vg|Channel Trophy,6A,I,1,9,Belgium,0,England,0|
rs|3NN+1,3NS+2,4HE=,3SS+1,1NN+1,2HS+1,4SE-1,4SW-1,2DSx+2,3DN+1,2SS=,3HW-1,4HS-2,4HS-2,5SS+1,4SS+2,3NN-4,4DN-2|
pn|Vanhoucke,Fegarty L.,Phlips,Fegarty J.,Kearney L.,Wauters C.,Coley D.,Wees K.|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SAQ5H92DAKT2C8542,SJ98H853D976CQT76,SK72HKQ6DQ54CAJ93,ST643HAJT74DJ83CK|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dT|pc|h5|pc|c3|pc|h7|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SAQ5H92DAKT2C8542,SJ98H853D976CQT76,SK72HKQ6DQ54CAJ93,ST643HAJT74DJ83CK|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|h7|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|mc|11|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SKQ9753HKT9DJ8CT4,SJT2HQJ652DTCQ983,SA64H7DQ7542CA752,S8HA843DAK963CKJ6|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
nt|blink128:  Looks like they need to switch to a @c|pg||
nt|blink128:  And north has to duck|pg||
nt|blink128:  To keep the communication open|pg||
nt|blink128:  Let's see what south knows|pg||
nt|blink128:  He knows east has 4@h, 4+@d, 1@s|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|h3|pg||
nt|blink128:  He can see that you only have 2 tricks at this point|pg||
nt|blink128:  1@s and 1@h|pg||
nt|blink128:  so you need 2 more tricks|pg||
nt|blink128:  So have have to go for a @c/@d + a ruff|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|h8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|c3|pc|d5|pg||
mc|10|nt|blink128:  As it was extremely unlikely to make 2 tricks in @c's and @d's|pg||
pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SKQ9753HKT9DJ8CT4,SJT2HQJ652DTCQ983,SA64H7DQ7542CA752,S8HA843DAK963CKJ6|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|s6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d3|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|c3|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|d5|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|c8|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1ST874HAKJ63DKTCJ4,SK653HQ4D52CQT987,SAQ9HT85DJ983CK32,SJ2H972DAQ764CA65|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|an|4-11|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1ST874HAKJ63DKTCJ4,SK653HQ4D52CQT987,SAQ9HT85DJ983CK32,SJ2H972DAQ764CA65|sv|e|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h9|mc|9|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2ST83HAQT3DJ432C84,SK742H42DT85CQ965,SA6H865D976CAJT32,SQJ95HKJ97DAKQCK7|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|nt|blink128:  1@h shows spades|pg||
mb|3H!|mb|p|nt|blink128:  3@d shows 18-19 bal with @s fit|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blink128:  normal contract, but is has no play with the @hAQ being behind|pg||
nt|blink128:  So let's look at if it can go -2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|c2|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg||
nt|blink128:  Don't think NS had to cash out|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2ST83HAQT3DJ432C84,SK742H42DT85CQ965,SA6H865D976CAJT32,SQJ95HKJ97DAKQCK7|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hA|mc|9|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SAK72H974D92CAK93,SQJ63HAJ63DKQ3C62,S9HKT82DAJT764C84,ST854HQ5D85CQJT75|sv|n|mb|2C!|nt|blink128:  South knew that east had 4@s, and 3@d, so there was no reason to fear the @h's going away on the @c's|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blink128:  Therefore he could have defended passively and played a trump, get back in with @h, and play another trump|pg||
mb|p|nt|blink128:  2@c is weak with @d or strong|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
nt|blink128:  Looks like 2@dX+2|pg||
pc|d9|nt|blink128:  580 if they make 10 tricks|pg||
nt|blink128:  Let's look at the other table|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|h8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg||
mc|10|nt|blink128:  3NT was a very interesting contract on this board|pg||
nt|blink128:  Down only on a @h lead|pg||
pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SAK72H974D92CAK93,SQJ63HAJ63DKQ3C62,S9HKT82DAJT764C84,ST854HQ5D85CQJT75|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|r!|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|h8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SQJ94H543DK963C92,SK3HAJT96DQT5CQ83,SAT76HQ2DJ4CAT764,S852HK87DA872CKJ5|sv|e|nt|blink128:  For those wondering on how you get to 580: 80 (40x20 for the double), you get 50 for making the part score, 50 for the insult, and 200 for each vulnerable doubled overtrick|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|blink128:  2@c shows 3+@h with a good passed hand|pg||
mb|d|nt|blink128:  2@h shows a hand which has no interest in playing game|pg||
mb|r|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|blink128:  Look like now you can set up the @c's and make 4@c's and 4 @s's|pg||
nt|blink128:  And 1 @d if you guess them correctly|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|nt|blink128:  Well played by east|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg||
nt|blink128:  Otherwise there was no guess|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|mc|8|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SQJ94H543DK963C92,SK3HAJT96DQT5CQ83,SAT76HQ2DJ4CAT764,S852HK87DA872CKJ5|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1S96HJ9653DK9CAQJ3,SJ7HT84D7643CK742,SQ32HAQ2DAQT8CT65,SAKT854HK7DJ52C98|sv|b|nt|blink128:  Let's guess the auction|pg||
nt|blink128:  1@h p 2@c p 2@h 3NT/4@h|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|blink128:  2@c is GF, but can be short|pg||
mb|2S|nt|blink128:  Let's see if east dares to bid|pg||
nt|blink128:  He does|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blink128:  3@h should still show slam interest here|pg||
mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
nt|blink128:  This should go down, even if you ruff the 3rd spade with the J, as you still have a @h and @c loser|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h9|nt|blink128:  The best play from declarer's point of view seems to ruff with the 9|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s3|pg||
nt|blink128:  And he does, well played but he is not rewarded|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|nt|blink128:  as now he will be down 2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|blink128:  Same thing happened at the other table|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1S96HJ9653DK9CAQJ3,SJ7HT84D7643CK742,SQ32HAQ2DAQT8CT65,SAKT854HK7DJ52C98|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D!|mb|d|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c8|mc|8|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SAJ98632HD32CAQT3,S5HQ82DQ9875C9872,SQT74HKT94DAT4C65,SKHAJ7653DKJ6CKJ4|sv|o|nt|blink128:  Now this looks like fun|pg||
nt|blink128:  NS can make 6 @s|pg||
nt|blink128:  EW don't want to save with the @h's being 4-0|pg||
nt|blink128:  (over 4@s that is)|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|an|Majors|nt|blink128:  Should go p p 1@h and then how many @s's will south bid|pg||
nt|blink128:  ah|pg||
nt|blink128:  this is quite good for EW|pg||
nt|blink128:  as now they will not sacrifice|pg||
mb|3H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blink128:  Shouth should just bid 4@s|pg||
nt|blink128:  As he has @dxx|pg||
nt|blink128:  No reason for 3 to make a bid here|pg||
mb|d|nt|blink128:  It's very dangerous|pg||
nt|blink128:  auch|pg||
nt|blink128:  now south can XX|pg||
nt|blink128:  However he doesn't know if 5@d does down|pg||
mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blink128:  Now south bids 5@s as north did not X|pg||
mb|p|nt|blink128:  North should have doubled 5@h|pg||
nt|blink128:  even then south might pull it|pg||
nt|blink128:  but still|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
nt|blink128:  The play is less interesting then the bidding|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s2|nt|blink128:  He can draw trumps, take the @c finesse, and claim 12 tricks|pg||
pc|d9|pc|sT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cQ|mc|12|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SAJ98632HD32CAQT3,S5HQ82DQ9875C9872,SQT74HKT94DAT4C65,SKHAJ7653DKJ6CKJ4|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|s3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|sT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|s6|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3SAKT53H9753DTC763,S8764HKQ62DJ3CAKT,S2H84DAKQ9875C842,SQJ9HAJTD642CQJ95|sv|e|nt|blink128:  Looks like a 3NT gambling openin|pg||
nt|blink128:  g|pg||
nt|blink128:  3NT p 4@c p 4@d allP seems reasonable|pg||
nt|blink128:  which goes 2 off|pg||
mb|3N!|an|Gambling|mb|p|nt|blink128:  seems like NS can only make 2@d, and EW can make 2@h|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|blink128:  Well that's an odd pass|pg||
pc|hA|nt|blink128:  But he might get lucky|pg||
nt|blink128:  @hA is normal after this auction|pg||
nt|blink128:  Good lead|pg||
nt|blink128:  You want to see the dummy|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
nt|blink128:  The 6 might not be readable|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|nt|blink128:  as north could have conceiled the @h2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d5|pc|hT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|h9|pg||
nt|blink128:  First 8 tricks go to EW|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s3|mc|5|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3SAKT53H9753DTC763,S8764HKQ62DJ3CAKT,S2H84DAKQ9875C842,SQJ9HAJTD642CQJ95|sv|e|mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|4C!|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|s3|pc|dJ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
