Data 9X31 Main

One Club vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 180 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 Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Schwartz Multon Graves Brogeland Nunes Lindqvist Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 4 2
10
K 10 2
A 8 7 4 2 Table A J 10
Q 5 2
7 4
K 10 6 5 3
85AA4 =
57339 =
Par NS +500 7 6
K J 9 8 7 6
Q J 9 8 3
—

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 12
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 0

7. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Bakhshi Multon Gold Robson Nunes Forrester Fantoni
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 24
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 3

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Lambardi Helness Rizzo Alujas Fantoni Ravenna Nunes
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 2 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

K 7 4
J 9 6 2
7 6 3 2
Q 9 Table A Q 2
K 7 4
A K 10 5
K J 5
34335 =
A9AA8 =
Par NS -630 10 8 6 5
Q 10 8
9 8 4
6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 24
1 NT opening
2 NT E +2 -180
+10 13

15. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Balicki Verhees Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Muller Buras de Wijs
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 37
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 18

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing WolpertG Asbi Kranyak Dwyer Karwur Bathurst George
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

A 6 4 3
9 8 3
10 2
K 9 8 7 Table K 10 9 8
7
K Q 9 8 5
A J 2
64855 64844
79588 =
Par NS -140 7
A Q J 10 2
J 7 6 3
10 6 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 43
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
-6 18

17. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Lavings Villas-Boas Krochmalik Campos Chagas Brown Brum Bilski
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 2 Dbl 4 (AP) 2 3 3 4
4 Dbl AP

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

A 6 4 3
9 8 3
10 2
K 9 8 7 Table K 10 9 8
7
K Q 9 8 5
A J 2
64855 64844
79588 =
Par NS -140 7
A Q J 10 2
J 7 6 3
10 6 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-7 43
1 NT opening
4 × W -1 +200
+7 25

19. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Thurston Duboin SmithJ Sementa Madala GartaganisN Bocchi GartaganisJ
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

7 5 3
J 6 4
J 6 4 3
8 6 2 Table J 10 2
A Q 9 8 7
Q 9
9 7 5
BC9BC =
21421 =
Par NS +980 A 9 6
K 10
K 8 7 5 2
K Q J

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 53
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-10 25

27. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Robbins Chambers Demirev Pollack Wold Feldman Compton
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

8
10 5 4 2
A Q 7 4
9 7 5 4 Table A K J 10 6
A Q 9 3
K J
J 6
44245 34134
99A98 =
Par NS -420 Q 7 5 3 2
8 6
9 8 6 2
10 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
-10 54
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 38

28. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH Fleisher Milner Kamil Willenken Wold Rosenberg Compton
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 6
3
Q 10 8 7 6 5
10 9 8 Table Q 9
A K 6 5 2
K J 3
Q 6 4
9A959 =
32383 =
Par NS +420 A J 8 5 3 2
Q 8 7
2
K 5 2

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-6 54
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 44

32. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul 9 8
A 6 4
A 10 6
K Q 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski AkerO Versace Kokten Kuru Madala Cengiz Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 4 3
Q 10 5
Q 9 8 7
8 7 6 Table 7 2
K 9 8 2
K 5 4
A J 9 2
78677 78666
54666 =
Par NS +110 A K J 10 6 5
J 7 3
J 3 2
3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 57
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 54

36. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul A 5
8 7 5
A 3 2
K Q 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Helness McGann Helgemo Multon Garvey Zimmermann Carroll
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3
4 5 AP 4 6 6 Dbl (AP)

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

K 8 6 4
Q 10 6 4
9 8 7 4
2 Table Q 9 7 3 2
A K J 9 3
6
J 3
833BC =
29A21 =
Par NS +300 J 10
2
K Q J 10 5
A 9 8 7 4

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
-9 64
1 NT opening
6 × E -4 +800
+9 66

37. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Yilmaz Multon Gur AkerO Nunes Kokten Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6
Q J 9 4
K Q 10 8 6
9 7 Table K 10 8 3
K 10 5 2
A 3
5 3 2
77448 =
66995 =
Par NS -140 5 4 2
8 3
9 5 4
A K Q J 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 64
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 78

38. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ino Helness Imakura Hanayama Fantoni Teramoto Nunes
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Dbl AP Pass 2 2 AP

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

10 9 4 3 2
6 2
9 8
J 10 7 6 Table K 8
A Q 8 7 3
A Q 5
Q 9 8
88797 87797
45535 55636
Par NS +120 J 6
K J 9 4
K J 10 4 3
5 4

1 opening
2 × W -2 +500
+7 71
1 NT opening
2 E -2 +200
-7 78

44. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Nystrom Rosenberg Upmark Fredin Fleisher Silverstein Kamil
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3
3 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7
9 8 6 4
8 7 5 2
J 7 2 Table K 10 9 8 4
J
A K J 10 9
8 5
64939 =
282A2 =
Par NS -100 J 6 5 2
A Q 5 3 2
6 4
K 10

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 73
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 90

45. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

A 6
Q 3 2
K 10 8 5 4
10 9 7 Table 9 7 5 3 2
10 9 4
J 3
5 3 2
BAC9B CACAC
13131 12131
Par NS +1440 K J 4
A 8 7 6 5
A Q 7
Q J

1 opening
2 ×× S +1 +1160
+11 84
1 NT opening
4 NT N +1 +660
-11 90

52. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Drijver Sementa Brink Verhees Bocchi v.Prooijen Madala
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 2
K J 8 7 6
K J 7 3
J 4 Table Q J 5 4 3
9 5
Q 10 4
K 9 5
9878A 9888A
45553 =
Par NS +400 A 9 7 6
Q 3
9 5
A Q 10 7 6

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 85
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 101

55. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Nystrom Hurd Upmark Fredin Grue Fallenius LallJ
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 3 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 5 4 3 2
Q J 7 5
5 2
J 2 Table A Q 10
8 3
K Q 8 6 4 3
Q 8
A697B =
36452 =
Par NS +630 K 8
A K 10 6 2
10 7
10 9 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 97
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 104

60. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Bramley Hampson Welland Chambers Gitelman Schermer Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 6 5 2
Q 9 8 4 2
Q 9
A Table A K 10 4
A 6
J 7 3 2
5 4 2
63468 =
79964 =
Par NS -140 8 3
7 5 3
A 10 6 5 4
Q 7 3

1 opening
3 W +2 -200
+9 106
1 NT opening
4 E = -620
-9 106

66. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

W deals
None vul A J 8 4
A J
K 10 5 2
7 6 2

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

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

7 6 5
Q 9 6 2
7 6 4
K 8 5 Table K Q 9 3 2
7 3
A J 3
Q 10 4
98AAA 98AA9
35333 45333
Par NS +420 10
K 10 8 5 4
Q 9 8
A J 9 3

1 opening
2 NT N = +120
+5 117
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -50
-5 113

67. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul A 5 4 2
7 3
A 9
A J 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Morgan Katz Harris Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K J 9
6
10 8 3 2
Q 7 6 4 2 Table 10 8 7
J 10 8 5 4
K Q 6 5 4
—
B9959 =
23283 =
Par NS +460 Q 6 3
A K Q 9 2
J 7
K 5 3

1 opening
5 N -3 -150
-12 117
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+12 125

69. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

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

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

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

K 10 8
A 8 6 5 4
K 6 2
7 2 Table A 4
J 9
10 9 5
A 10 6 5 4 3
67675 =
55768 55758
Par NS -90 Q 7 3 2
Q 3 2
J 8 7
Q J 9

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-7 117
1 NT opening
2 W -1 +100
+7 133

70. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul K 10 7 5
A 8 6 3
J 4
K Q 9

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

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

J 9 8
K Q 5 2
Q 7 2
6 4 3 Table A 4
10 9 4
K 9 5 3
J 10 8 5
9A898 =
43544 =
Par NS +420 Q 6 3 2
J 7
A 10 8 6
A 7 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-6 117
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 139

76. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Willis Fallenius Thurston Fredin Bertheau Klimowicz Nystrom Campbell
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2 AP
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

10 8 4 2
Q 7 6
J 2
K J 10 9 Table A 7
A K 9 8
K 10 8 7 6 3
2
76446 66446
66897 67897
Par NS -110 K J 9
5 3 2
Q 9 5
8 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT× W -3 +500
+12 130
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -200
-12 145

84. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul K J 9
A 9 6 2
K 5
Q 10 6 3

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

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

A Q 7 5
J 3
9 8 7 3
8 5 2 Table 6 3 2
K Q 8 7 5 4
J 4
K 9
BB7CC =
12511 =
Par NS +920 10 8 4
10
A Q 10 6 2
A J 7 4

1 opening
3 N +2 +150
+5 137
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 145

86. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Doub Willenken Wildavsky Welland WeinsteinH Woolsey Garner Stewart
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 4 AP 3 AP

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

J 8 7 3
Q 6 3
K 6
10 9 8 5 Table 9 4
A K J 8 5 2
Q 5 3
Q 3
795A9 =
64834 =
Par NS +140 A K 10 5
7 4
A 10 8 2
7 6 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 137
1 NT opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 150

88. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Milgrim Boyd Aker Rogoff Wildavsky Parker Doub
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 Dbl (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

9 5 4 3
9 4 2
A K J 9 3
10 Table 8 6
A 3
10 8 5
K Q 9 8 4 2
88956 78956
44387 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 2
Q 10 8 6 5
7
J 5 3

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-12 141
1 NT opening
3 × E -2 +500
+12 162

90. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Boyd CohenB Robinson Wildavsky Welland Doub Willenken
Pass 1 2 NT Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
4 AP Pass Pass

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

A K 4 3
Q 8 5
7 3 2
8 4 2 Table 2
A 10 7 3 2
A Q J 10 9 8
6
47117 =
86BB5 =
Par NS -450 Q J 7 5
K J 6
6 4
10 9 7 5

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-6 141
1 NT opening
2 E +4 -230
+6 168

93. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolkowitz Pszczola Yates Lev Rosenberg McNamaraS Cohler McNamaraM
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 AP

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

7
9 5 4
A 9 6 5
J 8 6 5 2 Table A Q J 5
K Q 6 3
8 4
K 10 3
77574 77564
66869 =
Par NS -110 10 8 6 3 2
10 8
Q J 7 2
A 7

1 opening
2 W -2 +200
+7 151
1 NT opening
2 S -2 -100
-7 168

98. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Stoltz Gawrys McNay Lesniewski Fallenius Horton Fredin Tolliver
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 6 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 4 2
Q J
K 8 5 4
8 7 4 Table Q 9 8
8 6 5 2
J 10 9 2
6 5
CAC9C =
13141 =
Par NS +1440 K 6 3
K 10 4
A 7
A K 10 9 2

1 opening
6 NT N = +1440
+13 171
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-13 168

103. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

Q 10
10 9 6
J 9 4 3
Q 9 6 3 Table A J 6 2
K Q J 4
8 5 2
J 5
78778 77677
65665 =
Par NS +110 8 7 3
8 7 3 2
K 7 6
A K 8

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 177
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-5 168

105. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

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

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

7 6 4
A 4 3 2
A 10 7
9 8 7 Table A Q 9
Q J 7
K 6 5
K J 6 5
45454 34454
98989 98979
Par NS -600 J 8 2
9 8 6
Q 8 4 3 2
3 2

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
+9 186
1 NT opening
2 × S -3 -500
-9 168

107. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Chmurski WeinsteinH Gawrys Garner Zia Jassem Rosenberg Martens
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass Dbl Pass 2 2
1 NT AP 3 AP

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

10 3
Q J 7 4
K
Q J 10 7 6 5 Table A K Q 9
10 2
Q 10 8 6 3
9 3
66774 66674
76668 =
Par NS -90 J 5 2
8 6 5
A 9 7 4 2
K 4

1 opening
1 NT W -1 +100
+5 191
1 NT opening
3 E = -110
-5 168

114. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Kranyak Freeman Deutsch Bramley Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

J 9 8 5
J 7
J 9 6 2
8 7 5 Table K Q 10 2
K 10 9 4
10 8 5 3
2
A796C =
36361 =
Par NS +1370 A 6
A 8 6 5 2
K Q
K 9 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-12 196
1 NT opening
6 N = +1370
+12 187

115. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Sementa Seamon H-Welland Balicki Fantoni Zmudzinski Nunes
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

3
8 5 4 2
A 8 6 2
K Q 9 7 Table K 9 7 6 5
A K Q
Q 7
6 4 3
76676 66566
66767 66766
Par NS +90 10 4 2
J 9 7 3
K 10 9 5 3
2

1 opening
1 E -1 +100
+7 203
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -200
-7 187

119. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Bramley Gitelman Feldman Bates Hampson Sontag Greco
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

Q
Q J 9 5
A J 7 5 2
8 7 6 Table K 9 8 4 2
K 6 2
10
A Q 5 3
66564 =
77878 =
Par NS -110 J 10 7 5 3
4 3
K 9 8 6
J 2

1 opening
1 NT× S -1 -100
-7 203
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +200
+7 196

120. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Cayne WeinsteinH Seamon Weinstein Zia Levin Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
3 Pass 4 5 (AP) 4 Pass Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 7 6 3
A 9 5 4
5
Q 10 9 2 Table A K 10 8 5 2
Q 6
9 7
K J 4
627A5 =
5A638 =
Par NS -100 4
K 7 2
K Q J 10 8 3 2
6 5

