A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017

Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K 3   K J 7   6   9 8 6 5 4 3 EAST   Q T 9   9 8   Q J T 8   A K T 2 SOUTH   7 4   A Q 4 3   K 9 5 4 3 2   J   J 8 6 5 2   T 6 5 2   A 7   Q 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2 *5 Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ clubs   *2 4+ hearts   *3 alerted   *4 alerted   *5 alerted Lead: 2 2 9 K 7 8 T A 4 A 8 6 2 7 T 6 3 7 A 3 J Q K 4 3 Result: NS -130 Imps: 11	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K 3   K J 7   6   9 8 6 5 4 3 EAST   Q T 9   9 8   Q J T 8   A K T 2 SOUTH   7 4   A Q 4 3   K 9 5 4 3 2   J   J 8 6 5 2   T 6 5 2   A 7   Q 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  -- 1 2 Dbl Pass 2NT Pass 3 Dbl 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 Q A 5 J A J 6 K 7 K 8 4 7 Q 6 2 8 T 3 3 2 8 4 4 6 T 9 3 5 2 3 7 2 8 J Q Result: NS -660 Imps: -11
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 8 3   Q T   T 9 8 5   T 8 3 2 EAST   Q J 7 6 4 2   J 8 6   3   K J 4 SOUTH     A 9 4   Q J 6 4 2   A 9 7 6 5   A T 9 5   K 7 5 3 2   A K 7   Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  --  -- Pass 3 *1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 minors (not sure about strength) Lead: 2 2 6 T A K 3 5 J Q K 8 5 5 2 3 6 7 4 8 4 9 4 8 7 A J 9 2 T 6 K 9       A Result: NS -470 Imps: -9	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 17 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   K 8 3   Q T   T 9 8 5   T 8 3 2 EAST   Q J 7 6 4 2   J 8 6   3   K J 4 SOUTH     A 9 4   Q J 6 4 2   A 9 7 6 5   A T 9 5   K 7 5 3 2   A K 7   Q SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  --  -- Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T T 2 3 5 7 3 8 2 Q K 2 6 5 4 8 7 K 4 5 4 2 6 T A A J   6 Result: NS -90 Imps: 9
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 7 3   A Q   K J 7 6 4   Q T 7 EAST   K Q J 9 8 5   9 6 4   Q 8   5 4 SOUTH   T   J T 3   A 5 3 2   J 9 8 3 2   6 4 2   K 8 7 5 2   T 9   A K 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  --  --  -- Pass 1 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T 2 K 7 T 4 9 A 5 A 4 7 2 9 8 4 A 6     3 Result: NS +660 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 18 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 7 3   A Q   K J 7 6 4   Q T 7 EAST   K Q J 9 8 5   9 6 4   Q 8   5 4 SOUTH   T   J T 3   A 5 3 2   J 9 8 3 2   6 4 2   K 8 7 5 2   T 9   A K 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  --  --  -- Pass Pass 3 3NT Pass 4NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: J 2 4 A J A 5 7 3 T 8 4 A 5 6 Q 3 K 4 T J K 9     Result: NS +690 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K Q T 6 2   9   J 8 3 2   T 6 EAST   9 7   7 5 4 3   A T   A Q 9 4 2 SOUTH   5 4 3   8 6 2   Q 9 7 6   K J 3   J 8   A K Q J T   K 5 4   8 7 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan 1NT*1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 14-16   *2 alerted Lead: 5 A 5 9 6 8 7 A 3 J 9 2 4 K 3 6 2 T 4 T 8 5 T J Q 4 A 2 6 Result: NS +450 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 19 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K Q T 6 2   9   J 8 3 2   T 6 EAST   9 7   7 5 4 3   A T   A Q 9 4 2 SOUTH   5 4 3   8 6 2   Q 9 7 6   K J 3   J 8   A K Q J T   K 5 4   8 7 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell 1NT*1 Pass 4 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 14-16   *2 !S Lead: A 5 A 2 6 K T 3 7 Result: NS +480 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   9 5 3   Q 8 2   7   A K T 9 7 5 EAST   K T 6 2   K 4 3   K 6 3   8 3 2 SOUTH   Q J 8 4   A T 9   Q 5 4   Q J 6   A 7   J 7 6 5   A J T 9 8 2   4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 1 1 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted   *2 4+ spades   *3 4 spades, minimum Lead: J 7 2 5 J 4 2 A Q 2 8 K 6 5 3 7 J A 6 9 4 6 4 Q A 8 K 3 Q 9 T 9 8 A 3 7 4 J K T 5 Result: NS -200 Imps: -5	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 20 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   9 5 3   Q 8 2   7   A K T 9 7 5 EAST   K T 6 2   K 4 3   K 6 3   8 3 2 SOUTH   Q J 8 4   A T 9   Q 5 4   Q J 6   A 7   J 7 6 5   A J T 9 8 2   4 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  -- Pass Pass Pass Pass       Lead: {lead} Result: NS -0 Imps: 5
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 8 7   K 9 7 6   T 9 5   T 9 7 EAST   J 9 6 5 3   J 8   K J 8   A 5 3 SOUTH   Q 4 2   Q T 4 3 2   3 2   J 6 2   A K   A 5   A Q 7 6 4   K Q 8 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 1 Pass 2 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 3 A 3 7 Q 5 8 K 2 4 J 9 2 K 6 8 2 A 8 5 3 6 K T 3 4 J T 4 8 9 7 4 7 5 9 6   A     Result: NS -200 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 21 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   T 8 7   K 9 7 6   T 9 5   T 9 7 EAST   J 9 6 5 3   J 8   K J 8   A 5 3 SOUTH   Q 4 2   Q T 4 3 2   3 2   J 6 2   A K   A 5   A Q 7 6 4   K Q 8 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  --  -- Pass Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: 5 K 5 7 Q K 3 7 2 A 8 5 3 5 8 K 2 4 J 9 2 A 6 8 4 6 K T 2 4 J T 4 8 9 6 3 Q 3 7 6 7 A 9 J Result: NS -200 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 4   A J 9 3   A 9   A J 5 3 2 EAST   Q 9 7 6   K Q 2   K T 8 6   Q 6 SOUTH   K 5 3 2   8 6 4   J 7 3 2   K 8   A J 8   T 7 5   Q 5 4   T 9 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 1 Dbl*2 2 *3 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ clubs   *2 4 or 5 spades   *3 heart raise Lead: A 5 6 A 2 Q K 9 3 4 6 2 K 8 Q 4 2 J 6 T 3 4 8 3 J 9 Q A 8 T K 3 4 A T 5 7 7       Result: NS +100 Imps: -2	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 22 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 4   A J 9 3   A 9   A J 5 3 2 EAST   Q 9 7 6   K Q 2   K T 8 6   Q 6 SOUTH   K 5 3 2   8 6 4   J 7 3 2   K 8   A J 8   T 7 5   Q 5 4   T 9 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1NT*1 Pass Pass Pass       *1 14-16 Lead: 2 8 9 T 2 7 6 A 8 9 Q 2 K J Q 4 3 A 7 9 5 T Q A 4 5 K J 6 4 6 3 K Result: NS +150 Imps: 2
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 9 4   K Q 9 6   T 7 6 5 3   9 EAST   A J 8 5 3   J T 7 4   Q   7 6 2 SOUTH   Q T 6   5 3   K J 2   K Q J T 4   7 2   A 8 2   A 9 8 4   A 8 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan 1 *1 Pass 1 2 Dbl*2 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 3 hearts Lead: 9 A 7 9 T 8 2 4 4 A Q 5 2 3 6 9 J 2 4 K 3 A 7 9 5 5 8 K Q Result: NS +200 Imps: 9	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 23 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 9 4   K Q 9 6   T 7 6 5 3   9 EAST   A J 8 5 3   J T 7 4   Q   7 6 2 SOUTH   Q T 6   5 3   K J 2   K Q J T 4   7 2   A 8 2   A 9 8 4   A 8 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 spiral Lead: K A 2 9 K A Q 5 2 9 8 7 J 3 6 6 Q 4 3 3 K 5 7 9 J 2 4 K 3 8 7 Q 5 8 T 6 4 2 5 K 6 7 J T T A A 4 Q 8 J 9 T Result: NS -200 Imps: -9
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q J T 6 3   5 4   K 9 5   Q J 5 EAST   K 2   A Q J 9 7 3   8 2   9 7 4 SOUTH   A 9 8 7 5   T 8 6   T 6   A K T   4   K 2   A Q J 7 4 3   8 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  -- 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted Lead: Q 4 K Q 5 2 2 3 A A 2 5 6 7 8 K T 2 4 5 T K     8 Result: NS -420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 24 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q J T 6 3   5 4   K 9 5   Q J 5 EAST   K 2   A Q J 9 7 3   8 2   9 7 4 SOUTH   A 9 8 7 5   T 8 6   T 6   A K T   4   K 2   A Q J 7 4 3   8 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  -- 2 Pass 2NT*1 3 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 5 A 8 5 6 4 K 3 5 2 A 4 6 K J 5 8 Q 2 K T 3 2 J A 4 3 6 7 7 7 9 T J 9 T 8 2 Q 5 9 3 4 J A 6 7 Q K 8 9 Q T Result: NS -420 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J 9 3   K Q 8 6   K 9 5   A 8 EAST   Q T 6 2   T 4 2   J T   J 9 6 3 SOUTH   A 7   A 7 5 3   Q 8 6 3 2   K Q   8 5 4   J 9   A 7 4   T 7 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  --  -- 1NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead: J 7 J K 6 J 4 6 3 9 2 K A A T 5 3 4 3 A Q 4 T Q 5 2 6 8 K T     Q Result: NS +90 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 25 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J 9 3   K Q 8 6   K 9 5   A 8 EAST   Q T 6 2   T 4 2   J T   J 9 6 3 SOUTH   A 7   A 7 5 3   Q 8 6 3 2   K Q   8 5 4   J 9   A 7 4   T 7 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  --  -- 1NT*1 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 3 4 T 5 3 7 J K 2 J 2 6 3 8 2 3 A A 3 9 6 4 T J 7 5 6 K 5 9 4 K A 2     Q Result: NS +120 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K T 5   K T 6 5   T 7   Q T 6 4 EAST   Q 8 7 3   J 7 3   K 5 2   K J 9 SOUTH   A J 6   8 4 2   A 9 8 4 3   A 7   9 4 2   A Q 9   Q J 6   8 5 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1NT*2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 5+ diamonds; 8+ points   *2 0-14 may have major Lead: 2 2 3 T J 6 K 7 4 J 2 T A Q 3 5 2 Q 5 4 3 A 7 6 4 9 J K 8 Result: NS -90 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 26 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   K T 5   K T 6 5   T 7   Q T 6 4 EAST   Q 8 7 3   J 7 3   K 5 2   K J 9 SOUTH   A J 6   8 4 2   A 9 8 4 3   A 7   9 4 2   A Q 9   Q J 6   8 5 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T 6 K T 3 J 5 7 A 2 9 4 A 3 K 6 7 5 J Q 6 Q 2 5 9 9 7 6 2 A 3 T 4 Q J K 8 8 3 T 4 2 7 5 J 4 8 T A 9 Q K 8 Result: NS -110 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 5   8   A 8 7 3 2   Q J T 6 5 EAST   A K J 8 6   Q 7 4   Q J 9   A 2 SOUTH   Q 9 3 2   K 6 5 3   T 6   9 7 4   7 4   A J T 9 2   K 5 4   K 8 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan 1 1 Dbl 3 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 8 2 Q 8 3 4 A 5 2 7 6 T Q 4 Q A 6 K A 6 4 3 2 T 7 8 8 Q 9 K J 2 T 5 9     Result: NS +50 Imps: -2	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 27 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 5   8   A 8 7 3 2   Q J T 6 5 EAST   A K J 8 6   Q 7 4   Q J 9   A 2 SOUTH   Q 9 3 2   K 6 5 3   T 6   9 7 4   7 4   A J T 9 2   K 5 4   K 8 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell 1 1 Dbl 2 *1 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 bad raise Lead: 2 4 K 5 2 K J 2 6 3 A 6 7 4 9 A T Result: NS +110 Imps: 2
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 6   J 8 4 3 2   K J   K Q 8 EAST   A 3 2   T 6   Q T 4   A J 9 6 3 SOUTH   J 4   A Q 9 5   A 7 6 3 2   7 4   K 9 8 7 5   K 7   9 8 5   T 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  -- 1 Dbl 1 *1 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 4+ hearts Lead: T 7 T 2 A 2 A 8 7 5 9 Q 4 K 6 3 5 7 A 6 4 T 6 K J 9 3 8 9 8 4 J A Result: NS +110 Imps: 2	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 28 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q T 6   J 8 4 3 2   K J   K Q 8 EAST   A 3 2   T 6   Q T 4   A J 9 6 3 SOUTH   J 4   A Q 9 5   A 7 6 3 2   7 4   K 9 8 7 5   K 7   9 8 5   T 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: T 5 3 T 4 K 2 Q J 9 A 6 4 5 4 J A 9 Q K 2 K T 2 Q 8 3 4 7 7 6 8 5 7 6 J A 8 T 3 9 Result: NS +50 Imps: -2
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 9 8   K 9 7 2   A Q J   6 3 2 EAST   K T 4 3 2   A Q T   T 8 7   K Q SOUTH   J 7 6 5     K 9 4 2   A J T 9 5   A   J 8 6 5 4 3   6 5 3   8 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 1 2 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 2 7 K 2 5 3 T 2 5 A 2 9 6 6 8 A 2 5 7 J K 5 K 8 7 4 Q 3 A 8 T 6 J Result: NS -620 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 29 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 9 8   K 9 7 2   A Q J   6 3 2 EAST   K T 4 3 2   A Q T   T 8 7   K Q SOUTH   J 7 6 5     K 9 4 2   A J T 9 5   A   J 8 6 5 4 3   6 5 3   8 7 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  --  -- 1 Pass 1 1 2 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 shortness raise Lead: 7 6 T 7 2 3 A 2 4 5 Q K 5 A 2 9 6 3 7 A 9 5 8 Q K 4 K 8 7 Result: NS -620 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 9 8 6   Q 6   K J 9 2   K T 8 EAST   Q 7 4 3   J T   8 7 5 3   Q 5 4 SOUTH   K J T 2   K 9 8 7 4   A Q 4   3   5   A 5 3 2   T 6   A J 9 7 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rodwell Harris Meckstroth Morgan  --  --  -- 1 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 6 3 2 A 5 Q 6 2 2 3 9 J 3 4 A K A 4 8 3 2 5 T 9 6 Q K 4 A T 6 7 J 7 9 8 9 5 Q 4 7 8 8 K T 7 K Q Result: NS +430 Imps: 8	Closed Room - A 2017 USBC SF - 05-May-2017 Board 30 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   A 9 8 6   Q 6   K J 9 2   K T 8 EAST   Q 7 4 3   J T   8 7 5 3   Q 5 4 SOUTH   K J T 2   K 9 8 7 4   A Q 4   3   5   A 5 3 2   T 6   A J 9 7 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Liu Katz Barron Nickell  --  --  -- 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 Flannery 4!S-5!H Lead: 6 5 3 6 K 2 4 8 J 2 J Q 4 6 7 A 2 6 Q 9 T A T 6 K Result: NS +100 Imps: -8