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August 15th,
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IMPs            south                     Pairs Board 3
Dlr: South      FinnGO
Vul: E-W        S K6                      east     south    west     north
                H KQ9                     miraa    FinnGO   federico ixmiq
                D AJ63
                C AK75                             1D!      pass     2C!
    east                   west           pass     2D!      pass     2H!
    miraa                  federico       pass     2S!      pass     2NT!
    S Q842                 S JT95         pass     3C!      pass     3D!
    H J87653               H T2           pass     3H!      pass     4H!
    D 74                   D QT95         pass     7C       (all pass)
    C 2                    C T63
                north                     Opening Lead: H8
                ixmiq                     Result: +7
                S A73                     Score: 1440,  IMPs:  10.54
                H A4                      Playing time: 5:51
                D K82
                C QJ984                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
                                          E H8  2 H3 H5  2  4  8  6  7
                                          S  9  5  K-CA-SK-S6 C7-HK-HQ
                                          W  T  3  6  T  5  9  T  2 D5
                                          N  A-CQ-C4  8  3  A-S7  4 D2

Comment: After 4H the bidding should have continued:
                                          east     south    west     north
                                          miraa    FinnGO   federico ixmiq
                                          pass     4S!      pass     4NT!
                                          pass     5C!      pass     6C!
                                          pass     7C

	 to disclose the Q of C

IMPs            north                     Pairs Board 4
Dlr: West       FinnGO
Vul: Both       S KT95                    west     north    east     south
                H KJ75                    jcms     FinnGO   dizzy    ixmiq
                D AKQT2
                C                         pass     1D!      pass     2C!
    west                   east           pass     2D!      pass     2H!
    jcms                   dizzy          pass     2S!      pass     2NT!
    S Q2                   S J864         pass     3C!      pass     3S!
    H 964                  H 8            pass     4C!      X        5D!
    D J3                   D 864          pass     5H       pass     6C!
    C K97642               C QT853        X        6H       (all pass)
                south
                ixmiq                     Opening Lead: C4
                S A73                     Result: +7
                H AQT32                   Score: 1460,  IMPs:  -2.89
                D 975                     Playing time: 7:32
                C AJ
                                             1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
                                          W C4  K  4  6  9  3  J C2 C6
                                          N S5 H5-HK-HJ-H7  Q-DA-DT-DK
                                          E  Q  3  8 C5 C8  8  6  4 CT
                                          S  A-CJ  2  3  A-D9  7  5 S3

Comment: Big mistake!!! FinnGO saw the 5D bid as 4D and instead of reaching
         an obvious 7H/NT we stopped at 6H

IMPs            south                     Pairs Board 13
Dlr: North      ixmiq
Vul: Both       S KQ64                    east     south    west     north
                H AQ75                    slamgal  ixmiq    M_M      FinnGO
                D Q5
                C KJ4                                                1C!
    east                   west           pass     1D!      pass     1S
    slamgal                M_M            pass     1NT!     pass     2C
    S AT5                  S J7           pass     2D!      pass     2H!
    H T9643                H KJ8          pass     2S!      pass     2NT!
    D 84                   D JT976        pass     3C!      pass     3S!
    C 973                  C T82          pass     4C!      pass     4D!
                north                     pass     4H!      pass     4NT!
                FinnGO                    pass     6S       (all pass)
                S 9832
                H 2                       Opening Lead: D8
                D AK32                    Result: +6
                C AQ65                    Score: 1430,  IMPs:   8.67
                                          Playing time: 8:59
 
                                             1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11
                                          E D8  5  3  4  T  4  3  7  9 SA-H6
                                          S  5  K-HA-H5  Q-DQ-CK-CJ-C4 H7  Q
                                          W  6  7  8  J  J  7  2  8  T  9  K
                                          N  A-S2  2 S3-S8  2  5  6  Q-DK S9

Comment: Lucky with the placement/split of Spades

IMPs            south                     Pairs Board 19
Dlr: South      FinnGO
Vul: E-W        S AK732                   east     south    west     north
                H A753                    lucinha  FinnGO   drtitle  ixmiq
                D K74
                C 8                                1C!      pass     1D!
    east                   west           pass     1S       pass     1NT!
    lucinha                drtitle        pass     2H       pass     2S!
    S Q9864                S T5           pass     3C!      X        pass!
    H KJ                   H 9842         pass     XX!      pass     3D!
    D J3                   D 52           pass     4C!      pass     6D
    C T952                 C KQ743        (all pass)
                north
                ixmiq                     Opening Lead: HJ
                S J                       Result: +6
                H QT6                     Score: 920,  IMPs:   8.48
                D AQT986                  Playing time: 9:47
                C AJ6
                                             1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
                                          E HJ  5  2  3  J  Q  4
                                          S  A-C8 D7-DK-D4  K-SA-H5
                                          W  4  Q  3  5  2  5  T  2
                                          N  6  A-C6  6  Q-SJ CJ  T

IMPs            east                      Pairs Board 7
Dlr: South      FinnGO
Vul: Both       S T65                     north    east     south    west
                H QT98                    harrys   FinnGO   robertlh ixmiq
                D A3
                C AKQ2                                      pass     1D!
    north                  south          pass     2C!      pass     2D!
    harrys                 robertlh       pass     2S!      pass     2NT!
    S J843                 S K9           pass     3D!      pass     3H!
    H 43                   H J62          pass     3NT!     pass     4C!
    D Q84                  D T65          pass     5C!      pass     5D!
    C 9743                 C JT865        pass     5H!      pass     5S!
                west                      pass     5NT!     pass     6H
                ixmiq                     (all pass)
                S AQ72
                H AK75                    Opening Lead: C7
                D KJ972                   Result: +6
                C                         Score: 1430,  IMPs:   1.68
                                          Playing time: 13:23
 
                                             1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11
                                          N C7  3  4 C3  4  Q-S3  8 C4  9 S4
                                          E  Q-H8  Q-HT  A-D3  5 S6 H9-CA-CK
                                          S  5  2  6  J  5  6  K  T S9  6  8
                                          W S7  A-H5  K-D2  J  A-DK-D7 S2 D9
Comment: Unable to disclose Q of H and C in time and have to choose between
         6 or 7 Hearts

IMPs            south                     Pairs Board 9
Dlr: North      ixmiq
Vul: E-W        S A                       east     south    west     north
                H A853                    palo1    ixmiq    albertb  FinnGO
                D JT
                C Q65432                                             1D!
    east                   west           2S!      3C       3S       4H
    palo1                  albertb        pass     4S!      pass     5C
    S KQ9654               S J872         pass     6H       (all pass)
    H T72                  H Q
    D 32                   D 98754        Opening Lead: SK
    C T9                   C AJ7          Result: +6
                north                     Score: 980,  IMPs:  10.05
                FinnGO                    Playing time: 4:41
                S T3
                H KJ964                      1  2  3  4  5
                D AKQ6                    E SK  2  7  T  T
                C K8                      S  A-HA-H3  5  2
                                          W  2  Q C7 D4  A
                                          N  3  4  J-HK-CK

IMPs            west                      Pairs Board 12
Dlr: West       ixmiq
Vul: N-S        S J965                    south    west     north    east
                H Q92                     BigL     ixmiq    rbdgn    FinnGO
                D J96
                C AK3                              pass     pass     1D!
    south                  north          pass     2C!      pass     2D!
    BigL                   rbdgn          pass     3H!      pass     3S!
    S T732                 S A84          pass     4C!      pass     6D
    H 65                   H JT73         (all pass)
    D T7                   D 43
    C Q9862                C JT54         Opening Lead: H6
                east                      Result: +6
                FinnGO                    Score: 920,  IMPs:   2.60
                S KQ                      Playing time: 5:01
                H AK84
                D AKQ852                     1
                C 7                       S H6
                                          W  2
                                          N  J
                                          E  A

IMPs            east                      Pairs Board 26
Dlr: East       FinnGO
Vul: Both       S Q6                      north    east     south    west
                H K2                      annu     FinnGO   BENSON   ixmiq
                D AKT972
                C AT6                              1D!      2C       2S
    north                  south          pass     3D       pass     3H
    annu                   BENSON         pass     3S       pass     4NT!
    S 853                  S AT2          pass     5S       pass     6S
    H T8764                H J9           (all pass)
    D 543                  D 86
    C 94                   C QJ8752       Opening Lead: C9
                west                      Result: +6
                ixmiq                     Score: 1430,  IMPs:   3.42
                S KJ974                   Playing time: 4:19
                H AQ53
                D QJ                         1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
                C K3                      N C9  3  4  5  8  3  4  5
                                          E  6  Q  A-S6 CT  2  A-DK-HK
                                          S  2  A-CQ  2  T  6  8 C5  9
                                          W  K-S4  3  J-SK-DQ-DJ H3
Comment: After an interference, we have to leave our relay structure
         and attempt a natural style, including RKCB.
 

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