2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009

Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A J   A T 9 7 4   Q 7   A T 8 5 EAST   Q 9 2   Q 8 5   A J 9 4 3   K 4 SOUTH   T 6 5 3   K 6 3   K T 5 2   Q 9   K 8 7 4   J 2   8 6   J 7 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 5 6 A 7 5 8 4 Q K 4 Q A 5 Result: NS +110 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 1 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   A J   A T 9 7 4   Q 7   A T 8 5 EAST   Q 9 2   Q 8 5   A J 9 4 3   K 4 SOUTH   T 6 5 3   K 6 3   K T 5 2   Q 9   K 8 7 4   J 2   8 6   J 7 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 2 6 A 7 2 8 4 Q K 4 Q A 3 2 4 A 9 3 K 8 Q Result: NS +110 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A Q J 5 3   Q 9 7 3   A T   J 2 EAST   8 4 2   8 4   K J 9 3   9 6 5 4 SOUTH   K 9 6   A K   Q 5 4 2   A K Q T   T 7   J T 6 5 2   8 7 6   8 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  --  --  -- 2NT Pass 3NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass     Lead: T T 2 5 6 7 4 J K 3 4 2 A 7 5 J K 6 K A 4 Result: NS +100 Imps: 6	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 2 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   A Q J 5 3   Q 9 7 3   A T   J 2 EAST   8 4 2   8 4   K J 9 3   9 6 5 4 SOUTH   K 9 6   A K   Q 5 4 2   A K Q T   T 7   J T 6 5 2   8 7 6   8 7 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  --  --  -- 2NT Pass 3NT Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: A 7 8 A 6 T 2 Q K 8 3 A Q 3 4 J 9 8 4 3 2       4 Result: NS -130 Imps: -6
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 9 7 5   A 5 4   Q 8 5 2   Q 3 EAST   K Q J 8 3   T 8 2   3   A K 9 4 SOUTH   4   K Q J 6 3   K 9   T 8 7 6 2   T 6 2   9 7   A J T 7 6 4   J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen Pass 1 Pass 1NT*1 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   *1 forcing- 1rd Lead: K 6 K A 4 T J 5 2 2 3 7 9 9 2 4 K Result: NS -50 Imps: 3	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 3 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 9 7 5   A 5 4   Q 8 5 2   Q 3 EAST   K Q J 8 3   T 8 2   3   A K 9 4 SOUTH   4   K Q J 6 3   K 9   T 8 7 6 2   T 6 2   9 7   A J T 7 6 4   J 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch 3 3 5 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 5 A 3 2 7 2 A 6 A 3 Q K J 3 2 9 T J A 4 9 8 4 J 6 T 5 K J K Q 6 Result: NS -150 Imps: -3
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   9 4   A K Q 8 6 2   Q T 7 3   5 EAST   K J 6 5 3 2   5 3     A Q T 7 2 SOUTH   8   7 4   A 6 4 2   K 9 8 6 4 3   A Q T 7   J T 9   K J 9 8 5   J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  -- 1 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 8 A 2 4 8 9 3 2 4 T 5 6 7 5 3 7 2 Result: NS +620 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 4 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   9 4   A K Q 8 6 2   Q T 7 3   5 EAST   K J 6 5 3 2   5 3     A Q T 7 2 SOUTH   8   7 4   A 6 4 2   K 9 8 6 4 3   A Q T 7   J T 9   K J 9 8 5   J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  -- 1 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 8 A 6 9 8 J 3 2 4 T 5 A 7 K 2 T 2 J 3 3 A J A 5 6   K     Result: NS +620 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 9 7   Q 9 7 5   K 7   K Q 7 6 EAST   K J 4 3   6 4 3   Q J 2   J 9 5 SOUTH     K T 8 2   A 9 8 6 5   T 8 3 2   A T 8 6 5 2   A J   T 4 3   A 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  --  -- 1 *1 1 1 *2 1NT Pass 2 Dbl*3 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 spades   *3 alerted Lead: 8 A 3 5 8 A 5 6 2 4 9 K 3 J J Q 8 5 J 7 T 3 2 K A 4 J 7 9 T Q 7 5 Result: NS -100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 5 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   Q 9 7   Q 9 7 5   K 7   K Q 7 6 EAST   K J 4 3   6 4 3   Q J 2   J 9 5 SOUTH     K T 8 2   A 9 8 6 5   T 8 3 2   A T 8 6 5 2   A J   T 4 3   A 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 2+ diamonds, 11-15 Lead: Q 4 Q K A T J 7 5 3 2 9 6 Result: NS -100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   3 2   K 6   A 7 4 3   A T 7 5 4 EAST   A 7 5 4   Q 9   K 9 2   J 9 3 2 SOUTH   K J 9 6   T 8 5 2   T 8 5   Q 6   Q T 8   A J 7 4 3   Q J 6   K 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  --  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 6 T A 2 6 Q 4 3 9 Q 2 3 5 K 2 4 6 8 3 T Q 8 7 4 K 3 9 K 2 4 9 A 5 7 J 5 8   5     Result: NS +120 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 6 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   3 2   K 6   A 7 4 3   A T 7 5 4 EAST   A 7 5 4   Q 9   K 9 2   J 9 3 2 SOUTH   K J 9 6   T 8 5 2   T 8 5   Q 6   Q T 8   A J 7 4 3   Q J 6   K 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  --  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 6 T A 3 6 8 5 2 K Q 4 4 9 Q 2 3 5 3 9 K 2 J Q 6 5 6 7 4 J J K A 8 K 2 5 6 A 9     Result: NS +90 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K 6 4 3   5   A K J T 7 3   A EAST   T   J 3   9 8 6 4 2   Q J T 3 2 SOUTH   J 7 5   A Q T   Q   K 8 7 6 5 4   Q 9 8 2   K 9 8 7 6 4 2   5   9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted   *2 alerted   *3 Lead: T 8 T A 5 4 3 5 A 9 2 A 7 5 6 A Q K 2 K T Result: NS +650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 7 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   A K 6 4 3   5   A K J T 7 3   A EAST   T   J 3   9 8 6 4 2   Q J T 3 2 SOUTH   J 7 5   A Q T   Q   K 8 7 6 5 4   Q 9 8 2   K 9 8 7 6 4 2   5   9 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch 3 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       *1 RKeyCard Lead: T 9 T A 5 K 3 5 T 9 J     Result: NS +650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K T 8 3   A J 8   A K 3   A K 7 EAST   9 4   T 9   J 9 5 4   Q T 8 4 2 SOUTH   J 2   K 6 5 4 3   8 7 2   J 9 3   A Q 7 6 5   Q 7 2   Q T 6   6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1   *2 Lead: 4   4     Result: NS +980 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 8 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   K T 8 3   A J 8   A K 3   A K 7 EAST   9 4   T 9   J 9 5 4   Q T 8 4 2 SOUTH   J 2   K 6 5 4 3   8 7 2   J 9 3   A Q 7 6 5   Q 7 2   Q T 6   6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  -- Pass 2NT*1 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4NT Pass 5 *2 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 21-22   *2 4 key cards Lead: 2 5 9 T 2 Q 4 8 J Result: NS +980 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K 7 6 5   J 7 3   6 3   Q 8 2 EAST   3 2   A T 4   A K 9 8   A T 9 7 SOUTH   J 8   K Q 9 8   Q J 7 5 2   K J   Q T 9 4   6 5 2   T 4   6 5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Dbl Pass 3 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass         *1 game force, diamonds Lead: T T 2 K J Result: NS -600 Imps: -12	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 9 Vul:  EW Dealer N WEST NORTH   A K 7 6 5   J 7 3   6 3   Q 8 2 EAST   3 2   A T 4   A K 9 8   A T 9 7 SOUTH   J 8   K Q 9 8   Q J 7 5 2   K J   Q T 9 4   6 5 2   T 4   6 5 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  --  -- Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: 6 9 2 6 8 Q 3 5 J Result: NS +100 Imps: 12
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 2   J T 8   K Q 2   J T 9 4 2 EAST   J 8   Q 9 6 5 3   9 3   A 8 6 3 SOUTH   Q 9 7 5   7   A 7 6 5 4   K Q 7   A K 6 4 3   A K 4 2   J T 8   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  --  --  -- 1 1 Dbl Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: A A 3 T 7 4 8 T Q T 3 2 6 A J 2 5 K 5 4 7 6 6 8 9 5 3 2 K 2 6 9 Q 4 A T 7   9 Q   Result: NS +100 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 10 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   T 2   J T 8   K Q 2   J T 9 4 2 EAST   J 8   Q 9 6 5 3   9 3   A 8 6 3 SOUTH   Q 9 7 5   7   A 7 6 5 4   K Q 7   A K 6 4 3   A K 4 2   J T 8   5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  --  --  -- Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 9 T 9 K A 4 Q 8 7 8 3 Q 4 A 8 2 5 K J T 7 3       Result: NS +80 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 8   K J   K T 9 5 4   T 8 7 EAST   A 9 4   9 5 2   J 8   Q J 4 3 2 SOUTH   7 6 3 2   T 7 3   A 3 2   A K 9   K Q 5   A Q 8 6 4   Q 7 6   6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 6 5 4 J 6 6 8 K 2 Q J 5 3 5 2 T K Q A 8 2 K 9 T 3 Result: NS +150 Imps: 5	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 11 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   J T 8   K J   K T 9 5 4   T 8 7 EAST   A 9 4   9 5 2   J 8   Q J 4 3 2 SOUTH   7 6 3 2   T 7 3   A 3 2   A K 9   K Q 5   A Q 8 6 4   Q 7 6   6 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 2 5 9 J 2 4 2 J 3 6 5 K 7 Q A T 3 5 3 T K 6 4 8 A 6 J 7 9   Q 4   Result: NS -50 Imps: -5
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J T   T 7 6 2   8 6 5   K 6 4 EAST   A 4 3   A 9 8   Q T 3 2   8 7 5 SOUTH   9 8 7   K Q 5 4 3   A   J T 9 2   Q 6 5 2   J   K J 9 7 4   A Q 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 3 Pass Pass Pass         *1 Lead: J J 8 2 K Q 5 4 J 2 3 T 7 6 A J 9 7 A 6 3 A 7 6 2 Result: NS +100 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 12 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   K J T   T 7 6 2   8 6 5   K 6 4 EAST   A 4 3   A 9 8   Q T 3 2   8 7 5 SOUTH   9 8 7   K Q 5 4 3   A   J T 9 2   Q 6 5 2   J   K J 9 7 4   A Q 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 5 A J 7 J 8 2 Q 7 A 6 4 2 9 T K 3 8 K 2 6 3 K 8 9 4 7 3     T 9 Result: NS +100 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J T   7 6 3 2   A K 9   Q 9 4 EAST   6 5   A K T   J 5 4   A 8 5 3 2 SOUTH   Q 9 8 4 3   J 9 8   7 6   K T 6   A 7 2   Q 5 4   Q T 8 3 2   J 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  --  -- 1 *1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 alerted Lead: 3 J 3 9 T 3 5 A 6 2 4 K 7 Q J 9 4 T 5 2 3 8 6 3 8 7 T T 8 Result: NS +150 Imps: 1	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 13 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   K J T   7 6 3 2   A K 9   Q 9 4 EAST   6 5   A K T   J 5 4   A 8 5 3 2 SOUTH   Q 9 8 4 3   J 9 8   7 6   K T 6   A 7 2   Q 5 4   Q T 8 3 2   J 7 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  --  -- 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 2 J 2 9 T 3 4 A 6 2 5 K 7 Q J 9 3 T 5 2 4 8 T 3 8 A 6 T 8 Result: NS +120 Imps: -1
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q   K T 8 3   A 5   K T 9 6 4 EAST   T 4   7 4 2   Q J 9   J 8 7 5 2 SOUTH   A J 8 5 3 2   J 9 6   8 7 6 4     9 7 6   A Q 5   K T 3 2   A Q 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  --  --  -- 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: A 6 T K A 7 4 Q 2 Q 4 3 6 A 2 8 9 5 7 T J Result: NS +450 Imps: -0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 14 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   K Q   K T 8 3   A 5   K T 9 6 4 EAST   T 4   7 4 2   Q J 9   J 8 7 5 2 SOUTH   A J 8 5 3 2   J 9 6   8 7 6 4     9 7 6   A Q 5   K T 3 2   A Q 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  --  --  -- 2 Dbl Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 5 6 T K 5 Q 2 3 6 A 4 8 9 A 2 4 4 5 7 K J 2 4 T 6 Q 5 6 7 3 8 T 3 3 9 A 8 K Q 5 2 Result: NS +460 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 9 6 5 2   5   K Q 5   K T 5 2 EAST   Q J   Q 9 3 2   J 7 4 2   8 4 3 SOUTH   4   K T 8 7 6 4   T 8   A Q J 9   K T 8 7 3   A J   A 9 6 3   7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen 1 Pass 4 *1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   *1 Lead: Q K Q 2 4 7 J A 4 Result: NS +650 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 15 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 9 6 5 2   5   K Q 5   K T 5 2 EAST   Q J   Q 9 3 2   J 7 4 2   8 4 3 SOUTH   4   K T 8 7 6 4   T 8   A Q J 9   K T 8 7 3   A J   A 9 6 3   7 6 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch 1 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Lead: 2   2     Result: NS +650 Imps: 0
Open Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 6   7 6 5   8 7 6   A J 9 7 5 EAST   T 9 7 5   J 9   A 5 3   K Q T 6 SOUTH   A J 4 3 2   Q 3 2   Q J T 9   3   K 8   A K T 8 4   K 4 2   8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen  -- Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2NT*1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass     *1 limit raise with 4 spades Lead: A A 9 7 3 K J 5 2 T 3 6 Q 8 K A 3 8 5 6 A K 7 Q 3 Result: NS -140 Imps: 0	Closed Room - 2009 Spingold Semi-final A - 01-Aug-2009 Board 16 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   Q 6   7 6 5   8 7 6   A J 9 7 5 EAST   T 9 7 5   J 9   A 5 3   K Q T 6 SOUTH   A J 4 3 2   Q 3 2   Q J T 9   3   K 8   A K T 8 4   K 4 2   8 4 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch  -- Pass Pass 1 2 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass   Lead: K K 9 5 2 A J 6 3 2 K A 3 K 5 6 2 8 Q 5 9 8 T Q A 2 3   J Result: NS -140 Imps: 0