vg|Practice match women the Netherlands - England,7_8,I,1,12,Netherlands,286,England,380| rs|4HWx-1,5CN=,4HE+1,4HE+1,3HN=,2HN+1,6DE-1,3NW+1,4SN+1,4HN+2,4SW+2,4SE+1,3SN-1,2SN+1,4HN-1,4HN=,1NN+2,3HS-1,2NW=,3HN=,3SS+1,3SS+1,3HE=,2HE=| pn|Dekkers,Wiseman,Bruijnstee,Smith,Dhondy,Simons,Senior,Pasman|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3S63HQ6DAQT3CAKT97,SQ9742HAKJT984D7C,SAK85H75DK4CQJ654,SJTH32DJ98652C832|sv|o|nt|vugraphzaf: with 4-card support|pg|| mb|1C|an|2+|mb|p|mb|2C|an|inverted minor, 10+|nt|dburn: par result at the other table, though it takes a pretty special defence to get 500 from 5@h doubled|pg|| mb|4H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaf: more likely to result in 10 tricks|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: although north should realise declarer has 4+@s|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: since south didn't bid 1@s|pg|| pc|sA|nt|dburn: not sure about that, though - North has decent club support, but maybe she couldn't offer a forcing pass|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|c2|nt|dburn: still, she's doing her best to steer partner to a winning defence|pg|| pc|h6|pc|s9|pg|| nt|dburn: South also knows West has five spades, of course|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: south will try @c A|pg|| nt|dburn: and seven hearts, and a...|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: not figuring north has 5 clubs|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: although @s8 could be read as high here|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: since Wiseman played @s 9|pg|| nt|dburn: indeed - Wiseman shouldn't have played that @s9|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: so North cannot have played low from 98|pg|| pc|cK|pc|h8|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h7|mc|9|pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3S63HQ6DAQT3CAKT97,SQ9742HAKJT984D7C,SAK85H75DK4CQJ654,SJTH32DJ98652C832|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|mc|11|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SKJT72HA5DT8732C4,SAQ54HJ97DAJCAKT5,S96H642DK965CJ732,S83HKQT83DQ4CQ986|sv|n|nt|vugraphzaf: I think it was all about what south expected for north's dbl here|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: more likely @s AKxx @h xxx @d Kxxx @c QJx or so?|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: -1 card|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|an|2+|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1N!|an|!s + !d|mb|d|nt|vugraphzaf: Smith is writing something about her partner's dbl|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: but out of my eyesight|pg|| mb|2D|mb|2H|nt|dburn: maybe supposed to show three hearts|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: EW do play support dbls|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: is what Wiseman explains|pg|| mb|3D|nt|dburn: but now West faced with showing her strength without knowing much about partner's|pg|| nt|dburn: yet another example of why support doubles are completely bonkers|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: well, east volunteered 2@h|pg|| mb|d|nt|dburn: yes, but East would volunteer that on most hands with five hearts|pg|| mb|p|nt|dburn: so now we have to improvise a game-try double|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: right, 2@h could be competitive or quite constructive |pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: Bruijnsteen explains 1NT = @s + @d|pg|| nt|dburn: mind you, 3@d doubled won't make even if Smith doesn't divine her partner's intentions|pg|| nt|dburn: but what a way to have to bid|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: and explains south could also DBL, bid 2@c or 2NT (suggesting all these bids mean @s + @d|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: I think Bruijnsteen wrote that the higher the bid south chooses, the more shape it shows|pg|| mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|nt|dburn: 4@c wasn't really on the menu, but as usual with support doubles no one has a clue what is going on|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: Wiseman supports your thoughts, David: 'I have no idea what I was showing' while she put down dummy|pg|| nt|dburn: absurd convention|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d8|nt|dburn: anyway, no harm done this time - par will be achieved despite everyone's best efforts to the contrary|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|d2|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|d3|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4SKJT72HA5DT8732C4,SAQ54HJ97DAJCAKT5,S96H642DK965CJ732,S83HKQT83DQ4CQ986|sv|n|mb|2H!|nt|vugraphzah: Welcome back to the last day of the practice match|pg|| nt|vugraphzah: today we play 2 sessions of 12 boards|pg|| nt|vugraphzah: information and cc: https://www.bridge.nl/nieuws/oefenwedstrijdteamnlvrouwenengeland/|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d8|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|s2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|d3|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SAK6HQ32DKJ96CJ53,SQ98HA8DQ874CT942,S54HKT7654DAT3C76,SJT732HJ9D52CAKQ8|sv|e|mb|1C|an|2+|mb|p|mb|1H!|an|7+hcp, nat, can have !d|mb|1S|mb|d|an|3!h|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaf: question for your partnership: how strong is 3@h here?|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: and if competitive, how does north invite game?|pg|| nt|dburn: nobody knows, of course, because they are playing support doubles|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: it's quite common in the Netherlands to play 1@c - 2@h as invitational|pg|| nt|dburn: partner had some bids between 2@s and 3@h which might be used as game tries|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: so 3@h is weaker now|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|nt|dburn: but they might also be attempts to play in the suit and not a 4-3 heart fit|pg|| pc|c3|nt|vugraphzaf: EW signals: high = encouraging /eve|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: *even|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|h5|pc|sT|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg|| nt|dburn: good technique|pg|| mc|9|nt|vugraphzaf: the safe finesse|pg|| nt|dburn: avoided diamond guess that way|pg|| pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1SAK6HQ32DKJ96CJ53,SQ98HA8DQ874CT942,S54HKT7654DAT3C76,SJT732HJ9D52CAKQ8|sv|e|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|2H|an|4-7 6!H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SQ85HK8432DJ85CT9,SK74HAJT9DK42CAJ3,ST96HQ76DTCKQ8764,SAJ32H5DAQ9763C52|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|dburn: playable slam, this|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3D|an|5+!D 4!s|mb|p|nt|dburn: but probably down on a losing spade finesse|pg|| mb|3N|nt|vugraphzaf: west has a great hand for diamonds|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: lots of aces and kings|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: and 3 card support|pg|| mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|dburn: bound to bid a slam now, I would think|pg|| mb|4H!|mb|p|mb|4S!|mb|p|mb|4N!|mb|p|mb|5S!|mb|p|mb|5N!|mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: even trying for seven|pg|| mb|p|nt|dburn: but only a spade lead will allow this to make, and there's no way South will lead those|pg|| nt|dburn: I guess @hK would also be a losing lead|pg|| pc|h2|nt|dburn: bit unlucky maybe, but Smith and Wiseman can't complain since they won a lot of IMPs yesterday for staying out of a grand slam that failed only when trumps were 3-0 offside|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg|| nt|dburn: @dK first with this combination|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: south better not try @h now|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: *@h K|pg|| nt|dburn: Smith preserving the chance to ruff a spade on the table if trumps 2-2|pg|| nt|dburn: or 3-1 with the same hand short in diamonds and spades|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: Dekkers taking her time|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: to figure out when it makes a difference what she does now|pg|| nt|dburn: well, if declarer has a heart loser it's not going anywhere|pg|| nt|dburn: a club might be a mistake if East has @cK8x|pg|| pc|s8|nt|dburn: but a spade looks pretty safe|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|c5|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|d3|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|c7|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|c8|pc|s2|pc|h4|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2SQ85HK8432DJ85CT9,SK74HAJT9DK42CAJ3,ST96HQ76DTCKQ8764,SAJ32H5DAQ9763C52|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d4|pc|c8|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d9|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d7|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|h3|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c9|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SJTHKJ96DQJ5CJ985,S53HT82DA87643CKQ,SAKQ976HAQ43DKTC2,S842H75D92CAT7643|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|an|gazzilli|nt|vugraphzaf: 2@c either strong hands or a minimum with 6+@s (for them 13+ as they open 2@s with 9-12 hands)|pg|| mb|d|nt|vugraphzaf: Dekkers: 14-16 with @s or any strong|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|c5|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SJTHKJ96DQJ5CJ985,S53HT82DA87643CKQ,SAKQ976HAQ43DKTC2,S842H75D92CAT7643|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|an| |mb|p|mb|2H|an|NF|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SK98HAKJ76D9642CT,ST754H92DAQJCQ963,SJ2HQT853DT873CK8,SAQ63H4DK5CAJ7542|sv|e|mb|1C|an|2+|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c6|pg|| nt|dburn: bold opening lead, but not a bad shot|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|h4|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|nt|dburn: will cost a trick on the acutal layout, but the twelfth not the tenth|pg|| pc|sK|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SK98HAKJ76D9642CT,ST754H92DAQJCQ963,SJ2HQT853DT873CK8,SAQ63H4DK5CAJ7542|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|d|an|4 or 5!S|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sT|mc|11|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SJT76HAQ642D532C4,S952HJ9DJ876CKJ53,SKQ43HK3D4CQT8762,SA8HT875DAKQT9CA9|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|an|2+|mb|1N|mb|2C!|an|majors|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaf: neither EW got the diamonds in play|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: while they make 10 tricks|pg|| mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|vugraphzaf: Smith says she's not sure about the meaning of 2NT|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|sT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h4|pc|d7|pc|c6|pc|hT|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1SJT76HAQ642D532C4,S952HJ9DJ876CKJ53,SKQ43HK3D4CQT8762,SA8HT875DAKQT9CA9|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|s6|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|h8|pg|| pc|c6|pc|dT|pc|s7|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|d8|pc|sK|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c7|pc|dQ|pc|sT|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h6|pc|s5|mc|9|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2S7HJ954DA974CAKQ2,SJ86HT3DKJT6C8643,SAT942HA862DQ85C7,SKQ53HKQ7D32CJT95|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|an|GF relay|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaf: today only 2 sets of 12 boards|pg|| mb|2H!|an|4+!h|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|d5|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|d8|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|s8|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|h2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|s9|pg|| pc|dT|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sT|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg|| pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2S7HJ954DA974CAKQ2,SJ86HT3DKJT6C8643,SAT942HA862DQ85C7,SKQ53HKQ7D32CJT95|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|an|GF|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|d5|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|d8|pc|cT|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|h2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|h5|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|hJ|pc|c8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|d9|pg|| pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SA762HQJ95DJT7C73,SKQJ3HKTDK32CT986,S854HA874DA4CAJ52,ST9H632DQ9865CKQ4|sv|e|nt|vugraphzaf: last board of this set now|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: we will restart soon after this set ends|pg|| mb|1N!|an|10-13|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg|| pc|h9|pc|c6|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|s5|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d8|pc|c7|pc|sJ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c4|pc|s6|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: ok thanks for now|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: be back soon|pg|| pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3SA762HQJ95DJT7C73,SKQJ3HKTDK32CT986,S854HA874DA4CAJ52,ST9H632DQ9865CKQ4|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|2H|an|4!H|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|d5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|s7|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SAJ864H654D87CT95,SQ93HQ8DAT53CAQ76,SK5HAJT973D962CK4,ST72HK2DKQJ4CJ832|sv|b|nt|vugraphzaf: good morning everyone|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: welcome to day 3 of the practice match between the Women's teams of the Netherlands and England|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: again live for you from Bridgeclub 't Onstein|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaf: good to discuss with your partner: what is west's rebid here?|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: with a balanced hand and no real stopper?|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaf: can EW reach 3@d in a 4-4 fit in this situation?|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: 2@h is supposed to be weak|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: but vulnerable and opposite a passed hand partner it looks like the best bid|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: it put a lot of pressure on EW|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|s4|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c6|pc|h7|pc|c8|pc|s6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s8|pc|dT|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h5|mc|8|pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SAJ864H654D87CT95,SQ93HQ8DAT53CAQ76,SK5HAJT973D962CK4,ST72HK2DKQJ4CJ832|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|1S!|an|not 4!S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d!|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|4/4m|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|h5|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1SAJT9842H95DAK7CA,SK75HKQ4DT52C9872,S63HJ62DQ84CJT543,SQHAT873DJ963CKQ6|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaf: useful Queen of diamonds in the North hand|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: and some help in spades|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: just enough to make game|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: but how does north know she has the right Queen?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1SAJT9842H95DAK7CA,SK75HKQ4DT52C9872,S63HJ62DQ84CJT543,SQHAT873DJ963CKQ6|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s6|mc|10|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SK74HAJDQ952CQ752,S63HT962DAK43CK83,SAJ98HQ7DJT6CJT94,SQT52HK8543D87CA6|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|vugraphzaf: 2@c = 3-card raise or natural|pg|| nt|vugraphzaf: 2@h = not interested in game|pg|| mb|p|nt|dburn: some of the Dutch pairs use a mini no trump - Nicola countering with a mini 1@h|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|nt|dburn: game not hopeless - put @hAJ in the North hand and it would make|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg|| nt|dburn: as long as you put @hQ7 in the South hand, of course|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|c4|pc|h3|pc|c7|pc|c8|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|h6|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| mc|9|nt|vugraphzaf: Wiseman asks if she could have bid 2NT over 1@h|pg|| pg|| 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