vg|2011 Vanderbilt Semi A,4th of 4,I,17,32,Kang,118,Grue,144|
rs|1NN=,1SE=,3NE=,3NE=,1NN=,1NS+1,2HW-1,3NS+2,2DW=,2DW-2,3NN-2,3NS=,4SW-1,5DSx-3,5HWx-1,5HWx-1,4DN-1,3HE-1,5HSx-4,5SW=,2NN-1,2SE+1,3CEx-3,2SN+2,6DN=,6DN=,1NE-1,PASS,4SEx-3,4HS+1,1NN-2,3DE-1|
pn|Wang,Cheek,Ao,Grue,Bakhshi,Sun,Del'Monte,Kang|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3ST5HKJ75DJT972CKJ,SA74HT92DAQ4C8752,SQJ6HA83DK653CT96,SK9832HQ64D8CAQ43|sv|o|mb|1N|an|10- 12 NT|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|c3|pg||
mc|7|nt|algraves:  so well done by ns here|pg||
pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3ST5HKJ75DJT972CKJ,SA74HT92DAQ4C8752,SQJ6HA83DK653CT96,SK9832HQ64D8CAQ43|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|2+|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|sybarra: hello all and welcome to Frank Budai|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d3|nt|mrdct: looks like well do some quick catching up here|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|mrdct: west not adhering to the rule of 15|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dT|nt|frankaus: g'day all |pg||
nt|chilloncan: hi shirley & hi frank & hi specs:) wlcome to louisville|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|nt|chilloncan: welc back dave:)|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|h5|pc|c7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|nt|frankaus: del'monte won the prestigeous gold coast tournament in aus a couple of weks ago|pg||
nt|chilloncan: riproaring 1S contract to get things underway. went right by the other one-level suit contracts. live on the edge here in the Vanderbilt|pg||
nt|sybarra: I have played agst. n/s |pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4S9864HKT3DJ54CT95,SJT5HQ82DAKQ8C764,S732HAJ765D62CKJ2,SAKQH94DT973CAQ83|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|nt|wolkowitz: forgot to lead partner's 5-card major|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
nt|algraves:  normal spade lead|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s7|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|h3|pc|d8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sT|mc|9|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4S9864HKT3DJ54CT95,SJT5HQ82DAKQ8C764,S732HAJ765D62CKJ2,SAKQH94DT973CAQ83|sv|n|nt|sybarra: they are quite interesting to play agst|pg||
mb|1N|nt|mrdct: i think brd 1 looks like a swing for grue as 3NT looks cold vs the failed slam in the open room|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|vugraphzfh: Director is summoned|pg||
nt|mrdct: so what's the problem nancy?|pg||
nt|mrdct: slightly off-beat 1NT here but low risk at these colours|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: 2@sx a likely contract|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: what's east doing? transferring to his singleton?|pg||
nt|mrdct: few would deny that Ish Del'Monte is Australia's best player|pg||
pc|s8|nt|mrdct: ah that's better|pg||
nt|chilloncan: E will be disappointed that dummy is so strong|pg||
nt|mslair: its got to be the @h lead|pg||
nt|sybarra: he from NZ originally right?|pg||
nt|chilloncan: yes|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|chilloncan: hi mark:)|pg||
pc|s7|nt|mrdct: dbl and then 2NT shows about 19/20 balanced generally|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: on board 1, 3nt made 5 in this room|pg||
nt|mrdct: yeah - he migrated to australian about 20 years ago|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|chilloncan: shipwrecked so the story goes|pg||
nt|sybarra: egads when he was  4 yrs old?|pg||
nt|chilloncan: :)|pg||
nt|mrdct: he was about 19 or 20 at the time i think|pg||
nt|chilloncan: he has kids older than that|pg||
pc|d9|nt|frankaus: yes Ish's  best results are with ash bach - now also playing in Melbourne Aus|pg||
pc|d5|nt|mrdct: NS may fare better in 3NT here on a @s lead|pg||
nt|mrdct: NS might be having a misunderstanding here|pg||
pc|dA|nt|mrdct: 3@H looks cold|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d7|nt|mrdct: the problem here for NS is that there isn't really a source of tricks in NS as south has no entries|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|chilloncan: ish also a veteran of the Rita Shugart team in US at one time|pg||
nt|chilloncan: connection there with Andrew Robson who is also a former partner and ongoing colleague of David Bakshi|pg||
nt|sybarra: he doesnt look very old|pg||
nt|sybarra: or maybe its just me getting older|pg||
pc|s3|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|mrdct: he also does quite a bit with youth development in Australia on top of running a couple bridge clubs|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|nt|mrdct: the rip of 3@hx to 3NT should make it clear to north that south intended 3@d as natural|pg||
nt|mrdct: i think he's about 38 or 39|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|mrdct: 2 down likely here losing 2 trumps, 2@h and 1@s|pg||
pc|cT|pg||
pc|d3|nt|chilloncan: sadly we may not be so well-informned about EW, so the byplay commentary is regrettably a bit onesided|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d8|nt|sybarra: would have guessed slightly younger,   but that sounds right|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|mrdct: east ruffing a @d will be with a natual trump trick if south gets trumps right|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h5|nt|mrdct: ruffing a @c i mean|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|nt|chilloncan: spec says EW have been in china's open team|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SA743HA72DAK52C53,SJ96HKJ9DJ3CKJ964,ST82H54DQT6CAT872,SKQ5HQT863D9874CQ|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|algraves:  Grue appreciating thatat sooner or later they would have to play @C so it didnt hurt to exit |pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|nt|algraves:  7 top tricks|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|nt|algraves:  I suppose you can play around a little but you need to be able to get back to your hand after two rounds of diamonds so you cant fool around too much|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d5|nt|algraves:  so wang makes no mistake|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SA743HA72DAK52C53,SJ96HKJ9DJ3CKJ964,ST82H54DQT6CAT872,SKQ5HQT863D9874CQ|sv|e|mb|1N|nt|mrdct: looks like a fairly normal game to reach on the EW cards at this vul|pg||
nt|mrdct: but neither @s nor @d are breaking|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|chilloncan: spades breaking ok, normal play brings in 3 trix|pg||
mb|p|nt|chilloncan: yet another hand with not much powder in it|pg||
pc|c6|nt|mrdct: kang off to a good start with match with a partscore swing and a beatable game on their scoresheet|pg||
nt|chilloncan: Patrick Huang of song and legend informs me that Sun was on the chinese team that finished 4th in Olympiad in turkey. patrick is a guy i am inclined to believe:)|pg||
nt|mrdct: @d come home for 4 tricks here so 7 tricks on top|pg||
nt|mrdct: but declarer will fiddle around a bit before putting all his eggs in the @d basket|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sA|nt|chilloncan: preedict a make|pg||
nt|mrdct: perhaps duck a @s|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
nt|mrdct: i guess a @H lead most likely|pg||
nt|mrdct: the defence could come to 2@h, 2@d and 1@s|pg||
nt|chilloncan: i am grateful to all the specs who are deluging me with information about EW:)|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s2|nt|mrdct: once the @h switch comes though he'll need to play on @d|pg||
nt|sybarra: and the @D suit comes home |pg||
nt|mrdct: although delcarer may have tangled himself up here as @d a blocked if @hA is removed|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|nt|mrdct: in the open room declarer tried to set up @d|pg||
pc|h9|nt|mrdct: just as is happening here|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|chilloncan: In recent years the US has been regularly graced with the participation of World Pairs winners  FU Zhong & ZHAO JIe  (known here as FU & "Lord Jack" respectively), and given the ...|pg||
nt|chilloncan: success of the Kang team to this point i am guesssing we may see a larger chinese presence here in NABCs to come|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
nt|mrdct: i think he is positioned to go down now|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c2|pc|h8|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
nt|chilloncan: Fu & Jack are perennial contenders for the Gold Medal in smoking at NABCs|pg||
nt|mrdct: ok now as the 13th @s is established|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|d4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d9|nt|mrdct: north can even afford to not cash the setting trick and try to get it 2 down|pg||
nt|chilloncan: without 7 of diamonds, attacking that suit is more or less going for 33 break. ducking first heart and attacking spades makes u heavy favorite to get an 8th trick in spades, and ...|pg||
nt|chilloncan: playing the last two rounds of spades (or last one) may put pressure on opps|pg||
nt|mrdct: i think south will be able to cling to all of his @ss|pg||
nt|chilloncan: still i agree that attacking diamonds seems the natural line|pg||
nt|mrdct: north is just think through whether or not anything could go wrong if he doesn't cash the @dK|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
nt|chilloncan: woiuld be interesting to compare odds of playing Ds to those of attacking clubs as well|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SJ2HK86DAJ8CKQ652,SAK843HT532DK9CJ8,SQT95HA9DQ762CA74,S76HQJ74DT543CT93|sv|b|nt|algraves:  ew can make 2 @H more or less|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfg: joe just said I can make two hearts|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|algraves:  less really can make 1.25 hearts|pg||
mb|p|nt|algraves:  ns can make 3NT |pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|nt|algraves:  so this is a great steal by ew|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
nt|algraves:  Grue has picked up three big swings this match on animal tactics|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|c7|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|algraves:  nice switch but 100 is not much compensation for 600|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|h7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d4|mc|7|pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SJ2HK86DAJ8CKQ652,SAK843HT532DK9CJ8,SQT95HA9DQ762CA74,S76HQJ74DT543CT93|sv|b|nt|mrdct: EW in 2@h in the open room|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: NS can make 3@c so this could be OK for Grue|pg||
mb|1N|nt|mrdct: an agressive (or insane) EW pair might try for a VUL 3NT here|pg||
nt|mrdct: in fact 3NT might make for NS|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: missed a pass there i think|pg||
nt|sybarra: yep think a pass needs to be inserted|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: swap the NS hands and 3NT is cold|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|chilloncan: single digit percent game if u swap the hands|pg||
nt|mrdct: this will be welcome steadier for Grue as they lost quite a lot of imps towards the end of the 3rd session and a small swing on the 1st of this session|pg||
nt|sybarra: always get difficult with bbo program to "lead out of turn"  etc|pg||
nt|chilloncan: all the hands so far in this set have been teeth-gnashers for the trailing team, little scope for rally|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|mrdct: i think test @c first and then once you have the good news go after @d|pg||
pc|d8|nt|sybarra: yes but was that typical play for the club suit?|pg||
nt|mrdct: but may have better to finish in dummy|pg||
nt|sybarra: you said it better David|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
nt|mrdct: although - maybe what south did was better as it gave LHO a chance to err and duck the @dK|pg||
nt|frankaus: 11 will get 13 imps 10 only 12|pg||
nt|mrdct: in which case he could then revert to @s and make 11 tricks|pg||
pc|h2|nt|vugraphzfh: West is deliberating|pg||
nt|frankaus: must cash @S or 11 |pg||
pc|h9|nt|mrdct: basically he was assuming @DK was offside for east's pass|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|mrdct: he'd like to avoid playing on @h himself|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s3|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|h5|pg||
nt|mrdct: believe me - every imp counts in KO matches - plenty get won and lost by an imp|pg||
pc|c6|mc|11|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SKJ73H763DKT542C4,ST8HAQTDAQ973CAT2,SA9HK952D8CKJ8763,SQ6542HJ84DJ6CQ95|sv|n|nt|algraves:  It is hard to be contrary when I can see all the cards but against such an agressive pair as EW south has to get into the bidding on the first round somehow to protect his sides assets|pg||
mb|1C|nt|algraves:  double seems most flexible and you just have to guard against them stealing|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H!|nt|Vugraphzfg: transfer to spades|pg||
nt|algraves:  transfer responses|pg||
mb|d!|nt|algraves:  a good method to natural 1@C in my opinion|pg||
nt|algraves:  but it needs some work by the partnership|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s2|nt|algraves:  well they were beating 2@C|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|algraves:  so the theft in 2@H nets 11 imps stemming a long string of pickups for the Kang team|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c6|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c7|pc|s5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SKJ73H763DKT542C4,ST8HAQTDAQ973CAT2,SA9HK952D8CKJ8763,SQ6542HJ84DJ6CQ95|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|mrdct: 4@sx goes 2 down i think|pg||
