fair|pg||
nt|finch: Somebody who could see all 4 hands would bid and make 6@S, but I don´´t think it´s really worth being in|pg||
nt|brolucius: Presumably 3@H may be 4 or 5 cards and that could cause a problem.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: On a good day you make 6@D here. This is not the day|pg||
mb|p|nt|janm: And I'm still wrong, should pay better attention to my scribbled notes - Cayne 31 - Kaminsky 27|pg||
nt|jtr: lol|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|janm: O'Rourke 49 0 Bathurst 12|pg||
mb|3S|nt|Walddk2: 14 back to Apfel|pg||
nt|pef: assuming ew make 3d, which seems likely on the bidding, that's 14 imps back the the match is down to 12|pg||
nt|janm: Meltzer 28 - Koneru 31|pg||
nt|janm: Apfel 45 - Kasday 21|pg||
nt|jtr: Good lead|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: the official site is: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php|pg||
nt|sybarra: is venkatesh  venky on bbo?  does anyone know? |pg||
nt|lady007: on the junior camp a few weeks ago there was a "crazy pairs" event where the rules changed every board... one of the hands was that if you win the trick, partner can lead the next, ...|pg||
nt|lady007: just what you need on this hand :)|pg||
nt|lady007: perfect way to have enough entries to set up the club suit|pg||
nt|roswolf: great game must learn it sometime marion!|pg||
nt|othered1: What's e-w's NT range?|pg||
nt|ahh: 4 @C ?|pg||
nt|janm: Lynch 45 - Hu 24|pg||
nt|janm: Robinson 63 - Lall 32|pg||
nt|jallerton: interestin, chose count lead of 5 not top of sequence 10|pg||
nt|janm: Moss 48 - Grabel 16|pg||
mb|4S|nt|brolucius: Not when North has three spades, though.|pg||
nt|finch: If 3@H is 5 cards then South has 6 spades, so I´m not sure what the problem is|pg||
nt|ahh: going to slam now |pg||
nt|mareczek: S will not stop before a slam|pg||
nt|brolucius: North North, now. He has a bundle of good cards.|pg||
nt|brolucius: Nor...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The play is not trivial on a non-club lead|pg||
nt|finch: Sorry, I just got the majors the wrong way round|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|casenjo: and I thought we were nuts in college. we played upside down. 2s=Ace, 3=King etc|pg||
nt|lady007: that too :) as i said, the rules change every board|pg||
mb|p|pc|c5|nt|brolucius: Playing to ruff the fourth heart (if necessary), after two rounds of trumps, will do it.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Say you get a trump lead; how should you play it?|pg||
nt|janm: Robson 38 - Eisenberg 32|pg||
nt|reisig: 620 seems safe|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 420?|pg||
nt|reisig: or 650|pg||
nt|henryb: on a heart lead you might go down in 4@s|pg||
pc|c3|nt|janm: Welland 30 - Tuszynski 21 (BBO note, Uday is on Welland :-))|pg||
nt|janm: Strul 27 - Team Texans 18|pg||
nt|janm: Milner 42 - Buras 28|pg||
nt|janm: K. Kranyak 12 - Hollman 25|pg||
nt|vugraph7: stewart has d6 detached|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|roswolf: ah those were the days|pg||
nt|lady007: very confusing, but also very funny|pg||
nt|sybarra: and then we all play barbou dont we? |pg||
nt|casenjo: absolutely!|pg||
nt|janm: The only Wagar match that had compared (they have screens) was Radin vs Crawford - Radin 68 - Crawford 17|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
nt|lady007: another great game|pg||
nt|tejjyid: avoiding 3nT is not a good advertisement|pg||
nt|reisig: oops NV ...sorry|pg||
nt|jian: South always think no stop in @C|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|nt|casenjo: are we giving away our ages here?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: 15-17|pg||
nt|vugraph7: That's what was announced and Drew just asked and was told the same again|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks to Jan Martel|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|liujiebj: ÏÖÔÚÊµ¼Ê±È·ÖÓ¦¸ÃÊÇ62£º17|pg||
nt|sybarra: nah|pg||
nt|Walddk4: No Shirley, it's not *our* Venky|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Venkatesh is a common name in India|pg||
nt|sybarra: ok |pg||
nt|roswolf: me- sarky - NEVER - but Brian Senior well..... :-))|pg||
nt|reisig: starting to unblock|pg||
nt|mareczek: clubs for the double finesse and after it two rounds of spades and hearts... |pg||
nt|Walddk2: That's not obvious. What if a defender shows out on the second round of spades?|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
nt|finch: You might draw trumps and hope that hearts play for 4 tricks or the diamond finesse is right|pg||
nt|jtr: Screens in ladies not in open?|pg||
pc|s2|nt|finch: (on top of the second club trick you ned to set up anyway)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Jxxx  there we go again|pg||
nt|mareczek: club lead steered by the bidding|pg||
nt|brolucius: Seems that a diamond lead was safer. Unless he thinks South's club cue bid was on shortage.|pg||
pc|s7|nt|dburn: What did 2@h show? Why did North not raise it?|pg||
nt|ahh: west has nasty lead think i would lead trump  as best of poor options |pg||
nt|Walddk2: In my opinion the worst holding you can lead from|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Screens in the open from tomorrow|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Round of 16|pg||
nt|tejjyid: yes, the lead was "obvious"|pg||
pc|sK|nt|pef: i'm a little surpised drew didn't raise hearts at some point, v vs n over 1n should be more than competing for a part score|pg||
nt|othered1: Then west's pass is a very good decision|pg||
nt|pef: 2h was majors|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It always costs a trick|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes|pg||
nt|ahh: i hate leading from Jxxx|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|jtr: ah ok|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|s9|pg||
nt|tsanders: no miracle cover of that @d by defender for declarer|pg||
nt|jian: but just 10tricks ...|pg||
nt|henryb: I doubt it Yang would have bid differently with @cJ98|pg||
nt|tejjyid: of course not|pg||
nt|tejjyid: the ystem appeared to be indifferent to @C stoppers|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3S43H9762DAJ7CKT52,SQ2HAKT5DT962CA43,ST976HQJ84D83CJ76,SAKJ85H3DKQ54CQ98|sv|n|nt|othered1: I wasn't thinking of getting to game in @S, though that's not impossible.  More like getting @S in at the 2-level.|pg||
mb|p|nt|stewball: Lynch likely to regain the lead|pg||
mb|1S|nt|Walddk4: Welcome to our Chinese expert: Haisheng Zheng|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|nt|zhs1971: hi all|pg||
nt|raija: hello and welcome :)|pg||
nt|sybarra: welcome |pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|othered1: Hello!|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|stewball: hi|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|nt|othered1: EW seem to still play 2NT as a good balanced hand.  Not universal at all, any more.|pg||
pc|h3|nt|stewball: a natural forcing 2nt,,how refreshing|pg||
pc|h9|nt|raija: and the lead does not make the declarer unhappy|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c6|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h8|nt|zhs1971: team "Hu - npc" is China National bridge team, they entered top 8 of Rosenblum last month at Italy, Verona|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|raija: 3@D here - 4@S in the other room was a huge success, 10 imps|pg||
nt|sybarra: wow they did make 4 @S! |pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SQJ7HAJT97DT97CK9,SAKT9HKD642CQJT53,S863H85DAKQ3CA642,S542HQ6432DJ85C87|sv|e|nt|liujiebj: 62£º20|pg||
nt|dburn: East-West might not know how good a result that was|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You never know until you score up David|pg||
nt|dburn: but they will know that they have had three rather poor ones, and need to avoid chasing the game|pg||
nt|vugraph7: From the chat, no-one realizes that 4@h makes|pg||
mb|p|nt|henryb: only 10 tricks|pg||
mb|1H|nt|othered1: how many @S?|pg||
nt|dburn: four, I would think|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Jimmy was unhappy they didn't bid 3NT so he could take his surprise 5 club tricks :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Our operator missed the play on this hand in the CR|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Drew says "you only had 14" :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 3@S  -2|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: at the other table, North overcalled 3@h at this point to ask for a stopper for 3NT|pg||
nt|roswolf: this is a near @C slam|pg||
nt|lady007: i guess this slam is too good to be a roland slam?|pg||
nt|roswolf: far too good|pg||
nt|reisig: 1@h ..looks like the limit:)|pg||
nt|ahh: this match may be over after this set at this rate |pg||
nt|brolucius: Had the score been 0-35 instead of 35-0, we might have been in for a close match.|pg||
mb|2C|an|game forcing|nt|hedyg: 4@h works well here|pg||
nt|roswolf: i would have thought either of the major suit games was better than 3nt on this one|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|dburn: Nortth-South can't make a major-suit game|pg||
nt|sybarra: the multi with a strong version |pg||
nt|tejjyid: what , no double?|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: nor a minor-suit game|pg||
nt|hedyg: lead?|pg||
mb|3D|nt|othered1: West bid 1@S in other room, I'm told, and wound up in 3.  May stop lower here.|pg||
mb|p|nt|othered1: by bidding out the hand's playing worth (at this vul) at once|pg||
nt|dburn: I am not sure that a hand  has more or less "playing worth" just because its holder is vulnerable|pg||
mb|3N|nt|roswolf: 11% is his preferred range|pg||
nt|tsanders: good stop by NS|pg||
nt|reisig: 3@h was a better stop (200)|pg||
nt|tsanders: not made yet, but can be if he plays on @c instead of @ds|pg||
nt|ahh: anybody pass south hand these days ?|pg||
mb|p|nt|jian: ÏóÄúÇ°ÃæËùËµµÄËûÃÇÕõµÄ·Ö½øÕ¹Ì«ÂýÇÒ²»¹»´ó£¬ËÆºõÒª·´ÏÈÄÑ¶ÈÌ«´óÁË¡£¡£¡£|pg||
nt|roswolf: really/ somebody should have waved the red card!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Soloway played it brilliantly, without finessing clubs at trick 1!|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: who?|pg||
nt|pef: the play in 3h rates to be interesting here|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Some would double over 2@H, but I agree with pass|pg||
mb|p|nt|fabsayc: as long as east doesnt ruff third spade, that would simplify things for declarer|pg||
nt|pef: but either way at least a small gain for saxe if roland is correct (as he always is)|pg||
nt|dburn: it looks as though 3@h can be made, but that will still be a couple of IMPs to Apfel|pg||
nt|fabsayc: diamond shift now, will take good guessing, no?|pg||
nt|othered1: No, no real difference in playing worth with vulnerability, just that less vulnerability tends to allow more strategy in your action.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Trick was just turned, but West not ready to lead to the next one|pg||
nt|dburn: and if it doesn't make, Apfel will halve his deficit|pg||
nt|ahh: x probably helped him |pg||
nt|finch: Soloway may have been helped by the double|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|nt|dburn: nor a no-trump game, for that matter. Almost makes you feel sorry for them.|pg||
nt|hedyg: W opened in 3rd seat...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Click on MOVIE, then Closed Room (top) and find board 4. Click on Next for each trick to review the play|pg||
nt|roswolf: a very conservative sequence here|pg||
pc|s2|nt|jallerton: good stop, some may get too high after a strong NT|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
nt|roswolf: but the usual contract is reached|pg||
nt|lady007: maybe he can claim a bit faster this time after a diamond lead|pg||
pc|c5|nt|tsanders: no problem making|pg||
nt|reisig: win a trick w a 9 ...prob makes|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Interesting choice, 4th best from that holding|pg||
nt|tejjyid: the @C 6 in dummy mandates the low @C|pg||
nt|tejjyid: I would have started with the @CQ at trick 1 myself...|pg||
nt|henryb: knowing that @c are either 2-2 or partner has 3 it seems clearcut|pg||
pc|cA|nt|liujiebj: Õâ½ÚµÄÅÆ£¬ÓÐ»ú»áµÄÒ²²»¶à|pg||
nt|pef: looks like east should throw a club if west continued a spade|pg||
pc|c7|nt|jtr: X is ok if partner has 4 spades otherwise.....|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|reisig: @s 3-2 ...a vitual claim|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|nt|roswolf: yes good point Jeffrey|pg||
pc|h7|nt|dburn: I mean, fancy having a combined 19 count and not being able to make game|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|nt|davpro: :-)|pg||
nt|roswolf: east just because of a 3rd seat opening doesnt mean that opener is light|pg||
pc|c8|nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
nt|mareczek: S must work hard not to loose 3 trump tricks|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
nt|jian: ¿´À´ÌÔÌ­Èü»¹ÊÇÐèÒªÒ»Ð©ÏÁÂ·Ïà·êÓÂÕßÊ¤µÄÓÂÆø£¬ÄþÔ¸½«¾ÖÊÆ¸ãµÄ´ó¼Ò¶¼¿´²»Çå¡£¡£¡£|pg||
nt|tsanders: This is big news for a 58th seed to be beating a 7 seed|pg||
