vg|J 2018 Reisinger FINAL 2,Round 9 of 9,B,25,27,Fleisher,0,Blass NPC,0| rs|3NW+2,3NW-1,3NS+1,5DS=,3NE=,3DE=| pn|Martel,Kalita,Fleisher,Nowosadzki,Brink,Hampson,BasDrijver,Greco|pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3S943H765DT9853CJ3,SK7HAJT3DAJ62CK54,SJT865HK42DKCA762,SAQ2HQ98DQ74CQT98|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|d|nt|ahollan1: 1N = semi-force|pg|| mb|2C|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|nt|ahollan1: final set of the championship|pg|| nt|ahollan1: on 25 shocking that Bas Drijver passed a hand that almost every other north opened|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3S943H765DT9853CJ3,SK7HAJT3DAJ62CK54,SJT865HK42DKCA762,SAQ2HQ98DQ74CQT98|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|an|2+ diamonds|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1N|an|5 spades, 4 clubs|mb|d|an|3 hearts|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|nt|kareno: Declarer has some work to do.|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| nt|ritong: quite possible to pick the @ds|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg|| nt|kareno: Not today, Henri|pg|| nt|ritong: oui|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4SAKJHA93DJT975CA5,SQ87654HJ872DQC43,S93H4DA843CKJT976,ST2HKQT65DK62CQ82|sv|b|nt|ahollan1: going into final round mittelman leads blass by .44 only 0.01 needed to separate teams|pg|| mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 15-17|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4SAKJHA93DJT975CA5,SQ87654HJ872DQC43,S93H4DA843CKJT976,ST2HKQT65DK62CQ82|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|ritong: passing first seat with this hand is almost a psych|pg|| mb|p|nt|kareno: They seem to wait for eleven|pg|| mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H!|an|short hearts|mb|d|mb|r|nt|kareno: Looks like they are moving toward a good diamond slam|pg|| mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|nt|kareno: Not now, they likely can't bid it now|pg|| mb|5D|nt|kareno: To me the auction sounds like six clubs and four diamonds|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d7|pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SAJ743H976D64CKQJ,SQHAJT4DAJTCA9632,S865HK832DQ82CT74,SKT92HQ5DK9753C85|sv|o|nt|ahollan1: do you want to know what is happening in mittelman match?|pg|| mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S!|mb|3D|nt|ahollan1: 25 blass won the board mittelman lost the board i think that flip-flops 1st & 2nd place|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 2@H would be stronger raise than 2@S|pg|| mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: mittelman also lost 26|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dQ|nt|ahollan1: curiously in mittelman v zimmerman the contracts also @D partscore making and zimmermann playing 3N|pg|| nt|ritong: even if it was the poor version, fleisher raised|pg|| nt|ritong: so he likely has the @h K|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i would say "likely" is an overbid|pg|| nt|ahollan1: but if martel held @HK in balanced hand he was in opening 1N range [14-16]|pg|| nt|ritong: however, even finding north with the @h K is not enough|pg|| nt|ritong: say @d take, @d to ther dummy, and a @h|pg|| nt|ahollan1: if my new math working thru 26 Blass: 35.11 Mittelman: 34.55|pg|| nt|ritong: north takes, exits a @s|pg|| nt|Vugraphzfv: wonder if there was any suit preference to the 8@S|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hJ|nt|ahollan1: currently gawrys on track to make overtrick in 3N East|pg|| pc|hK|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sT|nt|ahollan1: if zimmermann shuts out mittelman for the round then blass wins|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|ahollan1: regardless of what happend on 27 in this match|pg|| pc|dJ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|c3|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg|| nt|ahollan1: whoa gawrys down in 3N|pg|| mc|9|nt|ritong: heh|pg|| nt|ritong: drama!|pg|| nt|ahollan1: unofficially that puts Mittelman back on top|pg|| pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1SAJ743H976D64CKQJ,SQHAJT4DAJTCA9632,S865HK832DQ82CT74,SKT92HQ5DK9753C85|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S!|an|weakest raise|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| mc|9|nt|kareno: That's it.|pg|| nt|kareno: Thanks to all who stuck it out. |pg|| nt|kareno: I'm running to sleep!! See you in the spring|pg|| pg||