nt|mrdct: in one of the sadest days of my bridge life i loss a 128 match to Ish Del'Monte many years ago 320-321|pg||
nt|chilloncan: when he tells the story he won by 2|pg||
mb|2C|an|denies 3 spades|nt|mrdct: can anyone make anything here?|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: not a disaster|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|mrdct: ish will be please that the @d shortage is with the long trumps|pg||
nt|mrdct: 2@c might scape home|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: *pleased|pg||
nt|chilloncan: 4S a bit dangerous at the colors, but with a big lead Ishmael probably figuring his teammates will face that opening in the other room|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|sybarra: 2 @d might be a challenge|pg||
nt|mrdct: but i think south is happier defending 2@d|pg||
nt|mrdct: 2@dW is the open room contract|pg||
pc|sA|nt|mrdct: well curtis cheek made 2@d - let's see how sun goes|pg||
pc|s2|nt|frankaus: 90 in the bank looks good|pg||
pc|s3|nt|mrdct: north might try to sneak a @c through to the K but I doubt that will work|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: Ish asking questions of JJ Wang - about carding and the X|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: 4H is a penalty card from E before playing JS|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|nt|mrdct: declarer can't reallt make use of the penalty card|pg||
nt|mrdct: yes - well done kibitzers pointing out that "the sun goes down"|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|mrdct: actually he can|pg||
nt|mrdct: he can demand west cash the @HK|pg||
nt|mrdct: but then west will be allowed to switch to a @c i think|pg||
nt|mrdct: hang-on i'm confusing myself|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c6|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
nt|tejjyid: yes, well, the sun also rises|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
nt|chilloncan: ecclesiastes|pg||
nt|mrdct: almost as often as it goes down|pg||
nt|tejjyid: I thought it was HEmingway:)|pg||
nt|chilloncan: he pilfered the greatest book in the Old testament|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|h3|pc|c2|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SK64HA98DA86CKJ87,SJ3HKT765DT54CA54,ST95HQJ32DKQ7CQ63,SAQ872H4DJ932CT92|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|transfer hearts|mb|1S|mb|d!|an|3card support|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|nt|algraves:  on 21 declarer played the @H Q not the @D Q of course|pg||
nt|algraves:  and so made his contract|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cQ|nt|algraves:  this wont present any problems oops|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|algraves:  declarers @S play unfortunately had no chance to make 3NT|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|sT|pg||
nt|algraves:  that was an expensive bliind spot|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h8|mc|7|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SK64HA98DA86CKJ87,SJ3HKT765DT54CA54,ST95HQJ32DKQ7CQ63,SAQ872H4DJ932CT92|sv|e|nt|mrdct: won huge result for grue in the open room here|pg||
nt|mrdct: north in 3NT on a @s lead in the open room|pg||
nt|tejjyid: So, AMrshall, any chance you are a fan of Zelazny?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|mrdct: what's another name for AKQJ10x?|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|chilloncan: can see S wrestling this one from N|pg||
nt|mrdct: trumps|pg||
nt|chilloncan: can't see...|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: a competitive auction without the opponents bidding|pg||
mb|p|nt|chilloncan: EW wont be happy with this deal either, pathetic grist to the mill of recovery|pg||
nt|mrdct: so grue might have right-sided it here|pg||
pc|h6|nt|mrdct: 1@s, 2@h, 3@d & 3@C|pg||
nt|frankaus: 9 quickly here - 3@h, 3@C, 3@d|pg||
nt|chilloncan: havent read zelazny|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h9|pg||
nt|mrdct: even more interesting is that Curtis Cheek lead the @C4 in the other room and mustn't have been feeling too good when dummy came down|pg||
nt|mrdct: ish might introduce his @c suit now - but at what level|pg||
nt|mrdct: 5@c might be passed so perhaps 6@c now|pg||
nt|mwigor: surely 5@c would be a cue|pg||
pc|c7|nt|chilloncan: not many partnerships play 2H as Michaels by responder:)|pg||
nt|mrdct: Ish stick with the theory that @S = trumps|pg||
nt|mrdct: grue fans might be content with 10 imps here with NS stopping in game|pg||
nt|mrdct: is east thinking?|pg||
pc|c4|nt|vugraphzfh: sorry, no, it's S thinking|pg||
nt|mrdct: i would be too!|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg||
nt|mrdct: i don't think NS have previosuly discussed this sequence|pg||
nt|mrdct: only danger now is will NS bid grand|pg||
nt|chilloncan: david's prowess will not be tested to the fullest on this layout|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|nt|chilloncan: 5S = do you have a club control    6C  = yes the ace|pg||
nt|mrdct: @s is still trumps|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h8|nt|mrdct: well north-south have navigated this one to a makeable slam and a big swing|pg||
nt|mwigor: barbara travis points out that the play in 6@s is far from a formality|pg||
nt|chilloncan: dont think so, N need too many cover cards|pg||
nt|mwigor: declarer may well lose control|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: Les mumbling and grumbling|pg||
nt|chilloncan: in that order?|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: yes|pg||
nt|mrdct: in the other room declarer played the @SK from dummy at trick 1 which didn't work out so well|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|s2|pg||
nt|frankaus: 11 more for the leaders|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|hJ|mc|9|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SQJ8H32DQJT874CJ4,SA9654HQT76D5CA53,ST3HJ85DAK96CKQ87,SK72HAK94D32CT962|sv|b|nt|algraves:  Ns giving away some imps that they will have a hard time getting back|pg||
mb|2D|mb|d|nt|algraves:  he must have been playing east for AXXXX in spades and west for exactly QJ doubleton and played for the blockage|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: 4@h better than 4@s, but will still likely fail|pg||
nt|algraves:  so it was a play that may have worked|pg||
nt|algraves:  so I apologize|pg||
mb|3C!|mb|3D|nt|algraves:  but Grue overcalls on anything so maybe better to play him for what he had more or less|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|nt|algraves:  maybe he was playing for a swing knowing they had given away a sure 11 on boad 20|pg||
mb|p|nt|algraves:  what do I know |pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
nt|algraves:  4@H was the game so the NS pre emption did what it usually does , ie give players problems|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: Club blockage and diamond lead would have made the defense nearly impossible|pg||
pc|c4|nt|algraves:  so a 28 - 0 run by the Grue team after a long rally by the Kang team|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|nt|wolkowitz: although I suppose he could have made this by ducking a club|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SQJ8H32DQJT874CJ4,SA9654HQT76D5CA53,ST3HJ85DAK96CKQ87,SK72HAK94D32CT962|sv|b|nt|mrdct: 4@s by west in the open room|pg||
mb|2D|nt|chilloncan: another unproductive layout for hungry trailers|pg||
mb|d|nt|mrdct: NS reached an inferior 3@h contract here after north made a t/o dbl of 1@s|pg||
nt|chilloncan: maybe 5 or 6 IMPs at most|pg||
nt|mrdct: and a @C lead trouble 4@S?|pg||
nt|mrdct: in fact 4@s doesn't really have any play|pg||
nt|mrdct: 4@h the better chance|pg||
nt|frankaus: to me it looks like a lot of losers for red 2@d  |pg||
nt|chilloncan: one doesnt get a buzz from opening weak 2D on this S hand, 6322 vul, but the thing is on the card...|pg||
mb|5D|mb|d|nt|mrdct: illustrating the general preference to play in a 4-4 fit rather than a 5-3 fit as you get some pitches|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: south has to decide whether to go for his major or his better suit|pg||
nt|mrdct: that might be 3@c by north|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|frankaus: 800 by the looks of it|pg||
nt|mrdct: Ish taking an advance save|pg||
nt|mrdct: which is going to go for 800 I think |pg||
pc|h7|nt|chilloncan: a lot of the bids chosen by NS here are probably motivated by a belief that opps in other room will push very aggressively, so attempting to duplicate those tactical siutuations|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: Ish: "good luck"|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|nt|mrdct: 3@s has 5 losers i think|pg||
pc|h3|nt|chilloncan: my own feeling is that 11 loser hands should not bid, even when they can raise 1S to two and even when they have a stronger way to do it|pg||
nt|chilloncan: but here NS have 130 anyway|pg||
pc|h6|nt|chilloncan: maybe 110 with handling charges caused by 41 trumps|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|nt|chilloncan: seems more prudent to play high trump in dummy, as low ones may be needed to ruff spades|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|mrdct: in a way this is a good board for grue as they have duplicated bad results in both rooms which compresses the damage|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d8|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|nt|mrdct: but they don't want too many of these "good boards" for the rest of this match|pg||
pc|s4|nt|chilloncan: thanks to spec for pointing out that spades are trumps|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SKQ8753H7DAKT9CJ6,S4HAKQT9643D72CA7,SA6HDQ65CKQT98432,SJT92HJ852DJ843C5|sv|o|nt|wolkowitz: come to think of it, I wonder why he didn't?|pg||
mb|1C!|nt|algraves:  on the previous hand would need @C J lead to defeat 4@H|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|algraves:  par is 6 @H X down 2|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c6|nt|algraves:  well that worked out well for Cheek, opps have a hard time visualizing they have a laydown slam when you open a strong @C|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|c7|nt|algraves:  Meckwell kinda popularized the light high card big club with a good long suit|pg||
pc|c8|pc|hJ|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|algraves:  Grue thrilled to put down that dummy in this auction|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c2|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|hA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|c4|pc|h5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|hK|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d5|mc|10|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SKQ8753H7DAKT9CJ6,S4HAKQT9643D72CA7,SA6HDQ65CKQT98432,SJT92HJ852DJ843C5|sv|o|nt|chilloncan: i idiotically was playing the contract that io said NS could make:):)|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: Ish: "sorry"|pg||
nt|frankaus: if -14 is a good board then i hate to have a bad board|pg||
mb|1C!|an|STR, ART, F|nt|vugraphzfh: director has urged table to play faster|pg||
nt|mwigor: going back to the slam - i think ducking the club lead is 63% and playing for 4-3 trumps is 62%|pg||
nt|sybarra: this hand will be exciting|pg||
nt|mrdct: EW have 10 tricks in @h|pg||
mb|5C|nt|mwigor: so any small feeling about the lead (ie that it is a singleton) is enough to swing it|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: on that hand moss also lead a @C and Kamil took the same line as Ish for -1|pg||
nt|chilloncan: yes it is tricky to know how to assess the likelihood of singleton from the fact that a club was led, as the auction made that lead a substantial favorite to hit the baize|pg||
nt|chilloncan: 1C is a very dangerous bid, just begging to be blown out of the auction|pg||
nt|mrdct: but NS have 6@c on ice|pg||
mb|p|mb|5H|nt|mrdct: when hampson delcarer in 6@s, he got a @h lead and could simply duck that and easily cater for @S5-2|pg||
nt|mrdct: not a bad game here for NS so a chance for Grue to extend the lead|pg||
nt|chilloncan: easily? if heart loses he does not necessarily have enough discards if spades go bad|pg||
nt|mrdct: same auction so far in the open room|pg||
nt|mrdct: 5@h passed around to south who dbls|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|chilloncan: W hand may not seem like a 3D raise, but there is a tactice benefit as it takes opps above the level where they can support double|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: only if @h 5-1 i think (but what would I know!)|pg||
nt|mrdct: and it's 5@hx in both rooms|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hT|nt|chilloncan: spec points out that the "scare value" of the strong club actually fnctioned as an inverted preempt here,|pg||
pc|c2|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg||
nt|chilloncan: yes hence the "not necessarily"|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s4|nt|chilloncan: sadly we are unlikely ever to amass a sizeable enough database to decide whether the tactic is worth repeating|pg||
nt|tejjyid: North needs to be careful|pg||
nt|mrdct: how can NS go wrong here?|pg||
nt|tejjyid: NS must cash the @D now|pg||
nt|mrdct: why - what declarer going to do with his @d losers otherwise?|pg||
nt|tejjyid: put one on the @S suit|pg||
nt|tejjyid: he has 3 entries|pg||
nt|tejjyid: so if North overtakes...|pg||
nt|tejjyid: to do something other than leading a @D..|pg||
nt|mrdct: i guess stranger things have happened - but it would seem to only make sense for north to overtake if he had an absoluely clearcut action to take that partner either wont realise ...|pg||
nt|mrdct: or wont have the card|pg||
nt|tejjyid: I agree with all that - so why the delay?|pg||
nt|mrdct: maybe he's having trouble counting up west's 16 hcp|pg||
nt|tejjyid: West doesn't actualy have the canonical 16 HCP, so this is hard for NOrth to read|pg||
nt|tejjyid: Maybe the internet is broken|pg||
nt|mrdct: north will be worried that perhaps west has a @d honour so he can't see an obvious way to beat this|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
nt|chilloncan: admittedly the duck has big odds in its favor|pg||
nt|mrdct: the internet being broken is always an option in play in these situations|pg||
nt|tejjyid: Maybe North is broken|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h9|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: true, but not this time|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c3|pc|h8|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|tejjyid: well done, anyway, after all the anguish|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|hA|pc|c4|pg||
nt|tejjyid: oh...|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|h2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|mc|10|nt|vugraphzfh: short break|pg||
nt|tejjyid: I guess that doesn't represent reality|pg||
nt|tejjyid: but the result is correct|pg||
nt|mrdct: i suspect so also|pg||
nt|tejjyid: A lot to be said for a 6@C call from South|pg||
nt|mrdct: so tense stuff here with a couple of lost opportunties for NS in recent boards|pg||
nt|tejjyid: who cares if it goes down, it's not at all stressful & probably cost 5 imps at worst|pg||
nt|chilloncan: plenty to be said when you see N hand|pg||
nt|chilloncan: ish could have less for 5C bid|pg||
nt|tejjyid: ISh could have been missing the @S A forexample|pg||
nt|tejjyid: I think it was SJ Simon who said not to defend these hands|pg||
nt|mrdct: F leading 158-112 in the other semi|pg||
nt|tejjyid: you gamble with double doubled game/slam swings when you defend|pg||
nt|tejjyid: Mind you, that means this board wil be flat in 7@H X-ed, if both sides follow his advice|pg||
pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SAQ92H96DKTCKJT74,SKT73HAQ5DA8CQ632,S8HT42DQJ97632CA8,SJ654HKJ873D54C95|sv|e|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|algraves:  NS caught speeding in other room on 23 giving up 800 phantom in 5@D X for 14 crucial imps to Kang|pg||
nt|algraves:  so 4@D makes here|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: that's the only thing keeping them in this match|pg||
nt|algraves:  and 3@H will make with @D lead|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|nt|wolkowitz: considering they can do no better than push board 24, and will probably lose 5 or more|pg||
nt|algraves:  good bid by south|pg||
nt|algraves:  North has to be a little careful|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|algraves:  maybe he cant make it |pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
nt|algraves:  west can duck the @D A|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dK|nt|algraves:  and I am not sure North has a responses|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|algraves:  right |pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|h2|pc|d5|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: he needed trumps to split badly|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SAQ92H96DKTCKJT74,SKT73HAQ5DA8CQ632,S8HT42DQJ97632CA8,SJ654HKJ873D54C95|sv|e|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|chilloncan: nice 3S bid by ish, treating his chunky doubleton and 3 aces bullishly|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|tejjyid: creative, but implausible|pg||
nt|chilloncan: operator?|pg||
nt|chilloncan: pass missed|pg||
nt|tejjyid: operator, can u check the auction please?|pg||
mb|p|pc|dK|nt|mrdct: a kib has asked if the correct styling of north's name is Delmonte, Del'Monte, del'Monte, Del Monte or del Monte - i'm not 100% sure myself|pg||
nt|mwigor: i believe Del'Monte|pg||
nt|chilloncan: some would be uncomfortable opening 2C with stiff king and short spades, but at these colors opps are just going to let you bid. if opps NV, 2C  risks obstruction|pg||
nt|mrdct: 1@C lead might save an imp|pg||
nt|chilloncan: 5D a better spot, but 3N will fetch|pg||
nt|mrdct: west will have a slightly uncomfortable time finding 5 discards on the run of the @d suit|pg||
nt|tejjyid: Del Monte did produce one of the best bids I've seen in a sacrifice auction earlier today - this 3@H bid would top it though, if real|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: sorry, connection is slow so it didn't get the Pass I typed and I was distracted discussing the ridiculous start time tomorrow!|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
nt|tejjyid: np, thankless job you have|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|nt|mrdct: (there you go it isn't thankless anymore)|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hK|nt|mrdct: thanks operator|pg||
pc|c4|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
nt|tejjyid: es, well done :)|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
nt|chilloncan: fourth quarter hand records should not be full of partscores|pg||
nt|mrdct: if i have my timezones right, it is now a little after midnight in Louiseville|pg||
nt|tejjyid: 16*5 = 80...but it would be unusual|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h7|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
nt|chilloncan: well done it is 12:10|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sK|nt|mrdct: west playing east to have cover in @h|pg||
mc|8|nt|mrdct: they certainly schedule the bridge a lot later in the USA than most parts of the world|pg||
pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4ST75HQT876DK9CJ63,SAQJ94HDAQ875CT54,S2HJ9542D63CAKQ82,SK863HAK3DJT42C97|sv|b|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|algraves:  they open very light so I expect he will respect this|pg||
mb|5H|mb|d|nt|wolkowitz: not exactly what Grue wanted to hear, although he knew he was facing shortness anyhow|pg||
mb|p|nt|algraves:  yes and now will Ao save?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|algraves:  yes Grue has the easiest bid of the match for him|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: do you mean the pass or the double? they may be tied...|pg||
pc|sA|nt|wolkowitz: signoff, sorry|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
nt|algraves:  note for those of you at home, as they say, that although as west you could visalize many hands that might make slam. All the warning signs are out that even 5@S might be too high and you should respect your partners slam negative 4@S bid |pg||
nt|wolkowitz: thinking of playing east for three hearts and three clubs?|pg||
nt|algraves:  and his subsequent double of 5@H|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: oh, sorry, cheek still on lead...|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
nt|mslair: will he gamble for the 1100 set|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfg: claim by south and Joe says down four|pg||
nt|mslair: @c return|pg||
mc|7|nt|wolkowitz: 800 vs 500 rates to be an 8-IMP swing, whereas 1100 vs 800 rates to be a 6-IMP swing|pg||
pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4ST75HQT876DK9CJ63,SAQJ94HDAQ875CT54,S2HJ9542D63CAKQ82,SK863HAK3DJT42C97|sv|b|mb|p|nt|mrdct: so grue wins an imp|pg||
nt|mrdct: personally - i'm not a great fan of the trend to "evenings off" and prefer to be able to sleep-in|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|mrdct: -1100 in the other room will be costly for Kang|pg||
nt|mrdct: can't see it gaining imps|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: All we've asked is that the Sunday start not be more than an hour earlier than the Saturday start - started today at 1:00 and 8:00, but tomorrow is scheduled for 11 am|pg||
nt|chilloncan: probably another underdog-unfriendly deal|pg||
nt|tejjyid: nicely put, DAvid|pg||
nt|pelepele: tough for players as well !|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: Ish is playing very slowly today, because he's sick - this room is (too me) quite warm, but he's huddled in a hooded sweatshirt|pg||
mb|2S|an|Hearts + minor|nt|mwigor: ish did not throw a heart on the last @d|pg||
mb|3H!|an|!s raise|nt|chilloncan: I fronted him some Umcka...if his team wins, i expect to be in the closing credits as medical provider|pg||
nt|tejjyid: It's not hurting his game any|pg||
nt|mrdct: the wounded bull gets stronger|pg||
nt|chilloncan: michaels, then INV + spade raise i reckon|pg||
mb|4H|nt|mrdct: so webby is this a hand where you can't afford to defend 4@s?|pg||
mb|4S|nt|mrdct: 4@s not a bad contract here|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|tejjyid: No, Simon was taking about wilder hands, and the 5/6 level as well|pg||
mb|5H|nt|chilloncan: not sure about 4H by S. give LHO a chance to bid 3S|pg||
mb|5S|nt|tejjyid: South is very flat|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: but hard to deal with the 4-1 break|pg||
pc|cA|nt|mrdct: stuck his neck out but EW failed to chop it off|pg||
nt|frankaus: 1100 in the bank will give Grue some change here|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|nt|mrdct: not enough entries to effect a trump coup|pg||
nt|mwigor: in the real world you're going to have played the Ace and King of trumps before you find out one is necessary - at which point you're already down|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
nt|chilloncan: u know 4S is coming, so either bid 5H or pass|pg||
nt|mrdct: F 164-118 in the other semi|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|nt|mrdct: with that 3rd round of @c declarer can pick up the trumps now|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1ST8HQ5432DT53CT32,S965H86DAK94CAQ64,SAKJHKJ9DJ72CKJ95,SQ7432HAT7DQ86C87|sv|o|mb|p|nt|wolkowitz: based on his table results, he might have thought he needed it|pg||
mb|1D!|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|algraves:  sticks and wheels as we say in Canada  11  00  |pg||
mb|p|nt|wolkowitz: although Cheek would be 5062|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|mslair: maybe the dia return on last for safety and curtis returned his 2nd club with another sure entry|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s8|nt|wolkowitz: does anyone know whether they play suit preference or obvious shift at trick one?|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|d6|pc|h4|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|c6|pg||
mc|7|nt|algraves:  so down 1|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfg: lots of play and claim|pg||
pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1ST8HQ5432DT53CT32,S965H86DAK94CAQ64,SAKJHKJ9DJ72CKJ95,SQ7432HAT7DQ86C87|sv|o|nt|mrdct: we might see NS try for slam here|pg||
nt|chilloncan: this S collection will have to do until a good hand comes along|pg||
nt|chilloncan: 6H by S tha target|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|an|13-15|mb|d|mb|p|nt|mrdct: NS use 2@h as the negative|pg||
nt|chilloncan: but play a bit tricky|pg||
nt|mrdct: this make on a @C lead|pg||
nt|frankaus: do I hear female vocals ?|pg||
mb|2H|nt|mrdct: so @h will be wrong-sided|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: missed a pass there i think operator|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|chilloncan: cant speak to that|pg||
nt|tejjyid: 49 imps, 6 boards....|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: west thinking of raising?|pg||
pc|h2|nt|mwigor: play in 6@h is fairly simple - if they lead a spade you go down - if they dont you make|pg||
nt|chilloncan: not really so simple i think|pg||
nt|mrdct: yeah - can ruff a @C high back to hand|pg||
nt|chilloncan: u have to get to dummy to draw last heart|pg||
nt|mwigor: well its your hand|pg||
nt|mwigor: from South 6@h is cold|pg||
pc|h6|nt|vugraphzfh: E didn't realize it was his lead|pg||
nt|chilloncan: sorry my computer is very slow so big delay in my comments hitting the screen|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|h4|pc|s9|pg||
nt|mrdct: we are likely to see Ish Del'MOnte in action again on BBO next weekend for the Australian Open Team playoffs where his team will probably start favourites|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg||
nt|tejjyid: quality warm up|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pc|cT|pg||
nt|mrdct: but it takes about 30 hours to travel home to Sydney so it will take a few days to get over the jetlag but he's used to it|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h5|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
mc|9|nt|tejjyid: more practice squeezes|pg||
pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SAJT42H85DJ32C984,SQ3HQ7DQT984CKJT7,SK9HKJT6DA765CA62,S8765HA9432DKCQ53|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|algraves:  will cheek re open here with 2NT ?|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|nt|wolkowitz: I'm guessing no|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: and again I'm wrong|pg||
mb|p|nt|algraves:  sure why not he says|pg||
mb|3C|mb|d|nt|algraves:  good double by Wang|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|wolkowitz: after the card N/S are having, how can they afford not to double?|pg||
pc|c4|nt|Vugraphzfg: Curtis says I am sorry I won't do this again|pg||
nt|algraves:  well easier said than done, but point well taken|pg||
pc|c7|nt|wolkowitz: somehow i doubt that|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: not the apology, but the promise|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s3|nt|wolkowitz: their aggression often pays off, and might have succeeded if East didn't have such a bad hand|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|h2|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hT|nt|wolkowitz: good shift|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|cJ|pc|d7|mc|6|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SAJT42H85DJ32C984,SQ3HQ7DQT984CKJT7,SK9HKJT6DA765CA62,S8765HA9432DKCQ53|sv|n|nt|mrdct: cheek-grue went for a number in the open room - can NS make anything?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|tejjyid: only double dummy|pg||
mb|2H!|nt|mrdct: 4@s a phantom in the open room|pg||
nt|mrdct: east here deciding to pursue an inviational sort of auction it seems|pg||
mb|p|nt|chilloncan: 3S by E is an attractive alternative. sometimes they now have to bid 3N|pg||
nt|chilloncan: at these colors, i think that is the wrong strategy|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: stansby made 4@sX on this hand a short time ago to give Flieisher a 119-103 lead in tghe other semi|pg||
nt|chilloncan: ish maybe gagging to bid, fearing larceny at the colours|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: reluctant pass from N|pg||
pc|c3|nt|vugraphzfh: still shaking his head|pg||
nt|chilloncan: bonsoir henri & hi bill|pg||
nt|mrdct: a glimmer of hope for Kang|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: Ish asks about the lead - 3rd and low|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|nt|mrdct: still 20 boards to go in this match so if kang can string 2 or 3 good boards togther they will be right back in this match|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|h7|nt|chilloncan: they havent really been taking the fight to the opponenets too much in this room, but maybe just not enbough to work with|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: Ish asking about spot card leads in the middle of the hand - some communication problem, but Kang finally says that it's 3rd and low there too|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d8|nt|vugraphzfh: Ish asks about discards: "standard"|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|c4|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SAKT9854H3DK8CQJ3,SQ6HAKQT852D43CT4,SH9DAQJ97652CAK75,SJ732HJ764DTC9862|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|nt|algraves:  lots of action cards which is what the Kang team needs|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: another boring hand...we should all complain to the ACBL|pg||
nt|algraves:  EW can take 8 tricks in @H|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|algraves:  NS slam in @D|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: or in @c|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|nt|wolkowitz: or in @s on a non-heart lead|pg||
nt|algraves:  although often a Q bid promises a fit here , of course it just shows a very good hand too strong for any non forcing action|pg||
mb|6C|mb|p|nt|algraves:  this also makes|pg||
nt|algraves:  although usually the 10 card fit is preferred to the 7 card fit|pg||
nt|mslair: 3 hearts with no spade fit is very dangerous|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: it's not fun to be Wang at this moment|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: you thought you were just showing some values and now you have no idea which of 3 strains is right|pg||
nt|algraves:  well what else is forcing?|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|nt|mslair: :)|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
nt|algraves:  steve robinson suggests that 3H denies @S support and that seems a good treatment|pg||
pc|c4|nt|mslair: denies spade support huh|pg||
mc|12|nt|algraves:  well I am just a medium here|pg||
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qx|c29|st||md|3SAKT9854H3DK8CQJ3,SQ6HAKQT852D43CT4,SH9DAQJ97652CAK75,SJ732HJ764DTC9862|sv|b|mb|1D|nt|chilloncan: rock-ribbed NT opening|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct: 3NT will make also here - albeit with some nervous moments in @d|pg||
nt|mrdct: with the 4333 south may not bother with stayman|pg||
nt|chilloncan: 4H a luckyish make, 3N best. switch EW hearts and 4H doiwn on promo|pg||
nt|chilloncan: yet another bad layout for EW|pg||
mb|1S|nt|mrdct: NS got the best result possible in the open room|pg||
mb|2H|nt|mrdct: can NS replicate it here?|pg||
nt|tejjyid: not too hard I think|pg||
nt|chilloncan: bet my house against your dog|pg||
nt|mrdct: Ish would like to bid exclusion blackwood here - but can't in a suit p bid|pg||
nt|tejjyid: my dog got fleas...|pg||
mb|5D|nt|chilloncan: S will just invite NT|pg||
mb|p|nt|chilloncan: or bid it, knowing opps will|pg||
nt|tejjyid: 3@c looks perfectly OK to me|pg||
nt|mrdct: i don't like 5@d a lot|pg||
mb|6D|nt|tejjyid: OK, 5@D is only a small understatement|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: but worked out ok - althogh Kang may have more to say|pg||
pc|h6|nt|tejjyid: Vulnerable though, South knows he has at least 2 good cards|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c2|mc|12|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SAJ75H3DA987CQT83,ST832HQ52DQJ43CKJ,SQ64HAKT98D652C54,SK9HJ764DKTCA9762|sv|o|nt|mslair: and a happy medium|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|h4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|d9|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: hmm|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|s5|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SAJ75H3DA987CQT83,ST832HQ52DQJ43CKJ,SQ64HAKT98D652C54,SK9HJ764DKTCA9762|sv|o|mb|p|nt|mrdct: 4@s not a bad spot here until you discover trumps 4-1 offside|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chilloncan: 1949|pg||
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qx|o31|st||md|1S62HAKJT7632DQ9C3,SJ97H94DA7653CQJ5,SAK83HQ5DKJT4C964,SQT54H8D82CAKT872|sv|n|nt|algraves:  5@H NS|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: even the wily joe grue cannot wriggle out of that one|pg||
mb|4C!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|4S|nt|algraves:  2@C EW|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|wolkowitz: someone new to bridge would think that the chance of dealing an 8-card suit was about 30%|pg||
nt|algraves:  so 4@C showed good 4@H opener|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|algraves:  a convention I like as well|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|wolkowitz: it seems like Wang has nothing to do|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c3|nt|algraves:  5@C is a good save and this will be hard to defend to the max as they wont suspect he has only 4 @S|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
nt|algraves:  maybe he mis sorted his hand|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h5|nt|algraves:  fortunately for the GRue team they are almost dormy|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|h2|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1S62HAKJT7632DQ9C3,SJ97H94DA7653CQJ5,SAK83HQ5DKJT4C964,SQT54H8D82CAKT872|sv|n|nt|mrdct: Kang hits the lead ... for this segment|pg||
nt|mrdct: another factor with these really late finishes, is that after finishing playing at 1:00am, you still need to score-up and wind-down with all of the adrenaline running through your ...|pg||
nt|mrdct: body after a tough match|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|nt|chilloncan: usually in this country everybody would have opened|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: 4@sx in the other room|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|hT|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
nt|mrdct: 7 tricks on top and 8th can be developed in @h|pg||
nt|mrdct: Grue has this in the bag now|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h5|pc|c7|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d3|pc|s3|nt|dburn: curious symmetry about this - the other semi-final is over, and Fleisher has a lead of 41 IMPs|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|mrdct: oddly the scoreline in the other semi is exactly the same as this one|pg||
nt|dburn: that is, the third quarter is over|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|d8|pg||
nt|mrdct: there goes the scoreline symetry|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d7|nt|tejjyid: another practise squeeze|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|c8|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2SAJ65HT964DQ86CQ7,S9873HA872D92CA98,SKQTHQJ3DJ4CKJT53,S42HK5DAKT753C642|sv|e|nt|Vugraphzfg: Last Hand thanks so much for watching the USBF and the ACBL for bringing this tournament|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|d!|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|algraves:  so 500 after all well done by Joe|pg||
mb|1S!|mb|p|nt|algraves:  looked like it would be more lol|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|algraves:  so congratualtions first to the Kang team for their great Vanderbilt and they are obviously very skilled players who will be heard from constantly at this level|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|algraves:  and congratualtions to the Grue team for a convincing win and an entertaining style|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d2|nt|algraves:  Grue Cheek and Del Monte have played every board so far which is a pretty good show really|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|algraves:  it will be , as usual , a fun Vanderbilt final|pg||
nt|algraves:  so phone up your friendly bookie and place a bet|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s5|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
nt|wolkowitz: at this point, Gu, Ao, and Wang shoul be any top seed's worst nightmare|pg||
pc|d3|pc|s6|nt|wolkowitz: this is the second time they've advanced to the semi-finals of a major knockout in the last four years|pg||
pc|s3|mc|5|nt|wolkowitz: yet they've only improved their seed (so far) from 67 to 41|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SAJ65HT964DQ86CQ7,S9873HA872D92CA98,SKQTHQJ3DJ4CKJT53,S42HK5DAKT753C642|sv|e|nt|poohbear: will prob go on the next hand anyway|pg||
nt|mrdct: -300 not a great result for grue|pg||
nt|dburn: good lead, that jack of spades|pg||
mb|p|nt|tejjyid: this is a practise double, more interesting|pg||
nt|mrdct: last board now|pg||
mb|1C|mb|2D|nt|pelepele: so how is break till the final starts?|pg||
nt|tejjyid: 10 hours|pg||
nt|frankaus: tu all for your company - more excitement tommorrow in the final|pg||
nt|vugraphzfh: Final scheduled to start at 11:00 am tomorrow morning - I don't think anything will be done about that but there's some discussion|pg||
mb|d|nt|dburn: in the other match, West opened 2NT, got raised to three, got doubled for a spade lead and ran (at one table)|pg||
mb|3D|nt|mrdct: 1@d in the other room probably showed @s|pg||
nt|mrdct: so do we have a confirmed start time for tomorrow?|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: 1D showed reds or blacks by north|pg||
nt|mrdct: i see|pg||
nt|poohbear: in the other room|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: at the other table, West opened 2@c and East bid 2@d, then South bid 2@s and found himself on lead to 3NT a moment later|pg||
mb|p|pc|cQ|nt|vugraphzfh: Ish: "who made a negative DBL?" chuckles|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|nt|dburn: same sort of thing here, in truth - but 14 IMPs to the comeback kings (or perhaps Kangs)|pg||
nt|mrdct: cleverly right-sided|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|nt|mrdct: this will give Kang some momentum going into the last 16|pg||
nt|pelepele: one day the needs of players might be a consideration !!|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|chilloncan: EW in this room had little chance for heroics, NS had card control. congratulations to winners|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c8|nt|chilloncan: 3N was a sizeable bid. presume 2N would be artificial and 2N then 3N would be murky|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
nt|dburn: well, pass doubltess showed a hand that would have rebid 2NT, so East did what he would have done over that|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|nt|mrdct: well it's a cup of warm milk and off to bed for all the players i expect|pg||
pc|h9|pc|c9|pg||
nt|chilloncan: something like that|pg||
nt|frankaus: often we have sets where we are "passangers just there for the ride" its frustrating but it happens|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|chilloncan: maybe but what if W had a 26 count with only 5 hearts for example|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dK|nt|dburn: then maybe 3NT would still make|pg||
nt|dburn: I don't know - I just work here. See you soon.|pg||
pc|d8|nt|tejjyid: @H ( = @S A|pg||
pc|s3|nt|tejjyid: @H 9|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s5|pc|h2|nt|tejjyid: and we'll probably get another practise squeeze to finsih off with|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h4|pc|s7|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d3|pc|h6|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s6|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|tejjyid: sigh - OK folks, se you all tomorrow|pg||
mc|8|nt|tejjyid: Thanks for the assistance & thanks to the operator & players|pg||
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