nt|reisig: Mike Becker was just inducted into the Hall of Fame|pg||
nt|tsanders: With a name like Saxe one would almost think he is a musician|pg||
pc|dT|nt|pef: looks like just playing heart heart beats him now, I don't think they can untangle the tricks|pg||
nt|fabsayc: two more hearts would have finished declarer|pg||
nt|pef: yeah, it seems like east should have worked it out|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|nt|ahh: found out curse was a true card |pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d4|pg||
nt|hedyg: i dont think E had a double|pg||
nt|dburn: I don't think declarer can make it from here anyway|pg||
nt|tsanders: didn't really seem necessary to win that @c in dummy|pg||
nt|tejjyid: poor old South, not seeing all 4 hands makes it much harder|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|nt|davpro: A new leader then|pg||
nt|ahh: 9 @D = curse of scotland |pg||
nt|vugraph7: seemed to claim -1|pg||
pc|s6|nt|jian: ¾ÝËµ¿µ£¯ÀîµÄÖÆ¶ÈÍ¦ÍêÉÆµÄ£¬ÏÖÔÚÃ»×¼ÊÇÊ¹²»ÉÏ¾¢|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|reisig: next|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|reisig: hmmm|pg||
pc|c4|pc|h3|nt|Walddk2: Turned out to be a great lead|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I would never have found it I must confess|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SQJ7HAJT97DT97CK9,SAKT9HKD642CQJT53,S863H85DAKQ3CA642,S542HQ6432DJ85C87|sv|e|mb|p|nt|zhs1971: Shi - Zhuang are from Shanghai, they are a strong pair|pg||
mb|1H|mb|d|mb|r|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|Walddk4: Must be a strong team when you have world champions Fu and Zhao benched|pg||
nt|othered1: Right|pg||
nt|sybarra: almost amazing to have those 2 benched |pg||
nt|othered1: it's a long event and 64 boards a day can take its toll, especially if your opponents can arrange to be rested.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zhuang in the tank|pg||
nt|raija: yes, they often have a designated pair for the last set|pg||
nt|sybarra: and you do need some rest and hopefully not many teams trying to play with 4 |pg||
nt|zhs1971: Shi-zhuang, Lixin-Jianming got 4th place at 2004 World open teams olympiad even without Fu - Zhao|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|nt|zhs1971: 2004, the 12th Open Teams Olympiad at Istanbul|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hK|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|raija: does he see through the back of the cards?|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Passell Fingering @SA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|h3|pg||
nt|othered1: Correctly putting it back|pg||
pc|h9|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dA|nt|stewball: nicely managed by Zhuang|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SQH7532D53CK96532,SJ8742HAK9DT2CAJT,SKT65HQ8DK8764C74,SA93HJT64DAQJ9CQ8|sv|b|nt|liujiebj: 63£º20|pg||
nt|roswolf: well predicted|pg||
nt|sybarra: can e/w land in 4 @H? |pg||
nt|pef: he needed to do that, roland|pg||
nt|dburn: sorry - even that's OK|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Oh right, my bad|pg||
nt|othered1: Not OK,. mandatory|pg||
nt|pef: if he had ruffed low, south ruffs another diamond and make his last trump en passant|pg||
nt|vugraph7: confirmed -50.  kranyak: "we're on the board"|pg||
nt|ahh: all true scots revoke rather than admit to having it in their hand |pg||
nt|Walddk2: The ACBL organizers tell us they'll have whatever match is closest for the 3rd quarter|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: This was a pretty well-bid slam|pg||
nt|roswolf: maybe but you must show opps you are not a pushover!|pg||
nt|hedyg: lolol|pg||
nt|davpro: Let's see if W gets to bid his 3-c @h then :-)|pg||
mb|1S|nt|reisig: My pal Joey Silver ...likes that .."next"|pg||
nt|pef: he would have beaten it two with heart heart earlier|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So add 6 IMPs to Apfel's total|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Was  3@S -2  in the other room|pg||
nt|jtr: Great that they take the trouble|pg||
nt|vugraph7: lall asks for written defense|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: East did particularly well at his second turn|pg||
nt|pef: ew at the other table did very well to get to game here|pg||
nt|roswolf: 2@D - a multi:|pg||
nt|jtr: probably not|pg||
nt|jallerton: they'll have to wait for the slowest table to finish then|pg||
nt|jallerton: oh, dinner break|pg||
nt|dburn: 2@d - a bit odd, whatever it means|pg||
nt|vugraph7: on 22, after ruff ruff, woolsey: "on my way to drawing trump, partner".  not as much banter at this table as at nickell-freeman-tucker-kranyak|pg||
mb|2N|nt|pef: well that was easy :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: will e/w reach game after south opens?|pg||
nt|lady007: ah...... that seems more reasonable|pg||
nt|ahh: bit like kilt wearing      has to be done |pg||
nt|jtr: well, if they need a written defence it cant be Multi|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The players at the slowest tables will get cold food|pg||
nt|jallerton: good bid if it shows @d+@s|pg||
mb|3N|nt|sybarra: was 2 @D was straight 19-21 |pg||
nt|davpro: at last; my 2 month old baby has fallen asleep...now I can actually think again...:-) Silence is nice :-)|pg||
nt|jtr: I play this sometimes as M+m seen it as any two suits also|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: maybe W did with xxx in @H?|pg||
nt|lady007: that was fast....|pg||
nt|sybarra: on las hand |pg||
nt|sybarra: *last even |pg||
nt|roswolf: no|pg||
nt|lady007: what was 2@h?|pg||
nt|brolucius: That's a revoke every deal when 4 Scotsmen play.|pg||
nt|dburn: Depends - food can take some time to cook in Chicago. Perhaps the slow players are the only ones who will get  warm food.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: pairs seem to know what the other is playing, no inquiries about the alerted 1Ds or about 2D here|pg||
nt|roswolf: in usa one of their quaint regulations is that if you play a multi you have to provide opps with a written defece which can be studied during the auction!|pg||
nt|vugraph7: sadly I am not as well informed|pg||
mb|4S|nt|roswolf: indeed - i think bidding the slam depended on how much opps bid|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: As long as declarer doesn't play Krekorian for @SQ10|pg||
nt|pef: stiff spade beats this if they defend very carefully|pg||
nt|fabsayc: should go down on this lead|pg||
nt|jtr: Apparently Multi is considered a WMD in the USA|pg||
mb|p|nt|jallerton: don't tell George W|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: Well, West opened 1@c and North chose to overcall 1@h in an attempt to locate a 4-3 fit|pg||
nt|davpro: agrre|pg||
nt|davpro: agree even|pg||
nt|roswolf: ahhh|pg||
nt|lady007: well done|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Maybe that's why they misspelled East's name in the closed room: Wold    must be a typo :-)|pg||
pc|c7|nt|liujiebj: ¿ªÊÒå´ÉÙÁË|pg||
nt|dburn: not likely, after this start - but I'm not sure whay he can do anyway|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
nt|dburn: but South thwarted him by having five of them|pg||
nt|vugraph9: computer was unresponsive for a moment|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
nt|ahh: yes but you have a lot of fun looking up our kilts |pg||
nt|Walddk2: I don't|pg||
nt|roswolf: lol|pg||
nt|jtr: Right lol|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Well, a bit high|pg||
nt|dburn: about a 21-1 shot|pg||
nt|vugraph7: lall re: 5s: "two with the queen .. or extra length"|pg||
nt|dburn: or 12-1|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Unless Stewart leads @DA|pg||
pc|s3|nt|brolucius: N-S obviously play the 4th suit as forcing to game (VERY sensible), so 2NT was forcing.|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed not dood enough even for you roland!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: oops|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|tsanders: not an easy hand to bid - just right by NS|pg||
nt|dburn: South can, I think, lead naything but... aargh!|pg||
nt|jallerton: well said Roland|pg||
nt|jtr: Not unreasonable|pg||
pc|s2|nt|reisig: Tom X'd ...not for @d lead|pg||
nt|pef: oops|pg||
nt|dburn: except that Krekorian doesn't know to put CAnnell in with a diamond|pg||
nt|Walddk2: How was he to know?|pg||
nt|pef: seems like ns should have been able to show where the entry was|pg||
nt|pef: shouldn't the first spade card show that?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: spade six at trick one?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: asking about style for 2c rebid: maybe on 1444 else 9+ in minors|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Welcome to a member of the Canadian fire brigade: John Stewart|pg||
nt|lady007: the bidding was much more difficult in the open room where north responded 1@s|pg||
nt|roswolf: no but very unsuccessful|pg||
nt|tejjyid: I think i'd rather be in 3NT|pg||
nt|reisig: Bet a coke ...this makes|pg||
nt|tejjyid: well, it should make|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Passell did|pg||
pc|h5|nt|reisig: Tell Gene ...nobody is watching|pg||
nt|reisig: If I was declarer ..I'd worry abt 4-1 @h behind ...until that lead|pg||
nt|tsanders: North trying to figure out why he was doubled. He will probably make an overtrick|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Drew's studying|pg||
nt|othered1: Drewski played second highest spade as suit pref, I think.  Maybe Q|pg||
nt|dburn: that @s6 was the best North could do, but...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: He did play his second highest spade to trick 1|pg||
nt|reisig: he probably bet|pg||
pc|hA|nt|hedyg: hey John:))|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi john|pg||
nt|Walddk2: One-way traffic. NS missed the slam on board 5|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 13 IMPs more to Nickell|pg||
nt|brolucius: What original seed was the TUCKER team?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 31|pg||
pc|h8|nt|roswolf: this match will now be very clse|pg||
nt|Walddk2: John, I'm sure Woolsey is commenting now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Let's hear|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey: "sorry, I should have doubled for a spade"|pg||
nt|jtr: specs point out that North could  X 4@s|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|davpro: Hi|pg||
nt|dburn: meanwhile, declarer will do rather well to make 4@s here|pg||
nt|Walddk4: He can tell you why|pg||
nt|stewball: hi everyone sorry to be delayed|pg||
pc|dT|nt|dburn: and is quite likely not to|pg||
nt|pef: right, that's what I meant|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg||
nt|lady007: east gave 2 take out doubles on his 5/5 and west had to bid 4@h on a 3crd suit|pg||
nt|brolucius: Nickell is 2?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: yes|pg||
nt|vugraph7: sorry, claimed one less, will correct|pg||
nt|ahh: so Tucker have  already  punched above their weight |pg||
nt|brolucius: Perhaps Tucker had a dream last night that.... playing the mighty Nickell team.... his side would be..... 48 down after 7 boards. |pg||
nt|Walddk2: *Her* side|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Melanie Tucker|pg||
nt|brolucius: Not the first time I have made that mistake (nor the last). Apologies.|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|nt|roswolf: yes i think i would have bid as north but it isn't "routine"|pg||
nt|reisig: next case|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg||
nt|hedyg: you been fighting a fire?|pg||
nt|lady007: non vul i would bid for sure but now... i dont know|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Have fun guys, I am signing off now if you'll let me (3.15 am). See you tomorrow|pg||
pc|sA|nt|tejjyid: see u Roland|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
nt|roswolf: by the way declarer made a slight error at trick 1 - he should have won with the @C J to keep open communications|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c5|pc|h9|pc|d7|pg||
nt|stewball: Roland is being funny...i had a small emergency in my office i had to attend to|pg||
nt|hedyg: he had the right idea at first..|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg||
nt|tejjyid: played with finesse|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SQH7532D53CK96532,SJ8742HAK9DT2CAJT,SKT65HQ8DK8764C74,SA93HJT64DAQJ9CQ8|sv|b|nt|raija: enjoyable to watch that kind of dummy play|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|vugraph9: Imagine my enjoyment at being tableside for it?|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|stewball: another 11 imps to Hu|pg||
pc|c7|nt|stewball: Lynch needs a tourniquet|pg||
nt|dburn: right. wrong, right, wrong|pg||
nt|othered1: Nice to see players making judgments and being right.  Usually matches are matters of being wrong less.|pg||
nt|sybarra: gm david |pg||
nt|dburn: hello|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Shannon Capeletti truning dummy for Eddie right now|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|nt|raija: hey david :)|pg||
