vg|2009 USBC A R32,Segment 1 of 4,I,1,15,Cohler,0,Yates,0|
rs|3NS+2,3NN+1,2SS+1,1SE-2,2SE-1,3SW-2,3NE+1,3NE+1,4SWx-1,5HS-2,3NS+1,3NS+1,4HW=,4HE=,2SN+1,3HW-1,5HNx-1,5HNx-4,4SN-1,2SN+1,4HN=,4SWx-2,5HWx-2,4HW-1,3NW+1,4NW=,4HE+2,4HE+1,3HS-1,4SE-1|
pn|Pepsi,Yates,Lev,Wolkowitz,Sylwia McN,Passell,Mike McNam,Mahaffey|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SAJ85HQ863DAK8CK2,SQ6432HKJT5DQTC85,ST97HA4DJ63CAQ976,SKH972D97542CJT43|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: last 16 boards of the match -- kudos to Moss for making a game of it|pg||
nt|mariner1: Hi all, welcome to the USBF Women's Trials 2009 -|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=28&Itemid=225|pg||
nt|mariner1: - Tournament Site|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: hi folks, little time to get set up here, players same|pg||
mb|p|pc|s3|nt|mariner1: Our commentators for this session are  Al Hollander (USA), George Holland|pg||
nt|mariner1: (Canada), and Roland Wald (Denmark) ........... I am Rob Brown (USA)|pg||
nt|daman: Hi Everyone|pg||
pc|sT|nt|mariner1: Chuck Wong is our super operator, hi Chuck!|pg||
nt|mariner1: hi George and Al|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: hello all, |pg||
nt|daman: Moss needs to average 3 IMPs per board|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: writing back and forth |pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|daman: Who is who in this room?|pg||
pc|s5|nt|ahollan1: you may want to keep an eye on the other match where winner becomes USA1  - tons of leader changes|pg||
nt|mariner1: could make 6 here|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|c3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/  -- open one window per table|pg||
nt|mariner1: http://www.bbotv.com/vugraph/  for BBO-TV. Watch many vugraph rooms at the|pg||
nt|mariner1: same time, even while playing or in the lobby. No download needed. Some need|pg||
nt|mariner1: Flash Player 9, some don't, Open one browser window per table|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SAJ85HQ863DAK8CK2,SQ6432HKJT5DQTC85,ST97HA4DJ63CAQ976,SKH972D97542CJT43|sv|o|nt|dan_ehh: hi Roland|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|xenya: she should have started with @Ds perhaps -- but eventually all was well|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dan_ehh: looks like a dull 3NT here|pg||
nt|frankaus: 3NT here nice warm up hand|pg||
pc|d7|mc|10|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SA643H74DAQ984CK5,SK2HQJ983DJ6CQJ62,SQT87HAT62D73C973,SJ95HK5DKT52CAT84|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: and it isn't a good one anyway|pg||
nt|Walddk3: Chuck will get player names up as soon as he gets a minute|pg||
nt|daman: I don't think the Moss squad will be sitting on their hands waiting for breaks|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Chuck will enter names when he gets a chance|pg||
nt|ahollan1: west is Sylvie Moss, North Sasha Cohen, East Migry Campanile, South Rozanne Pollack|pg||
nt|mariner1: slam chance here NS|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|mariner1: can make 7 finding Q@D|pg||
nt|ahollan1: splinter to 4@C?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: jump shift to 3@D??|pg||
mb|1S|nt|mariner1: 7@H 7@S or 7@D all can make (all on Q@D hunt)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|ahollan1: real key from Sasha's point of view is the @D suit|pg||
nt|mariner1: Key Card now|pg||
nt|daman: Moss team in 6@S on Board 81 in CR|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 5@C from Pollack as Exclusion would be great treatment|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Sasha can't ask -- needs to know way too much that KC won't tell her|pg||
mb|p|nt|mariner1: we have Closed Room up now|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|daman: redouble or 5@D|pg||
nt|ahollan1: superfluous dbl -- gives NS more room to sort things out|pg||
nt|mariner1: Moss in Closed Room bid the 6@S on board 81|pg||
nt|ahollan1: wow|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|nt|ahollan1: 5@C already said -- no @C loser -- Pollack worried about a) trump  b) missing grand|pg||
pc|hA|nt|daman: I would have bid 5@D    S must have first round @C control|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|nt|mariner1: now S has to sort of guess about N's @S quality|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i like 5@D too george -- but more because Pollack KNOWS Cohen can't cue in red suit|pg||
nt|daman: missed a big chance to put the opps away|pg||
nt|daman: if they bid the grand in the CR     watch out|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|ahollan1: 13 tricks not certain -- need good things to happen in a red suit|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and decent trump split|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and guess which good thing happened :)|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|nt|ahollan1: so for the puritans, just a question of whether 6@S arrived at convincingly or not -- which gets an extra 5 points :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: Al no style points?|pg||
nt|daman: my guess is if you were in 7 and had to play it wide open?  you would end up making on a high crossruff after pitching @Ds on the @Hs|pg||
nt|ahollan1: is there a sure line for 12 tricks?|pg||
nt|mariner1: well most lines work|pg||
nt|daman: and ruffing @Cs along the way    East cannot get out of her own way on the play|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i'm not sure george -- that seems to rely upon @H 33  surely better to try @D first|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|h3|nt|daman: they are in 7 in the other room|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and maybe right to play 2nd @D here|pg||
nt|daman: get your popcorn out|pg||
pc|s7|pc|dT|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SA643H74DAQ984CK5,SK2HQJ983DJ6CQJ62,SQT87HAT62D73C973,SJ95HK5DKT52CAT84|sv|n|nt|dan_ehh: hi everybody|pg||
nt|frankaus: g'day all|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: hey Frank|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Hello everyone and welcome to White Plains, New York, for the United States Bridge Championship. Round of 32, four segments of 15 boards. This is the first|pg||
nt|frankaus: shabat shalom dan|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Welcome to Dan Israeli and Frank Budai|pg||
nt|frankaus: g'day roland|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: that was fast|pg||
mb|p|nt|xenya: +460 tricks is very likely to be a near top on that hand|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: and 400 woud be bottom|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: so i think he had to try|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1H|nt|frankaus: looks like they started without us|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: 2@S shouldn't be too hard to make|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: but EW can compete with @Cs|pg||
nt|frankaus: may have to makle a bid first LOL|pg||
mb|d|mb|1S!|nt|frankaus: wow thats light X|pg||
mb|p|nt|xenya: but he had 10 tricks at that point|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dan_ehh: funny|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hA|nt|vugraphzrd: yes but if he misquesses club will be 9|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: but Martinsons is too good to do that :)|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: is this really the contract? poor jim|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: at least he is not vul|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|nt|frankaus: burns law violation  - usual consequences :)|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg||
nt|frankaus: burns law dont play in contracts where opps have more trumps then declaring side|pg||
pc|h2|nt|xenya: well this time E's decision was not so good|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s3|pc|h9|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Welcome to Larry Mori|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: hi larry|pg||
