2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017

Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K Q 8 7 3   A K 8 4 3   A 4   3 EAST   J 6 4   T   J T 9 8 6 5   7 6 4 SOUTH   2   Q J 5   7 3 2   A Q J 8 5 2   A T 9 5   9 7 6 2   K Q   K T 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- Pass 1 2 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *3 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass       *1 4+!S, inv+   *2 singleton club   *3 1 or 4 Lead: A 9 4 3 A K 6 3 Q 5 4 K 2 9 6 Q 5 A J 8 2 9 T A 5 2   K J Result: NS -50 Imps: -11	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K Q 8 7 3   A K 8 4 3   A 4   3 EAST   J 6 4   T   J T 9 8 6 5   7 6 4 SOUTH   2   Q J 5   7 3 2   A Q J 8 5 2   A T 9 5   9 7 6 2   K Q   K T 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  -- Pass 1 *1 2 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: A 9 7 3 A K 6 4 Q 5 4 K 2 A 6 3 5 9 J     Result: NS +450 Imps: 11
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 7 5   A 5 3   6   A 9 8 6 5 3 EAST   Q 9   Q T 8 6 2   K Q T 7 5 4   SOUTH   A K J T 4   K J 7   J 3   K Q 4   6 3 2   9 4   A 9 8 2   J T 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1NT*3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2 Pass 3 *5 Pass 4 *6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 16+   *2 8-11 any, but <5!S   *3 17-18 bal   *4 hearts   *5 5+ diamonds   *6 bad hand Lead: 6 A 7 6 3 2 5 5 J 2 2 A 4 4 6 3 K 9 T A 7 Result: NS -420 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 7 5   A 5 3   6   A 9 8 6 5 3 EAST   Q 9   Q T 8 6 2   K Q T 7 5 4   SOUTH   A K J T 4   K J 7   J 3   K Q 4   6 3 2   9 4   A 9 8 2   J T 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted Lead: 7 7 2 6 4 4 6 3 K 9 8 A J     A Q Result: NS -450 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 5 3   K J 8 5   J 8 6 5   A T EAST   A Q   9 3   K Q T   K J 9 6 4 3 SOUTH   K 8 7 6 4 2   Q 7   9 4 2   8 2   J 9   A T 6 4 2   A 7 3   Q 7 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass Pass Pass     *1 the worst Lead: 5 5 J A 8 A 3 5 Q A T 8 2 4 9 K 7 2 3 J 2 9 Q 3 4 J A 5 6 7 K T 2   4     Result: NS -140 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 5 3   K J 8 5   J 8 6 5   A T EAST   A Q   9 3   K Q T   K J 9 6 4 3 SOUTH   K 8 7 6 4 2   Q 7   9 4 2   8 2   J 9   A T 6 4 2   A 7 3   Q 7 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  --  --  -- 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 2 2 3 K 7 A 9 5 Q 5 J A 8 6 3 J 4 9 Q 5 2 J A 3 7 7 K T 2 Q 4 5 6       K Result: NS -140 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   K T 8 5 4   T 7   7 5 4   4 3 2 EAST   J 9 6   K Q 6 4   9 8 3   A 8 5 SOUTH   A Q 3   A J 8 2   Q J   K Q T 7   7 2   9 5 3   A K T 6 2   J 9 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick Pass Pass 2 Dbl 3 *1 Dbl 3 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 !D or lead a diamond Lead: K K 3 4 J A 8 7 Q 7 6 4 Q 3 4 7 A 5 K T 2 T 9 5 J 9 Q 5 8   6     Result: NS -650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   K T 8 5 4   T 7   7 5 4   4 3 2 EAST   J 9 6   K Q 6 4   9 8 3   A 8 5 SOUTH   A Q 3   A J 8 2   Q J   K Q T 7   7 2   9 5 3   A K T 6 2   J 9 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 *1 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted Lead: 4 K 8 4 J 7 9 T Q A 3 7 Q 2 6 8 A 3 4 7 A 5 K T 2 Result: NS -650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 8 3   J T 4 3 2   6 5   9 8 EAST     A K 7 6   A K Q T 9 7   A K J SOUTH   K J 9 7 5   Q 8   J 8 3   T 7 5   A 6 4 2   9 5   4 2   Q 6 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 *4 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 16+   *2 0-7   *3 4-5 !H, 6!D, GF   *4 likes diamonds (4!C = bad diamond raise) Lead: A A 9 3 5 2 A 5 3 4 K 6 8 Result: NS -1390 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 8 3   J T 4 3 2   6 5   9 8 EAST     A K 7 6   A K Q T 9 7   A K J SOUTH   K J 9 7 5   Q 8   J 8 3   T 7 5   A 6 4 2   9 5   4 2   Q 6 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: 2 2 A 5 3 4 7 6 8 5 6 2 Q 9 A 3 8 2 A 8 5   K 4   Result: NS -1390 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 5   J T 9 4 3   6 3   K J 8 5 EAST   Q J 8 3   A 7 6 5   Q J 9   9 2 SOUTH   K 4 2   Q 2   A K T 8 4 2   Q 6   A 9 7 6   K 8   7 5   A T 7 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 14-16 Lead: 4 4 2 K 6 A 9 J Q T 5 8 2 7 3 5 4 3 6 J 2 A 8 T K Result: NS +100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 5   J T 9 4 3   6 3   K J 8 5 EAST   Q J 8 3   A 7 6 5   Q J 9   9 2 SOUTH   K 4 2   Q 2   A K T 8 4 2   Q 6   A 9 7 6   K 8   7 5   A T 7 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 4 4 9 K 6 A 2 J Q T 3 8 2 7 8 5 4 3       Result: NS +100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 7 3   J 6 4 3 2   J 4   J 4 2 EAST   T 4   A Q T 8 7 5   A 8   K T 6 SOUTH   Q 6 5   9   9 7 6 5 3 2   9 5 3   A K J 9 2   K   K Q T   A Q 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 4 A 4 3 Q K A 4 7 K A 2 9 Q 8 J 2 T T 2 5 9 Q 3 3 2 5 7 5 7 K J 3 Result: NS -50 Imps: -6	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 7 3   J 6 4 3 2   J 4   J 4 2 EAST   T 4   A Q T 8 7 5   A 8   K T 6 SOUTH   Q 6 5   9   9 7 6 5 3 2   9 5 3   A K J 9 2   K   K Q T   A Q 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  --  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: K K A 4 3 K A 6 9 2 8 J 7 7 K 2 5 T Q 2 3 Q 8 J 6 Q 6 4 9 K 4 8 5 A T J 5 J T 3 6 Result: NS +200 Imps: 6
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 9 5 4 2   J 8   Q 5 3   Q 9 4 EAST   A 6   K T 6 4 3 2   J 8 6 4   6 SOUTH   J 7 3   A   K 9 2   K T 8 7 3 2   Q T 8   Q 9 7 5   A T 7   A J 5 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  unknown auction Final contract: 2 Lead: {lead} Result: NS -100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 9 5 4 2   J 8   Q 5 3   Q 9 4 EAST   A 6   K T 6 4 3 2   J 8 6 4   6 SOUTH   J 7 3   A   K 9 2   K T 8 7 3 2   Q T 8   Q 9 7 5   A T 7   A J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth 1 *1 1 Dbl*2 1NT*3 Dbl*4 2 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted   *2 4-5 spades   *3 alerted   *4 3 spades Lead: A 5 6 8 A J 6 4 T 8 A 4 3 7 4 J 7 A 6 9 K 9 T K 2 Q 2 2 J 7 8 Q K       9 Result: NS -100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9   Q 6 4 3   7 6 4 3 2   K T EAST   T 6 4 3 2   K 5   K Q 5   8 6 4 SOUTH   K J 7 5   8   A T 8   Q J 9 7 3   A 8   A J T 9 7 2   J 9   A 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 1 1 3 *2 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+!D, 10-15   *2 Lead: K 5 6 K 3 A 8 T Q A 5 3 8 2 4 9 7 9 K 2 8 A 2 Q K Result: NS +50 Imps: 3	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9   Q 6 4 3   7 6 4 3 2   K T EAST   T 6 4 3 2   K 5   K Q 5   8 6 4 SOUTH   K J 7 5   8   A T 8   Q J 9 7 3   A 8   A J T 9 7 2   J 9   A 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 1 1 3 3 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: 6 A 6 Q K 2 6 K 7 7 K Q 8 8 2 9 J Result: NS -50 Imps: -3
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 4   A J 7 6 2   K J 3   K 9 7 EAST   K J 9   9 8 3   A 6 5 4   Q T 3 SOUTH   7 2   K Q 4   Q 9 8 2   J 5 4 2   A T 8 6 5 3   T 5   T 7   A 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- 1 Pass 1 *1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 usually 5+!S Lead: 3 A 3 7 J 7 6 J Q 5 3 A K T A 3 2 T 9 2 Q 6 T K 2 8 4 K 8 3 8 6 4 5 9 Q 2 A J 4 7 Result: NS +140 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 4   A J 7 6 2   K J 3   K 9 7 EAST   K J 9   9 8 3   A 6 5 4   Q T 3 SOUTH   7 2   K Q 4   Q 9 8 2   J 5 4 2   A T 8 6 5 3   T 5   T 7   A 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  --  -- 1NT Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: K 5 9 A K T 3 6 Q 7 A 3 2 T 4 K 8 3 6 J Q 5 K 4 2 6 5 2 9 8 9 Q 7 A   7 2 Result: NS +420 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 6 4   A 8 2   A J 5   K 7 5 3 EAST   A 9 8   T 7 4   9 6   A Q T 9 6 SOUTH   T 3 2   K J 9 3   K Q 4   J 4 2   K J 7 5   Q 6 5   T 8 7 3 2   8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Dbl Rdbl*2 1 Dbl*3 Pass 1NT 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+!D, 10-15   *2 hearts   *3 3 hearts Lead: 4 5 4 2 K Q 7 8 3 8 A 3 2 6 T A 9 K A 4 2 5 8 Q 3 2 6 A 4 3 6 5 4 7 9 J Q 8 9 5 K T 9   J Result: NS +90 Imps: -0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 6 4   A 8 2   A J 5   K 7 5 3 EAST   A 9 8   T 7 4   9 6   A Q T 9 6 SOUTH   T 3 2   K J 9 3   K Q 4   J 4 2   K J 7 5   Q 6 5   T 8 7 3 2   8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  --  --  -- Pass Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: 4 K A 4 2 3 9 A 4 7 8 Q 3 J 9 6 T 5 7     Result: NS +100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 5   8 6 5 4   T 7 4 2   J 5 3 EAST   A Q J 2   A J 7 3 2   5 3   A T SOUTH   T 9 6 4   Q T   K J 8   K Q 9 6   8 7 3   K 9   A Q 9 6   8 7 4 2 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  unknown auction Final contract: 4 Lead: {lead} Result: NS +50 Imps: 10	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 5   8 6 5 4   T 7 4 2   J 5 3 EAST   A Q J 2   A J 7 3 2   5 3   A T SOUTH   T 9 6 4   Q T   K J 8   K Q 9 6   8 7 3   K 9   A Q 9 6   8 7 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 1NT*4 Pass 2 *5 Pass 2 *6 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted   *4 alerted   *5 alerted   *6 alerted Lead: 3 2 A 3 6 4 T 5 K 9 3 6 Q 7 5 J Q 8 3 5 9 A 2 T K K A 4 T 6 7 8 T 3 Q K 4 Q J 2 J 7 A 4 6   J 5   Result: NS -420 Imps: -10
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 6 5   K J T 6   J 9   A K J 4 EAST   Q J T 8 3   8 5 4 2   7   T 3 2 SOUTH   A 9 4   A   A 8 4 3 2   9 8 6 5   K 2   Q 9 7 3   K Q T 6 5   Q 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- Pass 1 1 Dbl*1 Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 doesn't promise 4-4 majors Lead: A 5 7 9 A 2 Q 6 A 6 2 J 4 Result: NS -100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 6 5   K J T 6   J 9   A K J 4 EAST   Q J T 8 3   8 5 4 2   7   T 3 2 SOUTH   A 9 4   A   A 8 4 3 2   9 8 6 5   K 2   Q 9 7 3   K Q T 6 5   Q 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 1 2 2NT*2 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: 7 5 7 9 A 2 Q 5 A 6 2 J 3 K J 6 9 3 4 K A Result: NS -100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J T 3 2   Q 3   A 9 6 5   4 2 EAST   7 5 4   K 7 6 4 2   T   K J 9 5 SOUTH   Q 9   5   K J 8 4 3 2   A T 8 3   A 8 6   A J T 9 8   Q 7   Q 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+!D, 10-15 Lead: 5 8 K 3 5 9 2 Q 9 6 5 2 A Q K 4 3 7 T A 8     K Q Result: NS +140 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J T 3 2   Q 3   A 9 6 5   4 2 EAST   7 5 4   K 7 6 4 2   T   K J 9 5 SOUTH   Q 9   5   K J 8 4 3 2   A T 8 3   A 8 6   A J T 9 8   Q 7   Q 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: 8 Q T 6 8 6 4 J Q 7 7 5 K 6 5 4 A A 7 3 5 8 K Q 3 7 K 2 8 Result: NS +110 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 4   A K 4 2   9 4 2   J 7 5 2 EAST   J 3   T 8 7   A K J 6   A K Q 4 SOUTH   T 7   J 9 6 5   Q 8 7 5   8 6 3   K Q 9 8 6 5 2   Q 3   T 3   T 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- Pass 3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T T A 7 3 3 T K 5 9 3 A 7 K J 4 T Q 7 2 6 Q 8 2 5 9 K 2 6 3 A 4 7 T K 9 Q 2 Q J 8 5 4 5 9 Result: NS +500 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 4   A K 4 2   9 4 2   J 7 5 2 EAST   J 3   T 8 7   A K J 6   A K Q 4 SOUTH   T 7   J 9 6 5   Q 8 7 5   8 6 3   K Q 9 8 6 5 2   Q 3   T 3   T 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Rodwell Lall Meckstroth  --  --  -- Pass 3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: Q Q 3 A 7 K J 4 T T A 2 5 Q T 2 5 3 K 4 8 3 7 K 6 9 8 A 9 Result: NS +300 Imps: -5