vg| I 2018 Reisinger FINAL 1 or 2,Round 4 of 9,B,10,12,Zagorin,0,Kasle,0| rs|3CS+1,5CNx-2,2SS+2,3SS+1,6DE=,5DW+1| pn|Zagorin,Starkowski,Bertheau,Kwiecien,Kasle,Michielsen,Cannell,Cullin|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SQJ654HQ65DAKCA32,SAKT93HKTDQ742CQ4,S7HJ2DT965CKT9876,S82HA98743DJ83CJ5|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|MEDWARDS: I have not been able to access USBF.|pg|| mb|2S|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|MEDWARDS: This is an exercise in timing I believe.|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|s6|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg|| nt|MEDWARDS: However the defense is doing declarers work it seems|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|c6|pc|s2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|cQ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SQJ654HQ65DAKCA32,SAKT93HKTDQ742CQ4,S7HJ2DT965CKT9876,S82HA98743DJ83CJ5|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2S!|an|!S and minor|nt|kareno: I also would open 1nt with that south hand|pg|| mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|nt|kareno: In principle that should end the auction|pg|| nt|fabsayc: I dont really understand 3@D bid, if south wanted to gamble on solid clubs why not bid 3NT|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Maybe Kasle thinks 2NT shows diamonds.|pg|| nt|kareno: Do you think (as someone suggests) that Gaylor Kasle forgot his convention, Lebensohl?|pg|| mb|4D|mb|d|mb|5C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|fabsayc: its beginning to look like he did|pg|| pc|s8|nt|kareno: Can't be diamonds - not in any rational use of transfers|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg|| nt|kareno: It's not IMPs so the biggest loss would be one full board with a zero.|pg|| nt|kareno: And since you play for averages, it's really half a board loss|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Leb worked well at the other table.|pg|| nt|kareno: Kasle used one of my favorite conventions: If you are going to have a disaster, make sure partner has to play the hand|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|nt|kareno: And it should have worked well here, Roland, but for the CRS by south|pg|| pc|h6|pg|| nt|kareno: CRS is the disease of old age ... can't remember sh*t|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dK|nt|kareno: Drew Cannell doesn't know it but it doesn't matter what he does now.|pg|| pc|d2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|c6|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|c2|pc|d7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1SQT843HATDKJ2CA84,S952HKJ943DA85CKQ,SAK6H765DQT76C976,SJ7HQ82D943CJT532|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|MEDWARDS: North 4x3 so only two|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|h8|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dT|pc|c3|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|sT|pc|h9|pc|c9|pc|h2|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1SQT843HATDKJ2CA84,S952HKJ943DA85CKQ,SAK6H765DQT76C976,SJ7HQ82D943CJT532|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|3H|nt|Walddk2: With clubs blocked you can't prevent declarer from taking 10 tricks in spades.|pg|| nt|kareno: This should be a double round robin with 27 boards each session|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sA|mc|10|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2ST62HAJT862DJ2CT4,SAKQ83H7D863CA986,SJ95HK53D7CKQ7532,S74HQ94DAKQT954CJ|sv|n|nt|MEDWARDS: pair of eights|pg|| nt|vugraphzfe: Sorry all, with the site down I'm having some issues identifying the EW pair|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|d|nt|Wild_Whist: Just joining as commentator. |pg|| mb|5C|an|2 without Q|mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Wild_Whist: A nice, clear sequence|pg|| pc|hA|nt|MEDWARDS: Well bid|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg|| nt|Wild_Whist: And probably a quick claim.|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|d6|pc|h5|pg|| mc|12|nt|MEDWARDS: No claim at this point?|pg|| pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2ST62HAJT862DJ2CT4,SAKQ83H7D863CA986,SJ95HK53D7CKQ7532,S74HQ94DAKQT954CJ|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|an|artificial GF asking|nt|ahollan1: 1@S = 10-15 // 2@C = RELAY, FG|pg|| nt|Walddk2: It should be possible to get to 6@D here. And if Kasle doesn't cash @HA he won't get it.|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N!|nt|ahollan1: in relay auctions EW us zz points aka AKQ points aka 321 points where A=3 K=2 Q=1|pg|| mb|p|nt|kareno: Good result e/w other room|pg|| mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2N = 8-10zz but i thought 10+cards in 2 suits |pg|| mb|3H!|mb|d|nt|ahollan1: i'm still trying to decode the system|pg|| mb|p!|nt|kareno: I'm glad we have you for decoding, Al. I'm still stuck in Neanderthal bridge :)|pg|| mb|p|nt|ahollan1: looking at west hand 2N must be 8-10zz, short @H then 3@D = 4@C|pg|| nt|ahollan1: cullin just asking without telling anything|pg|| mb|r!|mb|p|nt|kareno: Another relay I guess|pg|| nt|fabsayc: as usual, the double seems to have helped opponents|pg|| mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|4C!|nt|kareno: Since West will declare, the heart lead is important|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Well, it's helpful re the lead with W as declarer.|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S!|nt|ahollan1: cullin just asks - kasle's DBL actually gave them more room to maneuver|pg|| mb|p|nt|kareno: By now Cullin should know every spot card in Michielsen's hand :)|pg|| nt|Wild_Whist: Unclear about the 3 of spades :-)|pg|| nt|ahollan1: at some point michielsen clarifies 5134 shape with 10zz [singleton @HK/Q = 1/0 rather than 2/1]|pg|| nt|kareno: We can predict a push round about now|pg|| mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: after of zz known, the scanning reveals location of honours|pg|| nt|ahollan1: wish i knew what went wrong |pg|| nt|kareno: Oh, not a push after all. |pg|| nt|Vugraphzfv: W explaining we only know W's distribution. She has supposedly shown a 5,1,3,4|pg|| nt|kareno: If we knew what Cullin knows we would have bid the slam with confidence|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfv: couldn't hear much else sorry|pg|| mb|p|pc|h3|nt|Wild_Whist: At the other table, they had a simple cue-bid auction followed by asking for aces.|pg|| mc|12|pg||