nt|frankaus: g'day larry|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c5|nt|larrymori: hi Dan, Frank, everyone|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|d6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|d4|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d8|pc|cJ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|nt|xenya: also i don't see how N could bid 6@H with any degree of confidence: he needed a few specific features in the S hand for the slam to be good|pg||
nt|xenya: singleton @S AND some good cards in @Cs or @Ds -- maybe both|pg||
nt|xenya: anyhow, a good score for EW -- could have been better though|pg||
nt|xenya: sorry i reatract -- didn't notice it was -4|pg||
nt|xenya: so a very bad score for them|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dA|nt|dan_ehh: could have done better by playing the 3rd @C to dummy and cashing @Hs|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d9|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|dK|pg||
nt|frankaus: -2 for a pick up LOL|pg||
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qx|o3|st||md|1ST53H76DQ64CAJ762,SAKQ7HAT4DKJ92CQ9,S8HKQJ95DAT75CK83,SJ9642H832D83CT54|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|16+|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: normal @HJ lead will lose the setting @C ruff|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: @c out needed|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|nt|mariner1: no way for S to know that|pg||
pc|d5|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h5|mc|12|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1ST53H76DQ64CAJ762,SAKQ7HAT4DKJ92CQ9,S8HKQJ95DAT75CK83,SJ9642H832D83CT54|sv|e|nt|vugraphzrd: sry, had to change file|pg||
nt|xenya: no problem Kati|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|dan_ehh: that was an interesting expierience to watch|pg||
mb|3H!|nt|dan_ehh: 3@S is already too high|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|frankaus: someyhing to talk about with a bigginers class - so they are not so embarrased when the bid to a silly spot|pg||
pc|h2|nt|xenya: an excellent slam here, but might be hard to reach it after the preempt|pg||
nt|xenya: and so it has proved to be...|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h7|nt|xenya: perhaps E should have done more over partner's 4@D?|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h9|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
nt|frankaus: this is likely to be replicated in OR|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h8|nt|xenya: his 4@H showed  little more than just 4 hearts and a moderate hand?|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: sry, dont know|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|d4|nt|larrymori: the light 2nt took care of ns bidding, might have been able to play 2@s after a reopening X|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|larrymori: after a 1@d start|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dQ|nt|dan_ehh: now 2 off|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SJ983HJ974DKJ52CT,SKT2H65DCAKQJ8765,S74HKQT3DA9764C32,SAQ65HA82DQT83C94|sv|b|nt|mariner1: passout possible (I said it again :) )|pg||
nt|daman: down in 7@S in the CR    fell back on the @D finesse|pg||
mb|1D!|an|0+ up to 15HCP|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: that doesn't seem like best combination of chances    for 13 tricks|pg||
nt|daman: never even tried the @Hs|pg||
mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: top @D try for Q doubleton or @H 33 must be better than 50%|pg||
nt|daman: she even ruffed 2 @Cs to set it up for a dummy reversal|pg||
nt|mariner1: no way I open S here|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Pearson Points really meant for matchpoints [ouch it hurts just to type that word] say with close opener in 4th seat  add HCP + length in @S|pg||
mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|h5|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|c6|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SJ983HJ974DKJ52CT,SKT2H65DCAKQJ8765,S74HKQT3DA9764C32,SAQ65HA82DQT83C94|sv|b|nt|vugraphzrd: they are not talking about it|pg||
mb|1C|nt|dan_ehh: this will be fun to bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|larrymori: its the rebid...|pg||
mb|p|nt|xenya: too late now -- they should have talked that over before|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: but east doing faces|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: so i quess his fault|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|nt|frankaus: 3NT now|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|xenya: something quiet at last |pg||
mb|p|nt|dan_ehh: 3N looked normal from the E hand|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|larrymori: 3@c seems like an underbid after 1@s but the choice was reversing into 2@h with xx|pg||
nt|frankaus: got there and put them of @D lead|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|nt|dan_ehh: strange sequence by east, not sure what west will understand from it|pg||
nt|frankaus: or NOT |pg||
pc|h5|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|frankaus: now only 10|pg||
pc|d7|nt|dan_ehh: sorry, I fell off|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dK|mc|10|nt|larrymori: there is something to be said about a quantative 4nt or 4@c over 3@c but it was hard to think tha pard had 8 1/2 tricks|pg||
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qx|o5|st||md|3SAHQJT543D3C98643,SKT8652H8D85CAQJ5,SJ93HAK6DAQ9764CK,SQ74H972DKJT2CT72|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: if 15+ then open  [some say 14+]|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: in encyclopedia this is also called Rule of 15  [which has 2nd definition that covers a lead convention]|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Rob -- we've found an 11 that I would NOT open :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: try Cansino Count Al,,,,,, easier to say :)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but i mean East -- not North|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|d!|an|support|mb|2S!|an|3-card raise or worse|nt|ahollan1: I knew Cansino as convention over opp 1N -- didn't know there was another meaning|pg||
nt|ahollan1: RDBL = 3@H [support DBL]|pg||
nt|mariner1: same, add points and spades to get to 15 to open|pg||
nt|mariner1: so  a support REDBL|pg||
nt|ahollan1: sorry Rob phrase better -- note to make, since Support DBL/RDBL originally invented for use in context of Strong Club system - some 2/1 players play support DBL but NOT support ...|pg||
nt|ahollan1: RDBL|pg||
nt|mariner1: on 83 Moss gained 10 back as the @S game was not found|pg||
mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|d|nt|mariner1: I was thinking they might find the A@C lead to beat 4....... no chance though on 83|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: the idea is that in context of big club - opener never holds strong hand, but in 2/1 maybe big hand|pg||
nt|mariner1: S in a fix here|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Cohen not opening has really made things difficult for Pollack|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: players closing eyes resting, while she thinks|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: is DBL takeout??|pg||
mb|p|pc|cK|nt|ahollan1: is 2N nat or scramble?|pg||
pc|c2|nt|ahollan1: what is 2@H??  |pg||
nt|ahollan1: oy - who knows      open 1@D with north and none of these problems arise|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: Stasha's eyes opened wide with the 4 spades call|pg||
nt|ahollan1: that said -- Sasha has been very consistent in NOT opening 11 count hands|pg||
pc|c3|nt|daman: when you're hot....|pg||
nt|ahollan1: this does have play |pg||
nt|daman: a lot of play|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s9|nt|ahollan1: and @C spots figure to be key component|pg||
nt|daman: @H Queen in the slot...|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|ahollan1: nice shift|pg||
nt|mariner1: a trump out might have been better|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|nt|mariner1: Migry putting her to test early|pg||
nt|daman: NS in the CR did will to gather +660|pg||
nt|daman: well*|pg||
nt|ahollan1: with good guesses can actually make 11 now -- but she'll look for best line to GUARANTEE 10 tricks|pg||
pc|h6|nt|ahollan1: gee easy auction when N opened 1@D|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|s3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dA|mc|9|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SAHQJT543D3C98643,SKT8652H8D85CAQJ5,SJ93HAK6DAQ9764CK,SQ74H972DKJT2CT72|sv|n|nt|dan_ehh: west had a problematic bid and he chose the conservative approach|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: this was the wrong board unfortunately for him|pg||
mb|1C!|an|strong forcing art|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|0-7|nt|xenya: and another 50% slam -- this time on the right side|pg||
nt|milton_se: have they discussed this???|pg||
mb|1S|nt|frankaus: 4@H seems likely here|pg||
mb|2D|nt|xenya: should be extremely hard to bid it now?|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Welcome to Robb Gordon|pg||
nt|robbg: Good afternoon|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: hi Robb|pg||
nt|frankaus: g'day Robb|pg||
nt|larrymori: yes, I would not help upgrading the south hand to 1@h, forget the strict point count|pg||
nt|larrymori: hi Robb|pg||
mb|2S|nt|xenya: not at all! |pg||
nt|robbg: I agree Larry|pg||
mb|3H|mb|4S|nt|dan_ehh: me too|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: good bid by passell|pg||
mb|p|nt|milton_se: tough action by W|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: juniors all around|pg||
mb|p|mb|5C|mb|d|mb|5H|nt|xenya: well done juniors|pg||
nt|milton_se: tx, makes i easier to judge :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|nt|dan_ehh: this should still make, I think|pg||
nt|frankaus: this likely to make|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: maybe even more|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|larrymori: even with a trump lead, only one dealt so...|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: def has to play trump to limit to 11 tricks|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dQ|nt|larrymori: woops|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|nt|frankaus: or nOT :)|pg||
pc|s5|nt|larrymori: now down|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|robbg: Somebody wasn't counting crossruff tricks!|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: too bad|pg||
pc|d4|nt|dan_ehh: he was afraid of @C being 5-2, I think|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: but if west has 5@Cs then the @D finesse is almost surely off anyway|pg||
pc|dT|nt|robbg: She will end up -3 trying to recover|pg||
pc|h5|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|s8|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dJ|nt|robbg: 16 IMP swing|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|d6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|d7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|c6|pg||
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qx|o6|st||md|4SA2HA43DJ942CQJ86,SJ93HQ986DKQT8CT5,SKQ85HJ52DCAK9742,ST764HKT7DA7653C3|sv|e|nt|mariner1: slam NS here|pg||
nt|mariner1: 7 makes on Q@D find|pg||
nt|mariner1: my guess in 6N|pg||
nt|ahollan1: the opening 1@C bid and lead of lowest outstanding @C made the distribution a sure thing|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|mariner1: and 6N it was in Closed Room|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i've seen a number of pairs now play  1N-4@S as slam try with 4@C & 4@D -- but usually strength is Quantitative rather than slam force|pg||
mb|3C|nt|mariner1: 2@S is forcing or a weak minor|pg||
nt|mariner1: her next call describes which|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|nt|onebid: I'd try 5NT - forcing to 6 inv to 7, with opener accepting by bidding suits up the line|pg||
mb|p|nt|mariner1: is 4@D here treated as key card?|pg||
nt|mariner1: no alert so maybe not|pg||
nt|daman: it should be|pg||
nt|mariner1: Hi Judy|pg||
nt|daman: Hi Judy|pg||
nt|onebid: Hi guys - back again:)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: decent treatment after MSS|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: writing on Cohen's side, not alerted by Pollack|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s7|nt|onebid: so, no swing|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: Cohen, says 4d, rkc, response was 2 w/o Q|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 4N does fit in with 4@D as KC|pg||
nt|ahollan1: ahh thanks Chuck|pg||
nt|onebid: Rosie forgot to alert I guess|pg||
nt|ahollan1: knowing @DQ missing, Cohen settles for 6N|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cA|nt|ahollan1: wow -- in other match Levitina-Sanborn bid AND MADE 7@S -- Dinkin now leads 144-130|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d7|nt|mariner1: so will lose an imp|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s3|pc|cK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h7|pc|d4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h2|mc|10|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SA2HA43DJ942CQJ86,SJ93HQ986DKQT8CT5,SKQ85HJ52DCAK9742,ST764HKT7DA7653C3|sv|e|nt|dan_ehh: 6@C here for NS|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: i believe down 3 was claimed|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: tough to find|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|an|10-13|mb|p!|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|robbg: Hard to see anything wrong with 3@c. Just to find the right game!|pg||
nt|frankaus: phew @D suit blocks|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: mike says he had no bid for this hand|pg||
nt|larrymori: 3@c might have intiated some cue bids to get to 6@cs now, this hand lucky to make|pg||
nt|robbg: If Passell had 5@d, 3NT would be going down!|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: hard to blame north, south has the perfect hand|pg||
pc|s5|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
nt|robbg: I do blame north a bit, sorry :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: std carding|pg||
nt|frankaus: i vote for 3NT|pg||
nt|robbg: That 3NT bid is a matchpoint action.|pg||
nt|larrymori: normally 3@c would be forcing, then 3@h, 3@s, 4@s and off to the races|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h2|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|nt|robbg: If 3@c isn't forcing, then that is another story.|pg||
nt|frankaus: opp 10-13 slam is not on my mind|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: south needs exactly this hand for slam to be good|pg||
nt|robbg: What about 5@c?|pg||
nt|larrymori: exactly but it seems that systems should be catered to games and slams and not part scores|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: thinking if jim has @dJ|pg||
nt|frankaus: and with no 4M - @D stopper is a fair bet|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h5|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1S7HT65DKT8CKT8653,S8642HAQ2DJ97CAQ4,SAKQT93H83D62CJ72,SJ5HKJ974DAQ543C9|sv|b|nt|onebid: and Irina played it wide open|pg||
nt|mariner1: nice quiet 2@H here it seems|pg||
nt|ahollan1: ok Rob -- here's another 11 that i might not open|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D!|an|0+ up to 15 HCP|mb|2S|nt|mariner1: 44 imps is a lot,,,,, Moss needs swing opportunities|pg||
mb|d|nt|ahollan1: that 7@S was board 82 -- sorry about confusion|pg||
nt|onebid: 11 seems to be the standard now. Used to be only when playing strong club|pg||
nt|onebid: yes, that's a lot of imps|pg||
nt|mariner1: well this one does have good @S|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i think checkback mechanisms have helped reduce the minimum|pg||
mb|p|nt|onebid: I agree with that. I check spades first befor deciding|pg||
mb|3H|nt|mariner1: true Al, if you open light your system needs to have good controls|pg||
nt|ahollan1: :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: lil break before dummy laid down|pg||
nt|ahollan1: hey -- when did Judy sneak in??|pg||
