A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017

Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 7 6   Q J 2   A T 9 7 5 3   5 EAST   A K 8 4   7 4   J 8 6   Q T 8 4 SOUTH   Q T 5   A K 6 5   2   K J 6 3 2   9 3 2   T 9 8 3   K Q 4   A 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 0 or 1 possible in 3rd sea; 11-15,t   *2 3-card raise   *3 alerted Lead: 5 A T 5 2 2 4 6 T 3 8 7 Q Result: NS -170 Imps: -7	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 7 6   Q J 2   A T 9 7 5 3   5 EAST   A K 8 4   7 4   J 8 6   Q T 8 4 SOUTH   Q T 5   A K 6 5   2   K J 6 3 2   9 3 2   T 9 8 3   K Q 4   A 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  -- Pass 2 Dbl 3 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 5 A T 5 2 7 Q 6 3 K 6 5 2 9 4 7 6 3 4 2 A 2 4 J Q 3 A 3 5   8     Result: NS +100 Imps: 7
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q   Q 8   Q J T 8 3 2   Q T 6 EAST   A 9 6 5   A K 9 6   K 4   A J 5 SOUTH   7 3   J T 5 3   9 7 5   K 9 7 4   J T 8 4 2   7 4 2   A 6   8 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: J J A K 3 2 5 Q 7 8 J 6 7 8 6 Q 5 A 4 Q 7 3 5 T K 2 A 8 3 Result: NS -170 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q   Q 8   Q J T 8 3 2   Q T 6 EAST   A 9 6 5   A K 9 6   K 4   A J 5 SOUTH   7 3   J T 5 3   9 7 5   K 9 7 4   J T 8 4 2   7 4 2   A 6   8 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A A 4 Q 7 2 5 K 3 6 K 8 5 2 A 8 3 4 K Q 5 4 A Q 7 8 6 3 T 2 A 6 4 T 9 2 J       9 Result: NS -170 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 7 4 3   A J 8 2   T 9 6 5   A EAST   5   9 4   A Q J 4 3   J 6 5 3 2 SOUTH   A T 8 6   T 6   K 8 7   K Q T 9   K Q 9 2   K Q 7 5 3   2   8 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  --  --  -- 1 *1 Dbl 3 *2 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+'s 11-15; Precision   *2 Mixed raise in 's and 's Lead: 5 9 5 3 A K 4 4 T 2 3 T K 2 9 7 6 Result: NS -100 Imps: -13	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 7 4 3   A J 8 2   T 9 6 5   A EAST   5   9 4   A Q J 4 3   J 6 5 3 2 SOUTH   A T 8 6   T 6   K 8 7   K Q T 9   K Q 9 2   K Q 7 5 3   2   8 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  --  --  -- 1 1 3 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 5 2 5 7 A 3 4 J 6 4 2 A 9 Q 9 2 T Result: NS +650 Imps: 13
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 9 8   T 9 5 4   Q T 4 3   9 2 EAST   Q T 5 3   3   J 7 5 2   K Q 8 5 SOUTH   7 6 4   K Q J 7   A 6   T 7 4 3   A J 2   A 8 6 2   K 9 8   A J 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag 1NT*1 Pass Pass Pass   *1 15(-) --> 17+ Lead: 3 2 3 8 4 9 J 3 6 A 5 9 7 K 2 4 A 6 3 4 K J T K 6 8 5 Q 3 6 7 T 7 A 5 T J 2 8 9 Q Result: NS +120 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 9 8   T 9 5 4   Q T 4 3   9 2 EAST   Q T 5 3   3   J 7 5 2   K Q 8 5 SOUTH   7 6 4   K Q J 7   A 6   T 7 4 3   A J 2   A 8 6 2   K 9 8   A J 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 3 2 3 8 7 8 J 3 6 6 K 2 7 J 5 9 T K 2 4 A Result: NS +120 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A T   J 8   9 5   Q J 9 8 7 6 5 EAST   9 8 7 2   Q 9   Q 8 7 3 2   3 2 SOUTH   5 4   A K T 6 3 2   K T 6 4   4   K Q J 6 3   7 5 4   A J   A K T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  -- Pass 3 3 5 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 4 9 8 K A 2 5 6 A 2 5 4 T 3     Result: NS +620 Imps: -2	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A T   J 8   9 5   Q J 9 8 7 6 5 EAST   9 8 7 2   Q 9   Q 8 7 3 2   3 2 SOUTH   5 4   A K T 6 3 2   K T 6 4   4   K Q J 6 3   7 5 4   A J   A K T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  -- Pass 3 3 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: Q 4 Q 8 K A 2 5 4 3 2 A 4 K 7 T 5 Result: NS +680 Imps: 2
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   5 4 2   A T 6   Q 5   A Q 8 7 2 EAST   J 8 7 6   Q 4 2   J T 9 7 6 3   SOUTH   A K Q T   J 8 3   K 4   K 9 4 3   9 3   K 9 7 5   A 8 2   J T 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  --  -- 1 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 3 3 6 2 K A 3 5 K J 2 A 4 5 4 A 3 K Q T 8 5 6 Q K 2 J Q 4 6 7 8 3 8 T 6 Q T 8   9 Result: NS -110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   5 4 2   A T 6   Q 5   A Q 8 7 2 EAST   J 8 7 6   Q 4 2   J T 9 7 6 3   SOUTH   A K Q T   J 8 3   K 4   K 9 4 3   9 3   K 9 7 5   A 8 2   J T 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  --  -- 1 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 3 3 6 4 Q A 3 5 K J 2 A 3 5 4 A 3 K Q 6 8 7 6 T J 2 J Q 4 5 7 2 K 9 7 2 A 9 8 5 K Result: NS -110 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 7 4   A Q T   T 6 3   Q 8 5 4 EAST   A Q 9   9 6 5 2   J 8 5   A J 3 SOUTH   8   J 8   A K 9 7 4 2   K T 6 2   J T 6 5 3 2   K 7 4 3   Q   9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  --  --  -- 1 *1 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+'s, 11-15; Precision Lead: 4 T Q 4 8 Q 8 6 A 6 J 3 2 3 5 T K 7 3 7 9 2 2 T 7 5 9 K 4 7 A 4 2 3 A Q 8 9 J 5 K 4     J Result: NS -660 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 7 4   A Q T   T 6 3   Q 8 5 4 EAST   A Q 9   9 6 5 2   J 8 5   A J 3 SOUTH   8   J 8   A K 9 7 4 2   K T 6 2   J T 6 5 3 2   K 7 4 3   Q   9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 4 9 J 4 2 Q J 3 2 5 A 7 8 3 8 6 A 3 5 T K 2 2 T 9 7 5 4 7       4 Result: NS -630 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A J 5   J T 6 5 3   A 9 4   9 6 EAST   T 7   Q 8 7   Q T 7 6 5   K J 5 SOUTH   Q 8 4 2   9 4   J 8   T 8 7 4 3   K 9 6 3   A K 2   K 3 2   A Q 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag 1 Pass 1 *1 Pass 1NT*2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 's   *2 18-19 balanced   *3 5+ 's, invitational + Lead: 5 K 5 4 8 A 7 3 4 K 8 5 9 3 7 J Q Q K 6 3 3 7 A J 6 T A 2 K Q 5 4 Result: NS -100 Imps: -12	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A J 5   J T 6 5 3   A 9 4   9 6 EAST   T 7   Q 8 7   Q T 7 6 5   K J 5 SOUTH   Q 8 4 2   9 4   J 8   T 8 7 4 3   K 9 6 3   A K 2   K 3 2   A Q 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart 1 Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 5 K 5 9 J K 8 3 4 A 7 5 9 2 Q 6 8 2 T 4 8 3 6 A 4 2 5 T 3 Q 7 J 4 3 T A 2 K 7 J 8 A J 6 7 Result: NS +600 Imps: 12
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 9 8 6 5 3   8 2   8 5   A 8 7 EAST   7   A Q 9   J 6 2   K T 9 6 5 3 SOUTH   A Q 2   6 5 3   A Q T 3   Q 4 2   K T 4   K J T 7 4   K 9 7 4   J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  -- 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Dbl*3 Pass*4 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15 6+'s; Precision   *2 Asking   *3 Takeout of 's   *4 alerted Lead: T T Q 2 3 7 2 5 A J K A 2 J A 8 5 4 3 7 Q 9 T 8 4 4 9 6 2 4 6 5 3 7 5 8 6 K 9 3 T Result: NS -430 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 9 8 6 5 3   8 2   8 5   A 8 7 EAST   7   A Q 9   J 6 2   K T 9 6 5 3 SOUTH   A Q 2   6 5 3   A Q T 3   Q 4 2   K T 4   K J T 7 4   K 9 7 4   J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  -- 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: J J Q 8 6 J 3 7 Q 7 K A 4 4 T 8 2 4 9 2 3 4 6 3 2 7 5 5 Q K J 5 3 Result: NS -460 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 9 3   J 9 5 3   J 8 7   Q 4 2 EAST   A Q 7   Q 2   T 3   K T 9 7 6 3 SOUTH   5 4   K T 8 6   A K Q 9 4 2   8   K T 8 6 2   A 7 4   6 5   A J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 3 *2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 11-15, 2+'s; Precision   *2 Transfer to 3NT Lead: 6 6 3 J A 4 Q 3 6 5 T 7 K 2 3 8 Q 6 6 5 9 7 7 9 4 5 9 4 2 8 Q 3 4 T A 9 5 K 7 J 8 Result: NS -630 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 9 3   J 9 5 3   J 8 7   Q 4 2 EAST   A Q 7   Q 2   T 3   K T 9 7 6 3 SOUTH   5 4   K T 8 6   A K Q 9 4 2   8   K T 8 6 2   A 7 4   6 5   A J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  --  -- Pass 1 1 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T T 7 3 4 6 Q 9 5 A Q 3 6 2 A J 8 5 T 7 A 6 3 8 K 7 2 J Q 5 3 4 9 4 6   4 Result: NS -600 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q 8 2     8 5   K Q J 8 7 6 5 EAST   6   T 7   K Q T 9 7 6 4   9 4 2 SOUTH   T 9 7 5 3   Q 9 8 5 3 2   A J     A J 4   A K J 6 4   3 2   A T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  --  --  -- Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 2 K 5 A 3 Q 8 J 4 T 5 2 A 6 2 3 J 6 8 5 A 7 6 3 3 2 K 7 K T 7 9 A 4 8   Result: NS -100 Imps: -7	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q 8 2     8 5   K Q J 8 7 6 5 EAST   6   T 7   K Q T 9 7 6 4   9 4 2 SOUTH   T 9 7 5 3   Q 9 8 5 3 2   A J     A J 4   A K J 6 4   3 2   A T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  --  --  -- Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: J 3 4 J J A 6 2 3 Result: NS +200 Imps: 7
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 8 7 4 3   T 7 3   Q 5   J 8 5 EAST   J 2   6 5   T 9 8 6 4 3 2   4 3 SOUTH   K T 9 6 5   A 2   A J   K 9 7 6   A   K Q J 9 8 4   K 7   A Q T 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag 1 Pass 1NT*1 2 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 semi-forcing Lead: J A J 3 6 K 5 3 A 4 6 7 2 A 3 J K 7 2 Q A Result: NS +450 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 8 7 4 3   T 7 3   Q 5   J 8 5 EAST   J 2   6 5   T 9 8 6 4 3 2   4 3 SOUTH   K T 9 6 5   A 2   A J   K 9 7 6   A   K Q J 9 8 4   K 7   A Q T 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart 1 Pass 1NT 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: J A J 3 5 Q 5 3 A 8 6 T 2     J K Result: NS +450 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K 3   J 9 8 7 4   K 6 4   Q 6 EAST   8 5   K Q T 2   A J 5   T 9 3 2 SOUTH   J 4   6 3   T 9 8 3   A J 8 7 4   Q T 9 7 6 2   A 5   Q 7 2   K 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Typically 5+'s   *2 Typically a 3-card raise, minimum hand Lead: 3 K 3 6 J A 2 4 3 5 Q 7 6 6 5 A 4 7 T 8 8 9 8 K J T K 9 4 2       Result: NS +620 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K 3   J 9 8 7 4   K 6 4   Q 6 EAST   8 5   K Q T 2   A J 5   T 9 3 2 SOUTH   J 4   6 3   T 9 8 3   A J 8 7 4   Q T 9 7 6 2   A 5   Q 7 2   K 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  -- 1NT*1 Dbl Rdbl*2 Pass 2 *3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 10 to 14   *2 1 suit   *3 alerted Lead: T K T 6 7 A 2 4 3 5 Q 7 6 5 2 Q A 2 5 K T 2 T 8 4 6 5 A 4     9   Result: NS +620 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 8   5 4 3   J 5   K T 8 4 3 EAST   K Q 6 3   J T 8 6   K 9 6 3   J SOUTH   J 7 5 4 2   A 2   A 8 7   A Q 9   9   K Q 9 7   Q T 4 2   7 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  --  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 15-17, VUL   *2 Either ask for 5-card M; or some 4-4-4-1   *3 5-card suit Lead: K K 6 5 A 9 K A 2 7 J 3 A 6 Q 8 5 2 3 T J Q 8 3 2 Result: NS -650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 8   5 4 3   J 5   K T 8 4 3 EAST   K Q 6 3   J T 8 6   K 9 6 3   J SOUTH   J 7 5 4 2   A 2   A 8 7   A Q 9   9   K Q 9 7   Q T 4 2   7 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  --  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Dbl 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14 to 16   *2 puppet Lead: 7 7 J K A 9 K 8 5 2 Q A 4 5 3 T J 2 3 J 8 7 6 5 A 6 6 3 9 4 6 5 A 9 8 4 7       2 Result: NS -650 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 6   7   K 8 7 4 3   K T 8 7 6 EAST   Q   A 8 6 5 4   J T 9 2   4 3 2 SOUTH   K J T 5 4 3   2   A 6 5   Q J 9   A 8 7 2   K Q J T 9 3   Q   A 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Boyd Berkowitz Robinson Sontag  --  --  -- 1 *1 2 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 11-15 Lead: Q A Q 6 K Q T 3 5 A 2 6 9 5 3 K J 3 2 4 A K 4 7 2 Q A 7 3   5     Result: NS +140 Imps: 5	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USBC USA2 QF - 21-May-2017 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 6   7   K 8 7 4 3   K T 8 7 6 EAST   Q   A 8 6 5 4   J T 9 2   4 3 2 SOUTH   K J T 5 4 3   2   A 6 5   Q J 9   A 8 7 2   K Q J T 9 3   Q   A 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Graves Woolsey Becker Stewart  --  --  -- 1 2 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: Q A Q 6 K K 8 7 2 J 4 6 3 Q A 7 5 A 2 8 9 T 5 3 5 Q 2 4 A 2 4 9 T 7 3 7 J 8     4 Result: NS -50 Imps: -5