USBC Finals 5th Eighth Welland vs. Nickell ===================================================================== | Brd | Open Room | Closed Room | IMP | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 61 | 3NT E +1 630 | 3NT E +1 630 | | | | 62 | 4S W = 420 | 4S E +1 450 | 1 | | | 63 | 5S S +1 680 | 6S S = 1430 | | 13 | | 64 | 4S N -1 50 | 4S N -1 50 | | | | 65 | 3S S = 140 | 2S S +1 140 | | | | 66 | 4H W +1 450 | 4H W = 420 | | 1 | | 67 | 3S S -1 50 | 3S S = 140 | | 5 | | 68 | 1NT S +1 120 | 1NT N = 90 | 1 | | | 69 | 1NT S +1 120 | 1NT N +1 120 | | | | 70 | 4S S = 420 | 2S S +2 170 | 6 | | | 71 | 3NT N -1 100 | 3D S -1 100 | | | | 72 | 3H N = 140 | 2SX W -1 100 | 1 | | | 73 | 4H S +2 480 | 6C S = 920 | | 10 | | 74 | 3S E = 140 | 3S E -1 100 | | 6 | | 75 | 4D E -1 50 | 3S N -1 50 | 3 | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | IMPs this segment: 12 35 | | Carryover: 112 89 | | Total: 124 124 | ===================================================================== Board 61 - Dealer North - Both vul. S 10 6 4 3 H J 9 8 7 6 D 10 4 C J 3 S J 9 8 S Q 7 2 H A K 5 2 H D A 8 D K Q J 9 7 3 C Q 7 6 5 C A 9 8 2 S A K 5 H Q 10 4 3 D 6 5 2 C K 10 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Pass 1D! Pass 1H Pass 2D Pass 2S! Pass 3C Pass 3D Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S SA S8 S4 S7 2: S SK S9 S3 SQ 3: S S5 SJ S6 S2 4: W DA D10 D3 3NT by E, making 4, NS: -630 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Pass 1D Pass 1H Pass 2D Pass 3C Pass 3D Pass 3S! Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S SA S8 S3 S7 2: S SK S9 S4 S2 3: S S5 SJ S10 SQ 3NT by E, making 4, NS: -630 --------------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Welland 112 - Nickell 89 ===================================================================== Board 62 - Dealer East - None vul. S Q 5 H K 7 5 4 3 D Q 10 6 C A 6 2 S K 8 7 4 S A J 10 3 H 9 6 H A Q 10 D A J 4 D 9 8 3 C K 10 7 3 C Q 9 5 S 9 6 2 H J 8 2 D K 7 5 2 C J 8 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 1D! Pass 1S Pass 2S Pass 3C! Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N D6 D3 DK DA 2: W S4 S5 SJ S6 3: E S3 S2 SK SQ 4: W S7 H3 S10 S9 5: E C9 C4 C3 CA 6: N H5 HA H2 H6 7: E CQ 4S by W, making 4, NS: -420 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman 1NT Pass 2C Pass 2S Pass 3S Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S S2 S4 SQ SA 2: E S10 S6 S7 S5 3: E S3 S9 SK H3 4: W H6 H4 HQ H2 5: E CQ C4 C3 CA 6: N H7 HA H8 H9 7: E C9 C8 C7 C2 4S by E, making 5, NS: -450 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Welland, Welland 113 - Nickell 89 ===================================================================== Board 63 - Dealer South - NS vul. S K J 9 8 2 H J 9 D A K J 6 4 C K S 6 S 4 H A 5 H Q 10 8 4 3 2 D Q 9 8 5 3 2 D 7 C Q 8 4 3 C 10 9 7 5 2 S A Q 10 7 5 3 H K 7 6 D 10 C A J 6 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 1S 2D 3C! 1) 3H 4D Pass 5C Pass 5S Pass Pass Pass 1) spades, limit + Play 1: W HA H9 5S by S, making 6, NS: 680 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman 1S 2D 3D Pass 3H Pass 4NT Pass 5S Pass 6S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W S6 S8 S4 S3 2: N SJ H4 SQ D2 3: S D10 D3 DA D7 4: N CK C2 C6 C3 6S by S, making 6, NS: 1430 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 imps to Nickell, Welland 113 - Nickell 102 ===================================================================== Board 64 - Dealer West - EW vul. S A Q 6 5 3 H A 7 D Q 9 4 2 C A 2 S K 8 7 2 S J H K Q 8 5 H 6 4 D 10 D A 7 6 3 C Q 10 6 3 C K J 9 7 5 4 S 10 9 4 H J 10 9 3 2 D K J 8 5 C 8 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Pass 1S Pass 2S Pass 3D Pass 3H Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H6 HJ HQ HA 2: N CA C4 C8 C3 3: N C2 C5 S4 C6 4: S S10 S2 SQ SJ 5: N H7 H4 H9 HK 6: W SK SA C7 S9 7: N D2 D3 DK D10 8: S H10 H5 D4 D6 4S by N, down 1, NS: -50 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Pass 1S Pass 2S Pass 2NT Pass 3C Pass 3D Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E C7 C8 C10 CA 2: N C2 C4 S4 CQ 3: S S9 S8 S3 SJ 4: E D3 DK D10 D2 5: S S10 S2 SQ C5 4S by N, down 1, NS: -50 --------------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Welland 113 - Nickell 102 ===================================================================== Board 65 - Dealer North - None vul. S J 8 6 2 H J 2 D K 7 5 4 C A 9 5 S A K 4 3 S 7 H Q 10 5 4 H K 9 8 3 D 10 8 D Q J 9 6 3 C 10 8 3 C Q 7 2 S Q 10 9 5 H A 7 6 D A 2 C K J 6 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2C Pass 2S Pass 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W D10 D4 D3 DA 2: S D2 D8 DK D6 3: N D5 DJ S9 C8 4: S CK C10 C5 C7 5: S C4 C3 CA C2 6: N D7 D9 S10 H5 7: S C6 H4 C9 CQ 8: E S7 S5 SK S2 9: W H10 HJ HK HA 3S by S, making 3, NS: 140 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Pass Pass 1C Pass 1D Pass 1S Pass 2S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W H4 H2 HK H6 2: E DQ DA D8 D4 3: S S9 S3 S2 S7 4: S D2 D10 DK D6 5: N D5 D9 S10 C3 6: S CK C8 C5 C2 7: S C4 C10 CA C7 8: N HJ H3 HA H5 9: S H7 H10 S8 H8 10: N D7 D3 SQ SK 2S by S, making 3, NS: 140 --------------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Welland 113 - Nickell 102 ===================================================================== Board 66 - Dealer East - NS vul. S 9 4 2 H 8 6 D A J 6 C A 8 6 4 3 S A 10 S Q H A K 10 7 5 4 2 H J 9 D 7 4 D K Q 9 5 3 C 9 2 C K Q J 7 5 S K J 8 7 6 5 3 H Q 3 D 10 8 2 C 10 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 1D! 2S 3D! 3S 4C Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N S9 SQ SK SA 2: W S10 S2 H9 S3 3: E HJ H3 HA H6 4: W HK H8 D3 HQ 5: W C9 CA C5 C10 6: N DA 4H by W, making 5, NS: -450 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman 1D Pass 1H Pass 2C Pass 2S Pass 3C Pass 3H Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N CA C5 C10 C2 2: N DA D3 D8 D4 3: N C3 CK H3 C9 4: S D10 D7 D6 DQ 5: E CQ HQ HA 4H by W, making 4, NS: -420 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Nickell, Welland 113 - Nickell 103 ===================================================================== Board 67 - Dealer South - EW vul. S A K 6 5 H A Q 9 6 5 D Q 6 C 8 4 S 10 9 8 4 S 2 H K 4 3 H J 8 7 2 D A 9 8 D K J 7 2 C A 9 5 C K 7 6 3 S Q J 7 3 H 10 D 10 5 4 3 C Q J 10 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Pass 1D! Dbl r! 1) 2S Pass 3S Pass Pass Pass 1) hearts Play 1: W H3 HA H7 H10 2: N C4 C3 CQ CA 3: W S8 SA S2 S3 4: N C8 CK C2 C9 5: E DK D3 D8 D6 6: E D2 D4 DA DQ 7: W HK H5 H8 S7 8: S SQ S4 S5 C6 9: S C10 C5 H6 C7 10: S CJ S9 SK D7 11: N HQ H2 D5 H4 12: N H9 HJ SJ D9 3S by S, down 1, NS: -50 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Pass Pass 1H Pass 1S Pass 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W S4 SK S2 S3 2: N C4 C3 CJ CA 3: W DA D6 D7 D3 4: W D9 DQ DK D4 5: E CK C2 C5 C8 6: E C6 CQ C9 H5 7: S D5 D8 S5 D2 8: N HA H2 H10 H3 9: N H6 H7 S7 H4 10: S D10 S9 SA DJ 11: N S6 3S by S, making 3, NS: 140 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 imps to Nickell, Welland 113 - Nickell 108 ===================================================================== Board 68 - Dealer West - Both vul. S Q 9 8 H A 10 9 D 4 2 C J 8 6 5 2 S 6 2 S K 7 5 3 H J 6 4 2 H 8 5 3 D A Q 10 5 D K 7 3 C Q 10 9 C A 4 3 S A J 10 4 H K Q 7 D J 9 8 6 C K 7 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Pass Pass Pass 1C! Pass 1S! Pass 1N!T Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W H2 H9 H8 H7 2: N S8 S3 S4 S6 3: N SQ SK SA S2 4: S SJ D5 S9 S7 5: S S10 D10 C2 S5 6: S DJ DQ D2 D7 7: W H4 HA H5 HQ 8: N D4 D3 D6 DA 9: W C10 C5 CA C7 10: E C4 CK C9 C6 1NT by S, making 2, NS: 120 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Pass Pass Pass 1D Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E S3 S4 S6 S8 2: N SQ S5 S10 S2 3: N S9 SK SA H2 4: S SJ H4 C2 S7 5: S HK HJ H9 H5 6: S HQ H6 H10 H3 7: S H7 C9 HA H8 8: N D2 D3 D9 D10 9: W D5 D4 DK D6 10: E C3 C7 1NT by N, making 1, NS: 90 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Welland, Welland 114 - Nickell 108 ===================================================================== Board 69 - Dealer North - NS vul. S A 3 H Q 9 5 D Q 9 4 2 C A 9 4 2 S Q 6 5 S K J 7 2 H K 8 3 2 H A 7 6 4 D A J 6 3 D 8 7 5 C 7 5 C Q 6 S 10 9 8 4 H J 10 D K 10 C K J 10 8 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 1C! Pass 1H! Pass 1S! Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W H2 H5 H6 H10 2: S CJ C5 CA C6 3: N C2 CQ CK C7 4: S C10 D3 C9 D8 5: S C8 S6 C4 D7 6: S C3 S5 S3 D5 7: S DK DA D2 S2 1NT by S, making 2, NS: 120 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman 1D Pass 1S Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H4 H10 HK H5 2: W S6 S3 SJ S4 3: E H6 HJ H2 H9 4: S C3 C7 CA C6 5: N C2 CQ CK C5 6: S CJ D3 C4 D8 7: S C10 H3 C9 S2 8: S C8 H8 D2 D5 9: S D10 DA D4 D7 10: W S5 SA S7 S8 11: N D9 H7 DK D6 1NT by N, making 2, NS: 120 --------------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Welland 114 - Nickell 108 ===================================================================== Board 70 - Dealer East - EW vul. S 3 H J 10 7 D K 9 8 7 3 C Q 7 4 2 S 7 5 4 S 8 6 2 H A K 6 3 2 H Q 9 8 5 4 D A Q 6 D 5 4 C 10 8 C A J 5 S A K Q J 10 9 H D J 10 2 C K 9 6 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Pass 1S Pass 1NT Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W HA H7 H4 S9 2: S DJ DQ DK D4 3: N S3 S6 SA S4 4: S SK S5 H10 S2 5: S SQ S7 HJ S8 6: S D10 D6 D3 D5 7: S C3 C8 C2 C5 8: W H3 D7 H9 S10 9: S CK C10 C4 CA 4S by S, making 4, NS: 420 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Pass 1S Pass 1N!T Pass 2S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W HA H7 H4 2S by S, making 4, NS: 170 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 imps to Welland, Welland 120 - Nickell 108 ===================================================================== Board 71 - Dealer South - Both vul. S Q 5 2 H 8 6 4 D J 7 6 4 C A 10 4 S 10 9 7 6 4 S K J 8 H K Q 10 9 H A 7 5 2 D 3 D Q 10 9 2 C J 7 5 C 9 8 S A 3 H J 3 D A K 8 5 C K Q 6 3 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 1C! Pass 1NT Pass 2D Pass 2H! Pass 2S! Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H2 HJ HQ H4 2: W H9 H6 H5 H3 3: W H10 H8 HA D5 4: E H7 S3 HK S2 5: W S10 S5 S8 SA 6: S CK C5 C4 C8 7: S C2 C7 CA C9 3NT by N, down 1, NS: -100 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman 1D Pass 1NT Pass 2C Pass 2D Pass 2NT Pass 3D Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W HK H4 H7 H3 2: W HQ H6 H5 HJ 3: W S10 SQ SK SA 4: S DA D3 D4 D2 5: S DK S9 D6 D9 6: S CK C5 C10 C8 7: S C2 C7 CA C9 8: N C4 D10 C3 CJ 9: E DQ D5 S4 D7 10: E SJ S3 3D by S, down 1, NS: -100 --------------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Welland 120 - Nickell 108 ===================================================================== Board 72 - Dealer West - None vul. S K J 9 3 H A J 10 7 D J 9 8 C 6 5 S A Q 10 8 7 4 2 S 5 H 5 3 H 9 8 6 D 4 D Q 7 6 5 C A 4 2 C K Q 10 9 7 S 6 H K Q 4 2 D A K 10 3 2 C J 8 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 1S Pass 1N!T 1) Dbl 2S 3H! Pass Pass Pass 1) semi forcing Play 1: E S5 S6 SA S9 2: W C2 C5 CQ C3 3: E C10 CJ CA C6 4: W D4 DJ D7 D2 5: N H7 H8 HQ H3 6: S H2 H5 HA H6 7: N HJ H9 H4 S2 3H by N, making 3, NS: 140 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman 1S Pass 1NT Dbl 2S Dbl Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N C6 CK C3 C4 2: E S5 S6 SA S3 3: W S10 SJ C7 D3 4: N C5 C9 C8 CA 5: W SQ SK D5 D2 6: N DJ D6 DK D4 7: S CJ C2 S9 C10 2SX by W, down 1, NS: 100 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Welland, Welland 121 - Nickell 108 ===================================================================== Board 73 - Dealer North - EW vul. S A K Q 9 3 H 10 9 7 D 8 5 C Q J 10 S 2 S 10 8 6 5 4 H Q 8 5 H K 4 2 D 10 7 6 4 3 D K Q J 9 C 8 7 4 3 C 2 S J 7 H A J 6 3 D A 2 C A K 9 6 5 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 1S Pass 2C! Pass 2D! Pass 2H! Pass 2S! Pass 2N!T Pass 3C! Pass 3D! Pass 3S! Pass 4D! Pass 4H! Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W C4 C10 C2 C9 2: N H10 H2 H3 HQ 3: W S2 SA S8 S7 4: N H9 H4 H6 H5 5: N H7 HK HA H8 4H by S, making 6, NS: 480 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman 1S Pass 2C Pass 2S Pass 3H Pass 4C Pass 4D Pass 4NT Pass 5C Pass 5H Pass 6C Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W C3 CQ C2 C5 2: N CJ D9 C6 C4 3: N H10 H2 H3 HQ 4: W S2 S3 S8 SJ 5: S CA C7 C10 DJ 6: S CK C8 D5 DQ 7: S C9 D4 H7 DK 8: S DA D3 D8 HK 6C by S, making 6, NS: 920 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 imps to Nickell, Welland 121 - Nickell 118 ===================================================================== Board 74 - Dealer East - Both vul. S A Q 7 H J 10 2 D 10 5 C K 9 6 4 2 S J 6 2 S K 10 9 8 5 3 H K 8 7 H 6 5 3 D Q 8 2 D A 9 7 C A 8 5 3 C 10 S 4 H A Q 9 4 D K J 6 4 3 C Q J 7 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 2D! Pass 3H! Pass 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S CQ CA C6 C10 2: W SJ S7 S8 S4 3: W S2 SA S9 D6 4: N C4 S3 C7 C3 5: E SK H4 S6 SQ 6: E H5 H9 HK H2 7: W H7 HJ H3 HQ 8: S CJ C5 C2 S5 9: E DA D3 D2 D5 10: E D7 3S by E, making 3, NS: -140 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman 2D! Pass 3H! Pass 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S CQ CA C4 C10 2: W SJ S7 S3 S4 3: W S2 SA S10 D4 4: N HJ H3 H4 HK 5: W C3 CK S8 CJ 6: E H5 HQ H7 H10 7: S HA H8 H2 H6 8: S H9 S6 SQ SK 9: E DA D3 D2 D5 10: E D9 DJ D8 D10 3S by E, down 1, NS: 100 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 imps to Nickell, Welland 121 - Nickell 124 ===================================================================== Board 75 - Dealer South - None vul. S 10 9 6 3 2 H K Q 9 6 5 D 7 C Q 10 S J 7 4 S Q H J 10 7 4 H A 3 D A 9 6 D Q J 10 4 3 2 C A 7 2 C K 6 5 4 S A K 8 5 H 8 2 D K 8 5 C J 9 8 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland 1C! Pass 1H! 2D 2S 3D 3S 4D Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S SA S4 S2 SQ 2: S C3 CA C10 C5 3: W C2 CQ CK C8 4: E DQ D5 D6 D7 5: E H3 H8 H10 HQ 6: N H6 HA H2 H4 7: E D3 D8 D9 S6 4D by E, down 1, NS: 50 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Pass Pass Pass 1D Pass 1H Pass 2D Dbl RDbl 2S Pass Pass 2NT 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E DQ DK DA D7 2: W S4 S2 SQ SA 3: S H2 H4 HK HA 4: E C4 C3 CA C10 5: W C7 CQ CK C8 6: E C5 C9 C2 H5 7: S SK 3S by N, down 1, NS: -50 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 imps to Welland, Welland 124 - Nickell 124 =====================================================================