vg|Lederer 2022,Match 3,I,21,30,Harris,0,Gillis,0| rs|6CW=,6CE+1,2SN+1,2SN+1,3SE+1,4SE-1,4HS+2,4HS+2,3NS+2,3NN+1,4HS-1,3HS=,5CN=,4SS-1,4HW-1,5SN-1,3SE-1,4SE-2,4SS-1,4SS-1| pn|Zia,Helness,Bilde,Erichsen,Crouch,O Rimstedt,Berg,M Rimstedt|pg|| qx|o21|st||md|3SJT86HQ8653D852CT,SKQHA2DKQJ643CKQ4,S7543HK97DAT7CJ95,SA92HJT4D9CA87632|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4H!|an|slam try in !c|mb|p|mb|4S|an|2KC|mb|p|mb|5D|an|2KC|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dK|mc|12|pg|| qx|c21|st||md|3SJT86HQ8653D852CT,SKQHA2DKQJ643CKQ4,S7543HK97DAT7CJ95,SA92HJT4D9CA87632|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3H!|an|denies majors|mb|p|mb|3S!|an|puppet to 3N|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|mug: hello it's Tom Townsend|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|an|5+ clubs, slam try|nt|mug: Muppet Stayman it looks like|pg|| mb|p|nt|mug: they're world pairs champions so I imagine they know what they're doing|pg|| nt|mug: can they find 6@C?|pg|| mb|4S|an|accepts with even no. of kc|mb|p|nt|mug: I think 3@H denied majors, and 3@S said bid 3NT|pg|| nt|mug: 4@H may have been clubs|pg|| nt|mug: now I wonder if 4@S is a cue-bid, or possibly RKCB for clubs|pg|| mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mug: ah it's a kind of Turbo|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|mug: showed interest in clubs with 2/4 KC|pg|| nt|mug: so East bid it|pg|| nt|mug: well done|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c3|nt|mug: play the @DK when clubs don't split|pg|| pc|d2|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|d5|pg|| nt|mug: ignore that|pg|| nt|mug: just draw trumps and knock out the @DA|pg|| mc|13|pg|| qx|o22|st||md|4S84HAJ432DA942C94,SQ65H9DJT85CKQ652,SAJT973HQ5D76CA73,SK2HKT876DKQ3CJT8|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|s4|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c22|st||md|4S84HAJ432DA942C94,SQ65H9DJT85CKQ652,SAJT973HQ5D76CA73,SK2HKT876DKQ3CJT8|sv|e|nt|mug: heart lead would have been more difficult|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|mug: fatal in fact|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|mug: I don't think he can make on that lead|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| nt|mug: @HA and @CK and @CA then diamond, and North wins and returns a heart, tapping the @CK|pg|| nt|mug: or @CQ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|s4|nt|mug: quiet hand now, looks like +1 in 2@S|pg|| pc|c5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg|| nt|mug: 6@C made next door too, @C9 lead from Dennis Bilde|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|s3|pc|d3|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o23|st||md|1S3HJ8653DAK853CJ4,ST82HAT42DQCAQT32,SAJ64HK7D9642C986,SKQ975HQ9DJT7CK75|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H!|an|!s|mb|2D|mb|d|an|3!s|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|sT|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|c7|pc|h5|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cT|pc|sJ|pc|hQ|pc|d8|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c23|st||md|1S3HJ8653DAK853CJ4,ST82HAT42DQCAQT32,SAJ64HK7D9642C986,SKQ975HQ9DJT7CK75|sv|b|nt|mug: flat board and onwards|pg|| nt|mug: E-W may try 4@S|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C|an|2+|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|mug: looks like it can make with the @SJ onside|pg|| mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|3D|nt|mug: they obviously don't play support double at this level|pg|| nt|mug: with @DJ107 facing presumed shortage, East may just bid game|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|nt|mug: alternative may be 3@H, random game try|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|mug: game it is|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dQ|nt|mug: @DK will get something high from North, requesting heart shift|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d7|pg|| nt|mug: the @D9 was highest|pg|| pc|h3|nt|mug: now low and a diamond back, forcing dummy, and it's just a matter of if the @SJ will score|pg|| nt|mug: South wisely concealed his 5-5|pg|| nt|mug: wise as it turned out anyway|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|s2|pc|d2|pg|| pc|s8|nt|mug: can it still be made on a trump reduction?|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|h4|pg|| nt|mug: I think not after that good defence from Eric Berg|pg|| nt|mug: if North played low then the heart went|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o24|st||md|2S6HKQ7642DA7CAQ93,SAKQ52H3DKT9853CJ,SJT974HAT85DQ4CK4,S83HJ9DJ62CT87652|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c24|st||md|2S6HKQ7642DA7CAQ93,SAKQ52H3DKT9853CJ,SJT974HAT85DQ4CK4,S83HJ9DJ62CT87652|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|mug: response on nothing is standard these days NV|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| nt|mug: diamond goes on club so +2|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| nt|mug: hard to reach slam|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|h2|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3S6HQ54DQ863CAJ932,SAJ985HT763DJ7CK6,SKT743HAK8DAK2CT8,SQ2HJ92DT954CQ754|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3S6HQ54DQ863CAJ932,SAJ985HT763DJ7CK6,SKT743HAK8DAK2CT8,SQ2HJ92DT954CQ754|sv|e|mb|1N|an|15-17|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3S!|an|shows 5S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mug: looks like a natural auction|pg|| nt|mug: or was 2NT five-card Stayman?|pg|| pc|d5|nt|mug: perhaps that|pg|| nt|mug: in fact I play it myself in one pairing|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c2|nt|mug: I think this makes on the layout|pg|| pc|cK|pg|| nt|mug: @S8 or @S9 back maybe|pg|| nt|mug: the @S5 will do, the @S10 does not need to die|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|h3|pc|s3|pc|c7|pg|| nt|mug: with +2 made in the other room, I think the board's already decided|pg|| pc|c3|nt|mug: he won't make more than 10 now|pg|| pc|h6|pc|s4|nt|mug: or I don't think so|pg|| pc|cQ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg|| nt|mug: North can claim|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4ST7HAK9872DKJ92C2,SAK6H53DA875CAJ94,SQJ52HQJT4D4CQT63,S9843H6DQT63CK875|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg|| pc|cA|mc|9|pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4ST7HAK9872DKJ92C2,SAK6H53DA875CAJ94,SQJ52HQJT4D4CQT63,S9843H6DQT63CK875|sv|b|mb|p|nt|mug: one IMP and the board to Harris|pg|| mb|1H|mb|d|nt|mug: North considering his raise options|pg|| mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mug: 3@C some kind of Bergen offering|pg|| nt|mug: four-card raise artificial|pg|| mb|p|nt|mug: can East back in on this bidding|pg|| nt|mug: too rich for me at game all|pg|| nt|mug: I don't like to get involved|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|nt|mug: four to lose in 3@H, just made|pg|| nt|mug: nicely judged by all|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SKT84HJ83DQ4CQT62,S62H652DAKJ865C87,SJ95HAKQD2CAKJ943,SAQ73HT974DT973C5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|d|an|3!s|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|cA|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c9|pc|dT|pc|cT|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1SKT84HJ83DQ4CQT62,S62H652DAKJ865C87,SJ95HAKQD2CAKJ943,SAQ73HT974DT973C5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2C|an|weak 2D or strong|mb|d|an|good hand or 13-16NT|mb|3D|nt|mug: double usually played as take-out of diamonds|pg|| nt|mug: they'll do well to reach 5@C|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg|| nt|mug: this will struggle for trump control|pg|| nt|mug: may need to be a second diamond now, specifically the @DK|pg|| nt|mug: but West can see the dummy|pg|| pc|d5|nt|mug: poker time now|pg|| nt|mug: will South play West for the @DK|pg|| nt|mug: if he does he saves a trump|pg|| pc|s5|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|mug: now East probably ducks this, wins the next and plays a diamond|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d9|nt|mug: this will also do|pg|| nt|mug: East makes two more spades for one down|pg|| pc|s8|pc|d6|pc|c3|pg|| nt|mug: it's easy to say South should have run the second diamond looking at all 52 cards|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2S9873H97DA98CAJ96,SJHKQT8654D2CQT43,SAKT642HJ2DKJTC52,SQ5HA3DQ76543CK87|sv|n|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|c9|mc|9|pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2S9873H97DA98CAJ96,SJHKQT8654D2CQT43,SAKT642HJ2DKJTC52,SQ5HA3DQ76543CK87|sv|n|nt|mug: 10 IMPs and the board to Harris|pg|| mb|4H|mb|4S|nt|mug: 4@H typical bid at the vul|pg|| mb|5H|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|nt|mug: succeeding in pushing South too high|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h9|nt|mug: South had the option to double 5@H, meaning "I think it's our hand"|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|sJ|nt|mug: but four-card support and two bullets looked OK|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|s4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|s7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|nt|mug: Berg getting the count|pg|| nt|mug: won't go wrong in diamonds now|pg|| nt|mug: bit that's for one down|pg|| mc|10|nt|mug: four IMPs and the board to Harris|pg|| pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3SQ962HJT63D94C532,SKJ7HQ84DJT832CK7,SHAK52DKQ765CAQT6,SAT8543H97DACJ984|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|d|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg|| pc|dK|pc|s8|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d7|pc|sA|pc|hT|pc|d8|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|s4|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s6|mc|8|pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3SQ962HJT63D94C532,SKJ7HQ84DJT832CK7,SHAK52DKQ765CAQT6,SAT8543H97DACJ984|sv|b|nt|mug: who lead by three IMPs and two boards now|pg|| mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|an|good raise|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mug: Rubens transfer advances it appears, so 2@H is like a UCB|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|s3|pc|hT|pc|h8|pg|| nt|mug: too high|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg|| nt|mug: 3@C just looked like overbidding to me, but willing to be corrected on the point|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c7|mc|8|pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4SAJ96HQ9D82CJ9875,SKHA76543DA974C32,SQ842HKDKJ3CAQT64,ST753HJT82DQT65CK|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sA|pc|h3|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4SAJ96HQ9D82CJ9875,SKHA76543DA974C32,SQ842HKDKJ3CAQT64,ST753HJT82DQT65CK|sv|o|nt|mug: three IMPs back to Gillis|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| nt|mug: Culbertson would like this layout|pg|| nt|mug: symmetrical stiff kings|pg|| nt|mug: three of them|pg|| nt|mug: has there ever been a deal with four?|pg|| pc|d4|nt|mug: Crouch will have to guess well here|pg|| nt|mug: he's human so will probably go off|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|nt|mug: the third seat 1@H doesn't have to be 12 points|pg|| pc|d8|pg|| nt|mug: but that's a good start|pg|| nt|mug: but now probably a spade finesse|pg|| nt|mug: he may play ace and another, on the basis that if East has the @SK he won't have the @CK|pg|| nt|mug: but that's awkward if East has four|pg|| nt|mug: he's thinking which is a great start|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg|| nt|mug: oh well done Peter|pg|| pc|hQ|nt|mug: club finesse is still down though|pg|| pc|h3|pc|d3|pc|h2|pg|| nt|mug: East wins and taps him in hand|pg|| pc|c9|nt|mug: this is good play|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|mug: ah, didn't see that|pg|| nt|mug: he stopped the diamond force|pg|| nt|mug: but now a club ruff can sink him|pg|| pc|c3|mc|9|nt|mug: clubs ace and another did the job, even if West had doubleton @CK|pg|| nt|mug: valiant effort but flat board|pg|| nt|mug: so close to excellence|pg|| nt|mug: back later|pg|| nt|mug: the minimum win for Harris it looks like, level on IMPs, 4-3 on boards |pg|| nt|mug: 31-29 in VPs|pg|| pg||