Winners of the Fall NABC Robot Individual Practice Tournament #2
Last weekend, November 16-17, ACBL BBOers were invited to play in the second NAB...
The excitement continues as the Stars & Platinum Robot Individual reaches its conclusion today. Players still have the chance to make a significant impact on the leaderboard in the final moments.
Following the competition on the second day, Jim Munday (jmunday) from Albuquerque, NM has emerged as the frontrunner with an overall score of 64.10%. Notably, Jim previously claimed victory in the January's Stars & Platinum Robot Individual. Will he be able to secure the top spot once again this month? Let's wait for tomorrow's results and see.
Meanwhile, Carlos Pellegrini (G_Milito) from Buenos Aires, Argentina, holds the second place. He's only .1% behind with an overall score of 64.09%. In third position comes Jan Willem Bomhof (bomtest) from the Netherlands, who's snapping at their heels on 63.80%. The potential for shifts in the leaderboard are clear to see. It's going to be exciting to see how things pan out tomorrow.
Play the board of the day:
Are you considering the possibility of one of the opponents holding ♥Q109x? Well, that's precisely the case. This particular board is the one Jim played on Day 2. Let's see his gameplay throughout the entire hand.
After winning the diamond lead in hand, Jim initiated the play with a small heart to the dummy's ♥A. This move was made to anticipate if one of the opponents had a singleton ♥Q. Next, he played a small heart to the ♥J. This strategic choice allowed him to secure three heart tricks, even when East possessed the ♥Q109x combination - it was the optimal way to play this particular heart suit combination. If the ♥Q109x had been in West, regardless of the approach, two tricks would have been lost. However, given the combination was with East, he could deal with it by finessing the Queen against them.
Realizing that West had no remaining trumps, Jim proceeded to play a diamond to promote his tricks. In the end, he only lost to the ♥Q, ♦K, and ♣A.
It's the final day of the BBOers Festival, don't miss out on participating today, and be sure to tune in tomorrow for the story of the final day.
