Event AU06 Main

White Plains, New York

August 2006

2006 U.S. Championship

Final: Ekeblad vs. Jacobs

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul A Q J 3
Q 3
K J 6
Q 10 5 3

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

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

8 6 5 4
7 6
10 7 5
A J 9 8 Table 10
A K J 10 8 2
A 4 3 2
6 2
58457 =
84985 =
Par NS -100 K 9 7 2
9 5 4
Q 9 8
K 7 4

Ekeblad NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 0
Jacobs NS
3 E = -140
Tie 0

2. E deals
N-S vul Q 5
Q 8 7 6 5
Q 8 7 6 2
10

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

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

J 8 4 3
K
J 10 4 3
Q 8 7 5 Table K 10 7
A 2
K 5
K J 9 4 3 2
35973 34973
7745A =
Par NS -130 A 9 6 2
J 10 9 4 3
A 9
A 6

Ekeblad NS
3 NT E -2 +100
+5 5
Jacobs NS
4 S -1 -100
-5 0

3. S deals
E-W vul 10 9 7 6
9 6 3
8 5
A Q J 7

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

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

K Q J 5
A K J
2
10 6 4 3 2 Table 8 2
4
K J 10 9 7 4 3
K 9 8
56845 66855
76588 =
Par NS +110 A 4 3
Q 10 8 7 5 2
A Q 6
5

Ekeblad NS
3 S -1 -50
+6 11
Jacobs NS
4 × S -2 -300
-6 0

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 4 2
K 10 7
A Q J 10 9
J 4 Table A 9 5
5 4 2
8 6 4 3
8 7 2
79A7A A9A7A
34363 34352
Par NS +630 J 10 8 6
Q 8 6
K 5 2
K 10 3

Ekeblad NS
1 NT S +4 +210
+3 14
Jacobs NS
1 NT W -1 +100
-3 0

5. N deals
N-S vul A 8 4 2
J 4 3
9 5
K Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q
A 10 9 5 2
A Q 3 2
J 10 2 Table K 5
K Q 8 7
J 10 8 4
A 7 4
27225 =
B6BB8 =
Par NS -460 J 10 9 7 6 3
6
K 7 6
9 8 5

Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 14
Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 0

6. E deals
E-W vul 8
J 10 6 2
A K J 4 2
Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 (AP) 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
3 Pass 3 AP

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

A Q J 7 5 4
4 3
Q 8 3
A 5 Table K 10 9
A 9 7
10 6 5
10 8 7 6
55999 =
88334 =
Par NS +140 6 3 2
K Q 8 5
9 7
K 9 3 2

Ekeblad NS
3 S = +140
+1 15
Jacobs NS
3 W -1 +100
-1 0

7. S deals
Both vul J 9 6 4
6 3 2
J 7 5 4
10 2

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

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

8 5 3
K Q
A K Q 2
A 6 5 3 Table Q 2
A 10 9
10 9 8 6 3
K Q 4
46633 =
966A9 =
Par NS -600 A K 10 7
J 8 7 5 4
—
J 9 8 7

Ekeblad NS
2 S -1 -100
+11 26
Jacobs NS
3 NT W = -600
-11 0

8. W deals
None vul 3 2
6
A K Q 10 3
K 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10 6
A 10 8 2
J 9 8 4
Q 10 Table A 8 5
J 9 7 5
7 6 5 2
A 3
67678 =
76765 =
Par NS +90 Q J 9 7 4
K Q 4 3
—
J 9 8 6

Ekeblad NS
3 N +1 +130
+5 31
Jacobs NS
3 N -1 -50
-5 0

9. N deals
E-W vul A 7
7 6
9 7
A Q 9 8 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
2 2 Dbl 1 1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5 3 2
10 5
J 5 3
K 10 3 Table Q 6 4
K J 9 8 4
A Q 10 6
7
A666B =
27772 27771
Par NS +430 J 9 8
A Q 3 2
K 8 4 2
J 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 31
Jacobs NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 0

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 10 7 6
A K Q 7 3
A
A 6 5 Table J 9 4
9 2
J 7 4
Q J 8 4 2
43362 =
8A97B =
Par NS -620 3 2
J 8 6 4
K 9 6 5 3
K 3

Ekeblad NS
1 W +3 -170
-7 31
Jacobs NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+7 7

11. S deals
None vul K Q 10 9 8 7 6
5
Q 8
K 6 2

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

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

3
A Q J 8 7 2
J 4 3
Q J 7 Table 4 2
9 6
A 10 9 7 5 2
A 9 5
79326 =
64AB7 =
Par NS -300 A J 5
K 10 4 3
K 6
10 8 4 3

Ekeblad NS
4 N -1 -50
Tie 31
Jacobs NS
4 N -1 -50
Tie 7

12. W deals
N-S vul K Q 8 4
K 10 9 8
7 3
Q 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
2 3 AP

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

10 7 3
J 7 2
Q J
K J 10 8 2 Table A J 9 6
A 6
8 6 4 2
6 5 3
A8AA6 98AA6
35236 =
Par NS +630 5 2
Q 5 4 3
A K 10 9 5
A 7

Ekeblad NS
4 S = +620
+10 41
Jacobs NS
3 N = +140
-10 7

13. N deals
Both vul 10 8 6
10 8 7 4
A Q 10 6 5 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 9 7 5 3
A K 3
K 7
6 5 2 Table J 4
J 5 2
J 9 4
K Q 9 8 3
87897 =
55446 55546
Par NS +120 A Q 2
Q 9 6
8 3
A J 10 7 4

Ekeblad NS
2 S = +90
-1 41
Jacobs NS
2 S = +110
+1 8

14. E deals
None vul Q 7 5 3 2
A J 10 8 3
7
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass
3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

A K 9 8 6
K
Q 10 4
K 7 4 2 Table —
7 6 4 2
A K 5 3 2
A Q 9 8
25610 =
877CC =
Par NS -920 J 10 4
Q 9 5
J 9 8 6
6 5 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W = -400
+1 42
Jacobs NS
5 E +1 -420
-1 8

15. S deals
N-S vul 9 6 2
Q J 2
Q 8 6 5 2
J 5

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

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

5
K 10 7 6
K J 9
A Q 10 9 3 Table K Q J 10
A 5 4
A 10 7
8 7 4
23232 =
BABAB B9BAB
Par NS -460 A 8 7 4 3
9 8 3
4 3
K 6 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W +1 -430
+1 43
Jacobs NS
3 NT E +2 -460
-1 8

Ekeblad leads by 35 IMPs

Match AU06 Main

Top 2006 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
1 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 5
J 7 3
K 5
K 9 4 3 2 Table 10 6 2
A Q 10 2
A 9 8 7 4
8
65456 =
77887 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 3
K 8 4
J 10 3 2
J 7 6

Ekeblad NS
1 NT W +1 -120
-8 43
Jacobs NS
3 NT W -2 +200
+8 16

17. N deals
None vul 2
K Q 9 8 6
K J
K Q 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
2 3 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

A K Q
10 3 2
A 10 9 5
J 10 2 Table J 9 6 5 4 3
A J
Q 3 2
A 7
11626 =
BB7A7 BB6A6
Par NS -460 10 8 7
7 5 4
8 7 6 4
6 5 3

Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 43
Jacobs NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 8 5 4 3
4
6
K 10 9 7 6 Table J 10
A Q 5 2
K Q 8 7 5 2
2
74866 73856
68577 68567
Par NS -110 K 7 6
J 9 7 6 3
J
Q 8 5 4

Ekeblad NS
2 W +2 -170
-7 43
Jacobs NS
4 W -2 +100
+7 23

19. S deals
E-W vul 2
Q J 8 7 4
Q 10 4
9 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
1 1
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
3 AP

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

9 7 6
A 5
A 9 8 7 3 2
A 2 Table K 10 8 4
K 10 9 2
K 6
J 8 3
55547 =
77785 78795
Par NS -110 A Q J 5 3
6 3
J 5
K Q 10 5

Ekeblad NS
3 W -1 +100
Tie 43
Jacobs NS
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
3 Pass Pass Dbl 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

J 2
K J 8 7 5 4 3 2
8
4 2 Table A 6 4
6
10 9 7 6
J 10 9 6 3
BB6CB =
21712 =
Par NS +1370 K Q 8 5
A
K Q 3 2
A Q 7 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 43
Jacobs NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 23

21. N deals
N-S vul K 10 9 6 2
10 9 6 3
K 6
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 2 AP Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 8 3
A K 4
10 7 5
K J 10 9 Table Q 7 5
Q 7
A J 9 2
Q 8 5 3
47854 =
96577 =
Par NS -400 A 4
J 8 5 2
Q 8 4 3
A 7 6

Ekeblad NS
2 W = -90
+2 45
Jacobs NS
1 NT E +2 -150
-2 23

22. E deals
E-W vul K 5 3
K 10 8
Q 10 5
A 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass 1 Pass 3 3 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 2
Q 7 6
A J 8 7 6
10 4 Table 10 8 7
9
9 4 3
K Q J 7 5 3
89A65 =
53368 33368
Par NS +420 J 9 6 4
A J 5 4 3 2
K 2
2

Ekeblad NS
4 S -1 -50
-6 45
Jacobs NS
3 S +1 +170
+6 29

23. S deals
Both vul 6 4
Q J 10 8 5 3
Q
A 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
Pass Pass
1 2 2 Pass 1 1 1 Pass
3 AP 1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 2
A K 9
J 10 6 3
K 5 3 Table K J 9 7 5 3
4 2
A 8 5
9 6
54869 =
78464 =
Par NS +110 A 8
7 6
K 9 7 4 2
Q J 7 2

Ekeblad NS
3 E = -140
Tie 45
Jacobs NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 29

24. W deals
None vul A K Q 10 8 5 4
9
2
J 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
Pass 3 NT Dbl 4 2 4 5 Pass
Pass 4 5 Pass Pass Pass
6 AP

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

7 3
J 10 3
A Q J 4 3
8 6 5 Table 6
A K Q 8 7 6 2
8 7
A K Q
08035 =
65CA8 =
Par NS -800 J 9 2
5 4
K 10 9 6 5
9 4 2

Ekeblad NS
6 E = -980
-11 45
Jacobs NS
5 E = -450
+11 40

25. N deals
E-W vul Q 9 6
8 4 2
10 6
A Q 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass 3
Dbl 4 4 AP Pass Pass 4 AP

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

A J 8 3
A Q 10 5
A K 5
J 3 Table K 2
K J 9 7 6 3
Q 4
9 7 5
24176 =
87B67 88B67
Par NS -650 10 7 5 4
—
J 9 8 7 3 2
K 10 6

Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -650
+1 46
Jacobs NS
4 E +2 -680
-1 40

26. E deals
Both vul K 7 6
8 5 3 2
3 2
J 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
1 1 1 NT Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A Q 10
Q J 9 4
J 9 5 4
10 8 Table J 9
A K 6
Q 10 8 7
A 9 6 4
57546 =
75897 85897
Par NS -120 8 5 4 3 2
10 7
A K 6
K Q 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -1 +100
Tie 46
Jacobs NS
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 40

27. S deals
None vul Q J 8 4 2
4
K 8 7 6
7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

A K 7
J 10 9 3
10 2
A K 6 4 Table 9 3
Q 8 7 6 5
5 4 3
9 8 2
69586 =
54847 =
Par NS +140 10 6 5
A K 2
A Q J 9
Q J 10

Ekeblad NS
2 NT S -2 -100
-6 46
Jacobs NS
3 N = +140
+6 46

28. W deals
N-S vul 8 6 5 4
8 6
K 9 5
K 10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 2 Pass 2 NT 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 7 3
7 5 3 2
7 2
J 6 2 Table 10 2
A K J 4
Q J 10 3
9 5 4
98789 88789
44654 =
Par NS +600 A Q J
Q 10 9
A 8 6 4
A Q 7

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +600
+12 58
Jacobs NS
4 N -1 -100
-12 46

29. N deals
Both vul 8 7 6 3 2
J 9
9 6 5
Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A J 9 5
K Q 6 2
K Q 4
K 4 Table K 10
5 4
8 7 3 2
A J 9 7 2
23422 =
BA9AB =
Par NS -660 Q 4
A 10 8 7 3
A J 10
10 8 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 58
Jacobs NS
3 NT W = -600
+1 47

30. E deals
None vul 10 6
K 8 7 6 3 2
10 9 7 4
J

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
1 1 NT 1 Pass
Dbl 2 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

Q
10 4
K 8 3 2
A Q 10 8 4 3 Table J 9 8 7 4 3
A Q
6
K 9 6 5
43872 =
9945B =
Par NS -400 A K 5 2
J 9 5
A Q J 5
7 2

Ekeblad NS
3 E +1 -170
-1 58
Jacobs NS
3 E = -140
+1 48

Ekeblad leads by 10 IMPs

Match AU06 Main

Top 2006 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 3

31. S deals
N-S vul A J
A J 9
A 9 5 2
9 8 4 3

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

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

6 5 4 3 2
6 4 3
Q
A Q 10 5 Table Q 7
8 7 5 2
K J 10 7 6 4 3
—
A986A =
34473 =
Par NS +630 K 10 9 8
K Q 10
8
K J 7 6 2

Ekeblad NS
4 × E -3 +500
Tie 58
Jacobs NS
4 × E -3 +500
Tie 48

32. W deals
E-W vul 8 4 2
9 8 7 3 2
K 5
9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 3 3 1 Pass 3 AP
3 NT 4 Dbl AP

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

Q J 9 7
Q 10 4
J 4 3
10 4 2 Table A 5
A
A Q 10 9 8 7 6
J 6 5
57947 36837
76486 =
Par NS +140 K 10 6 3
K J 6 5
2
A K Q 8

Ekeblad NS
4 × N -1 -100
Tie 58
Jacobs NS
3 E = -110
Tie 48

33. N deals
None vul Q J 9 5
9 5 3
10
K 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

4 3
A 10 6 2
A K J 5 3
J 9 Table K 10 7
J 8
9 7 6 2
A Q 10 3
26325 =
A68A8 A68B8
Par NS -430 A 8 6 2
K Q 7 4
Q 8 4
6 5

Ekeblad NS
1 NT W +2 -150
-3 58
Jacobs NS
2 N -1 -50
+3 51

34. E deals
N-S vul K Q 9 8 7
Q 8 6
A Q 3
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A
J 5 3
K J 9 2
10 9 7 5 4 Table J 10
A K 10 4
8 6 5 4
A K 8
36222 =
A7BBB A6ABA
Par NS -450 6 5 4 3 2
9 7 2
10 7
6 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -450
-1 58
Jacobs NS
3 NT E +1 -430
+1 52

35. S deals
E-W vul A J 8 3
J 10 8
4 3 2
7 5 4

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

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 8 2 2 8 4 A 3
K 5 3 4 6 K 2 5
6 5 A 9 K 5 3 4
2 12 tricks won
12 tricks claimed

5
A Q 7 6 5 3
J 9
J 9 8 2 Table 9 4
K 9 4 2
10 8 7
A Q 10 6
6C4C4 =
21918 21919
Par NS +980 K Q 10 7 6 2
—
A K Q 6 5
K 3

Ekeblad NS
4 S +2 +480
Tie 58
Jacobs NS
4 S +2 +480
Tie 52

36. W deals
Both vul K J 9
6 2
A K Q J 4 2
10 6

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

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

8 7 5
K 5 3
10 8
A 9 7 5 2 Table Q 4 2
A Q 9 7 4
9 3
K Q 3
39393 =
33838 =
Par NS +140 A 10 6 3
J 10 8
7 6 5
J 8 4

Ekeblad NS
3 N = +110
-2 58
Jacobs NS
1 NT N +3 +180
+2 54

37. N deals
N-S vul A 7 3
K J 6 5
J 3
K 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 5
Q 10 7 2
7 6 2
J 9 7 Table 9 4 2
A 9 4
A Q 10 9 4
Q 2
8A87A =
53553 =
Par NS +620 K Q 8 6
8 3
K 8 5
A 8 5 3

Ekeblad NS
1 NT E -2 +100
-11 58
Jacobs NS
4 N = +620
+11 65

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

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

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

9 4
K J 10 9 8 7 4
10 9 7 4
— Table Q 6 5
5 3
K 8 2
K J 7 4 3
BB8AC BC8BC
11521 21522
Par NS +980 A 8 3
—
A Q 5 3
A Q 10 9 6 2

Ekeblad NS
6 N -1 -50
-11 58
Jacobs NS
4 NT N +1 +460
+11 76

39. S deals
Both vul J 9 3
A 7 2
Q J 8 7 3
A K

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 10 8 2
4 3
K 10
Q J 8 7 6 Table K 5 4
K J 8 5
6 5
10 5 4 2
76895 =
57548 =
Par NS +110 Q 7 6
Q 10 9 6
A 9 4 2
9 3

Ekeblad NS
2 NT N +1 +150
Tie 58
Jacobs NS
2 NT N +1 +150
Tie 76

40. W deals
None vul Q 10 4 3 2
8 2
Q
J 10 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 2 NT AP

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

K J 9
Q 10 9
A J 9 4 2
A Q Table 7 5
7 4 3
8 6 3
K 9 8 6 4
79956 79967
64476 =
Par NS +140 A 8 6
A K J 6 5
K 10 7 5
2

Ekeblad NS
1 NT W -1 +50
-2 58
Jacobs NS
2 NT W -2 +100
+2 78

41. N deals
E-W vul K J 4
7 6 4 3 2
Q J 7
K 2

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

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

A Q 10 7 6
K J 10
10 4
A J 8 Table 8 5 2
A Q
K 8 5 2
Q 9 6 5
65775 =
78667 78567
Par NS -110 9 3
9 8 5
A 9 6 3
10 7 4 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT E -2 +200
Tie 58
Jacobs NS
3 NT W -2 +200
Tie 78

42. E deals
Both vul K J 7 5
A Q 10 8 3 2
A 3
A

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 7 AP Pass 7 AP

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

3
9 7 5
K 7 4 2
10 8 6 5 2 Table Q 9 8 6 2
J
J 9 8 5
9 7 4
DBDAC =
02031 =
Par NS +2220 A 10 4
K 6 4
Q 10 6
K Q J 3

Ekeblad NS
7 S = +2210
Tie 58
Jacobs NS
7 S = +2210
Tie 78

43. S deals
None vul 6 2
J 8 6 2
J 8 4 3
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
1 1
2 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl
1 2 3 4 (AP)

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

Q J 10 9 4 3
9 5
7 5
7 6 2 Table A 8 5
A K Q 7 4 3
10
Q J 5
945A9 =
49833 49834
Par NS +100 K 7
10
A K Q 9 6 2
A 10 9 4

Ekeblad NS
4 W -1 +50
-3 58
Jacobs NS
4 S +1 +150
+3 81

44. W deals
N-S vul J 4
2
A 9 7 6 5 2
9 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 1
2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Dbl 4 AP
4 AP

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

10 7 6 2
J 10 9 8 6 5
—
A K 7 Table K 9
K Q 7 4
K 8 4 3
Q 10 2
47396 =
76A46 =
Par NS -420 A Q 8 5 3
A 3
Q J 10
J 8 3

Ekeblad NS
4 E = -420
Tie 58
Jacobs NS
4 E = -420
Tie 81

45. N deals
Both vul 7 5 3 2
A Q
Q J 8
A Q 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

K 6
J 9 2
7 6 3
J 10 8 5 3 Table A 10 8
K 10 7 6
K 9 4 2
K 6
79767 =
54676 =
Par NS +140 Q J 9 4
8 5 4 3
A 10 5
9 4

Ekeblad NS
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 58
Jacobs NS
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 81

Jacobs leads by 23 IMPs

Match AU06 Main

Top 2006 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 2 AP

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

K
K Q 10 9 2
10 9 6
A K 6 3 Table A Q 9 4 2
5 4
J 3 2
10 7 4
55564 =
77878 =
Par NS -110 J 6 3
J 6
A 8 7 5 4
J 5 2

Ekeblad NS
1 NT W +3 -180
-3 58
Jacobs NS
2 W = -90
+3 84

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

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

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

A Q 10 9 6
Q J 8 6
2
K Q 4 Table 8 4 3 2
A 9 4 2
8 3
A J 3
422A7 =
7BA36 =
Par NS -450 J 7 5
K 7 3
A 10 9 7 5 4
5

Ekeblad NS
4 W = -420
+1 59
Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -450
-1 84

48. W deals
E-W vul K 6 5
A 10 9 4 3 2
A 4
10 9

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

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

A Q J 10 8 4
Q 7
J 7 5
K 2 Table 7 3 2
8
Q 9 3 2
Q J 8 7 6
A6B77 =
37256 =
Par NS +450 9
K J 6 5
K 10 8 6
A 5 4 3

Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 59
Jacobs NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 84

49. N deals
None vul A 10 4
A J 8 5
J
Q 6 5 4 2

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

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

3
K 6 4 3
10 6 4 2
K 10 9 7 Table K Q J 8 5 2
9 7
A K 9
A 8
33645 =
99797 89786
Par NS -400 9 7 6
Q 10 2
Q 8 7 5 3
J 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W = -400
+1 60
Jacobs NS
3 NT W +1 -430
-1 84

50. E deals
N-S vul A K 9 8 4 3
3
Q 8 3
K Q 5

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

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

7
K Q 6 5 4
A K 5
10 8 4 3 Table Q J 6 5 2
10 7
J 9 4 2
J 7
78878 88878
54555 =
Par NS +120 10
A J 9 8 2
10 7 6
A 9 6 2

Ekeblad NS
2 N -1 -100
-12 60
Jacobs NS
3 NT S = +600
+12 96

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

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

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

K 9 5 4
10 7
Q
A 10 9 8 7 6 Table J 10 7 6 2
3 2
A 10 8 7 5 2
—
84967 A4858
29265 =
Par NS +430 A Q 3
J 8 4
K 9 6 4
K Q 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 71
Jacobs NS
4 S -1 -50
-11 96

52. W deals
Both vul 5
8 6 3
A K Q J 3 2
Q 9 7

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

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

A J 3
Q 10 9 2
10 7 6
A 5 3 Table Q 9 8 6 4 2
—
9 8 5 4
J 8 4
A6A99 A6A89
27323 37344
Par NS +630 K 10 7
A K J 7 5 4
—
K 10 6 2

Ekeblad NS
4 S -1 -100
+3 74
Jacobs NS
5 × S -1 -200
-3 96

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

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

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

K 10 8 7
A 9 8 3
7 2
7 3 2 Table 6 5
Q 7 5
A Q J 10 8 5 3
6
58649 57648
65794 =
Par NS -110 Q J 9 4
J 10 2
9 4
A K Q 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT× N -2 -500
Tie 74
Jacobs NS
4 × E = -510
Tie 96

54. E deals
E-W vul 6
A 8 3
A 8 7 5 4 3
10 7 6

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

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

J 10 5 2
Q 10 9 7 5 2
—
A Q 5 Table 8 7 4
K J 6
Q 9 6 2
K J 4
77498 78498
45924 55924
Par NS -100 A K Q 9 3
4
K J 10
9 8 3 2

Ekeblad NS
2 S -1 -50
-5 74
Jacobs NS
3 N +1 +130
+5 101

55. S deals
Both vul J 10 6 4 2
K Q 3
K 8 4 3
5

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

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

Q 7 3
7
10 7 6
A J 8 6 4 3 Table A 9 8 5
10 6 4
A Q J 2
10 2
75843 =
68489 =
Par NS -110 K
A J 9 8 5 2
9 5
K Q 9 7

Ekeblad NS
4 S -2 -200
Tie 74
Jacobs NS
4 S -2 -200
Tie 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

6 4
4 2
A 10 8 5 4 2
K 7 5 Table J 9 8 5
Q J 10
9 6 3
10 6 3
CCB8C =
11141 =
Par NS +990 Q 10 7 3
A K 9 6 3
J 7
8 4

Ekeblad NS
4 N +2 +480
+1 75
Jacobs NS
5 N = +450
-1 101

57. N deals
E-W vul J
A Q 9 8 4
J 10 4
8 5 4 3

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

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

A K Q 10 7 6 3
5 2
A K
Q 10 Table 9 5 4
K 6
8 7 5
K J 9 7 2
22882 =
AB559 =
Par NS -650 8 2
J 10 7 3
Q 9 6 3 2
A 6

Ekeblad NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 75
Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 101

58. E deals
Both vul A 4
A Q 6 2
A J 7 3 2
9 5

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

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

K Q J 10 9 5
9 7 4 3
K 8
K Table 8 7
K J
10 6 5
J 8 7 6 4 2
B7AC8 =
26314 =
Par NS +1370 6 3 2
10 8 5
Q 9 4
A Q 10 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N -4 -400
-12 75
Jacobs NS
2 W -2 +200
+12 113

59. S deals
None vul Q 10 7
2
K J 10 9 2
K 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
3 3
Pass 5 6 AP Pass 5 6 Pass
7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 10 7
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

K J 9 6 5 3
J 8 5
A 8 6
5 Table A 8 4
A K Q 10 9 6 4 3
—
A 7
11088 =
CCD55 =
Par NS -1510 2
7
Q 7 5 4 3
Q J 10 9 8 6

Ekeblad NS
6 E +1 -1010
+11 86
Jacobs NS
7 E = -1510
-11 113

60. W deals
N-S vul Q 5
9 4 3
A K
J 10 9 8 6 4

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

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

A J 10 9 8 3 2
A 8
J 6 4
2 Table K 7
10 5 2
Q 9 5 2
A K 5 3
22748 =
AB695 =
Par NS -450 6 4
K Q J 7 6
10 8 7 3
Q 7

Ekeblad NS
4 W = -420
+1 87
Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -450
-1 113

Jacobs leads by 26 IMPs

Match AU06 Main

Top 2006 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 5

61. N deals
Both vul Q J 8 5
K J 6 2
9 8 4
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
1 NT AP

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

A 9 4
A 8 7
A K 5 2
J 6 3 Table K 10 7 3
10 5
6 3
Q 8 7 5 2
55774 65774
68669 =
Par NS -110 6 2
Q 9 4 3
Q J 10 7
A K 9

Ekeblad NS
1 NT W = -90
Tie 87
Jacobs NS
1 NT W = -90
Tie 113

62. E deals
None vul Q 5 3
A 3 2
A 10 8
Q 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

K 8 7 4 2
Q 10 7 6
K Q 2
A Table J 9 6
9 8 5
J 5 4
K 10 5 3
75688 76688
67755 =
Par NS +90 A 10
K J 4
9 7 6 3
J 9 8 6

Ekeblad NS
2 W = -110
-4 87
Jacobs NS
2 W -1 +50
+4 117

63. S deals
N-S vul 2
K Q 10 9 6
10 9 4
A J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
1 1
2 2 AP 2 2 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

9
3 2
K Q 5 3
K Q 10 9 4 2 Table A K J 10 8 6 5
J 5 4
6
7 6
97996 97AA6
46337 =
Par NS +620 Q 7 4 3
A 8 7
A J 8 7 2
8

Ekeblad NS
2 N = +110
-12 87
Jacobs NS
4 × E -4 +800
+12 129

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 9 3 2
K Q
9 6 4 2
K 4 2 Table K Q 10 4
8 6 4 3
8 7
Q 7 5
97BBA =
26222 =
Par NS +450 8 7 6 5
J 2
A J
A 10 9 6 3

Ekeblad NS
3 S +1 +170
Tie 87
Jacobs NS
2 N +2 +170
Tie 129

65. N deals
None vul A J 8 4
9 7 5
A 5
A 7 5 4

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

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

K 10 3 2
K J 10 8 6
Q 8
6 3 Table 7 6 5
A 4 3 2
J 10 9
K Q 2
6759A =
75743 75732
Par NS +130 Q 9
Q
K 7 6 4 3 2
J 10 9 8

Ekeblad NS
3 N +1 +130
+2 89
Jacobs NS
3 W -1 +50
-2 129

66. E deals
N-S vul 6 5 3
10 8 6 3 2
K 8 4
9 3

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

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

Q J
A Q
Q 10 6 5
A K Q J 7 Table A 10 4 2
J 9 7 5
9 2
10 8 2
33443 33453
A998A =
Par NS -430 K 9 8 7
K 4
A J 7 3
6 5 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W +1 -430
Tie 89
Jacobs NS
3 NT W +1 -430
Tie 129

67. S deals
E-W vul 9 8 7 3
Q J 10 8
K 9
Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
1 NT 1
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q 6 2
9 3
A Q 2
A J 8 5 Table J 5
7 5 4
J 10 8 7 3
10 9 2
67745 67945
75497 =
Par NS +140 K 10 4
A K 6 2
6 5 4
K 6 4

Ekeblad NS
3 N -2 -100
Tie 89
Jacobs NS
1 NT W = -90
Tie 129

68. W deals
Both vul J 9 3
Q 4
J 9 8 5 2
Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

A Q 8 6
K J 8 6
K 6
8 5 4 Table K 5
10 9 7 5 2
10 7
A 7 6 2
45474 =
88969 =
Par NS -140 10 7 4 2
A 3
A Q 4 3
K J 3

Ekeblad NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 89
Jacobs NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 129

69. N deals
N-S vul J 9 4
8 7 6
A 6 4
8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1
2 2 3 NT AP Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Dbl 5 Pass
5 AP

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

2
Q 3 2
Q 10 9 8 7 5 3
Q 4 Table K 8 6 5
A K 5
K 2
A J 9 7
67535 =
667A7 767A8
Par NS -130 A Q 10 7 3
J 10 9 4
J
K 10 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT E -1 +50
Tie 89
Jacobs NS
5 W -1 +50
Tie 129

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

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

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

A K 10 6 4 2
Q 7
A 10 7
K J Table 8
A K 8 3 2
K 9 8 5 3 2
7
22418 =
879A3 879B4
Par NS -600 J 9 5
—
Q J 6 4
A Q 10 9 8 5

Ekeblad NS
6 × E -1 +200
+14 103
Jacobs NS
5 × E = -750
-14 129

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
1 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 3
3 4 Dbl AP

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

10 9 8 7
8 3
K 10 3
K J 8 2 Table A Q 6 4
A 10 9
Q J 8 4 2
6
43737 =
8A6A6 =
Par NS -620 J
7 6 5 4
A 6
A Q 10 9 7 3

Ekeblad NS
4 S -2 -200
+7 110
Jacobs NS
4 × N -2 -500
-7 129

72. W deals
None vul A Q 9 7
A 7
K Q 9 3
Q 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
2 2 NT 4 5 2 2 NT 4 5
Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass 5 6
Pass 6 6 Dbl (AP) Dbl AP

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

8
J 10 6 5 4 3
J 8 7 2
K 3 Table J 10 6 5 4 2
K Q 9 8 2
A
8
773AB 763AB
26A22 =
Par NS +100 K 3
—
10 6 5 4
A J 9 7 6 5 2

Ekeblad NS
6 × E -2 +300
+9 119
Jacobs NS
6 × S -1 -100
-9 129

73. N deals
E-W vul J 10 9 4 2
A
K J 9 2
K J 4

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

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

5 3
K Q 9 7 4 3
Q 8 6
A 10 Table 6
J 8
A 10 5 4
9 8 7 6 3 2
6B565 =
42867 42767
Par NS +450 A K Q 8 7
10 6 5 2
7 3
Q 5

Ekeblad NS
4 N = +420
-1 119
Jacobs NS
4 N +1 +450
+1 130

74. E deals
Both vul A 9 6
Q 9 6 2
J 10 8 7 3
2

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

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

K Q 10 5
10 7 3
A K 6 5 2
8 Table J 2
K 8 4
Q 9
A K 10 7 5 3
55655 =
87787 =
Par NS -120 8 7 4 3
A J 5
4
Q J 9 6 4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 131
Jacobs NS
3 NT E = -600
-12 130

75. S deals
None vul A K J 7 6
9 6 4
10 9
K Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3 4 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 5 2
Q J 8 7 5
7
8 7 2 Table 10 3
K 10 3 2
A K 6 5 4 3
4
AA46B =
32862 =
Par NS +430 8 4
A
Q J 8 2
A J 10 9 6 3

Ekeblad NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 131
Jacobs NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 130

Ekeblad leads by 1 IMP

Match AU06 Main

Top 2006 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 6

76. W deals
N-S vul 8 7 4 2
5 4
8 3
K 10 7 6 3

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

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

Q 5 3
J 3
K Q
Q J 9 8 5 2 Table K J
K 10 8 7 6
A 9 7 5 2
A
57445 67445
75987 75998
Par NS -140 A 10 9 6
A Q 9 2
J 10 6 4
4

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -2 +100
+2 133
Jacobs NS
3 NT E -1 +50
-2 130

77. N deals
Both vul K Q 6 3
10 8 4 2
5
A 10 9 4

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

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

A 8 5 4
9 6 5
Q 6 2
Q 5 3 Table J 10 9 7
Q J 7
J 7 3
K 8 6
99AAB 99AAA
44332 34332
Par NS +620 2
A K 3
A K 10 9 8 4
J 7 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT N = +600
-1 133
Jacobs NS
4 N = +620
+1 131

78. E deals
None vul Q J 8 7 4 2
10 9 7 2
J 9
6

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
Pass 2 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 5
K Q 5 3
10 5 3
7 3 2 Table 10 3
J 4
A 8 6
A J 9 8 5 4
9A997 =
33446 =
Par NS +420 A K
A 8 6
K Q 7 4 2
K Q 10

Ekeblad NS
4 S +1 +450
+1 134
Jacobs NS
4 N = +420
-1 131

79. S deals
N-S vul A 9 6
K Q 9 3 2
10 5 3
7 3

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

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

K Q
A J 10
7 6 4
J 10 9 6 2 Table 10 8 7 5 4
6
Q J 9 8 2
8 4
A8B68 =
25264 =
Par NS +650 J 3 2
8 7 5 4
A K
A K Q 5

Ekeblad NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 134
Jacobs NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 131

80. W deals
E-W vul 8
K 9 7 2
A 10 4 3 2
10 9 4

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

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

Q 7 6 5
A Q J
K 9 8
K Q 5 Table 9 3 2
10 8 6 5
Q 6 5
7 6 2
78789 78799
65644 =
Par NS +110 A K J 10 4
4 3
J 7
A J 8 3

Ekeblad NS
2 S +1 +140
+1 135
Jacobs NS
1 S +1 +110
-1 131

81. N deals
None vul 7 6
Q J 9 4 2
Q J
A 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

A 5
K 10 3
10 6 4 3 2
J 8 3 Table Q 10 9 3
6
A 9 8 7 5
K 7 6
67948 =
65485 66485
Par NS +140 K J 8 4 2
A 8 7 5
K
Q 9 5

Ekeblad NS
3 N = +140
-1 135
Jacobs NS
2 N +2 +170
+1 132

82. E deals
N-S vul A J 6
10 6 4 3
A 9 7
A 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 AP

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

Q
Q J 8 5 2
K Q
J 8 7 6 4 Table K 10 9 8
9 7
8 6 5 4
K Q 3
78586 78585
64747 =
Par NS +110 7 5 4 3 2
A K
J 10 3 2
9 2

Ekeblad NS
2 W -1 +50
+4 139
Jacobs NS
2 W = -90
-4 132

83. S deals
E-W vul K J 4 3
4 2
Q 4
A J 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 3 3
2 NT Pass 3 Pass Dbl 3 Pass Pass
5 AP 5 AP

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

A 10 6 5
A Q 9 6
J 10 8 5 2
— Table 2
8 7 3
A K 9 7 3
Q 8 6 2
57416 58416
859C5 =
Par NS -800 Q 9 8 7
K J 10 5
6
K 9 5 4

Ekeblad NS
5 W +1 -620
Tie 139
Jacobs NS
5 W +1 -620
Tie 132

84. W deals
Both vul Q J 7 4
Q J 6
6
K Q 10 9 4

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

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

—
K 9 8 2
A 10 8 7 4 3
7 6 5 Table A K 10 9 6
A 7 5 4
K Q J
8
25216 =
88BC6 =
Par NS -1370 8 5 3 2
10 3
9 5 2
A J 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 139
Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 132

85. N deals
N-S vul Q J 4 3 2
Q 10
Q J 6
A J 2

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

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

K 10 8 5
A
A 10 8 5 4 3
9 6 Table 6
K 5 3
K 9
K Q 10 8 7 5 3
36742 =
A759B 8759B
Par NS -430 A 9 7
J 9 8 7 6 4 2
7 2
4

Ekeblad NS
4 × S -3 -800
-9 139
Jacobs NS
3 NT W +1 -430
+9 141

86. E deals
E-W vul Q 7 4 3
A K J
4
J 9 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl 3 1 Dbl 3 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass 4
Dbl Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl
4 Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

A 10 9 2
10 9 8 7 5 2
8
Q 7 Table J 5
Q 3
A K Q 10 9 7 3 2
K
4853A 4863A
95793 =
Par NS +130 K 8 6
6 4
J 6 5
A 10 6 5 3

Ekeblad NS
5 × E = -750
-12 139
Jacobs NS
3 E +1 -130
+12 153

87. S deals
Both vul —
10 9 3
8 7 6 5 3 2
A K 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs
1 1
1 2 3 Pass 1 3 Pass 4
3 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

A 9 8 6 4 2
J 5
Q 4
10 8 2 Table K Q 10 7 5
A 8
K J 10
J 5 4
54BAA =
78233 78133
Par NS +650 J 3
K Q 7 6 4 2
A 9
Q 9 7

Ekeblad NS
4 W -2 +200
+9 148
Jacobs NS
5 × N -1 -200
-9 153

88. W deals
None vul A 10 4 2
Q 6 2
K 6 3
A 9 3

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

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

7 6 3
A 9 8 4
10 9
Q 6 4 2 Table K Q 5
J 7 5 3
A J 7 5 2
8
98569 88568
44764 44864
Par NS +300 J 9 8
K 10
Q 8 4
K J 10 7 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S = +400
+8 156
Jacobs NS
3 W -1 +50
-8 153

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

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

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

K 10 3
10 8 3 2
A 5 3 2
9 4 Table 9 8 7 4
K Q 9 7 6 4
J 10 4
—
A958C =
24851 23851
Par NS +920 5 2
J
K 8 7 6
A K Q J 10 5

Ekeblad NS
6 N = +920
Tie 156
Jacobs NS
6 N = +920
Tie 153

90. E deals
Both vul A 10 8 2
9 8 5 4
10 7
A J 6

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

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

K J 9 4
A 10 7
K Q 8 3
10 3 Table Q 3
Q J
J 9 5 4
K Q 9 8 5
34533 =
A98A9 =
Par NS -630 7 6 5
K 6 3 2
A 6 2
7 4 2

Ekeblad NS
2 S -3 -300
+7 163
Jacobs NS
3 NT E = -600
-7 153

Ekeblad leads by 10 IMPs

Match AU06 Main

Top 2006 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 7

91. S deals
None vul 9 8
A K 7
A 10 9 7 4 2
3 2

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

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

10
10 8
Q J 8 3
A Q J 7 5 4 Table K Q J 4 3 2
Q 3
K
K 10 9 6
74984 =
58359 =
Par NS +100 A 7 6 5
J 9 6 5 4 2
6 5
8

Ekeblad NS
4 S -2 -100
-7 163
Jacobs NS
3 NT W -4 +200
+7 160

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
3 3 4 Pass 2 3 Pass Pass
5 AP Dbl Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

10 5
Q 10
9 8 4 3 2
A J 4 3 Table J 6
A 6 4
A Q
K Q 10 8 7 5
59843 =
8458A =
Par NS -130 A K 9 8 7
J 5 3
K J 7
9 2

Ekeblad NS
5 E -2 +100
+2 165
Jacobs NS
5 E -1 +50
-2 160

93. N deals
Both vul K 10 2
Q 8
J 5 3
K J 7 4 3

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

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

7 5
10 9 7 3
A 10 6 2
10 6 5 Table A Q 8 6 4 3
K 6
K 9 7
A Q
44536 43536
998A7 =
Par NS -600 J 9
A J 5 4 2
Q 8 4
9 8 2

Ekeblad NS
3 E = -140
Tie 165
Jacobs NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 160

94. E deals
None vul —
A J 10 5 3
8 6
Q 10 8 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 2 Pass 1 2 2 3
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q 6 5
7 6 4
K 9 5 4
A 9 Table K J 4 2
Q 9 8
A Q J 3
7 6
45A3A =
98373 =
Par NS +100 10 9 8 7 3
K 2
10 7 2
K J 3

Ekeblad NS
4 × E -1 +100
Tie 165
Jacobs NS
4 W -2 +100
Tie 160

95. S deals
N-S vul 9 6 3
A Q 10 8 5 3 2
—
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
1 1
1 2 2 3 1 3 Pass 3 NT
3 AP Pass Pass Dbl 4 (AP)

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

J 10 8 4 2
6 4
4
A K J 8 2 Table Q 7 5
K J 9
K J 9 8 3
10 6
55975 =
88456 =
Par NS +100 A K
7
A Q 10 7 6 5 2
9 5 3

Ekeblad NS
3 W = -140
+4 169
Jacobs NS
4 S -3 -300
-4 160

96. W deals
E-W vul J 6 5
9 5
A 9 8 4 2
K Q 5

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

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

Q 2
Q J 10 8 6 4 3 2
Q 7
3 Table A 9 8
A 7
K 10 6
J 9 7 6 2
49387 =
84A56 =
Par NS -100 K 10 7 4 3
K
J 5 3
A 10 8 4

Ekeblad NS
3 S = +140
+1 170
Jacobs NS
4 W -1 +100
-1 160

97. N deals
None vul A J 7 4
9 8 7 6 3 2
10
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 6
J 10 5
K 8 6 4
A J 2 Table K 10 8 3
Q 4
A Q 7
8 5 4 3
45765 =
97577 =
Par NS -400 5 2
A K
J 9 5 3 2
K Q 9 6

Ekeblad NS
2 W = -110
-2 170
Jacobs NS
3 N -1 -50
+2 162

98. E deals
N-S vul 10 8 2
J 7
A 10 6 5
A Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

7 5
A K 10 5 2
9 8 4
K 9 8 Table A Q 9 6 4 3
Q 9 6 4
K Q 2
—
42267 =
9BB66 7BB65
Par NS -450 K J
8 3
J 7 3
7 6 5 4 3 2

Ekeblad NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 170
Jacobs NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 162

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
3 3
Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 6 3 2
10 8 3
A K
K Q J Table K 8 5
J
8 7 6 3
A 10 8 5 2
32752 =
AB67B =
Par NS -650 J 4
K 9 7 6 5 4 2
5 4
7 6

Ekeblad NS
4 S -2 -100
+11 181
Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -650
-11 162

100. W deals
Both vul Q 5 4
J 9 5 3
K 5 3
Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

J
Q 10 4 2
A J 9 8 7
8 5 4 Table K 9 8 6 3
K 8 7
Q 2
A 10 2
76667 76657
66776 =
Par NS +90 A 10 7 2
A 6
10 6 4
K 9 7 6

Ekeblad NS
1 NT W = -90
Tie 181
Jacobs NS
1 NT W = -90
Tie 162

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Dbl 4 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

8 5 3 2
J 6 4
8 7 5 3
9 8 Table 6 4
A Q 7 5 2
J 10 2
Q 6 4
AB9BB AB8BB
22422 =
Par NS +650 A K Q 10
K 10 9
A Q 9
J 3 2

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 181
Jacobs NS
4 NT S = +630
Tie 162

102. E deals
E-W vul —
Q J 10
K 9 5 4
9 8 7 5 3 2

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

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

K 3 2
4 2
Q J 10 2
K 10 6 4 Table J 10 8 6 5
9 8 6 5
7
A Q J
889A9 =
55324 =
Par NS +140 A Q 9 7 4
A K 7 3
A 8 6 3
—

Ekeblad NS
2 S +1 +140
+5 186
Jacobs NS
4 S -1 -50
-5 162

103. S deals
Both vul A 10 8 4 3
J
A Q 5 2
J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass
Pass 1 2 2 (AP)

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

7 5
A 10 7 6 4
K 9 8 7 4
3 Table Q 6 2
K 8 5
6 3
A K Q 9 5
59556 =
54877 =
Par NS +140 K J 9
Q 9 3 2
J 10
10 7 6 4

Ekeblad NS
2 N = +110
Tie 186
Jacobs NS
2 N = +110
Tie 162

104. W deals
None vul A 10 7 5
10 4
K Q J 9
A 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia

6 4
J 8 6 5
7 6 2
K Q 7 2 Table K J 8
A 9 7 2
A 8 5 3
9 8
89687 =
44746 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 3 2
K Q 3
10 4
J 10 6 3

Ekeblad NS
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 191
Jacobs NS
2 S -1 -50
-5 162

Ekeblad leads by 29 IMPs

Match AU06 Main

Top 2006 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 8

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

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

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

K 9 3 2
A 6
K 10 5 4
Q 3 2 Table Q J
8 4
A J 9 6 2
K J 10 9
45622 =
787AA =
Par NS -130 A 6 4
K Q J 10 9
7 3
A 7 6

Ekeblad NS
5 × E -1 +200
+8 199
Jacobs NS
3 E +1 -130
-8 162

107. S deals
None vul A K Q 9 8 3
J 7 4
4 3 2
3

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

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

5 4
9 8 6 5 3
A 9 5
J 8 2 Table J 7 6
K 10 2
Q 8 7 6
A K 10
9B788 =
32654 42655
Par NS +450 10 2
A Q
K J 10
Q 9 7 6 5 4

Ekeblad NS
4 N +1 +450
+1 200
Jacobs NS
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 162

108. W deals
N-S vul K Q J
K 10 8
A 7 3 2
10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
1 Dbl 2 2 1 Dbl 1 2
Pass Pass 3 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

9 7 6
A 5 2
K 9 5 4
K Q 2 Table 8 5 3 2
Q J
8 6
A J 8 5 4
66986 =
66457 =
Par NS +140 A 10 4
9 7 6 4 3
Q J 10
9 6

Ekeblad NS
3 S = +140
+1 201
Jacobs NS
2 E -2 +100
-1 162

109. N deals
Both vul 7
K J 10 9 7 6 2
Q J
J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
3 Pass 4 2 Pass 4
Dbl Pass 4 Dbl (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 8 6 3
3
K 10
A Q 10 7 4 2 Table A J 10 2
5 4
9 6 5 4 3
K 8
63953 =
5A37A =
Par NS -500 K 9 5 4
A Q 8
A 8 7 2
9 6

Ekeblad NS
4 × E = -790
-12 201
Jacobs NS
4 N -1 -100
+12 174

110. E deals
None vul A K 8 5 3
10 8 3
J
A 10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 AP 1 1 2 Dbl
4 5 AP

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

9 4
A K Q J 6 4
A 9 2
9 2 Table J 10 7 2
9 5 2
K 8 5
Q 7 4
5859A =
64832 =
Par NS +130 Q 6
7
Q 10 7 6 4 3
K J 6 5

Ekeblad NS
2 W = -110
-2 201
Jacobs NS
5 N -1 -50
+2 176

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

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

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

6 3
A K 10 4
A K 8 6
Q J 4 Table K Q 9 8 4 2
Q J 8 2
4 2
A
11145 =
BCC97 =
Par NS -980 A 7
9 3
J 10 9 5 3
K 9 5 2

Ekeblad NS
6 E = -980
-11 201
Jacobs NS
4 E +2 -480
+11 187

112. W deals
E-W vul K Q 7 6
Q 8 4 3
Q 3
K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 AP Pass

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

9 5
A K 10 9 7
9 8 6 5
4 2 Table A 8 4 2
J
A 10
J 10 8 7 5 3
87776 =
45657 =
Par NS +120 J 10 3
6 5 2
K J 7 4 2
A 6

Ekeblad NS
1 W -1 +100
-2 201
Jacobs NS
1 NT N +3 +180
+2 189

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

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

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

A Q 9 4
5 4
J 9 8 6
10 9 2 Table 8 3
J 7 6 3 2
Q 7 4
K 6 4
9A98A BB99B
22442 =
Par NS +460 K 7 5
A 10 8
K 10 3
A Q J 5

Ekeblad NS
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 201
Jacobs NS
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 189

114. E deals
N-S vul K Q 8 6 4
A 8 3
K J 6
J 7

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT 3 Dbl Pass 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl
4 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9 3
10 9 4
7 5 3
A 9 6 5 Table J 5 2
Q J 7 6 5 2
A 10
Q 3
886A8 =
45734 44734
Par NS +130 10 7
K
Q 9 8 4 2
K 10 8 4 2

Ekeblad NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 201
Jacobs NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 189

115. S deals
E-W vul A K Q 7 3
A 9 8 6
5 2
10 5

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

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

9 6
K 7
A 9
A K Q 9 7 6 4 Table 10 8 5
Q J 5 2
Q 7 4 3
8 2
58774 =
75659 =
Par NS -100 J 4 2
10 4 3
K J 10 8 6
J 3

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W -2 +200
+7 208
Jacobs NS
3 W = -110
-7 189

116. W deals
Both vul K 10 2
Q 10 9
K 9 7 4
10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
1 Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1
Dbl 2 AP Dbl 2 AP

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

A 3
8 6 2
A J 3 2
A 7 6 5 Table J 6
K 7 4 3
8 6 5
K Q 9 4
79675 =
64767 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 7 5 4
A J 5
Q 10
J 3

Ekeblad NS
2 S +1 +140
Tie 208
Jacobs NS
2 S +1 +140
Tie 189

117. N deals
N-S vul J 5 3
10 9 4 3
10 5
Q 10 8 6

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

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

A K 10 4 2
A
K 9 8 7
J 9 5 Table —
K Q J 6 5 2
A J 3 2
A 3 2
02003 03003
D9DDA =
Par NS -1520 Q 9 8 7 6
8 7
Q 6 4
K 7 4

Ekeblad NS
6 W = -920
-9 208
Jacobs NS
4 E +3 -510
+9 198

118. E deals
E-W vul 9 7 6 5
6 5 4
Q 7 5 3
10 9

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
1 1 1 1
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Dbl 5 Pass
3 NT AP 6 AP

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

K 2
8 7
A J 10 9 2
A Q J 2 Table 10 4
A Q 9 2
K 4
K 6 5 4 3
26421 =
A68AB A79BB
Par NS -630 A Q J 8 3
K J 10 3
8 6
8 7

Ekeblad NS
3 NT W = -600
-12 208
Jacobs NS
6 E -1 +100
+12 210

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

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

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

6 2
A K Q 7 6
10 6 4 3
A 6 Table K J 4 3
10 9 5 3
A 9
J 5 4
67478 =
66955 66954
Par NS -140 A 10 8 5
—
Q J 7 5 2
Q 10 9 3

Ekeblad NS
4 W -2 +200
+3 211
Jacobs NS
4 W -1 +100
-3 210

120. W deals
None vul 10 5
A K 10 9 7 5 4
7 5 3
9

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass 3 Dbl 4 Pass 2 2 3
4 Pass Pass 5 4 Pass 4 5
Dbl Pass 5 AP 5 6 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K 9 7 6 3
8 6 3
Q J 6
A 2 Table A Q J 8 2
—
K 10 8 4
Q J 7 3
61936 =
5C2A7 =
Par NS -800 4
Q J 2
A 9 2
K 10 8 6 5 4

Ekeblad NS
5 W +1 -480
-9 211
Jacobs NS
6 × N -1 -100
+9 219

Jacobs wins by 8 IMPs

Match AU06 Main

Top 2006 U.S. Championship Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek