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 North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 3 J A 2 3 J A
4 10 Q 6 4 10 Q 6
A J 9 K A J 9 K
11 tricks won 8
11 tricks claimed

K J 9 4
J 9 5 4 3
J 6
J 10 Table 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 N +2 +460
Tie 0
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 0

2. E deals
N-S vul A 10 7 3
7 6 2
K 10 5 4
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
1 1 1 1
3 Dbl Pass 4 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass 4 NT Pass 4 AP
5 Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 8 A 4 K 8 A 4
8 A 2 3 8 A 5 3
J Q 4 7 K 2 7 6
A 4 7 9 4 10 J 3
7 6 K 5 A 4 7 9
9 10 Q 10 2 5 3 J
2 5 5 J J Q 4 7
J Q J 3 3 10 9 5
8 2 9 A J Q Q 10

8
Q J 8 4
A Q 8 6 3 2
7 3 Table J 4
K 10 9 5 3
7
A K J 9 4
79254 =
43B78 43B79
Par NS -450 K Q 9 6 5 2
A
J 9
Q 10 5 2

Welland NS
5 E = -450
-1 0
Meltzer NS
4 E = -420
+1 1

3. S deals
E-W vul A J 5 4
A 9 6 5 3
8 5 4
4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 2 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 7 A 8 6 3 A 2
5 7 8 3 4 9 10 9
6 2 A 2 K 7 J 7
4 9 10 3 8 2 5 Q
K 5 J Q 2 4 K A
8 tricks claimed 3 Q J 10
2 6 A 4
10 5 J 3
K 7 3 8

3
K 10 7
A 10 9
A 10 6 5 3 2 Table Q 9 7 2
Q 8 2
K Q J 2
K J
57632 =
8679A =
Par NS -130 K 10 8 6
J 4
7 6 3
Q 9 8 7

Welland NS
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 0
Meltzer NS
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 1

4. W deals
Both vul 10
K J 9 4 3
J 8 4
9 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
1 NT Pass Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 3 8 4 5 Q 2
10 5 A 3 7 8 9 A
3 K 4 6 3 8 K 2
2 8 9 10 Q 5 4 3
Q 8 K 6 J 6 7 5
6 7 5 Q 10 9 A 7
7 2 3 A 2 8 K 10
Q A 4 J 4 4 9 Q
J 9 4 7 7 tricks claimed
5
7 tricks claimed

K J 6 4
10 8 2
K 2
K Q J 10 Table 9 2
A 6 5
Q 9 7 6
A 7 4 3
46765 =
87668 =
Par NS -120 A Q 8 7 5 3
Q 7
A 10 5 3
8

Welland NS
2 × S -1 -200
-9 0
Meltzer NS
3 NT W -2 +200
+9 10

5. N deals
N-S vul J 8 6 3
7 2
K J 7
A K Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
1 NT 2 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 3 AP
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 9 2 6 K 2 6 5
7 K 3 3 A 7 4 10
K 2 9 10 7 2 A 6
A 7 6 J 4 10 J 9
Q 7 5 4 3 A 9 2
3 6 K 2 5 J A 2
J 9 A 10 Q K 6 3
9 tricks claimed 4 K
9 tricks claimed

2
A K Q 8 4 3
Q 10 6
10 5 3 Table A Q 10 7 5 4
9 6 5
9 2
7 2
66499 =
47932 =
Par NS -140 K 9
J 10
A 8 5 4 3
J 9 6 4

Welland NS
5 N -2 -200
-2 0
Meltzer NS
3 W = -140
+2 12

6. E deals
E-W vul A Q 8 3
7 5 4
5 4 3
A K 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 5 7 3 A 5 9 4
K 8 2 4 K 8 2 10
6 J Q 10 A 10 2 7
2 7 A 10 6 J Q 3
4 7
9 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

J 7
6
A K Q 8 7 6 2
10 4 3 Table K 10
A Q J 10 9 8
J 9
J 8 5
58538 =
83794 =
Par NS -100 9 6 5 4 2
K 3 2
10
Q 9 7 2

Welland NS
4 W -1 +100
Tie 0
Meltzer NS
3 NT W -1 +100
Tie 12

7. S deals
Both vul K Q J 8 6 5 3
A 9
A 7
K J

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Dbl 5 AP Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 A J 4 K 2 9
5 7 8 K 10 2 K 6
10 2 3 2 Q 10 7 4
11 tricks won A J 3 7
11 tricks claimed

A 4 2
10 8 7 2
5
A 7 6 5 3 Table —
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 N = +650
Tie 0
Meltzer NS
5 N = +650
Tie 12

8. W deals
None vul Q J 5
J 8 2
J 7
A 8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
1 2 2 Pass 1 2 2 3
Pass 3 3 AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 7 8 2 7 3 Q K
5 4 K 2 3 4 K 2
9 J Q A 4 7 Q K
4 A 5 K 2 A 5 5
3 7 Q K 9 8 6 A
9 4 J A 9 3 J A
11 tricks claimed 10 7 7
11 tricks claimed

A 9 8 6 3
K 9
4 3
J 10 9 7 Table K
Q 10 6 5 3
A Q 10 8 6 5 2
—
56227 =
76AB5 =
Par NS -420 10 7 4 2
A 7 4
K 9
K Q 4 2

Welland NS
3 E +2 -150
+6 6
Meltzer NS
5 E = -400
-6 12

9. N deals
E-W vul K 10 6 4
K J 4 2
J 9
Q 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 J Q A 7 9 A 6
5 10 J 8 3 8 K J
9 4 K 6 10 5 4 Q
6 Q K A 6 3 Q 5
9 7 3 2 3 10 J 8
2 9 A 6 4 7 A 2
5 8 K J 5 Q K A
9 tricks claimed 9 6 5 2
8 tricks claimed

J 5 2
Q 10
10 8 6 3
A 5 4 3 Table 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 S -1 -50
Tie 6
Meltzer NS
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 12

10. E deals
Both vul K
10 6 4
J 7 6 5 4
Q 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
1 1 1 NT 2
2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
3 AP 2 NT Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 K 10 8 3 K 10
6 2 7 8 7 10 K 2
3 4 A 4 2 5 2 Q
K 6 J 10 6 9 A 3
9 tricks claimed 4 A 10 A
4 K 6 3
7 tricks claimed

A 5 3
Q J 8 3
3 2
J 9 7 6 Table Q 10
A K 9 5 2
Q 10 9
A 5 4
48485 48475
85948 =
Par NS -140 J 9 8 7 6 4 2
7
A K 8
K 8

Welland NS
3 E = -140
-8 6
Meltzer NS
3 E -2 +200
+8 20

11. S deals
None vul A 9 5
7 3
K 10 9
Q 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 K A 7 2 5 K
8 5 A 3 2 5 K 10
2 A 4 10 8 6 J 3
10 8 7 4 J 2 8 K
9 J Q 9 10 4 9 Q
6 6 9 8 10 8
3 4 7 3 9 tricks claimed
5 10 Q A
2 6 K 6

J 7 6 2
A K J 4
4 2
J 10 9 Table K 8 4 3
Q 9 8 2
A J 8
A 8
54477 =
79965 89966
Par NS -140 Q 10
10 6 5
Q 7 6 5 3
K 7 5

Welland NS
1 NT E +1 -120
+1 7
Meltzer NS
2 W +1 -140
-1 20

12. W deals
N-S vul J 8 5 4
K
9 8 4
A 9 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 10 4 K 3 2 A 5
Q 2 3 K 7 K 6 J
4 K 3 2 J 2 3 K
6 7 A 8 5 K A 6
Q 9 3 J Q 7 4 2
A 7 7 5 3 9 J 6
J 8 5 Q 9
6 4 9 10 8 tricks claimed
5 J
9 tricks claimed

10 9 7 6
A 5 4 3
A Q 10
J 2 Table K 2
Q J 9 6
K 7 6 3
K 10 5
56447 =
87986 =
Par NS -140 A Q 3
10 8 7 2
J 5 2
Q 6 3

Welland NS
3 E = -140
-6 7
Meltzer NS
4 E -2 +100
+6 26

13. N deals
Both vul Q 6
A J 10 6
J 8 6 3
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 Q A 10 A 3 5 4
4 K 5 6 7 6 9 K
5 8 Q 3 Q 9 6 2
3 2 K A 5 7 10 K
8 7 3 J 2 4 A Q
Q 7 6 2 8 6 3 J
5 4 J K J 2 Q A
2 K A 6 10 5 4 6
2 8 tricks claimed
8 tricks claimed

A 8 7
9 7 4
A 9 7
9 8 5 2 Table 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 S -1 -100
Tie 7
Meltzer NS
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 26

14. E deals
None vul 3
A 9 8 4 2
J 5
A 10 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 8 3 7 4 6 Q
Q 4 6 4 5 K A 2
2 5 Q 3 7 tricks won
K J 4 6
Q K A 2
10 J 5 7
10 2 Q 5
J 8 8 5
9 3
7 tricks claimed

K J 8 7 6
J 3
A Q 9 7
K 7 Table A Q
10 7 6 5
10 8 6
J 6 3 2
65757 =
77586 =
Par NS -90 10 9 5 4 2
K Q
K 4 3 2
Q 5

Welland NS
3 N -2 -100
Tie 7
Meltzer NS
3 S -2 -100
Tie 26

15. S deals
N-S vul 6 3
K 10 8 4
9 2
A J 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
1 1
Pass 1 1 2 1 1 NT 2 3 NT (AP)
2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 2 K 7 K 4 Q 6
4 6 5 3 A 5 8 3
K 6 2 10 J 9 10 2
A 8 9 3 7 4 2 4
8 3 A 9 2 9 6 8
8 Q 4 5 6 5 A 10
K 4 2 Q 5 K 7 8
6 tricks claimed 2 3 A 8
7 tricks claimed

Q 10 8
A J 5 3 2
8 6
5 4 3 Table 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 E -2 +100
+7 14
Meltzer NS
3 NT N -2 -200
-7 26

16. W deals
E-W vul 9
Q J 10 8 7 6 5
A 4
6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Jacobus Martel Welland Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Meltzer
Pass 3 Pass 4 1 3 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 5 3 A 8 A 2 9
4 6 9 7 5 2 A J
A 3 5 4 4 6 9 3
A 2 9 5 A 2 5 4
4 4 Q
12 tricks claimed 12 tricks claimed

K Q 10 3 2
K 3 2
Q 8 7 3 2
— Table 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 N +2 +480
Tie 14
Meltzer NS
4 N +2 +480
Tie 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 North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 6 2 K A 9 2
4 2 J 6 4 2 A 3
9 5 A 3 K 6 5 Q
5 Q A 3 J 8 2 3
K 8 4 7 5 8 K 2
4 8 K A Q A 4 J
9 9 10 5 12 tricks claimed
9 J Q 2
12 tricks claimed

Q 2
A 6 2
J 7 6 4 3
9 7 6 Table 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 N +2 +480
Tie 14
Meltzer NS
4 N +2 +480
Tie 26

18. E deals
N-S vul A 9 3
8 7 6
Q 9 6 3 2
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass 1
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 2 2 Pass 4
4 NT Dbl 5 5
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 6 8 10 K 3 6 8
4 2 A K A 7 J Q
J Q A 7 4 2 A K
7 3 5 3 Q 5 6
10 tricks claimed K 2 3 5
2 10 A 6
10 tricks claimed

—
5
J 10 8 7 4
A K 10 9 5 4 2 Table 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 × W -1 +100
+5 19
Meltzer NS
5 S -1 -100
-5 26

19. S deals
E-W vul Q J 5
J 10 5 2
7 3
Q 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
1 1
1 1 2 Dbl 1 2 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 8 K 4 6 A 5
4 2 Q A 3 K 2 8
9 4 7 J 4 2 K A
3 2 9 J J 4 9 10
5 K 6 3 4 J 3 2
6 A 5 9 5 Q 6 3
9 6 J 7 9 tricks claimed
A 2 5 10
9 tricks claimed

A 9 7 4
4 3
A K Q 6 4
K 5 Table 8 6 3
K Q 8 7
J 5 2
10 8 6
54648 54748
88695 =
Par NS -110 K 10 2
A 9 6
10 9 8
A J 7 3

Welland NS
3 W = -110
Tie 19
Meltzer NS
3 W = -110
Tie 26

20. W deals
Both vul A J 10 6 4 3
A 7 5
Q 8 5
6

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 1 NT Pass
Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 A 6 9 2 6 A
5 A 7 4 4 10 K 3
A 10 K 6 3 5 K 4
K 2 9 5 6 10 9 7
9 tricks claimed Q 3 4 2
2 2 A 8
9 tricks claimed

5 2
9 3
6 4
K J 8 7 5 3 2 Table 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 E = -110
Tie 19
Meltzer NS
3 E = -110
Tie 26

21. N deals
N-S vul Q 10 6 2
6 5 2
Q 8 6
Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 J A 4 2 3 A 4
7 9 2 Q 5 9 Q J
2 5 10 Q 6 2 7 K
6 K 8 4 4 2 K A
6 K A 3 8 3 10 6
4 9 J 5 6
7 8 6 tricks claimed
8 tricks claimed

K 9 4
J 9 4
K 4 3
A 10 8 4 Table J 3
K Q 3
A J 9 5
J 7 6 2
56533 =
8789A =
Par NS -130 A 8 7 5
A 10 8 7
10 7 2
K 5

Welland NS
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 19
Meltzer NS
1 NT W -1 +50
+5 31

22. E deals
E-W vul J 9 2
K Q 10 8 5 2
J 7 6
A

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3 Pass
3 AP 3 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 2 6 A 4 2 4
A 2 8 6 5 3 Q 2
K 3 10 7 A 9 4 10
4 9 Q J 2 A 3 6
A 2 4 3 Q 5 3 6
2 A 4 6 6 K 8 J
Q 8 3 6 11 tricks claimed
5 10 5 9
7 8 J 3

A Q
J 9 7 6 4
10 8
J 8 5 2 Table 8 7 6 5 4
—
A K Q 5 4
K 4 3
53723 =
8A6B9 =
Par NS -620 K 10 3
A 3
9 3 2
Q 10 9 7 6

Welland NS
3 E = -140
Tie 19
Meltzer NS
4 E +1 -150
Tie 31

23. S deals
Both vul K J 10 2
J 7 3
4 3 2
9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 4 A Q 5 3 4 10
2 3 10 6 6 A Q 8
K 9 J 7 9 8 6 K
8 2 5 8 2 2 A Q
3 3 2 10 9 tricks claimed
K 4 7 5
8 2 A 6
9 Q 5 3
A 6 7 4
K 9 J Q
A 4 10 5

Q 6 4
9 6 5
K 8
K 10 8 7 3 Table 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 S -2 -200
-8 19
Meltzer NS
2 N +1 +140
+8 39

24. W deals
None vul 6
K 10 9 7
9 8 4 3
A 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 6 K Q 3 6 K
A 10 2 3 A 10 2 3
7 8 K 4 7 8 K 4
Q 8 4 5 Q 8 7 2
J 9 7 2 J 9 4 5
5 7 J 8 6 10 6 3
6 6 2 9 5 6 J 8
K 9 5 3 12 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

K 9 4
3 2
K Q J 6 5 2
4 3 Table A Q 7 5 2
Q J 6 4
A 7
K 7
34639 =
A96A4 =
Par NS -300 J 10 8 3
A 8 5
10
Q J 9 8 2

Welland NS
3 NT× E +1 -650
-4 19
Meltzer NS
3 NT E +3 -490
+4 43

25. N deals
E-W vul A
10 4
J 10 8 2
A Q 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 A 9 5 5 4 K A
A 9 3 4 8 4 Q 9
2 3 K J A 4 5 2
7 6 5 4 J 7 3 5
J 7 3 A 2 2 K J
3 4 K A 10 3 A 8
K 5 2 6 5 3 3 6
11 tricks claimed 6 9 7 10
7
11 tricks claimed

10 6 2
J 9 7 5 3
A 9 5
J 4 Table 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 S = +400
-2 19
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 45

26. E deals
Both vul K J 5 2
Q 7 5
6 5
Q J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 9 J A 3 8 K 6
2 7 K 3 2 5 J 10
2 3 K 5 Q 3 7 A
10 Q 3 8 Q 5 2 3
4 8 K A K 6 4 7
Q 6 4 7 10 5 A J
10 8 4 2 2
11 tricks claimed 9 6 10 5

Q 10
A 10 6 4 2
K Q 10
A 6 5 Table A 9 8 3
K 9
A 9 8 4 2
10 8
23215 =
99AC8 99BC8
Par NS -1370 7 6 4
J 8 3
J 7 3
K 9 7 2

Welland NS
4 W +1 -650
-1 19
Meltzer NS
3 NT W +1 -630
+1 46

27. S deals
None vul Q 8
Q 10 6 5 3
Q 8 6 5
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
1 NT 1
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 1 1 2
Pass Dbl Pass 3 2 AP
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 Q 9 7 A 2 8 10
K J 10 5 K 3 5 J
A 8 J 2 A 2 3 9
6 7 K 2 4 9 Q 7
10 3 8 2 6 J 8 4
K A 7 Q 7 2 A 9
9 10 3 3 J 8 2 A
2 5 9 A 10 K J
9 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

J 10 7
7 4 2
9 3 2
A K Q 3 Table K 6 5 4 3 2
K J 9
J 10 7
7
65888 65878
78555 =
Par NS -100 A 9
A 8
A K 4
10 8 6 5 4 2

Welland NS
3 E = -140
-1 19
Meltzer NS
2 E = -110
+1 47

28. W deals
N-S vul A J 7
8 6 3
J 4 3 2
9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 6 NT AP 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
6 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 J A 6 K 7 4
6 2 K 7 4 2 K A
5 2 A 3 3 2 5 A
4 6 Q 5 Q 5 3 2
3 4 10 5 10 8 A 4
Q 9 6 2 K J 6 9
K 12 tricks claimed
12 tricks claimed

K Q
A 10 4
A Q 10 9 8 6
Q 10 Table 9 8 4
K Q 2
K 5
A K 7 6 3
04200 =
C8BCC =
Par NS -990 10 6 5 3 2
J 9 7 5
7
J 4 2

Welland NS
6 NT W = -990
Tie 19
Meltzer NS
6 NT W = -990
Tie 47

29. N deals
Both vul A 10 8 4
A Q 5
J 7 2
7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 NT AP Dbl Rdbl 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 K 9 K 9 3 2
A J 4 6 Q K A 5
5 Q 3 2 4 9 6 2
K 2 3 9 4 10 K 2
Q 7 4 10 Q 7 3 9
6 J A 3 5 J A 5
8 4 5 4 8 3 6 Q
8 J K A 7 6 A J
Q 9 3 6 8 Q 4 8
8 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

K 2
K 10 7 6
K Q 6 5
Q J 9 Table 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 W +1 -120
-1 19
Meltzer NS
2 E = -90
+1 48

30. E deals
None vul J 10 5
8 7 6 3 2
A J 6
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT AP
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 2 Q J 5 2 Q
Q K A 3 Q K A 2
5 6 10 4 5 8 10 4
8 4 K 6 8 4 K A
5 4 A 8 12 tricks claimed
3 10 K 5
9 10 7 2
9 2 10 3
J 7

K 6
A J 9 5
K Q 9
K 9 6 5 Table A Q 9 3
Q 10
10 8 5
A Q 7 3
11221 =
CCBAC =
Par NS -990 8 7 4 2
K 4
7 4 3 2
J 10 8

Welland NS
3 NT E +4 -520
-1 19
Meltzer NS
4 NT E +2 -490
+1 49

31. S deals
N-S vul A K J 9 6 5
A Q 7 4
2
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
Pass Pass
1 1 2 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
3 AP Dbl 2 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 2 4 2 4 J 8
K 8 10 Q A 3 7 Q
2 4 7 K 2 4 5 Q
A 4 8 3 K 9 6 3
2 7 Q K K A 2 9
3 Q J A Q 8 3 5
J 5 6 5 7 8 10
8 3 J Q 8 tricks claimed
A 2 9 5
7 9 10

Q 4
K J 10 6 5
K Q
A J 5 2 Table 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 W -2 +100
+2 21
Meltzer NS
3 E -1 +50
-2 49

32. W deals
E-W vul Q J 8 4
K Q 4 2
Q 9
A 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 9 J K A 4 10 2
6 A 2 5 5 8 9 K
A 4 6 3 6 A 2 7
5 Q A 4 2 9 A 3
10 K 5 8 7 3 3 J
8 3 K 7 10 Q J 4
9 tricks claimed K 5 8 2
Q 10 9 5
9 tricks claimed

A 5
A 3
10 8 7 5 2
K 6 3 2 Table 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 S +1 +140
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
2 S +1 +140
Tie 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 North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
1 Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 8 K A 8 9 J 5
7 8 K A 8 6 Q 2
10 Q 2 4 4 10 Q 2
Q 6 2 4 A 6 2 K
8 K 3 2 8 tricks claimed
5 7 3 10
10 A 5 7
5 3 9 J
A 6 2 4
8 Q 9
7 tricks claimed

J 9 7 2
Q 5 3
8 4
K 6 3 2 Table 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 E = -90
-1 21
Meltzer NS
3 S -1 -50
+1 50

34. E deals
N-S vul 7 6 3
A K 10 8 7
9 5
K 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 AP 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 A 5 8 K J 6 2
10 7 2 Q 3 2 Q 10
2 K 9 10 4 9 10 8
J 6 7 2 10 4 3 5
10 3 9 4 4 A J 6
5 K A 3 3 Q A J
4 5 J 3 9 5 5 7
3 7 J Q K 8 7 9
9 tricks claimed 8 7 2

J 10
Q 9 5 2
A K 7 3
J 10 5 Table K 9 4 2
J
J 10 8
A Q 9 8 7
45743 45742
6759A =
Par NS -130 A Q 8 5
6 4 3
Q 6 4 2
4 2

Welland NS
3 E = -110
-5 21
Meltzer NS
3 W -2 +100
+5 55

35. S deals
E-W vul Q 10
A 7 6 4
A J
8 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
1 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 A 6 3 7 A 5 3
4 J K 2 4
11 tricks won 4 A 3 2
K 5 4 3
11 tricks claimed

A 9 6 4 3
10 5
10 8 7 4
Q 3 Table J 5 2
3
K Q 6 5
K J 10 9 4
85B56 =
47277 =
Par NS +450 K 8 7
K Q J 9 8 2
9 3 2
A

Welland NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 55

36. W deals
Both vul A Q J 2
10 8 7
K Q 10 5
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 5 8 A 3 5 4
K Q 2 4 K Q 2 8
5 A 4 3 4 K A 2
7 3 A 9 7 8 J Q
K Q 8 5 7 3 A 9
3 4 K A K Q 8 5
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

10 8 5
Q 9
J 6 4
A K J 7 6 Table 9 7 6 4
5 3
A 9 7
10 9 5 2
79AA7 =
33136 =
Par NS +620 K 3
A K J 6 4 2
8 3 2
8 4

Welland NS
4 S = +620
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
4 S = +620
Tie 55

37. N deals
N-S vul Q J 5
5 3
10 9 8 5 2
J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 3 8 A K 3 9 A
3 4 Q 9 A 2 5 10
J 7 6 2 3 4 J 7
J K A J K A 2
10 tricks claimed K
10 tricks claimed

4 2
K Q 10 7 2
A J
8 6 3 2 Table 10 9 7
J 9 8 4
K Q 7 4
K 7
AA58A =
33843 33853
Par NS +500 A K 8 6 3
A 6
6 3
A Q 9 5

Welland NS
2 S +2 +170
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
1 S +3 +170
Tie 55

38. E deals
E-W vul 4 3
K 6
K 9 8 5 2
A Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 K 2 7 6 3 K 9
2 5 Q 6 5 A Q 4
4 3 5 5 Q 3 2 9
8 J 10 6 4 6 9 2
J 5 9 2 K 5 10 5
A 8 2 7 8
9 tricks claimed 5 10 A 9
J 3 4 2
8 6 A K

Q 7 6
A Q 9 8 5
6 3
7 6 3 Table K J 8 5 2
J 3 2
—
K 10 9 5 2
955B5 =
47827 =
Par NS +400 A 10 9
10 7 4
A Q J 10 7 4
8

Welland NS
3 NT S = +400
-1 21
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 56

39. S deals
Both vul K 7
A 6 5 4 2
8 5
A 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
1 1
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 6 8 3 5 J A
Q 7 4 K 4 2 K 5
Q 9 3 5 8 2 9 4
J 8 2 3 11 tricks won
4 2 K 5
A 10 5 4
3 6 9 Q
10 6 9 6
11 tricks claimed

Q 9 3 2
8 7
10 6 4 3
Q 8 4 Table J 5
K 10 3
K Q J 9 7 2
J 6
7AB6B =
43272 =
Par NS +650 A 10 8 6 4
Q J 9
A
K 9 7 5

Welland NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 56

40. W deals
None vul A 5
K 4
J 10 5 4
A K J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 4 A Q 3 4 A
K 3 6 2 K 6 2 9
4 8 J 5 K 3 6 2
2 9 J Q 4 9 J 5
Q K 6 5 3 10 J Q
A 9 4 9 J K 6 5
9 tricks claimed A 3 4 8
9 tricks claimed

9 8 6 4
5 2
K Q 9 8 3
10 9 Table Q J 10 2
Q 9 8 3
A 7
Q 8 6
96A7A =
47353 =
Par NS +420 K 7 3
A J 10 7 6
6 2
5 3 2

Welland NS
3 NT N = +400
Tie 21
Meltzer NS
3 NT N = +400
Tie 56

41. N deals
E-W vul Q 7 5 3
K 10 8 7
Q 6 2
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 3 Dbl 3 (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 3 8 2 10 Q 3 7
10 2 3 K 3 8 2 K
A 5 6 4 5 2 4 K
7 8 Q J A 8 6 J
Q 7 J A 2 3 K 4
A 7 4 2 7 5 Q A
3 8 5 Q A 5 5 9
4 3 4 A 9
10 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

A K
A J 3
10 9 8 5
Q 8 3 2 Table 8
9 6 5 4
J 4 3
A J 7 6 5
69665 =
74678 =
Par NS +140 J 10 9 6 4 2
Q 2
A K 7
K 9

Welland NS
3 S +1 +170
+1 22
Meltzer NS
2 S +1 +140
-1 56

42. E deals
Both vul 8
A K 5 4
A K 9 3 2
J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 8 Q K 4 3 2 5
Q 6 2 7 8 A 2 J
10 5 A 4 2 3 J A
K 2 2 8 2 4 Q 5
3 4 3 J 10 6 A 7
J 4 A 4 K 8 10 8
10 6 7 5 K 3 4 5
9 3 Q 5 7 6 K 8
6 tricks claimed 9 10 6 J
4 7 7 9

J 7 3
Q J 6
J 8 6 5
K 9 2 Table A Q 10 9 5
10 8 2
7 4
A 8 4
86999 =
46443 =
Par NS +140 K 6 4 2
9 7 3
Q 10
Q 10 6 3

Welland NS
2 NT S -2 -200
-7 22
Meltzer NS
2 N +1 +110
+7 63

43. S deals
None vul Q 4
J 2
A Q J 7 6 3
Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 8 K 7 5 8 K 7
3 9 2 A 3 9 2 A
10 5 6 K 10 8 3 K
5 3 4 Q 6 3 10 Q
10 tricks claimed A 4 2 5
J 5 4 9
Q 8 3 6
7 10 7 7
6 J
10 tricks claimed

9 5
A Q 7 6
9 8 5
K 10 4 3 Table J 8 6 2
10 8 5
K 4
J 6 5 2
99897 A98A7
33536 =
Par NS +430 A K 10 7 3
K 9 4 3
10 2
A 8

Welland NS
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 22
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 63

44. W deals
N-S vul A 9 2
A K 10 6 3
4
A 10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
1 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
3 3 4 Pass 3 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass 6 AP
6 Dbl 6 Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 8 5 5
A 5 2 5 12 tricks won
7 2 K Q
10 2 5 4
3 6 Q 9
10 tricks claimed

J 10 8 7 5 3
5
A Q J 8 7 5
— Table K 6 4
J 9 7 4 2
10 3
9 8 5
A393C A3A5C
3A381 =
Par NS +300 Q
Q 8
K 9 6 2
K Q J 4 3 2

Welland NS
6 × W -2 +300
-14 22
Meltzer NS
6 S = +1370
+14 77

45. N deals
Both vul Q 10 6 4
Q 9 6
A K 9 3
A K

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
1 Pass 3 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 5 A 4 Q 6 2 A
4 A 9 6 K 8 4 J
K 5 4 J A 5 6 5
6 2 K A 9 2 10 J
3 K Q 7 Q 3 3 2
A 8 6 5 7 3 4 3
9 2 10 J K A 6 2
Q 5 3 8 J K 9 7
7 2 10 4 Q 4 7 J
7 3 Q 8 9 10 8
9 10 8 tricks claimed

A J
A J 5 3
J
J 10 5 4 3 2 Table K 8 3 2
10 8 4 2
8 5 2
Q 9
88495 88595
54838 =
Par NS +120 9 7 5
K 7
Q 10 7 6 4
8 7 6

Welland NS
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 22
Meltzer NS
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 77

46. E deals
None vul A 8 7
Q J 6
10 8 3 2
10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 NT Pass 2 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 K 6 4 2 K 6
10 J 8 3 9 Q 7 3
8 4 K 2 J 8 4 A
A 3 7 2 5 2 5 5
A 6 3 5 10 3 2 9
3 6 A 5 4 8 7 K
10 7 K J A 3 7 4
8 tricks claimed K 6 8 9
A 6 10 Q
K 2 7 5

2
A K 10 9 5
J 6 4
Q J 6 3 Table J 10 6 5 4
8 7 4
Q 9 7 5
2
88689 =
45754 =
Par NS +120 K Q 9 3
3 2
A K
A K 9 5 4

Welland NS
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 22
Meltzer NS
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 77

47. S deals
N-S vul A 10 3
A 8 2
J 3
Q 9 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Dbl
3 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 J Q A 10 J Q A
Q 6 3 8 Q 2 4 A
9 4 10 A 3 2 4 K
5 2 4 K 3 A Q 6
K 2 9 5 9 6 5 2
J 3 10 4 8 7 4
7 10 8 6 8 tricks claimed
4 A K 2
9 6 9

J 6 5 4
K J 10 7 3
5 2
K J Table K Q 8
Q 9
A 10 9 8
A 7 6 2
33355 =
9AA87 8AA87
Par NS -420 9 7 2
6 5 4
K Q 7 6 4
10 4

Welland NS
1 NT E +1 -120
-5 22
Meltzer NS
3 NT E -1 +50
+5 82

48. W deals
E-W vul 10 8 5
J 10 9 6 5 2
6
K J 7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Moss Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Martel
1 NT 2 3 4 1 NT Pass 2 3
4 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass 3 Pass
Dbl 5 Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 K A 5 5 A 7 6
Q 8 7 3 Q 5 2 3
A 7 4 5 J 8 6 9
J 4 10 A 2
9 tricks claimed Q A 5 6
K A 2 3
11 tricks claimed

Q J 4
A 8
K 10 5
A 10 8 3 2 Table A K 7 6 2
3
Q 7 4
Q 9 6 4
32963 =
7A47A =
Par NS -300 9 3
K Q 7 4
A J 9 8 3 2
5

Welland NS
5 × N -2 -300
+8 30
Meltzer NS
4 E +1 -650
-8 82

Meltzer leads by 52 IMPs

Match AS00 Main

Top 2000 Spingold Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul A K Q J 9
7 6 4
J 8 3
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 6 Pass 6 Pass Pass
Dbl 6 Pass 6 NT Dbl 6 AP
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 A 8 4 9 A 10 4
K 10 6 3 2 4 A 3
Q 7 7 5 K 5 7 6
J 2 10 2 Q 8 4 6
5 3 3 6 J 10 7
2 4 12 tricks claimed

6 4
10 8
A K 9 7
A 6 4 3 2 Table 10 8 5 3
9 3
Q 10 6 5 2
9 5
7BB57 =
21186 =
Par NS +450 7 2
A K Q J 5 2
4
Q J 8 7

Welland NS
6 NT× N -1 -100
-14 30
Meltzer NS
6 N = +980
+14 96

50. E deals
N-S vul Q J 4
9 6
10 2
K 7 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
2 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 5 2 A K 2 6 4
9 Q 6 10 A 3 9 5
4 7 6 10 J Q K A
4 K 2 9 A 3 5 2
J Q K A 9 Q 6 10
10 tricks claimed 5 J 2 8
7 3 7
9 tricks claimed

8 5 3
Q J 3 2
J 8 7 6 5
Q Table A K 10 7
10 8 7 5 4
A 9
A 8
74359 73359
58A84 =
Par NS -420 9 6 2
A K
K Q 4 3
J 10 9 5

Welland NS
2 E +2 -170
-6 30
Meltzer NS
4 E -1 +50
+6 102

51. S deals
E-W vul Q 10 9
Q 7 4
K 9 7 6 3
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 J 3 5 A
11 tricks won 3 2 Q 9
4 10 A 6
K 8 7 7
J 6 9 3
Q 2 6 8
J 8 5 K
7 4 Q A
12 tricks claimed

8 5 4
8 6 2
J 10 4 2
Q 8 6 Table K J 7 6 3
10 9
8 5
K 7 3 2
B8CBA B8CB9
25123 25122
Par NS +980 A 2
A K J 5 3
A Q
J 10 9 4

Welland NS
6 NT N -1 -50
-14 30
Meltzer NS
6 S = +980
+14 116

52. W deals
Both vul Q 9 3
10 7 2
A J 7 6
K 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 10 K 9
6 7 9 K
2 6 Q 4
3 5 J 2
A 8 7 8
3 J 2 5
Q 10 A 4
2 6 Q K
7 tricks claimed

K 6
Q J 8 6
Q 8 4 2
Q 4 3 Table 8 7 5 4
A 9 5
10 3
A J 9 2
78666 =
65767 =
Par NS +110 A J 10 2
K 4 3
K 9 5
10 8 6

Welland NS
1 NT N = +90
+3 33
Meltzer NS
Passed out 0
-3 116

53. N deals
N-S vul A K Q 10 3 2
A Q J
8
J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 3 3 AP
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 7 Q A 2 4 6
A 6 7 4 8 9 Q J
K 8 5 5 K 3 2 10
Q 9 8 3 3 8 A 4
2 J 2 6 7 K 10 J
8 tricks claimed 2 7 Q 6
A 6 7 4
K 8 5 5
8 tricks claimed

5 4
K 10 7
10 6 3
K Q 7 5 4 Table J 9 8 6
6 4 3
A J 7 2
A 8
67876 =
76456 75456
Par NS +100 7
9 8 5 2
K Q 9 5 4
10 9 2

Welland NS
2 N = +110
+5 38
Meltzer NS
3 N -1 -100
-5 116

54. E deals
E-W vul Q 10 2
A Q 9 4
Q 8 7 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 Pass
1 2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 5 7 7 4 K 10
4 3 K J 6 J Q 5
3 J Q 4 2 2 3 9
2 5 K A A 8 3 5
A 2 6 4 A 2 9 5
Q 7 K 4 A 7 2 4
9 5 J Q Q 10 K 8
9 tricks claimed 8 4 K 10
6 tricks claimed

A K J 7 3
J 7
A J 10 9
A Q Table 9 8 6
3 2
5 4
K 9 6 5 3 2
64763 64864
69579 =
Par NS -140 5 4
K 10 8 6 5
K 6 3
J 8 4

Welland NS
4 W -1 +100
-5 38
Meltzer NS
3 NT W -3 +300
+5 121

55. S deals
Both vul Q 10 5
9 8 4
K 10 9
Q 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 1
Dbl Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 9 Q A 2 10 J A
3 2 Q 4 3 K 5 6
5 6 8 9 K 4 2 3
K 10 J A A 8 6 7
6 5 10 3 5 9 10 Q
Q 5 7 2 8 9 Q 4
3 8 9 2 3 5 A 2
9 tricks claimed K 2 4 8
6 4
8 tricks claimed

K 9 7 2
A K 5
J 7 5 4 2
2 Table J 6 4
J 10 6 2
Q 3
J 10 8 5
88778 98779
45564 =
Par NS +600 A 8 3
Q 7 3
A 8 6
A K 9 7

Welland NS
3 NT S = +600
+12 50
Meltzer NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 121

56. W deals
None vul K Q 7
8 6
7 5
A 10 9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 2 3 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 3 10 A K 2 5 8
A 6 2 9 Q 10
3 A J 6 10 tricks won
5 Q 7 2
4 7 K 8
9 tricks claimed

8 4
A K 10 3
A 9 8 2
K 3 2 Table 10 3 2
J 5 4 2
K Q 4 3
Q J
58337 =
75AA6 =
Par NS -300 A J 9 6 5
Q 9 7
J 10 6
7 6

Welland NS
3 W = -140
+1 51
Meltzer NS
3 W +1 -170
-1 121

57. N deals
E-W vul A K 9 8 7
10 8
A 10 9
10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 10 J A Q 7 6 9
A 4 8 2 J 8 2 10
K 6 10 3 K 3 5 A
Q 9 9 3 8 2 A 4
5 6 A 2 K 6 10 3
8 Q K 4 Q 9 7 2
3 2 5 7 5 J 8 3

Q J 6
J 9 6 4
6 5 4 2
9 4 Table 10 3 2
3 2
K Q J 3
Q J 7 2
9BA8A =
22133 =
Par NS +450 5 4
A K Q 7 5
8 7
A K 6 3

Welland NS
4 S = +420
+1 52
Meltzer NS
3 NT N = +400
-1 121

58. E deals
Both vul K 10 9 8 4
—
4
A Q 10 9 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 4 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 4 10 Q 3 2 A 4
2 A 4 3 Q K 7 5
K 3 2 A A 5 7 4
K 3 6 Q K 3 8
9 tricks claimed 5 9 6
9 tricks claimed

A Q J 6
8 3
K J 9 5
J 8 4 Table 7 5 3
A 6 4 2
10 8 2
K 5 2
67878 68878
75455 55555
Par NS +110 2
K Q J 10 9 7 5
A Q 7 6 3
—

Welland NS
5 S -2 -200
Tie 52
Meltzer NS
5 N -2 -200
Tie 121

59. S deals
None vul 10 8 7
J 10 8 6 5 2
—
A Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 1
1 2 Pass 4 2 4 5 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 7 (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J A 2 8 2 Q 8 3
A Q 5 3 13 tricks won
A 4 7 2
3 9 6 5
A 6 3 2
3 8 7 10
7 K 8 8
5 7 9 4

K 9 5 4 2
Q
K 9 4
K 10 4 2 Table J 6
3
Q 8 6 5 2
J 9 8 7 6
A8C87 =
35156 34156
Par NS +980 A Q 3
A K 9 7 4
A J 10 7 3
—

Welland NS
7 N -1 -50
-17 52
Meltzer NS
7 S = +1510
+17 138

60. W deals
N-S vul K 10 4
J 9 5 3
J 8 2
6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass
4 AP 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 A 5 4 2 A 5
6 5 J K 3 6 K J
Q 2 4 6 11 tricks won
2 6 A 3
A 3
10 tricks claimed

Q 8 6 5
A 8
A 10 5 4
A K 4 Table J 2
K 10 7 4 2
K Q 9 7 3
Q
34206 =
A9AB7 =
Par NS -430 A 9 7 3
Q 6
6
J 10 9 8 7 2

Welland NS
4 W = -420
-1 52
Meltzer NS
5 W = -400
+1 139

61. N deals
Both vul 10 8
A K 3
A 10 9 8 6
Q J 8

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 J Q 3 6 J 8 4
7 8 10 K 4 10 K 3
J 4 6 Q 2 6 10 K
2 6 10 A 10 K 5 2
A 7 2 5 8 J Q A
10 K 3 4 8 9 K 7
9 7 6 K 9 3 6 A
9 4 5 2 9 7 4 3
8 9 5
6 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

J 3 2
Q 10 4
5 4
7 6 5 4 2 Table A K 4
9 8 5 2
K Q 7
A 10 9
77785 67685
65658 =
Par NS +90 Q 9 7 6 5
J 7 6
J 3 2
K 3

Welland NS
1 NT N -1 -100
+1 53
Meltzer NS
1 NT E +1 -120
-1 139

62. E deals
None vul Q 9 2
A Q J 5 4 2
10 3
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
1 2 1 2
2 3 3 AP 2 3 3 4
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 5 3 9 J 5 3 A
A 7 3 6 6 3 Q A
5 K 10 8 Q 9 2 6
2 A 6 3 K 10 10 8
5 5 10 4 J 7 K 2
3 2 J 7 3 9 A 4
8 7 6 Q J 5 6 Q
9 tricks claimed A 7 3 8
9 tricks claimed

K 10 6 5 4 3
9 8 6
6
A 10 9 Table A J 8
K 7
Q J 9 8 4 2
6 5
63858 53858
79474 =
Par NS -140 7
10 3
A K 7 5
K Q 8 7 4 3

Welland NS
3 W = -140
-5 53
Meltzer NS
4 W -1 +50
+5 144

63. S deals
N-S vul 10 6
A 6 5 4
10 9 4 3
K 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT AP
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 K 4 7 5 2 8 Q
Q 6 7 3 2
2 3 Q K 11 tricks won
5 A 2 7
4 10 K 2
5 9 J 5
A 6 8 9
6 4 A 5

A Q J 8 4
K Q J 3
6 2
A 4 Table K 7 5
7 2
A Q J 8
Q 10 8 7
22324 =
ABAA9 =
Par NS -450 9 3 2
10 9 8
K 7 5
J 6 5 3

Welland NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 53
Meltzer NS
4 NT W +1 -460
Tie 144

64. W deals
E-W vul K 6 3
Q J 7 5 2
K J 4 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel
Pass Pass 1 3 NT Pass Pass 1 5
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 K A 5 10 K A 5
J 5 4 3 8 5 9 3
A 3 9 3 9 tricks won
5 tricks won

Q 10 9 7 4
A 9 4
Q 10 9
4 2 Table A J 8 2
K 6
A 8 7 6 2
10 9
53738 =
5A5A4 =
Par NS -500 5
10 8 3
5
A K Q J 8 7 6 5

Welland NS
3 NT S -4 -200
-3 53
Meltzer NS
5 S -2 -100
+3 147

Meltzer wins by 94 IMPs

Match AS00 Main

Top 2000 Spingold Final

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