vg|52nd EBTC-BBO1,OPEN-F3,I,17,32,GERMANY,0,POLAND,0|
rs|5NS-1,4NS+1,3NN+3,2DN+4,1NN=,1HS=,2HN+3,4HS+1,4SE-2,4SE-2,3CS+1,2HW-1,4NE+2,3NW+3,4SNx-3,3NE-1,6NE-3,3SSx-3,5DE+2,6DW=,3NS=,3NS+1,4SN=,5DEx-2,4SE+1,4SW+1,4SN=,4SN=,4SN=,4SN+1,3CWx-1,4CW-2|
pn|WELLAND,ZMUDZINSKI,AUKEN,BALICKI,KALITA,ROHOWSKY,NOWOSADZKI,FRITSCHE|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SAQ742HQ3DAKCKQ42,SK96HJ98DQ9543CT9,SJHAT754DJT862CA3,ST853HK62D7CJ8765|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|mc|10|nt|jesperdall:  Anyway - next board, please! ;)|pg||
pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SAQ742HQ3DAKCKQ42,SK96HJ98DQ9543CT9,SJHAT754DJT862CA3,ST853HK62D7CJ8765|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: polish pair cc: http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/6550-8434.pdf|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: german pair cc: http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/783-4497.pdf|pg||
mb|4N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: schedule and results: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: if anyone wants to comment, send me a private message|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  Hi Kristian, hello to everyone|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: kristijan is on break xd|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  young NS from Poland explored their luck or ambitions in the very first board|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d2|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  with @h split 3-3 it would be fine|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SAQ98HAK53D64CAT8,SJT62H974DQT2C972,S5HT2DKJ983CKJ653,SK743HQJ86DA75CQ4|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|mc|12|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SAQ98HAK53D64CAT8,SJT62H974DQT2C972,S5HT2DKJ983CKJ653,SK743HQJ86DA75CQ4|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|d|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 20|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 2: http://livebridge.net/youtube/.|pg||
mb|1D!|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Here you can see the players and their CC:   http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=24&matchid=BBO-1|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  another options for S might have been 1NT (nat), but both majors made dbl preferable |pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  1@d as negative bid|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  3NT for NS may well work even if declarer misguesses @c|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: kalita thinking|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: is 1@D limited in pts?|pg||
pc|h8|nt|SFoxa:  N's hand is too weak for other bid at first round, but too strong for negative bid|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|nt|SFoxa:  1@d may include an option of 7-9 unbalanced points with minor(s)|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|s8|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|12|nt|vugraphzcn: ty SF|pg||
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qx|o19|st||md|1SKQ2H7543DT42CAQ3,SJ954HK6DK63CJ642,SAT86HAJ8DQ985CT5,S73HQT92DAJ7CK987|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|nt|vugraphzcm: sorry for that, we-re back on|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  On board 18, Poland had a misunderstanding and stopped in 2@d - losing 11|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: auction on board 18 went 1@C-1@D by poles, then Auken bid 1NT as minors, which Roy raised to 3NT :)|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|c4|pc|h8|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SKQ2H7543DT42CAQ3,SJ954HK6DK63CJ642,SAT86HAJ8DQ985CT5,S73HQT92DAJ7CK987|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  so Sabine and Roy next door may find their way to game in  2|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: that is likely yes|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  and here N facing passed partner has no big reason for continue bidding|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  1@s may be better partscore - but who cares|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|hJ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|mc|7|nt|SFoxa:  defence did their best|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: yes, well done|pg||
pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SAQ754HKQT82D7CJ9,S962HA7DAQ8CKT875,SJ83HJ543DJT942CA,SKTH96DK653CQ6432|sv|b|mb|1C!|an|polish !C|mb|p|mb|1N|an|up to 11 balanced|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|jesperdall:  Very passive Pass by Roy - amazing how the imps are flying around in these first 4 boards|pg||
pc|c9|nt|jesperdall:  Sabine has a maximum too, of course|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h9|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Roy might have been better off bidding 2@c showing the majors, if possible|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Then sabine knows she has good cards, facing 5-5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c5|pc|h5|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SAQ754HKQT82D7CJ9,S962HA7DAQ8CKT875,SJ83HJ543DJT942CA,SKTH96DK653CQ6432|sv|b|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|d|mb|2C|nt|SFoxa:  NS have game in either major here, but how can S bid it "one-handed"?|pg||
mb|2S|an|raise|nt|SFoxa:  N would rather keep silence here|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: nowosadzki will help xd|pg||
mb|3C|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  quite agressive 2@s :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: indeed, was alerted|pg||
nt|jkotor: X seems spades|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: not sure what it shows|pg||
nt|jkotor: 2@s is just normal raise|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: ok ty|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|nt|jkotor: 3@h now inv, semi-nat|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|nt|jkotor: 4@h = we play if u have @h|pg||
nt|jkotor: 1@s seems transfer for NT or for @c|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  and next door 11 to 11 imps exchange occured|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h9|nt|SFoxa:  as expected, NS bid 3NT in  2, but failed in 5NT in  1|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|hJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SK6HAJ7DT94CKJ743,SHQ965DKQJ732CQT8,SA94HK432DA65C952,SQJT87532HT8D8CA6|sv|n|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Auken-Welland definitely feel that they have had a poor start - overbidding to 5NT down one, and missing a simple game here|pg||
mb|4S|an|"bad preempt"|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d8|nt|jesperdall:  Same lead at the other table - so looks like down two only|pg||
pc|dT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|d2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|d9|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SK6HAJ7DT94CKJ743,SHQ965DKQJ732CQT8,SA94HK432DA65C952,SQJT87532HT8D8CA6|sv|n|nt|vugraphzcn: nice bidding by NS|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  and nice bidding by E here|pg||
pc|c4|nt|SFoxa:  will be well repeated at a lot of tables|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h3|pc|s7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|d2|mc|8|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4S864H42D962CAQJ72,SQ97HK865DAK5CT83,SAKJ3HA97D743C964,ST52HQJT3DQJT8CK5|sv|e|mb|p|mb|3C|an|weak|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|jesperdall:  3@c - that's their style!|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h6|pc|d7|pc|h3|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: zmudzinski how many cards can he have for 3@C? 6, 7? roy replying sometimes 5 or 4. Zmudzinski gave him a ghost look|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
mc|10|nt|jesperdall:  Tell Zmudzinski that he ain't seen nothing yet!!|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: his eyes were so wide after he crossed to dummy to finesse twice :) bemused look :)|pg||
pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4S864H42D962CAQJ72,SQ97HK865DAK5CT83,SAKJ3HA97D743C964,ST52HQJT3DQJT8CK5|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|d|mb|r|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:   S is ready to play 1@cxx|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: rohowsky and kalita discussing bidding|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  S discouraged @s, so N has to shift|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  when in with @hA, N can see the whole picture of the board and play @c|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|nt|SFoxa:  and @s back|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pg||
mc|7|nt|SFoxa:  defence job done properly|pg||
pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1ST8H9752D654CAT95,SAQJ65HK86DQT7C62,S9742HQT43DK32CQ3,SK3HAJDAJ98CKJ874|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|an|gf|mb|p|mb|2S|an|5 or 6|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  A lot of players at all levels shake their head when watching Auken-Welland's very aggressive style|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|an|weak|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  But very few, if any, can match their results|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  And for the record, Sabine and Roy are very nice teammates|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: tournament information: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: Zmudzinski's reactions on channel 1: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
mb|4N|an|quantative|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcm: Roy trying to slip 5NT under zmudzinski's tray very funny moment :)|pg||
pc|h5|nt|jesperdall:  ;)|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: zmudzinski said: "better 4NT than 5NT" prior to that comic moment :)|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  He does not know how true that is, speaking of board 17...|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: this is such a fun match to operate, we have 4 very lively characters at the table :)|pg||
pc|d8|nt|jesperdall:  All four players are extremely competitive - and yet the atmosphere is relaxed|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  But make no mistake - they want to win, badly, all of them|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1ST8H9752D654CAT95,SAQJ65HK86DQT7C62,S9742HQT43DK32CQ3,SK3HAJDAJ98CKJ874|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: welland and auken failed to bid game|pg||
mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: on board 20, welland past initially|pg||
pc|h4|nt|vugraphzcn: sry i meant auken|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|c4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|c8|pc|h7|pg||
mc|12|nt|vugraphzcn: germany finally scoring here|pg||
pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SKJT9542H94D6CQT8,S873HT86532DK73C9,S6HAQ7DQ92CKJ5432,SAQHKJDAJT854CA76|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|d|mb|3H!|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Exciting board - anything can happen!|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  3@h transfer, for sure|pg||
mb|3S|mb|3N|mb|4S|nt|vugraphzcm: love this bidding :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: "no 3NT bid can shut me off" :)|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Roy Welland afraid that Balicki has long diamonds|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  And Sabine Often has 11-13 hcp balanced|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Here we see that the transfer bid makes a big difference - West would surely have found a better lead...|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h4|nt|jesperdall:  Balicki needs to give his partner a club ruff...soon...|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Well...|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|s7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Sabine thought that East surely had both top diamonds|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|nt|jesperdall:  not!|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c2|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SKJT9542H94D6CQT8,S873HT86532DK73C9,S6HAQ7DQ92CKJ5432,SAQHKJDAJT854CA76|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|3H!|an|!S|nt|vugraphzcn: kalita nowosadzki cc: http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/6550-8434.pdf|pg||
mb|d|nt|vugraphzcn: rohowsky fritsche cc: http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/783-4497.pdf|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: running scores at: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
mb|3S|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  was S tempting to defend?in 4@s?|pg||
pc|c8|nt|SFoxa:  he can better try his luck with proper opening lead|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  and so he did - good job|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: well, they were laughing about something xd|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  declarer is prepared for @s lead so S tried other way|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  interesting, if E have been played @cA, have been S unblocking?|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|nt|SFoxa:  we will never know|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|s4|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|h4|pc|s3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|s9|pc|s7|mc|8|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SQJ98763H73D84CA3,SAKT54H852DA9C765,S2HQT94DJT653CKT4,SHAKJ6DKQ72CQJ982|sv|e|nt|jesperdall:  Bridge is a funny game - had sabine ruff at trick two and lead a club to the king, the spotlight had been on Balicki|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C!|an|polish !C|mb|4S|mb|d!|an|t/o|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  I told you, Zmudzinski - you ain't seen nothing yet!!|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Don't pull this, partner - please...please...|pg||
nt|jkotor: 5@c makes imo|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: not sure are we at susina bbo match or Opatija, but Roy and Sabine are just too entertaining :)|pg||
mb|4N|an|strong|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Roy & Sabine are perhaps the most popular pair to watch at BBO - this match shows WHY!|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: pass by zmudzinski maybe? :)|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  If DBL is not for penalties, then DBL by Zmud is dangerous, as partner must be (very) short in spades and pull - as he did|pg||
nt|jkotor: u have agreements for this seq?|pg||
nt|jkotor: X is points|pg||
mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jkotor: penalty for 12-14 range|pg||
mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  I play that DBL is strictly TAKE OUT, not for money - I would pass|pg||
nt|jkotor: not Balicki bid some good hand 16+ with clubs and other or 18+ 2-3 suiter|pg||
pc|h7|nt|jkotor: they play polish club|pg||
nt|jkotor: so you would play T/O vs 4@s facing 12-14 balanced?|pg||
pc|h2|nt|jkotor: imo bad idea, especially that 4nt is takeout|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|jkotor: same as for 4@s opening|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Remember that Roy bid 4@s and got whacked on the previous board|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
nt|jkotor: anyway, here preempt worked|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  What does he do? Bid 4! on the next board, with AK10xx behind...|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  4@s|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: that's the way the cookie crumbles :)|pg||
pc|h3|nt|jesperdall:  ...only to puch the opponents too high|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
nt|jkotor: imo just W mistake|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cK|pg||
nt|jkotor: if 4nt is 5+@c 16+ with side 4 |pg||
pc|hQ|nt|jkotor: or 18 4441 / 5540|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s6|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
nt|jkotor: this hand does not work well|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  You are probably right|pg||
mc|9|nt|jkotor: 4nt would be 660 i think|pg||
nt|jkotor: or 630|pg||
nt|jkotor: and +4 IMPs|pg||
pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SQJ98763H73D84CA3,SAKT54H852DA9C765,S2HQT94DJT653CKT4,SHAKJ6DKQ72CQJ982|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: express bidding|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  and EW can exercise in defence|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  EW have 3NT to play (if no opps bidding)|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: it seems that way|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: 3@S is 3 down i think?|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  now they have to collect at least three understricks |pg||
pc|s2|pc|h6|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s6|mc|6|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SQT9543HKT75DTC95,SAKJ2H982DAQ85CK3,S86HAQJ63D62C7642,S7H4DKJ9743CAQJT8|sv|b|mb|1D|nt|jesperdall:  A lot of action this evening!|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: this is just an epic session, roy having monopoly on the @S suit :)|pg||
mb|1S|nt|jesperdall:  More spade bids, then...|pg||
mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|jkotor: 4@s was crazy style, but for him 3 not high enough|pg||
mb|3C!|an|9 cards in minors|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Watch and be entertained - that's their style!|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|nt|jkotor: 2@s probably strong with @d|pg||
nt|jkotor: 3@c nat 45/54|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Want to hear about Holland - Mexico while waiting for 6@d by west?|pg||
nt|jkotor: can be 4@d with 5@c 11-14 |pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: roy again having a joke with zmudzinski putting 6NT on his tray :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: zmudzinski saying: "This is such a possibility" :)|pg||
nt|jkotor: trying to deconcentrate? not nice! :P|pg||
nt|jkotor: 5@d just big shape, not sure if they have any agree|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: I think this match is better than Netherlands - Mexico :)|pg||
nt|jkotor: maybe with 11 majors Bal didnt want opps to find 9+ hearts|pg||
nt|jkotor: and 2@s is less than 4@h mostly|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  Anyway, EW has not given themselves a simple way to slam - and missed it|pg||
pc|s9|nt|jkotor: i dont like W pass, seems not likely to gamble even a little after prev 6nt :(|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  No matter what 5@d shows, I don't like it - leaving no space to explore|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: Roy scared them with them bid :)|pg||
mc|13|nt|jkotor: ?|pg||
nt|Henryb:  I blame Balicki: how can he have a heart control on this auction|pg||
pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SQT9543HKT75DTC95,SAKJ2H982DAQ85CK3,S86HAQJ63D62C7642,S7H4DKJ9743CAQJT8|sv|b|mb|4N|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: 4NT opening here by fritsche|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h2|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SAJ7HK75DAT42C987,SQ62HQ9864D3CJ643,S85HA2DKQJ9765CT2,SKT943HJT3D8CAKQ5|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcm: that was fast :)|pg||
nt|jkotor: how can he have @s control?|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  You just can't bid 5@d and expect partner to make the right guess|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: balicki just said on the lead : "all tricks without showing cards" :D|pg||
nt|jkotor: You know what, other table was 4nt - 6@d|pg||
nt|jkotor: what did they know?|pg||
mb|2S!|an|!D inv|nt|jesperdall:  That's beside the point|pg||
nt|jkotor: with 5-4 5-5 probably he would bid major stop for 3nt try|pg||
mb|d|nt|jesperdall:  Next board!|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: check it later on the video, there was no play|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Only 3NT makes here, with a lucky 4-4 in clubs|pg||
mb|3N|nt|Henryb:  As was pointed out to me, Balicki should have both second round controls to bid 5@d|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcm: declearer even didn't call for the J@S :)|pg||
nt|jkotor: 5@d seems near 6511|pg||
pc|s6|nt|jkotor: with 0-2 majors he can SPL|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
nt|jkotor: with less shape, he can bid slower|pg||
pc|dT|pc|h8|pc|d6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|h4|pc|dK|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s3|pc|d2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s4|nt|jkotor: imo the board was not so obv|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Explain to me: When you have all the bidding space available, why jump unless you are 100% clear what it shows? I don't get it - be practical and cuebid|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: play is just too fast atm|pg||
nt|jkotor: i EXPLAIN|pg||
nt|jkotor: OPPS HAVE 9+ hearts, and some spades|pg||
nt|jkotor: it can be board with 20 tricks both sides|pg||
nt|jkotor: unless we know our part has 16+ bal|pg||
mc|9|nt|Henryb:  At least 430|pg||
pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SAJ7HK75DAT42C987,SQ62HQ9864D3CJ643,S85HA2DKQJ9765CT2,SKT943HJT3D8CAKQ5|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2D!|an|inverted|mb|2S|mb|2N|mb|3S|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: on board 24 a sacrifice in spades made this lead for poland|pg||
mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  2@d was not GF, but showed 10 points|pg||
mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|d6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h4|pc|d7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d9|mc|10|nt|vugraphzcn: sry all, with all the discarding there is no way im catching them xd|pg||
pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SAKJ87H94DKTC9876,S9542HQ862DA642C4,SQT6HJT3DQ5CAKQJ3,S3HAK75DJ9873CT52|sv|n|mb|p|nt|Henryb:  he had 10 off the top|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|nt|Henryb:  and if your discards were correct he took 11|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: he apologized to her partner for the overtrick|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|jkotor: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: score is therefor correct, but play was just way too fast for me to click all|pg||
nt|Henryb:  that was the second overtrick|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Sabine wondering if there might be four losers in 4@s...|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h4|nt|jesperdall:  And made the winning decision - great save in 5@d in the other room|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: she was right to pull this out of 3NT|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  More imps heading toward Germany|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h5|pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d9|pc|s8|pc|s4|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SAKJ87H94DKTC9876,S9542HQ862DA642C4,SQT6HJT3DQ5CAKQJ3,S3HAK75DJ9873CT52|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D!|an|!d, M|mb|3H!|an|!s|nt|SFoxa:  2@d showed @d and major|pg||
mb|d|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  W sees two fits and "green vs. red"|pg||
mb|4S|nt|vugraphzcn: rohowsky inquiring on bidding|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  and we see 5@d is cheap|pg||
mb|5D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: running scores at: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  NS may be not very happy with +100 score, but they will soon discover that 5@s has no way|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: indeed|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|nt|SFoxa:  so each side did exactly what should be done|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d7|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|d2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|d4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h6|nt|SFoxa:  E wisely returned by @h for last @s ruff|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  otherwise, when trying to ruff @s in hand, N may rise with @dQ and S gets natural trump trick|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: fritsche thinking about those diamonds now|pg||
pc|h5|pc|dK|nt|SFoxa:  yes, if N has both honors, E has no more tricks after @d lead|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
mc|9|nt|SFoxa:  two down looks better than four|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: good board for poland|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: hehe|pg||
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qx|o29|st||md|3S52HQ7DT754CT7542,S9843H542DA83CKQ3,SK7HAJT3DKQJ96C86,SAQJT6HK986D2CAJ9|sv|b|nt|jesperdall:  Looking at the scoring - it's almost surreal|pg||
mb|1N|an|14-16|mb|d|an|54 in majors or strong|nt|jesperdall:  It's as if they can produce imps out of every other board - and a lot of them|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|an|transfer|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jesperdall:  As mentioned earlier, Roy & Sabine have been my team mates in Denmark for a couple of years - now that I get a chance to watch them, I understand why their opponents look confused so often ;)|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|nt|jesperdall:  Again, Roy & Sabine are very nice teammates - always pointing out when they should have done better|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3S52HQ7DT754CT7542,S9843H542DA83CKQ3,SK7HAJT3DKQJ96C86,SAQJT6HK986D2CAJ9|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|2C!|an|MM|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  2@c for both majors|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|SFoxa:  I can assume, 3@c indicated better hand and served as a invitational bid|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
mc|11|nt|vugraphzcn: @H finesse|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  rather OK after 1NT opening|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: well bid by germany|pg||
pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SAKJ8HT7DA75CKQ63,S92HJ8DQJT983CJ85,SQ653H53DK64CA974,ST74HAKQ9642D2CT2|sv|o|nt|jesperdall:  And let's not forget EW here - they are a world class pair and have been so for decades|pg||
mb|4H|an|weaker preempt|mb|d|an|t/o|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|nt|jesperdall:  I get many comments like: "but NS misbid on board 20, had a disaster on board 17, etc - how can that happen?"|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: east only preempted 2@H in CR (!)|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  My answer: "Look at the boards where they produced imps"|pg||
nt|jkotor: bridge is the game of mistakes, winners makes less than others :P|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: oh sorry got a message that that was an intermediate opening|pg||
nt|jesperdall:  Bridge is not a beauty contest, that much is obvious from this match ;)|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s8|nt|jesperdall:  But you are right Jakub - it's all about mistakes|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d5|nt|jesperdall:  NS philosophy: Bid so that the opponents make as many mistakes as possible!|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|h6|pg||
mc|10|nt|jkotor: yap, after 25 it could have been another 7 for Poles for 4@sx or 4 for 3nt...|pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SAKJ8HT7DA75CKQ63,S92HJ8DQJT983CJ85,SQ653H53DK64CA974,ST74HAKQ9642D2CT2|sv|o|nt|SFoxa:  all in all, W may afford even 3 @h losers|pg||
mb|2H!|mb|d|nt|vugraphzcn: 2@H opening seems interesting here|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  2@h = 10-13 and 6 @h without 4 @s|pg||
mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  yes, non-typical approach|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: ty sveta|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|SFoxa:  but NS have plain 4@s|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d3|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|h4|pg||
mc|10|nt|SFoxa:  and last two boards of this match|pg||
pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1SQJ9HAQJ5D9874CT2,S85432H9743DJ62C7,SAKT76HKDKQ5CKJ95,SHT862DAT3CAQ8643|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jkotor: but high preempt worded well and started good run for Germany|pg||
nt|jkotor: *worked|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|d!|an|strong|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcm: 3NT much easier contract here|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c3|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c4|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h3|nt|vugraphzcm: as it turns out @H was an awkward lead for the declearer|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|c5|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|c9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|d8|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|cK|pg||
pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1SQJ9HAQJ5D9874CT2,S85432H9743DJ62C7,SAKT76HKDKQ5CKJ95,SHT862DAT3CAQ8643|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|SFoxa:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  overall running scores of Open final|pg||
mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|nt|SFoxa:  despite 5-0 trump split, this contract is cool|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c3|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  this is a bitter surprise for declarer, but it reveals the lay out|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|c5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|d5|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|c9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c8|pc|d4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|s8|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2S954HA9876DA742C3,SAKJHT2DJCKQ87652,ST732HK5DKQ53CAJT,SQ86HQJ43DT986C94|sv|e|nt|vugraphzcm: last board of this fabulous session, it's really been fun :)|pg||
mb|2C!|an|precision|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|3C|nt|vugraphzcm: Tournament information: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzes.  See you tomorrow  for another session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=25|pg||
nt|vugraphzcm: we are back tomorrow at 10:30 CET|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzes. See you tomorrow  for another session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=25|pg||
mc|8|nt|vugraphzcm: zmudzinski putting his cards on the table claiming down one :) that was really fun, join me tomorrow also :) see you soon!|pg||
pg||
qx|c32|st||md|2S954HA9876DA742C3,SAKJHT2DJCKQ87652,ST732HK5DKQ53CAJT,SQ86HQJ43DT986C94|sv|e|nt|vugraphzcn: sry one board missing|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcn: last board, ty all for watching|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: we will continue tommorow|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  schedule of tomorrow broadcast is here http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=25|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|SFoxa:  Poland vs. Croatia will feature in one of the broadcast |pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: it promises to be a sizzler xd|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  Fritsche explored the very last game opportunity and it may appear costly|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|c2|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: the q@S provides the only entry|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d4|mc|8|nt|SFoxa:  so we wait patiently till OR finishes|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: ty sveta for commenting|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: see you all tommorow|pg||
nt|SFoxa:  have a nice evening|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: running results: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|vugraphzcn: tx yu too :)|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzes. See you tomorrow  for another session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=25|pg||
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