vg|2013 A Senior USBC USA2 R8,Segment 4 of 6,I,46,60,Street,67,Friedland,51| rs|6CS+1,5CS=,6CE=,6CE=,4SN=,4SN=,4HE+1,4HE=,2SW=,2SW=,3CWx-1,4HS-1,3NS-1,4DN+1,2DE-1,1NS=,4SN=,4SN=,3NW=,3NW=,2HE+1,2HE+1,5DW=,6SE=,2HE-1,PASS,3NN-2,2SE-3,3NN+2,3NN=| pn|Shenkin,G. Bart,Street,L. Bart,Dahl,Granovette,Friedland,Rubin|pg|| qx|o46|st||md|4SQ8642HT87DACKQJ7,S975HQJ95DKT3C964,SAKHDJ987542CAT85,SJT3HAK6432DQ6C32|sv|o|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|d|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|c5|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|cJ|pc|dT|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg|| pc|d5|pc|sJ|pc|cK|pc|dK|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cT|pc|h4|mc|13|pg|| qx|c46|st||md|4SQ8642HT87DACKQJ7,S975HQJ95DKT3C964,SAKHDJ987542CAT85,SJT3HAK6432DQ6C32|sv|o|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|Vugraphzfk: Welcome back everyone! :+)|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|nt|Vugraphzfk: Rusinow leads for EW at the 5 level or higher|pg|| pc|c5|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: With favorable splits this will be a breeze|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|c8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|c7|pc|dT|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|cT|pc|h4|pg|| mc|11|nt|Vugraphzfk: Claimed 11 on cross-ruff|pg|| pg|| qx|o47|st||md|1S5432HKJ86D642CA2,SAQTH94DAKQ98C875,S86HT753DJT75CT64,SKJ97HAQ2D3CKQJ93|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4D|an|keycard for clubs|mb|p|mb|4N|an|2 w/o Q|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c47|st||md|1S5432HKJ86D642CA2,SAQTH94DAKQ98C875,S86HT753DJT75CT64,SKJ97HAQ2D3CKQJ93|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|an|puppet|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H!|an|art asking|mb|p|mb|2S!|an|5-3-3-2 w/ 5 card minor|mb|p|mb|3C|an|natural|mb|p|mb|3D|an|cue bid minimum 3 controls 1 suit no A/K|mb|p|mb|3H|an|cue bid|nt|Allan Falk: Hello everyone; I'm your default commentator. Full disclosure: I've been a regular partner of Peter Friedland and teammate of Mark Dahl.|pg|| mb|d|nt|Allan Falk: Our poor Vugraph Operator has been saddled with 3 of the slowest players in the ACBL--N, E and W are all usually timed by the calendar, not the clock.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Thanks for that disclosure Allan, we won't expect you to be 100% unbiased :)|pg|| mb|3S|an|cue bid|nt|Vugraphzfk: Given that the last segment went about 15 minutes over the time limit, directors hopefully will take a more stern approach this time around|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Ah, yesterday's victim of the Friedland Foursome, Glenn Eisenstein, has decided to torture himself by joining us.|pg|| mb|p|nt|glenne: the other day, in the round robin, we were told to sit e/w at a table, only to find Barnet and his partner, director checked and told us to sit N/S...my teammate, Jerry HElms, came by to see if i would change....he had Rubin and Granovetter.....|pg|| nt|glenne: i stayed put,.....|pg|| mb|4N|an|RKC|mb|p|mb|5H|nt|Allan Falk: Rubin-Granovetter play a relay system involving a big club, and I have no notes to guide me, so I will make the best guesses I can.|pg|| nt|glenne: it's my first opportunity to see what Dahl bids on....couldn't tell yesterday|pg|| mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|glenne: when one says relay, one's mind perhaps goes to the great Jamaican relay teams, not exactly an apt comparison for this pair|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Here, it seems 2C was Puppet Stayment; 2@D denied a 5 card major, and 2@H showed 4 spades and was forcing|pg|| pc|d2|nt|Vugraphzfk: At least the play to this hand should be speedy :)|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: draw trumps and claim |pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Actually, it seems 2@c was a game forcing bid, and West first showed distribution, so that 3@C set trump|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o48|st||md|2SK52HAJ5DAKQJ94C5,SAJ8HK92D63CAKJ63,SQT743H764D2CQ982,S96HQT83DT875CT74|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|h6|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|s8|pc|h7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h9|pc|s3|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|s2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|s4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|s5|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|sT|mc|10|pg|| qx|c48|st||md|2SK52HAJ5DAKQJ94C5,SAJ8HK92D63CAKJ63,SQT743H764D2CQ982,S96HQT83DT875CT74|sv|e|mb|1C!|an|strong|nt|Allan Falk: Playing a probably similar relay system, Rubin, partnered by Mike Becker, won an unbelievable series of "Challenge the Champs" bidding contests in the Bridge World in the 1980s.|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p!|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Hard to figure E-W's notrump range, as last hand Granovetter had 15 balanced and this time 16 and this hand qualifies as a big club.|pg|| mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Friedland is trading on the favorable vulnerability, but Dahl, with a moose (best hand at the table), can't take the joke.|pg|| mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfk: Not sure what Rubin was considering doing, but he thought for a good 30 seconds before passing it out |pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Looks like it takes a heart lead to beat this.|pg|| pc|d5|nt|Allan Falk: But there would be one quick pitch on a diamond.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: This attacks declarer's communications, and may also be effective.|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c5|nt|Allan Falk: West thinking because if he wins this trick, it's not clear what to do, so he'd rather his partner would be on lead to trick 3.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: West will also be thinking that declarer has 6 spades . . .|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|h6|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dQ|nt|Allan Falk: Maddening for West; everything he does sets up another trick for declarer.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: The play so far indicates that E-W use upside-down signalling, and Rubin's play of the @C10 was suit preference, showing the @HQ.|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|s2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s8|pc|h7|pc|dT|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Clever effort, but not @CA defeats the hand--West will gain the lead with @SA to play the deadly fourth club.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: now, rather than "not" in previous comment|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Granovetter should have a count on the hand by now and realize his partner started with 2 spades.|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h9|nt|Allan Falk: Ooops, wrong timing; had to lead the club first.|pg|| pc|s7|mc|10|pg|| qx|o49|st||md|3SA75H82D85CAT9542,SQT964HAQJDKT9C83,SKJ832H74DAJ642C6,SHKT9653DQ73CKQJ7|sv|o|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c49|st||md|3SA75H82D85CAT9542,SQT964HAQJDKT9C83,SKJ832H74DAJ642C6,SHKT9653DQ73CKQJ7|sv|o|nt|Allan Falk: Even a 24 minute clock would be challenging for these guys.|pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|4H!|an|Wide Ranged|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: On the first board of this segment, the Street team gained 11 when in the other room it reach a club slam and rolled it home. The 2nd board was a club slam, making, at both ...|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: tables, and the 4@S game we saw was a push at both tables also.|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: On this hand, 4@H is alerted because Rubin's hand is limited by failure to open 1@c, so 4@H can be bid on quite strong hands where West sees only game prospects.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: And indeed Granovetter has an opening hand himself.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: But 4@H can also be bid on distributional weak hands just as in standard.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: A particularly effective treatment available to strong club players, as the typical 4@h transfer to the opponents 4@s becomes much more dangerous|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|h4|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s3|pc|hK|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cK|nt|Allan Falk: Good start for the defense, but the spade void will write "finis" to their chance of defeating this contract.|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o50|st||md|4SA743HKJD874CJT54,SKJT986HT6DQJ3CKQ,SQ2HA542D52CA9632,S5HQ9873DAKT96C87|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|h8|pc|sA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c50|st||md|4SA743HKJD874CJT54,SKJT986HT6DQJ3CKQ,SQ2HA542D52CA9632,S5HQ9873DAKT96C87|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Not sure if E-W's 2@S opening is stronger than standard; probably is, as Nunes and Fantoni.|pg|| pc|d5|nt|Allan Falk: This may be torturous, but in the fullness of time it appears West will emerge with 8 tricks.|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|h3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|c6|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c7|nt|Allan Falk: Matt Granovetter is an ultra-Orthodox Jew, who does not write or carry money on the Sabbath, but he does play cards (for pay) on Friday evening and Saturday.|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c8|mc|8|pg|| qx|o51|st||md|1SH8632DAK43CKJT75,SA62HAKDJ76CAQ986,SKQJ974HQJT97D2C3,ST853H54DQT985C42|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|r|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|h8|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d7|pc|s4|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg|| pc|h6|pc|c6|pc|hT|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|c7|mc|8|pg|| qx|c51|st||md|1SH8632DAK43CKJT75,SA62HAKDJ76CAQ986,SKQJ974HQJT97D2C3,ST853H54DQT985C42|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|1N|mb|2D|an|majors|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|Allan Falk: North's 2@D is Hamilton/Cappelletti, showing majors after the 16-18 1NT overcall.|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfk: Might need to lead a club to defeat this contract?|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Having seen North overcall 2S at favorable on Q10xxx and @CQ9xx, Dahl is treading lightly.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Or just a safe heart and cash the club of course* since west on lead|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: North continues overbidding; as South would bid 2@H with 3 of them, 4@H seems perhaps a tad exuberant, but all roads lead to Rome on this hand.|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: That dead Centurion by the side of the road was a Roman discard . . .|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Now Granovetter has to be careful not to try to save time by cashing--or not--the SA.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Can come close, discarding 3 spades and ruffing 2, but not quite enough assuming no defensive mishap|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Right; if W should exit his lowest club or @SA, declarer will prevail.|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Very safely done; good defense by Granovetter.|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c8|nt|Allan Falk: Perhaps still stinging by his misdefense to 4@S on boad 48.|pg|| pc|hT|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|nt|glenne: auction in the other room could leave one scratching their head ...|pg|| pc|h3|pc|s2|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: So Street appears headed for a plus in both rooms|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|h9|mc|9|nt|Allan Falk: Dahl conceding 1 down|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Play very fast in the end there, -1 as described :) |pg|| pg|| qx|o52|st||md|2SKTHKT93D83CKQ965,SQJ865HA652DJT5C8,SA742HDQ97642CAT4,S93HQJ874DAKCJ732|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|2N|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|d2|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|h6|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|h5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s6|pc|d6|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|c6|mc|8|pg|| qx|c52|st||md|2SKTHKT93D83CKQ965,SQJ865HA652DJT5C8,SA742HDQ97642CAT4,S93HQJ874DAKCJ732|sv|b|nt|glenne: play very fast in the end there....can we get that in writing?|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|nt|Vugraphzfk: I think the writing was on the wall for that hand ;)|pg|| mb|2N|nt|Allan Falk: Mene mene tekel upharsin|pg|| mb|3D|nt|Allan Falk: 2NT invitational. Previous strange phrase was Hebrew (transliterated) from the book of Daniel (where the handwriting was on the wall)|pg|| mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|Allan Falk: Wow, that auction came to a sudden halt.|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Best lead, but clubs will produce a bunch of tricks.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Dahl's hand certainly did not look appetizing for 5@d but playing 4 of a minor at imps is never fun |pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Double dummy, the defense can beat 5@D by leading a club at trick 1 or two (assuming declarer guesses @DAK doubleton)|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|dJ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o53|st||md|3S93HA32DKJ32CJT75,ST5HKJ874D76CA632,SAK764HT65D84CKQ9,SQJ82HQ9DAQT95C84|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|d5|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c53|st||md|3S93HA32DKJ32CJT75,ST5HKJ874D76CA632,SAK764HT65D84CKQ9,SQJ82HQ9DAQT95C84|sv|n|nt|Vugraphzfk: Players are now taking a short hopsitality break, should resume in a minute or two|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: For anyone still watching and alive at this table, the good news is that the other table in this match is MUCH slower. The TD will have to shift from a yellow slow play warning ...|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: and upgrade past red and magenta to vermillion.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Maybe this simply makes too much sense, but I would think a no new boards when time expires policy would solve the issue|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Teaching high school, my experience is if you give someone an inch, they will go a mile :p|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Sounds attractive, but in later segments, the team with the lead would deliberately "throw out the anchor" in hopes of limiting their opponents' chances to catch up.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: well... in situations when time problems do occur they allready assess who is at fault, so i don't forsee that happening|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: The better solution: if one team at fault, IMP penalties PLUS an offending pair is prohibited from playing one or more sessions; with so many pro teams with a client, this would ...|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: not work well. For 4-baggers, assess the pair ongoing IMPs, so even if, for one session, IMP penalties balance, eventually there is a price.|pg|| mb|p|pc|h7|nt|Vugraphzfk: Indeed, i like that as a more punative approach :)|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: N-S apparently play 1NT as "semi-forcing"; North, with 5-3-3-2, opted to pass.|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|c4|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg|| pc|hK|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|s8|nt|Allan Falk: From this point, E-W will take only a diamond trick, so +90 N-S.|pg|| pc|s3|pg|| pc|d7|mc|7|pg|| qx|o54|st||md|4SAQJ2HT2DT4CAK953,SK63HAJ763DA7CQJT,ST9874HK9DKJ652C4,S5HQ854DQ983C8762|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s4|pc|h8|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|d5|mc|10|pg|| qx|c54|st||md|4SAQJ2HT2DT4CAK953,SK63HAJ763DA7CQJT,ST9874HK9DKJ652C4,S5HQ854DQ983C8762|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: On Board 51, 3@C doubled by W escaped for down 1, on a bad play by Shenkin at trick 5.|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h2|nt|Allan Falk: This routine game will eventually depend on the diamond finesse, but the bidding will not be a firm guide.|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hK|nt|Allan Falk: No guesss anymore.|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|s7|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: There is now a 100% line--diamond ruff high, @S2 to hand, diamond ruff high, club ruff, draw the last trump, claim.|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|sJ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|sT|mc|10|pg|| qx|o55|st||md|1S43H9864DJ64CQJ94,SAK2HKQTDK872C652,SJT765HA3DQT5CAT8,SQ98HJ752DA93CK73|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|puppet|mb|p|mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hT|pc|s7|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|c9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c55|st||md|1S43H9864DJ64CQJ94,SAK2HKQTDK872C652,SJT765HA3DQT5CAT8,SQ98HJ752DA93CK73|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|Allan Falk: This one looks like E-W can make 4H, which depends on the @CA being onside--and it is.|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C|an|puppett|mb|p|mb|2D|an|no 5 cd major|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Sorry, I thought I saw a 4th heart in West; 3NT is the spot.|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: 2NT must be forcing and the routine game is soon reached.|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Friedland, with a 5-card suit headed by two honors and two aces, no doubt has hopes of defeating this, but not today.|pg|| pc|s5|nt|Allan Falk: West has 8 tricks on top, and can set up a 9th by either playing for @CA onside or diamonds 3-3. Either play works, so we'll spend a lot of time waiting for Godot.|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d2|nt|Allan Falk: The diamond spots offer interesting chances, but not when this trick is won in the closed hand.|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: West is setting himself up for an ugly guess later in the play.|pg|| pc|hT|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c9|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|mc|9|nt|Allan Falk: West breathes a sigh of relief|pg|| pg|| qx|o56|st||md|2SKJ72HKQ4DAJ82CQ9,S8653HA53DKT9CKT7,SQT9H98D76543C862,SA4HJT762DQCAJ543|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|r|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d8|pc|s8|pc|d3|pg|| pc|c5|pc|dJ|pc|h3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c56|st||md|2SKJ72HKQ4DAJ82CQ9,S8653HA53DKT9CKT7,SQT9H98D76543C862,SA4HJT762DQCAJ543|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|2C|nt|Allan Falk: On the hand where Friedland-Dahl stopped in 4@D and made 5, in the other room N-S got to 3NT which failed miserably, although it seems makeable as the cards were very friendly.|pg|| mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: On this hand, without the overcall, 2@C would have shown game invitational values; perhaps it still does.|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sQ|nt|Allan Falk: As the cards lie on this hand, with the @H98 doubleton with North, 4@H will make easily. This is the best lead for the defense, but still 10 tricks.|pg|| pc|sA|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Declarer now knows that ALL the remaining high cards are with South.|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hT|mc|9|pg|| qx|o57|st||md|3ST6HQ9542DAJCKQJ5,SJHKDKQ986543CT74,S8753H3DT2CA98632,SAKQ942HAJT876D7C|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|c4|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|dA|pc|c7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c57|st||md|3ST6HQ9542DAJCKQJ5,SJHKDKQ986543CT74,S8753H3DT2CA98632,SAKQ942HAJT876D7C|sv|e|nt|Vugraphzfk: Interesting deal here :)|pg|| mb|p!|mb|1C!|an|strong|mb|1H|mb|2C!|nt|Allan Falk: Rubin is 6-6 in the majors, and his partner, like mine, has 1-1 for him, although both are "big ones".|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: No danger now for EW to play in hearts. |pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Pretty good guess here that 2@C is a game forcing positive response with 5+ diamonds. Rubin will not be impressed.|pg|| mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|Allan Falk: Meanwhile, Dahl has bid one of Rubin's suits|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Rubin starts relaying; he won't like what he finds.|pg|| mb|3C|nt|Vugraphzfk: but dahl puts a stop to it|pg|| mb|d|mb|5C|nt|Allan Falk: Dahl's 3@C breaks the relay (anything above 2@H does that) but E-W appear to be able to make 5D, but not 4S.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: There is an ancient rule: What do you call an 8 card suit? Answer: Trump.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: friedland initially passed, then was given a different explanation of the double and changed his bid|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: This really pressures Rubin to show his "solid" spade suit.|pg|| mb|p|an|forcing|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Not sure what Granovetter's double was, but let's see if E-W can stop in 5@D.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: yowza|pg|| mb|6D|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: This will not make on any lead; on a trump lead, it will soon be down 3.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Granovetter all in, knows his partner likely void in clubs, figures he must have enough merchandice to make it a decent contract|pg|| mb|6S|nt|Vugraphzfk: Now Rubin feels that he has not ever shown his spades sufficiently, attempts to rescue partner|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Out of the frying pan into the holocaust.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Hey, full credit to Matt, our able Vugraph operator, for staying awake!|pg|| mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfk: players discussing various pass and pull, bid, forcing pass situations etc|pg|| pc|cK|nt|Allan Falk: This looks silly, but if N had the singleton @H9 this would just be 1 down, and of course E might have expected some ace in dummy, like the @DA.|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|s2|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Sadly, on a club lead, 6@D might have made--ruff, spade, spade pitching a club, spade, ruffed and overruffed, heart to dummy, spade.|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|c7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s9|pc|cQ|pc|d3|pc|s8|pg|| pc|d7|nt|Allan Falk: The other table has not only caught up but passed us--in nuclear physics, this table is filled with "tardyons"|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|mc|12|nt|Allan Falk: Wow, did not see that--awesome!|pg|| pg|| qx|o58|st||md|4SJ82HAQ2D876CQJT8,SQT54HJ85DKJTCK92,SK7H9DA9543CA7653,SA963HKT7643DQ2C4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|d3|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c8|pc|dT|pc|c6|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s6|mc|7|pg|| qx|c58|st||md|4SJ82HAQ2D876CQJT8,SQT54HJ85DKJTCK92,SK7H9DA9543CA7653,SA963HKT7643DQ2C4|sv|b|nt|Vugraphzfk: needed a heart lead :+)|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzfk: Horray, passout! :+)|pg|| nt|glenne: even their passouts are slow|pg|| pg|| qx|o59|st||md|1ST87HAKJ86D765C74,S3HQT432DKT82CK96,SA65H9DAQ94CAQT82,SKQJ942H75DJ3CJ53|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|h2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|c6|pc|sA|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d9|pc|s4|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|c2|pc|s9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dK|pc|c8|pc|sQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|h8|pc|cK|pg|| pc|hT|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|hJ|pg|| pg|| qx|c59|st||md|1ST87HAKJ86D765C74,S3HQT432DKT82CK96,SA65H9DAQ94CAQT82,SKQJ942H75DJ3CJ53|sv|o|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Another 3 IMPs for Street, how up to a comfortable lead.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Arrgghh, "now", not "how"|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|s7|pc|cK|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Dahl's agressive weak 2 on a 5-bagger has pushed E-W to a minus position, while keeping N-S out of trouble.|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: To strip the carcass bare, Dahl needs to cash his other top heart, then lead a diamond, but the @C2 screams "DIAMOND!!!"|pg|| mc|5|nt|cc469: but Friedland expects 6 @Hs with S|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: A few tricks zoomed past lost the play just a bit, -3 is the result|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: That may have stopped the hemorrhaging of IMPs by N-S.|pg|| pg|| qx|o60|st||md|2S3HAQ73DAKQT84CK5,SQ954H954D95CAJ74,SJT87HKJDJ73CQT92,SAK62HT862D62C863|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c60|st||md|2S3HAQ73DAKQT84CK5,SQ954H954D95CAJ74,SJT87HKJDJ73CQT92,SAK62HT862D62C863|sv|n|nt|Vugraphzfk: Grand finale here folks, 6 minutes left on the clock. Special thanks to our wonderful commentators Glenn Eisenstein and Allan Falk @h @h @h next segent scheduled to resume in about ...|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: 1 hour 18 minutes|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Last board of this segment; play should resume at 1600 hrs EDT (-4 GMT).|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: Thanks to our stalwart Vugraph operator par excellence, Matt Meckstroth!|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|glenne: asked Matt when i saw him how long till he can play senior events....i don't need another meckstroth playing|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: and to the viewers, Jan Martel, and the USBF :)|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Dahl's reverse shows a good hand; N can now bid 2NT to suggest a weak hand, or 3@D to force to game.|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Allan Falk: If Matt is assigned to players like these and Shenkin at the other table, he'll be playing senior events by the end of today.|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|nt|Allan Falk: Did Dahl not alert 2NT?|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: 2nt was explained unusually as "could be" artificial|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Not that it matters|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s5|mc|9|nt|Allan Falk: This will be mercifully fast, as declarer has the key @SJ10|pg|| nt|Allan Falk: Thanks everyone!|pg|| nt|glenne: see you later|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfk: Thanks again, closing the table soon|pg|| pg||