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 Welland 1 2 2 Lead 3 4 K Q 9 A	North Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 5 8 6 5 2 Q	East Fallenius 1 1 2 4 3rd 10 K 4 7 Q 4	South Gitelman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th J 7 2 A A 2	West Hampson Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Greco 3rd	South Zia 4th
K Q J 10 9 3 5 4 2 9 3 K 5		8 7 4 A 8 3 K J A J 9 6 4
22772 42774 89669 = Par EW +140	A 2 J 9 7 A 8 6 5 4 Q 8 3
Ekeblad NS 4 East +1 -450  0	Welland NS   2 West +1   -140 +7 7

2. E deals N-S vul	5 4 A J 7 6 4 A 7 5 2 J 8		West Welland Dbl Pass Lead 5 4 A 3 6 8 2 3 3	North Moss 2 2nd 9 9 7 4 6 J Q 7 7	East Fallenius 1 Pass 3rd Q Q 5 4 K A 9 A	South Gitelman 1 Pass 4th A 2 K 10 2 3 6 8	West Hampson Dbl 2 Lead 5 A 8 A 7	North Rosenberg Rdbl All Pass 2nd 9 7 10 3 K	East Greco 1 Pass 3rd Q 4 J 8 9	South Zia 1 Pass 4th 2 10 J 4 J
7 2 Q 8 3 2 J 4 A 10 9 6 4		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 North = +110 +5 5	Welland NS   2 West =   -90  7

3. S deals E-W vul	10 4 3 9 K 10 9 8 6 5 3 7 6		West Welland 1 NT Pass Lead 9 3 3 J 5 5	North Moss Pass Pass 2nd 2 6 7 Q 10 K	East Fallenius 3 NT 3rd 7 8 9 A Q 4	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th J 10 K 7 2 3	West Hampson 1 NT Pass Lead 10 3 3 2 4 8 5 Q 8	North Rosenberg Pass Pass 2nd 2 7 5 5 6 6 2 4 10	East Greco 3 NT 3rd 7 8 9 K J 9 A 6 A	South Zia Pass Pass 4th Q K K 3 Q Q 3 7
K Q 8 A 7 6 5 Q J A 9 4 3		A 9 6 2 K Q 4 A 4 2 J 8 5
22362 = BBA7B = Par EW +660	J 7 5 J 10 8 3 2 7 K Q 10 2
Ekeblad NS 3 NT West +2 -660 = 5	Welland NS   3 NT West +2   -660 = 7

4. W deals Both vul	A 10 5 4 A J A 6 5 J 9 5 3		West Welland 1 Pass Lead 4 6 J 2 8 6 A J	North Moss Pass Pass 2nd K 10 3 2 6 K 8 9	East Fallenius 1 NT 3rd A Q 5 4 3 A 2 7	South Gitelman Pass 4th 7 9 3 9 7 3 5 6	West Hampson 1 Pass Lead 4 6 Q 8 2 K	North Rosenberg Pass Pass 2nd K 3 6 3 5	East Greco 1 NT 3rd A J 5 10 4	South Zia Pass 4th 7 9 10 3 2
K Q 8 7 2 6 5 3 K 9 K 8 6		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 East -2 +200 = 5	Welland NS   1 NT East -2   +200 = 7

5. N deals N-S vul	10 5 A 9 8 6 2 9 2 A 10 6 3		West Welland 1 3 3 Lead 2 2 Q 7 10 4 Q 4	North Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 5 Q 5 10 5 K 3	East Fallenius Pass 1 3 4 3rd A K 4 A 3 A 5	South Gitelman Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 7 6 2 8 9 2 K	West Hampson 2 4 Lead A Q J 2	North Rosenberg Pass 3 All Pass 2nd 5 10 2 5	East Greco Pass Pass 3rd 10 4 4 A	South Zia 1 3 4th 3 2 K 4
Q 7 6 — A Q J 8 7 6 3 K 9 5		A J 9 4 3 Q J 5 10 4 J 7 4
42826 = 9A5B6 9A5B7 Par EW +420	K 8 2 K 10 7 4 3 K 5 Q 8 2
Ekeblad NS 4 East = -420  5	Welland NS   4 West +1   -150 +7 14

6. E deals E-W vul	A 9 8 4 3 A 6 5 3 Q 4 Q 9		West Welland 1 Pass Pass Lead 7 A 3	North Moss 1 Pass 5 2nd Q 2 K	East Fallenius Pass Pass 4 NT All Pass 3rd K 5 J	South Gitelman 1 4 5 4th A Q J	West Hampson 2 NT 5 Pass Lead 2 J 3	North Rosenberg Dbl 5 6 2nd Q Q	East Greco Pass 4 Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A	South Zia 1 4 6 4th A 2
Q K J 10 9 8 4 K J 9 8 2 3		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 North +1 +480  5	Welland NS   6 South =   +980 +11 25

7. S deals Both vul	A K 2 K Q 7 K 10 6 5 K 7 3		West Welland Pass Pass Lead Q Q K 5 10 2 J 9	North Moss 1 2nd 5 10 3 7 8 4 A 7	East Fallenius Pass 3rd 3 2 4 J 6 3 5 Q	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th A 6 A 4 K 7 9 5	West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 K 10 5 Q 3 Q 2	North Rosenberg 1 2 NT 3 2nd A 3 3 K 9 K 10 J	East Greco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 4 2 A 6 4 2 5	South Zia Pass 1 3 4th 5 A 4 6 7 8 9 7
9 7 6 3 A 9 6 A 8 7 2 10 5		Q J 10 4 10 3 Q 9 A Q J 8 2
43764 = 8A678 = Par EW +620	8 5 J 8 5 4 2 J 4 3 9 6 4
Ekeblad NS 1 North = +70 +5 10	Welland NS   3 South -1   -100  25

8. W deals None vul	J 5 2 4 2 7 4 K Q 9 8 4 2		West Welland 1 2 Pass Lead K 7 3	North Moss Pass Pass Pass 2nd 7 2	East Fallenius 1 4 3rd 3 A	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 6 6	West Hampson 1 2 Pass Lead 9 7 5 8 6	North Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 3 4 J 4	East Greco 1 4 3rd J A Q K J	South Zia Pass Pass 4th A 2 10 2
K 7 6 4 A K 6 5 K 8 6 10 6		A Q 10 3 Q 9 8 7 Q J 9 2 7
52238 = 6BB95 = Par EW +450	9 8 J 10 3 A 10 5 3 A J 5 3
Ekeblad NS 4 West +1 -450 = 10	Welland NS   4 East +1   -450 = 25

9. N deals E-W vul	K 10 8 7 10 5 Q 9 A K 9 5 3		West Welland Pass Pass Lead 4 Q 8 7 7 K 9 5 5	North Moss 1 3 NT 2nd 10 6 10 2 4 6 7 3 3	East Fallenius Pass Pass 3rd 9 3 A Q Q 7 4 6 A	South Gitelman 2 NT Pass 4th Q 2 J 9 2 8 6 3 2	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 4 Q 8 7 7 7 K 3 10	North Rosenberg 1 3 NT 2nd 5 6 10 5 2 4 7 3 9	East Greco Pass Pass 3rd 3 9 A Q 5 Q 4 6 A	South Zia 2 NT Pass 4th Q 2 J 3 6 5 9 6 8
J 9 3 K 8 6 4 2 A 8 4 10 6		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 South +1 +430 = 10	Welland NS   3 NT South +1   +430 = 25

10. E deals Both vul	A Q 9 J 5 4 9 2 Q J 10 8 6		West Welland Pass Pass Lead 3 A 3 Q 2 2	North Moss 3 NT 2nd 9 7 10 A 3 6	East Fallenius Pass Pass 3rd 6 6 Q 7 J Q	South Gitelman 1 NT Pass 4th J 4 K 4 9 K	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 3 2 3 10	North Rosenberg 3 NT 2nd 4 K 9 6	East Greco Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 10 J	South Zia 1 NT Pass 4th A 9 Q 6
K 10 7 3 K 7 6 3 K 8 4 3 7		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 South +1 +630 = 10	Welland NS   3 NT South +1   +630 = 25

11. S deals None vul	A J 10 4 3 7 6 3 9 5 7 6 3		West Welland 3 Pass Lead J A Q 2 4	North Moss 3 Pass 2nd 5 5 2 A Q	East Fallenius Pass Pass 3rd 6 3 3 8 6	South Gitelman 2 3 NT 4th K 2 K 3 10	West Hampson 2 Pass Lead J K Q 9 9 7 8 4 K	North Rosenberg 2 3 NT 2nd 5 5 2 Q A J 3 4 8	East Greco Pass All Pass 3rd 6 3 3 6 7 A 3 4 6	South Zia 2 2 NT 4th K 2 5 10 6 2 2 5 4
9 2 Q 5 Q J 8 7 4 3 2 Q 8		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 South +2 +460 +1 11	Welland NS   3 NT South +1   +430  25

12. W deals N-S vul	A 10 4 3 A 8 4 10 K 6 5 3 2		West Welland Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 10 J 2 2 Q	North Moss 1 1 3 2nd A 6 4 5 4	East Fallenius Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 2 8 A	South Gitelman 1 3 4 4th 5 Q K 4 7	West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 4 9 5 4 2 A 4	North Rosenberg 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 3 2 3 10 7 9 8	East Greco Pass Pass Pass 3rd K Q 4 A Q 8 6 6	South Zia 1 4 4th 5 10 Q 2 9 6 7 Q
Q 7 2 J 9 3 A Q 8 7 5 9 7		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 South +2 +680 +1 12	Welland NS   4 South +1   +650  25

13. N deals Both vul	K Q J 8 2 7 6 9 3 K 9 7 6		West Welland Pass Pass Lead 10 3 6 A K 6 7 4 Q	North Moss 2 Pass Pass 2nd 3 2 Q 4 9 A 4 10 2	East Fallenius Pass 4 Pass 3rd 8 K 8 3 5 2 J K 6	South Gitelman 3 Dbl 4th 9 5 4 6 7 3 A 9	West Hampson 2 NT 3 Lead K 4 3 6 5 2	North Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 10 7 J 6 J	East Greco 1 NT 3 3rd 5 K A Q K 5	South Zia Pass Pass 4th 3 3 4 9 9 2
4 3 5 3 K Q 8 7 5 2 A 4 2		A 9 6 A K 10 8 2 6 4 Q J 5
47436 = 868A7 868A6 Par EW +130	10 7 5 Q J 9 4 A J 10 10 8 3
Ekeblad NS 4 × East -2 +500 +12 24	Welland NS   3 West +1   -130  25

14. E deals None vul	A J 9 J 10 2 A 7 A J 10 5 2		West Welland 1 NT Pass Pass Lead 4 6 7 10 Q 10	North Moss Dbl 3 3 NT 2nd 2 J 2 4 3	East Fallenius Pass 2 Pass All Pass 3rd Q K 3 K 2	South Gitelman Pass Dbl 3 4th 9 5 A 3 K	West Hampson Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Greco 3rd	South Zia 4th
Q 6 3 A 8 3 K J 8 6 3 8 3		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 North -2 -100 = 24	Welland NS   3 NT North -2   -100 = 25

15. S deals N-S vul	A J 9 8 2 Q 8 6 Q 8 4 8 4		West Welland 2 Pass Pass Lead 10 K 6 4 A 3 A A	North Moss Pass 3 5 2nd 6 2 3 J 2 3 5 10	East Fallenius 2 Pass All Pass 3rd J 4 Q Q 8 2 3 4	South Gitelman 1 3 4 4th 7 8 2 6 7 10 Q 5	West Hampson Pass 2 3 Lead 8 J K 10 6 K 4 5	North Rosenberg 1 2 NT All Pass 2nd A Q 3 3 J A 2 6	East Greco Dbl Pass 3rd 7 6 4 J 2 9 5 10	South Zia 1 2 3 4th 2 8 2 7 3 4 K Q
Q 6 5 4 3 10 9 4 3 2 10 3 6		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 South -2 -200  24	Welland NS   3 West -1   +50 +6 31

Welland leads by 7 IMPs

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Segment 2

16. W deals E-W vul	4 2 K 7 4 K 10 7 6 3 Q 7 6		West Welland Lead	North Greco 2nd	East Fallenius 3rd	South Hampson 4th	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
10 A 10 9 Q J 9 2 A J 10 8 4		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 West -1 +100 = 24	Welland NS   2 South =   +110 = 31

17. N deals None vul	8 5 4 3 A 7 9 8 4 3 2 A Q		West Welland Lead	North Greco 2nd	East Fallenius 3rd	South Hampson 4th	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
K Q 7 K 9 8 4 A K J 8 7 5		10 9 6 2 Q J 10 3 Q 7 J 10 2
45477 = 67746 = Par EW +80	A J 6 5 2 10 6 5 K 9 6 4 3
Ekeblad NS 1 NT West +1 -120 = 24	Welland NS   2 East =   -110 = 31

18. E deals N-S vul	K J 9 7 4 A 5 4 K 7 6 5 2		West Welland Lead	North Greco 2nd	East Fallenius 3rd	South Hampson 4th	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
Q 8 7 A K 10 2 K 9 A Q J 10		A 3 Q 9 8 6 3 J 8 3 2 9 3
37355 = 96A88 = Par EW +420	10 6 5 4 2 J 5 Q 10 7 6 8 4
Ekeblad NS 4 East = -420 = 24	Welland NS   4 West =   -420 = 31

19. S deals E-W vul	8 7 2 6 A J 9 5 A K Q 10 6		West Welland Lead	North Greco 2nd	East Fallenius 3rd	South Hampson 4th	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
J 5 3 Q 9 8 Q 10 6 4 9 8 2		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 South = +1510 = 24	Welland NS   7 South =   +1510 = 31

20. W deals Both vul	A 9 8 6 2 Q 7 6 2 Q Q J 9		West Welland Lead	North Greco 2nd	East Fallenius 3rd	South Hampson 4th	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
10 5 A 9 8 K 9 8 7 3 K 6 5		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 North -2 -200  24	Welland NS   4 South +1   +650 +13 44

21. N deals N-S vul	A Q 6 3 2 10 6 A 9 8 K 7 3		West Welland Lead	North Greco 2nd	East Fallenius 3rd	South Hampson 4th	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
10 8 K Q 9 3 K Q 7 6 4 8 2		K 9 A 7 2 10 5 2 A Q 9 6 5
26323 = 86ABA = Par EW +420	J 7 5 4 J 8 5 4 J 3 J 10 4
Ekeblad NS 1 NT North -1 -100  24	Welland NS   3 NT East -1   +50 +4 48

22. E deals E-W vul	7 2 J 9 8 7 4 A 10 7 10 7 3		West Welland Rdbl 2 NT 3 3 NT 4 Lead 4 7 Q A K 4	North Greco 2 Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K J 2 6 8 Q	East Fallenius 1 2 3 3 4 3rd A A 7 2 6 3	South Hampson Dbl Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 2 5 3 7 10	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
A 8 3 K 6 5 2 K 9 8 6 2 2		K J 10 9 5 — J 3 A K J 9 5 4
32633 42633 8B79A = Par EW +650	Q 6 4 A Q 10 3 Q 5 4 Q 8 6
Ekeblad NS 4 East = -620 +1 25	Welland NS   4 East +1   -650  48

23. S deals Both vul	A 10 5 K J 8 6 3 7 6 2 J 3		West Welland Lead J 5 4 9 5 2 K 2 7 3 5	North Greco 2nd 2 6 7 A 9 10 6 Q Q 4	East Fallenius 3rd 4 K J 7 K 8 J 6 3 2	South Hampson 4th 9 A Q 3 A 3 8 5 10 8	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
8 7 6 2 9 7 J 10 8 5 Q 7 6		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 South -1 -100  25	Welland NS   2 North +1   +140 +6 54

24. W deals None vul	J A K 8 7 5 3 K Q 7 4 A 7		West Welland Pass Pass Pass 4 Lead 9 5 K A	North Greco 1 Dbl Dbl All Pass 2nd 10 4 4 8	East Fallenius 1 3 Pass 3rd 4 Q 2 6	South Hampson Pass Pass 3 4th A A J	West Rubin Pass Pass 4 5 Lead 10 A 4 A 8 K 5 2	North Rosenberg 1 4 5 Dbl 2nd J 3 A 3 10 7 4 3	East Ekeblad 1 4 Pass All Pass 3rd K 6 2 2 Q 9 J K	South Zia 3 Pass Pass 4th 4 Q 5 J A 6 7 4
10 2 Q J J 10 8 6 5 Q J 3 2		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 East = -130  25	Welland NS   5 × East -3   +500 +12 66

25. N deals E-W vul	K 7 6 5 3 8 5 2 A 7 Q 9 4		West Welland Pass Pass Lead 10 8 5 3 6 8 4 Q Q	North Greco Pass 2 4 2nd A 2 5 J A Q J 6 A	East Fallenius 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 7 K A 2 2 K 7 8 7	South Hampson Dbl 3 4th 5 Q 9 9 4 6 3 10 2	West Rubin Lead	North Rosenberg 2nd	East Ekeblad 3rd	South Zia 4th
J 9 2 J 7 6 Q 9 6 3 J 6 2		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 North -1 -50 = 25	Welland NS   4 North -1   -50 = 66

26. E deals Both vul	J 4 3 Q J 10 9 2 9 6 K Q 3		West Welland 2 Pass 3 Lead 10 6 10 A J A 7 2	North Greco Pass 3 All Pass 2nd 2 K J 3 Q 3 8 6	East Fallenius 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q A Q 2 4 2 9 7	South Hampson Pass Dbl Pass 4th A 3 5 6 9 4 K 4	West Rubin 2 3 4 Lead K J A 10 2	North Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 Q 3 2 K	East Ekeblad 2 2 3 NT 3rd 6 4 Q Q A	South Zia Pass Pass Pass 4th A 9 4 A 3
A 10 7 5 8 3 10 8 7 4 2 5 2		Q 9 8 6 2 K 4 A J A J 7 6
64966 = 79376 79477 Par EW +140	K A 7 6 5 K Q 5 3 10 9 8 4
Ekeblad NS 3 East +1 -170 +10 35	Welland NS   4 East +1   -650  66

27. S deals None vul	10 9 4 A 7 A 7 6 5 4 2 K 2		West Welland Lead	North Greco 2nd	East Fallenius 3rd	South Hampson 4th	West Rubin 1 NT 2 Lead A 7 5 2 Q 4	North Rosenberg Pass 3 2nd 2 9 J 6 4 7	East Ekeblad 2 3 3rd 6 K K 9 5 9	South Zia Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 4 8 3 A K 8
Q 8 3 Q 10 8 4 Q 10 A Q J 7		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 North +1 +130 +1 36	Welland NS   3 West -2   +100  66

28. W deals N-S vul	K 6 A K Q 8 4 Q 8 5 4 2 6		West Welland Pass 1 3 Lead K 6 3 K A K 6 5 7	North Greco 1 2 Pass 2nd 9 2 5 A 10 9 J 4 9	East Fallenius Dbl 2 3 3rd 2 Q 6 2 3 8 J 4 Q	South Hampson Pass Pass All Pass 4th 7 7 4 7 2 4 5 3	West Rubin Pass 2 Pass Lead 9 6 4 A A 5 Q 4 9	North Rosenberg 1 2 2nd 2 A 2 6 3 8 2 4 3	East Ekeblad Dbl Pass 3rd 7 3 J 3 7 Q 9 9 4	South Zia Pass Pass 4th K 5 K 5 6 2 6 10
Q J 7 J 10 7 6 5 3 J 8 7 5		A 10 5 4 9 A K 7 6 A 10 4 2
64663 = 7976A = Par EW +140	9 8 3 2 3 2 J 10 9 K Q 9 3
Ekeblad NS 3 West -1 +50  36	Welland NS   2 North =   +90 +1 67

29. N deals Both vul	Q 10 4 A 10 8 5 A J 9 8 5 4		West Welland 4 Lead 4 A J 8 7 6 3 6	North Greco 2 Pass 2nd 9 4 5 8 5 8 9 10	East Fallenius Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 6 2 3 4 7 K	South Hampson 2 Pass 4th K 5 10 5 3 6 10 2	West Rubin 4 Lead 4 A K 8 7 2 6 6 4	North Rosenberg 1 Pass 2nd 9 4 5 8 8 5 10 10 8	East Ekeblad Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 3 4 3 7 6 K A	South Zia 1 Pass 4th J 5 Q 6 2 10 3 5
A 9 7 6 A K J 8 7 6 3 2 — 2		K 4 9 Q J 7 4 3 2 Q 7 6 3
36378 = 86A65 96A65 Par EW +620	J 8 5 3 2 Q 10 5 K 9 6 K 10
Ekeblad NS 4 West +1 -650 = 36	Welland NS   4 West +1   -650 = 67

30. E deals None vul	A 8 A K 9 5 4 2 Q J 10 5 4		West Welland 4 Pass Lead 6 3 2 8 K J	North Greco 4 2nd 3 A 10 4 7 6	East Fallenius Pass Pass 3rd K 9 Q A 8 2	South Hampson Pass Pass 4th Q 2 3 6 2 Q	West Rubin 3 Lead Q A J 3 Q J	North Rosenberg Pass 2nd 5 2 4 8 3 6	East Ekeblad 1 Pass 3rd 3 6 6 9 K K	South Zia Pass Pass 4th K 8 9 J 7 8
10 4 3 3 A K J 10 7 4 2 Q 8		K Q 9 6 5 J 10 7 6 6 5 A 6
4392A 4292A 894A2 894A3 Par EW +100	J 7 2 Q 8 9 8 3 K 9 7 3 2
Ekeblad NS 4 North -2 -100 = 36	Welland NS   3 West =   -110 = 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 Welland Pass 2 2 Lead K 6 5 A 8	North Ekeblad Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 6 K 4 8 5	East Fallenius 2 2 3rd 9 2 Q J 2	South Rubin 1 NT Pass Pass 4th 4 9 3 7 A	West Moss Pass 1 NT Lead 3 2 Q 8 7 Q 2 6	North Rosenberg 1 All Pass 2nd K 5 7 10 A 8 5 7	East Gitelman 1 3rd 2 K 4 J 6 8 A 2	South Zia 1 Pass 4th 9 3 9 A 5 4 6 5
K Q 8 4 2 8 7 4 3 2 A Q 9		J 6 4 2 A Q 10 9 8 J 6 K 5
65457 = 67875 78875 Par EW +110	A 9 5 K J 7 6 A 9 10 7 4 2
Ekeblad NS 2 West = -110  36	Welland NS   1 NT West =   -90 +1 68

32. W deals E-W vul	7 6 5 Q 2 K Q 8 6 3 7 6 2		West Welland 1 1 NT Pass Lead 6 9 K 8	North Ekeblad Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 10 J 4	East Fallenius 1 3 NT 3rd A Q 7 10	South Rubin Pass Pass 4th 5 4 3	West Moss 1 2 NT Pass Lead 6 9 K 8 3 2	North Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 10 J 3 6	East Gitelman 1 3 NT 3rd A Q 7 4 8	South Zia Pass Pass 4th 5 4 7 Q 3
K Q 3 K J 7 10 5 A K Q 5 3		A J 9 10 8 6 3 J 4 2 J 9 4
55574 = 78869 77769 Par EW +110	10 8 4 2 A 9 5 4 A 9 7 10 8
Ekeblad NS 3 NT West -2 +200 = 36	Welland NS   3 NT West -2   +200 = 68

33. N deals None vul	K 5 4 J 2 A 9 8 6 5 2 K 3		West Welland Pass Dbl Lead 4 J 10 2 10 A 8 5	North Ekeblad 1 3 All Pass 2nd K 3 4 Q Q 4 K J	East Fallenius 2 Pass 3rd Q K A 3 2 9 2 10	South Rubin 2 4 4th 6 4 3 7 5 6 7 K	West Moss Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 J 10 2 Q A 8 2	North Rosenberg 1 NT 2 Pass 3 2nd K 5 4 A A 4 K J	East Gitelman Pass Pass 3 All Pass 3rd 5 K A 6 2 9 J 7	South Zia 2 2 Dbl 4th 6 9 3 8 3 3 6 7
A Q 8 2 Q 9 8 7 4 K 7 4 4		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 × South -3 -500  36	Welland NS   3 South -2   -100 +9 77

34. E deals N-S vul	8 2 Q 10 4 3 2 J 7 7 6 5 2		West Welland Pass 1 NT 3 NT Lead 8 A 9 3 K A K 6	North Ekeblad Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 10 8 10 6 6 8 5 K	East Fallenius 1 Dbl 2 NT 3rd 4 4 Q J 3 7 9 J	South Rubin 1 Pass Pass 4th 3 2 5 5 7 2 3 2	West Moss 2 3 NT Lead 8 A 9 3 K A K 6	North Rosenberg Pass All Pass 2nd 10 8 10 7 5 8 4 K	East Gitelman 1 3 3rd 7 4 Q J 3 9 7 J	South Zia 1 Pass 4th 3 6 2 6 5 2 3 2
Q J 3 J 9 7 Q 10 6 3 Q 4 3		10 6 A K 5 A 9 4 2 A K J 9
36533 = 968A9 978A9 Par EW +400	A K 9 7 5 4 8 6 K 8 5 10 8
Ekeblad NS 3 NT West = -400 = 36	Welland NS   3 NT West =   -400 = 77

35. S deals E-W vul	A K J 7 K 9 4 2 4 9 8 5 4		West Welland 1 Pass Lead A K 9 A 6 7 10 8	North Ekeblad Dbl Pass 2nd 5 6 2 2 4 5 5 7	East Fallenius 3 3rd 2 4 3 6 J 6 K 4	South Rubin Pass Pass 4th 3 9 Q 3 7 4 3 10	West Moss 1 1 Lead 4 10 3 6 2 8	North Rosenberg Dbl Pass 2nd 2 7 6 2 6 K	East Gitelman 1 2 3rd 8 5 4 3 J 5	South Zia Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q Q 10 J A 4
10 9 8 3 A A Q 7 6 A Q 10 6		6 5 10 8 7 6 K 10 5 2 K J 2
56734 = 87598 = Par EW +120	Q 4 2 Q J 5 3 J 9 8 3 7 3
Ekeblad NS 3 West = -110 +1 37	Welland NS   2 West +2   -130  77

36. W deals Both vul	10 6 4 3 2 9 6 9 K 8 7 4 2		West Welland Pass Pass Pass 2 All Pass Lead 7 10 6 10 2 2 9	North Ekeblad Pass 1 Pass 2 2nd J 4 Q 9 5 8	East Fallenius Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3rd A A 7 3 6 Q	South Rubin 1 Dbl Pass 4 4th 6 3 2 K Q K	West Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 6 A 4 A Q 3	North Rosenberg Pass 3 3 NT 4 2nd 2 Q 6 9 4 5 8	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 7 3 Q 9 2 A	South Zia 2 NT 3 4 4th 3 4 2 K 2 7 8
K 9 8 7 A 10 5 4 10 6 5 4 10		— 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 North -2 -200  37	Welland NS   4 South -1   -100 +3 80

37. N deals N-S vul	A K 9 9 2 5 K Q J 10 8 6 2		West Welland 3 Pass Lead A Q 9 Q Q K 10 8 6	North Ekeblad 2 4 2nd 3 10 4 7 K 6 6 8 7	East Fallenius 2 Pass 3rd 4 5 3 7 2 4 3 4 6	South Rubin 3 Pass 4th 2 9 J A 3 5 8 7 8	West Moss 3 Pass Lead K Q A K Q Q J 10 8	North Rosenberg 1 4 5 2nd 3 10 J 7 A 9 6 5 2	East Gitelman 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 8 4 5 4 6 3 4 6 7	South Zia 3 4 4th 2 9 2 A 3 3 5 J 7
Q J 10 8 7 8 5 4 K 2 A 5 3		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 North = +130 +6 43	Welland NS   5 North -1   -100  80

38. E deals E-W vul	J 4 A J 8 3 A 4 J 6 5 4 2		West Welland 1 Rdbl 2 Lead Q 7 8 K 5 3 6 A	North Ekeblad Pass 2 3 2nd 2 3 8 2 6 Q A	East Fallenius 1 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K 10 10 A K J	South Rubin Pass Dbl Pass 4th 4 J 5 2 4 9 3	West Moss 1 Dbl Pass Lead K A 10 4 J	North Rosenberg Pass 2 4 2nd 4 J J 7 2	East Gitelman Pass 1 NT 4 All Pass 3rd 7 Q Q 6 4	South Zia Pass 2 4 4th 2 3 6 3 Q
A K 10 9 8 6 6 5 3 2 A 10 7		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 North +1 +170 +6 49	Welland NS   4 South -1   -50  80