vg|2011 USSBC USA2 QF,Segment 2 of 4,I,16,30,O'Rourke,17,Woolsey,23|
rs|2HN+1,4HN-1,3NE-2,3NE+1,2SN+1,1NS+3,3NS=,3NS=,3NN+2,3NN+3,3HE+1,2HE=,3DW-1,3NSx-3,4HE=,4HE=,4SN-4,3HWx-1,3NE+2,6NW-1,5DSx-4,5DSx-1,3NE=,3NE=,3NN=,3NN=,3NE-1,3NE=,5HN=,4SE=|
pn|O'Rourke,Woolsey,Jacobus,Stewart,Cohen,Bates,Rosenberg,Wold|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SK62HQ986D752C632,ST983H72DKQCQ9874,SQJ54HAKT54DAJCK5,SA7HJ3DT98643CAJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d!|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: woolsey DBL  4@H/@S & 5+@C/@D|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg||
nt|daman: welcome back|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and extremely agressive :)|pg||
mc|11|nt|vugraphzfg: claimed taking club finesse|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: Made 3|pg||
nt|daman: was that the Raptor double?|pg||
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qx|o17|st||md|3SA975HKQJ94D953C4,S862H6DAKJ7CAJ962,SQT4H872D62CK8753,SKJ3HAT53DQT84CQT|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|ahollan1: 1N=10-12   [1st/2nd not vul]|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: many players would bid something with S hand|pg||
nt|daman: yes|pg||
mb|2D!|nt|ahollan1: 2@D = game forcing "stayman"|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|daman: 2@D was forcing Stayman|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and he found Stewart with EXTRAS|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s2|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg||
nt|ahollan1: a totally new concept|pg||
nt|007 joosth: like Bob Dylan:  how many ducks.....|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|nt|007 joosth: but this is very good defence|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i thought NS Rusinow vs NT  so King lead a bit of a surprise|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d3|pc|c6|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s9|nt|ahollan1: system summary forms  that include description of leads/carding  under http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_entries&event=22&task=list|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
nt|007 joosth: maybe a missed endplay|pg||
pc|s7|pc|c9|pc|h7|pc|d4|pg||
nt|007 joosth: refusing a 2d cl finesse end after 4 diamonds S would have been endplayed i think|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SA975HKQJ94D953C4,S862H6DAKJ7CAJ962,SQT4H872D62CK8753,SKJ3HAT53DQT84CQT|sv|o|nt|andyv:  we should have the name of the players soon|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|andyv:  Cindy Bernstein and Sally Wheeler sitting EW|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|nt|andyv:  they play a 12-14 NT |pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|hackenbush: http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_entries&event=21&task=list|pg||
nt|hackenbush: for players list and system summary forms|pg||
mb|p|nt|fabsayc: good evening|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|andyv:  this may not prove to be a success|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|andyv:  I don't understand this sequence chosed by EW so can't comment on it|pg||
nt|chick: I just checked the summary card and there is nothing there either|pg||
nt|hackenbush: i'm guessing invite with 5 hearts|pg||
pc|s2|nt|fabsayc: needs moderate care to make this|pg||
pc|h7|nt|fabsayc: but now i bet on defense|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|s8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4ST85HAJT63DKJTCA3,SKJ2HKQ842D5CKT82,SAQ97H7D9432CQJ65,S643H95DAQ876C974|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: both pairs play a form of Precision   so non-1@C opener's limited to max of 15 HCP|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: depending on vul -- don't ask about minimum hcp|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|daman: I never noticed precision by NS on the first 17 boards|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
nt|daman: I have been advised NS do not play precision|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c3|nt|ahollan1: according to system summary forms  only Casen-Ferguson playing 2/1|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
nt|daman: my info came from a good source|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
nt|daman: she is married to North :)|pg||
pc|dK|pc|sJ|pc|d2|nt|007 joosth: thats why N has another p ?  :)|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cA|pg||
nt|ahollan1: wrong system summary form posted -- that  also explains the opening lead on last hand|pg||
mc|9|nt|daman: I used to play against North all the time when we were both a lot younger|pg||
nt|daman: he used to play with Steve Sion and they were deadly|pg||
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qx|c18|st||md|4ST85HAJT63DKJTCA3,SKJ2HKQ842D5CKT82,SAQ97H7D9432CQJ65,S643H95DAQ876C974|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|hackenbush: different NT range allowed the open room to diagnose the @s weakness and reach 5@c|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|andyv:  nobody wanted to play a simple 4@h:)|pg||
nt|andyv:  dbl probably 4 card major and longer minor|pg||
nt|hackenbush: they might play a penalty double over 12-14 NT|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk5: Welcome to Joost and Jack|pg||
mb|1N|nt|fabsayc: heart queen lead if cindy passes|pg||
mb|p|nt|andyv:  their card confirms 4 card major and longer minor|pg||
nt|andyv:  E guessed the N's major was not @ss|pg||
mb|p|nt|chick: could have been though, S had 4|pg||
nt|joest: hi all|pg||
mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cQ|nt|irwinbo: was 3 d really three clubs?|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
nt|joest: i suspect we see Cohen work diamonds next|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h5|nt|joest: wrong again|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|andyv:  looks like E can make this easily on cross ruff|pg||
nt|fabsayc: they may be playing transfers where 3@D would be stayman|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sK|nt|joest: an interesting switch|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
nt|joest: in the other room, they played 2@s when south chose to raise instead of bidding 1NT: a very plausible alternative|pg||
pc|d2|nt|hackenbush: ah, EW one of few pairs to have submitted a convention card|pg||
nt|fabsayc: defense needed to shift to spades after second heart ducked|pg||
pc|d7|nt|hackenbush: http://usbf.org/docs/2011uswbc/acblcards/PollackBjerkan.bmp|pg||
nt|fabsayc: however disa should not have discarded a diamond, if in fact she did|pg||
nt|irwinbo: i wonder if east's 2nt would be the winning bid in the bridge world   many would double|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg||
nt|joest: Bates covered in case Cohen only had 10x of spades and Wold had 8xx left|pg||
pc|d3|nt|andyv:  NS have no response to final 3 tricks for EW.  In hindsight, S probably wished she'd led a @s|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|c8|pg||
nt|joest: now a club back but Mark Cohen has nine tricks|pg||
nt|joest: the club pitch suggesting that perhaps Bates wants hearts returned|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|h2|nt|007 joosth: an endplay is possible now|pg||
