Event AU14 Main

Phoenix, Arizona
Scottsdale Embassy Suites
May 2014

2014 U.S. Championship

Final: Nickell vs. Diamond

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul 8 4 2
10 2
J 10 8 3
J 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

K Q 9 7 6
A J 7
5 4 2
8 7 Table J 5
K 9 4 3
A K Q
Q 10 5 2
33445 =
AA998 =
Par NS -430 A 10 3
Q 8 6 5
9 7 6
A K 3

Nickell NS
3 NT E = -400
+1 1
Diamond NS
3 NT E +1 -430
-1 0

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 5 AP

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

J 8 7 2
J 6 5 4 3
4 2
Q 5 Table K Q 6 4
K Q
9 8 6 3
9 7 3
D89DC =
05300 =
Par NS +2220 10 9 3
A 10 9
A
A J 8 6 4 2

Nickell NS
5 N = +600
-2 1
Diamond NS
3 NT N +2 +660
+2 2

3. S deals
E-W vul J 2
J 9 3
K Q J 10
10 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 6 4
7 6
8 7 5 3 2
A 6 Table 10 7
A 10 8 5
A 9 6
Q J 9 2
76656 =
66676 =
Par NS +90 K Q 8 5 3
K Q 4 2
4
K 7 5

Nickell NS
2 S = +110
+5 6
Diamond NS
2 S -2 -100
-5 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 6 2
K J 10 4
10 7
K Q 10 Table 7 5 3
7 5
Q 9 6 4 3
9 7 6
99A99 =
44344 =
Par NS +620 A Q
6 3 2
A J 8 5 2
A 8 4

Nickell NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 6
Diamond NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 2

5. N deals
N-S vul K 10 5 3 2
Q
A K 3
10 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 3 AP
3 Pass 3 Dbl (AP)

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

4
A K 6
Q 9 7 5 2
A J 7 3 Table Q 9 7 6
10 7 3 2
J 10 4
K 2
68646 =
65686 75687
Par NS +100 A J 8
J 9 8 5 4
8 6
Q 5 4

Nickell NS
3 × E -3 +500
+8 14
Diamond NS
3 E -3 +150
-8 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 NT AP 1 NT 2 AP

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

Q J 9 4
K 9
A K 9
Q J 8 3 Table K 7 6 2
J 7 4 2
J 6 4
7 4
65787 =
57555 57545
Par NS +90 A 5 3
10 8 5 3
7 5
A K 10 9

Nickell NS
1 NT W -1 +100
+5 19
Diamond NS
2 S -2 -100
-5 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 1
3 4 5 7 (AP) 2 3 4 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 4
Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 6 Pass 7
Pass 7 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q
K J 10 7 4 3 2
J 6
Q 8 2 Table 9 6 5
Q 9 8 6 5
Q 7 5
7 3
BD6CC =
10711 =
Par NS +2210 K J 10 7 3 2
—
A 9 2
A K 9 6

Nickell NS
7 S -1 -100
-21 19
Diamond NS
7 × S = +2470
+21 23

8. W deals
None vul K 9
K 8 5
A
A K Q 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 NT AP

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

A 10 7 4
J 2
K 8 5
J 8 7 4 Table Q 8 2
A Q 10 9 4
9 7 6
10 9
55477 =
86756 86755
Par NS -120 J 6 5 3
7 6 3
Q J 10 4 3 2
—

Nickell NS
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 19
Diamond NS
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 23

9. N deals
E-W vul 7 6 3
9 8 7 5 3
Q J 7
K 4

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 2
A J 4
A 9 6 5 2
A 5 Table A Q J 10 8
6 2
K
J 9 7 3 2
32533 =
AB89A =
Par NS -650 9 4
K Q 10
10 8 4 3
Q 10 8 6

Nickell NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 19
Diamond NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 23

10. E deals
Both vul Q 10 4 3
Q J 10 6 4
10
K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 3
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 5 AP
2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K J
8 5
K J 7 2
A Q 8 3 Table 9 8 7 6
A 9
A 8 4
9 7 6 5
54853 =
8958A 88589
Par NS -140 5 2
K 7 3 2
Q 9 6 5 3
4 2

Nickell NS
3 NT W -3 +300
+3 22
Diamond NS
5 W -2 +200
-3 23

11. S deals
None vul Q 8 7 5
10 8 5
Q J 9 8
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 2
1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 3 AP
2 3 AP

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

A K 10 9 3 2
3
K 6 4 3
Q 6 Table 4
K 7 6 2
A 7 5
K 10 8 7 4
75745 =
68598 =
Par NS -110 J 6
A Q J 9 4
10 2
J 9 5 2

Nickell NS
3 S = +140
+5 27
Diamond NS
3 S -1 -50
-5 23

12. W deals
N-S vul A K
K Q 7 3
K 8 6 2
8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass

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

10 9 8 7 2
A 8 2
J 9
K 9 4 Table J 6 4
J 9 4
A Q 7 3
A 5 3
65667 65677
78766 67766
Par NS -110 Q 5 3
10 6 5
10 5 4
Q J 10 2

Nickell NS
1 NT N -1 -100
Tie 27
Diamond NS
1 NT N -1 -100
Tie 23

13. N deals
Both vul J
Q 9 8
K Q 10 7 5
A 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
2 NT Pass 3 Dbl 2 NT 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 9 J A 6 9 J
J A 3 J A 3 8
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

K 9 8 2
K 7 3
J
Q J 8 5 2 Table A Q 7 5 4 3
J 6 4
8 2
7 6
75AB7 =
58226 =
Par NS +600 10 6
A 10 5 2
A 9 6 4 3
K 10

Nickell NS
5 N = +600
Tie 27
Diamond NS
5 N = +600
Tie 23

14. E deals
None vul A 9 7 2
Q 6 2
K Q
K Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 1 NT 2 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

10 4
K 5 3
10 8 5
A J 6 4 3 Table Q J 8 5
A 10 9 7
J 9 7 3
5
77778 =
65665 55665
Par NS +90 K 6 3
J 8 4
A 6 4 2
8 7 2

Nickell NS
1 NT N +2 +150
+1 28
Diamond NS
2 NT N = +120
-1 23

15. S deals
N-S vul A 9 7
A 10 4 3
9 6 2
A Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 1
2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

K J 8 6 3 2
J 9 7 6 5
10
J Table 4
K 2
K Q 8 7 3
10 9 8 5 3
A7899 =
36544 =
Par NS +630 Q 10 5
Q 8
A J 5 4
K 7 6 4

Nickell NS
2 × W -2 +300
-7 28
Diamond NS
3 NT S = +600
+7 30

Diamond leads by 2 IMPs

Match AU14 Main

Top 2014 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 2

16. W deals
E-W vul A K J 10 8 7 3
3 2
K J
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 1 1 Dbl 2 NT
2 3 4 4 (AP) 3 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 A 3 4 3 A J
A J 2 3 A 2 4 5
10 2 K 6 10 3 K
10 tricks won 10 tricks won

