2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017

Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 7   A   Q 9 8   A Q T 9 8 7 6 EAST   A K J 5 4 3   7 6 4 2   J   5 2 SOUTH   8 2   K Q T 8 3   A K 7 5 3   J   T 9 6   J 9 5   T 6 4 2   K 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  -- 2 3 3 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A 5 6 A 3 2 J 8 A 4 5 Q K 6 K 7 2   A Q   Result: NS -230 Imps: -8	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 7   A   Q 9 8   A Q T 9 8 7 6 EAST   A K J 5 4 3   7 6 4 2   J   5 2 SOUTH   8 2   K Q T 8 3   A K 7 5 3   J   T 9 6   J 9 5   T 6 4 2   K 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  -- 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A 9 2 A 3 K 2 9 J 5 4 7 8 3 5 8 2 6 J Q 8 Result: NS +100 Imps: 8
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 5   Q 7 2   8 7   K J 9 8 7 5 EAST   A K Q 4   J 9 6   A K Q J 5   3 SOUTH   J   A K 5 4 3   9 4 3 2   6 4 2   T 9 7 6 3 2   T 8   T 6   A Q T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  --  -- Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 *1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 values Lead: 8 2 4 8 J 6 K 7 2 T Q 8 9 3 A 5 3 6 A 5 2 7 K 7 4 9 Q 8 6 8 J 9 4 Q 5 J 3 T 9 2 K T 6 7 A Result: NS -460 Imps: -0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 5   Q 7 2   8 7   K J 9 8 7 5 EAST   A K Q 4   J 9 6   A K Q J 5   3 SOUTH   J   A K 5 4 3   9 4 3 2   6 4 2   T 9 7 6 3 2   T 8   T 6   A Q T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 2 2 3 4 Pass*1 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 DBL would say don't lead s Lead: T T 4 5 J 8 6 2 K T 9 7 A 6     4 Result: NS -450 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q T 8 6 4   Q J 9 5   T   8 3 2 EAST   K 9 5   K T 7 3   A 9 5 4   7 6 SOUTH   7 3   8 4 2   K J 8 3   A K T 9   A J 2   A 6   Q 7 6 2   Q J 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 6 A 5 6 3 A 3 5 2 6 K 9 4 2 K 4 7 J 9 T 8 Q A T 3 Result: NS -140 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q T 8 6 4   Q J 9 5   T   8 3 2 EAST   K 9 5   K T 7 3   A 9 5 4   7 6 SOUTH   7 3   8 4 2   K J 8 3   A K T 9   A J 2   A 6   Q 7 6 2   Q J 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 4 A 5 4 3 2 K 6 7 J 9 T 2 6 7 9 4 Q A T J 4 6 2 A A 3 5 8 J 7 3 K 2 9 J 3 Q T 8 9 Result: NS -140 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 8 2   4 3 2   Q J 7 4 2   J 7 EAST   A Q 7 6 4   T 9   K 5   A K Q 4 SOUTH   K J   J 8 6 5   A 9 6   T 9 5 3   T 5 3   A K Q 7   T 8 3   8 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A A 9 2 5 K T 4 6 T 4 2 K 3 6 8 J 2 A 7 3 6 K J 5 Result: NS -660 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 8 2   4 3 2   Q J 7 4 2   J 7 EAST   A Q 7 6 4   T 9   K 5   A K Q 4 SOUTH   K J   J 8 6 5   A 9 6   T 9 5 3   T 5 3   A K Q 7   T 8 3   8 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: Q Q 9 2 5 A T 3 6 8 K 7 6 2 A 7 3 6 K J 5 3 4 2 J 5 6 8 K Result: NS -660 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9   7 3   Q 9 8 6 3 2   J 8 7 EAST   J 3 2   J 9 8 5   K   Q T 6 5 2 SOUTH   T 5   K T 6 4   J T 4   A 9 4 3   A K 8 7 6 4   A Q 2   A 7 5   K SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 artificial   *2 alerted   *3 alerted Lead: 5 K 5 7 A Q 9 3 6 A 5 7 4 2 8 9 T 4 2 Q 5 6 2 8 3 K 3 2 T A J 3 4 A K 6 4 Result: NS +650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9   7 3   Q 9 8 6 3 2   J 8 7 EAST   J 3 2   J 9 8 5   K   Q T 6 5 2 SOUTH   T 5   K T 6 4   J T 4   A 9 4 3   A K 8 7 6 4   A Q 2   A 7 5   K SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 1NT*4 Pass 2 *5 Pass 2 *6 Pass 3 *7 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 STR   *2 0-7/8   *3 F1, may be only 4 s   *4 0-5   *5 usually clubs   *6 alerted   *7 2 not clubs; ART STR INV Lead: 5 K 5 7 A 4 2 Q T Q 5 3 6 A 8 7 4 2 9 9 T 6 6 8 3 A 3 2 5 K J 3 4 A K 6 4 Result: NS +650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   5 3 2   9 8 7 6 4   K   K 6 5 2 EAST   Q T 8 7 6   A K T   A Q 9 7 2   SOUTH   K J 9   5   J 8 6 5 4   T 9 8 4   A 4   Q J 3 2   T 3   A Q J 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  --  -- Pass Pass 1NT Dbl*1 2 *2 2 4 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 spades and another suit   *2 hearts Lead: Q Q A 4 5 2 T 6 9 A 6 2 K 3 7 6 4 4 8 3 J 3 2 K J Result: NS -690 Imps: -6	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   5 3 2   9 8 7 6 4   K   K 6 5 2 EAST   Q T 8 7 6   A K T   A Q 9 7 2   SOUTH   K J 9   5   J 8 6 5 4   T 9 8 4   A 4   Q J 3 2   T 3   A Q J 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: K T A K 4 A 6 3 K 3 2 2 5 Result: NS -450 Imps: 6
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   7   9 6   A 8 6 5 2   K T 7 3 2 EAST   A J T 9 2   A 8 2   K J   9 8 5 SOUTH   Q 6 5 4 3   T 7 5 4   Q 9   6 4   K 8   K Q J 3   T 7 4 3   A Q J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  --  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 diamonds   *2 likes diamonds Lead: 9 Q 9 2 6 T J A 9 3 K 2 Q 8 A 7 6 3 A 6 4 Result: NS +130 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   7   9 6   A 8 6 5 2   K T 7 3 2 EAST   A J T 9 2   A 8 2   K J   9 8 5 SOUTH   Q 6 5 4 3   T 7 5 4   Q 9   6 4   K 8   K Q J 3   T 7 4 3   A Q J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  --  --  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 14-16   *2 range ask or clubs   *3 Max Lead: 5 Q 5 2 6 K 2 6 5 A 8 3 4 4 J A 9 J 9 K 3 3 K 2 Q Result: NS +130 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 6 2   K 6   A J 9 5 3   A 5 2 EAST   K 8   8 5 3   K   K Q 9 8 7 6 3 SOUTH   A T 5 3   J T 9 7 4   Q T 6   T   Q J 7 4   A Q 2   8 7 4 2   J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K 2 5 K 4 7 K 9 3 2 K A 6 A 3 6 7 Q 8 6 9 J 8 2 A J     T Result: NS +100 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 6 2   K 6   A J 9 5 3   A 5 2 EAST   K 8   8 5 3   K   K Q 9 8 7 6 3 SOUTH   A T 5 3   J T 9 7 4   Q T 6   T   Q J 7 4   A Q 2   8 7 4 2   J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley Pass 1 1 Dbl*1 3 *2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 both Majors   *2 mixed raise? Lead: T J Q A T 2 K A 6 4 K 9 T 7 3 3 Q 2 5 K J Q K 2 3 Result: NS -100 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J 7 3   9   A T 7 2   Q 9 8 5 EAST   A Q 2   A Q J T 2   9 6   J 3 2 SOUTH   9 8 4   K 8 6 5   J 8 3   A T 6   T 6 5   7 4 3   K Q 5 4   K 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  -- 1 Dbl 2 *1 Dbl 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 good heart raise Lead: 9 4 T 9 K Q 6 7 3 5 2 J 4 K 9 2 8 6 A 3 8 3 A 7 5 7 2 5 8 4 J T J T Q K 9 Result: NS +50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J 7 3   9   A T 7 2   Q 9 8 5 EAST   A Q 2   A Q J T 2   9 6   J 3 2 SOUTH   9 8 4   K 8 6 5   J 8 3   A T 6   T 6 5   7 4 3   K Q 5 4   K 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  -- 1 Dbl 3 *1 Pass Pass Pass     *1 Mixed I think Lead: 9 3 J 9 K 5 9 T 3 4 6 A 8 K Q 7 J 4 2 3 8 7 A 2 5 K 2 8 T 5 2 J 4 6 A K 8 T Q 7 9 Result: NS +50 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 9 7 3   8 5   8 7 3   J T 6 4 EAST   K Q 8 4   A 6 3   K Q T 4   7 5 SOUTH   T 6 5 2   K 9   A 9 5 2   K 8 2   J   Q J T 7 4 2   J 6   A Q 9 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  --  -- Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 6 K 3 2 J 4 7 A 2 T 8 5 T 3 5 K J Q A 5 3 7 J 2 Q 5 4 8 J A 8 9 Result: NS -50 Imps: -4	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 9 7 3   8 5   8 7 3   J T 6 4 EAST   K Q 8 4   A 6 3   K Q T 4   7 5 SOUTH   T 6 5 2   K 9   A 9 5 2   K 8 2   J   Q J T 7 4 2   J 6   A Q 9 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: Q Q 3 8 K J K A 2 T A 5 9 2 4 7 T 4 Q 3 5 7 6 3 6 6 K 8 5 J 4 7 A       9 Result: NS +100 Imps: 4
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 5 3 2   2   A 4   A J T 9 6 2 EAST   A J T 9 7   Q 6 4   K 9 3   8 3 SOUTH   8 6 4   A K J T 5   T 7 6   K Q   Q   9 8 7 3   Q J 8 5 2   7 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl*1 2 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 3 spades Lead: 2 7 4 2 A Q A 2 4 4 9 3 6 8 7 K 8 5 3 A Q 7 8 J K 9 Q 5 5     A   Result: NS +100 Imps: 7	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 5 3 2   2   A 4   A J T 9 6 2 EAST   A J T 9 7   Q 6 4   K 9 3   8 3 SOUTH   8 6 4   A K J T 5   T 7 6   K Q   Q   9 8 7 3   Q J 8 5 2   7 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 *1 2 Dbl*2 3 3 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 usually 5+ s   *2 3 s Lead: K 3 4 2 K 4 3 6 K 7 6 9 J Q A 5 4 5 8 J Q 8 Q T 5 Result: NS -200 Imps: -7
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   7 6 3   T 9 8   A Q T 8 2   7 5 EAST   A K Q 8 5   Q 4 3   9 4   A K J SOUTH   9   K 5   K 7 6 5 3   T 6 4 3 2   J T 4 2   A J 7 6 2   J   Q 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves Pass 1 Pass 1NT 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 6 6 3 8 K 9 J 7 6 2 A 3 9 T K 6 3 4 Q 7 5 J 5 5 6 J 4 A 7     T K Result: NS -400 Imps: -10	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   7 6 3   T 9 8   A Q T 8 2   7 5 EAST   A K Q 8 5   Q 4 3   9 4   A K J SOUTH   9   K 5   K 7 6 5 3   T 6 4 3 2   J T 4 2   A J 7 6 2   J   Q 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 6 6 3 8 K 9 A 5 4 8 K 7 2 Q J 3 3 J Q T 5 J 4 A 6     9   Result: NS +50 Imps: 10
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 5   9 5 2   A K Q T 5   K 9 6 EAST   T 6 2   K 7 4   6 4   Q T 8 4 2 SOUTH   K Q 9 4   A J T   J 9 7 2   A J   J 8 7 3   Q 8 6 3   8 3   7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  -- Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 6 3 6 A 7 3 2 5 Q Q K 2 J 7 6 A 4 8 4 K 2 3 4 Q 9 3 7 5 T 6 2 9 A 8 4 5 J 5 T K A 7 8 6 J J T   9 Result: NS -300 Imps: -9	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 5   9 5 2   A K Q T 5   K 9 6 EAST   T 6 2   K 7 4   6 4   Q T 8 4 2 SOUTH   K Q 9 4   A J T   J 9 7 2   A J   J 8 7 3   Q 8 6 3   8 3   7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass Pass Pass       *1 15-17 Lead: K 3 2 A K J 6 5 4 3 6 Q 2 8 4 A 7 3 4 K 9 5 T T J 7 4 2 Q 7 8 6 A 8 2 9 9 3 7 5 J 6 K 9 T 8 Q K J Q T 5 A Result: NS +90 Imps: 9
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 6     A T 9 8   J T 7 5 3 2 EAST   A 9 7 4 2   T 9 6   7 4   K 9 8 SOUTH   J 8 5   A Q J 8 5   K J 6   A 6   T 3   K 7 4 3 2   Q 5 3 2   Q 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: T 3 T 8 5 4 8 2 A K 6 3 Q Q K 5 6 2 9 9 8 7 9 J 5 3 A K 8 T 4 Q J 2 2 6 J 4 7 T A 3 4 A 6     T   Result: NS +110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 6     A T 9 8   J T 7 5 3 2 EAST   A 9 7 4 2   T 9 6   7 4   K 9 8 SOUTH   J 8 5   A Q J 8 5   K J 6   A 6   T 3   K 7 4 3 2   Q 5 3 2   Q 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  --  -- 2 *1 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 6+ s, 10-15 Lead: Q Q K 7 6 5 4 9 K 3 7 8 6 4 8 J A 2 6 T J 2 9 5 5 K 9 T J 3 T 3 Q 4 2 2 A 7 4   8 Result: NS +100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   K T 7   A K 8 6   Q T 6   9 8 5 EAST   A Q 8 3   9 7 2   A 9 4   Q 6 4 SOUTH   9 5 4 2   J   8 7 3   A K J 7 2   J 6   Q T 5 4 3   K J 5 2   T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Becker Garner Graves  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 3NT*1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 unknown splinter Lead: A Q 2 A J K 4 6 3 2 A T 7 3 4 5 K 6 Q K 2 5 9 Q 8 T Q 8 2 J A 7 4 Result: NS +100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 Senior USA2 Final - 25-May-2017 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   K T 7   A K 8 6   Q T 6   9 8 5 EAST   A Q 8 3   9 7 2   A 9 4   Q 6 4 SOUTH   9 5 4 2   J   8 7 3   A K J 7 2   J 6   Q T 5 4 3   K J 5 2   T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Hamman Berkowitz Bramley  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 Drury   *2 bad Lead: A T 2 A J K 4 6 3 2 A T 7 3 7 8 2 6 Q K 4 5 9 Q 8 J A 7 5 Result: NS +100 Imps: 0