vg|Norwegian Clubteams Championship,Round 3_2,I,1,32,TopBridge BC,54,Bergen Akademisk BK,22| rs|,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3NN=,3NN=,4SW+2,4SE+1,6DSx-2,5DSx+1,3NE-3,3NE+1,2HS=,2HSx=,4SS+1,4SS+1,3NW+1,3NW+2,1NNx=,2DN-1,5CNx-1,3CN+1,4NN+1,4NN-1,3DS+1,3NN-1,6DE=,4NW+3,3CN-1,2SE=,6HW=,4HW+2,4HW+1,4HW+1,6CN=,6CN=| pn|Aabye,Eide,Høyland SI,Høyland SO,J.Høyland,Brandsnes,Tor Bakke,Hantveit|pg|| qx|o17|st||md|3ST972HJ2DAKT86CA8,SQJ863H874D972C95,SAKHA5DQ54CT76432,S54HKQT963DJ3CKQJ|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|nt|jbgood: 9 toppstikk - neste!|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| nt|jbgood: skal bli interessant å se hvor mange som gikk bet i 3 grand på 32 GeO:)|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d5|nt|geot: Ja. |pg|| nt|geot: 6 kløver var en klassekontrakt|pg|| pc|h3|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg|| pc|dT|pc|s3|pc|c7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d8|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|h6|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c17|st||md|3ST972HJ2DAKT86CA8,SQJ863H874D972C95,SAKHA5DQ54CT76432,S54HKQT963DJ3CKQJ|sv|o|nt|sharkey: gd morning|pg|| nt|bjacobs: hi|pg|| mb|1C|mb|1H|nt|rv: Hi Kristian and all specs, warm regards from sunny Bangalore in South India|pg|| nt|sharkey: Back again - hi Ian and RV|pg|| nt|bernix: welcome all|pg|| mb|1S|nt|sharkey: cc NS in Norwegian http://www.nmlag.com/var/fckeditor/nmlag/file/2011_Sortland/bak/bakke_j-hoyland.pdf|pg|| mb|p|nt|sharkey: Natural sys - even open 4 card Majors :)|pg|| mb|2C|nt|rv: Hi Carl and Ian|pg|| mb|2H|nt|bjacobs: Time for South to ask for a stopper|pg|| nt|sharkey: EW also naturals http://www.nmlag.com/var/fckeditor/nmlag/file/2011_Sortland/topbridge_bc/myrvold_brandsnes_hantveit%282%29.pdf|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|nt|gulyas: hi all|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|sharkey: EW play natiral with transfer bids after 1@C|pg|| nt|rv: even 12 tricks possible with finesse of @D9 in addition to @DK|pg|| nt|sharkey: cc EW: http://www.nmlag.com/var/fckeditor/nmlag/file/2011_Sortland/ski_bk/thoresen_hansen.pdf|pg|| nt|bjacobs: 3@H followed by a question mark ... answered|pg|| mb|p|nt|Walddk5: Welcome Daniel|pg|| nt|sharkey: hi Daniel|pg|| pc|hK|nt|bjacobs: East poised for when he gets in , but it will be at trick 10|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|nt|rv: Carl, are the big guns like Helgemo, Helness, Brogeland, Aa, Tundal playing in this event?|pg|| pc|h5|pg|| nt|garnetts: Hi all |pg|| nt|gulyas: right, 9 top tricks|pg|| nt|gulyas: next:)|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d4|nt|sharkey: cc NS http://www.nmlag.com/var/fckeditor/nmlag/file/2011_Sortland/tromso_bk/tromso_marstrander-anderssen.pdf|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dQ|nt|sharkey: Geir Helgemo plays for Heimdal; Boye Brogeland on the Flekkefjord team|pg|| pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|nt|bjacobs: North is not done. He wants to play the pseudo squeeze|pg|| pc|cK|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg|| pc|dT|pc|s3|nt|vugraphzdd: EW play transferbids after 1@C opening|pg|| nt|sybarra: hello all sorry late |pg|| pc|c3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d8|pc|c9|pc|c4|nt|sharkey: Siv Thoresen is on of our best lady players|pg|| pc|s4|pg|| nt|ianmcc: hi Shirley|pg|| pc|s2|nt|hesse: test|pg|| nt|hesse: god dag alle sammen|pg|| nt|sharkey: hi Shirley|pg|| pc|s6|nt|rv: great to see top players playing premier national event, most players would like to match their wits against super-stars|pg|| pc|sA|nt|hesse: her trener spillere og operatører foran neste ukes finale i NM klubblag|pg|| nt|sybarra: hi guys |pg|| nt|rv: Hi Shirley|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o18|st||md|4SKH8642DQ932CA632,SJ9875HKDJCQJ9874,S643HAT953DKT84CT,SAQT2HQJ7DA765CK5|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|geot: Et nytt udramatisk spill på gang|pg|| nt|geot: 4@S |pg|| nt|geot: Vel....|pg|| nt|jbgood: mulig å gå bet i 5:)|pg|| mb|2H!|mb|d|nt|geot: hvis spillefører tar sparfinesse for overstikk får han kløver ess og mer kløver på seg|pg|| nt|geot: stjeling|pg|| mb|r!|nt|jbgood: men Eide gir seg nok i tide|pg|| nt|geot: Og hvis forsvaret spiller ut hjerer til esset, kløver til esset og kløver til stjeling må spar gjettes|pg|| mb|3H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|geot: tar tilbake det med udramatisk. Kan godt bli 11 imp til TopBridge her|pg|| nt|jbgood: ja, mulig å gå bet selv i 4|pg|| pc|cT|nt|geot: ikke bare mulig, men ganske naturlig?|pg|| nt|jbgood: absolutt - nå er det veldig sannsynlig|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| nt|geot: Kan ikke se hvorfor Magne Eide skal toppe sparen|pg|| nt|geot: Oppps |pg|| nt|jbgood: syd kunne ikke forstille seg at vest hadde en skjult 6 korts kløver|pg|| nt|geot: tok ikke kløerstjelingen, nå bør spillefører toppe|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| nt|geot: wow|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sT|nt|geot: det var "udramatisk", det he he|pg|| pc|h2|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|mc|11|nt|geot: Jo, du har rett Jon. Aabye vurderte ikke i det hele tatt at vest hadde skjult sekskortsfarge. Forståelig.|pg|| nt|geot: Vest la kløver 9 i stikk en|pg|| pg|| qx|c18|st||md|4SKH8642DQ932CA632,SJ9875HKDJCQJ9874,S643HAT953DKT84CT,SAQT2HQJ7DA765CK5|sv|n|nt|sharkey: ty Krsitian|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: :)|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|nt|rv: does winning team here gets opportunity to play in next European Club champs?|pg|| nt|gulyas: ok, 4@S looks easy here, but they can get a @C ruff to beat it - as long as the singleton trump K comes to its own|pg|| mb|2H|nt|hesse: Vi mistenker at der er vakre kvinner i spillelokalet, ettersom 4@h er en kontrakt Smørdal normalt sneller hjem|pg|| nt|hesse: 1NT hos Digre er 14-16|pg|| nt|rv: 3@h here looks like pre-emptive|pg|| mb|p|nt|garnetts: This might be right for 2@S in last seat |pg|| mb|2S|nt|sharkey: No - just the honots :)|pg|| nt|sharkey: honors|pg|| nt|ianmcc: can North find 5@d?|pg|| nt|sybarra: cu all, I landed in the wrong vugraph (country) have fun all |pg|| nt|garnetts: Obviously you do not really need a weak two in this position |pg|| nt|bjacobs: Suppose South leads a red suit ... should declarer refuse the spade finesse to minimize the chance of a ruff?|pg|| nt|sharkey: Helgemo's team, which contains five players with international experience, is down by 29 IMP at the half vs the local Sortland team|pg|| mb|p|nt|ianmcc: travel safely|pg|| nt|rv: North's X wouldn't be everyone's choice with only doubleton @s|pg|| mb|3N|nt|vugraphzdd: Austberg thought 1nt shows cl and d|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: 2@d er utgangskrav|pg|| mb|4S|nt|sharkey: Both Boye and Geir play on local teams - though Geir's team contain players with international experience|pg|| nt|rv: way too aggressive by North here|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|hesse: N/S er noen hardmeldte karer, så nå får vi se om de klarer å stoppe med to esser borte :)|pg|| nt|garnetts: It could be that 1NT is for the minors but I am equally sure east thinks it shows two suits |pg|| nt|garnetts: hmmmmmm|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: he explained that to South|pg|| mb|p|pc|d3|nt|hesse: det skulle normalt være enkelt :)|pg|| nt|ianmcc: even 5@c dodgy (as we say in oZ)|pg|| nt|rv: even better for these world class players to play with ordinary players, would promote game even further|pg|| nt|garnetts: Lets assume it does show both minors ---west has quite good defensive prospects K@C lead and trump control |pg|| nt|bjacobs: Hantveit will give that question some thought|pg|| nt|bjacobs: The fate of the contract depends on it|pg|| nt|sharkey: ½ time scores: http://www.nmlag.com/Halvtidsresultater-IMP|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Refusing the spade finesse doesn't work too well if North has @SKxx|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|nt|garnetts: Poor lead from North--books tell me to always lead trumps here |pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: east was to bid 2sp|pg|| pc|dA|pg|| nt|hesse: 4@s er en god kontrakt, og 11 stikk vil være et forventet resultat i begge rom|pg|| nt|sharkey: Geir Helgemo plays on the Heimdal team - Boye Brogeland is part of Flekkefjord|pg|| nt|bjacobs: But it does gain if he has @Sxx|pg|| nt|bjacobs: So it's a very close decision|pg|| nt|gulyas: it did happen to an opp of mine this week - I preemted, led an obv singleton, he did not want to take the finesse to aviod the ruff - and I had Kxx in the finesse...|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: Hantveit is thinking..|pg|| pc|sA|nt|sharkey: Helgemo's team here: http://www.nmlag.com/Presentasjon-av-lagene/Heimdal-BK|pg|| nt|rv: game is getting polarized in many countries, many of the top players no longer play in local, regional or even national events, most prefer to practise with their partners and ...|pg|| nt|rv: against top opposition on BBO|pg|| nt|sharkey: Tromsø: http://www.nmlag.com/Presentasjon-av-lagene/Tromsoe-BK|pg|| nt|sharkey: Ski: http://www.nmlag.com/Presentasjon-av-lagene/Ski-BK|pg|| nt|rv: it is great to see Helgemo and Brogeland playing with and against players of supposed inferior abilities|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: Convention card (in norwegian) NS: http://nmlag.com/var/fckeditor/nmlag/file/2011_Sortland/tromso_bk/tromso_marstrander-anderssen.pdf|pg|| nt|rv: can this make now on double dummy?