A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016

Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9   Q J T 7 6   K 9 5   A J 8 EAST   8 6 3   A 4   Q T 6 2   Q T 5 3 SOUTH   A K J T 7   9 5 2   4 3   7 6 4   5 4 2   K 8 3   A J 8 7   K 9 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass Pass Pass   *1 constructive Lead: K 2 3 9 K 4 8 Q A 5 6 6 7 3 A J 5 8 4 T 2 K 5 7 9 J Q K 3 7 T 9 4 Result: NS +140 Imps: 6	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9   Q J T 7 6   K 9 5   A J 8 EAST   8 6 3   A 4   Q T 6 2   Q T 5 3 SOUTH   A K J T 7   9 5 2   4 3   7 6 4   5 4 2   K 8 3   A J 8 7   K 9 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  -- Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: K 2 8 9 K 4 3 Q A 5 6   J Result: NS -100 Imps: -6
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 9 2   K Q J T 6 3   J   9 6 2 EAST   Q 7   A 9 4 2   A K 9 5   A Q T SOUTH   K T 8 3     T 7 6 2   K J 8 7 4   A 6 5 4   8 7 5   Q 8 4 3   5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  --  -- 2 Pass 3 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K 5 2 K 2 8 4 Q 3 7 9 J 6 6 A T 8 3 A 2 4 A 7 2 K Result: NS -400 Imps: 2	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 9 2   K Q J T 6 3   J   9 6 2 EAST   Q 7   A 9 4 2   A K 9 5   A Q T SOUTH   K T 8 3     T 7 6 2   K J 8 7 4   A 6 5 4   8 7 5   Q 8 4 3   5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  --  -- 3 Pass Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K 8 4 K 2 7 2 J 3 3 A J 6 5 A 2 4 3 Q 9 K Q K 6 T 4 Q 2 8   A     Result: NS -460 Imps: -2
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 8   A K J 7   K J 8 5 4 3   9 EAST   A T 5 4   9 6 5 2   Q 6   K 6 5 SOUTH   Q 7 3   T 8 4   A T 9   Q J 8 7   K 9 6 2   Q 3   7 2   A T 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+ Lead: Q A 6 9 Q 2 6 J A K A 8 Q 2 K 8 7 7 Q K 9 Result: NS +130 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 8   A K J 7   K J 8 5 4 3   9 EAST   A T 5 4   9 6 5 2   Q 6   K 6 5 SOUTH   Q 7 3   T 8 4   A T 9   Q J 8 7   K 9 6 2   Q 3   7 2   A T 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 could be short Lead: J A 5 9 J 2 6 K A 7 Q 3 T 2 6 4 7 2 4 J 9 K A J Q Result: NS +110 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 5   K 9 7 5   8 6 3   K T 7 6 EAST   K 7 2   J 8 6   9 5 4 2   A 9 2 SOUTH   A Q J 9 8 3   2   Q T   Q J 8 4   6 4   A Q T 4 3   A K J 7   5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin 1 Pass 3 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 mixed raise Lead: 2 6 2 5 A 4 7 T Q A 2 3 Q A 6 5 2 3 8 K 3 Q J 7 8 3 2 K 4 Result: NS +420 Imps: 8	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 5   K 9 7 5   8 6 3   K T 7 6 EAST   K 7 2   J 8 6   9 5 4 2   A 9 2 SOUTH   A Q J 9 8 3   2   Q T   Q J 8 4   6 4   A Q T 4 3   A K J 7   5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall 1 Pass 3 3 4 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K K 2 8 T A 4 3 Q A 6 5 2 4 8 K 3 4 2 5 Q 6 7 T J 3 2 K Q Result: NS +100 Imps: -8
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q J 9 8 7 2     8 7 6 2   A Q 6 EAST   A 5   K 8 7 5   T 9 5 4   8 7 4 SOUTH   K 6 4   A J T 6 4 3   J   J 3 2   T 3   Q 9 2   A K Q 3   K T 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  -- Pass 1 2 Dbl 2 *1 3 Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 limit raise in hearts Lead: J A T 6 J 3 A 2 6 3 9 2 4 Q K 7 T T 5 Q K Result: NS +620 Imps: 12	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q J 9 8 7 2     8 7 6 2   A Q 6 EAST   A 5   K 8 7 5   T 9 5 4   8 7 4 SOUTH   K 6 4   A J T 6 4 3   J   J 3 2   T 3   Q 9 2   A K Q 3   K T 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  -- Pass 1 2 Dbl 2NT 3 4 5 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: J A 5 6 J 3 A 2 4 3 T 2 6 Result: NS -100 Imps: -12
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 8   A K J 4   A Q T 6 5 4   A EAST   Q T 5   T 8 7 3 2   2   K Q 7 6 SOUTH   K J 9 7 4 3 2     K 9   J 8 4 3   6   Q 9 6 5   J 8 7 3   T 9 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  --  -- 1 *1 4 Dbl*2 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass       *1 16+   *2 like a forcing pass; suggests offense Lead: 8 2 Q A 8 3 2 A 9 Result: NS +1370 Imps: 18	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A 8   A K J 4   A Q T 6 5 4   A EAST   Q T 5   T 8 7 3 2   2   K Q 7 6 SOUTH   K J 9 7 4 3 2     K 9   J 8 4 3   6   Q 9 6 5   J 8 7 3   T 9 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  --  -- 1 *1 4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 6 6 2 K 4 6 Q A 3 9 3 4 J 3 T 8 9   2 A 9 Result: NS -590 Imps: -18
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   7   8 7 6 5 3   Q J   K Q 7 6 2 EAST   9 4 2   J T   K 7 5 3   A 9 8 5 SOUTH   A Q T 6   A Q 9   A T 9 2   J T   K J 8 5 3   K 4 2   8 6 4   4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  --  --  -- 1 *1 2 Dbl Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong Lead: 2 2 T 3 9 6 3 Q A 4 K J 2 J 2 7 T 8 5 7 T K 4 5 6 K       Result: NS -630 Imps: -4	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   7   8 7 6 5 3   Q J   K Q 7 6 2 EAST   9 4 2   J T   K 7 5 3   A 9 8 5 SOUTH   A Q T 6   A Q 9   A T 9 2   J T   K J 8 5 3   K 4 2   8 6 4   4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  --  --  -- 1 *1 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: J K J 3 9 4 A 2 T 2 T 5 A 4 3 6 Q 4 7 J A 6 K Q 2 3 2 7 A 8 5 6 T 8 9 7 9 Result: NS -500 Imps: 4
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 4 3   A K Q 9 3   A K 5 3   Q EAST   Q 9 8 6 5 2   T 4   J 8   K J 7 SOUTH   A J   J 7 5 2   Q T 2   A 8 6 3   T 7   8 6   9 7 6 4   T 9 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 1NT*4 Pass 2 *5 Pass Pass 2 *6 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 16+   *2 0-7   *3 4+!H, F1, maybe canape or 4441   *4 0-5, no 4-card major   *5 5-4+ either way, NF   *6 0-bad 8 HCP Lead: 8 7 8 K A 2 7 Q A T Q 3 J 5 J 3 3 7 8 A 2 6 J K T 6 4 A 2 8 T K 5 4 5 Q 7 9 2 9 J T K 5   Result: NS +110 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 4 3   A K Q 9 3   A K 5 3   Q EAST   Q 9 8 6 5 2   T 4   J 8   K J 7 SOUTH   A J   J 7 5 2   Q T 2   A 8 6 3   T 7   8 6   9 7 6 4   T 9 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 7 2 3 A 6 T A 2 T 5 K J 8 6 4 2 4 8 A T 2 4 K 5 4 8 Q 7 Result: NS +140 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9 3   K 8 7   J 9 7 3   K T 9 EAST   K 8 4 2   A Q J 4   Q T 8 6   Q SOUTH   T 7 5   9 6 3 2   A K 5 4   A 6   A J 6   T 5   2   J 8 7 5 4 3 2 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  unknown auction Final contract: 4 Lead: {lead} Result: NS -420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 9 3   K 8 7   J 9 7 3   K T 9 EAST   K 8 4 2   A Q J 4   Q T 8 6   Q SOUTH   T 7 5   9 6 3 2   A K 5 4   A 6   A J 6   T 5   2   J 8 7 5 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 could be short   *2 alerted Lead: 2 2 6 7 A 5 Q K 3 T A 8 2 8 J 7 6 6 2 Q 5 5 8 3 5 2 T J K J K 3 7 Result: NS -420 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 9 7 4 2   A T   Q 6   A K 2 EAST   A 8 3   J 8 7   T 9 8   8 7 6 5 SOUTH   J 5   Q 9 5 3 2   A 7 2   J T 3   Q 6   K 6 4   K J 5 4 3   Q 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2NT*5 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 16+   *2 8-11 not 5 !S   *3 5+ EITHER major   *4 5+!D   *5 natural, could contain a 6-card major Lead: J 4 8 A J Q A 2 5 Q 5 2 T 6 3 K J Result: NS +460 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K T 9 7 4 2   A T   Q 6   A K 2 EAST   A 8 3   J 8 7   T 9 8   8 7 6 5 SOUTH   J 5   Q 9 5 3 2   A 7 2   J T 3   Q 6   K 6 4   K J 5 4 3   Q 9 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: T Q 5 2 T 6 3 K 5 Q A 2 J 4 7 A 2     T   Result: NS +450 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   A K 9 8 5   9   T 5   A Q 6 5 2 EAST   J T 4 3   Q T 6 2   A Q   8 7 4 SOUTH   Q 2   K 7 5   K 8 6 3   J T 9 3   7 6   A J 8 4 3   J 9 7 4 2   K SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 6 2 A 5 6 6 3 A 2 A 2 9 5 3 6 5 7 K 4 2 3 4 T 8 K 4 8 A J 7 7 Q T 7 T 5 9 9 Q T 3 8 Q 9 Q J 4 K K J J 6 8 Result: NS -100 Imps: -6	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   A K 9 8 5   9   T 5   A Q 6 5 2 EAST   J T 4 3   Q T 6 2   A Q   8 7 4 SOUTH   Q 2   K 7 5   K 8 6 3   J T 9 3   7 6   A J 8 4 3   J 9 7 4 2   K SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: 6 7 A 5 6 2 Q T 3 6 4 A 2 K 4 2 3 J 7 5 8 3 8 A 9 7 2 5 T 4 6 8 K A T 9 5 4 Q 9 7 Result: NS +140 Imps: 6
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 7 6   Q T 3 2   K 9 3 2   6 3 EAST   K J 9   A J 9 8 4     K Q T 9 2 SOUTH   5 2   K 7 6 5   Q 7 6   A 8 7 4   A T 8 4 3     A J T 8 5 4   J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin 1 *1 1 Pass 2 2 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ Lead: 6 A 9 6 2 A 8 9 6 8 A 3 5 5 9 T 6 4 4 2 7 T J 2 7 5 9 3 A       K Result: NS -450 Imps: 2	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 7 6   Q T 3 2   K 9 3 2   6 3 EAST   K J 9   A J 9 8 4     K Q T 9 2 SOUTH   5 2   K 7 6 5   Q 7 6   A 8 7 4   A T 8 4 3     A J T 8 5 4   J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall 1 2 Pass 4 Dbl 4NT 5 6 Pass Pass 6 Pass 7 Dbl Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A 5 K 3 A J Q 6 4 4 4 T K 5 9 K 6 J 2 2 7 A 8 3 Q 3 K     Result: NS -500 Imps: -2
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K Q 9 6   K 8 2   A 9 5   4 3 EAST   7 4   Q T 9   K T 7 3 2   K Q 5 SOUTH   8 5 3 2   4 3   J 8 6 4   T 6 2   J T   A J 7 6 5   Q   A J 9 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  -- 1NT*1 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl*2 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 10-12   *2 any 5-card suit Lead: 4 5 9 K 4 Q 2 A 6 T 3 5 4 J 4 A 2 7 7 K 3 8 7 Q 5 9 5 9 8 J Q 8 3   K 9   Result: NS +650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K Q 9 6   K 8 2   A 9 5   4 3 EAST   7 4   Q T 9   K T 7 3 2   K Q 5 SOUTH   8 5 3 2   4 3   J 8 6 4   T 6 2   J T   A J 7 6 5   Q   A J 9 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  -- 1 *1 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *2 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+ diamonds   *2 alerted Lead: 4 J 4 6 2 5 9 K 3 J Q 2 4   K     Result: NS +650 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J   J 9   A Q T 7 6   K Q T 7 3 EAST   K Q 9 6   K   K 5 4   J 9 8 6 4 SOUTH   A 8 4 2   Q 7 2   J 9 8 2   A 2   T 7 5 3   A T 8 6 5 4 3   3   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Dbl 2 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ Lead: 3 3 4 Q 8 6 5 A 9 3 K 6 2 A K 9 2 5 8 T A 5 Q J 2 7 6 7 A 3 4 J Q 5 J Q 2 T 6 3 7 Result: NS +100 Imps: 12	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J   J 9   A Q T 7 6   K Q T 7 3 EAST   K Q 9 6   K   K 5 4   J 9 8 6 4 SOUTH   A 8 4 2   Q 7 2   J 9 8 2   A 2   T 7 5 3   A T 8 6 5 4 3   3   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Dbl 2 2 Pass 2 3 Dbl 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ diamonds Lead: K 3 K J 7 3 6 J A 7 9 9 2 5 9 K A 5 Q 3 8 T K 6 4 Result: NS -500 Imps: -12
Open Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q J 9 7 2   A K 5   T 6 3   8 6 EAST   6 3   Q 4 3   K 8 2   A J 7 5 4 SOUTH   A K T 5   J T   A Q   K Q 9 3 2   8 4   9 8 7 6 2   J 9 7 5 4   T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Diamond Tuncok Platnick Dinkin  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 2 Pass*3 Pass 3 *4 Pass 3 *5 Pass 3 *6 Pass 4 *7 Pass 4 *8 Pass 4 Pass 5 *9 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong   *2 GF, 5+!C, no major   *3 alerted   *4 alerted   *5 alerted   *6 2=3=3=5   *7 control ask   *8 3 controls   *9 alerted Lead: K 2 3 K T 9 4 A J Result: NS +50 Imps: 13	Closed Room - A 2016 USBC R16 - 09-May-2016 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q J 9 7 2   A K 5   T 6 3   8 6 EAST   6 3   Q 4 3   K 8 2   A J 7 5 4 SOUTH   A K T 5   J T   A Q   K Q 9 3 2   8 4   9 8 7 6 2   J 9 7 5 4   T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Brescoll Bathurst Lien Lall  --  --  -- 2NT Pass 3NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 8 8 3 Q A T 4 8 Q 4 5 6 9 4 J 5 3 2 6 9 T Result: NS -750 Imps: -13