Event AS05 Main

Atlanta, Georgia
Hyatt Regency Hotel
July 2005

2005 Spingold

Final: Carmichael vs. Ekeblad

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 5
Q 4 3
Q J 8 6
A 9 5 2 Table 10 9 8 4 3
9
A 10 7
Q 10 8 6
96A74 =
46368 =
Par NS +420 A 7 2
J 10 7 5 2
5 2
K J 3

Carmichael NS
4 N -1 -50
+2 2
Ekeblad NS
4 N -2 -100
-2 0

2. E deals
N-S vul 8 6 2
A J 9
9 4
9 8 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
1 NT 2 1 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 AP

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

K 3
10 8 6 5 3
8 7 3 2
K 7 Table J 7 5
K 4
K J 10
A Q 10 5 2
79766 78666
64677 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10 9 4
Q 7 2
A Q 6 5
J

Carmichael NS
2 S = +110
-1 2
Ekeblad NS
2 S +1 +140
+1 1

3. S deals
E-W vul —
K 10 5
J 10 6 5 4
A K 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 6 4
Q J 6 3
Q
8 7 6 3 Table 9 7 5
A 9 8 4
9 7 3 2
Q 9
997B9 =
33622 =
Par NS +400 A Q J 10 3 2
7 2
A K 8
J 10

Carmichael NS
3 NT N +1 +430
+11 13
Ekeblad NS
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 1

4. W deals
Both vul 10 8 7
K 10 9 3
10 9 3
Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 3
A J 7 2
K J 5 2
8 4 3 Table A K 6 2
8 5
Q 6
A K 6 5 2
44542 =
8888A 8889A
Par NS -130 Q 9 5 4
Q 6 4
A 8 7 4
J 10

Carmichael NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-12 13
Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 13

5. N deals
N-S vul A 10 5 4 2
J 10 8 7 5
—
K 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl
4 Pass 4 AP

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

—
A K 4 2
K Q 6 5 3 2
Q 9 5 Table Q 7 6 3
Q 9
J 7 4
A 8 6 2
69846 =
64597 74597
Par NS +100 K J 9 8
6 3
A 10 9 8
J 10 3

Carmichael NS
4 W = -130
+2 15
Ekeblad NS
4 S -2 -200
-2 13

6. E deals
E-W vul K J 5 4
8
J 7 5
A K 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9
A J 10 3
10 9
Q 10 8 5 3 Table 10 8 2
9 7 6 4
A Q 8 6 3
J
89678 89567
54765 =
Par NS +140 A 7 6 3
K Q 5 2
K 4 2
9 7

Carmichael NS
4 N -1 -50
-10 15
Ekeblad NS
4 N = +420
+10 23

7. S deals
Both vul Q 10 9 8
J 9 7 4
10 7
9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
1 1
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

J
A 10 8 3
Q J 5 4 2
Q J 2 Table K 6 5 2
K Q 6
A 8
K 7 6 4
56434 =
76999 87999
Par NS -140 A 7 4 3
5 2
K 9 6 3
A 10 5

Carmichael NS
1 NT W +2 -150
-6 15
Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -1 +100
+6 29

8. W deals
None vul J 5
K J 9 6 4 3
8
9 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass 2 2 NT 3 Pass 2 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 4 2
10
9 7 6 5 2
K Q 10 8 Table K 10 8 3
A Q 2
A 10 3
A 4 2
55645 =
77588 87598
Par NS -120 A Q 9 6
8 7 5
K Q J 4
J 5

Carmichael NS
3 N -1 -50
-3 15
Ekeblad NS
2 NT E -1 +50
+3 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1
1 NT 2 3 3 Pass 2 AP
4 AP

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

10 9 7 4
A Q 2
Q 9
9 7 5 3 Table 8
K 3
K J 8 3 2
K Q J 8 4
77722 =
665AA =
Par NS -130 A K Q 6 3
10 9 7
A 6 4
10 2

Carmichael NS
4 E = -130
-2 15
Ekeblad NS
2 S -1 -50
+2 34

10. E deals
Both vul 9 6 4 3
Q 8 7 3 2
K Q
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl
4 Pass 6 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 10 5
4
A 7 4
A Q J 10 4 Table A K
A 6 5
J 9 6 2
8 6 3 2
11621 =
BB7BC =
Par NS -1370 8 7 2
K J 10 9
10 8 5 3
K 9

Carmichael NS
6 W = -1370
-13 15
Ekeblad NS
5 W +1 -620
+13 47

11. S deals
None vul K J 6 5
K 10 7 4
J 7 4
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

8 7
Q J 8 6 2
A K 9
J 6 3 Table A 9 3
A 9 5
10 5 2
A K 9 2
47364 =
96978 =
Par NS -400 Q 10 4 2
3
Q 8 6 3
Q 10 8 7

Carmichael NS
3 NT E -1 +50
Tie 15
Ekeblad NS
4 E -1 +50
Tie 47

12. W deals
N-S vul Q 8 7 3
9 7 2
K 3
K J 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 4 2
J 10
J 10 9 8 7
7 6 Table K 10
Q 8 4
Q 6 4 2
Q 10 8 5
9BB7A =
22263 =
Par NS +650 A 9 6
A K 6 5 3
A 5
A 9 4

Carmichael NS
4 S +1 +650
+2 17
Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +600
-2 47

13. N deals
Both vul A J 10 9 4
A 9 7
K Q 4 3
7

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

7 5 3
Q 10 6 2
A 9
A Q 8 3 Table Q 6 2
8 5 4 3
10 6 5 2
K 10
9A798 9A7A8
43635 =
Par NS +620 K 8
K J
J 8 7
J 9 6 5 4 2

Carmichael NS
2 N +1 +140
Tie 17
Ekeblad NS
2 N +1 +140
Tie 47

14. E deals
None vul K 9 2
J 8 6 4
4 3
A 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP 5 AP

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

A 10
Q 2
Q 9 8 5 2
Q 8 7 3 Table J 8 7 6 4
A K 7 5
A K J
2
43425 =
9A9B8 9A9B7
Par NS -420 Q 5 3
10 9 3
10 7 6
K J 9 6

Carmichael NS
4 E = -420
-1 17
Ekeblad NS
5 E = -400
+1 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass Pass
1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 6 4
10 9 6 5 3
A 4
A 3 Table 5
K Q 7
K Q J 10 5
K 9 8 7
15114 =
87CC9 =
Par NS -980 J 7 2
J 2
9 8 3
Q 6 5 4 2

Carmichael NS
4 W +2 -480
Tie 17
Ekeblad NS
4 W +2 -480
Tie 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
2 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass
3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

K J 4 3
K 6 4
A 9 6 4
3 2 Table 2
A 9 7
Q 10 5 3 2
A Q 9 4
57636 =
867A7 =
Par NS -130 Q 9 8 7 5
Q 8 2
K 7
K 10 6

Carmichael NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 17
Ekeblad NS
3 E +2 -150
+10 58

Ekeblad leads by 41 IMPs

Match AS05 Main

Top 2005 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul Q J 8 7 6 5
—
A 3 2
Q 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
4 AP

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

10 9 4 3
K 9 7 6 5
7 6 5
4 Table A K 2
10 8 3 2
K Q J 9
A J
7647C =
67951 66961
Par NS +500 —
A Q J 4
10 8 4
K 10 9 8 7 6

Carmichael NS
4 W -1 +50
-4 17
Ekeblad NS
2 NT E -4 +200
+4 62

18. E deals
N-S vul 9 7 6 3 2
J 9 8 3 2
A 3
4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl
3 NT AP Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

J
A Q 7 5 4
K 5
A J 10 8 6 Table K Q 8 5
K 10
Q 10 7 4 2
9 5
46454 =
96989 =
Par NS -400 A 10 4
6
J 9 8 6
K Q 7 3 2

Carmichael NS
3 NT E = -400
-7 17
Ekeblad NS
2 E +2 -130
+7 69

19. S deals
E-W vul A J 10 6 3
K J
Q 9 7
6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 1
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
2 3 AP 1 NT AP

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

8 5 4
8 7 5
K J 8 5 3
Q 10 Table K Q 9 7
A Q 6 4
—
J 9 8 7 3
67687 =
66646 =
Par NS +90 2
10 9 3 2
A 10 6 4 2
A K 4

Carmichael NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 19
Ekeblad NS
1 NT W +1 -120
-2 69

20. W deals
Both vul K 8 7 6 5
J 6
A 6 5
6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 1 Dbl 4 1 Pass 2 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 NT AP

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

A Q
K Q 8 7
J 10 8 7 3 2
10 Table 10 4 2
10 5
K Q 9 4
K Q 7 3
59848 69848
74595 =
Par NS +140 J 9 3
A 9 4 3 2
—
A J 9 8 5

Carmichael NS
5 × W -1 +200
+13 32
Ekeblad NS
3 NT W = -600
-13 69

21. N deals
N-S vul K 9 4
—
10 8
A K Q 10 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 3 4 2 3 5 6
5 5 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 8 2 A 3
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

10 6
A J 8 4 3
K Q J 9 7
J Table 8 5 3
K 10 9 6 5 2
5 2
9 6
7D45D =
00950 =
Par NS +2210 A Q J 7 2
Q 7
A 6 4 3
5 3

Carmichael NS
5 S +2 +710
-14 32
Ekeblad NS
6 × N +1 +1740
+14 83

22. E deals
E-W vul J 8 7 6
K Q
10 8 4
A Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 3 1 Pass
4 5 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Dbl AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 5 3
10 9 2
A K 9 5 2
5 Table K Q 10 2
A J 8 6 3
Q 3
7 4
32228 =
7BAB5 =
Par NS -650 4
7 5 4
J 7 6
K 10 8 6 3 2

Carmichael NS
5 × S -3 -500
+4 36
Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -650
-4 83

23. S deals
Both vul 8 5
Q 10 8
Q J 7 4 2
Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl 2 Pass Pass
2 AP

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

A K Q 7 6
A 9 7
K 9
K 6 4 Table 9 4 3
5 3 2
8 6 5 3
J 5 2
65778 66777
77555 =
Par NS +90 J 10 2
K J 6 4
A 10
A 8 7 3

Carmichael NS
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 36
Ekeblad NS
2 W = -110
Tie 83

24. W deals
None vul Q J 4 2
10 3
A 9 8 6 5
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Dbl 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 7 3 10 3
Q 4 3 A 10 tricks won
2
10 tricks won

K 8 3
J 9 6
K 10 4 3
K Q J Table A
Q 7 5
Q J 7 2
A 10 9 7 3
39643 =
84697 84698
Par NS +100 10 9 7 6 5
A K 8 4 2
—
8 6 4

Carmichael NS
3 NT W +1 -430
Tie 36
Ekeblad NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 83

25. N deals
E-W vul J 7 2
10 9 7
K 10
A Q 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 1 NT 2 1 Pass 1
2 2 AP Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 5
4
J 8 6 5 4 2
10 7 5 Table K 9 8
K J 2
Q 9 3
K J 6 2
9AA56 99A56
43386 =
Par NS +420 Q 6 4 3
A Q 8 6 5 3
A 7
9

Carmichael NS
2 N +1 +140
+6 42
Ekeblad NS
4 S -2 -100
-6 83

26. E deals
Both vul J 10 9 7 5 3
8 7 5
J 4 2
A

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 6 AP

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

A 8
A
9 7 3
K J 9 5 4 3 2 Table K 6 2
K Q 10 4 3
A K
10 7 6
15241 =
C8B8C =
Par NS -1440 Q 4
J 9 6 2
Q 10 8 6 5
Q 8

Carmichael NS
6 E = -1370
-17 42
Ekeblad NS
3 NT E -2 +200
+17 100

27. S deals
None vul J
9 8 5 3
A Q 7 5
Q J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 1
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass
4 5 Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4
Dbl AP 4 Dbl AP

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

A 9 6 5 4 3
A 10 7
K
K 4 2 Table K 10 8 7
6 4
J 9 4 2
7 6 5
54987 =
79455 =
Par NS -100 Q 2
K Q J 2
10 8 6 3
A 10 3

Carmichael NS
5 × S -3 -500
-12 42
Ekeblad NS
4 × W -1 +100
+12 112

28. W deals
N-S vul A Q 5
5 4
A Q 2
K Q J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
2 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Dbl 3 Pass 3 2 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10
A J 6 3 2
K 8 6 4 3
9 Table J 8 7 6
Q 8
10 9 5
10 7 3 2
9976A BA87A
23363 =
Par NS +660 9 4 3 2
K 10 9 7
J 7
A 6 5

Carmichael NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 42
Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 112

29. N deals
Both vul 10 9 8 5
K Q 10
9 6 4 3
3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 1 NT
2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Rdbl 2 AP

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

J 6 4 2
J 8 5 3
8
K Q 9 7 Table K Q 7 3
7 6 4
A Q 10 2
J 10
75698 =
57644 68645
Par NS +110 A
A 9 2
K J 7 5
A 8 6 5 4

Carmichael NS
2 N -2 -200
-8 42
Ekeblad NS
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 120

30. E deals
None vul J 10 9
10 9 2
A K J 9 6
10 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 3
J 8 7 6
8 5 4 2
K 6 Table 6 5 2
A 5 3
Q 10 7
A 9 7 4
78678 =
65665 =
Par NS +110 A 8 7 4
K Q 4
3
Q J 8 5 3

Carmichael NS
2 S = +110
Tie 42
Ekeblad NS
2 N = +110
Tie 120

31. S deals
N-S vul 9 5 3 2
9 8 2
K 10 2
Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
2 2
Pass 3 AP Dbl 3 Dbl Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

K
K Q 10 6
Q 9 8 7 6
K 10 3 Table 10 4
A 3
A 5 4 3
A J 6 5 4
36311 =
76ABB =
Par NS -420 A Q J 8 7 6
J 7 5 4
J
8 2

Carmichael NS
3 S -3 -300
-8 42
Ekeblad NS
5 W -1 +50
+8 128

32. W deals
E-W vul Q 6 5
Q 10 2
10 9 8 6 3
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

J
J 8 6 4
A J 7 2
K Q 9 7 Table A K 9 8 4 2
A 7 3
4
10 6 2
54464 =
89979 =
Par NS -140 10 7 3
K 9 5
K Q 5
A J 8 3

Carmichael NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 54
Ekeblad NS
3 NT W = -600
-12 128

Ekeblad leads by 74 IMPs

Match AS05 Main

Top 2005 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul 8 5 2
J 9 6 5 4 3
3
A 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 1 2 2 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

K Q 9 7 6 3
10 7
A
K 10 8 5 Table A J 10 4
K Q
K Q 7 4
Q J 7
21763 =
AB569 AB56A
Par NS -450 —
A 8 2
J 10 9 8 6 5 2
9 6 3

Carmichael NS
4 W +2 -480
-11 54
Ekeblad NS
6 E -1 +50
+11 139

34. E deals
N-S vul 8 7 6
J 10 8 7 6 3
A 5 4
6

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

9 2
A K 9 5
K 10 9 7
K 8 7 Table A K Q J 10
4 2
J 8 3
A J 3
11414 =
CC9B9 =
Par NS -990 5 4 3
Q
Q 6 2
Q 10 9 5 4 2

Carmichael NS
3 NT E +3 -490
Tie 54
Ekeblad NS
3 NT W +3 -490
Tie 139

35. S deals
E-W vul 10
Q J 10 6 4
10 4 3
10 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass
2 AP 3 NT AP

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

Q J 8 6 2
7 3 2
K Q 6
J 2 Table A 3
9 8 5
A 8 7
A K Q 6 5
33543 =
AA79A AA89A
Par NS -630 K 9 7 5 4
A K
J 9 5 2
8 3

Carmichael NS
2 W +2 -170
+10 64
Ekeblad NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 139

36. W deals
Both vul 6 3
K Q 5
7 6
K J 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Dbl 2 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 6 Pass
6 AP

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

5 4 2
J 9 8 2
A J 5 2
8 6 Table A K Q J 9 7
A
4 3
A Q 10 9
21654 11554
AC788 =
Par NS -1430 10 8
10 7 6 4 3
K Q 10 9 8
2

Carmichael NS
4 E +2 -680
+13 77
Ekeblad NS
6 E = -1430
-13 139

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 1 NT Dbl 2 Dbl 2
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 7
6
J 9 8 6 4
8 6 5 4 Table Q J 3
Q J 9 7
A K 7
A 3 2
9AA69 =
33263 43364
Par NS +620 A 9 5 2
A 10 8 5 3 2
Q 10 5
—

Carmichael NS
4 S +1 +650
+11 88
Ekeblad NS
3 N +1 +130
-11 139

38. E deals
E-W vul Q J 10 6 5
10 8 6
K
J 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

A 4 2
A 7 5
10 6 4 3 2
A 9 Table K 8 7
K 9 4
Q 9 7 5
10 5 3
67758 =
56675 =
Par NS +90 9 3
Q J 3 2
A J 8
K Q 8 4

Carmichael NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 88
Ekeblad NS
2 N = +110
Tie 139

39. S deals
Both vul —
K J 8 4 2
9 8 7 6 2
10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP 5 NT Pass 6 Pass
7 AP

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

A J 10 6
A 10 9 3
4
A 6 5 3 Table K 8 3
5
A Q J 3
K Q J 9 4
12550 =
BB77D BA87C
Par NS -2140 Q 9 7 5 4 2
Q 7 6
K 10 5
8

Carmichael NS
6 W +1 -1390
+13 101
Ekeblad NS
7 W = -2140
-13 139

40. W deals
None vul 8 6 4
7 4 3 2
J
Q 10 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

J
K Q 10 8 6
A 8 7 4 2
K J Table A Q 10 7 3 2
A 5
10
A 9 7 5
11042 =
BCD9B =
Par NS -1510 K 9 5
J 9
K Q 9 6 5 3
4 3

Carmichael NS
4 W +2 -480
Tie 101
Ekeblad NS
3 NT W +3 -490
Tie 139

41. N deals
E-W vul Q 5
A 9 5 4
—
Q J 10 9 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 1 NT Pass 2 2 Pass
2 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 NT AP 4 Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 8 4
Q J 10 7
9 8 4 2
K Table 7 6
K 3
A K Q 6 5
A 6 5 3
35426 =
988A6 =
Par NS -600 K J 9 3 2
8 6 2
J 10 7 3
8

Carmichael NS
3 NT E = -600
Tie 101
Ekeblad NS
5 E = -600
Tie 139

42. E deals
Both vul A 10 8 6
A 9
Q 10 6 3 2
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
5 AP

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

K
K 10 8 3
A J 4
K Q 9 7 2 Table Q J 5 4 3 2
4
9 8
A J 5 3
43772 =
9966A 6955A
Par NS -600 9 7
Q J 7 6 5 2
K 7 5
10 6

Carmichael NS
5 W = -600
-10 101
Ekeblad NS
2 W +1 -140
+10 149

43. S deals
None vul A 5 4
Q 5 3 2
9 8 7 6
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 NT Pass 5 AP 3 NT AP

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

8 6
K 6
K Q 4
A K 8 7 6 4 Table K Q 10 7 3
10 8 4
J
Q 10 9 5
34773 =
8955A =
Par NS -140 J 9 2
A J 9 7
A 10 5 3 2
2

Carmichael NS
5 W -1 +50
Tie 101
Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -1 +50
Tie 149

44. W deals
N-S vul Q 4 3
A K 9 8 7 6
Q 7 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 6
Q 10 2
J 5
A J 9 7 5 Table A K 9 8 5 2
4 3
A K 8 2
Q
32645 =
AA687 =
Par NS -430 J
J 5
10 9 6 4
K 10 8 6 4 2

Carmichael NS
2 E +2 -170
+6 107
Ekeblad NS
4 E = -420
-6 149

45. N deals
Both vul 8
Q J 7 6 2
A J 9 8 5
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 4
2 3 3 5 (AP) 4 AP

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

A Q 10 7 3
4 3
K 7
K Q J 2 Table K 6 4 2
K
Q 10 4 3 2
7 4 3
73B65 =
69268 =
Par NS +500 J 9 5
A 10 9 8 5
6
10 9 8 6

Carmichael NS
5 N = +650
+11 118
Ekeblad NS
4 W -1 +100
-11 149

46. E deals
None vul K J 9 6 5 4 3
J 7
7
A J 10

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT 1 NT 2 3 3
Pass 4 AP 4 4 5 Dbl (AP)

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

Q 7 2
8
J 10 6 4
Q 9 8 4 3 Table 10
A Q 6 4 3
K Q 8 5 2
6 5
BB958 =
11375 =
Par NS +460 A 8
K 10 9 5 2
A 9 3
K 7 2

Carmichael NS
4 N +2 +480
-12 118
Ekeblad NS
5 × E -5 +1100
+12 161

47. S deals
N-S vul K J 4 3
J 10 7 4
K
Q J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
5 NT Pass 6 AP

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

Q 10 9 2
K Q 3 2
9 5 4 2
K Table A 6 5
A 8 6
A Q J 10 6
A 5
11217 =
CCBC6 =
Par NS -990 8 7
9 5
8 7 3
10 9 7 6 3 2

Carmichael NS
5 E +1 -420
+11 129
Ekeblad NS
6 W = -920
-11 161

48. W deals
E-W vul K 6
9 7
K 10 9 5 3 2
K 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 Pass Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass

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

Q J 5 3 2
Q J 10 4
A 8
A 2 Table 10 4
3 2
Q J 7 4
J 8 7 4 3
77898 77998
56445 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 7
A K 8 6 5
6
Q 10 6

Carmichael NS
1 W -2 +200
+3 132
Ekeblad NS
2 S = +110
-3 161

Ekeblad leads by 29 IMPs

Match AS05 Main

Top 2005 Spingold Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul J 2
A K 7 5 3
10 6 3
A K 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 5 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 9 8
J 6 2
7 4
Q 6 5 3 Table 10 6 5 3
Q 10 8 4
K 8
J 9 4
A78B8 =
25425 =
Par NS +430 Q 7 4
9
A Q J 9 5 2
10 8 7

Carmichael NS
5 S = +400
-1 132
Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 162

50. E deals
N-S vul Q 8
7 2
A K Q J 8 4 2
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
1 Pass 1 1
1 NT 3 AP 2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6
9 5 4
9 7 3
K Q J 6 Table K J 10
Q J 8 6 3
10
A 7 3 2
975B5 =
25727 25728
Par NS +600 A 5 4 3 2
A K 10
6 5
9 8 4

Carmichael NS
3 N +2 +150
-10 132
Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +600
+10 172

51. S deals
E-W vul 8 7
K Q J 7 6 4
5 4
A 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 5 3
10 8
A J
J 10 7 6 5 Table K 6 2
9 5 3 2
K 10 7 3
8 3
B8A98 =
24244 25244
Par NS +460 A Q 10 4
A
Q 9 8 6 2
K Q 4

Carmichael NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 132
Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 172

52. W deals
Both vul 6 4
A K 8 6 4
10 9 6
Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 10 9 7
J
K 7 3 2
K 10 7 Table A J 5
Q 9 7 3
Q J 8
9 8 3
44746 =
79697 =
Par NS -140 8 3 2
10 5 2
A 5 4
A 6 5 2

Carmichael NS
2 W +1 -140
Tie 132
Ekeblad NS
2 W +1 -140
Tie 172

53. N deals
N-S vul J 6 4
10 8 6 4 2
7
K 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A 8 7 5 3
K 9
K 10 8 4
J 9 Table K 10 2
A J 7
A J 5
Q 7 5 2
33644 =
AA798 =
Par NS -430 Q 9
Q 5 3
Q 9 6 3 2
A 4 3

Carmichael NS
3 NT E +2 -460
Tie 132
Ekeblad NS
3 NT E +2 -460
Tie 172

54. E deals
E-W vul 9 8 7 4 2
Q 8 5
J 5
10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
1 Pass 2 3
1 Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT AP
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Dbl
4 AP

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

J 10
9 7 6 3 2
9 8 6 4
9 2 Table A K
A J 10 4
A K Q 3 2
K 6
28328 =
75AA5 95AB5
Par NS -500 Q 6 5 3
K
10 7
A Q J 8 7 3

Carmichael NS
4 E = -620
-1 132
Ekeblad NS
3 NT E = -600
+1 173

55. S deals
Both vul —
J 7 2
A 7 3 2
K Q J 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 6 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

6 5 4 3
9 6 4
8 6 4
10 8 5 Table K 10 8 2
K Q 10 8
K J 10 5
2
BA99B A988B
23432 =
Par NS +660 A Q J 9 7
A 5 3
Q 9
A 9 3

Carmichael NS
6 S -1 -100
Tie 132
Ekeblad NS
6 N -1 -100
Tie 173

56. W deals
None vul 10 8 7 4
10
A J 9 7
A Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
1 Dbl 2 2 2 Pass 3 5 (AP)
3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

9 6 2
Q J 7 5 3
10 4
K 9 5 Table A K 5
K 9 8 6
Q 8
J 6 4 2
897B8 =
43625 =
Par NS +400 Q J 3
A 4 2
K 6 5 3 2
8 3

Carmichael NS
4 × S +1 +690
+7 139
Ekeblad NS
5 N = +400
-7 173

57. N deals
E-W vul Q
A 10 9 5 4 3
2
10 9 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
2 Pass 4 2 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 6 5 2
Q
K J 10 7 5
Q 3 Table K 8 4
7 6 2
Q 8 4
K J 4 2
A7C7A =
26163 =
Par NS +980 A J 10 3
K J 8
A 9 6 3
A 6

Carmichael NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 139
Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 173

58. E deals
Both vul Q 9 7 5 3 2
K 3
A K
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
2 2 3 AP 2 2 3 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

—
8 7 6 4 2
Q J 10 8 7
10 5 2 Table K 6 4
A Q J 9
9 5 4
K Q 8
AA336 9A337
33A95 =
Par NS +200 A J 10 8
10 5
6 3 2
J 9 7 6

Carmichael NS
3 E +1 -170
-15 139
Ekeblad NS
4 × N +1 +990
+15 188

59. S deals
None vul K 9
K Q 10 2
J 4 3
A J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 2 2 (AP) 3 AP

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

Q
J 8 5 4 3
A Q 8 5 2
5 3 Table A J 10 5
A 7
10 7 6
Q 9 4 2
57547 =
66796 76796
Par NS -110 8 7 6 4 3 2
9 6
K 9
K 10 7

Carmichael NS
2 S -1 -50
+2 141
Ekeblad NS
3 W = -110
-2 188

60. W deals
N-S vul J 10 4 2
K J 6
J 7 3
K 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

K 8 5
9 7 3
K 9 5 2
8 6 4 Table A Q 6 3
10 8 4
A 6 4
Q 7 2
88979 =
55454 =
Par NS +140 9 7
A Q 5 2
Q 10 8
A J 9 3

Carmichael NS
1 E -1 +50
-1 141
Ekeblad NS
1 NT S = +90
+1 189

61. N deals
Both vul 10 6 5 3 2
8 5
10 7 5
K 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

K Q J 4
A 9 6
Q 6 4
Q J 6 Table A 7
Q 7 2
A K 9 8
10 9 5 2
34523 =
988A9 A98B9
Par NS -630 9 8
K J 10 4 3
J 3 2
A 8 7

Carmichael NS
3 NT E +2 -660
-1 141
Ekeblad NS
3 NT E +1 -630
+1 190

62. E deals
None vul J 6
Q 6 4 2
Q 10 7 5
K J 7

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass 7 AP
5 Pass 5 NT Pass
7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 A J A 4
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

10 9 8 5 3 2
K
A K J 2
10 8 Table A K Q 7
A J 8 7
8 6
A 9 2
10524 =
BD8A9 =
Par NS -1510 4
10 9 5 3
9 4 3
Q 6 5 4 3

Carmichael NS
7 W = -1510
Tie 141
Ekeblad NS
7 W = -1510
Tie 190

63. S deals
N-S vul A K Q J 3
Q
J 9 3 2
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
4 AP 2 4 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

8 5 2
K J 9 7 6
K 10 7
Q 7 Table 4
A 8 5 3 2
Q 6 4
A 6 4 2
68377 69377
64A56 =
Par NS -200 10 9 7 6
10 4
A 8 5
K 9 8 5

Carmichael NS
4 W -1 +50
-2 141
Ekeblad NS
5 × W -1 +100
+2 192

64. W deals
E-W vul A Q 8 3
Q 10 7 4
A
K Q 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 7 4
J 3 2
Q J 9
8 5 3 Table K 6
9 5
K 6 5 3
A J 10 7 4
89B87 89B86
44256 =
Par NS +450 10 5 2
A K 8 6
10 8 7 4 2
6

Carmichael NS
4 S -2 -100
-11 141
Ekeblad NS
4 S = +420
+11 203

Ekeblad wins by 62 IMPs

Match AS05 Main

Top 2005 Spingold Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek