2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017

Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J 7 4   7 6 4   7 5 3   A 9 6 EAST   Q 6   Q J T 8   J T 4 2   K 5 2 SOUTH   A T 9 5   A 3   K Q 8 6   J 4 3   8 3 2   K 9 5 2   A 9   Q T 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass Pass Pass     *1 14-16 Lead: 7 7 2 9 J 9 2 5 Q A 4 3 K T K A 3 2 6 K A 2 8 4 A K T 6 3 Q 5 6 4 8       Result: NS -120 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J 7 4   7 6 4   7 5 3   A 9 6 EAST   Q 6   Q J T 8   J T 4 2   K 5 2 SOUTH   A T 9 5   A 3   K Q 8 6   J 4 3   8 3 2   K 9 5 2   A 9   Q T 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A A 2 7 6 7 2 9 J 9 4 3 K 2 8 7 A K T 4 3 Q K A 4 T 5 6 3 8       Result: NS -90 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 9 5 4   A T 4   Q 8 3   Q 8 EAST   Q 6   Q J 6 5 3 2   J   J 7 4 3 SOUTH   K 2   K 8   A K 9 7 4 2   T 6 2   J 8 7 3   9 7   T 6 5   A K 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 14-16 Lead: A A 3 8 2 K 4 Q 6 5 7 4 T 3 6 A 2 7 Q 4 K 9 Q A 8     5   Result: NS -110 Imps: -0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 9 5 4   A T 4   Q 8 3   Q 8 EAST   Q 6   Q J 6 5 3 2   J   J 7 4 3 SOUTH   K 2   K 8   A K 9 7 4 2   T 6 2   J 8 7 3   9 7   T 6 5   A K 9 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 1 2 3 *1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 mixed Lead: A 5 J 8 A 6 5 3 K T 6 Q 9 7 Q A 8 3 Q A 2 5 3 Q 2 A 4 8 6 K 7 4 T Result: NS -100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   J 8 4   K Q 5 4   K T 6 3   J T EAST   K Q T 7 6   J   A J   A Q 6 5 3 SOUTH   A 3 2   A T 8 3   Q 9 8   9 8 7   9 5   9 7 6 2   7 5 4 2   K 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick Pass 1 *1 1 1NT*2 2 3 *3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 16+   *2 natural game-force   *3 Michaels, spades + a minor Lead: 4 4 J K 8 2 J 5 A 5 K 4 2 2 A T 7 7 A 3 9 9 6 8 A 6 Q J 3 4 3 J 8 Result: NS -620 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   J 8 4   K Q 5 4   K T 6 3   J T EAST   K Q T 7 6   J   A J   A Q 6 5 3 SOUTH   A 3 2   A T 8 3   Q 9 8   9 8 7   9 5   9 7 6 2   7 5 4 2   K 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: J 2 Q J 7 5 K 4 2 9 7 8 A 7 Q J 3 4 3 T 8 Result: NS -650 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J T 5 2   Q   9 8 7   A T 7 3 EAST   7 6   A K 9 7 4   J T 6 4   9 6 SOUTH   A 9 8   T 8 5 3 2   Q 3 2   Q 5   Q 4 3   J 6   A K 5   K J 8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 1 2 *1 3 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 5!S, 4+!C Lead: 2 A 6 7 2 3 6 K A 6 K Q 2 J A 2 8 Q 7 5 8 4 7 T 9 2 6 A 5     7 Q Result: NS +650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J T 5 2   Q   9 8 7   A T 7 3 EAST   7 6   A K 9 7 4   J T 6 4   9 6 SOUTH   A 9 8   T 8 5 3 2   Q 3 2   Q 5   Q 4 3   J 6   A K 5   K J 8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 1 1 2NT*2 Dbl*3 3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted Lead: 2 6 A Q 2 K 9 T Q 3 6 J A 2 6   5 Result: NS +650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K 6 5 4   A 9 8 6   J 7 2   Q EAST   Q 2   K J T   A Q T 8 6   9 8 2 SOUTH   J T 8 7   5 4 3 2   9 4 3   K T   9 3   Q 7   K 5   A J 7 6 5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT 2 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: J Q J 6 2 3 2 A 8 A 2 Q K J 8 4 T 7 T A 3 4 K 8 5 9 Q K 7 5   9 4 Result: NS +150 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K 6 5 4   A 9 8 6   J 7 2   Q EAST   Q 2   K J T   A Q T 8 6   9 8 2 SOUTH   J T 8 7   5 4 3 2   9 4 3   K T   9 3   Q 7   K 5   A J 7 6 5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT 2 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: J Q J 6 5 7 2 Q K 5 Q 2 3 K A 7 9 Result: NS +130 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 8 6 3   K 4   A 9 3 2   K 5 4 EAST   9 4   J 9 6   K Q J 7 6   9 8 2 SOUTH   2   A Q 8 5 2   T 8 5 4   A Q 3   K Q J T 7 5   T 7 3     J T 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- 1 2 3 3 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 3 K A 4 K 4 3 2 Q 9 6 8 T J K A 7 6 4 Q 5 7 2 5 J 2 4 Q Result: NS +140 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 8 6 3   K 4   A 9 3 2   K 5 4 EAST   9 4   J 9 6   K Q J 7 6   9 8 2 SOUTH   2   A Q 8 5 2   T 8 5 4   A Q 3   K Q J T 7 5   T 7 3     J T 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  --  --  -- 1 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 7 K A 8 5 7 2 4 K 4 3 2 Q 9 A 2 J 6 3 5 T 2 4 Q T Q 9 T 6 9 K A J 8 5 3 Result: NS +420 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K J 6 5   T 6 5   T 8   Q 5 2 EAST   T 9 8   Q 7 4 3   Q 6 3 2   7 4 SOUTH   Q 4   J 8 2   A 9 7 5   K 9 8 6   7 3 2   A K 9   K J 4   A J T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 2 4 2 8 A J Q T 5 K 6 5 7 2 9 A 4 A 3 T 2 3 T J Q 3 3 2 9 K 4 6 8 7 8 K 6 T 7 6 J 9 7 5 8 J 4 5 9 A Q Q K Result: NS +600 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K J 6 5   T 6 5   T 8   Q 5 2 EAST   T 9 8   Q 7 4 3   Q 6 3 2   7 4 SOUTH   Q 4   J 8 2   A 9 7 5   K 9 8 6   7 3 2   A K 9   K J 4   A J T 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 3 4 3 8 A J Q T 5 K 2 5 9 7 8 J Q 2 6 2 7 3 4 Q 6 J 7 5 8 A 7 5 9 3 T A 4 T 9 K 2     6   Result: NS +600 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A T 6 3   9 4 3   A T 4   Q 3 2 EAST   7 5 2   K 7 6   K 5 3   K 8 6 5 SOUTH   K J 8   J T 5   Q 8 7 6 2   T 4   Q 9 4   A Q 8 2   J 9   A J 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 6 J K A 6 9 5 4 Q 2 K 4 5 7 3 T 2 J K 3 4 4 2 3 K 9 7 9 8 Q 5 6 8 A 6 3 J A 5 2 T Q 7 T T     A J Result: NS +140 Imps: -0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A T 6 3   9 4 3   A T 4   Q 3 2 EAST   7 5 2   K 7 6   K 5 3   K 8 6 5 SOUTH   K J 8   J T 5   Q 8 7 6 2   T 4   Q 9 4   A Q 8 2   J 9   A J 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: 6 J 6 2 T Q 2 3 K Q K 3 J A 7 4 T 9 5 6 J 7 K 3 4 Result: NS +150 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J 9 2   K 2   A J 4 2   A 7 6 EAST   6 3   A T   K 7 5 3   T 9 8 4 3 SOUTH   Q 8 7   8 6   Q T 6   K Q J 5 2   A T 5 4   Q J 9 7 5 4 3   9 8   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *2 Dbl 6 Pass Pass Pass       *1 !C splinter   *2 1 or 4 Lead: 6 8 K A 6 9 3 A 2 3 A K 6 Q T 2 8 J 3 2 5 9 7 4 J 4 T 7 T 5 5 6 Q 4 3 K 8 5 6 J 7 Result: NS +980 Imps: 11	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J 9 2   K 2   A J 4 2   A 7 6 EAST   6 3   A T   K 7 5 3   T 9 8 4 3 SOUTH   Q 8 7   8 6   Q T 6   K Q J 5 2   A T 5 4   Q J 9 7 5 4 3   9 8   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  --  -- 1NT Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: K 8 3 A K 3 A K 6 9 5 A 6 Q T 2 8 4 3 K 7 Result: NS +480 Imps: -11
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 4 2   7 2   J T 7 5 4 3   8 5 EAST   Q J T 7 5   K J 6   Q 8   J 6 3 SOUTH   9 6 3   Q 9   A K 9 6   A Q T 2   A 8   A T 8 5 4 3   2   K 9 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- 1NT 2 *1 3NT*2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 hearts   *2 system on, nothing about stoppers Lead: 5 5 J 7 9 8 5 K 3 A 6 2 Q 4 K 4 6 K J 5 2 Result: NS +300 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 4 2   7 2   J T 7 5 4 3   8 5 EAST   Q J T 7 5   K J 6   Q 8   J 6 3 SOUTH   9 6 3   Q 9   A K 9 6   A Q T 2   A 8   A T 8 5 4 3   2   K 9 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  --  --  -- 1NT 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 5 J 2 9 K 3 5 T T 6 7 Q 4 J 8 2 9 6 5 A 7 5 3 Q 2 Q 4 6 8 8 T A 3 7 7 K Result: NS +100 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K J T   A J 8 7   Q 7   Q J 9 4 EAST   6 2   K 5 3   K J 8 6 4   8 7 6 SOUTH   9 8 4 3   Q 9 4 2   A T 9   5 3   A Q 7 5   T 6   5 3 2   A K T 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick 1 1 Dbl*1 2 2 Pass 3 Dbl 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 doesn't promise 4-4 majors Lead: 4 2 4 7 A 3 K Q T A 6 4 5 5 6 T 9 5 2 K 3 7 6 J 4 T 8 9 3 A 8 7 8 Q       Result: NS +420 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K J T   A J 8 7   Q 7   Q J 9 4 EAST   6 2   K 5 3   K J 8 6 4   8 7 6 SOUTH   9 8 4 3   Q 9 4 2   A T 9   5 3   A Q 7 5   T 6   5 3 2   A K T 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 4 6 K A 4 5 2 J 3 7 6 K 8 Q 5 T 4 A 3 7 9 2 6 Q 3 A 7 J 5 K 8 4 2 T 4 9 9 T 6 J Q 2 K 7 9 Result: NS +400 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   8 7 5 3   T 5 3 2   K Q 4   Q 3 EAST   K 9 6 4   A Q   A T   J 9 8 7 4 SOUTH   T   J 9 8 7 4   9 7 6 5   A K 6   A Q J 2   K 6   J 8 3 2   T 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  -- 1NT*1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-16 Lead: K 3 A K 5 2 T Q 6 8 Q 4 7 2 7 3 A 5 8 Q K J A 3 9 T J 2 6 K 4 3 8 A 6 5 T Q K 7 4 Result: NS -110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   8 7 5 3   T 5 3 2   K Q 4   Q 3 EAST   K 9 6 4   A Q   A T   J 9 8 7 4 SOUTH   T   J 9 8 7 4   9 7 6 5   A K 6   A Q J 2   K 6   J 8 3 2   T 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K 2 A K 5 K Q 2 4 3 T Q 6 5 4 3 A A 6 5 T 2 8 Q K 6 A 3 7 2 4 7 6       J Result: NS -110 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 7 2   A 6 5 4 3   7 5 4   K 6 EAST   Q J 8 5   7 2   A 8 6   Q J 9 5 SOUTH   9 4   T 9 8   K Q J 2   A T 7 2   A K 6 3   K Q J   T 9 3   8 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 3 8 5 K 9 A 7 J 3 5 K A T 6 4 Q 4 Q 6 2 8 J 3 7 J 2 4 8 Q 7 5 9 K 5 6 T Result: NS +80 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 7 2   A 6 5 4 3   7 5 4   K 6 EAST   Q J 8 5   7 2   A 8 6   Q J 9 5 SOUTH   9 4   T 9 8   K Q J 2   A T 7 2   A K 6 3   K Q J   T 9 3   8 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted Lead: K K 2 3 8 T A 7 2 4 Q 6 2 Q 7 A 9 3 6 5 K J 5 5 T   J K   Result: NS -110 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 9 7 5   J 5   A J 8 3   T 9 8 EAST   Q 6 4   Q T 7   Q T 9 2   A Q 2 SOUTH   T 3 2   9 8 6 3   5 4   J 7 5 4   A K 8   A K 4 2   K 7 6   K 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick  --  --  -- Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 9 6 9 J 5 A 4 5 2 2 Q 5 6 4 7 J 3 K 6 7 3 8 Q 9 T K T 8 8 A 2 9 9 K 2 3 4 7 T A 4 3 Q J 5 Result: NS +400 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   J 9 7 5   J 5   A J 8 3   T 9 8 EAST   Q 6 4   Q T 7   Q T 9 2   A Q 2 SOUTH   T 3 2   9 8 6 3   5 4   J 7 5 4   A K 8   A K 4 2   K 7 6   K 6 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein  --  --  -- Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 *1 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 4-5 H, denies 4S Lead: 9 K 9 3 5 4 Q 5 3 6 A 8 4 3 Q 9 5 K 2 T J 2 7 J 6 6 2 A 4 A 6 5 2 A T 7 9 K 4 9 8 K Q J 3 7       Result: NS +400 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q J 3   A J 7 5 4 3   8 6 5   8 EAST   A T 8   K   A K T 7 4 3 2   3 2 SOUTH   K 9 6 5 2   T 8 6 2   9   A J T   7 4   Q 9   Q J   K Q 9 7 6 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Nickell Diamond Katz Platnick Pass 1 *1 1 1 2 Dbl*2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+!D, 10-15   *2 3 spades Lead: Q Q A 5 9 9 K A 6 9 2 8 A Q 8 3 8 J K 6 J 4 T 8 T 7 A 3 2 4 3 5 5 5 T 4 2 6 2 Q T 7   J 6 Result: NS -170 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 06-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q J 3   A J 7 5 4 3   8 6 5   8 EAST   A T 8   K   A K T 7 4 3 2   3 2 SOUTH   K 9 6 5 2   T 8 6 2   9   A J T   7 4   Q 9   Q J   K Q 9 7 6 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Levin Greco Weinstein 2 *1 2 2 *2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 nf Lead: 8 7 2 8 A J K 5 9 Q A 6 2 6 T 8 5 4 7 3 6 5 3 4 2 9 4 5 6 K 2 7 8 4 8 3 K 7 A J 9 Result: NS -130 Imps: 1