Data 9X30 Main

One Club vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 318 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov WeinsteinH Piekarek Grabel Lee Sementa Glubok Tokay
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K Q 6 3
A 6 4
J 5 2
J 9 4 Table A 5 2
10 9
8 7 6
Q 10 8 5 2
87996 =
55447 =
Par NS +140 10 7 4
K J 7 5 3
Q 4 3
7 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
-1 0
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+1 1

2. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Nunes Madala Fantoni Zimmermann Zia Multon Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

A Q
10 8 6 5 2
K 5
8 7 3 2 Table 10 6 5 2
A 4 3
A 6 3
K 9 5
67575 =
66857 =
Par NS -100 J 9 7 3
J 7
J 9 8 4
J 10 4

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-5 0
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 6

3. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Smirnov SchwartzRO Piekarek Tokay Schwartz Sementa Graves
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 3
A Q J 7
A 4
J 6 5 4 2 Table Q J 9 8 7
3 2
6 3
K Q 10 8
65693 =
68649 =
Par NS +100 10 4 2
9 8 6 5 4
J 10 7 5
3

1 opening
3 NT W -3 +150
+5 5
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -50
-5 6

5. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Diamond Martel Platnick Hampson Willenken Greco Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 3
Dbl 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 5 3 2
—
A J 9 7 5
Q 8 7 Table J 9 6
A 10 8 7 3
Q 3
9 6 3
A7A89 A7A8A
35353 =
Par NS +430 A Q 4
K J 6 4 2
8 2
5 4 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 15
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 6

6. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Jacobus Levin Passell Ekeblad Nickell Dwyer Katz
1 3 3 1 NT Pass 2
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 6 AP

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

K 10 5 4 3
Q 10 6 2
9
10 9 4 Table —
K 8 3
7 6 5 3
Q J 8 7 6 5
A98A5 A9895
33436 =
Par NS +430 J 9 8 7 6 2
J 7 5
A K 2
A

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
+12 27
1 NT opening
6 S -3 -150
-12 6

10. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Jacobus Koneru Passell Ekeblad Stewart Dwyer Woolsey
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

10 8 5 4 2
6 2
Q 8 4
J 10 9 Table Q 9 3
10 9 8
9 5 3
A 8 7 6
C9CCA =
13113 =
Par NS +1440 A 6
A K 7
K J 7 2
5 4 3 2

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-13 31
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 19

17. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A 9 7
A K J 2
A J 3
10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Gold Zimmermann Forrester Multon Fantoni Robson Nunes Allfrey
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10
10 6 5
9 4 2
J 9 7 6 4 Table Q 8 6 5 3
Q 8
K 7 6
K Q 5
99BA8 98BA8
34235 =
Par NS +450 K 4 2
9 7 4 3
Q 10 8 5
A 8

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 42
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 30

22. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG Nunes Helgemo Dwyer Helness Bathurst
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Dbl AP
3 NT AP

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

J 6 4
4
K 7 6 5 2
K 9 5 3 Table K Q 10
K Q 10 6
A 10 4 3
Q 2
34435 34434
998A8 =
Par NS -400 8 7 3
9 7 5 2
9 8
J 10 7 4

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
+12 57
1 NT opening
2 × S -4 -1100
-12 30

23. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A 10 9
Q
A Q J 4
Q J 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Drijver Balicki Brink de Wijs Jassem Muller Mazurkiewicz
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
4 AP Pass

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

7 6 4 2
A K 8 2
7 5
A K 5 Table K Q 8 5 3
J 10 9 6
K 2
8 7
22398 =
8B945 =
Par NS -650 J
7 5 4 3
10 9 8 6 3
9 6 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
-10 57
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
+10 40

32. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Cheek Martel Grue Gitelman Willenken Moss Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl AP Pass

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

K Q J 7
A 9 7 3
Q 3 2
A 9 Table 9 6 5 3
Q 6 4
9 4
K 8 6 2
55587 =
78856 67756
Par NS -110 10 4 2
10 8
10 8 7 6
Q 5 4 3

1 opening
1 × S = +140
+8 66
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-8 42

36. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

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

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

A 10 9 8 7 4 2
J 9
7 5
Q 10 Table Q J
6 5 4 2
A J
J 9 8 5 2
76BA8 =
27225 =
Par NS +450 6 3
K Q 10 8
9 6 3 2
K 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-6 66
1 NT opening
3 W -2 +100
+6 49

37. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Greco WolpertG Hampson Diamond Dwyer Platnick Bathurst
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

2
K J 9 5 2
7 6 5
K 8 7 4 Table Q 8
10 6
A K Q J 2
Q 10 6 3
8A665 =
43668 =
Par NS +420 K 9 7 6 5 4
8 4 3
8 4 3
5

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-6 66
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 55

38. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Grue Berkowitz Cheek Gitelman Seamon Moss Pszczola
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

K 2
K 10 7 4 2
7 5
10 9 8 6 Table 10 7 6
J 8 6 3
10 9
Q J 7 2
DD9D8 =
00405 =
Par NS +1520 Q 8 5 3
9 5
K J 8 6 3
A K

1 opening
5 S +2 +440
-11 66
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+11 66

41. 2013 USBC Round of 64, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Ivatury ClerkinJ H-Welland Rosenthal Rigal Silverstein Milgrim
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q
J 9 5
A Q 9 6
K Q J 9 3 Table 8 7 5 4 2
A 7
J 10 8 3
10 2
78945 =
45497 45486
Par NS +140 J 9 3
Q 10 6 4 2
7
8 7 6 5

1 opening
2 NT N -2 -100
-6 66
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 74

42. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Cheek Kamil Grue Becker Willenken Spector Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 8
A
A J 8 3
J 8 7 6 4 Table J 7 5 4
10 8 7
10 9
Q 10 5 2
87995 =
36348 =
Par NS +140 Q 3 2
J 9 5 4 3
7 5 4 2
A

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+7 73
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
-7 74

43. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Dwyer WolpertG Weinstein Kranyak Levin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT Pass 2 2 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 8
A
A J 8 3
J 8 7 6 4 Table J 7 5 4
10 8 7
10 9
Q 10 5 2
87995 =
36348 =
Par NS +140 Q 3 2
J 9 5 4 3
7 5 4 2
A

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+6 79
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 74

48. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

9 7 5
10 9 7 4
10 8
Q 9 4 3 Table J 8 4
Q J 6 5 3
A K 9
K 10
8A6A9 =
33734 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 6
—
J 7 5 4 3 2
A 8 6 2

1 opening
3 × E -2 +500
+8 88
1 NT opening
3 S +2 +150
-8 75

50. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Madala Weinstein Bocchi Okay Rodwell Tokay Meckstroth
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9
10 6
K 9 5 4
J 9 6 4 3 Table J 10 7 3 2
A 2
Q 8 2
A 10 8
87975 87965
56468 =
Par NS +140 K 4
J 9 7 4 3
J 10 3
Q 5 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 88
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +170
+6 81

53. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Forrester de Wijs Gold Muller Brink Robson Drijver Allfrey
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8
Q 10 3 2
A 9 6
A K J 6 Table Q 10 5 4 3 2
9 8 5
J
7 5 2
946A6 =
48636 =
Par NS +400 7 6
J 7 4
K Q 10 8 5 4
8 3

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+5 93
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 84

56. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 6
Q 6
Q J
A K 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Bareket Fantoni Lengy Nunes Helgemo Pachtman Helness Ginossar
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

J
A 8 5 3
A K 8 3 2
J 8 2 Table K Q 10 5 4
K 10 9
7
Q 9 6 5
34564 =
A8879 =
Par NS -630 8 3 2
J 7 4 2
10 9 6 5 4
3

1 opening
2 W -1 +100
+11 106
1 NT opening
2 N -4 -400
-11 85

57. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 6
Q 6
Q J
A K 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Lorenzini Hamman Rombaut Zia Rodwell Bompis Meckstroth Quantin
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 NT AP

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

J
A 8 5 3
A K 8 3 2
J 8 2 Table K Q 10 5 4
K 10 9
7
Q 9 6 5
34564 =
A8879 =
Par NS -630 8 3 2
J 7 4 2
10 9 6 5 4
3

1 opening
2 NT W +1 -150
+6 112
1 NT opening
2 N -4 -400
-6 85

60. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Gower Matushko Apteker Khokhlov Gromov Bosenberg Dubinin Eber
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
3 AP Pass

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

Q 9 6 4
Q 8 7 5
J 10 8
K 10 Table K 8 7
A K 6 3 2
K 7 5
9 6
54478 54477
79965 68855
Par NS -140 10 5 3
10 4
9 6 3
Q J 8 4 3

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+6 118
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -150
-6 88

61. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 91

N deals
None vul A K J 2
Q 7
K J 7 5
K 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Mesbur Buras Fitzgibbon Garvey Zmudzinski Carroll Balicki
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Dbl AP

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

7 5
A 9 5 2
A Q 10
Q J 8 7 Table Q 10 9 4
K J 10 8
9 3
9 5 2
56575 =
77868 66857
Par NS -110 8 6 3
6 4 3
8 6 4 2
A 4 3

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 123
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -1 -100
-5 88

62. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Muller Zimmermann de Wijs Drijver Helness Brink Helgemo
1 2 4 1 NT 2 4
Dbl 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

2
K 7
Q J 6
K 10 9 8 7 6 5 Table 9 8
J 10 8 5 4 2
K 8 7 3
A
AA565 =
33877 =
Par NS +430 K Q J 10 6 4 3
9
9 5 2
3 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 134
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 88

64. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Narkiewicz Madala Buras Balicki Zaleski Zmudzinski Versace
1 1 3 1 NT 2 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) 4 4 AP

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

2
K 7
Q J 6
K 10 9 8 7 6 5 Table 9 8
J 10 8 5 4 2
K 8 7 3
A
AA565 =
33877 =
Par NS +430 K Q J 10 6 4 3
9
9 5 2
3 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 144
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 91

70. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Fantoni Willenken Nunes Helness Zia Helgemo Martel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

9 8 7
K 4 3
A K J 4
K 3 2 Table K J 10 6
Q J 8 7 6
10 7 5
4
5646A =
77963 66873
Par NS +130 Q 4 3 2
2
9 6 3 2
J 10 9 5

1 opening
3 N = +110
+7 155
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-7 92

72. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul K 3 2
7 4
A 6 5
A K Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Fantoni Sementa Nunes Zimmermann Versace Multon Lauria
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 6 Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 4 9 A 2 6 7 10
K 6 7 3 4 9 A 8
Q 8 2 7 K 6 7 5
J 10 5 9 Q 5
6 5 A 2 13 tricks claimed
K 4 4 7

Q 10 9
10 8 6 5
K 10 7 2
7 5 Table J 7 6 5 4
9
9 3
J 9 8 4 2
D9DBB =
04022 =
Par NS +2220 A 8
A K Q J 3 2
Q J 8 4
6

1 opening
7 S = +2210
+13 168
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1460
-13 95

74. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 9 7
K Q 9
A K Q 9 5
Q J 8

West North East South West North East South
Zia Greco Hamman Hampson Gitelman Nickell Moss Katz
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 3 NT
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

8 5 3 2
10 8 7 6
J 10 8 4
2 Table A K J 10 6
J 5 2
7 6
A 6 4
7578A =
67543 57533
Par NS +130 Q 4
A 4 3
3 2
K 10 9 7 5 3

1 opening
4 N = +130
+6 174
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 95

77. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Stewart WeinsteinH Woolsey Robinson Demirev Boyd Lee
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass 1 AP

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

J 4 2
A K 10 6 4
A 6
J 5 2 Table Q 7 6 3
Q 8
9 7 2
Q 9 8 6
66585 66586
67857 =
Par NS -110 10 8 5
J 2
10 8 5 4 3
K 10 7

1 opening
1 N -1 -100
-6 174
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 101

79. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Gitelman Lee Moss Demirev
1 2 3 1 NT Pass 2
4 Dbl Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

A J 8 3
Q 8 7
Q 8 3
J 10 3 Table Q 10 7 4 2
10
7 2
9 8 7 6 2
C7CC8 =
16115 =
Par NS +1440 9 6
A J 9 6 2
K 10 9 4
K 4

1 opening
5 S = +650
+13 187
1 NT opening
6 N -2 -200
-13 103

81. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Bathurst Passell LallJ WolpertG Mahaffey Kranyak Seamon
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 2
3 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 8 3
9
10 8 4
A J 8 6 4 3 Table A J 7 6 5 4
8 5
J 6 3
7 5
B6BB8 =
27225 =
Par NS +660 K 2
K J 7 4 3 2
K Q 9 5
10

1 opening
5 S = +650
+13 200
1 NT opening
6 N -1 -100
-13 103

85. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Hou Baldursson ShiM LiJ Einarsson LiuJ Jorgensen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 10 8
A Q 7
7 3 2
8 7 4 Table 4 2
K 4
K 8 6 5 4
J 9 5 2
78978 =
54465 =
Par NS +140 A 7 6 5 3
J 8 6 2
10
Q 10 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 200
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 108

92. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Stansby Martens Martel Weinstein Narkiewicz Levin Buras
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 6
A J 9 6
Q 5 2
8 7 Table J 5 3
K Q 10 4 3
7 6 3
6 2
887BB =
25622 =
Par NS +400 K 10 2
5 2
A 10 9
Q 10 9 5 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +150
+5 206
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 108

96. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Bjarnarson Zimmermann Askgaard Schaltz Helgemo MadsenM Helness
1 2 2 1 NT 3 3
2 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

K J 10 8 4
J 9 8 6 4
9 2
3 Table Q 9
5
A J 8 6 4 3
A 10 6 5
75859 =
47584 =
Par NS +100 7 2
A K 7 3 2
10 7
J 8 7 4

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-13 207
1 NT opening
4 × W -3 +500
+13 122

101. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Grue Hurd Hamman Wooldridge Zia
1 3 Dbl 1 NT 3 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 6 5 4 2
6
K J 9
Q 10 5 2 Table Q 10 9
K Q 10 9 8 3
10
7 6 4
867A7 =
57536 =
Par NS +130 8 3
5 4
7 6 5 4 2
A K 9 8

1 opening
3 × E -4 +800
+12 219
1 NT opening
3 E -4 +200
-12 123

102. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Meckstroth Grue Rodwell Zia Hurd Hamman Wooldridge
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 3 2
K Q 8
J 10 9 8
J 4 Table K Q 5
10 5 4 2
Q 5 3
K 8 6
8878A =
55553 =
Par NS +130 6
A 9 6 3
K 7 4
9 7 5 3 2

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
+7 226
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-7 123

103. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Johnson WeinsteinH Simson Richter Wolfson Aker Cohen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 9
6 3
K Q 7 3
9 8 6 4 Table 8 7
K 7 5
10 9 6 2
A K Q 5
79944 =
54399 =
Par NS +140 K 6 5 4 2
J 9 2
J 5
J 10 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 226
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 128

104. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

8 7 6 4 2
A 9 4 2
J 9 5
2 Table K 10 5
J 10
K 7 3 2
K 9 8 4
87889 87879
46554 =
Par NS +120 Q
K 8 7 5
Q 8 4
J 10 7 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 236
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 128

106. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Bramley Jacobus Welland Schermer Krekorian Chambers Casen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

J 3 2
A K Q 8
6 5 3
K 7 2 Table Q 10 9
10 6 5
K Q 8 2
J 9 6
56555 =
87888 77877
Par NS -120 8 6 5 4
J 3 2
J 7 4
8 4 3

1 opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-7 236
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+7 138

108. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Wooldridge WeinsteinH Hurd LallJ Rubin Grue Ekeblad
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 5
Q 9 2
5 4 3
K Q J 6 Table A
8 6 4
K Q J 9 6 2
10 9 7
7BA57 =
32375 =
Par NS +650 J 7 6 4 2
J 10 3
8
A 8 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 236
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 155

111. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Simson Berkowitz Johnson Donn Rosenberg Goren Willenken
1 5 Pass 1 NT 4 4 NT
Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 7
A K 9 8 7 6 4
Q 3 2
4 Table 8 6 5 4 2
5
—
A J 10 9 8 3 2
A7595 A6595
35717 35718
Par NS +500 A 3
10 2
J 9 8 6 5 4
K 7 6

1 opening
5 × E -3 +500
-5 236
1 NT opening
4 NT N +2 +690
+5 160

114. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Bakkeren Hampson Bertens de Wijs Gitelman Muller Moss
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

10 9 5 3
8 5 2
K 9 8 3
J 9 Table Q J 7
10 7 6
7 4 2
10 8 6 3
BACBB =
23122 =
Par NS +980 8 6 4 2
A Q 4
A Q 6
A 7 5

1 opening
6 NT N -1 -50
-11 236
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+11 171

117. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Greco Duboin Hampson Moss Versace Gitelman Lauria
1 3 Dbl 1 NT 2 3
4 Pass Pass 4 NT 3 3 NT 4 Pass
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

10 6 4 3
J 8 2
10 8 5
A 9 4 Table A Q J 8 7 5 2
10 6 4 3
J
7
548BC =
59511 =
Par NS +800 —
K 9 5
A 7 6 4 2
Q J 10 6 2

1 opening
6 N = +920
+11 247
1 NT opening
5 N +1 +420
-11 171

119. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Bocchi Ramer Ferraro Jacobs Kowalski Beatty Melman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 6 Pass 6 AP
Pass 7 AP

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

6 5 2
J 4 3
A 9 7 6 5
9 2 Table J 8
8 5
Q J 8 4 3 2
Q 10 8
BCD7C =
21061 =
Par NS +1510 K Q 9 7 4
A K 7 2
—
J 6 5 3

1 opening
7 S = +1510
+11 258
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
-11 171

122. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul Q 10 7
A K Q 5
J 8 4 3
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Fantoni Saelensminde Nunes Helgemo WeinsteinH Helness Garner
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 AP
Dbl AP

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

A K 6 5 4
4 2
A K 2
J 8 4 Table J 2
J 7 6 3
Q 7 6
K Q 6 3
54554 =
89889 =
Par NS -140 9 8 3
10 9 8
10 9 5
9 7 5 2

1 opening
1 NT× N -2 -500
-8 258
1 NT opening
2 W +1 -140
+8 179

125. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Rimer AukenJ Pottenger Sveindal Shenkin Young van Cleeff Huston
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

7
J 8 6 3
A 9 8 5
K 7 6 3 Table Q 8 6 5 2
10 5
K 4 3
Q J 5
98887 =
44555 =
Par NS +400 K 9 3
K 7 4 2
J 7 6 2
9 8

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 267
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 179

126. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao GipsonA Fu GipsonP Punch Lev Rees Pszczola
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

7
J 8 6 3
A 9 8 5
K 7 6 3 Table Q 8 6 5 2
10 5
K 4 3
Q J 5
98887 =
44555 =
Par NS +400 K 9 3
K 7 4 2
J 7 6 2
9 8

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 273
1 NT opening
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 179

127. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
GaviardJ Campbell Ventin Klimowicz GartaganisJ BessisM GartaganisN BessisT
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

7
J 8 6 3
A 9 8 5
K 7 6 3 Table Q 8 6 5 2
10 5
K 4 3
Q J 5
98887 =
44555 =
Par NS +400 K 9 3
K 7 4 2
J 7 6 2
9 8

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 279
1 NT opening
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 179

129. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

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

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

J 3
A 10 6 5 3
9 8 5 4
5 2 Table 9 4
Q 9 7
A Q J 6 3
J 8 4
7A55A =
43882 =
Par NS +620 A 10 6 5 2
8 2
7 2
K Q 9 7

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 291
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 181

130. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Jacobus Gitelman Wold Compton Greco Bramley Hampson
1 2 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)
Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 4 NT
Dbl AP

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

2
K 7 5
A K 9 7 5
K J 10 5 Table J 9 8 6 4 3
9 8 6
6
Q 9 7
87987 =
45356 =
Par NS +140 K 10
J 4 3 2
Q J 10 3 2
4 2

1 opening
4 NT× N -1 -100
-6 291
1 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+6 187

138. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Kirmse Brink Gromoeller Drijver Bakkeren Smirnov Bertens Piekarek
1 1 3 1 NT Pass 4
4 4 Dbl Pass Pass 4 AP
5 Dbl AP

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

—
9 8 5 3
A J 7 6 4 3
A 6 5 Table A 8 5 2
A K 10 4 2
9 2
9 7
58247 58248
84A95 =
Par NS -300 Q J 10 9 6 3
7
5
J 10 8 4 3

1 opening
5 × E -2 +500
+11 302
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 190

139. 2009 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov YangL Karaivanov Dai Fu Aronov Zhao Stefanov
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 4 4 5 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 9 7 6
8 2
9 2
K Q 5 2 Table A K 2
7
Q J 10 5 3
J 10 7 3
96B54 =
37277 =
Par NS +450 5
K J 9 5 4 3
K 8 6
9 6 4

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-10 302
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 200

141. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Muller Hamman de Wijs Bertens Meckstroth Bakkeren Rodwell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 NT AP

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

10 9 6 3
10 9 4 3
10 7
Q 9 6 Table A 8 5 2
6 2
Q 8 6 5 3
8 3
CACAC =
13131 =
Par NS +1440 K J 4
K Q J 5
J 2
A J 5 4

1 opening
6 NT S = +1440
+13 319
1 NT opening
5 NT N = +660
-13 200

143. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertens YangL Bakkeren Dai Fu Brink Zhao Drijver
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
1 Pass Pass 2 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

8
Q 9 7 6 5 2
A 4 2
A 8 5 Table K Q 5
A 3
10 9 8 7
J 10 6 3
69676 =
64766 =
Par NS +140 A 9 7 6 4 3 2
8 4
3
9 4 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 328
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 200

145. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Karaivanov Muzzio Trendafilov Danailov Ravenna Karakolev Pellegrini
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 4
6 2
J 10 9 8
7 5 4 3 2 Table Q 10 9 6 2
10 7 4
K 3
A 10 8
87A96 97A96
45346 =
Par NS +420 J 8 5
A J 5 3
Q 4 2
K 9 6

1 opening
4 S = +420
+11 339
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 202

148. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul A K J 10 8
K 10 6
Q 8
A 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Hampson Granovetter Greco Gitelman Jansma Moss Verhees
1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

9 6 4 2
A
K J 5
K 8 6 5 2 Table —
Q J 9 5 4
A 9 7 6 4
Q 9 3
67523 =
658BA =
Par NS -600 Q 7 5 3
8 7 3 2
10 3 2
J 10

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+6 345
1 NT opening
3 E +2 -150
-6 202

152. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A J 8
A K 9
K Q 7 5
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Wold YangD Bramley LewisP WeinsteinJ LewisL Gu
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 9 3
10 7 3
A 3 2
Q 8 4 Table 10 7 5 2
Q 8 6 2
8
A K 10 3
74575 =
69868 69858
Par NS -140 6 4
J 5 4
J 10 9 6 4
J 7 2

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 346
1 NT opening
2 N = +90
+6 209

157. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Stewart Garner Woolsey Robinson Welland Boyd Willenken
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 AP

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

Q J 9 2
A 4
9 6 5 4
J 10 2 Table 10 3
Q J 9 6 5 2
10
A Q 9 3
78596 =
55847 =
Par NS +110 K 7 4
10 8 7
J 8 7 2
K 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 353
1 NT opening
2 W = -110
-5 212

158. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Martel Welland Stansby Strul Smith Becker CohenB
1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2
4 Pass 4 AP 2 NT 4 5 Dbl
5 Dbl AP

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

A K 9 4
K Q 8 7
10 9 8 7 2
— Table —
J 9 6 5 2
A J
J 10 9 8 6 5
58256 59245
74A86 =
Par NS -200 Q 8 6 3 2
10
Q 5 4 3
7 4 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
+5 358
1 NT opening
5 × W = -650
-5 212

159. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Grue Rosenberg Cheek Levin Lev Weinstein Pszczola
1 Dbl 2 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 6 4
J 5
Q J 10 8
K J 3 Table K J 9 2
K 8 7 4 2
4
10 5 2
87899 =
56533 46433
Par NS +120 5
A 10 9 6
9 6 5
A 8 7 6 4

1 opening
2 × W -2 +300
+11 369
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-11 212

167. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul Q 4
A 9 4 3
A J 10 5
K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Tundal Nunes Groetheim Fantoni Lauria Helgemo Versace Helness
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
3 AP 2 Dbl 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 AP

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

A K 10 6 5 2
10 6
8 6 4
10 7 Table 9 8 7
K Q J 5
Q 9 7 2
A 6
33457 =
78674 =
Par NS -110 J 3
8 7 2
K 3
9 8 5 4 3 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+5 375
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
-5 218

172. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Zeligman Gromov Markowicz Dubinin Zmudzinski Kwiecien Balicki Ramer
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 6 5
A K 10 7 5 4 3
—
7 2 Table K 8
J 8
Q 10 9 4 3
J 10 5 3
68498 69499
64844 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 4 3 2
Q 6
K J 7 6
Q 9

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 375
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
+5 224

177. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Martel Rosenberg Stansby Cohen Levin Berkowitz Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 5
A 3
10 7 6 3
J 8 4 Table K 9 2
Q 10 5
4
K Q 10 9 7 5
569A4 =
66339 66439
Par NS +130 8 4
K 8 4 2
K J 9 8 5 2
2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+13 389
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 224

179. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

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

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

10 4 3
K Q 4 2
J 7 4 3
7 3 Table Q J
J
10 6 5 2
Q J 8 6 4 2
ABB89 =
22244 =
Par NS +450 K 9 7 2
A 8 7 6 5 3
K 8
5

1 opening
3 × E -5 +1400
+14 403
1 NT opening
5 N = +450
-14 224

186. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Rosenberg Cheek Zia Levin Gitelman Weinstein Moss
1 1 3 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass 2
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

K Q 10
A 8
10 9 6 5 4
7 6 4 Table A 5 3
K J 9 7 5 4 2
K 2
10
36258 35258
77B85 =
Par NS -650 9 8 7 6
3
8 7 3
K 9 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N -4 -200
+13 417
1 NT opening
4 × W +1 -990
-13 228

188. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

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

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

Q
A 9 8
K J 10 9 7 3 2
10 2 Table 10 9 8 6 5 2
J
Q 8 6
K J 3
67B4B =
36292 =
Par NS +450 J 7 4
10 7 6 4
5
A Q 8 6 5

1 opening
2 E -1 +50
-9 417
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+9 237

192. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Gower Garner Apteker WeinsteinH Rosenberg Cope Zia Holman
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Dbl AP Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 6 2
5
8 6 3 2
Q J 10 2 Table K J 5
K J 8 7 6
J 4
9 6 5
CAACA CAAC9
12213 13313
Par NS +990 A 10 4
A Q 10 9 2
Q 10
7 4 3

1 opening
1 × E -4 +1100
+11 428
1 NT opening
3 NT N +4 +520
-11 237

196. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Ao Gromov WangJ Dubinin Zmudzinski Gu Balicki Chechelashvili
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K
K 7 6
K Q 6 3
Q J 9 7 6 Table J 10 3
8 5 4 3
J 7 5
K 8 2
8B785 =
52558 =
Par NS +450 Q 9 7 5 4
Q J 10 9
10 4 2
10

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-7 428
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+7 245

198. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Ao Gromov WangJ Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gu Balicki
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10
J 7 3
A 9 8 3
J 10 9 7 Table 9 6 5 2
K 9 6 5
10 5
Q 5 3
9A8A8 =
43434 =
Par NS +420 Q J 8 7 4
Q 10 8
K J 6
4 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 440
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 245

199. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Lair Gromov Mahaffey Dubinin Balicki Fu Zmudzinski Zhao
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 4 AP Pass 6 AP

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

10 9
Q 5 3
Q 10 5
Q 10 9 5 4 Table K 8 7 6 5 4 3
4 2
7 4
7 3
D8DDB =
05002 05001
Par NS +1520 A J 2
K J 9 7
K 9 2
K 6 2

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 440
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+11 256

200. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Lair Seamon Mahaffey Bertheau Lauria Nystrom Versace
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 10 8 7 4
A 8
J 7 5
J 5 2 Table K 5
9 6 4 2
10 8 6 2
10 9 6
B9BAB =
14131 =
Par NS +660 A J 6 3
Q J 5 3
A 9 3
8 4

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+12 452
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-12 256

202. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth Hamman Kranyak Soloway Deutsch
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 7
K 10 7 6
Q 10 8 4
9 3 Table K 5 4
8
K 6 5
J 8 7 6 5 2
99A86 99986
44357 =
Par NS +420 9 8 6 3 2
Q J 3
A 9 7
K 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 452
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 266

203. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

6
9 6 5 4
Q 7 4
K Q 10 8 2 Table K 7 5 4
Q J 10 3 2
A 10 6
9
8B5A8 =
32825 =
Par NS +450 A Q 9 8 2
8 7
J 9 8 5 2
7

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 463
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 266

205. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 112

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Cheek Cohen Grue Greco Krekorian Hampson Casen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
1 1 2 4 2 2 3 3
5 Dbl AP 4 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

10 9 5
A K J 8 5 2
6
K J 8 Table 6 2
10 9 7
A J 5 3 2
9 7 4
6A48A =
63843 =
Par NS +500 Q 8 7
Q
Q 10 8 4
10 6 5 3 2

1 opening
5 × W -2 +300
-10 463
1 NT opening
4 × N = +790
+10 276

206. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
H-Welland Bocchi Sementa Duboin Jacobus Welland O'Rourke Fallenius
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 3
J 10 9 4
9 3
K Q 10 4 Table 9 7 6
A 8 5 3
J 10 7 6
A J
68677 =
75755 =
Par NS +100 10 8 5 4 2
Q 7 6
Q 8 2
9 7

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-7 463
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+7 283

207. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Kowalski Rodwell Tuszynski Meckstroth Soloway Kodayam Hamman Bykov
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 7 6 4 7 8 9 K
Q 8 5 K 13 tricks won
12 tricks won

Q J 9 6 5
8 6 4 3
6 5 2
9 Table 7 4 2
10 2
A Q J 10 9 3
8 7
C7C6C 77B5B
06070 =
Par NS +990 A 10 8
Q 9
8 7
A K J 6 5 3

1 opening
6 N = +920
+9 472
1 NT opening
3 NT N +4 +520
-9 283

208. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

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

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

Q J 9 5 2
9
Q J 8
J 10 9 8 Table A 7
K J 8 7 5
9 5 2
Q 6 3
78997 77887
55446 =
Par NS +140 10 8 6
10 3 2
K 10 7 6 4
K 2

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-8 472
1 NT opening
2 × W -3 +500
+8 291

209. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Dubinin Nickell Gromov Milner Rodwell Compton Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

10 9 8 4 3 2
10 8
10 7 6 3 2
— Table 7 6 5
J 9 5
J 5 4
K 9 5 4
C8B8C C8C8C
15151 =
Par NS +1440 K Q
K Q 4 3
A K
Q 8 6 3 2

1 opening
6 NT S = +1440
+17 489
1 NT opening
6 N -1 -100
-17 291

211. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul A K 9
A 10 5
Q 7 2
A 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Compton Hamman Milner Soloway Nickell Pszczola Freeman Lev
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 AP Pass

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

10 5
K Q J 8 4
K 10 6
K J 10 Table Q J 7 6 4 3
9 7 6 2
A 9
Q
55488 =
87944 =
Par NS -140 8 2
3
J 8 5 4 3
9 8 7 5 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 494
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 291

212. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul K J 6
K J 9 2
J 3
A Q J 7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Garner Soloway WeinsteinH Hamman
1 1 3 1 NT 2 2
Dbl 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7 5 3
10 8 6 5
Q 10 7 2
10 Table A 9 8 4 2
Q
K 8 6 5 4
5 3
B5B5B =
18181 =
Par NS +460 Q
A 7 4 3
A 9
K 9 8 6 4 2

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 504
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
-10 291

216. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 84

N deals
Both vul 6 3
A 3 2
A 6 4
A K J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Stansby Bates Martel Fallenius Feldman Welland Bramley
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

A 8 5
K 9 6
Q J 10 8 3
Q 10 Table Q J 2
J 10 7
7 5
9 8 6 4 3
89867 89877
54465 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 7 4
Q 8 5 4
K 9 2
2

1 opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-6 507
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 297

218. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenS Ehlers Compton Rengstorff Roman ClerkinJ Fout ClerkinD
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

5
9 7 6 5 3
K Q 10 2
J 5 2 Table A Q 10 7 3
10 2
7 3
K 10 9 7
87786 87776
55656 =
Par NS +120 8 6 4
A K 8 4
9 8 6 4
Q 6

1 opening
2 NT N = +120
+6 513
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 297

226. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Chang Ferguson Deutsch Hollman Cheek Fu Grue Zhao
1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 4 AP 2 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 3 2
K 5 4 3
Q 8 5
5 3 Table 10 9 6
A J 10 7
A K 10 6 2
7
44339 =
48AA4 =
Par NS -500 Q 7 4
Q 9 8
9 7 4 3
9 6 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 513
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 308

228. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul J 10 8
A K 2
A Q J
Q 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fu Grue Zhao Cheek Ferguson Deutsch Hollman Chang
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

K 7 6 5
Q 9 6
9 2
A 9 8 4 Table A 4 3
J 7 5 3
10 8 6
K 7 6
76687 =
57646 =
Par NS +90 Q 9 2
10 8 4
K 7 5 4 3
J 10

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 513
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 318

230. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

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

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

J 10 6 5 2
—
A K 9 6
A 9 5 3 Table 9 7 4
J 10 5 4 3 2
J 5 3
8
94759 9475A
36573 =
Par NS +600 3
A K Q 8 6
10 7 2
10 6 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-5 513
1 NT opening
4 × N = +790
+5 323

238. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

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

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

10 6
K J 10 8 7 6
J 6 4
10 7 Table 5 4 3 2
A Q
9 2
A 9 8 6 3
696A7 =
44735 =
Par NS +140 Q J 8 7
5 2
A Q 8 7 5
5 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 524
1 NT opening
2 N +3 +150
-6 324

242. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Lair Rosenberg Hayden Willenken Fallenius Cohler Welland
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

9 7 2
9 8 3
10 8
Q J 10 9 5 Table Q J 8 4
K J 10 6
6 4 3
7 6
CAAC9 =
13314 =
Par NS +990 K 6 3
7 5 2
A Q J 9 7 5
A

1 opening
4 NT N +2 +490
-10 524
1 NT opening
6 N = +920
+10 336

246. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Bocchi Schollaardt Duboin Lauria Verhees Versace Jansma
1 2 3 1 NT 2 3
Pass 3 NT AP 3 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 9 6 5 4
10 4 2
3
9 6 4 2 Table 2
A K 9 6 5 3
10 4
Q 10 7 3
B95B6 A85B5
24727 =
Par NS +460 A 8 3
8
K Q J 8 7 5 2
J 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 535
1 NT opening
6 N -1 -50
-10 337

248. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Sanchez Zia Marangunic Rosenberg Levin Cuevas Weinstein Caracci
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 7
J 9 6 5 3
J 10
J 9 7 2 Table Q 10 9 5 4
Q 4
K 9 4
A 8 5
888A8 =
54535 =
Par NS +130 K 6 3 2
10 7 2
A 8 7 3 2
Q

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+11 546
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 337

257. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 14

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

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

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

A 5 3
5 3
10 4 3
Q 8 6 5 3 Table 7 4
Q 7
Q J 9 7 5 2
A 9 2
BCC78 =
21165 =
Par NS +980 J 10 9 8 2
A 10 8 6 4 2
K 6
—

1 opening
6 S = +980
+11 561
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
-11 338

259. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

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

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

A J 10 7
J 10 5 4
J 8 3
10 9 Table Q 6 5 4 3
8 6
Q 9 7 5
6 4
8697B =
27452 =
Par NS +600 K
A Q 7
10 6 4
Q J 8 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 561
1 NT opening
5 N +1 +620
+12 350

266. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Morse WeinsteinH Wolff Garner Fallenius Pratap Welland Landen
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass 2 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 8 5
A 8 6 5
J 7
A 9 6 3 Table A 9 3
Q J 9 7 3 2
10 5
8 7
695AA =
34833 =
Par NS +140 J 10 7 6 2
4
Q 8 4 3 2
Q 10

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-7 564
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+7 358

267. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Wildavsky Welland Doub WeinsteinH Garner
1 2 3 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 5 AP

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

A Q 9 4
K Q J 3
K 5 4
Q 2 Table 10 8 7 6 2
6
Q J 10 9 6
9 5
76869 =
47473 =
Par NS +110 5
10 9 8 7 4
A 3
10 7 6 4 3

1 opening
5 N -2 -100
-6 564
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 364

269. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Rosenberg WeinsteinH Zia Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Moss
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 10 8 4
6 3 2
7
K 10 9 6 4 Table Q 7 2
A K
K Q J 10 2
A 7 3
43634 =
89799 =
Par NS -140 9 6 3
J 10 5 4
9 8 5 3
5 2

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+5 569
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -100
-5 368

271. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cayne Soloway Seamon
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 10 8 4
6 3 2
7
K 10 9 6 4 Table Q 7 2
A K
K Q J 10 2
A 7 3
43634 =
89799 =
Par NS -140 9 6 3
J 10 5 4
9 8 5 3
5 2

1 opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-5 569
1 NT opening
3 NT E -1 +100
+5 373

272. 2001 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Martel Helness Stansby Sontag Aa Weichsel Groetheim
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

A 10
A J 9 4
K Q 6
10 9 6 4 Table K Q 2
10 5 2
J 10 8 3
K 8 3
46544 =
97888 87888
Par NS -600 9 8 5 4
8 3
9 5 4 2
J 7 2

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 569
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
+10 383

273. 2001 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

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

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 569
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 394

276. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95

N deals
N-S vul A Q 6 2
Q 9 5
K 6
K Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Granovetter Stansby Rubin Ekeblad Sontag Lipsitz Weichsel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass
Dbl 3 NT AP

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

K 9 4
J 10 6
A J 9 7 5
9 5 Table J 10 5 3
A 8 7 3
Q 3
J 6 2
8888A =
54553 =
Par NS +130 8 7
K 4 2
10 8 4 2
A 10 8 4

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 569
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 401

277. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 104

N deals
None vul A Q 9 2
8 7 4
K Q 7
A Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Soloway Molson Hamman Rodwell Lipsitz Meckstroth Ekeblad
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass Dbl Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 AP

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

K 10 7 6 5
A Q 10 5
A 5 4
10 Table J 8
J 6 3
J 9 8 3
K 6 5 3
54567 54557
89876 78775
Par NS -140 4 3
K 9 2
10 6 2
J 9 7 4 2

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 574
1 NT opening
2 W = -110
-5 401

287. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner Meckstroth Soloway Katz Hamman Jacobs
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

Q 7 4
9 5 3 2
A J 8 2
K 7 Table K 9 6 2
Q 10 4
10 5
Q 10 8 6
77677 66677
76766 =
Par Zero J 10 8 5
K 8 7
K 9 7 6
9 2

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 578
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 407

293. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Beatty Hamman Onstott Soloway Rodwell Hayden Meckstroth Eisenberg
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

10 8 6 3 2
A 2
J 8 2
J 10 2 Table A 5 4
J 8 7 5 3
Q 10 7
Q 4
97999 =
46443 =
Par NS +600 K 9 7
Q 10 9 4
K 9 6
9 7 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 588
1 NT opening
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 408

296. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 81

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

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

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

J 10 6 3
K
Q J 10 4
A 10 9 7 Table A Q 8 5 4
J 7
7 6 5 2
K 5
63937 =
49396 =
Par NS -100 2
Q 10 9 8 6 5 2
8 3
J 6 4

1 opening
4 E = -420
-7 588
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
+7 415

301. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

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

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

Q J 10 4
8 5 4
A J 6
A J 10 Table 7
K 10 7 3
8 7 3
9 6 5 3 2
89776 =
54546 44546
Par NS +140 8 6 3 2
Q 2
K 10 4 2
K 8 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-7 595
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+7 423

306. 1997 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 141

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

West North East South West North East South
Mari Meckstroth Levy Rodwell Hamman Perron Wolff Chemla
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

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

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 609
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 423

309. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 17

N deals
None vul K 9
K 7 2
K Q 7 6 3
K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Dalal Balicki Padhye Shivdasani Romanski Ghose Kowalski
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 8 7 6 5 3
Q 9 4
10 4
J 8 Table A J 4 2
A J 10 5
5 2
7 6 2
A45BA 33599
39823 =
Par NS +300 10
8 6 3
A J 9 8
A 10 5 4 3

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-10 611
1 NT opening
5 N = +400
+10 435

310. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Ker ShenC Dravitzki Lin Huang Mik Kuo Jedrychowski
1 1 NT Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 6 4
K 3
10 7 2
K 7 4 Table 5
J 8 7 2
K J 9 5 3
Q 8 6
AAA8A =
23353 23252
Par NS +630 J 9 3
10 6 5 4
A Q 6
J 10 9

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 621
1 NT opening
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 435

313. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Chagas Mari Branco Fonseca Perron Mello Chemla
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Dbl Pass Pass
2 Dbl AP

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

J 10 9 4 3
A 3 2
3
J 5 3 2 Table Q 8
K 10 7
A J 9 5 2
K 7 4
76886 =
67557 =
Par NS +100 5 2
J 8 6 5
K 10 8 7 6
8 6

1 opening
2 × W -4 +800
+12 637
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-12 437

314. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Chagas Mari Branco Fonseca Perron Mello Chemla
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 7
Q 10 6
K 10 9 8 5 4
9 4 Table J 8
A 8 7 4
7 6 2
J 10 7 5
BC87A =
21562 =
Par NS +1430 K 6 5 4 3 2
J 9
A Q 3
K 3

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 650
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
-13 437

315. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Chagas Mari Branco Fonseca Perron Mello Chemla
1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 5 2
Q 10 6 4
K J 10 9 3
— Table A 3
J 8 5 2
A 6 5
K 10 9 5
67438 =
76994 =
Par NS -140 J 9 4
9 7 3
Q 8
Q J 8 7 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
+9 659
1 NT opening
4 E = -420
-9 437

317. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Stewart Berkowitz Weinstein Pavlicek Wolfson Katz Silverman
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT 2 2
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 5 4 3
10 7 5
10 7 6
J 3 Table —
K 9 8 4 3
A 9 3 2
Q 10 8 5
8A688 =
43755 =
Par NS +620 Q 8 6 2
Q 6 2
J 4
A 9 4 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 659
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+12 452

318. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Meckstroth Goldman Rodwell Wolff Robinson Hamman Smith
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 3
6 2
J 10 8 6 5
A 8 7 2 Table 10 4
A 10 9 4 3
K 7 2
Q 9 5
9B777 =
32564 =
Par NS +450 9 8 7 6 2
8 7 5
A Q 3
J 4

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 660
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
-1 452

Data 9X30 Main Top One Club vs. One Notrump