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mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|d9|pc|c9|pg|| nt|BroLucius: Always a bad omen when both partners decide to overbid on the same board.|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|s7|pc|cT|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| nt|BroLucius: 2NT was an overbid and 3@C was non-forcing (I assume). Unlikely after that start that an 11-trick game would be playable.|pg|| pc|c5|nt|BroLucius: North held no points in her partner's suits either.|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|mc|8|pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4SKJ652HK6D5CQJT94,S94H42DAQ863CAK85,S3HAJT75DKJT7C763,SAQT87HQ983D942C2|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|d2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|d9|pc|c9|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s2|pc|d3|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|cT|pc|dQ|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1S854HT853D63CAJ85,SAKT97H62DKTCK742,S32HAQJ74DA852C63,SQJ6HK9DQJ974CQT9|sv|o|nt|pelu: 2Nt and 3@c ok - then PAS :)|pg|| mb|p|mb|1N|nt|BroLucius: A fat 9 IMPs on what seemed to be a part-score deal of little interest.|pg|| mb|d|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|BroLucius: Better chance in 4@S, but too late for that.|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h5|nt|BroLucius: West opened 1@S at the other table (playing a different NT range) and there was no problem.|pg|| pc|h2|pg|| nt|pelu: again 1NT on 5 card major will cost|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|d5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|c3|pc|d4|nt|pelu: I know its very popular (outside Italy and Poland) - for not for me :)|pg|| pc|c5|pg|| pc|s9|pc|d2|pc|h9|pc|d3|pg|| nt|pelu: do u like 1Nt on a strong 5 card major, DSavid?|pg|| nt|BroLucius: Withe regard to the bidding at the other table, I am told: They play 1@S:1N, 2@C as showing diamonds - so she chose weak NT over the cumbersome 1S:1N, 2S to show 5@S4@C|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1S854HT853D63CAJ85,SAKT97H62DKTCK742,S32HAQJ74DA852C63,SQJ6HK9DQJ974CQT9|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|mc|10|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2SAT83H96D542C8632,S954HKQT2DQ986C95,SQ76HA543DK73CAKQ,SKJ2HJ87DAJTCJT74|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|BroLucius: I like it when you are playing a storng 1NT, whatever the quality of the suit. Not so much with a weak 1NT.|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg|| nt|BroLucius: With 5-4 it depends on whether you have a convenient rebid.|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| nt|BroLucius: 1@C is a very rare contract nowadays (thank goodness!)|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg|| nt|pelu: 1@s - 2red - 2NT for me = not minimum (14+), and 2@S = 11-13 and can be on 5 card - that work very well|pg|| nt|BroLucius: Usually I get some learned kibitzer telling me: "Actually, I find one-level contracts the most interesting. No idea why you are rude about them!"|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|s5|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|hT|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|sT|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2SAT83H96D542C8632,S954HKQT2DQ986C95,SQ76HA543DK73CAKQ,SKJ2HJ87DAJTCJT74|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|c6|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|d8|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|s8|pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|cT|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3SKHAQ2DJ32CAKJT85,S753HJ9843DAT86C9,SQ94HKT75DQ97CQ32,SAJT862H6DK54C764|sv|b|nt|BroLucius: At least they were fairly quick.|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|nt|BroLucius: 3NT is the target.|pg|| mb|d|mb|3S|nt|BroLucius: The raise adds to the pressure.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pelu: same contract in CR|pg|| nt|BroLucius: Surprising pass from North. Now surely she must raise. Well, she has tried 4@H belatedly.|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d6|nt|BroLucius: A spade lead against 5@C would have left East with the need to find a diamond switch, it seems.|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|s2|pg|| nt|BroLucius: Otherwise two diamond discards come on the major suits.|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c5|nt|BroLucius: Still 4@H was the next-best contract after 3NT.|pg|| pc|s5|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|h2|pc|s7|pg|| pc|cK|pc|h8|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3SKHAQ2DJ32CAKJT85,S753HJ9843DAT86C9,SQ94HKT75DQ97CQ32,SAJT862H6DK54C764|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c8|mc|8|pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4SQT4H7642D6432CQ5,SK32HAJT8DK7CK964,SJ986HQ95DAQJTCJ2,SA75HK3D985CAT873|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|BroLucius: South found the diamond lead at the other table but the 2-2 club break saw declarer home.|pg|| mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|pelu: so the finals tomorrow : Monaco - Poland, and England - China - almost the expected - from 3.30 CET - 3 x 16 boards|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg|| nt|pelu: now @h to king an @c to 9|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|s9|nt|BroLucius: Yes, a classic avoidance play to avoid losing a club trick to the danger hand (South, who can lead through the @DK).|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hQ|mc|10|pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4SQT4H7642D6432CQ5,SK32HAJT8DK7CK964,SJ986HQ95DAQJTCJ2,SA75HK3D985CAT873|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|BroLucius: Waste of time for North to double on the first round and it would give away information.|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|s5|pc|d6|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg|| nt|BroLucius: South unlikely to hold a singleton club when she leads a 4-card suit, so declarer will probably play the @CA first. Yes, she had.|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o31|st||md|1S85HT872DKJ83CT74,SAT732HJ53DT95CJ5,SJ94HA6DQ642C9863,SKQ6HKQ94DA7CAKQ2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|nt|BroLucius: At the other table, East did not break the transfer but when given a choice of games (3NT), she cue-bid 4@C to show a maximum for spades. |pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|BroLucius: Some people nowadays bid 3@S only with spade support, otherwise 3NT. This allows the responder to cue-bid on the second round.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|BroLucius: It's a splendid fit, with both of West's jacks working.|pg|| pc|s8|mc|12|pg|| qx|c31|st||md|1S85HT872DKJ83CT74,SAT732HJ53DT95CJ5,SJ94HA6DQ642C9863,SKQ6HKQ94DA7CAKQ2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|BroLucius: If North had then dropped the single @CJ or @CQ, declarer would follow Restricted Choice and finesse on the second round.|pg|| mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|BroLucius: 4@C means that East is very good for spades (in case West is interested in a slam).|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s8|mc|12|pg|| qx|o32|st||md|2S5HK72DAQJ974CJ93,S97643HQJTDK62C82,ST8H3D83CAKQT7654,SAKQJ2HA98654DT5C|sv|e|nt|BroLucius: Impossible to bid the slam, really, unless you are lucky enough to have a bidding misunderstanding.|pg|| mb|p|nt|BroLucius: South misjudged the auction at the other table, so USA have a chance to pick up some IMPs on the last board.|pg|| nt|BroLucius: WIth 8 clubs instead of 7, 5@C can be better than a gambling 3NT.|pg|| mb|1C|mb|1H|nt|BroLucius: North chooses the least pre-emptive of her options.|pg|| mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|4H|nt|pelu: why not show the E hand as both majors?|pg|| mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5H|nt|BroLucius: South's double will be much more reasonable after this auction. (if she does double).|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|6C|nt|pelu: after the C-support N cant strand the D|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|BroLucius: Well, I don't like at all the way that North showed her hand-type. 1@C and 3@C.... She forced herself to correct the picture she had painted at the 6-level, which will work out fine, as it happens. |pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|c3|pc|s4|pc|sT|pg|| mc|11|nt|BroLucius: Thanks for watching! Many thanks too to our excellent VG operator.|pg|| pg|| qx|c32|st||md|2S5HK72DAQJ974CJ93,S97643HQJTDK62C82,ST8H3D83CAKQT7654,SAKQJ2HA98654DT5C|sv|e|nt|BroLucius: My wife and I recently returned from a brief trip to Iceland. Their scheme of surnames was explained to yse. Eythorsdottir, means that East'sw father had a first name of Euthor and she is his daughter. If she has children herself...|pg|| mb|p|nt|BroLucius: they will haev a different surname, being named after her husband's first name.|pg|| mb|3N!|nt|BroLucius: It is all so confusing that it seems to generate an unusual number of typos.|pg|| mb|d|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|BroLucius: East's eyes will light up when she sees the dummy.|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| mc|11|pg||