vg|BBO4-2nd Mind Sports Games,O-QF-4_6,I,17,32,NETHERLANDS,89,MONACO,127|
rs|1NW=,2HN-2,4SE=,5CE=,5CS-1,4HS=,1NEx-1,2DN-2,4HN=,5HN-2,1NN=,2DW=,3NS+1,3NN+2,3NW+3,4HE+1,3NWx-2,3NW-1,4HS=,4HS=,1NN+1,1NS=,5DS-2,4HE=,4SW+1,4SE+1,4SE-1,4SE+1,4SNx-2,5HW=,4NE+2,4NE+2|
pn|BRINK,HELGEMO,DRIJVER,HELNESS,ZIMMERMANN,WIJS,MULTON,MULLER|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SJT95HJ974D763CK9,SA7H8632D84CAQT53,SKQ2HAQT5DQ92CJ87,S8643HKDAKJT5C642|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|h2|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SJT95HJ974D763CK9,SA7H8632D84CAQT53,SKQ2HAQT5DQ92CJ87,S8643HKDAKJT5C642|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|ahollan1: 48 boards remain to determine semi-finalists|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: EW playing Tarzan Precision  big 1@C, weak NT    NS  French Standard  variable NT|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i thought  NS play 10-13 NT here -- maybe just when favorable vul|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|tez: hi all|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c6|nt|ahollan1: other room  NS: drijver-brink  EW: helness-helgemo|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sK|nt|tez: brave heart for reopen with this|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
nt|ahollan1: EW carding   upside-down count & attitude, odd/even discard|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|s7|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|h2|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c4|nt|tez: west showed all points|pg||
nt|tez: 10 point|pg||
nt|tez: where is king of @h|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: all 4 matches from Open are on BBO today|pg||
mc|6|nt|ahollan1: plus one match from Women's|pg||
nt|tez: wd|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4S93HAKQ53DKT9CT76,S64HJ2DA875432CK5,SQJ52HT9874DJ6C32,SAKT87H6DQCAQJ984|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|3H|an|alerted|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|peyret: hello |pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
nt|stoffers: Home if spades not worse than 4-2, aout same as 5@c|pg||
mc|10|nt|vugraphzbb: hi|pg||
pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4S93HAKQ53DKT9CT76,S64HJ2DA875432CK5,SQJ52HT9874DJ6C32,SAKT87H6DQCAQJ984|sv|n|mb|1C|nt|ahollan1: 1@C=any 16+|pg||
mb|1D|nt|tez: what do you open with east hand(for spectators)?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1@D = @H or @S, 1-suit|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i'm a big clubber|pg||
mb|2H|nt|ahollan1: even if playing 2/1  i open 1@C  i.e. NOT in Steve Robinson camp of "if you don't open a 5-card major -- you don't have one"|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@H=FG, 9+ HCP, 2+ controls, 5+@D, 1-suit |pg||
nt|tez: ty specs..1@c was right|pg||
nt|ahollan1: controls are  A=2 K=1|pg||
mb|3H|mb|4C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: [bookmark this url]   links to live score under  http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|tez: very hard to stop in 4@s|pg||
nt|tez: 4@c 4@d 4@s 5@c i thk|pg||
nt|ahollan1: takes @C lead/shift to make 5@C a problem|pg||
mb|4H|nt|tez: 1@c 1@s for defence i yhk|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i wonder if 4@H  instead of 4@C  would show @S & @C|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|5C|nt|ahollan1: 4@H interesting    probably the only encouraging call for @C|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|tez: nice bid.easy game|pg||
nt|ahollan1: auction seems to scream  for trump lead|pg||
nt|ahollan1: yes -- it was good stop      would have been interesting to see auction if zimmermann had been able to bid @H naturally|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 8 imp swing on 1st board   Russian now leads Ireland by only 3|pg||
pc|c7|nt|ahollan1: best lead  but declarer still prevails as long as @S no worse than 42|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|nt|tez: perfect lead but not enough|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
pc|sA|nt|ahollan1: over strong 1@C  NS have bids to show  1-suit major, M+m and @H & @S|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h3|pc|cK|nt|ahollan1: NS  standard carding|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|c8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|d3|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|d4|pc|h4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SAJHAT73D9853CAK2,S2H652DAKQJT62C97,SKT86HKJ9D7CQJT53,SQ97543HQ84D4C864|sv|e|nt|stoffers: Hi all|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|1D|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|stoffers: 3NT bad idea here, can they find 41h? Or 5@c|pg||
nt|stoffers: 4@h :)|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|nt|peyret: after 3 @c they can stay away from 3 nt|pg||
mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|stoffers: Indeed|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|stoffers: Connection here in Lille isnt as good as the weather|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|stoffers: K asks for count at 5 and 6 level|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg||
nt|peyret: will ruff 2 @s 11 tricks. no need to guess @h q|pg||
nt|stoffers: Well, second spade will get ruffed|pg||
nt|peyret: but @s 6-1|pg||
nt|stoffers: Helgemo thinking if there is room for the A@s at partner|pg||
nt|stoffers: S has shown 15-17, so he could have it, but 3 and 4spades cuebid makes him a favourite having that card|pg||
nt|peyret: @d defence seems good |pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c3|pc|c4|nt|stoffers: Upps..|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
nt|stoffers: trump or spade now|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
nt|stoffers: Qdd=no spade thx partner|pg||
nt|stoffers: Q@d|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
nt|stoffers: Brink may find both queens now, Helness favourite to hold them (missing cards 7-1)|pg||
nt|stoffers: ruff one spade, finesseQ@h|pg||
nt|peyret: has to find blond one :)|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d6|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
nt|stoffers: now he knows the distribution|pg||
nt|peyret: y @h are 3-3|pg||
nt|stoffers: and that the hearts are 3-3|pg||
nt|peyret: but where is the q|pg||
nt|serhat: he has to finese correctly to make now.. he has full count.. |pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|stoffers: Not today, unlucky|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SAJHAT73D9853CAK2,S2H652DAKQJT62C97,SKT86HKJ9D7CQJT53,SQ97543HQ84D4C864|sv|e|nt|ahollan1: both NS pairs play mini-NT in this situation  so South will open 1@C or 1@D|pg||
mb|1C|nt|ahollan1: Brink definitely 1@C [2+]   NS play better minor|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i like the 1@C choice|pg||
mb|3D|nt|ahollan1: Brink in 5@C south|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|tez: 6@c..if you find Q of @h|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: EW convention card says  vul  jump overcall to 2-level = intermediate|pg||
nt|ahollan1: the west hand doesn't seem to fit any category|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Helgemo settled for 1@D|pg||
nt|ahollan1: problem with 3@D -- it probably locates the major suit Queens for declarer|pg||
nt|tez: 4@c forcing or not?what do you thk|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|ahollan1: very nice bid by Zimmermann|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1/2 overtricks same 11 imps|pg||
nt|ahollan1: many specs pointing out something i missed --  3@H seems like underbid|pg||
nt|ahollan1: coud include minimum unbal hand with long @C and 4@H|pg||
nt|ahollan1: PASS much easier at matchpoints/bam|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hJ|nt|ahollan1: keep in mind  at these colors   1N opening would be 10-13|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|h2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|h9|pc|s4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hA|mc|10|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S952HAK87543DCK84,S8764HQDJ642CJT53,SKQJ3HT2DKQ853C92,SATHJ96DAT97CAQ76|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1N|nt|serhat: I think he failed as Helgamo chose 1D instead of higher bids|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
nt|stoffers: 1NT after partner passed is risky, ut might only be one off if he playes @c's from hand|pg||
nt|peyret: helness is in trouble |pg||
pc|hK|nt|stoffers: Nothing else to play actually:)|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|s4|pc|d5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|stoffers: 2 off, south has 6@h and a club|pg||
nt|peyret: he get 3 @c 1 h 1 @d 1@s |pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|nt|stoffers: Defence gets there first:)|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|d7|pg||
nt|stoffers: lol, ofcourse 7+6=thirteen, coffee at room 414|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2S952HAK87543DCK84,S8764HQDJ642CJT53,SKQJ3HT2DKQ853C92,SATHJ96DAT97CAQ76|sv|b|nt|ahollan1: i thought for sure Zimmermann would play trump the other way|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|r|nt|ahollan1: run baby run|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: after 4 boards   Ireland over Russia  20-2 for the set  now leads by 9|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|h3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|d4|pc|h2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: for what it's worth  after 1N opener - penalty DBL  i think EW play RDBL=penalty|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|d7|pc|s9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: what hand did Zimmermann envision?|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|nt|ahollan1: very unusual for a penalty DBLer to stop in 2minor|pg||
pc|s7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|d5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|h5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|dT|pc|h7|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h8|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pg||
pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3S76HAJ7DKJCKQJ652,SJT852HQD98652CT9,SAK9HT6532DTCA873,SQ43HK984DAQ743C4|sv|n|nt|stoffers: 4@h close making, might be an exiting board in <cr|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|nt|stoffers: A risk getting to high in clubs here i guess, also danger in 4@h|pg||
mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3S!|mb|p|nt|stoffers: 3NT great, but tough getting there?|pg||
nt|stoffers: NS play some relay system, i dont know whats been shown sry|pg||
nt|hedyg:  Harold please do explain the alerts whenever you can, ty |pg||
nt|stoffers: So, south knows about 3514 and minimum i heard from specs|pg||
nt|stoffers: 2cl GF, 2d minimum. 2hearts asked again, and 3!|pg||
nt|stoffers: 31c natural. 3|pg||
mb|4C!|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|d|nt|stoffers: Sorry, 3@c natural and 3@s showed 3card|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|peyret: may loose 3 @h and 1 @d|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg||
nt|stoffers: Yes, must play T@h to stand a chanse|pg||
nt|peyret: if cash ace of h . he will be home|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|s9|pg||
nt|stoffers: Well, is that an option?|pg||
nt|stoffers: Win with hearts 4-1 and singleton K or Q behind. Looses to KQxx in front|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
mc|10|nt|stoffers: Well, nicely done, against the odds but who cares:)|pg||
pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3S76HAJ7DKJCKQJ652,SJT852HQD98652CT9,SAK9HT6532DTCA873,SQ43HK984DAQ743C4|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|4S|nt|ahollan1: i don't think 2@C automatic game force|pg||
nt|tez: 4@s 2 down..good save|pg||
mb|5C|nt|ahollan1: i would have bet Muller makes 2@H call  but wasn't sure about deWijs|pg||
mb|p|nt|tez: 5@c is good stop|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|nt|tez: not finished yet:)|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: full credit to EW for generating what most of thought was a boring 4@H hand|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thru 21  Sweden 25-0 set  leads USA by 9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: ok   the play of trump suit not boring in 4@H|pg||
nt|ahollan1: EVERYONE  is voting for DBL of 5@D     but key point is  EW have forced NS to make the last [wrong] decision|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|nt|ahollan1: and that may be the biggest difference between top-level bridge and what you and i play|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i.e.  keep pressure on the opponents|pg||
nt|ahollan1: push them to make the last guess|pg||
nt|tez: 5@h is not very bad game but they know west has shortness in @h|pg||
pc|s6|nt|tez: if west has 1 small @h ..east has KQ98|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|tez: ÝF COVER..makeable 5@h|pg||
nt|ahollan1: continue @S for down 2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h9|pc|c5|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|hA|pc|s2|pc|s9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4ST52HA42D53CQ7654,SKJ963HQ7DJ42CA92,SAQ8HKJ85DQ76CK83,S74HT963DAKT98CJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
nt|stoffers: Cand win with KQ9x in front specs..|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|nt|stoffers: Helness just continues diamonds|pg||
nt|peyret: but still making . @h q is dblton|pg||
nt|stoffers: Have to ruff in hand and get short, or the <<jack promoting the 9|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s2|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h2|pc|s6|pc|h5|pg||
mc|7|nt|stoffers: 2@d not  great contract in CR on bd 20|pg||
pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4ST52HA42D53CQ7654,SKJ963HQ7DJ42CA92,SAQ8HKJ85DQ76CK83,S74HT963DAKT98CJT|sv|e|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 22 imps for Netherlands in last 2 boards|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|ahollan1: 1@S maximum of 15 hcp|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|ahollan1: what do you think about Multon DBL rather than 1N?|pg||
mb|r|mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: key piece of info   his partner has denied 10-13 BAL|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i think i'd still try 1N|pg||
mb|p|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s4|nt|ahollan1: good lead|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cQ|nt|ahollan1: but i was still wondering if possible 8 tricks by playing low at trick 1|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
nt|ahollan1: -1 = push    but make would have been another nice pickup|pg||
nt|tez: 5 imp for Net|pg||
nt|tez: he will make this|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|d4|pg||
nt|rhelle: -1 or -2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|d8|nt|rhelle: depends on the @d guess |pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|d9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dK|nt|rhelle: oh, nice :)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: pre-alert    02:30 for me  so i don't focus much on the play/defense   other than partnership aspects|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SAKHKQ754DJ54CJ72,S8762H96DAT32C863,SQ53HAJ3DK976CKQ9,SJT94HT82DQ8CAT54|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SAKHKQ754DJ54CJ72,S8762H96DAT32C863,SQ53HAJ3DK976CKQ9,SJT94HT82DQ8CAT54|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2N=3-fit, 10-15 HCP|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|tez: nice stop 2 table 3 NT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: indeed|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SK6432HJ3DQJ6CQJ7,SA987HQ8DAT72CT85,ST5HT62DK543CK432,SQJHAK9754D98CA96|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|stoffers: Whst now Helness?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
nt|ady: good day all|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
nt|stoffers: hi|pg||
mc|12|nt|ady: hi Christer|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: hi|pg||
pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SK6432HJ3DQJ6CQJ7,SA987HQ8DAT72CT85,ST5HT62DK543CK432,SQJHAK9754D98CA96|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|ahollan1: seems Muller took @CA too early |pg||
mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: but only overtrick imp|pg||
mb|1N|nt|ahollan1: very practical 3N rebid in other room|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|tez: YES but declarer may be has qxx ajx xxxx kqx..9th trick now|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s6|pc|d2|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: coming down to some very nice cribbage hands|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SAKT4H643DJT2CAK2,SJ532HA98DA986CQ4,SQ976HT75D7543C96,S8HKQJ2DKQCJT8753|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|ady: part score    clubs best e/w|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|ady: defence just needs to take their spade trick  and 10 tricks|pg||
nt|hedyg:  sweden 25-0 vs usa  leads by 9     ireland 32-3 vs russia  to lead by 20|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|stoffers: They took the optimistic wiew again, wrong this time|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c3|nt|stoffers: lucky diamondposition here, could cash for -1|pg||
nt|ady: e/w  well overboard   but double could have been unwise as 4@C making|pg||
nt|ady: can make if this is ducked as they lay|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s4|nt|stoffers: I think Geir is playing south to have AKQ@s and AK@c|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c5|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cA|mc|7|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SAKT4H643DJT2CAK2,SJ532HA98DA986CQ4,SQ976HT75D7543C96,S8HKQJ2DKQCJT8753|sv|e|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|ahollan1: 10-15 hcp, 6+@C|pg||
mb|d|mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: 2@D = relay|pg||
nt|rhelle: West will like this; he will see 5-6 @c tricks and 2 aces already|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|nt|ahollan1: deWijs did have option to RDBL|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: maybe @CQx is too much support for that|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@H = a) medium hand, unbal  b) 4@D/@H|pg||
mb|2N|nt|tez: i m looking to 4@h..with open cards|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|nt|ahollan1: he has NOT shown 4@H yet|pg||
mb|p|nt|tez: 3 times @s beats 4@h|pg||
mb|3N|nt|tez: 3 NT doomed|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sA|nt|ahollan1: 2N was a RELAY|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|s4|nt|tez: no dbl no terrible|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|nt|ahollan1: 3@C said  4@H or 4@D|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c5|nt|tez: no double no trouble|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c8|pg||
mc|8|nt|ahollan1: Rob  if Zimmermann had DBLd  do you think Simon has enough info to run?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thru 25  sweden 34-1 for the set  leads usa by 17|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and  ireland 40-5 for the set  leadss russia by 26|pg||
nt|ahollan1: poland over italy by 5  that one has been close throughout|pg||
nt|ahollan1: other table on 30|pg||
nt|ahollan1: is slow table taking a break or are we frozen |pg||
nt|ahollan1: sure hope not a repeat of yesterday's bbo server snafu|pg||
pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SJ974HT9862DK6CT6,SAKQ865HQ7D5CQJ83,ST3HAKJ5DA942CAK9,S2H43DQJT873C7542|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|ady: 4@H   making |pg||
nt|ady: probably 11 tricks|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|dQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|hA|pc|d3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cA|nt|hedyg:  results and running scores: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|h2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h6|mc|10|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SJ974HT9862DK6CT6,SAKQ865HQ7D5CQJ83,ST3HAKJ5DA942CAK9,S2H43DQJT873C7542|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: 1@S max of 15 hcp|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: for trivia buffs    after this start   meckwell bid 2@C to show either @D or @S fit asking for @D lead|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: why 2nd DBL holding 4@H??|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: i think default interpretation woud be good hand but only 3@H|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|d3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|hJ|pc|d7|pc|s9|pg||
nt|tez: if west has QXX @h..he cant make|pg||
nt|tez: because he has @s loser|pg||
nt|tez: sry..sure he makes 4..i m talking about 5|pg||
nt|ahollan1: how about  1 top trump then @DK @D?|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|nt|ahollan1: nah   that loses if Muller started with @HQ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|hA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: risks  @D ruff then @S to promote Q|pg||
mc|10|nt|tez: not best play|pg||
pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SJT62HA8D7654CJ43,S94H6542DT82CAKT9,SKQ8HKQT3DAJC8765,SA753HJ97DKQ93CQ2|sv|o|nt|ady: seems settled for a sae 10|pg||
nt|ady: safe|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg||
nt|ady: done well not to lead low diamond|pg||
pc|sK|nt|ady: if defence gets this exactly right  then down 2|pg||
nt|ady: not clear cut how to defend   might switrch to a heart|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
nt|ady: now 8 tricks|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SJT62HA8D7654CJ43,S94H6542DT82CAKT9,SKQ8HKQT3DAJC8765,SA753HJ97DKQ93CQ2|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: this must be situation where mini-NT applies|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: so it seems  non-vul 1N always 10-13|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1@H = 4+@S|pg||
pc|h5|nt|ahollan1: not sure if 1@S is exactly 3@S or  2/3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i'm told  exactly 3-fit|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2nd from bad 4+suit|pg||
nt|ahollan1: actually  ATTITUDE leads vs NT|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: so hi=don't like my suit -- ok if you shift|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d8|nt|ahollan1: other room just finished play|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|mc|7|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2S2H72DKQT87632CJ6,S8743HA854DCKQ987,SAQJT95H96DJ94CA5,SK6HKQJT3DA5CT432|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|4D!|nt|uni_dennis: hi everyone|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|nt|uni_dennis: some pairs play fit-jumps in this situation, but H-H play Splinters here|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: if you play fit-jumps then West hand was a clear 4@c bid of course|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|nt|uni_dennis: in a way the splinter bid shows @c values|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d3|nt|ady: n/s bt this cheap   and 5@H makes   so Netherlands having a good set so far|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: as you should have some values, usually not in their suit|pg||
mc|9|nt|peyret: @s ruff in 5 @h|pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2S2H72DKQT87632CJ6,S8743HA854DCKQ987,SAQJT95H96DJ94CA5,SK6HKQJT3DA5CT432|sv|n|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i wonder if deWijs even considered opening Precision 2@D  1st seat favorable|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2H|nt|ahollan1: Tarzan opens far fewer hands than the rest of big clubbers  [and even fewer than most standard bidders]|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: cute   non-splinter might make it tougher for Zimmermann|pg||
nt|tez: if 5@d with dbl now|pg||
nt|tez: i would bid dbl to 2@h|pg||
nt|tez: then 5@d|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i'm pretty sure at the table i would splinter or bid 4@C if using fit-showing jumps|pg||
mb|p|pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: passing throughout with good 8-bagger  way too deep for me|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|h2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i'm talking about splinter with WEST hand|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|hK|pc|c6|mc|10|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SQ4HT9843DA2C9632,SKT8752HKDKQJ87C5,SJ9HQJ65D96CAKQJ7,SA63HA72DT543CT84|sv|b|nt|ady: sorry   5@H  down 1  with spade ruff|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 1@C 2+ and F1R|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|3H|nt|ady: yes   sorry specks   have amended   5@H down 1    but still 5@D  dheap against 4@H|pg||
mb|3S|nt|uni_dennis: 1@h 7+hcp 4+@h, longer minor possible|pg||
mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: yesterday we saw Brink bid 1@d any 0-6 with @s KJxxx and a Q|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: but now he bids 1@h on a worse 6-count|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: but you need to get in the @hs sooner as you might lose them|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SQ4HT9843DA2C9632,SKT8752HKDKQJ87C5,SJ9HQJ65D96CAKQJ7,SA63HA72DT543CT84|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: well deserved loss of imps|pg||
mb|1D|nt|ahollan1: 1@D=4+@H|pg||
nt|tez: 43/13 this set..|pg||
mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|4S|nt|ahollan1: absolutely critical here to know which bid(s) are 2-suited cues|pg||
nt|ahollan1: north has shown 3+@C   south 4+@H|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d5|nt|ahollan1: transfer responses open up a lot of possibilities for opener's side -- but also for opponents|pg||
nt|ahollan1: here  partnership must define   overcalls of  1@H, 2@C, 2@H|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|11|nt|ahollan1: i think most would play 2@C = nat  and one of the @H bids natural with other 2-suiter|pg||
pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4S98HJT8542DK873CA,SKQJT643H9D952C32,S2HK7DQJ6CKT98765,SA75HAQ63DAT4CQJ4|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|2H|nt|ady: 4@S makes  on either heart finesse   or fuffing out heart king for a diamond discrd|pg||
mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ady: ruffing|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dJ|nt|uni_dennis: the 2@h call might give declarer worries about the @hK|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
nt|peyret: h finess is not easy after overcall |pg||
nt|uni_dennis: @d back now and declarer might run trumps|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: hoping to endplay S to lead away from @hK|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|h8|pc|c3|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: @h8 discouraging @h|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h2|pc|sQ|nt|ady: declarer not optimistic of making on the bidding|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
nt|serhat: well obviously he ca not drop it|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|sJ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c9|pc|h3|pc|d8|pg||
nt|ady: Monaco may be swindles out of this|pg||
pc|s4|pc|cT|pc|dT|nt|ady: swindled|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
nt|serhat: good play KQ squeeze first|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
mc|9|nt|serhat: early xmass present!|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: wrong order of playing the cards, but it was down 1|pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4S98HJT8542DK873CA,SKQJT643H9D952C32,S2HK7DQJ6CKT98765,SA75HAQ63DAT4CQJ4|sv|o|mb|1C|nt|ahollan1: 1@C=any 16+|pg||
mb|2H|mb|4H|nt|ahollan1: 2@H takes EW out of their relay scheme|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 4@H = @S  usually 6-8 hcp|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3@H would show @S but game force strength|pg||
mb|d|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|c5|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1SQT9832H3DA9874C8,S7HQJ987DKQ2CAKJ9,SAJ6HK4DJ653CT732,SK54HAT652DTCQ654|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|uni_dennis: NS don't make much on this one on this lay-out|pg||
nt|ady: Netherlands closing the gap   3NTX earlier was 9 imps   and some decent results since then|pg||
nt|peyret: how does he feel after seeing king of @h with North :)|pg||
mb|3H!|an|5!S/5!D|nt|uni_dennis: 2NT = GF with 4+@h|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: he was a little bit upset |pg||
nt|uni_dennis: a direct 4@d would have been void |pg||
nt|peyret: specs says pain |pg||
mb|d|nt|ady: lost of wastage this hand for e/w   game level as high as they want to be|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: But Helness still laughing afterwards...|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: scandinavian style is to play double jumps to a 1M-opening as void|pg||
nt|ady: 3@S ok   but 4@S  down 2    vul against not|pg||
mb|4S|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ady: wonder if e/w will take the push|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: what was DBL by Helgemo on 3@h?|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: did it just show a good hand?|pg||
nt|ady: good judgment by east|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: a kib says that it asks for another lead than @h|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|nt|uni_dennis: 2 down, but not much harm done|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|nt|ady: should be +2 imps to Monaco if 4@H played in CR|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: running scores: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/RunningScores/ASP/knockoutphaseconditstatMultievColours.asp?qtournid=936&qphase=QF|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: or http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: all four Quarter Finals are pretty close|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|d4|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1SQT9832H3DA9874C8,S7HQJ987DKQ2CAKJ9,SAJ6HK4DJ653CT732,SK54HAT652DTCQ654|sv|n|mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: 54-13 set for netherlands|pg||
mb|2H|nt|ahollan1: 2@D=a) weak @H/@S  b) 22-23 BAL  c) strong @D/@S  d) FG @H|pg||
nt|rhelle: almost exactly the reverse of set 3 yeaterday|pg||
nt|ahollan1: was 71-5 set yesterday or the day before?|pg||
mb|3S|mb|4H|nt|rhelle: that was against France|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i thought Round of 16|pg||
nt|rhelle: 2 days ago|pg||
mb|4S|mb|d|nt|ahollan1: i still can't forgive Rob for that|pg||
mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: he was available to take over commentary  so  i went to different match :(|pg||
pc|sA|nt|rhelle: you didn't miss much :)|pg||
pc|s4|nt|ahollan1: right|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pg||
nt|rhelle: this is a hairy contract ... on the @h finesse|pg||
nt|tez: 10 of @S.suit preferance for @d here|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2SAT5HAQJ9865DT7CJ,SKHT7DJ4CKQT96532,S987643H3D6532C84,SQJ2HK42DAKQ98CA7|sv|e|nt|vugraphzbb: this is the last board of the set... |pg||
nt|uni_dennis: we start again at 14:00 CET|pg||
nt|ady: thx all|pg||
mb|3C|nt|peyret: ty all|pg||
mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: in 114 minutes from now, so you can have a nice lunch break|pg||
mb|3N|nt|ady: I think there will be very little in it  when all results in|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: 3NT an easy make|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: and 4@h should go -500|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: the closed room is 5 board behind, so this table remains open |pg||
nt|ady: 4@H   3 down|pg||
mb|4D!|nt|hedyg:  thanks Harold,great job :)|pg||
mb|4N|nt|uni_dennis: maybe NS play MultiLandy here|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: thanks Hedy..|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: so 4@d shows 1 Major|pg||
nt|ady: thx Harold and specks|pg||
mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: and 4M would show Major + minor|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 4NT will also make, nice bid|pg||
nt|serhat: wow great bid by Helgamo|pg||
pc|hA|nt|uni_dennis: he has an extra @c|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: and 5@c would also be all right, so probably just a 1 imp swing, maybe 2|pg||
nt|ady: overall  Netherlands  a good set|pg||
nt|uni_dennis: 5@c could suffer @h ruff|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|mc|12|nt|uni_dennis: so this might well be a big result for Monaco then|pg||
nt|ady: yes  possible|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: thanks all for watching... back at 14.00 hours local time|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: thanks Dennis|pg||
nt|serhat: I wonder 4nt told his partner he has no H stopper?!|pg||
nt|serhat: ty all|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: maar nog 2 x 16 spel te gaan|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: op galerij roken en hard praten...|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: this table will close when the closed room has finished...|pg||
nt|vugraphzbb: this table will close when the closed room has finished... last board there|pg||
pg||
qx|c32|st||md|2SAT5HAQJ9865DT7CJ,SKHT7DJ4CKQT96532,S987643H3D6532C84,SQJ2HK42DAKQ98CA7|sv|e|nt|ahollan1: final board of the set|pg||
mb|3C|nt|ahollan1: restart in 85 minutes|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|ahollan1: 32 boards remain|pg||
mb|4H|nt|ahollan1: 2nd 8-card suit of the set|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and both  KQT|pg||
nt|tez: 4@h p p 4nt|pg||
mb|4N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: brink was used a transfer -- seems strange place to use that|pg||
nt|rhelle: 4NT bid found at both tables|pg||
nt|rhelle: really a tremendous biud|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oh   multi-landy over 3N|pg||
nt|ahollan1: now that IS interesting|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thanks to many for that clarification|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: another treatment is   to use 4@C/@D to show @H & @S    but either 1 shows equal length and the other unequal  OR  one shows pref for @S the other better or equal @H|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Ireland leads Russia by 32   they won their set 47-6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|s6|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
mc|12|pg||
