Event AW97 Main Hammamet, Tunisia Royal Azur Hotel October 1997

1997 Bermuda Bowl Final: USA2 vs. France

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	K 3 9 7 3 J 9 8 A K J 10 9		West Multon 2 3 Lead 8 A J 6 2 A Q 8 3	North Hamman 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 3 5 Q A 3 7 3 J	East Mouiel 1 2 NT 3rd K 2 5 7 A 2 5 Q	South Wolff Pass Pass 4th 4 6 7 4 7 8 9 K	West Meckstroth 2 2 Lead 8 K J 5 Q A	North Mari 1 Dbl All Pass 2nd 3 5 Q Q K 3	East Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd A 2 5 3 A 2	South Levy Pass 2 4th 4 6 7 4 7 8
Q 6 2 A Q K 10 5 4 2 7 6 3		A 10 9 8 4 10 4 2 A Q Q 5 4
33635 = A9797 = Par EW +430	J 7 5 K J 8 6 5 7 6 3 8 2
USA2 NS 3 East -1 +50 +5 5	France NS   2 East +1   -140  0

2. E deals N-S vul	A 10 6 3 J K J 7 6 3 J 10 8		West Multon Pass Pass Lead 8 Q K J 2 A 10 A K	North Hamman 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 5 2 4 3 6 10 9 4	East Mouiel 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 4 Q 9 K 2 3 J	South Wolff 1 2 4th 9 A 5 2 J 8 6 3	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 7 J A 5 K A 7 4 5	North Mari Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q 9 4 9 6 7 6 6	East Rodwell 1 1 NT 3rd A K 3 3 2 3 Q 4 2	South Levy 1 Pass 4th Q 2 4 K 8 10 J 6 J
9 8 4 2 9 2 8 5 Q 5 4 3 2		K Q Q 8 4 3 A 10 4 2 A K 7
68885 = 75557 = Par NS +100	J 7 5 A K 10 7 6 5 Q 9 9 6
USA2 NS 2 South -1 -100 = 5	France NS   1 NT East =   -90 = 0

3. S deals E-W vul	Q 5 8 6 5 2 A 10 5 3 2 A 10		West Multon Pass 2 3 All Pass Lead Q	North Hamman 1 Pass Pass 2nd	East Mouiel Dbl 2 Pass 3rd	South Wolff Pass Rdbl 3 4 4th	West Meckstroth Pass 3 4 Lead J 4 3 2 10 5	North Mari 1 Pass 5 2nd 9 Q A 3 8 J	East Rodwell Dbl 3 Dbl 3rd K K 6 A K 10	South Levy Pass 3 4 All Pass 4th 5 2 5 6 4 Q
10 8 6 4 A K 7 3 4 J 7 4 3		K J 7 3 Q J 10 4 K 7 Q 8 6
565A6 555A6 66836 = Par NS +130	A 9 2 9 Q J 9 8 6 K 9 5 2
USA2 NS 4 North +1 +150 +6 11	France NS   5 × North -1   -100  0

4. W deals Both vul	A J 10 9 4 2 10 8 5 K 4 3 2		West Multon Pass 2 Pass Lead K A 8 2 2	North Hamman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 9 5 3 A	East Mouiel 1 4 3rd 5 8 9 Q	South Wolff Pass Pass 4th 7 2 K A	West Meckstroth 1 1 NT 2 Lead A 8 6 8	North Mari Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 5 3 Q	East Rodwell 1 2 4 3rd 5 2 Q K	South Levy Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 A A 9
Q 9 5 Q 5 J 9 3 A Q 8 7 5		K J 10 8 7 6 2 A K Q 7 2 9
43886 = 8A557 = Par EW +620	4 3 8 7 6 3 A K 6 4 J 10 6
USA2 NS 4 East = -620 = 11	France NS   4 East =   -620 = 0

5. N deals N-S vul	9 4 A 7 5 9 4 3 K 8 6 5 3		West Multon 2 5 Lead K 4 8 2	North Hamman Pass 4 All Pass 2nd 2 5 A A	East Mouiel Pass 4 3rd A Q 4 8	South Wolff 2 5 4th 3 K 2 4	West Meckstroth 1 4 Dbl Lead K	North Mari Pass 2 Dbl All Pass 2nd 4	East Rodwell Pass 2 Pass 3rd 2	South Levy 1 Dbl 5 4th 3
A K J 10 9 6 4 3 2 K Q 8 7 —		Q 6 5 2 Q J 8 J 10 5 2 7 2
9633B = 47992 = Par NS +300	10 8 7 3 K A 6 A Q J 10 9 4
USA2 NS 5 West -1 +50  11	France NS   5 × South =   +750 +12 12

6. E deals E-W vul	Q 5 2 J 8 7 9 7 J 10 9 7 2		West Multon 2 3 Lead Q 2 4 A K 4	North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd K 7 5 2 Q J	East Mouiel 1 2 4 3rd 7 Q 9 4 6 K	South Wolff 1 Pass All Pass 4th 3 A A 7 9 2	West Meckstroth Dbl 2 NT Lead A J 2 10 A	North Mari 2 Pass 2nd 3 K 7 7 2	East Rodwell 1 Dbl 3 3rd 2 5 Q Q 4	South Levy 1 Pass All Pass 4th 6 4 A 5 7
K 7 3 5 2 10 8 6 4 K 8 6 5		6 4 K Q 10 9 A K J 5 3 A 3
25225 = 878B8 = Par EW +600	A J 10 9 8 A 6 4 3 Q 2 Q 4
USA2 NS 4 East +1 -150 = 11	France NS   3 East +2   -150 = 12

7. S deals Both vul	A J 4 A 5 3 8 4 J 10 9 8 5		West Multon 2 NT Lead J Q 9 8 K 9 5 J A	North Hamman Pass 2nd 2 4 K 2 A 8 10 10 8	East Mouiel Pass 3rd A 10 A 9 4 8 7 5 6	South Wolff Pass Pass 4th 6 3 7 K 6 7 3 Q 2	West Meckstroth 2 NT 3 Lead J Q A Q 9 5	North Mari Pass All Pass 2nd 2 K 8 A 4 6	East Rodwell 3 3rd A 10 6 7 6 J	South Levy Pass Pass 4th 4 3 2 2 7 8
K Q 6 3 K A K Q 3 K 7 6 4		10 8 7 Q J 10 4 2 10 7 6 3 2
65567 75667 68776 = Par EW +110	9 5 2 9 8 7 6 J 9 5 2 A Q
USA2 NS 2 NT West -2 +200  11	France NS   3 West -3   +300 +3 15

8. W deals None vul	Q 4 A K 9 8 5 2 Q 7 6 A 6		West Multon 1 Dbl Pass Lead 3 J 7 10 5 7 A K	North Hamman 1 2 2nd 2 6 A 7 Q 9 4 7	East Mouiel Pass Pass 3rd K 2 Q 4 A J 6 10	South Wolff Pass Pass 4th 4 K 8 3 8 A 3 Q	West Meckstroth 1 NT Pass Lead 4 A 7	North Mari 2 2nd 5 4 4	East Rodwell Pass 3rd J 6 K	South Levy Pass 4th A 3 5
A K J 6 Q 3 J 10 9 5 Q J 2		8 5 3 J 7 4 A 4 2 10 7 4 3
66876 = 55567 = Par NS +110	10 9 7 2 10 6 K 8 3 K 9 8 5
USA2 NS 2 North = +110 = 11	France NS   2 North =   +110 = 15

9. N deals E-W vul	6 4 3 K Q 8 7 5 4 8 6 4 3		West Multon Dbl 2 3 NT Lead 3 Q A K J 9 2 10	North Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 7 A 4 5 7 4 5 K	East Mouiel Pass 2 3 3rd 10 6 3 6 8 J 3 6	South Wolff 1 Pass Pass 4th 5 8 2 Q 2 K 6 J	West Meckstroth 2 NT Pass Lead Q K 8 3	North Mari Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 10 A 2	East Rodwell Pass 3 NT 3rd 7 2 J J	South Levy Pass Pass 4th 5 4 9 4
A 9 5 9 5 4 A K J A K 9 5		J 8 7 A 10 6 10 9 8 6 3 J 7
34535 35535 888A8 = Par EW +130	K Q 10 2 J 7 3 2 Q 2 Q 10 2
USA2 NS 3 NT West +1 -630  11	France NS   3 NT West -2   +200 +13 28

10. E deals Both vul	10 9 6 3 A K 8 5 Q J 2 Q 7		West Multon 1 2 3 NT Lead 4 Q A K K J 6 4	North Hamman Dbl Pass All Pass 2nd 3 7 7 Q 2 5 8 3	East Mouiel Pass 1 2 NT 3rd K 4 8 9 8 10 9 10	South Wolff Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 A 3 5 3 6 7 6	West Meckstroth 2 NT Pass Lead 3 A K	North Mari Pass Pass 2nd 7 7 Q	East Rodwell Pass 3 NT 3rd J 8 9	South Levy Pass Pass 4th K 3 5
K 5 10 3 A K 5 A K J 6 4 2		A Q 8 7 Q 9 2 10 8 7 10 9 8
13441 = BA89B = Par EW +660	J 4 2 J 7 6 4 9 6 4 3 5 3
USA2 NS 3 NT East +3 -690  11	France NS   3 NT West +2   -660 +1 29

11. S deals None vul	10 4 K Q 9 9 7 4 3 J 9 7 6		West Multon Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A K K 4 10 J	North Hamman 1 1 NT 2 2nd 6 7 3 6 5 4	East Mouiel Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 6 K 2	South Wolff 1 1 2 4 4th 4 Q A 3 Q	West Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass Lead A K 5	North Mari 1 NT 3 2nd 6 7 9	East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 9	South Levy 1 3 4 4th 4 Q J
Q 8 3 8 7 6 K J A K 8 5 3		9 5 10 5 3 Q 10 8 6 5 2 10 2
9AA68 = 33273 = Par NS +420	A K J 7 6 2 A J 4 2 A Q 4
USA2 NS 4 South = +420 = 11	France NS   4 South =   +420 = 29

12. W deals N-S vul	Q 5 A K 8 7 5 Q 9 7 6 5 2		West Multon Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 8 3	North Hamman Pass 1 2 4 4 NT Pass 5 NT 2nd A J	East Mouiel Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 A	South Wolff 1 2 3 4 5 Rdbl 7 4th 2 2	West Meckstroth Pass 1 Pass All Pass Lead J A 5	North Mari Pass 4 5 2nd 6 2 6	East Rodwell 1 Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 Q	South Levy Dbl 4 NT 7 4th Q J 4
9 8 7 4 3 J 10 7 5 K Q 10 3		J 10 2 9 6 2 J 4 3 J 9 8 4
D9DD9 = 04004 = Par NS +2220	A K 6 Q 10 4 3 A K 8 6 2 A
USA2 NS 7 North = +2210 = 11	France NS   7 North =   +2210 = 29

13. N deals Both vul	Q J 9 6 4 3 Q 8 7 A J 8 4		West Multon Pass Pass Lead K 10 K 7 K 10 9 4 7	North Hamman 2 Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 2 2 4 J 10 Q 10	East Mouiel Pass 4 3rd 8 8 3 A 5 J A J A	South Wolff 3 Pass 4th 5 K 4 3 8 5 6 3 6	West Meckstroth 2 3 NT Lead Q 3	North Mari Pass 2 All Pass 2nd 7 A	East Rodwell 2 Pass 3rd 2 5	South Levy Pass Pass 4th A 4
A K 10 6 4 2 Q 9 3 A 6 5 3		7 J 10 5 K 7 5 K Q J 9 8 7
59874 = 84569 = Par NS +140	8 5 2 A K 9 3 10 6 4 2 10 2
USA2 NS 4 East -1 +100 = 11	France NS   3 NT West -1   +100 = 29

14. E deals None vul	A 9 8 5 10 9 8 7 3 Q J 7 3		West Multon 2 2 NT 3 Lead 5 K 9 A 6 4 8 3	North Hamman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 4 7 J 5 6 A 5	East Mouiel 1 NT 2 3 3 NT 3rd 8 2 Q 10 3 7 3 Q	South Wolff Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th K A 3 5 8 2 9 10	West Meckstroth 2 Pass Lead 10 4 K	North Mari Pass Pass 2nd 2 8 7	East Rodwell 1 NT 2 3rd 9 A 2	South Levy Pass Pass 4th Q 3 J
J 7 3 2 J 3 2 A K 10 6 5 4		K Q 6 K 7 9 4 2 A K 8 5 2
44635 = 896A8 = Par EW +140	10 4 A Q 6 5 4 Q J 8 10 9 6
USA2 NS 3 NT East -2 +100 +5 16	France NS   2 East +1   -110  29

15. S deals N-S vul	A K 3 2 A 6 4 3 A J 7 3 2		West Multon Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 2 10 A J 3 4 2	North Hamman 1 1 4 2nd J K 7 6 9 6 7 6	East Mouiel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q Q 4 8 2 A 4 2	South Wolff Pass 1 2 4th A 4 K 8 5 10 8 9	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 5 4	North Mari 1 1 4 2nd 3 8 J 7	East Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 2 Q Q	South Levy Pass 1 2 4th A K A K
Q 9 4 K 9 8 Q 10 9 7 8 5 4		10 6 5 10 7 K 8 6 5 K 10 9 6
8AB89 = 43254 = Par NS +650	J 8 7 Q J 5 3 2 A J 4 2 Q
USA2 NS 4 North = +620 = 16	France NS   4 South =   +620 = 29

16. W deals E-W vul	Q 6 5 2 10 8 2 A Q 8 5 4 3		West Multon 1 3 Pass Lead 10 9 A 2 5 K	North Hamman Pass Pass Pass 2nd 7 8 J 6 Q 6	East Mouiel 1 4 3rd 5 2 2 A 8 3	South Wolff Pass Pass 4th J Q K 7 4 A	West Meckstroth 1 Dbl Lead 3 7 2	North Mari 2 Pass 2nd 8 8 K	East Rodwell 2 Pass 3rd K K A	South Levy 5 Pass 4th 6 A J
K 10 5 2 A K 8 7 Q J 9 7 K		J 9 7 4 3 Q J 4 3 K 6 4 J
83338 = 5AAA5 = Par EW +300	A 8 10 9 6 A 5 3 10 9 7 6 2
USA2 NS 4 East -1 +100 +12 28	France NS   5 × North -3   -500  29

France leads by 1 IMP

Match AW97 Main

Top 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final

Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	A J 9 8 6 3 2 — A Q 6 10 8 3		West Multon 4 Pass Lead A	North Nickell 1 4 5 2nd 7	East Mouiel 2 5 All Pass 3rd 2	South Freeman 3 Pass 4th 3	West Meckstroth 4 Pass Lead A	North Perron 1 4 Pass 2nd 7	East Rodwell 3 Pass Pass 3rd 2	South Chemla 3 4 4th 3
7 4 8 6 J 10 9 5 2 Q 6 5 2		Q J 10 9 5 4 K 8 A K J 9 4
8C975 = 21468 21458 Par NS +980	K 10 5 A K Q 7 3 2 7 4 3 7
USA2 NS 5 North +1 +480 = 28	France NS   4 North +2   +480 = 29

18. E deals N-S vul	Q 9 6 10 9 7 4 7 Q 10 9 5 3		West Multon Rdbl Rdbl Lead A K 6 J 3 K Q 8	North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 4 8 2 6 2 A 6 9	East Mouiel 1 NT 2 2 3rd 10 9 3 8 9 4 5 4	South Freeman Dbl Dbl All Pass 4th 7 J 4 A K 7 3 5	West Meckstroth 1 2 2 Lead 7 A K A 8	North Perron Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 4 8 6 9	East Rodwell 1 1 NT 2 3rd Q 3 5 6 4	South Chemla Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 7 J 5 10
J 10 7 2 J 6 5 2 9 6 4 8 4		K 8 4 A K 3 K J 10 5 3 J 7
9886A 9786A 45563 = Par NS +600	A 5 3 Q 8 A Q 8 2 A K 6 2
USA2 NS 2 East -2 +100  28	France NS   2 West -3   +150 +2 31

19. S deals E-W vul	6 5 2 A 8 3 8 7 3 A K 6 5		West Multon Pass Pass Lead K A 2 10	North Nickell 1 Pass 2nd 5 9 7 Q	East Mouiel Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 A K	South Freeman Pass 3 4th A 4 3 2	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 2 K 5 4	North Perron 1 Pass 2nd 2 4 K 5 5	East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd Q A 3 10 10	South Chemla Pass 2 NT 4th K 9 J Q A
J 8 4 3 9 4 2 A Q J Q J 4		Q 10 7 K Q J 6 10 6 5 4 2 9
85548 = 57895 57795 Par EW +100	A K 9 10 7 5 K 9 10 8 7 3 2
USA2 NS 3 North -2 -100  28	France NS   2 NT South -1   -50 +2 33

20. W deals Both vul	5 3 9 2 Q J 5 4 2 K Q 8 3		West Multon Pass 3 4 Lead 4 J 2 10 3 9 K 5 7	North Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 8 10 3 A A 9 4 J	East Mouiel 1 3 3rd K 6 K A 4 3 J 2 9	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 5 3 A Q 2 6 6 10 8	West Meckstroth 1 2 3 Lead 7 6 3 K 4 5	North Perron Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 3 A 3 2 A	East Rodwell 1 3 4 3rd 2 K 4 4 Q J	South Chemla Pass Pass All Pass 4th 8 Q 2 10 5 8
10 9 8 6 K 8 7 5 4 A 3 A 2		A K 7 4 2 J 3 10 8 10 7 6 5
53576 = 8A856 = Par EW +620	Q J A Q 10 6 K 9 7 6 J 9 4
USA2 NS 4 East -1 +100 +12 40	France NS   4 East =   -620  33

21. N deals N-S vul	K 9 8 6 A J 9 6 2 6 Q J 10		West Multon Pass Lead	North Nickell Pass 2nd	East Mouiel Pass 3rd	South Freeman Pass 4th	West Meckstroth Pass 3 Lead 2 7 2 2 7 A 10 10 J	North Perron 1 Pass 3 2nd 5 J 8 3 8 3 4 Q 3	East Rodwell Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd K A 9 K J 4 K K 5	South Chemla 2 Pass 4th 6 5 Q 5 10 Q 3 A 6
Q 5 Q 8 5 A K 10 8 4 9 7 3		A J 2 10 3 J 7 3 2 A 6 4 2
59845 = 84598 = Par NS +100	10 7 4 3 K 7 4 Q 9 5 K 8 5
USA2 NS Passed out -6 0  40	France NS   3 North =   +140 +4 37

22. E deals E-W vul	K Q 7 3 7 4 7 3 2 A K J 5		West Multon Pass Pass Lead 6	North Nickell 1 3 NT 2nd 5	East Mouiel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2	South Freeman 1 1 NT 4th 10	West Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead J K Q 8 A 5	North Perron Rdbl Dbl 2nd 4 A 2 9 7 6	East Rodwell Pass 1 All Pass 3rd 3 7 5 K 10 Q	South Chemla 1 Pass 4th 2 6 A 2 3 4
A 9 5 4 A 5 3 K Q 9 6 4 3		10 8 6 2 10 9 6 10 9 8 5 7 2
A8A9A = 34343 = Par NS +430	J K Q J 8 2 A J 6 4 Q 10 8
USA2 NS 3 NT South +1 +430  40	France NS   1 × East -2   +500 +2 39

23. S deals Both vul	K 9 8 10 9 5 5 Q J 10 9 8 5		West Multon 1 3 Pass Lead 5 3 K 4 7 J	North Nickell 2 Pass Dbl 2nd 7 A 5 4 2 3	East Mouiel 2 4 All Pass 3rd 10 5 2 9 2 10	South Freeman 1 3 Pass 4th 2 4 A Q 8 3	West Meckstroth 1 4 Lead 5 5 K K Q 10	North Perron 2 Dbl 2nd A 2 5 4 9 Q	East Rodwell 3 All Pass 3rd 6 A 2 10 9 5	South Chemla 1 4 4th 2 8 A 7 8 J
A Q 10 4 3 K 9 4 2 A K 6 2		J 7 6 5 Q 3 2 A J 8 7 7 4
53966 = 79455 79476 Par EW +140	2 A J 8 7 6 4 K Q 10 6 3 3
USA2 NS 4 × West -1 +200 = 40	France NS   4 × West -1   +200 = 39

24. W deals None vul	10 5 A K 9 K Q J 9 J 9 7 4		West Multon 1 2 Pass Lead 10 K 3 9 A K 9 6 2	North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 6 Q 8 4 8 7 A 7	East Mouiel 1 3 3rd J 5 7 7 10 3 9 4 4	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 4 A 3 2 5 6 J Q K	West Meckstroth 1 2 Pass Lead 10 K A 2 A K 4 Q 9	North Perron Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 6 4 7 2 3 3 7 8	East Rodwell 1 3 3rd J 5 Q 4 2 5 Q K 7	South Chemla Pass Pass 4th 4 A 3 6 5 10 K 3 5
— Q J 6 5 2 A 3 2 A 10 8 5 2		A K Q 8 7 4 8 4 8 7 6 4 Q
76467 86468 57675 = Par NS +120	J 9 6 3 2 10 7 3 10 5 K 6 3
USA2 NS 3 East -3 +150 +2 42	France NS   3 East -2   +100  39

25. N deals E-W vul	7 6 3 2 Q Q 6 K J 8 7 5 2		West Multon Pass Pass Lead 8 A 9 J 8	North Nickell Pass 1 Pass 2nd 6 4 Q 3 4	East Mouiel Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 K 3 3	South Freeman 1 1 NT 4th A 6 10 2 4	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead K J 4 2 9	North Perron Pass 1 NT 2nd 8 3 Q 6 Q	East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd A 4 10 A K	South Chemla 1 Pass 4th 2 9 3 4 10
A J K 9 8 6 4 2 K 8 2 Q 4		K Q 10 5 4 10 J 9 5 4 3 10 6
8565A 8675A 57683 = Par NS +130	9 8 A J 7 5 3 A 10 7 A 9 3
USA2 NS 1 NT South = +90  42	France NS   1 NT North +2   +150 +2 41

26. E deals Both vul	Q 5 2 6 5 2 7 6 5 4 3 A 10		West Multon Pass Pass Lead K 6 2 Q A 8 7 8	North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 3 7 7 J 4 9 J	East Mouiel Pass 2 3rd 10 A Q 5 6 2 K	South Freeman 1 NT Pass 4th 2 5 3 9 10 K 8	West Meckstroth Pass Lead 9 J 4 10 Q	North Perron Pass 2nd 3 K 3 5 J	East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd A 8 A K 2	South Chemla 1 NT 4th 2 4 2 7 9
A 7 J 9 4 3 Q 10 9 8 J 7 3		J 10 6 4 3 K 10 7 A J 9 5 2
9979A = 34543 = Par NS +600	K 9 8 A Q 8 K 2 K Q 8 6 4
USA2 NS 2 East -4 +400 +7 49	France NS   1 NT South +1   +120  41

27. S deals None vul	Q 5 J 10 A Q J 10 6 Q J 4 3		West Multon Pass 2 Lead	North Nickell 1 3 2nd	East Mouiel 1 4 3rd	South Freeman Pass 2 All Pass 4th	West Meckstroth Pass 2 4 Lead	North Perron 1 3 All Pass 2nd	East Rodwell 1 Dbl 3rd	South Chemla Pass 2 Pass 4th
J 10 9 8 2 Q 7 2 7 2 A 8 2		A K 7 4 A 8 6 4 3 3 K 10 5
52286 = 8BB56 = Par EW +450	6 3 K 9 5 K 9 8 5 4 9 7 6
USA2 NS 4 East +1 -450 = 49	France NS   4 East +1   -450 = 41

28. W deals N-S vul	8 3 Q J 5 4 2 Q 6 3 K J 10		West Multon 1 3 NT Pass Lead 3 2 J 2	North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd Q 8 4 9	East Mouiel 3 4 3rd K J 8 A	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th A 2 Q 3	West Meckstroth 1 6 Lead Q 4 8 Q	North Perron Pass Pass 2nd 9 A Q K	East Rodwell 4 Pass 3rd A 3 9 A	South Chemla Pass Pass 4th 3 J 2 3
A 7 6 5 4 2 K 7 3 A K 9 8 —		Q J 10 9 10 9 J Q 7 6 4 3 2
42675 42776 8B557 8B567 Par EW +450	K A 8 6 10 7 5 4 2 A 9 8 5
USA2 NS 4 West +1 -450  49	France NS   6 West -1   +50 +11 52

29. N deals Both vul	10 3 2 A Q J 10 7 4 6 5 3 2 —		West Multon Pass Lead A 7 5 A	North Nickell 3 2nd 3 5 7 8	East Mouiel Pass 3rd 4 K 10 4	South Freeman Pass 4th 4 2 2 3	West Meckstroth Pass Lead A 7 5 A	North Perron 2 2nd 3 5 7 8	East Rodwell Pass 3rd 4 K 10 4	South Chemla Pass 4th 4 2 2 3
A Q J 5 6 3 2 Q J 9 9 7 4		K 9 8 9 8 5 10 7 A K Q 10 2
65986 = 55427 = Par NS +140	7 6 4 K A K 8 4 J 8 6 5 3
USA2 NS 3 North = +140 = 49	France NS   2 North +1   +140 = 52

30. E deals None vul	7 5 3 2 7 6 3 2 8 5 2 4 3		West Multon Dbl 2 Pass 5 Lead 4 A	North Nickell Pass 2 Pass Dbl 2nd 2 Q	East Mouiel Pass 2 4 4 NT All Pass 3rd K 3	South Freeman 1 Dbl 4 Dbl 4th 5 6	West Meckstroth 2 NT 5 Lead 4 A	North Perron Pass Dbl 2nd 2 Q	East Rodwell Pass 3 All Pass 3rd K 3	South Chemla 2 Dbl 4th 5 6
K 9 Q 10 5 4 A K Q J 6 Q 5		10 K J 10 9 7 3 J 10 9 8 6 2
49544 = 64799 = Par NS +100	A Q J 8 6 4 A 9 8 4 A K 7
USA2 NS 5 × West -2 +300 = 49	France NS   5 × West -2   +300 = 52

31. S deals N-S vul	A 8 7 3 Q 5 4 2 4 J 8 7 5		West Multon 1 Pass Lead 2 6 2 J 3 Q 8 6 8	North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 3 K 5 K 9 7 5 10 4	East Mouiel 3 3rd A 4 K A 10 3 3 6 A	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 7 10 A 2 Q 4 9 8 2	West Meckstroth 1 Pass Lead J 6 3 K	North Perron Pass Pass 2nd K 4 4 2	East Rodwell 1 NT 3rd 3 A Q 3	South Chemla Pass Pass 4th 2 2 5 5
K Q 5 4 K 8 7 K 10 8 6 Q 2		9 2 10 3 A Q 9 7 3 K 9 6 3
56836 57836 764A6 = Par EW +130	J 10 6 A J 9 6 J 5 2 A 10 4
USA2 NS 3 West = -110  49	France NS   1 NT East =   -90 +1 53

32. W deals E-W vul	9 7 5 3 8 5 A K 9 6 A 9 7		West Multon Pass Pass Pass Lead 3	North Nickell 1 2 Pass 2nd 5	East Mouiel Pass Pass Pass 3rd K	South Freeman 1 4 4th A	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 3	North Perron 1 2 Pass 2nd 5	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd K	South Chemla 1 4 4th A
A J 2 Q 10 6 3 5 2 J 6 5 3		Q 6 K J 9 7 2 Q 10 8 10 8 2
79697 = 64746 = Par NS +140	K 10 8 4 A 4 J 7 4 3 K Q 4
USA2 NS 4 South -1 -50 = 49	France NS   4 South -1   -50 = 53

France leads by 4 IMPs

Match AW97 Main

Top 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final

Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	J 10 8 A J 9 7 8 7 4 J 9 2		West Levy Pass Pass Lead 5 4 Q 10 3 7 A 6	North Nickell Pass 1 Pass 2nd J 2 A 4 7 9 7 9	East Mari Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 Q 6 6 8 8 7 10	South Freeman 1 1 4th 2 K 5 Q K 6 K Q	West Hamman Pass Lead 3 4 6 4 4 7 8 4 Q	North Perron Pass Pass 2nd 9 5 J 2 3 6 8 K 10	East Wolff Pass Pass 3rd A K 7 Q J J 10 A 3	South Chemla 1 NT 4th Q 2 6 3 6 K 2 8 7
A Q 9 5 Q 3 K 10 3 K 8 6 3		4 3 10 8 6 2 9 6 2 A 10 7 4
77665 = 66668 = Par EW +90	K 7 6 2 K 5 4 A Q J 5 Q 5
USA2 NS 1 South +1 +110 +1 50	France NS   1 NT South =   +90  53

34. E deals N-S vul	10 9 6 A Q 6 2 9 7 6 8 6 2		West Levy Dbl Pass 5 Lead A 10 5 7 8 10 3 4	North Nickell 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 4 3 Q 10 J 2 Q 6	East Mari 1 4 Dbl 3rd 6 7 K A Q 9 2 8	South Freeman 1 4 Pass 4th K J 6 8 9 J J 3	West Hamman 2 Pass Lead 3 10 2 2	North Perron Pass 4 2nd A K 7 10	East Wolff 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 9 A 9 K	South Chemla 1 3 4th J 4 5 4
7 4 10 5 4 3 K Q 4 3 Q 7 4		K K 9 8 7 A J 8 5 2 A J 10
7A547 7A546 53895 53896 Par NS +300	A Q J 8 5 3 2 J 10 K 9 5 3
USA2 NS 5 East -2 +100  50	France NS   4 South =   +620 +11 64

35. S deals E-W vul	9 7 5 A Q J 8 5 9 6 3 Q J		West Levy Pass Pass Lead K Q 4 A 7	North Nickell 1 Pass 2nd 5 7 9 6 8	East Mari Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 A 4 K	South Freeman Pass 2 4th 6 10 J J Q	West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 3 7 K Q 4 3 J	North Perron 1 Pass 2nd Q 9 5 7 9 4 A	East Wolff Pass Pass 3rd A K 8 2 A 2 7	South Chemla Pass 1 NT 4th 8 J 6 10 J 5 3
K Q 4 K 3 2 7 2 K 5 4 3 2		A 8 3 2 9 7 6 4 J 10 8 A 7
76676 = 67747 = Par NS +90	J 10 6 10 A K Q 5 4 10 9 8 6
USA2 NS 2 South -1 -50  50	France NS   1 NT South =   +90 +4 68

36. W deals Both vul	A J 6 4 K 5 4 3 2 Q J 9 7 —		West Levy Pass 5 Pass All Pass Lead K A A Q Q	North Nickell 1 5 Pass 2nd 2 Q 3 6	East Mari 2 6 7 3rd 6 5 5 5	South Freeman 4 NT 6 Dbl 4th 3 2 2 A	West Hamman Pass 5 Pass All Pass Lead A 2 K K A	North Perron 1 Pass 6 2nd 3 4 2 5 Q	East Wolff 3 Pass Pass 3rd 7 A 4 4	South Chemla 4 5 6 4th 3 Q 3 9
10 9 8 7 5 2 Q 5 3 10 7 6 5		Q 3 — K 8 6 4 A Q J 9 8 4 2
C7DC4 C7DB4 06018 06019 Par NS +2000	K A J 10 9 8 7 6 A 10 2 K 3
USA2 NS 7 × East -5 +1400  50	France NS   6 North +1   +1460 +2 70

37. N deals N-S vul	K 8 7 6 A K K Q 9 8 J 10 8		West Levy Pass Pass Lead 4 9 9 4 Q A 3	North Nickell 1 NT 2 2nd 7 K Q 6 7 8 K	East Mari Pass Pass 3rd K A A 10 8 4 5	South Freeman 2 Pass 4th 8 3 10 5 7 2 6	West Hamman Pass Lead Q A 3 10 6 6 4 Q J	North Perron 1 NT Pass 2nd A 8 Q 4 K 10 6 A 9	East Wolff 2 3rd 8 5 10 7 2 3 9 9 J	South Chemla Pass 4th 6 7 2 K 3 4 9 4 2
9 4 Q 10 8 6 A 3 A K 5 3 2		A Q J 10 2 9 2 10 5 4 9 6 4
54674 = 78769 = Par EW +110	5 3 J 7 5 4 3 J 7 6 2 Q 7
USA2 NS 2 North -2 -200  50	France NS   2 East =   -110 +3 73