Match AU08 Main
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
PGA National Resort
June 2008
2008 U.S. Championship Final
Strul vs. Nickell
by Richard PavlicekMatch AU08 Main Palm Beach Gardens, Florida PGA National Resort June 2008 |
| by Richard Pavlicek |
| Board 1 None vul |  10 5 8 7 3 2 Q 10 7 2 A K 9
| West Rodwell 1 1 NT 2 Lead Q 10 6 6 J 9 9 6
| North Becker Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 A K K Q 5 104 | East Meckstroth 1 1 2 3rd K 2 5 5 A 210 A | South Strul Pass Pass Pass 4th 7 4 2 3 3 10 3 8
| West Berkowitz 1 1 NT 2 Lead Q 6 6 2 J A 9 10
| North Nickell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 3 K K 8 3 64 | East Cohen 1 1 2 3rd 9 K 5 5 A J 4A | South Freeman Pass Pass Pass 4th 7 32 8 5 7 10 10
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| K 4 J 9 6 4 J 5 8 5 4 3 2 | 
| A Q 8 3 A K 10 A 9 8 6 4 7
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| ns56446 we87897 Par: E-W +120 | J 9 7 6 2 Q 5 K 3 Q J 10 6
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Strul NS 2 East -2+100 +2 2 | Nickell NS 2 East -1+50 0 | |||||||||
| Board 2 N-S vul | 9 7 2 A K J 9 2 J 9 8 3 K
| West Rodwell 3 5 Lead K A 3 7
| North Becker Pass All Pass 2nd 6 10 2 | East Meckstroth 2 4 3rd 8 5 A | South Strul Pass Pass 4th 4 3 6 | West Berkowitz 3 Pass Lead A K 3 7
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 6 10 2 5 | East Cohen 2 5 3rd 5 8 A K | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 3 4 6 2 | |
| — Q 7 4 3 K Q 6 A J 10 9 6 5 | 
| A Q 8 6 5 4 10 6 2 8 4 3 2
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| ns77894 w56549 e66549 Par: N-S +100 | K J 10 3 8 5 A 10 7 5 4 Q 7
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Strul NS 5 West -2+100 = 2 | Nickell NS 5 West -2+100 = 0 | |||||||||
| Board 3 E-W vul | J 8 4 A K J 7 4 3 A J 8 6
| West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 9 6 10 J 10 2
| North Becker 3 NT 2nd A 2 J K A | East Meckstroth Pass 3rd 3 Q 25 6 | South Strul 1 NT Pass 4th 4 K 6 3 4 | West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 9 6 8 4 A K 5 J 7
| North Nickell 3 NT 2nd K 2 J 2 2 9 10 7 7
| East Cohen Pass 3rd 3 Q 4Q 3 4 A 6Q | South Freeman 1 NT Pass 4th 2 K 4 3 5 8 3 510 | |
| 6 3 Q 10 9 8 5 J 10 9 2 K 10 | 
| K 10 9 7 2 3 8 5 9 7 4 3 2
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| nsB9ABA we24323 Par: N-S +460 | A Q 5 7 6 4 2 A K Q 6 Q 5
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Strul NS 3 NT South +1 +430 = 2 | Nickell NS 3 NT South +1 +430 = 0 | |||||||||
| Board 4 Both vul | Q 9 3 2 J 8 2 8 5 Q J 10 9
| West Rodwell 1 3 Lead Q 4 6 5 K Q 7 J
| North Becker Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 3 2 4 5 4 3
| East Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 3rd K 5A 710 2 6 A
| South Strul 2 Pass 4th A 7 2 8 8 J 93 | West Berkowitz 1 2 NT Pass Lead A K A 4 7
| North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 A 2 3 3 | East Cohen 1 NT 3 3rd 5 9 6 5A | South Freeman 2 Pass 4th 3 2 7 8 2 | |
| A 10 6 5 4 A 10 2 A 8 6 4 3 | 
| — K Q 9 7 6 10 9 7 6 3 7 5 2
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| ns67553 we76879 Par: E-W +110 | K J 8 7 5 4 3 A K Q J 4 K
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Strul NS 3 West =-110 = 2 | Nickell NS 3 East =-110 = 0 | |||||||||
| Board 5 N-S vul | J 8 4 3 K J 10 9 6 3 Q 5 J
| West Rodwell 6 Lead 4 A K J A 8
| North Becker 2 Pass 2nd 2 5 Q J6 J | East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 4 77 Q | South Strul Pass Pass 4th A 3 4 6 5 K | West Berkowitz 1 2 3 Lead 9 2
| North Nickell Pass 1 Pass Pass 2nd 4 5 | East Cohen Pass Dbl 2 3 NT 3rd J A | South Freeman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q 3 | |
| A A A K J 10 9 8 7 2 A 8 4 |
| K 10 9 7 2 Q 8 7 4 2 — Q 6 3
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| ns23425 weB99B8 Par: E-W +460 | Q 6 5 5 6 4 3 K 10 9 7 5 2
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Strul NS 6 West -1+50 +11 13 | Nickell NS 3 NT East +3 -490 0 | |||||||||
| Board 6 E-W vul | A Q 7 A 10 7 3 J 10 K J 7 4
| West Rodwell 1 NT Lead J 3 7 4 A Q 7 2 Q 9
| North Becker Pass 2nd 2 6 10 8 7 4 7A K 2 | East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd K 10 5 Q 5 6 8J 4 A | South Strul Pass Pass 4th 5 9 6 3 8 4 38 9 J | West Berkowitz 1 NT Lead 3 5 2 6 6 A J A Q
| North Nickell Pass 2nd 4 7 3 7 39 9 J K | East Cohen Pass Pass 3rd 8 K Q 10 2 54 8 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th Q J 10 4 10 56 2 | |
| 9 6 2 Q 5 2 A Q 7 6 5 A Q |
| K J 10 K 9 6 4 9 2 9 8 6 5
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| n66556 s66456 w76887 e66887 Par: E-W +110 | 8 5 4 3 J 8 K 8 4 3 10 3 2
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Strul NS 1 NT West +1 -120 13 | Nickell NS 1 NT West = -90 +1 1 | |||||||||
| Board 7 Both vul | 7 3 Q J 8 6 2 9 4 K Q J 8
| West Rodwell 1 Pass Lead 6 2 7 5 10 5 K
| North Becker 1 Pass 2nd Q 3 K 4 4 6 8
| East Meckstroth 1 NT 3rd 9 Q 2 A 8 9 2
| South Strul Pass Pass 4th 8 A 4 7 7 6J | West Berkowitz 1 Pass Lead 4 K 10 10 7 Q J J 8
| North Nickell 1 2nd 5 6 K J Q 9 10 4 6 | East Cohen Pass 3rd A 3 A K 2 3 6 4 6
| South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 2 7 3 3 2 9 55 | |
| K 9 8 2 A K Q J 5 10 9 7 5 |
| Q 10 5 10 9 4 3 A 8 A 6 4 2
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| ns55755 we88688 Par: E-W +120 | A J 6 4 7 5 K 10 7 6 3 2 3
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Strul NS 1 NT East +1 -120 13 | Nickell NS 1 North +1+110 +6 7 | |||||||||
| Board 8 None vul | — A J 10 8 7 6 3 8 2 A Q 9 8
| West Rodwell Pass Pass 3 NT All Pass Lead J
| North Becker 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 | East Meckstroth Dbl 3 Pass 3rd Q | South Strul 1 Pass Dbl 4th K | West Berkowitz Pass 1 Pass All Pass Lead Q J A
| North Nickell 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 3 7 | East Cohen Dbl 4 5 3rd 8 26 | South Freeman Pass Dbl Dbl 4th 5 5 4 | |
| Q 7 4 3 K 9 4 2 J 4 J 10 4 |
| A 8 6 5 5 A K Q 9 7 6 3 7
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| ns55A4A w78391 e77381 Par: N-S +300 | K J 10 9 2 Q 10 5 K 6 5 3 2
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Strul NS 3 NT× West = -550 13 | Nickell NS 5 × East -2+300 +13 20 | |||||||||
| Board 9 E-W vul | K 3 J 10 5 2 Q 2 A J 10 8 6
| West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead J 6 7 A 9 7 3 Q
| North Becker Pass 1 3 2nd 2 K 5 6 K 97 7 | East Meckstroth Pass 2 All Pass 3rd A A 55 6 6Q 8 | South Strul 1 Dbl 4th 4 2 8 K Q 10 2 9 | West Berkowitz Pass 2 3 Lead J 6 7 5
| North Nickell Pass 1 2 NT 4 2nd 2 K 5 K | East Cohen Pass Dbl 3 All Pass 3rd A A 56 | South Freeman 1 Pass Pass 4th 4 2 8 Q | |
| 10 9 5 2 A 9 7 4 3 J 6 K 7 |
| A 8 7 4 6 A 10 9 8 5 3 9 5
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| n95859 s65859 w37484 e37483 Par: N-S +400 | Q J 6 K Q 8 K 7 4 Q 4 3 2
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Strul NS 3 South =+110 +4 17 | Nickell NS 4 South -1-50 20 | |||||||||
| Board 10 Both vul | Q J 3 Q 3 A Q 10 4 9 7 6 4
| West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead 5 A Q 9 5 J 10 3 8
| North Becker Pass Pass 2nd 2 2 K A J 4 8 2 4
| East Meckstroth 2 2 NT 3rd Q 6 23 K 3 5 6 8
| South Strul Pass Pass 4th K 4 7 10 8 6 9 3 4
| West Berkowitz Pass Lead 5 A Q
| North Nickell Pass 2nd 2 2 K | East Cohen 2 3rd Q 2 6
| South Freeman Pass 4th K 4 6 | |
| A 7 6 5 2 A 7 6 2 9 8 5 3 — |
| K 10 K 10 J 6 A Q J 10 8 5 3
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| ns54553 we8978A Par: E-W +140 | 9 8 4 J 9 8 5 4 K 7 2 K 2
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Strul NS 2 NT East +2 -180 = 17 | Nickell NS 2 East +4-170 = 20 | |||||||||
| Board 11 None vul | J 9 8 4 3 2 9 4 2 J 9 J 4
| West Rodwell 4 6 Lead J 8
| North Becker Pass All Pass 2nd 3 | East Meckstroth 5 3rd K | South Strul 2 Pass 4th Q | West Berkowitz 3 4 6 Lead J
| North Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd | East Cohen 4 5 3rd | South Freeman 2 Pass Pass 4th | |
| A K 10 K Q J 10 7 6 5 Q 9 2 |
| Q 5 A 3 6 5 4 3 A K 8 5 3
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| ns05074 we78C68 Par: E-W +980 | 7 6 8 A K 10 8 7 2 Q 10 7 6
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Strul NS 6 West =-980 = 17 | Nickell NS 6 West =-980 = 20 | |||||||||
| Board 12 N-S vul | A 10 8 7 4 8 5 2 8 7 K 10 2
| West Rodwell 1 2 Pass Lead 3 9 8
| North Becker Pass 2 Pass 2nd K A 4 | East Meckstroth 1 NT 3 Pass 3rd A 2 10 | South Strul Dbl 4 4th 7 3 2 | West Berkowitz 1 2 Pass Lead 3 4 Q Q
| North Nickell Pass 3 Pass 2nd K 2 9 3 | East Cohen 1 NT Pass Pass 3rd A 9 4 K | South Freeman Dbl 4 4th 7 A K 5 | |
| 9 K J 10 4 A 9 6 5 2 Q J 3 |
| K 2 Q 9 J 4 3 9 8 7 6 5 4
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| ns89865 we43576 Par: N-S +140 | Q J 6 5 3 A 7 6 3 K Q 10 A
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Strul NS 4 North =+620 +12 29 | Nickell NS 4 North -1-100 20 | |||||||||
| Board 13 Both vul | K 6 5 3 A 9 8 4 8 5 4 A K
| West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 6 9 3 Q 6 A 8 5 9
| North Becker 1 2 2nd 4 K 5 7 2 5 7 4 10 | East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd K A J 8 K 6 2A J
| South Strul 1 Pass 4th 2 4 Q 3 3 J 2 9 Q
| West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 2 4 J 2 Q 6 A 3 A
| North Nickell 1 2 2nd K K Q 5 7 4 5 7 5 | East Cohen Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 A 7 8 A 69 Q | South Freeman 1 Pass 4th 5 6 4 K 3 3 J 10 2 | |
| A 10 8 J 7 6 A 10 3 2 Q 4 2 |
| Q 7 K 10 5 3 J 9 7 10 9 7 3
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| ns68766 we64666 Par: N-S +110 | J 9 4 2 Q 2 K Q 6 J 8 6 5
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Strul NS 2 South =+110 29 | Nickell NS 2 South +1+140 +1 21 | |||||||||
| Board 14 None vul | Q J 9 2 K J 8 5 3 A K J 8
| West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 3 K Q 10 A 2
| North Becker 1 3 NT 2nd A 4 A J 6
| East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 8 5Q 7 | South Strul 1 2 4th 9 5 9 4 3 | West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 3 8 K Q 10 Q
| North Nickell 1 3 NT 2nd 6 2 4 A K 2
| East Cohen Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 10 8 3A 7 | South Freeman 1 2 4th 9 A 5 9 4 5 | |
| K 8 4 10 9 7 8 5 4 3 A 6 4 |
| 10 7 5 3 A Q 6 2 10 9 2 9 5
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| ns9878A we35652 Par: N-S +400 | A 6 4 Q 7 6 K Q J 10 7 3 2
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Strul NS 3 NT North +1 +430 +1 30 | Nickell NS 3 NT North = +400 21 | |||||||||
| Board 15 N-S vul | 9 5 A 5 4 K J 10 7 6 4 J 8
| West Rodwell Pass Lead J 2 7
| North Becker Pass 2nd 4 K 5 | East Meckstroth Pass 3rd K A 8 | South Strul 3 4th 2 5 9 | West Berkowitz Pass Lead A J 2 6 7 K J
| North Nickell Pass 2nd 8 4 4 J Q 3 7
| East Cohen Pass 3rd 4 K A K 2 4 6
| South Freeman 3 4th 5 2 5 9 9 8 10
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| A J 7 8 5 3 2 A Q 7 6 3 2 |
| 8 7 2 K 10 8 6 A Q 9 K 10 4
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| ns38642 w94789 e9579A Par: E-W +400 | K Q J 10 6 4 3 Q 9 3 2 — 9 5
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Strul NS 3 South =+140 = 30 | Nickell NS 3 South =+140 = 21 | |||||||||
| Match AU08 Main |  | Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final |
| Board 16 E-W vul | K Q 3 A Q 3 K 7 3 Q 10 8 6
| West Nickell 1 NT Lead 6 9 Q A 10 8 10 8 J 6
| North Becker Pass 2nd K 2 2 3 7 J 7 A 3
| East Freeman Pass 3rd 5 5 9 4 3Q J 3 4
| South Strul Pass 4th 4 K A 8 Q 5 62 7
| West Stansby 1 Pass Lead 4 9 8 6 6 J 9 10 7
| North Rodwell 1 NT 2nd 5 Q 7 K K 22 2 4 | East Martel Pass 3rd A 2 5 10 9 510 J Q | South Meckstroth Pass 4th 3 7 A 8 4 7K 65 | |
| A 9 6 K J 4 A J 10 6 5 A 4 |
| J 10 4 2 9 6 5 9 4 K 7 3 2
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| n54656 s75656 w68787 e68576 Par: E-W +100 | 8 7 5 10 8 7 2 Q 8 2 J 9 5
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Strul NS 1 NT West -1 +100 = 30 | Nickell NS 1 NT North = +90 = 21 | |||||||||
| Board 17 None vul | Q J 9 7 4 J 10 10 7 3 J 5 3
| West Nickell Dbl Pass Lead 8 10 A 6 2 A A K K
| North Becker Pass 1 Pass 2nd J 8 4 3 J 10 10 Q | East Freeman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 5 2 K Q 4 3 5 | South Strul 1 2 4th 2 Q 3 5 7 74 9 | West Stansby Dbl Pass Lead 2 5 J 6 10 8 9 J 4
| North Rodwell Pass 1 2 2nd 5 7 A Q 8 10 2A A | East Martel Pass 2 All Pass 3rd Q 8 3 2 2 K 6 5 8 | South Meckstroth 1 Dbl 4th 7 K 4 3 Q 3 44 3 | |
| A 6 5 Q 6 4 A Q 8 6 Q 10 8 |
| 10 8 2 A 9 8 K 9 4 2 9 6 4
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| ns57757 w76685 e86686 Par: E-W +120 | K 3 K 7 5 3 2 J 5 A K 7 2
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Strul NS 2 South =+90 +4 34 | Nickell NS 2 North -1-50 21 | |||||||||
| Board 18 N-S vul | A K Q 5 3 Q 9 8 7 6 — 7 4 2
| West Nickell Pass Pass Lead A A 10 5
| North Becker 1 4 2nd 6 K J 4 | East Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 3 K 4
| South Strul 1 2 4th 2 6 7 Q | West Stansby Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 10 5 A
| North Rodwell 2 3 4 2nd 2 Q 7 K | East Martel Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd A K 63 | South Meckstroth 1 NT 2 3 4 4th 6 4 J 6 | |
| 8 J 5 3 K J 5 4 K 9 8 5 3 |
| 7 6 4 A 10 4 2 9 7 6 3 A 10
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| ns79665 w53577 e53576 Par: N-S +140 | J 10 9 2 K A Q 10 8 2 Q J 6
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Strul NS 4 North -1-100 = 34 | Nickell NS 4 South -1-100 = 21 | |||||||||
| Board 19 E-W vul | 10 8 6 4 Q J 10 8 3 Q 8 5 8
| West Nickell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 A 6 5 3 8 K A
| North Becker 2 2 2nd Q 5 10 4 J 3 3 8 | East Freeman Pass Pass 3rd K 8 4J 610 9 6 | South Strul 1 NT 2 2 4th A 4 7 2 9 37 4 | West Stansby Pass Pass Lead K 4 3 6 5 2 9 9
| North Rodwell 2 Pass 2nd 4 2 6 Q Q 5 3 J | East Martel Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 7 K 6 7 8 5
| South Meckstroth 1 NT 2 4th A 9 K A 7 10 J 8 | |
| K Q 3 A K 5 2 6 2 K J 10 5 |
| J 7 2 9 6 K 9 7 4 3 9 7 4
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| ns68876 w65567 e75567 Par: N-S +110 | A 9 5 7 4 A J 10 A Q 6 3 2
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Strul NS 2 South =+110 = 34 | Nickell NS 2 South =+110 = 21 | |||||||||
| Board 20 Both vul | J 8 6 3 A 10 3 K J 7 10 6 2
| West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 2 J 7 5 Q 5 Q 2 7 6
| North Becker Pass Pass 2nd 9 K K 2 610 93 Q 2
| East Freeman 1 NT 3rd J 4 3 A 7 88 K A J | South Strul Pass 4th A 6 4 3 10 6 54 9 8 | West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 2 9 6 10 Q 7 2 6 6 J
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd K K 5 4A 5Q 8A 4
| East Martel 1 NT 3rd 3 5 Q 8 3 J K J 3 2
| South Meckstroth Pass 4th 4 2 9 A 7 47 8 9 10 | |
| K 9 J 8 5 2 9 3 9 8 7 5 4 |
| A 5 4 K 9 Q 10 8 5 4 A Q J
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| n78755 s68755 w55678 e55688 Par: N-S +110 | Q 10 7 2 Q 7 6 4 A 6 2 K 3
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Strul NS 1 NT East -1 +100 34 | Nickell NS 1 NT East -2 +200 +3 24 | |||||||||
| Board 21 N-S vul | Q 7 K Q J 3 2 K Q J 10 9 3
| West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 2 5 K
| North Becker 1 2 Pass 2nd 9 6 9 | East Freeman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 K 5 | South Strul 1 4 4th A A 3 | West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 6 8
| North Rodwell 1 2 3 4 Rdbl 4 5 6 2nd 3 K A | East Martel Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q A 3 | South Meckstroth 1 2 3 Pass 4 4 NT 5 6 4th 2 5 Q | |
| 4 9 7 6 6 5 3 2 A J 8 7 5 |
| K 2 A 10 8 4 8 7 4 K Q 6 4
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| ns69985 w42427 e62427 Par: N-S +140 | A J 10 9 8 6 5 3 5 A 10 9 2
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Strul NS 4 South +1+650 +13 47 | Nickell NS 6 South -1-100 24 | |||||||||
| Board 22 E-W vul | — Q 9 6 4 2 A 10 9 4 2 K 3 2
| West Nickell Pass Lead Q K 3 8 A 6 J 10 A 8
| North Becker Pass 2nd 2 A 4 47 7 6 7 64 | East Freeman 1 Pass 3rd 6 2J 3 8 22 3 10 Q
| South Strul 3 4th K 3 8 9 5 5 5 A 9 10 | West Stansby Pass Lead Q 8 K 9 10 6 A 4 4 A
| North Rodwell Pass 2nd 2 5 27 6 88 QQ 9
| East Martel 1 NT Pass 3rd 7 2 3 2 3 5 J KK 10 | South Meckstroth 2 4th K J 4 5 A 9 3 J 36 | |
| A 5 4 10 5 3 Q J 5 3 Q 7 6 |
| Q 10 7 3 A K J 7 8 7 6 A 5
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| n67668 s57668 we76675 Par: N-S +90 | K J 9 8 6 2 8 K J 10 9 8 4
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Strul NS 3 South -2-100 47 | Nickell NS 2 South =+110 +5 29 | |||||||||
| Board 23 Both vul | A 4 A K Q J 10 3 J 10 8 5 J
| West Nickell Pass Pass All Pass Lead A K A 3
| North Becker 1 3 2nd 3 Q 2 Q | East Freeman Dbl Pass 3rd 2 4 9 K | South Strul Pass 1 NT 4 4th 5 8 J 3
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J J K A
| North Rodwell 1 2 2 NT 3 2nd A A 3 Q | East Martel Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 2 4 2 | South Meckstroth Pass 1 NT 2 3 3 NT 4th 6 9 5 8 | |
| J 10 2 9 7 4 2 9 6 4 2 K 9 |
| 9 8 5 3 8 6 A K 7 A 7 4 3
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| ns98A99 we34243 Par: N-S +620 | K Q 7 6 5 Q 3 Q 10 8 6 5 2
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Strul NS 4 North =+620 +1 48 | Nickell NS 3 NT South = +600 29 | |||||||||
| Board 24 None vul | 6 4 7 6 9 8 6 5 Q 10 8 7 6
| West Nickell 1 2 3 5 6 Lead 6 2 3 5 2
| North Becker Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 4 4 10 6 | East Freeman 2 2 4 NT 5 NT 7 3rd 9 7Q A A | South Strul Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 5 7 2 6 5 | West Stansby 1 2 4 Rdbl 5 6 7 Lead 7 A 2 A K
| North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 4 9 4 6 | East Martel 2 3 4 4 NT 5 NT 7 3rd 5 5 75 3 | South Meckstroth Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 6 7 2 8 | |
| A K J 7 3 K 4 2 A 10 7 3 5 |
| Q 8 5 A 3 K J 2 A K J 3 2
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| ns00402 weDD9DB Par: E-W +1520 | 10 9 2 Q J 10 9 8 5 Q 4 9 4
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Strul NS 7 West =-1510 = 48 | Nickell NS 7 West =-1510 = 29 | |||||||||
| Board 25 E-W vul | K J 8 7 K Q 7 — 10 9 8 5 4 3
| West Nickell 1 1 3 5 Lead A 5 A 4 4 4 5
| North Becker Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 2 A 10K K 3 Q | East Freeman Pass 1 3 4 All Pass 3rd 3 7 3 2 6Q 8
| South Strul Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th J 2 2 3 6 8 7 | West Stansby Dbl Pass 3 NT Lead 10 5 3 3
| North Rodwell Pass 1 NT 2 All Pass 2nd 4 K 5 | East Martel Pass Dbl 2 NT 3rd K A 7 | South Meckstroth 1 2 Pass 4th 2 2 Q | |
| A 5 4 A 9 6 3 A Q 4 7 6 2 |
| Q 2 8 2 K 10 9 7 5 3 K Q J
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| ns39627 w94695 e94595 Par: E-W +100 | 10 9 6 3 J 10 5 4 J 8 6 2 A
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Strul NS 5 × East -3+800 +16 64 | Nickell NS 3 NT East +2 -660 29 | |||||||||
| Board 26 Both vul | 9 5 4 K 10 7 4 Q 8 7 J 7 5
| West Nickell 1 NT 3 Lead 8 6 4 A 2 4 3 A 9
| North Becker Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 J 7 8 7 Q 8 Q | East Freeman 1 2 4 3rd 5 A 310 5K 82 6
| South Strul Pass Pass All Pass 4th K 7 9 4 5 3 9 6 J | West Stansby 1 NT 2 NT Lead 5 K 2 10 J 9 5 5 6
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd K 3 6 Q 6 5 44 8
| East Martel 1 2 3 NT 3rd 3 4 A 28 3 3A J | South Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 7 8 J A 7 2Q K | |
| 10 J 8 5 A 10 9 5 4 A 10 4 2 |
| A J 6 3 2 A 9 6 3 K 2 K 6
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| ns54334 we88A99 Par: E-W +620 | K Q 8 7 Q 2 J 6 3 Q 9 8 3
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Strul NS 4 East =-620 64 | Nickell NS 3 NT West -1 +100 +12 41 | |||||||||
| Board 27 None vul | K Q 7 8 3 10 4 3 10 7 4 3 2
| West Nickell Pass 1 3 3 Lead 6 6 A Q 8 7
| North Becker Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 5 A J 2 4 7
| East Freeman 1 2 NT 3 3 NT 3rd 2 5 3 4 10 4
| South Strul Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 9 3 K 3 5 2
| West Stansby 1 Pass Lead 6 K
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd J 3 | East Martel 3 NT 3rd 4 6 | South Meckstroth 1 Pass 4th 9 A | |
| J 10 4 2 K Q J 5 2 J 8 J 5 |
| A 5 3 7 6 A K Q 6 5 2 K 9
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| ns44558 w78884 e78885 Par: E-W +100 | 9 8 6 A 10 9 4 9 7 A Q 8 6
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Strul NS 3 NT East -1 +50 = 64 | Nickell NS 3 NT East -1 +50 = 41 | |||||||||
| Board 28 N-S vul | 6 4 3 A 10 K J 9 8 K Q 6 2
| West Nickell Pass 1 Pass Lead 8 10 2
| North Becker 1 Pass Pass 2nd 3 6 | East Freeman Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 8 | South Strul 1 1 NT 4th K A | West Stansby Pass 1 Pass Lead 7 Q 2 A
| North Rodwell 1 Pass Pass 2nd 3 6 10 6 | East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 8 Q 8
| South Meckstroth 1 1 NT 4th K A 4 5 | |
| A Q 9 8 7 Q 9 3 2 6 4 J 3 |
| J 2 K 8 A 5 3 2 10 9 8 7 4
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| n65686 s55686 we68656 Par: E-W +110 | K 10 5 J 7 6 5 4 Q 10 7 A 5
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Strul NS 1 NT South +1 +120 = 64 | Nickell NS 1 NT South +1 +120 = 41 | |||||||||
| Board 29 Both vul | K 9 8 6 5 9 7 7 6 A 10 9 5
| West Nickell 1 Pass Lead J 3 4 5 3 6 3 K
| North Becker Pass Pass 4 2nd 5 10 K J 8 K A 7
| East Freeman Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 2 7 A 9 Q 64 5
| South Strul 1 3 4th 24 52 8 97 10 | West Stansby Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 A K Q 8 4 2 5
| North Rodwell Pass 1 2 2nd 9 4 2 4 3K 7 10
| East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 6 7 5 7 3 6 9
| South Meckstroth 1 1 3 NT 4th J 3 9 10 J 5 6 Q
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| J 10 7 4 3 A K J 10 4 7 3 2 |
| A Q 2 4 2 J 10 9 3 Q 8 6 4
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| n66796 s66896 we77447 Par: N-S +110 | — Q 8 6 5 3 A K Q 8 5 2 K J
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Strul NS 4 South -2-200 = 64 | Nickell NS 3 NT South -2 -200 = 41 | |||||||||
| Board 30 None vul | 9 8 7 6 Q 6 6 4 3 A Q 9 5
| West Nickell 2 Pass Lead K 8 A 3 K 2
| North Becker Pass Pass 2nd 2 J 6 6 8 10 | East Freeman 1 4 3rd 3 4 2A 9 J | South Strul Pass Pass 4th 5 9 10 4 Q | West Stansby 2 4 Lead K 3 K 2 3 K 4
| North Rodwell Pass All Pass 2nd A 6 8 10 6 10 4
| East Martel 1 3 3rd 6 A 9 J A 5 Q | South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 5 4 Q 42 7 8 | |
| Q J 5 3 J 9 3 A J 7 2 10 8 |
| A K 4 A K 7 5 2 9 5 K 3 2
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| n22236 s22235 weBAB97 Par: E-W +460 | 10 2 10 8 4 K Q 10 8 J 7 6 4
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Strul NS 4 East +1-450 = 64 | Nickell NS 4 East +1-450 = 41 | |||||||||
| Match AU08 Main | | Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final |
| Board 31 N-S vul | Q 10 7 10 8 2 J 4 3 Q 7 4 2
| West Meckstroth 2 Pass Lead Q 3 7 3 9 3 4 K K
| North Cohen Pass 4 2nd 2 K J 9 7 A 10 8 3
| East Rodwell 3 All Pass 3rd 5 8 2 Q 4 2 52 4 | South Berkowitz 1 Dbl 4th A 6 5 JA 6 J 10 9 | West Stansby 2 Pass Lead 4 3 3 K 5 6 4 K 8
| North Hamman Pass 3 NT 2nd A A 10 3 J 810 J 7
| East Martel 3 All Pass 3rd 9 7 J 2 8 65 2 Q | South Compton 1 Dbl 4th 7 10 5Q 2 6A 5 | |
| 9 8 6 3 2 K Q 9 7 4 7 A J |
| K J 5 4 6 5 K 9 2 10 9 6 5
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| ns845A9 w39524 e39534 Par: N-S +100 | A A J 3 A Q 10 8 6 5 K 8 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South -2-200 64 | Nickell NS 3 NT North -1 -100 +3 44 | |||||||||
| Board 32 E-W vul | A 10 5 2 A K 7 3 8 7 6 Q 3
| West Meckstroth 1 NT Pass Lead 4 A 3 6 J 2 K A
| North Cohen 2 Pass 2nd 6 2 5 5 8 9 7 8 | East Rodwell 2 NT Pass 3rd 7 4 Q Q 4 Q 3 4 | South Berkowitz 4 4th 10 J 9 K 3 6 10 | West Stansby 1 3 Pass Lead 6 A A 2
| North Hamman Dbl 3 Pass 2nd 9 5 4 2
| East Martel 2 4 3rd K 8 8 6 | South Compton 2 Pass 4th 2 J 3 7 | |
| Q 9 7 3 J 9 A K Q 5 A 5 4 |
| 4 5 2 J 4 3 2 K J 10 9 7 2
| ||||||||
| ns38823 we555AA Par: E-W +130 | K J 8 6 Q 10 8 6 4 10 9 8 6
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 North -2-100 +1 65 | Nickell NS 4 East =-130 44 | |||||||||
| Board 33 None vul | A K 10 7 2 J 4 A 5 J 9 3 2
| West Meckstroth 3 Lead K A 7 7 2 Q J
| North Cohen 1 Pass 2nd J Q 26 4 5 2
| East Rodwell Dbl Pass 3rd 3 8 6 K 8 8 9 | South Berkowitz Pass Pass 4th 4 5 9 A 10 3 10 | West Stansby 2 3 Lead 3 K 10 7 2 A
| North Hamman 1 Pass Pass 2nd 4 Q 7 2 89 | East Martel Dbl 3 3 NT 3rd A 6 8 3 66 | South Compton Pass Pass All Pass 4th J 5 9 10 64 | |
| 9 5 4 K 10 K Q J 4 K 10 7 6 |
| Q J A 9 3 2 9 8 7 2 A Q 4
| ||||||||
| ns66644 we76798 Par: E-W +110 | 8 6 3 Q 8 7 6 5 10 6 3 8 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 West +1-130 65 | Nickell NS 3 NT East -3 +150 +7 51 | |||||||||
| Board 34 N-S vul | Q 7 5 10 7 3 2 4 A K 9 6 3
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 2 2 J K 4 J 2
| North Cohen 3 3 2nd A 6 3 K 5 8 610 | East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 Q Q 4 3 7 7A | South Berkowitz 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 7 A 5 5 8 9 10 4 | West Stansby Pass Pass Lead J 4 2 5 3 7 8 K
| North Hamman 1 Pass 2nd 2 2 A 9 5 10 7 Q | East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 10 4 A 3K 27 | South Compton 1 2 4th Q A 5 3 J 4 9 8 | |
| 8 4 3 A 5 A 7 6 5 J 10 8 2 |
| J 10 9 J 9 8 6 K J 9 2 Q 4
| ||||||||
| ns89989 we54454 Par: N-S +140 | A K 6 2 K Q 4 Q 10 8 3 7 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT South -3 -300 65 | Nickell NS 2 North +1+140 +10 61 | |||||||||
| Board 35 E-W vul | 4 J 10 9 6 10 9 7 6 10 8 6 4
| West Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead A A 3 A J
| North Cohen Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 4 3 K | East Rodwell 4 Pass 3rd J 9 6 8 4
| South Berkowitz 1 NT Dbl 4th 5 8 K 4 6
| West Stansby 1 Pass Lead K 2 8 3 A 7
| North Hamman Pass 5 2nd 6 J 4 2 6 J | East Martel 4 Dbl 3rd 8 7 A Q 9 Q | South Compton 1 Dbl All Pass 4th A 63 4 5 A | |
| 8 8 7 4 2 K Q J 5 4 3 A Q |
| A Q J 7 6 5 2 K Q 5 8 9 3
| ||||||||
| n44438 s44448 we89895 Par: E-W +140 | K 10 9 3 A 3 A 2 K J 7 5 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 × East -1+200 +12 77 | Nickell NS 5 × South -3-500 61 | |||||||||
| Board 36 Both vul | K 10 7 6 5 2 K Q 6 A 6 10 7
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 4 7 6 4
| North Cohen 1 Pass 2nd 10 6 3 3 | East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd Q A 5 A | South Berkowitz 4 4th 6 2 K Q | West Stansby Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 6 4 Q 8 3
| North Hamman 1 2 3 2nd 4 A 3 4A A 4 | East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 A K 2 6 K | South Compton 2 2 4 4th 6 10 Q 9 5 7 7 | |
| Q 10 5 4 K Q 7 2 6 5 4 3 2 |
| J 9 3 A 7 J 9 8 5 3 K J 8
| ||||||||
| ns8BA67 we32276 Par: N-S +650 | A 8 4 J 9 8 3 2 10 4 A Q 9
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 North =+620 +12 89 | Nickell NS 4 North -1-100 61 | |||||||||
| Board 37 N-S vul | 10 7 5 4 3 2 A 4 A 10 2 3 2
| West Meckstroth Pass 3 Lead A 5 5 9 Q 4 9 K 5
| North Cohen Pass 2 All Pass 2nd 3 J 2 10 32 6 7 8 | East Rodwell 1 NT Pass 3rd 10 Q A K 8 Q 2 J 6
| South Berkowitz Pass Pass 4th 2 K 4 3 J K A 4 4
| West Stansby 1 NT Lead 4 9 A 9 4 10 Q 6 7
| North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd J 8 4 10 A 3 4 10 2
| East Martel 1 Pass 3rd Q 3 5 K 5 78 5 7
| South Compton Pass Pass 4th 6 A 3 2 3 K J 8 6
| |
| K 8 6 J 2 9 8 4 K Q 7 6 5 |
| A J K 6 5 3 Q J 7 5 A 9 8
| ||||||||
| ns57643 we8679A Par: E-W +130 | Q 9 Q 10 9 8 7 K 6 3 J 10 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 West =-110 89 | Nickell NS 1 NT West = -90 +1 62 | |||||||||
| Board 38 E-W vul | A K 4 2 K 10 7 6 2 Q 7 J 9
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead A K 2 5 6 K 4 J 9
| North Cohen 4 2nd 7 Q J K 10 9 88 3 | East Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd 4 6 A 4 A5 Q 2 2 | South Berkowitz 1 Pass 4th 3 2 3 9 7 3 6 4Q | West Stansby Pass Pass Lead K 8 A 4 A 2
| North Hamman 3 Pass 2nd 7 2 5 J Q 9 | East Martel 1 Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q 3 34 A | South Compton 1 3 4th 3 9 6 7 2 3 | |
| 8 6 3 8 3 A K 10 8 5 10 4 2 |
| 9 A Q 4 J 9 6 4 A Q 8 7 5
| ||||||||
| ns57722 we856BB Par: E-W +600 | Q J 10 7 5 J 9 5 3 2 K 6 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South -2-100 = 89 | Nickell NS 3 South -2-100 = 62 | |||||||||
| Board 39 Both vul | 3 A K 10 8 5 4 2 A K 9 4 2
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A K A 5 Q
| North Cohen 1 2 3 2nd 5 10 7 2 8 | East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 6 3 Q 2
| South Berkowitz Pass 1 NT 2 4 4th 3 49 J 4 | West Stansby Pass 2 All Pass Lead K A 5 A K A K
| North Hamman 1 4 2nd 5 3 J 2 7 6 10 | East Martel Dbl Pass 3rd 9 4 K 3 6 5 8 | South Compton Pass 2 4 4th 3 2 49 J 3 7 | |
| J 9 8 6 2 J 9 K 10 8 4 7 3 |
| A K 7 4 7 2 A 9 6 5 Q 10 6
| ||||||||
| ns85A6A we47373 Par: N-S +620 | Q 10 5 Q 6 3 Q J 7 3 J 8 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 North +1+650 +1 90 | Nickell NS 4 North =+620 62 | |||||||||
| Board 40 None vul | Q 10 7 6 3 J J 9 4 Q J 10 2
| West Meckstroth 1 NT Pass Lead 6 2 K 3 5 A 4 A
| North Cohen Pass Pass 2nd 4 7 8A Q 10 49 | East Rodwell 3 NT 3rd 5 J 9 4 J 5K 8
| South Berkowitz Pass 4th 8 63 2 2 37 10
| West Stansby 1 3 NT Lead 10 2 K 5 4 10 8 Q
| North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd Q 6 67 J A 10 9 | East Martel 2 NT Pass 3rd J J 8 K 3 4 6 5
| South Compton Pass Pass 4th 2 5 3 2 A 6 3 9
| |
| A 9 8 2 Q 4 A Q 8 3 K 8 4 |
| K J 4 A K 2 K 7 6 9 6 5 3
| ||||||||
| ns13513 weCA8CA Par: E-W +990 | 5 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 10 5 2 A 7
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT West +3 -490 90 | Nickell NS 3 NT East +1 -430 +2 64 | |||||||||
| Board 41 E-W vul | K 4 2 A K 9 4 Q 10 5 2 9 8
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 Q 9 5 9 A K 2
| North Cohen 1 2 3 2nd 2 7 7 7 K 3 8 3 | East Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 4 Q A 4 5 6
| South Berkowitz 1 2 NT 4th Q 2 K 4 6 5 6 | West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 4 7 6 2 K 9 8 A 4
| North Hamman 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 4 3 J 8 4 6 7 | East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 8 K Q 3 2Q 2 | South Compton 1 3 4th 9 Q 5 A 6 10 K 9
| |
| A 9 3 J 7 6 5 J 7 6 K J 2 |
| J 5 10 8 3 2 K 4 3 A 10 4 3
| ||||||||
| ns89787 we54655 Par: N-S +140 | Q 10 8 7 6 Q A 9 8 Q 7 6 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 South -1-50 +2 92 | Nickell NS 3 NT North -2 -100 64 | |||||||||
| Board 42 Both vul | K Q 5 A 3 2 K 7 6 5 2 8 3
| West Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 8 10 3 6 9 A
| North Cohen 3 3 4 2nd 4 7 5 4 810 2 | East Rodwell Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 7 J 2 K 8 6 5
| South Berkowitz 1 Pass 4 4 4th A K A 10 J 3 Q | West Stansby Pass Pass Lead K 5 9 6 10 8 J
| North Hamman 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 4 4A 10 5 35 | East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 7 Q Q 6 22 | South Compton 1 3 4th 2 3 3A 4 5A | |
| J 10 6 J 10 9 8 7 A J 9 4 K |
| 9 8 2 K Q 6 5 10 Q 9 7 6 2
| ||||||||
| ns785A9 we54734 Par: N-S +130 | A 7 4 3 4 Q 8 3 A J 10 5 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 North -2-200 = 92 | Nickell NS 3 NT North -2 -200 = 64 | |||||||||
| Board 43 None vul | 10 7 4 3 A K 7 5 4 J 5 3 7
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead J 7 8 4 6 K 5 3
| North Cohen 1 2 2nd Q 9 2 KA A 84 | East Rodwell Pass 2 3rd K 10 A 72 4 5 7
| South Berkowitz 1 1 NT All Pass 4th 3 2 9 6 3 5 10 8 | West Stansby Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 8 7 10 K 3 K 6
| North Hamman 1 2 2nd 4 Q 9 J 2 4 8A | East Martel Pass Pass 3rd 9 A J K 3 3 52 | South Compton 1 1 NT 2 4th J 3 A A 5 8 6 4 | |
| J 2 Q 10 6 2 Q 10 9 A 6 4 2 |
| K Q 9 6 9 3 K 8 2 Q 9 8 5
| ||||||||
| ns67776 w76557 e66557 Par: E-W +90 | A 8 5 J 8 A 7 6 4 K J 10 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 East -4+200 +6 98 | Nickell NS 2 South -1-50 64 | |||||||||
| Board 44 N-S vul | A 7 3 2 A K Q J 10 9 8 Q 6
| West Meckstroth 1 NT 2 Pass Pass Lead 7 K A
| North Cohen Dbl 2 NT 3 3 NT 2nd 5 3 7 | East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 2 2
