2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016

Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 5   J 9 7 6 2   J 9 8 2   Q 6 EAST   4 2   A K Q 8   Q 5 4   K J 9 2 SOUTH   A J T 8 6 3   3   T   8 7 5 4 3   Q 9 7   T 5 4   A K 7 6 3   A T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  -- 1NT*1 Pass 4 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-16   *2 spades Lead: 8 A 5 8 T 4 A 7 3 Q 2 5 J A 2 6 3 T K Q 4   4     Result: NS -620 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 5   J 9 7 6 2   J 9 8 2   Q 6 EAST   4 2   A K Q 8   Q 5 4   K J 9 2 SOUTH   A J T 8 6 3   3   T   8 7 5 4 3   Q 9 7   T 5 4   A K 7 6 3   A T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  -- 1NT Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 spades Lead: 2 T K 2 3 5 A 6 T Q 4 5 J A 9 6 3 T K Q 4   2 K   Result: NS -650 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q J 8 6   A J 9   9 8 7 5 3   2 EAST   A T 9 7   8 7 5 4   A K J   6 3 SOUTH   K 4 3 2   Q 3   Q T 4 2   A Q 8   5   K T 6 2   6   K J T 9 7 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  --  -- Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K 6 K 3 2 K 8 J Q K 3 2 A 2 4 9 3 4 J 5 4 9 6 7 Q 5 A 6 4   5     Result: NS -300 Imps: 3	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q J 8 6   A J 9   9 8 7 5 3   2 EAST   A T 9 7   8 7 5 4   A K J   6 3 SOUTH   K 4 3 2   Q 3   Q T 4 2   A Q 8   5   K T 6 2   6   K J T 9 7 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  --  -- Pass 1 *1 3 Dbl Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+, 10-15 Lead: K K 3 2 A 6 A 5 2 K 4 9 Q T 6 9 Q J K 3 4 4 J 7 Q 2 7 8 T 6 8 J 3 5 9 6 2   A 8   Result: NS -400 Imps: -3
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   4 2   K T 8 5 2   9 2   A Q 5 3 EAST   Q J T 9 3   4   K 7 4 3   T 8 4 SOUTH   8 6 5   J 7 3   A Q 5   K J 9 7   A K 7   A Q 9 6   J T 8 6   6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  --  --  -- 1 *1 1NT 2 3 *2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: J A J 2 8 6 8 Q K K 3 4 6 7 Q 2 5 2 4 A 7 6 4 9 A 6 T 3 J Result: NS +620 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   4 2   K T 8 5 2   9 2   A Q 5 3 EAST   Q J T 9 3   4   K 7 4 3   T 8 4 SOUTH   8 6 5   J 7 3   A Q 5   K J 9 7   A K 7   A Q 9 6   J T 8 6   6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  --  --  -- 1 *1 Dbl 1 *2 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+, 10-15   *2 spades Lead: 5 A Q 4 5 J 4 2 Q 6 4 2 3 2 4 5 7 9 3 5 7 6 3 9 A Q 7 8 J 8 K     Result: NS +620 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 6   K J 8 6 2   A Q 6 3 2   K EAST   A 8 7 2   9 5   K 5   A 8 6 5 2 SOUTH   J 9 3   T 7   J T 7 4   Q J T 4   K T 5 4   A Q 4 3   9 8   9 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall Pass 1 *1 2 *2 Pass 2NT*3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+ 10-15   *2 +major   *3 asking   *4 hearts minimum Lead: A 3 A K Q 7 6 2 4 4 2 Q 3 A 5 6 7 8 5 Q 4 9 K A 7 4 9 2 T Result: NS +420 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 6   K J 8 6 2   A Q 6 3 2   K EAST   A 8 7 2   9 5   K 5   A 8 6 5 2 SOUTH   J 9 3   T 7   J T 7 4   Q J T 4   K T 5 4   A Q 4 3   9 8   9 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue Pass 1 1 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: Q 3 A K Q 7 8 2 T A 5 6 T 8 5 Q 4 9 K A 7 Q 6 6 T 4 2 Q 3 3 9 K 7 Result: NS +450 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 8   J 9 3   A Q 5 4   J 7 5 EAST   J 9 7   K Q 7 6 4   K J T   Q 8 SOUTH   A 6 2   A T   9 8 6 2   K T 9 4   K 5 4 3   8 5 2   7 3   A 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  -- 1 Pass 1 *1 Pass 1NT*2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 Less than a GF   *2 Clubs or balanced   *3 Good club raise Lead: 4 7 J 4 9 3 Q 7 4 2 8 5 9 3 K A 2 5 T 5 6 5 7 9 A 2 K 3 T 8 Q J 8 3 6 T 6 6 4 J 2   7     Result: NS -180 Imps: 9	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 8   J 9 3   A Q 5 4   J 7 5 EAST   J 9 7   K Q 7 6 4   K J T   Q 8 SOUTH   A 6 2   A T   9 8 6 2   K T 9 4   K 5 4 3   8 5 2   7 3   A 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 8 8 4 3 T 3 T Q 6 K 7 8 2 2 8 J K 2 6 J A 7 J A 2 A Q 7 4 Result: NS -600 Imps: -9
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 6 4 2   7   Q T 8 6 5 2   K 3 EAST   9 7 3   A K 9 4 2   K 9   9 8 7 SOUTH   A Q J 8 5   Q T 6   A 7 4   A T   T   J 8 5 3   J 3   Q J 6 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  --  -- Pass 1 *1 2 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3NT*4 Pass 4 *5 Pass 4 *6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 16+   *2 nat gf   *3 art slam try   *4 spade cue   *5 diamond cue   *6 to play Lead: K 2 7 K A 3 2 7 Q 5 A 2 6 T 7 2 Q 8 4 8 T 3 K 5 4 J K 6 T 4 9 4 5 Result: NS -510 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 6 4 2   7   Q T 8 6 5 2   K 3 EAST   9 7 3   A K 9 4 2   K 9   9 8 7 SOUTH   A Q J 8 5   Q T 6   A 7 4   A T   T   J 8 5 3   J 3   Q J 6 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2NT*5 Pass 3 *6 Pass 4 *7 Pass 4 *8 Pass 4 *9 Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong   *2 8-11 bal   *3 asking   *4 4-5 hearts   *5 asking   *6 3=5=2=3   *7 forces 4!H   *8 forced   *9 signoff Lead: 8 J K 8 4 T 3 2 Q 3 A 7 T 2 7 4 5 4 9 6 J       A Result: NS -510 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 9 7 4 2   7 4   K 5 2   A K 7 EAST   K 8 6   Q 2   T 8 4   J T 9 8 6 SOUTH   Q J 3   A K J 3   J 9 7   5 4 3   A 5   T 9 8 6 5   A Q 6 3   Q 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ 10-15 Lead: A 8 2 4 A A 6 2 Q 3 8 K 7 T Q 7 3 5 K 4 3   8     Result: NS -300 Imps: -10	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 9 7 4 2   7 4   K 5 2   A K 7 EAST   K 8 6   Q 2   T 8 4   J T 9 8 6 SOUTH   Q J 3   A K J 3   J 9 7   5 4 3   A 5   T 9 8 6 5   A Q 6 3   Q 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  --  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T Q T 7 5 2 J K 3 5 8 A 4 T Q 4 3 A 6 2 J A 4 2 7 3 T K 9 Q 8 5 J 6 8 7 A Result: NS +140 Imps: 10
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 4 3   Q 8   A Q 3   J 9 7 5 4 EAST   J 9   A K 9 6 3 2   J T 6 5 2   SOUTH   Q 6   J 5 4   K 9 7 4   Q T 8 3   A K T 7 5 2   T 7   8   A K 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 6 7 6 Q 5 A 9 4 6 K J 8 Q 8 2 Q K T K 8 4 Result: NS +620 Imps: 9	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 4 3   Q 8   A Q 3   J 9 7 5 4 EAST   J 9   A K 9 6 3 2   J T 6 5 2   SOUTH   Q 6   J 5 4   K 9 7 4   Q T 8 3   A K T 7 5 2   T 7   8   A K 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue 1 2 2 3 4 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 8 K J 8 6 A 9 4 Q A 2 4 3 8 T 3 4 7 A 8 4 T K Q J   5     Result: NS +200 Imps: -9
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9 2   K 8 3   A Q 9 2   K J 8 EAST   A 5   J 9 5 4 2   K 6 3   T 7 5 SOUTH   J 8 7   A T 7 6   T 8 7   Q 6 3   K T 6 4 3   Q   J 5 4   A 9 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  -- Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 *1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 5 inv Lead: 6 Q 2 3 6 3 5 9 J 4 K A 8 K A 2 8 2 5 8 T       A Result: NS -100 Imps: -2	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9 2   K 8 3   A Q 9 2   K J 8 EAST   A 5   J 9 5 4 2   K 6 3   T 7 5 SOUTH   J 8 7   A T 7 6   T 8 7   Q 6 3   K T 6 4 3   Q   J 5 4   A 9 4 2 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  unknown auction Final contract: 3NT Lead: {lead} Result: NS -50 Imps: 2
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 8 7 6 4 3   4 2   K T 9 6   Q EAST   9 5   A T 9 7 5   A Q 8 7   8 4 SOUTH   J T   J 8 6   J 3 2   K J 9 7 5   K Q 2   K Q 3   5 4   A T 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  --  -- 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 5 A 4 Q 5 4 A 6 3 K 5 7 T 2 8 6 7 K A 4 6 Q 9 3 J 3 5 4 9 5 7 K 2 2 8 9 J 6 7 8 J     A 8 Result: NS +450 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 8 7 6 4 3   4 2   K T 9 6   Q EAST   9 5   A T 9 7 5   A Q 8 7   8 4 SOUTH   J T   J 8 6   J 3 2   K J 9 7 5   K Q 2   K Q 3   5 4   A T 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  --  -- 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 5 A 8 Q 5 4 7 T J K 5 3 J 5 A 6 3 Q 9 6 T Result: NS +420 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 5   8 7 4 3   A 5   A K Q 8 5 EAST   K T 9 8 6 3   A J 5   J T 2   7 SOUTH   J 2   K T 9 2   K 9 4 3   6 3 2   A 7 4   Q 6   Q 8 7 6   J T 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  --  --  -- Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 values Lead: 9 4 9 Q J T 7 A 6 9 T K 3 J 6 5 2 4 J Q 3 7 3 8 4 6 2 A 9 8 T 5 K 6 J 3 2   A 4   Result: NS -100 Imps: -5	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 5   8 7 4 3   A 5   A K Q 8 5 EAST   K T 9 8 6 3   A J 5   J T 2   7 SOUTH   J 2   K T 9 2   K 9 4 3   6 3 2   A 7 4   Q 6   Q 8 7 6   J T 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: J 4 K 5 J 6 T A 3 4 7 K 2 9 3 A 3 T T Q 6 7 6 Q 2     5 K Result: NS +110 Imps: 5
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q J 4 2   Q T 5   Q J T   Q 7 3 EAST   K 6   K 8 7 6 2   K 9 6 2   K 6 SOUTH   A 7   A J 9 3   7 5 4 3   T 9 2   T 9 8 5 3   4   A 8   A J 8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall Pass 1 Pass 3 *1 Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 mixed Lead: A 3 6 2 A 8 K T 7 5 K 4 7 4 2 Q A A 6 J 3 A 6 3 2 Result: NS -50 Imps: 9	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q J 4 2   Q T 5   Q J T   Q 7 3 EAST   K 6   K 8 7 6 2   K 9 6 2   K 6 SOUTH   A 7   A J 9 3   7 5 4 3   T 9 2   T 9 8 5 3   4   A 8   A J 8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue Pass 1 Pass 3 *1 3 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 mixed Lead: Q 5 6 Q A 4 K T 9 3 K 2 7 4 6 5 J 8 7 Q A 8 9 T 3 A 6 3 T 5 K 7 2 A 2 J 4 Result: NS -420 Imps: -9
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 7 4   7 6   J 9 6 5   A 9 6 4 EAST   T 3 2   K Q 9 5 3   Q 7 4 3   2 SOUTH   A 6   J 8 4 2   A 8   K J T 7 5   K Q 9 8 5   A T   K T 2   Q 8 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  -- Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K K 2 4 6 5 T J A 2 Q 6 8 3 2 A 5 Q 3 7 2 8 3 4 K T 4 5 A Result: NS -170 Imps: 7	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   J 7 4   7 6   J 9 6 5   A 9 6 4 EAST   T 3 2   K Q 9 5 3   Q 7 4 3   2 SOUTH   A 6   J 8 4 2   A 8   K J T 7 5   K Q 9 8 5   A T   K T 2   Q 8 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  -- 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 6 K 3 6 8 K 3 4 A T K 7 2 8 2 4 K T 4 5 A 3 3 6 5 2 Q 9 6 5 2 7 4 Q 5 9 7 8 T J 8       T Result: NS -450 Imps: -7
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 8   A 9 6 4   J T 6   Q T 5 4 EAST   A T 9 7 4 2   8 7   K Q   A K 3 SOUTH   Q 6   K Q J T 5 2   A 9 4   9 6   J 5 3   3   8 7 5 3 2   J 8 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 GF   *2 alerted Lead: 2 2 A 4 6 3 8 4 K       Q Result: NS -650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 8   A 9 6 4   J T 6   Q T 5 4 EAST   A T 9 7 4 2   8 7   K Q   A K 3 SOUTH   Q 6   K Q J T 5 2   A 9 4   9 6   J 5 3   3   8 7 5 3 2   J 8 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  --  -- Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 best hand   *2 asking   *3 balanced Lead: J J A 8 6 3 7 4 K 2 A 4 6 8 8 6 Q       J Result: NS -650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A J   K J T 5   K T 4   J 8 4 2 EAST   K 5   9 8   A Q 8 7 6 3   A 9 3 SOUTH   Q 9 7 6 2   A 7 6   J 9 5 2   5   T 8 4 3   Q 4 3 2     K Q T 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Willenken Bathurst Delmonte Lall  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 4 Q A 4 5 4 K A 2 3 5 J Q 2 8 K J 4 8 J A 8 3 T 6 3 9 T 6 Q 9 K 7 Result: NS +50 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2016 USBC FINAL - 15-May-2016 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A J   K J T 5   K T 4   J 8 4 2 EAST   K 5   9 8   A Q 8 7 6 3   A 9 3 SOUTH   Q 9 7 6 2   A 7 6   J 9 5 2   5   T 8 4 3   Q 4 3 2     K Q T 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Moss Greco Grue  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 11-15   *2 spades Lead: 4 Q A 4 5 Q 8 5 6 2 9 T A 7 A 4 J 6 3 2 2 3 5 J 7 T 9 8 6 K 3 T 2 3 K A 7     J Q Result: NS +50 Imps: 0