A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017

Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A Q 8 2   A K 9 5   9 4   J T 9 EAST   T 9 6   8 7 4   A J T 6 2   6 3 SOUTH   5 3   Q 3   K 7 3   A K Q 7 4 2   K J 7 4   J T 6 2   Q 8 5   8 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  --  -- 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: Q 5 3 9 Q 8 6 T K 2 4 J A 6 J 5 2 T 6 2 7 J 9 8 4 4 T A 5 5 7 A 3 8   K Q Result: NS +90 Imps: 7	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A Q 8 2   A K 9 5   9 4   J T 9 EAST   T 9 6   8 7 4   A J T 6 2   6 3 SOUTH   5 3   Q 3   K 7 3   A K Q 7 4 2   K J 7 4   J T 6 2   Q 8 5   8 5 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  unknown auction Final contract: 1NT Lead: {lead} Result: NS -200 Imps: -7
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 6 5   7 5   A Q T 9 7 6   J 8 EAST   3   Q 9 8 4 2   J 8 4   9 5 4 2 SOUTH   K J 7 2   K J T 3   K 5   K 7 3   A Q T 8 4   A 6   3 2   A Q T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  --  --  -- 1 *1 1 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+ Lead: 2 A 2 5 K 3 4 A 5 A 5 J K Q 2 8 3 T 4 7 7 2 8 T K 6 9 5 J 6 J Q 3 4 3 9 2 8 4 6 7 Result: NS +650 Imps: 11	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 6 5   7 5   A Q T 9 7 6   J 8 EAST   3   Q 9 8 4 2   J 8 4   9 5 4 2 SOUTH   K J 7 2   K J T 3   K 5   K 7 3   A Q T 8 4   A 6   3 2   A Q T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  --  --  -- 1NT*1 2 *2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 good 14-17   *2 !C + major Lead: 3 A 3 5 K 3 4 T K Q 2 6 2 A 2 5 K 2 8 9 5 6 J A 7 6 4 7 J T 4 9 7 A 5 8 K 4 8 J J 8   Q 3 Result: NS +90 Imps: -11
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 6 4     K T 9 8 5 2   7 5 4 3 EAST   Q 9 8   K T 9 4   A J 7 4   K 2 SOUTH   K 3   J 8 6 3 2   Q 3   Q J T 6   J T 7 5 2   A Q 7 5   6   A 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk 1 Dbl 4 *1 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 fit showing Lead: 6 6 A T 3 A K 9 2 7 8 A 3 9 4 K Q J 9 6 K 5 T 4 3 Q 4 2 8 5 Q 3 6 7 9 5 6 Result: NS +500 Imps: 2	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 6 4     K T 9 8 5 2   7 5 4 3 EAST   Q 9 8   K T 9 4   A J 7 4   K 2 SOUTH   K 3   J 8 6 3 2   Q 3   Q J T 6   J T 7 5 2   A Q 7 5   6   A 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall 1 Pass 4 *1 Pass Pass Pass       *1 very wide range Lead: T Q T 3 6 6 A 2 3 A K 4 6 A 4 5 8 5 9 4 2 8 4 K Q 9 7 T K 2 8 A 3 5 2 7 T 7 K 6 3 7 J 5 Q Result: NS +420 Imps: -2
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 7 5 4   8 7   Q 8 6 5 2   K 2 EAST   J 9 3   9 5 2   A K J 9 3   J T SOUTH   8 6   K Q T 6 3   7 4   8 7 4 3   A K T 2   A J 4   T   A Q 9 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 1 1 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 splinter for spades Lead: Q 4 2 7 Q 5 T K 4 J 9 8 6 A 3 4 6 A 5 2 T 6 J 5 3 2 9 Q 8     7   Result: NS +650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 7 5 4   8 7   Q 8 6 5 2   K 2 EAST   J 9 3   9 5 2   A K J 9 3   J T SOUTH   8 6   K Q T 6 3   7 4   8 7 4 3   A K T 2   A J 4   T   A Q 9 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 1 Dbl*2 1 2 *3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 16+unbal or 18+BAL   *2 ~5-7   *3 F1 Lead: A T A 2 7 A 2 7 Q A 3 4 8 2 9 Q 6 K J 5 6 5 T K 8 A J 2 3 Result: NS +650 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 9 7   A K 9 3 2   T 6   A 3 EAST   Q J 6 3   8 5   A K Q 5   K Q J SOUTH   K   Q T   J 8 4 3 2   T 9 6 5 4   8 5 4 2   J 7 6 4   9 7   8 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  --  -- 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 2 3 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: J J 5 K T 4 8 A Q 8 J A 4 2 Q 3 5 7 A 6 2 9 K T 3 5 3 T K Result: NS -130 Imps: -6	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 9 7   A K 9 3 2   T 6   A 3 EAST   Q J 6 3   8 5   A K Q 5   K Q J SOUTH   K   Q T   J 8 4 3 2   T 9 6 5 4   8 5 4 2   J 7 6 4   9 7   8 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 16+unbal or 17+BAL   *2 0-7   *3 F1, 4+suit maybe longer minor   *4 4-fit, 0-4 hcp Lead: T 2 J 3 T 4 5 A T 7 Q T 2 6 8 K Q 7 Q A 5     3   Result: NS +110 Imps: 6
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 9 2   A 8 4   9 7   A K 8 6 EAST   K 8 3   Q 9 6   A J 5   Q T 7 5 SOUTH   Q 6   J T 7 3 2   K Q 8 4   J 4   J 7 5 4   K 5   T 6 3 2   9 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 3 5 Q 4 3 K 9 8 2 4 3 T Q 2 6 A J 5 8 A 6 7 K 9 8 2 A 7 4 3 5 9 Q Result: NS -100 Imps: -5	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 9 2   A 8 4   9 7   A K 8 6 EAST   K 8 3   Q 9 6   A J 5   Q T 7 5 SOUTH   Q 6   J T 7 3 2   K Q 8 4   J 4   J 7 5 4   K 5   T 6 3 2   9 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 3 5 Q 8 3 K 9 4 7 J K A 6 4 3 T Q 2 6 A J 5 8 9 8     2   Result: NS +90 Imps: 5
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A T 7 5 3   6 5   8 4 3 2   8 4 EAST   Q 4   A Q J 9 4 2   J 9   K Q 6 SOUTH   K J 8 2   8 3   K Q 7 6   T 9 2   9 6   K T 7   A T 5   A J 7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk 1 1 1 *1 Pass 1NT 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 5+ Lead: 8 A 6 8 2 3 K 4 9 7 A 5 3 K Q 6 8 5 Q     Result: NS -140 Imps: -8	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A T 7 5 3   6 5   8 4 3 2   8 4 EAST   Q 4   A Q J 9 4 2   J 9   K Q 6 SOUTH   K J 8 2   8 3   K Q 7 6   T 9 2   9 6   K T 7   A T 5   A J 7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall 1 *1 1 Dbl*2 1NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15,2+!D   *2 4/5!S Lead: 3 T J 3 6 A 9 4 K 5 K 4 2 6 4 A 2 A 6 8 9 7 Q 5 T 5 Q 2 Q 7 Q 6 3   A     Result: NS +200 Imps: 8
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   5   A Q T 8 6   K 4   T 9 7 3 2 EAST   A K J T 8 4   K   A Q J 5   A 8 SOUTH   9 7 6   7 4 3   9 8 7 2   Q 5 4   Q 3 2   J 9 5 2   T 6 3   K J 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  -- 2 2 Pass 3 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T K A T Q 2 A 5 6 3 K 3 7 Q J 6 9 2 K A 3 5 4 Q 4 3 A 4 2 6 Q K 7 9 8 T 7 Result: NS +50 Imps: 3	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   5   A Q T 8 6   K 4   T 9 7 3 2 EAST   A K J T 8 4   K   A Q J 5   A 8 SOUTH   9 7 6   7 4 3   9 8 7 2   Q 5 4   Q 3 2   J 9 5 2   T 6 3   K J 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  -- 1 3 *1 Pass 4 4 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   *1 5!C +5!H Lead: K 2 K 5 6 6 A 4 9 3 5 K 2 J A 2 5 6 8 9 4 2 K A 3 Result: NS -50 Imps: -3
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 6 4   J 6   A J T 4   K 7 5 3 EAST   8 5 2   A T 7   Q 9 7 3   J T 4 SOUTH   9   K Q 9 5 4   K 8 6 2   A 9 8   A Q J T 7 3   8 3 2   5   Q 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  --  -- 1 1 1 *1 2 Dbl*2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 5+ s   *2 3 s Lead: T 2 T 3 A Q J 5 9 Q 5 4 9 J 2 6 5 A 8 K 4 T T 6 2 3 9 4 6 5 3 A 8 7 7 T K 6 4 K 8 Result: NS +420 Imps: 7	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 6 4   J 6   A J T 4   K 7 5 3 EAST   8 5 2   A T 7   Q 9 7 3   J T 4 SOUTH   9   K Q 9 5 4   K 8 6 2   A 9 8   A Q J T 7 3   8 3 2   5   Q 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  --  -- 1 *1 1 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 10-15,2+!D   *2 good weak 2!S opener Lead: A 2 A 6 5 Q J 3 9 3 7 J Q Q 2 4 9 5 3 A 6 7 7 J K 8 T 6 4 Result: NS +140 Imps: -7
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 9 7 5   4   Q J T 8 6 2   9 7 EAST   A K T 2   A Q J T 9 7   9   T 6 SOUTH   J 6 4   8 5 3 2   A   A K Q 8 3   8 3   K 6   K 7 5 4 3   J 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  --  --  -- 1 1 1 4 4 Pass 4 *1 Pass 5 *2 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 RKCB   *2 2 without the Q Lead: 5 8 T 5 4 6 A 4 2   Q     Result: NS -1430 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 9 7 5   4   Q J T 8 6 2   9 7 EAST   A K T 2   A Q J T 9 7   9   T 6 SOUTH   J 6 4   8 5 3 2   A   A K Q 8 3   8 3   K 6   K 7 5 4 3   J 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 *1 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 short !D/!S Lead: 7 3 T 7 4 6 A 4 2 Result: NS -1430 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 6 3 2   6 3 2   A J 7 5   6 2 EAST   J T 9   A 5 4   K T 9 2   A 7 3 SOUTH   Q 8 5   K Q 8 7   Q 8 3   T 8 4   A 7 4   J T 9   6 4   K Q J 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: Q 9 5 2 Q T A 3 7 J 4 6 K 4 K A 3 K A 6 4 6 T 5 8 9 7 2 8 A T 2 5 4 9 K 8 7 2 7 Q Q 3 3 T 5 J 6 Q J 9 J 8 Result: NS -100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 6 3 2   6 3 2   A J 7 5   6 2 EAST   J T 9   A 5 4   K T 9 2   A 7 3 SOUTH   Q 8 5   K Q 8 7   Q 8 3   T 8 4   A 7 4   J T 9   6 4   K Q J 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall 1 *1 Dbl 1 *2 Dbl*3 Rdbl*4 Pass 1 1NT 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15,2+!D   *2 4+!S   *3 !H   *4 3!S decent opener Lead: Q Q A 2 8 A J 2 8 6 T J Q 9 4 3 K J A 2 8 T 5 6 Q Result: NS -110 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   5 4 3 2   Q 2   Q 8 5 4   9 7 2 EAST   T   A 5 4   A T 6   K Q T 6 5 3 SOUTH   A K Q   J T 8 6   J 7 3   J 8 4   J 9 8 7 6   K 9 7 3   K 9 2   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 1 Dbl*3 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+   *2 4+ s   *3 3 s Lead: 9 9 T 5 Q J 4 2 A A 3 2 4 Result: NS -430 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   5 4 3 2   Q 2   Q 8 5 4   9 7 2 EAST   T   A 5 4   A T 6   K Q T 6 5 3 SOUTH   A K Q   J T 8 6   J 7 3   J 8 4   J 9 8 7 6   K 9 7 3   K 9 2   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  -- 1 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 shortness Lead: 6 6 T 2 Q A 3 7 4 8 6 4 K 3 4 Q J Result: NS -430 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 9 8 6 5   K 5   T 8 4 2   9 6 EAST   K 7 2   Q J 8 7 4 3 2     J T 5 SOUTH   T   A T   A J 9 6 5 3   8 4 3 2   A J 4 3   9 6   K Q 7   A K Q 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  --  -- Pass Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 19-bad 21   *2 transfer Lead: J 6 J 5 T 9 Q K A 7 8 2 A Q 2 4 9 A 5 6 8 K T 9 2 7 J 8 3 3 K Q T Result: NS -200 Imps: -3	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 9 8 6 5   K 5   T 8 4 2   9 6 EAST   K 7 2   Q J 8 7 4 3 2     J T 5 SOUTH   T   A T   A J 9 6 5 3   8 4 3 2   A J 4 3   9 6   K Q 7   A K Q 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  --  -- Pass 2 Dbl 2 *1 2 2NT*2 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 NF   *2 w 2!H Lead: A 6 8 5 A 7 5 2 A Q 2 4 9 Result: NS -100 Imps: 3
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   K J T 9 4   9 7 2   K T 4   7 4 EAST   Q 5 3   Q 6 5 3   A Q 9 3   A 8 SOUTH   A 2   A K J T 8   J 7 6 2   Q 9   8 7 6   4   8 5   K J T 6 5 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk  --  --  -- 1 3 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 8 8 A     Result: NS -420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   K J T 9 4   9 7 2   K T 4   7 4 EAST   Q 5 3   Q 6 5 3   A Q 9 3   A 8 SOUTH   A 2   A K J T 8   J 7 6 2   Q 9   8 7 6   4   8 5   K J T 6 5 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall  --  --  -- 1NT 3 Dbl*1 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 takeout Lead: 8 8 A 4 6 4 3 2 A 2 5 7 J J 6 9 T 8 3 4 A 6 Q K 2 K A 7 Q   5 J 8 Result: NS -420 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 5   9 8 7   Q 8 7   K Q T 6 4 EAST   K 6 4 2   A Q 5 4   K T   A J 3 SOUTH   Q 9   J T 6 3 2   9 3 2   9 7 5   J T 8 7 3   K   A J 6 5 4   8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Lusky Garner Falk Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 2 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 transfer Lead: 7 K A 7 J 4 Q 8 2 8 4 9 T 6 K 7 2 3 2 5 Q J 4 A 9 2 3 K 5 A T Q 3 Result: NS -170 Imps: 8	Closed Room - A 2017 Senior USA2 SF - 24-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 5   9 8 7   Q 8 7   K Q T 6 4 EAST   K 6 4 2   A Q 5 4   K T   A J 3 SOUTH   Q 9   J T 6 3 2   9 3 2   9 7 5   J T 8 7 3   K   A J 6 5 4   8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Simson Milner Aker Lall Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Dbl*2 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass         *1 trf   *2 !D Lead: 5 2 A 6 5 K A 9 J 8 3 T 9 J K 7 3 A T 8 2 4 4 Q 9 Result: NS -500 Imps: -8