vg|C EC 2011 Mixed Teams quarter final,1_2,I,1,14,Mahaffey,0,Harding,0|
rs|2HN=,2HN=,5HEx-1,5HEx-1,1NN-2,2SE=,3NN-3,3NN-1,3NS+2,3NS+1,3NE-2,2DW+2,6NS+1,6NS+1,4HSx-1,3NE=,5CE+1,5DSx-4,3NN+2,2DEx-1,5HS=,5DN-1,3NW+3,3NE+3,2HEx=,3HE-2,3CW-1,4HN-2|
pn|Seamon-Mol,Hanlon,Pszczola,Harding,Brown,Mahaffey,McGANN,Radin|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SJT95HAD9654CKJ53,SAK84H87632DT2CA2,SQ2HKQT954DK7C864,S763HJDAQJ83CQT97|sv|o|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|davpro: Morning all|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|nt|fabsayc: hi|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|davpro: The @h suit will generate 6 tricks...and then a @c|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
nt|fabsayc: they have messed up their entries|pg||
nt|davpro: And suddenly a spade trick looks possible|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d6|mc|8|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SJT95HAD9654CKJ53,SAK84H87632DT2CA2,SQ2HKQT954DK7C864,S763HJDAQJ83CQT97|sv|o|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|nt|p m g: Vai de mine Calin.|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|nt|p m g: = Ups Calin|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dT|nt|dslee: Welcome all :) for the next 14 deals, we would bring in analysis of the hands, results and also would look forward to hear from the specs their opinions - my name is debgiri and I ...|pg||
nt|dslee: am commentating from Sao paulo, Brazil, welcome to this match|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Some comments from Copenhagen as well - Hans|pg||
nt|dslee: welcome Hans :)|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dA|nt|p m g: Beeing active at wrong place this was.|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
nt|hawe45:  This looks easy - 7 tricks with best defence|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Not any longer...|pg||
nt|dslee: nopes :)|pg||
nt|dslee: @C would had been ideal even before cashing @D|pg||
nt|hawe45:  E/W should have worked morre on getting the 3rd @C-trick|pg||
pc|s4|pc|c6|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|h5|pc|d3|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SQ987643H4DJTCKQ7,SHJ6DK6432CT98643,SK52HA93DAQ98CJ52,SAJTHKQT8752D75CA|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|4H|nt|davpro: Another good @h suit. The @s-suit often wins though|pg||
mb|4S|mb|5H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c3|nt|fabsayc: trump lead was better but not so obvious|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
nt|davpro: far from obvious :)|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|h6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|h2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|d2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|hJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|h5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|d3|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|s9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s7|pc|d4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|c8|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|dT|pc|c9|pc|d9|pg||
pc|d5|mc|10|nt|davpro: good result for EW|pg||
pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SQ987643H4DJTCKQ7,SHJ6DK6432CT98643,SK52HA93DAQ98CJ52,SAJTHKQT8752D75CA|sv|n|nt|hawe45:  Quilty for the mis-defence? I would give them 80 % each...|pg||
mb|1H|nt|hawe45:  Trup-lead will NOT do 4 @H any good|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Trump|pg||
nt|dslee: Will NS reach 4@S :) likely no|pg||
mb|2S|mb|d|nt|p m g: As a spec asked: EW need to do thing. They did at last board.|pg||
nt|dslee: good bid by  S- this would open dooors for sure|pg||
nt|dslee: lots of players fumble with these hands in a red vs white position|pg||
mb|3H!|mb|4H|nt|hawe45:  Now South has a hand for 4 @S|pg||
nt|hawe45:  One @S more than promised|pg||
nt|dslee: surely - 3@H is good raise or more|pg||
mb|4S|mb|5H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|p m g: For them h don't know. At 2/1 1NT is force by one round |pg||
mb|p|nt|hawe45:  The lead - 100 or 500...!?!|pg||
mb|p|nt|dslee: good sac|pg||
nt|dslee: @H lead is mandatory while @D lead is tempting :)|pg||
pc|s9|nt|hawe45:  @D-lead is OK - with a switch|pg||
nt|dslee: shoud lead @H , since S has a singleton @H|pg||
nt|dslee: not much of prospect for a @D ruff|pg||
pc|h6|nt|vugraphzgz: stirbu said it isnt forcing|pg||
pc|s2|nt|p m g: If so here is a TD work.|pg||
nt|p m g: I will always recall TD now. AND E pressed to bid as it was no force|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c3|nt|hawe45:  Oups|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sT|nt|hawe45:  Seems better|pg||
pc|s8|nt|edmunte1: hello everyone|pg||
nt|p m g: Hi Ed:)|pg||
nt|edmunte1: 1nt is semiforcing 6-12 hcp|pg||
nt|edmunte1: can be passed with a balanced minimum hand|pg||
nt|p m g: Like ure CC. Learning every day in Galatsi?|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|dslee: was wondering :) so -1 now|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|edmunte1: yes|pg||
nt|p m g: :)|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|h2|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hT|nt|edmunte1: a @c return could have been more usefull|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d2|nt|hawe45:  No big difference, but better play to let the first @S go to hand - and then ruff|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|hK|nt|edmunte1: Ghigheci thought that double should mean a @d lead, but str is @s lead|pg||
nt|hawe45:  I will sit back and think about, WHEN a lead from Q x x x x x x is good...?|pg||
pc|s3|pc|c6|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
nt|edmunte1: still declarer didn't found the way home|pg||
nt|dslee: West is more or less void in @S - so this @S lead would not had been fetching a lot - if there is a @S trik, it wont go anywhere|pg||
mc|10|nt|hawe45:  At the other table, South led @C King|pg||
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qx|o3|st||md|1S7HA6532DK753CT42,SJ9832HJ97DQ94C96,SA64HT8DJT62CKQ53,SKQT5HKQ4DA8CAJ87|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i think harding had to double again, otherwise non vul opponents steal all the time|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h2|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h3|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h5|pc|s8|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|d6|pc|h4|pc|c4|pg||
nt|fabsayc: better not play a heart now|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|dT|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|jkotor: .|pg||
nt|davpro: Eventually E will lead a @c...|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1S7HA6532DK753CT42,SJ9832HJ97DQ94C96,SA64HT8DJT62CKQ53,SKQT5HKQ4DA8CAJ87|sv|e|mb|p|nt|p m g: 20-20 and no Roland. Swich JS to W|pg||
mb|p|nt|edmunte1: NS play 1nt 14-16, so with 17-19 they open 1 minor|pg||
nt|dslee: a  part score hand at the best for EW|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|d|nt|edmunte1: 2@c=majors|pg||
mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H!|nt|edmunte1: 2@d ask which is longer|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|edmunte1: disciplined pass by Ghigheci|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzgz: rusinov leads|pg||
nt|edmunte1: knowing that points are badly placed|pg||
mb|p|nt|dslee: target reached |pg||
nt|hawe45:  With the @H-ruff, there should be 110|pg||
pc|h3|nt|hawe45:  Strange - but good - lead!|pg||
pc|h7|nt|eamongall: maybe not so strange ... 1@D is @H transfer .. and Pass is no fit .. but I would not think of it |pg||
nt|dslee: these leads are effective when Kxx is on Table and declarer has the J and ptr has the Q :) and of course Jx with declarer :) here I guess the assumption of the lead was to see ...|pg||
nt|dslee: whether N has a Kx in the suit :)|pg||
nt|hawe45:  MUst be the @D 3 instead...|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|s4|pc|h4|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Wake up call just told me, that North with 3 @H might have bid 1 @H - which explains the lead. BRAVO - and good morning|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Did´nt see the ALERT over 1 @D|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|d3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Christmas presents not accepted here|pg||
nt|dslee: 1 IMP not stolen :)|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SAQ432HK54DKCJ764,SKT9H7DAJT76C8532,SJ6HAQ863DQ32CKT9,S875HJT92D9854CAQ|sv|b|nt|Walddk6: Good morning to Eamon Galligan|pg||
nt|eamongall: Good morning all |pg||
mb|p|nt|davpro: Morning|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|eamongall: board 3 will be flat I think as just watched 2@S played half way thru on @H lead |pg||
mb|2D|mb|d|nt|eamongall: by Ew |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|davpro: 2@d presumably GF|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk6: Welcome to Jakub Kotorowicz|pg||
nt|davpro: GF = Game Force|pg||
nt|jkotor: hello :)|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|nt|fabsayc: still strange to play in 3nt|pg||
nt|davpro: Strange indeed|pg||
nt|eamongall: Good morning |pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|fabsayc: but 4@H down so wont be too expensive|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|nt|jkotor: seems 4@h -2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|jkotor: from spectator: any contract undoubled is good|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
nt|eamongall: Ha ... the spectator told me that too |pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|davpro: me Too :)|pg||
nt|jkotor: u think E could X it?|pg||
nt|jkotor: @h and @c solid stoppers, partner has @d@d|pg||
nt|jkotor: and opps dont look like mamy @s tricks this bidding|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c9|pc|d9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h6|pc|s7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
mc|6|nt|eamongall: This Harding team reached bottom of 46 teams in Swiss A during round 2 of Swiss ... and climbed up to 9th place in last 3 matches |pg||
pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SAQ432HK54DKCJ764,SKT9H7DAJT76C8532,SJ6HAQ863DQ32CKT9,S875HJT92D9854CAQ|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|p m g: A nice agressive one from CR.|pg||
nt|edmunte1: i believe that 2@c was a littile bit too agressive|pg||
mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|edmunte1: 1@c is 2+, can have 4+@d if @d is a bad suit|pg||
nt|dslee: what system is NS playing? Precision ?|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|dslee: but in any case, this 3NT would be bid now|pg||
nt|dslee: bang on|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|edmunte1: this is an easy maker|pg||
nt|p m g: And here as at CR opps lost the sac.|pg||
nt|edmunte1: Stirbu would lead one Queen|pg||
nt|hawe45:  @D are forever|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|edmunte1: not a good sac|pg||
nt|dslee: EW is rich this time :)|pg||
nt|dslee: hans, do you see a very outside chance of 9 tricks now?|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Difficult situation for the defence: @H K and a small @S|pg||
nt|hawe45:  East might be endplayed then|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
nt|p m g: Normaly not. agree|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
nt|edmunte1: down 3-4|pg||
nt|dslee: ahh- what a move here now :)|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Why take the !K King at first time - better on second|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d5|nt|p m g: -2 this time?|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
nt|dslee: yes, the first mistake was not to win @H|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|nt|edmunte1: should make an overtrick|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d6|pg||
nt|edmunte1: no|pg||
pc|h5|pc|c2|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|nt|dslee: duck @H and see how E reacts|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s7|pg||
nt|hawe45:  But OK, should always be -1|pg||
mc|8|nt|edmunte1: not the bast line|pg||
pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SKQ5HAQT2DKJCQT96,S8743H98643DQT73C,SJ9HK75D542CAK873,SAT62HJDA986CJ542|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|eamongall: The last 16 match was neck and neck until board 27 when Hanlon Harding launched into 6@Hs ...which made 4@H+1 in other room|pg||
nt|davpro: I can't see any reasonfor declarer not taking maximum in @cs|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h4|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d8|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s6|nt|eamongall: an astute spec notes  only 1 team in the quarterfinals was in top ten in the swiss A and 5 were 20th or lower or swiss b... I will take his word ... |pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s2|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d3|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SKQ5HAQT2DKJCQT96,S8743H98643DQT73C,SJ9HK75D542CAK873,SAT62HJDA986CJ542|sv|n|nt|dslee: this should be a easy 3N for NS|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|hawe45:  3 NT, @S to the Ace and a small @D...|pg||
nt|dslee: I hope N does not reply 1NT :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|an| |nt|edmunte1: due to systemic reasons, NS would finish in 2NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|edmunte1: not a success|pg||
nt|p m g: Ed. Only one lead made -3 at last board. Club. Else -2|pg||
mb|3N|nt|edmunte1: yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|nt|edmunte1: 4aces and !JH promotion a good declarer play|pg||
nt|dslee: so in @S lead and @D back, S has to go up - else no way|pg||
nt|dslee: this is friendly|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s4|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s7|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d6|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hK|nt|p m g: Cut cost?|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d9|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|d2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d3|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg||
nt|edmunte1: 200|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|d7|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|dslee: debate is why will one sitting at W should lead a @S|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SQ752HQ9865DQC543,S94HKTDA87543CK96,SJ63HAJ3DK62CQJ72,SAKT8H742DJT9CAT8|sv|e|nt|fabsayc: well there are almost 0 regular partnerships, so ups and downs to be expected|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|an|.|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|jkotor: technical question: is there any option to watch more than 1 table at once? there was bbotv but i believe this doesnt work any more|pg||
nt|eamongall: Yes ... I believe bbotv is replaced by mobile |pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|eamongall: Walddk will appear shortly with the link |pg||
nt|jkotor: http://www.bridgebase.com/client/client.php maybe works, but i was logged out from other window when tried|pg||
nt|eamongall: maybe if you make a 2nd BBO name for yourself ... |pg||
nt|jkotor: ok ok I have it, t y|pg||
nt|fabsayc: bridgebase.com/mobile is the new link|pg||
nt|jkotor: one button logs in as anonymous|pg||
nt|VugraphPLA: We have a little break |pg||
nt|eamongall: if you have 5 or 6 laptops you can watch many :) |pg||
nt|jkotor: @h lead not yet?|pg||
nt|davpro: Strange time for a break....when contemplating lead...|pg||
nt|eamongall: I bet declarer is gone for a walk |pg||
nt|jkotor: no X on 1@s, so more reasons to lead longest suit|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hT|pg||
nt|eamongall: 1@S is probably a transfer to @Ds |pg||
nt|jkotor: Pepsi knows K@d is entry|pg||
nt|eamongall: I know McGann and Brown are playing transfers over 1@C opening as I was using BBO with them last week to bid practice |pg||
nt|jkotor: may think if should open @s now for more payout|pg||
nt|eamongall: spec indicate 1@S is transfer to 1NT |pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
nt|jkotor: 2@d other table, so Mahaffey on lead|pg||
pc|d3|nt|james_h: They are showing the benefit of your work Eamon|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|nt|eamongall: I hope to benefit too ... I am promised Guinness in Ballina |pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c3|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s9|pc|c2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h8|nt|eamongall: 330 = 8 imps to Mahaffy|pg||
pc|d5|nt|james_h: they should be inviting you onto the podium|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c8|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SQ752HQ9865DQC543,S94HKTDA87543CK96,SJ63HAJ3DK62CQJ72,SAKT8H742DJT9CAT8|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|p m g: A copy? Now system discuss|pg||
nt|edmunte1: 6@c is a very good slam|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|hawe45:  3 NT is interesting here - without the @H-lead|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|p m g: Natural start|pg||
mb|p|nt|dslee: yes, bid by west, no scope of that :) but the EW hands does not permit :) |pg||
pc|c2|nt|vugraphzgz: 2S alerted too|pg||
nt|p m g: Y. But system for bid it Ed.|pg||
nt|edmunte1: 3@c shows 4+@d|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|nt|edmunte1: 3@d denies @s fit i think|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dA|nt|edmunte1: 4nt quantitative|pg||
nt|p m g: May we say 3club as a que as well as 3dimond?, Sad.|pg||
nt|edmunte1: not the best route, probably showing @h shortage would have worked better|pg||
nt|p m g: OK. Sr|pg||
nt|edmunte1: 3@s showing more likely a 5242 hand|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|s4|nt|edmunte1: nice bid|pg||
nt|p m g: 6NT are as well a good one.|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|nt|edmunte1: evaluating his long clubs as extra hcp's|pg||
nt|edmunte1: showing 6@c in the same time|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|p m g: EVEN better the 6NT might.|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|d3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SA8H9642DAT2CKQ65,SQT75HKQ7D943CT84,SKJ3HA85DKQJ76CAJ,S9642HJT3D85C9732|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|james_h: Hanlon took a punt there which falls inline with his approach|pg||
mb|1N|nt|james_h: thumbs down this time|pg||
mb|p|nt|eamongall: Is there a 3rd place playoff or are the winners of this round guaranteed a medal |pg||
nt|mareczek: 7@d looks like make without finesse|pg||
mb|4N|mb|p|nt|mareczek: but the closer inspection says finesse necessary|pg||
mb|5N|mb|p|nt|fabsayc: but 4NT is about to be passed|pg||
nt|jkotor: y|pg||
nt|mareczek: 5NT "pick the slam"|pg||
nt|fabsayc: amazingly not|pg||
nt|mareczek: 3@d and doubleton in side suit|pg||
nt|jkotor: not sure if one need @d 3-2 and @s hook on 7@d|pg||
mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mareczek: pszczola should bid 6@d in my opinion|pg||
nt|eamongall: In the other room it looks like McGann unleashed the big dog .... GRRRBRRR|pg||
pc|d4|nt|eamongall: in my local club 4@Cs is always gerber except when its NOT .... not sure the guidelines for NOT |pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
mc|13|nt|jkotor: for those who doesnt know Polish bridge history, mareczek and Pszczola played more than 10 years in one team in Polish 1st division|pg||
pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SA8H9642DAT2CKQ65,SQT75HKQ7D943CT84,SKJ3HA85DKQJ76CAJ,S9642HJT3D85C9732|sv|b|nt|edmunte1: even with AKJxx Ax Qxxx Kx 6nt is a  good spot|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Even 7 NT is cold here|pg||
nt|dslee: interesting - 7@D by NS?|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|hawe45:  Why 7 @D? Better paid in NT|pg||
nt|hawe45:  But we shall see 1440/1470|pg||
nt|dslee: 13th trick :)?|pg||
nt|dslee: in NT ?|pg||
mb|4C|an| |mb|p|nt|edmunte1: holding a 6card suit reduces the average number of hcp's for 6nt to around 31|pg||
nt|hawe45:  @S-finesse...|pg||
nt|dslee: noooooooooooo:)|pg||
nt|dslee: 7@D does not need it :)|pg||
nt|hawe45:  But OK, @D is more solid...!|pg||
mb|4S|nt|dslee: but likely it will be played in 6@D +1|pg||
mb|p|mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|edmunte1: 2@c shows 5+@h and a positive hand|pg||
nt|hawe45:  If this is Gerber, I´m happy - haven´t seen it in use for about 25 years|pg||
nt|dslee: I thought it was extinct|pg||
pc|d3|nt|dslee: so 4@S reply was 2 unlike KC?|pg||
pc|d6|nt|edmunte1: more IMP's for Top|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
nt|p m g: Seams as deals are well at NS here by the 2club. Can u u exsplain ED?|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|nt|edmunte1: the system played by NS was designed by me, so it's easy to explain :)|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|nt|p m g: What to bid from N if he have club?|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg||
mc|13|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SQ53HT96432DAK97C,SAJ8HA7D543CKT643,SKT742HJ5DJT62C87,S96HKQ8DQ8CAQJ952|sv|o|mb|1N|nt|eamongall: I know Polish bridge history .. Polish division 3 players can play well in Ireland .. :) |pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|4H|nt|jkotor: EW weak nt not vul, strong when vul?|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mareczek: fullblooded 4@h!|pg||
pc|d3|nt|james_h: -1|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|nt|eamongall: guess we need to organise a @S ruff for defence to maximise score |pg||
pc|dA|pg||
nt|jkotor: i believe this is not good lead|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|jkotor: @c would be my prefference|pg||
nt|eamongall: in this case ruffing a @D will be natural trump trick ... hoped for @S ruff with @H8|pg||
nt|eamongall: yes ... @C would hopefully get a force going |pg||
nt|eamongall: ok I give up on the ruffs ...they are all natural trump tricks :):)|pg||
nt|james_h: I think what Eamon is saying is that in Ireland there is a small player base and a gap between the top level and the average game|pg||
nt|jkotor: generally: why play xxx when partner has points in all suits?|pg||
nt|jkotor: mostly u re producing some tricks for opponents, when here S can be stucked in hand|pg||
nt|eamongall: well in most Irish tournaments the top group are seldom around ...maybe 3-4 of top 20 players so a Division 3 polish player is good enough to go close to winning .. |pg||
nt|eamongall: Division 1 in Poland is like European championships final  I expect |pg||
pc|cA|pc|h3|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg||
nt|james_h: All I'm saying is that its hard to come up with a one liner to equate the respective levels in two countries with population disparities.|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d8|nt|jkotor: Polish 3rd division is weak those days|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
nt|jkotor: when we have 64 teams in 2nd div...|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SQ53HT96432DAK97C,SAJ8HA7D543CKT643,SKT742HJ5DJT62C87,S96HKQ8DQ8CAQJ952|sv|o|nt|edmunte1: is to be able to bid hearts *hearts are important, 4@h is an easy game, remeber :) )|pg||
nt|edmunte1: even wuth NF hands|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Here - on a @D-lead - only game winning is a lucky 3 NT, so South better bid 1 @D over 1 @C|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|edmunte1: in this board knowing that partenr had 5@h and 8+ hcp made it easy for Ghigheci to bid 4@h|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dslee: any chance of anymore bidding :)?|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|nt|dslee: sorry it stopped while I was typing|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dK|nt|p m g: Still waiting at ure answer. If N had club. What to bid?|pg||
nt|edmunte1: 2@h|pg||
nt|edmunte1: the disatvange is that you have to bid a little higher holding clubs|pg||
nt|p m g: So u have made it inside a relay variant.|pg||
nt|edmunte1: but as i told you, @c's are not so important|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|hawe45:  We will have bidding in next board|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d5|nt|dslee: :)|pg||
pc|dT|pc|s6|pg||
nt|edmunte1: 2@c and2@h bids are reversed over 1@s|pg||
nt|p m g: All hate to miss a slam at minor|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s9|pc|d9|mc|9|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3ST2H9863DJT9532CA,S43HAKT7DQ7CQJT85,SQJ987HQJ42DAK64C,SAK65H5D8CK976432|sv|e|nt|fabsayc: wd|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|d|nt|james_h: We have 2 world champs (that I know of) in rafters ...|pg||
nt|jkotor: is result 800 called "phantom sacrifice" in English?|pg||
mb|2S|an|.|nt|james_h: Wayne Stuart and Jack Zhao|pg||
mb|4H|nt|james_h: They must be having night caps given the time difference|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|james_h: I only think of phantom when you sac and go down when there was no reason to sac|pg||
nt|jkotor: ok, i am told what is "phantom", its a sacrifice that changes the side of score :)|pg||
nt|eamongall: its not terminal though ... 5@Cs is making ... so lose about 5|pg||
nt|woozle: -800 is an oversave, but not a phantom|pg||
nt|woozle: A phantom is when the opponents' game isn't making|pg||
mb|p|nt|eamongall: phantom would be if 5@Cs was not making ... but it still is pain for 5@D bidders|pg||
pc|h9|nt|mareczek: I wonder if it was the posiyion of forcing pass - S after 5@h...|pg||
nt|mareczek: What do textbooks say?|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|d8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c5|mc|12|nt|woozle: Crazy for pass to be forcing when nobody knows whose hand it is|pg||
pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3ST2H9863DJT9532CA,S43HAKT7DQ7CQJT85,SQJ987HQJ42DAK64C,SAK65H5D8CK976432|sv|e|nt|hawe45:  We might have our fun here|pg||
nt|dslee: sac at last I guess - not many of them coming through in this round though|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|hawe45:  Next bid: 5 @C|pg||
nt|dslee: looks like EW is having @C as their lucky suit for a while now|pg||
nt|dslee: 2@S is good raise and extras in @C|pg||
mb|d|mb|5C|nt|hawe45:  Double should logically be for the RED suits here|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Not for the lead, which you would have anyway|pg||
nt|dslee: @D never got exposed|pg||
nt|dslee: x is -vwe|pg||
nt|hawe45:  But 5 @D D is 800|pg||
nt|dslee: -ve|pg||
mb|5D|mb|d|nt|edmunte1: not my kind of overcall|pg||
nt|p m g: And here we can go for something..|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dslee: -4|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Should be...|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg||
nt|dslee: E has to play the @S for that extra|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|c2|pc|h3|pg||
nt|hawe45:  The funeral can start|pg||
nt|dslee: started :)|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|nt|edmunte1: but E-W know that they must come home with something special|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|nt|edmunte1: but as usual, searching for gold is usually not a success|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|s9|pg||
nt|hawe45:  But OK - against 600 or 750 mayby|pg||
mc|7|nt|hawe45:  e - not y|pg||
nt|dslee: deal 8 was a good sac on other table|pg||
nt|dslee: is that a break now?|pg||
nt|hawe45:  New rule - after losing 800, you have the right to 12 minutes|pg||
pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SQHQJ8DQ5CAJT9754,SA86HT542DA9632C3,SKJT72HAK9DT87CK6,S9543H763DKJ4CQ82|sv|b|nt|jkotor: you mean for EW, after NS bids 5@h?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|jkotor: IMO yes, caulse 2@s promissed good hand and 5@c is for own score |pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|fabsayc: i dont think non opening side can have a forcing pass situation unless opening is preemptive|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|jkotor: kind of gadget 2@d?|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|nt|eamongall: right suit ..wrong card :(|pg||
nt|jkotor: nice lead|pg||
nt|fabsayc: yikes, makeable now|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|jkotor: y, but normal to play J from this distrib|pg||
pc|dA|nt|woozle: enough unless declarer picks clubs|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|james_h: its not over yet|pg||
nt|eamongall: sure |pg||
pc|d6|nt|eamongall: there is still the @CQ to find |pg||
nt|jkotor: J9 still possible but would you lead it?|pg||
nt|woozle: Pepsi has a tough guess now...he'll probably get this right|pg||
nt|eamongall: and a guess in @Ds |pg||
nt|woozle: Might guess the club if he figures that the lead was a three carder|pg||
nt|jkotor: but this is not everything, then has to guess @c|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d4|pc|sQ|nt|woozle: I think he'll get this right|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pg||
nt|james_h: Pepsi Cola has seen it all before|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|nt|woozle: Implied heart and diamond length with west|pg||
pc|c8|nt|james_h: implied heart because of no @h lead U Say K?|pg||
pc|cT|nt|woozle: With 4H,3D a heart lead might be more likely|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
mc|11|nt|fabsayc: wow, i am impressed|pg||
pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SQHQJ8DQ5CAJT9754,SA86HT542DA9632C3,SKJT72HAK9DT87CK6,S9543H763DKJ4CQ82|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|p m g: As I told Ed. Last session might not to be played.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H!|nt|edmunte1: probably Locomotiva 3 will concede|pg||
mb|p|nt|dslee: should just bid 2@C instd of 2NT|pg||
mb|2C!|nt|dslee: sorry 1NT|pg||
nt|dslee: not 2NT - apologies|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Difficult lead for East against 3 NT|pg||
nt|dslee: N is very likely to bid 3NT |pg||
mb|d|nt|dslee: yes, E has a problem, wont lead @D for sure|pg||
mb|r|mb|2D|nt|dslee: this is an interesting twist I guess - |pg||
nt|dslee: NS is relieved from bidding any suits anymore, just keep on chopping :)|pg||
nt|vugraphpl7: E has a problem and director try to solve it|pg||
nt|hawe45:  East probably did´nt notice, that ! means @S by North|pg||
nt|dslee: hmm - looks like he did not pick up that transfer|pg||
nt|dslee: she apologies @H|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Better take the 500/800 here - than 130|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|p m g: Would u have done by 252IMP at ure face? Me never.|pg||
nt|edmunte1: only 152 :)|pg||
nt|p m g: Y. Sr. by the tvr|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Expect 800 - as North double, not South|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|hawe45:  Hm...|pg||
pc|d2|nt|hawe45:  @H Queen looked like an option |pg||
pc|d7|pc|dK|pg||
nt|p m g: Still the same I presume.|pg||
pc|h6|nt|edmunte1: yes|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|nt|edmunte1: the biggest comebacks in one set i ever saw in my life were around 80 IMP's|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c5|nt|edmunte1: Serpoi lost his nerves alredy|pg||
nt|p m g: May we for the specs ask for a bit more. Against the odds.|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Against 3 NT in the other room, East led the @D Jack. |pg||
mc|7|nt|edmunte1: i bet E-W wait for this to finish as soon as possible|pg||
pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SAKHJ87632DQ53CQ6,SJ8632HAD8CK75432,SQTHKQ4DAJ9764CA9,S9754HT95DKT2CJT8|sv|o|nt|jkotor: <fan mode> bravo Jacek! go Pepsi go!|pg||
nt|woozle: Well played|pg||
mb|1H|nt|james_h: the unnatural lead shone the light|pg||
mb|2H|an|.|nt|mareczek: Pepsi showed great ability of card reaqding|pg||
nt|james_h: I dont think that will be phlattened|pg||
nt|woozle: I tend to avoid leading KJx at trick one - too hard to choose which card|pg||
nt|jkotor: but @h suit is no future|pg||
nt|mareczek: the clues were: 1)the choice of the lead - from 3 diamonds it suggest the flat hand - 4333 or 5@s332|pg||
nt|eamongall: board 10 has NS defending 2@Ds doubled ...but may only get 1 or 2 off|pg||
nt|mareczek: West was marked with 5@d|pg||
nt|woozle: leads from non-long suits often suggest hidden length with the opening leader's partner|pg||
nt|mareczek: and also 4@h - with 4@h East wouls lead the heart|pg||
nt|mareczek: so all those clues led to the conclusion that East should have longer fragment of clubs|pg||
nt|eamongall: @DQ lead so 2@Ds maybe only 1 off ..more imps for Mahaffey|pg||
nt|woozle: Marianne is fairly enterprising...she might lead from three good diamonds instead of four bad hearts, but that's not certain|pg||
mb|2N|an|.|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|woozle: Good effective preemption from Harding|pg||
nt|woozle: Down 1-2 against a game, or perhaps pushing NS overboard|pg||
mb|5H|nt|jkotor: 2nt makes F pass?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|woozle: If it's a forcing raise then it surely would|pg||
nt|jkotor: and pas then means: dont know if X or bid higher, parther help|pg||
nt|james_h: I agree that a player who leads J from KJX is also quite likely to overtride a @h lead from xxxx(x)|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h9|pg||
nt|james_h: but I think the @d break is enough info to make the @c finess reasonable|pg||
nt|james_h: we need a simulator at this point|pg||
nt|woozle: I think it's better than reasonable - it's clearly percentage|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|c7|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d4|nt|james_h: I would need a simulation before I'd use the word clearly|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1SAKHJ87632DQ53CQ6,SJ8632HAD8CK75432,SQTHKQ4DAJ9764CA9,S9754HT95DKT2CJT8|sv|o|nt|p m g: Am sad but normal things to happen when u are that behind.|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Why not 500?|pg||
nt|dslee: chance of a sac again|pg||
mb|1H|nt|edmunte1: reaching the final is one thing, having the concentration and nerves for playing it is a different thing|pg||
mb|2H!|mb|3D|mb|3S|nt|dslee: NS can make upto 5@H  in this hand as the cards are|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Good spot here is 3 NT - with the hand with @C King on lead|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|p m g: Ne problema Ed. Galatsi ne stress:))|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|edmunte1: you're right|pg||
mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|edmunte1: 12 tricks with endplay|pg||
nt|dslee: why not 5@H?|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Depends all on - where is the @C King???|pg||
nt|dslee: eases a lot of tension since the hand which did micheals is on lead with whatever picture he holds- @C K is more likely to be with W|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|nt|dslee: good lead judi anyways|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SKQ9HQ72DQT4CQT65,STHA943DKJ62CAJ93,SJ8764HT65D753C42,SA532HKJ8DA98CK87|sv|n|nt|fabsayc: a simulation would not prove much since it would depend heavily on lead assumptions|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|an|.|mb|p|mb|1N|an|.|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jkotor: 1@h is 1@s, and 1nt denies 3?|pg||
pc|d7|nt|eamongall: McGann declaring 5@Ds in closed room on @C lead so down 1 ... for more Mahaffey imps |pg||
nt|jkotor: that is popular in Poland style|pg||
nt|eamongall: board 11|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dQ|nt|jkotor: Pepsi tried to find partners suit|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|jkotor: now even I would make this 3nt :)|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h9|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
nt|james_h: that goes without saying Martin|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s9|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s6|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg||
pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2SKQ9HQ72DQT4CQT65,STHA943DKJ62CAJ93,SJ8764HT65D753C42,SA532HKJ8DA98CK87|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|edmunte1: 4@s goes down on a @d lead|pg||
nt|edmunte1: 5@c intended as a Pas/corect to your suit bid|pg||
nt|p m g: A bit fight now:) 1NT=11-14 2S=S + a minor|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|edmunte1: ghigheci afraid of 5@h|pg||
nt|edmunte1: i better colect my numer of fifties here :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|dslee: should fiona lead a @S :) |pg||
nt|dslee: @C and @H looks dull - judi would have both of them|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|nt|p m g: Play schess and u know that the bidding ainth correct.|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h9|pc|c4|pc|s2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s6|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dK|nt|dslee: no stopping judi now :)|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s9|pc|dJ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
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qx|o13|st||md|3S5HQT86DK973CQ965,SQJ4HJ53DQT6CJ732,SKT987H7D8542CAKT,SA632HAK942DAJC84|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|nt|woozle: aggressive pass from Seamon-molson...no certainty to beat this|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|woozle: now eight tricks...see if she can find a ninth|pg||
nt|james_h: oops|pg||
nt|james_h: Team Harding have a foot in the door|pg||
nt|woozle: Somebody said that the reopening double was too aggressive, but I think that with a stiff heart, if it's an opening, it's a reopening|pg||
nt|james_h: I'm getting more than a few messages saying Pepsi too light to reopen|pg||
nt|fabsayc: i agree with those messages :)|pg||
nt|fabsayc: there has to be some limits|pg||
nt|woozle: I think that it's doublecrossing to pass 2H out with a small singleton heart|pg||
nt|mareczek: re open was correct, but S had nowhere to go|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|nt|fabsayc: of course i dont open so situation does not occur :)|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c6|pg||
nt|woozle: South could have doubled 2H and found a minor|pg||
nt|woozle: I wouldn't open the North hand but I'm not so arrogant as to tell people who do that they're wrong|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|nt|james_h: asw they say ... "if you live by the sword, you need to goto hospital to get prosthetic limbs oceasionally"|pg||
pc|h6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
nt|james_h: sorry for my spelling|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|h8|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h5|mc|8|pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3S5HQT86DK973CQ965,SQJ4HJ53DQT6CJ732,SKT987H7D8542CAKT,SA632HAK942DAJC84|sv|b|nt|edmunte1: last board here and almost for sure last board of the final|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|edmunte1: The winners, no surprise, Top Bridge|pg||
mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|edmunte1: congrats to the winners, really worthy champions|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|edmunte1: the team who prepared better, wanted more, and played much better than the other teams|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dslee: i would x- which says, take a view- if not possible, bid 3@H|pg||
nt|dslee: instead of 3@C|pg||
pc|s5|nt|edmunte1: congrats for the losing team also, it's a great performance by them to reach the final|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|dslee: do we lead a singleton with a long trump holding? I would again try with the sides to see what I can get there|pg||
nt|dslee: but @D would had been a disaster, so choice between @C and the singleton - what would be your view hans?|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|hawe45:  War at the other table = 670 E/W here|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|nt|hawe45:  Brings the diff to about 24 IMP´s|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
nt|edmunte1: thanks to Romanian Bridge Federation and Bridge Base Online for making all these possible|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|nt|edmunte1: and a lot of luck in Poznan to the winners|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c6|nt|edmunte1: and to all roamnian bridge players that will play  in there|pg||
pc|c3|nt|dslee: yes, Fiona gets some at last :)|pg||
pc|cT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|h2|nt|edmunte1: good bye Frank, everyone|pg||
nt|vugraphzgz: they finally decided to not play, good bye cruel world|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|cJ|pc|d8|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|sT|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|d9|pg||
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qx|o14|st||md|4SKJ65HJ54DT832C63,SQ82HADKQJ76CJ972,SAT3HQ9863DA54CAK,S974HKT72D9CQT854|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|nt|VugraphPLA: Seamon is very angry|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|james_h: now is a good time for east-west to start learing and sniggering|pg||
mb|p|nt|james_h: put on funny voices etc.|pg||
mb|3C|nt|woozle: EW are far too nice to do that|pg||
mb|p|nt|fabsayc: spectators are doing that so no need for players to follow|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|nt|james_h: more expert tips comming in ...|pg||
nt|woozle: North will need to find a low spade switch early to beat this|pg||
nt|james_h: "always agree with the one in the wrong - much more effective!"|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
nt|woozle: Very cunning|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s9|pg||
nt|james_h: I learned all those tips in Scotland, England and Wales|pg||
nt|james_h: :)|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
mc|8|nt|woozle: Down one, a fairly neutral result (a small plus position for NS, I'd say)|pg||
nt|woozle: 13 imps for Harding on 2HX, still rather behind though|pg||
nt|james_h: Team Harding down but not out |pg||
nt|woozle: I'll cheer them on...I have three former teammates in Harding, only one in Mahaffey|pg||
nt|james_h: NS at this table have made some agressive actions and played well|pg||
nt|james_h: Even at this score, I would only make Mahaffey a small favourite|pg||
nt|fabsayc: thanks operator|pg||
nt|eamongall: woozle you will need to bring Marianne to Australia for the Gold Coast ..then you have 4 harding team mates |pg||
nt|fabsayc: this is only 28 board match so i would make them huge favorite|pg||
nt|eamongall: Brown told me last night ...Thomas Hanlon has his declaring mojo back ...so just needs to bid a few 12% ones with cards well placed |pg||
nt|eamongall: Brown also told me Harding is expecting a new baby in August .. good luck with that |pg||
nt|fabsayc: badger 28 russia 19|pg||
nt|fabsayc: vriend 23 greeneyes 9|pg||
nt|fabsayc: wildgriffin 37 zimmermann 25|pg||
nt|fabsayc: gn folks|pg||
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qx|c14|st||md|4SKJ65HJ54DT832C63,SQ82HADKQJ76CJ972,SAT3HQ9863DA54CAK,S974HKT72D9CQT854|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|nt|hawe45:  Looks like a part score in @H N/S|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dslee: that brings us to the last deal here - thanks to all the specs who have been watching this|pg||
mb|p|nt|hawe45:  No comments - absolutely no(t)|pg||
pc|d9|nt|dslee: :) hans - you need to understand fiona and her ptr trying to get whatever they can|pg||
nt|hawe45:  But you will NOT do it that way|pg||
nt|hawe45:  If the North hand can make game against a peaceful 2 @H-raise, then they must change the system|pg||
nt|woozle: Radin shows (due) disrespect for Mahaffey's third seat opening and does not double 4H|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|hawe45:  We say in Denmark: This contract doubles itself...!|pg||
nt|woozle: in English?|pg||
nt|hawe45:  Do´nt speak english|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
nt|dslee:  Running scores in all matches at  http://b.poznan2011.pl/mxt/qfrunda1.html|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|s4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|s7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|hQ|pc|c8|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|nt|dslee: chuck the @S|pg||
pc|h5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|dslee: convincing victory for team mahaffey- cogratulations to them|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|c7|pg||
mc|8|pg||