Data 9X23 Main

One Club vs. One Diamond

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 77 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 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul K 10
K Q 10 9
A K 10 9 4
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Levin Bramley Weinstein Stansby WeinsteinH Nickell Grabel Katz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 8 6
8 7 4
Q J 8 6 2
10 Table Q 7 5 4 3
6 5 3 2
7
K 8 6
C7AAC =
06230 =
Par NS +990 9 2
A J
5 3
A J 7 5 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+3 3
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-3 0

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul K 10
K Q 10 9
A K 10 9 4
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Moss Willenken Bathurst Greco Cohler Hampson Martel
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

A J 8 6
8 7 4
Q J 8 6 2
10 Table Q 7 5 4 3
6 5 3 2
7
K 8 6
C7AAC =
06230 =
Par NS +990 9 2
A J
5 3
A J 7 5 4 3 2

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
+1 4
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 0

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

9 6
Q 10 8 2
10 8 3
10 7 5 3 Table K J 3
A 6 5 4
Q 5 2
A J 8
89798 79688
54645 =
Par NS +140 10 8 4 2
9 7
J 6
K Q 9 6 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 4
1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 6

4. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 11

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

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

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

K Q 7 5 2
Q 10 2
9 8
Q J 3 Table 8 6 4
K 5 4 3
K 5
A K 9 5
54584 =
79858 =
Par NS -140 J 10 9 3
8 7
10 7 6 2
6 4 2

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-3 4
1 opening
3 N -1 -50
+3 9

5. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

W deals
None vul —
K Q 7
A Q 10 9 8 4
K Q 7 3

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

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

Q 8 7 3
A 8 6 3
5
9 6 5 2 Table A 9 6 4 2
10 5 4
6 2
A 10 4
978B9 =
36524 =
Par NS +400 K J 10 5
J 9 2
K J 7 3
J 8

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 5
1 opening
5 N = +400
-1 9

6. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Berkowitz Cheek Sontag GordonM Moss Pratap Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)
2 2 Pass 3
3 Pass Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 2
Q 8 7 6 5
10 6 3
8 4 Table A Q 8 6
A J 2
4
K J 7 6 3
975A7 67596
36836 =
Par NS +400 J 3
10 9 3
9 7 2
A Q 10 9 2

1 opening
4 S = +130
-1 5
1 opening
2 N +3 +150
+1 10

7. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

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

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

10 8 2
J 8 6
9 4 3
7 6 5 2 Table A J 4
Q 10 7 5 3 2
K 10
9 8
BB7BB =
22622 =
Par NS +660 K Q 9 7 6
K 4
8 5 2
K J 10

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 5
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 10

8. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul A K 10 9
K 8 7 6
A 8 5 4
K

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

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

3 2
J 9
Q J 10 9 2
J 9 7 4 Table Q J 8 4
5 3
K 7
10 8 5 3 2
BAC98 =
23145 =
Par NS +980 7 6 5
A Q 10 4 2
6 3
A Q 6

1 opening
6 S = +980
Tie 5
1 opening
6 S = +980
Tie 10

9. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Hoskins Fu Carmichael LiJ Luo Todd WangY Fisher
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 3 AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q
10 9 5 3
Q 10 9 8 7
Q 10 5 Table A K 8 5
Q J 6
3
9 8 6 3 2
79786 =
54646 =
Par NS +140 10 6 4 3
7 4
A K 5 2
J 7 4

1 opening
3 W -2 +100
+7 12
1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-7 10

10. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

W deals
N-S vul K
10 2
A K Q 8 3 2
A 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ahlesved Helness Petersson Bertheau Fantoni Cullin Nunes
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

7 5
A K 9 8 3
J 10 7 5
7 6 Table A J 10 4 3 2
J 7
9 6
Q J 4
86789 =
56654 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 8 6
Q 6 5 4
4
K 10 8 5

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 12
1 opening
3 N = +110
+7 17

11. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Gheewala Meckstroth Askari Rodwell Nickell Said Katz Liaqat
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl 5
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 AP

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

8 6 4 2
J 10 6
A
Q J 10 7 2 Table 9 5
K 9 8 3 2
10 7 3
5 4 3
CC7C8 8A7B8
11615 =
Par NS +1440 J 10 7 3
A 7
J 8 5
A K 8 6

1 opening
5 N = +600
Tie 12
1 opening
5 N = +600
Tie 17

12. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Bjarnarson Amoils Askgaard Welland Bertheau AukenS BessisT
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 3 3
Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

9 6 3 2
K 10 8 7 5
7 4
J 6 Table A 7
Q J 6
K
K 8 7 5 4 3 2
AC7C6 =
11517 =
Par NS +980 J 8 5
3
10 9 8 5 3 2
A Q 10

1 opening
3 S +2 +150
-7 12
1 opening
5 N +1 +420
+7 24

13. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50

W deals
N-S vul A K
9
A K 10 7 3 2
Q 10 9 2

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

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

J 10 6
Q 5 4
J 6
A 7 6 5 4 Table Q 7 3
A 7 3 2
Q 9 5 4
J 3
89998 =
54444 =
Par NS +140 9 8 5 4 2
K J 10 8 6
8
K 8

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 12
1 opening
2 N -1 -100
Tie 24

14. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher LiJ Kamil LiuJ Lian Levin ShiH Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 12
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 36

15. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Bertheau Weinstein Nystrom Fallenius Stansby Fredin Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 6
J 10 8
5 2
J 10 9 8 5 2 Table A 3
Q 7 5 4 3
Q 9 7 6 4
Q
BC898 =
21445 =
Par NS +1430 Q J 8 7 4 2
A 2
3
A 7 6 3

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 12
1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 49

16. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

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

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

K 10 8 7 6
Q J 6 4
J 4
J 7 Table A Q 9
A 9 8 2
A 8 3
9 5 4
44498 =
89945 =
Par NS -100 J 5 2
3
10 7 5 2
10 8 6 3 2

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-1 12
1 opening
3 N = +110
+1 50

17. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nunes Martel Fantoni Zimmermann Levin Multon Weinstein
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9
K Q 5
J 6 3
10 6 4 3 2 Table K J 8 6 2
2
7 4
K Q J 9 8
87CB5 87BB5
45128 15118
Par NS +1100 Q 5 4
J 9 7 6 4 3
9 5 2
A

1 opening
4 S = +620
-2 12
1 opening
4 N +2 +680
+2 52

18. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

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

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

A 10 6 4
K 9 6 3
9 2
10 9 4 Table 3
8 7 5 2
A Q 10 8 4
Q J 8
9A687 =
43654 43653
Par NS +420 J 9 8 2
Q 4
J 5
K 7 6 3 2

1 opening
3 W -3 +150
+5 17
1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 52

19. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Ekeblad Zagorin Rubin WeinsteinH Hurd Garner Wooldridge
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 8 3
Q 7 5 2
2
10 9 8 2 Table Q 5 2
J
A 5 4 3
K 7 6 4 3
96894 =
36549 =
Par NS +100 9 7 4
10 9 8 6
K J 8
Q J 5

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
+3 20
1 opening
4 S -3 -300
-3 52

20. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco LallJ Hampson Grue Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 1 NT Dbl 4 4 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 5 4 2
8 6
2
A 10 9 8 6 Table A 10
7 5 4
Q J 10 9
K 5 3 2
76994 =
57348 =
Par NS +140 8 7
A K 10 9 3 2
8 6
J 7 4

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 32
1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 52

21. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

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

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

8 7 6
8 6 4
8 6
K J 8 5 4 Table 10 5 4
A Q J 10 9 2
A 4
3 2
7B6C8 5A6C8
42615 =
Par NS +920 Q J 9 2
—
9 7 5 3
A Q 10 9 6

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 32
1 opening
5 N = +400
+11 63

22. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag Moss
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

K 8
10 6
6 5 4
Q J 10 9 8 5 Table Q J 9 6 3
7
K 7 2
K 4 3 2
95AA4 =
27218 =
Par NS +420 10 7 2
K J 8 5 3 2
9 8 3
A

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 32
1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 63

23. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 81

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Greco Fleisher Hampson Gitelman Stansby Moss Martel
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 3
A J 10 8 5
8 5 3
J 9 4 Table A Q 8 4 2
Q 7
9 6
Q 10 5 3
87797 =
55635 =
Par NS +120 J 7 6 5
4 3
K 7 2
K 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 32
1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 63

24. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindop Bocchi Baxter Ferraro Duboin Hargreaves Sementa McAvoy
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 5 5 (AP)

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

9 8
K
A 10 8 4
Q J 8 7 5 3 Table 10 4
10 9 7 6
Q 7
A K 10 9 2
6BA94 =
51339 =
Par NS +500 Q 6 3 2
Q J 8 5 4 3 2
9
4

1 opening
3 S = +140
-11 32
1 opening
5 N = +650
+11 74

25. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

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

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

10 7 6 3
J 5 4 2
Q 2
A 10 9 Table K 5 2
K 9 3
8 7 4 3
7 5 4
CAACC =
12311 =
Par NS +990 A J 9 8
A Q 10 8 7
9
6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 32
1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 74

26. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

A K 9 5
10 9
8 3 2
Q 8 6 2 Table 7
K J 8 5 4 2
Q J 10 5
9 7
7A689 79689
63754 =
Par NS +620 Q J 10 8 6 4 2
A 7 3
4
10 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
+3 35
1 opening
4 × S -1 -200
-3 74

27. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hampson Martel Greco Gitelman Levin Moss Weinstein
Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass 1 4 Pass
Pass 5 AP Pass Dbl AP

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

8 7 6 2
K 9 5
8 7 5 2
10 8 Table A K J 10 9 5 4
10 7
6
K J 4
63BBA 63BBB
5A221 5A122
Par NS +100 Q 3
A J 6 2
10 3
Q 7 5 3 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
+11 46
1 opening
4 × E = -590
-11 74

28. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

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

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

5 4 2
J 6 4 3 2
10 7 4
10 4 Table A 10 9 8 6
A Q 9
8 2
K 9 7
987AA 977AA
35533 =
Par NS +400 Q
K 10 7 5
Q 6 3
Q J 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 46
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 75

29. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Bertheau Stansby Nystrom Fredin Weinstein Fallenius Levin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A J 6
K 10 9 3
7 5 4 3 2
8 Table 8 5 4
J 8 6 2
J 8 6
A 10 9
A979A AA7AB
33632 23632
Par NS +630 Q 10 9 7 3
A 7 4
—
Q J 5 4 3

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-12 46
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 87

30. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini Danailov Ravenna Karakolev Trendafilov Bianchedi Karaivanov Muzzio
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 3 2
J
Q 10 9
J 10 9 6 4 3 Table 10 7 6
K 10 9 7 2
K 4
A K 5
78786 =
55647 =
Par NS +110 K J 8 4
6 4 3
J 7 6
Q 8 7

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+6 52
1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 87

31. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Muller Branco de Wijs Bertens Brenner Bakkeren Figueiredo
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass
2 3 3 4 2 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 5 AP 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 6 3
10 9 4
9 6 5
A 10 9 7 Table A 9 7
A K Q J 5 3
8 3
5 2
585B9 =
85824 84824
Par NS +500 Q 8 5 2
8 7 6 2
K 10 4
8 6

1 opening
5 N = +600
+10 62
1 opening
4 N = +130
-10 87

32. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Brenner Wladow Figueiredo Elinescu Gromoeller Branco Kirmse Chagas
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 3 2
J
Q 10 9
J 10 9 6 4 3 Table 10 7 6
K 10 9 7 2
K 4
A K 5
78786 =
55647 =
Par NS +110 K J 8 4
6 4 3
J 7 6
Q 8 7

1 opening
3 N = +110
-10 62
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 97

33. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Woolsey Dubinin Stewart Doub Kholomeev Wildavsky Khiuppenen
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 Dbl 3 3 (AP) Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 Dbl 3 AP

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

5 3 2
J
Q 10 9
J 10 9 6 4 3 Table 10 7 6
K 10 9 7 2
K 4
A K 5
78786 =
55647 =
Par NS +110 K J 8 4
6 4 3
J 7 6
Q 8 7

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-7 62
1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+7 104

34. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul 2
A Q 8 2
K Q J 10
K Q 6 2

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Woolsey Smith Stewart Wildavsky Garner Doub WeinsteinH
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass 1 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP Pass Dbl AP

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

Q
K 10 6 5 3
A 8 7 6 5 2
7 Table A K J 10 9 8 6 5 3
—
9
A 9 4
21858 =
BB575 =
Par NS -660 7 4
J 9 7 4
4 3
J 10 8 5 3

1 opening
4 × E +2 -1190
Tie 62
1 opening
4 × E +2 -1190
Tie 104

35. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Simson Cheek Johnson Parker Weinstein Rogoff Levin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 4
Q 8 5 3
8 5 2
J 6 2 Table A J 8 3
6
Q 9 7 3
Q 9 8 7
CACA9 BABA9
23123 13123
Par NS +990 Q 5 2
A J 10 4 2
A 6
5 4 3

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 62
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 104

36. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul A
K 10
A 8 6 3
K Q J 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Kirmse Gold Gromoeller Elinescu Malinowski Wladow Sandqvist
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 6 4
6 4
9 5
A 9 8 2 Table K J
Q J 9 8 2
Q 10 7 2
5 3
988BC =
15421 =
Par NS +920 8 7 5 3 2
A 7 5 3
K J 4
10

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+7 69
1 opening
3 N +2 +150
-7 104

37. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Rubin Grue Ekeblad Granovetter Gitelman Weichsel Moss
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
4 Dbl Pass 5 (AP) 4 5 Pass 6
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 9 5 2
7 2
Q 5 2
Q 3 2 Table A J 10 7 3
10 6
A 8 3
10 8 6
76C99 =
67134 =
Par NS +1100 8 6 4
Q 8 5 4 3
K 10
J 5 4

1 opening
5 S +1 +680
-14 69
1 opening
6 × N = +1660
+14 118

38. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Compton WeinsteinH Hamman Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 7 3 2
4 3 2
7
K J 6 3 Table K Q 10 6
10 9 5
K 10 5
10 4 2
65997 =
67446 =
Par NS +140 J 5
Q 8 7
8 4 3 2
A 9 8 5

1 opening
2 S +2 +130
+5 74
1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 118

39. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hamman Lazard Soloway Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell Baze
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J
Q 4 3
J 10 8 6 4
Q 10 8 6 Table A Q 9 3 2
10 9 5
9
A 9 5 4
88887 =
54556 =
Par NS +120 10 8 6 5
K J 6
7
K J 7 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 74
1 opening
4 N -2 -100
Tie 118

40. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Hamman Lazard Soloway Bramley
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A Q 7 5 4
10 2
J 4
Q J 10 4 Table K 10 8 2
9 7 6 4
3
8 6 3 2
85BB6 =
27217 =
Par NS +650 J 9
A K 3
Q 9 8 6 2
9 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 74
1 opening
5 N = +600
Tie 118

41. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Morgan Stewart Harris Woolsey Robinson Gerstman Boyd Carmichael
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

6 5 4
Q 10
5 4 3
A Q 4 3 2 Table Q J 9 8
9 8 6
A 10 8 6
9 8
88B99 =
45244 =
Par NS +450 10 3 2
A 7 5 2
9
K J 7 6 5

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 74
1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 118

42. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Berkowitz Rubin Cohen Casen Gitelman Krekorian Moss
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J
Q 4 3
J 10 8 6 4
Q 10 8 6 Table A Q 9 3 2
10 9 5
9
A 9 5 4
88887 =
54556 =
Par NS +120 10 8 6 5
K J 6
7
K J 7 3 2

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-2 74
1 opening
4 N -1 -50
+2 120

43. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul A K 7
A 6
10 9 8 5
A Q 10 4

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

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

Q 10 6 3
9 8 5
Q 4 3
K J 8 Table J 4
K J 10 7 4
A 2
9 7 3 2
888A8 887A8
45534 44534
Par NS +130 9 8 5 2
Q 3 2
K J 7 6
6 5

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 74
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
Tie 120

44. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Soloway WeinsteinH Hamman Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 4
K 10 5 2
3 2
A 7 6 3 Table Q 9 3 2
J 7 6
A 10 4
Q J 9
77897 =
56535 55535
Par NS +110 J 8
A Q 8 4 3
9 7 6 5
10 5

1 opening
2 N = +90
-1 74
1 opening
2 N +2 +130
+1 121

45. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Welland Meltzer Fallenius Martel Feldman Stansby Bramley
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 2
Q 8
8 2
A J 10 8 5 Table K 10 9 3
9 7 4
J 10
Q 9 3 2
86BB6 B6CB7
27125 =
Par NS +1400 A 5 4
10 6 5 2
K 7 4 3
K 4

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
Tie 74
1 opening
4 S +2 +680
Tie 121

46. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Grainger Woolsey LallJ Stewart Morse Chorush Wolff LallH
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 6 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 7 5 2
9 4
K 5 4 3 2
8 7 Table Q 9 6 4
10 6 5 3 2
10
K 9 5
CAABC =
13311 =
Par NS +990 8
A K J 7
A J
Q J 10 6 4 2

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
+2 76
1 opening
6 S = +920
-2 121

47. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Newell Rubin Reid Ekeblad Greco Crombie Hampson Cornell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 2 Pass Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 AP

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

K J 10 3
K 9 5 2
J 4
Q 9 3 Table 8 7 5
10 8 6 3
A 6
A 10 8 2
86586 86596
57847 =
Par NS +100 Q 9 4 2
Q 4
7 5 2
J 7 6 4

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
Tie 76
1 opening
2 NT N = +120
Tie 121

48. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Nadim Nystrom Hishmat Bertheau Fredin Sadek Lindkvist El Ahmady
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 9 7 6
10 7 4 2
Q 7
10 6 Table 3
9 8 5
K 9 8 4 3
K Q 8 5
89989 =
53454 53354
Par NS +140 8 5 2
A Q J 6 3
J
9 7 3 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 76
1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 121

49. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Zwerling Becker Tolliver Simson Casen Johnson Krekorian
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

K 5
J 9 3 2
10 9 6
K 10 4 2 Table Q 6
10 6 5
J 8 5 2
J 6 5 3
ACBB9 =
21223 =
Par NS +980 J 9 8 4 2
A K Q 7 4
7 3
Q

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
-11 76
1 opening
6 S = +980
+11 132

50. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Cohen Wold Berkowitz Buratti Sadek Lanzarotti El Ahmady
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 1 NT 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 5 2
9 5
K 9 8
A J 9 8 Table 7 6 3
K Q J 10 3 2
5 3 2
6
98799 =
35633 =
Par NS +400 A J 4
7 6 4
Q
10 7 5 4 3 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
Tie 76
1 opening
2 N +1 +110
Tie 132

51. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 20

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

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

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

K J 4
Q J 9 6
5 4
K 10 6 5 Table Q 9 6 3
8 4 2
K 8 6
J 4 2
97797 98798
45545 45645
Par NS +600 10 8 7 5
A 7 3
J 9 2
Q 7 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 88
1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 132

52. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Rekunov Schollaardt Khokhlov Gromov Verhees Dubinin Jansma
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
2 NT 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

9 8 6 4
9 6 5 3
J
A J 9 5 Table K Q 10 3
10 8 7 4 2
10 7
8 6
B87CA =
15613 15612
Par NS +920 A J 7 2
A Q J
5 4 2
10 7 4

1 opening
6 N = +920
Tie 88
1 opening
6 N = +920
Tie 132

53. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Soloway Welland Hamman Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT AP

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

A 5 3 2
Q 10 9 6 4
3
6 4 3 Table 9 6
J 5
K Q 10 9
K 10 8 5 2
88687 88686
53646 =
Par NS +120 Q 8 4
A 8 7 3 2
8 4
Q 9 7

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 88
1 opening
2 NT S = +120
+6 138

54. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Meckstroth Landen Rodwell Freeman Doub Nickell Wildavsky
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 2 A Q
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

10 5 4
7
8 7 6 3
Q J 10 7 4 Table K J 6
8 3
5 4 2
9 8 6 5 2
DBDD8 =
01005 =
Par NS +1520 Q 8 3 2
A K Q 9 6 2
J 9
A

1 opening
7 S = +1510
+11 99
1 opening
6 S +1 +1010
-11 138

55. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Duboin Manoppo Bocchi Lauria Asbi Versace Tobing
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 2
1 NT Pass 2 AP Dbl 3 3 Pass
3 AP

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

5 4
A 7 6
J 8 6 4
A 10 8 7 Table A J 10 8 3 2
K 8 5 4
—
9 6 2
64585 =
58757 =
Par NS -100 K 6
Q J 3 2
9 7 3 2
5 4 3

1 opening
2 E = -110
-4 99
1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+4 142

56. 2001 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Groetheim Weichsel Aa Helgemo Meltzer Helness Larsen
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 3 2
J 8 6
A J 10 9
J 6 3 Table K 10 7 5
5 4
8 7 4 3
8 5 4
BAC9B =
13141 =
Par NS +1430 8 6
K 10 9 7
5
A K Q 10 9 7

1 opening
6 S = +1430
Tie 99
1 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 142

57. 2001 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Groetheim Weichsel Aa Helgemo Meltzer Helness Larsen
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

10 7 5
A 6
8 7 6 5 3
J 4 3 Table K 9 3 2
K
J 10 4
K 10 9 8 7
99B88 =
24255 =
Par NS +450 8 6
Q 10 8 7 4 2
2
A Q 6 2

1 opening
6 S -1 -50
Tie 99
1 opening
6 S -1 -50
Tie 142

58. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Soloway Versace Hamman Rodwell Duboin Meckstroth Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 9 8 5
10 9 7
8
K Q 8 5 2 Table A 6
Q J 4 2
K 10 4 2
7 4 3
798A7 79897
64536 =
Par NS +140 10 4 2
A K 8 6 5
9 7 6 3
10

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 102
1 opening
5 N -3 -150
-3 142

59. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Burger Berkowitz Brachman Cohen Schwartz Hampson Becker Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 7 5 4
Q J 5
4 2
J 9 2 Table J 8 2
8 7
8 6 5 3
K 10 6 3
97A99 =
45334 =
Par NS +620 K 10 9 3
K 9 6 3
Q 10 9
Q 7

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 102
1 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 142

60. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Soloway Meltzer Hamman Larsen
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Dbl 3 NT Pass 4 NT 3 3 NT AP
Pass 6 AP

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

J 8 4
K 9 7 5 4
4
8 5 3 2 Table K Q 7 3 2
10 8 6
J 5
10 9 7
C78CC =
15511 =
Par NS +1440 9 6
A J 3
Q 8 6 3
A K 6 4

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+12 114
1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-12 142

61. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 7 NT AP Pass 7 NT AP

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

10 9
10 7 3 2
Q 7 3
9 7 6 4 Table Q J 6 4 3 2
K J 4
6
J 8 2
D9ADD D8ADD
04200 03300
Par NS +2220 K 8 7 5
A 9 8 6
5
A Q 10 5

1 opening
7 NT N -1 -100
Tie 114
1 opening
7 NT S -1 -100
Tie 142

62. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Ferraro Campos de Falco Lauria Chagas Versace Branco
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6
K J 7 3
8 6 3 2
10 8 3 Table K 9 5 4 3
9 8
A 9 5
A J 2
88888 87788
55555 =
Par NS +120 Q 10 8 7
Q 10 6 5 4
Q
7 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 126
1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 142

63. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Lucena Cohen Lambardi Berkowitz Jacobs Bianchedi Katz Rizzo
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP) Pass Dbl 2 Dbl (AP)

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

8 7 5 2
Q 8 2
Q J 7 2
10 2 Table Q 9
J 6 5
K 9
A K J 8 5 3
89986 =
54456 =
Par NS +140 K 6 3
10 7 4 3
5 4
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-4 126
1 opening
2 × E -2 +300
+4 146

64. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

8 7 5 2
Q 8 2
Q J 7 2
10 2 Table Q 9
J 6 5
K 9
A K J 8 5 3
89986 =
54456 =
Par NS +140 K 6 3
10 7 4 3
5 4
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
2 N = +90
-1 126
1 opening
2 S = +110
+1 147

65. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Krasnosselski Saelensminde Dubinin Khokhlov Helness Rekunov Helgemo
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl 2 Dbl (AP) Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 (AP)

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

8 7 5 2
Q 8 2
Q J 7 2
10 2 Table Q 9
J 6 5
K 9
A K J 8 5 3
89986 =
54456 =
Par NS +140 K 6 3
10 7 4 3
5 4
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
2 × E -1 +100
-1 126
1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+1 148

66. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Wernle Nilsland Kriftner Fallenius Fredin Barnay Lindkvist TerraneoC
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10
7 tricks won

8 7 5 2
Q 8 2
Q J 7 2
10 2 Table Q 9
J 6 5
K 9
A K J 8 5 3
89986 =
54456 =
Par NS +140 K 6 3
10 7 4 3
5 4
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 126
1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+8 156

67. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
de Falco Armannsson Ferraro Jorgensen JonssonT Versace Thorvaldsson Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6
Q 9
J 4 3
Q J 10 9 8 Table 5 4 3
K 8 6 4 3
10 8 5
A 7
8A8A8 =
33535 =
Par NS +620 Q J 8 2
J 5
9 2
K 6 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-5 126
1 opening
2 × W -3 +800
+5 161

68. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Sontag Lindkvist Weichsel Martel Moss Stansby Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

9 3 2
10 9 8
K 7 5
J 6 5 3 Table 10 6
A 6 5 4
10 9 4 3
K 9 2
ABAA9 =
22324 =
Par NS +450 K 7 5
7 2
A Q J 8
Q 10 8 7

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 126
1 opening
4 NT N +1 +460
Tie 161

69. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Soloway Cohen Hamman Meckstroth Garner Rodwell WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 6 2
9 7
10 9 2
7 6 3 2 Table 8 5 4 3
A 4 2
8 4
A K 9 4
86996 =
47447 =
Par NS +140 J 9 7
K J 10 8 5 3
K
J 8 5

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 126
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 171

70. 1999 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 133

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

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

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

A 8 4
9 5 4
9 7 5
A J 8 4 Table K 10 9
Q J 7 6 2
6 3
K Q 6
76696 =
56746 =
Par NS +110 Q J 5 3 2
10
J 10
10 9 5 3 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
Tie 126
1 opening
3 N = +110
Tie 171

71. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

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

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

J 10 4 2
J 9 6
Q 2
8 7 6 2 Table Q 8 5 3
A 5 3 2
A 7 5
J 10
B8ABB =
25222 =
Par NS +460 A 7 6
8 4
8 6 4
K Q 9 5 3

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 127
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 171

72. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Kamil Martel Becker Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 2
3 4 4 Pass 3 4 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 8 7 5 2
A 8 6 5 3 2
Q
10 Table 9 6 3
K Q 10 4
K 10 3 2
9 4
7559B =
37821 =
Par NS +500 A Q 4
9 7
8 4
K 8 7 5 3 2

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-12 127
1 opening
5 × E -3 +500
+12 183

73. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

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

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

Q 3 2
A 6 4 2
10 2
10 9 7 3 Table A 10
10 8 7 3
9 8 6 5
A 4 2
89798 =
44635 =
Par NS +140 J 9 8 7 4
Q J 5
J
K Q 8 5

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 127
1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 183

74. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Hamman Seamon Soloway Passell
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 3 2
K Q 8 5
Q 8 7
8 7 4 Table J 9 8
J 9 2
J 6
K J 10 6 2
AB9B9 =
22424 =
Par NS +650 K 7 6
10 4 3
10 9 3
A Q 9 3

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 129
1 opening
3 NT S = +600
-2 183

75. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Becker Soloway Kamil
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) 1 1 Pass 2
3 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10
8 7 4 3 2
8 5
A 9 7 6 Table A J 6
A J 6 5
J 9 2
Q 10 8
68375 67375
75968 =
Par NS -140 7 5 4 2
Q 10
10 4 3
K 4 3 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 134
1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 183

76. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Hamman Seamon Soloway Rodwell Burger Meckstroth Cayne
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Dbl
2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 3 AP

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

J 5 4
A J 10 6
K 9 7 3 2
5 Table Q 10 9
Q 9 5 4 2
Q
K 10 8 2
67467 =
76965 =
Par NS -140 8 7 6
K 3
J 6 5
J 9 7 6 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 134
1 opening
1 N = +70
+5 188

77. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanna Richman Fraser Burgess RothfieldC Thurston RothfieldJ Delogu
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 5
K 9 4
Q J 9 7
J 5 4 3 Table A K 10 7
8 7 5
5 3
10 9 7 6
AAA98 =
32345 32245
Par NS +430 J 9 8
Q J 6 2
10 8
A Q 8 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
-1 134
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 189

Data 9X23 Main Top One Club vs. One Diamond