2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017

Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   7 6 4   J 8 3   8 3   A K 7 5 3 EAST   5   T 7 6 5   J 9 5 4 2   Q 8 2 SOUTH   K Q 9 3 2   A 9   K Q 7   T 9 4   A J T 8   K Q 4 2   A T 6   J 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  --  -- Pass 1NT Dbl*1 2 *2 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 cards   *2 diamond + a major Lead: K 6 9 3 K A 5 7 K 6 2 A 4 J 8 K 9     7 T Result: NS +110 Imps: 4	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   7 6 4   J 8 3   8 3   A K 7 5 3 EAST   5   T 7 6 5   J 9 5 4 2   Q 8 2 SOUTH   K Q 9 3 2   A 9   K Q 7   T 9 4   A J T 8   K Q 4 2   A T 6   J 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  --  -- Pass 1 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 5 A 5 7 Q 2 5 J A 8 5 4 K 6 4 3 Q T J 8 7 A 2 3 K J 9 6 2 T 2 5 3 K 6 3 9 Q 7 8 9 Result: NS -50 Imps: -4
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   6 5   K Q 9   A K 8 2   K Q 8 4 EAST   J 4 2   A 7   7   A J T 9 6 5 2 SOUTH   Q 9 8 7   J T 5 2   J 6 5 3   3   A K T 3   8 6 4 3   Q T 9 4   7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  --  --  -- Pass Pass 2 *1 2NT Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 6+ clubs, 10-15 Lead: 3 7 9 K 3 4 7 K 3 9 6 A 5 T 5 8 6 3 A 9 2 3 A 4 J 4 7 K 5 Q 2 2 7 6 4 Q T 8 T Q 8 A 2 5 9 K J 6 Q Result: NS +660 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   6 5   K Q 9   A K 8 2   K Q 8 4 EAST   J 4 2   A 7   7   A J T 9 6 5 2 SOUTH   Q 9 8 7   J T 5 2   J 6 5 3   3   A K T 3   8 6 4 3   Q T 9 4   7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  --  --  -- Pass Pass 3 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 3 7 A 4 3 3 A 9 2 4 7 K 5 4 7 A 3 9 6 K 6 T 5 8 5 Q J 2 J 6 2 Q T     K 8 Result: NS +660 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8 7 6   A T 4   A 6   Q J 9 4 EAST   2   K 6 3 2   T 8   A T 8 6 5 2 SOUTH   5 4 3   Q J 8 7 5   K 9 5 4   K   A K Q J 9   9   Q J 7 3 2   7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco 1 Pass 4 *1 Pass Pass Pass       *1 wide range opposite a limited hand Lead: T 2 T A 4 7 8 6 K 3 2 4 K Q 2   5 Result: NS +420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 8 7 6   A T 4   A 6   Q J 9 4 EAST   2   K 6 3 2   T 8   A T 8 6 5 2 SOUTH   5 4 3   Q J 8 7 5   K 9 5 4   K   A K Q J 9   9   Q J 7 3 2   7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin 1 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 *4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 4+!S, limit+   *2 art. GF, no void   *3 art. asking   *4 heart shortness Lead: A 7 A 4 K 3 8 9 4 9 2 A J A 2 6 5 K 5 7 3 Q       Result: NS +420 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   K   9 8 6 5 4 2   Q T 9 7 6   6 EAST   Q T 6 2   J 7   J 4   K Q 9 3 2 SOUTH   A J 8   A K Q T   A 2   A T 5 4   9 7 5 4 3   3   K 8 5 3   J 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2NT*3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 *4 Pass 4 *5 Pass 5 *6 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong, artificial   *2 alerted   *3 22+   *4 key card for clubs   *5 one KC   *6 alerted Lead: 8 8 2 6   Result: NS -1390 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   K   9 8 6 5 4 2   Q T 9 7 6   6 EAST   Q T 6 2   J 7   J 4   K Q 9 3 2 SOUTH   A J 8   A K Q T   A 2   A T 5 4   9 7 5 4 3   3   K 8 5 3   J 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  -- Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3NT Pass 4 *3 Pass 4 *4 Pass 4 *5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 1 or 2 4-card majors   *2 spades   *3 alerted   *4 double RKC !S + !C   *5 1 keycard Lead: 3 3 7 8 A 8 K   5 Result: NS -1390 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 4 3   K 9 8 7 5   T 6 3   Q 5 EAST   5 2   A J T 3   K 5 4   A T 6 4 SOUTH   K 9 7   4 2   8 7   K J 9 8 3 2   A Q T 8 6   Q 6   A Q J 9 2   7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  --  -- Pass 3 3 5 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A A 2 J 7 6 J K 2 A 4 3 7 2 K 6 8 7 A 5 2 Result: NS +50 Imps: 4	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 4 3   K 9 8 7 5   T 6 3   Q 5 EAST   5 2   A J T 3   K 5 4   A T 6 4 SOUTH   K 9 7   4 2   8 7   K J 9 8 3 2   A Q T 8 6   Q 6   A Q J 9 2   7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  --  -- Pass 3 3 4 Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 7 A 5 8 6 A 5 4 6 4 Q K Q 3 K 2 Q 5 3 7 A 2 4 9 A 4 3 7 2       Result: NS -100 Imps: -4
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q J T 5 4   A 7   A K 9   8 3 EAST   7 6 2   Q 3   7 6 3   A T 9 7 4 SOUTH     K J T 8 6 4 2   Q J 5 4   K Q   A 9 8 3   9 5   T 8 2   J 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT Dbl 2 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 3 8 3 A 4 3 7 K 2 5 T 3 K 2 A 8 Q T 7 K 5 9 2 4 4 A 6 5 6 J 4 9   Result: NS +420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q J T 5 4   A 7   A K 9   8 3 EAST   7 6 2   Q 3   7 6 3   A T 9 7 4 SOUTH     K J T 8 6 4 2   Q J 5 4   K Q   A 9 8 3   9 5   T 8 2   J 6 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  --  --  -- 4 Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 2 9 3 K 5 A 8 Q 5 3 A 2 3 2 K 6 8 6 Q 4 A 7 5 J J 4 7 5 2 3 9 J Result: NS +420 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   6   A T 4 2   Q J 7   K J T 9 6 EAST   A K Q J T 7 5 3   8 5   A 2   8 SOUTH   4 2   K J 6   K T 5 4   Q 7 5 3   9 8   Q 9 7 3   9 8 6 3   A 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3 *3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong, artificial   *2 alerted   *3 club shortness Lead: J A 8 J 3 8       Result: NS -650 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   6   A T 4 2   Q J 7   K J T 9 6 EAST   A K Q J T 7 5 3   8 5   A 2   8 SOUTH   4 2   K J 6   K T 5 4   Q 7 5 3   9 8   Q 9 7 3   9 8 6 3   A 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 good 4!S bid Lead: 7 7 5 A 6 9 A J 4 8 A 6 2 9 K 6 4 2 Q 9 5 4 J 4 7 3 T 2 3 6 7 T Q 3 2 7 K 8 3 Q 5 Result: NS -680 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 9 8 5 2   A J 6   Q 5   J 6 4 EAST   J 3   K Q T 9 5 4 3   6 2   3 2 SOUTH   K Q T 7 4   8 7 2   A 3   9 8 5   6     K J T 9 8 7 4   A K Q T 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  -- 3 Pass 4 5 Pass Pass Pass Lead: K   K     Result: NS +420 Imps: -11	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 9 8 5 2   A J 6   Q 5   J 6 4 EAST   J 3   K Q T 9 5 4 3   6 2   3 2 SOUTH   K Q T 7 4   8 7 2   A 3   9 8 5   6     K J T 9 8 7 4   A K Q T 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  -- 3 Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 6 K A 8 J 2 5 3 4 6 Q A Result: NS +920 Imps: 11
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   7 5 3 2   7 5 3   T 7   K J T 7 EAST   K T 8 4   K Q 9   Q 9 5   Q 8 6 SOUTH   A Q J 9 6   2   K J 6 4 2   3 2     A J T 8 6 4   A 8 3   A 9 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  --  -- Pass 1 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 3 A 9 3 2 4 Q K 2 A 8 7 3 5 6 T 2 9 5 J 4 Result: NS +200 Imps: 7	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   7 5 3 2   7 5 3   T 7   K J T 7 EAST   K T 8 4   K Q 9   Q 9 5   Q 8 6 SOUTH   A Q J 9 6   2   K J 6 4 2   3 2     A J T 8 6 4   A 8 3   A 9 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  --  -- Pass 1 2 2NT*1 Pass 3 3 4 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass     *1 4+!S, limit+ Lead: 8 8 8 2 A 3 5 T J J K 3 2 4 T 3 6 A 9 7 6 8 Q 5 K A 9 7 9 A 6 7 3 4       Result: NS -100 Imps: -7
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 8 6 5   6 4 2   K Q 8   A 8 6 EAST   9 7 2   A K 5   J 9 5 2   K 5 3 SOUTH   A J 3   J 9 7   T 7 4 3   T 9 4   K Q 4   Q T 8 3   A 6   Q J 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  --  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass 2 *1 Pass 2NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 range ask or clubs Lead: K 3 K 2 7 6 2 K 3 4 2 5 A Q A 4 J T 5 6 9 J 3 6 4 Q 7 6 3 K 9 8 J 8       Result: NS +180 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 8 6 5   6 4 2   K Q 8   A 8 6 EAST   9 7 2   A K 5   J 9 5 2   K 5 3 SOUTH   A J 3   J 9 7   T 7 4 3   T 9 4   K Q 4   Q T 8 3   A 6   Q J 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  --  --  -- Pass 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2NT*3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 14-16   *2 range ask or clubs   *3 minimum Lead: A 3 A 2 7 A 5 8 T J 3 8 9 K 2 5 A Q K 4 J T 5 6 9 Q 5 6 4 8 2 6 3 7 K A T Result: NS +180 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 5 4   Q 8 5 3   A T 7 5   J 4 EAST   K 6   T 7 6 4 2   K Q 8 6   T 7 SOUTH   A 8 7 3 2   A 9   9 4 3   8 6 2   Q J T   K J   J 2   A K Q 9 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 1 1NT 2 Dbl Pass 3NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong, artificial   *2 alerted Lead: Q 2 Q A 9 K 7 3 9 J 6 5 A Q K 4 3 T 6 5 A J K 5 4 Result: NS +550 Imps: 12	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   9 5 4   Q 8 5 3   A T 7 5   J 4 EAST   K 6   T 7 6 4 2   K Q 8 6   T 7 SOUTH   A 8 7 3 2   A 9   9 4 3   8 6 2   Q J T   K J   J 2   A K Q 9 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 1 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 16+   *2 0-7 Lead: K T K 4 7 J 6 5 A Q 6 9 8 3 7 J 2 A T 4 8 K 4 3 6 Q 2 5 3 9 6 5 9 5 8 7 4 J       Result: NS -50 Imps: -12
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 9 7 3   T 9 3   K 9 8   6 5 3 EAST   K Q J 8 6 2   Q 5   J 7 5 4   8 SOUTH   A 4   7 4   A T   A Q J T 9 4 2   5   A K J 8 6 2   Q 6 3 2   K 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  -- 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T K 5 T 4 2 4 K A Q 5 9 T A Q 9 7 3 7 8 4 5 2 3 A 7 8 3 A K 8 5 Q   K 7   Result: NS -420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   T 9 7 3   T 9 3   K 9 8   6 5 3 EAST   K Q J 8 6 2   Q 5   J 7 5 4   8 SOUTH   A 4   7 4   A T   A Q J T 9 4 2   5   A K J 8 6 2   Q 6 3 2   K 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  -- 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 8 Q 4 8 T K 5 T 4 A Q 3 7 2 5 9 A 7 8 3 A K 2 5 Q 3 7 K 4 5 6 3 A 6     J Result: NS -420 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 3   K Q 5   T 8 7   T 5 3 2 EAST   J T 9 8 6 5 2   7 4 3 2   6 4   SOUTH   4   A   A 9 3 2   K J 9 8 7 6 4   A 7   J T 9 8 6   K Q J 5   A Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  --  -- Pass 2 *1 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 6+ clubs, 10-15 Lead: T A T 3 4 K 4 7 A Q 2   4 Result: NS +660 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K Q 3   K Q 5   T 8 7   T 5 3 2 EAST   J T 9 8 6 5 2   7 4 3 2   6 4   SOUTH   4   A   A 9 3 2   K J 9 8 7 6 4   A 7   J T 9 8 6   K Q J 5   A Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  --  -- Pass 1 1NT 2 *1 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 1 major Lead: T A T 3 4 9 4 K A 5     2 Result: NS +660 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q   A Q J T 6   K J   Q 9 6 5 3 EAST   A K 6 3   K 9 7 4 3 2   4 3   A SOUTH   J 9 8 7 5 2     T 9 7 6 5   T 4   T 4   8 5   A Q 8 2   K J 8 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco  --  --  -- 2 Pass 2NT 3 3 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 key card for spades   *2 zero Lead: 8 8 9 T 2 4 A Q 5 2 3 K 5 2 A 5 4 8 4 J 6 J 3 6 T 5 2 6 7 Q 6 3 T T K 9 8 7 3 J 9 A 7 Q 7 Result: NS -420 Imps: -8	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q   A Q J T 6   K J   Q 9 6 5 3 EAST   A K 6 3   K 9 7 4 3 2   4 3   A SOUTH   J 9 8 7 5 2     T 9 7 6 5   T 4   T 4   8 5   A Q 8 2   K J 8 7 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin  --  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 2 4 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+!D, 10-15 Lead: 5 2 4 K 5 K A 5 4 4 K Q J 5 9 Q T       6 Result: NS -100 Imps: 8
Open Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 7 5   A T 7 4 2   K Q   8 7 5 EAST   A 9 6   Q 3   T 6 5 3   6 4 3 2 SOUTH   K Q J T 4 3   K 9   7   A Q J 9   2   J 8 6 5   A J 9 8 4 2   K T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 1 Dbl*2 2 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 strong, artificial   *2 5-7 Lead: A A 3 K 7 K 2 8 A 2 6 5 K 4 9 7 Q T 3 5 Q       3 Result: NS -450 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC FINAL - 07-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 7 5   A T 7 4 2   K Q   8 7 5 EAST   A 9 6   Q 3   T 6 5 3   6 4 3 2 SOUTH   K Q J T 4 3   K 9   7   A Q J 9   2   J 8 6 5   A J 9 8 4 2   K T SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Bathurst Weinstein Lall Levin Pass Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A A 3 K 7 2 5 Q 4 2 6 5 K 4 A 7 J 8 9 8 3 K 2 5 Q Result: NS -420 Imps: 1