Event AU08 Main

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
PGA National Resort
June 2008

2008 U.S. Championship

Final: Strul vs. Nickell

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

K 4
J 9 6 4
J 5
8 5 4 3 2 Table A Q 8 3
A K 10
A 9 8 6 4
7
56446 =
87897 =
Par NS -120 J 9 7 6 2
Q 5
K 3
Q J 10 6

Strul NS
2 E -2 +100
+2 2
Nickell NS
2 E -1 +50
-2 0

2. E deals
N-S vul 9 7 2
A K J 9 2
J 9 8 3
K

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 5 AP
5 AP

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

—
Q 7 4 3
K Q 6
A J 10 9 6 5 Table A Q 8 6 5 4
10 6
2
8 4 3 2
77894 =
56549 66549
Par NS +100 K J 10 3
8 5
A 10 7 5 4
Q 7

Strul NS
5 W -2 +100
Tie 2
Nickell NS
5 W -2 +100
Tie 0

3. S deals
E-W vul J 8 4
A K J
7 4 3
A J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 3
Q 10 9 8 5
J 10 9 2
K 10 Table K 10 9 7 2
3
8 5
9 7 4 3 2
B9ABA =
24323 =
Par NS +460 A Q 5
7 6 4 2
A K Q 6
Q 5

Strul NS
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 2
Nickell NS
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 0

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 Pass 1 NT 2 1 Pass 1 NT 2
3 AP 2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 6 5 4
A 10
2
A 8 6 4 3 Table —
K Q 9 7 6
10 9 7 6 3
7 5 2
67553 =
76879 =
Par NS -110 K J 8 7
5 4 3
A K Q J 4
K

Strul NS
3 W = -110
Tie 2
Nickell NS
3 E = -110
Tie 0

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
2 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
6 AP 1 1 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A
A
A K J 10 9 8 7 2
A 8 4 Table K 10 9 7 2
Q 8 7 4 2
—
Q 6 3
23425 =
B99B8 =
Par NS -460 Q 6 5
5
6 4 3
K 10 9 7 5 2

Strul NS
6 W -1 +50
+11 13
Nickell NS
3 NT E +3 -490
-11 0

6. E deals
E-W vul A Q 7
A 10 7 3
J 10
K J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

9 6 2
Q 5 2
A Q 7 6 5
A Q Table K J 10
K 9 6 4
9 2
9 8 6 5
66556 66456
76887 66887
Par NS -110 8 5 4 3
J 8
K 8 4 3
10 3 2

Strul NS
1 NT W +1 -120
-1 13
Nickell NS
1 NT W = -90
+1 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass Pass
1 1 1 NT AP 1 1 AP

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

K 9 8 2
A K
Q J 5
10 9 7 5 Table Q 10 5
10 9 4 3
A 8
A 6 4 2
55755 =
88688 =
Par NS -120 A J 6 4
7 5
K 10 7 6 3 2
3

Strul NS
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 13
Nickell NS
1 N +1 +110
+6 7

8. W deals
None vul —
A J 10 8 7 6 3
8 2
A Q 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 3 Pass 1 3 4 Dbl
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

Q 7 4 3
K 9 4 2
J 4
J 10 4 Table A 8 6 5
5
A K Q 9 7 6 3
7
55A4A =
78391 77381
Par NS +300 K J 10 9 2
Q
10 5
K 6 5 3 2

Strul NS
3 NT× W = -550
-13 13
Nickell NS
5 × E -2 +300
+13 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 AP 2 2 NT 3 Pass
3 4 AP

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

10 9 5 2
A 9 7 4 3
J 6
K 7 Table A 8 7 4
6
A 10 9 8 5 3
9 5
95859 65859
37484 37483
Par NS +400 Q J 6
K Q 8
K 7 4
Q 4 3 2

Strul NS
3 S = +110
+4 17
Nickell NS
4 S -1 -50
-4 20

10. E deals
Both vul Q J 3
Q 3
A Q 10 4
9 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP Pass Pass

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

A 7 6 5 2
A 7 6 2
9 8 5 3
— Table K 10
K 10
J 6
A Q J 10 8 5 3
54553 =
8978A =
Par NS -140 9 8 4
J 9 8 5 4
K 7 2
K 2

Strul NS
2 NT E +2 -180
Tie 17
Nickell NS
2 E +4 -170
Tie 20

11. S deals
None vul J 9 8 4 3 2
9 4 2
J 9
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
2 2
4 Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
6 AP 4 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 K Q J
8 12 tricks won
12 tricks won

A K 10
K Q J 10 7 6 5
Q
9 2 Table Q 5
A 3
6 5 4 3
A K 8 5 3
05074 =
78C68 =
Par NS -980 7 6
8
A K 10 8 7 2
Q 10 7 6

Strul NS
6 W = -980
Tie 17
Nickell NS
6 W = -980
Tie 20

12. W deals
N-S vul A 10 8 7 4
8 5 2
8 7
K 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
2 2 3 4 (AP) 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9
K J 10 4
A 9 6 5 2
Q J 3 Table K 2
Q 9
J 4 3
9 8 7 6 5 4
89865 =
43576 =
Par NS +140 Q J 6 5 3
A 7 6 3
K Q 10
A

Strul NS
4 N = +620
+12 29
Nickell NS
4 N -1 -100
-12 20

13. N deals
Both vul K 6 5 3
A 9 8 4
8 5 4
A K

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

A 10 8
J 7 6
A 10 3 2
Q 4 2 Table Q 7
K 10 5 3
J 9 7
10 9 7 3
68766 =
64666 =
Par NS +110 J 9 4 2
Q 2
K Q 6
J 8 6 5

Strul NS
2 S = +110
-1 29
Nickell NS
2 S +1 +140
+1 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 4
10 9 7
8 5 4 3
A 6 4 Table 10 7 5 3
A Q 6 2
10 9 2
9 5
9878A =
35652 =
Par NS +400 A 6
4
Q 7 6
K Q J 10 7 3 2

Strul NS
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 30
Nickell NS
3 NT N = +400
-1 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
3 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A
J 7
8 5 3 2
A Q 7 6 3 2 Table 8 7 2
K 10 8 6
A Q 9
K 10 4
38642 =
94789 9579A
Par NS -400 K Q J 10 6 4 3
Q 9 3 2
—
9 5

Strul NS
3 S = +140
Tie 30
Nickell NS
3 S = +140
Tie 21

Strul leads by 9 IMPs

Match AU08 Main

Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 2

16. W deals
E-W vul K Q 3
A Q 3
K 7 3
Q 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass

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

A 9 6
K J 4
A J 10 6 5
A 4 Table J 10 4 2
9 6 5
9 4
K 7 3 2
54656 75656
68787 68576
Par NS -100 8 7 5
10 8 7 2
Q 8 2
J 9 5

Strul NS
1 NT W -1 +100
Tie 30
Nickell NS
1 NT N = +90
Tie 21

17. N deals
None vul Q J 9 7 4
J 10
10 7 3
J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 (AP) Dbl 1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 5
Q 6 4
A Q 8 6
Q 10 8 Table 10 8 2
A 9 8
K 9 4 2
9 6 4
57757 =
76685 86686
Par NS -120 K 3
K 7 5 3 2
J 5
A K 7 2

Strul NS
2 S = +90
+4 34
Nickell NS
2 N -1 -50
-4 21

18. E deals
N-S vul A K Q 5 3
Q 9 8 7 6
—
7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8
J 5 3
K J 5 4
K 9 8 5 3 Table 7 6 4
A 10 4 2
9 7 6 3
A 10
79665 =
53577 53576
Par NS +140 J 10 9 2
K
A Q 10 8 2
Q J 6

Strul NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 34
Nickell NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 21

19. S deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 4
Q J 10 8 3
Q 8 5
8

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K Q 3
A K 5 2
6 2
K J 10 5 Table J 7 2
9 6
K 9 7 4 3
9 7 4
68876 =
65567 75567
Par NS +110 A 9 5
7 4
A J 10
A Q 6 3 2

Strul NS
2 S = +110
Tie 34
Nickell NS
2 S = +110
Tie 21

20. W deals
Both vul J 8 6 3
A 10 3
K J 7
10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 9
J 8 5 2
9 3
9 8 7 5 4 Table A 5 4
K 9
Q 10 8 5 4
A Q J
78755 68755
55678 55688
Par NS +110 Q 10 7 2
Q 7 6 4
A 6 2
K 3

Strul NS
1 NT E -1 +100
-3 34
Nickell NS
1 NT E -2 +200
+3 24

21. N deals
N-S vul Q 7
K Q J 3 2
K Q J 10 9
3

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

4
9 7 6
6 5 3 2
A J 8 7 5 Table K 2
A 10 8 4
8 7 4
K Q 6 4
69985 =
42427 62427
Par NS +140 A J 10 9 8 6 5 3
5
A
10 9 2

Strul NS
4 S +1 +650
+13 47
Nickell NS
6 S -1 -100
-13 24

22. E deals
E-W vul —
Q 9 6 4 2
A 10 9 4 2
K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 3 1 NT 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 5 4
10 5 3
Q J 5 3
Q 7 6 Table Q 10 7 3
A K J 7
8 7 6
A 5
67668 57668
76675 =
Par NS +90 K J 9 8 6 2
8
K
J 10 9 8 4

Strul NS
3 S -2 -100
-5 47
Nickell NS
2 S = +110
+5 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 2
9 7 4 2
9 6 4 2
K 9 Table 9 8 5 3
8 6
A K 7
A 7 4 3
98A99 =
34243 =
Par NS +620 K Q 7 6
5
Q 3
Q 10 8 6 5 2

Strul NS
4 N = +620
+1 48
Nickell NS
3 NT S = +600
-1 29

24. W deals
None vul 6 4
7 6
9 8 6 5
Q 10 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl
5 Pass 5 NT Pass Rdbl Pass 4 NT Pass
6 Pass 7 AP 5 Pass 5 NT Pass
6 Pass 7 Pass
7 AP

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

A K J 7 3
K 4 2
A 10 7 3
5 Table Q 8 5
A 3
K J 2
A K J 3 2
00402 =
DD9DB =
Par NS -1520 10 9 2
Q J 10 9 8 5
Q 4
9 4

Strul NS
7 W = -1510
Tie 48
Nickell NS
7 W = -1510
Tie 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass Dbl 1 NT Dbl 2
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT AP
5 Dbl AP

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

A 5 4
A 9 6 3
A Q 4
7 6 2 Table Q 2
8 2
K 10 9 7 5 3
K Q J
39627 =
94695 94595
Par NS -100 10 9 6 3
J 10 5 4
J 8 6 2
A

Strul NS
5 × E -3 +800
+16 64
Nickell NS
3 NT E +2 -660
-16 29

26. E deals
Both vul 9 5 4
K 10 7 4
Q 8 7
J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

10
J 8 5
A 10 9 5 4
A 10 4 2 Table A J 6 3 2
A 9 6 3
K 2
K 6
54334 =
88A99 =
Par NS -620 K Q 8 7
Q 2
J 6 3
Q 9 8 3

Strul NS
4 E = -620
-12 64
Nickell NS
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 41

27. S deals
None vul K Q 7
8 3
10 4 3
10 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP
1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 4 2
K Q J 5 2
J 8
J 5 Table A 5 3
7 6
A K Q 6 5 2
K 9
44558 =
78884 78885
Par NS -100 9 8 6
A 10 9 4
9 7
A Q 8 6

Strul NS
3 NT E -1 +50
Tie 64
Nickell NS
3 NT E -1 +50
Tie 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A Q 9 8 7
Q 9 3 2
6 4
J 3 Table J 2
K 8
A 5 3 2
10 9 8 7 4
65686 55686
68656 =
Par NS -110 K 10 5
J 7 6 5 4
Q 10 7
A 5

Strul NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 64
Nickell NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 41

29. N deals
Both vul K 9 8 6 5
9 7
7 6
A 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 2 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 7 4 3
A K J 10
4
7 3 2 Table A Q 2
4 2
J 10 9 3
Q 8 6 4
66796 66896
77447 =
Par NS +110 —
Q 8 6 5 3
A K Q 8 5 2
K J

Strul NS
4 S -2 -200
Tie 64
Nickell NS
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 41

30. E deals
None vul 9 8 7 6
Q 6
6 4 3
A Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Becker Freeman Strul Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q J 5 3
J 9 3
A J 7 2
10 8 Table A K 4
A K 7 5 2
9 5
K 3 2
22236 22235
BAB97 =
Par NS -460 10 2
10 8 4
K Q 10 8
J 7 6 4

Strul NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 64
Nickell NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 41

Strul leads by 23 IMPs

Match AU08 Main

Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 3

31. S deals
N-S vul Q 10 7
10 8 2
J 4 3
Q 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 1
2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 6 3 2
K Q 9 7 4
7
A J Table K J 5 4
6 5
K 9 2
10 9 6 5
845A9 =
39524 39534
Par NS +100 A
A J 3
A Q 10 8 6 5
K 8 3

Strul NS
4 S -2 -200
-3 64
Nickell NS
3 NT N -1 -100
+3 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 NT 2 2 NT 4 1 Dbl 2 2
Pass Pass Pass 3 3 4 AP

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

Q 9 7 3
J 9
A K Q 5
A 5 4 Table 4
5 2
J 4 3 2
K J 10 9 7 2
38823 =
555AA =
Par NS -130 K J 8 6
Q 10 8 6 4
10 9
8 6

Strul NS
4 N -2 -100
+1 65
Nickell NS
4 E = -130
-1 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl Pass
3 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 5 4
K 10
K Q J 4
K 10 7 6 Table Q J
A 9 3 2
9 8 7 2
A Q 4
66644 =
76798 =
Par NS -110 8 6 3
Q 8 7 6 5
10 6 3
8 5

Strul NS
3 W +1 -130
-7 65
Nickell NS
3 NT E -3 +150
+7 51

34. E deals
N-S vul Q 7 5
10 7 3 2
4
A K 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 4 3
A 5
A 7 6 5
J 10 8 2 Table J 10 9
J 9 8 6
K J 9 2
Q 4
89989 =
54454 =
Par NS +140 A K 6 2
K Q 4
Q 10 8 3
7 5

Strul NS
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 65
Nickell NS
2 N +1 +140
+10 61

35. S deals
E-W vul 4
J 10 9 6
10 9 7 6
10 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 NT 1
Dbl Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 1 Pass 4 Dbl
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

8
8 7 4 2
K Q J 5 4 3
A Q Table A Q J 7 6 5 2
K Q 5
8
9 3
44438 44448
89895 =
Par NS -140 K 10 9 3
A 3
A 2
K J 7 5 2

Strul NS
4 × E -1 +200
+12 77
Nickell NS
5 × S -3 -500
-12 61

36. W deals
Both vul K 10 7 6 5 2
K Q 6
A 6
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q
10 5 4
K Q 7 2
6 5 4 3 2 Table J 9 3
A 7
J 9 8 5 3
K J 8
8BA67 =
32276 =
Par NS +650 A 8 4
J 9 8 3 2
10 4
A Q 9

Strul NS
4 N = +620
+12 89
Nickell NS
4 N -1 -100
-12 61

37. N deals
N-S vul 10 7 5 4 3 2
A 4
A 10 2
3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT AP
3 AP

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

K 8 6
J 2
9 8 4
K Q 7 6 5 Table A J
K 6 5 3
Q J 7 5
A 9 8
57643 =
8679A =
Par NS -130 Q 9
Q 10 9 8 7
K 6 3
J 10 4

Strul NS
3 W = -110
-1 89
Nickell NS
1 NT W = -90
+1 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 1 1 1
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 6 3
8 3
A K 10 8 5
10 4 2 Table 9
A Q 4
J 9 6 4
A Q 8 7 5
57722 =
856BB =
Par NS -600 Q J 10 7 5
J 9 5
3 2
K 6 3

Strul NS
4 S -2 -100
Tie 89
Nickell NS
3 S -2 -100
Tie 62

39. S deals
Both vul 3
A K 10 8 5 4
2
A K 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 8 6 2
J 9
K 10 8 4
7 3 Table A K 7 4
7 2
A 9 6 5
Q 10 6
85A6A =
47373 =
Par NS +620 Q 10 5
Q 6 3
Q J 7 3
J 8 5

Strul NS
4 N +1 +650
+1 90
Nickell NS
4 N = +620
-1 62

40. W deals
None vul Q 10 7 6 3
J
J 9 4
Q J 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 8 2
Q 4
A Q 8 3
K 8 4 Table K J 4
A K 2
K 7 6
9 6 5 3
13513 =
CA8CA =
Par NS -990 5
10 9 8 7 6 5 3
10 5 2
A 7

Strul NS
3 NT W +3 -490
-2 90
Nickell NS
3 NT E +1 -430
+2 64

41. N deals
E-W vul K 4 2
A K 9 4
Q 10 5 2
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 3
J 7 6 5
J 7 6
K J 2 Table J 5
10 8 3 2
K 4 3
A 10 4 3
89787 =
54655 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 8 7 6
Q
A 9 8
Q 7 6 5

Strul NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 92
Nickell NS
3 NT N -2 -100
-2 64

42. E deals
Both vul K Q 5
A 3 2
K 7 6 5 2
8 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 3 Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 6
J 10 9 8 7
A J 9 4
K Table 9 8 2
K Q 6 5
10
Q 9 7 6 2
785A9 =
54734 =
Par NS +130 A 7 4 3
4
Q 8 3
A J 10 5 4

Strul NS
4 N -2 -200
Tie 92
Nickell NS
3 NT N -2 -200
Tie 64

43. S deals
None vul 10 7 4 3
A K 7 5 4
J 5 3
7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 2
Q 10 6 2
Q 10 9
A 6 4 2 Table K Q 9 6
9 3
K 8 2
Q 9 8 5
67776 =
76557 66557
Par NS -90 A 8 5
J 8
A 7 6 4
K J 10 3

Strul NS
2 E -4 +200
+6 98
Nickell NS
2 S -1 -50
-6 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 1 3 NT Pass Pass
2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 9 4 2
A 8 4
6 5
A J 7 Table 10 8 7 3
10 9 5
7 4 3
K 5 4
857A8 =
48335 =
Par NS +130 J 6 5
K Q J 6
2
10 9 8 3 2

Strul NS
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 98
Nickell NS
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 64

45. N deals
Both vul 10 9 5
A K 9 5 2
5 4 3 2
K

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 1 1 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

8 7 4
J 7
A 8 6
Q 9 8 3 2 Table A K J 2
Q 10 8
K Q J
A 5 4
34643 =
99789 9978A
Par NS -600 Q 6 3
6 4 3
10 9 7
J 10 7 6

Strul NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-12 98
Nickell NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 76

Strul leads by 22 IMPs

Match AU08 Main

Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 4

46. E deals
None vul 10 4 2
10 6 4 3
9 2
K 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 1 1 1
Dbl 3 4 AP Dbl 2 2 3
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 7 6 3
A 2
Q J 8 7 6
10 4 Table A Q 9 5
7 5
A 10
A Q J 7 6
42824 42823
8B5A9 =
Par NS -450 K 8
K Q J 9 8
K 5 4 3
5 3

Strul NS
4 E = -420
+1 99
Nickell NS
4 E +1 -450
-1 76

47. S deals
N-S vul A 7 3
A 9 7 6 4
Q J 5
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 NT 1 NT
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 5 2
Q
7 3
Q 10 9 8 7 5 Table 10 6 4
K J 8
K 9 8 6 4
6 3
A8B98 A9B98
34245 =
Par NS +650 Q J 9
10 5 3 2
A 10 2
A K J

Strul NS
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 99
Nickell NS
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass

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

A 8 5 3
Q 9 6
9 6 4
Q 8 7 Table J 10 4
J 8 2
A Q 10 3
A 10 9
66767 66757
77676 =
Par NS -90 Q 7 6 2
10 3
J 7 5
K 6 5 3

Strul NS
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 99
Nickell NS
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 76

49. N deals
None vul Q J 7 6 3
K 10 6 5 4
9 5
A

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 2 2 1 2 2 NT
3 3 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 4
9 3 2
A 10 8 3
9 8 4 2 Table 9 8 2
A Q
Q 4
K J 10 6 5 3
48863 48963
8547A =
Par NS -100 A 10 5
J 8 7
K J 7 6 2
Q 7

Strul NS
3 N -2 -100
Tie 99
Nickell NS
4 N -2 -100
Tie 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8
Q J 9 6 5
A 10 4
J 9 7 6 Table K 7 6 3
8
7 6 5 2
Q 10 5 2
9B997 =
32436 =
Par NS +650 Q 10 9 5 2
—
K Q J 3
K 8 4 3

Strul NS
5 S = +650
+13 112
Nickell NS
4 N -1 -100
-13 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 7
J 9 7
Q 10 7
A 7 6 4 Table J 8
Q 10 8 5 2
9 2
K Q J 2
896A6 =
53626 =
Par NS +140 5 3
A K 6 4
A K J 8
9 8 3

Strul NS
4 S +1 +450
+1 113
Nickell NS
4 S = +420
-1 76

52. W deals
Both vul K 9 7 5 4
K 9 2
A Q 4
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 3
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 6
6 4 3
9 5 3
J 8 5 4 Table A 10 3
A Q J 10 5
K J 7 2
10
77669 77558
55774 55764
Par NS +110 J 2
8 7
10 8 6
A K Q 9 3 2

Strul NS
2 N -1 -100
+3 116
Nickell NS
3 NT N -2 -200
-3 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Pass 2 2
3 Pass 3 NT Dbl
4 AP

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

9
J 10 4
K J 10 8 5 4 3 2
6 Table K 6 4 3
A Q 9 7
Q 9
K 10 7
79639 78639
447A4 =
Par NS -130 A Q 10 8
8 6 5
6
J 9 8 5 4

Strul NS
4 W = -130
Tie 116
Nickell NS
4 E = -130
Tie 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A K 3
A 10 2
10 7
Q 10 5 3 2 Table 7 4
Q J 8 5 3
K 8 2
J 9 7
7A695 =
43737 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10 8 5
9 7
A J 9 4
A 8

Strul NS
2 S +2 +170
+1 117
Nickell NS
2 S +1 +140
-1 76

55. S deals
Both vul A K 10 9 7 2
Q J 9
6 5
10 8

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 AP
3 AP

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

J 4 3
K 4
10 9 8 4 3
6 5 3 Table 6 5
A 10 8 7 3
A Q 7
K Q 4
98758 =
44675 =
Par NS +600 Q 8
6 5 2
K J 2
A J 9 7 2

Strul NS
3 W -1 +100
-1 117
Nickell NS
2 N +1 +140
+1 77

56. W deals
None vul Q J 8
10 5 4 3 2
10 4
9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 1
2 NT Pass 3 NT Dbl 3 AP
4 AP

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

2
Q J 8
8 6 5 2
Q J 10 4 3 Table 10 7 6 3
A K
Q J 9 7
A K 5
58733 =
656A9 =
Par NS -130 A K 9 5 4
9 7 6
A K 3
7 2

Strul NS
4 W +1 -150
-1 117
Nickell NS
3 E +1 -130
+1 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 2 Dbl 2 Dbl
3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 3 AP

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

J 5 4
Q J 9
—
A Q 10 8 7 3 2 Table A 7
A 5 4 2
K J 10 5 4
J 4
26251 =
B798C =
Par NS -1370 Q 10 8 6 3
10 6
8 6 3 2
K 5

Strul NS
3 NT E +2 -660
-10 117
Nickell NS
3 W +3 -170
+10 88

58. E deals
Both vul 9 8 6 4
Q 10 2
A Q 3
10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q J 10 3
8 6 4
8 4 2
Q 6 Table 7 2
K 7 5
K J 10 9 6
K 7 5
8696A 77969
36373 36473
Par NS +140 A 5
A J 9 3
7 5
A J 8 3 2

Strul NS
1 NT S = +90
Tie 117
Nickell NS
1 NT S = +90
Tie 88

59. S deals
None vul J 7 4 3
Q 10 6
Q 8 5 2
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 1
1 Pass 3 Dbl (AP) 1 Pass 2 3
Pass 3 3 AP

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

K 10 6 5 2
8 5 4 3
J 7
A 7 Table A Q 9 8
J 9 2
6 3
K Q 6 3
556B8 =
58725 =
Par NS +400 —
A K 7
A K 10 9 4
J 10 8 4 2

Strul NS
3 × W -1 +100
+2 119
Nickell NS
3 W -1 +50
-2 88

60. W deals
N-S vul A J 5 3 2
Q 3
9 6
A Q 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Compton Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 3 Pass 4 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10
K J 7 4 2
J 7 4 3
K 9 6 Table 6
A 9 6 5
Q 10 8 5 2
8 4 3
8B66B =
11771 =
Par NS +650 K Q 9 8 7 4
10 8
A K
J 7 2

Strul NS
4 N +2 +680
+1 120
Nickell NS
4 N +1 +650
-1 88

Strul leads by 32 IMPs

Match AU08 Main

Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 5

61. N deals
Both vul 9 6 4
10 9
A 7 4
K 10 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J
Q 7
K 8 6 5 2
A 8 6 4 Table 7 3
8 6 5 3 2
Q J 10 3
Q 3
AC86A =
21473 =
Par NS +1430 A K 10 8 5 2
A K J 4
9
J 5

Strul NS
4 S +3 +710
+2 122
Nickell NS
4 S +1 +650
-2 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

9
K J 8 7 5
A 7 2
9 7 6 2 Table K J 10 7 4 2
—
8 6 5 3
A Q 10
86876 86865
47466 57467
Par NS +120 A 8 6 5
10 4 2
Q 10 4
K J 8

Strul NS
2 E -2 +100
+2 124
Nickell NS
2 E -1 +50
-2 88

63. S deals
N-S vul 10 4
J 9 4
Q J 10 9
J 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 5 NT Pass
6 Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 4 A
3 4 K 2
13 tricks won

A Q J 9 5 3
5 2
A 7
10 5 2 Table K 6
A K Q 8 7
6 3 2
A K Q
00041 =
DDD9C =
Par NS -1520 8 7 2
10 6 3
K 8 5 4
8 7 6

Strul NS
7 W = -1510
Tie 124
Nickell NS
7 E = -1510
Tie 88

64. W deals
E-W vul K 8
A 9 5
A K 9 8 7 4 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 2 2
2 3 3 3 4 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
K 8 7
6 3
K Q 10 8 4 2 Table A 4 3
Q J 10 6 3 2
Q J 5
7
7A5A7 =
42826 =
Par NS +420 Q J 9 6 5 2
4
10
A J 9 6 3

Strul NS
4 S = +420
Tie 124
Nickell NS
4 S = +420
Tie 88

65. N deals
None vul A 8 5
J 10 7 4
K 9 4
K J 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 3 Pass 1 3 Pass
4 AP Pass Pass

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

6
A 6
A Q 5 3
Q 10 8 7 6 2 Table K Q J 10 9 7 2
9 8 3
8
A 5
33773 =
7A559 79559
Par NS -420 4 3
K Q 5 2
J 10 7 6 2
9 4

Strul NS
4 E = -420
-7 124
Nickell NS
3 E = -140
+7 95

66. E deals
N-S vul J 5
K Q 10
K Q J 6 5 3
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
3 AP

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

K 10 8 7 6 2
A 9 3
A 4
J 6 Table A 3
8 7 5
9 8 7
A Q 8 7 2
54573 54673
89758 =
Par NS -140 Q 9 4
J 6 4 2
10 2
K 10 9 3

Strul NS
3 W = -140
-5 124
Nickell NS
4 W -1 +50
+5 100

67. S deals
E-W vul J 10 9 4 3
K 10 7 4
7 3
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 7 6 5
5 2
9 8 4 2
A K 8 Table A 8 2
Q 9 6
K Q 10 5
Q 7 2
67857 =
66485 76585
Par NS +110 K
A J 8 3
A J 6
J 10 9 5 3

Strul NS
3 N = +140
Tie 124
Nickell NS
3 N = +140
Tie 100

68. W deals
Both vul Q 9 6
A J 10 4
K J 5
A Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass

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

K 7 2
9 7 6 2
8 6
10 8 3 2 Table A J 3
K 8 5
A 9 7 2
J 7 4
87787 =
56556 =
Par NS +120 10 8 5 4
Q 3
Q 10 4 3
K 6 5

Strul NS
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 124
Nickell NS
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 4 3
A Q 9
A J 9 8
6 5 3 Table Q 7
6 4
K Q 10 2
K 9 7 4 2
8A956 =
53477 53377
Par NS +620 A K J 10 9 6 5
J 7 5
7 5
A

Strul NS
3 S +1 +170
+1 125
Nickell NS
3 S = +140
-1 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl 4 1 1 2 3
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass 4 AP

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

8
J 6 5
A J 10 9 7
A 8 7 6 Table 9 2
A K 8 4 3
6 5
K 9 5 4
69333 =
64999 =
Par NS +140 A J 5 3
10 9 7 2
8 4 3 2
Q

Strul NS
4 × N = +590
+5 130
Nickell NS
4 N = +420
-5 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 1
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) 3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A 7 5 4
10 5 4
K Q 10 7 3
8 Table Q 3
Q 9 6
J 6 2
K Q 7 5 4
7A978 =
63364 63465
Par NS +620 K 8
A K J 8
8
A 10 9 6 3 2

Strul NS
3 S -1 -100
-14 130
Nickell NS
3 × W -3 +800
+14 114

72. W deals
None vul 10 9 6
A K 5 4
K 10 7
J 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 5 3
J 9 6
J 9 6 3
8 4 2 Table Q J 7 4
10 8
A 5 2
A K 9 5
76866 =
67577 =
Par NS +100 K 8 2
Q 7 3 2
Q 8 4
Q 10 6

Strul NS
1 NT E -1 +50
Tie 130
Nickell NS
1 NT E -1 +50
Tie 114

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 2 3 1 Pass 2
3 3 NT Pass 4 2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 5 AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Dbl 5 (AP)

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

J
K Q 10 9 7 6 4
K 3
A 10 6 Table 9 8 7 6 5 3 2
2
Q J 7 6 4
—
A666C A556C
17761 =
Par NS +920 K 10 4
A
2
K J 9 8 7 5 4 2

Strul NS
5 S +1 +420
Tie 130
Nickell NS
5 S +1 +420
Tie 114

74. E deals
Both vul Q 3 2
A 10 7 6 3
5 2
A Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

A J 10 9 8 4
K
K 10 8 7
8 4 Table 7
Q 9 8 4 2
Q J 3
J 10 6 5
86878 =
56565 =
Par NS +120 K 6 5
J 5
A 9 6 4
K 7 3 2

Strul NS
2 W = -110
-7 130
Nickell NS
2 W -2 +200
+7 121

75. S deals
None vul 9 4 3
9 6
10 5 4 2
J 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Strul Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 1
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 6 5 2
J 10 5
J 9 8 6 3
Q Table J 10 8
K 8 7 4
A K
A K 9 3
33334 =
98A87 9AA99
Par NS -420 A Q 7
A Q 3 2
Q 7
10 8 4 2

Strul NS
3 NT E = -400
-6 130
Nickell NS
1 NT E +2 -150
+6 127

Strul leads by 3 IMPs

Match AU08 Main

Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
1 2 2 4 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A K 6 5 4
8 7 6
7
K Q 9 7 Table J 10 9
4 3
K Q 9 6 4
5 3 2
75866 75865
68577 =
Par NS -110 Q 3
A 5 2
8 5 3 2
A J 8 6

Strul NS
4 × W -1 +100
-1 130
Nickell NS
3 N = +140
+1 128

77. N deals
Both vul 3
A 10 7 4
Q 8 6 5 3
A 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT
2 AP Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
2 AP

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

Q J 9 6 5 2
Q 8
K 10 2
Q 10 Table A 8 7
K J 9 3
J 9
K 7 6 4
64676 =
69767 =
Par NS -140 K 10 4
6 5 2
A 7 4
J 5 3 2

Strul NS
2 W +1 -140
Tie 130
Nickell NS
2 W +1 -140
Tie 128

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
1 2
2 4 4 AP

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

A K 9 5 2
K Q 4 2
6 3
10 4 Table Q 7 4
—
K Q J 10 9 8 5 4
A 8
24829 =
785B4 =
Par NS -400 6
A J 8 6
A 7 2
K Q 9 6 5

Strul NS
5 E = -400
-11 130
Nickell NS
4 W -2 +100
+11 139

79. S deals
N-S vul Q 10 9 2
J 9 5 4
J 7
8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
1 1
2 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 4
10 7 3
10 3
A K J 10 6 2 Table 5 3
K Q 8 6
A Q 9 8 4
Q 9
28322 28222
9599A =
Par NS -400 K J 8 7 6
A 2
K 6 5 2
7 3

Strul NS
3 NT W +1 -430
-10 130
Nickell NS
3 NT W -1 +50
+10 149

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 8 6 5
A 7 6
A 7 6
Q 6 Table A Q J 9
4 3
K 10 8
A 8 5 3
43655 =
9A688 =
Par NS -620 4 2
K J 5 2
J 9 3 2
10 9 7

Strul NS
4 W = -620
Tie 130
Nickell NS
4 W = -620
Tie 149

81. N deals
None vul Q J 9 5
J 10 5 2
Q 6
Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

10
A 4 3
K J 9 8 7
J 10 9 5 Table K 8 7 6 4 3
K Q 9
10 2
A 7
65646 =
78787 =
Par NS -110 A 2
8 7 6
A 5 4 3
K 8 4 2

Strul NS
2 E +1 -140
-5 130
Nickell NS
2 E -1 +50
+5 154

82. E deals
N-S vul A J 8 2
10
J 5
A 10 9 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 4 Pass 4 (AP) 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7
A K 8 4 3 2
K 4 2
J 2 Table K 4
9 7 5
Q 9 7 6
Q 5 4 3
7A689 =
52753 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 6 5 3
Q J 6
A 10 8 3
K

Strul NS
4 S +1 +650
+1 131
Nickell NS
4 S = +620
-1 154

83. S deals
E-W vul J 10 8
K Q 9 8 6
9
J 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
1 Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

A K 7 5 4
7
A J 4 2
K 8 4 Table 2
A J 5 4 3 2
Q 8 7 5
10 6
55436 65436
778A6 =
Par NS -130 Q 9 6 3
10
K 10 6 3
A Q 5 2

Strul NS
2 E = -110
Tie 131
Nickell NS
2 E = -110
Tie 154

84. W deals
Both vul Q
J 7 2
J 9 7 4 3
Q 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 5 AP

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

4
Q 8 5 4 3
K 10 8 5
K J 7 Table A K 10 9 8 3
A 10
A Q 6
A 3
22134 =
BBBA9 =
Par NS -660 J 7 6 5 2
K 9 6
2
10 9 6 5

Strul NS
3 NT W +3 -690
-1 131
Nickell NS
5 E = -650
+1 155

85. N deals
N-S vul Q 7 6 5
A 9 6
9 7
J 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K
K Q J 8 2
A K 2
K 7 6 4 Table A J 10 4 3
7
Q 10 6 5 3
A 2
12213 =
BBBCA =
Par NS -920 9 8 2
10 5 4 3
J 8 4
Q 10 8

Strul NS
3 NT E +2 -460
Tie 131
Nickell NS
3 NT W +2 -460
Tie 155

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
2 AP 2 2 NT AP

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

7 4
J 5
A 5 3 2
Q 9 7 5 4 Table K Q 8 6 3
Q 8 7 3 2
K 10
6
86598 75588
47745 46744
Par NS +120 10 9 2
10 9 6
J 9 7 6
K J 2

Strul NS
2 E -1 +100
-3 131
Nickell NS
2 NT N +3 +210
+3 158

87. S deals
Both vul A 7 6 3
J 5 3
J 7
Q 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

K J 5 4
9 7 4
Q 10 9 3
A 8 Table 9 2
A K 10 8
A 8 2
K 5 3 2
55335 =
88997 88AA7
Par NS -620 Q 10 8
Q 6 2
K 6 5 4
J 7 6

Strul NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+6 137
Nickell NS
1 NT E +2 -150
-6 158

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
4 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

J 10 7
A Q 9 8
2
J 6 4 3 2 Table K 2
J 10 5 4 3
A Q J 5
10 7
78486 =
55957 55857
Par NS -100 Q 9 8 6 3
6
K 9 8 4
A K 5

Strul NS
4 E -1 +50
Tie 137
Nickell NS
4 E -1 +50
Tie 158

89. N deals
E-W vul A J 8
10 5 3
Q
A K 10 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 2 Pass 1 2 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

K Q 2
A K Q 8 6
7
Q 8 6 3 Table 9 7 6 5
9 7 2
A J 8 5 4
J
55477 =
78966 78866
Par NS -140 10 4 3
J 4
K 10 9 6 3 2
7 4

Strul NS
4 W -1 +100
Tie 137
Nickell NS
3 W -1 +100
Tie 158

90. E deals
Both vul 10 9 4 2
8
10 9 8
Q 8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Becker Nickell Strul Freeman
1 Pass 2 NT Pass
1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

Q 8 7 5 3
K 10 7 6
Q 7 5 4
— Table K J 6
Q J 5 4
A K
A K 9 6
23246 =
99B65 A9B65
Par NS -650 A
A 9 3 2
J 6 3 2
J 10 7 5

Strul NS
4 E +1 -650
-1 137
Nickell NS
4 E = -620
+1 159

Nickell leads by 22 IMPs

Match AU08 Main

Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 7

91. S deals
None vul A 10 7 2
K 7 6 2
A 7
8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass 3
1 Pass 1 2 NT Dbl 4 Pass Pass
3 AP 4 AP

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

K Q 9 6 5 3
A 8
K 9 4
A J Table J 8 4
Q J 9 5 4
10 6 5
9 7
655AB =
58532 57632
Par NS +400 —
10 3
Q J 8 3 2
K Q 10 5 4 2

Strul NS
3 W -1 +50
-2 137
Nickell NS
4 W -2 +100
+2 161

92. W deals
N-S vul A 10 8 3
J 8 4
A 8 4
9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 9 6
10 6
10 9 5 3 2
J 5 4 Table K 7 5 4
A K 7 2
K Q 6
8 6
87969 87869
44474 =
Par NS +140 Q 2
Q 9 5 3
J 7
A K Q 10 7

Strul NS
1 NT E -1 +50
-2 137
Nickell NS
1 NT E -2 +100
+2 163

93. N deals
Both vul 10 9 4 2
10 3
A Q J 5
Q J 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 3
8 6 5
K 8 7
A K 10 3 Table A J 6
K Q J 7 4
9 6
6 5 4
67585 =
75858 =
Par NS -110 K 7 5
A 9 2
10 4 3 2
9 8 7

Strul NS
3 NT W = -600
-14 137
Nickell NS
3 NT W -3 +300
+14 177

94. E deals
None vul A Q 7 6
A 6 4
7 3
Q J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 5 3
9 5
K J 9 5
K 8 6 Table 10 4
8 7 2
Q 10 6 4 2
10 9 7
AAB7B =
12161 =
Par NS +450 J 9 2
K Q J 10 3
A 8
A 4 2

Strul NS
4 S +1 +450
-1 137
Nickell NS
4 S +2 +480
+1 178

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
1 2
Dbl 2 2 4 (AP) Dbl 4 AP

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

5 2
K Q 10 4
A K 8 2
A 6 3 Table J 3
A J 9 7
J 7 6
9 7 5 2
6A557 =
73863 =
Par NS +500 K 10 9 8 7 4
—
9 5
K Q J 10 8

Strul NS
4 S = +620
-1 137
Nickell NS
4 S +1 +650
+1 179

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10
J 5 4 3 2
J 5 4
A 10 2 Table A 8 6 5 3
Q 9 8 6
2
K 5 3
965A8 =
47835 =
Par NS +400 K 7 4 2
A
Q 9 7
9 8 7 6 4

Strul NS
3 N +1 +130
-7 137
Nickell NS
3 NT N = +400
+7 186

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP 4 Pass 4 AP

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

9 5 4 2
Q
Q 4
J 9 7 5 3 2 Table A K J 8 6
8 7 2
A K
K Q 4
62872 =
7B55B =
Par NS -450 Q 7
K J 9 5 4
8 5 3 2
A 8

Strul NS
4 E +2 -480
Tie 137
Nickell NS
4 E +2 -480
Tie 186

98. E deals
N-S vul A 10 7 5 2
J 8 6 4 2
6
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Dbl Pass Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
5 AP

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

K
A K 7 3
K J 10 8 7
K J 6 Table 4 3
Q 10 9
A 9 5 4
A Q 10 5
09300 =
84ACC =
Par NS -800 Q J 9 8 6
5
Q 3 2
9 8 3 2

Strul NS
5 E = -400
+2 139
Nickell NS
4 W +1 -450
-2 186

99. S deals
E-W vul 5
A K 10 4
K Q 7 4 2
J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
3 2
Pass Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 8 4 2
J 9 7
6
K 8 7 6 5 Table A 10
Q 3
A J 10 9 8 5
A Q 3
46743 =
86699 8769A
Par NS -130 K Q 9 7 6 3
8 6 5 2
3
4 2

Strul NS
3 NT E = -600
-10 139
Nickell NS
2 NT E +1 -150
+10 196

100. W deals
Both vul A K 6 3
A 9 7
5
A 9 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 7 5 2
4 2
8 6 2
J 7 6 Table Q J 10
Q J 8 6 5
Q J 3
K Q
A8ABB =
35322 =
Par NS +630 4
K 10 3
A K 10 9 7 4
10 8 4

Strul NS
3 NT S = +600
-1 139
Nickell NS
3 NT N +1 +630
+1 197

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

8 7 3 2
10 6 4 3
A J 7
5 4 Table 6 5
A J 5
Q 8 6 2
K Q 10 7
88667 78667
55676 =
Par NS +120 A Q J 10 4
Q 2
K 9 5
J 3 2

Strul NS
2 S -1 -100
-6 139
Nickell NS
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 203

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

A
A 9 6 4
Q 5 3 2
Q 10 8 4 Table Q 9 5 4 3
8 7
J 4
A K J 9
76664 =
67678 =
Par NS -90 K J 7 2
K Q 3 2
K 7 6
5 2

Strul NS
2 NT W -2 +200
+7 146
Nickell NS
3 E = -110
-7 203

103. S deals
Both vul A 9 4
Q
Q 9 6
A K Q 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8 6 2
A 10 8 7
J
10 7 5 2 Table Q J 3
J 9 5 3
A 8 4 3
9 3
987BA =
25622 =
Par NS +600 K 7 5
K 6 4 2
K 10 7 5 2
J

Strul NS
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 147
Nickell NS
3 NT N +1 +630
-1 203

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT AP 6 Pass 6 NT AP

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

Q 3 2
9 8 7 5
Q 8 4 3
K 2 Table A 9 7
A K
A K 9
A J 10 9 8
13211 =
CABBC CAACC
Par NS -990 J 10 6 5
J 10 4 3
J 6
Q 4 3

Strul NS
4 NT E +1 -460
+11 158
Nickell NS
6 NT E = -990
-11 203

105. N deals
E-W vul 10 4 3
A Q 8 7 6 4
A 8 3
2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
1 1 4 1 1 2
Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Dbl Rdbl Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 10 5 6 J 2 5 A
2 J Q J Q 9 3 7
2 4 A 5 13 tricks won
K 9 4 8
3 J 8 6
A 2 4 5
8 6 3 7

5 2
5
K J 10 9 7 5
Q J 9 5 Table K Q 9 8 7 6
J 9
Q 6 2
8 4
A7D5A =
26073 =
Par NS +1510 A J
K 10 3 2
4
A K 10 7 6 3

Strul NS
7 N = +1510
Tie 158
Nickell NS
7 N = +1510
Tie 203

Nickell leads by 45 IMPs

Match AU08 Main

Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 8

106. E deals
Both vul 10 8 4 3
Q
Q J 10 6 5
Q 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 AP
3 NT AP

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

J 9 6
7
A 8 3
J 10 8 7 4 3 Table Q 5 2
A K J 4 2
K 7 2
A 2
67674 =
76769 =
Par NS -110 A K 7
10 9 8 6 5 3
9 4
K 9

Strul NS
3 NT W -3 +300
+3 161
Nickell NS
2 E -2 +200
-3 203

107. S deals
None vul K J 10 9 7 2
K 9
K 9 7
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 4
J 10 6 5 3
Q 8 6
5 3 Table 8 6 3
A Q 8 7
J 5 3
K 7 4
79699 =
54644 =
Par NS +140 5
4 2
A 10 4 2
A J 10 9 6 2

Strul NS
2 N +1 +140
-7 161
Nickell NS
3 NT N +1 +430
+7 210

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 3 2
9 6 5
K Q 6 4 3 2
K Table 9 7 6 5
A K 4 3
J
Q J 5 2
87769 =
56564 =
Par NS +120 A J 8
Q 10 8 2
A 10 8 5
A 9

Strul NS
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 161
Nickell NS
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 210

109. N deals
Both vul 8 6 4
Q 9 3
K Q 10 8 5
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl 3 Dbl 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 5 2
A K J 7 6 2
2
8 2 Table J 10 3
10 5 4
J 4
K Q 9 6 3
975B7 =
46825 =
Par NS +600 A K 7
8
A 9 7 6 3
A J 5 4

Strul NS
5 N = +600
Tie 161
Nickell NS
3 NT N = +600
Tie 210

110. E deals
None vul K Q 9 6 5
A Q J 10
7 6 5
4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 1 1 2 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 4
9 7 3
A J 10
K Q 8 6 5 Table 2
K 8 6
K Q 9 8 4
J 10 9 3
7A833 =
63489 =
Par NS +300 A J 8 7 3
5 4 2
3 2
A 7 2

Strul NS
4 S = +420
-1 161
Nickell NS
4 N +1 +450
+1 211

111. S deals
N-S vul 5
K J 7
A K 7 6 5 2
9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 1
1 2 2 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 8 7 4
10 9 2
Q 4 3
Q 3 Table Q 9 3 2
Q 8 6 4
10
A J 10 7
A57A9 =
38624 38524
Par NS +500 A 10 6
A 5 3
J 9 8
K 8 5 4

Strul NS
2 NT E -5 +250
+10 171
Nickell NS
3 NT S -2 -200
-10 211

112. W deals
E-W vul 7 4
A Q 10 7 6 2
10 8 6
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3
Pass Pass 4 4 4 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass Pass 5 4 Pass 5 NT 6
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

K 8 3 2
9
A K Q J 7 4
8 7 Table 10 9 5
—
9 5 2
A K J 9 6 5 2
03900 =
6A4CC =
Par NS -500 A Q J 6
K J 8 5 4 3
3
Q 3

Strul NS
5 × N -2 -300
+5 176
Nickell NS
6 × N -3 -500
-5 211

113. N deals
None vul K 10 6
A Q 6
Q J
Q J 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 6 5 8 Q
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

Q 7 3 2
J 9 7 5 3 2
8
10 2 Table J 9 8
10 8 4
10 9 6 4 3 2
8
DB8BD DB8AD
02520 =
Par NS +1520 A 5 4
K
A K 7 5
A K 7 4 3

Strul NS
7 N = +1440
Tie 176
Nickell NS
7 N = +1440
Tie 211

114. E deals
N-S vul J 10
9 3
Q 10 8 7 6 2
J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Pass 1 NT 4 (AP) 1 Pass 2 Dbl
3 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 6 5 4 3 2
K 5 4
K 9 3
K Table K 9 8
8 6
A J 5 4
Q 8 6 3
84B79 =
59264 =
Par NS +300 A Q
A Q J 10 7 2
—
A 10 9 5 2

Strul NS
4 S +1 +650
+1 177
Nickell NS
4 S = +620
-1 211

115. S deals
E-W vul —
A K Q 7 6
10 9 4 3 2
Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 NT AP

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

10 8 5 4
J 8 5
A Q J 8
8 6 Table 9 7 6 3 2
3
6 5
J 10 5 4 2
A9BA8 C9CA9
14134 =
Par NS +990 A K Q J
10 9 4 2
K 7
A K 3

Strul NS
6 S = +980
+10 187
Nickell NS
4 NT S +2 +490
-10 211

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 5
A K
J 7
Q J 9 8 4 3 Table Q 6 4
Q 10 6 5 3 2
10 9
10 2
AA6A6 AA6A7
33736 =
Par NS +630 K 10 7 3
J 7
A 8 6 5 4
A 7

Strul NS
3 NT S = +600
-1 187
Nickell NS
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 212

117. N deals
N-S vul K 9 7 6
10 7
10 7 4 3
7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
1 NT AP 1 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 3 AP

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

A 8 5
J 9 6 3
Q 9
J 10 6 5 Table 10 2
K Q 5 4
K J
K Q 9 8 4
6A4A4 =
63838 =
Par NS +500 Q J 4 3
A 8 2
A 8 6 5 2
A

Strul NS
1 NT W = -90
-4 187
Nickell NS
3 W -1 +50
+4 216

118. E deals
E-W vul 10 5
K 10 6 5 4 2
5 2
6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
6 AP 5 Pass 6 AP

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

K Q J 9 7 3
7
K Q J 7
9 7 Table A
A J 9 8
A 9 8 4 3
K Q 8
11504 =
CC8C8 CC8C9
Par NS -1440 8 6 4 2
Q 3
10 6
A J 10 5 3

Strul NS
6 E +1 -1390
-1 187
Nickell NS
6 E = -1370
+1 217

119. S deals
Both vul 9
K Q 10 6
K 9 5 4
A K Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass 2
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 4 3
9 8 5 3 2
8 7
J 7 Table 8 6 2
A J
A Q 10 6 3 2
9 6
9987B 9977B
44562 =
Par NS +600 A K 10 7 5
7 4
J
10 8 5 4 2

Strul NS
5 N = +600
-1 187
Nickell NS
3 NT N +1 +630
+1 218

120. W deals
None vul 8 4 2
8
Q 6 3 2
K Q 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Compton Berkowitz Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT Dbl AP
2 Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 6 5
Q 7 2
A K 10 9 7 5
— Table J 10 3
10 5 4 3
—
A 10 8 5 4 2
65557 75456
67776 =
Par NS +90 K Q 7
A K J 9 6
J 8 4
J 6

Strul NS
2 W = -110
+5 192
Nickell NS
3 NT× S -2 -300
-5 218

Nickell wins by 26 IMPs

Match AU08 Main

Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek