Event AS07 Main Nashville, Tennessee Renaissance Nashville Hotel July 2007

2007 Spingold Final: Nickell vs. Gromov

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	K Q 10 3 A K J 5 4 — J 10 6 3		West Zmudzinski Pass Dbl Lead Q 2 3 10 K 3 8 J	North Rodwell 1 2 2 2nd 4 7 7 Q 6 8 K	East Balicki Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd 5 8 A A 2 9 5	South Meckstroth 1 NT 2 4th 6 J 4 3 6 K 2	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 3 6 7 Q J 8 10	North Gromov 1 2 Pass 3 2nd 2 Q A A 4 J 10 Q	East LallH Pass Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 8 4 4 6 6 9 2 A	South Dubinin 1 NT 2 3 4th 10 2 3 9 2 K 7 3
8 4 Q 9 8 6 Q 10 A K 8 5 2		J 9 7 6 5 3 2 A J 9 8 6 Q
78868 77868 55575 55465 Par NS +110	A 2 10 7 K 7 5 4 3 2 9 7 4
Nickell NS 2 North = +110  0	Gromov NS   3 North =   +140 +1 1

2. E deals N-S vul	A Q K Q J 8 Q Q 10 8 6 5 4		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 3 4 Q 2	North Rodwell 2 4 2nd Q 2 6 K	East Balicki 1 Pass All Pass 3rd K A 5 A	South Meckstroth 1 3 4th A J K 4	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 4 Q 4 5	North Gromov 2 3 5 2nd A 3 2 K 2	East LallH 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A 7 A Q	South Dubinin 1 2 4 4th Q J 3 4 6
K 9 3 2 5 2 J 10 7 5 4 2 3		J A 10 9 6 3 K 9 8 6 3 K 2
9A74C = 23691 = Par NS +500	10 8 7 6 5 4 7 4 A A J 9 7
Nickell NS 4 South = +620 = 0	Gromov NS   5 North +1   +620 = 1

3. S deals E-W vul	Q J 6 3 A J 8 A J 5 Q J 4		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 J 10 8 2 Q J 4	North Rodwell 1 NT 3 2nd 3 9 Q 9 6 9 4 2	East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd 7 3 K A 7 2 7 K	South Meckstroth Pass 2 NT 3 NT 4th J A 5 3 4 A 6 5	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 5 4 A J 10	North Gromov 1 NT Pass 2nd 9 6 9 2 J	East LallH Pass Pass 3rd 2 J 7 3 K	South Dubinin Pass 3 NT 4th 8 2 Q A 5
A 10 2 7 4 2 Q 6 A 10 8 6 5		K 8 7 4 Q 10 6 5 9 3 2 9 2
98897 97797 45536 44536 Par NS +400	9 5 K 9 3 K 10 8 7 4 K 7 3
Nickell NS 3 NT North = +400  0	Gromov NS   3 NT North +1   +430 +1 2

4. W deals Both vul	A 9 3 A 3 8 6 5 Q J 10 9 5		West Zmudzinski 1 1 NT 2 NT 3 Lead J K 9	North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 5	East Balicki 1 2 3 3 NT 3rd 2 2	South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 A	West Nickell 1 1 NT 3 4 Lead 7 K Q Q J	North Gromov Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8 4 5 K 10	East LallH 1 2 3 3rd 9 2 8 2 6	South Dubinin Pass Pass Pass 4th A 3 A 3 9
8 2 K J 6 A K J 9 3 8 6 3		K Q J 7 6 8 7 Q 10 2 A K 4
22525 = BB8B8 = Par EW +660	10 5 4 Q 10 9 5 4 2 7 4 7 2
Nickell NS 3 NT West +2 -660 = 0	Gromov NS   4 East +1   -650 = 2

5. N deals N-S vul	A 9 6 4 3 A 7 5 3 5 2 A J		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 8 2 2 A 3 5 K 8 K	North Rodwell 1 2 Pass 2nd A 4 3 K 10 K 5 6 8	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 7 Q J 7 J 4 10 4	South Meckstroth 1 NT 2 4th 2 Q A 6 8 9 3 7 A	West Nickell 3 Lead 5 J 3 2 5 3 Q	North Gromov 1 Pass 2nd 8 4 Q 5 K Q J	East LallH Pass Pass 3rd A A 2 K 3 2 9	South Dubinin 2 Pass 4th 6 10 6 A 8 4 7
— 9 8 6 4 K Q 6 K Q 10 8 6 4		K Q 10 5 2 K Q 10 10 8 4 9 2
46464 47464 95878 = Par EW +400	J 8 7 J 2 A J 9 7 3 7 5 3
Nickell NS 2 North -1 -100 = 0	Gromov NS   3 West =   -110 = 2

6. E deals E-W vul	A Q J 5 9 8 5 6 4 A 9 4 2		West Zmudzinski 1 Pass All Pass Lead 5 A K Q 7 4 2	North Rodwell Dbl 5 2nd 2 7 J 6 3 7 8	East Balicki Pass 2 NT Pass 3rd 10 5 8 9 Q Q J	South Meckstroth 1 3 6 4th K 2 6 3 9 4	West Nickell 1 Pass Lead 8 2 9 10 K 3 9 4	North Gromov Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 6 4 4 6 5 3	East LallH Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q J K 5 5 6 8 Q	South Dubinin 1 Dbl 4th 7 9 J 2 A 7 Q 5
K 10 8 6 4 3 J 7 K 10 9 3 5		9 6 2 J 8 7 5 2 J 10 8 7 3
D9D6A DAD6B 03072 = Par NS +1520	7 2 A K Q 10 4 3 A Q K Q 6
Nickell NS 6 South +1 +1010  0	Gromov NS   1 × West -4   +1100 +3 5

7. S deals Both vul	A Q J 4 10 9 8 2 9 6 5 10 3		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 2 J 8 9 6 K Q 9 A	North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd 3 Q 5 7 4 10 3 10 8	East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd K A 6 J Q A 2 J 4	South Meckstroth 1 1 NT 4th 4 10 9 6 3 2 5 7 K	West Nickell Pass Lead 5 K 4 K 9 A Q 6 A	North Gromov Pass 2nd 2 7 Q 10 7 5 6 10 7	East LallH Pass 3rd Q 6 3 4 J 4 3 J 9	South Dubinin 1 NT 4th 4 8 5 3 2 2 8 7 K
10 7 A J 6 5 8 7 3 A 8 7 2		8 6 5 3 2 K Q K 10 4 K J 6
76776 = 56667 67667 Par NS +90	K 9 7 4 3 A Q J 2 Q 9 5 4
Nickell NS 1 NT South +1 +120  0	Gromov NS   1 NT South +4   +210 +3 8

8. W deals None vul	K 10 6 5 10 7 4 A Q J 10 8 2		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q A 4 6 A	North Rodwell 2 2 3 3 4 5 2nd A 8 5 3 5	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 5 Q 9 4	South Meckstroth 2 2 3 4 4 NT 6 4th 7 2 3 9 3	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead J A A 2 A	North Gromov 2 2 3 4 5 6 2nd A 9 5 6 3	East LallH Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 5 4 2 4	South Dubinin 2 2 NT 4 4 5 NT 4th 7 4 3 K 5
Q J 9 8 K J 9 8 7 6 5 7 5		7 4 3 2 Q J 9 6 5 K 3 6 3
B998D = 22340 = Par NS +1440	A A 8 4 3 2 A Q 10 2 K 9 4
Nickell NS 6 North = +920 = 0	Gromov NS   6 North =   +920 = 8

9. N deals E-W vul	8 7 A Q 8 J 9 5 3 9 6 4 3		West Zmudzinski 1 4 Lead 4 A 5 10 2 6 6	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K 4 Q 3 J A 4	East Balicki 1 1 NT 3rd Q 2 K 3 Q 8 K	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 2 7 8 J 5 5 A	West Nickell 1 2 4 Lead 6 3 3 5 4 3 5 9	North Gromov Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 4 K 2 7 7 J 9	East LallH Pass 2 3 4 3rd Q J 8 K J A K 6	South Dubinin Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 Q 5 A 2 4 8 Q
K 10 9 6 3 2 K J A K 2 5 2		A 5 9 7 6 5 3 10 8 4 A K 7
43456 = 99987 = Par EW +600	Q J 4 10 4 2 Q 7 6 Q J 10 8
Nickell NS 4 West -1 +100 = 0	Gromov NS   4 West -1   +100 = 8

10. E deals Both vul	7 6 9 8 3 10 8 7 4 K 8 3 2		West Zmudzinski 3 NT Lead 6 Q 7	North Rodwell Pass 2nd 2 4	East Balicki 1 NT Pass 3rd 3 4	South Meckstroth Dbl Pass 4th J K	West Nickell 2 NT 3 NT Lead 6 Q 5 7 A	North Gromov Pass All Pass 2nd 2 Q J 2 J	East LallH 1 NT 3 3rd 8 4 J K 6	South Dubinin 2 Dbl 4th J 2 K 5 8
J 5 5 2 A Q 5 A J 10 9 6 4		Q 10 9 8 2 A K J K 9 Q 7 5
33663 = A966A AA66A Par EW +630	A K 4 3 Q 10 7 6 4 J 6 3 2 —
Nickell NS 3 NT East +1 -630 = 0	Gromov NS   3 NT East +1   -630 = 8

11. S deals None vul	9 A 10 7 6 3 A Q J 9 Q 9 6		West Zmudzinski Pass 3 Lead 5 3	North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd 4	East Balicki 1 4 3rd A	South Meckstroth Pass 2 All Pass 4th 2	West Nickell Pass 2 4 Lead J	North Gromov 1 3 All Pass 2nd 4	East LallH 1 3 3rd 9	South Dubinin Pass 2 Pass 4th K
A 8 7 6 4 Q 4 K 6 J 7 4 2		K Q 5 3 2 K 8 2 8 7 4 3 A
63978 = 6A465 = Par EW +300	J 10 J 9 5 10 5 2 K 10 8 5 3
Nickell NS 4 East +1 -450  0	Gromov NS   4 East =   -420 +1 9

12. W deals N-S vul	A 5 K 6 3 2 K J 5 10 6 4 2		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 5 2 5 8 J 4 K	North Rodwell 1 1 NT Pass 2nd 5 A 3 7 K 4 9 2	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 8 A 9 7 3 K 5	South Meckstroth 1 3 4th 6 2 6 10 Q 2 J 4	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead 6 5 9 8 8 Q 7 4	North Gromov Pass 1 NT 3 All Pass 2nd 9 5 5 J K A 3 7	East LallH 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q 4 3 A 8 2 2	South Dubinin 1 2 3 NT 4th A K Q 7 6 4 5 7
K J 10 3 Q 10 7 10 9 8 3 2 8		6 A 9 8 5 A 7 4 Q J 9 7 5
68556 67556 75887 65887 Par NS +100	Q 9 8 7 4 2 J 4 Q 6 A K 3
Nickell NS 3 South -2 -200 = 0	Gromov NS   3 NT× North -1   -200 = 9

13. N deals Both vul	10 7 3 10 6 8 7 4 2 K 10 9 3		West Zmudzinski 1 NT 2 3 NT Lead 8 5 2 A Q 3 2 Q	North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd J 6 5 3 9 6 A K	East Balicki Pass 2 2 NT 3rd 6 J 9 7 4 J 4 4	South Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass 4th 3 K A 2 8 5 10 10	West Nickell 1 NT 2 Lead 10 6 7 2 Q 3 9 8	North Gromov Pass Pass Pass 2nd K Q 4 J 6 10 A 4	East LallH Pass 2 2 NT 3rd A K J 3 2 K 4 3	South Dubinin 1 Pass All Pass 4th 5 5 9 7 5 7 7 J
9 5 Q 4 3 A K 3 A Q J 8 4		K 8 6 4 K J 9 2 J 10 5 7 5
57575 = 86867 = Par EW +120	A Q J 2 A 8 7 5 Q 9 6 6 2
Nickell NS 3 NT West -2 +200 +8 8	Gromov NS   2 NT West =   -120  9

14. E deals None vul	J 10 9 7 4 A 8 6 8 5 2 K 7		West Zmudzinski 3 Pass Lead J J 2 8	North Rodwell 3 Pass 2nd 2 K Q	East Balicki 2 4 Pass 3rd 5 A 7	South Meckstroth Dbl 4 4th A 3 2	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead J 10 J 2 5 9 3	North Gromov 1 4 2nd 2 Q K Q K 7	East LallH 1 2 All Pass 3rd 5 K A 4 A 4	South Dubinin 1 3 4th 6 A 3 6 3 8
Q 6 3 K 5 4 10 7 4 10 8 5 4		K J 10 9 3 Q 9 A Q J 9 6 2
89795 7A5A4 52638 = Par NS +420	A 8 5 2 Q 7 2 A K J 6 3 3
Nickell NS 4 North -1 -50 = 8	Gromov NS   4 North -1   -50 = 9

15. S deals N-S vul	A 10 8 4 2 Q 3 2 J 9 A 4 2		West Zmudzinski 1 Pass 4 Lead 2 5 Q 3 J J	North Rodwell 1 3 All Pass 2nd 4 9 K 6 4 A	East Balicki 2 3 NT 3rd 8 K A 10 9 3	South Meckstroth Pass 3 Pass 4th K A 3 A 6 5	West Nickell 1 Pass 3 NT Lead J 2 5 J 3 K A Q	North Gromov 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 9 K 4 J 7 3 9	East LallH 2 2 NT 4 3rd 2 K 3 3 Q 4 6 8	South Dubinin Pass 2 3 All Pass 4th 4 A 6 5 10 A 5 7
K J 5 A K 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 J		3 9 6 4 K Q 7 K Q 9 8 6 3
57633 = 75699 = Par EW +110	Q 9 7 6 J 10 8 5 A 10 10 7 5
Nickell NS 4 West = -130  8	Gromov NS   4 East -1   +50 +5 14

16. W deals E-W vul	A 5 4 2 A 9 Q J 7 Q 9 8 5		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 Q	North Rodwell 1 3 NT 2nd 10 2	East Balicki 2 Pass 3rd 8 9	South Meckstroth 3 Pass 4th 2 7	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead Q K Q J 7 K 10 9	North Gromov 1 NT Pass 2nd 10 J 3 7 3 3 4	East LallH Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 4 5 A 5 5	South Dubinin 3 NT 4th 2 A 6 8 2 4 3
8 K 10 8 3 2 8 6 2 K J 4 2		K Q 9 7 6 3 7 6 4 3 A 7 3
955A6 = 48737 47736 Par NS +400	J 10 Q J 5 A K 10 9 5 4 10 6
Nickell NS 3 NT North +1 +430 +1 9	Gromov NS   3 NT North =   +400  14

Gromov leads by 5 IMPs

Match AS07 Main

Top 2007 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	Q 10 9 7 4 9 7 3 2 Q K Q 2		West Zmudzinski Pass 3 4 All Pass Lead A 5 9 A	North Rodwell Pass 2 3 Pass 2nd 4 10 2	East Balicki 1 2 NT Dbl Pass 3rd 6 K A	South Meckstroth Dbl Pass Pass 4 4th Q 3 6	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 10 4 2 3 4 6 A	North Gromov Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd K 7 5 2 2 K 4	East LallH 1 3 Pass 3rd A 9 Q 5 Q 2 3	South Dubinin 1 3 4th 6 Q K J K 4 3
8 3 2 K 8 6 4 10 6 2 10 9 3		A 6 5 A K J 9 5 3 A 8 5 4
49934 = 84498 = Par NS +100	K J 5 A Q J 10 8 7 4 J 7 6
Nickell NS 4 North -1 -50  9	Gromov NS   3 South =   +140 +5 19

18. E deals N-S vul	A 10 7 K Q J 10 7 J 10 6 3 4		West Zmudzinski Pass 3 Lead A 3 4 5 5 3 10 5	North Rodwell 2 4 2nd Q 4 9 7 9 2 K 8	East Balicki 1 NT Dbl All Pass 3rd 2 2 10 Q 8 J 6 Q	South Meckstroth Pass 2 NT 4th 3 10 Q 2 7 A 4 5	West Nickell 1 NT 3 Lead K Q J A A K A K Q	North Gromov Pass All Pass 2nd 3 5 9 3 Q 5 8 10 7	East LallH 1 2 NT 3rd 4 6 9 2 4 7 7 5 8	South Dubinin Pass Pass 4th 2 8 2 4 3 6 3 6 7
8 5 4 8 2 7 4 2 K Q J 8 2		K Q 9 3 5 3 A K 9 8 5 A 9
65965 65954 76477 = Par NS +140	J 6 2 A 9 6 4 Q 10 7 6 5 3
Nickell NS 4 North -1 -100  9	Gromov NS   3 West -1   +50 +4 23

19. S deals E-W vul	10 5 Q 8 6 4 K 10 4 Q J 3 2		West Zmudzinski Dbl Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 7 7 10 A Q	North Rodwell Rdbl 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 4 6 6 8 8	East Balicki 1 Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 A 8 7	South Meckstroth 1 1 2 4 4th 5 3 2 K 4	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead Q 2 7 6 A 9 2	North Gromov 1 NT 3 NT 2nd 8 7 4 10 3 4 9	East LallH Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K 5 J 8 J 7	South Dubinin 1 3 4th K A 3 5 4 3 6
J 7 6 A J 10 9 7 7 6 3 A 8		8 2 2 A Q J 9 5 2 9 7 5 4
58748 58738 73694 = Par EW +100	A K Q 9 4 3 K 5 3 8 K 10 6
Nickell NS 4 South -2 -100 +2 11	Gromov NS   3 NT North -3   -150  23

20. W deals Both vul	8 4 3 A 9 8 7 K Q 8 5 3 2		West Zmudzinski Pass 2 4 Lead Q 2 K	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K A	East Balicki 1 NT 3 3rd 8 Q	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 6 3	West Nickell Pass 2 4 Lead Q J 4 8 4 J 7 Q	North Gromov Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K Q 7 6 3 3 A 4	East LallH 1 NT 3 3rd 8 A 9 J 9 2 5	South Dubinin Pass Pass 4th 6 6 K 2 Q A 10
K 7 K 9 7 6 5 2 10 3 2 J 9		A 10 6 Q J 10 8 A Q 6 A 10 4
38367 = 95966 A5A66 Par EW +630	Q J 9 5 2 4 3 K J 5 4 7 6
Nickell NS 4 East = -620 = 11	Gromov NS   4 East =   -620 = 23

21. N deals N-S vul	A K 9 8 6 7 6 5 Q 10 9 6 5		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead A 7 6 Q 9 A J J	North Rodwell Pass 1 Pass 2nd 5 A 7 K 8 2 6 3	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 J 3 9 5 6 10	South Meckstroth 1 2 4th 8 4 K 10 3 7 K	West Nickell Dbl Pass Lead 10 5 A 9 A 9 4 A	North Gromov 2 Pass Pass 2nd 7 8 6 10 2 5 3	East LallH Pass 3 3rd K J 10 6 4 K 7	South Dubinin Pass Pass 4th 3 2 7 K Q 2 8
Q 7 Q 9 3 2 10 6 2 A K 3 2		J 5 3 2 A 8 5 4 K 8 7 7 4
78689 = 54654 54754 Par NS +110	10 4 K J 10 A Q J 9 4 3 J 8
Nickell NS 2 South -1 -100  11	Gromov NS   3 East -2   +100 +5 28

22. E deals E-W vul	J 3 Q 10 4 3 K 6 4 3 2 6 2		West Zmudzinski 1 4 Lead 6 4 A Q 5	North Rodwell Pass All Pass 2nd A 2 J 3 2	East Balicki Pass 2 3rd 10 K 9 7 K	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 8 3 8 10 Q	West Nickell 1 4 Lead 4 A K Q 3 K	North Gromov Pass All Pass 2nd 2 3 J 2 2 Q	East LallH Pass 2 3rd 6 4 7 9 A 5	South Dubinin Pass Pass 4th J 2 8 10 10 6
A K Q 6 5 J 5 A J 9 8 5 3		9 7 4 K 7 2 9 8 7 A K 7 4
22671 = BB66C = Par EW +1100	10 8 2 A 9 8 6 Q J 10 5 Q 10
Nickell NS 4 West +1 -650 +1 12	Gromov NS   4 West +2   -680  28

23. S deals Both vul	K 3 J 8 5 3 K 2 Q 10 8 7 4		West Zmudzinski Pass 1 NT Lead 7 Q Q 4	North Rodwell Pass All Pass 2nd A 3 6 K	East Balicki 1 3rd 2 4 J	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 3 K 5	West Nickell Pass 1 NT Lead 7 Q Q 6 J 8 4 4 10	North Gromov Pass All Pass 2nd A 3 K 5 8 3 A 6 6	East LallH 1 3rd 2 4 J A 7 10 2 K 9	South Dubinin Pass 1 4th 3 K 5 2 9 2 5 5 9
Q 10 6 Q 7 2 A J 8 4 9 5 3		J 8 5 K 10 4 Q 10 7 6 A K 6
66758 = 66685 = Par EW +90	A 9 7 4 2 A 9 6 9 5 3 J 2
Nickell NS 1 NT West -1 +100 = 12	Gromov NS   1 NT West -1   +100 = 28

24. W deals None vul	8 Q 10 9 8 8 7 5 2 10 8 7 3		West Zmudzinski 1 2 3 4 Lead 10 7 2 5 4 J 7 10	North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 3 5 5 2 2 4 7	East Balicki 2 2 NT 3 NT 3rd 4 A 3 8 K 6 9 10	South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 8 6 K 7 Q 2 K	West Nickell 1 2 3 4 Lead 10 7 2 A 3 4 6 5	North Gromov Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 6 7 4 J 8 K 9	East LallH 2 2 NT 3 6 3rd 4 A J 9 5 A 6 4	South Dubinin Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 8 3 2 5 9 7 Q
A J 10 5 4 2 3 9 K Q 9 6 5		7 A K 6 2 A Q 10 6 3 A J 4
23421 = AA8AB BA8AB Par EW +460	K Q 9 6 3 J 7 5 4 K J 4 2
Nickell NS 4 West -2 +100 +14 26	Gromov NS   6 West =   -920  28

25. N deals E-W vul	6 4 3 Q K Q J 4 A J 10 7 3		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 A 6 3 4	North Rodwell 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 2nd 4 5 K J 4	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 3 Q 6 K	South Meckstroth 1 2 2 NT 3 4 NT 5 4th A 7 8 5 9	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 3 K A 5	North Gromov 1 1 NT 3 5 2nd A 7 9 2 3	East LallH Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 A 4 4 K	South Dubinin 1 2 4 6 4th 2 5 6 8 7
Q 9 5 K 9 3 2 10 9 3 2 Q 8		7 A J 10 8 8 7 6 K 9 6 5 4
8B788 = 52655 = Par NS +450	A K J 10 8 2 7 6 5 4 A 5 2
Nickell NS 5 South = +450 +11 37	Gromov NS   6 South -1   -50  28

26. E deals Both vul	9 6 — Q J 4 K J 10 9 8 7 5 4		West Zmudzinski 1 Pass Lead J A A 10	North Rodwell 5 2nd 2 Q K K	East Balicki 1 Pass 3rd 7 3 9 A	South Meckstroth Dbl Pass 4th 6 4 4 9	West Nickell Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 6 A Q 8 Q A 10 2	North Gromov 1 NT 3 2nd 4 3 6 J 6 2 3 7	East LallH 1 Pass Pass 3rd 2 4 5 7 8 3 9 6	South Dubinin 1 2 3 4th K 5 K 7 A J 2 10
A Q 8 7 7 6 3 9 8 6 3 6 3		J 10 4 K 8 5 A 10 7 5 2 A 2
65649 = 78794 77793 Par EW +110	K 5 3 2 A Q J 10 9 4 2 K Q
Nickell NS 5 North -2 -200 = 37	Gromov NS   3 South -2   -200 = 28

27. S deals None vul	A 8 5 J 4 Q 9 8 5 A Q 8 4		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead J 5 K Q 2 8 K 3 Q	North Rodwell 4 2nd A A 5 A 8 7 2 J 7	East Balicki Pass 3rd 5 4 10 9 5 K 4 A 10	South Meckstroth 1 Pass 4th 6 7 4 J 7 2 3 9 9	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 10 3 5 K 6 Q 8 10 3	North Gromov 2 4 2nd J 2 7 2 J 5 6 2 2	East LallH Pass All Pass 3rd Q A K 4 A 5 4 5 8	South Dubinin 1 2 4th A 9 J 7 3 9 10 K 4
Q J 2 10 9 8 7 6 2 J 10 9 2		9 7 K Q 7 6 3 A K 3 7 5 3
79798 = 44645 = Par NS +140	K 10 6 4 3 A 5 2 J 10 4 K 6
Nickell NS 4 South -1 -50 = 37	Gromov NS   4 South -1   -50 = 28

28. W deals N-S vul	8 5 K J 10 9 2 10 7 4 3 5 4		West Zmudzinski Pass Dbl 4 Lead Q J 6 2 8 A 5 A	North Rodwell Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 2 10 7 7 Q 5 9	East Balicki 1 NT 3 All Pass 3rd 5 8 4 K 3 7 Q	South Meckstroth 2 3 4th 3 A 4 A 6 2 4	West Nickell Pass Dbl 4 Lead K Q 6 8 7 K 3 K 10	North Gromov Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 2 10 8 9 2 5 2 A 9	East LallH 1 2 All Pass 3rd 5 8 Q Q A 9 J 7 Q	South Dubinin 1 2 4th 3 A 3 8 4 6 4 4 10
10 2 8 6 5 4 Q 5 2 A K Q 3		A 6 3 A Q 7 3 K 6 J 10 9 7
57584 = 76848 76859 Par EW +110	K Q J 9 7 4 — A J 9 8 8 6 2
Nickell NS 4 × East -2 +300 = 37	Gromov NS   4 × East -2   +300 = 28

29. N deals Both vul	K 10 A Q J 8 6 5 4 2 8 4 2		West Zmudzinski 4 Pass Lead 9 4 7 3 K 6 A 4	North Rodwell 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 10 6 2 8 4 2 6	East Balicki 1 NT 4 Pass 3rd 5 J 2 K Q Q 8 K	South Meckstroth 2 Dbl 4th 3 A 10 7 4 3 Q	West Nickell Pass Lead 4 9 K 10	North Gromov 4 Pass 2nd 10 2 7 8	East LallH Pass Pass 3rd J Q 6	South Dubinin 4 4th A K 2
Q 6 4 2 — K 9 6 3 2 A 9 6 3		J 8 7 5 K 10 3 Q K Q J 10 5
64973 = 69369 = Par EW +140	A 9 3 9 7 A J 10 7 5 4 8 7
Nickell NS 4 × East -2 +500  37	Gromov NS   4 South =   +620 +3 31

30. E deals None vul	3 2 10 7 4 3 2 K 8 2 J 10 6		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 4 A K	North Rodwell 1 2 2nd 2 A 9	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 2 2	South Meckstroth 1 1 NT 2 4th 4 6 5	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 K A K 3 9	North Gromov 1 2 3 2nd J 6 9 4 Q K	East LallH Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 4 2 3 J 6	South Dubinin 1 1 NT 2 4th 8 A 5 J 5 7
J 8 6 5 9 A 9 5 4 K Q 9 2		A 10 9 Q J 5 Q 6 3 8 7 5 4
66954 66955 56477 67477 Par NS +140	K Q 7 4 A K 8 6 J 10 7 A 3
Nickell NS 2 South +1 +140 = 37	Gromov NS   3 North =   +140 = 31

31. S deals N-S vul	7 4 K 6 2 A K Q 10 6 2 8 6		West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 10 A K 5 A K Q	North Rodwell 2 Pass 2nd 4 4 9 3 3 5 7	East Balicki 3 Pass 3rd J 6 8 K 3 5 2	South Meckstroth 2 3 NT 4th Q 4 10 J 4 8 J	West Nickell Pass Pass Dbl Lead 10 J 2 Q K 5 A K	North Gromov 2 3 NT Rdbl 2nd 4 A 9 8 4 7 7 3	East LallH 2 Pass All Pass 3rd K 3 6 2 6 K 3 5	South Dubinin 2 2 NT Pass 4th 3 2 J A 9 4 4 8
10 6 Q 9 7 3 J 8 4 Q J 9 4		A K J 9 8 2 J 10 4 9 7 5 3 —
A7799 = 26522 36532 Par NS +630	Q 5 3 A 8 5 — A K 10 7 5 3 2
Nickell NS 3 NT South +2 +660  37	Gromov NS   3 NT×× South +1   +1400 +12 43

32. W deals E-W vul	K Q 10 8 5 J 6 10 9 6 K 7 2		West Zmudzinski Pass 2 NT 3 NT Lead 3 K Q J 8 7 5 10	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 9 2 2 6 7 6 J 2	East Balicki 1 NT 3 3rd K 3 4 A 4 2 3 Q	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th A 6 9 10 4 7 10 6	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 4 Q J K 5 7 8	North Gromov Pass Pass 2nd 8 2 2 7 7 5 6	East LallH 1 NT 3rd J 3 4 A 4 3 3	South Dubinin Pass 4th K 10 9 6 10 6 3
J 4 Q 9 8 A 8 7 5 4 3 10 9		7 3 K 5 3 2 K Q J A Q 5 4
59547 58546 74796 = Par NS +140	A 9 6 2 A 10 7 4 2 J 8 6 3
Nickell NS 3 NT East -1 +100 +6 43	Gromov NS   1 NT East +1   -120  43

Match Tied

Match AS07 Main

Top 2007 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	A J 10 4 K 8 4 J 2 10 9 7 6		West Zmudzinski 1 1 NT Lead 9 K 4 J 5 K 3	North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 6 7 7 8 J 4	East Balicki Pass 1 3 NT 3rd Q 3 8 2 A 4	South Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 3 6 10 2 9	West Soloway 1 Pass 3 NT Lead 8 2 K 4 4 K 3 10	North Gromov Pass 1 Pass All Pass 2nd Q Q 7 9 6 J 4 5	East Hamman Pass Dbl 3 3rd 3 A 3 J A 5 Q	South Dubinin Pass 2 Pass 4th 5 6 8 9 2 7 3
9 8 7 2 A 5 2 A K 3 A K 4		K Q 9 7 Q 10 5 4 J 8 5 3 2
46543 = 8679A = Par EW +130	Q 6 5 3 J 10 6 3 9 8 7 6 Q
Nickell NS 3 NT West +1 -430  43	Gromov NS   3 NT West =   -400 +1 44

34. E deals N-S vul	A 5 K J 9 7 5 3 6 2 A K 4		West Zmudzinski 2 3 Dbl Pass Lead A 7 Q K 7 2 6	North Rodwell 2 4 Pass Dbl 2nd 3 2 K 4 5 4 Q	East Balicki Pass Dbl Pass 4 All Pass 3rd 5 10 7 6 10 Q K	South Meckstroth Pass 3 Pass Pass 4th 8 A 2 6 3 A A	West Soloway 2 4 Dbl Lead 7 J 6 K 6	North Gromov 2 5 All Pass 2nd 2 2 A 4 J	East Hamman Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 8 6 J 8 K	South Dubinin Pass 3 Pass 4th A A 3 Q A
Q 8 7 6 A A 7 Q J 10 9 8 6		K J 10 2 4 2 Q J 8 5 4 7 3
73953 = 5A47A = Par EW +420	9 4 3 Q 10 8 6 K 10 9 3 5 2
Nickell NS 4 × West -1 +100 +12 55	Gromov NS   5 × North -2   -500  44