Hottest bridge sextet loses<\/p>\n
By Djanwar Madjolelo<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The squad captained by Seymon Deutsch shot to a
\nbig first-quarter lead on their way to a 146-109 victory in the
\nVanderbilt Knockout Team Spring NABC 1996 over the hottest team
\nin bridge, the Nick Nickell sextet.<\/p>\n
Seymon Deutsch played with Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg,
\nChip Martel and Lew Stansby.<\/p>\n
Nickell's teammates were Richard Freeman, Bobby Wolff, Bob
\nHamman, Jeff Mackstroth and Eric Rodwell: the World Champions at
\nBermuda Bowl 1995.<\/p>\n
The win was especially sweet for the Seymon Deutsch quintet
\nconsidering their history. The two squads had met in the previous
\nthree Spingold Knockout Teams (played at Summer NABCs), and
\nNickell had beat them twice in the final, and once in the semi-
\nfinal.<\/p>\n
Nickell has run up an amazing record: the past four years
\nstraight at Spingold, three straight at Riesinger Board-a-Match,
\nand one at Bermuda Bowl.<\/p>\n
But Deutsch has also posted some impressive numbers.<\/p>\n
They have won two Vanderbilt, been second twice in the
\nSpingold and (without Zia Mahmood) won Rosenblum Cup, World Team
\nChampion 1994.<\/p>\n
In the third quarter Deutsch clipped Nickell 46-16 and kept it
\nclose in the final set to win the championships, 146-109.<\/p>\n
Deutsch gained 10 IMPs in the Board as in the following
\ndiagram, when Rosenberg made an inspired play to land a game that
\nwas defeated at the other table:<\/p>\n
Dealer: South<\/p>\n
Vulnerable: North-South<\/p>\n
NORTH<\/p>\n
(S) Q 10 9<\/p>\n
(H) K<\/p>\n
(D) K 10 6 5 4 2<\/p>\n
(C) K 5 4<\/p>\n
WEST EAST<\/p>\n
(S) K 6 3 2 (S) A J<\/p>\n
(H) A J 6 5 (H) Q 9 3 2<\/p>\n
(D) Q 3 (D) A 9 7<\/p>\n
(C) A J 6 (C) Q 10 8 3<\/p>\n
SOUTH<\/p>\n
(S) 8 7 5 4<\/p>\n
(H) 10 8 7 4<\/p>\n
(D) J 8<\/p>\n
(C) 9 7 2<\/p>\n
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH<\/p>\n
Zia Hamman Rosenberg Wolff<\/p>\n
- - - Pass<\/p>\n
1C 1D 1H Pass<\/p>\n
2H Pass 3C Pass<\/p>\n
4H All pass<\/p>\n
Wolff led the Jack of Diamonds to the Queen, King and Ace.
\nRosenberg then played a low Heart from his hand - to the Ace!
\nWhen Hamman's King fell, Rosenberg was able to hold his trump
\nlosses to one. He lost a trick in Clubs and Diamonds but finished
\nat plus 420.<\/p>\n
Asked about his play at trick two, Rosenberg said his
\nreasoning may have been fallacious, "but I figured I was cold for
\nthe contract if trumps were 3-2 and I had a feeling."<\/p>\n
At the other table:<\/p>\n
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH<\/p>\n
Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martell<\/p>\n
- - - Pass<\/p>\n
1D* Pass 1H Pass<\/p>\n
2H Pass 4H All pass<\/p>\n
* Precision: could be sorted.<\/p>\n
Rodwell also got the Jack of Diamonds at opening lead. He
\ncovered and took the King with the Ace. Rodwell then played a low
\nHeart to dummy's Jack and Stansby's King. The bad trump split
\ndoomed the contract.<\/p>\n
The U.S. team for the Bermuda Bowl 1997 in Tunisia as a result
\nof the International Team Trials in New Orleans, May 30 to June
\n8, 1997, was.<\/p>\n
U.S. I: Seymon Deutsch, Lew Stansby, Chip Martell, Zia Mahmood
\nand Michael Rosenberg.<\/p>\n
U.S. II: Nick Nickell, Dick Freeman, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric
\nRodwell, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff.<\/p>",
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