vg|14th Red Bull WBS-Rosenblum-BBO2,R16 3_3,I,15,28,NICKELL,27,MAZURKIEWICZ,34|
rs|4SW+2,4SW+1,5DS=,4SN+3,2SN=,2CW-1,4CW-1,2SN=,4HS=,4HS+1,4SE+2,4SE+1,6SN-1,6HS-2,3CN-2,2HW=,4HN-1,2SS=,4DN-1,3SW-1,4SSx+1,5DW-1,1NE-1,1NE=,3DW+2,3DW+1,4SE=,2SE+2|
pn|MECKSTROTH,KLUKOWSKI,RODWELL,GAWRYS,JASSEM,WEINSTEIN,MAZURKIEWI,LEVIN|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1S753H954D975CQT72,SAKJT642HT8DQ8C54,SQHAQ72DKJ43CKJ98,S98HKJ63DAT62CA63|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|r|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|mc|12|nt|TopWizard:  Voice sommentary bottom of your screen, comments and questions by pvt welcome :)|pg||
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qx|c15|st||md|1S753H954D975CQT72,SAKJT642HT8DQ8C54,SQHAQ72DKJ43CKJ98,S98HKJ63DAT62CA63|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|r|mb|2C|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Hello momentarily while other table reconnecting :)|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Running scores of all Open matches: http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/sanya.14/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/knockoutphaseconditstatMultievColours.asp?qtournid=1065&qphase=16|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  This contract will prove straightforward for Katz|pg||
pc|c8|nt|TopWizard:  Players are actually Levin-Weinstein E-W, not changed from last segment :)|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s3|nt|TopWizard:  I'll be doing Voice at the Meckwell Table, good luck  to all :)|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c9|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h2|pc|d2|nt|ritong: standard show up |pg||
pc|d5|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2S5HKQ862DAKT753CK,ST97HJT94D842CA93,SAKQ864HA3D96C876,SJ32H75DQJCQJT542|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S!|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: hi everybody|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h9|nt|bjacobs:  hi all|pg||
nt|kit: In 4@S in other room with diamond lead, so will be a few IMPs for playing the major.|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|kit: The jack of diamonds will make declarer stop and think.  What if diamonds 4-1?|pg||
nt|kit: So he will probably duck a diamond and make only 5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/sanya.14/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/knockoutphaseconditstatMultievColours.asp?qtournid=1065&qphase=16|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
mc|11|nt|kit: On a really bad day West would have a singleton heart and he would go down -- but it isn't that bad a day.|pg||
pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2S5HKQ862DAKT753CK,ST97HJT94D842CA93,SAKQ864HA3D96C876,SJ32H75DQJCQJT542|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|ritong: kluk will not fall in love with his hand imo  so no miracle slam|pg||
mb|3S|nt|ritong: jassem in fact|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: but same goes for him|pg||
mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|cK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|d3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|13|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SAT74HJ643DQ982CT,S32HAQ872DAJCA753,SQ986HK95DK4CK984,SKJ5HTDT7653CQJ62|sv|o|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|kit: West has a good hand, but the 1@H response silences him.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|nt|kit: East will get 3 ruffs, the last an overruff, for down 1.|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|sJ|pc|h4|pg||
nt|kit: And now the 2 of hearts suit-pref for clubs|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
nt|kit: what????|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  This is not the Gawrys I know|pg||
nt|sibuea: the message of @h2 wasn't clear for E|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  So for the moment, let's blame the operator: that usually works|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|d3|pg||
nt|kit: I frankly don't believe it|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
mc|8|nt|kit: Maybe he forgot opponents were playing Precision and thought North had to have 3 diamonds|pg||
nt|kit: Only thing I can think of|pg||
pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SAT74HJ643DQ982CT,S32HAQ872DAJCA753,SQ986HK95DK4CK984,SKJ5HTDT7653CQJ62|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|ritong: 2@s over 2@c a bit stretched|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: my guess is levin will content himself with a simple raise  not even so|pg||
mb|p|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|s7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|c6|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h7|pc|s8|pc|d7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dT|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|sQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SA874HA8743DA2C84,SKHQJ652DKQ7CAT76,SQJT32HKTDJT63CJ9,S965H9D9854CKQ532|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|bjacobs:  Poor old West - silenced again|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|bjacobs:  Perhaps East comes to the rescure|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  rescue|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  They say: "don't let your opponents play in a fit at the 2-level"|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|nt|kit: Can't really be North thinking|pg||
nt|kit: East may be trying to mentally recover from last hand.|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  A good recovery, strongly support that 2NT for the minors: also his minors are the right way round for this bidding|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|nt|kit: Rodwell will surely take push to 3@S with good 5-card suit and fitting heart card.|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  because partner, with equal length, will bid 3@C|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|kit: West might bid on to 4@C|pg||
nt|kit: and so he does|pg||
nt|kit: That should end it.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs:  A splendid auction|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|kit: now, can he make it?  I don't think so.|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg||
nt|kit: I believe they play Rusinow when they have shown length in the suit.|pg||
nt|kit: However, South better play small when a heart is led from dummy.|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  I think he will: that @HA is not running away|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  I guess there's a layout where it could be|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
nt|kit: It could if diamonds are different|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg||
nt|kit: This is best defense|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  this is a good discovery play|pg||
nt|kit: Now he knows for sure to duck the heart|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  exactly|pg||
nt|kit: I'm surprised North didn't play jack of diamonds (upside-down suit preference as they play)|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
nt|kit: Operator -- check that |pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SA874HA8743DA2C84,SKHQJ652DKQ7CAT76,SQJT32HKTDJT63CJ9,S965H9D9854CKQ532|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|ritong: if north passes 2@s levin will have a very borderline reopening|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: other room gawrys did|pg||
nt|ritong: he s excited|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|h6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|c8|pc|dK|pg||
nt|ritong: so the brave balancing by gawrys wins 3 imps|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SJ4HAQ95DKQ852CK7,SA92H42DJT94C9853,ST8HJT83D7CAQJT62,SKQ7653HK76DA63C4|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2S|nt|kit: Looks like N-S will get to the making 4@H after this start|pg||
mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs:  vulnerability inhibits E/W|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
nt|kit: Switch a couple of cards and 4@S would be making.|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SJ4HAQ95DKQ852CK7,SA92H42DJT94C9853,ST8HJT83D7CAQJT62,SKQ7653HK76DA63C4|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|ritong: again gawrys on steroids  overcalled 2@s here|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|nt|ritong: covers the psych stayman, for sure  but if you get doubled by the 1NT opener, it would not be for take out|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|s8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|sT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S952H92DAQ943CKQ3,ST864HKJTDTCAJT87,SJH8743DK8765C642,SAKQ73HAQ65DJ2C95|sv|b|mb|p|nt|kareno:  as it is 4s is down only 2, not a tragedy and n/s might take the push|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|nt|kit: Need diamond lead to hold this to 5 -- not likely.|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
mc|11|nt|sibuea: a push board seems|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2S952H92DAQ943CKQ3,ST864HKJTDTCAJT87,SJH8743DK8765C642,SAKQ73HAQ65DJ2C95|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SQ6HK8432DA9863C8,ST8HAQ7DQJT4CQJT3,SAKJ9532HT65DCAK2,S74HJ9DK752C97654|sv|n|nt|kit: Did he really claim only 11 tricks?|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|1D|nt|TopWizard:  Likely Op misentry|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  I see Gawrys has length and strength in diamonds|pg||
nt|kit: West will make up for that|pg||
mb|1H!|mb|d!|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|kit: It is possible that 1@D is artificial, some CRASH variant maybe|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|kit: Which seems consistent with West's double|pg||
nt|kareno:  seems likely|pg||
nt|kit: Slam happens to be on a finesse, but I doubt if they will get close to that.|pg||
nt|sibuea: if crash, I think to weak to disturb|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|nt|kit: Not sure of meaning of 1@H -- could be natural, might not be.|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|kit: North will try with 4@C, for sure|pg||
nt|sibuea: now NS would easily cue after aggreed suit|pg||
nt|kit: But probably quit when South bids 4@D|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|sibuea: 4@c?|pg||
nt|kit: I guess this is defined as some kind of slam try -- don't know what exactly|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  serious or non-serious ... a little hard to say just how serious that North hand is|pg||
nt|kit: Seems like when opponents are in the pot you might want to be able to play 3NT, but I guess they don't think that is important.|pg||
nt|kit: If it is "serious" which I think it is, Meckstroth might be doing some serious bidding of his own.|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  I take the view these days that once a major suit fit has been established, we leave a 3NT contract behind ... it is so useful to have it to distinguish strength of slam tries|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|nt|kit: to each his own|pg||
nt|sibuea: the 1@h bid mark as artifcl must be has the special meaning for NS|pg||
mb|4N|mb|p|nt|kit: I'm pretty sure 1@H is natural|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|nt|kit: and away they go -- they are in slam now.|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|sibuea: Hi Gary, what is your comment?|pg||
mb|p|nt|kit: Other table is getting too high also, however|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|sQ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|s2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|h2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h9|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|hJ|nt|bjacobs:  So good to be sitting West in these situations|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|h4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h5|mc|11|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SQ6HK8432DA9863C8,ST8HAQ7DQJT4CQJT3,SAKJ9532HT65DCAK2,S74HJ9DK752C97654|sv|n|nt|ritong: 12 tricks would be my guess|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|ritong: a rather safe bet i d say:)|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|ritong: dangerous hand, this|pg||
nt|ritong: north will show the equivalent of a strong 2 in @ss|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|nt|ritong: and south has a big hand facing this|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|ritong: from his point of view, slam may be quite cold, at worst on the @hA place|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|nt|ritong: as expected|pg||
nt|ritong: levin still has to lead a @h, though|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|nt|ritong: if they stop in 5@s  in slam, no doctor|pg||
nt|ritong: likely 5@d is some sort of voidwood|pg||
nt|ritong: so north knows they are off the @hA|pg||
nt|ritong: and he did not get doubled in 5@h|pg||
nt|ritong: so...|pg||
mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|ritong: so they are in slam both rooms  too tough to avoid|pg||
pc|h5|nt|ritong: painful feeling  auction lasted five minutes, dummy comes down and there is zero winning case  |pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|d3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|ritong: small swing to nickell  they will take happily five or six of them|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|s3|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|c7|mc|10|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4S764HAJT5DAJ7CAT5,SAK83HK86DKQTCK87,SJT9H9D853CQJ9643,SQ52HQ7432D9642C2|sv|e|nt|kit: they did worse in other room -- got to 6@H|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|bjacobs:  North exits, stage left|pg||
nt|sibuea: VuGraph operator may be miss typed|pg||
nt|kit: why?|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  Perhaps he;s just making a general statement, based on experience|pg||
mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|bjacobs:  What's your theory on how to handle that West hand?  I might be coming from the dark ages, but I prefer to double 1NT|pg||
nt|sibuea: some boards W always says "Silence is gold"|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  Well, it doesn't seem golden to me.  I would worry about missing a game contract, especially against a Meckwell 1NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|sibuea: The 2NT said, bid your best minor|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|c6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|mc|7|nt|TopWizard:  http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/sanya.14/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/knockoutphaseconditstatMultievColours.asp?qtournid=1065&qphase=16|pg||
pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4S764HAJT5DAJ7CAT5,SAK83HK86DKQTCK87,SJT9H9D853CQJ9643,SQ52HQ7432D9642C2|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: ?|pg||
nt|ritong: north decided hand was not his, seems|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
nt|ritong: the polish 1@c is nebulous, but still decent six carders do not grow on trees, and he s not vulnerable|pg||
nt|ritong: for that matter we can take for certain that 2@c over 1NT would be conventional, likely for majors|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c4|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|d4|pc|c5|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SKQ32HAKD82CQT632,SJ984HJ2DQ6CA9754,SA75HT7543DK974CK,ST6HQ986DAJT53CJ8|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: pass probably denied 3-card supopsrt|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  On that basis, would Eric consider passing?|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|kit: pretty risky -- if 2@D makes, 3NT probably does also.|pg||
mb|4D|nt|bjacobs:  Hmm, what gives here?|pg||
nt|kit: This must be a re-re transfer|pg||
nt|kit: Wants 4@H played from partner's side|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: Nice thought, but not successful this time.|pg||
pc|sT|nt|sibuea: but Rodwell think would get good result from @h suit if play in NT|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  It was a nice thought indeed, protecting partner's @D stopper|pg||
nt|sibuea: y, the @d directed lead will punish if NT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
nt|kit: The lead-directing double was very effective.  Many would be afraid to make it for fear of the big blue card, but it pays off in the long run.|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
nt|kit: West was afraid his partner had the stiff king, and judged the trick would come back if declarer had stiff king.|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|nt|kit: Which is accurate assessment.|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|sibuea: E think how to go to his p hand|pg||
nt|kit: East would have done better to get that 9 of hearts out of his hand before he gets end-played with it.|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
mc|9|nt|kit: That could have been a lot worse|pg||
pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SKQ32HAKD82CQT632,SJ984HJ2DQ6CA9754,SA75HT7543DK974CK,ST6HQ986DAJT53CJ8|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|nt|ritong: if the score comes to a one or two imps gap, dont cry or rejoyce too early|pg||
nt|ritong: rather check on a bridgemate linked scoring|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg||
nt|ritong: this looks good and should overscore slightly 1NT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|s5|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sK|nt|ritong: i m told meckwell are in 4@h|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|h5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|cT|nt|ritong: don t think the pins will fall in this spot|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
nt|ritong: so they will go for the strike on next boards as well, presumably|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2ST8H9432D764CKQ43,SAK97432HT7DJ2CT2,SJ65H5DAKT853CAJ9,SQHAKQJ86DQ9C8765|sv|o|mb|3S|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: but at other table N-S stopped in 2@S and made -- nicely done for 5 IMP pickup|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg||
nt|kit: Aggressive overcall|pg||
nt|kit: Now needs spade shift for trump promotion|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|hQ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|d9|nt|kit: good queen of hearts discard -- "denying" king|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
mc|9|nt|bjacobs:  Yes, he was trying to build a wall around partner's misplays.  But since dummy's @D7 was puny, West was always getting this right|pg||
pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2ST8H9432D764CKQ43,SAK97432HT7DJ2CT2,SJ65H5DAKT853CAJ9,SQHAKQJ86DQ9C8765|sv|o|nt|ritong: five of them left, btw|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|c5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hT|pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SAK9532HJ3DCKJ743,SQHAT76DAQ8764C65,ST8764HK42DT952CT,SJHQ985DKJ3CAQ982|sv|e|nt|kit: assuming West had only 7 spades.  And who knows, maybe East couldn't beat dummy's 7.|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|3S|mb|d|nt|kit: 3 more IMPs.  Nickell is running out of boards.|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|nt|sibuea: Dbl = +, asking for other Major|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  According to the script, repeated so often, Meckwell now collect a couple of nice game swings to edge ahead|pg||
nt|kit: Interesting Rodwell didn't bid 4@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|sibuea: but will 4@s|pg||
mb|p|nt|kit: of course he will now -- just interesting he didn't bid it immediately|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: Well, it worked.  But I don't know that it should have.|pg||
pc|c5|nt|sibuea: penalty?|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  It's poker really.  E/W stolidly doubled  on their 25 HCP, and who can blame them?|pg||
nt|kit: Well, Rodwell didn't exactly know that 4@S would be making.  He just wanted to buy it there.|pg||
pc|d3|nt|bjacobs:  There are two ways it could go ... he passes, East bids something, and West with a big fit in what East bids, goes on to the 5 level|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|kit: And contract 5@D in other room, so this is a big bite out of the lead.|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  Or, it can go the way it did ... he gave East the chance to get a bid out of his system, so there would be nothing left for E/W to do but to let them play 4@S|pg||
nt|sibuea: easy now|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
mc|11|nt|bjacobs:  So there's swing  1, about 11 imps|pg||
pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SAK9532HJ3DCKJ743,SQHAT76DAQ8764C65,ST8764HK42DT952CT,SJHQ985DKJ3CAQ982|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|4S|nt|ritong: time to light up very big candles for the nickell team|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|ritong: the dummy will finish them if bobby passes here|pg||
mb|4N|nt|ritong: wow|pg||
mb|d|mb|5D|nt|ritong: still alive|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: only on one lung, but still breathing|pg||
pc|cT|nt|ritong: are you sure north passed, operator?|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s2|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s3|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|s5|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
nt|ritong: levin is following this very closely imo|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dT|nt|ritong: and he loves it|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|ritong: huge decision to pull the double|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|c2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SJ43HKT97DK4CQ862,SAQT2HJ83DQT82CKJ,SK95HQ52DAJ6CT943,S876HA64D9753CA75|sv|b|nt|kit: 10 IMPs probably, if 5@D down 1.|pg||
mb|p|nt|kit: Sorry, 11 IMPs|pg||
nt|sibuea: good for Nickell|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs:  ok, this one is not swing  2.  But no problem - two boards left - plenty of time|pg||
pc|c2|nt|bjacobs:  and looking closer, this is a delicate contract, so there are 5 imps in play|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
nt|kit: It is that problem of 2 spade finesses with only 1 entry|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  But a heart lead would have been more effective, as it happened|pg||
nt|kit: so I think he will play queen of diamonds off dummy now.|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  well done Kit!|pg||
nt|kit: card nearest my thumb|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  It's the technical play ... if @DJ should happen to be single.  |pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cK|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  And it disguises the situation nicely|pg||
nt|kit: pretty heart for North to find a heart shift|pg||
nt|kit: hard|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|hT|nt|bjacobs:  finally!|pg||
nt|kit: South found it -- but now a holdup play will suffice.|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  But then they go back to clubs!|pg||
nt|kit: or will it?  defense can shift back to clubs.|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hQ|nt|kit: So it loks like contract will go down 1.|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
nt|fabsayc: was made on heart endplay in lavazza match|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|hK|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s6|pc|cQ|pc|s2|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SJ43HKT97DK4CQ862,SAQT2HJ83DQT82CKJ,SK95HQ52DAJ6CT943,S876HA64D9753CA75|sv|b|nt|ritong: three to go and 7|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|s2|pc|c3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
nt|ritong: oh my|pg||
nt|ritong: is black magic striking again?|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1S8642HQ763D6C8763,SJ3HJDKQT987CJ954,S95HAK92D5432CAKQ,SAKQT7HT854DAJCT2|sv|o|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: Rodwell really frozen out|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hK|mc|12|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1S8642HQ763D6C8763,SJ3HJDKQT987CJ954,S95HAK92D5432CAKQ,SAKQT7HT854DAJCT2|sv|o|nt|ritong: potential huge swing|pg||
nt|ritong: fasten seat belts|pg||
nt|eamongall: test|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|nt|eamongall: what contract henri ... is it 4@S |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: levin has a second opportunity to change the destiny of this match|pg||
nt|ritong: but too tough|pg||
mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
nt|ritong: weinstein hates this dummy|pg||
nt|ritong: cold for 4@s|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|d7|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2S75HQT9743DAJ3CQ6,SAJ96HAKJ82DT4CK8,SKT4H5DK987CJ9532,SQ832H6DQ652CAT74|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|kit: 1NT made on defensive error on 26, so this is down to the wire|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|nt|bjacobs:  this looks flattish though|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs:  well, maybe not ... there's some work required|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|nt|bjacobs:  in fact, it might just be that you need to finesse in hearts to make this?|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
nt|kit: And why should he find that?|pg||
nt|bjacobs:  finesse in hearts and a squeeze?   Forget my "flattish" comment!|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|nt|bjacobs:  all right, he is going to make it on a squeeze by the looks of things|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|sJ|pc|d9|pg||
nt|kit: yes, looks like he falls into it|pg||
pc|h8|nt|bjacobs:  What a thrilling way for Gawrys to win the match - I am told it is 2@S in the other room|pg||
nt|kit: right.  So he has to make it.  And he surely will.|pg||
mc|10|nt|bjacobs:  Actually a double squeeze, converting to a single|pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2S75HQT9743DAJ3CQ6,SAJ96HAKJ82DT4CK8,SKT4H5DK987CJ9532,SQ832H6DQ652CAT74|sv|n|nt|ritong: sooo....|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|ritong: can they make 4@s?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: assuming they reach that spot|pg||
nt|ritong: not gone for it|pg||
mb|p|pc|s7|pc|s6|nt|ritong: bobby's turn to hate the dummy i believe|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h2|nt|ritong: it s over now|pg||
nt|ritong: wow  what a match|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s8|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|10|nt|ritong: merci a tous|pg||
nt|eamongall: mazurkiewi team is very powerful team with several of the polish from the magicians book |pg||
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