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 Katz 1 2 3 3 4 4 NT 5 7 All Pass Lead 8 A	North Greco Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 10 2	East Jacobs Pass 1 2 3 3 NT 4 5 5 NT Pass 3rd A 4	South Hampson Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl 4th 5 8	West Moss 1 2 3 6 Lead 8 A	North Levin Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 10 9	East Gitelman Pass 1 3 3 NT 3rd A 4	South Weinstein Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 5 8
— K 5 3 A K J 5 A K 10 7 6 3		Q 10 9 5 3 A 9 Q 6 3 2 5 4
14501 = B98DC = Par EW +1440	A 7 6 4 J 8 7 9 7 4 Q J 8
Diamond NS 7 × West = -1630  0	Katz NS   6 West +1   -940 +12 12

2. E deals N-S vul	J 10 J 10 8 5 4 2 A 8 3 A 4		West Katz Pass Pass Lead K A 4 6 8 3 K	North Greco 4 2nd A 10 Q A 5 4 2	East Jacobs Pass Pass 3rd J 2 7 9 J 2	South Hampson 3 Pass 4th 5 6 3 10 K 7	West Moss Pass Pass Lead K A 4 7 9 3 K	North Levin 4 2nd A 10 Q A 6 9 6	East Gitelman Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 7 9 J 8 2	South Weinstein 3 Pass 4th 5 3 5 10 K 2 6
9 A Q 6 K Q 7 6 2 J 6 5 3		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 South -1 -100 = 0	Katz NS   4 South -1   -100 = 12

3. S deals E-W vul	K J 8 7 4 3 J 8 6 2 8 8 2		West Katz 2 5 Lead 8 J 4 A	North Greco 2 All Pass 2nd A 3 5	East Jacobs 3 3rd J 7 K	South Hampson 1 3 4th 10 2 8	West Moss 1 5 NT Lead K 5 10	North Levin 3 Pass 2nd 10 6 8	East Gitelman Dbl 6 3rd 6 A 4	South Weinstein Pass 4 All Pass 4th A 3 J
A 10 9 10 Q 10 9 6 A K Q 9 7		5 A 9 7 5 A 7 5 4 3 2 J 4
16611 = 877CC = Par EW +1370	Q 6 2 K Q 4 3 K J 10 6 5 3
Diamond NS 5 West +1 -620 +13 13	Katz NS   6 East =   -1370  12

4. W deals Both vul	K Q 10 A 9 4 2 A J 4 3 8 2		West Katz Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 7 9 8 A 8 3 J	North Greco 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 5 4 2 4 Q K 9	East Jacobs Pass Pass 3rd K Q 3 5 7 3 10	South Hampson 2 Pass 4th 2 J 10 10 4 5 Q	West Moss Pass Pass Pass Lead K 7 6 7 4 8 8 A	North Levin 1 2 2nd 2 4 5 2 8 K 5	East Gitelman Pass Pass 3rd 3 Q 3 Q K 9 J	South Weinstein 1 Pass 4th 5 J 9 A 7 3 A
A J 8 3 K 7 Q 6 2 10 7 6 3		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 North -1 -100 = 13	Katz NS   2 South -1   -100 = 12

5. N deals N-S vul	J 10 7 8 7 5 K Q 6 K Q 5 3		West Katz Dbl 1 3 All Pass Lead A 6 9 5 2 5 2	North Greco 1 Rdbl Pass 3 NT 2nd 7 10 9 Q 8 2 3	East Jacobs Pass Pass 2 Pass 3rd 8 K 8 J J K 3	South Hampson 1 Pass 2 4 4th 3 4 6 6 9 A 8	West Moss 2 3 Dbl Lead 5 2 8 4	North Levin Pass 2 NT 3 NT All Pass 2nd 8 J 4 K	East Gitelman Pass 3 Pass 3rd A K Q 3	South Weinstein 2 Dbl Pass 4th 6 3 7 9
A Q 6 2 A A 10 8 4 2 7 4 2		K 8 6 4 3 2 J 9 7 5 3 J 6
87837 = 56594 = Par EW +110	9 5 4 3 K Q J 10 9 — A 10 9 8
Diamond NS 4 South -2 -200 = 13	Katz NS   3 NT× North -1   -200 = 12

6. E deals E-W vul	10 9 8 6 Q 10 7 3 J 9 4 3 J		West Katz 2 4 NT All Pass Lead A A 3 K	North Greco 4 Pass 2nd 4 5 2 6	East Jacobs 1 Pass 5 3rd 8 3 9 2	South Hampson 2 Pass Dbl 4th 2 4 J 3	West Moss 2 5 Pass Lead 10 A Q J A	North Levin 4 Pass Pass 2nd 3 7 K 2 4	East Gitelman 1 Pass 5 Dbl 3rd K 8 A 3 8	South Weinstein 2 Pass 5 All Pass 4th J 9 5 4 2
4 5 A 8 7 2 A K 7 6 5 4 2		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 × East = -750  13	Katz NS   5 × North =   +650 +16 28

7. S deals Both vul	8 7 5 2 A J 9 7 3 A Q 7 3		West Katz Pass Pass All Pass Lead A K J 2	North Greco 1 2 2nd 2 4 Q K	East Jacobs Pass Pass 3rd 5 6 8	South Hampson Pass 2 4 4th 7 3 Q	West Moss Pass Pass Lead 5 2 5 J A	North Levin 2 Pass 2nd Q 3 K 10 7	East Gitelman Pass Pass 3rd 8 A A 2 3	South Weinstein Pass 4 4th 4 6 8 5 2
K Q 10 6 K K 6 5 2 10 8 6 5		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 North +1 +650 = 13	Katz NS   4 South +1   +650 = 28

8. W deals None vul	K 6 Q 10 5 3 A K 8 7 K 5 4		West Katz 1 2 Lead K A 5 6 A Q	North Greco 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 4 3 7 7 4	East Jacobs 2 Pass 3rd 5 4 J 2 10 2	South Hampson Pass Pass 4th 6 10 K 8 9 8	West Moss 1 4 Lead K 5 10 4	North Levin Pass Pass 2nd 2 9 2 2	East Gitelman 2 Pass 3rd 5 8 8 7	South Weinstein Pass Pass 4th 6 6 K
A J 8 A K Q 10 6 Q J 10 6 3		Q 10 7 5 4 J 9 6 4 2 A 9 2
32563 = 9A86A = Par EW +420	9 3 2 8 7 2 J 9 5 4 3 8 7
Diamond NS 2 West +3 -200 +6 19	Katz NS   4 West +1   -450  28

9. N deals E-W vul	J 7 A 3 2 8 7 5 3 Q 7 6 5		West Katz Pass Pass Lead 5 5 Q J 10 A 6 10	North Greco Pass 1 NT 2nd Q 8 5 6 7 3 2 8	East Jacobs Pass Pass 3rd K J K 2 8 4 9 9	South Hampson 1 Pass 4th A A J 2 3 3 7 9	West Moss 1 1 2 Lead 6 J 4 J A 10 6 10	North Levin Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 2 6 5 5 7 7 7	East Gitelman Pass 1 2 3 3rd J 3 K 3 8 K 9 5	South Weinstein Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 4th 4 A A A 2 9 5
A 10 8 2 K Q 10 9 4 2 A 10 4		K 9 5 J 10 8 5 4 A K 6 8 3
44426 = 898B6 = Par EW +600	Q 6 4 3 Q 9 7 6 J K J 9 2
Diamond NS 1 NT North -4 -200  19	Katz NS   3 West +1   -130 +2 30

10. E deals Both vul	K 10 7 2 A K 7 10 9 4 3 K 2		West Katz Pass Pass Lead 6 9 3 10 10 4 8 8 4	North Greco 1 3 NT 2nd 7 J 6 A 2 3 J 7 K	East Jacobs Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 4 J 5 Q 2 A 8	South Hampson 1 1 NT 4th 2 K K 3 6 6 2 5	West Moss 1 Pass Lead Q 4 9 10 8 3 Q A 4	North Levin 2 NT Pass 2nd J 7 3 2 A 5 4 3 Q	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 3rd A Q 6 7 5 J 4 9	South Weinstein 1 3 NT 4th 2 2 K K J 3 6 8
A 9 6 5 4 3 10 8 6 4 K Q 3		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 South -1 -100  19	Katz NS   3 NT North =   +600 +12 42

11. S deals None vul	A K 9 Q 9 7 2 8 6 4 A J 6		West Katz 2 Pass Lead Q Q 5 10 J 7 K 7 3	North Greco 4 2nd A 3 4 10 8 5 2 3 7	East Jacobs Pass 3rd 4 4 A J 2 9 10 K J	South Hampson 2 Pass 4th 3 A Q 6 7 2 6 8 2	West Moss 2 Pass Lead 5 J	North Levin 4 2nd 9 8	East Gitelman Pass 3rd 2 2	South Weinstein 2 Pass 4th 10 3
Q J 8 6 5 A 8 K J 5 K 9 7		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 South = +420 = 19	Katz NS   4 South =   +420 = 42

12. W deals N-S vul	7 4 3 Q J 7 6 3 9 5 2 J 7		West Katz 1 NT 2 Pass Lead Q 5 Q 3 A Q K A 8	North Greco Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 4 5 2 3 K 10 7 10	East Jacobs 2 4 3rd 5 K 8 K 6 4 J 5 9	South Hampson Pass Pass 4th A J 7 J 4 2 4 3	West Moss 1 NT 2 Pass Lead 2 K 5 2 Q	North Levin Pass Pass Pass 2nd Q 7 A 3 J	East Gitelman 2 4 3rd A 9 3 K	South Weinstein Pass Pass 4th 4 3 2 9
A 10 5 2 A 10 9 7 4 A K 9 8		K Q 8 6 4 2 Q J 10 6 3 Q 3
42634 = 9A7A8 = Par EW +420	J 9 K 8 5 A K 8 10 6 5 4 2
Diamond NS 4 West = -420 +1 20	Katz NS   4 West +1   -450  42

13. N deals Both vul	J 5 4 A 9 5 J 10 5 J 9 5 2		West Katz 4 Lead J 10 2 Q 5 J	North Greco Pass Pass 2nd 3 4 7 A K	East Jacobs 2 Pass 3rd 7 A 2 3 7	South Hampson Pass Pass 4th A 6 5 4 8	West Moss 2 3 Lead 6 K 3 8 2 A 6 3 K	North Levin Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 10 7 8 5 9 2 5 2 J	East Gitelman 1 2 4 3rd J 4 2 10 Q 3 6 Q 6	South Weinstein Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 4 5 4 5 Q K 10 4
10 Q 8 2 A K Q A 10 8 7 6 4		A K 3 2 K J 10 6 3 8 6 3 3
35134 = A8C89 = Par EW +1430	Q 9 8 7 6 7 4 9 7 4 2 K Q
Diamond NS 4 West +1 -650  20	Katz NS   4 East =   -620 +1 43

14. E deals None vul	J 8 5 Q 5 4 3 K 7 6 2 J 8		West Katz 1 2 2 3 NT Lead 9 8 2 9 K Q 4	North Greco Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 7 4 5 6 J 2 3	East Jacobs Pass 1 NT 2 2 3rd J 6 Q A 9 8 10	South Hampson Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 A 10 8 7 3 4	West Moss 2 NT 3 Lead 2 A 2 2 K 3 4	North Levin Pass Pass 2nd 8 5 8 6 J 3 J	East Gitelman Pass 3 3 NT 3rd 9 9 Q A 7 8 9	South Weinstein Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q 6 7 8 10 3 6
A K 4 3 2 A J 2 Q J 5 A 7		Q 9 10 9 8 7 A 8 K 5 4 3 2
11142 = CCC8A = Par EW +990	10 7 6 K 6 10 9 4 3 Q 10 9 6
Diamond NS 3 NT East +1 -430 = 20	Katz NS   3 NT West +1   -430 = 43

15. S deals N-S vul	K Q 6 5 3 8 4 3 K 3 K 6 3		West Katz 1 Pass Lead 6 A J 9 Q	North Greco 1 3 NT 2nd 3 7 10 5 2	East Jacobs Pass All Pass 3rd 8 3 5 K 4	South Hampson 1 1 NT 4th 10 2 8 4 4	West Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 4 Q	North Levin 1 3 4 5 5 2nd 8 2	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q K	South Weinstein 1 2 NT 3 4 NT 5 6 4th K A
10 7 A Q 10 5 J 9 7 6 4 Q 10		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 South +3 +690 +13 33	Katz NS   6 North -1   -100  43

16. W deals E-W vul	Q 8 8 5 2 J A K 10 9 8 6 3		West Katz 1 4 Dbl Lead 6 A K 5 2 8 3	North Greco 2 5 All Pass 2nd 4 5 Q J Q Q A	East Jacobs 2 Pass 3rd K 7 5 K A 5	South Hampson 3 Pass 4th 2 10 2 A 4 3	West Moss Lead	North Levin 2nd	East Gitelman 3rd	South Weinstein 4th
A K 7 A K J 9 3 Q 6 5 4 Q		10 6 5 Q 7 6 K 10 9 8 2 7 4
66229 = 56AB4 = Par EW +500	J 9 4 3 2 10 4 A 7 3 J 5 2
Diamond NS 5 × North -2 -300 = 33	Katz NS   5 × North -2   -300 = 43

Katz leads by 10 IMPs

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Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	A 10 5 2 10 9 6 3 6 5 3 K 3		West Katz 2 NT 4 Lead K 9 K Q 7 Q 4 2 8	North Platnick Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 6 7 3 2 5 6 8 2	East Jacobs 2 3 3rd 10 A 4 8 K 9 A A 5	South Diamond Pass Pass 4th 7 2 3 6 3 8 J 3 J	West Greco 2 NT Dbl Lead 4 6 3 6 J 8 3 A 9	North ElAhmady Pass 4 All Pass 2nd 2 5 4 5 Q 10 J 2 8	East Hampson 1 Pass 3rd 7 K 8 2 3 5 7 4 K	South Sadek 1 Pass 4th J 2 A 9 7 3 8 5 6
8 6 4 A 8 4 K Q 4 A Q 7 5		7 K Q J 5 2 A 10 9 7 9 4 2
38223 = 85AB9 = Par EW +400	K Q J 9 3 7 J 8 2 J 10 8 6
Diamond NS 4 East = -420  33	Katz NS   4 × South -2   -300 +3 46

18. E deals N-S vul	8 7 6 5 K 7 5 2 9 K Q 9 8		West Katz 3 NT Lead K 8 2 Q 9 A 2 10 3	North Platnick Pass 2nd 10 2 4 5 10 8 5 4 8	East Jacobs 3 Pass 3rd 5 A 9 3 J 9 Q 3 A	South Diamond Pass Pass 4th 6 J 4 6 A K 3 6	West Greco 3 NT Lead Q 9 2 8 2 A 2 10	North ElAhmady Pass 2nd 10 2 4 5 3 5 6 5	East Hampson 3 Pass 3rd 3 A K 4 Q 9 Q 3	South Sadek Pass Pass 4th 6 J 4 6 A K 3 7
A J 4 3 2 A J 6 4 A 6 J 6		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 West -2 +100 = 33	Katz NS   3 NT West -2   +100 = 46

19. S deals E-W vul	K 8 4 3 A K 10 Q 6 K 10 3 2		West Katz Pass Pass Lead 5 4 4 3 J 3 2 Q 5	North Platnick 1 NT 2nd 2 A 6 8 4 9 J 7 3	East Jacobs Pass 3rd 10 9 Q A 3 A 5 6 K	South Diamond Pass Pass 4th K 6 K 5 7 2 7 8 6	West Greco Pass Pass Lead J 3 4 K 4 J 5 9 4	North ElAhmady 1 NT 2nd 3 5 K A A 5 3 10 7	East Hampson Pass 3rd 6 9 2 2 9 4 K Q A	South Sadek Pass Pass 4th A 10 5 6 2 Q 6 7 Q
10 6 9 6 4 A K J 9 Q 9 7 5		A Q 7 5 Q J 2 5 4 2 J 8 4
56665 = 76678 = Par EW +90	J 9 2 8 7 5 3 10 8 7 3 A 6
Diamond NS 1 NT North = +90 +5 38	Katz NS   1 NT North -2   -100  46

20. W deals Both vul	K J 6 J 10 5 J 10 6 5 6 4 2		West Katz Pass 2 4 Lead 9 K Q 6 A Q 8 10 9	North Platnick Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K J 5 10 2 8 4 6 5	East Jacobs 1 NT 3 3rd 5 4 3 A 4 3 7 7 K	South Diamond Pass Pass 4th 3 2 2 9 6 J 10 A Q	West Greco Pass 2 4 Lead A 4 4 A 2	North ElAhmady Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 5 5 10 10	East Hampson 1 NT 3 3rd 6 K Q 2 J	South Sadek 2 Pass 4th 7 Q 3 K
10 5 3 K Q 8 7 6 K 4 J 10 3		Q 7 A 9 4 3 A Q 8 7 3 K 5
58359 = 64984 = Par EW +140	A 9 8 4 2 2 9 2 A Q 9 8 7
Diamond NS 4 East -1 +100 = 38	Katz NS   4 East -1   +100 = 46

21. N deals N-S vul	A K Q 9 5 4 Q J 7 — Q 9 3 2		West Katz Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 6 A	North Platnick 1 3 4 2nd 7 J 2	East Jacobs Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 K 2	South Diamond 2 4 6 4th 9 4 6	West Greco Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 4 A	North ElAhmady 1 3 5 2nd 7 J 2	East Hampson Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 K	South Sadek 2 4 NT 6 4th 9 4
J 7 6 3 A 6 5 4 2 9 6 5 2 —		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 South = +1370 = 38	Katz NS   6 South =   +1370 = 46

22. E deals E-W vul	A 5 4 3 10 5 4 3 6 5 3 J 10		West Katz 1 1 NT Lead J K 6 7 Q 6 9 5 9	North Platnick Pass All Pass 2nd 3 3 10 4 8 2 4 5 3	East Jacobs Pass 1 3rd 2 2 Q 5 4 10 6 10 8	South Diamond 1 Pass 4th K 7 A 8 A K 9 7 J	West Greco 1 1 NT Lead 5 K 4 7 Q 5 8 J 10	North ElAhmady Pass Pass 2nd 9 3 10 4 8 2 3 9 7	East Hampson Pass 1 3 NT 3rd Q 2 Q 6 2 10 J 9	South Sadek Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 7 A 8 A K 6 4
K A K 8 2 K 9 4 K 9 6 5 4		Q J 10 6 2 J 9 Q 8 2 Q 8 3
45553 = 88789 98789 Par EW +600	9 8 7 Q 7 6 A J 10 7 A 7 2
Diamond NS 1 NT West +2 -150 +11 49	Katz NS   3 NT West +2   -660  46

23. S deals Both vul	A K J 6 5 Q 10 8 6 5 Q 6 3		West Katz Pass Pass Pass Lead K J A K 2	North Platnick 2 3 5 2nd 9 A 3 9 7	East Jacobs Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 4 7 5 6 A	South Diamond 1 NT 2 4 4th 3 5 J 5 4	West Greco Pass Pass Pass Lead 10	North ElAhmady 1 3 3 NT 2nd	East Hampson 2 Pass All Pass 3rd	South Sadek 1 2 3 4th
10 7 5 Q 7 6 3 2 9 3 8 7 4		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 North = +600  49	Katz NS   3 NT North +1   +630 +1 47

24. W deals None vul	A K 9 3 7 2 A 8 2 K Q 9 3		West Katz Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 8 J 7 4	North Platnick 1 NT 2 3 NT 2nd 4 3 3 4 8	East Jacobs Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 5 5 3	South Diamond 2 2 NT 4th A K A Q	West Greco Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 2 8 8 10 7 K Q 2	North ElAhmady 1 NT 2 3 NT 2nd 4 3 4 9 3 10 4 6	East Hampson Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q Q A J 5 K 8 J	South Sadek 2 2 NT 4th A 4 2 K A 5 2 6
10 4 10 6 5 4 K Q J 10 7 6 2		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 North +1 +430 +1 50	Katz NS   3 NT North =   +400  47

25. N deals E-W vul	K 9 5 4 J 3 2 K 5 K Q 8 5		West Katz Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 8 A 8 3 J A	North Platnick 1 1 3 2nd K 9 5 9 4 6 3	East Jacobs Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 10 10 A 2 K	South Diamond 1 2 4 4th 6 5 J Q K 8	West Greco 1 Pass Lead Q 2 J 2 A Q A 7	North ElAhmady 1 Pass Pass 2nd 5 K 6 Q 3 2 6 5	East Hampson Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 4 K 3 4 10 J	South Sadek 1 3 4th 9 6 8 4 7 A K
10 8 6 2 8 Q J 10 4 3 A 7 2		A J 7 3 Q 7 6 A 8 7 2 10 3
64937 44937 794A4 = Par EW +100	Q A K 10 9 5 4 9 6 J 9 6 4
Diamond NS 4 South -2 -100  50	Katz NS   3 South =   +140 +6 53

26. E deals Both vul	K Q J 9 8 K J 9 7 2 6 3 6		West Katz Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 2 8 3 J	North Platnick 2 2 3 4 2nd A 5 9 7	East Jacobs Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K A Q	South Diamond 1 NT 2 2 NT 4 4th 2 4 6 2	West Greco Pass Pass Pass Lead J 7 7 K 9 A Q	North ElAhmady 2 3 4 2nd 6 K 8 4 2 3 6	East Hampson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A A Q 2 A 2	South Sadek 1 NT 2 3 4th 5 3 4 5 6 4
10 7 6 5 6 3 A 2 K J 10 8 7		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 North +1 +650 = 50	Katz NS   4 South +1   +650 = 53

27. S deals None vul	J 7 3 Q J 5 3 K 5 K 9 6 5		West Katz 1 2 3 NT Lead J 5 5 2 10 3 9	North Platnick Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8 4 7 Q 4 4 2	East Jacobs 2 2 NT 3rd K 7 Q 8 6 9	South Diamond Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 A 2 5 Q K	West Greco 1 2 NT Lead 7 2 J 7 9 9 A 7	North ElAhmady Pass Pass 2nd Q 10 K 2 5 6 4 6	East Hampson 2 3 NT 3rd 2 J 4 K 3 5 8 4	South Sadek Pass Pass All Pass 4th 8 K 5 3 Q A 5 6
A 8 5 K 10 8 6 4 J 9 8 A 8		K Q A 7 A 7 6 3 2 Q 4 3 2
34334 34324 98AA9 = Par EW +420	10 9 6 4 2 9 2 Q 10 4 J 10 7
Diamond NS 3 NT East = -400 = 50	Katz NS   3 NT West =   -400 = 53

28. W deals N-S vul	K 10 8 3 2 4 3 J 9 7 2 A J		West Katz 2 Pass Lead K 5 A Q 6 4 8 K Q	North Platnick Pass Pass 2nd A 2 7 5 J A 8 2 7	East Jacobs 3 3rd 9 6 3 2 7 3 2 5 6	South Diamond Pass 4th 4 Q 4 3 8 7 9 3 4	West Greco 1 2 Lead K 6 J 4 Q 7 A 5 8 6	North ElAhmady Pass Pass 2nd 5 4 K Q 9 4 3 4 Q J	East Hampson 1 Pass 3rd 2 A 5 5 10 6 8 Q 7 K	South Sadek 2 Pass 4th 3 3 10 2 8 A 2 7 9 A
J 9 7 5 A J 10 6 5 A 5 10 4		6 4 K Q 9 8 10 8 4 3 K 8 3
68489 = 74954 = Par EW +140	A Q 7 2 K Q 6 Q 9 7 6 5 2
Diamond NS 3 East = -140  50	Katz NS   2 East -3   +150 +7 60

29. N deals Both vul	J 9 10 7 K 8 7 4 A K Q 5 3		West Katz Pass Lead 2 K 7 8 10 A 6 J Q	North Platnick 1 NT 2nd 3 9 J 4 4 10 7 K 8	East Jacobs Pass 3rd K 5 A Q 7 6 9 A 5	South Diamond Pass 4th 7 2 3 3 3 4 5 10 5	West Greco 2 4 Lead A K Q A 5	North ElAhmady 1 Dbl All Pass 2nd 7 9 8 2 3	East Hampson Dbl Pass 3rd 2 10 J 6	South Sadek Pass Pass 4th 4 6 8 9
K Q 10 7 6 A K 5 J 6 8 6 4		A 8 5 Q J 6 2 A Q 9 2 9 7
21046 = 8BA97 = Par EW +650	4 3 2 9 8 4 3 10 5 3 J 10 2
Diamond NS 1 NT North -7 -700  50	Katz NS   4 West +1   -650 +2 62

30. E deals None vul	J 2 10 6 5 4 3 Q K 10 8 6 2		West Katz 3 Pass Lead 3 3 9 5	North Platnick 4 2nd 4 7 6 4	East Jacobs 2 Pass 3rd J J 8 A	South Diamond Dbl Pass 4th K A Q 2	West Greco Rdbl 3 Lead A 4 5 3 3 4	North ElAhmady 3 All Pass 2nd 5 9 4 J 7 Q	East Hampson 2 Pass 3rd 2 10 A K 10 K	South Sadek Dbl Pass 4th 3 6 2 Q Q
A 9 3 A 9 K 10 5 2 J 9 7 5		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 North -2 -100 +1 51	Katz NS   3 East =   -140  62

31. S deals N-S vul	A K Q 4 2 Q 7 K Q 9 8 3 5		West Katz Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 J 3 A 3	North Platnick 1 2 3 4 2nd A 7 6 8 2	East Jacobs Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 2 Q 2 A	South Diamond 1 1 NT 2 NT 3 4th 5 9 5 10 J	West Greco Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 J 3	North ElAhmady 1 3 4 2nd A 6 7	East Hampson Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 2 Q	South Sadek 1 1 NT 4 4th 5 5 9
10 7 6 K 9 8 5 3 J 9 7 6 3		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 North +1 +650 = 51	Katz NS   4 North +1   +650 = 62

32. W deals E-W vul	A 9 7 6 2 K 6 3 9 8 4 J 8		West Katz 1 Pass Lead 3 A 10 Q 9 A 9 6 4	North Platnick 1 Pass 2nd 5 8 6 3 6 4 7 8	East Jacobs Dbl Pass 3rd K 2 6 A 4 3 K 5	South Diamond 4 4th 4 J K 5 7 2 5 10	West Greco 1 NT 3 Pass Lead 6 5 J 7 6 K	North ElAhmady Pass 4 Pass 2nd 2 A A K J	East Hampson 2 5 3rd 4 4 4 8 5	South Sadek 2 Pass 4th 3 3 2 9 Q
10 3 Q 10 7 4 A K Q 7 K 9 2		— J 8 5 2 10 6 3 2 A Q 6 5 3
49222 = 54AAA = Par EW +100	K Q J 8 5 4 A 9 J 5 10 7 4
Diamond NS 4 North -1 -50 +12 63	Katz NS   5 West =   -650  62

Diamond leads by 1 IMP

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Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	K J 10 9 7 2 K 9 8 7 3 2 3		West Weinstein 3 3 NT Lead J A 8 5 9	North Platnick 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 8 3 3 Q J	East Levin Dbl 3 3rd 3 2 K 7 7	South Diamond Pass Pass 4th Q 4 10 2 4	West Moss 4 5 NT Lead J K 5 7 A 4 K A 4	North ElAhmady 2 Pass Pass 2nd 5 6 9 2 5 6 3 7 10	East Gitelman 3 NT 4 NT 6 NT 3rd 9 7 J Q 9 10 4 2 A	South Sadek Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q 3 7 3 2 J 8 4 3
Q 6 5 4 5 K 10 9 7 A J 8 7		A 8 A Q 10 6 4 A Q 4 K 5 2
25311 25321 B8ABC B89BC Par EW +920	3 J 2 J 8 6 5 3 Q 10 9 6 4
Diamond NS 3 NT West +2 -460  63	Katz NS   6 NT East -1   +50 +11 73

34. E deals N-S vul	Q 8 6 4 K 9 4 A 10 9 8 8 2		West Weinstein 1 1 NT Lead 4 10 5 K 3 Q 9 2 4	North Platnick Pass All Pass 2nd 10 8 2 A 7 3 10 A 7	East Levin Pass 1 3rd J 3 6 4 8 3 J J 5	South Diamond Pass Pass 4th A Q K 2 4 9 A 5 8	West Moss 1 Pass Lead 6 10 6 9 3 4 3 6	North ElAhmady Pass Pass 2nd K J 5 8 A 6 Q K	East Gitelman Pass 1 NT 3rd A 5 10 K 4 J 8 7	South Sadek Pass Pass 4th 4 2 2 A 10 Q 3 2
A 9 7 2 A 8 6 K Q 2 10 9 4		K 10 Q 10 7 3 J 4 K J 7 6 3
56574 = 87869 = Par EW +120	J 5 3 J 5 2 7 6 5 3 A Q 5
Diamond NS 1 NT West +1 -120 = 63	Katz NS   1 NT East +1   -120 = 73

35. S deals E-W vul	K Q 7 3 Q 8 7 3 2 Q J 8 2		West Weinstein 2 3 3 NT Lead 3 J 4	North Platnick Pass Pass All Pass 2nd J 5 7	East Levin 2 3 3rd 9 3 9	South Diamond Pass Pass Pass 4th 6 8 2	West Moss 2 3 3 NT Lead Q 3 5 6 J 4	North ElAhmady Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 9 A 8 7	East Gitelman 2 3 3rd 2 J K K 3	South Sadek Pass Pass Pass 4th 6 8 10 5 2
A 8 6 A 6 A K A K 10 9 6 3		10 9 4 K J 10 4 10 9 3 2 J 4
03210 03211 DAAAC = Par EW +2220	J 5 2 9 5 8 7 6 5 4 Q 7 5
Diamond NS 3 NT West +2 -660 = 63	Katz NS   3 NT West +2   -660 = 73