|pg|| nt|ianmcc: my bet is no|pg|| nt|sharkey: Webcam Open Room: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bridge1no|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: Convention Card EW (in english) : http://nmlag.com/var/fckeditor/nmlag/file/2011_Sortland/ski_bk/thoresen_hansen.pdf|pg|| nt|rv: can't see it making since @ds are 4-0 even if declarer gets @cs right|pg|| nt|rv: declarer could have made it on this defense if @ds were 3-1 instead of 4-0, winning defense was to punch dummy with second @h in case @ds were 3-1|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| nt|gulyas: wow, well done|pg|| pc|sQ|nt|hesse: Smørdal og Fondevik spiller svensk fordeling, derav lav @d i utspillet|pg|| nt|sharkey: You can find member introductions of the teams here: http://www.nmlag.com/Presentasjon-av-lagene|pg|| pc|h6|nt|rv: or alternately give partner ruff in @ds on this layout|pg|| pc|s7|nt|hesse: en claim må være bare sekunder unna|pg|| pc|s4|pg|| nt|rv: now 2 down|pg|| nt|ianmcc: or more|pg|| pc|s2|pc|c3|pc|sJ|nt|garnetts: its a first for me--a phontom sacrifice in a phantom suit |pg|| nt|bjacobs: "That's nice" he thinks ... and it gets nicer when clubs turn out to be 4-1|pg|| pc|s6|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cT|nt|hesse: selv trumfen 4-0 tåles, men nord må se om fienden kan få stjeling før han claimer|pg|| nt|sharkey: Click on the team of your choice on the left|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| nt|sharkey: Wudnt a simple 4@D justify Noth's hand Vul?|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|mc|11|nt|vugraphzdd: minor break|pg|| nt|sharkey: Standings after 2 matches:http://nbfdata.bridge.no/turnering/default.asp?Fil=nmlag2011|pg|| nt|bjacobs: They're tired after 2 boards?|pg|| nt|sharkey: Air must be thin way up North Bill :)|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Oh right ... need altitude training|pg|| nt|bjacobs: So thinking about the play, I suppose xx or xxx in North outweighed Kxx in North in terms of percentages|pg|| pg|| qx|o19|st||md|1ST2H943DAKQTCKT52,S75HAKJT87652D74C,S963HD98632CAQ974,SAKQJ84HQDJ5CJ863|sv|e|nt|jbgood: men fikk han ikke resten da?|pg|| nt|geot: Men for en sjanse for TopBridge|pg|| mb|1D|mb|4H|mb|5D|mb|5H|nt|geot: kløver 9 i første stikk kaan se ut som et "lurt" påkast, men her var det mer med på å fortelle syd hvordan det var|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: Robert, fikk han ikke 12 stikk?|pg|| nt|geot: Så kommer nok et UDRAMATISK spill som noen av tilskuerne sier til meg:)|pg|| mb|6D|nt|geot: Det må ha vært 12 stikk, 1 imp til BAK|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: 6 ru en god "stamp"|pg|| nt|geot: Må komme spar ut her|pg|| nt|geot: Med hjerter ut står 6@D|pg|| nt|jbgood: og med kløver ess ut står 7 hjerter:)|pg|| pc|hK|nt|geot: som jeg sa "udramatisk" ha ha ha|pg|| pc|d2|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dA|nt|geot: 11 imp til TopBridge|pg|| pc|d4|pg|| nt|geot: Han må spille liten kløver til esset, så kløverfinesse. Men det går på "farta" vel?|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|jbgood: i alle fall hvis han spiller en trumf til... etter hjerterrøffen|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s7|nt|jbgood: før hjerterrøffen|pg|| pc|s6|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|dK|pc|h2|pc|s9|pg|| nt|geot: Det var skuffende svakt|pg|| nt|jbgood: kløverrøff for total ydmykelse|pg|| mc|10|nt|geot: må ha lov å si det|pg|| nt|geot: men da lever kampen:)|pg|| pg|| qx|c19|st||md|1ST2H943DAKQTCKT52,S75HAKJT87652D74C,S963HD98632CAQ974,SAKQJ84HQDJ5CJ863|sv|e|nt|ianmcc: agree bid what you can see|pg|| nt|bjacobs: After due consideration ... "well played"|pg|| mb|1D|nt|vugraphzdd: Here we go:)|pg|| mb|4H|nt|sharkey: Amen...|pg|| nt|bjacobs: The world's most obvious 4@H bid, but it won't end there|pg|| nt|sharkey: Slam on a @H lead|pg|| mb|5D|nt|hesse: Ny 14-16NT fra Digre|pg|| nt|hesse: 2@s for spill fra nord|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: West not thrilled ... is he allowed to overrule?|pg|| nt|sharkey: Think he will anyway|pg|| mb|p|nt|gulyas: 5@D may make unless they find the @C ruffs|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: N/S må ta stikkene sine, ellers piler en taper på @cK|pg|| nt|rv: 4@H beaten only on @d tricks being setup before @CA knocked out here|pg|| nt|bjacobs: In theory, 5@D can go 2 off, but it's more likely to make an overtrick|pg|| pc|hA|nt|hesse: woops|pg|| nt|hesse: Jeg trodde Digre ville lette på en @d-honnør |pg|| nt|hesse: nå blir det hjemgang i 4@h|pg|| nt|rv: this could be costly phantom sacrifice here, 500 for nothing|pg|| nt|sharkey: South is Peter Marstrander - also a BBO commentator: pbmarstr |pg|| nt|ianmcc: don't like 5@c with 2 hearts|pg|| nt|rv: I might have preferred 3@s as fit jump (@s+@c) by East on 2@c by West|pg|| nt|gulyas: needs to lead a @S|pg|| pc|d2|nt|vugraphzdd: claim i første stikk|pg|| nt|rv: West would have been happy to defend 4@h with obvious @DK lead|pg|| nt|bernix: will be impossible to stay out of game|pg|| pc|hQ|nt|gulyas: oops, that got away|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Well, all is not lost for E/W, who knows, maybe they play 6@D in the other room for 1090|pg|| pc|h3|pg|| nt|gulyas: it may happen:)|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dA|nt|sharkey: Or 5@Hx making.... :(|pg|| pc|d4|pg|| nt|bjacobs: you pessimist|pg|| nt|gulyas: or 6@Hx+1 for 1860|pg|| nt|bjacobs: OK, OK, this is definitely a swingy board :)|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|sharkey: Sacrificing or bidding to make?|pg|| pc|h4|nt|rv: East got into problem by not showing full hand in previous round of bidding, he would have got hand off the chest with fit jump of 3@s in previous round|pg|| pc|h8|pc|d8|pc|s4|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|h7|pg|| pc|c4|nt|sharkey: indeed - lots of possibilities|pg|| pc|c6|nt|gulyas: would you lead your 5 small that pd bid, or your AQxxx nobody mentioned?|pg|| pc|cT|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|h5|nt|bernix: small @c is best. not too difficult|pg|| nt|bernix: but has to work out the whole distribution|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h6|nt|bernix: pard doesnt cooperate|pg|| pc|d9|nt|ianmcc: surely not bid to make|pg|| nt|rv: in bidding always strive to minimize guess-work, you can never avoid guessing in certain situations|pg|| pc|s8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c9|pc|sJ|pc|s2|nt|bjacobs: I don't know ... maybe best not to lead anything (ie. bid 7@D) ... |pg|| pc|s5|pg|| mc|12|nt|bjacobs: Then if the opps bid 7@H and make it, you are fine with that. They are just too good|pg|| pg|| qx|o20|st||md|2S763HKJ963DQ9CKQ9,SAJ9HA842DACAJ874,SK52HT75DJT86432C,SQT84HQDK75CT6532|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|geot: det skal sies at det ikke ofte er nikortsfarge i mot, men det hjelper ikke, Jon Aabye. Du er for god til å gå bet i sånt|pg|| nt|jbgood: En sjeldent refsende GeO:)|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|nt|geot: Ja, jeg pleier heller å ta spillerne i forsvar. Men Jon Aabye må tåle det altså.|pg|| nt|vugraphzdc: Jon var temmelig oppgitt |pg|| nt|jbgood: 5 kl bedre enn 3 NT|pg|| nt|geot: Etter det sjokkerende spillet leder TopBridge fortsatt med 17 imp og har en glimrende 6 kløver på lur i spill 32. |pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: Revansje med hjerter konge ut?|pg|| nt|geot: 3NT er jo ikke bra om de får tatt knekken på hjerter dame, men det er jo ikke så lett i praksis|pg|| pc|hK|nt|jbgood: :)|pg|| nt|geot: PANG|pg|| nt|jbgood: i pedicted that:)|pg|| pc|h2|nt|geot: Jon Aabye i revansjehumør etter 6 ruteren|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|jbgood: sry|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h5|nt|geot: Her svinger det:)|pg|| pc|d5|pg|| pc|hT|pc|s4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|d6|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d3|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h8|nt|geot: Jeg synes jeg hører den kjente latteren fra åpent rom nå:)|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|h6|nt|jbgood: drama i rama:)|pg|| pc|c7|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s9|nt|jbgood: Jon smiler nok igjen nå, ja:)|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c8|nt|geot: "må ikke melde så hardt gutter" he he he he|pg|| mc|6|nt|geot: BAK kunne nå vært virkelig i tauene, men har kontakt pga. det som skjedde i spill 19|pg|| pg|| qx|c20|st||md|2S763HKJ963DQ9CKQ9,SAJ9HA842DACAJ874,SK52HT75DJT86432C,SQT84HQDK75CT6532|sv|b|nt|ianmcc: no board will be flat at this rate|pg|| nt|gulyas: :)|pg|| nt|sharkey: I think former Swedish great Jan Wohlin once said "Never lead...."|pg|| nt|gulyas: I remember when I was junior, the Hackett brothers played|pg|| nt|gulyas: there was an article, 'sorry brother, wrong lead'|pg|| mb|1C|nt|hesse: interessant spill|pg|| mb|p|nt|gulyas: one of the bro's was on lead against 3NTxx|pg|| mb|1S|nt|hesse: her står det mange stikk i @c med åpne kort|pg|| nt|hesse: men @c-behandlingen blir avgjørende i en evt. lilleslem i @c|pg|| nt|ianmcc: except maybe this one|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: uten @h ut er lilleslemmen enkel å vinne, men vest har en naturlig @h-sekvens å spille ut fra|pg|| nt|gulyas: or maybe 4NTxx rather|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|nt|hesse: men kontrakten skal meldes...|pg|| nt|gulyas: well, he lead the only suit they had an ace in, with 9 in a running minor...|pg|| nt|gulyas: other suits would have been 3 off at least|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Back on this board, does Europe have any artificial devices after a reverse?|pg|| nt|gulyas: now THATS a swingy lead:)|pg|| mb|3C|nt|bernix: it seems that east needs to lead a @c to defeat 4@h|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: Vestå prøver å vise sine store kort|pg|| nt|hesse: Digre inviterer til slem|pg|| nt|gulyas: 3@C shows a good hand|pg|| nt|bjacobs: So 2NT or something like that would have been an artificial weakness bid?|pg|| mb|3S|nt|vugraphzdd: nord manglet et kort, meldte 3Nt på kort:)|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: 12 kort|pg|| nt|hesse: med 4-3-fordeling i @s vil kontrakten vinne selv om Kx sitter offside|pg|| nt|bernix: or a spade as a kib pointed out|pg|| nt|sharkey: sounds reasonable Bill|pg|| mb|p|nt|bjacobs: I agree with East's evaluation in that case. This IS a fairly good hand when partner has long clubs and secondary hearts|pg|| mb|3N|nt|gulyas: 2NT would show stop in the unbid suit, but not necessarily GF|pg|| mb|p|nt|sharkey: All Jim needs now is to find @HK..|pg|| nt|bjacobs: He won't do that ... but maybe he leads a diamond, and declarer has an awkward problem in the play|pg|| nt|sharkey: some play 2 NT or 4th suit as "negative" on reverse|pg|| nt|bjacobs: As it turns out, 5@C is a much safer contract|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: @c ess etterfulgt av 4x@s fungerer, men vi får se hva spillefører gjør|pg|| nt|garnetts: Might have been a good idea for West to bid 3@C ---this give everyone a chance |pg|| nt|sharkey: N hasn't passed yet?|pg|| mb|p|nt|garnetts: Hard for east not to lead a @D |pg|| nt|bernix: he has opened on marginal values. i understand his pass|pg|| nt|bjacobs: I think a low heart is pretty reasonable |pg|| pc|h6|nt|bjacobs: Attacking declarer's second suit is often quite a good idea|pg|| nt|sharkey: East had to make a choice when pd bid 3! showing 3415 - 9 tricks or 11|pg|| nt|sharkey: 3@S|pg|| nt|bjacobs: In this case, dummy's second suit|pg|| pc|h2|nt|rv: good defense by Hansen quick duck with @HA|pg|| nt|sharkey: This event takes place at Sortland in Nordland county - a little North of the halfway mark of Norway. It's an island community of some 10,000 people situated in the Vesterålen ...|pg|| nt|sharkey: area - very scenic|pg|| nt|ianmcc: but did @h2 encourage?|pg|| nt|rv: South is 2 down if he misguesses jere|pg|| nt|rv: here|pg|| nt|sharkey: 9 tricks off the top now|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|bjacobs: As long as you play safely in clubs right now ... declarer is still pretty worried|pg|| nt|bjacobs: If he takes the spade finesse, down he goes|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c9|nt|bernix: home and dry now|pg|| nt|sharkey: Needs 4 @C tricks |pg|| pc|cJ|nt|garnetts: If you feel that way then pass---in this situation it usually pays to stick your neck out a little--I would not have opned because my diamond suit is rubbish |pg|| nt|gulyas: well done|pg|| pc|d8|pg|| pc|cA|nt|gulyas: I am starting to like this guy:)|pg|| pc|d3|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|d2|pc|c5|nt|garnetts: Having don so 3@C is a reasonable choice ---in this situation it is often done as a lead indicator too|pg|| pc|cK|pg|| nt|sharkey: A @D lead as mentioned by Bill wud have been much worse|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|d5|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Pretty amazing in the OR on board 19|pg|| nt|bjacobs: 6@D doubled, on the top heart lead, as predicted|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|bjacobs: But not 1090 ... declarer performed some butchery in the play|pg|| pc|d7|pg|| nt|gulyas: ouch, forgot to draw trumps|pg|| nt|gulyas: the Baron killed his wife for that:)|pg|| nt|sharkey: that was a BIG swing....|pg|| nt|gulyas: and the @C ruff did not even materialize:)|pg|| nt|bjacobs: I have some sympathy for the declarer. East had raised hearts with a singleton|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Still, on third thoughts ... it was butchery|pg|| nt|gulyas: so what? he needs to draw trumps at some point|pg|| nt|bjacobs: yep|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s9|mc|10|pg|| qx|o21|st||md|3SKT963HKQ8754DTCQ,SJ74HAJT3DK92CA94,SQ5H62DQJ54CKJ753,SA82H9DA8763CT862|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|geot: og Ø/V her fortjente vel kanskje ikke 300 i 6 ruter. Jeg synes utspillet, hjerter fra nikortsfargen, var litt fantasiløst mot 6 ruter|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| nt|jbgood: dessuten mista de kløverrøffen for 15 i stedet for 14 imp...|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|cQ|nt|jbgood: de røde kortene sitter løst i meldeboksen i dag|pg|| pc|cA|pg|| nt|geot: Huff|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|dT|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dA|nt|geot: 2@H ser ut til å være bet|pg|| pc|h4|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|nt|jbgood: øst gjenåpnet med en x i beste parturneringsstil i lukket over 2 hjerter, og vest hadde ikke noe problem med å passe. selvsagt..|pg|| pc|c3|pc|d6|pg|| mc|8|nt|geot: men i 2@H fikk Jim Høyland til et fint sluttspill da han ble hjulpet til å trumfkorte seg|pg|| pg|| qx|c21|st||md|3SKT963HKQ8754DTCQ,SJ74HAJT3DK92CA94,SQ5H62DQJ54CKJ753,SA82H9DA8763CT862|sv|n|nt|hesse: Da kommer claimen, Digre hadde ikke mye valg - han må finne @cK singel, eller så må @s sitte slik at @h-taperne forsvinner|pg|| nt|hesse: godt spilt|pg|| nt|garnetts: Pass when you want a @D lead |pg|| nt|bernix: double if you dónt|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|hesse: Digre har flotte verdier|pg|| nt|hesse: han heiser til 4@h|pg|| nt|hesse: ess er veldig verdifulle kort når man skal vurdere en lett av makkers sperreåpning :)|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|nt|hesse: DIgre er tydeligvis vant til saklige sperr, og gjør en lett sleminvitt|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|nt|sharkey: Dbl = support 3@S|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|nt|hesse: men når begge mangler cue i @c er det like greit å bremse i utgang :)|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Might East balance here?|pg|| mb|p|nt|bjacobs: Can turn +100 into +200, I suppose|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: Or maybe +200 to +500 ...|pg|| mb|p|nt|sharkey: Aggressive x by S after pd's pass opening I think|pg|| nt|gulyas: W: and a bottle of champagne!|pg|| mb|p|nt|sharkey: The venue of this event is Sortland - a community of about 10,000 located in the Vesteraalen archipelago in Nordland county in the North of Norway|pg|| pc|s4|nt|gulyas: well, normal disaster lead|pg|| pc|s5|nt|bjacobs: Makes it easy for declarer, but it was pretty normal|pg|| pc|sA|nt|gulyas: any other would have made declarer (mis?)guess @Ss|pg|| pc|s3|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hK|nt|bjacobs: Not sure declarer has to guess the spades ... can't he ruff the loser in dummy?|pg|| nt|sharkey: Can't get excited about Trond's x...|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Meanwhile, West has to be very careful to avoid shortening declarer's trumps so much that he can be endplayed|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s7|nt|hesse: Nå blir det 12 stikk slik majorfargene sitter|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Lovely ... the one suit that avoids the shortening process|pg|| nt|gulyas: if W had AJxx (more likely), he doesn't get anywhere by ruffing one @S|pg|| pc|c3|nt|ianmcc: this will not make|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cQ|nt|bjacobs: West won't have that ... East wouldn't double 2@H with a doubleton spade|pg|| pc|cA|pg|| nt|gulyas: but since he is missing a dummy entry, it may be that he has to just try to ruff it|pg|| nt|gulyas: E, sry|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|nt|bjacobs: What a terrific hand this is ... West has to keep playing a suit that declarer cannot ruff|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dT|pg|| pc|d6|pc|h4|pc|d9|nt|ianmcc: wrong again?|pg|| nt|sharkey: cud be close to making now...|pg|| pc|d5|pg|| nt|bjacobs: And he's doing it. But East hasn't come to the party!!|pg|| nt|sharkey: E had to return black suit...|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|s2|pg|| nt|gulyas: ruff a @S, discard 2 @Ss on the @Cs, and ruff a @D - violá!|pg|| pc|cK|nt|ianmcc: well done|pg|| nt|sharkey: so far I'm perfect Ian - 0 for 1..|pg|| pc|c8|pc|sT|nt|sharkey: Perhaps W shud have cashed @DK|pg|| pc|c9|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|sK|nt|bjacobs: And here comes the endplay ... what a fantastic hand|pg|| pc|c4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d3|nt|sharkey: Perhaps Siv shud have switched to trump...|pg|| pc|h5|pc|dK|pg|| nt|gulyas: well played|pg|| mc|8|nt|bjacobs: So now it's official ... East should have passed out 2@H :)|pg|| nt|gulyas: :)|pg|| pg|| qx|o22|st||md|4SJ96HAK6DKQT3CAT6,SA5HJ984DA8CKQ954,SKQ742HQDJ9652C87,ST83HT7532D74CJ32|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|geot: Neppe svingspill her. Nord overfører til 2 spar først|pg|| mb|4D|an|alert|mb|p|nt|jbgood: ... og gjør en invitt |pg|| nt|geot: neppe invitt:)|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|nt|jbgood: vel - igjen GeO: Hva vet vi?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|geot: Sam Inge tar en praktisk vurdering, vil i utgang|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|hQ|nt|geot: Vel vi vet mye, vi. Vet at dette blir 450 hvis han kaster unna en kløver på hjerter,|pg|| pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|c8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|s4|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg|| nt|geot: next|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c22|st||md|4SJ96HAK6DKQT3CAT6,SA5HJ984DA8CKQ954,SKQ742HQDJ9652C87,ST83HT7532D74CJ32|sv|e|nt|hesse: I spill 19 spilte Olav Ellingsen ut @dE, noe jeg tror er et mer naturlig utspill en trumf som var Digres valg|pg|| nt|rv: interesting theoritical point from knowledgable spec, does it make sense to play support double after transfer positive resp, if the objective is for opener to play it doesn't make ...|pg|| nt|rv: much sense|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: Resultatet ble utgangssving i sonen|pg|| nt|ianmcc: obvious threat|pg|| nt|gulyas: wow, bd 20, S led the @H KING!|pg|| nt|gulyas: pinning declarer's singleton Q - it went 3 off|pg|| nt|sharkey: West cud see the ending and shud have cashed @DK and continued black suit...|pg|| mb|1N|nt|hesse: Smørdal åpner friskt i lagkamp, mange tapere på østs hånd|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: Fondevik splintrer, han kan vel nesten ikke få en bedre åpning fra sin makker|pg|| nt|garnetts: little choice other than to double |pg|| nt|bjacobs: Wow indeed. South is having quite a set. First butchery in 6@D, then mastery in 3NT|pg|| mb|2H|nt|hesse: Med den friske åpningen kan de kanskje finne den flotte storeslemmen i @d|pg|| mb|p|nt|ianmcc: can N/S get into @d?|pg|| nt|rv: 3n by south here?|pg|| nt|gulyas: he handled 14 imps both ways:)|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|nt|hesse: Jeg kjenner ikk Ø/V avtaler her, men 3NT ber kanskje makker om å begynne cuesekvensen|pg|| nt|garnetts: not keen on the two suiter bid|pg|| nt|sharkey: so he's "average" then... evens out...|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: Carl, quite right about that @DK play. West was on top the deal, and could have built a wall around partner|pg|| nt|sharkey: shud have made it easier for him|pg|| nt|gulyas: right, even if 2@Ds are cashing, he can start with the K|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|nt|hesse: Fondevik vil iallefall ikke gi seg tidlig i dette spillet :)|pg|| nt|sharkey: Cards lie nicely for NS if they get to slam|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: He knew the shape. But he did defend it beautifully, but missed it at the end. It's a great hand|pg|| nt|sharkey: Coffee hand - 11 tricks|pg|| nt|gulyas: another 11 rolled in for the 670|pg|| pc|cK|nt|sharkey: S has heard enough - slam now|pg|| nt|gulyas: have to leave now, will be back later|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Cheers|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|nt|hesse: Nå får Sigve vist sin @cK, så da kommer vel 7@d|pg|| nt|hesse: godt meldt!|pg|| pc|h4|nt|hesse: Ellingsen valgte en litt forsiktig 2@c over makkers dobling i spill 20, og Ellingsen-Bergsrud havna i 3NT hvor Digre spilte hjem lilleslem i @c i sonen|pg|| nt|hesse: dermed er kampen jevn igjen|pg|| pc|c8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s6|nt|vugraphzdd: Finn thinking..|pg|| nt|sharkey: NS partnership may be one of the longest lasting in Norway - think they've played together "foe ever"|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg|| nt|rv: I can't see declarer getting this wrong even if East ruffs 3rd @h with @DT|pg|| pc|h9|pc|s4|pc|h5|nt|hesse: Smørdal vil ikke bruke lang tid på dette spillet|pg|| pc|h6|pg|| nt|sharkey: 2 x @D now & claim|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|c5|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o23|st||md|1S765HKT53DA843C54,SAKQ4HAQJDT75CAQJ,ST92H7642DQ92CK97,SJ83H98DKJ6CT8632|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: likner på udramatisk dette GeO..|pg|| nt|geot: yup|pg|| pc|sT|nt|jbgood: i noen spill ønsker man at man hadde en "speed" knapp å trykke på|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg|| nt|geot: kan alltid gå på balkongen, det var det jeg gjorde:)|pg|| nt|geot: Det kan vel bli et gevintspilli favør av TopBridge|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|cT|pc|h3|pc|d5|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c8|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| nt|geot: 1 imp hvis han ikke spiller ruter|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|hJ|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| nt|geot: og 1 imp når han spilte ruter og gikk for tolv|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c23|st||md|1S765HKT53DA843C54,SAKQ4HAQJDT75CAQJ,ST92H7642DQ92CK97,SJ83H98DKJ6CT8632|sv|b|nt|sharkey: Looks like a mundane 3 NT....|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|hesse: Aggressiv åpning fra Digre|pg|| mb|3C!|nt|hesse: 11-15-åpning med 10 hp, så her har nok de tre 10erne blitt oppgradert|pg|| mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|sharkey: On Bd 19 NS sacrificed in 5@H over 4@S so 13 IMPs to Tromsø - the phantoms...|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: dette bør bli ei beit|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|sharkey: 3@D shows one or two 4 card Majors|pg|| pc|sT|nt|sharkey: East looking for a possible 5-3 in @S|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s7|nt|hesse: spillefører skal rettnok løse @d-fargen for kun ei beit, men hjemgang i dette spillet er umulig|pg|| nt|ianmcc: @h lead scary|pg|| pc|sQ|pg|| nt|sharkey: Win in hand @CAQ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cJ|nt|hesse: bommer Digre @deren, så blir det ei dyr 10p-åpning|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d2|nt|vugraphzdd: sør tenker|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s4|nt|bjacobs: That was the right play by North - only chance was something like @HAKxx in South|pg|| mc|11|nt|bjacobs: @HAKxxx|pg|| pg|| qx|o24|st||md|2S8764HQJ74DQ7C963,S93HAK3D932CKJT84,SAJ5HT98DKJT4CAQ2,SKQT2H652DA865C75|sv|o|mb|1C|nt|jbgood: de forbrøt seg mot Burn's lov i lukket rom|pg|| mb|1N|mb|d|nt|jbgood: (om å ha flere trumf enn forsvaret)|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|geot: spar konge ut, lasjert, så får vi se|pg|| nt|jbgood: ser ikke dumt ut for spillefører|pg|| nt|geot: bør bli bet?|pg|| nt|jbgood: presse ut ruter ess - og øst er ute av spillet|pg|| pc|s4|nt|geot: øst må skifte til hjerter, ikke så lett?|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h4|nt|geot: ok nå har forsvaret tro sparstikk to hjerterstikk, ruter ess|pg|| pc|h3|pg|| nt|geot: idet nieren kom på i spar er det naturlig å stikke med spar ess|pg|| nt|jbgood: ja|pg|| nt|geot: Det blir +180 ser det ut til|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| nt|jbgood: ja, han får (minst) 7|pg|| pc|d7|nt|geot: ja|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dT|nt|geot: spillefører behøver ikke ta noen kløverfinesse når han er inne på ruter dame. Det haster ikke |pg|| pc|d5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|c3|pc|d9|pg|| nt|geot: Dette har vært en kamp med muligheter for begge lag. Sørlig TopBridge synes jeg, som bare i spill 19 kunne hatt 25 imp mer, 11 inn i stedet for 14 ut|pg|| pc|c7|nt|geot: i så fall en ledelse som ville vært verd 25VP når det spillet de nå spiller scores|pg|| nt|geot: så kom spill 21, også i favør av BAK.....|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|h7|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cJ|nt|geot: 6 imp|pg|| pc|c2|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg|| pg|| qx|c24|st||md|2S8764HQJ74DQ7C963,S93HAK3D932CKJT84,SAJ5HT98DKJT4CAQ2,SKQT2H652DA865C75|sv|o|mb|1C|nt|hesse: Fondevik melder 1NT|pg|| mb|1N|nt|hesse: han får sjokk når makker overfører til hans 6 kortsfarge|pg|| mb|d|nt|hesse: overføring ble det ikke|pg|| nt|hesse: men Fondevik må lure på hva som skjer nå :)|pg|| nt|hesse: Lehn og Olsen meldte 6@d i spill 22, dermed vil Sortland 1 ta ledelsen|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: sør tenker|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|hesse: 5@d er en god stamp|pg|| nt|bjacobs: West terrified of his own repulsive opening|pg|| nt|bjacobs: He can beat 1NTX, so he better make 2@C|pg|| mb|d!|nt|garnetts: That 1@D would not have been my choice --but then nor would the double |pg|| nt|garnetts: If doubled with that I would have got a 5@D response |pg|| nt|garnetts: After the double 1NT is a reasonable shot|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: Fondevik straffepasser|pg|| nt|sharkey: Another phantom sacrifice.... - not easy to judge with S hand|pg|| nt|garnetts: you are warned of the majors and why bother to mention queen empty to four|pg|| mb|2D|nt|rv: 4@s could have gone down, tough to evaluate though|pg|| nt|ianmcc: likely -1|pg|| nt|sharkey: Always have to remember we see all four hands - as we know totally different at the table|pg|| nt|ianmcc: @c pips interesting|pg|| nt|rv: declarer will do well even to go 1 down, likely 2 down with a @h trick to lose|pg|| nt|sharkey: East knows pd has opened some "junk" and 5@C cud easily be a make...|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: og motspill ser vi er beste utfall for ØV|pg|| nt|sharkey: well - at least she had 7 of them...|pg|| nt|ianmcc: but 5 over 5 not vul?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|nt|sharkey: "5 level belongs to opps" works here|pg|| nt|rv: I am sure Hansen has seen Siv's pre-empts earlier, hence no double|pg|| nt|sharkey: Burns' law being violated...|pg|| pc|dQ|nt|bjacobs: The whole auction is a violation|pg|| pc|d2|nt|sharkey: half his points are in @S... - no tricks..|pg|| pc|d4|pg|| nt|bjacobs: including the trump lead|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dJ|nt|sharkey: the middle @C cards the difference - make or not|pg|| pc|dA|pg|| nt|rv: yes, he knows partner has poor @s suit and no tricks here, he needs to evaluate whether partner is guaranteeing outside cards as compensation, he took right inference that partner ...|pg|| nt|rv: may have 7th card and not much outside, hence decision not to double|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c3|nt|hesse: slik de myke fargene sitter blir dette kun 1 beit for 100 inn Ø/V|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|nt|rv: if partner has 7th card in @s, defense potential actually becomes lesser|pg|| pc|s4|nt|rv: suppose dummy held one more @s and one less @d-in this ending 5@C makes, declarer can take @h finesse and not lose any @d tricks|pg|| pc|d9|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|s6|nt|sharkey: shud be off 2 now|pg|| pc|s9|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h4|nt|bjacobs: nah, he's up a tempo|pg|| nt|sharkey: yes -1|pg|| pc|hK|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|h5|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c8|mc|7|pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3SQ5H83DAJ872CK983,S7643HJ6DKQ96CT52,SKHKQ75DT5CAQJ764,SAJT982HAT942D43C|sv|e|nt|jbgood: sjelden sett så mange dobla kontrakter i en halvrunde|pg|| mb|1C|nt|jbgood: som har gått hjem (eller kunne vinnes)|pg|| mb|2C!|mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|geot: Her har BAK et god spill|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|geot: Jeg liker Eides 3S bedre enn vest sin pass ved det andre bordet.|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|nt|geot: Øst har tross alt gått inn med Michaels Cuebid i ugunstig sone. Da bør vel firekorts støtten på banen|pg|| nt|jbgood: jeg og GeO|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sK|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|d5|pg|| nt|jbgood: spar 3 var Lav til ruter...|pg|| nt|geot: Spillefører har håp nå, med trumfen 2-1 ville det vært 11 lette stikk|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|s8|pg|| nt|geot: Men selv om det er bare en taper til går det ikke å få tak i elleve stikk|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|c4|pc|d3|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h2|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s9|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|c7|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg|| nt|geot: Øst må spille liten hjerter nå|pg|| nt|jbgood: nei - kan spille spar og - |pg|| nt|jbgood: kun en trumf i bordet - den kan han bruke til hva han vil|pg|| nt|geot: spiller han tieren kan spillefører presse ut nieren. Men øst kan også spille spar,det er kun en trumf på hver hånd|pg|| nt|jbgood: men hjerter 10/9 gir kontrakt|pg|| nt|geot: ja, han kan bruke den trumfen til hva han vil...og han vil gjerne bruke den til å presse ut hjerter hvis vest spiller hjerter 10 - dog et opplagt feilspill i så fall:)|pg|| pc|h4|nt|geot: Det skjer ikke|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|c9|pc|s6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|cJ|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hT|nt|geot: Uansett en god stamp av N/S, minus 100 mot 620. Men ikke når lagkameratene har -130 i 3 kløver:(|pg|| pc|d8|pc|s7|pg|| pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3SQ5H83DAJ872CK983,S7643HJ6DKQ96CT52,SKHKQ75DT5CAQJ764,SAJT982HAT942D43C|sv|e|nt|sharkey: On Bd 22 where NS played 6@D the contract is 2@Sd EW next door...|pg|| nt|sharkey: 4@S looks right|pg|| mb|1C|mb|2C!|nt|hesse: Vestå har maks av sin 14-16NT|pg|| nt|sharkey: 5@C sac likely|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Maybe not a sac|pg|| nt|sharkey: 5@C makes on @S lead|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: East has to lead, and it's pretty hard for him to get it right|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: Digre krever til utgang med 2@d|pg|| nt|garnetts: awkward hand |pg|| mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s5|nt|ianmcc: making|pg|| nt|sharkey: Hard to replace Helgemo/Helness in a jiffy...|pg|| pc|s6|nt|garnetts: 3@C !!! Must have run out of pass cards |pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: looks like|pg|| pc|sK|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Wet squib of an auction|pg|| nt|sharkey: both sides in for a surprise afterwards - game on their way|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s3|nt|rv: wait a in last deal- on that @H return by East if declarer had run it to dummy's 10 , ruffed a @s after cashing King of @C and run @H he makes contract:)|pg|| nt|rv: yes Carl|pg|| nt|rv: what is 1n range? does Hansen hold different hand to what we are seeing|pg|| pc|d5|pg|| nt|bjacobs: It seems @C10 can't be overcome ... so still only 10 tricks|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d3|nt|garnetts: tough ask to find a @d|pg|| pc|dA|nt|vugraphzdd: (14)15-17, so looks like juniorbid :)|pg|| pc|d6|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|c4|pc|d4|pg|| nt|sharkey: reverse dummy?|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|nt|rv: just kidding, was sure you didn't get it wrong Kristian:)|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h6|pg|| nt|hesse: Vestå kryper hjem igjen for å ta kutten som ikke går|pg|| nt|hesse: Men @sen sitter gunstig for spillefører, og der er gode muligheter for hjemgang|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Lacks the entries to set up the long diamond|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|hJ|nt|vugraphzdd: :)|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: is in dummy now :)|pg|| nt|rv: I don't disagree with 1n opening with upgrade of 14 hcp, can't agree with accepting invite though:)|pg|| nt|sharkey: All options losing ones...|pg|| nt|rv: East's hand is about 15 hcp in most systems of evaluation:)|pg|| nt|ianmcc: Qx a weakness|pg|| nt|rv: you just don't upgrade same hand twice:)|pg|| pc|hQ|pg|| nt|sharkey: Now makes...|pg|| nt|bjacobs: With the ruffing finesse in hearts :)|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s8|pc|c8|nt|hesse: der er ikke kommunikasjon til å godspille @deren om den sitter 4-2, så nord går nok på @heren|pg|| pc|c2|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s9|nt|hesse: vest prøver å unngå og bli innspilt|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cT|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dQ|nt|hesse: nord får vel fort overstikk nå|pg|| pc|c7|pc|h2|pg|| nt|hesse: vest får det vel svett når @h9 og @cD legges ned|pg|| pc|h5|mc|10|nt|sharkey: yes - defence somewhat relaxed as only cheap over tricks at stake|pg|| pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4S32HA73DJT986CT86,SAQJ64HKQ42D7432C,SK5HJ8DAKQ5CAKJ97,ST987HT965DCQ5432|sv|b|mb|p|nt|geot: En ny sjanse for TopBridge|pg|| mb|p|nt|jbgood: noen vil si noe om det spillet (jeg nevnte ikke Aabye)|pg|| mb|1S|nt|jbgood: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bridge1no|pg|| mb|3N|mb|4S|nt|geot: Formidabel spartilpasning Ø/V, mange stikk med få HP|pg|| mb|4N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: samme forløp som i lukket...|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| nt|jbgood: halvtidsres.: http://nmlag.com/Halvtidsresultater-IMP|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg|| nt|geot: og samme resultat. Det er bare ni stikk, ingen muligheter for det tiende|pg|| pc|dK|pc|s8|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|c2|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg|| nt|Walddk3: Samme ynkelige kontrakt som 5NT-1|pg|| pc|dA|pc|c5|pc|d9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d5|nt|Walddk3: Der fines vel ikke to kontrakter, der er værre at spille ved egen kraft|pg|| nt|geot: sant nok|pg|| nt|jbgood: lurer på om det ikke er en god stamp...|pg|| nt|geot: 7NT kanskje, også litt trist med eksakt tolv stikk:)|pg|| pc|h6|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|hQ|pc|cJ|nt|Walddk3: Du følger vel med i Englands miserable start på Lord's, ikke Jon?|pg|| nt|jbgood: selvfølgelig:)|pg|| nt|geot: Sam inge prøver en "spansk en" med å kaste kløver knekt. Kan han lure sin bror? Neppe|pg|| nt|Walddk3: Der skal jeg ud i morgen, med solhat solbriller og 5 liter cola|pg|| nt|geot: SO tenker, har han bruk for 109x i hjerter? Kan makkeren har DJ dobbel?|pg|| nt|jbgood: ja, du blir vel servert te:)|pg|| nt|jbgood: hjerter dame var ikke lett å tolke? |pg|| nt|geot: makkeren har kastet hjerter dame.....|pg|| pc|c3|pg|| nt|geot: wow|pg|| pc|cT|pc|h2|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c9|nt|geot: det fungerte|pg|| nt|jbgood: han tar resten!!|pg|| nt|geot: hjerter dame var vel et merkelig avkast|pg|| mc|11|nt|geot: tolv stikk.....!|pg|| nt|geot: nei elleve|pg|| nt|geot: ? |pg|| nt|jbgood: tilskuere bruker ord jeg ikke kan gjenta...|pg|| nt|geot: spiller ingen rolle|pg|| pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4S32HA73DJT986CT86,SAQJ64HKQ42D7432C,SK5HJ8DAKQ5CAKJ97,ST987HT965DCQ5432|sv|b|mb|p|nt|sharkey: Who dealt all these voids??|pg|| mb|p|nt|bjacobs: How do you deal a void?|pg|| mb|1S|nt|sharkey: lol|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Anyway, can 3NT be stopped here?|pg|| nt|bjacobs: North might have to resort to that contract|pg|| nt|sharkey: if they can get there...|pg|| nt|bjacobs: 1@S - X - 3@S perhaps|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Then North is pretty much endplayed into 3NT|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Of course if E/W bid 4@S ...|pg|| nt|sharkey: Dont think EW will let them buy it at 3 NT|pg|| mb|3N|nt|hesse: Olsen og Lehn var i 5@s i spill 24, dermed økte Sortland 1 sin ledelse|pg|| mb|4S|nt|hesse: Vestå prøver å ta opp meldeplass med å sperre med sin fine hand|pg|| nt|hesse: men Smørdal har gode kort når makker melder @h, og viser sin fit med kortfargebud i @d|pg|| nt|sharkey: Practical bid by Tor|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Well done on the combined 14 count|pg|| mb|4N|nt|vugraphzdd: vest tenker|pg|| nt|hesse: Fondevik ser at kortfarge i @d er dårlig match, så han bøyer vel av i 4@h|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: eller?|pg|| nt|hesse: Fondevik tar med et cue|pg|| nt|rv: 4@s is a easy make, 5@h double is 3 down|pg|| mb|p|nt|vugraphzdd: øst tenker|pg|| nt|hesse: to manglende ess vil gjøre endestasjonen til 5@h, Smørdal kan vel spørre etter nøkkelkort nå|pg|| mb|p|nt|sharkey: one too high..|pg|| nt|bjacobs: And that's a nice bid by South ... "if you think you can make 9 tricks - I think you can make 10"|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Is it clear that 4@S is even going down?|pg|| nt|sharkey: N already counted that trick...|pg|| pc|sT|nt|sharkey: I think 4@S will make|pg|| nt|sharkey: have to guess @H though|pg|| nt|bjacobs: I think maybe if South plays a trump when in with @HA, it might be shy one trick|pg|| nt|bjacobs: What do the specs think?|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Just maybe @S3 is the setting trick in 4@S|pg|| nt|sharkey: I also think @H will be misguessed if S ducks twice|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Declarer cannot cross ruff AND enjoy the hearts|pg|| pc|s2|nt|hesse: 5@c-5@h og svisj|pg|| nt|garnetts: 3@H is a good bid as he has most values in the blacks |pg|| nt|garnetts: Slows the auction down a puts a damper on his partner |pg|| nt|garnetts: This should put North off--he can tray 4@D maybe but that will just get 4@H |pg|| pc|s4|nt|rv: on @DQ lead, 5@h double could even go via 1100 with trump promotion|pg|| pc|sK|pg|| nt|rv: go for 1100|pg|| nt|garnetts: 4@C then--now what after 4@D ? |pg|| nt|Walddk4: Good evening to Gábor Szõts|pg|| nt|cicus: hi everyone|pg|| nt|garnetts: Hi |pg|| pc|dA|nt|cicus: N would have liked very much to show short @Ss|pg|| nt|sharkey: I'll let kibs do the analyzing...|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Anyway, it's hard to see 4NT ever making|pg|| pc|s7|nt|cicus: @Cs, I mean|pg|| nt|garnetts: North should know that North has a minimum--without the club ace ( no redouble ) |pg|| nt|cicus: now it may seem to S that his @CK is pulling full weight|pg|| pc|d6|nt|hesse: denne kontrakten var nok mer spennende å melde enn den blir å spille :)|pg|| nt|sharkey: on that we agree:)|pg|| pc|d7|pg|| nt|garnetts: 4@D was better than 4@C I think |pg|| pc|dK|nt|cicus: no XX is a good sign to N, isn't it?|pg|| nt|bjacobs: North likes his chances .. West opened. Wouldn't you know it, the only points in East's hand is that darned @CQ|pg|| nt|sharkey: lol|pg|| pc|c2|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|c4|nt|rv: declarer can even make 12 tricks here by pitching @c on @dT and ruffing @c, take @s finesse on way back|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|s9|nt|ianmcc: the preempt gave a lot of info|pg|| nt|rv: sry, 5@h double is only 800 unless declarer cashes @H honor instead of running @HJ|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h2|pc|s5|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|h4|pc|cA|nt|garnetts: Might have made this without transfers on the ace of clubs lead |pg|| pc|c3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|nt|garnetts: North has just about bid this in such a way as to bid 6@H over 1NT --so he might have just bid it immediately lol|pg|| nt|cicus: 6@H was hasty anyway, he needed 3 cards out of @DAK an @SAK|pg|| nt|garnetts: exactly|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|hK|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SQ84HKQDKT6532C53,SK32HAJ5DQ98C9762,SAJHT6432DACKQT84,ST9765H987DJ74CAJ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|jbgood: nei - ikke noe impforskjell |pg|| nt|Walddk3: Ja, tilskuerne siger det var et tvivlsomt afkast. Det kan man ikke gentage|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N|nt|geot: jeg fulgte ikke med, og så senere at vest hadde kastet hjerter dame. Uforståelig|pg|| nt|geot: hva var galt med hjerter 2, et styrkekast?|pg|| nt|jbgood: de er forsiktige i ordbruken når de snakker med deg, Roland:)|pg|| mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|geot: Sam Inge var flink, tok den femte ruteren og kastet kløver knekt. Det var nok. Svakt motspill, men SI gjorde i alle fall det han kunne|pg|| nt|Walddk3: 3@D er STOPP!|pg|| nt|Walddk3: SI har ingenting at tenke over|pg|| nt|jbgood: han kommer nok fram til en passlapp - til slutt|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|geot: han likte jo det forrige spillet godt da, SI.....gikk an å få stikk i grand, liksom:)|pg|| nt|geot: men joda, passen kom|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cA|nt|jbgood: passen verd noen imp|pg|| pc|c5|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| nt|geot: mer imp til TopBridge her, Aabye vinner denne|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|c4|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|h4|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|geot: Det blir ti stikk|pg|| nt|geot: eneste mulighet for bare ni er at vest spiller kløver nå og spillefører tar finessen|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s6|nt|jbgood: 5 imp|pg|| pc|s4|pg|| pc|h6|mc|10|pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1SQ84HKQDKT6532C53,SK32HAJ5DQ98C9762,SAJHT6432DACKQT84,ST9765H987DJ74CAJ|sv|o|nt|rv: cold GS for E-W, will they get there?|pg|| nt|sharkey: EW may possibly make 4@S - have to solve @H suit though|pg|| mb|1D|nt|hesse: 6 spill gjenstår|pg|| nt|ianmcc: here's a Grand|pg|| mb|p|nt|cicus: 3NT is a make EW if they'd happen to bid it|pg|| nt|cicus: extremely favourable lie of cards|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|rv: is 2@d is art, 4+ hcp, GF Kokish style?|pg|| nt|sharkey: i have to leave now - enjoyed ty all|pg|| nt|rv: ty Carl, thanks for all inputs|pg|| mb|3N|nt|hesse: Fondevik åpner i 1@c, og nøyer seg med 1@s gjenmelding når makker melder @d|pg|| nt|cicus: but of course no such adventure|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|sharkey: On Bd 24 1 NT x made OR so may be wise for W to pull to 2@C|pg|| pc|sT|nt|cicus: S has a good hand for a take-out (!) double of 1NT, BTW|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|nt|hesse: Fondevik går på med en invitt, han har ikke overmeldt handa si så langt|pg|| nt|hesse: Hadde Sigve visst hvordan det satt, så hadde han nok letta|pg|| nt|rv: great 4@d inspite of potential wastage of @DK after 3@d bid by South|pg|| pc|sJ|pg|| nt|hesse: men passen er saklig og grei|pg|| nt|cicus: I wonder if anyone plays that|pg|| nt|sharkey: N has to attack @C first - to kill East's @S suit|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hQ|nt|hesse: Vestå skifter nok til ruter mot dette bordet|pg|| nt|rv: West could have asked for key-cards followed by asking for @HQ after 4@d?|pg|| nt|sharkey: can't see this making....|pg|| pc|h5|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg|| nt|bjacobs: That @C9 is a bit of a fly in the ointment|pg|| nt|sharkey: yes - still best shot @C3-3- no entries to dummy|pg|| nt|bjacobs: which is what he played|pg|| nt|sharkey: Not sure everybody opens S hand...|pg|| nt|sharkey: Wudn't be proud...|pg|| pc|s7|nt|cicus: I myself read about that possibility in the famous Robson book|pg|| nt|cicus: Partnership Bidding at Bridge|pg|| pc|s8|nt|bjacobs: East's @S7 is trying to tell West not to put up @SK|pg|| nt|sharkey: Not sure - assume EW have discussed leads of 10s etc....|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|nt|hesse: Sigve tar trolig 5x@c før han etablerer @hstikk|pg|| pc|c2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h9|nt|vugraphzdd: øst er i tenkeboks|pg|| pc|d2|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|s5|pc|d5|pc|c6|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2SQ963HQ3D873CQT72,SAJTHAJ965DKCAKJ4,S542HKT72DJ6C9653,SK87H84DAQT9542C8|sv|n|nt|jbgood: underlig at øst ga seg på 4 NT i lukket...|pg|| nt|geot: ja|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|geot: 2 kløveråpning i lukket, 1 hjerter her. Hva synes du, Jon?|pg|| nt|jbgood: liker best 1@h|pg|| nt|geot: Etter 2 kløveråpning er det vanskelig å forstå at øst gir seg under slem|pg|| nt|jbgood: gjør vel du og, GeO?|pg|| nt|geot: ja,med en singel konge og disse kortene er 1@H best|pg|| nt|jbgood: selv her kan vel vest gjøre noe mot ruterslem?|pg|| nt|geot: i parturnering kunne jeg funnet på å vise vest sin hånd som en NT hånd, .....men da 22-23. for sterk for 20-21 synes jeg|pg|| mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|nt|jbgood: er ikke 6 ruter et praktisk bud fra vest? Makker har meldt 2 og 3 - 9-10 poeng og lang ruter?|pg|| nt|geot: jo, enig i det|pg|| mb|5H|mb|p|nt|jbgood: storeslemsinvitt nå|pg|| mb|5S|nt|geot: Men BW er fint, det er nære storeslem|pg|| nt|jbgood: 3 kl er krav - så 3 ruter kan aldri passes|pg|| nt|geot: nettopp|pg|| mb|p|nt|jbgood: ja, sry, 3 ru er ubegrenset|pg|| nt|jbgood: sp K og ru D - vist nå|pg|| nt|geot: ok, så de som åpnet med 2 kløver og hadde den svarhånden kom i utgang, mens de som åpnet med 1 hjerter og hadde en svarhånd med 9hp melder slem:)|pg|| mb|5N|mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|nt|jbgood: østs aksjon i lukket var rar, da|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: skow-up for 13|pg|| pc|d3|nt|jbgood: show t.o.m.|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| nt|geot: vest har fått vite om trumf dame + spar konge, og sier alt er på plass, men øst har ikke mer. Han har den syvende ruteren, så han må nok ha vurdert 7|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|nt|geot: Bra sekvens av Ø/V her.|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c4|nt|jbgood: ja, nære på tenker jeg|pg|| pc|c5|pc|d9|pc|c7|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|h5|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|h6|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h8|nt|geot: Storeslem er litt for hardt. Trumfen må sitte ++|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|h4|pc|cT|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|d4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|geot: Selv om øst kanskje var fristet har han tross alt en makker om åpnet med en 1 melding. 6 ruter er greit nok.|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2SQ963HQ3D873CQT72,SAJTHAJ965DKCAKJ4,S542HKT72DJ6C9653,SK87H84DAQT9542C8|sv|n|nt|rv: I am not sure what 6@c meant? some play it as asking for 3rd round control in @cs for GS|pg|| nt|garnetts: I agree that the tradional use of double is low on grounds of frequency--so not a bad idea |pg|| nt|sharkey: a grand.....|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Yes, but you are searching for the 13th trick|pg|| mb|2C|nt|rv: I don't think E-W were completely in sync on auction after excellent 4@d bid by East|pg|| mb|p|mb|3D|nt|hesse: 11-15-åpning fra nord|pg|| nt|garnetts: looks like 2@S should end it |pg|| nt|cicus: a hand for passers|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: 15-18NT fra øst|pg|| nt|hesse: Digre tar fram julesløyfa|pg|| nt|hesse: ØV spiller Nilsland|pg|| nt|hesse: så her kommer det nok en pass|pg|| nt|ianmcc: slam here too|pg|| mb|3N|nt|hesse: ser av deres systemkort at de spiller "Nilsland med avvik"|pg|| nt|hesse: sry, redbl ber om 2@c|pg|| nt|garnetts: I must admit that lead stood out |pg|| mb|p|mb|4D|nt|hesse: Smørdal er ikke interessert i makkers langfarge, men han traff ::)|pg|| mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|nt|bjacobs: Malfunction|pg|| nt|sharkey: oops|pg|| nt|Walddk5: Good morning to Henry Bethe|pg|| nt|henryb: GM|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hQ|nt|hesse: Vestå viste sidefarga, og dermed kom N/S i den gode @h utgangen|pg|| nt|rv: 4n is quantitative here by South|pg|| pc|hA|pg|| nt|hesse: Smørdal spiller ut trumf for å hindre @sstjelinger i bordet, uten at det betyr mye i dette givet|pg|| nt|rv: 4n is not RKC if fit is not explicitly found|pg|| nt|ianmcc: needed that texture in spades but North didn't think it enough|pg|| pc|dK|nt|garnetts: the 9@S seems like no cost--or is that just a double dummy card? |pg|| pc|d6|pc|dA|nt|hesse: trumfen sitter fint, og de svarte honnørene sitter i kutt, så da blir det 11 stikk|pg|| nt|sharkey: EW apparently didnt have their ducks in order here|pg|| pc|d3|pg|| nt|cicus: no, it's the best in theory|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|c4|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|henryb: Seems to me that Hantveit was less than ambitious|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|h6|nt|rv: here North had couple of excellent features good @s suit and @CJ, still not enough hcp to accept quant|pg|| nt|sharkey: If W showed standard 22-23 I think E cud bid slam himself|pg|| pc|c6|pg|| pc|d9|pc|c7|pc|h5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d4|nt|cicus: best defence, no shortening declarer|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|c2|nt|sharkey: Squeeze on S if E recognizes this|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|s5|pg|| nt|cicus: good cover as well|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|h7|pg|| nt|sharkey: np now|pg|| pc|sT|pc|c9|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cT|mc|13|nt|bjacobs: Not one for the highlight reel|pg|| pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3S832H92DKQ986CKQ8,SKHAQT84DT532C973,SQ74H763DAJCAJ542,SAJT965HKJ5D74CT6|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|d|nt|jbgood: siste spill her nå - takk til BBO (og Roland Wald) samt Sortland (og operatør Robert Lehn - fin jobb) for at vi får se underholdende toppbridge live!|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H|nt|jbgood: Og takk til GeO og Roland for innsiktsfulle kommentarer! |pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: Og takk selvsagt til publikum - håper dere syns dette er like artig å se på som meg!|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: neste kamp starter kl 1445 - om en time|pg|| pc|h5|nt|geot: En fargerik kamp, nesten 170 imp totalt. TopBridge var best, men burde vunnet mer|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hA|nt|geot: hadetbra, snakkes:)|pg|| pc|h3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|h4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|c7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg|| mc|8|nt|jbgood: Heimdal - Topbridge om en time - vi ses|pg|| pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3S832H92DKQ986CKQ8,SKHAQT84DT532C973,SQ74H763DAJCAJ542,SAJT965HKJ5D74CT6|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|2S|mb|p!|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|nt|garnetts: How can you make a game forcing bid facing a 1@H response? |pg|| nt|garnetts: 1@S is more than enough for now |pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|nt|rv: need to leave now, thanks all|pg|| nt|cicus: nice controls, a lot of tricks|pg|| pc|c6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|nt|ianmcc: cheers rv|pg|| pc|cA|nt|garnetts: 2NT better than 3@D?|pg|| nt|cicus: I admit I might have bid the same way|pg|| pc|cT|pg|| nt|garnetts: If you think it is worth 2@S then start with 2@C |pg|| nt|cicus: yes, 3@D does not appeal to me|pg|| nt|garnetts: The South hand is in many ways quite for 1@H yet game is at best precarious |pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d4|nt|ianmcc: should make|pg|| pc|c8|nt|cicus: well, game is on although clubs do not run|pg|| pc|c9|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s5|pc|d8|nt|garnetts: If I bid like that dummy would not get me xx in clubs :) |pg|| pc|d3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s3|nt|henryb: 2@s if preemptive would not be my choice with E hand: too much chance that this is a good dummy for a @h contract|pg|| pc|sK|nt|cicus: nor me|pg|| pc|s4|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hK|nt|cicus: the problem is that EW cannot touch @Hs|pg|| pc|h2|pg|| nt|garnetts: this defence is really too difficult how caneast find the spade?|pg|| pc|sA|nt|hesse: ø/v får 3 minorstikk og et sparstikk for ei beit nå|pg|| pc|s2|pc|d5|nt|cicus: and the @D blockade is another drawback|pg|| pc|s7|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|mc|8|pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4S853H65DJ843CJT85,SJHAKQT94DKT976CQ,SQT94H83DA5CK9643,SAK762HJ72DQ2CA72|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|geot: Han hadd Q87 i trumf til slutt, og vest J10x. Vest ble innspilt og måtte spille i hjertersaksen|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|minst 3 hjerter|mb|p|nt|jbgood: ser likevel ikke mye i østs gjenåpning på de tynne bladene...|pg|| nt|geot: enig|pg|| nt|jbgood: litt macho...|pg|| nt|geot: +110 ved dette bordet er normalt et godt spill på nr 21. |pg|| nt|pbmarstr: Så vi leder vel pr nå|pg|| nt|pbmarstr: sorry pr|pg|| mb|4N|mb|p|nt|jbgood: hei Peter - yess - dere leder|pg|| mb|5H|mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|geot: Fin slem|pg|| nt|geot: Men nesten ikke til å unngå å melde den etter sparåpning fra øst?|pg|| nt|jbgood: da må du være æremeldem av club pessimistic|pg|| nt|geot: idet vest får hjerterstøtte har han en Blackwood hånd. |pg|| nt|geot: ja, dette spillet går nok ut|pg|| pc|h3|nt|jbgood: noen som har streamlinken liggende?|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d6|nt|hesse: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bridge1no|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|nt|jbgood: takk|pg|| pc|d4|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|c6|pc|s2|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d7|mc|12|pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4S853H65DJ843CJT85,SJHAKQT94DKT976CQ,SQT94H83DA5CK9643,SAK762HJ72DQ2CA72|sv|o|mb|1S|nt|cicus: routine game|pg|| nt|Walddk5: Strange that East did not support hearts at the other table|pg|| mb|p|nt|Walddk5: 4NT would not be RKC for hearts in my book|pg|| mb|2H|nt|hesse: Ellingsen/Bergsrud fant ikke 4@h i spill 28, og dermed har kampen jevnet seg noe ut|pg|| nt|hesse: Smørdal åpner i multi med sin svake 2 @s hånd|pg|| nt|henryb: Perhaps 2N was some sort of @h raise|pg|| mb|p|nt|garnetts: 2@S is a standout rebid in my view |pg|| nt|cicus: E hand for a 3-card raise?|pg|| nt|cicus: agreed|pg|| nt|sharkey: last suit bid perhaps - I wud view 4 NT as quantative |pg|| mb|3H|nt|garnetts: Nothing else come close |pg|| nt|henryb: Strange if true, but|pg|| mb|p|nt|ianmcc: 2NT is all|pg|| nt|Walddk5: This makes life a lot simpler|pg|| mb|4C!|nt|hesse: Ø/V bruker aggressive sperr med 6 kort, kan være nedi 3hp|pg|| nt|hesse: Ståle viser minorhand med balanseringen sin, men Vestå vil kanskje foretrekke @h på tross av vests 2@s?|pg|| mb|p|nt|henryb: 2N apparently promised 3@h|pg|| mb|4H|nt|ianmcc: Lebensohl spot on|pg|| mb|p|nt|garnetts: needs a club lead or he will make the lot |pg|| nt|bjacobs: Certainly tempting to wheel out Old Trusty and gamble on the diamonds|pg|| nt|Walddk5: Then it makes sense|pg|| mb|p|nt|cicus: may play @SA|pg|| mb|p|nt|Walddk5: If 2NT shows 3 hearts, how do they show a 5233 hand with 12-14? 2@S?|pg|| nt|sharkey: Slam bidding has not been the forte of EW this half|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|nt|hesse: 4@h er dessverre for hardt i dette spillet|pg|| nt|hesse: og Fondevik dobler med sin solide trumf|pg|| pc|h5|nt|hesse: 300 inn for ØV bør gi 4 imp inn for Sortland 1|pg|| nt|garnetts: yes he might |pg|| pc|hA|pg|| pc|hK|nt|ianmcc: I think 2NT should have been passed|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d5|nt|hesse: de tre @h taperne og de to @d taperne er det umulig å unngå|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| nt|cicus: not scared|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg|| nt|henryb: Would be interesting if S had Axxx of @d and N @dJx|pg|| mc|12|nt|sharkey: Perhaps this a consequence of Bd 28 where they also failed|pg|| pg|| qx|o31|st||md|1ST97HA54DJ843CA82,SK62H983DAK9CKQJ3,SQJ53H2DT762CT954,SA84HKQJT76DQ5C76|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|Walddk3: Hei Jon og GeO|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|nt|geot: Heimdal klart under mot Sortland|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|nt|geot: Hei Roland, Jon:)|pg|| nt|Walddk3: og hei til Tommy også|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: Robert|pg|| nt|Walddk3: ahhh profilen :)|pg|| nt|Walddk3: da må du redigere|pg|| nt|geot: Et "plankespill" til å begynne med. Ikke noe kan skje her|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h3|nt|jbgood: Sam Inge blir ikke kvitt brødrene sine, nå er det eldstebror Sven-Olai han møter|pg|| pc|h2|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h9|mc|11|pg|| qx|c31|st||md|1ST97HA54DJ843CA82,SK62H983DAK9CKQJ3,SQJ53H2DT762CT954,SA84HKQJT76DQ5C76|sv|n|nt|garnetts: true |pg|| nt|bjacobs: Like "the odds of us missing a slam in a set are low, so the odds of us missing two slams must be astronomically low"?|pg|| nt|henryb: Then if S ducked the Q, declarer would finesse on the way back and go down|pg|| mb|p|mb|1N|nt|cicus: now can they bid this?|pg|| mb|p|mb|2D|nt|ianmcc: 4@h friendly here|pg|| nt|garnetts: laydown grand--lets ee if they have a good auction|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H|nt|bjacobs: No once could complain about flat boards this set|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: Her skulle det være greit å komme i rett kontrakt, og Nord melder utgangen direkte mot makkers 11-15-åpning|pg|| mb|3H|nt|bjacobs: Although here is one|pg|| mb|p|nt|sharkey: East inviting only?|pg|| mb|3S|nt|cicus: 3@S showing short @Cs I think|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|hesse: Hvis Digre løser trumfen vil han belønnes med 1 imp|pg|| nt|cicus: oh|pg|| nt|cicus: can't believe that|pg|| nt|cicus: E passing with that 20 points?|pg|| nt|garnetts: needs to identify QJxx in diamonds although Qxxx has chances too|pg|| mb|p|nt|garnetts: claim now and check partner's pulse |pg|| nt|Walddk5: I think 3@H is forcing for them|pg|| mb|p|nt|cicus: something went wrong here - E clearly thinks W has no @C control|pg|| nt|bjacobs: They're cautious but not that cautious|pg|| nt|sharkey: must be|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|hesse: Digre belønnes med et helt imp|pg|| nt|gulyas: I am back |pg|| nt|gulyas: looked like an exciting set|pg|| nt|sharkey: indeed - you missed a lot of fun|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h8|mc|11|pg|| qx|o32|st||md|2S32HADAKQ97CT5432,S986HKQ942D653C97,SAKT7H76DJT2CKQJ6,SQJ54HJT853D84CA8|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|jbgood: siste spill i 1. halvdel der N hadde 17 og 5 kort hjerter, ble åpnet med 1 NT i lukket rom. Det var spillet der Aabye fikk sitt niende i 3 grand for spar 10 i første stikk|pg|| mb|1N!|mb|p|nt|geot: En glimrende 6@C her, men ikke lett å melde|pg|| nt|jbgood: Derfor ble ledelsen på 32 imp|pg|| nt|geot: perfekt tilpasning|pg|| mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|jbgood: 1 grand alertert fordi de spiller Walsh - nord kan fremdeles ha 4 korts major|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|jbgood: 2 @d utgangskrav, så kom sparfargen frem|pg|| nt|geot: Godt meldt av Aabye|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|nt|geot: tar med seg kløveren, og nå viser vel 3@S støtte i kløver?|pg|| nt|jbgood: eller at det er der han har resten....|pg|| nt|geot: men langt frem, se på den trumfen Jon sitter med ikke mye bedre enn toeren femte|pg|| mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|geot: Merk at det er bare åtte stikk i grand|pg|| mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jbgood: femmern fjerde pluss tieren - godt meldt|pg|| nt|geot: med hjerter ut går 3Nt bet, og 6 kløver står som et segl!|pg|| nt|geot: glimrende av N/S|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| nt|vugraphzdc: vest spilte ut hj dame...|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg|| mc|12|nt|geot: Skrøt av dette N/S paret i 1.halvrunde, og kan godt gjenta det. Jeg vet ikke hvor godt samspilt de er, men det er definitivt to av de beste spillerne i lagfinalen|pg|| pg|| qx|c32|st||md|2S32HADAKQ97CT5432,S986HKQ942D653C97,SAKT7H76DJT2CKQJ6,SQJ54HJT853D84CA8|sv|e|nt|garnetts: well we said it would test their methods--and they need to change them |pg|| nt|henryb: well done at the other table|pg|| nt|gulyas: a laydown slam to end it with|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C|nt|garnetts: I suspect that a minor discussion just took place |pg|| mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|gulyas: really, 14 vs 13, well bid|pg|| mb|p|nt|hesse: I spill 29 spilte Olav Ellingsen hjem 2@hx, og Sortland 1 kan neppe tape kampen lenger|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Yes, thanks to our fantastic operator Henrik Gosvig|pg|| nt|bjacobs: And also to Carl, Daniel, Henry and Roland for the commentary|pg|| mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|hesse: 2NT fra Fondevik er invittstenberg|pg|| nt|ianmcc: 4@s also fairly tame|pg|| mb|4N|nt|cicus: they are going to bid this game|pg|| nt|bjacobs: And also to the NBF (Harald Skjaeran) and Sortland BK (Arild Jakobsen) for putting on this excellent event|pg|| nt|bjacobs: And also to the specs for watching ...|pg|| nt|gulyas: 4nt rkcb with @Cs as trumps? great idea...|pg|| nt|gulyas: I know, I have said it enough times:)|pg|| nt|Walddk5: and a small doubleton|pg|| nt|Walddk5: Bid 3@D and get a spade cue eventually|pg|| nt|Walddk5: Then use 4@D or 4@H as RKC|pg|| nt|henryb: Will someone explain to me how Hoyland knows that partner does not have @hKQ instead of @cKQ?|pg|| mb|5S|mb|p|nt|gulyas: N must be thinking: this cannot be rkcb, it has to be natural|pg|| nt|sharkey: undo Henrik...|pg|| mb|p|nt|garnetts: well North might if South has another go--and he should bid 4@C |pg|| nt|cicus: N intends his pass as forcing it seems|pg|| nt|cicus: he has a very good hand|pg|| nt|cicus: I'd have bid something|pg|| nt|Walddk5: UNdo please|pg|| mb|6C|nt|garnetts: Its not I bet--he just forgot to bid 4@C |pg|| nt|garnetts: There is even a case for 5@C with such good controls |pg|| mb|p|nt|cicus: even 3@S, that must imply a good hand with @C support|pg|| mb|p|nt|garnetts: Yes I like that |pg|| nt|bjacobs: No need, I've already thanked him for his fantastic operating|pg|| nt|sharkey: good job :)|pg|| nt|vugraphzdd: :)|pg|| nt|Walddk5: Although West might not have bid 5@S|pg|| nt|gulyas: it would have been just if N passed 4NT and would have gone down on the @H lead|pg|| mb|p|nt|bjacobs: You guys are tough - they bid a lovely 27 point slam, but not the way you want them to|pg|| nt|sharkey: A lot of IMPs for 32 boards - 167 in total 5+ a board|pg|| pc|sQ|nt|hesse: Frisk dobling fra Fondevik|pg|| nt|cicus: so an ugly and to what was a promising start|pg|| nt|henryb: I suppose 2@d showed real clubs.|pg|| pc|s2|nt|hesse: uten doblingen ville Vestå fort toppet@h|pg|| nt|hesse: men nå er det muligens fristende å kutte??|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sK|pg|| nt|cicus: *end|pg|| pc|cK|nt|hesse: publikumsvennlig dobling av Fondevik :):)|pg|| nt|bjacobs: I'd just make this point ... on a one suit auction like this, you might not want to say too much in the auction ... just let them lead in the dark|pg|| nt|Walddk5: Thanks all|pg|| nt|bjacobs: That's what South did|pg|| nt|henryb: Still hard to see why N could not be Qxxx KQx Jx KQxx|pg|| nt|Walddk5: Back in 1 hour and a wee bit|pg|| nt|bjacobs: He could ... but will they always lead a spade?|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg|| nt|gulyas: you have a point there, Bill|pg|| nt|henryb: maybe not, but you could go down anyway|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d7|mc|12|nt|hesse: SIgve skjuler honnørene sine|pg|| nt|hesse: han vil gjerne se en trumfkutt som sprekker|pg|| nt|hesse: morsomt spill, hvem vil glise bredest når spillet pakkes i mappa?|pg|| nt|cicus: in fact I would not have passed over 2@H|pg|| pg||