pc|d4|nt|andyv:  trying for the up trick en passent|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|hA|nt|chick: even a spade lead wouldn't have helped, could do the same thing|pg||
pc|h4|nt|007 joosth: but risky|pg||
pc|s7|nt|andyv:  en passant:)|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
pc|h6|nt|Vugraphzfe: I missed a couple of tricks in the middle of the hand.|pg||
nt|007 joosth: throwing winners not a good idea|pg||
mc|10|nt|joest: cash the spades, temporarily abandon teh heart ace and endplay west in clubs|pg||
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qx|o19|st||md|1SAKJ64HA83DAQ3CK6,SQ832H5D987CAQ743,S975HKT64DKJ54C85,STHQJ972DT62CJT92|sv|e|nt|ahollan1: this will prove  SSF is wrong|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: south a bit strong if 20-21  maybe even too strong if 22 included in 2N|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: board is being played upsid down..i will lose play and claim soon|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg||
nt|daman: she will take the money and run with 9 tricks|pg||
pc|dK|nt|007 joosth: no puppet here   i think|pg||
pc|h2|pc|c6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|nt|ahollan1: bet on it Joost|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h8|mc|9|nt|daman: can endplay West|pg||
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qx|c19|st||md|1SAKJ64HA83DAQ3CK6,SQ832H5D987CAQ743,S975HKT64DKJ54C85,STHQJ972DT62CJT92|sv|e|nt|joest: 180 was good for an imp |pg||
nt|joest: this could be a swing|pg||
nt|007 joosth: 2NT maybe|pg||
nt|joest: if north-south play puppet stayman, they might land in 4@s|pg||
nt|joest: that should still fetch it looks like but its a bit harder than 3NT|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|nt|007 joosth: E will never be on lead. so Kx of clubs stay protected|pg||
nt|joest: treating his hand as too big for an initial 2NT|pg||
mb|2H|nt|andyv:  on board 34, 5@c was made in OR, slicing the lead to 13 imps|pg||
mb|p|nt|fabsayc: was a very poor effort|pg||
nt|joest: 2@h probably shows 2 controls|pg||
nt|007 joosth: i can understand it with so many controls|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|nt|hackenbush: i'm guessing East bid 2@d instead of North|pg||
mb|3C|nt|andyv:  good guess Howard:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|joest: so they are playing puppet|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|hackenbush: could be gazilli but nothing much on their system summary form|pg||
nt|hackenbush: http://usbf.org/index2.php?option=com_teamforms&task=display&pop=1&page=0&fid=838&pid=607|pg||
nt|andyv:  I'm guessing that 2@d was xfer to @hs showing a better raise than 2@h directly|pg||
nt|hackenbush: that's more likely, if 2@c and 2@h not alerted|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Two diamonds was alerted by West but not by East.|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: as in other room no puppet here|pg||
mb|p|pc|c4|nt|joest: actually you can't determine that by a 3@s rebid :)|pg||
nt|007 joosth: indeed:)|pg||
nt|joest: so this presents the ninth trick but the contract is always cold just by keeping east off lead, for overtricks even|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|nt|irwinbo: 4 spades may even make 5   she will probably make 4 hearts here|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
nt|007 joosth: not the lead at 4S  :)|pg||
pc|dA|nt|fabsayc: could have doubled 3@D, 3@H was a bit much|pg||
nt|007 joosth: 9 tricks for the taking|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
nt|fabsayc: this hand does not merit much thought, are we still here|pg||
nt|irwinbo: i think she is worried about a 4-1 heart break andbeing tapped in dummy|pg||
nt|fabsayc: duck one heart|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|nt|chick: are we stuck or is S thinking?|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dJ|nt|fabsayc: not necissarily bad however, EW can make 4@H|pg||
pc|dT|pg||
pc|dK|pc|h2|nt|007 joosth: no risk  with clubs open|pg||
pc|h3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|nt|andyv:  you loosened them up, Cornelia|pg||
nt|chick: guess so :)|pg||
pc|sT|nt|Vugraphzfe: Pollack was thinking.|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|nt|andyv:  W still has @c loser so making 2 seems to be the most likely outcome|pg||
nt|andyv:  ok, make that a @h loser now|pg||
pc|s8|nt|chick: no more club loser, but now a heart loser|pg||
pc|s7|nt|andyv:  that play doesn't make much sense|pg||
nt|chick: not unreasonable play, since there was a ruff, entirely possible the J will fall now-doubleton|pg||
nt|chick: the club was a sure loser|pg||
nt|andyv:  I thought W would finesse for J@h|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
nt|joest: so a push|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S9HAJ98DA73CAQ986,SJ8632HQ32D52C432,SK75HKT4DKJ98CJT7,SAQT4H765DQT64CK5|sv|b|nt|vugraphzfg: Marc stole the 2nt opener.lol|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|ahollan1: 1@S overcall on 4 would have made things interesting|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|daman: undo|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Stan --  3N from O'Rourke|pg||
mb|p|pc|h7|nt|ahollan1: thanks|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|s4|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2S9HAJ98DA73CAQ986,SJ8632HQ32D52C432,SK75HKT4DKJ98CJT7,SAQT4H765DQT64CK5|sv|b|nt|fabsayc: south is westheimer|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|hackenbush: NS play precision|pg||
nt|joest: third seat a good four card major is a possibility|pg||
mb|3S|nt|joest: tons of pressure now.  Rosenberg could just grab it with 3NT but that's a big statement|pg||
nt|joest: but if he makes a 'responsive double' or some such they are probably headed to 5@d|pg||
nt|joest: 5@C|pg||
mb|3N|nt|007 joosth: 3NT seems best|pg||
mb|p|mb|p!|nt|joest: takes teh pressure off partner which is always appreciated|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: club finesse is needed  after that at least 9 tricks|pg||
nt|joest: Wold knows where the spade king is (or thinks he does)|pg||
nt|007 joosth: well  he may be right:)|pg||
nt|joest: i'm guessing Eddie leads a @d|pg||
pc|h6|nt|hackenbush: this lead and auction should help Wheeler pick up trumps|pg||
pc|h8|nt|fabsayc: i dont understand 4@D bid|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|007 joosth: N can change tactics now by not finessing clubs but diamonds  to protect his sp K|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
nt|joest: now with the heart queen found Rosenberg may work diamonds, trying to keep west off play and not betting the whole hand right away on the location of the club king|pg||
nt|joest: Wold's failure to lead a spade marks him with the ac3e|pg||
nt|joest: ace|pg||
nt|joest: eventually though he will discover he has no alternative but to take the club hook|pg||
nt|007 joosth: and according the opening it seems to be safe|pg||
nt|joest: Wold may well be light but even the scroungiest of opening bids rates to have the club king|pg||
nt|joest: but there is no harm in working diamonds right now just in case.|pg||
nt|joest: 4 hearts + 4 diamonds + 1 club = 9|pg||
nt|007 joosth: when it's about avertricks he can better start clubs immediately|pg||
