vg|52nd EBTC-BBO3,OPEN-RR5,I,17,32,ISRAEL,0,BULGARIA,0|
rs|3SE+1,4SE=,2DW+1,4SS=,4SW-1,4SE-1,2DE+1,3DE=,4SS+1,4SN+1,4HS=,4HS=,4HS+2,4HN+2,4SW+1,4SW=,4HS=,4HS+1,3NW+2,3NE+2,3SE-1,1NS=,4CN=,3NN-1,4HS+2,2HS+1,3CS=,4HS-2,5CS=,5CS=,1NW=,1NW=|
pn|O HERBST,MIHOV,I HERBST,STEFANOV,GUNEV,FISHER,NANEV,SCHWARTZ|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3S985HT86DAT853CK5,SA76HKJ93D62CQ832,S3HQ7542DKJ97CA76,SKQJT42HADQ4CJT94|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|bobh1: hi all|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|nt|bobh1: they could beat with a @C ruff|pg||
pc|h3|nt|bobh1: but not any more|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
nt|april7: hello everybody and good afternoon|pg||
nt|bobh1: hi Avram|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3S985HT86DAT853CK5,SA76HKJ93D62CQ832,S3HQ7542DKJ97CA76,SKQJT42HADQ4CJT94|sv|o|nt|vugraphzdc: welcome everybody!|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|d|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|nt|vugraphzdc: south gently touched @C K >(|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s7|mc|10|nt|vugraphzdc: before he led trump|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SKQT2H62DA2CA9642,S7653H94D87543C75,SAJ98HQ875DJ9CKT3,S4HAKJT3DKQT6CQJ8|sv|n|mb|1C!|nt|april7: ouble dummy only 89 tricks available|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|bobh1: the defense was equally incorrect in the other room but the stakes were higher|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|nt|april7: E will make 9 tricks in and NS would have also made 9 tricks in @S, but not easy to come in|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|bobh1: NS could have been in this auction|pg||
nt|april7: @D*|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h4|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|d8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c2|pc|s3|pc|h8|pg||
mc|9|nt|bobh1: it's unusual to see a deal played in 2@D at this level|pg||
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qx|c18|st||md|4SKQT2H62DA2CA9642,S7653H94D87543C75,SAJ98HQ875DJ9CKT3,S4HAKJT3DKQT6CQJ8|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|sK|pc|d3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|sQ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|d6|pc|c2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d5|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SK953H965DQT95C32,SJ872H743DAJCA976,S4HA82DK832CQJT54,SAQT6HKQJTD764CK8|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobh1: not quite as rare as passed out deals|pg||
mb|1C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
nt|bobh1: on board 2 the other room bid and made a game|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sK|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 5: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores for this table - Open B: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1024&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
nt|april7: @S is best return by S, otherwise W could cross ruff the hAND|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|c4|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h3|nt|april7: W will lose alsoa trumptrick if N plays a @C after ace of @H|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h4|nt|april7: and another @C after K of @D|pg||
nt|bobh1: duck again|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s9|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s5|nt|april7: and now trump|pg||
pc|s7|pc|d8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|s8|pc|dK|pg||
nt|bobh1: ok it didnt matter|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SK953H965DQT95C32,SJ872H743DAJCA976,S4HA82DK832CQJT54,SAQT6HKQJTD764CK8|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|nt|athene: hi good afternoon everyone|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
nt|diana_eva:  Hi Bill, welcome|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 6: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|athene: declarer's main concern is when exactly to draw trumps|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores for this table - Open B: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1024&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h3|nt|athene: the heart suit is not ideal for tackling with trumps out - you can easily run into a ruff|pg||
nt|athene: but even if you do, that might be ok|pg||
nt|athene: you might be able to discard dummy's @DJ on the fourth heart|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
nt|athene: declarer would probably prefer to try to ruff a diamond in dummy rather than a club in hand, because south is surely threatning to over-ruff clubs|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|c4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
nt|athene: even though it might seem that declarer delayed playing trumps for a surprisingly long time, he didn't delay it enough!|pg||
nt|athene: with the 4-1 break he couldn't afford even that second round|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|d3|pg||
nt|athene: @S9 is just too big; east can't get two ruffs in hand|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|athene: even if you have a very strong feeling that trumps are 4-1, it's really hard to play for it|pg||
nt|athene: when you risk going off to a 3-2 split|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|mc|9|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SK63HAT76D43CJ742,SAQ54HKJ982DK7CQ6,SJ72HQ543DJ85CAK3,ST98HDAQT962CT985|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|nt|april7: 1NT is enough|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|april7: or is it forcing? then 2 @D will be the contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
nt|april7: best lead is a trump, now E will probably ruff a @C and make 9 tricks with the @S finesse|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
nt|april7: still 9 tricks making a natural @C trick|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|h8|pg||
mc|9|nt|bobh1: bd 3 was a push|pg||
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qx|c20|st||md|2SK63HAT76D43CJ742,SAQ54HKJ982DK7CQ6,SJ72HQ543DJ85CAK3,ST98HDAQT962CT985|sv|b|nt|athene: many would open 1nt with west|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|an|...|nt|athene: that solves a lot of problems|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: if you start 1@H you are a bit stuck for a rebid|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: 2@S obviously artificial, as east can't usually have spades for a 1NT response|pg||
nt|athene: traditionally 2@S on this sequence would show a monster raise for clubs|pg||
nt|athene: but here things may be a little different; 2@c may be Gazzilli, promising clubs or a strong hand|pg||
nt|athene: usually after that responder's 2@D shows 8+ hcp|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: 2 @C gazilli here|pg||
nt|athene: ok|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg||
nt|athene: i'm told 2@S forced 2nt|pg||
nt|athene: i am not sure what east has shown this way as opposed to 3@D over 2@C|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d2|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|d6|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|d7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|d9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|dK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|dT|pc|hA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SA976H5DKJ43CT865,S32HQJT6DA975CQ92,SKQT4HAK742DTCAJ4,SJ85H983DQ862CK73|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|bobh1: splinter?|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|bobh1: the hand is almost too good|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|nt|bobh1: probably making 11 tricks|pg||
nt|april7: NS will end up in 4@S losing 2@C and 1 @D, 4th @C will be a trick here |pg||
nt|april7: 10 and @D from dummy, then ruffing a @D and developping 4th @C|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|nt|april7: might also develop the @H suit ruffing twice|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|april7: K,ruff @H with ace and so on|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|c4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|s7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|sQ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|c6|pc|d9|pg||
nt|april7: because of ace of @D play,11 tricks|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SA976H5DKJ43CT865,S32HQJT6DA975CQ92,SKQT4HAK742DTCAJ4,SJ85H983DQ862CK73|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|athene: in the good (?) old days, 4441 hands had to start by responding a negative 1@D to a strong club|pg||
nt|athene: and then doing something exciting later to catch up|pg||
nt|athene: but of course people soon realised that was absurd|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: so here i am sure 3@H shows exactly 4-1-4-4 shape|pg||
nt|athene: the defence is difficult here because little is known about declarer's hand|pg||
pc|s5|nt|athene: other than that he wants to play 4@S facing a 4-1-4-4 :)|pg||
nt|athene: he could have any number of anything, pretty much|pg||
nt|athene: a trump lead is strongly indicated against a 3-suited hand anyway|pg||
nt|athene: but more so here when anything else is very likely to be helping declarer|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dT|nt|athene: declarer will run the @D10 i suppose and just noodle away|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg||
nt|athene: very good chances to get two tricks from that club suit|pg||
nt|athene: so he may draw the last trump and just play on clubs|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hK|nt|athene: alternatively he can try to ruff two hearts in dummy|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c5|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|s7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|c4|nt|athene: this looks pretty good because for example if west over-ruffed a heart he would be endplayed|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h4|nt|athene: the defence can't really lead either minor very|pg||
