vg|B 2017 Reisinger Final 1,Round 5 of 9,B,13,15,Nickell,0,Coren,0| rs|2HW=,2HW=,4HS-1,2HS+1,2NS-1,3HE-2| pn|Weinstein,Sadek,Levin,Elahmady,Strul,Katz,Becker,Nickell|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3SJ8743HKT9D73CKJ2,SAHQJ854DAK82CQ64,SK6HA32DQT96CT953,SQT952H76DJ54CA87|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c2|nt|chip: declarer can make 3 now by winning in dummy to lead a @h and then lead to @d J to lead another heart up.|pg|| nt|chip: S had to play a @d at trick 2 to get an extra trick.|pg|| nt|chip: not easy to know to do that.|pg|| pc|cQ|nt|chip: partner could have the club Q and spade A rather than the K. Then could have to set up club trick before spade winner set up.|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg|| nt|chip: winning club in hand looks odd to me. Guess he is looking to ruff a D loser in dummy if 4-2. not best here (and better take club A before playing 3rd D, or will lose it).|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|h4|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|s4|pg|| nt|chip: now looks like down 1.|pg|| pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|d8|pg|| pc|s7|nt|chip: no, heart spots friendly enough to still make if ruffs low here.|pg|| pc|h5|pc|c9|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3SJ8743HKT9D73CKJ2,SAHQJ854DAK82CQ64,SK6HA32DQT96CT953,SQT952H76DJ54CA87|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|medwards: But they reached the best spot|pg|| pc|cT|nt|ritong: hello mike hi all|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg|| pc|s4|pc|d2|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|d8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|d6|mc|8|pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4S63HQT976DJ5CAKJ6,S975HK843D743CT92,SQJT4HJ52DAQ986C5,SAK82HADKT2CQ8743|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|d5|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg|| nt|chip: NS got rather high here.|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|d6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|h5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|d3|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d4|pc|h2|pc|c8|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4S63HQT976DJ5CAKJ6,S975HK843D743CT92,SQJT4HJ52DAQ986C5,SAK82HADKT2CQ8743|sv|o|nt|medwards: Another game of ping pong|pg|| mb|1C|nt|ritong: opening 1NT has merit here|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|medwards: Maybe but I do not like it with a stiff ace. Also four spades|pg|| nt|medwards: Good spades|pg|| mb|2H|nt|ritong: i would not do it playing imps|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: but BaM is a short term game, sort of|pg|| nt|ritong: which is why i would double 2@h:)|pg|| pc|c2|nt|ritong: good chance that, after a cue, opps feel like competing at the three level|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| nt|medwards: Why double two clubs?|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sQ|nt|ritong: i did not like that either|pg|| pc|sK|pg|| nt|ritong: it does not even range the hand just showing good @cs i do not have|pg|| nt|medwards: May as well continue clubs|pg|| nt|medwards: Try to get heart eight in play|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s2|nt|ritong: elahmady found a nice trick , here opening 1@s|pg|| pc|d5|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg|| nt|ritong: propelled them too high|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|s4|pg|| nt|medwards: ?|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hJ|mc|9|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SJ85H742DAKJ7CKQJ,ST9HAJT983DQ4C873,SA643H5DT962CA652,SKQ72HKQ6D853CT94|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hA|nt|chip: NS got rather high again,|pg|| pc|s3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|s4|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h9|pc|d2|pc|s2|nt|chip: probably S hand not worth a 15-17 NT. Kaplan Rubens count makes it 13.8.|pg|| pc|d7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s6|nt|chip: Of course N hand not worth a game bid either at this form of scoring.|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|s8|pg|| nt|chip: this partnership mostly plays imps, so maybe not recalibrating properly for BAM.|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| nt|chip: with clubs 3-3, down only 2.|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1SJ85H742DAKJ7CKQJ,ST9HAJT983DQ4C873,SA643H5DT962CA652,SKQ72HKQ6D853CT94|sv|n|nt|medwards: Seems like a club discard was in order|pg|| mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|d|nt|ritong: difficult decision for north|pg|| nt|ritong: the alternate option was passing and reopen over the likely 2@h|pg|| mb|2H|nt|ritong: he will do that anyway, but|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|ritong: or not|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|ritong: curious |pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg|| nt|medwards: Very|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg|| nt|ritong: he probably thought " i m not robbed of anything so why double"|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| mc|7|pg||