Data 9X12 Main

One Diamond vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, any HCP

Found 164 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 4, Bd 64

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

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

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

A Q 9 5 4
K 8 3
K Q
A Q 9 Table J 6 2
Q J 9 6 4
10 6
7 4 3
76598 =
67845 =
Par NS +100 8
A 10 5
A J 5 4 3 2
J 5 2

1 opening
4 W -3 +150
-2 0
Pass
4 W -4 +200
+2 2

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
McGarry Graves Levine Schwartz FisherL Ekeblad SchwartzRO Bakhshi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 2 AP

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

Q 4 2
K Q 2
A Q 9 8 7 5
J Table 8 5
J 9 8 7
6
K Q 7 6 4 2
77464 =
66878 =
Par NS -110 A K 3
6 4 3
10 4 3 2
A 10 5

1 opening
2 N -2 -200
-7 0
Pass
2 W -1 +100
+7 9

4. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Weinstein Diamond Levin Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 1 AP
3 NT AP

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

9 6 2
A K J 2
A 5
A Q 9 8 Table 10 8 5
Q 10 9
K J 4 2
7 3 2
45344 =
98988 =
Par NS -600 A Q 7 3
6 5 4
10 8 7 6
K 5

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-11 0
Pass
1 W +1 -90
+11 23

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

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

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

A 10 7 6
K Q 9 8 4
—
A K 6 2 Table J 9 8
7 6 3
Q 9 7 6
Q 8 3
55495 =
58947 =
Par NS -140 5 3
A 2
K J 10 5 3
J 9 5 4

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 1
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+5 28

11. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Levin Helness Weinstein Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG Nunes
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 3 AP 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 6 4 3
A Q 3
8
A Q 10 5 2 Table Q 5
J 8 6 4
Q J 9 6
8 6 4
89888 =
33455 44455
Par NS +140 K J 10 7
K 9 7 5
A 3 2
9 3

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 3
Pass
2 N = +90
+5 33

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna Gromoeller Alujas Rehder Fritsche Rizzo Rohowsky Lambardi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass 2 3 Dbl AP
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 10 2
A K 8 6 5 2
10 5
7 Table J 9
10 4
J 4 3 2
Q J 10 5 4
88789 =
54644 55644
Par NS +120 A 4 3
—
A K Q 9 7
A K 9 8 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 3
Pass
3 × W -3 +500
+12 45

18. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Kalita Madala Nowosadzki Jagniewski Gromov Gawel Dubinin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 2 3
Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass 3 AP 3 NT AP

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

A J 4
A J 7 5
7 5 3
Q 5 4 Table 2
10 9 4
A 10 8 4
A J 9 8 2
68454 =
75879 75779
Par NS -100 Q 9 5 3
Q 6 3
Q J 9 6
K 6

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-7 3
Pass
3 NT W -2 +200
+7 53

22. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul 6 3 2
10 5 2
J 9 8 7
8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Spector Seamon Becker Pszczola Pratap Moss GordonM Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Dbl
4 NT Pass 5 Pass
5 NT Pass 6 Pass
7 AP

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

A K Q 10 7 5
A K Q J
10 5
A Table J 4
7 6
A 4 2
K J 10 9 6 5
00041 =
DDD9C =
Par NS -2220 9 8
9 8 4 3
K Q 6 3
Q 3 2

1 opening
4 W +3 -710
+17 20
Pass
7 W = -2210
-17 57

23. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Pszczola Gitelman Seamon Berkowitz Cheek Sontag Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 3 3 Pass 1 NT AP
4 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 26
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-6 57

26. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge GordonM Hurd Pratap Seamon BlanchardS Pszczola BlanchardB
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 NT AP

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

K Q 8 6 2
A J 2
Q J
J 9 6 Table 7 3
Q 8 4 3
9 8 7 2
A 10 2
77788 =
55655 =
Par NS +90 5 4
10 5
A K 10 6 4
K 8 5 4

1 opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-5 26
Pass
1 NT E -1 +100
+5 63

29. 2012 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Buras Nystrom Narkiewicz Zaremba Petersson Zak Ahlesved
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT AP
Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 (AP)

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

K Q 7
A 9
7 6 5
A Q 10 6 4 Table A J 5
Q 4 3
10 9 3 2
J 5 2
56765 =
76578 =
Par NS -90 9 6 3 2
J 10 5 2
A Q J 8
7

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 31
Pass
1 NT W = -90
-5 64

31. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
L'Ecuyer Helness Demuy Helgemo Multon Korbel Zimmermann Miles
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass
Dbl Rdbl 2 AP Pass 1 Dbl Pass
3 NT AP

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

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

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+10 41
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-10 65

38. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Nickell Bathurst Katz Weinstein Brink Levin Drijver
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 1 2 3
2 Pass 3 NT AP 4 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

A
Q 10 7 2
K J 8 4
A Q 7 5 Table 9 6 3 2
A 3
Q 10 6
K 8 6 2
46532 =
978AB =
Par NS -600 J 8 7 4
K 9 5
A 7 3 2
10 4

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-12 54
Pass
5 W -1 +100
+12 78

39. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Hampson Weichsel Greco Gitelman ClerkinD Moss ClerkinJ
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

A K J 6 4
9 6 5 4
A 9 5
6 Table 3
K 8
K Q 8 7
Q 8 7 5 3 2
65644 =
67787 78788
Par NS -110 Q 10 8 5
A 10 3
6 4 3 2
A 9

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 59
Pass
2 NT E = -120
-5 78

42. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul Q 8 7
K J 10 6
10 9 4 2
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Bramley WolpertG Compton Willenken LallJ Rosenberg Bathurst
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 1 AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 6 5
9 3
A Q 7
K Q 9 6 Table A 4 3
Q 7 5 4 2
6 3
A 8 3
43464 43474
99969 =
Par NS -400 J 9 2
A 8
K J 8 5
J 10 7 5

1 opening
1 E +3 -170
+6 68
Pass
3 NT W = -400
-6 78

46. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Ginossar Baldursson Pachtman HerbstI MagnussonM HerbstO Haraldsson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 2 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
3 Pass 4 AP 2 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 8 5 4
10 7 5 2
A 4
A K Q Table —
K Q 8 4
9 8 7 5
J 9 6 4 2
69363 =
44979 =
Par NS +100 10 9 7 2
A 6 3
K Q J 2
5 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-8 73
Pass
3 N -1 -100
+8 87

50. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Gawrys Sementa Kalita Buras Versace Narkiewicz Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 1 2 2 2 Pass 4 AP
3 AP

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

Q 8 5 4
10 7 5 2
A 4
A K Q Table —
K Q 8 4
9 8 7 5
J 9 6 4 2
69363 =
44979 =
Par NS +100 10 9 7 2
A 6 3
K Q J 2
5 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 77
Pass
4 W -1 +50
+5 95

51. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul 8 6 3
10 7 6
A 9 7 4
A 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Kamil Fantoni Fleisher Weinstein Helgemo Levin Helness
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Dbl 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Dbl Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A K 10
J 9
K 6 5
K 9 8 5 4 Table J 7 5 4 2
A K 8 3
3
7 6 3
64684 =
78659 68649
Par NS -100 Q 9
Q 5 4 2
Q J 10 8 2
Q J

1 opening
4 E -2 +200
+8 85
Pass
2 E +1 -140
-8 95

52. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul 8 6 3
10 7 6
A 9 7 4
A 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Hamman Sementa Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
2 AP Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A K 10
J 9
K 6 5
K 9 8 5 4 Table J 7 5 4 2
A K 8 3
3
7 6 3
64684 =
78659 68649
Par NS -100 Q 9
Q 5 4 2
Q J 10 8 2
Q J

1 opening
2 W = -110
-7 85
Pass
4 W -2 +200
+7 102

56. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Greco Larsen Hampson Gitelman CohenB Moss Smith
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 5
A Q 8
A K J 9 3
10 5 Table Q 8 4
J 5 4
10 6
A J 7 6 4
45544 =
98899 =
Par NS -600 A 6 3
K 9 7
Q 8 5 4
Q 9 8

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 97
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-12 103

59. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Meyers WeinsteinH LevinJ Garner Wolfson Silverstein Cohen Rosenthal
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT AP
3 AP

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

K 4
A Q 4
Q 8 2
A 10 8 6 4 Table 8 5 3 2
J 10 8 7
K 4
K 5 3
78695 =
45748 45648
Par NS +110 Q J 10 7
3
A 10 7 5 3
Q J 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 103
Pass
1 NT W = -90
-5 106

60. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH LallJ Garner Grue Bathurst Ekeblad Zagorin Rubin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Dbl AP

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

A Q 3
A 10 9 3
10 6
A 10 9 7 Table 8 7 5 4
Q 6
K Q J 9 2
Q 6
55645 =
78797 =
Par NS -110 10 9
K 7 4
A 8 4
K J 8 5 4

1 opening
2 × S -3 -800
-14 103
Pass
3 NT W -2 +100
+14 120

62. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Lee Nickell Chan Katz Rodwell H-Welland Meckstroth Ivatury
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

J 10 9
A 8 7 3
K J
K Q J 4 Table A 4 3
J 9 6
Q 4 2
9 8 5 3
47584 47484
86758 =
Par NS -120 8 5
K 5 4 2
A 9 6 3
A 7 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+5 108
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 121

63. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 5 2
J 10 7 6
9 7 4
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Martel Diamond Stansby Platnick Greco Weinstein Hampson Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 1 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

A K J 3
Q
A Q 10 3 2
K Q 5 Table 8 7 4
9 8 5 4
J 6 5
J 4 3
54736 65737
786A6 =
Par NS -130 10 9 6
A K 3 2
K 8
9 7 6 2

1 opening
4 E -3 +150
+7 115
Pass
3 E +1 -130
-7 121

68. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Helness Wold Helgemo Multon Drijver Zimmermann Brink
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 Pass 5 Pass
5 AP

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

A K J 10 7 5 2
5
10 9 2
A K Table 3
K J 9 7 4
Q 8 7
Q J 10 6
44455 55555
78877 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 4
A 6
A J 5 3
5 4 3 2

1 opening
5 W -3 +300
+14 136
Pass
4 W = -620
-14 123

70. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Sher Platnick Jackson Diamond Gitelman WeinsteinJ Moss Baseggio
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 5
7
A K 6 2
A K 10 9 2 Table A 10 3 2
K 10 5 4 2
Q 10
6 5
23432 =
AA99B AA9AB
Par NS -630 Q 8 7 6 4
A 9 6
7 4
Q 8 3

1 opening
2 NT W +2 -180
+10 146
Pass
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 125

71. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul 10 9 2
A Q 8 7
8 7
Q 8 6 2

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

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

A K Q 5 3
J 4 2
A Q 4 2
5 Table 8 7 6 4
K 10
J 6 3
K 10 4 3
53847 =
89596 =
Par NS -140 J
9 6 5 3
K 10 9 5
A J 9 7

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 152
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 125

78. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A 4 3 2
10 3
A 5 4
J 10 8 7

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

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

9 8 5
K 4 2
3 2
A K 6 4 3 Table J 10 6
Q J 8 6
K Q 10
Q 9 5
67796 67686
76647 =
Par NS +110 K Q 7
A 9 7 5
J 9 8 7 6
2

1 opening
1 N = +80
+5 159
Pass
2 W = -90
-5 129

79. 2009 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Nickell Nunes Katz Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

K Q 7
A J 7
10 8 6
A K 10 6 Table 10 8
Q 10 9
A J 7 5
9 5 4 2
67655 =
76788 76688
Par NS -90 9 6 3 2
6 5 2
K Q 9
Q 8 7

1 opening
3 NT E -3 +300
+9 168
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-9 129

80. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Rodwell Fu Meckstroth Zia WangW Hamman Zhuang
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 2 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q J 6
A 3
K J 6 4
A 10 9 Table 10 5
Q 10 5 4 2
Q 5
J 8 3 2
55555 =
88888 =
Par NS -120 A 9 4
K 9 8 7
10 7
Q 7 6 5

1 opening
2 E = -110
+10 178
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-10 129

84. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Johnson Diamond Simson Milgrim Hampson Aker Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A 9
A J 6 2
8 6 5 2
A K 6 Table Q 10 7 4
K 10 9 8 4
Q 10
10 8
56367 =
87A75 =
Par NS -420 K 8 6
7 5 3
A 7
Q J 5 4 2

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
+7 188
Pass
4 W +1 -450
-7 129

85. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Rosenberg Fleisher Cohler Passell Weichsel Mahaffey Ekeblad
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
3 Dbl 3 AP

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

Q 3
A Q 10 9
10 6 4
A Q 8 3 Table K J 10
K 7 4 3
5 3 2
J 6 4
68576 =
75867 =
Par NS +110 9 6 5 2
J 8 5
A K J 9
9 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 193
Pass
2 E = -110
-5 129

87. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

K J 4
A K Q 7
Q 8 4
A 5 2 Table A 10 6 5 3
J
5 3
Q 9 7 4 3
31661 =
9A76A =
Par NS -620 8 2
9 8 6 5 3
K J 9 7
J 6

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-13 194
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+13 142

89. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Granovetter Gu Rubin Weichsel Lair Ekeblad Ozdil
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 6 4
A 3
A J 10
A Q 10 6 Table K 10 9
8 7 6
Q 7 6 4 2
K 8
11513 12513
9A8BA =
Par NS -620 J 3 2
K 9 5 2
K 9 3
5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 209
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-12 142

99. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Rodwell Seamon Meckstroth Nickell Baze Freeman Cohler
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl 2 Dbl AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K J 10 4 3
K 8 3
A 4
Q J 2 Table A
J 10 4
10 9 5 3 2
A 9 7 4
54554 =
78779 =
Par NS -110 8 7 6 2
A 7 6 2
K
K 6 5 3

1 opening
2 × S -3 -500
-12 218
Pass
3 NT E -2 +100
+12 156

100. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul K J 8 7
K Q 7
—
10 9 8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Nickell Becker Freeman Strul
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 NT Dbl 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 Dbl AP

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

A 5 4
A 9 6 3
A Q 4
7 6 2 Table Q 2
8 2
K 10 9 7 5 3
K Q J
39627 =
94695 94595
Par NS -100 10 9 6 3
J 10 5 4
J 8 6 2
A

1 opening
3 NT E +2 -660
-16 218
Pass
5 × E -3 +800
+16 172

102. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna Garner Pellegrini WeinsteinH Rosenberg Lambardi Zia Palazzo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 1 2 2
3 3 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

4 3
A 4
K 9 7 6
A K Q 6 2 Table K J 7
J 6 5 2
J 5
10 8 7 3
48563 =
8577A 9577A
Par NS -400 10 2
K 10 9
A Q 8 4 2
J 5 4

1 opening
3 N -3 -300
-5 218
Pass
3 W +1 -130
+5 178

103. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Versace Bertheau Lauria Fantoni Zhao Nunes Fu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
Dbl AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A 8 6 5 4 2
J 6 3 2
—
A K 8 Table Q J 3
K 10
9 8 7 6
Q 10 7 4
83785 =
5A658 =
Par NS -500 9
A Q 8 5
Q J 10 5 3
6 3 2

1 opening
2 NT× N = +690
+16 234
Pass
4 W = -620
-16 178

104. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Morgan Gitelman Harris Moss Stansby Gerstman Martel Carmichael
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 NT AP

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

K 10 5
K 5 3
A Q 9 6
Q J 8 Table A Q 7 4
Q 6
7 5
9 7 6 4 3
63663 =
7977A =
Par NS -140 J 6 3
J 10 8
K J 4 3
A 5 2

1 opening
2 NT W -1 +100
+5 239
Pass
2 N -2 -100
-5 178

112. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
WhiteR Zawislak Kovacich Jagniewski Piasecki Marks Brewiak Lindop
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

K Q J 9 7
10 5 3
9
A K J 2 Table 5
A J 6 4
A J 7
10 9 6 4 3
43462 =
8996A 9996A
Par NS -600 A 8 6 4
Q 9 2
K 10 6 5 4
8

1 opening
2 E = -110
-9 249
Pass
4 W -3 +300
+9 187

116. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Ferguson Fu Hollman Zhao Hallberg Smith Deutsch CohenB
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT AP
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K J 5 2
A 5 2
A 8
Q J 7 3 Table A Q 7 3
10 7 6 4
J 10 2
10 9
54685 =
68646 =
Par NS -110 10 8
K J 9 3
K 5 4 3
A 4 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 256
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-6 187

124. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Rosenberg Bramley Zia Fallenius Boyd Welland Robinson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 3 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 Dbl Pass Pass 4 AP
Rdbl Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A K J 6 4
10 8 4 2
A
A J 6 Table 8 5 2
A Q J 6 3
K 10 6
9 5
01076 =
DBD66 =
Par NS -1520 Q 10 9 3
9
Q J 8 2
K 10 7 3

1 opening
6 E = -980
-11 260
Pass
4 W = -420
+11 201

126. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Ino Lindkvist Imakura Fredin Sylvan Teramoto Sundelin Takano
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 AP

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

A Q 10 9
Q 10
Q
Q J 10 8 7 4 Table K J 4
K 6 4
10 9 8 5 4
K 5
54763 =
6966A 5956A
Par NS -140 5 2
A 5 3
A J 6 3 2
9 6 2

1 opening
3 NT× E +1 -950
-13 260
Pass
3 W +1 -130
+13 214

127. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Verhees Dubinin Jansma Drijver Rekunov Schollaardt Khokhlov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6
A Q J 7 2
A 7 6
A J 9 Table K J 10 2
10 9 4
Q 5 4
K 4 2
24233 =
A9B99 B9BAA
Par NS -660 Q 8 4
K 6
J 9 8 3
Q 10 7 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+13 273
Pass
3 NT W +2 -660
-13 214

130. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Soloway Jacobs Hamman Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
6 AP

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

A J 10 9 5
K J 8 6 4
3
A 8 Table 7
A Q 7 5 2
Q J 9 2
6 5 3
44188 =
77B55 =
Par NS -650 Q 6
10 3
A 10 7 5 4
K 10 9 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
+13 286
Pass
6 E = -1430
-13 218

131. 2003 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

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

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

A
A K 10 4 3
A 8 7
Q 9 8 7 Table Q 10 4 2
7 5
10 5 4 3
A 10 4
55463 55464
87879 =
Par NS -120 9 5 3
J 9
Q J 9 6 2
K J 2

1 opening
2 S -3 -150
-8 286
Pass
3 NT E -2 +200
+8 226

134. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul 10 5
A 7 4
10 9 7 5 3
Q 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Sakul Zmudzinski Karwur Manoppo Burgay Lasut Mariani
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8 3
Q 10 2
A Q 8
A 9 4 Table A 9 7 4
9 8 3
4 2
K J 6 5
43563 =
9A87A =
Par NS -420 K 6 2
K J 6 5
K J 6
10 8 7

1 opening
1 NT W +2 -150
+7 293
Pass
4 W = -420
-7 227

138. 2001 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Brogeland Martel Saelensminde Groetheim Sontag Aa Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 1 NT AP
Pass 2 AP

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

A 8 3 2
A K Q 8
K 3 2
10 3 Table K J 10
10 6 4 3
9 5
9 7 4 2
55487 =
88956 =
Par NS -140 9 5 4
2
A J 8 6 4
K J 6 5

1 opening
2 S +1 +110
+6 300
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-6 227

139. 2001 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Helgemo Martel Helness Brogeland Sontag Saelensminde Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10 7
A K 5 2
K 9 5
9 4 2 Table 3 2
J 10
A 7 6
A 10 7 6 5 3
67674 =
76669 =
Par NS -110 Q J 5
7 6
Q J 8 4 3
K Q 8

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-5 300
Pass
1 NT E -2 +100
+5 232

143. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Rodwell Larsen Meckstroth Nickell Sontag Freeman Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 6 5 3
A Q
A 8 6 4
Q J Table J 4
K 6 4
K Q 7 5
7 6 4 2
54746 =
88597 =
Par NS -120 9 2
9 8 7 5
J 10 9 2
A K 8

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
-5 302
Pass
3 NT E -1 +50
+5 237

145. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Rizzo Jacobs Bianchedi Katz WeinsteinH Lucena Garner Lambardi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 6 NT AP

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

A J
A 10 5
A Q 6 5 2
A Q 10 Table Q 7 4 3
K Q J
10 7 3
K 9 8
33323 =
AAABA =
Par NS -630 9 6 5
6 4 2
K 9 8 4
J 7 4

1 opening
3 NT W +2 -660
-13 302
Pass
6 NT W -2 +200
+13 250

146. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Branco Karwur Chagas Villas-Boas Manoppo Campos Lasut
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass
1 NT 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 2
3 AP

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

K Q 5 2
A 2
J 8 5
A 10 4 3 Table J
10 8 6 3
6 3 2
K Q 9 5 2
58885 =
65558 =
Par NS +100 8 7 4
K J 7
A Q 9 4
J 7 6

1 opening
2 S +1 +110
+6 308
Pass
3 W = -110
-6 250

147. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Thorvaldsson Lauria JonssonT Armannsson Ferraro Jorgensen de Falco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP

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

K 6 5 2
Q J 9 5
Q 2
A 4 2 Table A 9
10 6 3 2
10 4 3
K 10 9 6
77576 =
55847 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 7 3
A K
J 8 7 6
J 8 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +110
+6 314
Pass
2 E = -110
-6 250

149. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Austberg Dubinin Helgemo Krasnosselski Khokhlov Brogeland Rekunov Saelensminde
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 AP 1 1 2 2
3 AP

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

K Q 5 2
A 2
J 8 5
A 10 4 3 Table J
10 8 6 3
6 3 2
K Q 9 5 2
58885 =
65558 =
Par NS +100 8 7 4
K J 7
A Q 9 4
J 7 6

1 opening
1 N +1 +110
+6 320
Pass
3 W = -110
-6 250

150. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Nilsland Palau Fallenius Allegrini Levy Fredin Chemla Lindkvist
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 3 2 Pass 2 Dbl
4 5 6 6 4 AP
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 9 2 J 4
10 tricks won 6 A
12 tricks won

A K Q 9 8 6 5
6 4
—
A 9 8 2 Table 10 7 2
8 2
K 7 5
K Q J 5 3
119A0 =
7B33B =
Par NS -300 4
K Q J 7 5
Q 10 9 6 4 2
6

1 opening
6 × N -2 -300
+5 325
Pass
4 W +2 -480
-5 250

159. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
BrancoP Kowalski Cintra Romanski Szymanowski Chagas Zakrzewski Branco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl 2 2 Pass 2 NT AP
4 AP

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

A 9 6 2
K J 4
A K
A K 5 3 Table 10 8 7 5
Q 5 2
8 7 5 2
7 2
53565 =
7A877 =
Par NS -620 K Q 4
8 3
Q J 10 4 3
Q 9 6

1 opening
4 E = -620
-11 329
Pass
2 NT W = -120
+11 262

161. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Szymanowski Passell Lesniewski Balicki Feldman Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
3 Dbl 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

5 4
A Q 10 9 8 7 3
A 5
J 4 Table K J 7
K J 5 4
9 6
K 9 8 3
49397 49387
84A46 =
Par NS -200 Q 10 9 3
2
K Q 4 2
Q 10 5 2

1 opening
5 × S -3 -800
-5 329
Pass
4 W = -620
+5 267

162. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

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

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

A K J
Q 8 7 3
J 10
Q J 8 3 Table Q 9 7 5 2
A 6
K 9 3 2
7 4
65878 =
78565 =
Par NS -110 8 6 3
10 2
A Q 8 7 4
K 6 5

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 329
Pass
4 W -2 +100
+5 272

163. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Manoppo Mouiel Lasut Karwur Szwarc Sakul Multon
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
1 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

K 7 5
A K
J 10 8 5 2
K 7 4 Table A 8 4
Q 10 7 6 2
A 6
9 8 5
46245 =
97998 =
Par NS -600 J 10 6
8 5 3
K 4
A J 6 3 2

1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
+10 339
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-10 272

164. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 110

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

West North East South West North East South
Mari Sakul Bompis Karwur Lasut Mouiel Manoppo Levy
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP) 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

A 3 2
A 8
Q J 9 7
K 9 6 4 Table Q 6
10 7 6 4 2
10 8
A Q 10 5
58554 =
65879 =
Par NS -100 K 10 7 5
Q J
A 5 4 2
J 3 2

1 opening
1 S +1 +110
+2 341
Pass
2 E -1 +50
-2 272

Data 9X12 Main Top One Diamond vs. Pass