Event AW79 Main

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio Orthon Hotel
October 8-19, 1979

1979 Bermuda Bowl

Final: USA vs. Italy

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul 10 9 8 7
K J 8 3
J 6 4
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl
Rdbl 3 Pass Pass 2 NT Dbl 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 AP

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

K 2
A 2
10 9 8 5
A Q 9 7 3 Table A Q J 6 5 3
10 5 4
2
K 6 5
11771 =
8C45C =
Par NS -980 4
Q 9 7 6
A K Q 7 3
J 10 4

USA NS
4 E +2 -480
-7 0
Italy NS
3 E +1 -170
+7 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 2 3 3 NT (AP)
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q 10 5 2
K J 7
J 7 6 5
7 Table 9 7 6 3
8 5 3 2
A 8
J 5 2
8589B A589B
37342 =
Par NS +630 A J 4
Q 4
K 10 9 3 2
K 8 6

USA NS
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 0
Italy NS
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 8 7 6
K 9 6
10 3
A 10 3 2 Table K Q 4
A 8 5 3 2
A Q J
Q 5
33253 32253
AAA89 AAB89
Par NS -650 10 9 3 2
Q 7 4
9 4 2
K J 9

USA NS
3 NT E +2 -660
-1 0
Italy NS
4 E = -620
+1 8

4. W deals
Both vul K 8 4 2
J 2
K 10 3
9 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

9 5
10 9 8
Q 9 8 7 2
7 6 2 Table Q J
A K Q 6 4 3
A
A K Q 8
28263 =
85B7A =
Par NS -650 A 10 7 6 3
7 5
J 6 5 4
J 10

USA NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 0
Italy NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 8

5. N deals
N-S vul A 2
10 5
Q J 8 6
K Q 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Dbl 2 AP 2 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

J 9 3
Q 8 6
A 7 4 3
A 5 3 Table Q 10 6
K J 9 3 2
K 9
J 8 6
67587 =
76755 66755
Par NS +90 K 8 7 5 4
A 7 4
10 5 2
10 4

USA NS
2 E -1 +50
-2 0
Italy NS
3 E -2 +100
+2 10

6. E deals
E-W vul A 5
J 8 6 3 2
K 8 6
10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

9
A K 9 7 5
5 4
A J 9 7 3 Table K Q 8 7 2
Q
Q J 10 2
K Q 8
35453 35443
A898A =
Par NS -630 J 10 6 4 3
10 4
A 9 7 3
5 2

USA NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-1 0
Italy NS
3 NT E = -600
+1 11

7. S deals
Both vul 3 2
9 8
10 8 5 4 3
10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q 8 7 5
J 4
Q 2
K Q 9 8 Table K 9 4
A 7 5 3 2
K 9
J 4 3
43584 =
8A859 =
Par NS -620 J 10 6
K Q 10 6
A J 7 6
A 2

USA NS
1 NT S -1 -100
+7 7
Italy NS
1 NT S -4 -400
-7 11

8. W deals
None vul Q 8 2
Q 9 6
9 6 4
Q 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
1 Pass 1 2 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 4 5 Pass Pass 4 AP
Dbl AP

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

4 3
A 5 4 3
A K 10 5 2
J 2 Table A K 10 9 7 6 5
K J 8
8 3
6
00006 =
7CCB7 =
Par NS -980 J
10 7 2
Q J 7
A K 10 9 8 7

USA NS
5 × S -5 -900
-10 7
Italy NS
4 E +1 -450
+10 21

9. N deals
E-W vul Q 8 4 3
10 8
Q J 9 4
K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl 3 3 AP 1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 5 2
Q 5
A 10 5 3
10 7 3 Table K 6
A J 6 4 3 2
K 8 7
8 6
78579 =
44854 =
Par NS +110 A 9 7
K 9 7
6 2
A J 5 4 2

USA NS
3 E -2 +200
+3 10
Italy NS
2 E -1 +100
-3 21

10. E deals
Both vul 8 5 3
—
J 9 7 4
K J 10 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 3 Pass 3 (AP)
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

K 6
J 9 7 6 5 3
A K 5
A 3 Table A 10 4
Q 8
Q 8 6 3 2
Q 9 5
46546 =
87897 86897
Par NS -120 Q J 9 7 2
A K 10 4 2
10
6 4

USA NS
4 × W -3 +800
+14 24
Italy NS
3 S -2 -200
-14 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 6 4
Q 10
A K 8
J 6 3 2 Table K J 9 5
A 9 6 4 3
J 9 3
9
75688 =
67755 =
Par NS +90 A Q 8 2
8 7
Q 5 2
A 10 5 4

USA NS
2 S = +90
Tie 24
Italy NS
1 NT N = +90
Tie 21

12. W deals
N-S vul A J 2
A Q 6 2
—
K 9 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass 1 3 3 NT
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 10 8 7 5
J 10 7
J 8 2
3 2 Table 9 6
5 4 3
A K 10 9 7 6 4
4
B8C7D =
15160 =
Par NS +1300 Q 4 3
K 9 8
Q 5 3
A Q J 10

USA NS
5 × E -5 +900
-10 24
Italy NS
6 N +1 +1390
+10 31

13. N deals
Both vul Q 10 9 5 3
5 2
9 3
Q 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

A J 7 4 2
Q 8 6
A Q 4
9 8 Table 8 6
A K 7 3
J 10 8 6 2
4 3
46448 =
87995 =
Par NS -140 K
J 10 9 4
K 7 5
A K J 6 5

