2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014

Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 6   9 7   A 8 3   A Q 8 4 3 EAST   5 2   A K 6 5   Q 6 4 2   J T 2 SOUTH   A 8 4   Q T 4 2   K J   9 7 6 5   J T 9 7 3   J 8 3   T 9 7 5   K SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 6 K J 4 6 3 5 K A J K 7 T 5 2 3 J 3 A 9 2 8 5 Q Q     6   Result: NS +140 Imps: 7	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 6   9 7   A 8 3   A Q 8 4 3 EAST   5 2   A K 6 5   Q 6 4 2   J T 2 SOUTH   A 8 4   Q T 4 2   K J   9 7 6 5   J T 9 7 3   J 8 3   T 9 7 5   K SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  --  -- 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2NT*3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 14-16   *2 transfer to s   *3 ! Lead: 3 3 5 9 T 8 A 7 2 5 2 3 K J K 3 4 7 4 8 J K 2 8 5 J 2 Q 4 7 T Q 6 Result: NS -140 Imps: -7
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 4   9 8 4 3   T 5   K 7 6 5 EAST   K 9 8 6 5 3   6 2   A K 7   A T SOUTH   J 7 2   K Q J   J 8 4 2   J 4 3   Q   A T 7 5   Q 9 6 3   Q 9 8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 constructive raise or better Lead: 4 5 6 4 J Q K 4 2 A 2 3 Q 7 T 8 K 8 A 7 3 2 5 A 7 Q 3 5 J Result: NS -420 Imps: -6	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 4   9 8 4 3   T 5   K 7 6 5 EAST   K 9 8 6 5 3   6 2   A K 7   A T SOUTH   J 7 2   K Q J   J 8 4 2   J 4 3   Q   A T 7 5   Q 9 6 3   Q 9 8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T 3 A T 2 7 2 9 J A 6 3 K 6 7 5 8 T T 4 Q Q K A 7 8 A 5 3 9 5 4 2 Result: NS -200 Imps: 6
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q T 8   J 3   8 7 4   Q 7 5 3 2 EAST   K 9 7 3 2   A 7   A J 5 2   T 9 SOUTH   J 5 4   K Q 9 8 6 5   3   K J 8   A 6   T 4 2   K Q T 9 6   A 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson 1 *1 1 Pass 2 *2 Dbl Pass*3 3 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ 10-15   *2 raise, or strong hand with side suit   *3 better than retreating to 2 Lead: K K A 8 3 A 9 2 8 2 A 3 5 4 T 5 J 4 7 J K T 2 7 Q 6 2 3 K 6 9 T 4 Result: NS -620 Imps: -11	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q T 8   J 3   8 7 4   Q 7 5 3 2 EAST   K 9 7 3 2   A 7   A J 5 2   T 9 SOUTH   J 5 4   K Q 9 8 6 5   3   K J 8   A 6   T 4 2   K Q T 9 6   A 6 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap 1NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2 3 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 2 7 3 K 4 A J 5 4 T 2 8 A 9 Q K K 2 4 3 T 9 7 6 9 J 8 8 6 A 3 4 T 5 5 9 A 2 8 5 6 K T J 6 3 Q Q Q 7 7 J Result: NS -100 Imps: 11
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 8 5 2   A T 3   A T 9 4 3   T EAST   K 9 7   K Q 9 8 7 6 5   5   Q 3 SOUTH   Q J 6 4   J   Q 8 7 6   K J 9 2   A 3   4 2   K J 2   A 8 7 6 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  -- 1 Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: T A Q T 2 4 3 3 9 J 5 3 6 2 5 4 7 2 6 A J K 7 9 Q   K     Result: NS -110 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 8 5 2   A T 3   A T 9 4 3   T EAST   K 9 7   K Q 9 8 7 6 5   5   Q 3 SOUTH   Q J 6 4   J   Q 8 7 6   K J 9 2   A 3   4 2   K J 2   A 8 7 6 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  -- 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl*1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 3s Lead: A A 3 T 9 4 Q 2 2 J 5 3 7 5 K 4 J 2 5 A J 2 7 9 6 4 K 3 8 3 Q T Q 8 9 T K K 6 A 6 A 7 5 Q 6 8 8 J 7 9 T 4 Result: NS +200 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 8 5   8 6 4   8 4 3   Q 5 2 EAST   J T   K 9 7 3 2   Q 6 5   K T 7 SOUTH   9 7   A J T 5   A K 9 2   9 8 6   A 6 4 3 2   Q   J T 7   A J 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 2 *2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ 10-15   *2 nf Lead: K 6 T K 7 A J 5 9 A 7 5 6 3 K 2 8 Q 2 6 A 2 3 4 J 3 7 8 T 4 K 8 5 4 9 Q 9 7 5 3 A J Q 4 2   6 8 K Result: NS -420 Imps: -8	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 8 5   8 6 4   8 4 3   Q 5 2 EAST   J T   K 9 7 3 2   Q 6 5   K T 7 SOUTH   9 7   A J T 5   A K 9 2   9 8 6   A 6 4 3 2   Q   J T 7   A J 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  --  -- Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 2NT*1 Pass 3 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 Min Lead: J A J 5 9 3 T K 7 J K 2 6 7 5 3 K Q 9 4 A T 6 4 A J Q 8 9 Result: NS -100 Imps: 8
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 8 7 4   T 6 3   T 2   A J 7 5 EAST   K J 6   K J 7   A Q   K Q 9 6 2 SOUTH   T 9   9 8 4 2   K J 9 6 4 3   T   A 5 3 2   A Q 5   8 7 5   8 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  --  -- Pass Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 19-20 Lead: 4 A 6 4 9 2 J Q T 5 K 7 2 3 K A T 3 2 8 4 A 7 3 8 5 K 6 9 4 Q 5 3 5 A 2 4   Q T   Result: NS +100 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 8 7 4   T 6 3   T 2   A J 7 5 EAST   K J 6   K J 7   A Q   K Q 9 6 2 SOUTH   T 9   9 8 4 2   K J 9 6 4 3   T   A 5 3 2   A Q 5   8 7 5   8 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 transfer to s Lead: A A 7 T 8 2 6 Q T A J 4 9 5 K 6 2 3 K 7 T 5 A 2 3 7 Q T 4 Result: NS -110 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q   A K 7 4 3 2   8 7 2   J 7 2 EAST   J T 9 5 4   Q T 8 5   A   T 5 4 SOUTH   K 8 7 6 3 2     K J 9 6 3   A 3   A   J 9 6   Q T 5 4   K Q 9 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson 1 *1 Pass 1 1 Dbl*2 2NT*3 Dbl 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass 5 Dbl 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ 11-15   *2 3 hearts   *3 invit+ raise, 4+ trumps Lead: 7 A J Q 7 J Q K 3 6 5 7 A 4 A 8 6 5 T 2 8 9 T 3 3 T 4 4 6 K 4 2 3 6       Result: NS -200 Imps: 10	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q   A K 7 4 3 2   8 7 2   J 7 2 EAST   J T 9 5 4   Q T 8 5   A   T 5 4 SOUTH   K 8 7 6 3 2     K J 9 6 3   A 3   A   J 9 6   Q T 5 4   K Q 9 8 6 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  unknown auction Final contract: 4 Lead: {lead} Result: NS -650 Imps: -10
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   7   K J T 4   A 5 4 3 2   Q 9 7 EAST   J T 9 4 3 2   6   T 9 7 6   J 2 SOUTH   8 6 5   Q 7 5 3 2   J   A T 4 3   A K Q   A 9 8   K Q 8   K 8 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl 1 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 5 Q 2 7 5 K 6 5 J Q 7 4 5 8 9 3 8 8 6 4 3 Result: NS +460 Imps: 11	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   7   K J T 4   A 5 4 3 2   Q 9 7 EAST   J T 9 4 3 2   6   T 9 7 6   J 2 SOUTH   8 6 5   Q 7 5 3 2   J   A T 4 3   A K Q   A 9 8   K Q 8   K 8 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  -- Pass Pass Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4NT Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 ! Lead: 6 8 6 J 2 K 6 2 J 8 9 A 3 5 2 7 A 9     5 Result: NS -50 Imps: -11
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 9 8 7 2   K 4 2   A J 9 4   EAST   A J 6 4   A 9 7 5   Q   Q J 8 2 SOUTH   5   J T 8 6 3   T 6 5   K 9 7 5   Q 3   Q   K 8 7 3 2   A T 6 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass       *1 forcing Lead: 5 2 Q A 5 K 5 9 6 7 7 J T Q A 2 5 Q A 4 J 3 9 K 6 3 4 K 3 Result: NS -50 Imps: -10	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 9 8 7 2   K 4 2   A J 9 4   EAST   A J 6 4   A 9 7 5   Q   Q J 8 2 SOUTH   5   J T 8 6 3   T 6 5   K 9 7 5   Q 3   Q   K 8 7 3 2   A T 6 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: J Q 9 2 J Q 4 2 5 3 A 7 6 3 A 4 3 2 Q A 5     K   Result: NS +420 Imps: 10
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 4 3 2   4   6 5 4 2   8 7 5 2 EAST   A K   A Q T 9 6   K J   A K J T SOUTH   Q 9 8   K 7 5   Q T 8   Q 9 6 4   T 7 6 5   J 8 3 2   A 9 7 3   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2NT*4 Pass 3 *5 Pass 3 *6 Pass 4 *7 Pass 5 *8 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong artificial   *2 alerted   *3 most heart hands   *4 3 hearts   *5 4+ not 5431   *6 fit   *7 rkc   *8 1 kc Lead: 3 T A 3 8 3 A 5 4 7 K 2 6 5 J 8 9 7 T 7 Q 6 K 2 9   K     Result: NS -1370 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 4 3 2   4   6 5 4 2   8 7 5 2 EAST   A K   A Q T 9 6   K J   A K J T SOUTH   Q 9 8   K 7 5   Q T 8   Q 9 6 4   T 7 6 5   J 8 3 2   A 9 7 3   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  --  --  -- Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 6NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 ! Lead: 6     6   Result: NS -1440 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K T 7 4 3 2   J 8   A 9   Q 5 3 EAST   A Q   A T 5 3   K Q T 6 5   8 2 SOUTH   J 8 6   Q 6 4 2   J 8 7   J T 4   9 5   K 9 7   4 3 2   A K 9 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson Pass 1NT*1 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 13.31-16   *2 spades Lead: K 3 K 9 8 K 8 3 T 5 A 2 6 7 2 Q 4 9 Q K 8 A 5 5 J 6 3 8 J Result: NS +140 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K T 7 4 3 2   J 8   A 9   Q 5 3 EAST   A Q   A T 5 3   K Q T 6 5   8 2 SOUTH   J 8 6   Q 6 4 2   J 8 7   J T 4   9 5   K 9 7   4 3 2   A K 9 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap 1 *1 2 2 *2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 could be short   *2 NF Lead: 7 2 Q 9 7 3 K A J A 2 3 4 5 A 3 6 4 T T 8 9 Q K 8 6 8 Q T K 5 5 J 9 3 8 J 7 A J 4 Result: NS +140 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 5   A J 8 7 6   Q 9 7   K T 8 EAST   Q T 9 4 3 2   4 2   8 5 4   5 4 SOUTH   K   K 9 5   A K 3 2   J 9 7 6 2   J 8 7 6   Q T 3   J T 6   A Q 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2NT Dbl 3 Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 7 6 4 7 A A 5 8 2 J 5 9 2 T 8 Q K 3 4 K 6 6 4 A K Q 9 T J 3 4 J K Result: NS +500 Imps: 12	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 5   A J 8 7 6   Q 9 7   K T 8 EAST   Q T 9 4 3 2   4 2   8 5 4   5 4 SOUTH   K   K 9 5   A K 3 2   J 9 7 6 2   J 8 7 6   Q T 3   J T 6   A Q 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  -- Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 6 Q 4 8 6 Q 2 6 K 3 5 K 2 T 4 7 5 J 4 7 A A 4 T 7 6 5 Q K 7 2   J Result: NS -100 Imps: -12
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 5   K J 6   K 9   K Q 9 7 6 EAST   A 6   Q 9   J T 8 7 3 2   J T 8 SOUTH   J 8 7 4 3 2   7 4 3   5   A 3 2   Q 9   A T 8 5 2   A Q 6 4   5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: 5 4 J K 5 2 9 K 3 8 Q 6 4 6 T 9 7       8 Result: NS -100 Imps: -12	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 5   K J 6   K 9   K Q 9 7 6 EAST   A 6   Q 9   J T 8 7 3 2   J T 8 SOUTH   J 8 7 4 3 2   7 4 3   5   A 3 2   Q 9   A T 8 5 2   A Q 6 4   5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 5 4 T K 5 2 9 K 3 A Q 6 4 A 2 9 7 9 A 5 8 4 J K A Result: NS +620 Imps: 12
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH     K 9 8 7 4 3   A Q 5 3   Q 8 2 EAST   A J 9 8 6   Q 6 5 2   T 7   K 5 SOUTH   K Q 3   A J   K 9 2   T 9 7 6 3   T 7 5 4 2   T   J 8 6 4   A J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: T T 2 7 J 4 K 2 3 4 T A 2 2 5 4 A Result: NS -400 Imps: -11	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH     K 9 8 7 4 3   A Q 5 3   Q 8 2 EAST   A J 9 8 6   Q 6 5 2   T 7   K 5 SOUTH   K Q 3   A J   K 9 2   T 9 7 6 3   T 7 5 4 2   T   J 8 6 4   A J 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A 8 7 A 2 T 2 3 J 4 5 Q T 4 T Q K 2 6 4 K 4 8 9 Q 5 9 7 3 7 A 2 3 T J 5 9 A K 8 6 Result: NS +100 Imps: 11
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   K T 8   J T 8 7   Q J 7 2   A 4 EAST   A 9 7 4 3     9 6 5 4   Q 9 7 6 SOUTH   Q J 6 5 2   K 6 3   8   K J 8 3     A Q 9 5 4 2   A K T 3   T 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson 1 1 4 *1 4 5 Pass Pass Pass   *1 opposite 11-15, could be anything Lead: A 2 A 8 2 A 3 7 3 Result: NS +650 Imps: 11	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   K T 8   J T 8 7   Q J 7 2   A 4 EAST   A 9 7 4 3     9 6 5 4   Q 9 7 6 SOUTH   Q J 6 5 2   K 6 3   8   K J 8 3     A Q 9 5 4 2   A K T 3   T 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Gordon Diamond Pratap 1 Dbl 2NT*1 4 5 Pass 5 Dbl Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 ! Lead: K K 4 7 8 A 5 2 2 5 3 K Q 2 6 A 8 5 Q 4 J 3 6 J 5 2 4 7 3 T 9 Q 6       J Result: NS +100 Imps: -11