2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014

Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 31 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 9   A Q T 9 3   7 6 2   K 9 3 EAST   7 6 5 3 2   K 5 2   Q 3   T 5 4 SOUTH   J 8 4   J 7 6   A 9 5   A Q 8 7   A K T   8 4   K J T 8 4   J 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+ 11-15   *2 puppet to 2, to play or some invite   *3 alerted   *4 alerted Lead: 4 T 7 9 4 4 5 T J K 6 Q 8 A 3 3 J 8 2 3 7 2 4 K A J Q 2 5 4 3 7 A K K 6 9 Result: NS -100 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 31 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 9   A Q T 9 3   7 6 2   K 9 3 EAST   7 6 5 3 2   K 5 2   Q 3   T 5 4 SOUTH   J 8 4   J 7 6   A 9 5   A Q 8 7   A K T   8 4   K J T 8 4   J 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 forces 2   *2 mandatory   *3 invitational Lead: 4 T 7 9 4 8 5 3 J K 6 Q 8 A 5 3 J 4 2 T 6 2 K A 7 J Q 7 5 6 5 K A J 4 9 Q Result: NS +110 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 32 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K   A 5 3 2   K J 8   A T 8 5 2 EAST   J 8   K Q T 9 8   7 2   Q J 7 3 SOUTH   A Q 6   J 4   9 6 5 3   K 9 6 4   T 9 7 5 4 3 2   7 6   A Q T 4   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  -- Pass 1NT Pass 4 *1 Dbl Rdbl*2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 a top heart (to protect or the Ace) Lead: Q 6 Q A 4 7 3 A 4 2 8 K A 4 8 2 J T J 3 6 Result: NS +420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 32 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K   A 5 3 2   K J 8   A T 8 5 2 EAST   J 8   K Q T 9 8   7 2   Q J 7 3 SOUTH   A Q 6   J 4   9 6 5 3   K 9 6 4   T 9 7 5 4 3 2   7 6   A Q T 4   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  -- Pass 1NT Pass 4 *1 Dbl 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 texas Lead: J 6 Q A J 7 3 A 4 2 8 K A 3 8 2 4 T J 2 6 Result: NS +420 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 33 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 8 7 3   J 4 3   8 4 2   7 6 3 EAST   A Q 9   7 5   Q J 3   A K Q T 5 SOUTH   J 4   T 9 8 6   A K 9 7 6 5   9   K 6 5 2   A K Q 2   T   J 8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A A 5 3 8 K 7 4 T 2 Q J 6   J     Result: NS -400 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 33 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 8 7 3   J 4 3   8 4 2   7 6 3 EAST   A Q 9   7 5   Q J 3   A K Q T 5 SOUTH   J 4   T 9 8 6   A K 9 7 6 5   9   K 6 5 2   A K Q 2   T   J 8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  --  -- Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: Q Q 5 3 6 A 7 4 9 4 A 3 9 T Q 4 5 Result: NS -400 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 34 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 5 3   A   9 7 5 4   A T 9 8 7 EAST   A K T   T 7 6   Q T 8 3   K Q 2 SOUTH   Q 7 4   Q J 8 2   K J 6   J 6 3   J 9 6 2   K 9 5 4 3   A 2   5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1NT*1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 13+-16 Lead: 9 5 Q 9 3 3 6 A 2 J A 3 4 4 7 T Q 2 3 7 K A 8 4 J Result: NS -400 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 34 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   8 5 3   A   9 7 5 4   A T 9 8 7 EAST   A K T   T 7 6   Q T 8 3   K Q 2 SOUTH   Q 7 4   Q J 8 2   K J 6   J 6 3   J 9 6 2   K 9 5 4 3   A 2   5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 9 4 Q 9 3 A 8 9 K 5 2 A 6 5 K 7 J 2 3 4 J 2 Q 5 6 3 T 7 4 6 T 3 Q 9 A 5 7 J K 8 2   6 A   Result: NS -120 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 35 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   9   T 5   A T 9 6 3   Q J T 7 2 EAST   T 7 3   Q 4 3   Q 7 5 4 2   K 4 SOUTH   A K J 6 4   A 8 7 2   K J 8   6   Q 8 5 2   K J 9 6     A 9 8 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson 2 *1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 3-suiter short 10-15   *2 alerted   *3 any min Lead: Q A 4 Q 6 9 K 7 4 3 2 3 8 2 7 9 A K 4 5 2 5 3 T J 6 Q T 7 8 4 A K Result: NS +200 Imps: 7	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 35 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   9   T 5   A T 9 6 3   Q J T 7 2 EAST   T 7 3   Q 4 3   Q 7 5 4 2   K 4 SOUTH   A K J 6 4   A 8 7 2   K J 8   6   Q 8 5 2   K J 9 6     A 9 8 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi 2 *1 Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 3 suited short 10-15 HCP Lead: K 2 3 9 K 3 K 2 6 5 T T 4 6 3 5 A K 4 T 2 8 7 7 J 9 2 A 8 5 5 3 J Q       Result: NS -100 Imps: -7
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 36 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 3   T 7 3 2   K J 3   A 9 6 EAST   A K 6 5 4 2   A Q 5   T   K T 8 SOUTH     9 6 4   A 9 8 5 4 2   7 5 4 3   J 9 8 7   K J 8   Q 7 6   Q J 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 Pass 1NT*3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 16+ artificial   *2 0-7   *3 0-5 no 4fit Lead: Q Q K A 3 J 8 9 5 2 T 6 4 Q T 3 2 J A 7 4 7 A 3 6 8 K T 9 8 5 2 4 6 2 J A 7 4 K 9 Result: NS -110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 36 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 3   T 7 3 2   K J 3   A 9 6 EAST   A K 6 5 4 2   A Q 5   T   K T 8 SOUTH     9 6 4   A 9 8 5 4 2   7 5 4 3   J 9 8 7   K J 8   Q 7 6   Q J 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  -- 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass Pass Pass         *1 could be doubleton Lead: 6 J K 6 3 6 T 3 A 7 8 K 2 7 5 3 4 Q T J 4 8 A T 4 9 K Q 6 8 A 2 9 J 5 3 5 2 2 A 7 Result: NS -110 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 37 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J T 4   Q T 3   J 3   A K Q T 9 EAST   A 9 5 2   K   Q T 7 4 2   8 7 4 SOUTH   K 8 6   J 9 6 2   A 9 6   J 5 2   Q 7 3   A 8 7 5 4   K 8 5   6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 11-15 2+   *2 occasionally 3 Lead: 2 4 K 3 2 K 4 3 9 5 7 Q 6 A 2 T J 3 8 A 5 6 4 K 2     Q   Result: NS +120 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 37 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J T 4   Q T 3   J 3   A K Q T 9 EAST   A 9 5 2   K   Q T 7 4 2   8 7 4 SOUTH   K 8 6   J 9 6 2   A 9 6   J 5 2   Q 7 3   A 8 7 5 4   K 8 5   6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 xfer   *2 invitational with 5 Lead: 2 3 4 T 2 A K 3 2 6 8 A J 3 7 K 5 7 5 9 9 Q 2 4 K K 7 3 6 4 2 Q 6     Q   Result: NS +140 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 38 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A Q T 4     Q J 8 4 3   K Q T 6 EAST   J 9   J T 9 8 5 4   7   8 7 5 2 SOUTH   K 3   A K Q   A K T 6 5 2   J 3   8 7 6 5 2   7 6 3 2   9   A 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  --  -- 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass 4 *2 Dbl 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 texas would have been stronger Lead: 2 2 9 A 3 5 J Q K 9 7 3 A 6 8 4 K 4 2 Q 3 A 5 6 J Result: NS +200 Imps: 3	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 38 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A Q T 4     Q J 8 4 3   K Q T 6 EAST   J 9   J T 9 8 5 4   7   8 7 5 2 SOUTH   K 3   A K Q   A K T 6 5 2   J 3   8 7 6 5 2   7 6 3 2   9   A 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  --  --  -- 2NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4 Dbl Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 9 9 7 J A 2 4 4 K 2 9 A 3 9 2 K 3 A 5 6 J Result: NS +100 Imps: -3
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 39 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   J 6 5   T 5   K T 5 3 2   K 7 3 EAST   Q 4 3   Q 6 4 3   9 6   A J T 6 SOUTH   9 7 2   A J 9 2   A 8 7   8 5 4   A K T 8   K 8 7   Q J 4   Q 9 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 3 7 3 5 A 8 4 T J 9 T K 8 Q 6 2 8 4 9 T 7 T Q 5 7 K Q 3 2 8 3 J 2 K 4 6 9 A 6 5 4 Result: NS +90 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 39 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   J 6 5   T 5   K T 5 3 2   K 7 3 EAST   Q 4 3   Q 6 4 3   9 6   A J T 6 SOUTH   9 7 2   A J 9 2   A 8 7   8 5 4   A K T 8   K 8 7   Q J 4   Q 9 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 3 7 3 5 A 8 4 T J K 6 3 2 Q 9 2 7 J 6 3 8 4 6 T A A 3 5 7 2 J K 4 9 4 K 2 Q A 5 9 8 Q J 9 Result: NS +90 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 40 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q J   Q 3   A 6 5 2   J T 7 6 5 EAST   A T 9 2   K 7 5   Q 4 3   Q 3 2 SOUTH   8 6 5 3   A 9 6 4   K T   A 9 8   K 7 4   J T 8 2   J 9 8 7   K 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 10-15 2+   *2 puppet to 2, to play or some invite   *3 alerted   *4 invite with Lead: Q 4 2 Q 3 7 A J 5 2 K 3 4 8 5 Q 6 K 2 5 8 Result: NS -110 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 40 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q J   Q 3   A 6 5 2   J T 7 6 5 EAST   A T 9 2   K 7 5   Q 4 3   Q 3 2 SOUTH   8 6 5 3   A 9 6 4   K T   A 9 8   K 7 4   J T 8 2   J 9 8 7   K 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT*1 Pass Pass Pass         *1 semi forcing Lead: 6 K 3 6 8 4 2 T A 4 A J 3 7 T Q 5 7 Q 5 9 K 9 6 6 J 7 3 A 2 2 2 8 J Q A T Result: NS -90 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 41 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 9 7   8 6 5 3 2   9 4   K 7 EAST   K 5   A Q T   A K Q T 5   9 6 2 SOUTH   Q 6 4 3 2   4   J 8 7 6 3   8 5   J 8   K J 9 7   2   A Q J T 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  -- Pass Pass 2 *1 Dbl 3 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass     *1 precision, 6+ (occ 5 3rd seat) Lead: K A 2 K 5 Q 6 7 8 Result: NS +100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 41 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A T 9 7   8 6 5 3 2   9 4   K 7 EAST   K 5   A Q T   A K Q T 5   9 6 2 SOUTH   Q 6 4 3 2   4   J 8 7 6 3   8 5   J 8   K J 9 7   2   A Q J T 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  --  -- Pass Pass 2 *1 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass     *1 precision Lead: K A 9 K 5 T 2 7 8 7 A 2 4 2 A 4 3 Result: NS +100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 42 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 9   Q J 9 6   K J 3   A Q 9 4 EAST   J T 6 5 4   8 7 4   9 8 5   J 6 SOUTH   A 8 7   A 2   T 4 2   K T 7 3 2   Q 3 2   K T 5 3   A Q 7 6   8 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl*2 2 *3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+ 10-15   *2 3 spades   *3 intended as showing good bid Lead: J 5 J Q K 8 6 4 2 6 5 K 4 7 8 J 2 A 9 3 T Result: NS +130 Imps: -10	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 42 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 9   Q J 9 6   K J 3   A Q 9 4 EAST   J T 6 5 4   8 7 4   9 8 5   J 6 SOUTH   A 8 7   A 2   T 4 2   K T 7 3 2   Q 3 2   K T 5 3   A Q 7 6   8 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  --  --  -- 1 Pass Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2NT*3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 10-16   *2 range stayman   *3 max   *4 stayman Lead: 2 6 9 K 2 3 4 Q A 7 8 J 4 5 7 9 2 T 8 J 2 Q 4 9 7 A 5 3 T Q J 4 3 Result: NS +620 Imps: 10
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 43 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   7   K Q J T 3   K T 8 7 4   8 4 EAST   Q 8 3   8 7 6   A Q J 9   Q 5 2 SOUTH   A K J T   9 4 2   3 2   J T 7 3   9 6 5 4 2   A 5   6 5   A K 9 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson 1 Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 *2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 forcing   *2 6+ Lead: A 2 3 7 A A 8 3 2 5 A 4 2 5 6 K 4 4 7 Q 9 6 9 K 3 5 J 7 T Result: NS +140 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 43 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   7   K Q J T 3   K T 8 7 4   8 4 EAST   Q 8 3   8 7 6   A Q J 9   Q 5 2 SOUTH   A K J T   9 4 2   3 2   J T 7 3   9 6 5 4 2   A 5   6 5   A K 9 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 3 5 A 4 3 5 7 K 2 A 2 4 3 6 J K 2 A 9 7 J K 5 8 7 6 Q 3 J 2 6 Q 4 4 8 J 9     T T Result: NS +170 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 44 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 9 6 5 2   T 6 4 3   A   A 6 5 EAST   Q T 7 4   K J 8   K Q J 5   Q 9 SOUTH   K 8 3   A 7   T 8 6 2   K J 7 2   J   Q 9 5 2   9 7 4 3   T 8 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  -- 1NT*1 2 *2 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 13+-16   *2 majors Lead: 5 J Q 5 3 3 K A 2 9 4 A 8     4   Result: NS -430 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 44 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 9 6 5 2   T 6 4 3   A   A 6 5 EAST   Q T 7 4   K J 8   K Q J 5   Q 9 SOUTH   K 8 3   A 7   T 8 6 2   K J 7 2   J   Q 9 5 2   9 7 4 3   T 8 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  -- 1 1 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 3 Q K 3 7 7 K A 2 2 8 4 A 4 Q A 2 9 J 6 3 3 J 6 6 4 5 2 T 9 Q 6 8 J 7 A 8 5   T 7 Result: NS -400 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 45 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 4   A Q J T 2   K 4   Q 5 4 3 EAST   K J 5   9 8 6 5   5 3 2   T 8 2 SOUTH   A T 9 7 6 2   3   Q 9 8 7   7 6   Q 3   K 7 4   A J T 6   A K J 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson  --  -- 1 2 2NT*1 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 gf raise Lead: 3 3 5 8 9 Q K 4 6 T 2 4 9 4 5 A 3 Result: NS +500 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2014 USBC QF C - 14-May-2014 Board 45 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 4   A Q J T 2   K 4   Q 5 4 3 EAST   K J 5   9 8 6 5   5 3 2   T 8 2 SOUTH   A T 9 7 6 2   3   Q 9 8 7   7 6   Q 3   K 7 4   A J T 6   A K J 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Platnick Seamon Diamond Pepsi  --  -- 1 2 2NT*1 3 4 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 limit+ heart raise Lead: 3 3 5 8 9 Q K 4 2 A 2 4 Q Result: NS +800 Imps: 7