Event AU05 Main

Houston, Texas
Marriott Westchase Hotel
May 2005

2005 U.S. Championship

Final: Ekeblad vs. Welland

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul 6 5
K Q 10 6
Q 10 7 2
10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP

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

K Q J 10 9 3
5 4 2
9 3
K 5 Table 8 7 4
A 8 3
K J
A J 9 6 4
22772 42774
89669 =
Par NS -140 A 2
J 9 7
A 8 6 5 4
Q 8 3

Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -450
-7 0
Welland NS
2 W +1 -140
+7 7

2. E deals
N-S vul 5 4
A J 7 6 4
A 7 5 2
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 1 1 1
Dbl 2 AP Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
2 AP

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

7 2
Q 8 3 2
J 4
A 10 9 6 4 Table K J 10 9
5
K Q 6 3
K 5 3 2
67874 =
56558 56458
Par NS +100 A Q 8 6 3
K 10 9
10 9 8
Q 7

Ekeblad NS
2 N = +110
+5 5
Welland NS
2 W = -90
-5 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 8
A 7 6 5
Q J
A 9 4 3 Table A 9 6 2
K Q 4
A 4 2
J 8 5
22362 =
BBA7B =
Par NS -660 J 7 5
J 10 8 3 2
7
K Q 10 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 5
Welland NS
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 8 7 2
6 5 3
K 9
K 8 6 Table J 9 3
10 9 8 4
10 7 3
A 7 2
878AA 779AA
46433 =
Par NS +140 6
K Q 7 2
Q J 8 4 2
Q 10 4

Ekeblad NS
1 NT E -2 +200
Tie 5
Welland NS
1 NT E -2 +200
Tie 7

5. N deals
N-S vul 10 5
A 9 8 6 2
9 2
A 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 3 Pass 3
3 Pass 3 Dbl 4 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 6
—
A Q J 8 7 6 3
K 9 5 Table A J 9 4 3
Q J 5
10 4
J 7 4
42826 =
9A5B6 9A5B7
Par NS -420 K 8 2
K 10 7 4 3
K 5
Q 8 2

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -420
-7 5
Welland NS
4 W +1 -150
+7 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 Pass 4 2 NT Dbl 4 4
Pass Pass 4 NT 5 5 5 Pass 6
Pass 5 AP Pass 6 AP

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

Q
K J 10 9 8 4
K J 9 8 2
3 Table K 7 2
7
10 7 6 5 3
8 7 6 5
9C54C 9C64C
11681 =
Par NS +980 J 10 6 5
Q 2
A
A K J 10 4 2

Ekeblad NS
5 N +1 +480
-11 5
Welland NS
6 S = +980
+11 25

7. S deals
Both vul A K 2
K Q 7
K 10 6 5
K 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 AP Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

9 7 6 3
A 9 6
A 8 7 2
10 5 Table Q J 10 4
10 3
Q 9
A Q J 8 2
43764 =
8A678 =
Par NS -620 8 5
J 8 5 4 2
J 4 3
9 6 4

Ekeblad NS
1 N = +70
+5 10
Welland NS
3 S -1 -100
-5 25

8. W deals
None vul J 5 2
4 2
7 4
K Q 9 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

K 7 6 4
A K 6 5
K 8 6
10 6 Table A Q 10 3
Q 9 8 7
Q J 9 2
7
52238 =
6BB95 =
Par NS -450 9 8
J 10 3
A 10 5 3
A J 5 3

Ekeblad NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 10
Welland NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 25

9. N deals
E-W vul K 10 8 7
10 5
Q 9
A K 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 3
K 8 6 4 2
A 8 4
10 6 Table A 5 2
9 7 3
J 6 5 3 2
J 2
AA88A =
32552 =
Par NS +430 Q 6 4
A Q J
K 10 7
Q 8 7 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 10
Welland NS
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 25

10. E deals
Both vul A Q 9
J 5 4
9 2
Q J 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 7 3
K 7 6 3
K 8 4 3
7 Table 6 4 2
Q 9
10 7 6
K 9 5 4 2
A9A99 B9A99
24333 34333
Par NS +660 J 8 5
A 10 8 2
A Q J 5
A 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 10
Welland NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 25

11. S deals
None vul A J 10 4 3
7 6 3
9 5
7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
2 2
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 2
Q 5
Q J 8 7 4 3 2
Q 8 Table K 8 7 5
J 10 2
6
J 10 5 4 2
AAB79 AAA88
23254 =
Par NS +450 Q 6
A K 9 8 4
A K 10
A K 9

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 11
Welland NS
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 25

12. W deals
N-S vul A 10 4 3
A 8 4
10
K 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 7 2
J 9 3
A Q 8 7 5
9 7 Table K J 9 8
10 2
K J 6 4
J 10 4
87B5B =
26182 =
Par NS +650 6 5
K Q 7 6 5
9 3 2
A Q 8

Ekeblad NS
4 S +2 +680
+1 12
Welland NS
4 S +1 +650
-1 25

13. N deals
Both vul K Q J 8 2
7 6
9 3
K 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

4 3
5 3
K Q 8 7 5 2
A 4 2 Table A 9 6
A K 10 8 2
6 4
Q J 5
47436 =
868A7 868A6
Par NS -130 10 7 5
Q J 9 4
A J 10
10 8 3

Ekeblad NS
4 × E -2 +500
+12 24
Welland NS
3 W +1 -130
-12 25

14. E deals
None vul A J 9
J 10 2
A 7
A J 10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 3
A 8 3
K J 8 6 3
8 3 Table K 10 8 7 4
7 6 4
9 4
K 9 6
75869 =
58464 =
Par NS +100 5 2
K Q 9 5
Q 10 5 2
Q 7 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 24
Welland NS
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 25

15. S deals
N-S vul A J 9 8 2
Q 8 6
Q 8 4
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Fallenius Gitelman Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 1
2 Pass 2 3 Pass 1 Dbl 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 5 AP 3 AP

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

Q 6 5 4 3
10 9 4 3 2
10 3
6 Table 7
A K J 5
J 9 5 2
K J 10 7
9859A 8858A
34833 =
Par NS +300 K 10
7
A K 7 6
A Q 9 5 3 2

Ekeblad NS
5 S -2 -200
-6 24
Welland NS
3 W -1 +50
+6 31

Welland leads by 7 IMPs

Match AU05 Main

Top 2005 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 2

16. W deals
E-W vul 4 2
K 7 4
K 10 7 6 3
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia

10
A 10 9
Q J 9 2
A J 10 8 4 Table A J 9 5 3
J 5 2
8 5
9 5 3
67875 78885
65557 66568
Par NS +110 K Q 8 7 6
Q 8 6 3
A 4
K 2

Ekeblad NS
1 W -1 +100
Tie 24
Welland NS
2 S = +110
Tie 31

17. N deals
None vul 8 5 4 3
A 7
9 8 4 3 2
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia

K Q 7
K 9 8 4
A K J
8 7 5 Table 10 9 6 2
Q J 10 3
Q 7
J 10 2
45477 =
67746 =
Par NS -80 A J
6 5 2
10 6 5
K 9 6 4 3

Ekeblad NS
1 NT W +1 -120
Tie 24
Welland NS
2 E = -110
Tie 31

18. E deals
N-S vul K J 9
7 4
A 5 4
K 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia

Q 8 7
A K 10 2
K 9
A Q J 10 Table A 3
Q 9 8 6 3
J 8 3 2
9 3
37355 =
96A88 =
Par NS -420 10 6 5 4 2
J 5
Q 10 7 6
8 4

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -420
Tie 24
Welland NS
4 W = -420
Tie 31

19. S deals
E-W vul 8 7 2
6
A J 9 5
A K Q 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia

J 5 3
Q 9 8
Q 10 6 4
9 8 2 Table 10 9
J 10 4 2
K 8 3 2
7 5 3
DDBAD =
00230 =
Par NS +1520 A K Q 6 4
A K 7 5 3
7
J 4

Ekeblad NS
7 S = +1510
Tie 24
Welland NS
7 S = +1510
Tie 31

20. W deals
Both vul A 9 8 6 2
Q 7 6 2
Q
Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia

10 5
A 9 8
K 9 8 7 3
K 6 5 Table J 7
J
A J 10 6 4
10 8 7 4 2
68A44 =
63299 =
Par NS +500 K Q 4 3
K 10 5 4 3
5 2
A 3

Ekeblad NS
4 N -2 -200
-13 24
Welland NS
4 S +1 +650
+13 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia

10 8
K Q 9 3
K Q 7 6 4
8 2 Table K 9
A 7 2
10 5 2
A Q 9 6 5
26323 =
86ABA =
Par NS -420 J 7 5 4
J 8 5 4
J 3
J 10 4

Ekeblad NS
1 NT N -1 -100
-4 24
Welland NS
3 NT E -1 +50
+4 48

22. E deals
E-W vul 7 2
J 9 8 7 4
A 10 7
10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
1 Dbl
Rdbl 2 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

A 8 3
K 6 5 2
K 9 8 6 2
2 Table K J 10 9 5
—
J 3
A K J 9 5 4
32633 42633
8B79A =
Par NS -650 Q 6 4
A Q 10 3
Q 5 4
Q 8 6

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -620
+1 25
Welland NS
4 E +1 -650
-1 48

23. S deals
Both vul A 10 5
K J 8 6 3
7 6 2
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia

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

8 7 6 2
9 7
J 10 8 5
Q 7 6 Table K J 4
A Q 2
K Q 4 3
9 8 5
77968 76968
66475 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 3
10 5 4
A 9
A K 10 4 2

Ekeblad NS
3 S -1 -100
-6 25
Welland NS
2 N +1 +140
+6 54

24. W deals
None vul J
A K 8 7 5 3
K Q 7 4
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 3
Pass Dbl 3 Pass Pass 4 4 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 4 5 Pass Pass
4 AP 5 Dbl AP

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

10 2
Q J
J 10 8 6 5
Q J 3 2 Table A K Q 8 7
4
A 3
K 9 8 6 5
75A53 =
5837A =
Par NS +100 9 6 5 4 3
10 9 6 2
9 2
10 4

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -130
-12 25
Welland NS
5 × E -3 +500
+12 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 2
J 7 6
Q 9 6 3
J 6 2 Table Q
Q 10 9
K J 8 5 2
A 10 5 3
79967 =
64476 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 4
A K 4 3
10 4
K 8 7

Ekeblad NS
4 N -1 -50
Tie 25
Welland NS
4 N -1 -50
Tie 66

26. E deals
Both vul J 4 3
Q J 10 9 2
9 6
K Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
3 AP 4 AP

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

A 10 7 5
8 3
10 8 7 4 2
5 2 Table Q 9 8 6 2
K 4
A J
A J 7 6
64966 =
79376 79477
Par NS -140 K
A 7 6 5
K Q 5 3
10 9 8 4

Ekeblad NS
3 E +1 -170
+10 35
Welland NS
4 E +1 -650
-10 66

27. S deals
None vul 10 9 4
A 7
A 7 6 5 4 2
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
2 3 3 AP

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

Q 8 3
Q 10 8 4
Q 10
A Q J 7 Table A J 7 6 5
9 2
K J
10 8 6 3
757A5 =
58637 57637
Par NS +130 K 2
K J 6 5 3
9 8 3
9 5 4

Ekeblad NS
3 N +1 +130
+1 36
Welland NS
3 W -2 +100
-1 66

28. W deals
N-S vul K 6
A K Q 8 4
Q 8 5 4 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 2 2 Pass 2 2 AP
3 Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 7
J 10 7 6 5
3
J 8 7 5 Table A 10 5 4
9
A K 7 6
A 10 4 2
64663 =
7976A =
Par NS -140 9 8 3 2
3 2
J 10 9
K Q 9 3

Ekeblad NS
3 W -1 +50
-1 36
Welland NS
2 N = +90
+1 67

29. N deals
Both vul Q 10
4
A 10 8 5
A J 9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
4 AP 4 AP

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

A 9 7 6
A K J 8 7 6 3 2
—
2 Table K 4
9
Q J 7 4 3 2
Q 7 6 3
36378 =
86A65 96A65
Par NS -620 J 8 5 3 2
Q 10 5
K 9 6
K 10

Ekeblad NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 36
Welland NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 4 AP 3 AP

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

10 4 3
3
A K J 10 7 4 2
Q 8 Table K Q 9 6 5
J 10 7 6
6 5
A 6
4392A 4292A
894A2 894A3
Par NS -100 J 7 2
Q 8
9 8 3
K 9 7 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 N -2 -100
Tie 36
Welland NS
3 W = -110
Tie 67

Welland leads by 31 IMPs

Match AU05 Main

Top 2005 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 3

31. S deals
N-S vul 10 7 3
5 3
K Q 10 5
J 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 NT 1
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
2 AP

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

K Q 8
4 2
8 7 4 3 2
A Q 9 Table J 6 4 2
A Q 10 9 8
J 6
K 5
65457 =
67875 78875
Par NS -110 A 9 5
K J 7 6
A 9
10 7 4 2

Ekeblad NS
2 W = -110
-1 36
Welland NS
1 NT W = -90
+1 68

32. W deals
E-W vul 7 6 5
Q 2
K Q 8 6 3
7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 3
K J 7
10 5
A K Q 5 3 Table A J 9
10 8 6 3
J 4 2
J 9 4
55574 =
78869 77769
Par NS -110 10 8 4 2
A 9 5 4
A 9 7
10 8

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -2 +200
Tie 36
Welland NS
3 NT W -2 +200
Tie 68

33. N deals
None vul K 5 4
J 2
A 9 8 6 5 2
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 2 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl AP Pass Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 8 2
Q 9 8 7 4
K 7 4
4 Table 9
A 5 3
Q J 3
Q J 10 9 5 2
58476 =
74856 =
Par NS +100 J 10 7 6 3
K 10 6
10
A 8 7 6

Ekeblad NS
4 × S -3 -500
-9 36
Welland NS
3 S -2 -100
+9 77

34. E deals
N-S vul 8 2
Q 10 4 3 2
J 7
7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 1 1 1
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

Q J 3
J 9 7
Q 10 6 3
Q 4 3 Table 10 6
A K 5
A 9 4 2
A K J 9
36533 =
968A9 978A9
Par NS -400 A K 9 7 5 4
8 6
K 8 5
10 8

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W = -400
Tie 36
Welland NS
3 NT W = -400
Tie 77

35. S deals
E-W vul A K J 7
K 9 4 2
4
9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass
1 Dbl 3 AP 1 Dbl 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 AP

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

10 9 8 3
A
A Q 7 6
A Q 10 6 Table 6 5
10 8 7 6
K 10 5 2
K J 2
56734 =
87598 =
Par NS -120 Q 4 2
Q J 5 3
J 9 8 3
7 3

Ekeblad NS
3 W = -110
+1 37
Welland NS
2 W +2 -130
-1 77

36. W deals
Both vul 10 6 4 3 2
9 6
9
K 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass 4
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 8 7
A 10 5 4
10 6 5 4
10 Table —
Q 8 7 3
K 8 7 2
A J 9 6 5
79557 89557
54876 54886
Par NS +140 A Q J 5
K J 2
A Q J 3
Q 3

Ekeblad NS
4 N -2 -200
-3 37
Welland NS
4 S -1 -100
+3 80

37. N deals
N-S vul A K 9
9 2
5
K Q J 10 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
2 2 3 1 1 3
3 4 AP 3 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 10 8 7
8 5 4
K 2
A 5 3 Table 6 5 2
A K Q 7 6
10 9 8
9 7
65489 =
68743 =
Par NS +100 4 3
J 10 3
A Q J 7 6 4 3
4

Ekeblad NS
4 N = +130
+6 43
Welland NS
5 N -1 -100
-6 80

38. E deals
E-W vul J 4
A J 8 3
A 4
J 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT 2
Rdbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 4 4
2 3 AP Pass 4 AP

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

A K 10 9 8
6
6 5 3 2
A 10 7 Table Q 7
Q 10 4
Q 8 7
K Q 9 8 3
33A63 =
76267 =
Par NS +420 6 5 3 2
K 9 7 5 2
K J 10 9
—

Ekeblad NS
3 N +1 +170
+6 49
Welland NS
4 S -1 -50
-6 80

39. S deals
Both vul Q 4 3 2
K 10 8 5 4
8 5
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Rdbl 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

A K J
9 2
K 9 4 2
10 9 8 6 Table 8 5
7 6 3
A 10 7
A K J 7 4
46643 =
8779A 8679A
Par NS -130 10 9 7 6
A Q J
Q J 6 3
Q 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -1 +100
+5 54
Welland NS
3 E = -110
-5 80

40. W deals
None vul K Q 7 3
K 8 2
A 9 7
Q 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

6 4 2
10 3
10 8 6 3
J 9 6 4 Table J 9 5
A 6 4
Q J 5 4
5 3 2
CCC9B =
11142 =
Par NS +990 A 10 8
Q J 9 7 5
K 2
A K 7

Ekeblad NS
5 N +1 +480
-11 54
Welland NS
6 S = +980
+11 91

41. N deals
E-W vul 8 6 2
3 2
A 10 8 5
J 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Dbl 2 2 3
2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 4 NT Dbl 5
Dbl AP

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

A K 10 4
Q J 7 4
K J 6
K 7 Table Q J 9 5 3
K 10 6 5
4 3
Q 6
43399 =
7A944 =
Par NS -300 7
A 9 8
Q 9 7 2
A 8 5 4 3

Ekeblad NS
5 × S -2 -300
-9 54
Welland NS
4 E -1 +100
+9 100

42. E deals
Both vul 10 8 7 3
—
Q 10 9 7 4
K 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
3 AP 1 Dbl 2 2
4 4 AP

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

9 4
K J 10 8 7 3 2
K
A Q 5 Table J 6 2
Q 9 6
A J 8
J 6 4 3
59496 =
74946 =
Par NS +140 A K Q 5
A 5 4
6 5 3 2
10 8

Ekeblad NS
3 W = -140
-1 54
Welland NS
4 S -1 -100
+1 101

43. S deals
None vul J 9 6
A Q 6 5 4 3
8 6 2
A

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl Pass 2 3 AP
2 AP

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

A Q 10 5 4 2
J 10
J 7 4
K 2 Table 7
K 9 2
A 9 5 3
Q 10 9 6 3
55855 =
88588 =
Par NS -100 K 8 3
8 7
K Q 10
J 8 7 5 4

Ekeblad NS
2 W -1 +50
+3 57
Welland NS
3 N -1 -50
-3 101

44. W deals
N-S vul Q J 10 8 7
A 9 6 5 2
—
8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 2 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass
4 NT Pass 5 AP

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

A K 6 2
K 8
A Q 10 7 5
A 6 Table 9
J 10 3
J 3 2
K 10 9 5 4 3
15621 25621
B76BC B76BB
Par NS -920 5 4 3
Q 7 4
K 9 8 6 4
Q J

Ekeblad NS
5 W -1 +50
+11 68
Welland NS
3 NT W +3 -490
-11 101

45. N deals
Both vul K 4
K J 9
Q J 7 3
10 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Dbl 4 AP

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

A 10 5
Q 10 7 6 4 3
10 2
5 2 Table Q J 9 8 7 3 2
8
A 5
A J 9
54699 =
59733 59633
Par NS -140 6
A 5 2
K 9 8 6 4
K Q 4 3

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -620
-12 68
Welland NS
4 E -1 +100
+12 113

Welland leads by 45 IMPs

Match AU05 Main

Top 2005 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 6 2
A K J 6
6
10 9 8 3 2 Table 10 7 4
Q 10 4
A Q 10 9 3
K 5
66555 66455
77877 =
Par NS -110 A K 9
8 7
8 7 5 4
Q J 6 4

Ekeblad NS
1 NT E +2 -150
-2 68
Welland NS
1 NT E = -90
+2 115

47. S deals
N-S vul J 8 5
A 10 8 6
J 9 8 5 4
9

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
2 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

Q 10 6 2
9 5 4 3 2
6 3 2
10 Table K 4
Q J 7
K Q 10
A K Q 6 2
67686 67676
76747 =
Par NS +90 A 9 7 3
K
A 7
J 8 7 5 4 3

Ekeblad NS
2 S -2 -200
-10 68
Welland NS
4 W -5 +250
+10 125

48. W deals
E-W vul Q 9 8 4
6 4
9 8 5
Q 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 Pass 5 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 6 NT Pass
6 Pass 7 AP 7 NT AP

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

A K J 10
A Q 10
A K
A J 10 2 Table 5 3 2
K 7 5
Q 7 6
K 7 6 3
11331 =
CCAAC =
Par NS -1440 7 6
J 9 8 3 2
J 10 4 3 2
5

Ekeblad NS
7 E -2 +200
+3 71
Welland NS
7 NT W -1 +100
-3 125

49. N deals
None vul 9 6 4
Q
Q J 10 6 5
A 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP) Dbl 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8
K J 7 2
A 9 8 7
K Q 8 4 Table K J 7 5
10 9
K 4 2
J 7 3 2
58775 58765
74568 84668
Par NS -100 A Q 10 3 2
A 8 6 5 4 3
3
9

Ekeblad NS
3 S -2 -100
Tie 71
Welland NS
4 S -2 -100
Tie 125

50. E deals
N-S vul K 10
9 6 5
Q 10 8 5
K J 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP 3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

8 5
A Q
A J 9 4 2
A 10 8 7 Table A Q J 9 7 2
K 8 4 2
6
3 2
20244 =
BCB98 =
Par NS -980 6 4 3
J 10 7 3
K 7 3
Q 6 4

Ekeblad NS
4 E +2 -480
Tie 71
Welland NS
4 E +2 -480
Tie 125

51. S deals
E-W vul K Q 10 8 7 6 4 3
3
3
J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 1
1 1 2 3 1 2 5 Dbl (AP)
3 4 5 Pass
5 5 AP

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

9
Q J 9 6 4
9 8 6 4
A Q 3 Table J 5 2
K 10 5
K Q J 10 7 5 2
—
3B33A 3A33A
82A92 =
Par NS +450 A
A 8 7 2
A
K 9 8 7 6 4 2

Ekeblad NS
5 N = +450
-2 71
Welland NS
5 × E -2 +500
+2 127

52. W deals
Both vul 7 4
A K 7 5
Q 8 7 5
Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 6 5
J 8 4
9 6 4
A 9 3 Table K
Q 9 6 3 2
K J 10 2
J 10 2
69568 =
74765 =
Par NS +140 A J 9 8 3 2
10
A 3
K 7 6 5

Ekeblad NS
4 S -2 -200
Tie 71
Welland NS
4 S -2 -200
Tie 127

53. N deals
N-S vul A K Q 10 9 3
J 8
K J 10
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
1 1 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 2 2
3 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass Pass
4 AP

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

J 8
A K Q 3
8 4
A J 10 9 7 Table 5 4
5 4
Q 9 7 6 3
Q 4 3 2
9A864 =
43568 =
Par NS +500 7 6 2
10 9 7 6 2
A 5 2
8 5

Ekeblad NS
3 W -1 +50
-2 71
Welland NS
4 E -2 +100
+2 129

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass Dbl 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass 3 AP

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

J 10 7 2
4 3
K J 7
A K 10 5 Table 8 6
A 9 8
Q 4 2
J 8 7 4 2
57874 =
66468 =
Par NS +110 9 5
K Q 10 6 5
A 10 9 8
Q 6

Ekeblad NS
2 S = +110
+6 77
Welland NS
3 E = -110
-6 129

55. S deals
Both vul A J 10 9 4 3
10 5
3
J 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 6 AP 4 NT Pass 5 NT Pass
6 AP

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

K Q 2
A K Q 9
K Q 10 2
8 6 Table 6
J 8 3
A J 7 6 4
A Q 5 2
27114 =
A6AC9 B6CB8
Par NS -1400 8 7 5
7 6 4 2
9 8 5
K 9 4

Ekeblad NS
6 W = -1370
Tie 77
Welland NS
6 W = -1370
Tie 129

56. W deals
None vul A Q 7 4
4 3
K 5 3 2
Q 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 2
K 10 7 5
A J 7 6
8 7 3 Table K J 9 6
Q 2
10 9 8 4
J 10 4
79868 78868
54464 54564
Par NS +140 8 5 3
A J 9 8 6
Q
A K 9 6

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N -2 -100
+2 79
Welland NS
3 NT N -3 -150
-2 129

57. N deals
E-W vul K Q J 8 2
9
A Q 8
Q J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

7 3
Q 10 7 5 4 2
K 10 6
4 2 Table A 9 6
K 8
9 7 4 3
A 10 9 6
9A689 =
43754 =
Par NS +420 10 5 4
A J 6 3
J 5 2
K 7 5

Ekeblad NS
4 N = +420
+7 86
Welland NS
2 N +1 +140
-7 129

58. E deals
Both vul 9
K Q 10 8 7 5 3
10 9 8
10 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
2 Dbl 2 Dbl
4 4 NT Dbl 5 4 5 AP
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 10 7 5 3
9
K J 5 2
7 6 3 Table A Q 8 6 4 2
6
7 4 3
A 5 4
63939 63A5A
59272 =
Par NS +200 K
A J 4 2
A Q 6
K Q J 9 8

Ekeblad NS
6 N -1 -100
Tie 86
Welland NS
5 N -1 -100
Tie 129

59. S deals
None vul A Q 9 7 4
A 7 4
9 3
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

K 10 2
10 9 2
K 10 4
K J 10 2 Table 8 5
K J 8 6
A Q 7 5
A Q 7
46444 =
97999 96999
Par NS -400 J 6 3
Q 5 3
J 8 6 2
9 8 6

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -1 +50
+10 96
Welland NS
3 NT E +1 -430
-10 129

60. W deals
N-S vul 9 5 2
6 5 4 2
10 5
A Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

A 6 4
K
A K Q 8 6
J 4 3 2 Table K 10 8 3
Q J 9 8
4 3
10 9 8
55654 =
88788 =
Par NS -120 Q J 7
A 10 7 3
J 9 7 2
K 6

Ekeblad NS
2 W +1 -110
Tie 96
Welland NS
2 W +1 -110
Tie 129

Welland leads by 33 IMPs

Match AU05 Main

Top 2005 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
3 4 Dbl 4 1 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP) 5 AP

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

K Q
10
K 10 9 8 5 3
A J 6 4 Table 9 6 5 2
Q 8 6 2
A 7 6 2
3
58838 =
754A4 =
Par NS -130 A 7 4
K 7 5 4
Q
K 10 9 5 2

Ekeblad NS
5 × W -1 +200
+3 99
Welland NS
5 W -1 +100
-3 129

62. E deals
None vul K J 7 5
A 6 4 2
9 3
A Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 1 2 (AP)

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

A 10
9 8 5 3
K 10
K 10 8 5 2 Table Q 9 6 2
10 7
Q J 8 7 2
J 9
88878 =
55565 55465
Par NS +120 8 4 3
K Q J
A 6 5 4
6 4 3

Ekeblad NS
1 NT S = +90
+5 104
Welland NS
2 S -2 -100
-5 129

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass
1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

K Q J 10 6 2
K J 9 3
K 8 3
— Table 5 3
Q 8 6
A Q J 7
K Q 4 3
32337 =
AAAA6 =
Par NS -430 9 4
10 5
9 6 5 2
J 10 8 7 6

Ekeblad NS
4 W = -420
+1 105
Welland NS
4 W +1 -450
-1 129

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

8
Q 10 9 8 7
Q J 9 6
A K 8 Table A K 10 5 2
K J 2
A 10 4
3 2
14115 13115
C9CB8 =
Par NS -1440 Q 4
A 6 4 3
8 5 3
Q J 10 7

Ekeblad NS
4 W +2 -680
Tie 105
Welland NS
4 W +2 -680
Tie 129

65. N deals
None vul A Q 5 4
Q 9 7 4
J 2
5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

K J 10 9
J 8 6 2
K 3
J 9 3 Table 8 6 3 2
10 5
Q 10 6 5
A K Q
76887 =
57555 =
Par NS +100 7
A K 3
A 9 8 7 4
10 8 7 6

Ekeblad NS
3 N -1 -50
-4 105
Welland NS
2 N = +110
+4 133

66. E deals
N-S vul 8 7 5 3
Q 9 5
8 4
Q 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Rdbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q
K 10 7 6 3 2
K Q 10 7
9 8 Table K J 10 9 6 2
J
A J 9 2
K 5
33438 =
59894 5A8A5
Par NS -420 A 4
A 8 4
6 5 3
A J 10 6 4

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -420
-6 105
Welland NS
2 E +2 -170
+6 139

67. S deals
E-W vul K 7
5 2
Q 10 7 6
Q 10 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 AP
5 Pass 6 AP

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

A J 9 5
Q 9 4
A J
A J 5 3 Table Q 2
A K 10 8 7 6
9 8 5
K 6
14165 =
B9C78 =
Par NS -1430 10 8 6 4 3
J 3
K 4 3 2
8 4

Ekeblad NS
6 W = -1430
-17 105
Welland NS
6 W -1 +100
+17 156

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP Pass Pass

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

J 10 4
A Q J 4 3
8 4 3
K 2 Table Q 8 3
K 8 6 2
A Q 10 2
Q J
67569 =
75864 =
Par NS +110 9 5 2
10 7 5
K J 9 6
A 8 7

Ekeblad NS
4 W -2 +200
Tie 105
Welland NS
4 W -2 +200
Tie 156

69. N deals
N-S vul 10 4 3 2
Q 8
J 8 6
K Q 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 9
9
K 7 5 3
10 8 7 6 3 Table A J
J 7 5 4 3 2
A 10 4
9 5
87666 =
55776 =
Par NS +120 8 7 6 5
A K 10 6
Q 9 2
A J

Ekeblad NS
2 E -1 +50
Tie 105
Welland NS
2 E -1 +50
Tie 156

70. E deals
E-W vul A Q 8 6
7
7 5 4 3
A Q 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
Pass 2 2 3
Pass 4 4 Pass
5 Dbl AP

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

9
6 5 3 2
10 9 6
10 7 4 3 2 Table 10 5 4 3 2
A K Q
A K Q J 2
—
57739 57738
56694 =
Par NS -100 K J 7
J 10 9 8 4
8
K J 9 8

Ekeblad NS
5 × E -2 +500
+11 116
Welland NS
1 E = -80
-11 156

71. S deals
Both vul J 2
A J 10 4
Q 9 6
7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 5
8 7 6
8 4 3
A K J 5 3 Table K 10 7 6
Q 2
K J 10 7
Q 9 8
67965 67954
75478 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 4 3
K 9 5 3
A 5 2
10

Ekeblad NS
2 S = +110
Tie 116
Welland NS
2 S = +110
Tie 156

72. W deals
None vul 9 8
8 7 4
A Q 4 3
A K 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 1 NT AP

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

A 10 7 3
A J 9
J 9 8 7
Q J Table Q 4 2
Q 6 5 3
10
10 9 7 4 3
76585 =
66858 =
Par NS -100 K J 6 5
K 10 2
K 6 5 2
8 2

Ekeblad NS
2 W -2 +100
+2 118
Welland NS
1 NT W -1 +50
-2 156

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 1 1 Pass 1 2
2 3 4 5 Pass 3 3 Pass
Dbl AP 4 4 NT Dbl 5
Dbl AP

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

A 10 9 3
10 9 5
J 6 5 3
10 7 Table 8 5 2
A K J 7 4
A K Q 7
6
35329 =
85AB4 =
Par NS -500 K Q J 7 4
Q
8 4
Q 9 8 5 4

Ekeblad NS
5 × N -2 -300
Tie 118
Welland NS
5 × N -2 -300
Tie 156

74. E deals
Both vul K 3 2
K 10 8 7 3
Q J
10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6 4
Q 2
A K 6 5 3
A Q 2 Table Q 8 7
J 6
9 7 2
K J 9 8 3
69966 =
44367 =
Par NS +140 A J 9 5
A 9 5 4
10 8 4
7 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -5 +500
+11 129
Welland NS
1 NT W = -90
-11 156

75. S deals
None vul 10 7 4 3
J 6 4
9 2
A 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

A K J 9 8 2
10 7 3
K 7 3
7 Table Q 6 5
K Q 2
A Q 8 6
J 5 3
42649 =
7B684 7A684
Par NS -450 —
A 9 8 5
J 10 5 4
K Q 8 6 2

Ekeblad NS
4 W = -420
Tie 129
Welland NS
4 W = -420
Tie 156

Welland leads by 27 IMPs

Match AU05 Main

Top 2005 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 6

76. W deals
N-S vul 9 4
K Q 10 8 4 3 2
10
A 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 NT 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q 2
6 5
A Q 7 6 2
K 9 3 Table K J 7 6 3
A J
K 9 5
10 7 6
11824 =
BB5B8 =
Par NS -460 10 8 5
9 7
J 8 4 3
Q J 8 2

Ekeblad NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 129
Welland NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 156

77. N deals
Both vul K 7 2
K 8 6 3 2
J 8 5
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 9 8
Q 10 9 5
Q 10 6 4
9 4 Table A Q 10 3
J 7 4
K 7
J 10 8 6
77788 76787
66645 =
Par NS +90 6 5 4
A
A 9 3 2
K Q 7 5 2

Ekeblad NS
1 NT N = +90
-1 129
Welland NS
1 NT N +1 +120
+1 157

78. E deals
None vul J 7 3
A 10 9 5 3
—
J 8 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 4 2
Q 7
A 8 4 3 2
Q 10 3 Table Q 10 9 5
J 2
Q J 9 7 6
A K
64838 =
78595 =
Par NS -100 K 8 6
K 8 6 4
K 10 5
9 7 6

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -3 +150
Tie 129
Welland NS
3 NT E -3 +150
Tie 157

79. S deals
N-S vul A K Q 5 3 2
9 7
Q 9 3
J 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1
3 3 4 NT Dbl
Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

8
10 6 2
A J 8 6 2
Q 8 7 3 Table 10 9 7
Q
10 7 4
A K 10 9 4 2
6BB43 =
0009A =
Par NS +300 J 6 4
A K J 8 5 4 3
K 5
5

Ekeblad NS
5 × W -1 +100
Tie 129
Welland NS
5 × E -1 +100
Tie 157

80. W deals
E-W vul A 7 5 4
9 6 5
K 7
A J 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 Dbl 1 2
Pass 2 Dbl 3
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
4 AP

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

K 9 8 2
J 4 2
—
K Q 10 9 6 5 Table Q J
A K 7
Q 9 6 5 4
8 4 2
77683 =
6664A 6675A
Par NS -130 10 6 3
Q 10 8 3
A J 10 8 3 2
—

Ekeblad NS
4 W = -130
-1 129
Welland NS
3 S -2 -100
+1 158

81. N deals
None vul 10 6 2
K 8
A K J 6 5
K 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K Q J 9
J 10 6 3
4
Q 9 8 Table 8 5 4 3
4 2
Q 7 3 2
7 4 3
87ABA =
46322 36322
Par NS +420 7
A Q 9 7 5
10 9 8
A J 10 2

Ekeblad NS
4 N = +420
+1 130
Welland NS
5 N = +400
-1 158

82. E deals
N-S vul 10 7 5 2
A K Q 10 8 5
5 3
6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 9 6 3
6
K 10 9 2
A Q 3 Table J
J 7 4 2
Q J 6 4
K 10 8 7
54834 =
68599 =
Par NS -110 A 8 4
9 3
A 8 7
J 9 5 4 2

Ekeblad NS
3 N -1 -100
Tie 130
Welland NS
2 NT S -1 -100
Tie 158

83. S deals
E-W vul A J 8 6 5 4 3
K 4
Q
8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass
Pass 1 2 Pass
2 NT 3 3 NT 4
Dbl Pass 4 NT AP

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

K Q 9
J 10 9 6
10 6 3
K J 10 Table —
Q 3
A K J 7 5 4 2
A Q 7 3
28411 28410
A58BB =
Par NS -500 10 7 2
A 8 7 5 2
9 8
9 6 5

Ekeblad NS
4 NT W +2 -690
-2 130
Welland NS
5 E +1 -620
+2 160

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 6 5
Q 8 7
K 2
J 10 7 3 Table A J
K 10 9 4 3
9 7 4
6 4 2
68596 =
55747 =
Par NS +110 10 9 8 2
A 5
A 5 3
K 9 8 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N -2 -200
-3 130
Welland NS
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 163

85. N deals
N-S vul J 5 4 2
A Q 7 5 3
4
K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 4 J 4 3 10 K
13 tricks won K 3 2 8
13 tricks won

3
J 9 8 6 4
10 9 5 3
10 8 4 Table 10 8 7
10 2
Q J 8 7
Q J 9 5
CDB9B =
00222 =
Par NS +2210 A K Q 9 6
K
A K 6 2
A 6 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +4 +720
-16 130
Welland NS
7 S = +2210
+16 179

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 NT 2 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 2
J 10 7 5
Q 10 8 6
Q 8 7 Table A Q 10 3
8 6 3
A 5
A 9 4 2
78778 =
65655 =
Par NS +110 K J 9 6 4
Q 9
J 9 7 3 2
5

Ekeblad NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 132
Welland NS
3 S -2 -100
-2 179

87. S deals
Both vul Q 9 8
Q 10 6 3 2
K 6
4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 6 5
A 8 7
A 10 9
J 8 7 6 Table 4 3 2
J 5
8 7 2
A Q 10 9 5
69A96 =
74337 =
Par NS +620 A K J 7
K 9 4
Q J 5 4 3
K

Ekeblad NS
4 N = +620
+9 141
Welland NS
1 S +4 +200
-9 179

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 AP
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 7 3
K J 8 7 5
7 3
A J 9 Table 10 8
10 9 4
Q 9 8 6 2
10 8 7
BC89C CC89C
11541 =
Par NS +990 A Q 6 5 4
A Q 3 2
5 4
3 2

Ekeblad NS
6 S = +980
Tie 141
Welland NS
6 S = +980
Tie 179

89. N deals
E-W vul J 8 7 5 4
Q 7 6 3
A 7 6 3
—

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Dbl 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Dbl AP

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

10 6
K 9 4
J 10 8 2
A K 6 4 Table K Q
J 10 2
Q 5 4
Q J 9 7 5
6B975 =
62468 62458
Par NS +450 A 9 3 2
A 8 5
K 9
10 8 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 × S +1 +690
+7 148
Welland NS
4 S = +420
-7 179

90. E deals
Both vul 9 4
A Q J 9
K J 9 8 4 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
2 AP Dbl AP

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

A Q J 7 5 2
K 5
Q
Q J 8 4 Table 10 8
10 6 3
A 10 7 5
K 9 7 6
53883 54884
79559 79558
Par NS -140 K 6 3
8 7 4 2
6 2
A 10 5 2

Ekeblad NS
2 W +1 -140
-8 148
Welland NS
2 × N = +180
+8 187

Welland leads by 39 IMPs

Match AU05 Main

Top 2005 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 7

91. S deals
None vul A 2
10 9 5
A K Q 5
Q J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 9 8 5
A J 8 6
10 8 7 3
7 Table J 10 6
K 7 3
J 6 4
K 8 6 3
87788 87789
46654 =
Par NS +120 Q 7 4 3
Q 4 2
9 2
A 5 4 2

Ekeblad NS
3 N -1 -50
-5 148
Welland NS
1 NT N +2 +150
+5 192

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 1 2 Pass 1 4 5 Pass
3 4 4 Pass Pass Pass
4 4 Dbl AP

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

10 3
J 9 8 5 4
A K J 9 2
A Table K Q 5
A K Q 10
Q 4
9 7 5 2
18036 =
B4AA5 =
Par NS -460 4
7 3 2
10 8 7 6 5 3
10 8 6

Ekeblad NS
4 × N -1 -200
+7 155
Welland NS
5 W +1 -480
-7 192

93. N deals
Both vul Q 9 7 6 5 4
2
A 9 6 3
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 NT AP
4 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 5 AP

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

A K 10 3 2
K 6
K Q
Q J 7 5 Table 8
A Q J 9 7
J 8 7 4 2
A K
14222 =
C9BBB =
Par NS -1440 J
10 8 5 4 3
10 5
10 9 6 4 3

Ekeblad NS
5 E = -650
+13 168
Welland NS
6 NT E = -1440
-13 192

94. E deals
None vul K 7 6 2
K 10 9 2
K J 7
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 1 NT 1 Pass
2 3 NT AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

J 10 9 8 4 3
7
6 2
J 10 5 3 Table 5
A Q 8 4 3
Q 9 8 3
K 8 4
A8AA9 A8999
34334 =
Par NS +430 A Q
J 6 5
A 10 5 4
A Q 6 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 175
Welland NS
2 W -3 +150
-7 192

95. S deals
N-S vul A J 10
9 8 7 4 3
4 3 2
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
2 1
Pass 2 4 Pass 1 Dbl 4 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 5 (AP) Pass Dbl AP

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

K 9 8 7 4
—
9 8 7 6 5
9 5 2 Table 6 2
A Q J 10 6 5 2
A Q
10 8
8766A 8767B
46762 45762
Par NS +600 Q 5 3
K
K J 10
A J 7 6 4 3

Ekeblad NS
5 S = +600
+7 182
Welland NS
4 × E -2 +300
-7 192

96. W deals
E-W vul A K 10 9
2
A K J 6 4 3
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 1 1 Pass 1 1 1 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl Pass 4
Pass Dbl Pass 4 Dbl Pass 5 Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 5 Pass Dbl AP
Dbl AP

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

J 8 6 5
K Q 8 3
—
A K J 5 4 Table 3
A J 6 4
Q 9 7 5
Q 8 6 2
46381 =
76A4B =
Par NS -500 Q 7 4 2
10 9 7 5
10 8 2
9 7

Ekeblad NS
5 × N -3 -500
+6 188
Welland NS
5 × W = -750
-6 192

97. N deals
None vul A J 10 6 3
A K Q 8
A Q 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q
J 10 5 2
9 8 7 4
J 10 8 Table 9 8 4
7 3
K J 5 3
A 9 6 3
89968 =
43475 =
Par NS +140 7 5 2
9 6 4
10 6
K 7 5 4 2

Ekeblad NS
2 S = +110
+4 192
Welland NS
4 N -1 -50
-4 192

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 4 2
J 6 3
10 7 4 3 2
10 Table A Q 9 5
Q 10 9 2
A J
Q 5 3
9697B =
36452 37462
Par NS +600 K J 3
K 8
8 6 5
A 9 7 6 2

Ekeblad NS
2 W -1 +50
Tie 192
Welland NS
2 E -1 +50
Tie 192

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 NT 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

4
A J 8 4
A K 9 6 2
8 4 3 Table J 10 7 6 3 2
9 7 3
10 4
10 5
A788A =
35453 =
Par NS +430 A Q 9
5 2
J 7 5 3
A K 9 6

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +1 +430
-9 192
Welland NS
2 × E -3 +800
+9 201

100. W deals
Both vul A 8 3 2
A 9 6 2
Q 6 4
8 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

K Q 10
Q 3
J 10 8 7 2
10 7 6 Table J 9 7 5
K J 8 5
A
A Q J 4
54554 =
88778 =
Par NS -120 6 4
10 7 4
K 9 5 3
K 9 5 2

Ekeblad NS
1 NT W +2 -150
+10 202
Welland NS
3 NT W = -600
-10 201

101. N deals
N-S vul 10
A J 8 3
10 9 8 4
J 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 AP
4 NT Pass 5 Dbl
6 AP

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

K Q J 9 8 6 3
Q 9 6
A 5 3
— Table A 2
10 2
K Q J 2
A K 9 8 7
00605 =
9B6A8 =
Par NS -450 7 5 4
K 7 5 4
7 6
Q 10 6 2

Ekeblad NS
6 W -1 +50
+11 213
Welland NS
5 W = -450
-11 201

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 2 1 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

3 2
7 5
10 8 5
8 6 5 4 3 2 Table A K J 8 4
K J 10 9 8
6 2
7
B87B9 A66B9
15514 =
Par NS +460 9 5
Q 6 3
A K Q 9 7 3
A Q

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 213
Welland NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 201

103. S deals
Both vul K 9 6
10 9 5 4
K 10 6
10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

Q J 7 3
Q 3
J 9
J 9 8 7 4 Table 5 4
A K 8
A Q 8 4 3
K Q 5
34543 34533
9989A =
Par NS -600 A 10 8 2
J 7 6 2
7 5 2
A 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT E +2 -660
-2 213
Welland NS
3 NT E = -600
+2 203

104. W deals
None vul A 10
J 9
9 8
A Q J 9 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
1 2 Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

2
K Q 10 8 7
A Q J 5
K 3 2 Table Q J 9 7 5 4
5 4
K 7 3
10 6
56559 =
57884 =
Par NS +100 K 8 6 3
A 6 3 2
10 6 4 2
4

Ekeblad NS
2 N +1 +110
+2 215
Welland NS
3 W -1 +50
-2 203

105. N deals
E-W vul 10 9 6
—
9 6 5 4 2
J 10 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl
4 4 NT Pass 5 4 4 NT Pass 5
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

K 8 4 2
A Q 9 5
Q 3
A 8 3 Table 7 5 3
K J 10 8 6 4
K J 8
9
45399 =
78A44 =
Par NS -300 A Q J
7 3 2
A 10 7
K Q 7 5

Ekeblad NS
5 × S -1 -100
+5 220
Welland NS
5 × S -2 -300
-5 203

Ekeblad leads by 17 IMPs

Match AU05 Main

Top 2005 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 8

106. E deals
Both vul Q 8 7 2
A
10 6 5 4 3
A 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT AP
2 Pass 2 AP

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

J 5
J 6 3 2
A K J 9 8
8 7 Table K 10 6 3
Q 9 7
Q
K Q 10 4 3
66665 56555
76777 =
Par NS -90 A 9 4
K 10 8 5 4
7 2
J 9 2

Ekeblad NS
2 E -2 +200
+3 223
Welland NS
1 NT W -1 +100
-3 203

107. S deals
None vul A 6 4
A 10 8 5
A K 8
8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

8
9 6 2
Q 10 6 5 4
K J 4 2 Table Q J 10 9 7 5
J 3
J 3
A Q 5
86866 =
57477 =
Par NS +120 K 3 2
K Q 7 4
9 7 2
10 9 6

Ekeblad NS
3 N = +140
+3 226
Welland NS
2 E -1 +50
-3 203

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 10 6
A 9
Q 9 7 6
10 8 2 Table 5 4 3
Q J 6 5
A K J 10
7 6
33526 =
998B7 =
Par NS -400 K J 9
K 10
5 4 3 2
K Q 4 3

Ekeblad NS
1 NT E +1 -120
Tie 226
Welland NS
3 W = -110
Tie 203

109. N deals
Both vul A 10 4
Q J
K Q J 3
Q 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 7 6 2
8 3
10 9 7 2
6 4 3 Table Q 9
7 4 2
A 6 4
A K J 8 5
AAB88 9AB87
33255 =
Par NS +650 K 8 5 3
A K 10 9 6 5
8 5
7

Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 226
Welland NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 203

110. E deals
None vul Q J 10
K Q 4 2
A 10 5 3
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 1 Dbl 2 1 Dbl Rdbl 2
2 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

K 9 8 4
7
Q 9 8 7 6
J 7 5 Table A 7 3
A J 9 6
4
A K 10 8 2
43652 =
9978A =
Par NS -400 6 5 2
10 8 5 3
K J 2
9 6 4

Ekeblad NS
4 W -2 +100
+5 231
Welland NS
2 W = -110
-5 203

111. S deals
N-S vul 5 3
9 7 6
J 10 8
K Q 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
2 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 7 2
J 10 8 4 3
Q 9 5
10 Table A 10 9 4
A Q 5 2
7 4 3
9 4
64489 =
69953 =
Par NS -140 Q J 6
K
A K 6 2
A J 8 5 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S -3 -300
Tie 231
Welland NS
3 NT S -3 -300
Tie 203

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 3 2
Q 9 7 4
10 7 4
K 6 Table Q J 9 8 4
A 5 2
A 6 3
8 2
65799 =
77643 78643
Par NS +110 A 5
K J 10 8 6
K J 8
A 9 5

Ekeblad NS
3 N +1 +130
+5 236
Welland NS
4 N -1 -50
-5 203

113. N deals
None vul K 9 7
A 10 5
6 4 2
K J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 8 4
K 7
Q 10 9 7
10 7 3 2 Table A 3 2
8 6 3
K 5 3
A 9 5 4
89977 =
53256 43256
Par NS +140 J 10 6 5
Q J 9 4 2
A J 8
Q

Ekeblad NS
2 S +2 +170
+1 237
Welland NS
3 S = +140
-1 203

114. E deals
N-S vul 9
A J
K J 10 8 5 2
J 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q J 10 7 6 3
9 3
6 4
K 4 Table K 5
Q 10 7 6 4
A Q 3
10 8 3
33589 33599
AA844 =
Par NS -430 8 4 2
K 8 5 2
9 7
A Q 7 5

Ekeblad NS
4 W = -420
Tie 237
Welland NS
4 W = -420
Tie 203

115. S deals
E-W vul K 9
Q 9 8 5 4 2
Q 6 5 3
Q

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
3 1
Pass 5 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 4 5
6 AP Pass Pass 5 Pass
Pass 6 Dbl AP

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

A Q 10 8 7 2
K J
9 4
J 10 6 Table J 6 5 4
A 7 3
7
A K 7 4 2
52892 =
7B54A =
Par NS -500 3
10 6
A K J 10 8 2
9 8 5 3

Ekeblad NS
6 W -1 +100
+12 249
Welland NS
6 × S -3 -500
-12 203

116. W deals
Both vul J 10 9 7 5 4
K 3
K J
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

2
Q 10
9 8 6 3 2
J 5 4 3 2 Table K Q 8
9 7 4
Q 10 7 5
Q 9 6
CCC88 =
11145 =
Par NS +1440 A 6 3
A J 8 6 5 2
A 4
K 7

Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +650
-13 249
Welland NS
6 N = +1430
+13 216

117. N deals
N-S vul 10 8 5
9 2
K 9 7 3 2
7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 4
K Q 8 6 5 4
6 4
8 5 Table K J 7 6 2
J 10
Q 5
Q J 10 9
966A8 =
46634 =
Par NS +600 A 3
A 7 3
A J 10 8
A K 4 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +600
+10 259
Welland NS
2 NT S = +120
-10 216

118. E deals
E-W vul 8 6 3 2
K J 8 2
K Q 8 5
Q

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Dbl AP
2 AP

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

A K 7
10 9 6 5 4
9 4
A 9 8 Table J 10 9
Q 3
A 10 7 6
K J 6 2
56564 56565
77878 =
Par NS -110 Q 5 4
A 7
J 3 2
10 7 5 4 3

Ekeblad NS
2 E -1 +100
+9 268
Welland NS
2 × N -2 -300
-9 216

119. S deals
Both vul 3
A 10 7 2
A J 8 4 3
K 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9
Q J 9 8 3
9 7
A 10 9 7 3 Table Q 7 5
6 5 4
K 10 2
Q J 6 5
BB7B5 =
11627 =
Par NS +660 A K J 10 8 6 4 2
K
Q 6 5
2

Ekeblad NS
4 S +1 +650
+13 281
Welland NS
6 S -1 -100
-13 216

120. W deals
None vul J 10 8 7 6 3
A
J 4
K 10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
2 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Dbl
3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 9 5 4 2
J 6 4
Q 9 2
8 Table —
Q 7 5 3
A 10 8 7 6
Q 5 4 2
8876A =
55473 =
Par NS +130 A
K 10 9 8 2
K 5 3
A J 9 3

Ekeblad NS
3 W -3 +150
-12 281
Welland NS
2 × W -4 +800
+12 228

Ekeblad wins by 53 IMPs

Match AU05 Main

Top 2005 U.S. Championship Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek