Event AS97 Main

Albuquerque, New Mexico

August 1997

1997 Spingold

Final: Cayne vs. Baze

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul 8 7 5
K Q 10 8 3
Q 3 2
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias

A 10 9 4
A 9
J 6
A K 9 8 2 Table 6 2
J 7 5
K 10 7 5 4
J 7 6
66754 67754
66689 66589
Par NS -110 K Q J 3
6 4 2
A 9 8
Q 10 3

Cayne NS
3 W = -110
-1 0
Baze NS
1 NT E = -90
+1 1

2. E deals
N-S vul J 9 3
A 9 8 7 5 4 3
8 4 3
—

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 3 Dbl AP Dbl 2 Dbl Pass
3 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 7 4
10 6 2
A Q 6
A Q J 6 Table K 2
K Q J
J 10 9 7 2
8 4 2
27625 28645
A5768 B4767
Par NS -460 A 10 8 6 5
—
K 5
K 10 9 7 5 3

Cayne NS
3 × N -3 -800
-14 0
Baze NS
3 S = +140
+14 15

3. S deals
E-W vul 4
J 6 4
K 10 3 2
Q 9 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 1
1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3
3 4 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

5 3
K Q 9
A Q J 6 5 4
J 10 Table A Q J 10 7 6
8 7 3
9 8
5 4
7697A =
57463 =
Par NS +140 K 9 8 2
A 10 5 2
7
A K 6 2

Cayne NS
4 S = +130
Tie 0
Baze NS
4 S = +130
Tie 15

4. W deals
Both vul 8 4
A 5 2
10 8 7
J 10 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 3 AP
2 NT Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 4 9
7 tricks won

Q 7 3
6 3
K J 9 6 5
K 3 2 Table 9 6
K J 10 7 4
A 3
A Q 9 5
37333 =
A6899 =
Par NS -630 A K J 10 5 2
Q 9 8
Q 4 2
8

Cayne NS
3 E -2 +200
+7 7
Baze NS
3 E = -110
-7 15

5. N deals
N-S vul K 7 6 5 4
8 5 2
8 7 5
8 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass Pass Dbl
3 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 3
9
A Q J 6 3 2
10 5 2 Table J
Q J 10 7
K 9 4
K J 9 6 4
7AA54 =
42388 =
Par NS +500 A Q 8 2
A K 6 4 3
10
A Q 7

Cayne NS
4 S = +620
Tie 7
Baze NS
4 N = +620
Tie 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 8 5
5 4 3
K 5
10 9 7 6 Table Q 4 3 2
Q J 6
A 10 7 3 2
J
85878 =
58565 =
Par NS +120 A J 6
K 9 7
Q J 8
A 8 4 2

Cayne NS
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 13
Baze NS
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 15

7. S deals
Both vul K 9 7 4 3
A K
A K 7 2
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP Pass 6 AP

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

Q 5
8 5 4
J 9 8 5
Q 6 3 2 Table 10 8
Q 10 9 7 6 3 2
10 4
J 10
DD8CC =
00511 =
Par NS +2220 A J 6 2
J
Q 6 3
A K 9 7 5

Cayne NS
6 N +1 +1460
Tie 13
Baze NS
6 N +1 +1460
Tie 15

8. W deals
None vul K Q 7 4
10 8 7 6 5 2
Q
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT 2
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 2 NT AP
4 AP

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

J
A 9 3
A J 3 2
K 9 7 6 5 Table 10 5 2
K Q 4
9 8 6
A J 8 2
49552 =
8478B =
Par NS -300 A 9 8 6 3
J
K 10 7 5 4
10 3

Cayne NS
4 W +1 -150
-1 13
Baze NS
2 NT E = -120
+1 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
2 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 2
J 6 5
7 5 4
K J 6 5 4 Table A Q 9 7
A K 7 3
A 10 8
9 3
55474 =
67768 =
Par NS -90 K 8 6 5
Q 9 8 4
2
Q 10 7 2

