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 North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 Dbl 1 NT
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 4
7 5 4 2
A K 6 2
7 3 Table A Q 7 3
A K 9 3
10 4
9 8 2
65478 65468
78965 =
Par NS -140 9 8 6 2
Q J 8 6
Q 5
Q 6 5

Diamond NS
2 N -1 -50
Tie 0
Meltzer NS
2 N -1 -50
Tie 0

2. E deals
N-S vul 9 8 5
8 7 3
Q 10 3 2
A 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
5 AP

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

A Q 10
K Q 10 9
A
K 10 8 5 4 Table K 4 3
J 6
8 6 5 4
Q J 9 6
55572 =
8786B =
Par NS -400 J 7 6 2
A 5 4 2
K J 9 7
2

Diamond NS
5 W = -400
-10 0
Meltzer NS
3 NT W -1 +50
+10 10

3. S deals
E-W vul Q 6 5
J 10 8 7 2
8 4
Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) 4 AP

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

K 10 8 7
5
Q J 6 5
10 9 6 2 Table A 9 4 3
9 6
K 10 3
A K 7 5
64854 =
79579 =
Par NS -140 J 2
A K Q 4 3
A 9 7 2
J 8

Diamond NS
3 S = +140
+1 1
Meltzer NS
4 W -1 +100
-1 10

4. W deals
Both vul 7 6 4
K J 9 8 5 2
Q J 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
1 1 Pass 3 NT 1 1 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A K 9
A Q 10
10 9
10 9 6 3 2 Table 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 S +1 +630
Tie 1
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 10

5. N deals
N-S vul K Q 4
5 3
J 9 6 5 3
Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 AP 1 AP

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

10 9 8
A K Q 4 2
K 8 4
K 7 Table J 5 2
8 7 6
A 7 2
10 8 6 4
57577 57588
86855 =
Par NS -120 A 7 6 3
J 10 9
Q 10
A J 5 2

Diamond NS
2 W = -110
Tie 1
Meltzer NS
1 W +1 -110
Tie 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl 2 NT
2 3 Pass Pass Pass 3 AP
3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 8 4
J 10 9 8
—
K 8 6 4 3 Table 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 N = +130
Tie 1
Meltzer NS
3 N +1 +130
Tie 10

7. S deals
Both vul J
J 8 5 2
Q J 10 6 5 3
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 1 Pass 1 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 9 3
A 7 6 3
8 2
K 6 2 Table K Q 8 7 2
K Q 10 9
K 7
10 4
33398 =
6A934 AAA34
Par NS -500 6 5 4
4
A 9 4
A Q 9 8 7 3

Diamond NS
4 E = -620
Tie 1
Meltzer NS
4 E = -620
Tie 10

8. W deals
None vul —
A 9 8 6 4
Q J 8 5 2
Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2
1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 6 AP
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 8 7 2
K Q
10 9 7 4
K 3 Table A K 9 4 3
10 7 5
A K 3
A 7
32747 =
AB696 =
Par NS -450 J 6 5
J 3 2
6
10 8 6 5 4 2

Diamond NS
4 W +2 -480
+11 12
Meltzer NS
6 W = -980
-11 10

9. N deals
E-W vul K 2
A Q 9 7 2
K J 8 5 2
7

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
1 Pass 3 1 Dbl 1 NT
3 4 4 AP 2 Pass Pass 3
3 AP

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

Q 10 8 6 4
6
Q 10
A 8 6 5 3 Table A 9 7 3
K J 4
A 4 3
9 4 2
53875 =
89558 79557
Par NS -140 J 5
10 8 5 3
9 7 6
K Q J 10

Diamond NS
4 E -1 +100
+6 18
Meltzer NS
3 W = -140
-6 10

10. E deals
Both vul K J 7
K J 3
8 7 6 3
8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP 3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 9
Q 10 9 6 5
K 5 4
A 9 Table 5 4 2
A 8 7
A Q
K Q 10 7 5
45363 =
98979 97979
Par NS -600 A 8 6 3
4 2
J 10 9 2
J 6 4

Diamond NS
4 E -1 +100
+12 30
Meltzer NS
4 E = -620
-12 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
1 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

J 5 4
K 2
K J 8 7 5
A 8 5 Table 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 N -1 -50
Tie 30
Meltzer NS
2 S -1 -50
Tie 10

12. W deals
N-S vul A K
6 3
K 10 8 6 3
Q 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
1 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass
4 AP

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

Q J 10 9 8 6 3 2
9 2
A J
K Table 7
A K Q J 7
7 5 4 2
10 9 8
73699 =
6A633 =
Par NS -420 5 4
10 8 5 4
Q 9
A J 7 5 3

Diamond NS
4 W = -420
Tie 30
Meltzer NS
4 W = -420
Tie 10

13. N deals
Both vul J 9 5 3
8
A J 10 9 7
10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 7 4
Q 9 6
8 4 2
A 8 2 Table 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 S +2 +170
+1 31
Meltzer NS
2 S +1 +140
-1 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
2 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 NT 2 2 3 (AP)

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

10 5
K Q
A 9 2
J 10 9 7 6 3 Table K Q 9 6 4 2
J 7 5
K 7
Q 5
45784 =
88559 =
Par NS -100 J 8 7
A 6
Q J 10 5 4 3
4 2

Diamond NS
3 E -1 +50
+3 34
Meltzer NS
3 S -1 -50
-3 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 Dbl
3 Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 AP
Pass Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

Q 7 5 2
10 9
A K 4
A K 9 3 Table A K 8 6 3
—
10 9 7 2
Q 8 4 2
21810 =
7C5CD =
Par NS -1400 10 9 4
A Q 5 4 3
J 6 5
10 6

Diamond NS
4 W +2 -480
Tie 34
Meltzer NS
4 E +2 -480
Tie 10

16. W deals
E-W vul A 6
K 6 3
A 9
10 9 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
3 NT AP Rdbl 1 1 NT 2
3 NT AP

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

K 10 8 7
8 2
Q 7 6
K J 6 3 Table Q J
A Q 4
K 10 8 4 3
A Q 8
25644 25544
A7699 =
Par NS -630 9 5 4 3 2
J 10 9 7 5
J 5 2
—

Diamond NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-1 34
Meltzer NS
3 NT E = -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 North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 2 4 2 Pass 3 3 NT (AP)
4 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 7 6 5 4
A J 2
Q 10 7 3
— Table 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 × W -3 +500
+3 37
Meltzer NS
3 NT S = +400
-3 11

18. E deals
N-S vul K 8 4
Q 10 5 2
A K 2
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

—
A 9 8
J 8 7 6 4
K J 10 8 7 Table A 7 6 2
K J 4
Q 10 5
A 9 6
47422 =
969BA =
Par NS -400 Q J 10 9 5 3
7 6 3
9 3
4 2

Diamond NS
3 NT E -1 +50
+5 42
Meltzer NS
3 E +2 -150
-5 11

19. S deals
E-W vul 9 7 3
Q J 6 5
J 7 3
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 2 1 Pass 1 2
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 5 NT Pass
6 Pass 6 AP

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

A 10 5 4
K 10 9
A 10 6 5 4
3 Table K Q J 8 6
A 4 2
Q 2
A Q 5
21426 =
AC9B6 AC9B7
Par NS -1430 2
8 7 3
K 9 8
K J 10 8 7 6

Diamond NS
6 E +1 -1460
-13 42
Meltzer NS
4 E +2 -680
+13 24

20. W deals
Both vul 9 8
Q 9 5
J 8 5 2
J 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 NT AP
5 AP

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

K 5 3 2
A K J 6 4
—
K Q 6 5 Table 7 6 4
3
A K 10 7 6 3
A 8 2
33332 =
9AAAB =
Par NS -620 A Q J 10
10 8 7 2
Q 9 4
9 3

Diamond NS
5 W -2 +200
+3 45
Meltzer NS
3 NT W -1 +100
-3 24

21. N deals
N-S vul Q 5 4 3
10
A J 10 8
K 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

K
A K 9 6 3
5 2
7 6 4 3 2 Table A J 7 6
Q J 7 5
K Q 6 4
Q
56255 =
87B87 =
Par NS -450 10 9 8 2
8 4 2
9 7 3
A J 8

Diamond NS
4 W = -420
+2 47
Meltzer NS
4 W +2 -480
-2 24

22. E deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 3 2
9 7
5
Q 8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 1
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

4
A K Q 10 8
A K 10 7
A 9 6 Table A K J 9
5 3 2
Q 6 2
J 10 7
13023 =
C9DBA =
Par NS -2210 Q 7 5
J 6 4
J 9 8 4 3
K 5

Diamond NS
6 W = -1430
-12 47
Meltzer NS
3 NT E +4 -720
+12 36

23. S deals
Both vul 10 8
Q 9 6
Q 9 6
Q 10 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 5 4 2
A K J 3
K 10 7 3
9 Table K Q J 9 3
8 7 5 4
J
A J 5
31256 =
8CB86 9CB87
Par NS -1430 7 6
10 2
A 8 5 4 2
K 7 6 2

Diamond NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 47
Meltzer NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 36

24. W deals
None vul J 10 8 6 3
K 10 3
K 9
6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
Pass Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT 2
3 Pass 4 AP 3 3 4 Pass
5 Pass 5 AP

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

K 7
8
Q 10 7 6 5
A J 9 8 7 Table A 5 2
Q 9 4
A J 8 4 3
10 2
57822 =
755BA =
Par NS -400 Q 9 4
A J 7 6 5 2
2
K Q 4

Diamond NS
4 E +1 -150
+6 53
Meltzer NS
5 W = -400
-6 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 1 1 Dbl Pass
4 AP

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

A K 5
A 9 6 5 2
J 10 3
Q 4 Table J 9 6 2
Q 10 8
Q 5
A K J 5
35486 =
97957 97857
Par NS -300 4
7
K 6 4 2
10 9 8 7 6 3 2

Diamond NS
2 N -1 -50
-6 53
Meltzer NS
4 W -2 +200
+6 42

26. E deals
Both vul K 10 9 7
Q 10 9 4 3 2
A 7
7

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 1 1 Pass
Dbl 1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2 AP
3 3 3 AP

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

J 8 4 2
K J 8 5
J
K J 8 6 Table A 5 3
A
9 8 6 3
A 9 5 4 3
54773 =
79659 =
Par NS -140 Q 6
7 6
K Q 10 5 4 2
Q 10 2

Diamond NS
3 E -2 +200
+7 60
Meltzer NS
2 E +1 -110
-7 42

27. S deals
None vul Q 6 4
K 10 9 4
5 4 3
A 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

K
Q 7 3
J 9 7 6
K Q 7 6 4 Table 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 E -2 +100
+2 62
Meltzer NS
2 E -1 +50
-2 42

28. W deals
N-S vul 7 5 4 3
A J 9 8
10 7 6 5
4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

10
Q 5 2
A K 9 4
K Q J 5 3 Table A K Q 9 8
10 4 3
3
9 8 6 2
53662 =
87669 86659
Par NS -120 J 6 2
K 7 6
Q J 8 2
A 10 7

Diamond NS
3 W +2 -150
-1 62
Meltzer NS
3 W = -110
+1 43

29. N deals
Both vul K Q
Q 10 6
J 6 5 4 2
K Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

4 2
A 9 3 2
Q 10 8 3
9 7 5 Table 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 S = +620
+1 63
Meltzer NS
3 NT N = +600
-1 43

30. E deals
None vul —
Q 5 2
Q 9 7 5 4
A 9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 1 Pass
3 3 NT 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 6 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
6 AP 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 A 5 3 8
12 tricks won 13 tricks won

K Q 9 8
A 10 9 6 3
A
K 10 2 Table A J 10 7 6 2
K J
K J 3
Q 5
00053 =
CCC88 CCB88
Par NS -990 5 4 3
8 7 4
10 8 6 2
J 7 6

Diamond NS
6 E = -980
+1 64
Meltzer NS
6 E +1 -1010
-1 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 1 2 Dbl
1 1 Dbl 2 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 AP

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

8 7
Q J 10 3
K Q 6 4
K 10 6 Table A Q 6 4
K 9 4
9
Q J 9 8 5
36363 =
97969 =
Par NS -400 J 2
A 7 6 2
A J 7 2
4 3 2

Diamond NS
3 W = -140
+6 70
Meltzer NS
3 NT E = -400
-6 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 9 8
K Q 9 8 7
K 4 3
10 7 Table 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 S = +90
Tie 70
Meltzer NS
1 NT S = +90
Tie 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 North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 6 5 2
A 6
A 8
J 10 9 3 2 Table 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 S -3 -150
-3 70
Meltzer NS
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 1 1 1
Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

A 10
10 9 8 7 4 3
7 3
9 8 4 Table Q 8 3
Q 6
A Q 5
A K J 10 6
67585 =
75858 76858
Par NS -110 K J 9 5 4
2
K J 10 9
Q 7 2

Diamond NS
3 W = -140
-5 70
Meltzer NS
3 W -1 +50
+5 51

35. S deals
E-W vul J 8
Q J 9 6 4 2
Q 8 7 4
4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

A K 7 5 4
10 3
K 10
J 10 6 5 Table 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 S -1 -50
-5 70
Meltzer NS
2 N +1 +140
+5 56

36. W deals
Both vul K 8 2
J 7 5
K 6 5 2
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
3 NT Pass 6 Pass 3 NT Pass 6 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 5 3
A K Q 10 8 6 3
8 4
— Table A
4 2
A Q J 10 7
A J 10 5 2
15015 =
C7DB8 =
Par NS -2210 Q J 10 6 4
9
9 3
K 9 8 6 3

Diamond NS
6 E = -1430
+1 71
Meltzer NS
6 E +1 -1460
-1 56

37. N deals
N-S vul Q J 7 6
10 5 2
6 2
A Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

4 3
J 9 8 6
K Q 9 5 4
6 4 Table A 9 8
A K 7 4
A J 8 7
10 8
38238 =
85AA5 =
Par NS -420 K 10 5 2
Q 3
10 3
K J 7 3 2

Diamond NS
1 NT E +3 -180
Tie 71
Meltzer NS
1 NT E +3 -180
Tie 56

38. E deals
E-W vul 10 7 2
K J 8 5 3 2
9 8 3
A

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 9 6 3
7
K 7 2
K 4 3 2 Table K 8
10 6
6 5 4
Q J 10 9 8 5
95AA4 =
27218 =
Par NS +420 A 5 4
A Q 9 4
A Q J 10
7 6

Diamond NS
4 N = +420
Tie 71
Meltzer NS
4 N = +420
Tie 56

39. S deals
Both vul Q 10 9 2
K J 9
8 4
Q 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 8 6
Q 7 5 4
Q 10 9 5
7 3 Table A 7 5
10 6
K J 6 2
K J 9 6
78868 78758
65575 =
Par NS +110 J 4 3
A 8 3 2
A 7 3
A 10 2

Diamond NS
1 NT S = +90
Tie 71
Meltzer NS
1 NT S = +90
Tie 56

40. W deals
None vul J 9 3
A K Q 4
10 5
10 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

6 4 2
9 8 7
A K 7 6 2
K 8 Table Q 10 5
10 6 5 3
Q 9
A 5 3 2
86768 =
55564 55565
Par NS +120 A K 8 7
J 2
J 8 4 3
Q J 9

Diamond NS
2 S -1 -50
-4 71
Meltzer NS
1 NT S = +90
+4 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass
3 3 5 5 Pass
Dbl AP

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

10 9 7 3
10 5
A K J 6 5
A 9 Table J
K Q 8 7 3 2
Q 10 7 3 2
4
5932B =
63AA2 =
Par NS +200 6 5
A 9 6 4
9 4
K Q 10 3 2

Diamond NS
5 × N -2 -300
-12 71
Meltzer NS
4 N = +420
+12 72

42. E deals
Both vul K 4 3 2
8 7 5 4 3
10 3
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

A 7 5
Q 9
J 9 8
Q 7 6 5 3 Table J 9 8
K J
K 7 2
K 10 9 8 2
7ABA7 =
62236 63236
Par NS +650 Q 10 6
A 10 6 2
A Q 6 5 4
J

Diamond NS
2 N +3 +200
Tie 71
Meltzer NS
3 N +2 +200
Tie 72

43. S deals
None vul J 6 4 3 2
A 3
6 5
A K 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 3 1 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass 3 3 Pass
Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 AP

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

A K Q 5
J 10 8
K Q J 7
Q 10 Table —
Q 9 7 6 5 2
10 9 8 3
9 6 3
79559 79348
64884 =
Par NS +140 10 9 8 7
K 4
A 4 2
J 7 5 2

Diamond NS
4 × E = -590
-12 71
Meltzer NS
3 N = +140
+12 84

44. W deals
N-S vul A 9 7
K Q 9 5
K
A K 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 1 1 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 8 6 3
2
6 5 4 2
J 9 7 Table Q J 4
A J 10 7 6
Q 10 7 3
3
9786A 9686A
46563 =
Par NS +600 5 2
8 4 3
A J 9 8
Q 10 6 2

Diamond NS
3 NT N +1 +630
+1 72
Meltzer NS
3 NT N = +600
-1 84

45. N deals
Both vul Q J
A 7 6 5 4
K Q 3
A Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 Pass 3 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A 10
K 10 3
10 4
K J 9 6 5 4 Table K 9 6 4
8
A 8 7 6 5 2
7 3
67955 =
56488 56478
Par NS +140 8 7 5 3 2
Q J 9 2
J 9
10 8

Diamond NS
3 N -1 -100
Tie 72
Meltzer NS
3 N -1 -100
Tie 84

46. E deals
None vul 7 5
K 6 2
Q 8 5 3
A Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 1 1 NT 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Dbl 2 AP

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

6
Q J 7 5 4
10 7
10 9 7 5 3 Table K Q 9 8
A 8
A J 9 6 2
6 2
88666 =
54776 55776
Par NS +120 A J 10 4 3 2
10 9 3
K 4
K J

Diamond NS
2 S = +110
-1 72
Meltzer NS
2 N +1 +140
+1 85

47. S deals
N-S vul A K Q 10 6
10 8 6
4
A J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass Pass
1 1 Dbl 3 1 1 Dbl 3
Dbl 4 4 NT Pass Dbl Pass 4 Pass
5 Dbl 5 Pass Pass 4 5 Pass
5 AP 5 AP

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

8 7
A K J 5
A K 3
K 10 7 2 Table J
Q 9 7 3
Q J 9 8 6
8 5 4
4A346 =
63A97 52997
Par NS +100 9 5 4 3 2
4 2
10 7 5 2
Q 3

Diamond NS
5 W = -450
-11 72
Meltzer NS
5 E -2 +100
+11 96

48. W deals
E-W vul A K 10 2
K Q
A 10 8 7 5 3
8

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 3 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 5
J 5 4
J 6 4
K 9 7 3 Table Q 4 3
A 10 9 8 3 2
Q
A 4 2
995A8 =
43835 =
Par NS +400 J 9 6
7 6
K 9 2
Q J 10 6 5

Diamond NS
3 NT N = +400
+7 79
Meltzer NS
3 E -1 +100
-7 96

Meltzer leads by 17 IMPs

Match AS10 Main

Top 2010 Spingold Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul 10 6 3
K 5
A 7 4
A K 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 NT Pass 3 NT 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 9 2
10 8 7 6 3
K
Q 8 7 Table Q 8 7 5 4
Q J 4
9 8 6 2
4
855CC =
18701 =
Par NS +800 K
A 9 2
Q J 10 5 3
J 9 6 5

Diamond NS
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 79
Meltzer NS
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 96

50. E deals
N-S vul A Q 10
K J 9 5 2
Q 9
Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

K J 8 6 3
10 6
K J
K 9 8 2 Table 7 5 4
A 7 4
A 10 6 3
A 7 5
64865 =
69577 69567
Par NS -140 9 2
Q 8 3
8 7 5 4 2
J 10 6

Diamond NS
4 E -2 +100
+5 84
Meltzer NS
2 W = -110
-5 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 NT 3 AP Pass Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 4 Pass Pass
4 Dbl AP

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

K
K 10 9 7 3
10 4 2
K J 9 6 Table J 10 7 5 2
A J 6 5 4
Q
10 7
87397 =
56A45 =
Par NS -300 Q 9 8
Q 2
K J 7 5
Q 8 4 2

Diamond NS
3 N -5 -250
+11 95
Meltzer NS
4 × E = -790
-11 96

52. W deals
Both vul A K Q 8
Q 4 3
8 4
Q J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6 2
J 10
Q 10 7 3
K 8 6 Table 9 5
A 7 6 5 2
J 9 6 5 2
9
AB86B =
22572 =
Par NS +650 J 4 3
K 9 8
A K
A 10 4 3 2

Diamond NS
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 95
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 96

53. N deals
N-S vul J
J 9 7 5 2
Q 8 5
10 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 10 9 5
K Q 4
A 10 6 4
A 8 Table Q 8 7 4 3
10 8 6
J 9 3
J 5
6486A =
69563 =
Par NS +100 A 6 2
A 3
K 7 2
K Q 7 6 4

Diamond NS
2 S = +110
+5 100
Meltzer NS
2 S -1 -100
-5 96

54. E deals
E-W vul 10
A 9 3
K Q J 9 3
10 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
2 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q 9 5
K J 7 5
—
A K J 5 3 2 Table A K 4
Q 4 2
A 10 8 5 4
8 7
24252 25252
A8B7B =
Par NS -650 J 8 7 6 3 2
10 8 6
7 6 2
Q

Diamond NS
3 NT E = -600
+1 101
Meltzer NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-1 96

55. S deals
Both vul 4
K 6 4
A 8 3
10 9 8 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 AP
4 Pass 6 AP

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

A Q 8
9 8 3 2
K 10 7
K 6 3 Table K J 9 7 6
A Q J 5
J
A Q 4
11154 =
CCC89 =
Par NS -1440 10 5 3 2
10 7
Q 9 6 5 4 2
J

Diamond NS
6 W = -1430
-13 101
Meltzer NS
5 E +1 -680
+13 109

56. W deals
None vul 8 3
J 4 2
J 8 7 6 3
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 NT AP 3 AP

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

9 5
Q 10 9 7
K Q 4 2
9 5 3 Table Q J 10 7
A K 8 5
9
10 8 7 6
67697 =
66746 =
Par NS +110 A K 6 4 2
6 3
A 10 5
Q J 2

Diamond NS
1 NT N = +90
Tie 101
Meltzer NS
3 E -2 +100
Tie 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 5
A Q 7
J 3 2
Q 10 8 7 3 Table A K 8 6
J 8 4 3
Q 9 8 5
6
77567 =
66876 56876
Par NS -100 9 7 3 2
K 9 6
A 4
K 9 5 4

Diamond NS
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 101
Meltzer NS
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 109

58. E deals
Both vul 9 8
K 6 2
K J 9 7 2
K 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 3 2
10 7 5 4
Q 10 6
Q 10 8 Table J 10 6 5
A 8
A 4 3
9 5 4 2
AABB9 BABB9
23224 =
Par NS +660 A K Q 4
Q J 9 3
8 5
A J 6

Diamond NS
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 101
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 110

59. S deals
None vul Q 5
9 4 2
9 5 3
J 10 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2
2 Pass 3 3 (AP) 2 NT AP

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

7 4
A 5 3
A K J 10 6
K 6 3 Table K 10 8 2
10 7
Q 8 7 4
Q 4 2
58947 =
65396 75496
Par NS +100 A J 9 6 3
K Q J 8 6
2
A 8

Diamond NS
3 S = +140
+3 104
Meltzer NS
2 NT E -1 +50
-3 110

60. W deals
N-S vul Q 4 3
7 5
9 7 3 2
K 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
2 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 6
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

7 6 2
J 10 8
A K Q J
A 9 4 Table J 9 5
A K Q 9 6 4
8 5
7 2
25227 =
96A96 =
Par NS -420 A K 10 8
3 2
10 6 4
Q J 10 3

Diamond NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 104
Meltzer NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 110

61. N deals
Both vul 10 8 5 2
9 3
Q 10 7
A 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A 9
K Q J 8 7 6
6 5
K J 9 Table Q J 6
A 2
K 4 3
Q 10 7 6 5
58373 =
7595A =
Par NS -140 K 7 4 3
10 5 4
A J 9 8 2
3

Diamond NS
4 E -1 +100
-3 104
Meltzer NS
4 W -2 +200
+3 113

62. E deals
None vul Q J 7 4 2
8 5
—
A J 10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
3 Dbl 3 Pass 2 3 3 4
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 5 AP
4 AP

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

K 9 8
A K 7
K Q 9 4 3
4 2 Table A 10 6
J 4 3
A J 8 7 6
Q 8
46639 =
747A4 746A4
Par NS -130 5 3
Q 10 9 6 2
10 5 2
K 9 3

Diamond NS
4 E -1 +50
-2 104
Meltzer NS
5 E -2 +100
+2 115

63. S deals
N-S vul 4 3
7 4
Q J 8 6
Q 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Dbl AP

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

K 10 6 5
K 6 2
K 10 5
J 9 3 Table Q 9
9 5 3
4 3 2
A K 10 8 4
58885 58895
75547 =
Par NS +110 A J 8 7 2
A Q J 10 8
A 9 7
—

Diamond NS
2 S = +110
+14 118
Meltzer NS
3 × S -3 -800
-14 115

64. W deals
E-W vul K 7 6 2
Q 9 7
4 3 2
A 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Hampson Nunes Greco Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP

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

A 8 3
J 10 3 2
A Q
Q J 8 6 Table 10 9 5
A 8 6 4
9 7 6
K 9 2
55474 =
87868 =
Par NS -120 Q J 4
K 5
K J 10 8 5
10 7 4

Diamond NS
1 NT W = -90
+1 119
Meltzer NS
2 E = -110
-1 115

Diamond wins by 4 IMPs

Match AS10 Main

Top 2010 Spingold Final

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