vg|B 2018 Reisinger SF1,Segment 6 of 10,B,16,18,Nickell,0,Robinson,0| rs|4HW-1,5HW-1,3NS+2,3NN+2,4SN+1,4SN+1| pn|Weinstein,Wildavsky,Levin,Doub,Boyd,Katz,Robinson,Nickell|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SQJT2H8432DK643C7,S9863HAK96D95CA53,S754HTDAQJT72CKQ6,SAKHQJ75D8CJT9842|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|3D|mb|d|an|negative X|mb|4D|nt|fuquay: 1N was 12-14 here I think|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg|| pc|h6|pc|d2|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|ritong: can not say wild has optimized|pg|| nt|ritong: which is the politically correct way to say "what a butchering":) but 3@d call sent him offtrack|pg|| nt|fuquay: I think he is in decent position|pg|| nt|ritong: is he? @c ruff @d @c ruff|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|nt|ritong: oops|pg|| pc|sQ|nt|fuquay: unless that happens :)|pg|| pc|s6|pg|| pc|cT|nt|ritong: back|pg|| pc|h3|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|h8|pc|cA|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2SQJT2H8432DK643C7,S9863HAK96D95CA53,S754HTDAQJT72CKQ6,SAKHQJ75D8CJT9842|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|d|an|!h|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4D|an|thumbs down|mb|5C|mb|5D|mb|5H|nt|Vugraphzff: Everyone wants to bid at the 5-level|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d9|pg|| nt|Wild_Whist: Probably the right time to do it. If Robinson had bid 5D, I wonder if that would have shut everybody up.|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg|| pc|h6|pc|d2|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg|| nt|Vugraphzff: Robinson looks like going plus|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c7|nt|Wild_Whist: The only question is how plus.|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|d3|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|h7|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c9|mc|10|pg|| qx|o17|st||md|3SAK5HJT4D9852CAQ3,SQ742HK8DK43CKT98,SJ983HAQDAJT76CJ7,ST6H976532DQC6542|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|fuquay: Perhaps declarer should have played @CA and another after N showed out in @H|pg|| nt|ritong: perhaps he should have done that before playing any trump, too|pg|| mb|2N!|an|forcing|nt|ritong: unless a @c painted drops|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d6|pc|c4|pc|d2|nt|ritong: the point is north is not supposed to hold a @c singleton he would lead it|pg|| nt|phil: thats a nice start. Can he time it for 12? |pg|| nt|vugraphzfg: Doub holds his cards fanned out but upside down|pg|| nt|fuquay: Declarer can now make 12 tricks double dummy --- 3@H tricks and eventually a black suit squeeze but this is very double dummy (using Kx in @H)|pg|| nt|ritong: yes|pg|| pc|d4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|c2|pc|d9|nt|ritong: doub has this particularity|pg|| pc|dK|pg|| nt|phil: the heart hook is a freebie|pg|| nt|ritong: i operated wild doub 15 years ago|pg|| nt|fuquay: but playing the second @H to drop the K is not a freebie|pg|| pc|s2|nt|phil: true - he's got the choice of getting 11 with the spade suit|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| nt|sybarra: and I played agst him 20 years ago |pg|| nt|vugraphzfg: 4 min on the clock|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hQ|nt|ritong: again|pg|| pc|h6|pg|| nt|ritong: they are not recovering|pg|| nt|fuquay: We're slowing them down|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|11|nt|ritong: in fact, levin weinstein are very fast polaying standard imps because they claim very early|pg|| pg|| qx|c17|st||md|3SAK5HJT4D9852CAQ3,SQ742HK8DK43CKT98,SJ983HAQDAJT76CJ7,ST6H976532DQC6542|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|Wild_Whist: And now a hand with somewhat more clarity about what to do.|pg|| mb|2D|an|10+|mb|p|mb|2N|an|13-14 BAL|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d6|pc|h2|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s3|nt|Wild_Whist: It looks as if a fight over the 12th trick.|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|s9|nt|Wild_Whist: Or not.|pg|| pc|c2|pg|| mc|11|nt|Wild_Whist: Sorry mistyped. 11th trick.|pg|| pg|| qx|o18|st||md|4S8743H7DAT732CAQ9,SJ9HQ42DKQ65CJ874,SAQ652HAKJ5DJ9CT5,SKTHT9863D84CK632|sv|n|nt|fuquay: This would work well if @SQ onside and guaranteed 11 tricks --- can't blame S for not finding double dummy line for 12|pg|| nt|ritong: which is not possible playing BaM|pg|| nt|vugraphzfg: not very fast ever in my experience|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: fast claimers for sure, joe|pg|| mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|vugraphzfg: maybe -- they seem to average 3-4 boards behind Meckwell (but Meck is fast)|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|ritong: to the extreme|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|nt|fuquay: But they beat Katz-Nickell more often than not I think|pg|| pc|h7|nt|phil: good decision not to look for 44 hearts here|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d2|nt|ritong: yes|pg|| pc|dK|pg|| nt|ritong: discretion can bring the board in|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h5|nt|ritong: even if, once in a while, the @h fit plays better|pg|| pc|h3|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg|| mc|11|nt|vugraphzfg: back soon|pg|| pg|| qx|c18|st||md|4S8743H7DAT732CAQ9,SJ9HQ42DKQ65CJ874,SAQ652HAKJ5DJ9CT5,SKTHT9863D84CK632|sv|n|nt|Vugraphzff: I thought he'd just run @cJ - perhaps he was looking for @sQx in West for 12|pg|| nt|Vugraphzff: in East - I forget this BBO is inverted|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2N|an|4+!s, limit+|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|s3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h6|pc|c9|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg|| nt|Wild_Whist: Bridge is such an easy game.|pg|| mc|11|nt|Vugraphzff: Next round very soon I think.|pg|| nt|Vugraphzff: This table will close once the Open room has finished 18.|pg|| pg||