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The 2015 Yeh Bros Cup (at The Shanghai ) which is staged by The Shanghai Financial Bridge Club, includes the Open Teams, Swiss Plate and Open Pairs.
Wednesday April 8, 2015
The 2015 edition of the Yeh Bros Cup Shanghai Bridge Master Championship got under way on Tuesday evening with an opening ceremony attended by 28 of the world’s top teams. The size and strength of the field is unparalleled. The prize money (especially the first place of $150, 000) might be the largest ever awarded directly to a pair or team – since in an auction pairs event such as the Cavendish, the owners of the pair and not the players themselves take the prize. All things considered, the tournament rates to set all sorts of records.
No doubt the chance to win $ 150,000 is an important incentive, and Italy did not waste a single moment to demonstrate the supremacy to which we are accustomed and showed the other teams that they will have to give the best of them if they want to win.
These are some boards of the fourth and fifth set, which led Italy to the Pole position.
Fourth Set: Italy vs USA Ish
Board 7
Duboin opened 1
, and after a FG 2
by Bocchi, they chose to play 4.
Lead: 
J
Dennis Bilde won with the spade ace and returned the Q, declarer won with the K, and lose the heart finesse…Won the 
Q return with the A, draw trumps and claimed. At the other table the same contract was one down…
Board 10
Sementa opened 1, Fleisher showed his weak hearts, Versace doubled for take out, after Antonio’s 2NT, Versace closed the NT game.
Fleisher led his K…and declarer was able to count 9 tricks…Any other lead defeats immediately the contract.
Sementa won the lead and returned a heart…South won the trick and returned a small club, Sementa played the club ace and continued with the 10…now his 8 was his ninth trick.
At the other table E/W arrived to the same contract, but Giorgio Duboin didn’t lead a heart he chose a spade and no chances for Dennis Bilde…
Fifth Set: Italy vs USA Hampson
Board 15
Duboin opened 1 and when he heard about his partner’s spade suit closed the spade game.
Lead: 7
Declarer played a small diamond, and Bathurst knowing his partner was broke, returned a diamond…perhaps he could be able to ruff, but declarer was able to win with the J…to continue playing A and another . Finally declarer lose a club and claimed 10 tricks.
At the other table Greco opened with a 2 (Precision), showing a limited hand with long clubs, Versace showed his strength bidding 2NT, Hampson supported his partner with a 3 bid and Sementa used a 4 bid to show his hearts, E/W played the heart game…and N/S spade fit disappeared forever…The declarer lost the four aces for down 1 and a 11 IMPs reward for his team. 
Board 16
Bathurst opened 1 and Bocchi showed his spade suit, Lall mentioned his hearts, and Duboin no vulnerable competed to 4.
Bathurst pass…and Lall chose to double…after his partner’s pass…it was impossible to find the club fit.
Bocchi was two down = -300. 
At the other table, the bidding begun exactly the same, but after South’s 4, Versace chose to double…showing his minors and letting his partner decide about the final contract. Here Sementa decided to play the club game. And declarer was rewarded with 11 easy tricks.
Board 19
Duboin opened 1 and Bathurst showed his spade suit…Bocchi doubled showing minors and after Lall pass…Duboin chose to pass…for blood…
Bathurst after a while decided to escape and redoubled for help, his partner rescued him to 2, now was Bocchi’s double time. The declarer had to go down 1 for -200.
At the other table 
Greco also opened 1 and Versace also mentioned his spades, but here Hampson chose to show his diamonds and finally Greco closed the heart game. But the terrible spade position helped defenders to make 4 tricks…for one down.