Chicago Bridge (Game over!)

Thurhame · Post Post #17 (isolation #0) » Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:49 pm

/in as penguin's partner

I'm fine with Standard American, as on the cheat sheet StrangerCoug posted or whatever other form penguin would prefer. I'm relatively new to bridge, but have a decent grasp of the basics.

P.S. I thought partial scores only carried over towards game in Rubber Bridge.

Thurhame · Post Post #27 (isolation #1) » Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:58 am

Thurhame · Post Post #35 (isolation #2) » Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:41 pm

Thurhame · Post Post #38 (isolation #3) » Sun Jun 22, 2014 3:54 pm

Dummy obviously has to throw ♥A, so I follow with

♥6

Thurhame · Post Post #39 (isolation #4) » Sun Jun 22, 2014 3:57 pm

@Tier & Penguin: If (like me) you don't know how to write the ♣♦♥♠ suit symbols, you can always copy-paste them from others' posts.

Thurhame · Post Post #43 (isolation #5) » Sun Jun 22, 2014 6:54 pm

♠10

Tier, would be nice if you mentioned when you're posting dummy's cards vs. your own.

Thurhame · Post Post #50 (isolation #6) » Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:30 am

Sorry for the delay.

♠J

Lead: ♠Q

Thurhame · Post Post #53 (isolation #7) » Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:58 am

Lead: ♠A

Thurhame · Post Post #56 (isolation #8) » Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:55 pm

Lead: ♦2

Thurhame · Post Post #61 (isolation #9) » Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:41 pm

I don't see anything wrong with that analysis. Drat. I was hoping Penguin had a few of the higher diamonds.

That means Mitillos/Tiershift score a 90 point partial.

Thurhame · Post Post #73 (isolation #10) » Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:55 am

...there shouldn't be any cards that "never got exposed". Tier's claim is just a shortcut. I also would like to see the full deal.

Thurhame · Post Post #74 (isolation #11) » Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:57 am

Bid: 1NT

Thurhame · Post Post #79 (isolation #12) » Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:43 am

Wow, that was quick.

Since I'm the declarer, TierShift has the opening lead, if I'm not mistaken.

Thurhame · Post Post #83 (isolation #13) » Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:30 pm

Dummy: ♥5

Thurhame · Post Post #85 (isolation #14) » Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:26 am

♥Q

Lead: ♦9

Thurhame · Post Post #87 (isolation #15) » Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:32 am

Dummy: ♦A

Thurhame · Post Post #90 (isolation #16) » Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:55 am

Dummy Lead:

♦4

Thurhame · Post Post #92 (isolation #17) » Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:43 am

Thurhame · Post Post #94 (isolation #18) » Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:22 am

Lead:

♦Q

Thurhame · Post Post #96 (isolation #19) » Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:56 am

Dummy:

♦7

Thurhame · Post Post #98 (isolation #20) » Sat Jun 28, 2014 2:45 pm

Lead:

♦J

Thurhame · Post Post #100 (isolation #21) » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:48 am

Dummy:

♥2

Thurhame · Post Post #102 (isolation #22) » Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:41 pm

Lead:

♦10

Thurhame · Post Post #104 (isolation #23) » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:12 pm

Dummy:

♥6

Thurhame · Post Post #106 (isolation #24) » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:26 am

Lead:

♠A

Thurhame · Post Post #107 (isolation #25) » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:27 am

That should be this hand's 7th trick, and the 7th trick taken by me.

Thurhame · Post Post #109 (isolation #26) » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:45 am

Dummy:

♠2

Thurhame · Post Post #111 (isolation #27) » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:00 am

Lead:

♣8

Thurhame · Post Post #113 (isolation #28) » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:46 am

Wait, I got the hands backwards. ♣8 is the dummy's card; I should have led ♣3.

If you're still playing ♣K on that, dummy throws ♣4.

Thurhame · Post Post #116 (isolation #29) » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:55 am

Tier's lead.

Thurhame · Post Post #118 (isolation #30) » Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:52 am

Dummy:

♣8

Thurhame · Post Post #120 (isolation #31) » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:42 am

Thurhame · Post Post #123 (isolation #32) » Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:07 am

Dummy: ♠5

Thurhame · Post Post #125 (isolation #33) » Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:48 am

Thurhame · Post Post #127 (isolation #34) » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:12 am

Dummy: ♥7

Thurhame · Post Post #129 (isolation #35) » Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:14 pm

Thurhame · Post Post #132 (isolation #36) » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:28 pm

Dummy: ♣9

Thurhame · Post Post #134 (isolation #37) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:55 am

Drat. Was hoping you'd discard the club queen.

♥K
Lead: ♣10

Defenders take the last trick with ♣Q, resulting in 8 tricks for Declarer.

Thurhame · Post Post #135 (isolation #38) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 3:02 am

40 point contract fulfilled by East/West with one overtrick for a total of 70 points.

Coming into the third deal, North/South have a 20 point lead. East/West are vulnerable, if I'm remembering the rules correctly.

Thurhame · Post Post #141 (isolation #39) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:00 pm

In post 137, Mitillos wrote:@Thurhame: I *can* count.

I don't mean to imply you can't; my summaries are mostly for myself. (And mostly unnecessary in this game, since mod is posting better summaries anyways. Thanks mod!)

Pass.

Thurhame · Post Post #147 (isolation #40) » Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:05 am

Thurhame · Post Post #151 (isolation #41) » Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:54 am

Thurhame · Post Post #155 (isolation #42) » Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:29 am

Lead: ♠Q

Thurhame · Post Post #161 (isolation #43) » Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:20 pm

Thurhame · Post Post #165 (isolation #44) » Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:47 am

Thurhame · Post Post #171 (isolation #45) » Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:10 am

I interpret it as meaning she's out of

♥

.

♥A

Lead:

♦10

Thurhame · Post Post #177 (isolation #46) » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:48 am

♦9

Dummy must play

♦J

; Penguin's lead

Thurhame · Post Post #180 (isolation #47) » Sun Jul 13, 2014 6:00 am

Thurhame · Post Post #186 (isolation #48) » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:36 pm

Thurhame · Post Post #188 (isolation #49) » Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:39 pm

waiting on penguin

Thurhame · Post Post #192 (isolation #50) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:28 am

Thurhame · Post Post #196 (isolation #51) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:37 am

Thurhame · Post Post #198 (isolation #52) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:22 pm

Thurhame · Post Post #204 (isolation #53) » Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:04 pm

I think that makes 8 tricks for declarer. Bid was 3♥, so 1 undertrick. I forget which team is vulnerable this round

Thurhame · Post Post #205 (isolation #54) » Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:10 pm

apparently we were the vulnerable team, so only 50 points for the undertrick.

Thurhame · Post Post #207 (isolation #55) » Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:30 pm

Round 3 Summary

North (TierShift)	East (penguin_alien)	South (Mitillos)	West (Thurhame)
♠ 4 2	♠ K 10 8 7	♠ A 9	♠ Q J 6 5 3
♥ Q J 10 7 6 4	♥ 8	♥ K 5 3 2	♥ A 9
♦ J 7	♦ A K Q 5 2	♦ 6 4 3	♦ 10 9 8
♣ Q 8 4	♣ K 9 6	♣ A 10 7 3	♣ J 5 2

North	East	South	West
		pass	pass
2♦	pass	2NT	pass
3♣	pass	3♥	pass
pass	pass

Thurhame · Post Post #208 (isolation #56) » Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:38 pm

Shame, we could have easily made

3♠, probably 4♠.

Make that easily 4♠, probably 5♠.

Thurhame · Post Post #210 (isolation #57) » Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:15 pm

Yeah, you had a strong 16-point hand, but with a weak spades and only four cards it would have been hard to overbid there.

This is the first game where I've really seen the value of a preemptive bid.

Thurhame · Post Post #213 (isolation #58) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:42 am

Bid: 1NT

Thurhame · Post Post #217 (isolation #59) » Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:32 am

Thurhame · Post Post #222 (isolation #60) » Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:22 pm

Dummy: ♠9

Thurhame · Post Post #224 (isolation #61) » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:03 am

♠5

Dummy Lead: ♠J

Thurhame · Post Post #226 (isolation #62) » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:42 am

Thurhame · Post Post #227 (isolation #63) » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:42 am

48 hrs; waiting on tiershift

Thurhame · Post Post #229 (isolation #64) » Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:28 am

dummy: ♥5

Thurhame · Post Post #231 (isolation #65) » Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:34 am

♥K

Lead: ♠K

Thurhame · Post Post #234 (isolation #66) » Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:38 am

Lead: ♠Q

Thurhame · Post Post #236 (isolation #67) » Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:01 am

dummy: ♥6

Thurhame · Post Post #238 (isolation #68) » Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:32 am

Lead: ♠10

Thurhame · Post Post #240 (isolation #69) » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:01 am

dummy: ♥9

Thurhame · Post Post #242 (isolation #70) » Fri Jul 25, 2014 2:08 am

Lead: ♣A

Thurhame · Post Post #245 (isolation #71) » Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:32 am

dummy plays the jack

Lead: ♣9

Thurhame · Post Post #247 (isolation #72) » Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:26 am

dummy: ♣K

Thurhame · Post Post #250 (isolation #73) » Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:29 am

dummy Lead: ♣Q

Thurhame · Post Post #252 (isolation #74) » Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:01 am

Thurhame · Post Post #255 (isolation #75) » Fri Jul 25, 2014 2:31 pm

dummy Lead: ♦5

Thurhame · Post Post #257 (isolation #76) » Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:02 am

Thurhame · Post Post #258 (isolation #77) » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:01 am

waiting on tiershift again

Thurhame · Post Post #260 (isolation #78) » Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:33 am

Actually, I think I can claim at this point, if I'm allowed a few conditionals.

Hand: ♥83 ♦J (♦K in play)
Dummy: ♦Q96

I can take:

0 tricks (for a total of 8) if Tiershift holds ♦A and either defender holds ♥A##.
2 tricks (for a total of 10) if either defender holds ♥A alone or Mitillos holds all diamonds.
1 trick (for a total of 9) otherwise.

I don't think the play is going to change that unless someone makes a stupid mistake.

Thurhame · Post Post #262 (isolation #79) » Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:47 am

Yeah, ♦K takes one trick for me and the rest go to you guys, leaving us with one overtrick.

I think you could have had one more trick if you had discarded ♦7 instead of ♥7 on my spades, or if TierShift had run with ♥ when he got the lead, but there was no way to keep us from making our bid. Mitillos didn't have enough entries to draw my ♥K under TierShift's ♥A.

Thurhame · Post Post #263 (isolation #80) » Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:58 am

Round 4 Summary

North (TierShift)	East (penguin_alien)	South (Mitillos)	West (Thurhame)
♠ A 7 6 4	♠ J 9 3	♠ 2	♠ K Q 10 8 5
♥ A 4 2	♥ 9 6 5	♥ Q J 10 7	♥ K 8 3
♦ 10 8 4	♦ Q 9 6 5	♦ A 7 3 2	♦ K J
♣ 7 5 3	♣ K Q J	♣ 10 8 6 4	♣ A 9 2

North	East	South	West
			1NT
pass	2NT	pass	pass
pass

Thurhame · Post Post #267 (isolation #81) » Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:49 am

Good game all.

I don't get the 140. Shouldn't it be 70? Other than that, looks good.