vg|B EC 2011 Mixed Teams Round Robin,3_5,I,21,30,Jankova,0,Khandelwal,0|
rs|2SW-3,3NE-3,4SS=,4SN=,3NN+1,4HS+1,3NW-1,3CW-3,2CE+1,2CE+1,2HEx-1,3CS+1,2HW+1,2HW=,3CN+1,2CN+2,3NE=,3NE-2,3NE=,3HSx-4|
pn|Jankova,Forge,Macura,Ventos,Smederevac,Kopecky,Wernle,Reitzer|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SKQ72HDAJ653CAT62,SAT963HATDKQT2C73,SJ54HKJ98743D9CQ9,S8HQ652D874CKJ854|sv|n|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
nt|henryb:  Hello All|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|s4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c9|nt|vugraphplg: hi|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|s5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|s2|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|sJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|s7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h7|pc|c5|pc|sK|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SJT7HAK43DA863C72,S65HQ872DJT95CA54,SAK983H95D7CQJ983,SQ42HJT6DKQ42CKT6|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|1H|mb|2H!|an|5+!s|nt|henryb:  I can see already that I will have difficulty commenting as the bids chosen by all players differ from those I would choose|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|henryb:  I would not have opened, and I certainly would not make a takeout double with minimal high card values and length in the opponentss suit|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|nt|henryb:  On the other hand this game should make with the clubs friendly and spades 3-2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
nt|Walddk3: Welcome to PS|pg||
nt|psridhar: hi all thx Roland|pg||
nt|henryb:  reasonable now to simply cross ruff and just lose the trump Q|pg||
pc|s7|nt|Walddk3: and hello Henry and all specs|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg||
nt|psridhar: trump spots gud -easy game|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|nt|henryb:  Hi Roland, PS|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c5|pg||
mc|10|nt|psridhar: Hi Henry |pg||
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qx|c22|st||md|4SJT7HAK43DA863C72,S65HQ872DJT95CA54,SAK983H95D7CQJ983,SQ42HJT6DKQ42CKT6|sv|e|nt|paulg:  so both these pairs under some pressure then, mistakes will all be highly visible|pg||
nt|kastan88: But seems names of teams and players not touching here :)|pg||
nt|jcomyn: hi all|pg||
mb|p|nt|oosb: some sort of weak opening from East, 2@D multi?|pg||
mb|1H|nt|oosb: ah, 3@H|pg||
nt|kastan88: If players mnames right, then teams must be: Bailey vs Hauge (group E)|pg||
mb|p|nt|jcomyn: nice game if they get there|pg||
mb|1S|nt|paulg:  i like 3@h with 6-4|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphpl5: yes, teams names are wrong|pg||
mb|1N|nt|vugraphzhe: they can't open weak on 2lvl in @H|pg||
nt|vugraphpl5: but now is hard to change|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|nt|paulg:  that's an interesting constraint, I only know of Fantoni-Nunes who also do that|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Dutch experts believe that two of the pairs are virtually selected, Drijver-Brink and Muller-de Wijs, and that the third pair will be selected among v Prooijen-Verhees, ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Jansma-Paulissen and Bertens-Westra. But nothing will be official until early July|pg||
nt|oosb: Lead will help declarer |pg||
nt|vugraphzhe: Standings after 8 of 11 rounds: 1: Drijver-Brink +56,7 2nd Jansma-Paulissen 20,4 3rd Schollaardt wortel +18,1 4th Westra-Bertens +12,5 5th Bakkeren-Bakkeren +4,1|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|kastan88: and of course my good friend from Tallinn festival Erik "Silla" Saelensminde is sittin on 2 chairs :) |pg||
mb|p|nt|paulg:  I do not envy the selectors, tough choices|pg||
mb|p|pc|dK|pc|dA|nt|Walddk1: Welcome to Jon Sveindal|pg||
nt|Walddk1: Who is Silla's partner, Jon?|pg||
pc|d5|nt|oosb: nothing fancy required now, can just draw trumps and lose 2@S|pg||
nt|oosb: wouldve been interesting on perhaps a @h lead|pg||
nt|Walddk1: Operator has split him into two :)|pg||
nt|jbgood: Ann Karin Fuglestad - i think|pg||
nt|eamongall: hello Jaak|pg||
nt|kastan88: Hauge win 1st round 25:2 team banzai and leader in group, Bayley got 10 VP against Gewanna |pg||
nt|kastan88: Hei, Jon and Eamonn|pg||
nt|Walddk1: OK operator, East is   Fuglestad|pg||
nt|Walddk1: pls delete Erik|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|c2|nt|kastan88: Good mornig and welcome to 5th European Open Bridge Championships!|pg||
nt|eamongall: roland said you were alone but he sent Jon too :0|pg||
nt|jbgood: any bridge players dream - to have yoruself at the other side of the screen:)|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Welcome to Jeroen van de Pol|pg||
nt|kastan88: let's party then :)|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|Walddk1: Women are always East and South|pg||
pc|d3|nt|jpmbs: Hi All|pg||
nt|oosb: Hoi|pg||
pc|d9|nt|kastan88: Today we broadcast Mixed Teams. 89 teams are divided in groups of 6 and play a complete Round-robin of 10 boards.|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|nt|vugraphpl5: sorry for mistake, everything is ok now|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|s8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d4|pc|s7|pc|dT|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1ST9HAKT983DKCQ943,SJ64H62DT7632CAJ7,SK753HQ75DQJ84CKT,SAQ82HJ4DA95C8652|sv|b|nt|psridhar: NS may climb to 4@h here |pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|psridhar: on a finesse + ...but doesnt work|pg||
nt|henryb:  I do not think they should|pg||
mb|1S|an|5-11 0-4!s|mb|p|nt|psridhar: 11 hcp and @h fit N will at least invite and south has 6-4 ..|pg||
nt|henryb:  11HC opposite 12 and no extra trump fit|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|psridhar: whats wrong bidding a Vul game on a hook?|pg||
nt|henryb:  nothing in principle|pg||
nt|psridhar: the other room made it !|pg||
nt|henryb:  with an overtrick, no less|pg||
nt|psridhar: N lifted 2@H to 4|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|psridhar: 3N looks like master minding to me|pg||
pc|c6|nt|psridhar: may succeed lets see|pg||
nt|henryb:  It wil unless Forge shifts to the @sJ|pg||
nt|psridhar: needed a @s lead to beat|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
nt|psridhar: @s jack will do yes |pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
nt|henryb:  If I were East I would now hope for Kxx of @s and play @sA and a low @s|pg||
nt|psridhar: last chance now- @c to ace and @s jack -tough|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|10|nt|psridhar: if E played for @s king with pd , Ace was better|pg||
nt|psridhar: to capture JXXX with declarer as Henry mentioned|pg||
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qx|c23|st||md|1ST9HAKT983DKCQ943,SJ64H62DT7632CAJ7,SK753HQ75DQJ84CKT,SAQ82HJ4DA95C8652|sv|b|nt|kastan88: Team Helness/Brogeland from Norway versus Comhar team from Ireland|pg||
nt|kastan88: I have not got to play against Erik "Silla" this year, but year ago had some chances to direct at table, if he called TD, that's why i am saying "good friend"|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|jpmbs: I think Drijver-Brink are favorites, other 2 pairs will be exciting|pg||
nt|eamongall: what happens after round robin .. is it two swisses with 27 and 5 qualifying |pg||
mb|1S|nt|kastan88: and at once slam time|pg||
mb|p|nt|kastan88: yes, I read somehow, that 3 best teams from each group going to Swiss A|pg||
nt|kastan88: others Swiss B|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kastan88: 13 tricks from top in NT, @H and @C for NS, but can they find that?|pg||
nt|jcomyn: pushy this time|pg||
pc|d7|nt|jcomyn: hard to find s lead though|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|nt|kastan88: and I have not players CC's under my hand.|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|eamongall: Good morning from my kitchen in Dublin Ireland |pg||
pc|d9|pc|sT|nt|oosb: +3 seems to be a very good score, guessed @H or picked up K10@S? |pg||
nt|oosb: Ah, @h lead :)|pg||
pc|d2|nt|kastan88: Hi Eamon, godness, you help me wuth that Irish bidding may be|pg||
nt|eamongall: yes|pg||
nt|kastan88: just 13 tricks from top, somehow they didn't find grand|pg||
nt|eamongall: 2@Cs in this case is probably 21-22 ... 2@Cs often shows major minor hands weak .. Muiderberg I thnik |pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
nt|mcsd: k|pg||
nt|Walddk5: Welcome to Miroslav|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|s9|pc|d3|pg||
nt|oosb: so +3 here as well|pg||
nt|paulg:  i think many of us have been in worse slams than 6@c|pg||
nt|mcsd: hello, Roland and John|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c3|nt|mcsd: Hello kibitz|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|jcomyn: hi M|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|h5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|vugraphzhe: claimed on the @S finesse|pg||
nt|eamongall:  de Raeymaeker and Onishuk |pg||
pc|h4|nt|jbgood: throwing a club might have saved another overtrick|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|nt|mcsd: Jovanka smederevac is for years top woomen plyer in Austria|pg||
pc|hA|nt|eamongall: Onishuk is closer to Estonia Jaak ... from Russia |pg||
nt|eamongall: but living in Ireland quite a while now |pg||
nt|kastan88: seems so, and I know that, but name on table label more as Polish name :)|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SJ72HKQDAQ72CT985,S98HA62DT3CAKQJ62,SAKT5H98754D864C4,SQ643HJT3DKJ95C73|sv|o|nt|henryb:  A low spade was not the answer: if partner has Kxx, the J will hold up as a stopper|pg||
mb|1N|mb|2C!|an|majors|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3C|nt|henryb:  Opening 1N (I wonder what is the range) solves the problem of 1hat to rebid after 1@c-1@s|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|psridhar: if he is on lead ( :) ) he can take 7 on the go|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
nt|psridhar: this game wont make |pg||
nt|henryb:  Should not, but will gain imps anyway against the -150 at the other table|pg||
pc|s5|nt|psridhar: sloppy undertricks other tbl|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h8|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
nt|psridhar: Now N can come under crocodile coup in @s|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|psridhar: sry W has no @s left|pg||
pc|h4|nt|henryb:  no, because W can't lead a @s|pg||
pc|s4|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|psridhar: yes rt|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d6|nt|psridhar: d1 and 3 imps to the leaders?|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|h7|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h2|pc|sK|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|dK|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|psridhar: yep|pg||
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qx|c24|st||md|2SJ72HKQDAQ72CT985,S98HA62DT3CAKQJ62,SAKT5H98754D864C4,SQ643HJT3DKJ95C73|sv|o|nt|kastan88: Norway runs faster, Jon|pg||
nt|mcsd: And she s born in Serbia.|pg||
nt|jcomyn: and she is off to a flying start|pg||
mb|1C|nt|kastan88: now that corrected|pg||
nt|vugraphpl5: thanks!|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|oosb: 4@H seems to be a very good contract looking at EW hands, but Major finesses off AND 2@C losers|pg||
nt|eamongall: de Raeymaeker has been playing bridge in Ireland since I started in my mid 20s ... in mid 80s .. he is about 45 |pg||
nt|Walddk1: This is actually Hauge vs Bailey|pg||
mb|3C|nt|oosb: 3NT also doomed on @D lead|pg||
nt|Walddk1: The team names are from a different match, our match  C|pg||
mb|p|nt|kastan88: hi Joanna and powodzenia! (good luck!)|pg||
nt|eamongall: 4@s suffers from a lack of 4 key cards  as does 5@S |pg||
nt|jbgood: now an x|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|paulg:  doesn't it need a club lead to break 4@h?|pg||
nt|eamongall: welcome Joanna ...I looked on Facebook for the spelling |pg||
pc|s3|nt|kastan88: doubling and curtains, I would not bid 5@S more after 2@H overcall|pg||
nt|eamongall: Helgemo and popova have driven board 13 to 3Nt with Helgem at the helm |pg||
pc|s2|nt|oosb: perhaps an endplay is possible here though|pg||
nt|jpmbs: do not thk this makes|pg||
nt|eamongall: lets see if I can find a convention card for these NS |pg||
nt|vugraphpl5: welcome everyone!|pg||
nt|kastan88: seems, that they playing some transfer responses after 1@C?|pg||
nt|eamongall: but he is suffering from a lack of @Ds |pg||
pc|s9|pg||
nt|jbgood: EW were already at an uncomfortable level - and the old saying that the 5 level belongs to the opps is still valid from time to time|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|nt|paulg:  no, even if you guessed the spades the defence has time to remove dummy's entry|pg||
nt|jpmbs: he will just try the finesses|pg||
nt|oosb: well the 1@D bid does suggest where the Kings are|pg||
nt|paulg:  not many entries to the East hand|pg||
nt|oosb: Strip A@D in any case|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
nt|mcsd: N lead woul not be my choice.|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d4|nt|jpmbs: he just play for AofC onside|pg||
nt|oosb: I guess he played for A@C with N|pg||
nt|oosb: or K@S with S|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
nt|mcsd: I would lead @d.|pg||
pc|d2|nt|mcsd: T lead from singleton are usually bad an should be avoided|pg||
nt|mcsd: when yoyu hold 4 trumps, it is usually good to forse dweckarer to ruff|pg||
pc|cA|nt|oosb: can make now|pg||
nt|eamongall: I don't think it is possible to change the names without restarting vugraph :(|pg||
pc|d6|nt|eamongall: Yes for certain transfers at one level Jaak but I don't know it all|pg||
pc|dJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|nt|jbgood: Helgemo was in 3 NT on the previous one, didnt manage the clubs and went one down|pg||
nt|mcsd: that is what is jovanka doing|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h4|nt|vugraphpl5: you right, it isn't possible|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|vugraphzhe: small break due to fast play here|pg||
nt|oosb: Ok|pg||
nt|oosb: I'll brb too|pg||
nt|kareno: Morning :)|pg||
nt|paulg:  hi Karen|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s4|nt|eamongall: playing in 4@S no double in other room|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
nt|jcomyn: dont understand the play |pg||
pc|c2|pc|s5|nt|jcomyn: why ruff the d when you can ditch a h|pg||
pc|dK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg||
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qx|o25|st||md|3SAKH8732DK94CKJ83,SQJT52H5DQ65CQT64,S9643HQJ6DJT732C2,S87HAKT94DA8CA975|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|psridhar: W will pass this|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg||
nt|henryb:  I predict a push|pg||
nt|psridhar: S has an uncomfortable position at trick2 here|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
nt|henryb:  although possibly the defense might get 5 tricks|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|d5|pc|h6|pg||
nt|psridhar: i thk your orig prediction was rt Henri|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|nt|henryb:  Still not clear|pg||
pc|cT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|s3|pc|c7|pg||
nt|psridhar: perhaps a shift to @d king at trick 2 wd hv worked better|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SAKH8732DK94CKJ83,SQJT52H5DQ65CQT64,S9643HQJ6DJT732C2,S87HAKT94DA8CA975|sv|e|nt|jbgood: interesting hand for 3 NT by S now|pg||
nt|mcsd: yes a bad result|pg||
mb|p|nt|kastan88: again was slammish board for play from North hand, but this time quite poor slam, @SA had to be right and clubs 22 or singleton Q falling (previous hand)|pg||
nt|jcomyn: stay low|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|paulg:  Looking at the last hand I cannot see much difference in the lines of play available|pg||
nt|paulg:  interesting problem not for West|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|eamongall: @Ss is frozen suit |pg||
nt|jbgood: easy 3 NT on a heart lead|pg||
nt|eamongall: whoever plays @S first loses |pg||
nt|mcsd: best action for s is to pass|pg||
mb|2C|nt|oosb: Back|pg||
nt|jcomyn: minor partscore |pg||
mb|p|nt|jpmbs: wow. Did he really X and not overcall|pg||
nt|paulg:  West knows that 3@h is probably coming and would 4@c then be natural?|pg||
nt|eamongall: oh no sorry NS can finesse 10 |pg||
nt|jbgood: that much for 3 NT|pg||
nt|eamongall: don't worry maybe in the other room 3NT will be possible |pg||
mb|p|nt|kastan88: slam time continues|pg||
mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s2|nt|jbgood: needed a singleton lead... to beat it|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
nt|paulg:  i would have expected a stronger hand from East, not that West would care|pg||
nt|mcsd: other lead option was a @d|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|nt|jbgood: not easy given the bidding|pg||
pc|d2|nt|paulg:  still, no double no trouble|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|mcsd: Hard choice, s was endplayed onlead|pg||
pc|c4|nt|kastan88: 2@C seemed to be checkback, 2@D I suppose no 3@H and now support with Hx I suppose (have not CC)|pg||
nt|eamongall: 3NT in the Open room |pg||
pc|c2|nt|jpmbs: he finds KofD onsite but no TofH dropping :-)|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
nt|oosb: Can make now|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s5|nt|jpmbs: aha 3D with the trumps|pg||
nt|kastan88: but still that is not good slam, as hearts must be devided 33|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|dK|nt|oosb: 3@D with long @H|pg||
nt|jbgood: and Popova will win it|pg||
pc|d5|nt|jpmbs: he will|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hK|nt|mcsd: k@D if 9@d can get to N hand, but e has 2@D|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d6|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|s6|pg||
nt|eamongall: yes a @H lead was a good start in Open Room for Popova |pg||
pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|h4|pc|cK|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|d7|pc|c7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SKQHK942DT84CJT87,ST9865H53DK53CAK3,SA43HJDAQ72CQ6542,SJ72HAQT876DJ96C9|sv|b|nt|psridhar: anyway it was a tough position we can see cards|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|henryb:  I thought East might play the @cQ and pass it, in which case S might get 3 trumps|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|psridhar: 2 drastically diff views by S at respective tbls |pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
nt|psridhar: Jankova may reap better|pg||
nt|henryb:  Could be a big swing to N-S. 3@s, 2@d and 2@h tricks = 500|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg||
nt|psridhar: well defended Macura|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c7|pg||
nt|psridhar: ?|pg||
pc|cK|nt|henryb:  Now only 1 down|pg||
pc|c4|pc|s2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|s8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|sT|pc|cQ|pc|h8|pg||
nt|psridhar: big opportunity lost |pg||
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qx|c26|st||md|4SKQHK942DT84CJT87,ST9865H53DK53CAK3,SA43HJDAQ72CQ6542,SJ72HAQT876DJ96C9|sv|b|nt|kastan88: happy result for NS this time|pg||
nt|eamongall: So the Hauge team in disguise (Lavazza) will gather some more imps |pg||
nt|jbgood: most likely|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|oosb: East is Bob Drijver north is Bas |pg||
nt|Walddk1: And the wrong teams in the wrong rooms you can blame on the players who managed to go to the D table instead of C, and vice versa. Tough with the complicated alphabet we have|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: 2@H = 6+ spades, an increasingly common treatment, of dubious merit|pg||
mb|d|nt|paulg:  quite difficult for North to defend, unless South's @h3 was a clue|pg||
nt|oosb: 3NT EW?|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|nt|kastan88: The teams are assigned to the different groups by the Championship Committee (based on the WBF/EBL masterpoints of the top four members of each team), to seek an equal and ...|pg||
nt|kastan88: well-balanced subdivision of the groups and taking into account, whenever possible, that teams from the same NBO do not play each other. |pg||
mb|p|nt|kastan88: Today we broadcast Mixed Teams. 89 teams are divided in groups of 6 and play a complete Round-robin of 10 boards.|pg||
nt|petergill: 4@H is -100 if undoubled|pg||
nt|petergill: 4@S is not hopeless if the defence errs|pg||
nt|jbgood: ont think anyone can double 4@h|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|kastan88: Official website http://www.poznan2011.pl/|pg||
nt|jbgood: *dont|pg||
nt|petergill: or 4@H might be -150 if undoubled|pg||
pc|sT|nt|paulg:  i guess North's pass of 3@h suggested leading the suit|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sK|pg||
nt|paulg:  or perhaps not|pg||
nt|petergill: To bid or not to bid? @DK lead beats 4@s easily, but on a low heart lead  to 4@S ...|pg||
nt|jcomyn: easy contract but good bidding|pg||
pc|cT|nt|eamongall: 3@S in Open room |pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d4|nt|oosb: can make +4 now|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|nt|oosb: and does|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|s4|nt|eamongall: they might need to get the @Ds unblocked now |pg||
nt|eamongall: or curtains and more imps |pg||
nt|jbgood: as predicted Popova won 3 NT - with an overtrick even|pg||
nt|petergill: To North, @C8 is the lowest missing pip so might be suit pref for @D switch|pg||
pc|s2|nt|eamongall: should be 10 tricks here |pg||
pc|sQ|nt|eamongall: was highly unlikely the @DK was getting played |pg||
pc|s5|pg||
nt|mcsd: nothng speciall in this hand, will make +1|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sA|nt|eamongall: now the ruff will suffice |pg||
pc|sJ|pc|dT|nt|petergill: That's the way to beat it - a low @D would not have done! |pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|nt|petergill: I mean a low @d instead of @DA = no good|pg||
nt|eamongall: we all understood Peter |pg||
nt|eamongall: including Bailey South :0|pg||
nt|eamongall: :)|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|c7|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hK|nt|eamongall: losing @C @S @H or two |pg||
nt|eamongall: more tricks for Norway now |pg||
mc|10|nt|petergill: Kirsten and Gavin Bailey are from Tasmania, an island state at the south end of Australia|pg||
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qx|o27|st||md|1SQ765HJTDJ752C754,SAKJHK653DA86CJ32,S9432HAQ2DK43CA98,ST8H9874DQT9CKQT6|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|psridhar: cant miss top triks n a doubled cont like that-NS need to sort out their carding|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|psridhar: both tables bid stayman-the spot cards effect?|pg||
nt|henryb:  And East's intention over 2@s was?|pg||
pc|s4|nt|psridhar: if opener responded 2@s how safe is 2N|pg||
nt|henryb:  not very, and partner might bid 3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
nt|psridhar: there must be something in it -BOTH tbls bid 2@C|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|nt|psridhar: surely the spot card effect|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|psridhar: E has a rich assortium of spots|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|h3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SQ765HJTDJ752C754,SAKJHK653DA86CJ32,S9432HAQ2DK43CA98,ST8H9874DQT9CKQT6|sv|o|nt|Walddk1: http://www.eurobridge.org/competitions/11Poznan/Bulletins/bul01.pdf  for today's bulletin. I recommend pages 4 through 7 :)|pg||
nt|petergill: Kirsten and Gavin have played for Australia once, winning the Pacific Asia Seniors Teams for Australia in 2010.|pg||
mb|p|nt|kastan88: can't see where is the site with live-scores, as we have seen usually all broadcasting from Poland|pg||
mb|1N|nt|paulg:  Having established that Brink-Drijver are favourites for the Dutch Bermuda Bowl team, they've had a succession of boards where they will feel that they could have done a little better|pg||
nt|paulg:  of course, not having the cards often causes this|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|mcsd: 3 nt seems resonable|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|bobholl: standing after R 9 brink drijv 44 wortel scholl 18 jansma paul 15 |pg||
mb|p|nt|mcsd: but will it get there|pg||
mb|p|nt|mcsd: Awkwrd lead forN|pg||
pc|s3|nt|jcomyn: what do you do if p bids 2D|pg||
pc|s8|nt|paulg:  at this point the eleven tricks made in the other room looks a long way away|pg||
nt|kastan88: its intersting to see how many pairs found grand slam in 3rd board|pg||
nt|petergill: I think West has to give up now ...|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|petergill: Partner is known to have at least 10 black cards|pg||
pc|h5|nt|paulg:  but the diamonds are friendly|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|nt|Walddk1: running scores at  http://r.poznan2011.pl/mxt/rrleaderb.html|pg||
nt|jbgood: Sælensminde has so far been very diciplined with his hand - but 2 NT may be a bit too much|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
nt|paulg:  especially when you want to lose the lead to East|pg||
nt|petergill: 2NT might be (and was) taken for about 10 or 11 points, is quite a dangerous bid in my opinion|pg||
nt|jbgood: E clearly expected him to be better|pg||
nt|eamongall: Saelensmin will need several helping hands to bring this to a plus score |pg||
nt|mcsd: with 7 hcp would try 2n|pg||
nt|jcomyn: why bid at all|pg||
nt|mcsd: have good spot cards|pg||
pc|d2|nt|petergill: 3NT will do not as terribly as it deserves to|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg||
nt|petergill: especially if declarer picks @D, as he might, on the grounds that AJxx in North cannot be picked up|pg||
pc|d4|nt|kastan88: ty Roland|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|nt|eamongall: bah Roland is everywhere ... I forgot the rest of his name ... Saelensmin.....DE |pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|petergill: I was not quite with-it then|pg||
nt|petergill: Erik is how I spell his name|pg||
nt|mcsd: well that is the option but with p 17 hcp may be in game|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|nt|kastan88: "Silla" for me|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|jcomyn: one of our very best players always said - Is there game on - NO! then shut up|pg||
mc|8|nt|eamongall: 3NT will be adding minus 50s to the 2@S made in the other room |pg||
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qx|o28|st||md|2SAT63H953DAJ953C3,SKQ85HA7DK876CT75,S2HKQ42DQTCAKJ982,SJ974HJT86D42CQ64|sv|n|mb|1D|nt|henryb:  Many Polish pairs here play 1N=4 of a major and a longer minor|pg||
nt|psridhar: as S i will feel guilty passing 2@c |pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|nt|psridhar: Macura didnt solve any problem by passing 1@d|pg||
nt|henryb:  North sort of trapped himself (herself) by not bidding over 1@d|pg||
nt|psridhar: scared to X 2@S -for fear that pd may expect more @d|pg||
nt|henryb:  Himself, I guess|pg||
nt|psridhar: but 3@c a reasonable IMP spot|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|d3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg||
pc|hA|nt|psridhar: well played|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|s3|pc|cT|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SAT63H953DAJ953C3,SKQ85HA7DK876CT75,S2HKQ42DQTCAKJ982,SJ974HJT86D42CQ64|sv|n|nt|mcsd: well i don kow 24 hcp combined, game may be on especilly in teams|pg||
nt|jcomyn: but she passed 2H which was the bid she wanted to hear|pg||
mb|1D|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|oosb: part score battle|pg||
nt|oosb: 3@C seems par|pg||
mb|p|nt|mcsd: im talking in 2@d answer :) as you asked :)|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|nt|paulg:  North might take the push to 3@h|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pg||
nt|oosb: discliplined pass|pg||
nt|jbgood: 5@d is good here|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|nt|paulg:  2@h is pretty wide ranging, so leaving it to partner is a good decision|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|nt|jbgood: is this right?|pg||
nt|eamongall: 5@Ds is in play in open room ..they won't be long |pg||
pc|c6|nt|kastan88: seems that West bid that 3@S|pg||
pc|h3|pc|c7|pg||
nt|jcomyn: ok but a little beyond me. I pass without even coinsidering a bid|pg||
nt|mcsd: dont know have no idea should she bidd or not|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d3|nt|petergill: The winning lead is unfindable|pg||
nt|mcsd: i may be yanger so i wuld take  a risk, but would hate 2@h - i must opass|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|eamongall: phew |pg||
nt|jbgood: doesnt make the contract any better now, unless S plays E for having the spade queen|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|nt|eamongall: 5@Hs looks like a make but maybe the @D ruff is enough to beat it |pg||
pc|s4|nt|oosb: nice @s discard|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|h2|nt|oosb: will help set up communication for second @D ruff as he doesnt know @c 2-2|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
nt|paulg:  we can see everything is friendly, but declarer will have some worries|pg||
nt|oosb: now will test @C if 3-1 he can ruff @S and ruff @D|pg||
nt|eamongall: phew thinks Fuglestad |pg||
nt|jbgood: so 3 imps for Hauge:)|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hA|nt|oosb: but when |pg||
nt|oosb: J@D appears|pg||
nt|oosb: it'll be a quick claim|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SJ87542HJ64DJ4CAJ,SK9H72DK952CK8732,ST6HAKT83DT7CQT65,SAQ3HQ95DAQ863C94|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|psridhar: 3nt in other room seems a gross overbid|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|nt|psridhar: 2nd seat 1N on that collection -not my style ugh|pg||
nt|henryb:  depends on the range. possibly 14-16, or 14-17|pg||
nt|psridhar: ok if 14-16|pg||
nt|henryb:  but 3N raise suggests 15-17|pg||
nt|psridhar: on this lead the cont can make|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
nt|henryb:  as in claim?|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
nt|psridhar: on 2nd thoughts ...the cards are such it can make on any lead?|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
nt|henryb:  What a terrible play. Should lead @dK in case N has J10xx|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|cQ|pc|dQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s7|pc|d5|nt|psridhar: Khandelwal abt to take a significant lead here|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s8|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sJ|mc|9|nt|psridhar: lucky 3nt ; one table capitalised ; other didnt|pg||
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qx|c29|st||md|3SJ87542HJ64DJ4CAJ,SK9H72DK952CK8732,ST6HAKT83DT7CQT65,SAQ3HQ95DAQ863C94|sv|b|nt|eamongall: looking at full hand 5@Hs seems a make |pg||
nt|eamongall: hand 8 |pg||
nt|mcsd: well another hand another partial +2|pg||
nt|jcomyn: nothing like this morning's hands|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|nt|paulg:  this looks like a Precision 2@d opener, except they use 2@h for it|pg||
nt|vugraphzhe: Standings after 10 of 22 rounds: 1st: Drijver Brink +72 2nd Schollaardt-wortel +42 3rd Jansma-Paulissen +27 4th Cornellisse Krijgsman +23|pg||
nt|eamongall: part score battle here I think |pg||
nt|petergill: Very dangerous when the doubler North was likely to have @SA|pg||
mb|2S|nt|kastan88: so 5@Sx -1 was good sac against 5@D or 5@H in previous|pg||
nt|jbgood: but she had 12 tricks - or do I need new glasses?|pg||
nt|petergill: Claim was probably 490 not 460 then, as there were 12 tricks |pg||
nt|eamongall: suspect it was a misunderstanding ... redouble often shows 1st round @S control |pg||
nt|jbgood: we all prefer 5@d Peter, even Up Above|pg||
nt|kastan88: if you lokk on AJxxx and partner doubling 3@S!, what you think about half stopper in W (redouble?) and then half in E (3nt), I would lead A still|pg||
nt|jcomyn: and another partial|pg||
mb|3D|nt|eamongall: think so jaak|pg||
nt|kastan88: *look|pg||
nt|eamongall: probably happy to gather in 11 ..|pg||
nt|petergill: Qxx on right and K109x(x) in partner's hand, I expect|pg||
nt|kastan88: and redouble with void, not going to 5d?|pg||
mb|p|nt|eamongall: playing 3@S in open room|pg||
mb|3N|nt|jcomyn: hate that 2s with rubbish vul|pg||
mb|p|nt|paulg:  short diamonds with 4 or 5 clubs|pg||
nt|eamongall: they play quicker then I can type |pg||
nt|petergill: but a good point by Jaak - perhaps the winning lead was possible, though I would have led a low spade|pg||
nt|jbgood: this sequence is from outer space|pg||
nt|eamongall: 3@Cs ghesthem |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|mcsd: will a @h lead be found ?|pg||
pc|s5|nt|jcomyn: course not|pg||
nt|jcomyn: no problems now|pg||
pc|sK|nt|eamongall: but its not meant to be those suits |pg||
nt|eamongall: so maybe both minors |pg||
nt|eamongall: Baileys cuebids |pg||
pc|sT|nt|paulg:  North loves the @d9 return, makes it very easy for him|pg||
nt|paulg:  Jansma probably thinking he needs the spade finesse to work|pg||
nt|jbgood: another time relevant to play the singleton in opps second suit... but not too late|pg||
nt|petergill: "Aussie" not "Bailey" - Aussies bid like maniacs at fav vul|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|d2|nt|paulg:  also wondering where the small diamonds are|pg||
nt|oosb: OR @D 4-4 an @H 3-3 |pg||
nt|kastan88: and something happened there too, after 3 times trumps looked as -2 (previous), must be good result for NS, if teammates not going for 6 in red suit|pg||
pc|d7|nt|eamongall: clubs here deem 4@S a make |pg||
nt|eamongall: club spots |pg||
nt|petergill: Some Aussies, or should that be Norwegians, have even maniacally tried 3NT on bare king stoppers|pg||
nt|eamongall: some maniacs play well |pg||
nt|jbgood: still - with your stack having so much honors in the short suit - 3@c nothing for me:)|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
nt|oosb: must decide|pg||
pc|c9|nt|petergill: I think 4@s would have made, as @HQ lead is very unlikely. If so, the save cut the loss to 4 imps on this board|pg||
nt|kastan88: you still forgetting about favor vulnerability, Jon, and for ever young Gavin and Kirsten|pg||
nt|jbgood: will Erik find the @d King, @c king and a heart?|pg||
nt|jbgood: not sure that is so easy...|pg||
nt|eamongall: I reckon he will play @DK ok |pg||
pc|cA|nt|mcsd: i would pplay 6 instead of TQs |pg||
pc|c2|nt|petergill: Gavin and Kirsten were in the Australian Seniors Team which won the Asia Pacific Teams Championship last year - it's hard to believe they're old enough to play Seniors bridge, in ...|pg||
nt|petergill: my opinion |pg||
pc|c5|pg||
nt|jbgood: well done|pg||
pc|h4|nt|oosb: @h or @S|pg||
nt|eamongall: Wow ... strike 1|pg||
pc|h2|nt|jbgood: @c 2 suit pref|pg||
nt|petergill: Gavin and Kirsten were the first Tasmanians to play for Australia, I think. The 2nd was Hugh Grosvenor, right now in Kuala Lumpur. |pg||
nt|kastan88: Erik's nick "silla" in estonian means bridge, so he will find bridge over the trouble water|pg||
nt|petergill: Was @C2 suit pref?|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h3|nt|oosb: and must decide right now :)|pg||
nt|paulg:  but hearts 3-3 only gives him 1@d, 1@s, 4@h and 2@c ... still needs a trick|pg||
nt|oosb: @s seems higher %age|pg||
pc|h9|nt|oosb: no he has the rest if  @H 3-3|pg||
nt|oosb: 3@c no 2|pg||
nt|jbgood: Helgemo at the other table didnt even bother to bid anything - is he too old Peter?|pg||
nt|petergill: Or was it low encourage?|pg||
nt|petergill: Great defence ---> 500 and 8 imps|pg||
nt|jbgood: normal to play suit pref in that pos|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|oosb: not*|pg||
nt|mcsd: good defence|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c3|nt|paulg:  he will make three clubs on a squeeze, but he did not know that it was working|pg||
nt|petergill: Erik S.. did win the Bermuda Bowl in 2007 and his play here shows why. |pg||
pc|hK|nt|oosb: South squeezed if he has 4@H and K@S|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hT|nt|eamongall: its hard to commentate when I am getting a rundown on Maddie McCann case in the background |pg||
pc|d3|nt|oosb: on run of @C now|pg||
nt|oosb: Sorry on run of @H I meant|pg||
nt|oosb: must throw @C or K@S |pg||
pc|s4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|d6|nt|kastan88: what case?|pg||
nt|eamongall: somebody was reading heavily last night |pg||
pc|s2|pc|c8|pg||
nt|paulg:  his line has maintained chances of 3-3 breaks in both hearts and clubs, but squeeze chances when clubs do not break ..all against a spade finesse when hearts do not break|pg||
nt|oosb: could still play 9@H|pg||
nt|oosb: Very tough hand|pg||
nt|oosb: will make the bulletin if he makes though|pg||
nt|oosb: very nice ending|pg||
nt|paulg:  very little to guide him |pg||
nt|oosb: Bets on A vs 9?|pg||
nt|oosb: I'm with A|pg||
nt|paulg:  i think he's play ace, eventually|pg||
nt|oosb: does %age favor 9 though/|pg||
nt|oosb: ?|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SK982HKT9653DQCJ2,S53HAQJ8DAT52CK85,SAJ64H72D9874CQT3,SQT7H4DKJ63CA9764|sv|o|nt|psridhar: luck favors the 'capitalist' ? :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|an|majors 4+/4+|nt|psridhar: my concept is to be very accurate -no deviation at all- in 2nd seat|pg||
mb|p|nt|psridhar: this 2@c on 6-4 a lop sided divide ?|pg||
mb|2S|nt|psridhar: opp 3-2 i want pd to pick @h not @s|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|psridhar: however it ends well for NS in 2@s|pg||
mb|p|nt|henryb:  North takes the low road|pg||
nt|psridhar: ventos needs to suggest both minor by 2N|pg||
mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|psridhar: we r not sure -if 2N asked W to pick minor OR leb type ask for 3@c|pg||
mb|3S!|mb|p|nt|psridhar: watever it may mean, Khandelwal is heading to a big loss|pg||
nt|psridhar: tightening the gap|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|psridhar: 3nt can make for 9 imps away|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|nt|psridhar: so Khandelwal wins 18 imps to 11 Imps may be 18-12 on VP scale|pg||
nt|henryb:  Well done to reach 3N as the cards lie|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s4|nt|henryb:  of course, if S had the @sJ --- or  various other less favorable things|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c5|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d3|pc|s8|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dA|mc|9|nt|psridhar: thx all bye|pg||
nt|vugraphplg: thats all thx all next round in 25 minutes|pg||
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qx|c30|st||md|4SK982HKT9653DQCJ2,S53HAQJ8DAT52CK85,SAJ64H72D9874CQT3,SQT7H4DKJ63CA9764|sv|o|nt|petergill: I think Geir is in his 40's now ... Gavin Bailey might bid more than Helgemo, but would freely admit that his card play is not as good as Helgemo ... |pg||
nt|kastan88: live scores: http://b.poznan2011.pl/mxt/rrleaderb.html|pg||
nt|jcomyn: wouldnt fool the cat|pg||
nt|mcsd: NS are in momentum|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|eamongall: 41 earlier this year .. Wilkpedia |pg||
nt|jbgood: 6@c down on a di ruff - no such thing in 6 @d|pg||
mb|1D|nt|petergill: Kirsten might even push to the 5 or 6 level in @H|pg||
nt|petergill: though she doesn't bid as free-spiritedly as her husband|pg||
nt|jbgood: kibs tell me that even 5@c sh have been beaten in the CR - and right they are, since Popova made a void showing @d bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|nt|eamongall: Team Comhar is Irelands best performing mixed pairs in the recent past |pg||
mb|3H|nt|kastan88: will be very exiting show here, if all the boards are such kind of as in this match|pg||
nt|jcomyn: oops|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: Dbl of @H would have showed 4 or 5 spades, so 1@S probably shows @D or something like that|pg||
nt|jcomyn: p p x|pg||
mb|p|nt|eamongall: these guys could be heading to slam in @Cs ... |pg||
nt|jbgood: 1@s either is @d or bal 6-9 - I think, so ...|pg||
nt|eamongall: yeah guess 1@S is @Ds|pg||
nt|petergill: Kirsten decided to get the lead-directing bid in first|pg||
nt|petergill: EW have not agreed any suit, so 4NT was "pick a minor", wasn't it?|pg||
nt|jcomyn: x is automatic|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|eamongall: yes I now see that ... unlikely to be blackwood|pg||
nt|petergill: Jeanette might dbl for t/io|pg||
nt|petergill: converted to penalty|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|oosb: losing just 2 aces, wonder why only 10 tricks in the other room|pg||
nt|petergill: Will EW get all their tricks again for 500? They surely should. |pg||
nt|mcsd: welcome Petrer :)|pg||
nt|jcomyn: prefer X with s hand giving p option|pg||
nt|petergill: hi Miroslav and John|pg||
nt|mcsd: i dont think it was fot T/O - proposal may be|pg||
nt|jcomyn: hi mate|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|petergill: South being a passed hand has really shown 4-6 in majors, otherwise her initial Pass makes no sense|pg||
nt|mcsd: now @D leads from w seems best|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|h3|pg||
nt|mcsd: forsing defence|pg||
pc|c2|nt|petergill: so North, if he truly trusts partner, could run to 3@S, knowing spades must break 3-2 on EW's auction|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
nt|jcomyn: i agree should do somthing since s originally passed|pg||
nt|mcsd: but w may have 4@S?|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|jcomyn: hardly when bidding 3d|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|oosb: not a useful Ruff & discard|pg||
nt|mcsd: e bidded 3@D W may have 4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
nt|petergill: It's very much Jeanette's Reitzer's style to Dbl for t/o a lot with a singleton under (i.e. on the right of) the bidder - her old partner the late Ted Chadwick encouraged this ...|pg||
nt|petergill: winning style of bidding|pg||
nt|jcomyn: oh yes of course|pg||
nt|mcsd: Now S has same trump length as W|pg||
nt|mcsd: anyruff made by s is critical|pg||
nt|jcomyn: a very unnecessary big peanlty for s i think|pg||
nt|mcsd: That is forsing defence all about.|pg||
nt|petergill: only 300|pg||
nt|petergill: @s, @C, @D ruff and @s exit will be the play, for 300|pg||
pc|hT|nt|eamongall: 3 imps to Team Bailey|pg||
nt|vugraphpl5: Next mach will start at 3 pm|pg||
nt|jbgood: bye all - enjoyable bridge!|pg||
nt|petergill: If West bid 6@C, South would have Lightner Doubled, knowing her trusting husbandn would dare not lead anything but a @D (@S cannot be right = no dbl of 6@C, and @H cannot be right, ...|pg||
nt|petergill: so Lightner Dbl must ask for @d lead) and get 500. |pg||
nt|petergill: Bulletin 1 at http://www.eurobridge.org/competitions/11Poznan/Bulletins/bul01.pdf|pg||
nt|eamongall: Hilmo is indicating 5@Cs was beaten in other room |pg||
nt|petergill: Results at http://b.poznan2011.pl/mxt/rrleaderb.html|pg||
nt|eamongall: but vugraph shows a @HK lead |pg||
nt|mcsd: Be carefull when having singleton trump not to lead it  |pg||
nt|petergill: Oops!|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
nt|mcsd: now @D again ad...|pg||
nt|petergill: 500 now|pg||
nt|mcsd: a @S may be good|pg||
pc|s3|nt|petergill: @H play by South was error, had to simply take her tricks and get trump in ending|pg||
nt|jcomyn: how often u take your eye off the ball when u realise u are in  a very bad contract|pg||
nt|petergill: 800 if she finesses, 500 if she does not|pg||
nt|jcomyn: like in golf - take your medicine and get out of there|pg||
pc|sA|nt|oosb: 10 tricks|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
nt|paulg:  playing safely, unsurprisingly|pg||
nt|petergill: 300 if she doesn't finesse|pg||
pc|h7|nt|mcsd: she must take A@S and discard @S on @c T|pg||
pc|c6|nt|petergill: as West has one too many trumps and will be endplayed|pg||
pc|h9|nt|oosb: too safely.|pg||
nt|oosb: overcomplicated it|pg||
nt|mcsd: ouch|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
nt|jcomyn: thatsa two ouches|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|dK|nt|kastan88: live-scores and list of groups: http://r.poznan2011.pl/mxt/rrleaderb.html|pg||
nt|vugraphpl5: there is short break now|pg||
nt|eamongall: a team called Blue Rose in the same group as this got hit for 81 imps bya team called Manno|pg||
nt|eamongall: Ha ..Krytoff Martens is part of Mano |pg||
nt|eamongall: 3 boards still to score here including decent looking results on 8 and 9 for Team 8|pg||
nt|eamongall: oops the vuraph boss is going to shut us down |pg||
nt|kastan88: ty Eamonn for comments, and tx to our operator Joanna. Kibbitzers ---> pls to open room|pg||
nt|eamongall: Team Banzai from Ireland got battered by strong Norwegians including Geir Helgemo .. by 46 imps |pg||
nt|eamongall: boards 8 and 9 did materialize as decent results for Team Comhar |pg||
nt|kastan88: so 17:13 in VP for Helness/Brogeland team|pg||
nt|kastan88: Pleas stay with us spectators, next round I hope in 10-15 minutes|pg||
nt|petergill: back to 500|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c8|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pg||
mc|5|nt|mcsd: 800 now|pg||
nt|petergill: back to 800|pg||
nt|jcomyn: 3 ouches = DISASTER|pg||
nt|mcsd: :)|pg||
nt|mcsd: tis can cost a lot Imps|pg||
nt|petergill: Sorry, I've been commentating a lot at the Asia Pacific Championships this week, so i'm not used to this ping pong style of card play that happens in Europe.|pg||
nt|mcsd: :)|pg||
nt|mcsd: more interesting this way|pg||
nt|jcomyn: true gives us more to talk about|pg||
nt|mcsd: The best jankova ken get is 14 points, if tahy play say 2@s and make|pg||
nt|mcsd: no E-W play 3nt|pg||
nt|petergill: On Bd 29, South at the other table didn't try the "only chance" defence that was found at this table - the hand where Reitzer hoped for blocked hearts if South had @HKxx|pg||
nt|petergill: so Smederevac gets Gold Award on Bd 29 for top defence (and nice @HA falsecard by North) then No Gold for her on Bd 30|pg||
nt|petergill: Results at http://b.poznan2011.pl/mxt/rrleaderb.html are live and include progress scores for Round 3|pg||
nt|petergill: When looking at Results, put cursor on Team Name to see who is in the team|pg||
nt|petergill: then click on team name for full details of each match|pg||
nt|petergill: In Group I, Khandelwal is now 2nd and Jankova a close 4th|pg||
nt|petergill: Michal Kopecky met Jeanette Reitzer when Michal visited Australia last year.  |pg||
nt|mcsd: ok see you in 20 minutes|pg||
nt|petergill: The top 3 teams in each group qualify into Swiss A and the others into Swiss B. Ref page 1 of Bulletin 1 at http://www.eurobridge.org/competitions/11Poznan/Bulletins/bul01.pdf for ...|pg||
nt|petergill: more detail. |pg||
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