Event AS04 Main New York City Hilton Hotel July 2004

2004 Spingold Final: Spector vs. Nickell

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	J 9 5 4 2 A K A K 10 9 7 5		West Soloway Pass Pass Lead A 6 6 3 8	North Smith 1 4 2nd 8 Q 5 3	East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 4 K 7 9	South CohenB 3 Pass 4th 5 7 K A	West Feldman Pass Pass Lead 2 9 2 J J	North Nickell 1 4 2nd 9 7 A 4 8	East Spector Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 Q 5 10	South Freeman 3 Pass 4th K 6 4 A 6
6 Q 8 7 6 10 6 5 K J 4 3 2		A 8 7 9 5 3 J 8 7 3 2 A 6
8A757 = 43676 = Par NS +420	K Q 10 3 J 10 4 2 Q 9 4 Q 8
Spector NS 4 North = +420 = 0	Nickell NS   4 North =   +420 = 0

2. E deals N-S vul	9 K 6 5 4 A Q 8 2 Q 10 7 5		West Soloway Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 3 2 4	North Smith 2 3 4 5 2nd 5 A 7 7	East Hamman Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 2 K	South CohenB 1 2 NT 3 4 NT 4th J 9 8	West Feldman Pass Pass Lead 6 4 3 5 10 7	North Nickell 3 Pass 2nd Q 8 A 6 7 A	East Spector Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 Q 10 K K J	South Freeman 1 4 4th 4 A 7 2 3
Q 4 2 A J 7 K 9 6 3 8 3 2		10 7 6 5 3 8 J 10 5 A 9 6 4
A8B89 = 25254 25244 Par NS +650	A K J 8 Q 10 9 3 2 7 4 K J
Spector NS 5 South -1 -100  0	Nickell NS   4 South =   +620 +12 12

3. S deals E-W vul	A 9 2 K Q J Q 9 10 9 7 4 3		West Soloway Pass Pass Lead 2 Q 10 J Q 7 8 Q	North Smith 3 2nd 3 3 6 2 5 9 J 7	East Hamman Pass 3rd Q 4 K 4 10 J 7 6	South CohenB 2 Pass 4th 8 2 A 3 A 5 9 2	West Feldman Pass 1 Pass Lead Q 4 A 9 6 3	North Nickell 1 Pass 2 NT 2nd 7 3 8 J 3 Q	East Spector Pass 2 3 3rd K J 3 A K 8	South Freeman Pass 1 2 All Pass 4th 2 2 4 5 5 2
K 7 4 A 9 8 7 3 5 4 3 2 2		Q J 10 8 6 5 2 J 7 A K Q 5
65577 = 58856 = Par EW +110	6 5 3 10 4 A K 10 8 6 J 8 6
Spector NS 3 South = +110 = 0	Nickell NS   3 West -1   +100 = 12

4. W deals Both vul	9 J 10 5 4 K 10 5 4 2 Q J 7		West Soloway Pass 4 Pass Lead 6 A 3 K K 8 5 2	North Smith Pass Pass Pass 2nd 5 4 8 4 7 Q 9 5	East Hamman 1 NT 4 3rd J 2 J 7 2 4 J A	South CohenB Pass Pass 4th A 9 2 Q 3 8 5 8	West Feldman 2 3 Pass Lead Q 2 3 K 8 Q	North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 9 8 4 7 5	East Spector 2 NT 4 3rd 3 A J 7 4 6	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th K 4 5 Q 6 K
K J 10 6 5 2 Q 9 3 2 — K 8 5		A 7 3 A 7 6 9 3 A 10 9 4 2
42391 = 7BA4B 7BA4C Par EW +800	Q 8 4 K 8 A Q J 8 7 6 6 3
Spector NS 4 East +1 -650 +1 1	Nickell NS   4 West +2   -680  12

