2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014

Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   T   Q T 9 6 3   A J T 6 5   Q T EAST   8 7 6 4 3   A 7 2   8 3 2   K 3 SOUTH   A K J   4   Q 7 4   A 9 7 6 5 2   Q 9 5 2   K J 8 5   K 9   J 8 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 *1 Dbl Rdbl*2 2 2 3 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 4+ spades   *2 3 spades; not min Lead: Q 4 K Q 2 8 3 T A J 8 T 5 K A 6 4 2 3 T A 5 4 6 K 9 2 3 6 Q 6 5 J J 7 Q 7     9   Result: NS +200 Imps: 2	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   T   Q T 9 6 3   A J T 6 5   Q T EAST   8 7 6 4 3   A 7 2   8 3 2   K 3 SOUTH   A K J   4   Q 7 4   A 9 7 6 5 2   Q 9 5 2   K J 8 5   K 9   J 8 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  -- Pass Pass 2 *1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 6+c Lead: A 2 7 T A 5 A 3 4 4 K T 2 8 3 Q A Result: NS +140 Imps: -2
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 8 4   K 8   A 9 8 7   A J 9 8 EAST   A J T   Q J T 4   Q T 4   T 6 4 SOUTH   7 6 2   A 9 6 3 2   J 6 5 3   2   K 9 5 3   7 5   K 2   K Q 7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3NT*2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 asks   *2 3 spades and a maximum Lead: J 5 J K A 7 T 8 3 3 Q 7 6 5 4 4 9 2 T 8 2 K     3 Result: NS -100 Imps: -2	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 8 4   K 8   A 9 8 7   A J 9 8 EAST   A J T   Q J T 4   Q T 4   T 6 4 SOUTH   7 6 2   A 9 6 3 2   J 6 5 3   2   K 9 5 3   7 5   K 2   K Q 7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 3 5 T K 3 K A 8 2 7 J 8 2   Q 4   Result: NS -50 Imps: 2
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 9 8 2   A K Q J 5   4 2   K Q EAST   7   T 9 3   Q 6   J T 9 8 5 3 2 SOUTH   Q J 6 4   8 7   K J 8 7 3   7 4   K T 5 3   6 4 2   A T 9 5   A 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  --  --  -- Pass 1 3 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl 5 Dbl*1 Pass Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted - Lead: 7 6 2 K 7 2 3 A 7 4 9 K 8 6 T Q 3 3 7 A 4 K 3 8 J Result: NS -100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 9 8 2   A K Q J 5   4 2   K Q EAST   7   T 9 3   Q 6   J T 9 8 5 3 2 SOUTH   Q J 6 4   8 7   K J 8 7 3   7 4   K T 5 3   6 4 2   A T 9 5   A 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass 1 1NT Dbl Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *1 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 0/3 Lead: 7 6 9 K 7 3 7 A 4 K 2 2 J 5 8 8 Q A 3 Q 4 T 5 9 6 2       Result: NS -100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   J 9 4 2   K 3   Q J 9 4   A Q 7 EAST   Q 8 3   A 8   A 6   J T 8 6 5 2 SOUTH   K T   J 6 2   K 7 5 3 2   K 4 3   A 7 6 5   Q T 9 7 5 4   T 8   9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel Pass 1 Pass 1 *1 Dbl*2 2 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 no major   *2 take out for majors Lead: 3 9 T Q 3 8 2 A 4 4 A K 2 T A 4 2 5 6 Q 3 A 3 2 T 5 8 J K 7 Q   5 Result: NS -50 Imps: -4	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   J 9 4 2   K 3   Q J 9 4   A Q 7 EAST   Q 8 3   A 8   A 6   J T 8 6 5 2 SOUTH   K T   J 6 2   K 7 5 3 2   K 4 3   A 7 6 5   Q T 9 7 5 4   T 8   9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K 7 8 K 2 5 A 3 6 A 3 4 K Q T Q J 9 2 A 3 Result: NS +100 Imps: 4
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A J 8 5   Q 8 7 4 2   4 3   J 4 EAST   9 4 3   6   A Q 6 2   Q 8 6 3 2 SOUTH   Q 7 2   J 9 5   K T 8 5   A T 5   K T 6   A K T 3   J 9 7   K 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 2 6 9 J 2 A 6 2 5 K 6 4 9 3 4 Q J K 3 5 7 T 3 A Q 7 2 8 5 J Q 3 8 9 6 4 K K 2 4 5 Result: NS +170 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A J 8 5   Q 8 7 4 2   4 3   J 4 EAST   9 4 3   6   A Q 6 2   Q 8 6 3 2 SOUTH   Q 7 2   J 9 5   K T 8 5   A T 5   K T 6   A K T 3   J 9 7   K 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 5 A 6 4 5 K 3 2 9 3 2 Q J T 9 5 7 K 3 8 2 6 4 A Q 7 2 J 5 9 6 3 K 7 Q 4 5 Result: NS +140 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   8   6 5 3 2   K Q T 7   A K J T EAST   A K J T 7 3     9 5 3   7 4 3 2 SOUTH   Q 6 5   J T 9 7   A 2   Q 9 8 6   9 4 2   A K Q 8 4   J 8 6 4   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  --  -- 1 Pass 1 3 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 2 K 8 6 5 4 K 6 A 3 2 7 Result: NS -100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   8   6 5 3 2   K Q T 7   A K J T EAST   A K J T 7 3     9 5 3   7 4 3 2 SOUTH   Q 6 5   J T 9 7   A 2   Q 9 8 6   9 4 2   A K Q 8 4   J 8 6 4   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  --  -- 1 Pass 1 3 4 4 5 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 2 K 8 5 4 5 K A Q     7 Result: NS -100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A K   A Q T 7 5   J 6   9 6 3 2 EAST   J 8 6 4   J 4 2   9 2   A K 8 4 SOUTH   9 7 5   K 9 6 3   K T 8   Q 7 5   Q T 3 2   8   A Q 7 5 4 3   J T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 forces 2!D (think) Lead: 5 T K 2 5 J A 3 7 8 4 A 6 Q 2 6 8 2 4 A 5 3 6 K 7 3 2 5 3 T 8 J 9 4 J 7 9 A       Result: NS +130 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A K   A Q T 7 5   J 6   9 6 3 2 EAST   J 8 6 4   J 4 2   9 2   A K 8 4 SOUTH   9 7 5   K 9 6 3   K T 8   Q 7 5   Q T 3 2   8   A Q 7 5 4 3   J T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass Pass Pass   *1 nat Lead: A T A 2 5 J K 3 7 8 2 A 6 A 2 J K Q 9 6 8 5 4 5 T 2 4 K 7 3 6 A 5 Result: NS +110 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 6 5   J 4 2   K T 9   K Q 6 3 EAST   T 4   K 8 7 6   A J 8 4 3   A 5 SOUTH   J   A Q 5 3   Q 7 6 5 2   8 4 2   A K Q 9 7 3 2   T 9     J T 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel 3NT*1 Dbl 4 Dbl 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 sound 4M, no outside A or K Lead: A 9 A 3 8 9 7 2 A T K 4 3   A 9 2 Result: NS +620 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 6 5   J 4 2   K T 9   K Q 6 3 EAST   T 4   K 8 7 6   A J 8 4 3   A 5 SOUTH   J   A Q 5 3   Q 7 6 5 2   8 4 2   A K Q 9 7 3 2   T 9     J T 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A 7 A 3 2 T 6 2 A 9 K 4 3 2 A 9 2 Result: NS +790 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J 4   J 9 8   J 9 5   K 8 6 2 EAST   Q T 8 6   5   K Q 4   T 9 5 4 3 SOUTH   9 2   Q T 7 3 2   T 8 2   A J 7   A 7 5 3   A K 6 4   A 7 6 3   Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 3 4 5 9 3 A 6 4 2 3 8 J 9 Q 5 2 A 3 Q 5 2 5 T K 2 6 3 K 7 K 4 J Q A 9 8 7 6 T 6 T 7 Q 8 J       8 Result: NS -50 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J 4   J 9 8   J 9 5   K 8 6 2 EAST   Q T 8 6   5   K Q 4   T 9 5 4 3 SOUTH   9 2   Q T 7 3 2   T 8 2   A J 7   A 7 5 3   A K 6 4   A 7 6 3   Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 8 3 Q 5 8 Q 4 2 A 6 K 9 2 3 3 6 7 5 5 K J A 5 J Q 7 4 J T     8   Result: NS +150 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 9 5   9 7 6   A 9 7 2   T 8 4 EAST   T 8 6 4   8 4 2   6 5 3   J 9 7 SOUTH   J 3 2   K Q J 3   Q T   K Q 5 2   A Q 7   A T 5   K J 8 4   A 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  --  -- Pass 1 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 may not have major Lead: 4 A 4 5 J 4 3 A T     2 Q Result: NS +400 Imps: -3	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 9 5   9 7 6   A 9 7 2   T 8 4 EAST   T 8 6 4   8 4 2   6 5 3   J 9 7 SOUTH   J 3 2   K Q J 3   Q T   K Q 5 2   A Q 7   A T 5   K J 8 4   A 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  --  -- Pass 1NT Dbl*1 Pass*2 Pass Rdbl Pass 2 *3 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl*4 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 penalty   *2 forces xx if N passes   *3 + either or   *4 SOS Lead: 5 5 8 9 Q 3 J 4 2 A 7 8 K 4 3 A T A 2 7 K 6 9 T Q T 4 6 J 7 5 2 5 Q 4 5 2 K 6     Result: NS +500 Imps: 3
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 8 6 5   8 2   A T   A Q J 4 2 EAST   A Q T 9 2   9 7 6   J 3   K 9 6 SOUTH   K 7 3   A K T 4   9 8 6 4 2   7   4   Q J 5 3   K Q 7 5   T 8 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 5 4 2 5 7 3 K A 7 5 9 6 3 5 6 4 K K 3 T 2 Q 6 8 A 7 J A 4 3 9 2 K Q 7 Q 6 J 9 2 4 T T     Result: NS +100 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 8 6 5   8 2   A T   A Q J 4 2 EAST   A Q T 9 2   9 7 6   J 3   K 9 6 SOUTH   K 7 3   A K T 4   9 8 6 4 2   7   4   Q J 5 3   K Q 7 5   T 8 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 2 2NT*1 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 lr 3+ Lead: A 3 6 2 A 5 7 8 K 4 A 6 7 5 T J 3 3 2 5 K T 6 2 7 Result: NS +130 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K 9 8   T 9 5   A J 7   A Q T EAST   J 6 4 3   K Q J 8 7 2   Q   J 9 SOUTH   2   6 4   K 9 8 4 3   K 8 6 4 2   Q T 7 5   A 3   T 6 5 2   7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K A K 5 4 2 Q A 4 3 J 9 6 3 9 T K 5 J 7 K Result: NS +140 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K 9 8   T 9 5   A J 7   A Q T EAST   J 6 4 3   K Q J 8 7 2   Q   J 9 SOUTH   2   6 4   K 9 8 4 3   K 8 6 4 2   Q T 7 5   A 3   T 6 5 2   7 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: Q 3 Q 5 6 A J 9 4 5 Q A 4 5 3 A 2 7 4 K 4 Q 6 8 6 3 9 T K Result: NS +140 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 5 3 2   9 8 7   Q 5 2   J 6 EAST   A K 8 6   Q T 6 4   K J T   5 3 SOUTH   J 9   A J 2   A 9 8 7 6 3   A K   7 4   K 5 3   4   Q T 9 8 7 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  -- 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ clubs   *2 5+ diam GF, no major Lead: 3 7 6 3 9 4 K 2 3 T J 5 A 4 T Q 6 2 3 J K Result: NS -460 Imps: -11	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 5 3 2   9 8 7   Q 5 2   J 6 EAST   A K 8 6   Q T 6 4   K J T   5 3 SOUTH   J 9   A J 2   A 9 8 7 6 3   A K   7 4   K 5 3   4   Q T 9 8 7 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  -- 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2NT*3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 4 *5 Pass 4 *6 Pass 4NT Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 14-16   *2 alert   *3 alert   *4 alert   *5 art,   *6 RKC for Lead: T T 3 6 A 4 K 2 3 4 J 5 A 7 A 2 J K T 7 2 Result: NS +50 Imps: 11
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K 9 8   T 8 7 6 4   T 5   A 6 EAST   Q 4 2   A J 5   A K J   K 9 7 2 SOUTH   6   K Q 3 2   Q 4 3   Q J 8 5 3   J T 7 5 3   9   9 8 7 6 2   T 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  --  -- 1 Pass 1 1NT 2 3NT 4 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 9 9 A T 2 4 2 A 3 T 5 8 K J 2 9 6 Result: NS +100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K 9 8   T 8 7 6 4   T 5   A 6 EAST   Q 4 2   A J 5   A K J   K 9 7 2 SOUTH   6   K Q 3 2   Q 4 3   Q J 8 5 3   J T 7 5 3   9   9 8 7 6 2   T 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  --  -- 2 *1 Pass 2 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 Flann Lead: A 7 2 A 6 T Q 8 3 4 7 A 3 3 4 K 2 J 2 9 3 5       Result: NS +100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   4 2   7 5 2   K T 5 3 2   J 9 2 EAST   Q 9 8 7   A   A 9 7   A T 7 4 3 SOUTH   J 6 5   Q J T 4   Q J 6   K 6 5   A K T 3   K 9 8 6 3   8 4   Q 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Hweinstein Katz Grabel  --  --  -- Pass 1 Dbl 2 *1 Pass Pass Pass       *1 diamonds or heart raise Lead: 5 8 T J 5 A 7 4 5 K 8 2 6 3 9 2 J Q 3 9 K 3 A 2 Q 4 7 K 6 K 4 7 T Result: NS -150 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2014 USBC SF A - 15-May-2014 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   4 2   7 5 2   K T 5 3 2   J 9 2 EAST   Q 9 8 7   A   A 9 7   A T 7 4 3 SOUTH   J 6 5   Q J T 4   Q J 6   K 6 5   A K T 3   K 9 8 6 3   8 4   Q 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hamman Meckstroth Lee Rodwell  --  --  -- Pass 2 *1 2 *2 Pass 2NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 Flann   *2 t/o Lead: 6 6 A 2 4 K 7 4 J 8 9 K 6 K 3 7 T Q 4 2 K A 8 2 6 8 A 9 5 4 A 2 J 3 7 3 Q Result: NS -150 Imps: 0