Holiday Party Monday Eve Session December 23, 2024
Scores after  8 rounds  Average:   96.0      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score    Sectn Rank  O/All Rank    MPs
                         A     B     A     B
  3   64.84  124.50  A   1           1          1.70(OA) Robert Balas - Daniel Kroll
  7   59.11  113.50  B   2     1    2/3    1    1.13(SA) Yardena Arar - Christian Goetze
  6   57.55  110.50  A   3           4          0.84(SA) Gary Porter - Fred Chasalow
  9   55.47  106.50  A   4           5          0.60(SA) Bruce Blakely - Jim Leuker
  8   52.86  101.50  B         2           3    0.34(SB) Andrew Straus - Lillian Trac
  1   51.30   98.50  B                                   Richard Rogers - Stephanie Rogers
  2   48.44   93.00  B                                   Emily Francis - Patrick Rosenkjar
  5   31.25   60.00  B                                   Christopher Friday - Martha Keller
  4   29.17   56.00  B                                   Barbara Berwick - Richard Berwick

Holiday Party Monday Eve Session December 23, 2024
Scores after  8 rounds  Average:   96.0      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score    Sectn Rank  O/All Rank    MPs
                         A     B     A     B
  4   59.11  113.50  A   1          2/3         1.50(SA) Lauren Friedman - Shazia Makhdumi
  9   54.43  104.50  A   2                      1.13(SA) Mark McCarthy - Harlan Hullinger
  6   53.91  103.50  A   3                      0.84(SA) Ilan Tadmor - Kimberly Fanady
  7   53.39  102.50  B   4     1           2    0.60(SA) David Murray - Raymond Ochoa
  3   52.08  100.00  B         2           4    0.34(SB) Richard Bellerose - Jesse Chao
  1   46.35   89.00  B                                   Kevin Liberg - Russell Gowen
  8   46.35   89.00  B                                   Jocelyn Startz - Neil Vaz
  2   45.31   87.00  B                                   Ronnie Fuchs - Patricia Irwin
  5   39.06   75.00  B                                   Bruce Osterweil - David Levy

499er Holiday Party Monday Eve Session December 23, 2024
Scores after  8 rounds  Average:   72.0      Section  B  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  7   61.23   88.17  A   1                0.64(A)  Robert Saken - Brandi Chavin
  4   61.17   88.09  C   2     1     1    0.45(A)  Alvis Hendley - Cynthia Walker
  2   52.55   75.67  B   3     2          0.32(A)  Alan Botts - Paul Martin
  5   51.45   74.09  C               2    0.17(C)  Zoevonda Sutton - Susan Kemball-Cook
  6   47.04   67.74  C                             Alan Blackwood - Jeanne Sletto
  3   44.67   64.33  A                             Thomas Pelliccioni - Mary Castiglia
  1   31.83   45.83  C                             Patrick Johnston - Brian Bond

499er Holiday Party Monday Eve Session December 23, 2024
Scores after  8 rounds  Average:   72.0      Section  B  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  5   59.85   86.19  C   1     1     1    0.64(A)  Paul Blain - Howard Miller
  1   58.20   83.81  A   2                0.45(A)  Maureen Keating - Cindy Icke
  7   51.67   74.40  C   3     2     2    0.32(A)  Mike Macko - Jeff Cohen
  4   50.26   72.38  C                             Martha Ehrenfeld - Marcus Hong
  6   50.20   72.29  C                             Marilyn Flores - Claire Trepanier
  3   46.56   67.04  B                             Etan Cohen - Taronne Tabucchi
  2   45.77   65.91  A                             Lea Salem - Gary Chan
  8   36.94   53.20  C                             Kay Young - Kelly Lowry

Holiday Party

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 4 3
♥	4 3
♦	Q J 7
♣	A J 9 6 4

♠	8 5
♥	Q 9 6 5 2
♦	10 8 4 3 2
♣	5

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 6
♥	A K 10 8
♦	K 6 5
♣	K Q 10

♠	A J 10 7 2
♥	J 7
♦	A 9
♣	8 7 3 2

E 3♥; NS 2♠; W 2♥; EW 3♦; NS 2♣;
Par −100: NS 3♠×−1

N vs W ♥: ♦ QJ
N vs W ♦: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ A
E vs N ♠: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ 65; ♣ KQ
E vs N ♣: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ 65; ♣ KQ
S vs E ♥: any card
S vs E ♦: any card
W vs S ♠: any card
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
2 ♠	S	3	140		8.00	0.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
4 ♥	E	−2	100		5.50	2.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A5-Osterweil-Levy
5 ♥	E	−2	100		5.50	2.50	A7-Arar-Goetze	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
4 ♥	E	−2	100		5.50	2.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A8-Startz-Vaz
4 ♥	E	−2	100		5.50	2.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
4 ♥	E	−1	50		3.00	5.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A3-Bellerose-Chao
3 ♥	E	3		140	1.50	6.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A7-Murray-Ochoa
3 ♥	E	3		140	1.50	6.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
3 ♥	E	4		170	0.00	8.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A1-Liberg-Gowen
Section B
4 ♥	E	−1	50		5.00	1.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B5-Blain-Miller
3 ♥	E	−1	50		5.00	1.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
4 ♥	E	−1	50		5.00	1.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 NT	E	2		120	2.00	4.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B1-Keating-Icke
2 NT	E	2		120	2.00	4.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
1 NT	E	2		120	2.00	4.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B7-Macko-Cohen
3 ♥	E	3		140	0.00	6.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B2-Salem-Chan

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 9 2
♥	J 8 7 3
♦	7 6 3 2
♣	A 8

♠	Q J 7 5 3
♥	A
♦	Q 10 5 4
♣	7 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 8
♥	K 5 2
♦	J 9 8
♣	K Q J 10 2

♠	K 6 4
♥	Q 10 9 6 4
♦	A K
♣	9 6 4

NS 3♥; NS 1N; EW 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par +140: NS 2♥+1

N vs W ♦: any card
N vs W ♣: any card
E vs N NT: any ♠; ♥ 52; any ♦; ♣ KQJ10
E vs N ♥: any ♠; ♥ 52; any ♦; ♣ KQJ10
S vs E ♦: any card
S vs E ♣: any card
W vs S NT: any card
W vs S ♥: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
5 ♣×	E	−3	500		8.00	0.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A5-Osterweil-Levy
3 ♥	S	3	140		5.00	3.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A1-Liberg-Gowen
3 ♥	S	3	140		5.00	3.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
3 ♥	S	3	140		5.00	3.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
3 ♥	S	3	140		5.00	3.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A8-Startz-Vaz
3 ♥	S	3	140		5.00	3.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
3 ♠	W	−2	100		2.00	6.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A3-Bellerose-Chao
3 ♠	W	−1	50		1.00	7.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
Pass			Pass		0.00	8.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A7-Murray-Ochoa
Section B
2 ♥	S	3	140		4.00	2.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
2 ♥	S	3	140		4.00	2.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B5-Blain-Miller
2 ♥	S	3	140		4.00	2.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B7-Macko-Cohen
3 ♥	S	3	140		4.00	2.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B2-Salem-Chan
3 ♥	S	3	140		4.00	2.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B6-Flores-Trepanier
Pass			Pass		1.00	5.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
4 ♥	S	−1		100	0.00	6.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B1-Keating-Icke

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 10
♥	J 10 8 4 3
♦	9 7
♣	K J 10 5

♠	J 6 3 2
♥	K 6 5
♦	J 3 2
♣	9 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 4
♥	A 9 7 2
♦	A 10 8 6 4
♣	4 3

♠	A K 9 7 5
♥	Q
♦	K Q 5
♣	A Q 8 6

NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 5♣; NS 3♥; NS 1♦;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

E vs N NT: any card
E vs N ♠: ♥ A
E vs N ♥: any card except ♥ 9
E vs N ♦: ♥ A
E vs N ♣: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ A; any ♣
W vs S NT: any card
W vs S ♠: ♥ 65
W vs S ♥: any card
W vs S ♦: ♥ 65
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
3 NT	S	4	430		7.00	1.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A1-Liberg-Gowen
3 NT	N	4	430		7.00	1.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A3-Bellerose-Chao
3 NT	N	4	430		7.00	1.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A8-Startz-Vaz
3 NT	S	3	400		3.50	4.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A5-Osterweil-Levy
3 NT	N	3	400		3.50	4.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
5 ♣	S	5	400		3.50	4.50	A7-Arar-Goetze	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
3 NT	N	3	400		3.50	4.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
3 ♣	S	5	150		1.00	7.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A7-Murray-Ochoa
3 NT	N	−3		150	0.00	8.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
Section B
4 ♠	S	4	420		6.00	0.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B2-Salem-Chan
3 NT	N	3	400		3.50	2.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B1-Keating-Icke
3 NT	N	3	400		3.50	2.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B7-Macko-Cohen
3 NT	S	3	400		3.50	2.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
5 ♣	S	5	400		3.50	2.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 ♣	S	5	150		0.50	5.50	B2-Botts-Martin	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
2 ♣	S	5	150		0.50	5.50	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B5-Blain-Miller

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 2
♥	A K 7 4 3 2
♦	A 5
♣	A 10 9

♠	Q 10 6
♥	Q 9 6 5
♦	10 9
♣	K J 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	4 3
♥	10 8
♦	Q 8 4 2
♣	Q 8 5 4 2

♠	A K J 9 7 5
♥	J
♦	K J 7 6 3
♣	6

NS 6♠; NS 5♥; NS 5♦; NS 2N; NS 2♣;
Par +1430: NS 6♠=

E vs N NT: any ♣
E vs N ♠: any card
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♦: any card except ♦ Q
E vs N ♣: any card
W vs S NT: any ♣
W vs S ♠: any card except a ♠
W vs S ♥: any ♠; ♥ Q; any ♦; any ♣
W vs S ♦: any card except a ♠
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
6 ♠	S	6	1430		8.00	0.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A5-Osterweil-Levy
3 NT×	N	4	950		7.00	1.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A3-Bellerose-Chao
4 ♠	S	6	680		5.50	2.50	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A8-Startz-Vaz
4 ♠	S	6	680		5.50	2.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
4 ♥	N	4	620		4.00	4.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
6 ♠	S	−1		100	1.50	6.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
4 ♥	N	−1		100	1.50	6.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
3 NT	N	−1		100	1.50	6.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A1-Liberg-Gowen
4 ♥	N	−1		100	1.50	6.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A7-Murray-Ochoa
Section B
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.50	1.50	B2-Botts-Martin	B2-Salem-Chan
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.50	1.50	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B1-Keating-Icke
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.50	1.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
4 ♠	N	5	650		4.50	1.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B5-Blain-Miller
3 NT	N	3	600		1.50	4.50	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
3 NT	N	3	600		1.50	4.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B6-Flores-Trepanier
3 NT	N	−3		300	0.00	6.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B8-Young-Lowry

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	7
♥	K 7 6 2
♦	K J 10 9 5
♣	10 4 3

♠	K 10 9 6 4 3
♥	—
♦	A
♣	A K Q J 9 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 5
♥	Q J 9 3
♦	8 7 6 4 3 2
♣	7

♠	A Q 8 2
♥	A 10 8 5 4
♦	Q
♣	8 6 5

EW 4♠; EW 4♣; EW 1N; NS 1♥;
Par −420: EW 4♠=

N vs W NT: ♥ 762; any ♦; any ♣
N vs W ♠: ♥ 762
N vs W ♣: ♠ 7
E vs N ♥: any card except a ♥
S vs E NT: ♥ A; ♦ Q; any ♣
S vs E ♠: any ♥
S vs E ♣: ♠ A
W vs S ♥: ♦ A; ♣ AKQJ

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
4 ♠	W	−2	100		8.00	0.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♠	E	4		420	6.50	1.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
4 ♠	E	4		420	6.50	1.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A7-Murray-Ochoa
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	5.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A8-Startz-Vaz
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	5.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	5.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A1-Liberg-Gowen
4 ♠	E	5		450	3.00	5.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	5.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A3-Bellerose-Chao
4 ♠×	W	5		690	0.00	8.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
Section B
3 ♥	S	−1		100	5.50	0.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 ♥	S	−1		100	5.50	0.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
3 ♠	W	4		170	4.00	2.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B2-Salem-Chan
3 ♠	W	5		200	3.00	3.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
4 ♥	S	−3		300	2.00	4.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B8-Young-Lowry
4 ♠	W	5		450	0.50	5.50	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B1-Keating-Icke
4 ♠	W	5		450	0.50	5.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B5-Blain-Miller

