vg|BBO2-2017SFB Canberra NWT,SF4_4,I,17,32,RICHARDSON,92,KAPLAN,118| rs|4HE-2,4SNx-2,2SS=,3SS-1,3NS+1,3CN+2,1NN=,2SS-1,3NE=,3NE=,3SW+2,4HSx=,1SN+1,2SN=,4HW+1,4HW+2,5CE-1,4CW=,2NE+1,2DW+1,4HW-1,4HW-1,2NW=,3DE=,3NS+1,3NS+1,3SE-3,4CNx=,4SW=,4SW=,4SW+1,4SE+1| pn|A BOUGHEY,KAPLAN,RICHARDSON,DJUROVIC,D Smart,C Gibbons,P Mcleish,J Gibbons|pg|| qx|o17|st||md|3SAK96HQ7543DJCJT4,SQT52H98D87642C72,SJ8743H6DAQTCQ963,SHAKJT2DK953CAK85|sv|o|mb|2S!|mb|d|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|h3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|h8|pc|c9|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|d5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|d6|pc|s8|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|d7|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d9|pc|h7|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg|| pg|| qx|c17|st||md|3SAK96HQ7543DJCJT4,SQT52H98D87642C72,SJ8743H6DAQTCQ963,SHAKJT2DK953CAK85|sv|o|mb|2S!|mb|d|nt|patricck: Welcome to the last 16 boards of this semi-final|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: +300 would be a good way for the NZ team to start the last set....|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| nt|patricck: They need to get the club ruff for that|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg|| nt|patricck: i'm confused|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|s2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s3|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| nt|patricck: aah finally :)|pg|| pc|s4|pc|d3|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| nt|vugraphc2: sorry all misclicked some cards and was trying to get it right|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|h5|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|patricck: I'll claim New Zealand will win this match either way as we might still claim Paula McLeish :) However there are 4 Kiwis on the Richardson team|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o18|st||md|4SAKQ64HQJ7DACJT73,ST93HAT4DJT96CK62,SJ82H532D8754CA54,S75HK986DKQ32CQ98|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|hK|pg|| pc|h9|pc|sQ|pc|c2|pc|d7|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|c7|pc|d9|pc|c5|pg|| pg|| qx|c18|st||md|4SAKQ64HQJ7DACJT73,ST93HAT4DJT96CK62,SJ82H532D8754CA54,S75HK986DKQ32CQ98|sv|n|nt|patricck: No worries Jane :) added a little suspense|pg|| mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: I don't mind that double at matchpoints, but seems a bit risky at teams|pg|| pc|dJ|nt|patricck: and am taking account of the vulnerablitly when I say that|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|nt|patricck: 9 IMPS on board 17 as 4@H went down in the other room. The difference now 17|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|d3|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h5|nt|patricck: going 1 down|pg|| pc|hK|pg|| pc|h9|pc|c7|pc|dT|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg|| nt|patricck: for another 5 IMPs, close match now|pg|| pg|| qx|o19|st||md|1SQ87H874DQTCJ8542,SJ942HQ3DJ98743CQ,SATHAKJ5DA52CKT97,SK653HT962DK6CA63|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c19|st||md|1SQ87H874DQTCJ8542,SJ942HQ3DJ98743CQ,SATHAKJ5DA52CKT97,SK653HT962DK6CA63|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| nt|patricck: A weak pre-emptive raise. North might still have been interested in 3NT. It looks as though it would have made|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|patricck: 3@C will definitely make at least 9 tricks, probably more|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c4|pc|d7|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o20|st||md|2SA7653HQ85D73CT43,SQT92H96DAQJ4CJ97,S84HAKJ3D952CA862,SKJHT742DKT86CKQ5|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|s3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|s5|pc|dJ|pc|s4|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c20|st||md|2SA7653HQ85D73CT43,SQT92H96DAQJ4CJ97,S84HAKJ3D952CA862,SKJHT742DKT86CKQ5|sv|b|mb|p|nt|patricck: and with NS playing 3NT in the open room it is now just a 5 IMP game, Kaplan still with their noses in front|pg|| mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|d9|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sQ|nt|patricck: down 1.... we have a tied game|pg|| pc|c2|pc|hT|pc|s6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|c6|pc|dK|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|c7|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hK|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|dQ|pg|| nt|patricck: anyone for a 12 board playoff? :)|pg|| pg|| qx|o21|st||md|3ST642HQ85D87CQJ52,SA87HAJ92DQT542C9,S53H7643DAK6CK876,SKQJ9HKTDJ93CAT43|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3S|an|4H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|d3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|d9|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|d2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg|| pc|dA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|dQ|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg|| pg|| qx|c21|st||md|3ST642HQ85D87CQJ52,SA87HAJ92DQT542C9,S53H7643DAK6CK876,SKQJ9HKTDJ93CAT43|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c6|nt|patricck: lead the 10@H on the first round of the suit and hope for no cover?|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| nt|patricck: oh, the pips are good enough anyway|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|d9|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|dJ|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|dT|pc|c8|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|cT|pg|| pg|| qx|o22|st||md|4S9HA9852DQ5CA9643,SQ87653HKTDJ3CJ85,SJT4HQJ76DKT874C2,SAK2H43DA962CKQT7|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|c3|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c22|st||md|4S9HA9852DQ5CA9643,SQ87653HKTDJ3CJ85,SJT4HQJ76DKT874C2,SAK2H43DA962CKQT7|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|2S!|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: 4@S is a make here, a chance for Kaplan|pg|| nt|patricck: oops, club ruff|pg|| nt|patricck: just looking at the EW cards and didn't see the bad break|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: 4@H appears to have only 3 losers|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|h8|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|cT|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|h9|pc|s6|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s7|pc|hJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d8|pc|s2|pc|c9|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|cK|pc|hA|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|patricck: and we are back to Kaplan 13 in front|pg|| nt|patricck: A hard hand for both sides to judge really. The double only cost an IMP as undoubled would have been a swing of 12|pg|| nt|patricck: next hand please :)|pg|| nt|vugraphc2: director has been called as there was no alert by paula and jenna might not leave it in if she knows it is distrubutional|pg|| nt|patricck: I see, certainly could be an issue|pg|| pg|| qx|o23|st||md|1SJ863HA95DK42CT84,ST74H86DT8753CAJ7,SAQ92HQJ7DJ96CQ95,SK5HKT432DAQCK632|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|c2|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h9|pc|d8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c23|st||md|1SJ863HA95DK42CT84,ST74H86DT8753CAJ7,SAQ92HQJ7DJ96CQ95,SK5HKT432DAQCK632|sv|b|nt|vugraphc2: the director is looking at the hand now and will inform us later|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s7|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h9|pc|d8|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h4|pc|s8|pc|dT|pg|| pg|| qx|o24|st||md|2SK52H6432DA752CJ9,SQJT6HAKJ98DQCA73,SA98743HQDKT86CT4,SHT75DJ943CKQ8652|sv|o|mb|1H|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|h5|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg|| pc|hA|pc|s7|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|s3|pc|d3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|c8|pc|d5|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c5|pc|d7|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s2|pc|dQ|pc|s9|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|h9|pc|dT|pg|| pc|sT|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|sK|pg|| pg|| qx|c24|st||md|2SK52H6432DA752CJ9,SQJT6HAKJ98DQCA73,SA98743HQDKT86CT4,SHT75DJ943CKQ8652|sv|o|mb|1C!|an|15+ or 5 looser|mb|2S!|nt|patricck: 1@C is strong|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: I am a little surprised that South didn't find a pre-emptivce raise|pg|| pc|sA|pc|h5|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|hT|nt|patricck: ruff iin dummy and run the 10@H at trick 2 to leave a trump in dummy to take care of the spades|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s9|pc|h7|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|nt|patricck: only 3 pitches, so going to make 11 tricks|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|s8|pc|d3|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|s4|pc|d9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h9|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg|| mc|12|nt|vugraphc2: di has stepped away for a min|pg|| nt|patricck: sorry, should have counted better..... 1 IMP to Richardson and a 12 IMP game|pg|| pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3S5HQJ9872D63C9852,SQJT64HT6D542CA76,SA9732HK543DAQ8C3,SK8HADKJT97CKQJT4|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|2N!|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|c2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|d9|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sJ|mc|10|pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3S5HQJ9872D63C9852,SQJT64HT6D542CA76,SA9732HK543DAQ8C3,SK8HADKJT97CKQJT4|sv|e|nt|vugraphc2: back|pg|| mb|1S|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|patricck: South bid 3@H over 2NT in the other room. It will have been non-forcing because a good hand would double first|pg|| nt|patricck: If you don't do that it is hard for North or South to bid hearts after that on this sequence|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h7|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pg|| mc|10|nt|patricck: 7 boards to go and 6 IMPs difference, let's see if the Richardson team can get an IMP onn every board :)|pg|| pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4SK3HQ98763D65CT84,SAQ82HAT42DQ843C7,S9654HDAK92CAQ963,SJT7HKJ5DJT7CKJ52|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|c3|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|c9|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s7|pc|h8|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s9|pc|c2|pc|hQ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|dK|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|dQ|pg|| nt|vugrapho2: We are having a short break|pg|| pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4SK3HQ98763D65CT84,SAQ82HAT42DQ843C7,S9654HDAK92CAQ963,SJT7HKJ5DJT7CKJ52|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H!|an|10-14, 4+, can be canape|mb|d|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: OK, so IMPs in the other direction, but probably not many|pg|| nt|patricck: 110 or 130 are both 1 IMP to Kaplan|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|h7|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d9|pc|s7|pc|h3|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|c3|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|h5|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|hT|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|h8|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg|| nt|patricck: 7 IMPs and 5 boards.... that director's ruling or appeal committee decision on board 22 is looking important|pg|| pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SQT3HJ4DA92CKT953,SAK4HQ9852D76CAJ7,SJ9752HKT6DJ8C864,S86HA73DKQT543CQ2|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|d|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|h3|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|h8|pc|hT|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|d4|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|d5|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s9|pc|dT|pc|cT|pc|h9|pg|| pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1SQT3HJ4DA92CKT953,SAK4HQ9852D76CAJ7,SJ9752HKT6DJ8C864,S86HA73DKQT543CQ2|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1H|an|4+, 10-14, maybe canape|mb|p|mb|2D|an|4+d, 10+|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|patricck: well 4@H is makeable...... but whether it is made or not is another question|pg|| mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: Intra-Finesse in the trump suit, but you usually need a clue from the bidding to play for that|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| nt|patricck: In this situation an intrafiness would be leading low to the 9@H so that North's 10 wins. Then if you lead the Q@H you pick up North's king and crush the j@H|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s2|nt|patricck: but as I said you normally need a clue from the biding to help you guess that the cards are sitting like that|pg|| pc|s8|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| nt|patricck: we have reached a different but intriguing situation tho|pg|| nt|patricck: 10@D pitching a spade and then ducj a heart so you use the A@H as an entry to the diamonds seems to work|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|patricck: but this won't if they play a spade|pg|| pc|h7|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|c7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s9|pc|d3|pc|c3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2S962HKQT632DJCQT7,SAKTHA97DKQ942CA8,SQJ85HJ5DATCK9652,S743H84D87653CJ43|sv|n|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2N!|nt|vugrapho2: It appears I must have missed a trick somewhere, as both sides agreed one off on the last board. I'll adjust the score now.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c7|pc|h7|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|c9|pc|s3|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg|| pc|c6|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|sT|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2S962HKQT632DJCQT7,SAKTHA97DKQ942CA8,SQJ85HJ5DATCK9652,S743H84D87653CJ43|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|d|an|A|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|patricck: might be hard for West not to get excited by the 2@D bid|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: well stopped|pg|| mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hT|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|s5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3SAK7HT742DQ4CA965,SQ5HAKJ53D65CJT83,SJ43HQDAKJ932CQ72,ST9862H986DT87CK4|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|s6|pc|hT|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|s7|pc|c8|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sT|pc|c6|pc|hK|pc|c7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|c9|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg|| pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3SAK7HT742DQ4CA965,SQ5HAKJ53D65CJT83,SJ43HQDAKJ932CQ72,ST9862H986DT87CK4|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|patricck: 2@H?|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: aah 2@D, let me put my specs on :)|pg|| pc|cJ|nt|vugraphc2: misclick|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dK|nt|patricck: declarer will cash out for 9 triicks now and make 10 when the Q@S unexpectedly drops|pg|| pc|dT|pc|h2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s2|pc|c5|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|d9|pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s7|mc|10|pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4SAK8HAQJ4D74C9432,SJT652HT75DQ963C7,SH986DAKJ82CJT865,SQ9743HK32DT5CAKQ|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h4|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg|| mc|6|pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4SAK8HAQJ4D74C9432,SJT652HT75DQ963C7,SH986DAKJ82CJT865,SQ9743HK32DT5CAKQ|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|2S|nt|patricck: East opened 1NT in the other room, NS never bid|pg|| mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|patricck: this could be the winner for Kaplan, I think they lose just the 3 trump tricks|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|s2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|s5|pc|cT|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s6|nt|patricck: if there is a heart switch now will North finesse or go up with the A@H and play to set up diamonds|pg|| pc|h6|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg|| pc|d2|pc|s3|pc|c9|pc|d9|pg|| nt|patricck: Q@S was no good, it didn't force North to make a decision about @H or D, now she can try both|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|c8|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|cJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|d8|pc|hK|pg|| pc|h4|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|s9|pg|| pg|| qx|o31|st||md|1ST83HQ752DAT3CQT2,SAJ72HAK84DK7C975,S64HT93DQ9862CK63,SKQ95HJ6DJ54CAJ84|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|s5|pc|h7|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|s2|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c31|st||md|1ST83HQ752DAT3CQT2,SAJ72HAK84DK7C975,S64HT93DQ9862CK63,SKQ95HJ6DJ54CAJ84|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|patricck: two EW games that were both made in the other room. It looks as though the previous hand was the last chance|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|s5|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h8|pc|d8|pc|sQ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|s7|pc|d9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|dQ|pc|c4|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg|| pg|| qx|o32|st||md|2SKHA87DT6532CJ743,SAQJ63HQT53DJCAQ9,ST42H964DK984CK65,S9875HKJ2DAQ7CT82|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3S|an|limit raise with 4 S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c32|st||md|2SKHA87DT6532CJ743,SAQJ63HQT53DJCAQ9,ST42H964DK984CK65,S9875HKJ2DAQ7CT82|sv|e|mb|1C!|an|15+ or 5looser|mb|p|mb|1N!|an|10+bal|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|3D!|nt|patricck: Thank you all for coming to watch this close contest and thank you to Jane for doing the Vu Graph. I hope that I am not too early in congratulating the Kaplan team, but unless ...|pg|| nt|patricck: something very weird happens here they are through to the Final. Lets hope that is a good match too|pg|| mb|p|mb|4C|an|A|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| mc|11|nt|vugraphc2: thanks for coming|pg|| pg||