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 |
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| 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 |
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| A J 5 3 2 3 2 T 5 4 A 9 8 |
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| 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 |
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| 7 T Q J 3 |
K T 9 7 A |
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| A J 5 T 5 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 6 Q J T 9 3 2 T 2 T 9 6 4 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| A Q 3 A 6 A J 5 2 Q T 9 3 |
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| West | North | East | South |
| Versace | Fantoni | Lauria | Nunes |
| 1 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| K J 9 7 4 A J 6 4 5 4 6 2 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| A K 4 A 7 A K T 5 J 6 4 3 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.