vg|2009 USBC A Semi Final,Segment 6 of 8,I,76,90,Nickell,107,Fleisher,183|
rs|1NE+3,2SE+1,5DW-1,5DWx-1,3NS=,3NS+2,4HE+1,5DSx-1,6SE=,5HNx-2,6SE=,6SE=,3DW-1,3CE+1,4HW+1,4HE+1,6SS=,4SS+2,3CS-2,3NS-5,3NW-2,3NW-2,4SN+1,3NS=,4SW+2,1NN-4,3NE-1,2SW+1,3CE-1,2HN=|
pn|Zia,Granovette,Hamman,Rubin,Weichsel,Freeman,Ekeblad,Nickell|pg||
qx|o76|st||md|2SAK32HA754DJ95C75,S8HKQT96DAT83CAK4,SQ6H832DQ4CQJT982,SJT9754HJDK762C63|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|Walddk4: We have two closed rooms, so I thin k one of you must shut down|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: We are OK now it seems|pg||
mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|Walddk2: But the player names need to be changed and will be as soon as Jan gets a minute|pg||
nt|chorush: these names don't fit this auction|pg||
mb|p|nt|odysseus69: The Nickell team has staged some dramatic rallies - this will certainly go down as remarkable if they do it here|pg||
nt|odysseus69: the good news for the losers is that they join USA2 Trial|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Please give her a break|pg||
nt|kareno: Right you are Ira |pg||
pc|d5|nt|kareno: Roland :)  Ira :)|pg||
nt|chorush: hi Karen|pg||
nt|barnets: hi all|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Patience is a virtue, they say|pg||
nt|barnets: well done|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Things will be fine soon|pg||
nt|kareno: It hasn't gone well for most who had byes this tournament.  Pretty much all of them fell into the repechage after their first match.|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c76|st||md|2SAK32HA754DJ95C75,S8HKQT96DAT83CAK4,SQ6H832DQ4CQJT982,SJT9754HJDK762C63|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|h9|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|c4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|cJ|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o77|st||md|3S8HQT95DQT3CKT964,SHA62DAKJ987642C2,SAK543HKJ83D5CJ73,SQJT9762H74DCAQ85|sv|b|nt|barnets: maybe something in getting played in|pg||
nt|kareno: The ghoulies have been flying at this tournament.  I remember a hand with three eight-card suits and it was a slam swing!|pg||
mb|1S|nt|kareno: I think so, Barnet.  I think you get in shape and up for playing.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N!|an|f1|nt|chorush: How many diamonds? I'd try 5|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: I don't mince words with hands like west's.  I bid them out quickly to give the opponents one shot to figure out what to do.|pg||
nt|barnets: unlucky not to be solid@D|pg||
mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|d2|pg||
nt|kareno: Very unlucky with a nine-card suit.  Declarer likely to go down an extra taking a heart finesse trying to make his contract.|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|nt|chorush: Granovetter has 10 tricks but will probably try the cub finesse and go set 2|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d3|pg||
nt|barnets: declarer may finesse club|pg||
pc|dA|pc|s5|pc|s7|nt|barnets: when he find he has a trump loser|pg||
pc|dT|pg||
nt|barnets: its his only chance|pg||
nt|chorush: I think he is certain to finesse club. Getting more than 3-1 imp odds|pg||
nt|kareno: Undoubled the extra undertrick is not very expensive relative to making his vulnerable contract.|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|barnets: zia gave x a slight though before passing 5@D|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|nt|kareno: Declarer will first try to see if there's any possible (but highly unlikely) squeeze before he plays on clubs.|pg||
nt|chorush: granovetter will finesse club if Hmman overtakes and returns. If not, he will run all his diamonds which would force hamman to stiff his club, so wont finesse|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Hamman leaning back in his chair with his arms crossed, thinking about whether to overtake|pg||
nt|kareno: Does Hamman have to overtake and play a club to break up a possible double squeeze with hearts as the anchor suit?  |pg||
nt|barnets: i think its the same|pg||
nt|kareno: I trust Hamman to work this one out.  Spec (and I) think he may have to do that.|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
nt|chorush: Hamman has to worry that granovetter started 9-4 with AQxx hearts; then overtake and club sould be fata|pg||
pc|h5|nt|barnets: hamman can keep @SA and 2 hearts and Zia one heart and two clubs|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c3|pc|sT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d7|nt|chorush: Granovetter will now go set only 1|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|nt|kareno: This is double played as simple.  |pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d6|pc|hJ|pc|c8|pc|h9|pg||
nt|kareno: North needs to hold the spade now and can also hold one heart.|pg||
pc|d4|pc|cJ|pc|sQ|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|10|nt|kareno: So they've defended perfectly.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Zia "sorry, I could have whacked this; but I've played with Granovetter so many times, I know he has at least 10-1/2 tricks in his hand when he bids like this"|pg||
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qx|c77|st||md|3S8HQT95DQT3CKT964,SHA62DAKJ987642C2,SAK543HKJ83D5CJ73,SQJT9762H74DCAQ85|sv|b|mb|1H|an|4+!H may have any longer side suit|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|5D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|h4|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c7|pc|s7|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s3|pc|c5|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c3|pc|sT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|hJ|pc|c8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c2|mc|10|pg||
qx|o78|st||md|4SK963HAKQ7DQT4CK4,SAT4HT6532D762CT2,SQ5HJ84DAK9CQ8753,SJ872H9DJ853CAJ96|sv|o|nt|barnets: he had only 10|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Zia: "there are not very many people in the world I wouldn't double; Michael Rosenberg, Rubin ... looked at me: Martel I'd double in a minute"|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|nt|kareno: Thanks, Jan, for bringing the playing room to life for us!!|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Zia asks about signals - no Smith, obvious shift (of course says Granovetter)|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
nt|kareno: Club and now a spade to guarantee nine tricks, I think.|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c9|pg||
nt|kareno: Or at least a spade soon.  He now can guarantee nine by just playing on clubs.|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d2|nt|chorush: so far Zia has not risked his contract for overtricks and he won't. Should be claiming shortly|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c78|st||md|4SK963HAKQ7DQT4CK4,SAT4HT6532D762CT2,SQ5HJ84DAK9CQ8753,SJ872H9DJ853CAJ96|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o79|st||md|1SQ6HJ7DT9853CJ974,SAKT2HAK863DKJCT2,S974HDAQ742CAQ653,SJ853HQT9542D6CK8|sv|n|nt|jbgood: Hi all|pg||
nt|barnets: hi everyone|pg||
nt|athene: hi good afternoon everyone|pg||
nt|barnets: and in the long @D hand north x 5@D|pg||
nt|barnets: after having opened 1@H canape|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Zia says something about thought he could get another by playing a spade but "my courage"  wasn't there|pg||
nt|barnets: with east bidding 3@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C!|an|STR, ART, F|nt|Walddk2: This event will determine which two teams will be representing USA in the Bermuda Bowl to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, in late August and early September |pg||
nt|Walddk2: The losers in the semi-finals will get another chance tomorrow in the repechage for the USA2 berth|pg||
mb|1N|an|minors|nt|Walddk2: Our operator is Jan Martel|pg||
nt|jbgood: we are surely in good hands then|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Looks like we missed the first three boards|pg||
nt|athene: south could double here perhaps|pg||
nt|chorush: could have a lot of action on this hand. NS have 10 tricks in diamonds EW 11 in hearts|pg||
nt|kareno: 1nt over forcing @c showing minors.  South should come to life here.|pg||
mb|2H|nt|barnets: e/w found the vul save in5@D in other room|pg||
nt|kareno: I predict Zia will not pass.|pg||
nt|kareno: You mean n/s?|pg||
nt|barnets: n/s that should be|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 5@DX next door. Ekeblad bid 2NT over 1@H|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter asked about 1NT and Zia wrote something and now G is writing and sort of shrugging - so I assume he's saying 2@h was basically natural, but all of our pens have ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: disappeared, so it's in pencil and I can't read|pg||
mb|3D|nt|bigtrain: 9.5 hours|pg||
nt|athene: i would want to get the spades into it i think|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: I'm sorry about the first 3 boards, the players started before we could|pg||
nt|athene: but he decides to make the pressure bid|pg||
nt|kareno: Zia has nine minor suit cards and a partner who bid vulnerable.|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter apparently told Zia that 2@h was NF, but now Zia asks Rubin, who says "2@h was game forcing"|pg||
pc|c4|nt|Walddk2: So probably 6 more IMPs to the Fleisher total|pg||
nt|kareno: Had he bid 4@d originally, they may have found the save.  |pg||
pc|c2|nt|barnets: but cant x as partner thinks you have a real hand|pg||
nt|jbgood: should be "easy" to win 4@h on a @d lead|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Kamil: "teach you to reopen :)"|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
nt|chorush: assuming that declarer takes 10 tricks in the other room, this will be another 6 imps to fleischer|pg||
pc|c3|nt|athene: this shouldn't present too many problems|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h2|nt|athene: cash the red ace-kings, run the clubs|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h3|nt|Walddk2: The largest margin was 94 IMPs at some point in the previous set|pg||
pc|c5|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sA|nt|jbgood: unblock diamonds first now|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|athene: a bit harder on a spade lead perhaps, forcing east's hand|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
mc|11|nt|chorush: We have seen Nickell come back from a margin of this size in 16 boards. However fleischer is playing in excellent form and good luck|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rubin & Granovetter now discussing and agree that 2@h was NF, because they play Unusual vs Unusual here|pg||
nt|kareno: So the question will be:  will Nickell try for another patented recovery or rest up for the next round.  I suspect they will play one more set before they take that decision.  ...|pg||
nt|kareno: Their coach, Eric Kokish will no doubt weigh in on that one.|pg||
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qx|c79|st||md|1SQ6HJ7DT9853CJ974,SAKT2HAK863DKJCT2,S974HDAQ742CAQ653,SJ853HQT9542D6CK8|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2N|mb|4H|mb|5D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|h2|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h4|pc|d8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o80|st||md|2S92HQ84D964CAJT72,SAT543H76DJCKQ943,SHAJT953DQ87532C5,SKQJ876HK2DAKTC86|sv|e|nt|barnets: dec can just ruff tow spades play 2 high trumps and clubs|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: two spades|pg||
nt|athene: yes|pg||
mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|chorush: Karen, are you asking if they might concede the last 30 boards?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: We're not taking this match off the Vugraph, having seen their previous recoveries :)|pg||
mb|4C|an|alerted|nt|Vugraphu1: Zia wrote something about 4@c but I don't know what|pg||
mb|d|nt|Walddk2: Good to have Walter with us although I bet he wish he had been playing still|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hi Walter|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 2@H is a better singlw raise than 2@S|pg||
nt|chorush: I would guess it is fit showing|pg||
nt|barnets: not sure they need the rest -- this is their first match|pg||
mb|4H|nt|athene: it's common to use transfers after overcalls|pg||
mb|4S|nt|bigtrain: yes -- enjoy being here but miss the table already|pg||
nt|athene: so instead of 2@C being the good raise, and 2red natural|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: 4c looks like a fit jump|pg||
nt|barnets: showing clubs and hearts|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Hamman just wrote that 4@c showed @cs and @hs|pg||
mb|4N|nt|kareno: I doubt Hamman will sell|pg||
nt|chorush: Hamman-Zia need to take a -300 save here to obtain par. Im quite sure Hamman will bid|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Hamman thinking|pg||
mb|6H|nt|athene: you play 2@C is diamonds, 2@D is hearts, 2@H is the raise|pg||
nt|barnets: of course e/w can make 51S|pg||
mb|6S|nt|athene: this solves the problem of "new suit after overcall is forcing or not?"|pg||
nt|chorush: yes I misspoke, par is -500 which Hamman has now achieved|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Maybe better than that|pg||
nt|kareno: And beyond par!!|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: you can have your cake and eat it|pg||
nt|chorush: this pressure has gotten EW to hopeless spot|pg||
nt|barnets: north having no trumps to ruff a club|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter now making faces|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: As if he was thinking of bidding 7, that is|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: tranafers always double meanings...  2@D is diamonds OR a spade raise that wants diamonds led|pg||
nt|bigtrain: allowa|pg||
nt|bigtrain: allows|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: good pressure bid by north|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: I didn't really see Eric's card, just guessing|pg||
nt|kareno: This is just what the doctor ordered and Nickell needs a few more doses of this medicine :)|pg||
pc|c7|nt|chorush: uh-oh. If Zia decides to give Hammn ruff...|pg||
pc|cK|nt|kareno: Wrong lead and this makes now.  Hamman had to cash his ace first.|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|bigtrain: i apologize in advance for typing problems, just got home after driving all night ( 10 hours)|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
nt|chorush: no, declarer had to duck the second club to make|pg||
nt|barnets: hamman was never in|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Can't he still make it?|pg||
nt|chorush: yes diamond finesse|pg||
nt|kareno: Right it was Zia on lead.  And very difficult decision for him what to do at trick 2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Diamond finesse|pg||
nt|Walddk2: or a squeeze. anything works|pg||
nt|kareno: Now north will get caught in a positional squeeze between heart ace and diamond queen.|pg||
nt|barnets: north realises the only chance is to run the !J so he will probably cover it lest Zia has the 10xx|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Zia's reputation sometimes gets him gains where he wasn't doing anything strange, like with the 41c bid here - Rubin just wasn't sure he'd really have 5 clubs|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But it does not matter|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: 4@c that is :)|pg||
pc|c4|pc|h3|pc|sK|pc|c2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: There is no way Rubin can go wrong. He has no losing option|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s3|nt|athene: if you drive for ten hours in england, you end up in the middle of the sea :)|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
nt|athene: well - either that, or you are in london|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|nt|Vugraphu1: True, but it would have been faster if he'd ducked the club :)|pg||
nt|barnets: yes dec has a double squeeze|pg||
pc|sT|nt|athene: and you have progressed about 500 yards|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h9|nt|chorush: he can take the diamond finesse or squeeze hamman|pg||
nt|barnets: with north having th HK and south the club guard|pg||
pc|h2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d5|pc|s7|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|h5|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 14 IMPs and the biggest lead in the match|pg||
pc|s8|nt|barnets: now a simple squeeze on n|pg||
pc|h8|pc|sA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s5|pc|d7|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|h6|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
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qx|c80|st||md|2S92HQ84D964CAJT72,SAT543H76DJCKQ943,SHAJT953DQ87532C5,SKQJ876HK2DAKTC86|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4D|an|alerted|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|d|mb|5H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|hT|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|c9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s5|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|h8|pc|sT|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|hA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|cT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s8|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
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qx|o81|st||md|3SHQ843DQ876CKJ842,SQT9652HAKJTD5CT6,S87H652DKJT432C75,SAKJ43H97DA9CAQ93|sv|o|nt|Walddk2: 15 even|pg||
nt|kareno: So as they say, the operation was a success but the patient died.|pg||
nt|barnets: perhaps zia led too quickly to the second trick|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Jan will tell us if something is said at the table|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Believe it or not, Granovetter is sitting over there frowning and shaking his head :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Well, you are allowed to travel back when you reach your destination. We have to do that 3 times if we are to drive 10 hours|pg||
nt|jbgood: looked like 10?|pg||
nt|jbgood: tricks - not hours|pg||
nt|barnets: lucky 3N|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Sorry, I was a board behind and still thinking they were in 4, so claimed making|pg||
nt|athene: NS might perhaps be able to diagnose they have a decent balanced hand facing a trick source|pg||
nt|athene: and bid the low-point-count 3NT|pg||
mb|1C!|an|STR, ART, F|nt|Vugraphu1: Neither Hamman nor Zia has said anything|pg||
mb|1N!|an|minors|nt|athene: 3@D should get them there!|pg||
mb|2D!|an|spades, good hand|nt|kareno: No, they are consummate professionals.  They would never say anything at the table.|pg||
nt|chorush: came to a 24 imp difference at trick 2|pg||
mb|5D|mb|6S|nt|chorush: Hamman has put his neck on the line for 500 but it is against a making 6 spades|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: there was a hand on the BridgeBase forums the other day involving a 2nd seat unfavourable 3-opener|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: someone suggested that a simulation which was run didn't account for the possibility of a 6-card suit|pg||
nt|athene: "NO expert" said the poster|pg||
nt|athene: "would open on 6"|pg||
mb|p|pc|d7|nt|Walddk2: First three boards were flat|pg||
nt|kareno: Rubin shrugging off the interference and heading straight to the winning contract.|pg||
pc|d5|nt|athene: but in the real world, things are a little bit different|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c2|nt|bigtrain: precision makes it important to get diamonds in however you can|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|nt|barnets: yes fleisher team making a lot of good decisions playing well and in luck|pg||
pc|c4|nt|bigtrain: that's the main reason you will see very aggressive @D preempts|pg||
nt|athene: i think there's more of a case for opening a weak-2 or a pre-empt in a minor with four HEARTS, than with four SPADES |pg||
nt|barnets: the combination is very hard to beat|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|nt|athene: if you have a 4-4 heart fit, often they are outbidding you in spades anyway|pg||
nt|athene: but you are less happy about missing 4-4 spades|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Please understand that the commentators may not have time to respond to private chat messages. No offence intended. Useful info much appreciated though|pg||
nt|athene: but Meckstroth has shown he is happy to bid 3@D with 6@D - 4 of either major, as we just saw a moment ago|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c6|nt|Walddk2: Good afternoon to David Burn|pg||
nt|kareno: I think they will not be beaten today.|pg||
pc|c5|nt|bigtrain: offshape third seat preempts are a different animal|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|dburn: hello|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c81|st||md|3SHQ843DQ876CKJ842,SQT9652HAKJTD5CT6,S87H652DKJT432C75,SAKJ43H97DA9CAQ93|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|an|alerted as lead direct|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d5|mc|12|pg||
qx|o82|st||md|4S874HAKQ84DQ2C652,SQ5H9632DT753CA93,SJT32HJ75DJ964CKT,SAK96HTDAK8CQJ874|sv|n|nt|Vugraphu1: Rodwell: "nice bid, partner"|pg||
mb|1C!|an|STR, ART, F|mb|1H|mb|d!|an|5+ BAL or 5-7 UNBAL|mb|2H|mb|d|an|T/O|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|jbgood: why pass 1 NT?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: Ron Rubin has come a long, long way since he was a 14 year old kid at the bridge club in New Jersey :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Meanwhile, the other semi-final is tight. Robinson up by 9 against Welland|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|nt|kareno: Oh, yes, just one swing separates those teams.|pg||
pc|hK|nt|Vugraphu1: Kamil: "sorry if I got you too high"|pg||
nt|jbgood: this will be a big gain for Nickell|pg||
nt|athene: tricky lead problem for Meckstroth|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Fleisher asks about lead - Rusinow|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Are we sure they did not switched seats? That was a very aggressive raise which would have been typical of Meckwell|pg||
nt|bigtrain: rusinow from length (4+) -- standard otherwise|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: We're sure|pg||
nt|athene: declarer has to decide whether this is @SQx or @SQJ|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Fleisher asks again - Rodwell - "can lead the Q from AQJ, normally Q has K but can be from QJ with no more than 3 cards in the suit"|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Makes it tough on declarer. An ambiguous queen|pg||
nt|barnets: the lucky spade lie means dec can make the hand|pg||
nt|barnets: on any leas|pg||
nt|athene: he can build a heart trick|pg||
nt|barnets: lead|pg||
nt|Walddk2: But he has to guess now, Barnet|pg||
nt|athene: so get 3 spades, 4 diamonds, @CA, @H|pg||
nt|barnets: yes right he can but may not|pg||
nt|athene: you wouldn't play for 3-3 clubs|pg||
nt|athene: as the defence could surely take two clubs and three hearts anyway if you tried that |pg||
nt|athene: if the @HJ is wrong|pg||
nt|athene: and if it isn't, you are better off playing for a heart trick|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|barnets: bold bidding e/w with 13 opp 10|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|nt|athene: ok he gets the spades right|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
nt|athene: unblocking to preserve @D10 as dummy entry|pg||
nt|athene: +600 now|pg||
nt|athene: of course, if you attack hearts, the defence might attack clubs :)|pg||
nt|athene: north may go in with the @HK|pg||
nt|jbgood: so i have to withdraw my original comment about the result of the overbid - and apologize:)|pg||
nt|athene: trying to persuade declarer he has @HAK|pg||
nt|athene: but normally you should just ignore these traps and go for the 'a priori' odds|pg||
nt|athene: this is something more commonly seen when you have K10x or Q10x under AJ9|pg||
nt|jbgood: thanks kibs for trying to comfort me:)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Eric isn't trying to fool declarer, he's trying to decide what the right play is|pg||
nt|athene: declarer's normal play is to hook the 9, so you put the honour in|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c4|pc|h4|nt|barnets: maybe  north will work out his only chance is if partner has QJ10x|pg||
nt|barnets: in clubs|pg||
nt|athene: the diamond play was quite revealing|pg||
nt|barnets: but would be very hard|pg||
nt|athene: that telegraphed declarer's diamond strength to the defence|pg||
nt|barnets: even for rod well|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rodwell studying, now picked up his hand, put it back down, leaning on table in "thinker" pose|pg||
nt|barnets: so will he play the @Ck|pg||
nt|athene: yes, and the @C9 starts earning its keep|pg||
nt|barnets: if he knows east has 4 diamond tricks he can count 9 with a slow heart|pg||
nt|dburn: if South had @cQJ10x, he would not have led a spade|pg||
nt|athene: also the opening lead really suggestst Meckstroth's best suit is clubs|pg||
nt|barnets: thats not clear at all|pg||
nt|dburn: so Rodwell can dismiss that from his mind, and start thinking about other possibilities|pg||
nt|barnets: with 5 clubs on left|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Still thinking|pg||
nt|athene: i am not sure you lead @CQJ10x - that could just give the whole suit|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
nt|chorush: One of the prices that a big club system pays is getting to the wrong part score on a hand like this but |pg||
nt|kareno: Tame board after the last two.|pg||
nt|chorush: yes, tame, but will be worth 5 or soimps to Nickell. Desperately needed imps|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: For the next segment, which starts at 3:45 here, we plan to show the two semi-final matches and Ozdil-Strul, which was 15-17 at the quarter|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s4|nt|barnets: with k9xxx on left|pg||
nt|dburn: oh, Im not sure you would lead a club, no|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: short break|pg||
nt|dburn: but you probably would not lead a spade from a weak QJ holding either - you would do something rather more passive|pg||
nt|barnets: that is a big result e/w|pg||
nt|athene: Meckstroth returned @H there presumably|pg||
nt|athene: so the @H8 was the overtrick|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|h9|pc|sT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c82|st||md|4S874HAKQ84DQ2C652,SQ5H9632DT753CA93,SJT32HJ75DJ964CKT,SAK96HTDAK8CQJ874|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|c9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o83|st||md|1SK95H9DT86543C654,STHKT842DQJCQJ872,S8763HJ76DA9CAT93,SAQJ42HAQ53DK72CK|sv|e|nt|athene: if you bid 3nt on 23 counts, you need to use the spot cards|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|Walddk2: This event will determine which two teams will be representing USA in the Bermuda Bowl to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, in late August and early September |pg||
nt|Walddk2: The losers in the semi-finals will get another chance in the repechage for the USA2 berth|pg||
mb|d|nt|kareno: Amazing how many IMPs can add up from part scores.  |pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: interesting that Meckstroth (who as we have seen isn't shy of bidding) passes 1@S|pg||
nt|athene: when many club players would bid 2@C or double without even thinking twice|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: Mat Granovetter knows that 3nt is likely a psych with a diamond fit.  |pg||
nt|Walddk2: But you can't live on part-scores alone when you are this much down|pg||
pc|dA|nt|athene: but he is too balanced and has only five weak clubs and his partner is a passed hand|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Kamil: "sorry if I didn't bid enough"|pg||
pc|d2|nt|athene: 2@C just risks a big penalty for very little upside|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 5332 isn't very offensive (or maybe i should say it is :))|pg||
nt|barnets: while south did not open 3@D n/s still got to 3N in the closed|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Fleisher asks about spot card leads - 3rd from even, low from odd here, all other times 4th or attitude|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d9|nt|barnets: so fleisher team playing in good form|pg||
nt|athene: yes, you know it's a good match when a thin 3NT like that is a flat board|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|kareno: If they won 5 IMPs on every remaining board they would win the match, Roland.|pg||
pc|h2|nt|Walddk2: http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/  for BBO-TV. Watch the play in all vugraph rooms at the same time, even while playing or in the lobby. No download needed. Some need Flash Player 10, ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: most don't. Open one browser window per table|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d5|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c83|st||md|1SK95H9DT86543C654,STHKT842DQJCQJ872,S8763HJ76DA9CAT93,SAQJ42HAQ53DK72CK|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|art gf|mb|p|mb|3D|an|inquiry|mb|p|mb|3H|an|exactly 4!H|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o84|st||md|2SAQJ65H8DKQJ74CA8,S42HKQJDT95CQT432,SK73HA7532D3C9765,ST98HT964DA862CKJ|sv|b|mb|p|nt|jbgood: not that often leading from Qxx yields 2 tricks when oppp have all missing high cards in the suit|pg||
nt|athene: now we see if E-W are from the "always bid over a strong club" school |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 1@D = 5-7|pg||
nt|jbgood: dbl for majors?|pg||
nt|athene: double is majors? so west can bid a lot of hearts now|pg||
nt|athene: about four, perhaps|pg||
mb|1S|nt|dburn: is this a "pass-double inversion" position?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: I know that there is a note between Fleisher & Rodwell saying "Majors" - the only reason I'm not 100% is that right above it it says 13-16|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: now Rodwell will bid 5@C and make it, i suppose|pg||
mb|2C|an|Drury|mb|p|nt|bigtrain: yes|pg||
nt|dburn: so 5@c is a single-suiter|pg||
nt|barnets: will he go to 5 ?|pg||
mb|3C|nt|barnets: hes thinking if they bid 6|pg||
nt|jbgood: the point was to bid it - still 5@h good save|pg||
mb|p|nt|chorush: Hamman has about as little as he could for Drury|pg||
nt|kareno: Some sort of Drury auction here.|pg||
nt|kareno: Less than I ever would have with only three spades.|pg||
nt|chorush: unless 3 clubs is conventional zia is trying to stop the lead|pg||
nt|barnets: i like it|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|dburn: and pass now would be "please double", while double would be "bid on unless very unsuitable"|pg||
mb|4D|nt|Vugraphu1: Fleisher: "good luck"|pg||
mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5H|nt|barnets: a very good save e/w |pg||
nt|athene: no diamond ruff for South i guess|pg||
nt|barnets: e/w stopped in 1n on board 67|pg||
nt|barnets: so more points coming fleishers way|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: They need to quit now.  With a roadmap to a club lead they will be down in slam.|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|imp_jan: rod anticiapting dbl spade in south|pg||
pc|hK|nt|chorush: I don't see how they can make this even with a heart lead|pg||
nt|barnets: he wouldhave needed a fourth trump in dummy|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|nt|barnets: from board 4 - board 69 65 boards they have lost only 50 imps|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|chorush: if Rubin rises on diamond he can make|pg||
pc|dT|pg||
pc|h6|pc|s5|nt|barnets: thats great bridge|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg||
nt|barnets: maybe he can win 3 d for pitches|pg||
nt|kareno: Now he can make it by taking only two rounds of spades and pitching clubs, ruffing a club in dummy.|pg||
pc|s6|nt|jbgood: having shown 5-7 S has to have the king|pg||
pc|s2|nt|chorush: yes, 2 rounds of trumps then pitches then ruff|pg||
pc|sK|nt|Vugraphu1: Kamil: "now I know what to do"|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|barnets: and east has to folow each time|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|c5|pc|d2|pg||
nt|barnets: so it makes|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|c6|pc|d6|pg||
nt|kareno: He knows what he needs.  He'll play it fast.  Good-sized swing to Nickell on this one.|pg||
nt|imp_jan: d!7 :)|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cA|nt|chorush: I have not asked deep finesse bu I think a duck of the diamond would beat it|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|s7|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h3|nt|barnets: hard to find ira|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c84|st||md|2SAQJ65H8DKQJ74CA8,S42HKQJDT95CQT432,SK73HA7532D3C9765,ST98HT964DA862CKJ|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|an|art strong|mb|p|mb|1D|an|art weak|mb|p|mb|1S|an|4+!S forcing 1 round|mb|p|mb|2D|an|5 hearts|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|c5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|c6|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|s7|pc|cK|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o85|st||md|3SKJ2HK52DAKJ8CA43,SQT3HAQT863D62C95,S96HJ94DQT43CQ872,SA8754H7D975CKJT6|sv|n|nt|barnets: well that was cute|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: 1@H from west in third?|pg||
nt|athene: borderline at these colours|pg||
nt|athene: you do have a decent suit and an ace|pg||
nt|athene: you don't want to hear 1nt - 3nt and partner to lead a silly non-heart|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rod: "you had 4 hearts, Jeff?" "yes" Kamil: "what was the rest of the shape?" Rod: "I had 733" Kamil: "so it was par"|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: I am pretty sure it would.  but perhaps with ruff and loser on loser it may make.|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|kareno: No.. ruff brings west back into the picture.  Needed @d ten for that.|pg||
mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chorush: regardless, this is a very strong result for Nickell and one desperately needed|pg||
nt|barnets: zia opened 1@C to stop a club lead|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 1NT = 15-17|pg||
pc|s3|nt|barnets: and has paid the price here|pg||
nt|chorush: Zia is pulling out every known rubber bridge tactic and he knows them all|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|nt|athene: this auction guarantees 4 hearts in dummy, doesn't it? without, south would use 2@S range ask rather than stayman?|pg||
nt|bigtrain: and a normal looking auction that means exactly what you think it means  :)|pg||
nt|bigtrain: yes -- 4@H promises by meck|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|barnets: he was concealing his strong @D|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Zia asks about lead - G says standard|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|nt|barnets: very tough hand|pg||
nt|athene: everything wrong for declarer here|pg||
nt|kareno: Zia was trying to be cute with the club opening and now he finds himself in an awkward club contract.|pg||
pc|hA|nt|athene: @CJ, @SKJ, @HKJ10|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rodwell has put his cards on the table and is studying|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|s4|nt|barnets: careful spade play|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|c6|pc|h5|pg||
nt|barnets: sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt|pg||
pc|s5|nt|barnets: in case west has 4 to the k|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|nt|athene: entries to dummy are short, so he wants to be able to run an honour later|pg||
nt|athene: to repeat the finesse|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
nt|jbgood: another 6 imps when Nickell won 3@h on 68|pg||
nt|kareno: East doesn't really want ruffs to weaken his club holding.|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|nt|kareno: Down two.|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Slam swing to Nickell on 84. 4@S next door|pg||
nt|chorush: very possibly 3 diamonds is also down 2 so Zia may not pay much for his effort|pg||
pc|c2|nt|jbgood: it is great to see such good defenses|pg||
nt|jbgood: sry - 6 for Fleisher:)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rodwell has put his cards down again and is sort of going through possible lines in his head - nodding occasionally, now just thinking|pg||
pc|cT|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|nt|jbgood: what would the odds be for Fleisher to beat Nickell? (not that the match is over!)|pg||
nt|athene: he could play for some miracle club layout or try to endplay west|pg||
pc|d2|nt|athene: Nickell are great at coming back in the last set or two|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|7|nt|Walddk2: Yes, we have seen that before|pg||
pg||
qx|c85|st||md|3SKJ2HK52DAKJ8CA43,SQT3HAQT863D62C95,S96HJ94DQT43CQ872,SA8754H7D975CKJT6|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|an|art strong|mb|1H|mb|p|an|weak or trap|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|h8|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h2|pc|d2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s3|pc|d3|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s4|pc|d8|pc|h3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|mc|4|pg||
qx|o86|st||md|4ST8HK94D9864CJ952,SKJ43HAJDAKT2CKQ8,SAQ976HT53D7CAT64,S52HQ8762DQJ53C73|sv|e|nt|Vugraphu1: Hamman put this board on the table backward, but Zia caught it before anyone had taken their hands out|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|STR, ART, F|nt|bigtrain: 1@H is 5+@S GF or 11-13 BAL|pg||
mb|1S|mb|d!|an|5-7|nt|bigtrain: 2@C is @C|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 2NT = 5+@S and exaxtly 3@C|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: 6@C is a lot better played by north to protect the @HK|pg||
mb|2N|an|FG opposite 6 HCP|nt|athene: but that's a bit hard to arrange now|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D!|an|transfer|nt|athene: sometimes you might decide to play 6nt|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|nt|bigtrain: 4@D = RKC|pg||
nt|athene: but here you might well need the trumps - for diamond ruff in short hand, or ruffing spades good|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 4@S = 1 or 4|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: north has to find a club lead to beat3N|pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: Yes, on a spade lead it will fetch.|pg||
nt|chorush: yes, I think that is about impossible|pg||
nt|barnets: declarer has diamond entries to establish the heart suit|pg||
pc|c4|nt|chorush: wow, it's not quite impossible|pg||
nt|barnets: there you are nothing is impossible|pg||
nt|kareno: Hamman sniffs out the winning lead.  Now when Zia comes in he must continue clubs, not spades.|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|athene: sometimes these auctions tell the defence enough that you get the underlead in hearts at trick 1|pg||
pc|hA|nt|chorush: Barry Crane would be proud|pg||
nt|barnets: hamman maybe can smith|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|nt|kareno: An interesting question which club to win as west.  I think it would be the queen.|pg||
nt|kareno: If they use it he can.|pg||
nt|chorush: Crane believed strongly in leading his 4 card suit v NT instead of his 5 card suit|pg||
nt|kareno: He has echoed in hearts.|pg||
pc|h6|nt|barnets: now will zia realise north did not play the @h10  |pg||
pc|h9|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|nt|barnets: so work out to play clubs|pg||
nt|kareno: That lead is known as the Australian lead (with a nod to Crane) as there is some theory in Australia about leading the short suit here.|pg||
nt|barnets: now he will take his time|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter thinking|pg||
nt|barnets: and try and work it out|pg||
nt|kareno: Do we know if n/s play Smith?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: yes, they do|pg||
nt|barnets: zia spends hours discussing these situations|pg||
nt|chorush: Even if they don't play Smith, the combination of the low club lead and Hammans plays in hearts should work|pg||
nt|kareno: If Zia plays back the club it will be down two as he wins his nine for the spade through.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: G still thinking, frowning a little, looking at the heart K|pg||
nt|barnets: perha[s west thinking may also help south|pg||
pc|dA|pc|hT|pg||
nt|barnets: he knows west has not an easy club discard|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Zia had his hand on a club (I think not the smallest) but now has folded up his cards and is staring at the dummy and thinking|pg||
pc|c2|nt|barnets: well done ns|pg||
nt|kareno: If a spade lead was going to beat this, Hamman would have led one at trick one.|pg||
nt|kareno: Deuce is current count.  They won't go wrong.|pg||
nt|barnets: I am sure the way hamman played his hearts helped him|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Now Granovetter is thinking again, cards folded up, leaning on his hand, elbow on the table.|pg||
nt|kareno: He can think all he wants, Matt Granovetter cannot make this one.|pg||
nt|kareno: This may be the famous Sominex Coup.|pg||
nt|barnets: and a great opening lead from hamman|pg||
nt|kareno: Think long enough to put the defense to sleep so they misdefend :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Now he's looking at the ceiling|pg||
nt|barnets: he is thinking about an extra undertrick|pg||
nt|chorush: yes could be 11 imps back to Nickell if they beat this 2 and make in the other room|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Guess it didn't help, has put his hand back on his cheek and staring at the table|pg||
nt|barnets: if somehow he could stop zia getting in to lead a spade|pg||
nt|barnets: but he cant|pg||
nt|kareno: Ira Rubin is the master of the Sominex Coup :)|pg||
nt|kareno: Could be a big swing.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Now hands on hips, leaning back in chair ... cards fanned|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s2|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|athene: now he just needs a diamond ruff to stand up|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: very short break|pg||
nt|athene: E-W will hope their team-mates are in that one but it's not completely routine|pg||
nt|athene: perhaps they will chalk it up as a small gain, with their teammates in 6nt :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Kamil: "I led the right suit, just the wrong card - should have led the Q from QJ :)"|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s5|pc|c9|nt|kareno: Sominex was a sleeping medicine (over the counter) years ago.|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sQ|mc|7|nt|chorush: worked better as a coup than as a medecine|pg||
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qx|c86|st||md|4ST8HK94D9864CJ952,SKJ43HAJDAKT2CKQ8,SAQ976HT53D7CAT64,S52HQ8762DQJ53C73|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D!|an|transfer|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|h5|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|h7|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d2|pc|cT|pc|d5|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o87|st||md|1ST76HJ65DKT6CA986,S85H732DAQJ975CT5,SAK9432HAQ4D8CQJ4,SQJHKT98D432CK732|sv|b|nt|kareno: Probably :)|pg||
nt|barnets: unfortunately declarer in the other room has not played hearts on a spade lead|pg||
nt|chorush: srry this will be 13 imps. Didnt see the vulnerability. I understand a spade has been led in the other room|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|barnets: so is unlikely to make the hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|athene: Meckwell used to use 2@H as the 3-suiter short diamonds and 2@D as multi, but they have gone back to the "standard" approach|pg||
nt|jbgood: roland's favourite convention .....|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|nt|jbgood: he is happay every time he doesnt see Flannery...|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|d8|pg||
nt|barnets: needs east to have hXX in clubs|pg||
pc|h7|nt|barnets: declarer took an imferior line and went down 2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 86 was flat, 3NT down 2|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter has gone to the bathroom, so we're waiting for him to come back, not for Hamman to play|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: He's back|pg||
nt|chorush: In the other room, declarer went set 2 in 3NT despite getting a spade lead, so there was no swing|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Now Hamman has gone to th bathroom|pg||
nt|barnets: yes he tried to make 3n without trying the @Hsuit|pg||
nt|barnets: and led clubs himself|pg||
nt|chorush: These matches are generally played in hotel rooms, using the bathroom in the room|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Is that the closed room?|pg||
nt|Walddk2: :)|pg||
pc|h4|nt|athene: Meckstroth won't want to commit himself to this diamond finesse so early|pg||
nt|athene: even though it's his only "obvious" chance, with a singleton in dummy|pg||
nt|Walddk2: 7 more IMPs coming to Fleisher on board 69. N-S allowed to play in 5@C|pg||
nt|athene: often the defence will be leading the suit again|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|s2|pg||
nt|athene: ok - he did :)|pg||
nt|athene: he probably could have survived even if he hadn't, though? with some sort of red-suit endplay on east?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Meckstroth: "I'm not going down" Rodwell: "good to hear that"|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s6|nt|barnets: only you can get away with that roland|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|chorush: not much room for a swing on this board|pg||
nt|kareno: The match is now down to double digits and within range of one or two of the Nickell team's patented huge IMP runs.|pg||
nt|kareno: The jack or queen would be played roughly the same number of times with this holding by a good defender.|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg||
nt|kareno: And declarer may take the restricted choice play if he can afford it.  Here he doesn't want anything ruffed so he just draws trumps.  |pg||
nt|kareno: He needs the club finesse, period.|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c87|st||md|1ST76HJ65DKT6CA986,S85H732DAQJ975CT5,SAK9432HAQ4D8CQJ4,SQJHKT98D432CK732|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c2|pc|s6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|c3|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hJ|mc|9|pg||
qx|o88|st||md|2S87HJ98DJ53CQJ752,SKJ654H642D94CA64,SA3HT75DKQ86CKT83,SQT92HAKQ3DAT72C9|sv|o|nt|barnets: if west had made his 3N and zia found his partners ace it would have been down to 42|pg||
nt|kareno: Exactly.  There have been big opportunites for swings in this match.|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: the score is 94 with still 51 boards to score|pg||
mb|1D|nt|athene: 1@S in third?|pg||
nt|barnets: time for Nickell to make comeback|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: 1NT a little risky at these colours facing a passed partner. But to be fair, also a passed LHO|pg||
nt|athene: does rodwell have a "good raise" bid available now without going to the 3-level?|pg||
mb|p|nt|jbgood: Great bridge this, and I must say I am very impressed with Fleisher - Kamil|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Weichsel is in 3NT on 87 on a diamond lead from West. Now he needs to ignore the Principle of Restricted Choice|pg||
mb|d|mb|2C|mb|2S|nt|athene: nine tricks for declarer|pg||
nt|athene: in the red suits|pg||
nt|athene: if he can get in!|pg||
nt|chorush: 4 spades ison for EW but can they recover from Rubins intial pass?|pg||
mb|3C|nt|barnets: will n/s find their 5 tricks|pg||
nt|jbgood: only flaw with this contract is that defense can take the first five..|pg||
mb|4S|nt|Walddk2: But the defence has 5 top tricks first|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 4fits get to the 3L to describe this hand|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: 5 for def|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: whoops|pg||
nt|chorush: yes Rubin staged a self-recovery|pg||
nt|kareno: Found his game.|pg||
nt|chorush: will make 6 if diamond not led|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter telling Zia that he thinks there's something about this sequence (1@d-P-1N-P-P-X) that he can't remember - now with dummy down, Zia asks Rubin who says "it's Takeout of ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: clubs ... page 69"|pg||
pc|c3|nt|Walddk2: Well, if it's not your day .....|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Kamil took a moment to play to trick 2, then said "sorry, no problem" Rodwell "I'm going to think for a moment"|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: G says "not really" Rubin "yes it is, in fact it's on page one of our notes"|pg||
nt|kareno: Really true because so very often the auction 1@d - 1nt 'shows' clubs.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: So I guess page 69 of the Ultimate Club book|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|s2|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
nt|athene: now he doesn't need the miracle heart position|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Kamil: "I'm also making" Fleisher "good"|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Weichsel guessed @SQJ doubleton in 3NT|pg||
nt|Walddk2: So just made and 2 IMPs to Nickell shortly|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: I didn't really see Zia's second club - looking at his hand on the rare occasions when he shows it to me, he still has the 2 but I don't know which he played|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Hamman thinking. Granovetter "first time it's ever come up"|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|barnets: hard for south on alow spade lead|pg||
nt|Walddk2: In the other semi-final Robinson is 35 up against Welland|pg||
pc|c4|mc|12|nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter asked how hearts broke, then claimed 6|pg||
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qx|c88|st||md|2S87HJ98DJ53CQJ752,SKJ654H642D94CA64,SA3HT75DKQ86CKT83,SQT92HAKQ3DAT72C9|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|an|0+!D  10-15 hcp,   may have 5+ !S or !C|mb|p|mb|1H|an|may be 3!H if weak|mb|p|mb|1N|an|12-14 bal|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sT|mc|3|pg||
qx|o89|st||md|3SJ83HQJ82DKC75432,SAT976HAK75D72CA8,SQ54H96DAT953CQJ6,SK2HT43DQJ864CKT9|sv|e|nt|athene: perhaps declarer should play the @SQ at trick 1, looking like @SKQ tight to avert the club switch?|pg||
nt|athene: then you need the @HQ onside of course - maybe it's a price too high for getting cute|pg||
nt|barnets: yes but he has only 8 tricks|pg||
nt|athene: yes|pg||
nt|barnets: otherwise I like that a lot|pg||
nt|jbgood: what are the odds for n to have AK of clubs? He didnt lead one?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Fleisher: "what was board 12?" Kamil: "I have them" Fleisher: "OK, I rarel have them anyway, it's hard enough to play without also keeping score" :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets: a10xx was good enough|pg||
mb|p|nt|jbgood: yes|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|1N!|an|8-10, Hx in 1ss|nt|chorush: This hand belongs to EW in 3NT. Zia doing his best to keep them from realizing it|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: I am asked if you are allowed to open 1@H with Zia's cards. Absolutely. Even if you think it is a psyche (some would just call it light) it is perfectly legitimate as long  as it ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: is not based on a partnership *understanding*|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rubin explained his bid as I've written it in the diagram but I didn't see Granovetter alert - might have missed because I was trying to look at Rubin's note|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Now Granovetter is alerting 1NT, so I guess he didn't earlier|pg||
nt|barnets: e/w missed the 4@S game on 88|pg||
nt|barnets: not entering the auction at all|pg||
nt|imp_jan: in this position and vuln it would be a crime NOT to open with Zia's hand|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: He's writing in pencil & very small so I can't tell if he wrote the same as Rubin |pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Zia shrugged and repeated his pass|pg||
mb|2N|nt|Walddk2: I think Granovetter knows what is going on. He has played against Zia before|pg||
mb|p|nt|bigtrain: 3@C is puppet stayman|pg||
nt|chorush: 2NT seems like a natural action for his hand|pg||
mb|3D|nt|jbgood: what I tried to imply was that maybe he should have lead one big club..|pg||
nt|bigtrain: 3@D says no 5-card M (nothing about 4-card Ms)|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|chorush: I confess to not  understanding Rubin's 3D bid|pg||
mb|3N|nt|bigtrain: 3@S denies 4@S and shows 4@H|pg||
nt|athene: trivial here|pg||
nt|athene: lose @HK and you have nine tricks|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Same here; he can't be scared of hearts because Granovetter promised at least one stopper|pg||
nt|kareno: I confess to agreeing with you!  But that will make a club lead easier for south I think.|pg||
pc|c3|nt|kareno: Nine a little tougher with a club lead.|pg||
nt|kareno: This is the penultimate board of the match.|pg||
nt|kareno: thanks :)|pg||
nt|kareno: Thanks to our wonderful Operator, Jan Martel who has brought the playing room to life for us by quotes and verbal pictures.|pg||
nt|kareno: Penultimate board of the set, that is.|pg||
nt|kareno: Thanks to the USBF, especially Jan Martel, for allowing us to bring you this great event and for their help doing it|pg||
nt|kareno: Thanks to my fellow commentators, Barnet Shenken, Roland Wald and Ira Chorush for their wit and wisdom.|pg||
nt|barnets: there is some communication problems here|pg||
nt|kareno: Thanks too, to BBO for providing this fabulous platform to see great bridge almost every day of the year and to Roland Wald for coordinating it all.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rubin has been studying the dummy, leaning forward, now leans back and spreads  his cards to look at them - |pg||
pc|cA|nt|chorush: Rubin going to be highly nervous playing this hand but the fates seem to conspire for him to make it|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|Walddk2: Nickell finally on the board in this set; will gain 2 IMPs on 70 when 3NT goes 2 down in the other room|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Scored now|pg||
nt|jbgood: As we are approaching the last board of segment 5, some thanks are in order..|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|kareno: And of course thanks to the specs for keeping us all on our toes.|pg||
pc|d7|nt|kareno: One more board now.  Next segment will be at 3:45 Eastern - get out your calculators to figure it out locally :)|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|barnets: that helps declarer  a lot|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cJ|nt|jbgood: Many thanks to the USBF (Jan Martel in particularand BBO (and the hard-working commentator coordinator Roland Wald) for providing us with exciting entertainment to all corners of ...|pg||
nt|jbgood: the world - free of charge! |pg||
nt|Walddk2: 2@S next door, so this will create some kind of swing|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
nt|kareno: Club queen a costly play - that could be trick nine.|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|barnets: I think zia shpould have led a higher club|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|nt|kareno: Yes, that would have helped.|pg||
nt|barnets: usually a low card show an honour|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Sorry about the wrong start - I heard 8 when it was Ace|pg||
pc|c4|pc|h5|pg||
nt|barnets: we saw rodwell do the same thing last set|pg||
nt|barnets: leading low from a bad suit confuses partner|pg||
nt|barnets: had south the 10 norths unblock was fine|pg||
nt|kareno: Problem is he wanted north to know he was leading from length.  North made the negative double showing both minors.|pg||
nt|kareno: So that was a two-edged sword.|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
nt|chorush: 16 imps hang in balance here. If he makes (and I think he will) Fleischer wins 10; otherwise lose 6|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|kareno: Take note, specs, there are over 2300 of you - could be a record!!|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h7|nt|Walddk2: Now he won't|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|mc|8|nt|kareno: No, he won't make this one.  |pg||
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qx|c89|st||md|3SJ83HQJ82DKC75432,SAT976HAK75D72CA8,SQ54H96DAT953CQJ6,SK2HT43DQJ864CKT9|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|d2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h5|pc|d9|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o90|st||md|4SK952HAKJ6DK87C74,SQT86HQ52DA2C8532,SAJ4HT983DJ94CJT6,S73H74DQT653CAKQ9|sv|b|nt|jbgood: And Jan, our excellent operator, your comments to what happens at the table, the players' reactions and the conversations, are really great! It is almost as if we are there: You ...|pg||
nt|jbgood: are definitely   1 on my operator ranking list!|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: "It was a good lead, Michael ... didn't give away a trick" Kamil: "that's what we're down to, a lead that doesn't give away a trick is a good lead? So be it"|pg||
nt|chorush: no, I cursed myself as usual. But very important swing for Nickell|pg||
nt|kareno: At this point, they all are!!  |pg||
nt|barnets: dint see that happening|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rubin looks to me as if he's figuring out that he could have made it if he hadn't cashed  the diamond - he just asked "did I forget to cash the 9th trick?" But now on to this board|pg||
mb|1D|mb|d|nt|Walddk2: It's not over. Meckwell and Hamman-Zia will be playing the last two sets and they are quite capable of creating swings|pg||
mb|1S|nt|Walddk2: Next set in about 1 hour and 22 minutes|pg||
nt|kareno: It is their specialty!!|pg||
nt|chorush: I think Zia's action worked after a fashion. Rubin might have thought Zia needed QJ of spades for his "opening"|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|an|both minors, coud be longer clubs|mb|p|nt|kareno: Considering e/w are a deliberate pair in their tempo, this set has gone quickly.|pg||
nt|barnets: well rubinopens himself with any 13 cards in third chair|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: In the other semi-final Welland has pulled some back. Robinson by 16 at this point|pg||
nt|athene: that's a pretty specific 2nt bid!|pg||
nt|kareno: Hamman may back in with hearts here.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: I think he just didn't notice that he'd set up the fifth defensive trick for Hamman|pg||
mb|2H|nt|athene: if you deny 5@S 4@H 4@C 3@D you have to be that exact hand, no?|pg||
nt|jbgood: And thank you commentators are Barnet Shenkin and Walter Johnson, USA, Bill Frisby, England, and Roland Wald, Denmark, for guiding us through this set in impeccable style!|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: *deny 6@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|nt|Vugraphu1: Really that all the other bids are specific, so 2NT can't bid anything else :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: He doesn't want them led but he wants to compete to at least the two-level.|pg||
mb|p|pc|hK|nt|kareno: Again, specs, see how hard these experts fight for every part score.|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter: "good luck"|pg||
pc|h2|nt|Walddk2: Thanks to you too, Jon|pg||
nt|athene: east is worried that 3@S says "no club stop"?|pg||
pc|hT|nt|athene: but in that case he knows they are off @CAKQ anyway|pg||
nt|athene: so 5minor can't be there|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Kamil: "well, I wish I had something for you - I'll try to spread them out so it looks like I have something"|pg||
nt|jbgood: Last, but not least, the inputs from you specs is really appreciated! Hope you all enjoyed this marvelous show, which will continue after a short break.|pg||
nt|barnets: so with n/s only able to take 2 club tricks|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sA|nt|barnets: tis is e/w lucky day|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|h9|nt|barnets: 3n better from west hand|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|nt|Vugraphu1: Fleisher shows Rod his hand and they all claim|pg||
nt|athene: they are off the @SA too, so sometimes 3n will go down with 5@C making i suppose|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
nt|athene: 5@D making sry|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Next set scheduled to start 25 minutes past the hour. They may have an early restart, but in that case we can't showing anything until play has finished in the other match too|pg||
nt|Walddk2: That's how it is; sorry for the inconvenience if it happens|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks all and bye for now|pg||
nt|athene: thanks all|pg||
nt|jbgood: thanks and bye all|pg||
nt|barnets: missed slam in closed finally pts to nickell|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|nt|Walddk2: The limit in this vugraph room is 2500 specs, so if I were you, I would not give up my seat|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s4|nt|kareno: They will defeat this as long as they don't lead diamonds (and they won't).|pg||
nt|chorush: this is a likely push; had Hamman not bid 2H would have lost 5|pg||
nt|kareno: Absoutely, specs, don't give up your seats!!|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Rubin studying|pg||
nt|barnets: the lead is 77 (sunset strip) for the older specs|pg||
pc|c9|nt|kareno: Imagine, the best bridge on the planet and you have a FREE ringside seat.  What other sport do the players pay and the specs come and watch free?|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|Walddk2: Thanks all for watching; we hope you enjoyed the show. Much more later after the lunch/dinner break depending where in the world you are|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Nice play by Rubin - now Zia can't lead the spade K|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
nt|kareno: Well, specs point out poker and I agree.|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d8|nt|chorush: No team in bridge other than Nickell has a history of coming back from deficits this large. But Fleischer is playing in good form and good luck. Tonight there may be fireworks. Be ...|pg||
nt|chorush: sure not to miss them|pg||
mc|8|nt|barnets: thanks all its still along way from over|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Thanks all, bye for now|pg||
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qx|c90|st||md|4SK952HAKJ6DK87C74,SQT86HQ52DA2C8532,SAJ4HT983DJ94CJT6,S73H74DQT653CAKQ9|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|0+!D 11-15 may have longer !S/!C|mb|p|mb|1H|an|3+ hearts if weak,|mb|p|mb|2H|an|shows 4-card !h|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|d3|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s4|pc|d6|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
mc|8|pg||
