vg|BBO1-2018EBTC,O-RR21,I,1,16,DENMARK,0,NETHERLANDS,0| rs|3NS=,3NN-1,3SS+1,2SN+2,4SW=,3SW+1,7NW=,7NW=,3CE=,3DN-1,2CS-1,1NS+3,3SW=,3SW=,2NN+2,3NN-1,3NS=,4SS-2,3NS=,3NN-3,3SW-2,4CS+1,4HN-1,1HN+3,4HE=,4HE=,3NN+1,2CS=,2NN=,1NN=,6SN-3,4SN-1| pn|BLAKSET,NAB,D BILDE,DRIJVER,B MULLER,ASKGAARD,DE WIJS,KONOW|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SQT9HKQ9875DKJ3C9,S64HAJ32D9654CJT6,SK875HDAT872CAK52,SAJ32HT64DQCQ8743|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|c7|pc|h7|pc|d9|pg|| pc|dT|pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3SQT9HKQ9875DKJ3C9,S64HAJ32D9654CJT6,SK875HDAT872CAK52,SAJ32HT64DQCQ8743|sv|o|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: 1@D=(10)11-15, 2+@D|pg|| mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@S obligatory with 4|pg|| mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|nt|ahollan1: both pairs using a strong club and 1@D=2+ but not many similarities after that|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg|| nt|ahollan1: blakset playing 3N from south on lead of @CJ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|s5|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|mc|8|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SKQJT7HQJT98DJTCJ,SA3HAK6DQ85CQT842,S852H4DK9432CAK95,S964H7532DA76C763|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|3D!|mb|d|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jacksond: 3NT went down in other room when declarer played Heart king at stage Blasket played a spade to King|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|s8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|dT|pc|c2|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| mc|10|nt|jacksond: Declarer wont be troubled in 3s Contract. Might be a different story in 4S|pg|| pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4SKQJT7HQJT98DJTCJ,SA3HAK6DQ85CQT842,S852H4DK9432CAK95,S964H7532DA76C763|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d!|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: EW 2 ranges for 1N 1st/2nd: 14-16 3rd/4th: 15-17|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: NS use 3 ranges for 1N |pg|| nt|ahollan1: more on that later|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg|| pc|c3|pc|dJ|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|d3|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|s8|pc|h5|pg|| nt|ahollan1: fwiw if muller opened the south cards 1st seat it would have been 1@H [1st/2nd seat 1@S denies 5+@H and 1@H can have equal or longer @S]|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SQ742HJ2DA52CAQT7,SAKT96H7DKJT4CK52,S5HKQT854D873CJ94,SJ83HA963DQ96C863|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|jacksond: Bilde has foound his partner with a good hand after his 3H pre empt so no big nummer was coming |pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|h5|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sT|pc|d7|nt|jacksond: Maybe encouraged EW to bid the game with no wasted values in hearts|pg|| pc|h3|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|s9|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1SQ742HJ2DA52CAQT7,SAKT96H7DKJT4CK52,S5HKQT854D873CJ94,SJ83HA963DQ96C863|sv|e|nt|ahollan1: madala opened 1@S on 2 and stopped in 2@S+2|pg|| mb|1D!|mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = (10)11-15, 2+@D|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|h5|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|sT|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c3|mc|10|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2ST76H52DKT9763CJ6,SA95HK643DA42CQT5,SJ842HQJ987DQJ85C,SKQ3HATDCAK987432|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|2D!|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|5D|mb|p|nt|jacksond: Amazing the amount of interference defenders can pit up even vulnerable with very few points|pg|| mb|5S|mb|p|mb|7C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jacksond: 7c practical bid knowing West has spade Ace|pg|| mb|7D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|7N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|jacksond: So North's brave bis has ended up costing a few imps|pg|| mc|13|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2ST76H52DKT9763CJ6,SA95HK643DA42CQT5,SJ842HQJ987DQJ85C,SKQ3HATDCAK987432|sv|b|mb|1D!|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = 10-15, 2+@D|pg|| mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4H!|mb|p|mb|4S!|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|7N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|mc|13|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SJ5H86543DAT95CQ7,S83HJ92DQJ2CT8654,SKQT6HQ7DK8763CK3,SA9742HAKTD4CAJ92|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s4|pc|cQ|pc|h9|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|c2|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SJ5H86543DAT95CQ7,S83HJ92DQJ2CT8654,SKQT6HQ7DK8763CK3,SA9742HAKTD4CAJ92|sv|n|mb|1D!|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h7|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|mc|8|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SKH964DKT974CKQ82,SA86HKT853DA52C53,SJT942HAJ72DJC976,SQ753HQDQ863CAJT4|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| nt|jacksond: Defence must have been less than perfect to let NS make 10 tricks in NT|pg|| nt|jacksond: In other room|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|cT|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|s8|pc|c9|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SKH964DKT974CKQ82,SA86HKT853DA52C53,SJT942HAJ72DJC976,SQ753HQDQ863CAJT4|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: another nebulous 1@D|pg|| pc|h5|nt|ahollan1: konow PASS = 0-2@H|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|d3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|c8|mc|10|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SK832HKQ9DK76CAT9,SAQJ6HT74DATC8652,S54HJ86532DQ98C74,ST97HADJ5432CKQJ3|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|r|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cK|nt|jacksond: Wellsame 3S contract BUT will it be same result?|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg|| nt|jacksond: So NS got their ruff so wont be losing an imp on this board|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|sJ|pc|d9|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|sT|pc|hK|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1SK832HKQ9DK76CAT9,SAQJ6HT74DATC8652,S54HJ86532DQ98C74,ST97HADJ5432CKQJ3|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3 ranges for NS 1N favorable 1/2: 9-11 3rd: 9-14 else: 15-17|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: favorable means you not vul opponents vul|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg|| nt|ahollan1: oops european event spelling is favourable |pg|| pc|d2|nt|ahollan1: is 3@S too much? i would never object to west bidding only 2@S |pg|| pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|s4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|sJ|pc|d9|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|sT|pc|hK|pg|| nt|ahollan1: narkiewicz-buras bid up to 4@S against madala-bianchedi|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2S932HQ973DQ6CT752,SQJ7HJ52DT543CJ93,SK4HA4DA9872CAKQ4,SAT865HKT86DKJC86|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|mc|10|pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2S932HQ973DQ6CT752,SQJ7HJ52DT543CJ93,SK4HA4DA9872CAKQ4,SAT865HKT86DKJC86|sv|o|nt|ahollan1: italy leads poland 14-5|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = 15+ hcp // PASS = 4-5 hcp|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i should say 1@C=15+unbal or 17+BAL|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: so 1N would be 17-18/19 and 2N = 19/20-21 opening 2N is not strong balanced hand|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sQ|mc|8|pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3S97HJ82DKT732CKQ4,SKQ82HQ94DJ9CAJ52,SAT654HAK53DAQCT6,SJ3HT76D8654C9873|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|jacksond: Wonder what reason there was to play the 5/2 spade fit in other room rather than 3NT as here|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d9|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|nt|jacksond: Team Orange at the top of the Open table at the moment, even after the loss of their former top pair Brinks/Driver. Says a lot for the Dutch way of organising their International team|pg|| pc|h4|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3S97HJ82DKT732CKQ4,SKQ82HQ94DJ9CAJ52,SAT654HAK53DAQCT6,SJ3HT76D8654C9873|sv|e|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|ahollan1: again 1@C=15+unbal or 17+BAL|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@D = bal 9-11 can have 5@C/@D(332)|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 2@h RELAY for distribution|pg|| mb|3C!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@C = 33(43) or 5m(332)|pg|| mb|3D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: tarzan can not differentiate 3352 from (32)53|pg|| mb|3S!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@D asks and 3@S = 5@D but any 332 |pg|| mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4H!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 4@D forces 4@H to signoff [EndSignal]|pg|| mb|p|nt|ahollan1: not long ago 2@D did not include 5m(332)|pg|| pc|h9|nt|ahollan1: this board may get them to reconsider|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s5|pc|c9|pc|d2|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|d4|nt|ahollan1: i did think that de wijs was going to guess 3N|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SJ632HA9DA852CQJ7,SQT875H73DKQ6C864,SK4HQJT52D943CAK3,SA9HK864DJT7CT952|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3N!|an|5332|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jacksond: Article on the Brink Drijver affair by coach Anton Maas on Neapolitan Bridge|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hK|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SJ632HA9DA852CQJ7,SQT875H73DKQ6C864,SK4HQJT52D943CAK3,SA9HK864DJT7CT952|sv|b|nt|ahollan1: after muller showed 5@D|pg|| nt|ahollan1: but would bid 4@S if muller had shown 33(43)|pg|| nt|vugraphc1: asking director for system problem|pg|| nt|ahollan1: bilde-blakset having a gazzill auction on 9|pg|| nt|vugraphc1: ok no problem|pg|| nt|vugraphc1: nederland|pg|| mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 9 blakset in 3N on lead of @C2|pg|| mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|ahollan1: 1@D 11-15, 2+@D|pg|| mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@S = obligatory no clarification of @D length|pg|| mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|nt|ahollan1: 2@C forced 2@D // 3N shows 5@H(332) COG [choice of game]|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|s9|mc|6|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1SKQ7HAJ52DK8642CA,SAT862HT9DA95CT65,S95H6DJ7CQJ987432,SJ43HKQ8743DQT3CK|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|3C!|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|s5|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h5|pc|d5|pc|s9|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|c6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|c3|pc|sJ|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1SKQ7HAJ52DK8642CA,SAT862HT9DA95CT65,S95H6DJ7CQJ987432,SJ43HKQ8743DQT3CK|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 9 3N played by south did make in the other room|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 15-17 NT|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i don't mind 1N with stiff, but prefer stiff royal instead of lone ace|pg|| nt|ahollan1: it all depends on prediction of how auction progresses when you open nebulous 1@D|pg|| mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2N = @C a) weak b) FG|pg|| mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@C = forced, NF|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|c3|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h4|pc|d2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|s3|pc|d4|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|mc|11|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SK74H84DK9753CJ52,ST96HK6DQT62CT974,SAJ532HAQ9532DJCQ,SQ8HJT7DA84CAK863|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jacksond: 3S should be 5 card suit so South spoilt for choice as to which suit he raises|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|jacksond: Spades might have worked better as he could ruff a heart. 4Spade contract in jepo|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg|| nt|jacksond: Defenders in Ostend are friendly. Must be thge sea air|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|d5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d6|nt|jacksond: so friendly that he has given dec Opportunity to take the losing finesse . Beware of the Dutxh bearing gifts |pg|| pc|s2|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|h3|pc|d8|pg|| pc|h9|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c9|pg|| nt|jacksond: Will he accept?|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|9|nt|jacksond: And so it goes|pg|| pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2SK74H84DK9753CJ52,ST96HK6DQT62CT974,SAJ532HAQ9532DJCQ,SQ8HJT7DA84CAK863|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@H=(10)11-15, 5+@H maybe equal or LONGER @S|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|ahollan1: other tables south will respond|pg|| nt|ahollan1: but tarzan precision 1@H-1@S=RELAY, FG and 1@H-1N=4+@S|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hA|mc|10|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3SKT432HQTD753CAK3,SQJHK85432DK82C75,S976H9DQ94CQJ9862,SA85HAJ76DAJT6CT4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3SKT432HQTD753CAK3,SQJHK85432DK82C75,S976H9DQ94CQJ9862,SA85HAJ76DAJT6CT4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|ahollan1: 1N = 14-16|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@D can be 4@H, INV otherwise 5+@H|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 3@H = 4-fit, decent min|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg|| nt|ahollan1: @CQ says i can win the next @C so either @CJ or singleton Q|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s7|mc|10|nt|ahollan1: i lost connection what was lead to trick 3?|pg|| pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4STHQJT2DA98CAQJ76,S972H9854D62CKT92,SAKJ83HK76DQT5C83,SQ654HA3DKJ743C54|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|jacksond: Does one need Medical cert from your doctor to play the mini NT|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jacksond: My health insurer insists I play a strong NT or my cover is invalid|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|d8|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|c6|pc|s9|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cQ|mc|10|pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4STHQJT2DA98CAQJ76,S972H9854D62CKT92,SAKJ83HK76DQT5C83,SQ654HA3DKJ743C54|sv|o|nt|vugraphc1: king of spade|pg|| mb|1D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: so muller really did need to lead low @C at trick 2 to get @S thru|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: but then no worries about location of @DQ|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i thought when leading top @C that muller's plan was to switch to @H10|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg|| nt|ahollan1: glancing at other vugraph matches italy over poland 47-1 // germany over iceland 38-11|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 47-11|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i am a bit surprised that askgaard did not respond 1@H|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|c5|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|c2|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|hJ|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SAT832HK2DQJ2C875,SJ96H974DA953CQJ9,SQ7HAQJT3D764CKT3,SK54H865DKT8CA642|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1SAT832HK2DQJ2C875,SJ96H974DA953CQJ9,SQ7HAQJT3D764CKT3,SK54H865DKT8CA642|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3rd seat 1@H=(10)11-15 but no longer equal/longer @S|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|s2|pc|h9|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d8|pc|c7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c6|pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|d6|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SK873HK9DJ7654CQ3,S9HQ65DQT32CJ8754,SAJ42HA87DA98CAK9,SQT65HJT432DKCT62|sv|e|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|jacksond: Difficult 4S contract it seems with trumps like this|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|nt|jacksond: Getting more difficult and shortly impossibl;e|pg|| mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|nt|jacksond: Specs tell me 4S is easy but perhaps we shal see in other room unless they also get too high|pg|| nt|jacksond: I think specs are wrong and 4S will likely go down at mopst tables|pg|| nt|vugrapho1: for the moment only 1 table went down|pg|| nt|vugrapho1: except for another one who played 6|pg|| nt|jacksond: ON EBL site. 4s played 7 times so far. Made 6 times so maybe specs right after all|pg|| nt|vugrapho1: and we have number 2 now|pg|| nt|jacksond: That was in Open series|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| nt|jacksond: In womens series down 6 times andmade 3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg|| pc|s3|pc|c5|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg|| nt|jacksond: In Seniors event so far made 5 times and down 3|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|d3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d5|mc|9|nt|jacksond: Last board of day. Back tomorrow |pg|| nt|jacksond: Tx Wouter on Vugrapjh for your input|pg|| pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2SK873HK9DJ7654CQ3,S9HQ65DQT32CJ8754,SAJ42HA87DA98CAK9,SQT65HJT432DKCT62|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = 15+|pg|| mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: opening 2N would NOT be strong balanced hand|pg|| mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@H = FG, unbal, 4+@S|pg|| mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: de wijs just asking 2@H = 4@S 5+@D // 3@C exactly 4252 // 3@H = 2 controls A=2 K=1|pg|| nt|ahollan1: at this point south known to have 2 kings - but not which kings|pg|| nt|ahollan1: and no limit on number of quacks|pg|| nt|ahollan1: de wijs imagining 4252 hands that both give slam a chance AND auctions that do not go beyond safety level|pg|| mb|4S!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|c7|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|d5|pc|c8|pg|| pc|d8|pc|h4|mc|9|nt|ahollan1: so much for thinking about slams|pg|| nt|ahollan1: this is last board of the day|pg|| pg||