BBF vs JEC Sunday, July 12 at 7.30PM EDT (1.30AM CET)

BBF vs JEC Sunday, July 12 at 7.30PM EDT (1.30AM CET) Please apply here if you'd like to play vs JEC's team today

#1 diana_eva

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Posted 2015-July-12, 12:31

Susina asks if we can put together a team for today at 7.30PM New York Time (1.30AM Monday in Central Europe).

Any takers/

#2 antonylee

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Posted 2015-July-12, 14:47

I can play.

#3 diana_eva

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Posted 2015-July-12, 14:50

Found a team meanwhile sorry, was during the BBF Indy.

BBF team will be

eagles123 + gszez
barmar + jjones

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Posted 2015-July-13, 02:20

well we got thumped, no less than 6 double figure swings away

board 3:

Board 7

board 15

board 18

Board 20

Board 22

any comments appreciated!

thanks

Eagles

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Posted 2015-July-13, 03:20

After a quick look I cannot find anything significant that you did wrong. On B18 you just might have made done more on this basis:
2♠ = without detailed prior agreement would be a "help suit" game try from partner or similar showing slam interest. You do have help for partner's spades so just might have bid something less discouraging than 3♥, but with a 12 4333 and ♥xxxx the 3♥denial is entirely understandable.
4♣ now says it was a slam partner was interested in spite of your denial so you cue 4♦ and after partner bids 4♥you might just try 5♣showing the ace. Then partner should get the message and bid 6♥.

OTOH partner has a spectacular hand and over 2♥might have just blasted 4NT and bid 6 finding you with 2 aces.

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#6 PhilKing

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Posted 2015-July-13, 06:37

Board 7 - try this line.

Trick 1 - heart ace
tricks 2-4 - cash the top diamonds

Running the heart is an illusion, and you want to keep an entry in dummy to ruff a heart. As it happens, it is quite lucky that when East has FIVE hearts West can't overruff. The ending is still a little messy (you may end up thankful that East has a singleton honour in spades), but you are better off when East is 2425 or similar, and on various other distributions.

Sure, you could have still made the contract as it went, but that required a precise reading of the ending.

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Posted 2015-July-13, 09:45

On 3, I need to review our notes for how we deal with interference over our Mexican 2♦. I obviously thought James's 3♦ was a transfer.

This post has been edited by barmar: 2015-July-13, 10:23
Reason for edit: fix board #

#8 PhilKing

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Posted 2015-July-13, 10:21

barmar, on 2015-July-13, 09:45, said:

On 7, I need to review our notes for how we deal with interference over our Mexican 2♦. I obviously thought James's 3♦ was a transfer.

It was board 3. The bidding accident got you to an excellent spot.

You should play on diamonds (leading the ♦J and unblock the 9) before playing trumps. Assuming hearts are not worse than 4-2, this only fails when the diamond loses and they can get a ruff with the short heart.

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