A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015

Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 4   A 7 4   A K T 3   T 8 7 3 EAST   A Q T 7   K J 3   7 5 4   6 5 2 SOUTH   9 8 5 3   8 2   Q J 8 2   A J 9   J 6 2   Q T 9 6 5   9 6   K Q 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 14-16   *2 !H Lead: 5 2 T K 5 J A 4 3 6 7 A 2 K 2 7 9 6 7 7 8 5 3 A 2 9 J 4 8 Result: NS +140 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 4   A 7 4   A K T 3   T 8 7 3 EAST   A Q T 7   K J 3   7 5 4   6 5 2 SOUTH   9 8 5 3   8 2   Q J 8 2   A J 9   J 6 2   Q T 9 6 5   9 6   K Q 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 14-16 Lead: J 6 7 A J K 6 7 9 2 7 K 3 6 Q 4 9 9 3 4 8 J A 7 5 5 J A 2 4 2 3 A Result: NS +170 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 9 8 6 3   A 6   A J   A 9 8 4 EAST   A J 7 4   8 4 2   6 2   K Q 7 5 SOUTH   K Q 2   K Q J T 7   Q 8 3   J T   5   9 5 3   K T 9 7 5 4   6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  --  -- 1 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 9 9 2 A 3 4 6 J 8 2 5 9 J 3 2 A K     6   Result: NS -400 Imps: -11	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 9 8 6 3   A 6   A J   A 9 8 4 EAST   A J 7 4   8 4 2   6 2   K Q 7 5 SOUTH   K Q 2   K Q J T 7   Q 8 3   J T   5   9 5 3   K T 9 7 5 4   6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  --  -- 1 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 5 4 8 K 5 2 A Q 4 2 A 3 3 7 3 2 K 6 J 8 9 8 4 Q Result: NS +100 Imps: 11
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 9   T 7   A T 9 5 4   9 8 4 2 EAST   T 6   A Q 5 2   K J   Q J 7 6 3 SOUTH   A Q 8 7 4 3 2   K J   8 7   A T   J 5   9 8 6 4 3   Q 6 3 2   K 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong   *2 nat GF Lead: 3 3 J A 8 5 3 4 A 5 6 9 A 8 2 7 K 3 A T J   Q 4 7 Result: NS -450 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 9   T 7   A T 9 5 4   9 8 4 2 EAST   T 6   A Q 5 2   K J   Q J 7 6 3 SOUTH   A Q 8 7 4 3 2   K J   8 7   A T   J 5   9 8 6 4 3   Q 6 3 2   K 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  --  --  -- 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K K 3 2 A 5 6 9 A 3 2 7 J 4 A T K 6 Q K 8 5 Q 4 T J J 8 7 Result: NS -450 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 4 3   T 2   Q T 9 4 2   A J 8 EAST   J 9 8 7   A 9   6 5 3   T 5 4 2 SOUTH   A T 2   K Q 7 4 3   8   K Q 9 6   K 6 5   J 8 6 5   A K J 7   7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz 1 *1 Pass 1NT 2 Pass Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+   *2 3 !S balance Lead: A 5 A 2 3 3 5 8 Q 6 9 T Q A 3 2 8 K 5 4 4 7 6 9 6 K 8 3 2 8 2 T 7 7 4 A 9 J T J K 5       Result: NS -50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 4 3   T 2   Q T 9 4 2   A J 8 EAST   J 9 8 7   A 9   6 5 3   T 5 4 2 SOUTH   A T 2   K Q 7 4 3   8   K Q 9 6   K 6 5   J 8 6 5   A K J 7   7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall 1 Pass 1NT 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 6 A 2 7 5 9 T Q A 5 2 8 J 3 T 3 3 4 A 6 7 2 8 K 7 5 J Q K 6 4 9 J 9 9 4 K 7 3 2 8       Result: NS -50 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 2   K J T 8   A 9 5   K 9 8 2 EAST   J T 7   7 6   Q J 4   A 7 6 5 4 SOUTH   A Q 8 5 4   A Q 4 3 2     Q J T   9 6 3   9 5   K T 8 7 6 3 2   3 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  unknown auction Final contract: 2 Lead: {lead} Result: NS -200 Imps: 10	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 2   K J T 8   A 9 5   K 9 8 2 EAST   J T 7   7 6   Q J 4   A 7 6 5 4 SOUTH   A Q 8 5 4   A Q 4 3 2     Q J T   9 6 3   9 5   K T 8 7 6 3 2   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  -- Pass 1NT*1 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-16   *2 majors Lead: 2 6 7 2 4 5 6 8 Q 9 7 T A 3 T J 2 3 J K A 9 4 2 Q 8 7 K T 2   K 3 Result: NS -650 Imps: -10
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 2   T   5 4 3   Q T 9 6 5 4 2 EAST   Q 9 6 3   J 6   K Q 8 2   K J 3 SOUTH   A K T 8 7 5   A 9 5 4 3     A 8   4   K Q 8 7 2   A J T 9 7 6   7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *3 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong   *2 GF, no !H stopper   *3 1/4 KC Lead: K K 6 T A 4 3 2 K 2 Q J 5 Q J T 3 Result: NS -980 Imps: -10	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 2   T   5 4 3   Q T 9 6 5 4 2 EAST   Q 9 6 3   J 6   K Q 8 2   K J 3 SOUTH   A K T 8 7 5   A 9 5 4 3     A 8   4   K Q 8 7 2   A J T 9 7 6   7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  --  -- Pass 1 *1 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong, artificial Lead: 6 4 6 J K 6 3 2 A K 6 T A 7 3 2 A 7 J 4 8 Q J 5 3 2 8 6 4 T K 9 5 8 K T 5   Q 3   Result: NS -500 Imps: 10
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 7 5   A 9 8 4   A J 3   K T 7 EAST   A K J   K Q J 6 3 2   Q 9 4   Q SOUTH   3 2   T 5   K T 7 6   A J 5 3 2   Q 9 8 6 4   7   8 5 2   9 8 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong   *2 nat GF Lead: A 5 4 A 6 2 Q J 7 7 3 4 T       5 Result: NS -660 Imps: -0	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 7 5   A 9 8 4   A J 3   K T 7 EAST   A K J   K Q J 6 3 2   Q 9 4   Q SOUTH   3 2   T 5   K T 7 6   A J 5 3 2   Q 9 8 6 4   7   8 5 2   9 8 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 1 2 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong, artificial   *2 8-11 without 5+ spades Lead: 5 5 4 J K 7 2 A T 8 9 A 6     3 7 Result: NS -650 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 4   A Q 7 3   Q J   A J 8 7 2 EAST   7 6   T 9 8 6 5 4   7   K Q 4 3 SOUTH   A T 9 5 3   K 2   A K T 8 6   9   Q J 8 2   J   9 5 4 3 2   T 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz Pass Pass 1NT*1 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 15-17   *2 !S Lead: Q 4 7 Q A 6 Q A 9 5 6 J 6 J 5 A 2 2 4 3 K 3 7 K 8     7   Result: NS +300 Imps: 9	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 4   A Q 7 3   Q J   A J 8 7 2 EAST   7 6   T 9 8 6 5 4   7   K Q 4 3 SOUTH   A T 9 5 3   K 2   A K T 8 6   9   Q J 8 2   J   9 5 4 3 2   T 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall Pass Pass 1NT 2 *1 Pass Pass Pass     *1 sapdes + a minor Lead: J J 4 A 2 2 5 3 K 5 K A 9 8 6 4 A 2 7 J A 3 7 Q 6 6 Q 2 8 T 4 8 5 J 6 K T Result: NS -110 Imps: -9
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 4   A Q T 8   9 7 6   K Q 6 5 EAST   A J T 3   9 2   A K J 4   A 9 8 SOUTH   9 2   J 5 4   T 8 5 2   J T 7 3   K Q 8 6 5   K 7 6 3   Q 3   4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 1 1NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong   *2 0-7 Lead: 7 5 T 7 2 3 A 6 2 Q K 7 5 3 J 9 8 6 4 5 T 2 8 Q J K 2 8 4 7 9 Q 5 6 9 A J 8 3 T 9 Q A 4 3 Result: NS -90 Imps: -6	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 4   A Q T 8   9 7 6   K Q 6 5 EAST   A J T 3   9 2   A K J 4   A 9 8 SOUTH   9 2   J 5 4   T 8 5 2   J T 7 3   K Q 8 6 5   K 7 6 3   Q 3   4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 strong, artificial   *2 alerted Lead: 5 3 A 7 5 Q K 6 2 3 J 9 T 2 8 K 3 K A 7 2 4 A 5 7 6 9 6 T K 2 8 4 7 9 Q 5 Result: NS +140 Imps: 6
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   5   8   K Q 9 7 5   A K T 4 3 2 EAST   T 7 6 3   K Q T 7 4   8   Q 8 7 SOUTH   A K 4   A J 9 6 5   A 6 4 2   9   Q J 9 8 2   3 2   J T 3   J 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  --  -- 2 *1 2 3 4 4NT*2 Dbl 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 nat limited   *2 minors Lead: K 2 7 5 K 2 7 8 A 3 K 3 5 5 7 A 9 6 8 K 2 Result: NS -300 Imps: 5	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   5   8   K Q 9 7 5   A K T 4 3 2 EAST   T 7 6 3   K Q T 7 4   8   Q 8 7 SOUTH   A K 4   A J 9 6 5   A 6 4 2   9   Q J 9 8 2   3 2   J T 3   J 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  --  -- 1 1 1 4 4NT Dbl 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K 2 3 5 K 3 8 5 A J 7 7 2 2 4 8 A T 8 9 4 Result: NS -500 Imps: -5
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   7 4 2   K T 8 7 5 3   9 5   5 3 EAST   A K 9 3   A 4   K   A K Q 9 8 2 SOUTH   Q 5   Q J 9 6 2   T 8 7 3 2   T   J T 8 6     A Q J 6 4   J 7 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 2 Dbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong   *2 alerted Lead: 6 6 A 3 T A K 5 3 J A 7 5 4 K 5 7 6 3 2 Q 4 4 9 2 8 K 4 8 7 Q 8 9 6 A 3 2 J 2 7 J J 8 5 T Result: NS -620 Imps: -10	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   7 4 2   K T 8 7 5 3   9 5   5 3 EAST   A K 9 3   A 4   K   A K Q 9 8 2 SOUTH   Q 5   Q J 9 6 2   T 8 7 3 2   T   J T 8 6     A Q J 6 4   J 7 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 1 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong, artificial Lead: 9 A K 9 2 Q 8 5 3 4 A 3 T 6 K 5 2 7 Q 3 7   A 5 6 Result: NS -130 Imps: 10
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K 9 2   A K 8 2   Q 8 4 3   9 EAST   J 8 5 4   Q J   J 6 2   Q 8 7 4 SOUTH   Q T 7 6 3   6   A K 9   A K J 5     T 9 7 5 4 3   T 7 5   T 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz Pass Pass 1 *1 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong Lead: T T J K 6 5 Q A 6 2 4 9 K 3 4 2 T 4 J K 3 9 5 8 9 7 8 A 7     2   Result: NS +50 Imps: -11	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K 9 2   A K 8 2   Q 8 4 3   9 EAST   J 8 5 4   Q J   J 6 2   Q 8 7 4 SOUTH   Q T 7 6 3   6   A K 9   A K J 5     T 9 7 5 4 3   T 7 5   T 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall 2 *1 Pass 4 *2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted Lead: K 2 4 9 K 5 6 8 K 7 2 3 A 3 7 2 A 3 4 2 3 T J A 6     K   Result: NS +590 Imps: 11
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   5 3   A 9 7   Q T 5   Q 7 4 3 2 EAST   K Q 9 8   K 6 4 3   A 9 6 3   K SOUTH   J T 4 2   8 5 2   J 7 4   A 9 8   A 7 6   Q J T   K 8 2   J T 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ Lead: Q Q 3 9 5 6 K 3 4 T 4 7 8 A 8 5 2 7 9 4   Result: NS +50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   5 3   A 9 7   Q T 5   Q 7 4 3 2 EAST   K Q 9 8   K 6 4 3   A 9 6 3   K SOUTH   J T 4 2   8 5 2   J 7 4   A 9 8   A 7 6   Q J T   K 8 2   J T 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  -- 1NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 3 T K 3 8 6 Q 3 2 7 K 5 4 A 9 7 T 5 3 Q A 8 8 9 J T K A 2 J 3 2 9 J 4 5 5 Q 6 T 8 6 6 7   Result: NS +50 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 8 7 3   K 7 5 2   A 6 2   A J EAST   T 5   J 6   Q J T 8   T 9 8 5 4 SOUTH   K 9 4 2   A Q T 9   5 4   Q 3 2   A Q 6   8 4 3   K 9 7 3   K 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  --  -- 1 *1 Dbl 1 *2 Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+   *2 alerted Lead: 2 6 T J 2 Q 5 7 4 A 4 3 9 3 8 A 4 K T 2 5 7 J 6 2 9 Q 8 3 3 J 5 T 4 6 7 Q 8 5 J K 6 8 A Q Result: NS -300 Imps: -11	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 8 7 3   K 7 5 2   A 6 2   A J EAST   T 5   J 6   Q J T 8   T 9 8 5 4 SOUTH   K 9 4 2   A Q T 9   5 4   Q 3 2   A Q 6   8 4 3   K 9 7 3   K 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  --  -- 1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Lead: 2 8 J 2 9 4 6 5 T 3 5 7 A 3 Q A 4 K 4 J Q 7 5 A 2 A T J K 6 T 6 3 9 8 2 5 Result: NS +200 Imps: 11
Open Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A Q J 5   6 4 2   A J 6 4   K 5 EAST   T 7   J 8 7   K 8 2   Q J 8 6 4 SOUTH   9 6 4 2   K Q 3   5 3   T 9 7 2   K 8 3   A T 9 5   Q T 9 7   A 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Sontag Hampson Berkowitz  --  --  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 14-16 Lead: 6 A 6 5 9 Q       Result: NS +460 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2015 USBC Semi Finals - 15-May-2015 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A Q J 5   6 4 2   A J 6 4   K 5 EAST   T 7   J 8 7   K 8 2   Q J 8 6 4 SOUTH   9 6 4 2   K Q 3   5 3   T 9 7 2   K 8 3   A T 9 5   Q T 9 7   A 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Dwyer Bathurst Pepsi Lall  --  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 6 A 6 5 9 Q K     Result: NS +460 Imps: 0