| South Berkowitz 2 3 3 4th A 5 6 | West Stansby 1 Pass Lead 3 A Q K J 9 10 8
| North Hamman 3 NT 2nd 5 4 3 7 7 8 4 9
| East Martel Pass 3rd 9 2 6 2 3 8 9
| South Compton Pass 4th A 6 5 4 7 8 J
| |
| K Q 9 4 2 A 8 4 6 5 A J 7 |
| 10 8 7 3 10 9 5 7 4 3 K 5 4
| ||||||||
| ns857A8 we48335 Par: N-S +130 | J 6 5 K Q J 6 2 10 9 8 3 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT North -1 -100 = 98 | Nickell NS 3 NT North -1 -100 = 64 | |||||||||
| Board 45 Both vul | 10 9 5 A K 9 5 2 5 4 3 2 K
| West Meckstroth 3 NT Lead 3 A 5
| North Cohen Pass Pass 2nd 8 6 7 | East Rodwell 2 NT Pass 3rd 9 2 8 | South Berkowitz Pass Pass 4th J K 5
| West Stansby 1 3 NT Lead 3 5 J 4 4 9 2 3 Q
| North Hamman Pass 1 All Pass 2nd J Q 7 5 6 4 5K 6
| East Martel 1 2 NT 3rd K 6 A J A 10 9 3 7
| South Compton Pass Pass 4th 8 7 4 Q 10 8 2 32 | |
| 8 7 4 J 7 A 8 6 Q 9 8 3 2 |
| A K J 2 Q 10 8 K Q J A 5 4
| ||||||||
| ns34643 w99789 e9978A Par: E-W +600 | Q 6 3 6 4 3 10 9 7 J 10 7 6
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT East +1 -630 98 | Nickell NS 3 NT East -1 +100 +12 76 | |||||||||
| Match AU08 Main | | Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final |
| Board 46 None vul | 10 4 2 10 6 4 3 9 2 K 9 8 2
| West Compton Dbl Pass Lead Q 3 K 8 5 10 4 A 7
| North Berkowitz 3 Pass 2nd A 4 2 6 92 8 4
| East Hamman 1 4 3rd 3 Q 6 2 J 6 J 6
| South Cohen 1 Pass 4th 7 K 5 9 10 3 5 9 | West Martel Dbl 3 Lead Q 10 4 A K 6 3 6 J
| North Meckstroth 2 Pass 2nd A 2 8 8 32 6 84 | East Stansby 1 2 4 3rd 6 7 Q 23 Q 9 7
| South Rodwell 1 3 All Pass 4th 7 5 3 9 5 K 10 K | |
| J 7 6 3 A 2 Q J 8 7 6 10 4 |
| A Q 9 5 7 5 A 10 A Q J 7 6
| ||||||||
| n42824 s42823 we8B5A9 Par: E-W +450 | K 8 K Q J 9 8 K 5 4 3 5 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 East =-420 +1 99 | Nickell NS 4 East +1-450 76 | |||||||||
| Board 47 N-S vul | A 7 3 A 9 7 6 4 Q J 5 4 2
| West Compton 3 Pass Lead 2 3 6 5 Q 6 3 J
| North Berkowitz 3 Pass 2nd 3 Q A 54 J K K | East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 10 4 10 A 2 10 7 A | South Cohen 1 NT 3 NT 4th Q K 2 8 3 54 6 | West Martel Dbl Pass Lead 10 3 3 5 4
| North Meckstroth 2 3 NT 2nd 2 Q A 7Q | East Stansby Pass All Pass 3rd 6 4 8 9 | South Rodwell 1 NT 3 4th J K 4 J | |
| K 8 5 2 Q 7 3 Q 10 9 8 7 5 |
| 10 6 4 K J 8 K 9 8 6 4 6 3
| ||||||||
| nA8B98 sA9B98 we34245 Par: N-S +650 | Q J 9 10 5 3 2 A 10 2 A K J
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT South +2 +660 = 99 | Nickell NS 3 NT South +2 +660 = 76 | |||||||||
| Board 48 E-W vul | K 9 A K 7 5 4 K 8 2 J 4 2
| West Compton Pass Pass Lead J 5 10 9 3 10 K 7 4
| North Berkowitz 1 NT 2nd 2 J Q 2 J Q 8 10
| East Hamman Pass 3rd 5 3 A Q 4 A 3 7
| South Cohen Pass 4th K 6 9 5 8 2 9 7
| West Martel Pass Pass Lead J 5 10 9 A 10 7 Q K 4
| North Meckstroth 1 NT 2nd 2 J Q 2 7 J 8 A 8 9
| East Stansby Pass 3rd 3 3 A Q 6 4 22 3 5
| South Rodwell Pass 4th K 6 9 5 K 8 4 10 9 7
| |
| A 8 5 3 Q 9 6 9 6 4 Q 8 7 |
| J 10 4 J 8 2 A Q 10 3 A 10 9
| ||||||||
| n66767 s66757 we77676 Par: E-W +90 | Q 7 6 2 10 3 J 7 5 K 6 5 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 1 NT North -1 -50 = 99 | Nickell NS 1 NT North -1 -50 = 76 | |||||||||
| Board 49 None vul | Q J 7 6 3 K 10 6 5 4 9 5 A
| West Compton 3 Pass Lead J 3 4 7 J A 4 9 Q
| North Berkowitz 1 3 2nd 7 2 68 2 7 K 10 2 | East Hamman 2 Pass 3rd 2 10 6 A 6 3 A 93 | South Cohen 2 Pass 4th A K Q 4 Q 5 5 8 9 | West Martel Pass Pass Lead 2 2 9 4 J A K
| North Meckstroth 1 3 Pass 2nd 5 A 4 6 2 7 Q | East Stansby 2 Pass Pass 3rd K 3 K 8 6 3 4 | South Rodwell 2 NT 4 4th 3 7 A 10 Q 5 7
| |
| K 4 9 3 2 A 10 8 3 9 8 4 2 |
| 9 8 2 A Q Q 4 K J 10 6 5 3
| ||||||||
| n48863 s48963 we8547A Par: E-W +100 | A 10 5 J 8 7 K J 7 6 2 Q 7
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 North -2-100 = 99 | Nickell NS 4 North -2-100 = 76 | |||||||||
| Board 50 N-S vul | A J 4 A K 10 7 4 3 2 9 8 A
| West Compton Pass Pass Pass Lead J 8 8 3 3 K 8
| North Berkowitz 2 4 5 2nd A 7 J Q 7 69 | East Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 K K 4A 9 A
| South Cohen 1 2 4 4th 4A 2 4 2 5 5 | West Martel Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 A K 9 8 8 K
| North Meckstroth 2 3 4 2nd 3 8 32 A 5 6 | East Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 5K 6 Q 4
| South Rodwell 1 2 NT 3 4 4th A 5 6 A 9 4 5 | |
| 8 Q J 9 6 5 A 10 4 J 9 7 6 |
| K 7 6 3 8 7 6 5 2 Q 10 5 2
| ||||||||
| ns9B997 we32436 Par: N-S +650 | Q 10 9 5 2 — K Q J 3 K 8 4 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 5 South =+650 +13 112 | Nickell NS 4 North -1-100 76 | |||||||||
| Board 51 E-W vul | A Q 10 6 4 2 3 6 5 4 3 10 5
| West Compton Pass Pass Lead 7 5 3 K 3
| North Berkowitz 4 Pass 2nd 3 7 2 9 9 | East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 9 A A 5Q | South Cohen 1 NT 4 4th J 8 7 5 J | West Martel Pass Pass Lead 7 3 3 K 5 2
| North Meckstroth 4 Pass 2nd 3 7 2 9 9 A | East Stansby Pass Pass 3rd 9 A A 510 10 | South Rodwell 1 NT 4 4th J 8 7 5 J 4 | |
| K 9 7 J 9 7 Q 10 7 A 7 6 4 |
| J 8 Q 10 8 5 2 9 2 K Q J 2
| ||||||||
| ns896A6 we53626 Par: N-S +140 | 5 3 A K 6 4 A K J 8 9 8 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South +1+450 +1 113 | Nickell NS 4 South =+420 76 | |||||||||
| Board 52 Both vul | K 9 7 5 4 K 9 2 A Q 4 7 6
| West Compton Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 4 3 J 7 7 2 K 6
| North Berkowitz 1 2 2nd 8 3 9 6 10 10 6 2 A
| East Hamman 2 Pass 3rd 9 J 10 5 3 A 9 83 | South Cohen Dbl Pass 4th Q Q 7 4 A 4 10 K
| West Martel Pass Pass Pass Lead A Q J 6 K Q J 10 5
| North Meckstroth 1 3 NT 2nd 7 8 610 8 5 6 2 8
| East Stansby 2 Pass 3rd 6 4 3 A 7 45 9 5
| South Rodwell 3 Pass 4th 2 9 K 4 7 3A 4 7
| |
| Q 8 6 6 4 3 9 5 3 J 8 5 4 |
| A 10 3 A Q J 10 5 K J 7 2 10
| ||||||||
| n77669 s77558 w55774 e55764 Par: N-S +110 | J 2 8 7 10 8 6 A K Q 9 3 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 North -1-100 +3 116 | Nickell NS 3 NT North -2 -200 76 | |||||||||
| Board 53 N-S vul | J 7 5 2 K 3 2 A 7 A Q 3 2
| West Compton 4 Lead 2 2 9 2
| North Berkowitz 1 NT Pass 2nd 7 7 83 | East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 8 Q K | South Cohen 2 Pass 4th 10 6 A | West Martel Dbl 3 4 Lead A 5 2
| North Meckstroth 1 NT Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 9 6 A | East Stansby Pass 2 3 NT 3rd 7 A 5 | South Rodwell Pass 2 Dbl 4th 6 7 4 | |
| 9 J 10 4 K J 10 8 5 4 3 2 6 |
| K 6 4 3 A Q 9 7 Q 9 K 10 7
| ||||||||
| n79639 s78639 we447A4 Par: E-W +130 | A Q 10 8 8 6 5 6 J 9 8 5 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 West =-130 = 116 | Nickell NS 4 East =-130 = 76 | |||||||||
| Board 54 E-W vul | 9 6 2 K 6 4 Q 6 5 3 K 6 4
| West Compton Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 7 8
| North Berkowitz 2 2nd 3 K 5 A | East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 8 6 | South Cohen 1 Pass 4th J 4 9 7 | West Martel Pass Pass Lead 3 Q Q 9 10 5 3 A
| North Meckstroth 1 NT 2 2nd 4 K K 7 6 3 2 10 | East Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 2 9 8 7 6 J 5 | South Rodwell 1 2 4th A 4 8 A 10 37 8 | |
| A K 3 A 10 2 10 7 Q 10 5 3 2 |
| 7 4 Q J 8 5 3 K 8 2 J 9 7
| ||||||||
| ns7A695 we43737 Par: N-S +420 | Q J 10 8 5 9 7 A J 9 4 A 8
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 South +2+170 +1 117 | Nickell NS 2 South +1+140 76 | |||||||||
| Board 55 Both vul | A K 10 9 7 2 Q J 9 6 5 10 8
| West Compton Pass 2 NT 3 Lead Q 4 A 7 K 8 9 6
| North Berkowitz 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 3 9 5 75 K 6 Q | East Hamman Dbl 3 3rd 2 10 3 48 A 10 3
| South Cohen Pass Pass Pass 4th K 6 J 5J 3 Q 2 | West Martel Pass Pass Lead K Q 8 K 10 7 4 A
| North Meckstroth 1 2 2nd A 4 3 3Q 5 J 2 | East Stansby 2 All Pass 3rd 6 2 A 22 K A 3 | South Rodwell 1 Pass 4th 8 6 5 J 5 9 6 5 | |
| J 4 3 K 4 10 9 8 4 3 6 5 3 |
| 6 5 A 10 8 7 3 A Q 7 K Q 4
| ||||||||
| ns98758 we44675 Par: N-S +600 | Q 8 6 5 2 K J 2 A J 9 7 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 West -1+100 117 | Nickell NS 2 North +1+140 +1 77 | |||||||||
| Board 56 None vul | Q J 8 10 5 4 3 2 10 4 9 8 6
| West Compton Pass 2 NT 4 Lead Q 10 A 4 K 5
| North Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 Q 36 7 5
| East Hamman 1 NT 3 NT 3rd 4 K 8 A 10 J | South Cohen 2 Dbl 4th 2 6 6 2 8 9 | West Martel Pass 3 Lead K 5 2 4 8 K 5 Q 6
| North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd 2 84 52 7 2 4 10 | East Stansby 1 Pass 3rd Q 8 J J A J Q 10Q | South Rodwell 1 Pass 4th 3 6 A 7 6 3 6 9 K | |
| 2 Q J 8 8 6 5 2 Q J 10 4 3 |
| 10 7 6 3 A K Q J 9 7 A K 5
| ||||||||
| ns58733 we656A9 Par: E-W +130 | A K 9 5 4 9 7 6 A K 3 7 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 West +1-150 117 | Nickell NS 3 East +1-130 +1 78 | |||||||||
| Board 57 E-W vul | K 9 2 K 8 7 3 A Q 9 7 9 6
| West Compton 2 3 3 Lead 6 J 4 Q 10 8
| North Berkowitz 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2nd 4 5 K 7 9
| East Hamman Pass Rdbl 3 3 NT 3rd K 2 A 4 2
| South Cohen 1 2 Pass All Pass 4th A 6 9 3 2
| West Martel 2 Pass 3 Lead 9 Q 10 Q 2
| North Meckstroth 1 Dbl Pass All Pass 2nd J 6 3K 10 | East Stansby Pass 2 2 NT 3rd K 4 7A J | South Rodwell 1 Dbl Pass 4th A 5 36 8 | |
| J 5 4 Q J 9 — A Q 10 8 7 3 2 |
| A 7 A 5 4 2 K J 10 5 4 J 4
| ||||||||
| ns26251 weB798C Par: E-W +1370 | Q 10 8 6 3 10 6 8 6 3 2 K 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT East +2 -660 117 | Nickell NS 3 West +3-170 +10 88 | |||||||||
| Board 58 Both vul | 9 8 6 4 Q 10 2 A Q 3 10 9 4
| West Compton Pass Lead K J 3 5 Q 10 3 6
| North Berkowitz Pass 2nd 4 6 4 3 8 9 2
| East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 2 7 Q Q 6 J 5
| South Cohen 1 NT 4th 5 A K 4 5 2 8
| West Martel Pass Lead K 10 5 10 10 Q 2 J
| North Meckstroth Pass 2nd 4 6 4 7 5 7 K | East Stansby Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 Q 2 3 9 A | South Rodwell 1 NT 4th 5 A K A 6 8 4 | |
| K Q J 10 3 8 6 4 8 4 2 Q 6 |
| 7 2 K 7 5 K J 10 9 6 K 7 5
| ||||||||
| n8696A s77969 w36373 e36473 Par: N-S +140 | A 5 A J 9 3 7 5 A J 8 3 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 1 NT South = +90 = 117 | Nickell NS 1 NT South = +90 = 88 | |||||||||
| Board 59 None vul | J 7 4 3 Q 10 6 Q 8 5 2 9 5
| West Compton 1 Pass Lead 4 3 7 Q 5 10 5
| North Berkowitz Pass Pass 2nd 8 2 9 J 3 K7 | East Hamman 3 Pass 3rd 9A K 7K 29 | South Cohen 1 Dbl 4th 2 5 4 3J 6 4
| West Martel 1 Pass Lead 9 2 8 5 Q
| North Meckstroth Pass 3 2nd 3 3 107 | East Stansby 2 3 3rd 4 A K 9 | South Rodwell 1 3 All Pass 4th A 44 9
| |
| K 10 6 5 2 8 5 4 3 J 7 A 7 |
| A Q 9 8 J 9 2 6 3 K Q 6 3
| ||||||||
| ns556B8 we58725 Par: N-S +400 | — A K 7 A K 10 9 4 J 10 8 4 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 × West -1+100 +2 119 | Nickell NS 3 West -1+50 88 | |||||||||
| Board 60 N-S vul | A J 5 3 2 Q 3 9 6 A Q 10 5
| West Compton Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 K 2 J 7
| North Berkowitz 1 3 3 2nd K 10 6 59 | East Hamman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 Q Q 10 | South Cohen 2 NT 3 4 4th 6 6 3 24 | West Martel Pass 3 Pass Lead A 9 4
| North Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass 2nd 8 10 | East Stansby Pass 4 Pass 3rd 2 K | South Rodwell 2 NT 4 4th 3 Q | |
| 10 K J 7 4 2 J 7 4 3 K 9 6 |
| 6 A 9 6 5 Q 10 8 5 2 8 4 3
| ||||||||
| ns8B66B we11771 Par: N-S +650 | K Q 9 8 7 4 10 8 A K J 7 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 North +2+680 +1 120 | Nickell NS 4 North +1+650 88 | |||||||||
| Match AU08 Main | | Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final |
| Board 61 Both vul | 9 6 4 10 9 A 7 4 K 10 9 7 2
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead J K 9 10 4 9 5
| North Becker Pass 2 Pass 2nd 4 7 6 2 43 A | East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 9 A A 6K 2 | South Strul 1 4 4th A 6 3 Q 8 Q | West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 2 9 K A K 4 4
| North Nickell Pass 2 Pass 2nd A 2 Q J Q 5
| East Cohen Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q A 10 4 6 9
| South Freeman 1 4 4th 9 7 5 3 7 3 | |
| Q J Q 7 K 8 6 5 2 A 8 6 4 |
| 7 3 8 6 5 3 2 Q J 10 3 Q 3
| ||||||||
| nsAC86A we21473 Par: N-S +1430 | A K 10 8 5 2 A K J 4 9 J 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South +3+710 +2 122 | Nickell NS 4 South +1+650 88 | |||||||||
| Board 62 None vul | Q 3 A Q 9 6 3 K J 9 5 4 3
| West Meckstroth 1 NT Pass Lead 2 5 3 4 6 6 Q 5 8
| North Becker Pass Pass 2nd J 4 Q 8 10 4 2 A 10
| East Rodwell 1 2 3rd Q 7 K 9 A 10 K 8 9
| South Strul Pass Pass 4th 29 2 4J J 3 7 Q
| West Berkowitz 1 NT Pass Lead 2 4 J 3 Q 6 10 3 8
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 7 5 5 10 A 5 7 K 9 | East Cohen 1 2 3rd Q 9 4 J 9 Q K A 4 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 2Q 2 2 6 K 3 5A | |
| 9 K J 8 7 5 A 7 2 9 7 6 2 |
| K J 10 7 4 2 — 8 6 5 3 A Q 10
| ||||||||
| n86876 s86865 w47466 e57467 Par: N-S +120 | A 8 6 5 10 4 2 Q 10 4 K J 8
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 East -2+100 +2 124 | Nickell NS 2 East -1+50 88 | |||||||||
| Board 63 N-S vul | 10 4 J 9 4 Q J 10 9 J 9 4 3
| West Meckstroth 1 2 3 3 5 6 Lead Q 3
| North Becker Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 4 | East Rodwell 2 2 NT 3 4 NT 5 NT 7 3rd 4 K | South Strul Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 2 | West Berkowitz Lead | North Nickell 2nd | East Cohen 3rd | South Freeman 4th | |
| A Q J 9 5 3 5 2 A 7 10 5 2 |
| K 6 A K Q 8 7 6 3 2 A K Q
| ||||||||
| ns00041 weDDD9C Par: E-W +1520 | 8 7 2 10 6 3 K 8 5 4 8 7 6
| |||||||||
Strul NS 7 West =-1510 = 124 | Nickell NS 7 East =-1510 = 88 | |||||||||
| Board 64 E-W vul | K 8 A 9 5 A K 9 8 7 4 2 5
| West Meckstroth Pass 2 Pass Lead K 10 K A 5 3 Q J 4
| North Becker 1 3 4 2nd 5 6 J 6 10 4 QQ 3
| East Rodwell 1 3 All Pass 3rd 7 A 64 2 8 K K 9
| South Strul 1 3 4th A 5 3 8 7 A2 2 8
| West Berkowitz Pass 4 Pass Lead 7
| North Nickell 1 4 Pass 2nd A | East Cohen 2 Pass Pass 3rd 2 | South Freeman 2 4 4th | |
| 10 7 K 8 7 6 3 K Q 10 8 4 2 |
| A 4 3 Q J 10 6 3 2 Q J 5 7
| ||||||||
| ns7A5A7 we42826 Par: N-S +420 | Q J 9 6 5 2 4 10 A J 9 6 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South =+420 = 124 | Nickell NS 4 South =+420 = 88 | |||||||||
| Board 65 None vul | A 8 5 J 10 7 4 K 9 4 K J 3
| West Meckstroth 4 Lead 9 5 7 2 A 3 9 5
| North Becker 1 Pass 2nd 10 4 8 A 4 9 5 K | East Rodwell 3 Pass 3rd J Q Q J 8 2 6
| South Strul Pass Pass 4th A K 6 3 2 6 4 | West Berkowitz Pass Lead 9 Q J 2 4 J Q
| North Nickell 1 Pass 2nd 10 3 3 K 8 A | East Cohen 3 3rd J 6 5 5 Q 4 | South Freeman Pass 4th A A A 4 6 8 | |
| 6 A 6 A Q 5 3 Q 10 8 7 6 2 |
| K Q J 10 9 7 2 9 8 3 8 A 5
| ||||||||
| ns33773 w7A559 e79559 Par: E-W +420 | 4 3 K Q 5 2 J 10 7 6 2 9 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 East =-420 124 | Nickell NS 3 East =-140 +7 95 | |||||||||
| Board 66 N-S vul | J 5 K Q 10 K Q J 6 5 3 5 4
| West Meckstroth 1 Dbl 3 Lead K J 10 J 2 3 6 Q
| North Becker 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 7 5 4 A 5 9 4 9 | East Rodwell 1 Pass 2 3rd 2 2 3 K A K A 3
| South Strul Pass Pass Pass 4th A K 8 5 4 J 3 5
| West Berkowitz 1 4 Lead K Q 6 J 6 K 2 3
| North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd 5 7 5 9 47 J 9 | East Cohen 1 1 NT 3rd 4 2 Q 10 52 A 10 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 3 A K 8 2A 4 3
| |
| K 10 8 7 6 2 A 9 3 A 4 J 6 |
| A 3 8 7 5 9 8 7 A Q 8 7 2
| ||||||||
| n54573 s54673 we89758 Par: E-W +140 | Q 9 4 J 6 4 2 10 2 K 10 9 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 West =-140 124 | Nickell NS 4 West -1+50 +5 100 | |||||||||
| Board 67 E-W vul | J 10 9 4 3 K 10 7 4 7 3 6 4
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 2 A 5 2 8 4 A
| North Becker 1 2 2nd 6 9 6 3 32 9 2
| East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd 9 K 7 A 7 K J 7 | South Strul 1 1 NT 3 4th 7 4 3 K 4 6 5 Q | West Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 2 A 5 5 5 K 10
| North Nickell 1 2 2nd 6 9 6 3 J 8 6 9 | East Cohen Pass Pass 3rd 2 K 7 A 4 73 8 | South Freeman 1 1 NT 3 4th 7 4 3 K 3 Q 5 2 | |
| Q 7 6 5 5 2 9 8 4 2 A K 8 |
| A 8 2 Q 9 6 K Q 10 5 Q 7 2
| ||||||||
| ns67857 w66485 e76585 Par: N-S +110 | K A J 8 3 A J 6 J 10 9 5 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 North =+140 = 124 | Nickell NS 3 North =+140 = 100 | |||||||||
| Board 68 Both vul | Q 9 6 A J 10 4 K J 5 A Q 9
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 2 J 5 9
| North Becker 1 NT 2nd 3 7 A Q | East Rodwell Pass 3rd 8 4 10 | South Strul Pass 4th K 6 7
| West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 2 J 5 7 Q 3 2 J
| North Nickell 1 NT 2nd 3 9 A Q 2 4 Q 8 | East Cohen Pass 3rd 8 4 10 610 K A 2
| South Freeman Pass 4th K 6 7 4K 6 5 9 | |
| K 7 2 9 7 6 2 8 6 10 8 3 2 |
| A J 3 K 8 5 A 9 7 2 J 7 4
| ||||||||
| ns87787 we56556 Par: N-S +120 | 10 8 5 4 Q 3 Q 10 4 3 K 6 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 1 NT North +1 +120 = 124 | Nickell NS 1 NT North +1 +120 = 100 | |||||||||
| Board 69 N-S vul | 2 K 10 8 3 2 6 4 3 Q J 10 8
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 A K J J 8 2 A 10
| North Becker Pass 1 NT Pass 2nd Q 3 4 8 A 6 7 8 5
| East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 2 3 42 Q 9 10 8
| South Strul 1 3 4th A 7 Q 74 5 3 5 4
| West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 3 A K J J 8 2 A 5
| North Nickell Pass 1 NT Pass 2nd 8 4 3 8 A 3 7 6 9 | East Cohen Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 2 38 K J 10 K | South Freeman 1 3 4th A 7 Q 76 5 4 6
| |
| 8 4 3 A Q 9 A J 9 8 6 5 3 |
| Q 7 6 4 K Q 10 2 K 9 7 4 2
| ||||||||
| ns8A956 w53477 e53377 Par: N-S +620 | A K J 10 9 6 5 J 7 5 7 5 A
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 South +1+170 +1 125 | Nickell NS 3 South =+140 100 | |||||||||
| Board 70 E-W vul | K Q 10 7 6 4 Q K Q J 10 3 2
| West Meckstroth 1 Pass Lead K 6 J 3 9 2 7 10 9
| North Becker 2 Pass 2nd 2 2 K 5 104 J 9 6 | East Rodwell Pass Dbl Dbl 3rd 5 A 5 Q 3 3 4 5 6
| South Strul Pass 4 All Pass 4th Q Q 3 A 4 6 4 7 8 | West Berkowitz 1 Pass Lead K 2 2 A 7 3 10 J J
| North Nickell 1 4 2nd 2 3 5 Q K 4 6 K | East Cohen Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 5 8 Q 6 5 5 4 A
| South Freeman Pass 3 4th Q 10 A 2 3 6 3 7 | |
| 8 J 6 5 A J 10 9 7 A 8 7 6 |
| 9 2 A K 8 4 3 6 5 K 9 5 4
| ||||||||
| ns69333 we64999 Par: N-S +140 | A J 5 3 10 9 7 2 8 4 3 2 Q
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 × North =+590 +5 130 | Nickell NS 4 North =+420 100 | |||||||||
| Board 71 Both vul | J 10 9 6 2 7 3 2 A 9 5 4 J
| West Meckstroth 1 Pass All Pass Lead Q 2 7 J A K J 6
| North Becker 1 2 2nd A 3 6 25 4 10 3
| East Rodwell 2 Pass 3rd 2 K Q 3 2 3 7 10 | South Strul 1 2 3 4th 8 A 8 4 6 9 Q 5 | West Berkowitz 1 3 All Pass Lead J K 8 K 7 9 K 3
| North Nickell 1 Pass 2nd Q 4 3 2 9 10A Q | East Cohen 2 Pass 3rd A 2 4 5J 22 A | South Freeman 1 2 Dbl 4th 8 6 J 510 4 3 7
| |
| A 7 5 4 10 5 4 K Q 10 7 3 8 |
| Q 3 Q 9 6 J 6 2 K Q 7 5 4
| ||||||||
| ns7A978 w63364 e63465 Par: N-S +620 | K 8 A K J 8 8 A 10 9 6 3 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 South -1-100 130 | Nickell NS 3 × West -3+800 +14 114 | |||||||||
| Board 72 None vul | 10 9 6 A K 5 4 K 10 7 J 7 3
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 2 5 7 4 7 7 3 8 K 3
| North Becker Pass Pass 2nd 9 8 J 2A 2 10 9 9A | East Rodwell 1 NT 3rd K Q A 3 4 A Q 10 Q | South Strul Pass 4th 10 6 4 23 6 K 5 6 | West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 2 4 7 5 7
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 9 10 J 5A | East Cohen 1 NT 3rd K Q A 3 4 | South Freeman Pass 4th 8 6 2 23 | |
| A 5 3 J 9 6 J 9 6 3 8 4 2 |
| Q J 7 4 10 8 A 5 2 A K 9 5
| ||||||||
| ns76866 we67577 Par: N-S +100 | K 8 2 Q 7 3 2 Q 8 4 Q 10 6
| |||||||||
Strul NS 1 NT East -1 +50 = 130 | Nickell NS 1 NT East -1 +50 = 114 | |||||||||
| Board 73 E-W vul | A Q J 8 5 3 A 10 9 8 5 Q 3
| West Meckstroth 3 Pass Lead J 3
| North Becker 1 3 NT 5 2nd A 8
| East Rodwell 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K | South Strul 3 4 4th 4 | West Berkowitz 2 Pass Pass All Pass Lead K
| North Nickell 1 Pass 3 NT 4 2nd A | East Cohen Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 4 | South Freeman 2 3 4 5 4th 2 | |
| J K Q 10 9 7 6 4 K 3 A 10 6 |
| 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 2 Q J 7 6 4 —
| ||||||||
| nA666C sA556C we17761 Par: N-S +920 | K 10 4 A 2 K J 9 8 7 5 4 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 5 South +1+420 = 130 | Nickell NS 5 South +1+420 = 114 | |||||||||
| Board 74 Both vul | Q 3 2 A 10 7 6 3 5 2 A Q 9
| West Meckstroth 1 2 Lead 5 J 3 7 2 A 8 K
| North Becker Pass All Pass 2nd 3 K Q 5 J 2 3 8 | East Rodwell Pass 1 NT 3rd A A 5 J 4 4 59 | South Strul Pass Pass 4th 8 2 4Q K 6 K 6 | West Berkowitz 1 2 Lead 2 A 4 2 5 J 9 9 K
| North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd 3 2 3 5 Q 8 7J 9 | East Cohen Pass 1 NT 3rd 9 7 JK A 3 4K Q | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 10 5 6 A 8 Q 10 8 4
| |
| A J 10 9 8 4 K K 10 8 7 8 4 |
| 7 Q 9 8 4 2 Q J 3 J 10 6 5
| ||||||||
| ns86878 we56565 Par: N-S +120 | K 6 5 J 5 A 9 6 4 K 7 3 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 West =-110 130 | Nickell NS 2 West -2+200 +7 121 | |||||||||
| Board 75 None vul | 9 4 3 9 6 10 5 4 2 J 7 6 5
| West Meckstroth Pass 1 2 NT Lead 2 J 4 4 2 7 A K
| North Becker Pass Pass Pass 2nd Q 9 3A 10 3 Q 7 | East Rodwell Dbl 1 NT 3 NT 3rd 5 8 J 5 7 26 8 | South Strul 1 Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 Q K 6 K 62 5 | West Berkowitz Pass 1 Lead 2 J 4 7 5 3
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd Q 6 32 3 6
| East Cohen Dbl 1 NT 3rd 5 4 J 10 K | South Freeman 1 Pass All Pass 4th 3 Q A 9 A | |
| K 6 5 2 J 10 5 J 9 8 6 3 Q |
| J 10 8 K 8 7 4 A K A K 9 3
| ||||||||
| ns33334 w98A87 e9AA99 Par: E-W +420 | A Q 7 A Q 3 2 Q 7 10 8 4 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT East = -400 130 | Nickell NS 1 NT East +2 -150 +6 127 | |||||||||
| Match AU08 Main | | Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final |
| Board 76 N-S vul | 8 7 2 K Q J 10 9 A J 10 10 4
| West Meckstroth 1 4 Pass Lead K Q 10 6 8 10 J K 7
| North Martel 2 Pass Pass 2nd 3 4 2 9 9 3 Q 8 A | East Rodwell 2 Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 A 4 94 A 4
| South Stansby 4 Dbl 4th 7 6 7 3 A 2 7 2
| West Becker 1 Pass Pass Lead J 7 10 4 3 9 5 Q
| North Nickell Pass 3 2nd 3 J Q 7 53 8 4
| East Strul 2 Pass 3rd K Q A 9 A A K 6
| South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 2 2 8 29 7 4 6 | |
| A K 6 5 4 8 7 6 7 K Q 9 7 |
| J 10 9 4 3 K Q 9 6 4 5 3 2
| ||||||||
| n75866 s75865 we68577 Par: E-W +110 | Q 3 A 5 2 8 5 3 2 A J 8 6
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 × West -1+100 130 | Nickell NS 3 North =+140 +1 128 | |||||||||
| Board 77 Both vul | 3 A 10 7 4 Q 8 6 5 3 A 9 8
| West Meckstroth 1 2 Lead 5 7 10 A 8 Q 8 A
| North Martel Pass Dbl All Pass 2nd 9 K Q 4 10 4 A | East Rodwell 1 Rdbl 3rd A 6 72 J 3 9 | South Stansby Pass 2 4th 2 J 4 3 36 2 | West Becker 1 Dbl 2 Lead 6 2 9 8 8 A 7
| North Nickell Pass Dbl Rdbl All Pass 2nd 9 10 6 A K 4 | East Strul 1 Rdbl Pass 3rd A A 3 3 5 2 | South Freeman Pass 1 NT 2 4th 2 4 Q 2 103 | |
| Q J 9 6 5 2 Q 8 K 10 2 Q 10 |
| A 8 7 K J 9 3 J 9 K 7 6 4
| ||||||||
| ns64676 we69767 Par: E-W +140 | K 10 4 6 5 2 A 7 4 J 5 3 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 West +1-140 = 130 | Nickell NS 2 West +1-140 = 128 | |||||||||
| Board 78 None vul | J 10 8 3 10 9 7 5 3 — J 7 3 2
| West Meckstroth Lead K Q K Q
| North Martel 2nd 4 2 A 10 | East Rodwell 3rd 3 3 6 | South Stansby 4th A 10 5
| West Becker 2 Pass Lead 3 5 K 7 Q J 4
| North Nickell 4 Pass 2nd 8 10 2 47 7 5 | East Strul 1 4 3rd Q 2 6 8 3 6 4
| South Freeman 2 Pass 4th 4 A 32 8A J | |
| A K 9 5 2 K Q 4 2 6 3 10 4 |
| Q 7 4 — K Q J 10 9 8 5 4 A 8
| ||||||||
| ns24829 we785B4 Par: E-W +600 | 6 A J 8 6 A 7 2 K Q 9 6 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 5 East =-600 130 | Nickell NS 4 West -2+100 +12 140 | |||||||||
| Board 79 N-S vul | Q 10 9 2 J 9 5 4 J 7 8 5 4
| West Meckstroth 2 3 NT Lead 10 7 2 9 K J 6
| North Martel 3 All Pass 2nd 5 A 5 3 8 4 5
| East Rodwell Dbl 3rd K 2 Q A 4 8 6
| South Stansby 1 Pass 4th 4 3 7 4 6 2 5
| West Becker 2 2 3 3 NT Lead 10 9 2 9 K J 10
| North Nickell Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 2nd 3 5 4 7 8 5 4
| East Strul 2 Pass 3 3rd 8 J Q A 6 8 4
| South Freeman 1 Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 A 3 5 6 2 2
| |
| A 4 10 7 3 10 3 A K J 10 6 2 |
| 5 3 K Q 8 6 A Q 9 8 4 Q 9
| ||||||||
| n28322 s28222 we9599A Par: E-W +400 | K J 8 7 6 A 2 K 6 5 2 7 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT West +1 -430 130 | Nickell NS 3 NT West -1 +50 +10 150 | |||||||||
| Board 80 E-W vul | 7 3 Q 10 9 8 Q 5 4 K J 4 2
| West Meckstroth 1 3 3 Lead 3 J A 3 9 5 7 A 5
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass 2nd Q 2 27 3 A Q 9 10 | East Rodwell 2 NT 3 4 3rd 4 5 8 Q K 10 96 10
| South Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 4th 6 7 8K 6 4 J 2 4 | West Becker 1 3 3 Lead 10 8 5 A 3 2 9
| North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 4 3 4 7 A J
| East Strul 2 3 4 3rd 5 2 Q 8 Q 9 10 | South Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 4th 6 A 2 7 K 6 | |
| K 10 8 6 5 A 7 6 A 7 6 Q 6 |
| A Q J 9 4 3 K 10 8 A 8 5 3
| ||||||||
| ns43655 we9A688 Par: E-W +620 | 4 2 K J 5 2 J 9 3 2 10 9 7
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 West =-620 = 130 | Nickell NS 4 West =-620 = 150 | |||||||||
| Board 81 None vul | Q J 9 5 J 10 5 2 Q 6 Q 6 3
| West Meckstroth 1 NT Pass Lead 2 7 3 9 10 4 8 2
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass 2nd J K K 6 J 7 2 K | East Rodwell 1 2 3rd Q 5 6 10K Q 86 | South Stansby Pass Pass 4th A 3 2 4 A 39 | West Becker 1 NT Pass Lead 6 10 8 8 J 7 2 6 A
| North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd A Q 3 2 Q 8 4 24 | East Strul 1 2 3rd 5 K 10 77 8 3 99 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 9 A K 9 4 J 55 3 | |
| 10 A 4 3 K J 9 8 7 J 10 9 5 |
| K 8 7 6 4 3 K Q 9 10 2 A 7
| ||||||||
| ns65646 we78787 Par: E-W +110 | A 2 8 7 6 A 5 4 3 K 8 4 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 East +1-140 130 | Nickell NS 2 East -1+50 +5 155 | |||||||||
| Board 82 N-S vul | A J 8 2 10 J 5 A 10 9 8 7 6
| West Meckstroth 2 Pass Lead 7 4 6 6 2 J 3
| North Martel 4 Pass 2nd 2 9 4 A 5 2 4 | East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 10 K 10 Q J 8
| South Stansby 1 4 4th 3 J 2 5 A 7 6 | West Becker 2 Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 2 J 6 Q 3 A
| North Nickell 3 3 NT 4 2nd 10 5 K 3 2 4 4 | East Strul Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 Q 2K J 8 8
| South Freeman 1 3 4 4 4th 6 A 5 2 9 6 J | |
| 10 7 A K 8 4 3 2 K 4 2 J 2 |
| K 4 9 7 5 Q 9 7 6 Q 5 4 3
| ||||||||
| ns7A689 we52753 Par: N-S +620 | Q 9 6 5 3 Q J 6 A 10 8 3 K
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South +1+650 +1 131 | Nickell NS 4 South =+620 155 | |||||||||
| Board 83 E-W vul | J 10 8 K Q 9 8 6 9 J 9 7 3
| West Meckstroth 1 Pass Lead 10 6 A K 4 8 8 7 Q
| North Martel Dbl Pass 2nd 7 2 8 10 7 3 9 10 4
| East Rodwell Pass 2 3rd Q K 2 10 2J 32 8
| South Stansby 1 2 All Pass 4th A 3 3 6 5 9 A J J
| West Becker 1 2 Lead 10 6 2 K 5 7 4 3 7
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 7 A 6 10 J 6 86 | East Strul 1 NT 2 3rd Q 5A 5 3J 8 Q | South Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 48 3 9 9 3 K | |
| A K 7 5 4 7 A J 4 2 K 8 4 |
| 2 A J 5 4 3 2 Q 8 7 5 10 6
| ||||||||
| n55436 s65436 we778A6 Par: E-W +130 | Q 9 6 3 10 K 10 6 3 A Q 5 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 East =-110 = 131 | Nickell NS 2 East =-110 = 155 | |||||||||
| Board 84 Both vul | Q J 7 2 J 9 7 4 3 Q 8 4 2
| West Meckstroth Pass 1 2 2 NT Lead 4 4 K
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 Q 6 | East Rodwell 1 2 2 3 NT 3rd 2 A 3
| South Stansby Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 8 5 | West Becker Pass 2 2 NT 5 Lead 2 A K 10 9 7 Q 6
| North Nickell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8 2 5 6 J 8 6 5
| East Strul 2 2 3 3rd 9 4 3 4 5 J5 K | South Freeman Pass Pass Pass 4th A Q 4 2 28 3 7 | |
| 4 Q 8 5 4 3 K 10 8 5 K J 7 |
| A K 10 9 8 3 A 10 A Q 6 A 3
| ||||||||
| ns22134 weBBBA9 Par: E-W +660 | J 7 6 5 2 K 9 6 2 10 9 6 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT West +3 -690 131 | Nickell NS 5 East =-650 +1 156 | |||||||||
| Board 85 N-S vul | Q 7 6 5 A 9 6 9 7 J 9 5 3
| West Meckstroth 2 3 Lead 10 K Q 5 4 A K J
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass 2nd K 6 A A 2 7 9 9 | East Rodwell 1 3 3 NT 3rd 3 7 38 K 3 5 | South Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 5 3 4 5 4 8 | West Becker 2 2 NT 3 Lead 3 7 5 K A Q J
| North Nickell Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 5 2 7 9 6 9 | East Strul 1 2 3 3 NT 3rd 8 K Q 3 5 3 4
| South Freeman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4 A K 4 8 3 | |
| K K Q J 8 2 A K 2 K 7 6 4 |
| A J 10 4 3 7 Q 10 6 5 3 A 2
| ||||||||
| ns12213 weBBBCA Par: E-W +920 | 9 8 2 10 5 4 3 J 8 4 Q 10 8
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT East +2 -460 = 131 | Nickell NS 3 NT West +2 -460 = 156 | |||||||||
| Board 86 E-W vul | A J 5 A K 4 Q 8 4 A 10 8 3
| West Meckstroth 1 NT 2 Lead 2 2 4 5 Q Q 3 9 8
| North Martel Dbl All Pass 2nd 4 9 10 A K 10 9 5 10
| East Rodwell 1 2 3rd J J J 3 6 37 8 4
| South Stansby Pass Pass 4th K K A 6 2 4 5 6
| West Becker Pass 2 Lead 6 6 K 8 5 3 J
| North Nickell 1 2 NT 2nd 10 3 2 10 A 6 | East Strul Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 7 Q 4 J 2 K | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 5 K A A 6 4 | |
| 7 4 J 5 A 5 3 2 Q 9 7 5 4 |
| K Q 8 6 3 Q 8 7 3 2 K 10 6
| ||||||||
| n86598 s75588 w47745 e46744 Par: N-S +120 | 10 9 2 10 9 6 J 9 7 6 K J 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 East -1+100 131 | Nickell NS 2 NT North +3 +210 +3 159 | |||||||||
| Board 87 Both vul | A 7 6 3 J 5 3 J 7 Q 10 9 4
| West Meckstroth Pass 2 3 NT Lead 5 A 2 6 Q 9 8 J
| North Martel Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 4 K A 5J Q 8 | East Rodwell 1 NT 2 3rd 7 9 10 4 3A 4 Q | South Stansby Pass Pass Pass 4th 8 J 32 6 2 75 | West Becker Pass 1 Lead 4 2
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 9 5 | East Strul 1 1 NT 3rd J 10 | South Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 7 | |
| K J 5 4 9 7 4 Q 10 9 3 A 8 |
| 9 2 A K 10 8 A 8 2 K 5 3 2
| ||||||||
| ns55335 w88997 e88AA7 Par: E-W +620 | Q 10 8 Q 6 2 K 6 5 4 J 7 6
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT East -1 +100 +6 137 | Nickell NS 1 NT East +2 -150 159 | |||||||||
| Board 88 None vul | A 5 4 K 7 2 10 7 6 3 Q 9 8
| West Meckstroth Pass 4 Pass Lead K 6 5 10 Q
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 J K A 10 | East Rodwell 1 4 3rd 9 A 3 3 4 | South Stansby 1 Pass 4th 7 2 7 8 3
| West Becker Pass 4 Lead A 6 5 7 Q J
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 2 10 K K J 6 | East Strul 1 Pass 3rd 8 A 3 3 4 8 | South Freeman 1 Pass 4th 10 2 7 9 3K | |
| J 10 7 A Q 9 8 2 J 6 4 3 2 |
| K 2 J 10 5 4 3 A Q J 5 10 7
| ||||||||
| ns78486 w55957 e55857 Par: E-W +100 | Q 9 8 6 3 6 K 9 8 4 A K 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 East -1+50 = 137 | Nickell NS 4 East -1+50 = 159 | |||||||||
| Board 89 E-W vul | A J 8 10 5 3 Q A K 10 9 5 2
| West Meckstroth 1 4 Lead K 5 3 5 10 K Q 2
| North Martel 1 2 All Pass 2nd J 2 5 4 9 3 8 J | East Rodwell Pass 2 3rd 4 4 7K J 46 7 | South Stansby 1 Pass 4th 6 6 7 A A 23 10 | West Becker 1 3 3 Lead 3 3 5 Q 10 K 2 Q
| North Nickell 1 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 K 9 A 7 8 J A | East Strul Pass 2 3 3rd 4 J J 5 66 7 3 | South Freeman 1 Pass Pass 4th 6 7 Q 3 A 4 10 7 | |
| K Q 2 A K Q 8 6 7 Q 8 6 3 |
| 9 7 6 5 9 7 2 A J 8 5 4 J
| ||||||||
| ns55477 w78966 e78866 Par: E-W +140 | 10 4 3 J 4 K 10 9 6 3 2 7 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 West -1+100 = 137 | Nickell NS 3 West -1+100 = 159 | |||||||||
| Board 90 Both vul | 10 9 4 2 8 10 9 8 Q 8 4 3 2
| West Meckstroth 1 3 Lead J 4 6 6 3 A
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd 42 107 2 10 | East Rodwell 1 2 NT 4 3rd 8 K Q 7K 2
| South Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 8 3 4 A 5 | West Becker 3 4 Lead 2 J K A 9 5 A
| North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd 6 3 A 10 K 2 | East Strul 2 NT 3 3rd 8 7 3 4 8J | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th Q 24 4 5 5
| |
| Q 8 7 5 3 K 10 7 6 Q 7 5 4 — |
| K J 6 Q J 5 4 A K A K 9 6
| ||||||||
| ns23246 w99B65 eA9B65 Par: E-W +650 | A A 9 3 2 J 6 3 2 J 10 7 5
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 East +1-650 137 | Nickell NS 4 East =-620 +1 160 | |||||||||
| Match AU08 Main | | Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final |
| Board 91 None vul | A 10 7 2 K 7 6 2 A 7 8 6 3
| West Meckstroth 1 3 Lead 3 K 3 Q A 7 J
| North Martel Pass All Pass 2nd 7 2 7 3 5 6 | East Rodwell 1 3rd Q 4 8 8 8 J | South Stansby Pass 2 NT 4th A 4 2K 4 K | West Cohen Dbl 4 Lead 8 Q J Q 7 10 7 3 6
| North Hamman 4 All Pass 2nd 9 2 6 K 6 8 4 A Q | East Berkowitz Pass 3rd Q 4 7 A J K 3 8 2
| South Compton 3 Pass 4th A 2K 5 9 5 A 4
| |
| K Q 9 6 5 3 A 8 K 9 4 A J |
| J 8 4 Q J 9 5 4 10 6 5 9 7
| ||||||||
| ns655AB w58532 e57632 Par: N-S +400 | — 10 3 Q J 8 3 2 K Q 10 5 4 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 West -1+50 137 | Nickell NS 4 West -2+100 +2 162 | |||||||||
| Board 92 N-S vul | A 10 8 3 J 8 4 A 8 4 9 3 2
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead Q K A 7 10 Q K J Q 6
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd 4 5 J 2 66 7 A J | East Rodwell 1 NT 3rd 9 3 2 8 83 3 3 5 | South Stansby Pass 4th 6 8 4 5 2K A 10 4 | West Cohen Pass Pass Lead A K Q 10 7 Q K A K Q
| North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd 4 5 J 2 66 7 5 3 J | East Berkowitz 1 NT 3rd 2 9 3 4 88 3 10 59 | South Compton Pass 4th 6 8 4 7 2K 4 J 3A | |
| J 9 6 10 6 10 9 5 3 2 J 5 4 |
| K 7 5 4 A K 7 2 K Q 6 8 6
| ||||||||
| n87969 s87869 we44474 Par: N-S +140 | Q 2 Q 9 5 3 J 7 A K Q 10 7
| |||||||||
Strul NS 1 NT East -1 +50 137 | Nickell NS 1 NT East -2 +100 +2 164 | |||||||||
| Board 93 Both vul | 10 9 4 2 10 3 A Q J 5 Q J 2
| West Meckstroth 3 NT Lead 4 9 6 8 10 Q J 7 A 4
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd 6 K 3 3 J 2 9 7 3 4
| East Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd K 2 K J 5 5 8 7Q 8
| South Stansby Pass Pass 4th 3 4 A 5 8 10 2 Q9 5
| West Cohen 3 NT Lead Q 6 Q 4 9 8 2 Q J J
| North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd 4 3 9 A A 9 K 9 6 6
| East Berkowitz 1 Pass 3rd 7 K 5 8 2 J A 3 4 8 | South Compton Pass Pass 4th K 2 10 45 K 6 7 8 3 | |
| Q 8 3 8 6 5 K 8 7 A K 10 3 |
| A J 6 K Q J 7 4 9 6 6 5 4
| ||||||||
| ns67585 we75858 Par: E-W +110 | K 7 5 A 9 2 10 4 3 2 9 8 7
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT West = -600 137 | Nickell NS 3 NT West -3 +300 +14 178 | |||||||||
| Board 94 None vul | A Q 7 6 A 6 4 7 3 Q J 5 3
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 2 A 6 Q 4 3 2
| North Martel 2 3 4 2nd 4 3 2 8 96 9 K | East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 Q 3 K 3Q A 5 | South Stansby 1 2 NT 4 4th J 4 9 5 47 8 10 | West Cohen Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 3 6 2 8 2 Q J
| North Hamman 2 3 4 2nd 4 9 8 K 5 3 10 2
| East Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 A K 3 9 Q 4 8
| South Compton 1 NT 2 3 4th Q 2 97 A 4 6 5
| |
| K 8 5 3 9 5 K J 9 5 K 8 6 |
| 10 4 8 7 2 Q 10 6 4 2 10 9 7
| ||||||||
| nsAAB7B we12161 Par: N-S +450 | J 9 2 K Q J 10 3 A 8 A 4 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South +1+450 137 | Nickell NS 4 South +2+480 +1 179 | |||||||||
| Board 95 N-S vul | A Q 6 8 6 5 3 2 Q 10 4 3 4
| West Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead A 2 10 5 2
| North Martel 2 Pass 2nd 3 6 A Q | East Rodwell 2 Pass 3rd 6 J 4 3 | South Stansby 1 4 4th 5 K 2 4 | West Cohen Dbl Pass Lead K K 8 4 5 Q J
| North Hamman 4 2nd 3 2 2 5 6 3 6 | East Berkowitz Pass 3rd 6 A Q K J 4 10
| South Compton 2 Pass 4th 5 73 A K 2 7 | |
| 5 2 K Q 10 4 A K 8 2 A 6 3 |
| J 3 A J 9 7 J 7 6 9 7 5 2
| ||||||||
| ns6A557 we73863 Par: N-S +500 | K 10 9 8 7 4 — 9 5 K Q J 10 8
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South =+620 137 | Nickell NS 4 South +1+650 +1 180 | |||||||||
| Board 96 E-W vul | Q 9 K 10 7 A K 10 8 6 3 Q J
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 7 K 3 4 5 3
| North Martel 1 3 2nd A 5 3 52 6 K | East Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd 5 A 9 Q J A | South Stansby 2 Pass 4th 7 2 4 J K Q | West Cohen Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 A 7 Q 9
| North Hamman 1 NT 2 3 NT 2nd 2 2 6 5 J | East Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 7 A 3 K | South Compton 2 2 NT 4th Q 4 2 3
| |
| J 10 J 5 4 3 2 J 5 4 A 10 2 |
| A 8 6 5 3 Q 9 8 6 2 K 5 3
| ||||||||
| ns965A8 we47835 Par: N-S +400 | K 7 4 2 A Q 9 7 9 8 7 6 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 North +1+130 137 | Nickell NS 3 NT North = +400 +7 187 | |||||||||
| Board 97 None vul | 10 3 A 10 6 3 J 10 9 7 6 10 6
| West Meckstroth 3 4 Lead 2 A K Q K 3
| North Martel Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 7 Q 8 A Q | East Rodwell 2 NT 3 3rd 9 2 4 2 3 | South Stansby Pass Pass 4th K 3 10 6 10 | West Cohen 3 4 Lead 2 K A K 3
| North Hamman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 7 Q A Q | East Berkowitz 2 NT 3 NT 4 3rd 9 2 4 3 6 | South Compton Pass Pass All Pass 4th K 3 10 6 A | |
| 9 5 4 2 Q Q 4 J 9 7 5 3 2 |
| A K J 8 6 8 7 2 A K K Q 4
| ||||||||
| ns62872 we7B55B Par: E-W +450 | Q 7 K J 9 5 4 8 5 3 2 A 8
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 East +2-480 = 137 | Nickell NS 4 East +2-480 = 187 | |||||||||
| Board 98 N-S vul | A 10 7 5 2 J 8 6 4 2 6 7 4
| West Meckstroth 1 2 3 4 5 Lead Q 5 J 5
| North Martel Pass Dbl Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K 4 6 3 | East Rodwell 1 1 NT Pass 4 5 3rd A 8 A K | South Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 72 | West Cohen 1 4 Lead 6 3 9 J 7 K
| North Hamman Pass All Pass 2nd 4 2 6 65 8 | East Berkowitz 1 2 3rd Q Q A 5 3 10 | South Compton Pass Pass 4th K 5 4 3 J 8
| |
| K A K 7 3 K J 10 8 7 K J 6 |
| 4 3 Q 10 9 A 9 5 4 A Q 10 5
| ||||||||
| ns09300 we84ACC Par: E-W +800 | Q J 9 8 6 5 Q 3 2 9 8 3 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 5 East =-400 +2 139 | Nickell NS 4 West +1-450 187 | |||||||||
| Board 99 E-W vul | 5 A K 10 4 K Q 7 4 2 J 10 9
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 5 Q A 3 7 8 6 J A
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd 7 2 4 3 2 4Q 23 | East Rodwell 3 NT 3rd 10 5 6 K 8 5A 26 | South Stansby 3 Pass 4th Q 9 J 10 7 63 K 9 | West Cohen Pass Pass Lead 6 4 Q Q A 3 8
| North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd 7 J 5 4 2 3 2
| East Berkowitz 2 NT 3rd K 3 9 5 6 K 5
| South Compton 2 Pass 4th 3 6 4 10 9 J | |
| J 8 4 2 J 9 7 6 K 8 7 6 5 |
| A 10 Q 3 A J 10 9 8 5 A Q 3
| ||||||||
| ns46743 w86699 e8769A Par: E-W +130 | K Q 9 7 6 3 8 6 5 2 3 4 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT East = -600 139 | Nickell NS 2 NT East +1 -150 +10 197 | |||||||||
| Board 100 Both vul | A K 6 3 A 9 7 5 A 9 5 3 2
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 4 J K 10
| North Martel 1 2 3 NT 2nd 7 6 A 2 7 | East Rodwell 1 Pass All Pass 3rd J 2 8 33 | South Stansby 2 2 NT 4th K K 5 3 Q | West Cohen Pass Pass Pass Lead J 2 10 Q 5 10 J 8
| North Hamman 1 2 3 NT 2nd 4 Q 4 3Q 7 A J | East Berkowitz 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 9 7 K 3 6 A | South Compton 2 3 4th K 6 3 A 2 K 6
| |
| 9 8 7 5 2 4 2 8 6 2 J 7 6 |
| Q J 10 Q J 8 6 5 Q J 3 K Q
| ||||||||
| nsA8ABB we35322 Par: N-S +630 | 4 K 10 3 A K 10 9 7 4 10 8 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT South = +600 139 | Nickell NS 3 NT North +1 +630 +1 198 | |||||||||
| Board 101 N-S vul | K 9 K 9 8 7 10 4 3 A 9 8 6
| West Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead 5 2 4 4 10 K 8 3
| North Martel Pass Rdbl Pass 2nd 6 5 A 6 7 J K | East Rodwell 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q J 7 9 A 7 2
| South Stansby 1 2 4th 3 3 2 A 2 8 10 | West Cohen Pass Pass Lead Q 6 7 4 9 Q J 10 Q
| North Hamman Pass 1 NT 2nd 2 K J 3 6 8 6 34 | East Berkowitz 1 Pass 3rd 4 3 2K A 7 3 99 | South Compton 1 Pass 4th A 5 8 5 7 2 5 6A | |
| 8 7 3 2 10 6 4 3 A J 7 5 4 |
| 6 5 A J 5 Q 8 6 2 K Q 10 7
| ||||||||
| n88667 s78667 we55676 Par: N-S +120 | A Q J 10 4 Q 2 K 9 5 J 3 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 South -1-100 139 | Nickell NS 1 NT North +1 +120 +6 204 | |||||||||
| Board 102 E-W vul | 10 8 6 J 10 5 A 10 9 8 7 6 3
| West Meckstroth 1 NT 2 NT Lead J 10 5 4 K J 10 9
| North Martel Pass All Pass 2nd 7 8 93 5 2 8 10
| East Rodwell 1 2 3rd 2 3 Q A 8 Q 3 4
| South Stansby Pass Pass 4th 4 6 A 2 6 7 6K | West Cohen 1 NT 2 3 Lead K A 4 3 3 6 4 9
| North Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 6 10 9 2 J J 8
| East Berkowitz 1 2 2 3rd 5 5 8 2 8 J 10 A
| South Compton Pass Pass Pass 4th 7 7 2 4 8 3 10 Q | |
| A A 9 6 4 Q 5 3 2 Q 10 8 4 |
| Q 9 5 4 3 8 7 J 4 A K J 9
| ||||||||
| ns76664 we67678 Par: E-W +90 | K J 7 2 K Q 3 2 K 7 6 5 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 NT West -2 +200 +7 146 | Nickell NS 3 East =-110 204 | |||||||||
| Board 103 Both vul | A 9 4 Q Q 9 6 A K Q 8 6 4
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 J 5 3
| North Martel 1 3 2nd 4 2 J 4 | East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd J 4 Q A | South Stansby Pass 1 3 NT 4th K 3 A Q | West Cohen Pass Pass All Pass Lead J J 2 9 A K Q 8
| North Hamman 1 2 NT 2nd K 7 J 3 9 8 5 3
| East Berkowitz Pass Pass 3rd 8 4 Q 5 2 4 7 5
| South Compton Pass 1 3 NT 4th 4 3 4 52 10 7 2
| |
| 10 8 6 2 A 10 8 7 J 10 7 5 2 |
| Q J 3 J 9 5 3 A 8 4 3 9 3
| ||||||||
| ns987BA we25622 Par: N-S +600 | K 7 5 K 6 4 2 K 10 7 5 2 J
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT South +2 +660 +1 147 | Nickell NS 3 NT North +1 +630 204 | |||||||||
| Board 104 None vul | K 8 4 Q 6 2 10 7 5 2 7 6 5
| West Meckstroth Pass 1 2 3 3 4 Lead 5 10 2 J
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 6 Q | East Rodwell 1 2 2 NT 3 3 NT 4 NT 3rd 8 K 9 K | South Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 9 7 Q A | West Cohen Pass 1 2 4 5 NT 6 Lead 6 J 8 3 A
| North Hamman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 4 2 Q | East Berkowitz 1 2 3 NT 4 6 6 NT 3rd 8 2 K K 5
| South Compton Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 9 6 7 6 5 | |
| Q 3 2 9 8 7 5 Q 8 4 3 K 2 |
| A 9 7 A K A K 9 A J 10 9 8
| ||||||||
| ns13211 wCABBC eCAACC Par: E-W +990 | J 10 6 5 J 10 4 3 J 6 Q 4 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 NT East +1 -460 +11 158 | Nickell NS 6 NT East = -990 204 | |||||||||
| Board 105 E-W vul | 10 4 3 A Q 8 7 6 4 A 8 3 2
| West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 9 2 2 K 3
| North Martel 1 5 Pass 2nd 10 J4 9 J | East Rodwell 1 Pass Pass 3rd 5 Q A 4 8
| South Stansby 4 7 4th 6 J 5 8 6
| West Cohen Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass All Pass Lead J Q
| North Hamman 1 3 4 Rdbl 5 6 2nd 2 9 | East Berkowitz 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 3 | South Compton 2 3 4 4 6 7 4th A 7
| |
| 5 2 5 K J 10 9 7 5 Q J 9 5 |
| K Q 9 8 7 6 J 9 Q 6 2 8 4
| ||||||||
| nsA7D5A we26073 Par: N-S +1510 | A J K 10 3 2 4 A K 10 7 6 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 7 North =+1510 = 158 | Nickell NS 7 North =+1510 = 204 | |||||||||
| Match AU08 Main | | Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final |
| Board 106 Both vul | 10 8 4 3 Q Q J 10 6 5 Q 6 5
| West Hamman 1 NT 3 NT Lead J Q A 2 10 K Q 8 2
| North Cohen Pass All Pass 2nd 2 K 9 K 7 9 A 8K | East Compton 1 2 NT 3rd 4 9 4 7 Q 36 59 | South Berkowitz Pass Pass 4th 3 8 6 5 A 43 J 8 | West Stansby 1 NT Pass Lead 9 7 2 Q 7 5 8 5 9
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd A Q 5 K 62 7K 8
| East Martel 1 2 3rd 6 A 84 3K 86 3
| South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 2 3 103 J 4 J 4 K | |
| J 9 6 7 A 8 3 J 10 8 7 4 3 |
| Q 5 2 A K J 4 2 K 7 2 A 2
| ||||||||
| ns67674 we76769 Par: E-W +110 | A K 7 10 9 8 6 5 3 9 4 K 9
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT West -3 +300 +3 161 | Nickell NS 2 East -2+200 204 | |||||||||
| Board 107 None vul | K J 10 9 7 2 K 9 K 9 7 Q 8
| West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 3 K J 8 5 2 10 6 J
| North Cohen 2 2nd 2 6 K 4 8 3 3 7 | East Compton Pass 3rd Q 5 A 10 K Q 6J | South Berkowitz Pass Pass 4th K A 2 9 A 4 Q A | West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 5 Q 8 9 7 A J 10 9
| North Rodwell 3 3 NT 2nd 2 4 7 3 J 4 6 5 3
| East Martel Pass All Pass 3rd Q 2 6 4 A 2 7 9 10
| South Meckstroth 2 3 4th K 5 3 6 8 K 3 6 7
| |
| A Q 4 J 10 6 5 3 Q 8 6 5 3 |
| 8 6 3 A Q 8 7 J 5 3 K 7 4
| ||||||||
| ns79699 we54644 Par: N-S +140 | 5 4 2 A 10 4 2 A J 10 9 6 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 North +1+140 161 | Nickell NS 3 NT North +1 +430 +7 211 | |||||||||
| Board 108 N-S vul | K Q 4 J 7 9 7 10 8 7 6 4 3
| West Hamman 3 Pass Lead 2 A 9 5 8 6 7 6 4
| North Cohen Pass Pass 2nd 4 K 38 J J 5 3
| East Compton Pass Pass 3rd 9 3 10 10 8 2 5 2
| South Berkowitz 3 NT 4th A 2 Q Q 6K 3 6
| West Stansby 3 Pass Lead 2 A 9 5 8 7 6
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd 4 K 38 2 Q A | East Martel Pass Pass 3rd 9 3 10 10 5 10 4
| South Meckstroth 3 NT 4th J 5 J Q 2 3K | |
| 10 3 2 9 6 5 K Q 6 4 3 2 K |
| 9 7 6 5 A K 4 3 J Q J 5 2
| ||||||||
| ns87769 we56564 Par: N-S +120 | A J 8 Q 10 8 2 A 10 8 5 A 9
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT South -1 -100 = 161 | Nickell NS 3 NT South -1 -100 = 211 | |||||||||
| Board 109 Both vul | 8 6 4 Q 9 3 K Q 10 8 5 10 7
| West Hamman 2 Pass All Pass Lead K 3
| North Cohen Pass Dbl 4 2nd A 2 | East Compton Pass 3 Pass 3rd 8 K | South Berkowitz 1 Dbl 5 4th 7 4 | West Stansby 2 Pass Lead 4 7
| North Rodwell Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 8 Q | East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 5 | South Meckstroth 1 3 NT 4th 3 3
| |
| Q 9 5 2 A K J 7 6 2 2 8 2 |
| J 10 3 10 5 4 J 4 K Q 9 6 3
| ||||||||
| ns975B7 we46825 Par: N-S +600 | A K 7 8 A 9 7 6 3 A J 5 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 5 North =+600 = 161 | Nickell NS 3 NT North = +600 = 211 | |||||||||
| Board 110 None vul | K Q 9 6 5 A Q J 10 7 6 5 4
| West Hamman 1 Pass Lead K 3 5 2 6
| North Cohen Dbl 4 2nd 4 4 93 4
| East Compton Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 3 K J 10 A | South Berkowitz Pass 3 4th A 2 10 6 5
| West Stansby 1 Pass Lead J 3 5 2 3
| North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd A 4 47 2 | East Martel Pass 2 Pass 3rd 6 K A J Q | South Meckstroth Pass 4 4th 4 2 10 K | |
| 10 4 9 7 3 A J 10 K Q 8 6 5 |
| 2 K 8 6 K Q 9 8 4 J 10 9 3
| ||||||||
| ns7A833 we63489 Par: N-S +300 | A J 8 7 3 5 4 2 3 2 A 7 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South =+420 161 | Nickell NS 4 North +1+450 +1 212 | |||||||||
| Board 111 N-S vul | 5 K J 7 A K 7 6 5 2 9 6 2
| West Hamman 1 Pass Lead 8 7 J 7 5 6 5 2
| North Cohen 2 Pass 2nd 3 4 Q 29 3 7 9
| East Compton 2 NT 3rd K A A 9 K 5 4 6
| South Berkowitz 1 Pass 4th 10 2 64 8 10 4 3
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 9 K 7 K J 8
| North Rodwell 2 2 3 NT 2nd 5 4 2 8 2 6
| East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q A 8 J 9 3 | South Meckstroth 1 2 2 NT 4th A 10 3 Q 6 10 | |
| K J 8 7 4 10 9 2 Q 4 3 Q 3 |
| Q 9 3 2 Q 8 6 4 10 A J 10 7
| ||||||||
| nsA57A9 w38624 e38524 Par: N-S +500 | A 10 6 A 5 3 J 9 8 K 8 5 4
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 NT East -5 +250 +10 171 | Nickell NS 3 NT South -2 -200 212 | |||||||||
| Board 112 E-W vul | 7 4 A Q 10 7 6 2 10 8 6 10 4
| West Hamman 1 Pass 5 Dbl Lead K A 9 9
| North Cohen 2 Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 Q 3 | East Compton 3 4 Pass 3rd 8 7 J | South Berkowitz 3 4 5 4th 4 10 6 | West Stansby 1 4 4 Dbl Lead K A 10 A
| North Rodwell 2 Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 Q Q 6 | East Martel 3 4 5 NT 3rd 8 7 K 5 | South Meckstroth 3 Pass 6 4th 10 4 4 3 | |
| K 8 3 2 9 A K Q J 7 4 8 7 |
| 10 9 5 — 9 5 2 A K J 9 6 5 2
| ||||||||
| ns03900 we6A4CC Par: E-W +500 | A Q J 6 K J 8 5 4 3 3 Q 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 5 × North -2-300 +5 176 | Nickell NS 6 × North -3-500 212 | |||||||||
| Board 113 None vul | K 10 6 A Q 6 Q J Q J 9 6 5
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8
| North Cohen 1 NT 3 4 6 2nd | East Compton Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd | South Berkowitz 2 4 5 NT 7 4th | West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6
| North Rodwell 1 NT 3 3 4 5 2nd 5 | East Martel Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 | South Meckstroth 2 NT 3 4 4 NT 7 4th Q | |
| Q 7 3 2 J 9 7 5 3 2 8 10 2 |
| J 9 8 10 8 4 10 9 6 4 3 2 8
| ||||||||
| nDB8BD sDB8AD we02520 Par: N-S +1520 | A 5 4 K A K 7 5 A K 7 4 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 7 North =+1440 = 176 | Nickell NS 7 North =+1440 = 212 | |||||||||
| Board 114 N-S vul | J 10 9 3 Q 10 8 7 6 2 J 7 4
| West Hamman 1 Pass Lead 7 A Q 6 J A
| North Cohen Pass Pass 2nd 10 4 K J 5 K | East Compton Pass 1 NT Pass 3rd 8 3 9 9 24 | South Berkowitz 1 4 4th Q 6 8 A 4
| West Stansby 1 3 All Pass Lead 7 2 J 6 A
| North Rodwell Pass 4 2nd 10 4 3 J 5 | East Martel Pass 2 Pass 3rd K 9 5 9 3 | South Meckstroth 1 Dbl 4 4th A 6 K Q 8 | |
| 7 6 5 4 3 2 K 5 4 K 9 3 K |
| K 9 8 8 6 A J 5 4 Q 8 6 3
| ||||||||
| ns84B79 we59264 Par: N-S +300 | A Q A Q J 10 7 2 — A 10 9 5 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 4 South +1+650 +1 177 | Nickell NS 4 South =+620 212 | |||||||||
| Board 115 E-W vul | — A K Q 7 6 10 9 4 3 2 Q 9 7
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5
| North Cohen 3 4 NT 5 2nd A | East Compton Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 | South Berkowitz 2 NT 4 5 6 4th 2 | West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 4
| North Rodwell 3 4 4 NT 2nd 2 8 | East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 A | South Meckstroth 2 NT 4 4 4th K 3 | |
| 10 8 5 4 J 8 5 A Q J 8 8 6 |
| 9 7 6 3 2 3 6 5 J 10 5 4 2
| ||||||||
| nA9BA8 sC9CA9 we14134 Par: N-S +990 | A K Q J 10 9 4 2 K 7 A K 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 6 South =+980 +10 187 | Nickell NS 4 NT South +2 +490 212 | |||||||||
| Board 116 Both vul | A 8 2 9 8 4 K Q 3 2 K 6 5
| West Hamman 1 Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 4 Q 3 8 6 3
| North Cohen Pass 1 3 2nd 5 7 10 3 3 49 | East Compton 1 Pass Pass 3rd 2 K 5 A 2 2A | South Berkowitz Dbl 1 3 NT 4th A 9 J 5 2 54 | West Stansby 1 NT Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 4 2 5 3 6 3
| North Rodwell Pass 2 3 2nd 5 7 10 Q 2 89 | East Martel 2 Pass Pass 3rd 10 K A Q 8 42 | South Meckstroth Dbl 2 3 NT 4th A 9 J 5 4 6Q | |
| J 9 5 A K J 7 Q J 9 8 4 3 |
| Q 6 4 Q 10 6 5 3 2 10 9 10 2
| ||||||||
| nAA6A6 sAA6A7 we33736 Par: N-S +630 | K 10 7 3 J 7 A 8 6 5 4 A 7
| |||||||||
Strul NS 3 NT South = +600 187 | Nickell NS 3 NT South +1 +630 +1 213 | |||||||||
| Board 117 N-S vul | K 9 7 6 10 7 10 7 4 3 7 3 2
| West Hamman 1 NT Lead 6 10 Q 4 K 10
| North Cohen Pass Pass 2nd 2 7 5 8 JK | East Compton 1 Pass 3rd J K 7 9 3 A | South Berkowitz Dbl Pass 4th A A 10 4 3
| West Stansby 1 Pass Lead 4 A 4 3 3 3
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2 2nd K 6 A 7 8 8 | East Martel 1 2 3 3rd A 2 6 K K 2
| South Meckstroth Dbl Dbl All Pass 4th 9 4 2 A 10 5 | |
| A 8 5 J 9 6 3 Q 9 J 10 6 5 |
| 10 2 K Q 5 4 K J K Q 9 8 4
| ||||||||
| ns6A4A4 we63838 Par: N-S +500 | Q J 4 3 A 8 2 A 8 6 5 2 A
| |||||||||
Strul NS 1 NT West = -90 187 | Nickell NS 3 West -1+50 +4 217 | |||||||||
| Board 118 E-W vul | 10 5 K 10 6 5 4 2 5 2 6 4 2
| West Hamman 1 3 4 6 Lead Q 3 Q 3
| North Cohen Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 2nd 7 6 5 5 | East Compton 1 2 NT 3 Rdbl 3rd 2 K 4 A | South Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th A 2 10 2 | West Stansby 1 4 4 NT 5 Lead A
| North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 7 | East Martel 1 2 4 5 6 3rd 6 | South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 8 | |
| K Q J 9 7 3 7 K Q J 7 9 7 |
| A A J 9 8 A 9 8 4 3 K Q 8
| ||||||||
| ns11504 wCC8C8 eCC8C9 Par: E-W +1440 | 8 6 4 2 Q 3 10 6 A J 10 5 3
| |||||||||
Strul NS 6 East +1-1390 187 | Nickell NS 6 East =-1370 +1 218 | |||||||||
| Board 119 Both vul | 9 K Q 10 6 K 9 5 4 A K Q 3
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead A A 10 2
| North Cohen 1 2 NT 3 4 5 2nd J 4 107 | East Compton 2 Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 3 7 A | South Berkowitz Pass 2 3 3 4 4th 5 6 4 6 | West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 2 7 6 2 A Q
| North Rodwell 2 NT 3 NT 2nd J 2 A 7 9 3
| East Martel Pass All Pass 3rd 8 K 3 K 4 5 | South Meckstroth 2 3 4th 4 A 9 6 J 5
| |
| Q J 4 3 9 8 5 3 2 8 7 J 7 |
| 8 6 2 A J A Q 10 6 3 2 9 6
| ||||||||
| n9987B s9977B we44562 Par: N-S +600 | A K 10 7 5 7 4 J 10 8 5 4 2
| |||||||||
Strul NS 5 North =+600 187 | Nickell NS 3 NT North +1 +630 +1 219 | |||||||||
| Board 120 None vul | 8 4 2 8 Q 6 3 2 K Q 9 7 3
| West Hamman 1 1 2 Lead 8 A 6 3 2 A K 10 5
| North Cohen Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 7 Q A J 2 3 6 9
| East Compton 1 Pass 2 3rd K 7 26 5 10 4 3 6
| South Berkowitz Pass 1 NT All Pass 4th 2 4 5 59 4 8 J Q | West Stansby 1 2 Pass Lead A 2 J 6 J 5 A K 9
| North Rodwell Pass 3 NT Pass 2nd 2 8 5 QQ 4 7 7 9
| East Martel 1 Dbl 3rd 210 3 K A 10 8 7 9
| South Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 4th 4 J 5 A 2 K 3 4 5 | |
| A 9 6 5 Q 7 2 A K 10 9 7 5 — |
| J 10 3 10 5 4 3 — A 10 8 5 4 2
| ||||||||
| n65557 s75456 we67776 Par: N-S +90 | K Q 7 A K J 9 6 J 8 4 J 6
| |||||||||
Strul NS 2 West =-110 +5 192 | Nickell NS 3 NT× South -2 -300 219 | |||||||||
| Match AU08 Main | | Top 2008 U.S. Championship Final |
Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek