vg|Spring Fours,Final Segment 5_8,I,33,40,Orca,51,Hinden,78| rs|4SS-1,4SS-1,3HN-1,2HN=,3NW+3,3NW+2,2CE+5,2DE+1,4SE+1,4SE+1,3DS-1,3SE-2,4SS-3,2NS-3,3NS+3,3CS+3| pn|Zia,F Hinden,Crouch,Jagger,Forrester,Erichsen,Osborne,Plackett|pg|| qx|o33|st||md|3SAKT7HA6DKQJT42C5,S6HJ98D9873CAKJ83,SQ853HQT4D65CT976,SJ942HK7532DACQ42|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: i guess 4@S is non-trivial when south gets forced and trumps break 4-1|pg|| mb|1D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|athene: you would think there should be some cunning path to victory, though|pg|| mb|r|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|athene: not sure what North's double means|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|nt|athene: i mean yes he is max in strength for his original pass, but double ought to say something about distribution|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: well, the double of 1@D will at least suggest the trump break here|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|sT|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|c8|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hK|nt|aardv: @HK now to take out the entry|pg|| nt|athene: time for a defensive brilliancy|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|nt|athene: now Zia can't draw trumps and then get back to hand to run the diamonds|pg|| mc|9|nt|athene: well found|pg|| pg|| qx|c33|st||md|3SAKT7HA6DKQJT42C5,S6HJ98D9873CAKJ83,SQ853HQT4D65CT976,SJ942HK7532DACQ42|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|sT|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|d8|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o34|st||md|4SAT762H62DT82CK65,SKJ95HKQ84D96CT92,S8HAT9753DKQJ5C73,SQ43HJDA743CAQJ84|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2H|an|nat|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: Zia taking the 2@h overcall seriously indeed|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg|| nt|athene: at this vulnerability of course North needs a good hand for this action directly — his actual hand is dead minimum|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|nt|athene: West would always have scored the @H8 with a diamond ruff sooner or later i guess|pg|| pc|h8|nt|athene: however declarer played|pg|| pc|dQ|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c34|st||md|4SAT762H62DT82CK65,SKJ95HKQ84D96CT92,S8HAT9753DKQJ5C73,SQ43HJDA743CAQJ84|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|h8|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|mc|8|pg|| qx|o35|st||md|1SA863HQ85DJ763C96,SQ9HAK9D52CAQJ875,SK54H7632DT8CT432,SJT72HJT4DAKQ94CK|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| nt|athene: now Zia is going to have to throw his @SA away to hold it to 12|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|hT|pc|c9|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c35|st||md|1SA863HQ85DJ763C96,SQ9HAK9D52CAQJ875,SK54H7632DT8CT432,SJT72HJT4DAKQ94CK|sv|e|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|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|s2|pc|c9|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o36|st||md|2SQ8654HA854DQ84C2,SAJT9H62D63CJ8653,S732HKJ973DJ72CK9,SKHQTDAKT95CAQT74|sv|b|nt|aardv: declarer can just ask Zia (her screenmate) if diamonds break or the squeeze works|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|athene: yes she could ask "do you have three diamonds, or more than three with the @SAK, or fewer than three with no top spade?" :)|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|nt|athene: not the worst 5@C contract, vulnerable|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| nt|aardv: "are the diamonds good?" "no" "does the diamond hand have @SAK?" "no". Then claim 12|pg|| pc|c4|pc|s8|pc|cJ|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|c5|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|s9|nt|athene: East was surely close to a 3@C rebid|pg|| mc|13|nt|athene: if not actually there|pg|| pg|| qx|c36|st||md|2SQ8654HA854DQ84C2,SAJT9H62D63CJ8653,S732HKJ973DJ72CK9,SKHQTDAKT95CAQT74|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o37|st||md|3SJ9H965DKJ974CKQ8,SK642H82DQ83CA762,S7HKT74DAT652CJT9,SAQT853HAQJ3DC543|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|athene: 3@C some sort of spade raise. slam unlikely to be good unless west has a miracle small singleton club or something, but i guess it doesn't hurt to ask, if you can ask accurately|pg|| mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| mc|11|nt|aardv: Kxxx Kxx xxx Kxx is an easy grand, so definitely worth looking|pg|| pg|| qx|c37|st||md|3SJ9H965DKJ974CKQ8,SK642H82DQ83CA762,S7HKT74DAT652CJT9,SAQT853HAQJ3DC543|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h2|mc|11|pg|| qx|o38|st||md|4SQH874DAT75432CQJ,SJ83H932DK8CK7432,SK975HKT65DJCAT96,SAT642HAQJDQ96C85|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|2S|nt|vugraphzed: comic|pg|| nt|athene: Crouch knows someone here is probably lying, and it's probably the person who is not vulnerable|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|athene: do they systemically play the comic 1NT overcall?|pg|| nt|vugraphzed: no|pg|| nt|athene: (1NT can be either strong balanced or weak with a long suit)?|pg|| nt|athene: ok|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|aardv: in my experience the person why is lying is usually the one opposite me, regardless of the colours|pg|| nt|athene: i once knew someone who said that red vs green was the best time to psyche because "no-one expects it"|pg|| nt|athene: truly he was a man ahead of his time|pg|| pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|c5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|h5|pc|d9|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|d3|pg|| mc|8|nt|vugraphzed: scoring up now, back in a couple of minutes|pg|| pg|| qx|c38|st||md|4SQH874DAT75432CQJ,SJ83H932DK8CK7432,SK975HKT65DJCAT96,SAT642HAQJDQ96C85|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|s5|pc|d9|pg|| pc|cT|pc|dQ|pc|sQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o39|st||md|1SAK7HAJT76DAK4C53,SHKQ853D632CQ9872,SJ9863H2DT987CKT4,SQT542H94DQJ5CAJ6|sv|b|nt|athene: Welcome back everyone|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|athene: that south hand is worth 20 HCP any day, probably more|pg|| mb|p|nt|athene: AJ10xx is definitely more than a 5 count|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|vugraphzed: hello again fromWarwick, England|pg|| mb|4C!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h2|nt|vugraphzed: defence carding EW - rev att, std count|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|s3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| nt|athene: Zia hopes to use his heart spots for two diamond pitches from dummy|pg|| nt|athene: but of course the trump break puts paid to all that|pg|| nt|vugraphzed: score is 3 IMPs out, as Orca were fined for slow play on the first 2 boards in this room, last stanza|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|d8|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg|| pc|sA|pc|d3|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|h5|pc|dT|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c39|st||md|1SAK7HAJT76DAK4C53,SHKQ853D632CQ9872,SJ9863H2DT987CKT4,SQT542H94DQJ5CAJ6|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|d6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d4|pc|h3|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|h7|pg|| pc|c8|pc|s8|mc|5|pg|| qx|o40|st||md|2STHAK6DJ2CKQJT753,SKQ96H73DK8764CA4,SAJ54H9852DAQ53C9,S8732HQJT4DT9C862|sv|o|mb|1N|an|12-14|mb|2C!|an|MM|mb|p|nt|aardv: when you bid 2@C with only 4-4 in hte majors, you're now sorry to find partner with @CKQJ10xxx|pg|| nt|athene: I guess 6@C makes here, thanks to the diamond finesse and a spade-diamond squeeze on West, but even Zia isn't going to bid 6@C|pg|| nt|athene: not even Zia-in-30-imps-down mode|pg|| nt|vugraphzed: is 3@c nat, f?|pg|| nt|athene: 3@C is whatever you agreed it is :)|pg|| nt|aardv: i would think if Nat then inv|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|athene: well he can bid 3NT now|pg|| nt|vugraphzed: but I've never discussed it....|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|athene: you can ever cater for 5-0 clubs (small to the 9)|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c6|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c40|st||md|2STHAK6DJ2CKQJT753,SKQ96H73DK8764CA4,SAJ54H9852DAQ53C9,S8732HQJT4DT9C862|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|h8|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d4|pc|h9|pc|c8|pg|| mc|12|pg||