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 7 3 2
♥	J 8 2
♦	10 5
♣	A Q 5

♠	A Q 10 9
♥	10
♦	9 8 7 6 3
♣	J 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	8 4
♥	A K 9 7 5 3
♦	A K 4
♣	10 7

♠	6 5
♥	Q 6 4
♦	Q J 2
♣	K 9 6 4 2

EW 2♥; EW 3♦; W 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par −110: EW 2♦+1; EW 2♥=

N vs W ♠: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ 5
N vs W ♥: any card except a ♠
N vs W ♦: any ♣
E vs N ♣: any ♠; ♥ AK; ♦ AK
S vs E ♥: any card
S vs E ♦: any ♣
W vs S ♣: ♠ A; ♥ 10; any ♦

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
3 ♥	E	−2	200		8.00	0.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A7-Murray-Ochoa
3 ♥	E	−1	100		7.00	1.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A8-Startz-Vaz
2 ♠	N	−2		100	6.00	2.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.50	4.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.50	4.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.50	4.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.50	4.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A3-Bellerose-Chao
3 ♥	E	4		170	1.00	7.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A5-Osterweil-Levy
2 ♥	E	5		200	0.00	8.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A1-Liberg-Gowen
Section B
4 ♥	E	−3	300		6.00	0.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B1-Keating-Icke
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.50	2.50	B2-Botts-Martin	B2-Salem-Chan
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.50	2.50	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.50	2.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.50	2.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.00	5.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B8-Young-Lowry
3 ♥	E	5		200	0.00	6.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B5-Blain-Miller

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A J 8 6
♥	Q 8
♦	Q 9 4
♣	A 10 7 3

♠	K 10 7
♥	10 6
♦	A 10 8 7 3
♣	K J 8

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 4 2
♥	J 9 5 2
♦	J 6 5 2
♣	6 5

♠	9 5 3
♥	A K 7 4 3
♦	K
♣	Q 9 4 2

NS 3♠; NS 3♥; NS 4♣; NS 2N; EW 1♦;
Par +140: NS 1♥+2; NS 1♠+2

N vs W ♦: any ♥; ♦ 94
E vs N NT: any card except ♦ J
E vs N ♠: any ♥; any ♣
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♣: any card
S vs E ♦: any card
W vs S NT: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ A
W vs S ♠: any ♥
W vs S ♥: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ A
W vs S ♣: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ A; ♣ K8

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
3 NT	N	4	630		8.00	0.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A1-Liberg-Gowen
3 NT	N	3	600		7.00	1.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A3-Bellerose-Chao
2 ♥	S	3	140		6.00	2.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♥	S	−1		100	3.00	5.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A7-Murray-Ochoa
3 NT	N	−1		100	3.00	5.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
4 ♥	N	−1		100	3.00	5.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
3 NT	N	−1		100	3.00	5.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
4 ♠	N	−1		100	3.00	5.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
3 NT	N	−3		300	0.00	8.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A8-Startz-Vaz
Section B
2 ♠	N	2	110		5.50	0.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B7-Macko-Cohen
2 ♠	N	2	110		5.50	0.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B2-Salem-Chan
2 ♦	W	−1	100		4.00	2.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B5-Blain-Miller
1 ♠	N	1	80		3.00	3.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B8-Young-Lowry
3 NT	S	−1		100	1.50	4.50	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
3 NT	N	−1		100	1.50	4.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
4 ♥	S	−2		200	0.00	6.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B1-Keating-Icke

Holiday Party

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 9 2
♥	10 5
♦	K J 10
♣	K J 9 4 3

♠	10 5 4 3
♥	K J 6
♦	4 3 2
♣	Q 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 8 7
♥	A Q 3
♦	Q 9 7 5
♣	A 7

♠	A 6
♥	9 8 7 4 2
♦	A 8 6
♣	6 5 2

EW 2♠; N 2♥; NS 3♣; S 1♥; W 1♦;
Par +100: EW 3♠×−1

N vs W ♠: any card except a ♣
N vs W ♦: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ J10
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♣: any card except a ♠
S vs E ♠: any card
W vs S ♥: any ♠; any ♦
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
1 NT	E	−2	100		7.50	0.50	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A7-Murray-Ochoa
1 NT	E	−2	100		7.50	0.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
2 ♠	E	−1	50		6.00	2.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
1 NT	E	1		90	5.00	3.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A1-Liberg-Gowen
1 NT	E	2		120	3.00	5.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
1 NT	E	2		120	3.00	5.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A3-Bellerose-Chao
1 NT	E	2		120	3.00	5.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A5-Osterweil-Levy
2 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	7.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
1 NT	E	3		150	0.00	8.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A8-Startz-Vaz
Section B
3 NT	E	−1	50		5.50	0.50	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B8-Young-Lowry
1 NT	E	−1	50		5.50	0.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B2-Salem-Chan
1 NT	E	1		90	3.50	2.50	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
1 NT	E	1		90	3.50	2.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
2 ♠	W	2		110	2.00	4.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B1-Keating-Icke
1 NT	E	3		150	0.50	5.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B7-Macko-Cohen
1 NT	E	3		150	0.50	5.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B5-Blain-Miller

Holiday Party

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 8 6 5
♥	Q J 9 6
♦	A 10
♣	Q J 7

♠	A J 7
♥	10 8 2
♦	9 5 2
♣	K 10 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9
♥	K 5 4
♦	J 8 7 4 3
♣	6 3

♠	4 3 2
♥	A 7 3
♦	K Q 6
♣	A 5 4 2

NS 2N; NS 2♠; NS 2♥; NS 2♣; NS 1♦;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

E vs N NT: any ♦; any ♣
E vs N ♠: any card except ♠ 9
E vs N ♥: any card except a ♥
E vs N ♦: any card
E vs N ♣: any card except a ♥
W vs S NT: any ♦
W vs S ♠: ♠ 7; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ 1098
W vs S ♥: any ♠; any ♦
W vs S ♦: any card
W vs S ♣: any ♠; any ♦; ♣ 1098

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
1 NT	S	3	150		7.00	1.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A3-Bellerose-Chao
1 NT	N	3	150		7.00	1.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
1 NT	S	3	150		7.00	1.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A1-Liberg-Gowen
1 ♥	N	2	110		4.50	3.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A8-Startz-Vaz
1 ♥	N	2	110		4.50	3.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
2 ♦	E	−1	100		3.00	5.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
2 ♣	S	2	90		2.00	6.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A5-Osterweil-Levy
1 ♥	N	1	80		1.00	7.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
3 NT	S	−1		50	0.00	8.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A7-Murray-Ochoa
Section B
1 NT	S	2	120		6.00	0.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
1 ♥	N	2	110		4.00	2.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
2 ♥	N	2	110		4.00	2.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B5-Blain-Miller
2 ♥	N	2	110		4.00	2.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B8-Young-Lowry
1 NT	N	1	90		2.00	4.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B1-Keating-Icke
Pass			Pass		1.00	5.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B2-Salem-Chan
1 NT	S	−2		100	0.00	6.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B7-Macko-Cohen

Holiday Party

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 7 5 4 2
♥	Q 10 7 3
♦	9 5
♣	A 7

♠	—
♥	A J 5 4 2
♦	A Q J 7
♣	K Q 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 3
♥	9 8
♦	K 6
♣	J 10 6 5 4

♠	A 9 8 6
♥	K 6
♦	10 8 4 3 2
♣	8 2

EW 6♣; W 4♥; EW 3N; E 3♥; EW 3♦; EW 1♠;
Par −1370: EW 6♣=

N vs W NT: ♥ 73
N vs W ♠: any card
N vs W ♥: any card
N vs W ♦: any card
N vs W ♣: any card
S vs E NT: ♥ K
S vs E ♠: any card except ♠ A
S vs E ♥: ♥ 6
S vs E ♦: any card
S vs E ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
2 ♥	W	3		140	8.00	0.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A8-Startz-Vaz
3 ♣	W	5		150	7.00	1.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A1-Liberg-Gowen
3 NT	E	5		660	3.00	5.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
3 NT	E	5		660	3.00	5.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
3 NT	E	5		660	3.00	5.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
3 NT	E	5		660	3.00	5.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
3 NT	W	5		660	3.00	5.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A3-Bellerose-Chao
3 NT	W	5		660	3.00	5.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A5-Osterweil-Levy
3 NT	W	5		660	3.00	5.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A7-Murray-Ochoa
Section B
4 ♣	W	6		170	4.50	1.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
2 ♣	W	6		170	4.50	1.50	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B7-Macko-Cohen
4 ♣	E	6		170	4.50	1.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B1-Keating-Icke
2 ♥	W	4		170	4.50	1.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
3 NT	W	3		600	2.00	4.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B8-Young-Lowry
3 NT	W	4		630	1.00	5.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B6-Flores-Trepanier
3 NT	E	5		660	0.00	6.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B2-Salem-Chan

Holiday Party

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K 7
♥	6 4 3
♦	A Q 10
♣	A 7 6 4 2

♠	J 10 4 3
♥	J 10 9 7
♦	K J 2
♣	K 10

N
W		E
S

♠	A 2
♥	Q 8 2
♦	9 7 6 5 4
♣	J 9 5

♠	Q 9 8 6 5
♥	A K 5
♦	8 3
♣	Q 8 3

NS 3N; NS 3♠; NS 4♣; NS 2♥; NS 2♦;
Par +400: NS 3N=

E vs N NT: any ♦
E vs N ♠: any ♥; any ♣
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♦: any card
E vs N ♣: any card except ♠ 2
W vs S NT: any ♦
W vs S ♠: any ♥
W vs S ♥: any card except a ♣
W vs S ♦: any card
W vs S ♣: any card except a ♣

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
3 NT	S	4	430		8.00	0.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
3 NT	N	3	400		7.00	1.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
2 NT	N	3	150		6.00	2.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A7-Murray-Ochoa
2 ♠	S	3	140		5.00	3.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A8-Startz-Vaz
2 NT	N	2	120		4.00	4.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A3-Bellerose-Chao
2 ♣	N	3	110		2.00	6.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
2 ♠	S	2	110		2.00	6.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A1-Liberg-Gowen
2 ♠	S	2	110		2.00	6.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A5-Osterweil-Levy
Pass			Pass		0.00	8.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
Section B
3 NT	S	3	400		6.00	0.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B8-Young-Lowry
1 NT	N	3	150		5.00	1.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B2-Salem-Chan
2 ♣	N	4	130		4.00	2.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B1-Keating-Icke
2 ♣	N	2	90		3.00	3.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B6-Flores-Trepanier
4 ♠	S	−2		100	1.00	5.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
3 NT	S	−2		100	1.00	5.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B7-Macko-Cohen
3 NT	N	−2		100	1.00	5.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi

Holiday Party

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 10 8 4
♥	A Q 9
♦	J 10 8 7
♣	Q 9

♠	K J 9 7
♥	K 10 6 5 2
♦	Q 4 2
♣	10

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	8 7 4 3
♦	K 6 5
♣	8 7 6 5 2

♠	A 6 5 3
♥	J
♦	A 9 3
♣	A K J 4 3

NS 5N; NS 5♠; S 5♦; S 5♣; N 4♦; N 4♣; S 2♥; N 1♥;
Par +660: NS 3N+2

E vs N NT: any card
E vs N ♠: any card
E vs N ♥: ♠ 2
E vs N ♦: ♠ 2
E vs N ♣: ♠ 2
W vs S NT: any card except a ♠
W vs S ♠: any card except ♠ K
W vs S ♥: any card
W vs S ♦: any card
W vs S ♣: any card except ♠ K

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
3 NT	N	5	660		8.00	0.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A3-Bellerose-Chao
5 ♠	N	5	650		6.00	2.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
4 ♠	N	5	650		6.00	2.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
4 ♠	N	5	650		6.00	2.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♠	S	4	620		2.50	5.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A8-Startz-Vaz
4 ♠	N	4	620		2.50	5.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
4 ♠	N	4	620		2.50	5.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A1-Liberg-Gowen
4 ♠	N	4	620		2.50	5.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A7-Murray-Ochoa
4 ♠	S	−4		400	0.00	8.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
Section B
4 ♠	N	6	680		5.92	0.08	B7-Saken-Chavin	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
4 ♠	N	4	620		4.17	1.83	B2-Botts-Martin	B8-Young-Lowry
4 ♠	N	4	620		4.17	1.83	B4-Hendley-Walker	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
3 ♠	N	4	170		2.42	3.58	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B1-Keating-Icke
NP							B5	B7
4 ♠	S	−1		100	1.25	4.75	B1-Johnston-Bond	B6-Flores-Trepanier
4 ♠	S	−2		200	0.08	5.92	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B2-Salem-Chan

Holiday Party

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	J
♥	K 10 8 6 4
♦	A 10 3
♣	A 10 4 2

♠	K 10 9 5 3
♥	J 2
♦	K 7
♣	K Q 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 6 2
♥	Q 9 5
♦	9 8 6 4
♣	8 6

♠	Q 7 4
♥	A 7 3
♦	Q J 5 2
♣	J 9 3

NS 4♥; W 2♠; NS 3♣; NS 1N; NS 2♦; E 1♠;
Par +500: W 4♠×−2

N vs W ♠: any card except a ♦
E vs N NT: ♠ A; ♥ 5; any ♦; any ♣
E vs N ♥: any ♠
E vs N ♦: ♠ A
E vs N ♣: any card
S vs E ♠: ♣ 3
W vs S NT: ♠ 10953; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ KQ
W vs S ♥: any ♠
W vs S ♦: ♠ 10953
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
4 ♥	N	5	650		8.00	0.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♥	N	4	620		7.00	1.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
2 ♥	N	4	170		5.00	3.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A7-Murray-Ochoa
2 ♥	N	4	170		5.00	3.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A1-Liberg-Gowen
3 ♥	N	4	170		5.00	3.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
3 ♠	W	−1	100		2.50	5.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A8-Startz-Vaz
3 ♠	W	−1	100		2.50	5.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
3 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	7.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
3 NT	S	−2		200	0.00	8.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A3-Bellerose-Chao
Section B
3 ♠	E	−2	200		6.00	0.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 ♥	N	4	170		5.00	1.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B5-Blain-Miller
3 ♥	N	3	140		4.00	2.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B8-Young-Lowry
3 ♠	E	−1	100		3.00	3.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B2-Salem-Chan
2 ♥	N	−1		100	1.50	4.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
4 ♥	N	−1		100	1.50	4.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B1-Keating-Icke
2 ♠	W	2		110	0.00	6.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B7-Macko-Cohen

Holiday Party

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	7 3
♥	Q 9 5 4 2
♦	K Q J 6 2
♣	K

♠	K 9
♥	A 8 6
♦	8 7 5 4
♣	9 5 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 4
♥	J 10 7
♦	10 3
♣	A Q J 7 6

♠	A 10 8 6 5 2
♥	K 3
♦	A 9
♣	10 8 3

NS 3♥; NS 2♠; NS 2♦; EW 2♣;
Par +140: NS 3♥=

N vs W ♣: any ♠; any ♦
E vs N ♠: any ♠; ♣ A
E vs N ♥: any ♠; ♥ J10; any ♦; ♣ A
E vs N ♦: any ♦; ♣ A
S vs E ♣: ♠ A; ♥ 3; ♦ A
W vs S ♠: any ♠; any ♣
W vs S ♥: any card except a ♥
W vs S ♦: any ♦; any ♣

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
5 ♣	E	−3	150		8.00	0.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
2 ♠	S	3	140		6.50	1.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A1-Liberg-Gowen
2 ♠	S	3	140		6.50	1.50	A7-Arar-Goetze	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
2 NT	N	2	120		5.00	3.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
2 ♠	S	2	110		4.00	4.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A8-Startz-Vaz
3 ♠	S	−1		50	2.50	5.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A7-Murray-Ochoa
4 ♠	S	−1		50	2.50	5.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
4 ♠	S	−2		100	0.50	7.50	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A5-Osterweil-Levy
3 NT	S	−2		100	0.50	7.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A3-Bellerose-Chao
Section B
2 ♠	S	4	170		6.00	0.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 ♠	S	2	110		4.00	2.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B8-Young-Lowry
2 ♠	S	2	110		4.00	2.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B2-Salem-Chan
2 ♠	S	2	110		4.00	2.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B7-Macko-Cohen
3 ♠	S	−1		50	1.50	4.50	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B5-Blain-Miller
4 ♠	S	−1		50	1.50	4.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B1-Keating-Icke
2 ♣	E	3		110	0.00	6.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong

Holiday Party

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 8 4
♥	Q J 5 3
♦	A 10 9 3 2
♣	9

♠	A J 6 5 2
♥	8
♦	7 6 4
♣	A 8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10
♥	A K 10 6 4 2
♦	J 8 5
♣	Q 6

♠	K 7 3
♥	9 7
♦	K Q
♣	K J 10 7 4 2

E 2N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; W 1N; EW 2♦; EW 1♣;
Par −120: E 1N+1

N vs W NT: ♣ 9
N vs W ♠: ♦ 10932; ♣ 9
N vs W ♥: ♦ 10932; ♣ 9
N vs W ♦: any card
N vs W ♣: any card
S vs E NT: ♠ K; any ♥; any ♦
S vs E ♠: any ♦; ♣ 742
S vs E ♥: any ♦; any ♣
S vs E ♦: any card
S vs E ♣: ♠ K; any ♥; any ♦

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
3 ♥×	E	−1	100		7.50	0.50	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A5-Osterweil-Levy
3 ♥	E	−2	100		7.50	0.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A7-Murray-Ochoa
2 ♥	E	2		110	5.00	3.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A1-Liberg-Gowen
2 ♠	W	2		110	5.00	3.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
2 ♠	W	2		110	5.00	3.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
2 ♥	E	3		140	2.50	5.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
2 ♠	W	3		140	2.50	5.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
3 ♣	S	−2		200	0.50	7.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A3-Bellerose-Chao
3 ♣	S	−2		200	0.50	7.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A8-Startz-Vaz
Section B
3 ♥	E	−1	50		5.00	1.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B6-Flores-Trepanier
3 ♥	E	−1	50		5.00	1.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B8-Young-Lowry
2 ♥	E	−1	50		5.00	1.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B2-Salem-Chan
2 ♥	E	3		140	3.00	3.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B1-Keating-Icke
2 ♣	S	−2		200	1.50	4.50	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B5-Blain-Miller
3 ♣	S	−2		200	1.50	4.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B7-Macko-Cohen
2 ♣	S	−3		300	0.00	6.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong

Holiday Party

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 4 3
♥	10 3
♦	A J 7 5
♣	A Q 5 2

♠	Q J 9 8 2
♥	9 6 5 4
♦	9 6
♣	J 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A K
♥	A K J 8 7
♦	10 3
♣	10 9 8 7

♠	7 6 5
♥	Q 2
♦	K Q 8 4 2
♣	K 6 3

EW 3♠; EW 3♥; NS 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par −140: EW 3♥=; EW 3♠=

N vs W ♠: any card
N vs W ♥: any ♦; any ♣
E vs N ♦: any ♠; ♥ AK
E vs N ♣: any ♠; ♥ AK; any ♦; any ♣
S vs E ♠: any card
S vs E ♥: any ♦; any ♣
W vs S ♦: any ♠; any ♥
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
3 ♦	S	3	110		7.50	0.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
3 ♦	S	3	110		7.50	0.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A8-Startz-Vaz
3 ♦	N	−1		50	6.00	2.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A1-Liberg-Gowen
4 ♦	S	−2		100	5.00	3.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A3-Bellerose-Chao
3 ♥	W	3		140	2.50	5.50	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
2 ♥	E	3		140	2.50	5.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A5-Osterweil-Levy
1 ♥	E	3		140	2.50	5.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A7-Murray-Ochoa
3 ♥	E	3		140	2.50	5.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
2 ♠	W	5		200	0.00	8.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
Section B
3 ♣	E	−2	200		6.00	0.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B1-Keating-Icke
4 ♦	S	−1		50	5.00	1.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B8-Young-Lowry
1 NT	E	1		90	4.00	2.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.00	3.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B7-Macko-Cohen
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.50	4.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
2 ♠	E	3		140	1.50	4.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 ♥	E	4		170	0.00	6.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B5-Blain-Miller

Holiday Party

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	J
♥	Q 3 2
♦	K 5 4 3
♣	9 7 6 5 3

♠	9 5 4 3
♥	A K
♦	A Q 7 6
♣	Q J 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q 8 6
♥	J 10 9 8 5 4
♦	10
♣	4

♠	10 7 2
♥	7 6
♦	J 9 8 2
♣	A K 10 8

EW 6♠; EW 5♥; EW 3N; EW 1♦;
Par −980: EW 6♠=

N vs W NT: any ♣
N vs W ♠: ♠ J; ♥ 32; any ♣
N vs W ♥: ♠ J; ♥ 32; any ♣
N vs W ♦: any card
S vs E NT: ♦ J2; any ♣
S vs E ♠: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ AK
S vs E ♥: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ AK
S vs E ♦: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ AK

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
4 ♠	W	6		480	7.00	1.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
4 ♠	E	6		480	7.00	1.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
4 ♠	E	6		480	7.00	1.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♠	W	7		510	5.00	3.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
6 ♠	E	6		980	2.00	6.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
6 ♠	E	6		980	2.00	6.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A8-Startz-Vaz
6 ♠	W	6		980	2.00	6.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A7-Murray-Ochoa
6 ♠	E	6		980	2.00	6.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A1-Liberg-Gowen
6 ♠	W	6		980	2.00	6.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A3-Bellerose-Chao
Section B
3 ♠	E	5		200	6.00	0.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B8-Young-Lowry
4 ♥	E	4		420	5.00	1.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
4 ♥	E	5		450	2.50	3.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
4 ♠	W	5		450	2.50	3.50	B2-Botts-Martin	B5-Blain-Miller
4 ♥	E	5		450	2.50	3.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B1-Keating-Icke
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.50	3.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B6-Flores-Trepanier
4 ♠	W	6		480	0.00	6.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B7-Macko-Cohen

Holiday Party

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 5
♥	Q 10 9 6
♦	K 6 3
♣	A K 5 4

♠	A 4 3 2
♥	A 7 2
♦	A Q 9 2
♣	Q 10

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 7 6
♥	J 8 5
♦	8 5
♣	J 9 8 2

♠	Q 10 9
♥	K 4 3
♦	J 10 7 4
♣	7 6 3

EW 1N; EW 1♠; NS 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par −90: EW 1N=

N vs W NT: any card except ♥ 6
N vs W ♠: ♥ Q109; ♣ AK
N vs W ♣: any card except ♥ 6
E vs N ♦: any card
S vs E NT: any card except ♥ K
S vs E ♠: ♥ 43; any ♣
S vs E ♣: any card except ♥ K
W vs S ♦: any card except ♦ Q

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
1 NT	W	1		90	6.50	1.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A8-Startz-Vaz
1 NT	W	1		90	6.50	1.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A7-Murray-Ochoa
1 NT	W	1		90	6.50	1.50	A7-Arar-Goetze	A1-Liberg-Gowen
1 NT	W	1		90	6.50	1.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A3-Bellerose-Chao
1 NT	W	2		120	3.50	4.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A5-Osterweil-Levy
1 NT	W	2		120	3.50	4.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
2 ♠	E	3		140	2.00	6.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
1 NT×	S	−1		200	1.00	7.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
2 ♣×	N	−3		800	0.00	8.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
Section B
1 NT	W	−2	100		6.00	0.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B8-Young-Lowry
1 ♦	W	−1	50		4.00	2.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
1 NT	W	−1	50		4.00	2.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B7-Macko-Cohen
1 ♦	W	−1	50		4.00	2.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
1 NT	W	1		90	2.00	4.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B5-Blain-Miller
3 ♠	E	3		140	1.00	5.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B1-Keating-Icke
2 ♠	W	4		170	0.00	6.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B6-Flores-Trepanier

Holiday Party

Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 8
♥	J 10 8
♦	Q J 4 3
♣	A J 10

♠	Q 6 2
♥	K 9 7 5
♦	10 8 7 6
♣	9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 7 5 4 3
♥	A
♦	K 9
♣	8 7 4 2

♠	J
♥	Q 6 4 3 2
♦	A 5 2
♣	K Q 6 5

N 5♥; NS 4N; S 4♥; NS 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 2♠;
Par +450: N 4♥+1

E vs N NT: ♠ 7543
E vs N ♠: any card
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♦: any card
E vs N ♣: any card
W vs S NT: ♠ Q; any ♦
W vs S ♠: ♠ Q; any ♥; any ♦; any ♣
W vs S ♥: any ♦
W vs S ♦: any card except ♥ K
W vs S ♣: ♠ Q; ♥ 975; any ♦; any ♣

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
4 ♥	S	5	450		8.00	0.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
3 NT	N	4	430		6.50	1.50	A7-Arar-Goetze	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
3 NT	S	4	430		6.50	1.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A8-Startz-Vaz
4 ♥	S	4	420		3.50	4.50	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A3-Bellerose-Chao
4 ♥	S	4	420		3.50	4.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A7-Murray-Ochoa
4 ♥	S	4	420		3.50	4.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A1-Liberg-Gowen
4 ♥	S	4	420		3.50	4.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
5 ♥	S	−1		50	0.50	7.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♥	S	−1		50	0.50	7.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
Section B
3 NT	N	4	430		6.00	0.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B8-Young-Lowry
4 ♥	S	4	420		4.50	1.50	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
4 ♥	S	4	420		4.50	1.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B7-Macko-Cohen
2 ♦	N	3	110		2.50	3.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B2-Salem-Chan
3 ♦	N	3	110		2.50	3.50	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B5-Blain-Miller
3 NT	N	−1		50	0.50	5.50	B2-Botts-Martin	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
6 ♥	S	−1		50	0.50	5.50	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B6-Flores-Trepanier

Holiday Party

Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	3
♥	Q J 8 6
♦	J 10 5 4 2
♣	7 3 2

♠	A Q 8 4 2
♥	A 7 5 3
♦	A
♣	J 9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 5
♥	K 10 9 4
♦	K Q 6
♣	Q 10 8 6

♠	J 10 9 7 6
♥	2
♦	9 8 7 3
♣	A K 4

EW 4N; EW 4♥; EW 3♠; EW 3♣; EW 1♦;
Par −630: EW 3N+1

N vs W NT: any card except a ♥
N vs W ♠: ♠ 3; ♥ 86; any ♦; any ♣
N vs W ♥: any card except a ♥
N vs W ♦: ♠ 3
N vs W ♣: any ♥
S vs E NT: ♠ J109; ♥ 2; any ♦; any ♣
S vs E ♠: ♥ 2; any ♦; ♣ AK
S vs E ♥: any card except ♣ 4
S vs E ♦: any ♠; ♥ 2
S vs E ♣: ♥ 2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
5 ♥	W	−4	400		8.00	0.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A3-Bellerose-Chao
4 ♥	W	−1	100		6.50	1.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A7-Murray-Ochoa
4 ♥	W	−1	100		6.50	1.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
4 ♥	W	4		620	3.50	4.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♥	W	4		620	3.50	4.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A1-Liberg-Gowen
4 ♥	W	4		620	3.50	4.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
4 ♥	W	4		620	3.50	4.50	A7-Arar-Goetze	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	7.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
4 ♥	W	5		650	0.00	8.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A8-Startz-Vaz
Section B
4 ♥	W	−2	200		6.00	0.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
4 ♥	W	−1	100		4.50	1.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B8-Young-Lowry
3 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	1.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B7-Macko-Cohen
1 NT	E	4		180	3.00	3.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B6-Flores-Trepanier
4 ♥	W	4		620	2.00	4.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B5-Blain-Miller
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	5.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B2-Salem-Chan
3 NT	E	5		660	0.00	6.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi

Holiday Party

Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K 9 6 5
♥	K 10 8 4 2
♦	J 6
♣	2

♠	Q J 8
♥	J 9
♦	K 5 3 2
♣	K Q 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	10 4 3
♥	6 5 3
♦	A 8 7 4
♣	A 8 6

♠	7 2
♥	A Q 7
♦	Q 10 9
♣	J 10 5 4 3

NS 4♥; NS 3♠; NS 1N; EW 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par +620: NS 4♥=

N vs W ♦: ♠ AK; ♥ 10842
E vs N NT: any card
E vs N ♠: any card
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♣: any card
S vs E ♦: any ♠; ♥ AQ
W vs S NT: any card
W vs S ♠: any card
W vs S ♥: any card
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
2 ♥	N	5	200		8.00	0.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
3 ♥	N	4	170		7.00	1.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A5-Osterweil-Levy
2 ♠	N	3	140		4.50	3.50	A3-Balas-Kroll	A7-Murray-Ochoa
3 ♥	N	3	140		4.50	3.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
2 ♠	N	3	140		4.50	3.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
2 ♠	N	3	140		4.50	3.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A8-Startz-Vaz
2 ♠	N	2	110		2.00	6.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
2 ♦	W	2		90	1.00	7.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A1-Liberg-Gowen
2 ♠	N	−1		100	0.00	8.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A3-Bellerose-Chao
Section B
4 ♥	N	4	620		6.00	0.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B7-Macko-Cohen
3 ♥	N	4	170		3.50	2.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B2-Salem-Chan
2 ♥	N	4	170		3.50	2.50	B2-Botts-Martin	B4-Ehrenfeld-Hong
3 ♠	N	4	170		3.50	2.50	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 ♥	N	4	170		3.50	2.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B8-Young-Lowry
3 ♥	N	3	140		1.00	5.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B5-Blain-Miller
2 ♥	N	2	110		0.00	6.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi

Holiday Party

Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 8
♥	J 9 7 6
♦	9 7 5 3
♣	10 9 2

♠	A Q J 4
♥	A 10 4 3
♦	A Q 6 4
♣	K

N
W		E
S

♠	10 5 2
♥	K 8 5 2
♦	K 10
♣	A Q J 4

♠	9 7 6 3
♥	Q
♦	J 8 2
♣	8 7 6 5 3

EW 6N; EW 6♠; EW 5♥; EW 5♦; EW 5♣;
Par −1440: EW 6N=

N vs W NT: ♥ 76; any ♦; any ♣
N vs W ♠: any card except a ♠
N vs W ♥: any ♦
N vs W ♦: ♥ 76; any ♦; any ♣
N vs W ♣: ♥ 976; any ♦; any ♣
S vs E NT: any card
S vs E ♠: any card
S vs E ♥: any ♠
S vs E ♦: any card except a ♦
S vs E ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
6 ♥	W	−1	100		6.50	1.50	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
6 ♥	E	−1	100		6.50	1.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A8-Startz-Vaz
6 ♥	E	−1	100		6.50	1.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A5-Osterweil-Levy
6 ♥	E	−1	100		6.50	1.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
4 NT	W	4		630	4.00	4.00	A8-Straus-Trac	A1-Liberg-Gowen
5 ♥	W	5		650	3.00	5.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
5 ♥	E	6		680	2.00	6.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
6 NT	W	6		1440	0.50	7.50	A5-Friday-Keller	A3-Bellerose-Chao
6 NT	E	6		1440	0.50	7.50	A7-Arar-Goetze	A7-Murray-Ochoa
Section B
6 ♥	W	−1	100		6.00	0.00	B1-Johnston-Bond	B5-Blain-Miller
1 NT	W	4		180	5.00	1.00	B4-Hendley-Walker	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
1 ♠	W	5		200	4.00	2.00	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B1-Keating-Icke
5 ♥	W	5		650	3.00	3.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B6-Flores-Trepanier
3 NT	W	5		660	2.00	4.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B8-Young-Lowry
3 NT	W	6		690	1.00	5.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B7-Macko-Cohen
6 NT	E	6		1440	0.00	6.00	B7-Saken-Chavin	B2-Salem-Chan

Holiday Party

Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	J
♥	10 7 4
♦	K 9 8 5
♣	Q 8 5 4 3

♠	9 7 5 2
♥	A K 8 5 3
♦	A 6 2
♣	10

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 4 3
♥	Q 6 2
♦	J 7 4 3
♣	K 9

♠	K Q 8 6
♥	J 9
♦	Q 10
♣	A J 7 6 2

EW 2♠; EW 2♥; NS 3♣; EW 1N; EW 1♦;
Par +110: NS 3♣=

N vs W NT: any card except a ♦
N vs W ♠: any card except ♦ K
N vs W ♥: ♦ 985; any ♣
N vs W ♦: ♠ J; any ♣
E vs N ♣: ♠ A; any ♥; any ♦; any ♣
S vs E NT: ♠ 86; any ♥; any ♦
S vs E ♠: ♠ 86; any ♥; any ♦
S vs E ♥: ♦ 10
S vs E ♦: ♠ 86; ♣ A
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
4 ♠	E	−2	200		7.50	0.50	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♠	E	−2	200		7.50	0.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A1-Liberg-Gowen
4 ♠	E	−1	100		5.00	3.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
2 ♥	W	−1	100		5.00	3.00	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A8-Startz-Vaz
3 ♥	W	−1	100		5.00	3.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A3-Bellerose-Chao
2 ♥	W	3		140	2.00	6.00	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
3 ♥	W	3		140	2.00	6.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A7-Murray-Ochoa
2 ♠	E	3		140	2.00	6.00	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
4 ♣	S	−2		200	0.00	8.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
Section B
4 ♥	W	−2	200		5.50	0.50	B2-Botts-Martin	B7-Macko-Cohen
4 ♥	W	−2	200		5.50	0.50	B7-Saken-Chavin	B2-Salem-Chan
2 ♣	S	3	110		3.50	2.50	B1-Johnston-Bond	B5-Blain-Miller
2 ♣	S	3	110		3.50	2.50	B4-Hendley-Walker	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
3 ♥	W	−1	100		2.00	4.00	B6-Blackwood-Sletto	B8-Young-Lowry
3 ♥	W	3		140	0.50	5.50	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B1-Keating-Icke
3 ♥	W	3		140	0.50	5.50	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B6-Flores-Trepanier

Holiday Party

Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K Q 10 8
♥	A K J 4
♦	A 8 4
♣	8 4

♠	A 9 7 6 5 4
♥	—
♦	10 7 5 3 2
♣	6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	3 2
♥	Q 10 7 2
♦	K J 9
♣	A K Q 2

♠	J
♥	9 8 6 5 3
♦	Q 6
♣	J 10 9 7 5

EW 2♠; N 2♥; NS 1N; EW 2♦; S 1♥; S 1♣;
Par −100: NS 2N×−1; N 3♥×−1

N vs W ♠: any card except ♦ A
N vs W ♦: any ♣
E vs N NT: any ♠; ♦ KJ; ♣ AKQ
E vs N ♥: any ♠; any ♦; ♣ AKQ
S vs E ♠: any card except a ♦
S vs E ♦: any ♣
W vs S NT: any card
W vs S ♥: any ♦
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Section A
3 ♥×	N	3	530		8.00	0.00	A3-Balas-Kroll	A9-McCarthy-Hullinger
4 ♦	W	−3	150		7.00	1.00	A6-Porter-Chasalow	A5-Osterweil-Levy
4 ♦	W	−1	50		6.00	2.00	A7-Arar-Goetze	A7-Murray-Ochoa
3 ♥	S	−1		50	4.50	3.50	A4-Berwick-Berwick	A8-Startz-Vaz
3 ♥	N	−1		50	4.50	3.50	A8-Straus-Trac	A1-Liberg-Gowen
3 ♠	W	3		140	3.00	5.00	A5-Friday-Keller	A3-Bellerose-Chao
4 ♥×	S	−2		300	1.50	6.50	A2-Francis-Rosenkjar	A4-Friedman-Makhdumi
4 ♥×	S	−2		300	1.50	6.50	A9-Blakely-Leuker	A6-Tadmor-Fanady
3 ♠×	W	3		530	0.00	8.00	A1-Rogers-Rogers	A2-Fuchs-Irwin
Section B
1 NT	N	1	90		5.92	0.08	B4-Hendley-Walker	B3-Cohen-Tabucchi
NP							B6	B8
3 NT	N	−1		50	4.75	1.25	B7-Saken-Chavin	B2-Salem-Chan
4 ♥	N	−2		100	3.00	3.00	B2-Botts-Martin	B7-Macko-Cohen
3 ♥	N	−2		100	3.00	3.00	B5-Sutton-Kemball-Cook	B6-Flores-Trepanier
2 ♠×	W	2		470	1.25	4.75	B3-Pelliccioni-Castiglia	B1-Keating-Icke
4 ♥×	N	−3		500	0.08	5.92	B1-Johnston-Bond	B5-Blain-Miller