nt|athene: very profitably|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SA3HQJT964D98CAJT,SQJ965HA87D542C72,S87HK3DAJT73CQ854,SKT42H52DKQ6CK963|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|april7: sorry all,must leave now, see you soon again|pg||
mb|d|mb|3S|nt|bobh1: NS can make a lot of @Hs|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|s6|pc|dT|pc|sT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|d5|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h6|mc|10|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SA3HQJT964D98CAJT,SQJ965HA87D542C72,S87HK3DAJT73CQ854,SKT42H52DKQ6CK963|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|athene: not utterly trivial to reach this one, with 12 facing 10|pg||
nt|athene: but north may give it 3@H here|pg||
mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|athene: ok 2@S the impossible spade again :)|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|nt|athene: if this shows a good 3@H bid south will surely bid 4|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: @CAJ10 is worth quite a bit; facing three small it will usually be only one loser|pg||
nt|athene: worth a lot more than most 5-counts|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|athene: declarer is going to end up taking the club finesse here i would think|pg||
pc|s7|nt|athene: i'm trying to imagine a scenario where he might decide to take the double diamond finesse instead but i don't think it will ever happen|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
nt|athene: basically if the @CK were offiside the defence should always be able to beat the contract legitimately|pg||
nt|athene: because east will just get in and play a club through early|pg||
nt|athene: also if west had something like @DQxx he could always kill the suit by inserting the queen on the first round|pg||
nt|athene: given there is no dummy entry|pg||
nt|athene: so i don't think declarer will ever bank on running the diamonds and throwing his clubs away|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hJ|nt|athene: just boring draw trumps, take one diamond finese, then bash out @DA, and when the other honour doesn't fall, lead the @CQ|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|athene: if east wins the first diamond and returns a club you don't get to test for the diamonds coming in but you just run the club anyway for the reasons already mentioned|pg||
nt|athene: declarer could of course have ducked the first trick if he really didn't want east playing a club through him quite so early|pg||
nt|athene: from west's point of view, a club shift might be necessary now|pg||
nt|athene: for example suppose declarer had @DQx but no @CJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|nt|athene: now you need to play a club through to set up the club trick before the @DK gets knocked out|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
nt|athene: i would have though the @C7 is the normal card now unless east has somehow signalled strongly to discourage that|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: sorry, there was really long thinking and now theyre throwing cards in the middle, I did"t catch it|pg||
mc|10|nt|vugraphzdc: last tricks in few seconds|pg||
pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SKHKJ2DAKJ873CT84,SAJ62H64D5CAQ9765,SQ954HAQT875DQT6C,ST873H93D942CKJ32|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|d!|nt|bobh1: an off-shape 1N opening|pg||
nt|bobh1: personally i like it|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobh1: unfortunately, they missed a good slam|pg||
nt|bobh1: i think N should have been more ambitious...assuming their range is 15-17|pg||
pc|d5|mc|12|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SKHKJ2DAKJ873CT84,SAJ62H64D5CAQ9765,SQ954HAQT875DQT6C,ST873H93D942CKJ32|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|2C|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|nt|vugraphzdc: lead, claim|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2ST943H52DJTCQT842,SAKQ86HT76DQ843C6,S2HAQJ983D9762CK5,SJ75HK4DAK5CAJ973|sv|o|nt|vugraphzcz: we lost connection..we will score this board soon..sorry for this|pg||
nt|bobh1: this one is a @S slam|pg||
nt|bobh1: altho maybe the 12th trick is elusive|pg||
nt|vugraphzcz: board 24 is in play now|pg||
nt|vugraphzcz: i do not know the contract ...but i will claim at the end|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|mc|11|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2ST943H52DJTCQT842,SAKQ86HT76DQ843C6,S2HAQJ983D9762CK5,SJ75HK4DAK5CAJ973|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|3H|an|...|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|athene: you might come to twelve tricks in spades here if you pick things right|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: but chances are you would go down in practice|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 6: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores for this table - Open B: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1024&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|athene: you might try to ruff a heart with the @SJ and just rely on trumps breaking - well that won't work|pg||
nt|athene: alternatively you might be able to squeeze north in the red suits|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h4|nt|athene: the squeeze will work quite easily if north wins his @HA on the first round|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
nt|athene: ok, so now it will be 12 tricks i think|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|s8|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|nt|athene: :(|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SQT4HKQ742DA932CK,SAK872H5DK764C754,S6HT983DQT8CAQJT9,SJ953HAJ6DJ5C8632|sv|e|mb|p|nt|bobh1: S has another stiff K|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|bobh1: but a 5-card major|pg||
mb|2S|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|bobh1: bad guess|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|d2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|d3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|d9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h3|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|h9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|hA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SQT4HKQ742DA932CK,SAK872H5DK764C754,S6HT983DQT8CAQJT9,SJ953HAJ6DJ5C8632|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2S!|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4S743HK8742DA3CK62,SQJTHAT6DQ5CAT854,S8652HJ93DJ92CQJ7,SAK9HQ5DKT8764C93|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|bobh1: declarer has a second @H stopper and the @Ds are friendly|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dK|pc|h2|pc|c4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h4|pc|c5|nt|bobh1: pseudo squeeze ending|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|h9|pg||
nt|bobh1: solved |pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4S743HK8742DA3CK62,SQJTHAT6DQ5CAT854,S8652HJ93DJ92CQJ7,SAK9HQ5DKT8764C93|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|2C|nt|athene: thanks to the @H10, either side can declarer 3NT here |pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: without it, you would want east playing it|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|athene: *can declare 3NT|pg||
mb|2H!|mb|d|nt|athene: east may have been intending to bid notrumps with @HQx initially|pg||
nt|athene: but the double may change his mind|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|athene: west can ask again with 3@H|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|athene: saying "do you really have NOTHING in hearts?"|pg||
mb|3N|nt|athene: and now east has an easy 3nt bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|nt|HedyG: results and running scores all groups: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|athene: i wonder if east would have made the same 3NT bid with @HJx there? |pg||
pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|athene: no reason not to just lead a diamond to the queen then another to the ten|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h2|mc|11|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SAJHAQ84DJ95CA973,S9862HKT965DA64CT,SQT4HJ32DQT87CQ64,SK753H7DK32CKJ852|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|bobh1: after some fireworks on the first two boards, the match has settled down into a string of pushes|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobh1: can't imagine E bidding 4|pg||
nt|bobh1: even so they may be too high|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 5: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores for this table - Open B: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1024&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|bobh1: not sure what double was but would guess either @Cs and a major or unspecified major-minor|pg||
nt|bobh1: proably 2@D asked the doubler to show his major|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c2|nt|bobh1: then W decided he had too much not to raise|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s9|nt|bobh1: i think W's decision was close|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s5|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
nt|bobh1: cant blame him for raising opposite an unpassed hand partner with 4 trumps|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|h9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SAJHAQ84DJ95CA973,S9862HKT965DA64CT,SQT4HJ32DQT87CQ64,SK753H7DK32CKJ852|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|nt|HedyG: 1@d 0-7 hcps|pg||
nt|athene: west was a bit pushy in the other room - just stopping in 2@S would have been nice|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
nt|athene: interesting - did he really falsecard in hearts there?|pg||
nt|athene: or perhaps west led the 10 |pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
nt|HedyG: or did Fisher lead the 10?|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|HedyG: :) sry|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
nt|HedyG: you are quick!|pg||
nt|athene: he might want to unblock to keep the @HJ as an entry to dummy|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|nt|athene: a bit like that famous Belladonna hand where he does the same thing except dummy's 7x becomes the entry haha|pg||