pc|cT|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
nt|sybarra: Shannon,  excellent player and very pretty young lady |pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
nt|dburn: Passell is an excellent player and a handsome gentlteman, but he has his work cut out|pg||
nt|stewball: meanwhile..kind of a funny decision by Wold here not to accept 3nt|pg||
nt|raija: this far imps 30-5 for Hu - npc|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SAKQ32HJ932DAJ7C9,S75H876D854CAKJT4,S8HAT4DQT932CQ865,SJT964HKQ5DK6C732|sv|o|nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|roswolf: a lot of imps are changing hands here|pg||
nt|stewball: is N david lindop?|pg||
nt|tsanders: the @d Q play allowed him to lead up to the @c K in the end if necessary|pg||
nt|dburn: so we think that the difference is actually 1 IMP|pg||
nt|pef: yes, 6 imps are missing from two boards ago|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Our usually exciting BBO Vugraph match!!|pg||
nt|pef: schwartz by 1 right now, spectators can wake up again|pg||
nt|ahh: dream ?   incubus  more likely |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf: 3nt looks normal|pg||
nt|jtr: Great partner to apologise for partner's misfortune!|pg||
nt|jallerton: or X 5@s |pg||
nt|jtr: or 5@s|pg||
nt|roswolf: now a slam - ish hand for n/s|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|roswolf: this might be a lively bidding battle|pg||
nt|dburn: at the other table North played in 4@h when South produced a transfer response to the 1@s overcall|pg||
nt|othered1: Lots of method at other table, but couldn't find @S fit.|pg||
nt|dburn: and 4@h was easy to beat from that side|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, I really like that 1NT. Allow partner to compete with extra shape.|pg||
mb|1N|nt|davpro: One would think that someone of us should know that John...|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes John, it is|pg||
nt|reisig: seems like 4@s|pg||
nt|jian: a lucky 3nt ?|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: club system wonder if they end in same place.|pg||
nt|pef: ah, I was wondering how they played 4h from the side where it goes down|pg||
mb|2H|nt|stewball: i'm told yes,,,a venerable canadian|pg||
nt|sybarra: or just another boring 1 nt |pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: wrong again -why didn't north bid ?|pg||
nt|dburn: well, it might go down from the other side also if West leads clubs|pg||
nt|fabsayc: dont see how 4@H down by south, but 3nt isnt the spot|pg||
mb|p|nt|stewball: flying an american flag,,harumph|pg||
nt|hedyg: well you open this, you play 3nt|pg||
nt|dburn: East may worry that he doesn't have a club stop|pg||
nt|roswolf: i think n/s may have bid too much on this one|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They stopped in 4@H in the CR on 23|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: ty Kevin:))))))))|pg||
nt|roswolf: no lemming syndrone|pg||
nt|pef: well this certainly goes down|pg||
nt|ahh:  problems have mostly been at other table |pg||
nt|brolucius: Nickell had the shape for a 15-17 1NT but correctly assessed it as too strong with those super spades.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Not much the defence can do here|pg||
nt|vugraph7: nickell asking if they're in the right direction, brings me in f ront of the curtain for a moment|pg||
nt|jtr: Hmmm Both partners have a strong @c opening|pg||
nt|jallerton: 4@c or 4@d?|pg||
nt|jtr: 4@c for me|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Me2|pg||
pc|cA|nt|ahh: @D lead |pg||
nt|brolucius: Not the time to be in the wrong direction, when you're 48-0 in front.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: their boards were preduplicated, have all 16 here, others are shuffled|pg||
nt|roswolf: 4@C for me|pg||
pc|c5|nt|lady007: maybe they play 2 suited overcalls on the 1 level and weak jumps... but that seems wrong if you cant bid anymore on hands like this|pg||
nt|tsanders: best lead by far|pg||
nt|jtr: Pick a slam for him|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 5NT didn't cross my mind I must admit|pg||
pc|c2|nt|hedyg: great operator@H|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|pef: down 2 for a push|pg||
nt|jian: maybe both stop on 2@H|pg||
nt|vugraph7: yes, i;ll check them|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|nt|fabsayc: surely south should bid 3D over 3@C|pg||
nt|dburn: this is a likely two down for a flat board, and still a 1-IMP match|pg||
nt|jallerton: why pre-empt a constructive auction?|pg||
nt|jtr: Would 4@c be Gerber maybe:-))))|pg||
nt|Walddk2: hrmpff!!|pg||
nt|jallerton: it's not as if partner would have passed 4@c or 4@d surely|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1st warning Mr. Greenwood|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed and will east find the @D lead:?|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|jtr: I will avoid my 'f' key then:-)|pg||
nt|dburn: it won't matter if he does - in theory at any rate|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 13 IMPs to Lall on 23|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
nt|othered1: Transfer responses to overcalls have the disadvantage of keeping the stronger -- opening bid -- hand off lead.  Usually you want him on it.|pg||
nt|finch: With partner showing the other 3 suits I am not sure what is wrong with a club lead|pg||
nt|reisig: 680 was an error|pg||
nt|vugraph7: ok|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|nt|ahh: always check you are sitting in right seats BEFORE  you have monster set |pg||
nt|finch: although clearly makes no odds here|pg||
pc|s7|nt|roswolf: east knows that bad breaks are arfound but still bids 3nt  without a true stopper|pg||
nt|hedyg: his problem wasnt @c:))|pg||
nt|davpro: when in doubt; bid 3NT? :-)|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|roswolf: i think that the polish trait of over-aggression is in evidence here|pg||
nt|stewball: low@s|pg||
nt|hedyg: Polish?|pg||
nt|hedyg: you cant do less than bid game opposite an opening|pg||
nt|roswolf: they all seem to be from poland although i think the captain lives in the usa|pg||
nt|hedyg: the other team bid 3nt as well:)|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes hedy i would normally agree but when opps show distribution SOMETIMES you have to believe them!|pg||
nt|Walddk4: http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=6030  Peter Bertheau|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|reisig: I never noticed...but kind specs ..keep me informed|pg||
pc|s3|nt|liujiebj: Õâ¸±ÅÆ¿ªÊÒ·ÀÊØÓÐÎó£¬¿ÉÒÔÓ®»Ø10µã|pg||
nt|roswolf: imo it is losing tactics not to interfer with strong @C auctions when you have a decent hand|pg||
nt|lady007: this time they end up in 1nt and it's not so bad but they might end in 2@s next time and you didnt have a chance to bid your hearts|pg||
nt|tsanders: no fear in taking that @h finesse |pg||
pc|s5|nt|reisig: only 65 of them:)|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s6|pg||
nt|jallerton: claim|pg||
pc|dT|nt|jian: cash winners cross ruffing better ?|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|nt|Walddk4: http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=3436   Fredrik Nyström (with photo)|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
pc|hA|nt|davpro: Nyström has actually worked as an model....|pg||
nt|nickf: Wold is playing this in 2@Cx|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|nt|Walddk2: We have Robinson v Lall for you in the 2nd segment|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|Walddk4: http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=13939   Miss Netherlands|pg||
nt|tejjyid: good to practice x-ed partscores when there is no game bonus at stake|pg||
pc|h8|nt|tejjyid: less stressful|pg||
nt|jian: 2@CX might be 7tricks or 6|pg||
mc|10|nt|mareczek: if E would play a@d after @hQ, I wonder if Freeman would play ace and another club|pg||
pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SAKQ32HJ932DAJ7C9,S75H876D854CAKJT4,S8HAT4DQT932CQ865,SJT964HKQ5DK6C732|sv|o|nt|vugraph9: Waiting for Wold to return|pg||
nt|raija: any bets on the contract on this hand?|pg||
nt|othered1: 2@H|pg||
nt|othered1: If the first three seats eschew getting in on 5-card suits|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Wold returning......with Diet Coke|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|raija: ok watching his calories |pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|othered1: that will change things|pg||
mb|d|nt|dburn: diet Coke?|pg||
mb|2C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|raija: none of us found the contract|pg||
nt|othered1: Double, by agreement, may show @S and a good hand.  Very old-fashioned|pg||
nt|dburn: are you sure there isn't a brandy in it, given the opening bid?|pg||
nt|sybarra: or|pg||
nt|raija: and lovely :)|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Wold stepped out to use the facilities and returned with some liquid refreshment|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
nt|dburn: better|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|nt|dburn: those facilities may have led him to confise jacks with aces|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|nt|othered1: @H looks right|pg||
pc|d3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|cJ|pc|h4|pc|s6|pg||
nt|zhs1971: now -2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|cT|nt|dburn: and in the meantime, his opponents have contrived to nail him in pretty aggressive fashion|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s9|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3SK4HK9765DJCKQ863,SAQJ63HJ8D865CJ95,S8HA43DAKT972CAT4,ST9752HQT2DQ43C72|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|nt|dburn: mind you, North-South were cold for 3NT, so 300 is a "bargain"|pg||
nt|othered1: Anyone prefer something other than 3@D?  Like 2@C?|pg||
nt|zhs1971: 6@C makeable, but difficult to bid|pg||
nt|raija: not the best contract |pg||
pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
nt|raija: but 9 top tricks|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|c4|nt|dburn: 6-3-3-1 shapes are a bidder's nightmare|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d5|pc|h3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|dA|nt|dburn: in the old days you could bid 2@c slowly|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|s4|pc|h8|pg||
nt|raija: hmmmmm - unauthorized information|pg||
nt|othered1: I think you can bid it now, too.  Nice to have it forcing, but even if it's not, it does let you get the hand right if it lives.|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SA2HA987DQJ74CT32,SKJT5HT2DT2CAJ874,SQ83H543DK98CKQ96,S9764HKQJ6DA653C5|sv|b|nt|liujiebj: Ó®»Ø13µã|pg||
nt|liujiebj: 63£º33|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Although he now knows the end play would have worked, he's not dissatisfied - this line just needed split club honors and clubs 3-2|pg||
nt|vugraph7: That's a quote :-)|pg||
nt|dburn: this seems a remarkable result|pg||
nt|Walddk2: It's a common error to think that it doesn't count if diamonds are trumps|pg||
nt|finch: do the Danes drink as much beer as the aussies?|pg||
nt|brolucius: Not at their prices.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I have it all in writing here, dated 1932, Students Club, Copenhagen|pg||
nt|ahh: who cares scots drink more |pg||
nt|dburn: Never you mind, Geoff. Just keep plugging away at the quantum physics.|pg||
mb|p|nt|davpro: it's a bidders game...:-)|pg||
nt|dburn: I mean, I could understand 3NT making by North-South|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: the match is very close now|pg||
nt|brolucius: ...and spill more|pg||
nt|dburn: did someone say beer?|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|vugraph7: grainger: "what are your diamonds?"|pg||
nt|vugraph7: stewart: "king and one"|pg||
nt|vugraph7: ... lall: "I don't think you'd accept the queen of diamonds" (out of turn)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|lady007: how many boards in every match? 64?|pg||
nt|brolucius: The great expert on lager drinking has appeared from nowhere.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome to David Burn from England|pg||
pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SA2HA987DQJ74CT32,SKJT5HT2DT2CAJ874,SQ83H543DK98CKQ96,S9764HKQJ6DA653C5|sv|b|nt|stewball: 6@c looks like a lot of contract on those cards|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|dburn: I am old enough to remember Edgar Kaplan's article on "that old black magic"|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|nt|othered1: As am I, but it still seems you have to have a way to game in hearts, and a 2@C rebid is one of the ways.|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|nt|sybarra: they were in 4 @h in other room |pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg||
nt|raija: yes making 6, so 2 imps to Lynch|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d6|nt|stewball: i recall EOK was replaced by the WBF from writing the world championship books for alluding to the old black magic|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
nt|sybarra: unfortunately we can not see bidding |pg||
nt|stewball: for several years|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hT|nt|stewball: which was WBF;s loss|pg||
nt|dburn: well, they play a strong club in the other room|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
nt|raija: should play strong pass, then there would no passed out hands|pg||
nt|dburn: not so|pg||
nt|othered1: Strong @C is an almost unfair advantage on hands like the last one.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: @C4 detached from hand......and played|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|s6|pc|cT|pg||
nt|dburn: there was a famous auction that went: strong pass, takeout pass; trap pass to a one count, who shrugged his shoulders and passed|pg||
nt|raija: that was a good one!|pg||
nt|sybarra: LOL|pg||
nt|sybarra: humor at this time of night :))|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dT|nt|dburn: turned out his side could make a slam|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|nt|raija: i wish somebody would write a book of all these funny situations at bridge table|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|nt|dburn: this was Balicki-Zmudzinski, European Championship, Turku, Finland|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1S87HKT9DJ87CQT742,SKQ52HA874DA96CA6,SJT63HJ5DQ543CK93,SA94HQ632DKT2CJ85|sv|o|nt|davidstern: Slam to start with - Hey Roland you there|pg||
nt|davidstern: Sorry eyesight poor|pg||
nt|davidstern: Board changed in a heartbeat|pg||
nt|liujiebj: ¿´À´»ØÌì·¦ÊõÁË¡£66£º33|pg||
nt|ahh: bridge and beer for 3 grand ?  i must play next year |pg||
nt|dburn: Maybe someone should buy the Tucker team some beer - things do not seem to be going their way|pg||
mb|p|nt|davidstern: Heart or spade partscore looks likely here|pg||
mb|1C|nt|roswolf: looks like the multi struck in the other room|pg||
nt|jallerton: well he just about has @h|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey: "What is it?" forgetting the chat after his own 2C call|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: this looks very straightforward|pg||
nt|davpro: this looks and feels like 3NT...|pg||
nt|brolucius: They have the consolation of knowing that at least they were not unlucky.|pg||
nt|dburn: and if the beer doesn't improve their results, at least it will deaden the pain|pg||
nt|ahh: in fairness to this pair  they have played reasonably |pg||
nt|jtr: they could be worse:-)|pg||
mb|1N|nt|roswolf: double|pg||
nt|hedyg: any reason not to double 3@h in E?|pg||
nt|dburn: nto clear whom it struck, though|pg||
nt|roswolf: pass?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: What else?|pg||
nt|jtr: surely 2@d is to play|pg||
nt|roswolf: i agree but why the tank|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|an|stayman|nt|jian: ¿ªÊÒÂýÁËÐ©£¬µ«×îºó¼¸¸±ËÆºõ»ú»á²»´ó£¿|pg||
nt|othered1: Declarer won't be tested with this lead.  Run of @S could have made him uncomfortable, but stilllikely +90.|pg||
nt|jtr: ah system on?????|pg||
nt|roswolf: could be|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey with eyes tightly closed in concentration now|pg||
nt|jallerton: was 1NT 10-12?|pg||
nt|davpro: y|pg||
nt|vugraph7: stewart thought a while before 2d, I didn't hear any alerts, none of them is using alert card|pg||
nt|jallerton: maybe likes mis max with fit|pg||
mb|p|nt|davidstern: Any of my kibitzers have any views about bidding 1NT or 2@D|pg||
mb|2H|nt|davidstern: On the west hand|pg||
nt|roswolf: blood could flow...|pg||
nt|jtr: Jan Martel says 1NT was 10-12|pg||
mb|p|nt|davidstern: 4@H will be good if West bids it|pg||
nt|davidstern: Ruffind diamond finesse and break is very fortuitous|pg||
nt|dburn: West will presumably pull this, and 4@s can be beaten|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|lady007: this nt seems a lot stronger (nice controls too) than the 1nt rebid on board 24|pg||
nt|pef: unless he just cashes out in which case he makes 9 tricks|pg||
mb|4H|nt|pef: with j of d and q of hearts both falling|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: though "can be" and "will be" are not always the same thing|pg||
nt|roswolf: again north has refused to bid over a strong club with a promising hand but south has come to life|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: awkward lead again for saxe|pg||
nt|ahh: normal spot|pg||
nt|finch: Although I am usually complimentary about Nickell´s discipline, that looks like a 3@C overcall to me|pg||
nt|finch: NV opposite a passed partner|pg||
nt|ahh: oh dear  we agree :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: hrmpf|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Are they seriously trying to play in one of the suits West has?|pg||
nt|jtr: and Stewart liked his max|pg||
nt|vugraph7: lall:"do we know what's going on?"|pg||
nt|Walddk2: No|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey:"2D is to play, 2H doesn't exist"|pg||
mb|p|nt|davidstern: One response was: it depends on whether 1nt is forcing by a passed hand, otherwise 2@d stands out|pg||
nt|ritong: nice shot|pg||
nt|pef: now he should cash out and take 10 tricks--especially with that pitch|pg||
nt|fabsayc: makes sense now to cash, since 7 certain|pg||
nt|othered1: But nobody would play it that way without a mirror.  Now, however, he should revert|pg||
nt|jtr: it does now:-)|pg||
nt|janm: No, I think that Fred was trying for 3NT by bidding the major he had stopped and then bidding 3@D to let Kit out|pg||
nt|roswolf: hmm i think they had a mix up|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But what did he think 2@D was?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: stewart steps out and lets a kibitzer turn dummy|pg||
nt|jtr: Maybe it was for BBO?  3@d is more interesting than 2@d|pg||
nt|roswolf: true|pg||
nt|vugraph7: woolsey: "in your style can 2C be 4-4?"   Lall: "yes"|pg||
nt|janm: He thought 2@d was to play, but could have enough in values or diamonds to make 3NT opposite a super max with a diamond fit|pg||
nt|vugraph7: also asks, over the mini, if 2C is constructive.  Lall hedges|pg||
pc|c2|nt|Walddk2: Good morning to Geoffrey Wolfart from England|pg||
nt|roswolf: hi all|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Wolfarth, sorry|pg||
nt|davidstern: I think 2@D as a passed hand is a better bid|pg||
nt|davidstern: Hi Geoff|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And good evening to Wayne Burrows from New Zealand|pg||
nt|davidstern: I am discussing (with myself I think) whether one should consider bidding 2@d as a passed hand over 1@H by East|pg||
nt|davidstern: Hi Wayne|pg||
nt|liujiebj: 5CÓÐ»ú»á£¬²»¹¥½«ÅÆ|pg||
nt|hedyg: duck the @c return|pg||
nt|jtr: seems logical but did he have enough?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I am lost. 2@D was to play. Does that invite partner to the party?|pg||
nt|reisig: looks bad for dcl|pg||
pc|c6|nt|sybarra: play may go quickly here |pg||
nt|Walddk2: I would bid 4|pg||
nt|brolucius: Wouldn't make much difference, as it happens.|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
nt|cascade: Hi David|pg||
nt|cascade: Hi All|pg||
nt|roswolf: hmm nice to have specific methods in this sort of situation|pg||
nt|sybarra: and then again....|pg||
nt|tejjyid: doomed, but probably flat|pg||
nt|jian: 4losers no doubt ?|pg||
nt|tejjyid: North could switch to @S J...then there would be a chance|pg||
pc|c9|nt|davidstern: I would be interested in EW methods that prompts East to rebid 3@H with this hand|pg||
pc|c5|nt|hedyg: same|pg||
pc|c7|nt|reisig: a wild prediction ...he'll make this|pg||
nt|ritong: clever, really|pg||
nt|ritong: the lead, i mean:)|pg||
nt|ritong: a two out of three chances finesse|pg||
nt|brolucius: The same sort of player who is interested in 'the beer card' would also overcall 3@C.|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|roswolf: i think it is certainly preferable to bid naturally in this position|pg||
nt|dburn: since now, it can't be beaten any more|pg||
nt|tsanders: it can be made, but not likely|pg||
nt|jian: almost not any game contract ?|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h5|nt|dburn: Well, his prospects of making the last trick with @d7 would be limited|pg||
nt|ahh: Bird  getting ageist again  or is it youngist |pg||
nt|dburn: but at least he would have the consolation of knowing that no one else could do it|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|roswolf: and it might dampen east's enthusiasm since 2@D hardly improves his hand|pg||
nt|jtr: he just Gatecrashed the party:-)|pg||
nt|jallerton: no but there are some "to play" hands opposite which 3NT might make|pg||
nt|roswolf: no roland i think south didn't know really what was going on|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
nt|tejjyid: correct|pg||
nt|tsanders: he is on the right track to make it|pg||
pc|hT|nt|davidstern: Isn't this a fortunate 4@H with nothing wated in spades but nobody knew that|pg||
pc|hA|nt|pef: oh well back to 90 after all|pg||
nt|brolucius: If West's opening bid showed at least five hearts, as I assume, I cannot understand the 'semi-forcing 1NT response'. Might a heart game not be missed if partner did pass?|pg||
nt|finch: The method is that you bid 1NT then 3@H to show a limit raise with 3 trumps|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Can't pass a forcing 1NT. It's forcing by a non-passed hand|pg||
nt|ahh: semi forcing = 99% forcing|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|janm: It's not as if 2@d was bid when the alternative was 1NX or something like that, so it wouldn't be a horrible  hand|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
nt|reisig: but ...won't|pg||
pc|s2|nt|roswolf: north will be kicking himself|pg||
nt|davpro: didn't it require the ace of @c ledto beat?|pg||
pc|s6|nt|tsanders: North has had some tough hands in a row|pg||
nt|brolucius: What was wrong with 2@D? Game in hearts couldn't be far wrong and it would be more descriptive if opener was strong.|pg||
nt|dburn: If the alternative is to force to game with 2@d, then I can understand 1NT|pg||
nt|finch: Even playing semiforcing NT, opener only passes on a 5332 pile of rubbish|pg||
nt|ahh: ah discord excellent |pg||
nt|brolucius: 'Semi' used to mean 'half' (however it was pronounced).|pg||
nt|vugraph7: sorry, I hit some wrong key and never recovered, play proceeded very fast|pg||
nt|Walddk2: np, you caught up|pg||
pc|sA|nt|othered1: Well, not too likely spades were cashable 6-2|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes but being lucky is always good!|pg||
nt|davidstern: Tick|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes|pg||
nt|lady007: ok thats gonna be an overtrick now|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|nt|fabsayc: but also unlikely they were 44?|pg||
pc|h4|nt|jian: £È£´£­£´£¬£Ä£´£­£´£¬¶ÔÊÖ×îºóÃ»×Óµ¯ÁË¡£¡£¡£¡£|pg||
nt|liujiebj: ×£ºØÕÅµÂÖÒ¶ÓÓ®µÃ¹Ú¾ü£¡|pg||
nt|liujiebj: 73£º33|pg||
nt|jtr: meanwhile they are playing ping-pong in 3@d|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|hedyg: he had no reason to lead that|pg||
nt|roswolf: the imps continue to swing around|pg||
nt|roswolf: true hedy but he will think he might have found that lead|pg||
nt|hedyg: :))|pg||
nt|hedyg: they would have to call the TD if he did...|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|nt|othered1: What I was implying was I think he should have cashed.|pg||
pc|s4|nt|Walddk2: The contract is *not* 3@D in the other room|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1NT by North|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|lady007: i really think they dont play any kind of normal overcalls.... this heart switch hopes for AQT7x or KQTxx with an ace|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|roswolf: yes i am not impressed by their bidding style|pg||
nt|ritong: because is one cha,ce declarer holds @s king ( not stiff), versus two to find it in dummy or with part|pg||
pc|s9|nt|tsanders: he will play for split @d honors in the end|pg||
nt|tsanders: that is to make it|pg||
nt|reisig: If ..he over..ruffs ..I'll faint|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|h3|nt|ritong: plus tapping plan|pg||
nt|ritong: with @h Axxx|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Likely to make 2|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
nt|tsanders: close, south did well|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1S87HKT9DJ87CQT742,SKQ52HA874DA96CA6,SJT63HJ5DQ543CK93,SA94HQ632DKT2CJ85|sv|o|nt|raija: boy, it was hot there|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|nt|sybarra: and very  hot in Europe now I understand |pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
nt|stewball: adroitly avoiding both the 4/4 @h fit nd the @c lead....|pg||
nt|othered1: Never tried for major suit fit.|pg||
nt|dburn: that is more and more normal these days|pg||
nt|stewball: i'm told 4@s in the OR....|pg||
nt|stewball: 4@h i mean|pg||
nt|dburn: well...|pg||
nt|dburn: better|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|sybarra: @C shift now?|pg||
nt|zhs1971: switch to club will beat the contract|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s4|nt|zhs1971: wow, +10imp to Lynch now|pg||
pc|c2|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|h3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d3|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
nt|raija: we want close matches, so time for Lynch squad to get a swing|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c3|pc|d2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dK|mc|9|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SQHJ8754D4CKT9653,SJT8HAQ632DKJ975C,SK7652HKDT82C8742,SA943HT9DAQ63CAQJ|sv|n|nt|roswolf: a bidding test forn/s|pg||
nt|davidstern: Call Roland - a grand slam here|pg||
nt|casenjo: an even closer match|pg||
nt|sybarra: those "little" imps add up |pg||
nt|tsanders: looks good for 5@c EW|pg||
nt|reisig: tough to bid|pg||
nt|tsanders: and west has a "kitchen" double of any spades beyond|pg||
nt|ritong: NS will be in 4@s very quickly|pg||
nt|ritong: smith could try an overcall, then|pg||
nt|ritong: as he seems to be in creative mood today|pg||
nt|pef: boy, you really don't need points to bid games anymore, do you.  n/s in the other table go to game on a 4333 12 vs. 9|pg||
nt|roswolf: crazy hand|pg||
nt|jtr: another upgrade?|pg||
mb|1H|nt|davpro: In Sweden we never have pass outs...it'sagainst the law :-)|pg||
nt|roswolf: well now there must be a swing|pg||
nt|dburn: will this one get upgraded?|pg||
nt|dburn: No|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: not to worry - it wasn't very interesting|pg||
nt|roswolf: with 2 10's why not?|pg||
nt|dburn: still in economy class|pg||
mb|1S|nt|ritong: wow|pg||
nt|ritong: creation is the key word for these two|pg||
nt|tsanders: can't shut out this east|pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: now ...they'll bid 5@c'|pg||
nt|dburn: and it gave us the opportunity to listen to brolucius on modern bidding, for which we are all most grateful|pg||
nt|brolucius: I appreciate your sincerity|pg||
nt|vugraph7: in theory good or bad, "but sometimes we choose to get in with a hand in the middle"|pg||
mb|2D|nt|davidstern: South just checking partner has the same coloured cards as he does|pg||
nt|finch: West has a difficult call here. |pg||
nt|Walddk2: EW have an excellent save against 4@S|pg||
nt|vugraph7: "I don't know, he might have a good hand, he might have diamonds"|pg||
nt|roswolf: double again?|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: they didn't do all that badly to make it, either|pg||
nt|ahh: north has easy call|pg||
nt|finch: Double gets the values over, but he must be worried about holding such good diamonds|pg||
mb|3C|nt|roswolf: 13 tricks available in 3 different strains!|pg||
nt|reisig: 550?|pg||
nt|pef: the word "revert" confused all of us, ed|pg||
nt|fabsayc: down on perfect defense, starting with heart out|pg||
nt|dburn: a heart lead might have been enought to beat it, but that wasn't obvious|pg||
nt|othered1: At the other table north opened 1@D, making south's @Ds look good.  Here, with the @C singleton, very different.|pg||
nt|pef: v at imps I suppose he might try 3d now, but hard to believe north will go|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 1NT did make 2 on 27. 5 IMPs to Lall|pg||
nt|dburn: double again would probably be for penalty|pg||
nt|jtr: South now a bit fixed|pg||
nt|vugraph7: distraction at the next table where nickell called the director after freeman looked at the wrong hand from a board in theircompleted set|pg||
mb|d|nt|hedyg: "pushy" 3nt if 14...|pg||
nt|roswolf: this could be quite interesting|pg||
nt|dburn: more IMPs here, perhaps - I don't think the defence can beat this one|pg||
nt|lady007: indeed, the swedes seem to open every 11 count|pg||
nt|jtr: after the think by North|pg||
nt|vugraph7: do not assume every hesitation is at the table, some of them are mine|pg||
nt|reisig: slam time?|pg||
nt|jian: guess they would bid a slam , but not easy to home|pg||
mb|3S|nt|sybarra: the "any" 11 rule |pg||
nt|lady007: and it was definately right on this board|pg||
nt|dburn: else, declarer could set up a long diamond for a heart pitch|pg||
nt|mareczek: it is good point to play a negative double against the suit guaranted by the overcall|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: I guess saxe wants to be up by enough to obviate any committee ruling--usually a very good idea|pg||
nt|dburn: this has been an object lesson by Ospeck and Nussbaum in keeping your heads after a calamitous start|pg||
mb|3N|nt|davidstern: Yes @H @C and NT|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I'm here|pg||
nt|jtr: ok But north did have a think with their hand:-)|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: although declarer may have to take a view in spades|pg||
nt|davpro: and some 10 |pg||
nt|reisig: oops|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You are allowed to hesitate, John, we won't call the director|pg||
nt|jallerton: yes S has 3@h opposite usually 3 with partner so bidding is not attractive|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|dburn: well, you'd better make sure the director doesn't award you an adjusted score|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: yes they do - they are very aggressive bidders|pg||
nt|dburn: well, East seems to have felt that she ought to bid, and that was a good shot|pg||
nt|Walddk2: NS can get 500 on perfect defence|pg||
mb|p|nt|davidstern: We knew you would be when there were 13 tricks |pg||
nt|davpro: yes. But any view will do :-)|pg||
nt|lady007: with the clubs so friendly it should be no problem to make at least 7 tricks|pg||
nt|ahh: who knows who is saving ?|pg||
nt|brolucius: Auction was well judged all round.|pg||
nt|tejjyid: NS have decided to warn them about the problems|pg||
nt|reisig: I surely hate 1@s bis|pg||
nt|reisig: bid|pg||
nt|tejjyid: why? |pg||
nt|jian: no story ....|pg||
nt|tejjyid: East sees his @C values opposite the shortage & gives up|pg||
pc|h8|nt|ritong: dummy will not be a delight|pg||
pc|h2|nt|liujiebj: µÚÒ»½Ú¿ªÊÒÄÏ±±¶ªÁ½¸±Âú¹á£¬´í¼Ó±¶µÐ·½³É¾Ö¶¨Ô¼ÖÂÊ¹±»ÔÙ¼Ó±¶³¬Ò»¡£Èý¸±ÅÆ¾ÍËðÊ§39µã|pg||
nt|hedyg: will now protect @hs and play @s to S|pg||
nt|dburn: not really - he could play South for Qx, for example|pg||
nt|casenjo: i don't like aceless, balanced, 11 counts, but it certainly is a winner here!|pg||
nt|ritong: zero winning layout|pg||
nt|ritong: smith is rooting, though|pg||
nt|tsanders: had east held the one more card he needed for his TO double, this would be a good contract|pg||
nt|ritong: yes|pg||
pc|hK|nt|Walddk2: They need to switch to diamonds quickly in order to get 500|pg||
nt|finch: North did very well not to bid on. the 3 low hearts must have been a turn off with West showing heart values|pg||
nt|ahh: like now |pg||
nt|mareczek: diamond switch seems obvious|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
pc|c8|nt|davidstern: Well they arent missing any aces or kings|pg||
nt|roswolf: are they in danger of missing it?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Ole-fashioned Blackwood it appears|pg||
nt|davidstern: North can count 13 tricks if hearts behave |pg||
nt|vugraph7: Saxe asking questions, first about the signals and then I think the RDBL|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|roswolf: yes|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2 aces, 2 kings (@HQ included)|pg||
nt|davpro: He probably will...but after the lead I think he is pritty sure over the distibution in @h|pg||
pc|cK|nt|Walddk2: so 5-ace Blackwood|pg||
nt|davidstern: Maybe what has happened here is South taking control rather than north|pg||
nt|Walddk2: oops, was an older version |pg||
nt|pef: this almost surely will be another 10 imps to saxe to put them up by 30|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Amazing come back, agreed David|pg||
nt|dburn: North ought have enough information|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
nt|davidstern: Coke Roland and what can I get Wayne and Geoff|pg||
nt|dburn: and he does|pg||
nt|tejjyid: no-one lost a big match being conservative in the slam zone (well, not often)|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|nt|dburn: and if they can hang on, I guess this might be the biggest upset of the round|pg||
pc|c4|nt|Walddk2: Maybe Cui couldn't show @HQ in their methods|pg||
nt|Walddk2: And the appeal looks moot|pg||
nt|ahh: he can work it out |pg||
pc|hT|pg||
nt|casenjo: this board should tie up the match|pg||
pc|d5|nt|ahh: now does he cash @S or try to give rufff this is  hard |pg||
pc|d2|nt|hedyg: they lead 3/5 it seems|pg||
nt|hedyg: or attitude|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes a bit of a giveaway in either case!|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|roswolf: yes was 1@H a natural positive?|pg||
nt|othered1: Or, given the seeding differential, biggest of the event|pg||
nt|pef: hey they just score 31 in three boards, no reason schwartz can't do the same|pg||
nt|dburn: Indeed not - but they need the boards|pg||
nt|ahh: easy now |pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|pef: although peeking ahead, things look pretty good for saxe|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|nt|davpro: yes....but N might have played a higher card if he held one...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Well defended|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|sT|pc|c2|pg||
nt|liujiebj: Æ´²«Î´¹û¡£|pg||
pc|dA|nt|roswolf: yes or even produce a new leader if west makes 9 tricks|pg||
nt|lady007: this will probably make 9 tricks, so 4 imps to mahaffey|pg||
nt|casenjo: these long matches are usually won and lost on partscores and overtricks|pg||
nt|brolucius: Well bid all round and well defended. Just what we want to see.|pg||
pc|h4|nt|roswolf: 10 imps to the trailing team|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The deal belonged to NS in 2@S|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Partscore swing possible|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 110 in both directions|pg||
pc|d7|nt|dburn: Well, North-South at the other table have been pretty solid|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|c5|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|Walddk2: There you go|pg||
nt|tejjyid: which is why neither of these pairs is pushing for slams|pg||
pc|s6|nt|lady007: yes it's surprising to see how many of these matches are exactly or alllmost tied at the end... you wouldnt expect that to happen so often when you play 64 boards (or also with 96 ...|pg||
nt|lady007: boards)|pg||
nt|davpro: Have you got any scientific proof of that or is it just a feeling?|pg||
nt|casenjo: and Mahaffey takes the lead|pg||
nt|davpro: If N was only to bid one time he might aswell have bid 1NT?|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c9|pg||
nt|dburn: perhaps, but he was a bit good for that (and had the wrong kind of diamond stop)|pg||
nt|dburn: and he couldn't really anticipate things going like this|pg||
nt|davpro: agree...but at the same time he was a bit good for his second pass...|pg||
nt|jtr: A bit unfair when the opponets have the @h suit i suppose|pg||
nt|jallerton: the problem is dbl of 2@h may be penalty-orientated|pg||
nt|jtr: opponents|pg||
nt|reisig: playing 6@d other room|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2SQHJ8754D4CKT9653,SJT8HAQ632DKJ975C,SK7652HKDT82C8742,SA943HT9DAQ63CAQJ|sv|n|nt|othered1: I want well played matches. |pg||
mb|1H|nt|raija: good players, good bridge and tight matches|pg||
mb|p|nt|stewball: the auction timed out poorly for Hu in the  OR|pg||
mb|2D|nt|sybarra: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php|pg||
mb|p|nt|raija: and a good operator too - without one there would be no vugraph|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|nt|stewball: of such incidentals matches are won and lost|pg||
nt|sybarra: website,  bullentins have good info,  but scores are not available on website |pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|nt|othered1: A try for 7?|pg||
nt|raija: hmmm, is either wold or passell a rabbi?|pg||
nt|stewball: Wold declines their forcing 2nt response....|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Nope....I don't think Passell is even Jewish. Pretty sure Wold is|pg||
nt|othered1: It may be limited, like to 14 and this hand's maybe not quite up to 2N-4N|pg||
nt|stewball: i'm betting 2@d was anti systemic|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Passell loved the 2@D bid|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|othered1: But what was 5@S?  A Bluhmer-type thing, or were we in some kind of asking sequence?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: It meant he didn't have to play the slam|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|vugraph9: I didn't get the explanation, they are talking sotto voce.|pg||
nt|dburn: maybe 4@s was keycard|pg||
nt|raija: bets on making or not?|pg||
nt|dburn: and 5@s was some number of keycards and a club void|pg||
nt|othered1: OK, I'm told 4@S probably RKC type call and 5@S two and a void.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Wold is on pause.............|pg||
nt|dburn: and now in stereo...|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Everyone can take a short nap if they wish we might be here a while|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|nt|othered1: Declarer has two choices, @H finesse or @C finesse.  Latter, I think, requires a bit more good things to happen.|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|dburn: why?|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|sT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|sJ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|vugraph9: One hurdle cleared|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|raija: the votes were almost all for going down|pg||
nt|stewball: uh oh.....|pg||
nt|othered1: entries here aren't all that easy to find.  In real trouble now|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|d8|pc|h9|nt|sybarra: oh well |pg||
nt|stewball: dubious @h finesse but hard to resist|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Needed to go up @HA|pg||
nt|stewball: he aid a big price|pg||
nt|stewball: paid|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SJ954HAQJ2DA54CJ7,SK8HKT43DQJ9CT654,SQH98765DK87CQ982,SAT7632HDT632CAK3|sv|b|nt|davidstern: South cursing East following to a heart|pg||
nt|davidstern: I would be marking that as a loss on my card|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|stewball: deserved i'd say|pg||
nt|roswolf: agreed|pg||
nt|lady007: 10 tricks even|pg||
nt|ritong: schwartz grinding back|pg||
nt|pef: still 10 imps despite making only 3|pg||
nt|dburn: and against Sadek and ElAhmady, that's not the easiest thing to be|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php  is the link to the official web site with schedule, results and bulletins|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Results are in today's bulletin|pg||
nt|vugraph7: (that hesitation)|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: the last quarter should be interesting|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Drew says he hopes the kibs know what a vul weak 2 bid looks like now :-)|pg||
nt|pef: this is a chance for schwartz to gain, but less likely on the next two boards|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006summer//db6.pdf|pg||
mb|1S|nt|roswolf: now this is a trickier hand|pg||
nt|jtr: Second X just shows a good hand in my view|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 5@C is where you want to be now if you know the layout|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: and the official site is: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php|pg||
mb|1N|nt|sybarra: we seem to specialize in the "close" finishes on bbo |pg||
nt|brolucius: Once again there are some good TV programmes on at 21.00 (GMT) and I commend the players for keeping to 8 boards an hour, so I don't miss them.|pg||
nt|roswolf: nice hand for east|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: maybe more here - once again, 3NT may make while 4@s failed|pg||
mb|2S|nt|hedyg: dont like 1@c:(|pg||
nt|stewball: hefty 1@s balance|pg||
nt|ritong: :-)|pg||
nt|dburn: if it was, it's not altogether clear what he was thinking of doing|pg||
mb|p|nt|liujiebj: ¶«Î÷µÄÊÇÕÅµÂÖÒºÍºÎ½¨Î°|pg||
nt|stewball: i'm with you hedy|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|ahh: TV ?|pg||
nt|jtr: only 15 points.....|pg||
nt|jallerton: Roland always knows the layout|pg||
mb|p|nt|davidstern: I am getting some comments about exclusion blackwood but South can see 2 spade or club pitches on the @DAK so is taking a negative view on partner holding any black queen.|pg||
nt|roswolf: i would not be suprised if they bid a slam here - especially after the last board|pg||
nt|ritong: drew is a great poker player|pg||
nt|reisig: A roland slam|pg||
nt|Walddk2: GMT??|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Are you sure it's not BST?|pg||
nt|dburn: Nickell seems to be taking this slowly|pg||
nt|brolucius: When I watched the Reisinger (late stages), they were playing 5.5 boards an hour and no director had the ***** to complain about it.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: GMT is 1 hour behind BST|pg||
mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|tsanders: the story of this hand is dropping Queen doubletons offsides|pg||
nt|ritong: which means he does not ride without a saddle|pg||
nt|reisig: ust play all suits from the top down|pg||
nt|tsanders: 6@d on last hyand is interesting playing hand|pg||
pc|c4|nt|cascade: he could see no losers and excellent chances of 13 tricks|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes west now has a wide choice of calls here|pg||
nt|casenjo: years ago, Soloway told me "The average hand is a partscore, the average hand is boring. Don't be a genius, just don't make mistakes"|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They also stopped in 3@C in the other room|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Same auction|pg||
pc|c2|nt|liujiebj: ¶¨Ô¼å´¶þ¡£|pg||
nt|othered1: West took a reasonable, practical action.|pg||
nt|jallerton: 3@c seems timide after partner jumped|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|hedyg: anything but 2@s is positive|pg||
nt|davpro: Did E really have to bid that high (at once)?|pg||
nt|tsanders: north hand so bad he may try to hit partner|pg||
nt|jtr: Worth 4@c? Unless....|pg||
nt|roswolf: agree Geoffrey|pg||
pc|s2|nt|stewball: this requires  some care....particularly on a @c lead|pg||
nt|hedyg: he is the man!!|pg||
nt|davpro: :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: lol|pg||
nt|ahh: if you are watching  TV must be BSE|pg||
pc|s4|nt|roswolf: now declarer has a fighting chance to make this|pg||
nt|roswolf: low spade is best|pg||
nt|othered1: Opposite extra @h length and playing strength shown by 2@H.|pg||
pc|sK|nt|cascade: perhaps it would be easier if North had raised hearts immediately with four-card support|pg||
nt|davidstern: Six will make here|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes but clearly south was worried abot something|pg||
nt|cascade: this time he raises with three-card support and a six-card minor on the side|pg||
nt|cascade: did they have "words" after the last board?|pg||
nt|dburn: well, the opening bid has marked North with just about everything|pg||
nt|stewball: i'm guessing he fails...|pg||
nt|hedyg: not going to finesse is she?|pg||
nt|stewball: she|pg||
nt|dburn: I doubt it|pg||
nt|reisig: looks like 110|pg||
pc|s8|nt|finch: 3@H is quite a subtle choice, as he knows partner will not have 4 diamonds (no raise) he wants to get the 6th heart across|pg||
nt|Walddk2: You agree with yourself??|pg||
pc|h6|nt|ahh:    Tucker gets off the mark 3 imps in |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Nickell can afford to lose 2 trump tricks|pg||
nt|finch: he can, but he cannot afford to lose two trumps and a diamond|pg||
nt|ahh: but not @D as well|pg||
nt|finch: I can just see win the spade, heart finesse losing, club switch....|pg||
nt|brolucius: @HK-x offside is quite likely on that bidding.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: nickell thinking now.  "no one doubled me, did they?" after 4Hppp, "wish trick" after A234, back serious|pg||
nt|finch: A club switch at trick 2 would have made things easier for declarer, oddly enough|pg||
nt|finch: As then I think he would probably take a diamond finesse |pg||
nt|brolucius: West will have given a count signal at Trick 1. East could guess it was from 3 spades, after North's bidding in the red suits.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So the extra entry may serve as a Greek gift|pg||
nt|brolucius: Perhaps he has given declarer an extra entry in the hope that he finesses @HQ|pg||
nt|Walddk2: she|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, yes. It was a typo. Of course I had not forgotten!|pg||
nt|vugraph7: bah|pg||
nt|brolucius: Many thanks to the VG operator. Now even the most senile of commentators will not forget.|pg||
pc|sA|nt|fabsayc: he will go for two club ruffs, a safe line|pg||
nt|othered1: yes|pg||
nt|roswolf: or even Jeffrey|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|Walddk2: That's Chicago dialect for "I don't believe you"|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|nt|stewball: fails quickly:)|pg||
nt|ahh: let me guess after long pause they play at speed of light ?|pg||
nt|roswolf: always roland!|pg||
nt|jtr: Always best to agree with someone whose opinion you trust:-)|pg||
nt|roswolf: but with my wife - well that's another matter!|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|jallerton: we have lots od Davids as commentators - they don't seem to agree too much!|pg||
nt|davpro: I agree on that we are many...|pg||
nt|jtr: We agree to disagree  That is something!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: We have 16 of them on the panel|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|reisig: would have been interesting w a"normal" lead|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
nt|dburn: but doing this wasn't a great idea either|pg||
nt|hedyg: no!|pg||
nt|roswolf: but not drawing trumps will be fatal|pg||
nt|tsanders: loks like 6@d is down|pg||
nt|jian: 6@D needs play right @H ?|pg||
nt|reisig: not going well for the seeded team|pg||
nt|tsanders: he played @cs correctly but fell from grace in the @h suit|pg||
nt|tsanders: he will not sleep well over that play tonight because the finesse was unnecessary|pg||
pc|c7|nt|hedyg: definitely play AK@s|pg||
nt|hedyg: and take lead in hand!|pg||
nt|stewball: well there was no particular reason to think the @cs were 6/1|pg||
pc|cT|nt|tsanders: quick change of story: opening lead!|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|roswolf: it is always a test of partnership morale when a bad board occurs|pg||
nt|finch: nooooo we wanted the club switch now|pg||
nt|vugraph7: yes they do :(|pg||
nt|brolucius: Obvious for West to play low after the bidding|pg||
nt|finch: not good enough. |pg||
nt|finch: Still, I suppose hard to blame East for looking for the easy way to beat it, partner having the @DA|pg||
nt|vugraph7: nickell showing his hand to kranyak |pg||
nt|vugraph7: "I'm playhing you for the king of diamonds"|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
nt|hedyg: but needs the entries to dummy to play on @ds|pg||
nt|stewball: a @d at trick two looks sort of normal to me|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|nt|Walddk2: I kid you not, last year we had a segment with David, David, David, David and David|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|roswolf: well that is what makes the embankment a n over-crowded place|pg||
nt|hedyg: whats the hurry?|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|jian: I was wrong to guess Yang/Dai would bid 6@D :)|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SJ954HAQJ2DA54CJ7,SK8HKT43DQJ9CT654,SQH98765DK87CQ982,SAT7632HDT632CAK3|sv|b|nt|raija: yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|raija: another 11 imps for Hu - npc|pg||
nt|stewball: that one will disturb his sleep|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zhuang seems to be the only one to be able to see thru thr backs of the cards at this table|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|sybarra: that will probably jinx him now |pg||
mb|4S|nt|raija: where can you buy those x-ray eyes?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|dburn: then he shoud double|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d6|nt|othered1: Best lead, I think|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|nt|dburn: in truth, he might double anyway|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|othered1: Might have been better to go up A and continue @C|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Shi is on hold.....|pg||
nt|raija: what do you say about the raise to game? i think knowing pd has only 2@S it was an overbid|pg||
nt|stewball: i think it was a complete guess|pg||
nt|vugraph9: The look on Eddie's face when dummy hit the table was not one of pleasure|pg||
nt|raija: hmmmm, i don't find it hard to believe that|pg||
nt|othered1: Raise on west hand pretty aggressive.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Shi is now shuckling  and cogitating |pg||
nt|stewball: i find both actions to be semi normal aggressive|pg||
nt|sybarra: the atmospherics are terrific Evan :))|pg||
nt|raija: maybe they are trying too hard to catch imps|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
nt|sybarra: ugh|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
nt|vugraph9: you didn't want to hear Eddie's comment. Not to be repeated in public when the trumps didn't behave|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4ST2HA6DAJT7CKQT54,SAK53HKJ7432D43CA,SJ764HQ5D986C9876,SQ98HT98DKQ52CJ32|sv|o|nt|stewball: theres no basis for evaluation so both players guess wrong,,rub of the green|pg||
nt|sybarra: not for the "children's broadcasting hour" |pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|nt|stewball: i sympathize|pg||
mb|d!|an|1m-or both M|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|d|nt|othered1: But, really, a @C loser was there, too.|pg||
nt|stewball: here i dont sympathize with wolds pass|pg||
nt|stewball: but Zhuang charges to the rescue....|pg||
mb|p|nt|zhs1971: 2NT must show minors|pg||
nt|stewball: Passel is bidding a lot here...|pg||
nt|raija: i would think so too|pg||
nt|othered1: It's worth a raise if the @D are worth much|pg||
nt|vugraph9: If you think what Eddie said was bad, we are right next to Seamon/Cayne!|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|raija: job well done here|pg||
pc|c7|nt|stewball: eventually|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s5|nt|othered1: About what someone who solos back in after opening 1NT deserves.|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|raija: agreed|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
nt|othered1: Maybe south's hand isn't really a 1NT opening, so he feels compelled to act again.|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1ST4HT8DKT86CQT853,SKQJ3H974D972CAJ9,S97HAQJ52DAQJC762,SA8652HK63D543CK4|sv|n|nt|stewball: but still,N bid stayman and polish @c doesnt deny @cs does it?|pg||
nt|sybarra: with scores |pg||
nt|roswolf: rehi|pg||
nt|casenjo: hi again!|pg||
nt|tsanders: I think the 1NT overcall may have influenced him|pg||
nt|ritong: roughly, double fit is worth an extra trump|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 3NT looks normal enough|pg||
nt|fabsayc: horrible 3nt, but inevitable after 1nt opening?!|pg||
nt|vugraph7: players asking each other about their hands after the claim|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The Dutch pair also in 5@D on 14|pg||
nt|vugraph7: (but in hushed tones)|pg||
nt|ahh: 5 @C this time |pg||
nt|dburn: indeed - but why ace and a low heart instead of ace-king and a low heart?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: lall looked glum after three passes, took his time after D7, should be happy when he compares later|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: lol no|pg||
nt|davpro: 14boards = 80 imps|pg||
nt|stewball: she still had time regardless|pg||
mb|1D|nt|pef: south found the killing heart lead against 3n at the other table, so another potential gain for apfel|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 3NT will likely make too if Nickell bids it now|pg||
nt|brolucius: Excellent 2@H bid. I can't stand it when players pass and say that they had a void and another five-card suit.|pg||
nt|mareczek: hard to imagine |pg||
mb|1H|mb|d|nt|jallerton: looks like an "expert play" you see in books|pg||
nt|vugraph7: stewart: "I haven't had much support lately"|pg||
nt|dburn: I guess it's a reflex, of a sort|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: at the other table south opened the bidding 1s so knew not to lead 1|pg||
nt|pef: here not nearly so easy if they get to 3n|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Leading from Jxxx is not highest on the priority list|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Almost all of the other tables have broken and the director was here a while ago telling them to speed up|pg||
nt|pef: so I bet anothe 10 imps for apfel|pg||
nt|me argent: moi aussi|pg||
nt|mareczek: bidding 3NT after 3@h|pg||
nt|mareczek: 2@h|pg||
nt|jtr: in which case ask for your money back|pg||
mb|2S|nt|stewball: less excuse at trick 2|pg||
nt|hedyg: anyhow what happened to 4th from longest and strongest?|pg||
nt|mareczek: now 4@s|pg||
mb|p|nt|jian: why Lixin not 1@S ?|pg||
mb|3D|nt|ahh: this from the man who criticises students ?|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|ritong: so, smith could have bid one more for the road, and then call larry cohen if it turned out badly:)|pg||
nt|pef: 3c probably shows good values |pg||
nt|dburn: 3@c may well be mandatory|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But it gave the show away|pg||
nt|pef: however, scientific bidding has come to the rescue for the defenders|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Call me old-fashioned again, but I would just raise to 3NT|pg||
nt|pef: yes, 2n probably wasn't a transfer to d, but a relay to show several types of hands|pg||
nt|Walddk2: I don't want to play in a partscore, and I don't want to play 5 of a minor with that hand|pg||
nt|vugraph7: No, 2N showed diamonds, according to East.|pg||
nt|othered1: EW not have legit chance to scoop up +130|pg||
nt|pef: oh, ok, then 3c probably showed a good hand with a fit|pg||
nt|vugraph7: 3@c said he did not like diamonds|pg||
nt|dburn: then 3@c may just have denied a top diamond|pg||
nt|brolucius: Not me|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: ah you remember the good old days hedy!|pg||
nt|hedyg: yes memory still works:)|pg||
nt|roswolf: :-))|pg||
nt|pef: can they stop in 4 of a minor now?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i think stopping is both possible and reasonable at this point|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Krekorian asked, and Ospeck said it said he didn't like diamonds. |pg||
nt|ahh: :)|pg||
nt|finch: North had a bit to spare for the 3@C bid (and a bit extra)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They get to the top spot every time, not easy to play against a pair like that|pg||
nt|wstuart: later|pg||
nt|ahh: another super board for Nickell|pg||
nt|dburn: He might have felt he was likely to get another shot|pg||
nt|finch: He was hoping East would raise hearts if noone else bid, giving him a chance to get his shape across|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: what happened on 30?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 4@H???|pg||
nt|dburn: that's a sensible way to play, since it allows West to bid weak minor two-suiters to be best spot|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Do they want to go for 1400?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: raise|pg||
nt|mareczek: EW could go to 5 level|pg||
nt|vugraph7: nickell: "don't have too much, don't have too little"|pg||
nt|mareczek: if W would bid4@d instead of mere 4@h|pg||
nt|tejjyid: presumably X is Xfer & 2@S shows 4 card support|pg||
nt|vugraph7: dbl is 4 spades|pg||
nt|tejjyid: lucky for EW the @C finesse works|pg||
pc|s9|nt|pef: he must think w has a very bad hand|pg||
nt|reisig: lucky ..we have only 1 more hand in this set|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|nt|me argent: from west point of view with 5pts in his short suits he should just bid to his most likely game 3nt and forget the science|pg||
nt|pef: wow!|pg||
nt|brolucius: Yes, I was thinking that.|pg||
nt|vugraph7: "a diamond and a spade to lose"|pg||
nt|ahh: after bd 5 score is 10-3    eliminate bad start at other table this match would still be open |pg||
nt|vugraph7: "you have side diamonds or something?"|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sK|nt|stewball: this is not a challenge..time for tea|pg||
pc|s7|nt|me argent: loose lips sink ships|pg||
nt|pef: they are probably all tired|pg||
nt|pef: did west really think that ns were going to make 4h?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: The Schwartz team had yesterday off :-)|pg||
nt|pef: north didn't open 2h|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, if East had nothing in hearts it's easy to understand West's actions|pg||
pc|s5|nt|fabsayc: can push board with club lead|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
nt|tsanders: Smith was a member of the CC Wei Precision team that won this event in 1970 and 71. I gues his 1@d opening bid was a degression to those old Precision days.|pg||
nt|ritong: :-)|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c2|nt|hedyg: you wait 1 more board!!|pg||
pc|cK|nt|stewball: yessim|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|vugraph7: stewart: "I'm going to run the diamonds and play a spade"|pg||
nt|jtr: Probably hungry|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|nt|dburn: good trick, that|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cA|nt|davpro: It would have been very challeging to guess that outcome in @ds :-)|pg||
pc|c7|nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
pc|d3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
nt|tsanders: Actually, they may be playing Precision. It just hasn't come up this set.|pg||
pc|hA|nt|reisig: next|pg||
nt|tejjyid: time saving cash by North|pg||
nt|tsanders: We are going into the last board. Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed our broadcast. Much appreciation to fellow commentators for insightful analysis. Good job to our ...|pg||
nt|tsanders: operator, Marilyn Wells. And thanks to the ACBL and Rick Beye, head director, for their cooperation|pg||
mc|9|nt|hedyg: wd|pg||
nt|hedyg: last board now|pg||
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qx|c15|st||md|1ST4HT8DKT86CQT853,SKQJ3H974D972CAJ9,S97HAQJ52DAQJC762,SA8652HK63D543CK4|sv|n|nt|sybarra: this and one more in this quarter |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|nt|raija: and we will be back in an hour and 30 mins|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|c3|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|nt|sybarra: actually scheduled for 1 hour from now |pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SAKJ9HT853D95CJ62,S5HAJ72DQT864CT75,SQT2HKQ964DAJ72C3,S87643HDK3CAKQ984|sv|e|nt|dburn: brief pause now while North wipes egg off face|pg||
nt|davpro: :-)|pg||
nt|hedyg: our thanks to our hardworking operator in Chicago, Kevin Perkins! great job!!|pg||
nt|roswolf: most embarassing i agree david|pg||
nt|hedyg: to my clever and charming co-commentators Geoffrey Wolfarth, David Probert, John Stewart and David Burn:)|pg||
nt|hedyg: and to the ACBL for their support, especially to Rick Beye who was instrumental in organising these broadcasts|pg||
nt|sybarra: this is last board of this segment |pg||
nt|sybarra: Thanks very much to our wonderful operator in Chicago Kevin Perkins. Well done!  |pg||
nt|reisig: OK ..last board of the set|pg||
nt|reisig: 16 to play ...after this|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is the last board of the match. Thanks very much to Jan Martel, our brilliant operator in Chicago. Well done as usual!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Also thanks to my excellent fellow commentators: Peter Friedland, Martin Johnson, Ed Shapiro and David Burn|pg||
nt|me argent: and last|pg||
nt|vugraph7: You should thank my opponents yesterday who knocked me out :-)|pg||
nt|pef: was that a comment's on Jan's bridge style, Roland ?|pg||
nt|dburn: but even if Schwarz does gain 12 IMPs on an appeal, he can't gain 29 on this board|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Unfortunately we aren't allowed to ring the bell|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is the last board of the match. Thanks very much to John Stonebraker and Jan Martel, our terrific operators in Chicago. Well done!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Of the first quarter rather|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But last for us|pg||
nt|davpro: Will we continue with this match if it is the closest one Roland?|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: Yes, that is true of many matches. "If only we could discount our five worst boards..."|pg||
nt|vugraph7: you're welcome, been a pleasure|pg||
nt|vugraph7: which was th other board i need to fix the score on|pg||
mb|1H|mb|2H|nt|Walddk2: Also thanks to my excellent fellow commentators: Frances Hinden, David Bird, Jim Hay, Marek Wójcicki, David Burn and David Probert|pg||
nt|ahh: true  in my case   10 worst boards |pg||
nt|brolucius: John has been particularly good at giving us 'table feel' details. It make all the difference. Many thanks!|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Finally thanks to the ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) for their continuing support, and especially to Rick Beye who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
mb|2S|nt|hedyg: and to the ACBL for their support, especially to Rick Beye who was instrumental in organising these broadcasts|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Finally thanks to the ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) for their continuing support, and especially to Rick Beye who has been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
nt|pef: do you have any finals for us Jan before we go off the air?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: thanks all, lots of action|pg||
nt|vugraph7: Sorry, haven't had any reports - hopefully they'll be on the website|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Play will resume tomorrow with the round of 32 (16 matches)|pg||
nt|othered1: Thanks Jan!  Thanks everyone else.|pg||
nt|tejjyid: with that disparity in suit quality & length, I prefer to bid @C first|pg||
nt|tsanders: Another set tonight in 30+ minutes, please stay on BBO for great tournaments from around the world|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: Thanks also to my co-commentators-who have provided great insight and thoughtful comments:  Geoffrey Wolfarth, David Probert,  Marion Michielsen, and Jo Anne Casen, |pg||
nt|roswolf: east seems to have punted a slam in the other room|pg||
nt|lady007: pretty wild auction in the open room|pg||
nt|roswolf: ty shirley|pg||
nt|lady007: the agressive style of the open ns pair worked out very well again|pg||
nt|Walddk4: I don't think Nyström passed 1@H|pg||
nt|davpro: will N bid now then?|pg||
nt|roswolf: yes very wild by east|pg||
mb|4H|nt|sybarra: Note that North is in the bidding again in the other room |pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: even more especially if he did it twice|pg||
nt|stewball: a natural 2@h...unusual but refreshing|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|hedyg: and i remind you, the official site is: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Chicago2006/bulletins.php|pg||
nt|sybarra: And of course Roland always thanks to you for all the work you do! |pg||
nt|Walddk4: Thanks Shirley|pg||
nt|sybarra: Finally thanks to the American Contract Bride League (ACBL) for their support, and especially to Rick Beye who has been instrumental in organizing this broadcast|pg||
nt|roswolf: well we are now on the last board of this segment. well done to our great operator in Chicago. John Stonebraker, for a great job + bringing us the table gossip. Thanks to my ...|pg||
nt|roswolf: excellent co-commentators, David x3, Roland + Jan. thanks too the ACBL + Rick Beye for their support.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Yes David|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, if it isn't, someone must have been fined half an IMP - or maybe there's a tie somewhere|pg||
nt|Walddk2: and thanks to Geoffrey too|pg||
mb|p|nt|tsanders: I am corrected: Precision did come up on board 13, sorry|pg||
nt|mareczek: 5@c is easy to beat|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: So is 5@S|pg||
nt|mareczek:  but 5@h from S hand...|pg||
nt|finch: Did Freeman really pass 5@S?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: yes he did|pg||
pc|cA|nt|stewball: E makes a t/o dbl of her own suit?|pg||
nt|hedyg: thanks to all our wonderful specs for their helpful comments:)|pg||
nt|davpro: Or not...since Wdidn't bid @s|pg||
nt|roswolf: they might miss @S 's completely|pg||
nt|hedyg: she doesnt want to play in @s|pg||
nt|dburn: East might take a shot at 3NT|pg||
nt|davpro: 3@c = 5+@c and 4@s|pg||
nt|roswolf: indeed|pg||
nt|davpro: according to a kib|pg||
nt|sybarra: Our next session from Chicago is scheduled for  7:30 pm Chicago time, 8:30 pm New York, 2.30am Wed. Paris, 1:30 am Wed. London, 10:30 am Wed.  Sydney|pg||
nt|roswolf: on bd 30 the indian team got a game swing by making 4@H|pg||
nt|sybarra: for those who asked,  not sure yet who is on vugraph next |pg||
nt|dburn: well, one can understand why South chose to bid 5@c rather than 5@h|pg||
nt|roswolf: But most of all thanks to our specs who make this all worthwhile|pg||
nt|jtr: doesnt look like this auction is heading slamwards|pg||
nt|tejjyid: i don't know if that would help get to 5@C; maybe it's better to defend anyway|pg||
pc|c2|nt|Walddk2: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for full schedule |pg||
nt|pef: goodnight everyone|pg||
nt|jallerton: what was 2@d?|pg||
nt|roswolf: Apologies to my alter ego Jeffrey Allerton|pg||
nt|dburn: game-forcing|pg||
nt|vugraph7: 2D not asked about, guessing xyz|pg||
nt|dburn: 2@c might or might not have been a puppet to 2@d|pg||
pc|c5|nt|roswolf: for not mentioning him by name|pg||
nt|jallerton: what is xyz?|pg||
nt|davpro: 2@h GF direct from S would have been better (and probably something else in their system)....|pg||
nt|vugraph7: gadget where 2C -> 2D and 2D initiates game forces|pg||
nt|jtr: wjs maybe?|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|finch: Then again, I suppose it sounds as if East has a club void|pg||
pc|cK|nt|hedyg: 3@c sure looks like @cs to me!!|pg||
nt|roswolf: THIS COULD BE A LONG AND MURKY AUCTION|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Long yes, but they know what they are doing|pg||
nt|vugraph9: not decided yet|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Nyström will reveal his exact shape and high cards|pg||
nt|lady007: i dont think bertheau will bid to slam on this board facing an 11-13 nt and knowing nystroms 4333 shape|pg||
nt|davpro: it looks as if they will make 3 times as many bids then EW in other room and end 3 levels lower....|pg||
nt|lady007: hahaha|pg||
nt|dburn: similar to 1x-1y-1NT-2@c|pg||
pc|c6|nt|davpro: I'm not sure the kib had right though :-)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: May I suggest that you bookmark that site where all times are local to *you*. That will save me from lots of questions about where, when and what. Thank you|pg||
nt|dburn: Well done Apfel. See you all tomorrow.|pg||
nt|dburn: puppet to 2@d and 2@d forcing to game|pg||
nt|roswolf: apparently 2@D WAS ESSENTIALLY 4TH SUIT FORCING|pg||
pc|cT|nt|Walddk4: 3@C confirmed 3343|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good morning, day, afternoon, evening, night - wherever you are|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Play will resume in .... well, we really don't know. My estimate is around 15 minutes past the hour|pg||
nt|ahh: some red cards now|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Could be 5 minutes earlier or later|pg||
nt|finch: ... in which case he only has 2 defensive tricks|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|dburn: I think the idea is that since West would have opened 2@c with long clubs and no major, this sequence implied a major|pg||
nt|roswolf: if that is true then 3nt is an odd choice of bid but if not 3nt is right on the money|pg||
nt|hedyg: they dont seem to do that David|pg||
nt|davpro: but he does insist he is right ....|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Breakfast time it is here. 7 am|pg||
nt|Walddk2: or even 10|pg||
nt|jtr: Nice slam try by North|pg||
nt|jian: EW could 4tricks ?|pg||
nt|tejjyid: good chance|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|dburn: but East may not have picked up this inference - or perhaps she just decided to play 3NT anyway|pg||
nt|hedyg: any alert for 3@c Kevin?|pg||
nt|lady007: well done|pg||
nt|roswolf: a swing to mahaffey|pg||
pc|c4|nt|hedyg: no alert..|pg||
nt|dburn: well, in the context of a non-strong club he has a good hand|pg||
nt|jtr: sure|pg||
pc|h3|nt|Walddk2: I will announce the restart in a public broadcast|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
nt|tejjyid: if he wins & plays another @C|pg||
nt|tejjyid: looks like 2@H & @C & @D|pg||
nt|tsanders: seems like a question of one or two down|pg||
pc|sT|nt|dburn: Whatever the reason, she has done enough to take her side into the lead at the end of the first quarter|pg||
nt|finch: This should be a relief for the Tucker team as she finally gets a decent swing in on this board |pg||
pc|s3|nt|Walddk2: Thanks to all spectators for joining us, hope you enjoyed the show from  Chicago|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Bye for now|pg||
nt|othered1: Congratulations to Apfel.  Bye, everyone!|pg||
nt|roswolf: the @H 10 is a vital entry card for the slam|pg||
nt|jtr: 4@s kickback?|pg||
nt|jallerton: i assume so|pg||
nt|dburn: well, not with that diamond position it isn't|pg||
nt|jallerton: 5@d = 2 key cards|pg||
pc|sA|nt|dburn: at least she had, until...|pg||
nt|ritong: everything ok, part has a @h left|pg||
nt|tsanders: Thanks all for coming|pg||
nt|tsanders: Thx to ACBL and Rick Beye for allowing us to bring you this broadcast|pg||
nt|reisig: thx to our great commentators|pg||
nt|tsanders: Great working with you wonderful commentators, thanks|pg||
nt|ritong: merci a tous:)|pg||
nt|reisig: remember ...16 boards to play|pg||
nt|tsanders: stick artound for one more set - probably in about 30+ minutes|pg||
nt|vugraph7: next round will begin very shortly, room will be shut down|pg||
nt|ahh: will they ?|pg||
nt|vugraph7: conceding another heart|pg||
nt|brolucius: 6@C seemed an unusual view to me, although it is true that North was guessing.|pg||
nt|finch: Spoke too soon.  I suppose the @H2 was unreadable|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks to all specs for joining us this afternoon in Chicago, hope you enjoyed the show|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Make sure to be back a little later|pg||
nt|ahh: thx all great set to watch |pg||
nt|Walddk2: Robinson vs. Lall|pg||
nt|finch: thanks all. bye.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Bye for now|pg||
nt|brolucius: As yesterday, 16 boards in 1H 45M. Nice speed.|pg||
nt|mareczek: thanks all :)|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|roswolf: gib says this is now 1 off|pg||
pc|h8|nt|davpro: The more I think of it; 3@c probably did show 5-4 in @c@s (else he would have bid @s...and 3NT was a good bid |pg||
nt|roswolf: but south must now play a @D|pg||
pc|hA|nt|jtr: Nicely done|pg||
nt|vugraph7: 2D art GF, 2N nat, pass of 4CX denies control, XX says don't worry about it, keycard blackwood, 2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks to all spectators for coming this afternoon in Chicago; hope you enjoyed the show|pg||
pc|h6|nt|Walddk2: We will be back in about 3 hours with the second half|pg||
nt|jallerton: after the play of this hand|pg||
nt|vugraph7: stewart having a stretch and thinking it over|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|casenjo: luck to all! nice close match.|pg||
pc|c7|nt|tsanders: now defense has to make a @h and a @d|pg||
nt|tsanders: thanks again for coming|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2SAKJ9HT853D95CJ62,S5HAJ72DQT864CT75,SQT2HKQ964DAJ72C3,S87643HDK3CAKQ984|sv|e|mb|p|nt|sybarra: but they have been starting the "second" quarters of a half early |pg||
mb|1H|nt|sybarra: last board for this quarter now |pg||
nt|sybarra: Thanks very much to our wonderful operator in Chicago Evan Markowitz. Well done!  |pg||
nt|vugraph9: true...Kevin Perkins will give Roland a heads-up if we start early for the 4th quarter|pg||
mb|2H|mb|3D!|nt|stewball: ugh|pg||
nt|sybarra: need to give me,  Roland may miss first hand |pg||
nt|raija: Thanks Evan. thanks fellow commentators and friends!|pg||
nt|othered1: 2@h is an interesting choice, with such disparities between suits.|pg||
nt|sybarra: Thanks also to my  excellent co-commentators-who provided great insight:  Raija Reisig, John Stewart David Burn, Haisheng Zheng and Ed Shapiro |pg||
mb|d|nt|vugraph9: I will tell Kevin to give you a heads-up Shirley|pg||
mb|3H|nt|raija: and my biggest thanks go to our specs, was again a pleasure to share watching this match with you!|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|nt|sybarra: Finally thanks to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) for their support, and especially to Rick Beye who has been instrumental in organizing this broadcast|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: we do not know who will be on vugraph next |pg||
nt|stewball: Wold is lucky not to get a @s preference here|pg||
nt|sybarra: they have been selecting close matches |pg||
nt|vugraph9: Not yet|pg||
mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s5|nt|stewball: what happened to the trump lead|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|raija: 4@H being played at the other table|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
nt|othered1: Is @C lead enough to beat 4@H?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: More to the Chinese squad. It is so great to see the international players do so well at our national events!|pg||
nt|stewball: Wold considering wether to falsecard his @s ruff....|pg||
nt|stewball: whats happening?|pg||
nt|raija: he has to ruff a spade, come back to is hand with @d and ruff another spade pitching the losers on @H 1n !@DQ|pg||
nt|raija: @HA|pg||
nt|stewball: maybe wold is having gas from his diet coke,,,,,|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Eddie in the tank.... about to play most probably a @s|pg||
nt|raija: it was liquid refreshment|pg||
nt|stewball: probably?;;;lol|pg||
nt|raija: :))|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|c7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|dK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|c4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|cT|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|raija: he found a safer way|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|c8|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cK|nt|othered1: wd|pg||
nt|raija: no, sorry, i am asleep|pg||
nt|sybarra: and the OT|pg||
nt|stewball: author author|pg||
nt|sybarra: ok we will see you in less than 1 hour is my guess |pg||
nt|stewball: thanks everyone|pg||
nt|raija: the score before we leave 117 hu - ncp and 83 Lynch|pg||
nt|sybarra: it is 915pm in chicago |pg||
nt|othered1: Thanks, Jan.  Thanks everyone else and bye for now.|pg||
nt|raija: Please join us again in about an hour!|pg||
nt|stewball: cya then|pg||
nt|sybarra: I will announce in lobby if earlier |pg||
nt|raija: bye for now!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Might be sooner than that will let all of you know.|pg||
nt|sybarra: bye for  now |pg||
nt|othered1: Didn't he only make 10 tricks?|pg||
nt|othered1: Still had @S loser at end?|pg||
nt|raija: that's what i thought|pg||
nt|othered1: And claimed, conceding a spade, so his 5th spade was good by force|pg||
nt|othered1: And it makes a 1 IMP difference.|pg||
nt|sybarra: and every imp counts |pg||
nt|vugraph9: 20 min left this quarter|pg||
nt|vugraph9: closing room will open again in 15 minutes|pg||
mc|11|pg||
