A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012

Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 106 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 8 6 5   J 9 7   A Q 6 3   8 7 EAST   J 4 3   8 6 4   8   A K Q T 9 5 SOUTH   A T   K Q 2   K J 2   J 6 4 3 2   K 9 7 2   A T 5 3   T 9 7 5 4   {play} SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  unknown auction Final contract: 3NT Lead: {lead} Result: NS -630 Imps: -12	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 106 Vul: All Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 8 6 5   J 9 7   A Q 6 3   8 7 EAST   J 4 3   8 6 4   8   A K Q T 9 5 SOUTH   A T   K Q 2   K J 2   J 6 4 3 2   K 9 7 2   A T 5 3   T 9 7 5 4   SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  --  --  -- 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 5 4 J K 7 A 7 3   K 8 2 Result: NS +100 Imps: 12
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 107 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 6 5 2   A 8   A Q 8 3   K 9 6 EAST   A K Q   9 5 2   T 9   A Q J T 7 SOUTH   J T 3   Q T 7 4   K J 4   8 5 4   9 7 4   K J 6 3   7 6 5 2   3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue Pass 1 *1 1 1NT 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: 5 5 9 A 4 2 T 3 J 2 T 6 4 3 A 9 5 3 Q K 8 Result: NS +50 Imps: 5	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 107 Vul: None Dealer S WEST NORTH   8 6 5 2   A 8   A Q 8 3   K 9 6 EAST   A K Q   9 5 2   T 9   A Q J T 7 SOUTH   J T 3   Q T 7 4   K J 4   8 5 4   9 7 4   K J 6 3   7 6 5 2   3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 6 9 Q 6 3 3 J 6 4 2 A 9 5 7 Q K 8 4 A 2 T 2 T A 4 3 2 A 4 J   8 7 Result: NS -120 Imps: -5
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 108 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   9 7 3   A 9 5   T 7 5 4 3   9 3 EAST   Q J 6 5   Q J 2   9   Q T 6 5 2 SOUTH   A T 2   8 4   K J 8 2   K 8 7 4   K 8 4   K T 7 6 3   A Q 6   A J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  -- Pass Pass 1 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 5 A 5 3 K 3 2 9 4 Q 9 3 2 6 J A 8 K Q 5 4 T 5 3 2 7 2 7 7 A 6 4 8 J Q 9 8 4 J 9 A Result: NS +150 Imps: 1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 108 Vul:  NS Dealer W WEST NORTH   9 7 3   A 9 5   T 7 5 4 3   9 3 EAST   Q J 6 5   Q J 2   9   Q T 6 5 2 SOUTH   A T 2   8 4   K J 8 2   K 8 7 4   K 8 4   K T 7 6 3   A Q 6   A J SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  -- Pass Pass 1 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 5 A 5 3 K 3 2 9 4 Q 9 3 2 6 J A 8 K Q 5 4 T Q 9 8 7 5 3 7 A 6 4   Result: NS +120 Imps: -1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 109 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 9 4 3   8   K T 2   J 9 8 7 5 EAST   K T 5   A K Q J 6 3   7   K 6 4 SOUTH   7 6 2   7 5 4   A Q J 8 5 3   Q   A Q 8   T 9 2   9 6 4   A T 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 A 4 5 Q A 5 3 2 8 K 4 6 2 K 7 7 Q T J 4 2 A 8 5 3 6 8 7 4 7 2 A       3 Result: NS -650 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 109 Vul: All Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 9 4 3   8   K T 2   J 9 8 7 5 EAST   K T 5   A K Q J 6 3   7   K 6 4 SOUTH   7 6 2   7 5 4   A Q J 8 5 3   Q   A Q 8   T 9 2   9 6 4   A T 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 5 A 4 5 Q 8 T J 2 A 5 3 6 Result: NS -620 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 110 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 6   K 8 7 2   T 8 4   Q T 8 4 EAST   A T 5 4 3   9 6 4 3   Q J 7   5 SOUTH   J 8 7 2   A Q T   6 5 3 2   K 7   K 9   J 5   A K 9   A J 9 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  --  --  -- Pass 1 *1 1 Dbl*2 3 3NT Pass Pass Pass   *1 STR, ART, F   *2 6-7 any Lead: 3 9 3 Q 2 A 5 Q K 3 5 T 7 9 4 4 J J 6 8 6 2 3 4 2 6 4 8 3 A 7 T 5 K J 6 T 5 9 K A Result: NS +400 Imps: 7	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 110 Vul: None Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 6   K 8 7 2   T 8 4   Q T 8 4 EAST   A T 5 4 3   9 6 4 3   Q J 7   5 SOUTH   J 8 7 2   A Q T   6 5 3 2   K 7   K 9   J 5   A K 9   A J 9 6 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  --  --  -- Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: 4 9 4 Q 8 A 5 Q K 2 3 T 7 J 9 4 2 9 4 8 2 6 3 2   Result: NS +120 Imps: -7
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 111 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 5 2   T 7   A 8 6 5 4 3   9 4 EAST   7 4   A 8 6   J T 7   Q T 6 5 3 SOUTH   A K 8 6   K 5 4   Q 9   A K 7 2   Q J 9 3   Q J 9 3 2   K 2   J 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue Pass Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 1NT*3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass         *1 STR, ART, F   *2 0-7   *3 18-19 Lead: J J 6 7 4 3 A T 5 K J 3 9 Q 4 2 A 8 3   K Result: NS -430 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 111 Vul:  NS Dealer S WEST NORTH   T 5 2   T 7   A 8 6 5 4 3   9 4 EAST   7 4   A 8 6   J T 7   Q T 6 5 3 SOUTH   A K 8 6   K 5 4   Q 9   A K 7 2   Q J 9 3   Q J 9 3 2   K 2   J 8 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman Pass Pass Pass 1 1 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: J J 4 2 A 8 3 4 A J 5 9 K 3 Q 5 2 2 T 4 7 3 6 3 6 K 7 6 Q Q 7 5 8 J 6 7 K 9 8 T K       9 Result: NS -430 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 112 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K J 9 7 5 3     Q T 2   A Q T EAST   4   9 8 5 3 2   8 7 6 5 3   J 3 SOUTH   T 8   Q J 6 4   K J   K 9 7 6 2   Q 6 2   A K T 7   A 9 4   8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  -- Pass 1 *1 Pass 1 *2 Pass 2 *3 Pass 2 *4 Pass 2NT*5 Pass 4 *6 Pass 4 *7 Pass 4NT*8 Pass 5 Pass 5 *9 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass       *1 STR, ART, F   *2 BAl, 11-13, or 5+ s, 8+   *3 s   *4 11-13   *5 minimum   *6 4333 max, good for slam   *7 last train   *8 RKC   *9 King ask Lead: 2 A 2 2 J 2 4 A 8 Q 6 J T 7 8 K 4 A 3 Q K 4       Result: NS +980 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 112 Vul:  EW Dealer W WEST NORTH   A K J 9 7 5 3     Q T 2   A Q T EAST   4   9 8 5 3 2   8 7 6 5 3   J 3 SOUTH   T 8   Q J 6 4   K J   K 9 7 6 2   Q 6 2   A K T 7   A 9 4   8 5 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  -- Pass 1 Pass 2 *1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 *2 Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5NT Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass   *1 art force   *2 alerted Lead: 4 T 2 2 4 2 4 A 8 6   J T Result: NS +980 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 113 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 4 2   A Q 4 3   J 7 3   K 9 6 EAST   A T 8 6 5   K 7 2   K 8 2   8 7 SOUTH   K Q 9 7 3   J 6   9 5   T 5 4 3     T 9 8 5   A Q T 6 4   A Q J 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  --  -- 1 *1 1 Dbl 4 Pass Pass 4NT Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass       *1 2+, 10-15 Lead: Q 5 6 4 Q 8 7 3 J 9 5 2 3 T 2 Q 6 Result: NS +450 Imps: 2	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 113 Vul: None Dealer N WEST NORTH   J 4 2   A Q 4 3   J 7 3   K 9 6 EAST   A T 8 6 5   K 7 2   K 8 2   8 7 SOUTH   K Q 9 7 3   J 6   9 5   T 5 4 3     T 9 8 5   A Q T 6 4   A Q J 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  --  -- 1 1 3 *1 4 Pass Pass 4NT Dbl 5 Pass Pass Pass       *1 alerted Lead: A 4 A 2 7 2 7 K 3 6 K J 5 J 8 6 4 A 8 3 9 Q 2 7 3 T 2 3 J T 5 4 K A 6 9 5 Q 8     Result: NS +400 Imps: -2
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 114 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q J 9   7 2   A 8 7 5   K J 8 7 EAST   K 8 4   A K J 8 3   Q 4 3   4 3 SOUTH   A T 7 5 3 2   Q T 9 6   J   A 5   6   5 4   K T 9 6 2   Q T 9 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  --  --  -- 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 8 2 3 8 A 4 K 2 6 5 3 7 T 6 K 9 2   8 J A Result: NS -420 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 114 Vul:  NS Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q J 9   7 2   A 8 7 5   K J 8 7 EAST   K 8 4   A K J 8 3   Q 4 3   4 3 SOUTH   A T 7 5 3 2   Q T 9 6   J   A 5   6   5 4   K T 9 6 2   Q T 9 6 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  --  --  -- 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass       Lead: 7 K 4 7 J 9 3 J A 4 3 2 T 5 K 7 6 6 K 9 2   4 J A Result: NS -420 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 115 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 9 3   A K 6 5   A K 7   Q J T EAST   7 4 2   Q 7   T 6 4   K 9 7 5 3 SOUTH   K J T 8   J T 9 4   J 3 2   6 4   Q 6 5   8 3 2   Q 9 8 5   A 8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue Pass Pass 1 *1 Pass 2 *2 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass       *1 STR, ART, F   *2 8-10 BAL Lead: T 2 7 5 T 3 Q A 4 2 K Q 6 5 7 3 K Q 2 9 J 5 4 K 2     A   Result: NS +430 Imps: 0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 115 Vul:  EW Dealer S WEST NORTH   A 9 3   A K 6 5   A K 7   Q J T EAST   7 4 2   Q 7   T 6 4   K 9 7 5 3 SOUTH   K J T 8   J T 9 4   J 3 2   6 4   Q 6 5   8 3 2   Q 9 8 5   A 8 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman Pass Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Lead: J 2 7 5 J 3 Q A 4 2 K Q 4 8 3 J 6 5 4 K 2 A 5 T 8 8 6 A 3 Q T 7 J 9 7 3 T 8       Result: NS +430 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 116 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A Q 8 3 2   T 4   A 9 6   T 9 7 EAST   9 7 5   K Q 8 5   4   A K Q J 5 SOUTH   4   A 9 7 6   K Q J T 5 3   6 2   K J T 6   J 3 2   8 7 2   8 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  -- 2 *1 Pass 2NT*2 Pass 3 *3 Pass 4 *4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 3 suited, short s, 10-15   *2 alerted   *3 3415 Max   *4 transfer Lead: T 2 K T 6 3 5 4 A J Q   7 Result: NS -680 Imps: -1	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 116 Vul: All Dealer W WEST NORTH   A Q 8 3 2   T 4   A 9 6   T 9 7 EAST   9 7 5   K Q 8 5   4   A K Q J 5 SOUTH   4   A 9 7 6   K Q J T 5 3   6 2   K J T 6   J 3 2   8 7 2   8 4 3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  -- 1 1 Dbl 2 *1 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 alerted Lead: A T 9 A 4 Result: NS -650 Imps: 1
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 117 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J T 8 7   8 7 6 4   6 5 2   Q 8 EAST   9 3 2   T 3   K J T 8 3   A 6 5 SOUTH   K Q 6 5 4   Q 9 2   Q 7   K J T   A   A K J 5   A 9 4   9 7 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  --  -- Pass 1NT*1 Dbl*2 Pass 2 *3 Pass Pass 2 *4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 14-16   *2 cards   *3 running, no 5 card suit   *4 tends to be 5 card suit Lead: J A 2 J K K T 6 2 A 3 8 9 5 3 7 Q 4 K 2 7 A 3 5 Q 9 6 Q K 4 A 8 J Result: NS -110 Imps: -0	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 117 Vul:  NS Dealer N WEST NORTH   J T 8 7   8 7 6 4   6 5 2   Q 8 EAST   9 3 2   T 3   K J T 8 3   A 6 5 SOUTH   K Q 6 5 4   Q 9 2   Q 7   K J T   A   A K J 5   A 9 4   9 7 4 3 2 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  --  -- Pass 1 Dbl 2 *1 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass Pass Pass       *1 spades Lead: K A 2 8 K 2 5 Q K 4 K 2 Q A T 5 7 3 A 8 T   J 6   Result: NS -100 Imps: 0
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 118 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 5 3   A Q J 4   A T 4   J T 4 EAST   A 9 7 6   T   K 7 3   Q 9 7 6 5 SOUTH   K 8   9 8 6 5 3   6 5   A K 8 2   J T 4 2   K 7 2   Q J 9 8 2   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  --  --  -- 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass   Lead: J J 3 4 5 Q K A 6 8 7 T 3 2 T Q 8 7 6 4 6 2 7 J 2 9 5 5 8 K 6 A 5     J 9 Result: NS +300 Imps: 5	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 118 Vul:  EW Dealer E WEST NORTH   Q 5 3   A Q J 4   A T 4   J T 4 EAST   A 9 7 6   T   K 7 3   Q 9 7 6 5 SOUTH   K 8   9 8 6 5 3   6 5   A K 8 2   J T 4 2   K 7 2   Q J 9 8 2   3 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  --  --  -- Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl*1 Pass 1 *2 Pass Pass Pass       *1 spades   *2 only 3 spades Lead: 3 K T 4 3 Q 3 4 5 2 6 Q K J A 3 8 T 7 5 5 2 6 A 6 7 9 Q 8 3 9 J K 2 Q 4 2 4 7 T A Result: NS +110 Imps: -5
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 119 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 9 4 3   K J T 5 2   7 5   6 3 EAST   7   8 7 6   K 4 3   K J T 8 4 2 SOUTH   A J 6 5 2   A 9   A 9 6 2   9 7   K T 8   Q 4 3   Q J T 8   A Q 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue 1NT*1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Pass     *1 14-16 Lead: Q Q 3 7 A 5 2 3 7 A 4 6 9 T K 5 2 Q K 3 9 3 6 J A 8 7 4 6 J 4 5 6 8       Result: NS +100 Imps: 7	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 119 Vul: All Dealer S WEST NORTH   Q 9 4 3   K J T 5 2   7 5   6 3 EAST   7   8 7 6   K 4 3   K J T 8 4 2 SOUTH   A J 6 5 2   A 9   A 9 6 2   9 7   K T 8   Q 4 3   Q J T 8   A Q 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass     Lead: 9 Q K 3 9 8 7 4 A T 7 3 2 A J 6 7 3 6 K A K 8 9 5   T J   Result: NS -200 Imps: -7
Open Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 120 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   2   Q 9 7 6 5   J 7 5 2   A Q 3 EAST   A T 8 7 4     A 9 8 6 4   K 7 6 SOUTH   K Q J 5 3   A T 8 4 2   Q   4 2   9 6   K J 3   K T 3   J T 9 8 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue  -- 1 Pass 2NT*1 Pass 4 *2 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass     *1 alerted   *2 void Lead: 5 3 6 5 A K A 2 Q 3 4 5 3 9 K A 2 5 7 Q 4 Result: NS +50 Imps: 11	Closed Room - A 2012 USBC Quarterfinal - 02-May-2012 Board 120 Vul: None Dealer W WEST NORTH   2   Q 9 7 6 5   J 7 5 2   A Q 3 EAST   A T 8 7 4     A 9 8 6 4   K 7 6 SOUTH   K Q J 5 3   A T 8 4 2   Q   4 2   9 6   K J 3   K T 3   J T 9 8 5 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman  -- 1 Pass 3NT*1 Pass*2 4 Pass Pass Pass         *1 spades   *2 alerted Lead: 5 3 4 5 A J K A 2 6 8 2 3 3 A 2 Q T 6 5 5 J 4 6 2 Result: NS -450 Imps: -11