vg|2018 Australian Seniors Playoff T4 S2 RR4,4_9,P,1,10,Team 1,0,Team 2,0| rs|4SE-1,,3NN+2,,4SS=,,4HN=,,4SN+1,,4HW+1,,4HN-1,,3NW=,,1NS-1,,2HE+1,| pn|Kozakos,Smolanko,Robinson,Morrison,South,West,North,East|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SA5H982D84CKJ8542,SJT84HKQ63DAQ73CQ,S63HAJT75DKT92CT7,SKQ972H4DJ65CA963|sv|o|nt|frankaus: g'day all|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|nt|loganrun: Welcome to round 4|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|nt|frankaus: scoring is IMPS V datum calculated as mean of middle 3 tables - then converted to VP's using WBF scale|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: needed the diamond lead to beat this one by the looks of it|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|s5|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d9|pc|sK|pc|c4|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|s7|pc|c8|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SKQ94H62DAJT85CAJ,SJ6532H53DKQ97C82,SA87HAQJ9D3CQT953,STHKT874D642CK764|sv|n|nt|vugrapha3: EW have been very unlucky with diamond leads against them. Before lunch they right sided 6H so that Braithwaite had to lead from KT doubleton diamond to beat the contract. He did ...|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: find the killing lead|pg|| mb|2D|an|weak 2 in hearts|mb|d|mb|2H|nt|loganrun: Good start for NS|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|nt|loganrun: Neither one are girls Laura (diamonds are not their best friend)|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|c4|nt|vugrapha3: Hi Chris, nice to have you here. |pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sA|mc|11|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SKQJT943HQJ43DKCJ,S8HKTD765CKQ98432,SA7H982DJ9843CAT7,S652HA765DAQT2C65|sv|e|nt|loganrun: Robinson is extracting the most out of this hand|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: results for this round are at http://www.abfevents.com.au/events/results/results.asp?yr=2018&dir=swpo&E=1&R=4&T=R|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|nt|frankaus: "live" scores all 5 tables at - http://www.abfevents.com.au/events/results/results.asp?yr=2018&dir=swpo&E=1&R=4&T=I|pg|| nt|loganrun: As a spec points out a @D switch when in with the K@H is better but we can see all 4 hands and the 1C looked more logical but well played Robinson|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h2|nt|loganrun: Smolanko had to play a @D or a @C and it was not obvious|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|mc|10|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SJ84HKQ864D5CKQJ8,SQT32HDJ9832CAT63,SK76HAT9753DK6C74,SA95HJ2DAQT74C952|sv|b|nt|loganrun: As Laura stated when things aren't going your way, it is not your day as EW are seeing|pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2S|an|4+ hearts 13+ points|mb|p|nt|vugrapha3: NS are currently in 2nd, EW have had a very rough start to stage 2 with -28, -14 and -2.|pg|| mb|2N|an|minimum|nt|loganrun: Laura - board 3 is not displaying for some reason|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|frankaus: 3 - http://www.abfevents.com.au/events/results/results.asp?yr=2018&dir=swpo&E=1&R=4&M=&T=O&B=3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: I will fix after this board|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg|| nt|loganrun: This switch gives declarer are chance |pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SJ86H4DK92CAK9872,S5HKQJ83DAQ843CQ6,SAK743HA765DTCJ54,SQT92HT92DJ765CT3|sv|n|nt|loganrun: Same result as last time|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|an|3 card limit raise or nat bal or clubs|nt|loganrun: This 2@C treatment is getting more common in Australia over a major|pg|| mb|2S|nt|vugrapha3: I like it but prefer the 3 card option to be GF. Does mean you can't get the invite out at the 2 level though.|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|loganrun: People are saying that Smolenko's @S play looking at the dummy is poor but if he had the A@S he would have led a @S as well and now he is a hero|pg|| nt|loganrun: Horses for courses, I play their style and seems to work okay|pg|| nt|frankaus: Lavings one of the contestants in this event wrote up the 1M:2@C treatment in an ABF bulletin some 2-3 years ago|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|nt|loganrun: Lavings has modified his views since then, I spoke to him just after the article|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: NS are picking up full value for boards 1 and 3 each bringing home 10 imps.|pg|| nt|frankaus: does allow opener to play 2M when opener would reject a 3 card game try|pg|| nt|loganrun: That was Lavings original premise why play 3@S one off when you can play in 2@S with no game on|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dT|nt|loganrun: Another tricky hand but at least the bidding gives him a clue|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| nt|frankaus: can be a problem with hands that are both a good @c suit GF and a 3 card M |pg|| nt|loganrun: North angling for a @D continuation of a @S switch|pg|| nt|loganrun: or a @S switch|pg|| nt|loganrun: a @S switch is clearly wrong looking at that @C suit|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg|| nt|loganrun: Declarer will get a count on @S to determine how to play the @C suit ie West is 1 5 5 2|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: and there it is, declarer will be happy|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|d3|pc|s3|pg|| nt|loganrun: This @S switch does not look right at all it gives up on the hand imho|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| nt|loganrun: I also think a small @S at trick 2 was probably the best line|pg|| nt|loganrun: From declarer|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4S9843H765DJ85CQ97,SJ2HKT43D6CAJT542,SKQT75H98DQ742CK6,SA6HAQJ2DAKT93C83|sv|e|mb|1D|nt|loganrun: EW yet to get a plus score in this round|pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|4H|nt|loganrun: This hand should do it|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugrapha3: will be a plus but will be a bit disapointing|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sA|nt|loganrun: A plus is a plus but 6@H is reasonably good |pg|| pc|s8|pc|s2|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: Smolanko is probably hoping both clubs are offside!|pg|| nt|loganrun: East perhaps could have bid something stronger than 4@H at his second turn but worried about a 4@S bid by South|pg|| nt|loganrun: I think 2@S over 1@S is correct or DOUBLE in the Italian style with such a good hand|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|h9|pg|| nt|loganrun: If both @C honours aren't wrong then @Hs be 4-1 Smolenko is hoping|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|sJ|nt|loganrun: Oh drat he thinks|pg|| pc|d4|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|c2|pg|| nt|loganrun: Playing safely now in case @Cs 4-1|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c4|pc|s5|pc|hJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hT|mc|11|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SKQT96HQ5DA54CT95,SAJ2HJDKT98CQ8762,S7HAKT983D762CKJ3,S8543H7642DQJ3CA4|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|loganrun: This should not end well for NS|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: needed the diamond lead to beat it by the looks of it|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s7|nt|loganrun: Declarer needs AQ@Cs with West (or a mis defence) so play a @C at trick 2|pg|| pc|s3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| nt|loganrun: and a mis defence|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| nt|loganrun: 2 plus scores in a row|pg|| pc|h3|nt|loganrun: for EW|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SK94HK954DT732CJ8,SJ6HQ763DJ85CKQ74,SQ853HJT82DK4CT96,SAT72HADAQ96CA532|sv|o|nt|vugrapha3: before that board NS were getting a full 20VPs http://www.abfevents.com.au/events/results/results.asp?yr=2018&dir=swpo&E=1&T=S&R=4&U=8|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|loganrun: That should be flattish however as no game makes|pg|| mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d3|nt|loganrun: Another tricky hand what to play at trick 2|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg|| pc|h2|pc|c2|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h9|nt|loganrun: Declare did not know where the K@H was|pg|| nt|loganrun: All is well|pg|| pc|h7|nt|loganrun: Declarer again is giving himself the best chances in case @Cs do not break by ducking the @H|pg|| pc|hT|pc|s2|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SQ5HQ9DKT82CAT872,SA98H7642DQ3CKJ63,SKT72HAT3D9754CQ5,SJ643HKJ85DAJ6C94|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|mc|6|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SQJ97HT7D942CQT83,S86HKQ52DA85CAJ54,SA532HJ93DKT63CK7,SKT4HA864DQJ7C962|sv|b|nt|vugrapha3: Sorry for the crash, now back on board|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugrapha3: This is the last board from this round. The next round will commence in just under 20 minutes|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hT|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg|| nt|loganrun: Well stopped for a plus|pg|| nt|vugrapha3: EW have had a pretty rough day today. |pg|| nt|vugrapha3: Next up at this table are Ian Thomson and Ron Klinger vs Michael Smart and Jon Free|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|dT|pc|h8|pc|s9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c6|mc|9|nt|vugrapha3: Thanks all, see you back here in 15 minutes|pg|| pg||