vg|2011 USWBC SF B,segment 3 of 4,I,33,48,Sprung,86,Westheimer,57|
rs|4HS-1,2NE-3,5CE=,3NE-2,3SE=,2SE=,2HW+1,2HW=,3CE=,3CE=,2DS=,3DS-2,3NN+2,3NS+2,4HE=,4HW=,3NW+1,3NW=,3SN+1,4SN=,1NS+1,3DN+1,3NN=,3SW-1,4SE+2,4SE+2,4HS+1,3NN+2,4SS=,4SS=,PASS,3CS+1|
pn|ROBERTSON,QUINN,SPRUNG,BREED,Pollack,Bernstein,Bjerkan,Wheeler|pg||
qx|o33|st||md|3SKJ2HKQ432D2CA752,SQT43HAT9DJ874C86,SA96HJ75D9653CKT3,S875H86DAKQTCQJ94|sv|o|nt|andyv:  good afternoon everyone|pg||
nt|benjent: Hi all|pg||
nt|phil: hello|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|nt|phil: well lets see what really happened|pg||
nt|phil: a ha|pg||
mb|d|mb|2H|mb|3C|nt|fabsayc: hi|pg||
nt|benjent: Ah ... vugraph pushed it out :)|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: the auction was a guess|pg||
nt|benjent: ok, now we can confidently say South pushed it out :)|pg||
nt|othered1: Janet's not shy.|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: think this is close if not exact...mary c smith|pg||
pc|d8|nt|benjent: At first glance, 4@h looks down. At second glance too|pg||
nt|othered1: Hi, everyone.|pg||
nt|benjent: I guess 2@c was some kind of Drury. The question is ... who really really pushed it out here?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: director is here, all should be ok after this hand....|pg||
nt|benjent: I kinda get South's theory here, but she could have been a little more delicate|pg||
nt|benjent: At 3@c, it looks like partner could have @c shortage (good), not much in @d (good) but, as we see, not all parts of the plan came together|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: declarer has lost 3....penalty cards....:)|pg||
mc|9|nt|phil: declarer should have a good sense of the opponents shapes and honors after the opening lead, but it wont do her much good|pg||
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qx|c33|st||md|3SKJ2HKQ432D2CA752,SQT43HAT9DJ874C86,SA96HJ75D9653CKT3,S875H86DAKQTCQJ94|sv|o|nt|Walddk3: Step 1, exit from BBO and re-enter as visible|pg||
nt|Walddk3: uncheck  invisible before you re-enter|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C|nt|Walddk3: we can't have a broadcast with invisible operators|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk3: Now or we shall have to boot you|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|nt|andyv:  hi everyone|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg||
nt|sybarra: hello all |pg||
pc|h7|nt|chick: hello Everyone :)|pg||
nt|hackenbush: hi|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hQ|nt|andyv:  cool...more commentators than specs:)|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: I've lost the play.  Will just enter results on this board.|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|o34|st||md|4SK9843HT86DAJTC63,S2HAQ532DK976CQT4,SAQ75HJ74D532CJ92,SJT6HK9DQ84CAK875|sv|n|nt|phil: declarer doesnt have penalty cards - what happened? |pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: don't know, they just got me started!|pg||
nt|phil: ok :)|pg||
nt|benjent: 1 off was about as good as it was going to get. Trumps leads should beat 3@h|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|Vugraphzfj: ok, think we're good to go|pg||
mb|p|nt|phil: Shawn will invite |pg||
mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|othered1: can they stay out of 3N?|pg||
nt|fabsayc: that looks like a force|pg||
nt|benjent: Both pairs play some kind of 2/1. Click on the player names to get a short summary at http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_entries&event=21&task=list|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|nt|othered1: 5@C is pretty good and 4@H with t he friendly splits|pg||
nt|phil: 4@h is great, 5@c is OK, 3N is poor|pg||
nt|fabsayc: 3@D the bid now i think|pg||
mb|5C|nt|othered1: well done|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|benjent: EW mapped out the @s problem nicely|pg||
pc|c3|nt|phil: Mildred likely to be 2245 or 3235 for 3@c, so 5@c is a reasonable shot|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
nt|benjent: And I bet AQx Kx AQx xxxxx doesn't rebid 3@c either|pg||
nt|phil: needs to be really careful here|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: play s for ad|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|benjent: She's kind of mangled her entries here. If she were in hand after 2@c's, 5@c would be virtually cold|pg||
nt|phil: yes, the @cT at T1 might have made things more fluid|pg||
nt|benjent: Where she got to, she was on @h 3-3 or @dA with North|pg||
nt|phil: but it seems part of the work on this hand is guessing where the @dA is|pg||
nt|fabsayc: this still makes although precarious|pg||
nt|phil: ok, win the King, ruff the spade, @hA, ruff heart....|pg||
nt|benjent: Guessing the @dA only matters if @h's are 4-2, but yes|pg||
nt|phil: right|pg||
nt|phil: @dJ is strongest defense I think|pg||
pc|h6|nt|Vugraphzfj: south asks west question|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|cQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg||
nt|phil: good yob|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|nt|benjent: Breed-Quinn certainly handled this board better than the other room and deserve their 11 imps|pg||
mc|11|nt|phil: well earned 11 for Westheimer|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: i agree, well done|pg||
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qx|c34|st||md|4SK9843HT86DAJTC63,S2HAQ532DK976CQT4,SAQ75HJ74D532CJ92,SJT6HK9DQ84CAK875|sv|n|nt|andyv:  we should have the name of the players soon|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|andyv:  Cindy Bernstein and Sally Wheeler sitting EW|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|andyv:  they play a 12-14 NT |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|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||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|nt|andyv:  this may not prove to be a success|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|d6|pg||
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||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o35|st||md|1SK965HT95D84CQT64,SAT8HK3DJ9CKJ9852,S2HQJ64DAKT76CA73,SQJ743HA872DQ532C|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|phil: Mildred and Shawn played a lot together about 10 years ago - then Shawn moved to Poland for awhile but is back in Texas I believe|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|d|nt|benjent: This is a nice textbook hand in @s's. The play is to ruff @c's in hand (and @h's on the board) ... elope with your little trumps|pg||
nt|fabsayc: anybody for double ?|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: :)|pg||
mb|r|nt|phil: not what South wants to hear|pg||
nt|benjent: Breed smells blood|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|phil: she does, but that @d5 just isn't that great|pg||
mb|p|pc|d8|nt|benjent: Sure, but the @d5 is a fair shot to score ... on a @c ruff|pg||
pc|d9|nt|Vugraphzfj: good matchpoint double :)|pg||
nt|benjent: 3@s is touch and go from here. @d lead was clear but not the best lead for the defence|pg||
nt|fabsayc: the real issue was west raised on 3 trumps|pg||
nt|phil: subtle timing to this hand - as Ben says, declarer needs to elope with her baby trump, so using the @hK for an entry to the club ruff is superior to @hK, A, ruff..|pg||
nt|benjent: In 3@s, she's going to need to score the @dQ OR the @sA as a ruff. That's where the @d lead is problematic - it's working, surprisingly, on declarer's problem, not the defenders' ...|pg||
nt|benjent: problem|pg||
nt|phil: but with a trump return, how can she do better than two ruffs in dummy, four trump in hand and two hearts? |pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
nt|phil: maybe she can ruff out @cAxx...|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|s8|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|nt|benjent: Not to be over-critical, but the @h switch wasn't ideal|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
nt|phil: that @cA cannot vanish|pg||
pc|cA|nt|benjent: Goodness|pg||
pc|s3|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|h8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|s4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|cQ|pc|sA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s2|pc|sQ|nt|phil: South gets to undertrump here|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
nt|phil: nice|pg||
nt|benjent: Always fun|pg||
mc|9|nt|benjent: @s7 probably the superior play - straight finesse against the 9 in North|pg||
nt|benjent: Tough way to pick up an imp|pg||
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qx|c35|st||md|1SK965HT95D84CQT64,SAT8HK3DJ9CKJ9852,S2HQJ64DAKT76CA73,SQJ743HA872DQ532C|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|hackenbush: different NT range allowed the open room to diagnose the @s weakness and reach 5@c|pg||
mb|d|mb|2S|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|mb|p|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||
pc|hT|nt|chick: could have been though, S had 4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|s3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hA|nt|andyv:  looks like E can make this easily on cross ruff|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|s8|nt|hackenbush: ah, EW one of few pairs to have submitted a convention card|pg||
pc|hJ|pg||
nt|hackenbush: http://usbf.org/docs/2011uswbc/acblcards/PollackBjerkan.bmp|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|s4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|cT|pc|sT|nt|andyv:  NS have no response to final 3 tricks for EW.  In hindsight, S probably wished she'd led a @s|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|s7|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c8|nt|andyv:  trying for the up trick en passent|pg||
pc|d7|pc|sQ|nt|chick: even a spade lead wouldn't have helped, could do the same thing|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
mc|8|nt|andyv:  en passant:)|pg||
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qx|o36|st||md|2SAQJ6H985DKT52CA7,SK3HAQT43DA9C9842,S8542HJ76D76CKT65,ST97HK2DQJ843CQJ3|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|othered1: depending on EW raise structure, south may infer 3@H in north's hand|pg||
nt|phil: South got her nose in already with an offshape double - time to throw in the towel|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|nt|benjent: Robertson would have loved hearing 2@c after her X. |pg||
nt|othered1: before the hitch, she still had a live partner|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg||
pc|s7|nt|phil: yes...need to pass in tempo :)|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
nt|phil: passing isnt good enough....|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h3|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
nt|benjent: Quinn playing carefully to cover a likely 4-2 trump break|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
nt|benjent: We can see that she can just draw trumps and claim, but she's thinking @hJ9xx over her is likely|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|h9|pg||
mc|9|nt|benjent: And a little bonus when NS didn't take their @c ruff|pg||
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qx|c36|st||md|2SAQJ6H985DKT52CA7,SK3HAQT43DA9C9842,S8542HJ76D76CKT65,ST97HK2DQJ843CQJ3|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|an|!|nt|andyv:  on board 34, 5@c was made in OR, slicing the lead to 13 imps|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|hackenbush: i'm guessing East bid 2@d instead of North|pg||
mb|2D|an|!|nt|andyv:  good guess Howard:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|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||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|chick: are we stuck or is S thinking?|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|h5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|d7|nt|andyv:  you loosened them up, Cornelia|pg||
nt|chick: guess so :)|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Pollack was thinking.|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|hK|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|d2|pg||
nt|chick: no more club loser, but now a heart loser|pg||
pc|dQ|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|dT|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
nt|andyv:  the play I was talking about was the Q@d off dummy|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o37|st||md|3SAT63H532DT73CJT2,SJ8HKQ98DA92CK864,SKQ72HT64DKJ85CA7,S954HAJ7DQ64CQ953|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|3C|nt|Vugraphzfj: 3c was slow|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|benjent: On the format ... the winner of this match (and the other SF) play off to be USA1 at the Venice Cup|pg||
mb|p|pc|d3|pc|d2|nt|phil: fairly normal auction here|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
nt|benjent: The two losers play another match, with the winner playing the loser of the USA1 playoff to become USA2|pg||
nt|phil: curious that a weak NT by North might buy it there|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|nt|benjent: 3@c comes down to figuring out who has the short @c. Not likely to get it wrong|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|phil: North is counted out now; not there is a choice|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c37|st||md|3SAT63H532DT73CJT2,SJ8HKQ98DA92CK864,SKQ72HT64DKJ85CA7,S954HAJ7DQ64CQ953|sv|n|mb|1D|an|!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|hackenbush: NS play precision|pg||
mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|hackenbush: this lead and auction should help Wheeler pick up trumps|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o38|st||md|4S9752HT9DAKJT87C9,SAQJ6HK3D9653CA52,SKTHQJ8742D4CQ863,S843HA65DQ2CKJT74|sv|e|nt|phil: 4@s for the raise (no supp x), 3@h (since South bid 1@s, not 1@h) and 4@d (from the lead)|pg||
mb|p|nt|phil: 2@d? 3@d? pass?|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg||
nt|benjent: Seems a bit chicken passing out 2@d, although it'll work out about the same|pg||
nt|phil: Shawn can infer declarer has great trump since she is holding xxxx, so the @hK lead is a good shot|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cA|nt|benjent: Low @s better|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
nt|phil: this doesnt get the job done|pg||
nt|benjent: preserves the defensive timing better ... declarer is getting a @s ruff now|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|d8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|d4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|dJ|pc|sJ|nt|benjent: I guess Quinn was playing for 2 @c tricks to be cashing, and a simple beat|pg||
nt|phil: still, its the spade ruffs you need to worry about - clubs (like the 3@s hand before) are not going away|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c38|st||md|4S9752HT9DAKJT87C9,SAQJ6HK3D9653CA52,SKTHQJ8742D4CQ863,S843HA65DQ2CKJT74|sv|e|nt|hackenbush: and apparently she did|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: Short break.|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|andyv:  a hand that could have had some fireworks put quietly to bed with the 3@d preempt|pg||
pc|hK|nt|chick: playing in a 6-1 minor instead of a 6-2 major seems like a hole in the system|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h9|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|s6|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
nt|andyv:  so this should go down 2|pg||
nt|chick: sounds about right|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dQ|nt|chick: she'll take 6 diamonds and the @SK, not much chance of anything else|pg||
pc|dA|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|c9|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h4|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h6|pc|s9|pc|d5|pc|h8|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o39|st||md|1SK985HAQ8DQT5C874,SQJT4HJ95DJ7643CJ,S62HKT3DAK9CAKQ32,SA73H7642D82CT965|sv|b|nt|phil: I appreciate the idea of cashing clubs before trying for the trump promotion, but there are free spade discards declarer will take anyway|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|benjent: Yeah, it looked like Quinn just saw a working defense and went for it ... but she needed to think about whether she could combine her chances|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: south thinks|pg||
mb|3N|nt|benjent: ... about slam|pg||
nt|phil: sensible upgrade to 2N with AKQxx|pg||
nt|benjent: ... and decides that her 4333 wonder isn|pg||
nt|benjent: isn't wonderful enough|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|phil: with that South hand, you can torture yourself with constructions where 6 of something is cold, and then you wisely back away from the cliff and bid 3N|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
mc|11|nt|fabsayc: breed needed to hold fourth heart, then likely 630|pg||
nt|phil: yes|pg||
pg||
qx|c39|st||md|1SK985HAQ8DQT5C874,SQJT4HJ95DJ7643CJ,S62HKT3DAK9CAKQ32,SA73H7642D82CT965|sv|b|nt|andyv:  my error earlier...meant to say 5 imps to EW|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1N|an|!|mb|p|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||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chick: it does seem that they should have considered a slam at least|pg||
pc|sQ|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||
pc|s2|pc|sA|nt|hackenbush: 8-11 opposite passed hand|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|hackenbush: *as|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sK|nt|andyv:  true, ty:)|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h3|nt|andyv:  time to claim|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s8|nt|chick: she can set up a spade trick before clearing clubs|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o40|st||md|2ST92H8762DKQT8CAQ,SAJ85HKJT3D94CK32,SK43HD6532CJT9876,SQ76HAQ954DAJ7C54|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|benjent: The EW pairs in this match seem to be allergic to count. On 38, both Wests seemed unsure of the count, and dropped a trick as a result|pg||
mb|p|nt|phil: snoozer 4@h|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|benjent: Declarer has a little problem here|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
nt|phil: yes, youd like to give yourself an extra chance where the @cA and @sK are both off|pg||
nt|benjent: If the @cA is offside, she doesn't want to leave South on lead. She's happy to take a @s finesse into North, losing but protecting the @cK|pg||
nt|phil: how about the @dJ at T1???|pg||
nt|benjent: But if she takes the @dA ... then the defence is a roadmap afterwards.|pg||
nt|benjent: So yeah - I love @dJ!|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: problem soon solved, s is fondling spade|pg||
nt|benjent: @cQ now?|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
nt|phil: meh; not much choice other than the @cK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
nt|phil: next...|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c40|st||md|2ST92H8762DKQT8CAQ,SAJ85HKJT3D94CK32,SK43HD6532CJT9876,SQ76HAQ954DAJ7C54|sv|o|nt|chick: 4@H looks solid|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h3|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||
pc|c8|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|hT|mc|10|pg||
qx|o41|st||md|3ST43HAK96D954CT97,SK8HJT4DKQJ7CK654,S962H752DT8632CAQ,SAQJ75HQ83DACJ832|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: 1nt delayed alert|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|benjent: 3NT is blocked up, but should come home|pg||
nt|fabsayc: is working, but quinn auction not getting anybody's seal of approval|pg||
nt|benjent: NS can't attack declarer's entries and set up their 5th trick at the same time|pg||
nt|phil: how about a spade lead? |pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|c3|pg||
nt|phil: by the way, when you are defending 3N and declarer doesn't attack spades, there is an excellent chance she holds the @sK|pg||
mc|10|nt|benjent: On a @s lead, I think you can unblock @d then push little @c's|pg||
nt|phil: yeah|pg||
pg||
qx|c41|st||md|3ST43HAK96D954CT97,SK8HJT4DKQJ7CK654,S962H752DT8632CAQ,SAQJ75HQ83DACJ832|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|andyv:  a @s lead may make this 3NT contract very awkward|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|andyv:  but N won't find that|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|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||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|c2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|h3|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|c3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|andyv:  looks like a 1 imp change|pg||
pc|h9|pc|c4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|h2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o42|st||md|4S9653H2DK9832CKQ6,SQ4HAT973DJ6CAJ98,SAKT82HKJ8DT5C732,SJ7HQ654DAQ74CT54|sv|b|nt|benjent: Of course, a @s lead is exceptionally unlikely|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|phil: here,  the club suit is very fortunate but frequently you will lose 3|pg||
nt|phil: of course|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|phil: trying to make something interesting out of a dull hand|pg||
mb|2H|nt|phil: 3@h? |pg||
nt|benjent: 4@s is quite likely to make here ... on the expected @h lead|pg||
nt|fabsayc: needs a club lead to beat 4@S|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: south thinks|pg||
nt|phil: its nice if you have the agreement that a double of 3@h means - consider another lead|pg||
mb|3H|nt|fabsayc: not sure even if it applies this is a clear example|pg||
nt|benjent: I like to play it that way. Lots of people use it for not much more than "hey partner, I opened 1@h"|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|phil: in my partnerships we play it after 1M, any overcall, or preempt|pg||
nt|phil: its not on if we raise or open 1m|pg||
nt|phil: game is a little sketchy of course on these cards - need a lot right|pg||
nt|benjent: Because it's so likely that 1m is 3, so you want to use X to say "real suit"|pg||
nt|phil: right|pg||
nt|phil: I know some that play it all the time, until they defend 2 of a minor redoubled|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
nt|benjent: heh|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
mc|10|nt|benjent: Breed cursing the day she was born with the @dA|pg||
pg||
qx|c42|st||md|4S9653H2DK9832CKQ6,SQ4HAT973DJ6CAJ98,SAKT82HKJ8DT5C732,SJ7HQ654DAQ74CT54|sv|b|mb|p|nt|andyv:  pretty lucky to make 4@s on this hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|3H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h2|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||
pc|hA|nt|chick: down 5?|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|c6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o43|st||md|1SA873HKTDAJ963CA9,SQ952HJ72D2CKQ752,SKH9864DQ754CJT86,SJT64HAQ53DKT8C43|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|phil: I used to criticize a 1N opening on the South cards, and then I started doing it myself :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|phil: you really want the lead coming into KT and A9|pg||
nt|fabsayc: what is our view on 2@C landy with 44 shape|pg||
nt|benjent: I do it systemically now ... any 5422 except both majors. It turns out that describing balanced hands as balanced works. Who knew :)|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg||
nt|phil: not a fan of ever competing on 4-4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
nt|phil: but its marginally better in the balance seat I guess|pg||
nt|benjent: Not with the marginal values as well. Might do it vs a weak NT - different value proposition|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|h7|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|h2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|phil: here, after 1@d - 1@h - 1@s - 2@d - it doesnt really feel right to pass does it? |pg||
pc|s4|nt|benjent: Robertson certainly got full value for protecting @cA9|pg||
nt|phil: yep|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d9|pc|hJ|pc|d7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s5|pc|cJ|pc|h5|pg||
mc|8|nt|phil: will slop an extra one here|pg||
nt|fabsayc: defense messed that up|pg||
nt|benjent: I agree on the suit auction, by the way. It sticks in your craw to pass 2@d, but you kinda have to do it|pg||
nt|phil: or not...|pg||
pg||
qx|c43|st||md|1SA873HKTDAJ963CA9,SQ952HJ72D2CKQ752,SKH9864DQ754CJT86,SJT64HAQ53DKT8C43|sv|o|nt|andyv:  yes|pg||
nt|andyv:  so far a good set for Westheimer|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|an|!|mb|d|an|!|nt|andyv:  precision 1@c|pg||
nt|andyv:  dbl probably for the majors|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chick: a messy auction :)|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|andyv:  and a good spot|pg||
pc|s3|nt|chick: perhaps, but I think can make game|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c5|nt|chick: have to pick up the diamonds for it|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|s7|nt|chick: and she might not do that|pg||
pc|s5|pc|d4|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|d7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|c2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o44|st||md|2SJ2H942DAJ86532C8,SKT965HAKD7CKQJ97,SAQ3HQJT6DQ9CAT63,S874H8753DKT4C542|sv|n|nt|phil: its nice to show a weak limit raise in diamonds after 1@s - then passing 2@d isnt as painful|pg||
mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: south thinks, reaches...|pg||
nt|benjent: Tempting to pound out 3NT here|pg||
mb|3N|nt|Vugraphzfj: now there's a bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|benjent: 3NT is like chocolate. Irresistable|pg||
mb|p|nt|phil: I was watching a different match earlier and every hand they would tip toe into part scores|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: east thinks|pg||
pc|s4|nt|Vugraphzfj: dummy says it's a gamble|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|phil: 3N  = "I am woman hear me ROAR" :) :)|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|nt|benjent: Gotta duck|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: obvious|pg||
nt|phil: yep - count your tricks|pg||
pc|d2|nt|benjent: Not that it's so hard :)|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|nt|phil: but Mildred has to duck too!|pg||
mc|9|nt|Vugraphzfj: dummy is saluted by p|pg||
pg||
qx|c44|st||md|2SJ2H942DAJ86532C8,SKT965HAKD7CKQJ97,SAQ3HQJT6DQ9CAT63,S874H8753DKT4C542|sv|n|nt|andyv:  I just don't think they were ever getting close to game and did well to get to a makeable contract|pg||
mb|1S|nt|chick: oh I agree, bidding the game was a long shot|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|an|!|nt|andyv:  S has a problem trying to describe her hand|pg||
mb|3C|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||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|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||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|nt|chick: wonder if N considered the possibility of a club ruff|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pg||
nt|andyv:  I guess not|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|d3|pc|s9|pg||
nt|andyv:  big swing on this board |pg||
mc|8|nt|chick: trump back was a good move, now she has a club trick|pg||
pg||
qx|o45|st||md|3S5HK62DQ52CJ86532,ST8HT8743DKJ3CKQ4,SAJ76HQJ95D986CT7,SKQ9432HADAT74CA9|sv|b|nt|phil: you simply have to give declarer a losing option with the opening bidder ducking with K7|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|phil: which Quinn would find every day that ends in "y"|pg||
mb|p|nt|benjent: There's gotta be a language where some day DOESN'T end in y :)|pg||
mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|phil: most of them lol|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|nt|benjent: running this has a lot of appeal|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: south fondles spades|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: east i mean|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
nt|benjent: very hard to lose 4 tricks if @s10 loses, but playing K here could blow the useful @s pip position|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s4|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c3|pc|h4|pc|s6|pg||
nt|benjent: Nice work so far. Might as well make a day of it and get @d's right|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c6|pc|h7|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|benjent: And it's even the percentage play|pg||
nt|phil: I think the play here in this set has been as good as we've seen in this event so far|pg||
nt|phil: last one I guess|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg||
nt|phil: nicely played|pg||
mc|12|nt|Vugraphzfj: i agree |pg||
nt|fabsayc: thanks everybody|pg||
nt|phil: thx Ben, Martin and Operator!|pg||
nt|benjent: Well well, NS bid and made the tight and light 4@s on 42|pg||
nt|othered1: Not 16 board sets?|pg||
nt|phil: and Ed and Andy if youre still here|pg||
nt|phil: I thought it was 60|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: 2 to go|pg||
nt|othered1: kThat's the seniors.  Women are made of sterner stuff :)|pg||
pg||
qx|c45|st||md|3S5HK62DQ52CJ86532,ST8HT8743DKJ3CKQ4,SAJ76HQJ95D986CT7,SKQ9432HADAT74CA9|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|andyv:  a Roland slam|pg||
nt|chick: much too good for Roland|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|andyv:  might be right:)|pg||
mb|p|pc|c6|pc|cK|nt|andyv:  E may simply play @ss back to K and Q and lose an imp here|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s2|nt|andyv:  nope|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|c8|pg||
nt|andyv:  so now have to guess @d to push board|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c2|pc|h3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c3|pc|h7|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg||
nt|chick: getting as much count as she can, but it won't help|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o46|st||md|4SQ4HAQJT43DK9CQJ2,ST62HK2D8743CT953,SA9873H6DAQ65CA86,SKJ5H9875DJT2CK74|sv|o|mb|p|nt|phil: 17? that is a weird  |pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|benjent: The Westheimers have been playing well this set - 29 to 5, bringing the match back to a 5 imp margin|pg||
nt|phil: now the truly avant garde open this South hand 1N|pg||
nt|benjent: You first :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: yes, this and another, then break, then more|pg||
nt|phil: I think Gitelman and Moss do - and they have a way to sort of the 6 card major in some cases :)|pg||
nt|othered1: some of us stodgy types see south as a maximum 2@H rebid  because of quackiness|pg||
nt|benjent: It's all cool if your side is bidding on, but it looks pretty silly playing 1NT down when 4@h is secretly sneaking home|pg||
nt|benjent: Sprung will be thinking about slam|pg||
nt|benjent: I wonder how good a suit their 3@h promises. I like to play 1 loser|pg||
mb|p|nt|phil: its really useful if 3@h denies a 4 card minor in my view|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|nt|phil: I think 2@h is fine with 6322|pg||
nt|benjent: Robertson couldn't reject that slam try fast enough|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: questions asked about 4c, can't hear answer|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|benjent: Mind you, swap the EW hands and 6@h is making|pg||
pc|d4|nt|phil: almost 7|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
nt|othered1: but  you don't really want to be in 6, do you?|pg||
nt|phil: 6 is really hungry|pg||
nt|benjent: Only if it makes :)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: can't see play....tech in the way...declarer drawing trumps....|pg||
nt|phil: ok, just claim something at the right time|pg||
mc|11|nt|phil: the bold 3N picked up 11 for Sprung|pg||
nt|benjent: The key to bidding 3NT on 44 was holding the @dA ... means you have control of the timing|pg||
nt|phil: I still would have loved to see a duck of the diamond|pg||
pg||
qx|c46|st||md|4SQ4HAQJT43DK9CQJ2,ST62HK2D8743CT953,SA9873H6DAQ65CA86,SKJ5H9875DJT2CK74|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfe: Short break.|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3H|an|!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|c6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|s3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|d8|pc|s7|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|s2|pc|c8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h3|pc|c3|pc|s8|pc|c4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o47|st||md|1SKQ942H2DAKQ9CA63,S8HQ987DT83CKJT84,ST763HA54D752C975,SAJ5HKJT63DJ64CQ2|sv|n|nt|Vugraphzfj: the girls say they have 2 boards to go, i don't have 2, just 1|pg||
nt|othered1: Really, they are playing 16 board sets, here 33-48|pg||
nt|phil: of course|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|othered1: @C lead looks best, others will make it easy ,as cards lie|pg||
nt|phil: defense is forked when declarer leads a spade off the board, no? |pg||
nt|phil: but has to guess between 2-2 spades and 3-1 spades + 3-3 diamonds|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|nt|othered1: right|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
nt|benjent: Good to duck one of these|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: got 48 :)|pg||
nt|othered1: That was the only lead to make declarer work things out.|pg||
nt|phil: yes - it does not hurt and you might get a little info - or a switch|pg||
pc|sK|nt|benjent: Ducking a @c would have given Robertson the opportunity to guess incorrectly between @s's 2-2 and @d 3-3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|phil: thats interesting|pg||
pc|c3|nt|benjent: Can't hurt to pop @dK on the table and see if you can sniff it out|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
nt|benjent: Feels like she's going the simple path ...|pg||
nt|benjent: Team mates (and NPC) cross their fingers|pg||
nt|benjent: Their toes|pg||
nt|othered1: She is at the key decision point|pg||
nt|benjent: Bite some fingernails|pg||
nt|benjent: Look around for the rosary beads|pg||
nt|othered1: it fees percentage to play @S and go down |pg||
nt|othered1: feels|pg||
nt|phil: and try to remember if @sJ8 is more likely than @s8 :)|pg||
nt|benjent: Hmm. That's seems upside down|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|h6|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s5|nt|othered1: do have some information in the @C suit . . . |pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: got it now, tech gone|pg||
nt|phil: Im not exactly sure what the @sK gained|pg||
nt|benjent: Clear to finesse @s now, with @c 5-2|pg||
mc|10|nt|phil: wlel done|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: finessed spade|pg||
nt|phil: (well)|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: well done robertson|pg||
nt|othered1: Nicely worked out in the end|pg||
nt|benjent: Well done in the end, but that was a pretty strange way to play it|pg||
nt|phil: seems she could have exited the club and received the same intel|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfj: guessed at some, hope it was right (think so)|pg||
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qx|c47|st||md|1SKQ942H2DAKQ9CA63,S8HQ987DT83CKJT84,ST763HA54D752C975,SAJ5HKJT63DJ64CQ2|sv|n|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||
mb|1C|nt|andyv:  :)|pg||
mb|2C|nt|andyv:  precision 1@c so looks like 2@c is natural|pg||
mb|p|an|!|mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|andyv:  EW may be able to find a cheap save in @hs |pg||
nt|andyv:  pass probably 4-7 hcp|pg||
mb|3H|mb|3S|nt|chick: 4@S easy, an overtrick on the expected heart lead|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|nt|andyv:  N might have done better to bid 3@h|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|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||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
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|sQ|pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|hackenbush: can't really go wrong here, clubs 5-2 and diamonds 3-3|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h9|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d9|mc|10|pg||
qx|o48|st||md|2S93HK7DJ64CAJ9873,SAT52HQJ4DA82CT54,SQJ7HA52DQT93CK62,SK864HT9863DK75CQ|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfj: we waited for that!|pg||
nt|phil: ok, set ended with a thud|pg||
nt|benjent: NS have missed a partscore here ... we'll see how it plays out in the other room|pg||
nt|othered1: is north likely to pass in CR?  I would but lots of players can't let 12 points go by without action.|pg||
nt|benjent: Thanks all, next (and final set) scheduled to start in about 30 minutes|pg||
nt|othered1: Thanks everyone and see you then|pg||
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qx|c48|st||md|2S93HK7DJ64CAJ9873,SAT52HQJ4DA82CT54,SQJ7HA52DQT93CK62,SK864HT9863DK75CQ|sv|e|mb|p|nt|andyv:  now the final board of this set|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|andyv:  the result won't be the same as in the OR:)|pg||
nt|andyv:  12-14 NT|pg||
nt|hackenbush: their CC say 10-12 NV 1st/2nd|pg||
mb|3C|nt|andyv:  S trying to decide whether to pass or get to 3@c|pg||
nt|chick: keeps EW out of their major partscore|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|andyv:  the vul will keep EW out of their majors|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|chick: this looks pretty makeable|pg||
nt|andyv:  it should be made...@c suit not that difficult to pick up|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg||
nt|chick: the Westheimer team has picked up 13 + 3 if she makes this for this set|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
nt|chick: 13 IMPs down going into the last set is not that bad|pg||
nt|andyv:  thank you all for joining us|pg||
nt|andyv:  and ty to Gordon, our fearless operator who did a great job in getting us on line.|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg||
mc|9|nt|chick: The operator job is tough enough anyway, without constant connection problems ... Gordon did a great job!|pg||
nt|andyv:  this promises to be a good 4th set to come|pg||
nt|andyv:  bye all!|pg||
nt|Vugraphzfe: There is an error on last board.  They made four.|pg||
nt|chick: so only down 12|pg||
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