vg|41st WBTC-BBO5,VC-QF1,I,1,16,ENGLAND,0,USA1,8| rs|3NS=,3NS+1,3NN=,3NN=,4SN=,4SNx-1,5SN=,4SN+1,6HE+1,7HE=,3SW-3,2SW=,3HS=,4SE-1,4SN=,4SN=,1NE+1,1NN-1,4SN-1,4SN=,4DS=,3SEx=,2NW+1,3NW+1,1CN-2,4SE+1,2HE-3,1NS-1,4SW+2,4SW+2,4HN+1,4HN+1| pn|BROCK,SONSINI,SMITH,RADIN,SANBORN,STOCKDALE,LEVITINA,BROWN|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SKJ7HAK6D63CKQJ85,SAT6HJ82DA942CT62,SQ32HT973DKQJT5C3,S9854HQ54D87CA974|sv|o|nt|vugraphzcz: welcome to 41 st WBTC QF1. here Nusa dua Bali......|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s9|pc|c5|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|h3|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|d5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg|| pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3SKJ7HAK6D63CKQJ85,SAT6HJ82DA942CT62,SQ32HT973DKQJT5C3,S9854HQ54D87CA974|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|d5|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|dT|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c8|pc|s6|pc|h7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s7|pc|dA|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg|| pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SAJ53HJ76DT62CK42,S9876HA54DJ54C765,SKT4HQ92DAQ93CAJ9,SQ2HKT83DK87CQT83|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| pc|hT|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|cT|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|cQ|pg|| pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4SAJ53HJ76DT62CK42,S9876HA54DJ54C765,SKT4HQ92DAQ93CAJ9,SQ2HKT83DK87CQT83|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| pc|hT|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|s4|pg|| nt|dburn: going to come down to a guess about black-suit queens|pg|| nt|dburn: assuming Brown exits passively with a diamond|pg|| nt|dburn: but since Levitina can't conveniently play a spade to the ten now, she'll make it|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg|| mc|9|nt|dburn: well, she can conveniently win a trick with the ten of spades now|pg|| pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SAKT4HT5D643CA653,S3HA86DAKJCKQT942,SQJ987652HQJDQ85C,SHK97432DT972CJ87|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|hQ|pc|c7|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1SAKT4HT5D643CA653,S3HA86DAKJCKQT942,SQJ987652HQJDQ85C,SHK97432DT972CJ87|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|nt|dburn: bullet dodged on board 2 - Smith at the other table came down to a spade guess in 3NT, took an anti-percentage view and made the contract|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg|| nt|dburn: but this is another bullet - West unable or unwilling to bid over 1@c, and the partnership forced to guess what to do later|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h2|nt|dburn: in fact, I thought East-West here were playing methods that did allow them to bid over 1@c, but maybe they gave them uo|pg|| pc|h5|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg|| nt|dburn: still, at least they beat 4@s, but since they could have made 6@c that may not be much consolation|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2S96HAKJ975D3CAQT6,S7H642DAJ9754CK98,SAKT5432H3DKQ82C4,SQJ8HQT8DT6CJ7532|sv|b|mb|2D|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|h5|pc|d5|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2S96HAKJ975D3CAQT6,S7H642DAJ9754CK98,SAKT5432H3DKQ82C4,SQJ8HQT8DT6CJ7532|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|dburn: it was - they didn't beat 4@s at the other table|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|dburn: but one of these days, people are going to have to wake up to the fact that you cannot treat nebulous 1m openings as natural|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|d4|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SAKQ9H6D643CJ9764,SHKT874DAQJ85CAT2,ST765432H3D972CKQ,SJ8HAQJ952DKTC853|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3S!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|d|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|mc|13|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SAKQ9H6D643CJ9764,SHKT874DAQJ85CAT2,ST765432H3D972CKQ,SJ8HAQJ952DKTC853|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2N!|nt|dburn: not often you have seven-card support for an overcall|pg|| nt|dburn: not sure whether it's Levitina's style to walk the dog|pg|| mb|4S|mb|5H|nt|dburn: not her|pg|| mb|p|nt|dburn: that's going to get in Stockdale's way a bit, but she can still try 5@s or 6@c|pg|| nt|dburn: or 7@h, hoping that it isn't North who has the king of diamonds|pg|| nt|dburn: and not caring whether it's South or East|pg|| nt|dburn: of course, some non-East might have the ace of hearts, but East would not bid five on a queen-high suit very often|pg|| mb|7H|mb|p|nt|dburn: well, a chance - they couldn't find a way to seven at the other table|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|dburn: and Stockdale has gone with her instinct rather than with some scientific route, and quite right too|pg|| pc|h4|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg|| mc|13|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4ST52H83DAT64CAQT6,SAQ973HKQ96DK9CJ7,SKHAJT5DQ852C5432,SJ864H742DJ73CK98|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|c6|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|h9|pg|| pc|cT|pc|s9|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| pc|s3|pc|c5|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg|| nt|dbl me: As S was a passed hand, the trump finesse was ill-advised.|pg|| pc|s6|pc|d6|pc|s7|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|dT|pg|| pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4ST52H83DAT64CAQT6,SAQ973HKQ96DK9CJ7,SKHAJT5DQ852C5432,SJ864H742DJ73CK98|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|dburn: good idea to pass here, with the cards as they are|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| nt|dburn: and probably right anyway - the principle is that a raise to two is assumed to have a couple of high cards|pg|| nt|dburn: if you can give partner two perfect cards and then game is laydown, you should make a try|pg|| pc|c2|nt|dburn: here, give partner @sK and @hA, and game is still on the diamond finesse|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|c4|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|d8|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pg|| nt|dburn: not sure Stockdale has any rabbinical blood, but...|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|d9|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h7|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|hT|pg|| nt|dburn: at the other table they did make a try, and then didn't guess the play quite as well as here, so went down three|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dK|pg|| pc|d6|pc|s7|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|s8|pc|dT|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|cT|pc|s9|pc|dQ|pg|| pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1S64HKT762DA3CA842,SKQT8H95DQT6CKT97,S75HQJ83DK742CQ63,SAJ932HA4DJ985CJ5|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|h6|pc|d6|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|hT|pc|sT|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h3|pc|s3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s9|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg|| pc|h8|pc|sJ|pc|hK|pc|cT|pg|| pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1S64HKT762DA3CA842,SKQT8H95DQT6CKT97,S75HQJ83DK742CQ63,SAJ932HA4DJ985CJ5|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: in these Lawful days of pre-balancing and OBAR bids, 2@s has a range of about 5-20 hcp|pg|| pc|dA|nt|dburn: and nobody knws how high to raise it or with what|pg|| nt|dburn: Stockdale shouldn't have bid four - three was enough, possibly via a cuebid|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg|| nt|dburn: but even three was too high, which suggests perhaps that these Lawful days of pre-balancing and OBAR bids are not all they are cracked up to be|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|c2|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SK2HAK53DAQT653CT,SQ75HQJDK942CA854,SAJT983H7DJCJ7632,S64HT98642D87CKQ9|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|sK|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|s3|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|h3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|c2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|c7|pc|h6|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2SK2HAK53DAQT653CT,SQ75HQJDK942CA854,SAJT983H7DJCJ7632,S64HT98642D87CKQ9|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|s3|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|sK|pc|c5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|c3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|c7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|c8|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|d3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s9|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3ST543HQ53DK4C7432,SJ82HKJT7DQ975CAQ,SAQ9H942DA863CKT9,SK76HA86DJT2CJ865|sv|e|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|d|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|h7|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|hT|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h3|pc|d9|pc|d8|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg|| pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3ST543HQ53DK4C7432,SJ82HKJT7DQ975CAQ,SAQ9H942DA863CKT9,SK76HA86DJT2CJ865|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|dburn: stop the tournament - there is an impostor in the East seat|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| nt|dburn: Fiona Brown has never led from jack fourth against anything in her life|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg|| nt|dburn: she told us this herself only the other day|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|h7|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg|| nt|dburn: Levitina trying the ruse of playing the suit she doesn't want the defenders to play|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg|| nt|dburn: but she would not actually play this way with the ace or the king, so the defenders might work it out|pg|| pc|sT|pc|d7|pc|h9|pc|dT|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d6|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d8|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg|| pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4S9873H6D865CK8432,SQ5HT9752DATCQ765,SAKJ2HKQJ4DJ93CAJ,ST64HA83DKQ742CT9|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|s5|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|h2|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4S9873H6D865CK8432,SQ5HT9752DATCQ765,SAKJ2HKQJ4DJ93CAJ,ST64HA83DKQ742CT9|sv|b|nt|dburn: not that it matters if they don't|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C!|nt|dburn: two IMPs to USA for playing 1NT at both tables - often a good idea if the weaker side is not vulnerable|pg|| mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pg|| nt|dburn: this has four top losers, but the defence has to collect them|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg|| nt|dburn: Brown reluctant to shift to a diamond with a strong balanced hand to her right, but it's the indicated defence|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|d5|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|d6|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h4|pc|d2|pc|s9|pc|hT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s2|pc|dQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|c8|pc|dT|pg|| pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1S9HAQ754DA9652C54,S62HKT93DKQCQ9873,SAJ53H62DJ743CAJ6,SKQT874HJ8DT8CKT2|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|d|mb|3S|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|dJ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|d7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|d6|pc|c3|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1S9HAQ754DA9652C54,S62HKT93DKQCQ9873,SAJ53H62DJ743CAJ6,SKQT874HJ8DT8CKT2|sv|o|nt|dburn: what you have to do is ask yourself: "if declarer has the ace of diamonds, how will we beat the contract?"|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2S|nt|dburn: and the answer, quite obviously, is "we won't"|pg|| mb|p|nt|dburn: 2@s natural, about weak-jump=overcall strength|pg|| mb|2N|mb|d|nt|dburn: at least, it's supposed to be about weak-jump-overcall strength, but Stockdale appears to think it's stronger|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|dburn: well, if declarer gets the clubs right, who knows?|pg|| nt|dburn: and this will help her do that|pg|| pc|c9|nt|dburn: but she has to get spades right as well, not playing South for a void or some such|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s2|nt|dburn: so far, following doctor's orders (Fiona Brown is a pharmacist, after all)|pg|| pc|s3|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|dK|pg|| nt|dburn: come to think of it, though - suppose she'd played the queen on the first club?|pg|| pc|d9|pc|h3|pc|dJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d5|nt|dburn: she might even have been in a position to make it then - Levitina would have had to win the ace and create a quick entry to dummy with her return|pg|| pc|hT|pc|d4|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c2|pc|h4|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg|| nt|dburn: then, declarer could play a spade to the ten and later pick up both the black suits|pg|| nt|dburn: but this may be fantasy|pg|| pc|c8|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c7|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|sJ|pg|| nt|dburn: meanwhile, though, the defenders have organised a suicide trump coup|pg|| nt|dburn: so she made it anyway, and regained the 12 IMPs that went on the previous board|pg|| pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SJT2H9742D865C985,SKQHKQJTDKJT9CA43,SA53HA85DA73CQT72,S98764H63DQ42CKJ6|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dT|pc|s3|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|s4|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|h9|pg|| pc|hT|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c7|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2SJT2H9742D865C985,SKQHKQJTDKJT9CA43,SA53HA85DA73CQT72,S98764H63DQ42CKJ6|sv|n|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|dburn: 2@d 18-19 balanced|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|nt|dburn: 2@h spades|pg|| nt|dburn: 2NT not spades|pg|| mb|3H!|nt|dburn: 3@h more spades|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|dburn: 3NT NOT BLASTED SPADES|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: pass = no more spades|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg|| nt|dburn: declarer short of aces, but the defenders short of long cards they can establish and cash|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg|| nt|dburn: so declarer will have time for three tricks in each suit except blasted spades|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3SJH7543DT9863C963,S7642HAK82D75CAK5,SAT9HQDAQJ4CQJT42,SKQ853HJT96DK2C87|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|dJ|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h8|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg|| mc|5|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3SJH7543DT9863C963,S7642HAK82D75CAK5,SAT9HQDAQJ4CQJT42,SKQ853HJT96DK2C87|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|1S|nt|dburn: a full-blooded 1@c pre-empt bought the contract at the other table|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|dburn: but Stockdale and Brown have prepared a defence even to the higher pre-empt of 1@d|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: this won't make on a spade lead, but 2NT showed four spades so maybe Brown will correct|pg|| mb|p|nt|dburn: she did, and 4@s is proof against ruffs, earthquakes and floods|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h9|nt|dburn: it may have been better to cross to a heart, not a club, to play that second trump|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|nt|dburn: not that it matters here|pg|| pc|d6|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4SKJ9HAK76DAQT4C94,S4HT8DJ862CKQJ853,SA87HJ52D9753CT76,SQT6532HQ943DKCA2|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|dK|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hK|pc|c5|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|s3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sK|pc|d8|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|dT|pc|cJ|pc|d9|pg|| pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4SKJ9HAK76DAQT4C94,S4HT8DJ862CKQJ853,SA87HJ52D9753CT76,SQT6532HQ943DKCA2|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cT|nt|dburn: good start for the defence|pg|| pc|s5|pc|h6|pg|| nt|dburn: sadly, the finish will be less good|pg|| pc|c8|nt|dburn: but a couple more IMPs will wander England's way|pg|| pc|d3|pc|s3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c5|pc|d5|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg|| pc|c3|pc|d7|pc|s2|pc|dT|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|s8|nt|dburn: don't think she did that|pg|| pc|h4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|dJ|pc|hJ|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|dburn: really? oh, well|pg|| pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SHK765DAKQJ652C96,SAT9863H9D43CQJ74,SJ75HQJT8DT97CT85,SKQ42HA432D8CAK32|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|nt|newmoon: Venice Cup - see all 4 matches running scores - refresh regularly: http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/bali.13/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/knockoutphas...|pg|| nt|newmoon: econditstatMultievColours.asp?qtournid=996&qphase=QF&qroundno=1|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| nt|newmoon: http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/bali.13/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/knockoutphaseconditstatMultievColours.asp?qtournid=996&qphase=QF&qroundno=1|pg|| pc|sK|pc|dA|nt|newmoon: hi all|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s2|pc|d6|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg|| mc|12|nt|newmoon: Both US teams in trouble - captains will have to boost their bruised egos |pg|| pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1SHK765DAKQJ652C96,SAT9863H9D43CQJ74,SJ75HQJT8DT97CT85,SKQ42HA432D8CAK32|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|dburn: this is a slam on no points for East-West|pg|| mb|4D!|nt|dburn: but that gives them a shot, if Stockdale bids 4@h now|pg|| mb|d|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg|| pc|sK|pc|d5|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SKJ84HAQ32D4CK532,SA953H4DJ653CJ986,SQ2HKT9876DQT9CA7,ST76HJ5DAK872CQT4|sv|e|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|newmoon: Bulletina are here: http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/bali.13/microsite/Bulletins.htm|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|newmoon: uneventful last hand should make +1|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|s3|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg|| nt|newmoon: now a quick claim :) bye for now|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2SKJ84HAQ32D4CK532,SA953H4DJ653CJ986,SQ2HKT9876DQT9CA7,ST76HJ5DAK872CQT4|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|d5|pg|| mc|11|pg||