Event AU97 Main
Memphis, Tennessee
East Memphis Hilton
June 1997
1997 U.S. Team Trials
Final: Nickell vs. Deutsch
by Richard PavlicekEvent AU97 Main Memphis, Tennessee East Memphis Hilton June 1997 |
| by Richard Pavlicek |
| 1. N deals None vul |  A K A Q J 9 8 3 8 3 K 9 4
| West Rosenberg 3 Pass All Pass Lead Q 10 7 A J K A
| North Meckstroth 1 3 5 2nd K 6 54 5 6 9 | East Deutsch Pass 5 Pass 3rd A Q 2 4 92 3 | South Rodwell 1 5 6 4th 2K 8 5 78 10 | West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 4 3 9 4 A 9 A
| North Martel 1 3 4 NT 5 2nd 2 3 8 6 Q 4 K 9
| East Freeman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2K 10 Q 5 47 | South Stansby 1 4 5 4th A 2 6 5 26 6K | |
| Q 10 8 6 10 7 6 Q J 10 7 5 2 | 
| 9 6 K 7 5 4 Q 5 2 A 8 6 3
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| 9BBC7 7BBC6 22116 22216 Par NS +920 | J 7 5 4 3 2 10 2 A K J 9 4 —
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Nickell NS 6 South =+980 +14 14 | Deutsch NS 5 North -1-50 0 | |||||||||
| 2. E deals N-S vul | 9 8 6 3 2 J 2 K 10 8 6 8 6
| West Rosenberg Dbl 3 Pass Lead K 2 3 A 5 4 K 3
| North Meckstroth Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 4 3 6 510 105 | East Deutsch 1 2 5 All Pass 3rd 2 A Q 4 Q 7 7
| South Rodwell 1 Pass Pass 4th 26 7 8 8 39 | West Nickell Dbl 3 Lead K 4 3 3 Q 2 7 5
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd 4 K Q 6 53 3 10 | East Freeman 1 2 5 3rd 2 9 J A 4 A 5Q | South Stansby 1 Pass All Pass 4th 22 6 7 8 6 5 8 | |
| Q 10 7 4 Q 9 J 9 4 3 A Q 4 | 
| — A 6 4 A Q 5 2 K J 9 7 5 2
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| 36622 = A67AB A77AB Par EW +430 | A K J 5 K 10 8 7 5 3 7 10 3
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Nickell NS 5 × East -1+100 = 14 | Deutsch NS 5 East -2+100 = 0 | |||||||||
| 3. S deals E-W vul | A J 10 7 4 9 8 3 J 8 4 Q 9
| West Rosenberg Pass Pass Lead 10 5 2 2 A 9 K 4
| North Meckstroth 1 2 2nd J K 3 7 3 2 6 7 | East Deutsch Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 Q 2 5Q 3 10 | South Rodwell 1 2 4th 6 4 K 8 5 5 A 9 | West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 3 3 2 A 5 A 8 K 4
| North Martel 1 2 2nd 8 2 3 7 9 3 7 610 | East Freeman Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K Q 10 2 5Q 49 | South Stansby 1 2 4th 6 5 K 4 J 5 6 6A | |
| K 5 2 10 6 5 10 3 A J 10 6 3 | 
| Q 9 8 6 3 A 7 2 A 5 2 K 4
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| 55784 = 88658 = Par EW +100 | — K Q J 4 K Q 9 7 6 8 7 5 2
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Nickell NS 2 South =+90 = 14 | Deutsch NS 2 South =+90 = 0 | |||||||||
| 4. W deals Both vul | K J 10 8 7 2 K 10 5 9 6 2 6
| West Rosenberg 1 3 4 5 All Pass Lead 2 10 K A
| North Meckstroth 1 3 Pass Pass 2nd 3 6 4 | East Deutsch 1 NT 3 NT 4 Pass 3rd Q 2 6 | South Rodwell 2 Dbl Dbl Dbl 4th A K 7 | West Nickell 1 5 Pass Lead J 7 3 Q 3 J
| North Martel 2 Pass Pass 2nd 4 5 Q 6 36 | East Freeman 2 NT Pass Pass 3rd 3 A A 2 10 7 | South Stansby Pass Dbl 4th A 2 2 K J K | |
| A 7 A J 10 4 Q 10 9 8 7 5 3 | 
| Q 9 5 4 A Q J 8 7 3 J 4 2
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| 47833 = 965AA = Par EW +500 | 6 3 9 8 6 4 3 2 K Q 5 A K
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Nickell NS 5 × West -1+200 = 14 | Deutsch NS 5 × West -1+200 = 0 | |||||||||
| 5. N deals N-S vul | A 5 10 9 6 4 10 9 5 K 9 8 4
| West Rosenberg 2 Pass Lead K 3 K 4 A A 8 6 3
| North Meckstroth Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 4 5 A 10 J Q J 85 | East Deutsch Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 7 9 8 4 6 9 79 | South Rodwell 1 NT 2 NT 4th 3 Q 2 J 6 5 7 2Q | West Nickell 2 Pass Lead Q 3 K 6 9 4
| North Martel Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 4 5 A A 7 J | East Freeman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 9 5 7 J | South Stansby 1 NT 2 NT 4th 3 Q 2 2 3 | |
| K J 8 6 3 K Q J A 6 4 3 J |
| 10 9 7 7 5 2 8 7 2 Q 10 7 6
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| 76877 = 67565 = Par NS +100 | Q 4 2 A 8 3 K Q J A 5 3 2
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Nickell NS 2 NT South = +120 +6 20 | Deutsch NS 2 NT South -1 -100 0 | |||||||||
| 6. E deals E-W vul | Q 9 5 Q 7 3 2 7 6 A 10 9 4
| West Rosenberg Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Deutsch 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Nickell 1 1 3 NT Lead 3 7
| North Martel Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 5 | East Freeman Pass 1 3 3rd 8 4 | South Stansby Pass Pass Pass 4th K | |
| J 8 7 2 K A K Q 4 K Q 6 5 |
| A 10 4 A 10 9 6 4 J 10 8 5 3
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| 33425 = 9A9B8 = Par EW +620 | K 6 3 J 8 5 9 3 2 J 8 7 2
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Nickell NS 3 NT East = -600 +1 21 | Deutsch NS 3 NT West +1 -630 0 | |||||||||
| 7. S deals Both vul | Q 10 3 2 K Q 8 7 2 A 10 7 9
| West Rosenberg 1 4 Lead K 3 4
| North Meckstroth Pass All Pass 2nd 3 9 3 | East Deutsch 2 3rd 5 K J | South Rodwell Pass Pass 4th A 2 A | West Nickell 1 4 Lead K 2 4 K 10 7 A 5 4
| North Martel Pass All Pass 2nd 3 4 2 2 6 4 Q2 10
| East Freeman 2 3rd 5 J J 3 J 5 K 6 6
| South Stansby Pass Pass 4th 9 A 8 9 Q 57 7 8 | |
| A 7 6 5 4 A 9 J A Q 6 4 3 |
| K J 9 10 4 3 Q 9 8 6 5 4 K
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| 63746 53746 7A687 = Par EW +620 | 8 J 6 5 K 3 2 J 10 8 7 5 2
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Nickell NS 4 West -2+200 +3 24 | Deutsch NS 4 West -1+100 0 | |||||||||
| 8. W deals None vul | A 10 7 9 3 K 6 3 2 10 9 8 4
| West Rosenberg 1 Pass Pass Lead A 8 2 Q 4 A
| North Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 2nd 57 9 5 2 J | East Deutsch 4 5 3rd 8 A J 8 K 8 | South Rodwell 4 Pass 4th 5 3 6K 7 5 | West Nickell 1 Pass Pass Lead A Q J 4 4 A
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass 2nd 57 35 2 J | East Freeman 4 5 3rd 2 2 4 J K 8 | South Stansby 4 Pass 4th 5 3 9 K 7 5 | |
| J 9 5 A K 6 4 2 A J 8 J 7 |
| — Q J 10 8 5 Q 10 9 7 4 Q 5 2
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| 7A349 7A348 43A93 = Par NS +100 | K Q 8 6 4 3 2 7 5 A K 6 3
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Nickell NS 5 West -1+50 = 24 | Deutsch NS 5 West -1+50 = 0 | |||||||||
| 9. N deals E-W vul | Q 9 4 3 A Q 2 A J 7 8 6 5
| West Rosenberg Pass Pass Lead 9 A Q 2 J 10 A Q J
| North Meckstroth 1 3 Pass 2nd 4 9 9 38 5 2 K A | East Deutsch 2 Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 5 K 53 7 64 | South Rodwell 2 4 4th J 4 7 10 4K 6 8 2 | West Nickell Pass Lead 7
| North Martel 1 NT Pass 2nd 5 | East Freeman 3 Pass 3rd A | South Stansby 4 4th 2 | |
| A 8 6 5 10 8 7 4 10 8 3 2 7 |
| K 7 2 9 9 5 A Q J 10 9 4 3
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| A7995 = 36338 = Par NS +430 | J 10 K J 6 5 3 K Q 6 4 K 2
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Nickell NS 4 North =+420 +10 34 | Deutsch NS 4 South -1-50 0 | |||||||||
| 10. E deals Both vul | — A J 10 7 A 10 7 4 J 9 4 3 2
| West Rosenberg 3 4 5 Lead 3 2 7 4 3 Q 4 5
| North Meckstroth 4 4 NT 6 2nd 7A A 2 5 6 8Q | East Deutsch 2 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 Q 2 J 8A 9A | South Rodwell 3 Pass 5 4th 5 6 43 7 6 8 2 | West Nickell 1 Pass Lead K 2
| North Martel 3 Pass 2nd A A | East Freeman Pass 4 Pass 3rd 2 Q | South Stansby 1 5 4th 5 6 | |
| K J 6 3 2 2 K Q K 10 8 7 6 |
| Q 10 9 8 7 4 6 3 J 3 2 A 5
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| 83AA6 = 59337 = Par NS +200 | A 5 K Q 9 8 5 4 9 8 6 5 Q
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Nickell NS 6 South -1-100 = 34 | Deutsch NS 5 South -1-100 = 0 | |||||||||
| 11. S deals None vul | K J 9 8 J K J 10 7 5 2 J 3
| West Rosenberg 1 NT Pass Lead A A 4 J K J 4
| North Meckstroth Dbl Pass 2nd 8 2 J 2 8 7 K | East Deutsch 2 Pass 3rd 7 3 6 5 8Q 2 | South Rodwell 1 3 4th 5 9 23 Q K 3 | West Nickell 1 1 NT Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 K 3 2
| North Martel 1 2 2 2nd J 3 3 4 5 | East Freeman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 9 7 J A | South Stansby Pass 1 2 2 NT 4th 2 Q A Q 8 | |
| A 4 A 7 3 A Q 4 K 10 9 5 4 |
| Q 10 7 6 2 Q 4 2 8 6 3 7 6
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| 65776 76887 67556 = Par NS +100 | 5 3 K 10 9 8 6 5 9 A Q 8 2
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Nickell NS 3 South -1-50 +2 36 | Deutsch NS 2 NT South -2 -100 0 | |||||||||
| 12. W deals N-S vul | A 9 A 9 8 10 8 5 10 9 6 4 3
| West Rosenberg Pass Pass 2 3 Lead 9 A 3 3 2 9
| North Meckstroth Pass 1 NT 3 4 2nd 10 22 K 4 7 | East Deutsch 1 Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd K 2 A 5 10 K | South Rodwell 1 2 Pass 4th Q 5 4 8 A 5 | West Nickell Pass Pass 2 3 Lead A 9 Q 2 8
| North Martel Pass Pass 2 Pass 2nd 4 7 2 4 J | East Freeman 1 Dbl Dbl 4 3rd 3 10 5 10 5
| South Stansby 1 Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 5 K A 4 | |
| 8 6 5 2 Q 10 7 3 9 7 4 2 8 |
| 7 4 K J 6 2 A K J 6 3 A K
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| 67339 = 749A4 = Par EW +140 | K Q J 10 3 5 4 Q Q J 7 5 2
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Nickell NS 4 South -1-100 36 | Deutsch NS 4 West -1+50 +4 4 | |||||||||
| 13. N deals Both vul | Q 8 5 Q 5 4 Q 9 8 7 6 5 Q
| West Rosenberg Pass 3 Lead Q 3 5 3 5 6
| North Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K 7 A A 10 10 | East Deutsch Pass Dbl 3rd A 53 2 Q 9
| South Rodwell 2 Pass 4th 4 2 2 8 J 4 | West Nickell 1 Pass Lead 3 J Q 3 5 5 6 A
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 6 K 7 10 10 J 2 | East Freeman Pass 1 3rd Q 3 A 4 7 5 85 | South Stansby Pass Pass 4th A Q 4 2 4 J K 3 | |
| K 10 4 2 A K 3 K 4 2 10 7 4 |
| 7 6 3 J 10 9 2 A J 10 K J 2
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| 45467 46467 96876 = Par EW +600 | A J 9 8 7 6 3 A 9 8 6 5 3
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Nickell NS 3 West -2+200 = 36 | Deutsch NS 1 East -2+200 = 4 | |||||||||
| 14. E deals None vul | J 6 J 8 7 J 5 4 3 J 7 5 4
| West Rosenberg 4 Lead K Q 7 K A K Q A
| North Meckstroth Pass 2nd 3 2 2 7 3 4 5 5 | East Deutsch 2 Pass 3rd 6 4 62 10 8 109 | South Rodwell 2 Pass 4th 4 K J Q 2 8 9 3 | West Nickell 2 3 5 Lead K 9 K 6 7 2 A 4
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 A 7 4 2 4 Q 5
| East Freeman Pass 2 4 5 3rd 6 3 2 3 6K 6 8
| South Stansby 1 2 Pass All Pass 4th 4 10 10 2 J 3 8 J | |
| 3 K 6 A K Q 7 6 A 10 8 6 2 |
| 10 8 7 4 A 9 5 4 3 2 10 K 9
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| 66132 = 77BAA = Par EW +450 | A K Q 9 5 2 Q 10 9 8 2 Q 3
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Nickell NS 4 East =-420 +1 37 | Deutsch NS 5 East =-450 4 | |||||||||
| 15. S deals N-S vul | K 10 8 4 K 8 7 3 A 10 9 10 7
| West Rosenberg Pass Pass Lead 4 A 9 Q K 7 6
| North Meckstroth 2 Pass 2nd 10 5 2 7 2 2 5
| East Deutsch Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 4 5 10 3 4
| South Rodwell 1 3 NT 4th 9 8 J A Q 5 6
| West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 4 3 8 4 10
| North Martel 1 2 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 10 3 8 A J 5 | East Freeman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A 9 2 A K | South Stansby 1 1 NT 2 3 4th 9 2 Q 7 2 5
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| 7 6 5 2 Q 4 J 8 Q J 6 4 2 |
| J 9 3 A 10 6 5 Q 5 2 8 5 3
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| AAAB8 = 33325 = Par NS +630 | A Q J 9 2 K 7 6 4 3 A K 9
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Nickell NS 3 NT South = +600 = 37 | Deutsch NS 3 NT South = +600 = 4 | |||||||||
| Match AU97 Main |  | Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final |
| 16. W deals E-W vul | K 5 4 7 3 7 6 3 Q J 8 4 2
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 3 9 10 6 7 A A Q
| North Nickell Pass 1 NT 2nd 9 4 3 Q 5 5K 8 2
| East Martel Pass Pass 3rd J J 10 A 8 103 4 K | South Freeman 1 Pass 4th K Q 2 4 2 24 6 7 | West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 4 A 6 K 5 4
| North Rosenberg Pass Pass 2nd 3 5 A 3 9 K | East Wolff Pass Pass 3rd 10 9 9 2 Q 10 | South Zia 1 NT 4th 2 6 3 6 A 7 | |
| A J 6 Q 10 9 K J 9 4 10 9 3 |
| 10 8 7 3 6 5 4 A Q 10 A 7 6
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| 45657 = 67676 = Par EW +80 | Q 9 2 A K J 8 2 8 5 2 K 5
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Nickell NS 1 NT North -3 -150 37 | Deutsch NS 1 NT South -1 -50 +3 7 | |||||||||
| 17. N deals None vul | Q 8 J 9 7 5 3 9 5 4 6 3 2
| West Stansby Pass 4 Lead A K 5
| North Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 6 9 | East Martel Pass 1 3rd 5 4 10 | South Freeman 1 2 4th J 4Q | West Hamman Dbl Pass Lead A K 4 9 6
| North Rosenberg Pass 2 Pass 2nd 2 6 9 5K | East Wolff Pass 4 3rd 4 5 10 3 A | South Zia 1 NT Pass 4th J 3Q 7 8 | |
| A 10 2 A 10 8 7 6 2 A K 5 4 |
| J 7 6 5 4 3 K Q 6 4 J Q 7
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| 61464 = 7B878 = Par EW +450 | K 9 8 2 A K Q 10 3 J 10 9 8
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Nickell NS 4 East +1-450 = 37 | Deutsch NS 4 East +1-450 = 7 | |||||||||
| 18. E deals N-S vul | 8 7 K 5 Q 4 3 Q 9 7 6 5 4
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead 2
| North Nickell 1 NT 2 3 2nd 4 | East Martel Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 | South Freeman 1 2 3 4th A | West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead Q A 3 5 10 6
| North Rosenberg 1 NT 2 3 2nd 5 2 4 8 7 10 | East Wolff Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 K 3 7 9
| South Zia 1 2 3 4th A 3 6 J 8 K | |
| Q 10 5 Q J 7 4 J 9 5 K J 2 |
| 6 4 2 9 8 6 2 A K 10 10 8 3
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| 78798 78788 64645 = Par NS +110 | A K J 9 3 A 10 3 8 7 6 2 A
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Nickell NS 3 South -1-100 = 37 | Deutsch NS 3 South -1-100 = 7 | |||||||||
| 19. S deals E-W vul | 8 K 10 5 4 2 A Q J 8 A K Q
| West Stansby 1 Pass All Pass Lead 4 2 Q 9 10 3 10
| North Nickell Dbl Dbl 2nd A 7 7 J2 6 8 | East Martel 3 Pass 3rd 9 A 4 5 8 J J | South Freeman Pass Pass 4 4th 2 43 6 4 5 8
| West Hamman 1 4 Lead A 4
| North Rosenberg Dbl 5 2nd 8 2
| East Wolff 2 All Pass 3rd 5 6 | South Zia Pass 3 4th 2 3 | |
| A Q J 7 4 — K 9 6 2 J 10 8 4 |
| K 10 6 5 8 7 6 3 5 4 9 7 6
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| 85C98 = 17145 17125 Par NS +980 | 9 3 2 A Q J 9 10 7 3 5 3 2
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Nickell NS 4 South +2+480 = 37 | Deutsch NS 5 South +1+480 = 7 | |||||||||
| 20. W deals Both vul | Q 5 3 K 9 6 5 3 2 A 7 A 3
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 2
| North Nickell 1 2 4 NT 5 2nd 5 8 | East Martel Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd K A | South Freeman 2 3 5 6 4th A 4 | West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead Q
| North Rosenberg 1 2 4 NT 5 6 2nd 5 | East Wolff Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 | South Zia 2 3 5 6 4th A | |
| A K 8 7 4 10 4 8 5 4 K 10 2 |
| J 10 9 2 J 8 9 2 Q J 7 6 4
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| B6CC6 = 07006 = Par NS +1400 | 6 A Q 7 K Q J 10 6 3 9 8 5
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Nickell NS 6 North +1+1460 = 37 | Deutsch NS 6 North +1+1460 = 7 | |||||||||
| 21. N deals N-S vul | J 5 3 A K 9 8 7 7 A J 10 9
| West Stansby 2 3 Lead J 7 A 5 K Q A 3 7
| North Nickell 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 4 A 6 8 J A 37 7
| East Martel 2 3 3rd K 2 2 J Q5 3 K Q
| South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 2 4 3 54 4 5 9 | West Hamman 4 Pass Lead A K A
| North Rosenberg 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q 2 | East Wolff 2 NT 5 3rd 3 6 4 | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 4 5 Q | |
| K 9 8 7 2 5 4 J 9 6 4 K Q |
| A Q 2 A K Q 5 3 8 6 5 3 2
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| 65824 = 774A8 = Par EW +130 | Q 10 6 4 J 10 6 3 10 8 2 7 4
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Nickell NS 3 East +1-130 37 | Deutsch NS 5 West -1+50 +5 12 | |||||||||
| 22. E deals E-W vul | Q J 9 7 3 2 10 4 3 K 7 6 3
| West Stansby 1 3 4 4 6 Lead A 6 7 A 10
| North Nickell 1 Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 2nd 3 K A 2 | East Martel 1 2 NT 3 4 Rdbl 3rd 2 44 5 | South Freeman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 5 7 8 3 | West Hamman 1 3 Lead | North Rosenberg Dbl Pass 2nd | East Wolff 1 Pass 3 NT 3rd | South Zia 1 2 All Pass 4th | |
| 8 K Q 10 4 3 J 7 6 5 A 10 5 |
| A K 10 8 7 5 A K Q 8 Q 9 2
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| 26223 = B7BBA = Par EW +660 | 6 5 4 2 A J 9 6 9 2 J 8 4
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Nickell NS 6 East -1+100 +13 50 | Deutsch NS 3 NT East +3 -690 12 | |||||||||
| 23. S deals Both vul | J 9 6 K Q 10 8 5 A 6 3 9 7
| West Stansby Pass Pass Dbl Lead Q 6 3 Q 10 7 J 9
| North Nickell 1 2 All Pass 2nd 8 4 K 4 4A 10 5 | East Martel 1 Pass 3rd 5 A 7 3 34 2 Q | South Freeman Pass Dbl Pass 4th 3 5 J 2 9 2 A K | West Hamman 1 2 Lead K Q Q 3 2 4 5 K
| North Rosenberg 1 Pass 2nd 6 7 6 K 3 3 6 5 | East Wolff 1 3 3rd J 4 2 7 Q KJ 2
| South Zia Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 2 A A 5 8 9 10 J | |
| Q A 9 3 2 K 9 5 2 K 10 8 2 |
| K 10 7 4 2 7 6 Q J 7 4 A 5
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| 55636 = 786A7 = Par EW +130 | A 8 5 3 J 4 10 8 Q J 6 4 3
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Nickell NS 2 × North -1-200 50 | Deutsch NS 3 West +1-130 +2 14 | |||||||||
| 24. W deals None vul | Q J 10 5 4 9 8 2 5 J 10 9 8
| West Stansby 1 Dbl Lead K 5 6 Q J Q A 6
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 4 2 4 8 2 K 8 10
| East Martel 1 Pass 3rd 9 K 10 7 5 5 3 6
| South Freeman 3 Pass 4th 6 3 9 A 8 33 7 | West Hamman 1 NT 3 Pass Lead 5 2 J 6 5
| North Rosenberg Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 8 10K A 2 | East Wolff 2 4 All Pass 3rd 9 3A 4 J | South Zia 3 Pass 4th A 3 2 2 A | |
| A K 8 7 Q 10 5 A K 6 2 5 2 |
| 9 3 2 K J 7 6 8 K Q 6 4 3
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| 55374 = 78969 = Par EW +140 | 6 A 4 3 Q J 10 9 7 4 3 A 7
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Nickell NS 3 × South -2-300 50 | Deutsch NS 4 × West -2+300 +12 26 | |||||||||
| 25. N deals E-W vul | K 4 Q J 3 K Q J 9 8 7 4 2
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 K A 8 8 2 Q
| North Nickell 1 1 NT 2 NT 4 2nd 2 62 5 6 10 3 | East Martel Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 8 3 J A K 5 | South Freeman 1 2 3 4th 5 4 4 7 7 4 Q
| West Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3
| North Rosenberg 1 NT 3 4 5 2nd 4 | East Wolff Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 | South Zia 2 4 4 NT 6 4th J | |
| Q 7 6 5 3 5 2 10 7 Q 10 8 3 |
| 2 10 9 7 4 6 4 3 A K J 9 6
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| 8ABC7 = 13106 = Par NS +920 | A J 10 9 8 A K 8 6 A 5 2 5
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Nickell NS 4 South +1+450 50 | Deutsch NS 6 South +1+940 +10 36 | |||||||||
| 26. E deals Both vul | Q 10 9 8 5 J 10 7 8 6 4 J 10
| West Stansby 3 3 4 5 5 Lead J 3 Q J A 2
| North Nickell Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 5 4 9 23 3 | East Martel 2 NT 3 3 NT 4 5 6 3rd 4 K 5 7 4K | South Freeman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q 2 6 8 7 5 | West Hamman 3 6 NT Lead 8
| North Rosenberg Pass All Pass 2nd Q | East Wolff 2 NT 3 NT 3rd 7 | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 5 | |
| K 6 4 Q A 10 7 5 3 A 8 7 5 |
| A J 7 2 A K 5 K Q J K 6 2
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| 01402 = DC8DB = Par EW +2220 | 3 9 8 6 4 3 2 9 2 Q 9 4 3
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Nickell NS 6 West =-1370 +3 53 | Deutsch NS 6 NT East +1 -1470 36 | |||||||||
| 27. S deals None vul | 8 5 10 7 4 K J 4 2 A 8 3 2
| West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 2 10 Q 7 3
| North Nickell 2 3 2nd 5 4 K 2 8 | East Martel 2 All Pass 3rd A 3 J Q 10 | South Freeman 1 Pass 4th 6 8 45 A | West Hamman Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 10 5
| North Rosenberg Pass Dbl 2nd 5 K 3 | East Wolff 2 Pass 3rd A 3 J | South Zia 1 NT Pass 3 4th 4 8 Q | |
| J 3 2 9 8 5 9 7 6 3 Q J 6 |
| A Q 10 9 7 A 2 A Q 8 10 5 4
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| 65867 = 68475 = Par EW +100 | K 6 4 K Q J 6 3 10 5 K 9 7
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Nickell NS 3 South =+140 = 53 | Deutsch NS 3 South =+140 = 36 | |||||||||
| 28. W deals N-S vul | A Q 9 8 3 2 7 6 A K Q 6 3
| West Stansby 1 NT Pass Pass Lead 8 6 5 4 10 10 9 A Q
| North Nickell 2 2 2nd 2 3 2 7 Q A 10 6 2
| East Martel Pass Pass 3rd 5 Q K A 48 A 2 4
| South Freeman 2 Pass 4th K K J 3 9 7 7 7 10 | West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 6 K K 6 7
| North Rosenberg 1 2 2 2nd 8 3 24 310 | East Wolff Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 Q 2 2 5 A | South Zia 1 NT 2 4th A K 4 A 9 5 | |
| 10 7 5 K 8 5 K 10 6 A J 10 5 |
| K 6 4 J 10 3 Q 7 5 3 2 8 4
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| 89979 = 54464 = Par NS +140 | J A Q 9 4 2 J 9 8 4 9 7 2
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Nickell NS 2 North =+110 = 53 | Deutsch NS 2 North =+110 = 36 | |||||||||
| 29. N deals Both vul | Q 10 8 4 J 8 4 2 Q 7 6 9 8
| West Stansby 1 1 NT 2 Lead 2 4 5 4 10 A 10 4
| North Nickell Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 6 7 28 7 Q A | East Martel Pass 1 2 2 NT 3rd Q J J 3 42 39 | South Freeman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th K K 9 A 28 3 5 | West Hamman 1 2 Lead 9 A K 7 7
| North Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 2 4 8 3 | East Wolff Pass 1 3rd 2 6 9 2A | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 10 3 5 Q 8 | |
| 5 A K 10 7 A 10 9 5 4 A 10 5 |
| A 7 6 3 2 9 6 J 2 K J 7 4
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| 34422 34423 999BA = Par EW +600 | K J 9 Q 5 3 K 8 3 Q 6 3 2
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Nickell NS 2 NT West +1 -150 = 53 | Deutsch NS 2 West +3-150 = 36 | |||||||||
| 30. E deals None vul | 10 8 Q 9 K Q 8 6 5 3 J 4 3
| West Stansby Pass Pass Lead J 3 A 7 Q 6 8
| North Nickell 3 Pass 2nd Q 7 4 2 3 5 6
| East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 3 K 5 7 9
| South Freeman 2 NT 3 NT 4th 7 10 J 9 10 6 3
| West Hamman 1 Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 A 7 Q 3 K
| North Rosenberg 2 3 4 NT 6 2nd A 2 4 27 2
| East Wolff Pass 2 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 3 K 7A 4 | South Zia 1 Dbl 4 5 4th 9 9 J 10 10 9 | |
| K 5 3 2 K J 10 6 4 10 4 2 10 |
| Q J 6 4 8 5 3 2 J 9 Q 9 7
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| A65BB A66CB 07700 17711 Par NS +920 | A 9 7 A 7 A 7 A K 8 6 5 2
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Nickell NS 3 NT South +3 +490 +11 64 | Deutsch NS 6 North -1-50 36 | |||||||||
| Match AU97 Main | | Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final |
| 31. S deals N-S vul | A K 7 2 K J 10 7 5 4 Q 9 8
| West Stansby 1 Pass Lead Q 4 4 2 4 7 9
| North Meckstroth 3 NT 2nd 3 6 3 4 K J J | East Martel Pass 3rd 7 9 Q 10 8 K 5
| South Rodwell 1 Pass 4th A 2 5 A 6 3 6
| West Hamman Pass 1 Pass Lead Q 8 9 8
| North Deutsch 1 Pass 2 2nd 3 5 2 6 | East Wolff 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A 4 4 | South Zia Pass Pass 1 NT 4th A 2 A K | |
| J 7 5 4 2 A Q 8 3 2 J 3 2 |
| Q 8 Q J 8 6 4 A 6 10 7 6 5
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| 98998 = 45435 = Par NS +600 | 10 9 6 3 K 10 9 5 3 9 A K 4
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Nickell NS 3 NT North -1 -100 64 | Deutsch NS 2 North +1+110 +5 41 | |||||||||
| 32. W deals E-W vul | A 9 7 5 4 2 K 8 5 3 10 4 3
| West Stansby 1 2 NT Pass Lead 5 4 8 6 2 6 6 A
| North Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass 2nd 10 3 J 47 3 8 | East Martel 2 3 NT 3rd J A Q K A Q 9 | South Rodwell Pass Pass 4th K 7 5 610 K 2
| West Hamman 1 NT Pass Lead 5 2 Q
| North Deutsch Pass Pass 2nd 10 3 K | East Wolff 3 NT 3rd J A A | South Zia Pass 4th Q 7 3 | |
| K Q 8 3 A 10 5 Q 6 4 2 A 6 |
| 10 9 3 2 A K 10 9 8 Q J 5 2
| ||||||||
| 45624 = 977B7 = Par EW +600 | J 6 Q J 7 6 4 J 7 K 9 8 7
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT West +1 -630 64 | Deutsch NS 3 NT West = -600 +1 42 | |||||||||
| 33. N deals None vul | J 10 7 6 K 5 A 10 K 7 5 3 2
| West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 3 2 10 3 K 3 8
| North Meckstroth 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 Q 2 9 6 6 | East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 Q J 5J | South Rodwell 1 4 4th A 4 A 92 9 | West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 3 2 2 8 K
| North Deutsch Pass 4 2nd 5 9 4 10 7 | East Wolff Pass Pass 3rd 6 J A K J
| South Zia 1 Pass 4th A 4 9 6 2 | |
| A Q 9 J 10 4 3 2 J 6 3 10 9 |
| 4 Q 9 8 7 6 K 8 7 4 Q 6 4
| ||||||||
| AA69A = 33743 = Par NS +430 | K 8 5 3 2 A Q 9 5 2 A J 8
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 South +1+450 +1 65 | Deutsch NS 4 South =+420 42 | |||||||||
| 34. E deals N-S vul | K A Q J 6 4 A 10 A 10 6 5 4
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 3 10
| North Deutsch 2 5 2nd A Q | East Wolff 1 Dbl All Pass 3rd 2 8
| South Zia 1 3 4th 7 4 | |
| 10 9 8 10 5 2 J 6 4 3 9 7 2 |
| A Q 5 9 7 3 K Q 9 8 5 2 3
| ||||||||
| BAC6C = 23171 = Par NS +1400 | J 7 6 4 3 2 K 8 7 K Q J 8
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 6 South =+1370 +13 78 | Deutsch NS 5 South +1+620 42 | |||||||||
| 35. S deals E-W vul | 6 4 6 4 3 A 9 7 6 9 8 7 3
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman 2 Dbl Lead A K Q 4 6 2 J K 10
| North Deutsch 5 All Pass 2nd 3 4 6 10 K J 3 A 7 | East Wolff Pass 3rd J 10 8 A 5 Q 4 6 6 | South Zia 1 Pass 4th 5 9 23 74 Q 3 A | |
| A Q 9 7 5 A K Q 7 2 10 J 10 |
| 10 8 3 2 J 10 8 K J 3 K 6 4
| ||||||||
| 32376 = AAA66 = Par EW +630 | K J 9 5 Q 8 5 4 2 A Q 5 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 East =-620 +5 83 | Deutsch NS 5 × South -4-800 42 | |||||||||
| 36. W deals Both vul | 8 9 8 4 3 2 Q 10 6 5 4 3 2
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 J Q 2 A K 4 5
| North Deutsch Pass 2 2nd Q 3 8 K 5 7 10 9 | East Wolff Pass Pass 3rd A 8 A 5 2 3 4 10
| South Zia 1 NT Pass 4th 2 7 3 46 Q 7 | |
| Q J 10 5 J 7 5 K 8 7 5 A J |
| A 9 7 2 Q 6 J 4 2 K 10 9 8
| ||||||||
| 54656 = 88676 88586 Par EW +120 | K 6 4 3 A K 10 A 9 6 3 Q 7
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 South -1-100 83 | Deutsch NS 2 North =+110 +5 47 | |||||||||
| 37. N deals N-S vul | 9 A Q J 4 5 A K Q J 8 5 4
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman 5 Pass 6 Lead Q
| North Deutsch 2 Pass 6 Dbl 2nd | East Wolff 3 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd | South Zia 3 5 Pass 4th | |
| A K 8 5 9 8 7 2 A 7 6 3 6 |
| 7 10 6 5 K Q J 10 4 2 7 3 2
| ||||||||
| 5973B = 23292 = Par NS +300 | Q J 10 6 4 3 2 K 3 9 8 10 9
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 5 East -2+100 83 | Deutsch NS 6 × East -2+300 +5 52 | |||||||||
| 38. E deals E-W vul | A 10 9 5 2 K J 4 2 Q 8 4 8
| West Stansby 3 Pass Lead | North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd | East Martel 1 3 NT 3rd | South Rodwell 3 Pass 4th | West Hamman 3 Pass Lead 8 5 K
| North Deutsch Pass Pass 2nd 3 7 A | East Wolff 1 3 NT 3rd 2 9 6 | South Zia 3 Pass 4th J Q 5 | |
| Q 7 3 5 A K 10 9 3 2 A J 10 |
| K J 6 A Q 10 9 3 J 6 5 K 6
| ||||||||
| 23325 = B9AB8 = Par EW +660 | 8 4 8 7 6 7 Q 9 7 5 4 3 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT East +2 -660 +1 84 | Deutsch NS 3 NT East +3 -690 52 | |||||||||
| 39. S deals Both vul | A 9 3 9 4 A 10 5 2 Q 9 7 6
| West Stansby 1 2 Lead | North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd | East Martel 1 3 NT 3rd | South Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 4th | West Hamman 1 2 Lead 2 9
| North Deutsch Pass Pass 2nd J Q | East Wolff 1 3 NT 3rd A 8 | South Zia Pass Pass All Pass 4th 5 3
| |
| J Q 5 K Q 8 7 6 3 A 10 8 5 |
| Q 10 6 5 A K 7 2 J 9 K J 4
| ||||||||
| 46524 36523 967B9 = Par EW +600 | K 8 7 4 2 J 10 8 6 3 4 3 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT East = -600 84 | Deutsch NS 3 NT East -1 +100 +12 64 | |||||||||
| 40. W deals None vul | K 10 9 5 8 7 5 K 9 A Q 6 5
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead | North Meckstroth 1 1 Pass 2nd | East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd | South Rodwell 1 4 4th | West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 2
| North Deutsch 1 1 Pass 2nd A | East Wolff Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 | South Zia 1 4 4th 9 | |
| Q 8 4 Q 4 3 Q J 8 7 K J 4 |
| 6 3 A 10 2 10 5 3 2 10 8 7 3
| ||||||||
| 9BB89 = 32254 = Par NS +450 | A J 7 2 K J 9 6 A 6 4 9 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 North =+420 = 84 | Deutsch NS 4 North =+420 = 64 | |||||||||
| 41. N deals E-W vul | 7 K J 6 2 7 5 4 K Q 8 7 3
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman Pass 3 Lead 4 2
| North Deutsch Pass Pass Pass 2nd 10 8 | East Wolff 1 2 5 3rd Q 10 | South Zia 1 Pass All Pass 4th A 4 | |
| A K 9 6 4 8 5 Q J 10 10 5 2 |
| Q 8 9 7 4 3 A K 9 6 3 2 A
| ||||||||
| 34739 = 986A4 = Par EW +130 | J 10 5 3 2 A Q 10 8 J 9 6 4
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT West +1 -630 84 | Deutsch NS 5 East =-600 +1 65 | |||||||||
| 42. E deals Both vul | J 9 4 Q 8 7 J 2 A 10 6 5 3
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman 1 4 Lead 7 2
| North Deutsch 2 All Pass 2nd 5 A | East Wolff 1 2 3rd K 8 | South Zia 1 3 4th J 10 | |
| K Q 10 8 3 A J 8 7 4 9 4 2 |
| A 5 2 10 5 A Q 9 6 5 3 Q 7
| ||||||||
| 63939 = 79494 = Par EW +140 | 7 6 K 9 6 4 3 2 K 10 K J 8
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 West =-140 +11 95 | Deutsch NS 4 West +2-680 65 | |||||||||
| 43. S deals None vul | 4 A K J 8 7 J 9 8 4 A Q 6
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman 1 Pass Lead A K 7
| North Deutsch Dbl Dbl 2nd 3 5 10 | East Wolff 4 All Pass 3rd 4 9 2
| South Zia Pass Pass 4th 2 6 Q | |
| A J 8 3 Q 6 2 K 5 K 10 8 7 |
| K Q 10 9 7 5 10 5 3 A 3 J 9
| ||||||||
| 44896 = 88536 78336 Par NS +100 | 6 2 9 4 Q 10 7 6 2 5 4 3 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 West -2+100 95 | Deutsch NS 4 × West -2+300 +5 70 | |||||||||
| 44. W deals N-S vul | A Q 5 9 8 6 3 A 6 J 10 9 8
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead A 2
| North Deutsch Pass 3 2nd 8 A | East Wolff 1 Pass 3rd 3 3 | South Zia 2 Pass 4th 5 8 | |
| 7 Q 7 5 4 J 7 4 2 A K 4 2 |
| 10 4 3 A K J 10 9 5 3 Q 7 3
| ||||||||
| 6A465 = 33948 33838 Par NS +300 | K J 9 8 6 2 2 K Q 10 8 6 5
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 5 × East -2+300 +4 99 | Deutsch NS 3 South +1+170 70 | |||||||||
| 45. N deals Both vul | K Q J 9 6 A 4 4 2 J 10 4 3
| West Stansby Lead | North Meckstroth 2nd | East Martel 3rd | South Rodwell 4th | West Hamman Pass Lead K 2 4 K 2
| North Deutsch 1 Pass 2nd 5 3 6 7 J | East Wolff 2 Pass 3rd 2 7 54 A | South Zia 3 4th 3 9 7 3 9 | |
| 10 7 J 7 A Q 8 6 5 3 9 7 2 |
| 8 4 2 Q 10 9 3 K A K Q 8 6
| ||||||||
| 78865 68865 64578 = Par NS +110 | A 5 3 K 8 6 5 2 J 10 9 7 5
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 East -1+100 99 | Deutsch NS 3 North =+140 +1 71 | |||||||||
| Match AU97 Main | | Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final |
| 46. E deals None vul | 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 Q 6 — J 10 9 4
| West Martel 3 Pass Lead 2 2 3 Q
| North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd 3 4 Q A | East Stansby 1 4 3rd 9 K A 9 | South Rodwell 2 Pass 4th A 6 7 8 | West Hamman Pass 4 Lead A 2 3 6 J
| North Deutsch Pass All Pass 2nd 3 6 Q 3 4 | East Wolff 1 2 3rd 2 6A J K | South Zia 2 Pass 4th 10 Q 9 K Q | |
| 9 K 10 5 3 K 9 7 6 3 8 7 3 |
| K Q 6 A J 9 8 2 Q 10 A K 5
| ||||||||
| 38245 = A4A98 = Par EW +430 | A J 7 4 A J 8 5 4 2 Q 6 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 East +1-450 99 | Deutsch NS 4 East =-420 +1 72 | |||||||||
| 47. S deals N-S vul | 10 5 4 9 8 5 4 3 2 A Q Q J
| West Martel Pass Pass Lead K A 3 3 7
| North Meckstroth 1 3 2nd 7 J 2 2Q | East Stansby 1 Dbl 3rd 6 3 4 K K | South Rodwell Pass 3 All Pass 4th 5 4 J A 5 | West Hamman Pass 1 1 NT 2 Lead 7 A Q K 7 5 A
| North Deutsch Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 J 6A Q Q 9 | East Wolff 1 1 2 4 3rd 10 6 8 4 8 7 5 | South Zia Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th K 4 5 J 42 2 | |
| 8 6 3 A Q 10 7 3 2 8 6 5 4 |
| A K Q 9 2 — K J 9 4 K 10 7 3
| ||||||||
| 33743 = AA689 AA699 Par EW +430 | J 7 K J 7 6 10 8 6 5 A 9 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 × North -2-500 99 | Deutsch NS 4 East =-420 +2 74 | |||||||||
| 48. W deals E-W vul | 8 7 6 4 3 10 7 K 10 9 A 8 6
| West Martel Pass Dbl 5 5 Lead 8 J 10 A 3 3 6
| North Meckstroth Pass 4 Pass All Pass 2nd Q 2 K 4 5 7 4
| East Stansby 1 4 NT 5 3rd K 7 A 2 6J K
| South Rodwell 2 Pass Pass 4th 5 5 29 10 5 K | West Hamman Pass 4 5 Lead A J 9 2
| North Deutsch Pass 4 All Pass 2nd 2 5 39 | East Wolff 1 5 3rd 3 4 6 A | South Zia 2 Pass 4th Q 5 34 | |
| 5 2 K 6 4 3 2 K Q J 7 3 2 |
| Q A Q J 2 A Q J 8 7 6 3 5
| ||||||||
| 67232 = 76BAA = Par EW +650 | A K J 10 9 9 8 5 5 4 10 9 4
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 5 West =-650 = 99 | Deutsch NS 5 East =-650 = 74 | |||||||||
| 49. N deals None vul | J 10 8 A 4 8 7 2 K J 6 5 4
| West Martel Pass Lead K 6 4 6 3 2 9 8 J
| North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd A 4 2 Q A K 8 9 2 | East Stansby 3 3rd 8 10 10 3 4 3 3Q 7
| South Rodwell Pass 4th 4 J K 7 9 7 A A 9 | West Hamman Pass Lead K 6 Q J
| North Deutsch Pass Pass 2nd A 4 2 K | East Wolff 3 3rd 2 K 24 | South Zia Pass 4th 4 8 A 3 | |
| A 5 3 2 6 A J 10 5 3 A 10 2 |
| K 9 7 K Q 10 9 7 5 3 6 4 9
| ||||||||
| 33237 = 8AB96 = Par EW +450 | Q 6 4 J 8 2 K Q 9 Q 8 7 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 East +1-170 = 99 | Deutsch NS 3 East +1-170 = 74 | |||||||||
| 50. E deals N-S vul | A 7 4 A J 6 K 8 4 K J 7 2
| West Martel Pass Pass Lead 3 6 4 8 6 2 K 4 8
| North Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 2nd 10 4 A 4 Q 9 3 5 K | East Stansby Pass Pass Pass 3rd J K 2 K 5 J 6 10 6 | South Rodwell Pass 3 NT 4th A 3 3 2 7 7 2 Q 5 | West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 3 4 3 K 8 A 4 7 5
| North Deutsch 1 NT Pass 2nd 10 3 J 5 87 8 K A | East Wolff Pass Pass Pass 3rd J J 4 6 10 2J 9 7 | South Zia Pass 3 NT 4th A Q 2 9 2 3Q 6 6 | |
| J 8 5 Q 10 9 3 Q 9 7 2 A 8 |
| K 9 6 3 8 7 4 5 3 Q 10 6 3
| ||||||||
| 98999 = 44444 = Par NS +600 | Q 10 2 K 5 2 A J 10 6 9 5 4
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT North = +600 = 99 | Deutsch NS 3 NT North = +600 = 74 | |||||||||
| 51. S deals E-W vul | K J 9 Q 8 4 A Q 6 J 5 3 2
| West Martel 2 2 Pass Lead J 2 5 10 Q J 8 K
| North Meckstroth Dbl Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 A 8 K 5K 57 | East Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 9 7 A 4 A J Q | South Rodwell 1 NT Pass 2 NT 4th K 4 9 8 3 6 6 3
| West Hamman 1 2 Lead 2 9 4 10 A 6 10 K
| North Deutsch Pass All Pass 2nd 10 J 7 8 9 3 J 5 | East Wolff 1 3rd Q Q K 34 9 Q 2 | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 7 6 A 28 A 8 3
| |
| A A J 10 5 3 2 K J 5 3 7 6 |
| 10 7 6 5 4 3 7 6 8 K 10 9 4
| ||||||||
| 77698 A76A8 36734 = Par NS +430 | Q 8 2 K 9 10 9 7 4 2 A Q 8
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT South -1 -50 99 | Deutsch NS 2 West -2+200 +6 80 | |||||||||
| 52. W deals Both vul | Q J 8 6 3 10 7 6 4 3 2 8 2
| West Martel 1 3 Pass Lead Q 6 4
| North Meckstroth Pass 4 Pass 2nd 4 A 2 | East Stansby 2 5 3rd K 2 Q | South Rodwell 2 Pass 4th 5 J A | West Hamman 1 2 3 NT Lead A 2 3 A 9 6
| North Deutsch Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 410 8 9 10
| East Wolff 1 NT 3 3rd 8 J K 2 Q 3
| South Zia 2 Pass 4th 4 7 75 6 3
| |
| 5 K Q 8 3 K 9 8 7 4 A K 4 |
| 10 7 4 A 9 2 Q J 10 6 5 Q J
| ||||||||
| 68427 = 749B5 = Par EW +600 | A K 9 2 J 5 A 10 9 7 6 5 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 5 West =-600 99 | Deutsch NS 3 NT East -2 +200 +13 93 | |||||||||
| 53. N deals N-S vul | 10 3 Q 3 A K Q 9 6 5 2 K Q
| West Martel Pass Pass Lead 2 K Q 2 A 3 K Q
| North Meckstroth 1 3 NT 6 NT 2nd 4 2 3 4 8 6 J 6
| East Stansby Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 10 7 9 J 3A 7 10 | South Rodwell 2 4 NT 4th Q 4 5 8 10 7 4 8
| West Hamman 2 Pass All Pass Lead 5 3 K
| North Deutsch 1 3 4 NT 2nd A 8 2
| East Wolff Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 A 7 | South Zia 2 4 6 4th 3 4 4
| |
| K J 9 8 6 4 A 10 8 8 8 5 4 |
| 5 2 J 9 7 6 2 4 J 10 6 3 2
| ||||||||
| B87C6 C87C6 15616 = Par NS +1440 | A Q 7 K 5 4 J 10 7 3 A 9 7
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 6 NT North = +1440 +2 101 | Deutsch NS 6 North =+1370 93 | |||||||||
| 54. E deals E-W vul | 9 8 6 2 5 4 2 9 7 6 A K 6
| West Martel 3 3 NT Lead 8 4 6 2 2 8 J
| North Meckstroth Dbl All Pass 2nd A 5 5 5 44 Q | East Stansby 1 3 3rd 4 Q 9 K 10 10 A | South Rodwell Dbl Pass 4th 3 9 Q 3 K A 9 | West Hamman 1 NT Pass Lead 8 10 K 7 6 J 10
| North Deutsch 2 4 2nd 2 3 A 5 K 7 3 | East Wolff 1 3 NT Dbl 3rd 9 2 6 A 5 3
| South Zia 1 Pass All Pass 4th Q A 4 3 2 5 | |
| K Q 3 8 6 Q 10 3 2 Q 10 8 5 |
| A K J 10 9 A K J 8 4 9 4 3
| ||||||||
| 47535 = 96798 = Par EW +500 | J 10 7 5 4 A Q 7 3 5 J 7 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT West = -600 101 | Deutsch NS 4 × South -3-500 +3 96 | |||||||||
| 55. S deals Both vul | Q J 7 6 5 A Q 8 5 7 4 2 3
| West Martel 1 NT Pass Lead 6 2 6 4 K Q 5 A 7
| North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd K 6 4 8 52 7 Q 8
| East Stansby 3 NT 3rd 3 J A 10 5 10 K 3 9
| South Rodwell Pass Pass 4th 4 3 8 59 3 J 8 Q
| West Hamman 1 2 NT Lead 6 2 5 4 K
| North Deutsch Pass Pass 2nd K 6 2 9 8
| East Wolff 2 3 NT 3rd 8 J A 10 5 | South Zia Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4 3 8 58 | |
| A 4 K J 9 3 Q 9 6 5 K J 10 |
| K 9 2 4 2 A K 10 A 7 5 4 2
| ||||||||
| 25322 = B89BB = Par EW +660 | 10 8 3 10 7 6 J 8 3 Q 9 8 6
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT West +3 -690 101 | Deutsch NS 3 NT West +2 -660 +1 97 | |||||||||
| 56. W deals None vul | A K 7 3 A 10 6 5 Q J Q J 2
| West Martel Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 3 5 J K 3
| North Meckstroth 1 1 NT 2 2nd 10 Q 33 9 J | East Stansby Pass Pass Pass 3rd A K 8 5 4 Q | South Rodwell 1 2 2 NT 4th 2 4J 2 5 2 | West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 2 8
| North Deutsch 1 3 Pass 2nd A K 9 | East Wolff Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 10 Q | South Zia 1 4 4th 4 8 A | |
| 6 5 2 Q 4 2 10 6 2 A 8 7 3 |
| J 9 K J 8 K 9 3 K 9 6 5 4
| ||||||||
| 8A996 = 43347 = Par NS +420 | Q 10 8 4 9 7 3 A 8 7 5 4 10
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 NT North = +120 101 | Deutsch NS 4 South =+420 +7 104 | |||||||||
| 57. N deals E-W vul | J 8 4 2 8 7 K 8 6 5 4 A Q
| West Martel Pass 2 Lead 4 5 10 8 4 A J J 2
| North Meckstroth 1 NT 2 All Pass 2nd 3 3 3 5 8 2 6 7 5
| East Stansby Dbl Dbl 3rd Q 7 4 K K 95 10 A
| South Rodwell Pass Pass 4th 6 Q Q A 6 4 A 27 | West Hamman 2 3 Lead K 2 10 A 8 A 5
| North Deutsch Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 93 J K 6 10 | East Wolff 1 NT 3 4 3rd 2 K 2 7 5 3 A | South Zia Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 A Q 4 2 7 4 | |
| A 9 6 J 9 4 3 2 — K 8 5 4 2 |
| 7 5 3 A K Q A Q 10 7 3 J 10
| ||||||||
| 56374 = 67969 = Par EW +140 | K Q 10 10 6 5 J 9 2 9 7 6 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 West +2-170 +10 111 | Deutsch NS 4 East =-620 104 | |||||||||
| 58. E deals Both vul | A Q 7 6 4 K 8 7 2 6 A K 10
| West Martel 1 Pass Pass Lead 3 10 4 3 Q 6
| North Meckstroth 1 3 3 NT 2nd J K 2 10 3 5
| East Stansby Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 K A 8 8
| South Rodwell 1 2 3 4th 2 4 5 9 J J
| West Hamman 1 Pass Lead 3 6 10 2 5 4
| North Deutsch 1 4 2nd 4 5 Q 6 4 6 | East Wolff Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 Q 2 J 9 A | South Zia Pass 2 4th K A 3 Q K 2 | |
| J 10 5 A Q 10 9 A 9 4 3 J 6 |
| 9 2 6 5 3 J 7 5 2 8 5 3 2
| ||||||||
| AB98A = 22442 = Par NS +650 | K 8 3 J 4 K Q 10 8 Q 9 7 4
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT North +1 +630 111 | Deutsch NS 4 North +1+650 +1 105 | |||||||||
| 59. S deals None vul | 10 7 A 10 8 5 2 7 5 4 2 A 4
| West Martel 1 3 Lead 4 5 3 9 10
| North Meckstroth 1 Pass 2nd 3Q 27 2 | East Stansby 1 NT 3 NT 3rd A K 8 3 A | South Rodwell Pass 3 All Pass 4th 6 59 A Q | West Hamman 2 Lead 10 9 7
| North Deutsch Pass 2nd J 7 2 | East Wolff Pass 3rd 8 2 A | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 3 A 5 | |
| K Q 5 3 — A K 6 K 10 8 6 3 2 |
| J 9 2 Q J 9 6 Q 10 8 J 9 5
| ||||||||
| 44652 = 9968A = Par EW +400 | A 8 6 4 K 7 4 3 J 9 3 Q 7
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT East = -400 111 | Deutsch NS 2 West +2-130 +7 112 | |||||||||
| 60. W deals N-S vul | A K Q 2 J 3 6 A K J 9 6 5
| West Martel Pass Pass Pass Lead K Q A 8 A K 5
| North Meckstroth 1 1 4 2nd 4 5 5 7 3 7 10
| East Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 6 8 9 8 10 4
| South Rodwell 1 3 4th 3 J 6 24 2 Q | West Hamman Pass 2 Pass Lead A K 8 9 A K A K
| North Deutsch 1 2 4 2nd 5 4 5 23 5 3 7 | East Wolff 1 3 All Pass 3rd 8 2 A Q 4 9 8 10 | South Zia Pass 3 4th 6 3 J 7 7 8 2 4 | |
| 8 7 A 9 6 2 8 7 4 3 Q 4 2 |
| 6 5 3 K Q 8 A Q 10 9 2 7 3
| ||||||||
| 8A75A = 31573 = Par NS +620 | J 10 9 4 10 7 5 4 K J 5 10 8
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 North =+620 = 111 | Deutsch NS 4 North =+620 = 112 | |||||||||
| Match AU97 Main | | Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final |
| 61. N deals Both vul | J 10 7 3 6 4 3 2 9 6 K 8 3
| West Stansby Pass Lead 3 Q K 9 10 6
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 5 J 3 9 | East Martel Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 2 A 5 K | South Freeman 1 NT 4th A K 9 2 Q 2 | West Meckstroth Pass Lead 3 Q Q K 9 J 8 J
| North Rosenberg Pass Pass 2nd 6 7 2 7 K 3 810 | East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 3 2 A 5 24 | South Zia 1 NT 4th A 5 K 9 3 5 10 8 | |
| 8 2 A 10 7 J 8 4 3 2 A Q 9 |
| K 9 6 5 9 8 5 K Q 7 5 4 2
| ||||||||
| 88877 88878 55465 = Par NS +120 | A Q 4 K Q J A 10 7 5 J 10 6
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 1 NT South +1 +120 = 111 | Deutsch NS 1 NT South +1 +120 = 112 | |||||||||
| 62. E deals None vul | 5 4 A K 4 A K Q J 6 8 7 4
| West Stansby 1 Pass Lead K 4 4 10
| North Nickell 2 2nd 6 2 3 K | East Martel 1 Pass 3rd 3 7 K 5 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 4 A A 8 | West Meckstroth 1 Pass Lead Q K A 2 5 Q 6
| North Rosenberg 1 NT 2nd 6 10 2 8 2K 5 | East Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd 3 9 J 9 3A | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 7 4 8 6 K4 | |
| A 6 J 9 8 3 10 9 7 3 J 9 3 |
| Q J 8 3 7 5 5 4 A K Q 5 2
| ||||||||
| 68885 = 54548 = Par NS +100 | K 10 9 7 2 Q 10 6 2 8 2 10 6
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 North =+90 +4 115 | Deutsch NS 1 NT North -1 -50 112 | |||||||||
| 63. S deals N-S vul | 9 3 Q 6 3 Q J 5 3 A K Q 2
| West Stansby 3 Pass Lead | North Nickell 3 NT Pass 2nd | East Martel 4 Pass 3rd | South Freeman 1 4 4th | West Meckstroth 2 Pass Lead J K Q A
| North Rosenberg Dbl Pass 2nd 3 7 8 | East Rodwell 3 Pass 3rd 4 3 9 | South Zia 1 4 4th A 5 6 | |
| J 8 7 J 10 9 8 5 2 A 10 8 4 — |
| 6 5 K 7 4 9 7 6 10 9 6 5 3
| ||||||||
| BB68B BC68B 11742 = Par NS +1400 | A K Q 10 4 2 A K 2 J 8 7 4
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 South +2+680 = 115 | Deutsch NS 4 South +2+680 = 112 | |||||||||
| 64. W deals E-W vul | 9 8 7 5 A Q J 5 2 7 A Q 8
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead K
| North Nickell 1 2 3 6 2nd A | East Martel Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 | South Freeman 2 2 NT 4 NT 6 4th 7 | West Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass Lead 10 4 7 8 8 A 5
| North Rosenberg 2 4 2nd 4 Q J 6 K 2 4
| East Rodwell 3 Pass 3rd A 5 3Q 107 5
| South Zia 4 Pass 4th 5 2 6 7 3 3 4 | |
| A Q 6 3 2 9 6 4 2 K J 7 4 |
| K J 10 7 K Q 10 8 4 3 10 5 3
| ||||||||
| 85A77 = 57266 = Par NS +420 | 4 K 10 8 3 A J 9 6 5 9 6 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 6 North -1-50 115 | Deutsch NS 4 North +1+450 +11 123 | |||||||||
| 65. N deals None vul | 10 7 2 J Q 8 5 2 Q J 10 9 3
| West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 4 7 4 6 A K 3 Q 5
| North Nickell Pass 2 Pass 2nd Q 5 2 29 10 44 A | East Martel 1 NT Pass Pass 3rd A K J 10 J 8 2 66 | South Freeman 2 3 4th 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 710 | West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 6 7 4 7 J 5 J 8 K
| North Rosenberg Pass 2 Pass 2nd Q 5 2 36 3 7 9 10 | East Rodwell 1 NT Pass Pass 3rd A K J 10 2 8 2 4 7
| South Zia 2 3 4th 2 3 3 5 Q 10 9 K 6 | |
| 9 8 6 4 10 9 K 10 4 K 8 6 4 |
| Q 5 Q 8 7 6 A J 9 7 6 A 7
| ||||||||
| 68857 = 75585 = Par NS +100 | A K J 3 A K 5 4 3 2 3 5 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 South -1-50 = 115 | Deutsch NS 3 South -1-50 = 123 | |||||||||
| 66. E deals N-S vul | 8 4 K J 8 6 A 10 7 6 4 J 7
| West Stansby 1 NT Pass Lead K A 3
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 5 2 10 | East Martel 1 2 3rd 4 7 J | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 2 4 K | West Meckstroth 1 NT Pass Lead 4 J A 3 A K 10 3 9
| North Rosenberg Pass Pass 2nd A 4 2 10 3 6 5K 10 | East Rodwell 1 2 3rd 8 2 7 J 5 8 29 K | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 5 Q 4 K 8 7 46 7 | |
| J A 10 3 2 Q J 9 8 5 Q 10 2 |
| A K 10 9 7 5 2 7 5 3 2 K 4
| ||||||||
| 74768 = 68565 = Par EW +110 | Q 6 3 Q 9 4 K A 9 8 6 5 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 East +1-140 115 | Deutsch NS 2 East =-110 +1 124 | |||||||||
| 67. S deals E-W vul | J Q J 10 8 7 10 3 A 9 6 5 4
| West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead Q Q K 2 4 Q
| North Nickell 2 3 4 2nd 3 3 2 K 9 2 | East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 J 6 4 73 | South Freeman 1 NT 2 3 4th A A 10 47 6 | West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 10 K 5 Q J 8 Q
| North Rosenberg 1 2 4 2nd A 9 2 4 2 5 K 4 | East Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 J 9 J 3 4 A 4
| South Zia 1 1 NT 2 4th 10 A 3 76 9 32 | |
| 9 7 5 4 3 9 6 Q J 9 6 K J |
| A 8 6 2 K 5 2 K 8 7 5 10 3
| ||||||||
| 86A6A = 37272 = Par NS +420 | K Q 10 A 4 3 A 4 2 Q 8 7 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 South =+420 = 115 | Deutsch NS 4 North =+420 = 124 | |||||||||
| 68. W deals Both vul | J 6 5 4 3 A 3 10 A J 8 5 3
| West Stansby 1 3 4 Lead 10 K 4 A 3
| North Nickell 1 Pass All Pass 2nd J 3 A 4 | East Martel Pass 3 NT 3rd Q 2 7 2 | South Freeman 2 Pass 4th A 6 9 5 | West Meckstroth 1 4 Lead 10 K 4 5 9 K 2
| North Rosenberg 1 Pass 2nd J 3 A 10 3 5 7 | East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 7 84 3 A
| South Zia 2 Pass 4th A 9 6 K10 3 8 | |
| — K J 9 8 7 6 5 A 9 7 5 K 4 |
| A K Q 7 2 4 J 8 3 Q 10 7 2
| ||||||||
| 45345 45445 97997 = Par EW +600 | 10 9 8 Q 10 2 K Q 6 4 2 9 6
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 West =-620 115 | Deutsch NS 4 West -1+100 +12 136 | |||||||||
| 69. N deals N-S vul | 6 5 8 7 3 10 8 6 A K J 10 7
| West Stansby 2 Dbl Dbl Lead K 5 5 A 2 6 Q Q
| North Nickell Pass 3 5 All Pass 2nd 3 3 3 7 4 J 8 4 | East Martel Pass 4 Pass 3rd 5 A 9 2 K Q 4 6 | South Freeman 2 4 Pass 4th 26 K 38 K 4A | West Meckstroth 2 Dbl Dbl Lead K 5 5 A 2 6 5 J
| North Rosenberg Pass 3 5 All Pass 2nd 3 4 3 7 3 A 4 9
| East Rodwell Pass 4 Pass 3rd 2 A Q 9 K 2 Q 7
| South Zia 2 4 Pass 4th 28 K 36 4 8 7 | |
| K 4 A K Q J 6 K 9 5 9 4 3 |
| A 10 7 3 10 9 5 4 2 J Q 8 6
| ||||||||
| 563A7 = 86A36 = Par EW +200 | Q J 9 8 2 — A Q 7 4 3 2 5 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 5 × South -2-500 = 115 | Deutsch NS 5 × South -2-500 = 136 | |||||||||
| 70. E deals E-W vul | J 9 4 A K 8 7 8 7 6 5 2 5
| West Stansby 3 Pass Lead 10 6 4 5 2 2 A
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd J 3 A 4 6 A 2 | East Martel 1 4 3rd A K 5 Q 9J 8 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 6 4 7 K J 9 J | West Meckstroth 2 NT 4 Lead 9 5 10 5 5
| North Rosenberg Pass All Pass 2nd J 7 J 84 | East Rodwell 1 NT 3 3rd K 2 Q 7 6 | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 6 8 K Q 2 | |
| 10 8 5 J Q 10 9 4 A K 10 8 6 |
| A Q 7 6 3 Q 6 2 A 3 Q J 7
| ||||||||
| 33863 = 9A57A = Par EW +500 | K 2 10 9 5 4 3 K J 9 4 3 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 East -1+100 +13 128 | Deutsch NS 4 East +1-650 136 | |||||||||
| 71. S deals Both vul | A Q 3 2 4 Q 10 9 8 3 8 5 4
| West Stansby Pass Pass All Pass Lead K Q 6 A Q
| North Nickell 1 Pass 2nd 3 J 43 K | East Martel Pass 2 NT 3rd 7 2 A 4 2
| South Freeman 1 2 3 4th 4 5 8 2 5 | West Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead 2 9 4 6 8 7 3
| North Rosenberg Pass Pass 2nd J 4 5 K 4 8 6 | East Rodwell 3 3rd Q 7 A 5 3 4
| South Zia 1 Pass 4th A Q 3 9 5 2 | |
| J 10 8 7 K 8 3 K J 5 A 7 2 |
| 9 9 5 2 A 7 6 4 K Q 10 9 6
| ||||||||
| 59854 = 84578 = Par NS +140 | K 6 5 4 A Q J 10 7 6 2 J 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 North -2-200 128 | Deutsch NS 3 East -2+200 +9 145 | |||||||||
| 72. W deals None vul | K 8 2 10 6 5 3 A K J 9 K J
| West Stansby 1 NT Lead A 6 4 3 8 3 J 9 10 J
| North Nickell Pass 2nd 6 9 K Q 7 Q 4 6 78 | East Martel Pass 3rd 2 J 2 A 5 K 4 7 3A | South Freeman Pass 4th 5 K 3 4 2 10 5 5 69 | West Meckstroth 1 Pass Lead 6 A K 9 3 J
| North Rosenberg 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 6 7 J Q 4
| East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 3 2 K | South Zia 3 NT 4th K 5 A A 10 | |
| A J 6 5 K 7 4 Q 5 Q 9 5 4 |
| 10 7 4 Q 9 2 10 6 10 8 7 6 2
| ||||||||
| A9AB7 = 24225 = Par NS +430 | Q 9 3 A J 8 8 7 4 3 2 A 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 1 NT West -5 +250 128 | Deutsch NS 3 NT North = +400 +4 149 | |||||||||
| 73. N deals E-W vul | A 9 8 7 5 8 3 2 J 6 5 10 5
| West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 10 7 6 5 K 2 9 4 Q
| North Nickell Pass 2 2nd A 2 3 K 10 103 KJ | East Martel 1 Pass 3rd 4 10 Q 8 6 Q 2 6 9
| South Freeman Dbl Pass 4th 2 A A 4 5 7 5 8 3 | West Meckstroth Pass 3 NT Lead 2 4 2 6 2 K 3 K 7
| North Rosenberg Pass 2 All Pass 2nd 10 9 3 2 10 8 Q 8 6
| East Rodwell 1 2 3rd K J Q 10 A 4 J 5 5
| South Zia 1 Pass 4th 4 A A Q 7 5 83 9
| |
| Q Q 9 7 6 4 Q 9 8 J 6 4 2 |
| K J 6 4 2 10 A 3 2 A K 9 3
| ||||||||
| 66564 = 77779 = Par EW +110 | 10 3 A K J 5 K 10 7 4 Q 8 7
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 North -2-100 128 | Deutsch NS 3 NT West -2 +200 +7 156 | |||||||||
| 74. E deals Both vul | K 9 6 5 Q J 8 2 6 4 J 3 2
| West Stansby 1 3 NT Lead 9
| North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd 7 | East Martel Pass 1 NT 3rd 2 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th Q | West Meckstroth 1 3 NT Lead Q 2 2 J 9 Q 3 7 4
| North Rosenberg Pass All Pass 2nd 3 9 6 10 2 6 53 K | East Rodwell Pass 2 3rd 7 K K A 5 8 10 A 10 | South Zia Pass Pass 4th 5 A 7 4 5 8 69 J | |
| A 4 2 A 5 4 A Q 9 3 2 A 7 |
| Q 10 7 10 9 3 K J 10 8 5 Q 4
| ||||||||
| 47748 = 86595 96695 Par EW +500 | J 8 3 K 7 6 7 K 10 9 8 6 5
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT East +1 -630 128 | Deutsch NS 3 NT West = -600 +1 157 | |||||||||
| 75. S deals None vul | 4 3 2 A 9 A 10 3 K 10 4 3 2
| West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 10 5 A Q
| North Nickell 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 2 Q 5 | East Martel Pass All Pass 3rd A 6 2 | South Freeman 1 NT 3 4th J 3 6 | West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead | North Rosenberg 3 NT 2nd | East Rodwell Pass 3rd | South Zia 1 NT Pass 4th | |
| 10 9 7 6 Q 7 6 5 K 9 7 6 5 |
| A 8 5 K 4 3 8 5 J 9 8 7 6
| ||||||||
| A899A = 35443 = Par NS +430 | K Q J J 10 8 2 Q J 4 2 A Q
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT South = +400 = 128 | Deutsch NS 3 NT South = +400 = 157 | |||||||||
| Match AU97 Main | | Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final |
| 76. W deals N-S vul | 5 4 3 A J 9 10 4 Q J 8 7 3
| West Deutsch 1 1 NT Lead 7 4 A Q Q 2 K 5
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 2 K 3 4 4 10 10 K | East Rosenberg 1 Pass 3rd A 3 2 6 3 A 106 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 9 5 7 9 7 8 5 8
| West Wolff 1 1 NT Lead 3 4 Q 4 J 7 Q A J
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd 2 K 4 7 6 6 8 2
| East Hamman 1 Pass 3rd A 8 3 9 5 8 710 | South Stansby Pass Pass 4th 9 5 K 2 10 6 93 | |
| A Q Q 7 3 Q J 9 6 2 K 10 9 |
| K 8 6 2 8 6 2 A 5 3 6 5 2
| ||||||||
| 67858 = 55585 = Par NS +100 | J 10 9 7 K 10 5 4 K 8 7 A 4
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 1 NT West -1 +50 128 | Deutsch NS 1 NT West -2 +100 +2 159 | |||||||||
| 77. N deals Both vul | Q 10 7 4 2 Q J Q J 9 J 10 2
| West Deutsch Pass Lead 2 Q J 9 3
| North Nickell 1 NT 2nd 5 7 10 A 9 | East Rosenberg Pass 3rd 9 4 5 8 5 | South Freeman Pass 4th Q 2 3 6 10 | West Wolff Pass Lead 4 9 10 4 2 J 3 8 A 3
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd 2 A 8 J 5 Q 610 8 8
| East Hamman 1 NT 3rd J 5 6 9 10 4 A K 4 K | South Stansby Pass 4th 7 3 Q 5 J 3 Q 7Q 10
| |
| A 8 5 K 10 9 4 6 3 2 6 5 3 |
| K J 6 3 A 3 2 A 10 7 K Q 7
| ||||||||
| 45466 = 98977 = Par EW +600 | 9 8 7 6 5 K 8 5 4 A 9 8 4
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 1 NT North +1 +120 +6 134 | Deutsch NS 1 NT East +1 -120 159 | |||||||||
| 78. E deals None vul | Q 10 6 Q 6 5 A 7 6 4 Q 6 2
| West Deutsch Pass Pass Lead 3 10 Q 6 A 2 4 8 4
| North Nickell 1 NT 2nd 8 2 3 5 43 10 2 9 | East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd 10 4 J K 5A J 9 K | South Freeman 1 Pass 4th Q 7 8 9 28 Q 5 6 | West Wolff Pass Lead J 9 K 8 4 9 6 3 A
| North Martel Pass 2nd Q 7 6 4 6Q 8 7 8 | East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd A 10 3 3 45 J 10 10 | South Stansby 1 NT 4th 5 2 2 5 84 Q K 2 | |
| 9 8 7 K 10 Q 9 3 K J 10 8 4 |
| 5 3 2 A 7 4 3 2 10 8 A 9 3
| ||||||||
| 67684 = 76758 = Par NS +90 | A K J 4 J 9 8 K J 5 2 7 5
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 1 NT North -1 -50 = 134 | Deutsch NS 1 NT South -1 -50 = 159 | |||||||||
| 79. S deals N-S vul | K 6 3 A Q 10 9 2 5 2 K J 2
| West Deutsch Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 9 2 9 8
| North Nickell 1 Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 K K 7 3
| East Rosenberg Dbl 1 Pass 3rd 3 5A 4 10 | South Freeman Pass Rdbl 2 4 4th 2 5 5 3 6 | West Wolff Pass Pass Lead 3 A 2 4 K 5
| North Martel 1 4 2nd 4 J Q 5 10 9 | East Hamman Dbl All Pass 3rd 5 3 A Q 5K | South Stansby Pass 4 4th J 7 6 77 3 | |
| J 10 4 2 8 7 5 3 9 8 7 6 5 |
| A Q 9 8 J A Q 9 8 7 Q 10 3
| ||||||||
| 96995 86985 37348 = Par NS +300 | 7 5 K 6 4 3 K J 10 6 4 A 4
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 North -1-100 134 | Deutsch NS 4 North +1+650 +13 172 | |||||||||
| 80. W deals E-W vul | 8 7 4 K Q 6 4 6 5 4 Q 8 6
| West Deutsch 1 Pass Pass Lead J A K 5 8 A 2 7 5
| North Nickell Pass 2 2nd 4 3 10 3 36 8 8 A | East Rosenberg 1 Pass 3rd 2 4 7 K 2 7 10 Q 7 | South Freeman 1 Pass 4th Q 5 6 2 J 5 K 10 3
| West Wolff 1 2 Lead K 3 4 5 8 8 J 6 10
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q A A 34 5 3 4 | East Hamman 1 NT Pass 3rd 9 10 7 3 5 J 2 K 6 | South Stansby Pass Pass 4th A 5 J 8 2 7 Q 4K | |
| Q J 10 3 A 8 3 J A 9 4 3 2 |
| 6 5 J 10 2 A 10 9 3 2 J 10 7
| ||||||||
| 78775 = 65558 = Par NS +110 | A K 9 2 9 7 5 K Q 8 7 K 5
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 South +2+170 +7 141 | Deutsch NS 2 West +1-110 172 | |||||||||
| 81. N deals None vul | Q 6 5 2 K 9 A 7 K Q J 8 7
| West Deutsch Dbl Lead 3 3 K 7
| North Nickell 1 Pass 2nd 7 5 64 | East Rosenberg 4 Pass 3rd 4 9 4 A | South Freeman 5 Pass 4th Q 2 6 2 | West Wolff Pass Lead 3 K 9 Q A 10 Q 7
| North Martel 1 Pass 2nd A 2 68 2 3 3 4
| East Hamman 4 Pass 3rd 4 3 A 27 K 9Q | South Stansby 5 4th 8 5 6 85 4 6 | |
| — J 8 6 5 K 9 5 3 2 9 6 3 2 |
| A K J 10 8 7 4 3 2 6 4 5 4
| ||||||||
| B6B9B D6DBC 07021 = Par NS +1520 | 9 A Q 10 7 4 3 Q J 10 8 A 10
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 5 × South +2+850 +9 150 | Deutsch NS 5 South =+450 172 | |||||||||
| 82. E deals N-S vul | K 5 K Q 10 8 7 4 3 A K 9 2
| West Deutsch 1 2 NT Pass Lead K 5 9
| North Nickell 2 Pass 4 2nd A 2 A | East Rosenberg 1 2 3 All Pass 3rd 7 3 4 | South Freeman Pass Pass 3 4th 2 3 3
| West Wolff Pass Pass Lead K 9 3 K K 5 Q 10
| North Martel 3 Pass 2nd A A A 2 10 A 5 8 | East Hamman 2 3 Pass 3rd J 7 J 9 6 10 7 8
| South Stansby Pass 4 4th 2 62 4 4 7 9 | |
| 8 7 4 A J 6 2 9 5 4 3 J 7 |
| A J 6 3 2 — J 10 K Q 10 6 4 3
| ||||||||
| 65985 64984 47358 = Par NS +140 | Q 10 9 9 5 Q 8 7 6 2 A 8 5
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 North =+620 +12 162 | Deutsch NS 4 North -1-100 172 | |||||||||
| 83. S deals E-W vul | 6 4 9 4 2 K 8 7 5 3 10 6 4
| West Deutsch 1 4 Lead A K A K 2 2
| North Nickell Pass 5 2nd 4 6 6 7 A 4 | East Rosenberg 3 All Pass 3rd 2 5 2 4 3 Q | South Freeman 1 4 4th 10 83 5 6 A | West Wolff 1 4 Lead K A K A 2
| North Martel Pass 5 2nd 4 6 6 7 A | East Hamman 2 All Pass 3rd 2 5 2 4 3 | South Stansby 1 4 4th 10 103 5 6 | |
| A K Q 9 3 7 6 A 4 8 5 3 2 |
| J 8 7 5 2 5 3 10 9 6 K Q 9
| ||||||||
| 75AA5 = 68227 = Par NS +420 | 10 A K Q J 10 8 Q J 2 A J 7
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 5 South =+450 = 162 | Deutsch NS 5 South =+450 = 172 | |||||||||
| 84. W deals Both vul | A Q 9 5 4 10 5 K 10 A 9 8 5
| West Deutsch Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 3 3 4 7 7
| North Nickell 1 2 3 NT 2nd 10 5 Q J 4Q | East Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 K 2 10 4 5
| South Freeman 2 2 NT 4th J A 5 2 8 2
| West Wolff Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 3 4 10 5 Q Q J 6
| North Martel 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 5 3 3 7 69 810 | East Hamman Pass Pass Pass 3rd K K 6 8 K 9 4 5Q | South Stansby 2 3 NT 4th A A 8 7 2 10 4 6 2 | |
| K J 10 8 9 7 2 Q J 6 5 6 2 |
| 7 3 2 K 6 4 3 A 2 J 10 7 4
| ||||||||
| A9AAA = 34332 = Par NS +630 | 6 A Q J 8 9 8 7 4 3 K Q 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT South +1 +630 = 162 | Deutsch NS 3 NT South +1 +630 = 172 | |||||||||
| 85. N deals N-S vul | K 9 5 K J 9 7 6 3 J J 10 5
| West Deutsch Pass Pass Lead K 2 J 4 3 10 6 5 6
| North Nickell Pass 4 Pass 2nd J 8 2 5 2 A 7 2 9 | East Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 K 3 9 36 8 Q 3 | South Freeman 1 NT 4 4th A 4 Q K 5 7 6A 8 | West Wolff Dbl Pass Lead Q 10 K Q A 2 J 9 7
| North Martel 2 3 Pass 2nd J 5 58 6 7 9 2 3
| East Hamman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 6 5 3 6 K 3 8 10
| South Stansby 2 NT 3 NT 4th 3 7 A 4 5 10 J 4 7
| |
| A J 7 6 8 K Q 10 8 2 Q 7 4 |
| 4 3 2 10 5 4 9 6 5 4 A 9 2
| ||||||||
| 77A59 = 46384 = Par NS +500 | Q 10 8 A Q 2 A 7 3 K 8 6 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 South =+620 +12 174 | Deutsch NS 3 NT South -1 -100 172 | |||||||||
| 86. E deals E-W vul | J 9 8 K Q 6 K 9 7 6 7 6 5
| West Deutsch 1 2 Lead 10 4 K 3 9 6 A 5
| North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd A 8 5 Q J 2 4 3
| East Rosenberg Pass 1 3rd 6 A 6 10 Q Q 7 9 | South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 2 2 9 J 7 3 J 7
| West Wolff 1 NT 2 2 NT Lead 6 5 K 10 8 10 K A
| North Martel Pass Pass All Pass 2nd J 4 3 3 6A 6 5 | East Hamman Pass 2 2 3rd Q 7 A 9 96 9 10 | South Stansby Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 2 4 4 82 3 2 | |
| 10 6 4 A J 4 3 4 3 A K Q J |
| A K 7 3 8 7 2 J 2 10 9 8 4
| ||||||||
| 65585 = 78858 = Par EW +100 | Q 5 2 10 9 5 A Q 10 8 5 3 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 East =-110 174 | Deutsch NS 2 NT West -1 +100 +5 177 | |||||||||
| 87. S deals Both vul | A 2 A 9 7 3 A 10 2 J 10 9 5
| West Deutsch Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 3 6 8 7 J 7 A
| North Nickell 1 1 NT 2nd J 2 2 K K 2 6 5 | East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd Q K J 4 5 K 86 | South Freeman Pass 1 2 NT 4th A 5 Q 2 3 3 10 4 | West Wolff Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 2 3 2 4
| North Martel 1 1 NT 3 NT 2nd 6 K 6 J 6
| East Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 3 K Q A | South Stansby Pass 1 2 NT 4th 10 4 5 7 9 | |
| J 10 9 4 J 8 5 Q 4 A K 8 2 |
| K 5 6 4 2 9 8 7 5 3 Q 4 3
| ||||||||
| 99A88 = 44355 = Par NS +620 | Q 8 7 6 3 K Q 10 K J 6 7 6
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 2 NT North +1 +150 174 | Deutsch NS 3 NT North = +600 +10 187 | |||||||||
| 88. W deals None vul | Q J 10 7 6 — K J 5 10 9 7 5 3
| West Deutsch 1 Pass Pass Lead K 3 3 4 9 4 10 5 8
| North Nickell 2 Pass Pass 2nd 64 7 2 A 10 Q J 7 | East Rosenberg Dbl Dbl 3rd 2 K 2 J 4 J 8 5Q | South Freeman 4 Pass 4th 3 A K A 10 9 2 A K | West Wolff 1 Pass Pass Lead Q A 4 3 Q 2 5 K 10
| North Martel 2 Pass Pass 2nd 2 5 J 7 K 9 Q 5 7
| East Hamman Dbl 4 3rd K 10 6 AA J 3 6 4
| South Stansby 3 Pass 4th 4 9 2 8 5 39 6 7 | |
| 5 4 3 K Q J 10 Q 3 2 A 6 2 |
| 9 2 A 9 2 A 9 8 6 Q J 8 4
| ||||||||
| 48556 = 84787 = Par EW +100 | A K 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 10 7 4 K
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 × South -3-500 174 | Deutsch NS 4 West -3+150 +12 199 | |||||||||
| 89. N deals E-W vul | K 5 9 8 5 Q 9 7 5 4 Q 4 3
| West Deutsch Pass Pass Lead J J 6 K 8 Q
| North Nickell Pass 1 NT 4 2nd 3 A 5 6 4 10
| East Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 4 2 5 K J
| South Freeman 1 3 4th K 2 7 3 3 8 | West Wolff Pass Pass Lead J 7 5 A Q 9 K 3 7
| North Martel Pass 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 4 3 4 6 8A 8 Q | East Hamman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 K J 4 5 57 A K | South Stansby 1 2 4th K 2 6 10 2 23 6 9 | |
| 6 4 K J 4 3 A 10 8 6 J 10 2 |
| 10 3 2 A 10 7 2 3 2 A 9 6 5
| ||||||||
| 78475 = 65968 = Par EW +100 | A Q J 9 8 7 Q 6 K J K 8 7
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 South -1-50 174 | Deutsch NS 2 South =+110 +4 203 | |||||||||
| 90. E deals Both vul | K 9 7 4 Q 8 Q 9 8 4 3 2 6
| West Deutsch 2 3 Lead 6 4 2 J K
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 2 8 5 2 3
| East Rosenberg 1 NT 3 4 3rd 3 A K 10 4 | South Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 4th 10 3 Q 6 5 | West Wolff 2 3 4 Lead 6 4 2 7 4 J 3 A
| North Martel Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 8 5 45 34 8 | East Hamman 1 NT 3 3 3rd 3 A K 10 K 5A 10
| South Stansby Pass Pass Pass 4th 10 3 Q 6 2 62 8
| |
| Q J 5 3 K J 9 7 4 K 10 K 10 |
| A 8 A 10 2 J 7 5 A Q 7 4 2
| ||||||||
| 13152 = C9C7B = Par EW +1440 | 10 6 2 6 5 3 A 6 J 9 8 5 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 West +1-650 = 174 | Deutsch NS 4 West +1-650 = 203 | |||||||||
| Match AU97 Main | | Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final |
| 91. S deals None vul | Q J 10 6 J 8 5 Q 7 4 K 6 5
| West Zia 1 Pass Lead 10 J 8 A K Q
| North Rodwell 1 NT 4 2nd Q 6 27 9 4
| East Rosenberg 2 All Pass 3rd A 3 5 5 8 J | South Meckstroth 1 2 4th 2 4 7 3 6 10 | West Wolff Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 5 A A 2 8
| North Martel 2 3 2nd 4 7 47 9 | East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 8 J 9 5 J | South Stansby 1 3 4 4th 2 6 Q 3 6 | |
| A 9 4 9 7 K 10 9 5 3 Q 10 2 |
| 8 7 5 2 10 6 3 A J 8 J 9 4
| ||||||||
| 78A68 = 65375 = Par NS +420 | K 3 A K Q 4 2 6 2 A 8 7 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 South =+420 = 174 | Deutsch NS 4 South =+420 = 203 | |||||||||
| 92. W deals N-S vul | 6 2 4 3 K Q J 9 8 7 5 7 2
| West Zia Pass Pass Lead K 5 J K A K J
| North Rodwell 3 Pass 2nd 3 2 4 10 7 8 Q | East Rosenberg 4 3rd 2 Q A 33 4 5 | South Meckstroth Pass 4th A 3 7 52 6 7
| West Wolff Pass 3 5 Lead K 5 Q 4 A 9 A K J
| North Martel 3 Pass Pass 2nd 3 2 4 7 10 97 8 Q | East Hamman Dbl 4 6 3rd 2 J 6 8 3 43 4 5 | South Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 3 7 8 5 82 6 7
| |
| 10 5 4 3 Q J A 4 3 J 5 4 3 |
| A K J A K 9 8 6 5 10 6 2 A
| ||||||||
| 22255 = BAA77 BAB77 Par EW +460 | Q 9 8 7 10 7 2 — K Q 10 9 8 6
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 4 East =-420 174 | Deutsch NS 6 East -1+50 +10 213 | |||||||||
| 93. N deals Both vul | A J 10 9 8 2 A 10 7 5 3 7 3
| West Zia Pass Lead Q Q 3 Q A 6 10 A 9
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd 2 A K A 4 7 6 2 3 | East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 J 6 8 7 56 2
| South Meckstroth 3 4th 3 8 4 3 10 J 9 7 8 | West Wolff Pass Lead | North Martel Pass 2nd | East Hamman Pass 3rd | South Stansby Pass 4th | |
| K 8 7 Q 9 7 4 Q 9 4 K 10 6 |
| Q 4 3 2 K J 10 5 K 6 2 Q J
| ||||||||
| 67588 = 76754 = Par NS +90 | 6 5 A 6 3 J 8 A 9 8 5 4 2
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 South +110 +3 177 | Deutsch NS Passed out 0 213 | |||||||||
| 94. E deals None vul | J 7 5 4 3 6 Q J 9 7 6 5 4
| West Zia 1 2 5 NT 6 Lead Q 2 4
| North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K 10 4
| East Rosenberg 1 2 3 6 3rd 2 K 9 | South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 6 3 | West Wolff 3 3 4 NT 6 Lead 6 K 4
| North Martel Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 6 5
| East Hamman 1 3 4 5 3rd 5 2 Q | South Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 35 | |
| A K Q 9 2 K J 8 4 A 4 Q 2 |
| — Q 9 7 2 K 7 6 5 3 A K J 8
| ||||||||
| 13121 = CACAB = Par EW +990 | 10 8 6 A 10 5 3 10 8 2 10 9 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 6 West =-980 = 177 | Deutsch NS 6 East =-980 = 213 | |||||||||
| 95. S deals N-S vul | K 10 K 10 8 7 2 10 4 A 9 5 2
| West Zia Pass Pass Lead 3 10 A K Q J 7 2
| North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd Q A 5 9 2 J 3 6
| East Rosenberg 3 NT Pass 3rd K 4 3 6 8 4 8 4
| South Meckstroth Pass Dbl 4th 5 9 4 10 9 2 5 2
| West Wolff Pass 3 Lead 3 10 K Q 7 J 2 5 J
| North Martel 1 Pass 2nd Q A 5 9 3 7 3A | East Hamman Dbl 3 NT 3rd K 4 3 8 6 4 49 | South Stansby Pass 3 All Pass 4th 5 9 10 4 5 9 210 | |
| Q J 9 8 4 Q 9 8 6 3 10 8 4 |
| 7 6 5 A 5 A K Q J 7 2 K J
| ||||||||
| 54949 = 78494 = Par NS +100 | A 3 2 J 6 4 3 9 5 Q 7 6 3
| |||||||||
Nickell NS 3 NT× East -2 +300 +6 183 | Deutsch NS 3 NT East -1 +50 213 | |||||||||
| 96. W deals E-W vul | J 10 6 A Q J 6 5 3 Q 6 5 A
| West Zia Pass Pass Lead 3 6 8 10 Q
| North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd 8 A 4 3 5 | East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 2 10 3
| South Meckstroth 4 4th A 2 J 5 4 | West Wolff Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass All Pass Lead A 9 8 6 K
| North Martel 1 2 4 4 5 6 2nd Q 42 4 2 | East Hamman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 A J A | South Stansby 2 3 4 4 5 6 4th 6 10 3 2 8 | |
| K 7 5 2 9 7 2 2 K 9 6 5 2 |
| A 9 8 4 3 8 K 10 4 10 7 4 3
| ||||||||
| B5CC5 = 08008 = Par NS +980 | Q K 10 4 A J 9 8 7 3 Q J 8
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Nickell NS 4 North +1+450 +11 194 | Deutsch NS 6 North -1-50 213 | |||||||||
| 97. N deals None vul | J 9 7 8 4 K 8 5 10 8 6 3 2
| West Zia Dbl Pass Lead 4 5 4 A K 2 Q 7 Q
| North Rodwell Pass 2 Pass 2nd 2 4J 3 7 Q 8 8K | East Rosenberg Pass 2 3rd K A 2 7 5 9 8 9 10
| South Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 4th J 6 5 9 A 6 3 10 6 | West Wolff Dbl Pass Lead 4 6 2 9 6 7 Q 7 5
| North Martel Pass Rdbl Pass 2nd J 2 8 A K K 5 7
| East Hamman Pass 2 3rd 6 K J 3 3 10 4 6
| South Stansby 1 NT Pass 4th Q 9 A 5 4 2 3 10 | |
| K Q 10 3 A 10 Q 9 7 6 2 A J |
| 8 6 5 4 K 9 7 6 3 J Q 7 5
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| 53457 63457 7A976 = Par EW +420 | A 2 Q J 5 2 A 10 4 3 K 9 4
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Nickell NS 2 East +1-140 = 194 | Deutsch NS 2 East +1-140 = 213 | |||||||||
| 98. E deals N-S vul | K Q 6 4 4 2 10 9 6 3 K 5 4
| West Zia 1 Pass All Pass Lead 8 2 5 A J 3 7 6
| North Rodwell 2 3 2nd K 3 4 7 9 5 10 A | East Rosenberg Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 3 J 26 Q Q J 7 | South Meckstroth 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 2 Q 10 5 4K 64 | West Wolff Pass Dbl Pass Lead 4 7 4 5 6 2 8 A
| North Martel 1 Pass 4 2nd Q K 3 4 2 5 10 7 | East Hamman Pass 2 Pass All Pass 3rd K 3 J 2K 10 J 5
| South Stansby 1 3 3 4th 6 2 Q 10 3 K A6 | |
| 9 8 7 5 K Q 9 7 K 8 7 10 2 |
| 3 6 5 3 A J 5 4 2 Q 9 7 3
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| 8A769 = 53564 = Par NS +620 | A J 10 2 A J 10 8 Q A J 8 6
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Nickell NS 3 NT South -1 -100 = 194 | Deutsch NS 4 North -1-100 = 213 | |||||||||
| 99. S deals E-W vul | 10 8 4 10 5 3 A 10 7 6 A 9 5
| West Zia Lead 8 4 4 5 7 2
| North Rodwell 2nd 6 A 3 J 5 8 | East Rosenberg 3rd J 7 A Q K Q | South Meckstroth 4th 2 3 5 K 3 A | West Wolff 1 3 Lead 3 3 9 5 A
| North Martel 2 All Pass 2nd 4 7 K 3 8 | East Hamman 3 3rd A A 8 J 9 | South Stansby 1 Pass 4th 7 2 10 4 K | |
| A J 7 6 2 K 7 9 8 3 Q 10 7 |
| Q 9 5 J 4 K Q J 5 K 6 4 2
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| 43733 53733 6A699 = Par EW +620 | K 3 A Q 9 8 6 2 4 2 J 8 3
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Nickell NS 3 South -1-50 +3 197 | Deutsch NS 3 West +1-170 213 | |||||||||
| 100. W deals Both vul | A 6 5 8 3 K 10 9 Q 10 8 6 4
| West Zia Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 2 4 K 2
| North Rodwell Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 4 2 8 5 | East Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 K J J 9 | South Meckstroth 1 3 NT 4th Q 7 K 4 J | West Wolff Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 2 9 Q 6 3 4 5 3
| North Martel Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 3 4 J 8 2 37 10 K | East Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J K A 10 4 6A J 8 | South Stansby 1 2 NT 4th Q 7 5 5 2 79 8 A | |
| 8 7 3 2 K 10 9 7 2 8 5 4 K |
| Q 10 9 J 6 5 J 7 A 9 7 5 2
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| 987A9 A97A9 24634 = Par NS +630 | K J 4 A Q 4 A Q 6 3 2 J 3
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Nickell NS 3 NT South +2 +660 197 | Deutsch NS 3 NT South +3 +690 +1 214 | |||||||||
| 101. N deals N-S vul | A 9 8 6 2 A 10 9 8 4 3 5 4
| West Zia Dbl Pass Lead K 9 J A 6 K A 6 Q
| North Rodwell Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 3 6 K3 7 8 5 7K | East Rosenberg 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 5 24 5 J 3 Q A | South Meckstroth 1 3 4th 2 4 8 9 10 24 10 2 | West Wolff Dbl 4 Lead K 10 10
| North Martel Pass 2 NT 4 2nd 3 6 6 | East Hamman 1 3 All Pass 3rd A 5 3 | South Stansby 1 3 4th 2 4 4 | |
| 10 4 K 7 6 3 K 5 Q J 7 3 2 |
| 5 J 4 2 A Q J 10 9 7 K 10 9
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| 79653 = 64789 = Par NS +100 | K Q J 7 3 Q 8 5 6 2 A 8 6
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Nickell NS 3 South =+140 +6 203 | Deutsch NS 4 South -1-100 214 | |||||||||
| 102. E deals E-W vul | 10 K Q J 4 3 Q 10 2 A 8 4 2
| West Zia Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead | North Rodwell 1 2 4 4 5 2nd | East Rosenberg Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd | South Meckstroth 1 Pass 3 4 4 NT 6 4th | West Wolff Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 4 K 6 K
| North Martel 2 3 5 2nd 10 A 3 9 A | East Hamman 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 2 A 2 | South Stansby 2 2 NT 4 4th 5 2 5 J 5 | |
| K 6 4 10 8 6 5 9 8 6 3 9 3 |
| A J 9 7 3 A 9 J 7 5 4 J 5
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| 97A6B = 46362 = Par NS +420 | Q 8 5 2 7 2 A K K Q 10 7 6
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Nickell NS 6 South -1-50 203 | Deutsch NS 5 South =+400 +10 224 | |||||||||
| 103. S deals Both vul | 7 9 7 6 4 Q 9 5 Q 8 7 4 3
| West Zia 3 Pass Lead 5 3 J 3 8
| North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd 2 J 4 5A | East Rosenberg 4 3rd K 9 2 9 4
| South Meckstroth 1 Pass 4th 6 7 Q 10 6 | West Wolff 2 Pass Lead A 3 6 4 2 10 9 8 5
| North Martel Pass Pass 2nd J 63 6 3 4 9 4 5
| East Hamman 3 NT 3rd 7 9 A Q K 7 10 9 2
| South Stansby 1 NT Pass 4th 2 10 7 J 8 4 2 J 8
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| A K 10 9 8 5 4 J J 10 6 6 5 |
| Q 6 2 K 10 8 2 A 7 2 K 10 9
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| 43778 = 99555 9A555 Par EW +620 | J 3 A Q 5 3 K 8 4 3 A J 2
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Nickell NS 4 West +1-650 = 203 | Deutsch NS 3 NT East +2 -660 = 224 | |||||||||
| 104. W deals None vul | 10 9 6 3 7 3 2 K 10 5 4 2 6
| West Zia 1 Pass Dbl Lead K Q 9 A 8 7 J J
| North Rodwell Pass 4 All Pass 2nd 3 6 10 3 7 3K 4
| East Rosenberg 3 Pass 3rd 5 2 Q 5 92 6 4 | South Meckstroth 3 5 4th 2A 2 4 6 6 A 9 | West Wolff 1 Dbl 5 Lead 6 2 5 A 8 J
| North Martel Pass 4 Pass 2nd 9 3 J 3 2 4
| East Hamman 3 Pass 6 3rd 5 A Q 9 54 | South Stansby 3 Pass All Pass 4th K 47 6 K 9 | |
| K Q 8 4 2 A Q 8 J 8 7 6 K |
| A J 7 5 9 5 A 9 3 A Q 10 9
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| 11426 = CC9A7 CC9B7 Par EW +990 | — K J 10 6 4 Q J 8 7 5 4 3 2
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Nickell NS 5 × South -5-1100 203 | Deutsch NS 6 West =-980 +3 227 | |||||||||
| 105. N deals E-W vul | J 9 6 4 2 K 10 9 5 2 Q 5 2
| West Zia Pass Lead 7 4 3 Q 10 Q 3 3 9
| North Rodwell 2 Pass 2nd 8 8 5 J 46 2 8 6
| East Rosenberg 3 Pass 3rd J K A 6K 5K K J | South Meckstroth Dbl 4th A 2 10 24 2A 7 3
| West Wolff 1 Pass Lead 6 2 7 5 5 10 8 4
| North Martel Pass 2 Pass 2nd 9 A 4 4 2 J3 10 | East Hamman 1 Pass Pass 3rd 5 8 8 J A 3 Q J | South Stansby 1 3 4th 2 3 10 K 7 4 K 2 | |
| K Q 8 5 3 8 6 K 3 J 7 6 3 |
| A 10 7 5 A Q 9 7 6 4 K 9 4
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| 46945 36945 67498 = Par NS +140 | 7 A Q J 4 3 2 J 10 8 A 10 8
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Nickell NS 3 × East =-670 203 | Deutsch NS 3 South -1-50 +12 239 | |||||||||
| Match AU97 Main | | Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final |
Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek