vg|Taiwan University Championship Final,Seg 1,I,1,16,NTU,25,NCTU,0|
rs|1NS-2,1NE-2,4HE=,4HE=,2SEx-1,2CEx-2,4SS-1,3NS-2,3NN-2,3NN-2,2SE+2,4SW=,3CN+1,3NN=,1NW=,1NW=,2HW=,3DN-1,2SS+2,2SS+2,2HN+1,2SS-2,3NN+2,2HEx-5,2SS-1,1NE-1,2DW+1,2DW+1,4HW=,4HE=,5DE+1,4SW+1|
pn|JHikaru,Andy Liu,lorderic,ponpon,right,jerryb,juby,eieio|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SAT43HQJ7DAQJ3CKT,S9862HT5DK4CJ6542,SKJHA932DT965C983,SQ75HK864D872CAQ7|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h7|pc|cJ|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|h2|pc|s7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|h3|pc|s5|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h6|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|by: hello all|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SAT43HQJ7DAQJ3CKT,S9862HT5DK4CJ6542,SKJHA932DT965C983,SQ75HK864D872CAQ7|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s2|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s6|pc|dT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SJ8HAT83DAQ87C876,SA92HK54D5CAKQ953,SK653HDJT9632CJT2,SQT74HQJ9762DK4C4|sv|n|nt|by: this is the open room of Taiwan's University Championships, finals, segment 1|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|by: each seat features a junior international of Taiwan here|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: N-S for National Taiwan U is are Jieh-Hsing Hung and Li-Hsiang Kuo, and EW are Shao-Yu Wang and|pg||
nt|by: Andy Liu, current holders of the PABC junior champions|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|d4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cJ|nt|ryancat: nicely done by the declarer|pg||
pc|dK|pc|c8|pg||
nt|by: E-W in the other room is the anchor pair of the defending NTU team, Wei-Bung Wang and Jerry Tzeng|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d9|pc|hJ|nt|by: North is Tzu-Lin Wu, widely considered to be the best Taiwanese Junior.  These three came in second|pg||
nt|by: in the PABC Juniors this last July.|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|ryancat: he thought that spade is likely to be ruffed. thus he chose to cash 3 clubs to pitch diamonds,'|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|d6|mc|10|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SJ8HAT83DAQ87C876,SA92HK54D5CAKQ953,SK653HDJT9632CJT2,SQT74HQJ9762DK4C4|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|3D|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s2|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hK|mc|10|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SAJ62HKQ973DQ8CA4,S73HAJ854D762CJ97,S95H62DAJ953CT652,SKQT84HTDKT4CKQ83|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|ryancat: seems a board "last bidder gets zero".|pg||
mb|1N!|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: oooo, here it comes!|pg||
mb|p|pc|hK|nt|by: south needs to shift to the @dQ in time and north must duck to beat this|pg||
nt|by: I think, at some point?|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|by: the ten is not probably a good cover|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|by: but this can still be beaten if south shifts to the @dQ and north ducks now|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|s4|pg||
nt|ryancat: now if the declarer cash @SK , the contract is make.|pg||
nt|by: well, no, small @d to the ace when in with the @sj for @c ruff then @dQ still beats it|pg||
nt|by: sorry I missed that line.  let's see if the defenders are up to that|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s2|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|nt|by: well, declarer made it easier by trying to cash @cK himself|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c8|pc|sJ|pc|h5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d8|mc|7|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1SAJ62HKQ973DQ8CA4,S73HAJ854D762CJ97,S95H62DAJ953CT652,SKQT84HTDKT4CKQ83|sv|e|nt|aconterno: Larsen is our friend from BBO Chris Larsen aka clarsen|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|pef: I don't think it's 18 boards to go, only 12 to go|pg||
nt|aconterno: maybe they are tired.....|pg||
nt|by: here east has the chance to use a gadget ...|pg||
mb|2C|an| |nt|by: I believe that 2@c shows @c+@s|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|pef: I believe 32 will be the final board|pg||
nt|by: interesting gadget, hey? 2@cX would be exciting|pg||
mb|p!|mb|p|pc|cA|nt|by: wonder that that pass was!|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|nt|aconterno: ok then only 12......strange format though|pg||
nt|vugraph9: the format is different because some of the players are in the NA Swiss also|pg||
nt|vugraph9: so they played as many boards this afternoon as they could|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 3/5 leads vs suits|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|nt|by: As you can all see, south is Tzu-Lin Wu, Taiwan's leading junior international|pg||
nt|by: he is known by his nickname "right", because he is always right, obviously|pg||
pc|cT|nt|pef: south is endplayed on opening lead here, but 2s isn't the optimum contract|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
pc|sK|nt|by: it looks as if the exciting 2@cX will be down one from here|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|by: this is a very careless play by east, he should continue with the @sQ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|d2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|h4|nt|aconterno: 2@h was much better but never bid that suit|pg||
nt|by: this may mean -500 and 7 imps to NCTU|pg||
nt|by: a very bad set by the NTU team in total|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hT|pg||
nt|vugraphyin: right is thinking|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d6|pc|d3|nt|pef: they should beat it 2 now, but let's see|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|by: so long as he does not fingerslip and lead a heart.|pg||
nt|by: it should be -2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d9|nt|by: so the very bad play by east does cost 7 imps, and nctu has taken the lead|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SKJ76HKQ2DAQ42C85,SQ432HT983DJ97CA4,SAT95HAJ6DT83CQ63,S8H754DK65CKJT972|sv|b|nt|by: Note to all: NTU has a 25-imp carryover from winning a blitz in their round-robin match|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3H|an| |mb|p|nt|by: 3@h = artificial @s raise, choice of games|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: we can see from here that declarer has a nasty guess on three rounds of clubs. he must ruff with @sK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|c6|pg||
nt|by: We think that this is a careless play that will cost 13 IMPs|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s5|nt|by: because declarer can see that west must have more spades than his partner ...|pg||
pc|c7|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SKJ76HKQ2DAQ42C85,SQ432HT983DJ97CA4,SAT95HAJ6DT83CQ63,S8H754DK65CKJT972|sv|b|nt|aconterno: but in a very close match every trick counts|pg||
nt|vugraph9: We corrected the IMP discrepancy that we had during the last segment: this is the correct current score.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|pef: the other table is playing board 21 in 2s, also, but it looks like they are only going down 1 so I predict ames gains 2 imps|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|aconterno: 2@h? very agressive bid|pg||
nt|vugraph9: 2@H shows 5@D + 4@H, 14-15|pg||
nt|pef: clearly they don't play reverses as forcing|pg||
nt|inquiry: ns play a big club, so 2@H is limited|pg||
nt|pef: yes|pg||
pc|h9|nt|by: and they might add 13 imps here|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|nt|aconterno: ty|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s6|nt|by: it essentially on the @s finesse, let's see how mr. right does .... oops|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c2|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|by: I think that this is a pitch that might cost 2 imps|pg||
pc|cA|nt|pef: koch had better ruff the third diamond with the k of hearts if he wants to make this contract|pg||
pc|c3|nt|vugraph9: thinking...|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
nt|vugraph9: still thinking|pg||
pc|c4|nt|vugraph9: larsen has asked to close the screen|pg||
nt|vugraph9: but I can't tell what he asked.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: whatever it was, it was a quick question|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SK873HQJ86D9CAQ53,SJ9642HT92DQT75CK,SAQTHK43DK64CJ972,S5HA75DAJ832CT864|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|nt|by: N-S, with 25 hcp, cannot make 3NT any which way|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|s7|pc|d5|nt|by: as we can all see, 3@dX is down two on repeated trump leads|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c3|pc|d7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h6|nt|by: there is a lot to be said for leaving 3@dX in, in this position.|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SK873HQJ86D9CAQ53,SJ9642HT92DQT75CK,SAQTHK43DK64CJ972,S5HA75DAJ832CT864|sv|n|nt|vugraph9: >>>>>>>>>> Board 23|pg||
nt|pef: so bennett gains 4 imps to make the ames lead now 7|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1D|nt|aconterno: so a closer match now|pg||
nt|by: 3 imps to the ntu team|pg||
