2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014

Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K Q 8 6 3   4   K J 7 2   T 7 5 EAST   9 2   J T 6 5   Q T 9 6 5   8 6 SOUTH   7 5 4   8   A 8 4   Q J 9 4 3 2   A J T   A K Q 9 7 3 2   3   A K SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 *1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: A 3 6 2 A A 6 4 8 A 2 3 4 J 9 6 5 2 J K   Result: NS +980 Imps: 14	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K Q 8 6 3   4   K J 7 2   T 7 5 EAST   9 2   J T 6 5   Q T 9 6 5   8 6 SOUTH   7 5 4   8   A 8 4   Q J 9 4 3 2   A J T   A K Q 9 7 3 2   3   A K SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2NT*4 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 *5 Pass 4NT*6 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 16+ unbal or 18+ bal   *2 8+hcp 5+!S FG   *3 5+!H   *4 5!S, 0/1!H   *5 RKC !H   *6 0 KC Lead: T 3 T K A Result: NS -50 Imps: -14
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 9 8 4   5 4   T   A 9 8 7 5 4 EAST   K J 7 2   J T   K 9 7 4   Q J 6 SOUTH   A Q 6 3   A 9   A Q J 8 5 3   K   5   K Q 8 7 6 3 2   6 2   T 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- Pass 1 *1 2 Dbl*2 Rdbl*3 3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 Precision   *2 alerted   *3 alerted   *4 alerted Lead: 5 5 2 8 A 8     3 Result: NS -480 Imps: 10	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 9 8 4   5 4   T   A 9 8 7 5 4 EAST   K J 7 2   J T   K 9 7 4   Q J 6 SOUTH   A Q 6 3   A 9   A Q J 8 5 3   K   5   K Q 8 7 6 3 2   6 2   T 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  -- Pass 1 *1 2 *2 Dbl*3 Rdbl*4 Pass 2 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 16+ unbal or 17+ bal   *2 1-suit !H or !S   *3 6-7 hcp or FG no better bid   *4 bid your suit Lead: 5 5 2 8 A 6 4 T A 2 K 4 5 Result: NS -920 Imps: -10
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 6 5   Q J   A K 7 5 2   T 7 2 EAST   K Q 8   T 9 8 6 2   J T   Q 8 5 SOUTH   9 4 3   A K 7 4   9 6 4 3   K 6   J T 7 2   5 3   Q 8   A J 9 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ Lead: 5 T K 5 3 3 2 J A 5 9 Q K 8 J K 3 J Q 2 6 Q T 5 4 2 8 A 4 Result: NS -140 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 6 5   Q J   A K 7 5 2   T 7 2 EAST   K Q 8   T 9 8 6 2   J T   Q 8 5 SOUTH   9 4 3   A K 7 4   9 6 4 3   K 6   J T 7 2   5 3   Q 8   A J 9 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 *2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15, 2+!D   *2 4-fit Lead: A 8 J A 3 3 6 J A Result: NS -110 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 7 5   K 5   T 9 6 4 2   7 6 2 EAST   J T 2   Q 8 3 2   3   A K 8 4 3 SOUTH   K Q 6 4   T 9 7 6   A 8 7   T 9   A 9 3   A J 4   K Q J 5   Q J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick 1 Pass 3 *1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 Weak Lead: 4 J 4 2 T K 3 2 7 Q 2 4 A 5 K 6 9 Q A 7 8   8 5   Result: NS -50 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 7 5   K 5   T 9 6 4 2   7 6 2 EAST   J T 2   Q 8 3 2   3   A K 8 4 3 SOUTH   K Q 6 4   T 9 7 6   A 8 7   T 9   A 9 3   A J 4   K Q J 5   Q J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1NT*3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 16+ unbal or 17+ bal   *2 0-7   *3 17-18 Lead: 4 Q 4 2 9 K 3 2 A J A 6 T   K 7   Result: NS +120 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 5 3   8 6   A 7 6   A J 6 5 4 EAST   A J 8 2   J 9 7 4 3     K T 7 2 SOUTH   K   A K T 5   K J T 9 5 2   9 3   Q 9 7 6 4   Q 2   Q 8 4 3   Q 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ Lead: A 3 3 A 2 2 4 6 A Q 7 8 K 4 2 6 K 8 7 7 J Q     T Result: NS -710 Imps: 12	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 5 3   8 6   A 7 6   A J 6 5 4 EAST   A J 8 2   J 9 7 4 3     K T 7 2 SOUTH   K   A K T 5   K J T 9 5 2   9 3   Q 9 7 6 4   Q 2   Q 8 4 3   Q 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 3 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3NT*4 Pass 4 *5 Pass 4 *6 Pass 5 *7 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15, 2+!D   *2 ask shortness   *3 ask shortness   *4 short !S, llikely stiff   *5 cue   *6 alerted   *7 cue Lead: 6 2 7 6 A 4 4 6 2 7 2 5 K 3 3 7 5 6 A 3 3 9 8 T 5 8 J A 9 Q 9 8 K Result: NS -1430 Imps: -12
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A J 9 2   T 7   5 4   K Q T 7 2 EAST   K T 5 3   J 6   Q 6 3   9 6 5 4 SOUTH   Q 8 6   A K 8 3   A K T   J 8 3   7 4   Q 9 5 4 2   J 9 8 7 2   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 Dbl*2 1NT*3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 Precision   *2 alerted   *3 Xfer to 's Lead: 4 4 J 7 3 2 3 5 A 7 K A 6 5 6 T A J Q 4 T A 4 K 3 Q 3 2 K 7 6 7 K 4 5 2 Q 2 T J 8 Result: NS -120 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A J 9 2   T 7   5 4   K Q T 7 2 EAST   K T 5 3   J 6   Q 6 3   9 6 5 4 SOUTH   Q 8 6   A K 8 3   A K T   J 8 3   7 4   Q 9 5 4 2   J 9 8 7 2   A SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  -- 1 *1 1NT 2 Dbl*2 Pass 2NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15, 2+!D   *2 neg Lead: 7 7 3 5 K Q 6 7 3 2 Q 4 T 2 J T 8 4 3 2 Q 7 T J 6 A 4 2 8 Result: NS +50 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 9 8 4   8 4   6 5 4 3   7 4 2 EAST   7 3 2   A J 6   K J 9 8 2   Q 3 SOUTH   A Q J 6   Q 9   Q 7   K J T 9 5   T 5   K T 7 5 3 2   A T   A 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- 1NT 2 *1 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3NT*4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 's   *2 Telling   *3 Forced   *4 stopper Lead: 5 5 6 8 Q A 2 6 Q A 3 2 5 T 2 K   Result: NS -660 Imps: -2	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 9 8 4   8 4   6 5 4 3   7 4 2 EAST   7 3 2   A J 6   K J 9 8 2   Q 3 SOUTH   A Q J 6   Q 9   Q 7   K J T 9 5   T 5   K T 7 5 3 2   A T   A 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  --  -- 1NT*1 2 3NT*2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-16   *2 could ask for stopper Lead: 5 5 6 8 Q 6 Q 7 5 A 3 4 T T J 4 9 T 2 3 Q A 8 6 7 8 2 2 K T 3 4 A 5 7 K Q     8   Result: NS -600 Imps: 2
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   4   8 5 4   J 9 6 2   A Q 7 5 3 EAST   A 8 7   A J 7 3   T 8   K J 8 2 SOUTH   K 6 2   K Q T 9 6   5 4 3   6 4   Q J T 9 5 3   2   A K Q 7   T 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick 1 Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 F Lead: T A T 2 3 9 8 4 K K 8 6 5 T A 4 6 2 3 5 Q 7 7 9 4 Result: NS +140 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   4   8 5 4   J 9 6 2   A Q 7 5 3 EAST   A 8 7   A J 7 3   T 8   K J 8 2 SOUTH   K 6 2   K Q T 9 6   5 4 3   6 4   Q J T 9 5 3   2   A K Q 7   T 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell 1 *1 Dbl Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15 Lead: J J 7 4 K 2 A 4 T Q 3 5 K 5 7 8 9 9 K A 6 Q 8 2 5 T A 3 2 T 2 5 4 Result: NS +100 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   6 3   7 2   K 9 5 4   T 8 6 5 2 EAST   A K J T 8 7 5   9 3   A T 3   4 SOUTH   Q 4   Q T 8 4   J 8 6 2   A K 7   9 2   A K J 6 5   Q 7   Q J 9 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- 1 Pass 1NT*1 2 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 Semi-F Lead: 7 J 9 7 4 A 3 2 8 7 A 5 2 2 J 3 4 9 5 6 Q K T   Q Result: NS -450 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   6 3   7 2   K 9 5 4   T 8 6 5 2 EAST   A K J T 8 7 5   9 3   A T 3   4 SOUTH   Q 4   Q T 8 4   J 8 6 2   A K 7   9 2   A K J 6 5   Q 7   Q J 9 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  -- 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15   *2 maybe 2+ bal Lead: 7 J 9 7 4 K 3 2 8 5       Result: NS -420 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J 9 8 3 2   A K 6   J 7   Q 7 EAST   A T   T 7 4   A K Q T 3 2   A 6 SOUTH   Q 7 6   J 9 8 5 3   9 6 4   J 2   5 4   Q 2   8 5   K T 9 8 5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT*1 3 *2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 F   *2 Intermediate Lead: A 2 4 A 3 T 6 Q 2 K A 7 J 5 A 7 4 8 K J 6 Q 7 6 5 5       Result: NS +100 Imps: 4	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J 9 8 3 2   A K 6   J 7   Q 7 EAST   A T   T 7 4   A K Q T 3 2   A 6 SOUTH   Q 7 6   J 9 8 5 3   9 6 4   J 2   5 4   Q 2   8 5   K T 9 8 5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1NT*2 3NT Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 10-15   *2 semi Lead: A 5 A 7 4 8 Q J 6 Q 4 6 J T A 7 2 4 A 2 6 Result: NS -50 Imps: -4
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 5   K 8 6 2   A K 3   K J 8 6 EAST   K 6   Q T 5   9 6 5 2   A Q 5 3 SOUTH   Q J 7 3 2   J 7   J 8 4   T 9 2   A T 9 4   A 9 4 3   Q T 7   7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 2 7 2 A 8 A 6 8 J 7 A 6 2 Q 6 3 J T 9 K 4 T K 5 3 4 5 8 J 4 5 J T A 5 2 7 3 T K   Result: NS -100 Imps: -12	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 5   K 8 6 2   A K 3   K J 8 6 EAST   K 6   Q T 5   9 6 5 2   A Q 5 3 SOUTH   Q J 7 3 2   J 7   J 8 4   T 9 2   A T 9 4   A 9 4 3   Q T 7   7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 10-15, 2+!D   *2 4-fit Lead: Q A 6 5 Q 4 A 6 T 4 K 8 2 7 9 A 8 A 5 2 7 3 T K J Result: NS +620 Imps: 12
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 8   J T 3 2   T 9 6 3   K Q 2 EAST   7 5 2   A Q 9 5 4   K 7 5   8 5 SOUTH   T 9 4 3   K 6   A 4 2   J 6 4 3   A Q J 6   8 7   Q J 8   A T 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick 1 1 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 7 5 3 K 8 A 2 6 8 Q T 4 J 4 J 3 6 5 K 4 J 2 8 T A 7 3 9 Q 7 6 2 7 5 K 3 9 8 Q 4 T   2 6 Result: NS +150 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 8   J T 3 2   T 9 6 3   K Q 2 EAST   7 5 2   A Q 9 5 4   K 7 5   8 5 SOUTH   T 9 4 3   K 6   A 4 2   J 6 4 3   A Q J 6   8 7   Q J 8   A T 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 14-16   *2 shows 4!H Lead: 5 8 5 J K 7 Q 2 6 8 9 T 6 6 2 K 3 Result: NS +150 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 2   J 9 4 3   T 7 5 4 3   4 2 EAST   K T 8 6   A T 8 7 6   6   J 8 3 SOUTH   A Q 9 5 4 3   K Q   8 2   T 7 6   J   5 2   A K Q J 9   A K Q 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- Pass Pass 2 4NT 5 *1 Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: K K 6 5 2 K 3 4 6 A 8 2 7 Q J 2 T     7   Result: NS +300 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 2   J 9 4 3   T 7 5 4 3   4 2 EAST   K T 8 6   A T 8 7 6   6   J 8 3 SOUTH   A Q 9 5 4 3   K Q   8 2   T 7 6   J   5 2   A K Q J 9   A K Q 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 2NT*2 4 *3 Pass 4 Dbl Pass 5 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 10-15   *2 2 lowest   *3 splinter Lead: Q Q 3 2 7 A 6 3 8 A 8 4 6 K J 7 T Result: NS +300 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A J T 7   A 8   Q J 8 6   9 7 3 EAST   Q 8   T 9 7 4 3   7 3   A K T 6 SOUTH   9 4   K Q J 5 2   A K T 4 2   J   K 6 5 3 2   6   9 5   Q 8 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- 1 1 Dbl 3 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 Mixed Raise Lead: 9 9 3 J K 2 A 3 J 4 K 7 4 Result: NS -650 Imps: -4	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A J T 7   A 8   Q J 8 6   9 7 3 EAST   Q 8   T 9 7 4 3   7 3   A K T 6 SOUTH   9 4   K Q J 5 2   A K T 4 2   J   K 6 5 3 2   6   9 5   Q 8 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  --  -- 1 *1 1 1 *2 2NT*3 3 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15, 2+!D   *2 5+!S   *3 5!H Lead: A 2 A 3 J 9 7 Q K 6 T A K 2 8 A 4 K Q J 9 4 T 7 4 5 K 9 Q Result: NS -500 Imps: 4
Open Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 5 3 2   A K T 7   A T 9   Q 9 EAST   K Q J 6   6 5 3 2   J 8 7 4   4 SOUTH   A T 4   Q 4   6 3   A K T 8 5 3   9 7   J 9 8   K Q 5 2   J 7 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- 2 *1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Precision Lead: K 7 K 2 T 2 4 9 K 6 2 Q A 9 6 3 A 2 Q 5 4 8 3 A 4 5 J 8 8 J 5 K Q 9 6 7 6 7     3 Result: NS +90 Imps: -2	Closed Room - 2014 USBC FINAL - 18-May-2014 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 5 3 2   A K T 7   A T 9   Q 9 EAST   K Q J 6   6 5 3 2   J 8 7 4   4 SOUTH   A T 4   Q 4   6 3   A K T 8 5 3   9 7   J 9 8   K Q 5 2   J 7 6 2 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell  unknown auction Final contract: 2 Lead: {lead} Result: NS +150 Imps: 2