Venice Cup Final Segment I

2003 Venice Cup

Final Segment

CHINA vs. USA 1

	Open Room					Closed Room					IMP
Brd	Contract	By	Result	NS	EW	Contract	By	Result	NS	EW	CHINA	USA 1
17	5	N	+1	420		6	N	=	920		-	11
18	3	E	-1	50		2	E	+1		140	5	-
19	3NTX	W	-1	200		3NT	W	-2	200		-	-
20	3NT	W	=		600	3NT	E	+2		660	2	-
21	2	S	+1	140		2	S	-1		100	6	-
22	6	S	=	980		7	S	-1		50	14	-
23	3	N	-1		100	2NT	S	=	120		-	6
24	3NT	S	+2	460		3NT	S	+1	430		1	-
25	2NT	W	+2		180	3NT	W	-4	400		-	11
26	1NT	E	=		90	2NT	E	+1		150	2	-
27	4	E	-2	100		4	E	-2	100		-	-
28	3NT	N	-1		100	3	S	=	110		-	5
29	3NT	S	=	600		3NT	N	=	600		-	-
30	1NT	W	+1		120	1	E	+1		110	-	-
31	3NT	E	-1	50		4	W	+1		450	11	-
32	3	W	-2	200		4	W	-3	300		-	3
IMPs from this segment:											41	36
Carryover:											169	193
Total:											210	229


Board 17 Dealer North Vul: None	NORTH Q Q J 6 5 2 5 A K J 9 4 3
WEST 9 4 K 10 9 8 K 9 8 3 2 10 6		EAST 10 8 3 2 7 4 A Q J 10 7 8 2
	SOUTH A K J 7 6 5 A 3 6 4 Q 7 5

Open Room :
WEST	NORTH	EAST	SOUTH
Levin	H.Wang	Picus	W.Wang
	2	p	2
p	3	p	3
p	4	p	4NT
p	5	p	p
p

1 E
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 N
A
Q
A
K
Q
4
6
2
8
2
2
8
5
7
5
5
3
6
10
4

5 by N, making 6, NS 420

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow

6 by N, making 6, NS 920

11 imps to USA 1

CHINA 169 - USA 1 204

Board 18
Dealer East
Vul: NS NORTH
Q 7 4
2
J 7 5 2
A Q 10 6 3
WEST
K 10 5
K 8 5
Q 10 9 6
8 7 4 EAST
A 6 3 2
A Q 10 9 7
A 8
9 5
SOUTH
J 9 8
J 6 4 3
K 4 3
K J 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
1 p

2 p 2 p

3 p 3 p

p p

1 S
2 N
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 N
9 S
10 E
2
6
K
A
A
2
10
5
3
9
4
9
8
3
8
9
Q
8
9
4
A
J
3
5
5
K
3
K
2
K
5
7
7
2
4
7
J
6
A

3 by E, down 1, NS 50

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
1 p

2 p p p

1 S
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 S
7 N
8 S
3
A
7
8
8
2
3
J
6
3
4
2
K
4
9
5
J
5
K
Q
9
A
J

A
2
6
6
5
5
7

2 by E, making 3, NS -140

5 imps to CHINA

CHINA 174 - USA 1 204

Board 19
Dealer South
Vul: EW NORTH
A 10 5
9 2
J 10 7 6 5
10 9 4
WEST
J 7 4
7
A K 9 8 2
Q 7 5 2 EAST
K Q 9 6
K Q 8 6 5 3
Q 4
A
SOUTH
8 3 2
A J 10 4
3
K J 8 6 3

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p

p p 1 p

2 p 3 p

3NT p p d

p p p

1 N
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 S
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 E
10 E
11 W
9
6
K
2
8
6
2
Q
9
4
K
K
5
2
6
7
3
5
4
3
8
10
A
10
4
10
10
J
Q
7
Q
A
3
7
A
A
2
Q
5
3
9
6
7

3NTX by W, down 1, NS 200

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p

p p 1 p

1NT p 3 p

3 p 3NT p

p p

1 N
2 E
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 S
7 E
8 E
9 W
10 W
6
K
10
4
7
3
Q
6
A
9
Q
2
A
8
2
7
4
8
7

3
4
6
K
K
10
8
J
3

2
A
2
5
A
Q
9
5
3

3NT by W, down 2, NS 200

No swing

CHINA 174 - USA 1 204

Board 20
Dealer West
Vul: Both NORTH
J 8 7 4 2
2
A 8 4
K J 7 2
WEST
K 10
K 10 5 3
K Q J 6 2
A Q EAST
A 6 3
Q J 4
10 9 7 3
10 8 4
SOUTH
Q 9 5
A 9 8 7 6
5
9 6 5 3

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
1 p 1 p

1NT p 2 p

2 p 2NT p

3NT p p p

1 N
2 W
3 S
4 W
5 W
6 N
7 N
2
3
3
Q
6
K
J
4
2
A
4
A
10
3
6
Q
7
3
7
5
9
Q
A
8
5
6
5

3NT by W, making 3, NS -600

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
1 p 1NT p

3NT p p p

1 S
2 E
3 E
7
10
3
3
5
6
2
2
Q
Q
4
A

3NT by E, making 5, NS -660

2 imps to CHINA

CHINA 176 - USA 1 204

Board 21
Dealer North
Vul: NS NORTH
Q J 9
Q 9 7 4 3
A J 3
5 2
WEST
10 7 4 2
J 10 8 5
K
A Q 9 6 EAST
3
A K 6 2
10 7 6 5 2
K 10 8
SOUTH
A K 8 6 5

Q 9 8 4
J 7 4 3

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p p 1

p 2 p 2

p 2 d 2

p p p

1 W
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 S
J
4
Q
J
9
A
8
3
9
3
3
K
3
5
6
10
5
10
9

2
A
6
8
K
4
J
Q
2

5
2
2
4
7
6
7
6
8

2 by S, making 3, NS 140

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p p 1

p 2 p 2

p p p

1 W
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 W
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 W
J
4
3
5
4
4
7
3
J
8
3
6
6
10
J
K
2
9
5
9
6
2
2
J
2
A
8
Q
8
K
5
8
9
Q
K
6
5
K
7
A

2 by S, down 1, NS -100

6 imps to CHINA

CHINA 182 - USA 1 204

Board 22
Dealer East
Vul: EW NORTH
A J 2
10 6
A Q J 3 2
Q 10 3
WEST
10 7 6 4
K J 2
10 6
K 9 6 5 EAST

8 3
K 8 7 5 4
A J 8 7 4 2
SOUTH
K Q 9 8 5 3
A Q 9 7 5 4
9

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p 1

p 2 p 2

p 4 p 6

p p p

1 W
2 S
3 S
4 N
4
A
9
10
2
2
6
8
2
6
A
Q
5
3
4
K

6 by S, making 6, NS 980

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p 1

p 2 p 2

p 2 p 5

p 5 p 6

p 7 p p

p

1 W
2 N
3 W
4 S
5 S
6 N
7 N
4
6
6
A
4
A
10
J
3
3
2
J
4
7
8
Q
2
10
2
8
9
3
K
5
8
4
6
5

7 by S, down 1, NS -50

14 imps to CHINA

CHINA 196 - USA 1 204

Board 23
Dealer South
Vul: Both NORTH
7 5 4 3
K 3
K J 10 9 6
A 7
WEST
J 10 9
A 10 9 7 4 2
3
Q 6 4 EAST
K Q 8
8 6 5
A Q 5 2
10 5 3
SOUTH
A 6 2
Q J
8 7 4
K J 9 8 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p

p 1 p 1NT

2 p p d!

p 3 p p

p

1 E
2 W
3 W
4 S
5 E
6 E
7 S
5
J
10
4
K
6
7
J
3
4
3
6
Q

A
8
Q
J
9
2

K
2
A
Q
5
3

3 by N, down 1, NS -100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p

p 1 p 2NT

p p p

1 W
2 S
3 S
4 E
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 S
10 S
9
7
4
10
7
3
K
9
8
8
3
3
2
J
5
Q
6
4
7

5
6
9
Q
2
A
10
4
5

J
2
Q
A
4
J
3
8
5

2NT by S, making 2, NS 120

6 imps to USA 1

CHINA 196 - USA 1 210

Board 24
Dealer West
Vul: None NORTH
10 5
9 7
K 9 2
A Q 8 6 4 3
WEST
J 8 6 4 2
J 5 4
8 5 3
J 10 EAST
K 7 3
K 10 3 2
Q 6 4
K 5 2
SOUTH
A Q 9
A Q 8 6
A J 10 7
9 7

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p p 1 1NT

p 3NT p p

p

1 W
2 E
3 S
4 E
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 N
4
7
9
3
7
8
6
3
4
9
5
A
10
Q
J
5
2
3
10

K
8
Q
2
A
6
8
10
J

9
10
K
7
2
4
5
6
5

3NT by S, making 5, NS 460

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p p p 1NT

p 2 p 2

p 3 p 3NT

p p p

1 W
2 E
3 S
4 N
5 N
6 E
7 S
4
7
9
A
3
3
7
5
A
J
5
K
Q
5
K
2
Q
7
6
6
9
9
10
2
10
3
7
Q

3NT by S, making 4, NS 430

1 imp to CHINA

CHINA 197 - USA 1 210

Board 25
Dealer North
Vul: EW NORTH
J 5
8 6 3 2
A K 9 7 6
Q 9
WEST
K 10
A K 10
8 2
A J 10 8 6 3 EAST
8 3 2
J 9 7
Q 10 5 4 3
K 5
SOUTH
A Q 9 7 6 4
Q 5 4
J
7 4 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p p 2

2NT p p p

1 N
2 W
3 E
4 W
J
J
J
A
2
Q
Q
9
4
K
A
5
K
7
6
2

2NT by W, making 4, NS -180

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p p 2

2NT p 3NT p

p p

1 N
2 S
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 N
7
9
3
5
K
A
10
K
9
4
3
4
J
5
K
J
2
7
2
2
7
Q
8
10

3NT by W, down 4, NS 400

11 imps to USA 1

CHINA 197 - USA 1 221

Board 26
Dealer East
Vul: Both NORTH
K 7 6
K Q 9 7 6
K Q 4
10 6
WEST
A 10 8 5 3
10 8 3
A 5 2
J 7 EAST
J 9
A J 2
J 10 8 3
K Q 3 2
SOUTH
Q 4 2
5 4
9 7 6
A 9 8 5 4

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
1 p

1 p 1NT p

p p

1 S
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 W
7 W
8 N
9 N
10 E
5
J
3
J
6
A
5
K
7
10
7
Q
7
6
3
4
K
2
A
8
10
A
9
2
4
3
8
2
4
8
Q
6
4
Q
J
7
9
5
3
6

1NT by E, making 1, NS -90

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
1 p

1 2 p p

d p 2NT p

p p

1 S
2 N
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 N
5
6
J
3
3
10
6
3
J
Q
7
4
K
K
Q
4
A
9
J
2
A
2
8
6
4
10
2
7

2NT by E, making 3, NS -150

2 imps to CHINA

CHINA 199 - USA 1 221

Board 27
Dealer South
Vul: None NORTH
7
10 9 8 4
J 10 8 5
A Q 9 4
WEST
A K Q 4
Q 6
Q 7 6
K J 8 7 EAST
9 6
A K J 5 3 2
3 2
10 5 2
SOUTH
J 10 8 5 3 2
7
A K 9 4
6 3

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p

1 p 1 p

1NT p 2 p

4 p p p

1 S
2 S
3 S
4 N
5 N
A
K
6
A
4
6
7
7
2
10
5
8
Q
3
7
3
2
5
8
J

4 by E, down 2, NS 100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
2

2NT p 4 d

p p 4 p

p p

1 S
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 S
A
6
A
4
K
6
7
5
2
7
5
Q
3
7
8
3
10
8
J
2

4 by E, down 2, NS 100

No swing

CHINA 199 - USA 1 221

Board 28
Dealer West
Vul: NS NORTH
Q 10 4 2
7 5
10 5 4 3
A 10 4
WEST
K J 8 7 6
Q 8 6 2
K
6 5 3 EAST
9 5 3
J 9
Q J 9 6 2
K J 2
SOUTH
A
A K 10 4 3
A 8 7
Q 9 8 7

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p p p 1

1 d¹⁾ p 2

p 2NT p 3

p 3 p 3NT

p p p

¹⁾T/O

1 E
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 S
7 S
8 W
9 W
9
3
Q
6
J
K
4
K
3
A
2
7
4
A
8
Q
4
10
6
7
K
K
6
4
5
3

2
9
3
7
5
2
5
8

3NT by N, down 1, NS -100

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p p p 1

1 p 2 d

p 2NT p 3

p p p

1 W
2 E
3 S
4 S
5 S
6 E
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 S
11 S
3
Q
A
K
3
3
4
4
Q
9
10
4
A
2
6
8
A
Q
9
5
6
7
K
K
5
7
10
8
A
8
4
5
10
7
3
9
J
J
2
5
6
2
2
6

3 by S, making 3, NS 110

5 imps to USA 1

CHINA 199 - USA 1 226

Board 29
Dealer North
Vul: Both NORTH
A 9 6
A 10 4 2
J 8 4
A 9 3
WEST
K Q J 5
9 8 7 5
A 9
6 5 4 EAST
8 7 2
K J 3
10 5 3 2
J 10 8
SOUTH
10 4 3
Q 6
K Q 7 6
K Q 7 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
1 p 2NT

p 3NT p p

p

1 W
2 W
3 N
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S
11 S
K
Q
8
J
5
9
3
2
9
7
6
6
A
2
9
2
A
8
5
J
5
9
2
8
K
7
3
J
Q
A
K
4
J
4
3
A
10
6
Q
4
10
6
3
5

3NT by S, making 3, NS 600

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
1 p 2

p 2NT p 3NT

p p p

1 E
2 W
3 W
4 W
5
K
Q
9
6
6
9
2
A
7
2
K
8
3
4

3NT by N, making 3, NS 600

No swing

CHINA 199 - USA 1 226

Board 30
Dealer East
Vul: None NORTH
J 6 2
A K J 9
A 3
J 10 6 4
WEST
K 9 5
10 8
K 8 5 4
A K 9 5 EAST
A Q 7 4
Q 7 6 3 2
10 9 2
8
SOUTH
10 8 3
5 4
Q J 7 6
Q 7 3 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p p

1 d 1 p

1NT p p p

1 N
2 W
3 N
4 N
5 W
6 N
7 W
8 E
9 E
10 W
11 E
4
10
J
10
8
6
5
Q
4
9
7
8
K
2
9
A
10
2
6
8
J
7
Q
2
2
3
3
7
Q
4
K
A
5
A
4
5
K
5
9
3
9
6
10
3

1NT by W, making 2, NS -120

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p p

1 d 1 p

p p

1 S
2 E
3 N
4 W
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 W
10 E
11 N
3
2
6
10
J
5
Q
4
9
7
A
5
5
8
K
2
4
8
10
10
6
Q
J
8
Q
3
3
6
9
K
7
4
7
A
9
A
4
K
2
2
6
7
J
5

1 by E, making 2, NS -110

No swing

CHINA 199 - USA 1 226

Board 31
Dealer South
Vul: NS NORTH
10 8 7 2
10 5 3
9 8 5 3
K Q
WEST
J 4
K 8 7 6 4 2
10 7 4
A 9 EAST
A K Q 3
Q
A Q 6 2
J 5 4 3
SOUTH
9 6 5
A J 9
K J
10 8 7 6 2

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
p

p p 1 p

1 p 3NT p

p p

1 S
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 E
10 E
11 E
A
8
Q
4
7
3
K
4
K
Q
4
2
9
3
5
4
5
10
2
9
6

3
K
2
Q
5
J
2
A
6
7

Q
5
A
K
J
7
9
6
8
10

3NT by E, down 1, NS 50

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
p

2 p 2NT p

3 p 4 p

p p

1 N
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 E
6 S
7 W
8 W
K
J
4
K
Q
6
K
6
3
8
2
9
A
4
5
10
2
3
A
9
2
Q
2

A
5
6
7
3
4
9

4 by W, making 5, NS -450

11 imps to CHINA

CHINA 210 - USA 1 226

Board 32
Dealer West
Vul: EW NORTH
2
K Q 7
A Q 5 4
K Q 8 3 2
WEST
K Q 8 5 4
J 10 8
K 7
A 7 6 EAST
A J 9 7 6
9 5 4
J 9 6
J 10
SOUTH
10 3
A 6 3 2
10 8 3 2
9 5 4

Open Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Levin H.Wang Picus W.Wang
1 d 3 p

p p

1 N
2 N
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 N
K
2
4
J
7
4
K
7
3
A
10
6
3
9
8
6
5
9
7
9
4
10
J
A
7
J
2
A
Q
2
6
K
3
2
5
Q
8
10
6
K

3 by W, down 2, NS 200

Closed Room :
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Wang Molson Zhang Sokolow
1 d 4 p

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2 W
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4 by W, down 3, NS 300

3 imps to USA 1

CHINA 210 - USA 1 229