Bali 2013: BB Final: Italy-Monaco 1st Set

Saturday September 28 2013, Bali

On-Line Results: Open – Women – Seniors Results

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2013 Bermuda Bowl Final: Italy – Monaco 1st Set

Italy: Madala-Bocchi y Versace- Lauria

Monaco: Zimmermann-Multon y Fantoni- Nunes

These are the key boards of this Set.

Board 4

Board 4. Dealer West. All Vulnerable.
	Q 6 A J 6 K 8 6 K Q T 6 5
7 4 Q T 5 4 Q J 3 2 J 7 3		K T 9 8 K 9 8 7 A 9 7 4 2
	A J 5 3 2 3 2 T 5 4 A 9 8

West	North	East	South
Zimmermann	Bocchi	Multon	Madala
Paso	1NT	Paso	2
Paso	2	Paso	2
Paso	2NT	Paso	3
Paso	3NT	The End

2 = or special things, walsh style

Madala showed, his 5 spades, and Bocchi chose to play a comfortable 3NT. East lead his 7.

Bocchi played a little one from dummy and Zimmermann his Q, Bocchi covered with the A and begun to develop spade tricks, playing his: Q. Multon played his K and declarer a little one. Multon knew his partner couldnt have the J, he played the Q in trick 1, but decided to establish the heart suit and returned a heart. Bocchi won, played a spade to the A, continued with the J and ended playing his 5 clubs…for 9 tricks.

At the other table:

West	North	East	South
Versace	Fantoni	Lauria	Nunes
Paso	1	Paso	1
Paso	1NT	Paso	2
Paso	2	Paso	3NT
The End

1 = 14+ with club, or 15+ balanced

1 = spades

1NT = 15-18, balanced, no 4 spades

Retransfer yo spades

Nunes offered different choices of games, Fantoni chose NT.

Here Lauria also lead a heart, but he chose a different one: 9.

After dummys card, Versace played his Q and Fantoni hold up, planning to cut the defense communications and hoping for a friendly club and spades distribution…Versace continued playing hearts, declarer played his J, Lauria won with the K and returned a heart to Fantoni’s A. Declarer continued with 5 clubs rounds. This is the 5 cards final position:

Board 4. Dealer West. All Vulnerable.
	Q 6 K 8 6
7 T Q J 3		K T 9 7 A
	A J 5 T 5

Fantoni played the Q, Lauria his K, A from the table, to continue a little diamond…Versace played his 3 and Fantoni his K…for two down and 13 IMPs to Italy.

In the next 5 boards, Monaco added 3 IMPs & Italy 10. Next swing was for Monaco:

Board 10. Dealer East. All Vulnerable.
	A K 4 A K 7 6 4 9 7 4 8 7
J 8 5 2 8 5 K J 8 6 A Q 3		Q T 9 7 3 – A Q 5 3 K J 5 2
	6 Q J T 9 3 2 T 2 T 9 6 4

West	North	East	South
Zimmermann	Bocchi	Multon	Madala
		1	Paso
2	Paso	3	Paso
4	The End

Declarer scored 5= +650. At the other table Versace-Lauria system was a Monaco opportunity.

West	North	East	South
Versace	Fantoni	Lauria	Nunes
		1	Paso
3	Doblo	4	5
Doblo	The End

Fantoni used the 3 to double,  (3 = 4-fit, 10-11) showing a good lead and the suit, these gave his partner the opportunity to sacrifice: 5. The italian chose to double instead of playing 5. Declarer was only one down = 200, this cost Italy 10 IMPs. Kit Woolsey who was commenting at the table wrote:  Anyway, not a victory for the artificial 3 call showing support.  In the next Board Monaco returned 10 IMPs.

Board 11. Dealer South. None Vulnerable.
	K T 9 7 2 Q T Q 9 8 3 A K
J 6 5 4 J 8 K T 7 4 8 6 4		8 K 9 7 5 4 3 2 6 J 7 5 2
	A Q 3 A 6 A J 5 2 Q T 9 3

West	North	East	South
Versace	Fantoni	Lauria	Nunes
			1
Paso	2	Paso	2
Paso	3	Paso	3
Paso	4	Paso	4
Paso	4	Paso	6
The End

Fantoni – Nunes didnt stop till the slam, Nunes chose diamonds.

Kit wrote:  Actually 6 turns out to be more treacherous on the lie of the cards.

Lead: 2

Fantoni played dummy’s A, unbloqued the club suit (A y K), a diamond to the A, pitched the heart looser in the Q. Now was diamonds time. Fantoni played a little diamond and when West played a little one he played the Q, when he saw East pitch a heart, he knew he was down.  I guess he knew that a spade contract was easier and that if the italians had play it…the hand was really expensive … must have been relieved when he found out that Bocchi-Madala had played a spade game the board gave 11 IMPs to Italy.

The board 13 was pass out in one of the tables. In the other Bocchi scored 2+3=150 and added 4 IMPs for Italy. 

Board 13. Dealer North. All Vulnerable.
	5 2 K 7 J 9 7 3 A Q J 9 8
A 8 6 T 5 3 2 K Q T 8 T 4		Q T 3 Q 9 8 A 6 2 K 7 5 3
	K J 9 7 4 A J 6 4 5 4 6 2

The last swing was in the last board:

Board 16. Dealer West. E-W Vulnerable.
	Q T 7 6 Q J T 8 3 3 T 5 2
J 9 8 5 K 9 4 2 Q 8 2 A 9		3 2 6 5 J 9 7 6 4 K Q 8 7
	A K 4 A 7 A K T 5 J 6 4 3

West	North	East	South
Zimmermann	Bocchi	Multon	Madala
Paso	2	Paso	3
Paso	3	Paso	3NT
The End

After Bocchi’s 2 weak opening bid, Madala chose to play a 3NT game.

Zimmermann lead a little diamond, the 3, the J and the A. Madala played his A and his second heart. After winning the trick, West made the only return, to hold declarer in 9 tricks,  the A, the defense made his high clubs and Madala claimed 9 tricks = + 400.

At the other table:

West	North	East	South
Versace	Fantoni	Lauria	Nunes
	Paso	Paso	1
Paso	1	Paso	2NT
Paso	3	Paso	3
Paso	4	The End

1 = 4+, 0-9

2NT = 19-20, 2

Fantoni chose to play 4…and Nunes received a 9 lead.

Declarer played the 10 from dummy and that won the trick. Fantoni continued running the Q…Versace won with his K and played A and ..for 1 down.

End of the first set, Italy 54 & Monaco 29.