vg|BBO3-2020EWG,ZC-SW12,I,21,30,HARRIS,0,TEAM VENTIN,0| rs|3NN+1,3NS+2,3NW-1,3NW-2,3CW-1,4SE=,4SE+1,4SW=,2DS=,3DS-1,4HN-1,4HN-1,4SN=,5HN-2,3NE+2,3NE=,4SN-1,4SN=,3SS-1,4SS=| pn|HARRIS,WRANG,ROOT,PALMA,PACAREU,TIHOLOV,VENTIN,TENEV|pg|| qx|o21|st||md|3SKT8HKJDJT964CT32,SQ654HA943D73C975,SA93HQ85DAQCKQJ64,SJ72HT762DK852CA8|sv|n|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|nt|davegalt: hello all. Welcome to rd 12 or 15 swiss style qualifying rounds. of 64, top 16 will enter the knpowkout stages that start tomorrow|pg|| nt|davegalt: these teams are currently 4 and 6 in the standings|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|cK|nt|davegalt: http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/20monaco/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=2000&qshowflag=1|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|hT|pc|sT|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|h2|pc|d9|pc|s6|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s7|pc|dT|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|s9|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pg|| qx|c21|st||md|3SKT8HKJDJT964CT32,SQ654HA943D73C975,SA93HQ85DAQCKQJ64,SJ72HT762DK852CA8|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o22|st||md|4SAT83H8763D9875CK,S2HAK92DAK643CQT6,SKQ6HQT5DJTC98543,SJ9754HJ4DQ2CAJ72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|davegalt: most I suspect will succeed here at 3NT|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|davegalt: or many ...|pg|| pc|sK|nt|davegalt: let's see what the defense cooks up|pg|| pc|s4|nt|davegalt: here Root boldly ventures to lead dummy's twice bid spades|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sT|nt|davegalt: once Q is cashed, so must next spade|pg|| pc|h9|pg|| pc|sA|pc|d3|nt|davegalt: which discomfits W a bit|pg|| pc|h5|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c22|st||md|4SAT83H8763D9875CK,S2HAK92DAK643CQT6,SKQ6HQT5DJTC98543,SJ9754HJ4DQ2CAJ72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|s9|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o23|st||md|1S975HJ82DQ652CQJ9,SQ3HT5DJ4CA876532,SJ8HAQ964DK983CK4,SAKT642HK73DAT7CT|sv|b|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|davegalt: well was down 2 at other table. I will retract my errant predictions of success for 3NT on 22|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|davegalt: 4@S would have had some play issues despite hitting good cards in dummy|pg|| pc|hQ|nt|davegalt: this should be a solid plus. but, cagey lead!|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|sQ|nt|davegalt: @D next to knock out contract|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|d4|pc|cK|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|c9|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|c3|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg|| pc|d8|pc|s6|pc|d6|pc|c5|pg|| nt|davegalt: put that @HQ lead in your notebooks everybody|pg|| pc|c6|pc|h6|pc|sT|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|c7|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg|| pg|| qx|c23|st||md|1S975HJ82DQ652CQJ9,SQ3HT5DJ4CA876532,SJ8HAQ964DK983CK4,SAKT642HK73DAT7CT|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|s3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|s4|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|sA|mc|10|pg|| qx|o24|st||md|2S4HAK83DT85CAJT76,SQJ76HJDQ632CK984,S9832HT9764DJ7C32,SAKT5HQ52DAK94CQ5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|davegalt: and 4@S made at other table on 23 gives Harris a jump into the lead|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|s6|pc|h6|pg|| nt|davegalt: North has the wrong red Jack doubleton|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|sJ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c24|st||md|2S4HAK83DT85CAJT76,SQJ76HJDQ632CK984,S9832HT9764DJ7C32,SAKT5HQ52DAK94CQ5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|sJ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|c6|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3SAJ5HQ84DAJT96CAQ,SKQT432HA5DK8CK63,S86HKT9D743CT9875,S97HJ7632DQ52CJ42|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|davegalt: South going slow with bid hand ..|pg|| nt|davegalt: big*|pg|| nt|davegalt: West likewise|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|davegalt: now 2@C would be a natural weak runout|pg|| nt|davegalt: dunno if S will let that big hand hit the table :)|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| nt|davegalt: nice early endplay. 3 trap doors for west to choose from|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|s3|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|h2|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3SAJ5HQ84DAJT96CAQ,SKQT432HA5DK8CK63,S86HKT9D743CT9875,S97HJ7632DQ52CJ42|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|dK|pc|hK|pg|| pc|sT|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4SQ52HJDAJ653C8653,S93HT972D4CAQJ942,SAJ86HAKQ543DQCKT,SKT74H86DKT9872C7|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|davegalt: this hand might have its sticky spots let's see what develops|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|h6|pc|c5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d3|nt|davegalt: getting stickier and stickier in the play|pg|| nt|davegalt: N perhaps thinking a ruff might bring down the K, then can discard later on the J, using @SQ for entry ...|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|d7|pg|| nt|davegalt: EW perhaps did not have 2@D opener in their system to tip off opponents to the distribution here ..|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|d9|pc|c6|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4SQ52HJDAJ653C8653,S93HT972D4CAQJ942,SAJ86HAKQ543DQCKT,SKT74H86DKT9872C7|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|h6|pc|c5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|s3|pc|h3|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|d2|pc|c6|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|h9|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|dT|pc|c8|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|c9|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|cJ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|dJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SJ8HAQ82D9CK76542,ST9H3DQ87652CQT93,SAKQ43HT754DAKCJ8,S7652HKJ96DJT43CA|sv|o|nt|davegalt: actually at neither table. same bidding was in both rooms|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c8|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|c4|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|c5|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|d5|pg|| nt|davegalt: NS at other table pushed to 5@H with no opposing bidding, which missed by 2 tricks ...|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1SJ8HAQ82D9CK76542,ST9H3DQ87652CQT93,SAKQ43HT754DAKCJ8,S7652HKJ96DJT43CA|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|d6|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|d7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|c5|pc|d8|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2S43HKJT865DJT3C65,SK72HA2D762CT9732,ST865H74D9854CAQ8,SAQJ9HQ93DAKQCKJ4|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|nt|davegalt: Harris takes a big lead, which will solidify their position in top 16 teams, while Team Ventin may slide a few ranks from 6|pg|| mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg|| nt|davegalt: http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/20monaco/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=2000&qshowflag=1|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h5|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|c3|pc|sT|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2S43HKJT865DJT3C65,SK72HA2D762CT9732,ST865H74D9854CAQ8,SAQJ9HQ93DAKQCKJ4|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s9|pc|h8|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|h5|pc|c2|pc|sT|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3SJT3HKT98DKT86CK7,SA874HQJ4DQ5CAT54,SKQ952HA5D3CQJ932,S6H7632DAJ9742C86|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|nt|davegalt: this should be push and there's one board after|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| nt|davegalt: will be break now of about 90 minutes. I will be around tomorrow to look into the knockout rounds which begin.|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|nt|davegalt: thx all and thx to our vugraphist!|pg|| pc|d4|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|s8|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|h6|pc|dT|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3SJT3HKT98DKT86CK7,SA874HQJ4DQ5CAT54,SKQ952HA5D3CQJ932,S6H7632DAJ9742C86|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|d2|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s9|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|d8|pc|cA|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s5|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c3|pc|dJ|pc|hT|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pg|| pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4ST9764HAQ74DTCAQ2,SKJ2HJ93DA872CKJ9,SA83HK82DKJ654C84,SQ5HT65DQ93CT7653|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|d2|pc|s8|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sK|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|s7|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d5|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dT|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4ST9764HAQ74DTCAQ2,SKJ2HJ93DA872CKJ9,SA83HK82DKJ654C84,SQ5HT65DQ93CT7653|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|c2|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|s7|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h7|pc|sK|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg|| mc|10|pg||