Tuesday, April 21, 2020

April 22nd Imps results & Jumping strikes OIL

Ireland Imps Pairs will be at normal times of 5pm and 930pm to  REGISTER today April 22nd. Also Milltown BC at 1130am and Elmpark GC at 2pm  
Thanks Eamon Galligan

Link to last nights booklet (LATE ONE)
BBO link Early Swiss Imps April 21st



Having noted the appearance of
Couloure+Mon Read in 7th place one had to have a look at this phenomenon.
Exhibit 1... Board 16 and our bridge legend known in real life as Jumping due
to his likeness for making the JUMP BID
Well now 6NT ... made with East on lead with Diamond Ace at trick 10 with the last 4 tricks in the bag but does not cash them. so that was over 22 imps of swing ..should be 6NT-4.
As for the bidding ..these 2 say they know their system .. maybe they do ..
4NT might be keycard in spades ..I guess if 4S is keycard in Hearts ..
but what in the world is 5S response ...
No doubt the man will be on the phone to fill me in .... The only good thing here is the 3C bid prevented any JUMP BIDDING.
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I wonder is there another exhibit and there is
Here we have Jumping 2 at the helm in 3NT and having arrived in a going down position.
A normal going down position as making the contract required an extreme view in diamonds in most lines. Anyway SABCPETER ends up on lead at trick 7 with a diamond and 4 tricks ready to cash but swings a heart instead...and Mon Read rolls home. A 13.7 imps swing ..
Playable link

So thats 35 imps swing on those 2 boards .. No wonder poor SABCPETER finished down the end
When you get mauled by the JUMPING ...you know you are in trouble. They were only minus 15 when they met JUMPING but blew out to minus 51 in the next 6 boards.

... I won't do the analysis but there was another 26 imps in the IN column for the Jumping.
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My final exhibit features the Brains of Hull receiving a nice gesture from Sonic1974
Here the Brainess of Hull is at the helm in 4HX. 
Eventually at trick 5 she is on track for double dummy 11 tricks 
but after ruffing a club with a small boy Sonic1974 is able to over ruff 
and could swing a trump at trick 9 for 2 off...
However she swung a spade for a ruff and 1 down but her partner in crime decided he would also toss a trick on the same trick. So both defenders do a Huey on the same trick and its 790 minus.
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Just the 25 imps swing although I think making 4H+1 is beyond anyone bar the Coke Zero fueled legend of Irish bridge. That man was hot on the Spiro weekend.






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