Event AU07 Main Chicago, Illinois June 2007

2007 U.S. Championship Final: Nickell vs. Ekeblad

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	Q J 8 J 10 2 A K Q 10 9 5 4		West Stansby 1 Pass All Pass Lead A K 3 J 4 10 2 A	North Rodwell 1 Dbl Pass 2nd 4 5 Q 4 Q 6 Q 4	East Martel Pass Pass 2 3rd 7 J 10 3 2 5 K 8	South Meckstroth 1 2 3 4th 8 6 5 A 3 8 2 7	West Nickell 1 Pass Pass Lead K A J J 4 10 9	North Gitelman 1 Dbl Pass 3 2nd 4 5 A 4 K Q	East Freeman Pass Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 7 J 7 3 2 K	South Moss 1 2 3 4th 2 3 3 A 6 8
K 6 4 3 2 A 8 J 10 8 4 A K		10 9 7 Q 6 4 9 7 5 2 Q J 7
96969 = 46474 = Par NS +400	A 5 K 9 7 5 3 6 3 8 6 3 2
Nickell NS 3 South = +140 = 0	Ekeblad NS   3 South =   +140 = 0

2. E deals N-S vul	K Q 4 9 4 2 8 7 6 5 4 8 7		West Stansby 1 Pass Lead Q 4 5 8 4 10 A	North Rodwell Pass 2 2nd 3 10 6 K Q 2 9	East Martel 1 2 3 3rd 2 A K A 7 5	South Meckstroth Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 7 9 J 6 3 K	West Nickell 2 Pass Lead A 5 J A 2 K 5 10	North Gitelman Pass Pass 2nd 6 9 A 6 7 J 2 2	East Freeman 1 NT 3 3rd 7 8 9 4 Q 5 3 5	South Moss 2 Pass 4th 3 K 8 3 10 9 3 K
9 7 6 Q 10 8 7 3 9 Q J 9 6		J 10 3 A J 6 5 K Q J 2 K 3
66587 = 76846 = Par EW +110	A 8 5 2 K A 10 3 A 10 5 4 2
Nickell NS 3 West -2 +100 = 0	Ekeblad NS   3 East -2   +100 = 0

3. S deals E-W vul	A K 10 9 6 8 3 K J 10 9 3 2		West Stansby Pass 3 Lead 4 4 J 9 8 A K	North Rodwell 2 All Pass 2nd 7 10 8 6 2 J 5	East Martel 2 3rd 9 A 5 3 K 7	South Meckstroth Pass 2 4th A 3 7 Q 5 4	West Nickell Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead K 6 2 A 5	North Gitelman 1 3 4 2nd 7 10 9 4	East Freeman 1 3 Pass 3rd 9 A J 7	South Moss Pass 1 3 5 4th 3 8 3 2
Q 6 4 2 9 8 5 A J 9 2 8 7		J 5 K J 10 3 K Q 6 5 4 A 5
78759 = 65673 = Par NS +110	8 7 3 A Q 7 4 2 10 7 Q 6 4
Nickell NS 3 East -1 +100 +5 5	Ekeblad NS   5 North -2   -100  0

4. W deals Both vul	Q J K 9 7 4 K 10 8 J 9 4 2		West Stansby Pass 1 2 Lead 7 Q Q 3 J 6 5 8 7	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8 2 K 10 7 9 3 9 4	East Martel 1 1 3rd J 5 5 A 4 2 Q 5 6	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th A K 4 4 3 9 2 Q 10	West Nickell Pass 2 Pass Lead 10 7 A 2 9 A 3 K	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 5 Q 5 3 5 7 8 10	East Freeman 1 2 3rd K 2 4 7 7 2 4 6	South Moss Pass Pass 4th 3 6 J 8 8 6 K Q
9 8 6 4 A J 8 6 5 7 Q 8 7		A K 3 2 Q 3 6 5 4 2 K 6 5
85697 = 48744 58745 Par NS +120	10 7 5 10 2 A Q J 9 3 A 10 3
Nickell NS 2 East = -110 +1 6	Ekeblad NS   2 East +1   -140  0

5. N deals N-S vul	J 10 7 Q K J 10 7 4 2 10 6 2		West Stansby 1 2 4 Lead J 3 8 A 3 J 4 3	North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 5 10 5 10 7 6 Q	East Martel 1 1 NT 2 3rd 2 K 2 4 K 3 A 7	South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 4th 6 7 Q Q 4 8 5 2	West Nickell 2 4 Lead A Q 4 A 3 7 A 2	North Gitelman Pass Dbl All Pass 2nd 5 4 6 2 4 2 5 8	East Freeman 1 NT 2 3rd 2 4 A 6 K K 6 J	South Moss Pass Pass 4th 3 6 5 7 J Q Q
K 8 6 K J 7 6 4 5 J 9 7 4		A 3 A 3 2 9 8 6 3 A K 8 3
46262 = 77B6B = Par EW +450	Q 9 5 4 2 10 9 8 5 A Q Q 5
Nickell NS 4 West = -420 +1 7	Ekeblad NS   4 East +1   -450  0

6. E deals E-W vul	A Q J 8 6 2 10 4 6 K Q J 3		West Stansby 1 4 Dbl Lead 6 10 A J A K 3	North Rodwell 1 4 All Pass 2nd 2 K 7 3 10 6 2	East Martel Pass 2 Pass 3rd J 7 4 5 K 2	South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 4 10 K 7 4	West Nickell 1 4 Dbl Lead 6 10 7 A Q Q J	North Gitelman 1 4 All Pass 2nd 2 K 5 3 7 10	East Freeman Pass 2 Pass 3rd A A 2 4 5 9	South Moss Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 4 Q 10 K 7
K 10 A Q J 8 5 3 K Q 3 10 2		9 7 3 K 9 6 A 10 8 5 2 A 7
28248 = A5B94 74B94 Par EW +500	5 4 7 2 J 9 7 4 9 8 6 5 4
Nickell NS 4 × North -2 -300  7	Ekeblad NS   4 × North -1   -100 +5 5

7. S deals Both vul	Q 10 9 8 5 9 6 2 7 4 2 K 4		West Stansby Dbl Dbl 4 Lead K A J 6	North Rodwell 2 Pass All Pass 2nd A 4 K K	East Martel Pass 3 3rd 7 6 2 A	South Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass 4th 6 10 Q 5	West Nickell Dbl Dbl 4 Lead 8 6 8 A J	North Gitelman 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 3 2 7 4 K	East Freeman Pass 3 3rd 7 J 3 2 6	South Moss 1 Pass Pass 4th 9 Q A 10 Q
A K J 5 A J 5 3 A J 9 5 3		7 6 K J 8 4 10 9 6 8 7 6 2
48633 = 7569A 756AA Par EW +130	4 3 2 A Q 10 7 3 K Q 8 Q 10
Nickell NS 4 East = -130 = 7	Ekeblad NS   4 East =   -130 = 5

8. W deals None vul	4 K 8 7 5 K Q 7 6 2 8 5 3		West Stansby Pass 2 3 Lead 9 2 J 8 Q J	North Rodwell Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 5 6 2 9 A	East Martel 1 2 4 3rd Q K 3 A 2 2	South Meckstroth Pass 3 All Pass 4th A 4 10 7 3 5	West Nickell Pass 2 3 NT Lead 4 J 9 K 2 3 K	North Gitelman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 A 3 6 7 K 4	East Freeman 1 NT 2 3rd 5 2 Q 7 K 6	South Moss Pass Pass 4th 10 5 A 3 4 9
K J 8 Q 4 3 2 10 3 A 9 7 2		A Q 6 3 2 J 10 6 A J 4 K 10
33464 = 99968 = Par EW +400	10 9 7 5 A 9 9 8 5 Q J 6 4
Nickell NS 4 East = -420 = 7	Ekeblad NS   3 NT East +1   -430 = 5

9. N deals E-W vul	9 K Q J 2 K 8 5 A Q J 6 2		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 8 A Q J 10 4 A	North Rodwell 1 Dbl Pass 2nd 9 4 6 8 8 7 2	East Martel 1 Rdbl Pass 3rd K 2 3 3 6 Q 5	South Meckstroth Pass 2 4th 3 5 K A J K 2	West Nickell 2 Pass Lead 3 5 Q 2 4 6 8 3	North Gitelman 1 Pass Pass 2nd 7 3 5 8 10 2 9	East Freeman Dbl 2 NT 3rd J 4 4 10 K A J	South Moss 1 Pass 4th K J 9 5 A 2 Q
8 5 A 10 9 7 4 10 9 3 2 9 7		A K J 10 7 8 6 5 A Q K 8 5
55468 54467 78965 = Par EW +140	Q 6 4 3 2 3 J 7 6 4 10 4 3
Nickell NS 2 South -1 -50 +2 9	Ekeblad NS   2 NT East =   -120  5

10. E deals Both vul	A 7 2 Q 8 7 3 K Q J 10 6 J		West Stansby 1 2 Lead Q A Q J K 10 6 A 4	North Rodwell 2 All Pass 2nd A 2 3 2 4 9 3 5 6	East Martel 1 Dbl 3rd 7 4 5 5 10 K 8 J A	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 3 J 2 8 5 3 7 7 Q	West Nickell 1 Pass Lead A 2 4 4 5 Q K 6	North Gitelman 2 2nd 5 10 J K 6 2 A 4	East Freeman 1 Pass 3rd J 3 Q 5 A 7 7 6	South Moss Pass Pass 4th 3 7 2 8 3 8 3 Q
K J 9 6 3 J 8 5 3 K 6 5 4		Q 8 A 9 6 4 2 A 9 4 2 A Q
54654 = 89576 = Par EW +140	10 5 4 K 10 5 7 10 9 8 7 3 2
Nickell NS 2 West = -110 +3 12	Ekeblad NS   2 North -2   -200  5

11. S deals None vul	10 7 3 6 4 J 7 4 J 10 5 4 2		West Stansby 1 2 4 5 6 Lead 3	North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 2nd	East Martel 2 3 5 Rdbl 3rd	South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th	West Nickell 1 2 NT 4 5 6 Lead Q	North Gitelman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd	East Freeman 2 3 5 6 7 3rd	South Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th
A J 5 4 2 3 2 A Q K 9 8 6		— A K Q J 9 8 5 K 9 8 5 A Q
04012 = D9DCA = Par EW +1520	K Q 9 8 6 10 7 10 6 3 2 7 3
Nickell NS 6 East +1 -1010 +11 23	Ekeblad NS   7 East =   -1510  5

12. W deals N-S vul	A J 7 6 5 A 9 A K 6 3 2 2		West Stansby Pass 1 3 5 Lead 3 A A 9 A 3 J 4	North Rodwell 1 1 4 Dbl 2nd 4 9 4 K 8 9 5 K	East Martel Dbl 2 Pass All Pass 3rd J 2 3 2 4 K 6 9	South Meckstroth Pass 2 Pass 4th 8 K 5 7 2 2 10 10	West Nickell Pass 3 Pass Lead K A 5 7 A 4 A K	North Gitelman 1 4 Pass 2nd 2 8 9 9 8 10 9 J	East Freeman 2 Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 Q Q 4 8 7 8	South Moss 2 4 4th A 4 K 3 2 6 4 5
K 4 J 8 7 5 Q 5 4 K J 5 4		9 8 K Q 6 4 J 9 A Q 7 6 3
49494 = 64949 52838 Par NS +100	Q 10 3 2 10 3 2 10 8 7 10 9 8
Nickell NS 5 × East -3 +500 +12 35	Ekeblad NS   4 North -1   -100  5

13. N deals Both vul	10 7 5 2 A K 7 5 Q J 8 3 2 —		West Stansby 2 Pass Lead 2 K 2 8 A K 8	North Rodwell 1 Dbl Pass 2nd A 4 4 5 3 6 7	East Martel 1 2 Pass 3rd J 6 Q 10 2 7 3	South Meckstroth 2 3 4th 6 Q K 2 4 J Q	West Nickell Pass Lead A 3 4 8 A K 6 K 5	North Gitelman 1 Pass 2nd 2 2 9 10 3 6 2 4 9	East Freeman Pass Pass 3rd 5 A K J 3 8 A 10 8	South Moss 3 4th 6 6 5 Q 4 J 3 8 Q
K 8 3 Q 8 2 A K 9 7 7 6 3		A J 4 J 10 9 4 3 5 4 Q J 4
58578 = 85745 75745 Par EW +120	Q 9 6 6 10 6 A K 10 9 8 5 2
Nickell NS 3 South -1 -100  35	Ekeblad NS   3 South =   +110 +5 10

14. E deals None vul	K 3 2 8 2 K 8 7 4 3 A Q 3		West Stansby 2 3 4 Lead 3 4 Q 10 K 10	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 10 6 3 7 8 2	East Martel 1 2 4 3rd A 3 4 A 2 8	South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 4th Q 7 2 8 5	West Nickell 2 3 4 Lead A 5 3 A Q 3	North Gitelman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd Q 6 K 4 2	East Freeman 1 2 4 3rd 3 A 4 5 6	South Moss Pass Pass Pass 4th 10 2 9 2 K
10 6 5 A K J 9 6 5 4 Q 9 6		A Q J 9 8 7 Q 10 10 K J 8 2
00086 = 6BB57 = Par EW +450	4 7 3 A J 9 6 5 2 10 7 5 4
Nickell NS 4 West +2 -480  35	Ekeblad NS   4 East =   -420 +2 12

15. S deals N-S vul	K 10 3 K 9 7 6 9 8 4 A Q 3		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 5 4	North Rodwell 3 NT 2nd 10 8	East Martel Pass 3rd J K	South Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 4th Q 7	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 8 3 4 2 6 6 A 3 K	North Gitelman 3 NT 2nd Q 7 3 5 7 2 5 8 2	East Freeman Pass 3rd 2 Q 7 10 5 J 7 K 4	South Moss 1 NT Pass 4th 9 A K J A 4 10 5 8
A 9 8 5 8 5 4 K 3 10 8 5 4		J 7 10 2 A J 6 5 2 J 7 6 2
99976 = 34356 = Par NS +600	Q 6 4 2 A Q J 3 Q 10 7 K 9
Nickell NS 3 NT South = +600 +12 47	Ekeblad NS   3 NT South -1   -100  12

Nickell leads by 35 IMPs

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Segment 2

16. W deals E-W vul	A Q J 4 2 9 6 5 J 7 K J 9		West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead K 5 9 7 A K	North Freeman 1 3 Pass 2nd A 6 6 9 5 3	East Martel 2 Pass Pass 3rd 7 Q A J 8 2	South Nickell 3 4 4th 5 3 10 2 K 4	West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Lead K 10 5 A K J	North Ekeblad 1 2 NT Pass 2nd A 6 9 2 3 5	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 4 J 7 2 A	South Rubin 2 4 4th 5 3 8 K 10 6
K 9 6 J 7 4 K 9 6 4 3 2 10		3 K Q 10 8 2 Q 10 Q 8 6 5 3
AB568 = 32875 32874 Par NS +450	10 8 7 5 A 3 A 8 5 A 7 4 2
Nickell NS 4 North = +420 = 47	Ekeblad NS   4 North =   +420 = 12

17. N deals None vul	J 8 Q J 8 7 5 3 2 3 8 4 2		West Stansby 2 Pass Lead 5 3 K 7 3 J Q 10	North Freeman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 8 A 9 Q J 8 9 4	East Martel 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 7 J 4 K 5 2 3	South Nickell 2 3 4th 6 2 4 2 A K 6 K	West Rodwell 4 Rdbl All Pass Lead A 2 A 4 K 4 K	North Ekeblad 3 Pass Pass 2nd 7 4 7 K A 2 6	East Meckstroth Dbl Pass 4 3rd 8 3 5 9 4 A 9	South Rubin Pass Dbl Dbl 4th 5 9 8 J J 10
Q 9 5 9 4 A 8 7 4 J 10 9 7		A 10 4 3 2 A K 6 Q J 9 5 3
44957 = 99486 = Par EW +100	K 7 6 10 K 10 6 5 2 A K Q 6
Nickell NS 3 South -3 -150  47	Ekeblad NS   4 × East -1   +100 +6 18

18. E deals N-S vul	8 A 10 8 5 2 10 4 2 7 6 4 3		West Stansby Dbl 3 NT Lead 5 J 4 Q 2 K 5 Q	North Freeman Pass All Pass 2nd 7 3 A 3 J 3 4 7	East Martel 1 1 NT 3rd 10 4 6 6 A 8 10 9	South Nickell 1 Pass 4th J A 8 5 6 4 5 7	West Rodwell Dbl 3 3 NT Lead 5 Q J 10 5	North Ekeblad Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 3 7 J 8	East Meckstroth 1 2 NT 3 3rd 8 4 6 K 2	South Rubin 2 Pass Pass 4th 9 2 A 7 A
6 2 K 9 6 4 Q 8 7 A K 9 5		A Q J 9 Q J 7 A J Q 10 8 2
26353 = A795A A7A5A Par EW +430	K 10 7 5 4 3 3 K 9 6 5 3 J
Nickell NS 3 NT East +3 -490  47	Ekeblad NS   3 NT East +1   -430 +2 20

19. S deals E-W vul	Q 6 4 3 A Q J 10 5 2 A 7 2		West Stansby 1 NT Pass Lead Q 3 9 4 4 2 A 2	North Freeman 2 3 2nd 3 5 Q 10 8 6 3 9	East Martel 2 All Pass 3rd 5 7 6 7 7 9 3 K	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th A 9 4 2 J 2 8 A	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead Q Q 3 3 4 4 J A	North Ekeblad 3 Pass 2nd 3 A 4 8 8 K 5 6	East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd 5 7 8 7 7 A 9 5	South Rubin 3 4 4th A 2 J 9 J 2 3 9
K 9 2 K 9 8 K 9 8 5 A J 10		A J 10 8 5 6 3 Q J 2 Q 9 4
22725 = 9B687 99687 Par EW +650	7 7 4 10 6 4 3 K 8 7 6 5 3
Nickell NS 3 North -2 -100 = 47	Ekeblad NS   4 North -2   -100 = 20

20. W deals Both vul	J 10 6 5 4 3 2 A 9 A K Q 7		West Stansby 2 Dbl Pass Lead A K A 9	North Freeman Dbl Pass Pass 2nd 2 4 10 J	East Martel Rdbl 3 3rd 3 9 2 K	South Nickell 3 Pass 4th 5 7 3 Q	West Rodwell 2 3 Lead A Q A 5	North Ekeblad Dbl Pass 2nd 2 4 10 J	East Meckstroth 3 Pass 3rd J 3 2 K	South Rubin Pass Pass 4th 5 7 3 Q
A 9 8 7 5 4 J 10 J 6 5 4 5		K 6 2 A K Q 9 7 3 8 6 4 2
32689 = 69654 49644 Par EW +140	Q 3 8 7 K Q 10 8 2 J 10 9 3
Nickell NS 3 West +1 -170 = 47	Ekeblad NS   3 West +1   -170 = 20

21. N deals N-S vul	J 5 A 6 5 9 6 4 A Q 10 9 4		West Stansby 1 NT 4 Lead 4 7 10 K A 3 2 Q	North Freeman Pass 2 All Pass 2nd J K 3 3 2 4 9 J	East Martel 1 Dbl 3rd 7 8 6 2 3 7 9 4	South Nickell Pass 3 4th 2 4 K 5 5 J 5 A	West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead 10 2 7 7 K J 8 A A	North Ekeblad 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 5 2 6 7 5 A 9 6	East Meckstroth Dbl 4 3rd 9 K 4 Q 2 Q 7 6 3	South Rubin 1 Pass 4th 5 3 5 J 4 6 4 2 J
— 10 8 7 4 2 A Q 8 3 2 8 3 2		A Q 10 8 7 3 K Q 9 K J 5 7
65228 = 68BB5 = Par EW +450	K 9 6 4 2 J 3 10 7 K J 6 5
Nickell NS 4 West +1 -450 = 47	Ekeblad NS   4 East +1   -450 = 20

22. E deals E-W vul	K 9 7 Q 9 8 2 Q 10 6 5 J 10		West Stansby Pass Lead 7 J 5 5 Q A 8 9 K	North Freeman Pass 2nd K 2 4 8 4 5 J 8 4	East Martel 1 NT 3rd J 4 10 K 7 6 8 10 5	South Nickell Pass 4th 3 A 2 3 6 9 3 A 9	West Rodwell 1 Pass Lead 3 5 3 7 8 A 9 Q Q	North Ekeblad Pass 3 2nd 5 9 A 4 4 J 6 4 K	East Meckstroth 1 2 All Pass 3rd K J 7 J 2 Q 9 5 K	South Rubin Pass Dbl 4th 10 2 2 2 5 6 10 9 J
Q 10 8 5 J 10 7 5 J 4 3 K 4		A J K 6 4 3 A 8 7 9 6 3 2
77688 77587 55754 = Par NS +90	6 4 3 2 A K 9 2 A Q 8 7 5
Nickell NS 1 NT East -2 +200 +6 53	Ekeblad NS   3 North -1   -50  20

23. S deals Both vul	8 5 10 3 2 J 9 7 6 A K 8 4		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 6 2 5 J 8 8 Q	North Freeman 1 NT 2 2nd 10 10 4 Q A K 10	East Martel Pass All Pass 3rd Q A K K 7 4	South Nickell 1 2 4th A 3 6 5 2 2	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 5 5 Q 3 3 J	North Ekeblad 1 NT 2nd J 9 10 2 8 6	East Meckstroth Pass 3rd Q K 8 10 A 2	South Rubin 1 Pass 4th A 2 A K 4 4
10 6 2 J 9 7 6 4 K 10 4 Q 10		A 9 4 Q 8 A Q 5 9 7 6 5 3
88777 = 55656 = Par NS +120	K Q J 7 3 A K 5 8 3 2 J 2
Nickell NS 2 South = +110 = 53	Ekeblad NS   1 NT North +1   +120 = 20

24. W deals None vul	A K 2 9 8 4 2 A 7 6 8 7 5		West Stansby 1 2 4 Lead A K 2	North Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 6 9 10	East Martel 1 NT 3 3rd Q 7 J	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 4 8 3	West Rodwell 1 3 Pass Lead A K 2	North Ekeblad Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 9 10	East Meckstroth 1 NT 4 3rd Q 7	South Rubin Pass Pass 4th 4 8
8 4 K Q J 10 6 3 2 K Q J 9		10 9 6 A 5 J 10 9 8 4 A 6 2
39373 = 54A6A = Par EW +100	Q J 7 5 3 7 K Q 5 3 10 4 3
Nickell NS 4 West = -420 = 53	Ekeblad NS   4 West =   -420 = 20

25. N deals E-W vul	Q 9 5 4 A J 5 3 K 2 K Q 8		West Stansby Pass Pass Lead Q 4 K 8	North Freeman 1 NT 2 2nd 2 3 3 5	East Martel Pass Pass 3rd 7 K 5 J	South Nickell 2 Pass 4th A A 4 6	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead Q Q K 10 A 5 5	North Ekeblad 1 NT 2 2nd 2 7 3 J 4 9 J	East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd 7 9 6 3 3 8 K	South Rubin 2 Pass 4th A A 4 6 2 K A
A 6 K 10 8 7 10 8 3 A 6 5 3		J 3 Q A J 7 6 5 J 10 7 4 2
88854 = 54588 = Par NS +120	K 10 8 7 2 9 6 4 2 Q 9 4 9
Nickell NS 2 North = +110 = 53	Ekeblad NS   2 North =   +110 = 20

26. E deals Both vul	10 9 5 2 J 9 6 5 K 9 2 6 4		West Stansby 1 3 NT Lead 10 5 8 3 3 Q J 10	North Freeman Pass All Pass 2nd 6 10 3 7 4 A 8 9	East Martel 1 2 NT 3rd K Q 9 A K 5 9 2	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 4 2 A 5 2 6 7 6	West Rodwell 1 Pass Lead 8 3 J K 7 7 K A 10	North Ekeblad Pass Pass 2nd A 4 4 2 10 9 8 Q J	East Meckstroth 1 3 NT 3rd 2 Q 5 5 8 9 2 3 4	South Rubin Pass Pass 4th 3 A K 6 2 Q 5 6 J
A 4 7 4 3 2 A 7 6 9 8 5 3		K Q 6 3 A K 10 Q 5 4 K Q 7
54454 = 88989 89989 Par EW +140	J 8 7 Q 8 J 10 8 3 A J 10 2
Nickell NS 3 NT East -1 +100 = 53	Ekeblad NS   3 NT East -1   +100 = 20

27. S deals None vul	J 8 6 8 Q 9 7 6 K 10 9 8 3		West Stansby 1 3 4 Lead 6 K 6 5 9	North Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 8 10 2 7	East Martel 3 3 NT 3rd 9 2 A Q 6	South Nickell Pass Pass Pass 4th A 7 10 K A	West Rodwell 2 NT 4 Lead 7 6	North Ekeblad Pass All Pass 2nd 2 A	East Meckstroth 3 3rd A 3	South Rubin Pass Pass 4th 5 5
A 7 4 K Q 9 6 3 K 5 A Q J		K Q 3 A J 5 4 2 10 8 2 7 5
24266 = A9B77 = Par EW +450	10 9 5 2 10 7 A J 4 3 6 4 2
Nickell NS 4 West +1 -450 = 53	Ekeblad NS   4 West +1   -450 = 20

28. W deals N-S vul	A 9 A 9 5 4 7 6 5 2 9 7 2		West Stansby 1 2 4 Lead K A 4 3 4 6 4 A	North Freeman Pass 3 5 2nd A 7 10 10 10 2 6	East Martel 1 NT 3 Dbl 3rd 5 2 Q 9 J 10 9	South Nickell 2 4 All Pass 4th 2 8 7 J 2 J J	West Rodwell 1 2 Pass Lead K A 4 10 J 3 10	North Ekeblad Pass 4 2nd A 6 10 K 5 Q 9	East Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 3rd 5 2 K 2 A 9 J	South Rubin 2 Pass 4th 2 6 8 4 3 J 4
K Q 10 8 7 6 — K J 3 8 6 4 3		J 5 J 10 7 6 A Q 9 8 4 10 5
85A48 = 38383 = Par NS +300	4 3 2 K Q 8 3 2 10 A K Q J
Nickell NS 5 × South -1 -200  53	Ekeblad NS   4 South =   +620 +13 33

29. N deals Both vul	Q 10 4 A 10 7 4 10 9 8 5 3 2		West Stansby 1 NT Pass Dbl Lead 6 K Q 6 3 7	North Freeman Pass Pass 3 All Pass 2nd Q A 3 7 10 5	East Martel 1 2 Pass 3rd K 9 4 J 2 J	South Nickell Pass Pass 3 NT 4th 2 4 K 2 7	West Rodwell 1 NT Pass Lead K 2 A 7 9 10 Q J	North Ekeblad Pass Pass 3 2nd 2 Q J Q A K 5 6	East Meckstroth 1 2 All Pass 3rd 6 8 2 3 5 A 4 7	South Rubin Pass Pass 4th Q 4 4 6 6 3 2
6 5 9 8 6 5 3 9 8 3 K Q J		A K 8 7 4 3 K 2 K 5 2 6 4
97799 = 46544 = Par NS +600	J 10 9 2 A Q J 7 Q J 6 A 7
Nickell NS 3 NT× South = +750 +12 65	Ekeblad NS   3 North =   +110  33

30. E deals None vul	J 9 4 10 8 6 Q J 3 A 9 8 2		West Stansby 1 Pass Lead 6 A 6 5 9 7 2 K Q	North Freeman 1 NT Pass 2nd 4 3 J 3 10 6 A 7 4	East Martel Pass 3 3rd J 2 K Q K 3 5 A 4	South Nickell 1 Pass 4th A 5 5 8 2 9 4 6 7	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 3 J A K 6 6 K 4 A	North Ekeblad 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 7 5 8 Q Q 2 3 10	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 8 4 9 J K 9 Q	South Rubin 1 2 4th K 6 3 2 10 5 6 8
Q 8 5 A Q 9 A 9 8 7 6 7 3		10 3 2 K 7 5 4 K 10 4 2 10 6
78548 = 65885 = Par NS +100	A K 7 6 J 3 2 5 K Q J 5 4
Nickell NS 3 West -1 +50  65	Ekeblad NS   2 South =   +90 +1 34

Nickell leads by 31 IMPs

Match AU07 Main

Top 2007 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 3

31. S deals N-S vul	K 2 7 A K 10 9 7 6 2 10 3 2		West Rubin 1 Dbl Lead K Q 4 Q	North Hamman 2 5 2nd 5 K 7 A	East Ekeblad Dbl Dbl 3rd A A J 8	South Soloway Pass 4 All Pass 4th 2 6 2 3	West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead 5 A 4 A 2	North Moss Dbl Pass 2nd 4 7 6 8	East Meckstroth 4 3rd 10 J Q 5	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th Q 2 K Q
Q J 10 8 K J 10 3 Q A J 8 4		A 9 5 4 3 Q 9 8 K Q 9 7 6
317A1 = 5A63A = Par EW +200	7 6 A 8 6 5 4 2 J 5 4 3 5
Nickell NS 5 × North -1 -200 +6 71	Ekeblad NS   4 East =   -420  34

32. W deals E-W vul	9 7 6 4 3 J 8 7 4 K Q 10 7		West Rubin 1 3 Pass Lead 7 2 5 J K J A 8 4	North Hamman Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 3 Q K 10 10 10 K 5	East Ekeblad 1 NT 4 Pass 3rd 6 A 2 A 4 7 4 J 4	South Soloway 3 Dbl 4th Q 3 7 9 8 9 2 3 K	West Rodwell 1 4 Lead 7 2 8 4 A 6 6	North Moss Pass Pass 2nd A 5 Q 5 10 K 8	East Meckstroth 2 Pass 3rd 6 K 2 4 4 J	South Gitelman 4 Pass 4th Q 3 3 Q 7 2
A K Q J 10 10 9 A 9 8 6 5 Q		8 5 2 K 5 3 J 4 2 A 10 9 8
65949 = 78394 = Par NS +140	— A Q 6 2 7 3 K J 6 5 4 3 2
Nickell NS 4 × West -2 +500 +9 80	Ekeblad NS   4 West -1   +100  34

33. N deals None vul	A Q J 6 2 K 4 3 9 7 J 9 3		West Rubin 3 Pass Lead 9 3 A 3 4 5 J	North Hamman 1 3 Pass 2nd A 9 3 7 Q K 5	East Ekeblad Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q 8 A K 2 10	South Soloway 2 4 4th 7 A 4 2 9 8 2	West Rodwell 2 3 Lead A J 7 K 10 3	North Moss 1 Pass 3 2nd 3 7 10 9 K 10	East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 A 2 4 2 Q	South Gitelman 1 NT 2 4th 4 8 9 Q 2 A
K 9 8 4 A 2 K J 10 6 5 3 A		10 5 3 10 9 A 4 Q 8 7 6 5 2
54845 = 88597 88587 Par EW +100	7 Q J 8 7 6 5 Q 8 2 K 10 4
Nickell NS 4 South -2 -100  80	Ekeblad NS   3 South -1   -50 +2 36

34. E deals N-S vul	K J K Q J 8 7 6 Q J 9 4 3		West Rubin 3 Pass Lead Q 4 8 2 A 4 3	North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd 5 8 A 6 2 3 Q	East Ekeblad 2 4 3rd 2 10 K 10 9 2	South Soloway Pass Pass 4th A Q 9 5 J K	West Rodwell 4 Lead Q 4 8	North Moss Pass 2nd 5 6 A	East Meckstroth 2 Pass 3rd 2 10 Q	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th A Q 9
— A J 7 6 5 4 3 2 9 4 2 A 6		A 9 7 6 5 4 10 9 10 K 8 7 5
67286 = 45A46 = Par EW +420	Q 10 8 3 2 8 A K Q 5 3 10 2
Nickell NS 4 West +1 -450 = 80	Ekeblad NS   4 West +1   -450 = 36

35. S deals E-W vul	A 8 A 5 4 3 Q A J 9 7 4 3		West Rubin Pass Pass Lead A J 4 2 A 3 10	North Hamman 2 Pass 2nd 2 4 3 10 8 Q J	East Ekeblad Dbl Pass 3rd 9 7 K J 5 2 K	South Soloway Pass 4 4th Q 7 8 5 Q 7 4	West Rodwell Pass 2 Pass Pass Lead K 5 7 2 A 8 9	North Moss 1 3 3 NT 5 2nd 2 Q 6 8 7 9 3	East Meckstroth 1 Dbl 4 Dbl 3rd 7 K K J 5 6 3	South Gitelman Pass 2 Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q A 10 2 Q 10 4
K 10 4 3 K 9 7 9 8 7 Q 10 8		J 9 7 5 2 Q 10 8 A K J 6 3 —
82749 = 5B594 5B494 Par EW +500	Q 6 J 6 2 10 5 4 2 K 6 5 2
Nickell NS 4 North = +130 +10 90	Ekeblad NS   5 × North -2   -300  36