Match AS98 Main
Chicago, Illinois
Hilton Hotel
August 1998
1998 Spingold Final
Baze vs. Nickell
by Richard PavlicekMatch AS98 Main Chicago, Illinois Hilton Hotel August 1998 |
| by Richard Pavlicek |
| Board 1 None vul |  K A Q J 5 3 Q 8 6 5 K J 9
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 K 5 7 6 9 A K J
| North Baze 1 2 3 NT 2nd 9 8 2 2 4 4 42 7
| East Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 4 K J J Q 96 Q | South Whitman 1 2 NT 4th 5 3 3 6 5 2K 7 A | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead | North Freeman 1 2 3 NT 2nd | East Balicki Pass Pass All Pass 3rd | South Nickell 1 2 NT 4th | |
| 7 6 5 3 K 10 8 4 2 3 A 7 3 | 
| Q 10 8 2 6 A 10 7 4 2 8 4 2
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| nsA7998 we25443 Par: N-S +430 | A J 9 4 9 7 K J 9 Q 10 6 5
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Baze NS 3 NT South +1 +430 = 0 | Nickell NS 3 NT South +1 +430 = 0 | |||||||||
| Board 2 N-S vul | K 8 K 5 3 Q 9 5 4 2 A 7 6
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 4 9 8 2 4
| North Baze 2 NT Pass 2nd J 7 A 23 | East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 10 K A | South Whitman 1 3 NT 4th 6 3 6A 8 | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 4 9 8 2 7
| North Freeman 3 3 NT 2nd J 7 A 23 | East Balicki Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd Q 2 5 K A | South Nickell 1 Pass 4th 6 3 6A | |
| J 6 4 9 7 4 A J 7 6 Q 9 8 | 
| 9 7 3 2 A J 10 2 — K 10 5 4 2
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| n777A6 s776A6 we44637 Par: N-S +130 | A Q 10 5 Q 8 6 K 10 8 3 J 3
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Baze NS 3 NT North -2 -200 = 0 | Nickell NS 3 NT North -2 -200 = 0 | |||||||||
| Board 3 E-W vul | 7 4 2 K Q 7 5 A K 9 8 5 3
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 6 K 3 9
| North Baze 3 Pass 2nd 2 10 J 7
| East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 A 9
| South Whitman 1 3 NT 4th 7 4 5 6
| West Zmudzinski Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 K 3
| North Freeman 2 3 2nd 2 10 J | East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 A | South Nickell 1 2 3 NT 4th 7 4 | |
| J 3 2 A 9 8 6 5 10 8 6 2 Q | 
| Q 10 9 5 4 K Q 3 J 9 3 J 10
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| ns8778B we26521 Par: N-S +400 | A K 8 6 J 10 7 A 4 7 6 4 2
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Baze NS 3 NT South -1 -50 = 0 | Nickell NS 3 NT South -1 -50 = 0 | |||||||||
| Board 4 Both vul | Q 8 A 8 A 10 6 K 10 8 7 6 4
| West Meckstroth Pass 2 Pass Lead 4 4 2
| North Baze 1 3 Pass 2nd 5 9 Q | East Rodwell 1 3 Pass 3rd J A K | South Whitman Dbl 5 4th A 5 4
| West Zmudzinski 2 Lead 7 5 A 8 2 10 A
| North Freeman Pass 2nd 9 Q 3 Q Q 4 5 | East Balicki Pass 3rd A A 5 K K 68 | South Nickell Pass 4th 5 3 4 2 32 4 | |
| 5 J 10 7 4 2 K Q J 8 2 Q 5 | 
| K 10 9 6 4 3 Q 3 9 7 4 3 9
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| nsC886D we15470 Par: N-S +1700 | A J 7 2 K 9 6 5 5 A J 3 2
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Baze NS 5 North +2+640 +10 10 | Nickell NS 2 West -2+200 0 | |||||||||
| Board 5 N-S vul | 2 K 10 2 A K 9 4 2 J 9 4 3
| West Meckstroth 3 Pass Lead K J K 5 J Q 9
| North Baze 1 4 Pass 2nd J 2 5 6 K 5 2 | East Rodwell 1 4 3rd 3 3 4 K A 43 | South Whitman 2 Pass 4th 7A A 24 4 5 | West Zmudzinski 1 3 Lead A 7 K 3 J J Q 2 K
| North Freeman Pass Dbl Pass 2nd J 2 7 6 9K 5 8 Q | East Balicki 1 Rdbl 4 3rd 3 Q 4 K 5 A 9 10 | South Nickell Pass 3 All Pass 4th 4A A 410 4 2 J | |
| K J 9 8 7 4 J 9 — Q 10 7 6 5 |
| Q 5 3 A Q 8 7 6 3 Q J A 2
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| ns714A4 we5B938 Par: E-W +450 | A 10 6 5 4 10 8 7 6 5 3 K 8
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Baze NS 4 West +2-480 10 | Nickell NS 4 West =-420 +2 2 | |||||||||
| Board 6 E-W vul | K 5 4 K 7 6 5 Q 7 5 4 2 5
| West Meckstroth 2 2 3 NT Lead 2 J 4 6 Q 4 J 8
| North Baze Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 6 K 72 55 10 Q
| East Rodwell 1 2 2 NT 3rd K A 7 8 10 10 4 6
| South Whitman Pass Pass Pass 4th A 5 3 2 3J 3 Q | West Zmudzinski 2 3 NT Lead 4 J 10 Q 9 8 Q 9
| North Freeman Pass All Pass 2nd J 2 K 5 5 7K J | East Balicki 1 2 3rd 3 4 A 7 6 3A 4 | South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 8 5 23 10 92 6 | |
| 10 6 Q 8 4 A K 8 A Q 9 8 4 |
| A Q 7 3 A 10 9 J 9 J 10 7 6
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| ns23341 wBAA8C eBA98C Par: E-W +1370 | J 9 8 2 J 3 2 10 6 3 K 3 2
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Baze NS 3 NT East +2 -660 +1 11 | Nickell NS 3 NT West +3 -690 2 | |||||||||
| Board 7 Both vul | K 10 2 A Q J 6 6 4 J 10 9 7
| West Meckstroth 1 2 Lead J 2 8 8 2 A Q 3
| North Baze Dbl All Pass 2nd Q K 2 5 6 6 7K | East Rodwell 1 3rd K 4 Q 9 310 56 | South Whitman Pass Dbl 4th 4 7 A A 10 8 J 4 | West Zmudzinski 1 Pass 3 Lead J 8
| North Freeman Dbl Pass All Pass 2nd Q 2 | East Balicki 1 Dbl 3rd K J | South Nickell Pass 2 Pass 4th 5 9 | |
| 8 3 K 7 2 A K Q 9 5 3 5 4 |
| Q J 7 6 5 10 9 10 7 A Q 3 2
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| n66868 s66858 we77475 Par: N-S +110 | A 9 4 8 5 4 3 J 8 2 K 8 6
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Baze NS 2 West =-90 11 | Nickell NS 3 West -1+100 +5 7 | |||||||||
| Board 8 None vul | K 9 7 2 Q 9 6 5 3 A K J 6
| West Meckstroth 1 1 2 Lead K A 6 3 6 2 7
| North Baze Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 2 8 8 9 7 10 | East Rodwell 1 2 3rd 4 10 8K Q J J | South Whitman Pass Pass 4th 5 7 Q A 2 4 | West Zmudzinski 1 2 Lead A K 6 5 6 2 7
| North Freeman Dbl Pass 2nd 2 3 8 8 9 9 | East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd 10 4 8K J J | South Nickell 1 Pass 4th 7 5 Q A 2 3 | |
| Q 8 2 A Q J 5 4 3 A Q 7 5 |
| A J 6 7 6 J 8 7 4 9 8 3 2
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| n56585 s56586 w66857 e66856 Par: E-W +100 | 10 5 4 3 K 10 9 8 K 10 2 10 4
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Baze NS 2 West +2-170 = 11 | Nickell NS 2 West +2-170 = 7 | |||||||||
| Board 9 E-W vul | 10 J 5 4 Q 7 5 4 K J 7 5 4
| West Meckstroth 1 NT Lead | North Baze Pass Pass 2nd | East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd | South Whitman 1 Pass 4th | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 2 Q 8
| North Freeman Pass 1 NT Pass 2nd 4 A K | East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 4 2 | South Nickell 1 2 4th J 9 10 | |
| K Q 8 6 3 A 10 7 9 2 A 8 6 |
| J 9 K Q 9 6 3 K 10 8 9 3 2
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| ns33398 we88845 Par: N-S +110 | A 7 5 4 2 8 2 A J 6 3 Q 10
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Baze NS 1 NT West +1 -120 11 | Nickell NS 2 South +1+110 +6 13 | |||||||||
| Board 10 Both vul | 7 4 A K 4 K J 9 5 2 K 6 3
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 10 2 4 2 6 K 9 5
| North Baze 1 3 NT 2nd 5 3 8 2A 10 8 9
| East Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A J 9 8 7 3 5
| South Whitman 1 1 4th K 6 Q 4 4 6 7 8
| West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead J 5 4 2 K 9 2 K
| North Freeman 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 3 8 710 8 102 | East Balicki Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A J 9 4 2 35 | South Nickell 1 1 3 4th K 6 Q A 10 6 78 | |
| K Q 10 6 Q 9 7 6 3 8 6 Q 8 |
| J 9 8 J 10 8 2 Q 10 3 J 9 2
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| ns988AB we35522 Par: N-S +600 | A 5 3 2 5 A 7 4 A 10 7 5 4
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Baze NS 3 NT North = +600 11 | Nickell NS 3 NT North +1 +630 +1 14 | |||||||||
| Board 11 None vul | 10 9 8 7 4 3 2 J 3 9 2 A 5
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass 4 Lead A 9 K A K A 5 8
| North Baze 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 3 3 10 4 5 J Q 5 | East Rodwell Dbl Dbl 3rd 2 J 2 2 7 6 K K | South Whitman Pass 3 Pass 4th 7 8 A J 3 2 3 9 | West Zmudzinski Pass 2 3 Lead A K 5
| North Freeman 1 2 3 2nd 4 2 | East Balicki Dbl 3 All Pass 3rd 2 6 | South Nickell 1 Pass Pass 4th 3 A | |
| K 6 9 8 7 2 10 8 7 10 8 7 6 |
| A 5 A K 10 6 A 5 3 K Q 4 3
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| ns47464 we86979 Par: E-W +140 | Q J Q 5 4 K Q J 6 4 J 9 2
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Baze NS 4 West -1+50 +4 15 | Nickell NS 3 North -2-100 14 | |||||||||
| Board 12 N-S vul | J 6 5 2 Q 6 A K 7 A 10 9 6
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead A 2 6 2 9 3 K
| North Baze 1 1 NT 2nd 3 4 9 3 10 9 4 | East Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd 8J Q Q J K 5
| South Whitman Dbl Pass 4th 5 A 3K 6 42 | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead A 2 5 8 2 4 9 8 A
| North Freeman 1 1 NT 2nd 3 4 10 29 3 10 A 2
| East Balicki 1 Pass 3rd 3J K 3 Q Q J 4 8
| South Nickell Dbl Pass 4th 5 6 49 QK 6 6 7 | |
| — J 8 5 3 10 8 5 3 Q J 7 5 3 |
| A K 10 9 7 K 9 9 4 2 K 8 2
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| n78876 s79976 we64466 Par: N-S +140 | Q 8 4 3 A 10 7 4 2 Q J 6 4
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Baze NS 1 NT North = +90 = 15 | Nickell NS 1 NT North = +90 = 14 | |||||||||
| Board 13 Both vul | K J 9 2 Q 7 5 K J 8 7 10 8
| West Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead 5 6 J 4 A
| North Baze Pass 4 Pass 2nd 8 3 7 10 8
| East Rodwell 1 Dbl 3rd K K 9 A 4 | South Whitman 2 Pass 4th 3 5 8 7 Q | West Zmudzinski Dbl 4 Lead 6 2 10 10 2 8 2 A 5
| North Freeman Pass Rdbl All Pass 2nd A 5 8 A 4 K Q 5 4 | East Balicki 1 2 3rd 9 A 4 7 Q 3 9 7 K | South Nickell 1 Pass 4th 7 3 Q 4 K 5 23 | |
| A 4 K J 4 2 Q 6 5 J 9 5 4 |
| 7 A 10 9 6 10 9 3 2 A K 6 2
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| ns58454 we74979 Par: E-W +140 | Q 10 8 6 5 3 8 3 A 4 Q 7 3
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Baze NS 4 × South -2-500 15 | Nickell NS 4 East -2+200 +12 26 | |||||||||
| Board 14 None vul | A J 8 5 A A K 10 9 4 K J 3
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead Q K
| North Baze 7 2nd A 5 | East Rodwell 2 Pass 3rd 2 4 | South Whitman 4 Pass 4th 7 2 | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead Q 3
| North Freeman 4 NT 7 2nd A 5 | East Balicki 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 Q | South Nickell 3 5 4th 7 2 | |
| Q 3 J 8 5 4 3 Q 8 6 5 3 2 |
| K 10 9 6 4 2 Q 10 6 2 2 8 5
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| nsD77CD w06610 e05610 Par: N-S +1520 | 7 K 9 7 J 7 A Q 10 9 7 6 4
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Baze NS 7 South =+1440 = 15 | Nickell NS 7 South =+1440 = 26 | |||||||||
| Board 15 N-S vul | 6 5 3 2 10 5 8 3 A Q 9 5 3
| West Meckstroth Dbl 4 Lead 2 2 A K 4 6 Q 8 5
| North Baze 3 All Pass 2nd A Q 10 3 54 7 10 3 | East Rodwell Pass 3rd 8 K 3 27 K 10 J 9 | South Whitman 1 Pass 4th 9 5 47 10A 8 A Q | West Zmudzinski Dbl 5 Lead K A K 9 2
| North Freeman 2 NT Dbl 2nd A 5 10 2 10 | East Balicki 3 All Pass 3rd 8 2 3 A K | South Nickell 1 4 4th 2 Q 84 3 | |
| K 9 A K J 9 6 4 A 6 5 K 8 |
| A 8 7 3 2 10 9 7 4 2 7 6 2
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| ns49449 w94994 e84994 Par: E-W +200 | Q J 10 8 7 4 Q K Q J J 10 4
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Baze NS 4 West -1+50 15 | Nickell NS 5 × East -2+300 +6 32 | |||||||||
| Board 16 E-W vul | Q 10 9 3 Q 9 6 2 A 8 6 2 J
| West Meckstroth 1 1 NT 2 Lead J J 10 3 3 2 9 K 7
| North Baze Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 3 2 10 4 K J 2 6 | East Rodwell 1 2 3rd 4 5 K 2A 6 K10 3
| South Whitman Pass Pass 4th 7 A 5 5 7 6 A4 9 | West Zmudzinski 1 Pass Pass Lead 3 J A 5 3 2 4 Q
| North Freeman Pass 3 2nd 10 5 2 3 5 A 7 4 | East Balicki 1 Pass 3rd J 2 4 6 8 7 A 3
| South Nickell Dbl Pass 4th Q K K K 10 9 J | |
| 7 5 A J 8 7 5 K 7 5 K 10 7 |
| J 8 6 4 2 4 3 J 10 A 9 6 5
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| ns87797 we56646 Par: N-S +120 | A K K 10 Q 9 4 3 Q 8 4 3 2
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Baze NS 2 West -2+200 +3 18 | Nickell NS 3 North =+110 32 | |||||||||
| Match AS98 Main |  | Top 1998 Spingold Final |
| Board 17 None vul | 6 5 7 2 7 5 3 Q J 8 7 6 5
| West Hamman 2 4 Lead Q 6 A 8 3 A 4 K Q
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 5 4 98 6 5 2K | East Soloway 1 3 3rd 3 J 7 3 J 9 10 92 | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th A Q 9 K 5 10 66 7
| West Baze Rdbl 3 NT Lead A 10 3 A 7 4 9 2 K
| North Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 2 8 8 6 77 6 8
| East Whitman 1 1 NT 3rd 3 6 J 9 2 34 5 4 | South Nickell Dbl Pass 4th 9 Q 5 K 6 3J J 5 | |
| A J 7 4 2 Q 10 9 6 4 A 9 4 |
| Q 9 3 A 5 4 3 K J 9 K 10 2
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| ns44476 w89856 e99967 Par: E-W +400 | K 10 8 K J 8 6 A Q 10 8 2 3
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Baze NS 4 West -1+50 +10 28 | Nickell NS 3 NT East +1 -430 32 | |||||||||
| Board 18 N-S vul | A 10 6 A 6 A 10 6 3 A 7 6 3
| West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 5 J 3 2 10 6 8 2 7
| North Szymanowski 3 NT 2nd 9 A 9 J 7 9 9Q A | East Soloway 3 Pass 3rd K 8 K A 4 7 103 2 | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th 6 35 Q 5 8 QJ 4 | West Baze Pass Pass Lead J A 6 Q 5
| North Freeman 2 NT 3 2nd 2 2 K K Q | East Whitman 2 Pass All Pass 3rd Q 3 4 5 | South Nickell Pass 3 4th A 7 J 6 | |
| K J Q J 7 J 5 K Q 10 9 8 5 |
| Q 8 7 5 4 3 2 K 9 2 Q 9 J
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| ns859B6 we57326 Par: N-S +600 | 9 10 8 5 4 3 K 8 7 4 2 4 2
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Baze NS 3 NT North -1 -100 28 | Nickell NS 3 North +1+170 +7 39 | |||||||||
| Board 19 E-W vul | A 5 2 K 6 2 A J 3 J 8 7 4
| West Hamman 1 3 NT Lead 7 4 6 7 2 10 K 7 10
| North Szymanowski Pass All Pass 2nd J 2 4 6 A 6 32 8 | East Soloway 2 NT 3rd 6 K A Q 5 5 9 9 Q | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th Q 3 3 A 8 J 10 K 3
| West Baze 1 1 Lead 9 4 8 7 6 8 K 7 10
| North Freeman Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 2 6 A 8 25 J | East Whitman 1 3 NT 3rd 4 K Q Q 7 5 9 3 Q | South Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 3 3 A 10 J J K 4
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| K 10 9 7 J 10 8 K Q 5 K 10 6 |
| 4 3 A Q 10 9 8 7 4 A Q 5 2
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| n45645 s45644 w98799 e98698 Par: E-W +600 | Q J 8 6 9 7 5 4 3 6 2 9 3
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Baze NS 3 NT East -1 +100 = 28 | Nickell NS 3 NT East -1 +100 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 20 Both vul | 9 Q 10 8 3 K J 8 Q 10 6 5 3
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead J 3 3 3 A 2 8 K
| North Szymanowski Pass 1 3 4 2nd A K 4 J 2 7 5 7
| East Soloway Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 3J Q 5 Q A 10 | South Lesniewski 1 2 NT 4 4th 9 10 K A 8 4 J 9 | West Baze Pass Pass Pass Lead J 3 3 10 A 4 Q 10
| North Freeman Pass 1 Pass 2nd A Q 4 J 2 7 4 5 | East Whitman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 3J Q 5 82 A | South Nickell 1 4 4th 9 6 K A 8 8 7 J | |
| K Q 7 2 J 7 10 4 3 K 9 7 2 |
| J 10 8 6 9 5 4 Q 9 7 6 8 4
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| ns97C9B we25142 Par: N-S +1430 | A 5 4 3 A K 6 2 A 5 2 A J
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Baze NS 4 North +2+680 = 28 | Nickell NS 4 North +2+680 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 21 N-S vul | A Q 8 3 2 A K Q 8 K Q 9 8
| West Hamman 3 Pass All Pass Lead K A K 2 5 8 4 9
| North Szymanowski 1 Dbl Dbl 2nd 4 6 10 5 Q Q6 4
| East Soloway 1 3 Pass 3rd 3 2 3 10 6 9 Q 2 | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4 4th A 7 J K 7 8A 8
| West Baze 2 Pass All Pass Lead K A K K K 7 A 7
| North Freeman 1 2 Dbl 2nd 4 6 10 2 3 8 10 | East Whitman 1 3 Pass 3rd 5 2 3 3 5 J 6 | South Nickell Pass Pass 4 4th A 7 J A 4 9 2 | |
| 10 8 5 3 2 K 7 6 J 7 A J 6 |
| K Q J 9 6 A J 5 10 6 10 7 2
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| ns64798 w69645 e48545 Par: E-W +140 | 7 4 10 9 4 9 5 4 3 2 5 4 3
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Baze NS 4 North -1-100 = 28 | Nickell NS 4 North -1-100 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 22 E-W vul | J 9 5 A 9 K 9 8 A 10 9 7 5
| West Hamman 4 Pass Lead Q 7 A 8 Q
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass 2nd 3 K 3 10 J | East Soloway 1 NT 4 3rd A J 6 K | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th 2 6 5 9 | West Baze 1 2 2 Lead A A 5 A 8 Q
| North Freeman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 8 2 K 3 10 J | East Whitman 1 1 NT 2 4 3rd 3 J Q 2 K 4
| South Nickell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 3 6 5 9 4
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| K Q 7 6 4 2 K 2 Q 6 4 6 3 |
| A 8 Q J 10 8 A 7 3 K 8 4 2
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| ns22666 we9A776 Par: E-W +620 | 10 3 7 6 5 4 3 J 10 5 2 Q J
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Baze NS 4 East +1-650 = 28 | Nickell NS 4 West +1-650 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 23 Both vul | A Q 10 7 3 10 4 9 Q J 9 8 7
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 K 2 2 Q 6
| North Szymanowski 1 2 3 2nd 7 5 4 A 93 | East Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 2 10 5 J 4
| South Lesniewski 1 2 2 4th 10 8 9 K 3 7 | West Baze Pass Pass Lead 4 A 9 4 A
| North Freeman 1 3 2nd Q 10 3 Q 9 | East Whitman Pass All Pass 3rd K 2 2 K 2 | South Nickell 1 2 4th 5 7 10 A 4 | |
| 4 2 A 2 A J 10 5 3 6 4 3 2 |
| J 9 8 6 5 Q 9 Q 8 7 2 A K
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| ns56836 w87596 e875A7 Par: E-W +130 | K K J 8 7 6 5 3 K 6 4 10 5
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Baze NS 3 South =+140 = 28 | Nickell NS 3 South =+140 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 24 None vul | 9 5 3 A 10 4 A A K J 5 4 3
| West Hamman Pass 2 Pass Pass All Pass Lead K
| North Szymanowski 1 3 4 5 2nd A | East Soloway Pass 3 Pass Pass 3rd | South Lesniewski 2 4 4 NT 7 4th | West Baze Pass 1 Pass Pass All Pass Lead K A
| North Freeman 1 3 5 6 2nd A 3 | East Whitman Pass 3 Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 | South Nickell 1 4 NT 5 7 4th 2 9 | |
| J 10 7 6 K Q J 6 5 9 Q 10 9 |
| K Q 8 4 2 9 8 7 3 6 3 8 7
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| ns956DB we08600 Par: N-S +1100 | A 2 K Q J 10 8 7 5 4 2 6 2
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Baze NS 7 South =+1440 = 28 | Nickell NS 7 South =+1440 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 25 E-W vul | 10 8 10 3 10 9 5 2 K 10 8 5 3
| West Hamman Dbl 2 3 NT Lead 10 9 5 6 K Q 3 Q
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 7 Q 6 3 8 9 7 5 | East Soloway 1 2 3 3rd Q K J A 5 4A 8 | South Lesniewski 1 Pass Pass 4th 2 2 A 4 10 32 3
| West Baze 2 3 NT Lead 5 5 K Q 2 9
| North Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 3 8 9 J | East Whitman 1 3 3rd J A 6 4 4
| South Nickell 1 Pass 4th Q 4 10 8 3
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| A J 5 2 6 5 A Q 6 4 A Q 4 |
| 9 7 A K Q 7 2 K J 8 3 6 2
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| ns25215 wB8BC7 eA8AB7 Par: E-W +1370 | K Q 6 4 3 J 9 8 4 7 J 9 7
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Baze NS 3 NT West +2 -660 = 28 | Nickell NS 3 NT West +2 -660 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 26 Both vul | 10 9 7 5 4 J 10 6 J 10 9 Q 7
| West Hamman 2 3 4 Lead Q 4 A K 8 Q K 5
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 2 6 10 J J 6 4 | East Soloway 1 2 3 NT 3rd 3 5 2 2 67 3Q | South Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass 4th 5 7 2 9 Q A 4 J | West Baze 2 3 4 Lead J A K 8 K J K 2
| North Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 6 10 J A 4 Q 8
| East Whitman 1 3 4 3rd 7 5 4 69 A 3 3
| South Nickell Pass Pass Pass 4th Q 2 9 Q 6 6 5 7 | |
| J A K 8 7 5 4 3 A Q 8 3 5 |
| A K 8 3 2 — 6 5 2 A 10 9 6 4
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| ns23214 weA9BC9 Par: E-W +1370 | Q 6 Q 9 2 K 7 4 K J 8 3 2
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Baze NS 4 West +1-650 = 28 | Nickell NS 4 West +1-650 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 27 None vul | K Q 8 7 6 6 J 9 8 5 10 8 6
| West Hamman 1 3 4 Lead K 3 K
| North Szymanowski 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 8 7
| East Soloway 2 3 6 3rd 3 A 7 | South Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 9 6 10 | West Baze 1 3 5 Lead K 3 A
| North Freeman Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 8 | East Whitman 2 NT 4 6 3rd 5 K | South Nickell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 9 6 | |
| 10 9 A K 5 4 2 A Q 6 K Q 5 |
| A 2 Q 9 7 3 K 10 2 A J 7 2
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| ns05010 weD8DBD Par: E-W +1520 | J 5 4 3 J 10 8 7 4 3 9 4 3
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Baze NS 6 West +1-1010 = 28 | Nickell NS 6 West +1-1010 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 28 N-S vul | A Q J 6 5 A K 6 4 2 — 10 8 6
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead K 8 K 4 2 6 8 Q J
| North Szymanowski 1 3 4 2nd A 5 10 J 6 Q 3 7 5
| East Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A 9 10 5 KA 7 3
| South Lesniewski 2 NT 3 4th 63 7 24 42 4 9 | West Baze Pass 2 Pass Lead 9 7 6 A 9 2 8 Q J
| North Freeman 1 2 4 2nd 3 A 2 3 5 J 4 5 10
| East Whitman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 3 10 8K KA 2 7
| South Nickell 1 NT 3 4th 6 8 3 4 10 47 9 2
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| 9 4 3 7 5 J 6 3 A Q J 4 2 |
| 7 2 Q J 10 3 K Q 10 5 4 9 7
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| n8A967 s8B968 we52475 Par: N-S +650 | K 10 8 9 8 A 9 8 7 2 K 5 3
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Baze NS 4 North +1+650 +1 29 | Nickell NS 4 North =+620 39 | |||||||||
| Board 29 Both vul | Q 9 8 A 3 A Q 9 6 5 4 K 2
| West Hamman 3 Pass Lead A 6 4 6 9 6
| North Szymanowski 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 7 8 3 J 28 | East Soloway 2 4 3rd 3 K K Q 10 A | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th 2 59 A 23 | West Baze 3 Pass Lead A 4 4 6
| North Freeman 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 7 8 3 J | East Whitman 2 4 3rd J K K Q | South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 2 29 A | |
| 6 Q 10 8 7 5 4 2 2 A J 9 7 |
| A K 7 5 4 2 K 6 8 7 Q 10 4
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| ns75284 we58A47 Par: E-W +620 | J 10 3 J 9 K J 10 3 8 6 5 3
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Baze NS 4 West =-620 = 29 | Nickell NS 4 West =-620 = 39 | |||||||||
| Board 30 None vul | K 10 A 5 2 K Q 8 5 3 A 8 2
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead Q
| North Szymanowski 4 4 NT 6 7 2nd K | East Soloway 3 Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 | South Lesniewski 3 4 5 6 4th 5 | West Baze Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 3 Q
| North Freeman 4 5 2nd 2 2 | East Whitman 3 Pass Pass 3rd 7 10 | South Nickell 3 4 NT 6 4th K J | |
| 7 6 5 2 10 6 9 4 2 J 7 5 4 |
| Q J Q J 9 8 7 4 3 — Q 10 6 3
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| nDD6D9 sDC6D9 we00603 Par: N-S +1520 | A 9 8 4 3 K A J 10 7 6 K 9
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Baze NS 7 North =+1440 +10 39 | Nickell NS 6 South =+980 39 | |||||||||
| Board 31 N-S vul | A 5 K Q 10 6 A 4 3 K J 4 3
| West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 2 8 J 4 9 5 7 2 K
| North Szymanowski 1 NT 2nd 3 A 2 A 6 K 7Q 5 | East Soloway Pass 3rd J 10 6 8 Q A K 3 Q | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th 5 4 10 7 64 47 9 | West Baze Pass Pass Lead 3 3 6
| North Freeman 1 NT 2nd 8 2 9 | East Whitman Pass 3rd 5 Q K | South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 10 7 A | |
| K Q J 8 5 2 K J 5 2 10 9 7 |
| 10 9 7 2 A J 9 3 9 6 A 5 2
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| n65777 s65677 we68666 Par: E-W +110 | 6 4 3 8 7 4 Q 10 8 7 Q 8 6
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Baze NS 1 NT North -1 -100 39 | Nickell NS 1 NT North = +90 +5 44 | |||||||||
| Board 32 E-W vul | A 10 5 3 A 5 A J 10 7 J 6 4
| West Hamman Pass Pass Lead Q J 5 J 3 6 10 7
| North Szymanowski 1 Pass 2nd A 5 Q 6 5 9 9 7
| East Soloway Pass Pass 3rd 8 A A 3 Q 7 8 4 | South Lesniewski 1 NT 4th 6 3 2 K 4 A 8 2
| West Baze Pass Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 2 J 10 10 3 Q 9 6
| North Freeman 1 Pass 2 2nd 3 6 A 9 J 9 K K | East Whitman Pass 2 Pass 3rd Q 4 8 5 4 3 2 5 | South Nickell 1 NT Pass 3 4th A K 4 82 5 4 8 | |
| K Q 9 2 10 7 3 K Q Q 8 3 2 |
| J 8 K Q 8 6 2 9 6 2 9 7 5
| ||||||||
| ns77586 we66756 Par: N-S +90 | 7 6 4 J 9 4 8 5 4 3 A K 10
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Baze NS 1 NT South = +90 39 | Nickell NS 3 North =+110 +1 45 | |||||||||
| Match AS98 Main | | Top 1998 Spingold Final |
| Board 33 None vul | K Q 10 4 3 J 9 4 2 A Q 6 3
| West Rodwell 3 Pass Lead K A 2 2 J 4 K 10
| North Szymanowski 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 87 J 3 10 5 7 | East Meckstroth Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 8 7 6 6 AA 5 6
| South Lesniewski Rdbl 4 4th 9 4 J Q 6 5 9 | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead A K 2 4 4 3 A 5 K
| North Soloway 1 2 4 2nd 2 87 3 10 J 3 4 2 | East Balicki Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 6 Q JA A2 3 6
| South Hamman 2 3 4th 9 J 8 7 5 9 9 Q 6 | |
| 9 6 Q 8 7 6 5 4 3 K 10 9 7 |
| 7 5 2 A K 10 3 K Q 9 J 8 5
| ||||||||
| ns8B5B7 we51625 Par: N-S +450 | A J 8 2 A J 10 8 7 6 5 4 2
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 North -1-50 39 | Nickell NS 4 North +1+450 +11 56 | |||||||||
| Board 34 N-S vul | K 7 6 5 7 3 8 7 5 4 4 3 2
| West Rodwell 1 2 3 NT Lead J Q Q
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass All Pass 2nd Q 4 | East Meckstroth 1 1 NT 2 NT 3rd 3 5 | South Lesniewski 1 Pass Pass 4th 4 A | West Zmudzinski Dbl Lead Q 10 3 Q J J 9 2
| North Soloway Pass 2nd 3 3 Q 2 4 910 6 | East Balicki 2 Pass 3rd 4 4 A 7 K 7 28 | South Hamman 2 Pass 4th A J 5 6 A K 3Q | |
| A J 9 8 2 Q A 9 6 3 Q J 9 |
| 3 K 9 8 4 K Q J K 10 8 7 5
| ||||||||
| ns34632 we987AB Par: E-W +400 | Q 10 4 A J 10 6 5 2 10 2 A 6
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Baze NS 3 NT East +1 -430 +2 41 | Nickell NS 2 × South -2-500 56 | |||||||||
| Board 35 E-W vul | 10 9 5 2 Q K J 9 7 Q 10 7 2
| West Rodwell Pass 3 4 5 Lead 4 A
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 3 2 | East Meckstroth 2 NT 4 4 6 3rd K 3 | South Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th A Q | West Zmudzinski Pass 3 5 Lead 7 A
| North Soloway 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 2 | East Balicki Dbl 4 6 3rd 5 3 | South Hamman Pass 3 Pass All Pass 4th 8 Q | |
| 8 3 J 8 7 6 3 8 3 A K J 5 |
| A K Q A K 9 5 4 A 6 6 4 3
| ||||||||
| ns26162 weB7C7B Par: E-W +1400 | J 7 6 4 10 2 Q 10 5 4 2 9 8
| |||||||||
Baze NS 6 East =-1430 = 41 | Nickell NS 6 West =-1430 = 56 | |||||||||
| Board 36 Both vul | Q J 10 9 7 6 K 5 Q J 2 10 8
| West Rodwell 1 4 Dbl Lead 8 10 3 6
| North Szymanowski 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 3 5 5 3 | East Meckstroth 2 NT Pass 3rd K 8 Q | South Lesniewski 3 4 4th Q A A | West Zmudzinski 1 Pass 4 Lead 3
| North Soloway 1 Pass Pass 2nd 5 | East Balicki Dbl 4 6 3rd 9 | South Hamman 3 Pass All Pass 4th A | |
| 5 10 9 4 2 A K 7 6 4 K J 9 |
| A 2 Q J 8 6 8 A Q 7 6 4 2
| ||||||||
| ns47242 we96B8A Par: E-W +650 | K 8 4 3 A 7 3 10 9 5 3 5 3
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 × North -2-500 41 | Nickell NS 6 East -1+100 +12 68 | |||||||||
| Board 37 N-S vul | A J 5 9 7 6 K 8 2 10 7 5 2
| West Rodwell 1 2 4 Lead 7 A 5 Q 6 2
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 J 79 4 4 | East Meckstroth 1 2 2 NT 3rd K 8 2 A K Q | South Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass 4th 8 3 4 5 A K | West Zmudzinski 4 Lead 6 K 9 J Q
| North Soloway Pass Pass 2nd 2 A A K 5 | East Balicki 1 Pass 3rd 10 6 4 7 3
| South Hamman 1 Pass 4th Q 4 8 7 | |
| K Q 10 9 8 7 3 2 Q 8 J K 8 |
| 6 A J 2 Q 9 6 4 3 A J 6 4
| ||||||||
| ns73877 we59566 Par: E-W +140 | 4 K 10 5 4 3 A 10 7 5 Q 9 3
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 West -1+50 +10 51 | Nickell NS 4 West =-420 68 | |||||||||
| Board 38 E-W vul | A 8 Q 6 4 3 2 A 9 7 5 Q 10
| West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 10 7 2 8
| North Szymanowski 2 4 2nd 5 A 4 5 | East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K J A K | South Lesniewski 1 3 4th 6 2 3 5
| West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 4 2 J K 9
| North Soloway 2 4 2nd A 7 5 93 2 3 | East Balicki Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 4 K 47 10 A
| South Hamman 1 3 4th 6 A Q 7 A 5 J | |
| 4 K J 10 8 5 10 4 A 8 6 3 2 |
| 9 6 5 3 7 K J 8 3 2 J 7 5
| ||||||||
| nsAB886 we22546 Par: N-S +450 | K Q J 10 7 2 A 9 Q 6 K 9 4
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 South +1+450 +1 52 | Nickell NS 4 South =+420 68 | |||||||||
| Board 39 Both vul | A 10 3 Q 5 J 5 4 A 8 7 6 2
| West Rodwell Dbl Pass Lead 9 6 10 J
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 6 4
| East Meckstroth 4 3rd 5 K 54 | South Lesniewski 2 Pass 4th A Q 7 | West Zmudzinski 1 2 4 Lead 9 6 10 J 2 10 Q 6
| North Soloway Pass 3 All Pass 2nd 2 3 6 2 8Q K 5 | East Balicki 1 3 3rd 5 K 54 K JA 3 | South Hamman Pass 2 Pass 4th A Q 4 3 A 6 4 7 | |
| K 7 6 4 K 10 2 A 10 6 K 10 5 |
| Q J 9 8 5 2 A 6 Q 3 Q 4 3
| ||||||||
| n22776 s22775 wAB567 eAB457 Par: E-W +650 | — J 9 8 7 4 3 K 9 8 7 2 J 9
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 East =-620 = 52 | Nickell NS 4 East =-620 = 68 | |||||||||
| Board 40 None vul | K J 6 4 A J 10 9 8 7 6 4 2
| West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead A 5 9 A 4 A 5
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass 2nd 4 K 2 5 3 32 | East Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 3rd 3 7 Q 2 45 J | South Lesniewski 3 4th 10 2 8 7 J 6 K | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Dbl Lead 10 4 5 9 A Q J 9 10
| North Soloway Pass 2 2 2nd 5 7 9 2 4 3 67 8 | East Balicki 1 NT Pass 2 NT 3rd K 2 J 6 3 5 K 2 8
| South Hamman Pass 2 All Pass 4th 3 A Q Q 2 4 6 5 6
| |
| A 5 8 7 4 2 8 5 K 10 9 5 3 |
| Q 8 7 3 K 3 K J 7 2 A Q J
| ||||||||
| n57885 s57785 we75458 Par: N-S +100 | 10 9 2 Q 9 6 5 A Q 10 6 4 3 —
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 South -1-50 +2 54 | Nickell NS 2 NT East = -120 68 | |||||||||
| Board 41 E-W vul | 2 K 7 4 A K J 10 9 7 3 A Q
| West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead Q A K J 3
| North Szymanowski 1 3 NT 2nd K 2 4 Q A | East Meckstroth 1 Pass 3rd 9 8 3 35 | South Lesniewski 1 NT Pass 4th 6 5 2 72 | West Zmudzinski 2 Pass Lead 9 Q Q 8
| North Soloway 1 3 3 NT 2nd 3 K 6 5 | East Balicki 1 Pass All Pass 3rd A 4K J | South Hamman Dbl 3 4th 7 5 7 Q | |
| J 7 5 A Q J 10 8 2 5 J 7 4 |
| K Q 9 4 3 9 Q 6 4 2 10 6 5
| ||||||||
| ns96698 we46633 Par: N-S +400 | A 10 8 6 6 5 3 8 K 9 8 3 2
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 NT South +1 +430 = 54 | Nickell NS 3 NT North +1 +430 = 68 | |||||||||
| Board 42 Both vul | A 3 10 6 5 3 2 K 3 2 Q 7 4
| West Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 2 K Q K
| North Szymanowski 2 2 NT 2nd A J 7 Q3 | East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 A 3 2 6
| South Lesniewski 1 NT 2 4 4th 2 7 J 10 8 | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 7 2 K Q A K
| North Soloway 2 4 2nd A J 9 Q2 3 | East Balicki Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 A 3 44 | South Hamman 1 NT 3 4th 2 7 5 J 5 | |
| 9 7 K Q 7 A Q J 10 8 10 6 3 |
| J 10 8 6 5 4 J 9 4 J 8 5 2
| ||||||||
| ns87A78 we55365 Par: N-S +620 | K Q 2 A 9 8 4 7 6 5 A K 9
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 South =+620 = 54 | Nickell NS 4 South =+620 = 68 | |||||||||
| Board 43 None vul | Q 4 3 7 A K 8 7 A 10 9 6 5
| West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 J 3 2
| North Szymanowski 2 2 NT 4 2nd 7 6 10 8 | East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 A Q | South Lesniewski 1 2 3 NT 4th 6 A 5 J | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 J 8
| North Soloway 2 3 4 2nd 3 7 Q | East Balicki Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K 2
| South Hamman 1 2 3 NT 4th 2 4 6 | |
| K 8 5 Q 9 5 3 9 3 2 8 7 2 |
| J 10 A J 8 4 2 Q J 5 4 4 3
| ||||||||
| ns9B79B we22642 Par: N-S +450 | A 9 7 6 2 K 10 6 10 6 K Q J
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 South +1+450 +1 55 | Nickell NS 4 South =+420 68 | |||||||||
| Board 44 N-S vul | J 2 6 A Q J 10 8 6 5 K 6 2
| West Rodwell 1 3 4 Lead 6 3 K
| North Szymanowski 3 Pass All Pass 2nd A 5 J | East Meckstroth 3 4 3rd 4 A 6 | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th 3 2 7 | West Zmudzinski 2 4 Lead 6 3 A 3
| North Soloway 3 Pass 2nd A 5 J 5
| East Balicki 4 Pass 3rd 2 Q 6 K | South Hamman Pass Pass 4th 7 2 7 5 | |
| A K Q 10 9 4 7 3 9 7 4 9 3 |
| 8 6 3 A K Q J 4 K A 10 8 5
| ||||||||
| ns21495 we6C947 Par: E-W +980 | 7 5 10 9 8 5 2 3 2 Q J 7 4
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 West +2-480 = 55 | Nickell NS 4 West +2-480 = 68 | |||||||||
| Board 45 Both vul | A Q 7 3 Q 4 A K Q 7 6 A 7
| West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 8 5 3 10 A A K Q
| North Szymanowski 1 1 3 NT 2nd 7 2 Q 8 4 5 J 3
| East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K K A 4 J 3 9 9
| South Lesniewski 1 1 NT 4th 10 4 7 Q 5 2 4 8 | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead J 2 7 3 K Q Q 6
| North Soloway 1 2 NT 3 3 NT 2nd 8 9 4 2 J 5A 8 | East Balicki Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 K Q A 2 67 K | South Hamman 1 3 3 4th 3 A 8 5 10 4 3 4 | |
| K 6 4 K 3 10 9 8 4 2 8 5 2 |
| J 10 5 2 A J 6 5 J 5 K 4 3
| ||||||||
| ns77979 we66464 Par: N-S +140 | 9 8 10 9 8 7 2 3 Q J 10 9 6
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 NT South -3 -300 55 | Nickell NS 3 NT North -2 -200 +3 71 | |||||||||
| Board 46 None vul | K 5 A 7 5 4 K 9 4 Q 10 9 6
| West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead J 4 5 K Q 2 3 3 5
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass 2nd A 8 3 2 9 4 7 Q 4 | East Meckstroth 2 Pass Pass 3rd 9 A K 7 6K 10 6 9 | South Lesniewski Pass 3 4th Q 2 3A 6 7J 5 K | West Zmudzinski 1 Pass Lead A J K 4 2
| North Soloway Dbl Pass 2nd 5 A 8 67 | East Balicki Pass 4 Dbl 3rd 9 3 5 A 10 | South Hamman Pass 5 All Pass 4th 7 Q 2 3 J | |
| A 10 8 6 4 J 2 Q 3 2 A 7 4 |
| J 9 3 2 K 10 9 8 6 3 8 K J
| ||||||||
| n53399 s52299 w79A44 e59A44 Par: E-W +300 | Q 7 Q A J 10 7 6 5 8 5 3 2
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 South -1-50 +10 65 | Nickell NS 5 × South -3-500 71 | |||||||||
| Board 47 N-S vul | 2 Q J 10 3 A 9 7 2 A 10 7 4
| West Rodwell 1 3 Lead K Q
| North Szymanowski Pass 4 2nd 2 | East Meckstroth 1 4 3rd 4 | South Lesniewski Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 5 | West Zmudzinski Pass 4 Lead K
| North Soloway 1 All Pass 2nd 2 | East Balicki 1 3rd 10 | South Hamman Pass 2 4th 5 | |
| A 10 9 7 6 K Q J 10 8 6 3 2 |
| K Q J 8 4 3 A 8 5 2 6 4 5
| ||||||||
| ns62948 we7B493 Par: E-W +450 | 6 5 K 9 7 4 5 3 K Q J 9 8
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 East +1-450 = 65 | Nickell NS 4 East +1-450 = 71 | |||||||||
| Board 48 E-W vul | K 9 5 4 K Q 9 6 7 4 5 4 2
| West Rodwell Pass 3 NT Lead 2 10 Q Q
| North Szymanowski Pass Pass 2nd 3 3 4 10 | East Meckstroth 2 NT Pass 3rd K J 3 5 | South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th A 4 K | West Zmudzinski Pass 1 NT Pass Lead Q 10 Q 5 2 A 6
| North Soloway Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 3 4 7 3 6 | East Balicki 1 3 NT 3rd 5 J 3 9 K 8 | South Hamman Pass Pass 4th 8 2 2 K A 4
| |
| 10 3 J 10 8 Q J 10 8 5 K J 7 |
| A J 6 A 7 4 2 A 9 3 A Q 10
| ||||||||
| ns36435 wA78A8 eA79A8 Par: E-W +630 | Q 8 7 2 5 3 K 6 2 9 8 6 3
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 NT East +1 -630 = 65 | Nickell NS 3 NT West +1 -630 = 71 | |||||||||
| Match AS98 Main | | Top 1998 Spingold Final |
| Board 49 None vul | J 7 5 2 8 4 2 K 9 2 K 5 4
| West Hamman 2 2 3 Lead 4 10 2 6 5 9 10 K
| North Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 7 5 K 3 2 J 22 | East Soloway 1 2 3 5 3rd 3 8 A K Q A 106 | South Szymanowski Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th J 6 34 7 8 63 | West Zmudzinski Dbl 4 5 Lead A 7 6 J 10 2 Q 6
| North Rodwell Pass 3 Pass All Pass 2nd 4 5 3 4 5 K 3 7 | East Balicki 2 Dbl 4 3rd 2 K K 8 9 A 5 A | South Meckstroth 2 Pass Pass 4th 10 72 3 6 32 4 | |
| K Q 4 A K 10 5 8 5 4 J 10 2 |
| A 10 8 6 Q 9 6 10 A Q 9 8 7
| ||||||||
| ns00060 we7BC7C Par: E-W +980 | 9 3 J 7 3 A Q J 7 6 3 6 3
| |||||||||
Baze NS 5 West +2-440 65 | Nickell NS 5 East +1-420 +1 72 | |||||||||
| Board 50 N-S vul | 9 7 4 K J 7 5 K 4 10 9 6 4
| West Hamman 2 3 NT Lead 2 J K
| North Lesniewski Pass All Pass 2nd 8 8 A | East Soloway 1 2 NT 3rd 9 2 4 | South Szymanowski Pass Pass 4th K K 2 | West Zmudzinski 2 3 NT Lead 2 J 6 4 A Q 5 3 6
| North Rodwell Pass All Pass 2nd 8 8 9 3 4 5 7 79 | East Balicki 1 2 NT 3rd 9 2 10 5 7 7 3 8J | South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th K 4 K A 2 10 4 6A | |
| Q 8 6 Q 2 A Q 10 5 3 2 A 8 |
| K J 5 3 A 8 3 J 7 6 K 7 3
| ||||||||
| ns22626 we8A7A6 Par: E-W +420 | A 10 2 10 9 6 4 9 8 Q J 5 2
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 NT East +2 -460 65 | Nickell NS 3 NT East = -400 +2 74 | |||||||||
| Board 51 E-W vul | 9 9 4 K J 10 9 7 3 K Q 4 3
| West Hamman Pass Pass Lead K 6 K
| North Lesniewski 2 3 2nd A 4 5 | East Soloway Pass All Pass 3rd 5 J 3
| South Szymanowski 1 2 4th 4 2 A | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 6 5 3 K K
| North Rodwell 1 NT 3 4 5 2nd 9 A 4 4 2 6 | East Balicki Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 J 3 22 | South Meckstroth 1 2 3 4 6 4th A 5 A 5 4 5 | |
| K Q 10 4 8 6 5 A Q 8 4 9 5 |
| 7 5 2 K Q J 7 3 5 2 J 7 6
| ||||||||
| ns776AA we65632 Par: N-S +130 | A J 8 6 3 A 10 2 6 A 10 8 2
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 North +1+130 +7 72 | Nickell NS 6 South -3-150 74 | |||||||||
| Board 52 Both vul | 10 K Q 7 2 Q 8 7 2 K 10 8 7
| West Hamman 2 3 4 Lead 7 5 8 5 A K 3 K
| North Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 6 2 Q 9 10 4 K
| East Soloway 2 NT 3 NT 6 3rd 2 A 3 A 3 4 9 Q
| South Szymanowski Pass Pass All Pass 4th J 10 6 52 7 10 4 | West Zmudzinski Pass 1 2 3 Lead 8 3 2 K 5 A K 3
| North Rodwell Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2nd A 6 A 9 410 75 | East Balicki 1 Rdbl 3 4 3rd 2 9 10 4 55 J 8
| South Meckstroth Pass 2 Pass All Pass 4th J K 3 7 8 4 6 7 | |
| A K 9 8 3 2 10 9 8 5 4 3 J |
| 5 A J 4 3 A K J 6 5 A Q 3
| ||||||||
| n23226 s23126 weAABB7 Par: E-W +650 | Q J 7 6 4 6 10 9 9 6 5 4 2
| |||||||||
Baze NS 6 West -2+200 +13 85 | Nickell NS 4 West =-620 74 | |||||||||
| Board 53 N-S vul | Q J 10 2 A 9 8 3 A K 3 10 2
| West Hamman Pass Pass Lead J A K Q J
| North Lesniewski 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 5 45 3 | East Soloway Pass 2 Pass 3rd 7 2 4 9 8 | South Szymanowski 1 NT 3 4th 6 6 9 4 6 | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead K A K J 3 10 5
| North Rodwell 1 NT 3 Pass 2nd 4 5 53 43 8 | East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 4 8 J 2 Q | South Meckstroth 2 NT 3 NT 4th A 6 9 4 Q 6 6
| |
| 6 4 J 10 5 Q 9 6 K Q J 5 3 |
| K 7 5 3 K Q 7 2 5 9 8 7 4
| ||||||||
| nsB98B5 we23527 Par: N-S +660 | A 9 8 6 4 J 10 8 7 4 2 A 6
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 South +1+130 85 | Nickell NS 3 NT North = +600 +10 84 | |||||||||
| Board 54 E-W vul | 7 Q 6 4 3 6 5 K J 8 7 4 2
| West Hamman 2 Pass Lead A K 6 10 8 7 10 2
| North Lesniewski 3 NT 2nd 7 3 49 7Q J 9 | East Soloway Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 J 8 10K 6 A | South Szymanowski 1 NT Pass 4th 5 3 2 5 46 3 Q | West Zmudzinski 1 Pass Lead A K 6 10 8
| North Rodwell 2 Pass 2nd 7 3 59 8
| East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 J 9 5
| South Meckstroth 1 3 NT 4th 2 3 5 4 6
| |
| A K 6 K J 10 8 5 K 9 2 Q 10 |
| Q J 10 8 4 9 2 10 7 4 3 9 6
| ||||||||
| n8577A s8687A we57553 Par: N-S +130 | 9 5 3 2 A 7 A Q J 8 A 5 3
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 NT South -2 -100 85 | Nickell NS 3 NT South -1 -50 +2 86 | |||||||||
| Board 55 Both vul | K Q 10 8 6 K 2 K J 10 9 7 2
| West Hamman 1 2 NT Lead 6 8 K 7 A Q 2
| North Lesniewski 2 Pass 2nd 3 K 6 10 2 4 10 | East Soloway 2 4 3rd J 2 7 A 9 3J | South Szymanowski Pass Pass All Pass 4th K 9 A J 8 Q4 | West Zmudzinski 1 2 2 Lead 10 6 Q 5 3 A 9
| North Rodwell 2 Pass Pass 2nd 5 10 A Q 2 2 8 | East Balicki Dbl 2 4 3rd 3 2 2 A K 10A | South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q J 6 9 6 6 4 | |
| 8 7 6 5 K 9 A 9 4 3 A Q 4 |
| A 4 3 2 A Q 10 7 5 3 10 6 5
| ||||||||
| ns33357 wAAA86 e9AA85 Par: E-W +630 | J 9 J 4 2 Q J 8 7 5 8 6 3
| |||||||||
Baze NS 4 West =-620 +1 86 | Nickell NS 4 West +1-650 86 | |||||||||
| Board 56 None vul | K 6 3 7 6 3 A Q 8 7 5 4 2
| West Hamman Pass 1 2 2 Lead 10 8 K Q Q J
| North Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd Q 3 4 5 6 | East Soloway 1 1 2 3rd 3 A 9 3K | South Szymanowski Pass Pass Dbl 4th 2 2 6 7 8 | West Zmudzinski Pass 1 Pass Lead A Q A 6 Q J
| North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 2nd 5 J 3 K 3 K | East Balicki 1 4 3rd 10 K 2 4 2 A | South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 3 7 9 Q 9 10 | |
| Q J 7 5 9 8 8 7 3 K J 10 3 |
| A 8 4 2 A K Q J 10 J 5 Q 9
| ||||||||
| n73375 s41374 we6AA68 Par: E-W +420 | 10 9 5 4 2 K 10 9 6 4 2 A 6
| |||||||||
Baze NS 2 East +2-170 +6 92 | Nickell NS 4 West =-420 86 | |||||||||
| Board 57 E-W vul | J 9 7 5 Q J 9 4 9 4 K 9 7
| West Hamman 1 NT Lead Q 4 3 5 5 5 Q 6 10 9
| North Lesniewski Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 7 10 A 2 9 K K 6
| East Soloway Pass Pass 3rd 7 K J J 2 K 6 7 5 8
| South Szymanowski 1 Pass 4th 6 A A 8 3 4 A 4 2 4
| West Zmudzinski 1 NT Lead J 4 Q K 2 10 10 7 9 9
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 4 9 Q 77 10 6A | East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd 5 K 5 6 5 7 5 Q 68 | South Meckstroth 1 Pass 4th 6 A 2 A 4 3 A 8 33 | |
| K Q 3 A 10 6 K Q 10 Q 10 4 3 |
| A 4 8 3 2 J 7 6 5 J 8 6 5
| ||||||||
| ns68755 we75688 Par: N-S +110 | 10 8 6 2 K 7 5 A 8 3 2 A 2
| |||||||||
Baze NS 1 NT West = -90 = 92 | Nickell NS 1 NT West = -90 = 86 | |||||||||
| Board 58 Both vul | 6 2 A K J 8 A 8 6 5 4 2 J
| West Hamman Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 5 6 K 10 3
| North Lesniewski 2 3 2nd 9 A Q 10 5 7 | East Soloway Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 A 2 2 Q | South Szymanowski 1 2 5 4th J 4 4 3 K K | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead K K Q 10
| North Rodwell 2 3 4 5 2nd A 10 45 | East Balicki Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 4 8 | South Meckstroth 1 3 3 4 6 4th 2 3 7 2 | |
| J 5 4 Q 9 5 10 A Q 8 7 5 2 |
| K Q 8 6 3 2 7 3 K 10 6 4 3
| ||||||||
| ns7ABB5 we23218 Par: N-S +650 | A 10 9 7 3 10 7 4 K Q J 9 9
| |||||||||
Baze NS 5 North =+600 92 | Nickell NS 6 North =+1370 +13 99 | |||||||||
| Board 59 None vul | Q 9 Q Q J 10 9 7 2 8 7 6 5
| West Hamman Dbl 4 Dbl Lead A 2 J 2 Q A K 8
| North Lesniewski 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 Q 6 7 3 J 43 | East Soloway 3 Pass 3rd 4 A 4 Q 5 7 7 K
| South Szymanowski 1 4 5 4th 9 5 K 3 6 4 8 9 | West Zmudzinski Pass 4 Lead K A 5 K 4 2
| North Rodwell 1 All Pass 2nd 7 J A 9 Q K | East Balicki 2 3rd Q Q2 3 A A | South Meckstroth 1 4 4th 4 3 8 2 25 | |
| K J 6 4 J 7 A 4 3 A J 10 9 |
| A 10 8 7 5 3 8 4 3 8 4 3 2
| ||||||||
| ns538A5 we6A338 Par: E-W +100 | 2 A K 10 9 6 5 2 K 6 5 K Q
| |||||||||
Baze NS 5 × North -1-100 +8 100 | Nickell NS 4 East =-420 99 | |||||||||
| Board 60 N-S vul | J 9 6 5 4 10 Q 9 6 4 J 9 5
| West Hamman Pass Dbl 4 Lead K A
| North Lesniewski Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 7 J | East Soloway 1 3 6 3rd 4 | South Szymanowski 2 Pass All Pass 4th 2 | West Zmudzinski Pass Dbl 5 Lead | North Rodwell Pass 1 Pass 2nd | East Balicki 1 4 NT 6 3rd | South Meckstroth 1 Pass All Pass 4th | |
| Q 10 7 Q J 7 5 J 7 K 10 4 3 |
| A K 3 A K 9 8 4 3 2 2 A Q
| ||||||||
| ns04070 we78C69 Par: E-W +980 | 8 2 6 A K 10 8 5 3 8 7 6 2
| |||||||||
Baze NS 6 East =-980 = 100 | Nickell NS 6 East =-980 = 99 | |||||||||
| Board 61 Both vul | Q 9 7 J 4 3 A K Q 9 8 7 6
| West Hamman Pass Pass Lead J 7 10
| North Lesniewski 2 3 3 NT 2nd K 3 5 | East Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A Q A | South Szymanowski 2 3 4th 9 2 4 | West Zmudzinski Pass Lead A K A 6
| North Rodwell 3 Pass 2nd 3 4 9 J | East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q 4 2
| South Meckstroth 4 4th 5 2 5 8 | |
| A 3 2 10 4 3 A K 9 7 6 3 2 |
| J 10 8 7 6 4 9 6 2 Q 10 10 4
| ||||||||
| ns75969 we07060 Par: N-S +140 | K 5 A K Q J 8 5 8 5 2 J 5
| |||||||||
Baze NS 3 NT North -2 -200 100 | Nickell NS 4 South -1-100 +3 102 | |||||||||
| Board 62 None vul | K 3 2 K Q 9 6 2 J 2 8 7 4
| West Hamman 2 NT 3 NT Lead 10 3 Q 7 9 Q 5 2 10
| North Lesniewski Pass All Pass 2nd 4 6 3 2 10 8 2 6K | East Soloway 1 NT 3 3rd J A 4 J K 5 3 JA | South Szymanowski Pass Pass 4th Q 7 5 6 4 J 5 78 | West Zmudzinski 3 NT Lead 9 3 Q 9 A 2 5 10 3
| North Rodwell Pass 2nd 4 6 K 10 8 2 22 Q | East Balicki 1 NT Pass 3rd J Q A K 3 7 54 A | South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th Q 4 5 7 J 6 58 7 | |
| Q 10 7 8 4 3 6 4 A K Q 5 2 |
| A J 9 4 A J 5 A Q 7 3 9 3
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| n22441 s11441 weBB99C Par: E-W +920 | 8 6 5 10 7 K 10 9 8 5 J 10 6
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Baze NS 3 NT East +3 -490 = 100 | Nickell NS 3 NT East +3 -490 = 102 | |||||||||
| Board 63 N-S vul | K 4 3 2 A 10 9 8 Q 3 A J 10
| West Hamman Pass 2 Lead 5 K 3 Q J 4 Q
| North Lesniewski 1 Pass 2nd 6 3 A 2 3 4
| East Soloway 1 4 3rd 10 2 8 5 6 7
| South Szymanowski Pass Pass All Pass 4th K A 6 8 9 10 | West Zmudzinski Pass 2 2 4 Lead 8 10 2 K 3
| North Rodwell 1 NT Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 3 8 8
| East Balicki Dbl 2 3 3rd 2 2 J 5 | South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 5 5 3 A | |
| A J 9 7 6 5 2 10 9 6 Q 9 6 |
| 5 K Q J 7 4 A K J 4 2 K 7
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| ns37336 we96996 Par: E-W +400 | Q 10 8 6 3 8 7 5 8 5 4 3 2
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Baze NS 4 East =-420 100 | Nickell NS 4 East -1+50 +10 112 | |||||||||
| Board 64 E-W vul | A 6 5 3 A Q J 2 K 7 6 4 9
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 A 9 4 A 5 A
| North Lesniewski 1 2 Pass 2nd Q 6 2 10 9 9J | East Soloway Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 8Q 32 K 4
| South Szymanowski 1 4 4th 3 5 3 6 7 Q K | West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 A 9 4 A 5 5 2
| North Rodwell 1 2 3 2nd Q 7 2 10 9 2J 9 | East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 8A 32 K 6 4
| South Meckstroth 1 2 NT 4 4th 3 5 3 6 7 10 K 8 | |
| Q J 10 7 K 8 5 4 Q 5 J 10 3 |
| 9 10 9 7 6 A J 10 3 2 K 6 2
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| n8A799 s89789 w43643 e43543 Par: N-S +420 | K 8 4 2 3 9 8 A Q 8 7 5 4
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Baze NS 4 South =+420 +11 111 | Nickell NS 4 South -2-100 112 | |||||||||
| Match AS98 Main | | Top 1998 Spingold Final |
Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek