vg|2010 U21USA2 Final,Segment 1 of 3,I,1,16,Rizzo,0,Das,0|
rs|3HS-1,3SE-1,4SE+2,4SE=,3SN+1,4SN=,6NN-1,4NN+2,1NE=,1NS-1,4HN-1,3HN=,3CN=,1NS+1,3CWx=,3CW-1,6NE-1,4NE=,3NE-2,3NW=,3SE+1,3SE=,2DS+2,4DS-1,1NE=,3HN-2,3HE=,2DS+1,3NN+1,3DS+1,4CE-1,4HN-2|
pn|A. Jeng,Dang,R. Jeng,Das,A Green,M Green,Raina,Rizzo|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SA752HT952DQT3CJ2,SQTHAQ743D8762CA3,S4HKJ86DA54CKQT84,SKJ9863HDKJ9C9765|sv|o|nt|Vugraphzfj: Welcome back to the 2nd of 3 segments of the USA-1 U-21 team trials|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: thanks matt|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: the semifinals of the USA 2 match stands at Das 67 - Dhir 15|pg||
mb|1C|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: 3@c puppet stayman, asking for 4 or 5 card majors|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: they play a slightly modified puppet almost the same thing|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: Welcome back everyone to the third and final segmetn of the USA-2 U-21 semifinals|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: The downside if these kidns of methods, allows the opponents free opportunities to make lead directing doubles|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: a flat 10 count not enough to invite slam opposite 20-21|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|nt|Vugraphzfj: Tough decision by Wang here, South decided to try and show values by making a negative x w/ only 3@h, but may leave north in a tough spot, makes a practical call, this will not ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: work well for NS, however|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: a claim at trick 1?|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|nt|Vugraphzfj: 3 losers for EW|pg||
pc|h6|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|c6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|s2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|hJ|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|sJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d2|mc|8|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SA752HT952DQT3CJ2,SQTHAQ743D8762CA3,S4HKJ86DA54CKQT84,SKJ9863HDKJ9C9765|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|d|nt|Vugraphzff: west cue bids because he has 2 honors in spades opposite partner's 6 card or longer suit plus side aces|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: I was surprised West had passed.  I would expect West to try for game.|pg||
mb|p|nt|harlan: The QT of @ss are golden with two side aces.  West does not know the heart values are wasted.|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|Vugraphzff: trumps switch will cause some problems|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|c6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h9|pc|sQ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d4|nt|harlan: South probably thinks Raina has six clubs and did not see the need to clear trumps.  South di dnot want to give up control yet|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sK|nt|harlan: So Rizzo got an extra trick with that ruff|pg||
pc|s5|nt|Vugraphzff: south can get a trump promotion |pg||
pc|h3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|d2|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
nt|harlan: not any more, Raina pitch the clubs  :(|pg||
pc|hK|nt|Vugraphzff: good defense, no way for declarer to avoid a trump loser|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|s9|pg||
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qx|o2|st||md|4SA42HQT86DK7C8632,SK876HADAJT83CJ74,S9H97543D6542CAQT,SQJT53HKJ2DQ9CK95|sv|n|nt|dougdscsu: 3@s for me|pg||
mb|1S|nt|Vugraphzfj: EW play a short 1@c opening, polish style, with 11-14 weak NT, NS play strong NT 2/1|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: 2@s is a little conservative whtie against red, but is suit is only headed by the jack|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: white*|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: If EW play ogust, should be able to get there|pg||
mb|4H!|an|Splinter In !s|mb|p|nt|jlrice: i dont know    will be tough to get to slam over 2@s  |pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|nt|jlrice: partner is going to have to have 2 cards outside of spdes just to give it play|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Depending on their pre-empting style and how green would evaluate his hand, if 7 spades to the j109 might equal a good suit on an optimistic day :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Hi all:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: Welcome back everyone to the first segment of the USA 2 U-21 trials, NS play a 2/1 standardish system, EW a polish type short club with weak notrumps|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|nt|Vugraphzfj: Reasonable decision by West, check for game by asking east's value, then sign off in 3@c as opposed to 2nt oping its a better spot, this will make with optimal play|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: welcome valerie|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s7|nt|vdoubleu: Hey Matt (again we meet)|pg||
pc|s9|nt|jlrice: not sure when that would be considered a good suit    but with a control in every other suit    is a pretty good preempt|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 7 spades an an 8 count and a singelton is about as super max as u can get, the problem with regular ogust as opposed to mod ogust, sometimes u have to fudge either good suit or ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: good hand to show ur value|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|d5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|mc|12|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SA42HQT86DK7C8632,SK876HADAJT83CJ74,S9H97543D6542CAQT,SQJT53HKJ2DQ9CK95|sv|n|nt|harlan: can;t declare ruff the @H low draw the drump and concede the @D to make it. |pg||
mb|1S|nt|Vugraphzff: ruffing the 2nd heart with the 8 spot instead of the 6 spot proved costly.....  only necessary when south had stiff heart and that would give North 7 of them!!|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|Vugraphzff: declarer had to lead a diamond when in the dummy,  else he has to play diamonds out of his hand and could lose 3 tricks there|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|an|alerted|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4C!|nt|harlan: 2@Ds is art. GF, I am guessing.   I am not sure what thier agreement is, the 2H bid.|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: nvm  I am confused|pg||
nt|harlan: 2@D is a natural GF.   Sorry for saying it was art.|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: sorry I missed some of the early play:   it did not go this way|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: declarer has drawn trumps, but is in dummy and leading away from diamond ace|pg||
mc|10|nt|harlan: ok,  I was told that 2D is art.  8-11 points with @s support|pg||
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qx|o3|st||md|1SAK65HQT6DJ7CQJ76,SJTHA843DA6CKT982,S8743H9DKQT542CA3,SQ92HKJ752D983C54|sv|e|nt|Vugraphzfj: For those wondering, the loser of the USA 1 final, the Rizzo team, is awaiting the winner of this match to play off for USA - 2 in Philadelphia, information can be found at ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: www.usbf.org|pg||
mb|1C|nt|jlrice: that is why you should open it 3 I think       so you dont have to fudge  :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: agreed ;)|pg||
nt|caitlin: what are Green's options?|pg||
mb|p|nt|jlrice: Marriott and Hudson will have to stop quickly as games have very little play on this hand|pg||
mb|1S|nt|jlrice: i assume green will pass as Marriott will give a asking response|pg||
mb|2H|nt|caitlin: regardless I think W should explore before just bidding 4|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: is dbl cards, takeout of clubs, or lead directing ?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
mb|2S|nt|dougdscsu: good thing to talk about with your partner|pg||
nt|jlrice: i would assume takeout of clubs|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: IThx Matt|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: I was confused for a minute|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Because, yesterday, we began w/the Semi-Finals|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: indeed, the format was a double elimination knockout starting with the USA-1 semifinals :)|pg||
mb|3H|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: 3@s looks forcing|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: or thats how i would play it, they might have a different agreement|pg||
nt|caitlin: it should be|pg||
nt|jlrice: i would be shocked if it wasnt|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 3nt on a heart lead and diamond shift, has a chance?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: EW's styles appear to be in sync, for a vulnerable 2@H overcall to simply give a single raise with 4 trump and 12 hcp, is amazing :), Dang knows his partner well, sells to 3@s :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Welcome to Sean & Andre!!|pg||
nt|dude2010: Good morning everyone|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Hi:)|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: And thanks for stopping in today;)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Oftentimes very difficult for begging players to diagnose misfit hands, oftentimes the best strategy is to get out as low as possible, don't dig the hole any deeper|pg||
nt|dredog03: Good morning!|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 4@s is cold, on the north south cards, chance for an early pickup|pg||
pc|h2|nt|dredog03: If NS use maximal doubles, this would be a good opportunity for N to use that over 3@h as a game invite and 3@s as purely competitive.|pg||
pc|hT|nt|caitlin: what are 2@D and 2N?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: alerts are explained in the bidding ellen|pg||
pc|hA|nt|dougdscsu: declarer will always play on @s |pg||
nt|caitlin: thanks:)|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|nt|caitlin: not all vugraph operators are as good as Matt!!|pg||
pc|d9|nt|dude2010: yes, Das tried to save his partner from 2@s and now they have ended in 4@s|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: This is especially true of younger players---do not mean to be stereotypical or biased here:) But based on my yrs of working w/the Jnrs I have notiiced this running theme|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: No double no trouble as they say, Perhaps wang could have sniffed out what was going on|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sA|nt|dude2010: and once again the bidding boxes do not have doubles apparently|pg||
pc|sT|nt|vdoubleu: When they have a misfit they either run to NT or look to imporve the contract.|pg||
nt|dredog03: 2@s would be a great place to play this hand|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|nt|dougdscsu: thoughtful duck by green, most junior players would automatically win the @s queen|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|nt|vdoubleu: BewaRE!!! yOU HAVE A GREEN CARD AVAILABLE:)|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|s7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dK|nt|vdoubleu: Yes, 2@s wld be nice:) (partner):)lol|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1SAK65HQT6DJ7CQJ76,SJTHA843DA6CKT982,S8743H9DKQT542CA3,SQ92HKJ752D983C54|sv|e|nt|harlan: 2H said woudl not accept LR.   2N was a shape ask|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|nt|Vugraphzff: thanks Harlan!|pg||
mb|2S|mb|3C!|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: The 2H overcall is very brave VUl vs Not|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
nt|harlan: it was "double" time, but North bids first and see a totally offensive hand, especially that singleton @H|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg||
nt|harlan: This seems like only three losers regardless|pg||
nt|harlan: It appears the cost of the 2H bid was not in getting doubled, but in pushing them into game.|pg||
pc|c2|nt|harlan: I just looked at the other table.  It appears 2H is a normal overcall to this group of players  :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: Raina is worried about a diamond ruff   has to decide whether to play low or drop stiff K in east.    |pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|s4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dT|nt|Vugraphzff: well played by Raina, and gets us a lead change|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SAT543HK432D3CJ86,SJ7HQ76D654CQ7543,SK9HA85DAKQJ72CAT,SQ862HJT9DT98CK92|sv|b|nt|dude2010: i guess N is still scared to double after bd. 33|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Fortunately the west at the other table decided to value his 11 count as a 1@s opener and jump to 3@s, thus, simmilar trouble occuring in the closed room ;)|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Yes, that board was interesting|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: :(|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|an|8+ HCP w/ 5+ !s|nt|dude2010: a very strong two suiter with well places HCPs. will be interesting to see how Dangs bids it|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: 3C now|pg||
nt|dredog03: 4 loser hand for N. 6@d is not a bad contract on these cards but I expect they will wind up in 3nt|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 6@d here is a "reasonable contract", only requires 3-3 spades and or a club lead, |pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: I am not sure I wld have bid 3@h, whatever the alert was|pg||
mb|2N|nt|dougdscsu: has to stay off the ace of @s lead|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|dredog03: after 4@s by das, will dang be able to keep from bidding on?|pg||
nt|dude2010: it clearly isnt support showing, but i think 4@s will still hit the table|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: void in spades---Faites Attention:) (again)|pg||
nt|dude2010: 5@cs|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: I predict dang will find the pass|pg||
nt|dredog03: that's what i expect|pg||
nt|dredog03: *5@c|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes, esp[ecially since he had hoped paertner had learned his lesson, hopefully, he will rmeember it, only 1 board ago:)|pg||
nt|dude2010: he might be looking for revenge... on his partner|pg||
nt|dude2010: :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: K or A@c depending on the method seems safe|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: this will probably end in 800|pg||
mb|4C|an|Gerber|nt|vdoubleu: But now the problem is , he is thinking:"Did my 3@h guarantee spade support?"|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yup!!!|pg||
mb|d|mb|4H!|an|One Ace|nt|dredog03: you have options on playing for @h 3-3 or @s 3-3. and if a spade is led, a @s finesse.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Would hope that Das ignores his own lead directing double against slam, i would suspect he will|pg||
mb|p|nt|jlrice: but wont be too costly for EW as 4S is cold on the NS cards|pg||
mb|5C!|nt|vdoubleu: That was the problem w/the 3@h bid|pg||
nt|dude2010: "sorry p"|pg||
nt|dredog03: @c lead is certainly not attractive.|pg||
mb|d|nt|Vugraphzfj: Can make on this lead|pg||
mb|5H!|an|1 king|nt|dredog03: isnt this an automatic @h lead?|pg||
nt|dredog03: i guess that cancels the first double|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: das simply doubles a second time because he can|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Yes!!!|pg||
mb|6N|mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Some lead:(|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|nt|Vugraphzfj: which major to play to be 3-3, as andre explained, same contract :)|pg||
nt|dredog03: interesting to see which suit he plays for breaking 303|pg||
nt|dredog03: i would play for @s 3-3 because you're slightly more likely to lead from a 2 or 4 card suit than 3|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: i would hazard a wild guess that he may draw an inference from the lead and attack spades, but it's just a guess|pg||
nt|dredog03: of course, with a JT, @h is a fairly safe lead whatever your length|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|nt|Vugraphzfj: Perhaps dang should play the Q@h at T1?|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Can manage -2 now?|pg||
nt|dude2010: woah|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: When The Bridge gOD GIVES YOU AN ak IN A SUIT CONTRACT, MAYBE SHLD LEAD IT|pg||
pc|s9|nt|dougdscsu: yeah looks like -2|pg||
nt|jlrice: Marriott did well to shift to a heart at trick 2 but needed to follow it up with another trump at trick 4 to get it 3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: and there's ur answer|pg||
nt|dredog03: yes. well Richard had already made up his mind.|pg||
pc|c3|nt|vdoubleu: Srry to shout|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hK|nt|dude2010: you have to be sure to get rid of your losers before going about drawing trump, yes again playing to fast ends poorly for Das|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d6|pc|cT|pc|s8|pg||
mc|11|nt|dredog03: a bit unlucky for the jengs|pg||
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qx|c4|st||md|2SAT543HK432D3CJ86,SJ7HQ76D654CQ7543,SK9HA85DAKQJ72CAT,SQ862HJT9DT98CK92|sv|b|nt|Vugraphzff: sorry dyslexia ....   no lead change|pg||
mb|p|nt|harlan: I would would upgrade teh Raina's ahnd to 22 :)   I hate to be passed in 1D|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: looks like you can you can make a slam, have to guess which Major to go after|pg||
nt|harlan: and trying 2N also can be passed|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: probably right to duck a heart and if that suit doesn't split play for a squeeze|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|harlan: that assumes no club lead  :)|pg||
mb|3S|nt|harlan: if South ends up being declare in NT  West might well lead a club|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: club lead into the AT just lead back a club to set up trick  12|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: but a club lead thru the ace is fatal|pg||
mb|p|nt|harlan: I am not sure if any comments I made got to the table earlier   ;)|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|nt|harlan: yes,  correct.|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|nt|harlan: the side controls outtside @Ds are wonderful, I understand Raina pushing for a @D slam.  But the hand is balanced and has tricks for NT.   Many woudl bid 2N over 2D if 2D is a GF ...|pg||
nt|harlan: already.|pg||
mb|4N|mb|p|nt|harlan: Well theh NT is right sided.  Many partnerships have trouble here.  Is 4N to play?  or RKC for the last bid suit (@hs).|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|c8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|s3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s2|pc|h2|nt|harlan: Slam missed, but still winning IMPs.|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|c4|pg||
