Event AV99 Main

Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver Convention Center
March 1999

1999 Vanderbilt

Final: Jacobs vs. Robinson

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul Q 4
A J 9 3
7 2
A 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7
8 tricks won

K J 9 8 3
Q 6
J 9 3
K Q 9 Table 7 6 5
K 8 2
A K 8 5
8 6 3
65866 =
68576 =
Par NS -100 A 10 2
10 7 5 4
Q 10 6 4
J 10

Jacobs NS
2 W = -110
-2 0
Robinson NS
1 NT N -1 -50
+2 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 1 NT AP

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

10
Q 8 3
K J 10 7 6 4
J 7 2 Table K J 9 3 2
J 6 2
A 3
A 9 3
77757 77747
56585 56575
Par NS -90 Q 6 5 4
K 10 7
8 5
Q 10 8 6

Jacobs NS
2 W = -90
-5 0
Robinson NS
1 NT W -2 +100
+5 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1
Pass 3 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q J 10 2
8 3
A Q 8
J 5 4 2 Table 8 7 6
A K Q 10 6 5
3
A 9 7
34374 =
98A59 99A69
Par NS -620 A 5 4
J 9 2
K 4 2
K Q 6 3

Jacobs NS
3 NT W = -600
Tie 0
Robinson NS
3 NT W = -600
Tie 7

4. W deals
Both vul J 4
K Q J
K J 10 8
A Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K Q 7 5 2
10 8 4 3 2
6
4 Table 10 9
9 6 5
A 9 7 4 2
10 8 6
64489 =
59943 =
Par NS -140 8 6 3
A 7
Q 5 3
K J 5 3 2

Jacobs NS
4 W -1 +100
-1 0
Robinson NS
4 S = +130
+1 8

5. N deals
N-S vul A 6
Q 5
K Q J 6 2
A K 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 1 NT Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 7 5 3 2
K 7 2
10 8 5
6 3 Table J 4
A 9 8 6 4
A 9
Q 10 5 4
88799 88699
35634 =
Par NS +120 K Q 9 8
J 10 3
7 4 3
J 9 2

Jacobs NS
5 N -2 -200
-8 0
Robinson NS
3 N +1 +130
+8 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 3 AP

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

J 10 9 8 4
A Q J 2
7
A J 8 Table 7 6 2
4
Q 8 2
K Q 10 9 7 6
54883 54884
58549 =
Par NS -100 K 5
K 9 8 6 3
A 9 6 5
4 3

Jacobs NS
3 W +1 -170
-1 0
Robinson NS
2 E +1 -140
+1 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q 8 6
J 10 4
K J 6
Q 9 6 Table 10 7 5 4
A 3 2
A Q 8 2
J 4
44647 =
99786 =
Par NS -600 K J 9
K 8 6 5
10 9 7 5
K 10

Jacobs NS
2 NT W = -120
+11 11
Robinson NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-11 17

8. W deals
None vul K 2
10 7
K Q 10 6 3
A K Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
Pass 1 Dbl 2 2 3 4 Pass
4 5 AP Pass Pass

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

J 4
K J 8 6 3 2
9 7
7 6 5 Table Q 10 9 7 6
A Q 5 4
A 4 2
9
664AB =
66922 =
Par NS +300 A 8 5 3
9
J 8 5
J 10 8 4 2

Jacobs NS
5 N = +400
+8 19
Robinson NS
4 W -1 +50
-8 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 NT AP

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

K 3 2
7 2
7 6 4
Q J 10 9 2 Table Q 10 7 6
A K 10 6
K 9 5 3
6
76766 76765
66666 =
Par NS +90 A J 9 4
9 5 3
Q 10 8 2
8 3

Jacobs NS
1 NT N = +90
+4 23
Robinson NS
1 NT N -1 -50
-4 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

8 5 4
A J 10 8 4
A Q 2
K 7 Table A Q 9 6
K 3
J 7 6
J 9 4 3
33355 =
A9A87 =
Par NS -630 K 10
9 7 6 5 2
K 8 5 3
10 6

Jacobs NS
3 NT W = -600
+1 24
Robinson NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 17

