vg|2009 US Senior Trials USA1 Final,Segment 2 of 6,I,16,30,Morse,59,Schwartz,17|
rs|2SN+1,2SN+1,4SW-1,3DS+1,3NE+1,4NW+2,4HW-1,3HW=,3HS=,3HS=,1NN=,1NN+1,4NS+1,4NS+1,5DN=,5DN=,4HS=,4HS-1,4HS=,4HS=,3NN=,2SS=,4HS+1,5HSx-2,6SW=,6SW=,2SN+1,2SN=,2SN+1,2SN=|
pn|Morse,Granovette,Wolff,Ekeblad,Jones,Hamilton,Schwartz,Fisher|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SA964H874DQT6CQ96,S75HAJT5DJ95CKJ82,SKQJ83H63DA83CAT3,ST2HKQ92DK742C754|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|daman: partscore hand to begin this segment|pg||
mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|sJ|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg||
nt|daman: he should make this although nothing is for certain|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|daman: good start|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
nt|daman: now a @D guess for the overtrick|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2SA964H874DQT6CQ96,S75HAJT5DJ95CKJ82,SKQJ83H63DA83CAT3,ST2HKQ92DK742C754|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s8|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|s7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SJ2HA92DQJ8764CJ8,ST9763HT4D932CA72,SAKHQJ63DKT5CT543,SQ854HK875DACKQ96|sv|o|nt|Vugraphu1: Ekeblad when Wolff guessed the @d "you didn't want to play him for 12?"|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|2S|nt|daman: EW should try to slither into a @S partscore but NS can make 4 @D so they will compete|pg||
mb|3D|nt|imp_jan: second time eke overcalls nt on 14 hcp|pg||
nt|daman: habits of a lifetime, I suppose|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|imp_jan: he likes to bid, that is for sure|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Ekeblad out to get those IMPs back :)|pg||
nt|daman: NS should be able to take their tricks|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Ekeblad: "I only have 14, but it's above average"|pg||
nt|imp_jan: well, no hurry with 73 brds to go|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg||
nt|daman: down 42 after the first segment creates some urgency|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SJ2HA92DQJ8764CJ8,ST9763HT4D932CA72,SAKHQJ63DKT5CT543,SQ854HK875DACKQ96|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SQ6542H64DJ653CKJ,S73HQ97DAKQ98CQT8,STHK532DT742C7532,SAKJ98HAJT8DCA964|sv|n|nt|Vugraphu1: Russ: "good save" Matthew: "I had a dog" Russ: "I saw what you had"|pg||
mb|1C!|an|16+ UNBAL, 18+ BAL|nt|daman: slam time|pg||
nt|daman: the relay system shoulkd get them there|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H!|an|8+|nt|daman: this may not be a short auction|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N!|an|3 suits|nt|imp_jan: ultra difficult hand|pg||
mb|p!|mb|2C!|an|asking|mb|p|mb|2D!|an|short minor|nt|daman: with the @Cs and @H King sitting pretty there's 12 tricks in NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|an|asking|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|short !ds|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|asking|mb|p|mb|3H!|an|5413|nt|imp_jan: slam not great, but makeable|pg||
nt|daman: I cannot dissect this auction|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: I've typed in the explanations that Granovetter gave - I don't know whether he's missed the fact that Ekeblad can be 5404 or not|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu1: Guess Matthew had it right - Russ says he has shown 5413|pg||
pc|d3|nt|Vugraphu1: Morse asked about HCPs, Granovetter: I think he has somewhere between 16 & 18 - he could have bid 3@s to show extras|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|c4|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter: "no @ds" Russ "none" Granovetter: "so he has an extra card in a suit, we don't have a way to show a void"|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
nt|daman: a system flaw :)|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|nt|imp_jan: well perhaps a flaw, bu the final contract is best (though u make slam this time)|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d5|pg||
nt|daman: right|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|c9|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s4|pc|c8|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|c2|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Russ: "really? OK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SQ6542H64DJ653CKJ,S73HQ97DAKQ98CQT8,STHK532DT742C7532,SAKJ98HAJT8DCA964|sv|n|nt|vugraphztp: dette er en test - skal træne @d @h @s @c|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h9|mc|12|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SJ9753HK8DKJ93CQ2,S4HAQJ9765D65CK75,SA86HT2DT874CA943,SKQT2H43DAQ2CJT86|sv|e|nt|Vugraphu1: Granovetter: "do you agree you could bid 3@s with extras?" then long debate and finally agree that they are doing that|pg||
nt|daman: 4@H now for EW|pg||
nt|daman: easy game|pg||
nt|imp_jan: well easy, but yes you are favourite to make it|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Ekeblad: "guess it was right to play on hearts, not spades" Morse: "you'd have done all right in either one" Ekeblad: "what was the club situation" Morse "I had the King, ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: doubleton"|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H!|an|can be canape|mb|p|mb|2C!|an|ART, FG, asking|mb|p|mb|2S!|an|6+ !hs|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|asking|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|7 hearts & splinter somewhere|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|daman: a @D lead would be problematic|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|daman: might even go down then|pg||
nt|imp_jan: that's what i mean|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Russ explains that Matthew showed 7 hearts and some splinter and he could have asked what, but chose not to|pg||
nt|daman: the lead determines the result|pg||
nt|imp_jan: if north leads a middle/high diamond and dummy plays low, south shld work out the position|pg||
nt|daman: he should?|pg||
nt|daman: what if W had the 10?|pg||
nt|imp_jan: depends on thr lead methods|pg||
pc|d4|nt|daman: if he leads the 10     that would be awesome|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|daman: if he plays low now....|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
nt|imp_jan: here we go|pg||
nt|daman: good night Irene|pg||
pc|c2|nt|daman: hrrrrmmmmmmm|pg||
pc|c5|nt|daman: giving him a chance|pg||
pc|cA|nt|imp_jan: well dbl dummy it is always made|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
nt|daman: remember East cannot see all 4 hands|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
nt|daman: sorry   West|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Well, East is the dummy, and is out on the balcony smoking, but West can't see all 4 hands|pg||
nt|daman: scroll up|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Matthew studying the dummy - we see a lot of that :)|pg||
nt|imp_jan: there is a dbl dummy defense after dq for the king|pg||
nt|imp_jan: declarer advances cq|pg||
nt|imp_jan: sorry cj|pg||
nt|imp_jan: and south and west covers|pg||
nt|imp_jan: and north ducks!|pg||
nt|daman: Matthew does ponder a lot     the matches at his table are always long|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Russ just came back and now says "guess I shouldn't have hurried back"|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
nt|imp_jan: cashes he @SA and exits with a diamond|pg||
nt|daman: tilt|pg||
nt|imp_jan: when he is in with the second club|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
nt|daman: 5 more to Wolff|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|nt|Walddk2: Very reasonable line. Declarer had to guess whether to play South for Qx or Qxx in clubs. If the latter, he could afford a heart loser|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
mc|9|nt|daman: okokokokokokok specs   6 more|pg||
nt|daman: missed the vulnerability|pg||
pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SJ9753HK8DKJ93CQ2,S4HAQJ9765D65CK75,SA86HT2DT874CA943,SKQT2H43DAQ2CJT86|sv|e|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|d9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SQ6HQJT2DK865CK75,SA9754H983DJ2CJ63,SKT32HAK65DQ94CT2,SJ8H74DAT73CAQ984|sv|b|nt|Vugraphu1: Russ had gone out for another cigarette and we had to wait for him to get back|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu1: Ekeblad asks about 2NT - "it's natural & I can pass"|pg||
pc|c3|nt|imp_jan: NS seem to know what they are doing all the time|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
nt|daman: been playing together for a lot of years|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|h5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|imp_jan: cross ruffing to nine tricks|pg||
pc|h3|nt|daman: same contract in the CR|pg||
nt|daman: making|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|Walddk2: The winning team after 90 boards will be USA1 for the Seniors Bowl in Brazil later this summer. The losing team will get another chance in the repechage for the USA2 berth|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Hi Roland, welcome to Las Vegas|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Hi Jan|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
mc|9|nt|daman: finally|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SQ6HQJT2DK865CK75,SA9754H983DJ2CJ63,SKT32HAK65DQ94CT2,SJ8H74DAT73CAQ984|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|hA|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d8|pc|s9|mc|9|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SQ97HJ32DKJT65CJ2,ST863HQ75D9CAQT85,SAJ5HT96DAQ8CK963,SK42HAK84D7432C74|sv|n|nt|daman: will North upgrade?|pg||
nt|daman: 14.5 - 17 NT range|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|nt|daman: didn't think so|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
nt|daman: this usually asks for count|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|daman: I do|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|nt|imp_jan: of msn|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg||
nt|daman: he wil run his @Ds now|pg||
nt|imp_jan: exciting, pfff|pg||
nt|daman: and cash the @S Ace for 7   taking no chances|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|daman: @C Queen by Matthew was a super play|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|daman: surround play in @Cs|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|mc|7|nt|daman: no real swing hands so far|pg||
pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SQ97HJ32DKJT65CJ2,ST863HQ75D9CAQT85,SAJ5HT96DAQ8CK963,SK42HAK84D7432C74|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SKT6HAQ932DAJ2CAK,S32HKJ8D9754CJ962,SA9H754DK83CQT754,SQJ8754HT6DQT6C83|sv|e|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|daman: Board 18 had potential|pg||
mb|2D!|an|semi-positive, forcing to game|nt|daman: another flat 3NT or 4@H contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|imp_jan: eerste nr niet goed zeker?|pg||
mb|4N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|buffytvs: good stop|pg||
nt|daman: Hi ray|pg||
nt|buffytvs: same auction in CR|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Wolff: "like the stock market, 2NT openers seem to be going down in value"|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c8|nt|buffytvs: hi all|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
nt|imp_jan: hi ray|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
nt|daman: this is a painless contract|pg||
pc|s3|nt|daman: making 5 will be a push|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|daman: will give up a @H and claim|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h7|nt|daman: doink|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|d4|pc|c7|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cQ|mc|11|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SKT6HAQ932DAJ2CAK,S32HKJ8D9754CJ962,SA9H754DK83CQT754,SQJ8754HT6DQT6C83|sv|e|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s5|pc|h2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c7|pc|s7|mc|11|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1S95HAJ52D7CT98432,SAKJ87632H83DT4CJ,STHT74DAKQJ95CAQ6,SQ4HKQ96D8632CK75|sv|b|nt|imp_jan: probably 5@D over 4@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|buffytvs: big result in the CR|pg||
nt|buffytvs: have to find a quick heart shift to beat this|pg||
nt|imp_jan: @H @C squeeze?|pg||
nt|daman: yes|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d5|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
nt|buffytvs: someon is asking me which hotel in Vegas is the venue... |pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|c2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|h2|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|h5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|daman: made in the shade|pg||
nt|ahollan1: JW Marriott|pg||
nt|daman: Hi Al|pg||
nt|daman: welcome|pg||
mc|11|nt|Vugraphu1: Short break|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i've been rebooting since last session ended :(|pg||
nt|buffytvs: tough hand to defend|pg||
nt|imp_jan: duck and hk|pg||
nt|imp_jan: made|pg||
nt|buffytvs: how did West know the @SQ wasn't the singleton?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: trusted Wolff bidding?|pg||
pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1S95HAJ52D7CT98432,SAKJ87632H83DT4CJ,STHT74DAKQJ95CAQ6,SQ4HKQ96D8632CK75|sv|b|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|mc|11|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SATHQJ875DKQ75CA3,SK7653HK6DJ842CT8,SJ84HT32DAT96CKQJ,SQ92HA94D3C976542|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|an|3 card Drury|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@C=3-card Drury|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|cJ|nt|imp_jan: probably spade lead in cr|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
nt|buffytvs: yes it was|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c8|nt|buffytvs: declarer tried to take a pitch on a club, and later lost a diamond ruff|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
nt|imp_jan: exactly|pg||
nt|daman: darn|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|nt|daman: could be 11 more to Morse|pg||
nt|imp_jan: so another 10 imps coming in for morse|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s7|pc|hT|pc|h9|pg||
nt|daman: yes  10|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|daman: some days I would have trouble keeping score in a soccer game   this is one of those days|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d5|nt|buffytvs: showin squeeze too :)|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|mc|10|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SATHQJ875DKQ75CA3,SK7653HK6DJ842CT8,SJ84HT32DAT96CKQJ,SQ92HA94D3C976542|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|sT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|d3|mc|9|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SQHKQT873DA3CAJ62,SKJ92H65DQJ98CQT3,ST763HA42D64CK984,SA854HJ9DKT752C75|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|daman: could be another 4@H for NS|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|imp_jan: normal @h game here|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|daman: time for everyone to make themselves a cocktail|pg||
nt|imp_jan: NEXT|pg||
nt|daman: a piano hand|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Ekeblad makes a snoring sound. Granovetter "you guys want to play some rubber bridge here? " Morse "isn't that what we're playing this round here?"|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
nt|daman: @C safety play coming up|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h3|pc|s9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SQHKQT873DA3CAJ62,SKJ92H65DQJ98CQT3,ST763HA42D64CK984,SA854HJ9DKT752C75|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c2|mc|10|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SKT9743H52DAJ9CAQ,S8HAT4DK654CJ9742,S5HKQ98DQT87CKT86,SAQJ62HJ763D32C53|sv|b|nt|daman: this might be interesting|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Morse: "Russ, you have the queen?" Russ: "no, you made a brilliant technical play" Morse: "that made no difference, right?"|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|daman: East might risk a @S overcall|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|daman: sorry   got that qwrong|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Ekeblad asks if 1NT is forcing - "no"|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|ahollan1: Ek did have weak 2@S available with 5@S & 4other or 6@S - but at this vul, 5422 = yuk|pg||
mb|p|nt|daman: the specs keep telling me how boring this match is|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu1: Now Granovetter asks Morse if 1NT was forcing and he says no|pg||
mb|p|nt|daman: he is calming down in his Senior years|pg||
pc|h3|nt|ahollan1: EW with only 1 plus score not loving the set either|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Sorry, we'll try to make it more exciting later - or move over to both of the USA2 matches :)|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
nt|buffytvs: declarer has to be careful with entries here -- could easily get into trouble|pg||
nt|daman: he has to create them with @Dsd|pg||
nt|imp_jan: NS bid like juniors|pg||
nt|daman: and they are leading by 57|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hK|nt|buffytvs: which is likely to increase on this board|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
nt|ahollan1: scores for USA2 matches available at http://usbf.org/docs/vugraphs/USSBC2009/Bracket.php?stage=USA2Quarterfinals|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dA|nt|gff: your have no facts to back that up and shouod apologzie to these ine experts|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: theirs is a 60 board match -- this USA1 Final is 90 boards|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|c7|pg||
mc|9|nt|buffytvs: anyone know why the USA2 final is only 60 boards? At least that's the way it looked to be on the schedule...|pg||
pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SKT9743H52DAJ9CAQ,S8HAT4DK654CJ9742,S5HKQ98DQT87CKT86,SAQJ62HJ763D32C53|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|d9|pc|hT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1S2HAKJ93DAKQCJT94,SAJ943H2D87654CQ7,SQ876H87654DC8652,SKT5HQTDJT932CAK3|sv|o|nt|daman: score is starting to get out of hand    Schwartz needs to stop the bleeding|pg||
nt|buffytvs: maybe I read it wrong|pg||
nt|ahollan1: the winners of the USA2 matches play another 60 tomorrow to determine who will play our Loser for USA2|pg||
nt|daman: it may not happen on this hand|pg||
nt|buffytvs: I know they will have played  more bridge, but it doesn't seem logical that one final should be 90 boards and the other 60|pg||
nt|ahollan1: winner of this match will be USA1 Senior Bowl Team for Sao Paulo Brazil World Championships in late Aug/early Sep|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: The Seniors have historically played 60 board matches all the way through - the "correct" question is why is this match 90 boards and the answer is because there was room for it to ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: be. We have had some discussions of lengthening other matches and may in the future|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|nt|buffytvs: ah okj|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|nt|imp_jan: Jan, do we know the result of the ruling from the 1st quarter?|pg||
nt|daman: hrrrrmmm|pg||
nt|buffytvs: not a lead to strike fear into the heart of declarer|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Morse: "look at that, trumps, trumps trumps" Wolff "I have compensating lack of values"|pg||
pc|c2|nt|daman: the @D 4 is not my lead of choice|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d5|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|imp_jan: this is the second board this set that west did not overcal in spades and again it is costly|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|c5|mc|11|nt|daman: this might be a fat 12 IMPs more in the Morse column|pg||
pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1S2HAKJ93DAKQCJT94,SAJ943H2D87654CQ7,SQ876H87654DC8652,SKT5HQTDJT932CAK3|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|5H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|d4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|d5|mc|9|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2ST432H82D8653CT63,SAKQ765HAJ5DK4C94,S8HQ9764DAQT72C52,SJ9HKT3DJ9CAKQJ87|sv|n|nt|gff: it is hard to win when you dont bid|pg||
nt|daman: 80 IMP lead now   call in the troops|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: The committee will hear the appeal from the first quarter at the break after this segment. We'll have a result whenever they decide it|pg||
mb|1C|an|STR, ART, F|nt|imp_jan: tx Jan|pg||
mb|1D|nt|daman: NS are pushing their opponents around it seems|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: After seeing the 1@c bid, Ekeblad said "this hand we'll play for money"|pg||
mb|1H!|an|8+|mb|p|mb|1S!|an|asking|mb|p|mb|2C!|an|BAL, 8-11 or 15+|mb|p|nt|buffytvs: they've even right-saided a club slam now|pg||
nt|buffytvs: right-sided|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1@H=FG, 8+ BAL [no singleton/void] or opening bid+ with 3-places to play|pg||
mb|2D!|an|asking|nt|daman: you are so good with the systems Al|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i've been studying :)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@C=BAL, 8-10 or 15+|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S!|an|asking|nt|imp_jan: let's see if ew reach topspot: 6n by west|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N!|nt|ahollan1: 2@H=4333 or 6@C/@D(322)|pg||
mb|p|nt|imp_jan: no|pg||
mb|3C|an|asking|mb|p|nt|imp_jan: 2n by east...|pg||
nt|buffytvs: actually, what will be interesting is how many rounds of bidding it takes them to get to the final contract|pg||
nt|po-s: 6NT no longer best|pg||
nt|buffytvs: :)|pg||
nt|daman: we will age a lot before this auction is complete|pg||
nt|imp_jan: we saw that po, btw welcome|pg||
nt|daman: Hi po|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Matthew wrote either 4333 or 5 @cs and 4 @ds or a 6 card minor|pg||
mb|3D|an|6+ !cs or 2245|mb|p|mb|3H!|an|asking|nt|ahollan1: doesn't apply here, but 2@H had other possible shapes -- i just stopped typing :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|4C!|an|6 !cs, 15+|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@D=6+@C or 2=2=4=5|pg||
nt|buffytvs: they'll run out of space on the tray I suspect...|pg||
nt|po-s: it might still be best since after such a long auction NS won´t know who is on lead|pg||
nt|daman: Rubin/Becker used to have these auctions all the time|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Now Russ has shown 6+ clubs and 15+ HCPs - I don't know which bid showed which|pg||
nt|ahollan1: yep sorry about that Jan - i left out the 22(54) option :(|pg||
nt|po-s: NS surely don´t have any more passes in their boxes|pg||
nt|daman: recycle the others|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3N would have been 6@C, 8-10   4@C=6@C, 15+|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Morse still has one - can't see about Wolff|pg||
mb|5C!|an|KCB for spades|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: and i admit that after shape relays end - i don't have handle on the remaining bids :(|pg||
nt|daman: 33 IMPs on 3 of the last 4 boards has given this match some dimension|pg||
nt|daman: the clawback will start much sooner|pg||
mb|5D|an|1 or 4|mb|p|nt|daman: how to get to the normal spot in 75 bids or less|pg||
nt|imp_jan: South to lead|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Wolff played Big Club for so many years -- surprised he gave EW so much room to explore|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: but their 2008 Trials CC says only bids for 2-suiters are Majors or Minors|pg||
nt|imp_jan: NEXT|pg||
nt|daman: yawn|pg||
nt|buffytvs: an IMP depends on the lead -- not so fast :)|pg||
nt|po-s: that last 6S did it mean he forgot system?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Russ says he showed 6 or 7 clubs, no splinter, at least 15 HCPs. Also confirms that 5@c was Keycard for spades and Russ showed 1, then Matt set contract|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Russ going to smoke, says "but the play may not take long" Matt says: "certainly it will be faster than the bidding"|pg||
pc|dA|nt|imp_jan: haha|pg||
nt|buffytvs: come back Russ...|pg||
pc|d9|nt|daman: claiming|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and Wolff saves the imp|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Morse: "we had the wrong hand on lead, didn't we?"|pg||
nt|ahollan1: his play and defense so far has been spot on|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2ST432H82D8653CT63,SAKQ765HAJ5DK4C94,S8HQ9764DAQT72C52,SJ9HKT3DJ9CAKQJ87|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|5N|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3S8643HK5DJT752CA6,ST9HT976D93CQJ542,SQ752H432DAKCK987,SAKJHAQJ8DQ864CT3|sv|b|nt|daman: East might be stuck playing 1NT|pg||
nt|daman: another smoke break?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Russ is now back and asks Wolff "did you cash it?" Wolff says "yes" Russ "saved 30 cents" Wolff "you even had clubs played from the right side"|pg||
mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu1: Russ: "good thing this isn't a 30 board match"|pg||
mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|nt|imp_jan: dangerous dbl by east|pg||
nt|imp_jan: the second one|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|Vugraphu1: Before last pass, Ekeblad "all right, I quit"|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d2|nt|daman: some xruffing coming up|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|s4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cA|nt|ahollan1: 2 more sets tonight  -- 2 sets tomorrow|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c8|nt|ahollan1: next set scheduled to begin in just under 2 hours|pg||
nt|imp_jan: well then i am at one ear as they say in my country :)|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s6|pc|c5|pg||
nt|daman: he might make 3 now|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|dQ|pc|s8|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d5|mc|9|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3S8643HK5DJT752CA6,ST9HT976D93CQJ542,SQ752H432DAKCK987,SAKJHAQJ8DQ864CT3|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d4|pc|s3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h8|pc|s4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s9|pc|h2|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SJHAQT5DT764CAK94,ST864HJ963DKQCQJ3,SKQ7532HK7D82C852,SA9H842DAJ953CT76|sv|o|nt|daman: last board of this segment|pg||
nt|daman: thanks to the USBF and Jan Martel for permitting us to Broadcast this event|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: We expect to show one of the USA2 matches as well as this one the next two segments. Will decide which one depending on the scores. Some people have suggested we not show this and ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: if both of the USA2 matches are close, we may do that|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|daman: thanks to Jan for being our vugraph operator   bravo Jan|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: too right  BRAVO|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu1: Ekeblad|pg||
nt|daman: thanks to Al, Jan, Ray et all for their keen insight into all of the hands|pg||
nt|Vugraphu1: Sorry - Ekeblad's bidding box just fell on the floor and he retrieved his pass cards and said "that's all I need"|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
nt|daman: et al*|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hK|nt|ahollan1: i think 1@D-2@S would have been Weak -- so this sequence constructive but less invitational than using 2-way Checkback|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|d8|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|d2|pc|cT|pg||
nt|daman: so a huge deficit for Schwartz going into the 3rd set of 6   needs something good to happen soon|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|d9|pc|c4|pg||
nt|ahollan1: like -- erase results from first 30 boards?|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|buffytvs: LOL|pg||
mc|9|nt|buffytvs: bye all -- back later|pg||
nt|daman: ciao all|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thx George|pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SJHAQT5DT764CAK94,ST864HJ963DKQCQJ3,SKQ7532HK7D82C852,SA9H842DAJ953CT76|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|d2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s7|pc|d9|pc|hT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
