2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008

Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 61 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   9 6 4   T 9   A 7 4   K T 9 7 2 EAST   Q J   Q 7   K 8 6 5 2   A 8 6 4 SOUTH   7 3   8 6 5 3 2   Q J T 3   Q 3   A K T 8 5 2   A K J 4   9   J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: J A J 4 7 K 7 9 6 9 6 A 3 A Q T 2 4 4 6 8 K Q 9 3 5 A 2   Result: NS +680 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 61 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   9 6 4   T 9   A 7 4   K T 9 7 2 EAST   Q J   Q 7   K 8 6 5 2   A 8 6 4 SOUTH   7 3   8 6 5 3 2   Q J T 3   Q 3   A K T 8 5 2   A K J 4   9   J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 2 9 2 A Q A 7 9 2 K Q T 5 A J 4 3 K Q 6 7 4 5 9 3     4   Result: NS +680 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 62 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 3   A Q 9 6 3   K J 9   5 4 3 EAST   9   K J 8 7 5   A 7 2   9 7 6 2 SOUTH   K J T 7 4 2     8 6 5 3   A Q T   A 8 6 5   T 4 2   Q T 4   K J 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 2 J Q 2 4 7 9 5 K 2 3 Q 4 8 9 4 T A J 6 J 6 4 T Q 2 K 3 8 7 5 A T 9 Q 8 5 5 A T 6 7 3 K Result: NS +100 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 62 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 3   A Q 9 6 3   K J 9   5 4 3 EAST   9   K J 8 7 5   A 7 2   9 7 6 2 SOUTH   K J T 7 4 2     8 6 5 3   A Q T   A 8 6 5   T 4 2   Q T 4   K J 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 2 7 Q 2 5 9 Q 4 4 2 J 5 J 2 3 T Q A 9 6 K 6 5 Q T 7 K 3 A 5 3 K 8 9 4 A Result: NS +50 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 63 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 4   J 9 4   Q J T 9   J 9 4 3 EAST   A Q J 9 5 3   5 2   A 7   T 5 2 SOUTH   K 6   A K Q 8 7   6 3 2   A K Q   8 7 2   T 6 3   K 8 5 4   8 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 5NT Pass 6 Pass 7 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted   *4 alerted Lead: Q 4 A Q 2 2 3 4 K Result: NS -1510 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 63 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 4   J 9 4   Q J T 9   J 9 4 3 EAST   A Q J 9 5 3   5 2   A 7   T 5 2 SOUTH   K 6   A K Q 8 7   6 3 2   A K Q   8 7 2   T 6 3   K 8 5 4   8 7 6 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  unknown auction Final contract: 7 Lead: {lead} Result: NS -1510 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 64 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 8   A 9 5   A K 9 8 7 4 2   5 EAST   T 7   K 8 7   6 3   K Q T 8 4 2 SOUTH   A 4 3   Q J T 6 3 2   Q J 5   7   Q J 9 6 5 2   4   T   A J 9 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  -- Pass 1 1 1 2 *1 3 3 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: K A K 5 7 T 6 A 5 6 3 K J 4 8 A 6 2 7 5 T 3 4 8 A Q K 2 Q J Q K 2 9 8 4 3 5 7 9 Q Result: NS +420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 64 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 8   A 9 5   A K 9 8 7 4 2   5 EAST   T 7   K 8 7   6 3   K Q T 8 4 2 SOUTH   A 4 3   Q J T 6 3 2   Q J 5   7   Q J 9 6 5 2   4   T   A J 9 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  -- Pass 1 2 2 4 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 7   7 A 2 Result: NS +420 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 65 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 8 5   J T 7 4   K 9 4   K J 3 EAST   6   A 6   A Q 5 3   Q T 8 7 6 2 SOUTH   K Q J T 9 7 2   9 8 3   8   A 5   4 3   K Q 5 2   J T 7 6 2   9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  --  -- 1 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 9 9 T J A 4 Q K 5 Q 6 7 8 2 A J 3 2 A 4 8 6 3 9 2 5 6 4 9   5 K   Result: NS -420 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 65 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 8 5   J T 7 4   K 9 4   K J 3 EAST   6   A 6   A Q 5 3   Q T 8 7 6 2 SOUTH   K Q J T 9 7 2   9 8 3   8   A 5   4 3   K Q 5 2   J T 7 6 2   9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  --  -- 1 3 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 9 9 T J A 3 6 A Q 5 A J 3 4 2 K 5 Q 6 4 8 J A 4 8   Q     Result: NS -140 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 66 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 5   K Q T   K Q J 6 5 3   5 4 EAST   K T 8 7 6 2   A 9 3   A 4   J 6 SOUTH   A 3   8 7 5   9 8 7   A Q 8 7 2   Q 9 4   J 6 4 2   T 2   K T 9 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 2 *2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 s Lead: K 2 A K 7 K J 5 2 T 4 3 8 J A K 5 4 2 5 A 9 K J 3 3 6 4 A 9 3 5 Q Result: NS -140 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 66 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 5   K Q T   K Q J 6 5 3   5 4 EAST   K T 8 7 6 2   A 9 3   A 4   J 6 SOUTH   A 3   8 7 5   9 8 7   A Q 8 7 2   Q 9 4   J 6 4 2   T 2   K T 9 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K 4 3 K 5 2 A Q 7 K 6 5 Q J 9 T 8 6 4 5 2 2 A K 7 4 2 J A 9 T 3 3 Result: NS +50 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 67 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 9 4 3   K T 7 4   7 3   6 4 EAST   Q 7 6 5   5 2   9 8 4 2   A K 8 SOUTH   A 8 2   Q 9 6   K Q T 5   Q 7 2   K   A J 8 3   A J 6   J T 9 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 6 9 7 K 9 K 4 2 3 A 6 7 K 5 3 A 3 7 4 2 8 2 K 6 J 5 4 9 A 2 7 Q J 8 T Q J 4 3 5 Result: NS +140 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 67 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 9 4 3   K T 7 4   7 3   6 4 EAST   Q 7 6 5   5 2   9 8 4 2   A K 8 SOUTH   A 8 2   Q 9 6   K Q T 5   Q 7 2   K   A J 8 3   A J 6   J T 9 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: Q 6 2 7 Q 9 K 4 2 3 A 6 7 K 5 3 A J 4 3 5 5 8 7 Q 3 5 K 6 8 2 T 9     4   Result: NS +140 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 68 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9 6   A J T 4   K J 5   A Q 9 EAST   K 7 2   9 7 6 2   8 6   T 8 3 2 SOUTH   A J 3   K 8 5   A 9 7 2   J 7 4   T 8 5 4   Q 3   Q T 4 3   K 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  -- Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 2 3 8 K 2 4 6 J 7 T 7 5 A Q     9 Result: NS +120 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 68 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9 6   A J T 4   K J 5   A Q 9 EAST   K 7 2   9 7 6 2   8 6   T 8 3 2 SOUTH   A J 3   K 8 5   A 9 7 2   J 7 4   T 8 5 4   Q 3   Q T 4 3   K 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  -- Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 2 3 8 K 2 4 6 J 9 T 7 5 A Q 6 4 7 Q 2 T K 4 K 6 3 5 2 Q A 8 2 9 J Result: NS +120 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 69 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   2   K T 8 3 2   6 4 3   Q J T 8 EAST   8 4 3   A Q 9   A J 9 8   6 5 3 SOUTH   Q 7   6 4   K Q T 2   K 9 7 4 2   A K J T 9 6 5   J 7 5   7 5   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 3 A 3 Q 9 A 3 2 7 K 4 3 Q J 8 4 7 J A 2 4 5 8 6 Q 7 9 3 2 5 A 8 T T 5 8 4 9 J T   Result: NS +170 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 69 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   2   K T 8 3 2   6 4 3   Q J T 8 EAST   8 4 3   A Q 9   A J 9 8   6 5 3 SOUTH   Q 7   6 4   K Q T 2   K 9 7 4 2   A K J T 9 6 5   J 7 5   7 5   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3 *1 Pass Pass Pass   *1 he had a stronger way to bid 3 !S Lead: 3 A 3 8 2 A 4 2 7 K 3 2 Q J 8 3 7 J A 8 6 5 8 3 K 7 J 4 2 6 A 6 T 5 9 K   Result: NS +140 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 70 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q T 7 6 4   Q   K Q   J T 3 2 EAST   8   J 6 5   A J T 9 7   A 8 7 6 SOUTH   9 2   A K 8 4 3   6 5   K 9 5 4   A J 5 3   T 9 7 2   8 4 3 2   Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 2 Dbl 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted Lead: K 2 5 Q K 2 A Q 6 3 J K 5 Q A 3 5 4 9 T 3 3 6 2 4 7 J 4 4 5 7 T 9 9 6 6 8 Result: NS +590 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 70 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q T 7 6 4   Q   K Q   J T 3 2 EAST   8   J 6 5   A J T 9 7   A 8 7 6 SOUTH   9 2   A K 8 4 3   6 5   K 9 5 4   A J 5 3   T 9 7 2   8 4 3 2   Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 1 2 3 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 spade raise 4 cards Lead: K 2 5 Q K 3 8 T 2 Q A 2 5 2 A Q 6 3 7 K 5 5 6 3 4 T 6 4 3 A 7 J K J       Result: NS +420 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 71 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 9 6 2   7 3 2   A 9 5 4   J EAST   A 7 5 4   T 5 4   K Q T 7 3   8 SOUTH   Q 3   Q 9 6   J 6 2   K Q 7 5 4   K 8   A K J 8   8   A T 9 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell 1 1 1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: Q 8 Q A 2 K A 2 3 8 7 6 Q 2 3 4 J A 5 2 6 K 4 3 9 J T 7 Q 3 T 5 6 8 5 J Q T 8 9 5 6 7 T 7 Result: NS -100 Imps: -14	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 71 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 9 6 2   7 3 2   A 9 5 4   J EAST   A 7 5 4   T 5 4   K Q T 7 3   8 SOUTH   Q 3   Q 9 6   J 6 2   K Q 7 5 4   K 8   A K J 8   8   A T 9 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen 1 1 1 2 2 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Lead: J A 8 J Q K 4 2 6 8 3 4 J 2 5 5 K J T 7 9 9 T 2 4 3 K A 2 A 7 3 Q K 5 J Q 6 4 9 5 Result: NS +800 Imps: 14
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 72 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 9 6   A K 5 4   K T 7   J 7 3 EAST   A 5 3   J 9 6   J 9 6 3   8 4 2 SOUTH   Q J 7 4   T 8   A 5 2   A K 9 5   K 8 2   Q 7 3 2   Q 8 4   Q T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  -- Pass Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 2 9 K T Q 6 5 8 7 J A 4 3 2 4 2 4 3 7 A 2 A 6 7 K 3 T Q 8 9 T 5 Q 6 K 9     3 A Result: NS +50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 72 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 9 6   A K 5 4   K T 7   J 7 3 EAST   A 5 3   J 9 6   J 9 6 3   8 4 2 SOUTH   Q J 7 4   T 8   A 5 2   A K 9 5   K 8 2   Q 7 3 2   Q 8 4   Q T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  -- Pass Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 2 9 K 8 Q 6 4 T 7 J A 2 3 2 5 5 4 3 7 A Result: NS +50 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 73 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A Q   J 8 5 3   A T 9 8 5   Q 3 EAST   J   K Q T 9 7 6 4   K 3   A T 6 SOUTH   9 8 7 6 5 3 2   2   Q J 7 6 4     K T 4   A   2   K J 9 8 7 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  --  -- 1 2 3 3 3NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: J 4 J A 2 K   3 8 Result: NS +420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 73 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A Q   J 8 5 3   A T 9 8 5   Q 3 EAST   J   K Q T 9 7 6 4   K 3   A T 6 SOUTH   9 8 7 6 5 3 2   2   Q J 7 6 4     K T 4   A   2   K J 9 8 7 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  --  -- 1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl 5 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 2 K A 4 Result: NS +420 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 74 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 3 2   A T 7 6 3   5 2   A Q 9 EAST   A J T 9 8 4   K   K T 8 7   8 4 SOUTH   7   Q 9 8 4 2   Q J 3   J T 6 5   K 6 5   J 5   A 9 6 4   K 7 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 A 8 5 3 J K A 2 5 4 3 Q 5 J Q 7 4 K 2 J 6 A 2 4 K 8 3 5 K 8 9 6 Result: NS -110 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 74 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 3 2   A T 7 6 3   5 2   A Q 9 EAST   A J T 9 8 4   K   K T 8 7   8 4 SOUTH   7   Q 9 8 4 2   Q J 3   J T 6 5   K 6 5   J 5   A 9 6 4   K 7 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 2 9 T 2 3 5 A 2 7 6 4 3 J 5 K A 2 A 8 5 Q J 8 3 Q 7 4 T 9 K 8 9 J K 9 Q 4 2 7 Q 5 Result: NS +200 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 75 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 4 3   9 6   T 5 4 2   J 7 6 5 EAST   K 6 5 2   J T 5   J 9 8 6 3   Q SOUTH   J T 8   K 8 7 4   A K   A K 9 3   A Q 7   A Q 3 2   Q 7   T 8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 2 Q 5 3 Q J 9 8 4 3 J K A 5 6 4 2 T 7 K 3 2 6 7 Q 6 2 A 7 8 5 K 8 5 3 A       8 Result: NS -400 Imps: -6	Closed Room - 2008 USBC FINAL - STRUL vs NICKELL - 06-Jun-2008 Board 75 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 4 3   9 6   T 5 4 2   J 7 6 5 EAST   K 6 5 2   J T 5   J 9 8 6 3   Q SOUTH   J T 8   K 8 7 4   A K   A K 9 3   A Q 7   A Q 3 2   Q 7   T 8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 2 Q 5 3 Q J 6 4 4 3 J A 2 T 9 7 A 5 3 K 3 6     Result: NS -150 Imps: 6