Event AS00 Main Anaheim, California Marriott Hotel August 2000

2000 Spingold Final: Welland vs. Meltzer

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	A 10 8 10 8 2 9 4 2 A 8 6 2		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 6 4 A	North Jacobus Pass 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 10 J	East Martel Pass 2 Pass 3rd J Q 9	South Welland 1 3 NT 4th A 6 K	West Fredin Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 4 A 8	North Larsen Pass 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 3 10 J	East Lindkvist Pass Pass Pass 3rd J Q 9	South Meltzer 1 2 3 NT 4th A 6 K
K J 9 4 J 9 5 4 3 J 6 J 10		6 5 2 Q 7 K 10 K 9 7 5 4 3
B98B8 B99B8 22425 = Par NS +460	Q 7 3 A K 6 A Q 8 7 5 3 Q
Welland NS 3 NT North +2 +460 = 0	Meltzer NS   3 NT North +2   +460 = 0

2. E deals N-S vul	A 10 7 3 7 6 2 K 10 5 4 8 6		West Stansby 3 Pass 5 Lead K 8 J A 7 9 2 J	North Jacobus Dbl Pass Pass 2nd 8 A Q 4 6 10 5 Q	East Martel 1 Pass 4 NT 5 3rd A 2 4 7 K Q 5 J	South Welland 1 4 Pass All Pass 4th 4 3 7 9 5 10 J 3	West Fredin 1 NT 4 Lead K 8 K 4 A 2 J 3	North Larsen 2 All Pass 2nd 8 A 2 10 4 5 Q 10	East Lindkvist 1 2 NT 3rd A 5 7 J 7 3 4 9	South Meltzer 1 Pass 4th 4 3 6 3 9 J 7 5
8 Q J 8 4 A Q 8 6 3 2 7 3		J 4 K 10 9 5 3 7 A K J 9 4
79254 = 43B78 43B79 Par EW +450	K Q 9 6 5 2 A J 9 Q 10 5 2
Welland NS 5 East = -450  0	Meltzer NS   4 East =   -420 +1 1

3. S deals E-W vul	A J 5 4 A 9 6 5 3 8 5 4 4		West Stansby 1 2 3 Lead J 5 6 4 K	North Jacobus Pass 2 Pass 2nd 7 7 2 9 5	East Martel 1 2 NT 3 NT 3rd A 8 A 10 J	South Welland Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 8 3 2 3 Q	West Fredin 2 2 3 NT Lead 6 4 K 8 2 3 2 10	North Larsen Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 9 7 2 4 Q 6 5	East Lindkvist 2 2 NT 3rd A 10 J 5 K J A J	South Meltzer Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 9 7 Q A 10 4 3
3 K 10 7 A 10 9 A 10 6 5 3 2		Q 9 7 2 Q 8 2 K Q J 2 K J
57632 = 8679A = Par EW +130	K 10 8 6 J 4 7 6 3 Q 9 8 7
Welland NS 3 NT East -1 +100 = 0	Meltzer NS   3 NT East -1   +100 = 1

4. W deals Both vul	10 K J 9 4 3 J 8 4 9 6 5 2		West Stansby 1 NT Pass Pass Lead K 10 3 2 Q 6 7 Q J	North Jacobus Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 5 K 8 8 7 2 A 9	East Martel Pass Dbl 3rd 3 A 4 9 K 5 3 4 4	South Welland 2 Pass 4th 8 3 6 10 6 Q A J 7	West Fredin 1 NT Pass Lead 4 7 3 Q J 10 2 4	North Larsen Pass Pass 2nd 5 8 8 5 6 9 8 4	East Lindkvist 3 NT 3rd Q 9 K 4 7 A K 9	South Meltzer Pass 4th 2 A 2 3 5 7 10 Q
K J 6 4 10 8 2 K 2 K Q J 10		9 2 A 6 5 Q 9 7 6 A 7 4 3
46765 = 87668 = Par EW +120	A Q 8 7 5 3 Q 7 A 10 5 3 8
Welland NS 2 × South -1 -200  0	Meltzer NS   3 NT West -2   +200 +9 10

5. N deals N-S vul	J 8 6 3 7 2 K J 7 A K Q 8		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead A 7 K A Q 3 J	North Jacobus 1 NT 3 5 2nd 9 K 2 7 7 6 9	East Martel 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 3 9 6 5 K A	South Welland 2 3 4th 6 3 10 J 4 2 10	West Fredin 3 Lead K A 7 4 3 5 Q 4	North Larsen 1 Pass 2nd 2 7 2 10 A J K K	East Lindkvist 1 Pass 3rd 6 4 A J 9 A 6	South Meltzer 2 Pass 4th 5 10 6 9 2 2 3
2 A K Q 8 4 3 Q 10 6 10 5 3		A Q 10 7 5 4 9 6 5 9 2 7 2
66499 = 47932 = Par EW +140	K 9 J 10 A 8 5 4 3 J 9 6 4
Welland NS 5 North -2 -200  0	Meltzer NS   3 West =   -140 +2 12

6. E deals E-W vul	A Q 8 3 7 5 4 5 4 3 A K 6		West Stansby 2 3 4 Lead A K 6 2 4	North Jacobus Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 8 J 7	East Martel 1 2 3 3rd 7 2 Q A	South Welland Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 4 10 10	West Fredin 2 2 NT 3 NT Lead A K A 6 7	North Larsen Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 8 10 J	East Lindkvist 1 2 3 3rd 9 2 2 Q	South Meltzer Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 10 7 3
J 7 6 A K Q 8 7 6 2 10 4 3		K 10 A Q J 10 9 8 J 9 J 8 5
58538 = 83794 = Par EW +100	9 6 5 4 2 K 3 2 10 Q 9 7 2
Welland NS 4 West -1 +100 = 0	Meltzer NS   3 NT West -1   +100 = 12

7. S deals Both vul	K Q J 8 6 5 3 A 9 A 7 K J		West Stansby Pass Pass Dbl Lead 4 5 10	North Jacobus 1 4 NT 5 2nd 10 7 2	East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 8 3	South Welland Pass 2 5 4th J K 2	West Fredin Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 10 Q A	North Larsen 1 4 NT 5 2nd K 2 10 J	East Lindkvist Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K 7 3	South Meltzer 1 2 5 4th 9 6 4 7
A 4 2 10 8 7 2 5 A 7 6 5 3		— J 6 4 10 9 8 6 4 Q 9 8 4 2
8B8A5 8B894 22338 = Par NS +650	10 9 7 K Q 5 3 K Q J 3 2 10
Welland NS 5 North = +650 = 0	Meltzer NS   5 North =   +650 = 12

8. W deals None vul	Q J 5 J 8 2 J 7 A 8 6 5 3		West Stansby Pass 1 Pass Lead K 5 9 4 3 9	North Jacobus Pass 2 3 2nd 7 4 J A 7 4	East Martel 1 2 3 3rd 8 K Q 5 Q J	South Welland Dbl Pass All Pass 4th 2 2 A K K A	West Fredin Pass 1 Dbl 3 NT 5 Lead 7 3 4 2 9 9 10	North Larsen Pass 2 Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 4 7 A 8 3 7	East Lindkvist 1 2 3 4 3rd Q K Q 5 6 J 7	South Meltzer Dbl 3 Pass Pass 4th K 2 K 5 A A
A 9 8 6 3 K 9 4 3 J 10 9 7		K Q 10 6 5 3 A Q 10 8 6 5 2 —
56227 = 76AB5 = Par EW +420	10 7 4 2 A 7 4 K 9 K Q 4 2
Welland NS 3 East +2 -150 +6 6	Meltzer NS   5 East =   -400  12

9. N deals E-W vul	K 10 6 4 K J 4 2 J 9 Q 8 6		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 3 5 9 6 9 2 5	North Jacobus Pass 2 4 2nd J 10 4 Q 7 9 8	East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q J K K 3 A K	South Welland 1 NT 2 4th A 8 6 A 2 6 J	West Fredin Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 3 10 6 3 4 5 9	North Larsen Pass 1 2 NT 2nd 9 8 5 3 10 7 Q 6	East Lindkvist Pass Pass Pass 3rd A K 4 Q J A K 5	South Meltzer 1 2 3 NT 4th 6 J Q 5 8 2 A 2
J 5 2 Q 10 10 8 6 3 A 5 4 3		8 7 3 A 9 8 Q 4 2 K 10 7 2
89987 = 54455 = Par NS +140	A Q 9 7 6 5 3 A K 7 5 J 9
Welland NS 4 South -1 -50 = 6	Meltzer NS   3 NT North -1   -50 = 12

10. E deals Both vul	K 10 6 4 J 7 6 5 4 Q 10 3 2		West Stansby 2 3 Lead 2 6 3 K	North Jacobus Pass All Pass 2nd 3 2 4 6	East Martel 1 Pass 3rd K 7 A J	South Welland 1 2 4th 10 8 4 10	West Fredin Pass 2 NT Lead 8 7 2 6 4 4	North Larsen 2 Pass 2nd 3 10 5 9 A K	East Lindkvist 1 NT Pass 3 3rd K K 2 A 10 6	South Meltzer 2 2 All Pass 4th 10 2 Q 3 A 3
A 5 3 Q J 8 3 3 2 J 9 7 6		Q 10 A K 9 5 2 Q 10 9 A 5 4
48485 48475 85948 = Par EW +140	J 9 8 7 6 4 2 7 A K 8 K 8
Welland NS 3 East = -140  6	Meltzer NS   3 East -2   +200 +8 20

11. S deals None vul	A 9 5 7 3 K 10 9 Q 6 4 3 2		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 5 8 2 10 9 6 3 5	North Jacobus Pass Pass 2nd 2 5 A 8 J 6 4 10	East Martel 1 NT 3rd K A 4 7 Q 9 7 Q	South Welland Pass Pass 4th A 3 10 4 9 8 3 A	West Fredin Pass 1 2 Lead 7 2 8 J 10 10	North Larsen Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 5 6 2 4 8	East Lindkvist 1 2 3rd 5 K J 8 9	South Meltzer Pass Pass Pass 4th K 10 3 K Q
J 7 6 2 A K J 4 4 2 J 10 9		K 8 4 3 Q 9 8 2 A J 8 A 8
54477 = 79965 89966 Par EW +140	Q 10 10 6 5 Q 7 6 5 3 K 7 5
Welland NS 1 NT East +1 -120 +1 7	Meltzer NS   2 West +1   -140  20

12. W deals N-S vul	J 8 5 4 K 9 8 4 A 9 8 7 4		West Stansby Pass 2 3 Lead 2 Q 4 6 Q A J 6 5	North Jacobus Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 10 2 K 7 9 7 8 4 J	East Martel 1 NT 2 3rd 4 3 3 A 3 7 5 9	South Welland Pass Pass 4th K K 2 8 J 5 Q 10	West Fredin 1 2 3 Lead 3 7 J 5 Q 3 9	North Larsen Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 K 2 K 7 9	East Lindkvist 1 2 NT 4 3rd A 6 3 A 4 J	South Meltzer Pass Pass All Pass 4th 5 J K 6 2 6
10 9 7 6 A 5 4 3 A Q 10 J 2		K 2 Q J 9 6 K 7 6 3 K 10 5
56447 = 87986 = Par EW +140	A Q 3 10 8 7 2 J 5 2 Q 6 3
Welland NS 3 East = -140  7	Meltzer NS   4 East -2   +100 +6 26

13. N deals Both vul	Q 6 A J 10 6 J 8 6 3 Q 7 6		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 9 4 5 3 8 Q 5 2 2	North Jacobus Pass 2 3 NT 2nd Q K 8 2 7 7 4 K	East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 5 Q K 3 6 J A	South Welland 1 NT 2 4th 10 6 3 A J 2 K 6	West Fredin Pass Pass Lead A 7 Q 5 2 8 J 10	North Larsen Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 3 6 9 7 4 6 2 5	East Lindkvist Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 9 6 10 A 3 Q 4	South Meltzer 1 NT 2 4th 4 K 2 K Q J A 6
A 8 7 9 7 4 A 9 7 9 8 5 2		10 9 3 2 K 8 3 2 5 2 A 4 3
88897 = 45545 = Par NS +120	K J 5 4 Q 5 K Q 10 4 K J 10
Welland NS 3 NT South -1 -100 = 7	Meltzer NS   3 NT South -1   -100 = 26

14. E deals None vul	3 A 9 8 4 2 J 5 A 10 9 8 4		West Stansby 1 Pass Lead A Q 2 K Q 10 10 J 9	North Jacobus 2 3 2nd 2 4 5 J K J 2 8 3	East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 6 Q 4 A 5 Q 8	South Welland Pass 2 NT 4th 3 4 3 6 2 7 5 5	West Fredin 1 Pass Lead 7 5	North Larsen 2 Pass 2nd 4 K	East Lindkvist Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 A	South Meltzer Pass 3 4th Q 2
K J 8 7 6 J 3 A Q 9 7 K 7		A Q 10 7 6 5 10 8 6 J 6 3 2
65757 = 77586 = Par EW +90	10 9 5 4 2 K Q K 4 3 2 Q 5
Welland NS 3 North -2 -100 = 7	Meltzer NS   3 South -2   -100 = 26

15. S deals N-S vul	6 3 K 10 8 4 9 2 A J 7 6 2		West Stansby Pass 2 Lead 9 4 K A 8 8 K	North Jacobus 1 All Pass 2nd 2 6 6 8 3 Q 4	East Martel 1 3rd K 5 2 9 A 4 2	South Welland 1 2 4th 7 3 10 3 9 5 Q	West Fredin 1 Pass Lead K A J 7 2 6 5 2	North Larsen 1 NT Pass 2nd 4 5 9 4 9 5 K 3	East Lindkvist 2 Pass 3rd Q 8 10 2 6 A 7 A	South Meltzer 1 3 NT 4th 6 3 2 4 8 10 8 8
Q 10 8 A J 5 3 2 8 6 5 4 3		A K J 7 2 Q 7 6 J 10 3 Q 9
766AA = 27721 = Par NS +130	9 5 4 9 A K Q 7 5 4 K 10 8
Welland NS 2 East -2 +100 +7 14	Meltzer NS   3 NT North -2   -200  26

16. W deals E-W vul	9 Q J 10 8 7 6 5 A 4 6 5 3		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead J 4 A A 4	North Jacobus 3 Pass 2nd 5 6 3 2	East Martel Pass Pass 3rd 3 9 5 9	South Welland 4 4th A 7 4 5	West Fredin 1 Pass Lead 8 5 4 A 4	North Larsen 3 Pass 2nd A 2 6 2 Q	East Lindkvist Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 9 5	South Meltzer 4 4th 9 J 3 4
K Q 10 3 2 K 3 2 Q 8 7 3 2 —		8 5 4 K J 10 9 6 K 10 9 4 2
66B49 66C49 27194 37194 Par NS +980	A J 7 6 4 A 9 5 A Q J 8 7
Welland NS 4 North +2 +480 = 14	Meltzer NS   4 North +2   +480 = 26

Meltzer leads by 12 IMPs

Match AS00 Main

Top 2000 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	A K J 10 9 7 10 9 7 5 4 9 2		West Sontag Lead K 4 9 5 K 4 9 9	North Welland 2nd A 2 5 Q 8 8 9 J	East Weichsel 3rd 6 J A A 4 K 10 Q	South Jacobus 4th 2 6 3 3 7 A 5 2	West Moss Pass Pass Lead K 4 K J 5 Q	North Larsen 2 4 Pass 2nd A 2 6 8 8 A	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 A 5 2 K 4	South Meltzer 2 NT 4 4th 2 3 Q 3 2 J
Q 2 A 6 2 J 7 6 4 3 9 7 6		8 6 3 J 8 Q 5 K Q J 10 8 3
ACC96 = 11137 = Par NS +980	5 4 K Q 3 A K 10 8 2 A 5 4
Welland NS 4 North +2 +480 = 14	Meltzer NS   4 North +2   +480 = 26

18. E deals N-S vul	A 9 3 8 7 6 Q 9 6 3 2 7 3		West Sontag 5 Pass Lead 3 4 J 7	North Welland Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 Q 3	East Weichsel Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 A A 5	South Jacobus 1 Dbl 4th 10 K 7	West Moss 2 4 NT Pass Lead K A 4 3 K 2	North Larsen 2 Dbl 5 2nd 3 7 2 Q 2 10	East Gitelman Pass Pass 5 All Pass 3rd 6 J A 5 3 A	South Meltzer 1 4 5 4th 8 Q K 6 5 6
— 5 J 10 8 7 4 A K 10 9 5 4 2		10 8 6 5 J 10 9 3 2 A 5 J 6
5A843 = 4336A 4346A Par NS +100	K Q J 7 4 2 A K Q 4 K Q 8
Welland NS 5 × West -1 +100 +5 19	Meltzer NS   5 South -1   -100  26

19. S deals E-W vul	Q J 5 J 10 5 2 7 3 Q 9 4 2		West Sontag 1 2 Lead 3 4 9 3 5 6 9 A	North Welland 1 Pass 2nd 2 2 4 2 K A 6 2	East Weichsel 2 3 3rd 8 Q 7 9 6 5 J 5	South Jacobus 1 Dbl All Pass 4th K A J J 3 9 7 10	West Moss 1 2 Lead 4 3 4 J 4 5	North Larsen 2 Pass 2nd 6 K 2 4 J Q	East Gitelman 2 3 3rd A 2 K 9 3 6	South Meltzer 1 Pass All Pass 4th 5 8 A 10 2 3
A 9 7 4 4 3 A K Q 6 4 K 5		8 6 3 K Q 8 7 J 5 2 10 8 6
54648 54748 88695 = Par EW +110	K 10 2 A 9 6 10 9 8 A J 7 3
Welland NS 3 West = -110 = 19	Meltzer NS   3 West =   -110 = 26

20. W deals Both vul	A J 10 6 4 3 A 7 5 Q 8 5 6		West Sontag Pass Rdbl 3 Lead J 5 A K	North Welland 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 3 A 10 2	East Weichsel 1 NT 2 3rd A 7 K 9	South Jacobus Dbl Pass 4th 6 4 6 5	West Moss Pass 2 Pass Lead 9 4 3 6 Q 2	North Larsen 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 10 5 10 3 2	East Gitelman 1 NT 3 3rd 6 K K 9 4 A	South Meltzer Pass Pass 4th A 3 4 7 2 8
5 2 9 3 6 4 K J 8 7 5 3 2		Q 9 8 K Q 8 6 A J 9 2 A 4
4A783 49783 63549 83559 Par NS +500	K 7 J 10 4 2 K 10 7 3 Q 10 9
Welland NS 3 East = -110 = 19	Meltzer NS   3 East =   -110 = 26

21. N deals N-S vul	Q 10 6 2 6 5 2 Q 8 6 Q 9 3		West Sontag 1 NT Lead 2 7 2 6 6 4 7	North Welland Pass Pass 2nd J 9 5 K K 9 8	East Weichsel 1 Pass 3rd A 2 10 8 A J	South Jacobus Pass Pass 4th 4 Q Q 4 3 5	West Moss 1 NT Lead 2 5 6 4 8 6	North Larsen Pass Pass 2nd 3 9 2 2 3	East Gitelman 1 Pass 3rd A Q 7 K 10	South Meltzer Pass Pass 4th 4 J K A 6
K 9 4 J 9 4 K 4 3 A 10 8 4		J 3 K Q 3 A J 9 5 J 7 6 2
56533 = 8789A = Par EW +130	A 8 7 5 A 10 8 7 10 7 2 K 5
Welland NS 1 NT West +1 -120  19	Meltzer NS   1 NT West -1   +50 +5 31

22. E deals E-W vul	J 9 2 K Q 10 8 5 2 J 7 6 A		West Sontag 1 NT 3 Lead A A K 4 A 2 Q 5	North Welland 2 All Pass 2nd 4 2 3 9 2 A 8 10	East Weichsel 1 3 3rd 2 8 10 Q 4 4 3 5	South Jacobus Pass Pass 4th 6 6 7 J 3 6 6 9	West Moss 1 NT 3 NT Pass Lead A 5 A 2 Q 6	North Larsen 2 Pass Pass 2nd 4 3 9 A 5 K	East Gitelman 1 3 Pass 4 3rd 2 Q 4 3 3 8	South Meltzer Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 4 2 10 6 6 J
A Q J 9 7 6 4 10 8 J 8 5 2		8 7 6 5 4 — A K Q 5 4 K 4 3
53723 = 8A6B9 = Par EW +620	K 10 3 A 3 9 3 2 Q 10 9 7 6
Welland NS 3 East = -140 = 19	Meltzer NS   4 East +1   -150 = 31

23. S deals Both vul	K J 10 2 J 7 3 4 3 2 9 6 4		West Sontag Pass Lead 7 2 K 8 3 K 8 9 A	North Welland Pass 2nd 4 3 9 2 3 4 2 Q 6	East Weichsel Pass 3rd A 10 J 5 2 7 A 5 7	South Jacobus 1 NT 4th Q 6 7 8 10 5 6 3 4	West Moss Pass Pass Lead 5 6 9 2	North Larsen 1 Pass 2nd 3 A 8 2	East Gitelman Pass Pass 3rd 4 Q 6 A	South Meltzer 1 2 4th 10 8 K Q
Q 6 4 9 6 5 K 8 K 10 8 7 3		9 5 Q 4 2 A J 9 7 A J 5 2
69884 = 54558 = Par NS +140	A 8 7 3 A K 10 8 Q 10 6 5 Q
Welland NS 1 NT South -2 -200  19	Meltzer NS   2 North +1   +140 +8 39

24. W deals None vul	6 K 10 9 7 9 8 4 3 A 10 6 5		West Sontag Pass 2 3 All Pass Lead Q A 7 Q J 5 6 K	North Welland Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 8 8 9 7 6 9	East Weichsel 1 2 3 NT 3rd 6 2 K 4 7 J 2 5	South Jacobus Pass Pass Dbl 4th K 3 4 5 2 8 9 3	West Moss 2 Pass Lead Q A 7 Q J 6 5	North Larsen Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 8 8 9 10 6	East Gitelman 3 NT 3rd 6 2 K 7 4 6 J	South Meltzer Pass 4th K 3 4 2 5 3 8
K 9 4 3 2 K Q J 6 5 2 4 3		A Q 7 5 2 Q J 6 4 A 7 K 7
34639 = A96A4 = Par EW +300	J 10 8 3 A 8 5 10 Q J 9 8 2
Welland NS 3 NT× East +1 -650  19	Meltzer NS   3 NT East +3   -490 +4 43

25. N deals E-W vul	A 10 4 J 10 8 2 A Q 7 6 5 2		West Sontag Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 A 2 7 J 3 K	North Welland Pass 2 3 2nd A 9 3 6 7 4 5	East Weichsel Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 9 3 K 5 3 K 2	South Jacobus 1 NT 3 5 4th 5 4 J 4 A A 6	West Moss Pass Pass Lead 5 8 A J 2 10 5 6	North Larsen 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 4 4 7 2 3 3 9	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 3rd K Q 5 3 K A 3 7	South Meltzer 1 3 NT 4th A 9 2 5 J 8 6 10
10 6 2 J 9 7 5 3 A 9 5 J 4		Q J 9 4 3 K 8 6 2 Q 7 6 9
B77BB = 25622 = Par NS +460	K 8 7 5 A Q K 4 3 K 10 8 3
Welland NS 5 South = +400  19	Meltzer NS   3 NT South +2   +460 +2 45

26. E deals Both vul	K J 5 2 Q 7 5 6 5 Q J 4 3		West Sontag 1 2 2 NT 3 Lead 5 2 2 10 4 Q 10	North Welland Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 9 7 3 Q 8 6	East Weichsel 1 1 2 3 4 3rd J K K 3 K 4	South Jacobus Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 3 5 8 A 7	West Moss 1 2 NT Lead 3 2 Q Q K 10 8	North Larsen Pass Pass 2nd 8 5 3 5 6 5 4	East Gitelman 1 2 3 NT 3rd K J 7 2 4 A 2	South Meltzer Pass Pass All Pass 4th 6 10 A 3 7 J 2
Q 10 A 10 6 4 2 K Q 10 A 6 5		A 9 8 3 K 9 A 9 8 4 2 10 8
23215 = 99AC8 99BC8 Par EW +1370	7 6 4 J 8 3 J 7 3 K 9 7 2
Welland NS 4 West +1 -650  19	Meltzer NS   3 NT West +1   -630 +1 46

27. S deals None vul	Q 8 Q 10 6 5 3 Q 8 6 5 J 9		West Sontag Pass Pass 3 Lead 4 K A 6 10 K 9 2	North Welland 2 Dbl All Pass 2nd Q J 8 7 3 A 10 5	East Weichsel 2 Pass 3rd 9 10 J K 8 7 3 9	South Jacobus 1 NT Pass 3 4th 7 5 2 2 2 Q 3 A	West Moss Pass 2 Lead A K A 4 6 7 J 10	North Larsen 1 All Pass 2nd 2 3 2 9 J 2 8 K	East Gitelman 1 3rd 8 5 3 Q 8 A 2 J	South Meltzer 1 2 4th 10 J 9 7 4 9 A
J 10 7 7 4 2 9 3 2 A K Q 3		K 6 5 4 3 2 K J 9 J 10 7 7
65888 65878 78555 = Par EW +100	A 9 A 8 A K 4 10 8 6 5 4 2
Welland NS 3 East = -140  19	Meltzer NS   2 East =   -110 +1 47

28. W deals N-S vul	A J 7 8 6 3 J 4 3 2 9 8 5		West Sontag 1 2 NT 3 NT Lead 8 6 5 4 3 Q K	North Welland Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 2 2 6 4 9	East Weichsel 2 3 6 NT 3rd J K A Q 10 6	South Jacobus Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 7 3 5 5 2	West Moss 1 3 3 NT 4 6 NT Lead 6 4 3 Q 10 K	North Larsen Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K 2 2 5 8 J	East Gitelman 2 3 4 5 3rd 7 K 5 3 A 6	South Meltzer Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 A A 2 4 9
K Q A 10 4 A Q 10 9 8 6 Q 10		9 8 4 K Q 2 K 5 A K 7 6 3
04200 = C8BCC = Par EW +990	10 6 5 3 2 J 9 7 5 7 J 4 2
Welland NS 6 NT West = -990 = 19	Meltzer NS   6 NT West =   -990 = 47

29. N deals Both vul	A 10 8 4 A Q 5 J 7 2 7 4 3		West Sontag 1 1 NT Lead 7 A 5 K Q 6 8 8 Q	North Welland Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 J Q 2 7 J 4 J 9	East Weichsel Pass 1 3rd K 4 3 3 4 A 5 K 3	South Jacobus Pass Pass 4th 9 6 2 9 10 3 4 A 6	West Moss Pass Dbl Lead K Q 4 4 Q 5 8 7 8	North Larsen Pass 1 Rdbl 2nd 9 K 9 10 7 J 3 6 Q	East Gitelman Pass Pass 2 3rd 3 A 6 K 3 A 6 A 4	South Meltzer 1 Pass All Pass 4th 2 5 2 2 9 5 Q J 8
K 2 K 10 7 6 K Q 6 5 Q J 9		J 9 7 5 9 8 2 A 8 4 3 6 2
77668 77768 66675 = Par NS +90	Q 6 3 J 4 3 10 9 A K 10 8 5
Welland NS 1 NT West +1 -120  19	Meltzer NS   2 East =   -90 +1 48

30. E deals None vul	J 10 5 8 7 6 3 2 A J 6 4 2		West Sontag 1 2 3 NT Lead J Q 5 8 5 3 9 9	North Welland Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 6 K 6 4 4 10 10 2	East Weichsel 1 1 2 NT 3rd 2 A 10 K A K 7 10	South Jacobus Pass Pass Pass 4th Q 3 4 6 8 5 2 3	West Moss 2 4 NT Lead J Q 5 8	North Larsen Pass All Pass 2nd 5 K 8 4	East Gitelman 1 NT 2 3rd 2 A 10 K	South Meltzer Pass Pass 4th Q 2 4 A
K 6 A J 9 5 K Q 9 K 9 6 5		A Q 9 3 Q 10 10 8 5 A Q 7 3
11221 = CCBAC = Par EW +990	8 7 4 2 K 4 7 4 3 2 J 10 8
Welland NS 3 NT East +4 -520  19	Meltzer NS   4 NT East +2   -490 +1 49

31. S deals N-S vul	A K J 9 6 5 A Q 7 4 2 7 4		West Sontag 1 3 Lead A K 2 A 2 3 J 8 A	North Welland 1 All Pass 2nd 3 8 4 4 7 Q 5 3 2	East Weichsel 2 3rd 2 10 7 8 Q J 6 J 9	South Jacobus Pass Pass 4th 4 Q K 3 K A 5 Q 5	West Moss 1 Dbl Lead 2 A 2 K K Q 7	North Larsen 1 2 2nd 4 3 4 9 A 8 8	East Gitelman Pass 3 3rd J 7 5 6 2 3 10	South Meltzer Pass Pass All Pass 4th 8 Q Q 3 9 5
Q 4 K J 10 6 5 K Q A J 5 2		8 3 8 2 A J 9 8 6 4 Q 9 8
79555 89656 54787 53787 Par NS +140	10 7 2 9 3 10 7 5 3 K 10 6 3
Welland NS 3 West -2 +100 +2 21	Meltzer NS   3 East -1   +50  49

32. W deals E-W vul	Q J 8 4 K Q 4 2 Q 9 A 9 4		West Sontag Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 6 A 5 10 8	North Welland 1 2 2nd 9 A 4 Q K 3	East Weichsel Pass Pass 3rd J 2 6 A 5 K	South Jacobus 1 Pass 4th K 5 3 4 8 7	West Moss Pass Pass Pass Lead A 5 6 2 7 10 K Q	North Larsen 1 2 2nd 4 8 A 9 3 Q 5 10	East Gitelman Pass Pass 3rd 10 9 2 A 3 J 8 9	South Meltzer 1 Pass 4th 2 K 7 3 J 4 2 5
A 5 A 3 10 8 7 5 2 K 6 3 2		10 9 7 6 10 7 5 A J Q J 8 5
57954 57944 66489 65489 Par NS +140	K 3 2 J 9 8 6 K 6 4 3 10 7
Welland NS 2 South +1 +140 = 21	Meltzer NS   2 South +1   +140 = 49

Meltzer leads by 28 IMPs

Match AS00 Main

Top 2000 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	4 3 J 7 4 2 K 10 9 A J 10 4		West Sontag 1 Pass Lead 6 7 10 Q 8 5 10 5 A	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 8 8 Q 6 K 7 A 3 6	East Weichsel 1 1 NT 3rd K K 2 2 3 3 5 9 2	South Moss Pass Pass 4th A A 4 4 2 10 7 J 4	West Lindkvist Pass Pass Lead 8 8 4 A	North Stansby Pass 3 2nd 9 6 10 6	East Fredin 1 NT Pass 3rd J Q Q 2	South Martel 2 Pass 4th 5 2 2 K
J 9 7 2 Q 5 3 8 4 K 6 3 2		A 10 8 10 8 A Q J 3 Q 9 7 5
76976 66876 66457 67467 Par NS +140	K Q 6 5 A K 9 6 7 6 5 2 8
Welland NS 1 NT East = -90  21	Meltzer NS   3 South -1   -50 +1 50

34. E deals N-S vul	7 6 3 A K 10 8 7 9 5 K 6 3		West Sontag 1 1 NT 3 Lead 4 10 2 J 10 5 4 3	North Gitelman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 7 K 6 3 K 5 7	East Weichsel 1 1 2 3rd 5 2 9 7 9 A J J	South Moss Pass Pass Pass 4th 8 Q 10 2 4 3 3 Q	West Lindkvist 1 Pass 3 Lead K 3 4 10 4 3 9 K	North Stansby 1 Pass All Pass 2nd J 2 9 4 A Q 5 8	East Fredin Pass Dbl Dbl 3rd 6 Q 10 3 J A 5 7	South Martel Pass 2 Pass 4th 2 10 8 5 6 J 7 9
J 10 Q 9 5 2 A K 7 3 J 10 5		K 9 4 2 J J 10 8 A Q 9 8 7
45743 45742 6759A = Par EW +130	A Q 8 5 6 4 3 Q 6 4 2 4 2
Welland NS 3 East = -110  21	Meltzer NS   3 West -2   +100 +5 55