11. S deals
None vul 8 7 6 4
10 2
6 3
K J 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 5 2
J 9 5
J 5 4
9 6 3 Table Q 9
8 7 3
K 10 9 8
A Q 7 4
89889 =
54354 54554
Par NS +140 A 10 3
A K Q 6 4
A Q 7 2
10

Jacobs NS
3 NT N = +400
+10 34
Robinson NS
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 17

12. W deals
N-S vul J 5 2
6 5
K 8 6 4
Q 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 8 4
Q 10 4 2
A J 10
K 3 Table 10 9 3
9 8 7 3
Q 7 3
7 5 4
87688 87699
56744 55744
Par NS +120 A 7 6
A K J
9 5 2
A J 9 6

Jacobs NS
1 NT W -3 +150
+2 36
Robinson NS
1 NT W -2 +100
-2 17

13. N deals
Both vul A 10 7 6
K Q 8 3
K 8 6
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 AP 2 AP

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

K Q J
7 4
A 7 4
A Q 8 7 3 Table 5 4 3 2
A 10 5 2
J 10 3
5 4
75666 =
68767 =
Par NS -110 9 8
J 9 6
Q 9 5 2
K J 10 9

Jacobs NS
2 S -1 -100
-5 36
Robinson NS
2 W -1 +100
+5 22

14. E deals
None vul A Q J 10 9
A 3 2
Q 9 2
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 2 1 2
Pass 2 NT 3 Pass Pass 3 AP
3 3 AP

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

K 8 5 3 2
9 6
7 4 3
10 8 4 Table 6
K J
K J 10 8 5
A K Q 7 5
78A55 67944
65388 =
Par NS +420 7 4
Q 10 8 7 5 4
A 6
J 6 2

Jacobs NS
3 S = +140
-1 36
Robinson NS
3 S +1 +170
+1 23

15. S deals
N-S vul K 9 7 5 2
K 9 8
K 4 2
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 NT 1 NT
2 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 3
Q J 5 4 2
A 5
7 6 3 2 Table J 10 4
10 7 3
10 8 3
K J 9 5
8A7B7 =
22626 =
Par NS +620 Q 8 6
A 6
Q J 9 7 6
A Q 8

Jacobs NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 36
Robinson NS
4 S = +620
+12 35

16. W deals
E-W vul 9 7 5 3 2
Q J 9
Q 2
9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
2 NT Pass 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 6 NT AP 4 Pass 6 AP

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

A Q
K 8 7 5
A 3
A K 8 5 2 Table K 8
6 4
K J 10 9 7 4
Q J 3
05300 =
C89CC =
Par NS -1440 J 10 6 4
A 10 3 2
8 6 5
10 4

Jacobs NS
6 NT W -2 +200
+17 53
Robinson NS
6 W = -1370
-17 35

Jacobs leads by 18 IMPs

Match AV99 Main

Top 1999 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul A 9 8 6 3
K Q 9 8 7
K 8
10

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
1 2 2 1 Dbl 2
3 3 5 Dbl (AP) Pass 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10
10 6 5 4 3
6 4 3
Q J 4 Table K J 2
J
A J 9
A K 9 8 6 5
59873 =
74549 =
Par NS +100 7 5 4
A 2
Q 10 7 5 2
7 3 2

Jacobs NS
5 × E -1 +100
+4 57
Robinson NS
3 N -1 -50
-4 35

18. E deals
N-S vul —
A K J 9
K J 6 4
Q J 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
1 NT Pass Pass Pass
4 Dbl Pass 5 3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

Q 10 9 7 6 4 3
5 3
A 10 8 2
— Table A J 8
10 7 4 2
Q 9 7 5
A 6
6385B =
39371 =
Par NS +300 K 5 2
Q 8 6
3
K 10 9 7 5 2

Jacobs NS
5 × W -2 +300
+12 69
Robinson NS
3 NT S -3 -300
-12 35

19. S deals
E-W vul A Q J 10
7 5 4
J 7 5
7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

6 5 4
A K 10
A 10 2
Q 5 4 2 Table 9 7 2
8 6 3
Q 8 4 3
K J 8
66666 =
77777 =
Par NS -90 K 8 3
Q J 9 2
K 9 6
A 10 9

Jacobs NS
1 NT S = +90
+4 73
Robinson NS
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 35

20. W deals
Both vul A Q 8 3
5 3
Q 5
10 9 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP Pass Pass

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

K 10 9 4 2
8
A J 7 3
J 7 2 Table J 5
A 10 9 6 4 2
K 8 4 2
K
75648 =
68784 68794
Par NS -110 7 6
K Q J 7
10 9 6
A Q 8 5

Jacobs NS
2 NT N -2 -200
-7 73
Robinson NS
2 E -1 +100
+7 42

21. N deals
N-S vul A 3 2
A Q 8 6 5
Q 10 4
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 5
10 9
A K 9
A J 7 3 Table K 10
K J 4 2
J 6 5 3
Q 6 5
45544 =
88899 =
Par NS -120 J 9 6 4
7 3
8 7 2
K 10 8 4

Jacobs NS
3 NT E -2 +100
+6 79
Robinson NS
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
2 Pass 1 1
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

Q 9 7 3 2
A 4
Q J 9 6 4
7 Table A 8 6 5
J 8 2
2
A K J 8 2
52755 =
7B688 =
Par NS -650 10
K 9 7 3
A K 7 5 3
6 4 3

Jacobs NS
4 E +1 -650
-13 79
Robinson NS
4 W -1 +100
+13 55

23. S deals
Both vul Q J 3
A 9 8 7 5
7 4
K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 4 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 8
Q J 10
Q J 9 2
A Q 3 Table A 10 6 5 4 2
K 3
10 3
J 5 2
54766 =
88677 =
Par NS -120 7
6 4 2
A K 8 6 5
10 9 8 7

Jacobs NS
4 W -2 +200
+8 87
Robinson NS
3 W = -140
-8 55

24. W deals
None vul J 9
A J 8 7 4
K 8
A 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
1 1 1 2 1 NT 2 3 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 3 4 (AP)

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

A K 5
6 5 3
A Q J 10 2
9 7 Table Q 10 8 7 3 2
Q 10
9 5 4
K 4
54949 =
79494 =
Par NS -100 6 4
K 9 2
7 6 3
Q J 10 8 5

Jacobs NS
4 N -1 -50
-3 87
Robinson NS
4 W -1 +50
+3 58

25. N deals
E-W vul 10 6 4
4 2
Q 8 4 2
7 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q
K Q 10 9 5 3
J 3
A J 8 Table K J 9 7 2
J
A 10 9 7 5
4 2
11125 =
BABA8 =
Par NS -660 8 5 3
A 8 7 6
K 6
K Q 10 9

Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 87
Robinson NS
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 58

26. E deals
Both vul A K 10 2
Q 4
A J 9 4
Q 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 2 NT Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 4 3
A K J 10 7 5
Q 10 5
J Table 9 8
3 2
7 6 3 2
A 9 8 3 2
69689 =
52744 =
Par NS +140 Q J 7 6
9 8 6
K 8
K 10 7 5

Jacobs NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 87
Robinson NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 58

27. S deals
None vul K 8
A K 10 7 5 3
J 7 2
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
1 1
3 4 AP 3 4 AP

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

A Q 9 7 6 3 2
9 4 2
4
8 7 Table 4
Q
A K 9 8 6 5 3
Q 9 5 3
A5968 =
27171 27174
Par NS +430 J 10 5
J 8 6
Q 10
A K J 10 6

Jacobs NS
4 N -1 -50
Tie 87
Robinson NS
4 N -1 -50
Tie 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
2 Pass Pass Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Rdbl Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass 2 AP 3 NT AP

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

A 10 6
J 7
10 6
A K Q 10 9 5 Table J 9 8 4
A K 6 3
9 4 2
6 2
65785 =
68658 67658
Par NS -110 7 5 2
Q 10 9 4
A K J 8 3
7

Jacobs NS
2 E -1 +50
-2 87
Robinson NS
3 NT W -2 +100
+2 60

29. N deals
Both vul 2
A K Q 10 4 3 2
10 7 5
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
3 Pass 4 4 Pass 6
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 10 7 5 4
5
A
Q 10 5 4 3 2 Table K 8 6 3
7 6
Q 9 8 6 4 3 2
—
B4958 =
29174 =
Par NS +660 A J 9
J 9 8
K J
A K J 8 6

Jacobs NS
4 × W -1 +200
+14 101
Robinson NS
6 × S -3 -800
-14 60

30. E deals
None vul A 4 3
J 10 8 2
K 9
K 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT AP
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 5 2
K Q
Q J 10 8 4
10 6 3 Table K 10 7
5 4 3
A 5
A J 8 4 2
56855 56844
66588 =
Par NS +100 Q J 9 6
A 9 7 6
7 6 3 2
Q

Jacobs NS
2 S = +110
+2 103
Robinson NS
1 NT W -1 +50
-2 60

31. S deals
N-S vul Q 9 7
10 6 5 4 2
5
Q 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP

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

A J 2
Q 9 8 7
10 7 4 3
K 7 Table K 8 6 3
A
A K Q J 6
J 8 6
32626 33626
9A7B7 =
Par NS -420 10 5 4
K J 3
9 8 2
A 9 5 4

Jacobs NS
3 NT W +1 -430
-1 103
Robinson NS
5 E = -400
+1 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Lauria Stewart Versace Katz Robinson Jacobs Boyd
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
2 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8 5
A 10 6
J 9 5
K 9 5 Table K 9 6
K Q 9 8 4
A Q 7 4
J
44348 =
89A95 =
Par NS -500 A 10 3 2
5 3
K 2
Q 10 6 4 3

Jacobs NS
4 E = -620
Tie 103
Robinson NS
4 E = -620
Tie 61

Jacobs leads by 42 IMPs

Match AV99 Main

Top 1999 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul 8 6
K Q 9 5
K 3 2
10 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1
Dbl 2 3 Pass 2 Dbl 4 AP
4 AP

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

K Q 9 3
8 6 3 2
A 8 7 5 4
— Table J 10 4 2
J 7 4
—
A K Q 7 5 3
63675 62594
49447 =
Par NS -100 A 7 5
A 10
Q J 10 9 6
J 6 4

Jacobs NS
4 E -2 +100
Tie 103
Robinson NS
4 E -2 +100
Tie 61

34. E deals
N-S vul J 10 5 4 2
Q
K 10 8 5 3
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
2 3 1 2
4 AP 4 AP

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

9 8
K 8 6 4 3
Q J 6 4 2
10 Table A Q 6 3
A J 10 5 2
—
J 8 6 4
67289 =
54A44 56A44
Par NS -420 K 7
9 7
A 9 7
A K Q 9 5 2

Jacobs NS
4 W -1 +50
+11 114
Robinson NS
4 E +1 -450
-11 61

35. S deals
E-W vul 9 8 6 5
7 6 4
Q 10 9 7
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J 7 3 2
10 5
K 5 3 2
8 6 3 Table K 10 4
J 9 2
A 6
Q J 7 5 2
98AA7 =
35236 =
Par NS +420 A Q
A K Q 8 3
J 8 4
A K 4

Jacobs NS
4 S +1 +450
+6 120
Robinson NS
2 NT S +3 +210
-6 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP 2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A K 7 4
A Q 9 4
10 9 7
J 10 Table 10 9 8 5
K J 2
6 3 2
K 6 4
64679 =
78744 =
Par NS +110 J 6 3
10 8 7 6 3
Q 5 4
7 5

Jacobs NS
2 E +1 -140
-6 120
Robinson NS
3 S = +110
+6 67

37. N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 4 2
A 5
K 8 3 2
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 Pass 4 1 Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

9
Q 10 9 6
J 10 9 7 5
K 5 3 Table J 5 3
K 8 4 3
A Q 4
J 6 2
7A558 =
42783 =
Par NS +500 K Q 7 6
J 7 2
6
Q 10 9 7 4

Jacobs NS
4 N = +620
Tie 120
Robinson NS
4 N = +620
Tie 67

38. E deals
E-W vul 9 3 2
A 8 7
Q 9 8 5
A 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 7
Q 6
A J 7
10 9 7 4 3 Table 10 5 4
J 5 4 3 2
4 3 2
Q 6
AA8A9 =
33534 =
Par NS +430 A Q 8 6
K 10 9
K 10 6
K J 5

Jacobs NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 120
Robinson NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 67

39. S deals
Both vul 10 8
K 4
Q J 10 9 5 2
8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 1
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
3 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) 2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

9 5 3
Q 8 6 2
8 7 4 3
Q 10 Table 7 6
J 10 9 7 3
A K
A J 4 2
9A5A9 =
42734 =
Par NS +620 A K Q J 4 2
A 5
6
K 9 7 6

Jacobs NS
4 S -1 -100
-6 120
Robinson NS
3 S = +140
+6 73

40. W deals
None vul Q J 9 4 2
Q 7 5
Q 6 3
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 Pass 2 2 1 Pass 1 1
3 AP 2 2 Dbl Pass
3 AP

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

A 6
10 2
A 10 8 4
K 7 5 3 2 Table K 8
9 4 3
K 9 5 2
A J 9 4
47733 =
866AA =
Par NS -130 10 7 5 3
A K J 8 6
J 7
8 6

Jacobs NS
3 W +1 -130
Tie 120
Robinson NS
3 E +1 -130
Tie 73

41. N deals
E-W vul A 8 7
Q
A J 7 5
A K J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 10
J 10 8
Q 6 4 2
7 6 3 2 Table J 2
K 9 7 6
K 8 3
Q 10 9 4
ACAA9 AC9A9
20333 20334
Par NS +980 K 9 6 5 4 3
A 5 4 3 2
10 9
—

Jacobs NS
6 S +1 +1010
+11 131
Robinson NS
4 S +2 +480
-11 73

42. E deals
Both vul A 6 2
A K Q 8 5 3
J 9 4 3
—

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
3 4 AP Dbl 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7
9 2
A 8 2
A K J 10 7 2 Table Q 10 8 5 4
J 10
6 5
Q 9 8 5
67CC5 =
45118 =
Par NS +1400 K J 3
7 6 4
K Q 10 7
6 4 3

Jacobs NS
4 N +2 +680
Tie 131
Robinson NS
4 N +2 +680
Tie 73

43. S deals
None vul J 5 4
K 8
8 6 4 3
J 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Dbl Pass
1 Dbl 2 AP

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

A K 7 2
6 5 2
Q J 9 7
8 2 Table Q 9 8 3
7 4 3
A 2
A Q 7 6
65767 =
68676 78676
Par NS -110 10 6
A Q J 10 9
K 10 5
K 5 3

Jacobs NS
2 S -2 -100
Tie 131
Robinson NS
2 W = -110
Tie 73

44. W deals
N-S vul 8
8 6 4 2
Q J 2
K 8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 6 5 2
A J 9
A 5 3
Q 6 Table A K J 9 4
K 10
K 8 7
J 9 2
32646 =
AB787 =
Par NS -450 7 3
Q 7 5 3
10 9 6 4
A 10 7

Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -450
-1 131
Robinson NS
4 W = -420
+1 74

45. N deals
Both vul A K 9 6
K 7 2
A 10 9 5
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 2 Dbl 1 2 2
3 Dbl Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 3 NT Dbl 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

10 8 4 2
A Q J 9
K 8 6
Q 7 Table 5 3
5 4
4 2
K J 10 9 6 5 2
AA9B6 =
33327 =
Par NS +630 Q J 7
10 8 6 3
Q J 7 3
8 4

Jacobs NS
4 N = +620
-5 131
Robinson NS
4 × E -3 +800
+5 79

46. E deals
None vul K 10 9 3
8
A 9 6 5
J 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 6
K J 6 5
K J 3
Q 7 3 Table 8 4
9 7 3 2
Q 8 4 2
A K 5
57446 =
86997 86987
Par NS -140 Q 7 5 2
A Q 10 4
10 7
10 8 4

Jacobs NS
3 W = -140
-5 131
Robinson NS
4 W -1 +50
+5 84

47. S deals
N-S vul A K J 8 5 2
Q 3
—
K Q 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 3 Dbl
Pass 2 3 3 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 3
J 7
10 6 3
A 10 8 7 5 Table 10 7
A K 10 6 4
Q 9 7 5 2
2
99659 =
42673 =
Par NS +500 Q 4
9 8 5 2
A K J 8 4
J 4

Jacobs NS
4 N = +620
Tie 131
Robinson NS
4 N = +620
Tie 84

48. W deals
E-W vul 6 3 2
A 6 3 2
A Q 7 5
K 4

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Weichsel Robinson Sontag Versace Becker Lauria Kamil
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q J 5 4
K Q J 8
K
J 5 2 Table K 10 9 7
9 4
10 4 3 2
A Q 10
52565 =
8B767 =
Par NS -650 8
10 7 5
J 9 8 6
9 8 7 6 3

Jacobs NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 131
Robinson NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 84

Jacobs leads by 47 IMPs

Match AV99 Main

Top 1999 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul K Q 4 2
A 9 8 2
9
A 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 6 3
K Q 10 7
K Q J 10
Q Table 8 7
J 6
6 5 4 3 2
K 8 7 3
88959 =
45474 =
Par NS +140 A 10 5
5 4 3
A 8 7
J 10 5 4

Jacobs NS
3 N = +110
+2 133
Robinson NS
3 E -1 +50
-2 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT 2 2 Pass 2 3 3 AP
3 AP

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

7 6 4
A J 4
J 8 4 2
A 8 2 Table K Q J 10 5 2
Q 6 5
10
Q J 3
64898 =
79544 =
Par NS -140 9
K 10 9 8 7 3
7 6 3
6 5 4

Jacobs NS
3 E = -140
Tie 133
Robinson NS
3 E = -140
Tie 84

51. S deals
E-W vul A Q 8 6
Q 7 4
A 8 6
J 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 4 AP Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

7 2
6
Q J 9 7 5 4
A 9 6 4 Table J 9 4 3
A K 10
10 2
Q 8 5 3
78A45 =
54387 =
Par NS +420 K 10 5
J 9 8 5 3 2
K 3
K 7

Jacobs NS
4 S = +420
+6 139
Robinson NS
3 S +1 +170
-6 84

52. W deals
Both vul 6
K 10 8 7 6 5
3
10 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass 5 Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass
7 AP 4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A Q 2
A
A 5 4 2
A K 9 8 2 Table 10 9 7 3
Q J 2
K J 10 7 6
Q
13401 =
CA7DB =
Par NS -2140 K J 8 5 4
9 4 3
Q 9 8
J 6

Jacobs NS
7 E -1 +100
+16 155
Robinson NS
6 E = -1370
-16 84

53. N deals
N-S vul Q 7 6 5 3
10 4 3
A J 9
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl 4
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 4 2
9 2
Q 3 2
Q 10 8 5 Table A
K Q 8
K 7 6 5 4
K 6 3 2
78844 =
53498 53488
Par NS -110 K J 8
A J 7 6 5
10 8
J 9 4

Jacobs NS
2 N = +110
+5 160
Robinson NS
4 N -1 -100
-5 84

54. E deals
E-W vul K J 8
J 10 6 4
J 2
K Q J 7

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 5 3
Q 9 8 5
7 5 4
9 Table 4 2
A 7 2
A K Q 6
10 8 5 2
86779 =
56564 57564
Par NS +120 A 9 6
K 3
10 9 8 3
A 6 4 3

Jacobs NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 160
Robinson NS
3 S = +110
Tie 84

55. S deals
Both vul 6 5 2
J 8 5 4 2
Q
A K 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
1 1
3 4 5 Pass 2 4 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP Pass 5 Dbl Pass
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

K J 4
—
K J 8 6 5 4 3
J 10 3 Table A Q 10 8 7
A 10 6
9 7 2
7 4
53A38 =
693A3 =
Par NS +200 9 3
K Q 9 7 3
A 10
Q 9 6 2

Jacobs NS
5 × W -2 +500
+12 172
Robinson NS
5 × S -1 -200
-12 84

56. W deals
None vul 6 5 2
—
J 7 6
A Q 8 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
1 4 4 5 1 3 4 4
6 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

K 3
10 7 5 4 2
A K 10 8 3 2
— Table Q
K Q 9 8 3
Q 9 5 4
K J 10
5A33A =
73AA3 73A93
Par NS +100 A J 10 9 8 7 4
A J 6
—
9 7 5

Jacobs NS
6 × E -2 +300
+5 177
Robinson NS
5 × W -1 +100
-5 84

57. N deals
E-W vul 5
Q 9 7 2
K 7 5 4 3
K J 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 6
J 8 6 5 4
Q J
A 8 7 5 Table J 10 9 8 2
3
A 9 8 2
6 4 3
76776 =
67567 =
Par NS +90 K Q 7 4 3
A K 10
10 6
Q 10 9

Jacobs NS
2 S -2 -100
-2 177
Robinson NS
1 NT N -1 -50
+2 86

58. E deals
Both vul —
K 5 4 3
Q J 10 3
J 7 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
Pass Pass Pass 4
1 Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass 5 Pass
3 NT AP Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 10
A Q 9 8 6 2
K 9 7
A Table A 8 6
J 10
A 8 6 5 4 2
10 8
2723B =
86AA2 869A2
Par NS +200 J 9 7 5 4 3 2
7
—
K Q 9 5 4

Jacobs NS
3 NT W -1 +100
-3 177
Robinson NS
5 × E -1 +200
+3 89

59. S deals
None vul K 2
Q 9 7 6 4 3
K 5
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 2 4 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

A 9 8 3
5
Q J 3 2
J 9 7 6 Table Q J 10 6 5
K 8
A 10 9 7
10 2
84A49 =
49394 =
Par NS +100 7 4
A J 10 2
8 6 4
K Q 8 5

Jacobs NS
4 E -1 +50
-9 177
Robinson NS
4 N = +420
+9 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP

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

9 8 5 4 3
A Q 8
J 7 4
Q 5 Table K 10
K 5 4 3
A 8 3 2
J 10 9
66677 =
67765 =
Par NS -80 A J 6 2
J 9 6
Q 6 5
K 6 2

Jacobs NS
Passed out 0
-2 177
Robinson NS
1 NT E -1 +50
+2 100

61. N deals
Both vul J 10 4 3
J 10 9
10 3 2
A 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 1
1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

K Q
Q 8 7 6 5
K J 9 7 4
6 Table A 7 6 2
2
A Q 8 5
Q 10 9 4
56526 =
867B6 877B6
Par NS -600 9 8 5
A K 4 3
6
K J 5 3 2

Jacobs NS
3 E +2 -150
-1 177
Robinson NS
3 W = -110
+1 101

62. E deals
None vul Q J 10 8 6
Q 9 8 5 3 2
7
Q

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
1 NT Pass 1 NT 2
Pass Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 (AP)
Dbl 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

7 3
K 10 6 4
A 8 2
J 8 6 4 Table A 9 4
A J
Q 10 4 3
A 9 5 2
56654 =
86789 =
Par NS -120 K 5 2
7
K J 9 6 5
K 10 7 3

Jacobs NS
3 E = -110
Tie 177
Robinson NS
2 S -2 -100
Tie 101

63. S deals
N-S vul K Q 7
A 7 4 2
Q
Q J 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 AP Pass 2 2 3
Pass 4 AP

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

5
K 5 3
J 7 6 4 2
K 5 3 2 Table A J 9 4 2
Q 6
A K 10 9 8
9
54727 =
876B6 =
Par NS -400 10 8 6 3
J 10 9 8
5 3
A 8 6

Jacobs NS
1 E +1 -110
+7 184
Robinson NS
4 N -4 -400
-7 101

64. W deals
E-W vul 9
10 7 3 2
K 5 4 3 2
A 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Versace Stewart Lauria Woolsey
1 Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 2
Dbl Pass 2 AP Pass Pass 3 AP

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

K J 6 5
A K J 5
10
7 5 4 2 Table 8 2
8 6
A Q 9 8 7
Q 10 8 3
56554 =
77778 =
Par NS -90 A Q 10 7 4 3
Q 9 4
J 6
K J

Jacobs NS
2 W +1 -110
-5 184
Robinson NS
3 W -1 +100
+5 106

Jacobs wins by 78 IMPs

Match AV99 Main

Top 1999 Vanderbilt Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek