vg|SANTA INVITATIONAL,SEGMENT 1_7,I,1,6,CROATIA,0,BULGARIA,0| rs|4SE+2,4SE+1,3NN+1,3NN=,2HN=,2DS-4,3NW+3,3NW+2,3DE-1,3NN=,3CW=,3CE=| pn|PILIPOVIC,MESTRIC,SASEK,ZUNIC,MARINOVSKI,STANICIC,BOREVKOVIC,ZORIC|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3ST5HAT852DK83CT75,SA9873HKQDQ9CK632,SQ2HJ64DT652CJ984,SKJ64H973DAJ74CAQ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|an|14-16|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|d9|nt|BSpiljak: hi everyone|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: Hi Branko, Hello everyone! :)|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|s7|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c9|nt|BSpiljak: sorry i was little late, good that this is probably flat one|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|cT|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|s6|nt|BSpiljak: i'd claim :)|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|d4|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s9|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: we have Kesha playing so we're not claiming :)|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: Sasek is assisting :)|pg|| pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3ST5HAT852DK83CT75,SA9873HKQDQ9CK632,SQ2HJ64DT652CJ984,SKJ64H973DAJ74CAQ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SJ652HJ873DJ8CJT4,SKQ94HKQT5DQ62C83,SA3HA64DAK974CAK9,ST87H92DT53CQ7652|sv|n|nt|BSpiljak: long live simetry!|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|BSpiljak: so looking at hands only, Sasek is an ace and Marina is Jack's sweetheart :)|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: that was quick|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: but Kesha is declearing :)|pg|| pc|c2|nt|vugraphzgp: pretty expert bidding from a bridge novice have to say :)|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dQ|nt|BSpiljak: this lead won't shake declarer much|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dT|nt|BSpiljak: and it's probably the only one letting game make|pg|| pc|s2|pc|d6|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: let's see if we'd get claim this time|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: Shedule and lineups on: https://web.facebook.com/events/374610646218179/|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: (about only interesting thing remaining)|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d7|pc|c6|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d4|pc|c5|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|cT|nt|BSpiljak: 3NT +3 :)|pg|| pc|s9|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: merry christmass|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: this 10 tricks are small miracle |pg|| mc|10|nt|vugraphzgp: Christmas comes early :)|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: 12 must be with handicap|pg|| pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4SJ652HJ873DJ8CJT4,SKQ94HKQT5DQ62C83,SA3HA64DAK974CAK9,ST87H92DT53CQ7652|sv|n|nt|vugraphzgk: Hello all and welcome!|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dT|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SQT652HADKT83CK63,SK743HJ643DJCQ985,S8HKQT952D6542CJ2,SAJ9H87DAQ97CAT74|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: getting a bit more interesting....|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: no joy to have Sasek hand in any system|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: Sasek is nodding in disgust also|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: would you pass all the way with E hand?|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: maybe he was hoping pard would reopen with double :)|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d7|nt|BSpiljak: well, in this short flat match that pass could be equal to wrong lead vs slam|pg|| pc|d8|pc|h4|pc|d2|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: defence is consistent with bidding|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: that's cosmic justice|pg|| mc|8|nt|BSpiljak: see how huge swing that is|pg|| pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1SQT652HADKT83CK63,SK743HJ643DJCQ985,S8HKQT952D6542CJ2,SAJ9H87DAQ97CAT74|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d8|pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|d9|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|s3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|c5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|cT|pc|s5|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg|| mc|4|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SKHK864DQT873CT42,SAT7HAQJ73DAKCQJ9,SQJ832HT92D942C53,S9654H5DJ65CAK876|sv|b|nt|vugraphzgp: warmer now?|pg|| mb|2C!|nt|vugraphzgp: EW play Auken-Welland style system|pg|| mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: i guess 3NT is likely here|pg|| mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: i guess neither Auken nor Welland would pass all the way on previous hand|pg|| mb|2N!|an|20-21|mb|p|mb|3C!|an|"normal" stayman|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzgp: I saw them coming in with much less than that|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: those relays may place them in slam which can make double dummy but should fail in real life|pg|| pc|d9|nt|BSpiljak: nah|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c3|nt|BSpiljak: this is exciting as watching paint dry|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c9|nt|BSpiljak: 10 tricks?|pg|| pc|s2|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|h4|pc|s7|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c8|pc|d7|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: 12 :)|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|s4|pc|h8|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: even that one @H discard costed dearly|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|s5|pc|hK|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2SKHK864DQT873CT42,SAT7HAQJ73DAKCQJ9,SQJ832HT92D942C53,S9654H5DJ65CAK876|sv|b|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d9|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|d7|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c8|pc|d3|pc|h3|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|s4|pc|h6|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|d6|pc|h8|pg|| pc|dA|pc|s2|pc|dJ|pc|dT|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg|| pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SQ62HAQ3D9CAKJ754,SKT753HJ2DK4C9863,S984HT987DAJ75CQT,SAJHK654DQT8632C2|sv|n|nt|BSpiljak: 3NT for NS|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: 7 matches of 6 boards|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: https://scontent.fzag1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15349553_1552289811454894_5601963743495835492_n.jpg?oh=57664ad3e29c55c578806c31493568f9&oe=58F95EAA|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|2C|nt|BSpiljak: but it won't be reacheced if they're left to their own devices|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: this 1@D might help though|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: :)|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: amazing|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: :):)|pg|| mb|2S|nt|vugraphzgp: second bite at the cherry|pg|| mb|p|mb|3D|nt|BSpiljak: he's trying to compensate for that inactivity before|pg|| mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: or it's PTSP maybe|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: 3NT by ns didn't happen|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: Mestric: "Sorry if I have too much"|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: sigh|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|d2|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: event details on Facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/events/374610646218179/|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: they might even recover 2 IMPs here|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|c4|pc|dK|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: down 2 after all|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: Marina's having hard time with switch|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: i vote for spade|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: Mestric : "Give us a trick Marina"|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: (since other two choices look less inviting)|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: she's wandering where that @C king went....|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: she kinda remembers she had it somewhere|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|c8|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|c9|pc|s8|pc|d8|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|c7|pc|s5|pc|h9|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: wd|pg|| pc|d7|mc|8|nt|vugraphzgp: nice play|pg|| pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SQ62HAQ3D9CAKJ754,SKT753HJ2DK4C9863,S984HT987DAJ75CQT,SAJHK654DQT8632C2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|d|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cT|mc|9|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SK83HQ9832D952CT2,SJ95HT5DQTCAQJ865,SQT6HAJ74DKJ4CK94,SA742HK6DA8763C73|sv|e|nt|vugraphzgp: final board of 1st round|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: this match is a matter of who passes more|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: next match we have misterious North Pole team and Slovenia!|pg|| mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|BSpiljak: or to be more precise, which passes cost more|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: that was really bad shift|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|s4|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s9|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: :)|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|c6|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pg|| mc|9|nt|vugraphzgp: well, Kesha's a novice :)|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: ok we'll see very shortly soon :) bye for now! ;)|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: and Marina is world champion :)|pg|| nt|BSpiljak: she didn't exactly shine|pg|| nt|vugraphzgp: a lot of passing by her standards :)|pg|| pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SK83HQ9832D952CT2,SJ95HT5DQTCAQJ865,SQT6HAJ74DKJ4CK94,SA742HK6DA8763C73|sv|e|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cA|mc|9|nt|vugraphzgk: thx all for watching|pg|| nt|vugraphzgk: we'll be back soon for the next round|pg|| pg||