Event AW10 Main Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marriott Hotel October 2010

2010 Rosenblum Cup Final: Diamond vs. Nickell

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	J 9 6 5 8 3 2 J 8 6 4 8 7		West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead K 6 K 2 8 Q	North Moss Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 7 7 2 9	East Meckstroth 1 4 3rd 7 8 4 A 10	South Gitelman 2 Pass 4th 10 10 5 6 3	West Hampson 2 Pass Dbl Lead 7 K 3 A	North Hamman Pass Pass 5 All Pass 2nd 2 7 2	East Greco 1 4 Pass 3rd K 4 8	South Zia 2 4 NT Pass 4th 6 5 6
A 8 4 Q 9 7 K 5 3 Q 9 5 4		K Q 10 3 2 A K J 10 5 9 7 10
32277 = ABB66 = Par EW +450	7 6 4 A Q 10 2 A K J 6 3 2
Diamond NS 4 East +1 -450 +8 8	Nickell NS   5 × South -4   -800  0

2. E deals N-S vul	J 5 J 10 7 A Q J 9 9 6 4 3		West Rodwell 1 2 Lead 3 2 5 K J 10 8 7 4	North Moss Pass All Pass 2nd A 3 6 4 6 9 9 9 A	East Meckstroth Pass 1 3rd 2 9 8 Q 2 6 7 A J	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 5 J Q 7 4 4 2 3 7	West Hampson 1 2 Lead J 3 2 K 9	North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd 2 A 3 4 J	East Greco Pass 1 2 3rd 4 2 Q Q 6	South Zia Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 5 5 7
A Q 9 3 K 10 8 5 K J 10 8 5		10 7 6 2 Q 9 6 5 2 7 6 A Q
65665 = 77777 67777 Par EW +90	K 8 4 3 A K 8 4 4 3 2 7 2
Diamond NS 2 West = -90  8	Nickell NS   2 West -2   +100 +5 5

3. S deals E-W vul	6 5 J 10 7 6 K 8 6 A 7 5 2		West Rodwell Pass 2 4 Lead Q 6 7 8	North Moss Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 Q 5 8	East Meckstroth 1 NT 2 3rd A A K 2	South Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 3 10 J	West Hampson Pass 2 4 Lead 3 A 2 K Q 4 3 8	North Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 J 7 6 7 J 6 2	East Greco 1 NT 2 3rd 10 4 K 9 5 9 8 10	South Zia Pass Pass Pass 4th A 5 6 Q 2 7 7 4
K 10 8 4 K Q 8 4 2 J 5 3 3		A Q 9 3 2 A 9 5 Q 10 K 8 4
42488 = 9A955 = Par EW +500	J 7 3 A 9 7 4 2 Q J 10 9 6
Diamond NS 4 East = -620 +1 9	Nickell NS   4 East +1   -650  5

4. W deals Both vul	K 4 A Q 10 5 4 10 9 7 6 3 2		West Rodwell Pass 2 Pass 4 Lead K 2 A K 7 4 6 J	North Moss Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl 2nd A K 3 5 10 9 J 7	East Meckstroth 1 3 4 All Pass 3rd 3 A 2 8 6 4 7 5	South Gitelman Pass 4 Pass 4th 7 3 4 4 2 5 6 8	West Hampson Pass 2 4 Lead 6 4 A K 6 A 4 7	North Hamman Pass 2 All Pass 2nd 2 A 3 3 10 3 9 J	East Greco 1 4 3rd Q 5 2 8 6 7 4 7	South Zia Pass Pass 4th J 2 K 2 4 5 8 5
10 7 6 2 8 2 K 8 3 2 A J 4		A 9 8 5 4 A K 9 7 6 J 9 7 —
64779 = 69664 = Par EW +140	Q J 3 Q J 10 5 3 6 K Q 8 5
Diamond NS 4 × East -1 +200 +3 12	Nickell NS   4 East -1   +100  5

5. N deals N-S vul	K 7 A J 6 2 K J 10 3 10 8 7		West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead J 3 2 7	North Moss 1 3 Pass 2nd 6 10 4 8	East Meckstroth 1 3 3rd 2 Q K 3	South Gitelman 2 Pass 4th Q A 6	West Hampson 2 Pass Lead J 5 K Q 2	North Hamman 1 Pass Pass 2nd 6 A A A A	East Greco 1 3 3rd 2 3 4 3 7	South Zia 2 Pass 4th Q 9 5 8 6
A Q J 10 5 4 10 5 Q 5 J 4 3		9 8 6 K 8 7 4 3 A 8 6 K Q
54688 = 79655 79755 Par EW +140	3 2 Q 9 9 7 4 2 A 9 6 5 2
Diamond NS 3 West +1 -170 = 12	Nickell NS   3 West +1   -170 = 5

6. E deals E-W vul	J 9 3 2 2 J 9 8 7 5 8 7 6		West Rodwell 4 4 6 Lead K 6	North Moss Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4	East Meckstroth 1 NT 4 5 3rd 7	South Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 4th A	West Hampson 4 4 6 Lead K	North Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4	East Greco 1 NT 4 5 3rd	South Zia Pass Pass Pass 4th
A 10 6 K Q J 9 8 7 3 4 A 3		K Q 10 6 A 10 6 3 K Q J 5 4
15151 = A8C8B = Par EW +1430	8 7 5 4 A 5 4 K Q 2 10 9 2
Diamond NS 6 East = -1430 = 12	Nickell NS   6 East =   -1430 = 5

7. S deals Both vul	K 4 K J 9 K 10 8 6 Q 9 5 3		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 5 2 J J Q A 10 A J	North Moss 3 NT 2nd 6 6 4 K K 3 4 7 8	East Meckstroth Pass 3rd 5 K 7 8 A 9 8 10 3	South Gitelman 1 NT Pass 4th 9 3 Q 3 7 5 8 9 2	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 5 J J 3 7 9 10 A A	North Hamman 3 NT 2nd 6 3 K 2 6 5 4 Q 7	East Greco Pass 3rd 2 2 5 J K A 8 10 5	South Zia 1 NT Pass 4th 2 Q 3 8 4 3 8 8
J 6 Q 6 Q J 7 5 4 3 10 8 7		Q 10 9 8 5 2 8 5 4 3 — K 6 2
C9CBC = 14121 = Par NS +1440	A 7 3 A 10 7 2 A 9 2 A J 4
Diamond NS 3 NT South +2 +660 = 12	Nickell NS   3 NT South +2   +660 = 5

8. W deals None vul	Q 3 A 7 5 Q 10 9 Q J 10 8 7		West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead Q 3 10 9 2 4 7	North Moss Pass Pass 2nd A 9 3 3 5 8 9	East Meckstroth 4 3rd 2 K 5 4 Q 6 J	South Gitelman Pass 4th 3 A K A K 5 8	West Hampson Pass 2 Pass Lead 9 Q 3 6 6 9 K J	North Hamman Pass 2 Pass 2nd K A 2 10 5 J A 7	East Greco 1 4 3rd A 5 5 4 K 10 6 7	South Zia 1 Pass 4th 4 3 5 2 10 4 3 6
J 9 8 7 6 5 K K 7 2 9 6 3		K 10 4 10 6 4 3 A J 6 4 3 A
62928 = 6A3A3 = Par EW +300	A 2 Q J 9 8 2 8 5 K 5 4 2
Diamond NS 4 West +1 -450  12	Nickell NS   4 East =   -420 +1 6

9. N deals E-W vul	3 A 10 9 7 5 3 2 Q J 8 4 A		West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 5	North Moss 1 2 3 4 5 2nd 4 K	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 2	South Gitelman 1 2 3 4 6 4th 10 8	West Hampson Pass Dbl All Pass Lead 6 3 K A 10	North Hamman 1 2 3 2nd A 5 3 2 5	East Greco Pass Pass Pass 3rd J Q 2 4 3	South Zia 1 3 4 4th 4 8 6 7 J
8 6 4 9 7 6 2 K J 9 6 5 3		J 7 6 5 K Q J 8 A 5 8 7 2
9B9A5 = 11427 = Par NS +450	A K Q 10 9 4 2 — K 10 3 Q 10 4
Diamond NS 6 South -1 -50  12	Nickell NS   4 South =   +420 +10 16

10. E deals Both vul	Q J 10 6 5 4 3 2 Q 3 A 6 3		West Rodwell 1 4 Lead K Q 7 2 Q	North Moss 2 4 2nd 4 K 5 A 5	East Meckstroth 1 3 Dbl 3rd 2 A J 6	South Gitelman Pass 3 All Pass 4th A 9 2 4	West Hampson 2 5 All Pass Lead A 9 6 Q 8 A	North Hamman 2 Pass 2nd 9 2 10 2 5 6	East Greco 1 NT 3 Pass 3rd 3 A J 3 10 5	South Zia Pass 4 Dbl 4th 2 8 4 K K
9 Q 10 8 5 4 K 10 9 8 7 5 2		K 2 A J 7 3 6 2 K Q 10 8 7
AA457 AA458 32975 33986 Par NS +500	A 8 7 K 9 6 A J 4 J 9 5 4
Diamond NS 4 × North +1 +990 +10 22	Nickell NS   5 × East -2   +500  16

11. S deals None vul	J 7 A K 6 A Q 10 6 4 7 6 2		West Rodwell 1 NT 2 Lead J 7 7 3 A 4 8 K Q	North Moss Pass All Pass 2nd Q A 9 4 3 K 3 6 7	East Meckstroth 2 3rd K 2 10 6 2 8 A 5 7	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th A 10 2 8 9 J 2 4 9	West Hampson 1 NT 2 Lead 7 3 J A K Q 9 4 9	North Hamman Pass All Pass 2nd 8 8 Q 2 6 7 A K J	East Greco 2 3rd 3 J K 8 9 5 7 9 K	South Zia Pass Pass 4th 4 Q A 10 3 4 2 2 2
A 5 4 2 8 7 J 9 A K Q J 5		Q 9 8 Q J 5 4 2 K 7 5 3 8
55564 55464 88878 = Par EW +120	K 10 6 3 10 9 3 8 2 10 9 4 3
Diamond NS 2 West = -110  22	Nickell NS   2 West -1   +50 +4 20

12. W deals N-S vul	A K J 7 5 2 8 6 4 8 6 3 2		West Rodwell 2 Pass Pass Lead 3 Q 7 K 4 Q	North Moss Pass Pass Pass 2nd J 2 3 J 10 5	East Meckstroth 2 2 NT 3rd 8 6 A 2 Q	South Gitelman 2 Pass 4th 5 A 10 4 3	West Hampson 2 Pass Lead K A 2 10 7 6 J 6	North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 J 6 3 7 8 A	East Greco 2 Pass 3rd 9 4 4 Q K 9 J 3	South Zia 2 4th 7 2 5 6 10 5 8 2
8 5 4 3 Q 4 3 J A K J 10 5		J 10 K 10 9 6 K 10 7 5 Q 9 4
885A4 = 54739 = Par NS +130	Q 9 7 6 2 A 8 A Q 9 3 2 7
Diamond NS 2 NT East -3 +150 +1 23	Nickell NS   2 South =   +110  20

13. N deals Both vul	A 10 7 6 K 10 7 6 9 3 J 8 5		West Rodwell 4 Lead 9 K 2 3 A	North Moss Pass Pass 2nd 4 4 J 10 6	East Meckstroth 3 NT Pass 3rd Q 6 A J K	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 5 3 5 6	West Hampson 2 3 Lead 4 K Q 5 2 9	North Hamman Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 6 3 3 K Q 10	East Greco 2 2 NT 4 3rd J 2 4 4 A J	South Zia 2 3 All Pass 4th A 5 8 7 9 5
Q J 8 4 A J 9 8 5 4 2 5 6		9 5 3 — K 10 4 A K Q 10 9 7 2
55594 = 47737 87748 Par NS +110	K 2 Q 3 A Q J 8 7 6 2 4 3
Diamond NS 4 West = -130  23	Nickell NS   4 East -1   +100 +6 26

14. E deals None vul	A Q J 10 K A K J 5 K 9 8 3		West Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 10 3 6 8 K	North Moss 3 5 NT 2nd 2 4 4 Q 10 3	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 5 A K 9 A	South Gitelman 1 NT 3 NT 6 4th K 2 2 5 7 9	West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 3 6 9 2 8	North Hamman 1 3 4 NT 5 NT 2nd 3 5 7 10 6 J	East Greco Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 A K 9 K K	South Zia 1 2 3 5 6 4th A 2 4 Q 3 4
8 7 6 3 2 10 8 6 10 4 Q 7 2		4 Q 9 4 3 9 8 7 2 J 10 5 4
CCBDB = 11202 = Par NS +1440	K 9 5 A J 7 5 2 Q 6 3 A 6
Diamond NS 6 North = +980 = 23	Nickell NS   6 North =   +980 = 26

15. S deals N-S vul	7 6 2 K Q 8 7 5 A 7 A 8 6		West Rodwell Pass 4 Pass Lead 4 2 K Q J 4	North Moss 2 4 5 2nd A 4 3 J 2 K	East Meckstroth Dbl 5 All Pass 3rd 3 A 6 7 5 2	South Gitelman 1 3 Pass 4th 9 8 5 5 A 7	West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 2 A K J 4	North Hamman 2 3 4 5 2nd A 4 8 J 2 6	East Greco Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 Q 6 7 5 K	South Zia 1 2 4 4 NT 6 4th 9 3 7 5 3 A
J 8 3 10 9 6 2 Q 2 Q 10 4 2		4 A 3 10 9 5 4 3 K J 7 5 3
BCB86 = 11147 = Par NS +1400	A K Q 10 9 5 J 4 K J 8 6 9
Diamond NS 5 South +1 +680  23	Nickell NS   6 South =   +1430 +13 39

16. W deals E-W vul	Q J Q 8 4 3 2 A 8 7 6 3 Q		West Rodwell Pass Pass Dbl Lead 7 A 9 Q 3	North Moss Pass 2 4 2nd K 6 2 9 5	East Meckstroth 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 5 3 Q 4	South Gitelman Dbl 3 4th 2 10 7 J	West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead K A 4 K J	North Hamman Pass 3 3 Rdbl 4 5 NT 2nd 2 5 10 2 10	East Greco Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 7 9 3 A	South Zia 2 NT 3 Pass 4 4 NT 6 4th Q J 2 5 Q
9 7 6 J 6 5 10 2 6 5 4 3 2		A K 8 4 3 10 9 7 Q 5 10 8 7
B9BBA = 04003 = Par NS +460	10 5 2 A K K J 9 4 A K J 9
Diamond NS 4 North +3 +510 +11 34	Nickell NS   6 North -1   -50  39

Nickell leads by 5 IMPs

Match AW10 Main

Top 2010 Rosenblum Cup Final

Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	Q 4 3 A 9 7 J 10 8 6 A 10 7		West Rodwell Rdbl 4 All Pass Lead 3 J 7 6 3 Q K 2	North Hampson 1 Pass Pass 2nd A A J 5 5 8 10 J	East Meckstroth 1 2 Pass 3rd 6 4 K A 10 5 6 4	South Greco Dbl 2 Dbl 4th 4 2 3 2 A 5 9 6	West Diamond 4 Lead J J 9 6 4 Q 10 4	North Katz Pass Pass 2nd A A J 5 4 3 10 5	East Platnick 3 Pass 3rd 3 4 K A 6 7 8 Q	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 5 3 3 2 2 7 Q 6
A 9 8 7 2 5 3 A K Q 7 2 J		5 Q J 10 8 4 2 4 Q 9 6 5 4
87576 = 56856 = Par NS +100	K J 10 6 K 6 9 5 3 K 8 3 2
Diamond NS 4 × East -2 +300 +5 39	Nickell NS   4 East -2   +100  39

18. E deals N-S vul	J 9 A 5 K Q 10 6 5 2 A 7 5		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 9 6 2 J Q 10 6	North Hampson 2 3 NT 2nd 5 3 7 4 3 6 8	East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 7 A K 4 5 7	South Greco 1 2 NT 4th 2 A 3 8 9 2 Q	West Diamond Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 9 K 2	North Katz 2 3 4 2nd 2 3 5 J	East Platnick Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 4 J A	South Nickell 1 2 4 5 4th A Q 3 5
Q 2 K 10 9 7 4 9 4 3 10 4 3		A 8 6 3 Q J 8 6 8 7 Q 8 6
BA7CC = 12611 13611 Par NS +1370	K 10 7 5 4 3 2 A J K J 9 2
Diamond NS 3 NT South = +600 +12 51	Nickell NS   5 North -1   -100  39

19. S deals E-W vul	10 4 K J 4 3 5 3 2 A K J 6		West Rodwell 1 3 4 Lead A K 2 Q	North Hampson Dbl Pass Pass 2nd 5 8 7 4	East Meckstroth 3 3 4 3rd 3 7 K 7	South Greco Pass 3 Pass All Pass 4th 2 4 A K	West Diamond 1 4 Lead A K 5 Q	North Katz Dbl All Pass 2nd 5 8 7 10	East Platnick 2 NT 3rd 3 7 K 7	South Nickell Pass 3 4th 4 2 A K
Q 6 5 3 2 — A Q J 10 Q 9 4 2		A J 9 8 7 A 10 9 7 6 7 8 5
41675 = 8B767 = Par EW +650	K Q 8 5 2 K 9 8 6 4 10 7 3
Diamond NS 4 West = -620 = 51	Nickell NS   4 West =   -620 = 39

20. W deals Both vul	Q J 4 2 A 7 K Q 10 5 4 9 2		West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 A 2 Q 10 5 2	North Hampson 1 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 8 J 7 9 6 6	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 4 K 4 3 6 K	South Greco 1 2 2 NT 4th A 3 6 3 7 7 9	West Diamond Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 K Q A 2 Q 10	North Katz 1 1 2 3 2nd 2 A 9 8 J 6 9	East Platnick Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 6 4 K 4 6	South Nickell 1 2 3 3 NT 4th A 6 K 7 3 3 5
A 9 7 3 J 5 3 J 8 Q 10 7 5		10 8 6 K 9 2 9 7 6 3 J 6 4
BAAB9 = 23224 = Par NS +660	K 5 Q 10 8 6 4 A 2 A K 8 3
Diamond NS 3 NT South +2 +660 +1 52	Nickell NS   3 NT South +1   +630  39

21. N deals N-S vul	K Q 9 8 3 6 10 9 7 5 J 10 3		West Rodwell 4 4 NT 6 Lead J	North Hampson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5	East Meckstroth 1 4 5 3rd 6	South Greco Pass Pass Pass 4th K	West Diamond 3 4 4 NT 6 Lead 5 2 Q	North Katz Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 9 J	East Platnick 1 3 NT 4 5 3rd 8 K 3	South Nickell Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 6 6
A J 10 2 A 9 5 3 4 A 9 8 2		4 K Q 10 8 7 4 2 A Q 3 5 4
37175 = A6C67 = Par EW +980	7 6 5 J K J 8 6 2 K Q 7 6
Diamond NS 6 East = -980 = 52	Nickell NS   6 East =   -980 = 39

22. E deals E-W vul	9 A K 8 6 7 A Q J 7 5 4 2		West Rodwell 1 NT Pass Pass Lead K 9 Q 7 A J 4	North Hampson 2 Dbl 4 2nd 3 10 2 A 7 10 2	East Meckstroth 1 2 Pass All Pass 3rd J K 3 4 6 5 6	South Greco Pass Pass 3 4th 9 A 6 2 2 3 8	West Diamond 1 NT 2 Lead A 9 7 A 7 9 K Q	North Katz 2 3 2nd 3 10 6 4 9 4 8 5	East Platnick 1 Dbl All Pass 3rd J 6 4 3 K 6 10 4	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 9 2 2 3 2 10 5 K
J 6 Q 7 4 3 Q 10 2 K 8 6 3		A K 10 5 4 2 10 5 2 A J 9 9
66879 = 57554 = Par NS +110	Q 8 7 3 J 9 K 8 6 5 4 3 10
Diamond NS 4 North = +130 +1 53	Nickell NS   3 North =   +110  39

23. S deals Both vul	Q J 10 3 A 10 3 J 10 8 3 A 3		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 5 4	North Hampson 2 4 2nd 3 2	East Meckstroth Pass All Pass 3rd A Q	South Greco 1 2 4th 4 3	West Diamond Pass Pass Lead J A 3 K 4 4	North Katz 1 4 2nd A 9 4 5 9	East Platnick Pass All Pass 3rd 6 2 K 3 Q	South Nickell 1 2 4th 8 5 7 2 A
9 6 5 7 5 A Q 7 6 J 10 7 2		A 8 7 2 9 K 9 5 4 Q 6 5 4
98B66 = 44277 = Par NS +650	K 4 K Q J 8 6 4 2 2 K 9 8
Diamond NS 4 South +1 +650 = 53	Nickell NS   4 South +1   +650 = 39

24. W deals None vul	A Q J 3 J 8 7 5 Q 10 10 7 4		West Rodwell 1 1 NT Lead 5 4 8 8 A 2 6 4 J K	North Hampson Pass Pass 2nd A 3 K 7 4 7 3 7 Q	East Meckstroth 1 Pass 3rd 6 J 10 K 5 9 5 Q 2	South Greco Pass Pass 4th 2 Q 3 10 9 5 6 3 10	West Diamond 1 1 NT Lead 8 4 2 5 10 7 Q J 3 A	North Katz Pass Pass 2nd A 3 7 7 J K 9 10 9 8	East Platnick 1 Pass 3rd 6 K K J Q A 2 5 6 4	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 4 10 10 Q 2 8 4 6 6 5
K 4 4 3 2 A K J 6 2 8 6 2		10 9 8 A K Q 9 8 5 4 J 9 5
49448 = 54775 = Par NS +140	7 6 5 2 10 6 9 7 3 A K Q 3
Diamond NS 1 NT West = -90  53	Nickell NS   1 NT West -3   +150 +6 45

25. N deals E-W vul	Q 10 3 2 Q J 10 5 2 A 3 A 7		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 3 J A	North Hampson 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 7 K 3	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 2 8	South Greco 2 4 4th 2 5 4	West Diamond Pass Pass Lead K 3 8 A	North Katz 1 3 NT Pass 2nd 2 Q 4 3	East Platnick Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 5 K 5	South Nickell 2 NT 4 4th A 8 2 J
A K 9 7 6 — 9 8 7 10 9 6 4 2		8 5 9 6 4 3 K Q 4 Q 8 5 3
87A74 = 46359 = Par NS +420	J 4 A K 8 7 J 10 6 5 2 K J
Diamond NS 4 North = +420 = 53	Nickell NS   4 North =   +420 = 45

26. E deals Both vul	10 10 8 7 5 2 K 9 7 2 J 9 4		West Rodwell 3 NT Pass Lead A	North Hampson Pass Pass 2nd 9	East Meckstroth 1 4 3rd 2	South Greco Pass Pass 4th 3	West Diamond 2 4 Lead A K A 5 Q A	North Katz Pass All Pass 2nd 9 J 2 9 7 4	East Platnick 1 2 3rd 2 10 4 J 6 8	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 3 3 10 5 4 2
K J 4 Q J 9 Q 6 4 A Q 7 5		A Q 8 7 6 5 3 3 A J 5 8 6
21654 = BB678 = Par EW +660	9 2 A K 6 4 10 8 3 K 10 3 2
Diamond NS 4 East +2 -680  53	Nickell NS   4 East +1   -650 +1 46

27. S deals None vul	K 9 5 2 Q J 8 4 3 10 8 5 2		West Rodwell 1 2 NT Lead 2 4 10 9 A 2 9	North Hampson 1 Pass 2nd 10 8 3 6 3 J 9	East Meckstroth Dbl 3 NT 3rd 7 Q 4 7 5 K	South Greco Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 K 2 A 7 8	West Diamond Dbl 4 Lead 8 A 2 J 3 J Q 10 Q	North Katz Pass All Pass 2nd A 3 4 Q K 9 3 5 2	East Platnick 2 3rd 5 5 K A 6 4 7 9 10	South Nickell 2 Pass 4th 4 7 8 2 7 6 10 A 3
A Q J 3 A 10 6 2 A 2 A K 4		10 6 4 K 9 5 J 6 5 3 J 10 9
33364 = AAA79 = Par EW +430	8 7 7 K Q 9 8 7 4 Q 7 6 3
Diamond NS 3 NT West = -400  53	Nickell NS   4 East -1   +50 +10 56

28. W deals N-S vul	K 4 J 10 5 3 2 A 7 2 K 5 4		West Rodwell 1 1 NT 2 Lead 2 10 9 2 3 4 A Q 5	North Hampson Pass Pass Pass 2nd K 8 6 J 2 6 3 5 K	East Meckstroth 1 2 3 NT 3rd 7 4 K 3 Q 9 8 9 A	South Greco Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4 7 A 5 K J 6 2 3	West Diamond 1 1 NT Pass Lead 2 10 2 8 4 Q J J 7	North Katz Pass Pass Pass 2nd 9 8 K 2 A 3 2 Q Q	East Platnick 1 3 NT 3rd 6 K 7 5 3 5 8 9 10	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th 4 A 4 K 6 7 3 5 9
6 5 A Q 9 8 4 K 5 4 Q J 8		A J 10 9 8 K Q J 10 9 A 6 3
32424 22424 AB9B9 = Par EW +450	Q 7 3 2 7 6 8 6 3 10 9 7 2
Diamond NS 3 NT West = -400 = 53	Nickell NS   3 NT West =   -400 = 56

29. N deals Both vul	K J K Q 9 4 3 7 4 9 5 4 2		West Rodwell 2 5 Lead A 3 K 2 8 5 2	North Hampson Pass 2 All Pass 2nd 10 A 4 7 2 K	East Meckstroth 1 Pass 3rd 9 J 6 A 5 7	South Greco Pass 3 4th 5 6 8 10 3 2	West Diamond 2 2 3 5 Lead A 9 4 10	North Katz Pass Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 2nd 10 5 3 7	East Platnick 1 2 2 NT Pass 3rd K K K 2	South Nickell Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 5 6 6 A
A 5 10 K Q J 5 3 2 Q J 7 6		Q 10 7 6 J 8 5 A 9 6 A 8 3
56834 = 875A8 864A8 Par EW +130	9 8 4 3 2 A 7 6 2 10 8 K 10
Diamond NS 5 East -1 +100 = 53	Nickell NS   5 East -1   +100 = 56

30. E deals None vul	10 9 8 Q J 10 9 8 7 5 A K 7		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead K Q 2 7 2 8	North Hampson 3 2nd 3 4 7 6 K A	East Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 3rd 5 6 A 4 5 3	South Greco 2 Pass 4th 8 9 5 K 6	West Diamond 2 Pass Lead K Q 5 Q 10	North Katz 3 2nd 3 4 5 A 3	East Platnick 1 Pass 3rd 6 A J 4 K	South Nickell 1 Pass 4th 9 8 7 2 10
J 9 4 A 6 5 K 3 2 8 4 3 2		Q 5 2 K Q J 10 2 A 6 J 9 5
58596 = 75736 = Par NS +110	A K 8 7 6 3 7 4 3 4 Q 10 6
Diamond NS 3 North = +110 = 53	Nickell NS   3 North =   +110 = 56

31. S deals N-S vul	A J 4 A Q J 10 A 8 7 5 A 3		West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Lead K 10 Q 9 3	North Hampson 1 Dbl 4 NT 2nd 5 K 4 6 4	East Meckstroth 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 2 7 A Q	South Greco 1 Pass 3 4th 4 5 3 7 K	West Diamond Pass Pass Pass Lead K 5 K 7 Q 9 2 J	North Katz 2 NT 3 NT 6 2nd 3 3 5 2 10 4 6 8	East Platnick Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K 10 A J 7 A 5	South Nickell Pass 3 4 NT 4th A 2 3 8 9 7 4 4
6 2 9 6 5 4 2 6 4 2 K 10 6		K Q 10 9 8 7 8 3 10 3 J 5 4
A7ACA = 36312 = Par NS +1370	5 3 K 7 K Q J 9 Q 9 8 7 2
Diamond NS 4 NT North = +630 +13 66	Nickell NS   6 North -2   -200  56

32. W deals E-W vul	A K 8 7 3 A K Q 10 6 4 A 3		West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 2 K Q K 3 J	North Hampson 1 3 4 5 7 2nd J 6 8 9 5 9 8	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 A 5 2 6 A A	South Greco 2 3 NT 4 NT 6 4th 4 5 4 3 4 10 2	West Diamond Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 3 2	North Katz 1 4 4 NT 5 6 2nd A 5 10	East Platnick Pass Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd 2 A K	South Nickell 1 4 5 Pass 4th 5 4 9
10 8 6 4 3 Q 10 4 7 Q 9 8 4		K 9 7 2 9 5 9 8 5 3 7 6 5
D9CDB = 04101 = Par NS +1520	Q J 5 A J 6 2 J 2 K J 10 2
Diamond NS 7 North = +1440 +10 76	Nickell NS   6 South =   +980  56

Diamond leads by 20 IMPs

Match AW10 Main

Top 2010 Rosenblum Cup Final

Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	K J 9 2 A K Q 10 6 5 4 J 4		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 7	North Moss 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 3	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd A	South Gitelman 2 3 NT 4th J	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 7 5 A J A 3 4	North Hamman 1 3 5 2nd Q K 2 10 4 8 5	East Greco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 6 3 K J K K	South Zia 1 4 4th 9 2 J 3 10 Q A
J 9 8 5 4 A 6 5 4 3 J A 2		Q 10 6 10 8 7 2 Q 9 8 7 6 5
B66B7 = 27726 = Par NS +460	A 7 3 2 K Q 9 8 7 3 K 10 3
Diamond NS 3 NT North +2 +460 +2 78	Nickell NS   5 North =   +400  56

34. E deals N-S vul	A Q 9 A Q 5 A Q 10 4 2 4 2		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead J 5 10 2 2 9 A Q	North Moss 2 NT Pass 2nd 3 K 5 7 8 6 3 J	East Meckstroth 2 Pass Pass 3rd 4 7 7 8 K 10 3 8	South Gitelman Pass 3 NT 4th Q 2 9 A 5 4 J 10	West Hampson 1 2 Pass Lead J 5 10 2 A 4 8 2	North Hamman 1 NT Pass 3 NT 2nd 3 K 5 3 3 5 J 6	East Greco 1 Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 4 7 8 7 9 K Q 3	South Zia Pass Rdbl 2 NT 4th Q 2 9 A 6 5 4 10
K 8 7 6 4 10 2 J 6 5 Q 9 6		J 10 2 K 9 8 6 4 3 — A J 8 5
976B8 A66B7 36725 = Par NS +630	5 3 J 7 K 9 8 7 3 K 10 7 3
Diamond NS 3 NT North = +600  78	Nickell NS   3 NT North +1   +630 +1 57

35. S deals E-W vul	J 7 5 3 A Q J 3 A 9 6 3 2		West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead A 6	North Moss 2 3 NT 2nd 7 3	East Meckstroth Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A	South Gitelman 1 2 NT 4th 8 8	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead A 4 A 2 6 3	North Hamman 2 3 NT 2nd 7 J 7 4 3	East Greco Pass All Pass 3rd 6 5 8 10 A	South Zia 1 2 NT 4th 8 2 J Q 8
A K 9 4 6 4 2 9 8 6 4 Q J		6 5 3 A J 10 9 7 10 7 2 7 4
AA8AA = 33533 = Par NS +430	Q 10 8 2 K Q 8 K 5 K 10 8 5
Diamond NS 3 NT South +1 +430 +1 79	Nickell NS   3 NT South =   +400  57