2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014

Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 5   Q 7   J T 9 2   8 5 3 2 EAST   Q 6 2   T 8 6 4 3 2   A 4 3   J SOUTH   K 9 7 3   K J 5   Q 8 7   K Q 7   J 8 4   A 9   K 6 5   A T 9 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 Xfer Lead: 4 4 2 T K 4 J 8 7 A 2 7 J 9 3 Q K A 6 2 K K 3 9 Q 6 A 2 7 5 4 5 5 6 4 3 Q       3 Result: NS -140 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 5   Q 7   J T 9 2   8 5 3 2 EAST   Q 6 2   T 8 6 4 3 2   A 4 3   J SOUTH   K 9 7 3   K J 5   Q 8 7   K Q 7   J 8 4   A 9   K 6 5   A T 9 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: J K A J Q A J 2 7 6 3 9 7 5 4 T 8 J Q 5 3 A 2 7 K 8 6 A 7 9 T 2 5 4 3 Q J Result: NS +50 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 7 5   2   Q 7 6 5 3   A Q 8 3 EAST   A 8 3   7 6 5 4   J 9 4   T 6 5 SOUTH   T 9   A Q T 9 3   K 8   K 9 4 2   Q J 6 4 2   K J 8   A T 2   J 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  --  -- 1 1 2 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 7 8 7 2 A 2 A 5 T J T 3 4 K 4 3 9 J 5 7 3 4 3 K 9 A 4 5 8 J 8 6 T 7 6 A 2 6 5 8 9 2 9 7 K Result: NS +620 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 7 5   2   Q 7 6 5 3   A Q 8 3 EAST   A 8 3   7 6 5 4   J 9 4   T 6 5 SOUTH   T 9   A Q T 9 3   K 8   K 9 4 2   Q J 6 4 2   K J 8   A T 2   J 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  --  --  -- 1 1 2 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 5 8 5 2 A J 4 3 3 Q A 5 9 7 5 3 K J 6 8 2 J 3 7 T Result: NS +620 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 6 4   7   T 9 5 3   J T 9 6 2 EAST   K 9 8 5   K 5 3 2   Q J 7 2   Q SOUTH   Q T 3 2   A Q J T 8   8 4   7 3   J 7   9 6 4   A K 6   A K 8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick 1NT Pass Pass Dbl*1 2 Dbl*2 5 Pass Pass Pass       *1 Meckwell   *2 Negative Lead: Q A Q J 7 8 5 6 3 K 5 T Q K 2 3 4 A 7 5 8 6 J 9   Result: NS -50 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 6 4   7   T 9 5 3   J T 9 6 2 EAST   K 9 8 5   K 5 3 2   Q J 7 2   Q SOUTH   Q T 3 2   A Q J T 8   8 4   7 3   J 7   9 6 4   A K 6   A K 8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell 1NT*1 Pass Pass 2 *2 Dbl 3 *3 3 Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-16   *2 Majors   *3 ! Lead: 3 6 3 7 A A 2 3 8 4 5 J 8 A Q T 3 9 K 2 T K 5 6 7 K 7 5 4 6 J 9   Result: NS -100 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 8 4 2   Q 8 7   7 5 4   A 8 6 EAST   9 3   T 4 3   T 9 6 3   K J 3 2 SOUTH   A 7   A K 5   A 2   Q T 9 7 5 4   K Q T 6 5   J 9 6 2   K Q J 8   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Dbl*2 Pass*3 2 3 3 *4 4 Pass Pass 4 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 Precision   *2 M's   *3 0-5?   *4 Undiscussed Lead: K K 3 7 A 5 2 6 Q J 6 5 2 K 3 8 A T 9 J 7 8 9 4 7 Result: NS +500 Imps: 12	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 8 4 2   Q 8 7   7 5 4   A 8 6 EAST   9 3   T 4 3   T 9 6 3   K J 3 2 SOUTH   A 7   A K 5   A 2   Q T 9 7 5 4   K Q T 6 5   J 9 6 2   K Q J 8   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  -- Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 2 3 3 4 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K 5 K 6 T K 3 2 A 8 3 4 A K 6 5 2 6 9 J 7 2 2 A 4 T J 8 5 Q 9 7 7 J T 7 9 6 3 Q K 9 4 8 A Result: NS -200 Imps: -12
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q J 7 3   A J 9 6 4 3   3   A 2 EAST   A 9 8 6   K T   A J   K 9 6 4 3 SOUTH   T 2   Q 8 5 2   K T 9 6   Q J 5   K 5 4   7   Q 8 7 5 4 2   T 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  -- 2 *1 Pass Pass Pass       *1 Flannery Lead: Q 7 6 2 Q 8 4 A J 7 T A 2 2 K 3 5 T K 3 5 K A 7 2 5 9 Q T 4 6 J 6 4 J J Q 5 8 3 K Q A   8 Result: NS -300 Imps: -3	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q J 7 3   A J 9 6 4 3   3   A 2 EAST   A 9 8 6   K T   A J   K 9 6 4 3 SOUTH   T 2   Q 8 5 2   K T 9 6   Q J 5   K 5 4   7   Q 8 7 5 4 2   T 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT*1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 Semi forcing Lead: Q 7 6 2 Q 8 4 A J 4 6 J 2 K A 3 T T K 3 5 7 T A 2 2 K J 5 5 9 Q 8 4 3 4 Q Result: NS -200 Imps: 3
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 9 7 3   A 4   Q J 5 4 2   Q 4 EAST   Q J 6   8 6   A 8 7 6 3   9 6 3 SOUTH   4 2   Q J 9 5 3 2   T 9   8 5 2   A T 8 5   K T 7   K   A K J T 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 *1 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *2 Dbl 4 *3 Pass 4 *4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   *1 5+   *2 4 's   *3 alerted   *4 Iffy - mild try? Lead: Q 7 8 A Q A 6 3 4 5 J K 2 Result: NS +450 Imps: -11	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 9 7 3   A 4   Q J 5 4 2   Q 4 EAST   Q J 6   8 6   A 8 7 6 3   9 6 3 SOUTH   4 2   Q J 9 5 3 2   T 9   8 5 2   A T 8 5   K T 7   K   A K J T 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  --  --  -- Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 *1 Dbl 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *2 Pass 6NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 slam try   *2 2 keyccards, no Q Lead: 8 K 8 4 J K 3 2 9 7 3 Q 2 5 6 Q T A 6 4 5 K 9 4 8 J 7 3 2 T 6 5 3 T 8 A 5 7 A J 9 A J 7 2 8 6 9 4 T Q K Q Result: NS +990 Imps: 11
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 6 3   K Q 8 7   2   K Q 7 6 4 EAST   A K Q 7   5 4 2   Q 8 4   A 5 3 SOUTH   J 9 4   A J T   A K 6 3   J 9 2   T 5 2   9 6 3   J T 9 7 5   T 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 4 8 3 4 J 5 A 6 4 6 4 K A 3 2 8 J Result: NS -660 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 6 3   K Q 8 7   2   K Q 7 6 4 EAST   A K Q 7   5 4 2   Q 8 4   A 5 3 SOUTH   J 9 4   A J T   A K 6 3   J 9 2   T 5 2   9 6 3   J T 9 7 5   T 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: Q 8 A Q 2 3 4 7 A 6 5 Q J T 3 K 9 Result: NS -660 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 6 5 2   8 2   Q T 8 5 2   A 4 EAST   K Q 7   Q J 7   7 4   9 6 5 3 2 SOUTH   8 4 3   A K 9 5 3   A K   K T 7   A J 9   T 6 4   J 9 6 3   Q J 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1NT Pass 3 *3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 Precision   *2 8-11 <5's   *3 Puppet   *4 5 Lead: 2 3 4 2 K 6 Q 2 3 4 7 8 A T J 5 5 J 2 4 T 9 K 6 3 8 3 A 7     2   Result: NS -420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 6 5 2   8 2   Q T 8 5 2   A 4 EAST   K Q 7   Q J 7   7 4   9 6 5 3 2 SOUTH   8 4 3   A K 9 5 3   A K   K T 7   A J 9   T 6 4   J 9 6 3   Q J 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 naturalish 1 round force Lead: Q Q 2 A 7 9 4 5 A 4 Q 2 3 6 J 8 5 T 7 2 A 8 3 4 K J 5 8 T Result: NS -420 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 9 8 7 2   9 8 3 2   Q 9 2   Q EAST   6   K J T 4   A J T 3   9 7 4 2 SOUTH   Q J 5   A 7   8 5   K J T 8 6 5   A T 4 3   Q 6 5   K 7 6 4   A 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  -- Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 Precision 6+ 's   *2 Asking Lead: 6 6 A 9 5 A 2 Q K 7 3 Q 8 Result: NS -130 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 9 8 7 2   9 8 3 2   Q 9 2   Q EAST   6   K J T 4   A J T 3   9 7 4 2 SOUTH   Q J 5   A 7   8 5   K J T 8 6 5   A T 4 3   Q 6 5   K 7 6 4   A 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  --  -- Pass 1 Dbl 1 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 6 6 J 9 5 A 2 Q K 5 J 2 7 Result: NS -150 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   J T 9 8   9   9 3   A T 6 5 4 2 EAST     J 7 6 4 2   A J 7 6 5   J 8 7 SOUTH   A Q 7 6 2   A T 8 5   T 8   K 3   K 5 4 3   K Q 3   K Q 4 2   Q 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  --  -- 1 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 Xfer   *2 Doesn't like 's Lead: A 3 2 J A K 8 T Q 3 7 9 A 4 7 9 6 2 A 9 T K J 3 8 Q 4 8 5 9 J A   Result: NS -200 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   J T 9 8   9   9 3   A T 6 5 4 2 EAST     J 7 6 4 2   A J 7 6 5   J 8 7 SOUTH   A Q 7 6 2   A T 8 5   T 8   K 3   K 5 4 3   K Q 3   K Q 4 2   Q 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  --  --  -- 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T K A 3 T Q J 9 8 9 8 A 3 Q 7 2 K 3 2 8 A Result: NS +90 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 9 5   J 8 7 6   K Q 7 6 2   T EAST   Q J 3   4 3   A T 9 5   Q J 7 3 SOUTH   A 8   A Q 5 2   J 4 3   A 5 4 2   T 7 6 4 2   K T 9   8   K 9 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1NT Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: Q 6 Q T A 9 4 6 2 8 A 2 3 T 3 7 A K 3 8 5 4 Q K A T J 5 8 Result: NS -50 Imps: -3	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 9 5   J 8 7 6   K Q 7 6 2   T EAST   Q J 3   4 3   A T 9 5   Q J 7 3 SOUTH   A 8   A Q 5 2   J 4 3   A 5 4 2   T 7 6 4 2   K T 9   8   K 9 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell Pass Pass Pass 1NT Pass 3 *1 Dbl 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 Puppet Stayman Lead: 8 8 5 Q 3 9 3 6 2 9 Q T 2 6 3 7 A K 7 2 4 8 J 5 5 7 Q K A 4 9 K 4 T 4 7 A       J Result: NS +50 Imps: 3
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   6 2   J T 9   K Q 9 3 2   Q T 9 EAST   4   7 5 4 2   T 7 5   K J 7 5 3 SOUTH   A K Q T 9 5   A K 6 3   A 6   6   J 8 7 3   Q 8   J 8 4   A 8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 1NT*4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 Precision   *2 0-7   *3 Forcing, may be 4   *4 ? Lead: 4 4 5 Q A 7 4 2 A 3 2 6 K 8 7 3 Q 4 K T 6 8 4 9 A J 3 9 T Result: NS -420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   6 2   J T 9   K Q 9 3 2   Q T 9 EAST   4   7 5 4 2   T 7 5   K J 7 5 3 SOUTH   A K Q T 9 5   A K 6 3   A 6   6   J 8 7 3   Q 8   J 8 4   A 8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  -- Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 0-1 controls   *2 2nd negative Lead: 4 4 5 Q A 3 4 6 A 7 7 2 K 8 T 9 Q A 3 T 6 J 2 J 5 8 4 K 6 8 5 T A Q 7 2 K Result: NS -420 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 8 2   7 4   K J T 6   K J 7 2 EAST   K T 6 3   A 8 2   9 7 3 2   A 5 SOUTH   7 5 4   K 9   A Q 5 4   Q 9 8 3   A Q 9   Q J T 6 5 3   8   T 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 Dbl Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ Lead: Q Q 2 7 9 J 8 4 K 8 9 J 4 T A 2 9 6 5 7 8 9 K 2 4 6 2 T Q 3 3 6 A Q 3 8 5 5 A J 5 4 7 K 7 Result: NS -90 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 8 2   7 4   K J T 6   K J 7 2 EAST   K T 6 3   A 8 2   9 7 3 2   A 5 SOUTH   7 5 4   K 9   A Q 5 4   Q 9 8 3   A Q 9   Q J T 6 5 3   8   T 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  --  -- Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 3 8 3 T Q Q K 2 7 4 A 2 9 6 5 K 3 3 2 K A 9 3 J 4 T 7 J 4 5 2 4 K T 9 7 Q Q A 7 9 Result: NS +110 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 8   T 9   Q 4 3   J T 9 8 5 EAST   J 9 2   K Q 7   K 9 6   K Q 3 2 SOUTH   Q 7 4   J 8 5 4 3 2   A J 2   6   K 6 5 3   A 6   T 8 7 5   A 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick  --  --  -- 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 5 2 A 4 T K 3 2 A K 9 2 5 6     Result: NS -140 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 8   T 9   Q 4 3   J T 9 8 5 EAST   J 9 2   K Q 7   K 9 6   K Q 3 2 SOUTH   Q 7 4   J 8 5 4 3 2   A J 2   6   K 6 5 3   A 6   T 8 7 5   A 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell  --  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1NT 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ Lead: 7 7 6 Q A A 2 J 6 3 2 A 4 K 9 T 7 5 J 8 Q A 7 9 2 6       Result: NS -140 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 4 2   7   A Q T 8 2   K 7 6 2 EAST   A K Q   K 6 5   K 7 5 4   Q 9 4 SOUTH   7 6 5 3   A T 2   J 6 3   A T 5   J T 8   Q J 9 8 4 3   9   J 8 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sweinstein Diamond Levin Platnick Pass 1 *1 1 2 *2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 Precision   *2 alerted Lead: 9 8 K 9 3 J 4 6 T Q K 7 2 9 4 Q 3 3 5 T J J A 2 5 T Q 4 6 3 Q 7 5 Result: NS -400 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 4 2   7   A Q T 8 2   K 7 6 2 EAST   A K Q   K 6 5   K 7 5 4   Q 9 4 SOUTH   7 6 5 3   A T 2   J 6 3   A T 5   J T 8   Q J 9 8 4 3   9   J 8 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Katz Greco Nickell Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 8 9 5 8 J 8 A 2 3 J K 4 5 T Q 9 6 J 4 2 T 8 Q K A 3 5 2 7 3 9 7 5 4 K 7 2 8 6 T A       3 Result: NS -400 Imps: 0