5. N deals N-S vul	K Q 10 9 7 3 K 3 Q 3 K 5 3		West Soloway 2 Pass Lead 8 6 5 Q 9 10	North Smith 1 2 4 2nd 2 5 2 8 3 4	East Hamman Pass 4 All Pass 3rd A 8 K 2 A 4	South CohenB 2 Pass 4th 3 9 6 A 5 3	West Feldman 2 Pass Lead 6 J 3 A J 9	North Nickell 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 K 10 4 2	East Spector Pass 3 All Pass 3rd A 10 Q K 5	South Freeman 2 Pass 4th 3 7 6 8 5
A 4 2 A Q J 9 4 9 8 7 6 6		J 8 6 10 8 6 5 A 10 4 2 10 8
8965A = 34783 34773 Par NS +140	5 7 2 K J 5 A Q J 9 7 4 2
Spector NS 4 North -2 -200  1	Nickell NS   3 NT North -1   -100 +3 15

6. E deals E-W vul	A Q 3 10 7 2 Q 10 9 7 3 9 6		West Soloway 2 2 3 Lead 6 5 4 A 8 A K 2	North Smith Pass Pass All Pass 2nd J 2 2 7 10 4 8 7	East Hamman 1 NT 2 2 3rd 2 4 K 9 3 5 6 K	South CohenB Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 10 A 5 K 7 9 A	West Feldman 2 3 NT Lead 3 J K 10 9 9 Q 10	North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd 4 8 A 4 A J 3 7	East Spector 1 NT 2 3rd 10 3 4 Q 2 Q 5	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th K 9 6 2 5 2 2
K 9 5 4 Q 6 5 4 — Q 10 7 4 3		J 6 2 K 9 A K J 6 5 K J 5
65664 = 78779 = Par EW +110	10 8 7 A J 8 3 8 4 2 A 8 2
Spector NS 3 West = -110  1	Nickell NS   3 NT East -1   +100 +5 20

7. S deals Both vul	A Q 4 — A K Q 8 7 6 5 2 6 2		West Soloway Lead J 9 2 A 2 4	North Smith 2nd Q 3 5 4 8 K	East Hamman 3rd 2 A J 6 Q A	South CohenB 4th 2 3 4 9 K 5	West Feldman Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead J A J 9	North Nickell 3 4 5 6 2nd Q 2 3 10	East Spector Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 6 2 A	South Freeman 1 3 NT 4 5 4th 2 K 5 3
10 9 8 4 2 10 4 3 A Q 10 8 3		K 7 K J 10 9 7 5 3 — 9 7 5 4
893A3 A93B3 33929 32929 Par NS +500	J 6 5 3 2 A Q 8 6 J 9 K J
Spector NS 5 North +1 +620  1	Nickell NS   6 North =   +1370 +13 33

8. W deals None vul	10 6 3 2 K Q J 4 2 A 4 8 6		West Soloway 1 NT 3 Lead K 2 3 Q	North Smith 2 Pass 2nd 8 4 10 10	East Hamman 3 Pass 3rd 5 Q 6 6	South CohenB Dbl Pass 4th A 8 A 3	West Feldman 1 NT Lead Q J 4 8 3 K 2 4	North Nickell Pass 2nd 8 10 2 6 10 5 7 Q	East Spector Pass 3rd 5 6 9 Q K 5 5 8	South Freeman Pass 4th 3 7 A 4 A 2 7 6
A K J 8 A 7 3 K 6 2 9 7 3		Q 9 10 8 Q 9 7 5 3 A 10 4 2
34634 = 887A8 = Par EW +130	7 5 4 9 6 5 J 10 8 K Q J 5
Spector NS 3 West +1 -130  1	Nickell NS   1 NT West =   -90 +1 34

9. N deals E-W vul	K 8 2 8 7 5 3 — K J 9 5 3 2		West Soloway 2 Pass Lead 2 4 2 4 K A 5 J 3	North Smith Pass 3 Pass 2nd 3 6 Q 3 A 9 K 4 4	East Hamman 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 8 9 6 5 8 2 J	South CohenB 1 4 4th Q 3 6 K 7 7 8 10 6	West Feldman Dbl Pass Lead 6 8 A Q 7 A 4 3 5	North Nickell Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 6 2 10 8 2 9 4 K	East Spector 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 K 9 K 10 2 2 3 K	South Freeman 1 4 4th Q A 5 7 Q 3 7 7 8
9 7 K J 9 6 K 9 6 2 10 7 6		10 5 4 A Q 4 10 8 7 3 A Q 4
69667 = 73675 = Par NS +140	A Q J 6 3 10 2 A Q J 5 4 8
Spector NS 4 South +1 +450 +1 2	Nickell NS   4 South =   +420  34

10. E deals Both vul	A 10 6 4 A K 9 4 Q 8 J 7 4		West Soloway Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 Q A	North Smith 3 Dbl 2nd 4 9 7	East Hamman 2 4 Pass 3rd A 2 3	South CohenB Dbl Pass 4 4th K A 2	West Feldman Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 2 J Q 8	North Nickell 2 4 2nd 4 9 2 K 5	East Spector 1 3 Pass 3rd A 2 4 3 6	South Freeman Dbl 3 4 4th K 7 Q J
7 5 3 2 10 6 2 9 5 4 3 2 8		Q 7 K J 10 A Q 10 9 6 5 3 2
BBB65 ABB64 22268 = Par NS +660	K J 9 8 Q J 8 5 3 A 7 6 K
Spector NS 4 South +1 +650 = 2	Nickell NS   4 South +1   +650 = 34

11. S deals None vul	K 7 6 5 A 7 6 Q J 5 4 10 3		West Soloway 1 2 3 Lead Q J 10 10 J 7 2 2	North Smith Pass Pass Pass 2nd A Q K Q K 10 5 6	East Hamman 1 NT 2 NT 4 3rd 3 K 4 A 4 4 A 6	South CohenB Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 A 7 5 3 2 3 9	West Feldman 1 1 Lead 4 J 4 10 3 9 A J	North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 7 4 A 5 Q 7 3 5	East Spector 1 1 NT 3rd 10 2 3 8 K 6 2 6	South Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 4th K A 2 6 7 3 5 9
A J 8 2 K 9 8 2 2 A J 8 7		10 4 J 10 3 A 10 8 6 K Q 6 2
44362 45362 9897B = Par EW +400	Q 9 3 Q 5 4 K 9 7 3 9 5 4
Spector NS 4 West +1 -150 = 2	Nickell NS   1 NT East +2   -150 = 34

12. W deals N-S vul	8 7 2 9 3 10 9 8 7 6 9 7 2		West Soloway 1 NT 2 3 5 6 Lead 10	North Smith Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd	East Hamman 2 2 4 5 7 3rd	South CohenB Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th	West Feldman 1 NT 3 4 Lead 9	North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd	East Spector 2 NT 4 7 NT 3rd	South Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 4th
Q J 6 4 A 6 5 4 J 3 A K 3		A 3 K Q J 10 7 A K Q J 8 5
12131 = CBC9C = Par EW +990	K 10 9 5 8 2 Q 5 4 2 10 6 4
Spector NS 7 West -1 +50 = 2	Nickell NS   7 NT West -1   +50 = 34

13. N deals Both vul	K 6 2 6 5 4 2 A 3 K 8 6 5		West Soloway Pass Pass Lead 6 2 5 4 A	North Smith Pass 1 Pass 2nd 9 3 3 7 5	East Hamman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 K K 9 8	South CohenB 1 4 4th A 8 7 J 10	West Feldman Pass Pass Lead 6 2 K 5 4 A 10 A A	North Nickell Pass 1 Pass 2nd 9 7 4 3 3 5 2 3 4	East Spector Pass Pass Pass 3rd J K 3 K 9 Q 7 5 6	South Freeman 1 4 4th A 8 2 7 J 10 Q 2 Q
10 9 4 3 A J 8 J 10 4 7 4 3		Q 7 7 3 Q 8 7 6 5 2 J 9 2
BAB8B = 23252 = Par NS +660	A J 8 5 K Q 10 9 K 9 A Q 10
Spector NS 4 North +1 +650 = 2	Nickell NS   4 North +1   +650 = 34

14. E deals None vul	Q J 9 6 A 10 6 K 5 A Q 10 2		West Soloway 1 Pass Pass Lead 7 Q 3 7 6 2	North Smith Dbl 4 NT 6 2nd A 4 10 2 4 J	East Hamman Pass 4 Pass All Pass 3rd 4 3 J J K K	South CohenB 1 4 5 NT 4th 8 A 5 3 10 4	West Feldman 1 Pass Lead J Q 6	North Nickell Dbl Pass 2nd K 4 3	East Spector Pass 4 Pass 3rd 4 3 K	South Freeman Pass 4 4th 2 2
A 10 2 K J 8 5 2 J 7 6 5 3		4 Q 9 7 4 3 Q 9 4 K J 9 4
9C3B5 = 11A17 = Par NS +500	K 8 7 5 3 — A 10 8 7 6 3 2 8
Spector NS 6 South = +980 +11 13	Nickell NS   4 South +2   +480  34

15. S deals N-S vul	10 J 5 4 A K Q 10 7 6 A Q J		West Soloway Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 4 A	North Smith 1 3 3 NT 2nd K 3 9	East Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 10 5	South CohenB Pass 1 3 4th Q 2 8	West Feldman Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead Q 8 K J	North Nickell 1 3 3 NT All Pass 2nd 2 9 5	East Spector Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 A 6	South Freeman Pass 1 3 Pass 4th 10 4 3
A K J 4 Q 9 7 J 8 3 9 8 6		Q 8 K 8 6 9 2 10 7 5 4 3 2
989A6 = 34326 34426 Par NS +600	9 7 6 5 3 2 A 10 3 2 5 4 K
Spector NS 3 NT North +1 +630  13	Nickell NS   3 NT× North =   +750 +3 37

16. W deals E-W vul	J 8 5 3 Q 9 K 10 8 6 5 4 3		West Soloway 1 2 4 Lead 6 3 8 A 6 6 10 7 7	North Smith Pass Pass Pass 2nd Q 2 9 4 8 A 5 9 Q	East Hamman 1 NT 2 5 3rd K K Q 3 Q 4 5 A	South CohenB Pass Pass All Pass 4th 7 5 2 4 2 9 K 10	West Feldman 1 2 3 Lead 6 3 3 2 8 4 7	North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd Q 2 4 J 9 9 10	East Spector 1 2 NT 5 3rd K K Q Q 6 7 5	South Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 4th 7 5 2 6 J 3 5
2 K J 8 7 5 4 A J 6 4 2 7		K 9 7 4 6 Q 9 7 5 A Q 10 2
78537 78538 658A5 = Par EW +130	A Q 10 6 A 10 3 2 3 K J 9 8
Spector NS 5 West -2 +200  13	Nickell NS   5 West -4   +400 +5 42

Nickell leads by 29 IMPs

Match AS04 Main

Top 2004 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	7 3 A 7 6 4 A K Q 8 A 10 3		West Rodwell Pass Lead 4 3 9 2 6 K A 8 3 8	North Demuy 1 NT 2nd 5 4 10 7 2 10 J 8 8 A	East Meckstroth Pass 3rd J Q Q K 9 3 4 5 9 2	South WolpertG Pass 4th 7 9 3 J Q 7 6 4 J 6	West Spector Pass Lead 2 2 8 2 K Q 8 6 A 8	North Nickell 1 NT 2nd 5 4 K 7 10 J 4 K 6 Q	East Feldman Pass 3rd J Q Q A 3 4 5 J 6 K	South Freeman Pass 4th 3 9 7 6 9 3 4 5 3 A
Q J 10 8 5 3 2 9 7 K J 6 4		A 9 8 4 2 K Q J 10 6 8 7 2
88797 88798 45645 = Par NS +120	K 10 6 5 J 9 5 4 3 2 Q 9 5
Spector NS 1 NT North -1 -50  13	Nickell NS   1 NT North =   +90 +4 46

18. E deals N-S vul	A 5 2 A K Q 10 9 8 2 6 5 2		West Rodwell 4 Dbl Lead Q A K 2 10 3 2 8 5	North Demuy 5 All Pass 2nd 6 4 3 7 5 2 4 8 10	East Meckstroth 1 Pass 3rd 8 5 6 10 4 9 J Q K	South WolpertG Pass Pass 4th A J 2 J 7 4 Q 5 A	West Spector 3 NT Pass Lead 5 2 10 A	North Nickell 4 Pass 2nd J 9 A 3	East Feldman 1 4 3rd Q 6 4	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 4 J 6
10 8 3 2 K J 8 3 J A Q 9 8		K Q J 9 4 A Q 9 7 4 3 10 4
62284 = 5BA59 = Par EW +450	7 6 10 6 5 4 7 6 5 K J 7 3
Spector NS 5 × North -3 -800  13	Nickell NS   4 East +1   -450 +8 54

19. S deals E-W vul	10 9 8 6 3 K 9 A Q J 7 5 3		West Rodwell Pass 2 NT Pass All Pass Lead K 3 4 9 5 4 A	North Demuy 1 Pass 3 2nd A 2 6 4 Q K 7	East Meckstroth 1 NT 3 Pass 3rd 2 Q 7 K 8 A 5	South WolpertG Pass 2 Pass 3 4th 3 K 3 2 J 2 6	West Spector Pass 2 NT Lead K 3 4 6 5 4 A	North Nickell 1 3 2nd A 2 8 4 Q K 7	East Feldman 1 NT All Pass 3rd 7 Q 9 K 8 A 10	South Freeman Pass 2 4th 3 K 3 2 J 2 9
Q 2 Q 7 4 9 2 Q 10 9 7 5 2		A J 4 A J 10 3 K 10 8 4 K 4
47463 = 9697A = Par EW +500	K 7 5 8 6 5 2 6 3 A J 8 6
Spector NS 3 North -3 -150 = 13	Nickell NS   3 North -3   -150 = 54

20. W deals Both vul	A 6 4 A Q 6 5 J 9 A K 9 7		West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Lead K A 2 A 5 K	North Demuy 2 4 4 2nd 4 8 8 3 2 9	East Meckstroth Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd 7 10 J 2 J 6	South WolpertG 4 Pass 4th 9 J A 3 8 3	West Spector Pass 3 Pass Lead 7 A 3 A Q 5 10 7 J	North Nickell 1 4 2nd 9 8 8 3 2 5 10 Q 2	East Feldman 1 Pass 3rd K Q 9 2 4 K 6 7 9	South Freeman 1 Pass 4th 4 J A 9 8 3 2 5 5
Q J 9 7 9 8 3 Q 10 7 6 8 2		10 5 3 2 — A K 5 3 2 Q 10 6 5
85A49 = 38384 = Par NS +500	K 8 K J 10 7 4 2 8 4 J 4 3
Spector NS 4 North = +620 = 13	Nickell NS   4 South =   +620 = 54

21. N deals N-S vul	9 7 5 2 Q 10 9 6 9 6 Q 8 7		West Rodwell 1 NT 2 Pass Lead 9 3 2 J 6	North Demuy Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd J 10 10 8 Q	East Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass 3 3rd A 6 A 4 K	South WolpertG Pass Dbl 2 All Pass 4th 5 Q 7 2 7	West Spector 2 NT Pass Lead 10 2 9 4 8 8 5	North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd J 2 8 6 10 4 5	East Feldman 1 3 3rd Q A 5 K 9 Q J	South Freeman Dbl Pass 4th K 7 3 A Q 2 3
K Q 10 4 2 10 5 4 A J 9 6 3		J 8 K J 8 3 K Q J K 5 4 2
47663 47553 9577A = Par EW +400	A 6 4 3 A 7 5 A 8 7 3 2 10
Spector NS 3 West +1 -130 = 13	Nickell NS   3 East +1   -130 = 54

22. E deals E-W vul	5 3 K J 6 3 2 A K 10 5 3 2		West Rodwell Dbl Pass Lead Q 7 6 Q 9 A 2 Q K	North Demuy Pass Pass 2nd A 2 J 5 J 3 10 7 4	East Meckstroth Pass 3 3rd 3 A K 4 K 10 A 3 8	South WolpertG 2 Pass 4th 2 4 3 5 2 7 5 4 5	West Spector Dbl Pass Lead Q A 2 10 K J A 8 K	North Nickell Pass 3 2nd K 3 4 J 10 9 J Q 3	East Feldman Pass 3 All Pass 3rd 2 9 A 3 Q 4 7 A 6	South Freeman 2 Pass 4th 5 7 5 4 7 8 2 3 4
A 9 8 7 5 Q J 7 K Q 9 8 7		K 9 8 2 10 4 8 6 4 3 2 A 6
79756 = 54676 = Par NS +140	Q J 10 7 6 4 A Q 10 9 5 J 4
Spector NS 3 East -1 +100 +4 17	Nickell NS   3 South -1   -50  54

23. S deals Both vul	A J 6 4 A K 4 A K 10 6 4 K		West Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass Lead J K 4 10 10 8 A K	North Demuy 2 2 NT 2nd 3 5 3 A 4 A 2 J	East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd 2 6 Q 4 6 5 7 8	South WolpertG Pass 2 3 NT 4th A 2 2 9 3 7 5 9	West Spector Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 3 K A K 4 5 5	North Nickell 2 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 3 7 9 7 9 J J A	East Feldman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 8 6 5 8 10 A 2	South Freeman Pass 2 3 4th 6 J 2 3 4 2 4 3
8 2 Q 10 9 5 2 A 8 7 4 3 2		K 10 5 3 J 6 2 Q J 9 7 9 5
99897 = 44546 = Par NS +600	Q 9 7 8 7 3 8 5 3 Q J 10 6
Spector NS 3 NT North -1 -100  17	Nickell NS   3 NT North =   +600 +12 66

24. W deals None vul	K 9 4 3 9 6 5 4 A 6 5 J 9		West Rodwell 1 2 NT Pass Lead 3 10 8 Q 8 5 7 K 5	North Demuy Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 A 9 A J 3 9 K	East Meckstroth 2 3 NT 3rd Q 4 9 7 6 A Q 4	South WolpertG Pass Pass 4th 5 7 2 K 3 3 A J	West Spector 1 Pass Lead 4 6 2 Q 8 2 10	North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd Q 7 K 9 A J 3	East Feldman 1 NT 3rd A 8 4 7 5 A 4	South Freeman Pass 4th 2 7 3 K 10 3
A J 5 2 A K 7 Q Q 6 5 4 2		7 6 J 10 3 K 9 7 2 A 10 8 7
45663 = 8777A = Par EW +130	Q 10 8 Q 8 2 J 10 8 4 3 K 3
Spector NS 3 NT West -1 +50 +5 22	Nickell NS   1 NT East +1   -120  66

25. N deals E-W vul	5 4 A K Q 9 2 K 8 J 9 8 5		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 7 A K Q 5	North Demuy 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 8 7 3 6	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 4 5 3 Q	South WolpertG 1 NT 2 4th J 3 6 10 A	West Spector Pass Pass Lead 3 5 2 4 K Q 2 6 2	North Nickell 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 7 8 3 8 7 7 A 4	East Feldman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 K 10 A 5 3 6 8 6	South Freeman 1 NT 3 4th J A Q 7 6 J 10 9 A
K J 2 J 10 6 3 A 10 2 A 10 2		Q 10 9 7 6 8 7 Q J 9 7 7 3
75A5A = 48372 = Par NS +420	A 8 3 5 4 6 5 4 3 K Q 6 4
Spector NS 2 North +1 +140 = 22	Nickell NS   3 North +1   +130 = 66

26. E deals Both vul	J 8 7 6 4 2 9 A J 10 Q 6 3		West Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 Q 5 9 2 7	North Demuy 2 3 2nd 3 A 6 3 8 6	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 9 4 K 8	South WolpertG 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th A 5 10 10 Q	West Spector Pass Pass Lead 2 9 A 3 A 10 4 Q	North Nickell 1 2 2nd A K 4 J 2 5 3 7	East Feldman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 2 5 5 4 6 J J	South Freeman 1 1 NT 4th 9 10 Q 4 3 K A 8
A K 3 7 6 3 K 7 3 K 7 5 4		10 5 K J 8 5 2 8 5 2 J 9 2
9A8A9 9B8A9 22534 = Par NS +650	Q 9 A Q 10 4 Q 9 6 4 A 10 8
Spector NS 3 NT South -1 -100  22	Nickell NS   2 North +1   +140 +6 72

27. S deals None vul	— K 6 A J 10 9 8 7 4 A K 6 5		West Rodwell Pass 2 NT Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 9 A 4	North Demuy 1 3 4 4 2nd 2 K 5 2	East Meckstroth 1 3 Pass Pass 3rd A 5 2 K	South WolpertG Pass Dbl 3 NT 4 5 4th 6 7 3	West Spector Pass 4 Pass Lead 7 K 3 2 7	North Nickell 1 4 NT 6 2nd 8 4 6 3 2	East Feldman 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2 J A K	South Freeman Pass Dbl 5 4th 4 A Q 5
Q 10 5 3 A 9 3 Q 6 3 Q 10 8		K 9 7 6 4 2 J 5 4 5 J 9 4
A6ACB B6ACB 16112 = Par NS +920	A J 8 Q 10 8 7 2 K 2 7 3 2
Spector NS 5 North = +400 +10 32	Nickell NS   6 North -1   -50  72

28. W deals N-S vul	K Q 8 4 9 10 7 4 A K 8 4 3		West Rodwell 2 NT 4 Lead A K 8 7	North Demuy Pass Pass 2nd 5 7 10	East Meckstroth 4 Pass 3rd 2 6 3	South WolpertG Pass Pass 4th J 9 Q	West Spector 1 2 NT 4 Lead 6 A 8	North Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd Q 7 10	East Feldman 1 4 3rd K 2	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 5 9
A 5 3 K 6 A K J 8 6 Q J 9		9 2 A Q J 8 7 5 2 3 10 7 5
27135 = B5A96 = Par EW +460	J 10 7 6 10 4 3 Q 9 5 2 6 2
Spector NS 4 West = -420 = 32	Nickell NS   4 East =   -420 = 72

29. N deals Both vul	J 6 4 3 J 8 7 4 K 8 7 7 3		West Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 5 A 2 4 5 J	North Demuy Pass 3 3 2nd 3 6 A 7 K 7 3	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 7 2 4 6 J K	South WolpertG 2 NT 3 3 NT 4th Q J 3 8 10 K Q	West Spector Pass Pass Lead 4 10 7 Q 6 5 2 A	North Nickell Pass 1 Pass 2nd 3 3 Q K 8 6 2 5	East Feldman Pass Pass Pass 3rd J K A 3 5 4 7 4	South Freeman 1 2 NT 4th A J 4 8 9 10 5 10
K 9 7 5 K 6 6 4 3 Q 9 4 2		10 8 A 10 9 5 2 Q J J 8 6 5
997A6 = 44537 = Par NS +600	A Q 2 Q 3 A 10 9 5 2 A K 10
Spector NS 3 NT South = +600 +9 41	Nickell NS   2 NT South +2   +180  72

30. E deals None vul	K J 8 7 2 K J 4 3 Q 7 6 2 —		West Rodwell 1 2 All Pass Lead 4 5 A 4 6 4 3 J	North Demuy 1 Pass 2nd 8 A 2 6 2 9 5 Q	East Meckstroth 1 Dbl Pass 3rd 9 3 J 10 K 5 K 6	South WolpertG Pass 1 NT 3 4th A 7 3 K 8 10 6 Q	West Spector Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 2 4 5 Q 6 5 6	North Nickell 1 2 2nd 5 10 7 2 J 9 J 6	East Feldman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 K 9 J 3 5 Q 10	South Freeman Pass 1 NT 2 4th 2 A A 7 4 8 3 K
10 5 4 A Q 10 2 A 9 8 4 8 3		Q 9 6 9 8 7 J 10 A K J 4 2
77787 = 66645 65645 Par NS +90	A 3 6 5 K 5 3 Q 10 9 7 6 5
Spector NS 3 South -2 -100  41	Nickell NS   2 North -1   -50 +2 74

31. S deals N-S vul	K 8 7 3 Q 10 7 Q 9 7 6 3 A		West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead 3 2 2 3 K 8 9 K 4	North Demuy Dbl 2nd 4 3 A Q 4 Q J 6 A	East Meckstroth Pass 3rd K J 10 8 A 5 2 7 J	South WolpertG 1 Pass 4th A Q 4 5 3 6 2 J 5	West Spector 2 Pass Lead 7 2 3 3 5 Q 10 6 9	North Nickell Dbl 2nd J A A J 4 7 6 7 6	East Feldman Pass 3rd K Q J Q 10 4 3 8 6	South Freeman 1 Pass 4th 3 4 2 2 8 K 5 4 5
2 A 3 A 10 8 2 Q 9 7 6 4 3		J 10 9 6 5 4 J 8 4 J 5 4 J
A7A88 = 36245 36345 Par NS +630	A Q K 9 6 5 2 K K 10 8 5 2
Spector NS 2 × West -3 +500 = 41	Nickell NS   2 × West -3   +500 = 74

32. W deals E-W vul	7 4 2 9 6 5 4 3 9 A K 8 7		West Rodwell 1 2 Lead 9 Q K 3 J 5	North Demuy Pass Pass 2nd 2 K 2 2 10 10	East Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 3rd A 4 3 K 7 A	South WolpertG Pass Pass 4th 7 3 4 7 4 9	West Spector 1 2 4 Lead A 9 Q 6 J	North Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 2 K 2 10	East Feldman 1 NT 3 3rd 3 A 2 K 7	South Freeman 2 Pass 4th 4 7 3 7 4
A K J 10 5 3 Q 7 K 10 7 10 4		Q 6 A 8 2 5 4 3 2 Q J 9 2
45767 45967 87466 = Par NS +140	9 8 K J 10 A Q J 8 6 6 5 3
Spector NS 2 West -1 +100  41	Nickell NS   4 West -3   +300 +5 79

Nickell leads by 38 IMPs

Match AS04 Main

Top 2004 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	A 7 5 Q 8 7 6 5 A J 9 Q 4		West Soloway Pass Lead K 8 6 2 4 Q	North Demuy 1 Pass 2nd 3 2 J 9 3 2	East Hamman 1 NT Pass 3rd 2 4 K 8 Q 3	South WolpertG 2 4th 4 A 4 A A 10	West Smith Pass Lead A 4 5 2 K K 7 Q 8	North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd 3 3 J 9 10 7 2 2 8	East CohenB 1 NT Pass 3rd 2 Q K 6 6 5 5 3 3	South Meckstroth 2 4th 4 A 4 A 9 Q J 10 8
10 9 4 10 9 4 Q 6 5 J 8 5 2		Q 8 A J K 8 7 4 2 A K 9 6
79955 = 53387 = Par NS +140	K J 6 3 2 K 3 2 10 3 10 7 3
Spector NS 2 North +2 +170 +1 42	Nickell NS   2 North +1   +140  79

34. E deals N-S vul	A J J 6 3 J 10 6 2 9 8 7 5		West Soloway 2 2 NT 3 Lead 3 10 3	North Demuy Pass Pass Pass 2nd Q J 6	East Hamman 1 2 3 4 3rd 5 K 9	South WolpertG Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 10 2 A	West Smith 1 NT 2 4 Lead J 4 3	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 J 6	East CohenB Pass 2 3 NT 3rd 9 K 9	South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 4th A 2 A
10 9 4 K 10 7 A K 5 4 A Q 6		K 8 7 5 3 A 8 5 2 — K J 10 4
22252 = 9BB8B = Par EW +450	Q 6 2 Q 9 4 Q 9 8 7 3 3 2
Spector NS 4 East +1 -450 = 42	Nickell NS   4 West +1   -450 = 79

35. S deals E-W vul	J K Q 10 7 A K 4 2 Q J 8 6		West Soloway Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass Lead A K 8 3 8 4	North Demuy 1 4 4 NT Pass 6 2nd 3 A 5 4 7 3	East Hamman 1 Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 6 2 4 9 K	South WolpertG Pass 4 4 5 5 4th 6 J 3 2 2 2	West Smith Pass Pass Lead 3 3 J 7 9 9	North Rodwell 1 Dbl 2nd 2 8 K 5 5 8	East CohenB 1 All Pass 3rd J Q 3 4 A 5	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th A K 4 6 2 8
6 4 5 3 Q 7 6 5 K 10 5 4 2		K Q 9 7 2 J 9 6 2 3 A 9 7
989A7 = 45335 35435 Par NS +400	A 10 8 5 3 A 8 4 J 10 9 8 3
Spector NS 6 North -2 -100  42	Nickell NS   1 × East -2   +500 +12 91