2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017

Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 7 3 2   T 8   K Q 9 6 4 3   T EAST   K 5   K J 9 6   A J 7   8 4 3 2 SOUTH   A Q T   A 7 4 2   T 5 2   A K 6   J 9 6 4   Q 5 3   8   Q J 9 7 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  --  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2 *5 Pass 2 *6 Pass 2NT*7 Pass 3 *8 Pass 3 *9 Pass 3 *1 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 *1 Pass Pass Pass         *1 strong   *2 12+ any   *3 relay   *4 balanced   *5 relay   *6 4-5 hearts   *7 relay   *8 4!H-3-3-3 or 4-4 !H-!C   *9 relay   *10 2=4=3=4   *11 forces 4!H to signoff   *12 alerted Lead: T 7 2 T A 5 6 T A 3 J 8 2 Q K 7 4 Q 3 3 K 8 J K 2 Result: NS -450 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   8 7 3 2   T 8   K Q 9 6 4 3   T EAST   K 5   K J 9 6   A J 7   8 4 3 2 SOUTH   A Q T   A 7 4 2   T 5 2   A K 6   J 9 6 4   Q 5 3   8   Q J 9 7 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  --  -- 3 Dbl Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: T Q K T 2 3 J 8 4 7 2 T A 9 3 3 6 8       Result: NS -430 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A Q 8   9 6 5 3   K 8 6 3   Q 7 EAST   6 5 4   Q J T 8 7   A Q 7   T 2 SOUTH   K J T 3 2   A 4   J T 9 4   K 3   9 7   K 2   5 2   A J 9 8 6 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  --  --  -- 1 2 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T 2 Q K T A 2 Q K J T 7 3 9 Q 3 3 8 6 5 2 6 8 6 4 5 5 9 T 4 7 8 9 7 4 A J 9 J Q K       4 Result: NS +600 Imps: 10	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A Q 8   9 6 5 3   K 8 6 3   Q 7 EAST   6 5 4   Q J T 8 7   A Q 7   T 2 SOUTH   K J T 3 2   A 4   J T 9 4   K 3   9 7   K 2   5 2   A J 9 8 6 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  --  --  -- 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 6 9 6 8 T 2 7 3 A K Q 5 4 7 5 A 3 J 2 7 3 A T Q K 5 7 K 4 Result: NS +130 Imps: -10
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K J T 5   9 6 4   K T 5   Q 5 EAST   Q 3 2   T 8 2   A 9   K T 8 4 2 SOUTH   7 6   A Q 7 5   8 6 2   A J 9 6   9 8 4   K J 3   Q J 7 4 3   7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 *1 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 bad raise Lead: K 4 2 K 6 J 9 5 2 9 Q A 7 7 A T 6 8 3 5 6 Q 2 K 8 3 4 5 A 7 K Q J K 2 9 Q Result: NS -110 Imps: -7	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K J T 5   9 6 4   K T 5   Q 5 EAST   Q 3 2   T 8 2   A 9   K T 8 4 2 SOUTH   7 6   A Q 7 5   8 6 2   A J 9 6   9 8 4   K J 3   Q J 7 4 3   7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 3 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A 9 2 A 7 J 2 6 7 Q A 5 2 7 2 5 A 3 4 Q J K T 9 Q 7 9 T 6     K   Result: NS +200 Imps: 7
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K T 9 7 5   6 5   7   T 9 7 3 EAST   Q 8 6   A K 7   T 9 8 5 2   A J SOUTH   J 4   T 9 2   A Q J 4   K Q 6 4   3 2   Q J 8 4 3   K 6 3   8 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  -- 2 *1 Pass 2 *2 Dbl 3 *3 Dbl 3 *4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass   *1 10-15, 6+!C   *2 5+!S, NF   *3 will pull with 0-1 spade   *4 not inv Lead: 3 A 6 3 4 8 2 J 5 2 Q K T Q K 7 3 5 T T 2 8 4 J 3 3 6 9 A J 7 5 4 Q 9 6 5 8 2 7 9 K A 8 6 Result: NS -630 Imps: -13	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K T 9 7 5   6 5   7   T 9 7 3 EAST   Q 8 6   A K 7   T 9 8 5 2   A J SOUTH   J 4   T 9 2   A Q J 4   K Q 6 4   3 2   Q J 8 4 3   K 6 3   8 5 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  -- 1NT 2 *1 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 or Lead: T 2 Q T 4 K 2 7 Q 3 6 K J     9 2 Result: NS +200 Imps: 13
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH     T 5 4   A T 8 3   K Q J 8 5 3 EAST   A 4 3 2   K J 9 7 3   K 9 6 5   SOUTH   Q   A 8   Q J 2   A T 9 7 6 4 2   K J T 9 8 7 6 5   Q 6 2   7 4   {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  unknown auction Final contract: 3 X Lead: {lead} Result: NS -200 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH     T 5 4   A T 8 3   K Q J 8 5 3 EAST   A 4 3 2   K J 9 7 3   K 9 6 5   SOUTH   Q   A 8   Q J 2   A T 9 7 6 4 2   K J T 9 8 7 6 5   Q 6 2   7 4   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  --  -- 1 2 *1 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Clubs Lead: 4 K 4 3 Q 6 2 5 2 J A 8 4 4 5 3 J 7 K A 2 T 3 J A 9 3 Q T 2 J 4 8 Q 7 5 A 6 6 8 Q Result: NS -200 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   6 2   J 5   J T 5 4 3   A K 5 2 EAST   A J 9 5 3   A K Q 9 8 2   A   9 SOUTH   K Q T   T 7 4   Q 9 7   J 7 4 3   8 7 4   6 3   K 8 6 2   Q T 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: K     K   Result: NS -680 Imps: 13	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   6 2   J 5   J T 5 4 3   A K 5 2 EAST   A J 9 5 3   A K Q 9 8 2   A   9 SOUTH   K Q T   T 7 4   Q 9 7   J 7 4 3   8 7 4   6 3   K 8 6 2   Q T 8 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  --  --  -- Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 *3 Pass 1NT*4 Pass 2 *5 Pass 2 *6 Pass 3 *7 Pass 3 Pass 3NT*8 Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 alerted   *4 alerted   *5 alerted   *6 alerted   *7 alerted   *8 alerted Lead: K 6 9 K 3 2 A J 7 7 3 2 K 4 5 6 Q 3 A 5 4 Result: NS -1430 Imps: -13
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   5 4   K Q J   Q 7 6 4 3   J 7 4 EAST   A K J 7 6   A 7   K J 9   K 9 3 SOUTH   Q 8   T 6 5 3   A 8 5   A Q 8 5   T 9 3 2   9 8 4 2   T 2   T 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5NT*1 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass         *1 pick a slam Lead: K 2 A K 3 3 6 4 Q 2 A 5 8 9 K 6 5 4 7 Q 5 6 K J 5 2 9 4 A T 3 7 Q Result: NS -1430 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   5 4   K Q J   Q 7 6 4 3   J 7 4 EAST   A K J 7 6   A 7   K J 9   K 9 3 SOUTH   Q 8   T 6 5 3   A 8 5   A Q 8 5   T 9 3 2   9 8 4 2   T 2   T 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4NT Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: Q 4 A Q 3 3 6 5 Q 2 K 4 8 9 A 4 5 T J 3 5 2 7 7 6 6 9 4 Q 2 K J 5 T 3 6 A 9 7 J 8 2 9 7 A T K Q 8 8 J K T Result: NS -1460 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K 8   A 8   T 7 6 5 2   Q 6 5 EAST   6 5 4 3 2   Q 7 6   Q J 8   T 9 SOUTH   7   T 5 4 3   A K 9   A K 7 4 2   Q J T 9   K J 9 2   4 3   J 8 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  -- Pass 1NT*1 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-16   *2 4!H (occ. 5) + longer minor   *3 pass/correct Lead: A Q 2 A 7 9 3 8 2 2 7 8 3 3 J 5 9 J 9 5 4 9 6 A 4 4 Q 6 K 8 8 2 A K Q 7 5 J T Q T Result: NS +150 Imps: 6	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K 8   A 8   T 7 6 5 2   Q 6 5 EAST   6 5 4 3 2   Q 7 6   Q J 8   T 9 SOUTH   7   T 5 4 3   A K 9   A K 7 4 2   Q J T 9   K J 9 2   4 3   J 8 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  -- Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 3 T 6 A 9 6 A 7 3 8 5 9 8 9 Q K J J 5 7 T 5 K K 2 Q 8 4 Result: NS -100 Imps: -6
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J T 8 4   K T 2   A 7   K Q 8 EAST   7 6   J 7   Q J T 9 6 2   6 3 2 SOUTH   5 3 2   9 4   5   A J T 9 7 5 4   A Q 9   A Q 8 6 5 3   K 8 4 3   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  --  -- 1 *1 2 2 *2 Pass 2NT*3 Pass 3 Pass 4 *4 Pass 4 *5 Pass 5 *6 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 16+   *2 5+!H, 8+ HCP   *3 direct raise would show 4   *4 bad hand   *5 keycard for hearts   *6 2 w/o !HQ Lead: Q K Q 7 5 A 7 2 4 Result: NS +1010 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J T 8 4   K T 2   A 7   K Q 8 EAST   7 6   J 7   Q J T 9 6 2   6 3 2 SOUTH   5 3 2   9 4   5   A J T 9 7 5 4   A Q 9   A Q 8 6 5 3   K 8 4 3   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 *1 Dbl 2 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3NT*4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 3   *3 alerted   *4 alerted Lead: 5 3 9 A 5 3 7 K 4 Result: NS +1010 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 9 3   T 5   J 9 7 3 2   K J 8 EAST   6 2   K 9 8 4 2   Q T 6 5 4   6 SOUTH   A K J 8 5   A Q J 6   A   Q 7 3   Q 7 4   7 3   K 8   A T 9 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 sound opening Lead: 3 3 2 T Q A 6 8 Q 7 8 5 J 2 4 J 3 7 2 3 A 4 9 K 7 Q 6 T J Result: NS -650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 9 3   T 5   J 9 7 3 2   K J 8 EAST   6 2   K 9 8 4 2   Q T 6 5 4   6 SOUTH   A K J 8 5   A Q J 6   A   Q 7 3   Q 7 4   7 3   K 8   A T 9 5 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1 Pass 1NT*3 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 Strong Artificial Forcing   *2 0-7   *3 alerted Lead: A A 6 8 3 5 2 K 7 4 6 T A 3 2 5 A 7 4 T Q Result: NS -650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 8 7 6   Q J 9 6 4 2   A K   2 EAST   A 3   K T 3   8 6   A Q J 9 6 4 SOUTH   Q T 9   A 7   J T 9 4 2   T 7 3   J 5 4 2   8 5   Q 7 5 3   K 8 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss Pass 2 *1 2 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 10-15, 6+!C Lead: A 7 6 A 2 2 3 6 Q 5 4 2 T 8 Q 2 3 K A 4 7 8 J 7 4 3 6 6 9 4 9 8 9 Result: NS -430 Imps: -8	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   K 8 7 6   Q J 9 6 4 2   A K   2 EAST   A 3   K T 3   8 6   A Q J 9 6 4 SOUTH   Q T 9   A 7   J T 9 4 2   T 7 3   J 5 4 2   8 5   Q 7 5 3   K 8 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick Pass 2 *1 2 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 6= 10-15 Lead: J 3 6 A J 5 3 Q A 5 8 K T 8 K J 7 5 T 2 3 2 A 6 T 4 3 8 Q K A 2 T Result: NS -100 Imps: 8
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 4   A T 6 2   A 8 5 3   9 7 3 EAST   9   Q 9   K J T 7 6   K J 6 5 2 SOUTH   K Q J 6 3   K J 7 4   Q 4 2   A   T 8 7 5 2   8 5 3   9   Q T 8 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2NT*4 Pass 3 *5 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 2+!D, 10-15   *2 art. GF   *3 5-5 (or 6-6) minors   *4 art ask   *5 1=2=5=5 Lead: 8 8 9 T J 9 6 3 Q 5 J 5 4 3 Q 2 4 5 9 4 K T 2 A K 4 5 3 A 7 6 6 7 8 T A 2     A   Result: NS -430 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   A 4   A T 6 2   A 8 5 3   9 7 3 EAST   9   Q 9   K J T 7 6   K J 6 5 2 SOUTH   K Q J 6 3   K J 7 4   Q 4 2   A   T 8 7 5 2   8 5 3   9   Q T 8 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 5-5 minors Lead: 5 5 9 A 3 2 2 4 K 5 Q A 4 3 9 2 K 7 5 7 Q 9 K 3 2 4 6 5 Q 8 7 6 J 8 T 8 J 8 6 3 A T J A 6 T K 9 4 Q J T 7 Result: NS -400 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J T 9 5 2   7 3   J 7   A T 2 EAST   8 3   Q 2   Q 5 3 2   K Q 8 5 3 SOUTH   7 6 4   K 5 4   T 9 8 6 4   J 4   A Q   A J T 9 8 6   A K   9 7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  --  -- 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 *1 Pass 3 *2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 the best   *2 asking   *3 alerted Lead: J 6 3 A J A 3 2 6 Q 8 K 7 6 8 J 4 8 Q 7 5 7 Q T 4   K 2   Result: NS +620 Imps: -1	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J T 9 5 2   7 3   J 7   A T 2 EAST   8 3   Q 2   Q 5 3 2   K Q 8 5 3 SOUTH   7 6 4   K 5 4   T 9 8 6 4   J 4   A Q   A J T 9 8 6   A K   9 7 6 {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  unknown auction Final contract: 4 Lead: {lead} Result: NS +650 Imps: 1
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 5 2   A 6 4 2   K Q 8 3   Q 6 EAST   A Q T 9 4   8 3   5 4   A T 9 8 SOUTH   7 6   Q 9   A T 9 6 2   K J 7 2   J 8 3   K J T 7 5   J 7   5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss  --  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 2+!D, 10-15   *2 (5-4)+ either way Lead: 5 5 8 Q K 8 9 K 7 K 3 2 Q J 8 4 9 J A 5 6 Result: NS -110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   K 5 2   A 6 4 2   K Q 8 3   Q 6 EAST   A Q T 9 4   8 3   5 4   A T 9 8 SOUTH   7 6   Q 9   A T 9 6 2   K J 7 2   J 8 3   K J T 7 5   J 7   5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Rosenberg Diamond Pepsi Platnick  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 4 4 8 Q K 3 Q K 6 3 9 6 2 5 T 2 J 8 A 2 7 J T 5 9 Result: NS -110 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2017 USBC USA2 FINAL - 10-May-2017 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 8 5   Q 6 5   6   A K J T 6 5 EAST   K 7   J 3   K Q J T 8   7 4 3 2 SOUTH   Q T 6 4 3   K T 7 2   7 4 2   8   J 9 2   A 9 8 4   A 9 5 3   Q 9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hampson Grue Greco Moss 1 *1 2 *2 3 *3 4 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+!D, 10-15   *2 natural   *3 clubs GF Lead: 7 A J 6 7 4 3 Q K A J 5 7 3 K 5 4 Q 2 6 8 9 3 A 4 5 4 K 2 8 7 J 3 2 7 5 Q 9 K 6 T Result: NS -100 Imps: n/a