vg|14th Red Bull WBS-Rosenblum-BBO6,SW 3_8,I,15,21,ROSENTHAL,0,LITTLE MECK,0|
rs|3DW-1,2SN+1,6DN=,6DN=,2SS-2,2SS=,2NE-2,2NE-4,3NW+1,4NW+1,3NW+1,3NW+1,6SS=,7SS-1|
pn|ROSENTHAL,HANS,SILVERSTEI,WHIBLEY,GRIFFITHS,CARROLL,MILNE,HANLON|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1SQ84HK85DQ3CAJT65,S763HJDAJ752CQ942,SAJT95HT64DKT9C87,SK2HAQ9732D864CK3|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|d6|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|c4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|c9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|h2|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c15|st||md|1SQ84HK85DQ3CAJT65,S763HJDAJ752CQ942,SAJT95HT64DKT9C87,SK2HAQ9732D864CK3|sv|n|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|d!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = 10-15, 2+@D|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@S denies 4+@H unless game force|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: DBL = 3@S|pg||
nt|ahollan1: NS playing a version of Precision     EW playing a version of Carrot Club|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|nt|ahollan1: in the other room  EW  Hans-Whibley playing a form of Precision     NS  Rosenthal-Silverstein playing 2/1|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
nt|ahollan1: starting this round  Rosenthal 11th  Little Meck 12th|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Hi All from Sanya|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Hi Al|pg||
nt|ahollan1: hi David|pg||
pc|s4|nt|DavidStern: Any questions about Sanya just shoot|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|h5|nt|ahollan1: wish trick!|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: ok David -- have they decided how many teams will go into Group A vs Group B?|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Ask the easy questions|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cJ|nt|ahollan1: for the Rosenblum -- different tough questions for Women & Seniors|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
nt|DavidStern: I will try and find out|pg||
nt|ahollan1: what are the players saying about the new format?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: nope -- that's not easy either|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Havent heard any criticisms other than why 8 7 board matches rather than 7 8 board matches|pg||
pc|h8|nt|DavidStern: E/W have a spade and two hearts to come making just 2S|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SAQJTHA75DJ642C43,S963HKJ982D3CQ876,SK4H43DAKQ9875CK5,S8752HQT6DTCAJT92|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  6@d is on here with the @cK protected|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2SAQJTHA75DJ642C43,S963HKJ982D3CQ876,SK4H43DAKQ9875CK5,S8752HQT6DTCAJT92|sv|e|nt|DavidStern: Ah sorry heart went on diamond so making+140|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Trying to do too many things at once|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|DavidStern: Anyone for 6@D|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|DavidStern: Or purists will say 6NT by North of course|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1@C = 16+ hcp|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@H = FG, BAL, no 5-suit, 11-13|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: another tough one for you David -- there are odd number of teams  but instead of having ALL teams play all 8 rounds  [with some 3-way matches]  one team has sitout and auto 12 VPs|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: why oh why ??|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i wonder if 4@H would have been cue or RKC in @D|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Security becomes issue with triangle matches. We had a sitout in the first round of the Mixed (last team enetered)|pg||
mb|4N|nt|ahollan1: oh right   security|pg||
mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: drat - i didn't think there would be ANY valid argument|pg||
nt|DavidStern: I suspect 4@D may have been RKC|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|nt|DavidStern: and 4NT for Kings|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|DavidStern: Anyway is North passes best spot considering South bid 4NT|pg||
pc|hT|mc|12|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SKQJ76H98DJ5CAT72,ST985HA632D73CQ53,S32HQ74DAK942C864,SA4HKJT5DQT86CKJ9|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|mrdct:  1NT might buy this|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct:  i think the def can come to 21s, 2@h and 2@c here|pg||
nt|mrdct:  *2@s|pg||
mb|p|pc|sT|pc|s2|nt|mrdct:  for a 2nd trump trick def need to get a @d ruff or tap declarer with @h|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
nt|mrdct:  now 2 natural trump tricks for EW so this cant make|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s6|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|c2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c4|pc|hJ|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h6|pc|d4|pc|dT|mc|6|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SKQJ76H98DJ5CAT72,ST985HA632D73CQ53,S32HQ74DAK942C864,SA4HKJT5DQT86CKJ9|sv|o|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1N = 13.5-16|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Couple of hearts E/W here - points divided|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Try to stay low best|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Tom Hanlon not taking this long to  bid     we're probably about to lose the table :(|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Where Milne (N) made 140 in 2S their teammates went -1 in 3D and therefore +3 IMPS to Little Meck|pg||
nt|DavidStern: The Slam was flat|pg||
mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
nt|ritong: hi there|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Bonjour Henri|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Hanlon played the K|pg||
nt|ahollan1: I'd even bet my own money|pg||
nt|ritong: :)|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Id bet your money to Al|pg||
nt|ahollan1: bah dah bump|pg||
nt|ritong: he played the jack, al  send the check:)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: drat - i feared one of you would say that|pg||
nt|ritong: routine move  pard does not underlead A, so he wants to know where the Q is|pg||
mc|8|nt|DavidStern: Well declarer would have won the ten if the 9 was played thats all that its important|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SJ753HK93DK752C65,S8642H74DT43CJ932,SAKHQJT82DJ96CQ84,SQT9HA65DAQ8CAKT7|sv|n|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h3|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d5|pc|cJ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SJ753HK93DK752C65,S8642H74DT43CJ932,SAKHQJT82DJ96CQ84,SQT9HA65DAQ8CAKT7|sv|n|nt|ritong: no  the important is to catch hollander:)|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Other table also playing 2@S|pg||
mb|2N|nt|ahollan1: how did he make?   used 2 entries to dummy to lead trump toward hand   that way only 1 trump loser|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|DavidStern: We live for that dont we Henri|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2N = 19/20-21|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Easy game double 2NT and lead a heart|pg||
nt|ritong: well, if he bets his own money...:)|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|nt|ahollan1: trick question    how many EW pairs will be able to stop below 2N?|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Closed room same auction and contract|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|nt|DavidStern: In answer to your question|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|hK|nt|ritong: big @c systems can i guess|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Big club maybe even lower|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but then NS in the auction and East may feel compelled to bid 2N|pg||
nt|DavidStern: 1C-P-1H-1NT|pg||
nt|DavidStern: P-P|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Or 1C-1D-1H-X showing strong hand|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1@C-P-1@D-1@H//1N-2@H-end     maybe|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Anyway I can see an easy -1|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Yep that works too|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but you won't need all fingers of one hand to count the sub 2N occurences|pg||
nt|DavidStern: The 2@S making at this table on the previous board (query making) scored 5 IMPs for Little Meck with 2@S went -2 at other table|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3rd round of @C, north runs @H and East has difficulty discarding|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
nt|ahollan1: other room  lead was @D|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|d2|pc|c9|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and now movie shows score corrected from +180 to -100|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|d9|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d7|pc|cJ|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1S953HKJD8643CJT62,SAQJHA3DAQCAK9843,ST82HQ842DJ975CQ5,SK764HT9765DKT2C7|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|s2|pc|h9|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1S953HKJD8643CJT62,SAQJHA3DAQCAK9843,ST82HQ842DJ975CQ5,SK764HT9765DKT2C7|sv|e|nt|ritong: down 4 is not very expensive here, but it surely is painful|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = forcing  a) BAL, 11-13  b) any 17+ [except opening 2N]|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = 0-7|pg||
nt|ritong: difficult hand|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|nt|ritong: ideal would be to stop in 3NT, but i somehow doubt they will|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3@C = FG, nat, maybe 4@H/@S|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i thought he might try 2@H  [what most people call Kokish]|pg||
mb|3H|nt|ritong: they both are max of their range, that s why i doubt a little|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|ahollan1: 3@H = 5+suit, 5-7 hcp|pg||
nt|ritong: no|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i think 3N denies 4@S -- but i'm not 100% certain|pg||
nt|ahollan1: if it doesn't, then Hanlon might have bid 3@D over 3@C to ASK for 4@H/@S|pg||
mb|4N|mb|p|nt|ritong: as expected|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: wow|pg||
nt|ritong: that, on the other hand, was not expected  well done|pg||
pc|d5|nt|ahollan1: 4N seems like a stretch to me -- assuming west does NOT have:  4@S, decent @H|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
nt|ahollan1: since 3@H already showed the 5-7, I think it is reasonable for Hanlon to PASS   but  he knows the system just a little bit better than .... everyone else|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s2|pc|h6|pc|cT|pg||
nt|ritong: claim:)|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S83HKQT952DQ95CKJ,SQ42H64DAKT86CAQT,SAT976H87DJ72C853,SKJ5HAJ3D43C97642|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h5|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|hT|pc|d6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|s9|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2S83HKQT952DQ95CKJ,SQ42H64DAKT86CAQT,SAT976H87DJ72C853,SKJ5HAJ3D43C97642|sv|b|mb|1N|nt|ahollan1: 1N = 13.5-16|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: must use 2@C first to show BAL INV|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i.e.  2N does NOT promise 4@H/@S|pg||
nt|ritong: surely 1NT 2NT artif, yes|pg||
nt|ahollan1: correct|pg||
pc|sT|nt|ahollan1: 4-suit transfers  2@D/@H/@S/NT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: same lead in Open Room|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c6|nt|ahollan1: thru 18   Little Meck in 7th [from 12th],  Rosenthal drops all the way down to 32   [from 11th]|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h3|nt|ahollan1: 8  7-board matches today  then some magical number of teams goes into Group A  and the remainder into Group B|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
nt|ahollan1: then another day of 8x7 Swiss  with  top 27 from A  and top 5 from B advancing to KO|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c9|nt|DavidStern: With the majority of teams from Group A progressing to the knockout stage and a handful from Grouop B|pg||
pc|h5|pc|d6|nt|DavidStern: Carry Forwards keep everybody in with a chance in Group B starting the day|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SAKQ862HQT6DACKT2,S3HJDKQT98432CJ43,ST5HAK42DJ76CA965,SJ974H98753D5CQ87|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d2|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SAKQ862HQT6DACKT2,S3HJDKQT98432CJ43,ST5HAK42DJ76CA965,SJ974H98753D5CQ87|sv|n|mb|1D|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = 10-15, 2+@D|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@S = not 4+@H unless game force    [1@D-2@S = 5@S & 4+@H INV]|pg||
nt|ritong: bad @s break, good @h break|pg||
mb|1S|nt|ritong: +1430|pg||
mb|4D|nt|ritong: have to stop in 6 though|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|nt|ritong: but this noise should persuade south to stay low|pg||
nt|ritong: he can not learn the two baby @ss, fortunately for him|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Hanlon has a background in professional poker --- but 4@H??|pg||
nt|ritong: blocking bet:)|pg||
mb|6S|nt|ritong: west has top @ds for sure|pg||
nt|ritong: so north cards for opening should be useful|pg||
nt|ahollan1: fie on your interference!|pg||
nt|ritong: so griffith makes a practical bet|pg||
nt|ritong: +s|pg||
mb|p|mb|7S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: 7@s from north or 7@d from west?|pg||
nt|ritong: or both|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: this might end in some claim+correction|pg||
pc|dK|nt|ritong: all in, then|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
nt|ritong: unfortunate flop|pg||
nt|ritong: and turn|pg||
nt|ritong: and river|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Kind of like North's sharp cards for a raise I must say|pg||
nt|ahollan1: on the auction -- how unreasonable is the double finesse in @S?|pg||
mc|12|nt|ahollan1: never mind|pg||
nt|ritong: allow me to disagree some|pg||
nt|ritong: south can learn about aces and kings|pg||
nt|DavidStern: Maybe not the double dinesse but @S10 and keep options open for coup later maybe|pg||
nt|ritong: so overruling him is er..cheeky|pg||
pg||