nt|mariner1: back when we all said Hi Judy :)|pg||
nt|mariner1: we all being George and I :)|pg||
nt|daman: :)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: sorry -- i got dain bramage       i have other excuses if that doesn't work|pg||
mb|p|nt|onebid: drain bumpage?|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|onebid: Rob graciously opened the door:)|pg||
nt|mariner1: key play here|pg||
mb|p|nt|onebid: Q seems right, but...|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: while we ponder this hand .....  winners of this match play 32 more boards tonight  vs  loser of the other match|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|c3|pc|s4|pg||
nt|onebid: and more tomorrow?|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|hK|nt|mariner1: yes 6 sessions in all|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s2|pg||
nt|mariner1: 2 tonight and 4 tomorrow|pg||
nt|daman: Dinkin up by 16 in the final|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|nt|ahollan1: losers from this match go home|pg||
pc|hA|nt|ahollan1: winners from other match are USA 1 and get to celbrate|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|nt|onebid: needs to duck club|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d6|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|nt|onebid: nice!|pg||
pc|d7|nt|mariner1: so loses 1 back|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|mc|10|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1S7HT65DKT8CKT8653,S8642HAQ2DJ97CAQ4,SAKQT93H83D62CJ72,SJ5HKJ974DAQ543C9|sv|b|nt|frankaus: so -  just another push|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|mb|2S|nt|frankaus: will EW get to 4@H?|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: tough bid for mahaffey now|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: 3@H is a slight overbid|pg||
nt|frankaus: 3@H : 4@H|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|xenya: a 50% slam for NS here -- alas, it's the wrong 50% this time|pg||
nt|larrymori: 3@h or X but X misses the 53 fit in @hs easily so good choice here|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: but X doesn't do his hand a lot of justice so maybe 3@H is best really|pg||
nt|robbg: Look at Passells problem if Mahaffey had chosen neg x!|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dan_ehh: yes he has an impossible decision to make|pg||
mb|p|pc|s7|nt|robbg: He might have passed.|pg||
nt|frankaus: pass is the hardest bid in bridge|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: 2@SX would have been down 1 on accurate def|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|nt|larrymori: true but I think it pays to be aggressive to try to get to makeable games|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|nt|xenya: so they will do well to bid 4@S for +650|pg||
nt|xenya: and they did|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|dan_ehh: but still a big loss|pg||
pc|c3|nt|dan_ehh: yates didn't pass the neg x|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|frankaus: will need to play it perfect to make  - i back declarer|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: udca and lavinthal NS|pg||
pc|s9|nt|dan_ehh: shouldn't be a problem I think, ruff high, draw trumps and play @D|pg||
nt|larrymori: ruff high, pulling trumps and lose a @d|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c5|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|sT|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg||
mc|10|nt|xenya: 3N (a popular contract at matchpoints) is obviously inferior here -- you might as well bid slam|pg||
pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SAT76HK6DQ985CT84,SK85HJ4DT62CKJ752,SJ432HQ8DA43CAQ93,SQ9HAT97532DKJ7C6|sv|o|nt|mariner1: 3N reasonable aggressive spot here NS|pg||
nt|onebid: odd, but 4@S looks best|pg||
nt|mariner1: @H lead does 4@S in I think|pg||
nt|onebid: not an easy hand, but a better chance I think - minus that lead|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: they started playing board 89, so will skip to that board|pg||
nt|mariner1: can NS actually endup in 4@S though?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|nt|mariner1: back to the 3N or 4@S problem|pg||
mb|1H|nt|mariner1: that large lady is in the park, and is thinking about warming up|pg||
nt|onebid: Will she be on American Idol?|pg||
nt|mariner1: maybe we need a large man for a ladies game?|pg||
nt|onebid: Big Train?|pg||
nt|mariner1: Pavoratti|pg||
nt|ahollan1: hehe  walter is doing commentary in the other match|pg||
nt|onebid: And we like to say Women's game please|pg||
nt|mariner1: can Wojo sing?|pg||
nt|onebid: Walter a great analyst|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: mee mee mee mee|pg||
nt|daman: tough call for @S|pg||
nt|mariner1: NS might not be in 3N now?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: asks 3d?|pg||
nt|onebid: Chuck can sing@H|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|mariner1: well might end up in 3N after all|pg||
nt|onebid: unless they go off the tracks|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: but I am not fat, large maybe|pg||
nt|mariner1: Migry made a good 3@D jump|pg||
nt|onebid: the Jxx @D ought to persuade her to bid 3NT|pg||
mb|p|nt|onebid: after all, pard heard the opener|pg||
mb|p|pc|hA|pc|hK|nt|ahollan1: Pollack's DBL was NEG  [takeout]|pg||
nt|mariner1: btw I do not love 1N with only Kx in @D,,,,,,,, admittedly many bid it|pg||
nt|onebid: looks suit oriented|pg||
nt|ahollan1: maybe the slow auction showed some help in @D rather than immediate 3@S|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
nt|ahollan1: or just made 3@S invitational|pg||
pc|c6|nt|onebid: don't understand why she didn't start with 3@S|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Judy overcalls 1H?      I know Marshall Miles would|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s2|nt|onebid: noooo|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|sQ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hJ|nt|ahollan1: 2@C then -- please don't say DBL|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h2|nt|onebid: 2@C it is|pg||
nt|ahollan1: phew|pg||
nt|mariner1: I would bid 1@H too  or 2@C.....|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
nt|mariner1: and I much prefer 1@H to the 2@C|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h3|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c9|nt|ahollan1: hehe  i never guess the best suit to bid -- so 1N for me|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|mariner1: when I bid 1N overcall I want to have what looks like 2 stops|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d5|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|mariner1: its a good part of my hand|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SAT76HK6DQ985CT84,SK85HJ4DT62CKJ752,SJ432HQ8DA43CAQ93,SQ9HAT97532DKJ7C6|sv|o|nt|Vugraphu6: mike says well done|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|an|10-13|nt|larrymori: part score battle|pg||
nt|frankaus: thanks for "sideline" info - always nice for our audience|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: 2@H from E and neg X from S?|pg||
nt|robbg: or a toy|pg||
mb|2D!|an|one Major|nt|Walddk10: Good morning to Bertil G. Johnson|pg||
nt|larrymori: can actually make 4@s though|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|an|p/c|nt|larrymori: transfer i bet|pg||
nt|frankaus: i play this it works 4 me (X= both M)|pg||
mb|p|nt|robbg: Probably a multi-ish 2@d|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: don't you give 2@Ss, a @H and a @D?|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|larrymori: yes after the alert|pg||
nt|larrymori: 1@s|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|larrymori: honor dub onside|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: right|pg||
nt|robbg: @c ruff available in @s|pg||
pc|s2|nt|milton_se: decent contract but no obvious make|pg||
nt|frankaus: looks like -1|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|nt|xenya: hello Bertil|pg||
nt|milton_se: this lead saved N some trouble|pg||
