vg|2010 U21USA2 SF,Segment 3 of 3 ,I,33,48,Dhir,61,Das,82|
rs|4SEx=,4DN+1,3CW-1,3NW-1,4SW-2,4SW-2,5SE-2,6CW-3,2SW+1,1NS=,4SS+1,4SN+1,3SE+1,3HS=,4HW-1,4HE-3,2DWx-1,3NS-1,4SS+2,4SS+2,6NS-2,4HS+1,3NN-2,4SE-2,4HS-3,4SN+1,5CN=,5DE=,2HE=,1NW=,3NW-2,2NN-1|
pn|Chow,Dang,Wang,Das,Green,Dhir,Raina,Wu|pg||
qx|o33|st||md|3SQ9HA86DT97CQ7642,SK753HK972D64CJT8,SHJT43DAKQ82CK953,SAJT8642HQ5DJ53CA|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|1D|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|dougdscsu: 3@c puppet stayman, asking for 4 or 5 card majors|pg||
mb|2S|mb|4H|mb|4S|nt|Vugraphzfj: they play a slightly modified puppet almost the same thing|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: Welcome back everyone to the third and final segmetn of the USA-2 U-21 semifinals|pg||
mb|d|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||
mb|p|mb|p|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|hA|pc|h2|nt|dougdscsu: a claim at trick 1?|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 3 losers for EW|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s3|mc|10|pg||
qx|c33|st||md|3SQ9HA86DT97CQ7642,SK753HK972D64CJT8,SHJT43DAKQ82CK953,SAJT8642HQ5DJ53CA|sv|o|nt|Vugraphzff: Good morning everyone, JoAnna Stansby here welcoming you to our USA under 21 team trials|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: Hi all|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: welcome Harlan, thanks for joining us|pg||
mb|p|nt|harlan: Good Morning.   Edmund Wu, East, & Kendrick Chow in teh open room are both out of the High Shcool Bridge Program here in San Francisco.   (Galileo High School)  both in College ...|pg||
nt|harlan: tough|pg||
nt|harlan: though*|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: so you have played against them locally then?|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|d6|pg||
nt|harlan: Yes.   And played with them.   :)  |pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|s3|pg||
nt|harlan: 3S seems quit conservative by Wu.|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s4|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s6|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|c5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|s5|pc|h3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s7|pc|d8|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|sA|pg||
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qx|o34|st||md|4SQJ84HQ54D63CAJT2,S3HK62DKJ87CKQ953,ST9652HAJT9DQ54C6,SAK7H873DAT92C874|sv|n|nt|dougdscsu: 3@s for me|pg||
mb|1N!|an|11-14|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|2S!|an|Size Ask or Runout in Minor|mb|p|nt|jlrice: i dont know    will be tough to get to slam over 2@s  |pg||
mb|2N!|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|3C|an|Natural To play in clubs|nt|vdoubleu: Hi all:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|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|sT|pc|sA|pc|s4|nt|vdoubleu: Hey Matt (again we meet)|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
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|sK|pc|sJ|pc|h2|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|s6|pc|c8|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Needed to guess diamonds after taking a normal view in the trump suit|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d9|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h9|pc|dT|pc|cT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c34|st||md|4SQJ84HQ54D63CAJT2,S3HK62DKJ87CKQ953,ST9652HAJT9DQ54C6,SAK7H873DAT92C874|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: I would predicted they get to 3N EW, but not that fast.   :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: interesting 3N call by W,   East has the spade stoppers.       |pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
nt|harlan: DHIR IS ACELESS, BUT wU'S HAND IS UNLIMITED, SO THERE COUDL EASILY BE A SLAM IN @dS|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|hK|pg||
nt|harlan: sorry about caps|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: agree Harlan, the jump to 3N preempted their own constructive auction|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: though it seems like they have reached the best contract anyway|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cJ|mc|8|pg||
qx|o35|st||md|1S762HK9765DAQCT87,SKJ98543HD743CAK4,SAQTHQT2DJ86CQ965,SHAJ843DKT952CJ32|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|p|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|1S|nt|jlrice: Marriott and Hudson will have to stop quickly as games have very little play on this hand|pg||
mb|p|nt|jlrice: i assume green will pass as Marriott will give a asking response|pg||
mb|1N!|an|Forcing|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|p|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|2S|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|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||
mb|3S|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||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|caitlin: what are 2@D and 2N?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: alerts are explained in the bidding ellen|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: declarer will always play on @s |pg||
nt|caitlin: thanks:)|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|caitlin: not all vugraph operators are as good as Matt!!|pg||
mb|p|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|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|nt|dude2010: and once again the bidding boxes do not have doubles apparently|pg||
pc|d3|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|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|nt|dougdscsu: thoughtful duck by green, most junior players would automatically win the @s queen|pg||
pc|s3|pc|hT|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: BewaRE!!! yOU HAVE A GREEN CARD AVAILABLE:)|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|nt|vdoubleu: Yes, 2@s wld be nice:) (partner):)lol|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s9|nt|dredog03: Even older players who are not experienced suffer from this problem of bidding nt when they don't have support for p|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d9|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d6|nt|dude2010: 2@s would have been the best stop. but to be fair almost every card is in the wrong place here|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|mc|8|pg||
qx|c35|st||md|1S762HK9765DAQCT87,SKJ98543HD743CAK4,SAQTHQT2DJ86CQ965,SHAJ843DKT952CJ32|sv|e|nt|harlan: it can down to finding the !Q of @ds, mostly|pg||
nt|harlan: EW need to bid slower here, they have a big misfit.  |pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|forcing|nt|Vugraphzff: 1nt alerted: forcing|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: Dhir has a very good playing hand, I agree with the 3@S call|pg||
nt|harlan: 3N is not a good call becuase of the misfit, but it is easy to think of one of your red suits coming in|pg||
nt|grypho:  hello|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: an impossible problem for east....|pg||
nt|grypho:  i need to disagree for a moment|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: hi Kevin, thanks for joining us today|pg||
nt|grypho:  Dhir was vul vs not vul|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: pray tell Kevin, how would you bid|pg||
nt|grypho:  so a 2@s opening would be a good hand|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|harlan: I am glad to see E did not auto 3N as many younger players would|pg||
nt|grypho:  b/c of that opening 1@s and rebidding only 2@s shows this type|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: yes, it would be a good hand!  but so many controls for slam.     Axx,  xxxx,  x,    Qxxxx      is a slam|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
nt|harlan: Kevin, especially in 2nd seat vul vs not, 2S opener should be a good hand, liek this one|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|d3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|c3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|d2|pc|s6|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: I like your reasoning on the 1@S-2@S auction|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d5|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|h4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d9|pc|h7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|hQ|pc|h8|nt|grypho:  JoAnna, of course your hand would make a slam, but in juniors where they open every 11, NS with a 9 card @h fit sould be in the auction so your hand is unrealistic|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s5|pc|dJ|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: even better reasoning :)|pg||
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qx|o36|st||md|2SA4HAKT764DJ93CQJ,SHQ5DAK7652CAKT82,SJ53H982DT84C9763,SKQT98762HJ3DQC54|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|1D!|an|5+!d|nt|vdoubleu: Yes, that board was interesting|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: :(|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|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||
mb|3H!|nt|vdoubleu: I am not sure I wld have bid 3@h, whatever the alert was|pg||
mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: has to stay off the ace of @s lead|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|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|5C|nt|Vugraphzfj: K or A@c depending on the method seems safe|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: this will probably end in 800|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: But now the problem is , he is thinking:"Did my 3@h guarantee spade support?"|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yup!!!|pg||
mb|5S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jlrice: but wont be too costly for EW as 4S is cold on the NS cards|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: That was the problem w/the 3@h bid|pg||
nt|dude2010: "sorry p"|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|Vugraphzfj: Can make on this lead|pg||
pc|cA|nt|dredog03: isnt this an automatic @h lead?|pg||
pc|c6|nt|vdoubleu: Yes!!!|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
pc|d2|nt|vdoubleu: Some lead:(|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|c2|nt|Vugraphzfj: Can manage -2 now?|pg||
nt|dude2010: woah|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|nt|vdoubleu: When The Bridge gOD GIVES YOU AN ak IN A SUIT CONTRACT, MAYBE SHLD LEAD IT|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
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|hK|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Srry to shout|pg||
pc|hT|pc|d5|pc|h9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sQ|mc|9|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||
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qx|c36|st||md|2SA4HAKT764DJ93CQJ,SHQ5DAK7652CAKT82,SJ53H982DT84C9763,SKQT98762HJ3DQC54|sv|b|mb|1D|nt|harlan: Such nice fitting hands, again!|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|grypho:  wow... here is an exciting hand for Dhir.  but misfits are the most difficult hands in bridge|pg||
mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|harlan: 3C creates a GF.  So We will see if Dhir bids over a shut out 4S|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|nt|harlan: it is hard not to want to play the hand, though.|pg||
nt|harlan: :)|pg||
nt|grypho:  as a sometimes cptain, these are hands i never fret about... its too hard to know what is right|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: good point, there are many more clear technical areas for improvement in both bidding and card play|pg||
nt|grypho:  it must be right to pass though???|pg||
nt|grypho:  if partner is 6-6 in @d & @c you might get to ruff a @d?|pg||
mb|6C|nt|grypho:  in @s I'm guaranteed to lose 2@hs and 1@s|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: quite a rosy view by Wu|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: Green wondering if she can set this,   not auto to double|pg||
nt|grypho:  Green must want to double SO BAD|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: easy to imagine a spade void in opener's hand and a stiff heart in dummy|pg||
nt|grypho:  and i'm up 31imps|pg||
nt|grypho:  33|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: on the other hand, I would feel so annoyed if they make this with my 2 aces and the QJ of trumps coming in....|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: Dhir passes this but reluctantly....he was considering 7|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|grypho:  anything nesides 2@hs and 1@c?|pg||
pc|h9|nt|grypho:  what if the double brought a @s lead?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: that looks like all|pg||
nt|grypho:  that would be a nightmare...|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: wow,, that would be the end...|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: lucky hand for e-w since they can't make 5@C either|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c2|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
nt|grypho:  maybe easy but still excellent decision by raine to lead partner's suit|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|c4|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|d6|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|s7|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|s6|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dK|nt|Vugraphzff: sorry I lost the play at the end....lots of drama at the table.    both sides agree down 3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o37|st||md|3SQ96HKJ5DA75CQT93,SAKJTHA742DC76542,S82HT863DQJ643CA8,S7543HQ9DKT982CKJ|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||
mb|p|mb|p|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|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|caitlin: ok|pg||
mb|2S|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||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|cT|nt|dougdscsu: i really doubt rizzo will find the @c lead here to test declarer|pg||
pc|c4|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|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hK|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|hA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s9|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d2|nt|dude2010: a good 9@s by south, putting the pressure on W to guess early but should get it correct|pg||
pc|dA|pc|sT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h7|nt|caitlin: Philadelphia???|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s5|nt|caitlin: sorry private|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|nt|dougdscsu: Kaplan squad picks up another 15 imps on board 20 for making 4@hx|pg||
nt|jlrice: hudson ducked the scond spade which   was good on the lie of the cards    but should have covered with Q as cannot go down in game when played|pg||
nt|caitlin: this is a bit of a runaway, like runaway brides:)|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c5|mc|9|pg||
qx|c37|st||md|3SQ96HKJ5DA75CQT93,SAKJTHA742DC76542,S82HT863DQJ643CA8,S7543HQ9DKT982CKJ|sv|n|nt|grypho:  3 imps... a small swing on a tough hand... next|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|harlan: many young players "go for the big swing", but miss the point that +3 imps on 10 hands is 30 imps  :)   |pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: yep, even those 1 and 2 imp swings all add up|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|harlan: Teh spades in West's hand look like five to me  :) :)|pg||
nt|grypho:  agree harlan, would meet my standards for an overcall also|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: West needed to find a way into the bidding.....common expert practice is to play that if west passes then doubles the 1nt rebid it is takeout of the suit bid on his left,|pg||
nt|harlan: I don't hear it mentioned much these days, but it was called a "Mike Lawrence Overcall".|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: that auction implies 3+ diamonds and diamonds would  be a natural place to play|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d3|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c8|nt|harlan: When you are long in the opp's suit, your partner is short there, so you often have an 8 card fit|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s7|nt|Vugraphzff: tough hand to bid,  1@S overcall makes it hard to find hearts|pg||
pc|h5|pc|sT|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h2|nt|harlan: so with a decent 4 card suit, it is usually safe to bid it.|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|h8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|h6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h7|pc|dJ|pc|d9|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|d7|nt|grypho:  i think the junior plan would be to back in with 2@h next and force partner to choose|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pg||
qx|o38|st||md|4S96HA93DKQ962CAJT,S52HKJ72DAJT3C986,SKQJ873HQD85CQ752,SAT4HT8654D74CK43|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|p|mb|1N!|an|14-16|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||
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|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|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|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|d6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h8|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|s7|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c38|st||md|4S96HA93DKQ962CAJT,S52HKJ72DAJT3C986,SKQJ873HQD85CQ752,SAT4HT8654D74CK43|sv|e|nt|grypho:  but i certainly agree, no bid is perfect|pg||
nt|harlan: yes, I don; think hearts get lost on most auctions that start with a @S overcall|pg||
nt|grypho:  the one bid i hate but sometimes see is 2@c michaels|pg||
nt|grypho:  that MUST promise 5-5|pg||
nt|grypho:  the das team is building a significant lead with a 21-0 start |pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|harlan: The Dhir Team had a great comeback second session yesterday.  They gained back 31 imps after being down 52/53 imps in the 1st session.   With boards running out, it is time for ...|pg||
nt|harlan: another big rally.|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|harlan: I know Raina must be thinking about a 3S invite, not just 2S.|pg||
nt|grypho:  i usually reserve this 2@c type auction for hands with only 5@ss, and prefer a 3@s bid over 1NT.|pg||
nt|harlan: Hard to judge with soft side suits|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: I am guessing that they play 3S there as a GF, possibley slam interest, hand with @ss set.|pg||
nt|grypho:  it will be interesting to contemplate the difference between bidding 2@c first and then jumping to 3@s, with simply jumping to 3@s over 1NT|pg||
nt|grypho:  yes, maybe they do|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sK|nt|grypho:  green did well to accept even with the small doubleton @s|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: yes, good evaluation with her quick tricks on the side|pg||
nt|harlan: Greens has a maxi in my opinion.  controls, concentrated @Ds & a possible source of tricks in @ds|pg||
nt|harlan: I menat in @cs|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|nt|harlan: for concentrated.  the AJT|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o39|st||md|1SQ8HJT752DA93CAQ2,ST92HQ96DK765CKT3,SAJHK843DJT4CJ954,SK76543HADQ82C876|sv|b|nt|dougdscsu: Kaplan found the @d lead in the closed room, 11 more imps for the good lead|pg||
mb|1H|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|2H|an|8-10 constructive raise|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|3S|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|p|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||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h3|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||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|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|hK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|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|dK|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|c6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes, after partner ha dbid hearts:)|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c39|st||md|1SQ8HJT752DA93CAQ2,ST92HQ96DK765CKT3,SAJHK843DJT4CJ954,SK76543HADQ82C876|sv|b|nt|grypho:  maybe raina should have attacked @ds first, but everything worked out fine and a push|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: yes, would be an extra trick if opening leader had 4 clubs K instead of 3|pg||
nt|harlan: I wonder if they have a mixed raise or even a 2N = LR+ bid in thier basket|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|grypho:  a little light for a limit raise by me, i prefer a 2@h bid here|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|grypho:  i would hve predicted the limit bid, just a preference|pg||
nt|harlan: I dont care for LR with when I have to count Jacks  :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: the jump heart raise shut out the 2@S overcall though|pg||
pc|c3|nt|grypho:  an excellent point!|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: Raina puts down dummy and says "don't make 4 :)"|pg||
nt|harlan: But it is a great Mixed raise|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|s3|pg||
nt|harlan: The structure we have been teachig to our young players here, is 1M-3M is a mixed rasie, and accomplishes the same "locks out spade bid".  All LR+ go though 2NT.  It seems to be an ...|pg||
nt|harlan: effective treatment|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: I like to play mixed raises myself|pg||
pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|nt|grypho:  new, interesting, and very effective here|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: if you are working on your game with a partner:  important to know about signaling.    Here E knows he wants a spade switch so has to communicate that somehow to partner|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s8|nt|harlan: JoAnna, do you know if 3H was Mixed or LR?|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|nt|grypho:  +310 more for the Das team (140 here +170 at other table)|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: sorry I don't know |pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o40|st||md|2SQ9753HA62DQ54C65,SJ86HKJT85DT762C7,SKT2HQ9DJ83CAQ983,SA4H743DAK9CKJT42|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|2H|mb|3C|mb|d|nt|vdoubleu: Spade partial|pg||
nt|dude2010: will north double or pass?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: But might not be uncontested|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Aha|pg||
mb|3H|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|4H|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||
mb|p|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||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c2|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|c5|pg||
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||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|nt|moonbeam42: The Rizzo team also won the Flight C GNT and will be representing District 7 4-handed.  |pg||
pc|d8|pc|h7|pg||
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|d2|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cK|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|c6|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||
mc|9|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||
pg||
qx|c40|st||md|2SQ9753HA62DQ54C65,SJ86HKJT85DT762C7,SKT2HQ9DJ83CAQ983,SA4H743DAK9CKJT42|sv|o|mb|p|nt|harlan: Actually, I play with East, He is quite a good with signalling, usually.   :(|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: signaling is always a 2-way street....the message must get sent and then the message must get received....|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1N|nt|harlan: He is better at receiving right now.  :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: so I don't know if the low spade discard was encouraging or not....but no spade shift from west when he won the trump|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|harlan: low spades were encouraging.  The asked for spades|pg||
mb|2S|mb|3H|nt|Vugraphzff: okay thanks|pg||
mb|3S|nt|Vugraphzff: lively auction after the 1nt overcall|pg||
nt|harlan: 1N is 14-16 for E-W|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|grypho:  wu needs imps and will probably bid game|pg||
nt|grypho:  Declarer probably needs the Ace of @hs lead to have any chance|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|nt|harlan: I was tryin gto figure out if they can make with PERFECT play on a the expected @D lead|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
nt|harlan: I meant expected @S lead|pg||
nt|grypho:  there looks like 5 losers to me|pg||
pc|s4|nt|grypho:  2@hs and a trick in each of the other suits|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
nt|harlan: trying to see if the clubs can be set up in time to avoid a @D loser|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|harlan: just not enough entries to dummy|pg||
pc|d8|nt|Vugraphzff: declarer still has to deal with 3 spade in dummy....best defense will get 4 more tricks|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|nt|Vugraphzff: Green has the whole hand scoped out|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c3|pc|h7|pg||
nt|grypho:  green finding the extra trcik for the defense!!|pg||
nt|harlan: guessing the @Hs on the first play of the suit was critical|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|cT|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o41|st||md|3SKQ2HA643DAQC9752,SJ7H8752D9843CKQ6,S8654HJ9DKT6CAT84,SAT93HKQTDJ752CJ3|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|nt|jlrice: tough auction for NS to find to take the ace of spades on defense|pg||
mb|d|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|r!|an|forces  2!c|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|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|2D!|an|first 4 card suit|nt|dredog03: this runout doesnt make much sense to me|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|dude2010: none|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|p|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||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|nt|vdoubleu: See!!!!! There you go!!|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: That thinking is not beneficial for a team:(|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|nt|dude2010: no, especially when you are up 40 imps!|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Just play your cards.|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Please ---no heroics for what you think may or may not be happening.|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|d8|pc|s6|pg||
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|cK|pc|c8|pc|hT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d7|nt|moonbeam42: This is a double elimination to decide US2, correct?|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: meanwhile, not too bloody here in 2@d|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|nt|jlrice: yes|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: All true, but totally besides the point|pg||
pc|h3|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|h5|nt|jlrice: the losers of this match will play the winners of the consolation match for USA2 |pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Right|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|jlrice: I believe the Das team was leading the Dhir team by quite a few after 1 segment of that match|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
nt|dude2010: just play bridge :) score at the end|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c9|pc|d4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
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||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c41|st||md|3SKQ2HA643DAQC9752,SJ7H8752D9843CKQ6,S8654HJ9DKT6CAT84,SAT93HKQTDJ752CJ3|sv|e|nt|grypho:  very well done on defense|pg||
nt|harlan: very well defended|pg||
nt|grypho:  can they keep this momentum when taking on the highly touted kaplan team in the final???|pg||
nt|harlan: I expect P-P-1N   |pg||
nt|harlan: they will not play Kaplan|pg||
nt|harlan: they play Rizzo|pg||
nt|grypho:  right... very sorry!!|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|harlan: Rizzo wd to Kaplan  SO Kaplan is USA1|pg||
nt|grypho:  poor promotion kevin  :(|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|grypho:  i think both auctions are reasonable|pg||
nt|harlan: To me a good question is whether to pass 2S or actually bid 2N at IMPs.|pg||
nt|harlan: I assume 2S was only invite|pg||
mb|3N|nt|harlan: I amnot sure why Raina is thinking.  So, there must be different meanings|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: Raina says, "alright maybe I stretched a little, good luck"|pg||
nt|grypho:  the advantage of hiding the strong hand and keeping the @d protected outweigh the likelyhood of a valuable @d ruff|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|nt|harlan: it is hard to find a heart lead into declare's 4-5 card suit  |pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
nt|grypho:  i know that raina is trying to be aggresive at imps but it takes partner out of the game.  partner rejected the invitation for a reason and should be respected|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: only hope for a ninth trick is that either east or west pitches their long card in a major.  given the auction, it is most unlikely|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h6|pc|d8|pc|dK|pg||
mc|8|nt|grypho:  solid defense by wu and the team is on the board in the final segment|pg||
nt|harlan: nice def by WU|pg||
pg||
qx|o42|st||md|4SKQ972HDKJ965CK97,S83HKJ972D43CQ865,SAT5HQT3DAT87CA43,SJ64HA8654DQ2CJT2|sv|b|nt|Vugraphzfj: 67-15 i believe that's correct|pg||
mb|p|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|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|3S|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|4H|mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: An immediate 4@h, perhaps|pg||
mb|4S|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||
mb|p|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||
mb|p|mb|p|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|c5|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|c3|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s2|nt|Vugraphzfj: I won 1$ on Germany vs England 4-1 Whoooo|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|nt|vdoubleu: Yea!!!|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg||
nt|dude2010: England got robbed |pg||
nt|dude2010: tht goal was in! but back to bridge :)|pg||
pc|sK|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|h2|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d5|nt|dougdscsu: lol|pg||
pc|d3|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|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
