[Zelandakh]

1,2,5: P. 6: 1NT, although wank's 2♦ is an interesting alternative. 8: ♦Q.

[Stephen Tu]

Phil, on 2016-May-03, 03:34, said:

As you can see, a heart lead / club shift leads to a pretty easy beat, so I was +50.

I'd argue that the Gib butchered the hand here, failing to rise ace on the heart lead and make +150 fairly easily.

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[Cyberyeti]

Stephen Tu, on 2016-May-03, 09:48, said:

I'd argue that the Gib butchered the hand here, failing to rise ace on the heart lead and make +150 fairly easily.

Good spot, with the overcall this is really obvious.

[johnu]

1eyedjack, on 2016-May-03, 02:39, said:

I suppose that the only solution to please everyone is to allow it to be user-configurable (which I think is sensible). Because I much prefer the current regime of being re-sat in the North seat when North declares, When this was last discussed in the forums, those in authority had come to the view that mine is the majority preference. That being the case, for as long as they do not allow the user the choice, they are losing the least amount of money overall with the current setup.

The windows versions is very configurable. You can have the cards for the original South, declarer, or yourself displayed in the South position of the table. When BBO developed the web version, they regressed by eliminating this customization that was available in the previous version.

[Jinksy]

Phil, on 2016-May-02, 19:01, said:

1. w/w, Qxx, KJTx, xx, KQJ9. RHO opens 1♣. You?

Pass.

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2. r/w, 9xx, Tx, AKQx, Q9xx. LHO opens 1♠ and partner overcalls 3♥, pass by RHO. Raise or pass?

Does r/w mean we vul or dealer vul? Pass NV. Close if vul. Would prob still pass, but partly depends on what I know of P's bidding style here (I know very little of GIB's). Mine is to keep these bids pure rather than strong, so I'd pass opposite me. If I was playing with a P who liked to a smattering of points for such a preempt, I'd raise.

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5. r/w. AQxx, QJT, J8x, Axx. You choose to open 1♣. Partner bids 1N which you pass. LHI reopens with a x and RHO tries 2♥. Your call?

Pass.

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6. w/r, 9xx, Ax, Axx AJ7xx. You open 1♣ and partner bids 1♦. You?

1N.

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8. You hold Q9x Kx QJ9x KQ9x. You and partner are silent. They bid 1C - 1S - 1N - 2D (nmf) - 2S - 4S. Your lead?

J♦. I've got too much strength to care about involving partner, esp when I'm leading from such a carveable holding.

[Jinksy]

Phil, on 2016-May-03, 03:34, said:

Hand 1:

I overcalled 1♥, Phil G passed.

I feel pretty strongly about 1♥. It generally fits Cherdano's matrix for making a 4 card overcall (Good texture / length in RHO's and about an opening hand).

Is there more about this written somewhere?

[ArtK78]

1. w/w, Qxx, KJTx, xx, KQJ9. RHO opens 1♣. You?
PASS

2. r/w, 9xx, Tx, AKQx, Q9xx. LHO opens 1♠ and partner overcalls 3♥, pass by RHO. Raise or pass?
PASS

5. r/w. AQxx, QJT, J8x, Axx. You choose to open 1♣. Partner bids 1N which you pass. LHI reopens with a x and RHO tries 2♥. Your call?
PASS

6. w/r, 9xx, Ax, Axx AJ7xx. You open 1♣ and partner bids 1♦. You?
1NT

8. You hold Q9x Kx QJ9x KQ9x. You and partner are silent. They bid 1C - 1S - 1N - 2D (nmf) - 2S - 4S. Your lead?
♦Q

[billw55]

Less talk more scores

[neilkaz]

1) 1♥ WTP for me as I come from the Lawrence/Clayton school of overcalling nice 4 card suits at the 1 level.
2) Pass
5) Pass
6) 1NT as I am not familiar enough with GIB's decision process to decide whether to respond 1♦ or 1NT to 1♣ so I don't know how likely GIB is to have 5♦
8) Q♦

[Phil]

Will post the others tonight.

Let's just say there are three double digit swings riding on the decisions for the last 5 hands

[masse24]

wank, on 2016-May-03, 04:04, said:

the interesting hand i think is xxx ax axx ajxxx. i'd raise to 2d. i don't want to declare this.

I like 2♦ but could not pull the trigger and chose 1NT. I think it's close.

[Phil]

Hand 3.

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Fairly normal auction to a fairly normal spot. Push.

Running score: Phil 8, PhilG007 0

[Phil]

Hand 4

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Pretty normal 4♠. Didn't analyze his play carefully, but he only made 10 tricks, so 1 IMP to me.

Phil 9 - PhilG007 - 0

[Phil]

double

[Phil]

Hand 5:

Then things started to get interesting.

I considered opening this , but drab 14 4333 1N but decided against it. Once I passed, LHO balanced, and while my hand looked moderately defensive I wasn't tempted to double.

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Something wrong with code - can't get play to work.

The defense seemed pretty obvious. We have a likely bulk of the points and LHO is probably bidding on shape so I have a very natural trump lead. When I won the club I just pounded trump and declarer can only take 4D, 2H, 1S, so I was plus 50.

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Phil G decided to double which looks pretty aggressive to me at IMPs, but decided to lead a diamond which I find odd from Jxx. When he was in later he didn't shift to a trump either. I want to get these up, but essentially I believe declarer was able to scramble 1S, 3D and 4 heart tricks, so he was -470.

11 IMPs to me. Running score: Phil 20, PhilG007 0

[nige1]

Phil, on 2016-May-03, 19:30, said:

Something wrong with code - can't get play to work.

FYP:)
Thank you, Phils, for an entertaining match.
Thank you Phil, for your blow-by-blow account,

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[Zelandakh]

Phil, on 2016-May-03, 19:30, said:

Phil G decided to double which looks pretty aggressive to me at IMPs, but decided to lead a diamond which I find odd from Jxx. When he was in later he didn't shift to a trump either. I want to get these up, but essentially I believe declarer was able to scramble 1S, 3D and 4 heart tricks, so he was -470.

Surely the issue here is that PhilG decided to underruff his partner's trump ace, thus turning -1 into =.

[Zelandakh]

Phil, on 2016-May-03, 19:11, said:

Fairly normal auction to a fairly normal spot. Push.

You consider 3♣ normal with the North hand?

[billw55]

Zelandakh, on 2016-May-04, 03:40, said:

Surely the issue here is that PhilG decided to underruff his partner's trump ace, thus turning -1 into =.

I doubt he actually decided to, it looks like a misclick to me. I suppose it is possible that he decided to ruff the ♦A as soon as it was led, and never looked at his partner's card. Hard to say for sure.

[kenberg]

There were several interesting hands in this short match. For starters, am I the only nut who thinks that West's double on board 5 shows clubs? Something such as

Kxx
Axx
xx
KQJ9x

I assume you pass the 1C on your right and you expect to beat 1NT with a club lead.

Back to the actual hand, in 2HX the possible end result shifted back and forth as play progressed. What can be made and what is made are two very different things. Leading the heart Q, holding QJT, does seem more than reasonable.

Also, on board 6 where after 1C-1D you might or might not raise to 2D on 9xx, Ax, Axx AJ7xx. I think it depends on just what you can make of the 1D bid. Some play that 1C-2C is inverted and 1C-1NT is 8-10. With a 7 count and 3=3=3=4 shape they do what? Bid 1D on 3, I suppose. If we get past that worry, here is another point. I don't (usually) play Walsh but I don't play strictly up the line either. With AQxx in spades and Jxxx in diamonds I respond 1S instead of 1D to partner's 1C. The upshot is that, for my 1D, I will have 4+ diamonds and they are apt to be a decent 4. I am apt to have a little shape. With flat I can bid 1NT even with a 6 count. With weak diamonds I could bid 1NT or 1M. This makes a raise to 2D attractive I think.


On board 1 I was wondering what the auction was at the other table. At some tables it would start 1C-1D-1NT, at other tables 1C-1D-1H. This assumes no heart overcall of course. GIB bids 1C-1D-1H? And I am guessing that the 11th trick in the diamond contract arrived from an opening spade lead?