Data 9X02 Main

One Diamond vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 605 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul J 7 5 4
J 7
A 9 6 5 3
A J

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Graves Robinson Schwartz Brogeland Smith Lindqvist Garner
1 1 2 Pass Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) 2 5 Dbl AP

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

10 3
A K Q 9 3 2
7
10 8 7 5 Table K Q 9 8 6
8 5
Q 2
K 9 4 3
75394 =
68949 =
Par NS -100 A 2
10 6 4
K J 10 8 4
Q 6 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
+6 6
Pass
5 × S -2 -300
-6 0

4. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul A 10 9 4
J 9 4
A 10
Q 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Woolsey Grabel Rodwell Nickell Glubok Katz Lee
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass
Pass 1 Dbl AP

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

8 2
K Q 8 2
K 7 6 4
K J 4 Table Q J 7 3
10 6 3
Q J 9
A 10 6
45445 45545
98798 =
Par NS -400 K 6 5
A 7 5
8 5 3 2
9 8 5

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -200
+7 13
Pass
1 × N -2 -500
-7 3

7. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

N deals
N-S vul K 9 6
7 3
A K 5 3 2
10 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Greco Willenken Hampson Diamond Cohler Platnick Martel
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 4 AP 1 Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 4
K J 10 8 5
8
A K J 4 Table A 7 5
A 9 4
10 9 7
8 7 5 2
36382 =
86A5B =
Par NS -420 Q 10 3 2
Q 6 2
Q J 6 4
Q 3

1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 14
Pass
2 W +2 -170
+6 9

10. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 92

N deals
E-W vul A 8 3
K 8 7 2
Q J 5 3
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Pratap McAllister GordonM Campanile Baseggio Seamon Stark Pszczola
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 3 AP Dbl 2 NT Dbl 3 (AP)

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

J 10 9 5
10 4
K 10
A K 9 6 3 Table Q 4
A 9 6
9 8 7 4
Q J 8 2
66774 =
66559 =
Par NS -110 K 7 6 2
Q J 5 3
A 6 2
7 4

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-7 15
Pass
3 S = +140
+7 20

11. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 1
Dbl Pass 2 NT AP Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 10 5 3
J 6
Q 6 3
9 6 5 4 Table Q 8 6
A K 8 3
A K 10
J 8 3
66656 =
77667 76666
Par NS -90 7 4
Q 9 5 4 2
J 9 8 7 2
A

1 opening
2 NT E -1 +50
+5 20
Pass
2 NT E = -120
-5 20

12. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 99

N deals
E-W vul K 5
3
K Q 10 7 3
Q 10 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Hampson Weinstein Greco Levin
1 1 1 Pass 1 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl 2 3 Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 NT AP
Pass Rdbl Pass 3
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A Q 10 4 2
Q 10 8
6 2
A 4 3 Table 6
A K 7 6
J 9 8
K J 8 7 5
46574 56574
87869 =
Par NS -120 J 9 8 7 3
J 9 5 4 2
A 5 4
—

1 opening
3 × N -1 -100
+11 31
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-11 20

18. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

N deals
N-S vul A 8
5 2
A 9 8 6
K 10 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Diamond Cohler Platnick Hampson Rosenberg Greco Willenken
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
5 NT Pass 6 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
5 Dbl 5 Pass
6 AP

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

K 9 4 2
A K Q J 7 3
—
A J 2 Table Q J 10 7 6
8 4
K Q J 7
Q 8
21155 =
BCC88 ABB88
Par NS -980 5 3
10 9 6
10 5 4 3 2
9 5 4

1 opening
6 E = -980
-14 36
Pass
6 E -2 +100
+14 34

24. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 112

N deals
N-S vul A 8 4
8 4
A 7 6 5
K 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
StansbyJ Greco Hung Hampson Moss Watson Bathurst FeldmanJ
1 1 2 Pass 2 2
Pass 2 3 Dbl 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6
J 3
K Q 10 4 3
J 10 5 Table 2
Q 9 7 6 5 2
J
A Q 7 3 2
79576 69575
54757 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 7 5 3
A K 10
9 8 2
9

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 51
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-12 37

25. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul A J 7 4
3
A J 8 6 2
10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Jacobus Woolsey Passell Kamil Koneru Coren Krekorian
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Dbl 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

6 5 3 2
J 10 6 5
7 4
A J 7 Table K Q 10 9 8
9 4
10 9 3
9 3 2
A7BCB =
26212 =
Par NS +1370 —
A K Q 8 7 2
K Q 5
K Q 8 5

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+12 63
Pass
4 S +1 +650
-12 37

29. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 7
Q 7
K J 6 5 3
K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hurd Kwiecien Wooldridge Kranyak Sontag Demuy Berkowitz
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl 3 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
5 AP

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

K 8 5 2
8 4
8 2
A J 9 8 5 Table A J 3
A K 10 9 6
10
Q 10 4 3
63372 =
7996B =
Par NS -400 9 6 4
J 5 3 2
A Q 9 7 4
6

1 opening
4 E +1 -150
+6 71
Pass
5 E = -400
-6 37

30. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul A K 6 2
10
9 7 6 3
A 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Wooldridge Berkowitz Hurd Demuy Pszczola Kranyak Kwiecien
1 2 3 Pass 2 4
4 Dbl Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 6 AP

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

J 5 4
K Q 9 7 2
10
K 7 4 3 Table Q 10 9 8 7 3
J 6
J 5
10 9 8
B79D8 =
25404 =
Par NS +2000 —
A 8 5 4 3
A K Q 8 4 2
Q J

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
-13 71
Pass
6 S = +1370
+13 50

31. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul 10 7 5
K Q 5
A Q 5
8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Woolsey Berkowitz Stewart Beatty Kwiecien Cohen Pszczola
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 8 3
8 7 6
K 8 4 3
J 9 Table A 4 2
A 10 9 4 3
J 9 7 2
3
86659 =
57784 =
Par NS +120 J 9 6
J 2
10 6
A K Q 10 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 81
Pass
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 50

32. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul J 3
K 10 6 4
K Q 10 8
Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Berkowitz Stewart Sontag Kwiecien Cohen Pszczola Beatty
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Rdbl 2 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6 5
Q 5 3 2
A J 6
K 8 Table K 8 4
A J
3 2
A J 6 4 3 2
45664 44664
98779 =
Par NS -600 A Q 9 2
9 8 7
9 7 5 4
10 5

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
+11 92
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-11 50

35. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth Levin Pszczola Weinstein Kwiecien
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 7 AP

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

J 9 5 4
9 4
9 6 5
Q J 3 2 Table 8 2
10 5 3 2
Q 7 4
10 7 5 4
DCDDB =
01002 =
Par NS +2220 A K Q 7 3
A Q J 8
A K 2
9

1 opening
6 NT N +1 +1470
-12 94
Pass
7 S = +2210
+12 62

36. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul 10 8
10 8 6 4
A J 8 3
A J 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Weinstein Kwiecien Levin Pszczola
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 5 4 2
A 9 7 2
7
8 6 5 4 Table Q 9
5
K Q 9 6 2
K 10 9 7 2
88A74 =
44369 =
Par NS +300 A J 7 6 3
K Q J 3
10 5 4
Q

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-6 94
Pass
3 S = +140
+6 68

38. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Maksymetz Meckstroth Rogoff Rodwell Levin Marcinski Weinstein L'Ecuyer
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

9 4 3
K 8 7
K Q 10 8 2
7 5 Table A K 10
J 10 3
A 5
Q 10 9 6 2
45535 =
88798 =
Par NS -120 6 5 2
Q 4 2
J 7 3
A J 8 4

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 106
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-12 68

39. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul Q 8
10 8 6 5
A K J 8 6
3 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Mazurkiewicz Versace Jassem Balicki Madala Zmudzinski Bocchi
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

9 7 5
A J 9 7 2
10 2
K Q 7 Table K 4
K Q 4
9 7 4 3
10 9 6 4
8B6A7 =
11615 12715
Par NS +450 A J 10 6 3 2
3
Q 5
A J 8 5

1 opening
4 S = +420
+7 113
Pass
2 N +3 +150
-7 68

42. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A J 3
3
Q J 9 7
K 10 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Balakrishnan Muller Tewari de Wijs v.Prooijen Venkataraman Verhees Chokshi
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 9 6 5 2
K 5
6 4 3
A J 3 Table 8 7 4
10 9 8 7 6 4
5
Q 8 4
B88CA A88CA
25512 =
Par NS +920 K 10
A Q J 2
A K 10 8 2
7 6

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 124
Pass
3 NT S +2 +460
-10 68

43. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A J 3
3
Q J 9 7
K 10 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Karwur Nunes Sakul Tobing Helness Asbi Helgemo
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 2 Dbl 1 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 9 6 5 2
K 5
6 4 3
A J 3 Table 8 7 4
10 9 8 7 6 4
5
Q 8 4
B88CA A88CA
25512 =
Par NS +920 K 10
A Q J 2
A K 10 8 2
7 6

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
-10 124
Pass
6 S = +920
+10 78

44. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 11

N deals
None vul A Q 4 3
J 7
K 8 5 4 3
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Newell Robson Reid Allfrey Townsend Bach Bakhshi Cornell
1 1 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 3 AP

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

10 8 5
9 5
J 10
A K Q J 6 5 Table K J 7 6 2
A 10 4 2
9 6 2
9
65994 65894
77447 =
Par NS +140 9
K Q 8 6 3
A Q 7
8 4 3 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 130
Pass
3 W = -110
-6 78

45. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Brink Bosenberg Drijver Eber Gower Verhees Apteker v.Prooijen
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2 Table J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6
99996 99A97
44346 43346
Par NS +620 K Q 3 2
K 10 9 5 3
6 2
A 10

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 140
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-10 78

46. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Townsend Karwur Bakhshi Gold Tobing Forrester Asbi
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2 Table J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6
99996 99A97
44346 43346
Par NS +620 K Q 3 2
K 10 9 5 3
6 2
A 10

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 150
Pass
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 78

47. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Brum Lambardi Chagas Rizzo Camberos Villas-Boas Pellegrini Campos
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 AP

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

9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2 Table J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6
99996 99A97
44346 43346
Par NS +620 K Q 3 2
K 10 9 5 3
6 2
A 10

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 160
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-10 78

48. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Takayama Tobing Kaku Furuta George ChenD Karwur
1 1 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

J 7 6 5
J
Q 6 4 2
J 9 8 3 Table Q 3
K 7 6 4 2
A 8 7 5
7 6
BAA9B =
22232 =
Par NS +660 K 9 2
A Q 8 3
3
A Q 10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
-10 160
Pass
2 × E -5 +1100
+10 88

49. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 10 6 5
A K 5 2
K 9 5 4 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Apteker Kamil Gower Eber Zia Bosenberg Martel
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 2 4 1 Dbl 3 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 3 2
6 4 3
Q
K Q J 7 3 Table K 9 8 7
9 7
10 8 7 6
9 5 2
86A95 86AA6
57337 =
Par NS +420 Q 4
Q J 10 8
A J 3
A 10 8 4

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
+12 172
Pass
4 S -2 -100
-12 88

50. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul 9 6 4 2
J
A K J 7 2
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Syed Tobing Nonoo Asbi George Basiony Karwur Maci
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

5 3
A 9 8 3 2
Q
K J 7 6 4 Table K J 8 7
Q 10 6 5
10 8 6 3
10
794A8 894A9
34834 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10
K 7 4
9 5 4
A 9 8 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 182
Pass
3 S = +140
-10 88

51. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul 9 6 3
K 9
A 8 6 3
K J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Fritsche Samir Rohowsky Noshy Hussein Piekarek Nabil Smirnov
1 2 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 AP

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

A J 7 2
A
K Q J 10 7 4
6 3 Table K 10 8
J 10 8 5 4 3
2
9 8 7
53637 53638
697A5 =
Par NS -140 Q 5 4
Q 7 6 2
9 5
A Q 4 2

1 opening
2 NT S -3 -300
-6 182
Pass
1 W = -80
+6 94

52. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul 9 5
K 10 4
Q 10 9 3
K Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Levin Helness Weinstein Helgemo
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

A K 8 6 3 2
A J
K 6
8 6 3 Table Q 10 4
9 8 7 6 5
5 4 2
A 2
42477 =
9A855 =
Par NS -620 J 7
Q 3 2
A J 8 7
10 9 7 4

1 opening
4 W = -620
-10 182
Pass
3 W +1 -170
+10 104

55. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul K 10 5
10 4 3
J 10 3 2
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Lavings George Krochmalik Thomson Tobing Kanetkar Asbi
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 9 6
7 2
K 7 5 4
10 8 6 5 Table A J
Q J 9 8
A
Q J 9 7 3 2
58784 57684
64649 64659
Par NS -110 8 7 4 3 2
A K 6 5
Q 9 8 6
—

1 opening
4 × E -1 +100
+7 192
Pass
2 NT N -2 -200
-7 104

56. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Villas-Boas Rehder Campos Brenner Rohowsky Thoma Fritsche
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 6 5
J
Q 6 4 2
J 9 8 3 Table Q 3
K 7 6 4 2
A 8 7 5
7 6
BAA9B =
22232 =
Par NS +660 K 9 2
A Q 8 3
3
A Q 10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+11 203
Pass
3 S +1 +130
-11 104

58. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul A 10 9 7
6 4
K Q 5 3 2
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Brink Narkiewicz Drijver Buras Zmudzinski de Wijs Balicki Muller
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

J 6
K 9 5
10 6 4
A K 8 5 4 Table Q 8 4 3
Q 3 2
A 9 8 7
9 6
77777 =
56556 66556
Par NS +90 K 5 2
A J 10 8 7
J
Q J 10 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 204
Pass
1 N = +80
+7 111

60. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul 9 6 4 2
J
A K J 7 2
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Brum de Wijs Chagas Muller Verhees Campos v.Prooijen Villas-Boas
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass Dbl 3 3 NT (AP) 4 Dbl AP

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

5 3
A 9 8 3 2
Q
K J 7 6 4 Table K J 8 7
Q 10 6 5
10 8 6 3
10
794A8 894A9
34834 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10
K 7 4
9 5 4
A 9 8 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-11 204
Pass
4 × W -2 +300
+11 122

63. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul Q 2
7 2
A J 9 8 7
A 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Grue Kalita Moss Nowosadzki Jagniewski Morgan Gawel Amoils
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT 2
3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 3
A K 4 3
6 4 2
8 7 4 3 Table A K 6 5
9 5
K Q 5
K J 10 5
46553 =
87789 87689
Par NS -120 10 9 8 7 4
Q J 10 8 6
10 3
Q

1 opening
3 NT E -2 +200
+6 210
Pass
2 S -1 -50
-6 126

71. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul Q 5 4 2
10 9 3
K Q 10
K J 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Grue Zia Cheek Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Willenken
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Rdbl Pass Pass 3 AP
2 Dbl AP

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

A J 7 3
K 8
A 9 6 4
8 7 6 Table 6
Q J 5 4
J 8 7 5 2
Q 9 4
9A868 =
43573 =
Par NS +620 K 10 9 8
A 7 6 2
3
A 10 5 2

1 opening
2 × W +1 -380
-11 213
Pass
3 N = +140
+11 137

72. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A Q J 3
Q 4
Q 6 5 3
10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth Dwyer Kranyak Weinstein WolpertG Levin
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass

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

7 6
9 6
A 10 9 2
J 9 8 7 4 Table K 8 5
A 8 5 3 2
J 7
A Q 3
68665 68675
74768 =
Par NS +100 10 9 4 2
K J 10 7
K 8 4
K 5

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 218
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-5 137

74. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 112

N deals
N-S vul —
K J 7 4
K Q 9 6 4
J 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Wold Rosenberg Compton Chambers Zia Schermer Martel
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
4 4 4 AP 1 3 4 4
4 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A K 7 5 3
9 3
J 3
K 10 9 5 Table Q 9 8 6 4
Q 6
8 7
A Q 8 6
44CC4 =
39116 =
Par NS +500 J 10 2
A 10 8 5 2
A 10 5 2
7

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
-12 218
Pass
5 S +1 +680
+12 149

76. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 10 5 2
K
K 9 8 4
A Q 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Sontag Grue Berkowitz Pszczola Gitelman Seamon Moss
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A K J 9
J 10 5 2
Q 7
8 7 4 Table 8 7 6 4
Q 9 7 4
J 6 5 2
3
9669A =
46643 46633
Par NS +400 Q 3
A 8 6 3
A 10 3
K J 10 2

1 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 218
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+11 160

77. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul J 5 4
A 3
K 10 9 8 6
K 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Grue Berkowitz Cheek Sontag GordonM Moss Pratap Gitelman
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 2 AP

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

10 8 7
K 8 6 2
Q 2
Q J 7 6 Table A K Q 9 6 2
7 5 4
A 5
10 3
657A9 =
78634 78624
Par NS +130 3
Q J 10 9
J 7 4 3
A 9 5 4

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+5 223
Pass
2 E +1 -140
-5 160

79. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul 10
J 10 9 3
K 9 4 3
A K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Cohler Weinstein Lev Passell Nickell Jacobus Katz
1 2 2 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 4
K 6 2
A Q J 2
J 10 5 4 Table A Q 8 7 5 2
Q 5 4
5
9 8 6
86896 =
57545 =
Par NS +120 K 9 6 3
A 8 7
10 8 7 6
Q 7

1 opening
2 NT S -1 -100
-5 223
Pass
3 S = +110
+5 165

81. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 86

N deals
N-S vul A Q 10 6
K 4 3
J 10 8 5 2
9

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge Bathurst WolpertG Hamman Kranyak LallJ
1 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 8 3
Q 7 5
A 9 3
A 10 7 Table 5 4
J 10 9 6 2
7 4
J 5 4 2
AA7B9 =
22624 =
Par NS +630 K 7 2
A 8
K Q 6
K Q 8 6 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 235
Pass
6 S -1 -100
-12 165

87. 2013 USBC Round of 64, Seg 7, Bd 100

N deals
Both vul Q 3
K
K Q 4 3 2
Q 10 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Simson Rosenthal Aker Silverstein H-Welland Rigal Ivatury Milgrim
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP)

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

10 9 4 2
J 9 7 4 3
9 7 6
A Table J 8 7 6
A 8 5 2
A 5
J 6 4
75589 =
57822 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
Q 10 6
J 10 8
K 9 8 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 237
Pass
3 S = +110
+7 179

88. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul K 8
6 2
K 8 5 4 3
K Q 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Kranyak Martel WolpertG Bathurst Rosenberg Dwyer Willenken
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q 10 9
10 9 8
J 9 7 6 2
6 Table 7 4
A 5 4 3
A 10
A J 10 4 2
56556 56555
86887 =
Par NS -120 J 6 5 3 2
K Q J 7
Q
9 7 3

1 opening
2 × E -2 +500
+13 250
Pass
3 S -3 -300
-13 179

90. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals
E-W vul Q J 2
Q 8 6 5
Q J 9 8
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Bathurst Kamil Dwyer WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg
1 2 2 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 5 3
9 7 3 2
10 7 6 5
J 4 Table 10 7
10 4
A K 4 2
A Q 10 9 3
59855 59755
84588 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 6 4
A K J
3
8 7 6 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 258
Pass
4 S -2 -100
-6 179

92. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul K 6
Q 3 2
9 8 3
A Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Nickell Willenken Katz Rosenberg
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A 3 2
A J 10 5
A 4 2
K 4 3 Table Q J 10 8 5 4
K 8 4
Q 7
7 5
33388 =
69955 =
Par NS -140 9 7
9 7 6
K J 10 6 5
J 10 9

1 opening
4 E = -620
-13 258
Pass
4 W -2 +200
+13 192

94. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

N deals
Both vul A J 7
K J 8 6
10 4 3
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Grue Fleisher Cheek Spector Zia Becker Martel
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP

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

10 5
5 4 2
Q 8 7 6 5
A 8 4 Table K Q 3 2
Q 10 7
A
K J 10 5 3
66664 55664
77779 =
Par NS -110 9 8 6 4
A 9 3
K J 9 2
9 2

1 opening
1 N = +80
+5 263
Pass
2 E = -90
-5 194

95. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

N deals
N-S vul Q 8 3
A 5 2
K Q 7 6 2
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Bathurst Katz Dwyer Kranyak Levin WolpertG Weinstein
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 2
Q 9 7 4 3
A J 8
A 9 Table 10 9 6 4
K 6
10 5
K 7 5 4 3
53454 =
8A989 89979
Par NS -420 J 7 5
J 10 8
9 4 3
Q J 10 8

1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
+7 270
Pass
3 NT W = -400
-7 194

96. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul Q 4 2
A Q 9 3
Q J 6
9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson Diamond Rodwell Platnick Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 3 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8
J 8 2
8 5 2
A J 10 6 3 Table 5 3
10 7 5 4
A 9 7 4
Q 5 4
69766 =
73667 =
Par NS +140 K J 10 9 7 6
K 6
K 10 3
K 8

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 282
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-12 194

100. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 7 5 4 2
K Q 10 6
A 7
J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Spector Hampson Becker Greco Platnick Gitelman Diamond Moss
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Dbl Pass 3 AP 2 2 2 NT AP

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

K 3
A 9 7 3
K 6
A K 10 7 5 Table A 10
8 5 4
Q 10 9 4 2
9 6 4
47554 57554
86888 =
Par NS -120 Q J 9 8 6
J 2
J 8 5 3
Q 3

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+6 288
Pass
2 NT E = -120
-6 198

104. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul J 7 5
Q 3
A J 8 5
Q J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Feldman Compton Pollack WeinsteinH Milner Grabel LallH
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP

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

A K 10
K 7 4
10 7 6 4
K 10 4 Table 9 6 4 3 2
A J 6 5
Q
A 7 5
53465 =
8A978 8A977
Par NS -620 Q 8
10 9 8 2
K 9 3 2
9 6 3

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+10 298
Pass
4 W = -620
-10 201

112. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

N deals
None vul A 5 2
J 7 6 3 2
9 8
A J 4

West North East South West North East South
BildeD Grue BildeM Moss Bertheau AukenS BessisT Welland
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 6 4
Q 5
A K 7 2
9 8 7 Table J 9 3
4
J 10 5 4 3
Q 10 5 3
86957 =
47486 =
Par NS +140 K 8 7
A K 10 9 8
Q 6
K 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 313
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 202

115. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul K J 9 5
A K 3
10 6 4 3
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Martel Brink Zia Rosenberg v.Prooijen Willenken Verhees
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 6 3
9 7 6 5 4
K J 9
10 8 Table Q 10 7 2
Q 8
A Q 7
K Q J 9
66677 =
66656 =
Par NS +70 A 4
J 10 2
8 5 2
A 7 6 4 2

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-7 313
Pass
2 E -1 +100
+7 209

120. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 10 7 3
9
A Q 9 6
K J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Krochmalik Kokten Lavings AkerO Yilmaz Lilley Gur Nagy
1 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 2
A 8 6 5 2
7 5 4 3
9 Table Q 9
Q J 10 7 4 3
K 8
Q 10 7
7A4AA =
63933 =
Par NS +500 A K 5 4
K
J 10 2
A 6 4 3 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+11 325
Pass
4 E -1 +100
-11 209

125. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul —
A 10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6
Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Brink Toffier Drijver Pilon Quantin Verhees Bompis v.Prooijen
1 2 3 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 5 3 Pass 3 Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 9 7 4 3
K J
7 5
A J 4 3 Table K Q 10 8 6 2
7 6 4 3
2
9 7
749B9 =
39323 =
Par NS +300 A 5
Q 8 5
K Q J 4 3
K 10 5

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-7 325
Pass
5 S = +600
+7 219

128. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul —
A 10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6
Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Madala Kokten Bocchi AkerO Yilmaz Duboin Gur Sementa
1 3 4 Pass 2 2 NT
4 5 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 7 4 3
K J
7 5
A J 4 3 Table K Q 10 8 6 2
7 6 4 3
2
9 7
749B9 =
39323 =
Par NS +300 A 5
Q 8 5
K Q J 4 3
K 10 5

1 opening
5 N = +600
+12 337
Pass
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 222

131. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A Q J 8
J 3 2
7 6 4 3
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Branco Rodwell BarbosaR Meckstroth Zia Campos Hamman Villas-Boas
1 1 3 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl
3 AP

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

6 5 3
10 8 7 4
A K Q 8
10 6 Table K 10 9 2
A Q 9 6 5
—
Q J 7 2
56476 56376
86867 =
Par NS -120 7 4
K
J 10 9 5 2
A 9 8 4 3

1 opening
4 E -2 +200
+8 345
Pass
3 W = -140
-8 225

138. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul K 7 5
K 6
10 9 7 4
K Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Huang Bompis YangS LiuCK Toffier Chung Pilon
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
2 Pass 3 Dbl (AP) 3 AP

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

A J 9
9 7 4 3
—
A J 10 7 6 3 Table Q 6 4 2
Q 8
K Q 8 6
8 4 2
878A5 889A6
45437 =
Par NS +140 10 8 3
A J 10 5 2
A J 5 3 2
—

1 opening
3 × W -2 +300
+5 354
Pass
3 W -2 +100
-5 227

139. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul J 7 4
K J 10 9
5 2
A Q 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Multon Rodwell Zimmermann Meckstroth Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP
6 Pass 6 Pass
6 NT AP

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

A Q 5 2
7
K J 10 9 8 7 4
3 Table K 6 3
A Q 8
A Q
10 9 7 5 2
00604 =
9C7C8 =
Par NS -1430 10 9 8
6 5 4 3 2
6 3
K J 4

1 opening
6 NT E -2 +200
+17 371
Pass
6 E = -1370
-17 227

140. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul 7
K 6 5 3
Q J 10 4
K Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Multon Rodwell Zimmermann Helgemo Weinstein Helness Levin
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 5 2
Q 9 4
A 5 2
A 8 5 2 Table A J 9 8 6
A 10 7
K 7
J 9 6
54675 =
78768 =
Par NS -110 K Q 4 3
J 8 2
9 8 6 3
7 4

1 opening
3 NT× E -1 +200
+11 382
Pass
3 S -3 -300
-11 227

141. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Levin Helgemo Weinstein Helness
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 1
1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

10 9 7 2
A 10
J 9 5
10 6 4 2 Table A Q 8 3
Q J 3
A Q
K 9 5 3
53653 =
8A78A =
Par NS -620 J 6
K 9 8 7 4
10 7 6 3
Q 8

1 opening
4 W = -620
-11 382
Pass
2 S -2 -100
+11 238

148. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 110

N deals
None vul 10 7 6 3
Q 9
A 10 7
K J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Greco Meckstroth Hampson Moss Hamman Gitelman Zia
1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 9 8 5
5
Q 5 4 3 2
Q 3 Table A K 2
A J 8 7 2
K 6
9 6 5
64848 =
69584 =
Par NS -140 4
K 10 6 4 3
J 9 8
A 8 4 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 393
Pass
2 E = -110
-6 246

151. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul A Q 6
8 7 5 4
Q 10 5 3
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Kranyak Lev WolpertG LallH Mahaffey Milner Seamon
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 8 4 3 2
K 6
9 8 6 4
7 4 Table 10 9 7 5
Q 3 2
2
Q J 8 5 3
B7BC9 =
25114 =
Par NS +920 J
A J 10 9
A K J 7
A 10 9 2

1 opening
6 S = +980
+11 405
Pass
4 N +1 +450
-11 249

152. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A 6 5
Q 9
Q 7
Q 10 9 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson LallJ Cohen Bathurst Milner Compton LallH Bramley
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 4 3 2
J 7 2
K 4
J 5 3 Table Q J
A K 10 5
10 9 3 2
A K 8
54566 =
88877 78877
Par NS -120 K 9 8
8 6 4 3
A J 8 6 5
7

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-8 405
Pass
2 E -2 +200
+8 257

153. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

N deals
N-S vul J
K J 6 5
A Q 8 7 2
9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell Hamman Greco Zia Hampson
1 3 3 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3 4
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

K 8
Q 8 7
J 9 4 3
Q J 8 4 Table 10 9 7 6 5 2
4 2
—
A K 10 6 5
85BC4 85AC4
38119 =
Par NS +800 A Q 4 3
A 10 9 3
K 10 6 5
2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+7 412
Pass
4 × E -2 +300
-7 257

157. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul K 9 5 2
A
9 7 5 4 2
K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Wold Hampson Bates Greco Platnick Schermer Diamond Chambers
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
5 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 4
—
K Q J 8
Q 9 7 6 5 4 3 Table J 10 8
Q 10 8 5 4 3
A
A 8 2
67662 =
7656B 6657B
Par NS -600 Q 7 6 3
K J 9 7 6 2
10 6 3
—

1 opening
5 W = -600
-14 412
Pass
3 NT E -3 +300
+14 273

160. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul Q 10 6 2
8 3
A J 10 7 5 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Bathurst Willenken LallJ WolpertG Compton Kranyak Bramley
1 4 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2 4
Pass Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 6 Pass
6 Pass 6 Pass
7 Pass 7 AP

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

A 9 5
J 9 2
9 3
K J 10 6 2 Table K 3
A K Q 7 6 5 4
—
A 8 7 5
08090 =
75D4D =
Par NS -1100 J 8 7 4
10
K Q 8 6 2
9 4 3

1 opening
4 E +3 -510
+14 428
Pass
7 E = -1510
-14 275

163. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul K Q
K 7 2
10 9 5 3
Q 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Hampson Upmark Greco Gitelman Bertheau Moss Cullin
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 4 Dbl Rdbl 2 3
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 5 2
10 5 3
Q 2
A K 6 3 Table J 10 8 7 4 3
8
8 4
J 8 5 4
A5BB6 A5BB5
28217 =
Par NS +450 6
A Q J 9 6 4
A K J 7 6
9

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-11 429
Pass
4 S +1 +450
+11 286

164. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul A 8 7 3
10 8
A Q 9 4
10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Cieslak Cheek Frukacz Grue WolpertD Zak Amoils Zaremba
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q
J 7 2
J 8 7 6 3 2
J 9 2 Table K J 5 4 2
9 5 3
K 5
A 6 3
A9A7A A9A79
34242 34253
Par NS +430 10 9 6
A K Q 6 4
10
K Q 7 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+7 436
Pass
2 N +1 +140
-7 286

165. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wrang Rodwell Ventin Bianchedi Zia Muzzio Hamman
1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Dbl 2 NT 3 Pass
Pass 3 4 AP

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

—
Q J 8 4 2
K 10 7 4
K 10 5 4 Table A 9 4 2
9 5 3
6
A J 9 8 7
68373 68383
64A59 =
Par NS -420 K Q 8 6 5
10 7 6
A 9 2
Q 2

1 opening
4 × W -1 +100
+6 442
Pass
4 E +1 -150
-6 286

167. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 7 6
8
A K 10 8 5 3
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Versace Grue Lauria Duboin Delmonte Sementa BessisT
1 2 4 Pass 1 1
5 5 Pass 6 2 4 Pass 4
Pass Pass 7 Dbl (AP) 5 5 6 6 (AP)

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

—
K Q 9 6 4 2
9 4 2
Q 10 6 4 Table J 9 2
10
Q 7 6
A K J 8 7 2
7C683 7C693
40639 =
Par NS +800 A K 8 5 4 3
A J 7 5 3
J
9

1 opening
7 × E -4 +800
-12 442
Pass
6 S = +1430
+12 298

168. 2011 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul J 8 6
Q 6 4
K 8 7 2
A Q 10

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen LallJ Verhees Grue Hurd Muller Wooldridge de Wijs
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
2 3 Dbl Pass Dbl 2 Dbl 3 (AP)
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 4
J 10 9 8 5 2
10 6
K J 2 Table A K 10 5 3 2
A K
5 4
7 4 3
55498 =
48744 =
Par NS +110 9 7
7 3
A Q J 9 3
9 8 6 5

1 opening
4 W -3 +300
+5 447
Pass
3 S = +110
-5 298

169. 2011 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver LallJ Brink Grue Hurd Verhees Wooldridge v.Prooijen
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 1 NT
3 Pass Pass 3 2 3 5 Pass
Pass Pass 4 AP Pass Dbl AP

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

J
Q 9 8 6
Q J 7 6
Q 8 7 5 Table K Q 4 3
7 3
2
A K J 9 6 2
699A4 =
73439 =
Par NS +130 A 7 5 2
J 10 4
K 10 8 5 4 3
—

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
-6 447
Pass
5 × E -2 +300
+6 304

170. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Sementa Muller Duboin Versace v.Prooijen Lauria Verhees
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 9 8 7
7 5 2
5 4
A 10 8 Table K 6 4
J 6 4
K 7 2
J 7 4 3
76A98 =
47345 =
Par NS +500 J 10
K 10 3
A 6 3
K 9 6 5 2

1 opening
2 NT S -1 -100
-5 447
Pass
3 N = +110
+5 309

174. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

N deals
Both vul A 10 6
—
K 10 9 6 4
K 6 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hou Duboin ShiM Sementa Madala Lian Bocchi ShiH
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
4 Pass Pass Dbl Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 4 Pass Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass
Dbl AP Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 7 5
Q J 5 2
Q J 5 3
9 Table 9 4
A K 9 6 3
8 2
J 10 8 7
7859A =
64833 =
Par NS +130 J 8 3 2
10 8 7 4
A 7
A Q 2

1 opening
4 × N -2 -500
-7 451
Pass
5 × S -1 -200
+7 316

175. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul J 10 5
A Q 7
A 8 7 4
8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Hurd Fallenius Wooldridge Zagorin Nystrom Bathurst Bertheau
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9
6 2
Q J 6
A Q J 10 4 3 Table A K 7 6 3
10 9 4 3
5 3
K 9
22672 =
79769 =
Par NS -140 8 4 2
K J 8 5
K 10 9 2
7 5

1 opening
2 E +3 -200
+6 457
Pass
3 NT W +2 -460
-6 316

176. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius LallJ Fredin Grue Hurd Upmark Wooldridge Nystrom
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

5
10 7
A K 5 2
K Q J 9 4 3 Table A J 10 6
K 9 6 4
10 6 4
A 10
26432 =
A79AB =
Par NS -630 Q 9 7 4
Q J 3 2
8 7
8 7 5

1 opening
3 W +2 -150
+10 467
Pass
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 316

177. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul K 6 5 4
9 4
Q 10 4 2
A Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius LallJ Fredin Grue Hurd Upmark Wooldridge Nystrom
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 1 Dbl AP

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

Q
J 8 2
A 8 7 6 5 3
10 6 4 Table A 9 8 3
A Q 10 5
9
J 9 8 2
89576 =
54766 =
Par NS +140 J 10 7 2
K 7 6 3
K J
K 7 5

1 opening
1 × N +2 +560
+10 477
Pass
2 W -2 +100
-10 316

179. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul J 4 2
K 6
K 10 8 3
A 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Sementa LiuJ Duboin LiJ ShiH Madala Lian Bocchi
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

8 5
A J 10 9 7 2
Q 9 2
J 7 Table 10 9 7 6
8 5 3
A J
K Q 8 2
67476 =
76966 =
Par NS -140 A K Q 3
Q 4
7 6 5 4
10 4 3

1 opening
2 S -2 -200
-7 477
Pass
2 S = +110
+7 323

180. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul J 4 2
K 6
K 10 8 3
A 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Levin Aronov Weinstein Stefanov Trendafilov Stansby Karaivanov Martel
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 AP 2 3 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

8 5
A J 10 9 7 2
Q 9 2
J 7 Table 10 9 7 6
8 5 3
A J
K Q 8 2
67476 =
76966 =
Par NS -140 A K Q 3
Q 4
7 6 5 4
10 4 3

1 opening
3 W = -140
-6 477
Pass
4 × W -1 +100
+6 329

181. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 5 3
K 9 8 6 4 2
K
K J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Reid Grue Newell Tislevoll Zagorin Ware Bathurst
1 2 3 Pass 1 Pass
3 4 4 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 5 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

Q J 9 7 2
10
6 3
A Q 9 7 2 Table A 8 4
J 3
A Q 8 7 5 2
6 4
74A55 =
49388 =
Par NS +200 K 10 6
A Q 7 5
J 10 9 4
10 8

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-5 477
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+5 334

185. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 10 6 3
A J 9
K J 5 3
Q 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Grue Nystrom LallJ Wooldridge Fredin Hurd Fallenius
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 3 1 2 Dbl 4
4 Dbl Pass 5 (AP) 4 Dbl AP

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

A K J 9 8 5 4
K 4
6
J 6 5 Table Q 7 2
5 2
9 8 2
A 7 4 3 2
55CC6 =
28106 28116
Par NS +800 —
Q 10 8 7 6 3
A Q 10 7 4
K 10

1 opening
5 S = +650
+8 488
Pass
4 × W -2 +300
-8 339

186. 2011 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul Q 8 3
J
Q J 10 8 6
K J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Hurd Verhees Wooldridge Grue Drijver LallJ Brink
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 2 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 5 4
A 10 8 7 6 2
9 3 2
10 Table K J 10 6
Q 3
A K 7 5 4
9 5
8636C 7635A
56871 57A71
Par NS +500 A 7 2
K 9 5 4
—
A Q 8 7 6 2

1 opening
6 S = +920
+13 501
Pass
4 S +1 +150
-13 339

187. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul J 7 3
K J 9 8
J 2
K Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau LallJ Nystrom Grue Bathurst Upmark Zagorin Cullin
1 1 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 Dbl 2 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 9 6 5
2
8 7 4 3
A 9 5 Table A 4 2
Q 10 7 6 4
K 6
8 3 2
76899 =
66534 =
Par NS +110 10 8
A 5 3
A Q 10 9 5
J 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 501
Pass
3 S +1 +130
+6 345

190. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul J 7 3
K J 9 8
J 2
K Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Drijver JonssonT Brink Baldursson Jorgensen Muller Einarsson de Wijs
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
4 AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

K Q 9 6 5
2
8 7 4 3
A 9 5 Table A 4 2
Q 10 7 6 4
K 6
8 3 2
76899 =
66534 =
Par NS +110 10 8
A 5 3
A Q 10 9 5
J 6 4

1 opening
4 W -4 +200
+6 509
Pass
2 NT S -1 -50
-6 345

192. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul A Q 10 5
10 3 2
10 5
K Q 7 2

West North East South West North East South
McAvoy Cullin Hargreaves Upmark Fallenius Baxter Fredin Lindop
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass Dbl AP 3 AP

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

8 7 3
K Q J 8 6
J 7 3 2
9 Table K J 9 4 2
4
A K 9 4
A 8 5
73538 73438
6A8A5 =
Par NS -500 6
A 9 7 5
Q 8 6
J 10 6 4 3

1 opening
4 × E +1 -990
-13 513
Pass
3 E = -140
+13 358

195. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A 2
A 8 5 4
Q 9 8 6 5
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Sementa Upmark Duboin Bocchi Fallenius Madala Fredin
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

10 9 5
9 3
K 10 7 4
A 7 6 4 Table K Q J 8
K Q 7 6 2
3
K Q 5
64474 63474
79869 =
Par NS -140 7 6 4 3
J 10
A J 2
10 9 8 3

1 opening
1 E +2 -140
-6 513
Pass
3 NT W -2 +100
+6 365

200. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul K 6 2
K 10 7 4
9 7 6
K Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Hamman Helness Zia Helgemo
1 3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass

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

Q 9
Q 9 2
Q J 8 5 4
A 9 7 Table A J 10 8 5 4 3
5
3 2
J 6 4
55B89 =
68254 68253
Par NS +650 7
A J 8 6 3
A K 10
8 5 3 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+10 528
Pass
3 E -2 +200
-10 365

201. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul A 10 7
K 10 9 6
Q 8 5 3
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Schaltz Helgemo MadsenM Helness Multon Bjarnarson Zimmermann Askgaard
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6
A Q 8 5 3
2
A 8 7 5 3 Table K Q J 9 4
J
K J 6 4
J 9 2
65664 =
68758 =
Par NS -110 5 3 2
7 4 2
A 10 9 7
K 10 6

1 opening
2 × N -1 -100
-9 528
Pass
3 NT E -3 +300
+9 374

202. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul K 9 2
10 9 7 6
8 6 2
A K J

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Baldursson GordonM JonssonT Einarsson Aa Jorgensen Molberg
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 1 NT AP

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

Q J 5 4 3
A 8 5
J 7 3
10 7 Table 10 8 7
J 3 2
A Q 4
Q 8 3 2
87899 =
46444 56444
Par NS +120 A 6
K Q 4
K 10 9 5
9 6 5 4

1 opening
2 NT S -2 -100
-5 528
Pass
1 NT N = +90
+5 379

203. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul —
8 2
A J 9 7 5 3 2
K Q 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Multon Zia Zimmermann Helness Nickell Helgemo Katz
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 4 Pass Pass 1 3 Pass Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass Dbl Pass 4 AP
6 AP

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

A 10 8 4
A K J 7 4 3
8
A 7 Table K J 9 5 3
Q
Q 10 6
J 9 8 6
11285 =
BCA47 =
Par NS -980 Q 7 6 2
10 9 6 5
K 4
10 3 2

1 opening
6 E = -980
-11 528
Pass
4 E +2 -480
+11 390

205. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A Q 8 7
10 2
Q J
J 10 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Levine Meckstroth McGarry Rodwell Hamman ClerkinJ Zia ClerkinD
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 4 AP

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

10 4 3
K Q J 4
A 6 2
Q 8 3 Table J 9 6
A 9 7 3
K 10 9 4 3
7
47348 =
75995 =
Par NS -140 K 5 2
8 6 5
8 7 5
A K 9 2

1 opening
1 NT S -3 -150
+7 535
Pass
4 W = -420
-7 391

208. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

N deals
E-W vul 10 7 6 4
10 6 4 3
J 8 5 2
8

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Greco Grue Hampson Gitelman Wooldridge Moss Hurd
1 3 4 Pass 1 2
4 Pass 5 5 2 3 4 5
Dbl AP Pass Pass 6 Pass
Pass 6 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A 9
9 8
A 10 9 4
9 7 6 4 2 Table 5 3
2
K Q 7 3
A K Q J 10 5
29A12 =
733BB =
Par NS -100 K Q J 8 2
A K Q J 7 5
6
3

1 opening
5 × S -1 -100
+5 540
Pass
6 × S -2 -300
-5 395

210. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul K 6 2
9 8 3
A 8 4 3
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Smith Hampson CohenB Greco Platnick Deutsch Diamond Larsen
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 AP
3 AP

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

7
Q 6 5
10 9 7 2
Q 9 8 5 2 Table A J 5
A K 7 2
K Q
J 10 7 3
67463 =
6597A =
Par NS -140 Q 10 9 8 4 3
J 10 4
J 6 5
K

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
+9 549
Pass
2 N -5 -500
-9 395

212. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul Q 10 8 3
2
A 10 8 7
K J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hurd Meckstroth Wooldridge Bathurst Katz Zagorin Nickell
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 5 AP Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7
A 10 5 4 3
6 4
Q 7 4 Table 9 6 2
K J 8 7 6
Q 5 2
6 2
8B6BB =
42722 =
Par NS +450 A 5 4
Q 9
K J 9 3
A 8 5 3

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-6 549
Pass
3 S +3 +170
+6 401

213. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul Q
A K 10 5
J 6 5 4
J 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wooldridge Rodwell Hurd Zagorin Nickell Bathurst Katz
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Dbl 4 5
4 AP Dbl AP

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

9 5 4
9 8 7 4
A Q 8 2
8 6 Table A K J 7 6
2
K 10 9 7 3
A K
32829 =
9A5B3 9B5B4
Par NS -500 10 8 3 2
Q J 6 3
—
Q 9 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
-11 549
Pass
5 × S -1 -100
+11 412

214. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 4
K 5
10 6
K 9 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Grue Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Zia Hurd Hamman Wooldridge
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 1 AP 3 4 Dbl Pass
4 AP

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

7 5
Q 6 4 3
J 8 4 3 2
7 2 Table K Q 3 2
A 10 9
A K Q 9 7
6
67538 =
768A5 =
Par NS -130 J 9 6
J 8 7 2
5
A Q J 10 8

1 opening
1 N +1 +110
+6 555
Pass
4 E +1 -150
-6 412

216. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

N deals
E-W vul K 9 4
A 6 5 4
K 7 2
J 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Grue Zagorin Nickell Bathurst Katz
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 3 1 2 NT 3 4
3 Pass 3 AP 4 Dbl AP

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

A Q 7 5 3 2
J 9
A J 9 3
7 Table J 10 6
Q 3
6 5
A 9 8 6 5 3
63987 =
48456 =
Par NS +140 8
K 10 8 7 2
Q 10 8 4
K Q 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
-8 558
Pass
4 × W -1 +200
+8 420

217. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul 4
J 9 5 3
A K J 8 4 2
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Grue Zagorin Nickell Bathurst Katz
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
3 4 5 Pass 1 2 NT 4 4 NT
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 5 AP

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

Q J 9 7 3 2
4
10 7
A K 6 3 Table A 10 8 6 5
7
9 6 3
Q 9 8 2
33AA2 =
0900A =
Par NS +100 K
A K Q 10 8 6 2
Q 5
10 5 4

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+6 564
Pass
5 W -1 +50
-6 420

221. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Johnson Berkowitz Simson Sontag GordonM Richter Pratap Aker
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
2 3 4 4 3 4 4 Pass
Pass Pass 5 5 Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

A 5
A 10 9 8 7 5
J 8 3
A J Table 8 4
K J 6 3 2
K 9
10 6 5 3
49397 =
84A45 =
Par NS -100 K Q 10 7 3
4
10 4
K 9 8 7 2

1 opening
5 × S -2 -300
-5 569
Pass
4 × S -1 -100
+5 425

223. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul A 5
K 9 7
K 10 4
J 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hampson Welland Greco Diamond Schermer Platnick Chambers
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

K Q J 8
Q J 5 4 3
A J
10 2 Table 10 9 6 4 3
A 2
9 5 3
K Q 4
52477 =
7A966 7A955
Par NS -420 7 2
10 8 6
Q 8 7 6 2
A 9 5

1 opening
3 E +2 -200
+6 575
Pass
4 E = -420
-6 425

224. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 8 4
K J 2
K 9 7 6
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hampson Welland Greco Gitelman Schermer Moss Chambers
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q J 6
6
A J 8 5 3 2
Q J Table K 5 3
A 10 9 7
4
K 7 5 3 2
54644 =
89799 =
Par NS -140 7 2
Q 8 5 4 3
Q 10
9 8 6 4

1 opening
2 W = -110
+10 585
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-10 425

225. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 101

N deals
N-S vul K J 10
A
10 8 7 6 4
Q J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Simson Berkowitz Johnson Donn Rosenberg Goren Willenken
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 3 3 1 Dbl 3 3
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q 9 5
K 10 9 6 5 3 2
A 5
A Table 7 3
Q J 8 4
J 3 2
K 8 7 4
4A3A9 =
33933 =
Par NS +300 A 8 6 4 2
7
K Q 9
9 6 3 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 595
Pass
4 W = -420
-10 425

227. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 104

N deals
None vul —
K J 3
A 8 7 3
Q J 8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meyers Rubin LevinJ Ekeblad Wolfson Rosenthal Cohen Silverstein
1 1 1 Pass Pass 2
2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Dbl AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q 3
A 9 7 4
K 5 4 2
A 2 Table J 9 6 2
Q 10 8 6 5 2
Q 10
9
5637A =
67A63 67A62
Par NS -100 K 10 8 7 5 4
—
J 9 6
K 10 7 4

1 opening
4 × E = -590
-5 596
Pass
4 W = -420
+5 430

228. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 97

N deals
None vul J 8 2
K 9 2
Q 10 7 5 2
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Grue Seamon LallJ Wooldridge Lev Hurd Pszczola
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
2 3 4 AP 3 4 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 7 3
A 6 4 3
8 6
10 9 8 7 Table A K 10 9 6 5
J
A 9 4 3
J 6
53967 =
89364 =
Par NS -100 4
Q 10 8 7 5
K J
A 5 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
+5 601
Pass
4 × E = -590
-5 430

229. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul 4 2
A K 4
10 7 3 2
K J 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Grue Levin Cheek Amoils Fleisher Delmonte Kamil
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 Dbl 3 (AP)

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

10 9 6 5 3
Q J
A K 8 4
9 7 Table 8 7
10 9 7 6 5 2
Q 9 6
A 4
9757A =
45863 =
Par NS +500 A K Q J
8 3
J 5
Q 8 6 5 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+11 612
Pass
3 S +1 +130
-11 430

230. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Ao Grue WangJ Cheek Delmonte Kang Bakhshi Sun
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 3 4 2 3 4 4
Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Pass 5 5 (AP)
5 Dbl AP

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

2
J 9 5 4 2
6 3
A K Q 8 2 Table 10 7 5
Q 10 8 7 6
K 9
J 6 3
8B5B5 =
11717 =
Par NS +650 A Q J 9 4
—
A Q 8 7 5
10 5 4

1 opening
5 × E -4 +1100
+10 622
Pass
5 S = +650
-10 430

236. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul J 9 6 2
K J 10
10 9 7
A Q 7

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Greco Verhees Hampson Gitelman Ginossar Moss Pachtman
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP

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

5
A Q 9 7 5 4 2
K 8 3
8 6 Table A 10 7 4
8 6
A J 2
K J 9 5
66355 =
76A77 76A87
Par NS -420 K Q 8 3
3
Q 6 5 4
10 4 3 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+6 630
Pass
4 W = -420
-6 431

241. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 4
7 6
Q 10 8 7 5 2
A Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Versace Hampson Lauria Greco Diamond Cayne Platnick Seamon
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 3 4 1 NT AP
4 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 8 7 6
A Q 4
A J 3
10 3 Table Q 10 3 2
10 5 3
9
J 9 7 6 2
63795 =
49647 =
Par NS -140 9 5
K J 9 8 2
K 6 4
K 8 4

1 opening
4 W = -620
-11 631
Pass
1 NT W = -90
+11 443

242. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul A 9 5 2
A
8 7 6 2
K 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Aronov Cayne Stefanov Fallenius Versace Fredin Lauria
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
5 Dbl AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

4
K Q
A K Q J 4
A J 10 4 2 Table K 10 8 3
J 10 9 8 6 2
—
Q 7 6
36233 35232
87BAA 97BAA
Par NS -650 Q J 7 6
7 5 4 3
10 9 5 3
3

1 opening
5 × W -1 +200
+13 644
Pass
4 E = -620
-13 443

246. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul 9 5 2
A J 5
Q 10 5 2
K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Meckstroth Multon Rodwell Zia Bompis Hamman Pilon
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT 3 AP Pass 2 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

Q
Q 8 7 3 2
J 8 7 4
9 7 5 Table A K J 8 7 6 3
9
9 3
A 10 8
55898 =
68444 =
Par NS +110 10 4
K 10 6 4
A K 6
Q 6 3 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 650
Pass
4 N -1 -100
-5 444

248. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul K 9 4 2
10 7
A K 9 5
J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Marcinski Duboin Maksymetz Ornstein Lauria Rigal Versace
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 2 2 NT 3 1 Dbl 2 NT 4
Dbl 3 4 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10
A Q 9 8 6 2
Q 6 4
K 7 4 Table A 7 5
K J 5 3
10 2
Q 9 6 3
59485 =
74947 74937
Par NS +140 Q J 8 6 3
4
J 8 7 3
A 5 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+7 657
Pass
4 × S -1 -200
-7 444

249. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul K 7
8
Q 10 7 6 5
A J 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Diamond Fantoni Platnick Moss Meltzer Gitelman Larsen
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 3 3 4 1 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 4
A J 7 6 5 2
2
K Q 4 Table J 10 8 6 3
K 10 3
K 9
6 5 3
755BA =
57822 =
Par NS +400 A 5 2
Q 9 4
A J 8 4 3
10 2

1 opening
5 N = +400
+6 663
Pass
4 S +1 +150
-6 444

251. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 4
7 6
Q 10 8 7 5 2
A Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Pilon Berkowitz Bompis Sontag Meltzer Zaleski Larsen Faigenbaum
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl 2 (AP)
4 AP

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

A J 8 7 6
A Q 4
A J 3
10 3 Table Q 10 3 2
10 5 3
9
J 9 7 6 2
63795 =
49647 =
Par NS -140 9 5
K J 9 8 2
K 6 4
K 8 4

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 668
Pass
2 S -1 -100
-5 444

252. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul A 10 8 5
—
A J 9 7 6
10 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Multon Sontag Quantin Berkowitz Fantoni Pilon Nunes Bompis
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 3 3 1 NT Dbl 4 Pass
4 AP Pass Dbl AP

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

K 4
3 2
K 10 8 5 3 2
J 9 4 Table J 9 3
A K Q 10 9 7 4
—
A Q 5
68478 68477
65965 =
Par NS -100 Q 7 6 2
J 8 6 5
Q 4
K 8 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
+5 673
Pass
4 × E = -790
-5 444

256. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul J 10 6
J 5 4
A 6 4
A Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Sher Hampson Jackson Greco Platnick Etter Diamond Kolesnik
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 3 AP

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

K 3
A 10 9 8 3 2
Q 7
10 9 4 Table A 8 7 5 2
K Q
10 9 3 2
7 5
56578 =
67854 =
Par NS -110 Q 9 4
7 6
K J 8 5
K J 6 2

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 679
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 451

257. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul K 5 3
K J
A 8 5 3
10 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Robinson Stansby Boyd Doub Kamil Wildavsky Fleisher
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 7 6 2
Q 2
J 4
Q J 9 2 Table Q J 4
A 10 9 8 5
K Q 10 9 6
—
65669 =
78774 =
Par NS +110 A 9
7 6 4 3
7 2
A K 8 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-5 679
Pass
2 W = -110
+5 456

259. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul —
J 4 2
Q J 9 5 4
A Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner Sher WeinsteinH Jackson Baseggio Willenken WeinsteinJ Welland
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 8 5 4
9 8 6
K 8 2
7 4 Table 10 9 3 2
A 7 5 3
3
K 10 9 3
656A8 =
68635 =
Par NS +130 K J 7 6
K Q 10
A 10 7 6
J 5

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
+5 684
Pass
3 NT S -5 -500
-5 459

260. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Welland WeinsteinJ Willenken Garner Etter WeinsteinH Kolesnik
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 4 4 Pass 2 2 Pass
5 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

J 10 9 3
10 2
9 8
J 9 7 5 2 Table K
A K Q J
7 4
A K Q 8 6 4
37381 =
6695A =
Par NS -140 A Q 7 5 4
7 5 4
10 5 3 2
10

1 opening
5 E +1 -620
-12 684
Pass
5 E -1 +100
+12 471

261. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul Q 4 3
A 9 7
J 10 8 6
A 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hampson Meckstroth Greco Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell
1 1 Dbl Pass 3 Pass
Rdbl Pass 2 2 4 AP
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A 9 8 7 2
5 3
A K Q 7 2
J Table 5
Q J 10 8 4 2
4
Q 9 6 5 4
87576 =
56856 =
Par NS +100 K J 10 6
K 6
9 5 3
K 8 3 2

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
+5 689
Pass
4 E -2 +100
-5 471

262. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul 5 3
K 7
K Q J 9
Q 9 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Hampson Platnick Nickell Diamond Katz
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

K Q 10 9 8 7
8 3
10 3
J 5 4 Table 6 2
9 6 5 4 2
6 4 2
K 10 6
A7ACA =
36312 =
Par NS +1370 A J 4
A Q J 10
A 8 7 5
A 3

1 opening
4 NT S = +630
+13 702
Pass
6 S -2 -200
-13 471

263. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul K 10 6 5
5 4 3
K 10 5
A 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Zia Greco Hamman Hampson Moss Rodwell Gitelman Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

7
Q 9 2
A 4
Q 9 8 5 4 3 2 Table Q 9 3
J 10 8 7 6
3 2
K J 7
8C5C5 =
11718 =
Par NS +980 A J 8 4 2
A K
Q J 9 8 7 6
—

1 opening
5 S +1 +480
+11 713
Pass
6 S -1 -50
-11 471

264. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul J 7
3
A 9 7 4 2
Q J 10 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Multon Wolfson Zimmermann Cohen Rosenberg Nunes Willenken Fantoni
1 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 9 3 2
A 9 5
Q 10
K 8 4 Table K 10 8 4
K Q 8 4 2
J 5 3
3
42488 =
9A955 =
Par NS -500 6 5
J 10 7 6
K 8 6
A 7 5 2

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+10 723
Pass
4 W +1 -650
-10 471

265. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul 5 3
K 7
K Q J 9
Q 9 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Willenken Nunes Rosenberg Pachtman Helgemo Ginossar Helness
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K Q 10 9 8 7
8 3
10 3
J 5 4 Table 6 2
9 6 5 4 2
6 4 2
K 10 6
A7ACA =
36312 =
Par NS +1370 A J 4
A Q J 10
A 8 7 5
A 3

1 opening
4 N +2 +170
-15 723
Pass
6 S = +1370
+15 486

266. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul A K J 4
K 10 5 4
9 8 4
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Ginossar Fleisher Pachtman Rosenberg Weinstein Willenken Levin
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Dbl AP 1 Dbl 1 Pass
1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

10 5 2
J 9 8 6
A
A K 7 4 2 Table 9 7 6
A 3 2
Q J 7 6 2
6 5
87677 =
55666 =
Par NS +120 Q 8 3
Q 7
K 10 5 3
Q J 10 8

1 opening
1 NT× S +2 +380
+6 729
Pass
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 486

267. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul Q 5 4
K Q
A 10 8 6 5
6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Helgemo Strul Helness Multon Brogeland Zimmermann Saelensminde
1 1 2 Pass 2 2
2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
4 Dbl AP

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

K 10 9
10 8 7 4
K Q J 9
10 7 Table A 8 7 6 3 2
J
4 3
K J 8 5
74977 =
59454 =
Par NS -140 J
A 9 6 5 3 2
7 2
A Q 9 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-9 729
Pass
4 × W -1 +200
+9 495

268. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul J 6
K 6 4
J 5 4 3
A Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Platnick Ferraro Diamond Hampson Sementa Greco Duboin
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl 3 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl 2 AP
4 Dbl AP

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

10 4
A 7
K 7 6
K 10 9 7 6 5 Table A K 9 3 2
9 5 2
A 9 8 2
3
75745 =
68588 =
Par NS -100 Q 8 7 5
Q J 10 8 3
Q 10
J 2

1 opening
4 × W -2 +500
+12 741
Pass
2 E = -110
-12 495

270. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul K 7 5 3
K 10
A J 9 2
7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Thompson Diamond JacobsW Platnick Hampson Mullamphy Greco Klinger
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 NT AP

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

—
A J 7 6
10 6 5 3
Q J 8 5 2 Table A Q 10 2
4 3 2
Q 8 7
A 10 6
69666 =
74677 74767
Par NS +140 J 9 8 6 4
Q 9 8 5
K 4
K 9

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 750
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-6 495

274. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul K J 5 4
A 7 6 5
K 8 4
9 8

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Zhuang Sadek WangW LiJ Duboin LiuJ Sementa
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 2
4 3
J 10 7
K J 10 6 3 2 Table A Q 9 8 6 3
Q 9
Q 5 3
Q 4
86A96 =
47247 =
Par NS +420 7
K J 10 8 2
A 9 6 2
A 7 5

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 763
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-11 499

275. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul K J 5 4
A 7 6 5
K 8 4
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Zagorin Kamil Bathurst Bertheau Stansby Nystrom Martel
1 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 1 NT Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

10 2
4 3
J 10 7
K J 10 6 3 2 Table A Q 9 8 6 3
Q 9
Q 5 3
Q 4
86A96 =
47247 =
Par NS +420 7
K J 10 8 2
A 9 6 2
A 7 5

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 763
Pass
3 S +2 +200
+6 505

276. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul 9 5
A J 7
A Q 9 6
9 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Hampson Fleisher Greco Gitelman Levin Moss Weinstein
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 3
Q 3
K J 10 7 2
A K Q Table A 2
10 6 4 2
8 5 4 3
10 6 3
99868 =
43575 44575
Par NS +500 K Q J 10 8 4
K 9 8 5
—
J 8 4

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 769
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-6 505

277. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

N deals
E-W vul 6 4 2
K Q 9 6
A 8 5
Q 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Nickell Weinstein Katz Levin
1 1 2 Pass Pass 3
4 5 Pass Pass Pass 4 AP
Dbl AP

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

A Q 7 3
7 4
Q 10 6 2
A 10 6 Table J 10 9 8 5
3
K 9
K 9 5 3 2
63863 =
6A57A =
Par NS -500 K
A J 10 8 5 2
J 7 4 3
J 4

1 opening
5 × S -3 -500
-9 769
Pass
4 S -2 -100
+9 514

278. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul K 10
K 10 8 4
K J 10 7
9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Nickell Weinstein Katz Levin
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 7
7 2
Q 9 8 6 2
A 7 5 4 Table 9 6 5
A J 6
5 3
K Q 10 3 2
7BB76 =
41257 =
Par NS +650 A J 8 4 3 2
Q 9 5 3
A 4
J

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 781
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-12 514

279. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92

N deals
E-W vul 8 7 4
K Q 8 3
A 2
J 10 6 5

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

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

K J 6 5 3
A 7 2
9 8 6
Q 8 Table Q 10
J 10 4
10 7 4 3
A 4 3 2
77878 =
56453 46353
Par NS +110 A 9 2
9 6 5
K Q J 5
K 9 7

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+8 789
Pass
1 NT N = +90
-8 514

280. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul A J 6
J 10 9 2
10 8
K Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Jackson Diamond Sher WeinsteinJ Moss Baseggio Gitelman
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
4 Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 8
A 8 7 4 3
A K 4 3
8 Table Q 9 3
K 6
J 9 6 5
A J 5 2
43325 =
99AB8 =
Par NS -620 7 5 4 2
Q 5
Q 7 2
10 7 6 4

1 opening
4 W -2 +200
+8 797
Pass
2 NT E = -120
-8 514

283. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

N deals
E-W vul 6 4 2
K Q 9 6
A 8 5
Q 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Kolesnik Platnick Etter Diamond Gitelman WeinsteinJ Moss Baseggio
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 3 3 NT Dbl 2 4 Pass
4 Pass Pass 5 (AP) Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A Q 7 3
7 4
Q 10 6 2
A 10 6 Table J 10 9 8 5
3
K 9
K 9 5 3 2
63863 =
6A57A =
Par NS -500 K
A J 10 8 5 2
J 7 4 3
J 4

1 opening
5 S -2 -100
+9 806
Pass
5 × S -3 -500
-9 517

284. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul 9 7 6
5 3
A K 6 2
K J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Platnick Wold Diamond Moss Beatty Gitelman Jacobs
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT 3 Dbl Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass Pass Dbl 4
Dbl AP

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

A 8 2
K Q J 9 6 2
Q 10 9 5
— Table K 10 5
8 7
J 8 4
9 7 5 3 2
77559 =
55864 =
Par NS +110 Q J 4 3
A 10 4
7 3
A Q 8 4

1 opening
4 × S -3 -500
-10 806
Pass
4 S -1 -50
+10 527

285. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul K 7 3
8 7 3 2
A J 8 2
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Bramley Hampson Compton Jacobus Moss Wold Gitelman
1 1 3 Pass Pass Pass
4 4 4 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 AP

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

A Q 6 5 4 2
A Q J
10 6
3 2 Table 10 8
K 10 6 5 4
Q 9
A 10 7 4
644A7 =
78834 =
Par NS +130 J 9
9
K 7 5 4 3
Q J 9 8 5

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
+5 811
Pass
2 W = -110
-5 527

287. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul 9 7 5 3 2
9
10 5 4 2
J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Jacobus Platnick Wold Jacobs Moss Beatty Gitelman
1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
6 AP

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

K 10
Q J 8 7 6 2
J 6
Q 9 4 Table A 8 6
A K 5 4
A K Q 7
10 6
15105 =
B8BB8 =
Par NS -660 Q J 4
10 3
9 8 3
A K 7 5 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-13 811
Pass
6 E -1 +100
+13 541

288. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul Q 8 4 2
A 8 3
Q J 4
K 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Platnick Wold Diamond Moss Beatty Gitelman Jacobs
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

9 5 3
Q 9 7 6 4
A
Q 9 8 4 Table K J
J 5 2
9 8 6 2
A J 6 5
77494 77493
65949 =
Par NS -140 A 10 7 6
K 10
K 10 7 5 3
10 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 811
Pass
1 N = +80
+5 546

291. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K Q 9 4
10 5
Q 10 9 5
K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Willenken Levin Rosenberg Wolfson Kamil Cohen Fleisher
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Rdbl 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl AP 1 NT AP

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

J 3
A J 9 6
8 7 6 3
A Q 8 Table A 8 7 6 2
Q 8 2
A J
9 7 5
54564 55565
78878 78877
Par NS -110 10 5
K 7 4 3
K 4 2
6 4 3 2

1 opening
1 NT× N -2 -300
-5 811
Pass
1 NT W = -90
+5 551

296. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul 5 4 2
K 7 2
4 2
A K 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola WangW Lev Zhuang Hou Fu ShiM Zhao
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 2 2 2 Dbl 2 AP
4 AP

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

Q 10
A 10 5 3
10 8
Q J 10 5 3 Table A K 8
Q J 9 4
A J 9 5
4 2
57364 =
86969 86978
Par NS -140 J 9 7 6 3
8 6
K Q 7 6 3
6

1 opening
4 E = -420
-7 813
Pass
2 E +1 -140
+7 562

297. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 8 4
K J 7 5
A 5 4 3
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Saurer BessisM Fischer Jokisch Levy Kasimir Chagas
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 10 9 6 3 2
Q 8 2
Q
9 4 Table K 7
10 9 6
K J 10 6 2
J 10 5
66A7A =
37363 =
Par NS +420 Q 5
A 4 3
9 8 7
A Q 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 813
Pass
3 S = +110
+6 568

298. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 4
8 5 4
K Q J 6 4
2

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Saelensminde Dubinin Brogeland Becker Lynch Strul Passell
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 8 5 3
K 10 3
8 5
K 9 3 Table J 2
Q 9 6
A 10 3
Q J 8 6 5
66785 =
67558 =
Par NS +90 10 6
A J 7 2
9 7 2
A 10 7 4

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 818
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-5 568

299. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 4
8 5 4
K Q J 6 4
2

West North East South West North East South
Bompis de Knijff Quantin Wrang Fredin Zaleski Fallenius Faigenbaum
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 (AP) 1 2 Dbl Rdbl
2 Pass 2 3 (AP)

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

K Q 8 5 3
K 10 3
8 5
K 9 3 Table J 2
Q 9 6
A 10 3
Q J 8 6 5
66785 =
67558 =
Par NS +90 10 6
A J 7 2
9 7 2
A 10 7 4

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 823
Pass
3 N -1 -100
-5 568

302. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul 9 4
A 10 5 3
K 2
Q J 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Danailov Smirnov Karakolev Trendafilov Wladow Karaivanov Elinescu
1 1 Dbl Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 5
J 7 6 4
8 7 4
K 7 2 Table K Q 10 8 3
9 8 2
A J 6 5
4
A899A =
34442 35442
Par NS +430 A J 2
K Q
Q 10 9 3
A 10 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 823
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+10 578

303. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 95

N deals
N-S vul J 7 4
9 4
A 9 6 4
K Q J 6

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Khokhlov Versace Matushko Kholomeev Duboin Khiuppenen Sementa
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 AP 2 Dbl 2 Pass
4 AP

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

K Q 10 8 3
J 10
Q 5
A 9 7 2 Table A 6 5
K 6 3 2
K J 3 2
8 4
54656 =
78777 =
Par NS -110 9 2
A Q 8 7 5
10 8 7
10 5 3

1 opening
2 W = -110
-6 823
Pass
4 W -3 +150
+6 584

305. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 7 4 2
A 3
A 10 9 8 5 4
10

West North East South West North East South
Kirmse Versace Gromoeller Lauria Nunes Smirnov Fantoni Piekarek
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K Q 8 5 3
4
Q 7 3
5 4 3 2 Table 10
Q 10 9 8 6 2
J
Q J 9 8 7
DA8D6 =
03506 =
Par NS +2220 A 9 6
K J 7 5
K 6 2
A K 6

1 opening
6 N -2 -200
-13 823
Pass
3 NT S +3 +690
+13 601

306. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A 8 6
9 8 7 3
A K 5 3
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Meckstroth Boyd Rodwell Hamman Doub Zia Wildavsky
1 1 1 Pass Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 2 4 4
5 Dbl AP

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

10
A Q 4 2
9 6 4
A 9 7 4 3 Table K 7 5 3
K J 10 6 5
Q 8 7
J
69377 68377
74955 74A65
Par NS -200 Q J 9 4 2
—
J 10 2
K Q 10 6 2

1 opening
4 S -3 -300
-12 823
Pass
5 × E -2 +300
+12 613

307. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul 10 9 3 2
A K 9
A 6 2
9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Zhuang Versace WangW Fu Sementa Zhao Duboin
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 7
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 10 4 3
8 Table K J 6 5
Q 8
K
A Q 10 7 5 2
65345 =
78A98 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 4
7 5 2
9 8 7 5
K J 6

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+10 833
Pass
3 NT W +1 -430
-10 613

308. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul 10 9 3 2
A K 9
A 6 2
9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Meckstroth Brogeland Rodwell Hamman Saelensminde Zia Austberg
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 7
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 10 4 3
8 Table K J 6 5
Q 8
K
A Q 10 7 5 2
65345 =
78A98 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 4
7 5 2
9 8 7 5
K J 6

1 opening
2 E = -90
-6 833
Pass
3 NT W -3 +150
+6 619

309. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul A 10 4
K 8 5 2
K 9 5 2
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Tundal Kholomeev Groetheim Khiuppenen Gromov Austberg Dubinin Saelensminde
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

5 2
Q J 10 7
A 10 8
A Q 10 5 Table K Q 9 6 3
A 9 3
Q 7
7 6 4
22352 22252
BBB8B BBA8A
Par NS -660 J 8 7
6 4
J 6 4 3
K 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-12 833
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 631

310. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Ventin Branco Lambardi Pellegrini Brenner Ravenna Figueiredo
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass
3 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 2
K J 4
10 2
Q 10 9 7 5 3 Table A K 10 5 3
A Q 10 6
K 8
K 8
23262 =
8AB7B =
Par NS -650 9 7 6 4
8 7 3
Q J 5
J 6 2

1 opening
3 W +2 -150
-6 833
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+6 637

312. 2009 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul 8 4 2
Q J
K J 10 6 2
K J 9

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Hamman Duboin Zia Sementa
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 3 3 Pass
3 AP

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

10 3
A 9 5 3 2
A 5
7 6 4 2 Table Q J 9 6
K 10 8 7
7 3
Q 8 3
78696 =
65746 =
Par NS +110 A K 7 5
6 4
Q 9 8 4
A 10 5

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 833
Pass
3 W -3 +150
+8 645

314. 2009 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul 8 4 2
Q J
K J 10 6 2
K J 9

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Zhuang Danailov WangW Fu Aronov Zhao Stefanov
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 2 NT 3
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

10 3
A 9 5 3 2
A 5
7 6 4 2 Table Q J 9 6
K 10 8 7
7 3
Q 8 3
78696 =
65746 =
Par NS +110 A K 7 5
6 4
Q 9 8 4
A 10 5

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 835
Pass
3 W -3 +150
+8 653

317. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul K 5
K J 10 7
A 10 8 7 6
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Muller Hamman de Wijs Zia Meckstroth Bakkeren Rodwell Bertens
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 10 7
A 6 4 3 2
J 4
Q 10 3 Table A Q 4 3
Q 8
K 5 2
A K 7 5
33363 =
9AA7A =
Par NS -620 9 8 6 2
9 5
Q 9 3
J 9 8 2

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 849
Pass
3 NT E +1 -630
-12 653

318. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul K J 8 7
K 10 8 5
K 8
J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Elinescu Kholomeev Wladow Gromoeller Dubinin Kirmse Gromov
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q 10 4 3
A J 9 4
Q J 6
9 Table 5
6 2
A 10 9 7 5
A K 10 7 5
34412 24412
A99CB 999CB
Par NS -1370 9 6 2
Q 7 3
4 3 2
Q 4 3 2

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
+10 859
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-10 653

319. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 7 4 2
A 3
A 10 9 8 5 4
10

West North East South West North East South
Brink RoblesB Drijver Pacareu Caracci de Wijs RoblesJ Muller
1 2 NT Dbl Pass 2 2 NT
Pass Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

K Q 8 5 3
4
Q 7 3
5 4 3 2 Table 10
Q 10 9 8 6 2
J
Q J 9 8 7
DA8D6 =
03506 =
Par NS +2220 A 9 6
K J 7 5
K 6 2
A K 6

1 opening
4 × W -4 +1100
+9 868
Pass
3 NT S +3 +690
-9 653

320. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A 8 6
9 8 7 3
A K 5 3
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Pacareu Brink RoblesB RoblesJ Muller Caracci de Wijs
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1
4 Pass Pass Dbl 3 Dbl 3 NT Pass
Pass 4 Pass Pass 4 AP
Dbl AP

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

10
A Q 4 2
9 6 4
A 9 7 4 3 Table K 7 5 3
K J 10 6 5
Q 8 7
J
69377 68377
74955 74A65
Par NS -200 Q J 9 4 2
—
J 10 2
K Q 10 6 2

1 opening
4 × N -1 -200
-6 868
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+6 659

321. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 9 2
Q 5 4 3
K 5
K J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Muzzio Tundal Bianchedi Groetheim Lindqvist Pellegrini Brogeland Ravenna
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 5 3
A J 8
A J 8 6
6 3 Table 8 7 6
6 2
10 9 7 3
Q 9 8 5
98A69 =
45374 =
Par NS +620 K 10 4
K 10 9 7
Q 4 2
A 7 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-6 868
Pass
2 S +1 +140
+6 665

324. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 8
K 6
K J 9 7 2
Q J 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Stefanov Meckstroth Aronov Karakolev Hamman Danailov Zia
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass
2 AP

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

A K J 5 3 2
3 2
4 3
8 6 2 Table Q 7 6
Q 10 7 4
Q 6 5
A K 3
558A9 =
58523 =
Par NS +130 10 9 4
A J 9 8 5
A 10 8
10 9

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+9 882
Pass
2 W = -110
-9 665

327. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Brenner Wladow Figueiredo Elinescu Gromoeller Branco Kirmse Chagas
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 AP
4 AP

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

A Q 10 8
Q 9 4
A K Q 6 2
10 Table 7 5 2
A 10 8 6 3
J 9
7 4 2
63237 =
79AA6 =
Par NS -620 J 9 4
K J
10 4 3
J 8 6 5 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 888
Pass
1 W +2 -140
-6 668

328. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 3
K J 5 2
A Q J 5
10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Muzzio Meckstroth Bianchedi Rodwell Hamman Ravenna Zia Pellegrini
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8
A Q 6
K 9 8 7 4 3
4 3 Table A 7 6 5
9 7 3
10 2
A Q J 9
6A858 6A758
43575 43475
Par NS +620 K Q J 9 4 2
10 8 4
6
K 8 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 893
Pass
2 S -1 -100
-5 668

329. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul K 4 3
K 6 4 2
J 8 5
A 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Muzzio Meckstroth Bianchedi Rodwell Hamman Ravenna Zia Pellegrini
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 5
A 10 7
3
K Q 10 9 5 4 Table A 9 7
Q 9 8
Q 10 7 4 2
6 2
57775 =
65568 76568
Par NS -90 Q 10 6 2
J 5 3
A K 9 6
J 8

1 opening
2 N -2 -200
+5 898
Pass
3 NT N -4 -400
-5 668

334. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A 2
10 7 2
Q J 9 3
A 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Cohen Zmudzinski Berkowitz Sontag Gromov Helness Dubinin
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 9 3
A Q
8 7 5 2
Q J 7 5 Table J 6
K J 8 5 3
K 6 4
4 3 2
8A788 =
32544 33544
Par NS +420 K Q 8 7 5 4
9 6 4
A 10
K 9

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+7 909
Pass
2 S +2 +170
-7 669

337. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A 2
10 7 2
Q J 9 3
A 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Platnick Granovetter Diamond Moss Verhees Gitelman Jansma
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 3
A Q
8 7 5 2
Q J 7 5 Table J 6
K J 8 5 3
K 6 4
4 3 2
8A788 =
32544 33544
Par NS +420 K Q 8 7 5 4
9 6 4
A 10
K 9

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+7 918
Pass
3 S = +140
-7 669

338. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul Q J 10 8 3
J 2
A 8 7
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Hampson de Knijff Greco Wrang Nystrom Platnick Bertheau Diamond
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 2 AP

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

—
A 9 6
K J 6 5
10 9 8 5 4 3 Table K 9 6 5 4
8 5 4
Q 9 3
K J
98775 98865
44568 =
Par NS +500 A 7 2
K Q 10 7 3
10 4 2
A 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 928
Pass
2 N +1 +140
-10 669

340. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul K 10 7
Q 9 8
A Q 7 3 2
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Granovetter v.Prooijen Katz Verhees Nickell
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
2 3 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 3 AP

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

A J 2
K 10 2
8 6
J 10 8 6 2 Table Q 9 5 4 3
J 7 6 5
K
A Q 4
856A5 =
58738 =
Par NS +130 8 6
A 4 3
J 10 9 5 4
K 9 3

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 934
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 671

346. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A 5 4 3
—
A J 6 4 2
10 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Welland Doub Willenken Garner Stewart WeinsteinH Woolsey
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J
Q J 8 5 4 2
9 5 3
K 9 7 Table K 9 8 6 2
10 9
Q 10 7
Q J 6
9979A 99799
44643 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 7
A K 7 6 3
K 8
A 8 4

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 934
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+13 689

348. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul A K 7 5
Q 8
Q 7 4 2
10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Zia Granovetter Hamman Rubin
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q J
K 10 9 5
K J 9 6 5
Q 4 Table 9 6 4 2
J 6 4 3
A 8
A K 5
55347 =
87996 =
Par NS -140 10 8 3
A 7 2
10 3
J 9 8 6 2

1 opening
4 W -2 +200
+13 947
Pass
4 W = -620
-13 693

351. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul 9
K 9 8 2
K 8 5 4
K J 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Ozdil Grue Lair Cheek Jacobs ShiX Katz YangD
1 1 2 Pass 2 2 NT
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

10 7 5 2
A J 7 6
3 2
6 4 2 Table K Q J 6 4 3
Q 10
9 7
Q 10 5
868BA 869BA
47423 =
Par NS +400 A 8
5 4 3
A Q J 10 6
A 8 7

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 947
Pass
5 S = +400
+10 703

353. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul J 10
J 6 5
Q 6 5
A K 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Stewart Cohen Woolsey Wildavsky Martel Doub Stansby
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 Dbl 2 3
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 6 3 2
A 10 7 4
K 10 9 8
6 Table A K 8
Q 9 3 2
A J 7 2
8 7
53227 =
8ABB6 =
Par NS -650 9 7 5 4
K 8
4 3
Q J 10 9 3

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
+11 960
Pass
4 E = -620
-11 703

354. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 2
K 10 8 2
A 4
A Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Ekeblad Rosenberg Weichsel Rubin Lev Granovetter Pszczola
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K J
J 7
J 10 8 6 2
9 8 5 4 Table A Q 9
A 6 5 4 3
K 5
K J 10
66534 =
77799 =
Par NS -110 7 5 4 3
Q 9
Q 9 7 3
6 3 2

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
-5 960
Pass
1 NT E -1 +100
+5 708

355. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul 10 8
7 5
A K J 9
Q J 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
LewisP Ozdil LewisL Lair YangD Itabashi ShiX Grabel
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 1 1 NT 2 AP

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

A K Q 9 3
9 3 2
8 7 5 4
4 Table 7 6 4 2
A K Q 10
Q 6 3
K 9
53459 =
69973 =
Par NS -140 J 5
J 8 6 4
10 2
A 10 5 3 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 966
Pass
2 E +1 -140
-6 708

358. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 8 6 3
9 5
K 7 3 2
A K J 6

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Robinson Weichsel Boyd Ekeblad
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Dbl Rdbl AP

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

9 4
8 6
A 9 8 6 5 4
Q 9 4 Table J 10 5 2
Q 7 4
10
10 8 7 5 3
CBBAA =
01033 11133
Par NS +1440 A K Q 7
A K J 10 3 2
Q J
2

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
+14 980
Pass
4 ×× S -2 -1000
-14 712

361. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul A Q 4 3
10 8
J 7 3
A 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Freeman CohenB Nickell Smith
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 AP

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

10 8 7 5
A 9 5 3
A 2
J 9 4 Table K J 6 2
7 2
K 10
Q 10 7 6 2
759A4 758A4
68339 =
Par NS +140 9
K Q J 6 4
Q 9 8 6 5 4
K

1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 993
Pass
3 S = +140
-10 712

362. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul J
10 5 2
K 10 8 7 4
A J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Welland Zia Willenken Smith Meckstroth CohenB Rodwell
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Dbl AP

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

10 8 5
Q J 9 6 4
5
K Q 7 3 Table K Q 7 6 2
8
Q J 6 3 2
10 9
87998 87999
46444 56444
Par NS +140 A 9 4 3
A K 7 3
A 9
8 6 5

1 opening
3 × S -1 -200
-13 993
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+13 725

363. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 7 3 2
J 8 6 5
A K 6 3
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Johnson Boyd Simson Rogoff Woolsey Parker Stewart
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP

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

Q J 5
A K 10 9 4
Q J 2
8 7 Table A 10 9 8
Q 3
7 4
K 6 5 4 3
75697 =
67746 57746
Par NS +110 K 6 4
7 2
10 9 8 5
A 10 9 2

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 998
Pass
2 E = -110
-5 725

366. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul A 7 6 4
A 2
J 10 6 2
Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Grue Simson Cheek Johnson Parker Weinstein Rogoff Levin
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
2 NT Pass 3 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
4 AP Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 8 3
J 7 6 5 4
A 9
A 4 Table K Q 10 5 2
10
5 4 3
K 8 6 3
64787 =
68545 69545
Par NS -140 —
K Q 9 8 3
K Q 8 7
J 7 5 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
-11 999
Pass
3 S -1 -100
+11 736

367. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul Q 6 2
K Q 4 3
K J
10 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Gitelman Weinstein Moss Levin
1 2 2 Pass 1 3
3 3 5 AP Dbl 4 5 NT Pass
6 AP

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

5
A 9 7 5
A 7 5 4 3 2
J 4 Table A 10 9
10
Q 10 9 6
A K Q 9 7
16611 =
877CC =
Par NS -1370 K J 8 7 4 3
J 8 6 2
8
8 2

1 opening
5 E +1 -620
+13 1012
Pass
6 W = -1370
-13 736

369. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul J 8 5
K Q 8
Q 10 5 2
A 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Greco Freeman Hampson Gitelman Zia Moss Hamman
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT 2 3 (AP) Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 7 6 3
9 2
8 6 4
J 10 8 Table A K 2
A J 10 6 5 4
A 9
9 4
63499 63399
78944 =
Par NS -100 10 4
7 3
K J 7 3
K Q 7 6 3

1 opening
3 S = +110
+6 1018
Pass
3 NT N -3 -150
-6 736

370. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul J 6 4 3
A 4 3 2
8 4
A Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Hampson Nickell Greco Moss Hamman Gitelman Zia
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

Q 10 9 8
8 7
K J 9
9 8 4 2 Table 5 2
K J 6 5
A Q 7
J 10 7 6
88986 88886
55457 =
Par NS +140 A K 7
Q 10 9
10 6 5 3 2
K 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 1028
Pass
1 N +2 +140
-10 736

371. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Hamman Diamond Zia Platnick
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 AP

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

10 9 7 4 2
A 7 6 2
A J 4
7 Table K Q
J 4 3
Q 7
Q 9 8 5 4 3
77697 =
56545 =
Par NS +110 A 8 5 3
K 10 8 5
8 6
K J 10

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-6 1028
Pass
2 W -1 +50
+6 742

372. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul 5 4
Q 10 5 2
A K 10 8 3
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Hurd Helness Wooldridge Ginossar Bates Pachtman Sontag
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
Pass 2 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 3
K 7
Q J 9
K J 8 7 5 2 Table K J 7
A J 9 8 4
7 6 2
A 9
48674 =
22668 24628
Par NS +110 A Q 10 9 6 2
6 3
5 4
Q 10 3

1 opening
2 N = +110
-11 1028
Pass
3 NT E -7 +700
+11 753

373. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A 10 7
9 5
A 9 2
K 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gustawsson Lauria Sylvan Wrang Cayne de Knijff Seamon
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 9 6
A K Q 10 7
8 5 4
10 8 Table J 8 5 2
J 4 2
K Q 10
Q J 2
55577 =
77866 =
Par NS -110 Q 4 3
8 6 3
J 7 6 3
A 6 4

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-7 1028
Pass
2 NT E -1 +100
+7 760

375. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul J 9 5 4
3
K J 6
K Q 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Meckstroth Martens Rodwell Nickell Gierulski Freeman Skrzypczak
1 1 2 Pass 1 3
2 3 3 5 (AP) 3 4 4 Dbl (AP)

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

K Q 10 8 6
K 10 7
10 9
10 8 3 Table 7 2
A Q J 8 5 2
2
A J 7 5
653A5 =
57A27 =
Par NS -100 A 3
9 6 4
A Q 8 7 5 4 3
9

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
+12 1040
Pass
4 × E = -790
-12 760

376. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul 10 7
A J 3
K 9 8 2
Q J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Rodwell Compton Martens Hamman Jassem
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 4
Q 8 7 6
Q 6 4
9 2 Table A K 9 2
10 9 5
A J 7 5
A K
44446 =
99986 =
Par NS -400 8 5 3
K 4 2
10 3
8 7 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
-10 1040
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+10 770

382. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul Q J
—
Q 10 7 6 5
A Q 10 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Garner Tolliver WeinsteinH Horton McNay Smith Lusky CohenB
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 4
1 2 Pass 3 (AP) 4 AP

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

A K 7 6 5 4
Q J 6
K J 4
K Table 8 3
A 4
8 3 2
J 9 7 4 3 2
55776 =
87567 87666
Par NS -120 10 9 2
K 10 9 8 7 5 3 2
A 9
—

1 opening
3 S -3 -150
-7 1042
Pass
4 W -3 +150
+7 777

387. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul 10 9 7
K J 6
A Q 9 8 7 2
10

West North East South West North East South
Aker Rosenberg Milgrim Zia Levin BlanchardS Weinstein BlanchardB
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 6 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 3 2
9 8 3 2
6
A 8 6 5 2 Table Q 8 5 4
10 7 5
5 4 3
K J 9
A99B7 =
24426 =
Par NS +630 A K 6
A Q 4
K J 10
Q 7 4 3

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-13 1042
Pass
3 NT S +3 +690
+13 795

389. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 76

N deals
E-W vul A 8
J 9 7
Q 9 6 4
A 10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Rubin Grue Ekeblad Granovetter Gitelman Weichsel Moss
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 5 2
10 5 4 2
K J 8
4 3 2 Table Q J 9 6 4
K Q 8
10 7 5 3
J
8678A =
37643 =
Par NS +130 10 7 3
A 6 3
A 2
K Q 9 8 5

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 1042
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+10 805

394. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Spector Zia WolpertG Grue Weinstein Cheek Levin
1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 AP

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

6 3 2
9 7 2
A J 3
9 8 5 3 Table Q 9 7
K Q 10 6 5 3
K Q 4
10
9A58A =
43843 =
Par NS +620 A J 8
A 8 4
10 7 5
K 7 6 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 1047
Pass
3 S +1 +130
+6 811

395. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul 10
A 8 3 2
A Q J 8 5
10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Helness Skrzypczak Helgemo Gierulski Jassem Larsen Martens Meltzer
1 1 2 Pass 4 Pass
Pass 3 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 5
4 AP Dbl AP

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

7 5
Q 10 4
K 6 4 3
A J 3 2 Table A Q J 8 6 3 2
6
10 2
K 7 6
64876 =
68566 68356
Par NS -100 K 9 4
K J 9 7 5
9 7
Q 9 8

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
+12 1059
Pass
5 × S -3 -500
-12 811

397. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul 10
A 7 5 4
K Q 10 9 8 7 2
8

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Bathurst Bates LallJ Shivdasani Helness Allegaert Helgemo
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 2
K J 8 6 3
3
K Q 10 2 Table Q 6 3
Q 9
A
J 9 7 6 5 4 3
8B6B5 =
11718 =
Par NS +450 A K J 7 5 4
10 2
J 6 5 4
A

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 1069
Pass
4 S +1 +450
-10 814

398. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K J 10 7
5 3
K J 10 4 3
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Martens Lesniewski Jassem Skrzypczak Jansma Gierulski Verhees
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 2
2 Pass 4 AP 3 Dbl 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 6 2
A K 7 6
9 8
A 8 6 Table Q 8 4 3
J 10 8
A Q 7
Q J 10
23253 23243
AAA8A AAA89
Par NS -430 5
Q 9 4 2
6 5 2
9 7 5 4 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-10 1069
Pass
3 NT E -1 +50
+10 824

400. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul A K 6
J 7 3 2
K 7 2
7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Martens Sontag Jassem Bates Helgemo Gierulski Helness Skrzypczak
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

9 5 4 2
—
Q J 10 8
K Q J 4 2 Table J 10 8 7
K 10 8 6 5 4
3
A 8
84776 84786
57647 =
Par NS +120 Q 3
A Q 9
A 9 6 5 4
10 9 5

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 1069
Pass
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 830

404. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul K Q 3
10 8 3
10 8
K Q 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Versace Meckstroth Lauria Rodwell LallH Bocchi Hamman Duboin
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 3 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 6 A 3 A 3
6 K A 7 11 tricks won
11 tricks won

9 8 6 5 4
A Q 7 4 2
4
9 3 Table A J 2
K J 9 5
3 2
J 10 4 2
744B8 =
18915 =
Par NS +400 10 7
6
A K Q J 9 7 6 5
A 6

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-10 1069
Pass
5 S = +400
+10 841

405. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A J 9 8
8 6
Q J 9 8
K 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Meckstroth Martens Rodwell Freeman Chmurski Nickell Gawrys
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 AP 1 Dbl 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

6 5
A K J 7 5
K
A 10 8 7 6 Table K Q 4 3 2
Q 10 9
10 5 2
Q 5
65383 55383
77A49 =
Par NS -420 10 7
4 3 2
A 7 6 4 3
J 9 2

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
+7 1076
Pass
4 W = -420
-7 841

407. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Bertheau Drijver Nystrom Upmark de Wijs Cullin Muller
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 2
3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 3 AP

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

10 9
K J 10 9 7 4
Q 2
9 7 6 Table A K J 8 6 3
A 5
A 9 3
Q 10
64487 =
69955 =
Par NS -140 Q 7 2
8
K J 10 8 6 5
8 5 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 1081
Pass
3 E = -140
-5 841

408. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Soloway Gawrys Hamman Chmurski
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 7 6 5
J 8 2
3
A 6 5 2 Table K Q
Q 9 7
J 10 9 8 2
K 7 3
86877 =
46555 =
Par NS +120 8 4 3
K 6 3
A K 7 6 4
Q 10

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-5 1081
Pass
1 N = +80
+5 846

409. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul A 6 5
K 8 7 6
A 6 5
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Ao Grue WangJ Cheek Dawson Gu Lynch Chechelashvili
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 7
Q J 10 2
10 9 4
J 4 3 Table 9 3
A 9 5
K Q 8 7 3
K 8 5
89769 =
44674 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 4 2
4 3
J 2
A Q 7 6

1 opening
4 S = +420
+7 1088
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-7 846

410. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul 9 6
9 7 3
A K 5 3
K J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Cohen Rubin Berkowitz Casen Martel Krekorian Stansby
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 8 4
—
Q 9 8 6 4
8 6 5 3 2 Table K Q 3 2
A K Q J 8 2
2
Q 4
44455 =
68866 =
Par NS -110 J 10 7 5
10 6 5 4
J 10 7
A 10

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 1088
Pass
3 NT W -2 +100
+6 852

412. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

N deals
None vul A 5 3
9 8 7 5
A Q 10 9
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Krekorian Moss Casen Berkowitz Stansby Cohen Martel
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2
2 Pass Pass 3 3 4 4 Pass
Pass 3 3 Pass Pass Dbl AP
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 9 8 6 4
Q 4
J 7 5 3
10 Table Q J 7
K 3
K 6 2
K Q 8 5 3
75A87 =
58355 48355
Par NS +300 2
A J 10 6 2
8 4
A 7 6 4 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+8 1096
Pass
4 × E -1 +100
-8 852

413. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul K 9
5 2
K 5 3 2
K Q 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Lazard Meckstroth Bramley Rodwell Soloway Deutsch Hamman Kranyak
1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
4 Dbl AP

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

A J 5 2
3
9
A J 10 9 8 5 2 Table Q 4
K Q 9 8 7 6
Q 8 7 4
7
89795 =
54547 54647
Par NS +140 10 8 7 6 3
A J 10 4
A J 10 6
—

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+5 1101
Pass
3 S = +110
-5 852

414. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

N deals
N-S vul A 9 8
6
Q 9 5 4 3
K Q 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Hamman Lazard Soloway Bramley
1 2 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 1 NT 3 3
Dbl AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 7 4
A 8 7 5 3 2
2
9 6 Table Q 10 5
—
J 10 8 7
A J 10 8 5 3
86885 =
47558 =
Par NS +100 6 3 2
K Q J 10 9 4
A K 6
4

1 opening
4 × N -2 -500
-9 1101
Pass
3 NT N -1 -100
+9 861

415. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 2
10 4
K Q J 8 2
Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Carmichael Harris Martel Morgan Stansby
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 5 AP Dbl AP

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

A 4
A 3 2
10 6 4
9 7 5 3 2 Table J 10 9 6 5 3
K J 5
—
K J 10 4
62792 =
6953A =
Par NS -100 K
Q 9 8 7 6
A 9 7 5 3
A 8

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-11 1101
Pass
4 × S = +510
+11 872

416. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

N deals
N-S vul K Q 7 5 3
Q 7
10 3
A 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Grue Cohen Cheek Hampson Casen Greco Krekorian
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 2 3 AP
3 3 AP

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

A J 2
9 6 5 2
J 9 7 4
K 8 Table 8 6
K J 8 4 3
A 8
Q 9 4 3
78477 68477
54955 64955
Par NS -140 10 9 4
A 10
K Q 6 5 2
J 10 7

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
+7 1108
Pass
3 E = -140
-7 872

422. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

N deals
N-S vul A 9 8
6
Q 9 5 4 3
K Q 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Krekorian Stansby Casen Becker Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad
1 3 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 1 2 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 7 4
A 8 7 5 3 2
2
9 6 Table Q 10 5
—
J 10 8 7
A J 10 8 5 3
86885 =
47558 =
Par NS +100 6 3 2
K Q J 10 9 4
A K 6
4

1 opening
4 S -3 -300
-14 1108
Pass
3 NT N +1 +630
+14 886

429. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 2
10 4
K Q J 8 2
Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Cohen Greco Cheek Krekorian Grue Casen
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 2
Rdbl 1 NT 2 3 Dbl 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 4
A 3 2
10 6 4
9 7 5 3 2 Table J 10 9 6 5 3
K J 5
—
K J 10 4
62792 =
6953A =
Par NS -100 K
Q 9 8 7 6
A 9 7 5 3
A 8

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 1109
Pass
4 S = +130
+5 897

430. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 3
Q 9 3
A J 10 7 5 4
Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Lazard Meltzer Bramley Kranyak Bates Deutsch Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 5 4
8 7 5
9 3
K J 7 5 Table J 9 8 6 2
A 10 2
Q 8 2
8 2
97BBA =
26213 26223
Par NS +450 A K 7
K J 6 4
K 6
A 10 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 1109
Pass
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 908

431. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul A J 8 2
K 4
K 7 4
7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Wojewoda Meckstroth Assemi Rodwell Hamman Tuszynski Soloway Kowalski
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP) 3 AP

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

10 9
A J 10 8 3
3
K Q 10 9 6 Table Q 5 4 3
Q 9
9 8 6 5 2
A J
78484 =
64859 =
Par NS -100 K 7 6
7 6 5 2
A Q J 10
8 3

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+7 1116
Pass
3 W = -140
-7 908

435. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Seamon Hurd Cayne Levin Willenken Weinstein Baze
1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

10 9 4
10 4
10 8 4
K Q 9 4 3 Table A J 6
K 8 7 6 5
Q 7 3
J 8
9A998 99998
43435 =
Par NS +620 K 8 7
A J 9 3 2
K J 6
10 7

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 1117
Pass
1 N +3 +170
+7 918

438. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul Q 3
Q J
J 9 5 4
K Q 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Hampson Jacobs Greco Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

A 10 8 2
9 8 5 4
10 7
A J 6 Table 7 6 5
K 6 3 2
A 6 2
7 4 2
A98A9 =
34533 =
Par NS +630 K J 9 4
A 10 7
K Q 8 3
10 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+7 1127
Pass
2 E -3 +300
-7 919

439. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

N deals
N-S vul K Q 7 5
A
Q 9 6 2
7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Stewart Meltzer Woolsey Wolff Bramley Morse Feldman
1 1 2 Pass Pass Pass
3 Pass 3 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

J 6 4
J 10 2
K 8 5
A K Q 3 Table A 9 8 3 2
K 9 4 3
7 4 3
9
54566 =
78867 =
Par NS -110 10
Q 8 7 6 5
A J 10
J 10 8 5

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 1132
Pass
2 E = -110
-5 919

443. 2006 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul 10 5 4 2
A K Q 3
Q 9 7
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Sontag Bertheau Bates Helgemo Lindkvist Helness Fredin
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 9 8 6
J 6 5 4 2
—
Q 10 2 Table 7 3
7
J 10 8 5 3 2
K J 7 3
96877 97877
45566 =
Par NS +600 K J
10 9 8
A K 6 4
A 9 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 1134
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+12 931

444. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 7 6 3
K Q 9 4
—
Q 10 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Bertheau Bates Nystrom Lindkvist Helness Fredin Helgemo
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Dbl (AP) 1 Dbl 2 Dbl (AP)

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

Q J 10 4
A J 6 3 2
6
8 7 4 Table 8 2
7 5
K Q J 8 4 2
A J 2
9978A =
44553 =
Par NS +600 A 9 5
10 8
A 10 9 7 5 3
K 6

1 opening
3 × E -4 +800
+7 1141
Pass
2 × E -3 +500
-7 931

449. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A Q 6
9 4 2
A 9 6 5
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Lindkvist Lair Fredin Nystrom Gawrys Bertheau Lev
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 AP
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 8 3 2
A Q 5
J 10
K 9 4 Table 10 7
K J
K Q 4 3
J 10 8 5 3
55754 =
88688 88678
Par NS -120 J 5 4
10 8 7 6 3
8 7 2
A 2

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+5 1148
Pass
1 W +1 -110
-5 934

450. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul Q 3
7 6 3
A Q 10 8
K J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Hallberg Smith Chang Zhao Cheek Fu Grue
1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 3 2 3 Pass 4
3 AP Pass 5 AP

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

10 9 7 6 4 2
K Q 2
5
10 5 2 Table A 8
A J 9 8 5 4
J 6 4
Q 7
664BB =
47922 =
Par NS +300 K J 5
10
K 9 7 3 2
A 9 6 4

1 opening
3 W -2 +100
-11 1148
Pass
5 S = +600
+11 945

454. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul A 9 4 2
5 4 3 2
A K 5
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Moss Bocchi Gitelman Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 2 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 10 7 3
K Q
7 4 2
10 6 2 Table 8 5
A 10 6
Q J 10 8 6
A 7 4
86969 =
56474 =
Par NS +140 K 6
J 9 8 7
9 3
K Q J 8 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-5 1150
Pass
2 W -2 +100
+5 954

455. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Meckstroth Jansma Rodwell Hamman Muller Soloway de Wijs
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 3
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) 4 NT Pass 5 AP

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

K Q
6
A K 10 9 4
A Q J 7 4 Table 10 9 7 6 5
7 4
6 5 2
9 8 2
85943 85944
47499 =
Par NS +140 8 3
A K 10 8 5 2
Q J 3
10 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 1150
Pass
5 E -2 +200
+6 960

457. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul K 7 6 4
K J
10 7 5 4
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Nickell BrancoP Freeman Branco
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 5
7 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 4 2 Table A 8 2
10 9 8 2
Q 6
K 8 6 5
98896 =
45447 45446
Par NS +400 10 9 3
A Q 6 5 3
A J 9
J 3

1 opening
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 1150
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+6 967

460. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 9 3
A J 9 5
K 10 2
K 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Cornell Greco Crombie Hampson Ekeblad Newell Rubin Reid
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
3 AP

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

7 6 5 4
8 7 6 4 2
A J 4 3
— Table K Q J
Q
Q 9 7 5
Q J 10 9 5
87858 =
55585 =
Par NS +100 A 10 8 2
K 10 3
8 6
A 8 6 3

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 1155
Pass
3 E = -110
-5 967

461. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul J 10 5 4
A 6 5
K J 10 9 2
J

West North East South West North East South
Jansma El Ahmady Verhees Sadek Dagher Bertens El Kourdy Bakkeren
1 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 2
8 4 2
Q 7 5 4
9 7 5 3 Table A 9 7 3
K Q 10 7 3
6
K 6 2
986A8 =
34734 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 6
J 9
A 8 3
A Q 10 8 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 1165
Pass
4 N -1 -50
-10 967

462. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul K 9 5
A 7 3
8 7
K 10 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Soloway Duboin Hamman Bocchi
1 5 Dbl Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
K Q J 8 6 5
5 2
Q J 5 Table Q 8 3
—
A K Q J 10 9 6 4
3 2
5A65B 59758
53682 =
Par NS +620 A J 6 4 2
10 9 4 2
3
A 8 7

1 opening
5 × E -3 +800
+12 1177
Pass
4 E -1 +100
-12 967

463. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 7 3
A Q J 9
K 7 5
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Hamman Bocchi Soloway Duboin
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
3 4 Pass Pass 2 NT 3 4 4
5 Dbl AP 5 5 Dbl Pass
6 Dbl AP

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

—
8
A J 9 8 6 4 3
A K Q 10 8 Table Q J 5 4
10 7 6 3
—
J 9 7 6 3
7A830 79830
423AC =
Par NS -300 A K 8 6 2
K 5 4 2
Q 10 2
2

1 opening
5 × W +2 -1150
+11 1188
Pass
6 × E +1 -1740
-11 967

465. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul J 7 2
10 9 7
K 10
A Q 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) 2 2 AP

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

A 10 5
4
J 8 6 5 4 2
10 7 5 Table K 9 8
K J 2
Q 9 3
K J 6 2
9AA56 99A56
43386 =
Par NS +420 Q 6 4 3
A Q 8 6 5 3
A 7
9

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-6 1190
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+6 973

468. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul 9 7 5
A 5 4
K J 10 3 2
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Versace Moss Lauria Jacobs Rubin Katz Ekeblad
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

A Q 10 8 4 3
Q 10 3
—
Q J 6 4 Table J 6
K 9 8 7
A 6 5 4
10 8 7
33485 44485
79858 =
Par NS -140 K 2
J 6 2
Q 9 8 7
A 9 5 3

1 opening
4 W = -620
-10 1190
Pass
2 W +1 -140
+10 983

469. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul J 9 7
A 10 4
Q 7
A 9 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Carmichael Groetheim WhiteM Aa Onstott Maksymetz Robison Gerstman
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 1 3 4 Pass 4 5
4 Pass 4 5 5 5 5 Pass
5 AP Pass 6 Pass Pass
6 7 Dbl AP

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

A Q 10 5 4
K
A K J 9 5 4 2
— Table K 8 6 3 2
J 6 5
8 6 3
Q 10
10B1C 10C1C
1C1B0 =
Par NS -200 —
Q 9 8 7 3 2
10
K J 6 5 3 2

1 opening
5 E +1 -680
-10 1190
Pass
7 × S -1 -200
+10 993

471. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul 5 4 2
A 8
8 6 3
A Q 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Casen Hampson Krekorian Greco Gitelman Cohen Moss Berkowitz
1 1 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 5 Pass Pass 4 AP
Dbl Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 8
J 9 6 5 3 2
A K 9
8 Table A K 10 9 7 3
7 4
Q 10 7 5
9
33439 =
4A9A3 =
Par NS -300 6
K Q 10
J 4 2
K J 6 5 3 2

1 opening
5 E -1 +100
+12 1202
Pass
4 E = -620
-12 993

472. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 94

N deals
None vul Q 6 5
10 2
A Q 9
Q J 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Greco Becker Hampson Ekeblad Cohen Rubin Berkowitz
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 4 2
A K Q 7 6
10 8 7 3
7 Table J 10 9 8 3
9 8 5
J 2
10 9 4
8669A =
37743 =
Par NS +130 A 7
J 4 3
K 6 5 4
A K 8 6

1 opening
4 S = +130
+5 1207
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 993

473. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

N deals
E-W vul 3
K 8 5 2
A 10 4 3 2
K 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Berkowitz Moss Cohen Casen Hampson Krekorian Greco
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 8 6 5 2
A Q 3
J 9
A J 7 Table J 7 4
J 10 7 6 4
K 6 5
3 2
986AA =
35633 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 10
9
Q 8 7
Q 10 9 5 4

1 opening
5 N -2 -100
-5 1207
Pass
2 N +1 +110
+5 998

474. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg Overtime, Bd 136

N deals
None vul 7
Q 10 8 6
Q 8 4 3
A K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Cohen Greco Gitelman Krekorian Moss Casen
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
3 3 3 4 (AP) Pass 3 Dbl 4
4 AP

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

Q 9 6 5 3
J 5 3
A 7
J 9 5 Table A J 8 4 2
9 2
K 6
Q 10 3 2
75AA7 =
67336 =
Par NS +420 K 10
A K 7 4
J 10 9 5 2
8 7

1 opening
4 N = +420
+7 1214
Pass
4 W -3 +150
-7 998

476. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A 8 3
3
A 10 9 4 3
Q 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Lev Greco Pszczola Hampson Rubin Jacobus Ekeblad Milner
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 5
10 8 4
K 7 5
10 9 8 4 Table K 7 4 2
K Q 9 2
Q 8 6 2
J
8889A 8888A
55543 =
Par NS +130 J 10 6
A J 7 6 5
J
A K 7 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 1224
Pass
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 998

477. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 70

N deals
N-S vul K J 8 7
J 10 7 2
A 10 7 4 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Grue Robinson Cheek Boyd Feldman Wold Bramley Passell
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 5 4
A 6 5
Q 9 6
K 7 5 Table 6
9 8
K J 8 5 3
A 10 9 6 2
7AA76 =
53367 53267
Par NS +620 A Q 3 2
K Q 4 3
—
Q J 8 4 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
+8 1232
Pass
3 × W -2 +300
-8 998

481. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul J 6 3
A 10 4 2
4 2
A Q 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Bramley Passell Feldman Robinson Cheek Boyd Grue
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

10 9 8 7 5 2
K Q 6
J
J 9 7 Table A 4
9 8 3
K 10 9 6 5
10 4 3
B8A9B =
25242 =
Par NS +660 K Q
J 7 5
A Q 8 7 3
K 8 6

1 opening
5 N -3 -300
-14 1235
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+14 1012

483. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul 8 4
J 6
K Q 10 8 4
A 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Khven Brink Matushko Gromov Verhees Dubinin Jansma
1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP)
2 Dbl Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl (AP)

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

J 10 3 2
10 3 2
9 7 6 3
J 8 Table A K
K 9 7 5
J 5 2
K Q 10 4
87688 =
53555 54555
Par NS +120 Q 9 7 6 5
A Q 8 4
A
7 6 3

1 opening
2 × E -3 +500
+8 1243
Pass
1 S +3 +170
-8 1014

485. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Versace Madala Lauria Ravenna Bianchedi Bocchi Camberos Duboin
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 3 NT AP
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2 Table K J 6
Q 9
Q 9 5 3
A 7 5 4
55763 =
8767A =
Par NS -130 9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-8 1243
Pass
3 NT W -2 +200
+8 1024

486. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul 8 4
K 8 2
A K J 8 3
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Winkler Mesbur Dumbovich Fitzgibbon Hanlon Macskasy McGann Szalay
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP 1 1 Pass 3
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
4 AP

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

K 5 2
Q J 10
4 2
A K Q J 6 Table J 10 9 3
A 6 4 3
10 7
7 5 3
54373 54374
78969 =
Par NS -140 A Q 7 6
9 7 5
Q 9 6 5
8 4

1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 1243
Pass
4 W -1 +50
+5 1029

488. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul 10 4
7 3
K Q 9 8 5
K J 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Garvey Bertheau Carroll Fitzgibbon Lindkvist Mesbur Fredin
1 1 1 Pass 1 1
3 AP 2 Dbl 3 AP

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

Q 8 3 2
A J 9 4
7
10 8 5 2 Table 6 5
K Q 10 6 2
A 4 3
Q 9 7
784A6 =
65836 =
Par NS +130 A K J 9 7
8 5
J 10 6 2
A 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 1245
Pass
3 E -1 +50
+5 1034

491. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

N deals
None vul K Q 9
Q J 9 8 7
Q
Q 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Newell Schollaardt Reid Cornell Verhees Crombie Jansma
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 3 3 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 6 4 3 2
A 4
A 9 8 5
7 Table A 10 5
10 6 2
J 10 7 3
J 10 2
6495A =
38383 =
Par NS +130 8
K 5 3
K 6 4 2
A K 8 6 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 1245
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 1045

492. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K Q J 3
3
Q J 7 5 4 3 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Patrick Nunes Matheson Rae Bocchi GerrardD Duboin
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
3 3 4 4 2 4 Dbl 4
4 5 Pass Pass 5 5 Dbl AP
6 6 Dbl AP

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

A 7 5 2
Q 9
—
A Q 10 7 6 4 3 Table 9 6
J 8 7 6 4 2
A 10
K 8 2
47492 47493
9692A =
Par NS -100 10 8 4
A K 10 5
K 9 8 6
J 9

1 opening
6 × N -2 -300
-5 1245
Pass
5 × S -1 -100
+5 1050

493. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K Q J 3
3
Q J 7 5 4 3 2
5

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD Backstrom YadlinI Salomaa Koistinen Podgur Kiema Kalish
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 2 3 3 Pass
3 3 AP 3 Dbl 4 Dbl
Pass 5 AP

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

A 7 5 2
Q 9
—
A Q 10 7 6 4 3 Table 9 6
J 8 7 6 4 2
A 10
K 8 2
47492 47493
9692A =
Par NS -100 10 8 4
A K 10 5
K 9 8 6
J 9

1 opening
3 N = +110
-7 1245
Pass
5 S = +400
+7 1057

495. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A Q J 3
8
K 8 6 4 2
8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria WeinsteinH Soloway Garner Hamman
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
3 Pass Pass Dbl 4 Dbl AP
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 5 4
A K 9 7 6 5 4 3
10
6 Table K 10 9
Q 10
Q 9 7 5 3
Q 9 4
5A49B =
32932 42942
Par NS +500 7 6 2
J 2
A J
A K J 10 7 2

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
+12 1259
Pass
4 × W = -790
-12 1057

496. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul A J 9
A 9 6
K 8 4 2
8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Meckstroth Smith Rodwell Hamman WolpertG Soloway Demuy
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

8 4
K Q J 7 2
A 9 5
Q 7 2 Table 10 6 3
8 3
Q 10 3
K J 10 9 3
88575 =
54748 =
Par NS +100 K Q 7 5 2
10 5 4
J 7 6
A 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-7 1259
Pass
1 NT E -2 +100
+7 1064

498. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A J 8 2
Q 9 8 6
8 7 4
A 4

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

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

K 10 9 3
K 2
K Q 9 6
10 9 7 Table 7 6 5
7 5 3
A J 10
J 6 3 2
87978 =
56365 =
Par NS +140 Q 4
A J 10 4
5 3 2
K Q 8 5

1 opening
3 S = +140
-10 1259
Pass
4 N = +620
+10 1074

499. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul K 9 3
7 6 5 2
K Q 10 6
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Moss Greco Gitelman Hampson Brachman Rubin Passell Ekeblad
1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 8 6
K 9 8 4 3
J 4
10 6 2 Table A 5 4
A Q J 10
7 5 3
J 4 3
7B7CC =
41611 =
Par NS +920 Q 10 7 2
—
A 9 8 2
A Q 9 7 5

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
+7 1266
Pass
3 N +2 +150
-7 1074

500. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul —
A 9 5 3
A J 8 7 5 2
7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Schwartz Hamman Becker Robinson Nickell Boyd Freeman
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 2 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5
10 tricks won

K 5 4 3
10 8 7
K Q 9
A Q 4 Table A J 9
K Q J 6
4 3
K J 9 8
35363 =
A897A =
Par NS -430 Q 10 8 7 6 2
4 2
10 6
10 6 3

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -430
-11 1266
Pass
3 NT E -2 +100
+11 1085

502. 2003 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul A 6 2
Q J
8 7 4
K J 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Soloway Duboin Hamman Bocchi
1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Dbl 3 AP
Pass 3 3 AP

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

K Q 8
8 6 5
A Q 5 2
10 5 3 Table J 10 9
A 10 9 7 4 2
3
Q 6 4
77487 =
66755 66756
Par NS +90 7 5 4 3
K 3
K J 10 9 6
A 7

1 opening
3 E -2 +200
+8 1274
Pass
3 E = -140
-8 1087

504. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul 9 7 4
Q 5 4
A K Q 6
7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Landen Rodwell Pratap Doub Nickell Wildavsky Freeman
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 1
2 Pass 3 3 2 3 4 AP
3 NT 4 Dbl Pass
5 AP

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

K 6 3
6 2
J 10 4 2
K Q 8 2 Table A 8
A 10 3
9 7
A J 10 9 5 4
48973 =
9446A =
Par NS -100 Q J 10 5 2
K J 9 8 7
8 5 3
—

1 opening
5 E -1 +50
+5 1279
Pass
4 E = -130
-5 1087

505. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

N deals
E-W vul J 10
9 7 5
Q J 8 5 3
A Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Landen Nickell Pratap Doub Hamman Wildavsky Soloway
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 2
Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

7 4
8 6 2
10 9 7
K 10 9 8 7 Table K Q 9 6 3 2
A Q
K 4 2
J 2
77AA8 =
46235 46335
Par NS +420 A 8 5
K J 10 4 3
A 6
6 5 3

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-6 1279
Pass
3 S +1 +170
+6 1093

510. 2003 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 106

N deals
Both vul Q 10 8
Q 5 2
K Q J 7 4 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Hamman Bocchi Soloway Duboin
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 9 4 3
A 10 9 3
10
A Q 7 4 Table A 7 5 2
J 8 6 4
8 5
J 9 2
744A6 844A6
59836 =
Par NS +130 K 6
K 7
A 9 6 2
K 8 6 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 1279
Pass
3 S +2 +150
+6 1099

511. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 110

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Pratap Fallenius Landen Wolff WeinsteinH Morse Garner
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 3 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Dbl 3 (AP) 3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 7 6 5
K Q 6
K 9
K 8 4 Table A 10
10 8 5 2
6 4
A J 9 7 2
45383 45483
8885A 78859
Par NS -130 Q 8 3 2
J 7 3
Q J 10 3 2
10

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
+8 1287
Pass
4 W = -420
-8 1099

514. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

N deals
E-W vul A Q 7 6
7 6 4
A 5 4 3
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Garner Wold WeinsteinH Jacobus Hampson Fallenius Greco Welland
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

2
Q 10 8 5 2
10 6 2
9 5 4 3 Table K J 10 9 5 3
K
J 9 8
K Q 8
A89AA A88A9
34433 =
Par NS +430 8 4
A J 9 3
K Q 7
A J 10 2

1 opening
2 × E -4 +1100
+12 1301
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
-12 1099

518. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul A Q 10
7 5 3
Q 9 8 6
K J 3

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Nystrom Berkowitz Stromberg Lindkvist Zia Fredin Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 5
10 9 6 4 2
5 2
A Q 6 5 Table K 4 3 2
K Q J
4 3
10 8 4 2
996A7 =
33726 =
Par NS +600 J 8 7 6
A 8
A K J 10 7
9 7

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 1306
Pass
4 S = +130
+8 1107

520. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul 2
A 9 6 4
A 8 2
Q 10 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Rodwell Levin Meckstroth
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
3 3 Pass 4 4 Dbl Pass 5
4 5 Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

K Q J 10 5 3
K 10
10 7
J 8 2 Table A 9 8 7 4
8 5
K Q 9
K 6 5
74A99 =
68343 68333
Par NS +420 6
Q J 7 3 2
J 6 5 4 3
A 3

1 opening
5 × S -2 -300
-5 1307
Pass
5 × S -1 -100
+5 1112

522. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 117

N deals
N-S vul K 9 8 7
—
Q J 10 9 7 6 3
K 9

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz Zia Soloway Rosenberg Hamman
1 2 2 Pass 1 1
Pass 3 3 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass
4 Pass Pass 4 3 3 3 Pass
Dbl 5 Dbl AP 4 AP

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

Q 4
J 10 6 4 2
K 5 4 2
J 7 Table A 10 6 3 2
Q
A
A 10 8 6 4 3
64674 54674
79769 78659
Par NS -140 J 5
A K 9 8 7 5 3
8
Q 5 2

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-12 1307
Pass
4 E -2 +100
+12 1126

523. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 8
A 9 3
K J 8 3 2
K 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Hamman Levin Soloway Meckstroth Passell Rodwell Cayne
1 1 2 Pass Pass 2
3 3 3 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 6 3
K J 7
9 7 6 5
Q 2 Table Q J 10 5 2
4
A Q 4
10 9 7 3
54967 54A68
89375 =
Par NS +200 K 7 4
Q 10 8 6 5 2
10
A J 4

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 1319
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-12 1126

526. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul Q 7 6
7 4 3
A K 10 9 3
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Rodwell Pszczola Meckstroth Soloway Lev Hamman Mohan
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

J 10 9 3
A 9
Q 8 6 4 2
4 3 Table A 4 2
Q 10 5 2
7 5
K 10 5 2
88889 88988
55444 55454
Par NS +140 K 8 5
K J 8 6
J
A Q 9 7 6

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+11 1330
Pass
1 NT S = +90
-11 1126

528. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul K 5 2
3 2
A 9 5 3
A 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Lev Hamman Mohan Soloway Rodwell Pszczola Meckstroth Gawrys
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT 2 AP 1 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A 8
Q J 10 9 7
10 7 6 4
6 3 Table Q J 10 7 4 3
A
K J 8
K 10 7
55668 54658
78775 =
Par NS -100 9 6
K 8 6 5 4
Q 2
Q J 8 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 1330
Pass
4 E -2 +100
+5 1131

531. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul K Q 4
Q 7 4
7 3
A 8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Rodwell Duboin Meckstroth Soloway Katz Hamman Jacobs
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8 3
K J 8 6
Q 9 6 4
J 6 Table A J 5
9 5 2
A K J 5
K 3 2
56547 55547
77896 87896
Par NS -120 9 7 6 2
A 10 3
10 8 2
Q 10 9

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
-5 1331
Pass
1 NT E -1 +50
+5 1136

532. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul 7 6 5 3
Q 10 9 3
K Q 5
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Hampson Berkowitz Greco Lair Rosenberg Wold Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 2 4 4 2 3 Pass 4
5 Dbl Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP Pass 6 AP

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

Q
K 5
A 10 6 2
K Q J 10 5 3 Table 4
8 7 2
J 9 8 4 3
9 8 7 4
9BB55 =
22278 =
Par NS +450 A K J 10 9 8 2
A J 6 4
7
2

1 opening
5 S = +450
+11 1342
Pass
6 S -1 -50
-11 1136

534. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul 7 4 3
K 5
A 9 4 2
K 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Shugart Willenken Robson Silverstein RosenbergD Chemla Fleisher Forrester
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 6
Q 10 9 7 4
6 5
J 8 7 Table Q 9 5 2
8 6 2
K 10 8 7
Q 3
88789 88799
45644 45654
Par NS +120 A 10 8
A J 3
Q J 3
A 10 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-11 1342
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+11 1151

535. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul A J 9
9
K J 8 6 5 4 3
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 2 AP 1 3 Dbl Pass
5 AP

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

8 2
A K 7 4 2
9
A K J 10 9 Table K 10 5 4
Q 10 8
A Q 10 2
5 2
03051 13151
CAC7C =
Par NS -1440 Q 7 6 3
J 6 5 3
7
Q 8 6 3

1 opening
2 N -2 -200
+9 1351
Pass
5 W = -600
-9 1151

536. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 118

N deals
N-S vul Q J 2
10 4
Q 5 4
K Q J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Molson Meckstroth Shenkin Rodwell Soloway Granovetter Hamman Rubin
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 6
J 6 5 3 2
8 7 6
A 5 Table 10 5 4 3
A 9 8
K 2
9 8 3 2
A97AA =
24522 24622
Par NS +630 A 9 8
K Q 7
A J 10 9 3
10 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 1363
Pass
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 1151

537. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 64

N deals
N-S vul Q 7 2
8 6
A Q J 7 3
Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Molson Woolsey Shenkin Stewart Boyd Lipsitz Robinson Ekeblad
1 1 1 Pass Pass 1
2 NT Dbl 3 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

10 6
A 10 9 2
K 9 5
A 6 4 3 Table A 9 5
Q J 5 4 3
8 6 4
J 8
68598 69598
74845 73844
Par NS +140 K J 8 4 3
K 7
10 2
K 10 5 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-6 1363
Pass
3 S = +140
+6 1157

540. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 101

N deals
N-S vul A Q 10 7
Q 5
8 7 5
K 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Lipsitz Meckstroth Ekeblad Rodwell Soloway Molson Hamman Shenkin
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 6
J 10 9 3 2
10 9 6
Q 9 3 Table 9
K 7 6 4
A K Q 3 2
J 8 4
8A549 89449
33893 =
Par NS +300 K J 5 4 3 2
A 8
J 4
A 10 5

1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 1375
Pass
3 S = +140
-10 1157

541. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 9 3
Q 7
Q J 7 6 4
A Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Lipsitz Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart Robinson Shenkin Boyd Molson
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

A K 10 4
9 6 5 4 3
K
J 5 2 Table Q J 8 6 2
A K
A 10 9 8 5
4
41447 =
8C996 =
Par NS -980 7 5
J 10 8 2
3 2
K 10 9 8 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
+11 1386
Pass
6 E = -980
-11 1157

542. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 4
A 8 2
K 10 9 6 2
K 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Petrunin Mohan Gromov Rosenkranz Pszczola Balicki Gawrys Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

7 3 2
J 10 7 4 3
Q J 7
5 4 Table 10 9 5
K Q 6 5
8 5
A Q 8 7
9B6BA 9A6AA
32723 =
Par NS +450 A K Q J 8 6
9
A 4 3
J 6 2

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-11 1386
Pass
4 S = +420
+11 1168

543. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

N deals
E-W vul Q 9 6
—
A Q 6 4 2
J 10 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Liggins Lauria Fawcett Versace Duboin Hallberg Bocchi SimpsonC
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 5 4
K Q 9 8 6
J 8
A K 8 Table 10 3
A J 10 4 3
10 7 5 3
9 4
6A48B =
53942 =
Par NS +420 A K 8 7 2
7 5 2
K 9
Q 7 5

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+8 1394
Pass
2 N +1 +110
-8 1168

544. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A 8
8 6 3
Q J 8 2
K J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Liggins Saelensminde Fawcett SimpsonC Helgemo Hallberg Helness
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Dbl 1 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) 4 AP

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

Q 6 5 3 2
A K J
9 5 4
A 3 Table K 10 7 4
9 5 2
10 3
7 6 5 2
54788 =
59545 =
Par NS -140 J 9
Q 10 7 4
A K 7 6
Q 10 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 1394
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+5 1173

545. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A 8
8 6 3
Q J 8 2
K J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Jassem MagnussonM Tuszynski Ingimarsson Thorvaldsson Kwiecien JonssonT Pszczola
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 3 1 1 NT 2 Pass
3 AP Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 6 5 3 2
A K J
9 5 4
A 3 Table K 10 7 4
9 5 2
10 3
7 6 5 2
54788 =
59545 =
Par NS -140 J 9
Q 10 7 4
A K 7 6
Q 10 4

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+14 1408
Pass
2 × W +1 -870
-14 1173

546. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul J 8 5 4
Q J 9
10 7 6 5
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Wernle Berkowitz Kriftner TerraneoC Garner Barnay Katz
1 4 5 Pass 1 2
Pass Pass Dbl AP Dbl 3 3 4
Dbl Pass Pass 4
5 Pass 6 AP

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

A 7 6
7 6 3
A J 8 4
9 7 4 Table K Q 10 9 3 2
A
2
A J 10 6 3
11982 =
9C45B =
Par NS -800 —
K 10 8 5 4 2
K Q 9 3
8 5 2

1 opening
5 × N -3 -500
+10 1418
Pass
6 E = -980
-10 1173

550. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul A K Q 4
9 5
Q 9 6 3 2
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Sakul Branco Karwur Lasut Villas-Boas Manoppo Campos
1 2 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 1 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 3 AP

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

J 10 8 7 6 5
10 7 6 3
7 4
K Table 2
K 2
A K J 10
A Q 10 4 3 2
76775 66774
66668 =
Par NS -90 9 3
A Q J 8 4
8 5
J 8 7 5

1 opening
2 NT E -2 +200
+7 1428
Pass
3 E = -110
-7 1173

551. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 7
4
Q 7 6 5 4
A K 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Avdeev Shudnev Rekunov Helness Khokhlov Furunes
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

J 5 4
8 6 5
A 10 3
Q 8 3 2 Table A K 6 3
K J 9 7 2
9 8 2
6
9869A =
45732 45742
Par NS +600 10 9 8 2
A Q 10 3
K J
J 9 7

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 1439
Pass
2 E -1 +100
-11 1173

554. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul K Q 8 4
Q 10 8 6
J 5 4
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Isporski Austberg Kovachev Gunev Brogeland Popova Saelensminde
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
4 AP 3 AP

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

A
K J 4
K Q 10 8 7 6 3
J 9 Table 10 9 7 3
A 7 5 3 2
—
A 4 3 2
88445 67345
55997 =
Par NS -140 J 6 5 2
9
A 9 2
Q 10 8 7 6

1 opening
4 E -3 +150
+6 1445
Pass
3 W = -110
-6 1178

555. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul K 10 6
10 7 4 2
A K 10 5 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Chagas Kwiecien Branco Villas-Boas Tuszynski Campos Jassem
1 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

A 5
K Q 8 6 5
Q 8
A K J 7 Table Q J 9 4
A 3
J 4
Q 10 9 6 4
35371 =
88A5A 8895A
Par NS -620 8 7 3 2
J 9
9 7 6 2
8 5 2

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+13 1458
Pass
3 NT W +2 -660
-13 1178

556. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul A 10
10 5
A J 8 3
Q 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Levy Fredin Chemla Lindkvist Nilsland Palau Fallenius Allegrini
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 NT 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 7 3
6 2
K Q 4 2
10 9 Table K 4 2
A Q J 9 8
10 7 6 5
7
8676B =
46672 =
Par NS +600 J 6 5
K 7 4 3
9
A K J 8 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 1458
Pass
5 S +1 +620
+12 1190

558. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul A Q
A 4
10 9 6 3 2
J 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Fawcett Berkowitz Liggins Burn Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH
1 1 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 3 3
4 4 AP

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

J
Q 6 2
K Q 7 5 4
A Q 4 2 Table 9 7 4
K J 10 8 7 3
8
K 8 5
99355 =
44A78 =
Par NS -100 K 10 8 6 5 3 2
9 5
A J
10 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
-11 1459
Pass
4 S -2 -100
+11 1201

562. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul Q J
A J 4
K 5 3 2
J 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola MagnussonM Kwiecien Ingimarsson JonssonT Zmudzinski Thorvaldsson Balicki
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 4
K 7 3 2
A J
A K 10 2 Table A 9 5 3
Q 10 8
10 9 8 6
Q 6
44454 =
99989 98989
Par NS -400 K 7 6 2
9 6 5
Q 7 4
8 5 3

1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
+6 1467
Pass
3 NT W = -400
-6 1205

563. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A 8
8 6 3
Q J 8 2
K J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Garner Barnay Katz TerraneoC Wernle Berkowitz Kriftner Cohen
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 2 Dbl 1 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) 4 AP

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

Q 6 5 3 2
A K J
9 5 4
A 3 Table K 10 7 4
9 5 2
10 3
7 6 5 2
54788 =
59545 =
Par NS -140 J 9
Q 10 7 4
A K 7 6
Q 10 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 1467
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+5 1210

564. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul —
K 10 9 5 4
A 9 6 4 2
J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace Burgess Lauria Marston Mullamphy de Falco Richman Ferraro
1 2 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 AP

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

A 6 4 3
A J 8 7
Q 8 7
A 7 Table Q J 10 8 7 2
—
J 10 3
Q 10 8 5
43976 43A86
79356 =
Par NS +100 K 9 5
Q 6 3 2
K 5
K 9 6 2

1 opening
4 × E = -590
-5 1467
Pass
4 E = -420
+5 1215

565. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 5
A J 8
K 9 6 3
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Burgess Lauria Marston Mullamphy de Falco Richman Ferraro
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

1 opening
3 N -3 -150
-6 1467
Pass
2 W -1 +100
+6 1221

566. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul A K Q 4
9 5
Q 9 6 3 2
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Levy Balicki Chemla Zmudzinski Tuszynski Salama Jassem Mouiel
1 2 2 Pass 1 1
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass Dbl Rdbl 2
4 AP Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP

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

J 10 8 7 6 5
10 7 6 3
7 4
K Table 2
K 2
A K J 10
A Q 10 4 3 2
76775 66774
66668 =
Par NS -90 9 3
A Q J 8 4
8 5
J 8 7 5

1 opening
4 E -2 +200
+7 1474
Pass
3 E = -110
-7 1221

567. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 7
4
Q 7 6 5 4
A K 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Monsegur Berkowitz Mooney Lambardi Garner Lucena WeinsteinH
1 1 3 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 5 4
8 6 5
A 10 3
Q 8 3 2 Table A K 6 3
K J 9 7 2
9 8 2
6
9869A =
45732 45742
Par NS +600 10 9 8 2
A Q 10 3
K J
J 9 7

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+9 1483
Pass
1 NT W -2 +200
-9 1221

568. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A J 10 6
10 8 6 4
A 10 7
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Monsegur Berkowitz Mooney Lambardi Garner Lucena WeinsteinH
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 2 3 4 (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q
A Q J 9 5 3
J 6 5 4
J 3 Table 8 4 3 2
K 7
9 3 2
A 10 9 8
6B579 =
62764 =
Par NS +450 K 9 7 5
2
K Q 8
K 7 6 4 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+6 1489
Pass
3 S +2 +200
-6 1221

571. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul J 9 7 5
A 7
K 8 4
Q J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Allegrini Jires Palau Kopriva Volhejn Chemla Fort Levy
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 4 3 2
4
10 9 7 3 2
10 6 Table K 10
K Q 8 6 3
A Q J
A 4 3
53637 53537
797A6 =
Par NS -140 Q 6
J 10 9 5 2
6 5
K 8 5 2

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
-5 1489
Pass
4 W -3 +300
+5 1226

572. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul Q 6 4
K Q 8
8 7 5 4
A 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Fawcett Sylvan Liggins Sundelin Nilsland SimpsonC Fallenius Hallberg
1 1 3 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

—
9 6 5 2
K J 10 6 3
7 6 5 3 Table A K 9 8 7 5
10 4
Q 9
K 10 4
97867 97856
46476 =
Par NS +500 J 10 3 2
A J 7 3
A 2
Q J 9

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 1499
Pass
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 1226

573. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul K 9 4 2
J
J 10 8
A Q 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Weichsel Moss Sontag Stansby Fredin Martel Lindkvist
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

7 6 3
A K 10 8 7
9 5
K 6 3 Table A Q 8 5
6 4 3
Q 6 4 2
4 2
6759A =
45743 45742
Par NS +130 J 10
Q 9 5 2
A K 7 3
J 10 5

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 1504
Pass
3 S -2 -100
-5 1226

577. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q J 5
A Q 8 3
9 7
K 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Berkowitz Casen Cohen Garner Rosenberg WeinsteinH Zia
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl AP 1 NT AP

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

K 9 8
K 5 2
J 5 4
Q 10 8 6 Table A 7 4
9 7 6
A 8 6
A J 3 2
78796 68786
65647 =
Par NS +110 10 6 3 2
J 10 4
K Q 10 3 2
7

1 opening
2 × N +1 +380
+10 1514
Pass
1 NT W = -90
-10 1229

578. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

N deals
E-W vul K 9 4 2
3
A Q 5 3
Q 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Levin Martel Weinstein Stansby Weichsel Rosenberg Sontag Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 3
J 9 6
10 4 2
K 8 3 Table A J 8
Q 10 8 5
K J 9
9 6 2
67688 67677
76755 =
Par NS +90 7 6
A K 7 4 2
8 7 6
A J 7

1 opening
3 NT S -4 -200
-7 1514
Pass
1 NT N = +90
+7 1236

579. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul 8 7 4
K 6 5
A 10 3
A 6 4 2

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

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

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-5 1514
Pass
2 S = +110
+5 1241

580. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 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
Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 2 (AP)

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

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 1520
Pass
2 N -1 -100
-6 1241

585. 1999 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

N deals
E-W vul A 4 2
10
Q 9 6 4 2
A 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Janz Hamman Mello Soloway Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 2 4 4 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 7
K Q 9 8 6 4
K 8 5
Q 5 Table 9 8
A J 3
A J 10 7
K 10 9 4
38255 =
65A88 =
Par NS -300 K J 10 6 5 3
7 5 2
3
J 3 2

1 opening
4 × S -1 -100
+11 1532
Pass
4 E +1 -650
-11 1244

588. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 10 3 2
A Q 6 2
K J 10 8 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Mello Brogeland Janz Saelensminde Helness Branco Helgemo Chagas
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 7 5
K J 9 7 5
—
J 9 7 4 Table Q J
10 3
Q 6 4 3
A 8 6 3 2
985A4 =
35739 35639
Par NS +130 K 9 6 4
8 4
A 9 7 5
K Q 10

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 1532
Pass
4 S = +130
+5 1255

589. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul A K 8
9 5 3
K J 7 6 3
6 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Sontag Martel Weichsel Vogel Wolfson Jacobs Silverman
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 1 (AP)
4 AP

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

4
A J 7 2
A Q 8
Q J 8 4 3 Table Q 10 7 5 3
K Q 10 6
10 5
K 2
55374 =
88A68 77A68
Par NS -620 J 9 6 2
8 4
9 4 2
A 10 9 7

1 opening
4 E = -620
-9 1532
Pass
1 S -2 -200
+9 1264

590. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul K 3 2
A 10 9 2
8 7 6 5
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Sontag Martel Weichsel Bates Silverman Katz Wolfson
1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Dbl Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass 6 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

9 8
K Q 7
A 3
Q J 9 5 3 2 Table A Q J 10 4
J 5 4
K Q
K 7 4
22452 =
BB98B =
Par NS -460 7 6 5
8 6 3
J 10 9 4 2
10 6

1 opening
3 NT E +2 -460
-11 1532
Pass
6 × E -1 +100
+11 1275

591. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul 9 7 3
K J 10 8
Q 8 5
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Sontag Berkowitz Weichsel Jacobs Burger Katz Cayne
1 Dbl 4 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K Q J 5 4
Q 5 2
9
Q 10 8 6 Table A 8 2
A 7 6
K 7
K 9 7 4 2
737A2 =
5943A 59439
Par NS +100 10 6
9 4 3
A J 10 6 4 3 2
3

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 1542
Pass
4 E = -420
-10 1275

596. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul 3 2
A 10 4 3
K 9 6
A 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Hamman Burger Soloway Cayne
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A K Q
J 9 5 2
10 4 3
Q 7 5 Table 10 9 4
K Q
A Q 8 7 2
K J 9
34434 =
A89A9 =
Par NS -430 J 8 7 6 5
8 7 6
J 5
10 8 4

1 opening
1 NT N -4 -200
+6 1548
Pass
3 NT E +1 -430
-6 1281

597. 1997 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul K J 9 3
4 3
A K 7 5
10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Levy Nickell Mari Chemla Hamman Perron Wolff
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Rdbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A 8 4 2
9
Q 10 6
J 9 8 5 2 Table 7 6
A K J 5 2
8 3 2
K Q 7
67785 =
76657 =
Par NS +90 Q 10 5
Q 10 8 7 6
J 9 4
A 3

1 opening
2 × E -1 +100
+5 1553
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-5 1281

598. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul A 9 5 4
7
A Q 10 7 4
9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Helness Versace Helgemo Aa Bocchi Groetheim Duboin
1 2 3 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP 2 2 2 3
4 AP

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

Q 10 6
A 8 5 4
5 3 2
A J 8 Table 8 7 3
K Q J 6 3 2
8
K 10 2
48387 =
65A56 =
Par NS -500 K J 2
10 9
K J 9 6
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+10 1563
Pass
4 E = -620
-10 1281

600. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 9 2
5
A Q J 9 8 6 4
K 9 4

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

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

A J 10 7
9 8 7 6 4
10
J 10 8 Table K 8 6 5 4 3
K 10 2
7 2
3 2
767CC =
07600 =
Par NS +920 Q
A Q J 3
K 5 3
A Q 7 6 5

1 opening
6 N +1 +940
+11 1574
Pass
5 N +1 +420
-11 1281

601. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A 6 4
6
K 8 6 4 3
K J 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Passell Szymanowski Seamon Lesniewski Baze Burger Golias Cayne
1 1 3 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 1 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K J 10 3
K 2
A
Q 10 9 5 4 2 Table Q 9 7 5
Q J 10 8 4
10 9 2
A
63495 =
5A848 =
Par NS -500 8 2
A 9 7 5 3
Q J 7 5
6 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 1586
Pass
4 W = -620
-12 1281

605. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul 4 2
3
A Q 10 7 5 3
K J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Mari Sakul Bompis Levy Lasut Mouiel Manoppo
1 Pass 4 Pass Pass 3
Dbl Pass 4 AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

A J 9 7
A
K J 9 6 2
A 9 2 Table K Q 10 8 5
10 9 7 6
8 4
8 4
63859 =
7A373 7A474
Par NS -300 6 3
K Q J 8 5 4 2
—
Q 10 6 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 1592
Pass
3 E +1 -170
+6 1287

Data 9X02 Main Top One Diamond vs. Pass