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||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o43|st||md|1SA7HAKQ986DKQTCA4,SQJ4H74DAJ962CQJ8,S96532HJT2D4CK752,SKT8H53D8753CT963|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||
mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|jlrice: good MP result on this one for the Kapln team    only likely to win 1 imp on the board though|pg||
mb|3D|nt|vdoubleu: Yes that wld work because it was essentially a 30-pt deck|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: But do something!|pg||
mb|3N|nt|dude2010: interesting 3nt|pg||
nt|dredog03: going for the matchpoints!|pg||
nt|dude2010: Matchpoint bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|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|4N|nt|dude2010: he could pass a transfer bid|pg||
nt|dude2010: but...|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Wang got lucky here|pg||
mb|5C!|an|0 keycards|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|6N|nt|vdoubleu: after 3N---& then 4N--seems clear cut|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Even diamond A doesn't help|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dredog03: that would open up pseudo squeeze possibilities|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: of course:-)|pg||
nt|dredog03: which may well work here|pg||
pc|cJ|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|c2|pc|c3|nt|dougdscsu: good duck by marriott, he has no visible entry to his hand to cash his spades|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|dK|nt|vdoubleu: Nobody sent for Wang, on this hand|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: The opening 2 clubber was the captain|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: He had no way of knowing what Chow held|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|nt|dougdscsu: unfortunately he will now be squeezed in the black suits for a push board|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d7|pc|hQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d9|pc|s3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|c8|pc|s5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hA|mc|10|pg||
qx|c43|st||md|1SA7HAKQ986DKQTCA4,SQJ4H74DAJ962CQJ8,S96532HJT2D4CK752,SKT8H53D8753CT963|sv|o|mb|2C|mb|2D|nt|harlan: We love to pick up a hand like souths  ;)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: fearless 2@D lead direct|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: sorry, please tell me the correct names|pg||
nt|harlan: they popped in corrected after a point|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: okay good|pg||
nt|harlan: so you or the computer did some great magic|pg||
nt|harlan: ty|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: I really didnt do anything|pg||
mb|d!|an|shows a game force|mb|3D|nt|harlan: most play PASS by north is a GF and double as the negative bid.   But it is hard to tell what they play|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|harlan: ty JoAnna|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: double was alerted and explained as game force|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: table is taking a short break|pg||
nt|harlan: brb.   This auction seems tame compared to the open room.   :)|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|Vugraphzff: sorry, other black queen |pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: I am amazed the 2@D overcall is "routine"|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|h6|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o44|st||md|2SAKHT974DQ87C9865,ST4HK32DKT643CAT7,S86HAJ8DA92CKQJ43,SQJ97532HQ65DJ5C2|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|p|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||
mb|1N|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|2S|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|2N!|an|Lebensohl|nt|Vugraphzfj: Fortunately for Green, he has the clear winning lead against a slam|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: Hard to shake them off|pg||
mb|3C|nt|vdoubleu: Leb|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S!|an|Stayman w/ stopper|mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: would be epic if Marriott lied about the @h queen here|pg||
mb|3N|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||
mb|p|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||
mb|p|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|sQ|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|sA|nt|dougdscsu: decide*|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
nt|dredog03: yes. but i like it. ;)|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
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|cQ|pc|s3|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
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|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: saw that|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c8|pc|d4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c9|pc|d3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|dT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|mc|7|pg||
qx|c44|st||md|2SAKHT974DQ87C9865,ST4HK32DKT643CAT7,S86HAJ8DA92CKQJ43,SQJ97532HQ65DJ5C2|sv|n|nt|harlan: if it was likely N woudl be a NT declare, it is nice to get the @D mentioned.  But that seems so unlikely that N will declare NT.   With slow values in other suits, it is not clear ...|pg||
nt|harlan: to me West wants to lose that ace @D so early|pg||
nt|harlan: So the lead directing 2@D is not quit as clear to me.|pg||
nt|harlan: But in favor of the 2@D bid, I really love to bid!|pg||
mb|1D|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|harlan: Even if behind, I would pass the West hand in first seat.|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|d|nt|Vugraphzff: I agree Harlan.     Constructive bidding is very important|pg||
nt|harlan: I see the auction as Wu saying "I want to play 3S".|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: so on this deal both directions have contracted for 3nt.    Let's see if Raina states her opinion here|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: If I had opened the west hand, I would be grteful to get out at 3S  and say GL, P.  [Then leave the table and pray for P!]|pg||
mb|p|nt|harlan: grateful*|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: Perhaps Green with 2 sure trump tricks was supposed to double 4@S after partner bid 3N|pg||
pc|c5|nt|harlan: It iseems more then reasnable for Green to double 4S |pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h2|nt|harlan: but, with this bidding, who knows who has the points!|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s3|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: Dhir (hopefully):  got the rest?|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|nt|harlan: Wu needed to start @Ds and leave the @hs for teh opp's to lead.  Ss a trump at trick two or ruff a @C and lead the J@D seems far superior line.|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o45|st||md|3SQT96542H9DA74CK9,SAK8HK54DT986C762,SJ73HAJTDKQ53CAJ3,SHQ87632DJ2CQT854|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|1N|an|1416|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|2C!|an|Clubs + Major|nt|dude2010: woah, a impressive downgrade|pg||
mb|4H|an|texas transfer|mb|p|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|p|mb|p|nt|dude2010: uh oh!|pg||
nt|dude2010: need to know when agreements are on|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: This is not good:(|pg||
pc|c2|nt|dredog03: as long as 4@d is a jump, most people play texas still on|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|cA|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|c4|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: you only need the contract to be 36|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: percent|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: give or take|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|nt|dougdscsu: to be correct vulnerable at imps|pg||
pc|h9|nt|moonbeam42: Yes, that would make it a fair contract.  Just not great|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
nt|jlrice: Rizzo stopped in 2 which was a good decision|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dK|nt|dougdscsu: yes another small pickup for them|pg||
pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h2|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|s2|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h6|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s5|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h8|pc|s6|mc|7|pg||
qx|c45|st||md|3SQT96542H9DA74CK9,SAK8HK54DT986C762,SJ73HAJTDKQ53CAJ3,SHQ87632DJ2CQT854|sv|b|nt|harlan: but when teh best you can hope for is -1 in 4S when you wanted to play in only 3S has to have a discouraging effect on your concentration|pg||
nt|harlan: This team is young with no captain.  But, what needed to happen was a discussion of which pair pushes and which does not.  It seems both paris are voerbiddign hoping for the ...|pg||
nt|harlan: miracle hand to bring home IMPs.   But, instead i slosing LOTS of imps.|pg||
nt|harlan: overbidding*|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|4H!|an|spades|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: other table had a bit of an accident:  Texas on in competition thru 3C usually|pg||
nt|harlan: IT appears that the other table had a bidding misundertanding about when is Texas still "On" with interference.  |pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h2|nt|harlan: Having worked with Kendrick, I know that is how he plays it, JoAnna.|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d8|mc|11|nt|Vugraphzff: e-w looking over the claim and reject|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: they ask hand be played out|pg||
pg||
qx|o46|st||md|4SA4HAQJ965DT82C82,SKQ32H83DAQJ76C95,SJT9765H7DCAQT743,S8HKT42DK9543CKJ6|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|p|mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|r|mb|3H|mb|p|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||
mb|3S|nt|dude2010: i think i would have bid 2@s over 2@ds|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Yes, very|pg||
mb|4D|nt|moonbeam42: 2NT showed 1 of the top 3 with 5@h|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dredog03: definitely 2@s. you don't want partner converting to penalties|pg||
nt|dude2010: what are we predicting?|pg||
mb|5C|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||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: 6@d is not great, but makes|pg||
mb|p|nt|vdoubleu: They have been in neg terr ...|pg||
pc|s8|nt|dougdscsu: brb|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|c3|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|cK|pc|dT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
nt|dude2010: this is making now?|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s7|pc|d5|mc|11|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|c46|st||md|4SA4HAQJ965DT82C82,SKQ32H83DAQJ76C95,SJT9765H7DCAQT743,S8HKT42DK9543CKJ6|sv|o|nt|harlan: They need to just call the director.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: after a few more tricks, they got it squared away|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|nt|Vugraphzff: quite a hefty weak 2 bid,   many would open 1@H|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzff: Raina needs to be bidding,   I would prefer 2@S last round but certainly she needs to bid 2@S now|pg||
nt|harlan: using "loser trick count" it is only a 7 loser hand.  using rule of 20 it makes it.  SO, I would open it only one 1H, myself|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: counting high card points when you are 6-6 is a trap:   you can make lots of tricks in your long suit|pg||
nt|harlan: actaully, expecting the opps to bid @Ds, 3C seems like the better bid last round, planning to bid 3D over 3D|pg||
nt|harlan: plus your clubs are what you want lead.|pg||
nt|harlan: bid 3@S over 3@D|pg||
mb|4H|mb|d|nt|Vugraphzff: this is the real bidding|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|nt|harlan: Dyslexia is a curse.  there is a big disconnect between my mind and my fingers   :( :(|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|harlan: West should trust his partner's double.  West has nothing not already mentioned in the original double.  But, it is possbile they play the double of 4H as responsive.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: Dhir asks if double was penalty or takeout|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|c3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c4|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s5|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: Rally by Dhir on the last board.   Kudos to both teams on a sportsmanlike match|pg||
nt|harlan: Wu is bring this home after that duck, if he leads a club, now|pg||
nt|harlan: I thought there were 48 bds, but not sure|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: with the spade ace ruffing out, it looks like he can't go wrong|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cT|nt|harlan: I wish all my hands where "guess proof"|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h5|pc|s2|pc|c7|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o47|st||md|1SJ87HJ95DKQ8CK765,SA92HA2DA643CT832,S654HKQTDT975CA94,SKQT3H87643DJ2CQJ|sv|n|nt|dougdscsu: bathroom break?|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Well so we see why Das didn't double:)\|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N!|an|11-14|mb|p|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|p|nt|dougdscsu: thanks matt, wd|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: (opponents' losers)|pg||
mb|2D|nt|dude2010: yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|an|4!s 5!h |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||
mb|p|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||
pc|c6|nt|vdoubleu: OK, if that is hteir agreement--OK--but not standard|pg||
pc|c2|nt|dougdscsu: tough to come back from 66 imps with only nibbles though :)|pg||
nt|moonbeam42: Never.  Say.  Die. :-)|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: he's going to lose control of the hand pretty soon and lose a lot of  tricks|pg||
pc|d2|nt|dude2010: this should still make tho?|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c9|nt|dougdscsu: can't handle the 4-2 trump braek|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|h3|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s9|nt|dougdscsu: we saw a similar hand in the last segment where you only had 1 entry to take a finesse in dummy|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: alex thinking of rising ace|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: similar theme here , rizzo should have finessed @s while in his hand as there is no lie of the cards..|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|nt|vdoubleu: Yes|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: that will be profitable for him to take a @s finesse|pg||
pc|d4|nt|dougdscsu: @d*|pg||
pc|d9|pc|h6|nt|dude2010: N need to switch to @ds, @s around to the A doesnt give very many chances|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: get all the tricks u can under yr belt|pg||
pc|sQ|mc|8|nt|vdoubleu: Thanks all for coming|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Great job Matt!|pg||
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qx|c47|st||md|1SJ87HJ95DKQ8CK765,SA92HA2DA643CT832,S654HKQTDT975CA94,SKQT3H87643DJ2CQJ|sv|n|nt|harlan: nice double game swing for the Dhir Team.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o48|st||md|2SQT9HT932DCAJ8643,SJ53HA6DKT9652CK5,S642HQ84DAQJ84CQT,SAK87HKJ75D73C972|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||
mb|1D|nt|dougdscsu: indeed|pg||
mb|p|nt|dude2010: Thank you Matt and Val @H@H|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|dougdscsu: should not be too hard to get there|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|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|s2|pc|s7|nt|dredog03: expecting almost nothing from partner, i think i would lead a spade as he actually did.|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 9 tricks now after that|pg||
pc|hA|nt|Vugraphzfj: nm, still only 8 :/ sorry|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h6|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|h8|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|hJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c3|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|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: Club Q now|pg||
nt|vdoubleu: ducked by S|pg||
nt|dude2010: yes|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c4|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|cK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|dougdscsu: saw some good bridge tonight from some promising youth players|pg||
nt|dougdscsu: see you tomorrow for the conclusion |pg||
nt|dougdscsu: peace out minimeck|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: thanks everyone, goodnight|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: this match is now a withdrawl everyone, congratz to kaplan|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s6|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d6|mc|7|nt|vdoubleu: Bye all:)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Thanks, hasta la vista todos, will keep the room open untill the other one finishes|pg||
nt|dude2010: thanks everyone :)|pg||
nt|dredog03: au revoir|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: Closing table, thanks all|pg||
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qx|c48|st||md|2SQT9HT932DCAJ8643,SJ53HA6DKT9652CK5,S642HQ84DAQJ84CQT,SAK87HKJ75D73C972|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|2N|nt|harlan: Last board of the match.  Congratulations to the Das Team on bring home a solid set.   Good luck to them in the finals for USA2|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|nt|harlan: Thank you JoAnna for being an excellent operating and commentator. |pg||
pc|h2|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
nt|harlan: And thanks to Kevin Wislon, who has lost of experience working with Jrs as a captain and a coach.|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|c5|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h7|nt|harlan: Another plus score for the Dhir teams.  Both pairs of the Das Team playing NT from the different direction.|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|s9|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dA|mc|7|nt|harlan: Wu needed to cash our for down 2.   Now only down one.|pg||
nt|harlan: Great Job by both teams    The best to all the players in the future|pg||
nt|Vugraphzff: back in 5 min|pg||
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