mb|d|nt|by: let's see if the nctu team do better ... again, the key is to leave 3@dx in|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|pef: this looks like 1n all pass, down 2 with a normal heart lead|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: sorry, I'm wrong, if larsen wins the k of hearts and leads a spade to the 9 he can make 1n|pg||
nt|vugraph9: attitude leads vs nt|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: oops, not a career move.  push, likely|pg||
mb|p|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dT|nt|by: ok, push|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|mc|7|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SK652HK73D9863CQ5,SJ3HA2DAQ74CKJ764,S4HJT865DK52CAT93,SAQT987HQ94DJTC82|sv|e|nt|by: The Professor's Moral: a preemptor hates to be playing in his own preempt, doubled|pg||
mb|2D|an| |nt|by: It's very possible that NCTU may have recovered its disasterous carryover|pg||
mb|p|nt|by: E-W plays a multi 2@d, showing usually a weak two in a major|pg||
mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|sJ|nt|by: it's possible that employers of very sound weak two's might get to 4@s down, but this seems flattish|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|c4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c9|pc|h9|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|sA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cJ|mc|10|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SK652HK73D9863CQ5,SJ3HA2DAQ74CKJ764,S4HJT865DK52CAT93,SAQT987HQ94DJTC82|sv|e|nt|vugraph9: >>>>>>>>>> Board 24|pg||
mb|2D|an|mini multi|nt|by: a multi like in the other room|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: now the trick is for n/s to play in 3n instead of 4h|pg||
mb|4C|an| |nt|by: with everything offside, e-w better not venture too high ... oops|pg||
nt|by: 4@c asks for a transfer.|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|by: so the @hJ will  be a killing lead|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|nt|pef: on the last board, in the same contract, declarer did win the k of hearts in dummy and play the 10 of spades to make 1n|pg||
nt|pef: so the ames lead is back to 12|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|jmchen: Á©ú¿O¨S¦³°êºX |pg||
nt|by: yup, end of hand. probably 7 more imps to nctu|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|nt|poohbear: hi all:)|pg||
nt|kareno: Hello - good evening from Orlando|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
nt|by: we will reconvene here at 0840 (GMT+8)|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
nt|pef: e/w had better be careful here to cash both spades rather than trying to get another diamond ruff|pg||
nt|by: anything but a diamond back .....|pg||
pc|c3|nt|vugraph9: hi all|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|pef: sorry, forgot about the j:)|pg||
pc|c4|nt|pef: Hi, Karen--how's the Reisinger (or whatever) going?|pg||
pc|c9|nt|kareno: I've been in my hotel room today - thought the Senior's would be going on all day.  |pg||
pc|s8|pc|h3|pg||
nt|by: let's hope that he does not go down one extra|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg||
nt|kareno: So I haven't touched a wrong card today :)|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|d3|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|s9|pc|d6|pg||
nt|by: wow! I am sorry, I miscounted badly|pg||
nt|by: nicely done by jerryb|pg||
nt|by: and ntu has retaken the lead ... we reconvene here at 0840 GMT+8|pg||
nt|vugraphyin: the end|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SJT82HAK9763DQCT9,SA97H82D9872CQJ63,SKQ6HDAKJT4CK8752,S543HQJT54D653CA4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|by: obviously for penalties @@@@  1@hX will go for the moon here|pg||
nt|by: I think that double was very ill-considered|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: this is *NOT* a good day for south here|pg||
nt|by: he has single-handedly pitched at least 25 IMPs|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h2|nt|by: it is look very good for nctu in this room.  In the other room N-S easily bid and made 3!n|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SJT82HAK9763DQCT9,SA97H82D9872CQJ63,SKQ6HDAKJT4CK8752,S543HQJT54D653CA4|sv|b|nt|poohbear: gonna be a swing cause 3nt is making in the open room|pg||
nt|vugraph9: >>>>>>>>>> Board 25|pg||
nt|kareno: This match is still quite close!!|pg||
nt|pef: the bennett team is playing 3n in the open room, so back to about even in the match|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|kareno: Makes for more exciting viewing.|pg||
nt|pef: 11 imps to bennett most likely so the ames lead is down to 1|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|poohbear: anyone got an alternative to pass in 3rd seat?|pg||
nt|kareno: Not I|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: I like 1sp|pg||
nt|kareno: But I would not pass in 4th seat even at IMPs.|pg||
nt|pef: playing Polish 2 bids I'd open 2s (shows 5 spades and a 4 card or longer side suit with 5-9 hcp)|pg||
mb|3C|nt|kareno: That's a useful bid to have in your arsenal.|pg||
nt|poohbear: 1 imp now the diffference|pg||
nt|pef: I'd certainly balance on ths auction|pg||
nt|poohbear: I certainly balance over 1nt P P |pg||
mb|p|nt|kareno: Absolutely.  Can't rely on partner to lead a pointed suit card.|pg||
nt|poohbear: Pard never seems to lead my 5 card suits:)|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|nt|kareno: Awkward hand to play.|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s6|nt|poohbear: Declarer off to a GREAT start blocking the spade suit|pg||
nt|aconterno: that helps|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|nt|poohbear: Over now. 7 top|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|nt|kareno: Looks like Compton will bring this one in - and N/S can make spades.|pg||
pc|c2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|c5|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s8|nt|aconterno: and maybe a new leader|pg||
nt|pef: compton?|pg||
nt|poohbear: 2spades down 1 off the top|pg||
nt|kareno: Sorry - Larsen|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|c9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|nt|ritong: chris " the viking " larsen:)  hello all|pg||
nt|pef: they did balance with 2s in the other room, which can be beaten with a diamond ruff--if they do 1 imps to bennett for a tie match|pg||
nt|aconterno: Hey H|pg||
nt|poohbear: 2spades is headed south in the open room|pg||
nt|poohbear: found the ruff|pg||
nt|kareno: Very impressive comeback for Ames who were down quite a bit earlier this morning.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: players are stretching, waiting for simpson to return to the table|pg||
nt|pef: so that will mean with 7 boards to go we have a whole new match|pg||
nt|pef: If you haven't been watching the match, Karen, I'm not sure if "impressive" is the right word :)|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SJ4HK985DAK96CJT6,SA92HA76DQ73CK954,ST763HQ2DT542CA83,SKQ85HJT43DJ8CQ72|sv|o|nt|by: We think that NCTU will have won also 13 imps on board 4 and possibly a few on 5 as well|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: at the other table, west opened a 11-13 no-trump and bought it there for 1N=1|pg||
pc|s7|nt|by: no lead looks attractive, @d was probably best for the defense, but the @s lead blows a trick|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cK|nt|by: note the careful unblock by declarer|pg||
nt|by: andy liu has an operation on wednesday, he is clearly well recovered now|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|d9|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SJ4HK985DAK96CJT6,SA92HA76DQ73CK954,ST763HQ2DT542CA83,SKQ85HJT43DJ8CQ72|sv|o|nt|aconterno: exciting ending.......as all kibitz wants|pg||
nt|kareno: Ahhh.. what word would you use?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: >>>>>>>>>> Board 26|pg||
nt|pef: roland has barred us from using a long list of words that more adequately describe the play|pg||
nt|pef: and especially the bidding!|pg||
mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kareno: Well, 'tired' is always acceptable, isn't it?|pg||
nt|pef: ah, good choice|pg||
nt|aconterno: hehe|pg||
mb|p|pc|s7|nt|aconterno: that is diplomatic|pg||
nt|poohbear: Ames will certainly get help in the play now|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c4|nt|pef: as predicted, the match is now tied|pg||
nt|aconterno: and a tied match|pg||
nt|poohbear: but 4 spades might not stretch|pg||
pc|c3|nt|poohbear: though now the heart suit can be set up by force|pg||
nt|poohbear: win ace and play Queen|pg||
nt|kareno: I think it should make with careful play.|pg||
nt|poohbear: Best is for West to Duck the Queeen I think|pg||
nt|kareno: Those spots in dummy are powerful.|pg||
nt|aconterno: AQ of @h will do it|pg||
nt|aconterno: any of them is good|pg||
nt|pef: I think the 9 of spades in dummy allows declarer to survive best defense|pg||
nt|vugraph9: still thinking. |pg||
nt|vugraph9: This'll be the last hand for me btw --- Rick will be taking over.|pg||
nt|ritong: merci susan :)|pg||
nt|pef: The contract at the other table is only 3s, so this might be a pivotal hand in the match|pg||
nt|poohbear: Thanks for the good work.|pg||
nt|kareno: <clap clap clap clap>|pg||
nt|aconterno: great job!!|pg||
nt|vugraph9: my pleasure. I'm looking forward to working the Reisinger tomorrow (plus 1 pm is a much nicer start time than 10 am).  :p|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c7|nt|kareno: Certainly it is!  And we can expect some great play in the Reisinger, one of the premier events of the U.S. bridge season.|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sK|nt|pef: so far Ames is playing it perfectly|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Simpson still thinking|pg||
nt|kareno: Nothing he can do to defeat this if declarer plays correctly - and he's done so letter perfect so far.|pg||
nt|pef: she, I believe, Karen|pg||
nt|vugraph9: he tricked me by picking his cards back up, but he's still thinking.  :)|pg||
nt|pef: or is it koch who's the she?|pg||
nt|vugraph9: all men at this table|pg||
nt|poohbear: Egan at the other table is a she:)|pg||
nt|pef: thanks, Diane, I knew there was one she on the team|pg||
nt|kareno: Good - these are players I don't know - I'm happy to see women in the finals of this event!|pg||
nt|poohbear: Diane??|pg||
nt|pef: oops, wrong vugraph operator!  Was doing the other table the last set|pg||
nt|vugraph9: :)  np|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|pef: commentators getting punchy, also|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c2|nt|aconterno: is this the juniors final?  :)))))|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|h5|nt|pef: The juniors don't get as tired|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|d2|nt|kareno: perfection :)|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|h3|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3S9876HJ6DJ964CKQ9,SJ32HQ9532D8CT843,SA54HAKTDQT73CJ75,SKQTH874DAK52CA62|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: note that 2@h and 3@d will both go down here, it would be very ill-considered to bid here by south|pg||
mb|p|nt|by: because he has no favorable diamond  position|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d8|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
nt|by: for thos looking at the other table's records, board 12 is a redealt misboard|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
nt|by: south, like many young players, is apt to fly off his handle after a few bad boards|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3S9876HJ6DJ964CKQ9,SJ32HQ9532D8CT843,SA54HAKTDQT73CJ75,SKQTH874DAK52CA62|sv|e|nt|pef: that was a very well earned gain for ames|pg||
nt|aconterno: so the bid was changed at the other room|pg||
nt|pef: sorry, looks like my report from the other room was incorrect--was told they were only in 3s|pg||
nt|aconterno: 4@s!!!!!!!|pg||
mb|1D|nt|pef: ah well, keeps the match exciting|pg||
nt|poohbear: score changed in the other room. was 3sp 140 for aw while:)|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|an| |nt|poohbear: now changed to 170|pg||
nt|aconterno: nice to have friends on BBO |pg||
nt|poohbear: so 10 imps|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|an| |nt|poohbear: I really dont like the 1nt bid by East|pg||
nt|poohbear: no hand no foit|pg||
nt|poohbear: fit|pg||
mb|p|nt|pef: another correction--they were indeed only in 3s on board 26 in the open room|pg||
nt|poohbear: 6 more boards to play|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|kareno: Not the contract North thought might be played!|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|poohbear: perhaps Ames might have tried 2 spades on the rebound|pg||
nt|pef: north is indeed playing 2s on this hand in the open room, down a few|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dA|nt|kareno: I think I might have.  Partner should know what that means.|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|h2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
nt|pef: chris larsen is going to be a bit disappointed to see the ace of spades ruffed|pg||
nt|poohbear: defense needs to get its spade ruff to beat this|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hT|nt|kareno: Now two rounds of trumps leaves declarer with no resources.|pg||
nt|poohbear: or a diamod and a spade back|pg||
nt|kareno: Cashing the club wasn't best.|pg||
nt|poohbear: in fact that is better defense since then South can defeat with the Queen of hearts|pg||
nt|poohbear: in norths hand|pg||
pc|h7|nt|vugraph9: Simpson has his cars down on the table, talking to himself|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|h9|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SKJ9753H4DKCKJ864,SQ84H973D983CA932,SA6HQJ8652DA42CT5,ST2HAKTDQJT765CQ7|sv|b|nt|by: it's very bad, of course, for his team, his pitch valye has increased to at least 30 imps|pg||
nt|by: in this situation, it is important that his partner demands that he goes for a glass of water and |pg||
nt|by: cool off, regardless of what the opponents say to push him to continue|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|by: transfert to @h|pg||
mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: since N-S play weak jumpshifts, S should show a good hand|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|h4|pc|d3|pg||
nt|by: nctu seems to have caught up on south's transgressions alone.  After he gets some sleep tonight|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|by: things should get a little better for the NTU team|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|s5|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SKJ9753H4DKCKJ864,SQ84H973D983CA932,SA6HQJ8652DA42CT5,ST2HAKTDQJT765CQ7|sv|b|nt|kareno: It was a conspiracy!!|pg||
mb|1D|an| |mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|2S|nt|poohbear: south could have recovered by letting West win the trump jack|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: e/w got to 4s on this board at the other table and look like they are going down 1, so if larsen makes 4s, bennett is back in the lead|pg||
mb|p|nt|poohbear: now he must score the heart 9|pg||
nt|ritong: they are gone to play three|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|nt|aconterno: better to stay in a partial|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
nt|poohbear: only because of easts red suits|pg||
nt|pef: we shall see--tempting at imps to bid 4|pg||
pc|s3|nt|ritong: but maybe the fourth trump makes a difference|pg||
pc|s4|nt|pef: ah, as predicted|pg||
pc|sA|nt|poohbear: if East had a dbltn heart and 3 @d this would be great|pg||
nt|pef: n needs to avoid the fatal diamond lead|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
nt|poohbear: woooops|pg||
nt|kareno: Oops.|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Simpson-Larsen will take a short break after this board|pg||
nt|aconterno: opps|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|nt|poohbear: though north did have a tuff lead|pg||
nt|pef: so that's 10 imps and now bennett up by 2|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Tony Ames is already shaking his head|pg||
nt|aconterno: this can be the hand of the match|pg||
nt|kareno: No kidding.  That swings the lead back to Bennett.|pg||
nt|poohbear: seems to me that this hand is always cold as long as declarer doesnt release the ace of hearts|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cT|nt|pef: declarer can always make 4s if he plays it carefully by playing for hearts to split|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hK|nt|pef: at the other table declarer went after an extra diamond trick to pitch a heart|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c5|nt|poohbear: if the defense shifts to @D then declarer can set up a opitch in that suit|pg||
nt|kareno: When south is on lead with a heart, he can shift to diamonds.|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|d4|nt|poohbear: so 4 spades is cold|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
nt|poohbear: Curse of Scotland strikes again:)|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s7|nt|ritong: :)|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
nt|poohbear: that is the 9 of !|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SKQT76H87DQT2CT95,SJ5432HA43D85CA84,S9HKQT962DA94CKJ2,SA8HJ5DKJ763CQ763|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|an| |mb|p|nt|by: at the other table the usually conservative NCTU south opened 2@s and went down 2|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: this will likely cost his team a couple of imps|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s9|pg||
nt|by: now more, since this contract looks to make|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h7|nt|by: this sequence of plays seems inconsistent|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|d9|pc|hJ|pc|s7|pg||
nt|by: but all is forgiven now|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c3|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1SKQT76H87DQT2CT95,SJ5432HA43D85CA84,S9HKQT962DA94CKJ2,SA8HJ5DKJ763CQ763|sv|o|nt|poohbear: people who made the rule would like to keep players like Chip Martel , Ron Smith Kyle Larsen etc from having the ability to play in senior events for another 5 years|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|nt|ritong: ...|pg||
nt|poohbear: looks short:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: will it keep the opps from bidding 5 @d?|pg||
nt|pef: this might make it a bit tricky for e/w to find their 5d game|pg||
nt|kareno: E/W cold for two games.. diamonds and notrumps.|pg||
nt|poohbear: Hope they got their methods down:)|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d9|nt|ritong: they do.|pg||
nt|pef: 3n with qx of spades is creative|pg||
nt|poohbear: WHO NEEDS STOPPERS:)|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dT|pg||
mc|6|nt|aconterno: 3NT will score better than 5@d here.....every imp count!!!!!|pg||
nt|kareno: Simpson bids what's in front of him - and he'll make it with overtricks.|pg||
nt|pef: yes this should double the lead from 2 to 4|pg||
nt|poohbear: making 5 for 2 imps|pg||
nt|ritong: not neutral|pg||
pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SAKQ64HK86D4CA653,S853HQT7DQ7CKQJT8,S92H5432DKT962C74,SJT7HAJ9DAJ853C92|sv|b|mb|p|nt|by: in the other room, east opened a 11-13 no-trump and played it there.|pg||
mb|1D|mb|d|nt|by: declarer did not play double dummy and went down one|pg||
mb|r|nt|by: here we might have something really funny if it went all pass now|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|by: I think that north is entitled to double this 2@d on partner's strong bidding (south is fairly minimum)|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|by: and this second double is a big overbid|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: which north definitely should leave in|pg||
pc|cK|nt|by: maybe his partner's obviously bad condition influenced his decision a bit|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg||
nt|by: as we can all see, @sAKQ north pitching a @c, @cA, @c ruffed by north and @h will beat 2@d about 2 tricks|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|h2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|h3|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d4|nt|by: so this is an expensive mistake for north|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|c6|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s6|mc|7|pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SAKQ64HK86D4CA653,S853HQT7DQ7CKQJT8,S92H5432DKT962C74,SJT7HAJ9DAJ853C92|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|poohbear: strong club|pg||
nt|ritong: odd choice|pg||
nt|poohbear: dbl shows the majors ?|pg||
nt|ritong: even so..|pg||
nt|kareno: Most likely.|pg||
mb|p|pc|sA|nt|aconterno: can NS find the @d fit now?|pg||
nt|poohbear: can North pass 1h?|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|nt|kareno: North should be happy to pass right about now.|pg||
nt|pef: hope ames is allowed to pass now|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|nt|poohbear: not sure what 1spade is|pg||
nt|aconterno: it works here|pg||
nt|poohbear: But I do know if it was a dbl negative I would raise @D|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|c4|nt|kareno: Maximum contract reached by N/S.  |pg||
nt|poohbear: looks like dull push|pg||
nt|reisig: Nobody overcalls 5 card suits any more?|pg||
nt|ritong: board 32 does not look very shaky|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c8|pc|h2|nt|kareno: He chose to treat it as a two-suiter.|pg||
nt|pef: this looks flat.  The Ames team in the open room had a good result on the last board so if they can avoid disaster here it looks like Cinderella will wear the glass slipper|pg||
nt|poohbear: why overcall a good 5 card suit when you can get 10xxx into the auction|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|s4|nt|pef: surely there is a committee or two in the offing :)|pg||
nt|kareno: The team of destiny :)|pg||
nt|reisig: sorry Barry -- I overlooked those great @hs|pg||
nt|vugraph9: No committees in this match!|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h3|nt|pef: I predict some very nervous comparers and a very loud scream about 2 minutes after the match is over--can we broadcast the scream live?|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c7|nt|ritong: will come soon:)|pg||
nt|kareno: This is a hand where there is a length and a big strength disparity in the two 'suits,' so I'd recommend ignoring that short, weak heart suit.|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|h5|pc|c9|pg||
nt|pelu: after 1@C (strong) and 1@D (negativ) what is X ? @D og take out for ??|pg||
nt|poohbear: in fact getting to 3spades might have gained a couple of imps|pg||
nt|kareno: Same thing - majors.|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|d2|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|c3|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SJ65HJT65D4CAJ972,SA9742HK3DAKQ5C54,SKQT83HQ74DJ76CQT,SHA982DT9832CK863|sv|o|nt|by: N-S has pitched together about 50 imps in this room already|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|an| |mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|by: at the other table, E-W was playing precision, so E passed after 1@s-1NT-2@d|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
nt|by: Note, NCTU may have given something back at the other table, on the reshuffled deal 12, |pg||
nt|by: their pair went for 1100|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|dQ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|dK|pc|s3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|c7|nt|by: oh wait, it was the NTU pair who went for 1100, so it is clearly the NCTU who is now ahead|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4SJ65HJT65D4CAJ972,SA9742HK3DAKQ5C54,SKQT83HQ74DJ76CQT,SHA982DT9832CK863|sv|o|nt|kareno: Last board.  Good luck to all!!|pg||
nt|pef: on this board east opened 1n and played it there.  some good guessing and mediocre defense to allow it to make 2|pg||
nt|poohbear: 1nt making 2 is a strong result|pg||
nt|aconterno: not a hand fo Barnnett needed 3 imps|pg||
nt|kareno: Of course what we root for is a tie after 64 boards :)|pg||
nt|ritong: 1 nt swish looks clear|pg||
nt|pef: so if the auction is repeated we strike a blow for the American heartland|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|an| |nt|poohbear: hard to see how they can make 5:)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|an| |mb|p|nt|poohbear: even 2 is a big stretch|pg||
nt|kareno: Looks like a strong notrump in third seat and no intervention by N/S.  Should be a push board more or less.|pg||
mb|2D|nt|poohbear: best for Ames to play the 7 of @D but he wont|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pef: well hold on folks, if by some miracle he makes 5 we have a tie|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c4|nt|aconterno: we need Lauria now!!!|pg||
nt|pef: but MUCH more likely making 1, 2, or 3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
nt|poohbear: If they make 5 ILL ALWAYS THINK THEY SHOULDNT HAVE:)|pg||
pc|s2|nt|ritong: the non-overcall in the money time ( board 30) was a bad idea|pg||
pc|s3|nt|kareno: One more trick to N/S and congratulations are in order to the Ames team!|pg||
nt|ritong: dickman offers the drinks|pg||
nt|kareno: I'll offer tea and cookies to our audience :)|pg||
nt|Walddk2: All 390 of us?? :-)|pg||
nt|reisig: Just what we needed Karen:))|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Tomorrow we will follow two different tables in the Reisinger Semi-finals|pg||
nt|aconterno: hey Richie|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Game time is 1300 EST|pg||
pc|d3|pc|s5|pg||
nt|kareno: Do we have all the names of the winning team?|pg||
pc|c3|nt|poohbear: I think South can pitch both aces and still hold it to less than 5:)|pg||
pc|c2|nt|pef: not if north pitches both queens :)|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|poohbear: good point:)|pg||
nt|vugraph9: Tony Ames - John Koch          Mary Egan - Rod Beery|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s8|nt|pef: he'll certainly get hearts right, south lead a diamond from qxxx, can hardly have qj10x of hearts|pg||
pc|d8|nt|aconterno: will c u tomorrow thxs for coming...........|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1ST8H2D986CQ976543,SQJ52HAT97DKQ2CK8,SA943H84DAT743CA2,SK76HKQJ653DJ5CJT|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|an|  |mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c15|st||md|1ST8H2D986CQ976543,SQJ52HAT97DKQ2CK8,SA943H84DAT743CA2,SK76HKQJ653DJ5CJT|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SJHQ876D53CAJ9853,SAKQ87HT52DQ972C6,S9532HKJ3DJ6CKT74,ST64HA94DAKT84CQ2|sv|e|nt|by: the other table bit 1@s-2@d-3@d-3@s-4@s, I think that 3NT over 3@s should be artificial and hence|pg||
nt|by: 4@s should show very strong @s.  Note that 6@d is a very good contract and makes|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|by: not very well bid by the NTU anchor pair|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|by: we see on board one, the NTU 11-13 no-trump bit themselves as 1N went quietly down 2|pg||
mb|4C|nt|by: if E-W can get to 6@d, it would be a total wipeout against NTU|pg||
mb|p|nt|by: this is a very bad idea, to bid 4@c here, west got to show his @c control with a pass|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: assuming that they know that, and now E-W may just bid 6@d|pg||
nt|by: if you want to come in you should do so real early ...|pg||
nt|by: if he doubles, I would be very disappointed in this PABC junior champion ...|pg||
nt|by: if he bids 6@s I would be even MORE disappointed|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|nt|by: ok, 1 imp to NTU|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|nt|by: the broadcast is essentially finished here in the open room because we cannot fix the bad board 12 now|pg||
nt|vugraph bo: They're playing board 12 now.|pg||
nt|by: tomorrow the match restart at what time?|pg||
nt|vugraph bo: 8:40|pg||
nt|by: tomorrow the players, refreshed by sleep, will restart here at 8:80 (GMT+8)|pg||
nt|by: You are welcome to attend with us|pg||
nt|by: to recap, this is a cataclysmic set for the NTU team|pg||
nt|by: but they have come back from deficits before|pg||
nt|by: bye for now|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2SJHQ876D53CAJ9853,SAKQ87HT52DQ972C6,S9532HKJ3DJ6CKT74,ST64HA94DAKT84CQ2|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|h7|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|h9|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d2|mc|11|pg||