nt|milton_se: hi Vlad|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d4|nt|milton_se: as so foen: trumps ag partscores|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|nt|milton_se: often|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hJ|nt|xenya: yes, it's easy on the @D lead -- and E did well to cash the other @D|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s6|nt|frankaus: ooops|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3S743HJ83D852CKQ83,SQ9652H94D64CAJ52,SHKQT72DKQJ973C96,SAKJT8HA65DATCT74|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2N!|an|good 4+ raise|mb|3D|nt|onebid: probably not, Rob|pg||
mb|4S|nt|mariner1: so we change hands|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|nt|mariner1: 3N cold here|pg||
mb|d|nt|onebid: South knows that's not solid clubs:)|pg||
nt|mariner1: a @H lead would have meant 12|pg||
mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: same auction in Closed Room here|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
nt|mariner1: in Closed Room E led a @S|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|nt|onebid: I played in quite a few events with N - won a few - and she bids whatever appeals at the moment|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
nt|mariner1: how did Closed Room only make 10 tricks?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: running clubs|pg||
pc|dT|nt|mariner1: oh N only had 7@C  I was seeing 8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|hK|pc|s8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h7|mc|10|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3S743HJ83D852CKQ83,SQ9652H94D64CAJ52,SHKQT72DKQJ973C96,SAKJT8HA65DATCT74|sv|e|mb|1H|nt|dan_ehh: par result in the other room|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2H|nt|hedyg: looks like the minimum score to me|pg||
nt|xenya: oh i thought he took 11|pg||
mb|3H|nt|frankaus: i doubt N will defend with 6520|pg||
nt|larrymori: not to mention the vulnerability|pg||
mb|4H|nt|vugraphzrd: no he missed h discard|pg||
mb|4S|nt|xenya: i see|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|frankaus: lights green so GO!!|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: now two passes and 5@D?|pg||
mb|5D|nt|larrymori: if north wanted his pard in the decision, 4@d would have been indicated|pg||
mb|d|mb|5H|mb|d|nt|hedyg: declarer didnt realise that the @h was good|pg||
mb|p|nt|xenya: so both W and N chucked|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu6: Mahaffey reached for tray after 4@s and 2 passes, mike said no|pg||
pc|sA|nt|dan_ehh: actually down 1 isn't par|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: north will be shortened on repeated @S plays|pg||
nt|frankaus: maybe forced of |pg||
nt|dan_ehh: not enough time to draw trumps and establish @D suit|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: always establish side suit first|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s5|nt|frankaus: the @H opening chicken is  coming home to roost - 5@D is -1|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
nt|robbg: unless def finds @h ruff|pg||
pc|c6|nt|hedyg: K@D would have worked well here instead of @s|pg||
nt|hedyg: still now as well|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
nt|xenya: this looks like another decent result for EW -- +100|pg||
pc|h3|nt|xenya: if E plays a @D now|pg||
nt|hedyg: easy for E to go wrong now because W refused to play K@d|pg||
nt|xenya: lots of mps are at stake now|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
nt|hedyg: wd by the young lady|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: good duck|pg||
pc|hT|nt|xenya: no matter what N does now, he only gets his 2 aces|pg||
pc|hA|nt|xenya: and he'd better cash them quick|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: but now he has to win and play another @S|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
nt|frankaus: with a @S woid 1@H is good thinking so u can bid 5@D over 4@S  - but on this hand it did not work well|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: north is in big trouble now|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: Passells A@C duck vital also|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d3|pc|s8|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d8|nt|larrymori: 5@d was a better place|pg||
pc|c5|pc|d7|pc|h6|pg||
mc|7|nt|robbg: I have to run. Have fun, everybody!|pg||
nt|frankaus: bye rob|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: bye Robb thanks|pg||
pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SA32HQ654DQ9742C8,S54HJT97DAT8CKJT7,SKQ986HA32DK53CQ6,SJT7HK8DJ6CA95432|sv|b|nt|mariner1: getting to slam was very good here in 2@C|pg||
nt|mariner1: Closed Room|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: if slow auction from Rozanne was invite, then 3N probably the most costly bid|pg||
nt|daman: unfortunately the Moss team is running out of time   7 boards to accumulate 45 IMPs     tall order|pg||
nt|ahollan1: well we can't say there haven't been enough slams this set|pg||
nt|daman: they had their chances|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|onebid: RKC should end the suspense|pg||
mb|1S|nt|mariner1: 2@C good call|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i think it is amazing that they even played this set -- after first 3 sessions it would have been very easy to give up|pg||
mb|p|nt|onebid: I totatally disagree - when I have 4 card support, I tell partner the good news right away!|pg||
nt|ahollan1: right key feature is source of tricks NOT the singleton @D|pg||
nt|mariner1: will the 2@S jam them out of slam, or help|pg||
nt|onebid: hmmm|pg||
nt|ahollan1: sounds like Judy does not have agreement that some have where immediate splinter guarantees an honor in all unbid suits|pg||
nt|onebid: I bid 2NT right away - not splinter|pg||
nt|mariner1: in Closed Room EW never bid|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: ahhh   i can live with 2N|pg||
nt|mariner1: I like Migry's style, she does not sit on her hands...........|pg||
mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: but abhor splinter|pg||
mb|p|nt|onebid: would anyone else bid 2@S?|pg||
nt|mariner1: if you sit on your hands you lose a lot of matches,,,,,,,,,, and have flat|pg||
nt|mariner1: hands..........|pg||
nt|mariner1: Migry is after a swing|pg||
nt|onebid: or flat... never mind|pg||
nt|ahollan1: in this situation -- i like -- don't think i'd always do it|pg||
nt|onebid: instead of 4@H, how about 4@D now?|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: writing by Cohen|pg||
mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: hmm 4@H as picture bid?|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 4@D after partner's natural 3@D sounds like a @D fit|pg||
mb|2N|nt|daman: 2@S serves a purpose   it gums up the auction and it might allow you and your partner to find a useful sacrifice if you have a fit   on the other hand, you could easily go for a ...|pg||
nt|daman: huge number for entering a live auction|pg||
mb|p|nt|mariner1: S figures its on a hook at worst|pg||
nt|onebid: Yes - mis-saw auction|pg||
nt|ahollan1: my only question 3@H vs 4@H|pg||
nt|onebid: 3@S|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@S seems too ambiguous -- about @S holding, and which red suit supported|pg||
nt|onebid: both black?|pg||
nt|onebid: round is clubs and hearts|pg||
nt|mariner1: I meant minor kings........ eyes spinning today|pg||
nt|onebid: mine too Rob:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: since 3@H forcing, i would assume 3@S=@D|pg||
nt|onebid: not on Stasha's auction certainly - but on mine:)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: or just trying to get to 3N|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: migry not thinking, |pg||
pc|cA|nt|mariner1: both round K's in pocket,,,,, life is good and K@C is 3rd|pg||
pc|c8|nt|ahollan1: Dinkin leads other match by 8     one table finished, i think, the other bidding 89|pg||
nt|onebid: had an eye exam and eyes were dilated|pg||
nt|onebid: 8 is really close|pg||
nt|ahollan1: duh   96 boards, not 90|pg||
nt|mariner1: yes and they have 8 boards left to compare|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i think i had some of judy's eye drops|pg||
nt|ahollan1: that's my story -- and i'm sticking to it|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hK|nt|mariner1: they need 1 imp a board in 8, and we need 8 imps a board here|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|s2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|nt|onebid: Levitina down in 6@C|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|nt|ahollan1: wow|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: swithing between windows -- how many calories does that consume?|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c3|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c4|pc|d7|pc|hT|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SA32HQ654DQ9742C8,S54HJT97DAT8CKJT7,SKQ986HA32DK53CQ6,SJT7HK8DJ6CA95432|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|xenya: to be fair, EW can make 3@S on the previous hand|pg||
nt|hedyg: not my idea of a vulnerable 1st opening, but maybe i am old-fashioned|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: yes and we kindly not gonna mention the age diffrence :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty dear :) |pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: since im with you|pg||
nt|hedyg: rofl|pg||
mb|2C!|an|3 card drury|nt|dan_ehh: 4@S needs the guess of a doubleton @D ace and the @h king onside|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|xenya: but if they got into auction, they would be in real danger of overbidding to 4 |pg||
nt|hedyg: (carefully avoiding to write "lol", since told that loll means stupid in Estonian)|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzrd: and since Jaak not here you can use it again|pg||
nt|hedyg: tyty!|pg||
mb|p|nt|frankaus: transfer advance - i expect|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: good stop although north should at least try for game I think|pg||
nt|larrymori: bad game, also reasonable @s break...6 imps back it looks like|pg||
pc|hK|nt|vugraphzrd: actually he stands rite next ot me but as TD|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
nt|frankaus: a good club to have in your bag IMO|pg||
pc|c6|nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: Anni has found a source for tricks|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: strangely enough this lead doesn't give away a trick|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|hedyg: problem is entry to make them|pg||
nt|hedyg: another @s now|pg||
nt|xenya: S will be eventually endplayed -- if declarer plays it correctly|pg||
nt|hedyg: well, E will have to discard on the last @s..|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|larrymori: its 14 with the death shape...they need a bid that says i have an opener but turns down a 3 card limit raise but south could still bid with a hand at the top|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|s3|nt|xenya: she has a few useless @Cs for that|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
pc|d2|nt|hedyg: small @d|pg||
nt|hedyg: tough|pg||
nt|xenya: actually S got endplayed for the 2nd time now -- the first was at trick 1|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: http://www.bridge.ee/festival/fortuna09.htm|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: he dosnt look vry happy|pg||
nt|hedyg: had to play small @d in tempo|pg||
nt|frankaus: i expect 2@C = neg free in D or @S raise with 3|pg||
pc|d8|nt|xenya: declarer will likely place the @DQ with S for his double|pg||
pc|dK|nt|larrymori: alerted as 3 card Drury|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|h5|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SK52HA7532DA3C752,SQT976H8DQ85CAT98,SA4HKT964D76CKJ43,SJ83HQJDKJT942CQ6|sv|o|nt|ahollan1: nice push|pg||
nt|ahollan1: now 9 imps per board for MOSS|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mariner1: who gace Al the abacus back :)|pg||
nt|onebid: I think EW can make 3NT|pg||
nt|mariner1: gave|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|daman: I would have tried 2NT with the W hand in this situation|pg||
mb|2C!|nt|mariner1: 3N had play EW|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: she lays down the dummy and says the good news is that it's 50 a trick|pg||
nt|mariner1: I am with George, this was a swing chance|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: in many parts of the world south might open 3@S instead of 2@S -- honestly, i have no strong feelings one way or the other, except maybe hand good enought so 2@S ends auction - as ...|pg||
nt|ahollan1: here|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|nt|onebid: 3 wouldn't occur to me I must admit. Rob?|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|mariner1: not I either|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hT|nt|daman: mancuso now up by 2|pg||
nt|onebid: It is true that many play extremely weak 2's|pg||
nt|ahollan1: in Australia/New Zealand, more an issue of hyperactive 3level preempts|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|ahollan1: of course for many of them 2@S would be 2-suiter|pg||
pc|hA|pc|sT|pg||
nt|onebid: well judged by Pollack to pitch losing diamond|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s5|nt|ahollan1: quite a set for only 3 real swings|pg||
nt|mariner1: one issue I often see is teams play something that is popular in their area and so|pg||
nt|mariner1: it often is just a push, then they get into outside competition and it is hari kari.....|pg||
nt|mariner1: self destruction|pg||
pc|s7|nt|daman: Moss actually had a big chance to rally|pg||
pc|h6|nt|mariner1: 3@S here to me would be an example of that|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
nt|onebid: most of these women are experienced competitiors, however|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1SK52HA7532DA3C752,SQT976H8DQ85CAT98,SA4HKT964D76CKJ43,SJ83HQJDKJT942CQ6|sv|o|nt|vugraphzrd: welcome back to Tallinn|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|4H|an|typical precision action|nt|hedyg: good morning and welcome back to Tallinn|pg||
nt|xenya: hello everyone|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: prec opener|pg||
nt|frankaus: coffee hand|pg||
mb|4S|nt|hedyg: our operator is Kati|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: http://www.bridge.ee/festival/fortuna09.htm|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: 4@h is sometimes weak and sometimes strong|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|hedyg: Mr Markku him in east|pg||
nt|hedyg: himself even|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: nope|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: Anni Mäkelä|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: so E has a problem but decides to bid anyway|pg||
nt|frankaus: 4@H transfer to 4@S |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu6: again mike wont let jim take the tray away|pg||
pc|d7|nt|hedyg: there is another Mäkelä?|pg||
nt|hedyg: ok ty Kati|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: girl yes|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: junior|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|nt|hedyg: 2@s is a rather aggressive bid|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: Fagerlund looks like 13 btw|pg||
nt|hedyg: :)|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: should be only 2 off|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|nt|xenya: so NS have sold out cheaply, missing a double fit and a perfectly good 3@D contract|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|nt|hedyg: neither of them got to bid the @ds|pg||
nt|frankaus: its amazing how often 4@S works in this auction|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cQ|nt|hedyg: i sympathise with the 1 @H opening in N in 3rd seat|pg||
pc|c2|nt|xenya: 11 tricks in @Ds?|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|hedyg: lose 1@s, 1@d, 1@c i think|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h2|nt|xenya: yes, 10|pg||
nt|hedyg: long think before playing @c back?|pg||
nt|hedyg: there really is nothing else to play|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s6|nt|hedyg: famous last words|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: hard to get a ruff if you dont play the suit|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SKQH97DAQJ754CT86,ST76HAQ432DK63CK3,SA98542HDT92CAJ92,SJ3HKJT865D8CQ754|sv|n|nt|onebid: Kit??? nah|pg||
nt|ahollan1: if kit doesn't open 3@S -- nobody does|pg||
nt|mariner1: EW running out of time and this board probably will not help|pg||
nt|onebid: well, maybe, but I'd be shocked if he did|pg||
nt|onebid: Is Susan Boyle going to sing?|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2N!|an|4h, pass is stronger action|nt|daman: ikn the Final   Shawn Quinn overcalled 2@S with 2NT on Board 90    now in 3NT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oh - i don't think he will bid 3@S -- but sounds like our preempting strategies all the same -- so need kit for fringe opinion :)|pg||
mb|3D|mb|3H|nt|daman: Board 91|pg||
mb|4D|mb|5H|mb|d|nt|onebid: lunatic fringe? lol|pg||
nt|ahollan1: hehe|pg||
nt|mariner1: in some past matches we have seen a lot of teams using very weak 2 level 2|pg||
nt|mariner1: suited calls which blew them apart,,,,, yes would be pushes in their own|pg||
nt|mariner1: areas....... these women play aggressive yet very disciplined|pg||
nt|onebid: Woolsey is a great player and commentator too|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: and his book on partnership defense is classic|pg||
nt|daman: Kit is a brilliant analyst|pg||
mb|p|nt|onebid: also has a wonderful Barbu site|pg||
mb|p|nt|mariner1: Al is not singing, will be making dinner,,,,,, he has all on a diet ment though|pg||
pc|dT|nt|mariner1: menu|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Lynn-Beth play "Multi" 2@D with some ghastly hands|pg||
pc|d8|nt|onebid: as many do|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sK|nt|ahollan1: see food diet|pg||
nt|ahollan1: [see food   eat food]|pg||
pc|s7|nt|onebid: I'll drink to that|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s2|nt|mariner1: I see someone open a 5 point or Less VUL vs NV 2 suiter at the two level and I|pg||
nt|mariner1: cringe|pg||
nt|daman: Quinn made 3NT on 91   now Mancuso by 9|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c8|nt|ahollan1: 2@C as majors isn't Landy    they play 2@D=1-suit @H or @S, 2@H/@S = Major + Minor|pg||
nt|ahollan1: not sure what name that treatment uses|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|mariner1: anyway we have 5 boards to score...... getting tight|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h2|mc|9|pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2SKQH97DAQJ754CT86,ST76HAQ432DK63CK3,SA98542HDT92CAJ92,SJ3HKJT865D8CQ754|sv|n|nt|hedyg: is scoring mps?|pg||
nt|xenya: yes|pg||
nt|hedyg: then that was a 0 for NS|pg||
nt|xenya: close anyway|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|dan_ehh: NS can make 5@S|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|hedyg: have to fight for every trick in mps|pg||
mb|p|nt|dan_ehh: 4@h is much better than 2NT in the other room |pg||
pc|d9|nt|dan_ehh: even if it was some sort of @h raise|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|nt|hedyg: bidding 2@c with the N hand is dangerous, ever ended in 4-2 @ds?|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|mc|9|nt|larrymori: still opposite a vul overcall by pard, pass is not reasonable, 4@s or 5@d|pg||
pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SQ9862HT7DJT4CAK2,SAKJHA4DQ87CQT874,S743HKQ9862D32C95,ST5HJ53DAK965CJ63|sv|b|nt|onebid: they are a great team. And Boyd getting Sportsmanship award in Washington this summer|pg||
mb|2D!|an|multi 6+ H or S|mb|p|nt|mariner1: now much here to hope for EW|pg||
mb|2H|mb|d|nt|mariner1: not much|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: some discussion re 2d call|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|onebid: Well, it looks as though Glasson will play loser of other match for USA II|pg||
nt|mariner1: @D lead means an imp...... otherwise flat|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d8|nt|mariner1: well we are now in a zero sum session - 24  to  24|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|mariner1: and a push coming here|pg||
nt|onebid: Is Al making dim sum for zero sum?|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|nt|ahollan1: ba da bump|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
mc|10|nt|ahollan1: ooooo dim sum sounds GOOD|pg||
pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SQ9862HT7DJT4CAK2,SAKJHA4DQ87CQT874,S743HKQ9862D32C95,ST5HJ53DAK965CJ63|sv|b|nt|hedyg: am i the only one who has no score for last bd?|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: nope we all with you|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: hmm|pg||
nt|hedyg: ok|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: was 8|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: yes, south had to do something, maybe X even|pg||
mb|2H|nt|hedyg: so a @d shift by S could have saved a trick|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|hedyg: tough|pg||
mb|2N|nt|larrymori: easy 3nt here|pg||
mb|p|nt|dan_ehh: north surely didn't bid 3@D but even if east bid it, I wonder what it is supposed to be|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: alert by passell not mahaffey|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|hedyg: E better stay low|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|nt|dan_ehh: oops|pg||
nt|larrymori: that must be the way they Stayman when they xfer into opps suits|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: passell thinks xfer mahaffey 3@D=nat|pg||
nt|frankaus: this train os of the rails  - can they find a making spot ?? - i doubt it|pg||
mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|nt|hedyg: 3@c long suit gametry?|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: 4N can still make if passell gets the idea now|pg||
mb|p|nt|xenya: why Hedy?|pg||
nt|frankaus: phew|pg||
nt|larrymori: this has the virtue of making although the blood pressure must have risen|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzrd: seminatural|pg||
nt|xenya: a good game missed here|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: north should lead a low @h |pg||
pc|c9|nt|hedyg: difficult lead for S|pg||
nt|larrymori: then HJ and can make 5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
nt|hedyg: 10@c lead in CR|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|nt|larrymori: this will be 4 after a duck on the @h shift|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
nt|xenya: just as well perhaps -- not easy to make 10 tricks|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h6|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
nt|xenya: making 9 will probably produce a fine score for EW|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h9|pc|d5|pc|s6|pg||
nt|hedyg: J@c|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
nt|hedyg: @d|pg||
pc|d8|nt|xenya: King would have been better|pg||
nt|xenya: likely to misguess @Ss now|pg||
nt|hedyg: so they did well to stay low|pg||
nt|xenya: as N is probably longer in @Ss|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SJ85HTDKQT542CJT7,SKQT72HKQD987CA92,SA964H42DAJ63CK84,S3HAJ987653DCQ653|sv|o|nt|ahollan1: mathematicians haven't closed up shop yet|pg||
nt|mariner1: antepenultimate board of the match here|pg||
mb|4H|nt|daman: would we open 2@S with the S hand?|pg||
nt|mariner1: Al we call this position Mathemagical|pg||
nt|ahollan1: have any of the panel ever won more thanm 17 imps on a board?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|mariner1: would we admit it :)|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d6|nt|onebid: Bart did, when teammate came back and said "win 'em all"|pg||
nt|ahollan1: great line|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|h5|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|nt|onebid: Cohen trying for ruff|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i'm in a loop -- can't figure out which is best defence -- so far any small black card seems right|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but not positive about @S|pg||
