Data 9X29 Main

One Club vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 423 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 Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Tokay Schwartz Sementa Graves FisherL Smirnov SchwartzRO Piekarek
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
2 AP

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

A 9 4
A K 8 3 2
Q 5
7 5 3 Table K Q 7 6
6 5 4
7 6 4
J 10 2
76588 =
46644 =
Par NS +90 10 5 3
J 9
K 10 9 8 2
K 6 4

1 opening
2 W = -110
-8 0
1 NT opening
1 NT N +4 +210
+8 8

3. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Fantoni Upmark Nunes Helgemo Fredin Helness Fallenius
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 2
J 5 4 3 2
K 9 2
9 6 Table Q 10
A 8 7 6
J 6 4
K J 7 2
9A6A9 =
33733 =
Par NS +620 K 9 5 4 3
K 9
8 7 5
A 8 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 1
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+13 21

13. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Weinstein Greco Levin Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth Moss
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 AP

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

A 10
A 9 8 4
A
K J 9 4 3 2 Table J 9 8 3
10 3
J 8 5 4
10 7 5
68894 68895
45438 44438
Par NS +110 Q 6 5
J 7 5
K Q 10 7 3
8 6

1 opening
2 W -4 +200
+7 12
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-7 24

15. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Gu Fleisher Lair Martel Willenken Cheek Rosenberg Bertens
1 1 2 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass
2 3 AP

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

J
Q 9 5 2
9 7 4 3
10 8 4 3 Table A 9 6 5 2
10 6 4 3
A
A 6 5
98586 =
35546 =
Par NS +400 K 8 3
A 7
10 8 6 2
K J 7 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-10 12
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 35

17. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

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

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

A 10 5
K Q J 9 4
Q 6 5
K 4 Table J 9 4 3
8 6 3
A K 7 2
J 7
44447 =
79996 58985
Par NS -140 8 6 2
10 7 5
J 10 8 3
10 9 6

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
+5 17
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -300
-5 38

19. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul A Q 7 5
A K 6 2
10 9 8
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Kwiecien Nickell Pszczola Pratap Rodwell GordonM Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 3 2
5 4 3
Q 7 4 3
8 7 4 Table 9 8
Q J 10 8
A J 2
A Q 9 5
9A888 =
42444 =
Par NS +620 K J 6 4
9 7
K 6 5
K 10 6 2

1 opening
2 S +3 +200
-9 17
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+9 48

23. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Bocchi Helness Madala Buras Fantoni Narkiewicz Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

9
8 7
Q J 10 7
K 10 8 6 5 2 Table A K 6
J 5 4 2
8 5 3
Q J 4
7A864 =
63368 63468
Par NS +420 8 7 4 3 2
Q 9 3
K 4 2
A 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 19
1 NT opening
3 N = +140
+5 54

28. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Robson Fantoni Allfrey Gold Helgemo Forrester Helness
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 10
K 7
10 9 6 4 3 2
K 9 2 Table Q 9 5 2
A Q 10 8 5
8 5
10 3
66668 67668
66774 =
Par NS +90 J 7 6 3
J 2
K J 7
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-5 19
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 60

29. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras de Wijs Narkiewicz Muller Verhees Zmudzinski v.Prooijen Balicki
1 2 Dbl 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl 2 Dbl
3 Dbl AP

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

3
A K 9 8 7 5 4
9 6 5 4
10 Table K J 10 9 7 2
2
Q 10
Q 7 3 2
97799 =
36643 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 5
6
A K 7 3
J 8 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-9 19
1 NT opening
3 × W -3 +800
+9 69

30. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras de Wijs Narkiewicz Muller Brink Zmudzinski Drijver Balicki
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

K 10
K 7
10 9 6 4 3 2
K 9 2 Table Q 9 5 2
A Q 10 8 5
8 5
10 3
66668 67668
66774 =
Par NS +90 J 7 6 3
J 2
K J 7
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-6 19
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 75

31. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Robson Reid Allfrey Newell Bach Bakhshi Cornell Townsend
1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 1 NT AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 3 2
9 6 5 4
K Q
10 9 8 3 Table K 10 9
K Q 8 7
A 8 7
A K J
24242 =
B8A9A =
Par NS -660 6 5
10 2
10 9 5 4 3
7 5 4 2

1 opening
1 NT E +4 -210
+9 28
1 NT opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-9 75

32. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul Q 9 8
A K J 2
A 9 7 4
6 5

West North East South West North East South
Lavings Fleisher Krochmalik Kamil Rosenberg Brown Willenken Bilski
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2
2 Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl AP
3 NT AP

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

A K 7
Q 5
K 10 3 2
K J 9 8 Table 10 5 2
10 8 7 6 4
Q
A Q 7 4
55563 =
87869 =
Par NS -120 J 6 4 3
9 3
J 8 6 5
10 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+12 40
1 NT opening
2 × S -2 -500
-12 75

33. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Robson Martel Forrester Zia Willenken Bakhshi Rosenberg Gold
1 1 1 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Dbl Pass 2 2 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 6 3
A 5
9 5 2
K 8 7 6 Table Q 7 2
J 10 8 6 2
A J 8 4
2
98779 =
45664 45564
Par NS +600 K 5 4
K 9 3
Q 7 6
Q 10 5 4

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
-10 40
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 85

42. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki Madala Duboin Narkiewicz Sementa Buras
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
4 AP

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

A 10 4 2
Q 9 8 7 6
Q
A J 10 Table J 8 6
A
A 10 7 6 5
9 8 7 3
64564 =
79878 78778
Par NS -140 9 3
J 10 4
K 9 8 4 2
6 5 4

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+5 48
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
-5 92

44. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Fantoni Robson Nunes Multon Gold Zimmermann Bakhshi
1 2 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

3
A K 9 8 7 5 4
9 6 5 4
10 Table K J 10 9 7 2
2
Q 10
Q 7 3 2
97799 =
36643 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 5
6
A K 7 3
J 8 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
-9 49
1 NT opening
3 × W -3 +800
+9 101

48. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 30

N deals
None vul A Q 10 8 2
A 10
J 7 3
K J 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Muller Zia de Wijs Drijver Rosenberg Brink Willenken
1 3 Pass 1 NT 3 Dbl
3 NT AP 3 NT 4 AP

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

K J
K 8 6 4
A 5 4
A 6 5 3 Table 7
J 3 2
K Q 10 9 8 6 2
9 4
5C749 =
81594 71594
Par NS +800 9 6 5 4 3
Q 9 7 5
—
Q 10 8 7

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-13 49
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
+13 115

49. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
GartaganisJ Tobing GartaganisN Asbi George Korbel Karwur WolpertD
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 AP

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

A K Q 8
K 7 6 5 3
3 2
J 6 Table 9 7
J 10 9
K 6 5
A K 10 9 8
23252 =
AAB8B =
Par NS -650 6 4 3
Q 8 4
9 8 7 4
4 3 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-6 49
1 NT opening
1 NT N -4 -400
+6 121

50. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
GartaganisN Asbi GartaganisJ Tobing Karwur WolpertD George Korbel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
2 Dbl AP

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

J 8 7
A 10 7 2
Q J 6 3 2
K Table K 9 6 4
9 6
10 5
Q 10 7 4 2
98978 88978
45454 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 3 2
Q J 4
9 4
A 8 6 3

1 opening
2 × W -2 +500
+12 61
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-12 121

53. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Rizzo Bathurst Lambardi Ravenna WolpertG Alujas Kranyak
1 4 Pass 1 NT 3 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 8
A K Q J 8 5
Q 8 7 5
5 Table A K J 10 9 5 2
—
3 2
7 6 3 2
00066 00065
6A966 6A866
Par NS -420 7 4
4 3 2
K J 10 6
10 9 8 4

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 62
1 NT opening
3 E +1 -170
+6 128

55. 2013 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Welland Mazurkiewicz AukenS LallH Gawrys Milner Tuszynski
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT 2 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10
6 2
6 3 2
A Q J 10 7 5 2 Table A J 8 4 3
J 9 7 3
Q 8
4 3
599A5 =
54328 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 7 6
A Q 8 5
10 9 5 4
K

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+7 69
1 NT opening
4 S -3 -150
-7 128

57. 2013 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Tuszynski Chambers Gawrys Schermer Milner Jassem LallH Mazurkiewicz
1 1 3 1 NT 2 Dbl
3 NT 4 5 Pass Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 5 Dbl Pass
6 Dbl AP

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

6
—
A Q 9 7 5 2
Q J 8 6 5 3 Table J 10 9 8 5
A 7 3 2
K J 8 4
—
67A16 67916
743B6 =
Par NS -200 Q 7 3 2
Q 10 9 8 5 4
10
K 2

1 opening
6 × E = -1090
-13 69
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
+13 141

60. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg Fleisher Bathurst Kamil Dwyer
1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass 3 Dbl Dbl AP
Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

—
A Q 9 6
A K 6 5 4 2
10 6 5 Table K Q J 9 7 4
10 4 3
10 7
4 2
76567 76568
57874 57774
Par NS -100 A 10 6 5 2
7 2
Q J 9
8 7 3

1 opening
3 × W -2 +300
+13 82
1 NT opening
2 × N -3 -500
-13 142

67. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul J 8 4
K 8 6
A 8 6 4
K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Levin Nystrom Weinstein Upmark Fallenius Rodwell Fredin Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 6 5
Q 7 3
Q J 9 2
A 4 Table K 7 3 2
J 5 2
3
8 7 6 5 3
86887 96987
47455 =
Par NS +400 A 10
A 10 9 4
K 10 7 5
10 9 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 97
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 142

70. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul A Q 8 3
A K 7 6
Q 8 3
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Welland Grue AukenS BildeM BessisT BildeD Bertheau
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 7 2
J 9 3 2
K 10 6 4
K Q Table J 9 4
Q 4
A J 9 7
J 7 6 5
78868 =
55575 =
Par NS +110 K 6 5
10 8 5
5 2
A 10 9 4 3

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 107
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 144

74. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski Balicki Versace Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Madala Buras Bocchi
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

J 10
K 9 6
A 9 4 3
A J 7 2 Table 8 6 4
Q J 8 7 3 2
Q 8 2
6
9957A =
42763 =
Par NS +400 K 7 3 2
5
K 10 6
Q 10 9 8 5

1 opening
2 S +3 +200
+6 113
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-6 144

79. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K 10 6 2
K Q J 10
K Q 10
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Kvocek Versace Velecky Zaleski Madala Tomcani Bocchi Kemenova
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) 3 Pass Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

A Q J 9 5 3
9 7 3 2
A 8 3
— Table 7 4
8 6 5 4
6 5
A K 9 6 4
85698 =
56545 =
Par NS +120 8
A
J 9 7 4 2
Q J 10 8 3 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+5 118
1 NT opening
5 S -3 -300
-5 148

80. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Cullin Amoils Bertheau Upmark L'Ecuyer Nystrom Demuy
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT AP Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 6
9 5 4
Q 6
K Q 9 6 5 Table Q 9 5 3 2
10 8 7
8 3
J 8 4
86AB6 =
37327 =
Par NS +420 10 8 4
K Q 2
K J 10 9 5
7 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 124
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-6 148

83. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A 9 4 3
J 10 5 4
A 10
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Hay Bocchi N-Pinder Madala Versace GerrardD Zaleski GerrardC
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

10 8
Q 9 7
Q J 8 7 4
K 4 2 Table Q J 2
A 8 6 3
9 5 2
Q 10 3
79779 =
54564 =
Par NS +140 K 7 6 5
K 2
K 6 3
9 8 7 6

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 131
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 148

87. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul K 9 8 7
K Q 8
9 7
A Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Bach Zmudzinski Cornell Balicki Buras Ware Narkiewicz Tislevoll
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
1 Pass 1 2 2 Pass 4 AP
2 3 4 AP

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

10 6
J 10 9 6
K 8 6 3 2
10 2 Table A Q 5 2
A 7 5 4 2
A J 5
K
77337 76337
66AA5 =
Par NS -420 J 4 3
3
Q 10 4
J 8 7 6 4 3

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
+11 143
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-11 148

91. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Bertheau Helgemo Cullin Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni
1 1 2 1 NT 2 4
2 NT 3 3 4 Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Pass 4 4 Pass 4 Dbl AP
Pass Dbl AP

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

J 10 7 3
J 9 8
Q 4 3
A J 6 Table K Q 6 5 2
A
J 9 6 5
7 5 3
76B7A =
57252 =
Par NS +650 —
K 10 7 4 3 2
A 10 7 2
9 4 2

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
-7 143
1 NT opening
4 × W -4 +800
+7 155

96. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Nunes L'Ecuyer Fantoni Helgemo Miles Helness Korbel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 5 4 3 2
A J 7
2
J 8 4 2 Table J 10 9 8
10 2
K 10 9 5 4
K 5
86A99 =
57344 =
Par NS +620 6
K 6 4 3
A Q 7 6 3
10 6 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 156
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 157

97. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Drijver Bompis Brink Verhees Pilon v.Prooijen Toffier
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 5 3
9 3
A Q 5
K 7 3 2 Table 9 8 2
Q 7 5
10 9 6 4
10 9 4
A999A AAA9A
33343 =
Par NS +430 K Q
10 6 4 2
K 8 2
A Q 8 5

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 166
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 157

98. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Yilmaz Bocchi Gur Madala Duboin Kokten Sementa AkerO
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 5 3
9 3
A Q 5
K 7 3 2 Table 9 8 2
Q 7 5
10 9 6 4
10 9 4
A999A AAA9A
33343 =
Par NS +430 K Q
10 6 4 2
K 8 2
A Q 8 5

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 176
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 157

100. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Carcassonne Allfrey Labaere Robson Patterson Coenraets Crouch de Donder
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 3 4 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)
4 4 AP

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

K 8 7 5 4
4
A K 10 7 4 2
Q Table A 3
9 6 2
J 3
J 10 7 6 4 2
53826 =
493A6 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 9
K Q J 8 7 5 3
8 6 5
—

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-7 176
1 NT opening
4 × E -1 +100
+7 167

101. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A 9 4 3
J 10 5 4
A 10
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Verhees MukherjeeM v.Prooijen Majumder MukherjeeS Drijver Majumdar Brink
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8
Q 9 7
Q J 8 7 4
K 4 2 Table Q J 2
A 8 6 3
9 5 2
Q 10 3
79779 =
54564 =
Par NS +140 K 7 6 5
K 2
K 6 3
9 8 7 6

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 182
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 167

105. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Konow BessisT Schaltz Bertheau Delmonte Askgaard Fu Bjarnarson
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 AP

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

A J 9 8 6 2
K 5
9 4
A 7 3 Table K 10 5 4
A Q 2
10 6 5 3
9 4
32879 =
9A453 =
Par NS -300 —
J 9 8 7 4 3
K 8 2
J 8 6 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-10 182
1 NT opening
3 W +2 -200
+10 177

106. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 1 2 1 NT 2 3
3 3 NT 4 4 (AP) 4 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 4
J 5 3 2
8 6 5
A 10 7 5 Table A K 10
Q 10 9 8 7
J
Q J 9 2
99494 =
43938 =
Par NS +100 J 9 6 3 2
—
K Q 9 7 4 3 2
4

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 195
1 NT opening
5 N -2 -200
-13 177

107. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Drijver Rodwell Brink v.Prooijen Weinstein Verhees Levin
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Dbl
2 Dbl 2 3 2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

10
Q 8 3
K 9 5 4 3
9 8 4 2 Table Q J 9 2
J 10 9 4 2
A 8 7
10
99669 =
44764 =
Par NS +400 A K 7 5 4
6 5
10 2
K Q 6 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 195
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 187

111. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul A Q 5
Q 6 4
K 9 4
K 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Weinstein YangD Levin Kamil Baseggio Fleisher Stark
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

4 3
10 9 5
A Q 7
A 7 5 4 3 Table K 8 7 2
A K 7 3
10 2
Q 9 8
56575 56574
77868 =
Par NS -110 J 10 9 6
J 8 2
J 8 6 5 3
J

1 opening
1 NT W -1 +100
+5 209
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 187

113. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Demirev Hampson Lee Garner Platnick WeinsteinH Diamond
1 1 NT 2 1 NT Dbl 2
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

J 6
4 3
K J 7 3 2
8 7 3 2 Table A Q 4
K 9 6 5
A 9 6
K 10 9
57645 57644
86698 76698
Par NS -120 10 7 5 3
Q J 10 8 7
10 5
Q 5

1 opening
3 W = -110
-5 209
1 NT opening
3 W -2 +100
+5 196

114. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher WeinsteinH Kamil Garner Demirev Levin Lee Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 4
J 7 5 2
9 5 2
8 4 2 Table 10 5 2
9 4
J 10 8 6
Q 6 5 3
CCDCC =
11011 =
Par NS +1510 A K 7 6 3
A K 10 6
K Q 7 3
—

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
-11 209
1 NT opening
6 NT N = +990
+11 207

115. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

N deals
N-S vul K J
K Q 4 2
Q 10 7
K 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Beatty Hampson Jacobs Wold Platnick Bates Diamond
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q 9 3
A J 10
9 8 6 5
A 6 Table 7 5 4
9 7
3 2
Q J 9 5 4 3
97995 =
46348 45347
Par NS +300 10 8 6 2
8 6 5 3
A K J 4
8

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
-7 209
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +170
+7 214

120. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Zak Amoils Zaremba Cieslak Cheek Frukacz Grue
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A Q 10 3
10 8
J 7 5 3
A K 10 Table 9
9 6 5 4 3
K 10 9
9 4 3 2
56545 57555
86888 =
Par NS -120 K 7 6 5 2
K 7
6 4 2
Q J 5

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 210
1 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+6 221

124. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

K 10 6
K 6 4
A Q J 2
J 8 7 Table 7 2
J 9 7 3
10 9 8 6 3
Q 3
79769 8A87A
43663 43563
Par NS +420 Q J 8 5 3
5 2
K 5
K 6 5 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 218
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 221

125. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

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

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

A J 5 3 2
7 2
A 6 5
6 4 2 Table 9 7 4
A K 10 8 6
K Q J 3
7
63458 =
7A985 =
Par NS -420 10 8
Q 9 5 3
8 7 4 2
Q 8 3

1 opening
4 W = -420
-9 218
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
+9 230

127. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 24

N deals
None vul A 10 6 4
Q 5 3
K Q 7
K J 8

West North East South West North East South
Imakura Jassem Ino Martens Kalita Yokoi Gawrys Teramoto
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q
7 2
10 4 3 2
Q 10 9 6 4 Table 8 5 3
K J 9 6 4
9 8 6
5 2
BB9A9 =
22434 =
Par NS +460 J 9 7 2
A 10 8
A J 5
A 7 3

1 opening
1 ×× N +2 +630
+5 223
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-5 230

128. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul K 5 2
A K J 3
6 4 2
A 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Muller Hans de Wijs Nunn Edgtton Verhees Gosney v.Prooijen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl
4 Dbl AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 8 6
Q 9 8 5
A K 10 8 7
— Table 9 7
10 6
J 5 3
8 7 6 4 3 2
78858 =
64485 =
Par NS +110 Q J 4 3
7 4 2
Q 9
K Q J 9

1 opening
4 × W -5 +1400
+17 240
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -100
-17 230

131. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Sementa Weinstein Duboin Bocchi Martel Madala Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

6 2
A K 4
Q 10 7 5
A J 8 4 Table J 4 3
Q 8
J 8
Q 9 7 6 5 2
79874 =
64458 64468
Par NS +140 Q 9 7 5
J 10 6 3 2
K 9 6 2
—

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
+7 249
1 NT opening
3 E = -110
-7 230

132. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Haraldsson Sadek MagnussonM Jorgensen Nadim Einarsson Hishmat
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 2
A K 4
Q 10 7 5
A J 8 4 Table J 4 3
Q 8
J 8
Q 9 7 6 5 2
79874 =
64458 64468
Par NS +140 Q 9 7 5
J 10 6 3 2
K 9 6 2
—

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 254
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 230

138. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Zack Weinstein Barel HerbstO Martel HerbstI Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 1 NT 2 3 2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 3 AP

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

Q 9 6 2
A 9 8 5 3
3
A 10 3 Table J 10 8 5
Q 7
K Q 9 5
9 6 4
76798 =
67545 67544
Par NS +110 K 4
J 6
J 10 8 6 2
Q J 8 7

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 257
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 235

139. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Zack Weinstein Barel HerbstO Martel HerbstI Stansby
1 1 2 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

A 7 6 5
Q J 7 5 2
6 2
5 2 Table 4 2
K 3
A J 9 7 4 3
A 9 8
88659 =
45684 =
Par NS +120 Q 8 3
8 6
K 10 8
Q 10 6 4 3

1 opening
2 E = -90
-7 257
1 NT opening
2 NT E -2 +200
+7 242

141. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

J 9 3
A J 7 6
Q J 7 2
5 4 Table A Q 8 4
10 9 8 5 2
K 4
A 6
65467 =
68875 =
Par NS -110 K 5 2
3
10 9 6 3
10 9 8 7 2

1 opening
4 W -2 +100
+5 262
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
-5 244

143. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Pachtman Duboin Ginossar Sementa Lauria HerbstI Versace HerbstO
1 1 3 1 NT Pass 4
4 AP Dbl 4 AP

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

J 2
A K 10 8 4 2
A 10 3
6 4 Table A K
7 6 3
K 9 8 6 2
10 9 5
77447 =
65996 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 9 8 6 4 3
9
Q 7 5
7 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 267
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 244

145. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

9 3
9 7 6 5 3
Q 10 4 3 2
7 Table Q J
Q J 10
A 8 7
A K 9 5 4
8A559 =
43874 =
Par NS +500 K 10 7 6 4
8 4 2
K 9 5
10 2

1 opening
2 × E -3 +500
+8 275
1 NT opening
3 S = +140
-8 244

146. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
MadsenM Multon Schaltz Zimmermann Fantoni Askgaard Nunes Bjarnarson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass

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

Q 9 8 7
K J 3
4
A Q 10 7 3 Table K 2
10 8 7 5 4
K J 9 2
8 6
88686 =
55747 55646
Par NS +120 J 6 5 4
A 2
Q 10 8 5 3
5 4

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 280
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-5 244

152. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Gitelman Grue Moss Platnick Wooldridge Diamond Hurd
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 3
Q
J 10 3
K J 10 9 8 5 Table K 4 2
9 8 6 5
A Q 7 4
6 4
66753 =
7667A =
Par NS -130 A 8 7 5
J 4 3 2
9 6 5
Q 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 287
1 NT opening
2 E +2 -130
-6 248

156. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Garner Grue WeinsteinH Ekeblad Zagorin Rubin Bathurst
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 5 7 Pass Pass
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP) 7 Dbl AP

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

10 9 8 6 5 2
K J
J 4
9 5 2 Table Q J 7 3
10 7 6 4 3
10 8 6 3
—
C59CC C69BC
17411 =
Par NS +1400 K 4
Q 5
A 9 7 5
A K Q 6 3

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+11 298
1 NT opening
7 × W -4 +800
-11 249

157. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman CohenB Moss Smith Deutsch Greco Larsen Hampson
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 NT AP 3 AP

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

6
A 3
K 9 8
A K 10 5 4 3 2 Table 10 8 7 5 4 3
K Q 8
Q 2
9 6
65772 =
7756A =
Par NS -130 Q 9
J 10 9 4 2
J 10 6 4 3
J

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +50
+5 303
1 NT opening
3 W +1 -130
-5 249

159. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Goren Wolfson Donn Cohen Ekeblad Johnson Rubin Simson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
1 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 5 AP

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

A J 8 7 6
K 10 8 4
10 4
A 3 Table 10 9 3 2
J 9 7 6 2
7 6
6 4
766AA B66BB
27722 =
Par NS +460 4
A 5
A Q J 9 3
Q 9 8 5 2

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+11 314
1 NT opening
5 N -1 -50
-11 252

161. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Chan Rodwell Lee Ivatury Zia H-Welland Hamman
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl 3 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

8 3
10 9 8 5 4
A J 2
10 8 7 Table K 5 4
—
Q 9 8 7 6 5 3
A 6 2
AAA59 A9A59
22383 23383
Par NS +630 A Q 10 9 7
K 7 6 3 2
10
K 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-13 314
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 266

166. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

7 3 2
A J 7 6 5
6 2
K J 2 Table 9 8 6 4
K 10 3
J 5 4
10 9 5
887A9 =
45633 =
Par NS +130 J 10 5
Q 8 2
A K Q 8
7 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 324
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 267

167. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Fantoni Baldursson Nunes BessisM Kranyak BessisT Deutsch
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass
2 NT 3 3 AP Pass

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

K 10 9 5
Q 10 9 8
K J 10
10 4 Table A J 4
K 7 5 4 3
3
K 8 6 2
44387 =
68A45 =
Par NS -500 Q 8 7 6
A 6
8 7 5 4 2
7 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 324
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+6 273

168. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Larsen Moss Meltzer Fantoni Platnick Nunes Diamond
1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K 8 4
Q 10 5 2
A K 2
Q 5 3 Table Q J 10 9 5 3
7 6 3
9 3
4 2
969BA =
47422 =
Par NS +400 —
A 9 8
J 8 7 6 4
K J 10 8 7

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 324
1 NT opening
3 N +2 +150
+5 278

172. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Duboin Stefanov Sementa Versace Fredin Lauria Fallenius
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

J 9 8
10 7 6 5 2
9 5 4
K 5 Table K
K 9 3
J 8 6 3
A Q 4 3 2
7A697 =
51645 =
Par NS +420 6 5 4 3 2
Q
A Q 10 7 2
8 6

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+7 334
1 NT opening
2 N +2 +170
-7 278

173. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Kamil Fallenius Fleisher Weinstein Stefanov Levin Aronov
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 6 3
Q 8 4
9 6
10 8 7 4 3 Table J 10 8
K 10 7 6 3 2
10 8 4 2
—
BB7BC =
12611 =
Par NS +1370 A Q 9 4 2
—
K 7 5
A K J 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+13 347
1 NT opening
6 S -2 -200
-13 278

174. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pilon Zia Bompis Multon Rodwell Quantin Meckstroth
1 1 3 1 NT Pass Pass
3 4 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 3
4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass Dbl AP

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

7
A K 9 5 4
K 8 6 5 4 2
10 Table K Q J 9 8 6
Q 7 3
J 3
5 3
85549 =
58894 =
Par NS -110 5 4 2
10 6 2
10 7
A Q J 7 2

1 opening
4 × W -2 +500
+7 354
1 NT opening
4 W -2 +200
-7 278

175. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Levin Moss Weinstein Stansby Hampson Martel Greco
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
4 AP 2 2 NT Pass 3
3 Pass 4 AP

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

9 5 3
A Q 10 9 8 7 5 4
3 2
— Table K 7 6 4
K 3
A J 4
8 6 4 3
4648A 4749A
56943 =
Par NS +100 A Q 8
6 2
9 8 7 6
Q 10 9 7

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 364
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-10 278

176. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 4 (AP)
3 Pass 3 Dbl
4 Dbl AP

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

K
10 9 7 6 2
—
J 10 9 8 7 6 5 Table A 9 7 4
Q J 3
K Q 10 8 4
2
98586 =
44857 =
Par NS +300 Q 6 5 3 2
8 5
A 9 3 2
A 3

1 opening
4 × W -3 +500
+12 376
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -200
-12 278

177. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco WeinsteinJ Hampson Baseggio Sher Platnick Jackson Diamond
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
3 4 AP

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

K
10 9 7 6 2
—
J 10 9 8 7 6 5 Table A 9 7 4
Q J 3
K Q 10 8 4
2
98586 =
44857 =
Par NS +300 Q 6 5 3 2
8 5
A 9 3 2
A 3

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-7 376
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+7 285

183. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul Q 9 7
A K 10 5
8 7 2
A Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Angeleri Fantoni Villegas Nunes Helgemo Pellegrini Helness Camberos
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT Dbl Pass
1 Pass 2 2 2 Pass 2 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT AP

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

8 6
9 8 4 3
10 9 6
J 6 3 2 Table K 10 5
Q J 6
A K J 5 4
K 10
79768 =
63664 =
Par NS +140 A J 4 3 2
7 2
Q 3
9 8 7 5

1 opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-6 377
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 296

186. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Walczak Helness Zadroga Helgemo Fantoni Nowosadzki Nunes Filipowicz
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass 3 AP 3 NT AP

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

A K J 10 9 5
J 6 3
10 7
6 2 Table 8 3 2
A 10 8 4
A J 5 4
J 5
54678 =
89765 =
Par NS -140 7 4
K Q 7 2
Q 9 6
10 8 7 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
-5 377
1 NT opening
3 NT E -1 +50
+5 301

191. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Teodorescu El Ahmady Ionita Sadek Sementa Coldea Duboin Rotaru
1 4 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 3 AP

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

10 9
Q 8 7 6 2
K 7 6 2
4 2 Table A K Q J 8 4 2
J
J 3
K 10 7
55878 54878
88554 =
Par NS -120 7 3
A 10 5 4 3
Q 8 5 4
9 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+5 385
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
-5 301

196. 2010 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Levin Trendafilov Weinstein Martel Dawson Stansby Johnson
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 2 3 2 AP
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

4
10 5 3 2
A 9 8 4 3
A 6 3 Table A K J 10 3 2
6
K 6 5 2
7 2
11616 =
9C7C6 =
Par NS -980 9 8 7
Q 9 7 4
Q 7
K 10 8 4

1 opening
4 × N -3 -500
-7 390
1 NT opening
2 W +4 -230
+7 308

197. 2010 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia BessisT Hamman BessisM Helgemo Meckstroth Helness Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6 3
J 8 6 2
A Q 10 2
9 5 Table K 10 9 5
K 7 3
K 9 8
7 6 2
87778 =
56665 =
Par NS +120 Q 4
A 10 9 5
6 5 3
K J 8 3

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+5 395
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 308

198. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Martel BessisM Stansby Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
4 4 Pass Pass Pass 2 AP
Dbl AP

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

K 10 5 4
K Q 9 5
Q J 5 3
8 Table 3
7 6 4 3 2
A 10 8 7 6
A 5
38229 =
75AB4 =
Par NS -400 A J 7 6 2
J 8
9
10 7 6 4 2

1 opening
4 × S -2 -300
-9 395
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+9 317

204. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Gromoeller Dubinin Kirmse Wladow Khiuppenen Elinescu Kholomeev
1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 3 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 AP

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

K 8 5
A 9 8 6 3
7 6 5 3
3 Table A Q 10 4 3
K J 10
A 9 2
Q 10
21238 =
7BB95 =
Par NS -450 J 9 2
7 5 2
J 10 4
9 8 6 4

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-6 402
1 NT opening
2 W +4 -230
+6 325

207. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul K J 9 2
8 2
K Q J
A 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Bianchedi Boyd Muzzio Ventin Woolsey Lambardi Stewart
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 10 6 4 3
10 9
9 3
K 8 7 3 Table 7 5
K J 6 5
A 8 5 2
Q 10 4
87898 =
45445 =
Par NS +120 Q 8
A Q 7 4 3
10 7 6 4
J 6

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
-6 405
1 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
+6 334

209. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Nunes Danailov Fantoni Lauria Aronov Versace Stefanov
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP Dbl AP

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

A K 7 6
Q J 10 8
Q 7 6 5
A Table 10
K 4 2
10 9 4 2
Q J 9 7 5
56536 =
76897 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 5 3
9 7
J 8
10 8 6 4 3

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
+5 410
1 NT opening
2 × S -2 -300
-5 337

215. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Gupta Khiuppenen Chokshi Nadar Dubinin Satyanarayana Gromov
1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

—
J 9 7 6 4
Q J 9 3
9 7 6 5 Table A K J 7 6 2
Q 3
7 6
A Q 10
77676 =
66767 =
Par NS +90 Q 9 8 3
10 8 5
10 8 4 2
K J

1 opening
1 E +1 -110
-5 410
1 NT opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 345

219. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Roche Rosenberg Rayner Feldman Gold Lindop Townsend Baxter
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7
K J 5
J 7 5 2
A K 5 3 2 Table Q 6 5 3 2
10
A 9 8 6 4
9 4
78A46 =
55396 =
Par NS +420 A J 10 9 4
9 8 7 6 4
K 3
7

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 419
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 349

220. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul Q 8
A J 2
K 6
A J 8 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Freeman Garner Nickell Hamman Welland Zia Willenken
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass
1 AP 2 AP

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

A K J 9 6
Q 10 7
A 10
K 9 2 Table 7 5
9 8 6 4
Q 9 8 4 3
Q 5
66568 =
57775 =
Par NS +90 10 4 3 2
K 5 3
J 7 5 2
10 6

1 opening
1 W = -80
-5 419
1 NT opening
2 W -1 +100
+5 354

227. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Strul Welland Becker Willenken CohenB Berkowitz Smith Cohen
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
3 AP

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

Q 10 8
8 6 5 4 3
4 2
9 7 5 Table A 4
K Q 9 2
A J 10 9
K 10 2
58466 57466
85866 85877
Par NS -120 K J 9 7 5
10 7
6 5 3
Q J 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 428
1 NT opening
3 W -1 +50
+5 361

229. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Simson Jacobs Johnson Katz Weinstein Aker Levin Milgrim
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 2 AP
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

A Q J 7 6
K J
9 7 6 2
Q 9 Table 10 9 8
A Q 9 5
10 3
10 6 3 2
85887 =
48556 47546
Par NS +120 5
10 8 7 2
A J 8 5 4
J 8 7

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 428
1 NT opening
2 W -1 +100
+5 366

231. 2008 WC Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Gold Versace Townsend HackettJU Fantoni HackettJA Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 Dbl Pass 4
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl 4
Pass 3 AP Dbl AP

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

A 9 6 2
Q 9 8 5 4
8 5 4
3 Table K Q J 10
—
Q 9 3 2
K J 10 6 2
85877 =
58566 =
Par NS +100 5 4
J 10 3 2
A J 10 6
Q 8 7

1 opening
3 N = +140
+12 443
1 NT opening
4 × S -2 -500
-12 366

234. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Helgemo ShiM Helness Molberg Zhao Aa Fu
1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 2
2 3 Pass 5 (AP) 4 5 Pass Pass
5 AP

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

8 6
A 9 8 3
3
A K Q 8 5 2 Table J 9 4 3 2
K 10 7 6 5 4
J 7
—
45194 =
47A38 =
Par NS -300 K 5
J 2
Q 9 8 6 5 4
J 10 3

1 opening
5 S -2 -100
+11 457
1 NT opening
5 W +1 -680
-11 367

235. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Ramondt Kirmse Westra Bertens Piekarek Bakkeren Smirnov
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
1 1 NT 2 3 (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 10 8 3
J 6 3
A 10 7
9 8 Table 9 6 4 2
9 7
8 5 4
A J 7 4
76A98 =
47335 =
Par NS +420 7
Q 10 8 5 4 2
K Q 9 2
Q 3

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
+7 464
1 NT opening
4 S -2 -100
-7 367

238. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria El Ahmady Versace Sadek Levin Fantoni Weinstein Nunes
1 2 3 1 NT 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

10 7 5 3
J
A Q 7 6 4
A 5 4 Table Q J 9 8 4
A K 9 6 5 2
9
10
73468 =
6A964 5A964
Par NS -420 —
Q 8 4 3
10 8 5 3
K 8 6 3 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
-11 464
1 NT opening
4 W -2 +100
+11 382

239. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Mahaffey Shugart Hallberg
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 9 8
Q 8 5 4
8 7 5 3
K 8 Table A 7 3
J 10
Q 10 9 6 4 2
10 5
9A96B =
33472 =
Par NS +620 10 6 4
A K 7 6 2
—
A J 9 7 2

1 opening
5 N = +600
+12 476
1 NT opening
6 S -1 -100
-12 382

240. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul A K J 3
Q 9
A 6
J 10 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Shugart Rodwell Brogeland Delmonte Zia Demuy Hamman
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 4
Dbl 2 Pass 4 Dbl 4 AP
5 Dbl AP

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

4
A J 10 8 7
Q 8 3 2
K 8 3 Table 10 5
4 3 2
K J 10 9 5 4
Q 5
8B54B =
22882 =
Par NS +650 Q 9 8 7 6 2
K 6 5
7
A 7 4

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-9 476
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
+9 391

241. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Jacobs Cohen Katz Levin Martel Weinstein Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 2
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 4 AP
2 AP

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

10 8
A Q 6
A 8 6 4
Q 10 3 2 Table A 6 3 2
J 9 8 7 4
—
K 9 8 4
66383 =
6794A 66949
Par NS -140 K J 5
10 3
J 10 9 7 5 3
J 6

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
+6 482
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-6 391

245. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul A K Q 7
J 10 9 5
J 7
A 3 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH LewisL Garner LewisP Casen Welland Krekorian Willenken
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 5
Q 6
A K 8 6
Q 9 8 7 Table 8 6 2
8 4 3 2
10 5
K J 10 5
99996 =
44436 =
Par NS +600 9 4 3
A K 7
Q 9 4 3 2
6 4

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-7 484
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+7 398

246. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Compton Stansby Hamman Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen
1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
4 Dbl Pass 5 4 Dbl AP
Dbl AP

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

A Q J 7 6 5 2
K Q 5
8
9 3 Table 8
8 7 4 2
K Q J 5 4 3
A Q
44448 44438
89895 =
Par NS -140 4
J 10 9 6
10 9 7 6
10 8 6 4

1 opening
5 × N -3 -500
-12 484
1 NT opening
4 × W -1 +200
+12 410

248. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul 9 5 2
A Q 7 5
J 6
A K 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Baze Freeman Cohler Nickell Rodwell Seamon Meckstroth Mahaffey
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

A 8 7
10 9 3
Q 7 4 2
9 6 5 Table J 10
6 4
K 10 9 8 5 3
Q J 8
7BC6B =
22172 =
Par NS +1430 K Q 6 4 3
K J 8 2
A
4 3 2

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 499
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
-13 410

252. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Skrzypczak Sadek Gierulski El Ahmady Molberg Martens Aa Jassem
1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass Pass 3 3 4 AP

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

K
9 8
K 10 7 5 4 3
J 4 3 2 Table Q 7 2
A Q 7 6 4
Q 6
A K 10
67423 66322
769BA =
Par NS -600 J 10 8 4 3
3 2
J 9 2
7 6 5

1 opening
1 E +2 -140
-6 500
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 418

253. 2007 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

10 3
Q J 7 5
K Q 3
10 8 5 3 Table A Q 6 4
K 10 8
J 10 8 4
9 4
99669 =
44764 =
Par NS +400 K J 7
6 4 3 2
9 7 6 2
K 7

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 507
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 418

254. 2007 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 112

N deals
N-S vul A K 3 2
K 10
9 5 4
A 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Helgemo Garner Helness Groetheim Zia Tundal Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q J
Q 9 6 4
A K 7 3
Q 10 2 Table 10 9 8 7 6
8 5
J 2
K 6 5 3
76887 =
57456 =
Par NS +100 5 4
A J 7 3 2
Q 10 8 6
J 7

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 507
1 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+6 424

255. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland de Wijs Saelensminde Muller Bakkeren Tundal Bertens Groetheim
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

Q J 4 2
9 8 6 3 2
10
7 3 2 Table A 5 3
Q 10
6 2
J 10 8 6 5 4
BA8B7 B98B7
23525 =
Par NS +460 10 8 7 6
A K 7 5
K Q 8 4
K

1 opening
6 S -1 -50
-11 507
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+11 435

256. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 96

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

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

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

K 8 3 2
A K 8 6
K Q 7 5
5 Table Q 9 7 4
J 7 5
A J 8 2
7 4
52328 =
5BAB5 =
Par NS -450 J 10 5
Q 4 3 2
6 4 3
9 6 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-8 507
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
+8 443

257. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A Q J
A K 9 7
J 8 3
9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Bosenberg Zia Eber Rosenberg Garner Holman WeinsteinH Cope
1 1 3 1 NT Pass 3 NT
3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 8 7
Q 10 4
9 7 6 4
K 10 Table 5 4 2
6 5 3
A K Q 5 2
J 6
78A6B =
64272 64262
Par NS +420 9 6 3
J 8 2
10
A Q 7 5 3 2

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 512
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 443

261. 2007 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 121

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Saelensminde Garner Brogeland Helgemo Rosenberg Helness Zia
1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Dbl Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
4 AP

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

A J 9 6
Q J 5
K J
A 10 9 6 Table K Q 8 2
10 9 8 7 2
7 4
J 2
64495 64497
68836 =
Par NS +110 3
6 3
Q 10 9 8 5 2
Q 8 5 4

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 517
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 447

262. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Brink Helness Drijver Bakkeren Groetheim Bertens Tundal
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

Q 6
9 5
K 9 7 5 4 3
A K Q Table K 7 5 4
Q 10 2
10 8
8 6 4 3
99A78 =
44364 43364
Par NS +420 10 8 3
A J 7 4 3
2
J 10 9 7

1 opening
2 S = +110
-5 517
1 NT opening
3 W -3 +300
+5 452

267. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Gawrys Hamman Chmurski Fredin Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 10 9
J 10
9 7 5
9 8 5 2 Table Q J 6 5 3
A 3
6 4 2
Q 6 4
76AA7 =
66335 =
Par NS +420 7 2
Q 8 6 5 4
A K 10 3
10 7

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 521
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 468

268. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul Q 5 3
A 6 2
K 5 4
K Q 8 7

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

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

A 7
K J 10 5
10 6 3
J 10 4 2 Table 9 8 6 4
9 8 4 3
Q J 8
A 6
88688 88698
55745 54744
Par NS +120 K J 10 2
Q 7
A 9 7 2
9 5 3

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+5 526
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -50
-5 468

269. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Carmichael Rubin Gerstman Morgan Stansby Harris Martel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT AP Dbl AP

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

A J
K 9 6 3
J 9 5 3
A Q 9 Table K 10 9 6 3
J 5
Q 8 7
10 8 3
44555 =
79777 78777
Par NS -140 8 5 2
Q 8 7 2
10 6 2
K 7 2

1 opening
1 NT W +2 -150
+8 534
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -3 -500
-8 468

271. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Tuszynski Soloway Kowalski Wojewoda Meckstroth Assemi Rodwell
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3 NT
2 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass
4 Dbl Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass 4 Pass
Pass 4 NT AP

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

K Q 9 5 3
Q J 10 4
A J 10 4
— Table 10 7
5 3
7 5 3 2
J 8 7 4 3
87859 A7969
36464 =
Par NS +630 A J 8
K 7 6
Q 9
Q 10 9 6 2

1 opening
4 NT S +1 +660
+13 547
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-13 468

273. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Zia WeinsteinH Hampson Garner Greco
1 Dbl 3 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 4 AP

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

Q 5
Q 8 7 6 5
Q 8 7 6 2
10 Table A 9 6 2
J 10 9 4 3
A 9
A 6
7745A =
35973 34973
Par NS +130 J 8 4 3
K
J 10 4 3
Q 8 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 551
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +100
+5 473

274. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Jacobs Hampson Katz Garner Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 3
K 8 4
J 10 3 2
J 7 6 Table J 9 7 4
9 6 5
Q 6
A Q 10 5
77887 =
65456 =
Par NS +110 10 6 2
A Q 10 2
A 9 8 7 4
8

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+8 559
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 473

280. 2006 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Eythorsdottir Rodwell Kasday Meckstroth
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

3
J 10 5
Q 10 5 3 2
J 9 7 3 Table Q J 10 7 5
A 9
A J 9 7
5 4
88849 76838
35393 =
Par NS -100 A 9 6 4
K Q 7 6 2
8 6
10 8

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 559
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 486

285. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Jacobs WeinsteinH Katz Rosenberg Bramley Zia Feldman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
Dbl Pass 2 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 8
A Q 7 4
A Q 9 5 3
8 3 Table K 7 6 5
J 9 6 5
8 7 6 4
Q
8865B =
55682 =
Par NS +600 J 10 9 4 3 2
2
2
A J 10 6 4

1 opening
5 N = +600
+13 583
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 486

286. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Brenner MagnussonM Branco Thorvaldsson Haraldsson Villas-Boas Einarsson Chagas
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP Pass

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

6 3 2
K 5
A Q 4 2
Q J 9 8 Table A Q 8 5
Q 10 3
J 9 5
7 3 2
66756 =
77677 =
Par NS -90 K J 7
9 6 4 2
10 7 6
10 6 4

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 583
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 491

287. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Fantoni Schwartz Nunes Versace El Ahmady Lauria Sadek
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2
1 Pass 3 4 (AP) 2 Pass 4 AP

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

3 2
J 7 6 5
10 7 5 4
5 4 2 Table K Q 9 7 5 4
A 10 4 3
K
K Q
964AA 9659A
37732 =
Par NS +400 10 6
K 8
Q J 9 8 6 3
J 7 6

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 583
1 NT opening
4 W -2 +200
+6 497

288. 2006 WC Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A 4
A 9
9 8 6
A Q 9 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Larsen H-Welland Meltzer Jacobus Bertheau Helgemo Nystrom Helness
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
4 Pass Pass 5 4 5 5 Pass
Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP) Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q J 10 6
Q J 10 7 6 3 2
—
8 5 Table 9 7 5 2
K 5 4
A J 3
J 10 7
975CB 976CC
16711 =
Par NS +1100 K 8 3
8
K Q 10 7 5 4 2
K 2

1 opening
5 × W -2 +300
-14 583
1 NT opening
6 S = +1370
+14 511

290. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul K 5
K Q 7 2
K 6 3
A 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Allfrey Stansby Robson Martel Weinstein McIntosh Levin Bakhshi
1 2 2 1 NT 2 3
3 3 NT 4 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass
Pass Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

A 9 7
10 8
Q J 10 7 2
K 8 4 Table Q 10 6 4 2
A J 9 6 5 4 3
—
3
8439A =
48A43 47A43
Par NS -200 J 8 3
—
A 9 8 5 4
Q J 9 6 5

1 opening
4 × E -2 +500
-6 586
1 NT opening
3 NT× N = +750
+6 517

292. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Chang Stansby Hallberg Fu Balicki Zhao Zmudzinski
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 4
2 3 Dbl 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

K 8 4
K Q 7
A 6 5 4 2
10 3 Table A
J 9 6 5 4
Q 10
A 9 7 6 4
48455 =
94988 =
Par NS -500 Q J 9 6 5 3 2
8 3 2
9 7 3
—

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+5 591
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 518

293. 2005 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

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

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

K Q 5 2
J 8
A J 7 6 4 3
K Table J 10 8 7
10 9
10 5
A J 10 9 2
74856 =
59486 =
Par NS -140 6 4
A Q 7 6 4
9 2
8 6 4 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+5 596
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
-5 518

294. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Bocchi Gitelman Duboin Fantoni Greco Nunes Hampson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 10 5 3
A 5 3
Q J 8
J 6 Table —
Q 10 9 6
9 4 3
A 9 8 7 5 3
88786 =
55657 54556
Par NS +120 A Q 9 8 4 2
4 2
7 5 2
Q 4

1 opening
2 × S = +670
+13 609
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 518

296. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

Q 5
J 6 5
K J 10 7 6
K J 4 Table A K J 3
K Q 10 4
5 3
8 7 5
44446 =
99997 88987
Par NS -400 9 7 4
9 7 3 2
9 8 4
Q 9 6

1 opening
3 NT W +2 -460
-8 610
1 NT opening
2 W +1 -140
+8 526

297. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
El Kourdy Nunes Dagher Fantoni Lauria Sadek Versace El Ahmady
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A K 2
10 9 6 5 2
K Q 10 6
2 Table 10 9 7 4
K J 8 3
J 4
J 8 5
76379 =
67A64 67A54
Par NS -420 J 8 6 5
Q
A 9 5 3
10 9 6 4

1 opening
4 E = -420
-10 610
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 536

298. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Rubin Hampson Wooldridge Greco Hurd
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

J 10 9 7 5 3
8 7 5
J 4 2
A Table Q 4
J 9 6 2
Q 10 8 6 5
Q 8
C8B8C =
15241 =
Par NS +1440 A 8
A
9 7 3
K J 9 5 4 3 2

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+17 627
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-17 536

301. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Fallenius Feldman Welland Zia Boyd Rosenberg Robinson
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 AP
4 AP

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

K Q 10 3
J 10 9 2
9 7 6 2
9 Table J 5
A K Q 7 4
A J 10
10 6 2
76338 =
67A95 =
Par NS -420 8 7 6 4 2
8 6
Q 8 4
K 5 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-8 627
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -100
+8 545

302. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Lev Greco Pszczola Milner Rubin Jacobus Ekeblad
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10
Q J 8 5 4 3
J 6 3
7 5 4 Table K 9 5 3
7 6
10 8
K J 9 8 3
CC8C9 =
11514 =
Par NS +1440 A J 8 2
K 10 2
A K 7 5 4
10

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 640
1 NT opening
6 N -1 -100
-13 545

309. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Schneider Becker Baze Passell Cohen Wold Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 9 4
Q 9 4 2
8 7 3
K Q Table A 10 6
8 3
10 9 6 4
10 7 6 5
98999 98989
45444 =
Par NS +600 3 2
A J 7
A J 5 2
8 4 3 2

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 648
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 549

312. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Sun Versace LiX Zhuang Nunes ShiM Fantoni
1 Dbl 2 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
2 3 AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP

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

J 8 6 4
7 5 3
K 10 4 2
Q 4 Table Q 9 3 2
K J 10 8
Q 7 5
A K
74658 64557
69785 =
Par NS -140 A 7
9 4 2
J 9 3
9 8 6 5 3

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-6 649
1 NT opening
2 W -1 +50
+6 559

313. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul A J 8
6 3
A K 5 3 2
Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Nunes Weinstein Fantoni Levin
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 5 2
K J 4 2
J 10 7
9 7 Table Q 4 3
A 9 8 5
Q 6
10 6 5 2
988AA =
44533 =
Par NS +400 K 10 6
Q 10 7
9 8 4
A K J 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 659
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 559

315. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul K 4 3
4 3
A K 6
K J 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Kalish Sadek Podgur El Ahmady Saaid HerbstO El Sheikh HerbstI
1 1 3 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 AP

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

J 10 8 6 5
J 5 2
9 5
A 10 5 Table Q 9 7 2
A K Q 9 8 6
J
8 7
644A9 =
49823 =
Par NS +130 A
10 7
Q 10 8 7 4 3 2
Q 9 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+9 670
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-9 559

322. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Thoma Thuillez Brenner Sebbane Multon Chagas Quantin Villas-Boas
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

8 7 6 5
Q 7 2
Q 9 3
J 7 4 Table Q J 9 2
8 6 5
K 6 5 4 2
2
C9C8D =
14150 =
Par NS +1440 10 3
A J 9 4
A J 7
K Q 10 6

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-10 670
1 NT opening
6 S = +920
+10 574

323. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul K 4 3
4 3
A K 6
K J 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Crombie Goshadze Cornell Chechelashvili Beriashvili Jacob Abzianidze Mayer
1 Dbl 3 1 NT 2 5
3 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 8 6 5
J 5 2
9 5
A 10 5 Table Q 9 7 2
A K Q 9 8 6
J
8 7
644A9 =
49823 =
Par NS +130 A
10 7
Q 10 8 7 4 3 2
Q 9 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 675
1 NT opening
5 S -1 -100
-5 574

324. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul K 10
A 5
7 6 2
A K 10 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Abzianidze Versace Beriashvili Lauria Duboin Chechelashvili Bocchi Goshadze
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 3 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9
K J 10 9 7 2
Q 8
Q J 4 3 Table J 6 4 3 2
8 6 4
A J 10 5
8
78489 88599
25843 =
Par NS +120 A Q 8 7 5
Q 3
K 9 4 3
7 6

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+14 689
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-14 574

327. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 111

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

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

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

A 9 5 2
K Q 9 8
K Q 7
Q J Table 3
10 5 3 2
J 9 6
K 10 7 4 2
68475 =
65958 =
Par NS -140 K J 10 8 6
7 6
10 5 3 2
9 5

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 695
1 NT opening
3 E = -110
-6 579

328. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

A 10 8
K Q 6
A J 5 2
Q 9 6 Table 9 7 5 4
10 3
10 9 4
A 8 5 3
66866 =
77577 66577
Par NS +100 J 3
9 8 5 2
K 7 6 3
J 7 4

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 700
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 579

334. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Ekeblad Wold Rubin Lev Greco Molson Hampson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 10 9 5 2
Q 5
A J
K Q 8 7 Table 8 3
8 7 4 2
K 8 5
9 6 3 2
87896 =
46447 =
Par NS +120 7 6
A J 10 3
9 7 6 4 2
J 4

1 opening
2 NT N = +120
-5 700
1 NT opening
2 × W -2 +300
+5 586

335. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul K J 8
Q 8 7 2
K Q 4
K 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Robinson Hamman Boyd Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Dbl 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

10
J 9 5
J 6 5
Q J 9 5 4 3 Table Q 7 5 4 3 2
6 4
7 2
A 10 2
C9CC7 A9CC7
14116 =
Par NS +1440 A 9 6
A K 10 3
A 10 9 8 3
8

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
-13 700
1 NT opening
6 N = +1430
+13 599

337. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Castelein Tobing Fick
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Dbl 1 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Dbl AP

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

A J 10 3
A K 4
7 6 4 3
Q 2 Table 7
8 7 6 5
10 8 5
10 8 6 4 3
A9877 =
33534 =
Par NS +630 Q 9 8 4
J 10 9 3
A K J 9
7

1 opening
4 × N -1 -200
-13 700
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+13 616

338. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Naguib Nickell SadekA Freeman Meckstroth El Kourdy Rodwell Khalil
1 3 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
4 AP Pass Pass

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

K 10 6 2
A 9
J 10 6
A 6 5 2 Table 8 5
K 10 5 4 2
K 9 8 7 4
J
67558 =
65884 =
Par NS -110 9 7 3
Q 8 7 6
A 5
10 7 4 3

1 opening
4 W -3 +150
+6 706
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -110
-6 616

339. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul A 9 8 3
A 10 5 2
K J
K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Huang Nunes WuCH Fantoni Duboin ChiuW Bocchi YangH
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

10 6 2
K Q J 4
9 8 7 4
10 9 Table Q J 4
9
A Q 5
Q J 8 5 3 2
77866 =
66567 =
Par NS +110 K 7 5
8 7 6 3
10 6 3 2
A 7

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 711
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 616

342. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 10 5 2
A 10 6
A 9 5
A Q 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Helness Krupowicz Helgemo Zawislak Gawrys Aa Jassem Groetheim
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

3
K J 8 4
K J 7 6 2
K 4 2 Table Q 9 8 7 6
3
10 4
J 10 7 5 3
A9A88 A9B88
34245 24245
Par NS +450 A K J 4
Q 9 7 5 2
Q 8 3
8

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 711
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 626

346. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul J 8
Q 6 5 4
A K 5
K J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Garner Landen WeinsteinH Fallenius Doub Welland Wildavsky
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10
A 10 8 2
Q 7 4 3 2
8 6 5 Table K 9 5 2
9 3
J 10 6
A 10 3 2
9A978 =
32364 33464
Par NS +620 A Q 7 6 4 3
K J 7
9 8
Q 9

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 711
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+12 638

348. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

N deals
None vul A 5 4 3
K 8
J 10
K Q J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Greco Garner Hampson WeinsteinH Welland Jacobus Fallenius Wold
1 1 2 1 NT 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP
Pass 5 NT Pass 7 (AP)

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

9 7 6
J 6
Q 7 2
7 6 4 3 2 Table K Q 8 2
10 9 7 5 3 2
9 8 6
—
BA7BC =
13511 =
Par NS +920 J 10
A Q 4
A K 5 4 3
A 8 5

1 opening
7 N -2 -100
-14 711
1 NT opening
6 N = +920
+14 653

349. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

K Q J 9 7
K 8
A K 7 5
8 2 Table A 10
10 4
10 9 8 6 3 2
5 4 3
2282A =
19181 =
Par NS +130 8 5 4 3
Q J 9 7 5 3
Q
10 9

1 opening
3 N +3 +170
+6 717
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 653

352. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul K J 4 2
A K 10
K 10
9 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Freeman Zia Nickell Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9
Q 9 6 5 2
A 2
J 10 4 2 Table Q 7 6 5 3
8
J 9 7 6
K 6 3
99AB8 98AA8
44324 34324
Par NS +620 A 8
J 7 4 3
Q 8 5 4 3
A Q

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 717
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 666

358. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

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

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

K 10 7 5 4
7 3
8 6 5 4
10 4 Table A Q 6 2
Q J 10 9
A 10 3
A Q
44447 =
89896 =
Par NS -140 8 3
6 5 2
K 7 2
J 8 7 6 5

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 725
1 NT opening
2 W +1 -140
-5 667

360. 2001 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Helness Stansby Helgemo Saelensminde Weichsel Brogeland Sontag
1 Dbl 3 1 NT 2 3
Dbl 3 NT 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass 5 (AP)
Pass Dbl AP

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

Q J 6 4
Q 8 7 6
A 10 8
8 3 Table 10 8 7 3 2
A 9 3 2
K J 4 2
—
84469 84459
49972 =
Par NS -140 —
K J 5
9 7 3
K Q 9 7 5 4 2

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
-7 727
1 NT opening
5 S = +600
+7 674

361. 2001 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

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

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

10 6
A Q 8 7
10 7 2
J 10 7 3 Table A 8 7 3
6 4 2
Q J 3
Q 9 6
89897 =
54545 =
Par NS +140 9 5 2
K 10 9 5
A K 6 4
5 2

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 733
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 674

362. 2001 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul K 9 7
J 2
A K 6
K J 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Stansby Helness Martel Meltzer Brogeland Larsen Saelensminde
1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
1 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

A 10
7 6 5
J 9 8
A 10 7 6 4 Table Q J 8 6 5
A K 10
Q 10 5 3
9
54646 =
89697 =
Par NS -140 4 3 2
Q 9 8 4 3
7 4 2
Q 3

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-5 733
1 NT opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 679

364. 2001 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Stansby Aa Martel Sontag Brogeland Weichsel Saelensminde
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
1 NT Dbl AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 9 8
A 7 6
K 2
A Q 9 7 Table 6 4 2
9 5 4 3
10 8 7
6 3 2
87898 989A9
35334 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 5
10 8
A Q 9 6 3
10 5 4

1 opening
1 NT× W -4 +800
+14 748
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-14 679

369. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Fleisher Forrester RosenbergD Willenken Robson Silverstein Shugart
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 AP Pass

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

K Q 7 6
10 4
Q 9
K 9 5 4 2 Table 8 5 2
Q 8 7 5 2
K J 2
A 6
66686 =
67756 =
Par NS +90 J 4
9 6
A 8 6 5 4 3
J 7 3

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 753
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 688

370. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul J 9 7 3
Q 6 2
A K 3
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Forrester RosenbergD Chemla Robson Silverstein Shugart Willenken
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5
J 10 8 7
10 2
J 7 6 5 Table Q 8 2
A
J 9 7 6 4
Q 8 4 2
9A986 =
43456 =
Par NS +620 A 6 4
K 9 5 4 3
Q 8 5
K 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 753
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 700

372. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

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

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

K Q 5 4
A J 7 2
10 9 7
K 9 Table 10 8 2
9 5 3
8 4 2
8 7 6 3
989AA 999AA
34433 =
Par NS +400 9 7 3
K 6 4
A 6 5
A Q 5 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 753
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 710

374. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Molson Freeman Shenkin Granovetter Soloway Rubin Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 AP
3 AP

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

10 2
10 8 6 4 3
K 7 5 3 2
A Table K 9 8 3
5
A Q
K J 10 9 7 2
54544 =
77888 =
Par NS -110 J 7 5
K 9 7 2
10 9 4
Q 8 4

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 759
1 NT opening
2 W = -90
-5 710

379. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Mohan Zmudzinski Lev Pszczola Gromov Gawrys Petrunin
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 2
3 Pass Pass Dbl 4 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

6 4 2
A 10 9 8 7
J 6 5
8 3 Table A 10 8
K 6 5 3 2
Q 7 3 2
A
7957B =
63862 =
Par NS +400 Q J 9 7
—
A 10 9 8
J 10 7 6 4

1 opening
5 N = +400
+7 768
1 NT opening
4 E -2 +100
-7 712

381. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Thomson Lauria Newman Versace Duboin Burgess Bocchi Marston
1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass 3
Dbl 3 NT AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 7 3
K 9 7 4
A K 8 7
2 Table Q 9 4 2
8 6 5
Q J 4 2
J 6
9565A =
38783 38583
Par NS +400 A 5
Q J 10
10 3
10 9 8 7 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 776
1 NT opening
3 E -1 +100
-7 712

382. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Chagas Panelewen Brenner Branco Manoppo Amaral Lasut
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 2
K Q 6 2
9 7 6 5 3
5 Table K 10 9 6 4
9 4
10 8 4
Q 6 3
86859 86869
47473 =
Par NS +120 5 3
A 10 8 7
Q 2
K 10 8 7 4

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 781
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-5 712

384. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Duboin Hallberg Bocchi Versace Liggins Lauria Fawcett
1 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q 7 6
A K 8 3
9 4 3 2
9 Table J 5 4
—
J 8 6
K 10 8 7 5 4 2
87A77 86A74
56356 =
Par NS +420 A 9 2
10 9 7 6 5 2
K 7
J 3

1 opening
3 E -3 +150
+5 786
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 712

388. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Levy Tuszynski Chemla Palau Balicki Allegrini Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 2
K Q 6 2
9 7 6 5 3
5 Table K 10 9 6 4
9 4
10 8 4
Q 6 3
86859 86869
47473 =
Par NS +120 5 3
A 10 8 7
Q 2
K 10 8 7 4

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
+5 793
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-5 714

391. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Stubb Marston Pesonen Burgess Thomson Kiema Newman Koistinen
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 7
J 10 6 2
4 3
A Q 5 3 Table 9 6
A 9 8 5
A J 9 8
7 6 4
89687 =
43756 43746
Par NS +140 J 4 2
Q 4
K Q 6 2
J 10 9 8

1 opening
4 N = +420
+7 800
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 714

392. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q J
9 7 5 3
A Q 7 6 5
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Pesonen Burgess Stubb Marston Newman Koistinen Thomson Kiema
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Dbl Dbl 2 Pass Pass
2 3 AP Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A 9 6
A K J 8 6
J
K J 6 3 Table 8 7 3 2
Q 10 4
10 9 4 3
5 2
785A9 =
65834 =
Par NS +130 K 10 5 4
2
K 8 2
10 9 8 7 4

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
-14 800
1 NT opening
4 × E -5 +1100
+14 728

398. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A 4 3
6 3 2
K J 7
A Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Branco Saelensminde Chagas Villas-Boas Helgemo Campos Austberg
1 1 2 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

10 8 7 6 5
J 10 4
6 3 2
9 7 Table K J
A Q 8 5
A Q 10 8 4
10 6
85558 75558
58785 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 2
K 9 7
9 5
K 8 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 816
1 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 728

403. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Silverman Sontag Wolfson Rosenberg Jacobs Zia Katz
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 4 4 Pass 2 Pass 3
5 Dbl Pass 5 Pass 3 4 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

3
Q J 7 6
J 10
Q 9 6 5 4 3 Table Q 2
8 5 4 2
A K Q 9 7 6 2
—
6B349 6A549
00894 =
Par NS +500 K J 10 8 7 6 4
A 10
3
J 7 2

1 opening
5 × S -1 -200
-7 818
1 NT opening
5 × E -1 +100
+7 735

404. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Burger Weichsel Cayne Cohen Katz Berkowitz Jacobs
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
4 AP

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

A 10 8 5 4
5 2
A 10 5
K Q 10 Table Q J 7 3 2
A Q 7
Q J 8
7 4
32646 =
AB787 =
Par NS -650 9 6
10 9 6 3
9 7 4 2
8 5 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
-9 818
1 NT opening
1 NT N -4 -200
+9 744

405. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul Q 6 5 3
K Q 10 4
Q 4
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Wolfson Robinson Silverman Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 7 2
J 5 2
10 8 6
Q 10 7 Table 9 4
9 8
K 3 2
K 9 6 4 3 2
BCDC8 =
11015 =
Par NS +2210 A K 8
A 7 6 3
A J 9 7 5
8

1 opening
6 N +1 +1460
+13 831
1 NT opening
4 N +3 +710
-13 744

406. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul A 3 2
K Q
J 10 9 7
K Q 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Buratti Campos Lanzarotti Lauria Branco Versace Chagas
1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 3 NT Dbl
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

J 10 8
A J 9 8 7 5 4
4 3
3 Table K Q 9 5 4
3
K Q 5 2
A J 9
52367 =
7A975 =
Par NS -420 7 6
10 6 2
A 8 6
8 7 6 5 4

1 opening
4 × E -1 +100
+11 842
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-11 744

407. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A Q 4
Q 8 5 4
Q 10 2
A 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Chagas Lindkvist Branco Campos Nilsland Villas-Boas Fallenius
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 7 3 2
J 9 3
K 5
K 9 4 2 Table K 10 6
K 10 7 6 2
J 8
Q 10 5
86585 85485
57857 =
Par NS +120 9 8 5
A
A 9 7 6 4 3
J 8 6

1 opening
2 S = +90
+7 849
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-7 744

408. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Lesniewski Soloway Szymanowski Zmudzinski Rodwell Balicki Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass 2 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 4
J 10 5
Q 9 6
K Q J 5 3 Table K 7 5 3
K Q 7 2
5
9 8 7 4
B98B5 =
23527 =
Par NS +660 A 9 8
6 4
J 10 8 7 4 2
A 6

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
-10 849
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 754

410. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Rodwell Burger Meckstroth Nickell Passell Freeman Seamon
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 2 AP
Dbl 2 3 3 (AP)

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

9 7 4
8 3
A 7
Q J 9 8 7 2 Table K 6 5
K Q 10 7 6
3
A 10 5 4
57482 27282
7595A =
Par NS -140 Q 8 3 2
A 9 4
10 9 8 6 2
6

1 opening
3 N = +110
+7 856
1 NT opening
2 E +2 -170
-7 754

411. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

K Q 9 5 2
A J 4
Q 10 2
6 4 Table 4 3
10 7 3 2
9 8 3
J 10 8 2
A99AA =
34422 34322
Par NS +430 8 7 6
K 6
7 5 4
A K Q 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 856
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+11 765

413. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Cayne Martel Burger Berkowitz Schwartz Cohen Lair
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 4
9 6 4 2
A Q 8 4 3
K 8 Table Q 9 3
J 10 5 3
J 5
10 6 4 2
A9889 AB88A
32553 =
Par NS +650 A 8 7 5
8 7
K 9 7 6
A J 9

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 857
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+12 777

414. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 9 6 5
Q 2
A K Q 6 5 2
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Groetheim Perron Aa Saelensminde Levy Brogeland Mari
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 6 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 5 Q A 9 J 8 5
13 tricks won 12 tricks won

8 7 4 3 2
10 8 7
8 3
K 10 7 Table Q 10
J 9 6 3
10 9 7
J 9 4 3
DBBDA DBCDA
01102 =
Par NS +2220 A K J
A K 5 4
J 4
Q 8 6 2

1 opening
7 S = +2140
+12 869
1 NT opening
6 NT N = +1440
-12 777

416. 1997 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron Mouiel Rodwell Multon Meckstroth
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 7 2
Q 7 5
7 6
K 9 5 2 Table 10
J 4 2
Q J 8 3 2
A Q 6 4
89876 89866
54567 =
Par NS +140 A 8 5 3
K 10 8 6
K 9 5
8 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 869
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 789

417. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Nickell Soloway Freeman Deutsch
1 3 3 1 NT Pass 4
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 5
A J 4 2
8 5 3
A 9 4 2 Table J 4
10 9 7 6 5
Q J 10 9 7
3
AA55B =
22772 =
Par NS +630 A Q 10 9 7 6 3
K 3
K 2
7 5

1 opening
5 × E -3 +500
+12 881
1 NT opening
5 N -1 -100
-12 789

419. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Balicki Moss Zmudzinski Szymanowski Schafer Lesniewski Fox
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 3
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

10 6 4
6 3
A Q 2
Q 9 8 7 3 Table A K 7 2
J 10 9 8
K 9
K J 2
46674 =
97669 =
Par NS -400 5 3
Q 7 5
J 10 8 7 4 3
10 4

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-8 881
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
+8 797

422. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul A 6 2
7 5 3
A Q 6
A 10 9 3

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

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

K Q 7
Q 10
J 9 3 2
K Q 8 7 Table 9 8 5
A 9 8
K 7 5
J 5 4 2
57865 67866
75577 76577
Par NS +100 J 10 4 3
K J 6 4 2
10 8 4
6

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 882
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 807

423. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zia Meckstroth Rosenberg Martel Freeman Stansby Nickell
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 6 2
K 5 2
K 8 7 5
10 3 Table 9 7 5 4 3
9 6
Q J 9 6
K J
86A6A =
37272 =
Par NS +420 J
Q J 10 8 7
10 3
A 9 6 5 4

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 882
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 807

Data 9X29 Main Top One Club vs. One Notrump