Data 9X21 Main

One Club vs. One Diamond

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 12-13 HCP

Found 349 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 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Lee Piekarek Glubok Smirnov Sementa Weichsel Tokay Hamman
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
2 3 4 Dbl (AP) 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

7 6 2
10 6 3
K Q J 3
10 5 4 Table K 10 8 5 4 3
8 2
A 8 7 5
A
8484A =
59393 =
Par NS +130 A J
K Q J 9 4
9 4
8 6 3 2

1 opening
4 × E -1 +200
+8 8
1 opening
3 E = -140
-8 0

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Brogeland Verhees Lindqvist Graves Bakhshi Schwartz Ekeblad
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 3 Pass
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A Q 7 6 3
K 9 8 6
5
J 10 4 Table 8 4
Q J
A K Q J 8 7 3
K 6
35526 34526
988A6 =
Par NS -600 5 2
10 7 5 4
9 6 4
Q 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT× E +1 -950
-13 8
1 opening
3 E +1 -130
+13 13

5. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A Q 7 5
9 7 6
K 9 2
A 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Coren Levin Kamil Jacobus Rodwell Passell Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass Pass

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

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

1 opening
1 N -3 -300
-9 8
1 opening
1 N +2 +110
+9 26

8. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Grabel Hurd WeinsteinH Hamman Kranyak Lee WolpertG
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
3 AP 3 AP

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

K Q 8 5
8 6 4
8 4 3
Q 5 2 Table A 6 4 3 2
Q
J 10 7
A J 4 3
75AA5 =
48338 =
Par NS +420 J 10
K 9 7 3 2
Q 6 5
K 10 7

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 8
1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+6 33

9. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

A 7 5 2
Q 7 2
J 4
Q 6 5 4 Table 6
J 9 4 3
K Q 5
A K 10 8 2
58694 =
73749 =
Par NS +100 K Q J 10
10 8 6 5
10 9 6 3 2
—

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-7 8
1 opening
3 N = +140
+7 40

10. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Nickell Lee Katz Weinstein Stansby Levin Bramley
Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass 1 2 2
Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 4 (AP)

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

10 8 4
A K 10 2
6 4 2
8 7 5 Table 6 2
6
A K J 9 8 7 5
Q 6 3
49A49 =
22282 52284
Par NS +420 A Q 9 7 5 3
J 9 7 3
10
A 10

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 8
1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 50

18. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul K 9 6 5
K 10 4 2
K 4
K 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Seamon Greco Pszczola Sontag Bathurst Berkowitz Moss
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 4
J 6 5 3
Q J 10 2
9 2 Table 7 3 2
9 8
A 9 8 6 3
J 6 4
7AA6A =
43372 =
Par NS +620 Q J 8
A Q 7
7 5
A Q 10 8 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+13 21
1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 57

19. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A Q 7 5
9 7 6
K 9 2
A 5 2

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

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

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

1 opening
1 NT N -3 -300
-5 21
1 opening
1 N -1 -100
+5 62

23. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Saelensminde Levin Brogeland Graves Rodwell Schwartz Meckstroth
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 3
Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 3 NT Dbl
4 Dbl AP

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

9 7 6 4 3 2
9 7 6 2
A 4
8 Table J
K Q 10
K 8 3
A Q J 4 3 2
75685 =
67757 =
Par NS +90 A 8
J 8 5 3
Q J 7 6 5 2
7

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-11 22
1 opening
4 × W -3 +500
+11 76

24. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul Q 3 2
A 7 5 4
Q 8 5 3
A 8

West North East South West North East South
HuangY AukenS Gan Welland Piekarek LiY Smirnov LiL
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Dbl AP

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

K J 9
J 8 3
K J 10 9
Q 10 9 Table 10 5 4
Q 10 9 6
7 6 2
K 7 5
89889 8A889
53544 =
Par NS +620 A 8 7 6
K 2
A 4
J 6 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+13 35
1 opening
3 NT× N -1 -200
-13 76

25. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Helness Zmudzinski Helgemo Fantoni Lynch Nunes Passell
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 AP

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

J 9 2
Q 10 8 2
8 5 2
K Q 6 Table 8 6 4 3
9 6
A K Q 10 7 6
9
78A7B =
54362 =
Par NS +620 A 5
A 7 5 4
J 9 4
J 8 7 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-8 35
1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+8 84

26. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul J 9 5
J 8 6 3
A J 10 7
K Q

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

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

8
7 5 4 2
K 9 4 2
A 10 8 4 Table Q 7 6 3 2
—
Q 8 5 3
J 7 6 5
B9B76 =
23166 =
Par NS +460 A K 10 4
A K Q 10 9
6
9 3 2

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-11 35
1 opening
4 S +2 +480
+11 95

27. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
LiY Piekarek LiL Smirnov Sadek HuW El Ahmady WangYH
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 3
10 9 7 5
A J 6
A 9 7 6 Table J 7 6 2
K Q J 8
8 5 4 2
J
8968A =
33752 =
Par NS +140 K Q 10 9 4
A 2
Q 9 7
5 4 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+7 42
1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-7 95

28. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul K 6 4
Q 6 4
Q 5 2
A Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
WangW Sementa Zhang Duboin Bocchi Ju Madala ShiZ
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 3
J 10 2
A 9 7 3
J 8 7 2 Table Q J 9 8 5
A
K 10 8 4
10 9 5
96A68 =
36364 =
Par NS +620 A 7 2
K 9 8 7 5 3
J 6
K 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 52
1 opening
2 S +2 +170
-10 95

39. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Forrester Brum Robson Bakhshi Villas-Boas Gold Campos
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 AP

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

9 6 5
6 4
K Q J 8
K 7 4 2 Table A 10 8 4 2
Q 8 7 5 3
7 6
5
8778A =
36653 =
Par NS +130 Q J
A J 9
10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+8 63
1 opening
3 N = +110
-8 98

47. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul A 4
10 8 6
K J 9 4
A 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Zmudzinski Brogeland Balicki Stansby SchwartzRO Bramley FisherL
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6
Q J 9 4 2
10 7
Q 6 3 2 Table K J 10 3
A 7 5 3
6 5
K 10 5
784A6 =
64937 =
Par NS +100 Q 9 7 5 2
K
A Q 8 3 2
J 8

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 75
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-7 98

53. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul A 7 2
J 8 6 2
Q 4
A Q 10 8

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

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

10 9 4 3
K 9 7 3
A 3
5 4 3 Table K Q J 8
Q 5
K 7 2
J 9 7 2
75897 75896
57546 =
Par NS +110 6 5
A 10 4
J 10 9 8 6 5
K 6

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+8 83
1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 100

56. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 88

W deals
None vul K 10 8
K J 10 7
A 10 6 5
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge LallJ WolpertG Hamman Kranyak
Pass 1 1 5 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q J 5
9 8 6 3
9 4 2
10 6 2 Table A 9 7 2
Q 4
K J 8 7 3
K Q
77869 =
56574 =
Par NS +110 6 4 3
A 5 2
Q
A 9 8 7 4 3

1 opening
5 N -2 -100
-5 83
1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 105

59. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul 10 9 7
A 10 9 3
8 2
A K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Pratap Lev GordonM Berkowitz Passell Sontag Jacobus
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 2 2 NT
3 Pass Pass 4 3 Pass Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 4 4 Pass
Pass 6 AP

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

J 6 5 3
K 7 4
Q J 6 3
9 3 Table K Q 8 4 2
J 8 6 5 2
K 9
6
955AC =
38731 =
Par NS +800 A
Q
A 10 7 5 4
Q 10 8 7 5 2

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+13 97
1 opening
5 S +1 +620
-13 105

62. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A 7
A J 5
K J 4 3
10 9 8 6

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

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

Q 8 5 2
10 6 3
Q
A Q 7 4 2 Table K 10 9 6
Q 7 2
9 7 6 2
5 3
969A7 979A7
46436 =
Par NS +600 J 4 3
K 9 8 4
A 10 8 5
K J

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 97
1 opening
2 NT N +1 +150
+8 117

64. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hamman Seamon LallJ Hurd Berkowitz Wooldridge Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 NT
1 Pass Pass Dbl 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 9 8 7
Q 6 5 4 3
5 2
8 Table Q 10
10 7
J 7 4
Q J 9 6 3 2
999C8 =
24215 =
Par NS +1370 A 5
A J 9 8 2
A Q 10 6
10 7

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
-12 97
1 opening
6 N = +1370
+12 129

69. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

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

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

8 6 5
J 10 9 8
Q 10 2
A Q 3 Table 10 9
K 4 2
J 8 6 4 3
10 7 2
9A879 =
43563 =
Par NS +420 K 4 3 2
Q 5 3
A K 7
K 9 5

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 101
1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 140

72. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul A 7 4 3
K 3 2
A 7
Q 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Hurd Kranyak Wooldridge LallJ Dwyer Hamman Bathurst
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 8 5
8 7
10 9 5 2
6 5 4 Table K Q 6
A 6 4
Q 8 6 4 3
A 10
87A59 =
46373 =
Par NS +420 J 2
Q J 10 9 5
K J
K J 8 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +130
-14 101
1 opening
1 NT× E -4 +1100
+14 154

74. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul Q J 4
K Q 6
10 9 5 3 2
A J

West North East South West North East South
Milner Pollack LallH Feldman Robbins Schermer Demirev Chambers
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 2
Dbl 1 NT AP Dbl 3 AP

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

A K 5 3 2
J 9
J 8 4
10 9 2 Table 9 6
A 8 7 5 4
7 6
K Q 6 4
86686 =
57747 =
Par NS +120 10 8 7
10 3 2
A K Q
8 7 5 3

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 107
1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-5 154

75. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul 9 8 4 2
10 9 7 4
A J 5
A K

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Seamon Lev Pszczola Berkowitz Mahaffey Sontag Glubok
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Pass 3 AP Pass Pass

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

J 7 3
5 2
K 6 4
J 10 8 6 5 Table A K 6
A Q J 8 3
Q 9 3 2
Q
66555 =
77787 77888
Par NS -110 Q 10 5
K 6
10 8 7
9 7 4 3 2

1 opening
3 E -3 +150
+6 113
1 opening
1 E +1 -110
-6 154

76. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul K 10 6 2
A 3
J 9 6 2
A J 3

West North East South West North East South
AukenS Upmark Welland Nystrom Fallenius BildeD Fredin BildeM
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

8
Q 10 6 5
K 5 3
K 10 7 6 4 Table 9 7
8 7 4 2
A 10 8 7 4
5 2
AC678 AC778
21664 =
Par NS +980 A Q J 5 4 3
K J 9
Q
Q 9 8

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-11 113
1 opening
4 S +2 +480
+11 165

79. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Kamil Bathurst Fleisher Willenken Verhees Rosenberg v.Prooijen
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
1 2 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 6 AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 8 6 2
A 5
J 10 8 2
6 5 Table Q J 9 7
7 3
Q 9 7 5 4
10 4
87C6C =
16171 =
Par NS +980 4 3
K J 9 6 4
A
A K 9 8 7

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 125
1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 166

91. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

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

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

A Q 4 2
8 4
Q J 7 5
J 4 3 Table J 9 8 7 5
A J 7 3
8 3 2
A
75869 =
58473 =
Par NS +110 6
Q 10 9 6
K 9
K 10 9 8 7 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 137
1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-5 168

92. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A 9 4
J 9 7
A 9 5 2
K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Brink Levin Drijver Zagorin Nickell Bathurst Katz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 2
K 10 6 4
K J 3
Q 10 4 Table Q 8 6
A 5
Q 4
J 9 8 7 6 5
67785 =
76558 66558
Par NS +90 K 7 5 3
Q 8 3 2
10 8 7 6
A

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 137
1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 173

93. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

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

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

K 7 5 3
K 8 5 2
K 7
J 9 4 Table 10 6
7 4
8 6 5 4
A 7 5 3 2
9AAA8 =
33335 =
Par NS +420 Q J 9 8 2
A J 6 3
A Q 2
8

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+11 148
1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 173

95. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

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

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

8 3 2
K 9 7 4
A J 9 4 3
10 Table 7 6
A 8 5
Q 6 2
A J 8 7 3
67556 =
75786 =
Par NS -90 K J 5 4
Q 10 6 2
10 5
Q 6 4

1 opening
2 N = +110
+6 155
1 opening
3 W = -110
-6 173

96. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 116

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Garner Pollack WeinsteinH Lee Stewart Demirev Woolsey
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8
Q 10 4
5 3 2
A J 7 5 3 Table A J 6 4
A K 7 3
Q 10
10 6 2
44363 =
89A7A =
Par NS -620 10 9 7 3
8 6 2
J 9 8
K 8 4

1 opening
1 N -4 -400
+5 160
1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-5 173

100. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Demirev Levin Lee WeinsteinH Martel Garner Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

5 4 2
A 8 5 4
6 2
K J 10 3 Table A J 7 6
J 6
Q 8
A 9 8 7 4
657A4 =
78639 77639
Par NS +130 10 9
Q 7 3 2
K 7 5 3
Q 5 2

1 opening
3 E = -110
-6 164
1 opening
2 N +2 +130
+6 184

101. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 65

W deals
None vul A Q 7 4
Q 9 5 3
A 10 9
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Pollack Demirev Feldman Lee Garner Stewart WeinsteinH Woolsey
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
3 AP

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

10 5 3
10 7
J 8 7 2
K Q 10 2 Table J
A K J 6
Q 5 4 3
A 7 6 5
68633 =
65799 =
Par NS -100 K 9 8 6 2
8 4 2
K 6
9 8 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 170
1 opening
3 W = -110
-6 184

102. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd WeinsteinH Robinson Garner Lee Feldman Demirev Pollack
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q 4
A Q J 8
8 4 3
10 8 7 6 Table A K J 5 3 2
2
A Q 10 6
3 2
22515 21514
9B8B8 =
Par NS -450 10 6
9 6 5 4 3
7 5 2
K J 9

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+7 177
1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-7 184

103. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Upmark Moss Nystrom Bertheau Platnick Cullin Diamond
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Pass 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 6 5 4
A J 9 5
Q
Q 8 7 Table —
7 3 2
A 9 7 6 5 4
J 6 4 2
9A676 9A675
33664 =
Par NS +620 K Q 3 2
Q 10 8 6
K J 3
K 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 177
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 196

104. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Bathurst Greco Zagorin Bertheau Platnick Cullin Diamond
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 2 2
2 Dbl 2 Pass 3 3 3 NT AP
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 5 2
9 7
8 6 3
K Q 9 6 Table 7 3
K Q 3
A K Q J 7 5 4
2
58948 58848
85495 75495
Par NS +140 K J 8
J 10 6 4 2
9
J 10 5 3

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 189
1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-12 196

106. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Duboin Delmonte Sementa Lauria Cheek Versace Grue
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 7 5
K 5 3
J 9 8
8 7 4 Table K Q 9 6
J 10 7 2
10 5 4 2
6
9788B =
36552 =
Par NS +600 J 10 4
9 8
A K 7
K Q 9 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 199
1 opening
3 S +2 +150
-10 197

108. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Graupera Zia Pont Muzzio Rodwell Bianchedi Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 2 2
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 7 4 2
J 9 4
8 5
9 8 7 Table 9 8
5 3
A K 4 2
K Q 6 4 2
97996 =
36337 =
Par NS +500 A 10
A K 10 8 2
10 9 7 3
10 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 209
1 opening
2 N +1 +140
-10 197

109. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul A 9
K Q 7 6
Q J 4 2
10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Cullin Gitelman Bertheau Upmark Greco Nystrom Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 6 5 4
9 8 5
10 9 7 3
9 5 Table 7
10 3 2
A K 6 5
Q 8 7 3 2
ABC89 =
31154 =
Par NS +980 K J 10 8 3 2
A J 4
8
A K J

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-11 209
1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 208

120. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul 7 3 2
A 10 9 8
A 8 5
A 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Nanev Cullin Mihov Upmark Fallenius Aronov Fredin Stefanov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 4
5
K J 6 3
Q 9 5 4 2 Table A J
K J 6 2
10 7 4
K J 8 6
79865 78865
64478 =
Par NS +140 K Q 9 6 5
Q 7 4 3
Q 9 2
7

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+5 221
1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-5 212

124. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Lauria Amaral Versace Bocchi Villas-Boas Madala Campos
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Rdbl 2 2 4 1 NT 2 2 4 (AP)
4 Dbl AP

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

K 6
7
Q J 10 9 8
Q 9 7 5 2 Table A Q 9 7 5 3
K Q 4
3
10 6 3
76A86 =
67357 =
Par NS +500 10 8 4 2
J 8 6 5 3
A 7 2
A

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
+12 238
1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 213

125. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Helness Nickell Helgemo Zimmermann Hamman Multon Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Dbl AP

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

A 9 6 4
9 3 2
10 4 3
Q 7 6 Table K
K 10 8 6 5
A J 9 7 2
J 10
89769 79769
54664 =
Par NS +140 10 8 7 5 3
A Q J 7
6
K 9 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 238
1 opening
1 × E -1 +200
+6 219

127. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Piekarek Meckstroth Smirnov Bramley Hamman Welland Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

8 6 3 2
8 7 3
A 4 3
A Q 7 Table K 10 9 7 5
A K 4
J 10 5 2
10
53658 =
8A785 89785
Par NS -620 Q
J 9 6 2
8 7
K 9 6 5 4 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+5 243
1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 220

128. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Helness Zia Helgemo Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 6 5 4
A K Q
J 7 5 3
7 2 Table K 9 8
7 6 4 2
Q 9
K 10 4 3
76667 =
67676 =
Par NS +90 Q 3 2
10 5 3
K 10 8 6
Q J 5

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 248
1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 220

129. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Lauria Kranyak Versace Cayne v.Prooijen Seamon Verhees
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1 NT 2
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl AP
2 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 8 7 5
7 6 5 3
—
10 7 6 4 Table K 6 2
A K 9
A J 7 4 2
K 2
74587 74577
68756 =
Par NS -110 9 4
Q J
K Q 10 8 6 3
9 8 5

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
-8 248
1 opening
2 × N +1 +380
+8 228

132. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Kranyak Moss WolpertG CohenB Hampson Smith Greco
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 3
2 2 3 Pass 4 AP
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

10 3 2
A 4 3 2
2
A Q 5 4 2 Table A J 9 8 7 5
Q 8
K 10 4 3
3
63687 =
5A546 4A556
Par NS -500 4
J 10 6
A Q 9 6 5
J 8 7 6

1 opening
4 × E = -790
-14 248
1 opening
4 E -3 +300
+14 243

136. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul A 7
K J 9
K 10 3 2
Q 9 6 4

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

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

Q 6 3
8 6 5 3 2
7 6 5
8 3 Table 9 5 4
A Q 10 7
J 8 4
K J 10
BB8BA BB7AA
22523 =
Par NS +460 K J 10 8 2
4
A Q 9
A 7 5 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-11 249
1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+11 255

141. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Beatty Bramley Jacobs Welland Schermer Jacobus Chambers Wold
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 3
J 8 7
K 9 7 6 5 4
8 5 Table 10 8 5 4 2
5 3
J 8
K 10 7 2
BAB9B B9B9B
23242 =
Par NS +660 Q J 7
A Q 10 9
A 10 2
A Q 3

1 opening
5 N = +650
+13 266
1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-13 255

142. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul A 8 7 3
J 2
A Q 3 2
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Delmonte Martel Bakhshi Cheek Levin Grue Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6 4 2
Q 10 7 4
K 9 8
K 9 Table Q J
K 6 5 3
J 6 5 4
J 6 3
9978A =
44653 =
Par NS +600 K 9 5
A 9 8
10 7
A 10 8 5 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-10 266
1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 265

143. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul A 10
A 8 7 5
J 6 2
A 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher Stansby Hampson Martel Greco
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7
10 6 3 2
K 4
Q J 8 7 2 Table K 3
J 4
A Q 9 8 7 3
K 4 3
6A745 =
73578 =
Par NS +420 Q J 8 6 5 4 2
K Q 9
10 5
9

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 272
1 opening
2 S +2 +170
-6 265

146. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul A 8 6
K 8 3
A Q 3
10 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Brink Zia Drijver Wold Rodwell Bates Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 2 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 5 2
9 2
9 7 5 4
K Q 7 Table J 10 3
J 7 6
K 10 6 2
A J 2
75756 =
58586 =
Par NS -100 9 7 4
A Q 10 5 4
J 8
8 6 5

1 opening
2 E = -110
-6 272
1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 272

147. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Shivdasani Helgemo Allegaert Helness Brogeland LallH Saelensminde LallJ
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

6 5 4
K 10 9 8
Q 9 3
A 6 5 Table A K 9
A Q 3 2
8 7 6
J 7 3
58566 =
85867 75866
Par NS -120 Q J 8 7 3
J 7
J 10 4
9 8 4

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 278
1 opening
2 W = -110
-6 272

148. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Isporski Moss Kovachev Lowe Diamond Dawson Platnick
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9
J 4 3
J 10 4 2
Q 7 3 2 Table Q J
Q 9 2
8 7 5 3
A J 8 6
9AA67 89966
33376 =
Par NS +620 10 8 7 4 2
A 8 5
A K 6
10 9

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 278
1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 284

150. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 3
Q 9 7 3
Q J 10 7
A K 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Helgemo Meltzer Helness Strul Sontag Becker Berkowitz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

10 8 7 6 5
A
A 8 6 2
J 4 2 Table K J 4
K 10 8 5
9 3
8 6 5 3
97999 =
45444 =
Par NS +400 A Q 9 2
J 6 4 2
K 5 4
Q 7

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 288
1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 284

152. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Fleisher Hampson Kamil Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl 4 AP

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

J 2
7 2
5 3 2
K Q 9 8 7 4 Table 10 8 5 3
9 3
K 10 9 8
10 5 3
BBD97 =
21035 =
Par NS +1510 A Q 7 4
A 10 8 6 4
A 7 4
A

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
-11 288
1 opening
6 S = +980
+11 295

153. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Chorush Nickell Koneru Katz Rodwell Morgan Meckstroth Harris
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 3 2
10 5 4
K 9 8 4
Q 9 4 Table J 8 6 5 4
A J 8 2
Q 3
6 2
9779A =
46643 =
Par NS +600 7
K 9 6
A 7 6 5
K J 7 5 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 288
1 opening
2 NT S = +120
+6 301

156. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

W deals
Both vul A 10 7 2
6 5
K J 6 3
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Welland WeinsteinJ Willenken Garner Etter WeinsteinH Kolesnik
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

Q J
K J 10
Q 7 5
J 9 7 4 3 Table K 4
A Q 8 3
A 8 4
K Q 6 5
39363 =
8487A 8485A
Par NS -130 9 8 6 5 3
9 7 4 2
10 9 2
2

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 300
1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-12 303

157. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul A Q
7 5
Q 8 4 2
A 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Deutsch Wold Kranyak Bathurst Bramley LallJ Compton
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 Pass Pass 3 2 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8 7 2
A J 9 6
J 10
J 9 Table K 5 4 3
K Q 3 2
K 9 7 5
K
73369 73368
6AA64 =
Par NS -300 J 6
10 8 4
A 6 3
Q 10 8 7 6

1 opening
4 W -2 +100
+11 311
1 opening
4 E = -420
-11 303

159. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Kurka Hamman Kopecky Zia Nickell Martens Katz Jassem
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6
K 10 9 8 7
K 8
J 9 6 5 Table J 10 5
Q 6 5 4
A J 5 3
3 2
A9599 =
21742 =
Par NS +430 A K 7 4 2
J 3 2
10 9 4
A 4

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+8 319
1 opening
3 N = +110
-8 303

168. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Welland Baseggio Willenken WeinsteinH Jackson Garner Sher
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 2 NT Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 2 3 3
4 AP

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

Q 8 5 4 3
10
9 7
J 9 8 3 2 Table 9
Q 9 7 6 3
Q 6
A K Q 7 4
8AAC4 =
13319 =
Par NS +800 A 10 7 2
A J 4 2
K 10 8 3
5

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
-6 323
1 opening
5 × W -2 +300
+6 309

174. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A 9 5
A 8 3
A 10 5
J 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Moreira Zhao Magalhaes Fu Pszczola Nader Lev Rodrigues
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6
7 6 4 2
J 4
A Q 10 6 2 Table K J 4
K Q 5
K Q 8 7 6
K 9
46443 46343
8798A =
Par NS -140 Q 10 8 3 2
J 10 9
9 3 2
4 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-10 326
1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
+10 319

176. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul K J 2
K J 10 5
J 7 6 5
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Helness Saelensminde Helgemo Brogeland Fantoni BessisT Nunes BessisM
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 6 3
Q 7 6 3
A K 10 8
Q 2 Table Q 10 7
4
Q 9 4
10 9 8 7 5 3
9AA86 =
43356 =
Par NS +620 A 8 5 4
A 9 8 2
3 2
A J 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+13 339
1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-13 320

177. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul K J 2
K J 10 5
J 7 6 5
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Kamil de Knijff Fleisher Wrang Fredin Levin Fallenius Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6 3
Q 7 6 3
A K 10 8
Q 2 Table Q 10 7
4
Q 9 4
10 9 8 7 5 3
9AA86 =
43356 =
Par NS +620 A 8 5 4
A 9 8 2
3 2
A J 4

1 opening
4 N = +620
+13 352
1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-13 320

178. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Wrang Bompis de Knijff Fallenius Faigenbaum Fredin Zaleski
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 7 (AP)

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

8 4 3 2
K Q 5
10 6 4
Q 3 2 Table J 9
J 9 6 2
8 3
K J 8 7 5
BB8C6 =
22416 =
Par NS +1370 A K Q 10 6
8 3
A Q 9 2
6 4

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+13 365
1 opening
7 N -1 -100
-13 320

180. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul A K 6 3
10 6 5
2
A Q 10 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Quantin Fredin Bompis Pilon Nystrom Faigenbaum Bertheau
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 2 (AP)

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

J 10 7 2
9 4
A 10 6 4
J 6 4 Table Q
A K J 8 3
K Q 9 7 3
9 8
68438 =
659A5 =
Par NS -140 9 8 5 4
Q 7 2
J 8 5
K 7 2

1 opening
1 E +2 -140
-6 365
1 opening
2 N = +110
+6 326

182. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Ravenna Lindqvist Pellegrini Bianchedi Groetheim Muzzio Tundal
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 7 2
9 3
10 7 4 3
10 3 2 Table 8
Q 10 7 4
A 6 2
A Q 9 7 4
8A997 =
43446 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10 4
K J 6
K 9 8 5
K 5

1 opening
3 E -2 +200
-6 365
1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 332

184. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 1

W deals
None vul A K 7 4
A J 9 8
10 8 6
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Bertens Woolsey Bakkeren de Wijs Robinson Muller Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP

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

9 8 6
7 6 3
K Q J 4
6 5 3 Table Q 3 2
Q 4
A 9 7 3
A K 4 2
67856 =
65486 =
Par NS +100 J 10 5
K 10 5 2
5 2
Q J 10 7

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-5 365
1 opening
2 W -3 +150
+5 338

185. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov Duboin Versace Stefanov Lauria Aronov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q J 9 8 6 4
9 7 2
Q 9 5
6 Table 2
A J 4 3
J 10 8 6 2
K 10 5
8998B 8897B
34352 =
Par NS +400 A K 3
K Q 8 6 5
7
J 8 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 365
1 opening
5 N = +400
+10 348

186. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertens ChenHU Bakkeren YangH ShenC Muller Shih de Wijs
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 2 2
4 4 5 Dbl 5 Dbl AP
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

3 2
Q J 8 6 2
7
9 8 7 6 5 Table Q 5
A K 10 7 4 3
A 10 9 5 2
—
67189 =
31B43 =
Par NS -650 K J 7 6 4
5
K Q 8 3
Q J 3

1 opening
5 × E = -850
+5 370
1 opening
5 × E +1 -1050
-5 348

187. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Bianchedi Kirmse Muzzio Pellegrini Wladow Ravenna Elinescu
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 2
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

8
K 6
K J 9 7 2
Q J 7 5 4 Table 10 9 4
A J 9 8 5
A 10 8
10 9
58523 =
558A9 =
Par NS -130 A K J 5 3 2
3 2
4 3
8 6 2

1 opening
3 S = +140
+5 375
1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-5 348

191. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Bowles Berkowitz Mohandes Gill Helness Bloom Sontag
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

7 6 5
10 9
Q 8 6
A Q 6 4 3 Table K 10 4 3
A K J 6 5 2
3
10 8
56586 =
55846 57847
Par NS -110 A J 9 8
7 4
J 10 7 5 4
K 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 381
1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-6 348

192. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
GordonM Westfall Pratap Moffat Christie Grue Caldwell Cheek
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 2
8 7 5 2
8 7 3
J 9 6 3 Table 10
K J 9 3
A J 10 5 2
7 5 2
CC88C BC88B
11551 =
Par NS +990 K 9 7 6 5 4
A 6
K Q 4
K 4

1 opening
6 S = +980
+11 392
1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 348

198. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Cohler Schermer Rosenberg Pszczola Bates Lev Sontag
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 3 3 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

10 6
Q 10 5 3
J 10 8
A J 6 2 Table 4 3 2
A
A K Q 9 6
10 9 7 4
56833 =
7459A =
Par NS -130 Q 9 8 7
8 6 4 2
7 5 4
K Q

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 402
1 opening
2 S -1 -100
-6 350

202. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen WeinsteinH Meltzer Garner Willenken Sontag Welland Bates
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 AP 2 Dbl 3 AP

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

9 8 4
Q 8
J 9 8 2
A 7 3 2 Table A 7 6
A K J 10 3
6
Q 9 6 5
46473 =
7696A =
Par NS -140 K 5 3 2
5 4 2
Q 10 4 3
J 4

1 opening
1 N = +80
+6 412
1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 350

203. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Heitzman Sontag Prahin Rowntree Schermer Walker Chambers
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 2
10 9 5
10 8 5
K 10 4 2 Table K 6
Q 8 6 4 2
6 4 3
A 9 5
89788 =
54645 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 9 5
A J 7
Q 7 2
Q 6

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 422
1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 350

208. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul 3
K Q 7 6
K Q 10 8
K 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Helness Wooldridge Helgemo Bates Pachtman Sontag Ginossar
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 8 7
A 5 3 2
9 7
Q J 10 3 Table K 10
J 8 4
A 6 5 4 3
8 6 2
9A999 =
33434 =
Par NS +620 A Q 9 6 5 4 2
10 9
J 2
A 7

1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 432
1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-10 351

209. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Freeman Diamond Nickell Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 2 NT Dbl
2 Pass 3 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q J 7 2
6 5
9 4 3 2
7 3 Table —
A 10 4 3 2
J 8
A Q 9 8 6 5
A97A6 77675
34637 =
Par NS +630 9 8 6 5
K 8
A K 10 6 5
10 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
-11 432
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+11 362

214. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul K J 7 5
6 3
A J 9 3
A 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Smirnov Rodwell Piekarek Elinescu Hamman Wladow Compton
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 8 2
A 9 2
8 6 4
Q 10 8 Table 6 4
J 8 4
K Q 7 5 2
K 7 6
77858 77857
54475 55475
Par NS +110 Q 10 3
K Q 10 7 5
10
J 9 5 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 437
1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 366

218. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Hessel Jansma Quinn Goldstein Weichsel Rothwarf Ekeblad
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

J 10 9 2
3 2
K J
K J 9 7 6 Table K 7 6 4
A J 9 8 5
7 6
4 3
978B9 878B9
46524 =
Par NS +600 A Q 8 5
7 6 4
A 8 5 4 3
5

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 444
1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-6 366

220. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul J 8
K 8 7 4
8 2
A K J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Garner Compton WeinsteinH Willenken Rodwell Welland Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 2
J 10 5 2
9 7 3
9 7 3 Table 9 5 4
A 6
Q 6 5 4
Q 10 5 2
9A998 9A988
33344 33444
Par NS +420 Q 10 7 6 3
Q 9 3
A K J 10
4

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-6 445
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 372

221. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

W deals
None vul A J 3
J 9 4 2
Q 3
A 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Willenken Compton Welland Garner Rodwell WeinsteinH Meckstroth
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 1 Pass
3 AP 1 NT AP

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

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

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+5 450
1 opening
1 NT W +2 -150
-5 372

222. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Seamon Freeman Mahaffey Baze Rodwell Cohler Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9 3
7 6
A J 9 3
J 9 6 3 Table 8 4
10 8 5 4 2
Q 5 4
K Q 8
88656 =
55777 =
Par NS +120 K Q J 5
J 9 3
10 7 2
A 5 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-7 450
1 opening
2 S = +110
+7 379

225. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Landen SchwartzA Pratap Lo WangJ Wold Ao Passell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

2
J 9 7
A 9 5 4
J 10 7 4 3 Table A 6
10 6 5 3 2
K Q 2
Q 8 5
89655 =
53778 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 8 7 5
A 8
10 7 6
A 9

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 451
1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 391

232. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Jassem Larsen Martens Gierulski Sontag Skrzypczak Bates
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

J 6 4 2
J 6 5
K 10 5
Q 6 5 Table K 10 7 5
9 7
9 6 4
10 4 3 2
B9CCA =
14113 =
Par NS +1430 A
A Q 10 8 4 3
A 8 7
K J 9

1 opening
4 NT N = +630
-13 453
1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 405

233. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Weichsel Bertheau Lesniewski Jansma Hallberg Verhees Mahaffey
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

J 6 4 2
J 6 5
K 10 5
Q 6 5 Table K 10 7 5
9 7
9 6 4
10 4 3 2
B9CCA =
14113 =
Par NS +1430 A
A Q 10 8 4 3
A 8 7
K J 9

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 466
1 opening
5 S +1 +680
-13 405

235. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul A 7 6 5
A 4
A 5
9 6 5 4 2

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

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

8 2
6 3
Q 10 9 8 7 2
K Q 3 Table K Q J 3
10 9 8 7 2
6 3
A J
77758 =
56685 =
Par NS -90 10 9 4
K Q J 5
K J 4
10 8 7

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
+5 471
1 opening
2 W = -90
-5 406

237. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

W deals
Both vul A 6 4 3
Q 3
A Q 8 5
10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Cope Duboin Holman Bocchi Lauria Apteker Versace Gower
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 2
2 Pass 3 AP Dbl 3 Dbl Pass
4 AP

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

9 8 7
A 5 4
J 3 2
A 9 3 2 Table K 10 2
K J 9 8 7 6
—
K J 8 7
36281 35281
67B5B =
Par NS -650 Q J 5
10 2
K 10 9 7 6 4
Q 4

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+10 482
1 opening
4 E = -620
-10 406

241. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Cayne Lair Seamon Versace Bertheau Lauria Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 8 6 4
K 8 7
9 8 6 2
A 3 Table A 2
Q 9 6 2
Q 5
K Q 10 5 2
67575 =
66868 =
Par NS -110 K 9 7 5
J 5 3
K J 10 7
9 4

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 488
1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 407

243. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 91

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Gitelman Hamman Moss Rubin Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 6 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 8
10 8 7 2
A 10 9 6
J 6 Table 10 7 6 4
J 6 5 4
K Q 5
7 3
9999B =
13441 =
Par NS +400 Q 2
A
J 7 4 2
A K Q 10 5 4

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 498
1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
-10 407

244. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Deutsch Freeman Kranyak Cohler Meckstroth Baze Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

3
Q 7 4
A 10 9 3 2
9 6 5 3 Table K Q 9 8
3 2
Q 6 4
A K 10 7
57844 =
76599 66599
Par NS -100 J 7 5 4
K 10 8 6 5
K 8
8 4

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-5 498
1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 412

247. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

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

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

3
Q 7 4
A 10 9 3 2
9 6 5 3 Table K Q 9 8
3 2
Q 6 4
A K 10 7
57844 =
76599 66599
Par NS -100 J 7 5 4
K 10 8 6 5
K 8
8 4

1 opening
3 W = -110
+11 510
1 opening
3 × E = -670
-11 413

249. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Deutsch Nickell Kranyak Lazard Meckstroth Bramley Rodwell
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Dbl 3 3 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

10 6
K Q 10 6 4
Q 7 6
8 7 4 Table Q 8 5 3 2
A 9 2
—
K Q J 5 3
655A5 555A5
67837 67838
Par NS +130 J 9 7
8 5 3
A K J 9 5 3 2
—

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
+7 517
1 opening
3 NT N -4 -400
-7 413

251. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Bykov Soloway Kodayam Tuszynski Meckstroth Kowalski Rodwell
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP

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

5 4 2
10 8 7 5
A K 9 4
J 3 Table A 7 6 3
A 4
Q J 8
A 10 7 5
54545 =
89898 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 9
9 6 3 2
10 7 3
Q 9 8

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +50
+5 524
1 opening
2 NT E = -120
-5 413

257. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinJ Fout ClerkinD Roman Rengstorff Hayden Ehlers Onstott
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 3 AP 4 Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 8
A 10 7 6 5
K 4
10 5 4 Table 6
K Q 2
10 6 2
A K J 9 8 7
2A2A2 =
43A3A =
Par NS +100 K 9 7 4 2
9 8 4
Q J 7 3
3

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
+11 535
1 opening
4 E = -420
-11 418

259. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Morse Bramley Wolff Feldman Bates Woolsey Sontag Stewart
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 2
A 10 8
10 8 7 5 4
K J Table A 8 7 5 3
9 6
K 2
9 8 6 5
97A89 =
36354 35353
Par NS +620 6 4
Q J 5 2
A J 9
A 7 3 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+14 549
1 opening
4 S -3 -300
-14 418

260. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Boyd Larsen Robinson Morse Bates Wolff Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 5 2
K 9 5
K Q 6 3
6 3 Table K Q 10
Q J 10 6
9 7 5
10 8 5
86679 =
55764 =
Par NS +120 9 8
A 8 4
A J 2
Q J 9 7 4

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 549
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 430

261. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Ospeck Casen Nussbaum Krekorian Sadek Saxe El Ahmady SmithT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 8
9 8 5 4
Q 7 5
J 8 7 3 Table 3 2
Q 10 2
K 10 9
A K Q 6 5
8A785 89785
53648 =
Par NS +500 A K 10 7 4
J 7 3
J 8 4 3
10

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-10 549
1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 440

263. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Tewari Moss Balakrishnan Satyanarayana Hampson Nadar Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
3 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 10 5
9 2
A J 9 4 3 2
7 Table A 2
Q 10 8 5
10 7 6 5
Q 10 5
8896A =
45473 =
Par NS +140 K 6 3
K J 6 4
—
A 9 8 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 549
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 452

264. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul K 7 3
K Q
10 9 4 3
A J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Welland Shugart Fallenius Martel Delmonte Stansby Mittelman
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 9 8
J 10 8 6 2
7
9 7 2 Table 5 4 2
9 5
A K 6 5 2
K Q 6
87678 =
56655 =
Par NS +120 A 10 6
A 7 4 3
Q J 8
8 5 4

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 549
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 459

268. 2005 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Versace Meckstroth Lauria Nunes Soloway Fantoni Hamman
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 2
Dbl 2 3 Pass Pass 3 3 3
4 5 Dbl AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 7 5 4
9 8
9 6
A Q 10 2 Table Q 2
K Q J 10 5 4 3
K 8 5
K
56498 56478
77945 =
Par NS -100 K 10 3
A 7 6 2
10 7 4 3
8 6

1 opening
5 × N -3 -500
-8 549
1 opening
4 N -3 -150
+8 470

277. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul J 6
K Q 6 5
A 10 4
K 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Casen Schwartz Krekorian CohenS Berkowitz Compton Cohen
Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass 1 1 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 4
A 10 7 4 3
Q 9 8 7 5
— Table A 10 9 5 3
9 2
6
A Q 8 5 4
85688 85788
57555 =
Par NS +120 K Q 2
J 8
K J 3 2
J 10 9 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+13 570
1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 473

279. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Zahariev Zorlu Karakolev Assael Kolata Aronov Atabey Stefanov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 9 3
J 9 3
Q 10 7
A Q J 6 Table K 7
10 7 5 2
A 9 6 5 3
5 2
58657 =
65686 =
Par NS +100 J 8 6 4
A K 8 6
4 2
K 10 4

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 575
1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 473

280. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Macskasy Puczynski Szalay Chmurski Kowalski Winkler Tuszynski Dumbovich
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 1 2 2 4 (AP)

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

A 8 6 4 2
K 4
J 7
K 7 5 2 Table 10 9 3
J 7
A Q 8 5 4 2
10 3
96A6A =
46373 =
Par NS +620 Q 7
9 6 5 3 2
6
A Q J 9 6

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 575
1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 485

281. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 99

W deals
N-S vul J 10 4 3
K Q 8
K Q 8 7
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Brink Fantoni v.Prooijen Verhees Versace Jansma Lauria
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 5 Pass 6 AP

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

Q 6 2
J 10 9 5
10 9 6 5 2
7 Table K 8
A 7 6 4 3
A
A K J 4 2
66265 56264
76A77 =
Par NS -420 A 9 7 5
2
J 4 3
10 9 6 5 3

1 opening
4 W = -420
-10 575
1 opening
6 W -1 +50
+10 495

283. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul A 10 8 2
A 6 2
A 10 5
J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Tang Bocchi Hurpaul Duboin Fantoni Wong Kai In Nunes Theodore
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

K Q 9 7
10 4
J 8 4 3 2
7 5 Table 6 5 3
K 8 3
K 7
A K 8 3 2
76766 75766
57577 56577
Par NS +90 J 4
Q J 9 7 5
Q 9 6
Q 9 6

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 575
1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 500

284. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman CohenB Soloway Smith Demuy Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 1
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

A 2
5 3
K 9 7 5 4 3
Q 5 3 Table 6 5
A K Q 9 7 6
10 6
10 9 7
58447 58457
74875 =
Par NS +110 K J 9 8 4 3
10 4
A 8
J 4 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 575
1 opening
3 S +1 +170
+6 506

285. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Lev Greco Molson Moss Passell Gitelman Brachman
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 1
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 6 5 3
K 10 6
10 8
9 8 3 Table A 2
J 9 8 4 3
K 9 2
A 7 6
67598 66597
66735 =
Par NS +110 10 9 8 7 4
A
J 7 5 4
Q J 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 575
1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 511

288. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Landen Hamman Pratap Morse Rodwell Wolff Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5 4
A Q 10 6
Q J 5
10 5 3 Table K J
9 7 5 4 2
6 4 2
J 7 6
AB8AA =
32533 =
Par NS +650 Q 10 9 2
3
A K 9 3
A 9 4 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-13 575
1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 524

289. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Krupowicz Lindkvist Zawislak Fredin
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl 1
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP 3 NT AP

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

K J 7
9 7
J 10 7 3
10 9 7 4 Table A 9
A Q 8 4 3
K Q 6 2
A 2
47324 46224
969A9 96AB9
Par NS -620 10 8 6 4 3 2
J 10 6
—
Q J 6 5

1 opening
5 W -1 +100
+13 588
1 opening
3 NT E +2 -660
-13 524

294. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 2 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 8 6
J
J 9 7 6 2
Q 5 4 Table J 7 2
Q 9 7 6 4 2
8
A 10 7
A989A =
34543 =
Par NS +630 A 4
K 8 3
K Q 10 5 4
K 9 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 590
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 538

299. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul K J 7
4 3
Q J 8 7
A Q 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Duboin Karwur Bocchi Lauria Lasut Versace Manoppo
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 3 6 NT (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT (AP)

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

10 8 4 3 2
A Q
10 4 2
J 5 4 Table 6 5
J 9 8 7 6 2
9 6 5
10 6
BA8BB =
23522 =
Par NS +660 A Q 9
K 10 5
A K 3
K 9 3 2

1 opening
4 NT S +2 +690
+13 609
1 opening
6 NT S -1 -100
-13 542

301. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul A 9 2
K 5
10 6 3 2
K Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Mariani Manoppo Burgay Zmudzinski Karwur Balicki Sakul
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 2
2 2 NT Pass 3 2 3 3 Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 3 NT AP
3 AP

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

J 8 4
A J 8
Q J 8 4
9 7 2 Table Q 10 7 5 3
Q 10 9 4 2
A 9
3
8668A =
47743 =
Par NS +130 K 6
7 6 3
K 7 5
A J 10 6 5

1 opening
3 E = -140
-11 613
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 553

304. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker WeinsteinH Schwartz Garner Fallenius Berkowitz Welland Cohen
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 6 5
Q 6
K 5 4 3
K 10 4 Table 7 3 2
K 10 7 3
J
A 8 7 5 2
77886 87896
56547 =
Par NS +120 A J 9
A 9 5 4
10 8 7 6 2
3

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-5 616
1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+5 558

306. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pszczola Soloway Gawrys Lev Rodwell Mohan Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9
9 8 5 4
A J 9 8 4
10 2 Table Q J 7 6 5
A
7 5
Q 8 6 5 3
A7A87 =
35356 35346
Par NS +430 A 8
Q J 6 3 2
K Q 3 2
J 7

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 627
1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 558

308. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Lev Rodwell Mohan Gawrys Hamman Pszczola Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J
9 8 3
6 3 2
A J 9 7 4 Table Q 7 5 3
A 5
Q 10 9 4
6 3 2
78866 78876
55466 =
Par NS +110 K 10 9 8
K Q J 10 7 4
J 7
5

1 opening
4 S = +620
+13 640
1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-13 561

314. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul K Q 9 8
J 2
A 9
Q J 7 5 4

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

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

10 6 4
6 3
J 7 5
K 10 8 6 2 Table A 5 2
Q 10 9 8 4
K Q 8 2
3
89779 =
54564 =
Par NS +140 J 7 3
A K 7 5
10 6 4 3
A 9

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 648
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 574

315. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul Q J 7 3
K 4
Q J 10 8
K 10 5

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

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

10 6 5 2
J 9 6 2
A 9 6 3
3 Table K 4
Q 5 3
K 5 2
A Q J 8 7
78676 =
65756 =
Par NS +110 A 9 8
A 10 8 7
7 4
9 6 4 2

1 opening
2 N -2 -200
-6 648
1 opening
1 NT E -1 +50
+6 580

316. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 68

W deals
Both vul K 5
A 6 3 2
A 9 5 2
J 9 3

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

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

9 7 6 3
J 5 4
K 7 6 4
7 2 Table A Q J 4
K Q 9 8
3
A Q 8 6
74577 54577
59856 58856
Par NS -140 10 8 2
10 7
Q J 10 8
K 10 5 4

1 opening
1 NT E -2 +200
+8 656
1 opening
3 W = -140
-8 580

318. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul 7 5 4
K J 3
J 9 4 3
A K 5

West North East South West North East South
Jorgensen Zmudzinski Armannsson Balicki Tuszynski Thorvaldsson Jassem JonssonT
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 AP Rdbl Pass Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 3 AP

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

Q 10 8 6
A 10 5
Q 10 8 5
Q 4 Table A 9
Q 8 7 6 4 2
A 2
J 8 6
56467 =
86965 87966
Par NS -140 K J 3 2
9
K 7 6
10 9 7 3 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 656
1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 585

320. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 8

W deals
None vul J 10 8 5
A K 9 5
10 5 2
A J

West North East South West North East South
Kapayannidis Maas Kannavos Ramondt de Boer Kotsiopoulos Muller Mil'opoulos
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 3 2
8 3
Q 9 8 3
Q 9 6 3 Table A 9 7 6
J 10 6
A J 4
10 5 2
98A89 =
45254 =
Par NS +420 K 4
Q 7 4 2
K 7 6
K 8 7 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 659
1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 595

326. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul A J 6
J 10 8
A Q 10
J 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Simon WeinsteinH Strafner Garner Katz Wernle Jacobs Kriftner
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT
1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 5 4 2
6 5 3
K 6
9 7 6 5 Table K 8 3
Q 9 7 4
J 5 4
A K 10
99998 98898
44445 44545
Par NS +600 Q 9 7
A K 2
9 8 7 3 2
Q 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+9 675
1 opening
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 596

331. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 110

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WeinsteinH Zia Garner Cohen Levin Berkowitz Weinstein
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 1 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass 3
3 Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q J
K J 9 8 5
10 6 4 2
8 4 Table A 9 7 4 3 2
A 7 6 4
Q
K 2
64299 =
49A44 =
Par NS -300 8 6
3 2
K 9 5 3
A J 10 6 5

1 opening
4 W = -420
-9 679
1 opening
5 N -1 -50
+9 608

333. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Schwartz Martel Casen Rosenberg Weichsel Zia Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K Q 9 4
7 3 2
J 6 3 2
7 4 Table 7 3 2
8 4
Q 9 7 5 4
K 5 3
B8B6B =
15171 =
Par NS +460 J 10 5
A K Q J 6
A 10
Q 9 6

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 690
1 opening
6 S -1 -50
-11 608

335. 1999 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 141

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Mello Freeman Janz Chagas Rodwell Branco Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Dbl 3 (AP)

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

9 6
A J 6 3 2
K J 5 4
10 6 Table A K 8 4
10 5 4
6 2
K J 5 3
77476 67476
66866 =
Par NS -110 Q 7 5 3 2
8
Q 10 9 3
A 4 2

1 opening
3 N -3 -300
-5 690
1 opening
2 S -1 -100
+5 613

337. 1999 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Chagas Nickell Branco Campos Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell
Pass 1 Dbl 5 Pass 1 Dbl 3
Dbl AP 3 AP

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

10 7 6 4 2
A 3
A 8 2
J 6 5 Table J 9 5 3
Q J 4
K J 6 3
A 7
85878 =
58464 58565
Par NS +120 —
9 8 7 2
Q 9 7 4
K Q 10 8 2

1 opening
5 × N -3 -800
-14 690
1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+14 628

339. 1999 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Murthy Hamman Shivdasani Shenkin Rodwell Mohan Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
3 AP Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 7
Q 10 3
J 8 6 4
7 6 5 Table 9 5 2
J 4
A K 10 9 3
K Q 3
46847 =
96586 86586
Par NS -300 J 10 8
K 9 8 6 5 2
Q 5
10 9

1 opening
3 E = -110
-6 693
1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 634

348. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

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

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

10 7 5 3
Q J 8 5 3
J 5
Q 8 Table A K 2
A K 9
A Q 10 9 2
6 2
23135 =
89BA6 =
Par NS -650 J 8 6 4
6 4 2
7 3
9 5 4 3

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-10 697
1 opening
2 W +3 -200
+10 656

349. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul Q 6
A Q 5 2
A 6 2
10 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Watulingas Szwarc Panelewen Multon Bompis Manoppo Mari Lasut
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

K J 2
J 9 3
Q J 9 8
Q 6 2 Table A 10 9 8 5 4
K
K 5
A J 8 7
33734 =
8A689 =
Par NS -420 7 3
10 8 7 6 4
10 7 4 3
K 9

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 697
1 opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 656

Data 9X21 Main Top One Club vs. One Diamond