nt|onebid: either works|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@C THEN @S looks much easier|pg||
nt|mariner1: Al 2 24's would tie this up....... Mathemagically speaking|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|h7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h8|nt|ahollan1: now 3rd @C|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4SJ85HTDKQT542CJT7,SKQT72HKQD987CA92,SA964H42DAJ63CK84,S3HAJ987653DCQ653|sv|o|nt|hedyg: ruffed with K@s and S covered the J|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: 4@h opening looks right to me|pg||
mb|4H|nt|vugraphzrd: round ended just now|pg||
nt|xenya: oh yes , i meant why|pg||
nt|frankaus: what do u call an 8 card suit ???     - trumps|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphu6: weaker than 4@C|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: that is a harder question|pg||
pc|dK|nt|frankaus: 4@S here by N would be expensive|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|h3|pg||
nt|larrymori: 5@dX would be 1 imp though|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|hedyg: 1@s= @H  or?|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|nt|frankaus: 12 now|pg||
pc|cT|nt|vugraphzrd: h-dia, or blacks|pg||
nt|xenya: perhaps because S hadn't led a trump?|pg||
nt|hedyg: ty|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|h5|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hQ|nt|hedyg: he would not lead trump into declarer i think|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|hJ|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h7|nt|larrymori: not anymore|pg||
mc|11|nt|Vugraphu6: couldnt afford spade queen to be ruffed at end|pg||
pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1ST984HAKJ74DAT73C,S6H82DKQJ8642CK62,S753HQ963D5CQ9543,SAKQJ2HT5D9CAJT87|sv|n|nt|mariner1: now 8 imps and 3 compares|pg||
nt|mariner1: penultimate board here...........|pg||
nt|ahollan1: one pair included in System Summary Form   2@D reverse after 1@C opening on min|pg||
nt|ahollan1: don't know what the means, but south hand made me think of it|pg||
nt|mariner1: our next 6 session MATCH for USA Team  2 will start in 136 minutes|pg||
nt|onebid: hardly minimum|pg||
mb|1H|mb|3D|nt|mariner1: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php - BBO Vugraph Schedule|pg||
nt|mariner1: (set up to show times for your area)|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: just the shame made me think of it|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|nt|onebid: just not quite 9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: undo -- pollack decides NOT to play the singleton 10  :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: sorry, she's still thinking|pg||
pc|s3|nt|ahollan1: very reasonalbe choice of 2N, don't you think?|pg||
nt|onebid: good choice by Rosie|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|ahollan1: just giving you grief Chuck -- for comic relief|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: saving the t for an entry|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Rob will say it officially soon, but WELL DONE CHUCK|pg||
nt|onebid: and she had 4 of them|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|onebid: 10s|pg||
nt|ahollan1: if it doesn't count in pinochle -- 4 of a kind is meaningless|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|nt|daman: thast's an undo|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s5|pg||
nt|mariner1: so we can Congratulate Glasson Team, Moss team came back and made this|pg||
nt|mariner1: interesting....|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|dK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg||
nt|onebid: well done chuck - is that what's for dinner?|pg||
nt|mariner1: Glasson of course wins the chance to play in another tough contest..........|pg||
pc|sT|nt|ahollan1: and shockingly -- we don't yet know who opponent will be|pg||
nt|mariner1: Al owes us several dinners now...........|pg||
nt|onebid: :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: talk is cheap, let's talk turkey :)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: duck, duck, goose?|pg||
pc|d4|pc|h3|pc|sA|pg||
nt|ahollan1: it's official -- i've lost it|pg||
pc|c3|nt|ahollan1: if i ever had it|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|h9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h7|nt|mariner1: btw, a big thanks to all the superb Operators and Jan Martel,,,,,,, the equipment|pg||
nt|mariner1: did not arrive so they pressed on with borrowed computers and gear, fought off|pg||
nt|mariner1: the demons and presented some excellent bridge..........|pg||
nt|onebid: no squeeze unfortunately|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|d7|nt|onebid: A shame that it's always the case!|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
nt|mariner1: also a big thanks to all the teams for a truly fine show!|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Sue Picus took amazing view with the North hand after Perlman opened 1@C|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c15|st||md|1ST984HAKJ74DAT73C,S6H82DKQJ8642CK62,S753HQ963D5CQ9543,SAKQJ2HT5D9CAJT87|sv|n|nt|vugraphzrd: yes im glad that some estonians play here cause otherwise it looks like finnish inside bisnes|pg||
nt|frankaus: last tu 4 ur company larry, dan, kibs - fine operating <clap><clap><clap>|pg||
nt|larrymori: could not go down pulling the last trump and playing the @sQ and pitching a @c|pg||
mb|1H|nt|dan_ehh: ty guys|pg||
mb|2D|mb|3H|nt|hedyg: undo?|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: Hedy, i dont make mistakes :)|pg||
mb|3S|nt|hedyg: did IMsa really bid?|pg||
mb|p|nt|hedyg: of course not Kati, you are perfect|pg||
nt|hedyg: but what did they have for breakfast?|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: 3@D seems much more descriptive than 2@D|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|vugraphzrd: beer ? |pg||
mb|p|nt|frankaus: 3@D may be conventional|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|hedyg: i am not sure i can follow this bidding|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|nt|hedyg: is 1 @H alerted?|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: nope|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: maybe he thought too good at favorable?|pg||
pc|h4|nt|hedyg: then how can E bid this low?|pg||
pc|h8|nt|frankaus: this can be set on forcing defence |pg||
pc|hQ|nt|vugraphzrd: you cant really stop him when its his turn to bid :)|pg||
nt|hedyg: he must know something we dont know|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
nt|hedyg: cant seem to stop W when it is his turn either|pg||
nt|xenya: the whole thing looks totally enigmatic to me|pg||
pc|c3|nt|frankaus: or the @C ruff|pg||
nt|larrymori: 3@ds is pre and favorable this hand is much better|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: not sure the force would have set but diamond uppercut would have worked|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s4|nt|hedyg: nice word "enigmatic"|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: i quess we will have to wait till hand ends|pg||
nt|hedyg: has the director been called yet?|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: maybe someone asks then|pg||
nt|hedyg: looking forward to any explanations|pg||
nt|hedyg: it is , as far as i know, against to rules to know your pd psyched|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: you know what maybe he did alreted|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: alerted|pg||
nt|hedyg: ah ok|pg||
nt|vugraphzrd: cause opps seems to know he is atleast 4-4|pg||
nt|xenya: meaning 4 @Hs and 4 hcp?|pg||
nt|hedyg: well he did bid 2 suits which usually shows at least 4-4|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|d4|nt|xenya: getting stranger and stranger...|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d6|nt|xenya: surely it was safe to play a trump |pg||
pc|d5|pg||
nt|Vugraphu6: good def for my friends after tough set|pg||
mc|9|nt|frankaus: bye all|pg||
nt|larrymori: thx all|pg||
nt|dan_ehh: bye all, thanks for watching|pg||
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