vg|52nd EBTC-BBO5,OPEN-RR9,I,17,32,SCOTLAND,0,CROATIA,0|
rs|3NW-1,3CN-1,5DSx=,3NS=,1NN-1,1NN=,2HW+1,4SE-1,6HW+1,6NE-2,3NS+1,3NS-1,3NE-1,4SW-1,5CWx-1,5SNx-1,3SW-1,4SE-2,4HE+1,4HE+1,3CE-2,3CEx-2,1NN=,2HN+1,2CS=,3NN=,5CWx-2,5HEx-2,3SS=,3SS=,6SN=,6SNx=|
pn|SPEARS,REFI,BARTON,BOREVKOVIC,ZORIC,MORGAN,MARINOVSKI,ASH|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SQ5H986DK972CK954,SA4HQ53DT865CAJT3,SKJ7HKJ2DQJ3CQ862,ST98632HAT74DA4C7|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|c5|nt|SchTsch:  Good morning to all|pg||
pc|cT|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|sK|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  and welcome to the round 9 of the european championships|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d4|pc|c9|pc|d5|pg||
mc|8|nt|vugraphzed: Hello Tomislav.|pg||
pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SQ5H986DK972CK954,SA4HQ53DT865CAJT3,SKJ7HKJ2DQJ3CQ862,ST98632HAT74DA4C7|sv|o|nt|paulg:  the line ups and system cards can be found at http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=10&matchid=BBO-5|pg||
nt|vugraphzee: welcome... poor wheater indeed.. storm rain last night..|pg||
nt|paulg:  but NS play Precision Club|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|paulg:  and EW play natural, short 1@c with transfer responses|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|paulg:  2NT looking to compete in partner's minor, assuming he has one|pg||
mb|p|nt|paulg:  I think Morgan will balance with 3@s, after some thought|pg||
mb|p|nt|paulg:  or may be double|pg||
mb|p|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
nt|paulg:  @hQ really not required when you have trump control and the defence lose a trick|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|nt|paulg:  A heart switch was very normal, but a low one clearly best|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|vugraphzee: welcome|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
nt|paulg:  declarer can read the distribution now and will finesse the club|pg||
mc|8|nt|paulg:  East must be 6-4 |pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SQT85HA3DAJ9642CA,SAJ9732H974DT7C63,SKHQJ862DQ85CQT94,S64HKT5DK3CKJ8752|sv|n|mb|3C|nt|SchTsch:  well, the first board might already show the style we are about to witness here|pg||
mb|d|mb|3S|nt|SchTsch:  hello Martin|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  Borevkovic is a pretty aggressive player|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  of course, you have to match that somehow so Refi is very tight|pg||
mb|4H|mb|d|nt|SchTsch:  a so called "mace" double|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  with so many defensive values an obvious choice|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  but of course, South fears 4 cards with partner|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  but i think both games go down|pg||
pc|c6|nt|SchTsch:  you don't have losers but you have to work hard for your tricks|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  if you trust easts doubles it might help to take the right view|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  3nt made in the other room so it will be +4 for Scotland if he makes|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  now club will setup a club trick|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  spade gives away spade trick and heart will be no help peither|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|SchTsch:  club ruffing finesse|pg||
pc|cK|pc|d4|pc|c3|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  and claim|pg||
mc|11|nt|SchTsch:  well done for Scotland|pg||
pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SQT85HA3DAJ9642CA,SAJ9732H974DT7C63,SKHQJ862DQ85CQT94,S64HKT5DK3CKJ8752|sv|n|nt|paulg:  so an undertrick lost in defence, but less important when undoubled|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|paulg:  1@c is natural or balanced, non forcing|pg||
mb|1H!|an|!S|nt|paulg:  1@h shows 4+ spades, a little surprised that they do not play weak jump shifts here|pg||
mb|d|an|!H|mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|2S|nt|paulg:  transfer responses give an advantage, but also give the defence space too, here it looks like double just shows hearts which he could not do after a normal 1@s response|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|paulg:  however I've missed that South should have overcalled on the first round!|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  perhaps South thought 1@c was forcing, which it is not|pg||
pc|c6|nt|paulg:  East's 2@c bid denied three spades, so West will not be leading them|pg||
nt|paulg:  interesting problem for declarer|pg||
nt|paulg:  some danger of losing two tricks in each black suit|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|s8|pg||
nt|paulg:  declarer knows that the heart finesse must be working for his ninth trick|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s3|pc|d8|nt|paulg:  if Morgan had ducked the spade, keeping his tenace over declarer, then the defence would have been in position to take five tricks, but unfortunately they would have only back in when declarer had nine|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1S8764HT874DK96CJ4,SAQJ95HJ5DT42CQT7,SKT3HAKQ6D853CK65,S2H932DAQJ7CA9832|sv|e|nt|SchTsch:  running scores: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h6|pc|d7|pc|hT|pc|s5|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  the declarer just got his 7th trick, but the defence should cash 7 before he does|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s7|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|d5|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  wel, spade ace gave it away|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|SchTsch:  and spade discard gave it back|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  W should play @s J|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1S8764HT874DK96CJ4,SAQJ95HJ5DT42CQT7,SKT3HAKQ6D853CK65,S2H932DAQJ7CA9832|sv|e|nt|paulg:  the auction worked out well for South, but if West had been able to respond 2@s then it might have been more difficult|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  1NT is 14-16|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|paulg:  declarer doesn't know it but he has six tricks because both his pointed kings are well placed|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|nt|paulg:  the defence will come under pressure to discard accurately on these hearts|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|d4|pg||
nt|paulg:  now the play will slow down considerably as both defenders think|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c2|pc|hT|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s4|nt|paulg:  very easy for the defence to go wrong here|pg||
nt|paulg:  they need to set up tricks in the suit that declarer leads, which is a little counter-intuitive|pg||
nt|paulg:  but Morgan can see that the @dK is a trick, especially after Ash's discard of a club|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
mc|7|nt|paulg:  poor defence from Ash, he can see that the @dK is declarer's seventh trick|pg||
pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S62HA754DJ2CAKQJT,SKT84HQJT93DAC853,SQ75H862DQ9743C72,SAJ93HKDKT865C964|sv|b|nt|SchTsch:  had South left a spade in his hand it would have made.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|2C|nt|SchTsch:  in the other room W did put @sJ|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  but East did not rise with @d ace after that to set the contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  a bit odd seeing @dK in dummy that is the 7th trick|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|d7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|d6|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|hQ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|d8|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|d4|pc|s9|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
mc|9|nt|SchTsch:  north is squeezed|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  @s - @d|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2S62HA754DJ2CAKQJT,SKT84HQJT93DAC853,SQ75H862DQ9743C72,SAJ93HKDKT865C964|sv|b|mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|paulg:  i expect the same contract in the other room, so a chance for Croatia to get on the board|pg||
nt|paulg:  2@h is weak with both majors|pg||
nt|paulg:  I play the same convention but would open 1@h, only 5-4 and you've got the @dA|pg||
nt|paulg:  we'll see what Ash is expecting for a vulnerable 2@h ... bid game, invite or settle for a spade partscore|pg||
mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|paulg:  he will probably continue with 3@s|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|paulg:  which is what I'd have bid in the first place|pg||
nt|paulg:  (as a pre-empt)|pg||
nt|paulg:  this will get passed out and Morgan will have to find the @sQ|pg||
nt|paulg:  sorry, Ash will have to find the @sQ|pg||
nt|vugraphzee: ash is playing it|pg||
nt|vugraphzee: lol|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|nt|paulg:  Morgan is a very young player, in his mid-twenties|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|h8|pc|c9|pg||
nt|paulg:  but he can think like all the Scottish greats like Michael Rosenberg and Barnet Shenkin|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
nt|paulg:  I think Ash will get this right|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|paulg:  if South has the @sQ then he might well have bid no-trump instead of 3@c, given he's also shown the @hA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s6|pg||
mc|9|nt|paulg:  nicely played|pg||
nt|paulg:  All the running scores can be found on links on http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SJ93H986DAK3CT832,SAKQ875HAK742D4CJ,S642HJ5DQT85CQ976,STHQT3DJ9762CAK54|sv|n|nt|SchTsch:  a slam to wake me up|pg||
mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  finally|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|SchTsch:  strong 2 clubs|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C!|an|!CA|nt|SchTsch:  ace responses|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  3@s and then 6@h?|pg||
mb|4D|nt|SchTsch:  there is a @d loser so he just needs some fit to make slam|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  hm, as i said, refi is pretty tight :)|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|mb|6H|nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cK|nt|SchTsch:  and an overtrick pending|pg||
pc|c3|pc|d4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|sA|nt|SchTsch:  spade, spade ruff and trumps|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|h3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|13|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SJ93H986DAK3CT832,SAKQ875HAK742D4CJ,S642HJ5DQT85CQ976,STHQT3DJ9762CAK54|sv|n|nt|paulg:  this group http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  Open group B: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1024&qshowflag=1|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|paulg:  slam time and not much pressure with both major suits friendly|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|paulg:  Ash prefers 2NT to a poor 5-card diamond suit|pg||
mb|p|nt|paulg:  but now Ash's problem arises ... a forcing 3NT would be ideal here, but 2@d only promised 5+ points|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|paulg:  i suspect 3NT non-forcing|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|5C!|nt|paulg:  Ash is not passing here, just wondering how to proceed|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D!|mb|p|nt|paulg:  6@h is probably the bid now, or 5NT pick a slam|pg||
nt|paulg:  if given the choice Morgan will bid 6@s on this auction|pg||
nt|paulg:  as his hearts are weak|pg||
mb|5H!|mb|p|nt|paulg:  I did forget that they are playing 2@c as a weak two in diamonds or a game forcing hand|pg||
nt|paulg:  so 2@d was a pretty nebulous bid|pg||
mb|5S|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|paulg:  Ash will bid 6@s here, other bids are too confusing|pg||
nt|paulg:  5NT is not pick a slam when they are so committed to spades|pg||
nt|paulg:  hard to know why Morgan has not bid 6@s already too|pg||
nt|paulg:  surely you cannot be off two aces?|pg||
mb|6N|mb|p|nt|vugraphzee: Zoric hesitating X...|pg||
nt|paulg:  Good pass from South|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|paulg:  I think it is fair to say that 6NT was not on my list of bids that i was choosing from|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s5|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|s7|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|c2|pc|s8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SAKT98H532DK98CA4,S42HT96DA63CKQT93,S75HKQJ7DQJTCJ865,SQJ63HA84D7542C72|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|SchTsch:  no time to setup all tricks i think|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  but it's an early morning|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  who knows|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  if he makes a spade hook although i see no reason for that he might have a chance|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  but he should have played @d on this layout|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  heart ace and another club leads to quick one down|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  ducking @hA keeps declarer alive|pg||
pc|s5|nt|SchTsch:  declarer needs @d trick so he needs to knock @dA entry for W|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s6|nt|SchTsch:  ouch, this could cost|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  i missed the signalling part, not sure what idea East has now|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  maybe he plans to order a coffee or something|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  not sure he plans to set this contract|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  the declarer should bring it home from here and i'll be right back|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d3|pc|c6|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d2|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SAKT98H532DK98CA4,S42HT96DA63CKQT93,S75HKQJ7DQJTCJ865,SQJ63HA84D7542C72|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|paulg:  Three Scotland teams in the event and they only bid slam at this table on board 21.|pg||
nt|paulg:  Looks a fairly normal @cQ lead|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hQ|nt|paulg:  Ash needs to win this and clear the club suit|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
nt|paulg:  hard to see how you can beat the contract without doing that|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d9|nt|paulg:  unfortunately he's focused on keeping declarer from his fourth heart trick|pg||
nt|paulg:  which declarer does not need|pg||
nt|paulg:  of course it is a lot easier for us when we can see all the hands|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s8|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sQ|mc|8|nt|paulg:  excellent defence from Morgan, taking advantage of declarer's small slip|pg||
nt|paulg:  having got his diamond trick he needed to play spades and establish them|pg||
pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1S32HQJ987DT82CAJT,SKQJT6HK653D5C975,SA85HT2DK9743CQ62,S974HA4DAQJ6CK843|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|nt|SchTsch:  ok, so he did made 3nt for 10imps|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  did Borevkovic get his coffee at least?|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  3nt is a good shot but lacks a trick|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  4@s on heart lead looks pretty good though if you guess the diamonds right|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s9|nt|SchTsch:  and to protect your @cK you should|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d3|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|h5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h7|pc|c5|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|mc|8|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1S32HQJ987DT82CAJT,SKQJT6HK653D5C975,SA85HT2DK9743CQ62,S974HA4DAQJ6CK843|sv|b|nt|paulg:  I think Ash defended too quickly there, but Morgan did extremely well |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|paulg:  Mike Ash is in my Spingold team this year and he's said that Frazer Morgan is one of the most thoughtful defenders he's ever played with|pg||
mb|d!|nt|paulg:  Given Mike is more than double Frazer's age, that is saying something|pg||
nt|paulg:  Precision 1@d, so double can be flexible with a decent hand|pg||
mb|1H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|nt|paulg:  the lack of weak 2@h suggests that hearts are 5-2 or 4-3 rather than 6-1|pg||
nt|paulg:  I expect Morgan to go down here, playing North for the ace of clubs rather than the king of diamonds|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg||
nt|paulg:  he can play to ruff two hearts in dummy, using diamond ruffs as entries|pg||
nt|paulg:  playing to lose two clubs and the ace of spades|pg||
nt|vugraphzee: what if N ruffs @H with A and @CQ return??|pg||
nt|paulg:  if you play to ruff hearts then I think you are committed to playing for the ace of clubs onside|pg||
nt|paulg:  another option is playing the ace of diamonds and running the @dQ, pitching a loser on it|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SAQ5HJ75DKQ43CA95,S2HQ3DACKJT876432,SJT764HAT9DJT987C,SK983HK8642D652CQ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|2C|nt|SchTsch:  well, as i said Refi is veeeeeeeeeery tight in bidding|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5C|nt|SchTsch:  maybe i misspelled this, maybe few more e's should be there|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  looks like one down|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  and 5@d makes so this should be a good score for Refi|pg||
pc|c4|pc|s7|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dQ|mc|10|nt|SchTsch:  North probably did not expect 8 carder in W|pg||
pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SAQ5HJ75DKQ43CA95,S2HQ3DACKJT876432,SJT764HAT9DJT987C,SK983HK8642D652CQ|sv|o|nt|paulg:  playing a trump suggests he was playing North for both minor honours|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|nt|paulg:  this looks an auction that will be repeated a few times|pg||
nt|paulg:  normal for North to pull with 5-5, although some might bid 5@d instead of 5@s|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c6|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
nt|paulg:  declarer cannot avoid the three losers|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c2|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c4|pc|d9|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s5|mc|10|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SQ932H954DA6C8752,S764HKJ3DQT83CQ93,SKHAQT876DKJ952CT,SAJT85H2D74CAKJ64|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|2H!|nt|SchTsch:  and passed for partner to double with long and hopefully good clubs|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|SchTsch:  5@c down one was a loss after all. in the other room W opened 5@c and on double North has to pick @d over @s which is not very likely|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|h8|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Here you can see the players and their CC: http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=10&matchid=BBO-5|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|d8|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SQ932H954DA6C8752,S764HKJ3DQT83CQ93,SKHAQT876DKJ952CT,SAJT85H2D74CAKJ64|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|4S|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=10&matchid=BBO-5|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|h7|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|d3|nt|paulg:  Before my Internet bounced, i was just trying to say that Morgan's 5@c pre-empt earned the swing on the last hand|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4S874H64DJ9652C982,SJ653HKJ3DK8CAKT5,SAKT92H72DAT74CJ3,SQHAQT985DQ3CQ764|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  a bit shy bidding by south on 25th|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  you should make 4@h there, you are not affraid of 4@s, i think 4@h is a reasonable bid|pg||
pc|s7|nt|SchTsch:  this one will be easy 11 tricks|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  so back to 25th|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h5|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|hT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4S874H64DJ9652C982,SJ653HKJ3DK8CAKT5,SAKT92H72DAT74CJ3,SQHAQT985DQ3CQ764|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  2@c is various hands, normally natural or a balanced game force|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|paulg:  we can see an easy 11 tricks for declarer and will not need to worry about the clubs because North will cash the @sA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|hA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
mc|11|nt|paulg:  elsewhere the Croatian women have a bye and the Scotland women are beating Ireland by 18 IMP|pg||
pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SAQJ5HJ76DJ6CQT52,SKT3HAT943D9843C7,S76HKQ852DAQT2C83,S9842HDK75CAKJ964|sv|o|nt|SchTsch:  you have a genuine support for your partner and an ace in his second suit, you passed the first time how much stronger can you be?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|nt|SchTsch:  that is why people play good-bad 2nt in these situations|pg||
mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|SchTsch:  ok, back to 27th|pg||
mb|3C|nt|SchTsch:  interesting sequence by East, some might expect strong hand with clubs|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  but the only important thing is what Refi will epect|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  obviously nothing|pg||
mb|p|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  one down when they take 2 spades, 2 clubs and a diamond ace|pg||
pc|h5|pc|c4|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|d2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|c8|pc|s9|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  ok, 2 down when they take a ruff also :)|pg||
pc|hK|mc|7|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SAQJ5HJ76DJ6CQT52,SKT3HAT943D9843C7,S76HKQ852DAQT2C83,S9842HDK75CAKJ964|sv|o|mb|1D!|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|paulg:  in the Seniors, Croatia lead Turkey by 12 IMP and Scotland trail Wales by 4|pg||
mb|2H|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|d|nt|paulg:  2@c is natural and forcing for one round, Morgan shows a minimum overcall with 2@h and Ash has a simple 3@c rebid|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
nt|paulg:  looks like Ash has two clubs losers, two diamonds and two spades to lose|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|nt|paulg:  although a chance of keeping it to one spade loser|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dA|nt|paulg:  sorry, always losing two, so -300 likely|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h6|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s8|pc|hJ|nt|paulg:  a good hand for constructive or transfer responses rather than forcing responses to overcalls|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|paulg:  but a little unlucky when you have such good clubs|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg||
nt|paulg:  South did not open in the other room and East portrayed a fair stronger hand opposite a third-hand opener from North, so far less clear to double|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c4|nt|paulg:  Ash testing Zoric|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h3|pc|h5|mc|7|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SK9643HQT3D87CKT6,SQ85HJ65DAKT63CJ8,SAHAK97DJ954CQ432,SJT72H842DQ2CA975|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  i don't like bidding notrump with singleton in partners suit but it worked fine for Scotland|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  usually people retreat from 1nt with 5 card suit but here S had some arguments to pass 1nt|pg||
pc|s5|pc|c4|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|d6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SK9643HQT3D87CKT6,SQ85HJ65DAKT63CJ8,SAHAK97DJ954CQ432,SJT72H842DQ2CA975|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d!|nt|paulg:  Currently Croatia only 5VP behind the all important 9th qualifying place in this round-robin that we are now half-way through|pg||
mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|paulg:  double shows 4+@s and 2@H is a weak raise|pg||
nt|paulg:  hard to see anyone bidding again|pg||
nt|paulg:  ah, 2@d probably shows a fair raise|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  but North has nowhere to go and little interest|pg||
nt|paulg:  always harder to defend when it's a 4-card overcall|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c5|nt|paulg:  difficult to visualise declarer's distribution, which is a vital component of defence|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg||
nt|paulg:  the club switch has found the @cJ for declarer, getting rid of one problem|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c7|pc|hT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
nt|vugraphzee: sorry lost track....|pg||
nt|paulg:  with hearts 3-3 the defence were always powerless|pg||
mc|9|nt|paulg:  that'll be a first ... morgan-ash playing too quickly! :)!|pg||
pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SK86HK543D3CAK963,SQJT43H82D82CQ852,SA95HQ7DKJT65CJ74,S72HAJT96DAQ974CT|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  really?|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  seems so, no comments at the table?|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d8|pc|c4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s9|pc|d4|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|d6|nt|SchTsch:  maybe it's just the morning routine, have breakfast, drink coffee, pass a forcing|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|sJ|pc|c7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d7|pc|c6|mc|8|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SK86HK543D3CAK963,SQJT43H82D82CQ852,SA95HQ7DKJT65CJ74,S72HAJT96DAQ974CT|sv|b|mb|1D!|mb|1H|mb|d|nt|paulg:  i guess NS will wind their way slowly to 3NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  or not so slowly|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d8|nt|paulg:  hard to blelieve the auction in the other room, where South's 2@c bid was passed|pg||
pc|dJ|pg||
nt|paulg:  a lot of work for declarer to do here, seems a little short of tricks, although East will come under pressure when the clubs are run|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|h6|pg||
nt|paulg:  but West can lead a heart through while East retains a diamond entry and that will be sufficient|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|nt|paulg:  Ash worried that opener has @hQxx, which is why he is keeping diamonds|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|nt|paulg:  Morgan will return a diamond now|pg||
nt|vugraphzee: terrible wheater now rain storm lightning...|pg||
nt|paulg:  it's bad enough to be squeezed by declarer, you don't need your partner to do it to you|pg||
nt|vugraphzee: lights off now in playing area|pg||
nt|paulg:  Morgan really needed to take more time there to consider the hand|pg||
pc|d4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg||
nt|paulg:  declarer can read the situation easily enough|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SAKT965HKD32C7632,SQ732HTDK4CAKQ854,SJ84HAQJ9DJT98CJ9,SH8765432DAQ765CT|sv|o|mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|SchTsch:  here it has not worked so bad, since you have no game|pg||
mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  North thinks he is being robbed here|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SchTsch:  a club lead seems dangerous|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  but saves you a trick|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|h2|nt|SchTsch:  well done by north|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s8|pc|h3|nt|SchTsch:  down 2 now|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|vugraphzed: Sorry for the delay. Today we have really bad weather here and 1 min ago we had a power blackout|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d6|nt|Aurora:  Thank you all, see you in around 2 hours for next session - Round 10: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=11|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
pc|s5|pc|hT|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|SchTsch:  Croatia made 3NT on passed forcing hand,, played by north and east made a diamond lead|pg||
pc|h7|pc|sT|pc|c5|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SAKT965HKD32C7632,SQ732HTDK4CAKQ854,SJ84HAQJ9DJT98CJ9,SH8765432DAQ765CT|sv|o|nt|vugraphzee: lights half on now...|pg||
nt|paulg:  neither Scottish pair will be happy with that last board|pg||
nt|paulg:  4@h by East?|pg||
nt|paulg:  I know one woman who would already have bid it|pg||
mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|d!|nt|paulg:  North wondering what on earth is going on|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  alert for the double? Surely everyone plays this as penalties.|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Thank you all, see you in around 2 hours for next session - Round 10: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=11|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|paulg:  Just the four trump tricks to be lost!|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s5|pc|c4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s6|pc|c5|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|paulg:  carefully done by Ash to flatten the board|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|d6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cQ|mc|9|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1SKT942HQDA82CAKT5,S65HA97643DQ76CQ9,SA73HJT8DJT53CJ72,SQJ8HK52DK94C8643|sv|n|nt|SchTsch:  on a passive lead it should go down|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|d2|pc|h3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1SKT942HQDA82CAKT5,S65HA97643DQ76CQ9,SA73HJT8DJT53CJ72,SQJ8HK52DK94C8643|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|paulg:  Zoric upgrading to a strong club|pg||
nt|paulg:  I was wondering whether Morgan would bid 2@h over 1@s opener and decided he probably should not|pg||
nt|paulg:  but easy over the strong club|pg||
nt|paulg:  surely he's passed now and the pressure is on North, who will probably pass|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h8|nt|paulg:  North is maximum for his pass over 2@h and has support for whatever his partner bids|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|d2|pc|hA|pg||
nt|paulg:  loser on loser play there, and now Zoric has a home for his other losing diamond|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
mc|9|nt|paulg:  well judged and played by the Croatians|pg||
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qx|o32|st||md|2SJ43HAKJ9DJ762CK7,SQTH7DT843CAT8632,SAK87652H83DAK9C5,S9HQT6542DQ5CQJ94|sv|e|nt|SchTsch:  last board of the set|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|SchTsch:  thank you for watching and see you all at 14.30 local time|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzed: Thanks all. See you for the next round at 14:30 local time.|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|SchTsch:  thank you Martin for excellent job|pg||
nt|vugraphzed: Thank you for being here with us Tomislav.|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|nt|SchTsch:  a slam to wake us up in the end|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  but should make on all normal plays|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  take ace, cash two trumps and try a club|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  when it loses play trumps to try to setup a squeeze and claim when @dq falls|pg||
pc|c8|pc|s5|pc|c9|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|s7|pc|cQ|pc|d2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s6|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
mc|12|nt|vugraphzed: Thanks all. Bye for now.|pg||
nt|SchTsch:  thank you all, see you at 14.30|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SJ43HAKJ9DJ762CK7,SQTH7DT843CAT8632,SAK87652H83DAK9C5,S9HQT6542DQ5CQJ94|sv|e|nt|paulg:  Final hand, so many thanks to our excellent operator, Harold, despite the lights going out earlier|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|vugraphzee: thanks Paul... back 14,30 CET|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|paulg:  an excellent slam for NS here|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|paulg:  it just needs the @dQ to drop or the heart finesse to work|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|paulg:  or the ace of clubs onside|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|paulg:  it also needs spades 2-1 of course|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  Morgan doubles for a club lead|pg||
nt|paulg:  i'm not particularly sure why, as partner would lead a singleton club most of the time|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s2|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h2|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg||
mc|12|nt|vugraphzee: thanks all|pg||
nt|paulg:  no, surely not a finesse on the first round of hearts!?|pg||
nt|paulg:  thanks everyone|pg||
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