antonylee

I also think a BAM challenge would be nice. (I think the randomness of GIB would be slightly less of an issue.) Despite the criticisms that were posted I think the organizers did a good job (and thank them for that), and liked the format (especially now that I won the Swiss :-)). I *still* think that later drop-ins should get a number of VPs based on their group stage score (say, capped to the current VP of the first placed player in the Swiss, to keep things reasonable), but don't feel strongly about it.

Are you looking for partners or teammates? gqc6 and myself are likely going to go (the first half?), in which case we'll be looking for teammates. Neither of us is that good, but we've won a couple of open sectional sessions.

I remember something like... 1♣-(P)-1♦-(P) 1N-(P) and as I push the tray (that was with screens) I think, yet another MP partscore... ... -P-(2♣[T/O]) X[don't lead a club]-(P)-P-(XX) P-(2♦[you pick])-X-(XX) P-(2♥)-P-(P) X-(AP) down a few, I think.

I'm already ahead of you :-) http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75135-bbf-challenge-event-3/page__view__findpost__p__900629 (1-3 against frank0)

We should have a side contest "lowest combined score" :-)

Also, a 5-imp pickup in a match we won by 2... With a just below opening 1255 opposite an opening 5521, the other table bid (unopposed) P-1S-2D-2H-3C-3H AP down 1. I opened 2N (55 minors preempt) and partner had the good idea to pass. Making!

I thought a reasonable way for the carry-forward that leaves a decent chance for the drop-ins would be to give them half of their group stage VPs, plus twice the VPs they would have gotten for the score of their losing QF match (and so on for later entrants). So their group-stage carry-forward is a bit higher than the others, but their QF carry-forward is below average. (But as you said, I won't complain that this format gave me a decent lead :-)) The WBF continuous scale only goes up to 32-board matches (which is already quite a lot for a swiss :-)), so you can either use the formula at http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/55389-wbf-vp-scale-changes/page__view__findpost__p__667202 (there's a link to an app below) or just score the QF as two consecutive 32-board matches. (Yes, I know it's not actually linear. And it doesn't matter for this event, does it?)

I won by 17, 40-23 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:364cd802.8f6b.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1476160131&u=antonylee GIB misdefended a couple of hands, e.g. this five card ending.

Sent the challenge to mkgnao, waiting for a reply...

Real auction from the day I bought Bill Jacobs' Fantunes book: 1♦-7N. (Responder had 23 and knew that I certainly had my 14HCP and was not fooling around, as it was the first time we were playing this system!) Claimed approximately 16 tricks, of course.

Consolation: antonylee won 32-2 (+30) against stopiello. http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:c1dd5b60.8f17.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1476124288&u=antonylee

Indeed, I failed to play second hand low quite a few times. How can unblocking the DJ ever help?

3♠ over 3♦ seems about normal? Especially if you can't open these hands...

I am, I just got out of a long postmortem with my partner :-) Quite some time was spent on discussing the defense to board 16: I should probably lead a club, but after the diamond lead, was I correct to rise with the heart jack at trick two? Are there layouts (with partner holding the stiff heart 9) where not rising would cost a trick? A few others: How good is 4S on board 7? (regardless I'm probably worth a direct 2S) Did I take all my chances on board 17?

That was in a previous, Polish (Baltic) club partnership :-) We're just playing boring old 2/1.

I'll play with gqc6.

I'm in for the consolation.

Yeah, the play in trumps by GIB at your table is also worth looking at :-)

Fair enough, I was the first one to drop a trick. Still 50% of the blame on the other side :)

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn|antonylee%2CRobot%2CRobot%2CRobot|st||md|2SK932H93DJ865CQ62%2CST854HJ52DAQ3CJ87%2CSAQHAK764D9742CT5%2CSJ76HQT8DKTCAK943|sv|N|ah|Board%2012|mb|P|mb|1H|an|Major%20suit%20opening%20--%205%2B%20!H%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points|mb|2C|an|Two-level%20overcall%20--%205%2B%20!C%3B%2010%2B%20HCP%3B%2011-18%20total%20points|mb|D|an|Negative%20double%20--%204%2B%20!S%3B%207%2B%20HCP%3B%208%2B%20total%20points|mb|3C|an|3%2B%20!C%3B%208-10%20total%20points|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|H9|pc|H5|pc|HK|pc|HT|pc|HA|pc|H8|pc|H3|pc|H2|pc|H7|pc|HQ|pc|C2|pc|HJ|pc|S2|pc|S8|pc|SA|pc|S7|pc|SQ|pc|S6|pc|S3|pc|ST|pc|D4|pc|DK|pc|D5|pc|D3|pc|CA|pc|C6|pc|C7|pc|C5|pc|CK|pc|CQ|pc|C8|pc|CT|pc|C9|pc|D6|pc|CJ|pc|D7|pc|DA|pc|D2|pc|DT|pc|D8|pc|DQ|pc|D9|pc|SJ|pc|DJ|pc|S5|pc|H6|pc|C4|pc|S9|pc|C3|pc|SK|pc|S4|pc|H4| Is there anything to do other than going for the trump promotion at trick 6?

antonylee 10 - cherdano 17 (cherdano +7): http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:e881a7f8.8481.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1474960416&u=antonylee

Another "not honoring the force": http://tinyurl.com/j6xg6yr Gib redbl's, explaining as "opponents cannot play undoubled below 2N", then passes in passout seat opp's 2D (with AK97 of trumps, on top of that).

antonylee 6 - nullve 36 (nullve +30): http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:dd2e9d20.8481.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1474960397&u=antonylee

antonylee 17 - shyams 12 (antonylee +5): http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:317fd467.8256.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1474721739&u=antonylee antonylee 46 - Stephen Tu 24 (antonylee +22): http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:8dcf1741.828c.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1474745086&u=antonylee

I'm in, but I specifically cannot play this week-end (I can play starting from Monday). Is that OK?