pc|h3|pc|c5|pg||
nt|athene: but that one did involve a bit of deception|pg||
nt|HedyG: :)|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg||
nt|HedyG: you will tell about that hand during a break i hope|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|mc|7|nt|athene: not sure we get any breaks :) it's fast-ish and furious here :)|pg||
pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SQ3HA986DJ7CKQ983,S752HJ753DT653CT4,SAT9HT2DQ84CAJ765,SKJ864HKQ4DAK92C2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobh1: probably he is wondering whether 3@C is enough|pg||
nt|bobh1: he is rather strong for that|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|d|mb|p|nt|bobh1: some excitement|pg||
nt|bobh1: will N sit it out or perhaps rdbl to show doubt?|pg||
mb|p|nt|bobh1: and if he redoubles will S sit it out?|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SQ3HA986DJ7CKQ983,S752HJ753DT653CT4,SAT9HT2DQ84CAJ765,SKJ864HKQ4DAK92C2|sv|n|nt|vugraphzdc: everything correct, @H unblock in 1st trick|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|HedyG: ty Raffael :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|HedyG: catch-all 1@d opening|pg||
pc|s6|nt|athene: it will take declarer too long to build his heart trick|pg||
nt|athene: the spades will be on the move by then|pg||
nt|athene: well - heart or diamond trick|pg||
nt|athene: either one involves losing the lead twice|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg||
nt|HedyG: webcam from this table showing now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EmYys_FUbc|pg||
nt|HedyG: okok www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EmYys_FUbc|pg||
nt|athene: declarer may run the clubs first but that does kill the entry for the hearts|pg||
nt|athene: so then east can come down to only one heart|pg||
nt|HedyG: top left Schwartz, work out the rest ;)|pg||
nt|athene: if declarer had the @HJ, then yes, east would get squeezed fatally on five rounds of clubs|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|d2|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d6|nt|HedyG: no the banging noise is not from a construction sight, it is the windows of the screens being closed|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c9|nt|athene: not from someone explaining to his partner where he went wrong? :)|pg||
nt|HedyG: sry construction site ofc|pg||
pc|s5|pc|c7|pc|h4|pg||
nt|HedyG: lol no, still full of energy! i am sure the noise level will lessen as the days pass by|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SQT5HKQJT54DKJ62C,SA73H82DQ95CKQ965,SK862HA97D3CJ7432,SJ94H63DAT874CAT8|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|nt|bobh1: declarer has a lot of choices but little does he know that almost all of them lead to a make|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|h7|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|h4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|h9|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|h5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s7|pc|hA|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|bobh1: wd|pg||
pc|c7|pc|sJ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|s6|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|bobh1: 3 bds left|pg||
pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SQT5HKQJT54DKJ62C,SA73H82DQ95CKQ965,SK862HA97D3CJ7432,SJ94H63DAT874CAT8|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|athene: 12 tricks is a lot, certainly|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: in the other room east ducked the diamond led from dummy but declarer guessed right|pg||
nt|HedyG: 2@c drury|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|athene: wow|pg||
nt|HedyG: wow indeed! |pg||
nt|athene: south has a 5 loser hand - surely you just bid game when partner shows a good 3-card raise?|pg||
nt|athene: maybe some systemic mix-up|pg||
nt|HedyG: would have thought he loves his hand once pd shows fit|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|h4|pg||
nt|athene: this bidding is consistent with south thinking 2@C is natural|pg||
nt|athene: and north thinking it is drury|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d6|nt|HedyG: this is an established partnership|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h9|pc|d7|pg||
nt|HedyG: i doubt they make mistakes like that|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|h5|nt|athene: well if south knew was 2@C was, he was very conservative indeed|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|hA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|nt|HedyG: they won the Cavendish pairs!|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SJTHQ98D64CAQT742,SQ96543HK52DJCK63,SK8HA643DAQT92C98,SA72HJT7DK8753CJ5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|s3|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|bobh1: huh?|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|sJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
mc|9|nt|bobh1: defense was not best|pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SJTHQ98D64CAQT742,SQ96543HK52DJCK63,SK8HA643DAQT92C98,SA72HJT7DK8753CJ5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|HedyG: btw so did the Israeli pair the year before|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|athene: will north double 2@S?|pg||
mb|2S|mb|d|nt|HedyG: CC clearly says 2@c by passed hand is 3 card fit, 9-10|pg||
nt|athene: now he may be able to correct clubs to diamonds without showing a big hand|pg||
nt|athene: just because he passed over the multi|pg||
mb|3S|nt|athene: even if they don't usually play equal level conversion|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|HedyG: ambitious|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: north got a bit punished for that offshape double|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|athene: well, i guess south got punished too, since he is the one suffering in 4@H :)|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
nt|athene: maybe south should have bid 4@C rather than doubling|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h8|nt|athene: he might have been trying to find a 5-3 heart fit but if north had 5 hearts would he not have bid 2@H on the first round?|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|s3|nt|athene: of course, 4@C might not be such a magnificent success either|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d4|mc|8|nt|HedyG: really @D?|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: yes, really|pg||
nt|HedyG: hmmm|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: down 2 is confirmed|pg||
pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1S42H6DAKQ3CAKT843,SAQ963HAT83DJ962C,SKT7HQ742D5CQJ762,SJ85HKJ95DT874C95|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobh1: accurate bidding|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|c3|pg||
mc|11|nt|bobh1: last bd now thx all|pg||
pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1S42H6DAKQ3CAKT843,SAQ963HAT83DJ962C,SKT7HQ742D5CQJ762,SJ85HKJ95DT874C95|sv|n|nt|HedyG: ok ty Raffael|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
mb|1C|nt|athene: west was almost marked with 6313 at that point so declarer knew the clubs were running|pg||
nt|athene: so that was a bit strange|pg||
mb|d|nt|athene: double of the strong club shows majors?|pg||
mb|2C|nt|HedyG: maybe showing either @ds or Majors?|pg||
mb|2D!|mb|3H!|mb|3S|nt|athene: yes 2@D suggests it's something like that|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|HedyG: "suction"|pg||
nt|athene: 5@C obvious fast arrival of some sort|pg||
mb|p|nt|athene: obviously|pg||
nt|athene: maybe it promises no keycards :)|pg||
nt|HedyG: lol|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
nt|athene: sometimes west might try a small spade here but holding the queen as well he knows there is no guess|pg||
pc|sA|mc|11|nt|athene: if declarer has not got the jack, he has to try the king - if he has, whatever he tries will work|pg||
pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2SAJ74HT98DKQT7CK2,S983HAQ4DAJCJT754,SQ6HK652D642CQ863,SKT52HJ73D9853CA9|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|nt|bobh1: if you are wondering why we're 6 boards ahead of the other room, I am told that Mihov is one of the fastest players in Bulgaria as well as a brilliant mathermatician|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
nt|bobh1: cash a @S then continue @Ds|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d4|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|d8|mc|7|nt|bobh1: thx all c u|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
pg||
qx|c32|st||md|2SAJ74HT98DKQT7CK2,S983HAQ4DAJCJT754,SQ6HK652D642CQ863,SKT52HJ73D9853CA9|sv|e|nt|HedyG: last board of this match now|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1S|an|...|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|HedyG: 1@c = 2+|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|HedyG: 1@s natural, not alerted|pg||
nt|athene: 1nt is touch and go here|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: 1 @S alert because of walsh style, longer @D possible|pg||
nt|HedyG: so i would like to thank our operator in Opatija, Raffael, for a great job!|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|nt|vugraphzdc: :)|pg||
pc|sA|nt|HedyG: and William for guiding us through these boards|pg||
nt|athene: this makes it easier for declarer|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
nt|HedyG: thank you all for joining and for your helpful and kind comments. we hope you enjoyed the show|pg||
pc|d7|nt|athene: now perhaps best is a heart shift to the king and a small club|pg||
nt|athene: trying to kill the entry to the spade|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|athene: ok, this is not a bad shot, just won't work :)|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|nt|athene: on a heart shift at trick 2 declarer might of course have put in the queen|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
nt|HedyG: we will be back tomorrow at 10 30 CET|pg||
pc|s9|nt|athene: assuming that north has the king and so preserving the jack as an entry|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|nt|athene: ok thanks all|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d2|mc|7|nt|HedyG: bye for now|pg||
pg||