2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008

Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 61 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 5 3   A T 5 3   5 2   K 7 4 3 EAST   K 9   Q 8 6 4   A K 9 4   Q 6 5 SOUTH   A J T 8 7 6   J   T 8 6   A J T   4 2   K 9 7 2   Q J 7 3   9 8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 *1 Pass Pass Pass         *1 not a great hand Lead: 7 7 8 A J 2 4 3 6 2 K 3 7 4 9 5 8 9 6 5 T 2 Q Q A Q A 2 T 8 Q K A       8 Result: NS -680 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 61 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 5 3   A T 5 3   5 2   K 7 4 3 EAST   K 9   Q 8 6 4   A K 9 4   Q 6 5 SOUTH   A J T 8 7 6   J   T 8 6   A J T   4 2   K 9 7 2   Q J 7 3   9 8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alert   *2 alert Lead: 7 7 K 5 6 2 K 3 6 4 9 5 J 2 4 Q A 7 5 3 T Q 4 2 T 9 6 A J Result: NS -650 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 62 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 6 2   A 5   J 3   A K 9 8 7 2 EAST   A Q 9   Q J T 9 2   A T 4   5 3 SOUTH   J T 4 3   K 8 4   K Q 9 8   T 6   K 7 5   7 6 3   7 6 5 2   Q J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 2 3 Dbl 3 *1 Pass Pass Pass         *1 weaker action Lead: K Q 5 K 6 2 4 J K 3 Q A 4 4 3 A T Result: NS -170 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 62 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 6 2   A 5   J 3   A K 9 8 7 2 EAST   A Q 9   Q J T 9 2   A T 4   5 3 SOUTH   J T 4 3   K 8 4   K Q 9 8   T 6   K 7 5   7 6 3   7 6 5 2   Q J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 2 Dbl*2 3 Pass Pass Dbl*3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alert   *2 alert   *3 alert Lead: K Q 3 K 6 7 4 J K 3 Q A 4 4 5 A T     5   Result: NS -170 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 63 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   K J T   K T 7 4   A 7 3   K 5 3 EAST   9 5 2   A 9   K T 9 2   T 9 7 6 SOUTH   A 8 7 4   8 6 5   4   A J 8 4 2   Q 6 3   Q J 3 2   Q J 8 6 5   Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Pass Pass 1NT*1 Dbl 2 *2 2NT*3 Pass 3 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 15-17   *2 puppet stayman   *3 competitive in either minor Lead: T Q T 3 8 J K A 4 5 9 7 4 6 6 5 J Q A 4 8 8 9 K A 3 5 K A 6 2 T 7 2 9 K 5 3 2 T 6 Result: NS +110 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 63 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   K J T   K T 7 4   A 7 3   K 5 3 EAST   9 5 2   A 9   K T 9 2   T 9 7 6 SOUTH   A 8 7 4   8 6 5   4   A J 8 4 2   Q 6 3   Q J 3 2   Q J 8 6 5   Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 4 Q 2 7 4 2 9 K 6 Q A 4 5 3 9 T A Q 6 3 A 6 5 J 4 J 2 7 8 Result: NS +140 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 64 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 8 3   9 8   A 9 7 6   A 9 7 5 EAST   6 4   A K T 7 3   8 4 3 2   Q 6 SOUTH   Q T 9 7 5 2   J 6 2   K Q J   T   A K   Q 5 4   T 5   K J 8 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  -- Pass Pass 2 *1 3 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 multi   *2 cuebid, artificial Lead: 3 4 3 8 J 5     6 Result: NS -50 Imps: -10	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 64 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 8 3   9 8   A 9 7 6   A 9 7 5 EAST   6 4   A K T 7 3   8 4 3 2   Q 6 SOUTH   Q T 9 7 5 2   J 6 2   K Q J   T   A K   Q 5 4   T 5   K J 8 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  -- Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 7 Q 7 8 J 2 6 A T Result: NS +430 Imps: 10
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 65 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 3   K J T 9 7 3 2   Q 8 4   J EAST   J T 8 7 6   6   T 7 6 3   7 5 3 SOUTH   A 4 2   Q 8 5   J 9 2   A 8 6 2   K 9 5   A 4   A K 5   K Q T 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  --  -- 2 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 4 *5 Pass 4 *6 Pass Pass Pass       *1 asking   *2 good/good or bad/bad   *3 alerted   *4 good/good with a singleton   *5 blackwood   *6 one keycard, no queen Lead: A 5 8 3 A 9 J Q 4 4 6 K 5 A   2 8 Result: NS +450 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 65 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 3   K J T 9 7 3 2   Q 8 4   J EAST   J T 8 7 6   6   T 7 6 3   7 5 3 SOUTH   A 4 2   Q 8 5   J 9 2   A 8 6 2   K 9 5   A 4   A K 5   K Q T 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  --  -- 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 2 5 8 Q 2 A 6 2 5 4 7 K 8 A 3 8 2 K 5 J A Result: NS +420 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 66 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q T 8 2   T 6 4   K T 9 2   A 8 EAST   A 7 5   9 3   J 6 4   K 7 5 3 2 SOUTH   9 3   K Q J 8 7   Q 7 3   Q 9 6   K J 6 4   A 5 2   A 8 5   J T 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  --  --  -- 2 *1 Dbl*2 2 Dbl*3 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 multi   *2 13-15 balanced   *3 takeout of hearts Lead: 9 A 9 4 J T 5 8 Q 2 3 6 K 5 2 T Q 4 5 8 3 6 A Q 9 J 7 2 8 4 3 A 6 A 4 2 3 Result: NS +110 Imps: 6	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 66 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q T 8 2   T 6 4   K T 9 2   A 8 EAST   A 7 5   9 3   J 6 4   K 7 5 3 2 SOUTH   9 3   K Q J 8 7   Q 7 3   Q 9 6   K J 6 4   A 5 2   A 8 5   J T 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  --  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T T 2 A 6 J A 8 9 A 9 6 Q K 5 2 3 6 7 Q 7 2 3 4 K 5 4 T J 4 3 8 Q J K 9 9 Result: NS -140 Imps: -6
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 67 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 5 2   K J 8 5 2   Q 5   K T 8 EAST   K T 7 3   T 9 4   K J 2   A J 2 SOUTH   A 9 4   6 3   T 9 4 3   Q 5 4 3   J 8 6   A Q 7   A 8 7 6   9 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Pass 1 *1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 nebulous Lead: 4 6 A 8 4 7 2 K 3 9 J T Q 6 K 5 T 6 3 5 A 8 K 2 9 J 7 Q 4 A 4 2 3 Result: NS +110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 67 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 5 2   K J 8 5 2   Q 5   K T 8 EAST   K T 7 3   T 9 4   K J 2   A J 2 SOUTH   A 9 4   6 3   T 9 4 3   Q 5 4 3   J 8 6   A Q 7   A 8 7 6   9 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel Pass 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 4 6 A 8 4 7 2 K 5 Q 9 2 3 6 K 5 3 9 J T 3 6 3 2 A 8 K 5 9 J 7 Q 4 A 4 5 6 7 T J 4 Result: NS +110 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 68 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A Q   T 9 7 5 4   7 2   K 9 4 2 EAST   K 7 6 2   A K 2   T   Q J T 8 7 SOUTH   T 9 5 4 3   3   A Q J 8 6 5   A   J 8   Q J 8 6   K 9 4 3   6 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  -- 2 *1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 *4 Pass 4 Pass 4 *5 Pass Pass Pass     *1 short diamonds, 3-suited   *2 asking   *3 4-3-1-5, maximum   *4 forced 4   *5 slam try Lead: Q Q A 4 3 K T 2 6 6 K 5 5 8 2 Q 3 3 2 7 A J K A 4 Result: NS -620 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 68 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A Q   T 9 7 5 4   7 2   K 9 4 2 EAST   K 7 6 2   A K 2   T   Q J T 8 7 SOUTH   T 9 5 4 3   3   A Q J 8 6 5   A   J 8   Q J 8 6   K 9 4 3   6 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  -- 1 *1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alert   *2 alert   *3 alert Lead: 4 6 8 4 A J K A 3 6 K T 3 8 2 Q 4 3 7 2 5 K T 2 5 Result: NS -620 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 69 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 4   A Q J T 4 2   K 8   7 6 5 EAST   K T   8 6   A J 7 5 3   K Q J 4 SOUTH   9 3   K 7 3   Q 6 4 2   9 8 3 2   A J 8 7 6 5 2   9 5   T 9   A T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  --  -- 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 intermediate Lead: K A K 5 8 9 6 Q K T J 6 3 9 A 8 2 2 Q 7 2 T 3 K 4 J K 4 3 5 8 A 3 5 T Q 9 Result: NS -100 Imps: -6	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 69 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 4   A Q J T 4 2   K 8   7 6 5 EAST   K T   8 6   A J 7 5 3   K Q J 4 SOUTH   9 3   K 7 3   Q 6 4 2   9 8 3 2   A J 8 7 6 5 2   9 5   T 9   A T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K T K 5 8 A J 6 2 T A 8 2 2 Q 7 3 9 3 K 4 5 K Q 3 9 8 Q K 5 6 A 7 A T 4 9 Result: NS +140 Imps: 6
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 70 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   6   K T 7 3   K T 9 7   K Q 7 2 EAST   A K Q 8   Q J 5   A Q 4 2   A 5 SOUTH   J T 7 4 3   8 4   J   J T 9 8 6   9 5 2   A 9 6 2   8 6 5 3   4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2NT*5 Pass 3 *6 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong   *2 0-7   *3 forces 2   *4 alerted   *5 22-23   *6 transfer Lead: 4 4 A 7 T 3 5 Q 8 5 8 6 T 6 Q 2 6 2 A 7 3 3 A 9 J 5 2 7 4 2 K K 9 6 4 T 7 9     J Result: NS -620 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 70 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   6   K T 7 3   K T 9 7   K Q 7 2 EAST   A K Q 8   Q J 5   A Q 4 2   A 5 SOUTH   J T 7 4 3   8 4   J   J T 9 8 6   9 5 2   A 9 6 2   8 6 5 3   4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alert   *2 alert Lead: Q 4 A Q 6 2 A 6 3 5 K 2 4 9 Q 3 T 3 5 K 8 A 5 7 4 2 J K 8 Result: NS -620 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 71 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A   Q 8 6 3   J 6 4 2   K 6 5 4 EAST   J T 6 5 4 3   T 5   A K 8   T 2 SOUTH   K 2   K J 9 7 4   Q 9 7 3   A 8   Q 9 8 7   A 2   T 5   Q J 9 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 *3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 pass/correct   *3 some values Lead: T A T Q K 9 3 A 2 T K 2 3 2 5 6 7 5 8 3 J 3 A 4 7 7 4 4 K 7 2 5 A J 5 8 9 Q T 6 8 Result: NS +110 Imps: 7	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 71 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A   Q 8 6 3   J 6 4 2   K 6 5 4 EAST   J T 6 5 4 3   T 5   A K 8   T 2 SOUTH   K 2   K J 9 7 4   Q 9 7 3   A 8   Q 9 8 7   A 2   T 5   Q J 9 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel Pass 2 Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alert Lead: 4 T A 4 3 7 3 A 2 A 5 6 4 Result: NS -170 Imps: -7
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 72 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 8 7 6 3   K Q T 4   K Q 7 6   EAST   Q J   J 9 5   A 8 4   Q 9 6 5 4 SOUTH   T 5 2   A 7 2   9 5   A K J T 7   A 9 4   8 6 3   J T 3 2   8 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  -- 1NT*1 Dbl*2 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 10-12   *2 alerted Lead: K 3 5 K A 2 4 3 A 3 5 6 J 8 6 6 K 4 Q K 2 A J 8 5 8 9 T 2 6 J Q 7     K   Result: NS -90 Imps: -6	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 72 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 8 7 6 3   K Q T 4   K Q 7 6   EAST   Q J   J 9 5   A 8 4   Q 9 6 5 4 SOUTH   T 5 2   A 7 2   9 5   A K J T 7   A 9 4   8 6 3   J T 3 2   8 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  -- Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 2 4 3 K J A 6 5 3 6 6 7 A J 7 2 3 5 K A 8 Q 8 J 2 8 K 9 3 4 Q 7 6 9 Q 2 4 Q K 5 T 5 7 T 9 9 4 T 8 J T A Result: NS +140 Imps: 6
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 73 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 5 4   K T   K 7 5   A Q 8 7 EAST   A 3   A Q 8 7 5   A Q 3   T 9 4 SOUTH   9 6 2   3   J T 9 8 4 2   K 6 5   J T 8 7   J 9 6 4 2   6   J 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  --  -- 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 15-17   *2 transfer Lead: J 6 A 5 J 7 A 5 9 J 3 4 6 2 A T 3 2 T A 5 4 5 K 2 8 7 K 2 3 9 7 K J 4 8 6 J Q     Result: NS -50 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 73 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 5 4   K T   K 7 5   A Q 8 7 EAST   A 3   A Q 8 7 5   A Q 3   T 9 4 SOUTH   9 6 2   3   J T 9 8 4 2   K 6 5   J T 8 7   J 9 6 4 2   6   J 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  --  -- 1 Pass 1 1NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 2 4 A 5 3 9 7 K 2 A T 3 4 5 K 2 6 A 5 J 6 Q 7 6 Result: NS -110 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 74 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 3   K J 7   A Q J 8 5   A J 8 EAST   A 8 2   4 2   9 6 4 3   9 4 3 2 SOUTH   T 9 5   Q T 9 5   K T 2   K 7 5   K J 7 6 4   A 8 6 3   7   Q T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 all balanced except 3=3=5=2 minimum   *2 forced 3   *3 forced   *4 5-4 in majors (north thought maybe 5-5) Lead: 9 3 4 J 9 4 2 Q 5 K A 3 9 7 6 Q K 6 3 J T 6 2 K 5 A   7 T Result: NS +660 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 74 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 3   K J 7   A Q J 8 5   A J 8 EAST   A 8 2   4 2   9 6 4 3   9 4 3 2 SOUTH   T 9 5   Q T 9 5   K T 2   K 7 5   K J 7 6 4   A 8 6 3   7   Q T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Doub Ekeblad Wildavesky Weichsel  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T 3 2 J T 4 2 Q 5 J 8 3 9 K A 5 T 7 9 Q K 6 6 J T T 3 8 2 6 4 A 5 Result: NS +660 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 USBC A Final - 12-Jun-2008 Board 75 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 3   7 6 3   K Q J 9 6   5 4 3 EAST   A 9 7 6 2   J T 8   T 5 4   J 9 SOUTH   K Q 8   A K Q 4 2   8   K 8 7 6   J 5 4   9 5   A 7 3 2   A Q T 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Pass Pass 3 Dbl 4 *1 Pass Pass*2 Pass   *1 lead-directing raise   *2 knows that he should bid 4 Lead: J 5 J 3 K 9 8 6 A 2 T 7 Q 2 4 K 8 T J 3 6 3 5 Q 7 4 2 3 K 5 7 T Q J 9 6 2 7 T J 8 Result: NS -250 Imps: n/a