Al teaching lesson 6 on "how to play NT"
bilmanager (Lobby): => Club:
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Good morning everybody.
xx1943 (al) just opened a teaching table in the BIL.
"How to play a NT-contract"
He prepared 8 nice hands for you to play.
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cashbox: hi
kkirby: may I join you?
nzakosek: hi al...are you invisible?
xx1943: good morning everbody
xx1943: here I am
bankasor: hi
strusler: How do I get in to this class?
nzakosek: i meant your bbo profile...
lwhite2: can't find you or the lesson ???? help
strusler: I C
strusler: Now do I just play and you teach?
xx1943: yes
nzakosek: i was watching for your name to appear in the lobby...but it didn't...
strusler: Hi Louise
xx1943->Kibitzers: mistake in the forst trick without making the plan
lwhite2: hi did i miss a lot
strusler: No we just started
cashbox: i think no plan
strusler: I C I just lost an entry to the nboard on the 1st trick
xx1943: correct
xx1943: st||md|3SAKJ4HQ3DAQ43CAJ9,SQ65H654DK5CK6543,S32HKJT92DT2CQT82,ST987HA87DJ9876C7|nt||sv|0|mb|-|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|mb|-|mb|-|pg||pc|C4|pc|C2|pc|C7|nt|Don't be the 'miserly housewife'. Create a sure entry to table to reach the later established @hs|pg||pc|CA|pg||
pc|HQ|pc|H4|pc|H2|pc|H7|pg||
pc|H3|pc|H5|pc|H9|pc|HA|pg||
pc|ST|pc|SA|pc|S5|pc|S2|pg||
pc|CJ|pc|C3|pc|CQ|pc|D6|pg||
pc|HK|pc|H8|pc|C9|pc|H6|pg||
pc|HJ|pc|D7|pc|D3|pc|C5|pg||
pc|HT|pc|D8|pc|S4|pc|C6|pg||
pc|C8|pc|S7|pc|D4|pc|CK|pg||
nt|Execute finally a nice endplay for an overtrick|pg||mc|10|mb|pp2Np3Dp3Hp3Nppp|
Chat log of Bridge Base Online session for xx1943 starting at: Tue Dec 12 08:12:35 2006
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hope left you a message on 2006-12-12 01:00:50
Miksa and I will play if you have space
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Chat log of Bridge Base Online session for xx1943 starting at: Tue Dec 12 08:15:50 2006
hope: welcome back Al
xx1943->Club: rehi
mojila: hi
bankasor: hi again
lwhite2: hi 1943
xx1943: ok I hope server likes me now
strusler: Here we are again
kino: hi AL
strusler: I can't bid
xx1943: try once more
strusler: There is no bid box
lwhite2: i hope it's my turn but i can't bid either
strusler: I see the ? mark but no place to mbid
lwhite2: no box
hope: try to leave the table and come back
xx1943: lol
strusler: There it is
xx1943->Kibitzers: better xfer to !H and later 3NT
xx1943: same mistake
xx1943: you destroy your entry to the established !hs
strusler: Same hand as I had right xx1943
xx1943: yes #1 we didn't finish the discussion
xx1943: you must take the A
strusler: That's it
strusler: Now you must setup !Hs
xx1943: now you have a sure entry with Q10 after you established your !H
strusler: Neat :>))
xx1943: ?????????????????
xx1943: you blocked yourself
xx1943: Q first and continue !hs from table
->lwhite2: and please change your profile to beginner
strusler: that's it :-))
strusler: way to go P
strusler: No now take K!S
strusler: WD P
lwhite2->Club: Al you made me nervous !
xx1943: always the same issue
xx1943: sry if I made you nervous
lwhite2: tks P
strusler: Neat lesson Al
xx1943: think and make your playn b4 you touch the first card from dummy
lwhite2: ok and tks
strusler: The thinking part always gets me
xx1943->Kibitzers: this is never a2!C opening
gerd123->Kibitzers: 1!d
xx1943: sure
strusler: Should I have bid my !Hs
xx1943: clap clap you got it
xx1943: You had to unblock the !D9
strusler: I'm not sure I wouold have had this not been a class
xx1943: 1. never open this one 2!C
xx1943: 2!C shows 23+ HCP or 9 playing tricks in major or 10 playing tricks in minor
lwhite2: what would you open all 2H singleton?
xx1943: 2. if South plays 3NT and West leads !SJ, East must play his Q and South must hold up (rule of7)
xx1943: ok 2 new volunteers pls
xx1943: I recommend you play 2 hands always
xx1943: please free your seats
strusler: What's rule of 7?
strusler: Do U mean the rule of 11
->Miksa: can you search the link on my site please for rule of 7
Miksa: ok
xx1943: no
gerd123: may i sit?
strusler: explain rule of 7, pls
xx1943: Miksa will look up the link from my site
lwhite2: can you tell me what you would of open Al?
xx1943: please free your seat
xx1943: 1!D waht else
strusler: May I kibitz
xx1943: 1!D 1!H 1!S 2!D 3!N
mojila: may I
->strusler: please kib
lwhite2: i am
strusler: Thx
Miksa: Rule of 7: http://www.albrecht-hollstein.de/Bridge/Lessons/Playing%20NT/Rule%20of%207.htm
xx1943: Rule of 7: http://www.albrecht-hollstein.de/Bridge/Lessons/Playing%20NT/Rule%20of%207.htm
xx1943: ty Mihailo
Miksa: yw
xx1943: why 2!C without majors?
xx1943: Where do you want to go?
strusler: Thx for info on rule of 7
xx1943: 3NT
xx1943: so bid that at once
mojila: ty
xx1943->Kibitzers: pd showed me his !S with 9, so I can discard a !S without qualm
gerd123: i shld make a D finesse first?
->gerd123: sure
gerd123: sorry wrong played
xx1943: 1S+2H+2D+4!C=8 you need 1 more trick from !D and must MUST play !D b4 !C
xx1943: WHY?
Miksa: East is dangerous
flamma: entry
gerd123: because i have KJ H
xx1943: yes EAST is dangerous
Miksa: West can take !d
xx1943: no entry problem
xx1943: and the defense is helpless
xx1943: another example for counting and thinking about dangerous opp
xx1943: but that all is very easy while you are kibbing
Miksa: yes :)
xx1943: it is a great proble, sitting at table
gerd123: i tried to play too fast
xx1943: yesterday evening ftf I made a big mistake like this one gr......
gerd123: lol
xx1943: to play fast is one of my flaws toooooooooooooo
Miksa: that's why I like playing online better
xx1943: there is a typo must be !C instead of !S
Miksa: (you are forgiven if play slow)
xx1943: #4
xx1943->Kibitzers: 1NT what else?
chicken: hehe
strusler: right
Miksa: Doesn't want to play the hand,it seems :)
lwhite2: yep
strusler: 2!Cs does it too I guess
xx1943: 2!C shows an unbalnced hand
strusler: right
xx1943: 12-14 balanced rebids 1NT
mojila: doent 2!C denies.. 4 card in !S..
strusler: Right
xx1943: 1Nt as 2!C denies a !S 4-carder
nzakosek: on the first trick
xx1943: nic please explain what went wrong
xx1943: a typical situation
nzakosek: i thought should play the ace !d on first trick...becase
xx1943: rule of 11 tells you, that West has 1 card higher than the 7
->nzakosek: tell it in public please
nzakosek: east doesn't have a solid sequence in !d's
xx1943: with KQJxx he would open an honour
nzakosek: so must play west for an honor
nzakosek: so play ace !d on first trick
xx1943: and so it is very probable, that WEST has Hx, if !Ds are 52 no problem 4 u if they are 43
nzakosek: thereby blocking the suit
xx1943: remember this technique going up with the A holding Ax opposite 10xxx
nzakosek: if west leads the queen of !d east will have to over take and create another stop in diamonds
xx1943: bets idea is to unblock the Q, but that gives declare a sure 2. stopper
xx1943: If I cash my !Ds now I give decalrer an overtrick
Miksa: now the only hope is that W doesn't have !HA, or small !d from West would be fatal, right?
xx1943: not with 109
xx1943: would be fatal without the 9
Miksa: oh, yes, sorry, didn't noticed that... ty
mojila->Club: ty
gerd123->Club: thx Al thx p
xx1943: next players please
xx1943: #5
xx1943: come in
xx1943: hi Renate
Miksa: so the combination is Ax vs 10 9 xxx
ellen22: hi altogether
gerd123: is that only about 1st lead or always?
xx1943: it is Ax opposite 10xxx too and hope RHO will not get the lead
->gerd123: always
peterb370c: hi ellen
gerd123: thank you
xx1943: hi Peter
Miksa: ty Al
mojila: thank you Al very much
peterb370c: hi al
xx1943->Kibitzers: 3NT what else
strusler: right
xx1943->Kibitzers: another 1. trick problem lol
strusler: right save entries to boards ;ong suit
strusler: good lesson
ellen22: tstststss
strusler: right
xx1943: rite
xx1943: nope
strusler: not now set up !Cs 1st
xx1943: first establish !C then create !S entry
ellen22: hm
strusler: I've been there :>))
xx1943: clap clap
strusler: Yah Rah
xx1943: wd Renate
xx1943: 2 points
peterb370c: wd p
ellen22: ;-))
xx1943: 1. create entry in trick
xx1943: 2. apply rule of 7 in !Ds later
strusler: WD Ellen
strusler: Nice bidding
xx1943: correct bidding
ellen22: wer ist mein Lehrer? Sandy oder du????
->ellen22: lol
ellen22: can see all the hands
Miksa: as dummy, yes
ellen22: ahaa
lwhite2: it's a lot eissier to play that lol
strusler: WD Peter
xx1943: clap clap Peter you found the solution
xx1943: if you take the !D in the first or second round you are down
peterb370c: there's a first time for everything
Miksa: :)
strusler: there's always a last time too:-))
xx1943: now 3NT+1 is made with 2S+3H+1D+4C
flamma: yep
strusler: Very nice Peter
ellen22: so proud of you , p ;-)
peterb370c: ty all
xx1943: West must hold up
strusler: now U'r screwed
xx1943: and loses 3 tricks
strusler: E gets !C K and leads thru Ur !D K
xx1943: now take the 1. one
hope: u have a new assistant Strusker :)
->hope: lol
strusler: must hold up two times
xx1943: and curtains
strusler: Rule of 7
hope: just told him to make comments to Kibs not to table
strusler: U have 5 cards Ie 2 holdups to preserve the suit
xx1943: clap clap clap Peter
bennyzl: why not play harts first?
xx1943: you need the !C tricks
peterb370c: !hs will be 3-3 or not all hand no rush
xx1943: to play !hs first doesn't help the !D dilemma
xx1943: ok last 2 hand 2 new players pls
xx1943: #7
ellen22: thy
->ellen22: bitte sähr
xx1943: come on
bennyzl: i dont understand this is still -1 no?
strusler: Hope Ur turn to play
chicken: kannst du mir die hände mal schicken? oder sozusagen geistiges eigentum?
->bennyzl: no made after holding up !DS twice
hope: can not play have guests
sandy_1: can anyone join?
strusler: any one else?
->chicken: die sind alle uf meiner website
bennyzl: how?
chicken: oh tx, dann lad ich sie da runter
strusler: sandy Ur turn
bennyzl: gig shows -1
bennyzl: gib
sandy_1: hi
flamma: hi p
xx1943: http://www.albrecht-hollstein.de/Bridge/Lessons/Playing%20NT/lesson1.htm
bwd1: Thank you Al...I gtg ..cu !H
xx1943: here you'll find all the movies later
->chicken: die Hände sind alle aus Büchern gekalut
mojila: thanks Al
xx1943->Kibitzers: No 2!C imho
ellen22: 1 p missing
->ellen22: 2
ellen22: I play from 23
->ellen22: correct
peterb370c: thank you these hands are an excellent learning experience
chicken (Lobby): das macht ja nix, :)
xx1943->Kibitzers: any idea how to create an entry to this nice !SS
Miksa->Kibitzers: small !c duck
xx1943: claim 4 tricks -1
nzakosek: j!c
peterb370c->Kibitzers: helicopter?
sandy_1: terrible hand
xx1943: now try the J of !cs
xx1943: now you have 1S 2H and 6C tricks
sandy_1: ok ty
xx1943: now you have 4!S + 2!H +5!C = 11 tricks
xx1943: but you must play the J at trick 2
bennyzl: why not 2cl opener?
sandy_1: yes see that now
xx1943: even A or K are deadly
xx1943: let us demonstarte why
ellen22: why? 9 as well good, no?
xx1943: Play A and J to 2. trick
chicken (Lobby): cool, stehen am ende alle 40 hände/einheiten auf der page?
xx1943: qand you have no entry to your !Cs or to the !SS
sandy_1: right
flamma: clear
->chicken: yes
flamma: 20/20
flamma: hindsight
xx1943: ok
chicken: dann schau ich demnächst mal öfter vorbei, bis ich alles zusammenhab. bisher hab ich nur so alle 5/6 wochen geschaut.
xx1943: remember these nice possibilities to create entries from nowhere
xx1943: lats hand
xx1943: last
xx1943: #8
->peterb370c: marked u as friend. Nice play. Would like to play with you some time. Look if I'm online
ellen22: zu leicht
xx1943->Kibitzers: typical 4NT
andreakis: hi
peterb370c: thnx i'd love to
->andreakis: hi andrea
ellen22: ach so
flamma: this is difficult
bennyzl: i think you need 33 pts with 2 balanced hands
finnigan1: hi folks
->bennyzl: I play 2NT 20-22
sandy_1: is that gerber
xx1943: yes
bennyzl: so no real 4 nt and no intermidiats i will be happy in 3nt
flamma: yes
bennyzl: me 20-21:-)
->bennyzl: 3 QT is very much, but you see the flaws
xx1943: Gerber for Ks
bennyzl: 3 qt?
bennyzl: oh quick tricks
->bennyzl: A=1 AK=2 K=0.5 etc
gerd123->Kibitzers: bye
xx1943: brave bidding
bennyzl: yes but in nt you want slow tricks with intermidiats here no 10 not even 9
flamma: too brave?
xx1943->Kibitzers: Another 1. trick problem, but not entries ......
andreakis: if she ducks you are later in squeeze
->andreakis: rite
xx1943: and loses last 2 tricks
flamma: with 11hcp and 4333 should I even be thinking slam
flamma: ?
->sandy_1: olease free your seat
djrr: Yes; otherwise this hand is too easy. :-)
Miksa: :)
flamma: :)
xx1943: Another 1. trick problem
xx1943: Count:
xx1943: 4s+3H+1D+3C=11 tricks
xx1943: you need 1 more
sandy_1: 11
sandy_1: no finnesses
xx1943: maybe !Hs are 33
xx1943: but that is only 33%
xx1943: but you have an additional chance, IF the guy with 4 !H has 4!Cs too.
xx1943: in that case you can squeeze him
xx1943: But you must prepare the squeeze by losing the first trick
xx1943: this is called "Rectify the count"
xx1943: We'll make a ccomplete session about squeezes in Jan or Feb
xx1943: grrrrrrrrrrrr
xx1943: !hs are NOT 33
sandy_1: lol
xx1943: but poor WEst is helpless, what is discards is wrong
strusler: but so what :>))
xx1943: he is really SQUEEZED
strusler: good lesson
lwhite2: WOW
jaf1935: yes great
xx1943: this hand only as appetizer to be interested to learn more about squeezes