2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017

Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 8 6 4 3   A T 6 5 2   J 2   7 EAST   A K Q 9     K T 8 3   J T 8 4 2 SOUTH   T 7 5   9 8 7   A Q   A Q 9 6 3   2   K Q J 4 3   9 7 6 5 4   K 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  --  -- Pass 1 *1 2 Dbl 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass*2         *1 2+   *2 later director ruling changed result to EW bid and make 6!C Lead: A 2 A 4 5 5 3 2 A 5 2 7 A 7 K J Q Result: NS -100 Imps: 13	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 8 6 4 3   A T 6 5 2   J 2   7 EAST   A K Q 9     K T 8 3   J T 8 4 2 SOUTH   T 7 5   9 8 7   A Q   A Q 9 6 3   2   K Q J 4 3   9 7 6 5 4   K 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  --  -- Pass 1 1 Dbl*1 4 Pass Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 exactly 4!S Lead: K K 2 2 7 K J 7 3 Result: NS -920 Imps: -13
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 5 2   A Q J 2   J 9 8 6 5   J EAST   9 8   7 5 3   A Q 3 2   A Q 6 4 SOUTH   Q T 7 4   K T 9   T 4   K T 8 7   K J 6 3   8 6 4   K 7   9 5 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass*2 Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: 9 K 3 9 4 7 A 6 T J 9 5 4 6 7 A 9 8 3 Q T 3 Q J 7 4 5 2 K 2 A J 7 Result: NS -90 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 5 2   A Q J 2   J 9 8 6 5   J EAST   9 8   7 5 3   A Q 3 2   A Q 6 4 SOUTH   Q T 7 4   K T 9   T 4   K T 8 7   K J 6 3   8 6 4   K 7   9 5 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl*1 2 *2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 4!S   *2 weak Lead: 9 K A 9 T J 8 2 T 2 4 J K 3 9 A 4 4 3 Q K 6 5 5 7 7 Q 5 4 9 2 6 7 Result: NS -110 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 2   T 9   K T 3 2   A K Q T 6 EAST   K 9 8   K J 3   J 5 4   9 8 7 3 SOUTH   7 4   A Q 8 4 2   A Q 9   J 4 2   A J T 6 5 3   7 6 5   8 7 6   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 3 6 3 9 A 7 J T 8 6 J K A 7 4 2 Q 8 5 T 9 3 K Q 4 5 K 2 4 5 9 A 2 6 3 K 4 Result: NS -100 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 2   T 9   K T 3 2   A K Q T 6 EAST   K 9 8   K J 3   J 5 4   9 8 7 3 SOUTH   7 4   A Q 8 4 2   A Q 9   J 4 2   A J T 6 5 3   7 6 5   8 7 6   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2NT*1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 lebenohl Lead: K 5 7 K 2 3 3 A 4 5 8 Q J 8 9 T 4 7 8 6 7 A   Q 9 Result: NS +200 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   9 7 4   A Q 4   A K Q 8 2   7 4 EAST   K J 5   J 6 3 2   J 5   Q 6 5 2 SOUTH   A T 6 3   9 8 7 5   T   A K J 3   Q 8 2   K T   9 7 6 4 3   T 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  -- Pass 1 Dbl 2 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A 4 5 A T 8 2 7 A T J Q 5 T 5 4 K K 2 4 7 6 J Q 8 9 Q 2 3 7 6 4 J 2 5 7 A 8 J 9 6 Result: NS -140 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   9 7 4   A Q 4   A K Q 8 2   7 4 EAST   K J 5   J 6 3 2   J 5   Q 6 5 2 SOUTH   A T 6 3   9 8 7 5   T   A K J 3   Q 8 2   K T   9 7 6 4 3   T 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  -- Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 8 6 4 A 9 Q 7 3 T 5 4 K 3 2 4 J 2 J 9 3 8 K 7 6   5     Result: NS -200 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 6   A 8 6 4   Q T   A K 9 6 2 EAST     Q 5   K 9 8 7 4 3   Q J 7 5 4 SOUTH   A K Q 9 8   J 7 3 2   6 5   T 8   T 7 5 4 3 2   K T 9   A J 2   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  --  -- 1 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A 3 4 A 8 2 5 6 Q 3 Q J K 2 K T 5 T 5 K T J 7 6 2 4 9 Q 8 Result: NS -90 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 6   A 8 6 4   Q T   A K 9 6 2 EAST     Q 5   K 9 8 7 4 3   Q J 7 5 4 SOUTH   A K Q 9 8   J 7 3 2   6 5   T 8   T 7 5 4 3 2   K T 9   A J 2   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  --  -- 1 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A 3 4 A 8 2 5 6 A 3 Q J K 2 4 T 5 J 5 6 T 4 7 Q 8 5 Q 2 2   J K 6 Result: NS -90 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 9   9 7 3 2   K 7 6   J 9 8 4 EAST   J 7 6   T 8 5   3 2   A K Q 6 2 SOUTH   K Q T 8 5 2   A J   A T 9 5   T   4 3   K Q 6 4   Q J 8 4   7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 F1   *2 3+ Lead: 4 4 6 A 2 J 2 6 T K 5 7 A 4 3 7 A       5 Result: NS -650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 9   9 7 3 2   K 7 6   J 9 8 4 EAST   J 7 6   T 8 5   3 2   A K Q 6 2 SOUTH   K Q T 8 5 2   A J   A T 9 5   T   4 3   K Q 6 4   Q J 8 4   7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  --  --  -- 1 Pass 3 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 3/4-fit limit raise Lead: K K 5 7 A 3 6 A Q 4 2 6 A 4 7 9 T 3 A 4 T 5 K 8 J   Q 9   Result: NS -650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8 6 4   T 9 4   A Q 9 4 2   Q EAST   A 9 7 3   K 6 5     K J 9 7 6 2 SOUTH     A J 8 3   K J T 8 6 5 3   8 4   K Q J 5 2   Q 7 2   7   A T 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag 1 2 4 5 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K K 3 4 3 7 2 A K A 6 Q 4 T J 2 8 2 5 T A 5 7 4 T 7 K 4 3 2 A 6 8   9 9   Result: NS +300 Imps: 11	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8 6 4   T 9 4   A Q 9 4 2   Q EAST   A 9 7 3   K 6 5     K J 9 7 6 2 SOUTH     A J 8 3   K J T 8 6 5 3   8 4   K Q J 5 2   Q 7 2   7   A T 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner 1 2 3 3 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 3 2 Q 8 Result: NS -200 Imps: -11
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 9 6 5   A T 8 4   4   A J 6 2 EAST   8 2   J 5   A J 8 5 3   Q T 5 4 SOUTH   A Q T 4   K 7 6   K T 6 2   7 3   K 7 3   Q 9 3 2   Q 9 7   K 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1NT 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 0+   *2 Majors (54 or 44) Lead: 5 9 5 2 7 7 5 4 T K 4 6 3 9 3 4 2 K 2 5 4 Q 8 8 6 7 8 6 T 3 J 9 Q 8 T J A 2 A J K 3 5 A 6 9 Q A K Q J T 7 Result: NS +110 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 9 6 5   A T 8 4   4   A J 6 2 EAST   8 2   J 5   A J 8 5 3   Q T 5 4 SOUTH   A Q T 4   K 7 6   K T 6 2   7 3   K 7 3   Q 9 3 2   Q 9 7   K 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 4 Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 limit raise in !D Lead: 3 3 5 A 7 K 2 5 Q 7 8 J A 2 J 4 K K 4 2 3 9 T J 7 9 3 8 6 7 5 4 K 9 J T 2   A     Result: NS +300 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 7 3   4 3   A K J T 9   9 7 6 EAST   J 8 5   T 8 7 2   Q 5 2   J 8 2 SOUTH   K T 6 4   J 9 6   8 7 4   K T 4   Q 9 2   A K Q 5   6 3   A Q 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: 4 9 J 3 4 2 8 7 K Q 5 A 6 A 2 4 6 3 2 J 4 K 7 3 9 6 5 T 7 Result: NS +430 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 7 3   4 3   A K J T 9   9 7 6 EAST   J 8 5   T 8 7 2   Q 5 2   J 8 2 SOUTH   K T 6 4   J 9 6   8 7 4   K T 4   Q 9 2   A K Q 5   6 3   A Q 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 4 9 J A 4 A 8 4 6 3 Q A 4 Q 8 6 4 6 2 T 8 3 5 K 7 2 5 J 6 Q 2 9 9 K 2 3 J Result: NS +460 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 7   K J 6 4   8 7 5 4   A 6 3 EAST   Q J   A Q 7 5   Q J T 9 2   J 4 SOUTH   9 5 4 3 2   T 9 2   6   Q T 9 7   K T 8 6   8 3   A K 3   K 8 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  --  --  -- Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: J 3 J 4 6 6 Q A 2 5 4 3 7 8 J 7 3 K J 6 Q 8 5 J 2 A 2 5 4 K 9 7 5 3 A 4 9 Result: NS +600 Imps: 12	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 7   K J 6 4   8 7 5 4   A 6 3 EAST   Q J   A Q 7 5   Q J T 9 2   J 4 SOUTH   9 5 4 3 2   T 9 2   6   Q T 9 7   K T 8 6   8 3   A K 3   K 8 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  --  --  -- Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: Q A Q 4 6 3 5 J 2 K 4 3 7 8 Q K 9 2 J A 9 5 2 6 T 8 9 4 Q 6 Q A 5 T J 7 3 3 A 6 T 8 7 5 2 Result: NS -100 Imps: -12
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8   A Q 9 4 2   A K Q 4   A 2 EAST   9   J 8 5 3   T 8 6   J T 9 8 5 SOUTH   A 7 6 5 3 2   K T   J 7 3   K 6   K Q J 4   7 6   9 5 2   Q 7 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag Pass Pass 1 1 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 9 4 9 T 5 5 6 A 3 2 8 K 7 9 T Q J J J 8 A K 5 2 2 Q 3 4 3 3 8 A 6 7 5 4 6     2 K Result: NS +430 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8   A Q 9 4 2   A K Q 4   A 2 EAST   9   J 8 5 3   T 8 6   J T 9 8 5 SOUTH   A 7 6 5 3 2   K T   J 7 3   K 6   K Q J 4   7 6   9 5 2   Q 7 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner Pass Pass 1 1 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: J 4 J 2 K 4 9 T 5 3 T A 6 2 6 A 3 5 8 K 7 9 T Q J 7 5 4 3 J 9 8 A 6 3 2 K 7 5 Q T Q J 4 2   8     Result: NS +400 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   6 4 3 2   7 5   K J 5 4   A K 5 EAST   9   A Q T 9   A 7 6 2   Q 9 7 4 SOUTH   A K   K J 8 6   Q T 9 8   J 8 2   Q J T 8 7 5   4 3 2   3   T 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 *2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 0+   *2 asking   *3 stiff spade Lead: 3 3 2 K 8 3 4 K 8 3 6 4 9 6 7 A J 2 7 5 T T Q 5 2 Result: NS +100 Imps: -2	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   6 4 3 2   7 5   K J 5 4   A K 5 EAST   9   A Q T 9   A 7 6 2   Q 9 7 4 SOUTH   A K   K J 8 6   Q T 9 8   J 8 2   Q J T 8 7 5   4 3 2   3   T 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 *1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 relay   *2 alerted Lead: 3 3 2 K 9 4 6 4 T 3 4 K 2 2 7 5 Q 6 7 A 8 3 A J 8 T 9 5 J Result: NS +150 Imps: 2
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 7 6   A 8 4   T 4   A K Q 8 EAST   J 8 5 4 2   Q T 6 3 2   2   T 7 SOUTH   9   9 7   Q 8 7 3   J 9 6 5 4 2   A Q 3   K J 5   A K J 9 6 5   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  --  -- 1NT Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 4NT*4 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 s   *2 bad for diamonds   *3 KCB for s   *4 2 w/o the Q Lead: 2 J 2 4 7 A 2 4 3 K       Result: NS +1370 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 7 6   A 8 4   T 4   A K Q 8 EAST   J 8 5 4 2   Q T 6 3 2   2   T 7 SOUTH   9   9 7   Q 8 7 3   J 9 6 5 4 2   A Q 3   K J 5   A K J 9 6 5   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  --  -- 1NT Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 5 *4 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1   *2 bad for   *3 keycard ask   *4 two without Q Lead: 5 A 5 6 9 A 2 4 3 K 4 T 7 J 3 4 Q Result: NS +1370 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A J 9   Q J 4 3   A J 9   K J 3 EAST   Q T 5 3 2   A T 5   8 4   A T 6 SOUTH   8 7   K 9 8 6 2   6 3 2   Q 8 4   K 6 4   7   K Q T 7 5   9 7 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 1NT Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 s   *2 good for s Lead: 8 4 5 9 8 5 4 A 2 7 8 J 3 K 3 9 6 2 6 J Q K 2 J 7 Result: NS +130 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A J 9   Q J 4 3   A J 9   K J 3 EAST   Q T 5 3 2   A T 5   8 4   A T 6 SOUTH   8 7   K 9 8 6 2   6 3 2   Q 8 4   K 6 4   7   K Q T 7 5   9 7 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 6 7 A 3 6 4 T 4 2 2 5 Q K 5 5 J 8 5 8 A 2 K 4 9 3 7 6 K 8 Q 2 J 6 T T 3 7 7 A J 4 K 3 9 8 6 T J   Result: NS +430 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q   8 6 5 4 3   T 9 8   K 6 5 2 EAST   K J 7 2   A 9 2   A 6 5 3   A J SOUTH   T 9 8 6 4     K Q J 4   Q T 9 4   A 5 3   K Q J T 7   7 2   8 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Lall Berkowitz Milner Sontag Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1NT Pass 2 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 3 *5 Pass 3 Pass 3NT*6 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 STR   *2 FG, 5+ s   *3 4+ Ids   *4 !   *5 3+ s   *6 non-serious slam try Lead: K K 2 3 4 5 2 Q 9 7 9 4 6 A 7   8 Result: NS -420 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q   8 6 5 4 3   T 9 8   K 6 5 2 EAST   K J 7 2   A 9 2   A 6 5 3   A J SOUTH   T 9 8 6 4     K Q J 4   Q T 9 4   A 5 3   K Q J T 7   7 2   8 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Zia Becker Garner Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T 7 5 T K 3 2 Q 6 8 J 5 Q A K   T Result: NS -450 Imps: -1