nt|007 joosth: overtricks    i think:)|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|Vugraphzfe: South and West having lengthy discussion about 4D bid.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Director has been called.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Bernstein, Westheimer, and director have gone off for a long discussion on other side of room.|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|007 joosth: but it was only a 3d hand opening......|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|h2|pc|dK|pg||
nt|007 joosth: can Rosenberg have bid 3NT without spade K?  that seems to be the problem to E|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SQT74HA3DKT762CT2,SKJ632HJ4DAQ54CQ6,SA95HK62D83CA9753,S8HQT9875DJ9CKJ84|sv|n|mb|1C|nt|ahollan1: 1 2 or 3@H?|pg||
mb|3H|nt|ahollan1: never should have doubted |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzfg: louann's conservative pass was best|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|d2|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|h9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|hT|mc|10|nt|ahollan1: nice hand kit|pg||
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qx|c21|st||md|3SQT74HA3DKT762CT2,SKJ632HJ4DAQ54CQ6,SA95HK62D83CA9753,S8HQT9875DJ9CKJ84|sv|n|nt|hackenbush: and apparently she did|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Short break.|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: weak 2 maybe|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|007 joosth: thats better:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|andyv:  a hand that could have had some fireworks put quietly to bed with the 3@d preempt|pg||
pc|d2|nt|chick: playing in a 6-1 minor instead of a 6-2 major seems like a hole in the system|pg||
pc|d4|nt|fabsayc: dubious 2@H overcall|pg||
pc|d8|nt|007 joosth: a rather dull board 9 tricks  maybe defenders dont take their 4 tr|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
nt|chick: I would not preempt with S's hand, too much chance partner has spades|pg||
nt|andyv:  but they will survive this one as there is no game|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|andyv:  so this should go down 2|pg||
nt|chick: sounds about right|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|sK|nt|chick: she'll take 6 diamonds and the @SK, not much chance of anything else|pg||
nt|fabsayc: can make all the rest|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Pollack has called the director.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Sorry that the connection keeps dropping.  It has been happening all day.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Sorry.  Don't have that info.|pg||
nt|hackenbush: other table misdefended against 2@d|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Director is here.  East exposed a card.|pg||
nt|andyv:  so possibly 5 more imps to NS|pg||
nt|andyv:  well, maybe not now|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h5|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|fabsayc: but needed to start with diamond ruff i think|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|nt|Vugraphzfe: Declarer is cross-ruffing the hand.|pg||
nt|fabsayc: yes but had she ruffed a diamond immediately would have scored all 6 trumps in hand|pg||
nt|007 joosth: maybe drawing trumps was a better chance to make more tricks|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
nt|007 joosth: now for NS yes|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c5|nt|007 joosth: 8 tricks now  thanks to ruffing that good diamonds|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SK8HA853DQ52CA953,SQJ2HKQT62DK63CT2,ST973H97DT8CKQJ76,SA654HJ4DAJ974C84|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|d!|an|5D with ht tolerance|nt|ahollan1: DBL = snapdragon  shows 4th suit with tolerance for partner's overcall|pg||
mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|3C|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: @SK ??|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oh  helps to know who's on lead   [thanks drew]|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
nt|ahollan1: no need false card   O'Rourke denied 3@S in the auction  [i assume with 1N]|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: kit might play n to be 4-5 in the blacks and find the position|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SK8HA853DQ52CA953,SQJ2HKQT62DK63CT2,ST973H97DT8CKQJ76,SA654HJ4DAJ974C84|sv|e|nt|andyv:  my error earlier...meant to say 5 imps to EW|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|nt|joest: Rosenberg with a disciplined pass but at matchpoints I can assure you some folks would enter with a lead directing 2@s|pg||
nt|joest: 2@c|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: well I guess at IMPS too!|pg||
nt|joest: at favorable I guess anything goes|pg||
nt|joest: but Milt is usually pretty disciplined|pg||
mb|3N|nt|andyv:  6@c or 6N will be disappointing with the 4-1 @c break|pg||
nt|andyv:  the OR managed to stay out of trouble|pg||
nt|joest: this catches Cohen with a big hand though|pg||
nt|joest: here come the police|pg||
nt|joest: Bates has to double what is under his nose it seems to me|pg||
nt|joest: of course his partner is 3rd seat but still..|pg||
nt|007 joosth: only 7 tricks i think|pg||
mb|d|nt|joest: and there they are|pg||
nt|007 joosth: but a diamond lead is not nice|pg||
nt|joest: no way does Rosenberg sit this|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chick: it does seem that they should have considered a slam at least|pg||
nt|joest: ok so I have misguessed Rosenberg at every opportunity|pg||
nt|joest: Mark used to be a pretty harsh partner.  I played with him.|pg||
nt|joest: I would NOT have wanted to table this dummy in 3NT doubled!!! :)|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|chick: right now, pollack is praying for a bad club split :)|pg||
nt|andyv:  as they did here...1N is 8-13 and game forcing|pg||
nt|007 joosth: a heart lead seems obvious   the Q or K   according to what agreement you have|pg||
nt|007 joosth: asking unblocking a J|pg||
nt|joest: although that will cost her|pg||
nt|joest: here|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|nt|hackenbush: 8-11 opposite passed hand|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
nt|hackenbush: *as|pg||
nt|fabsayc: spade ace lead was a good bet with no raise by partner|pg||
nt|hackenbush: new leader after this hand|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Yes, goes down every 4-5 minutes.|pg||
nt|hackenbush: should get diamonds right after West shows up with lots of black cards|pg||
nt|007 joosth: well Jack,  maybe he just wanted to visit the toilet?|pg||
nt|007 joosth: no unbloch here  thats strange|pg||
nt|joest: Bates proceeding on the assumption that, having not seen the jack from partner, Cohen must have it|pg||
nt|joest: at least I'm guessing so|pg||
nt|007 joosth: y|pg||
nt|007 joosth: 1 more mistake and its only -100|pg||
nt|joest: but it doesn't matter much what he does since Cohen has only six tricks that I can count|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h9|nt|andyv:  true, ty:)|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|joest: assuming that Wold switches to the @Dj when he gets in|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|fabsayc: hi howard|pg||
pc|c9|nt|hackenbush: hi Martin|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c3|nt|andyv:  time to claim|pg||
