Data 9X09 Main

One Spade vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, any HCP

Found 88 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 Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul Q 10 8 6 3
A 7 6
A 8 6 5
2

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Stewart Boyd Woolsey Demirev Smith Ginossar Garner
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 4
10 4 3
J 4
Q 10 9 7 4 Table A 9 2
9 8 5
10 9 2
A J 8 5
99AA7 =
43336 =
Par NS +420 J 5
K Q J 2
K Q 7 3
K 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 0
Pass
3 NT S = +400
Tie 0

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul K 10 4 3 2
A 3
J 10 9 8 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Kranyak Bramley WolpertG Wooldridge Hamman LallJ Lee
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 AP
2 AP

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

5
10 9 8 6 5 4
A 6 4
K 8 5 Table A Q 9 8 7 6
Q J
Q 5
A 7 6
66487 =
67956 =
Par NS -140 J
K 7 2
K 7 3
J 10 9 4 3 2

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 0
Pass
2 E -1 +100
+6 6

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

10 6 4 3 2
9 6
K 9
6 4 3 2 Table J 9
A K 7 5
A 7
A K Q 10 5
45582 =
9885B =
Par NS -400 A
J 10 8 4 3
8 5 3 2
J 9 7

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-7 0
Pass
3 E +1 -130
+7 13

9. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Dubinin Glubok Gromov Madala CohenB Bocchi Cohler
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 3 AP

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

10 8 6
J 8 5 2
A 9
Q 8 7 3 Table A
7 6 3
Q 6 5 4 2
A 10 5 4
8A775 =
53667 =
Par NS +620 K 9 7 2
A Q 10
K 10 8 3
9 6

1 opening
4 N = +620
+11 13
Pass
3 W -1 +50
-11 15

10. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A 9 6 4 2
9 6
K 10 7
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Dwyer Hamman Bathurst WolpertG BlanchardB Kranyak BlanchardS
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 AP

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

K J 5
Q 10
8 6 5 4 2
9 5 2 Table Q 8
A J 7 5
A Q J
Q 7 6 4
67656 57656
75777 =
Par NS -90 10 7 3
K 8 4 3 2
9 3
K J 3

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+7 20
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-7 15

11. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Diamond Compton Platnick Greco Chambers Hampson Schermer
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

A 4
J 10 4
Q 9 7 6
10 9 7 5 Table 5
K 9 8 6 3
A K 10 5
8 4 3
79557 =
53886 =
Par NS +140 K J 10 8 7
Q 2
8 3
K Q 6 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 30
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 15

13. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul 10 7 6 3 2
A Q 6 4 3
J
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Charlsen Khiuppenen Hoftaniska Svendsen Dubinin Berg Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 2 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A K 8 5
J 9 7
2
J 8 4 3 2 Table J 9 4
8 5
A 10 7 5 4
Q 9 5
97A95 =
45347 =
Par NS +620 Q
K 10 2
K Q 9 8 6 3
A 10 7

1 opening
4 N -3 -300
-14 30
Pass
4 N = +620
+14 29

14. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul A J 10 7 5
A 10 7
10 7 3
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst WolpertG Nickell Kranyak Katz
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 8 2
8 5 2
A J 6 5 4
10 8 Table 9 4 3
J 3
K 8 2
A J 9 5 4
79A77 =
32265 =
Par NS +420 K 6
K Q 9 6 4
Q 9
K 7 6 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+6 36
Pass
2 S +2 +170
-6 29

15. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

W deals
N-S vul A J 9 6 2
7 6 5
A 10 9 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell LallJ WolpertG Hamman Kranyak Zia
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 4 3
Q J 9 8 4
6 5 4
Q 4 Table K 10 7 5
A 10 3
Q J
10 8 6 2
9A7CB =
23512 23612
Par NS +1370 Q
K 2
K 8 7 3
A K J 9 7 3

1 opening
5 N = +600
+12 48
Pass
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 29

18. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 80

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

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

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

J 7 6
K 10 2
9 8 6 3
K 9 7 Table K 9 3
A 8 3
Q 10
A J 10 6 3
57765 67765
75568 =
Par NS -90 A 10
7 5
K J 7 4 2
Q 8 4 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 53
Pass
2 N -2 -100
-5 32

19. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Zack Kamil Barel Pachtman Levin Ginossar Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

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

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 64
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-11 32

20. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Majumdar Fallenius Kushari Vaidya Cullin Goel Upmark
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 K 2 3 6
3 7 J 2 7 tricks won
8 tricks won

Q 10 8
A 10 6 5 3
Q J
Q 3 2 Table 7 5 4
K
A K 10 5 4 3
10 7 5
57757 =
65373 34372
Par NS +80 K 6
J 9 8 2
8 7
K J 9 8 6

1 opening
2 NT W = -120
-5 64
Pass
2 E -1 +50
+5 37

23. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Welland Greco Bramley Schermer Platnick Chambers Diamond
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 Dbl 3 3 Dbl AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6
Q 4
A Q 10 3
J 10 9 4 3 2 Table J 10 7 2
A J 10 9 7
6 5
7 6
89796 =
54647 =
Par NS +140 A 5 4
K 8 6 5 2
K 4
A Q 5

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 64
Pass
3 × W -1 +200
+6 44

24. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul K 9 8 5 4 3
A Q 9
Q
10 9 2

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

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

J 7
J 10 8 7 5 3
6 3 2
5 3 Table A Q 2
K 6 2
A K 9
A Q J 7
67366 56366
76A77 =
Par NS -420 10 6
4
J 10 8 7 5 4
K 8 6 4

1 opening
3 NT E -2 +100
+11 75
Pass
4 E = -420
-11 44

26. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul K J 10 7 2
8 4 3 2
—
A J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Platnick Fleisher Diamond Greco Weinstein Hampson Levin
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl 1 NT 2 AP
3 3 AP

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

A Q 4
J 9
J 7 6 5 4
Q 10 7 Table 8 6
K Q 10 7 5
A Q 9 8
3 2
7965A =
44683 =
Par NS +140 9 5 3
A 6
K 10 3 2
K 9 5 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-6 75
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+6 50

28. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Popov Gitelman Skorchev Rusev Greco Karaivanov Hampson
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 3 Dbl Rdbl (AP) 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

J 9 6 4
6 5
4 2
A Q 8 6 5 Table 3
Q 10 8 3 2
A K Q J
9 7 2
79685 =
54658 53658
Par NS +140 K 7 5
A J 9 7
10 9
K J 4 3

1 opening
3 ×× N -1 -200
-9 76
Pass
2 E -2 +200
+9 59

29. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

W deals
Both vul A K Q 7 2
Q 3
10 8 7 5
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Trendafilov Duboin Karaivanov Stefanov Nunes Aronov Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6
8 5 4 2
9 6
A K 10 4 2 Table 10 8 5
J 10 6
A J 4 3 2
Q 3
79977 =
42446 =
Par NS +140 9 4 3
A K 9 7
K Q
J 8 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 76
Pass
4 S = +620
+13 72

30. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zhuang Meckstroth WangW Dai Katz YangL Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7
Q 9 6
8 7 5 4
8 7 3 2 Table A 10 9 5 3
K 10
A J 6
10 6 4
77A87 =
55345 55346
Par NS +620 —
J 8 5 4 3
K Q 10 3 2
A K J

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 76
Pass
4 N = +620
+12 84

34. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 14

W deals
None vul K Q J 10 5
K J
8 3
10 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Hu Versace Gong ChenHU Duboin YangH Sementa
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass
3 3 4 AP 3 3 AP

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

7 2
A 8 7 6 3
10 5 4
A Q 2 Table A 8
10 9 5
A Q J 9 7 2
8 5
47438 =
86995 =
Par NS -140 9 6 4 3
Q 4 2
K 6
K J 6 4

1 opening
4 W -2 +100
+5 83
Pass
3 N -2 -100
-5 84

38. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul Q 10 6 5 4 2
A 3
K 9
J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Meckstroth Weichsel Rodwell Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8
Q 6
8 7 6 5 4 2
K 5 2 Table J 7
K J 9 8 5
J 10 3
A 10 9
9A659 =
43774 =
Par NS +620 A K 3
10 7 4 2
A Q
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 85
Pass
4 N = +620
+12 98

39. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul 10
9 2
J 10 9 6 4
K Q 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Weichsel Meckstroth Ekeblad Fleisher Zia Kamil Hamman
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Dbl 3 4 AP 2 Dbl 3 AP

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

A 8 4
J 5 4 3
K 8 2
J 9 2 Table Q J 9 7 6 3
8 7
A Q
A 7 6
33586 =
9A756 =
Par NS -420 K 5 2
A K Q 10 6
7 5 3
10 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-7 85
Pass
3 E = -140
+7 105

42. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

J 6 5 4
Q J 10
A K 10 8
10 7 Table Q 9
A K 9
Q 6 3
Q 9 8 5 3
57656 =
86777 =
Par NS -120 8 3
8 7 6 3
9 7 5 4 2
A J

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-5 85
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
+5 114

45. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

W deals
N-S vul Q 9 7 5 2
J 3
A J 9 7
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Bathurst Helness LallJ Shivdasani Sontag Allegaert Bates
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 3 Pass
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Dbl AP

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

A J 10 8 6
A 5
6 5 2
9 8 2 Table K 3
K Q 10 9 6
K Q
A K 7 6
23252 =
AAB8A =
Par NS -450 4
8 7 4 2
10 8 4 3
10 5 4 3

1 opening
2 × N -3 -800
-9 85
Pass
3 NT E +1 -430
+9 123

46. 2007 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Brogeland Garner Saelensminde Helgemo Zia Helness Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 6
K
K 9 8 6
Q 7 6 3 2 Table A 8 5 3
10 8 7 6 4
3 2
J 10
A8998 =
34435 =
Par NS +630 9
Q J 2
A Q 10 7 5 4
A 8 4

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 85
Pass
3 NT N +1 +630
+13 136

48. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul K 7 5 3 2
10 7 6 3
K 6 4
A

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Krekorian Moss Casen Berkowitz Rubin Cohen Ekeblad
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 10 9 6
4 2
Q 8 5 2
J 6 3 Table Q J 8
A K Q 8 5
9 7
K Q 5
55567 =
88866 87866
Par NS -120 4
J 9
A J 10 3
10 9 8 7 4 2

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
+7 92
Pass
3 NT E = -400
-7 140

49. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul K 7 5 3 2
10 7 6 3
K 6 4
A

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Hamman Lazard Soloway Bramley
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 1 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 9 6
4 2
Q 8 5 2
J 6 3 Table Q J 8
A K Q 8 5
9 7
K Q 5
55567 =
88866 87866
Par NS -120 4
J 9
A J 10 3
10 9 8 7 4 2

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
+7 99
Pass
3 NT W = -400
-7 140

52. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul K 9 6 4 3
Q J 6 5 4
—
K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Brenner H-Welland Branco Chagas Lindkvist Villas-Boas Fredin
Pass 1 Dbl 4 Pass Pass 1 1
5 Dbl AP Dbl 4 5 Pass
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

5
K 10 9 7 3
A 9 3
Q 6 5 3 Table A J
A 2
K Q 10 7 6 5
A 9 7
29312 29212
B4ABA B49BA
Par NS -500 Q 10 8 7 2
8
J 8 4 2
8 4 2

1 opening
5 × W -3 +800
+15 116
Pass
5 × S -2 -300
-15 140

55. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Monsegur Ekeblad Mooney Rubin Gitelman Palazzo Moss Fornasari
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
A K 8 7 3
Q J 9
8 3 2 Table A K 6
Q 10 6 2
10 8 6 4 3
4
6744A =
45993 =
Par NS +130 Q 4
9
A 7 2
A J 10 9 7 6 5

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
+11 129
Pass
4 W = -620
-11 140

61. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul Q 10 9 8 5
K Q J 6
K 8
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Eisenberg Onstott Coren Robison Compton Maksymetz CohenS Jacob
Pass 1 2 NT 4 Pass Pass 1 Pass
5 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 6 AP

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

2
A 9 8 3
Q 10 9 4
K 10 8 4 Table A K
10
A 7 6 5 3
A J 7 6 5
16511 =
A78CC =
Par NS -920 J 7 6 4 3
7 5 4 2
J 2
Q 3

1 opening
5 W = -400
-10 131
Pass
6 E -1 +50
+10 150

63. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Cornell Lauria Crombie Newell Bocchi Reid Duboin
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 1
Rdbl Pass 2 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
3 3 3 NT Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

6 3
10 5 4
K 9 4
Q 9 7 6 2 Table K 5 2
A 9 7
A J 3 2
A 8 3
48654 =
75689 =
Par NS -100 10 9 4
Q J 8 6 2
Q 7
K J 5

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-6 132
Pass
3 NT× E -1 +200
+6 156

64. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Armannsson Rekunov Jorgensen Khokhlov Matushko JonssonS Khven Erlingsson
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

6 3
10 5 4
K 9 4
Q 9 7 6 2 Table K 5 2
A 9 7
A J 3 2
A 8 3
48654 =
75689 =
Par NS -100 10 9 4
Q J 8 6 2
Q 7
K J 5

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 138
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-6 156

65. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul A Q 10 8 5
A 8 5 4
4 3
10 4

West North East South West North East South
SahaN Versace Haque Lauria Duboin Islam Bocchi Talukder
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

—
K 7 6 3 2
K Q J 7 2
9 5 2 Table J 9 7 6 4
Q J
A 9
A K 7 3
46333 =
87A99 =
Par NS -620 K 3 2
10 9
10 8 6 5
Q J 8 6

1 opening
2 N = +110
+12 150
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-12 156

69. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul A 9 7 6 2
J 8 7 4 3
8
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Versace Manoppo Lauria Duboin Karwur Bocchi Sakul
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 3 Pass 4 (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 5 3
5
K 9 6 4
Q 10 4 2 Table Q 10 4
K 9 2
A Q 7 5 3
K J
75937 =
65485 =
Par NS +140 8
A Q 10 6
J 10 2
9 7 6 5 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 152
Pass
3 NT E -3 +150
+6 162

70. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Manoppo Lauria Lasut Versace Bocchi Sakul Duboin Karwur
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9
9 6 3
A K 10 4 2
K 9 5 4 Table 10 8 7 5 3
10 8 5 4
Q 6
Q 3
89878 =
43565 =
Par NS +140 Q J
A Q J 7
9 8 3
A J 8 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 152
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+12 174

75. 2001 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul K J 10 6 5
A Q 4 3
10 3
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Aa Sontag Groetheim Helness Larsen Helgemo Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9 8 4 3
9 5
A 7 5
J 7 4 Table Q 2
K J 10 7 6 2
K 6 4
8 2
876AA =
56733 =
Par NS +130 7
8
Q J 9 8 2
A K Q 10 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 152
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 187

81. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 17

W deals
None vul K 9 7 6 5
A
Q 10 9 4
J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Raulund TerraneoC Pedersen Barnay Simon Koch Strafner AukenJ
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl AP

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

J 8 2
9 5 3
A 8 6 5
A 5 2 Table A Q 10 4 3
4 2
K 7 2
Q 9 8
65957 =
78475 =
Par NS +100 —
K Q J 10 8 7 6
J 3
K 7 6 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+11 165
Pass
4 × S -1 -100
-11 191

82. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul A 7 6 4 3
9
A 10 9 5
Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Boyd Silverman Robinson Kamil Rosenberg Becker Zia
Pass 1 3 4 Pass Pass 3 Dbl
5 Dbl AP 4 4 AP

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

10 9 8
K 10 7
8 4 2
10 9 7 2 Table Q J
A Q J 5 4 3 2
J 7 3
6
6B6BC =
21711 =
Par NS +1370 K 5 2
8 6
K Q 6
A K 8 5 3

1 opening
5 × E -4 +1100
+9 174
Pass
4 N +2 +680
-9 191

86. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul J 10 8 7 4
A K 10 9
Q 9 2
10

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Feldman Zia Sontag Burger Shugart Cayne Robson
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP 3 Dbl 4 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A 5
Q 8 7 4
6
Q 8 7 6 4 2 Table Q 6 3 2
2
K 7 4
A J 9 5 3
68AB3 =
3422A =
Par NS +500 K 9
J 6 5 3
A J 10 8 5 3
K

1 opening
4 N -3 -300
-14 174
Pass
5 S = +600
+14 208

87. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Glubok Freeman Lev Nickell Wolff Jacobs Hamman Katz
Pass 1 3 Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 8 3
A 4
A Q 4
10 9 7 3 Table J 6
K Q 10 9 8 6
10 5 2
K J
47466 47366
96966 =
Par NS -400 Q 2
J 7 3
K J 8 3
Q 6 5 4

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+8 182
Pass
3 × E = -530
-8 208

88. 1997 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul 10 9 7 4 3
Q 10 6
A K 8 3
Q

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Soloway Sontag Goldman Robinson Burger Boyd Cayne
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A 6
8 7 5 4
10 7 5
9 6 5 4 Table J 5 2
A K 3
Q J 9
J 8 7 3
9A898 =
43545 =
Par NS +620 K Q 8
J 9 2
6 4 2
A K 10 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+11 193
Pass
1 NT S = +90
-11 208

Data 9X09 Main Top One Spade vs. Pass