vg|Marsha May Sternberg BAM,2nd Final,B,1,30,Westheimer,15,Opponent,0|
rs|3NN+1,,3NS=,,2SE+1,,3HE-2,,1NS+2,,2SNx-2,,4SN+3,,3NW+1,,4HS=,,4HS+2,,5HNx-2,,4SN+1,,4SN=,,2HS+2,,3DS+1,,3HE=,,5HE=,,4SEx-3,,6CS=,,1NW+1,,6SW+1,,3HWx-2,,4SW+1,,4HS=,,4HW=,,3NE-2,,3SN=,,3DN+1,,2CSx-2,,4SE-1,|
pn|Quinn,Schuett,Breed,Benson,South,West,North,East|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3S87H54DJ96CA96542,ST52HK3DAQ87CJT83,SAKQ43HQJ8DKT2CKQ,SJ96HAT9762D543C7|sv|o|nt|poohbear: on board 13 620 was a push . on 14 where NS missed a game they won the board anyway cause their teammates stole the board in 3cl undbled for 100|pg||
nt|tsanders: Allison, a frequent BBO vugraph commentator, resides in Las Vegas, Sutherland in Dallas|pg||
nt|poohbear: 15 being played in 3d|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|poohbear: 3nt is not a good spot but will make|pg||
nt|tsanders: Daily Bulletins from this tournament can be seen at http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Orlando2004/bulletins.html|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: Clubs are blocked|pg||
nt|poohbear: and they dont break|pg||
mb|p|pc|hT|nt|poohbear: but spades do and East has no entry to her heart suit|pg||
nt|bg: hearts are blocked more important|pg||
pc|h4|nt|poohbear: so declarer will wind up being forced to guess the @d'|pg||
nt|ritong: a fast @d king could steal the pot|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|nt|ritong: the fifth @s is unknown of defense|pg||
nt|poohbear: oh yea thats 5 tricks isnt it|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|poohbear: on the run of 5 spades west will be squeezed|pg||
nt|dburn: No - declarer can establish a diamond by force, but...|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|c2|nt|tsanders: west has some discards to make|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|nt|ritong: is called " tremplin" in french|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
nt|poohbear: if she stiffs the ace of @d then declarer forces out the ace and if she pitchjes a club then declarer overtakes and plays a D!|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h6|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s4|nt|poohbear: better not pitch another @D from dummy|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dJ|nt|poohbear: declarer cant go wrong here|pg||
nt|ritong: true|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, declarer knows West has the ace of diamonds - if East had it, she would not have thrown hearts|pg||
nt|tsanders: not for a mkae but had 4 made|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|poohbear: but the defense can:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: still does, amazing|pg||
nt|bg: west could not help himself to stop 4|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SKQ74HQ8743DKQ5CA,S965HAKJT6D974C98,SJTH5DAT86CKJT752,SA832H92DJ32CQ643|sv|n|nt|poohbear: just pitch a @D|pg||
nt|ritong: that varianta has no name in french:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|bg: then declarer plays Q to Ace and leads dia up|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|tsanders: interesting hand to defend 3NT|pg||
nt|poohbear: good point:)|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|nt|poohbear: quinn bid 2spades|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|tsanders: certainly 2@c not GF|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|poohbear: Allison needs to make a passive lead|pg||
mb|p|nt|bg: something wrong here|pg||
nt|poohbear: board 15 was a push in 3d making 4|pg||
mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dJ|nt|poohbear: board 1 NS made only 3nt at the other table so a win to Westheimer|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
pc|s4|nt|tsanders: makes 3 without the @c suit|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
nt|poohbear: for the overtrick|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|c2|pg||
nt|bg: another dia ties him up|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c5|nt|poohbear: had West made a passive lead then when East got in with a spade 4heart tricks available|pg||
nt|tsanders: score in upper left is meaningless|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SAK2HKTDT964CQT52,ST86HA765DAKQ82C9,S53H98432D5CAJ763,SQJ974HQJDJ73CK84|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|tsanders: a good 4@s EW, might be hard to bid|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|1N|nt|poohbear: 3nt was played from the other side on board 2 and the defense had no problem switching to a heart when in with the spade ace|pg||
nt|tsanders: should be easy now|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|poohbear: so awin  to Westheimer on 2|pg||
nt|tsanders: yes, a @d ruff will set 4@s, will it be found?|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: quite a view there|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: Allison pass is too conservative|pg||
nt|poohbear: I would bid a game|pg||
pc|hK|nt|poohbear: wouldnt bother to invite|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|nt|poohbear: of course I might not have bid 1sp with the East hand:)|pg||
pc|hJ|pg||
nt|poohbear: Vulnerable no less:)|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|poohbear: at the other table they saved in 5 clubs on this board so they are fighting to keep it to down 3 or less not knowing that it simply doesnt matter|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|s5|pc|d3|pg||
nt|poohbear: so a sweep for westheimer on these 3 boards and 7 out of 9 for the session . if they continue at this pace they will most likely win|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg||
nt|poohbear: BAM can be a game where you can rack up a huge score|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|h2|pg||
nt|poohbear: can someone repeat the afternoon scores?:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: at the half: Narasimhan 20.56...Sprung19.15...Winestock 17.51...Labe 16.79...Berkowitz 16.06...Steiner 15.90...Strauch 15.77...Baum 15.77...Westheimer 15.31... Wallace 15.28|pg||
nt|tsanders: A hal time: Narasimham 20.56... Sprung 19.15...Winestock 17.51...Labe 16.79|pg||
nt|poohbear: down 2 in 5 clubs for -300 against a game that may or may not be beaten but it didnt matter since EW stop in a part score here|pg||
nt|tsanders: decimals in halftime scores come from compulation of carryover from qualifying|pg||
nt|tsanders: as we have been watching this Westheimer team (Breed/Quinn) seems they are doing very well score wise|pg||
nt|tsanders: waiting on next pair|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2ST643H9DQJT2CAQT8,SJ87HJ72DA973C954,S952HKQT6DK654CJ2,SAKQHA8543D8CK763|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|tsanders: Rose & Klamp reside in Buffelo, NY|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|nt|poohbear: this is a hand that noone is going to want to buy|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|nt|tsanders: Buffalo|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: no shot to make anything|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|poohbear: I dont like the 2heart raise . I would bid a forcing nt for 2 reasons . 1 I want to keep the bidding low|pg||
nt|ritong: not necessary to be a forcing nt|pg||
nt|poohbear: 2 I dont want the opps to know we have an 8 card fit and that might cut down on the balance|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: I would bid a NON forcing NT then:)|pg||
nt|ritong: yep:)|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|bg: EW going to win board probably since 4 hearts reached in other room|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Good news for all vugraph freaks. I have just been told that we will have an expanded schedule from Orlando. Thursday we will be broadcasting from either the Kaplan Blue Ribbon ...|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Pairs or the Seniors' KO .... and there will be extended coverage of the Reisinger all weekend! The ACBL certainly knows how to keep all of us busy :-)|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s6|nt|tsanders: agree with the forcing 1NT theory|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|dK|pc|h8|pc|dJ|pc|d7|pg||
pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3S9765HK93DAQJCKJ7,SKJ3HAQT2D4CA9853,SAQ82HJ764DKT97CT,ST4H85D86532CQ642|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dJ|nt|bg: Quinn doesnt know it but she will probably make two or three overtricks|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
nt|bg: not a good duck west can get out spade King|pg||
pc|c9|pc|h4|pc|c2|nt|tsanders: lucky not to be in @s, can probably hold that to making one|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|hT|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|s7|nt|ritong: other room reached a bizarre 3@d spot|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|h7|pc|d8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c8|nt|bg: 3d down  in other room|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg||
pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4ST97543H43DQ42C82,SAQJHJT9DAT965CJ6,SK2HKQ75DKJ87CQ75,S86HA862D3CAKT943|sv|e|nt|poohbear: 3d was down 1 NS so a win for westheimer|pg||
nt|poohbear: overkill|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|nt|poohbear: 3nt available here|pg||
nt|tsanders: appears to be a standard 3NT, depends on lead for extras|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|poohbear: a fly in the ointment:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|poohbear: I must confess I would have bid 2cl with the East hand over 1nt|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: I like to define 1 suiters from balanced weak NT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
nt|bg: 3nt in other room may be a win for Rose team|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cT|nt|poohbear: can they beat this 4?|pg||
nt|poohbear: looks like 3 at best|pg||
pc|d2|pc|sJ|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|poohbear: westheimer likely to win the board|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|s6|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
nt|tsanders: the skinny 1NT bid won this board|pg||
nt|poohbear: well the lack of a 2c bid lost it I think|pg||
nt|poohbear: Klamp chose to defend with undisclosed 6-4|pg||
pc|dK|nt|tsanders: and that's not a good idea|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
nt|poohbear: particularily when pard dbled underneath the bidder so no guarantee of 4 trumps|pg||
nt|vugraph109: Here come the leaderes....|pg||
nt|vugraph109: Narasimhan 27.06...Sprung 23.15...Westheimer 22.31...Baum 22.27...Winstock 22.01...Strauch 20.27|pg||
nt|poohbear: add  2 to the westheimer total to make 24.31 after this round|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1ST64HKQ973DQJ642C,SQ97HJ654DKT73CK2,SAKJ853HAT2D8CJT7,S2H8DA95CAQ986543|sv|b|nt|poohbear: Narasimhan is opening an impressive lead|pg||
nt|poohbear: ahhh my favorites Sabine and Daniella from the German national womens team|pg||
nt|tsanders: Von Armin/Auken one of the best pairs in the world reside in Europe|pg||
nt|poohbear: arguably the best pair in womens bridge|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|poohbear: they play a strong club with 4 card majors|pg||
mb|4C|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: 5cl is down 1 if the defense avoids a @d lead|pg||
pc|cA|nt|poohbear: very surprising to me that Daniella didnt save|pg||
nt|poohbear: rates to be less than the 4spade game if making and might push the opps to 5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
nt|poohbear: guess she was worried about slam making|pg||
nt|tsanders: first round @s finesse seems right|pg||
nt|poohbear: if it works:)|pg||
nt|bg: dia Q seems best|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|sT|pc|cK|pg||
nt|poohbear: I like tommys idea cause even if the finesse loses we will probably be able to take the rest|pg||
nt|poohbear: heart to the 10 now:)?|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, perhaps not all of the rest|pg||
nt|poohbear: that would be greedy:)|pg||
nt|bg: now finesse heart 9:))|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|nt|poohbear: thinking about it:)|pg||
nt|poohbear: though she should have thought about it already|pg||
nt|poohbear: now opps know what her heart holding is|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|sA|nt|ritong: ole!|pg||
nt|bg: it is MP,S extra tricks worth a bundle|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d2|pc|s9|pg||
nt|tsanders: Many experts consider board-a-match the most exacting form of the game. Equal weight is accorded each deal and every trick is important when scoring is board-by-board. Scoring is 1 ...|pg||
nt|tsanders: point for winning the board, 1/2 point for a tie, and 0 for losing it.|pg||
nt|dburn: Even at board-a-match, that was a very big play - well done Mildred Breed|pg||
nt|poohbear: one of my pet peeves is to think about a play before making 1/2 of it|pg||
mc|13|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2ST42HAT87DJ82CT63,S987HKJ54DAKT6C52,SQ63HQ963D93CKQ97,SAKJ5H2DQ754CAJ84|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|dburn: 1NT is 10-12|pg||
nt|poohbear: may not matter though if their teammates saved in 5 clubs|pg||
mb|2D|nt|dburn: 2@d is a variety of things|pg||
nt|dburn: weak with hearts, invitational or better with spades, plus one or two other hand types|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|poohbear: 5spades made 5 in the other room so a win to Westheimer|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|dburn: 2@s is a hand that would break a normal transfer to hearts|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|dburn: and I don't know what the rest of this bidding means :)|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h2|nt|poohbear: if East showed 4-4-4-1 then that tipped off the heart lead|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
nt|dburn: I am, therefore, not certain what the opponents know about declarer's hand - but it is bound to be more than is good for them|pg||
pc|hT|nt|dburn: It has always struck me as the height of folly for a 1NT opener to have to give away lots of information before becoming declarer.|pg||
nt|poohbear: if declarer ducks this entirely she can make 5 on a heart club squeeze |pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|nt|dburn: Stayman is, in truth, a pretty inefficient convention. Wonder how it ever caught on? :)|pg||
nt|tsanders: a duck would be good now and sqz north for the rest after the @s finesse and running the @ds|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dK|nt|poohbear: puppet stayman is so much better|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dQ|nt|dburn: Puppet Stayman is the worst convention in the world apart from Drury.|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dA|nt|poohbear: because responder reveals information to opener|pg||
nt|poohbear: therefore keeping the likely declaring hand concealed|pg||
nt|bg: made 460 in other room|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c7|pc|c4|nt|tsanders: will not duplicate 460 here|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|h9|pg||
nt|bg: another win for  westheimer|pg||
pc|s5|mc|10|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3SK7653HKJ9854D5C8,SQ4H73DT964CAQJ97,SJT92HQ6DAKJ732CT,SA8HAT2DQ8CK65432|sv|e|nt|tsanders: If they can keep this streak up, they can win the tournament|pg||
mb|1D|mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|4C|nt|tsanders: have they lost the @s suit?|pg||
nt|poohbear: spade suit is shut out now|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
nt|dburn: Losing spades may not actually matter|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|ritong: switch the single @s, daniela|pg||
nt|bg: will not matter about spade suit just needs to guess it right|pg||
nt|dburn: In fact, I think that 4@s might go down even if declarer guesses spades - the defence can arrange a promotion for @sQ|pg||
pc|s2|nt|ritong: lower!|pg||
nt|tsanders: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Orlando2004/bulletins.html is a web site for Daily Bulletins for this tournament|pg||
nt|dburn: whereas 4@h can make whatever the defenders do, if declarer views well|pg||
nt|poohbear: so much for the spade guess|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
nt|ritong: the @s 4 wud have been lethal, imo|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
nt|bg: in fact it is better since four spades goes down with heart ruff!|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hK|nt|tsanders: definately on a roll|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h5|pc|c7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|poohbear: otherwise 1 702 804 1661|pg||
nt|poohbear: 4 spades went down on excellent defense in the other room|pg||
nt|tsanders: We are half finished, teams are comparing their results so far I am told|pg||
nt|poohbear: likely got an uppercut in the heart suit|pg||
nt|truffle: yes that is what happened, pooh|pg||
nt|truffle: hich club, heart shift|pg||
nt|poohbear: so another sweep for westheimer. really grooving now|pg||
nt|poohbear: West bid only 3cl so NS found their spade fit|pg||
nt|truffle: a better fit, but alas beatable by ruff|pg||
nt|truffle: i (danny) vastly prefer 4 clubs to 3....how about you?|pg||
nt|ritong: no debate|pg||
nt|ritong: 11 cards |pg||
nt|ritong: presumably|pg||
nt|ritong: if only ten, good shape|pg||
nt|truffle: at these colors and with aqj98 of trump, 11= 99%, i'd say|pg||
nt|ritong: yes, although 2@c is such a bothering overcall for opps it can be made with 5 only|pg||
nt|tsanders: Please welcome Danny Sprung to commentate. His wife is doing very well in this event|pg||
nt|ritong: 1@d 2@c is the worst start for opening side|pg||
nt|truffle: hi all|pg||
nt|poohbear: you in drag today Danny?:)|pg||
nt|truffle: of course|pg||
nt|Walddk3: He is in a nervous hotel room whatever that is|pg||
nt|ritong: hehe|pg||
nt|truffle: LOL|pg||
nt|truffle: Are they having a comparison of scores now?....that seems unusual in the middle of a session|pg||
nt|ritong: JoAnn dixit|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SK8HAQ982DAK985C6,S632HJ73DJT764C75,SAQJTHKT654D3C843,S9754HDQ2CAKQJT92|sv|b|nt|tsanders: Welcome all to the final segment of the women's BAM finals|pg||
mb|2C|nt|tsanders: The scheduled commentators for this broadcast are Barry Goren, Bruce Gowdy, and I am Tom Sanders|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|poohbear: 2cl is a limited opening bid showing 6 or more with at most 15 points|pg||
nt|tsanders: Many experts consider board-a-match the most exacting form of the game. Equal weight is accorded each deal and every trick is important when scoring is board-by-board. Scoring is 1 ...|pg||
nt|tsanders: point for winning the board, 1/2 point for a tie, and 0 for losing it.|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|tsanders: BAM=board-a-match|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: NS have a good slam here|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: Very lazy bid by south|pg||
pc|c7|nt|tsanders: should have bid out her pattern|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
nt|poohbear: she can envision a slam if pard has Kxxx in hearts ace of spades and a dbltn @D|pg||
pc|cA|pc|h2|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hA|nt|bg: Hi Tommy|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|c9|pg||
nt|tsanders: Hi Bruse, welc|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|cT|pg||
nt|poohbear: hi bruce|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hK|nt|tsanders: Bruce, welc|pg||
nt|tsanders: welc to Barry as well|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SJ9H4DKJ965CAQJT6,SQT842H8DQ74CK432,S63HAKQT965DC9875,SAK75HJ732DAT832C|sv|o|nt|poohbear: and the opps led the corrrect suit so allinall a very weak result for NS|pg||
nt|bg: Hi Barry|pg||
nt|tsanders: there will be 3 boards to the round. Hopefully, the players names will appear soon|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|nt|poohbear: interesting board here looks like 4hearts is down 1 and 5 @s has a chance to make|pg||
mb|1H|nt|bg: anything can happen here|pg||
mb|1S|nt|poohbear: are we getting the Westheimer team all night again?:)|pg||
mb|2C|mb|4S|mb|5H|mb|d|nt|poohbear: 5spades realistically has no chance|pg||
nt|tsanders: please welc David Burn, English expert player and commentator who is in Orlando for the tournament|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|dburn: Good evening from Florida|pg||
nt|ritong: you are everywhere, david:)|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
nt|dburn: Everywhere and nowhere, baby|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s4|nt|ritong: yeah|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
nt|ritong: :)|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|nt|poohbear: looks like 2 more to the defense|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|d6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|d9|pc|sT|pg||
nt|poohbear: so -300 is a good score assuming their teammates can bid and make 4sp|pg||
nt|dburn: Somewhat aggressive 1@s overcall, that|pg||
nt|tsanders: east's 1@s bid was the key to this result|pg||
nt|poohbear: true|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SA5HAK9DQ9852CA42,SK72HQJTDKJ6C8653,SQJT8643H4D43CKQ7,S9H876532DAT7CJT9|sv|n|nt|dburn: Seems to have worked pretty well - and might have attracted a good lead even if it didn't lead to a good contract|pg||
mb|1N|nt|tsanders: the score in upper left corner, I prsume means carryover from this afternoon|pg||
nt|poohbear: 10-12 nt|pg||
nt|poohbear: I like it!|pg||
nt|tsanders: waiting on up-to-date halftime scores|pg||
nt|bg: opps better grab dia or extra trick in spades|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|dburn: Well, Opponent doesn't seem to have had a very good afternoon in that case :)|pg||
mb|3N|nt|tsanders: no, played 27 boards|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: Mind you, Opponent probably spent all their time playing at the five level|pg||
nt|poohbear: This is the beauty of the 10-12 nt Nobody knows what any of the defensive bids mean. To me 3sp show s a GOOD hand|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: and there is no q bid available to south|pg||
nt|dburn: To me, double shows a good hand. 3@s is a pre-empt.|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|poohbear: seeee we would be having a misunderstanding David:)|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|d4|nt|tsanders: 3NT could have been held to 3, while this is making. that is very important in BAM scoring because it is either win, tie or lose the board|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|s3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
nt|tsanders: 1 for winning, 1/2 for tie, 0 for losing|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|h3|nt|poohbear: but 3nt might have scored 5|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
nt|poohbear: so who knows:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: might, but could be held to =|pg||
nt|dburn: Perhaps, but East could signal for diamonds on the second round of spades|pg||
nt|poohbear: this could be held to 4|pg||
nt|tsanders: now we wait a little for the next pair to come here|pg||
nt|poohbear: alot of times none of this matters as the other table is playing in some contract where the board is either won or lost already|pg||
nt|bg: 3nt not likely to make 5 opps would surely get together after Ace and one spade|pg||
nt|dburn: It could have been held to four, but although there is a case for East to lead a diamond, it's not an overwhelming case|pg||
nt|tsanders: Now we can ask David Burn what he is doing in Orlando?|pg||
nt|poohbear: geeeeee playing Bridge?:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: no, he is commentating|pg||
nt|dburn: He is playing in the Reisinger at the weekend, and hoping to play in the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs tomorrow|pg||
nt|poohbear: went to sample gourmet food at Chick filet:)|pg||
nt|dburn: But, since he hasn't got any American master points, he will have to ask Rick Beye very nicely :)|pg||
nt|ritong: lol|pg||
nt|tsanders: BTW, Breed and Quinn are from Texas. Glasson and Berkowitz reside in New Jersey|pg||
nt|poohbear: so I got some results. Board 10 they missed the slam so a push. board 11 where EW saved in 5h -300 their teammates made 4sp dbled for a win|pg||
nt|poohbear: NS saved I mean|pg||
nt|ritong: double good board|pg||
nt|ritong: pity|pg||
nt|poohbear: and this board was a push as well|pg||
nt|poohbear: so 2 points to Westheimer|pg||
nt|poohbear: 1 + 1/2 + 1/2|pg||
nt|ritong: greta shape, barry|pg||
nt|ritong: great*|pg||
nt|tsanders: we will have a lull in the action. Am told this pair was sent to the wheelchair table, so we will skip the next 3 boards. Please stay with us though|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SJ74HT43DQ753C832,SK6HAKQ6DK84CJT64,SAQT983H8DA6CAKQ7,S52HJ9752DJT92C95|sv|b|nt|tsanders: Half time scores: narasimham 20.56; Sprung 19.15; Winestock (Sheri's BBO team) 17.51; Labe 16.79|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|tsanders: something good happened, and I got the wrong info, sorry|pg||
mb|d|nt|tsanders: here we go again|pg||
mb|r|mb|2H|mb|2S|nt|poohbear: 4spades is a make on this one. if quinn bids 2spades they will get there|pg||
nt|dburn: Some scope for the dreaded Biltcliffe Coup here|pg||
mb|3H|nt|poohbear: slam isnt on though |pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|tsanders: Berkowitz 16.06; Steiner 15.90; Strauch 15.77; Baum 15.77; Westheimer 15.31; Wallace 15.28|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|dburn: Not quite - for a real Biltcliffe, you have to reopen the opponents into a cold game, then double it|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|nt|poohbear: from the abbot monastery stories?|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
nt|dburn: Indeed|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SA973HA98765D64C4,ST8HJT3DKJT5CAK62,SKQ5HK2DA732CQ875,SJ642HQ4DQ98CJT93|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|bg: wouldnt a low spade have been better % than Ace and one in case spades 3-1 and clubs 4-2?|pg||
mb|2H|nt|tsanders: Michelin resides in Los Angeles, Caley in Montreal|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: South hand is definitely not a candidate for a weak 2 . too many flaws. weak suit headed by the ace . a side 4 card spade suit and too much defense|pg||
nt|tsanders: north has a problem|pg||
nt|poohbear: might consider opening 2h with jxxx KQJxxx x xx|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|nt|tsanders: game cold on right @s view|pg||
pc|c5|nt|poohbear: 4 hearts is not a good contract but can be made cause spades can be picked up|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
nt|tsanders: now will make 5 since @ds were not broken|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
nt|poohbear: I dont think so|pg||
nt|poohbear: where is it going?|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d5|nt|tsanders: I do think so either|pg||
nt|tsanders: I think north had a bid coming|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1S542HAJ862DAKQ7C8,SQ976H94DT6CAK943,SA8HT5DJ9842CQ752,SKJT3HKQ73D53CJT6|sv|n|nt|poohbear: especially in light of the fact that pard could well have 4 spades|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|poohbear: we should get to 2d here unless EW balance|pg||
nt|dburn: Well, East should probably bid 2@s if North passes 2@d, which she may not do|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|poohbear: now the balance for sure|pg||
nt|dburn: and West should certainly bid on this auction|pg||
mb|3D|nt|tsanders: will N bid 3@d?|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: I dont like the 2h bid @D has a good chance of scoring as well as hearts AND only one opp has a chance to bal|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: One would think so - the question is, will East bid 3@s?|pg||
mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
nt|bg: 3sx-1 =100 versus this rewsult = 130 greta MP board|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hT|nt|poohbear: 3spades would be the winner since even if that is dbled its only 100. A good save against 3d|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d7|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d4|nt|poohbear: In BAM . the battle is for the 3 lvl as opposed to imps where it is for the 5 lvl|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|h7|pg||
nt|poohbear: in contrast to MP s or as the europeans call TOP BOTTOM there is no field protection|pg||
nt|poohbear: it is either a top or bottom|pg||
nt|poohbear: no avg minus available|pg||
nt|tsanders: Davi, would 3@s by east have been hanging the balancer?|pg||
nt|poohbear: not at BAM. at imps it might be|pg||
nt|bg: not on this vulnerability I thin Tommy|pg||
nt|bg: k|pg||
nt|poohbear: ahhh yes 3 lvl vulnerbility very important as everyone has very itchy dbling fingers:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: would have been a master bid|pg||
nt|tsanders: Many experts consider board-a-match the most exacting form of the game. Equal weight is accorded each deal and every trick is important when scoring is board-by-board. Scoring is 1 ...|pg||
nt|tsanders: point for winning the board, 1/2 point for a tie, and 0 for losing it.|pg||
nt|ritong: means pressure ANY bid, ANY card|pg||
nt|ritong: tough game.|pg||
nt|dburn: I think 3@s would just about have been OK non-vulnerable, but it's close|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2ST72HJ62DAQ84CA95,SAK8HAK7DK652CJ83,SJ95H53DJ973CKQT4,SQ643HQT984DTC762|sv|e|nt|poohbear: another 3 lvl battle coming|pg||
nt|tsanders: Pooh, are you all holed up in a dark room?|pg||
nt|poohbear: Winter time. Hibernating:)|pg||
nt|poohbear: need hunny tho:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: Rothenber and Callihan reside in So. Florida|pg||
nt|poohbear: thank god for Monday night football:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: good hand to stay low: 2NT or 3@hs|pg||
nt|poohbear: 3 hearts better|pg||
nt|ritong: a 1 nt opening would not be a crime|pg||
nt|poohbear: heavy 1nt opener again?|pg||
nt|ritong: at bam, is not excluded|pg||
nt|poohbear: I like it but I am in the minority|pg||
nt|poohbear: 4-3-3-3 no spot cards and jxx|pg||
nt|tsanders: BAM=board-a-match, the scoring for this event|pg||
mb|1D|nt|tsanders: http://www.acbl.org/nabc/Orlando2004/bulletins.html is the web site for Daily Bulletins for this tournament|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|nt|poohbear: question is: dothey have the methods to stop in 3 hearts|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|nt|poohbear: or Must east pass 2nt|pg||
nt|tsanders: Many experts consider board-a-match the most exacting form of the game. Equal weight is accorded each deal and every trick is important when scoring is board-by-board. Scoring is 1 ...|pg||
nt|tsanders: point for winning the board, 1/2 point for a tie, and 0 for losing it.|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|ritong: can try a risky checkback|pg||
nt|poohbear: looks like they do|pg||
nt|ritong: she does.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: 3c was probably Woolf signoff|pg||
nt|poohbear: forces pard to bid 3d  to sign off unless she has 3 hearts|pg||
nt|vugraph109: director has been called to clarify the partnership agreement|pg||
nt|ritong: uh oh..|pg||
pc|s2|nt|poohbear: no play for 4 hearts even on a spade lead since dummy will not have any trumps to ruff the club loser|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h7|nt|poohbear: declarer will play a @D up first and wont need the spade break|pg||
pc|s5|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|nt|poohbear: good defense|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|hT|pc|s7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|sT|pc|d6|nt|bg: wolfe great system for this auction if east makes any bid other than pass to 3 hearts then 3 clubs was a good suit|pg||
nt|ritong: razorblade spot|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SJT5H87DKJ764CK62,SAQ942HKQJ3DQT8CQ,S8H652D53CAJT9873,SK763HAT94DA92C54|sv|o|nt|vugraph109: was considered a checkback bid, gambled by east|pg||
nt|ritong: not unreasonable, has the @s in reserv|pg||
nt|bg: ok but didnt seem that way|pg||
mb|3C|nt|ritong: if 2nt can include 4 @ss|pg||
mb|d|mb|3D|nt|bg: east can simply bid three spades with game values|pg||
mb|4C|nt|tsanders: might get too high after east's hairline double|pg||
mb|d|nt|ritong: "hairline"...:)|pg||
mb|4H|nt|tsanders: skinny then|pg||
mb|5C|nt|ritong: no, no, i love it!|pg||
mb|5H|nt|ritong: goes along with razorblades:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: If you could see my hairline you would know there's not much to the double!|pg||
nt|ritong: :-))|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bg: good judgement all around|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|h3|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d3|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c8|pc|s7|mc|11|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4S94HJT942DKCK9875,SKJT3HAK85DT9762C,SQ62H3DAQ85CAJ642,SA875HQ76DJ43CQT3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|ritong: frankly, i would overcall 2@cs|pg||
mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|2S|nt|ritong: 1@d 2@c is a terrible start for opener's side|pg||
nt|ritong: generally|pg||
mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: bid 4@cs, prepare the axe for 4@s|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: if any...|pg||
mb|4S|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ritong: good|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
nt|ritong: instinctively, play @d first|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s2|pc|h6|pg||
nt|ritong: bloody now|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|c9|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|s4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|s6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|d9|pg||
nt|poohbear: spade guess coming for down 3|pg||
nt|poohbear: guess not|pg||
nt|poohbear: or guess so:)|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s3|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sQ|nt|poohbear: played breed to have 4 spades|pg||
pc|s5|pc|c7|pg||
nt|poohbear: not likely though|pg||
nt|vugraph109: short break--back in about 5 minutes|pg||
nt|tsanders: stick around folks - 2 more rounds|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SA96HDQ83CAQJT653,S7432HAT82DAJ942C,SQJ8HK3DK5CK98742,SKT5HQJ97654DT76C|sv|e|mb|1C|nt|tsanders: For the benefit of the loyal spectators, it would be nice to know how this events ends up. will you be telling us?|pg||
mb|d|nt|vugraph109: absolutely|pg||
nt|ritong: merci:)|pg||
nt|vugraph109: np|pg||
nt|ritong: "hairline", tommy?:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: yes|pg||
nt|ritong: rather|pg||
mb|2N|mb|4H|nt|poohbear: this board would be alot more exciting if the vulnerability was reversed|pg||
mb|6C|nt|poohbear: West would be endplayed on the opening lead if she had the King or 10 of spades for making 6 . assuming declarer guessed the hand correctly after a spade lead queen and low by east|pg||
nt|tsanders: Weinstein and Hammond reside in Las Vegas and are teammates of Pam Granovetter, Jerusalem and Migry Zur Campanile, Tel Aviv and a regular BBO commentator|pg||
mb|p|nt|bg: at this point in other room south made a great call of 4nt all pass|pg||
nt|poohbear: no way|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: she meant it as RKCB|pg||
pc|hA|nt|ritong: ugh!|pg||
nt|ritong: undo!|pg||
nt|tsanders: had to lead a @s to beat it. Very tough|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|bg: another win for westheimer|pg||
nt|poohbear: was unlucky that the ace of hearts gave away the contract|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|tsanders: unlucky either red ace gives it away|pg||
nt|vugraph109: leaders with 2 rounds to go|pg||
nt|vugraph109: narasimhan with 37.06|pg||
nt|vugraph109: sprung with 32.15|pg||
nt|vugraph109: westheimer with 31.31|pg||
nt|poohbear: ace of @d might not though cause declarer can play for a strip squeeze|pg||
nt|vugraph109: winestock with 30.51|pg||
nt|vugraph109: baum with 30.27|pg||
nt|vugraph109: and steiner with 28.90|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SJ54HQJT96DQ65CK9,SKQ6HA4DAT2CT8643,ST73HK7DK984CQJ52,SA982H8532DJ73CA7|sv|b|nt|poohbear: i am babbling:()|pg||
mb|1C|nt|poohbear: too many hands:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraph109: quinn did think for a bit|pg||
nt|poohbear: best to lead the opps suits:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: 7 tricks going in|pg||
nt|ritong: & more if @d led|pg||
nt|poohbear: 8 on the normal @D lead|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg||
nt|poohbear: Breed has an autmatic false card with the 10 of spades on the second round trying to convince declarer that they are 4-2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
nt|poohbear: and to go for an endplay|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d9|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
nt|poohbear: missed it|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sA|mc|8|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3S86HK53D9432CQ543,SAK9532HAJ8DK875C,SJHQ97642DTCAJ962,SQT74HTDAQJ6CKT87|sv|n|nt|tsanders: a grand now|pg||
mb|2H|mb|d|mb|3H|nt|tsanders: going to be hard to bid, I think|pg||
nt|poohbear: again put me down as AGAINST on the weak 2 bid Vulnerable|pg||
nt|vugraph109: heavy thinking going on|pg||
nt|poohbear: asking to go for 1100|pg||
mb|6S|nt|poohbear: of course that would be good against 1510:)|pg||
nt|ritong: as expected|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: hoping for an astute play for the 13th trick|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: an other way to win the board|pg||
nt|poohbear: hard to gauge the minor suit holdings|pg||
nt|ritong: disappointing dummy, then|pg||
pc|cA|nt|ritong: no skill involved for the totality of the tricks|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|s3|pg||
nt|poohbear: claim already|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sJ|nt|poohbear: BORING|pg||
nt|poohbear: :)|pg||
mc|13|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SJ43H3DQJ83CAKJT4,S965HAJT962DA9C82,SAKT7HQ85DK542CQ3,SQ82HK74DT76C9765|sv|e|nt|ritong: aren t you supposed to hibernate, pooh?:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|nt|tsanders: we are now going into the last round. We thank you all for coming to this broadcast. Especially thank the expert commentary. Thanks for the good job by the vugraph operator..|pg||
mb|1H|nt|vugraph109: i'm a newbie at this, so thanks for your patience|pg||
nt|ritong: you did great|pg||
nt|vugraph109: :)|pg||
mb|d|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3H|nt|tsanders: Schuett and Benson reside in Illinois|pg||
nt|poohbear: wisconsin I believe|pg||
nt|poohbear: one of them Kerry states:)|pg||
nt|vugraph109: we'll stay on til we get them|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|tsanders: thx operator. Staying on until we get final scores|pg||
pc|sA|nt|poohbear: ahh the battle for the 8th trick|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
nt|poohbear: EW should win it after that lead|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|poohbear: guess not:)|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg||
nt|tsanders: west just bid too much on meager values|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SHAKT6532D4CK8532,SQT976H987DAK75C6,S8543H4DJT932CQJ9,SAKJ2HQJDQ86CAT74|sv|b|nt|poohbear: had a chance to win the board|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|2H|nt|tsanders: west gun shy now, might have overcalled|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: any opportunity to get @ss in the picture must be taken, agree tom|pg||
nt|tsanders: south going to save them?|pg||
mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|vugraph109: heavy thinking|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|tsanders: limped into game|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|nt|poohbear: both E and West could have been more aggressive Especially East|pg||
nt|vugraph109: bet south wants to throw up about now|pg||
nt|poohbear: no bet|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c2|nt|poohbear: Now she does:)|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h3|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
nt|poohbear: now play @d |pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d5|nt|poohbear: make 5|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h2|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|s2|pc|h5|pg||
nt|poohbear: claim?|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|s7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h9|pc|dJ|pc|sJ|mc|11|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SAJ84HAKQ64DT5CQT,SK6HJ853DKJ32C543,SQT973H97DAQ984C9,S52HT2D76CAKJ8762|sv|o|nt|poohbear: ruffing with the 7 was unnecessary|pg||
mb|p|nt|ritong: but elegant|pg||
nt|ritong: as @cs were known 5/3|pg||
nt|tsanders: Last hand, thanks again for coming. Results will be shown when known|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|tsanders: west missed a chance to hide the @s suit, should have raised|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: responsive dbl would uncover the spade suit|pg||
nt|poohbear: better chance this way|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|nt|tsanders: probably so|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
nt|poohbear: dont see why North would want to hide a reasonable 5 card spade suit to raise with 2 small|pg||
nt|tsanders: @ss would make 5, only 4 making here|pg||
nt|ritong: yes, finishes with a small couac..|pg||
pc|h2|nt|tsanders: couac?|pg||
pc|hA|nt|ritong: kwak:)|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|h9|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|nt|ritong: small booboo|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|d4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|nt|ritong: merci a tous!|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
nt|ritong: BaM is a funny game|pg||
nt|ritong: for the spectators|pg||
nt|tsanders: merci a tous to you too|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d9|nt|ritong: 6.00 am here|pg||
nt|poohbear: bye all|pg||
nt|ritong: nite all!!|pg||
nt|vugraph109: will have leaders after 9 and final results very soon|pg||
nt|tsanders: that's it folks, stick around for awhile if you wish the final standings|pg||
nt|vugraph109: in first with 37.06--Narasimhan, Levitina, Rosenberg, Stansby, Levin, Picus|pg||
nt|poohbear: this after 9 or final?|pg||
nt|vugraph109: In 2nd place with 35.15 is Sprung, Wittes, Mancuso, Sulgrove, Sutherlin, Allison|pg||
nt|vugraph109: this is after 9 rounds|pg||
nt|vugraph109: in 3rd place Westheimer, Radin, Quinn, Breen, Cohen, Bjjerkan with 32.81|pg||
nt|vugraph109: 4th with 32.27 is Baum, Waller, Griffey, Eaton|pg||
nt|vugraph109: 5th place with 31.01 is Winestock, Fernandez, Sanders, Burger|pg||
nt|vugraph109: 6th place with 30.79 is Labe, Cappelletti, Van Arnim, Auken|pg||
nt|vugraph109: 7th place is Teiner, Letizia, Montin, Meyers, Seamon-Molson and Sokolow with 30.40|pg||
nt|poohbear: Steiner|pg||
nt|vugraph109: still have two tables playing their final board|pg||
nt|vugraph109: yeah, like i said, Steiner|pg||
nt|poohbear: :)|pg||
nt|vugraph109: okay here we go--then it's gonna be beddybye time|pg||
nt|vugraph109: 1st is Narasimhan with 38.06|pg||
nt|vugraph109: 2nd is Sprung, with 35.65, Westheimer came in third, Baum was 4th, Steiner 5th, Labe 6th|pg||
nt|vugraph109: Strauch with 7th, Winestock was 8th, Caley 9th, and Berkowitz finished 10th|pg||
nt|vugraph109: good night all|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3S53HK9DT6542CT953,S964HQT876DAK7CK2,SAQ87HJ43DQ9CQJ84,SKJT2HA52DJ83CA76|sv|e|nt|Walddk3: No, they are waiting for new boards. 2nd stanza will start shortly|pg||
mb|1C|mb|d|mb|2C|nt|poohbear: very cheesy opening for North:)|pg||
mb|3C|nt|dburn: Not the world's most gilt-edged double for East either|pg||
nt|poohbear: will not stop the opps from bidding 4 hearts|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4H|nt|tsanders: Baum is from Memphis and is the wife of the ACBL CEO, Waller is from Minnesota|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: with everything wellplaced  can make 5|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|poohbear: once declarer sees the king of hearts in the South hand she will know where every other high card is|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|nt|poohbear: only chance to go wrong is if she takes a position and runs the Queen of hearts|pg||
nt|ritong: aie|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
nt|poohbear: but now she can still pin the 9|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg||
nt|poohbear: not the worst play in the world in my opinion|pg||
nt|tsanders: might be too surprised to lose to the K to try to pin the 9|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h6|nt|poohbear: when she led it sdhe intended to pin the 9|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|nt|poohbear: as chris Berman would say WOOOOOPS:)|pg||
pc|s2|nt|tsanders: panic has set in|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h5|pc|c9|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|poohbear: making 4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
nt|vugraph109: 32.56 for narasimhan,   27.31 for westheimer,  27.15 for sprung,  26.77 for |pg||
nt|poohbear: as has been the case often tonight . It just didnt matter. North opened a weak NT in the other room and stole it for down 2 so a win to waller|pg||
nt|vugraph109: Baum,  25.52 for winestocdk and 24.440 |pg||
nt|ritong: winestock?|pg||
nt|vugraph109: carlyn|pg||
nt|vugraph109: no criticism of lousy typing tyvm|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SA5HAJ4D8654CJ953,S8743H3D732CQT642,SJ962HKT96DJT9C87,SKQTHQ8752DAKQCAK|sv|b|nt|ritong: no, was a wish for 26.77:)|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|nt|poohbear: All 3 teams at the top pummeling their respective opps|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|poohbear: Westheimer scored 5 of 6 last 2 rounds and made up no ground|pg||
mb|3C|nt|poohbear: and Sprung hanging right in there|pg||
nt|ritong: yes, disappointing narasimhan kills everyone as well|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: looks like a race for second BUT you never know|pg||
mb|p|pc|c3|nt|tsanders: west took a risk and lost in the bidding|pg||
nt|tsanders: no @s fit|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg||
nt|poohbear: and no way to run the club suit|pg||
pc|h2|nt|poohbear: so she lost twice|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
nt|poohbear: ! back is best|pg||
nt|poohbear: @d|pg||
nt|bg: same contract both rooms|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|poohbear: the defense will have time to set up a long @d|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|c4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
nt|tsanders: to bid over 2NT is anti percentage|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|s3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|cJ|pc|s4|nt|poohbear: I disagree Tommy|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|s2|nt|poohbear: I have a good 5 card suit|pg||
nt|poohbear: and I will make game most times pard has 4 spades|pg||
nt|poohbear: 2 ways to win|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d4|nt|poohbear: down 2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|sT|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1ST83HAJTDT96CA843,SQ9H62DA87432CQ92,SAKJ54HQ94DQ5CJ76,S762HK8753DKJCKT5|sv|o|nt|poohbear: 3nt was off 1 in the other room so the round even at 1 a piece|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|2S|nt|poohbear: I really do not like that weak 2 bid|pg||
mb|3D|nt|poohbear: easy to go for a number against nothing|pg||
nt|poohbear: .|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|tsanders: but 3@d is a good bid, robbed S of that bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: that only helped:)|pg||
pc|dK|nt|tsanders: because S went low|pg||
nt|ritong: unclear north wud have accepted, tho:)|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|dA|nt|poohbear: barely a Q bid in my opinion, 10 of hearts might swing it]|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c7|pc|s2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|s9|pg||
nt|poohbear: meantime they are in 1nt at the other table making ALOT|pg||
nt|poohbear: NS|pg||
nt|poohbear: at least 150|pg||
nt|poohbear: heaart lead and a spade finesse for the first 9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SAJ5HJ76DQ5CAKT92,ST873H43D83CQJ874,SQ96H985DAK7642C6,SK42HAKQT2DJT9C53|sv|n|nt|poohbear: so the first sub par round for Westheimer.only 1 of 3|pg||
mb|p|nt|tsanders: A world class pair: Sokolo resides in Austin, TX; Seamon-Molson in Florida|pg||
nt|tsanders: Sokolow|pg||
mb|2D|mb|2H|nt|ritong: actual venice cup holders, no?|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|poohbear: 2nd|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: russia won|pg||
mb|p|pc|hA|nt|tsanders: But have won the Venice Cup before|pg||
nt|ritong: venice cup was held in monaco, i think|pg||
nt|bg: can hold to 3 with 4th round of hearts|pg||
nt|ritong: no matter:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: nice upper cut coming|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|nt|poohbear: discourage in spades|pg||
pc|s3|nt|poohbear: then no choice|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|h2|nt|poohbear: cool|pg||
pc|s5|nt|poohbear: uh oh|pg||
nt|poohbear: why is she thinking?:)|pg||
nt|vugraph109: don't know--asking questions--screen back down|pg||
nt|vugraph109: screen up|pg||
nt|vugraph109: still thinking|pg||
nt|vugraph109: .......zzzzz|pg||
nt|tsanders: Seamon-Molson's aunt playing in this finals. Still one of best at maybe 80 something. She is Edith Freilich, formally Edith Kemp|pg||
nt|poohbear: and the answer to 1/2 a question in the latest bulletin trivia contest:)|pg||
pc|s7|nt|poohbear: yuck|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
nt|poohbear: very weak play|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dJ|nt|tsanders: that was plain fatigue|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
nt|poohbear: I can just see Janices face when she saw that 8 of @d:)|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg||
nt|vugraph109: yup|pg||
nt|poohbear: problem was she thought in a non thinking situation|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SK2HAT964D52CAQ85,SQ6HQ32DJT7CK7632,SJT843H7DK983CJT4,SA975HKJ85DAQ64C9|sv|b|nt|poohbear: Pard commanded it and she decided to disobey|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|tsanders: 1NT should buy the pot|pg||
mb|2C|nt|poohbear: I bid 2c|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: dont like it anymore:)|pg||
nt|bg: ante up|pg||
nt|tsanders: that's OK Pooh, stick with it!|pg||
nt|poohbear: its only a board:)|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|poohbear: think ill sneak into the other room now:)|pg||
nt|tsanders: you can't be a good commentator unless you occasionly go for a number|pg||
nt|tsanders: or a good player either|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
nt|poohbear: better when its not with teammates:)|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c9|nt|poohbear: well the 9 is good news I guess:)|pg||
nt|poohbear: means my spots are solid|pg||
nt|poohbear: 6 top tricks and if I can just score a spade for 7:)|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|nt|poohbear: ooops|pg||
pc|s5|nt|poohbear: I am in trouble now|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
pc|s3|nt|tsanders: no, declarer is|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
nt|poohbear: I bid it:0)|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|cJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dQ|nt|poohbear: fini|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|sQ|nt|tsanders: could have held it to 1 down|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
nt|poohbear: I dont think so Tommy. |pg||
pc|c7|pc|s8|mc|6|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4S932HKQ963DTC9865,SAJ5HT742D32CAKQ3,S74HAJDAKJ5CJT742,SKQT86H85DQ98764C|sv|o|nt|poohbear: cant set up @D and get to your hand to ruff the second heart if East doesnt cover the @D|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|nt|poohbear: dont try that weak 2 bid at home folks:)|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|nt|poohbear: these are carefully trained professionals:)|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|nt|tsanders: upside down attitude in @hs|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|d8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|d9|pc|c9|pg||
nt|tsanders: nice cash out, a @c lead would have be a disaster|pg||
nt|tsanders: 3 more rounds, still anybody's event|pg||
nt|poohbear: I dont know Tommy. Be hard to geet a club ruff with the south hand:)|pg||
nt|poohbear: Lead pards singleton?:)|pg||
mc|9|pg||