vg|14th Red Bull WBS-Mixed Teams-BBO4,SFA 8_8,I,22,28,BINKIE,0,DIAMOND,0|
rs|4HS=,4HS+1,3NS+1,3NS+2,3NN=,4HN=,6NN-1,6HN-1,4HW-3,4HW-2,4SW=,4SW+1,1NE-5,4HE-1|
pn|DUCKWORTH,R LEVIN,CALLAGHAN,J LEVIN,MEYERS,GILL,HAMPSON,DAWSON|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SJ62HKQJ4DKT73C96,SK83H9732DJ984CK4,SAQ4HA865DACAT832,ST975HTDQ652CQJ75|sv|e|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|mc|10|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SJ62HKQJ4DKT73C96,SK83H9732DJ984CK4,SAQ4HA865DACAT832,ST975HTDQ652CQJ75|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Good evening|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Sorry, but I can't interpret the bidding by Hampson-Myers|pg||
mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  If they're playing Precision, then 1@h usually is 8-11 HCP balanced|pg||
pc|h3|nt|TopWizard:  Thanks pvt - 3@c Puppet Stayman|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Didn't know the Hampson-Myers methods, just joining, thanks for all the help :)|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s5|nt|TopWizard:  This is a delicate play problem, but as the cards lie, Meyers will have little trouble making|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|d2|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  @sShift away from the K is often ill-advised, as here|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|hJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|c8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h4|mc|11|nt|TopWizard:  Ops are doing much better today with experience :)|pg||
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qx|o23|st||md|1SAJ86HAQJD7653CQ7,SQT92HT853DA98C83,SK3H964DJ2CAKJT64,S754HK72DKQT4C952|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|d3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s5|pc|d7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|s7|pc|d5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|h7|pc|d6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d4|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SAJ86HAQJD7653CQ7,SQT92HT853DA98C83,SK3H964DJ2CAKJT64,S754HK72DKQT4C952|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  N-S apparently playing 13-15 or 14-16 Vul 1NT|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Presumably, with this lead, Meyers will take her 11 top tricks quickly|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s7|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg||
pc|cT|pc|s4|pc|d3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|d6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|dT|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2S7H972DAKJ92CK852,S84HAT64DQT763CA9,SAK96HKQ853D5CQT6,SQJT532HJD84CJ743|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s3|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2S7H972DAKJ92CK852,S84HAT64DQT763CA9,SAK96HKQ853D5CQT6,SQJT532HJD84CJ743|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|2S|nt|TopWizard:  So E-W play feather-light openers :)|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  One irate msg that W is an automatic opener; sorry but I and many don't see it :)|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  N-S make non-serious slam probes|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|nt|TopWizard:  Another delicate hand|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Only one remaining dummy entry|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|h9|pc|s8|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Hampson may have to divine the @cA doubleton to make this|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|d2|nt|TopWizard:  Endplay suggested|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d4|pc|c2|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  And successful!|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Well done, Hampson|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SAK3HQ6543DK6CKT7,SQJT74HJ7DJ93C654,S86HK98DAQT74CAQ2,S952HAT2D852CJ983|sv|e|mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|mc|11|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SAK3HQ6543DK6CKT7,SQJT74HJ7DJ93C654,S86HK98DAQT74CAQ2,S952HAT2D852CJ983|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|TopWizard:  Op hit wrong button|pg||
mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Apparently 14-16 1NT, all Vuls|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Unclear why Hampson made a slammish bid over 3NT, very aggressive, and Meyers couldn't stop after that|pg||
pc|c3|nt|TopWizard:  The trump suit is often the questionable issue in these control showing auctions|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  And will prove fatal here|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  So, the BAM victories here may give way to a loss|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h9|nt|TopWizard:  When N made the slam try, S could never stop short of 6 :)|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
nt|pelepele: that cannot be correct with the @h|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  There are no "trump asking bids" in these auctions|pg||
pc|hT|mc|11|nt|TopWizard:  All Meyers could have done was to consider her @h suit to be a "4-card suit" and bid Stayman followed by 3NT, this Commentator won't second-guess however|pg||
pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SAK83HDK963CT7632,SJHQJT7654DAQCAQJ,SQ9542HAK932DT7C8,ST76H8DJ8542CK954|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|mc|7|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SAK83HDK963CT7632,SJHQJT7654DAQCAQJ,SQ9542HAK932DT7C8,ST76H8DJ8542CK954|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  This Commentator has such methods (2-way Stayman), but most world champions do not :)|pg||
mb|p|pc|s2|nt|TopWizard:  Hampson takes the low road|pg||
pc|s6|nt|TopWizard:  X would have been negative, and this is a sure plus|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|c7|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Bidding 4@s on N would be a "crap-shoot", and South, having opened, also took the low road and didn't re-open with perfect distribution but a sub-minimum|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|h4|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  But this may be another adverse swing, depending on methods in the Open Room|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c5|pc|s3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|d5|pc|c6|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1S97H73D98542CQ985,SAQT852HQT92DAC73,SK4HKJ854DKT7CKT2,SJ63HA6DQJ63CAJ64|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|h9|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1S97H73D98542CQ985,SAQT852HQT92DAC73,SK4HKJ854DKT7CKT2,SJ63HA6DQJ63CAJ64|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|TopWizard:  So slam couldn't be avoided in the Open Room on Board 25, but choosing 6NT for same result|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Meckstroth as strongly advised T/O X of 1@s with 5-3-3-2 as Hampson has done|pg||
mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  E-W presumably playing Precision for the raise to 4@s, the best weapon of the system|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|c7|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  I'm told E-W don't play Precision, so interesting jump to 4@s by Dawson|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|hQ|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|sJ|pc|d2|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SK532HA8DA4CQJ874,SAQJ74H973DQT8CA9,ST86H6DKJ7653CKT6,S9HKQJT542D92C532|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  4@h contract in Closed Room could have made|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Levins apparently without methods for PJS to 3@h here|pg||
mc|2|nt|TopWizard:  There were a couple of missteps in the Closed Room, but the result ended up normal, 4@h -1|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: see you all tomorrow...Traian here|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: closing the room now|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Hey Traian!|pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SK532HA8DA4CQJ874,SAQJ74H973DQT8CA9,ST86H6DKJ7653CKT6,S9HKQJT542D92C532|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|nt|TopWizard:  Curious about E-W methods here to a game which has little play when N-S find the @d shift|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|d9|nt|TopWizard:  E perhaps should have passed the @h raise with a singleton @s|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  NV|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|nt|TopWizard:  Now S must shine|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|nt|TopWizard:  Hmmmm|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|h5|nt|TopWizard:  @s6 dropping!|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Wow, missed cashing the good @s . . . |pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Perhaps E didn't see the @s spots|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
mc|9|nt|TopWizard:  A couple of misplays occurred, from either side, so result ends up normal after lost opportunities|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  It is grueling in these World Championships, plenty of tension, especially when on Vu-Graph|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  So a well-fought tight match!|pg||
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