vg|A 2018 Reisinger SF 1 ,round 4 of 10,B,10,12,Blass,0,Nickell,0| rs|7SN=,,2HN-2,,4SNx-3,| pn|Brink,Katz,BasDrijver,Nickell,South,West,North,East|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SAJ86HAK5DAJT92C5,S743H943DQ6CK9764,SKQT52H72DK3CAJ82,S9HQJT86D8754CQT3|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|nt|Wild_Whist: If I have the convention card correct, 1D typically shows 5 or 4-4-4-1|pg|| mb|3S!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: correct -- the strong balanced hand would open 1@C|pg|| mb|4N|mb|p|nt|Wild_Whist: There you are, Al. I was trying to fill in for your masterful commentary.|pg|| mb|5S|nt|shuster: puttng the strong spade raise at 2@H instead of 2NT would allow North to take control with relays starting at 2NT.|pg|| mb|p|mb|6H!|nt|shuster: that would make getting to seven completely trivial.|pg|| mb|p|nt|ahollan1: unfortunately HUGE gaps in my knowledge of brink-drijver's version of dutch doubleton|pg|| mb|7S|nt|Wild_Whist: 6H is Last Train?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|shuster: and North knew the @DKx was the key to the city|pg|| pc|hQ|nt|fuquay: The play in 7@S is not trivial|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|nt|Wild_Whist: Al, can Drijver count on a singleton in South's hand?|pg|| pc|h7|pg|| nt|fuquay: With that lead hee may ruff 3@C|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 6@H looks like a version of Josephine aka Grand Slam Force|pg|| nt|shuster: he can play to ruff three clubs or to set up diamonds. |pg|| nt|ahollan1: at one stage we used to call jump to 6 of suit immediately below trump = Baron Grand Slam Try|pg|| nt|Wild_Whist: After Hermine?|pg|| nt|ahollan1: nope - but u do get some points for even knowing who she was|pg|| nt|shuster: tables are not linked. The other table recorded 7@S making|pg|| nt|Wild_Whist: All roads lead to Rome, here, but figuring out optimal play is difficult. Ruffing 3-clubs requires 3-1 spades, 5-3 hearts, it looks like. Pretty good.|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Leo Baron - of Great Britain - had his own system in the 40s or 50s one of his conventions was using @C response to NT to aks for suits up-the-line|pg|| nt|fuquay: The one line that does not work here (finessing a @D into W) seems clearly antipercentage so he should make although which successful line he will take is still a question |pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|s6|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|sA|pc|c7|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|s2|pc|h8|pg|| mc|13|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1SQT94HDAQ43CQT953,SAK52HAQ2DKT75CA4,SJ83HKJT873D9CKJ8,S76H9654DJ862C762|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Wild_Whist: 3C looks a little happier. Hard to get to, though.|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|h4|pc|s9|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|d3|nt|fuquay: Katz did well to set up a lot of @H tricks for EW|pg|| pc|hA|pg|| pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: other table 10 7@SN= 11 3@HN-3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d2|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|c9|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|Wild_Whist: Maybe 7S gave them a little infusion of exuberance.|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d4|mc|6|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SQJ82HK854DAQ8C98,SHQT73D43CAT65432,SKT97HJ9DK97652CJ,SA6543HA62DJTCKQ7|sv|n|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: pepsi bid 3N with east cards|pg|| nt|Wild_Whist: Is Nickell being restrained or maybe trapping?|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|fuquay: W could have less at this vulnerability|pg|| mb|4C|nt|ahollan1: nickell grew up playing roth-stone where PASS was NOT a 4-letter word|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|shuster: board 11 was 3@H -3 in the other room, so 1.5 boards to Blass so far|pg|| mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|davegalt: very optimistic double by S balancing ...|pg|| mb|d|nt|Wild_Whist: Is Pass a four-letter word here?|pg|| nt|fuquay: I would just say optimistic |pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|medwards: Yes Very|pg|| mb|p|pc|cK|nt|Wild_Whist: Katz gives count here?|pg|| nt|shuster: E/W were +400 in the other room. So the whole board is riding on the second undertrick|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg|| nt|fuquay: You mean S did not find the obvious @D lead? :)|pg|| nt|fuquay: in the other room|pg|| nt|ahollan1: just seems wrong that 3N making when opponents can take first 6 tricks - is a losing effort|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c9|nt|ahollan1: [i know IF down 2]|pg|| nt|shuster: Indeed. That is the nature of B-A-M - so incredibly brutal|pg|| pc|cA|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: or down 3?|pg|| pc|c6|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|c5|pc|s9|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|c3|pc|sT|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| nt|ahollan1: easier for nickell if katz still had @C10|pg|| mc|7|nt|ahollan1: but @H holding good enough|pg|| pg||