nt|fabsayc: you need to allow one ruff, well done|pg||
pc|d3|nt|007 joosth: first they should discard 5 times|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|chick: she can set up a spade trick before clearing clubs|pg||
pc|s5|pc|c5|nt|007 joosth: I think NS should have a little talk about intervening and bidding after that|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|joest: queen of spades is very thoughtful, showing Qj|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d7|nt|joest: no way would Wold duck the spade 10 off dummy then (even though he would probably hop anyway)|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s3|nt|007 joosth: 3 off  indeed as you said now|pg||
nt|joest: like I said, no way does Wold duck the spade :)|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|dK|nt|joest: Bates overtakes and cashes out since he knows what to do|pg||
nt|007 joosth: claim already?|pg||
nt|joest: this is the kind of hand you just need to forget|pg||
mc|6|nt|joest: Rosenberg thinks: 'he buries me'|pg||
pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SA5H72DQT9873CK95,SJ642HAJT4DA4CA76,SQT873HK53D52CQT3,SK9HQ986DKJ6CJ842|sv|b|nt|daman: he needed a Chinese finesse to make|pg||
nt|ahollan1: only happens in literature -- never at the table :(|pg||
mb|2D|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: lebensohl to show 4@H invite?|pg||
nt|daman: the webpage for these Championships      http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_vugraphs&event=USSBC2011|pg||
mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: direct 3@H would show 5|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|daman: chinese finesse isn't correct...  backward finesse...  chinese finesse is false finesse like Axx opp Qxx|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d5|nt|vugraphzfg: with clubs 3-3, the endplays won't work if discards are correct|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|nt|ahollan1: needed much better @C spots to have any chance|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|h6|pc|d3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: or a spare ace/king|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|hQ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|c4|pc|d9|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d2|nt|ahollan1: one more trump to force defense to get it right|pg||
pc|c8|nt|daman: careful of the endplay|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|daman: uh oh|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and she goes wrong|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: louann needed ot discard kc|pg||
mc|10|nt|daman: turn out the lights|pg||
pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SA5H72DQT9873CK95,SJ642HAJT4DA4CA76,SQT873HK53D52CQT3,SK9HQ986DKJ6CJ842|sv|b|nt|chick: 4@H looks solid|pg||
nt|joest: Cohen: 'why is he bidding on nothing'|pg||
nt|joest: these things happen|pg||
nt|joest: :)|pg||
mb|2D|nt|joest: at first blush I'm trying to see how 4@h made in the other room|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|007 joosth: diamod-lead maybe   but still....|pg||
nt|joest: Wold might bid 3@h|pg||
mb|2N|nt|joest: 2Nt might be the 'value call' but it could be Lebensohl here|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: partnerships differ about whether 2NT is Lebensohl after a 2@d opener|pg||
nt|joest: 2NT gets the nature of the hand across well|pg||
nt|007 joosth: In the Netherlands almost everybody plays multi,  so I don't know|pg||
nt|joest: Bates may be asking himself: "do we play Lebensohl here"?|pg||
nt|007 joosth: I hope he asked it before|pg||
nt|joest: of course it is possible that they do and that Wold follows up with 3@h over a forced 3@c rebid showing four hearts in a NT hand and offering a choice of games|pg||
nt|joest: his hand is pretty straightforward so the longer he thinks the more my money is on the issue of "what do we play here?" :)|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|joest: 3@c = "I think we play Lebensohl" :)|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|fabsayc: treacherous contract|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i think win heart in hand club king and ten|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: some magic will be needed|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg||
nt|joest: even with that lead, I still don't see how this makes|pg||
pc|s5|nt|fabsayc: but nothing looks very good|pg||
pc|s6|nt|joest: something must have gone amiss in the other room|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h8|nt|hackenbush: well done by Disa, now don't need a 3rd club trick|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s4|pg||
nt|007 joosth: 1 more sp ruff i think|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|nt|andyv:  there's not very much to the play of this hand despite the bad trump break and the K@s being off side|pg||
nt|007 joosth: some pressure on D now|pg||
pc|hT|nt|007 joosth: on S|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
nt|joest: i don't see it|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|nt|007 joosth: not yet:)|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
nt|joest: now @ha shelling a club|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|nt|007 joosth: but 9 tr are there already|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
nt|joest: now it makes|pg||
nt|joest: ace of clubs and a club|pg||
nt|007 joosth: 1 more H would have helped otherwise maybe|pg||
nt|joest: south either endplayed or must jettison his club honor and let Wold score a club trick|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|nt|007 joosth: N should have played a diamond  not a spade|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
nt|joest: Cohen needed to pitch a diamond at this last turn|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
nt|007 joosth: yes that seemed easy|pg||
nt|joest: Cohen must still guess how many diamodns Wold started with, i.e. whether 2=4=4=3 or 2=4=3=4|pg||
nt|007 joosth: but the next H would have caused same problem|pg||
mc|10|nt|joest: both north-souths will be relieved to see that was a push|pg||
nt|007 joosth: lol|pg||
pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2S9763HDKT62CAK832,SKHT97432DA985C74,SQ8HAQ865DQ73CQ96,SAJT542HKJDJ4CJT5|sv|o|mb|2D!|nt|ahollan1: shows power of forcing defense to discard on run of a suit|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@D = weak  2@H/@S opening|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|nt|ahollan1: 2@H = pass/correct|pg||
nt|ahollan1: chances of correct??|pg||
mb|4C!|an|based on written defense|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|ahollan1: written defense to "multi" [really Wagner when always 2@H/@S]   online at http://web2.acbl.org/defensedatabase/3b.htm|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: lead was the last good news on this hand|pg||
nt|daman: I wonder if they play leaping michaels|pg||
nt|ahollan1: per writeup  4@C = 5+@C & 5+@H/@S|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: double blink from Stewart|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h2|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d2|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
nt|ahollan1: is there a way to get more than remaining @S and @DA?|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dJ|mc|6|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2S9763HDKT62CAK832,SKHT97432DA985C74,SQ8HAQ865DQ73CQ96,SAJT542HKJDJ4CJT5|sv|o|nt|007 joosth: still they couls have earned 12 imps or so|pg||
nt|007 joosth: d|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|joest: north-south witha preposterous result in the open room|pg||
mb|d|mb|2N|nt|007 joosth: i dont understand 2NT|pg||
nt|joest: sanity returns|pg||
mb|p|nt|hackenbush: South may think about offering NT with so much secondary values|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 3nt is excellent, 4@H is down|pg||
nt|007 joosth: oops  I can stay|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|joest: really?|pg||
mb|p|nt|andyv:  a @s lead may make this 3NT contract very awkward|pg||
nt|007 joosth: this will promise a stopper  so 3NT comes closer   again an ugly game|pg||
mb|d|nt|fabsayc: well it might make|pg||
nt|joest: both north-souths have hit a rough patch these last two boards|pg||
mb|p|nt|andyv:  but N won't find that|pg||
mb|p|nt|fabsayc: this was not exactly how i thought it would work|pg||
nt|joest: ok now this is REALLY ridiculous!|pg||
nt|joest: I mean there is no other word for it|pg||
nt|007 joosth: sorry i think i'm commentator of a different game.   i dont understand 2NT nor 3H if thats natural|pg||
mb|p|nt|andyv:  now it's easy|pg||
nt|andyv:  hi Howard...good to see you surviving this roller coaster:)|pg||
nt|hackenbush: pretty tame set so far|pg||
nt|hackenbush: after bd 34|pg||
nt|007 joosth: thats better|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|007 joosth: although....2Nt is crazy in my opinion|pg||
nt|joest: AKQ may all go on trick 1!|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|c4|pc|s8|pg||
nt|hackenbush: not sure desperation was called for on lead when they're getting a bad trump break|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|c7|nt|007 joosth: why does N not lead a suit that will be possed by S?|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|c8|nt|joest: presumably Roger is thinking about following suit :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: sorry lost track of play|pg||
nt|joest: np Kathy|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SJ854H4D87652C853,SAK72HAT7DAJ3CAK4,ST9HK9863DK94CT97,SQ63HQJ52DQTCQJ62|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@C=16+ unbal  18+ bal|pg||
mb|1C!|nt|ahollan1: in thinner days i would have opened South weak 2@D|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N!|nt|ahollan1: 1N=game force 9-non opener  balanced|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|ahollan1: 2@C a special form of stayman|pg||
nt|daman: I thought Marc might open the North hand 2@H |pg||
nt|daman: 5 card suit    4  9's|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Stewart 2@D = 4@H, maybe 4@S|pg||
mb|2N!|nt|ahollan1: 2N asks for rest of shape|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: stan REALLY wants jacobus to bid|pg||
nt|daman: Al   you have everyone's system down pat|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3@C = 4@H & 4@C|pg||
nt|daman: except for meckwell    we leave that to bigtrain|pg||
mb|3D!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i'm sure trying to get there George|pg||
mb|3H!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@D will find out exactly 3=4=2=4|pg||
nt|daman: it adds a ton to the commentary   I hope the specs appreciate it|pg||
nt|ahollan1: decision time -- force slam or invite   ask keycard in ANY suit   signoff ...  the arsenal covers them all|pg||
nt|ahollan1: key point   they NEVER fudge with "good" 8 hcp   |pg||
nt|daman: I have played a lot against Rubin/Becker and their relay system     a lot of their simple auctions were like this one|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: this sequence allows them to find all 4-4 fits for slam|pg||
nt|ahollan1: only woolsey and kibitzers know anything about woolsey's hand|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and i'm only about 84% sure|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: instead of getting complete shape, woolsey could have asked total controls  [A=2 K=1]  when he learned no Kings  live would have been easier|pg||
nt|daman: stopping on a dime|pg||
nt|daman: 1 of 2 finesses for slam    both off|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: nice decision to avoid good 6n..kit wishes partner bad luck!|pg||
nt|ahollan1: great stop on this layout|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg||
nt|ahollan1: slam a little better than just the 2 finesses|pg||
nt|daman: 3-3 spades|pg||
nt|ahollan1: right|pg||
nt|daman: details|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i'm in charge of obscure and obnoxious|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: a lot better than 2 finesses|pg||
nt|daman: I defer to you on both of those issues|pg||
nt|daman: who wrote Kokomo?|pg||
mc|11|nt|ahollan1: i'm not sure about the passed hand bidding    maybe 2@D limited   of controls|pg||
pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SJ854H4D87652C853,SAK72HAT7DAJ3CAK4,ST9HK9863DK94CT97,SQ63HQJ52DQTCQJ62|sv|e|nt|fabsayc: 4@S should go down|pg||
nt|007 joosth: though thefence will not win prizes  this must be a big swing for NS|pg||
nt|joest: I am shocked at the open room result I must admit|pg||
nt|joest: 33 highs and they don't get past 3NT|pg||
nt|joest: and with both kings offside that was the winning move|pg||
nt|joest: not to mention spades 4-2|pg||
nt|007 joosth: I would expect some more discipline at this age|pg||
nt|joest: perhaps the players are taking a break|pg||
nt|joest: anyway I am betting that Wold and Bates bid a slam her|pg||
nt|joest: here|pg||
mb|p|nt|andyv:  pretty lucky to make 4@s on this hand|pg||
nt|hackenbush: time to play in the worse trump suit?|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: 6Nt looks great  but very unlucky|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: 2 loosing finesses,  spades 42  and no squeeze|pg||
mb|1C|nt|fabsayc: yes you might survive in hearts|pg||
nt|hackenbush: open room led trump vs 4@s|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: maybe with open cards an endply?|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|hackenbush: this will still be an excellent result for Sprung|pg||
nt|fabsayc: actually 4NT looks pretty automatic|pg||
mb|3N|nt|hackenbush: yes when partner showed values|pg||
mb|p|nt|hackenbush: this was beatable on an unlikely @c or @dA lead|pg||
nt|andyv:  Declared gets the lead she needed to make this|pg||
nt|hackenbush: bye for now, hope the internet connection gets better!|pg||
nt|andyv:  a club lead would have set this|pg||
nt|andyv:  bye Howard|pg||
nt|007 joosth: even that I dont believe|pg||
mb|4N|nt|chick: down 5?|pg||
mb|p|mb|5N|nt|joest: 1@c was precision|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: 1@h was probably artificial|pg||
nt|007 joosth: only an agressive diamond lead will bring the slam?|pg||
nt|joest: when I firrst started bridge the auction would have gone 2NT-6NT|pg||
nt|007 joosth: 23 was also then to much for 2NT?|pg||
nt|joest: 22-24|pg||
nt|007 joosth: ok|pg||
nt|joest: old old days|pg||
nt|007 joosth: lol|pg||
nt|007 joosth: at least you made it|pg||
mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|joest: the slow boat but they got there|pg||
nt|joest: one of the black tens|pg||
nt|007 joosth: club is best i think|pg||
pc|sT|nt|joest: not if dummy has AJ8x and declarer has Kxx|pg||
nt|joest: spade is safer|pg||
nt|007 joosth: not when you change the 7 and 8?|pg||
nt|joest: i guess a straightforward line is jump, hook the heart, test the spades and fall back on the diamond hook|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|nt|007 joosth: show up squeeze i think for -1|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h5|nt|joest: yes. Bates will know he is down seconds before the hand is over|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|sA|nt|007 joosth: then the match is very close again|pg||
nt|joest: Woolsey will take the lead here|pg||
mc|11|nt|007 joosth: well  really unlucky for EW|pg||
pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4S92H872DAQ7642CJ3,SAKQ7654HQT65D9CT,SJHAJ94DK5CAK9852,ST83HK3DJT83CQ764|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|3S|nt|bigtrain: i'd classify this as a very lucky result since slam makes better than 4 out of 5 times|pg||
mb|5D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzfg: i believe fred lied on pointcount but am not sure|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h5|nt|vugraphzfg: i am wrong 1n is 8-10|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|d9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|s3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|dK|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|s4|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4S92H872DAQ7642CJ3,SAKQ7654HQT65D9CT,SJHAJ94DK5CAK9852,ST83HK3DJT83CQ764|sv|b|nt|andyv:  yes|pg||
nt|andyv:  so far a good set for Westheimer|pg||
nt|Walddk1: Welcome back|pg||
nt|007 joosth: after this board EW should have the lead again|pg||
nt|joest: 5@d is not the world's best contract but it seems like it deserved a better fate than 1100 minus|pg||
nt|007 joosth: yes  sorry    its the other team|pg||
mb|p|nt|007 joosth: 800 would have been standard?|pg||
nt|joest: well in top tricks you have 5 diamonds + 2 clubs + 2 hearts so I would hope to limit it to 500|pg||
mb|2D|nt|Walddk1: Hopefully to a stable connection|pg||
mb|4S|nt|Walddk1: Welcome to Jon Wittes|pg||
nt|joest: Bates bidding 4@s where Woolsey settled for 3 next door|pg||
nt|007 joosth: indeed but thats after you know how well the hearts behave|pg||
nt|joest: rosenberg will bid 5@d as well I would imagine|pg||
nt|007 joosth: i cant imagine|pg||
nt|007 joosth: 3 sure tricks in defence|pg||
mb|5D|nt|andyv:  precision 1@c|pg||
nt|andyv:  dbl probably for the majors|pg||
nt|007 joosth: well  " sure"  :0|pg||
mb|d|nt|jwit: Good morning everyone|pg||
nt|007 joosth: ok  i give up|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|jwit: 4S likely contract here|pg||
nt|joest: Well now we'll see if Cohen can hold down the carnage a bit|pg||
nt|007 joosth: playing with a Cohen  I would expect some more law|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: the other room just finished|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|joest: after a club switch, Cohen has major problems getting back to his hand (if he really wants to try for a spade ruff)|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|nt|jwit: Should be no problem for declarer|pg||
nt|irwinbo: cards sit nicely|pg||
nt|007 joosth: the roof comes down if he tries to play on clubs|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
nt|chick: a messy auction :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Levin in deep thought.|pg||
pc|h6|nt|andyv:  and a good spot|pg||
nt|007 joosth: well maybe he can discard a spade on a heart|pg||
nt|joest: double dummy he could make it now|pg||
nt|joest: flies ace plays one round of diamonds then works clubs|pg||
nt|joest: spade ruff, etc.|pg||
pc|h9|nt|chick: perhaps, but I think can make game|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
nt|007 joosth: why that silly 9?|pg||
nt|007 joosth: ok it just dont hurt|pg||
nt|007 joosth: just 1 trick maybe  haha.|pg||
nt|007 joosth: now the 5 is a stopper|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|nt|chick: have to pick up the diamonds for it|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
nt|jwit: Could have lost as many as 5 tricks in this contract with a different layout, but everything lies well for declarer|pg||
nt|007 joosth: plaing the J would have been ok|pg||
nt|007 joosth: tryiong clubs now i think|pg||
pc|cA|nt|chick: and she might not do that|pg||
nt|joest: he is still going to telescope into a club development line for down 1|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cJ|nt|007 joosth: but alas for him   4-1|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|nt|007 joosth: but finesseble|pg||
pc|d4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|d5|pc|s3|pg||
nt|007 joosth: al together Roosenberg will win 900 here i think|pg||
nt|joest: -200 to win 14|pg||
nt|007 joosth: some days are worse|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1S9852HK9543D95CQ7,SQTHAQT8DQ8432CK8,SA743HJ6DKJ7CT653,SKJ6H72DAT6CAJ942|sv|o|nt|daman: all roads leadto 3NT   EW  on this hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|ahollan1: 1@D=10-15 HCP, 2+@D  [at this vul, if bal then 13-15]|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: 2@C=game force   2@D=5+|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: we should be able to work out the rest|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@D did not deny 4@H/@S   3@D did deny a major|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s5|pc|d2|pc|c6|pg||
nt|daman: nice @C play Kit|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h3|pc|d3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s7|pc|d6|pc|h9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1S9852HK9543D95CQ7,SQTHAQT8DQ8432CK8,SA743HJ6DKJ7CT653,SKJ6H72DAT6CAJ942|sv|o|nt|andyv:  I just don't think they were ever getting close to game and did well to get to a makeable contract|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Players taking a break.|pg||
mb|p|nt|chick: oh I agree, bidding the game was a long shot|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|andyv:  S has a problem trying to describe her hand|pg||
nt|joest: 1@d-2@c is a difficult auction in Standard that requires a lot of discussion|pg||
mb|p|nt|andyv:  2N probably xfer to @d|pg||
nt|chick: 2N probably transfer to diamonds|pg||
nt|chick: :)|pg||
nt|andyv:  i do short hand better:)|pg||
nt|chick: hehe|pg||
nt|joest: does a 2@d rebid show five?  Does 2 of a major show extras? etc.|pg||
nt|007 joosth: yes indeed I can recommend the Lawrnce book 2/1 here|pg||
mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: i think this 2@C has 4@H/@S only if 6+@C|pg||
nt|joest: yes he has a well thought out method in his book|pg||
mb|p|nt|hackenbush: routine 4@s here, Westheimer's opening will have to come on one of the last 4 boards|pg||
nt|joest: now 3@d|pg||
nt|ahollan1: yes  2@D=5+|pg||
nt|joest: and then either 3@h followed by 3Nt or just 3NT directly|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|jwit: EW slightly stole this one, though they will have to do some scrambling to make this|pg||
nt|007 joosth: some play 2D as balanced   11/12  maybe only 3 diamonds|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|chick: I was going to say she would need a safety play in diamonds, but doesn't look like she'll get the chance|pg||
mb|3N|nt|jwit: Lead actually helps|pg||
nt|007 joosth: then 2NT can be 13/14  gf  or  18/19|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@D didn't deny 4@H/@S  but 3@D did|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: but Bates-Wold play precision so |pg||
nt|007 joosth: H lead maybe  but N did not double 3H|pg||
pc|s8|nt|007 joosth: fine lead here|pg||
nt|joest: many pairs lead second highest from four small and so, apparently, does this north-south pair|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
nt|jwit: Trumps and spades both behave and 9 of clubs is a big card, so they should probably make this|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|nt|fabsayc: needs a little care now|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d2|nt|007 joosth: 3NT maybe down i think|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|nt|007 joosth: esp now|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|d6|nt|chick: wonder if N considered the possibility of a club ruff|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|nt|joest: defense appears headed to two spade tricks + 2 diamond tricks|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sK|nt|joest: wold with 3 diamonds + 2 spades + 2 clubs + 1 hearts|pg||
nt|joest: he may well have to decide which hook to take|pg||
pc|s5|nt|andyv:  I guess not|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|h3|pc|d3|nt|andyv:  big swing on this board |pg||
pc|dJ|pg||
nt|chick: trump back was a good move, now she has a club trick|pg||
pc|s4|nt|joest: he wiill nothave time to test ace king of clubs first b/c cohen will switch to a heart at once right now|pg||
pc|c4|pc|s9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h5|nt|007 joosth: well played by NS|pg||
nt|joest: of course Eddie could always drop the club queen doubleton but I don't see that happening|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|nt|joest: wd|pg||
nt|007 joosth: but some discards to make|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2ST95HJ74DJ642CQT4,SKQJ76HT832DT7C63,SA84HAKQDK95CAK98,S32H965DAQ83CJ752|sv|n|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@D from Kit?|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: no -- a PASS|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|daman: lol4|pg||
pc|d3|nt|ahollan1: 1st seat favorable vul  5 card major absolutely allowed -- but i guess 4@H held him back|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|h8|pc|s4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|sJ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2ST95HJ74DJ642CQT4,SKQJ76HT832DT7C63,SA84HAKQDK95CAK98,S32H965DAQ83CJ752|sv|n|nt|fabsayc: was an unpunished mistake to draw trumps|pg||
mb|2S|nt|jwit: This might be interesting!|pg||
nt|joest: the live and let die 2@s bid.  five card suit, side four card major|pg||
nt|007 joosth: i like that 2S|pg||
nt|ahollan1: curiously Woolsey did NOT preempt with West   his only option was 2@D|pg||
mb|3N|nt|joest: curiously?|pg||
mb|p|nt|joest: i could think of several reasons why one might not preempt :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|nt|joest: but it is in Kit's character to do so I would say|pg||
nt|007 joosth: sure  but its nice when p knows what to lead|pg||
pc|s5|nt|andyv:  a Roland slam|pg||
nt|chick: much too good for Roland|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|hackenbush: too many losers to bid game, even vul, assuming 3@h is not a limit raise|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|joest: even if clubs behave Rosenberg has only eight tricks|pg||
nt|joest: he will needed to work diamonds|pg||
nt|joest: and will need to assume East has the ace, else he's just down|pg||
nt|007 joosth: true  but the disadvantage of the 2S is that maybe N will guess the clubs|pg||
pc|h2|nt|andyv:  might be right:)|pg||
pc|hK|nt|jwit: 10 of hearts lead will help declarer here|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
nt|andyv:  E may simply play @ss back to K and Q and lose an imp here|pg||
nt|joest: once spades are abandoned for sure the ace of diamonds resides in east|pg||
nt|007 joosth: if N guesses the clubs i think there may be an endplay at E|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg||
nt|007 joosth: the fast way:)|pg||
nt|joest: enough of that suit|pg||
nt|007 joosth: now an endplay with clubs:)|pg||
pc|cT|nt|andyv:  nope|pg||
nt|007 joosth: reat will be automatic?|pg||
pc|c3|nt|jwit: trump lead would be great, but almost impossible to find|pg||
pc|cA|nt|007 joosth: rest|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
nt|007 joosth: ok he doen not knao how many hearts E has|pg||
nt|007 joosth: does|pg||
pc|hA|nt|007 joosth: know:):)|pg||
pc|h6|nt|andyv:  so now have to guess @d to push board|pg||
nt|fabsayc: messing around|pg||
nt|joest: nor spades for that matter|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
nt|joest: at least not yet|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|nt|007 joosth: well AQ  diamonds are known|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s6|pg||
nt|007 joosth: should be automatic indeed|pg||
nt|joest: i think a slight inference that bates has 4 hearts b/c not likely to switch to a low one from xxx|pg||
nt|joest: not cast iron|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|sK|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
nt|joest: your endplay is waiting in the wings|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|nt|chick: getting as much count as she can, but it won't help|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|d2|nt|007 joosth: there it is:)|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
nt|joest: wd for a push|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3S53HAJ82DKJ96CKJ9,SKQ97HK643DA43CQ2,SJT82HT97DT5C8765,SA64HQ5DQ872CAT43|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|ahollan1: the other room finally starting the hand we thought should have been 6N-1|pg||
nt|daman: the penultimate hand of this session now|pg||
nt|ahollan1: this time if bal  1@D is 11-13  |pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|ahollan1: 1N does NOT deny 4@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|ahollan1: they play 1@S rebid is unbalanced  hand|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@D game force checkback|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Stan making Jacobus bid again|pg||
mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2N = not 3@H, not 4@S, not 5@C/@D    sort of limits possibilities|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: so O'Rourke knows  Stewart shape   3=2=4=4   now what|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c4|nt|daman: in 6NT in the CR|pg||
nt|vugraphzfg: that's ok al..he is a good declarer|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d3|nt|ahollan1: as expected  Bates-Wold in 6N on 25|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h7|nt|ahollan1: that means new leader  with only 35 boards left to score|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|dJ|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i'm a bit surprised Jacobus didn't play @S10  |pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|d7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|h6|pg||
nt|ahollan1: instead of 8  -- shouldn't matter, but why not give declarer a losing option|pg||
pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3S53HAJ82DKJ96CKJ9,SKQ97HK643DA43CQ2,SJT82HT97DT5C8765,SA64HQ5DQ872CAT43|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|nt|joest: precision 1@d|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfe: Short break.|pg||
mb|1H|nt|007 joosth: Cohen has no good bid    |pg||
mb|p|nt|jwit: This contract doesn't rate to be duplicated in the other room|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Stewart opened 1N=10-12 and described exact shape|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|007 joosth: diff lead|pg||
nt|007 joosth: spade i guess|pg||
pc|s5|nt|007 joosth: S will reason that N is broke|pg||
nt|007 joosth: ok almost:)|pg||
nt|joest: i like that reasoning|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
nt|joest: i had a feeling the the ten was coming|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
nt|007 joosth: spade again|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
nt|007 joosth: trying not to be endplayed|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|jwit: This should fail by 2 or 3 tricks, but NS can probably make a part score, so no disaster|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s4|nt|ahollan1: @H lead in other room was killer|pg||
nt|joest: not a comfortable pitch here for cohen|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
nt|jwit: Of course, diamonds would have been a better contract for EW, or even spades.|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|nt|ahollan1: @D10 probably makes it tougher for declarer|pg||
nt|joest: Wold playing this great so far|pg||
nt|007 joosth: for the moment S problem is over|pg||
nt|007 joosth: should play 7|pg||
nt|joest: on the heart lead was it down one trivially?|pg||
nt|007 joosth: otherwise he is down|pg||
nt|007 joosth: maybe N should have played the T  easy from here|pg||
nt|joest: if he holds off the queen, cohen will have to give him a red trick |pg||
pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i don't think anything was trivial about the play at the other table|pg||
nt|joest: cos winning the heart queen and shooting a club up is a strong start for declarer|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and @CQ was allowed to win|pg||
nt|joest: at teh risk of repetition: Eddie has played this well|pg||
nt|ahollan1: when Stewart then attacked @D it was all over|pg||
nt|joest: ic|pg||
nt|joest: and clubs were abandoned|pg||
nt|ahollan1: as Jack says  Wold playing this well -- honestly this is 2nd time i've seen all 4 hands and still don't now how to declare it|pg||
nt|007 joosth: Wold did well indeed,  but I think N missed a chance by not playing the T of diamonds|pg||
nt|ahollan1: right Joost  then @Dx from Cohen and Wold is on a guess|pg||
pc|dK|nt|jwit: Did well to get out for down 1|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hQ|nt|007 joosth: claim now|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|h2|mc|9|nt|joest: 12 back to O'Rourke|pg||
pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SHQJT82D986CAK876,SQ8764H653DKCQ953,SK32HAK74DQ732CT4,SAJT95H9DAJT54CJ2|sv|o|nt|daman: last hand now  thanks Stan    thanks Al|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: 3rd Quarter begins in  2 hours 45 minutes  [we're way ahead of other table]|pg||
mb|4S|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|daman: vugraph sked for future sessions       http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php|pg||
mb|p|pc|sA|pc|h2|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: pass 5@H right -- can't make [double dummy]   but  the lead was inevitable|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|hA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|hK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sK|mc|11|nt|daman: nicely donw|pg||
nt|daman: done*|pg||
nt|daman: see you all later|pg||
nt|ahollan1: won't be surprised it that is pushed board|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thanks George, Stan, players, kibs  and rex the wonder dog|pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SHQJT82D986CAK876,SQ8764H653DKCQ953,SK32HAK74DQ732CT4,SAJT95H9DAJT54CJ2|sv|o|nt|Vugraphzfe: Short break.|pg||
nt|andyv:  feels like a football game...a huddle after every play|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: We are in a hotel room that has a convenient bathroom.|pg||
nt|joest: final hand of the 2nd quarter|pg||
nt|007 joosth: ok ty all for kibitzing|pg||
nt|007 joosth: Jack and and All thanks 2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: restart in 2 hours|pg||
mb|1S|nt|andyv:  :)|pg||
nt|joest: and to Kathy our operator|pg||
nt|joest: classic Michaels call|pg||
mb|2S|nt|andyv:  precision 1@c so looks like 2@c is natural|pg||
nt|joest: I would expect to see the closed room auction duplicated|pg||
mb|4S|nt|007 joosth: play|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and probably the same opening lead|pg||
nt|007 joosth: ok|pg||
nt|joest: to see it yourself move your mouse over the open room result|pg||
mb|p|nt|jwit: EW will get to 4H here. Will be very difficult to make|pg||
mb|p|nt|andyv:  EW may be able to find a cheap save in @hs |pg||
nt|andyv:  pass probably 4-7 hcp|pg||
mb|p|pc|cA|nt|chick: 4@S easy, an overtrick on the expected heart lead|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oh my|pg||
nt|joest: hmm|pg||
nt|007 joosth: :)|pg||
nt|joest: my prediction wasn't so hot|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|nt|andyv:  N might have done better to bid 3@h|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|nt|jwit: South did well not to double. Knowledge of bad trump break might have given declarer a fighting chance.|pg||
nt|jwit: Good lead for defense|pg||
nt|joest: i can't leave AKxx of hearts unbid.  If they double me, I apologize I guess|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Jack if it makes you feel any better   i made same prediction 40 minutes ago|pg||
nt|007 joosth: haha|pg||
pc|hK|nt|andyv:  S can afford to lose 2@s and a @c|pg||
nt|chick: will lose only one of each on this lie|pg||
nt|fabsayc: here is there opportunity|pg||
nt|hackenbush: potential pickup for Westheimer here, open room stopping in 3NT|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
nt|fabsayc: very bad hand for 2 way stayman|pg||
nt|007 joosth: glad I did not say a word:)|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
nt|joest: in any event it is going to prove to be an expensive pass resulting in a double game swing|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c9|nt|chick: no, wrong|pg||
nt|chick: with no entries and W known to be long in 2 other suits, lead the 10 and run it|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pg||
nt|007 joosth: the biggest swing of the session|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dK|nt|hackenbush: can't really go wrong here, clubs 5-2 and diamonds 3-3|pg||
nt|joest: O'Rourke will finish with 13 more and take the lead at the half|pg||
nt|007 joosth: ok  almost:)|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|007 joosth: as I said N might be advised to read the book of the other Cohen|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|sT|mc|10|nt|joest: thanks all|pg||
nt|joest: thanks to the kibitzers|pg||
nt|joest: i'm not sure what the restart is.  Sorry|pg||
nt|ahollan1: about 2 hours|pg||
nt|joest: ok thanks Al|pg||
nt|joest: bye all|pg||
nt|007 joosth: bye|pg||
pg||
