vg|2018 Australian Open Playoff,T4 S2RR6,P,21,30,Team 1,0,Team 2,0| rs|7HN=,,6CE=,,4HSx=,,4SSx-4,,3NN-2,,3NS=,,4SS-2,,1NE+3,,3NW-1,,4HS+2,| pn|Nunn,Milne,Mill,Gill,South,West,North,East|pg|| qx|o21|st||md|3SA953HKQ873D8CAK3,SQ74H4DKJ973C9542,SKHAJ9652DAT2CQJ8,SJT862HTDQ654CT76|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|an|GF 4+|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|5D|nt|frankaus: g'day all|pg|| mb|5S|mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|mb|7H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|frankaus: EW precision -UDCA|pg|| nt|frankaus: NS 2/1 UDCA|pg|| pc|d5|mc|13|pg|| qx|o22|st||md|4ST9HQ94D75432CT43,SAK52HKJ32DK86CK7,SQJ7643HT875DA9C5,S8HA6DQJTCAQJ9862|sv|e|mb|2C|an|6+ C|mb|p|mb|2D|an|Asking|mb|2S|mb|3S|an|Strong|mb|p|nt|frankaus: 10 pairs at 5 tables IMP scoring V datum|pg|| nt|frankaus: top 2 pairs are supported to go to Miami - Sept 2018|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|frankaus: wd|pg|| mb|p|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c7|pc|s7|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o23|st||md|1S62HKQ974DCKJ8753,SJ3H6DAKJ9543C964,SAQT84HJ852DQ872C,SK975HAT3DT6CAQT2|sv|b|nt|frankaus: results at all 5 tables can be viewed at - http://www.abfevents.com.au/events/results/results.asp?yr=2018&dir=opo&E=1&R=6&T=I|pg|| mb|1C|mb|3D|mb|d|nt|frankaus: results are "live" and datum changes as results come in - FABULOUS |pg|| mb|3N|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|mrdct: there was a 20 imps swing on board 1 in one match with Thomson-Beauchamp playing in their 4-1 @s fit!|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|mrdct: defence will need to switch to trumps early to beat this|pg|| nt|frankaus: individual match details are available by clicking on the pair number - then individual board details can be viewed fron all tableds by clicking the board number|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|h7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|h5|pc|cT|pg|| pc|d8|nt|frankaus: sorry not sure if its my typing or my spelling - both usually bad|pg|| nt|mrdct: seems to come up a trick short even if he gets 4 ruffs in dummy unless he can somehow get east to lead a @s into the AQ|pg|| pc|s7|pc|h9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|h8|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|mrdct: the timing isnt right for declarer as after he takes his last ruff in dummy he'll only have @s in dummy to lead away from|pg|| pc|dQ|nt|mrdct: i think he's going to have to try a @s finesse|pg|| nt|mrdct: but that make see him go down 2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|c7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d9|pc|s4|pc|hT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|dJ|pc|s8|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|cJ|pc|dK|pg|| pg|| qx|o24|st||md|2SAQ962H98DQT53C92,ST8H7643DJ762CAJ3,SK3HT5D94CKQT7654,SJ754HAKQJ2DAK8C8|sv|o|nt|mrdct: tricky hand to defend and nunn got the better of gill|pg|| mb|p|mb|3C|mb|d|nt|mrdct: gill was on the right track with his @s pitch on the previous round|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|d|nt|mrdct: mill perhaps reasonably expecting a 6 card @s suit for 3@s|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|nt|mrdct: this looks at least 3 off and could get quite expensive of it goes for more|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d9|pg|| nt|mrdct: east needed to switch to trumps to get the maximum|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg|| nt|mrdct: declarer would not have been able to play @d himself|pg|| pc|d8|nt|mrdct: gill woudl be very worried, however the declarer has another @s and the @cA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|c4|pg|| nt|mrdct: so taking the insta-beat has merit|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|dT|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cK|pc|s7|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hQ|mc|6|pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3SAKT7H6D3CAKQT762,SQ9832HK4DQ9762C4,SJ654HQJ52DAT854C,SHAT9873DKJCJ9853|sv|e|nt|mrdct: EW can make 4@h so that difference between 3 off and 4 off is huge|pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|1S|nt|mrdct: 6@s looks like a reasonable spot until you see the 5-0 break offside|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|nt|mrdct: west has taken a @S slam for NS out of the picture|pg|| nt|frankaus: last was -9 for NS|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mrdct: with @c also breaking poorl;y this will struggle as he'll only get 3 @c tricks|pg|| nt|mrdct: unless Gill makes a canape lead|pg|| pc|c5|nt|mrdct: ohhh|pg|| nt|mrdct: that looks like the 9th trick|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|d4|pg|| pc|cK|nt|mrdct: needed to play a lower @c|pg|| nt|frankaus: was it a greek gift|pg|| nt|mrdct: which i think was indicated as the @c lead is surely coming from length and the defence don't have 4 quick defensive tricks|pg|| nt|MrNye: just an error - there was always 9 tricks if clubs were 4-1 so it was 100% safe to play low at trick 1|pg|| nt|MrNye: big mistake from Mill|pg|| nt|mrdct: agree|pg|| pc|d7|pc|s4|nt|MrNye: One person just commented that "low" was not the best choice of words by me :D|pg|| nt|MrNye: and that the 6 was required.|pg|| nt|MrNye: hopefully you knew what I meant|pg|| pc|c3|pg|| nt|MrNye: the two would not have been a good play haha|pg|| nt|mrdct: that's why i said "lower"|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|nt|MrNye: anyways the hand isn't over yet|pg|| nt|MrNye: lots of endplay chances on both opponents|pg|| pc|h7|pg|| pc|s7|nt|MrNye: the defence needs to keep their diamonds|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|h3|pg|| nt|MrNye: so they have a card to exit|pg|| nt|MrNye: probably the weakest part of Mill's game is that he plays too quickly|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sJ|nt|mrdct: tend to agree, but it can be an advantage for him also|pg|| pc|c8|pc|sK|pg|| nt|MrNye: He's a very talented player but makes a lot of unnecessary errors due to playing too quickly. It probably wins him more imps than it loses in lower-quality games but when playing against good opponents I think he would do better to take time|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg|| nt|MrNye: This hand is a good example of where an extra 30 seconds thought at trick one made a big difference|pg|| pc|s8|pc|d5|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| nt|MrNye: now dummy is stranded|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|c6|pc|d6|pc|dT|pg|| pc|hA|pc|c7|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4S9HQ64DA854CAKQT2,SJ7652HKJ873DQCJ9,SAQ843HA2DK963C86,SKTHT95DJT72C7543|sv|b|nt|MrNye: a big missed chance for n/s there|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C|nt|MrNye: and two gifts in a row for e/w|pg|| mb|1H|mb|d|nt|MrNye: on the previous hand, nunn was bidding 3S to help direct the lead on defence if west bid for example 4H|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|MrNye: it's hard when you don't have a large amount of experience playing together to know when to raise with the north hand in spots like that as styles for the 3S will vary a lot|pg|| mb|p|nt|frankaus: both these pairs 20+ VP back from 2nd place - possibly mathametical but hihly improbable to grab one of the two supported pairs |pg|| nt|frankaus: highly|pg|| mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|MrNye: interesting 1H overcall here from Milne|pg|| nt|mrdct: might sniff around for a @d sl;am, but 3NT looks sensible|pg|| nt|MrNye: personally I prefer to pass then come back in showing both majors if partner is strong enough to act|pg|| pc|h7|nt|MrNye: though I think Milne must have decided that the lead directing value of 1H was high enough to hide his spade suit|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|mrdct: well he folopwoed his lead directing bid|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dK|nt|MrNye: X showed 4+ spades here I think and 2D must have been forcing|pg|| pc|d2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|s7|pg|| pc|cK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s5|pc|d3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cT|nt|MrNye: nunn will just take his 9 tricks here and move on to the next hand|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s4|pc|d7|pg|| nt|MrNye: unless east pitches a heart|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dT|mc|9|pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SKJT9842HD643CT52,S63HKJ6432DKT7C93,SAHT875DA92CAKJ76,SQ75HAQ9DQJ85CQ84|sv|o|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s6|nt|mrdct: potentailly losing 1@s, 2@d and 1@c here|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|s8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|d2|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sT|nt|mrdct: will need to endplay east i think to make|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|mrdct: i think he needed to eliminate east's @hQ before playing 3rd round of trumps|pg|| nt|MrNye: I think he had to finesse in clubs actually before playing the trump|pg|| pc|dJ|nt|MrNye: then he can pitch on the 4th club while east ruffs in with their winner|pg|| nt|MrNye: now he is down|pg|| pc|d3|nt|mrdct: oh yeah - then he can get rid of @d loser(s)|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|s9|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|h4|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|c7|pg|| mc|8|nt|MrNye: I may have missed something but I think it's better to take the club finesse before playing a trump|pg|| nt|MrNye: Nunn is not often wrong on declarer plays though so I am reluctant to say that he has made a mistake|pg|| nt|MrNye: Nunn is Australia's best bridge player and has been for several years|pg|| pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2SAQ973H752DKJ6C62,SK42H8643D972CKQ9,S65HQJDQT84CJT543,SJT8HAKT9DA53CA87|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|nt|mrdct: 3NT was making here with the nice layout|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pg|| nt|MrNye: in 3rd seat, Gill and Milne play a 15-17 1NT opening|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|MrNye: so Milne could have invited (and if vulnerable probably would have)|pg|| pc|sT|nt|MrNye: but the shape and texture of the hand as well as the vulnerability make pass the best option in my view|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3SK82HQ76DA862CJ63,SAJ3HA5DKT5CKT985,ST94HKJ832DQJ73C2,SQ765HT94D94CAQ74|sv|b|nt|MrNye: game needs to be only a tad above a 1 in 3 chance when vulnerable as opposed to almost a 1 in 2 chance when not vulnerable for it to be profitable in the long run|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|mrdct: so at these colours expect east to invite|pg|| mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|MrNye: Also Gill's third seat 1NT openings when not vul vs vul often have very little resemblance to 15-17 balanced even though that is written on the card - it is a spot where he makes frequent psychic bids|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|MrNye: (as do many experts)|pg|| nt|mrdct: and it looks like 9 trick are there with @dA and @SK onside|pg|| pc|h3|nt|MrNye: So here the fact that east has two four cards suits both with the honours located in them as well as the vulnerability makes it a clear invite|pg|| nt|MrNye: you can't just "count your points" in bridge sadly :)|pg|| nt|mrdct: actually the defence can prevail here with 4@h and the @dA|pg|| pc|hT|nt|MrNye: Milne has accepted the invite here with a minimum in his 15-17 range|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| nt|mrdct: south will need to fly with @dA|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg|| nt|MrNye: holding a nice 5 card suit and quick tricks in outside suits makes it correct in my view|pg|| nt|MrNye: I don't think Liam will try to sneak the diamond through|pg|| nt|MrNye: he'd have to do it early and it puts "all his eggs in one basket"|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg|| nt|mrdct: @SKx in south best legit chance|pg|| nt|MrNye: he will play for Kx spade on side as his legitimate chance|pg|| nt|MrNye: with tiny chances of an endplay in the end if the defence discard incorrectly|pg|| pc|cK|pc|d7|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|d3|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg|| nt|frankaus: Max Henbest - David Wiltshire have Warren Lazer-Pauline Gumby next up - they are 3/4 abig wim by one should eliminate the other as contending for 1st or 2nd , a close match match ...|pg|| nt|frankaus: may eliminate both :)|pg|| pc|c7|pc|d2|pc|c5|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|MrNye: Milne is thinking about whether to play for Kx spade onside originally or for a different layout|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg|| pc|c9|nt|MrNye: I think playing for the legitimate line of Kx spade onside is best|pg|| nt|MrNye: but not lucky today|pg|| pc|h2|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg|| nt|MrNye: Nunn would not have got it wrong by now anyways|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4ST932HK9632D5CT53,SJHT8DKQT94CKQ942,SAQ6HAJ74DA876CA8,SK8754HQ5DJ32CJ76|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|4H|nt|MrNye: North will bid 4H now|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|MrNye: http://www.abfevents.com.au/events/results/results.asp?yr=2018&dir=opo&E=1&R=6&T=I|pg|| nt|MrNye: comparisons with the other tables can be found here|pg|| nt|MrNye: the results from this table will be scored against the other 4 tables|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|MrNye: it's a flawed scoring method since you can be disadvantaged when two other tables do something silly as your "team mates"|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg|| nt|MrNye: but until someone can come up with a better solution, that's what they are using for now|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s3|pc|d4|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| mc|12|nt|MrNye: thankyou all for watching|pg|| nt|MrNye: see you next match!|pg|| nt|frankaus: back soon TU 4 ur company|pg|| nt|mrdct: the two outlying scores are excluded|pg|| nt|vugrapha1: Next match starts in just over 10 minutes|pg|| nt|mrdct: so you compare against the average of the three middle scores|pg|| nt|vugrapha1: See you soon|pg|| nt|mrdct: i think the movement is balanced to ensure that you get each pair as "teammates" an equal amount of matches|pg|| pg||