Data 9X05 Main

One Notrump vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 188 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 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Bianchedi Moss Bocchi Zia Hanlon Duboin Amoils
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A 6
10 9 6
7 2
A K 10 7 5 2 Table J 7 2
K J 8 4 3
A K Q 10
3
36252 36242
97A7A 96A8A
Par NS -620 K 10 8 4
7
J 6 5 4 3
J 8 6

1 NT opening
3 NT W = -600
+1 1
Pass
4 E = -620
-1 0

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Passell Weinstein Jacobus Dwyer Katz Ekeblad Nickell
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 7 6
Q 10 3
J 10 6
A Q 3 Table A 5
A J 8 7 6
Q 9 7
K 10 8
47466 =
86967 =
Par NS -140 K
K 9 5
A K 3 2
J 9 7 6 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N -5 -250
+8 9
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-8 1

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul J 8 7 6
J 4 3
A J 6 3
A 8

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

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

10 4 2
K Q 9
K 8
J 7 6 5 3 Table K Q 3
A 10 6 2
Q 7 5
K 4 2
66474 56474
77969 77869
Par NS -140 A 9 5
8 7 5
10 9 4 2
Q 10 9

1 NT opening
3 NT W -3 +300
+9 18
Pass
2 E = -110
-9 9

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul K 9 2
K J 9
A 5 3
K 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Furuta Verhees ChenD v.Prooijen Drijver Takayama Brink Kaku
1 NT 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

J 10 5
Q 10 7
6 2
A Q 9 7 3 Table A Q 8 3
6 4 3 2
K Q 10 9
4
65566 =
78877 =
Par NS -110 7 6 4
A 8 5
J 8 7 4
J 8 2

1 NT opening
2 W = -90
-5 20
Pass
2 W -1 +100
+5 14

19. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

N deals
E-W vul 6
Q 5 4 3
10 6 5 4 2
K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Hampson Dwyer Greco Platnick Kranyak Diamond WolpertG
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Dbl 4 Dbl AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 8 4
J 10
A K Q 8 7
Q 9 Table K 10 3 2
K 8 7 6
3
J 10 6 4
54656 =
89787 =
Par NS -140 Q J 7 5
A 9 2
J 9
A 8 7 5

1 NT opening
4 × N -5 -1100
-15 28
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+15 36

22. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Hantos Fantoni Gusso Nunes Helgemo Pasquini Helness Valdes
1 NT 3 3 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

5 4 3
5 3
8 7 5 3 2
8 6 3 Table Q 9 6
A Q J
J
A K J 10 9 7
9AA95 69A95
43338 43348
Par NS +620 K 10 8 2
K 9 8 6 2
A 9 6
5

1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 36
Pass
2 NT N +1 +150
+6 42

23. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Svendsen Helgemo Berg Hoftaniska Nunes Charlsen Fantoni
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 2
Q 2
J 5 4 2
A J 9 Table J 8 6 5
A 10 7 6 5
7 6 3
10
8688A =
57553 =
Par NS +130 7 4
K J 9 3
A Q 9
K Q 3 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 46
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 42

25. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Kuru MagnussonM Cengiz Ingimarsson Jorgensen Yilmaz Einarsson Gur
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 2
Q 2
J 5 4 2
A J 9 Table J 8 6 5
A 10 7 6 5
7 6 3
10
8688A =
57553 =
Par NS +130 7 4
K J 9 3
A Q 9
K Q 3 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 56
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 44

28. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul A K 10 4
7 5
K 9 7
10 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Zimmermann Bertheau Multon Fantoni Upmark Nunes Nystrom
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 AP

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

J 7 3
K J 8 6 4
A 10 3
8 7 Table Q 8 6
9 3
Q 5 4 2
A 9 6 5
77667 77677
55765 =
Par NS +90 9 5 2
A Q 10 2
J 8 6
K Q J

1 NT opening
2 NT N -2 -100
-5 56
Pass
2 S = +90
+5 51

30. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Mesbur Matushko Fitzgibbon Khokhlov Kholomeev McGann Khiuppenen Hanlon
1 NT 2 5 Pass 1 5
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

A 9 5 4
Q 6 5
Q J 3 2
Q 2 Table K 10 8 7
A 9 7 4 2
10 8
A 3
85679 =
58754 58765
Par NS +120 Q 2
—
K 9 7 4
K J 9 8 6 5 4

1 NT opening
5 × S -2 -300
+5 61
Pass
5 × S -3 -500
-5 51

31. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
L'Ecuyer Fantoni Demuy Nunes Helness Amoils Helgemo WolpertD
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 AP

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

6 5 4
8
K Q J 9 7 2
J 9 2 Table K 10
A J 10 4 3
5 3
A K 8 4
57635 =
76797 76798
Par NS -110 Q 7 3 2
K 9 2
6 4
Q 10 7 5

1 NT opening
3 NT W -4 +400
+11 72
Pass
2 W +1 -110
-11 51

34. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul 10 7 3 2
A K 9
5 2
Q J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Helness Imakura Helgemo Ino Teramoto Nunes Hanayama Fantoni
1 NT Dbl 3 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q 8 5
8 7 5 3
J 4
A K 9 5 Table A K J 6
Q J 10 6
K Q 6
10 7
33465 =
99967 =
Par NS -600 9 4
4 2
A 10 9 8 7 3
8 6 2

1 NT opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 88
Pass
4 E = -620
-12 51

37. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

N deals
None vul Q 9 2
A Q J
J 7 4 2
Q 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rayner Stansby Roche Martel Kamil Hargreaves Fleisher McAvoy
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 2 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

J 6 5
8 4 3
A 9 3
J 8 7 3 Table K 10 8 4 3
6 5
Q 10 8 6
10 6
A7A8A 96A8A
36353 =
Par NS +430 A 7
K 10 9 7 2
K 5
A K 9 2

1 NT opening
5 N -2 -100
-11 91
Pass
4 S = +420
+11 63

41. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

8 5
A Q 7 5
Q 9
Q 10 9 4 3 Table A K J 7 4
9
10 8 6 5 3 2
2
86A58 =
57385 =
Par NS +420 6
K J 10 8 4 2
A 4
A 8 7 6

1 NT opening
4 × S = +590
+5 96
Pass
4 S = +420
-5 70

42. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul K
K Q 2
Q 10 6 5
10 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Ino Sementa Imakura Furuta Bocchi Kaku Madala
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 6 4 2
6 4 3
8 3
A Q 7 Table A Q 10
A 10 8 5
K J 4 2
K 6
33356 =
AA986 =
Par NS -630 9 7 5 3
J 9 7
A 9 7
J 9 8

1 NT opening
2 × S -3 -500
-12 96
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+12 82

43. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

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

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

A Q J 10 8
9 3
A 7 5
K 7 6 Table 6
A J 8 7 6
Q 10 4 2
J 9 5
54445 =
88987 87987
Par NS -140 7 5 4 2
10 2
J 9
A Q 10 3 2

1 NT opening
3 W -1 +100
+6 102
Pass
3 S -3 -150
-6 82

47. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Ao Grue WangJ Sun Delmonte Kang Bakhshi
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 AP

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

A 7 4
10 9 2
A Q 4
8 7 5 2 Table K 9 8 3 2
Q 6 4
8
A Q 4 3
75795 =
48447 =
Par NS +100 10 5
K J 7 5
J 10 9 7 2
K J

1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 107
Pass
1 E = -80
-5 85

54. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

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

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

9 8 4 3
A J 10 9 5
K 3 2
J Table A K Q
4
8 7 6 5 4
8 7 6 4
87779 =
46564 =
Par NS +120 7 6
K Q 8 6 3
J 9
K Q 10 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 124
Pass
2 NT N = +120
-10 87

55. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

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

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

4
7 6
Q 9 8 6 5 4
K 10 6 3 Table K Q 9 7 3
9 5
A K J 10 7
7
78C4C 78B4C
24191 =
Par NS +800 A 8 6
A Q 10 8 4 3
—
J 9 5 4

1 NT opening
4 × E -4 +800
+8 132
Pass
4 S +1 +450
-8 87

56. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT GartaganisJ BessisM GartaganisN Klimowicz GaviardJ Campbell Ventin
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 3 AP

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

5
3 2
K J 8 7 6 3
K J 10 9 Table Q J 4 2
Q 9 6
A 2
A 7 5 3
78844 =
54598 54588
Par NS -110 K 10 9
A J 8 7 5 4
10
8 4 2

1 NT opening
3 S -2 -200
-6 132
Pass
3 W -1 +50
+6 93

57. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 2

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

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

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

A K 4 2
A K
A Q J 3
10 8 5 Table 10 3
J 7 6 3 2
7 5
A 9 4 2
55343 =
8899A =
Par NS -140 Q 8 6
10 8 4
10 9 8 6
7 6 3

1 NT opening
2 NT W = -120
-6 132
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+6 99

59. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Matushko Lauria Khokhlov Kholomeev Nunes Khiuppenen Fantoni
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
3 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A K J 10 6 5
K 6 5
Q 8
10 5 Table 8
8 7 4
K 10 7 6 4
7 6 4 3
A7A8A =
35353 =
Par NS +430 7 3
Q J 9
A 9 5 2
A K 8 2

