Event AV09 Main

Houston, Texas
Hilton Americas
March 2009

2009 Vanderbilt

Final: Diamond vs. Katz

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 6 AP
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 5 NT Pass
7 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

—
K 5 3
A K J 5
A K 10 7 6 3 Table Q 10 9 5 3
A 9
Q 6 3 2
5 4
14501 =
B98DC =
Par NS -1440 A 7 6 4
J 8 7
9 7 4
Q J 8

Diamond NS
7 × W = -1630
-12 0
Katz NS
6 W +1 -940
+12 12

2. E deals
N-S vul J 10
J 10 8 5 4 2
A 8 3
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

9
A Q 6
K Q 7 6 2
J 6 5 3 Table Q 7 6
K 7 3
J 10 9 4
K Q 10
99635 =
43698 =
Par NS +100 A K 8 5 4 3 2
9
5
9 8 7 2

Diamond NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 0
Katz NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 12

3. S deals
E-W vul K J 8 7 4 3
J 8 6 2
8
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
1 Pass
2 2 3 3 1 3 Dbl 4
5 AP 5 NT Pass 6 AP

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

A 10 9
10
Q 10 9 6
A K Q 9 7 Table 5
A 9 7 5
A 7 5 4 3 2
J 4
16611 =
877CC =
Par NS -1370 Q 6 2
K Q 4 3
K J
10 6 5 3

Diamond NS
5 W +1 -620
+13 13
Katz NS
6 E = -1370
-13 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A J 8 3
K 7
Q 6 2
10 7 6 3 Table 9 7
Q 10 8 6 3
9 8 7
K Q 4
99798 =
44644 =
Par NS +600 6 5 4 2
J 5
K 10 5
A J 9 5

Diamond NS
2 NT N -1 -100
Tie 13
Katz NS
2 S -1 -100
Tie 12

5. N deals
N-S vul J 10 7
8 7 5
K Q 6
K Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 2 2 NT 3 Dbl
1 Pass 2 2 3 3 NT Pass Pass
3 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Dbl AP

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

A Q 6 2
A
A 10 8 4 2
7 4 2 Table K 8
6 4 3 2
J 9 7 5 3
J 6
87837 =
56594 =
Par NS -110 9 5 4 3
K Q J 10 9
—
A 10 9 8

Diamond NS
4 S -2 -200
Tie 13
Katz NS
3 NT× N -1 -200
Tie 12

6. E deals
E-W vul 10 9 8 6
Q 10 7 3
J 9 4 3
J

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
1 2 1 2
2 4 Pass Pass 2 4 Pass Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Dbl (AP) 5 Pass 5 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

4
5
A 8 7 2
A K 7 6 5 4 2 Table K J 2
K 9 4
K Q 10 6 5
10 8
3BB33 =
622AA 822AA
Par NS +450 A Q 7 5 3
A J 8 6 2
—
Q 9 3

Diamond NS
5 × E = -750
-16 13
Katz NS
5 × N = +650
+16 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q 10 6
K
K 6 5 2
10 8 6 5 Table J 9 4 3
10 8
J 8 7
A K J 9
86B75 =
57265 57255
Par NS +650 A
Q 6 5 4 2
10 9 4 3
Q 4 2

Diamond NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 13
Katz NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 4 AP

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

A J 8
A K
Q 10 6
Q J 10 6 3 Table Q 10 7 5 4
J 9 6 4
2
A 9 2
32563 =
9A86A =
Par NS -420 9 3 2
8 7 2
J 9 5 4 3
8 7

Diamond NS
2 W +3 -200
+6 19
Katz NS
4 W +1 -450
-6 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Dbl
2 Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 8 2
K
Q 10 9 4 2
A 10 4 Table K 9 5
J 10 8 5 4
A K 6
8 3
44426 =
898B6 =
Par NS -600 Q 6 4 3
Q 9 7 6
J
K J 9 2

Diamond NS
1 NT N -4 -200
-2 19
Katz NS
3 W +1 -130
+2 30

10. E deals
Both vul K 10 7 2
A K 7
10 9 4 3
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 6 5 4 3
10 8 6 4
K
Q 3 Table Q 8
Q 9 5
8 6 5 2
J 10 8 6
A79CA =
36313 =
Par NS +1370 J
J 3 2
A Q J 7
A 9 7 5 4

Diamond NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 19
Katz NS
3 NT N = +600
+12 42

11. S deals
None vul A K 9
Q 9 7 2
8 6 4
A J 6

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
2 2
2 4 AP 2 4 AP

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

Q J 8 6 5
A 8
K J 5
K 9 7 Table 4 2
3
A 10 9 7 3 2
10 5 4 2
66A45 66A46
76396 =
Par NS +300 10 7 3
K J 10 6 5 4
Q
Q 8 3

Diamond NS
4 S = +420
Tie 19
Katz NS
4 S = +420
Tie 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 5 2
A 10 9
7 4
A K 9 8 Table K Q 8 6
4 2
Q J 10 6 3
Q 3
42634 =
9A7A8 =
Par NS -420 J 9
K 8 5
A K 8
10 6 5 4 2

Diamond NS
4 W = -420
+1 20
Katz NS
4 W +1 -450
-1 42

13. N deals
Both vul J 5 4
A 9 5
J 10 5
J 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Dbl 4 AP

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

10
Q 8 2
A K Q
A 10 8 7 6 4 Table A K 3 2
K J 10 6 3
8 6 3
3
35134 =
A8C89 =
Par NS -1430 Q 9 8 7 6
7 4
9 7 4 2
K Q

Diamond NS
4 W +1 -650
-1 20
Katz NS
4 E = -620
+1 43

14. E deals
None vul J 8 5
Q 5 4 3
K 7 6 2
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A K 4 3 2
A J 2
Q J 5
A 7 Table Q 9
10 9 8 7
A 8
K 5 4 3 2
11142 =
CCC8A =
Par NS -990 10 7 6
K 6
10 9 4 3
Q 10 9 6

Diamond NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 20
Katz NS
3 NT W +1 -430
Tie 43

15. S deals
N-S vul K Q 6 5 3
8 4 3
K 3
K 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
1 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 7
A Q 10 5
J 9 7 6 4
Q 10 Table 8 4 2
J 9 7 2
8 2
J 7 5 2
9B78A BB79B
22642 =
Par NS +660 A J 9
K 6
A Q 10 5
A 9 8 4

Diamond NS
3 NT S +3 +690
+13 33
Katz NS
6 N -1 -100
-13 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Moss Levin Gitelman Weinstein
1 2 2 3
4 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A K 7
A K J 9 3
Q 6 5 4
Q Table 10 6 5
Q 7 6
K 10 9 8 2
7 4
66229 =
56AB4 =
Par NS -500 J 9 4 3 2
10 4
A 7 3
J 5 2

Diamond NS
5 × N -2 -300
Tie 33
Katz NS
5 × N -2 -300
Tie 43

Katz leads by 10 IMPs

Match AV09 Main

Top 2009 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul A 10 5 2
10 9 6 3
6 5 3
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 1
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT 4 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl AP

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

8 6 4
A 8 4
K Q 4
A Q 7 5 Table 7
K Q J 5 2
A 10 9 7
9 4 2
38223 =
85AB9 =
Par NS -400 K Q J 9 3
7
J 8 2
J 10 8 6

Diamond NS
4 E = -420
-3 33
Katz NS
4 × S -2 -300
+3 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A J 4 3 2
A J 6 4
A 6
J 6 Table Q 10 9
9 3
Q 10 8 7 5 4 2
10
6573A =
78693 =
Par NS +100 K
Q 10 8
K J 3
A 7 5 4 3 2

Diamond NS
3 NT W -2 +100
Tie 33
Katz NS
3 NT W -2 +100
Tie 46

19. S deals
E-W vul K 8 4 3
A K 10
Q 6
K 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 6
9 6 4
A K J 9
Q 9 7 5 Table A Q 7 5
Q J 2
5 4 2
J 8 4
56665 =
76678 =
Par NS -90 J 9 2
8 7 5 3
10 8 7 3
A 6

Diamond NS
1 NT N = +90
+5 38
Katz NS
1 NT N -2 -100
-5 46

20. W deals
Both vul K J 6
J 10 5
J 10 6 5
6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

10 5 3
K Q 8 7 6
K 4
J 10 3 Table Q 7
A 9 4 3
A Q 8 7 3
K 5
58359 =
64984 =
Par NS -140 A 9 8 4 2
2
9 2
A Q 9 8 7

Diamond NS
4 E -1 +100
Tie 38
Katz NS
4 E -1 +100
Tie 46

21. N deals
N-S vul A K Q 9 5 4
Q J 7
—
Q 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 7 6 3
A 6 5 4 2
9 6 5 2
— Table 10 8
K 10 8 3
K J 7 4
J 8 6
AA67C AA68C
33750 =
Par NS +1100 2
9
A Q 10 8 3
A K 10 7 5 4

Diamond NS
6 S = +1370
Tie 38
Katz NS
6 S = +1370
Tie 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K
A K 8 2
K 9 4
K 9 6 5 4 Table Q J 10 6 2
J 9
Q 8 2
Q 8 3
45553 =
88789 98789
Par NS -600 9 8 7
Q 7 6
A J 10 7
A 7 2

Diamond NS
1 NT W +2 -150
+11 49
Katz NS
3 NT W +2 -660
-11 46

23. S deals
Both vul A K J 6
5
Q 10 8 6 5
Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 1 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 5
Q 7 6 3 2
9 3
8 7 4 Table Q 8 4 3
J 10 9
J
A K J 5 2
A97B7 887B7
34615 =
Par NS +630 9 2
A K 8 4
A K 7 4 2
10 9

Diamond NS
5 N = +600
-1 49
Katz NS
3 NT N +1 +630
+1 47

24. W deals
None vul A K 9 3
7 2
A 8 2
K Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 4
10 6 5 4
K Q
J 10 7 6 2 Table Q 6 5 2
A K 3
9 7 6 3
5 4
A9898 =
34434 =
Par NS +430 J 8 7
Q J 9 8
J 10 5 4
A 8

Diamond NS
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 50
Katz NS
3 NT N = +400
-1 47

25. N deals
E-W vul K 9 5 4
J 3 2
K 5
K Q 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 6 2
8
Q J 10 4 3
A 7 2 Table A J 7 3
Q 7 6
A 8 7 2
10 3
64937 44937
794A4 =
Par NS -100 Q
A K 10 9 5 4
9 6
J 9 6 4

Diamond NS
4 S -2 -100
-6 50
Katz NS
3 S = +140
+6 53

26. E deals
Both vul K Q J 9 8
K J 9 7 2
6 3
6

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 6 5
6 3
A 2
K J 10 8 7 Table 4
10 8 5 4
J 7 5 4
A Q 9 2
7AA95 =
32238 =
Par NS +620 A 3 2
A Q
K Q 10 9 8
5 4 3

Diamond NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 50
Katz NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 53

27. S deals
None vul J 7 3
Q J 5 3
K 5
K 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

A 8 5
K 10 8 6 4
J 9 8
A 8 Table K Q
A 7
A 7 6 3 2
Q 4 3 2
34334 34324
98AA9 =
Par NS -420 10 9 6 4 2
9 2
Q 10 4
J 10 7

Diamond NS
3 NT E = -400
Tie 50
Katz NS
3 NT W = -400
Tie 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 2
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

J 9 7 5
A J 10 6 5
A 5
10 4 Table 6 4
K Q 9 8
10 8 4 3
K 8 3
68489 =
74954 =
Par NS -140 A Q
7 2
K Q 6
Q 9 7 6 5 2

Diamond NS
3 E = -140
-7 50
Katz NS
2 E -3 +150
+7 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass
4 AP

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

K Q 10 7 6
A K 5
J 6
8 6 4 Table A 8 5
Q J 6 2
A Q 9 2
9 7
21046 =
8BA97 =
Par NS -650 4 3 2
9 8 4 3
10 5 3
J 10 2

Diamond NS
1 NT N -7 -700
-2 50
Katz NS
4 W +1 -650
+2 62

30. E deals
None vul J 2
10 6 5 4 3
Q
K 10 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
2 Dbl 2 Dbl
3 4 AP Rdbl 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

A 9 3
A 9
K 10 5 2
J 9 7 5 Table K 10 8 7 6 5
Q 8 7
J 4 3
3
63869 =
78464 =
Par NS +100 Q 4
K J 2
A 9 8 7 6
A Q 4

Diamond NS
4 N -2 -100
+1 51
Katz NS
3 E = -140
-1 62

31. S deals
N-S vul A K Q 4 2
Q 7
K Q 9 8 3
5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 6
K 9 8 5 3
J
9 7 6 3 Table 9 8 5
A 6 4
10 5 2
K J 8 4
BB9B8 =
11405 =
Par NS +660 J 3
J 10 2
A 7 6 4
A Q 10 2

Diamond NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 51
Katz NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 62

32. W deals
E-W vul A 9 7 6 2
K 6 3
9 8 4
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond Greco ElAhmady Hampson Sadek
1 1 Dbl 4 1 NT Pass 2 2
Pass Pass Pass 3 4 5 AP

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

10 3
Q 10 7 4
A K Q 7
K 9 2 Table —
J 8 5 2
10 6 3 2
A Q 6 5 3
49222 =
54AAA =
Par NS -100 K Q J 8 5 4
A 9
J 5
10 7 4

Diamond NS
4 N -1 -50
+12 63
Katz NS
5 W = -650
-12 62

Diamond leads by 1 IMP

Match AV09 Main

Top 2009 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul K J 10 9 7 2
K 9 8 7 3
2
3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
2 Dbl Pass 2 3 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass
3 NT AP 5 NT Pass 6 NT AP

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

Q 6 5 4
5
K 10 9 7
A J 8 7 Table A 8
A Q 10 6 4
A Q 4
K 5 2
25311 25321
B8ABC B89BC
Par NS -920 3
J 2
J 8 6 5 3
Q 10 9 6 4

Diamond NS
3 NT W +2 -460
-11 63
Katz NS
6 NT E -1 +50
+11 73

34. E deals
N-S vul Q 8 6 4
K 9 4
A 10 9 8
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
1 NT AP

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

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

Diamond NS
1 NT W +1 -120
Tie 63
Katz NS
1 NT E +1 -120
Tie 73

35. S deals
E-W vul K Q 7 3
Q 8 7 3 2
Q J
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A 8 6
A 6
A K
A K 10 9 6 3 Table 10 9 4
K J 10 4
10 9 3 2
J 4
03210 03211
DAAAC =
Par NS -2220 J 5 2
9 5
8 7 6 5 4
Q 7 5

Diamond NS
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 63
Katz NS
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 73

36. W deals
Both vul 2
K Q J 5 4
8 4 2
A 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
1 1 1 Pass 1 1 1 2
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
5 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A K J 7
10 7
A 10 7 6 5 3
3 Table Q 9 8 5 4
A 6
K J
Q J 10 9
11716 =
BC6C6 =
Par NS -1430 10 6 3
9 8 3 2
Q 9
K 7 6 4

Diamond NS
6 E = -1430
-13 63
Katz NS
4 E +2 -680
+13 86

37. N deals
N-S vul Q J 10 9 7
A K 8 7 3
9
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
1 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 4 NT Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
5 5 AP

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

A
J 5 4
6 5 3
J 10 7 6 5 3 Table 8 3 2
Q 10 9 2
A J 10 4 2
A
89657 =
43586 =
Par NS +140 K 6 5 4
6
K Q 8 7
K Q 8 2

Diamond NS
5 N -1 -100
Tie 63
Katz NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 86

38. E deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 6 5
9 8 6 3
10 7
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 3 3 2 4 5 5 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

3
J 2
A K 9 6 4 3
A 10 8 4 Table 9
K 7 5 4
J 8 2
K J 5 3 2
28722 =
556AA =
Par NS -130 A K J 10 4 2
A Q 10
Q 5
Q 6

Diamond NS
4 S -2 -100
+2 65
Katz NS
5 S -3 -150
-2 86

39. S deals
Both vul 9 7
K 10 5 4 2
Q 3 2
J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A K J 10 8
9 3
10 9 7 4
5 2 Table 6 5 3 2
Q 8 7
A J 6
K 7 3
75959 =
38263 68364
Par NS +140 Q 4
A J 6
K 8 5
A Q 9 8 6

Diamond NS
3 W -1 +100
-1 65
Katz NS
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 87

40. W deals
None vul 7 4
8
A 9 8 6 5 3 2
A 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 1 Dbl 1
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass Pass 4
Dbl 4 AP

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

K 8 5 3
3 2
7
K Q 10 7 6 3 Table Q J 10 9
A Q 7 6
K Q
J 4 2
648A4 =
57528 57529
Par NS +130 A 6 2
K J 10 9 5 4
J 10 4
9

Diamond NS
4 W -3 +150
Tie 65
Katz NS
4 N +1 +150
Tie 87

41. N deals
E-W vul K J 9 4
Q 10 9 4
Q J
K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 5
A 8
K 8 7 5 3 2
6 4 Table 8 6 3
K J 5 3
A 10
J 10 8 3
87756 =
55676 =
Par NS +120 A 7 2
7 6 2
9 6 4
A Q 5 2

Diamond NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 65
Katz NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 87

42. E deals
Both vul K Q 7
Q 10 8 6 5
Q 2
A J 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 2 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 8 2
A K 2
J 7 4 3
K 5 Table 10 5 4
4
K 10 9 8
Q 9 6 4 3
76856 =
57586 =
Par NS +110 A 6 3
J 9 7 3
A 6 5
10 8 7

Diamond NS
3 S -1 -100
-5 65
Katz NS
2 W -1 +100
+5 92

43. S deals
None vul Q J 2
K 10 2
9 5
A J 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

A K 7 4
6 5
A K 8 4
K 9 2 Table 9 5 3
J 8 7 4 3
Q 10 3 2
10
74549 =
58794 =
Par NS -100 10 8 6
A Q 9
J 7 6
Q 6 4 3

Diamond NS
2 W = -110
Tie 65
Katz NS
3 W = -110
Tie 92

44. W deals
N-S vul Q J 10 2
K 5
K Q 6 3 2
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

8 7 6
A Q 9 6 2
A 7
J 9 2 Table K 9
J 8 7 4
10 8 5
A Q 8 7
7A5A6 =
43836 =
Par NS +500 A 5 4 3
10 3
J 9 4
K 10 6 4

Diamond NS
3 W -1 +50
Tie 65
Katz NS
3 W -1 +50
Tie 92

45. N deals
Both vul A K 9 7
A J 7 5 4
8 2
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 2
3 Pass 5 Pass Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass Dbl AP Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10
9 8
A K J 10 4
K 10 7 2 Table J 5 4 3 2
3
Q 9 7 5 3
8 5
87B4A =
56193 56192
Par NS +650 8 6
K Q 10 6 2
6
A Q 6 4 3

Diamond NS
5 × W -2 +500
-4 65
Katz NS
4 N +1 +650
+4 96

46. E deals
None vul A 7
Q 10
A Q J 10 5 3 2
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass
2 3 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

K Q 9 8 6 5 3
9 8 4
7
A J Table 4
K 6 3 2
K 8 4
K 8 6 3 2
85797 95797
38536 38535
Par NS +300 J 10 2
A J 7 5
9 6
9 7 5 4

Diamond NS
3 W -1 +50
Tie 65
Katz NS
3 W -1 +50
Tie 96

47. S deals
N-S vul Q J 9 8 7 4
K 9
7
Q 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass Pass
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 6 AP
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

K
6 2
A K 9 4 3
A K 6 5 2 Table A 10 6 5
A Q 7 4
Q 6 2
J 9
13311 =
C9ACC =
Par NS -990 3 2
J 10 8 5 3
J 10 8 5
4 3

Diamond NS
6 W -1 +50
+14 79
Katz NS
6 W = -920
-14 96

48. W deals
E-W vul K 8 6 5 3
K 8
3
K Q J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Moss ElAhmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 5 Pass
2 3 3 5 Pass Pass
Pass Pass 5 AP

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

Q 9
A J 5
K 10 9 7 6 5
10 7 Table A J 7 4 2
Q 9 7 4
A Q 8
8
3442A =
889A3 =
Par NS -100 10
10 6 3 2
J 4 2
A 9 6 5 3

Diamond NS
5 W = -600
+1 80
Katz NS
5 W +1 -620
-1 96

Katz leads by 16 IMPs

Match AV09 Main

Top 2009 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul J
9 8 5 4 3
K 8 4 3
Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

9 4 3 2
Q 6
Q 9 7 2
8 5 2 Table A K Q 8 7
K J 10
A J 6
K 6
33747 =
7A586 9A586
Par NS -420 10 6 5
A 7 2
10 5
A J 9 7 4

Diamond NS
4 E = -420
Tie 80
Katz NS
4 E = -420
Tie 96

50. E deals
N-S vul 7 6 5 4
10 3 2
K
9 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
1 Dbl 2 Dbl
1 Pass 1 Pass Rdbl AP
2 AP

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

Q J 10
Q 5
J 10 9 7 6 5
A 6 Table K 8 2
K 9 6 4
4
K Q J 10 3
55664 56665
77778 =
Par NS -90 A 9 3
A J 8 7
A Q 8 3 2
5

Diamond NS
2 W -1 +50
-11 80
Katz NS
2 ×× E -2 +600
+11 107

51. S deals
E-W vul 7 2
K 9 4 2
K 9 3
A J 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
3 3
3 5 5 AP 3 5 5 AP

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

A Q 8 6 3
Q 6
4
K Q 9 4 3 Table K J 9 4
A 8 7 5 3
7 6
8 5
73595 =
5A838 5A837
Par NS -300 10 5
J 10
A Q J 10 8 5 2
10 2

Diamond NS
5 W -1 +100
Tie 80
Katz NS
5 W -1 +100
Tie 107

52. W deals
Both vul A Q 10 7
9 8
K J 8 5
J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9
10 7 5
10 6 3 2
A 10 9 4 Table 8 6 5 4 2
J
A Q 9
K 7 6 3
96964 86964
27268 =
Par NS +500 K 3
A K Q 6 4 3 2
7 4
Q 5

Diamond NS
4 NT S +1 +660
Tie 80
Katz NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 107

53. N deals
N-S vul J 8 3
A 9 8 2
4
10 7 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 4 2
5 4 3
A K Q J
K 9 Table K 9 6
Q J 6
10 7 6
A Q J 2
33535 =
98898 =
Par NS -400 A 7 5
K 10 7
9 8 5 3 2
8 5

Diamond NS
3 NT E = -400
+1 81
Katz NS
3 NT E +1 -430
-1 107

54. E deals
E-W vul Q J 10 7 3 2
Q 3
Q 8 5
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 4
A J 8 7
A J 10 2
9 8 7 Table 9 8 6 5
4
9 4
J 10 6 5 3 2
68984 68A84
45358 =
Par NS +420 A
K 10 9 6 5 2
K 7 6 3
K Q

Diamond NS
4 N -1 -50
+2 83
Katz NS
4 N -2 -100
-2 107

55. S deals
Both vul A 9 4 2
4
9 7 6 4
J 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
1 1
2 Dbl 3 AP 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q 3
A K J 9 8 2
J 8
8 6 3 Table J 10 7 5
7 6 5
K Q 10 5
A Q
36337 =
77975 77976
Par NS -140 K 8 6
Q 10 3
A 3 2
K 9 5 4

Diamond NS
3 W = -140
-8 83
Katz NS
3 NT E -2 +200
+8 115

56. W deals
None vul 9 6
5
J 8 7 6 5
Q J 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q 10 7 5 3
3
K Q
K 8 7 2 Table 8 4
10 9 8 7 4
10 9 2
A 9 3
65996 =
47436 =
Par NS +140 A J 2
A K Q J 6 2
A 4 3
4

Diamond NS
4 S -1 -50
+2 85
Katz NS
4 × S -1 -100
-2 115

57. N deals
E-W vul 10 5 2
A Q J
Q 5
Q 9 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 1 NT
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2 2 NT (AP)
2 Pass 2 AP

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

7
K 10 9 3 2
K 6 4 3 2
10 2 Table K J 9 8 4
8 5 4
A 9
A 7 6
98468 =
35763 =
Par NS +400 A Q 6 3
7 6
J 10 8 7
K J 8

Diamond NS
2 E = -110
-7 85
Katz NS
2 NT S +2 +180
+7 122

58. E deals
Both vul K 9 4
A 5 4 2
Q 9 7
10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 NT AP

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

10 8
K Q J 10 6
K 4 3 2
9 4 Table A 7 6
9 8
A 8 5
A J 7 5 2
57444 =
85988 =
Par NS -140 Q J 5 3 2
7 3
J 10 6
K Q 6

Diamond NS
2 W +1 -140
-1 85
Katz NS
2 NT E = -120
+1 123

59. S deals
None vul J 7 5
Q J 6
J 6 4
Q J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 AP

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

A Q
3 2
8 5 2
A 10 8 6 5 3 Table 8 6 4 3
K 10 9
K 10 9 7 3
7
78756 =
65486 65586
Par NS +100 K 10 9 2
A 8 7 5 4
A Q
K 9

Diamond NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 85
Katz NS
2 S = +110
Tie 123

60. W deals
N-S vul K 9 6 5 3
6 3 2
6 3
9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 2
K Q 7
K 8 7 5
A 6 5 2 Table Q 10 8
A J 5
A Q 9 4
K 10 3
35433 =
A89AA =
Par NS -430 A 7 4
10 9 8 4
J 10 2
Q J 4

Diamond NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 85
Katz NS
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 123

61. N deals
Both vul 9 7 5
A 8
A Q 8 7 6 4
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
2 Pass 3 1 1 2
Dbl Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q 10
K J 7 2
K 3 2
K Q 7 Table K 6 3
Q 10 9 4 3
—
10 9 8 5 3
85282 =
57A5B =
Par NS -600 J 8 4 2
6 5
J 10 9 5
A 6 4

Diamond NS
4 E = -620
+1 86
Katz NS
4 E +1 -650
-1 123

62. E deals
None vul A K 6
J 10 8 6 2
7 3
8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

10 8 5 3
Q 7
A 9 8 6 4
A Q Table Q 9 7 4
A 3
K J 10 2
K 7 2
42727 =
9B6A6 =
Par NS -450 J 2
K 9 5 4
Q 5
J 10 9 6 4

Diamond NS
4 W = -420
Tie 86
Katz NS
4 E = -420
Tie 123

63. S deals
N-S vul Q 3
K Q 3
K 5 2
Q J 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT 2 AP Pass 1 NT 2 AP

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

A 10 8 6
A 7 4 2
9 4
5 4 2 Table J 9 7
8
A 10 8 7 6 3
A K 9
54736 =
79697 =
Par NS -140 K 5 4 2
J 10 9 6 5
Q J
10 8

Diamond NS
2 E +1 -110
-1 86
Katz NS
2 E = -90
+1 124

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson ElAhmady Greco Sadek
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

Q 7
10 9 3 2
J 2
A 10 8 6 3 Table 2
Q 8 6 4
A Q 10 3
K 7 5 4
7A584 =
53858 =
Par NS +420 A J 10 8
A 7
K 9 7 6 5
9 2

Diamond NS
4 N = +420
Tie 86
Katz NS
4 N = +420
Tie 124

Katz wins by 38 IMPs

Match AV09 Main

Top 2009 Vanderbilt Final

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