Match AW98 Main Lille, France Grand Palais Hotel September 1998

1998 Rosenblum Cup Final: Italy vs. Brazil

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	A 9 K J 9 3 A K 7 Q 9 4 3		West Branco Pass Pass Lead 2 3 Q 4 6 3 Q K 7	North Buratti 1 1 NT Pass 2nd 5 K 3 A K 9 7 5 8	East Chagas Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 10 4 J 8 A 5 6 Q	South Lanzarotti 1 3 NT 4th 9 2 A 8 9 4 10 6 10	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 2 10 3	North Villas-Boas 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd J 2 8	East Lauria Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 A	South Campos 2 3 NT 4th 3 7 4
J 10 8 4 Q 10 8 6 10 9 8 2 6		Q 6 2 7 5 2 5 4 A K 8 7 2
A9AAA = 24323 = Par NS +430	K 7 5 3 A 4 Q J 6 3 J 10 5
Italy NS 3 NT North +2 +460 +2 2	Brazil NS   3 NT North =   +400  0

2. E deals N-S vul	A 6 3 A Q 10 7 5 A Q J 6 5		West Branco Pass Pass Dbl All Pass Lead 2 5 3 10 3 K 2	North Buratti 1 3 Rdbl 2nd 6 7 9 2 8 7 10	East Chagas Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 9 A 5 10 3 9	South Lanzarotti Pass 1 3 3 NT 4th 4 A 5 K 5 J J	West Versace Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 5 2	North Villas-Boas 1 3 3 NT 2nd 4 6 6	East Lauria Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 J Q	South Campos Pass 1 3 4th A K 7
K 10 9 2 Q J 5 K 4 3 2 4 2		Q 5 3 9 8 6 2 9 8 6 K 7 3
999AC = 34421 = Par NS +1370	J 8 7 4 A K 10 7 4 J 10 9 8
Italy NS 3 NT South = +600 +12 14	Brazil NS   3 NT North -1   -100  0

3. S deals E-W vul	10 6 K Q 6 A J 2 K J 10 6 4		West Branco 2 Pass Lead 6 5 3 K 6 4 8 K	North Buratti Dbl Pass 2nd 2 10 9 9 A A 6 7	East Chagas 4 Pass 3rd J K 10 3 7 2 A	South Lanzarotti Pass Dbl 4th Q 7 Q 5 2 6 3	West Versace Pass 1 2 Lead 2 Q 2	North Villas-Boas 1 Dbl 3 2nd 7 10 10	East Lauria Pass Rdbl All Pass 3rd A 4 A	South Campos Pass 1 2 4th 6 J 3
A Q 9 8 5 3 10 8 2 10 6 5 2		K 4 2 J 7 4 3 K 7 5 3 A 9
55688 = 78644 = Par EW +100	J 7 A 9 5 Q 9 8 4 Q 8 7 3
Italy NS 4 × West -2 +500 +9 23	Brazil NS   3 North =   +110  0

4. W deals Both vul	Q 10 A K J 9 8 10 9 A K 6 5		West Branco 2 Pass Pass Lead A 10 5 9 4 3 6 J 5	North Buratti 2 Dbl 2nd 2 4 K Q 10 6 9 K 7	East Chagas 5 Pass 3rd 8 2 3 J 6 8 3 2 Q	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass 4th 7 A 2 5 8 4 9 10 K	West Versace Pass 2 Pass Lead A 5 10	North Villas-Boas 1 Dbl Pass 2nd 9 A K	East Lauria Pass 3 Pass 3rd 4 4 6	South Campos Pass 3 4th 2 2 4
9 4 3 5 A K 7 6 5 3 J 7 3		A K 5 2 Q 7 6 4 3 Q 8 4 2
56649 = 67694 = Par EW +110	J 8 7 6 10 2 J 2 Q 10 9 8 4
Italy NS 5 × West -2 +500 +13 36	Brazil NS   3 South -3   -300  0

5. N deals N-S vul	K J 7 10 8 7 6 5 K J 9 4 K		West Branco 1 NT Lead 7 5 6 9 6 5 8 5 7	North Buratti Pass Pass 2nd 3 8 Q 3 7 K 9 2 6	East Chagas Pass Pass 3rd J K K 10 A 2 10 3 A	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass 4th 4 4 2 A 4 8 4 6 5	West Versace 1 Pass Lead 6 7 10	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass 1 NT 2nd 3 3 5	East Lauria Pass 1 All Pass 3rd Q J 4	South Campos Pass Pass 4th K 2 Q
Q 5 4 4 2 A 7 6 5 3 A Q 8		10 8 6 2 A Q 3 Q 2 10 9 6 4
76977 = 57366 = Par NS +140	A 9 3 K J 9 10 8 J 7 5 3 2
Italy NS 1 NT West -3 +150 +2 38	Brazil NS   1 NT North =   +90  0

6. E deals E-W vul	J 10 2 10 8 6 Q 10 7 5 3 Q J		West Branco 1 2 NT Lead Q 9 5 4 7 5 J 10 2	North Buratti Pass Pass 2nd 4 J 9 8 8 3 6 7 J	East Chagas 1 2 3 NT 3rd 3 8 2 A 2 2 K 3 7	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 5 6 3 K Q 10 6 7	West Versace 2 2 NT Lead 5 8 10	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass 2nd J 3 4	East Lauria 1 2 3 NT 3rd 8 2 2	South Campos Pass Pass All Pass 4th 6 Q A
9 4 3 9 5 A K 6 A 10 9 7 2		A K Q A J 7 3 2 J 9 4 8 4
44343 = 9999A 99999 Par EW +600	8 7 6 5 K Q 4 8 2 K 6 5 3
Italy NS 3 NT West +1 -630  38	Brazil NS   3 NT West -1   +100 +12 12

7. S deals Both vul	9 8 7 5 A 5 J 9 8 A K J 10		West Branco Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 7 A 5 5 10 6	North Buratti 2 2 3 NT 2nd 9 2 6 2 3 4	East Chagas Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q A 7 K 10 3	South Lanzarotti 1 NT 2 3 4th K 4 3 4 Q 5	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 4 A 5	North Villas-Boas 1 3 NT 2nd A 4 6	East Lauria Pass All Pass 3rd 2 5 K	South Campos 1 1 NT 4th 7 2 9
A J 3 2 9 4 3 K 10 3 6 3 2		Q 10 6 10 8 6 2 Q 7 5 2 Q 4
9898A A8A8A 34353 = Par NS +630	K 4 K Q J 7 A 6 4 9 8 7 5
Italy NS 3 NT South = +600 +12 50	Brazil NS   3 NT South -1   -100  12

8. W deals None vul	Q J 9 8 2 4 K J 9 8 8 7 2		West Branco 2 2 3 5 6 Lead Q K K J 4 2 6	North Buratti Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 7 2 3 Q 8 Q 3	East Chagas 2 2 4 6 3rd 6 10 8 2 7 K 8	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th A 6 A 7 9 A 2	West Versace 2 3 5 6 Lead 2 7	North Villas-Boas Pass 4 Pass All Pass 2nd A	East Lauria 2 Dbl 6 3rd 3	South Campos 3 Pass Pass 4th 3
A K 5 4 3 A K Q 10 8 3 2 Q —		10 7 7 A 10 7 5 4 3 A J 9 6
13136 23236 BAB97 = Par EW +460	6 J 9 6 5 6 2 K Q 10 5 4 3
Italy NS 6 West -2 +100 = 50	Brazil NS   6 West -2   +100 = 12

9. N deals E-W vul	Q 9 7 4 2 3 7 6 5 2 A K Q		West Branco Pass Pass Lead 9 2 8 8 2 7 Q 5 10	North Buratti 1 2 3 NT 2nd Q 5 K K 4 A 9 K 7	East Chagas Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A 4 4 J 3 4 8 2	South Lanzarotti 2 2 NT 4th 6 6 3 5 A J 10 3 9	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 9	North Villas-Boas 1 2 3 NT 2nd Q	East Lauria Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2	South Campos 2 2 NT 4th 6
K J 10 6 Q 9 6 2 A 3 9 8 7		5 3 J 8 5 K 10 9 4 10 4 3 2
89887 = 54555 = Par NS +140	A 8 A K 10 7 4 Q J 8 J 6 5
Italy NS 3 NT South -1 -50 = 50	Brazil NS   3 NT South -1   -50 = 12

10. E deals Both vul	Q 8 K J 7 4 J 6 4 3 Q 10 9		West Branco Pass Pass Lead 10 3 Q A A 8 J Q	North Buratti 1 NT 2nd 2 10 5 7 J 2 8	East Chagas 1 Pass 3rd K K 2 4 5 7 3	South Lanzarotti 1 Pass 4th 3 6 4 6 9 Q 5	West Versace Pass Lead 6 8 A	North Villas-Boas Pass 2nd 4 J	East Lauria 1 NT 3rd Q K	South Campos Pass 4th 2 5
7 5 4 Q 10 8 5 K 7 5 4 3 2		J 10 2 9 3 A Q 10 9 8 A K 8
88775 = 55667 = Par NS +120	A K 9 6 3 A 6 2 7 5 2 J 6
Italy NS 1 NT North +1 +120 +5 55	Brazil NS   1 NT East =   -90  12

11. S deals None vul	10 8 4 A 10 9 4 10 3 A 8 5 4		West Branco 1 2 3 Lead 10 K 2 A 5 4 2	North Buratti Pass Pass Pass 2nd Q 9 J 6 7 J 4	East Chagas 2 2 NT 4 3rd K 4 A 3 5 3 A	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 6 3 6 2 Q 2 7	West Versace 1 2 3 3 Lead 10 K 2 8 3	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 9 J 7 2	East Lauria 2 2 NT 3 4 3rd K 4 A 5 A	South Campos Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 6 3 6 Q 6
K Q 9 6 3 2 K 2 J 6 Q J 9		A J Q 8 6 A Q 9 2 10 7 6 3
44875 = 89568 = Par EW +140	7 5 J 7 5 3 K 8 7 5 4 K 2
Italy NS 4 West -2 +100 = 55	Brazil NS   4 West -2   +100 = 12

12. W deals N-S vul	3 Q 9 6 5 A 10 9 8 7 6 3 2		West Branco 1 3 NT 4 Lead 5 5 3 Q 10 5 J	North Buratti Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 9 6 4 K A	East Chagas 3 4 3rd 7 K J A 2 4	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass 4th 4 3 K 5 3 2	West Versace 1 4 Lead 5 Q 6	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass 2nd J 3 A	East Lauria 3 NT Pass 3rd K A 7	South Campos Pass Pass 4th 4 5 3
K Q J 10 4 2 4 3 4 3 K Q 4		8 7 6 5 A J 10 8 2 K 8 5 5
64699 = 69744 = Par EW +140	A 9 K 7 Q J 9 7 6 2 A J 10
Italy NS 4 West -1 +50 = 55	Brazil NS   4 West -1   +50 = 12

13. N deals Both vul	J 9 2 8 7 4 3 K 10 8 6 4 2		West Branco 1 NT Pass Lead 3 2 A 5 7 A 8	North Buratti Pass Pass Pass 2nd A K 6 9 10 6 5	East Chagas 1 2 3rd 6 3 4 K 10 3 Q	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass 4th J 9 2 8 Q 9 2	West Versace 1 NT 3 Pass 3 NT Lead 3 Q 3	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 10 2 7	East Lauria 1 2 3 3 3rd Q 6 8	South Campos Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4th 2 J 3
Q 7 3 J 9 2 A 7 2 K 8 7 4		A K 10 8 K 10 6 5 J A 10 5 3
54483 = 79959 7995A Par EW +140	6 5 4 A Q Q 9 5 3 Q J 9 6
Italy NS 2 East +1 -110  55	Brazil NS   3 NT West -2   +200 +7 19

14. E deals None vul	K 2 Q 10 8 6 Q J A Q J 6 3		West Branco 2 NT 3 NT Lead Q 2 9 10 7 5 4 3 5	North Buratti Pass All Pass 2nd K 6 Q 4 10 8 7 9 2	East Chagas 2 3 3rd 5 K A 8 4 2 9 J A	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass 4th 4 J 6 6 A J 6 8 2	West Versace 1 NT Pass Lead A 6 2	North Villas-Boas Dbl Pass 2nd 8 K 6	East Lauria Pass 3 NT 3rd 10 7 K	South Campos Pass Pass 4th 2 4 J
A Q J 3 A J 9 4 K 9 8 4 2		10 5 5 3 A 10 7 5 4 3 2 K 8
26629 = A76A4 = Par EW +300	9 8 7 6 4 K 7 2 6 10 9 7 5
Italy NS 3 NT West +1 -430 = 55	Brazil NS   3 NT West +1   -430 = 19

Italy leads by 36 IMPs

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Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	A A 9 8 6 5 4 A J 10 9 5 2		West Chagas Pass Pass Lead 10 A 4 2 9 A 9 A	North Lauria 1 2 2nd 6 2 7 J 4 9 Q 6	East Branco Pass Pass 3rd 7 3 J Q 6 5 7 4	South Versace 1 Pass 4th A 10 K 3 10 8 5 2	West Lanzarotti Pass Pass Lead 4 9 2	North Villas-Boas 1 2 Pass 2nd A 7 10	East Buratti Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 Q	South Campos 1 2 NT 4th 6 10 3
7 5 4 3 K 10 K 8 6 2 Q 8 4		10 9 8 2 Q 7 2 Q 9 A J 10 3
77887 = 55356 = Par NS +110	K Q J 6 J 3 7 5 4 3 K 7 6
Italy NS 2 North +1 +140 = 55	Brazil NS   2 NT South +1   +150 = 19

18. E deals N-S vul	10 9 7 Q 9 4 9 4 K J 8 5 3		West Chagas 1 Dbl Lead A K 4 8 A	North Lauria Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q 2 6 5	East Branco Pass 1 3 3rd 4 9 K 2 4	South Versace 1 3 All Pass 4th 6 8 7 10 2	West Lanzarotti 1 2 Pass Lead 4 3 Q	North Villas-Boas Pass 3 Pass 2nd A 7 5	East Buratti Pass 1 Pass 3 3rd 8 J 6	South Campos 1 2 3 All Pass 4th 6 2 9
K 6 3 K J 10 8 5 Q 2 A 10 2		A Q J 8 4 6 2 8 6 Q 9 7 6
74595 = 59747 = Par EW +140	5 2 A 7 3 A K J 10 7 5 3 4
Italy NS 3 East -1 +50 +5 60	Brazil NS   3 East =   -140  19

19. S deals E-W vul	9 4 K 10 9 7 3 J 4 2 Q 6 5		West Chagas 2 4 Lead 5 10 8 9	North Lauria Pass All Pass 2nd J 2 A 5	East Branco 3 NT 3rd A Q 6 6	South Versace Pass Pass 4th 8 K 4 3	West Lanzarotti 3 3 Lead 10 8 Q	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass 2nd 8 3 3	East Buratti 3 3 NT 3rd Q K 2	South Campos Pass Pass All Pass 4th K 4 4
K Q 10 7 6 2 Q J 8 6 5 8 8		8 A 2 A K Q 10 5 3 K J 4 3
53446 43445 8A987 = Par EW +620	A J 5 3 4 9 7 6 A 10 9 7 2
Italy NS 4 West -1 +100 +12 72	Brazil NS   3 NT East =   -600  19

20. W deals Both vul	A 8 7 2 5 3 2 Q J 3 Q 9 5		West Chagas Pass 2 Dbl Lead A 6 5 3 3 K 4 2 8	North Lauria Pass 2 Pass 2nd 2 4 A 6 K 8 10 6 9	East Branco 1 Pass 3 3rd 3 J 7 K 9 2 J Q 9	South Versace 1 Pass All Pass 4th 5 10 4 A 10 5 Q J 9	West Lanzarotti Pass Pass Lead 7 3 A	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass 2nd 2 10 9	East Buratti 1 NT 3rd J K Q	South Campos Pass 4th 5 4
K J 5 J 10 4 9 4 2 A J 3 2		Q 10 9 3 A K 6 10 5 K 7 6 4
66784 = 77559 77659 Par EW +110	6 4 Q 9 8 7 A K 8 7 6 10 8
Italy NS 3 East -2 +200 +7 79	Brazil NS   1 NT East =   -90  19

21. N deals N-S vul	A Q 8 5 J 10 6 8 2 Q J 10 2		West Chagas 1 Pass Pass Lead Q 6 8 6 2 8 A 7	North Lauria Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 4 5 6 2 A K 4 2	East Branco Pass 1 Rdbl 2 3rd 3 9 5 4 10 5 J K	South Versace Pass Pass 2 All Pass 4th K 3 10 Q 4 7 9 9	West Lanzarotti 1 NT Lead Q 2 2	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass 2nd 4 5 4	East Buratti Pass Pass 3rd 7 9 K	South Campos Pass Pass 4th K 3 6
J 7 6 2 K Q 3 A 10 7 4 K 5		K 10 9 A 8 7 2 K 6 3 9 8 4
44346 = 99A97 = Par EW +420	4 3 9 5 4 Q J 9 5 A 7 6 3
Italy NS 2 West +1 -110 +1 80	Brazil NS   1 NT West +2   -150  19

22. E deals E-W vul	5 2 A 10 6 5 3 Q 9 7 A 10 5		West Chagas 1 Pass Lead 2 8 K 2 10 4 2 4	North Lauria 1 2 2nd 3 3 7 8 4 7 J A	East Branco Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd K 9 5 A 2 A A 9	South Versace Pass Rdbl 4th 7 K 6 3 9 Q 6 5	West Lanzarotti Pass Pass Lead 3 10 8	North Villas-Boas 1 2 2nd K A A	East Buratti Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 7 4	South Campos Pass 2 4th 5 6 2
Q 6 J 8 7 A K J 8 J 9 8 7		K J 9 3 Q 9 6 5 2 Q 6 4 3
77976 = 55467 = Par NS +140	A 10 8 7 4 K 4 2 10 4 3 K 2
Italy NS 2 North +1 +140 = 80	Brazil NS   2 North +1   +140 = 19

23. S deals Both vul	Q 10 5 K 10 A 10 9 3 J 10 7 6		West Chagas 1 2 Lead 5	North Lauria Pass All Pass 2nd	East Branco 1 3rd	South Versace Pass Pass 4th	West Lanzarotti 2 3 Lead 5 A	North Villas-Boas Pass All Pass 2nd 3 6	East Buratti 2 3rd 7	South Campos Pass Pass 4th 9
K 9 6 J 4 6 2 A K 8 5 3 2		A J 8 3 9 7 5 2 K Q J 5 4 —
53645 = 89798 = Par EW +140	7 4 2 A Q 8 6 3 8 7 Q 9 4
Italy NS 2 West = -90  80	Brazil NS   3 West -1   +100 +5 24

24. W deals None vul	Q 4 3 K 10 8 5 4 2 A 10 Q 7		West Chagas Pass 2 Lead Q 6 3 2 K 4	North Lauria 1 Pass 2nd A K A A Q K	East Branco Dbl Pass 3rd 4 9 2 4 2 3	South Versace Pass Pass 4th 5 7 9 5 6 7	West Lanzarotti Pass 2 Pass Lead 9 10 4	North Villas-Boas 1 Pass 2 2nd 5 K J	East Buratti Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 8	South Campos Pass Dbl 4th A 2 3
10 5 A J 7 6 Q 8 7 3 2 9 5		A J 6 2 Q 9 K 9 4 A J 10 6
46646 = 96797 96697 Par EW +400	K 9 8 7 3 J 6 5 K 8 4 3 2
Italy NS 2 West +1 -110 = 80	Brazil NS   2 North -2   -100 = 24

25. N deals E-W vul	J 8 7 4 2 K 10 7 3 J 10 8 4		West Chagas 1 Dbl 4 Lead A 6 5 3 8 A Q	North Lauria Pass 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 2 3 K 6 4 8	East Branco Pass 2 3 NT 3rd 3 10 A A K 9 9	South Versace Pass 2 Pass 4th 5 K 2 2 7 5 9	West Lanzarotti 1 1 2 2 NT Lead 4 3 4	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 9 K K	East Buratti Pass 1 1 2 3 NT 3rd 3 4 5	South Campos Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 2 2
A 6 5 3 K J 4 2 A Q 7 3 2		Q 10 9 5 A Q 9 7 4 9 8 5 K
34322 44323 98ABA = Par EW +620	K 6 3 J 10 8 2 A Q 6 9 6 5
Italy NS 4 East = -620  80	Brazil NS   3 NT West =   -600 +1 25

26. E deals Both vul	5 2 A Q 6 Q J 10 4 3 2 9 6		West Chagas 1 5 Lead A 6 4	North Lauria 2 Pass 2nd 8 9 3	East Branco 1 3 5 3rd 2 K Q	South Versace Pass 4 All Pass 4th 5 10 J	West Lanzarotti 2 3 NT 4 Lead 2 6 4	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 8 5	East Buratti 1 2 NT 4 4 3rd A K Q	South Campos Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 9 10 J
K 10 8 6 4 3 10 5 3 A K J 4		A Q J 9 J 9 8 7 A K 8 5 3
32684 = 9A658 = Par EW +620	7 K 7 4 2 9 8 6 5 Q 10 7 2
Italy NS 5 West -1 +100 +12 92	Brazil NS   4 East =   -620  25

27. S deals None vul	K 10 6 3 Q 8 2 A 7 A 10 8 5		West Chagas Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 3 2 2 3 Q 3	North Lauria 1 2 NT 4 2nd J J 8 5 6 4 K	East Branco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A K K Q 6 8	South Versace 1 2 3 NT 4th A 5 7 7 A 6 7	West Lanzarotti Pass Pass Lead 3 2 3	North Villas-Boas 1 4 2nd J 5 J	East Buratti Pass All Pass 3rd 8 K A	South Campos 1 2 4th 7 7 8
8 5 9 7 6 10 9 8 6 2 J 6 4		Q J 7 A 10 5 Q 5 4 3 K 7 2
8AA8A = 33353 = Par NS +420	A 9 4 2 K J 4 3 K J Q 9 3
Italy NS 4 North = +420 = 92	Brazil NS   4 North =   +420 = 25

28. W deals N-S vul	K 7 3 Q 8 7 6 8 6 4 3 Q 3		West Chagas 1 3 Pass Lead 4 2 3 K A J 9 5 Q	North Lauria Pass Pass Pass 2nd 9 10 5 6 7 7 8 Q J	East Branco 1 NT 4 3rd K K 6 2 4 8 5 9 10	South Versace Pass Pass 4th 2 4 A 3 J 5 7 9 3	West Lanzarotti 1 1 NT 2 Lead A K 5	North Villas-Boas Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 10 2	East Buratti 1 2 4 3rd 6 3 J	South Campos Pass Pass All Pass 4th 9 4 K
A J 10 A K 10 9 5 Q 10 2 K 2		Q 9 8 5 4 4 2 9 A 10 7 6 5
42474 = 8B969 = Par EW +450	6 2 J 3 A K J 7 5 J 9 8 4
Italy NS 4 West +1 -450  92	Brazil NS   4 East =   -420 +1 26

29. N deals Both vul	A 6 3 9 A Q J 9 4 3 2 J 10		West Chagas 2 4 Lead 7 Q 6 8 5 J	North Lauria 1 3 All Pass 2nd 8 K 2 3 4 3	East Branco 1 3 3rd A 6 A K J K	South Versace Pass Pass 4th 5 10 9 2 A 4	West Lanzarotti 2 4 Lead J 6 8	North Villas-Boas 1 3 All Pass 2nd A 2 3	East Buratti Dbl 4 3rd 7 K K	South Campos Pass Pass 4th 5 9 2
J 8 A K 3 10 8 Q 9 8 6 5 4		K Q 9 5 Q J 10 8 6 K 5 A 3
33383 34383 79A5A = Par EW +620	10 7 4 2 7 5 4 2 7 6 K 7 2
Italy NS 4 East = -620 = 92	Brazil NS   4 West =   -620 = 26

30. E deals None vul	J 10 8 A J 9 8 7 5 4 4 3 3		West Chagas Rdbl Pass Lead K 3 4 2	North Lauria 4 2nd A 6 K 5	East Branco 1 NT Pass 3rd 4 A 4 7	South Versace Dbl Pass 4th 3 Q 2	West Lanzarotti Pass Pass Dbl Dbl Lead 6 3 9	North Villas-Boas 2 3 4 All Pass 2nd J K 5	East Buratti 1 Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A 8	South Campos 1 3 3 NT Pass 4th 5 4 10
7 6 10 6 2 A 8 6 8 7 6 5 4		A 3 2 K Q J 10 9 7 K Q 10 2
7A975 = 52367 = Par NS +420	K Q 9 5 4 3 K Q 5 2 A J 9
Italy NS 4 North = +420 +11 103	Brazil NS   4 × South -1   -100  26

Italy leads by 77 IMPs

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Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	9 5 2 K Q 10 8 4 2 9 K 9 2		West Campos Pass Pass Lead 3 6 6	North Buratti 2 3 4 2nd 2 A	East Villas-Boas Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 2	South Lanzarotti 2 NT 3 4th A 9	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 3 6 6 A 10 K 9 Q 4	North Chagas 2 3 Pass 2nd 2 A 2 6 8 3 6 J A	East Sementa Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 J 9 5 3 A 4 9	South Branco 2 4 4th K 9 Q 2 3 5 10 4 5
J 10 3 A J 5 Q 8 6 A 10 8 6		8 6 9 7 3 J 7 5 4 3 2 J 5
ABA69 BBA69 22263 = Par NS +460	A K Q 7 4 6 A K 10 Q 7 4 3
Italy NS 4 South +1 +450 = 103	Brazil NS   4 South +1   +450 = 26

34. E deals N-S vul	J 7 6 5 J 7 6 A K 9 3 6 5		West Campos 2 Pass Lead 5 9	North Buratti Pass Pass 2nd 6 10	East Villas-Boas 1 3 NT 3rd K J	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass 4th 4 7	West Versace 2 4 Lead Q 2 5 10 3 A	North Chagas Pass All Pass 2nd 6 7 2 6 4 2	East Sementa 1 2 NT 3rd 9 K 9 4 J 3	South Branco Pass Pass 4th 8 4 A K K 7
A 8 4 10 9 3 7 6 K J 10 3 2		K Q 2 A Q 8 5 4 10 8 4 A Q
45363 = 98A7A = Par EW +420	10 9 3 K 2 Q J 5 2 9 8 7 4
Italy NS 3 NT East = -400 +1 104	Brazil NS   4 East =   -420  26

35. S deals E-W vul	A 3 2 Q 9 8 6 10 9 3 Q J 3		West Campos Dbl Pass Dbl Lead K Q 6	North Buratti Pass 2 All Pass 2nd 3 9 2	East Villas-Boas Pass Dbl 3rd 7 2 10	South Lanzarotti 1 NT Rdbl 2 4th 5 8 K	West Versace 1 1 NT 3 Lead 4 9 6 6 2 8 K 5	North Chagas Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 7 A 2 A K Q J	East Sementa 1 2 3rd Q J 4 K 4 3 9 7	South Branco Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 A 5 10 3 4 6 10
6 A 10 3 K Q J 6 K 8 7 5 4		Q J 10 8 4 7 2 A 7 4 2 9 2
75735 75745 67598 = Par EW +110	K 9 7 5 K J 5 4 8 5 A 10 6
Italy NS 2 × South = +470 +12 116	Brazil NS   3 East +1   -130  26

36. W deals Both vul	A Q J 10 5 2 9 4 J 3 10 8 6		West Campos Pass 4 Lead 4 K	North Buratti 2 Pass 2nd 3 7	East Villas-Boas 2 Pass 3rd A 6	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass 4th 2 4	West Versace Pass Dbl Pass Lead 4 K 2 3 5 3 A K Q	North Chagas 2 Pass Pass 2nd 3 7 K Q J 8 2 3 Q	East Sementa Dbl 4 3rd A 6 7 6 A 10 5 4 6	South Branco 3 Pass 4th 2 9 8 4 2 4 Q 7 8
9 8 3 A 10 6 K Q 9 5 Q 9 7		— K J 5 3 2 A 10 6 4 A 5 4 2
37111 37101 76CCB = Par EW +1400	K 7 6 4 Q 8 7 8 7 2 K J 3
Italy NS 4 East +2 -680 = 116	Brazil NS   4 East +2   -680 = 26

37. N deals N-S vul	A 8 3 A 10 5 J 10 6 4 J 8 4		West Campos 2 2 NT 4 4 NT 6 Lead K J	North Buratti Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A A	East Villas-Boas 1 2 3 4 5 NT 3rd 4 2	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 4th 4 4	West Versace 2 3 4 Lead K 3 6 3 K Q	North Chagas Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 4 A K 2 2	East Sementa 1 2 3 3rd 6 J 7 2 3 5	South Branco Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 5 8 6 10 4
10 6 J 6 A 7 3 A K 9 7 5 3		K Q 7 4 K Q 9 8 7 3 2 — Q 6
26283 = 77B59 = Par EW +450	J 9 5 2 4 K Q 9 8 5 2 10 2
Italy NS 6 East -1 +50 +11 127	Brazil NS   4 East +2   -480  26

38. E deals E-W vul	6 4 3 2 J 2 9 8 7 2 7 3 2		West Campos Pass 2 4 Lead 2 A	North Buratti 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 5 2	East Villas-Boas 1 Pass 3 3rd Q 8	South Lanzarotti 1 1 Pass 4th A 4	West Versace 2 3 4 4 NT 6 Lead 2 3 8 4 Q 6	North Chagas Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 2 10 2 5 J	East Sementa 1 3 4 4 5 3rd Q Q K K 10 A	South Branco 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th A 4 J 3 8 9
A J A K 7 6 5 3 A 10 4 9 6		9 5 Q 9 8 K Q 6 A J 10 5 4
15133 = B8B9A = Par EW +660	K Q 10 8 7 10 4 J 5 3 K Q 8
Italy NS 4 West +1 -650  127	Brazil NS   6 West -1   +100 +13 39

39. S deals Both vul	A K K 10 9 4 3 A Q 7 5 4 A		West Campos Pass 1 All Pass Lead 4 3 5	North Buratti 1 3 2nd 8 A K	East Villas-Boas Dbl Pass 3rd J 8	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass 4 4th A 2	West Versace Pass Pass Lead Q A 4 2 J K 10 6	North Chagas 1 2nd 2 4 2 3 Q J 3 3	East Sementa Pass 3rd 6 2 9 A 5 5 7 8	South Branco Pass Pass 4th A 3 J 8 4 7 K Q
9 6 5 7 6 5 2 J 8 3 Q J 3		Q J 8 4 A J K 6 2 10 7 5 4
98BB9 = 24224 = Par NS +650	10 7 3 2 Q 8 10 9 K 9 8 6 2
Italy NS 4 North +1 +650 +10 137	Brazil NS   1 North +3   +170  39

40. W deals None vul	Q J 8 4 9 8 4 K J 5 8 5 2		West Campos 2 2 2 NT Lead Q 10 9	North Buratti Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 J 7	East Villas-Boas 2 2 3 NT 3rd 5 K	South Lanzarotti Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 2	West Versace 2 2 NT 3 3 NT Lead 5 A 6 4 3 10 8 K	North Chagas Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 9 5 J 3 9 8 6 2	East Sementa 2 3 3 3rd 10 2 4 7 J K 2 4	South Branco Pass Pass Pass 4th A 3 9 10 Q 7 A 3
A 10 A K 6 3 A 8 6 A K Q 6		K 9 6 3 J 7 5 Q 7 4 2 9 4
22223 = BBBBA = Par EW +460	7 5 2 Q 10 2 10 9 3 J 10 7 3
Italy NS 3 NT West +1 -430  137	Brazil NS   3 NT West =   -400 +1 40

41. N deals E-W vul	8 10 2 A K Q 9 K 10 6 4 3 2		West Campos Pass Lead 7 8 3	North Buratti 2 2nd J A A	East Villas-Boas Pass 3rd 4 2 8	South Lanzarotti Pass 4th 9 5 2	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 8 8 10 K Q 8 4 K	North Chagas 1 2 2nd 2 A J 7 6 A 3 9	East Sementa Pass Pass 3rd 3 4 4 2 10 2 7 5	South Branco 1 Pass 4th Q 9 9 2 3 5 3 7
9 7 6 K J 8 5 4 4 3 A Q 7		A J 3 2 A 7 6 10 8 7 J 9 5
57587 = 76845 = Par EW +100	K Q 10 5 4 Q 9 3 J 6 5 2 8
Italy NS 2 North = +90  137	Brazil NS   2 North +2   +130 +1 41