2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018

Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 6 5   K Q J T 9 2   T 2   J 4 EAST   K J 3   5   8 6 3   K Q 8 6 3 2 SOUTH   A 9 7 4 2   A   A 9 7 4   T 7 5   Q T   8 7 6 4 3   K Q J 5   A 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  --  -- 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: A T 3 6 A 5 3 2 A A Q 4 5 K 6 T 4 Q 8 J 7 3 5 9 A Result: NS -50 Imps: 6	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 6 5   K Q J T 9 2   T 2   J 4 EAST   K J 3   5   8 6 3   K Q 8 6 3 2 SOUTH   A 9 7 4 2   A   A 9 7 4   T 7 5   Q T   8 7 6 4 3   K Q J 5   A 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  --  -- 2 Dbl 3 *1 Dbl Pass Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass         *1 s Lead: 5 A 2 4 5 3 5 Q A 9 Q J T T K 5 2 Result: NS -300 Imps: -6
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 9 8 7 4 3 2   J   9 2   5 2 EAST     T 8 4   J 7 6 4   A K T 9 8 3 SOUTH   K J   A 5 2   A Q 8 5 3   Q J 4   Q 6 5   K Q 9 7 6 3   K T   7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  --  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 *1 3 Pass 4 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: J Q 4 J 2 K 8 2 5 K 6 9 3 7 T 5 A 5   A J Result: NS +300 Imps: 12	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A T 9 8 7 4 3 2   J   9 2   5 2 EAST     T 8 4   J 7 6 4   A K T 9 8 3 SOUTH   K J   A 5 2   A Q 8 5 3   Q J 4   Q 6 5   K Q 9 7 6 3   K T   7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  --  --  -- 1 *1 1 2 *2 2 2NT 3 Pass Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 ART, STR, F1   *2 alerted Lead: 5 5 4 A J Q 4 T K 6 8 J A 6 3 2 J 7 8 5 4 3 A 4 Q 7 K 2 5 9 T 3 2 K 9 2 3 T J 9 A Result: NS -400 Imps: -12
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   K Q J 7 5 3 2   T 5   Q 9   A Q EAST   T   K Q 7 6 2   8 7 6 3   J 9 2 SOUTH   A 8   J   A K J T 5 4   8 7 6 4   9 6 4   A 9 8 4 3   2   K T 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 2 8 9 K A 2 5 J 3 2 A 4 5 9 Q 6 4 3 Q 4 K J T 7 6 T K   Result: NS +450 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   K Q J 7 5 3 2   T 5   Q 9   A Q EAST   T   K Q 7 6 2   8 7 6 3   J 9 2 SOUTH   A 8   J   A K J T 5 4   8 7 6 4   9 6 4   A 9 8 4 3   2   K T 5 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall Pass Pass 1 2 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: J A 2 5 J 2 3 Q A 3 9 A 8 5 2 Q 4 4 6 9 5 K J T 6 6 T     Result: NS +450 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 4 3 2   K 9 8 5   K Q 9   Q 5 EAST   8 6 5   A 6 3 2   5 3 2   6 4 2 SOUTH   Q J   J   T 8 7 6 4   K J T 8 3   A T 9 7   Q T 7 4   A J   A 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 2 7 2 Q K J 3 9 4 4 2 K J A 2 Q 6 7 3 9 7 A 5 2 Q Q A 5 8 A 6 5 3 9 4 8 8 7   K J Result: NS +650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   K 4 3 2   K 9 8 5   K Q 9   Q 5 EAST   8 6 5   A 6 3 2   5 3 2   6 4 2 SOUTH   Q J   J   T 8 7 6 4   K J T 8 3   A T 9 7   Q T 7 4   A J   A 9 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+   *2 4 s Lead: 2 A 2 9 T 4 3 K J T 2 5 4 7 A 8 6 Q 6 9 8 A 6 2 J 7 5 K Q 9 8 3 3 7 6 Q K Result: NS +650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 5   7 5 4   8 5 4 2   Q 8 7 6 EAST   K Q 9 7 3   9 3   K 9 3   J 4 3 SOUTH     Q T 8 6   Q J T 7 6   K T 9 5   A J T 6 4 2   A K J 2   A   A 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  --  -- Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 3 A 3 2 T A 3 4 6 K 9 5 8 J 3 7 Q 2 9 4 T 2 K 5 7 J Q 5 5 4 9 8 Q Result: NS -300 Imps: -3	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 5   7 5 4   8 5 4 2   Q 8 7 6 EAST   K Q 9 7 3   9 3   K 9 3   J 4 3 SOUTH     Q T 8 6   Q J T 7 6   K T 9 5   A J T 6 4 2   A K J 2   A   A 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 1 Pass*2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 ART, STR, F1   *2 0-5 Lead: 3 4 3 5 6 J 3 5 6 2 4 Q K A 3 2 7 A 9 4 8 K 7 7 T Result: NS -200 Imps: 3
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 8 6   Q J 9 6 5   A 3   T 9 4 EAST   K T 7 5   A K T   Q 9 4   6 5 3 SOUTH   Q 3 2   7   K J 8 5 2   K Q J 2   A J 4   8 4 3 2   T 7 6   A 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 alerted Lead: Q 3 K Q 7 6 4 3 K 7 Q A 2 2 T 6 2 7 6 9 K 4 5 9 Q 8 3 4 Q T 9 5 J 8 5 9 8 4 7 J 5 A T 6 3 A A T 2 J K 8 J Result: NS -630 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 8 6   Q J 9 6 5   A 3   T 9 4 EAST   K T 7 5   A K T   Q 9 4   6 5 3 SOUTH   Q 3 2   7   K J 8 5 2   K Q J 2   A J 4   8 4 3 2   T 7 6   A 8 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ Lead: J 8 K J 7 7 9 3 J 6 Q A 2 A 3 T K 2 T Q 2 3 A 5 3 T 4 6 K 4 5 8 5 J 7 9 8 7 5 9 Q 8 6 4 J Result: NS -600 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K 7 3   K Q T 4 3   2   K 5 2 EAST   T 8 6   8   9 6 5   A J T 8 6 4 SOUTH   9 5 4   A J   A J T 4 3   Q 9 7   Q J 2   9 7 6 5 2   K Q 8 7   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell Pass Pass 1 Pass 3 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: 4 Q 6 7 4 2 8 K A J 8 3 9 5 8 Q J 2 T A 5 3 4 K 3     2 A Result: NS +650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K 7 3   K Q T 4 3   2   K 5 2 EAST   T 8 6   8   9 6 5   A J T 8 6 4 SOUTH   9 5 4   A J   A J T 4 3   Q 9 7   Q J 2   9 7 6 5 2   K Q 8 7   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall Pass Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 4 Q 8 7 4 7 8 Q A 7 9 2 A K 5   4 Result: NS +650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K T 7   6   A Q T 5   A K Q 9 4 EAST   A Q J 9   T 9 7   9 8 4   5 3 2 SOUTH   8 6 4 3   A Q J   K J 7   J T 7   5 2   K 8 5 4 3 2   6 3 2   8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  -- Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 6 2 J K 6 6 2 A 7 8 3 K T 2 5 Q J 2 4 9 Q 3 9 4 J 5 Q T 3 4 A 7 4 5 T 6 A 3 9 5 8 6 8 T J Result: NS +120 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K T 7   6   A Q T 5   A K Q 9 4 EAST   A Q J 9   T 9 7   9 8 4   5 3 2 SOUTH   8 6 4 3   A Q J   K J 7   J T 7   5 2   K 8 5 4 3 2   6 3 2   8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 ART, STR, F1   *2 0-7 Lead: 7 8 5 4 7 2 9 T J 6 3 A J 2 2 K T 3 T 6 A 2 J K 4 5 4 Q J 3 8 A 7 Result: NS +90 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   5   A J   K Q T 9 5 4   T 9 6 3 EAST   K 7 2   7 6   8 7 3 2   A K J 5 SOUTH   A T 9 6 4 3   K Q   A J   8 7 4   Q J 8   T 9 8 5 4 3 2   6   Q 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  --  -- 1 1 Pass 2 3 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 6 6 2 Q A 8 K 5 3 J 2 5 A 2 A 3 4 2 6 A Q 9 3 K J Result: NS -170 Imps: 10	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   5   A J   K Q T 9 5 4   T 9 6 3 EAST   K 7 2   7 6   8 7 3 2   A K J 5 SOUTH   A T 9 6 4 3   K Q   A J   8 7 4   Q J 8   T 9 8 5 4 3 2   6   Q 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  --  -- 1 *1 1 2 *2 3 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 1S LR+ Lead: 6 6 2 Q A 8 K 5 4 Q 2 4 A T 6 A Q 5 3 K J Result: NS -620 Imps: -10
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 7 6   Q J 9 6 2   5 4   7 6 4 EAST   8 2   8   K J 6   A K Q T 9 5 3 SOUTH   A K Q J 5 3   A 5   A T 9 2   2   T 4   K T 7 4 3   Q 8 7 3   J 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  --  --  -- 4 *1 Pass 4 *2 Dbl Pass*3 Pass Rdbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted Lead: 4 4 8 J A 4 2 7 A K 8 2 5 3 6 4 2 Result: NS -710 Imps: 17	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   9 7 6   Q J 9 6 2   5 4   7 6 4 EAST   8 2   8   K J 6   A K Q T 9 5 3 SOUTH   A K Q J 5 3   A 5   A T 9 2   2   T 4   K T 7 4 3   Q 8 7 3   J 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 *2 Pass 4NT*3 Pass 5 *4 Pass 5NT Pass 6 Pass 7 Pass 7NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted   *2 cue for !Ss   *3 RKC   *4 1/4 Lead: T T 2 6 J 8 A 4 2 J K 6 5 Result: NS -2220 Imps: -17
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K T 8 7   8 4   K 5 3   9 5 4 EAST   J 5 4 3   T   J T 7   A K Q 8 2 SOUTH   6   J 9 7 6 3 2   A 8 6   J T 3   Q 9 2   A K Q 5   Q 9 4 2   7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 3 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: J 6 Q 5 J A T 4 7 2 3 A 6 Q 4 7 3 9 5 T 2 2 J K 3 Q 7 3 6 K 8 8 6 Q 2 4 9 4 T 5   Result: NS +140 Imps: 6	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K T 8 7   8 4   K 5 3   9 5 4 EAST   J 5 4 3   T   J T 7   A K Q 8 2 SOUTH   6   J 9 7 6 3 2   A 8 6   J T 3   Q 9 2   A K Q 5   Q 9 4 2   7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall 1 *1 2 2 *2 4 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+   *2 s Lead: Q 6 Q 4 J 7 K 5 3 2 A 9 T A T 4 2 4 7 K A K 3 8 3 Q J 3 6 9 4 A 6     7   Result: NS -100 Imps: -6
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 5   K Q J 7   4   A Q J 8 7 4 EAST   K Q 9 8 2   5 3   A K J T 9 7   SOUTH   A T 6 4 3   9   Q 8 5 2   6 5 2   J   A T 8 6 4 2   6 3   K T 9 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  -- 1 2 3 *1 3 3 4 4 4NT 6 Dbl Pass 6 Pass Pass 6 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: A T 2 A 2 J K 5 3 Result: NS -1310 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   7 5   K Q J 7   4   A Q J 8 7 4 EAST   K Q 9 8 2   5 3   A K J T 9 7   SOUTH   A T 6 4 3   9   Q 8 5 2   6 5 2   J   A T 8 6 4 2   6 3   K T 9 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  -- 1 *1 2 Pass 2 3 4 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+ Lead: 4 3   4 2 Result: NS -1010 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 8 7 5 2   T 7 6 2   A 4   A T EAST   K J 4   9   Q J T 9 8 5   9 4 2 SOUTH   6   K 8 5 4   K 6 3   K Q J 7 3   A T 9 3   A Q J 3   7 2   8 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  --  -- Pass 1 Dbl 1 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: K 5 2 A K 9 K Q 6 2 Q A 6 A 4 5 7 6 9 T J 7 5 4 K 8 4 2 Q 3 9 T 4 Result: NS -100 Imps: -12	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 8 7 5 2   T 7 6 2   A 4   A T EAST   K J 4   9   Q J T 9 8 5   9 4 2 SOUTH   6   K 8 5 4   K 6 3   K Q J 7 3   A T 9 3   A Q J 3   7 2   8 6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Dbl 3 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: Q 5 9 A Q A 4 8 6 T K 5 3 2 Q A 6 9 J Q 7 A 9 T K Q       Result: NS +620 Imps: 12
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q T 6 3   J 2   A 8 7 4   Q J 9 EAST   K 8 4   K 7 4   K J 9 5   T 8 6 SOUTH   J 9 2   Q T 8   6 3 2   A K 7 3   A 7 5   A 9 6 5 3   Q T   5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 5 5 4 J Q T J 7 2 2 6 9 A Q K A 3 6 7 2 8 4 T J 3 A 4 3 2 A K 6 T 9 8 T   Result: NS -90 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q T 6 3   J 2   A 8 7 4   Q J 9 EAST   K 8 4   K 7 4   K J 9 5   T 8 6 SOUTH   J 9 2   Q T 8   6 3 2   A K 7 3   A 7 5   A 9 6 5 3   Q T   5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall  --  --  -- 1 *1 1 1NT Dbl*2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 s I think Lead: 4 A 4 3 9 4 8 Q A 5 K 6 2 7 8 Q J 3 4 J Q T J A 2 Q K 4 3 2 6 9 K A 7 2 8 Result: NS -50 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   7 6   K Q 7 2   9 3 2   Q 9 7 3 EAST   T 9 8 5 3   A 9 6   T 5   J T 6 SOUTH   K Q 4 2   J 5   A Q 8 7 6   A 2   A J   T 8 4 3   K J 4   K 8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zia Katz Pepsi Nickell 1 Pass 1 Dbl 2 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K 8 A K 5 K T 3 Q 3 6 Q J 4 6 3 A A 3 6 K K T 7 2 5 J Q 2 J 5 7 Q Result: NS +50 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2018 USBC FINAL - 21-Nov-2018 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   7 6   K Q 7 2   9 3 2   Q 9 7 3 EAST   T 9 8 5 3   A 9 6   T 5   J T 6 SOUTH   K Q 4 2   J 5   A Q 8 7 6   A 2   A J   T 8 4 3   K J 4   K 8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell J lall 1 *1 Pass 1 1NT 2 2 Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+ Lead: Q 8 6 Q 5 K 6 3 2 4 T 7 A A 5 6 K 3 A 2 J K 5 3 Q 4 9 K 2 J 3 7 Q Result: NS -140 Imps: -5