Cayne NS
3 NT W -4 +400
Tie 13
Baze NS
3 NT E -4 +400
Tie 16

10. E deals
Both vul A 10 8
A 8 7
A 10 4 3 2
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 5
9 4 2
Q 5
A J 10 6 3 Table Q J
K Q 10 3
J 7 6
9 8 7 5
9A8A6 9A896
32527 =
Par NS +620 K 6 4 3 2
J 6 5
K 9 8
K 4

Cayne NS
4 S +1 +650
+13 26
Baze NS
4 N -1 -100
-13 16

11. S deals
None vul 10 9 6 2
5 2
Q 9 8 2
A Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
3 NT AP

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

K
J 7 4
A 6
K J 9 7 6 4 3 Table A Q 8 4 3
A K 10 8
5 3
5 2
65573 =
6886A 6885A
Par NS -130 J 7 5
Q 9 6 3
K J 10 7 4
8

Cayne NS
3 NT W -2 +100
+5 31
Baze NS
2 E = -110
-5 16

12. W deals
N-S vul J 9 7 3 2
Q 10 3
A Q 9 8 7
—

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8 5 4
A 6
10 5 4
K 9 8 3 Table K Q
K J 7 4 2
6 2
10 7 5 2
78596 =
64527 =
Par NS +110 A 6
9 8 5
K J 3
A Q J 6 4

Cayne NS
4 N = +620
+12 43
Baze NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 16

13. N deals
Both vul A K 9 5 4
J 5 4
K 2
10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT AP
2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

Q 7 3
10 7 2
J 7 5
A Q 6 2 Table J 8
A K Q 3
Q 8 4
J 9 8 3
47464 46464
96878 =
Par NS -600 10 6 2
9 8 6
A 10 9 6 3
K 5

Cayne NS
3 E = -110
-1 43
Baze NS
1 NT W = -90
+1 17

14. E deals
None vul Q 5 3
10 5
K J 7 5 4 2
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

J 6 4
J 9 7 4
A 10 8
K 8 2 Table K 10 9 8
A Q 6 3
—
A J 9 7 5
64273 =
79A6A 79B6A
Par NS -450 A 7 2
K 8 2
Q 9 6 3
Q 10 3

Cayne NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 43
Baze NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl
Rdbl 1 2 3 Rdbl 2 Pass Pass
4 AP 3 AP

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

A K 8
A K 6 5 4 3
9 8 3
2 Table Q 5
J 10 2
10 7 5 2
Q 9 4 3
88588 =
54854 54855
Par NS +100 J 10 9 2
8
A K Q J
A K 10 5

Cayne NS
4 W -2 +100
+2 45
Baze NS
3 W -1 +50
-2 17

16. W deals
E-W vul K
K 10 9 2
9 8 5
7 6 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 6 5 4
J 5
J 7 2
A J 8 2 Table 10 8 7 3
Q 8 6 4
Q 10 4
Q 10
99A99 99AAA
33333 44333
Par NS +420 A Q J 2
A 7 3
A K 6 3
K 9

Cayne NS
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 46
Baze NS
3 NT S = +400
-1 17

Cayne leads by 29 IMPs

Match AS97 Main

Top 1997 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul A 7 6 4
9 7 5 3
Q 7 3
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias

K
A Q 10 2
A K J 9 6 4
K 10 Table Q 9 2
K J
10 8 2
J 7 6 5 3
37334 =
868A9 =
Par NS -130 J 10 8 5 3
8 6 4
5
A Q 9 8

Cayne NS
5 W -1 +50
Tie 46
Baze NS
5 W -1 +50
Tie 17

18. E deals
N-S vul Q 5
Q 10 9 7 3
9 5
K Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias

A 10 6 4
6 2
A J 8 7 6
5 2 Table K 9 8 7 3 2
J
Q 10 3 2
9 6
22A1A =
3A2A3 =
Par NS -200 J
A K 8 5 4
K 4
A J 10 8 7

Cayne NS
6 × E -2 +300
+5 51
Baze NS
5 × E -1 +100
-5 17

19. S deals
E-W vul A 7
A J 6
J 8 4 3
Q 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 8 5 4 2
10 7
10 7 6 5
8 3 Table Q J 6
Q 5 3
K Q 9
J 9 5 2
C8CAB =
15122 =
Par NS +990 K 9 3
K 9 8 4 2
A 2
A K 7

Cayne NS
4 S +2 +480
+11 62
Baze NS
6 S -1 -50
-11 17

20. W deals
Both vul K 2
10 4
Q 4 3
A J 10 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 9 6 3
3
J 9 8 5 2
4 3 Table 10 8 5 4
K 6 5 2
7
K Q 9 5
B6CBA B6BBA
26123 =
Par NS +1430 A 7
A Q J 9 8 7
A K 10 6
7

Cayne NS
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 62
Baze NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 17

21. N deals
N-S vul J
K J 8 5 2
K 10 3 2
A K J

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 Pass 1
2 Pass 3 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6 3
A 7 6 3
A J 8 6 5 4
9 Table A Q 8 2
Q 9
Q 9 7
8 7 4 3
89849 69849
54584 54583
Par NS +140 K 10 9 7 5 4
10 4
—
Q 10 6 5 2

Cayne NS
4 S -1 -100
-5 62
Baze NS
2 N = +110
+5 22

22. E deals
E-W vul K 10 9 8 5
J 7 6 4
Q J 8 5
—

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 2 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass 2 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

4 3 2
A 10 8 2
4
10 9 8 4 2 Table 6
K Q 9 3
A K 10 6 3 2
J 3
7A458 =
53885 52885
Par NS +420 A Q J 7
5
9 7
A K Q 7 6 5

Cayne NS
4 N = +420
Tie 62
Baze NS
4 S = +420
Tie 22

23. S deals
Both vul K Q 5
A 10
A K 10 7 4 3
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
2 2
Pass 4 Dbl 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 10 2
4 3
J 6 2
9 7 6 5 Table 9 7 4
K 9
9
A K J 8 4 3 2
47BB4 =
66229 =
Par NS +650 8 6 3
Q J 8 7 6 5 2
Q 8 5
—

Cayne NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 62
Baze NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 22

24. W deals
None vul 6 5 3 2
8
Q 10 7 5 3
K Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
3 Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 4 AP Rdbl Pass Pass 2
2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 4
J 10 9 7 4 3 2
—
9 8 3 Table Q 9
A Q
J 6 4
A J 10 7 5 4
B85B4 A95B4
22828 =
Par NS +460 A K J 7
K 6 5
A K 9 8 2
2

Cayne NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 62
Baze NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 22

25. N deals
E-W vul K 10 9
7 3
K 5 3
J 10 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
4 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 4 3
J 8 2
A Q
A K 7 3 Table 6
K Q 10 5 4
J 10 9 7 4
6 5
46226 =
76BA7 =
Par NS -650 Q 8 7 5 2
A 9 6
8 6 2
Q 9

Cayne NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 62
Baze NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 22

26. E deals
Both vul K J 10 3
K 2
A
Q 10 9 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 1 Pass Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 4 AP Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 2
A 9 7 5 3
Q J 7 5
6 3 Table A 6 4
6
K 8 6 4 3
K J 8 7
5A848 =
63495 =
Par NS +500 Q 9 7 5
Q J 10 8 4
10 9 2
A

Cayne NS
4 S -1 -100
-12 62
Baze NS
4 N = +620
+12 34

27. S deals
None vul Q J 9 7 6
Q 10 8
Q 3
8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP

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

K 8 3
9 7 5
A 9 8 2
A 5 4 Table 10
A K J 4
K 10 4
Q J 10 9 2
15121 =
C8CBC =
Par NS -990 A 5 4 2
6 3 2
J 7 6 5
K 6

Cayne NS
4 E +1 -450
-2 62
Baze NS
5 E = -400
+2 36

28. W deals
N-S vul K 10 7
10 9 2
A K J 9 7 4
6

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 NT 3 4 5 Pass 5 AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9 4
K Q 8 3
8 3
A 10 8 3 2 Table A 6 5 3
A J 7 6 5 4
10 2
5
583B8 =
75A25 =
Par NS +100 Q J 8 2
—
Q 6 5
K Q J 9 7 4

Cayne NS
5 × N -1 -200
-13 62
Baze NS
5 N = +600
+13 49

29. N deals
Both vul A 9 2
Q 10 7 4 2
10 3
Q 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

J
J 8 6 5
Q 8 6 5
10 8 7 4 Table K 6 5
A 9
K J 9 7
A J 5 3
79744 =
64688 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 8 7 4 3
K 3
A 4 2
K 2

Cayne NS
2 S +1 +140
Tie 62
Baze NS
2 N +1 +140
Tie 49

30. E deals
None vul K J 10 9 5 3
Q
9 6 3
A J 8

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
Pass 2 Pass 2
3 AP 3 AP

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

A Q 2
10 4 2
A K Q 7 5 2
7 Table 7 6
J 7 3
J 4
K Q 9 6 4 2
58745 =
85588 75587
Par NS -100 8 4
A K 9 8 6 5
10 8
10 5 3

Cayne NS
3 W = -110
-4 62
Baze NS
3 W -1 +50
+4 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q 7
9 7 6 3 2
A J
9 5 4 Table J 10 5 2
Q J
Q 5 2
J 10 7 3
988A7 =
45435 =
Par NS +600 8 4
A 5
K 10 9 6 4 3
A Q 8

Cayne NS
3 NT N = +600
Tie 62
Baze NS
3 NT N = +600
Tie 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Passell Szymanowski Seamon Cayne Baze Burger Golias
1 Pass 2 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT 2
3 AP Pass Pass 2 AP

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

K J 7
A K 10 9 6
J 10 3 2
9 Table Q 10 4
8 3 2
Q 6 5
K 10 6 4
68579 =
64764 =
Par NS +110 A 9
J 7
A K 8 7 4
A J 8 7

Cayne NS
3 W -2 +200
+3 65
Baze NS
2 W -1 +100
-3 53

Cayne leads by 12 IMPs

Match AS97 Main

Top 1997 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul —
K Q J 10 8 6 3
A Q 9 4
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 2 3 3 NT Pass 4
Dbl 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q 9 8 6
9 7 4
J 8 7
A 3 Table 2
A 5 2
K 10 5
K J 9 8 5 2
35863 =
66556 A8577
Par NS -430 K J 10 7 5 4 3
—
6 3 2
Q 10 4

Cayne NS
4 N -2 -100
Tie 65
Baze NS
4 S -2 -100
Tie 53

34. E deals
N-S vul Q J 6 4
K J 4
6 4 3
9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP 5 Pass 6 AP

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

A K 10 9 8 5
A Q 10
K 2
K Q Table 7 3 2
9 3
A Q 8 7
A J 10 6
22422 =
BB8BB BB8AB
Par NS -460 —
8 7 6 5 2
J 10 9 5
7 5 3 2

Cayne NS
6 W -2 +100
+2 67
Baze NS
6 W -1 +50
-2 53

35. S deals
E-W vul 9 7 6
Q 10 9 7 2
2
Q J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 10 8 4
K 5 4 3
10 8
A 9 4 Table K J 3 2
J
K J 5 3
8 7 3 2
64966 65966
68467 68477
Par NS +140 Q 5
A 8 6
A Q 9 7 6 4
K 5

Cayne NS
2 S +1 +140
Tie 67
Baze NS
3 S = +140
Tie 53

36. W deals
Both vul Q
Q J 7 6 4 3 2
A 10 7
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 3 Pass Pass
2 NT AP Pass

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

A 10 9
A K 9
3 2
J 8 7 5 3 Table K 7 5 4
10 5
Q 9 5 4
K 10 4
57A85 =
75357 =
Par NS +620 J 8 6 3 2
8
K J 8 6
A Q 2

Cayne NS
2 NT W = -120
-6 67
Baze NS
3 N = +140
+6 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
Pass 1 1 1 Dbl 1
Pass 2 NT Dbl 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3
Pass Pass Dbl AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 4
Q 7 4 3
10 6 4 3 2
2 Table A 2
A J 9 6 2
K J
A K 6 3
87348 66348
55A85 =
Par NS -420 K Q J 7 3
—
9 8 5
10 9 8 7 5

Cayne NS
3 × S -2 -500
-11 67
Baze NS
4 E -1 +50
+11 70

38. E deals
E-W vul J 10 7 6 3
5 3
K 10 4 2
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 Pass 1 2
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q
Q J 9 8
A Q 8 3
10 8 3 2 Table A K 9 5 2
7 4
J 5
A K 6 5
45544 45554
98889 =
Par NS -600 8 4
A K 10 6 2
9 7 6
Q J 7

Cayne NS
3 NT W = -600
+1 68
Baze NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 70

39. S deals
Both vul Q 10 9 3
2
K Q 4 2
Q 10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 3 Dbl
4 AP 4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K J 7
K J 5 4
9 6
K 9 8 3 Table 5 4
A Q 10 9 8 7 3
A 5
J 4
49387 49397
84A46 =
Par NS -200 A 8 6 2
6
J 10 8 7 3
A 7 6

Cayne NS
4 E = -620
+5 73
Baze NS
5 × N -3 -800
-5 70

40. W deals
None vul Q 8 6 4 2
7 6 4
A 10 5
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl
1 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT AP 2 AP

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

K J 10
Q 10 8 2
9 6 2
K 8 6 Table A 7 5 3
A J
J 7 3
Q 5 4 3
67777 =
66556 76556
Par NS -90 9
K 9 5 3
K Q 8 4
A 10 9 2

Cayne NS
1 NT W = -90
-5 73
Baze NS
2 E -2 +100
+5 75

41. N deals
E-W vul A 5
K 6 5
Q 9 8 5
A K J 6

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 4 3
J 10 9 7
A 10 7
7 2 Table 10 9 6
A Q 8 2
6 2
Q 9 8 3
87698 =
55745 =
Par NS +120 K Q 7 2
4 3
K J 4 3
10 5 4

Cayne NS
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 73
Baze NS
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 75

42. E deals
Both vul Q
Q J 10 5
Q 8 6 5
A 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A K 9 8 7 6 4
—
A J 7
K Q J Table J 2
A 9 8 4 3
10 3 2
10 3 2
22655 =
9B777 =
Par NS -650 10 5 3
K 7 6 2
K 9 4
9 6 5

Cayne NS
4 W = -620
Tie 73
Baze NS
4 W = -620
Tie 75

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 2
Dbl Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
4 AP

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

7
A K 10 9
A Q J 8
A 10 6 5 Table A Q 10 8 6 5
2
10 9 6 5 2
3
43415 43616
8A7C6 =
Par NS -920 K J 2
Q J 7 3
—
K Q 9 7 4 2

Cayne NS
4 E = -420
-10 73
Baze NS
3 NT W -1 +50
+10 85

44. W deals
N-S vul Q 9 8
9 8 6 4 2
J 10
J 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 Pass 1 2 1 Pass 1 2
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

K 4 2
A 3
K 6 2
K 9 6 4 3 Table A 10 6 5 3
K Q J 10
9
10 5 2
43573 =
7A86A =
Par NS -420 J 7
7 5
A Q 8 7 5 4 3
A Q

Cayne NS
4 E = -420
Tie 73
Baze NS
4 E = -420
Tie 85

45. N deals
Both vul 9 8
A J 8 4
A 10
K 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 7 3
6 5 3
K Q 8 6 4
6 Table K 4
K Q 7 2
J 5 3 2
A J 9
56428 =
779A5 =
Par NS -140 J 10 6 5 2
10 9
9 7
Q 10 8 5

Cayne NS
1 NT N -4 -400
-12 73
Baze NS
4 E -2 +200
+12 97

46. E deals
None vul A 9 8 3
K J 5 3
8
10 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 2 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

J 6 5
A 7
A 10 9 3 2
K 7 2 Table K 10
9 6 4 2
7 6 5 4
A 4 3
67757 =
55586 =
Par NS -90 Q 7 4 2
Q 10 8
K Q J
Q J 9

Cayne NS
2 W = -90
-4 73
Baze NS
3 W -1 +50
+4 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
Pass Pass
1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 4 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

10 9 3
A Q 9
A 8 7 5 3
A 5 Table K J 5
10 8 7 6 5 3
—
K 10 7 3
26155 25155
96B78 =
Par NS -450 8
J 4 2
K Q 6 2
J 9 8 6 2

Cayne NS
4 E +1 -450
-1 73
Baze NS
4 W = -420
+1 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 AP

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

10 2
A 8 5 2
J 6
J 10 8 7 6 Table Q J 8 7
K Q 10
10 9 7
A K 5
46474 =
77969 =
Par NS -140 K 5 4
9 7 6
Q 8 4 3
9 3 2

Cayne NS
2 N -1 -50
+2 75
Baze NS
1 W +1 -110
-2 102

Baze leads by 27 IMPs

Match AS97 Main

Top 1997 Spingold Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul J 10 8
Q 5
A K 8 5 3
Q J 8

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

6 2
A K 10 9
J 10 9 7 6
K 7 Table K Q 9 5
8 7 6 3
Q 4 2
9 5
87569 87559
56874 =
Par NS +100 A 7 4 3
J 4 2
—
A 10 6 4 3 2

Cayne NS
3 NT N = +400
+7 82
Baze NS
3 S = +110
-7 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
Pass 1 Pass 1
4 5 AP 4 Dbl AP

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

10 8
K Q J 8 7 5 4 3
8 2
3 Table K 9 3
2
A 9 4 3
Q 9 7 5 2
AB6AA =
32733 =
Par NS +650 A Q 6 5
A 10 9 6
K J 6
6 4

Cayne NS
5 S -1 -100
-12 82
Baze NS
4 × W -3 +500
+12 114

51. S deals
E-W vul J 10 9 6 3
10 5
Q 4 3
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

K Q
A J 7 3
A 9 7 5
10 5 2 Table A 8 5 2
Q 8 6 4 2
2
8 7 4
45276 55286
87A55 =
Par NS -500 7 4
K 9
K J 10 8 6
K Q J 6

Cayne NS
2 S = +90
-1 82
Baze NS
2 S +1 +110
+1 115

52. W deals
Both vul A J 3
10 8 6
A K Q 4
A Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5 4
A K J 5 4
8 6
K 6 Table Q 9 6 2
3
9 2
9 7 5 4 3 2
846A5 857A6
48637 =
Par NS +130 8 7
Q 9 7 2
J 10 7 5 3
J 10

Cayne NS
3 NT S = +600
+12 94
Baze NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 115

53. N deals
N-S vul 8 7 6 5
K 8 5 4 2
7
9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass
5 Pass 5 NT Pass 6 NT AP
6 Pass 6 NT AP

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

K 3
Q 10
A K Q 6 2
A K Q 3 Table A Q 10 4
A 9 6 3
9 3
J 6 5
01210 =
DCBCD =
Par NS -1520 J 9 2
J 7
J 10 8 5 4
10 4 2

Cayne NS
6 NT E = -990
+1 95
Baze NS
6 NT W +1 -1020
-1 115

54. E deals
E-W vul 10 3 2
10 8 3
8 2
Q 10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 2 1 2
2 2 NT Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 4 4 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

A 7
9 7 2
Q J 9 6 4 3
4 3 Table K J 9 8 6 4
A Q 6
A K 7
7
00508 =
8C7C5 =
Par NS -1100 Q 5
K J 5 4
10 5
A K J 9 8

Cayne NS
4 E +1 -650
-1 95
Baze NS
4 E = -620
+1 116

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl AP

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

Q J 9 4
—
A Q J 7
A 8 6 3 2 Table K 3
J 8
10 8 6 5 3
10 7 5 4
87B34 98B34
252A9 25299
Par NS +500 8 7 5
K Q 2
K 4 2
K Q J 9

Cayne NS
6 ×× N = +2070
+16 111
Baze NS
4 N +1 +650
-16 116

56. W deals
None vul J 10 7
J 10 7 6
K 9
K Q J 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 4
A K 4 2
J 10 4
A 5 4 Table A K 8 2
8 5 3
A 5 2
8 6 3
44456 =
99887 =
Par NS -400 6 5 3
Q 9
Q 8 7 6 3
10 9 7

Cayne NS
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 111
Baze NS
3 NT W -1 +50
+5 121

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 7 3 2
5
A Q J 6 3
6 2 Table 9
K Q J 8 3 2
9 8 5
K J 10
78458 =
45874 =
Par NS +110 5 4
9 7 6
K 7 4
A Q 9 8 3

Cayne NS
2 N -2 -100
Tie 111
Baze NS
2 E = -110
Tie 121

58. E deals
Both vul 10 5 3
A K 7 6
Q J 10 5 3
K

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 6
Q J 2
K 9 2
A 9 6 5 Table 8 2
10 8 5 3
8 6 4
J 8 4 3
9A898 =
33535 =
Par NS +620 K Q J 7 4
9 4
A 7
Q 10 7 2

Cayne NS
4 S = +620
Tie 111
Baze NS
4 S = +620
Tie 121

59. S deals
None vul A 5
Q J 3
Q 9 7 2
J 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 9
A 6
K 10 3
K Q 9 8 2 Table K 7 6 4 2
K 9 7 4
8 4
A 10
22562 =
9B87A =
Par NS -450 J 8 3
10 8 5 2
A J 6 5
5 4

Cayne NS
4 W = -420
+1 112
Baze NS
4 E +1 -450
-1 121

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
2 2 4 Pass 1 1 1 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl 3
Pass Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A 5
8 7 6 3
K
A Q 7 6 4 3 Table Q 10 9 6 4 3 2
A J 9 5
—
K 8
51292 51291
6BB4B =
Par NS -450 J 7
10 4 2
Q 9 8 6 3
J 9 2

Cayne NS
4 E +2 -480
-2 112
Baze NS
4 E = -420
+2 123

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 9 7
10 5 4
9 6 3
K 10 2 Table A K 5
9 7 2
A Q 5
Q 8 6 5
56885 =
57557 =
Par NS +110 8 6 4
K 8 6 3
K J 10 2
A J

Cayne NS
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 112
Baze NS
2 W -1 +100
+6 129

62. E deals
None vul 10 8 5 2
A 10 8 7 2
10
A 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 2 1 NT Dbl
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 3 4 Dbl AP
4 Dbl Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

K Q 9 7 6
—
Q J 8 7
9 6 4 3 Table A 4
K 9 6 4
A 6
K Q 10 8 2
43862 =
8956B =
Par NS -400 J 3
Q J 5 3
K 9 5 4 3 2
J

Cayne NS
5 E = -400
+3 115
Baze NS
4 × N -3 -500
-3 129

63. S deals
N-S vul 8
10 8 7 5 4 3
A K 10 9 8 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 2 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 6 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 8 Q A 4 3 J A
Q 6 3 A 3 A 2 6
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

4 3
K 9 6
J 5
K 10 7 6 4 2 Table Q 10 9 7 6 2
A
7 6 4
9 5 3
A8BB7 =
24226 =
Par NS +650 A K J 5
Q J 2
Q 3
A Q J 8

Cayne NS
6 S -1 -100
-13 115
Baze NS
4 N +1 +650
+13 142

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Seamon Cayne Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski
1 Pass 1 4 1 Pass 1 2
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

A 7
J 8
A K 9 3
8 5 4 3 2 Table K J 6 3
Q
J 8 7 2
Q J 9 7
66833 =
574AA =
Par NS -130 9 4
A K 10 9 7 4 3
Q 6 5
A

Cayne NS
4 × S -1 -100
-6 115
Baze NS
3 S = +140
+6 148

Baze wins by 33 IMPs

Match AS97 Main

Top 1997 Spingold Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek