vg|BBO5-2nd Mind Sports Games,O-PO-3_6,I,1,16,IRELAND,77,MONACO,92|
rs|3NE+3,3NE+2,6NN-3,6CS-2,3HS-2,1NE+2,4SS+3,6SS+1,PASS,2HW+2,4HNx=,5SE-3,3NE=,4SW-1,3NS+2,6CN=,4HE+2,6DE=,4SS+2,5SSx=,4SN+2,6SN=,1NW-1,1NN+2,4HW+1,5HW=,3NW+1,3NW+1,3NW+1,4HW-2,3NN=,3NN=|
pn|McGANN,HELGEMO,HANLON,HELNESS,NUNES,CARROLL,FANTONI,GARVEY|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3S98764HA85DATCJT3,SQJTHKT2DJ2CQ9765,S52HQ9763D6543C84,SAK3HJ4DKQ987CAK2|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|an|*|mb|p|mb|3H|an|No major|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c4|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3S98764HA85DATCJT3,SQJTHKT2DJ2CQ9765,S52HQ9763D6543C84,SAK3HJ4DKQ987CAK2|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|ahollan1: 2N=20-22 HCP|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: other table  Hanlon-McGann vs Helgemo-Helness|pg||
mb|3C!|nt|ahollan1: 3@C=ASK 5@H/@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Helness reply to show none was 3@H|pg||
mb|p|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4S73HAK7DAJCAKQ732,SAQJ9642HDT5432CT,SK8HT98632DKQ98C8,ST5HQJ54D76CJ9654|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|4S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s4|pc|h3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s6|pc|h2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h4|pc|c2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hK|mc|9|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4S73HAK7DAJCAKQ732,SAQJ9642HDT5432CT,SK8HT98632DKQ98C8,ST5HQJ54D76CJ9654|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: NS  Slawinski Leads   http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/ forster/bridge/development/slawinski/|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = forcing 14+ nat or 15+ bal|pg||
nt|ahollan1: ALL 1-suit openers are forcing in fantunes|pg||
mb|1C|mb|4S|mb|d!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: @Sxx is worrisome|pg||
nt|ahollan1: same start in other room   but McGann's 1@C = 11-13 bal or 17+|pg||
mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: reasonable guess|pg||
nt|ahollan1: McGann finally chose 5@S|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: other room will end up in 6N  [or higher]|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dQ|mc|10|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1ST84HK876DK4CK983,SAJ5HQ43DT932CJ52,S9632HJT52DAQJ8C7,SKQ7HA9D765CAQT64|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|nt|hedyg:  Bas? did Helness really pass over 1@D??|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d3|nt|vugraphzbc: Hey|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: Yup|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c8|mc|7|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1ST84HK876DK4CK983,SAJ5HQ43DT932CJ52,S9632HJT52DAQJ8C7,SKQ7HA9D765CAQT64|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|ahollan1: 14-16 throughout|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: NS play 12-14 NT throughout|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|nt|ahollan1: in Slawinski    hi = even with honor  or   odd without|pg||
nt|ahollan1: the NS convention card includes explanations of their leads|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 6N was -300|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h6|mc|9|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SAKQ9742HKQD5CQ98,S865HA72D982C7632,STH854DAKQT43CAT5,SJ3HJT963DJ76CKJ4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|eamongall: seems I and N/S missed the Monaco team having a go at a Burns Law 3-3 fit on board 3|pg||
nt|hedyg:  hi Eamon from voice commenting |pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|h5|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d5|mc|13|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SAKQ9742HKQD5CQ98,S865HA72D982C7632,STH854DAKQT43CAT5,SJ3HJT963DJ76CKJ4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@D usually 14+   5+@D or 4441|pg||
mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@S = FG, 5+suit, not 5332  [2N]|pg||
mb|3D!|an|no 3 spades|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: according to Bill Jacobs' book  "Fantunes Revealed"  3@D is just natural|pg||
mb|4N!|mb|p|mb|5C!|nt|ahollan1: 4N = Turbo  = even number of KC|pg||
mb|d|mb|p!|mb|p|mb|r!|mb|p|mb|5D!|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: may be gunshy after  2 played so poorly :)|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|h4|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|h5|mc|13|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3ST974HJTDAQ54CKT8,SA2HA8764DJTC6542,SJ863HQ5DK876CA97,SKQ5HK932D932CQJ3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3ST974HJTDAQ54CKT8,SA2HA8764DJTC6542,SJ863HQ5DK876CA97,SKQ5HK932D932CQJ3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = forcing   a) 11-13 BAL  b) 17+|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@H = 8+ hcp|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@H = 4-fit, 11-13 BAL|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Hanlon-McGann stop in 4@S on  4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|dT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h7|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4S52HAKQDKT75CKJT2,SJ8HDQJ9432CA9754,SK76HJ987652DCQ83,SAQT943HT43DA86C6|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2D|mb|4H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
nt|hedyg:  http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results/knockoutphase.asp?qtournid=936&qphase=FF|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|h3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|h2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4S52HAKQDKT75CKJT2,SJ8HDQJ9432CA9754,SK76HJ987652DCQ83,SAQT943HT43DA86C6|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|ahollan1: 1@S max of 16 hcp|pg||
mb|2C!|an|diamonds|nt|ahollan1: 2@C = TRF  a) 6+@D, NF  b) 5+@D, F1|pg||
mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|d|nt|ahollan1:  5 [2@H+2]  passed out in the other room|pg||
mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: somebody confirm we're not playing with a pinochle deck|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Hanlon in 4@HX|pg||
mb|p|pc|hA|nt|ahollan1: Garvey doesn't realize he's playing with house money  [partners +590]|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i can't find anything better than   ruff, @CA, @C ruff, @H ruff, @DQ|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|ahollan1: but i'm sleep deprived|pg||
nt|ahollan1: I did think about this play -- can't remember why i rejected it|pg||
nt|ahollan1: maybe influenced by seeing all hands :(|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|c4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hK|mc|8|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SJ92HT76543D73CK6,SKT876HQ2D52CQT75,SA4HAJDJT84CJ9832,SQ53HK98DAKQ96CA4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s7|pc|cJ|pc|d6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SJ92HT76543D73CK6,SKT876HQ2D52CQT75,SA4HAJDJT84CJ9832,SQ53HK98DAKQ96CA4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@C= F1  a) 11-13 BAL  b) any 17+ |pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|ahollan1: 1@S = 8+ hcp   2@C = art, game force|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@D = not 6+@S, not good 5+other|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
nt|ahollan1: low @C = odd with honor  or even without|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c8|nt|chip: Declarer is now in serous danger of losing 2 spades when the third round of clubs is played. Think they can always set it now.|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hJ|nt|ahollan1: thanks for joining Chip|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|s6|nt|ahollan1: notice that Helgemo did NOT explore the 5-3 fit|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|sQ|pc|d3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|nt|chip: Bit unlucky for EW. 3N was quite fortunate to make in the other room (due to the heart blockage).|pg||
mc|9|nt|ahollan1: i was going to say  Carroll unlucky that Nunes had @CK |pg||
pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2S9HA9DKJ753CAKT52,SAT52HKQ862DQC964,SKQ87HJ5DAT2CQJ83,SJ643HT743D9864C7|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|2H!|an|4+4+minors, GF|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s6|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s3|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s2|pc|c8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h2|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d5|mc|11|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2S9HA9DKJ753CAKT52,SAT52HKQ862DQC964,SKQ87HJ5DAT2CQJ83,SJ643HT743D9864C7|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|3H|nt|ahollan1: 1@H 10-16|pg||
mb|5N|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
nt|chip: E had to lead his partner's suit.|pg||
nt|chip: But even then, will go away on the diamond.|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg||
nt|chip: Bit unlucky for Ireland as 6D far from laydown.|pg||
nt|chip: 6C, sorry.|pg||
pc|cA|nt|ahollan1: fantoni trying to imagine hands where Carroll does NOT have @DQ for his opening bid|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|h7|pc|cT|pc|c9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: chip -- what's it like playing against these famous fantoni tanks?|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|h9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|d3|pc|s2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: infamous?|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|c5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
mc|12|nt|ahollan1: fantoni got full count of the distribution|pg||
pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3S74H872DQ2CKQJ975,SAQT982HDJ975CA64,SKJ53HA964D83CT32,S6HKQJT53DAKT64C8|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|s2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|s8|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|h3|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|s9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hT|pc|c7|pc|sT|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3S74H872DQ2CKQJ975,SAQT982HDJ975CA64,SKJ53HA964D83CT32,S6HKQJT53DAKT64C8|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|chip: 6D is the best contract, and probably would make. In the other room, S psyched a 1N overcall.|pg||
mb|4D|nt|ahollan1: i just confirmed  Hanlon-McGann do NOT play Comic NT overcall   so  it was a psych :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Nunes could not overcall 3@C -- that shows 2-suiter|pg||
mb|4H|an|cue|mb|p|mb|4S!|an|cue|mb|p|mb|4N!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 4@H getting alert is mystery|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|c4|pc|hA|pg||
nt|chip: With H ace wrong will depend on D guess, E does know S has more clubs (probably 3 more) so could get it wrong.|pg||
nt|ahollan1: our table is 3-0 versus the other room in bidding slams|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d4|pc|c9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d8|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SAKJ9832HAJ762DC5,SH853DT98732CAT64,S754HT4DAJ4CQJ873,SQT6HKQ9DKQ65CK92|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|2C!|an|!H and another|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d2|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|c4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|h9|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SAKJ9832HAJ762DC5,SH853DT98732CAT64,S754HT4DAJ4CQJ873,SQT6HKQ9DKQ65CK92|sv|b|mb|1N|nt|ahollan1: we're only 2.5 boards behind the other room|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 14-16|pg||
mb|4S|mb|5D|nt|ahollan1: McGann's 2@C was NOT majors   it was @H + another   [ASPRO]|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d3|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: no overtrick!|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s7|mc|11|nt|ahollan1: sorry  forgot to use the sarcasm font again|pg||
pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SJ953HAT74DCAKJ92,S842HQJ853DJ84CQ7,SAKQT6H6DQ763C863,S7HK92DAKT952CT54|sv|o|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|d5|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|s9|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|sQ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|sA|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c5|pc|h7|pc|s4|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1SJ953HAT74DCAKJ92,S842HQJ853DJ84CQ7,SAKQT6H6DQ763C863,S7HK92DAKT952CT54|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@C forcing  usually 14+ w/@C  or 15+ bal|pg||
mb|2S!|nt|ahollan1: 2@S = 5+suit, game force|pg||
mb|3D|nt|ahollan1: not 5(332)|pg||
mb|4D!|nt|ahollan1: Nunes' hand is enormous now|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: hmmm   i thought 5@S shows odd number of keycards|pg||
nt|ahollan1: maybe this is way to clarify the void|pg||
nt|chip: yes, they will surely bid at least 6.  In the other room S showed a 3 suiter short in D's and N didn't bother to look for slam.|pg||
nt|ahollan1: right  McGann opened Precision 2@D  4415 minus 1 card|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i don't know meaning of 5@S :(|pg||
nt|ahollan1: playing Turbo  i thought  5level bids = odd   keycards + cue|pg||
nt|chip: Perhaps north doesn't either.|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: north thinking still|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|chip: 7S is not so bad, but definately not where you want to be if the other room is in 4.|pg||
pc|s3|nt|ahollan1: our table MUCH better in slam bidding|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
nt|chip: I'm told Poland went 3 down in 7S versus Sweeden. It has not been their day.|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thru 8  Sweden over Poland by 36|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but the Championship match is 128 boards|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 48 tomorrow   32 on whatever day comes after that|pg||
nt|ahollan1: all other matches  96 boards|pg||
nt|ahollan1: many have asked why Women play fewer boards in their final |pg||
nt|ahollan1: i have no good answer|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i think they also played fewer matches in the Round Robin|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|d2|pc|s9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: different number of matches in women's RR was because of size of field|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|sJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|s6|nt|chip: Fantoni took the club finesse early since couldn't lose a club after dummy was out of trumps.|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c4|pc|h7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SJ732HQ2DJT5CJ532,ST84HA6DK942CA764,SAQ9HKJ987DAQ7CQ9,SK65HT543D863CKT8|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|1S!|an|<4 !S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|c3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|c2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s3|pc|cA|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c7|pc|sQ|mc|6|pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2SJ732HQ2DJT5CJ532,ST84HA6DK942CA764,SAQ9HKJ987DAQ7CQ9,SK65HT543D863CKT8|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: easy game, isn't it|pg||
mb|1C!|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = forcing  a) 11-13 BAL  b) 17+|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|an|18-20|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Monaco playing 1N in both rooms|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c3|nt|chip: a few more imps to the leaders. Is this match only 48 boards, so this is the end?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 96 board playoff|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c6|nt|ahollan1: brings up good question for you Chip  --- what do you think about holding Playoff for Bronze?|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|s2|nt|chip: Having lost a few semifinal matches, I've never felt much like playing the next day. Would prefer to just split 3/4.|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|dT|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d8|pc|c5|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i imagine that would be vast majority if not unanimous vote of players|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and here you have to play next TWO days|pg||
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qx|o13|st||md|3SAQ2HT762D752CQJ8,S7HKJ984DA64CAKT4,SKJ863HDQJT983C32,ST954HAQ53DKC9765|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|3C|an|!D+!S|mb|3D|an|Game try|nt|vugraphzbc: McGann took a while to alert 3@C|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: Helgemo noticed but didn't move|pg||
mb|3S|nt|vugraphzbc: He alerted 3@D now|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|hA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|d9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d3|pc|c5|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SAQ2HT762D752CQJ8,S7HKJ984DA64CAKT4,SKJ863HDQJT983C32,ST954HAQ53DKC9765|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|ahollan1: 1@H = 10-16|pg||
nt|chip: Another slam (makable, but not so good).|pg||
nt|ahollan1: other room on final board of the day  [16]|pg||
mb|3C!|nt|ahollan1: 3@C=5+@S & 5+@D  [Ghestem]|pg||
mb|3D!|an|4 card support inv+|nt|ahollan1: making 3@D  good raise in @H|pg||
mb|4S|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|nt|ahollan1: other room has finished play   please move to the back of the bus to let viewers in from that room|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
nt|chip: The auction started the same at both tables, but S bid only 3S at the other table. I prefer Nunes 4S bid to try and push the other side to the 5 level.|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thru 10 boards   Sweden over Poland by 35|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|h3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SKT64HJ54DT62C965,SQ873H9DAQJ9CKQ84,SJ952HA763DK4CJT3,SAHKQT82D8753CA72|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|s3|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4SKT64HJ54DT62C965,SQ873H9DAQJ9CKQ84,SJ952HA763DK4CJT3,SAHKQT82D8753CA72|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chip: The spades and clubs are friendly here, so hard for the defense to give much of a problem (though of course declarer doesn't know about his good luck).|pg||
pc|s5|nt|ahollan1: declarer more likely to have @C rather than @S locked up on auction|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: low = even with honor or odd without   you just have to decide if @S5 is high or low|pg||
nt|chip: yes, though a club is safer and more likely to beat the contract (here partner has good spades, but can't beat it).|pg||
nt|chip: still, usually better to lead the suit your partner has something in.|pg||
pc|h2|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|s9|nt|chip: Can duck this to find out how spades split, then can safely give up a heart when they are 4-4.|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h8|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
mc|10|nt|chip: Once D run for 3 tricks, declarer only needs one heart to go with 3D, 2S and 3C and will make 4 with the clubs 3-3.|pg||
nt|chip: At matchpoints N would likely have taken is heart A.|pg||
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qx|o15|st||md|1SKQT62HJ653D8CT65,S53HAK874DA43CAJ8,S7HQDKQJ965CK7432,SAJ984HT92DT72CQ9|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|hedyg:  results and running scores: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/RunningScores/ASP/knockoutphaseconditstatMultievColours.asp?qtournid=936&qtournid2=937&qtournid3=938&qphase=FF|pg||
mb|3D|mb|3H!|an|!S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|eamongall: I wonder why there is not 2 bronze medals awarded like in Olympic sports with semi finals |pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|s2|pc|dA|pg||
nt|eamongall: like if Monaco lose again they get nothing to hang around their necks |pg||
pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c4|pc|s4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|d5|pc|s8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|c6|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: Something went wrong there, sorry|pg||
mc|10|nt|eamongall: All 4 players at this table have played together in Buffett Cup for Europe a few times |pg||
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qx|c15|st||md|1SKQT62HJ653D8CT65,S53HAK874DA43CAJ8,S7HQDKQJ965CK7432,SAJ984HT92DT72CQ9|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|ahollan1: treating the hand as 17+|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Carrot Club   1@C = forcing, a) 11-13 BAL  b) 17+|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|chip: I guess upgraded to 17 (good quick tricks outweighing bad spot cards).|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3@H confirms 17+ hand    but my guess is that it is in the minimum [passable] range|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|ahollan1: but still 7 loser hand|pg||
nt|chip: EW did well to make a game in the other room. Looks like 3N can be beaten.|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg||
nt|chip: 4H down at least 1.|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: KnR  agrees with the upgrade   says west hand worth 17.45   http://www.jeff-goldsmith.org/cgi-bin/knr.cgi?|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|nt|ahollan1: 4 to score in the Championship match   Sweden over Poland by 51|pg||
nt|chip: At the other table Helgemo won the second D, played one high heart, crossed to the spade A, ran the hearts, and squeeze endplayed N in the minors.|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s4|pg||
nt|ahollan1: so Helgemo might have a future in bridge?|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|c5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|c6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|cJ|pc|d5|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SK8H83DA8753CA985,SJ753HQT9DQJ642CJ,SQT42HKJ72DK9CKQT,SA96HA654DTC76432|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d9|nt|hedyg:  thank you Bas, great job.................again :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: Thanks Hedy|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: Hope to see you tomorrow|pg||
pc|c4|nt|eamongall: Hanlon going to need a new source of tricks now |pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|hedyg:  thank you Eamon :)|pg||
nt|andyv:  Thank you Bas, and you will be stuck with us again:)|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: We'll be back tomorrow at 10:30 local, 9:30 AM GMT|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|d7|pg||
nt|eamongall: @H7 big now |pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sQ|mc|9|pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2SK8H83DA8753CA985,SJ753HQT9DQJ642CJ,SQT42HKJ72DK9CKQT,SA96HA654DTC76432|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N!|nt|ahollan1: final board of the day   32 more tomorrow|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1N=(11)12-14  includes some atypical shapes|pg||
nt|chip: 48?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: ach  48|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thanks Chip|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i told you i was tired|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c3|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|chip: There are 9 tricks here, but declarer has rather a bit of work to build them. D is not the best suit to find them in, |pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|nt|chip: Here, declarer's heart 7 will be a big card.|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: a common agreement is to lead through declarer the same card you would play as opening lead   [ex: top of interior sequence]|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h5|nt|chip: When leading up to nothing in dummy, 10/9 = zero or 2 higher often works better.|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg||
mc|9|nt|vugraphzbh: bye all, table will be closed.|pg||
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