USA NS
3 E -2 +200
+11 35
Italy NS
2 S -3 -300
-11 31

14. E deals
None vul K 9 6
Q 9 8
10 6 4
A Q 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

J 7 5
K 5 3
8 7
K J 7 5 3 Table A Q 10 3
A 6 2
K 9 5 3
9 2
76776 =
66567 66557
Par NS +90 8 4 2
J 10 7 4
A Q J 2
6 4

USA NS
1 NT W -3 +150
Tie 35
Italy NS
1 NT W -3 +150
Tie 31

15. S deals
N-S vul Q J 9 3
2
A 8 7 3
10 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
1 4
Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

7 5
10 9 6
K Q 9 2
A J 8 7 Table A K 8 4 2
8
J 10 6 4
K 9 5
84924 =
484B9 =
Par NS -400 10 6
A K Q J 7 5 4 3
5
Q 4

USA NS
3 S = +140
-10 35
Italy NS
4 N = +620
+10 41

16. W deals
E-W vul 8 7 5 4 2
Q 9 8 5 2
4
10 8

West North East South West North East South
Garozzo Soloway Lauria Goldman Passell Belladonna Brachman Pittala
1 Pass 1 2 NT 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass
Dbl 4 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 3
10 7 4
A K 10 5
Q 5 4 Table A Q J 9 6
A 6 3
9 3
A 3 2
22455 =
BB877 =
Par NS -660 —
K J
Q J 8 7 6 2
K J 9 7 6

USA NS
4 E = -620
Tie 35
Italy NS
4 E = -620
Tie 41

Italy leads by 6 IMPs

Match AW79 Main

Top 1979 Bermuda Bowl Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul 7 6 2
K J 9 4
K J 10 5
A 8

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
1 Pass 2 1 3 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

Q 9 5 4
A 8 7 3
Q 9
K 10 7 Table A 10 3
10 5 2
A 8 6 4 3 2
2
76668 =
56674 =
Par NS +90 K J 8
Q 6
7
Q J 9 6 5 4 3

USA NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 37
Italy NS
5 S -2 -100
-2 41

18. E deals
N-S vul 4 3 2
A J 10 8 4
Q 9
A 8 6

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)
2 Pass 2 AP

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

A K 10 5
3 2
J 2
K Q 9 7 5 Table J 9 8
Q 7 5
A 10 8 7 4
10 2
64744 74755
69688 =
Par NS -140 Q 7 6
K 9 6
K 6 5 3
J 4 3

USA NS
2 W = -110
+3 40
Italy NS
2 N -2 -200
-3 41

19. S deals
E-W vul Q 6
9 7
K Q J 9 7 6
J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
2 Pass
Pass 3 AP Pass 1 1 1
4 AP

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

10 5
A Q 6 5 2
2
K 8 7 5 2 Table K J 7
K J 10 3
A 10 5
Q 10 3
35272 =
96B5A =
Par NS -650 A 9 8 4 3 2
8 4
8 4 3
A 4

USA NS
3 S -4 -200
+10 50
Italy NS
4 E +1 -650
-10 41

20. W deals
Both vul 8 4
Q 8 7 4
10 4
A 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A
K 9 6 3
K J 7 3 2
Q 10 9 Table Q J 7 3 2
J 10 2
A Q 8
K J
45336 =
979A7 =
Par NS -600 K 10 9 6 5
A 5
9 6 5
8 5 3

USA NS
3 NT W -1 +100
Tie 50
Italy NS
3 NT W -1 +100
Tie 41

21. N deals
N-S vul A 10 9 6
K J 10 9
Q 5 2
6 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 2
6 5 4
10 8 7
10 8 5 4 2 Table 5 4 3
Q 3 2
K 9 6 4 3
K 7
DDDAB =
00032 =
Par NS +2220 Q J 8 7
A 8 7
A J
A Q J 9

USA NS
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 50
Italy NS
4 N +2 +680
Tie 41

22. E deals
E-W vul 10 5
10 8 5 3
A 7 5 3
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
1 Dbl 2 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 AP

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

9 7 4
J 9 2
K 10 2
K 10 8 2 Table A 6 3 2
A K 7 6 4
8 6 4
7
76688 76689
66754 =
Par NS +110 K Q J 8
Q
Q J 9
A Q J 9 5

USA NS
2 N = +90
+4 54
Italy NS
3 N -1 -50
-4 41

23. S deals
Both vul A Q 2
A 8 3 2
A K 9
10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass Pass
1 1 NT Dbl 2 (AP) 1 1 NT 2 AP

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

J 5 3
K Q J 9 6
Q J
K 9 8 Table K 8
10 5 4
10 7 6 5 3
A Q 5
58467 =
85976 =
Par NS -140 10 9 7 6 4
7
8 4 2
J 6 3 2

USA NS
2 S = +110
+6 60
Italy NS
2 W +1 -140
-6 41

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

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 6 2
4 3
9 5 3
K Q J 9 Table K Q 8 3
A J 9 8
10 6
8 7 2
95898 =
48545 =
Par NS +300 J
7 6 2
A K Q J 7 2
6 5 3

