2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012

Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 31 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8 5   T   9 8 7 2   A Q 9 8 6 EAST   J 4   A K 8 4 2   4 3   K J T 3 SOUTH   A K 7 3   J 6 5   K Q J 6 5   5   Q 9 6 2   Q 9 7 3   A T   7 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 5 2 4 5 A 7 J Q 5 6 J 8 K T 3 2 K 9 2 T 3 2 K 6 7 4 3 9 5 3 A T 6 Q T A J A 4 7 5 Q 8     Result: NS +50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 31 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8 5   T   9 8 7 2   A Q 9 8 6 EAST   J 4   A K 8 4 2   4 3   K J T 3 SOUTH   A K 7 3   J 6 5   K Q J 6 5   5   Q 9 6 2   Q 9 7 3   A T   7 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 5 2 4 5 A 2 J Q 5 6 J 8 K A 4 2 K 3 A T 5 7 K 9 6 4 K A J Q 2 T 3 7 T 6 5 Result: NS +50 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 32 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K Q 9 6   T 6   A Q 6 5   8 2 EAST   J T 5 4   A 7   T 9 2   K Q 6 3 SOUTH   7   Q J 5 4 3 2   7   A T 9 7 5   8 3 2   K 9 8   K J 8 4 3   J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  -- Pass 1 2 2 3 Dbl*1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 game try Lead: 7 8 9 A 7 2 4 A 7 3 5 K 4 8 T Q 2 3 2 Q 5 K T 6 7 J J 5 3 4 K 2 9   3     Result: NS -50 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 32 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K Q 9 6   T 6   A Q 6 5   8 2 EAST   J T 5 4   A 7   T 9 2   K Q 6 3 SOUTH   7   Q J 5 4 3 2   7   A T 9 7 5   8 3 2   K 9 8   K J 8 4 3   J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 7 3 2 A 7 2 4 A 7 3 5 K 5 8 T Q 2 K A T Q Result: NS -100 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 33 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 9 7 6 4 3   A   A Q 9 2   A 3 EAST   A K 5   8 7 6   K 8 6 5 3   7 4 SOUTH   Q 8 2   Q 5 4 3   7   K T 9 8 6   T   K J T 9 2   J T 4   Q J 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 strong F artificial   *2 5+ hearts, GF   *3 spades Lead: T J 7 3 T J 3 2 7 T 8 9 5 T K 3 2 2 4 A 6 2 A J 8 9 5 9 Q       K Result: NS +400 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 33 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 9 7 6 4 3   A   A Q 9 2   A 3 EAST   A K 5   8 7 6   K 8 6 5 3   7 4 SOUTH   Q 8 2   Q 5 4 3   7   K T 9 8 6   T   K J T 9 2   J T 4   Q J 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: 5 T 5 2 7 T K 3 2 2 7 A 6 2 6 A 5 9 A J 8 5 4 3 K K 7 4 3 Q 8 6 8 J 6 7 9 J 3     Result: NS +400 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 34 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q J 8 7 5 4   J 4 3     K 8 3 EAST   6 2   8 6 5 2   A 8 4   A J 5 2 SOUTH   T   A K T   Q J T 7 5 2   T 7 6   A 9 3   Q 9 7   K 9 6 3   Q 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 7 2 4 K 3 4 7 Q A 2 Q T 6 8 8 2 9 6 5 5 9 A J 7 9   3 A Result: NS +620 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 34 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q J 8 7 5 4   J 4 3     K 8 3 EAST   6 2   8 6 5 2   A 8 4   A J 5 2 SOUTH   T   A K T   Q J T 7 5 2   T 7 6   A 9 3   Q 9 7   K 9 6 3   Q 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 3 Pass 4 Dbl*1 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: A 7 2 3 A 4 J K 6 3 2 K T A 6 8 7 Q 5 4 K K A 4 Q 9 6 J T 9 A 3 7 Result: NS +790 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 35 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 8 2   J 5 2   K J 7 3   T 3 2 EAST   T 9 4   T 4   A 6 4 2   Q 8 7 6 SOUTH   K 6 3   Q 9 8 7   Q T 9   K J 4   Q J 7 5   A K 6 3   8 5   A 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: T 5 T 2 K Q 9 8 6 3 4 J Q 7 4 A 3 A T 2 7 J 2 2 4 8 4 K 9 5 8 T K K 6 5 9 A 7 3 J Result: NS +90 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 35 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 8 2   J 5 2   K J 7 3   T 3 2 EAST   T 9 4   T 4   A 6 4 2   Q 8 7 6 SOUTH   K 6 3   Q 9 8 7   Q T 9   K J 4   Q J 7 5   A K 6 3   8 5   A 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell 1NT*1 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: T 5 T 2 K 7 9 A 6 Q 4 8 3 J 6 2 7 3 4 J Q 5 8 3 K 9 Q T J A 7 3 4 A T 2 8 K 2 5 9 6 4 7 9 8 A J T 5 6 K Q Result: NS +90 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 36 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K J T 7   9 4   8 7 3   8 4 3 EAST   Q 6 2   A Q 6   K J 9 5 2   A 7 SOUTH   9 3   J 8 7 5 3 2   Q 6   Q 6 2   8 5 4   K T   A T 4   K J T 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A 4 6 A 3 K A 8 Q A 2 7 Q 8 Q K 9 J 7 4 2 9 6 3 6 T A 4 2 4 K 3 6 K Q 9 3 Result: NS -110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 36 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K J T 7   9 4   8 7 3   8 4 3 EAST   Q 6 2   A Q 6   K J 9 5 2   A 7 SOUTH   9 3   J 8 7 5 3 2   Q 6   Q 6 2   8 5 4   K T   A T 4   K J T 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  -- 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 hearts Lead: A 4 6 A 3 K 7 3 Q J A 4 2 T J 3 6 5 Q K 9 T 6 8 6 T A 4 2 K Q 9 3 A 2 7 Q Result: NS -110 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 37 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 5 3 2   T 5   K 3   T 7 5 3 2 EAST   K 8   A 7   A 6 5 4 2   A K Q 4 SOUTH   T 9 4   9 8 6 4 3   J 9 8 7   6   Q J 7 6   K Q J 2   Q T   J 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 1NT Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 4+ spades   *2 3 spades Lead: Q Q K A 4 J 8 2 T K A 5 3 8 A 2 6 9 4 3 7 6 7 3 9 T A 3 J Q 2 K 8 Result: NS -130 Imps: -6	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 37 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 5 3 2   T 5   K 3   T 7 5 3 2 EAST   K 8   A 7   A 6 5 4 2   A K Q 4 SOUTH   T 9 4   9 8 6 4 3   J 9 8 7   6   Q J 7 6   K Q J 2   Q T   J 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Dbl 1 *2 Pass 1 1NT 2 2 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: Q 8 Q 2 6 9 4 3 4 K A 5 9 Q 7 T 4 J 8 2 T 7 K A 9 Q A 3 8 Result: NS +110 Imps: 6
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 38 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 7   Q J T 9   Q 5 4   8 7 6 3 EAST   K Q 9 2   8 7 5   J 7   Q 9 4 2 SOUTH   8 5   3 2   A K T 9 8 3   A K J   J T 6 4 3   A K 6 4   6 2   T 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  --  -- 1 1 1NT Dbl*1 3NT 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 takeout Lead: J 2 J 4 8 6 7 5 K T 9 3 K 5 2 6 A K 2 Q A T Q A 5 4 4 7 J Result: NS -300 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 38 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 7   Q J T 9   Q 5 4   8 7 6 3 EAST   K Q 9 2   8 7 5   J 7   Q 9 4 2 SOUTH   8 5   3 2   A K T 9 8 3   A K J   J T 6 4 3   A K 6 4   6 2   T 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  --  --  -- 1 1 1NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A A 5 Q 2 4 7 9 3 5 2 8 A 2 7 4 A 6 J 5 K       T Result: NS -110 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 39 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 8   K 6 5 2   A T 5   T 8 7 2 EAST   J T 9 7 4 2   J 9 7   6 4 2   5 SOUTH   K 3   A T 4 3   K J 9   K J 9 6   Q 6 5   Q 8   Q 8 7 3   A Q 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: T 6 T 8 K 5 2 A 3 Q 5 2 6 3 J T J A 4 7 9 3 2 A 9 Q 6 T J Q 7 8 3 8 9 K A Q 7 2 4 Result: NS +90 Imps: 7	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 39 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 8   K 6 5 2   A T 5   T 8 7 2 EAST   J T 9 7 4 2   J 9 7   6 4 2   5 SOUTH   K 3   A T 4 3   K J 9   K J 9 6   Q 6 5   Q 8   Q 8 7 3   A Q 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: T 6 T 8 K 5 9 A 3 Q 5 2 6 3 2 T J A 7 7 K 7 6 A 9 8 4 5 K 8 7 2 A Q 9 5 3 Result: NS -200 Imps: -7
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 40 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 9 8 5   J 9 5   Q T 3   J 7 4 EAST   A 7 6 4 3 2   Q 7 2   2   A T 9 SOUTH   Q   K 8 6 4 3   A K 6 4   K Q 2   J T   A T   J 9 8 7 5   8 6 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  -- 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 *1 Pass 3NT*2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 medium slam try Lead: 5 5 2 Q A 7 2 3 4 3 9 7 K 8 7 T 6 A Q 5 3 5 T J Q       K Result: NS -450 Imps: -11	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 40 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 9 8 5   J 9 5   Q T 3   J 7 4 EAST   A 7 6 4 3 2   Q 7 2   2   A T 9 SOUTH   Q   K 8 6 4 3   A K 6 4   K Q 2   J T   A T   J 9 8 7 5   8 6 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 *3 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 3 card heart support drury   *2 alerted   *3 alerted Lead: J J A 5 Q T 2 K 3 T Q 5 4 A 2 9 6 5 2 T A 7 7 3 4 3 3 9 8 5 4 J K 6 A 4 2 8 T 7 K 8 9 J Q 9 6 Q K J 7 8 6 Result: NS +50 Imps: 11
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 41 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 7 5 3   Q J 3   Q 8 4 2   4 EAST   Q 6 4   T 7   J 9   A K J 8 7 3 SOUTH   A 2   A K 6 5 4 2   A T 3   T 9   J 9 8   9 8   K 7 6 5   Q 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong, artificail   *2 12+ points; 5+ clubs Lead: 5 J Q 5 2 8 7 3 A 2 3 4 9 9 T J K 5 7 Q 2 8 4 3 A 6 J 2 4 9 6 7 5 7 8 4 6 K 9 8 A 6 A   T Result: NS -660 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 41 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 7 5 3   Q J 3   Q 8 4 2   4 EAST   Q 6 4   T 7   J 9   A K J 8 7 3 SOUTH   A 2   A K 6 5 4 2   A T 3   T 9   J 9 8   9 8   K 7 6 5   Q 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 *2 Dbl Pass Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: 5 J Q 5 2 8 T Q A 9 7 3 K 6 6 J 2 8 4 3 A 5 7 2 6 6 3 4 5 9 J 7 4 5 A 4 T   9     Result: NS -690 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 42 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 6 5 3 2   A J 8   5 2   A 4 2 EAST   K Q   7 2   K 8 6 4   9 8 7 5 3 SOUTH   T 8 4   Q 4   A J 9 7 3   K T 6   J 9 7   K T 9 6 5 3   Q T   Q J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  --  -- Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 7 K 2 4 J 8 2 K T 8 2 A Q K 5 7 Q 9 4 6 K 2 8 4 T 7 J Q Result: NS -200 Imps: -3	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 42 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 6 5 3 2   A J 8   5 2   A 4 2 EAST   K Q   7 2   K 8 6 4   9 8 7 5 3 SOUTH   T 8 4   Q 4   A J 9 7 3   K T 6   J 9 7   K T 9 6 5 3   Q T   Q J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  --  --  -- Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 7 K A 4 3 2 A 4 K 7 8 Q J 3 2 K T 4 2 A Q K 5 3 9 Q 2 8 Result: NS -100 Imps: 3
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 43 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8 3 2   4 3   A 9 8 7 4   A Q EAST   Q J 9 7   A K J T 8 6   J   K 8 SOUTH   A   Q 9 7 5 2   T 6 5 2   T 6 3   K 6 5 4     K Q 3   J 9 7 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 3 4 7 3 A 7 A 4 2 2 K 3 5   Q 2   Result: NS -420 Imps: -13	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 43 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8 3 2   4 3   A 9 8 7 4   A Q EAST   Q J 9 7   A K J T 8 6   J   K 8 SOUTH   A   Q 9 7 5 2   T 6 5 2   T 6 3   K 6 5 4     K Q 3   J 9 7 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell Pass 1 Pass 4 Dbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 2 4 8 3 2 2 8 Q 3 5 6 4 7 6 7 8 A 3 K 3 5 4 K A 6 K J 4 5 J       Result: NS +420 Imps: 13
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 44 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   K   J 9 7 5 2   Q 8   A K 9 7 3 EAST   7 6 4 3   Q   J 6 4 2   T 6 5 2 SOUTH   J 9 8   8 3   K T 9 7 5 3   Q 8   A Q T 5 2   A K T 6 4   A   J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  -- Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 5NT Pass 6 Pass 7 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 8 2 6 K 8 A Q 2 3 Result: NS +2210 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 44 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   K   J 9 7 5 2   Q 8   A K 9 7 3 EAST   7 6 4 3   Q   J 6 4 2   T 6 5 2 SOUTH   J 9 8   8 3   K T 9 7 5 3   Q 8   A Q T 5 2   A K T 6 4   A   J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  -- Pass 1 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 5 *4 Pass 5 *5 Pass 5 Pass 7 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted   *4 one   *5 alerted Lead: 8 2 4 K 8 A Q 2 3 K       Result: NS +2210 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 45 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K J 6 3   K   Q T   Q T 7 6 5 EAST   T 5   Q 5   K J 8 7 6   A J 4 2 SOUTH   9 8 7   A J 6 3 2   9 5 3   9 3   Q 4 2   T 9 8 7 4   A 4 2   K 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  -- 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 9 8 A 5 9 4 5 K A 7 Q 3 3 2 5 K 7 4 T J 8 Q 8 6 9 K 2 6 3 8 7 7 J Result: NS +620 Imps: 12	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Final - 05-May-2012 Board 45 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K J 6 3   K   Q T   Q T 7 6 5 EAST   T 5   Q 5   K J 8 7 6   A J 4 2 SOUTH   9 8 7   A J 6 3 2   9 5 3   9 3   Q 4 2   T 9 8 7 4   A 4 2   K 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Katz Hampson Nickell  --  -- 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 9 2 5 J 9 K A 5 9 Q T 6 8 8 2 Q 3 2 4 6 7 4 K T 3 4 5 K A Result: NS -100 Imps: -12