EVENT>Wednesday Morning Pairs  |SESSION>Wednesday Mor|SECTION> A
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DATE>December 20, 2017  |CLUB NO.>185264    | 12/20/2017 14:47
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DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Club ACBL Membership         |MOVEMENT>ONE WINNER
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AVE>   48.0 |TOP>   4 |MP LIMITS>1000/500/200   |CLUB>Mike's Games At The CBC
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PAIRS IN STRAT A=11/B=9/C=5                      ,---,-----------------,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |      Overall    |           Section       |      |Final    |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
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 1 Jeanne Bossart         Susan Fischer            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     43.50  45.31
 2 Herschell Levine       Donald Pollack           B   3     3     .   |   3     3     .     51.43  53.57  0.93(OA)

 4 Diana Stuck            Gerri Heineman           B   2     2     .   |   2     2     .     56.57  58.93  1.24(OA)
 5 Patt Olexsey           Jan Thurnau              C   4     4     1   |   4     4     1     51.00  53.13  1.04(OC)
 6 Patrick Lammers        Alex Grim                B   1     1     .   |   1     1     .     58.86  61.31  1.65(OA)
 7 Elizabeth LaMacchia    Nancy Hatch              C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     34.50  35.94
 8 Elaine Rothstein       Fran Hamilton            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     45.71  47.61
 9 Carol Scovic           Kathy Rice               C   .     .     2   |   .     .     2     49.14  51.19  0.78(OC)
10 Cecilia Kloecker       Susan Stacy Vanstone     B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     46.86  48.81
11 Patrick Hoffman        Susan Eppley             A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     46.86  48.81
12 Barry Wauligman        Joy Singerman            A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     45.71  47.61

                                          Totals                                            530.14


                                    **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12
  /
   1>     1     4           3     1     3     1           0     1     3     3
        -420*   50*  ---- -300* -420*  420  -420*  ----  -50   300   420   420

   2>     2     3-          3-    0     4     1            -     -    3     2
         100*  200*  ----  200* -300*  300  -150*  ---- -200  -200   150  -100

   3>     2     0           4     2     2     2           4     0     2     2
        -100* -300*  ----  110* -100*  100  -100*  ----  300  -110   100   100

   4>     3     1           1     3     3     1     0           1     4     3
         660*  650*  ---- -660   660*  660* -660   600*  ---- -660  -600  -650

   5>     1-    3-          2-    0     3-     -    1-          4     2-     -
         100*  170*  ---- -100  -100*  170* -170   100*  ----  100  -100  -170

   6>     0     4           4     1     2     2     3           3     1     0
        -460*  100*  ----  460  -400* -150*  150    50*  ----  400   -50  -100

   7>     4     1           0     3     2     3     1     4     2     0
        -150   190*  ---- -720  -190   630*  640* -640   720* -630   150*  ----

   8>     3-    4           1-    0      -    2-    1-    2-    3-     -
         100   170*  ----   50  -170  -100*  -50*   50   -50*  100  -100*  ----

   9>      -     -           -    3-    2      -    3-    3-    2     3-
        -660   600*  ---- -660  -600   630*  600* -600   660* -630   660*  ----

  10>     1     2           4     3           0     3     1     4     2     0
          90   110   ----  200*  300   ---- -800*  -90* -300*  800  -110* -200

  11>     1     1           3     3           0     3     1     4     3     1
          50    50   ----  -50*  230   ---- -450*  -50* -230*  450   -50*   50

  12>     4     0           3     2-          1-    0     1-    2-    4     1
         650  -100   ---- -170*  620   ---- -620* -650* -620*  620   100*  170

  13>     0     4           4     1     1-    0     2-    2-    1-          3
        -100*  100   ----  500*  110* -200  -500   200*  200* -200   ---- -110

  14>     2-    1-          0     2-    3     4     4     1     0           1-
          90*  -90   ---- -150*   90*  100   150   150* -100* -150   ----  -90

  15>      -    3-          3     4     2     1      -    2     3-          0
        -150*  150   ---- -110*  130*  130   110  -150* -130*  150   ---- -130

  16>     2                 4     1     0     1     3     3     2     0     4
         400   ----  ----  100* -430* -460*  -50   430    50* -400* -100   460

  17>     3                 1     3-    3-    3      -    1     1     3      -
        -200   ----  ----  200*  450*  450* -200  -450   200*  200* -200  -450

  18>     4                 2-    2-    2-    1-    1-    2-    0     1-    1-
         150   ----  ----  130*  130*  130* -130  -130   130* -150* -130  -130

  19>     0     1                 2     4      -     -    3-    3     2     3-
        -620  -140   ----  ----  110*  620*  -90*  -90*   90   140* -110    90

  20>     1     3                 4     3     0     2     2     1     0     4
        -100   200   ----  ----  110*  100* -800* -110*  110  -200* -110   800

  21>     2-    2-                1-    1-    1-    4     0     1-    2-    2-
        -200  -200   ----  ----  200*  200*  200*  400* -400   200* -200  -200

  22>     4     3-          2     2     3      -     -    0           1     3-
         140*  200   ----   50*  -50   100* -200* -200* -140   ---- -100   200

  23>      -    0            -    3-    3     4     2     3-          1     2
         100* -200   ----  100* -100   150*  200*  130* -100   ---- -150  -130

  24>     0     1-          2-    1-    2-    2-    2-    4           1-    1-
          70* -150   ----  150* -150   150*  150*  150*  -70   ---- -150  -150
Wednesday Morning Pairs, Wednesday Mor, December 20, 2017

EVENT>Wednesday Bridge Club                                           |Page> 1
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DATE>December 20, 2017  |CLUB NO.>185264      | 12/20/2017 15:00
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DIR> Michael Lipp    |RATING>Club ACBL Membership         |GAME>WIN-LOSS
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ROUNDS> 6 |BDS/RD>  4 |MP LIMITS>None/500/100   |CLUB>Mike's Games At The CBC
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PAIRS IN STRAT A=8/B=5/C=4
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                          | Master |                      | Master |     |       |       |   Overall Rank   |
 No Name                  | Points |Name                  | Points |  Flt|  Wins | Score |   A     B     C  |
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  1 Julian Magnus, Jr       0.45    John Ramsay             0.45      B      3      55.00    .     .     .
    Cincinnati OH                   Cincinnati OH

  2 Paul Tyndal             0.60    Jim Tewel               0.60      C      4      58.00    NE   NE   NE
    Maineville OH                   Cincinnati OH

  3 Kayla Springer          1.83(A) Beth Wales              1.83(A)   C      3      68.00    2     .     .
    Cincinnati OH                   Cincinnati OH

  4 Rod Kaplan              0.45    Patricia Ruge           0.45      C      3      55.00    .     .     .
    Cincinnati OH                   Cincinnati OH

  5 Elmer Hubka             2.44(A) Thomas Deddens          2.44(A)   A      5      75.00    1     .     .
    Terrace Park OH                 Cincinnati OH

  6 Alison Gorski           0.30    Fred Keyes              0.30      C      2      46.00    .     .     .
    Cin, OH                         Fairfield OH

  7 Nancy Willis            0.75    Dee Heilman             0.75      A      5      75.00    NE   .     .
    Cincinnati OH                   Cincinnati OH

  8 Herb Behr               0.30    Shirley Behr            0.30      A      2      54.00    .     .     .
    Cincinnati OH                   Cincinnati OH

                                                                   TOTALS   27.00  486.00

South is more afraid that 6 ♠ will make than that 5 ♠ will go down.

N/S lose two Diamond tricks, making five. East may lead the ♦ K (asking for count) and cash the ♦ A at trick two when partner shows an odd number of Diamonds. Declarer will also be watching the carding, and with East marked for five Hearts, six Diamonds, and one Spade (East will follow to one round of trump), they'll be marked for no more than one Club. If East's Club isn't the ♣ Q, ♣ J, or ♣ 9, the hand won't make. When the ♣ J falls under the ♣ A, the hand is over as declarer can take repeated finesses against West's ♣ Q, ♣ 9, and ♣ 6. Isn't Bridge easy?

If North could take a quick peek in their partner's hand, they'd bid 3 ♣ over 2 ♦. Unfortunately, that's not allowed.

N/S lose one Spade trick, one Club, two Diamonds, a Club ruff, and a Diamond ruff, down one. West may lead the ♣ 7. Declarer will win the ♣ A and probably cash the ♦ A and lead a second Diamond. East will win with the ♦ Q, cash the ♣ K, and give their partner a Club ruff. West has nothing better to do than to return the ♠ K, and declarer will win the ♠ A and possibly exit with a trump. West will win the ♠ Q, cash the ♦ K, and give partner a Diamond ruff. Nice defense!

E/W play that bids int the balancing seat are natural after a 1 NT opening, so West's 2 ♣ bid shows (wait for it) Clubs. What a concept!

E/W lose one Heart trick, one Club, and one Diamond, making four. If South could get on lead at any point, they could lead the ♦ Q through declarer's ♦ K, but that's not gonna happen. North is advised to cash out as soon as they take their ♣ A.

West wants to play in 4 ♥ opposite any hand with five Hearts. E/W lose two Diamond tricks, making five. North may lead the ♠ 9 (MUD).

West has no reason to raise 3 ♠ to game--they've already advertised an opening hand with shortness in Hearts and support for the other three suits.

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and one Club, making four. South will lead the ♥ K and switch to the ♣ 6 (MUD) at trick two.

N/S lose three Spade tricks and one Heart, down one.....on double-dummy defense. East will lead the ♠ J to West's ♠ A, and West will return the ♠ 4. After cashing two more Spade winners, East has to play a fourth round of Spades. Declarer can't afford to discard a Diamond from dummy and ruff low in their hand or West's ♥ J will become a trick, so they'll ruff with the ♥ 8 and West will pitch the ♦ 7 (beer card). Declarer may try and tempt West into making an error by leading the ♥T at this point, but West merely has to play low and there's no way for declarer to get back to dummy to pull the fourth round of trump (i.e., they can't ruff a Club back to dummy since that would require dummy's last trump and a Diamond would be ruffed by West with the ♥ J). Nice defense!

Nice auction! E/W play that responder will bypass a 4+ card Diamond suit to bid a four-card major unless they have longer Diamonds and an opening hand. Opener's 1 ♥ rebid shows a unbalanced hand that can't (or chooses not to) rebid 1 NT. East's 1 ♠ bid is natural and game forcing, so E/W have ample room to find the Club fit and explore for slam. East knows that West has at least 10 round-suit cards (Hearts and Clubs), so Diamonds will be easy to set up.

E/W lose nothing, making seven. North may lead a trump. Declarer probably can't make seven if Diamonds are 4-1 and trump are 3-1, so they don't give that much consideration. They'll pull trump in three rounds and play off the ♦ AK. When both opponent's follow, it's a simple matter to ruff a Diamond, return to dummy with the ♠ A, and claim. If North finds the lead of the ♠T, declarer might actually have to take the Diamond hook (nobody wants to be in seven needing a finesse).

It's highly unlikely that the auction will resemble this, but it's possible.

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and one Club, down one doubled for –100. If South leads their stiff ♠ 7, E/W will make five or more (oops). North can win the ♠ A and unless they return a Club immediately to partner's ♣ A, E/W will take the rest of the tricks. On a Spade return, declarer can ruff with the ♦ J, cash the ♦ A and ♦ K, play a small Diamond to the ♦ 9, and run four Spade tricks pitching three Clubs and the ♥ 7. On a Heart return at trick two, pretty much the same thing will happen. The best lead for South is the ♥ K. Declarer will win the ♥ A, pull two rounds of trump, and play a Spade to the ♠ K and ♠ A. North will return a Heart to South's ♥ Q, and South will cash the ♣ A for down one.

E/W take three Diamond tricks, four Clubs, two Hearts, and two Spades, making five. North may lead the ♥ 4 (shorter major).

South's 2nd round cuebid shows a 2 NT opener or better. That's not exactly true, but everything else looks wrong.

N/S take four Diamond tricks, one Heart, two Spades, and two Clubs, making three. East's best lead is probably the ♥ J. Declarer can win the ♥ A, pull four rounds of Diamonds, and lead a Spade towards the ♠ K. When that wins, it's a simple matter to exit with a Spade to East's ♠ Q. East can cash a third Spade but then has to exit with a Club into North's ♣ AQ tenace. Nicely played!

N/S lose two Heart tricks and one Club, making four. West, not enamored with being on lead, may try a trump. That's not the end of the world, since there are always three losers.

North figures that if their partner can bid 5 ♦ vulnerable opposite any 1 ♣ opener, then their hand has to be worth a 6 ♦ (or 7 ♦) raise.

N/S lose one Diamond trick, making six. West will lead the ♠ 2 (small from an honor). South will be extremely disappointed that they aren't in the grand until they cash the ♦ A and see the 3-0 split. Nice bid, partner!

E/W take five Spade tricks, five Hearts, and one Club, making five. South's best lead (although unlikely) is the ♣ K. Declarer can win, cash the ♥ A and ♥ K (noting the fall of the ♥ Q), play a Spade to the ♠ A and finesse against South's presumed ♠ Q on the way back. When Spades split, declarer will cash out.

E/W take two Club tricks, two Spades, and four Diamonds, making two. North may lead the ♣T. Declarer will win in dummy with the ♣ A and lead a Diamond towards the closed hand. If South ducks and the ♦ K wins, declarer should continue with the ♦ 5 hoping that South has a doubleton ♦ A (yay). South will win and play the ♣ Q, but declarer can win in their hand, cash the ♦ Q (dropping the ♦ J), play a Spade to the ♠ K, and cash two more good Diamonds. The ♠ A is declarer's eighth trick.

North would probably bid 4 ♦ if not vulnerable, although that would not be a happy thing.

E/W lose two Diamond tricks, one Heart, and one Spade, down one. South will lead the ♦ K (asking for count) and continue with the ♦ A at trick two. If South doesn't play a Spade at trick three, declarer's slow Spade loser will go away on dummy's long Heart. Oops.

South invites slam, but North has no interest. N/S take three Spade tricks, two Hearts, three Diamonds, and three Clubs, making five. The proper way to play the Diamond suit is small towards the ♦ J on the first round. West should lead the ♠T.

West is willing to play opposite a singleton ♠T, so they bid what they think they can make. E/W lose one Heart trick and one Diamond, making five. North will lead the ♥ K (asking for count) and possibly switch to a trump at trick two.

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and one Diamond, making four. South will lead the ♠ K.

Some East's might bid 4 ♥ over their partner's 2 ♥ bid, but that's a bit optimistic. E/W lose one Diamond trick and one Club, making five. South may lead a trump.

N/S lose one Spade trick, one Diamond, and two Hearts, making three. West will lead the ♠ K (asking for count) and probably continue with the ♠ A at trick two. Declarer will ruff, pull two rounds of trump, and take the Club finesse. When that works, they can pitch a small Heart on the third round of Clubs. West's hand shape is now known (five Spades, three Diamonds, three Clubs, and therefore two Hearts), and since there's no way that East can have the ♥ A, it's a simple matter to duck two rounds of Hearts and claim when West's ♥ A falls doubleton. Nicely played!

Can you blame South for doubling the final contract? You can (and will) if you're their partner.

E/W lose two Spade tricks and one Diamond, making four doubled for +590. North's best lead is a trump. Declarer will win in their hand, cash the ♦ A, and ruff a Diamond. When trump split 2-2, the hand is over.

If North had raised Diamonds immediately, they would have been 100000% denying a fourth Spade.

N/S lose one Spade trick, one Heart, one Diamond, and one Club, making three (seems like there was an easier way to say that). West may lead the ♠ 3.

E/W lose one Diamond trick and two Spades, making four. South will lead the ♦ 6 (MUD).

E/W take four Spade tricks, four Clubs, and a trick in whichever red suit South leads. If South leads a black suit (let's pretend they lead the ♠ 7), declarer will have to try a bit harder.

Although they'll be tempted to cash their eight black-suit winners, they'll be heart broken when that's all they'll collect. After cashing two Spade tricks and finessing against North's ♣ Q successfully, declarer will need to lead the ♦ Q from their hand at trick five. If South ducks this, then dummy's ♦ J will be declarer's ninth trick. If South wins this, then declarer merely has to duck a second Diamond to North's now stiff ♦ K, and again the ♦ J will be the ninth trick.

West will be a bit baffled when their partner passes their negative double, but they'll be pleased at the result.

N/S lose two Spade tricks, two Diamonds, two Clubs, and one Heart, down two for –300. West will lead the ♠ J. Declarer will win the ♠ A, cash the ♥ A to get the expected bad news, cash the ♣ A, and exit with a second Spade. East will win the ♠ Q, cash the ♠ K, and exit with a trump to dummy's ♥T. Declarer can take the marked Heart finesse, but that's the last time they'll get to dummy. As long as East is careful to exit with another trump when they're back in (or a Spade if dummy is out of trump), declarer will be limited to six tricks.

West's 4 ♠ bid is not preemptive. Once the opponents have made a weak jump overcall, jump raises by responder are strong.

E/W lose two Diamond tricks, making five. South may lead their stiff ♥ 5.

N/S take five Club tricks, four Diamonds, and one Heart, making three. East may lead the ♠ J, and E/W will take the first four tricks. As long as declarer gets the Diamonds right, they'll make three.

E/W lose one Club trick and one Heart, making five......in theory. It's more likely that E/W will lose one Club trick and two Hearts when declarer is afraid to duck at trick one. South will lead the ♥ 8. If declarer grabs trick one, they'll most likely play the ♠ K at trick two and then lead towards the ♠ AJ in dummy. When the ♠ Q appears, declarer will pull trump, and lead the ♣ 4 to the ♣ J and ♣ A. Since South still has a Heart to get to their partner, the defense will end up with three tricks. See the reason for ducking trick one?

Ouch. N/S lose two Spade tricks, one Heart, one Diamond, and two Clubs, down two doubled for –500. West will probably lead the ♥ K.

Since East almost opened their hand, they see no reason not to jump to game. E/W take four Club tricks, four Diamonds, and one Spade, making three. If North leads a small Heart, declarer will grab the ♥ Q and lead a small Club towards the closed hand, covering the ♣T with the ♣ Q and losing to the ♣ K. If North leads another small Heart to their partner's good ♥ J, the North hand will be dead (poor North hand). Everything else is equally bad. The defense will always get two Heart tricks, one Spade, and the ♣ K, so it's not like E/W will be making overtricks or anything.....so there is that.

North (correctly) decides that their 12-point flat hand is invitational at best. In a team game, they would have bid 3 NT over 1 NT.

N/S take four Heart tricks, three Diamonds, and one Club, making two. West may lead a small Spade.

E/W take four Diamond tricks, two Hearts, and one Spade, making one. North may lead the ♠ J.

N/S lose one Club trick, one Spade, and one Heart, making four. West may lead the ♠ K and continue with the ♠ Q at trick two.

East takes a position and passes their partner's negative double. If you do something like that at the table, be ready to apologize to partner when you're wrong. In this case, no apology is necessary.

N/S lose two Club tricks, one Diamond, one Spade, and three Heart ruffs, down two doubled for –500. West will lead the ♥ A and continue with the ♥ 3 at trick two (entry in the lower ranking side suit). East will ruff with the ♠ 2 and return the ♣ 9 to West's ♣ Q. Another Heart is ruffed with the ♣ J, and East will return the ♣ 6 to West's ♣ K. Another Heart is led, and East will ruff with the ♠ A as South sluffs a Diamond. The ♦ K is next, and there's no way for declarer to avoid losing a Diamond and a trump trick to West's ♠T. Nice defense!

N/S lose two Diamond tricks and one Club, making four if West starts with a Diamond. On any other lead, N/S make five.

The vulnerability keeps everyone pretty quiet. N/S lose two Spade tricks and one Diamond, making four. West may lead their stiff ♥T.