USA NS
3 NT N +1 +430
+12 72
Italy NS
4 N -4 -200
-12 41

25. N deals
E-W vul 9
8 7 5
J 10 7 5 4
K Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

—
A Q 10 4
A K 9 6 2
A J 10 7 Table Q J 8 7 6 4
6 3 2
3
6 5 4
55464 65475
78978 78968
Par NS -140 A K 10 5 3 2
K J 9
Q 8
8 2

USA NS
1 × S -1 -100
+9 81
Italy NS
2 × S -3 -500
-9 41

26. E deals
Both vul J 8 6 2
K 6
10 7 2
Q 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q
Q 10 8 5
J 6 5 4
A J 5 Table 10 5 3
7 4 3
A 9 8 3
10 8 6
68657 68767
65676 =
Par NS +110 K 9 7 4
A J 9 2
K Q
K 9 3

USA NS
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 87
Italy NS
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 41

27. S deals
None vul A 9 3
J 8 4
A K J
A K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 10 4
Q 9 7
9 8 7
10 7 2 Table 6
A 10 6 5
10 6 5 4 3
8 4 3
AB99B =
32442 =
Par NS +450 K 8 7 5 2
K 3 2
Q 2
J 6 5

USA NS
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 87
Italy NS
4 S = +420
Tie 41

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

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

K J 10 8
K 3
6 5 2
10 5 4 2 Table Q 2
10 8 6 5 2
A 10 7 3
A 3
98778 =
45655 45654
Par NS +600 9 6 4
J 9 4
Q 9 4
J 9 7 6

USA NS
1 NT N +2 +150
Tie 87
Italy NS
1 NT N +2 +150
Tie 41

29. N deals
Both vul 10 7
K 9 8 4
A Q J 2
5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9
J 7 3 2
9 6 5
A K 10 8 6 Table Q 6 4
A Q 10 6 5
10
J 9 7 3
3C2C2 =
11A0A =
Par NS +800 A K J 8 5 3 2
—
K 8 7 4 3
Q

USA NS
6 S = +1370
+12 99
Italy NS
4 S +1 +650
-12 41

30. E deals
None vul 9 7 5
K 5
K J 6 5
A 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
1 Pass 2 Dbl
1 Pass 3 Pass 3 4 4 Pass
4 AP Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

J 10 8 3
Q 3
9 3
K Q 9 8 3 Table A K Q 6
A J 10 9 6
8 7
J 10
41383 =
7AA5A =
Par NS -420 4 2
8 7 4 2
A Q 10 4 2
5 2

USA NS
4 W = -420
-3 99
Italy NS
5 × N -2 -300
+3 44

31. S deals
N-S vul A 10 6 4
K 3
10 8 6 4
A 7 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

K 9 2
7 6 5 4
K 3
Q 10 5 3 Table Q J 7 5 3
A Q 10 8
A 7
8 6
44486 44496
79847 =
Par NS -140 8
J 9 2
Q J 9 5 2
K J 9 4

USA NS
2 E = -110
+5 104
Italy NS
1 NT S -3 -300
-5 44

32. W deals
E-W vul A 10 4
8
Q 10 9 8 7 3 2
10 9

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Passell Lauria Brachman Garozzo
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) 2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

2
J 10 9 7 4 2
K J 6
K Q 2 Table 9 8 6 5 3
Q 5 3
5 4
A 8 6
79599 =
64834 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 7
A K 6
A
J 7 5 4 3

USA NS
4 S -1 -50
+2 106
Italy NS
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 44

USA leads by 62 IMPs

Match AW79 Main

Top 1979 Bermuda Bowl Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul A Q 7 3
J 10 7 6 4
A 7 6 4
—

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
2 Pass 4 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

9
K 8 2
Q 10 8 5
A 6 5 3 2 Table 8 6 5 2
A Q 5
9 2
Q 10 9 4
79885 79895
64547 =
Par NS +140 K J 10 4
9 3
K J 3
K J 8 7

USA NS
4 S -1 -50
-10 106
Italy NS
4 S = +420
+10 54

34. E deals
N-S vul A K J 9 6
5 2
K Q 9 5
5 4

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 1 Pass 2 (AP) 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 8
K J 9 7 4
10 8
Q 10 9 3 Table 7 3 2
A
A 7 6 4 2
A 8 7 2
79664 =
44768 =
Par NS +140 10 5 4
Q 10 8 6 3
J 3
K J 6

USA NS
2 N +1 +140
Tie 106
Italy NS
3 N = +140
Tie 54

35. S deals
E-W vul K 10 8 5 2
J
A 7 6 2
K 9 8

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
Pass Pass
1 1 2 2 4 AP
4 4 6 AP

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

—
A K 10 9 8 7 4
K 10 8 3
7 4 Table Q J 7 6 4
Q 5 3
J
A Q J 2
36154 36164
A7C79 =
Par NS -1100 A 9 3
6 2
Q 9 5 4
10 6 5 3

USA NS
6 W = -1430
-13 106
Italy NS
4 W +2 -680
+13 67

36. W deals
Both vul K 10
3
K J 9 4 3 2
9 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 3 4 AP
Pass 3 Dbl AP

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

A 6 4
K 9 7 4 2
10 6
J 6 3 Table Q 9 8 7 5 3
A
A Q 8
K 8 7
43676 =
9A766 9A767
Par NS -620 J 2
Q J 10 8 6 5
7 5
A Q 10

USA NS
3 × N -2 -500
+3 109
Italy NS
4 E = -620
-3 67

37. N deals
N-S vul A J 10
Q 8 3
K 7 3 2
J 6 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 5 4 2
10 9 7 4
J 8 6
3 Table K 9 3
K 6 5
A 10 9
K 8 7 4
B799A A789A
26432 36533
Par NS +660 Q 8
A J 2
Q 5 4
A Q 10 9 5

USA NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 109
Italy NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 67

38. E deals
E-W vul Q 5 3 2
K 8 5
10 8 6
10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
1 1 1 Dbl
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 7
Q 7 2
Q 9
J 8 7 6 4 Table K 10 9 6 4
A 4
A K J 4 2
5
22725 =
AB6A8 AB6A7
Par NS -650 J
J 10 9 6 3
7 5 3
A K Q 2

USA NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 109
Italy NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 67

39. S deals
Both vul A 9 2
A 10 7 6
A 4
A 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 6
K 8
J 9 8 7 3
10 9 2 Table K J 5 4
J 9 3 2
K 6 5 2
6
B9A7B 8896A
24362 =
Par NS +660 Q 10 3
Q 5 4
Q 10
K Q J 4 3

USA NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 109
Italy NS
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 79

40. W deals
None vul A J
K Q 7 3
10 9 8 6 5
9 7

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
Pass Pass 3 4 NT Pass Pass 3 4 NT
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 AP

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

Q 3 2
9 6 5
Q 3 2
A Q 6 5 Table K 10 9 7 6 5 4
J 8 4 2
—
8 3
648A9 =
49424 49434
Par NS +100 8
A 10
A K J 7 4
K J 10 4 2

USA NS
5 N -1 -50
-10 109
Italy NS
5 N = +400
+10 89

41. N deals
E-W vul A 9
J 8 7 4
K Q 6 5 4
9 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 3 3 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 4
2 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

6 4 3
A 10 5
A 10
Q 10 7 6 5 Table J 10 7 2
K Q 6
J 8 2
A K 8
45564 =
98869 98769
Par NS -600 K Q 8 5
9 3 2
9 7 3
J 4 3

USA NS
2 E = -110
+11 120
Italy NS
4 × N -4 -700
-11 89

42. E deals
Both vul K 8 7 2
5 2
J 7
Q J 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q J 5 4
A 7 6 4
A 6 3
K Table 10 9 6
9 8 3
K Q 2
A 7 6 2
33455 =
AA987 =
Par NS -630 3
K Q J 10
10 9 8 5 4
10 8 4

USA NS
4 E -1 +100
+12 132
Italy NS
4 W = -620
-12 89

43. S deals
None vul 6
A Q 8 7 4
A 9 7 6 3
J 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 2 3
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 4 3 2
J 9 5 3
—
10 9 5 4 Table A K Q 8
K 10
K 8 5 2
A K 8
42584 =
8B759 =
Par NS -450 10 7 5
6 2
Q J 10 4
Q 7 6 3

USA NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 132
Italy NS
4 W +1 -450
Tie 89

44. W deals
N-S vul K 5 4
K J 10 9 6
K 9 2
J 7

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT 2
2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q 6 3
A 8 7
4
K 10 8 5 2 Table J 10 8
Q 5 4 2
Q 8 5
A 9 4
75684 =
58649 =
Par NS -110 9 7 2
3
A J 10 7 6 3
Q 6 3

USA NS
3 NT E -4 +200
+3 135
Italy NS
2 S = +90
-3 89

45. N deals
Both vul A Q 5
10 8
A K 8 7 6
Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
1 NT 2 3 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 3 2
J 5 2
J
K 7 6 5 4 3 Table K J 10 9 6
K Q 6 3
9 5 4
J
968A6 966A6
47436 =
Par NS +600 8 4
A 9 7 4
Q 10 3 2
A 8 2

USA NS
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 135
Italy NS
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 89

46. E deals
None vul 2
J 9 8 6 5 4 3
—
Q 10 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 Pass 4 1 Pass 2 Pass
6 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
5 AP

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

K Q 6 5 4 3
A Q 7
J 8 3
J Table J 8 7
10
A 9 7 6 4 2
A K 5
32838 =
8B5A4 =
Par NS -450 A 10 9
K 2
K Q 10 5
9 7 6 2

USA NS
6 × W -1 +100
+11 146
Italy NS
5 W = -450
-11 89

47. S deals
N-S vul A Q 6 4 2
7 6
7
J 10 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 3
3 NT 4 AP

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

K J 8 3
K 4
A K Q 4 2
K 7 Table 10 9 7
10 5
J 10 6 5 3
Q 8 2
67949 67A49
66384 =
Par NS +500 5
A Q J 9 8 3 2
9 8
A 5 4

USA NS
2 S +2 +170
-10 146
Italy NS
4 S = +620
+10 99

48. W deals
E-W vul A 10 8
A K 10
J 9 4 3
A J 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Soloway Franco Goldman Kantar Belladonna Eisenberg Pittala
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 5 3
9 8 3
K 7 6 5
8 6 Table 9 6
Q 7 4 2
A 10 8 2
7 5 3
AA98B AA97A
33452 =
Par NS +430 Q J 4 2
J 6 5
Q
K Q 10 9 4

USA NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 146
Italy NS
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 99

USA leads by 47 IMPs

Match AW79 Main

Top 1979 Bermuda Bowl Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul A 10 8 2
J 7
A 10 2
K Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 AP Dbl Pass 3 Dbl (AP)

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

J 5
A Q 3
Q 8 7 5 4
A 8 6 Table K 9 3
10 4 2
K J 9 3
7 5 2
59857 =
84584 =
Par NS +100 Q 7 6 4
K 9 8 6 5
6
10 9 3

USA NS
3 E -1 +50
+11 157
Italy NS
3 × E = -470
-11 99

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

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 1 1 1 2 2
2 2 AP 3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 4
A 8 3
J 2
K 10 6 4 3 Table Q 6 5
Q 10 6 5 2
8 6 4
7 5
996A8 =
43635 44635
Par NS +600 K 9 7 3 2
9 4
A Q 10
J 8 2

USA NS
2 S +1 +140
+6 163
Italy NS
4 N -1 -100
-6 99

51. S deals
E-W vul 10 8 4 2
3 2
K J 8 7
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 1
1 Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 2 3
4 Pass 6 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Dbl 5 AP

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

A J 6 3
—
10 6 4 3
K Q 6 5 3 Table K Q 9 7 5
A K Q 10 7
9
J 8
52674 =
8B768 8B769
Par NS -650 —
J 9 8 6 5 4
A Q 5 2
A 10 7

USA NS
6 W -1 +100
Tie 163
Italy NS
5 E -1 +100
Tie 99

52. W deals
Both vul Q 10 3 2
A 4 2
Q J 6 2
4 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 2 AP

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

A 8 5
K J 10 6
K
Q J 10 9 6 Table K J
Q 9 5 3
9 8 7 5 4
K 7
68374 68364
75A69 =
Par NS -500 9 7 6 4
8 7
A 10 3
A 8 5 3

USA NS
4 W +1 -650
-10 163
Italy NS
2 E +2 -170
+10 109

53. N deals
N-S vul Q 9 5 4 3
K 10 5 4 2
K 5
2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Dbl 1 2
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
3 NT Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

A J 10 8
Q 6
Q J 10 8 7 3
9 Table K 7 6 2
A
4 2
A K J 7 4 3
64A36 64A35
79397 793A7
Par NS +100 —
J 9 8 7 3
A 9 6
Q 10 8 6 5

USA NS
5 W -3 +150
+3 166
Italy NS
4 E -1 +50
-3 109

54. E deals
E-W vul Q 8 7
A 4
K Q J 6 5 2
8 5

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 4 3
10 8 6 5
9 3
A Q 4 Table J 9 5 2
Q 7 3
A 10 8 7
K 3
65688 =
78755 =
Par NS -100 K 6
K J 9 2
4
J 10 9 7 6 2

USA NS
3 S = +110
+5 171
Italy NS
3 N -2 -100
-5 109

55. S deals
Both vul A 7 6 4
10 6
Q
A Q 8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
2 AP

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

K Q 10
A 4 3
A 10 7 4
K 10 6 Table J 3 2
J 9 7 2
J 9 6 5
J 3
68768 =
65675 55675
Par NS +110 9 8 5
K Q 8 5
K 8 3 2
9 2

USA NS
2 W -1 +100
Tie 171
Italy NS
1 NT W -1 +100
Tie 109

56. W deals
None vul K Q 8
J 7
9 7 5
A K J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 2 2 3 1 Dbl Rdbl 3
3 AP 3 Pass 4 4
Dbl 5 Dbl AP

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

J 6 5 2
A Q 5 4 3 2
A
10 9 Table 10 9 7
K 9 8 6
K J 3
Q 8 6
56498 =
87844 =
Par NS +100 A 4 3
10
Q 10 8 6 4 2
7 3 2

USA NS
3 W = -140
+4 175
Italy NS
5 × S -2 -300
-4 109

57. N deals
E-W vul 6 5
8 5
Q 5 2
A Q J 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
3 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass 4 AP Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9
K Q J 7 6
A 6 4 3
K 2 Table Q J
10 9 4 3
K 10 9 8 7
4 3
8A44A =
52892 =
Par NS +420 A 10 8 7 4 3 2
A 2
J
7 6 5

USA NS
4 S = +420
+7 182
Italy NS
4 N = +130
-7 109

58. E deals
Both vul 10 5 2
10 9 8 7 2
Q 3 2
8 6

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

J 9
—
A K J 9 7 6 5
A Q J 2 Table Q 8 7 3
J 6 5 4 3
10 4
9 4
66737 67847
76596 =
Par NS -110 A K 6 4
A K Q
8
K 10 7 5 3

USA NS
1 S -2 -200
-12 182
Italy NS
5 × W -2 +500
+12 121

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

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 3
A J 6
A K 10 5
K 4 2 Table K Q 8 2
10 8 2
8 3 2
10 7 6
67877 77877
65465 65455
Par NS +110 A 9 6 5
Q 9 7 4
—
Q J 8 5 3

USA NS
2 N = +110
Tie 182
Italy NS
2 N = +110
Tie 121

60. W deals
N-S vul 4
9 4 3
Q 8 6 3
A K 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 2 2 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 9 5 2
10 8 2
A 5 4
Q J Table Q 8 6
A 7
J 9 7 2
8 5 4 2
76989 =
56354 56454
Par NS +140 K J 7 3
K Q J 6 5
K 10
9 6

USA NS
1 NT E -3 +150
+6 188
Italy NS
4 S -1 -100
-6 121

61. N deals
Both vul A 7 6 2
6 5 2
K 9 5 4
A 6

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass

Q 9 8
10 9 7 4
A 3
Q J 4 2 Table K 5 4
K J
8 7 2
K 9 8 7 3
78785 =
65648 =
Par NS +110 J 10 3
A Q 8 3
Q J 10 6
10 5

USA NS
Passed out 0
Tie 188
Italy NS
Passed out 0
Tie 121

62. E deals
None vul —
J 9 7 6 3
Q J 10 9
K 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q J 10 5
A 10
A 6 5 4
Q J 8 Table A K 8 7 4 3
K 4
8 7 2
9 4
44959 44A59
99384 =
Par NS +100 9 6 2
Q 8 5 2
K 3
A 7 5 2

USA NS
4 E = -420
Tie 188
Italy NS
4 E = -420
Tie 121

63. S deals
N-S vul A 10 6
A K
4 3 2
J 10 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl
1 Pass 2 Dbl 3 AP
2 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 4
Q J 9 8 3 2
10 5
9 5 Table Q 8 7 3
6 4
A 6
A K Q 8 4
966A7 866A6
46736 =
Par NS +500 K 5 2
10 7 5
K Q J 9 8 7
6

USA NS
4 S = +130
+1 189
Italy NS
3 W -2 +100
-1 121

64. W deals
E-W vul K Q 10 9 7 5 4
Q J 9 6
9
Q

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass 4 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 6
5 4 2
Q 8 2
K J 10 9 Table A 3 2
K 10 8 3
A 10
A 8 7 6
47564 =
95768 96779
Par NS -500 —
A 7
K J 7 6 5 4 3
5 4 3 2

USA NS
4 × N -1 -100
-12 189
Italy NS
4 × N = +590
+12 133

USA leads by 56 IMPs

Match AW79 Main

Top 1979 Bermuda Bowl Final

Segment 5

65. N deals
None vul Q 6 4
J 8 7 6 2
Q
K 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 3 AP Dbl 2 4 AP

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

7 5 3
A K 9 5
K 6 5
Q 9 8 Table J 8 2
10
A 10 9 8 7 2
A 5 2
47747 =
76696 76596
Par NS -110 A K 10 9
Q 4 3
J 4 3
J 7 6

USA NS
3 E -1 +50
Tie 189
Italy NS
4 E -1 +50
Tie 133

66. E deals
N-S vul A Q 9 4
10 7
10 9
A K 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 2 3 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 8 3 2
Q 9 6 3 2
K 2
8 Table 7 6
J 8 4
A J 7 6 5 3
Q 7
A867B =
25552 24552
Par NS +630 J 5
A K 5
Q 8 4
J 10 5 3 2

USA NS
4 N +1 +150
Tie 189
Italy NS
1 NT E -3 +150
Tie 133

67. S deals
E-W vul 6 5 3
J 9 8 5 2
A K 3
J 6

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
1 1
Pass 2 3 3 Pass 1 NT 3 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 9
7 4
J 10 8 5 4
10 7 5 Table 7 4
K Q 6
2
A Q 9 8 4 3 2
59983 =
8345A =
Par NS -100 A Q J 8 2
A 10 3
Q 9 7 6
K

USA NS
4 S -1 -50
+2 191
Italy NS
3 E = -110
-2 133

68. W deals
Both vul J 10 8 4
A K Q 6 4
Q 5
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 2
9 7
9 8 3
Q 8 7 4 2 Table K 7 3
J 10 8
K 7 6 4
A J 3
AAA97 89A87
33346 =
Par NS +630 A 6 5
5 3 2
A J 10 2
10 9 6

USA NS
4 S = +620
+12 203
Italy NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 133

69. N deals
N-S vul A K 10 4
J 10 7 4
10 5
A J 3

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

9 5
Q 6 3 2
K 9 7 6
K Q 9 Table 8 2
9 5
Q J 8 2
10 7 6 4 2
ABA77 =
32366 =
Par NS +650 Q J 7 6 3
A K 8
A 4 3
8 5

USA NS
4 N +1 +650
+13 216
Italy NS
6 S -1 -100
-13 133

70. E deals
E-W vul 7 6 4
A 6
9 6
A J 9 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 2
J 10 8
K Q 8 5 3
K 10 7 Table Q 10 8
9 7 4 3 2
J 10 7 2
6
DD87D =
00560 00460
Par NS +1520 A K J 5 3
K Q 5
A 4
Q 8 2

USA NS
6 S = +980
+2 218
Italy NS
6 S = +920
-2 133

71. S deals
Both vul A 8 2
A 10 7
J 10 7 5
A Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 6 3
Q
K Q 9 6 4
5 4 3 2 Table K 9 4
K 9 4 2
A 3 2
K 10 8
67855 =
76588 =
Par NS +110 J 10 7 5
J 8 6 5 3
8
J 9 6

USA NS
2 N -2 -200
-7 218
Italy NS
2 N = +110
+7 140

72. W deals
None vul A K
9 8 2
K 4 3 2
A J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 4
7 6 5 4
Q J 8
K 6 5 3 Table Q J 8 6 5 3
K 3
9 7 6
Q 7
B7CBB =
25122 =
Par NS +980 10 7 2
A Q J 10
A 10 5
10 9 8

USA NS
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 219
Italy NS
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 140

73. N deals
E-W vul A K 8 7
Q
J 10 9 6 2
K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
1 Pass 3 1 Pass 1 NT
4 5 Dbl AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 10 5 2
A J 10 8 4 2
A
6 Table 4 3
K 6 3
7 5
Q 8 5 4 3 2
643B7 =
77A25 =
Par NS +200 9 6
9 7 5
K Q 8 4 3
A 9 7

USA NS
5 × N = +550
+9 228
Italy NS
3 N +2 +150
-9 140

74. E deals
Both vul 8 6
10 9 6 5
A Q 7
7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
1 1 1 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT AP

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

K 9 5 3
A J 8 2
8 5
8 5 3 Table J 10 2
Q 4 3
J 10 9
A K Q 10
64474 65474
78969 =
Par NS -140 A Q 7 4
K 7
K 6 4 3 2
J 9

USA NS
1 S = +80
-3 228
Italy NS
1 NT E -2 +200
+3 143

75. S deals
None vul A K 10 8 7 5 3
A 3 2
K 9
9

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

—
10 5 4
A 10 6 3
K J 8 7 6 2 Table J 6 4 2
K Q
Q J 8 7 4
5 4
AB935 =
22398 32398
Par NS +450 Q 9
J 9 8 7 6
5 2
A Q 10 3

USA NS
4 N = +420
Tie 228
Italy NS
4 N = +420
Tie 143

76. W deals
N-S vul K 9 7 4
Q J
7 5 4
10 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

3 2
A 9 8 7 3
6 3 2
Q 7 5 Table Q J 5
K 10 4 2
K Q 10 9
A 3
57457 =
86986 =
Par NS -140 A 10 8 6
6 5
A J 8
K J 4 2

USA NS
2 E +2 -170
Tie 228
Italy NS
2 E +2 -170
Tie 143

77. N deals
Both vul K 9 6 2
K 10 8
A 4 2
8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass

8 5
A J 6 2
K Q 9 6 3
10 2 Table A 10 7 3
Q 7
J 10 7
K J 7 4
67657 =
76686 =
Par NS -90 Q J 4
9 5 4 3
8 5
A Q 9 3

USA NS
Passed out 0
Tie 228
Italy NS
Passed out 0
Tie 143

78. E deals
None vul J 7
A 9 6 4 3 2
A 6
9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 Pass 3 (AP) 1 2 4 AP

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

8 5 3 2
8 5
K Q
7 6 5 4 3 Table A K Q 9
K 10
J 10 9 5 4
K J
64946 =
59497 =
Par NS -100 10 6 4
Q J 7
8 7 3 2
A Q 10

USA NS
3 N = +140
+3 231
Italy NS
4 W -1 +50
-3 143

79. S deals
N-S vul Q J
Q 6
K 6 4
Q J 9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
1 1
Dbl 2 NT 3 Pass Dbl Rdbl 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP Pass Dbl AP

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

A 5 4
A J 10 9 8 5 3
A 8
7 Table K 10 9 8 7 3
7 4
J 10 7 2
6
52289 =
7AA54 =
Par NS -420 6 2
K 2
Q 9 5 3
A K 10 3 2

USA NS
4 E +1 -450
+4 235
Italy NS
4 × E = -590
-4 143

80. W deals
E-W vul K 7 4 3 2
Q 8 7
4
Q 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Pittala Eisenberg Belladonna Kantar Goldman Lauria Soloway Garozzo
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

Q J 6
4 2
A Q 9 8
10 9 7 4 Table 10 9
K J 10
K J 7 2
A K J 8
37733 37633
9559A =
Par NS -500 A 8 5
A 9 6 5 3
10 6 5 3
3

USA NS
3 NT E +1 -630
Tie 235
Italy NS
3 NT E +1 -630
Tie 143

USA leads by 92 IMPs

Match AW79 Main

Top 1979 Bermuda Bowl Final

Segment 6

81. N deals
None vul 8 4 2
J 9 5 3
8 7 4 3
7 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
4 AP

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

A K Q J 3
K 8 4
J
Q 9 8 3 Table 6
A 10 7 2
K Q 10 9 6
6 5 4
33334 =
98899 =
Par NS -400 10 9 7 5
Q 6
A 5 2
A K J 10

USA NS
4 W -2 +100
+11 246
Italy NS
3 NT W +1 -430
-11 143

82. E deals
N-S vul Q J 8 4
4
A K 5 4 2
Q 6 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 Pass 2 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass
3 Pass 5 AP 3 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

2
10 6 3
Q 10 7 6 3
K 8 4 3 Table A K 7 3
A Q J 9 7 5 2
9
A
37146 =
A6B87 =
Par NS -450 10 9 6 5
K 8
J 8
J 10 9 7 5

USA NS
5 E +1 -480
-11 246
Italy NS
6 E -1 +50
+11 154

83. S deals
E-W vul 8 2
8 7 5 3
J 8 6
6 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 1 NT
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 6 5 3
K
7 5
A 10 8 7 Table A
A Q J 6 4
A 10 4 3 2
Q 2
33332 33222
9AAAA =
Par NS -620 K Q 7 4
10 9 2
K Q 9
K J 9

USA NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 246
Italy NS
2 E +3 -200
+10 164

84. W deals
Both vul A K Q J 10 6 5 2
Q 5
Q 2
9

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 4 Pass Pass 1 4 Pass Pass
Pass Pass

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

9 7 3
A 8 2
A 5 3
A 10 6 4 Table 8
K J 9 7
8 7 6
J 8 7 5 2
89564 =
54769 =
Par NS +140 4
10 6 4 3
K J 10 9 4
K Q 3

USA NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 246
Italy NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 164

85. N deals
N-S vul A K 7
10
K Q 7 6 2
10 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 3 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 8
K Q 9 7 6
A 8 5
J 5 Table 10 4 3 2
A J 4 2
10 9
K 8 4
76599 7659A
66843 =
Par NS +130 J 6 5
8 5 3
J 4 3
A Q 7 2

USA NS
3 W -1 +50
Tie 246
Italy NS
3 W -1 +50
Tie 164

86. E deals
E-W vul K Q 9 5
J 6 4 2
10 7
J 6 4

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 Pass 2
3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
A 9 5 3
K J 9 5 3
A 9 Table A 8 4 2
Q 7
A 6 4
Q 8 7 2
56535 =
87898 =
Par NS -120 J 6 3
K 10 8
Q 8 2
K 10 5 3

USA NS
3 NT E = -600
-14 246
Italy NS
4 W -4 +400
+14 178

87. S deals
Both vul Q
K J 10 7
J 7 4
A J 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9 2
9 8 6 2
8 2
9 8 7 6 Table K 10 8 5
Q 4
Q 10 9 6 5
K Q
8898A 8797A
45453 =
Par NS +140 J 7 6 4 3
A 5 3
A K 3
10 5

USA NS
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 246
Italy NS
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 188

88. W deals
None vul 7 4 3 2
J 2
J 8 7 3
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5
K 10 9 8 7
A 6
A Q 6 Table A 9 8 6
A Q
K 9 5 2
9 5 4
21234 =
BCBA9 BBB99
Par NS -980 K J
6 5 4 3
Q 10 4
J 10 7 2

USA NS
3 NT E +2 -460
Tie 246
Italy NS
3 NT E +2 -460
Tie 188

89. N deals
E-W vul K 7
Q J 10 9
10 8 5
A K 8 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 1 Pass 1 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 AP
4 AP

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

A Q J 8 6 4
8 7 5 3
Q 6 2
— Table —
A K 6
A K J 7
Q 7 6 5 4 3
53224 43234
8AAA9 =
Par NS -620 10 9 5 3 2
4 2
9 4 3
J 10 9

USA NS
4 W = -620
-10 246
Italy NS
3 W +1 -170
+10 198

90. E deals
Both vul K 9 2
A 8 7 6 4 2
A
A 5 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 8 3
Q J
Q J 10 7 4 3
8 7 Table J 7 5 4
K
9 6 5 2
Q 6 4 2
C9C8C =
14151 =
Par NS +1440 A 10 6
10 9 5 3
K 8
K J 10 9

USA NS
4 N +2 +680
Tie 246
Italy NS
4 N +2 +680
Tie 198

91. S deals
None vul A 6 5
8 7 5 4
10 6 5
Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 Pass 4 AP

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

K J 10 9 7
—
A K Q 7 2
A 7 4 Table —
A Q J 10 6 3 2
9 4 3
9 3 2
55115 55124
87AB8 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 4 3 2
K 9
J 8
K 8 6 5

USA NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 246
Italy NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 198

92. W deals
N-S vul K Q 10 8
10 9 6 4 2
10
4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

9 4 2
K 5 3
Q 9 5
A Q 10 8 Table J 6
A Q 7
A K 6 2
K 9 7 5
27542 =
9689B =
Par NS -400 A 7 5 3
J 8
J 8 7 4 3
J 6

USA NS
3 NT E +2 -460
-1 246
Italy NS
3 NT E +1 -430
+1 199

93. N deals
Both vul 6
6 5 4 3
A K Q 2
J 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 8 5
J 10 8 2
10 7 3
7 5 Table A Q 3 2
A Q
J 8 6
K Q 8 2
97899 =
46544 =
Par NS +600 K J 7 4
K 9 7
9 5 4
A 10 9

USA NS
2 × E -2 +500
+3 249
Italy NS
1 E -4 +400
-3 199

94. E deals
None vul J 8
Q J 8 3
A 6 3
K J 9 5

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
1 Pass 1 Dbl
1 Pass 1 NT AP 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 5 4
A 9 6
10 8 7 4
10 2 Table A K 10
5 4
Q J 9 2
Q 7 6 3
86958 =
56485 =
Par NS +140 7 6 3 2
K 10 7 2
K 5
A 8 4

USA NS
1 NT E -2 +100
+4 253
Italy NS
4 S -1 -50
-4 199

95. S deals
N-S vul 3
A 9 8 7 3
6 5
Q 10 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9
K 4 2
A J 9 8
J 8 7 6 Table A K 10 8 6 2
Q J 10
Q 7 2
K
53647 53648
8A685 =
Par NS -420 Q 7 5 4
6 5
K 10 4 3
A 4 2

USA NS
3 NT W -1 +50
-2 253
Italy NS
3 NT W -2 +100
+2 201

96. W deals
E-W vul Q 6 2
9 7 6 4
A K J 10
J 7

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Eisenberg Franco Kantar Goldman Belladonna Soloway Pittala
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 7 5
A 5 3
9 7 2
Q 10 6 Table 4
Q J
8 6 4 3
A K 9 8 4 2
58984 =
43349 =
Par NS +140 A K J 8 3
K 10 8 2
Q 5
5 3

USA NS
4 S -1 -50
-10 253
Italy NS
4 S = +420
+10 211

USA wins by 42 IMPs

Match AW79 Main

Top 1979 Bermuda Bowl Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek