Sunday, June 17, 2018

Euro Teams Round 31 POLAND

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
A 6 3 2
Q
A J
K 10 8 6 5 2
Q J 10 8 5 4
7 4
Q 10 8 4
Q
N
WE
S
A K J 10 9 5
K 9 7 5 3 2
3
K 9 7
8 6 3 2
6
A J 9 7 4
EW 4; NS 5; EW 4; NS 1N; N 1; Par +200: EW 5×−1; EW 5×−1
Round 31 and its Ireland versus Poland. Polish Bridge Teams are always tough.
Board 3 with 4 singletons , a void and 4 6 card suits .. 2 of them in the same hand was going to go to the best guesser. The 5 level is for the opponents is unlikely to work here.
Poland presumably bid to 6  over accurate premption of 5  by Boland and Moran. No hassle here as they are going to find out they were beaten on the board anyway.
Carroll and Garvey bid to 5  and for some reason the Poles despite having a 66 hand stuck it out in 5  doubled. That was 11 tricks and 12 imps to Ireland.
Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
K Q 10 8 7 4
K 6 2
4
8 4 3
A 9 5
3
K 8 7 5
A K Q 6 2
N
WE
S
6 2
Q 10 8 5
A Q J 10
10 7 5
J 3
A J 9 7 4
9 6 3 2
J 9
E 4N; EW 5; EW 4; W 2N; NS 1; NS 1; Par −430
Boland Moran bid and made 4  ...an ok result
Somehow Carroll Garvey managed to drop a defensive trick against 5  and let it home.
I think you need to get rid of 3rd trump from dummy or else make sure to play a early so when declarer tries to cross in s a ruff happens.
Something slipped and it was 7 imps to Poland.

We lost 3 imps for an extra undertrick on board 7

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
A Q 8 6 3 2
K J 9 4
Q J
7
K 7
Q 8 6
A 6 3
Q J 9 6 5
N
WE
S
J 4
A 7 5 3
K 5 2
A 10 4 2
10 9 5
10 2
10 9 8 7 4
K 8 3
NS 3; NS 1N; W 2; W 1; NS 1; E 1; Par +140
 Here Boland Moran attempted a reasonable 3 NT ...just needs a finesse after the expected lead.
So not too bad .. The Poles stayed in 3  and lucky enough that had 5 losers so we lose only 2 imps . 

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
9
A Q J 9 3 2
3 2
J 8 4 3
A K Q 10 7
7 5
J 10
Q 9 7 6
N
WE
S
J 6 5 3 2
K 6 4
A 8 5
A 10
8 4
10 8
K Q 9 7 6 4
K 5 2
EW 4; EW 2N; NS 2; NS 1; EW 1; Par −420
Boland Moran slipped off the shair here bidding a slam in 6  but it had 3 losers and the Poles grabbed all 3. Down 2 ..The Poles stopped in 4  for 11 imps.
Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
10 8
K Q 10 7
Q 8 5 2
A 9 8
A J 4 2
A J 4 3
10
K J 5 4
N
WE
S
9 7 5 3
9
A J 7 6 4
Q 7 2
K Q 6
8 6 5 2
K 9 3
10 6 3
EW 4; EW 3; EW 1N; EW 2; W 1; Par −420
Boland Moran languished in a 2| contract here on a 4-3 fit ..somehow missing the 44 fit.
The Poles found the 44 fit and then went on and bid a making game with low hcp.
7 imps to Poland
Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
9 8 3
K 6 5
A Q 9
K J 6 5
A K 7
A 7 4 2
8 2
10 8 3 2
N
WE
S
Q 6 5 4 2
J 8
K 10 7 6
9 7
J 10
Q 10 9 3
J 5 4 3
A Q 4
EW 2; NS 2; NS 2; NS 2; Par −110
Poland got 7 imps here for making part scores in both rooms
This meanr a final score of 38-20 to Poland.

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