vg|2006 Spingold Semis - 4th Qtr - Nickell vs Jacobs,Untitled segment,I,17,32,Nickell,100,Jacobs,62|
rs|4HE=,4HE=,4SS+1,4SS+2,4SN+1,3NS=,2HE-1,2DN+1,2HS=,1NN-1,3NN=,3CN+1,3NE-1,3NE-2,6SW=,4SE+2,1NN+4,3DE-1,4SW+1,4SE+1,4SW=,4HE=,3NN+1,3NS=,5CWx-1,4HN=,2HN+1,2HS+1,5DE=,5DWx=,4HE+1,4HE+1|
pn|RODWELL,ZIA,MECKSTROTH,ROSENBERG,Weinstein,Soloway,Levin,Hamman|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SQ743H83DAQT64CQ4,S9HAQTDK853CKT853,SJT2HKJ9DJ92CJ962,SAK865H76542D7CA7|sv|o|mb|p|nt|bigtrain: nite richie|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|reisig: thx Carol @h|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|nt|othered1: g'night, Richie|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|reisig: nite:)|pg||
nt|me argent: 4@Hs should be fun to play|pg||
nt|csimon: should be more fun to defend|pg||
nt|me argent: rgt|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rodwell writing a question and Zia answering, I think about 2@h|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|me argent: @H lead?|pg||
nt|csimon: which trump will Rodwell lead?|pg||
nt|me argent: 3|pg||
nt|bigtrain: if he leads a trump it will be the 3|pg||
nt|me argent: they play upside down suit prference|pg||
pc|h3|nt|csimon: so the 3 shows @ds|pg||
nt|fabsayc: but not surely with trump leads?|pg||
nt|bigtrain: no...  says he likes @D|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
nt|me argent: rod doesnt have grea @Ss but he really has no other attractive lead|pg||
nt|othered1: terrific agreement, which lead is the neutral?|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|me argent: i think their philosophy is to signal whatever partner needs to know be it count attitude or suitprefernce but walter would know more than me|pg||
nt|bigtrain: that's basically it joey|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I don't have any scores from the CR yet, sorry|pg||
pc|h8|nt|bigtrain: along the agreements of u/d count,attitude and suit preference with reverse smith|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|s5|nt|me argent: excuse my hinglish what i should say is walter would know more than i|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|h7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
nt|pef: wasnt' pitching a club instead of a spade a mistake by meckstroth?|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|c8|pc|sT|pg||
nt|fabsayc: trump elopement now for 10 tricks|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|hT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|hJ|mc|10|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SJ7432HAKQTDA4C65,SQTH986DK762C7432,SA985H72DT3CAKJT8,SK6HJ543DQJ985CQ9|sv|n|nt|pef: yep, very well played by michael rosenberg, but an error by meckstroth|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck: "well played"|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|me argent: 6@Ss?|pg||
nt|othered1: Three maximum results for EW so far, not that they're guaranteed any IMP ipick-ups.|pg||
mb|2N!|an|spade raise|mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 2NT is limit or better with usually a 4fit|pg||
mb|3C!|an|fg asking|nt|bigtrain: 3C is a GF ask|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D!|nt|me argent: walter why not 2Cs instead of 2nt?|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 3D is balanced GF|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 4fit vs 3fit|pg||
mb|3H|an|bal|nt|bigtrain: 3H is balanced also|pg||
nt|bigtrain: Q-bidding from here out|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: my apologies to all the specs telling me I'm crazy, eyes going I guess, I thought michael ruffed a diamond instead of a club|pg||
nt|me argent: can meck have 4 card trump support if he bids an original 2@Cs?|pg||
nt|pef: I should ahve known meckstroth couldn't make a mistake|pg||
nt|bigtrain: not usually|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck; Neither of us wanted to show a short suit|pg||
pc|d2|nt|csimon: what are the odds of 1 trump loser with this combination?|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|bigtrain: <looking>  100%  :-)|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
nt|csimon: good calculation Wojo :))|pg||
pc|h2|nt|pef: well trumps 22 or stiff honor on the left for starters|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
nt|me argent: the trump holding for NS is very italian friendly|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|d3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|s5|pc|d5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|sK|nt|csimon: I'm getting answers between 40 and 53% and I'm betting on the high end|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SA3HK64DQ97543CQ4,SQ7HJT93DA62C8762,SKJ9852HA2DJCAT95,ST64HQ875DKT8CKJ3|sv|e|nt|me argent: rod made the bidding look good|pg||
mb|1D!|an|2+ diamonds|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|othered1: Figure to find their way to 4@S|pg||
mb|2H!|an|FG, ART|mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 2H = art GF|pg||
mb|2N!|an|not 3 spades|nt|csimon: the definitive answer is 52.5%|pg||
mb|p|nt|csimon: with a @d lead the slam is less than 50%|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 2NT = 6D, no 4C or 4H|pg||
mb|3H!|nt|me argent: 3@S 4@Ss|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 3H = S rebid|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|nt|me argent: sort of|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraph9: Meck: I think it's 100% I have 6 spades|pg||
pc|c3|nt|me argent: not best|pg||
nt|othered1: The hand is quite friendly for declarer, lead makes it even friendlier|pg||
nt|pef: i think it's 100% he's going to make this|pg||
pc|c4|nt|othered1: possibly 6 on that lead|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|vugraph9: R had the 8 out then put it back to play K|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|sA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h4|mc|11|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S9654H98543DK98C4,SKT72HA7D73CK9765,SAQ8H2DQT652CAQT2,SJ3HKQJT6DAJ4CJ83|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|nt|csimon: no scores have been sent in from the other room - we are all anxiously waiting|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I do not have any scores from the CR yet. When they arrive I will put them in the movie|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|me argent: this looks like it wil be a lousy partscore|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|csimon: the specs are suggesting that they are still playing the 1st board|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia asked about 2@c, and Rodwell said @c & @d|pg||
nt|me argent: i guess when meck bids 2@Cs he shows real @Ds on this auction|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Our caddies have been pretty good, so that's a possibility|pg||
mb|d|an|alerted|mb|p|nt|me argent: not only do i spe4ll bad i type slow|pg||
mb|2H|nt|me argent: and badly|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|csimon: but you are cute, so that makes up for a lot :))|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: well at least i got the lousy partscore right|pg||
nt|pef: this contract will be touch and go, |pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "DBL said "do something" I was hoping he would pass, but...|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h2|nt|vugraph9: Director just came in to check on things and is going to try to get us some CR results|pg||
pc|h6|nt|me argent: what about a result on this hand?|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h7|nt|fabsayc: down 1|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 2 losers each side suit|pg||
pc|d6|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
nt|csimon: can they take all of them?|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
nt|fabsayc: duck club win black suit and shift to diamonds|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|s2|nt|csimon: N is under pressure and has to duck a @c|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s6|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
nt|me argent: depressing to go down in a partscore with those EW hands|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s4|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
nt|fabsayc: plus side it means 2d is cold|pg||
pc|d2|nt|pef: hey results!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: R has had A out a few times, now has J out|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Now thinking again|pg||
nt|me argent: GONG|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 2-1. thought the world cup was over|pg||
nt|me argent: this hand is over|pg||
nt|csimon: too much time for a push board|pg||
nt|bigtrain: best play is the jack...  then eric must play a spade right then...  anything else doesn't matter|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s9|nt|csimon: Eric came through|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3ST72HAQT76DA64CT9,SK84HK9842DQT73CA,SAJ63HJ5DK5CJ5432,SQ95H3DJ982CKQ876|sv|n|nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph9: Meck thinks might have beaten it another if he hadn't shifted to a trump|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|me argent: p p 1nt|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|nt|me argent: voila|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|csimon: what will Rodders do Joey?|pg||
nt|me argent: i amaze myself sometimes|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: but you didn't predict the double, that would have been impressive|pg||
nt|csimon: I didn't think he would pass those tram tickets|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia studying the auction, thinking|pg||
nt|csimon: Zia is NV, so will probably sit it|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Now Z asks Rodwell if 1@h can be 4 card suit|pg||
nt|me argent: down 40 imps zia will pass|pg||
nt|csimon: where can he possibly run?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: may be considering a run to 2H based on that question?|pg||
nt|me argent: he shouldnt want to run|pg||
nt|fabsayc: agree joey, 1nt doubled is at least action|pg||
nt|me argent: if rod passed 1 @S you can be sure these boys had nothing|pg||
nt|othered1: I'm sorta surprised east didn't act.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Now looking at his hand again|pg||
nt|me argent: despite the vul|pg||
mb|2C|nt|csimon: planning to XX|pg||
nt|fabsayc: anybody who guessed that wins the lottery|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|r!|nt|csimon: to show reds|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|me argent: im suprised at zia|pg||
nt|fabsayc: that was the plan as carol says|pg||
nt|csimon: VERY conservative position to run - partner heard the dbl|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|csimon: Meck heard the plan too - surprised at HIM!!!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia writing for Rodwell, but I can't see it|pg||
nt|me argent: @CA AND @s SWITCH|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I heard something about RDBL of 1NT I think|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck: I should have passed Zia in 2@c. Zia: You're too greedy to do that,|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dA|nt|csimon: Zia clearly showed the reds and Meck bids @hs - what is going on?|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|h5|pc|d9|pg||
nt|ritong: arm wrestling:)|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
nt|ritong: oups|pg||
nt|ritong: sry, pv|pg||
nt|me argent: so can rod brinb this one in|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c3|nt|me argent: he has chances|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|nt|me argent: zia did well not to double on this defence|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|csimon: shouldn't Zia have pitched a @d?|pg||
nt|me argent: mecks faith in his partner is both touching and accurate|pg||
nt|me argent: same can be said for zias bidding|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "If we bore them to death then we might win the match"|pg||
nt|adamw: Hi all!|pg||
nt|csimon: Weed 151 - 90|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi!|pg||
pc|c8|nt|me argent: hi adam|pg||
nt|bigtrain: hey adam|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h4|pc|c4|pg||
nt|adamw: Tonight I'm writing from the Skyway which connects the East and West towers of the Hyatt in Chicago.|pg||
nt|csimon: hi Adam|pg||
pc|s4|nt|adamw: I was hoping to comment from downstairs in the viewgraph room, but a wireless connection there costs $300.|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
nt|csimon: now makes|pg||
nt|adamw: The Skyway is a lot quieter than the bar, which is even noisier than it was last night.|pg||
nt|adamw: Carol, you're commenting on the bridge?|pg||
nt|me argent: if zia had excited with @SK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
nt|othered1: I wonder what Zia was seeing|pg||
nt|bigtrain: it still makes|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c5|pc|dJ|pc|h7|pg||
nt|adamw: The ACBL has no viewgraph commentators downstairs, just two screens, one showing each match.|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SAJ63H5D93CQ87543,S875H7642DJ742CK6,SQ92HKQ83DAKQTCJ9,SKT4HAJT9D865CAT2|sv|e|nt|adamw: This could have been an exciting hand at the other table.|pg||
nt|csimon: that's because they are using the BBO feed|pg||
nt|adamw: Sorry, I mean in the other match.|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|csimon: this looks like the final contract|pg||
nt|pef: The Weed lead is up to 61 imps so it's looking more and more like the original number 2 and 4 seeds in the finals|pg||
mb|p|mb|r|nt|me argent: zia wont pass|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|nt|adamw: Versace and Lauria reached 2@H EW, and Grue and Cheek didn't double, nor did they get the maximum.|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|adamw: Granted, I see no way for them to double, and it's lucky they can beat it as much as they can.|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|adamw: Joey, that's your mistake for the day.|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
nt|adamw: Sorry, I'm way behind. I thought you meant he wouldn't pass over 1@s.|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|adamw: Zia and Michael might have doubled this. One usually doesn't get rich doubling freely bid games, but...|pg||
nt|pef: anybody see any way to beat this?|pg||
nt|csimon: no|pg||
nt|me argent: this game is a make|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
nt|adamw: a) They are well behind in the match and b) It's Meckwell who bid the game.|pg||
nt|csimon: even ducking won't help|pg||
pc|c9|nt|me argent: now its cold|pg||
pc|cT|nt|csimon: it's always cold|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|adamw: I didn't say that they could set it, just that it might have been a good idea to double it.|pg||
pc|h2|nt|adamw: It doesn't matter if you lose by 1 IMP or 100.|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|s3|pg||
nt|me argent: zia has perfect @H spots|pg||
nt|adamw: This is a 64 board match (someone asked.)|pg||
nt|adamw: 10 deals to go.|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 8  actually|pg||
nt|adamw: OK, 8 deals left after this one. Apparently they played 31 and 32 first.|pg||
nt|othered1: 8 more to play here -- they began with 31 & 32 -- 10 comparisons|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck showing Rosenberg his hand, Michael agrees that it makes|pg||
nt|me argent: GONG|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SJ964HAK82DT84CK4,SAKTHQJ765DQCAT32,SQ5H93DJ632CQ9865,S8732HT4DAK975CJ7|sv|b|mb|1D!|an|2+ diamonds, limited|nt|adamw: I think Joey means "Next!"|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|me argent: 3nt|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|me argent: @S lead|pg||
mb|p|nt|adamw: I'll be back in a few -- I'm going to try to find out whether Queens has power yet.|pg||
pc|s4|nt|pef: not much play on any lead, but spade looks worst for declarer|pg||
nt|me argent: so far this set has been no fun at all for EW|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
nt|othered1: First two hands, 31, 32 were OK, but nothing else good has happened.|pg||
nt|csimon: 3nt was rather abrupt|pg||
nt|me argent: 2@Hs?|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|h3|nt|pef: that 9 of hearts was helpful to zia--not that he's going to make it even with that|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|me argent: more bad news|pg||
pc|c6|pc|h4|nt|pef: yes, I know michael is declarer--hard to get away with anyting here :)|pg||
nt|adamw: Apparently areas of Queens are still without power, but Jackson Heights, where Ann and I live, is OK.|pg||
nt|pef: the online news says power out at least until Monday in many places adam|pg||
nt|othered1: Larry Cohen points out that, from their perspective, boards 17 and 18 could also be good, the first with good play and the second if their partners push to a lucky slam.  |pg||
pc|h2|pg||
nt|adamw: Any predictions for tomorrow's winner, if the teams that are ahead hold their leads?|pg||
nt|me argent: it looks like the power has also gone out for the jacobs team|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|pef: meckwell by 20, I'm fearless|pg||
pc|c3|nt|adamw: I too have to go with Nickell -- I'm not brave enough to quote a line.|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hA|nt|pef: how about tiger vs. the field in the British Open?|pg||
pc|h6|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d8|nt|adamw: I'll take the field, but I like Tiger.|pg||
nt|othered1: Field, despite his record leading after 3.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rod: Sorry|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2ST865HKT4DJ87CT43,SK9742H5DK6CAQ872,SJHAQ83DQ9532C965,SAQ3HJ9762DAT4CKJ|sv|o|nt|me argent: finally a pickup|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|adamw: A possible pickup here!|pg||
nt|me argent: a chance here for EW|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Score tickets from CR don't have declarer, so I'm just putting N & E for all of them, don't draw any inferences|pg||
nt|pef: hard to reach these 15 opposite 12 slams with only 8 card fits|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|pef: but they may be desperate enough|pg||
nt|adamw: This is a perfect fit, but EW know they're behind and may stretch.|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N!|nt|othered1: East's black cards do look pretty nice|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: 3n a non-serious slam try?|pg||
nt|adamw: 3NT must be an artificial slam try.|pg||
nt|pef: or last train?|pg||
nt|csimon: not last train when there are 3 bids at the 4-level|pg||
nt|adamw: It looks like "non-serious" to me.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I like to call it a frivolous slam try, and I think that's what they play it as|pg||
nt|fabsayc: or simply showing a diamond card|pg||
nt|pef: maybe the other bids are serious slam tries|pg||
nt|me argent: its zias dirth of @Hs that really help|pg||
nt|pef: spectators are running about 4-1 field vs tiger, but those on tiger sound more confident|pg||
nt|adamw: "I don't have a lot extra, but I'll be delighted to support a slam try if you have one."|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|nt|pef: so merely a pleasant noise, adam?|pg||
nt|adamw: And they're off!|pg||
nt|csimon: 3nt probably good bid because it leaves room for a @c q-bid|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|nt|adamw: Over 4@d Rosenberg will love his weak @h suit.|pg||
nt|pef: well looks like they may get there|pg||
nt|me argent: im suprised that zia opened 1@C with 55 in the blacks edgar would not have approved|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|me argent: but he would have approved of the final contract|pg||
nt|csimon: well done|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h3|nt|adamw: Nothing to the play. Next!|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
nt|pef: michael will be anxious (as dummy) about the 9 of spades for a moment|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|csimon: they will run out of boards, but this was a very nice effort|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|d3|pg||
nt|me argent: GONG|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d2|pc|h7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|mc|12|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SAK97HT43D86CAKT8,S432H8652DQJT743C,SQ65HJ97DAKC97654,SJT8HAKQD952CQJ32|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|nt|pef: everyone approve of rodwell's double?|pg||
nt|adamw: I'm sure it works for him.|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|nt|othered1: Not exactly out of the beginners' texts.|pg||
nt|adamw: George Jacobs just dropped by.|pg||
nt|me argent: im with adam these sorts of toxs work for rodwell but unfortunately not for me|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck asked Rosenberg what his NT range is vul, and R said STR except in 4th seat|pg||
pc|d6|nt|csimon: the cold 3nt is not biddable|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c9|nt|adamw: I'm not sure why Michael didn't give Jeff a guess in @c.|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|nt|pef: 11 tricks now|pg||
nt|adamw: But I expect he'd have guessed right.|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
nt|adamw: 3 IMPs to Nickell -- who needs to be bid game?|pg||
nt|csimon: I'm told that 3nt was bid in both rooms in the other match - that's hard to fathom|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SA854HA853DQJ2C62,SQT96HQ6DA987CAKQ,SHT72DKT53CJ98753,SKJ732HKJ94D64CT4|sv|b|mb|p|nt|pef: 5 more to go, not much to this one|pg||
mb|1D!|an|prec, 2+ diamonds|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|csimon: I see - Grue opened the N hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: yeah grue and cheek open very light (most 10+ hands)|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|nt|me argent: GONG|pg||
nt|adamw: Weed will win their match.|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c9|pc|s2|nt|adamw: Up 70 with 3 deals to score.|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|adamw: This will be a push -- not what Jacobs needed.|pg||
nt|pef: bold prediction, adam|pg||
nt|adamw: I just calls 'em like I sees 'em.|pg||
nt|raija: need 25 imps in each of them, not likely to happen|pg||
nt|vugraph9: at first trick, Rodwell was thinking and Z said "take your time, but it's going to be a quick hand" Now Z asks about remainder count signals. Rodwell says if giving count shows ...|pg||
nt|vugraph9: even number remaining, if SP for lower suit|pg||
nt|pef: ah, a deserter from the other table|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c7|pc|s3|nt|adamw: Hi Dolly! Welcome!|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|s6|nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg: "This is your last chance to duck it" All laugh|pg||
nt|me argent: or hello Dolly|pg||
nt|adamw: Thanks Jan!|pg||
nt|adamw: She's never heard that one before, Joey.|pg||
pc|d3|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|csimon: hi Raija@H  didn't see you sneak in|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h2|nt|raija: hey Carol :) my turn to stand in the corner :)|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|mc|11|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SA43H952DT93CAK96,SKT852HT87DJCT853,S96HK3DQ865CQJ742,SQJ7HAQJ64DAK742C|sv|o|nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
mb|1D!|an|precision, 2+ diamonds|nt|adamw: A chance for another pickup, but it's getting late.|pg||
nt|raija: finally we have our designated NEXT commander here!|pg||
mb|1S|nt|ritong: wow|pg||
mb|1N|nt|raija: henri :)@H|pg||
nt|ritong: @h|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 1nt natural?|pg||
nt|pef: rosenberg, looking at a good 17 count probably a little surpised to hear an opening bid, overcall and 1nt call before it gets to him|pg||
nt|bigtrain: michael is checking the backs of the cards|pg||
nt|vugraph9: No alert|pg||
nt|adamw: 6@s looks just a little too tough, but when behind it could be worth trying.|pg||
nt|raija: i can;t see a spade stopper in his hand|pg||
nt|pef: awfully impressive to get to 6s after that|pg||
nt|bigtrain: you don't have the proper respect for the power of the 9|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck is usually very clear with his alerts, so I don't think I'd have missed it if he alerted 1NT, but I might have, it's getting late|pg||
nt|csimon: is 6@h better than 6@s?|pg||
nt|me argent: 6@Ssdirectly good shot and even better on a non @C lead|pg||
nt|adamw: Yes, 6@h is better and might make.|pg||
nt|adamw: I think a @c lead is likely against 6@s if it's bid.|pg||
nt|me argent: im betting on a direct 6@Ss by michael|pg||
nt|adamw: George Jacobs is helping me out now.|pg||
nt|adamw: Any questions for him?|pg||
nt|ritong: would he bid 2nt?|pg||
nt|adamw: Michael is a thoughtful player even in straightforward situations. He may be a while here.|pg||
nt|adamw: And he should be -- he knows there are likely a lot of IMPs at stake.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I'm told the other match is over and Weed has won|pg||
mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|raija: thank you and that was the expected result|pg||
nt|me argent: zia took less time than michael|pg||
nt|raija: zia is creative and does his thing very fast :)|pg||
nt|adamw: So far the only question asked is whether George is single.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I've been asked for the names of the Weed team: Jimmy Cayne, Michael Seamon and Italians Lauria, Versace, Fantoni & Nunes|pg||
mb|2N|an|alerted by S - minors|nt|me argent: meanwhile i dont know if meck is finished bidding|pg||
nt|me argent: 2nt 4 minors|pg||
nt|adamw: He has a gorgeous wife and two darling children, but he appreciates the question.|pg||
nt|bigtrain: this one should be minors|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|me argent: michael chose to believe NS rather than zia|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg: "sorry if we missed it"|pg||
nt|adamw: I thought Michael would follow with a forcing 3@h, but Zia might pass that.|pg||
nt|me argent: and wisely so|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia to Rodwell: "so he showed 4-4 in the minors?" Rodwell says "could be longer"|pg||
nt|adamw: Apparently Michael has never been behind in a match before.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "we haven't missed a grand slam, that much I can tell you"|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "J is?" Rodwell: "should be Rusinow"|pg||
nt|adamw: George laughed.|pg||
nt|adamw: I think he'll play for a complete crossruff.|pg||
nt|adamw: That would be 10 tricks for a push.|pg||
nt|me argent: meanwhile zia aint playing this hand so fast|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck asked if it was going to take a while and when Zia said yes, Meck went to the bathroom. Not that Zia's ready to play yet|pg||
nt|me argent: he dont know where @HK is|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Meck's back|pg||
nt|ritong: and suspects trumps are unfriendly|pg||
nt|ritong: after 2nt|pg||
nt|fabsayc: bidding suggests heart king with south, spade ace with north?|pg||
nt|me argent: was for the minors hank|pg||
nt|bigtrain: inferentially in eric's hand... since he's placing the @SA in jeff's hand|pg||
pc|s7|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|c5|nt|adamw: I analyzed too quickly. The problem with a complete crossruff is that declarer can't score the @S8.|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|s2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|sJ|pc|c9|pg||
nt|adamw: But he can play for the @sA onside plus other chances.|pg||
pc|d4|nt|vugraph7: bd 30 2hs+1, bd 31 5dwx=, bd 32 4he+1|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s5|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|sQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg||
nt|adamw: Now N is endplayed.|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SA653HAQ2DACKJ972,SK872HDT976432C86,SQ4HJT7643DKQ8CT4,SJT9HK985DJ5CAQ53|sv|n|mb|3D|nt|adamw: If the @H finesse was on there was no need to take it.|pg||
mb|p|nt|csimon: 3nt is an odd contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|csimon: even if the auction started 3@d|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|adamw: This have been a quiet set: 15-21 so far.|pg||
nt|adamw: Now we see how to reach 3NT!|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|nt|othered1: That's an interesting call with a 6-card major|pg||
nt|raija: what do we know Carol, there must be something to it since we got to the spot|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|dT|nt|csimon: it would never occur to me to bid 3nt with a 6-cd major, but I'm sitting in my office and Meckstroth will be in the Spingold finals|pg||
pc|h6|nt|ritong: @hs are a source of tricks in NT too|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
nt|ritong: and he has an absolute @d stopper|pg||
nt|me argent: @D10 is what meck wanted to see|pg||
nt|adamw: Some pairs use standard attitude when dummy wins a singleton A or K, even if they use UDA otherwise.|pg||
pc|hA|nt|adamw: Rosenberg will be endplayed when he wins the @HK.|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d4|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|me argent: end played|pg||
nt|adamw: I would not have considered 3N either.|pg||
nt|adamw: Stacey Jacobs just came over to watch.|pg||
nt|adamw: And Peter Weichel dropped by.|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
nt|adamw: Stacey says the kids are good -- they're 9 and 5, and happy that they're going to see the Sox with their dad tomorrow.|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|c2|nt|me argent: we have results on 31 and 32 and its time for the fat lady to do her thing|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|c9|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c4|nt|ritong: amusing:)|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SJ9854HA4DK8732CT,S2HJ9DQT9CKJ87632,SKQHQ87632DAJ54CA,SAT763HKT5D6CQ954|sv|b|nt|adamw: Who are Zia and Michael's teammates? I've lost track.|pg||
nt|pef: so 45imps in 2 boards, huh|pg||
nt|me argent: levin wein|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|adamw: Levin - Weinstein, Jacobs, and ...|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 1H is 2way|pg||
mb|1H|an|spades or bal|nt|pef: ralph katz|pg||
nt|adamw: Which two ways?|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 5+S, GF or 11-13 balanced|pg||
mb|2C|nt|raija: i ran out tooth pick, sorry! gotta go, thank you all and enjoy the rest!|pg||
nt|adamw: And Ralph Katz, one of George's regular partners.|pg||
nt|csimon: bye Raija :)|pg||
nt|adamw: Goodbye, Dolly...|pg||
mb|2H!|an|NAT, asking|nt|vugraph9: Meck writing|pg||
nt|bigtrain: natural 5+H, asking|pg||
nt|csimon: how many @cs should Rosenberg bid?|pg||
nt|ritong: surprised zia did not try to bother big @c + ambiguous answer a tad more|pg||
nt|vugraph9: He's thinking about that :-)|pg||
nt|ritong: with 3@c, for instance|pg||
nt|adamw: 5@C is -1 with the @h guess, but 4@h will go down on a @S lead.|pg||
mb|4C|nt|othered1: And Zia is on lead against the transferred contract|pg||
nt|adamw: OK, declarer can guess to make 4@h, and he might well do so.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia & Rodwell writing back and forth; don't know what. Meck writing on other side of screen|pg||
nt|csimon: it seems like you'd like to make them guess at the 5-level - if Zia had bid 3@c, for sure Michael would have bid 5@c|pg||
nt|ritong: yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|5C|nt|bigtrain: getting prepared to explain pass/Xinversion|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Oh good, it always confuses me :-)|pg||
mb|p!|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|csimon: Zia made up for being shy 1 bid earlier :)|pg||
pc|sK|nt|adamw: We'll never know whether 4@h would have made...|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
nt|adamw: The auction would have made it tough to guess.|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|c2|pg||
nt|adamw: What was the @S5  at trick one?|pg||
nt|me argent: good save but 2 little 2 late|pg||
nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
nt|me argent: last|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4ST7543HQ9853DCAKQ,SKQ986H76DT83CT92,SHKT4DKJ9642C8543,SAJ2HAJ2DAQ75CJ76|sv|o|nt|me argent: or have the rang the gong|pg||
nt|me argent: they|pg||
nt|adamw: 36 IMP margin with 3 comparisons remaining.|pg||
nt|csimon: congratulations to Nickell team|pg||
nt|me argent: one|pg||
mb|1D|nt|pef: I'm impressed we still have 1090 specs with the match long over.  Finals are tomorrow and we hope it stays exciting througout|pg||
mb|2D|nt|bigtrain: to quote Kurt Vonnegut... it ends not with a bang, but a wimper|pg||
mb|p|nt|adamw: The players, of course, don't know that their results from here on in don't matter.|pg||
nt|csimon: thanks Jan - great job - you are the BEST!|pg||
nt|othered1: As the semi-final ends, we'd like to congratulate the Nickell and Cayne teams and to thank Jan Martel, our operator, for all she's done, our all-star commentators - too many to ...|pg||
nt|othered1: mention along the way, and to the ACBL, particularly Kevin Perkins and Rick Beye for their organizational efforts for this vugraph.  And our spectators, of course.|pg||
nt|adamw: In fact they have to assume that they do matter.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Starts very early tomorrow - 11:00 Chicago time, I think|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|adamw: Let's congratulate the losing teams too -- making it to the semis is tough!|pg||
pc|c6|nt|pef: yes, that's 9 AM Pacific, 12 noon eastern|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|h4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|othered1: That's the Weed team, including Cayne|pg||
nt|pef: and a spec points out 6 PM central europe|pg||
nt|adamw: Michaels stole EW's @s fit.|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|h3|pc|d3|pg||
nt|pef: and another 10 mountain time for our friends in Denver (and other metropolises in that neck of the woods)|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|hT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|h5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|nt|pef: I've been asked about Melbourne--is that 2 AM?|pg||
pc|hK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|nt|pef: I know Tokyo is 8 AM|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|nt|pef: I mean 1 AM|pg||
nt|me argent: it will be a repeat of the bermuda bowl finals|pg||
nt|pef: Melbourne is 2 AM|pg||
nt|adamw: A and a trump would have beaten this by a trick.|pg||
nt|pef: I've leave it to everyone else to figure out there times--but remember Roland is going to make vugraphs not just everyday but every hour soon|pg||
nt|ritong: merci a tous :)|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1S7642HKQ8DAKC8632,STHJ952DQT862CQT7,SQJ53HAT7643D3CJ4,SAK98HDJ9754CAK95|sv|n|mb|1D|an|precision, 2+ diamonds|mb|p|nt|csimon: hi everyone - welcome back|pg||
nt|pef: we're lucky to have two of the world's very best and most creative pairs to watch this round|pg||
mb|1H|mb|d|nt|reisig: carol @h :)|pg||
mb|r!|an|3 hearts|nt|csimon: Richie @h|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: the trick here is to get to an 11 trick game in the suit opened by your opponents|pg||
nt|reisig: hard to find @ds ...when the opp opened that suit|pg||
nt|pef: although a meckwell 1d opening doesn't mean much about diamonds|pg||
mb|2H|mb|d|nt|bigtrain: 1@D is usually 2+ although it may be id on a singleton honor|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: i believe 1d only guarantees 1d (which I suppose is appropriate) in response to a spec question|pg||
mb|2N!|nt|bigtrain: very unusual to be bid on 1...  as i said, usually 2|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg writing re 2NT - |pg||
nt|pef: do they open 2d with 4441's, walter?|pg||
nt|reisig: might see 3@h here|pg||
nt|bigtrain: yes|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rodwell, answering that question said it was supposed to be at least 2 diamonds but could have a stiff honor. They play precision 2@d for the stiff diamond hands|pg||
nt|bigtrain: or (43)15|pg||
mb|3H|nt|reisig: might have used all hid "X' cards :))|pg||
nt|reisig: his|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|5D|nt|csimon: wow - great bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: well they did it--well done, zia and michael|pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: nice job|pg||
nt|csimon: 3@h X could have produced 500 but this is more impressive|pg||
nt|vugraph9: I've lost the kibitzer who was handing me the players' notes, so don't know what Michael wrote about 2NT|pg||
pc|hK|nt|reisig: make 6 ..if AK of trumps are singleton:)))))|pg||
nt|csimon: if trumps are 3-0 he must find the @cJ|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg: "RDBL show 3?" Meck: "yes"|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|h5|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s8|nt|reisig: I would prob be -550|pg||
pc|s4|pc|d2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|d5|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|d6|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|d7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
nt|fabsayc: going for crossruff to avoid accidents was better|pg||
nt|reisig: next case|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2SJ86HADKT8732C642,SKT54HKQJ94D96CT3,S973HT875D5CQJ987,SAQ2H632DAQJ4CAK5|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|pef: a very marginal slam, but down by 38 in the last quarter, perhaps they will try (and fail)|pg||
mb|d|mb|3D|an|both alerted|mb|p|mb|3S!|an|4 spades, 5 hearts|nt|reisig: welcome Joey "next" Silver|pg||
mb|p|nt|me argent: salut everyone|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|me argent: carol@H|pg||
mb|p|nt|csimon: hi Joey @h|pg||
nt|me argent: richie@H|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, Joey|pg||
nt|reisig: he speeds up the claims|pg||
nt|fabsayc: played from the safe side, 4H by zia would be in danger|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Zia: "you can tell him whether 3@d showed a club stopper" Rosenberg: "I told him it did" |pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h3|nt|csimon: they played fast for Joey!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Rosenberg "diamond finesse for 6" Meck "5"|pg||
nt|me argent: NEXT|pg||
nt|reisig: night ...all|pg||
nt|csimon: sweet dreams Richie|pg||
mc|11|pg||
