vg|Reykjavik Bridgefestival 2020,session 3 of 3,P,1,16,Team 1,0,Team 2,0| rs|3NN+1,5DEx-2,2SW=,4HW+2,4HS-1,4SS-1,2HE+1,4HE+2,4SW+1,4SW+2,4HS-1,3NW+3,2SE+2,5DSx-2,3NE=,3NS-1,2CS+2,4SN=,4SN+1,6HS+1,3DSx-2,,4SE-1,,6SN=,1SS-1,5CE=,7CS-1,4CN+1,1SW=,4DS-1,5DW-2| pn|Houmöller,Rúnar Magg,Hagen,Raggi Magg,South,West,North,East|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SA85HKJT2D542CJT4,SKJT76H743DKQ7C53,SQ3HAQ5DAJ93CA762,S942H986DT86CKQ98|sv|o|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4ST6H542DKT862CA62,SAQ842HKJ9DQJCK43,SJ5HAQ8DA753CJ985,SK973HT763D94CQT7|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|hA|mc|8|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SK65HQJ843DKJ964C,SQ83HT52DT875CAT4,SJT2HK976DQCKJ876,SA974HADA32CQ9532|sv|e|mb|1H|an|forcing|mb|p|mb|2N|an|!h inv +|mb|d!|an|to|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|c2|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|c6|pc|d3|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SK75H864D853CAKQ4,SJ3HKJ72DAK6CJ932,SQT62HATDQT4CT865,SA984HQ953DJ972C7|sv|b|mb|1C!|an|2+ !c|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|h3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|h5|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|h2|pc|sT|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|h9|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h4|mc|9|nt|Walddk2: Leaderboard http://www.brenning.se/results/2020/iceland/reykjavikbridgefestival/openpairs.htm|pg|| pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3ST4HQJ972DT43CKQ8,SA82HAK4DAKCJT643,SQJ3HTDQJ9652C752,SK9765H8653D87CA9|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D!|nt|Walddk2: NS from Iceland, EW from Denmark.|pg|| mb|d|mb|3H!|an|5!s and 4!h|mb|d|nt|Walddk2: Jonas Houmøller junior World Champion 2008 in Beijing on the Danish team, with Dennis Bilde among others.|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: This looks like a Smolen auction, where East has shown 5 spades and 4 hearts.|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg|| nt|Walddk2: https://www.bridgebum.com/smolen.php|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c7|nt|Walddk2: 142 pairs, 15 nations.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Right guess is worth many matchpoints.|pg|| pc|s5|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s6|mc|11|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4S764HK97432DAK6C7,SQJ92HQJTDT8CKQT8,SK5HADQJ932CA6542,SAT83H865D754CJ93|sv|e|mb|p|mb|2H|an|10-13 6+!h|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Can't make on best defence.|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|h3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|c4|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|c5|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sQ|nt|Walddk2: Spade and down 1.|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sJ|mc|9|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1S964HK54DT9543CJ6,ST87HA72DQJ86CK93,SA2HQJ96DA72CQT87,SKQJ53HT83DKCA542|sv|b|nt|Walddk2: Maybe Ómar revealed too much by ruffing a club.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|forcing|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cK|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d2|nt|Walddk2: It's common in Iceland not to use surnames unless they have to (EBL and WBF events).|pg|| pc|h3|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|h8|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|h5|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| mc|10|nt|Walddk2: Leaderboard as we speak http://www.brenning.se/results/2020/iceland/reykjavikbridgefestival/openpairs.htm|pg|| pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2ST862HJ9DQT64CA53,S7H74DA9853CKT974,SAQ943HT8652DKC82,SKJ5HAKQ3DJ72CQJ6|sv|o|nt|Walddk2: Auken-Welland, Houmøller-Hagen.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Cars are kind to you if you are in no trump.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Cards even|pg|| mb|2S!|an|minor or minors, week or strong|mb|d|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Best is not to continue spades if you win with the ace, but ...|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c7|nt|Walddk2: Good shift and now declarer must work hard. If he reads it, he can still make.|pg|| pc|s4|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s8|pc|d5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|d8|pc|s3|pg|| nt|Walddk2: He could have blocked the diamonds and maybe have made an overtrick, but 400 is still a good score. Many will stay out of game I predict.|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|s9|pg|| mc|9|nt|Walddk2: Rimstedt twins from Sweden EW now.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Ola is usually North and East, but I can't tell for sure.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: 4th against 3rd|pg|| pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SKJ7H954DKQ5CAK95,SAT852HJT3DT86CQ4,S9HQ2DA932CJT8732,SQ643HAK876DJ74C6|sv|e|nt|Walddk2: 4th against 2nd actually, and the Danish pair we saw before in the lead now.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: http://www.brenning.se/results/2020/iceland/reykjavikbridgefestival/openpairs.htm|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|prec|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Selling out to 2@C isn't good for the Swedes. I would have competed with the West hand, even opposite a passed partner. How about you (audience)?|pg|| pc|hT|pc|cJ|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cA|mc|10|nt|Walddk2: On the other hand, North would not let you play 2@H.|pg|| pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SQTHQ953DKJ75CAT4,S84H8D98432CKJ752,SAK97652HJ62DACQ9,SJ3HAKT74DQT6C863|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|prec|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg|| nt|Walddk2: 10 tricks. The club loser disappears on @DK.|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|cQ|pc|dT|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|sA|nt|Walddk2: @H8 was difficult to read and now there's an overtrick.|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1S43H9DQJT8752CA82,SA986HKQ5DAK943CJ,SQ75HA32D6CKQ7643,SKJT2HJT8764DCT95|sv|o|mb|3D|nt|Walddk2: 3@D will make life difficult for EW.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d6|pc|hJ|nt|Walddk2: Will East balance on a 5-count? Yes is the answer. No fear and he was rewarded.|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dK|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|c4|pc|hT|pg|| nt|Walddk2: 4@H is a make, so maybe 300 is not enough compansation.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: However, some East players will pass.|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Club for West to ruff and they will have found the best defence.|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|d3|pc|c6|pg|| pc|hK|mc|7|nt|Walddk2: Brothers vs brothers. I don't think NS are twins, though.|pg|| pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SQ98HKQ7D75CAQJ73,SKT62HATDKJT83CK6,S7HJ9532DA962CT82,SAJ543H864DQ4C954|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|Walddk2: 4@S makes if you guess trumps.|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d3|nt|Walddk2: No particular reason to get it right, is there? South would also have an overcall without @SQ.|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg|| mc|9|nt|Walddk2: Last round coming up soon I believe.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Team event tomorrow and Sunday.|pg|| nt|blackened: 12 I think there was subtle clue; given that N-S given true count on clubs and diamonds; declarer may infer that with four hearts, South would double, rather than bid 2@c.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: We don't use ö in Danish (they do in Sweden), but I understand that the operator can't produce the ø|pg|| nt|Walddk2: http://www.brenning.se/results/2020/iceland/reykjavikbridgefestival/openpairs.htm|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Board 76 still not scored for the Danes, so we can't know how big the lead is before the last round.|pg|| pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3SAQT7HKQT9DJ2C954,SH854DKQT6CKQT872,SKJ6543HAJ7DA93CA,S982H632D8754CJ63|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|3C|nt|Walddk2: 49 matchpoints, 0.5%.|pg|| mb|3D!|nt|Walddk2: 2NT is GF with four trumps.|pg|| mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: I don't have the card, but if they play Bekassin (Danish convention) 3@D shows extras without shortage. This could still be true if Hagens doesn't want to show a stiff ace.|pg|| mb|5C|nt|Walddk2: *Hagen|pg|| mb|d|mb|5N|mb|p|mb|6H|nt|Walddk2: 5@C 1 keycard.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: 5NT grand slam try, promising all keycards and @SQ. Now Houmøller knows that Hagen has at least six spades.|pg|| mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|Walddk2: 6@H = @HK, no minor king.|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| nt|Walddk2: http://www.brenning.se/results/2020/iceland/reykjavikbridgefestival/openpairs.htm|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|nt|Walddk2: Refresh needed now and then.|pg|| pc|c2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|s4|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|d6|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg|| pc|s7|pc|h4|pc|sJ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|h6|pc|d2|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|cT|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Some would have claimed some time ago. 12 tricks and no more. In 2039 there will be a squeeze for the 13th.|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|dT|pc|h7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hT|mc|12|nt|Walddk2: On the other hand, pseudo may work.|pg|| pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4S832HAT874DT7543C,S7654H2DQ2CAQ9872,SAJTHKQ653DJ9C643,SKQ9HJ9DAK86CKJT5|sv|o|mb|1C!|an|prec 16+|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|2N|an|!H|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: 5@C making, 4@H doubled would be cheap.|pg|| mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: I think I would have bid a direct 4@H to make life more difficult for EW.|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg|| nt|Walddk2: NS still leading but they may not after this board. 5@C is the perfect contract for EW.|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sK|mc|11|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SAJ6H74DKQ864CT64,S74H983DT975CJ732,SQ952HK5DJ2CAK985,SKT83HAQJT62DA3CQ|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|3C|nt|Walddk2: I know many think East is too good to overcall 1@H and must double first. I don't subscribe to that theory and overcall 1@H.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg|| nt|Walddk2: http://www.brenning.se/results/2020/iceland/reykjavikbridgefestival/openpairs.htm|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|Walddk2: If Hagen devines the hand he makes an overtrick for a great score.|pg|| pc|d5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d6|pc|h9|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg|| nt|Walddk2: East was kind of endplayed at trick 1, so @HA wasn't a mistake as such.|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|h2|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Getting everything right it seems, well done.|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2S8HJ2DAKJT764C642,ST764HAQ87D2CAQJT,SKJ52HT963DQ93CK3,SAQ93HK54D85C9875|sv|e|nt|Walddk2: Last board now.|pg|| mb|1D!|an|prec|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Uh oh ...|pg|| mb|p|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Good decision to pull. Probably down 1 but NV and undoubled.|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg|| nt|Walddk2: 9 easy tricks relatively, 8 diamonds and 1 club.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: *relatively easy|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| nt|Walddk2: The Danes 1.3% ahead before this board, so it can't go wrong for them.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: http://www.brenning.se/results/2020/iceland/reykjavikbridgefestival/openpairs.htm|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dK|nt|Walddk2: Thanks all, especially to our operator in Reykjavik. We'll be back tomorrow with the teams.|pg|| mc|9|nt|Walddk2: Open Pairs – 22,000 ISK 1st prize per pair. That's not a lot. I haven't converted, but the Icelandic krone is not strong.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: 1,200 DKK I'm told.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Ah, maybe that's the entry fee.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: It is.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Final result http://www.brenning.se/results/2020/iceland/reykjavikbridgefestival/openpairs.htm|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Bye for now|pg|| pg||