A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012

Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 61 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 5 2   A Q J 9 8 7   9   T 8 6 EAST   7 4 3   K T 6 5   8 4 2   J 4 3 SOUTH   K Q 9 6     A Q J T 7 6   Q 9 7   J T 8   4 3 2   K 5 3   A K 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  --  -- 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 3 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K       K Result: NS +650 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 61 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 5 2   A Q J 9 8 7   9   T 8 6 EAST   7 4 3   K T 6 5   8 4 2   J 4 3 SOUTH   K Q 9 6     A Q J T 7 6   Q 9 7   J T 8   4 3 2   K 5 3   A K 5 2 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  unknown auction Final contract: 4 Lead: {lead} Result: NS +620 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 62 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 4   A 7 2   J 9 5 3   A Q 8 EAST   K 6 2   J 5   K T 8   J 9 7 4 2 SOUTH   J   K 9 8 6 3   A Q 6 2   K 6 5   Q 9 8 7 5 3   Q T 4   7 4   T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT*1 Dbl 2 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: 2 Q 2 4 J 3 6 T 6 5 K A 8 4 8 3 A Q 5 2 3 7 K 5 2 3 J Q K T     6 Result: NS +170 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 62 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 4   A 7 2   J 9 5 3   A Q 8 EAST   K 6 2   J 5   K T 8   J 9 7 4 2 SOUTH   J   K 9 8 6 3   A Q 6 2   K 6 5   Q 9 8 7 5 3   Q T 4   7 4   T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  --  --  -- 2 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: J 4 J 2 K T 5 7 6 Q 2 4 J 7 6 T 3 3 K A 2 Result: NS +140 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 63 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 4 3   J 6 3   K T 2   A 7 5 EAST   9 7 5   9 5   Q 9 8 7 6 5   9 8 SOUTH   A 6 2   Q 2   A J 4   K Q 4 3 2   K Q 8   A K T 8 7 4   3   J T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 9 6 9 5 Q K 5 3 6 A 5 3 2 K 9 6 Q Q 7 4 A Result: NS +170 Imps: -10	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 63 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 4 3   J 6 3   K T 2   A 7 5 EAST   9 7 5   9 5   Q 9 8 7 6 5   9 8 SOUTH   A 6 2   Q 2   A J 4   K Q 4 3 2   K Q 8   A K T 8 7 4   3   J T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth 1 Pass 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 9 6 9 5 Q A 5 3 Q Result: NS +620 Imps: 10
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 64 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   J T 7 6   T 9   T 3   K T 5 3 2 EAST   K   A J 2   K Q J 9   Q J 8 6 4 SOUTH   A Q 9 4 3 2   K Q 8 7 3   4   9   8 5   6 5 4   A 8 7 6 5 2   A 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  -- 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 transfer Lead: A A 4 2 9 A 9 3 4 2 J T 2 4 A 9 3 Result: NS -650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 64 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   J T 7 6   T 9   T 3   K T 5 3 2 EAST   K   A J 2   K Q J 9   Q J 8 6 4 SOUTH   A Q 9 4 3 2   K Q 8 7 3   4   9   8 5   6 5 4   A 8 7 6 5 2   A 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  -- 1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: T A 9 T 4 A 4 5 9 7 Q 3 2 Result: NS -660 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 65 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   7   K 5 4 2   K 8 6 3 2   9 8 2 EAST   A K Q T 8 6 5   J 3     A K 7 3 SOUTH   J 3 2   Q 8   A J T 9 4   J T 4   9 4   A T 9 7 6   Q 7 5   Q 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT*2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 semi-bal positive   *2 non-serious slam try   *3 cue, worth a try Lead: 4 A J 4 8 5 A 2 4 4 A 7 2 9 5 2 J 5 3 2 A 6 3 8 T Result: NS -480 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 65 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   7   K 5 4 2   K 8 6 3 2   9 8 2 EAST   A K Q T 8 6 5   J 3     A K 7 3 SOUTH   J 3 2   Q 8   A J T 9 4   J T 4   9 4   A T 9 7 6   Q 7 5   Q 6 5 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  unknown auction Final contract: 4 Lead: {lead} Result: NS -510 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 66 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   6 3 2   9 8   K Q 9 6   K 7 4 2 EAST   9   Q 7 2   T 7 5 4 3   J T 8 3 SOUTH   Q J T 7 5 4   6 5 4   A J 8   Q   A K 8   A K J T 3   2   A 9 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  --  --  -- 2 Dbl Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 some values Lead: 9 K 9 2 4 A 2 8 4 K 7 9 5 J Q 3 6 2 3 K 8 5 8 2 Q A 4 6 J 8       Result: NS -100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 66 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   6 3 2   9 8   K Q 9 6   K 7 4 2 EAST   9   Q 7 2   T 7 5 4 3   J T 8 3 SOUTH   Q J T 7 5 4   6 5 4   A J 8   Q   A K 8   A K J T 3   2   A 9 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  --  --  -- 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 9 8 9 2 T K 3 3 7 2 4 K A A 5 6 4 5 3 K Q T Q 8 4   J 2   Result: NS -100 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 67 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 7 5 3   A T   Q 8 4 3   J 9 2 EAST   J 8 6 4   K J 9 7   J 2   A K Q SOUTH   A Q 9 2   8 3 2   A 9   6 5 4 3   K   Q 6 5 4   K T 7 6 5   T 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 4 5 2 4 A 7 A 2 3 K 4 3 Q K J 3 9 8 K 9 4 6 J 5 2 7 6 7 9 4 7 T 8 T 8 T A T Q J 5 Result: NS +300 Imps: 3	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 67 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 7 5 3   A T   Q 8 4 3   J 9 2 EAST   J 8 6 4   K J 9 7   J 2   A K Q SOUTH   A Q 9 2   8 3 2   A 9   6 5 4 3   K   Q 6 5 4   K T 7 6 5   T 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 4 5 2 4 A 7 K 2 3 K 4 3 Q K J 3 9 4 7 T 2 8 A J 4 6 J 5 2 7 6 7 9 5 J A 3 T 8 Q 8 T Q 9 5 Result: NS +200 Imps: -3
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 68 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 5 4   J 9 8   7 4   K 9 8 7 4 EAST   8 7   T 7   K Q T 9 8 2   Q J 3 SOUTH   A J T   A Q 6 4 2   J 6 5 3   A   K 9 6 3 2   K 5 3   A   T 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  -- 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 4 2 3 4 A A 2 4 3 5 Q K 5 6 K 7 6 6 J 7 2 K 7 4 T Result: NS -600 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 68 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 5 4   J 9 8   7 4   K 9 8 7 4 EAST   8 7   T 7   K Q T 9 8 2   Q J 3 SOUTH   A J T   A Q 6 4 2   J 6 5 3   A   K 9 6 3 2   K 5 3   A   T 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  -- Pass Pass 1 1 2 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 3 3 7 Q A A T 4 6 K 8 4 T 6 7 5 J 2 K 7 3 5 2 4 J 3 Q 7 5   9     Result: NS -600 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 69 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   8   Q 9 7 6 4 3   7 6 5 3 2   5 EAST   Q 9   J 5   Q J 4   A K J 9 7 6 SOUTH   J 6 5 3 2   A   K 8   Q T 8 3 2   A K T 7 4   K T 8 2   A T 9   4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  --  -- Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass*1 3 5 Pass Pass Pass     *1 worse than 3 Lead: 8 K 9 8 2 4 Q 5 3 A 4 3 8 Result: NS +50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 69 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   8   Q 9 7 6 4 3   7 6 5 3 2   5 EAST   Q 9   J 5   Q J 4   A K J 9 7 6 SOUTH   J 6 5 3 2   A   K 8   Q T 8 3 2   A K T 7 4   K T 8 2   A T 9   4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl 5 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 8 K 9 8 2 A       Result: NS +50 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 70 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 5 4 3   T 9 2   A T 8   K 8 7 EAST   A T 6   A J 8 7 4   5 2   Q J 6 SOUTH   8 7 2   K 3   K Q 7   T 9 4 3 2   K Q 9   Q 6 5   J 9 6 4 3   A 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  --  --  -- Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 4 5 4 2 K 6 J 9 3 Q A T 2 3 7 7 2 4 8 8 4 6 5 A 7 K A 3 7 9 2 T Q J 6 4 K Result: NS -100 Imps: -0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 70 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 5 4 3   T 9 2   A T 8   K 8 7 EAST   A T 6   A J 8 7 4   5 2   Q J 6 SOUTH   8 7 2   K 3   K Q 7   T 9 4 3 2   K Q 9   Q 6 5   J 9 6 4 3   A 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  --  --  -- Pass 1 1 Dbl Rdbl 1 1NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 7 A J 7 2 Q A 3 2 5 Q K 3 K 6 4 7 Result: NS -90 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 71 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   7 3   A Q 9 3 2   K Q J T 5   7 EAST   K T 5 4 2   T 4   A 2   K 6 3 2 SOUTH   A Q J 6   K 8 7 6 5     A J 5 4   9 8   J   9 8 7 6 4 3   Q T 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K 3 2 K J 8 2 3 A 9 T 7 6 J 4 A 5 4 T 2 K 8 K 7 4   2     Result: NS -650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 71 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   7 3   A Q 9 3 2   K Q J T 5   7 EAST   K T 5 4 2   T 4   A 2   K 6 3 2 SOUTH   A Q J 6   K 8 7 6 5     A J 5 4   9 8   J   9 8 7 6 4 3   Q T 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: J J 4 A 5 T K 7 4 8 2 3 A 9 T 7 6 3 T Q K 4 4 2 6 6 A 5 5   2 3   Result: NS -650 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 72 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J 9 7 2   A Q   Q J 9   Q T 4 EAST   A 6 4   K T 9 6   A 6 3   K 7 3 SOUTH   Q 8 5   J 8 4 2   T 5 2   9 8 5   T 3   7 5 3   K 8 7 4   A J 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  -- 1 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T 3 T Q 4 4 A Q 2 5 6 A 2 K 6 9 5 T A 2 5 7 K 4 8 2 9 T J A 3 Q 5 3 4 J Q 6 7 7 9 Result: NS -150 Imps: -2	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 72 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J 9 7 2   A Q   Q J 9   Q T 4 EAST   A 6 4   K T 9 6   A 6 3   K 7 3 SOUTH   Q 8 5   J 8 4 2   T 5 2   9 8 5   T 3   7 5 3   K 8 7 4   A J 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  -- 1NT Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 2 3 K A 2 4 3 Q 2 7 A J T 5 6 Q 4 K 6 9 5 8 3 2 9 T 4 K 5 Result: NS -100 Imps: 2
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 73 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   9 5 4 3   6   Q 9 6 2   J T 9 7 EAST   K   K J 9 4   A J T 8 5   Q 8 3 SOUTH   T 8 2   Q T 2   3   A K 6 5 4 2   A Q J 7 6   A 8 7 5 3   K 7 4   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl 3 *1 5 5 Pass Pass 6 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: A A K 5 2 A 4 6 T 3 9 7   Result: NS +500 Imps: 11	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 73 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   9 5 4 3   6   Q 9 6 2   J T 9 7 EAST   K   K J 9 4   A J T 8 5   Q 8 3 SOUTH   T 8 2   Q T 2   3   A K 6 5 4 2   A Q J 7 6   A 8 7 5 3   K 7 4   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 3 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 3 6 3 J A A 4 6 2 3 9 3 T K A 2 3 4 J Q 2 7 8 7 5 5 J 4 Q     5 8 Result: NS -50 Imps: -11
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 74 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K T 6 4   A 9 6   7   K 9 7 5 2 EAST   J 8 5 3 2   T 8 2   K Q 4   A 3 SOUTH   9   K J 7 5   J T 9 8 6 3   T 8   A Q 7   Q 4 3   A 5 2   Q J 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler  --  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 --> 2   *2 NAT, INV Lead: Q 2 Q 7 J 5 K 6 3 A 4 9 6 4 A 2 8 3 8 A 5 Q 3 5 T J 2 K 7 6 2 9 J 4   7 8 Result: NS +630 Imps: 12	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 74 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K T 6 4   A 9 6   7   K 9 7 5 2 EAST   J 8 5 3 2   T 8 2   K Q 4   A 3 SOUTH   9   K J 7 5   J T 9 8 6 3   T 8   A Q 7   Q 4 3   A 5 2   Q J 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth  --  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 9 7 J K 9 Q A 2 8 Q 8 4 T       J Result: NS -100 Imps: -12
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 75 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 6 4 3 2   6   T 6   Q 9 6 4 2 EAST   A Q J 8 5   A   A Q 8 5 4   8 5 SOUTH   9   K 9 8 7 5 3 2   K 9 3   A T   T 7   Q J T 4   J 7 2   K J 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Spector Katz Cohler Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 3 3 5 Q A 4 A 6 3 7 A 2 9 T 5 3 2 T 8 4 K 2 4 6 K 7 A T 3 Result: NS -450 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 75 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 6 4 3 2   6   T 6   Q 9 6 4 2 EAST   A Q J 8 5   A   A Q 8 5 4   8 5 SOUTH   9   K 9 8 7 5 3 2   K 9 3   A T   T 7   Q J T 4   J 7 2   K J 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T T A 2 9 4 A 6 2 7 Q 3 T 3 5 2 A Result: NS -450 Imps: 0