1 NT opening
3 W -3 +300
-5 133
Pass
2 × W -2 +500
+5 104

62. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Trendafilov Kholomeev Karaivanov Stefanov Gromov Aronov Dubinin
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 5
K 8 2
7 6 2
K Q 4 2 Table A 10 8 6
10
K 10 5 3
J 9 6 3
98B97 =
45246 =
Par NS +450 Q 9 3
Q 9 7 6 3
A Q J 8
5

1 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
+6 139
Pass
3 S +2 +200
-6 105

64. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Karaivanov Elinescu Trendafilov Danailov Kirmse Karakolev Gromoeller
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 2 2
3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9
A Q
J 5 4
A K 10 8 7 3 Table 7 2
J 10 7 6 5 3 2
3
9 5 2
794A4 =
43939 43938
Par NS +140 K Q 6 5 3
4
A Q 10 8 7 2
6

1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 139
Pass
4 S = +420
+10 115

65. 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
Meckstroth Brink Rodwell Drijver Bertens Nickell Bakkeren Katz
1 NT 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

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 NT opening
2 E -2 +200
-6 139
Pass
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 121

69. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K 9 7
K 9 6 3
8 5 2
K Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Matushko Muzzio Khokhlov Kholomeev Lambardi Khiuppenen Ventin
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 8
Q 10 8
Q 10
J 8 6 4 3 Table 10 4 3
A 7 4
K 6 4 3
9 5 2
98987 99987
44456 =
Par NS +400 A 6 5 2
J 5 2
A J 9 7
A 7

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 143
Pass
3 N = +140
+5 126

70. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Drijver Stefanov Brink de Wijs Karakolev Muller Danailov
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 2
4 AP Dbl 4 Pass 4
4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A Q J 10 8 4
K
7 3
A K 8 4 Table K 5 2
J 10 2
Q 10 9 8 2
6 5
43856 =
89486 =
Par NS -140 9
Q 9 7 6 5
K 6
Q J 10 7 2

1 NT opening
4 W = -620
-8 143
Pass
5 × S -2 -300
+8 134

71. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul Q J
J 9 5
A 8 4
Q 9 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Doub Ekeblad Wildavsky Weichsel
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

A 9 4
8 6 3
J 10 3 2
8 3 2 Table K 8 7 6 3
K Q 10 4
K Q 7 6
—
73548 73538
5A795 =
Par NS -420 10 5 2
A 7 2
9 5
A K J 10 7

1 NT opening
2 N = +90
+6 149
Pass
2 E +1 -140
-6 134

75. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerard Nunes Feldman Fantoni Lauria Sutherlin Versace Gerstman
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 NT AP 3 Dbl 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K 9 8 6
6 4
K J 8 7
A K 7 Table A J 7
A 9 8 3
Q 10 9
Q 8 3
22424 =
9B8A9 =
Par NS -650 10 5 2
J 7 5
4 2
J 9 6 5 4

1 NT opening
2 NT E +3 -210
-7 149
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+7 144

77. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Asbi Meckstroth George Bojoh Freeman Gontha Nickell
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 2 NT AP
Dbl 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 8 3 2
9 6 3
Q
Q 10 6 Table 5
A Q 8 7 5
9 8 6 3
K J 3
85698 =
57744 =
Par NS +120 A J 6 4
10 4
K J 10 5
A 9 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 149
Pass
2 NT N = +120
+5 149

78. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Goksu Compton Bedir Kolata Rodwell Kandemir Meckstroth
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 6 3
J 7 3 2
7 5 3
Q 9 5 Table 10 7
A K 6
A J 10 4 2
K J 3
78768 68657
55675 =
Par NS +110 A K J 5
9 4
K 9 6
8 6 4 2

1 NT opening
1 NT×× N = +560
+8 157
Pass
1 NT E -2 +200
-8 149

79. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Zia Martel Rosenberg Levin Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 9 7
6 5 3
K 7
Q J 10 6 2 Table A J 3
J 9 4 2
Q 3
A 8 7 3
798A6 68795
44537 =
Par NS +140 K 8 6
A K Q 7
J 8 6 4
9 5

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 164
Pass
3 S = +110
-7 149

80. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Rosenberg Stansby Zia Weinstein Cohen Levin Berkowitz
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass 4 Pass 5 3 3 5 6 (AP)
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

—
K J 10 9 5 2
7 6 4 2
Q 7 2 Table 4 3
A Q 7 4 3
Q 10 8
10 8 5
7D58B 7D58C
10851 10841
Par NS +1510 K Q J 10 8 6
—
A K 5
K 6 4 3

1 NT opening
7 S = +1510
+11 175
Pass
6 N = +980
-11 149

81. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg SmithJ Zia Zaluski Klimowicz WeinsteinH Frukacz Garner
1 NT 2 Pass Pass 4 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass
Pass Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

10
Q 10 9 5
A K 6 5 4
K J 7 Table K Q J 7 6 5 4
K 3
10 9 7
3
63648 =
6A795 =
Par NS -620 A 9
7 6 2
Q 8 3
Q 10 8 4 2

1 NT opening
4 × E -1 +200
+13 188
Pass
4 E = -620
-13 149

82. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul A K J 7
J 3
3 2
J 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Zaluski Rosenberg SmithJ Frukacz Garner Klimowicz WeinsteinH
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 6 3 2
A 9 8 5 2
J
A Q 9 Table 10 5 4
K Q 7 6 4
9 4
10 7 5
664A8 =
16815 =
Par NS +130 9 8
10
A K Q 10 8 7 6 5
K 4

1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-12 188
Pass
5 × S = +550
+12 161

84. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Drijver Helgemo Brink de Wijs Saelensminde Muller Brogeland
1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

9 6 5 2
K J 9
K 8
K 8 5 3 Table A J 7 3
A 8 7 5
A 10 3 2
6
32345 =
9BA98 =
Par NS -650 8 4
10 4 3
7 6 5
A Q J 9 4

1 NT opening
3 W +1 -170
+10 199
Pass
4 W = -620
-10 161

85. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

N deals
E-W vul J 9 8
Q 7
Q 9 4
A J 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Nystrom Brink Bertheau Cullin Muller Upmark de Wijs
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 3
3 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 10 7 6 5 3
A 10 6
6
Q 9 Table A 4
K J 8 4
K 5 2
10 7 6 5
232A8 =
4A735 =
Par NS -100 2
9 5 3 2
A J 10 8 7 3
K 3

1 NT opening
3 W +2 -200
+10 209
Pass
3 NT E +3 -690
-10 161

86. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul J 9 7 5
Q 7 3 2
A 8
K 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Gromov WangJ Dubinin Ao Gu Balicki Chechelashvili Zmudzinski
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Pass
Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP) 4 AP

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

A 8 2
10 8 6
10 3
A 9 7 6 2 Table K Q 4 3
A 9 5 4
K J 7
Q 10
45473 =
98858 =
Par NS -500 10 6
K J
Q 9 6 5 4 2
J 8 3

1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 209
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+5 166

91. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Roman Zia Fout Rosenberg Jacobs Rengstorff Katz Ehlers
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 6 3 2
5 3
A 10
Q J 7 6 2 Table A J 9 4
Q
K 7 5 3
10 8 4 3
73983 =
6935A =
Par NS -100 10 5
K 10 9 7 6
Q 9 8 4 2
A

1 NT opening
2 S +2 +170
+6 218
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-6 166

92. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Nussbaum Woolsey Saxe Stewart Morse Baseggio Wolff Stark
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
4 AP

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

K 6 3 2
5 3
A 10
Q J 7 6 2 Table A J 9 4
Q
K 7 5 3
10 8 4 3
73983 =
6935A =
Par NS -100 10 5
K 10 9 7 6
Q 9 8 4 2
A

1 NT opening
4 W = -620
-13 218
Pass
2 S +1 +140
+13 179

94. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K 9 5
J 8 6
J 9 3 2
10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Bertheau Lev Nystrom Lindkvist Lair Fredin Cohler
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Dbl AP

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

10 2
K 9 7 5
Q 10 7 4
K 4 2 Table A Q 8 4 3
4 2
6 5
A 9 8 3
65664 =
78779 =
Par NS -110 J 7 6
A Q 10 3
A K 8
Q J 5

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+10 228
Pass
3 NT× N -3 -500
-10 181

96. 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
Nadar Nunes Satyanarayana Fantoni Bocchi Venkataraman Duboin Chokshi
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

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 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 234
Pass
1 N +2 +140
-6 181

100. 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
Feldman Rosenberg Bramley Zia Fallenius Boyd Welland Robinson
1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 1 2
4 AP 2 NT 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 8 A 9 K 3 7 2
6 7 J A Q 2 K 6
10 tricks won 5 J A 6
9 8 Q 4
9 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 NT opening
4 E = -620
-8 234
Pass
5 × S -2 -300
+8 193

101. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul 10 5
A Q J 9
Q J 9 5 4
J 6

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Zia Cohler Rosenberg Fallenius Shenkin Welland Mahaffey
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl 3 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 5 Dbl 5 5 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

8
K 10 6 5 3
7
A K 9 7 4 2 Table J 7 6 2
8 7 4
10 8 3 2
5 3
BA6A7 =
00505 =
Par NS +460 A K Q 9 4 3
2
A K 6
Q 10 8

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+10 244
Pass
5 S -1 -50
-10 193

102. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Johnson Krekorian Simson Zwerling Becker Tolliver Schwartz
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 NT AP

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

9 8
K Q J 3 2
Q 5
J 9 7 4 Table J 7 5 4 3 2
9 5
K 9 7
K 5
A77A8 =
36635 =
Par NS +430 A K Q
10 8 7
J 6 3
A 10 6 3

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 244
Pass
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 198

103. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Feldman Wold Bramley Boyd Grue Robinson Cheek
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 6 3 2
A J 9 2
K 10 2
5 4 Table K 10 9 5
K Q
Q 9 7 5 4
K 9
43437 =
79896 =
Par NS -140 A 8
8 7 4 3
6 3
Q 10 8 7 3

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+11 255
Pass
4 E = -620
-11 198

105. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenS Jacob Compton Maksymetz Coren Robison Eisenberg Onstott
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 1 2
3 Dbl 4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q 7 4
Q J 10 2
10
K Q 9 6 Table 9 6
K 8 5 4
Q J 9 6 3
A 2
45345 =
88A98 88A88
Par NS -620 J 8 5
A 9 3
7 4 2
J 10 5 3

1 NT opening
4 E = -620
-12 256
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+12 210

106. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Nunes MossM Fantoni Nystrom Coren Bertheau Eisenberg
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass
Dbl 3 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q 8 6
10 8 7 3
A Q
A J 10 Table J 4
A Q 6 5 4
6
K 8 6 3 2
14281 13281
C8B5A 99B5B
Par NS -990 10 5 3
—
J 10 9 8 7 4 3
9 7 5

1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
-12 256
Pass
4 E -4 +200
+12 222

107. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Dai Teramoto YangL Takano Ino Zhuang Imakura ShiM
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 1
2 3 3 4 (AP) 1 2 Pass 3
4 AP

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

K Q J 9 6 3
K 8
2
10 9 8 6 Table 10 2
Q J 9 5
9 4
A K Q 5 4
73693 =
6864A =
Par NS -100 A 8 7
10 7 4 3
K J 8 6 5
J

1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
+11 267
Pass
4 W = -620
-11 222

113. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Priebe Fantoni Mackay Nunes Versace Richardson Lauria Jotcham
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q J 7 4
A 10 4 2
Q 8
10 3 Table 8 3 2
Q 7 5 3
A 7 5 2
7 5
75589 7558A
57853 =
Par NS +130 9 6 5
J 9 8
K J 9
A Q 6 2

1 NT opening
3 S = +110
+6 275
Pass
2 W = -110
-6 230

115. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Imakura Dai Ino Teramoto Sun Takano LiX
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 3 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 AP

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

A J 8 7 6 4
—
K J 6
Q 10 5 2 Table 9 5
A 9 5 4 3
8 7 2
9 7 6
A6BA8 A7BA9
26224 =
Par NS +450 K Q 2
Q J 10 7 2
9 4 3
A K

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+6 281
Pass
2 S +2 +170
-6 230

116. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Honti Khokhlov Szilagyi Rekunov Gromov Dumbovich Dubinin Winkler
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

K Q J 9 6 3
K 8
2
10 9 8 6 Table 10 2
Q J 9 5
9 4
A K Q 5 4
73693 =
6864A =
Par NS -100 A 8 7
10 7 4 3
K J 8 6 5
J

1 NT opening
4 × W -1 +200
+13 294
Pass
4 W = -620
-13 230

119. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
JohnsonD Nunes Stas Fantoni Lauria Engel Versace Coenraets
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 2
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 9 2
K 6
A 7 5
J 10 8 4 3 Table Q J 6 4 3
8 7 3
K 8
6 5 2
65885 65895
68547 67547
Par NS +110 7 5
A Q 9 5
Q J 6 4 2
Q 7

1 NT opening
2 NT N -2 -100
-6 294
Pass
3 N = +140
+6 239

121. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Bocchi Boyd Duboin Katz Becker Jacobs Schwartz
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP 4 AP

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

A
A 7 5
A Q 7 4 2
9 5 3 2 Table 8 4 3
K 9 8 3 2
K
A Q J 6
26132 =
96C9B =
Par NS -1400 10 9 7 5 2
J 4
J 10 8 5 3
10

1 NT opening
3 N -2 -100
+11 305
Pass
4 E +1 -650
-11 240

122. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul 8 7 4 3 2
Q J 5
9 8
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Boyd Soloway Robinson Hamman
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 Pass 2 AP
3 Pass 3 4
Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

A Q 9 6 5
10 9 8 4 2
—
9 4 3 Table K 10
K 6
K Q J 7 6 2
10 5 2
76788 =
56655 =
Par NS +90 J
A 7 3
A 10 5 4 3
Q J 8 6

1 NT opening
4 × S -3 -500
-13 305
Pass
2 E -3 +300
+13 253

123. 2003 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Hamman Bocchi Soloway Duboin
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10
A K 10
8 2
A J 10 8 6 3 Table 8 3 2
J 9 7
Q 10 5 4 3
K 5
37443 37444
A6899 =
Par NS -630 A Q 9 7 6 4
Q 5 4
J
7 4 2

1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 305
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+5 258

125. 2003 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Versace Nickell Lauria Freeman
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 4 AP
2 Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 8 7
Q J 2
8 2
K J 9 6 Table A K 6 5 3
A 7 4
Q 4
Q 7 2
63795 =
79648 79548
Par NS -100 Q
10 9 6 3
A J 9 6
10 8 4 3

1 NT opening
3 W +1 -170
+10 315
Pass
4 E = -620
-10 262

126. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Duboin Stromberg Bocchi Versace Lindkvist Lauria Fredin
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 2 2 2 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP 3 3 3 AP

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

K 5 4 3 2
A 10
A 9 8 4 2
9 Table Q J 9
8 7 3 2
10 7 6
A 10 2
64849 =
79594 =
Par NS -100 10 6
K Q 6 5 4
K J 5
K 8 3

1 NT opening
3 N = +110
+6 321
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 262

131. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz Schwartz Nickell Becker Freeman
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass
2 3 AP

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

A K 10 9
A 5
A Q 7 4 3
10 4 Table J 6 5 4
8 4 2
10 8 6
7 5 3
75959 86959
57484 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 2
K J 9 3
9 2
K Q 6 2

1 NT opening
2 × W = -180
-8 321
Pass
3 S = +140
+8 278

132. 2001 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

N deals
E-W vul A 6 4 3
8 3
A 6 4 3
J 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Aa Sontag Groetheim Helness Martel Helgemo Stansby
1 NT 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 2
7 6 5
Q J 8 7
7 5 3 Table 10 8 7
K Q J 10
10
A K Q 8 2
45463 46463
9797A =
Par NS -600 J 9 5
A 9 4 2
K 9 5 2
10 6

1 NT opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-11 321
Pass
2 E +1 -110
+11 289

133. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Zia Hampson Rosenberg Berkowitz Wold Cohen Lair
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 2
2 Pass 2 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP 3 AP

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

J
10 9 8 5 2
A 4
9 6 5 4 3 Table K Q 10 9 3 2
A 4
K Q J 3
8
63647 =
5A685 =
Par NS -620 8 4
K J 3
10 9 8
K Q J 10 7

1 NT opening
3 E +1 -170
-7 321
Pass
3 W -1 +100
+7 296

135. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Cohen Lair Berkowitz Zia Hampson Rosenberg Greco
1 NT Dbl 3 Pass 1 2
Dbl Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Dbl Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 AP

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

J 10 8
A Q 2
10
10 8 6 5 4 3 Table A 3
J 9 7 6
K J 8 2
A J 2
47464 =
86969 =
Par NS -140 Q 9 7 6 5 2
8 4
A 9 5
K 7

1 NT opening
5 × W -2 +500
+12 333
Pass
3 W = -110
-12 296

138. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey Robinson Molson Boyd Shenkin
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 3 AP

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

Q 5
K 9 7 6 5
8 7 6 3
5 2 Table A K 10 8 7 3
A J
Q 10
Q 7 6
55589 44589
48744 =
Par NS +100 6 4
4 3
K J 5 2
A 10 8 4 3

1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
-5 333
Pass
3 E -1 +50
+5 303

139. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Stewart Molson Woolsey Boyd Rubin Robinson Granovetter
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 7 5
Q 7 6 3
J 7
Q 7 2 Table Q 8 6
8 4
Q 10 8 4 3
J 10 9
98989 =
45454 45354
Par NS +400 A 4 3 2
A K 2
A 6 5
6 5 3

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 343
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 303

140. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

N deals
E-W vul A 10 9
Q 6 2
K 9 8 6 4
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Freeman Sontag Nickell Weichsel
1 NT 2 NT 4 Pass 1 4
5 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 8 4 2
9 8 7
3
K 8 6 4 2 Table J 6 5
—
A Q J 10 2
A J 10 9 5
64952 =
5948B =
Par NS -300 Q 7 3
A K J 10 5 4 3
7 5
7

1 NT opening
5 W = -600
-11 343
Pass
4 × S -1 -100
+11 314

142. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Woolsey Granovetter Stewart Boyd Shenkin Robinson Molson
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A K Q J 6 5
J 5
A K Q 6
4 Table 8 3
K 8
9 4 3 2
A Q 9 7 5
11403 =
CC7CA =
Par NS -1440 10 7
9 7 6 4 3
10 7 5
J 8 6

1 NT opening
4 W +2 -680
+12 355
Pass
6 W = -1370
-12 318

143. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 2
A 9 6 5
10 8 7
K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Duboin Pszczola Bocchi Versace Zmudzinski Lauria Balicki
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 1 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 6 5
10 8 7 3 2
4
J 6 3 2 Table Q J 4
Q J
K 9 5 2
A 9 5 4
99796 =
44637 44647
Par NS +400 K 9 7 3
K 4
A Q J 6 3
10 8

1 NT opening
2 × W -2 +500
+9 364
Pass
3 S = +110
-9 318

145. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Bocchi Zmudzinski Duboin Lauria Tuszynski Versace Jassem
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 1 2
Pass Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

10 9
8 5 4 2
K 10 6 4
K J 8 Table K J 8 4
A K 10
J
9 7 6 5 3
77686 67686
66757 =
Par NS +90 A 7 5
Q J 6
A 9 8 7 5 2
4

1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
-7 364
Pass
3 E -2 +200
+7 325

146. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 94

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Bocchi Kwiecien Duboin Lauria Tuszynski Versace Jassem
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 8
9 8 3
K 10 7
A Q 10 4 Table J 6 2
A 5 2
J 6 5
9 8 6 5
78876 =
55566 =
Par NS +110 A 9 4 3
J 10 6
A Q 9 4
K 7

1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -50
-5 364
Pass
2 NT S = +120
+5 330

150. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Ramondt Thorvaldsson Maas Bertens MagnussonM Nab Ingimarsson
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 7 5
8 5 4
J 3
A K 10 5 3 Table 9 3 2
J 9
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7
68944 68964
65478 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
Q 7 6 3
A 10
J 8 2

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 365
Pass
1 NT S = +90
+5 336

154. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki Duboin Versace Pszczola Lauria Kwiecien
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) 3 3 NT 4 AP

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

A 10 9 7 6 5
A 8 6
7 6
K 2 Table Q J 8
K Q J 4
10 3 2
10 8 5
85799 =
48641 28641
Par NS +120 2
10 9 2
A K J 9 8 4
J 9 3

1 NT opening
3 S = +110
-5 370
Pass
4 E -3 +300
+5 341

156. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul Q 10 4 2
4 3 2
A 9 8
A 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Branco Duboin Chagas Bocchi Versace Villas-Boas Lauria Campos
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 6
K 10 9 5
Q 6 3
9 5 4 Table A K
Q J 7 6
10 7 5 4 2
8 7
8A65A =
53773 =
Par NS +420 J 7 5 3
A 8
K J
K Q J 3 2

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+11 382
Pass
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 341

158. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Marston Versace Burgess Richman Ferraro Mullamphy de Falco
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 NT AP
Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

J 10 8 5
A 6 5
7 6 2
A Q 9 Table A Q 4 2
Q J 7
Q J 5 4
6 3
75868 65758
68564 57564
Par NS -110 K 3
10 9 8 4 3
K 10 8
10 8 5

1 NT opening
3 NT× W -3 +500
+9 391
Pass
3 NT E -2 +100
-9 344

160. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Popova Saelensminde Gunev Isporski Austberg Kovachev Helgemo
1 NT 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
3 Pass 4 AP 1 NT Dbl 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

J 4
Q 10 7 4
A K Q 10 7
10 7 Table K 10 5 2
A J 9 6 5
6
8 6 5
36227 36127
77AA5 =
Par NS -420 Q 7 6
2
9 8 5 2
A K 9 4 3

1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 401
Pass
4 E = -420
-10 344

161. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Cohen Weinstein Berkowitz WeinsteinH Zia Garner Rosenberg
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 5 3
A 6 5
J
A Q 10 4 2 Table J 9 8 7 4
J 8 2
K Q 4
K 9
32672 =
99769 =
Par NS -400 Q 6
Q 10 4 3
10 9 7 5 2
J 8

1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
-11 401
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+11 355

164. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Freeman WeinsteinH Nickell Garner
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 AP Dbl 3 3 AP

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

A K 9
Q
K Q J 10 4
J 10 5 4 Table J 7 5 2
K 10 7
8 2
A 9 3 2
33733 =
79599 =
Par NS -140 8 6 4 3
J 8 6 4 3 2
A
8 6

1 NT opening
3 E = -140
-6 403
Pass
3 E -1 +100
+6 361

165. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Nickell Garner Freeman WeinsteinH
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Dbl Rdbl 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 6 3 2
Q J 6
Q 8 7
A 6 5 Table 9 8 7
10 7 5 4 2
K J 3 2
Q
8667A =
46763 =
Par NS +130 Q J 10
8
A 10 6 5
K J 7 4 2

1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 403
Pass
3 NT N = +400
+7 368

169. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Zia Katz Rosenberg Stansby Sontag Martel Weichsel
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl 2 3 2 3 3 Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A J 7 2
J 9 4
10 8 7 4 2
9 Table 10 9 6
A Q 7 5 3
A Q 5
A 10
64348 =
78A95 =
Par NS -500 K 8 4 3
6 2
K J 9
J 6 3 2

1 NT opening
4 × E = -790
-13 403
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+13 381

171. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A J 8
10 7 4 2
Q 9 7 5
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Stewart Versace Woolsey Robinson Jacobs Boyd Katz
1 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass 3
Dbl Pass 5 5 Dbl Pass 3 NT AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

—
A K J 9
K J 6 4
Q J 8 4 3 Table K 5 2
Q 8 6
3
K 10 9 7 5 2
39371 =
6385B =
Par NS -300 Q 10 9 7 6 4 3
5 3
A 10 8 2
—

1 NT opening
5 × S -2 -300
-12 403
Pass
3 NT E -3 +300
+12 393

173. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Woolsey Versace Stewart Kamil Sontag Becker Weichsel
1 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 4 4 AP

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

Q J 10 6 5
K 8
A 10 9 7
10 2 Table A 9 8 3
5
Q J 3 2
J 9 7 6
84A49 =
49394 =
Par NS +100 K 2
Q 9 7 6 4 3
K 5
A 4 3

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+9 414
Pass
4 W -1 +50
-9 393

174. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Lanzarotti Campos Buratti Sementa Branco Versace Chagas
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl 2 Dbl AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 10 8 4
7 2
A 7 4 2
9 2 Table 6
A 10 3
K Q J 6
K 8 7 5 4
75745 75735
67598 =
Par NS -110 A 3 2
Q 9 8 6
10 9 3
Q J 3

1 NT opening
2 × N = +470
+12 426
Pass
3 W +1 -130
-12 393

178. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 1

N deals
None vul K Q 4
J 6 4
Q 3 2
Q 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Perron Aa Chemla Groetheim Brogeland Mari Saelensminde Levy
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 3 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 10 3 2
10 8 3
10 8
J 8 6 2 Table A 8 7 6 5
7
J 9 7 6 5
K 3
B6B9B B6B8B
27242 =
Par NS +460 9
A K Q 9 5 2
A K 4
A 10 5

1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+11 438
Pass
4 S +1 +450
-11 393

181. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Fox Szymanowski Schafer Moss Zmudzinski Fallenius Balicki
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 4 AP

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

—
K 9 6 3 2
A 8 6 5 2
Q J 8 Table 10 9 6
Q J 4
J 9
A K 6 5 4
79353 =
63A8A =
Par NS -100 A Q 8 7 3 2
10 5
K 3
10 3 2

1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+11 449
Pass
4 E +1 -150
-11 393

185. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Wolff Zia Hamman Deutsch
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 7 6 5 4 3
7 6
8
K 10 9 4 Table A
A J 10 5 3 2
K J 5 3
7 6
A76A8 77698
36734 =
Par NS +430 K J 9
Q 8 4
A Q 6
J 5 3 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-6 449
Pass
2 E -2 +200
+6 399

186. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 6
J 9 4 3 2
—
K 8 5 4 2 Table 7 5 3
A K Q
A Q 10 7 3
J 10
56374 =
67969 =
Par NS -140 K Q 10
10 6 5
J 9 2
9 7 6 3

1 NT opening
2 W +2 -170
+10 459
Pass
4 E = -620
-10 399

187. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul Q 10 7 4 2
Q J
Q J 9
J 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 5
K 10 9 4
6 3 2
6 5 3 Table K J 6 3
A 3 2
A 10 7
K Q 7
45466 =
98977 =
Par NS -600 9
8 7 6 5
K 8 5 4
A 9 8 4

1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 465
Pass
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 399

188. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 99

N deals
E-W vul Q 2
K 8 7 5
9 6 4 3
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell Wolff Glubok Hamman Lev
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 10
A 9
10 8 7 5 2
Q 9 4 3 Table A 9 6 5 4 3
2
A Q J
K 7 2
53934 43934
6A4A9 =
Par NS -300 K 8 7
Q J 10 6 4 3
K
10 8 6

1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 465
Pass
4 S -1 -50
Tie 399

Data 9X05 Main Top One Notrump vs. Pass