zebutin

I will be withdrawing from the competition, as end of July is ending near and I would only have couple more days next week to play, I think it's fair that I withdraw now. Thanks for Phil for playing the challenges, I really enjoyed playing them and sorry for not withdrawing right away and making you play some of the quarters. As for this endless debate between format of the challenge, at the beginning I thought it's clear that best hand is superior to the non-best hand one, but during this challenge I have mellowed somewhat on that stance. I still do feel that best hand is better, as (to me) weakness of non-best hand is that you are defender much more often and those deal don't either make any difference to the score or you just feel frustrated as robot doesn't look for any signals or care for them, so at best it's guessing and at worst it's just pointless. It is true that best hand-format is somewhat different than "real" bridge, but to me it seems you have more chances to make difference and at least (usually) better declarer does win.

R8 Q2 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:fb0ffaf9.676f.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1499911630&u=zebutin zebutin 30 phil 12

R16 zebutin - olegru 1st quarter: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:931bf93c.5f85.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1499041296&u=zebutin zebutin 14 - olegru 10 2nd quarter: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:b6cc5070.5fe4.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1499082158&u=zebutin zebutin 17 - olegru 13 3rd quarter: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:fa6c6234.6160.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1499245480&u=zebutin zebutin 25 - olegru 9 4th quarter: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:a002e87b.6223.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1499329080&u=zebutin zebutin 46 - olegru 39 Thanks for OlegRu for challenges, was fun.

zebutin - vilgan R32: 1st set: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:1e30d049.5798.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1498169651&u=zebutin zebutin 25 - vilgan 21 2nd set: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:3a0585be.58b4.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1498291674&u=zebutin zebutin 32 - vilgan 15 3rd set: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:31bb336d.5dba.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1498843993&u=zebutin zebutin 31 - vilgan 12 4th set: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:7a4e7a56.5e75.11e7.be39.0cc47a39aeb4-1498924431&u=zebutin zebutin 34 - vilgan 22

zebutin - danarossi 4th quarter: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:062600ca.55ec.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497985786&u=zebutin zebutin 23 - danarossi 23

zebutin - danarossi 3rd set http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:1343b38a.5581.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497939852&u=zebutin zebutin 38 - danarossi 26

I could join too. How long this is scheduled to last? Most likely I will be dropping out on 1st round, but have other arrangements near the end of july, so can't promise endless amount of weeks.

Challenge between me and wank: 1st set zebutin 45 wank 17 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:6b76a9d0.ac2f.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1479323034&u=zebutin 2nd set zebutin 26 wank 21 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:09d8648c.ac97.11e6.b596.0cc47a39aeb4-1479367538&u=zebutin 3rd set zebutin 16 wank 21 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:fc4c67fb.accb.11e6.b596.0cc47a39aeb4-1479390279&u=zebutin 4th set zebutin 42 wank 26 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:35f33176.acdd.11e6.b596.0cc47a39aeb4-1479397677&u=zebutin

4th set in zebutin - hrothgar 16 - 23 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:8d920ab3.aa1b.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1479094599&u=zebutin

2nd set zebutin - hrothgar 48-6 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:d564b55b.a9d0.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1479062507&u=zebutin 3rd set zebutin - hrothgar 13-29 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:1ac50fa8.a9e0.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1479069066&u=zebutin

4th set in zebutin - chuck11 38 - 5 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:5dcbf024.a51a.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1478544334&u=zebutin

3rd set in zebutin - chuck11 46 - 3 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:4f2cf513.a49a.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1478489334&u=zebutin

2nd set in zebutin - chuck11 2-22 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:7588041c.a436.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1478446448&u=zebutin

1st set between zebutin - chuck11 46-9 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:5dcc92c1.a3f0.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1478416344&u=zebutin

Zebutin - Selfgovern 37 - 18 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:c35a829f.9e62.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1477805770&u=zebutin

Zebutin - Hrothgar http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:ba92fd7d.9e62.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1477805755&u=zebutin

Zebutin - Jexa_ 58-25 so +33imp http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:cd15946c.9e62.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1477805786&u=zebutin

Zebutin - Stephen Tu 17-15 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:8d15d6e6.9e62.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1477805679&u=zebutin

I could join once again.

4th set ended 38-33 for my victory, so overall winning by 13 imps http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:35e55eb9.8a6b.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1475610375&u=zebutin

3rd set was more swingy and I won it 52-29 so before last 16 I'm up by 8 imps http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:7ef78197.8a64.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1475607491&u=zebutin

Dadim also won the 2nd set 1-9 so at the half point I'm behind 15imps http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:287bd047.8a57.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1475601762&u=zebutin

Dadim won our 1st set 13-20 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:eeca454a.8a28.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1475581909&u=zebutin

Played against all but smerriman and issued challenge against him. Won against olegru 10-6 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:e9ad74fe.87e6.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1475333651&u=zebutin and got crushed against ovncylmz 14-32 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:c357f161.87e2.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1475331869&u=zebutin

zebutin - toast1 29-19 so I won with 10imps. http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:8ffdc791.84d9.11e6.8e99.0cc47a39aeb4-1474998063&u=zebutin