Game Details
Player 1
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#player1 Joanne_Zicherman Joanne Zicherman
#player2 Stefan_Kac Stefan Kac
>Joanne_Zicherman: IGNRW 8D WRING +26 26
>Stefan_Kac: IOUUNNS G7 U.I +5 5
>Joanne_Zicherman: AEICH E3 ACHIE. +22 48
>Stefan_Kac: IOUDNNS H1 SOUNDIN. +85 90
>Joanne_Zicherman: EHTV 4B VET.H +26 +74
#note --The KVETCH Game--
Postgame, opp offered that this choice was "careless" and the product of too much online play. On the flipside, if your gameplan is to make the game a 50/50 game, then this is a brilliant way to do it. I had to sweat this spot every subsequent turn; blocking never seemed worth it (where it was even possible); I had much trouble finding quality high-turnover plays; etc., etc. Opp was pleasant enough and the game was interesting enough, but mostly this was torture.
Seems to me that if you do hold a juicy hook it's more often worth playing it than getting too cute...but looking back here, this actually is a solid position to hold back the K...playing it pretty much gives back the 20 that you cashed in, and the V position makes blocking tough.
>Stefan_Kac: AUDDGST 6B GAD.D +16 +106
#note Best play I saw to at least kill the less dangerous+likely side of the hook.
>Joanne_Zicherman: AI?LNRT 1H .TARLINg +74 148
#note Well sheeeeit...
>Stefan_Kac: OUCRSTY 7A COY +24 130
>Joanne_Zicherman: OZ A7 .OZ +42 190
>Stefan_Kac: AUFRSTT B9 AFT +24 154
>Joanne_Zicherman: AEDMN A11 AMEND +35 225
>Stefan_Kac: AEURSTW 2J WE +28 182
>Joanne_Zicherman: EIF 3K FIE +18 243
>Stefan_Kac: AIUQRST C11 SUQ +27 209
>Joanne_Zicherman: IM D12 MI +27 270
>Stefan_Kac: AEIRTTX 9A ..X +27 236
>Joanne_Zicherman: ABP E10 BAP +21 291
>Stefan_Kac: AEEIRTT 10E .ATTERIE +66 302
#note 95% I miss this if I hadn't reviewed double-EE eights last week. I hate duplicates.
>Joanne_Zicherman: EUL K1 ...UEL +18 +309
>Stefan_Kac: EOBPSTY 9I YOB +27 329
>Joanne_Zicherman: EON 11J EON +21 330
>Stefan_Kac: EEPRSTV M6 PERVS +26 355
#note Finally able to chase the K and actually feel good about the play otherwise.
>Joanne_Zicherman: AJ 8M .AJ +30 360
>Stefan_Kac: EO?KLST A1 STOKE +65 410
>Joanne_Zicherman: AEIOORR O1 .OOIER +6 366
>Stefan_Kac: ?GLL 12L GuLL +18 438
>Stefan_Kac: (AR) +4 442
Player 2
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