Board 18 was first blood. England bid 3NT Ireland deemed it 1NT .. 6 imps to England
| Board 18 East Deals N-S Vul |
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EW 5♥; EW 3N; EW 5♣; EW 4♦; EW 2♠; Par −450
| West | North | East | South |
| ALLERTON | HANLON | JAGGER | McGANN |
| 1 ♦ | Pass | ||
| 2 ♣ | Pass | 2 NT | Pass |
| 3 NT | All pass |
ahollan1: both irish pairs play a version of carrot club
| Board 26 East Deals Both Vul |
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NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 4♥; NS 3♣; NS 2♦; Par +630
| West | North | East | South |
| CARROLL | MALINOWSKI | GARVEY | BAKHSHI |
| Pass | 1 NT | ||
| Pass | 2 ♥ | Pass | 2 ♠ |
| Pass | 3 NT | All pass |
| Trick | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1. W | ♣ J | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2. W | ♣ 8 | 4 | K | A |
| 3. S | ♥ 2 | 4 | J | 3 |
| 4. N | ♠ 2 | 8 | J | Q |
| 5. W | ♣ Q | 5 | ♦ 8 | 7 |
| 6. W | ♣ 10 | 9 | ♦ 3 | ♦ 2 |
| 7. W | ♦ 9 | 4 | A | 6 |
| 8. E | ♥ 10 | Q | K | A |
| 9. N | ♥ 7 | - | - | - |
dburn: if you ever downgraded anything it would be this
dburn: but no one ever does
dburn: still, if you did you might miss a game, which in these days requires a dispensation from the Pope
ahollan2: 25 hanlon playing 4 ♠ north on texas transfer auction so no chance for winning lead from defence
dburn: here the contract is bad enough that declarer is going to be almost forced to make it
dburn: but not this way - I was expecting him just to run the jack of spades, but maybe that's not the way to play
dburn: certainly he took his best chance in the spade suit in isolation, since he could collect ♠ Qx with East but not West
dburn: but with regard to the whole hand I'm not so sure - easier when you can see all 52
dburn: but no one ever does
dburn: still, if you did you might miss a game, which in these days requires a dispensation from the Pope
ahollan2: 25 hanlon playing 4 ♠ north on texas transfer auction so no chance for winning lead from defence
dburn: here the contract is bad enough that declarer is going to be almost forced to make it
dburn: but not this way - I was expecting him just to run the jack of spades, but maybe that's not the way to play
dburn: certainly he took his best chance in the spade suit in isolation, since he could collect ♠ Qx with East but not West
dburn: but with regard to the whole hand I'm not so sure - easier when you can see all 52
ENGLAND played 3NT and getting the spade wrong drifted off with 3 CLUBS Diamond and Spade
Meanwhile in the other room Chris Jagger had a weak 2 diamond available and used this club.
| West | North | East | South |
| ALLERTON | HANLON | JAGGER | McGANN |
| 2 ♦ | Pass | ||
| Pass | Dbl | All pass |
jacksond: Fee Fie foe fum. What comes after that
jacksond: After a few queries. The fee fie foe fum line and what follows is by the Giant in 'jack and the Beanstalk'
jacksond: Looks like the Giant was correct
jacksond: After a few queries. The fee fie foe fum line and what follows is by the Giant in 'jack and the Beanstalk'
jacksond: Looks like the Giant was correct
Jagger 2D and Hanlon doubled on the way out and McGann was happy to do business.
800 added to 200 was a grand and that is 14 imps
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Board 27 and here we have two different views
| Board 27 South Deals None Vul |
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EW 5♠; EW 5♦; EW 2N; EW 2♣; Par −450
| West | North | East | South |
| CARROLL | MALINOWSKI | GARVEY | BAKHSHI |
| Pass | |||
| 2 ♠ | Pass | 2 NT! | Pass |
| 3 ♣! | Pass | 3 ♦! | Pass |
| 4 ♠ | All pass |
| Trick | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1. N | ♦ K | A | 3 | 4 |
| 2. E | ♠ A | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 3. E | ♠ K | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 4. E | ♣ A | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5. E | ♣ K | 6 | ♥ Q | 7 |
| 6. E | ♣ 4 | ♥ 7 | ♠ 8 | 10 |
| 7. W | ♠ Q | 7 | ♥ 3 | ♥ 4 |
| 8. W | ♦ 9 | ♥ 2 | Q | 6 |
| 9. E | ♦ 5 | J | 2 | ♥ 8 |
| Made 6 — EW +480 |
dburn: still, I suppose those of us who donwgrade hands from time to time
should feel vindicated when contracts like that don't make
ahollan2: 26 jagger opened natural weak 2 ♦ and is playing there doubled
dburn: there wasn't any question of upgrading the South hand at the other table on 26, because East opened a perfectly sound weak 2 ♦, was doubled, and will lose 14 or 16 IMPs as a result
ahollan2: 26 jagger opened natural weak 2 ♦ and is playing there doubled
dburn: there wasn't any question of upgrading the South hand at the other table on 26, because East opened a perfectly sound weak 2 ♦, was doubled, and will lose 14 or 16 IMPs as a result
| West | North | East | South |
| ALLERTON | HANLON | JAGGER | McGANN |
| Pass | |||
| 2 ♠ | Pass | 2 NT! | Pass |
| 3 ♣ | Pass | 4 ♣ | Pass |
| 4 ♦ | Pass | 4 ♥ | Pass |
| 5 ♠ | Pass | 6 ♠ | All pass |
ahollan1: 3 ♣ shows min
ahollan1: 2 ♠ just promises ♠ nothing about 2nd suit
jacksond: Looks like Heart Ace needs to be led to stop 12 tricks in spades
ahollan1: guessing 4 ♣ = Preempt KC // 4 ♦ = 0 keycards // 4 ♥ = ask Q // 5 ♠ = ♠ Q but no biddable king
jacksond: So now a bucket of imps one way or other on Hanlon's lead
ahollan1: preempt kc aka poorman's keycard steps 0, 1, 1+Q, 2, 2+Q
ahollan1: 2 ♠ just promises ♠ nothing about 2nd suit
jacksond: Looks like Heart Ace needs to be led to stop 12 tricks in spades
ahollan1: guessing 4 ♣ = Preempt KC // 4 ♦ = 0 keycards // 4 ♥ = ask Q // 5 ♠ = ♠ Q but no biddable king
jacksond: So now a bucket of imps one way or other on Hanlon's lead
ahollan1: preempt kc aka poorman's keycard steps 0, 1, 1+Q, 2, 2+Q
IRELAND stayed in game ...ENGLAND bid SLAM ... England got the favourable lead and that was 11 imps the wrong way .. Hanlon led a normal looking CLUB QUEEN and that was that.
THE ACE of HEARTS lead meant 11 imps the other way ... so 22 imps swing and in match terms thats about 6 VPS difference .... Somewhat unfortunate ... lose 11.5 to 8.5 or WIN 14-6 based on one unlikely opening lead.
However there are 16 boards in a match so presume one board is not the end of it ..
Lots of information can be found at the above link ..
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