vg|B - Q 11th YEH BROS CUP,Round 10,I,1,10,Kokish,0,Sweden,0| rs|1NW-2,1NW-1,2SW=,4CN-1,5DE+1,2HS-3,2SE+1,3CS=,5CE-1,5CE=,2HW=,2SN=,2SN=,3HE=,3SS-1,4SS-2,3NN+1,3CSxx-1,6SE+1,6SE+1| pn|C.Cheek,J.Sylvan,H.Bertens,F.Wrang,F.Nystrom,E.Kokish,J.Upmark,F.Gitelman|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SJ862HAKDJT7CK862,SAQ7HQ97DA6532CA7,S54H8642DKQCQJT54,SKT93HJT53D984C93|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s7|pc|h4|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|d5|pc|h8|pc|sT|pg|| mc|5|pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3SJ862HAKDJT7CK862,SAQ7HQ97DA6532CA7,S54H8642DKQCQJT54,SKT93HJT53D984C93|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = 10-15, 0+@D|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c9|pg|| nt|ahollan1: this is the last round of the qualifying swiss|pg|| pc|c8|pc|d3|pc|cT|pc|d4|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d8|pc|c6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c4|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|s3|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|dQ|mc|6|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4S9HQ9DKQT86CKT542,SK8743H874DJ94CJ3,SQJ52H532D7CAQ987,SAT6HAKJT6DA532C6|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|s2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|s5|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|c2|pc|h7|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4S9HQ9DKQT86CKT542,SK8743H874DJ94CJ3,SQJ52H532D7CAQ987,SAT6HAKJT6DA532C6|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: both pairs play a strong 1@C system|pg|| mb|1C!|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = 16+unbal or 17+BAL|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 1N = @C & @D if Nystrom wants to use that toy|pg|| mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|ahollan1: will south bid after natural 1@H opener?|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dA|mc|9|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SKT92HJT74D52CQT6,SA8753H85DJ863CA5,SQJ64HKQ93DATC943,SHA62DKQ974CKJ872|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|1D|mb|1S!|an|both M|mb|d|mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|d8|pc|c9|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1SKT92HJT74D52CQT6,SA8753H85DJ863CA5,SQJ64HKQ93DATC943,SHA62DKQ974CKJ872|sv|e|nt|ahollan1: i assume if upmark bids 3@C that gitelman makes takeout dbl and kokish plays 3@S|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = 0+@D|pg|| mb|p|nt|ahollan1: but always at least 0|pg|| mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: west is better known to most of the bridge world as Koach -- Eric Kokish, the coach of Team Nickell|pg|| pc|sA|nt|ahollan1: bridge world readers know him as EOK|pg|| pc|s4|pc|d4|pc|s9|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|h6|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|h2|pc|s2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg|| nt|ahollan1: btw west wrote an article about the auction 2@C-2@D-2@H being used as @H or BAL, 25+ |pg|| pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|c9|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sQ|nt|ahollan1: the article was called "Birthright" but most of the world calls the convention Kokish west does not :)|pg|| mc|5|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SQT6H854DQ95CAJ62,SK873HJ7DAJ742CK3,SAHKQT6DKT63C8754,SJ9542HA932D8CQT9|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|c2|pc|d2|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|mc|10|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2SQT6H854DQ95CAJ62,SK873HJ7DAJ742CK3,SAHKQT6DKT63C8754,SJ9542HA932D8CQT9|sv|b|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = 11-15, 2+@D // 2@H = 5@S 4+@H, non-invite|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: east is the founder of BBO|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i wonder how many, if any, north players will overcall 1@H|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i think best chance for ew on defense was to bid 3@S|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|cT|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|s4|pc|dQ|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SA52H976DKJ9852C9,S83HKQJ4DT763CA73,SJT9HT8532DAC6542,SKQ764HADQ4CKQJT8|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|sT|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SA52H976DKJ9852C9,S83HKQJ4DT763CA73,SJT9HT8532DAC6542,SKQ764HADQ4CKQJT8|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: another strong 1@C for east|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|1D|mb|2D!|nt|ahollan1: guessing 2@D = BAL, FG, no @D stop|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@H must be 4-card suit with 5+@H the suit would have been bid over 1@D|pg|| mb|4D|nt|ahollan1: without peeking how is EW supposed to find 3N??|pg|| mb|d|nt|ahollan1: 4@D looks like a noise - maybe pick-a-game ??|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|nt|ahollan1: i wonder what 2@S-2N would say|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| nt|ahollan1: in context of 2@D denying @D stop - maybe [keyword] this shows partial stop??|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg|| nt|ahollan1: that is the only way i can imagine east appreciating @DQx for NT|pg|| nt|ahollan1: so natural bidding couldn't find 3N either|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|dQ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|nt|ahollan1: seems nystrom's trick 1 signal should have been suit pref|pg|| pc|h3|nt|ahollan1: was @D9 not clear enough?|pg|| pc|cT|pg|| nt|ahollan1: that said -- regardless of signal, when can @S shift be wrong??|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i'm sorry east is declarer so @D9 was LEAD -- not a signal|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s5|nt|ahollan1: 2 am here -- that is my excuse and i'm sticking to it|pg|| pc|c7|pc|sJ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SQ8HKJDA982C97532,SAT62HQT932D73CA4,SJ9753HA64DK6CQ86,SK4H875DQJT54CKJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|d9|pc|hT|pc|c8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|h9|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|c9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg|| pc|c3|pc|h3|pc|h6|mc|8|pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SQ8HKJDA982C97532,SAT62HQT932D73CA4,SJ9753HA64DK6CQ86,SK4H875DQJT54CKJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i can't imagine gitelman opening east but easy to imagine most other north american big clubbers opening 1@D|pg|| mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2H|nt|ahollan1: 1@H less than 16 hcp|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d8|pc|c4|pc|s3|pc|dT|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|s8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|d9|pc|h9|pc|s5|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|ahollan1: from day 1 i've really enjoyed hands where declarer never leads trump|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|sA|mc|8|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1ST9843H64DAK5C643,SQ5HA983D6432CKQ2,SK2HK5DJ98CAJT875,SAJ76HQJT72DQT7C9|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|s6|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cT|pc|h7|pc|c6|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sK|mc|7|pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1ST9843H64DAK5C643,SQ5HA983D6432CKQ2,SK2HK5DJ98CAJT875,SAJ76HQJT72DQT7C9|sv|b|nt|ahollan1: double partscore pickup for sweden|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 34 imps in 6 boards|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|2C|nt|ahollan1: yet another nebulous 1@D opener|pg|| mb|d|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dQ|mc|9|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SAKJ975HJ83D4CKJ2,ST3HK762DA97632C5,SQ86HT4DKQJ85CQ83,S42HAQ95DTCAT9764|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|1S|mb|2C!|an|!d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|s3|mc|8|pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2SAKJ975HJ83D4CKJ2,ST3HK762DA97632C5,SQ86HT4DKQJ85CQ83,S42HAQ95DTCAT9764|sv|o|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Mr Yeh's team YBM is guaranteed 1 seed in KO regardless of standing in the qualifying swiss -- 15 other teams advance to KO|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: 2@C = 11-15, 6+@C but probably allowed good 5@C in 3rd seat|pg|| mb|d|mb|3C|mb|3H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|ahollan1: nystrom stiff @D screws up the defensive cross ruff|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c2|mc|8|pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SAKJ2HJ5DJ9853C42,SQ43H96DKQCA98765,S95HKQ3DAT62CKQJ3,ST876HAT8742D74CT|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h2|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3SAKJ2HJ5DJ9853C42,SQ43H96DKQCA98765,S95HKQ3DAT62CKQJ3,ST876HAT8742D74CT|sv|e|nt|ahollan1: 1N = good 13-16|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C!|nt|ahollan1: 3@C = puppet stayman|pg|| mb|d|nt|ahollan1: is north good enough for RDBL?|pg|| mb|r|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: never should have doubted|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: seems like very reasonable auction -- but i think defense prevails|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|h4|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h2|pc|d3|nt|ahollan1: maybe @D marriage will fall singleton|pg|| pc|c6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|h7|pc|d5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|h3|nt|ahollan1: going back to auction if you think it is unreasonable for south to PASS -- do you just bid 3N or do puppet stayman players bid 3@H on the way to show 4@S?|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i don't recall seeing the situation come up before|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4ST87HT83DQT4CJT43,SAHAKQJ75DKJ972CA,S52H942DA8653C872,SKQJ9643H6DCKQ965|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|d4|pg|| mc|13|pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4ST87HT83DQT4CJT43,SAHAKQJ75DKJ972CA,S52H942DA8653C872,SKQJ9643H6DCKQ965|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: this is final board of the swiss|pg|| nt|ahollan1: tomorrow starts double knockout phase|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|ahollan1: 1@S at most 15 hcp // 2@H = FG|pg|| mb|p|mb|4N|nt|ahollan1: didn't we start the set with east having a lot of black cards?|pg|| mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: oh it was board 5|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 1430 response to RKC -- don't show void unless known to be working|pg|| mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@S to show semi-solid suit in game force vs 3@C with 2-card disparity and no intermediates in @C seems right to me|pg|| nt|ahollan1: but i don't think i would argue if someone preferred 2@H-3@C|pg|| pc|d4|nt|ahollan1: showing void sure would have worked better|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| mc|13|pg||