9 2
A 10
A Q 9 8 7 5
J 10 9 Table 6
K J 8 7 4
10 6 4 2
K 6 2
AA548 AA648
31684 31694
Par NS +430 Q 5 4
Q 9 6 5
3
A Q 7 4 3

Nickell NS
4 N = +420
Tie 28
Diamond NS
4 N = +420
Tie 30

17. N deals
None vul 10 9
10 7
9 6 5
J 10 9 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Rdbl 2 Dbl 3 Rdbl 2 Dbl 2
Dbl Pass 3 AP 2 Pass 3 4
4 AP

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

K 8 5 3
K Q J 2
J 8 4 3
5 Table Q 4 2
8 6 5
A K 10 7 2
Q 4
8653A =
57792 577A3
Par NS -100 A J 7 6
A 9 4 3
Q
A K 7 3

Nickell NS
3 E +1 -130
-5 28
Diamond NS
4 E -1 +50
+5 35

18. E deals
N-S vul Q 8 5
K 10 7 4
Q J 7 3
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT Pass 5 AP

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

K J 10
3
A K 10 9 2
J 6 5 4 Table A 7 3
A J 8 5 2
5
Q 9 8 2
55542 =
8889A =
Par NS -130 9 6 4 2
Q 9 6
8 6 4
K 10 3

Nickell NS
5 E -1 +50
-3 28
Diamond NS
3 NT E -3 +150
+3 38

19. S deals
E-W vul K 4
J 9 8 7 6
9 5
Q 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 2
1 Dbl 4 AP 2 4 4 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

J 10 8 7 6 2
A 3 2
A J 4
7 Table A Q 5
K 10 5
K 10 8 6 2
5 3
00407 =
7C7C6 7C8C6
Par NS -1400 9 3
Q 4
Q 7 3
A K J 10 4 2

Nickell NS
4 W +2 -680
+3 31
Diamond NS
5 × S -4 -800
-3 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 3 4
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 AP

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

A Q 9
10 7 5
K 8 6 4
A 7 2 Table K 8 3
Q
9 7 5 3 2
K J 8 6
87956 =
55487 55387
Par NS +140 7 6 4
A K 8 6
10
Q 10 9 5 4

Nickell NS
2 W = -90
-12 31
Diamond NS
4 N = +620
+12 50

21. N deals
N-S vul K Q 7 3 2
Q
J 8 7
K 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Dbl 2 NT
4 4 Dbl Pass 3 Dbl 5 Pass
5 Dbl AP Pass Dbl AP

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

J 6 4
J 10 7 3 2
10 4 2
Q 9 Table A
A K 9 8 6
Q 6 5 3
10 8 5
7A57B =
63852 =
Par NS +500 10 9 8 5
5 4
A K 9
A J 6 3

Nickell NS
5 × E -3 +500
Tie 31
Diamond NS
5 × W -3 +500
Tie 50

22. E deals
E-W vul Q J 9 6 4
Q J 8
10 8
J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 3 AP Rdbl 2 3 Pass
3 3 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K 10 7 3
K 6 5 2
9 5
A 10 9 Table 8
10 9 7 3
A K Q 4 3
Q 6 3
56346 56446
77997 =
Par NS -140 A 5 2
A 4
J 7 6 2
K 8 4 2

Nickell NS
3 W = -140
+4 35
Diamond NS
3 × N -2 -300
-4 50

23. S deals
Both vul K
K J 10 5
A J 10 8 4
Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass
1 Dbl 3 AP 1 Dbl 3 AP

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

A J 9 8 3
A 8 4 3
9 7
K 3 Table 10 7 5 2
Q 6
6 3
A 10 8 4 2
64775 =
69658 =
Par NS -140 Q 6 4
9 7 2
K Q 5 2
J 7 6

Nickell NS
3 W +1 -170
-7 35
Diamond NS
3 W -1 +100
+7 57

24. W deals
None vul A J 10 8
Q J 8
9 6 5 3
A J

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 1
Dbl 2 4 4 4 AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 4
A 9 7 5 3
K 2
10 8 5 4 Table K 5
K 10 6 2
J 8
K Q 7 6 2
69494 =
74949 =
Par NS +100 9 7 6 3 2
4
A Q 10 7 4
9 3

Nickell NS
4 × S +1 +690
+12 47
Diamond NS
4 E -1 +50
-12 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6
9 7 6 4
Q 10 7 3
10 9 7 Table J 10 9 5
Q J 10 5 2
K 5
Q 3
AA7AB =
23622 =
Par NS +430 A K 4 2
A
A 8 6 2
A 8 6 2

Nickell NS
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 47
Diamond NS
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 57

26. E deals
Both vul —
J
A K Q 10 8 7 6 4 2
A Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 6 AP 1 5 Pass Pass
5 6 6 AP

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

10 9 7 4 2
K 8 7 6 5 3
5
10 Table A K Q J 6 5
Q 10 9 2
J
K 3
733CC =
2AA11 2A911
Par NS +500 8 3
A 4
9 3
J 9 8 7 5 4 2

Nickell NS
6 N = +1370
+15 62
Diamond NS
6 W -2 +200
-15 57

27. S deals
None vul A 8 3
A 9 8 6
A K 5 4
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 7 2
K 3
Q 10 7
J 9 7 6 Table K Q 9 6
10 5
J 9 6
Q 8 5 2
A8BB8 =
25125 =
Par NS +450 5 4
Q J 7 4 2
8 3 2
A K 4

Nickell NS
4 N +2 +480
+1 63
Diamond NS
4 S +1 +450
-1 57

28. W deals
N-S vul K 8 7
A 9
K 8 5
A K 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 1 NT Pass 2 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 10 3
Q 6 5
Q 10 3
Q J 2 Table J 6 4
J 8 3
A J 4
10 7 6 5
57786 57776
86557 86556
Par NS -120 9 5 2
K 10 7 4 2
9 7 6 2
4

Nickell NS
2 N -1 -100
-5 63
Diamond NS
2 N = +110
+5 62

29. N deals
Both vul K 8 2
K Q 9 8
3
K Q 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 2 2 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 5
4 2
K Q 10 7 6 5
J 8 2 Table Q 10 6 4 3
A J 10 7 3
4
10 5
B998B A998B
24452 =
Par NS +660 A J 7
6 5
A J 9 8 2
A 9 3

Nickell NS
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 63
Diamond NS
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 62

30. E deals
None vul 6 5 2
A 10 3
8 6 5 4
10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Katz Moss Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 AP Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

8
7 5 4
A Q 10 7 3 2
A Q 3 Table J 10 7 4
Q J 9 6 2
9
K 7 2
67347 =
65986 76986
Par NS -140 A K Q 9 3
K 8
K J
J 6 5 4

Nickell NS
2 S = +110
+5 68
Diamond NS
3 S -2 -100
-5 62

Nickell leads by 6 IMPs

Match AU14 Main

Top 2014 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 3

31. S deals
N-S vul Q 6 5
J 10 8
Q 7 4 2
A 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 4
A 9 7 5
10 8 5
K J 8 7 Table A K 9
K Q 6 3 2
J 3
Q 10 9
57374 =
85A58 =
Par NS -420 J 8 7 3 2
4
A K 9 6
5 4 3

Nickell NS
1 NT E +1 -120
+7 75
Diamond NS
4 E = -420
-7 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 NT Pass 4 4 1 NT 2 2 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

3 2
K 7 3
J 10 6
A K Q J 3 Table —
A 9 6 5 4
K 5 4 2
9 7 6 2
69452 =
6498B =
Par NS -300 A K 10 9 7 5
10
Q 9 7 3
5 4

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -50
Tie 75
Diamond NS
4 S -1 -50
Tie 62

33. N deals
None vul 6 3 2
K J 10 5
A Q J 4
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 5
Q 9 8 4
9 3 2
9 5 4 Table 10 9 8 7
6 3
K 10 6 5
K Q 7
76878 87879
46464 =
Par NS +120 Q J 4
A 7 2
8 7
A 10 8 6 2

Nickell NS
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 75
Diamond NS
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 62

34. E deals
N-S vul 9 8 2
9 8 7 6 4 3
A 6
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 4 4 (AP) 1 NT 2 Dbl 3 (AP)

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

7 6
A 5
K Q 9 5
K Q 10 9 2 Table Q J 4 3
Q 2
10 8 4
J 8 5 4
68A65 =
25268 65378
Par NS +500 A K 10 5
K J 10
J 7 3 2
7 3

Nickell NS
4 N = +620
+10 85
Diamond NS
3 N +1 +170
-10 62

35. S deals
E-W vul K J 10
K 6 4 3
7 6 3
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

9 7 6 2
A 10 8 7
A 10 9
Q 10 Table 8 4
Q J 9 5 2
Q 8 5 4
K J
7956A =
33872 =
Par NS +140 A Q 5 3
—
K J 2
A 8 7 4 3 2

Nickell NS
1 S +3 +170
+1 86
Diamond NS
3 S +2 +150
-1 62

36. W deals
Both vul Q 10 9 7 4
A
A 9 6 3 2
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Dbl 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP)
Pass 6 AP

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

2
K 10 6 2
K Q 7 5
10 7 5 3 Table J 8 3
9 8 7 4 3
J 10 4
Q 6
BD7AC =
20531 =
Par NS +2210 A K 6 5
Q J 5
8
A K J 9 8

Nickell NS
6 N +1 +1460
-13 86
Diamond NS
7 N = +2210
+13 75

37. N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 7 2
6
10 9 5 2
7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 2 Pass 3 4 (AP)

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

Q 6 3
10 8
A Q 3
A K 9 4 2 Table K J 9 5
J 2
8 7 6 4
Q J 8
64943 =
48478 =
Par NS +100 4
A K Q 9 7 5 4 3
K J
10 6

Nickell NS
4 × E -1 +100
+5 91
Diamond NS
4 S -1 -100
-5 75

38. E deals
E-W vul A 10
A K 8 5
9 6 5 4 3
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 3
Q 7 4 3
A J
K Q 7 6 Table 7 6
9 6
K 8 7 2
A 10 9 4 3
58674 =
74669 =
Par NS -100 K J 8 5 4 2
J 10 2
Q 10
8 2

Nickell NS
2 S = +110
Tie 91
Diamond NS
2 S = +110
Tie 75

39. S deals
Both vul J 10 4
8 3
K 7 6 5 3
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1
1 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A 7 5 3 2
A K 7 5 4
Q 10
5 Table K 9 8 6
J
J 9 8
K 10 8 7 2
64676 64776
79667 =
Par NS -140 Q
Q 10 9 6 2
A 4 2
Q J 9 6

Nickell NS
4 W -1 +100
+12 103
Diamond NS
4 W = -620
-12 75

40. W deals
None vul A J 10 6 4
9 8
Q 6
A 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 1 2 4 1 NT 2 3 3
5 AP 4 AP

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

Q
K 7 5 3
A K 10 7 2
K 3 2 Table 8 2
A Q J 10 2
8 5 3
Q 9 6
68337 =
75AA6 =
Par NS -300 K 9 7 5 3
6 4
J 9 4
J 10 4

Nickell NS
5 E -1 +50
+10 113
Diamond NS
4 W = -420
-10 75

41. N deals
E-W vul 9 8
A Q J 6 5
A 10 9
A 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass

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

K 6 2
9 7 4 2
Q 8 6 3
K 2 Table A Q 4 3
10 3
K J 7 5
J 7 5
7795A =
46383 =
Par NS +140 J 10 7 5
K 8
4 2
Q 10 6 4 3

Nickell NS
1 NT N = +90
Tie 113
Diamond NS
1 NT N = +90
Tie 75

42. E deals
Both vul A K 2
J 7 5
4
Q 10 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 5 A 2 3 4
13 tricks won 4 A 8 5
11 tricks won

10 6 5
K 10 8
K J 8 7 6 3
6 Table 9 8 7
9 6 4 3 2
A 10 9 5
7
7B66B 7C76B
21671 =
Par NS +1430 Q J 4 3
A Q
Q 2
A K J 9 8

Nickell NS
6 S +1 +1390
+13 126
Diamond NS
5 N = +600
-13 75

43. S deals
None vul 3
K Q 5 4 3
A 6 2
J 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 1
1 2 3 Pass 1 2 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 4 AP

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

A 10 8 7 6
A J 6
K Q 9 5
3 Table Q J 5 2
9 7 2
8
Q 10 8 6 2
64777 74777
59556 59455
Par NS -140 K 9 4
10 8
J 10 7 4 3
A K 7

Nickell NS
3 NT S -2 -100
-4 126
Diamond NS
4 W -1 +50
+4 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 4
8 7 3
Q 9 3
J 10 6 4 Table A Q 7 3
6 5 4
10 8 7 6
K 5
98988 =
45344 =
Par NS +600 9 6 2
A K J 2
A 5
A Q 9 8

Nickell NS
1 S +1 +90
-11 126
Diamond NS
3 NT N = +600
+11 90

45. N deals
Both vul J 10 8 6
8 5 4
A 10 2
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

K 7 3
A K J 7
K J 5 4
A 6 Table Q 9 4 2
10 3 2
9 8 6
10 8 7
65557 75567
68876 =
Par NS -110 A 5
Q 9 6
Q 7 3
K Q J 5 3

Nickell NS
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 126
Diamond NS
2 W -1 +100
+5 95

Nickell leads by 31 IMPs

Match AU14 Main

Top 2014 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 4

46. E deals
None vul A 2
J 10 9 7 6 2
K 9 8
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 1 1 1
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
5 AP

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

J 9 8 7
K 4
A Q 5 4
Q 5 4 Table 10
Q 8 5 3
J 7 2
A K J 10 2
57643 =
76789 =
Par NS -110 K Q 6 5 4 3
A
10 6 3
8 7 6

Nickell NS
3 NT W +1 -430
-11 126
Diamond NS
5 E -2 +100
+11 106

47. S deals
N-S vul 7 6 2
5
A 8 6 3
J 10 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass Rdbl Pass Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

5 4
A Q 9 4
5
K Q 9 8 6 2 Table A Q J 8
J 10 6 2
10 9 7 4
3
67585 =
75847 =
Par NS -110 K 10 9 3
K 8 7 3
K Q J 2
A

Nickell NS
2 × W = -470
Tie 126
Diamond NS
2 × W = -470
Tie 106

48. W deals
E-W vul J 9 8 3
10 3
J 8 5 4
10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 7 4 2
K Q 6 2
9 6 2
A Q Table Q 6 5
J 7 5
K Q 10 7 3
8 6
44438 45438
68894 68895
Par NS -110 A 10
A 9 8 4
A
K J 9 4 3 2

Nickell NS
3 NT W -1 +100
+7 133
Diamond NS
2 S -4 -200
-7 106

49. N deals
None vul K 8 5
K 6
A K Q 6
9 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 4
8 5 2
J 7 3
A 10 8 7 Table 10 7 6
A 10 9 7
8 5 4 2
Q 6
9999A =
33443 =
Par NS +400 A 9 3 2
Q J 4 3
10 9
K J 2

Nickell NS
3 NT N = +400
Tie 133
Diamond NS
3 NT N = +400
Tie 106

50. E deals
N-S vul Q 7 4
J 10 6 4 3
Q 5 3
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 NT Dbl 1 NT Dbl
2 2 3 3 (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 2
4 4 5 Dbl (AP)

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

6 5
7 2
J 10 6 4 2
K 9 6 4 Table 10 8 3
K Q 9
A 9
A Q 7 5 2
68854 =
65579 =
Par NS -110 A K J 9 2
A 8 5
K 8 7
J 8

Nickell NS
3 N -1 -100
-9 133
Diamond NS
5 × W -2 +300
+9 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 1
Dbl 2 Pass 3 2 Pass Pass Dbl
3 4 4 5 Rdbl 3 3 Pass
5 Pass 5 AP Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 10 9 7 4
A J 9 5
A Q
2 Table J 8 5
10 6
7 2
J 10 9 7 5 4
648A6 =
59537 58537
Par NS +130 3
K 8 7 3 2
10 9 5 4
A K Q

Nickell NS
5 W -2 +200
+2 135
Diamond NS
4 N +1 +150
-2 115

52. W deals
Both vul Q 4 2
9 3 2
A 9 8 7
K 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
Rdbl Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 3
A 10 7 4
K
Q 8 5 4 3 Table K 10 9 6 5
K
Q 10 6 5 4 2
9
41736 =
8B6A7 =
Par NS -650 8 7
Q J 8 6 5
J 3
A J 6 2

Nickell NS
4 E +1 -650
-1 135
Diamond NS
4 E = -620
+1 116

53. N deals
N-S vul K 4 3 2
A J 10 7 5 3
A 8
10

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 2 4 1 2 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 10 7 6 5
K 4
6 3 2
7 5 3 Table 8
9 6
K Q J 10 7 4
K J 9 2
BAC7A =
13163 =
Par NS +1430 A J 9
Q 8 2
9 5
A Q 8 6 4

Nickell NS
4 N = +620
-13 135
Diamond NS
6 N = +1430
+13 129

54. E deals
E-W vul Q 9 6
K
K Q J 9 6
Q 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 3 Pass
2 Pass 4 Dbl 3 Pass 4 AP
4 Dbl AP

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

K 8 7 5 4
—
7 5 2
J 10 6 5 4 Table A 3 2
A Q 8 7 6 2
A 8 4 3
—
65677 64667
58766 =
Par NS -110 J 10
J 10 9 5 4 3
10
A K 3 2

Nickell NS
4 × W -2 +500
+7 142
Diamond NS
4 W -2 +200
-7 129

55. S deals
Both vul K Q 5 3 2
J 7
A 7 6 5 3
9

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 1
2 2 4 4 2 Dbl 4 Pass
5 AP 5 Dbl Pass 5 (AP)

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

A J
2
Q J 2
A Q J 10 8 4 3 Table 10 9 8
10 8 6 4 3
10
K 7 5 2
599A3 =
5333A 5223A
Par NS +130 7 6 4
A K Q 9 5
K 9 8 4
6

Nickell NS
5 W -1 +100
+5 147
Diamond NS
5 S -1 -100
-5 129

56. W deals
None vul 10 9 8
A 10 6
J 10 9 4
10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP 1 NT AP

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

6
9 8 7 5
A K Q 2
9 8 4 3 Table J 5 4 3 2
K J
7 6
A K Q 5
55553 =
8878A =
Par NS -130 A K Q 7
Q 4 3 2
8 5 3
J 7

Nickell NS
2 E +1 -110
-1 147
Diamond NS
1 NT W = -90
+1 130

57. N deals
E-W vul K J 10
A K 7 5 2
K 6
10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 NT Pass 3 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 8 6 5 4 3
9
A 8 7 2
J 3 Table 7
J 6 4
Q J 5 4
A K 9 6 5
96945 =
47397 47387
Par NS +200 A Q 2
Q 10 8 3
10 9 3
Q 8 7

Nickell NS
3 NT N = +400
+11 158
Diamond NS
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 130

58. E deals
Both vul J 10 8 7
10 8 7 6
Q 10
5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 NT Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
2 AP

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

A 4 2
J 9 5 3 2
K 4 2
10 4 Table 6 5 3
A
A J 9 8 7 3
K J 7
56627 =
86695 86696
Par NS -120 K Q 9
K Q 4
6 5
A Q 9 8 6

Nickell NS
2 W -2 +200
+7 165
Diamond NS
2 E +1 -110
-7 130

59. S deals
None vul K 9
A 6 4 2
K Q 8 5
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 4 2
J
J 9 4 3 2
J 5 3 2 Table Q J 10 6
K 10 8 5
A 6
10 9 8
A9B99 99B99
34244 =
Par NS +450 A 8 7 3
Q 9 7 3
10 7
A K 4

Nickell NS
4 N = +420
Tie 165
Diamond NS
4 N = +420
Tie 130

60. W deals
N-S vul K 7 6 4 3
10 7 6
9 6 4
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 AP
3 NT Pass 6 AP

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

A J 5 2
Q J 5 4 2
J 10
K 9 Table —
A 3
A K Q 7 3 2
Q J 8 7 6
17211 16211
B69CC 969CC
Par NS -920 Q 10 9 8
K 9 8
8 5
5 4 3 2

Nickell NS
6 E = -920
-11 165
Diamond NS
5 W +1 -420
+11 141

Nickell leads by 24 IMPs

Match AU14 Main

Top 2014 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 5

65. N deals
None vul A 10 5
Q 7
J 10 9 2
8 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 AP

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

Q 6 2
10 8 6 4 3 2
A 4 3
J Table K 9 7 3
K J 5
Q 8 7
K Q 7
55468 =
87855 88965
Par NS -140 J 8 4
A 9
K 6 5
A 10 9 6 4

Nickell NS
2 E +1 -140
-5 165
Diamond NS
2 W -1 +50
+5 146

66. E deals
N-S vul K 7 5
2
Q 7 6 5 3
A Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 1 1 1
2 4 AP 2 4 AP

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

A 8 3
7 6 5 4
J 9 4
10 6 5 Table 10 9
A Q 10 9 3
K 8
K 9 4 2
99798 99698
44635 =
Par NS +600 Q J 6 4 2
K J 8
A 10 2
J 7

Nickell NS
4 S = +620
Tie 165
Diamond NS
4 S = +620
Tie 146

67. S deals
E-W vul A 6 4
7
10 9 5 3
J 10 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Dbl 5 AP 3 3 Pass 5
Dbl AP

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

K 9 8 5
K 5 3 2
Q J 7 2
Q Table Q 10 3 2
A Q J 10 8
8 4
7 3
8448A =
57953 =
Par NS +130 J 7
9 6 4
A K 6
A K 8 5 4

Nickell NS
5 S -1 -50
+2 167
Diamond NS
5 × S -1 -100
-2 146

68. W deals
Both vul J 8 4 2
Q 8 7
7 5 4
A 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 3 3 Pass 2 3 3
4 Pass Pass 4 4 4 Dbl AP
5 Dbl AP

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

9 3
10 4 3
10 9 6 3
K J 3 2 Table A 7
A K 5
A 2
Q 10 9 7 5 4
49774 =
84569 =
Par NS +140 K Q 10 6 5
J 9 6 2
K Q J 8
—

Nickell NS
5 × E -2 +500
+12 179
Diamond NS
4 × S -1 -200
-12 146

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Dbl 2 AP

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

A 9 8 6
K 10
A J
K 9 6 4 3 Table 10 2
Q 8 5 2
K 10 9 6
Q J 5
46764 =
96678 =
Par NS -400 K 5 4
7
Q 8 7 5 4 2
10 8 7

Nickell NS
2 N -3 -300
-3 179
Diamond NS
2 N -2 -200
+3 149

70. E deals
E-W vul K 9 7 3
A 4
Q J 5 4 2
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 4 Pass 4 Dbl 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 6 NT AP

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

Q J 6
8 6
A 8 7 6 3
9 6 3 Table 4 2
Q J 9 5 3 2
10 9
8 5 2
CB9AC =
12431 =
Par NS +990 A 10 8 5
K 10 7
K
A K J 10 7

Nickell NS
5 N = +450
-11 179
Diamond NS
6 NT S = +990
+11 160

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K Q 7
5 4 2
Q 8 4
A 5 3 Table J 9 4
A J 10
A K 6 3
J 9 2
33345 =
AA998 =
Par NS -630 10 5 2
9 6 3
J 10 9 7 5
10 8

Nickell NS
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 179
Diamond NS
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 160

72. W deals
None vul 10 6 5 2
8 2
Q 10 8 5 2
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

K Q 7
Q J 7
7 4
9 6 5 3 2 Table 8 4 3
A K 9 5 3
A K
K 10 7
35363 =
98A7A =
Par NS -420 A J 9
10 6 4
J 9 6 3
Q J 8

Nickell NS
4 W = -420
Tie 179
Diamond NS
4 E = -420
Tie 160

73. N deals
E-W vul K 9 8 7 2
9 8 3 2
Q 9 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass 3 AP 1 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

6
K J 10 4
A J 10 3
9 7 4 2 Table Q J 5
A 7
8 5
K J 10 8 6 5
37362 =
8687B =
Par NS -600 A 10 4 3
Q 6 5
K 7 6 4
A 3

Nickell NS
3 E +1 -130
+1 180
Diamond NS
3 E +2 -150
-1 160

74. E deals
Both vul J 10 9 8
9
9 3
A 10 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
1 1 NT 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

—
J 7 6 4 2
A J 7 6 5
J 8 7 Table A Q 7 6 2
A 10 8 5
10 8
K 3
67457 67448
66985 76985
Par NS -140 K 5 4 3
K Q 3
K Q 4 2
Q 9

Nickell NS
3 N -2 -200
-7 180
Diamond NS
2 N = +90
+7 167

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT AP
1 NT Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 3
4 3
A 10 9 5
Q J 7 3 Table A 8
A Q 5 2
J 4 3
A 5 4 2
56654 56644
77789 76789
Par NS -110 10 7 6 4 2
K 10 9
8
K 9 8 6

Nickell NS
2 S -1 -50
-3 180
Diamond NS
3 NT E -1 +50
+3 170

76. W deals
N-S vul 6 2
J 10 9
K Q 9 3 2
Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
1 NT Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

4
7 5 4 2
10 7 5
K J 7 5 3 Table A K Q 10 9 5
A K 6 3
A 6
6
54264 =
79B68 =
Par NS -450 J 8 7 3
Q 8
J 8 4
A 8 4 2

Nickell NS
4 E = -420
Tie 180
Diamond NS
4 E = -420
Tie 170

77. N deals
Both vul J 8 2
7 4
K J 10 6
K J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2
Dbl Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 6 3
A 8 2
9 7 3 2
A 5 Table 7 5 4
K 9
A Q 5 4
Q 9 8 3
54745 =
79687 =
Par NS -140 A Q 9
Q J 10 6 5 3
8
10 6 4

Nickell NS
1 NT E = -90
-5 180
Diamond NS
2 S = +110
+5 175

78. E deals
None vul A 10 8
10 9
Q 4 3
J 10 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
2 Pass Pass 1
3 AP Pass 1 NT 2 AP

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

J 9 2
K Q 7
K 9 6
K Q 3 2 Table Q 7 4
J 8 5 4 3 2
A J 2
6
46467 =
87976 =
Par NS -140 K 6 5 3
A 6
10 8 7 5
A 7 4

Nickell NS
3 E = -140
Tie 180
Diamond NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 175

79. S deals
N-S vul 9 4 2
7
A Q 10 8 2
K 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Katz Greco Nickell Hampson
Pass Pass
1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K Q
K 6 5
K 7 5 4
Q 9 4 Table 7 6 5 3
A 10 2
J 6 3
A 10 5
33644 =
A9799 A9798
Par NS -430 J 10 8
Q J 9 8 4 3
9
J 8 3

Nickell NS
3 NT W = -400
Tie 180
Diamond NS
3 NT W = -400
Tie 175

Nickell leads by 5 IMPs

Match AU14 Main

Top 2014 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 6

80. W deals
E-W vul K Q 8 6 3
4
K J 7 2
10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 2
J 10 6 5
Q 10 9 6 5
8 6 Table 7 5 4
8
A 8 4
Q J 9 4 3 2
BCB88 BCB87
20255 =
Par NS +980 A J 10
A K Q 9 7 3 2
3
A K

Nickell NS
6 N = +980
+14 194
Diamond NS
6 S -1 -50
-14 175

81. N deals
None vul 10 9 8 4
5 4
10
A 9 8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 2
Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP 5 Pass 6 AP

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

K J 7 2
J 10
K 9 7 4
Q J 6 Table A Q 6 3
A 9
A Q J 8 5 3
K
11715 =
BB6B6 =
Par NS -460 5
K Q 8 7 6 3 2
6 2
10 3 2

Nickell NS
4 E +2 -480
+10 204
Diamond NS
6 E = -920
-10 175

82. E deals
N-S vul A 6 5
Q J
A K 7 5 2
10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 8
10 9 8 6 2
J 10
Q 8 5 Table 9 4 3
A K 7 4
9 6 4 3
K 6
67478 =
66964 =
Par NS -140 J 10 7 2
5 3
Q 8
A J 9 4 3

Nickell NS
2 W +1 -140
-1 204
Diamond NS
2 W = -110
+1 176

83. S deals
E-W vul 8 7 5
K 5
10 9 6 4 2
7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

J 10 2
Q 8 3 2
3
A K 8 4 3 Table K Q 6 4
10 9 7 6
A 8 7
10 9
54474 75475
68968 =
Par NS -140 A 9 3
A J 4
K Q J 5
Q J 5

Nickell NS
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 204
Diamond NS
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 181

84. W deals
Both vul 10 5 3
8 6
A 7 6
A J 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

A J 8 2
J 9 7 4 3
—
K 10 7 2 Table K
A K 10 5
K J 10 9 5 2
9 3
46155 =
97C88 97A88
Par NS -1430 Q 9 7 6 4
Q 2
Q 8 4 3
Q 8

Nickell NS
4 W +3 -710
+12 216
Diamond NS
6 W = -1430
-12 181

85. N deals
N-S vul A J 9 2
10 7
5 4
K Q 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass 1 1 1 1 NT 2
Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 10 5 3
J 6
Q 6 3
9 6 5 4 Table Q 8 6
A K 8 3
A K 10
J 8 3
66656 =
77667 76666
Par NS -90 7 4
Q 9 5 4 2
J 9 8 7 2
A

Nickell NS
2 NT E = -120
-5 216
Diamond NS
2 NT E -1 +50
+5 186

86. E deals
E-W vul K 9 8 4
8 4
6 5 4 3
7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 NT 2 1 NT 2
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

7 3 2
A J 6
K J 9 8 2
Q 3 Table A Q J 6
Q 9
Q 7
K J 10 9 5
23522 =
9A8BA BA8BA
Par NS -660 10 5
K 10 7 5 3 2
A 10
A 8 6

Nickell NS
3 NT E +2 -660
-2 216
Diamond NS
3 NT E = -600
+2 188

87. S deals
Both vul 4
8 5 4
J 9 6 2
A Q 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 2
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A 8 7
A J 7 3
10 8
K J 8 2 Table K 6 2
K Q 10 9 6
5 4 3
6 4
694A8 =
73825 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 9 5 3
2
A K Q 7
10 9

Nickell NS
2 S +1 +140
+1 217
Diamond NS
3 E -1 +100
-1 188

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 Pass 1 NT 2 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A K J 10 8 7 5
9 3
A 10 3
4 Table Q 4
Q 10 8 4
J 8 6 2
A K 7
32648 =
AA685 AA795
Par NS -430 9 2
A K J 6 5
Q 7
Q J 9 3

Nickell NS
4 W +1 -450
-1 217
Diamond NS
4 W = -420
+1 189

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
3 AP 3 NT Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10
10 7 4
A K Q 10 3 2
A 6 Table Q 7 6
J 9 8 5 3
9 6 4
J 2
58549 =
85883 =
Par NS +110 5 4
Q 2
8 5
K 10 9 8 5 4 3

Nickell NS
3 W -1 +100
+4 221
Diamond NS
4 S -1 -50
-4 189

90. E deals
Both vul 8 5
K 8 6 2
A K 3
K J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

K 6
Q 10 5
9 6 5 2
A Q 5 3 Table Q J 7 3 2
J 7
J 8 4
10 9 2
99A99 =
44344 =
Par NS +620 A 10 9 4
A 9 4 3
Q 10 7
7 4

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -100
-12 221
Diamond NS
4 N = +620
+12 201

91. S deals
None vul K 8
J 10 3 2
10 9 6 3
K Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 1 NT
1 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

7 5 2
A Q 9 5 4
K 7 5
8 5 Table 10 9 4 3
K 6
A 4 2
J 6 4 3
88789 =
55644 =
Par NS +120 A Q J 6
8 7
Q J 8
A 10 9 7

Nickell NS
1 NT N +2 +150
Tie 221
Diamond NS
2 NT S +1 +150
Tie 201

92. W deals
N-S vul 7 2
J 9 4 3
10 7 5 4 3
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
Pass Pass 2 4 NT Pass Pass 1 2 NT
5 Pass 5 Dbl (AP) 4 Pass 4 Dbl
Pass 5 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

K 10 8 6
A 10 8 7 6
6
J 8 3 Table A Q 9 5 4 3
K Q
8 2
10 7 6
425A9 =
39823 =
Par NS +100 J
5 2
A K Q J 9
A K Q 9 5

Nickell NS
5 × E -2 +300
Tie 221
Diamond NS
5 × E -2 +300
Tie 201

93. N deals
Both vul A J 10 7
A 8
Q J 8 6
9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
1 1 Dbl 1 1 1
3 Pass 4 AP 2 NT 3 4 Pass
4 Pass Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 8
10 9 7 4 3
7 3
A K 10 6 Table 9 4
K Q J 5 2
A K 10 4 2
J
58147 58137
85A76 75A76
Par NS -500 K 6 5 3 2
6
9 5
Q 8 5 4 2

Nickell NS
4 E +1 -650
-4 221
Diamond NS
4 × S -2 -500
+4 205

94. E deals
None vul 8 5 3 2
A K 10 7
A 10 9
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson
2 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 2 Pass 2 AP

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

K Q J 6
6 5 3 2
J 8 7 4
4 Table A 10 4
Q 4
6 3
A K 10 8 5 3
75885 =
57557 =
Par NS +100 9 7
J 9 8
K Q 5 2
J 7 6 2

Nickell NS
2 S = +90
-2 221
Diamond NS
2 E -3 +150
+2 207

Nickell leads by 14 IMPs

Match AU14 Main

Top 2014 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 7

95. S deals
N-S vul K J 10 8
A J 9
A J 10 8 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
3 NT 3
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A 9 4 2
K 8
Q 9 7 5 2
K J Table Q 7 6 5 3
10 7 6 5 3
K
5 2
9689B =
46542 27532
Par NS +600 —
Q 4 2
6 4
A Q 10 9 8 7 6 4

Nickell NS
4 N +1 +150
Tie 221
Diamond NS
3 S +2 +150
Tie 207

96. W deals
E-W vul Q 10 4
6 3
A J 7 5 3
A 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
1 Pass 3 4 1 Pass 3 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 9 5 3
8 7 2
K Q 10
J 5 Table K 8 6 2
A 10
9 8 6
9 8 7 6
86A89 =
37344 =
Par NS +420 7
K Q J 9 5 4
4 2
K Q 10 4

Nickell NS
4 S = +420
Tie 221
Diamond NS
4 S = +420
Tie 207

97. N deals
None vul 10 9 4
Q J 7 4
Q 9 6 3
K 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

7 3 2
A 10 6 2
K 8 7 5
9 7 Table K Q 8
K 9 5 3
10
A Q J 10 5
46474 =
97969 =
Par NS -400 A J 6 5
8
A J 4 2
8 6 3 2

Nickell NS
4 W -1 +50
Tie 221
Diamond NS
4 E -1 +50
Tie 207

98. E deals
N-S vul Q 8
Q J 8 7
J 9 6 5
K J 3

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6 5 3
A 3
A Q 8 4 2
10 8 2 Table J 9
K 6 5 4
10 7 3
9 7 6 5
99967 =
43465 =
Par NS +600 A K 10 7 4 2
10 9 2
K
A Q 4

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 221
Diamond NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 207

99. S deals
E-W vul J 9 8 7 3
J 9 5 4 2
A 5 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass 1
1 2 Dbl 2 1 1 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

6
A K 7 6
J 9 8
K J 8 7 5 Table A Q 10 4 2
Q 10 8
6 2
A 4 3
56574 46574
87869 =
Par NS -120 K 5
3
K Q 10 7 3
Q 10 9 6 2

Nickell NS
3 NT E = -600
-11 221
Diamond NS
3 × S -1 -100
+11 218

100. W deals
Both vul J 9 3 2
A Q 10 9
A 7 3
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
1 1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 1 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 4 Dbl AP

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

A Q 8
K J 7 5 4 3 2
J 5 2
— Table K 10 6 5
8 6
Q 9
10 9 5 4 2
9859A 985AA
45823 =
Par NS +500 7 4
—
K 10 8 6 4
K Q J 7 6 3

Nickell NS
3 NT N -2 -200
-14 221
Diamond NS
4 × W -3 +800
+14 232

101. N deals
N-S vul J 9 8 7
8 6 5 3 2
3
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 6 5 4
A 9
10 8 4
Q 10 9 7 Table A 10 3
Q 10 7 4
Q 7 6
J 8 2
78887 =
45445 55456
Par NS +110 K 2
K J
A K J 9 5 2
A K 6

Nickell NS
3 NT S -1 -100
+5 226
Diamond NS
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 232

102. E deals
E-W vul A 8
A 4
K J 3 2
10 8 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 2
3 AP

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

Q 5
K Q 6 5 2
7 6 4
A K 3 Table J 3 2
J 10 8 3
A Q 9
9 5 4
57578 =
86855 =
Par NS -100 K 10 9 7 6 4
9 7
10 8 5
Q J

Nickell NS
2 S -1 -50
-4 226
Diamond NS
3 W -1 +100
+4 236

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
1 1
1 2 4 5 (AP) 1 2 4 5 (AP)

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

—
Q 9 5 4 3
8 6 2
K Q 10 9 8 Table J 10 9 8 4 3 2
J 10 8 2
—
A 4
86395 872A5
36A27 =
Par NS -200 A Q 7 6
K 6
K 7 5 4 3
J 3

Nickell NS
5 S = +600
Tie 226
Diamond NS
5 S = +600
Tie 236

104. W deals
None vul A K 10 9
A 4 2
10 6 5 4 3
2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 3 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 7 6 3
J 7
Q 7
K Q 7 3 Table Q 2
K 5 3
A 9 8
J 10 8 6 4
77AA5 =
56338 =
Par NS +420 5 4
Q 10 9 8 6
K J 2
A 9 5

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -50
-10 226
Diamond NS
4 S = +420
+10 246

105. N deals
E-W vul A K 9 7
3 2
K 10 7
K J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

6 5 2
10 9 7 6
J 8 6 2
4 2 Table Q 10 8
K J 8
A Q
A Q 9 6 5
78777 78577
65666 =
Par NS +110 J 4 3
A Q 5 4
9 5 4 3
7 3

Nickell NS
2 NT E -1 +100
-3 226
Diamond NS
2 × W -1 +200
+3 249

106. E deals
Both vul A K Q 10
A K 8 7
K 5 4
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Dbl 6 AP

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

6 5 3
10 5 3 2
A 3
6 4 3 2 Table 9 7
Q J 9 6 4
Q 9
J 10 9 5
CC8C9 =
11514 =
Par NS +1440 J 8 4 2
—
J 10 8 7 6 2
K Q 8

Nickell NS
6 N = +1430
Tie 226
Diamond NS
6 N = +1430
Tie 249

107. S deals
None vul A J 7
Q 9 6 2
9 8 3
A J 9

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 AP

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

9 8 5
8
A K 7 2
Q 8 7 6 3 Table 10 6 3 2
A J 5 4
10 6 4
K 2
86856 =
56577 =
Par NS +120 K Q 4
K 10 7 3
Q J 5
10 5 4

Nickell NS
3 S -2 -100
Tie 226
Diamond NS
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 249

108. W deals
N-S vul Q 7 6 4 3
A J 8 5
Q 2
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 Dbl 4 Pass 4 Pass
6 AP 4 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A 10
4
A K 7 5 3
A J 10 8 4 Table K 9 5
K Q 10 7 3
J 10 9 6 4
—
25214 =
A8AC8 =
Par NS -920 J 8 2
9 6 2
8
K 7 6 5 3 2

Nickell NS
6 W = -920
+1 227
Diamond NS
6 E +1 -940
-1 249

109. N deals
Both vul Q 8 6
K 9 8 4
7 6 2
Q 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 9 3
A J 6 2
J 10
J 7 6 4 Table K J 7 5 2
5 3
K 8 4
10 8 5
76897 =
67446 =
Par NS +110 10 4
Q 10 7
A Q 9 5 3
A K 3

Nickell NS
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 227
Diamond NS
1 NT S = +90
+5 254

Diamond leads by 27 IMPs

Match AU14 Main

Top 2014 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 8

110. E deals
None vul 4
K Q J 4
K Q J 9 6 2
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 3 3 Dbl 2 3 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A K 10 8 6
10 9 7 2
3
7 6 3 Table Q 9 7 2
A 3
10 8 4
K Q 10 8
73795 =
6A548 6A538
Par NS -300 J 5 3
8 6 5
A 7 5
A 9 5 4

Nickell NS
5 N -2 -100
-5 227
Diamond NS
3 N = +110
+5 259

111. S deals
N-S vul A 8
K Q J
A 3
A 10 8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

9
9 8 4 3
J 7 6 5 2
Q 9 6 Table K Q 4 2
10 7 6 5
K Q 10 8
2
BB76C =
22671 =
Par NS +1100 J 10 7 6 5 3
A 2
9 4
K J 7

Nickell NS
4 N = +620
-1 227
Diamond NS
4 S +1 +650
+1 260

112. W deals
E-W vul J 5 2
J 10 4
A 10 6 3 2
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 8
8 6 3 2
K J
9 8 6 4 Table Q 7 6
Q 7
8 7 5 4
K Q J 10
89896 89886
54547 =
Par NS +140 A 9 4 3
A K 9 5
Q 9
A 7 2

Nickell NS
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 228
Diamond NS
1 NT S = +90
-1 260

113. N deals
None vul A J 6
K 10 5 4
K J
K Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 Dbl 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP 2 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

9 7
8 7
A Q 10 8 7 5
7 5 2 Table K Q 5 4
A J 9 6
9 3 2
10 3
78859 77748
65584 =
Par NS +100 10 8 3 2
Q 3 2
6 4
A J 9 6

Nickell NS
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 234
Diamond NS
3 N -2 -100
-6 260

114. E deals
N-S vul Q 10 9
A 10 8 2
Q 9
10 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 6 3 2
K
7 4 3 2
Q J 4 2 Table K 5
Q 9 6 5 3
J 8
A K 8 7
9A8A6 =
33426 =
Par NS +620 A J 8 4
J 7 4
A K 10 6 5
9

Nickell NS
1 NT N +3 +180
+1 235
Diamond NS
2 S +3 +150
-1 260

115. S deals
E-W vul K 10 9 7
K Q 6 4
10 3
8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 5 4 3
7 2
5 4
A J 10 9 2 Table J 6
J 10 9 8 5
J 7 6
K 7 6
8B9B7 =
00405 =
Par NS +450 A Q 2
A 3
A K Q 9 8 2
Q 4

Nickell NS
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 235
Diamond NS
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 260

116. W deals
Both vul Q J 6
A 9 3
K Q J 10 9
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 8 7 5 4
J
6 5 2
9 8 5 Table K
K 10 6 2
4 3
Q J 10 6 4 2
B7AA6 B7AA5
26327 =
Par NS +660 9 3 2
Q 8 7 5 4
A 8 7
A 7

Nickell NS
3 NT N +2 +660
+1 236
Diamond NS
3 NT N +1 +630
-1 260

117. N deals
N-S vul A J 10 7 6 2
J 7
A 5
6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
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1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass
2 AP Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9
A K 5 4 3
Q 4 3
A K 10 Table 5 4
10 8 6
K 10 9 8
Q J 7 5
77344 =
66989 =
Par NS -140 K 8 3
Q 9 2
J 7 6 2
9 8 4

Nickell NS
2 W +3 -200
-2 236
Diamond NS
3 W = -140
+2 262

118. E deals
E-W vul 10
J 6
A J 9 8 6
Q 9 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 6 3
K 3
Q 10 5 3
A K 10 Table K 5 4
9 8 2
4 2
J 7 5 3 2
AACA8 =
33125 33135
Par NS +980 A Q J 8 2
A Q 10 7 5 4
K 7
—

Nickell NS
4 N +1 +450
Tie 236
Diamond NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 262

119. S deals
Both vul A K Q 10 9 2
A
Q 9 4
Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
Pass Pass
1 4 5 Pass 1 Dbl 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

8 7 6 4
K
A J 7 5 2
A 8 6 Table —
Q 10 9 8 7 6 3
K 8 6
K 4 3
89436 88436
54996 =
Par NS +140 J 5 3
J 5 4 2
10 3
10 9 7 2

Nickell NS
5 × E -1 +200
+9 245
Diamond NS
4 × N -1 -200
-9 262

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 9 4
J 7 6
10 8 5 2
A Q Table J 8 3 2
10 4 2
A K 7 4
10 6
7796A =
45463 45363
Par NS +140 K 7 6 5
A 8 5 3
6
9 8 5 3

Nickell NS
3 S +1 +130
Tie 245
Diamond NS
2 S +1 +140
Tie 262

121. N deals
E-W vul 10 9 7 2
A 3
10 3 2
10 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass 2 Pass Rdbl Pass Pass 1 NT
3 Pass 3 Pass Dbl 2 Dbl Rdbl
4 AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K 4
K J 10 9 7
A J 7 6
9 7 Table Q J 8 6 3
8 4
K 4
A Q 3 2
33345 44345
99988 99A98
Par NS -620 A 5
Q 6 5 2
Q 9 8 5
K J 8

Nickell NS
4 E -1 +100
+12 257
Diamond NS
2 × N -3 -500
-12 262

122. E deals
Both vul A 9 8 3
8 7 6 3
Q 10 8 4
9

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 5 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
6 Pass 6 NT AP 4 Pass 5 AP

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

K 7
K J 4
A J 5 3
A K J 3 Table Q J 6 2
A Q
K 9 6
8 7 6 5
12321 =
CBABC BB9BC
Par NS -1440 10 5 4
10 9 5 2
7 2
Q 10 4 2

Nickell NS
6 NT E -2 +200
+13 270
Diamond NS
5 E = -600
-13 262

123. S deals
None vul J 10 9 8 7 2
Q 3
K 7 2
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 4
A J 4 2
10 6 3
K 8 7 3 Table A 6 5
10 9 8 6 5
A 9 4
10 9
69688 =
74755 =
Par NS +140 K 3
K 7
Q J 8 5
Q J 6 5 2

Nickell NS
2 N +1 +140
Tie 270
Diamond NS
2 N +1 +140
Tie 262

124. W deals
N-S vul Q 9 4
A Q 10
K Q 5 4 2
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP)
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 7
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

10 7 5 2
8 7 5 2
10
9 8 5 4 Table J 8 3
9 6 4
8 6
A 10 7 6 3
CAAC8 =
12215 =
Par NS +1440 A K 6
K J 3
A J 9 7 3
Q J

Nickell NS
6 NT N = +1440
Tie 270
Diamond NS
6 NT S = +1440
Tie 262

Nickell wins by 8 IMPs

Match AU14 Main

Top 2014 U.S. Championship Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek