Event AS11 Main

Toronto, Ontario
Fairmont Royal York
July 2011

2011 Spingold

Final: Monaco vs. Nickell

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul Q J 8
9 6 4 2
Q J 6
A 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

6
K J 7
A 9 8 7 5
Q J 3 2 Table K 9 7 5 3 2
A Q 10
3 2
10 6
76757 =
67676 =
Par NS +90 A 10 4
8 5 3
K 10 4
K 7 5 4

Monaco NS
Passed out 0
-3 0
Nickell NS
2 E -2 +100
+3 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 6 AP

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

A 10 5 4 2
8 4
J 8 6 5 2
J Table 9 8 6 3
Q 2
10 9 4 3
7 6 2
C8C8C =
05050 =
Par NS +1440 K J 7
K J 5
A K 7
Q 5 4 3

Monaco NS
6 NT S +1 +1470
+3 3
Nickell NS
6 S = +1370
-3 3

3. S deals
E-W vul J 7 5
A J 9 7 3
7 2
A 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 1 2 (AP)
3 3 Pass Pass
4 AP

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

K
10 8 4
K J 8 6 4 3
Q J 4 Table Q 8 6 3 2
K
A 10 9
K 8 7 5
76834 =
674A8 =
Par NS -130 A 10 9 4
Q 6 5 2
Q 5
10 9 3

Monaco NS
4 W +1 -150
-2 3
Nickell NS
2 N -2 -100
+2 5

4. W deals
Both vul 10 4 3
6
Q J 8 5 4
8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 8 5
J 10 8 5 2
A 6
A Q 2 Table Q J 7 6
Q 4 3
10 9 2
J 10 6
75477 =
67856 =
Par NS -110 A 9 2
A K 9 7
K 7 3
K 9 7

Monaco NS
3 N -1 -100
-6 3
Nickell NS
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 11

5. N deals
N-S vul A Q 7 6
A 6
Q 9 3
J 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 8 5 3
10 8 5
J 6
7 2 Table 2
J 9 2
A 10 8 7 4 2
K 10 6
C9C8C =
14151 =
Par NS +1440 9 4
K Q 7 4 3
K 5
A Q 9 5

Monaco NS
3 NT N +2 +660
+1 4
Nickell NS
3 NT N +1 +630
-1 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass
3 4 AP 3 4 AP

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

A 9
K 10 9 3
Q J 9 7 3
J 3 Table J 6 5 2
A 8 2
A 10 6 2
9 4
68659 =
55784 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 3
6 4
K 5 4
A K 7 6 5

Monaco NS
4 S = +130
Tie 4
Nickell NS
4 S = +130
Tie 11

7. S deals
Both vul K Q
K 10 6 5
9 5 2
Q 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 7 3
J 4
K Q 6 4
K 10 8 6 Table 9 6 5 2
A Q 8 3
A 10
A J 3
44443 =
9999A =
Par NS -600 A 10 8 4
9 7 2
J 8 7 3
7 4

Monaco NS
3 NT E -2 +200
+13 17
Nickell NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-13 11

8. W deals
None vul 7 3
6 5 4
6 4 2
A K 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 AP
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 8 5
A Q J
Q J 10 9
9 6 5 Table A J 9 6
8 2
K 8 5
Q J 8 3
46655 46755
87577 97678
Par NS -400 K Q 4 2
K 10 9 7 3
A 7 3
10

Monaco NS
3 S -3 -150
-3 17
Nickell NS
2 N -1 -50
+3 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

J
10 8 4
K 10 5 4 3 2
A Q 8 Table K Q 8 5
A J 9
Q 9
K 10 9 5
34422 =
A99AA =
Par NS -630 A 4 3 2
Q 6 3
J 7 6
J 7 3

Monaco NS
3 NT E +1 -630
+1 18
Nickell NS
3 NT E +2 -660
-1 14

10. E deals
Both vul 9 8 3
K 10 4
9 8 4
A 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 7 6 5
9 8 3
A J 7 5
J 7 Table A Q 10 4 2
7 6 2
Q 6 2
8 6
66A6A =
47373 =
Par NS +620 J
A Q J 5
K 10 3
K Q 10 4 3

Monaco NS
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 24
Nickell NS
5 S -1 -100
-6 14

11. S deals
None vul Q 8
9 2
A K 9 4 3
K 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
1 Pass
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 1 2 NT Dbl
Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass 4
3 4 AP Pass 5 AP

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

K 10 7 6
7 5 4
J 10 6 5
10 6 Table 4 3 2
A K Q J 8
—
Q J 9 8 4
87496 =
55936 =
Par NS -100 A J 9 5
10 6 3
Q 8 7 2
A 3

Monaco NS
4 S -1 -50
+2 26
Nickell NS
5 N -2 -100
-2 14

12. W deals
N-S vul K 9 6
5
10 7 5 2
K J 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
1 Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1
Dbl 2 3 Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2
4 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 4
Q 9 4
K J 9
A 10 8 6 Table 5
A K 10 8 7
A 6 4 3
Q 9 5
16113 =
B7CBA B6CBA
Par NS -980 Q J 10 7 3 2
J 6 3 2
Q 8
7

Monaco NS
4 E +1 -450
-1 26
Nickell NS
4 W = -420
+1 15

13. N deals
Both vul 3 2
Q 5 4 3
7 2
Q 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Rdbl 1 Dbl AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q 10 4
J 2
K Q 10 9 5 3
K J Table A 9 8 6
K 10 7 6
J 4
A 10 8
33426 =
A9897 A98B7
Par NS -630 K J 7 5
A 9 8
A 8 6
9 7 6

Monaco NS
1 × N -1 -200
+10 36
Nickell NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 15

14. E deals
None vul A 10 8 4
A K J 7 4 3
8
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 3 Pass Pass 3 4 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 7 6 2
10 9 6 5
K 4
10 3 2 Table —
8 2
A J 9 7 5 3 2
K Q 5 4
BCA47 =
11285 =
Par NS +980 K J 9 5 3
Q
Q 10 6
J 9 8 6

Monaco NS
4 S +2 +480
-11 36
Nickell NS
6 S = +980
+11 26

15. S deals
N-S vul K Q
A Q 6 4
K 6 5
K J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

A 6 3
10 7
J 10 7 2
A 7 4 3 Table J 9 8 7 5
K 5 2
A 4 3
9 2
65867 =
68476 =
Par NS -110 10 4 2
J 9 8 3
Q 9 8
Q 8 5

Monaco NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 36
Nickell NS
1 N -1 -100
Tie 26

16. W deals
E-W vul Q J 2
4
K Q 8 5
A 8 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmerm. Hamman Multon Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Dbl AP

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

A 9 6 4
9 3 2
10 4 3
Q 7 6 Table K
K 10 8 6 5
A J 9 7 2
J 10
89769 79769
54664 =
Par NS +140 10 8 7 5 3
A Q J 7
6
K 9 3

Monaco NS
4 N -1 -50
-6 36
Nickell NS
1 × E -1 +200
+6 32

Monaco leads by 4 IMPs

Match AS11 Main

Top 2011 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul 6 4
K 4
K 9 6 5 4 3
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass 2 3
Pass 3 AP Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 2
8 5 3 2
7
A 10 7 6 3 Table 9 7 5 3
A Q 10 7
Q 8 2
9 8
76485 =
57958 67958
Par NS -140 K J 10 8
J 9 6
A J 10
K Q 2

Monaco NS
3 N -2 -100
-4 36
Nickell NS
3 E -1 +50
+4 36

18. E deals
N-S vul A 4 2
K 9 7
K Q J 6
Q 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
3 AP

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

Q 10 7 3
A 6
9
K J 8 7 6 3 Table J 6
J 10 5 4 2
A 10 8 5 2
A
75565 =
67878 67778
Par NS -110 K 9 8 5
Q 8 3
7 4 3
9 5 2

Monaco NS
3 E -1 +50
+4 40
Nickell NS
2 E = -110
-4 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
2 1
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl 2 AP
Pass Dbl Pass 3
3 AP

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

A Q 6
A K 4 3 2
8 7 4
4 3 Table J 9 4
J 8 7 5
Q 9 2
Q J 5
87688 =
55744 56755
Par NS +120 K 8 7
9
10 5 3
A K 10 9 8 6

Monaco NS
3 E -1 +100
+5 45
Nickell NS
2 W = -110
-5 36

20. W deals
Both vul Q J 8 6 3
A 6 5 2
8 5
6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
1 1 2 2
3 Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 8 5
Q 3 A 8
Q K 8
10 tricks won

9 7 4 2
3
A K 9 3
A J 7 3 Table K 10 5
J 9 8
2
K Q 10 9 4 2
55A92 =
7834A =
Par NS +200 A
K Q 10 7 4
Q J 10 7 6 4
8

Monaco NS
5 E -1 +100
Tie 45
Nickell NS
5 E -1 +100
Tie 36

21. N deals
N-S vul K 7 6
K 9 8 3 2
Q 7
A Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 1
2 3 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6
Dbl AP

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

Q J 9 8 3
—
K J 10 4 3
K J 6 Table A 4 2
Q 5
A 9 8 5 2
9 8 4
32918 =
5B4C5 5B4B4
Par NS -800 10 5
A J 10 7 6 4
6
10 7 5 3

Monaco NS
4 E +1 -450
+2 47
Nickell NS
6 × N -2 -500
-2 36

22. E deals
E-W vul Q 7 6
J 8 4
A 9 2
K 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 9 3
K 10 7 2
J 10 7 5 3
8 Table A J 2
Q 9 6
K Q 8 4
7 5 3
88649 =
54794 =
Par NS -100 K 8 5 4
A 5 3
6
A Q J 6 4

Monaco NS
3 S +1 +130
+6 53
Nickell NS
5 N -2 -100
-6 36

23. S deals
Both vul Q 9 8 4
10 9 7
8 7 6 3
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7
Q 5 3
A 9 4
K Q 9 7 3 Table K J
K 8 6
K Q J 10 5 2
6 2
28523 28524
A47A8 B47B9
Par NS -660 10 6 5 3 2
A J 4 2
—
J 10 5 4

Monaco NS
3 NT W = -600
+1 54
Nickell NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 36

24. W deals
None vul Q 10 9 2
Q 4
A 10 6 4
8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 1
Dbl 2 3 NT AP 3 AP

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

A 8 6
9
9 8 5 3
A 10 5 3 2 Table K J 4
K 10 5 2
K Q J
Q J 9
34632 =
987AA 987AB
Par NS -400 7 5 3
A J 8 7 6 3
7 2
K 4

Monaco NS
3 NT E -2 +100
+6 60
Nickell NS
3 E +1 -130
-6 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

10 4
Q 3 2
A J 10 9 5
Q 7 6 Table A J 9 7 5
K 7 4
6 4 2
A K
34537 =
98796 A87A6
Par NS -630 K 8 6 2
A J 6 5
Q 7 3
10 5

Monaco NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 60
Nickell NS
1 NT W +3 -180
+10 46

26. E deals
Both vul A 10
A J 9 5 2
A K 5
K 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 7 5
K 8 6 4
J 6 2
8 7 Table Q J 8 2
3
Q 7 4 3
9 6 4 3
C7C9C =
16141 =
Par NS +1440 6 4 3
Q 10 7
10 9 8
A Q J 5

Monaco NS
4 N +1 +650
-2 60
Nickell NS
3 NT N +4 +720
+2 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
Pass Pass
1 1 2 2 1 1 Dbl 2
3 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

A K 5
Q J 10 8 6 2
J 9 7
A Table 7 6
A 4
10 8 5 3
K J 9 5 4
36334 =
96998 =
Par NS -400 9 8 2
7 5 3
A K 6 2
Q 10 7

Monaco NS
4 W = -420
Tie 60
Nickell NS
4 W = -420
Tie 48

28. W deals
N-S vul A Q J 10 2
5 4 3
7 6 5 2
7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 4
A Q 9
K J 9
A K Q 6 4 Table 8 6 5
K 8
Q 10 8 3
J 8 5 3
57633 =
7568A =
Par NS -130 K 9 3
J 10 7 6 2
A 4
10 9 2

Monaco NS
3 NT W -2 +100
Tie 60
Nickell NS
3 NT W -2 +100
Tie 48

29. N deals
Both vul K 9 8 4
A 5 4
Q J 8 7 6
J

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
3 Pass Pass Dbl 2 4 Dbl 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 5 Dbl AP

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

10 2
Q 3
K 9
A K 9 8 5 3 2 Table 7 5
J 8 7 2
A 3 2
10 7 6 4
498A4 =
63539 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 6 3
K 10 9 6
10 5 4
Q

Monaco NS
4 N -1 -100
-12 60
Nickell NS
5 × W -2 +500
+12 60

30. E deals
None vul Q 8
J 10 7 4
6 4 3
10 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A 7 4 3
6 3 2
K J 8 2
A Q Table J 10 9 2
Q 8
A Q 10
K 7 6 3
53635 =
8A7A8 =
Par NS -420 K 6 5
A K 9 5
9 7 5
J 9 4

Monaco NS
4 W = -420
Tie 60
Nickell NS
4 E = -420
Tie 60

31. S deals
N-S vul J 9 6 2
8 5
K 7 4
A K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
2 Pass
Pass 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 8 4 3
Q 9 4 2
6
J 10 4 Table A Q 7 5
J 6
A J 10 5 3 2
9
8396A 8386A
59472 =
Par NS +100 —
A K 10 7 3
Q 9 8
8 6 5 3 2

Monaco NS
3 NT N = +600
+11 71
Nickell NS
4 E -1 +50
-11 60

32. W deals
E-W vul A Q 5
10 4 3
K
A Q 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Zimmerm. Katz Multon Nickell
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 1
3 AP 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 6
A 8 6
Q J 10 9 8 2
10 6 Table K 10 8 2
K J 7 5
7 6
K J 4
68658 67658
55785 65785
Par NS +110 J 9 4 3
Q 9 2
A 5 4 3
8 2

Monaco NS
3 W -1 +100
+4 75
Nickell NS
2 S -1 -50
-4 60

Monaco leads by 15 IMPs

Match AS11 Main

Top 2011 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul Q 10 9 3
5
A J 2
K Q 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

6 4
A K J 3 2
8 5 4
A 6 3 Table 8 7 5
9 8
Q 10 9 3
10 5 4 2
8B889 =
52554 =
Par NS +450 A K J 2
Q 10 7 6 4
K 7 6
J

Monaco NS
4 N = +420
-1 75
Nickell NS
4 N +1 +450
+1 61

34. E deals
N-S vul 5
10 5 3 2
A 8 7 4 3
9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 6 AP

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

A K 7 2
A 8 7 6
K Q 5
A 8 Table Q J 8 4
K Q 9 4
J 9 6
Q J
11136 =
CCC97 =
Par NS -990 10 9 6 3
J
10 2
K 10 7 6 4 3

Monaco NS
6 W = -980
Tie 75
Nickell NS
6 E = -980
Tie 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT 2 2 3
2 AP Pass Pass 3 AP

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

K J 10 5
A 6
7 4 2
A K 5 4 Table 9 8 2
Q 10 8 7 4 3
A 9 3
6
65467 =
78876 =
Par NS -110 Q 7
K J 9 2
10 8 5
Q 9 8 7

Monaco NS
2 W = -110
-5 75
Nickell NS
3 E -1 +100
+5 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 Pass 2 2 NT
Rdbl 2 2 3 (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A K 10 5 3
K 10 5
A
8 7 4 3 Table J 9 8
Q J 7 4 3
9 8 5 4
9
52267 =
6AA44 =
Par NS -620 Q 6
A 6
K 10 7 3 2
A K Q 10

Monaco NS
3 N = +110
+7 82
Nickell NS
3 N -2 -200
-7 66

37. N deals
N-S vul K J 10 7 4
Q J 7 4
J 4 2
A

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Dbl 3 4 NT Pass 3 3 5 Pass
5 Dbl Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 6 AP

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

9 8 3
—
A Q 10 6
K 10 9 7 6 3 Table 5 2
10 9 2
9 8 5 3
J 8 4 2
BBB44 CCC54
11089 =
Par NS +800 A Q 6
A K 8 6 5 3
K 7
Q 5

Monaco NS
6 S = +1430
-1 82
Nickell NS
6 S +1 +1460
+1 67

38. E deals
E-W vul 7 5
8 6 3 2
K J 2
A 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
1 3 1 2
Dbl 5 5 AP Pass 4 4 Pass
Pass 5 Dbl Pass
5 AP

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

8 4 3
5 4
9 8 4
K Q J 4 2 Table A K Q 10 6 2
Q
A Q 10 5
7 6
52834 32724
6B5A9 =
Par NS -650 J 9
A K J 10 9 7
7 6 3
10 3

Monaco NS
5 E = -650
Tie 82
Nickell NS
5 E = -650
Tie 67

39. S deals
Both vul J 10 6
10 8 2
K 10 7 4
7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 4 3 2
A 4
A 9 6 5 3
J 3 Table 9 8 5
K J 6 5 3
Q 2
A K 8
44346 =
89997 99997
Par NS -600 K Q 7
Q 9 7
J 8
Q 10 9 4 2

Monaco NS
3 NT E = -600
Tie 82
Nickell NS
3 NT E = -600
Tie 67

40. W deals
None vul 8 7 5
K 7 6
Q 10 9 2
Q 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Rdbl Pass 2 AP 2 2 3 3 (AP)

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

4 3 2
10 9 3
K 8 7 4
K 6 3 Table Q 9 6
A J 8 2
5
A 7 5 4 2
78685 77585
55647 55758
Par NS +100 A K J 10
Q 5 4
A J 6 3
J 10

Monaco NS
2 E -2 +100
+4 86
Nickell NS
3 N -1 -50
-4 67

41. N deals
E-W vul J 6 5 4
A K Q
J 7 5 3
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

Q 3 2
10 5 3
K 10 8 6
Q J 5 Table A 10 7
J 9 8
A 4 2
A 9 8 6
67676 =
76667 =
Par NS -90 K 9 8
7 6 4 2
Q 9
K 10 4 3

Monaco NS
1 NT W -1 +100
+5 91
Nickell NS
1 NT W = -90
-5 67

42. E deals
Both vul Q 9
Q 9 2
Q J 8 5 4
A 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
1 3 Pass 3
Dbl Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

7
A J 8 6 3
A K 10
8 5 3 2 Table K 6 2
K 10 7 4
9 7 6
K Q 10
68254 68253
55B89 =
Par NS -650 A J 10 8 5 4 3
5
3 2
J 6 4

Monaco NS
4 E +1 -650
-10 91
Nickell NS
3 S -2 -200
+10 77

43. S deals
None vul 8
A K 10 3
K Q 7
Q J 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 5 4 K 2 8 9
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

Q J 6 3 2
7 5 2
J 9 3 2
K Table K 9 7 5 4
8
6 4
A 8 7 6 5
A4BA8 =
39235 =
Par NS +300 A 10
Q J 9 6 4
A 10 8 5
9 4

Monaco NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 91
Nickell NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 77

44. W deals
N-S vul A K 8 7
10 9 4 2
J
Q 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP 1 Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 5 4 2
7 3
9 4 3
K J 8 3 Table 6 3
A K Q 5
K Q 8 5
A 10 7
66555 56555
77888 =
Par NS -110 Q 10 9
J 8 6
A 10 7 6 2
9 6

Monaco NS
1 NT E = -90
-4 91
Nickell NS
2 NT E -1 +50
+4 81

45. N deals
Both vul A 10 7 6 2
10
2
K Q J 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 3 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 5 3
A Q 9 8 7 4
10
10 6 Table J 9 4
6 2
K 7 5 4
A 9 5 4
77588 =
65744 66845
Par NS -110 Q
K J 5 3
A Q J 9 8 6 3
7

Monaco NS
3 NT S -1 -100
+5 96
Nickell NS
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 81

46. E deals
None vul A 10 9
J
Q 7 5 3 2
8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Dbl 2 2 3 1 NT AP
3 4 AP

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

8 7 3
A K 10 6
A 6
K 10 7 6 Table K 6 5 4 2
5 3 2
K 9
J 9 5
43584 43585
89858 =
Par NS -140 Q J
Q 9 8 7 4
J 10 8 4
A Q

Monaco NS
4 S -1 -50
+2 98
Nickell NS
1 NT W +1 -120
-2 81

47. S deals
N-S vul A J 6 4 2
A 9
2
A Q 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 5
7 6 5 4
K Q 7
J 8 6 5 Table K 7 3
K Q 8
A 9 6 4
9 7 4
7A779 7A679
53564 =
Par NS +620 Q 10 8
J 10 3 2
J 10 8 5 3
K

Monaco NS
4 N = +620
Tie 98
Nickell NS
4 N = +620
Tie 81

48. W deals
E-W vul K J 9
Q 6 5 4 2
10 8
K 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT AP
6 AP

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

A Q 8 7
A K J 8
9
Q 10 6 5 Table 3 2
3
A K J 6 4 2
A 8 7 2
33431 =
AA9AC A99AC
Par NS -1370 10 6 5 4
10 9 7
Q 7 5 3
J 9

Monaco NS
6 W -2 +200
+3 101
Nickell NS
4 NT W -1 +100
-3 81

Monaco leads by 20 IMPs

Match AS11 Main

Top 2011 Spingold Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul K 8
K 8 3
3 2
A 10 8 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass Dbl 3 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 9 7 3
A Q
A J 7 4
K Q Table J 6 5 4
J 9 5 4
Q 10 8 6
2
32527 =
7B8B6 7A8A6
Par NS -450 10 2
10 7 6 2
K 9 5
J 9 6 5

Monaco NS
4 E -1 +50
+10 111
Nickell NS
4 W = -420
-10 81

50. E deals
N-S vul J 7 4 2
A Q 9 7 3
9
K Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass
3 NT AP Rdbl Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 6
10 8 4 2
A 8
A 10 9 5 Table K 8 5
K 6
K Q J 10 4 2
7 4
36635 =
A76A7 =
Par NS -430 Q 10 3
J 5
7 6 5 3
J 8 6 2

Monaco NS
3 NT W +1 -430
Tie 111
Nickell NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 81

51. S deals
E-W vul Q 9 5 3
A K Q J 5
6 5
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 6 4
10 8
Q 10 9 8 3
K J Table A J
9 7 4 3 2
2
10 9 7 3 2
88878 89877
44555 44455
Par NS +140 10 7 2
6
A K J 7 4
A 8 6 4

Monaco NS
3 NT N -1 -50
+2 113
Nickell NS
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 81

52. W deals
Both vul K 5 4
6 5
A J 10 9 5
10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 1 1 Pass 1 1 1 Dbl
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 7
A K 9
7 6
A K Q 9 2 Table A 10 9 6 2
7 3
K Q 8 3 2
J
23532 =
BA7AA =
Par NS -660 Q 3
Q J 10 8 4 2
4
8 7 4 3

Monaco NS
4 E = -620
Tie 113
Nickell NS
4 W = -620
Tie 81

53. N deals
N-S vul A Q 8
9 6 5 2
K 8 3
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 3 3 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 5 3
A 4
Q 2
Q 10 6 4 3 Table 7 6
K Q
A 10 7 6 5 4
9 8 5
68954 68955
75478 75477
Par NS +140 J 10 4 2
J 10 8 7 3
J 9
J 2

Monaco NS
3 N = +140
Tie 113
Nickell NS
3 N = +140
Tie 81

54. E deals
E-W vul Q 5
Q 9 7
10 9 8 3
9 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
5 NT Pass 6 NT AP 4 Pass 6 NT AP

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

K 10
A J 10 5 2
K J 4
A 10 8 Table A 7 6 4
K 3
A Q 7 6
K J 7
03001 =
DADDC =
Par NS -2220 J 9 8 3 2
8 6 4
5 2
Q 6 4

Monaco NS
6 NT E = -1440
Tie 113
Nickell NS
6 NT W = -1440
Tie 81

55. S deals
Both vul K J 2
9
A J 9 6 4
J 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 NT 1 NT
2 3 4 Dbl (AP) 2 Dbl 3 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 10 7 6
J 8 6 5 4
2
Q 3 Table 8 5
Q 10 7 3
8 5 3
A 10 9 7
975A8 =
36834 =
Par NS +500 9 4 3
A K 2
K Q 10 7
K 6 2

Monaco NS
4 × E -2 +500
-3 113
Nickell NS
3 NT S = +600
+3 84

56. W deals
None vul K 9
10 9
A K 6 4
J 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
2 Pass 4 Pass Pass 1 2 2
Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q J 8 7 5 4
Q 7 5 4 3
9
4 Table 10 6 3
A
J 7 5 2
A K Q 10 9
73787 =
6A546 =
Par NS -420 A 2
K J 8 6 2
Q 10 8 3
3 2

Monaco NS
4 W -1 +50
Tie 113
Nickell NS
4 W -1 +50
Tie 84

57. N deals
E-W vul K 8 4
K 9
K Q 8 7
Q J 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 6 2
10 4
J 9 6 4
10 6 2 Table 7
J 8 7 6 5 3
A 2
A 8 5 3
BB8BB =
22522 =
Par NS +460 A Q J 5 3
A Q 2
10 5 3
K 7

Monaco NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 113
Nickell NS
4 NT N +1 +460
Tie 84

58. E deals
Both vul A 8 2
10 8 5
J
A K Q J 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Dbl
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 3 3 Dbl
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 6
K Q 9
A 5
9 8 6 5 4 Table Q 9 7 3
7 3 2
K 10 8 6 3 2
—
85648 85649
57694 =
Par NS -110 J 5 4
A J 6 4
Q 9 7 4
10 7

Monaco NS
3 N = +110
+5 118
Nickell NS
3 NT N -1 -100
-5 84

59. S deals
None vul K J 9 4
A 7 6 4
9
Q 10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
3 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 6
K 9 8 2
K 8
K J 9 5 2 Table 10 8 7 5 2
Q 5
Q 7 2
A 6 4
65685 =
78758 78658
Par NS -100 Q 3
J 10 3
A J 10 6 5 4 3
7

Monaco NS
3 S -2 -100
Tie 118
Nickell NS
3 S -2 -100
Tie 84

60. W deals
N-S vul A K 9 5 4
J 4 3
Q J 5 3
J

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 1 2 Dbl
4 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl 3 AP
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

10 7 3
9 5
A K 10 7 2
K 6 4 Table J 8 6
K Q 10 8 6 2
—
Q 10 8 2
78797 78586
54545 =
Par NS +110 Q 2
A 7
9 8 6 4
A 9 7 5 3

Monaco NS
4 × E -4 +800
+14 132
Nickell NS
3 N -1 -100
-14 84

61. N deals
Both vul 10 9 8 7
J 10 6 4
A J 2
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 2 3 Pass
4 NT Pass 7 AP 3 Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 5 NT Pass
7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 Q 4 7 4 9 A 4
6 2 A 3 A 3
K 13 tricks won
13 tricks won

K Q J 3 2
A Q
Q 9 7 3
7 6 Table A 5
K 9 7
—
A K J 10 9 8 5 4
00560 =
AD87D =
Par NS -2210 6 4
8 5 3 2
K 10 8 6 5 4
3

Monaco NS
7 E = -2140
Tie 132
Nickell NS
7 E = -2140
Tie 84

62. E deals
None vul 10 7 6
A K 7 4
J 10 3
8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
2 Pass 2 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q
Q J 10 8
K 9
K J 10 6 5 4 Table A K J 9 4 3
9 6 5
8 5
Q 9
44484 =
78858 =
Par NS -100 8 5 2
3 2
A Q 7 6 4 2
A 7

Monaco NS
2 E = -110
-2 132
Nickell NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 86

63. S deals
N-S vul K Q 7
J 7
J 10 7
A 10 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl
1 NT Pass 2 AP Pass 1 NT 2 AP

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

10 5
K 10 6 3
K 8 5 3 2
6 3 Table A J 9 8 4 2
A 9
A 9 6
9 8
64648 =
79795 =
Par NS -140 6 3
Q 8 5 4 2
Q 4
K Q J 4

Monaco NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 132
Nickell NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 86

64. W deals
E-W vul K 4
8 5
J 9 7 5
K Q J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl Rdbl Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
6 AP 4 Pass 6 AP

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

A J 10 8 3
7 3
A 4
A 9 4 2 Table 9 6 5
A K Q 9 6 2
K Q 6 2
—
11126 =
BCCB7 =
Par NS -1430 Q 7 2
J 10 4
10 8 3
10 8 7 3

Monaco NS
6 W = -1430
Tie 132
Nickell NS
6 E = -1430
Tie 86

Monaco wins by 46 IMPs

Match AS11 Main

Top 2011 Spingold Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek