Event AU97 Main

Memphis, Tennessee
East Memphis Hilton
June 1997

1997 U.S. Team Trials

Final: Nickell vs. Deutsch

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul A K
A Q J 9 8 3
8 3
K 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
3 3 5 5 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 10 8
6
10 7 6
Q J 10 7 5 2 Table 9 6
K 7 5 4
Q 5 2
A 8 6 3
9BBC7 7BBC6
22116 22216
Par NS +920 J 7 5 4 3 2
10 2
A K J 9 4
—

Nickell NS
6 S = +980
+14 14
Deutsch NS
5 N -1 -50
-14 0

2. E deals
N-S vul 9 8 6 3 2
J 2
K 10 8 6
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 1 1 1
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 5 AP
Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 10 7 4
Q 9
J 9 4 3
A Q 4 Table —
A 6 4
A Q 5 2
K J 9 7 5 2
36622 =
A67AB A77AB
Par NS -430 A K J 5
K 10 8 7 5 3
7
10 3

Nickell NS
5 × E -1 +100
Tie 14
Deutsch NS
5 E -2 +100
Tie 0

3. S deals
E-W vul A J 10 7 4
9 8 3
J 8 4
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

K 5 2
10 6 5
10 3
A J 10 6 3 Table Q 9 8 6 3
A 7 2
A 5 2
K 4
55784 =
88658 =
Par NS -100 —
K Q J 4
K Q 9 7 6
8 7 5 2

Nickell NS
2 S = +90
Tie 14
Deutsch NS
2 S = +90
Tie 0

4. W deals
Both vul K J 10 8 7 2
K 10 5
9 6 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 1 1 NT 2 1 2 2 NT Pass
3 3 3 NT Dbl 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
4 Pass 4 Dbl
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A
7
A J 10 4
Q 10 9 8 7 5 3 Table Q 9 5 4
A Q J
8 7 3
J 4 2
47833 =
965AA =
Par NS -500 6 3
9 8 6 4 3 2
K Q 5
A K

Nickell NS
5 × W -1 +200
Tie 14
Deutsch NS
5 × W -1 +200
Tie 0

5. N deals
N-S vul A 5
10 9 6 4
10 9 5
K 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K J 8 6 3
K Q J
A 6 4 3
J Table 10 9 7
7 5 2
8 7 2
Q 10 7 6
76877 =
67565 =
Par NS +100 Q 4 2
A 8 3
K Q J
A 5 3 2

Nickell NS
2 NT S = +120
+6 20
Deutsch NS
2 NT S -1 -100
-6 0

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 8 K
7 5 4
10 tricks won

J 8 7 2
K
A K Q 4
K Q 6 5 Table A 10 4
A 10 9 6 4
J 10 8 5
3
33425 =
9A9B8 =
Par NS -620 K 6 3
J 8 5
9 3 2
J 8 7 2

Nickell NS
3 NT E = -600
+1 21
Deutsch NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 0

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A 7 6 5 4
A 9
J
A Q 6 4 3 Table K J 9
10 4 3
Q 9 8 6 5 4
K
63746 53746
7A687 =
Par NS -620 8
J 6 5
K 3 2
J 10 8 7 5 2

Nickell NS
4 W -2 +200
+3 24
Deutsch NS
4 W -1 +100
-3 0

8. W deals
None vul A 10 7
9 3
K 6 3 2
10 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 Pass 4 4 1 Pass 4 4
Pass Pass 5 AP Pass Pass 5 AP

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

J 9 5
A K 6 4 2
A J 8
J 7 Table —
Q J 10 8 5
Q 10 9 7 4
Q 5 2
7A349 7A348
43A93 =
Par NS +100 K Q 8 6 4 3 2
7
5
A K 6 3

Nickell NS
5 W -1 +50
Tie 24
Deutsch NS
5 W -1 +50
Tie 0

9. N deals
E-W vul Q 9 4 3
A Q 2
A J 7
8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 2 2 1 NT 3 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 6 5
10 8 7 4
10 8 3 2
7 Table K 7 2
9
9 5
A Q J 10 9 4 3
A7995 =
36338 =
Par NS +430 J 10
K J 6 5 3
K Q 6 4
K 2

Nickell NS
4 N = +420
+10 34
Deutsch NS
4 S -1 -50
-10 0

10. E deals
Both vul —
A J 10 7
A 10 7 4
J 9 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
2 3 Pass 1
3 4 Pass Pass 1 3 4 5 (AP)
4 4 NT Pass 5
5 6 AP

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

K J 6 3 2
2
K Q
K 10 8 7 6 Table Q 10 9 8 7 4
6 3
J 3 2
A 5
83AA6 =
59337 =
Par NS +200 A 5
K Q 9 8 5 4
9 8 6 5
Q

Nickell NS
6 S -1 -100
Tie 34
Deutsch NS
5 S -1 -100
Tie 0

11. S deals
None vul K J 9 8
J
K J 10 7 5 2
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 3 (AP) 1 1 Pass 1
1 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 4
A 7 3
A Q 4
K 10 9 5 4 Table Q 10 7 6 2
Q 4 2
8 6 3
7 6
65776 76887
67556 =
Par NS +100 5 3
K 10 9 8 6 5
9
A Q 8 2

Nickell NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 36
Deutsch NS
2 NT S -2 -100
-2 0

12. W deals
N-S vul A 9
A 9 8
10 8 5
10 9 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 3 Pass Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass
3 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 5 2
Q 10 7 3
9 7 4 2
8 Table 7 4
K J 6 2
A K J 6 3
A K
67339 =
749A4 =
Par NS -140 K Q J 10 3
5 4
Q
Q J 7 5 2

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -100
-4 36
Deutsch NS
4 W -1 +50
+4 4

13. N deals
Both vul Q 8 5
Q 5 4
Q 9 8 7 6 5
Q

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 AP
3 AP

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

K 10 4 2
A K 3
K 4 2
10 7 4 Table 7 6 3
J 10 9 2
A J 10
K J 2
45467 46467
96876 =
Par NS -600 A J 9
8 7 6
3
A 9 8 6 5 3

Nickell NS
3 W -2 +200
Tie 36
Deutsch NS
1 E -2 +200
Tie 4

14. E deals
None vul J 6
J 8 7
J 5 4 3
J 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
2 2 Pass 1
4 AP 2 Pass 2 2
3 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 5 AP

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

3
K 6
A K Q 7 6
A 10 8 6 2 Table 10 8 7 4
A 9 5 4 3 2
10
K 9
66132 =
77BAA =
Par NS -450 A K Q 9 5 2
Q 10
9 8 2
Q 3

Nickell NS
4 E = -420
+1 37
Deutsch NS
5 E = -450
-1 4

15. S deals
N-S vul K 10 8 4
K 8 7 3
A 10 9
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 5 2
Q 4
J 8
Q J 6 4 2 Table J 9 3
A 10 6 5
Q 5 2
8 5 3
AAAB8 =
33325 =
Par NS +630 A Q
J 9 2
K 7 6 4 3
A K 9

Nickell NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 37
Deutsch NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 4

Nickell leads by 33 IMPs

Match AU97 Main

Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final

Segment 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 6
Q 10 9
K J 9 4
10 9 3 Table 10 8 7 3
6 5 4
A Q 10
A 7 6
45657 =
67676 =
Par NS -80 Q 9 2
A K J 8 2
8 5 2
K 5

Nickell NS
1 NT N -3 -150
-3 37
Deutsch NS
1 NT S -1 -50
+3 7

17. N deals
None vul Q 8
J 9 7 5 3
9 5 4
6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl 2 4 AP
4 AP

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

A 10 2
A 10
8 7 6 2
A K 5 4 Table J 7 6 5 4 3
K Q 6 4
J
Q 7
61464 =
7B878 =
Par NS -450 K 9
8 2
A K Q 10 3
J 10 9 8

Nickell NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 37
Deutsch NS
4 E +1 -450
Tie 7

18. E deals
N-S vul 8 7
K 5
Q 4 3
Q 9 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 5
Q J 7 4
J 9 5
K J 2 Table 6 4 2
9 8 6 2
A K 10
10 8 3
78798 78788
64645 =
Par NS +110 A K J 9 3
A 10 3
8 7 6 2
A

Nickell NS
3 S -1 -100
Tie 37
Deutsch NS
3 S -1 -100
Tie 7

19. S deals
E-W vul 8
K 10 5 4 2
A Q J 8
A K Q

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
Pass Pass
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 2 3
Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP) 4 5 AP

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

A Q J 7 4
—
K 9 6 2
J 10 8 4 Table K 10 6 5
8 7 6 3
5 4
9 7 6
85C98 =
17145 17125
Par NS +980 9 3 2
A Q J 9
10 7 3
5 3 2

Nickell NS
4 S +2 +480
Tie 37
Deutsch NS
5 S +1 +480
Tie 7

20. W deals
Both vul Q 5 3
K 9 6 5 3 2
A 7
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 5 K A Q 5 2 A
2 8 A 4 13 tricks won
13 tricks won

A K 8 7 4
10 4
8 5 4
K 10 2 Table J 10 9 2
J 8
9 2
Q J 7 6 4
B6CC6 =
07006 =
Par NS +1400 6
A Q 7
K Q J 10 6 3
9 8 5

Nickell NS
6 N +1 +1460
Tie 37
Deutsch NS
6 N +1 +1460
Tie 7

21. N deals
N-S vul J 5 3
A K 9 8 7
7
A J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
1 2 Pass 1 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 AP
3 AP

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

K 9 8 7 2
5 4
J 9 6 4
K Q Table A
Q 2
A K Q 5 3
8 6 5 3 2
65824 =
774A8 =
Par NS -130 Q 10 6 4
J 10 6 3
10 8 2
7 4

Nickell NS
3 E +1 -130
-5 37
Deutsch NS
5 W -1 +50
+5 12

22. E deals
E-W vul Q J 9 7 3
2
10 4 3
K 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
1 Pass 1 1
1 1 2 NT Pass 1 Dbl Pass 2
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Dbl Rdbl Pass
6 AP

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

8
K Q 10 4 3
J 7 6 5
A 10 5 Table A K 10
8 7 5
A K Q 8
Q 9 2
26223 =
B7BBA =
Par NS -660 6 5 4 2
A J 9 6
9 2
J 8 4

Nickell NS
6 E -1 +100
+13 50
Deutsch NS
3 NT E +3 -690
-13 12

23. S deals
Both vul J 9 6
K Q 10 8 5
A 6 3
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl 1 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Dbl AP

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

Q
A 9 3 2
K 9 5 2
K 10 8 2 Table K 10 7 4 2
7 6
Q J 7 4
A 5
55636 =
786A7 =
Par NS -130 A 8 5 3
J 4
10 8
Q J 6 4 3

Nickell NS
2 × N -1 -200
-2 50
Deutsch NS
3 W +1 -130
+2 14

24. W deals
None vul Q J 10 5 4
9 8 2
5
J 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
1 Pass 1 3 1 NT Pass 2 3
Dbl AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A K 8 7
Q 10 5
A K 6 2
5 2 Table 9 3 2
K J 7 6
8
K Q 6 4 3
55374 =
78969 =
Par NS -140 6
A 4 3
Q J 10 9 7 4 3
A 7

Nickell NS
3 × S -2 -300
-12 50
Deutsch NS
4 × W -2 +300
+12 26

25. N deals
E-W vul K 4
Q J 3
K Q J 9 8
7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 7 6 5 3
5 2
10 7
Q 10 8 3 Table 2
10 9 7 4
6 4 3
A K J 9 6
8ABC7 =
13106 =
Par NS +920 A J 10 9 8
A K 8 6
A 5 2
5

Nickell NS
4 S +1 +450
-10 50
Deutsch NS
6 S +1 +940
+10 36

26. E deals
Both vul Q 10 9 8 5
J 10 7
8 6 4
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 6 NT AP
4 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

K 6 4
Q
A 10 7 5 3
A 8 7 5 Table A J 7 2
A K 5
K Q J
K 6 2
01402 =
DC8DB =
Par NS -2220 3
9 8 6 4 3 2
9 2
Q 9 4 3

Nickell NS
6 W = -1370
+3 53
Deutsch NS
6 NT E +1 -1470
-3 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
1 1 NT
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 3 2
9 8 5
9 7 6 3
Q J 6 Table A Q 10 9 7
A 2
A Q 8
10 5 4
65867 =
68475 =
Par NS -100 K 6 4
K Q J 6 3
10 5
K 9 7

Nickell NS
3 S = +140
Tie 53
Deutsch NS
3 S = +140
Tie 36

28. W deals
N-S vul A Q 9 8 3 2
7 6
A
K Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
1 NT 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 5
K 8 5
K 10 6
A J 10 5 Table K 6 4
J 10 3
Q 7 5 3 2
8 4
89979 =
54464 =
Par NS +140 J
A Q 9 4 2
J 9 8 4
9 7 2

Nickell NS
2 N = +110
Tie 53
Deutsch NS
2 N = +110
Tie 36

29. N deals
Both vul Q 10 8 4
J 8 4 2
Q 7 6
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

5
A K 10 7
A 10 9 5 4
A 10 5 Table A 7 6 3 2
9 6
J 2
K J 7 4
34422 34423
999BA =
Par NS -600 K J 9
Q 5 3
K 8 3
Q 6 3 2

Nickell NS
2 NT W +1 -150
Tie 53
Deutsch NS
2 W +3 -150
Tie 36

30. E deals
None vul 10 8
Q 9
K Q 8 6 5 3
J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

K 5 3 2
K J 10 6 4
10 4 2
10 Table Q J 6 4
8 5 3 2
J 9
Q 9 7
A65BB A66CB
07700 17711
Par NS +920 A 9 7
A 7
A 7
A K 8 6 5 2

Nickell NS
3 NT S +3 +490
+11 64
Deutsch NS
6 N -1 -50
-11 36

Nickell leads by 28 IMPs

Match AU97 Main

Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final

Segment 3

31. S deals
N-S vul A K
7 2
K J 10 7 5 4
Q 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 Pass
1 3 NT AP Pass 1 1 Pass
1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

J 7 5 4 2
A
Q 8 3 2
J 3 2 Table Q 8
Q J 8 6 4
A 6
10 7 6 5
98998 =
45435 =
Par NS +600 10 9 6 3
K 10 9 5 3
9
A K 4

Nickell NS
3 NT N -1 -100
-5 64
Deutsch NS
2 N +1 +110
+5 41

32. W deals
E-W vul A 9 7 5 4 2
K 8
5 3
10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass

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

K Q 8 3
A 10 5
Q 6 4 2
A 6 Table 10
9 3 2
A K 10 9 8
Q J 5 2
45624 =
977B7 =
Par NS -600 J 6
Q J 7 6 4
J 7
K 9 8 7

Nickell NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 64
Deutsch NS
3 NT W = -600
+1 42

33. N deals
None vul J 10 7 6
K 5
A 10
K 7 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 9
J 10 4 3 2
J 6 3
10 9 Table 4
Q 9 8 7 6
K 8 7 4
Q 6 4
AA69A =
33743 =
Par NS +430 K 8 5 3 2
A
Q 9 5 2
A J 8

Nickell NS
4 S +1 +450
+1 65
Deutsch NS
4 S = +420
-1 42

34. E deals
N-S vul K
A Q J 6 4
A 10
A 10 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 1
Pass 2 Dbl 3
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 A 2 7
10 Q 8 4
12 tricks won

10 9 8
10 5 2
J 6 4 3
9 7 2 Table A Q 5
9 7 3
K Q 9 8 5 2
3
BAC6C =
23171 =
Par NS +1400 J 7 6 4 3 2
K 8
7
K Q J 8

Nickell NS
6 S = +1370
+13 78
Deutsch NS
5 S +1 +620
-13 42

35. S deals
E-W vul 6 4
6 4 3
A 9 7 6
9 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1
2 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A Q 9 7 5
A K Q 7 2
10
J 10 Table 10 8 3 2
J 10 8
K J 3
K 6 4
32376 =
AAA66 =
Par NS -630 K J
9 5
Q 8 5 4 2
A Q 5 2

Nickell NS
4 E = -620
+5 83
Deutsch NS
5 × S -4 -800
-5 42

36. W deals
Both vul 8
9 8 4 3 2
Q 10
6 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 10 5
J 7 5
K 8 7 5
A J Table A 9 7 2
Q 6
J 4 2
K 10 9 8
54656 =
88676 88586
Par NS -120 K 6 4 3
A K 10
A 9 6 3
Q 7

Nickell NS
2 S -1 -100
-5 83
Deutsch NS
2 N = +110
+5 47

37. N deals
N-S vul 9
A Q J 4
5
A K Q J 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
2 3 3
5 Pass Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass Pass
6 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q
10 tricks won

A K 8 5
9 8 7 2
A 7 6 3
6 Table 7
10 6 5
K Q J 10 4 2
7 3 2
5973B =
23292 =
Par NS +300 Q J 10 6 4 3 2
K 3
9 8
10 9

Nickell NS
5 E -2 +100
-5 83
Deutsch NS
6 × E -2 +300
+5 52

38. E deals
E-W vul A 10 9 5 2
K J 4 2
Q 8 4
8

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 3 1 3
3 Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 3
5
A K 10 9 3 2
A J 10 Table K J 6
A Q 10 9 3
J 6 5
K 6
23325 =
B9AB8 =
Par NS -660 8 4
8 7 6
7
Q 9 7 5 4 3 2

Nickell NS
3 NT E +2 -660
+1 84
Deutsch NS
3 NT E +3 -690
-1 52

39. S deals
Both vul A 9 3
9 4
A 10 5 2
Q 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 J A 5
9 Q 8 3
8 tricks won

J
Q 5
K Q 8 7 6 3
A 10 8 5 Table Q 10 6 5
A K 7 2
J 9
K J 4
46524 36523
967B9 =
Par NS -600 K 8 7 4 2
J 10 8 6 3
4
3 2

Nickell NS
3 NT E = -600
-12 84
Deutsch NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 A 7 9
10 tricks won

Q 8 4
Q 4 3
Q J 8 7
K J 4 Table 6 3
A 10 2
10 5 3 2
10 8 7 3
9BB89 =
32254 =
Par NS +450 A J 7 2
K J 9 6
A 6 4
9 2

Nickell NS
4 N = +420
Tie 84
Deutsch NS
4 N = +420
Tie 64

41. N deals
E-W vul 7
K J 6 2
7 5 4
K Q 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass 1 1
Pass Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 Q A
2 8 10 4
11 tricks won

A K 9 6 4
8 5
Q J 10
10 5 2 Table Q 8
9 7 4 3
A K 9 6 3 2
A
34739 =
986A4 =
Par NS -130 J 10 5 3 2
A Q 10
8
J 9 6 4

Nickell NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 84
Deutsch NS
5 E = -600
+1 65

42. E deals
Both vul J 9 4
Q 8 7
J 2
A 10 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 1
1 2 2 3
4 AP

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

K Q 10 8 3
A J
8 7 4
9 4 2 Table A 5 2
10 5
A Q 9 6 5 3
Q 7
63939 =
79494 =
Par NS -140 7 6
K 9 6 4 3 2
K 10
K J 8

Nickell NS
3 W = -140
+11 95
Deutsch NS
4 W +2 -680
-11 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass
1 Dbl 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A J 8 3
Q 6 2
K 5
K 10 8 7 Table K Q 10 9 7 5
10 5 3
A 3
J 9
44896 =
88536 78336
Par NS +100 6 2
9 4
Q 10 7 6 2
5 4 3 2

Nickell NS
4 W -2 +100
-5 95
Deutsch NS
4 × W -2 +300
+5 70

44. W deals
N-S vul A Q 5
9 8 6 3
A 6
J 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 8 3 5
2 A 3 8
10 tricks won

7
Q 7 5 4
J 7 4 2
A K 4 2 Table 10 4 3
A K J 10
9 5 3
Q 7 3
6A465 =
33948 33838
Par NS +300 K J 9 8 6 2
2
K Q 10 8
6 5

Nickell NS
5 × E -2 +300
+4 99
Deutsch NS
3 S +1 +170
-4 70

45. N deals
Both vul K Q J 9 6
A 4
4 2
J 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 2 3
Pass Pass Pass

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

10 7
J 7
A Q 8 6 5 3
9 7 2 Table 8 4 2
Q 10 9 3
K
A K Q 8 6
78865 68865
64578 =
Par NS +110 A 5 3
K 8 6 5 2
J 10 9 7
5

Nickell NS
3 E -1 +100
-1 99
Deutsch NS
3 N = +140
+1 71

Nickell leads by 28 IMPs

Match AU97 Main

Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final

Segment 4

46. E deals
None vul 10 8 7 5 4 3 2
Q 6
—
J 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 2 1 2
3 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass 2 Pass
4 AP

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

9
K 10 5 3
K 9 7 6 3
8 7 3 Table K Q 6
A J 9 8 2
Q 10
A K 5
38245 =
A4A98 =
Par NS -430 A J
7 4
A J 8 5 4 2
Q 6 2

Nickell NS
4 E +1 -450
-1 99
Deutsch NS
4 E = -420
+1 72

47. S deals
N-S vul 10 5 4
9 8 5 4 3 2
A Q
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 Dbl AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 3
A Q 10
7 3 2
8 6 5 4 Table A K Q 9 2
—
K J 9 4
K 10 7 3
33743 =
AA689 AA699
Par NS -430 J 7
K J 7 6
10 8 6 5
A 9 2

Nickell NS
3 × N -2 -500
-2 99
Deutsch NS
4 E = -420
+2 74

48. W deals
E-W vul 8 7 6 4 3
10 7
K 10 9
A 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Dbl 4 4 NT Pass 4 4 5 Pass
5 Pass 5 Pass 5 AP
5 AP

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

5 2
K 6 4 3
2
K Q J 7 3 2 Table Q
A Q J 2
A Q J 8 7 6 3
5
67232 =
76BAA =
Par NS -650 A K J 10 9
9 8 5
5 4
10 9 4

Nickell NS
5 W = -650
Tie 99
Deutsch NS
5 E = -650
Tie 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 5 3 2
6
A J 10 5 3
A 10 2 Table K 9 7
K Q 10 9 7 5 3
6 4
9
33237 =
8AB96 =
Par NS -450 Q 6 4
J 8 2
K Q 9
Q 8 7 3

Nickell NS
3 E +1 -170
Tie 99
Deutsch NS
3 E +1 -170
Tie 74

50. E deals
N-S vul A 7 4
A J 6
K 8 4
K J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 5
Q 10 9 3
Q 9 7 2
A 8 Table K 9 6 3
8 7 4
5 3
Q 10 6 3
98999 =
44444 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 2
K 5 2
A J 10 6
9 5 4

Nickell NS
3 NT N = +600
Tie 99
Deutsch NS
3 NT N = +600
Tie 74

51. S deals
E-W vul K J 9
Q 8 4
A Q 6
J 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 NT Pass
2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A
A J 10 5 3 2
K J 5 3
7 6 Table 10 7 6 5 4 3
7 6
8
K 10 9 4
77698 A76A8
36734 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 2
K 9
10 9 7 4 2
A Q 8

Nickell NS
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 99
Deutsch NS
2 W -2 +200
+6 80

52. W deals
Both vul Q J 8 6 3
10 7 6 4
3 2
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 Pass 2 2 1 Pass 1 NT 2
3 4 5 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

5
K Q 8 3
K 9 8 7 4
A K 4 Table 10 7 4
A 9 2
Q J 10 6 5
Q J
68427 =
749B5 =
Par NS -600 A K 9 2
J 5
A
10 9 7 6 5 3

Nickell NS
5 W = -600
-13 99
Deutsch NS
3 NT E -2 +200
+13 93

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 Dbl 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT 2 3 Pass 4
Pass 6 NT AP Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

K J 9 8 6 4
A 10 8
8
8 5 4 Table 5 2
J 9 7 6 2
4
J 10 6 3 2
B87C6 C87C6
15616 =
Par NS +1440 A Q 7
K 5 4
J 10 7 3
A 9 7

Nickell NS
6 NT N = +1440
+2 101
Deutsch NS
6 N = +1370
-2 93

54. E deals
E-W vul 9 8 6 2
5 4 2
9 7 6
A K 6

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 Dbl 1 1
3 Dbl 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT Pass
3 NT AP Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

K Q 3
8 6
Q 10 3 2
Q 10 8 5 Table A
K J 10 9
A K J 8 4
9 4 3
47535 =
96798 =
Par NS -500 J 10 7 5 4
A Q 7 3
5
J 7 2

Nickell NS
3 NT W = -600
-3 101
Deutsch NS
4 × S -3 -500
+3 96

55. S deals
Both vul Q J 7 6 5
A Q 8 5
7 4 2
3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 4
K J 9 3
Q 9 6 5
K J 10 Table K 9 2
4 2
A K 10
A 7 5 4 2
25322 =
B89BB =
Par NS -660 10 8 3
10 7 6
J 8 3
Q 9 8 6

Nickell NS
3 NT W +3 -690
-1 101
Deutsch NS
3 NT W +2 -660
+1 97

56. W deals
None vul A K 7 3
A 10 6 5
Q J
Q J 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

6 5 2
Q 4 2
10 6 2
A 8 7 3 Table J 9
K J 8
K 9 3
K 9 6 5 4
8A996 =
43347 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 8 4
9 7 3
A 8 7 5 4
10

Nickell NS
2 NT N = +120
-7 101
Deutsch NS
4 S = +420
+7 104

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 6
J 9 4 3 2
—
K 8 5 4 2 Table 7 5 3
A K Q
A Q 10 7 3
J 10
56374 =
67969 =
Par NS -140 K Q 10
10 6 5
J 9 2
9 7 6 3

Nickell NS
2 W +2 -170
+10 111
Deutsch NS
4 E = -620
-10 104

58. E deals
Both vul A Q 7 6 4
K 8 7 2
6
A K 10

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 5
A Q 10 9
A 9 4 3
J 6 Table 9 2
6 5 3
J 7 5 2
8 5 3 2
AB98A =
22442 =
Par NS +650 K 8 3
J 4
K Q 10 8
Q 9 7 4

Nickell NS
3 NT N +1 +630
-1 111
Deutsch NS
4 N +1 +650
+1 105

59. S deals
None vul 10 7
A 10 8 5 2
7 5 4 2
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass Pass
1 1 1 NT 3 2 AP
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 5 3
—
A K 6
K 10 8 6 3 2 Table J 9 2
Q J 9 6
Q 10 8
J 9 5
44652 =
9968A =
Par NS -400 A 8 6 4
K 7 4 3
J 9 3
Q 7

Nickell NS
3 NT E = -400
-7 111
Deutsch NS
2 W +2 -130
+7 112

60. W deals
N-S vul A K Q 2
J 3
6
A K J 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 3 2 2 3 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

8 7
A 9 6 2
8 7 4 3
Q 4 2 Table 6 5 3
K Q 8
A Q 10 9 2
7 3
8A75A =
31573 =
Par NS +620 J 10 9 4
10 7 5 4
K J 5
10 8

Nickell NS
4 N = +620
Tie 111
Deutsch NS
4 N = +620
Tie 112

Deutsch leads by 1 IMP

Match AU97 Main

Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final

Segment 5

61. N deals
Both vul J 10 7 3
6 4 3 2
9 6
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

8 2
A 10 7
J 8 4 3 2
A Q 9 Table K 9 6 5
9 8 5
K Q
7 5 4 2
88877 88878
55465 =
Par NS +120 A Q 4
K Q J
A 10 7 5
J 10 6

Nickell NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 111
Deutsch NS
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 112

62. E deals
None vul 5 4
A K 4
A K Q J 6
8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 AP 1 1 NT AP

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

A 6
J 9 8 3
10 9 7 3
J 9 3 Table Q J 8 3
7 5
5 4
A K Q 5 2
68885 =
54548 =
Par NS +100 K 10 9 7 2
Q 10 6 2
8 2
10 6

Nickell NS
2 N = +90
+4 115
Deutsch NS
1 NT N -1 -50
-4 112

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 1
3 3 NT 4 4 (AP) 2 Dbl 3 4 (AP)

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

J 8 7
J 10 9 8 5 2
A 10 8 4
— Table 6 5
K 7 4
9 7 6
10 9 6 5 3
BB68B BC68B
11742 =
Par NS +1400 A K Q 10 4 2
A
K 2
J 8 7 4

Nickell NS
4 S +2 +680
Tie 115
Deutsch NS
4 S +2 +680
Tie 112

64. W deals
E-W vul 9 8 7 5
A Q J 5 2
7
A Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 2 3 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A Q 6 3 2
9 6 4
2
K J 7 4 Table K J 10
7
K Q 10 8 4 3
10 5 3
85A77 =
57266 =
Par NS +420 4
K 10 8 3
A J 9 6 5
9 6 2

Nickell NS
6 N -1 -50
-11 115
Deutsch NS
4 N +1 +450
+11 123

65. N deals
None vul 10 7 2
J
Q 8 5 2
Q J 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

9 8 6 4
10 9
K 10 4
K 8 6 4 Table Q 5
Q 8 7 6
A J 9 7 6
A 7
68857 =
75585 =
Par NS +100 A K J 3
A K 5 4 3 2
3
5 2

Nickell NS
3 S -1 -50
Tie 115
Deutsch NS
3 S -1 -50
Tie 123

66. E deals
N-S vul 8 4
K J 8 6
A 10 7 6 4
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

J
A 10 3 2
Q J 9 8 5
Q 10 2 Table A K 10 9 7 5 2
7 5
3 2
K 4
74768 =
68565 =
Par NS -110 Q 6 3
Q 9 4
K
A 9 8 6 5 3

Nickell NS
2 E +1 -140
-1 115
Deutsch NS
2 E = -110
+1 124

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 5 4 3
9 6
Q J 9 6
K J Table A 8 6 2
K 5 2
K 8 7 5
10 3
86A6A =
37272 =
Par NS +420 K Q 10
A 4 3
A 4 2
Q 8 7 2

Nickell NS
4 S = +420
Tie 115
Deutsch NS
4 N = +420
Tie 124

68. W deals
Both vul J 6 5 4 3
A 3
10
A J 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

—
K J 9 8 7 6 5
A 9 7 5
K 4 Table A K Q 7 2
4
J 8 3
Q 10 7 2
45345 45445
97997 =
Par NS -600 10 9 8
Q 10 2
K Q 6 4 2
9 6

Nickell NS
4 W = -620
-12 115
Deutsch NS
4 W -1 +100
+12 136

69. N deals
N-S vul 6 5
8 7 3
10 8 6
A K J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
2 3 4 4 2 3 4 4
Dbl 5 Pass Pass Dbl 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

K 4
A K Q J 6
K 9 5
9 4 3 Table A 10 7 3
10 9 5 4 2
J
Q 8 6
563A7 =
86A36 =
Par NS -200 Q J 9 8 2
—
A Q 7 4 3 2
5 2

Nickell NS
5 × S -2 -500
Tie 115
Deutsch NS
5 × S -2 -500
Tie 136

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

10 8 5
J
Q 10 9 4
A K 10 8 6 Table A Q 7 6 3
Q 6 2
A 3
Q J 7
33863 =
9A57A =
Par NS -500 K 2
10 9 5 4 3
K J
9 4 3 2

Nickell NS
4 E -1 +100
+13 128
Deutsch NS
4 E +1 -650
-13 136

71. S deals
Both vul A Q 3 2
4
Q 10 9 8 3
8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 AP
Pass Pass 2 NT 3 (AP)

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

J 10 8 7
K 8 3
K J 5
A 7 2 Table 9
9 5 2
A 7 6 4
K Q 10 9 6
59854 =
84578 =
Par NS +140 K 6 5 4
A Q J 10 7 6
2
J 3

Nickell NS
3 N -2 -200
-9 128
Deutsch NS
3 E -2 +200
+9 145

72. W deals
None vul K 8 2
10 6 5 3
A K J 9
K J

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 6 5
K 7 4
Q 5
Q 9 5 4 Table 10 7 4
Q 9 2
10 6
10 8 7 6 2
A9AB7 =
24225 =
Par NS +430 Q 9 3
A J 8
8 7 4 3 2
A 3

Nickell NS
1 NT W -5 +250
-4 128
Deutsch NS
3 NT N = +400
+4 149

73. N deals
E-W vul A 9 8 7 5
8 3 2
J 6 5
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 2 Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q
Q 9 7 6 4
Q 9 8
J 6 4 2 Table K J 6 4 2
10
A 3 2
A K 9 3
66564 =
77779 =
Par NS -110 10 3
A K J 5
K 10 7 4
Q 8 7

Nickell NS
2 N -2 -100
-7 128
Deutsch NS
3 NT W -2 +200
+7 156

74. E deals
Both vul K 9 6 5
Q J 8 2
6 4
J 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A 4 2
A 5 4
A Q 9 3 2
A 7 Table Q 10 7
10 9 3
K J 10 8 5
Q 4
47748 =
86595 96695
Par NS -500 J 8 3
K 7 6
7
K 10 9 8 6 5

Nickell NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-1 128
Deutsch NS
3 NT W = -600
+1 157

75. S deals
None vul 4 3 2
A 9
A 10 3
K 10 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 7 6
Q 7 6 5
K 9 7 6
5 Table A 8 5
K 4 3
8 5
J 9 8 7 6
A899A =
35443 =
Par NS +430 K Q J
J 10 8 2
Q J 4 2
A Q

Nickell NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 128
Deutsch NS
3 NT S = +400
Tie 157

Deutsch leads by 29 IMPs

Match AU97 Main

Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final

Segment 6

76. W deals
N-S vul 5 4 3
A J 9
10 4
Q J 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

A Q
Q 7 3
Q J 9 6 2
K 10 9 Table K 8 6 2
8 6 2
A 5 3
6 5 2
67858 =
55585 =
Par NS +100 J 10 9 7
K 10 5 4
K 8 7
A 4

Nickell NS
1 NT W -1 +50
-2 128
Deutsch NS
1 NT W -2 +100
+2 159

77. N deals
Both vul Q 10 7 4 2
Q J
Q J 9
J 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 5
K 10 9 4
6 3 2
6 5 3 Table K J 6 3
A 3 2
A 10 7
K Q 7
45466 =
98977 =
Par NS -600 9
8 7 6 5
K 8 5 4
A 9 8 4

Nickell NS
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 134
Deutsch NS
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 159

78. E deals
None vul Q 10 6
Q 6 5
A 7 6 4
Q 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

9 8 7
K 10
Q 9 3
K J 10 8 4 Table 5 3 2
A 7 4 3 2
10 8
A 9 3
67684 =
76758 =
Par NS +90 A K J 4
J 9 8
K J 5 2
7 5

Nickell NS
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 134
Deutsch NS
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 159

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

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 4
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 4 2
8 7 5
3
9 8 7 6 5 Table A Q 9 8
J
A Q 9 8 7
Q 10 3
96995 86985
37348 =
Par NS +300 7 5
K 6 4 3
K J 10 6 4
A 4

Nickell NS
4 N -1 -100
-13 134
Deutsch NS
4 N +1 +650
+13 172

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

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 AP

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

Q J 10 3
A 8 3
J
A 9 4 3 2 Table 6 5
J 10 2
A 10 9 3 2
J 10 7
78775 =
65558 =
Par NS +110 A K 9 2
9 7 5
K Q 8 7
K 5

Nickell NS
2 S +2 +170
+7 141
Deutsch NS
2 W +1 -110
-7 172

81. N deals
None vul Q 6 5 2
K 9
A 7
K Q J 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 4 5 1 4 5
Dbl AP Pass Pass Pass

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

—
J 8 6 5
K 9 5 3 2
9 6 3 2 Table A K J 10 8 7 4 3
2
6 4
5 4
B6B9B D6DBC
07021 =
Par NS +1520 9
A Q 10 7 4 3
Q J 10 8
A 10

Nickell NS
5 × S +2 +850
+9 150
Deutsch NS
5 S = +450
-9 172

82. E deals
N-S vul K 5
K Q 10 8 7 4 3
A K
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 Pass 2 Pass
1 2 2 Pass Pass 3 3 4 (AP)
2 NT Pass 3 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 4
A J 6 2
9 5 4 3
J 7 Table A J 6 3 2
—
J 10
K Q 10 6 4 3
65985 64984
47358 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 9
9 5
Q 8 7 6 2
A 8 5

Nickell NS
4 N = +620
+12 162
Deutsch NS
4 N -1 -100
-12 172

83. S deals
E-W vul 6 4
9 4 2
K 8 7 5 3
10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 1
1 Pass 3 4 1 Pass 2 4
4 5 AP 4 5 AP

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

A K Q 9 3
7 6
A 4
8 5 3 2 Table J 8 7 5 2
5 3
10 9 6
K Q 9
75AA5 =
68227 =
Par NS +420 10
A K Q J 10 8
Q J 2
A J 7

Nickell NS
5 S = +450
Tie 162
Deutsch NS
5 S = +450
Tie 172

84. W deals
Both vul A Q 9 5 4
10 5
K 10
A 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 8
9 7 2
Q J 6 5
6 2 Table 7 3 2
K 6 4 3
A 2
J 10 7 4
A9AAA =
34332 =
Par NS +630 6
A Q J 8
9 8 7 4 3
K Q 3

Nickell NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 162
Deutsch NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 172

85. N deals
N-S vul K 9 5
K J 9 7 6 3
J
J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 7 6
8
K Q 10 8 2
Q 7 4 Table 4 3 2
10 5 4
9 6 5 4
A 9 2
77A59 =
46384 =
Par NS +500 Q 10 8
A Q 2
A 7 3
K 8 6 3

Nickell NS
4 S = +620
+12 174
Deutsch NS
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 172

86. E deals
E-W vul J 9 8
K Q 6
K 9 7 6
7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP

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

10 6 4
A J 4 3
4 3
A K Q J Table A K 7 3
8 7 2
J 2
10 9 8 4
65585 =
78858 =
Par NS -100 Q 5 2
10 9 5
A Q 10 8 5
3 2

Nickell NS
2 E = -110
-5 174
Deutsch NS
2 NT W -1 +100
+5 177

87. S deals
Both vul A 2
A 9 7 3
A 10 2
J 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 4
J 8 5
Q 4
A K 8 2 Table K 5
6 4 2
9 8 7 5 3
Q 4 3
99A88 =
44355 =
Par NS +620 Q 8 7 6 3
K Q 10
K J 6
7 6

Nickell NS
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 174
Deutsch NS
3 NT N = +600
+10 187

88. W deals
None vul Q J 10 7 6
—
K J 5
10 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 2 Dbl 4 1 2 Dbl 3
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass 4 AP

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

5 4 3
K Q J 10
Q 3 2
A 6 2 Table 9 2
A 9 2
A 9 8 6
Q J 8 4
48556 =
84787 =
Par NS -100 A K 8
8 7 6 5 4 3
10 7 4
K

Nickell NS
4 × S -3 -500
-12 174
Deutsch NS
4 W -3 +150
+12 199

89. N deals
E-W vul K 5
9 8 5
Q 9 7 5 4
Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

6 4
K J 4 3
A 10 8 6
J 10 2 Table 10 3 2
A 10 7 2
3 2
A 9 6 5
78475 =
65968 =
Par NS -100 A Q J 9 8 7
Q 6
K J
K 8 7

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -50
-4 174
Deutsch NS
2 S = +110
+4 203

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

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q J 5 3
K J 9 7 4
K 10
K 10 Table A 8
A 10 2
J 7 5
A Q 7 4 2
13152 =
C9C7B =
Par NS -1440 10 6 2
6 5 3
A 6
J 9 8 5 3

Nickell NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 174
Deutsch NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 203

Deutsch leads by 29 IMPs

Match AU97 Main

Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final

Segment 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 1
1 1 NT 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9 4
9 7
K 10 9 5 3
Q 10 2 Table 8 7 5 2
10 6 3
A J 8
J 9 4
78A68 =
65375 =
Par NS +420 K 3
A K Q 4 2
6 2
A 8 7 3

Nickell NS
4 S = +420
Tie 174
Deutsch NS
4 S = +420
Tie 203

92. W deals
N-S vul 6 2
4 3
K Q J 9 8 7 5
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass 3 4 Pass Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

10 5 4 3
Q J
A 4 3
J 5 4 3 Table A K J
A K 9 8 6 5
10 6 2
A
22255 =
BAA77 BAB77
Par NS -460 Q 9 8 7
10 7 2
—
K Q 10 9 8 6

Nickell NS
4 E = -420
-10 174
Deutsch NS
6 E -1 +50
+10 213

93. N deals
Both vul A J 10 9
8 2
A 10 7 5 3
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 8 7
Q 9 7 4
Q 9 4
K 10 6 Table Q 4 3 2
K J 10 5
K 6 2
Q J
67588 =
76754 =
Par NS +90 6 5
A 6 3
J 8
A 9 8 5 4 2

Nickell NS
3 S = +110
+3 177
Deutsch NS
Passed out 0
-3 213

94. E deals
None vul J 7 5 4 3
6
Q J 9
7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 NT Pass 6 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
6 AP 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K 2 4 6 A 5 3
2 10 K 6 K 6 2 5
4 4 9 3 4 5 Q
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

A K Q 9 2
K J 8 4
A 4
Q 2 Table —
Q 9 7 2
K 7 6 5 3
A K J 8
13121 =
CACAB =
Par NS -990 10 8 6
A 10 5 3
10 8 2
10 9 3

Nickell NS
6 W = -980
Tie 177
Deutsch NS
6 E = -980
Tie 213

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 1 3 NT Dbl (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 3
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9 8 4
Q 9
8 6 3
10 8 4 Table 7 6 5
A 5
A K Q J 7 2
K J
54949 =
78494 =
Par NS +100 A 3 2
J 6 4 3
9 5
Q 7 6 3

Nickell NS
3 NT× E -2 +300
+6 183
Deutsch NS
3 NT E -1 +50
-6 213

96. W deals
E-W vul J 10 6
A Q J 6 5 3
Q 6 5
A

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Dbl 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 7 5 2
9 7 2
2
K 9 6 5 2 Table A 9 8 4 3
8
K 10 4
10 7 4 3
B5CC5 =
08008 =
Par NS +980 Q
K 10 4
A J 9 8 7 3
Q J 8

Nickell NS
4 N +1 +450
+11 194
Deutsch NS
6 N -1 -50
-11 213

97. N deals
None vul J 9 7
8 4
K 8 5
10 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 2 AP Dbl Rdbl 2 AP

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

K Q 10 3
A 10
Q 9 7 6 2
A J Table 8 6 5 4
K 9 7 6 3
J
Q 7 5
53457 63457
7A976 =
Par NS -420 A 2
Q J 5 2
A 10 4 3
K 9 4

Nickell NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 194
Deutsch NS
2 E +1 -140
Tie 213

98. E deals
N-S vul K Q 6 4
4 2
10 9 6 3
K 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 2 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 7 5
K Q 9 7
K 8 7
10 2 Table 3
6 5 3
A J 5 4 2
Q 9 7 3
8A769 =
53564 =
Par NS +620 A J 10 2
A J 10 8
Q
A J 8 6

Nickell NS
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 194
Deutsch NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 213

99. S deals
E-W vul 10 8 4
10 5 3
A 10 7 6
A 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1
1 2 3 Pass
3 AP

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

A J 7 6 2
K 7
9 8 3
Q 10 7 Table Q 9 5
J 4
K Q J 5
K 6 4 2
43733 53733
6A699 =
Par NS -620 K 3
A Q 9 8 6 2
4 2
J 8 3

Nickell NS
3 S -1 -50
+3 197
Deutsch NS
3 W +1 -170
-3 213

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 3 2
K 10 9 7 2
8 5 4
K Table Q 10 9
J 6 5
J 7
A 9 7 5 2
987A9 A97A9
24634 =
Par NS +630 K J 4
A Q 4
A Q 6 3 2
J 3

Nickell NS
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 197
Deutsch NS
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 214

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1
Dbl 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) Dbl 2 NT 3 3
4 4 AP

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

10 4
K 7 6 3
K 5
Q J 7 3 2 Table 5
J 4 2
A Q J 10 9 7
K 10 9
79653 =
64789 =
Par NS +100 K Q J 7 3
Q 8 5
6 2
A 8 6

Nickell NS
3 S = +140
+6 203
Deutsch NS
4 S -1 -100
-6 214

102. E deals
E-W vul 10
K Q J 4 3
Q 10 2
A 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass 1 1 2
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 6 4
10 8 6 5
9 8 6 3
9 3 Table A J 9 7 3
A 9
J 7 5 4
J 5
97A6B =
46362 =
Par NS +420 Q 8 5 2
7 2
A K
K Q 10 7 6

Nickell NS
6 S -1 -50
-10 203
Deutsch NS
5 S = +400
+10 224

103. S deals
Both vul 7
9 7 6 4
Q 9 5
Q 8 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 1 NT
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 10 9 8 5 4
J
J 10 6
6 5 Table Q 6 2
K 10 8 2
A 7 2
K 10 9
43778 =
99555 9A555
Par NS -620 J 3
A Q 5 3
K 8 4 3
A J 2

Nickell NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 203
Deutsch NS
3 NT E +2 -660
Tie 224

104. W deals
None vul 10 9 6 3
7 3 2
K 10 5 4 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 Pass 3 3 1 Pass 3 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP 5 Pass 6 AP

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

K Q 8 4 2
A Q 8
J 8 7 6
K Table A J 7 5
9 5
A 9 3
A Q 10 9
11426 =
CC9A7 CC9B7
Par NS -990 —
K J 10 6 4
Q
J 8 7 5 4 3 2

Nickell NS
5 × S -5 -1100
-3 203
Deutsch NS
6 W = -980
+3 227

105. N deals
E-W vul J 9 6 4 2
K 10 9
5 2
Q 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
2 3 Dbl Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 8 5 3
8 6
K 3
J 7 6 3 Table A 10
7 5
A Q 9 7 6 4
K 9 4
46945 36945
67498 =
Par NS +140 7
A Q J 4 3 2
J 10 8
A 10 8

Nickell NS
3 × E = -670
-12 203
Deutsch NS
3 S -1 -50
+12 239

Deutsch wins by 36 IMPs

Match AU97 Main

Top 1997 U.S. Team Trials Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek