A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012

Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 46 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 6 4 3   6 4   J 8 3   T 9 5 4 EAST   K T   A K Q T 5   K Q T 2   8 6 SOUTH   J 9 8 7 5 2   3   A 7 5   K Q 2   A   J 9 8 7 2   9 6 4   A J 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  --  --  -- 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1NT Dbl 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 8 A T 3 8 8 T 4 3 A 6 4 Q 2 5 6 2 3 8 5 K 6 Q 3 5 7 A T J 7 K 4 5 Result: NS -100 Imps: 5	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 46 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 6 4 3   6 4   J 8 3   T 9 5 4 EAST   K T   A K Q T 5   K Q T 2   8 6 SOUTH   J 9 8 7 5 2   3   A 7 5   K Q 2   A   J 9 8 7 2   9 6 4   A J 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  --  --  -- 2 Dbl Rdbl 2NT Dbl 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass   Lead: Q 7 Q 4 3 A K 3 2 J K 6 5 6 2 3 A 9 Q 8 7 4 K J 5 2 T 9 K 8 T Q J J 6 4 2 A 8 5 Q Result: NS -300 Imps: -5
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 47 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q T 5   T 8 6 2   A Q T 6   K T EAST   A K 6 4   Q 9 5 4   9 7 4   8 7 SOUTH   J 9 8 3 2   J 7   3 2   J 9 4 3   7   A K 3   K J 8 5   A Q 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall 1 *1 Dbl*2 1NT*3 3 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted Lead: 2 7 K 5 2 2 4 T J 3 A Q 9 5 6 6 8 5 4   3 Result: NS -100 Imps: -16	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 47 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q T 5   T 8 6 2   A Q T 6   K T EAST   A K 6 4   Q 9 5 4   9 7 4   8 7 SOUTH   J 9 8 3 2   J 7   3 2   J 9 4 3   7   A K 3   K J 8 5   A Q 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman 1 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 game force   *2 shortness; both minors Lead: 3 7 A 5 3 2 7 K 3 5 4 T 2 K 4 6 2 8 7 T 3 J 6 Q 9 A 8 T 4 Result: NS +1370 Imps: 16
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 48 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 8 7 3   T 9 2   5 3   9 5 4 3 EAST   A T 6 2   J 3   J 9 7 6   A Q J SOUTH   K J 9 5   Q 7 6 5 4   Q T   K 7   4   A K 8   A K 8 4 2   T 8 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 5 K 6 5 T A 7 3 Q K 3 2 4 A J 9 5 4 J T 6 4 A 3 5 2 2 7 J 2 Q 3 7 Result: NS +100 Imps: 13	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 48 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 8 7 3   T 9 2   5 3   9 5 4 3 EAST   A T 6 2   J 3   J 9 7 6   A Q J SOUTH   K J 9 5   Q 7 6 5 4   Q T   K 7   4   A K 8   A K 8 4 2   T 8 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Lead: T K 3 T 4 2 6 3 T K 7 5 Q 8 Q 5 7 A J 2 5 A 9 3 5 8 J 4 6 2 J 9 K 8     Q Result: NS -750 Imps: -13
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 49 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K J 9 5   7 6 3   A Q J   J 7 EAST   T 4   9 4   K 6 5 4   K 6 5 4 2 SOUTH   6   K Q J 5 2   9 7 2   A T 9 3   Q 8 7 3 2   A T 8   T 8 3   Q 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  --  -- 1NT 2 *1 2 3 *2 3 Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: 9 A 9 3 J 2 4 A 6 3 T K 2 8 6 J A 8 4 6 K T 2 7 Q Q K 7 3 Result: NS +140 Imps: 5	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 49 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K J 9 5   7 6 3   A Q J   J 7 EAST   T 4   9 4   K 6 5 4   K 6 5 4 2 SOUTH   6   K Q J 5 2   9 7 2   A T 9 3   Q 8 7 3 2   A T 8   T 8 3   Q 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  --  -- 1NT 2 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 9 8 9 3 K A 4 6 Q 2 4 A 6 Q T J 2 8 4 J 2 8 2 5 5 3 5 Q 7 3 4 K 3 7 5 9 9 T 6 A 9 Result: NS -50 Imps: -5
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 50 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 7 5   K J 8 3   6   8 7 6 5 4 EAST   A J 6 4   A T 7 5   K 4 3   K Q SOUTH   K T 2   Q 9 4   A J T 9   J T 9   Q 9 3   6 2   Q 8 7 5 2   A 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 5 5 3 6 T 2 4 8 J A Q 7 T 2 K 6 9 7 K 5 9 Q 4 5 T Result: NS -430 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 50 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 7 5   K J 8 3   6   8 7 6 5 4 EAST   A J 6 4   A T 7 5   K 4 3   K Q SOUTH   K T 2   Q 9 4   A J T 9   J T 9   Q 9 3   6 2   Q 8 7 5 2   A 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 inverted Lead: 8 2 5 8 9 6 7 J 4 A Q 8 9 2 K 7 T Q 3 6 9 3 4 5 J 2 A 3 Q 5 K 4 T 7 4 5 J 8 J   A Result: NS -400 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 51 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 4   8 2   J T 9 8 7 5 3   J 7 EAST   Q 6 5 3   K J T 4 3   A 2   A K SOUTH   K T 9 2   A Q 7   K 4   T 6 4 2   J 8 7   9 6 5   Q 6   Q 9 8 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall Pass 1 *1 3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted Lead: Q Q 2 3 K 5 T 2 7 7 3 4 K 8 5 A T Result: NS -690 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 51 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 4   8 2   J T 9 8 7 5 3   J 7 EAST   Q 6 5 3   K J T 4 3   A 2   A K SOUTH   K T 9 2   A Q 7   K 4   T 6 4 2   J 8 7   9 6 5   Q 6   Q 9 8 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 *1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass         *1 good spade raise Lead: T 6 2 T K 7 Q A 2 Q A 9 4 J 3 4 9 3       Result: NS -650 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 52 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 8 6   Q J 7 3   J 9 8 6 2   2 EAST   9 4   8 2   K Q 5   K Q T 7 4 3 SOUTH   A K Q 7 5   K T 9 5   A 7 4   8   J 3 2   A 6 4   T 3   A J 9 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  -- 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted Lead: 6 T K 6 4 3 4 6 Q 2 9 8 K J 3 T A 5 2 3 7 6 4 2 5 A 7 2 8 3 Q     Result: NS -660 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 52 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 8 6   Q J 7 3   J 9 8 6 2   2 EAST   9 4   8 2   K Q 5   K Q T 7 4 3 SOUTH   A K Q 7 5   K T 9 5   A 7 4   8   J 3 2   A 6 4   T 3   A J 9 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: Q A 2 Q K T K J 4 4 8 J 5     9 7 Result: NS -630 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 53 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   9 8 3 2   6 5   J T 8 4   J 7 3 EAST   A K J 6 4   J 8 2   Q   9 8 4 2 SOUTH   Q   K T 9 3   A K 7 5   A K Q T   T 7 5   A Q 7 4   9 6 3 2   6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 *3 Pass 4 *4 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted   *4 alerted Lead: 5 5 2 7 T 6 4 3 A       K Result: NS -920 Imps: -10	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 53 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   9 8 3 2   6 5   J T 8 4   J 7 3 EAST   A K J 6 4   J 8 2   Q   9 8 4 2 SOUTH   Q   K T 9 3   A K 7 5   A K Q T   T 7 5   A Q 7 4   9 6 3 2   6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T T 4 2 Q 5 2 3 A 6 4 7 K 2 8 J Q 3 Q 4 5   A     Result: NS -490 Imps: 10
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 54 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A J 8 3   Q 8 7   Q 8 3   J T 3 EAST   9 6   A J 9 6 2   K T 9 4   K 4 SOUTH   K 5   K 5 4 3   A J 6 5   A Q 5   Q T 7 4 2   T   7 2   9 8 7 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  --  --  -- 1 1 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A 7 6 A 5 7 K J 5 T 6 7 K 4 A 8 3   9 3 K Result: NS -650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 54 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A J 8 3   Q 8 7   Q 8 3   J T 3 EAST   9 6   A J 9 6 2   K T 9 4   K 4 SOUTH   K 5   K 5 4 3   A J 6 5   A Q 5   Q T 7 4 2   T   7 2   9 8 7 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  --  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 best hand with 4 hearts Lead: 2 2 K 3 5 T A 7 3 6 J 8 4 7 2 Q K 8 4 T A 9 6 J Q 2 4 3 A 7 9 8 J Result: NS -650 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 55 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   7 5 4   A T 5 2   7 5 4 2   J 5 EAST   A Q T 9 8 2     A J 9 8 3   4 2 SOUTH   J 6 3   K J 9   Q T 6   K 9 8 7   K   Q 8 7 6 4 3   K   A Q T 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 7 7 T 5 9 K A 4 3   9 5 6 Result: NS -650 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 55 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   7 5 4   A T 5 2   7 5 4 2   J 5 EAST   A Q T 9 8 2     A J 9 8 3   4 2 SOUTH   J 6 3   K J 9   Q T 6   K 9 8 7   K   Q 8 7 6 4 3   K   A Q T 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman 1 2 3 3 4 4 Pass Pass 5 5 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A A 2 J 7 Q 4 5 K K A 4 3 3 T 5 6 4 2 7 J K     Q Result: NS -680 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 56 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 8 6 2   7 6   K T 8 7 6   T 3 EAST   T   J 8 5 3   A Q J   A K 7 5 2 SOUTH   K Q J 9 5 3   Q 4   9 3 2   J 9   7 4   A K T 9 2   5 4   Q 8 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 2 Pass*2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: K K 3 7 4 5 J K 3 4 Q 8 9 4 T 2 3 A 5 6 Q 4 A 3 9 2 J 8 9 7 2 A J 9 A 6 2 Result: NS -140 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 56 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 8 6 2   7 6   K T 8 7 6   T 3 EAST   T   J 8 5 3   A Q J   A K 7 5 2 SOUTH   K Q J 9 5 3   Q 4   9 3 2   J 9   7 4   A K T 9 2   5 4   Q 8 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  -- 1 1 1 Dbl*1 1NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 hearts Lead: 5 5 A 6 2 4 T 2 3 K 3 6 Q A 5 7 4 4 J K 3 7 Q 8 9 6 A 3 9 2 J 6 9 9 2 A Q Q K T J   8 8 J Result: NS -110 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 57 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 8 7   J 7   K T 4 2   T 7 4 2 EAST   T 9 5 2   T 9 8 3   9 7   A K 9 SOUTH   K Q J 4   4 2   A Q J 6   Q 8 6   6 3   A K Q 6 5   8 5 3   J 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: Q Q 3 7 4 3 9 T Q 3 2 A K 6 8 J 2 5 K 2 8 6 5 7 Q 3 9 8 J J T 4 4   A 7 6 Result: NS -120 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 57 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 8 7   J 7   K T 4 2   T 7 4 2 EAST   T 9 5 2   T 9 8 3   9 7   A K 9 SOUTH   K Q J 4   4 2   A Q J 6   Q 8 6   6 3   A K Q 6 5   8 5 3   J 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K K 3 7 4 3 A 2 6 3 5 8 Q 6 9 A J 5 8 J 2 5 9 4 Q 3 2 7 K J T 7 4 5 7 2 Q 6 K T 8 8 9 4 J       A Result: NS -150 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 58 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K J 8   A K 9 7 3 2   T 8 7 6   EAST   T 9   J T 8 6   3 2   A K Q J 2 SOUTH   6 5 4 3     A K 9   T 8 7 6 5 3   A Q 7 2   Q 5 4   Q J 5 4   9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  --  --  -- Pass 1 *1 2 2 *2 6 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted   *2 hearts Lead: 8 A 9 8 3 2 T J 4 7 A K 5 Result: NS +200 Imps: 14	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 58 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K J 8   A K 9 7 3 2   T 8 7 6   EAST   T 9   J T 8 6   3 2   A K Q J 2 SOUTH   6 5 4 3     A K 9   T 8 7 6 5 3   A Q 7 2   Q 5 4   Q J 5 4   9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1NT 2 Dbl Rdbl 3 3 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass Lead: 8 A 9 8 3 2 T J 4 Result: NS -750 Imps: -14
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 59 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   A T 9 6 5   J T 6 3   A   A 9 2 EAST   J 8 2   A 2   Q J 7 2   Q 8 5 4 SOUTH   K 7   Q 9 4   K 9 8 4   K J T 7   Q 4 3   K 8 7 5   T 6 5 3   6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 2 3 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T 3 4 2 T 6 Q A 7 3 2 5 K 4 J A 7 Q 5 9 J 3 J A 4 5 8 T 9 5 A T 4   2 6   Result: NS +140 Imps: 6	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 59 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   A T 9 6 5   J T 6 3   A   A 9 2 EAST   J 8 2   A 2   Q J 7 2   Q 8 5 4 SOUTH   K 7   Q 9 4   K 9 8 4   K J T 7   Q 4 3   K 8 7 5   T 6 5 3   6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2NT Dbl 3 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 6 6 4 2 J 3 5 A T 6 2 A 9 3 2 T K 3 8 9 K 5 7   K Result: NS -110 Imps: -6
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 60 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 5   A K 6 5   A   K Q 6 5 3 2 EAST   8 4   2   K J T 9 4 2   J T 9 8 SOUTH   J 3   T 8 7 4   Q 7 6 5 3   A 4   A Q T 9 7 6 2   Q J 9 3   8   7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Jlall  -- 3 Dbl 6 6 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 2 3 2 A 4 2 4 K 3 Q 8 5 J Q 2 5 7 7 J K 4 Result: NS +1460 Imps: 17	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Semifinal - 03-May-2012 Board 60 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 5   A K 6 5   A   K Q 6 5 3 2 EAST   8 4   2   K J T 9 4 2   J T 9 8 SOUTH   J 3   T 8 7 4   Q 7 6 5 3   A 4   A Q T 9 7 6 2   Q J 9 3   8   7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Kranyak Zia Wolpert Hamman  -- 3 Dbl 5 5 Pass 5NT Pass 6 Pass 7 Dbl 7 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 8 Q 8 5 J 3 2 A 4 Result: NS -200 Imps: -17