2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012

Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 91 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 2   8 4   K 8 7 5 4   A 8 7 3 EAST   A T 7 6 3   6 5   Q T   Q 9 4 2 SOUTH   K J 8 5 4   K 9 3   J 3 2   J 5   Q   A Q J T 7 2   A 9 6   K T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick 1 *1 1 Dbl 3 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 strong, artificial Lead: 5 Q 5 8 9 9 T K 2 J 6 4 3 A 3 9 K 6 Q 4 3   A     Result: NS +450 Imps: 11	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 91 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 2   8 4   K 8 7 5 4   A 8 7 3 EAST   A T 7 6 3   6 5   Q T   Q 9 4 2 SOUTH   K J 8 5 4   K 9 3   J 3 2   J 5   Q   A Q J T 7 2   A 9 6   K T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman 1 *1 1 *2 2 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Strong   *2 alerted Lead: A Q A 2 8 2 6 9 K 9 T K 2 T 6 4 3 A 5 8 9 J 3 4 K A Q 5 3 6       Result: NS -50 Imps: -11
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 92 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 9   2   K Q J T 5 3   K J T 7 EAST   J 3   A 5 4   8 2   A Q 6 5 4 3 SOUTH   T 6 2   K Q J T 9 8 6     9 8 2   K Q 8 7 5 4   7 3   A 9 7 6 4   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  -- 2 *1 2 4 4 5 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass 6 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 6+ clubs, 11-15 Lead: K K 3 A 6 9 2 K 8 3 4 2 K 7 5 5 Q 4     9 Result: NS +500 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 92 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 9   2   K Q J T 5 3   K J T 7 EAST   J 3   A 5 4   8 2   A Q 6 5 4 3 SOUTH   T 6 2   K Q J T 9 8 6     9 8 2   K Q 8 7 5 4   7 3   A 9 7 6 4   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  -- 1 1 4 4 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 4 4 2 T 8 3 4 2 Q 7 A 3 J 6 8 J 9 4 4 T 9 5   A 2 Result: NS +300 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 93 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 2   J 8 6 4 3   Q   A K 8 7 3 EAST   K J T 6   Q T 7 5   9 7 4 3 2   SOUTH   Q 3   A 2   A K J 8   Q J 9 6 5   9 8 7 5 4   K 9   T 6 5   T 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  -- 1 1NT Pass 2 Dbl*1 Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 clubs Lead: 3 K 5 3 2 9 7 4 A 5 2 Q A Result: NS -150 Imps: -6	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 93 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 2   J 8 6 4 3   Q   A K 8 7 3 EAST   K J T 6   Q T 7 5   9 7 4 3 2   SOUTH   Q 3   A 2   A K J 8   Q J 9 6 5   9 8 7 5 4   K 9   T 6 5   T 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  --  -- 1 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K K 5 3 A 4 6 2 Q 5 2 Q A 5 T A 3 9 T 4 2 7 K 7 9 4 3 8 5 8 7 6 Q 6 4 3 K T Q 8 J       6 Result: NS +100 Imps: 6
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 94 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   J T 5 4 3   Q 9 3   A K 4   9 6 EAST   K Q 8 7   K 7 6 4   9 8 6 5   T SOUTH   A 2   J 8   Q 7 3 2   A Q J 8 2   9 6   A T 5 2   J T   K 7 5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 9 9 7 3 A 2 K 9 8 6 K 4 2 T Q 5 J 5 4 Q 2 4 T 6 A 3 5 9 2 A 6 3 3 5 6 K Q J 8 A 7 Result: NS -90 Imps: -4	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 94 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   J T 5 4 3   Q 9 3   A K 4   9 6 EAST   K Q 8 7   K 7 6 4   9 8 6 5   T SOUTH   A 2   J 8   Q 7 3 2   A Q J 8 2   9 6   A T 5 2   J T   K 7 5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 4 4 T 6 2 T 9 4 3 9 K 3 2 J 5 K 2 T K 3 8 7 6 A Q 2 4 Q J 5 6 9 8 K 7 9 Q A       Result: NS +50 Imps: 4
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 95 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   J 9 8 5 3   A   6 5   K J 8 5 2 EAST   K T 2   T 9 8 6   K Q T 4 2   A SOUTH   7   K 4 3   A J 7 3   Q T 6 4 3   A Q 6 4   Q J 7 5 2   9 8   9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick Pass 1 *1 1 2 2NT*2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+ diamonds   *2 4+ spades, limit raise + Lead: 7 4 K 5 7 7 A 2 3 8 K 5 7 9 2 6 J 9 2 5 6 2 6 A 3 Result: NS -100 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 95 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   J 9 8 5 3   A   6 5   K J 8 5 2 EAST   K T 2   T 9 8 6   K Q T 4 2   A SOUTH   7   K 4 3   A J 7 3   Q T 6 4 3   A Q 6 4   Q J 7 5 2   9 8   9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman Pass 1 1 2 2NT*1 3 3 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 spade raise Lead: A 7 8 A 3 A 2 8 7 J 6 5 4 9 A 5 3 8 2 6 J Result: NS -130 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 96 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   5   6 5 4 2   8 7 4 3 2   K J 4 EAST   Q T 8 7 6 4 2   K T   J   A T 3 SOUTH   A K J 9 3   Q 9 7 3   5   9 5 2     A J 8   A K Q T 9 6   Q 8 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  -- 2 Pass 4 5 Dbl Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 Q J 2 5 6 T J 2 7 A 4 5 6 8 5 A 8 K 2 3 8 3 K 9 A   6 Q Result: NS +200 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 96 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   5   6 5 4 2   8 7 4 3 2   K J 4 EAST   Q T 8 7 6 4 2   K T   J   A T 3 SOUTH   A K J 9 3   Q 9 7 3   5   9 5 2     A J 8   A K Q T 9 6   Q 8 7 6 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  unknown auction Final contract: 5 Lead: {lead} Result: NS +200 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 97 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A   A K Q   A Q 7 5 2   A Q T 4 EAST   Q 8 5   8 3 2   J 9 4   J 9 8 7 SOUTH   4 3 2   J T 9 7   K T 6   5 3 2   K J T 9 7 6   6 5 4   8 3   K 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *2 Pass 5 Pass 5 *3 Pass 6 *4 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 last train   *2 1   *3 no spade queen   *4 choice of spades or NT Lead: 9 3 9 A 6 6 5 A 2 K 7 4 2 K 8 2 3 6 8 A 3 8 9 Q 5 T J 5 K 9 Q 7 4 Result: NS +980 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 97 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A   A K Q   A Q 7 5 2   A Q T 4 EAST   Q 8 5   8 3 2   J 9 4   J 9 8 7 SOUTH   4 3 2   J T 9 7   K T 6   5 3 2   K J T 9 7 6   6 5 4   8 3   K 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1NT*3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2 *5 Pass 2 *6 Pass 2NT*7 Pass 3 *8 Pass 5NT Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 strong   *2 positive   *3 asking?   *4 ?   *5 relays   *6 ?   *7 more relay   *8 no side 4 bagger Lead: 3 4 3 Q J 6 5 A 2 K 7 4 2 K 8 2 3 J Q 5 4 Result: NS +980 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 98 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 7 3   K 7 6 4   A Q 6   Q J 7 EAST   A Q T 8 6   A J T 9 8   T 7 5   SOUTH   K 2     9 4   K T 9 8 6 5 4 3 2   9 5 4   Q 5 3 2   K J 8 3 2   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  --  -- 5 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 2 2 5 A 4 J 7 6 9 K T Q 3 A 6 7 K 2 A 4 2       T Result: NS +150 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 98 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 7 3   K 7 6 4   A Q 6   Q J 7 EAST   A Q T 8 6   A J T 9 8   T 7 5   SOUTH   K 2     9 4   K T 9 8 6 5 4 3 2   9 5 4   Q 5 3 2   K J 8 3 2   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  --  --  -- 5 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A A 5 7 5 3 7 A 4 K T 6 9 J 6 Q 2       K Result: NS +100 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 99 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A T 7 3   K 8 7 6 4   A Q 7 5   EAST   J 8 6   A Q 5 2   8 2   9 8 7 2 SOUTH   Q 9 4   J T   J T 9 6 4   K 6 5   K 5 2   9 3   K 3   A Q J T 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 *1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 4 spades, 5+ hearts Lead: 8 A 8 5 K Q 2 3 6 J 9 4 5 T 7 6 J 4 5 7 6 3 8 7 T K 2 7 4 3 2 Q 9 3 6 A T K 8 T 4 9 A     Result: NS +490 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 99 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A T 7 3   K 8 7 6 4   A Q 7 5   EAST   J 8 6   A Q 5 2   8 2   9 8 7 2 SOUTH   Q 9 4   J T   J T 9 6 4   K 6 5   K 5 2   9 3   K 3   A Q J T 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 clubs 11-15   *2 asks   *3 no major..not a terrible hand   *4 5 hearts Lead: 6 K 6 7 9 A 2 5 5 Q 9 4 K K 2 7 J J 7 6 6 T 8 7 4 4 2 3 T 3 8 T 6 2 8 A 4 Result: NS +430 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 100 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 7 4 3   Q T 2   A 9 8 7 4 2   EAST   T 8 5   A 7 6   6 5   K Q T 8 2 SOUTH   K Q 6 2   J 5 3   K J   A J 7 5   A 9   K 9 8 4   Q T 3   9 6 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  -- Pass Pass 1NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 15-17   *2 Puppet Stayman   *3 no 5-card major Lead: 4 4 6 Q 5 K 7 T J 9 A 2 3 A 5 4 K 8 5 2 5 3 6 A J Result: NS +100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 100 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 7 4 3   Q T 2   A 9 8 7 4 2   EAST   T 8 5   A 7 6   6 5   K Q T 8 2 SOUTH   K Q 6 2   J 5 3   K J   A J 7 5   A 9   K 9 8 4   Q T 3   9 6 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  -- Pass Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 4 4 6 Q 3 K 7 T J 8 A 2 5 A 8 3 K 9 5 2 5 3 6 A J Result: NS +100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 101 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   6 4 2   A Q T 6 4   T 9 4 3   9 EAST   Q 8 7 3   J   K 7   A Q J T 5 4 SOUTH   J 5   K 8 7 5 2   A 8 5   K 8 6   A K T 9   9 3   Q J 6 2   7 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A A 3 2 5 Q K 3 5 K 7 4 J 2 7 9 A Result: NS -400 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 101 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   6 4 2   A Q T 6 4   T 9 4 3   9 EAST   Q 8 7 3   J   K 7   A Q J T 5 4 SOUTH   J 5   K 8 7 5 2   A 8 5   K 8 6   A K T 9   9 3   Q J 6 2   7 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 9 9 J A 2 9 Q 6 5 Result: NS -430 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 102 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K J 8 7 5   K 5   T 9 4   K 9 3 EAST   A Q 6 4 3   Q 4   8 3   Q J T 8 SOUTH   9   T 8 3 2   A Q 6 5   A 5 4 2   T 2   A J 9 7 6   K J 7 2   7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  --  -- 1 1 1 Dbl*1 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 values with 2 hearts Lead: Q 6 Q 3 5 7 J 9 2 2 8 T A 7 3 4 6 A 4 5 2 7 Q K 3 J 3 9 5 K 6 5 Q 2 A 7 9 T 4 K 8 Result: NS +110 Imps: 4	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 102 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K J 8 7 5   K 5   T 9 4   K 9 3 EAST   A Q 6 4 3   Q 4   8 3   Q J T 8 SOUTH   9   T 8 3 2   A Q 6 5   A 5 4 2   T 2   A J 9 7 6   K J 7 2   7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: Q 6 Q 3 5 7 T 9 4 6 J K A T A 5 9 2 3 T A K 8 4 6 2 6 J 2 7 8 9 Q J Q K 5 9 4 5 3 Result: NS -50 Imps: -4
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 103 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 3 2   6 4 3   K 9 6 5 2   Q 9 EAST   A T   K T 8 2   T 3   A 8 6 5 4 SOUTH   J 9 8 6   A 9 7   Q J 8 7   K 3   K 7 5 4   Q J 5   A 4   J T 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 6 7 T Q 6 2 5 Q K 4 A 3 J 5 2 4 A Q 8 6 9 7 A 9 3 J K 3 7   T     Result: NS +90 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 103 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 3 2   6 4 3   K 9 6 5 2   Q 9 EAST   A T   K T 8 2   T 3   A 8 6 5 4 SOUTH   J 9 8 6   A 9 7   Q J 8 7   K 3   K 7 5 4   Q J 5   A 4   J T 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman 1 *1 Pass Pass Pass   *1 precision Lead: A 4 A 2 9 5 T Q 6 A 3 2 7 4 T K 8 7 4 5 J 2 5 6 Q K 2 3 8 7 8 Q K J K 3 7 5 8 4 A T A 9 3 Result: NS -100 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 104 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 9 4 3   K T 7 2   J 3   A 9 2 EAST   A Q 6   A 9 5   A 5 2   J 8 7 5 SOUTH   7   Q J 6 3   K 9 7 6 4   K T 3   K J 8 5 2   8 4   Q T 8   Q 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: J 8 2 J K T A 3 4 Q 5 2 T Q 5 T 6 8 9 K 3     A   Result: NS -110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 104 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 9 4 3   K T 7 2   J 3   A 9 2 EAST   A Q 6   A 9 5   A 5 2   J 8 7 5 SOUTH   7   Q J 6 3   K 9 7 6 4   K T 3   K J 8 5 2   8 4   Q T 8   Q 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 3 Q A 3 4 Q 5 9 T 5 A 3 7 8 2 J K 4 7 A K 2 6 4 6 4 5 K Q     9   Result: NS -110 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 105 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   6   T 8 6   A K 8 7 6 5 4   K 2 EAST   K Q 3   Q 9 5 2   3 2   Q T 9 3 SOUTH   A J 9 8 5 4   A 7 3   Q J   6 4   T 7 2   K J 4   T 9   A J 8 7 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick  --  -- 1 1 2 *1 2 3 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 not forcing Lead: T T 2 A J 9 3 K Q 8 3 K 4 A 9 2 6 2 K 6 4 7 3 8 J T Q 7 5 5 Q 6 3 7 T 5 9 4 2   A Result: NS +100 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2012 USBC Finals - 06-May-2012 Board 105 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   6   T 8 6   A K 8 7 6 5 4   K 2 EAST   K Q 3   Q 9 5 2   3 2   Q T 9 3 SOUTH   A J 9 8 5 4   A 7 3   Q J   6 4   T 7 2   K J 4   T 9   A J 8 7 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Greco Zia Hampson Hamman  --  -- 1 *1 1 1NT 2 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+ D Lead: A 2 3 6 A K 2 6 3 T 2 A Q 9 3 K J 4 5 8 5 7 T 6 9 5 Q 7 4 T K 5 8 J 9 4 7 7 3 K 4 Result: NS +130 Imps: 1