2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014

Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 31 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 6 5   J T 8   Q 7 4 2   A 6 2 EAST   T 4   A 9 7 5   T 8 5   K J 8 7 SOUTH   A K 9   K Q 6 3 2   J 3   Q T 9   J 8 7 3 2   4   A K 9 6   5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick Pass Pass Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 7 7 T Q A 4 A 8 2 5 9 J K 6 7 T Q 8 5 6 6 4 7 6 3 2 4 5 K 3 8 2 T 9 J A 9 Result: NS -120 Imps: 7	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 31 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 6 5   J T 8   Q 7 4 2   A 6 2 EAST   T 4   A 9 7 5   T 8 5   K J 8 7 SOUTH   A K 9   K Q 6 3 2   J 3   Q T 9   J 8 7 3 2   4   A K 9 6   5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 15-17 Lead: A A 5 7 3 K 8 2 J 9 T Q 2 Result: NS -420 Imps: -7
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 32 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q J 8 6 4   Q J 8 2   A 8   T 8 EAST   3 2   K 7 3   J T 6   A K Q J 3 SOUTH     A 9 6 5 4   K 5 4 2   9 7 6 2   A K T 9 7 5   T   Q 9 7 3   5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  -- 1NT Pass 4 *1 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Xfer Lead: A 5 A 8 2 4 K T 6 3 J 8 K T     A Result: NS -50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 32 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q J 8 6 4   Q J 8 2   A 8   T 8 EAST   3 2   K 7 3   J T 6   A K Q J 3 SOUTH     A 9 6 5 4   K 5 4 2   9 7 6 2   A K T 9 7 5   T   Q 9 7 3   5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  -- 1NT*1 2 *2 2 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 14-16   *2 s + round suit Lead: A 5 A 8 2 4 Q T 9 3 J 8 K T     A Result: NS -50 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 33 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   6 3 2   K J T 5   A Q J 4   J 3 EAST   A K 5   Q 9 8 4   9 3 2   9 5 4 SOUTH   T 9 8 7   6 3   K T 6 5   K Q 7   Q J 4   A 7 2   8 7   A T 8 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  -- 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 4 A 2 7 J K 3 8 Q 5 6 9 7 2 Q K 6 3 3 T A 4 J Q 7 4 J 3 A 8 5 6 2 Q K 7 2 9 T K Result: NS -50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 33 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   6 3 2   K J T 5   A Q J 4   J 3 EAST   A K 5   Q 9 8 4   9 3 2   9 5 4 SOUTH   T 9 8 7   6 3   K T 6 5   K Q 7   Q J 4   A 7 2   8 7   A T 8 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+   *2 no major Lead: A 4 A 2 8 7 9 A 5 A 4 J K 7 4 J 3 8 9 3 7 8 3 Q K Q K 3 7 J 5 6 9 A 8 5 6 2 9 T   Result: NS -50 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 34 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 8 2   9 8 7 6 4 3   A 6   A 6 EAST   7 6   A 5   K Q 9 5   K Q T 9 2 SOUTH   Q J 4 3   Q 2   T 8 4   J 8 5 4   A K T 5   K J T   J 7 3 2   7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  --  -- Pass 1 2 2 4 *1 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Weak Lead: Q A 7 2 Q K A 3 2 3 K A 4 T 5 4 Q 7 T 6 J 5 6   3 Result: NS +620 Imps: 10	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 34 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 8 2   9 8 7 6 4 3   A 6   A 6 EAST   7 6   A 5   K Q 9 5   K Q T 9 2 SOUTH   Q J 4 3   Q 2   T 8 4   J 8 5 4   A K T 5   K J T   J 7 3 2   7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1NT 2 Dbl*2 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+   *2 T/O Lead: J A 6 2 J K A 3 2 2 K A 4 T 5 4 Q J Q 6 T 3 K A 4 5 7 9 3 Result: NS +170 Imps: -10
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 35 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   K J T   K 6 4 3   7 6 3   9 6 5 EAST   9 7 6 2   A T 8 7   A T 9   Q T SOUTH   8 4   Q J 9 5 2   Q 8 5 4   K J   A Q 5 3     K J 2   A 8 7 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 *1 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Distributional Lead: 7 3 7 T 8 A T 5 K 4 Q 9 J K 9 3 Q 5 2 J 4     K   Result: NS +170 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 35 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   K J T   K 6 4 3   7 6 3   9 6 5 EAST   9 7 6 2   A T 8 7   A T 9   Q T SOUTH   8 4   Q J 9 5 2   Q 8 5 4   K J   A Q 5 3     K J 2   A 8 7 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell 2 *1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 6+ s, 10+-15   *2 alerted Lead: 6 5 6 T 4 A Q 5 J 4 T 9 K       Q Result: NS +150 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 36 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 9 7 4   A   A 9 6 3 2   4 2 EAST   2   K T 6 2   K Q 7 5   T 7 5 3 SOUTH   J 8 3   9 8 7 4 3   J T 4   Q 6   A K 6 5   Q J 5   8   A K J 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 4 *2 Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 5NT Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+   *2 Splinter Lead: 9 5 6 A 9 A 3 2 6 J T 4 4 K 5 6 Q A 2 4 3 5 2 Q 8 K   T J Result: NS +1460 Imps: -13	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 36 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 9 7 4   A   A 9 6 3 2   4 2 EAST   2   K T 6 2   K Q 7 5   T 7 5 3 SOUTH   J 8 3   9 8 7 4 3   J T 4   Q 6   A K 6 5   Q J 5   8   A K J 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  -- Pass 1 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Dbl 4 *4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *5 Pass 7 Pass Pass Pass   *1 FG raise I think   *2 minimum   *3 asking   *4 splinter & control   *5 2 + queen Lead: J 8 5 A J A 7 2 6 K 5 4 Q 5 2 A 4 5 2 Q 3 A 7 4 8 J 6 2 3 Result: NS +2210 Imps: 13
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 37 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 8 7 2   6   T 9 5 2   7 5 3 EAST   Q 6 3   T 8   A Q 3   A K 9 4 2 SOUTH   K J 9 5   J 2   8 7 6 4   Q J 8   4   A K Q 9 7 5 4 3   K J   T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  -- Pass Pass 4 Dbl Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass Lead: A A 8 6 2 K T 3 J 6 2 7 Q 4 Q A 5 J Q 5 4 Q 3 8 K T A 5 J   6     Result: NS +100 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 37 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 8 7 2   6   T 9 5 2   7 5 3 EAST   Q 6 3   T 8   A Q 3   A K 9 4 2 SOUTH   K J 9 5   J 2   8 7 6 4   Q J 8   4   A K Q 9 7 5 4 3   K J   T 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 2 Pass 3 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 STR, ART, F Lead: K 6 K 3 8 T A 5 J 3 9 7 Q K T 6 2 A 8 2 J Q 4 7 5 9 2 2 8 7 Q 5 4 5 6 9 6 4 3 A 9     T 7 Result: NS -100 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 38 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T   A K 8 5   9 6 5 4 3   J 5 EAST   Q 9 3   Q 7 4 3   A J   K Q 7 6 SOUTH   7 6   9 6   K 8 7 2   A T 9 4 3   K J 8 5 4 2   J T 2   Q T   8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  --  -- Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 2 K 5 T 8 6 J A Q A 3 2 T J 4 7 2 7 A 6 J Q 5 8 J 4 K 9 K   6 K Result: NS +110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 38 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T   A K 8 5   9 6 5 4 3   J 5 EAST   Q 9 3   Q 7 4 3   A J   K Q 7 6 SOUTH   7 6   9 6   K 8 7 2   A T 9 4 3   K J 8 5 4 2   J T 2   Q T   8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 8 K 5 3 2 3 T 6 T J 3 2 Q A 4 8 2 6 J A 4 9 A 7 J Q 5 7 Result: NS +110 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 39 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 4   8 3   K 7 6 5 3   A 4 3 EAST   A 7 5 3 2   A K 7 5 4   Q T   5 SOUTH   K 9 8 6   J   J 9 8   K T 8 7 2   Q   Q T 9 6 2   A 4 2   Q J 9 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick Pass 1 Pass 4 *1 Pass Pass Pass     *1 Wide range Lead: 3 A Q 3 8 Q A 8 J Q 2 4 K 4 T K 9 6 5 A 2     4   Result: NS +100 Imps: 12	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 39 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 4   8 3   K 7 6 5 3   A 4 3 EAST   A 7 5 3 2   A K 7 5 4   Q T   5 SOUTH   K 9 8 6   J   J 9 8   K T 8 7 2   Q   Q T 9 6 2   A 4 2   Q J 9 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell 1 1 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 limit raise, 4+ s Lead: 8 Q A 8 J 6 5 4 K 4 Q K 8 A T 3 9 Q 3 4 K 2 A   6 Result: NS -620 Imps: -12
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 40 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A J T 6 4   9 8   Q 6   A 8 7 5 EAST   Q   K 7 5 3   A K T 7 2   K 3 2 SOUTH   8 2   A Q J T 2   8 5 3   Q 9 6   K 9 7 5 3   6 4   J 9 4   J T 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  -- 1 *1 1 2 *2 4 5 Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+   *2 NF Lead: K K Q 6 2 J 2 5 Q 4 3 8 Q 6 5 9 J 4 T   3 Result: NS +50 Imps: 10	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 40 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A J T 6 4   9 8   Q 6   A 8 7 5 EAST   Q   K 7 5 3   A K T 7 2   K 3 2 SOUTH   8 2   A Q J T 2   8 5 3   Q 9 6   K 9 7 5 3   6 4   J 9 4   J T 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  -- 1NT*1 2 3 *2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-16 I think   *2 s, INV+ Lead: 9 6 3 9 Q 4 5 8 J 4 7 4 T       2 Result: NS -420 Imps: -10
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 41 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   9 8   A Q J 6 5   A T 9   A 9 8 EAST   K 6 2   9 7 4 2   Q 8 6 3   K 2 SOUTH   A Q 4 3   T 3   K J 7 5   J 7 5   J T 7 5   K 8   4 2   Q T 6 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  -- 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 5 2 Q 9 5 4 3 T K 3 6 A J K 4 6 3 8 9 A T 5 2 Q 4 J 7 J 5 T 2 5 7 4 2 A J Result: NS +90 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 41 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   9 8   A Q J 6 5   A T 9   A 9 8 EAST   K 6 2   9 7 4 2   Q 8 6 3   K 2 SOUTH   A Q 4 3   T 3   K J 7 5   J 7 5   J T 7 5   K 8   4 2   Q T 6 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  -- 1NT*1 Pass Pass Pass       *1 14-16 Lead: 5 2 Q A 5 K 7 5 3 8 2 J T 3 4 A 3 4 9 Q 7 5 3 6 5 6 2 A J Result: NS +90 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 42 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   A K 2   J 7 5   4   Q T 5 4 3 2 EAST   T 6 5   K T 8   K J 8 7 6 3   6 SOUTH   9 8 7   9 6 4 3 2   A T 9 5   7   Q J 4 3   A Q   Q 2   A K J 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  --  -- Pass 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3NT Pass 4 *2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 4 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Forces 3NT   *2 Xfer to 5   *3 RKC Lead: 8   8 5   Result: NS +1390 Imps: 13	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 42 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   A K 2   J 7 5   4   Q T 5 4 3 2 EAST   T 6 5   K T 8   K J 8 7 6 3   6 SOUTH   9 8 7   9 6 4 3 2   A T 9 5   7   Q J 4 3   A Q   Q 2   A K J 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 *1 Pass 4 *2 Pass 4 *3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   *1 4 or 5 s, not 4 s   *2 NAT   *3 RKCB s Lead: A 2 3 4 A A 8 5 4 Result: NS +600 Imps: -13
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 43 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   3   K Q 5 4 3   A 6 2   J 9 5 4 EAST   A T 8 7 6   A J 6   K Q 9 5   3 SOUTH   Q J 5 2   9 7 2   8   Q T 8 6 2   K 9 4   T 8   J T 7 4 3   A K 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick 1 1 2 3 Pass Pass Dbl*1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 Takeout Lead: A 4 A 3 5 4 K A 8 T Q 2 2 K 8 3 J 8 6 K 7 K 3 4 8 T A 4 9 9 6 5 Q 3 7 6 2 7 T 5 2 Result: NS -100 Imps: -4	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 43 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   3   K Q 5 4 3   A 6 2   J 9 5 4 EAST   A T 8 7 6   A J 6   K Q 9 5   3 SOUTH   Q J 5 2   9 7 2   8   Q T 8 6 2   K 9 4   T 8   J T 7 4 3   A K 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell 1 1 2 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 3 4 6 3 Q 7 K A 8 T A K 2 3 5 6 2 9 T 3 5 4 9 2 J 8 J Q 7 K 6 4 9 Result: NS +50 Imps: 4
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 44 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 8 5   Q T 9   K J 4 2   7 3 2 EAST   K J 4   8 7 3   Q 9 3   J T 6 4 SOUTH   A Q 7 3   6 5 4   T 8 7 6   K 5   9 6 2   A K J 2   A 5   A Q 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 3 2 3 9 4 9 T 2 5 2 4 5 A 9 J 8 3 6 K T 7 J 8 Q 6 A 4 3 K Q 6 7 5 Result: NS +90 Imps: -11	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 44 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 8 5   Q T 9   K J 4 2   7 3 2 EAST   K J 4   8 7 3   Q 9 3   J T 6 4 SOUTH   A Q 7 3   6 5 4   T 8 7 6   K 5   9 6 2   A K J 2   A 5   A Q 9 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Dbl Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+ Lead: 6 5 Q K 6 Q 4 3 5 A       Result: NS +600 Imps: 11
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 45 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J T 8 6   8 5 4   A T 2   9 4 2 EAST   K 7 3   A K J 7   K J 5 4   A 6 SOUTH   Q 9 4 2   T 3 2   9 8 6   T 8 7   A 5   Q 9 6   Q 7 3   K Q J 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  -- Pass Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: A 6 A 4 2 A 7 T Q K A 2 7 5 3 8 9 Q K 5 T 9 J 8 3 3 7 2 4 7 K 6 2 Result: NS -100 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 17-May-2014 Board 45 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J T 8 6   8 5 4   A T 2   9 4 2 EAST   K 7 3   A K J 7   K J 5 4   A 6 SOUTH   Q 9 4 2   T 3 2   9 8 6   T 8 7   A 5   Q 9 6   Q 7 3   K Q J 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  -- Pass Pass 1NT Dbl*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 penalty   *2 weak, no 5 card other suit Lead: J 5 K J 2 6 A 5 2 Q J 4 3 A 3 6 4 3 A 2 7 9 K 8 T 5 7 8 Q 3 K A 9 Q 6 4 8 Result: NS +100 Imps: 5