Event AU01 Main

Memphis, Tennessee
East Memphis Hilton
June 2001

2001 U.S. Championship

Final: Ekeblad vs. Meltzer

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul K 7 5 3
Q 9 4
A 10 8 4
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1
3 3 AP Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8
K 10 5
J 7 5
K J 10 8 4 Table Q J 6
A J 8 7 6 2
6 2
7 3
7A5A8 =
63835 =
Par NS +420 A 10 4 2
3
K Q 9 3
A Q 9 5

Ekeblad NS
3 N = +110
-7 0
Meltzer NS
4 N = +420
+7 7

2. E deals
N-S vul A J 10
10 5 4
A K J 6 4 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 4 3 2
2
8
K Q J 7 5 2 Table 8 6 5
K Q 9 8 7 6
Q 5 2
8
B79B8 B89B8
25425 =
Par NS +660 Q 7
A J 3
10 9 7
A 10 9 6 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +600
-2 0
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +2 +660
+2 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
2 1
Pass 3 AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 8 6 5 4
8 2
A 10 7
A 5 3 Table Q
K 9 3
K 8 4 2
Q 10 9 6 4
87965 =
45377 46377
Par NS +140 J 10 9 3
A Q J 10 7 4
9
J 8

Ekeblad NS
3 S -1 -50
-5 0
Meltzer NS
2 S +1 +140
+5 14

4. W deals
Both vul —
K Q J 9 5 3
K 8 7
K Q 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q 6 4
10 2
10 6
A J 4 3 2 Table J 10 3 2
4
A 9 5 4 3 2
8 7
87B56 =
36286 36276
Par NS +650 A 9 8 7 5
A 8 7 6
Q J
10 5

Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 0
Meltzer NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 14

5. N deals
N-S vul Q J 10 6 5 2
K J 9 4 2
Q 10
—

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT 3 NT 4
3 NT AP Dbl 4 Dbl AP

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

8 7 4
Q
K 9 6 3
8 7 5 4 3 Table A K 3
A 7
5 4 2
A K Q 10 6
48A42 =
8538B =
Par NS -200 9
10 8 6 5 3
A J 8 7
J 9 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT E -1 +50
-14 0
Meltzer NS
4 × N +1 +990
+14 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl 3 3 (AP) 2 AP

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

A 10 7 3
J 9 2
K 2
K Q 5 3 Table Q 9 8 5
Q 8
A 7
J 10 9 8 2
55994 =
78449 =
Par NS +140 K 6 4
K 7 6 5
10 9 8 4 3
7

Ekeblad NS
3 S = +110
+6 6
Meltzer NS
2 E +1 -140
-6 28

7. S deals
Both vul A J
K Q J 10 9 7
10 3
9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 1
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Rdbl 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 6 5
5 4 3
6 5 4
J 10 5 2 Table Q 10 8 4 3
2
K J 8 2
A Q 4
B7B88 B6B88
26225 26255
Par NS +660 9 7 2
A 8 6
A Q 9 7
K 8 7

Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 6
Meltzer NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

9
A 7 3
K 10 9 5 2
A Q 9 4 Table K J 10 8 3
K J 9
J 8
K 7 5
23422 =
BA9BB =
Par NS -460 A 5 4 2
Q 10 5
Q 7 4
10 6 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W +1 -430
Tie 6
Meltzer NS
3 NT W +1 -430
Tie 28

9. N deals
E-W vul Q
J 9 8 7 6 5
7
A J 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 2 3 2 Pass 4
4 4 NT Pass 5 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 8 7 4 3
A Q 4
9 8 6 4
K Table A K J 6 5 2
10
10 2
8 6 5 4
52A99 =
2A222 =
Par NS -100 10
K 3 2
A K Q J 5 3
Q 10 2

Ekeblad NS
5 S -2 -100
-11 6
Meltzer NS
4 S = +420
+11 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 2 Pass Pass
4 4 5 Pass 2 Dbl 4 4
Pass 5 6 6 5 Dbl Pass 5
7 Dbl AP Pass Pass 6 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

8
A J 10 5 3 2
K J 10 6 4 3
— Table 9 7 3
K Q 9 4
A 9 5 2
10 4
1B11C =
11AC0 11BC0
Par NS -200 Q J 10 6 5 2
8 6
—
Q 9 6 3 2

Ekeblad NS
7 × W -1 +200
+18 24
Meltzer NS
6 × E = -1660
-18 39

11. S deals
None vul A K 8 6 5
10 9 6
8 6 3
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Dbl 2
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 AP
5 Pass 6 AP

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

4 3 2
K 5
A 9 7 2
10 9 6 4 Table J
A Q 8 7 3
K J 10
A K Q 8
05000 =
88CCC =
Par NS -980 Q 10 9 7
J 4 2
Q 5 4
J 7 2

Ekeblad NS
6 W = -920
-11 24
Meltzer NS
5 W = -400
+11 50

12. W deals
N-S vul K Q
J 6 4 3
K Q 5
K J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 1 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8 3
K Q 9 8 7
10 8 2
Q 2 Table J 9 7 6 5
10 5 2
A J 4
A 9
866AB =
46632 =
Par NS +600 A 4 2
A
9 7 6 3
10 7 6 4 3

Ekeblad NS
3 W -3 +150
Tie 24
Meltzer NS
3 S +2 +150
Tie 50

13. N deals
Both vul 10 7 3
J 6 4 3
A
A K Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

6 5 2
K 10 7 5
K 8 6
7 6 2 Table K 9 8
A 9 8
10 9 5 4 3 2
10
AB97B =
31462 =
Par NS +650 A Q J 4
Q 2
Q J 7
9 8 5 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +3 +690
+3 27
Meltzer NS
5 N = +600
-3 50

14. E deals
None vul Q 10 7 2
7
Q J 8 7
A 10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
1 NT Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 8 6
K J 4
A K 6 4
Q J 3 Table A 5 3
A 10 8 3
9 5 3
9 8 6
67667 77678
65765 =
Par NS +90 K 9 4
Q 9 6 5 2
10 2
K 7 4

Ekeblad NS
2 NT W -1 +50
+4 31
Meltzer NS
1 NT W = -90
-4 50

15. S deals
N-S vul J 9 8 6 5
9 8 6 3
A 8
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Molson Martel Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
4 Pass 4 NT AP

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

A 4 3
2
Q 10 5 3
K J 9 5 3 Table Q 10 7
A K J 7 4
K 4
A Q 2
23231 =
BABAC =
Par NS -920 K 2
Q 10 5
J 9 7 6 2
8 6 4

Ekeblad NS
4 NT E +1 -460
Tie 31
Meltzer NS
3 NT E +2 -460
Tie 50

Meltzer leads by 19 IMPs

Match AU01 Main

Top 2001 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 2

16. W deals
E-W vul A
A K 9 5
K 9 6
A K Q 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 9 8 6
3
A Q 8 3
7 4 Table 7 4
Q J 10 8 4
10 7 2
J 9 3
96889 =
46554 46454
Par NS +400 Q 5 3 2
7 6 2
J 5 4
10 8 6

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 32
Meltzer NS
3 NT S = +400
-1 50

17. N deals
None vul Q 9 5 4
K 8 7 6
A J 6 3
4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 4 Pass 4 3 NT AP
5 AP

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

J 10
J 5 4
10 8
A K J 10 7 5 Table 8 2
A Q 10 3
K Q 5
Q 6 3 2
48483 =
7595A =
Par NS -130 A K 7 6 3
9 2
9 7 4 2
9 8

Ekeblad NS
5 E -1 +50
-2 32
Meltzer NS
3 NT E -2 +100
+2 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 3
K 9 8 7 5
A 4
J 10 6 4 Table J 10 6 5 4
3 2
9 5 2
Q 5 2
A99A9 =
24424 =
Par NS +630 Q 9 8
A Q
K Q 10 8 7
K 7 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 33
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 52

19. S deals
E-W vul 9 2
A K 7 4 2
7 4
A K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

7 4 3
J 10 9 8 3
J 6 2
J 3 Table K J 10
—
K Q 10 9 8 3
10 8 5 2
9BA6A =
22262 =
Par NS +450 A Q 8 6 5
Q 6 5
A 5
9 6 4

Ekeblad NS
4 N = +420
+11 44
Meltzer NS
6 N -2 -100
-11 52

20. W deals
Both vul K 10 7
K 10 6 4
A 4
9 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8 2
A 3
9 7 6 5 3
10 7 Table A 5 4 3
J 9 5
J 10
K J 4 2
96A88 97A88
46355 =
Par NS +620 9 6
Q 8 7 2
K Q 8 2
A Q 6

Ekeblad NS
4 N -1 -100
-6 44
Meltzer NS
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Dbl AP Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

A K 10 3
A K 6
Q J 4 3
10 3 Table 6 4
Q 8 7 3
8 6 2
9 8 6 2
67667 88667
55775 =
Par NS +120 J 9 7 2
J 4
A 9 5
K Q J 5

Ekeblad NS
1 NT× W -1 +100
+2 46
Meltzer NS
2 E -1 +50
-2 58

22. E deals
E-W vul 10 8
A Q J
J 5 4
K J 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q J 4
6 3
Q 10 8 3
10 8 4 Table 7 6 5 3 2
K 9 4
A 7
Q 9 2
54867 =
78466 =
Par NS -100 K 9
10 8 7 5 2
K 9 6 2
A 6

Ekeblad NS
2 S +1 +140
Tie 46
Meltzer NS
2 S +1 +140
Tie 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 NT 3 Pass Pass 2 NT 3
4 4 AP 4 AP

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

A J 10 8
9 4 3
A K 9 7
8 2 Table 4 3
K
Q J 6 5 2
A 10 9 4 3
67935 =
754A8 =
Par NS -130 K Q 9 6 5
A J 10 8 6 5
4
6

Ekeblad NS
4 S -1 -100
+1 47
Meltzer NS
4 W = -130
-1 58

24. W deals
None vul 10 9 7
8 6 5
10
Q 10 8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

K J
Q J 7 4 2
K J 5 3 2
K Table A Q 8 6 5
K
Q 9 7
J 9 7 2
44427 =
987A6 =
Par NS -400 4 3 2
A 10 9 3
A 8 6 4
A 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT E -1 +50
+10 57
Meltzer NS
3 NT E = -400
-10 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

2
K Q 8 6 2
J 10 5 3
7 3 2 Table K Q 9 7 4
9 4 3
7 6
K J 5
88799 =
45544 55544
Par NS +120 A 6 3
A J 10
A Q 9 8
A 8 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 57
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 68

26. E deals
Both vul Q 10 8 6
8 7 3
A Q 6 5
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 3 2
10 9 2
4 2
Q 9 8 5 Table A 7 5
J 6 4
K 10 9 7 3
K 4
A9A9A A9A99
34343 =
Par NS +630 K 4
A K Q 5
J 8
A J 10 7 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 57
Meltzer NS
3 NT N = +600
Tie 68

27. S deals
None vul A J 5 4 3 2
K
J 4
Q 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 4 5 Dbl
2 2 3 4 (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

7
J 10 9 8 4 2
A 9 3
K J 2 Table 6
A Q 7 3
K 10 8 7 6
8 5 3
59338 =
64A94 =
Par NS -100 K Q 10 9 8
6 5
Q 5 2
A 10 7

Ekeblad NS
4 N -1 -50
+2 59
Meltzer NS
5 S -2 -100
-2 68

28. W deals
N-S vul K 8 4
A Q 10 5
A 9 3
K Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
3 AP

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

10 7 2
K 9 6
10 4 2
A 10 9 3 Table A Q 6 5 3
4 2
K J
8 6 4 2
86996 76996
47447 =
Par NS +140 J 9
J 8 7 3
Q 8 7 6 5
J 7

Ekeblad NS
3 E -1 +50
-2 59
Meltzer NS
3 E -2 +100
+2 70

29. N deals
Both vul J 7 5 3
10 9 7 3 2
A
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q 8 4
Q J 8 6 5
10 6
K 10 Table K 10 6 2
A K
J 4 3 2
A 9 8
32267 =
ABB65 =
Par NS -650 9
4
K Q 9 8 7 5
J 5 4 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 59
Meltzer NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

9 7 5
A Q 6 5
A 6
A K 6 4 Table A K 10 8 2
9 8 4
9 7
Q 8 2
10161 =
CCB7C =
Par NS -990 Q
K J 3
K Q J 10 5 4
J 9 3

Ekeblad NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 59
Meltzer NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 70

Meltzer leads by 11 IMPs

Match AU01 Main

Top 2001 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 3

31. S deals
N-S vul K 8
J 6 4 3
A K J 9 7 5 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
Pass Pass
1 1 1 2 1 2 Dbl 3
Dbl 4 4 AP Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 5 AP

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

A 9 6
A Q 9 8
3 2
K 9 7 4 Table J 10 5 3 2
K 10
6
Q J 8 6 3
83592 =
4974A =
Par NS -140 Q 7 4
7 5 2
Q 10 8
A 10 5 2

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -420
-6 59
Meltzer NS
5 N -2 -200
+6 76

32. W deals
E-W vul A 9
Q 2
Q J 9 7 5 3
8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
2 AP Pass Pass 3 Dbl
3 AP

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

K 8 7 6 5 4 3
K J 9 8
A K
— Table 10
10 7 6
8 6 2
K Q 9 6 5 4
64586 =
49856 =
Par NS -140 Q J 2
A 5 4 3
10 4
A J 10 7

Ekeblad NS
2 W = -110
-7 59
Meltzer NS
3 W -2 +200
+7 83

33. N deals
None vul A J 10 4 3
J
8 3
A Q 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
1 NT 2 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl 2 2 3
Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 5
A K 10 5
A 9 7 4
K 9 6 Table K 9 7 2
9 7 4 2
J 10 5 2
5
7844A =
65993 55993
Par NS +100 8 6
Q 8 6 3
K Q 6
J 10 8 2

Ekeblad NS
3 N +1 +130
Tie 59
Meltzer NS
4 N = +130
Tie 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

8 7 6
A Q J
K 9
K J 7 6 2 Table Q 2
9 7 3 2
J 6 2
A Q 4 3
48483 58594
65849 =
Par NS +100 K J 9 5 4
K 8 6
10 8 7 3
5

Ekeblad NS
2 NT W = -120
-1 59
Meltzer NS
1 NT W = -90
+1 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

A 3 2
K 9
Q 9 6 4
A 8 7 6 Table K J 9
J 10 7 3
8 5 2
K 5 2
56656 56666
76777 =
Par NS -90 Q 7 6 5 4
6 5 4
A K 3
Q J

Ekeblad NS
2 S -2 -100
Tie 59
Meltzer NS
2 S -2 -100
Tie 84

36. W deals
Both vul A
Q 5
A K J 10 9 8 4 2
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 7 NT AP Pass 7 NT AP

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

10 9
10 7 3 2
Q 7 3
9 7 6 4 Table Q J 6 4 3 2
K J 4
6
J 8 2
D9ADD D8ADD
04200 03300
Par NS +2220 K 8 7 5
A 9 8 6
5
A Q 10 5

Ekeblad NS
7 NT S -1 -100
Tie 59
Meltzer NS
7 NT N -1 -100
Tie 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 10 6 4
8
A 5 3 2
Q 7 5 4 Table Q 9
K 5 3 2
Q J
A K 8 6 2
34542 33542
9989B =
Par NS -400 A J 3 2
J 9 6 4
K 10 7
10 9

Ekeblad NS
2 NT E +1 -150
Tie 59
Meltzer NS
1 NT E +2 -150
Tie 84

38. E deals
E-W vul K J 10 8 3 2
10 4 3
J 3
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 4 AP
2 2 AP

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

5
K 9
A 10 9 8 7 4
K J 10 6 Table A 9 6
Q 7 6 5 2
Q 6
8 3 2
69645 69646
64797 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 4
A J 8
K 5 2
A 9 5 4

Ekeblad NS
2 N +1 +140
-4 59
Meltzer NS
4 E -3 +300
+4 88

39. S deals
Both vul A 10 2
J 9 3 2
Q 7 3
J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 1
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K 5 4
K 10
10 9 8
K Q 9 7 4 Table 9 7
A Q 5
A K 6 5 4 2
10 8
46734 47734
966A8 766A8
Par NS -600 Q J 8 6 3
8 7 6 4
J
A 3 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W = -600
-10 59
Meltzer NS
4 E = -130
+10 98

40. W deals
None vul 9 6
Q 4
J 2
Q 8 7 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
1 Pass 3 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Rdbl 3 4 4
Dbl AP

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

K Q 8
K J 8 6 3
Q 8 6 3
A Table 10 5
10 9 7 5 2
K 10 9 7
J 10
8833A =
449A3 =
Par NS -100 A J 7 4 3 2
A
A 5 4
K 9 5

Ekeblad NS
4 S -1 -50
+2 61
Meltzer NS
4 × S -1 -100
-2 98

41. N deals
E-W vul 8 7 2
J 7
A J 9 6 5
7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

9 4 3
8 5 4 3
K Q 3
J 8 3 Table Q J 5
A 2
8 7 2
A K 10 6 5
67886 =
64457 65557
Par NS +110 A K 10 6
K Q 10 9 6
10 4
Q 9

Ekeblad NS
2 N = +90
-2 61
Meltzer NS
2 N +1 +140
+2 100

42. E deals
Both vul A K 5 4
Q 5 2
A 8 5 3 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
1 2 Pass Pass
3 4 4 Pass Pass 1 1 2
Pass Dbl AP Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 3
K J 8 7 6
10 7
K 7 4 Table Q J 10 8 2
—
K J 9 4
A 10 9 5
65977 65976
77466 =
Par NS +140 7
A 10 9 4 3
Q 6
Q J 8 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 × E -3 +800
+5 66
Meltzer NS
4 S = +620
-5 100

43. S deals
None vul J 8 6
6 5
K 10 9 5 2
A J 10

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 4
Q 8 7
Q 8 6
7 5 3 Table A 5 3 2
K J 10 9 3
J 3
Q 2
876AA =
36622 =
Par NS +130 K 7
A 4 2
A 7 4
K 9 8 6 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +400
-3 66
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +3 +490
+3 103

44. W deals
N-S vul Q J
K Q
A J 10 6 3
9 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 3 2 A K 3 2 A
2 J A 7 K J 5 7
5 2 K Q 2 Q A
Q 13 tricks won
13 tricks claimed

K 9 8 4 3 2
A 10 7
Q 7 5
Q Table A 10 6 5
9 8 6 5 3
—
A K J 10
20262 =
8DB6A =
Par NS -1510 7
J 4 2
K 9 8 4 2
7 4 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 W +3 -510
+11 77
Meltzer NS
6 W +1 -1010
-11 103

45. N deals
Both vul 5 3
J 8 6
A Q 10 8
A 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 7
Q
K 9 7 6 4 3
Q 6 3 Table 9 8 6 2
A 10 7 5 4 3
2
10 2
A878A A879A
34642 =
Par NS +630 K Q 10 4
K 9 2
J 5
K J 7 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N -2 -200
-7 77
Meltzer NS
2 S = +90
+7 110

Meltzer leads by 33 IMPs

Match AU01 Main

Top 2001 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
2 2 1 1
Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 3 3
3 3 Pass 4 4 AP
Dbl AP

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

A J 3 2
10 4
K J 6 4 2
J 3 Table —
Q 9 6 2
8 7 5
A K Q 7 6 5
59644 59654
83688 84689
Par NS +100 K 6
A K J 7 3
A 9
10 9 8 2

Ekeblad NS
4 × N -1 -100
-4 77
Meltzer NS
4 E -1 +50
+4 114

47. S deals
N-S vul A K 7 4 3
K 4
A
A K 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10
A 6 3 2
J 10 7 5 3
8 2 Table 9 6 2
J 8
K 9 8 4
Q J 9 5
BBB7A =
12163 =
Par NS +660 Q 8 5
Q 10 9 7 5
Q 6 2
10 4

Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +650
+1 78
Meltzer NS
4 N = +620
-1 114

48. W deals
E-W vul 10 9 5
8 2
J 8 7 6 4
Q 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A K 8 6
5 4 3
A 5
K 8 4 3 Table Q J 4 3 2
A Q 6
Q 3
A 10 7
22572 =
9B75A BB86B
Par NS -660 7
K J 10 9 7
K 10 9 2
J 9 5

Ekeblad NS
4 E +2 -680
-1 78
Meltzer NS
4 E +1 -650
+1 115

49. N deals
None vul A 5
K 8
A 8 7 6 3
Q 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 4
Q 7 6 5 4 3
9 5 2
10 4 Table Q 7 6 2
A 9 2
10 4
8 6 5 3
CB7CC =
01500 =
Par NS +990 K J 9 8 3
J 10
K Q J
A K J

Ekeblad NS
6 N = +920
Tie 78
Meltzer NS
6 N = +920
Tie 115

50. E deals
N-S vul 7
9 4
10 7 6 3
Q J 10 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
1 1 1 Dbl
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Rdbl 1 Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 2 Dbl AP

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

A Q 10 5
10 6 5 2
A J 8
8 5 Table J 4 2
K 8 3
K 9 4
A K 6 4
44457 =
98986 99986
Par NS -400 K 9 8 6 3
A Q J 7
Q 5 2
9

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -1 +50
+6 84
Meltzer NS
2 × N -1 -200
-6 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 3 3 5 Pass 3 Dbl 5
Pass Pass 5 AP Pass Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

10 9 5
J 10 8
A Q 7 2
K 7 6 Table A Q 7
A Q 3
K J 10 9 5 4 3
—
47729 47629
956B3 756B3
Par NS -500 K 8 2
K 9 7 6 2
8
J 9 8 3

Ekeblad NS
5 E = -600
-12 84
Meltzer NS
6 E -1 +100
+12 127

52. W deals
Both vul Q J 6
J 8 6
K Q 6 2
J 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 3 AP 1 Pass 1 AP

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

10 9
10 9 5 4
A J 9 5 3
9 7 Table K 7 4 2
A 7 3 2
4
A K Q 8
76467 =
66976 57976
Par NS -140 A 8 5 3
K Q
10 8 7
10 5 3 2

Ekeblad NS
3 W = -140
Tie 84
Meltzer NS
1 E +2 -140
Tie 127

53. N deals
N-S vul 3 2
K J 7 4
A 4 2
J 10 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 3
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 4 Pass 4 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 5 AP
Pass Dbl Pass Pass
4 AP

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

9
A Q 5
K J 9 8 6 5
7 3 2 Table A 8 7 6
10 9 6 2
Q 7 3
K Q
6A649 =
63794 53794
Par NS +300 K Q J 10 5 4
8 3
10
A 8 5 4

Ekeblad NS
4 W -1 +50
-3 84
Meltzer NS
5 W -3 +150
+3 130

54. E deals
E-W vul 7 5 4 3
6 4
Q J 9 8 5 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
4 5 Dbl AP Dbl 2 Pass Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 8
A K 8 7 2
—
A K J 10 6 Table J 9 6 2
J 10 5
7 6 4
4 3 2
54193 85294
57A49 =
Par NS -300 A Q
Q 9 3
A K 10 3
Q 9 8 7

Ekeblad NS
5 × N -2 -300
+8 92
Meltzer NS
4 W = -620
-8 130

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 6 4
Q 2
A J 8 6 3
J 4 2 Table K J 10 3
10 7
Q 5
Q 9 7 5 3
97B76 =
46257 =
Par NS +650 9 8 5 2
J 8 6 4 3
10 7 4
8

Ekeblad NS
4 N -1 -100
-13 92
Meltzer NS
4 N +1 +650
+13 143

56. W deals
None vul A K J 2
A J 7 2
Q 7 3
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 1 NT 2
Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 4 3
K 9 8 5
6 4
Q 8 6 Table Q 8 7 5
Q 10
A K J 10
A 4 2
54666 44656
89677 89777
Par NS -140 6
6 4 3
9 8 5 2
K J 10 7 5

Ekeblad NS
1 NT N -2 -100
+5 97
Meltzer NS
2 × N -2 -300
-5 143

57. N deals
E-W vul K 3
A Q 9 7 3 2
7 6 4
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 8 4 2
K 5
A J 9 5
A 3 Table J 10 7 6 5
J
K Q 8
Q 8 6 4
83847 =
59385 =
Par NS -100 A
10 8 6 4
10 3 2
K 10 7 5 2

Ekeblad NS
3 N = +140
+5 102
Meltzer NS
4 N -1 -50
-5 143

58. E deals
Both vul 10 9 5
J 8 6 3
A 10 9 8
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 3 AP

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

A K 3
10 9 5 4
J 7
K Q J 5 Table 8 4
K 2
Q 6 4 3 2
A 10 7 6
68754 =
65679 65689
Par NS -110 Q J 7 6 2
A Q 7
K 5
9 8 2

Ekeblad NS
2 S +1 +140
+6 108
Meltzer NS
3 W = -110
-6 143

59. S deals
None vul J 7 4 3
A 2
A Q 9 8 3
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
1 1
4 4 5 5 3 Dbl 4 4 (AP)
Pass 6 Dbl AP

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

6 2
K Q 10 9 8 6 3
K 5 4
K Table A 10 9
J 7 5 4
7 6
J 10 5 4
8B5CB =
21812 =
Par NS +800 K Q 8 5
—
J 10 2
A Q 9 7 3 2

Ekeblad NS
6 × S -1 -100
-11 108
Meltzer NS
4 S +2 +480
+11 154

60. W deals
N-S vul K J 9 8 6 4 2
A 9 8 7 4
—
4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Lipsitz Shenkin Martel Molson Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 4 4 NT Pass
Dbl 2 3 Dbl 5 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A Q 10
J 2
J 9 7 3
Q J 10 9 Table 5
K 10 5
K 10 8 5 4
K 7 6 2
8BA45 =
52398 52397
Par NS +500 7 3
Q 6 3
A Q 6 2
A 8 5 3

Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +650
+8 116
Meltzer NS
5 × W -2 +300
-8 154

Meltzer leads by 38 IMPs

Match AU01 Main

Top 2001 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 5

61. N deals
Both vul K
Q 8 6 5 3
10 7 4 3
K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 5 2
A 10
Q 9 5 2
Q 10 4 Table 8 7 6 3
J 9 7 4 2
J 8
J 6
A99AB =
34432 =
Par NS +630 A Q 10 4
K
A K 6
A 9 8 5 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 116
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 154

62. E deals
None vul K Q 8 5
K 2
J 10 9 7 5
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 1 Dbl 2 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

2
J 9 8 6 3
K Q 8 4
9 8 2 Table J 9 3
Q 10 7
A 6 2
J 7 4 3
AC79A =
31542 =
Par NS +980 A 10 7 6 4
A 5 4
3
A K Q 6

Ekeblad NS
4 S +2 +480
-11 116
Meltzer NS
6 S = +980
+11 165

63. S deals
N-S vul A 3
K Q 10 8 3
Q 5
A J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 1
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2 3
3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 8 6
6 5 4
K 8 2
Q 10 9 8 Table K 10 9 7 4 2
9
10 6 3
K 6 3
A6BA8 85BA8
27225 =
Par NS +650 Q 5
A J 7 2
A J 9 7 4
5 2

Ekeblad NS
4 N +2 +680
+1 117
Meltzer NS
5 N = +650
-1 165

64. W deals
E-W vul 8
Q 3
K Q J 10 2
K J 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

7 3
10 9 8 5
5 4
Q 9 6 5 3 Table K Q 10 6 5 4 2
J 6
A 8
10 2
B7BC9 =
26213 =
Par NS +920 A J 9
A K 7 4 2
9 7 6 3
A

Ekeblad NS
6 N = +920
Tie 117
Meltzer NS
6 N = +920
Tie 165

65. N deals
None vul 7 4
K 7
A K Q J 10 2
K J 9

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10
J 9 4
9 5 4
A 10 8 6 Table A K 8 6 3
10 6 5
7 6
5 4 2
779A8 =
26114 =
Par NS +140 9 5 2
A Q 8 3 2
8 3
Q 7 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 117
Meltzer NS
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 165

66. E deals
N-S vul K Q 10 5 4
9 8
K Q
Q 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl AP
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A 9 8 6
A
A J 9 6 4
A 8 2 Table 3 2
Q J 10 7 4
7 3 2
K 10 6
56446 =
86896 =
Par NS -120 J 7
K 6 5 3 2
10 8 5
J 9 7

Ekeblad NS
3 NT× W = -550
-12 117
Meltzer NS
1 × N = +160
+12 177

67. S deals
E-W vul A
10 9 3
A J 5
Q 10 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 8 5
K
7 6 4
A 6 4 2 Table 9 7 4 2
J 7 5 4 2
K 10 9 3
—
C598C B598B
17341 =
Par NS +990 K 6 3
A Q 8 6
Q 8 2
K J 8

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +400
-1 117
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 178

68. W deals
Both vul Q 9 3
K 9 8 6
A Q 10 4
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 2
5 3
8 7 6 2
J 8 4 2 Table A 7 6
A J 10 2
J 9 5
9 7 3
AAAAA =
33333 =
Par NS +630 K 8 5 4
Q 7 4
K 3
A Q 10 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 117
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 178

69. N deals
N-S vul Q 9 5
8 7 5 2
J 9 2
A 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) 1 NT Dbl 5 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 5 (AP)

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

—
10 9 6 3
A K 8 4
Q 10 9 6 4 Table 10 7 3
A J 4
Q 10 6 5 3
J 7
7A434 =
438A8 =
Par NS +100 A K J 8 6 4 2
K Q
7
K 8 2

Ekeblad NS
4 S = +620
-1 117
Meltzer NS
5 S = +650
+1 179

70. E deals
E-W vul A 6
A Q 9 6 4
J 8 5
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 Pass 2 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 5
10 8 5
10 9 2
K Q 5 4 3 Table Q J 9 4 3
J 2
A Q 7 6
A 9
64754 64744
68688 =
Par NS -110 10 8 7 2
K 7 3
K 4 3
8 6 2

Ekeblad NS
2 NT S = +120
+6 123
Meltzer NS
2 E = -110
-6 179

71. S deals
Both vul 9 7 5 4 2
K J 6 3
9 3
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 1
2 3 5 AP 2 3 5 AP

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

Q J 8
10 7 5
7 4
A K Q 10 5 Table 10 3
9
A K Q J 10 8 6
9 7 3
18811 =
655AA =
Par NS -130 A K 6
A Q 8 4 2
5 2
J 4 2

Ekeblad NS
5 E -1 +100
Tie 123
Meltzer NS
5 E -1 +100
Tie 179

72. W deals
None vul 8 5 4 2
10 7 3
A K Q 8 4 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 2 NT
1 NT 2 Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

A K 10
8 4
10 6
10 7 6 4 3 2 Table 9 6 3
A Q J 5
9 5
K Q 9 8
88795 =
55648 =
Par NS +110 Q J 7
K 9 6 2
J 7 3
A J 5

Ekeblad NS
3 N = +110
-7 123
Meltzer NS
3 NT S = +400
+7 186

73. N deals
E-W vul 7 6 3
J 10 5 4 2
Q 4 2
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

10 4 2
A Q 9 6 3
—
K J 10 7 6 Table A K J 9 8
K
9 8 7 6 5
Q 3
61461 =
7C97A =
Par NS -1400 Q 5
8 7
A K J 10 3
8 5 4 2

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -620
Tie 123
Meltzer NS
4 E = -620
Tie 186

74. E deals
Both vul K 6 4 2
A K 8 5 2
Q 10
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 3
Q 4
K 9 5
A Q J 8 7 3 Table 9 8 7
J 7
J 8 7 6 4 2
6 2
ABA56 BBB67
22276 =
Par NS +660 A Q J 5
10 9 6 3
A 3
K 9 4

Ekeblad NS
4 N = +620
Tie 123
Meltzer NS
4 N = +620
Tie 186

75. S deals
None vul A 9
A J 10 7 5 3 2
8
10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 1 NT
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

7 3
6
Q J 10 5 4
K 6 5 4 3 Table Q 10 8 5 4
K 9 8
6 2
A 9 7
88A76 =
35266 =
Par NS +420 K J 6 2
Q 4
A K 9 7 3
Q J

Ekeblad NS
4 N = +420
Tie 123
Meltzer NS
4 S = +420
Tie 186

Meltzer leads by 63 IMPs

Match AU01 Main

Top 2001 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass

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

Q 8 6
J 7 4 3
10 6 3
K 10 8 Table K 7
Q 10 9
J 5 2
A J 9 5 2
7A796 =
63647 =
Par NS +620 J 10 5 4
8 5 2
A K 4
Q 6 3

Ekeblad NS
4 S = +620
+11 134
Meltzer NS
1 NT N = +90
-11 186

77. N deals
Both vul A J 9
9
K J 8 6 5 4 3
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 2 AP 1 3 Dbl Pass
5 AP

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

8 2
A K 7 4 2
9
A K J 10 9 Table K 10 5 4
Q 10 8
A Q 10 2
5 2
03051 13151
CAC7C =
Par NS -1440 Q 7 6 3
J 6 5 3
7
Q 8 6 3

Ekeblad NS
2 N -2 -200
+9 143
Meltzer NS
5 W = -600
-9 186

78. E deals
None vul 10 4
A Q J 6
Q 9 8 2
K Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 5
K 10 9 5 3 2
K J 6
3 2 Table A 9 6 3 2
8
7 5 4 3
J 10 7
BA9AB CA9AC
13421 =
Par NS +990 K Q 8 7
7 4
A 10
A 9 8 6 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 143
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 186

79. S deals
N-S vul 8 6 5 2
Q 9 6
K J 8 5
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 4 3
J 10 7
A Q 10 3
Q J Table K Q J 9
A 4
6 4
A 9 8 6 4
44874 =
68458 68558
Par NS -110 A
K 8 5 3 2
9 7 2
K 5 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 E -3 +150
+3 146
Meltzer NS
4 E -1 +50
-3 186

80. W deals
E-W vul 10 6
7 3
10 6 4 2
A J 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl
3 Pass 4 AP 4 5 Dbl AP

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

A 7 3
A 6 4 2
A J 8 7 5
4 Table Q 8 4 2
Q J 10 9 5
9
9 7 2
65257 75277
56A64 58B64
Par NS -650 K J 9 5
K 8
K Q 3
K Q 10 8

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -620
+5 151
Meltzer NS
5 × N -4 -800
-5 186

81. N deals
None vul Q J 7 5 4
Q 4
A 9 8 2
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
2 Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 8
A 2
Q 3
J 8 7 6 3 2 Table A 2
J 10 8 5 3
K J 10 7 4
K
67556 =
76887 =
Par NS -100 9 6 3
K 9 7 6
6 5
Q 9 5 4

Ekeblad NS
2 N -2 -100
+7 158
Meltzer NS
3 NT W = -400
-7 186

82. E deals
N-S vul Q 4
A 4 2
Q 5 2
Q J 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 1 1 NT 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 10 8 7
9 8 7
10 8
A 10 7 6 Table 3 2
Q 10 6 3
A K J 3
K 8 3
78687 =
65756 =
Par NS +110 A K 9 6 5
K J 5
9 7 6 4
4

Ekeblad NS
3 S -1 -100
Tie 158
Meltzer NS
3 S -1 -100
Tie 186

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 1 NT
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 AP

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

A K 8
K Q 9 5 2
J 10 4
Q 6 Table J 10 7 6 3
10 4
7
K J 9 4 3
73584 =
6A858 6A758
Par NS -500 Q 4
A 8 6 3
A Q 8 5 2
10 2

Ekeblad NS
3 W +1 -170
-6 158
Meltzer NS
1 NT S = +90
+6 192

84. W deals
Both vul Q 4
A Q 6 5
J 10 9 3
J 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 7 3
4 3 2
8 5 2
10 6 2 Table 9 8 6
K J 8
K 7 6 4
A 9 4
88989 =
45444 =
Par NS +140 A 10 5 2
10 9 7
A Q
K Q 8 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 158
Meltzer NS
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 192

85. N deals
N-S vul Q 9 7
K Q 9 8 5 2
9
Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
3 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass Pass

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

6 2
4
K Q 10 7 3
A 9 8 6 2 Table K J 5 4
J 10 7
A 6 5 4
K 4
67823 =
654BA =
Par NS -400 A 10 8 3
A 6 3
J 8 2
J 7 5

Ekeblad NS
3 N = +140
+1 159
Meltzer NS
2 N = +110
-1 192

86. E deals
E-W vul 4
J 3
A J 5 3
A Q 10 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 2 Pass 1
Dbl 5 AP 1 NT Dbl 2 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A K 10
K 10 9
Q 4 2
K J 8 6 Table J 8 7 6 3 2
4 2
9 7
4 3 2
96AB9 A6AB9
36223 37224
Par NS +430 Q 9 5
A Q 8 7 6 5
K 10 8 6
—

Ekeblad NS
5 S -1 -50
-5 159
Meltzer NS
4 S = +130
+5 197

87. S deals
Both vul 8 7 5
7 6 3
A Q 9 3
K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 4
J 10 9 4 2
10 6 4
7 6 Table K 9 6 2
A 8
8 5 2
J 10 8 5
BA9BB B99BB
23422 =
Par NS +660 A Q 3
K Q 5
K J 7
A 4 3 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 159
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 197

88. W deals
None vul 8 6
Q
A K 10 5 4 2
J 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass Pass

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

J 7 3 2
K 8 7
Q 8 7 6
Q 8 Table A Q 4
J 10 6 2
J 9
9 7 6 5
888A9 898A9
44533 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 5
A 9 5 4 3
3
A K 2

Ekeblad NS
3 N = +110
Tie 159
Meltzer NS
3 N = +110
Tie 197

89. N deals
E-W vul K 10 3
K 4 3
A 8 4
K 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q
10 9 7 5
K 9 7 5
10 6 5 2 Table J 8 7 2
Q 8 6 2
Q 6
Q 9 4
BB9AA =
22422 22433
Par NS +460 A 9 6 5 4
A J
J 10 3 2
A J

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 159
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 198

90. E deals
Both vul A 7
Q J
8 7 5 4 3 2
6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP

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

K 5 2
A 6 5 3 2
A K Q
Q 9 Table 8 6 3
10 8 7 4
J 6
A K J 10
25252 =
B8B8B A8A7A
Par NS -660 Q J 10 9 4
K 9
10 9
8 7 5 4

Ekeblad NS
4 W -1 +100
Tie 159
Meltzer NS
4 W -1 +100
Tie 198

Meltzer leads by 39 IMPs

Match AU01 Main

Top 2001 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 7

91. S deals
None vul A 6
J 8 6
9 6 3
Q 9 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 NT 1 NT
2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
2 2 NT AP

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

10 9 8
A Q 10 9 5 4 3
A
J 8 Table K 7 5 3 2
7
10 8 7 4
A 10 7
54377 =
69966 =
Par NS -140 Q J 4
K 2
K Q J 5 2
K 5 3

Ekeblad NS
2 NT S -3 -150
-2 159
Meltzer NS
3 S -2 -100
+2 200

92. W deals
N-S vul K Q J 7 4
Q J 2
10 9 2
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

8 5 3 2
5 3
A 3
J 8 6 5 2 Table A 10
A 7 6
K Q 7 5
A K Q 9
34631 =
A97AC =
Par NS -920 9 6
K 10 9 8 4
J 8 6 4
10 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 159
Meltzer NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 200

93. N deals
Both vul K 10 4
K Q
J 10 7
K 10 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 3 (AP)

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

A 8 6
9 7 6 3
K 8 6 2
Q 8 Table Q 9 7 3 2
J
Q 5 4
A J 5 4
65867 =
58576 =
Par NS -110 J 5
A 10 8 5 4 2
A 9 3
7 3

Ekeblad NS
Passed out 0
-4 159
Meltzer NS
3 S = +140
+4 204

94. E deals
None vul A Q 9 3
A 9 7 3
Q 6 2
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 1 NT AP

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

J 4
10 6 4
8 5 4 3
K Q J 6 Table K 8 7 6 5
K 8 2
A K
A 5 2
55664 55654
88779 =
Par NS -120 10 2
Q J 5
J 10 9 7
10 9 8 3

Ekeblad NS
2 E -1 +50
+5 164
Meltzer NS
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 204

95. S deals
N-S vul 8 7
K 4 2
10 8 4 2
A 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 5 3
A 8 7 3
Q 3
J 6 2 Table K 9 4
J 10 6
A J 9 7 5
9 5
8888A =
54553 =
Par NS +130 A Q 6 2
Q 9 5
K 6
K Q 7 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 164
Meltzer NS
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 210

96. W deals
E-W vul Q 7 2
A Q 5
Q 6
K Q J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 5 4
3 2
K J 9 2
6 4 2 Table A 10 8 3
K J 9 8 4
7 5
5 3
85688 75578
58755 58754
Par NS +120 J 6
10 7 6
A 10 8 4 3
A 9 8

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N = +400
Tie 164
Meltzer NS
3 NT N = +400
Tie 210

97. N deals
None vul J 10 9 4
—
A K J 10 9 7 5
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
2 Pass 4 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 3
J 10 9 8 5
8 2
A Q 7 Table A Q 6 5 2
6 3
6 3
J 9 8 3
767A6 =
37537 37527
Par NS +130 8
A K Q 7 4 2
Q 4
K 10 6 2

Ekeblad NS
4 S -3 -150
-2 164
Meltzer NS
4 S -2 -100
+2 212

98. E deals
N-S vul Q 8 5
K Q 6 5 4
K 9 2
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 3
10 8 2
Q J 4 3
J 10 6 Table J 10 7 4
A J
10 5
8 7 4 3 2
97987 =
46356 =
Par NS +600 K 6 2
9 7 3
A 8 7 6
A K 9

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +600
-1 164
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 213

99. S deals
E-W vul 5 3
Q 8 6
A K 8 6
K 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 4
K J
9 4 2
Q J 9 7 6 Table 7 6 2
10 5 4 3 2
J 10 5
A 2
AB9B9 BB9B9
22424 =
Par NS +460 A K Q J 9
A 9 7
Q 7 3
10 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 164
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 213

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 1 1 3 2 2 4 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

—
K Q 9 5 3
A 9 5
10 8 6 3 2 Table J 9 7 6 5 2
A J 8 7
—
Q J 9
76293 772A3
65B39 =
Par NS -500 10 4
6
Q J 10 7 4 3
K 7 5 4

Ekeblad NS
5 S -1 -100
+11 175
Meltzer NS
4 W = -620
-11 213

101. N deals
N-S vul A K 9 7
A J 6
9
K Q J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
1 1 1 1 Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 5 4
9 7 4 3
Q 7
6 4 2 Table 6 3
Q 8 5 2
K J 8 4 2
A 3
AB89C =
11441 =
Par NS +1370 J 10 2
K 10
A 10 6 5 3
10 9 8

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 175
Meltzer NS
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 214

102. E deals
E-W vul A 10 9 8 7 3
A 6
J
K J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

2
K Q 10 5
A Q 6 4 2
A Q 9 Table K Q J 5 4
9 7 3
9
10 7 4 2
45474 45475
88968 78768
Par NS -140 6
J 8 4 2
K 10 8 7 5 3
6 5

Ekeblad NS
3 S -2 -100
-2 175
Meltzer NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 216

103. S deals
Both vul Q 7 3
A 8
A 2
Q J 6 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 10 5
K 10 2
Q J 9 5
10 7 Table 8 6 2
6 5 4
10 8 7 6 4 3
K
A7A6B =
25371 =
Par NS +630 J 9 4
Q J 9 7 3
K
A 9 8 2

Ekeblad NS
2 W -2 +200
-10 175
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 226

104. W deals
None vul 7
A Q 2
K 8 7 6
K 9 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass Pass 3 4 NT Pass 1 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 5 4 J 6 5 4
J A 3 5 9
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

10 6 2
J 10 9 8 7 6
J 9
J 8 Table 3
K 4 3
A Q 10 5 3 2
10 7 4
CC67C AC66C
00760 =
Par NS +990 A K Q J 9 8 5 4
5
4
A Q 6

Ekeblad NS
6 S = +980
Tie 175
Meltzer NS
6 S = +980
Tie 226

105. N deals
E-W vul 9 6
7 5
A J 9 7 6
8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

5 4
A
Q 10 8 2
A K 10 9 7 5 Table A Q 8 3
K Q 9 4 2
K 4 3
6
25431 =
B88AB B89AB
Par NS -660 K J 10 7 2
J 10 8 6 3
5
Q J

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W +1 -630
Tie 175
Meltzer NS
3 NT W +1 -630
Tie 226

Meltzer leads by 51 IMPs

Match AU01 Main

Top 2001 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 8

106. E deals
Both vul 9 7 6 4
Q 8
—
A K Q 10 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 4 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass Pass
Dbl AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q 8 2
K J 3 2
4 3 2
8 7 Table K J 5
A 9 7
A K 10 9 5
5 3
44447 =
69996 69896
Par NS -140 10 3
10 6 5 4
Q J 8 7 6
J 4

Ekeblad NS
4 × N -3 -800
-15 175
Meltzer NS
3 NT E -3 +300
+15 241

107. S deals
None vul 6
J 9 8 3 2
K 10 6 4
7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9 8 5 2
10 7
7 3 2
Q 10 8 Table 10 7 4 3
A K 5
J 9 8 5
J 2
87A79 =
46364 =
Par NS +420 K Q J
Q 6 4
A Q
A K 9 6 5

Ekeblad NS
4 S = +420
Tie 175
Meltzer NS
4 S = +420
Tie 241

108. W deals
N-S vul 10 8 6 5 2
J 4 2
Q 10 9 7
3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 NT Pass 3 4 2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) 3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A 9 4 3
10 9 8 7
K
Q 10 8 7 Table K Q J 7
Q 6 5
8 6 5 2
J 9
867BA =
56613 57613
Par NS +600 —
A K 3
A J 4 3
A K 6 5 4 2

Ekeblad NS
6 N -3 -300
-9 175
Meltzer NS
3 × E -1 +100
+9 250

109. N deals
Both vul A K 6
K Q J 8 5
Q
K Q 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Dbl 3 3 1 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 9 7 5 2
9
A K 6 3 2
J 2 Table J 8
10 7 2
J 9 7 4
10 8 7 6
86B5A =
35273 =
Par NS +650 10 4 3
A 6 4 3
10 8 5
A 9 3

Ekeblad NS
6 S -1 -100
-13 175
Meltzer NS
4 N +1 +650
+13 263

110. E deals
None vul 9 6 4
A 4
Q 10 7 3
K J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
2 Dbl 3 Dbl
3 Dbl Pass 4 4 Dbl Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 AP

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

8 7 3
K 8 5 3 2
K 8 5
9 5 Table A Q J 10 5 2
10 9 7
9 6
4 2
756BB =
57722 =
Par NS +400 K
Q J 6
A J 4 2
A Q 8 7 6

Ekeblad NS
5 S = +400
Tie 175
Meltzer NS
5 N = +400
Tie 263

111. S deals
N-S vul A J 7 5
Q J 5
Q 10 9 4 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

8 6
A K 9
A K 6 3
A 7 6 2 Table Q 10 4
10 8 6 3 2
7
10 8 5 3
77585 =
66857 =
Par NS -110 K 9 3 2
7 4
J 8 5
K J 9 4

Ekeblad NS
2 E = -110
-5 175
Meltzer NS
4 E -2 +100
+5 268

112. W deals
E-W vul A K 8
A K Q
A J 6 2
Q 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 3 2
7 2
Q 8 7
A K J 7 5 Table Q 7 6
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
8 4 2
79796 =
64647 =
Par NS +140 J 10 5 4
J 8 3
10 9 5 4
10 3

Ekeblad NS
2 NT N = +120
+5 180
Meltzer NS
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 268

113. N deals
None vul 10 5
Q 3 2
J 9 8 6
Q 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP Pass Pass

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

J 8 3
K 9 7 5
7 4
J 6 4 3 Table A Q 6 2
A 10
K 3 2
A 8 5 2
76786 66786
67657 =
Par NS +90 K 9 7 4
J 8 6 4
A Q 10 5
K

Ekeblad NS
2 NT E -1 +50
Tie 180
Meltzer NS
1 NT E -1 +50
Tie 268

114. E deals
N-S vul 10 5
A K 8 4 3
A K J
10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 AP 1 2 Pass Pass
2 AP

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

A Q J 8 4
9 6 5
Q
A K 4 2 Table 9 6 2
J 10 7 2
10 7 6 2
J 7
75678 76778
57544 57545
Par NS +90 K 7 3
Q
9 8 5 4 3
Q 9 8 5

Ekeblad NS
2 N = +110
+6 186
Meltzer NS
2 W +1 -140
-6 268

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 7 4 3
A Q 7 5
J 4
9 5 Table K 9 5
3
K 7 5 2
J 10 4 3 2
76997 =
47346 47345
Par NS +140 A 8 2
8 4
Q 10 8 3
K Q 8 6

Ekeblad NS
4 S -3 -150
-2 186
Meltzer NS
3 NT S -2 -100
+2 270

116. W deals
Both vul K
Q 6 5 2
9 8 5 3 2
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 4 2
J 10 4
A J 7
J 5 2 Table J 6 5 3
K 9 8 7
6 4
K 8 7
889A9 =
45434 55434
Par NS +140 A Q 10 9
A 3
K Q 10
A Q 10 9

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 189
Meltzer NS
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 270

117. N deals
N-S vul J 7 2
A J 3
Q 10 9 7 5 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 4 Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

Q 10 8 3
Q 10 8 7
—
Q J 7 4 2 Table A K 9 5 4
K 5
A K J 8
9 3
33565 33575
AA768 =
Par NS -430 6
9 6 4 2
6 4 3
A K 10 8 6

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -420
-11 189
Meltzer NS
6 E -2 +100
+11 281

118. E deals
E-W vul K Q 10 9
A K 9
A 10 3
A 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6 4
J 6 5
K 5 4
K Q 9 3 Table A 3 2
10 8 3
J 8 7 6
J 8 6
99988 =
33344 =
Par NS +400 J 7 5
Q 7 4 2
Q 9 2
5 4 2

Ekeblad NS
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 189
Meltzer NS
3 NT N +1 +430
+6 287

119. S deals
Both vul K J 9 7 6
Q J 2
J 8 4
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
Pass
Pass 1 1 NT 2
Dbl Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

Q 4 3 2
6
K 10 3 2
Q 7 4 3 Table A 8
K 10 8 4
A Q 6
K J 8 5
56633 =
8779A 8769A
Par NS -130 10 5
A 9 7 5 3
9 7 5
A 10 9

Ekeblad NS
3 N -3 -300
-9 189
Meltzer NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+9 296

120. W deals
None vul J 10 4 3
Q J 10 8
10
Q 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 6 AP 5 AP

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

A
A 9 7 5
K J 8
K J 7 5 3 Table K 6 5 2
6
Q 7 6 5 4 3 2
A
26515 =
966C7 =
Par NS -920 Q 9 8 7
K 4 3 2
A 9
10 6 4

Ekeblad NS
6 E = -920
-11 189
Meltzer NS
5 E +1 -420
+11 307

Meltzer wins by 118 IMPs

Match AU01 Main

Top 2001 U.S. Championship Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek