vg|Final MK Netherlands Onstein 2- Onstein 3,1_3,I,1,48,'t Onstein 2,0,'t Onstein 3,0| rs|4HW+2,4HW+2,3NW=,3NW=,3NN+2,3NS+2,1NE+1,1NE+2,4HN=,3NS-2,4SN+1,4SN+1,4SS=,4SS=,3NS+2,3NS+1,4DE-1,3DE=,4HS=,4HS=,3NN-1,3NN-1,4SN+1,6SN-1,5DNx-1,4DN=,3NN+1,5DS-2,3SW-1,3SW-2,4HW=,4HW=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,| pn|DMolenaar,Sprinkhuiz,T Verbeek,Guy Mendes,Tijssen,vLankveld,Kiljan,vdBos|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SKJ97HJ74D52CKT97,ST6HAKQT5DAQ4CA32,SQ854H83DT63CJ865,SA32H962DKJ987CQ4|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s8|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hT|pc|c5|pc|s2|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h5|pc|d6|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d4|pc|s4|pc|dK|pc|sK|pg|| mc|12|pg|| 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pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s2|mc|11|pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SKT93HJT62DJ943CA,SQ8HQ74DT862CKQ42,SA76542HA985DQC83,SJHK3DAK75CJT9765|sv|e|mb|1C|an|2+|mb|d|mb|1N|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|hK|nt|uni_dennis: good morning everyone|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: this is the final of the Dutch teams championship|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SAQJT974H986D32C5,S652HQ532DQ8CJT62,SHAT74DAK654CA974,SK83HKJDJT97CKQ83|sv|b|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|s4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|h4|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|c7|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s9|pc|cT|pc|c9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|h7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|s7|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1SAQJT974H986D32C5,S652HQ532DQ8CJT62,SHAT74DAK654CA974,SK83HKJDJT97CKQ83|sv|b|nt|uni_dennis: some young finalist this year. (Kiljan-Tijssen and Sprinkhuizen - Mendes de Leon) have just left their junior years behind them|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: we know that the top players like to preempt much and with bad hands, but vulnerable they are still quite sound|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|uni_dennis: Kiljan made the good raise to 4@s with his void!|pg|| pc|cA|nt|uni_dennis: expecting a good spade suit from the vulnerable preemt|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|s4|pc|cT|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|c7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|sT|pc|c6|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|h7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|c2|pc|d4|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SAQ4HKQ743DKQCJ96,SKJ953HT5DA942CQ3,S86HA6DJT87CKT852,ST72HJ982D653CA74|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2S!|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg|| pc|cJ|mc|11|pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2SAQ4HKQ743DKQCJ96,SKJ953HT5DA942CQ3,S86HA6DJT87CKT852,ST72HJ982D653CA74|sv|o|mb|2S!|an|5+!S 4m|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|nt|uni_dennis: could be an interesting hand|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: declarer has two spades, three hearts and can easily set up three diamonds|pg|| pc|s6|nt|uni_dennis: then he needs an extra club trick|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|dK|nt|uni_dennis: but he won't go wrong in clubs. as he has knows @s K, @dA already in the west hand|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: so west cannot have @cA |pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: declarer will duck the next spade|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: so east won't have any spades left when he gets in with the ace of clubs|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|c2|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dQ|nt|uni_dennis: declarer can safely play on clubs after @dQ|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c3|nt|uni_dennis: the defense will score @d A, @sK and at most two clubs|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cA|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: but with @cQ onside it will be an overtrick|pg|| pc|d6|pc|h3|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cQ|mc|10|pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SK643HJ63D94CKJ74,SQJ87H985DAQ32CQ6,ST2HAKQTD86CT9852,SA95H742DKJT75CA3|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3SK643HJ63D94CKJ74,SQJ87H985DAQ32CQ6,ST2HAKQTD86CT9852,SA95H742DKJT75CA3|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|r|an|3|nt|uni_dennis: Kiljan-Tijssen open a 10-13 1NT in 1st hand when not vulnerable against vulnerable. So I thought north might upgrade |pg|| mb|3C|mb|3D|nt|uni_dennis: but the range is already large, so this nice 9-count got passed and he could enter with dbl in the 2nd round to show both his suits|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 3@c by south not invitational, but just blocking|pg|| pc|c7|nt|uni_dennis: heart lead and club switch would beat this|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: but south expected / hoped for a club honor in the north han|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: d|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: now declarer has an easy make|pg|| pc|cQ|nt|uni_dennis: just losing a spade and three heart tricks|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SAKQ75HQ962DJ8CAJ,SJT6HJT43DQ9CK854,S92HAK75DK64CQT97,S843H8DAT7532C632|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzev: all alerted but got desturbd, sorry|pg|| mb|4C!|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d3|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|h5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|d5|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SAKQ75HQ962DJ8CAJ,SJT6HJT43DQ9CK854,S92HAK75DK64CQT97,S843H8DAT7532C632|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: van den Bos thinks his hand is too weak for a vulnerable 2@d-opening|pg|| mb|2C!|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 2@c GF relay|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S!|nt|uni_dennis: north will ask south's shape and strength now|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 2@h showed 4+@h|pg|| mb|3C!|nt|uni_dennis: 2NT extras|pg|| mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 3@d exactly 5@s 4@h|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: (I hope I'm right, but this is the kind of relay much Dutch pairs use)|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: 2NT extras starts at about 16 hcp|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: but could be up to about 21 as most pairs don't like to open 2@c with those hands|pg|| mb|3H|an| |mb|p|mb|3S!|nt|uni_dennis: Kiljan doesn't have a great hand, but @h AK are very good cards|pg|| mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: I think 3@h is another relay and 3@s shows no short suit (so 5@s - 4@h - 22), but I could be wrong here|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: Kiljan giving up his slam ambitions|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: he needs a very good south hand for slam. |pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: if south has enough for slam he will likely continue over 4@h|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: but Tijssen not interested now|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: having shown extra hcp already and not having any more|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: could be an interesting hand to play with the bad @h break|pg|| pc|c5|nt|uni_dennis: this is a helpful lead, as declarer doesn't have a club loser now|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hK|nt|uni_dennis: Tijssen played the @cQ hoping east would cover if he had @cK|pg|| pc|d2|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|d5|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|h7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|hJ|pc|d4|nt|uni_dennis: ruffed the spade, in case they were 4-2|pg|| pc|d3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s7|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1SJT3H96DJ52CKQJT8,S876HQ32DQT874C43,SAQ5HJ754DA63CA97,SK942HAKT8DK9C652|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| nt|Vugraphzev: bathroombreak|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|s7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d8|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|sT|mc|8|pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1SJT3H96DJ52CKQJT8,S876HQ32DQT874C43,SAQ5HJ754DA63CA97,SK942HAKT8DK9C652|sv|o|nt|uni_dennis: the other tabel led a diamond, which also gave up a trick|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: so no score|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|nt|uni_dennis: aggressive raise to 3NT by Tijssen|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: but the club suit is very good|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: might go down a few|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: if the defense cashes their hearts and switches to diamonds|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h3|nt|uni_dennis: west should be able to signal for a diamond switch on the fourth heart|pg|| pc|h5|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: but east might go passive and return a club and wait for one of his kings to come in|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: EW play standard signals|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: so high is encouraging|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: so east couldn't read the @h3 as an encouraging signal|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: west played his highest two spades|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: declarer still hasn't got nine tricks|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: west might have ducked the ace of clubs|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: so east doesn't know for sure that declarer has @cA|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: but if declarer has a fourth spade and the ace of clubs it can be wrong to exit passively with a club here|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d5|mc|8|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SJ642HAKQJ42DCJ83,S8HT8765DAJ75CT95,SAKT73H3DKT84CKQ4,SQ95H9DQ9632CA762|sv|n|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|h5|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2SJ642HAKQJ42DCJ83,S8HT8765DAJ75CT95,SAKT73H3DKT84CKQ4,SQ95H9DQ9632CA762|sv|n|mb|2H!|an|Muiderberg|mb|2S|mb|2N!|an|asking for minor|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|5D!|mb|d|nt|uni_dennis: at the other table Molenaar started with a 4@d splinter over 2@s (east did not bid there)|pg|| mb|5H|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 5@d probably exclusion blackwood (asking aces without the ace of diamonds)|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: over dbl north has extra options: pass, rdbl|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: so 5@h is the third step|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: showing 2 keycards without the queen of spades|pg|| mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: north could easily hold an extra spade here|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: in that case NS have 10 trumps|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: and missing the queen of spades isn't bad|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: but they are unlucky here|pg|| pc|h9|nt|uni_dennis: the final was shortened to a one day event, because of the Covid situation|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: as most of the weekends in december and january were cancelled|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: so only three sets of 16 boards in the final this year|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|cT|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|s6|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|d8|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|mc|11|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3SAJT5HJ2DK7CAKJ43,SK42HA43DQJT9C862,S963HTDA86542CQ95,SQ87HKQ98765D3CT7|sv|b|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c9|pc|h5|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|dJ|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|h7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|d5|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3SAJT5HJ2DK7CAKJ43,SK42HA43DQJT9C862,S963HTDA86542CQ95,SQ87HKQ98765D3CT7|sv|b|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 3@h opening standard, good 7-card suit|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: van Lankveld doesn't raise to 4@h|pg|| mb|4D|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: at the other table Sprinkhuizen did raise|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: leading to 5@d by north|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: south not happy, but pass is normal|pg|| pc|hK|nt|uni_dennis: north will almost surely have 5+ diamonds heres|pg|| pc|h2|nt|uni_dennis: as with four spades or four clubs north would bid 3@s or 4@c|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hT|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: and could pass with many hearts|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: Onstein 3 will pick up their first points of the match|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|h5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d9|pc|s3|mc|10|pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4SJ975HA98DT642C73,SAQT2HQ54D9875C52,SKHJT7DAKQJCAQJT8,S8643HK632D3CK964|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h9|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4SJ975HA98DT642C73,SAQT2HQ54D9875C52,SKHJT7DAKQJCAQJT8,S8643HK632D3CK964|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|3D!|nt|uni_dennis: 3rd hand 1@s opening with the good 4card suit|pg|| mb|p|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 3@d shows four spades and some values, but not invitational|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: interesting choice for south here|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: he might pass this|pg|| mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: at the other table west didn't open in the third hand and north chose to open 2NT|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: @s 8 at trick one is a suit-preference signal|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: high card asks for the highest other suit, so hearts|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|dJ|pc|s3|mc|9|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SQ98HKJT43DA9CT62,SK543HQDQTCAQJ943,SAJH9752DK873CK87,ST762HA86DJ6542C5|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|nt|Vugraphzev: after 16 boards we will have a lunchbreak until 13.15 local time|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|dT|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|s2|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|s4|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|d2|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c9|pc|sA|pc|d4|pc|h4|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d9|pc|s5|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|d8|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1SQ98HKJT43DA9CT62,SK543HQDQTCAQJ943,SAJH9752DK873CK87,ST762HA86DJ6542C5|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|uni_dennis: 1@c = 2+|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: 1@d can be any 0-6 hand|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: 1@s natural and unbalanced, so long clubs |pg|| mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|h6|pc|c6|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|h3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SKJT3HAJ9D976CQT6,SA2HKQ7542DK432C9,S96HTDQJT8CAJ5432,SQ8754H863DA5CK87|sv|e|nt|Vugraphzev: last hand for now, thx for watching, see you ar 13.15 |pg|| mb|1H|mb|3C|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|s2|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|h2|pc|c3|pg|| mc|10|nt|Vugraphzev: back in 45 min|pg|| pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2SKJT3HAJ9D976CQT6,SA2HKQ7542DK432C9,S96HTDQJT8CAJ5432,SQ8754H863DA5CK87|sv|e|mb|1H|nt|uni_dennis: last board of the first set now|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: after this round there is a short lunch break of about half an hour|pg|| mb|3C|mb|3H|nt|uni_dennis: restart at 13:15|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|s2|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|d7|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|h4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|h8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|h2|pc|s6|pg|| mc|10|pg||