vg|52nd EBTC-BBO3,OPEN-F1,I,17,32,GERMANY,0,ROMANIA,0|
rs|2DS+1,4CN=,4HS=,5HS-1,5CW+1,6CW=,4SN=,3DE-2,2HN-1,2NN-2,2SW+1,3SW=,3HS+1,6CS=,4SE=,3DN-2,5HNx-2,3HNx=,3NE=,2NE=,4CW-2,2NW-1,1NW-1,1NW=,2SW=,3CE-1,4SS+1,4SN=,3HW=,4HW+1,3NS+3,4SS=|
pn|WELLAND,BRICIU,AUKEN,TEODORESCU,GHIGHECI,SMIRNOV,ROTARU,PIEKAREK|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3ST9HJ3DJ98CKJ8542,SAQJ7HQ94DQ432C73,S53HAKT86DAK76CQ6,SK8642H752DT5CAT9|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|mc|9|nt|game over: hi all|pg||
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qx|c17|st||md|3ST9HJ3DJ98CKJ8542,SAQJ7HQ94DQ432C73,S53HAKT86DAK76CQ6,SK8642H752DT5CAT9|sv|o|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|mc|10|nt|vugraphzdc: hi everyone|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: sry for the delay|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: first two boards have been played already|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 18|pg||
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qx|o18|st||md|4S7653HAKQT92DJCQJ,ST42H4DK987542CA7,SAKJHJ865DT6CK853,SQ98H73DAQ3CT9642|sv|n|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|mc|10|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4S7653HAKQT92DJCQJ,ST42H4DK987542CA7,SAKJHJ865DT6CK853,SQ98H73DAQ3CT9642|sv|n|nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 6: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Asp/RoundTeams.asp?qtournid=1020&qroundno=18|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Here you can see the players and their CC:   http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=22&matchid=BBO-3|pg||
pc|d4|mc|10|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1S94HAJ92DQJ7632CJ,SK82HQ8D984CAQ873,SQ653H763DKT5CT96,SAJT7HKT54DACK542|sv|e|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|mc|12|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1S94HAJ92DQJ7632CJ,SK82HQ8D984CAQ873,SQ653H763DKT5CT96,SAJT7HKT54DACK542|sv|e|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|mc|12|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S763H8DQT72CAQ952,SQ8HAT53DA4CKJ863,SKJ9542HKQJ92DJC4,SATH764DK98653CT7|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 18|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 5: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Here you can see the players and their CC:   http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=22&matchid=BBO-2|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Asp/RoundTeams.asp?qtournid=1020&qroundno=18|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|game over: declarer has to guess spades in 4@s but probably only one entry to do it right, so she might go down (playing the opener for the @s A)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|nt|game over: but then again if she starts with a heart and the defense cash a diamond trick and continue with clubs, West could rise with the @s A and give his partner a ruff with the @s Q|pg||
nt|game over: so it is perhaps better to just play on spades hoping for a guess and spades 2-2 or 3-1 and the @h 10 dropping|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|s3|pc|h5|pg||
nt|game over: as we can all see, @h A and a trump promotion would have beaten the contract (playing two rounds of diamonds) and then later a third round of diamonds|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|game over: West's 1NT opening shows 15-17|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|d2|pc|hA|pg||
mc|10|nt|game over: if he has a balanced hand with the @h A and @c KJ, it is way more likely that he has the @s Q then holdings without the queen, so a good guess|pg||
nt|game over: *than|pg||
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qx|c20|st||md|2S763H8DQT72CAQ952,SQ8HAT53DA4CKJ863,SKJ9542HKQJ92DJC4,SATH764DK98653CT7|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: we are back|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|nt|vugraphzdc: results at / http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: rotaru ghigheci cc / http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/4310-9304.pdf|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|dJ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h8|nt|vugraphzdc: smirnov piekarek cc / http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/3480-7668.pdf|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|nt|vugraphzdc: rotaru thinking|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|d3|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SQ84HQ7652DJ63CA3,SAKJ5HDKQT54CQ976,S7632HAK9DA97CKT5,ST9HJT843D82CJ842|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|game over: 1NT by N: 14-16, can be offshape, acc. to convetion card: often open 1@c instead of 1NT as is the case here|pg||
mb|1D|mb|d|nt|game over: 1!f = hearts, X likely t/o against hearts|pg||
nt|game over: 1@d = hearts|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|game over: if you play transfers, you need to discuss the meaning of the XX vs. accepting the transfer here (which one shows three-card support?)|pg||
mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|nt|game over: I think North can have 5@d if she opens 1@c, so X is likely optional (not a penalty double)|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
nt|game over: you can see all the players here: : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ptynD-EW4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|h5|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg||
nt|game over: Romania in Blue, C. Teodorescu is the player on the left|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|cJ|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|h4|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|d5|pc|hK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h7|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|h8|pg||
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qx|c21|st||md|3SQ84HQ7652DJ63CA3,SAKJ5HDKQT54CQ976,S7632HAK9DA97CKT5,ST9HJT843D82CJ842|sv|n|nt|vugraphzdc: broadcasts at / http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|an|alerted|nt|vugraphzdc: if anyone is familiar with the systems, send me a private message|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: to comment|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|nt|bbaceanu: pleore.........|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|sT|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|s5|pg||
nt|bbaceanu: O2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4S963HK94D843CQ852,SAT742HQ7DA962CA9,SK5HAT862DQT75CKJ,SQJ8HJ53DKJCT7643|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg||
nt|game over: X is an interesting choice, getting in when it is cheap; the upside is she can comfortably pass over 2@s now|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|sJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4S963HK94D843CQ852,SAT742HQ7DA962CA9,SK5HAT862DQT75CKJ,SQJ8HJ53DKJCT7643|sv|e|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: ghigheci explaining 5/0 hearts split was expected xd|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: running scores at / http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|sJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SHQ62DAT6CAKQT843,SAKJT65HKJDJ85C62,S7432HAT854DQ93CJ,SQ98H973DK742C975|sv|b|nt|game over: whereas 1@s - p 2@s - p - p - balancing would result in a big minus|pg||
nt|game over: or at least could|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1S|nt|game over: Germany off to a very good start, possibly leading the event by now|pg||
nt|riccho:  hi matthias|pg||
mb|2D|mb|2S|nt|game over: hi Richard :)|pg||
nt|game over: 2@d = some sort of Transfer to hearts (guess)|pg||
nt|game over: South is dreaming of a grand slam now (needs a little bit more than @h AKJxx and @c x to be good)|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|game over: oops :)|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|h2|pg||
nt|game over: perhaps he was not expecting everybody passes with his spade void|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg||
nt|riccho:  'interesting' contract.... |pg||
nt|game over: he shook his head and said sorry|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
nt|riccho:  the S hand belongs to @c IMHO not in @h|pg||
nt|game over: playing in hearts is way more dangerous than playing in clubs, as declarer can easily lose the side-suit control in spades|pg||
nt|riccho:  or maybe 3NT if N had a @s stop|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|s3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|c9|pg||
nt|riccho:  whatever 3@s would have meant, I think that´s what S should have bid|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|hQ|pc|s5|pg||
nt|game over: or key-card in hearts and bid some number of clubs?|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s6|nt|game over: depends on their methods after key-card I think|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|c3|pc|hK|pg||
mc|10|nt|riccho:  if that is possible... exactly|pg||
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qx|c23|st||md|1SHQ62DAT6CAKQT843,SAKJT65HKJDJ85C62,S7432HAT854DQ93CJ,SQ98H973DK742C975|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|p|an|alerted|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: teams running scores at / http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: ghigheci going to the bathroom, doesnt want to watch this board|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|c3|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: 6@C not makeable, but 5@C and 4@H both seem good|pg||
nt|petergill: It looks impossible to go down - the friendly lie of the EW cards means 1370 |pg||
nt|petergill: 7 clubs, 4 hearts, one diamond = 1370|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: true, my mistake|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hQ|nt|petergill: At the other table, it looks to me like Roy Welland thought 3@H was forcing (2@d was a tarnsfer to @H), and Sabine disagreed|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
nt|petergill: The idea behind the duck of @HK is that South is simply playing for hearts 3-2 with the jack onside. |pg||
pc|d8|nt|petergill: he would also have made if East has @HK, so 6@C is a decent contract, I guess|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|s3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|c9|pg||
mc|12|nt|vugraphzdc: ive checked, rotaru and ghigheci are reversed|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: so rotaru on north, ghigheci on south|pg||
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qx|o24|st||md|2SK9HJT6DQ852CAK73,S8542HAQ875DA73C9,SQJ7H43DKJT96CJT5,SAT63HK92D4CQ8642|sv|o|mb|1H|nt|riccho:  even a simple 6@c would be better (reminds me of a hand fromt the start of the tournament, where the S player did exactly this with nearly the same hand)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|d5|nt|game over: after a club lead 4@s is not very difficult it looks like, just duck a spade and then play on hearts|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h9|nt|game over: (and cash the @s A)|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg||
mc|10|nt|game over: the aggressive bidding by both players paid off here|pg||
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qx|c24|st||md|2SK9HJT6DQ852CAK73,S8542HAQ875DA73C9,SQJ7H43DKJT96CJT5,SAT63HK92D4CQ8642|sv|o|nt|petergill: NS System Card http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/ECBOC14/OpenTeams/Romania/Rotaru-Ghigheci.pdf|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|petergill: Nice 19 HCP game bid and made at other table|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@C 3 way natural or balanced or 18+|pg||
nt|petergill: 1@H 7+ HCP natural|pg||
nt|petergill: Pass by East = minimum hand|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|nt|petergill: 3@C cue raise|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: Ew need to find their club ruff(s) to beat 3@D|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: nice bidding by the romanians|pg||
nt|petergill: @H lead, club switch looks likely|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hA|nt|petergill: Romania on a roll at the moment|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: after unlucky start, starting to pick up the pace|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h6|nt|petergill: EW lead 2nd, 4th and 6th|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
mc|7|nt|petergill: 2 ruffs, -2|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: y|pg||
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qx|o25|st||md|3S43HAJ92D873C6542,SAJ76HT5DAQJT4CQT,S985HK87643DK9CKJ,SKQT2HQD652CA9873|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|4S|nt|game over: 4@h = transfer to 4@s, I am not sure I like because from South's point of view 5@h is not cheap (although he "knows" that North is unbalanced acc. to their system)|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|game over: the interesting follow-up question is, how do their raises to 3@h look like?|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
nt|game over: North saw a lot of high card points, I guess she won't misguess the clubs now|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3S43HAJ92D873C6542,SAJ76HT5DAQJT4CQT,S985HK87643DK9CKJ,SKQT2HQD652CA9873|sv|e|nt|petergill: EW System Card http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/ECBOC14/OpenTeams/Germany/Smirnov%20Piekarek.pdf |pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|d|nt|vugraphzdc: interesting bidding in OR|pg||
mb|3H|mb|d|nt|petergill: 3@D 4 card fit, 6-9, not 4333|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: what is piekarek double|pg||
nt|petergill: Dbl by East t/o with less than 5 spades|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: ty|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: double puts west in an awkward position|pg||
nt|petergill: At this vulnerability, if South , after 1@H Pass, simply raises to 4@h directly, it might end the auction |pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: y, germans might miss this one due to easts pass|pg||
nt|petergill: West not sure whether to bid 4@H or 3@S or 4@D. If 3@S, he will be raised to 4@S. If 4@H, East will bid 4@S. |pg||
nt|petergill: If 4@D, they might miss 4@S. Will NS save after such uncertainty in EW's auction?|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: does save from north seem likelz here|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: I'm not sure if West's Dbl was t./o of @H or showing @d's. I suspect it was t/o of hearts but I lack documentation to check|pg||
nt|petergill: Ooops!|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: West thought Dbl of 3@H was Penalty|pg||
nt|petergill: The club guess has a lot at stake now|pg||
pc|d5|nt|vugraphzdc: indeed|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
nt|petergill: either 5 imps or 13 imps to Romania|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: awkward auction by germany|pg||
nt|petergill: EW have bid many many practice hands  for many years, so it's surprising to see them have such a mix-up|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 6: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Asp/RoundTeams.asp?qtournid=1020&qroundno=18|pg||
pc|cT|nt|petergill: Perhaps West thought EW's hearts are 2-2 and defending was best|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
nt|petergill: Well done by North|pg||
nt|petergill: 530 plus 300 is 13 imps|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: some nice guessing and finessing by rotaru|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: a@C being with passed hand|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|nt|petergill: With 2 outside kings, both Norths correctly evaluated the North hand as having too much outside strength for a weak two|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
mc|9|nt|petergill: I think N deduced that West couldn't afford to underlead @CA in case North had singleton king|pg||
pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SKT87H975D95CAK98,SAJ62HQ8642DT3CJ5,S93HKJ3DQJ72C6432,SQ54HATDAK864CQT7|sv|b|nt|game over: do E/W play UDCA or standard?|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|game over: the @c was a necessary play if East had AJ9x and North had three clubs (but I guess E/W should/could have sorted this out with count signals earlier on)|pg||
mb|3N|nt|game over: the @c Q|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|game over: 3@s = Smolen, showing 5@h and 4@s|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|h9|pg||
nt|game over: N/S lead 2/4 through declarer|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SKT87H975D95CAK98,SAJ62HQ8642DT3CJ5,S93HKJ3DQJ72C6432,SQ54HATDAK864CQT7|sv|b|nt|vugraphzdc: well deduced xd|pg||
nt|petergill: Can Germany regain their composure and return to their normal outstanding bridge game?|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1NT 14-16|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: some nervous chatting by the germans|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: piekarek upset at smirnov for passing t/o double|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|mc|8|nt|petergill: This EW pair are usually very cool and composed, but they have just had an amazing 3 boards to endure|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: throw in by piekarek for just made|pg||
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qx|o27|st||md|1STHT7653DKT53CAJ7,SAJ5HAKQ4DA72CQT5,SKQ974HJ2DQJ96C62,S8632H98D84CK9843|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|game over: Roy and Sabine don't look very happy right now, if you want to see them live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ptynD-EW4|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|game over: 2NT would have been 21-22, so the 2NT-rebid (1NT here) shows 18-20|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|nt|game over: 2@c = intended as to play, understood as Stayman, is my guess (perhaps East was worth a raise to 2@c earlier on, but maybe not possible to bid it naturally)|pg||
nt|riccho:  look and compare bd 23 here with http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Asp/BoardAcross.asp?qboard=026.01..1023|pg||
nt|riccho:  w-hand |pg||
nt|game over: due to the singleton spade 10, I think declarer can arrange a squeeze-trim-play against North|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|nt|riccho:  but will S not play his @s as soon he is in with@cA?|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|game over: true|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|d9|pc|c9|pg||
mc|8|nt|game over: ok, double-dummy you can ruff the fourth spade, but you must keep the @c in dummy, that's why you need to start with a heart ruff and then lead a club towards the queen, tough play|pg||
nt|game over: the @c Q in dummy|pg||
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qx|c27|st||md|1STHT7653DKT53CAJ7,SAJ5HAKQ4DA72CQT5,SKQ974HJ2DQJ96C62,S8632H98D84CK9843|sv|o|nt|petergill: Germany was 2nd a few boards ago, now running 5th, and the 10 imp swing on Bd 16 might drop them to 6th|pg||
nt|petergill: Ew will think 120 is OK on Bd 26, not knowing of unfortunate spade lead at other table|pg||
nt|petergill: The avalanche of imps to Romania still surely stop on this hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|mc|7|nt|petergill: Romania now 11th of 18 countries, need to finish in top six to qualify for 2015 Bermuda Bowl in Chennai India|pg||
nt|petergill: 2 imps back to Germany|pg||
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qx|o28|st||md|2SQJ4H87DKQ52CJ862,S652H643DAT64CKT5,ST973HKQJTD97CA43,SAK8HA952DJ83CQ97|sv|n|nt|game over: (and double-dummy, I don't know what the best line single-dummy is, perhaps this one is, but who knows)|pg||
nt|game over: the director is at the table, East called I think, not sure why|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 5: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Asp/RoundTeams.asp?qtournid=1020&qroundno=18|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|game over: purely double-dummy, declarer can take lots of trick here, by playing a club to then 10 and a diamond to the 8, I doubt he will do that :)|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|d5|pc|h6|pg||
nt|game over: I guess he will start with diamonds|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|game over: which is ok|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h9|nt|game over: but he needs to guess well later on|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s7|nt|game over: the order of North's @h J and @h T can be suit preference, in that case, the @S Q is a good play, which clarifies the situation, but it is not w/o risk|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SQJ4H87DKQ52CJ862,S652H643DAT64CKT5,ST973HKQJTD97CA43,SAK8HA952DJ83CQ97|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|petergill: 1@C three way|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: sry freezed on last board|pg||
nt|petergill: nat or bal or 18+|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: 1NT 7-11 bal, not 4M|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|petergill: For Running Scores click on Open Final at http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
nt|petergill: At other table, declarer mispicked how to play @D's|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg||
nt|petergill: I think Alex Smirnov will do better, probably make 1NT|pg||
nt|petergill: diamonds are a bit blocked, and there is no other sure entry to the West hand|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cT|nt|petergill: That is an easy way to make 7 tricks|pg||
nt|petergill: He might get 8 tricks, maybe|pg||
mc|7|nt|petergill: seven is enough|pg||
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qx|o29|st||md|3SA74HJT3DQJT97CA7,SK9862HQ9842D8C84,SJ3HA75DA32CJT532,SQT5HK6DK654CKQ96|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|game over: Germany had a great start, but Romania had a great come back|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|sT|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|dT|pc|s6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h9|mc|8|nt|game over: I have to go... enjoy the rest of the show :)|pg||
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qx|c29|st||md|3SA74HJT3DQJT97CA7,SK9862HQ9842D8C84,SJ3HA75DA32CJT532,SQT5HK6DK654CKQ96|sv|b|nt|petergill: Margin getting smaller, Germany back on track|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: I'm told that they have changed the system and 1@s shows both majors but East seemed to interpret 1@S as showing clubs (X = @H, 1@H = @S) |pg||
pc|dJ|nt|petergill: EW are the sort of pair who do not let the astonishing 46 imp loss in 4 boards get to them - it is a real test of metnal toughness|pg||
mc|8|nt|petergill: 1@C three way, nat 11+ or bal or 18+|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: after some commotion, EW are calm and composed now|pg||
nt|petergill: which was what  1@s used to mean|pg||
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qx|o30|st||md|4SAQ8HK92DATCJ8753,SJ62HQT84D92C9642,SKT54HJDQ8764CKQT,S973HA7653DKJ53CA|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SAQ8HK92DATCJ8753,SJ62HQT84D92C9642,SKT54HJDQ8764CKQT,S973HA7653DKJ53CA|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|petergill: this is the problem of changing system - someone remembers the previous version|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: hehe, true|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: Larry Cohen 's recent In The Well on Bridgewinners includes a mention of how Larry Cohen always tried to minimise system changes, to reduce system instead of adding system|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: that is probablz very good advice|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg||
nt|petergill: Other table led heart to Ace then switched to @CA. This defence by Piekarek is better, but 4@S still looks cold|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|sT|pg||
mc|10|nt|petergill: Other table - typical jump to 4@S by Roy Welland. Perhaps Sabine had promised 4+ @S but I'm not sure|pg||
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qx|o31|st||md|1SK84HQ87DA972CJ74,SAQHKJT965DKJ4C95,S97653HDQT3CAQ863,SJT2HA432D865CKT2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|s6|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|d4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1SK84HQ87DA972CJ74,SAQHKJT965DKJ4C95,S97653HDQT3CAQ863,SJT2HA432D865CKT2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|mc|11|nt|vugraphzdc: ty all, heard the claim wrong xd|pg||
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qx|o32|st||md|2SJ8643HA8DKQ2CKQ4,SAT72HJT2DJ8CA952,SKQ9HK953DA7653C3,S5HQ764DT94CJT876|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c8|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d4|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d8|pc|h5|mc|12|nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzes. See you in 1 hour for another session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=23|pg||
nt|petergill: Germany won by one imp in this amazing seesawing match|pg||
nt|petergill: and Yves Aubry defeated Panos Gerontopulos in today's Presidential election|pg||
nt|petergill: Bye|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SJ8643HA8DKQ2CKQ4,SAT72HJT2DJ8CA952,SKQ9HK953DA7653C3,S5HQ764DT94CJT876|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|petergill: A quiet board to finish, and a small win to Romania|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|nt|petergill: My computer crashed|pg||
pc|hK|nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzes. See you in 1 hour for another session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=23|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cK|nt|petergill: Actually the match will be a tie, 2 imps to Germany here|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg||
nt|petergill: OK, in the official score, it's 52-51, so Germany will win by one imp|pg||
mc|10|nt|petergill: Ignore the play, it was 420, Germany win by one imp because our score is out by one imp|pg||
nt|petergill: Yves Aubry won today's election for Euro Bridge President|pg||
nt|petergill: Match results http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|petergill: confirm Germany won by one imp|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: sry for bad broadcasting|pg||
nt|petergill: Yves defeated Panos Gerontopoulos in the presidential election|pg||
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