Event AS10 Main New Orleans, Louisiana Marriott Hotel July 2010

2010 Spingold Final: Diamond vs. Meltzer

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	K 5 10 J 9 8 7 3 A K J 10 4		West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 2 3 7 5 9 J 4	North Hampson 1 2 2nd 5 4 4 2 6 3 K	East Sontag Dbl Pass 3rd 3 Q 8 7 2 2 A	South Greco Rdbl Pass 4th 10 K Q 10 J A	West Diamond Pass Pass Lead 2	North Larsen 1 2 2nd	East Platnick Dbl Pass 3rd	South Meltzer 1 NT Pass 4th
J 10 4 7 5 4 2 A K 6 2 7 3		A Q 7 3 A K 9 3 10 4 9 8 2
65478 65468 78965 = Par EW +140	9 8 6 2 Q J 8 6 Q 5 Q 6 5
Diamond NS 2 North -1 -50 = 0	Meltzer NS   2 North -1   -50 = 0

2. E deals N-S vul	9 8 5 8 7 3 Q 10 3 2 A 7 3		West Berkowitz 1 Pass 2 3 5 Lead 5 4 6 9	North Hampson Pass 1 Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 3 2	East Sontag Pass 1 1 NT 3 3 3rd J Q K	South Greco Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 4th Q 2 A	West Diamond 1 1 3 NT Lead 2 Q 7 A Q	North Larsen Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 3 4 6 6	East Platnick Pass 1 2 3rd K 6 10 2 9	South Meltzer Pass Pass Pass 4th A A 5 5 10
A Q 10 K Q 10 9 A K 10 8 5 4		K 4 3 J 6 8 6 5 4 Q J 9 6
55572 = 8786B = Par EW +400	J 7 6 2 A 5 4 2 K J 9 7 2
Diamond NS 5 West = -400  0	Meltzer NS   3 NT West -1   +50 +10 10

3. S deals E-W vul	Q 6 5 J 10 8 7 2 8 4 Q 4 3		West Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 3 J 6	North Hampson 2 3 2nd 3 A 2	East Sontag Pass Pass 3rd K 5 4	South Greco 1 NT 2 3 4th 8 4 A	West Diamond Pass 4 Lead J 8 Q K 10 7 A A	North Larsen 3 All Pass 2nd 6 K 7 5 6 5 3 8	East Platnick Dbl 3rd 4 A 8 3 4 4 8 2	South Meltzer 1 4 4th 5 6 9 2 J 10 Q 3
K 10 8 7 5 Q J 6 5 10 9 6 2		A 9 4 3 9 6 K 10 3 A K 7 5
64854 = 79579 = Par EW +140	J 2 A K Q 4 3 A 9 7 2 J 8
Diamond NS 3 South = +140 +1 1	Meltzer NS   4 West -1   +100  10

4. W deals Both vul	7 6 4 K J 9 8 5 2 Q J 2 Q		West Berkowitz 1 Pass Lead 3 2 7 K A 9 3	North Hampson 1 Pass 2nd Q 8 A 4 6 7 10	East Sontag Pass Pass 3rd 8 K 2 3 5 J J	South Greco 3 NT 4th 4 9 6 8 2 Q 4	West Diamond 1 Pass Lead 3 2 10 3 9	North Larsen 1 Pass 2nd Q 6 2 A J	East Platnick Pass Pass 3rd 8 7 8 5 4	South Meltzer 3 NT 4th 4 10 A 4 3
A K 9 A Q 10 10 9 10 9 6 3 2		J 5 3 6 4 8 7 6 4 J 8 7 5
A9A96 A9A97 34246 34236 Par NS +630	Q 10 8 2 7 3 A K 5 3 A K 4
Diamond NS 3 NT South +1 +630 = 1	Meltzer NS   3 NT South +1   +630 = 10

5. N deals N-S vul	K Q 4 5 3 J 9 6 5 3 Q 9 3		West Berkowitz 1 Pass Lead 5 A K 10 5 9 10 4	North Hampson Pass 2 Pass 2nd 6 3 6 Q 2 4 4 A	East Sontag Pass 2 3rd 9 7 8 2 Q 5 J	South Greco 1 Pass 4th Q 10 J 3 K A A	West Diamond 1 Lead 3 2 10 Q A K Q 9 J	North Larsen Pass Pass 2nd 4 K Q 8 3 5 3 4	East Platnick Pass Pass 3rd A 9 2 5 6 7 8 5	South Meltzer 1 Pass 4th 7 6 3 2 9 10 J A
10 9 8 A K Q 4 2 K 8 4 K 7		J 5 2 8 7 6 A 7 2 10 8 6 4
57577 57588 86855 = Par EW +120	A 7 6 3 J 10 9 Q 10 A J 5 2
Diamond NS 2 West = -110 = 1	Meltzer NS   1 West +1   -110 = 10

6. E deals E-W vul	J 7 6 2 K Q 10 9 6 2 A 10 7		West Berkowitz 1 2 3 Pass All Pass Lead 7 2 6 3 7 A	North Hampson Pass 3 Pass Pass 2nd A 8 4 10 J 8	East Sontag 1 1 Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 4 2 J 9 2 3	South Greco Pass Pass Pass 3 NT 4 4th J 5 8 K 4 10	West Diamond 1 Pass Lead 3	North Larsen 2 3 2nd Q	East Platnick 1 Dbl All Pass 3rd J	South Meltzer Pass 2 NT 4th 6
Q 10 8 4 J 10 9 8 — K 8 6 4 3		K 9 7 5 K 5 3 A 5 4 Q J 9
856A6 = 48637 = Par NS +130	A 6 3 2 A Q 4 J 8 7 3 5 2
Diamond NS 4 North = +130 = 1	Meltzer NS   3 North +1   +130 = 10

7. S deals Both vul	J J 8 5 2 Q J 10 6 5 3 J 5		West Berkowitz Pass Pass 4 Lead 4 K 2	North Hampson 2 Pass Pass 2nd 3 4 5	East Sontag Pass Dbl 4 3rd J 3 A	South Greco 2 3 Pass All Pass 4th Q J	West Diamond 1 2 Lead 4 K 2 A 6 10 9 2	North Larsen Pass Pass 2nd 3 5 4 6 2 3 4 Q	East Platnick 1 4 3rd J 3 10 7 Q 7 A K	South Meltzer Pass 2 All Pass 4th K J 3 6 8 5 8 A
A 10 9 3 A 7 6 3 8 2 K 6 2		K Q 8 7 2 K Q 10 9 K 7 10 4
33398 = 6A934 AAA34 Par EW +500	6 5 4 4 A 9 4 A Q 9 8 7 3
Diamond NS 4 East = -620 = 1	Meltzer NS   4 East =   -620 = 10

8. W deals None vul	— A 9 8 6 4 Q J 8 5 2 Q J 9		West Berkowitz Pass 1 2 2 NT 4 4 Lead Q	North Hampson Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd K	East Sontag 1 1 NT 2 3 4 4 3rd 6	South Greco Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4	West Diamond Pass 3 6 Lead J A K 3 K 9	North Larsen 1 Pass All Pass 2nd A 6 5 J A 7	East Platnick Dbl 5 3rd 6 7 2 Q 5 2	South Meltzer 2 Pass 4th 4 6 4 8 3 Q
Q 10 8 7 2 K Q 10 9 7 4 K 3		A K 9 4 3 10 7 5 A K 3 A 7
32747 = AB696 = Par EW +450	J 6 5 J 3 2 6 10 8 6 5 4 2
Diamond NS 4 West +2 -480 +11 12	Meltzer NS   6 West =   -980  10

9. N deals E-W vul	K 2 A Q 9 7 2 K J 8 5 2 7		West Berkowitz 3 Pass Lead 5 5 Q 4 10 7 7 J	North Hampson 1 4 Pass 2nd 6 3 K 7 2 J K 8	East Sontag Pass 4 3rd A 9 A 8 A Q 3 4	South Greco 3 Pass 4th 4 10 6 2 5 K 3 2	West Diamond 2 3 Lead 7 6 J Q 4 Q 3 2	North Larsen 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 2 3 K 5 K 7 4	East Platnick Dbl Pass 3rd 10 K 4 A 6 A 10 9	South Meltzer 1 NT 3 4th A 8 7 5 A 6 J 8
Q 10 8 6 4 6 Q 10 A 8 6 5 3		A 9 7 3 K J 4 A 4 3 9 4 2
53875 = 89558 79557 Par EW +140	J 5 10 8 5 3 9 7 6 K Q J 10
Diamond NS 4 East -1 +100 +6 18	Meltzer NS   3 West =   -140  10

10. E deals Both vul	K J 7 K J 3 8 7 6 3 8 3 2		West Berkowitz 2 3 NT Lead J 5 9 Q A 7	North Hampson Pass Pass 2nd 4 4 2 J 2 4	East Sontag 1 NT 2 4 3rd 8 A K 9 5	South Greco Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q 3 6 8 3	West Diamond 2 3 NT Lead J Q 5 K Q 8 7 3	North Larsen Pass Pass 2nd 4 2 4 8 K 2 4 10	East Platnick 1 NT 2 4 3rd 3 5 A 2 A 5 A J	South Meltzer Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 6 2 9 4 J 9 5
Q 10 9 Q 10 9 6 5 K 5 4 A 9		5 4 2 A 8 7 A Q K Q 10 7 5
45363 = 98979 97979 Par EW +600	A 8 6 3 4 2 J 10 9 2 J 6 4
Diamond NS 4 East -1 +100 +12 30	Meltzer NS   4 East =   -620  10

11. S deals None vul	A Q 6 6 5 3 Q 10 9 2 Q 6 2		West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 9 Q J 10 4 3 6 2 10	North Hampson 1 NT 2nd 2 8 A 4 6 5 7 3 6	East Sontag Pass 3rd 5 3 7 4 8 Q 9 A 5	South Greco 1 Pass 4th Q K 3 J K 4 A 9 5	West Diamond Pass Pass Lead 4 3 5 A 3 A 5 7 K	North Larsen 2 2nd Q 4 6 5 7 8 A Q 10	East Platnick Pass 3rd 10 10 9 2 9 2 9 8 8	South Meltzer 1 Pass 4th 3 K K 4 7 J 2 6 4
J 5 4 K 2 K J 8 7 5 A 8 5		10 9 8 7 A J 8 7 4 — J 10 7 4
86676 85676 57767 = Par NS +120	K 3 2 Q 10 9 A 6 4 3 K 9 3
Diamond NS 1 NT North -1 -50 = 30	Meltzer NS   2 South -1   -50 = 10

12. W deals N-S vul	A K 6 3 K 10 8 6 3 Q 6 4 2		West Berkowitz 1 4 Lead K 2 9 2 K Q	North Hampson Pass Pass 2nd 7 8 A 3 5 8	East Sontag 3 Pass 3rd 4 A 3 A 9 J	South Greco Pass Pass 4th 6 K 2 4 6	West Diamond 4 Lead K 3 2 K Q K	North Larsen Pass 2nd 7 2 3 5 8 4	East Platnick Pass 3rd 4 Q A 9 J 9	South Meltzer Pass 4th 2 A 4 6 A
Q J 10 9 8 6 3 2 9 2 A J K		7 A K Q J 7 7 5 4 2 10 9 8
73699 = 6A633 = Par EW +420	5 4 10 8 5 4 Q 9 A J 7 5 3
Diamond NS 4 West = -420 = 30	Meltzer NS   4 West =   -420 = 10

13. N deals Both vul	J 9 5 3 8 A J 10 9 7 10 7 3		West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 2 8	North Hampson Pass 1 Pass 2nd A 3	East Sontag Pass Pass Pass 3rd K A	South Greco 1 2 4th 3 6	West Diamond Pass Pass Lead 2 6 8 4 A K 5	North Larsen Pass 1 Pass 2nd J Q 7 J 6 9 Q	East Platnick Pass Pass Pass 3rd K A K 2 8 3 5	South Meltzer 1 2 4th 5 3 9 10 3 4 10
A Q 7 4 Q 9 6 8 4 2 A 8 2		K 10 8 6 2 10 4 3 K K 6 5 4
65AB5 = 68326 = Par NS +600	— A K J 7 5 2 Q 6 5 3 Q J 9
Diamond NS 2 South +2 +170 +1 31	Meltzer NS   2 South +1   +140  10

14. E deals None vul	A 3 10 9 8 4 3 2 8 6 A K 8		West Berkowitz 3 Lead Q 5 J 5 7 10 K A 8	North Hampson Pass 2nd 2 A A 3 6 A Q 5	East Sontag 2 Pass 3rd 6 Q 8 K K 2 2 4	South Greco Pass Pass 4th K 2 7 7 3 8 3 6	West Diamond 1 NT Pass Lead 10 3 7 2 K	North Larsen 2 Pass 2nd A Q Q 8 J	East Platnick 1 2 Pass 3rd 6 8 A K 9	South Meltzer Pass 3 4th 7 5 6 3 2
10 5 K Q A 9 2 J 10 9 7 6 3		K Q 9 6 4 2 J 7 5 K 7 Q 5
45784 = 88559 = Par EW +100	J 8 7 A 6 Q J 10 5 4 3 4 2
Diamond NS 3 East -1 +50 +3 34	Meltzer NS   3 South -1   -50  10

15. S deals N-S vul	J K J 8 7 6 2 Q 8 3 J 7 5		West Berkowitz 1 NT 3 Pass 4 Lead 8 A K 6 A	North Hampson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 4 9 10 3	East Sontag 2 3 4 3rd 5 2 5 Q 2	South Greco Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4th 9 J 2 6 5	West Diamond 1 NT Rdbl Lead 10 2 K	North Larsen Pass Pass 2nd A J 4	East Platnick 4 4 3rd 5 A 5	South Meltzer Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 2 9 2
Q 7 5 2 10 9 A K 4 A K 9 3		A K 8 6 3 — 10 9 7 2 Q 8 4 2
21810 = 7C5CD = Par EW +1400	10 9 4 A Q 5 4 3 J 6 5 10 6
Diamond NS 4 West +2 -480 = 34	Meltzer NS   4 East +2   -480 = 10

16. W deals E-W vul	A 6 K 6 3 A 9 10 9 7 5 4 2		West Berkowitz Pass 3 NT Lead 10 6 Q 3 J A Q 8 K	North Hampson 1 Pass 2nd 2 Q 2 A 3 4 7 5	East Sontag 1 NT Pass 3rd K J 7 5 8 3 6 J	South Greco 2 Pass 4th 4 8 A 6 6 2 4 5	West Diamond Pass Rdbl 3 NT Lead J J 6 10 A Q	North Larsen Pass 1 All Pass 2nd 2 2 4 6 5 4	East Platnick 1 1 NT 3rd K 7 9 3 3 6	South Meltzer Dbl 2 4th A A 8 Q 2 4
K 10 8 7 8 2 Q 7 6 K J 6 3		Q J A Q 4 K 10 8 4 3 A Q 8
25644 25544 A7699 = Par EW +630	9 5 4 3 2 J 10 9 7 5 J 5 2 —
Diamond NS 3 NT East +1 -630  34	Meltzer NS   3 NT East =   -600 +1 11

Diamond leads by 23 IMPs

Match AS10 Main

Top 2010 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	A 8 K 9 A 8 5 4 K Q J 8 2		West Meltzer 1 4 Lead K 10 2 2 A J Q A 4	North Gitelman 1 2 Dbl 2nd 3 8 5 4 9 K 5 2	East Larsen Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 9 3 A A 4 5 3 6	South Moss 1 4 4th 4 K 9 6 8 7 3 7	West Diamond 2 Pass Lead 6 A 9 Q 4 J 8 7 J	North Fantoni 1 Pass Pass 2nd 8 4 5 5 2 Q 9 A 7	East Platnick Pass 3 Pass 3rd J 2 K 3 K A 6 3 6	South Nunes 1 3 NT 4th K 3 4 2 3 6 10 2
Q 10 7 6 5 4 A J 2 Q 10 7 3 —		J 9 3 Q 5 4 2 10 7 6 5 4 3
A68AA = 27323 27223 Par NS +430	K 2 10 8 7 6 3 K J 9 6 A 9
Diamond NS 4 × West -3 +500 +3 37	Meltzer NS   3 NT South =   +400  11

18. E deals N-S vul	K 8 4 Q 10 5 2 A K 2 Q 5 3		West Meltzer 3 Pass Lead J 9 8 A 9 K A 2	North Gitelman Pass Pass 2nd 4 6 A 2 4 5 10 Q	East Larsen 1 3 NT 3rd 4 K Q 7 8 9 3	South Moss Pass Pass 4th 2 6 7 3 Q 8 J	West Diamond 2 NT Pass Lead 2 Q 2 6	North Fantoni Pass Pass 2nd J 3 4 2	East Platnick 1 NT 3 3rd Q 4 7 10	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th A K 8 9
— A 9 8 J 8 7 6 4 K J 10 8 7		A 7 6 2 K J 4 Q 10 5 A 9 6
47422 = 969BA = Par EW +400	Q J 10 9 5 3 7 6 3 9 3 4 2
Diamond NS 3 NT East -1 +50 +5 42	Meltzer NS   3 East +2   -150  11

19. S deals E-W vul	9 7 3 Q J 6 5 J 7 3 9 4 2		West Meltzer 1 2 4 5 6 Lead 9 A Q 4 5 5	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 10 K 3 J 7	East Larsen 1 3 4 NT 5 NT 6 3rd 7 3 10 K A J	South Moss Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q 2 9 2 4 8	West Diamond 1 2 Lead 8 A 5 5 Q 10	North Fantoni Pass Pass 2nd 9 6 7 3 K 7	East Platnick 1 4 3rd J 3 4 K A J	South Nunes Pass 2 All Pass 4th A 2 4 2 9 8
A 10 5 4 K 10 9 A 10 6 5 4 3		K Q J 8 6 A 4 2 Q 2 A Q 5
21426 = AC9B6 AC9B7 Par EW +1430	2 8 7 3 K 9 8 K J 10 8 7 6
Diamond NS 6 East +1 -1460  42	Meltzer NS   4 East +2   -680 +13 24

20. W deals Both vul	9 8 Q 9 5 J 8 5 2 J 10 7 4		West Meltzer 1 2 4 5 Lead 4 A K 4 A K 6 K	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 5 9 Q 4 9 Q 7	East Larsen 2 3 4 NT 3rd 3 3 3 4 6 J 2 8	South Moss Pass Pass Pass 4th Q 2 7 8 2 5 8 9	West Diamond 1 2 3 NT Lead 4 A K 3 8 Q A K	North Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 4 9 2 10 K 5 9	East Platnick 2 3 3rd 3 2 3 J Q 8 3 6	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th 5 2 5 Q 4 4 7 8
K 5 3 2 A K J 6 4 — K Q 6 5		7 6 4 3 A K 10 7 6 3 A 8 2
33332 = 9AAAB = Par EW +620	A Q J 10 10 8 7 2 Q 9 4 9 3
Diamond NS 5 West -2 +200 +3 45	Meltzer NS   3 NT West -1   +100  24

21. N deals N-S vul	Q 5 4 3 10 A J 10 8 K 10 9 5		West Meltzer 1 4 Lead 4 2 Q 2 5 J 6 J	North Gitelman Pass Dbl All Pass 2nd 6 8 A A A 6 10 8	East Larsen 1 3 3rd 2 K 2 10 4 7 Q 9	South Moss Pass Pass 4th K 9 5 5 3 3 4	West Diamond 1 4 Lead 10 2 Q 4 6	North Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 8 A 3 2	East Platnick 1 3 3rd 2 K 3 3 K	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th K 9 5 7 4
K A K 9 6 3 5 2 7 6 4 3 2		A J 7 6 Q J 7 5 K Q 6 4 Q
56255 = 87B87 = Par EW +450	10 9 8 2 8 4 2 9 7 3 A J 8
Diamond NS 4 West = -420 +2 47	Meltzer NS   4 West +2   -480  24

22. E deals E-W vul	10 8 6 3 2 9 7 5 Q 8 4 3 2		West Meltzer 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 Lead 2 A K Q	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 7 7 9 3	East Larsen Pass 2 2 3 4 4 5 3rd K 2 3 5	South Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th A 4 6 J	West Diamond 1 2 3 NT Lead 5 2 K Q	North Fantoni Dbl Pass All Pass 2nd 4 4 9 2	East Platnick Pass Rdbl 2 NT 3rd 10 A 3 5	South Nunes Pass 1 Pass 4th J 7 6 J
4 A K Q 10 8 A K 10 7 A 9 6		A K J 9 5 3 2 Q 6 2 J 10 7
13023 = C9DBA = Par EW +2210	Q 7 5 J 6 4 J 9 8 4 3 K 5
Diamond NS 6 West = -1430  47	Meltzer NS   3 NT East +4   -720 +12 36

23. S deals Both vul	10 8 Q 9 6 Q 9 6 Q 10 8 4 3		West Meltzer 1 3 4 Lead A 2 A 5 4 J 5 4	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 2 6 8 7 10 2	East Larsen 1 4 4 3rd 6 Q 9 2 K A Q A	South Moss Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th J 3 4 3 6 8 7 6	West Diamond 1 2 3 Lead 10 9 J 3 A 4 J	North Fantoni Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 10 2 5 8 10 K	East Platnick 1 2 NT 4 3rd 6 A 3 6 3 J 5	South Nunes Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4 2 Q 2 6 7 4
A 5 4 2 A K J 3 K 10 7 3 9		K Q J 9 3 8 7 5 4 J A J 5
31256 = 8CB86 9CB87 Par EW +1430	7 6 10 2 A 8 5 4 2 K 7 6 2
Diamond NS 4 East +1 -650 = 47	Meltzer NS   4 East +1   -650 = 36

24. W deals None vul	J 10 8 6 3 K 10 3 K 9 6 5 3		West Meltzer Pass 3 Pass Lead 4 7 Q 5 10	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 5 8 4 9	East Larsen 1 4 3rd 3 10 6 K 4	South Moss 1 Pass 4th 2 K 3 6 2	West Diamond 1 3 5 Lead 3 4 Q 6 2	North Fantoni Pass 3 Pass 2nd 4 K 9 K	East Platnick 1 NT 4 5 3rd J 3 3 A	South Nunes 2 Pass All Pass 4th 8 2 2 2
K 7 8 Q 10 7 6 5 A J 9 8 7		A 5 2 Q 9 4 A J 8 4 3 10 2
57822 = 755BA = Par EW +400	Q 9 4 A J 7 6 5 2 2 K Q 4
Diamond NS 4 East +1 -150 +6 53	Meltzer NS   5 West =   -400  36

25. N deals E-W vul	Q 10 8 7 3 K J 4 3 A 9 8 7 —		West Meltzer Pass Pass Lead A 9 7 4 3 A 3 2 10	North Gitelman 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 5 2 10 Q Q Q 4 7	East Larsen Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 K K 4 7 2 9 K J	South Moss 1 NT 2 4th 3 3 8 5 5 J 6 8 6	West Diamond 1 4 Lead 3 Q 7 5 A 7 10	North Fantoni Pass 1 All Pass 2nd J 7 2 J 5 Q	East Platnick 1 Dbl 3rd 4 2 6 8 4 K	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th 5 K K 2 3 10
A K 5 A 9 6 5 2 J 10 3 Q 4		J 9 6 2 Q 10 8 Q 5 A K J 5
35486 = 97957 97857 Par EW +300	4 7 K 6 4 2 10 9 8 7 6 3 2
Diamond NS 2 North -1 -50  53	Meltzer NS   4 West -2   +200 +6 42

26. E deals Both vul	K 10 9 7 Q 10 9 4 3 2 A 7 7		West Meltzer Dbl 3 Lead K 7 5 3 7 A 4 4 Q	North Gitelman 1 3 2nd J 9 2 Q 8 2 10 3 K	East Larsen 1 Pass 3 3rd A 10 A 4 9 6 J 6 9	South Moss 1 2 All Pass 4th 3 2 6 7 5 7 10 J 5	West Diamond 1 Pass Lead 6 3 7 6 K	North Fantoni Pass Pass 2nd 5 5 A 10 2	East Platnick 1 2 3rd 9 J 6 6 3	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th A A 2 7 7
J 8 4 2 K J 8 5 J K J 8 6		A 5 3 A 9 8 6 3 A 9 5 4 3
54773 = 79659 = Par EW +140	Q 6 7 6 K Q 10 5 4 2 Q 10 2
Diamond NS 3 East -2 +200 +7 60	Meltzer NS   2 East +1   -110  42

27. S deals None vul	Q 6 4 K 10 9 4 5 4 3 A 9 5		West Meltzer Pass Pass Lead K 3 9 J 2 4 A 8	North Gitelman Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 6 7 K 9 3 Q	East Larsen 2 3rd 5 K A 4 6 8 Q 7	South Moss Pass Pass 4th A A 3 2 7 J 4 3	West Diamond 1 1 NT 2 Lead K 3 3 A J 9 3 Q	North Fantoni Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 8 3 7 6 K 5	East Platnick 1 2 2 3rd 5 K Q 4 K 2 4 8	South Nunes Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th A A 7 2 5 Q 7 8
K Q 7 3 J 9 7 6 K Q 7 6 4		A J 10 9 8 7 8 6 5 2 A 8 3
76668 = 46445 46455 Par NS +90	5 3 2 A J K Q 10 2 J 10 8 2
Diamond NS 2 East -2 +100 +2 62	Meltzer NS   2 East -1   +50  42

28. W deals N-S vul	7 5 4 3 A J 9 8 10 7 6 5 4		West Meltzer 1 2 Pass Lead 4 K Q 9	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 2nd A J 2 7	East Larsen 1 3 3rd 6 2 5 Q	South Moss Pass Pass 4th 10 7 3 5	West Diamond 1 2 2 NT Lead 4 6 8 7	North Fantoni Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q 4 5	East Platnick 1 2 3 3rd A A K J	South Nunes Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 3 2 10
10 Q 5 2 A K 9 4 K Q J 5 3		A K Q 9 8 10 4 3 3 9 8 6 2
53662 = 87669 86659 Par EW +120	J 6 2 K 7 6 Q J 8 2 A 10 7
Diamond NS 3 West +2 -150  62	Meltzer NS   3 West =   -110 +1 43

29. N deals Both vul	K Q Q 10 6 J 6 5 4 2 K Q 4		West Meltzer Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 K Q	North Gitelman 1 1 NT 3 4 2nd K 3 6	East Larsen Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 5 A	South Moss 1 2 3 4th 2 2 4	West Diamond Pass Pass Lead 4 2 K 5	North Fantoni 1 NT 2 3 NT 2nd 7 10 9 2	East Platnick Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A J 3 9	South Nunes 2 3 4th 6 8 Q 2
4 2 A 9 3 2 Q 10 8 3 9 7 5		8 7 6 3 K J 5 4 7 J 10 6 3
9A7A8 = 33634 = Par NS +620	A J 10 9 5 8 7 A K 9 A 8 2
Diamond NS 4 South = +620 +1 63	Meltzer NS   3 NT North =   +600  43

30. E deals None vul	— Q 5 2 Q 9 7 5 4 A 9 8 4 3		West Meltzer 3 4 4 NT 5 6 Lead 6	North Gitelman 3 NT Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2	East Larsen 1 4 4 5 6 3rd A	South Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 5	West Diamond 2 NT 3 3 4 NT 6 Lead 3	North Fantoni Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8	East Platnick 1 3 3 4 5 3rd	South Nunes Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th
K Q 9 8 A 10 9 6 3 A K 10 2		A J 10 7 6 2 K J K J 3 Q 5
00053 = CCC88 CCB88 Par EW +990	5 4 3 8 7 4 10 8 6 2 J 7 6
Diamond NS 6 East = -980 +1 64	Meltzer NS   6 East +1   -1010  43

31. S deals N-S vul	K 10 9 5 3 8 5 10 8 5 3 A 7		West Meltzer Pass 1 3 Lead 3 9 J 4 K Q 10 7	North Gitelman Pass 1 Pass 2nd Q A 8 2 5 8 A 8	East Larsen 1 Dbl 3 3rd 2 6 5 Q 4 6 5 2	South Moss Pass Pass 2 All Pass 4th 7 3 A 5 2 7 4 K	West Diamond 1 3 Lead J 2 5 10 4 3 A	North Fantoni 1 Pass 2nd 7 8 2 A 2 8	East Platnick 2 3 NT 3rd 3 9 K 2 Q K	South Nunes Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 4 Q A 4 5 A
8 7 Q J 10 3 K Q 6 4 K 10 6		A Q 6 4 K 9 4 9 Q J 9 8 5
36363 = 97969 = Par EW +400	J 2 A 7 6 2 A J 7 2 4 3 2
Diamond NS 3 West = -140 +6 70	Meltzer NS   3 NT East =   -400  43

32. W deals E-W vul	Q 7 4 2 10 5 2 J 9 2 J 9 4		West Meltzer 1 Pass Lead Q 8 8 5 Q K 10 7 6 K	North Gitelman Pass Pass 2nd 2 5 3 A K 10 4 9 8 A	East Larsen 1 Pass 3rd 4 6 J 7 2 3 9 2 9	South Moss 1 NT 4th 3 J A 4 5 A 3 5 6	West Diamond 1 Pass Lead K 6	North Fantoni Pass Pass 2nd 2	East Platnick 1 Pass 3rd 4	South Nunes 1 NT 4th A
A 9 8 K Q 9 8 7 K 4 3 10 7		J 6 5 3 6 4 A 5 Q 8 6 5 3
65685 76686 57757 = Par NS +90	K 10 A J 3 Q 10 8 7 6 A K 2
Diamond NS 1 NT South = +90 = 70	Meltzer NS   1 NT South =   +90 = 43

Diamond leads by 27 IMPs

Match AS10 Main

Top 2010 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	A Q 4 8 4 3 K J 10 5 4 3 Q		West Sontag Pass Pass Lead 10 2 7 6 9 J 3 A	North Moss 1 2 Pass 2nd Q 8 A A 4 4 5 8	East Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 J 2 3 8 3 8 2	South Gitelman 1 3 NT 4th K Q 3 9 5 6 7 5	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 10 2 J 10 9 6 J	North Fantoni 2 3 Pass 2nd Q 8 5 Q 8 A	East Greco Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 J 6 A 4 3	South Nunes 2 3 NT 4th A Q 3 4 K 9
9 6 5 2 A 6 A 8 J 10 9 3 2		J 10 8 3 K J 10 2 Q 9 8 7 4
97997 = 36436 = Par NS +400	K 7 Q 9 7 5 7 6 2 A K 6 5
Diamond NS 3 NT South -3 -150  70	Meltzer NS   3 NT South -1   -50 +3 46

34. E deals N-S vul	7 6 2 A K J 5 8 6 4 2 5 3		West Sontag Dbl 3 Lead 7 3 8 J Q 6 10 4 9	North Moss 2 All Pass 2nd 3 K Q 7 4 5 J 10 5	East Berkowitz 1 Pass 3rd 5 6 K 2 4 10 6 9 J	South Gitelman 1 Pass 4th 10 2 3 A A 7 9 8 2	West Hampson Pass 3 Lead 7 10 9 Q 6 6 3 5 7	North Fantoni 2 All Pass 2nd 3 2 3 2 A 10 6 10 A	East Greco 1 Pass 3rd J 8 6 3 9 4 Q 4 J	South Nunes 1 Pass 4th A K Q K 7 J 4 10 2
A 10 10 9 8 7 4 3 7 3 9 8 4		Q 8 3 Q 6 A Q 5 A K J 10 6
67585 = 75858 76858 Par EW +110	K J 9 5 4 2 K J 10 9 Q 7 2
Diamond NS 3 West = -140  70	Meltzer NS   3 West -1   +50 +5 51

35. S deals E-W vul	J 8 Q J 9 6 4 2 Q 8 7 4 4		West Sontag Pass Pass Pass Lead J K K 2 4 Q	North Moss 1 NT 3 4 2nd 4 5 3 6 9 5	East Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 8 2 K 2	South Gitelman 1 2 NT 3 4th A 8 A J 3	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 2 5 K 3 4 7 Q Q	North Fantoni 1 NT 2 2nd 3 4 6 10 5 10 6 8	East Greco Pass All Pass 3rd K 9 J 2 K J J 9	South Nunes 1 2 4th 8 A 2 7 3 A 6 4
A K 7 5 4 10 3 K 10 J 10 6 5		2 A 8 5 9 6 3 2 Q 9 8 7 2
68985 = 45358 = Par NS +140	Q 10 9 6 3 K 7 A J 5 A K 3
Diamond NS 4 South -1 -50  70	Meltzer NS   2 North +1   +140 +5 56