nt|harlan: Das increased thier lead, and we are only at BD 4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|harlan: JoAnna had the corect analysis for making six on club lead.  Return the club and claim 12 tricks|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: n-s are disappointed with the result....misunderstanding about 4NT|pg||
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qx|o5|st||md|3SA842HQ96DAJ6CKJ2,SQT6HAK85D853CT98,S973H7432DKT2CQ54,SKJ5HJTDQ974CA763|sv|n|nt|dougdscsu: well we saw Hudson upgrade a 19 point hand earlier into a 20-21 2nt, i think he will probably do the same here with this prime 19 hcp hand|pg||
nt|dude2010: yet*|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Amazing|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: He looked a gift horse in the mouth|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: we will see what type of adventure EW conjure up at the other table, perhaps a slam :)? Arjun will like his hand|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Good heart lead by Das, talked them into an inference that may not be available otherwise|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: and on a spade lead or club, ice cold as well|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|an|11-14|nt|Vugraphzfj: No, Straight knockout, double elimination|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: this is the finals of the usa 1 bracket|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: they are playing for the USA1 spot in this match, the loser of this match will play the winner of the losers bracket...|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: to determine USA2|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|caitlin: ok|pg||
pc|s2|nt|caitlin: tomorrow I assume|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: the third segment of this match will finish tommorow morning, followed by the usa2 final|pg||
nt|dude2010: the most important thing that ANY of these juniors could learn is that they need to take their time on every hand ((not that I do it very well myself :())|pg||
pc|s6|nt|dredog03: some might opt for a penalty double of the weak nt, but with the scattered values and flat shape, I agree with pass|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|nt|dougdscsu: i really doubt rizzo will find the @c lead here to test declarer|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
nt|dude2010: lead takes away the probable misguess in @cs and a free entry to finesse @s|pg||
nt|dude2010: but Ax @cs looks normal|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hT|nt|jlrice: EW will have to lead a club in order to have a chance to set game|pg||
nt|jlrice: but agreed   not likely given his holding|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: probably a @h|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s4|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c9|nt|dude2010: a good 9@s by south, putting the pressure on W to guess early but should get it correct|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c7|nt|caitlin: Philadelphia???|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SA842HQ96DAJ6CKJ2,SQT6HAK85D853CT98,S973H7432DKT2CQ54,SKJ5HJTDQ974CA763|sv|n|nt|Vugraphzff: director here and wants things sped up|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: I had said this beofre the crash, but it might not have made it to the table:  Many partnerships have trouble here.  Is 4N to play?  or RKC for the last bid suit (@hs).|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SKT8HAT84DJ87CKJ7,S752HJ76DAT9C9643,S6HKQ952DK632CQ85,SAQJ943H3DQ54CAT2|sv|e|nt|dougdscsu: he would have, i promise :)|pg||
nt|caitlin: is this a two day round robin?|pg||
nt|caitlin: is there good comaraderie within these teams as that is so important|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: 11 tricks in NT for N/S, if the defense don't take the 1st 5 @d tricks that is :)|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: yes|pg||
nt|jlrice: but 5C is a beter contract|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: its likely to go 1nt - 3nt|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: 1NT by S|pg||
nt|dude2010: and 4@hs by N?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: play was so fast i missed one of the club spots, the 9@c was discarded so kendrick was left with Q3, so only 1 more trick NS in the endgame|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Probably|pg||
mb|1S|mb|d|nt|dude2010: 4@ss shouldnt have much trouble|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: right|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: 450|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: its good not to transfer to clubs with these kind of hands because it helps the defense in a lot of ways|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: 1) they can make a lead directing double|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Impressive start by the das team, they have played well in this event thus far, despite a few adventures(always the case in any jr. event)|pg||
mb|4H|nt|dougdscsu: and 2) they can make a more aggressive lead if they know that you have a long running suit|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|d7|nt|dude2010: although if anyone was watching the Fleisher Diamond match, even these "boring" auctions can get expert players into serious trouble!|pg||
nt|dude2010: 4@hs XX going down rather than the normal 4@ss contract|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|dredog03: yes, they held their own pretty well against kaplan and kept their composure against dhir.|pg||
pc|dT|nt|dredog03: good lead.|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|c2|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|nt|dredog03: well, the 1 pitch on the @s wouldn't be enough anyway so looks like down 1.|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SKT8HAT84DJ87CKJ7,S752HJ76DAT9C9643,S6HKQ952DK632CQ85,SAQJ943H3DQ54CAT2|sv|e|mb|1S|nt|harlan: This was about the 4th time day were NT was palyed by both sides in opps directions|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|harlan: The other table is playing bd 10|pg||
mb|2S|nt|Vugraphzff: this table has been slow....director has come in to warn to play faster|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|harlan: inspite of teh 5-card suit, I would tend to make a T/O dble vs. bid my suit.  but amny will disagree with that approach|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s3|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dK|nt|harlan: threre is little option left in the @D suit.   |pg||
pc|d4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h9|pc|s9|pc|hT|pg||
pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SKJ2HA94DJT84CAT2,SQ865HJ73DKQ75CJ4,ST97HK652D3CKQ965,SA43HQT8DA962C873|sv|b|nt|dougdscsu: Kaplan found the @d lead in the closed room, 11 more imps for the good lead|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|nt|caitlin: can y folks tell me about Hudson--is this regular partnershp? And Rizzo and Green?|pg||
nt|jlrice: both of these are very regular partnerships|pg||
nt|dude2010: NS have to avoid getting too high, |pg||
mb|1H|nt|dougdscsu: hudson/marriott have played international events together|pg||
nt|jlrice: and the same with the Jengs at the other table|pg||
nt|caitlin: Hudaon on BBO?|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: no|pg||
nt|caitlin: great|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|dredog03: conservative 2@h raise. me like|pg||
nt|dude2010: N gives an excellent simple raise, 3 points in jacks|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Constructive M raise|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Once again das Brings his Arsenal of pre-emptive 3 bids to bear :)|pg||
nt|dude2010: this hand is actually a good example of why many people do not like Bergan|pg||
nt|dredog03: i don't know many young people who wouldn't consider that a limit raise.|pg||
nt|dude2010: me!|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dude2010: would an X of 3@s by S be maximal?|pg||
nt|dredog03: something like that|pg||
nt|dude2010: N must find his extra points and double 3@ss in the passout seat|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|moonbeam42: Hi everyone.  I'm Jenni Carmichael.  My husband, Tom, and I have been coaching the Rizzo team for the last couple of years.|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|dredog03: he thought about trying to put the contract in 3@c earlier after the 1NT rebid and now goes ahead with it. should be makeable|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|nt|jlrice: Marriott's light opening made it difficult for the opponents to get to their good game|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: the dbl is not a standard negative double, it shows at least 3 card support for the unbid suits|pg||
nt|jlrice: hi Jenni|pg||
nt|dredog03: well, dhir and wu reached 6@c at the other table on his big minor two suiter and they did find the @h lead on defense|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|nt|dougdscsu: as Marriott could have a longer suit than @hs|pg||
nt|caitlin: haven't seen canape in awhile......for specs http://www.bridgeguys.com/CGlossary/canape.html|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|hA|nt|vdoubleu: Yes, after partner ha dbid hearts:)|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|d5|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Please welcome Rodrigo Garcia da Rosa, a possible opponent to one of these teams in Philadelphia|pg||
nt|rgdruru: Hi, thanks matt|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: As well as Jourdain Patchet, a member of the winning USA 1 team|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SKJ2HA94DJT84CAT2,SQ865HJ73DKQ75CJ4,ST97HK652D3CKQ965,SA43HQT8DA962C873|sv|b|nt|harlan: The Das team continues thier climb|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|harlan: actually, it would seem difficult to get to 3C.   I would expect 1N to be the end of the auction|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|nt|Vugraphzff: at this table it did|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s4|nt|harlan: wise bidding on both teams part|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d6|pc|sJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d2|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dJ|mc|8|nt|harlan: Declare could have tried for @HA then back ot the @HK  incase they are dropping|pg||
nt|harlan: is table alive?|pg||
pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SQ85432HAK42DA8C6,SA96HQT75DCKQJ975,SJTHJ6DKJ764CAT32,SK7H983DQT9532C84|sv|o|nt|dude2010: 1nt by N unless Dang preempts 2@hs as their partnership style seems to be|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
mb|1C|an|1+ !c either unbalanced clubs or 15+|mb|p|mb|1D|an|0-7 hcp|nt|vdoubleu: Spade partial|pg||
nt|dude2010: will north double or pass?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: But might not be uncontested|pg||
nt|jourdainp: Hi|pg||
mb|d|nt|vdoubleu: Aha|pg||
mb|2C!|an|6+ Clubs unbalanced, |nt|vdoubleu: We didn't plan on the 2@h opener|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: EW have this board reversed at the table, west on this hand is actually Das|pg||
nt|dredog03: ahh. that makes sense|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: East Dang, North Chow South Wang|pg||
nt|dude2010: woah, dang needs to trust his partners double ...|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: He hasn't in the past--trusted his partner's bids, so...|pg||
nt|dredog03: he still has no reason to run from the X. he still has as much in defenseive values as his p can expect|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: False, Das needs to trust his partner's double, i think he may not have known it was penalty|pg||
nt|jourdainp: I am suprised neither of the brothers wants to get involved int his auction|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: we haven't seen much of the unusual 1@c structures so far |pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|nt|moonbeam42: and caitlin?|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: whoops, sorry|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: he did not even consider it instantly bid 3@h|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Oh u mean because they are reversed:) thx Matt|pg||
nt|dude2010: i'm sure they will discuss it|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: "disucss":)|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: A kindly way to put it|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: (dis)cuss|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: EW have had numerous extremely soft results thus far, there's no way for them to know the other table is having an equally difficult time, as far as they know, they are possible ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: close to even or stuck|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jlrice: Marriott and hudson had a natural auction after the ffirst two bids|pg||
nt|jlrice: Hudson was checking for a spade stopper with the 3nt bid|pg||
nt|caitlin: tes??|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: If the state of the match continues in similar fashion, and a USA 2 final on the horizon, at what point does it become logical for the rizzo team to consider sleeping in and ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: resting for the other match|pg||
nt|caitlin: yes???|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: they are young and full of energy matt|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: i think they want to play as much bridge as possible :)|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|dougdscsu: its a good experience if nothing else|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Absolutely|pg||
nt|jlrice: but us old people would rest  if we deemed it insurmountable|pg||
nt|dredog03: I'm all for doubling with 5-4 in majors but with 6-4 I think bidding spades the first itme is better. this sounds like S had a better hand than he has|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: on a spade lead this is dangerously close to making|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sA|nt|moonbeam42: The Rizzo team also won the Flight C GNT and will be representing District 7 4-handed.  |pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|s9|nt|vdoubleu: Sometimes they say you shld never wrry what the other room i=s doing--because their opps hold the same cards!!|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|nt|jlrice: I thought they augmented a third pair to join the team?|pg||
nt|caitlin: one need not be a junior to commentate here:)|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: No, they decided not to|pg||
pc|hK|nt|vdoubleu: Cannot make up those lost boards, so better to motor on|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes, especially in matches like these where there are so many swinging results. just play your cards|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yup|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Hard to do|pg||
nt|dude2010: in the games down the hall they have a fairly reasonable expectation of their partners and can judge more easily|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: But w/experience, hopefully that will b 1 of their acquired skills|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Oh sean, do not be too sure of that!!!!|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: They have had some MAJOR accidents in the past few days:(|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes they have|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Das thought the double was takeout|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c5|nt|Vugraphzfj: at this point, draw trumps and claim|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
mc|9|nt|dredog03: there's a saying that you should lead trumps against doubled partscores and this is not an exception|pg||
pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SQ85432HAK42DA8C6,SA96HQT75DCKQJ975,SJTHJ6DKJ764CAT32,SK7H983DQT9532C84|sv|o|nt|Vugraphzff: yes we are alive, |pg||
mb|2C|an|precision 6+clubs|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|harlan: I ahve been bump several times, so I am not really sure.  :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: me too, thanks for asking|pg||
mb|2S|nt|harlan: E-W playing precision.  So 2C showed 6+@C  or when only 5@Cs, a 4 card major|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|nt|Vugraphzff: Rizzo says:  don't make 7 :)|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
nt|harlan: LOL|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s9|pc|cT|pc|h3|pc|s8|pg||
nt|harlan: now teh def can prevail   leading a heart|pg||
nt|harlan: the @H ruff is the 5th trick|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
nt|harlan: there is still time|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|s4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|c3|pc|d2|pg||
mc|8|nt|harlan: another good defense!|pg||
pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3S862HQ2DJT8542CT3,SAJ97HKJ53DAKCK92,SQT4HT976D7CA8754,SK53HA84DQ963CQJ6|sv|e|nt|Vugraphzfj: play was lightning fast, rizzo discarded a heart on diamonds so upon playing to K @h he showed out and finese was marked|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: appologies for the misplay|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|an|11-14 bal|nt|jlrice: tough auction for NS to find to take the ace of spades on defense|pg||
mb|p|nt|jlrice: at trick 1|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: more bad news for Rizzo's squad, the defense couldn't find their 2 cashing aces against 6@c|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Well, that wld be hard to conseive of: the dbl being for t/o.|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: When 1 side has preempted, partner is not usually asking the preempter to bid some more suits:)|pg||
nt|dude2010: what will dang do here?|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|jlrice: (or 2 if they led ace of diamonds)|pg||
nt|dude2010: 2@cs is forced by Das, i'm unsure what type of runnout they are playing|pg||
mb|4C|nt|dredog03: this runout doesnt make much sense to me|pg||
mb|p|nt|dredog03: this would be a good itme for a quantitative 4nt|pg||
mb|4D|nt|dude2010: none|pg||
nt|jourdainp: i agree|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: ricoh alerted 4@c as natural / forcing, dang intended as gerber|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: interesting to see where it goes if dang thinks 0 aces|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: and or will ricoh take 4nt as a signoff|pg||
nt|dredog03: looks like probably 11 tricks in NT|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: i don't recommend blasting to slam like Kaplan did, but it does pay off sometimes|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: tools like gerber and RKC are for jokers :p|pg||
nt|jlrice: Rizzo had no reason to invistigate slam as Green opened a 12-15 NT    at the other table the same hand showed a 15-17 point hand making slam more likely|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: he probably bid 6@c because he wasn't comfortable with his agreements with his partner in that scenario|pg||
nt|dredog03: forcing 2@C is usually because responder has a 1 suited hand|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes|pg||
mb|4N|nt|vdoubleu: XX=we are in scramble mode|pg||
nt|dredog03: but i remember he did this yesterday with a 4333 hand.|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes he did|pg||
nt|dude2010: this runout is not well thought out |pg||
nt|vdoubleu: I usually just taKE MY LICKING W/A HAND OF THIS SORT: 4X3|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Srry again for shouting|pg||
nt|dude2010: and playing a weak NT. almost the most important a partnership can have is their runnout being solid|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Das just made a comment, indicating he thinks he is stuck big, and needs to "gain some of the imps back" :) interesting how the psychology comes into play|pg||
mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: See!!!!! There you go!!|pg||
mb|p|pc|dJ|nt|vdoubleu: That thinking is not beneficial for a team:(|pg||
pc|dK|nt|dredog03: 5@c? 1 or 4 keys for @c?|pg||
pc|d7|nt|dude2010: no, especially when you are up 40 imps!|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: he bid 5@C as a signoff, not as a keycard response|pg||
nt|jourdainp: i think he ment to play|pg||
pc|c2|nt|vdoubleu: Just play your cards.|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h4|nt|vdoubleu: Please ---no heroics for what you think may or may not be happening.|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h3|nt|vdoubleu: And, btw, that happens ALL the time w/thebig boys as well!|pg||
nt|dredog03: they don't know theyre up 40 imps.|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: This is a double elimination to decide US2, correct?|pg||
pc|cA|nt|Vugraphzfj: meanwhile, not too bloody here in 2@d|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|nt|jlrice: yes|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
pc|c5|nt|vdoubleu: All true, but totally besides the point|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|dude2010: they knew they were up 20 at the begining of the segment and they havent had any bad boards. very poor thinking by Das|pg||
pc|d5|nt|jlrice: the losers of this match will play the winners of the consolation match for USA2 |pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Right|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
nt|jlrice: I believe the Das team was leading the Dhir team by quite a few after 1 segment of that match|pg||
pc|dA|nt|dude2010: just play bridge :) score at the end|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|dredog03: -1 won't cost much if anything here.|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: He might bew still stuck on 35, which, after the lead...clda made|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Meant 36|pg||
nt|dude2010: another good discussion is after you double 1nt, which future doubles are penalty and which are take out|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
pc|d4|pc|h5|mc|11|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3S862HQ2DJT8542CT3,SAJ97HKJ53DAKCK92,SQT4HT976D7CA8754,SK53HA84DQ963CQJ6|sv|e|nt|Vugraphzff: yes it was|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: stakes were a bit higher at the other table|pg||
nt|harlan: yes.   I have often seen:  if you bid it, you go down.   If you don;t bid it, you make it.   Same thing here but about the dbl  :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|harlan: Weak NT, not sure of thier range, but I thought it was 12-15 yesterday|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|harlan: I recall it was wider then most pairs play|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: thanks, so M Green should embark on some invitational to slam sequence|pg||
mb|p|mb|4N|nt|Vugraphzff: this 4N is quantitative, inviting partner to bid on with a max|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: But parnter has a MIN!|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: good bidding by Rizzo and M Green|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: This will get Rizzo on the scoreboard|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d7|nt|harlan: Yes, they don't know it, but this is thier first IMPs.|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: 9 top tricks, can try to develop a tenth in either major|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|harlan: It appears that the other table had a bidding problem.   that got them to six NT.  Trouble again about what is Gerber RKC, and 4N quantative.  Good lesson hand for the high shcool ...|pg||
nt|harlan: kids here.|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c5|nt|harlan: missed some commas there  :(|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c7|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hT|nt|Vugraphzff: declarer is squeezed, has to guess right|pg||
nt|harlan: declare should know what to pitch  since no @Ds in the N hand|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: Raina leads forward and shows her hand saying it doesnt matter.....|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|dJ|pc|c9|pg||
pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4S72H9432D8762CAT9,SKQ63HAT8DKT53CK3,SAJT9HQ75DQ9CJ642,S854HKJ6DAJ4CQ875|sv|b|nt|Vugraphzfj: 67-15 i believe that's correct|pg||
nt|jourdainp: maybe he should have tried to sign off in 5nt before jumping to 6|pg||
mb|1N!|an|11-14 balanced|nt|dude2010: very ambigious and can get partnerships into trouble|pg||
nt|dredog03: we know what we do in such situations, don't we, sean?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Important sean, am not sure all top players have all those follow-ups nailed down, as auctions ramble on|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: :)|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Of course you both do:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: I might have made some other call here with the South hand!|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Ricoh's 2@h call should actually help NS diagnose this hand|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Other than 3@d|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: That feels a bit anemic|pg||
mb|p|pc|h9|nt|vdoubleu: An immediate 4@h, perhaps|pg||
pc|h8|nt|dude2010: 5 card support and a void in their suit!|pg||
nt|dredog03: 4@h splinter would have been reasonable|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: South will press on|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: :)|pg||
nt|dredog03: but that might be gsf or something like that if there had been a bidding misunderstanding. and 6nt might still have a play.|pg||
pc|h5|nt|dude2010: i thnk a 5@c cuebid is S's best option at this point|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Had he bid 4@h directly, then over 4@s, I wld think that 5@h wld be exclusion for diamonds|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: In a hand cold for a Grand, I hope they get to at least 6 here|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Apparently i should be sent to the minor leagues after this morning :)|pg||
pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d4|nt|vdoubleu: Why Matt?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Oh dear:(|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: my predictions have not come to fruition :)|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: This was not their best effort:(|pg||
pc|d2|nt|dougdscsu: fairly standard precision auction, Marriott has a tough lead here|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes, dont become a gambling man matt :)|pg||
nt|dredog03: aww. S certainly worth another call oer 4@s|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: And I am carrying a couple bets---from yesterday--w/u:)|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|jourdainp: he would need a few things to work for him|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s4|nt|Vugraphzfj: I won 1$ on Germany vs England 4-1 Whoooo|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dA|nt|vdoubleu: Yea!!!|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|dude2010: England got robbed |pg||
nt|dude2010: tht goal was in! but back to bridge :)|pg||
pc|d7|nt|dougdscsu: @d was fairly standard given the auction, but will result in overtricks for declarer|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Well, he'll know it's his fault if they lose by an imp :)|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|nt|dougdscsu: lol|pg||
pc|hA|nt|jlrice: at this point i dont think they will pointing to this board as the reason if they lose by an imp|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c3|nt|vdoubleu: Das should get a feel after this board, that must be putting 1015 IMPs in the bank here|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: 10-15|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Hi all.  I'm Jenni Carmichael.  My husband, Tom, and I have been working with the Rizzo team for the last couple of years.  Here to watch the excitement|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SJ98HK2DAJ85CA763,SAK65HAT86DQ96CKJ,SHQJ753DKT732CQ92,SQT7432H94D4CT854|sv|o|nt|moonbeam42: Yes, that's probably true|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: What do u open South hand w/?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: 2@c? right|pg||
nt|dredog03: yes.|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes i'd have to open 2@cs :/|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Hope so:-)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Das inquired to chow if they played exclusion, chow confirmed but said he didn't want to risk it, perhaps in this situation, east passed and overcalled a vul 2@h, which was raised, ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: simply bid blackwood is fine here|pg||
nt|dredog03: what happened at the end, he had an endplay situation set up..|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Welcome Jenni, certainly ample action in these matches |pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Hi Matt :)|pg||
nt|dredog03: nm|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1N|an|15-18|nt|dredog03: wishful thinking. i thought ricoh was gonna be able to endplay N to giving him a 2nd spade at the end|pg||
mb|2D|nt|jlrice: good MP result on this one for the Kapln team    only likely to win 1 imp on the board though|pg||
mb|2S|nt|vdoubleu: Yes that wld work because it was essentially a 30-pt deck|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: But do something!|pg||
mb|p|nt|dude2010: interesting 3nt|pg||
nt|dredog03: going for the matchpoints!|pg||
nt|dude2010: Matchpoint bid|pg||
mb|p|nt|moonbeam42: 10 tricks don't look too difficult for EW but impossible to get there unless NS push them into bidding more|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Richard reaching into his bidding box, then to the pass, then back to the box|pg||
mb|3D|nt|vdoubleu: :)|pg||
nt|dude2010: uh oh|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: oh dear|pg||
nt|dredog03: err. oops.|pg||
nt|dude2010: i thought he would be ok|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dude2010: he could pass a transfer bid|pg||
nt|dude2010: but...|pg||
mb|3S|nt|vdoubleu: Wang got lucky here|pg||
mb|p|nt|dredog03: this is not one of those hands where you want to play in the long suit of teh weaker hand|pg||
nt|dude2010: woah|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: OOps|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Not over yet|pg||
nt|dude2010: some people always think 4nt is blackwoo|pg||
nt|dude2010: not good reasoning|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: after 3N---& then 4N--seems clear cut|pg||
pc|s8|nt|vdoubleu: Even diamond A doesn't help|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h3|nt|dredog03: that would open up pseudo squeeze possibilities|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: of course:-)|pg||
nt|dredog03: which may well work here|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Chow & Wang will have to go back to the lab & work on thier bidding|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: I recall a comment from Dang, "against 6nt, i always make a "juke" lead", such as leading Q from KQ, J from QJ, etc... to try and fool the opponents, will work well here|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Some basic tenets...|pg||
pc|c4|nt|dredog03: it's a guess in clubs for the 10th trick, but he should get it right.|pg||
pc|c3|nt|dougdscsu: good duck by marriott, he has no visible entry to his hand to cash his spades|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Nobody sent for Wang, on this hand|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|c5|nt|vdoubleu: The opening 2 clubber was the captain|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: He had no way of knowing what Chow held|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|nt|dougdscsu: unfortunately he will now be squeezed in the black suits for a push board|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|s6|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h5|mc|10|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1SJ98HK2DAJ85CA763,SAK65HAT86DQ96CKJ,SHQJ753DKT732CQ92,SQT7432H94D4CT854|sv|o|nt|Vugraphzff: last deal, declarer guessed diamonds and made 3|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1N!|mb|2H|mb|2S|an|alerted|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|harlan: IN the other room E was declare in 3NT  since declare was put in hand from the opening lead @D finesse was taken the other direction.  Add in a great @SA duck by north and the ...|pg||
nt|harlan: result was -2|pg||
mb|p|nt|harlan: the gap is closing now.  Two great bds for Rizzo team|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: South owes here partner a 4@D bid IMO|pg||
mb|p|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d2|pc|s2|nt|harlan: I woudl have bid more with the south hand, but S might be worried about pushing them into game.|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|s3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: A valid concern, I believe.|pg||
nt|harlan: One can solve that by just bidding 5D   :)   and let the opps guess.  ;)|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|nt|moonbeam42: 5@d was a bigger consideration in the open room where S had opened 1@d as opposed to 1@c|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s4|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c8|nt|Vugraphzff: this guess for overtrick|pg||
pc|c6|pc|dQ|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2S62HQ52DAQ9642CK9,SK94HAKJD3CQT8753,SAJ53HT876DKJTCA6,SQT87H943D875CJ42|sv|n|nt|dougdscsu: declarer pitched the long @c in his hand so no squeeze|pg||
nt|dude2010: team Dhir keep digging themselves in|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: After the next few comparisons, they will be on life support:(|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Part of the importance of these events is to give an opportunity for the young players to get experience playing in high level competitions with a great deal of pressure involved|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Making mistakes can serve as a catalyst for learning :)|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Very nice to have them at all|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Agree|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: They will learn a lot from this set of boards--hopefully--actually on both sides.|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Are we on a break?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Das took a breif restroom break, back now |pg||
nt|dude2010: dang wondering if he should promote his 10 count :)|pg||
mb|1C|an|1+ !c either unbalanced <5!d or 15+|nt|dougdscsu: N/S can make 5@h here, but the preempts may freeze them out of the auction, as it did in the closed room|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Looks like a modified KC auction in the closed room|pg||
nt|dredog03: 3nt is cold here but they may not get there if the auction starts 1@c-X-P-2@d|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: wow|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: a very aggressive 4@h from marriott|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Marriot abandoning all caution to the wind, feelin pretty comfortable where he's sitting|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: I can't see Alex stopping before slam here|pg||
mb|1D!|an|0-7 |nt|dougdscsu: he pretty much has the nuts for a vul 4@h overcall|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: ;)|pg||
nt|dude2010: 2@s is natural|pg||
nt|dude2010: unsure what system they play. maybe landy|pg||
nt|dredog03: do they play lebensohl. if so. 2Nt then 3@s.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: It's amazing how some of these players decisions on whether or not to open or upgrade etc, oftentimes lie directly with the quality of the result on the previous board :)|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: Fortunately for Green, he has the clear winning lead against a slam|pg||
mb|2C!|an|6+ Clubs unbalanced|nt|vdoubleu: Hard to shake them off|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Leb|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: would be epic if Marriott lied about the @h queen here|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: interesting twist that the 1@d 0-7 makes it much more difficult for south here|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|jlrice: if they can pass this    would be more likely to make as wrong hand is on lead|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: not happening though|pg||
nt|dredog03: do the jengs knowtheir defense over the polishish 1@c?|pg||
pc|hA|nt|Vugraphzfj: Rizzo contemplating a save|pg||
nt|jlrice: or if they play NT   should Green decide to X   would need to pick the right suit to beat it|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: its tempting to sac looking at the colors|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: And then they'd go down a bunch|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: but he has already bid his hand with 3@s|pg||
nt|jourdainp: It looks like Richard and Andrew dont want to get into the auction after a 1@c opening|pg||
pc|h6|nt|dude2010: i think a 3@s bid by das might have been better|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: This is the standard application of Lebensohl|pg||
pc|h9|nt|dougdscsu: let partner decided what to do|pg||
nt|dredog03: opening lead? @dJ|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: To show 4 of the other M WITH a spade stopper|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Diamond J? That wld give decl 2 diamond tricks|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: decide*|pg||
nt|dredog03: seems richard passed trying to avoid a disastrous bidding misunderstanding|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Richard "I really wanted to bid 5@d" perhaps a middle ground?|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: We have never discussed it.  They're pretty leary of getting involved at unfavorable vulnerability|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|nt|dredog03: yes. but i like it. ;)|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Against a strong @c|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|nt|vdoubleu: oh ok then:)|pg||
nt|dude2010: i dislike leading length without strength|pg||
nt|dude2010: but Q@H looks like a possible entry|pg||
nt|dude2010: so @s is ok with me|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes, you did have the spade 9|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|nt|dude2010: yesterday after they showed a stopper one junior lead from KQJxxxxx and absolutely nothing outside, and they could have set if he lead a @c. hard to find ofc|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cA|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: saw that|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s3|mc|10|pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2S62HQ52DAQ9642CK9,SK94HAKJD3CQT8753,SAJ53HT876DKJTCA6,SQT87H943D875CJ42|sv|n|nt|harlan: West will probably pen 2C|pg||
nt|harlan: open*|pg||
mb|2C!|an|precision, long clubs|mb|d|nt|harlan: North has a perfect T/O dbl then|pg||
mb|p|nt|moonbeam42: In the open room, a polish @c was opened and I'm not sure the NS pair had agreements about what to do, so N passed.  It was hard to reach game after that|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|harlan: S should be jumping somewhere!  |pg||
mb|3D|mb|4C|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|harlan: N-S are a fine tuned partnership it seems.  South Underbids and North Over bids.    :) :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: that combination in a partnership is not so unusual....the underbidding begets partner to do more overbidding and vice versa|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dA|nt|harlan: 9 easy tricks in 3NT.|pg||
pc|c7|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|harlan: DAS Team contnues thier comeback|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h8|pc|c2|pc|d6|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: You mean Rizzo :)|pg||
pc|d9|pc|cT|pc|s5|pc|h4|pg||
nt|harlan: sorry, Rizzo team|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|sT|pg||
pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SKQTHAJ76DT93CK64,S654HTDAKJ62CA532,SJ82HK9542DQ84C97,SA973HQ83D75CQJT8|sv|b|nt|dougdscsu: marriott quickly flashes his cards and claims and hopes his partner doesn't inspect his hand :)|pg||
nt|dredog03: he probasbly should have tried @h finesse before leading clubs to put the person with long spades in first..|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: That would make more sense|pg||
nt|dude2010: 4@s shouldnt give NS much trouble on this board|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: 4@s is a good spot here but gets pretty unlucky|pg||
nt|jlrice: 4S is a good contract  but on the lie of the cards has little play|pg||
mb|p|nt|dude2010: woah, a impressive downgrade|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1D|nt|jlrice: needs a good spade break and 1 of the hearts onside to mke|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: I think you may need a little more than that|pg||
nt|dredog03: whats the NT range?|pg||
nt|dude2010: 12-15 i think it was|pg||
nt|dude2010: oh sorry 14-16 nvm|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Usually Texas is on thru 3@c|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1N|nt|dude2010: uh oh!|pg||
nt|dude2010: need to know when agreements are on|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: This is not good:(|pg||
mb|p|nt|dredog03: as long as 4@d is a jump, most people play texas still on|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: You rate, under most circumstances to lose at least 2@h and 1@c.  Then you always need Q coming down.  Fair contract, not great, I'd say|pg||
nt|jlrice: true   with a 5-1 heart break still would need pretty good lie of the cards as well|pg||
pc|h2|nt|dougdscsu: you only need the contract to be 36|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: percent|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: give or take|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|nt|dougdscsu: to be correct vulnerable at imps|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Yes, that would make it a fair contract.  Just not great|pg||
pc|hA|nt|jlrice: Rizzo stopped in 2 which was a good decision|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s6|pc|h9|pc|s3|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: yes another small pickup for them|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s7|pc|c4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cT|nt|jourdainp: bidding nt with qxx as a stopper in opponents suit doesnt always work out|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d9|pc|c5|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dT|nt|jourdainp: i believe they did somethign similar a hand or 2 ago|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Looks like Andrew passed 1N hoping for a positive score.|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SKQTHAJ76DT93CK64,S654HTDAKJ62CA532,SJ82HK9542DQ84C97,SA973HQ83D75CQJT8|sv|b|nt|Vugraphzff: tight match now|pg||
nt|harlan: 3 bds and only 10 IMPs difference, it is possible to have a new leader in this segment, yet.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|1H|nt|harlan: It has gotten far more exciting.|pg||
mb|d|an|alerted|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|harlan: I would expect a 2H bid by South.|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|nt|Vugraphzff: a 2nd double by Rizzo would help their side find the club fit|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|nt|harlan: Yes, I was wondering if he would try double again.  I sure did not expect a 3D bid.|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d5|nt|moonbeam42: Rizzo pushed his opponents around on this one|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|h3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h6|pc|d6|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SKHJ82DAJ95CAQJT9,SAQ983HK4DK863C54,SJT652HAT7D742C87,S74HQ9653DQTCK632|sv|o|nt|Vugraphzfj: 3 boards left in this segment, hope to see everyone back at approximately 12:25 central time, (58 minutes from now) for the first segment of the USA - 2 Final|pg||
mb|2H|nt|dredog03: seemed like a clear 2@h bid to me but 2@h doesn't make so not bad after all|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Andrew tries to overcompensate, at times, for his brother's aggressiveness|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Another Das special to stir the pot :)|pg||
mb|3C|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|moonbeam42: This starts their trump asking sequence|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: 2@h started it|pg||
nt|dude2010: interesting hand to bid from N|pg||
pc|sA|nt|dude2010: i think i would have bid 2@s over 2@ds|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes, very|pg||
pc|s2|nt|moonbeam42: 2NT showed 1 of the top 3 with 5@h|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|h4|nt|dredog03: definitely 2@s. you don't want partner converting to penalties|pg||
nt|dude2010: what are we predicting?|pg||
pc|hA|nt|dougdscsu: they've lost their @d fit i think|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: I'm not sure if 3@c is asking for shape|pg||
nt|dredog03: 4@s would have been my predictiokn|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: (Trouble:)))|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 4@s is certainly a good contract, 5@c, not quite as much|pg||
nt|dredog03: that might make on a non trump lead. but now they're in trouble|pg||
nt|dude2010: Das should double this|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: 6@d is not great, but makes|pg||
pc|s5|nt|vdoubleu: They have been in neg terr ...|pg||
pc|s7|nt|dougdscsu: brb|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dK|nt|dude2010: this is making now?|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c6|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|c3|mc|9|nt|vdoubleu: ?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: wow!!!|pg||
nt|dredog03: amazing|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Che pasa?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: once Das Ruffed the J of @s on trick 2 :)|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: sionara|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
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qx|c14|st||md|4SKHJ82DAJ95CAQJT9,SAQ983HK4DK863C54,SJT652HAT7D742C87,S74HQ9653DQTCK632|sv|o|nt|harlan: so the daring bid gained IMP and brings the match closer.|pg||
mb|p|nt|harlan: N & W shoudl be partners this hand   and S & East  :)|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|moonbeam42: Speaking of pushing around, in the open room, 2@h was opened on the E dreck and after some misdefense, managed to score up 3@h|pg||
nt|harlan: THere are many who would open the south hand 1@D to have a a 2@C rebid|pg||
nt|harlan: with the signalton K@S is not clear this is a reverse hand when you open|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: South's action on the 2nd round of the bidding should be "double" takeout |pg||
nt|harlan: I agree completely, JoAnna|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|s5|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s8|pc|h7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|h8|pc|sA|pg||
nt|harlan: Das has stopped teh assualt Rizzo had going.  Tight match indeed.|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg||
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qx|o15|st||md|1ST5H73DAKQ763CQ82,SA932HQT52DT42C95,SJ64HAK964DJ85CK6,SKQ87HJ8D9CAJT743|sv|n|nt|dougdscsu: bathroom break?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Well so we see why Das didn't double:)\|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|dude2010: again playing too fast, Das would have been able to realize what to do if he thought|pg||
mb|2C|nt|dougdscsu: might be tough for N/S to locate their @h fit now|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 2 boards left in this segment, the final segment of this match will resume at 10:00 AM Central time tommorow morning, Would like to give a special thanks to our wonderful ...|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: commentators Jenni Carmichael , Doug Dey, and Jon Rice, excelent Job!!|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: As defenders, a poor idea to "ruff air"|pg||
mb|2D|nt|dougdscsu: thanks matt, wd|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: (opponents' losers)|pg||
mb|p|nt|dude2010: yes|pg||
mb|2N|mb|3C|nt|dude2010: 2@hs is weak with both majors|pg||
nt|dude2010: i expect dang to correct to 2@ss|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Garbage Stayman|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Will require a spade lead to set 3nt, in the event it is reached|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: with a good trick source and qxx, in @c, imagine andrew will go for it|pg||
nt|dredog03: really, any  non-club will set 3nt. and i expect it to be bid|pg||
mb|3N|nt|moonbeam42: thanks Matt.  Nice job with the vugraph|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: 2@c was a 1 suited hand im guessing|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: 2@d was a relay to find out what suit|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Rizzo nibbling away at the lead here towards the end :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|dredog03: garbage stayman doesn't promise 5-4, only 4-4|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: I wld think bidding 2@s wld be auto|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: That's what I meant|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Ricoh alerted as promising 5@h|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: So it is incumbenton West to bid 2@s|pg||
nt|dredog03: so the face that the alert says 5-4, they might be playing 2@h here as invitational..|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: a true garbage stayman would pass 2@d|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: OK, if that is hteir agreement--OK--but not standard|pg||
pc|cA|nt|dougdscsu: tough to come back from 66 imps with only nibbles though :)|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Never.  Say.  Die. :-)|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|s8|pc|dA|nt|dougdscsu: he's going to lose control of the hand pretty soon and lose a lot of  tricks|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|dude2010: this should still make tho?|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|c3|pg||
mc|10|nt|dougdscsu: can't handle the 4-2 trump braek|pg||
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qx|c15|st||md|1ST5H73DAKQ763CQ82,SA932HQT52DT42C95,SJ64HAK964DJ85CK6,SKQ87HJ8D9CAJT743|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|2D|nt|harlan: I doubt E-W will go quitely.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: do n-s play weak 2@D bid....it looks like one to me|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|harlan: it looks like an opening bid to me  LOL|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: 7 loser ocunt.  makes the rule of 20|pg||
nt|harlan: count*|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: lol, I'm in the opening camp, but I play precision, so everything is an opener to me :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: this will be 11 imps to Rizzo, making the difference in the match a mere 2 imps|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SAT62HK965D6CK762,SKJ85H743D98CQT43,S743HAQJT2DKJ532C,SQ9H8DAQT74CAJ985|sv|e|nt|moonbeam42: 6@d here is a great contract|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Good commentating Andre & Sean:)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: thanks again everyone, special thanks to our super commentators|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Back in 45 min|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Nice momentum builder for the jengs, play here has been at warp speed, with so much on the line, i wished the players would savor the moment a little more :), |pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: indeed|pg||
mb|1H|nt|dude2010: Thank you Matt and Val @H@H|pg||
mb|2D|nt|moonbeam42: They're juniors - the goal is to bid fast and play fast :)|pg||
mb|3D|nt|dougdscsu: should not be too hard to get there|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|moonbeam42: Richard is, no doubt, considering 4@H. |pg||
nt|moonbeam42: But with @d being bid over him, he has opted to take the low road and hope to go plus|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|h2|pc|c5|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: i dont think 4@h is to play, i think it is keycard for @ds|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: 3@h was a cuebid obviously, although there is some argument for having it be natural|pg||
nt|dude2010: tough to get to 9 tricks here|pg||
nt|dredog03: stretching to 3NT here isn't going to work out well.|pg||
nt|dude2010: a little agresive by Das here i think|pg||
nt|dude2010: aggresive*|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Q@c lead would work out particularly well here, the unbid suit|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|nt|dredog03: expecting almost nothing from partner, i think i would lead a spade as he actually did.|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 9 tricks now after that|pg||
pc|h5|nt|Vugraphzfj: nm, still only 8 :/ sorry|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d2|nt|moonbeam42: Well, I'll be here tomorrow to see the exciting conclusion for US2.  Congrats to the Kaplan team, they played great tonight|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|dougdscsu: with 2-2 @d and 3-3 @s he will make 7 but with an unfavorable @d layout the play of the hand is not trivial|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c6|nt|vdoubleu: But yes, where there's an 8th there is usually a 9th, as they say:)|pg||
nt|dude2010: matt needs a calculator :)|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Club Q now|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: ducked by S|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hT|nt|dougdscsu: with 4-0 @d you cant afford to set up @hs, with 3-1 @d u can, there are also squeeze possibilities|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d4|nt|moonbeam42: Rizzo is on the board after the Closed room stopped in 4N when the Open Room was in 6N|pg||
pc|h6|pc|cT|mc|9|nt|Vugraphzfj: Will keep this table open untill the other finishes|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: closing table, thanks all|pg||
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qx|c16|st||md|2SAT62HK965D6CK762,SKJ85H743D98CQT43,S743HAQJT2DKJ532C,SQ9H8DAQT74CAJ985|sv|e|nt|harlan: It is the same as a new match right now.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: last board of this set,   match will resume with 32 more boards after a 1 hour break|pg||
mb|p|nt|moonbeam42: Very exciting :)|pg||
mb|1H|mb|2N|nt|harlan: Not vul, I would expect N-S to keep bidding over any noise from E-W|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: The minors bid should certainly slow down north.  It did in the open room|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: I dont see a game N-S....the uneven red suit divisions ought to scuttle 4@H|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|moonbeam42: hmm, or not.  Looks like Rizzo will likely be in the lead heading into the second segment|pg||
nt|harlan: Well placed K@C, singleton @D, 4 @hs, and an ace to add to it.  I would bid 4H with the south hand.  That is how silly I can be!|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|Vugraphzff: spade led gives nothing away|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
nt|harlan: this does not seem like a "Draw Trump" hand to me.|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: No, she may not have taken enough time before playing|pg||
nt|harlan: draw on round only (in dummy) an dlead a @D to hand|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: no, not enough winners to embark on drawing trump|pg||
pc|d2|nt|harlan: on = 1|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h7|nt|Vugraphzff: that is a good general rule:   if you have enough winners to make your contract draw trump.   otherwise try to use your trumps to ruff things|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c5|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|hK|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|h2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|dK|pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: M Green had two good spades at the end ,   down 2|pg||
mc|8|nt|harlan: Again, Rizzo has come back from 40-0 to be the new leader|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: thanks everyone, see you in 1 hour|pg||
nt|harlan: ty all|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: thanks|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: thanks Harlan for helping us with the commentary|pg||
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