vg|Seniors Bowl 2007,Final - seg 2_6 - C,I,1,32,INDONESIA,40,USA 2,43|
rs|,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4SN+2,4SN+2,4SS+2,4SS+2,1NS+3,1NN+2,1NW-4,2HE-3,4HS-1,4HN=,4SN-1,4SN=,3NW-3,3DE+1,4SWx+2,4SW+2,4HE=,5DW=,2HE=,3CS-2,4HS=,4SN=,3NN+2,4SN+2,2SW+1,2CW+2,3NN=,3NN=,4SS=,3SS=,1SN-1,2SNx-1|
pn|Manoppo,Stansby,Lasut,Bramley,Baze,Sacul,Meltzer,Sawiruddin|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SKQ5HKJ842DJ9CJ74,S42HT973D874CKT98,SAT983HA5DAK532C3,SJ76HQ6DQT6CAQ652|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|mariner1: hi all|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|nt|mariner1: here we go 2nd session of 6 for the Senior Cup|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/shanghai.07/Shanghai.htm  -  Bermuda Bowl tournament, Information, Results and more |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|odysseus69: good morning/evening all- welcome to segment 2 of 6 final in main event for old timers like me|pg||
pc|d6|nt|mariner1: hi Victor|pg||
nt|mariner1: E elected to not enter with 2@c here|pg||
nt|odysseus69: lucky slam not likely to be bid anywhere|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|nt|mariner1: @d lead allows N to make 7|pg||
nt|wygbe1: hi all|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
nt|mariner1: hi Jim|pg||
nt|wygbe1: hi rob|pg||
nt|odysseus69: the only way to get to slam is for East-west to get busy|pg||
nt|wygbe1: was there an appeal of that ruling that swung 17 imps?|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d7|nt|wygbe1: hi victor|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|odysseus69: hi Jim|pg||
nt|mariner1: Jim was not here prior so no info on that|pg||
nt|odysseus69: lot of imps scored in first 16 which usually means bad bridge|pg||
nt|soban: hi, meet again in 2nd segment of 6, F_SB WBC_2007|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|nt|mariner1: hi Parpar|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|nt|mariner1: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/shanghai.07/Shanghai.htm  -  tournament, Information, Results and more |pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|soban: hi Rob Brown..:)|pg||
pc|h6|nt|odysseus69: i am afraid I know little about Indonesia- my only memory is that the Manoppo brothers formed a formidable partnership|pg||
pc|h2|nt|mariner1: N playing to ensure 4 since not in slam|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|h4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c5|pc|h8|pc|c9|pg||
pc|s9|pc|hQ|mc|12|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SKQ5HKJ842DJ9CJ74,S42HT973D874CKT98,SAT983HA5DAK532C3,SJ76HQ6DQT6CAQ652|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|sA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|d2|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SQT98632HKTDJ42CA,S54H974DQT76CQJ84,SKJHA8632DAK3CT75,SA7HQJ5D985CK9632|sv|n|nt|wygbe1: i understand not wanting to bid 3n on qxx of spades, but that is why i think 2c is better|pg||
nt|mariner1: S@s slam here|pg||
mb|p|nt|odysseus69: and another better slam|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|mariner1: I open S 1@s|pg||
nt|mariner1: too good for 3|pg||
nt|odysseus69: strong 3s|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|starkist: won't get to slam now, 3@s wowee|pg||
nt|mariner1: S is also VUL vs NV so a pre-empt has risks|pg||
nt|odysseus69: 1S will be opened at all other tables|pg||
nt|mariner1: hi Tuna|pg||
nt|starkist: hi|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
nt|starkist: costly miseval|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s8|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
nt|odysseus69: for the 2nd hand in a row no club wastage and all cards working|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c8|pc|d3|pc|c9|pg||
nt|starkist: its fun if the cards arent flat|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|s6|pc|h9|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SQT98632HKTDJ42CA,S54H974DQT76CQJ84,SKJHA8632DAK3CT75,SA7HQJ5D985CK9632|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s8|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h3|mc|12|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1S9852HA9DA5CAQJ62,SAQ64HKT8DJT84C94,SKJ7H6432D9762CK7,ST3HQJ75DKQ3CT853|sv|e|nt|wygbe1: yeah but we would not want to play 3nt|pg||
nt|odysseus69: playing safe still produces 12 tricks|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|odysseus69: who opens 1NT rather than 1C?|pg||
nt|starkist: 3n lucky make|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|starkist: i prefer 1@c|pg||
nt|mariner1: 1N is fine with me|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|odysseus69: 1NT works best here but  confess to being a 1C man|pg||
nt|starkist: prime and shape feels right to pattern out|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|starkist: on this hand I thinking opening 3nt is right though|pg||
nt|odysseus69: cant get excited about the play here|pg||
pc|s6|pc|h2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|sT|pg||
nt|mariner1: both 17 and 18 were pushes|pg||
nt|odysseus69: there wont be much on this one either|pg||
nt|wygbe1: after a wild and woolly first segment we have lots of pushes this segment|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
nt|odysseus69: 10 tricks-next|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|h7|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1S9852HA9DA5CAQJ62,SAQ64HKT8DJT84C94,SKJ7H6432D9762CK7,ST3HQJ75DKQ3CT853|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s6|pc|h3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d8|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SQ732HKJ75D74CKQ2,SAJ5HA4DK9862C543,SKT4H86DAQJCT9876,S986HQT932DT53CAJ|sv|b|nt|wygbe1: four sp making six here|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|odysseus69: 1nt going down some|pg||
nt|wygbe1: sorry for these cryptic comments, talking to someone and forgot to have it directed privately|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|nt|wygbe1: could be held to three tricks with best defence|pg||
nt|odysseus69: we love to see your private chat Jim- may be the only excitement with these boards|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c8|nt|odysseus69: the result is  near a game for n/s|pg||
pc|h2|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d5|nt|wygbe1: now declarer gets squeezed|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|dT|nt|mariner1: S's best pitch is a @h however not obvious looking at E|pg||
nt|odysseus69: souths failure to throw a spade suggests an honour there-as does pause|pg||
nt|mariner1: W did not raise 1@h though so that is important info|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|h3|nt|odysseus69: looked more natural to pitch a heart but no difference|pg||
nt|mariner1: now a @H by N|pg||
nt|wygbe1: now the h shift|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|odysseus69: heart now|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
nt|mariner1: we have a quorum|pg||
nt|wygbe1: well they got all their tricks|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
nt|odysseus69: 4 down- they got too high|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|h7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|hQ|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SQ732HKJ75D74CKQ2,SAJ5HA4DK9862C543,SKT4H86DAQJCT9876,S986HQT932DT53CAJ|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h3|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dT|pc|s7|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d9|pc|c7|pc|hQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SAQJ6HAT2DKQCK852,SKTH983DT7532CAT4,S8432HKQ7654D6CJ6,S975HJDAJ984CQ973|sv|n|nt|mariner1: so 3 to indonesia and they take the lead|pg||
nt|mariner1: 4@h or @s NS|pg||
nt|soban: south play @CQ than !K it gives message !|pg||
mb|p|nt|starkist: I'm supposed to be in the other room, sorry taking all the snacks with me|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|mariner1: leave the shellfish|pg||
nt|odysseus69: 4 hearts ok but may be forced to guess clubs in either game|pg||
nt|mariner1: wow PASS by N?|pg||
mb|1D|nt|mariner1: ok |pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|mariner1: @c forcing 17+  1@d = 7 or less|pg||
mb|2D|mb|d|nt|odysseus69: 1D showing hearts is becoming universal|pg||
mb|2H|nt|mariner1: does it show @H or is negative?|pg||
mb|3D|nt|wygbe1: i think 1d is just points - precision auction|pg||
nt|odysseus69: they play a strong club? mmaybe 1D was a negative|pg||
nt|mariner1: 2@d is a transfer|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|odysseus69: that explains the 1NT opening on19|pg||
nt|odysseus69: that 3D bid may solve the club guess|pg||
mb|p|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c3|nt|odysseus69: he is sure to play a club and I predict right guess|pg||
nt|wygbe1: good call victor and i agree about the guess|pg||
nt|odysseus69: East did not bid over 1D and thats the clue for me|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg||
nt|odysseus69: wrong as usual|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
nt|mariner1: USA made this so the lead swaps|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SAQJ6HAT2DKQCK852,SKTH983DT7532CAT4,S8432HKQ7654D6CJ6,S975HJDAJ984CQ973|sv|n|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d8|pc|hT|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SJ95HA65D73CJ9765,S4HJ7DKQJT9CKQT42,SAKT873H83DA42CA3,SQ62HKQT942D865C8|sv|e|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|mariner1:  no games here best defense|pg||
mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: @s out and @H @h beats 4@h and 4@s is always off|pg||
pc|hK|nt|odysseus69: 4S is a good but unlucky spot and South did well to bid it- not sure I would bid it|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
nt|mariner1: well 4@s made in CLosed|pg||
nt|mariner1: how I am not at all sure|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
nt|odysseus69: we cant see loking at 4 hands - missing something?|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg||
nt|mariner1: maybe it was a bad claim? :)|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|nt|mariner1: http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/  for BBO-TV   you can watch many matches if you use that feature. Fantastic really|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|c2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|sJ|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c4|mc|9|nt|mariner1: so US takes a bigger lead|pg||
pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SJ95HA65D73CJ9765,S4HJ7DKQJT9CKQT42,SAKT873H83DA42CA3,SQ62HKQT942D865C8|sv|e|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c3|pc|h9|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|sJ|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|s3|mc|10|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SK76HKDK986CQ7632,SQJT42HA953DJCK95,SA853HT8764D32CJT,S9HQJ2DAQT754CA84|sv|b|mb|p|nt|mariner1: in Closed a @c out allowed N to setup a ruffing finesse in Clubs to make|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: EW can make 3N here|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|mariner1: not sure its biddable|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|odysseus69: might see same budding in both rooms-|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|mariner1: thats an awfully good 2N however is reasonable I suppose|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: E thought so to and US gets more imps|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|odysseus69: 2H looks normal -3NT plays well - and I am batting 0 from 2 - my usual|pg||
nt|mariner1: the K@h being in pocket as well as stiff assures a maker with normal play|pg||
nt|mariner1: has to setup @d and not @s|pg||
nt|mariner1: j@c was a good lead by N|pg||
nt|odysseus69: sure to go down on that lead - or 0 out of 3 for me - liable to overtake DJ rather than playing for singleton hK|pg||
nt|mariner1: in BB Norway 49   USA1  47 after 23|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|mariner1: well now imps to Indonesia|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|h4|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|nt|mariner1: Running scores for Bermuda Bowl at the Spanish/Argentina website: http://shanghai2007.bridge.la/|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d9|nt|mariner1: http://www.bridge.la/torneos/2007/mundial/running.html  -  running scores|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
nt|mariner1: now going off more maybe|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|h2|pg||
pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SK76HKDK986CQ7632,SQJT42HA953DJCK95,SA853HT8764D32CJT,S9HQJ2DAQT754CA84|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|h3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|h5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|d5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SKHK97DJ7532CAQ84,SAQJT7632HT2D86C2,SHJ6543DKQT94C763,S9854HAQ8DACKJT95|sv|o|nt|odysseus69: still dont like the 2NT bid although with D9 in East it would have been a winner|pg||
mb|4S|nt|odysseus69: needs a heart lead to beat 6 |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|odysseus69: 4NT now|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|odysseus69: oops|pg||
pc|c6|nt|odysseus69: unusual to pass T/O double with void|pg||
nt|mariner1: I'll admit I would not have found a re-open here|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg||
nt|odysseus69: nor I - but to find a pass was even more unfindable on North|pg||
nt|mariner1: many play 4@s DBL as penalty and use 4N as re-open|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|s5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|s2|mc|12|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SKHK97DJ7532CAQ84,SAQJT7632HT2D86C2,SHJ6543DKQT94C763,S9854HAQ8DACKJT95|sv|o|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|sJ|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|s8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|s2|pc|c7|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3ST9863HJ63DQ6CJT3,SAQ754HQ5DAKJ83C7,SKJHAT9D542CKQ954,S2HK8742DT97CA862|sv|e|nt|odysseus69: but you would expect them both to be playing the same here - anyway double for penalty is very much old-hat|pg||
nt|mariner1: I still play it :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: finding 5@d was good in Closed|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|odysseus69: they all make 12 tricks- cards running lucky for declarer|pg||
mb|2D|nt|odysseus69: difficult now for E-W|pg||
nt|odysseus69: maybe a splinter now- 2D should be good at this vulnerability - 1D may be diamonds|pg||
mb|p|nt|odysseus69: or maybe 2H if forcing|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|mariner1: NS must not play the precision 2@c call|pg||
mb|2S|nt|odysseus69: too balanced for 2C maybe- usually 6 or5-4|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|nt|mariner1: told NS play 2@c with 6+ clubs|pg||
nt|mariner1: or 5@c and a 4 card major|pg||
nt|odysseus69: 3H now|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|odysseus69: and now 5D?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|mariner1: this is a problem|pg||
pc|c7|nt|odysseus69: not too comfortable here - dont think 4H was right with poor suit-|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
nt|mariner1: I would surprised if not -200|pg||
nt|Vugraphs5: good plsy|pg||
nt|Vugraphs5: good play|pg||
nt|mariner1: can he get a @h switch now?|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
nt|mariner1: now has a chance again|pg||
nt|wygbe1: not sure its beatable in this position|pg||
nt|mariner1: right a @c back allows a ruff|pg||
nt|odysseus69: defence finished now|pg||
nt|wygbe1: if club can ruff in dummy, play ace and a spade and play k and a h, losing 2h and a club|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
nt|odysseus69: good play by Bramley got big reward|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|s4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cT|nt|wygbe1: yes ducking the club was a very good play|pg||
pc|s5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|wygbe1: cant really go wrong now -|pg||
nt|mariner1: well does have to play @d that should be obvious|pg||
nt|mariner1: N did DBL @s|pg||
nt|mariner1: and there are not enough tricks without playing @d|pg||
nt|wygbe1: cant imagine he would hook spade - thats the only way to go down|pg||
nt|odysseus69: thinking about dropping d with North|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|h4|pc|s6|pg||
nt|odysseus69: extra info|pg||
nt|wygbe1: i think they could have beaten him with a club continuation at trick 2|pg||
nt|mariner1: yes @c continued did beat him,,,|pg||
nt|wygbe1: the trump play gave him a key tempo|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|mc|10|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3ST9863HJ63DQ6CJT3,SAQ754HQ5DAKJ83C7,SKJHAT9D542CKQ954,S2HK8742DT97CA862|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|d9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|d3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|hT|pc|dT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|s7|pc|d4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4S654HJT64DT3CK982,SQ2HA75DK985CAJ63,SA973HQDAQJ64CQ54,SKJT8HK9832D72CT7|sv|b|nt|mariner1: 3@c is S was not a hot spot|pg||
nt|mariner1: in|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|wygbe1: indo has chance for nice pickup here if they can go plus|pg||
nt|odysseus69: undo|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|nt|mariner1: pass wins a couple of imps|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
nt|mariner1: well even more IF they beat 2@h|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
nt|wygbe1: lasut's pass gives them a chance - declarer will probably not guess the h, losing 2h, 1s , 2d and a club|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|h9|pc|hT|nt|mariner1: ruff with 9 good|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|wygbe1: they just lost their club loser now|pg||
nt|mariner1: and might lose their other @h|pg||
nt|odysseus69: usually mistake to overruff|pg||
nt|mariner1: lot to be said for not leading shortness holding j10xx|pg||
nt|mariner1: of trumps|pg||
nt|wygbe1: playing for ruffs was not good - it gave up the trump position and set up a winner for a club pitch|pg||
nt|odysseus69: North asked for spade by playing DQ before J|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
nt|wygbe1: north needed to shift to c early, but as rob says leading from shortness telegraphs the trump length |pg||
pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hA|nt|odysseus69: cant risk finesse|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
nt|mariner1: decided not to risk contract for uptrick|pg||
mc|8|nt|odysseus69: take safe 8|pg||
pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4S654HJT64DT3CK982,SQ2HA75DK985CAJ63,SA973HQDAQJ64CQ54,SKJT8HK9832D72CT7|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|d5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d4|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|d6|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SJT32HK95432DACAQ,S97HA87DKJT87CT62,SA654HJTD652CKJ54,SKQ8HQ6DQ943C9873|sv|o|nt|mariner1: NS can make 4 of either major|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|wygbe1: over 1h p 1s, south can try 3s which should lead to game|pg||
mb|3S|nt|wygbe1: well in my opinion he took an underbid|pg||
nt|mariner1: 2@s is awfully calm here|pg||
mb|p|nt|odysseus69: needs to get hearts right to make - np|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: 3@S better|pg||
mb|p|nt|wygbe1: guess they gave him a mulligan|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|odysseus69: strange|pg||
nt|wygbe1: 4h is better contract - spade losers can go on clubs|pg||
nt|wygbe1: nice bid by north|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h3|nt|odysseus69: some play 4H as slam try - I put my hand up|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|h4|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h2|nt|odysseus69: needed to find spade switch|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
nt|wygbe1: he is in control, shoulc claim soon - if spade shift just duck it|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c5|nt|odysseus69: had to be after HQ|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|s4|pc|c8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SJT32HK95432DACAQ,S97HA87DKJT87CT62,SA654HJTD652CKJ54,SKQ8HQ6DQ943C9873|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|sT|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|cJ|mc|10|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2S4HKT6432DJ93CAK9,ST752HAQJ85D7C874,SAKQJ8HDAQ54CQJ53,S963H97DKT862CT62|sv|n|nt|mariner1: 6@c or 6@s can make|pg||
mb|p|nt|wygbe1: interesting hand - can make 6s on a non heart lead|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|mariner1: @H lead does make 6@c tough|pg||
nt|odysseus69: need to be clever with diamonds|pg||
nt|mariner1: right @h lead makes either slam tough|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|mariner1: USA played 4@s in Closed,,,,, |pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|mariner1: USA1 up by 17 on Norway in BB after 28|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|nt|mariner1: well an interesting contract,, more so if E had found a @h lead|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
nt|mariner1: now Norway cut lead to 7 under USA1|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
nt|mariner1: or USA1 66 Norway 59 in BB|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|h2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|h3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h9|nt|mariner1: USA will likely gain an imp here|pg||
pc|h4|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|nt|wygbe1: i am going to have to go due to the lateness of the hour, gnite everyone, have fun|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|pg||
nt|mariner1: bye Jim ty|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d8|nt|odysseus69: bye jim|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|dQ|pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2S4HKT6432DJ93CAK9,ST752HAQJ85D7C874,SAKQJ8HDAQ54CQJ53,S963H97DKT862CT62|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|h2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|h3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d8|pc|h6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|mc|12|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SQJHT974DAQT2CT93,SKT8542HK6DK5CAK4,SA763HQ5DJ9763CQJ,S9HAJ832D84C87652|sv|b|nt|mariner1: this makes 3@H or 4@c however likely to be in less|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: well 2@s will be a challenge|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|mariner1: the QJ @s being doubleton helps|pg||
pc|c2|nt|odysseus69: tricky hand to play|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
nt|odysseus69: may take some time now|pg||
nt|mariner1: he has to lead @d from dummy once in|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
nt|mariner1: playing K@s holds it to 2 @s losers|pg||
nt|odysseus69: sk now for sure|pg||
pc|sK|nt|mariner1: however N can get a @s promotion|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d4|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|odysseus69: how?|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dA|nt|mariner1: 10@c from S|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|nt|mariner1: like this|pg||
pc|d3|nt|odysseus69: and?|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|h2|pg||
mc|9|nt|mariner1: oh forgot N had to follow :)|pg||
pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SQJHT974DAQT2CT93,SKT8542HK6DK5CAK4,SA763HQ5DJ9763CQJ,S9HAJ832D84C87652|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|c5|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sT|mc|10|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SAQT95HAT7DAJ84C6,SKJ6H98652DK75CA2,S87HKJ3DQT63CKQ75,S432HQ4D92CJT9843|sv|o|nt|mariner1: so made 3 |pg||
nt|mariner1: 3N looks reasonable NS|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|mariner1: S has about as good a 15 as you can get|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|odysseus69: 2NT-3NT|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: Victor nailed that one :)|pg||
nt|odysseus69: omnly because there were no options|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|d9|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
nt|odysseus69: back to ds|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|c4|pc|h7|pg||
nt|odysseus69: gave himself maximum chance for 10 but not to be|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s3|pc|d8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|s5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|s9|pc|h6|pg||
nt|mariner1: USA1 76  Norway 59 after 27 boards scored|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|c5|pc|cT|pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SAQT95HAT7DAJ84C6,SKJ6H98652DK75CA2,S87HKJ3DQT63CKQ75,S432HQ4D92CJT9843|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|s5|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1SAKT98532H84DJ9C5,S64HA752D643CK863,SHQJ9DKQ852CAQJT9,SQJ7HKT63DAT7C742|sv|n|nt|mariner1: now the penultimate board... next to last|pg||
nt|odysseus69: rock solid 3 spade opener in CR - we Seniors mean it and we start  at the 3 level|pg||
nt|odysseus69: judging from the earlier 3s this may be a weak 2|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|mariner1: holding this to 3 was good in Closed|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|odysseus69: the fact that North raised means he exppected all this|pg||
nt|mariner1: the lead allows a make depending on what S does|pg||
nt|odysseus69: seems to have little chance|pg||
nt|mariner1: I guess he still has 4 losers now that I look closer|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
nt|odysseus69: big chance now - had to find club lead|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|h4|pc|c6|pg||
nt|mariner1: and back to making|pg||
nt|odysseus69: I bet that both pairs in BB will open 4S|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|s2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|h9|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|hJ|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|odysseus69: I still like leading my Ace on this bidding- old habit - and sometimes it works|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1SAKT98532H84DJ9C5,S64HA752D643CK863,SHQJ9DKQ852CAQJT9,SQJ7HKT63DAT7C742|sv|n|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|h4|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|d2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|d5|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2S8HQJ432DKT72CT72,S6HT9D986CKQ96543,SQJ5432HAK6DJ4CJ8,SAKT97H875DAQ53CA|sv|e|nt|mariner1: so Indonesia cuts the lead back to 7,,, very close match|pg||
nt|mariner1: and now the last board of this session.... next session in 45 min|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  -  BBO Vugraph Schedule|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: many thanks to Chongzhi Tong our operator for an Excellent job!!!!|pg||
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nt|mariner1: Many thanks to the WBF for allowing BBO to broadcast from this the most prestigious of all events..... |pg||
nt|mariner1: Special thanks to the BBO co-ordinator at the venue, Hervé Lustman (Zmud99). Hervé has trained all the local vugraph operators.... |pg||
nt|Vugraphs5: i am not Tang|pg||
nt|mariner1: many thanks to my fellow co-commentators Victor Silverstone (England), Jim Tritt (USA), Parpar Priatna (Indonesis), and Roland Wald (Denmark).... I am Rob Brown (USA).... |pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
nt|mariner1: well you will have to pretend :)|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|nt|mariner1: last but not least THANKS! to all the specs for their input which keeps us from being defenestrated......  especially early in AM as is here|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|nt|odysseus69: East has too many hearts- he would love to swop a heart for a club|pg||
pc|h3|nt|mariner1: may see 2 imps change here|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/shanghai.07/Shanghai.htm  -  Bermuda Bowl tournament, Information, Results and more |pg||
nt|mariner1: Running scores for Bermuda Bowl at the Spanish/Argentina website: http://shanghai2007.bridge.la/|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://www.bridge.la/torneos/2007/mundial/running.html  -  running scores|pg||
nt|odysseus69: ok - thx all|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|c9|pc|hK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|s9|pg||
mc|6|nt|mariner1: and we have a 5 imp match|pg||
nt|mariner1: bye all!!!!!!!|pg||
nt|mariner1: back in 40 or so|pg||
pg||
qx|c32|st||md|2S8HQJ432DKT72CT72,S6HT9D986CKQ96543,SQJ5432HAK6DJ4CJ8,SAKT97H875DAQ53CA|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|s2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|c4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|c6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|c7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h4|pc|cK|pc|sJ|pg||
pg||
