Event AV00 Main

Cincinnati, Ohio
Convention Center
March 2000

2000 Vanderbilt

Final: Schwartz vs. Nickell

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul K Q 10 7 3
2
Q 10 5 4
A 8 2

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

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

8 5
A K Q 9 8 3
J 7
J 9 3 Table A J 9 4 2
10
A 6 3 2
K 7 5
66476 =
77966 =
Par NS -140 6
J 7 6 5 4
K 9 8
Q 10 6 4

Schwartz NS
3 NT× E -2 +300
+10 10
Nickell NS
2 W +1 -140
-10 0

2. E deals
N-S vul A K 10
A K Q 10
A J
J 9 5 2

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

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

J
J 9 8 7 6
K 9 7 6
K Q 10 Table Q 9 8 7 4 2
5 4 3
2
7 6 3
AA9CA =
33413 =
Par NS +1370 6 5 3
2
Q 10 8 5 4 3
A 8 4

Schwartz NS
3 NT N +2 +660
-1 10
Nickell NS
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 4 AP 2 2 Pass 3
4 4 AP

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

5 4 3
A 4
A J 10 2
Q 9 8 5 Table 10
K Q 10 9 3
K 9 8 6
J 7 4
59546 =
53887 =
Par NS +140 K 7 2
2
Q 5 4 3
A K 6 3 2

Schwartz NS
4 N = +420
+10 20
Nickell NS
4 N -1 -50
-10 1

4. W deals
Both vul K Q 9 6 4 2
K 7 3
K 10
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
1 1 Dbl 2 1 1 Dbl Rdbl
2 NT 3 AP 2 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

8 5
Q J
Q J 7 5 2
A K 5 3 Table 10 7
A 10 6 2
A 8 3
9 8 4 2
66533 66433
66899 =
Par NS -110 A J 3
9 8 5 4
9 6 4
J 7 6

Schwartz NS
3 N -2 -200
Tie 20
Nickell NS
3 N -2 -200
Tie 1

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

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

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

10 8 7 4 3
5
K J 9 7
A 10 7 Table K J
A K 9 7 4
Q 6 5 3
K 4
23427 22427
998A6 =
Par NS -400 A 6 5 2
Q J 8 3
10 8 4 2
8

Schwartz NS
3 NT E -1 +50
-2 20
Nickell NS
3 NT E -2 +100
+2 3

6. E deals
E-W vul 10 6
A Q 3 2
A 8 5
A 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 Dbl 6 (AP)

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

Q 8 4 2
—
Q 10 7 6 4 2
J 9 5 Table 9 5 3
J 9 8 4
K J 3
K 8 4
A9C6A A9C6B
23172 =
Par NS +980 A K J 7
K 10 7 6 5
9
Q 7 6

Schwartz NS
6 S = +980
+11 31
Nickell NS
4 S +1 +450
-11 3

7. S deals
Both vul A Q J 9 8 7 6
A 9 8
J
3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
Pass Pass
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

3 2
K 5 2
A 8 7 4 3
K J 6 Table K 10
Q 10 6 3
K Q 10 9 2
8 4
48447 =
65995 =
Par NS -140 5 4
J 7 4
6 5
A Q 10 9 7 5

Schwartz NS
4 N -2 -200
Tie 31
Nickell NS
4 N -2 -200
Tie 3

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

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

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

K Q 3
Q J 8
Q 10 8 2
J 5 4 Table 10 9 8 7 6 4 2
A 2
6
A K 9
33887 =
8A456 =
Par NS -420 5
K 10 7 4
K J 7
10 8 7 3 2

Schwartz NS
4 E = -420
Tie 31
Nickell NS
4 E = -420
Tie 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 (AP)

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

9
Q 6 2
A Q J 7 6 5
10 9 2 Table A J 10 7 4
K 7 3
9 8
K 5 3
66757 =
76686 =
Par NS -90 8 3 2
J 10 9 5 4
10 4
A Q 4

Schwartz NS
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 31
Nickell NS
2 S -1 -50
Tie 3

10. E deals
Both vul A Q 10 5
A J 10 2
7
10 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

—
8 6 4 3
J 9 8 5 4 3 2
K Q Table J 9 8 7 4
K 9 7
A 6
6 4 3
A9759 A975A
34573 =
Par NS +630 K 6 3 2
Q 5
K Q 10
A J 8 2

Schwartz NS
4 N -1 -100
Tie 31
Nickell NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
1 1
1 1 2 4 2 Pass 3 Dbl
4 Pass 5 Pass Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass Dbl AP Pass 5 Dbl 5
Dbl AP

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

A 10 7 6
4
Q J 9 7 5 4 2
5 Table 9 5
9 8 7 6
A K 8
K J 9 3
58939 =
854A4 =
Par NS -100 Q J 8 3
A K Q 3
6
A 10 6 2

Schwartz NS
5 × W -1 +100
+5 36
Nickell NS
5 × S -1 -100
-5 3

12. W deals
N-S vul 8 6 2
K Q 10 6 3
Q 9
9 7 5

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

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

A J 9 3
J 9 4
6 4 2
A K 8 Table K 10
A 8 5 2
K J 7
J 10 4 2
34343 =
A9A9A =
Par NS -430 Q 7 5 4
7
A 10 8 5 3
Q 6 3

Schwartz NS
3 NT E = -400
-11 36
Nickell NS
3 NT E -2 +100
+11 14

13. N deals
Both vul —
Q J 10 4
A K 8 7 3
A K Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass
3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

A K 10 8 2
K 9 7
9 5
10 9 7 Table Q 9 6 3
A 8 5 3
Q 10 6
6 5
646A9 =
78734 =
Par NS +130 J 7 5 4
6 2
J 4 2
J 8 4 3

Schwartz NS
4 S -1 -100
Tie 36
Nickell NS
3 S -1 -100
Tie 14

14. E deals
None vul K J 4 3
10 6 4
J
Q 8 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A 5 2
A 9 2
A K 9 7 4
K 10 Table Q 10 8
K Q J 8 5
Q 6 2
J 6
14117 =
C9CC6 B9CC6
Par NS -990 9 7 6
7 3
10 8 5 3
A 9 7 3

Schwartz NS
4 E = -420
+11 47
Nickell NS
6 E = -980
-11 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Levin Nickell Weinstein Freeman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 1
2 2 Pass 2 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 10 7 3 2
K 10 3
10 6 5
9 5 Table A 8
7 6 4
Q 8 7 3 2
A K 4
86869 =
56574 56472
Par NS +120 Q J 6 5 4
9 5
K J 9 4
7 3

Schwartz NS
3 NT S -1 -100
+9 56
Nickell NS
5 × N -2 -500
-9 14

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

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

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

K 10 9 8 2
K J 2
A K 6
7 3 Table Q 5
A 8 7 6
J 10 8 4 3
6 5
53538 =
788A5 =
Par NS -130 J 7 4
Q 10 9 5 3
Q
10 9 8 2

Schwartz NS
1 NT W = -90
+2 58
Nickell NS
3 E +2 -150
-2 14

Schwartz leads by 44 IMPs

Match AV00 Main

Top 2000 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 4
A K 10 6 4
A K 4
K J 6 Table A K 10 3
J 2
J 10 6 3
10 9 5
13123 =
C9CB9 C9CBA
Par NS -990 Q 2
Q 9 5
9 8 7 5 2
A 8 2

Schwartz NS
3 NT W +2 -460
-2 58
Nickell NS
3 NT E = -400
+2 16

18. E deals
N-S vul K 10 4
J 5
9 7
A Q 10 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q
Q 10 9 4 3 2
A K J 3 2
K Table A J 8 7 3
K 8 6
5 4
6 5 2
76137 76237
67B95 =
Par NS -450 9 6 5 2
A 7
Q 10 8 6
J 8 4

Schwartz NS
4 W +2 -480
-1 58
Nickell NS
4 W +1 -450
+1 17

19. S deals
E-W vul J 10 8
A K Q
A Q J
J 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

9 7 6 2
9 8 5 4
9
A Q 5 4 Table A 4
J 7 6 3
K 8 4 3 2
K 9
87677 =
55766 =
Par NS +120 K Q 5 3
10 2
10 7 6 5
10 7 2

Schwartz NS
2 NT N = +120
Tie 58
Nickell NS
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 17

20. W deals
Both vul K J 10 7 6
9 6
4
A Q 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 8 5 4
5 2
Q 8 5 2
J 6 3 Table 3 2
K J 8 3
K 10 9 7
9 8 7
DDC9D =
00130 =
Par NS +2220 A Q
A Q 10 7 4
A J 6 3
K 2

Schwartz NS
6 S = +1430
+1 59
Nickell NS
6 N +1 +1390
-1 17

21. N deals
N-S vul A 10 9 3
Q 8 6 3
K Q 8
8 7

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 2 (AP)

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

8 7 5 4
A K
A 9
K 9 6 3 2 Table Q J
9 5 4 2
J 10 6 4 2
10 5
99767 99877
44566 =
Par NS +600 K 6 2
J 10 7
7 5 3
A Q J 4

Schwartz NS
2 N -1 -100
-6 59
Nickell NS
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 3
J 9 7
K 9 8 7 3
8 6 Table A K 6 5
K 10 8
J 6 2
A J 10
44546 =
79797 89797
Par NS -140 J 8 4
6 3 2
Q 10 5
K Q 9 4

Schwartz NS
1 NT E = -90
+2 61
Nickell NS
3 N -3 -150
-2 23

23. S deals
Both vul K Q J 8 4
K Q
10 7 3
Q 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
1 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

10
9 8 6 4
K Q 6 2
K 8 4 3 Table 7 5
A J 10 7 5 3 2
9 5
J 7
8B489 =
32943 =
Par NS +650 A 9 6 3 2
—
A J 8 4
A 10 9 5

Schwartz NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 61
Nickell NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 23

24. W deals
None vul J 7 2
10 9 7
J 10 6 4
K J 5

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
4 Pass 5 AP

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

K Q 9 3
A 8 6
K 9
10 9 8 7 Table A 4
3 2
A Q 8 5 3
A 6 3 2
44632 =
997AB =
Par NS -400 10 8 6 5
K Q J 5 4
7 2
Q 4

Schwartz NS
5 W -1 +50
+10 71
Nickell NS
3 NT W +1 -430
-10 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 2
2 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP
6 AP

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

K Q 9 7 3
8 2
A 9 6 5 3
7 Table A 8 2
K Q J
2
A K Q J 9 5
11542 =
AC79B =
Par NS -1430 J 6
10 9 6
K 10 4
10 8 6 3 2

Schwartz NS
6 W = -1430
-17 71
Nickell NS
6 E -1 +100
+17 40

26. E deals
Both vul Q 10 9 8
10 5
A 10 9 7
10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass 2 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K J 4
K Q 4
6
K Q J 8 4 3 Table A 3
J 9 8 7 6 3
K J 4 3
5
46363 =
87A7A =
Par NS -620 7 6 5 2
A 2
Q 8 5 2
A 9 6

Schwartz NS
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 83
Nickell NS
4 E = -620
-12 40

27. S deals
None vul A 7 4 3 2
10 5
9 5 2
Q 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass Dbl 1 Dbl Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT AP Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 NT AP

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

10 9 8
J 8 6
A 6 3
A K 7 6 Table K Q 6
K 9 7 4
K 10 8 7
8 4
56546 =
87887 =
Par NS -120 J 5
A Q 3 2
Q J 4
J 10 9 3

Schwartz NS
2 NT W +1 -150
-1 83
Nickell NS
1 NT W +1 -120
+1 41

28. W deals
N-S vul 6 5 2
K 5
J 8 6 5 2
A 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 3
Q 10 9 6
A Q 7 3
7 4 Table K Q 10 8 4
J 7 3
K 9
K J 8
43457 =
99986 =
Par NS -400 J 7
A 8 4 2
10 4
Q 10 9 3 2

Schwartz NS
4 E -1 +50
Tie 83
Nickell NS
4 E -1 +50
Tie 41

29. N deals
Both vul Q 9 3 2
J 7
7 6 2
J 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 10 8
K 10 9 6
Q J 9 4
K Table K 7 6 5
8 5 3 2
K 5
Q 7 2
64468 =
78975 =
Par NS -140 4
A Q 4
A 10 8 3
A 9 8 6 3

Schwartz NS
1 E +2 -140
-5 83
Nickell NS
1 S = +70
+5 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
1 Pass
1 2 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
5 Dbl 5 Dbl (AP)

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

2
Q 10 9 7 4
9
J 7 6 5 4 3 Table Q 9 5 3
A K 6 2
8 7
K 10 2
8C3B4 8B3B3
21A29 =
Par NS +500 A J 8 7
J 8 3
Q 10 5 2
Q 9

Schwartz NS
5 × W -1 +100
-9 83
Nickell NS
5 S +1 +480
+9 55

31. S deals
N-S vul —
A K 10 9 5
J 10
K Q J 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
4 5 Pass 5 Pass 4 4 5
Pass 5 AP Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A Q J 10 5
8 6
6 5
A 9 7 4 Table K 8 6 4
J 4 2
Q 9 8 7 4
3
75B6C =
58161 =
Par NS +800 9 7 3 2
Q 7 3
A K 3 2
8 2

Schwartz NS
5 S +1 +680
-13 83
Nickell NS
6 N = +1430
+13 68

32. W deals
E-W vul J 9
A J 6
Q 10 8 3
J 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 2
2 Pass 4 AP 2 3 4 4
4 AP

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

K 7 5
9 3 2
J 9 7 4
A 10 8 Table A Q 6 4 3 2
7
A K 6
K Q 9
22644 =
7B798 =
Par NS -650 10 8
K Q 10 8 5 4
5 2
7 5 3

Schwartz NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 83
Nickell NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 68

Schwartz leads by 15 IMPs

Match AV00 Main

Top 2000 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul A K 4 2
9 3
A Q J 8 7
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
1 Dbl 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

9 8 3
J 8 7
5 4
K 9 8 6 4 Table Q J 10 7
A Q 10 4
10 6 2
A 10
87797 =
55636 =
Par NS +120 6 5
K 6 5 2
K 9 3
J 5 3 2

Schwartz NS
3 N = +110
-1 83
Nickell NS
2 NT S +1 +150
+1 69

34. E deals
N-S vul 9 6 3
A Q J 10 5
Q
J 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
1 NT Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q J 10 5
K 8 3
K 9 7 5
10 Table K 8 4 2
7 6 4
A J 6
Q 9 8
4386A =
69572 =
Par NS +100 7
9 2
10 8 4 3 2
A K 7 6 3

Schwartz NS
4 W = -420
Tie 83
Nickell NS
4 W = -420
Tie 69

35. S deals
E-W vul —
K 10 8 6 4
A K 4
10 8 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 2
3 4 Pass 4 (AP) 2 3 AP

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

J 9 4 3
A Q 2
J 8 7 3
9 4 Table A Q 10 8 2
9 5
9 6
A Q 6 5
75A89 75A88
58354 =
Par NS +420 K 7 6 5
J 7 3
Q 10 5 2
K J

Schwartz NS
4 N -1 -50
-6 83
Nickell NS
3 N +1 +170
+6 75

36. W deals
Both vul 6
J 6 4 3
Q J 7 4
J 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

9 3
Q 8 7 2
A K 10 9 5 2
8 Table A K 10 8 7 5
K 9
8 6
K 9 4
74759 =
68584 69584
Par NS -140 Q J 4 2
A 10 5
3
A Q 7 3 2

Schwartz NS
4 × E -1 +200
Tie 83
Nickell NS
4 × E -1 +200
Tie 75

37. N deals
N-S vul 3
J 10 8 6 4
A 6 3
Q 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

J 8 2
K 9
7 5 2
K J 8 7 4 Table 10 6 5 4
Q 5 2
J 10 4
6 3 2
ABBCA =
32112 =
Par NS +1370 A K Q 9 7
A 7 3
K Q 9 8
A

Schwartz NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 83
Nickell NS
5 N = +650
Tie 75

38. E deals
E-W vul K 10 6
8 7 2
Q 8 5 4 2
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 AP
3 NT AP

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

A Q J 5 2
J 10 9
K 6
Q J 10 Table 8 7 4
K 6 5
A 10 3
A 6 4 2
54675 =
88758 88768
Par NS -120 9 3
A Q 4 3
J 9 7
K 9 7 3

Schwartz NS
3 NT E -1 +100
+5 88
Nickell NS
2 W = -110
-5 75

39. S deals
Both vul J 5
Q 7 5 2
K 8 7 6
K J 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
1 1
1 2 3 AP 1 1 NT 3 AP

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

—
K 10 8 6 4 3
A 3 2
10 7 3 2 Table Q 10 9 8 6 4 3 2
—
Q J
A Q 8
75565 74565
69878 58878
Par NS -140 A K 7
A J 9
10 9 5 4
9 5 4

Schwartz NS
3 E = -140
-6 88
Nickell NS
3 E -1 +100
+6 81

40. W deals
None vul A J 5
8 2
A 8 5 2
Q J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
3 Pass 4 Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 AP

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

Q 7 2
K Q J 9 7 6 3
9 3
K Table 6 4 3
A 4
Q 10
A 9 8 4 3 2
49496 =
44836 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 8
10 5
K J 7 6 4
10 7

Schwartz NS
4 E -1 +50
+5 93
Nickell NS
3 W = -140
-5 81

41. N deals
E-W vul K Q 10 7 3
Q 10
A K J 8
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
1 Dbl 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP) 2 AP

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

9 8 6
9 8 6 4 2
Q
Q J 8 6 Table A J 4
A J 5 3
9 4
A 5 4 2
784A4 =
54938 =
Par NS +130 5 2
K 7
10 7 6 5 3 2
K 10 9

Schwartz NS
2 N +2 +170
+7 100
Nickell NS
2 W +1 -140
-7 81

42. E deals
Both vul A 8 5
7 5 2
A 6 3
K 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

K Q 6 2
K J 8 3
K Q 2
A 10 Table J 9 4
A 10 9
9 7 4
Q 9 4 2
33353 33354
AAA89 99989
Par NS -630 10 7 3
Q 6 4
J 10 8 5
J 7 6

Schwartz NS
3 NT W +1 -630
Tie 100
Nickell NS
3 NT E +1 -630
Tie 81

43. S deals
None vul 9 5 3
A K 4
K J 9
A J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 2 3 (AP)

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

J 10 8 7 6
8 6 3
8 6
K 10 9 Table K Q 4
Q 9
A 10 5 3 2
Q 6 2
85979 =
47464 =
Par NS +140 A 2
J 10 7 5 2
Q 7 4
8 5 3

Schwartz NS
3 S -2 -100
-6 100
Nickell NS
2 N +1 +140
+6 87

44. W deals
N-S vul Q 8 7 5 2
Q 7 4 3
A 8 5
2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
2 Pass 2 2 1 Pass 3 3
3 4 5 AP 5 5 AP

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

A 6 4
9
J 6
K Q J 10 9 8 6 Table K 3
8 5
Q 7 4 3 2
A 7 5 4
49953 =
5438A =
Par NS -130 J 10 9
A K J 10 6 2
K 10 9
3

Schwartz NS
5 W -1 +50
+6 106
Nickell NS
5 S -2 -200
-6 87

45. N deals
Both vul K 8
2
A K Q 4 3
J 10 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 2 3 Dbl
4 AP Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A Q J 9
K 10 9 4 3
J 6
8 3 Table 7 4 3
A Q 8 7
8 7 5
A Q 7
644AA =
77933 =
Par NS +130 10 6 5 2
J 6 5
10 9 2
K 4 2

Schwartz NS
4 W -1 +100
+6 112
Nickell NS
3 W = -140
-6 87

46. E deals
None vul 9 8 5 4 2
A K Q
J 3
7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

A 3
6 3
A K 10 7
K 9 8 6 5 Table Q J 7
J 10 5 4 2
Q 9 4
10 3
57434 57444
76899 =
Par NS -110 K 10 6
9 8 7
8 6 5 2
A Q J

Schwartz NS
2 W = -110
Tie 112
Nickell NS
2 W = -110
Tie 87

47. S deals
N-S vul J 8 7 3
10 9
K Q 9 5
K 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 2 AP

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

K 6
A J 8 4 2
A 10 7 2
J 2 Table Q 9
K 6 3
J 6 3
Q 7 6 5 4
69566 69556
74877 =
Par NS +140 A 10 5 4 2
Q 7 5
8 4
A 9 8

Schwartz NS
2 W = -110
Tie 112
Nickell NS
2 W = -110
Tie 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway
Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 2 3 (AP)

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

6 4
K Q J 5 3
J 5 4
Q 10 6 Table K J 10
A 8 7
Q 6
K J 7 5 2
47474 =
86969 =
Par NS -140 A 7 3
9 6 2
A 8 3 2
A 8 3

Schwartz NS
3 W = -140
-1 112
Nickell NS
3 N -2 -100
+1 88

Schwartz leads by 24 IMPs

Match AV00 Main

Top 2000 Vanderbilt Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul 2
J 6
A Q 4 2
A J 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway

K 8 4
A 10 7 3
10 5 3
10 9 2 Table 10 9 6
5
K J 9 8 7 6
K 8 6
8AB69 8AB68
53274 43274
Par NS +450 A Q J 7 5 3
K Q 9 8 4 2
—
Q

Schwartz NS
2 N -1 -50
-3 112
Nickell NS
2 NT W -1 +50
+3 91

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 3 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 9 7
A 7 6 5 3 2
7 4
8 Table 8 5 4
9 4
K Q 8 6 5 2
10 4
A866B A766B
34772 =
Par NS +630 10 6 2
K Q 10
J 9
Q 9 7 6 2

Schwartz NS
3 NT S = +600
-2 112
Nickell NS
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 93

51. S deals
E-W vul Q J 3
A K Q 10 9 6 3
K
K 7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP Pass 1 1 Pass
2 2 AP

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

7 2
8
A J 6 5 4 3
8 6 5 4 Table A K 10 8 5
J 5 4
8 7
A 10 3
86845 66845
47497 =
Par NS -100 9 6 4
7 2
Q 10 9 2
Q J 9 2

Schwartz NS
4 N -2 -100
-6 112
Nickell NS
2 N +1 +140
+6 99

52. W deals
Both vul 6
Q J 4 2
Q 7 2
A J 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Dbl AP 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Dbl 3
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 8 4 2
9 8 7 5 3
—
7 5 3 2 Table 10 9 7
A K 6
A J 8 5 3
K Q
87687 87697
45745 =
Par NS +120 A K J 5 3
10
K 10 9 6 4
10 6

Schwartz NS
2 × S +1 +380
+11 123
Nickell NS
3 × S -1 -200
-11 99

53. N deals
N-S vul A
A Q 7 4
Q 7 4 3 2
K 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 8
9 8 3
10 8 6
A 7 6 5 Table J 5 3
6 5
K J 9 5
Q 10 8 3
7AB86 =
63154 =
Par NS +650 10 9 7 6 4 2
K J 10 2
A
J 2

Schwartz NS
2 S +2 +170
-10 123
Nickell NS
4 N +1 +650
+10 109

54. E deals
E-W vul K J 7
10 9 8
Q 10 9 2
A J 8

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 8 5
K J 7 3
A 7 5 4 3
9 Table 10 9 4 3
5 2
K J 6
K 6 4 2
77769 77869
55574 =
Par NS +110 A 6 2
A Q 6 4
8
Q 10 7 5 3

Schwartz NS
2 NT N = +120
+7 130
Nickell NS
5 N -3 -150
-7 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
1 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A K 9 3
J 6 3
J 10 2
Q 4 3 Table Q 8 7
K Q 4 2
K 8 7
K 10 2
57688 =
86754 =
Par NS -120 —
A 10 9 8 5
A Q 9 4
A 9 7 6

Schwartz NS
2 N -1 -100
-5 130
Nickell NS
2 S = +90
+5 114

56. W deals
None vul J 8 6 4 3
K 7 2
10 4
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
2 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5
8 3
Q 8 6 5
A K Q 8 7 2 Table Q 9 7
Q J 9
A 9 7 2
10 9 5
69A44 =
63389 =
Par NS +300 A K 10 2
A 10 6 5 4
K J 3
J

Schwartz NS
3 NT E -1 +50
+3 133
Nickell NS
4 N -1 -50
-3 114

57. N deals
E-W vul 10 6 2
A 5 3
K 10 9 3 2
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2
1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

A K
Q J
A 7 4
A K 10 9 4 3 Table J 7 4 3
9 6 2
Q 8 5
7 6 5
47873 =
8656A =
Par NS -130 Q 9 8 5
K 10 8 7 4
J 6
8 2

Schwartz NS
3 NT W +1 -630
-12 133
Nickell NS
4 E -1 +100
+12 126

58. E deals
Both vul Q 8
7 2
K 9 7 5 4
Q 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
1 2 Pass 1
4 AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 3
3 AP

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

K 10 6 3
K 3
10 6 3 2
A 10 8 Table J 7 5 4 2
A 5
A J
J 6 4 3
33863 33864
99578 =
Par NS -500 A 9
Q J 10 9 8 6 4
Q 8
K 9

Schwartz NS
4 E = -620
-10 133
Nickell NS
3 E +1 -170
+10 136

59. S deals
None vul A J 8 3 2
A K Q 7
10 7 4 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K Q 9
8 3
Q J 5
J 9 7 4 3 Table 6 5
J 10 9 4 2
K 9 8
8 6 5
AC999 =
21434 =
Par NS +980 10 7 4
6 5
A 6 3
A K Q 10 2

Schwartz NS
4 N +1 +450
-11 133
Nickell NS
6 S = +980
+11 147

60. W deals
N-S vul A 10 9 7
K J 5
A 10 8 3
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 6 5 4 3
A Q 8 2
2
K 5 3 Table J 8
10 9 7 6
Q 7 6
Q J 6 4
A87B9 =
35623 35523
Par NS +630 K 2
4 3
K J 9 5 4
A 10 9 7

Schwartz NS
2 W -1 +50
-3 133
Nickell NS
1 NT S +2 +150
+3 150

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl
3 AP 3 AP

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

Q 7
A Q 9 5 3
A K 10 5 2
8 Table K J 6
10 8
8 3
A 10 7 4 3 2
45335 46335
96998 =
Par NS -600 A 10 8 4 3
—
Q J 4
K Q 9 6 5

Schwartz NS
3 W = -110
Tie 133
Nickell NS
3 W = -110
Tie 150

62. E deals
None vul J 4
K Q 9 8 7 2
10 6 2
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 AP
3 3 AP

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

K 6 3
5 4 3
K J 3
K Q 8 6 Table Q 9 8 7
A 6
Q 5
J 9 7 5 2
56875 =
77558 =
Par NS +100 A 10 5 2
J 10
A 9 8 7 4
A 4

Schwartz NS
3 N = +140
Tie 133
Nickell NS
2 N +1 +140
Tie 150

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 2 Pass 1 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 1 NT 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 5 4
J 9 3
K J 5
K J 10 8 Table K 9 8 2
7 5
A Q 10 7 3
9 4
76857 =
67586 67486
Par NS +100 10 3
8 6 4
8 6 4
A 7 6 3 2

Schwartz NS
3 E -2 +100
+9 142
Nickell NS
4 N -3 -300
-9 150

64. W deals
E-W vul A 9
6 5
J 6 3
K Q 9 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 8 3 2
8 7
Q 9 7 4 2
8 2 Table K 4
Q 9
A K 10 8 5
J 10 7 3
8AC59 =
21184 =
Par NS +980 Q J 7 6 5
A K J 10 4 3 2
—
A

Schwartz NS
4 S +2 +480
-11 142
Nickell NS
6 N = +980
+11 161

Nickell wins by 19 IMPs

Match AV00 Main

Top 2000 Vanderbilt Final

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