Match AS98 Main Chicago, Illinois Hilton Hotel August 1998

1998 Spingold Final: Baze vs. Nickell

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals 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 4 2 7	East Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 4 K J J Q 9 6 Q	South Whitman 1 2 NT 4th 5 3 3 6 5 2 K 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
A7998 = 25443 = Par NS +430	A J 9 4 9 7 K J 9 Q 10 6 5
Baze NS 3 NT South +1 +430 = 0	Nickell NS   3 NT South +1   +430 = 0

2. E deals 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 2 3	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 10 K A	South Whitman 1 3 NT 4th 6 3 6 A 8	West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 4 9 8 2 7	North Freeman 3 3 NT 2nd J 7 A 2 3	East Balicki Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd Q 2 5 K A	South Nickell 1 Pass 4th 6 3 6 A
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
777A6 776A6 44637 = Par NS +130	A Q 10 5 Q 8 6 K 10 8 3 J 3
Baze NS 3 NT North -2 -200 = 0	Nickell NS   3 NT North -2   -200 = 0

3. S deals 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
8778B = 26521 = Par NS +400	A K 8 6 J 10 7 A 4 7 6 4 2
Baze NS 3 NT South -1 -50 = 0	Nickell NS   3 NT South -1   -50 = 0

4. W deals 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 6 8	South Nickell Pass 4th 5 3 4 2 3 2 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
C886D = 15470 = Par NS +1700	A J 7 2 K 9 6 5 5 A J 3 2
Baze NS 5 North +2 +640 +10 10	Nickell NS   2 West -2   +200  0

5. N deals 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 4 3	South Whitman 2 Pass 4th 7 A A 2 4 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 9 K 5 8 Q	East Balicki 1 Rdbl 4 3rd 3 Q 4 K 5 A 9 10	South Nickell Pass 3 All Pass 4th 4 A A 4 10 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
714A4 = 5B938 = Par EW +450	A 10 6 5 4 10 8 7 6 5 3 K 8
Baze NS 4 West +2 -480  10	Nickell NS   4 West =   -420 +2 2

6. E deals 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 7 2 5 5 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 3 J 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 7 K J	East Balicki 1 2 3rd 3 4 A 7 6 3 A 4	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 8 5 2 3 10 9 2 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
23341 = BAA8C BA98C Par EW +1370	J 9 8 2 J 3 2 10 6 3 K 3 2
Baze NS 3 NT East +2 -660 +1 11	Nickell NS   3 NT West +3   -690  2

7. S deals 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 7 K	East Rodwell 1 3rd K 4 Q 9 3 10 5 6	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
66868 66858 77475 = Par NS +110	A 9 4 8 5 4 3 J 8 2 K 8 6
Baze NS 2 West = -90  11	Nickell NS   3 West -1   +100 +5 7

8. W deals 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 8 K 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 8 K 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
56585 56586 66857 66856 Par EW +100	10 5 4 3 K 10 9 8 K 10 2 10 4
Baze NS 2 West +2 -170 = 11	Nickell NS   2 West +2   -170 = 7

9. N deals 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
33398 = 88845 = Par NS +110	A 7 5 4 2 8 2 A J 6 3 Q 10
Baze NS 1 NT West +1 -120  11	Nickell NS   2 South +1   +110 +6 13

10. E deals 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 2 A 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 7 10 8 10 2	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A J 9 4 2 3 5	South Nickell 1 1 3 4th K 6 Q A 10 6 7 8
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
988AB = 35522 = Par NS +600	A 5 3 2 5 A 7 4 A 10 7 5 4
Baze NS 3 NT North = +600  11	Nickell NS   3 NT North +1   +630 +1 14

11. S deals 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
47464 = 86979 = Par EW +140	Q J Q 5 4 K Q J 6 4 J 9 2
Baze NS 4 West -1 +50 +4 15	Nickell NS   3 North -2   -100  14

12. W deals 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 8 J Q Q J K 5	South Whitman Dbl Pass 4th 5 A 3 K 6 4 2	West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead A 2 5 8 2 4 9 8 A	North Freeman 1 1 NT 2nd 3 4 10 2 9 3 10 A 2	East Balicki 1 Pass 3rd 3 J K 3 Q Q J 4 8	South Nickell Dbl Pass 4th 5 6 4 9 Q K 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
78876 79976 64466 = Par NS +140	Q 8 4 3 A 10 7 4 2 Q J 6 4
Baze NS 1 NT North = +90 = 15	Nickell NS   1 NT North =   +90 = 14

13. N deals 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 2 3
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
58454 = 74979 = Par EW +140	Q 10 8 6 5 3 8 3 A 4 Q 7 3
Baze NS 4 × South -2 -500  15	Nickell NS   4 East -2   +200 +12 26

14. E deals 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
D77CD = 06610 05610 Par NS +1520	7 K 9 7 J 7 A Q 10 9 7 6 4
Baze NS 7 South = +1440 = 15	Nickell NS   7 South =   +1440 = 26

15. S deals 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 5 4 7 10 3	East Rodwell Pass 3rd 8 K 3 2 7 K 10 J 9	South Whitman 1 Pass 4th 9 5 4 7 10 A 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 8 4 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
49449 = 94994 84994 Par EW +200	Q J 10 8 7 4 Q K Q J J 10 4
Baze NS 4 West -1 +50  15	Nickell NS   5 × East -2   +300 +6 32

16. W deals 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 2 A 6 K 10 3	South Whitman Pass Pass 4th 7 A 5 5 7 6 A 4 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
87797 = 56646 = Par NS +120	A K K 10 Q 9 4 3 Q 8 4 3 2
Baze NS 2 West -2 +200 +3 18	Nickell NS   3 North =   +110  32

Nickell leads by 14 IMPs

Match AS98 Main

Top 1998 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals 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 9 8 6 5 2 K	East Soloway 1 3 3rd 3 J 7 3 J 9 10 9 2	South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th A Q 9 K 5 10 6 6 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 7 7 6 8	East Whitman 1 1 NT 3rd 3 6 J 9 2 3 4 5 4	South Nickell Dbl Pass 4th 9 Q 5 K 6 3 J 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
44476 = 89856 99967 Par EW +400	K 10 8 K J 8 6 A Q 10 8 2 3
Baze NS 4 West -1 +50 +10 28	Nickell NS   3 NT East +1   -430  32

18. E deals 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 9 Q A	East Soloway 3 Pass 3rd K 8 K A 4 7 10 3 2	South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th 6 3 5 Q 5 8 Q J 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
859B6 = 57326 = Par NS +600	9 10 8 5 4 3 K 8 7 4 2 4 2
Baze NS 3 NT North -1 -100  28	Nickell NS   3 North +1   +170 +7 39

19. S deals 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 3 2 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 2 5 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
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
45645 45644 98799 98698 Par EW +600	Q J 8 6 9 7 5 4 3 6 2 9 3
Baze NS 3 NT East -1 +100 = 28	Nickell NS   3 NT East -1   +100 = 39

20. W deals 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 3 J 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 3 J Q 5 8 2 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
97C9B = 25142 = Par NS +1430	A 5 4 3 A K 6 2 A 5 2 A J
Baze NS 4 North +2 +680 = 28	Nickell NS   4 North +2   +680 = 39

21. N deals 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 Q 6 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 8 A 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
64798 = 69645 48545 Par EW +140	7 4 10 9 4 9 5 4 3 2 5 4 3
Baze NS 4 North -1 -100 = 28	Nickell NS   4 North -1   -100 = 39

22. E deals 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
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
22666 = 9A776 = Par EW +620	10 3 7 6 5 4 3 J 10 5 2 Q J
Baze NS 4 East +1 -650 = 28	Nickell NS   4 West +1   -650 = 39

23. S deals 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 9 3	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
56836 = 87596 875A7 Par EW +130	K K J 8 7 6 5 3 K 6 4 10 5
Baze NS 3 South = +140 = 28	Nickell NS   3 South =   +140 = 39

24. W deals 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
956DB = 08600 = Par NS +1100	A 2 K Q J 10 8 7 5 4 2 6 2
Baze NS 7 South = +1440 = 28	Nickell NS   7 South =   +1440 = 39

25. N deals 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 4 A 8	South Lesniewski 1 Pass Pass 4th 2 2 A 4 10 3 2 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
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
25215 = B8BC7 A8AB7 Par EW +1370	K Q 6 4 3 J 9 8 4 7 J 9 7
Baze NS 3 NT West +2 -660 = 28	Nickell NS   3 NT West +2   -660 = 39

26. E deals 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 6 7 3 Q	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 6 9 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
23214 = A9BC9 = Par EW +1370	Q 6 Q 9 2 K 7 4 K J 8 3 2
Baze NS 4 West +1 -650 = 28	Nickell NS   4 West +1   -650 = 39

27. S deals 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
05010 = D8DBD = Par EW +1520	J 5 4 3 J 10 8 7 4 3 9 4 3
Baze NS 6 West +1 -1010 = 28	Nickell NS   6 West +1   -1010 = 39

28. W deals 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 K A 7 3	South Lesniewski 2 NT 3 4th 6 3 7 2 4 4 2 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 8 K K A 2 7	South Nickell 1 NT 3 4th 6 8 3 4 10 4 7 9 2
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
8A967 8B968 52475 = Par NS +650	K 10 8 9 8 A 9 8 7 2 K 5 3
Baze NS 4 North +1 +650 +1 29	Nickell NS   4 North =   +620  39

29. N deals 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 2 8	East Soloway 2 4 3rd 3 K K Q 10 A	South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th 2 5 9 A 2 3	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 2 9 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
75284 = 58A47 = Par EW +620	J 10 3 J 9 K J 10 3 8 6 5 3
Baze NS 4 West = -620 = 29	Nickell NS   4 West =   -620 = 39

30. E deals 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
DD6D9 DC6D9 00603 = Par NS +1520	A 9 8 4 3 K A J 10 7 6 K 9
Baze NS 7 North = +1440 +10 39	Nickell NS   6 South =   +980  39

31. S deals 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 7 Q 5	East Soloway Pass 3rd J 10 6 8 Q A K 3 Q	South Lesniewski Pass Pass 4th 5 4 10 7 6 4 4 7 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
65777 65677 68666 = Par EW +110	6 4 3 8 7 4 Q 10 8 7 Q 8 6
Baze NS 1 NT North -1 -100  39	Nickell NS   1 NT North =   +90 +5 44

32. W deals 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 8 2 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
77586 = 66756 = Par NS +90	7 6 4 J 9 4 8 5 4 3 A K 10
Baze NS 1 NT South = +90  39	Nickell NS   3 North =   +110 +1 45

Nickell leads by 6 IMPs

Match AS98 Main

Top 1998 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals 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 8 7 J 3 10 5 7	East Meckstroth Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 8 7 6 6 A A 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 8 7 3 10 J 3 4 2	East Balicki Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 6 Q J A A 2 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
8B5B7 = 51625 = Par NS +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

34. E deals 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 9 10 6	East Balicki 2 Pass 3rd 4 4 A 7 K 7 2 8	South Hamman 2 Pass 4th A J 5 6 A K 3 Q
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
34632 = 987AB = Par EW +400	Q 10 4 A J 10 6 5 2 10 2 A 6
Baze NS 3 NT East +1 -430 +2 41	Nickell NS   2 × South -2   -500  56

35. S deals 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
26162 = B7C7B = Par EW +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