vg|52nd EBTC-BBO1,OPEN-F7,I,17,32,GERMANY,0,ISRAEL,0|
rs|2SS=,3SS-1,6HWx-5,6CS+1,4HN+2,6HN=,3CN=,3NN-2,3NS+2,3NN+3,3NS-2,3NS=,4SS+1,4SN=,4SE=,4SE=,3SN-1,4SN-1,3NE=,3NE+2,4SN+1,4SS+1,2SS+1,1NWxx-2,3NW=,4HW=,1NE=,3SS+1,3NE-2,4SW-2,2DN+1,3NS+1|
pn|SMIRNOV,FISHER,PIEKAREK,SCHWARTZ,PADON,WELLAND,A BIRMAN,AUKEN|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SKQ963HAD53CKQT72,SAJ5HJT32DKQCAJ65,ST84HKQ84DT962C84,S72H9765DAJ874C93|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|vugraphzcm: morning all|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 24 |pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|Aurora:   Live video from this table here on Channel 1: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s8|pc|d7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|c7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|cK|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SKQ963HAD53CKQT72,SAJ5HJT32DKQCAJ65,ST84HKQ84DT962C84,S72H9765DAJ874C93|sv|o|nt|vugraphzcn: hello all, final day of this wonderful event|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|1N|nt|barnets: morning all|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|d|an|!C|nt|barnets: in other room west x 1@S and north raisd to 2@S|pg||
nt|barnets: which is where they are playing|pg||
mb|2D!|nt|phantoma: 2@D must be 4@H with stop |pg||
nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 24 |pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|barnets: I am not sure about that|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 2: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|phantoma: they play too many conventions|pg||
nt|barnets: usually 2@H would show 4 + a stop|pg||
nt|barnets: and pass shows no stopper with xx restarting the stayman|pg||
mb|d|an|t/o|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|barnets: 3@D was too high for e/w|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|nt|barnets: this contract is down 1|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cK|nt|barnets: dec can ruff a club and get 2 pitches|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s8|pc|d8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|c7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|cT|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|s6|pg||
mc|8|nt|barnets: so 4 imps to germany|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SA82H82DCJT986543,SQ54HAKT763DKT8C2,SKT97HDAQ9763CAKQ,SJ63HQJ954DJ542C7|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|d|nt|bt:  hi everyone|pg||
nt|bt:  the bidding so far has been 3 abnormal bids,|pg||
nt|bt:  the east pass being the exception|pg||
nt|bt:  that makes more sense|pg||
nt|bt:  a tactical bid from east is expected|pg||
mb|6H|nt|bt:  7@C would make sense, if only to get opps to 7@H|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|nt|bt:  a SP to diamonds now|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
nt|bt:  this is a standard SP signal for most pairs|pg||
nt|bt:  a low club says "@D", a high says "@S" and a middle one is continue or no preference|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|s8|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d9|nt|bebechira: Mr Sundelin http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/player.php?wbf=284|pg||
pc|d4|pc|h2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|h8|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
mc|7|nt|bt:  nice defence but we will see if it is enough|pg||
pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SA82H82DCJT986543,SQ54HAKT763DKT8C2,SKT97HDAQ9763CAKQ,SJ63HQJ954DJ542C7|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H!|nt|barnets: in other room bidding started P P 3@H X 6@H|pg||
nt|barnets: X|pg||
nt|barnets: final contract|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: will Auken think this is psyche? :) goulash hand|pg||
nt|barnets: fisher made an unusual 3@H opener in 3rd chair|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: you might argue Roy also made an unusual 3@H bid for him. close to 4@H by his standards :)|pg||
nt|barnets: we probably found the only2 players in tourney to open 3@H|pg||
mb|d!|mb|4H|mb|5C|mb|p|nt|barnets: now the trick is to get to 7@HX|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: Surely players prepare themselves by analyzing "who's on my seat in the other room?" so Fisher in Open Room should think "What would Roy do with my holding" :)|pg||
nt|barnets: East bid only 4@H going slowly whereas in othe room bid 6@H right away|pg||
nt|bebechira: Mr PO Sundelin http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/player.php?wbf=284|pg||
nt|barnets: I dont think Fisher wouldthink that way no|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: 5@H bid here?|pg||
mb|5H|nt|barnets: yes I like 5@H|pg||
mb|p|mb|5S|nt|vugraphzcn: it dully comes|pg||
mb|p|mb|5N!|nt|barnets: n/s bidding well so far|pg||
mb|p|mb|6C|nt|barnets: given more room|pg||
mb|p|nt|bebechira: Barnet Shenkin http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/player.php?wbf=705|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|cQ|nt|barnets: 7 is laydown but this will give israel a swing|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
mc|13|nt|barnets: 7 imps|pg||
pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1S9743H6DJ964CAQJT,SAK6H94DQ8532C864,S8HAKQJ85DAKCK975,SQJT52HT732DT7C32|sv|e|nt|bt:  and another slam, nice for us kibitzers|pg||
nt|mrdct:  yes, they did as well as they could - but poor compensation for a cold vulnernable grandslam|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|mrdct:  the 4 small @S opposite the singleton is gold here|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  it's going to be hard for north to evaluate his hand as he will fear @S wastage|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  it looks like the NS methods aren't geared to find the @C fit here|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
nt|bt:  unlucky sequence no doubt|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1S9743H6DJ964CAQJT,SAK6H94DQ8532C864,S8HAKQJ85DAKCK975,SQJT52HT732DT7C32|sv|e|nt|barnets: another slam hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: playing 4@H in open|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|semi-forcing|mb|p|mb|2C!|an|gazzilli|mb|p|mb|2D!|an|8+|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|6!H|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|natural|mb|p|mb|3D!|an|values|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|nt|barnets: looks like a nice auction so far|pg||
nt|barnets: if north can find out about @CA @CQ|pg||
nt|barnets: he has a slam|pg||
mb|4N!|an|RKCB|mb|p|mb|5C!|an|1/4|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: these teams 3rd and 4th on the running scores at the moment|pg||
nt|barnets: a lower form of club keycard may have been better|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: so an important match with high stakes, every error costs twice as much. Running results: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/R...|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: unningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: video from this table is on channel 2: http://www.livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|barnets: the link does not work for me|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|barnets: yes that works|pg||
nt|barnets: lets say he thinks partner could have the @CQ slam is great f @CJ or 5|pg||
nt|barnets: still may be decent|pg||
nt|barnets: so I think he should bid it|pg||
nt|barnets: might play better in hearts|pg||
nt|barnets: with discards for clubs|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: Sabine insists that I write it's not her who's thinking :)|pg||
mb|6H|nt|barnets: 6@C works well when hearts are 5-1|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: very well done|pg||
nt|barnets: this will be a deserved  swing|pg||
nt|barnets: in other room sarted with a strong club|pg||
nt|barnets: but did not come close to slam|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|h5|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|s7|pc|h9|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S752HDA874CAQT954,SJ964HT92DKT63CK2,SAQT8HK753DQJ5C76,SK3HAQJ864D92CJ83|sv|b|nt|mrdct:  i think NS might have a crack at 3NT here but will not fare well|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|nt|mrdct:  EW come close to making 4@H|pg||
mb|1H|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|nt|mrdct:  good choice by north|pg||
nt|bebechira: live video from this room on channel 1 http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|bebechira: and this is the match http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=28&matchid=BBO-1|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
nt|mrdct:  might play @c from top now with the looming ruff|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|nt|mrdct:  but east ruff is not a big problem as he'll then be endplayed|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c7|nt|mrdct:  @C8 is a nice deceptive card|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|cJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|c4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s4|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|s8|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|hT|pc|sT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s6|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|mrdct:  possible squeeze if east has 7 @H - but he's pitching after dummy so just time wasting now|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2S752HDA874CAQT954,SJ964HT92DKT63CK2,SAQT8HK753DQJ5C76,SK3HAQJ864D92CJ83|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|2H|mb|3H!|an|!C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: overboard|pg||
nt|barnets: 2 down or 3 down|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s2|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg||
nt|barnets: very messy for n/s|pg||
nt|barnets: diamond shift|pg||
nt|riccho:  hi barnet :)|pg||
nt|riccho:  hi all!|pg||
nt|barnets: hi|pg||
nt|riccho:  E knows, that N has a 4card suit und W the 9@h|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: hello Richard and all. Roy predicting that with this pace we might finish just 7 boards of this set :)|pg||
pc|h6|nt|barnets: part of problem was south hoping for club honour in north hand|pg||
pc|d4|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
nt|barnets: so down 2|pg||
nt|barnets: unless roy ducks the club|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|nt|barnets: not likely|pg||
nt|riccho:  S knows that N has just a BAL Hand with probably 12-14. Is this enough to force to game? |pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|s5|pg||
mc|7|nt|barnets: 7 imps to germany|pg||
nt|game over: hi all|pg||
pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SAT95H6DACAKQJ972,S863HT9DJ9832CT85,SJ2HAKJ83DT7654C6,SKQ74HQ7542DKQC43|sv|n|nt|mrdct:  another slam - this looks a bit easier to bid with south's monster hand|pg||
mb|2C|an|!H+other|nt|mrdct:  on the surface a possible major suit squeeze on east, but there is a lack of communication so it may not work|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  although there are some entry problems for developing the 12th trick|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  it looks like north will be declarer so @SK lead likely which will let slam make easily|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  the @D blockage works well for declarer|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|nt|mrdct:  looks like there will some sort of strip squeeze on east|pg||
pc|c5|pc|h3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|nt|mrdct:  he has a lot of discards to find|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d9|pc|d6|nt|mrdct:  if i was east - i would've been in the tank at trick 2 planning my pitches|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d8|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|h9|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|h8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|sT|pc|dJ|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|mrdct:  swing for israel on 19 with 6@H bid and made|pg||
pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SAT95H6DACAKQJ972,S863HT9DJ9832CT85,SJ2HAKJ83DT7654C6,SKQ74HQ7542DKQC43|sv|n|mb|p|mb|2D!|an|Flannery 5+!H4!S 10-15|nt|riccho:  monaco and england are scoring well in the first boards, so germany is in the actual ranking only 3rd.|pg||
nt|barnets: another possible slam|pg||
nt|riccho:  as fas as i can remember germany never won an open medal in the europeans|pg||
mb|2H!|an|strong|mb|p|nt|barnets: dec has to guess play in 6@C|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: N/S really having all the fun in this set so far :)|pg||
nt|barnets: going for an extra spade trick rather than @H finesse|pg||
nt|game over: it looks better to rely on the heart finesse (than to play for @H Q dropping, KQ onside or Hx in spades onside), but if he starts with six clubs, maybe he will get a good picture ...|pg||
nt|game over: of the hand|pg||
nt|barnets: but 2@D is 5@H and 4 spades so play is marked now|pg||
mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H!|an|stronger than strong :)|nt|game over: depending on the lead he can also start with a spade to the jack, which looks better|pg||
mb|p!|mb|3N|nt|riccho:  wrong of course...; germany won a medal in pau 2008 (bronze) sry ...|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|game over: a lot of science here; 2@h = short hearts (guess)|pg||
nt|riccho:  all which N can offer is tricks in opponents suit here|pg||
pc|h5|nt|game over: ah, 2@d = Flannery, then you're right Barnet|pg||
pc|h6|nt|barnets: looks like dec always comes to 12 tricks|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|barnets: by squeezing east in majors|pg||
mc|12|nt|barnets: and then throw in|pg||
nt|riccho:  the lead fasened the play at least|pg||
nt|riccho:  fastened|pg||
pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SAKQ9H732DAJ9CJT5,ST8654HQTDKQT4C73,SJ7HKJ64D72CAQ984,S32HA985D8653CK62|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|mrdct:  this look pretty cold|pg||
nt|mrdct:  @DQ looking for an unblock if east has the J|pg||
nt|mrdct:  declarer likely to come to 4@C, 4@S and 1@D|pg||
nt|mrdct:  depends on what west shifts to a trick 2|pg||
nt|mrdct:  so this @HQ would usually be from KQ109 or KQ10x|pg||
pc|d2|nt|mrdct:  perhaps "pretty cold" was an overstatement|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pg||
nt|mrdct:  @D6 perhaps suit pref for @H|pg||
nt|mrdct:  west knows now that declarer has @DAJ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d3|nt|mrdct:  dead in the water now - nice defence|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|h4|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SAKQ9H732DAJ9CJT5,ST8654HQTDKQT4C73,SJ7HKJ64D72CAQ984,S32HA985D8653CK62|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: good def in open room|pg||
pc|s6|nt|game over: needs a good defense to beat 3NT|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 2: 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=28&matchid=BBO-1|pg||
nt|barnets: @DK lead and heart shift|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|s9|pg||
nt|barnets: dec rose K and curtains fell|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg||
nt|barnets: in open he had to rise @HK as only chance|pg||
nt|barnets: when east wins trick and he has the @CK a diamond return sinks contract|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|riccho:  @s lead is a bit unlucky but if you know that S has a 4card @s-suit as here, @d lead has some merits|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|barnets: so swing to Israel for a better choice of lead|pg||
nt|riccho:  more successful I would say :) |pg||
mc|10|nt|barnets: I would say a diamond lead is clear here|pg||
nt|game over: I agree with better ;)|pg||
nt|barnets: not better|pg||
pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1ST7653HJT92DJ976C,SJ4HKQ753DT3CKJT2,SAKQ9HA8D82CAQ764,S82H64DAKQ54C9853|sv|b|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  as usually world class players looking at one hand analyse things better than random bbo commentators looking a 4 hands|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  7 imps back fro germany by staying out of teh doomed 3NT on 20|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  NS, evidently aren't playing support dbls|pg||
pc|s4|nt|mrdct:  i'll boldly predict a make here|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
nt|mrdct:  trump lead is good to stop the red suit ruffs in dummy but the @HKQ in the pocket will work well for declarer|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 1: 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=28&matchid=BBO-1|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|mrdct:  alex smirnov has been the national coach of australia's youth team since 2012 and has done a tremendous amount of work with australia's youth players in recent years|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|s5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h8|nt|mrdct:  he is often seen wearing his australian team uniform at NABCs and other major events when not playing on the german national team|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|d6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|s7|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|sT|pc|cK|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1ST7653HJT92DJ976C,SJ4HKQ753DT3CKJT2,SAKQ9HA8D82CAQ764,S82H64DAKQ54C9853|sv|b|nt|riccho:  @d lead still needs a lot of things to happen to be the better one |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|game over: spade lead looks way too slow|pg||
mb|p|nt|riccho:  äh more successful..|pg||
mb|2H!|an|5+!S, 4-5!H, 4-8hcp|nt|riccho:  only if you need to be fast|pg||
mb|p|nt|riccho:  2@h is probably showing 5@s4@h 0-5 ? |pg||
nt|barnets: so Israel now in lead by 19 imps|pg||
nt|riccho:  2-9 I´m told|pg||
nt|riccho:  well... looks like a reachable @s contract now|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|game over: I once looked at a lot of hands single-dummy to determine whether it is better to pass with hands like this or bid UMJOODOO (5@s and 4@h) with hands like these and bidding 2@h was ...|pg||
nt|game over: a clear winner|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
nt|game over: with a void in clubs it is even clearer|pg||
nt|game over: but even if you have some length in partner's suit|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: so players reached a conclusion that there were only 9 tricks on last board, Sabine and Roy not making too much deal at all of that|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|nt|barnets: 11 tricks seems a lot you might think|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
nt|barnets: but dec led a heart and west did not split|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: but declearer insisting sportingly to 9|pg||
nt|barnets: so that was 11|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|10|nt|barnets: the @H 8 won the trick|pg||
nt|barnets: 1 imp|pg||
pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SQHKQT865DK3C9842,S87HJ972DQJT85CA5,SKT9HA43D742CQT73,SAJ65432HDA96CKJ6|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  north should probably make some sort of raise here|pg||
nt|mrdct:  if anything to stop east from rebidding 2@s|pg||
mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  trump lead will be best here i think|pg||
mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|mrdct:  more imps for israel on brd 22 with germany leading a @S vs 3NT despite south having shown a @S suit|pg||
nt|mrdct:  but we saw very accurate defence by the israeilis here for a deserved swing|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|s8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|nt|mrdct:  monaco up 37-3 vs denmark and back into the lead|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d5|pc|cQ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s4|pc|d3|nt|mrdct:  but england close behind as they do the business against norway|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SQHKQT865DK3C9842,S87HJ972DQJT85CA5,SKT9HA43D742CQT73,SAJ65432HDA96CKJ6|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|jesperdall:  Hi all|pg||
nt|riccho:  hhi!|pg||
nt|game over: hi Jesper|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  I just left the match between Denmark and Monaco - I could take no more...|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Better watch my former team mates here (EW)|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg||
nt|game over: we are all rooting for Denmark :)|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|s8|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|barnets: what was the score ?|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|dK|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  47-3|pg||
mc|10|nt|jesperdall:  "and I shall say so only once"|pg||
nt|riccho:  sigh|pg||
nt|barnets: i am guessing not for denmark|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Correct|pg||
nt|riccho:  you are good at guessing barnet :)|pg||
pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3S976HQJ94D732CT52,S84H65DK954CAKJ74,SAKQT52HADA8C9863,SJ3HKT8732DQJT6CQ|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  the top 5 look more-or-less settled unless some team gets completely pumped, but very tight for the 6th and final BB berth between Bulgaria, Denmark and France|pg||
mb|p|nt|mrdct:  hard for NS to avoid 4@S here|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  north will represent himself at 18+ with @S and south may feel duty-bound to raise|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  i haven't seen a lot of this Baltic Club system but it seems to lend itself to quite a bit of fiddling around, particularly in competive auctions before you can get your suits in|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|mrdct:  nice pass by smirny|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cA|nt|mrdct:  4333 with all his values in opps suit is not a great hand even with the known @S fit|pg||
pc|c3|pc|h2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|cT|pg||
nt|mrdct:  perhaps the Baltic Club was the winner here as if north had introduced his @S suit at the 2 level and got a raise, he'd probably bid game himself|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|sJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s6|nt|mrdct:  NS: http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/3480-7668.pdf|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|d8|pc|hK|pg||
nt|mrdct:  EW: http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/12474-17988.pdf|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3S976HQJ94D732CT52,S84H65DK954CAKJ74,SAKQT52HADA8C9863,SJ3HKT8732DQJT6CQ|sv|e|mb|1S|an|12-22|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|semi-forcing|mb|p|mb|2C|an|gazzilli|mb|p|nt|riccho:  is 1@s forcing at the israel system? |pg||
mb|2S|an|weak|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Nice weather and lively boards in this match, though - could be worse ;)|pg||
nt|barnets: so in open e/w played four rounds of clubs v 3@S|pg||
nt|game over: probably it's not forcing, but I don't think you should pass with the South hand|pg||
nt|barnets: to get a ruff with @SJ|pg||
nt|barnets: and down 1|pg||
nt|barnets: South had a chance to pass 2@HX|pg||
nt|barnets: but did not|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: Roy commenting: "here we go again" :) Birman took ages to bid 6@H|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  well... |pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
nt|riccho:  -1 as well|pg||
nt|barnets: so different lead leads to same result of down 1|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
nt|riccho:  another chance for better/more successful discussion with the lead here :) |pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|nt|game over: a pass over 1@s would make it very easy for the opponents to enter the bidding, the downside is obv. that you are occasionally too high if partner has a strong hand|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
nt|barnets: east made a risky 2@H overcall in open|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Risky is to put it mildly|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
nt|barnets: not sure why south would not pass X|pg||
nt|riccho:  its rare to see a hand where sabine passed and the guy at the other table bid... :) |pg||
nt|jesperdall:  ;)|pg||
nt|game over: North could have a minimum opening with short hearts in the open room, which makes 2@h X risky, they don't play a strong club system|pg||
pc|d8|nt|barnets: ok tks|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
nt|barnets: but he opened 1@C with 6 spades|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|nt|barnets: looks like a strong club system to me|pg||
pc|dK|pc|sT|pg||
nt|game over: they play Polish Club without a 2@c Precision opening|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|h3|pc|c5|pg||
nt|game over: so it's natural with clubs, 12-14 bal or 18(17+) any|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|cT|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4ST854HK85DA943CJ5,SAQJ2HT76DQJT2C63,S763HJ942D85CKQT8,SK9HAQ3DK76CA9742|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  EW wil get to 3NT here i expect|pg||
nt|mrdct:  dare i say it looks "pretty cold"?|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|mrdct:  4@S 3@D and 2 aces|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|nt|mrdct:  might be able to scrounge a 2nd @H perhaps|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cQ|nt|mrdct:  probably best to duck this and see if a squeeze emerges|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|h3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h2|pc|c7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4ST854HK85DA943CJ5,SAQJ2HT76DQJT2C63,S763HJ942D85CKQT8,SK9HAQ3DK76CA9742|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  U can watch EW for a long time and still wonder what system they are playing...|pg||
mb|2C!|nt|game over: :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|accepting INV if dummy has 5!S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  The thing with Roy and Sabine is that they really love playing bridge - more than most, I would say|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  And I think they have found a style that reflects just that|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|nt|jesperdall:  And we get to be entertaining - splendid!|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|dQ|nt|game over: 2@c = Puppet to 2@d, 2@h = 4@s (guess) 2NT = no four spades (guess)|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|game over: 2@h = 4@s FG or 5+@s INV acc. to their convention card|pg||
pc|h2|pc|c4|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c8|pc|h3|nt|riccho:  so 2NT = max with 2@s? |pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|game over: yes|pg||
pc|cT|pc|hQ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
mc|11|nt|game over: it's an interesting idea to give up the 2@c - 2@d - 2@h - scrambling option to gain on slam bidding and concealment (?) on the hands|pg||
nt|barnets: germany a fraction behind england in third place with israel 6 points back in fourh|pg||
pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SQJT753HTDT97CKT8,SK6HQ987543DK8C93,SA8HKJDAQJ62CAQJ6,S942HA62D543C7542|sv|o|mb|2D|nt|mrdct:  probably get to 4@S here and make 12 tricks with 2 finesses|pg||
mb|2H|nt|mrdct:  2 finesses and favourable @S break|pg||
nt|mrdct:  2@d multu with a strong option|pg||
nt|mrdct:  nice to have an agreement with p about whether it's system on after a 2M overcall|pg||
nt|mrdct:  north perhaps think there might be a profitable penalty at these colours|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  2NT a strong relay i think|pg||
mb|3H|mb|d|nt|mrdct:  3@c any minimum (i guess)|pg||
nt|mrdct:  3@D relay|pg||
nt|mrdct:  3@h=@S|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|nt|mrdct:  dbl of 3@H seems pointless to me unless is denies @HA or @HK|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: X was dont lead @H|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|nt|mrdct:  yep - that what dbl should used for|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c3|pc|d6|pc|s2|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SQJT753HTDT97CKT8,SK6HQ987543DK8C93,SA8HKJDAQJ62CAQJ6,S942HA62D543C7542|sv|o|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|barnets: so 4@S in open |pg||
nt|barnets: lucky slam makes in diamonds spades or even clubs|pg||
nt|riccho:  if you are in 6@s you probably make in|pg||
nt|riccho:  this round and two further rounds to decide the championship|pg||
nt|riccho:  in the last round - AFAIK - monaco plays against england|pg||
nt|game over: from North's point of view a slam is pretty good opposite KQxxxx in spades and a minor suit-king (no heart lead and a good guessing option after a heart lead, although this WEst is ...|pg||
nt|game over: certainly able to underlead the @h A)|pg||
nt|riccho:  this evening there will be price ceremony|pg||
nt|barnets: 6@D is better than 6@S not needing spade K doubleton but still only 25 percent|pg||
mb|2N!|an|asking|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|feature|mb|p|nt|riccho:  thanks to key card matters, they should be able to 'avoid' 6@s/6@d :) |pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s8|nt|riccho:  its the prize ceremony of course....lol|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
nt|game over: with careful play he can still score the @d 7 :)|pg||
nt|barnets: playing safe cost 2 tricks|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: that's the most important rule of bridge Matthias, win your beer cards if you can :)|pg||
nt|barnets: dec worried east might get 2 ruffs if he finessed spades|pg||
nt|barnets: that was west might get 2 @D ruffs|pg||
pc|h6|pc|sJ|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SQHA9873DAT87CQ97,S862HK4DK963CAT62,SAKJ943HT5D542CJ3,ST75HQJ62DQJCK854|sv|n|nt|mrdct:  there's obviously no point in using double to say "in case you didn't notice in the last round of bidding - i have @H"|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  so many expert players use dbl to say - lead something else|pg||
mb|2S|nt|mrdct:  multi again|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  2@s is pass/correct|pg||
nt|mrdct:  saying, if you have @S lets play 2@S - otherwise i'm happy to compete higher in @H|pg||
pc|s2|nt|mrdct:  typically it shows a hand with a @h suit|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|mrdct:  when you play a multi without a strong option and are pretty loose with 5 card suits and very weak hands, it's often better to play 2@s as "i don't care what you have - my @S are better than your @H"|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|hT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|s4|pc|h2|pg||
mc|9|nt|mrdct:  it's all about making sure you have those agreements down pat with your partner|pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SQHA9873DAT87CQ97,S862HK4DK963CAT62,SAKJ943HT5D542CJ3,ST75HQJ62DQJCK854|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|1S|mb|d!|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|nt|riccho:  If you play a system like auken-welland; empirical you have more opening bids around... :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|d!|nt|game over: hyper-modern bridge: the man who passed on the first round has the strongest hand|pg||
mb|r!|nt|riccho:  hopefully XX is to express worries about the @s suit|pg||
nt|game over: XX = both minors (guess)|pg||
nt|barnets: well 1Nxx would not play so well|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  urks|pg||
nt|game over: oh je|pg||
nt|riccho:  small spade lead? |pg||
nt|barnets: better not lead low spade|pg||
nt|riccho:  +600 for NS out of the blue|pg||
nt|riccho:  looks like a serious misunderstanding here by EW|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  I would lead..10@h|pg||
nt|barnets: huge swing on lead|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  ...or a diamond|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  ...but not a spade|pg||
nt|riccho:  well he has a 9:4 chance for 8 tricks at least|pg||
nt|barnets: i like a heart lead|pg||
nt|barnets: partner xd over their suit|pg||
nt|riccho:  well whatever happened, NS are not really responsible here (at least up to now...)|pg||
nt|barnets: he knows partner may be short in spades 2 at most|pg||
pc|d5|nt|jesperdall:  Now, what do you do as North when declarer leads a spade from hand?|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|barnets: perhaps he would xx to show points and 2 spades|pg||
pc|dA|nt|barnets: so must have 1|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
nt|riccho:  difficult to see for S what happened here|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|nt|game over: nice hypothetical question, Jesper |pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|h3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|h7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s4|nt|riccho:  well NS might have bid and made 3NT after a @c lead... same 600 here... |pg||
nt|barnets: e/w had a serious misunderstanding here|pg||
pc|c4|mc|5|nt|riccho:  ouch|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  As a kibitzer said to me: The more you watch EW, the less you seem to understand ;)|pg||
nt|riccho:  lol|pg||
nt|barnets: and Israel may pass Germany|pg||
pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SATHK542D76C98642,SKQ86HAQJDQ5CKJ53,S9543H6DKT43CAQT7,SJ72HT9873DAJ982C|sv|b|nt|mrdct:  this looks interesting - 4@h for EW looks OK i think|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  south might be able to get a @s ruff but only with his natural trump trick|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|mrdct:  monaco now up 48-5 vs denmark|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|mrdct:  and out to an 8 VP lead|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  the play in 4@H looks challenging|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|nt|mrdct:  but irrelevant now as we're in 3NT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|nt|mrdct:  so in 3NT you have 4@H, 3@s and the @D suit comes home so he's in good shape|pg||
nt|mrdct:  NS can't quite get to all of their @c tricks|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
nt|mrdct:  shaping up to be a very good board for israel|pg||
nt|mrdct:  the remaining test for fisher is to not rise with his @cK next time @c are lead through him|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h3|nt|mrdct:  south might still be in with a chance if he refuse to win a @h trick - but then north might get endplayed|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
nt|mrdct:  delcarer is at risk of tangling things up here|pg||
nt|mrdct:  maybe he'll ultimately succeed with a deep @d hook?|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|nt|mrdct:  now if declarer believes north has @DK he's got a 100% line|pg||
pc|h7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|h8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dA|nt|mrdct:  it's unlikely south would duck with @dK with a killing @c continuation up his sleeve|pg||
pc|h2|pc|c3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|nt|mrdct:  germany had a shocker on 28 going -2 in 1NTxx!|pg||
nt|mrdct:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|cT|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SATHK542D76C98642,SKQ86HAQJDQ5CKJ53,S9543H6DKT43CAQT7,SJ72HT9873DAJ982C|sv|b|nt|barnets: into third|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: as a result|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|nt|game over: 1@d = hearts, 1NT = strong NT-rebid, 2@d = Retransfer (guess)|pg||
mb|p|nt|riccho:  good time to have screens so that Roy cannot see Sabine saken her head|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Very hard to predict the outcome of this tournament - better watch and learn!|pg||
nt|riccho:  shaken|pg||
mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|nt|game over: does anyone have a link to the live video? |pg||
mb|3H!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: channel 2: http://www.livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
mb|4H|nt|game over: thanks|pg||
mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Roy is actually very good at apologizing at the table (and later too) - he is a nice partner and team mate, for sure|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Much better than me...|pg||
nt|barnets: e/w in 3n here|pg||
nt|barnets: in open|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|c8|pc|hQ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|h3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c4|pc|hJ|pc|dT|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Btw, Monaco is enjoying a revenge against Denmark in the other match|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|h7|pc|c6|pg||
nt|barnets: 3N was a very lucky make|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c9|pc|hA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|cJ|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg||
mc|10|nt|jesperdall:  Forgive me if I am wrong, but I think 2*Bilde (Denmark) beat Monaco when they won the Vanderbilt in 2012|pg||
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qx|o30|st||md|4SKQ42HJT87D954CKT,S85HKQ543DAT3C963,ST973H2DK72CAQ842,SAJ6HA96DQJ86CJ75|sv|o|nt|mrdct:  it's welland-auken in the closed room for germany this set and they appear to have had a major misunderstanding to play in 1NTxx with the minority of the points and no source of tricks|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|nt|mrdct:  lucky lead for israel|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d2|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
nt|mrdct:  now set up @D and hopethere aren't 6 cashing @C tricks|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|mrdct:  @s continuation = overtricks|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|d5|pc|c9|pg||
mc|7|nt|mrdct:  now claims 7 tricks|pg||
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qx|c30|st||md|4SKQ42HJT87D954CKT,S85HKQ543DAT3C963,ST973H2DK72CAQ842,SAJ6HA96DQJ86CJ75|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  ...being down soemthing like 68 imps with 16 boards to play|pg||
mb|p|nt|game over: 1@h  = can be balanced with a doubleton I think|pg||
nt|barnets: Israel are2 points behind germany who are 2 behind england|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Team mates were...our EW here - so it ain't over!|pg||
mb|d!|an|t/o|nt|barnets: who are 8 behind monaco|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|1N|nt|barnets: 6 Q for BB|pg||
mb|p|nt|riccho:  would be interesting to see how the result would have been with the old VP-scale|pg||
nt|barnets: west tries nt again with no stopper|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  LOL|pg||
nt|barnets: perhaps thats thei system :)|pg||
mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|game over: 1NT implies 5@h|pg||
mb|3H|nt|game over: with four hearts and some points he would not have passed 1@h but would have bid 1NT|pg||
nt|barnets: now too high|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Kibs asking for link to results - help!|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|game over: a kiebitzer suggests the pass over 1@h implies 5 hearts, I think that is true quite often, but a pass can also be scrambling with four hearts and a weakish hand (and otherwise East ...|pg||
nt|game over: would have raised to 2@h  I think)|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: Running results:|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|s5|nt|vugraphzcn: Tournament information: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
pc|sT|nt|barnets: 3@S is a lucky make|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
nt|barnets: with cards friendly|pg||
nt|barnets: another swing for israel|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h5|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|d5|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c4|pc|h6|pc|d9|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c8|mc|10|nt|jesperdall:  So, who will make it to the BB: Monaco, Germany, England, Poland, probably Israel and...?|pg||
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qx|o31|st||md|1S74HAJ9864DQJ6CQ6,SAKT3H73D973C9843,S9862HKT5DKT82CT7,SQJ5HQ2DA54CAKJ52|sv|n|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  EW have almost mirrored shapes which wont help them in the play|pg||
nt|mrdct:  3rd multi opening for NS in the set|pg||
mb|3H|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  4@s is the spot for EW|pg||
mb|p|pc|h4|nt|mrdct:  10 top tricks in 4@s|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|nt|mrdct:  the lack of a @h stopper is problematic for EW|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1S74HAJ9864DQJ6CQ6,SAKT3H73D973C9843,S9862HKT5DKT82CT7,SQJ5HQ2DA54CAKJ52|sv|n|nt|barnets: here north put pressure on east who came up with the wrong answer|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|barnets: by jumping to 3@H over 2@D multi|pg||
nt|barnets: East tried 3N|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|barnets: I dont like that much when north shows a fit|pg||
mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Will no heart stopper stop EW from bidding NT? here ;)|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|nt|riccho:  interesting decision here for sabine to make|pg||
mb|3H|nt|riccho:  hehe|pg||
nt|barnets: now e/w have free run|pg||
mb|d|an|wants !H lead|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|game over: Bulgaria will play against Russia and Croatia, France against Denmark and Romania, Denmark against France and Germany, so I pick Bulgaria (with a 7.6 VP lead over Denmark)|pg||
nt|barnets: seems more normal for E to X 3@H in open|pg||
nt|barnets: rather than risk 3N|pg||
mb|4H!|an|F1|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|jesperdall:  Will he guess the clubs?|pg||
nt|barnets: so swing for germany|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
nt|barnets: if he guesses clubs|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|jesperdall:  Should he?|pg||
pc|d7|nt|riccho:  after drawing trumps N has 7cards in MAJ and S 8 |pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s3|nt|game over: South has the option to return a club with a singleton - how does this affect his play?|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|riccho:  so guessing clubs is still possible|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
nt|riccho:  ahh good point matthias|pg||
nt|riccho:  @d duck shows the @d distribution|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|riccho:  arrrr|pg||
nt|barnets: as long as he works out diamond layout he is ok|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|riccho:  too fast played I think|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|barnets: he didnt|pg||
pc|d9|pc|h5|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzers. See you in 2 hours for other session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=29|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d6|pc|c4|pc|s8|pg||
mc|8|nt|barnets: he should have got complete count after 4 spades and playing diamonds to be 4 in north|pg||
nt|barnets: no swing|pg||
nt|riccho:  yes|pg||
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qx|o32|st||md|2SK92HJT753DQCQT94,SQJ743H42D93CA862,SAT8HA6DKJT8762C3,S65HKQ98DA54CKJ75|sv|e|nt|mrdct:  hence 3@h is an excellent bid to put EW to a guess as to the best contract|pg||
nt|mrdct:  NS will wind up in 3@d or possibly 3NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|mrdct:  might go @d : @h : 3NT|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  so a boring partscore to finish with|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
nt|mrdct:  thanks to all of our usual suspects, most importantly our operator who has been card perfect|pg||
pc|dK|mc|9|nt|mrdct:  thanks to the EBL and BBO for putting this on|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: thnx all|pg||
nt|mrdct:  and thank to you all for watching|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzers. See you in 2 hours for other session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=29|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SK92HJT753DQCQT94,SQJ743H42D93CA862,SAT8HA6DKJT8762C3,S65HKQ98DA54CKJ75|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|jesperdall:  I agree - returning Q@d then the jack indicates that|pg||
mb|1S|nt|game over: a missed opportunity|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: next session starts at 14:30 CET, final board of this set|pg||
mb|3D!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: thanks to the commentators you've been very helpful as always, and to all kibitzers!|pg||
nt|barnets: so a well played match by israel in this room with some opportunities lost e/w  and misunderstanding|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Would you overcall 1@s here - and why not?|pg||
mb|3N|nt|game over: and thanks to you Jurica, very well done!|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|nt|game over: I won't red against white, you need quite a lot from partner to make a contract|pg||
nt|barnets: a final swing|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dQ|nt|game over: oh, and without doing the math, I think this puts Israel in the third place|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|barnets: a heart or club lead will beat the contract|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|h3|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|h5|pc|s4|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Roy will hate this session, including his lead on this board, yes|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|h6|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
nt|game over: even if you prefer a spade lead (which you indicate with a 1@s - overcall), you don't mind a club lead at all, so I don't think that's a good reason for bidding spades, mybe an ...|pg||
nt|game over: excuse|pg||
nt|barnets: 2 games home on leads|pg||
mc|10|nt|jesperdall:  I will NOT text Sabine and ask them about this game...|pg||
nt|barnets: good idea|pg||
nt|barnets: tx all|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Thx, see you all later|pg||
nt|game over: and @d 7 last trick to end this session|pg||
nt|game over: thanks all, see you later|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: Sabine with a pink skirt, but Germany didn't have a rosey session here :) see you soon!|pg||
nt|riccho:  thanks all see you later|pg||
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