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Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 5 3 2   A K Q   5 4   J T 9 2 EAST   K Q 4   7 4 2   A J T 6   K Q 7 SOUTH   A J T 9   J T 9 8 5 3   3   6 3   8 6   6   K Q 9 8 7 2   A 8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  -- 1NT*1 Pass 4 *2 Dbl 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-17   *2 hearts Lead: 5 Q A 5 3 6 2 Q 3 A 7 J 3 Result: NS +100 Imps: -3	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 5 3 2   A K Q   5 4   J T 9 2 EAST   K Q 4   7 4 2   A J T 6   K Q 7 SOUTH   A J T 9   J T 9 8 5 3   3   6 3   8 6   6   K Q 9 8 7 2   A 8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  -- 1NT Pass 2 *1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 2NT Dbl 3 3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: K K A 5 3 6 2 Q 3 2 6 4 5 7     J Result: NS +200 Imps: 3
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   9   A K J 7 6 4 2   9   K 8 7 3 EAST   A 8 6 3 2   Q 9   K 6 4 2   A 4 SOUTH   J 5 4   T 5   A T 8 5   Q J 5 2   K Q T 7   8 3   Q J 7 3   T 9 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: J 6 A 8 J 9 4 K 5 3 9 A 5 8 Q K T K A 9 5 3 2 9 A Result: NS +140 Imps: 5	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   9   A K J 7 6 4 2   9   K 8 7 3 EAST   A 8 6 3 2   Q 9   K 6 4 2   A 4 SOUTH   J 5 4   T 5   A T 8 5   Q J 5 2   K Q T 7   8 3   Q J 7 3   T 9 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: Q 6 A 3 Q 9 4 K 2 3 9 A 5 8 Q K T K A 9 5 3 2 9 A T 4 7 J Result: NS -50 Imps: -5
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A K 9 2   J 4 3   8 4   J 7 5 4 EAST   T 7 5 3   A K   J 6 3   K T 6 3 SOUTH   Q 8   Q 7 2   Q T 7 2   Q 9 8 2   J 6 4   T 9 8 6 5   A K 9 5   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  --  --  -- Pass 1 Dbl 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 constructive heart raise Lead: A A 3 8 7 K 6 4 2 5 J 5 T 6 3 A 8 4 5 K Q J 7 2 8 A 3 4 2 9 K 3 Q T A J 2   6 7 9 Result: NS +100 Imps: 3	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A K 9 2   J 4 3   8 4   J 7 5 4 EAST   T 7 5 3   A K   J 6 3   K T 6 3 SOUTH   Q 8   Q 7 2   Q T 7 2   Q 9 8 2   J 6 4   T 9 8 6 5   A K 9 5   A {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass Pass   Lead: {lead} Result: NS -0 Imps: -3
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   4 2   A Q 7 6   K J 7 4   K T 3 EAST   J T 7 3   8   T 8 3   A 9 8 6 2 SOUTH   A 9 8 6   T 9 4 2   Q 2   Q 7 4   K Q 5   K J 5 3   A 9 6 5   J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 14-16 Lead: T 5 T 2 A K 7 4 6 3 8 Q 2 5 2 A 4 A 8 4 2 5 3 J Q 5 A 3 7   6     Result: NS +420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   4 2   A Q 7 6   K J 7 4   K T 3 EAST   J T 7 3   8   T 8 3   A 9 8 6 2 SOUTH   A 9 8 6   T 9 4 2   Q 2   Q 7 4   K Q 5   K J 5 3   A 9 6 5   J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+ clubs   *2 alerted   *3 max with 4 hearts Lead: 2 3 8 Q 2 K 6 6 4 J 2 3 Q 5 3 A T K 3 4 6 5 A T 4 5 9 K 7 A 8 4 2 9 T K Q Result: NS +420 Imps: 0
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 6 2   J 8 5 4 2   J 8 6   4 3 EAST   9 5 4   7 6 3   Q T 9 3   K 7 6 SOUTH   K Q J 8 7   A K Q 9   7   T 8 2   A 3   T   A K 5 4 2   A Q J 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  -- Pass Pass 1 2NT Dbl 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 7 2 Q 8 7 3 5 6 7 A 9 2 8 Q 6 4 2 A 7 3 8 5 K 6 T 4 3 J 9 Result: NS +870 Imps: 17	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 6 2   J 8 5 4 2   J 8 6   4 3 EAST   9 5 4   7 6 3   Q T 9 3   K 7 6 SOUTH   K Q J 8 7   A K Q 9   7   T 8 2   A 3   T   A K 5 4 2   A Q J 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  -- Pass Pass 1 4NT Pass 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K T 3 2 K A 9 2 K A 6 3 8 Q K 4 2 3 5 T J 2 4 6 Q A 3 6 7 K 9 8 9 J       Result: NS -800 Imps: -17
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K T 7   K J T 5 2   5 2   A 8 EAST   J 8 5 2   A 8 6 4   A K 7 6   K SOUTH   Q 9 4     Q T 9 8 4   Q T 9 7 5   6 3   Q 9 7 3   J 3   J 6 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  --  -- 1 Pass 2 Dbl 4 4NT Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 6 2 A 4 3 5 K 9 J 8 7 Q 3 K A 5 3 J T 8 3 6 2 9 Result: NS +300 Imps: 5	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K T 7   K J T 5 2   5 2   A 8 EAST   J 8 5 2   A 8 6 4   A K 7 6   K SOUTH   Q 9 4     Q T 9 8 4   Q T 9 7 5   6 3   Q 9 7 3   J 3   J 6 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  --  -- 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 9 3 K 2 9 J A 5 Q 3 6 2 8 7 7 7 4 9 A 5 9 3 2 A 4 Q 4 K 5 2 6 T T 3 8 J 7 6 5 K 9 4 K A T Result: NS +90 Imps: -5
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 9 8   Q J 8 6 5   A T 8   T 8 EAST   J T 7 5 4 2     7 3   K Q 9 6 5 SOUTH   A K 3   A 7 4 3 2   K Q J 4   3   6   K T 9   9 6 5 2   A J 7 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  --  --  -- 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT*4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass         *1 long spades   *2 alerted   *3 alerted   *4 alerted   *5 alerted Lead: A A 5 T 3 7 K 8 2 6 2 8 A 6 4 9 K T 5   3 Result: NS +100 Imps: 13	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 9 8   Q J 8 6 5   A T 8   T 8 EAST   J T 7 5 4 2     7 3   K Q 9 6 5 SOUTH   A K 3   A 7 4 3 2   K Q J 4   3   6   K T 9   9 6 5 2   A J 7 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 8 6 3 8 K 2 K 8 3 2 7 A 4 T 5 Q A 6 2 8 A 7 4 9 K       Q Result: NS -650 Imps: -13
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 4   Q T 7   K T 3   7 4 3 2 EAST   A 9 6   K J 3 2   8 5   A K 9 8 SOUTH   7 5 3 2   A 9 8 4   A Q 9 2   J   K Q 8   6 5   J 7 6 4   Q T 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 14-17   *2 alerted   *3 alerted   *4 4-4 majors Lead: J 8 6 J 2 Q A 4 3 5 2 T A 5 A 2 J 6 8 4 9 6 K 7 4 T 9 3 8 K 9 T 5 Q K 7 2 Result: NS -620 Imps: -12	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 4   Q T 7   K T 3   7 4 3 2 EAST   A 9 6   K J 3 2   8 5   A K 9 8 SOUTH   7 5 3 2   A 9 8 4   A Q 9 2   J   K Q 8   6 5   J 7 6 4   Q T 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: J Q A J 2 6 A 2 J 5 K 3 3 7 5 3 Q 4 8 T A 6 2 K 2 T 8 4 4 J 9 7 9 8 9 T 5 K 6 4 7 5 3 T A Result: NS +100 Imps: 12
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 5   A 9 8 5 4 2   Q 8 6 4   5 EAST   A J 8 7 6 4 3   Q J T   T   7 6 SOUTH   T 2   K 3   A K 5 2   Q T 8 4 3   Q 9   7 6   J 9 7 3   A K J 9 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  -- 3 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 J 7 5 T A 6 2 3 2 8 K 4 6 T A 3 7 J 5 K Q A 5 T   J     Result: NS -140 Imps: -6	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 5   A 9 8 5 4 2   Q 8 6 4   5 EAST   A J 8 7 6 4 3   Q J T   T   7 6 SOUTH   T 2   K 3   A K 5 2   Q T 8 4 3   Q 9   7 6   J 9 7 3   A K J 9 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  -- 3 4 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass Lead: A 6 J A 3 9 7 5 3 K 6 8 4 2 8 K 8 7 Q 4 K 9 J 5 2   A     Result: NS +100 Imps: 6
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A Q 3   A K J 4   K T 5 2   J 3 EAST   7 4   9 6 3 2   A 8   K T 9 7 6 SOUTH   K 6   T 8   Q J 7 3   A Q 8 5 4   J T 9 8 5 2   Q 7 5   9 6 4   2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  --  -- 1 *1 1 *2 Pass*3 2 *4 Pass 3 3 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 16+   *2 majors or minors   *3 0-4/5   *4 pass/correct Lead: J J 4 A 6 7 2 A 8 5 3 K T Q 6 4 8 Result: NS +500 Imps: 2	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A Q 3   A K J 4   K T 5 2   J 3 EAST   7 4   9 6 3 2   A 8   K T 9 7 6 SOUTH   K 6   T 8   Q J 7 3   A Q 8 5 4   J T 9 8 5 2   Q 7 5   9 6 4   2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: T 2 T J A 5 6 3 5 T 4 3 K 2 7 Q 6 Result: NS +420 Imps: -2
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 9 2   T   K 9 7 4   A T 8 4 2 EAST   Q 3   J 9 8 2   Q J 5 2   K J 9 SOUTH   A K 7 4   7 6   A 8 3   Q 7 6 3   T 8 6 5   A K Q 5 4 3   T 6   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  --  --  -- 1 *1 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 can be short Lead: T Q 2 T 6 5 Q 2 4 A J 2 7 5 9 T Q 5 K A 3 4 J 4 6 6 Q 4 3 8 3 9 A 6 2 J K 3 8 8 7 T J 7 8 Result: NS +100 Imps: 5	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 9 2   T   K 9 7 4   A T 8 4 2 EAST   Q 3   J 9 8 2   Q J 5 2   K J 9 SOUTH   A K 7 4   7 6   A 8 3   Q 7 6 3   T 8 6 5   A K Q 5 4 3   T 6   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  --  --  -- 1 *1 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+ clubs Lead: K 5 K A 3 5 3 J K 3 9 2 Q A J T 6 K 2 4 7 Q 8 4 7 6 Q 2 4 6 Q K A 8 2 9 A T 9 8 7 Result: NS -100 Imps: -5
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K J 8 6 4   J 6   Q T 9   J 8 7 EAST   Q T 2   K 8 4   A K J   T 9 6 4 SOUTH   9 3   A Q T 9 5   8 6 3 2   A 5   A 7 5   7 3 2   7 5 4   K Q 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2 *5 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 can be short   *2 hearts   *3 alerted   *4 alerted   *5 alerted Lead: 6 A 2 6 3 7 T J 9 5 Q K 2 2 4 8 3 7 6 4 5 3 9 7 A 3 4 6 Q 2 K J 5 Result: NS +50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K J 8 6 4   J 6   Q T 9   J 8 7 EAST   Q T 2   K 8 4   A K J   T 9 6 4 SOUTH   9 3   A Q T 9 5   8 6 3 2   A 5   A 7 5   7 3 2   7 5 4   K Q 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens Pass 1 *1 1 2 *2 2 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ clubs   *2 hearts Lead: 4 A 2 4 3 7 A 9 2 2 4 6 A 5 T J 9 7 8 J Q 4 J Q 3 5 K T 6 Result: NS +50 Imps: 0
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 6   K 7 6 5   Q T 4 3   A J T EAST   8   T 9 8   A K J 8   K 9 4 3 2 SOUTH   A Q J 9 5 3   A J 4 2   6   6 5   K T 4 2   Q 3   9 7 5 2   Q 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2NT*5 Pass 3 *6 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 can be short   *2 spades   *3 alerted   *4 alerted   *5 alerted   *6 alerted Lead: Q Q 8 5 2 3 9 K A 2 8 7 A K 2 6 J 2 A 3 6 5 K 4 5 9 T 7 J 4 3 J Q 7 4 6 4 7 9 A 6     T   Result: NS +100 Imps: 2	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 6   K 7 6 5   Q T 4 3   A J T EAST   8   T 9 8   A K J 8   K 9 4 3 2 SOUTH   A Q J 9 5 3   A J 4 2   6   6 5   K T 4 2   Q 3   9 7 5 2   Q 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 3 3 8 K A 2 K 3 6 5 A 4 5 K 8 6 Q 7 8 T 3 2 2 7 A 4 3 5 J Q 9 6 2 9 J Q 5 T T 7 4 Result: NS +50 Imps: -2
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 8 5   A Q J 6   A J T   8 7 5 EAST   T 9 7   9 8 5 4   7 4   J 9 4 2 SOUTH   J 6 4 3 2   T 3 2   K 6   A K 6   A Q   K 7   Q 9 8 5 3 2   Q T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  --  -- 1NT*1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 14-16 Lead: 2 Q T 8 2 Q 7 T K Result: NS +630 Imps: 0	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 8 5   A Q J 6   A J T   8 7 5 EAST   T 9 7   9 8 5 4   7 4   J 9 4 2 SOUTH   J 6 4 3 2   T 3 2   K 6   A K 6   A Q   K 7   Q 9 8 5 3 2   Q T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 diamonds Lead: A 3 2 7 A T 4 5 K Q 9 8 6 Q 4 T K Result: NS +630 Imps: 0
Open Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 8 5 4 3 2     A T 4 2   J T 7 EAST   7   Q 9 5   Q J 9 8 7 3   9 4 3 SOUTH   K J T 9 6   A K J 7   6   A K 8   Q   T 8 6 4 3 2   K 5   Q 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Compton Harris Passell Morgan  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 16+, 4+!H   *2 NF heart preference Lead: J 2 3 J A Q 7 A K 5 4 7 K 5 5 8 6 2 Q 3 7 Result: NS +150 Imps: 11	Closed Room - B 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 8 5 4 3 2     A T 4 2   J T 7 EAST   7   Q 9 5   Q J 9 8 7 3   9 4 3 SOUTH   K J T 9 6   A K J 7   6   A K 8   Q   T 8 6 4 3 2   K 5   Q 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Jacobs Cheek Barron Bertens  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 several types of good hands   *2 asks   *3 5 spades, 4 hearts GF Lead: 2 K 3 2 6 5 Q A 6 8   T 9 Result: NS -430 Imps: -11