vg|41st WBTC-BBO4-BB,RR13,I,1,16,ENGLAND,0,JAPAN,0| rs|4HS-1,1NNxx+3,3NS+2,3NS+2,4SE-1,3SE-1,4SN-2,3SN-1,4HW+1,4HW+1,3NWx-3,2SN=,4SS=,4SS=,7HN=,6HN=,3DW=,4SE-1,4SN=,4HE-2,5HW+1,6SSx-5,5DW-2,5DW-1,5DSx-1,4SE-1,4SN+2,4SN+2,4SS-1,4SS-1,4HE=,4HE=| pn|ROBSON,CHEN,FORRESTER,FURUTA,TAKAYAMA,GOLD,KAKU,BAKHSHI|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SAKQ32HAQ93DAC643,SJ875H4DJ854CJT72,S64HJ765DKQT73CQ8,ST9HKT82D962CAK95|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|cJ|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|hJ|mc|9|pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3SAKQ32HAQ93DAC643,SJ875H4DJ854CJT72,S64HJ765DKQT73CQ8,ST9HKT82D962CAK95|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|d|mb|r|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: I hope they know what this means|pg|| nt|dburn: to me, West can have a penalty double of spades, and his pass if 1NT redoubled is to play|pg|| mb|p|pc|sT|nt|dburn: that's what happened, and I don't blame East at all|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h2|pg|| nt|dburn: this wouldn't have been so bad had the normal 4@h made at the other table, but it didn't|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|nt|dburn: interesting move by declarer - hoping for a diamond continuation, and a lot of overtricks|pg|| pc|s8|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|mc|10|nt|dburn: well, he made a lot of overtricks anyway|pg|| nt|dburn: not that it mattered much - he was winning 13 IMPs for making one overtrick|pg|| pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SQJT8HA65D652CAQ3,SK9732HJT7DA84CT2,SAHK42DKQJT9C9876,S654HQ983D73CKJ54|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d9|pc|h8|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s2|pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|c7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dT|pc|c4|pc|h6|pc|s7|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4SQJT8HA65D652CAQ3,SK9732HJT7DA84CT2,SAHK42DKQJT9C9876,S654HQ983D73CKJ54|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|dburn: this does not seem a very interesting deal, since I doubt anyone will redouble anything|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|d6|nt|dburn: users of Smith peters will not know what to do, since West does not know that East knows @hK is an entry to dummy|pg|| nt|dburn: mind you, users of Smith peters do not know what to do anyway, so the price to pay for adding to their confusion is marginal|pg|| pc|dA|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|c6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|c7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|cT|mc|11|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1S952HJT32D93CJ974,SAT7H854DT54CA652,SJ3HQ6DAKJ872CKT8,SKQ864HAK97DQ6CQ3|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|sA|pc|cT|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1S952HJT32D93CJ974,SAT7H854DT54CA652,SJ3HQ6DAKJ872CKT8,SKQ864HAK97DQ6CQ3|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|nt|dburn: compettitive stuff - well judged by all concerned|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dJ|nt|dburn: though I suppose if East-West had doubled 3@d they might have collected 300, but that is a bit much to ask|pg|| nt|dburn: better throw a loser on this, rather than ruff high and have to guess later|pg|| nt|dburn: mind you, he will need to time things well|pg|| pc|c3|nt|dburn: say he throws a club and they shift to @cK|pg|| pc|c9|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|d8|pg|| pc|hJ|nt|dburn: then he needed to win and play a heart, ducking if North played the queen winning otherwise|pg|| nt|dburn: then a trump to dummy and a heart, ducking North's queen|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|h7|pg|| nt|dburn: then draw one more trump and ruff the last heart on the table|pg|| pc|c8|pc|s6|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg|| nt|dburn: strange sort of avoidance play - a familiar theme but an unfamiliar setting|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2S9875HA9743DQ6CK3,SJH86DKT9853CQJ54,SKT643HQ5DAJ42CT7,SAQ2HKJT2D7CA9862|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|2C!|mb|3D|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|d3|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|d5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|c2|pc|h4|pc|c4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h7|pc|cJ|pc|sT|pc|hT|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2S9875HA9743DQ6CK3,SJH86DKT9853CQJ54,SKT643HQ5DAJ42CT7,SAQ2HKJT2D7CA9862|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|nt|dburn: declarer should probablyl cover this, to force West to play the king rather than allowing him to signal|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| nt|dburn: East doesn't want a diamond ruff, which would endplay him - what he wants is to draw three trumps|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|dT|pc|s3|pg|| nt|dburn: but now, declarer needs to do pretty well|pg|| nt|dburn: I think that only the king of spades will allow a make|pg|| nt|dburn: not impossible to find - he knows a lot about the distribution|pg|| pc|s6|nt|dburn: he missed it - but East still needs to believe what has happened|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|sQ|pc|d6|pg|| mc|8|nt|dburn: 3 IMPs to Japan anyway, but could have been worse|pg|| pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SK754H65DAQJ7C852,SA8HAKT73DKT542C7,SQJ63H84D98CAQJ93,ST92HQJ92D63CKT64|sv|n|mb|p|nt|marlowepi: you commentating?|pg|| nt|marlowepi: hi all|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|3H|nt|pitiful: hi marshall|pg|| mb|p|nt|marlowepi: 4S save would be expensive|pg|| nt|marlowepi: hi peter :)|pg|| nt|marlowepi: not very tempting with 2 passed hands tho|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|marlowepi: predict trump lead|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg|| nt|marlowepi: sorry must leave now plane boarding |pg|| nt|pitiful: good flight marshall|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|s8|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SK754H65DAQJ7C852,SA8HAKT73DKT542C7,SQJ63H84D98CAQJ93,ST92HQJ92D63CKT64|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|s8|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|d6|mc|11|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SJT652H53DAJT8CK5,SAQ3HA9874D76CQ72,S984HKJT6D95CAJ83,SK7HQ2DKQ432CT964|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|d|mb|p|nt|pitiful: 1@s like a 1N response|pg|| mb|2S|nt|pitiful: usually denies 5@s|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|pitiful: west now has an awkward choice|pg|| nt|pitiful: 3@c will be an ugly contract|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|d|mb|3N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s2|nt|pitiful: n-s have done well to jockey e-w into an ugly spot|pg|| pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg|| nt|pitiful: looks like 3 down now|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg|| pc|hJ|nt|pitiful: i suppose e-w may have had a little misunderstanding here|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|pitiful: weat maybe thinking 2n natural and east maybe scramble for 5m if 2533|pg|| pc|d7|nt|pitiful: west|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s6|pc|h8|pc|d9|pc|c9|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|dK|pg|| pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SJT652H53DAJT8CK5,SAQ3HA9874D76CQ72,S984HKJT6D95CAJ83,SK7HQ2DKQ432CT964|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|2D|nt|dburn: a lot of bidding at the other table, not all of it justified by the cards held by the bidders|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: less bidding here, with more justification|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|d4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d9|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SA952HAKTDKJ5CAK6,SK87HJ875D82C9752,SQJ63H43DQ76CJT83,ST4HQ962DAT943CQ4|sv|b|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|pitiful: that was a typical Robson result|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful: b1 an expensive misunderstanding in other room|pg|| pc|d8|nt|pitiful: here a puppet auction|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|s7|pc|d7|pg|| nt|pitiful: even with the ruff 10 tricks should be ok|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1SA952HAKTDKJ5CAK6,SK87HJ875D82C9752,SQJ63H43DQ76CJT83,ST4HQ962DAT943CQ4|sv|b|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|s7|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hT|mc|10|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SAT764HQJ865DA97C,SKJ853H92DJ6CJ843,S9HAKT43DK82CKQ52,SQ2H7DQT543CAT976|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|pitiful: 2N jacoby|pg|| mb|p|nt|pitiful: 3@c natural (or semi)|pg|| mb|4N|nt|pitiful: 3@h i think asks for shortage|pg|| mb|p|nt|pitiful: maybe not|pg|| mb|5N|mb|p|nt|pitiful: 5N even key card plus void i think|pg|| nt|pitiful: i am told n-s were discussing this at dinner last night|pg|| mb|6D|mb|p|mb|7H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful: no hanging back here|pg|| nt|pitiful: the @s break won't help notrh here|pg|| nt|pitiful: north|pg|| mb|p|pc|h7|nt|pitiful: east avoided the @c lead|pg|| nt|pitiful: well could have survived low one i guess|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| nt|pitiful: tony will need to ruff 4 minor suit losers in dummy to have a chance|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|d7|pc|c3|pg|| nt|pitiful: cross ruff looks possible here|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|hT|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|h5|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|hA|pc|dT|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|h6|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sT|nt|pitiful: tony has done very well here|pg|| pc|sK|pc|hK|mc|13|pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2SAT764HQJ865DA97C,SKJ853H92DJ6CJ843,S9HAKT43DK82CKQ52,SQ2H7DQT543CAT976|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|d|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s9|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|hK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|hA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hT|pc|c6|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|d7|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|h6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|h4|mc|12|pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3S87HAK74D96CAQ632,SA954HJT3DAQT85C7,SQT3HQ85D432CJ984,SKJ62H962DKJ7CKT5|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|1S!|mb|2C!|nt|pitiful: 1@s shows 4+@c if playing Robson-Allfrey methods|pg|| mb|p|nt|pitiful: was a pretty aggressive bid|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful: 4@s likely to go down with 4 top losers if they reach it|pg|| nt|pitiful: 1@s also denied a 4M|pg|| nt|pitiful: i think andrew might well bid 3@c|pg|| mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|nt|pitiful: trump lead stops east hand rufing|pg|| nt|pitiful: ruffing|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| nt|pitiful: just a question of picking up the @s suit here|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|d8|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|c2|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|nt|pitiful: south has turned up with 13 points here|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg|| mc|9|nt|pitiful: difficult to imagine north with 3 points|pg|| pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3S87HAK74D96CAQ632,SA954HJT3DAQT85C7,SQT3HQ85D432CJ984,SKJ62H962DKJ7CKT5|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c3|pc|s4|pc|c9|pc|c5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s6|pc|c2|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SAQJ85HDA42CJT873,ST42HT87D985CK654,SK976HJ963DQJ7CQ2,S3HAKQ542DKT63CA9|sv|b|mb|1H|nt|pitiful: on b8, japan have stopped in 6@h|pg|| mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|pitiful: quite reasonably|pg|| nt|pitiful: but pleasing to my biased eyes|pg|| mb|3S|mb|d|nt|pitiful: 4@s looks no problem here|pg|| mb|r|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful: n-s have done very well here after the poor start for England|pg|| mb|p|pc|hK|pc|s5|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| nt|bt: as a neutral observer I would like to say the japanese are playing really well both in this match and in the tournament as a whole. they got unlucky on the grand slam, thats about it |pg|| nt|pitiful: on board 9, e-w have reached 4@s at other table|pg|| nt|pitiful: that has 4 top losers|pg|| nt|pitiful: so potential swing back for Japan|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s7|pc|h4|nt|pitiful: as west has already played 10@s |pg|| pc|c7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|d7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|sJ|pc|h8|pg|| mc|10|nt|pitiful: declarer tried to drop the Q@s on b9 at the other table and has gone 2 off|pg|| nt|pitiful: Japan back in the lead|pg|| pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SAQJ85HDA42CJT873,ST42HT87D985CK654,SK976HJ963DQJ7CQ2,S3HAKQ542DKT63CA9|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|c7|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|d9|pg|| pc|s9|pc|dT|pc|s8|pc|h8|pg|| pc|c5|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|cJ|pc|hT|pg|| pc|hA|pc|sJ|pc|c6|pc|hJ|pg|| pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1SQ4H9875D97432CT4,SHAKQJT64DKJ6CKJ3,SAKJT65H2DACQ9875,S98732H3DQT85CA62|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|pitiful: a slam here for e-w|pg|| nt|pitiful: but tough to judge i would guess|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5H|nt|pitiful: now east may well rais ethis to slam|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful: he had working values outside of @s|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| nt|pitiful: surprising to me, e-w are playing 4@h on b10 in the other room|pg|| pc|hK|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|c5|pc|s7|pc|h7|pg|| mc|12|nt|pitiful: so England will gain on that board|pg|| pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1SQ4H9875D97432CT4,SHAKQJT64DKJ6CKJ3,SAKJT65H2DACQ9875,S98732H3DQT85CA62|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|2D!|mb|p|an|.|mb|2S!|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|5C|an|.|mb|p|mb|6H|mb|6S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|sJ|pc|d5|pc|h8|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|sQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|s6|pc|dT|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|d2|pc|h6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s9|pc|d9|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|c9|pg|| pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SQ7HJ952D982CQT86,S54HT8DAKQ743CK95,SAKJ963HAD6CJ7432,ST82HKQ7643DJT5CA|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|pitiful: unusually north has exactly the same shape as the previous hand|pg|| mb|2D|mb|2S|nt|pitiful: pretty close in honour location as well|pg|| mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: hi|pg|| mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|diana_eva: Hi Bill, welcome :)|pg|| mb|p|nt|pitiful: hi|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|nt|pitiful: might beat this 2 now|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h8|pg|| nt|bjacobs: is this a good bad or indifferent result for Japan?|pg|| nt|pitiful: robson has played 9@s to indicate he likes @s|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|d6|nt|pitiful: well you can always beat 4@s but you need to lead your @c|pg|| pc|h4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| mc|9|nt|bjacobs: so the jury is out ... I think realistically, you WOULD lead @CA|pg|| nt|pitiful: 9 imps back to England on b10|pg|| pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2SQ7HJ952D982CQT86,S54HT8DAKQ743CK95,SAKJ963HAD6CJ7432,ST82HKQ7643DJT5CA|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|dT|pc|c8|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|dA|mc|10|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3S2HA93DAJT974C873,S9863HKQJ8D3CQT64,SJ74HT76DQ85CAKJ5,SAKQT5H542DK62C92|sv|b|mb|p|nt|pitiful: lets see if England manage to get to 6@h on b11 in the other room|pg|| mb|1S|mb|3D|mb|4S|nt|bjacobs: Everyone's bidding too much - must be a world championship|pg|| nt|pitiful: 4 top losers against this contract but north may be tempted to bid|pg|| mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5D|nt|pitiful: 5@c for the lead|pg|| nt|pitiful: in case they bid 5@s|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg|| nt|bjacobs: 3@D was the bid that was problematic here, but I understand why Robson did it, opposite a passed partner|pg|| nt|pitiful: e-w have done well to bid 6@h on b11 at the other table but bidding is not over|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d4|nt|pitiful: north has saved in 6@s|pg|| pc|d3|pg|| nt|bjacobs: I think Robson was hoping to tempt E/W into bidding too much (hearing a weak jump overcall opposite a passed hand)|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d6|nt|bjacobs: And his tactic worked ... up to a point|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|s3|pc|d8|pc|dK|pg|| nt|pitiful: if e-w had started @s then west would have been squeezed here|pg|| pc|d7|pc|h8|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|s9|nt|pitiful: 12 more to England on b11|pg|| nt|pitiful: 6@s proved expensive but as they had already bid 6@h did not cost much|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sT|pg|| nt|pitiful: my guess is he will take the @c finesse now|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c9|pg|| nt|bjacobs: yes, otherwise he's risking perhaps many down|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3S2HA93DAJT974C873,S9863HKQJ8D3CQT64,SJ74HT76DQ85CAKJ5,SAKQT5H542DK62C92|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c5|pc|s5|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4S6HAKQJ97DQJ82CA8,ST973HT6DT63C9643,SAKQJ852H53D5CT52,S4H842DAK974CKQJ7|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|4H|nt|bjacobs: East opened|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|pitiful: a difficult slam to get to |pg|| nt|bjacobs: This was another "slam bang thank you ma'am" auction from South|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Perfectly reasonable bid, but it killed the slam|pg|| mc|12|nt|pitiful: on b12 at the other table e-w England have aslo reached 5@d|pg|| pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4S6HAKQJ97DQJ82CA8,ST973HT6DT63C9643,SAKQJ852H53D5CT52,S4H842DAK974CKQJ7|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SAQ984HJ2DT6CQJ62,SKT5HT983DQ8CAKT4,S7632HAK4DAK42C53,SJHQ765DJ9753C987|sv|n|nt|bjacobs: South of course was hoping to put E/W off their spade contract, but failed to put his partner off one!|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|pitiful: now some might deem the south hand not worth an opening bid|pg|| mb|4S|nt|bjacobs: "some"?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful: but Robson is made of sterner stuff|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s2|nt|pitiful: a quick 1 down|pg|| nt|bjacobs: And 4@S was "fast arrival", saying: "partner I am minimum"|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|pitiful: andy arf putting on a good show|pg|| nt|pitiful: sorry private|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h6|nt|bjacobs: that's ok, we have no idea what it means |pg|| pc|hJ|pg|| pc|s3|pc|d3|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|d5|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1SAQ984HJ2DT6CQJ62,SKT5HT983DQ8CAKT4,S7632HAK4DAK42C53,SJHQ765DJ9753C987|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|d5|mc|9|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SKJTHJ2D743CKQ542,S875HT9DAQ98C9763,S932H65DKJT652CA8,SAQ64HAKQ8743DCJT|sv|e|nt|bjacobs: who dealt these hands?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|an|f1|mb|2D|nt|bjacobs: Some sort of Kaplanesque inversion?|pg|| mb|4D|mb|p|nt|pitiful: yes that had similar start on b6|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful: 4@d an auto splinter for @h|pg|| nt|bjacobs: tough lead|pg|| pc|d3|nt|pitiful: weat looked at his hand and through it in the bin|pg|| nt|pitiful: west|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Without North's "help", South might just have made the killing lead|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s2|nt|bjacobs: I think this is truly unlucky for N/S, because 2@D looked totally correct|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| nt|pitiful: England are in 4@s on b13 in the other room|pg|| nt|bjacobs: So 7 imps to Japan, one would think|pg|| nt|pitiful: yes Japan have already taken 4 tricks|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg|| nt|bjacobs: Did South just overcall 2@D?|pg|| nt|pitiful: no he passed|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|nt|bjacobs: hmm, well that was even better ... absolutely NO chance of North taking the phantom|pg|| pc|h3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|s7|nt|bjacobs: I would have bid 2@D myself :)|pg|| nt|pitiful: wasn't even a consideration for Robson|pg|| pc|s9|pg|| nt|pitiful: he hates to pass|pg|| mc|10|nt|bjacobs: Well I was only here for 5 hands, but they were chock full of interest|pg|| nt|pitiful: well thanks to our operator, well done|pg|| nt|pitiful: thanks for watching|pg|| nt|bjacobs: thanks, cyu|pg|| pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2SKJTHJ2D743CKQ542,S875HT9DAQ98C9763,S932H65DKJT652CA8,SAQ64HAKQ8743DCJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg|| mc|10|pg||