1 opening
5 S -2 -100
-11 203
1 NT opening
5 S = +400
+11 207

125. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

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

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

8 7 6 4 2
A Q 8 5 2
6 3
J Table —
K 10 7
Q 10 9 8 4
K 10 7 4 2
89668 89667
53775 =
Par NS +140 A K J 10 3
9 3
2
A 9 8 6 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
-5 207
1 NT opening
4 × N = +790
+5 213

127. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Fu Balicki Zhao Hallberg Martel Chang Stansby
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

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

9 8 5
Q 10 7 6
J 6
10 9 8 5 Table K J 10 7 4 3
8 4 2
Q 8
Q 4
D9DDC =
04001 =
Par NS +1520 A
5 3
A K 9 5 4 3
A J 7 2

1 opening
7 S = +1440
+14 222
1 NT opening
5 N +2 +440
-14 213

128. 2005 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

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

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

9 7 3 2
8 6 5 2
J 10 7 6
K Table A Q J 8 5
K 10
9 3
A J 10 7
75889 65889
68454 =
Par NS +110 —
A 9 4 3
K Q 8 5 4
9 8 6 3

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-14 222
1 NT opening
4 × E -2 +500
+14 227

130. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 16

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

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

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

10 9 7 5 2
K 8 4
10 6 4
Q 3 Table K 8 4
Q J 5 3
Q 9 8
A 9 6
A88BB A78BB
35422 =
Par NS +430 A Q 6
10 6
K J 5 3
J 8 5 4

1 opening
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 222
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 233

131. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

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

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

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

7 3
Q 7 6
10 7 6
A 7 5 4 2 Table K Q 6 5 4
10 3
A 8 5 3
Q 8
A8A98 98A88
35345 =
Par NS +630 J 2
K 9 4 2
K Q J 2
10 6 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-10 222
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+10 243

132. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Duboin ShiM Bocchi Lauria YangL Versace Dai
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

9
Q 9 5 2
Q 8 7 6 3
A 7 4 Table Q 10 7 3
K 8 3
K 9 4
Q 10 6
68657 =
65785 =
Par NS +100 K 8 5 2
7 6 4
A J
J 8 3 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 222
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 249

133. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Hurd Hampson Wooldridge WhiteM Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass 6 AP
Pass 7 AP

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

Q 9 7 5 4 2
Q 7 6
K 10 5
8 Table —
K J 8 4 2
9 8 7 6 2
10 7 2
BB77D BA87C
12550 =
Par NS +2140 K 8 3
5
A Q J 3
K Q J 9 4

1 opening
7 N = +2140
+13 235
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1390
-13 249

134. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

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

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

10 8 7 2
7 6 3 2
K 10 9
9 2 Table A J 9
A J 5
5 4 3
A K 8 4
76787 66676
67656 =
Par NS +90 Q 5 4
Q 9 8 4
A 8 7 6 2
5

1 opening
1 NT E -3 +300
+5 240
1 NT opening
2 N = +90
-5 249

136. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul K Q 7
A 9 5
J 8 2
Q 10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz El Ahmady Becker Sadek Baze Lanzarotti Schneider Buratti
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 5 4
J 10 7 3
A 5 3
J 7 Table J 10
K Q 2
Q 7 6
A K 9 5 2
56464 =
87968 87978
Par NS -140 9 8 3 2
8 6 4
K 10 9 4
6 4

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
-8 240
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -50
+8 257

137. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul K Q 7
A 9 5
J 8 2
Q 10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Compton Maksymetz CohenS Jacob Eisenberg Onstott Coren Robison
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 NT AP Dbl 2 Dbl AP

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

A 6 5 4
J 10 7 3
A 5 3
J 7 Table J 10
K Q 2
Q 7 6
A K 9 5 2
56464 =
87968 87978
Par NS -140 9 8 3 2
8 6 4
K 10 9 4
6 4

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+15 255
1 NT opening
2 × N -5 -1100
-15 257

138. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

W deals
E-W vul Q 7
A K 3
Q 6
Q 10 8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Schneider Becker Baze Compton Maksymetz CohenS Jacob
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

8 4 3
Q 10 8 5
8 5
K 7 6 5 Table J 9 2
J 7 6 2
10 9 7 2
J 9
DD9DC =
00401 =
Par NS +1520 A K 10 6 5
9 4
A K J 4 3
A

1 opening
6 S +1 +1010
+10 265
1 NT opening
3 NT N +4 +520
-10 257

150. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Knap Maia Wasik Junqueira Chagas Frances Villas-Boas Torres
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 3 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 9 4 3 2
Q J 8
9 8
Q J 4 Table 10 8
4 2
Q 2
A 10 9 8 7 6 5
C9CC7 69CC6
14116 =
Par NS +1440 7 5
A K 10 6 5
A K 10 7 5 4
—

1 opening
6 S = +1370
+15 287
1 NT opening
3 S +3 +170
-15 270

151. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Graversen Kiema Clemmensen MadsenM Backstrom MadsenL Salomaa
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

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

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 287
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+5 275

153. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Fitzgibbon Winkler Mesbur Dumbovich Szalay Hanlon Macskasy McGann
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 AP Pass

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

6 2
A 9 7 5 3 2
Q 9
8 5 2 Table A Q 10 7 3
J 8 4
K 7 3 2
A
65357 =
67A76 =
Par NS -620 J 9 4
6
A J 10 8 5
J 10 7 4

1 opening
4 W = -620
-11 287
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+11 286

154. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Fazli Duboin Allana
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 4
Dbl Pass 2 4 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
5 Dbl Pass 5 (AP)

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

5 4
A 6 2
A Q 10 7 3
7 3 2 Table A 8 7
10 7 4 3
K J 8 6 5
J
6864A =
73693 =
Par NS +100 K Q J 9 6 3
K 8
2
10 9 8 6

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-9 287
1 NT opening
5 × E -2 +300
+9 295

155. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Jafer Versace Khan Hadi Duboin Shoaib Bocchi
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 2 2 3 Dbl 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

J 4
—
Q 10 9 5 4 2
Q 9 7 4 3 Table A K Q 10 9 6
K 6 4
8
A 6 2
64A34 65A44
58389 =
Par NS +300 7 5 2
A Q 10 9 5 2
J 7 3
8

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
-5 287
1 NT opening
4 × E -2 +300
+5 300

156. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 6

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

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

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

A 7 5 3
J 5 3
Q 9 5
9 8 7 Table K 10 9 4 2
10 7
K J 4 3 2
Q
B5C5B =
28182 =
Par NS +980 8
K Q 8 2
8 6
A K 5 4 3 2

1 opening
2 W -6 +600
-9 287
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+9 309

161. 2003 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Bocchi Soloway Duboin Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass Pass 2 AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 8
10 6 2
K Q 8 6 4
K 10 2 Table Q J 7 6 2
8 4
A 10 5 2
Q 5
84948 =
57493 57293
Par NS +140 5 4 3
K Q J 9 5 3
J
9 6 4

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+5 292
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 309

165. 2002 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Hayden Lev Baze Mohan Gawrys Aa Pszczola Groetheim
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 2 (AP) Dbl AP

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

Q 7 6 5 3
A K 7 4
6 5
5 3 Table 9 4
Q 5 2
A 10 2
A 9 8 7 2
76676 =
67757 =
Par NS +90 10 2
J 9 6
K Q J 7 3
K 6 4

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-7 295
1 NT opening
1 NT× N = +180
+7 316

166. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Schuett Versace SmithK Lauria Bocchi Chang Duboin Moss
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

10 6 2
J 6
A 7 6
K J 7 5 4 Table A K 9
A K 9 7 2
J 5 4
6 3
44454 =
98979 =
Par NS -400 8 5 4
8 3
Q 10 9 8 3
Q 9 8

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-6 295
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -150
+6 322

167. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul A K
A 8 7 4
3 2
9 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Hampson Berkowitz Greco Lair Rosenberg Wold Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT 3 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 5 2
9
10 7 6 4
10 8 3 2 Table 7 4 3
K Q 10 6 3
A K Q 9 8
—
8873A 8673A
356A2 =
Par NS -100 Q J 10 9
J 5 2
J 5
A K Q J

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 295
1 NT opening
4 N = +130
+5 327

170. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

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

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

Q J 9 2
10 9 5 4
A 6 2
Q 2 Table 10 8
A Q 3
K J 9 8 4 3
9 5
6976B =
64672 =
Par NS +400 K 6 4 3
K J 8 6
7
J 8 7 6

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+5 302
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-5 328

175. 1997 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 145

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

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

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

Q J 5 4
10 9 5 4
J 7 3
Q 8 Table A K 3
K Q 8 3
10 5 4
6 4 2
9669A =
26722 =
Par NS +400 10 8 2
7 2
K Q 9 8 2
A J 10

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-10 302
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 340

180. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A Q 5 3
7 4 3
10 8
A K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Levy Karwur Mouiel Multon Watulingas Szwarc Panelewen
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 2
10 8 6 5
7 4
Q J 5 3 Table 9 8 7 4
K 9 2
K 2
10 8 6 4
DBAD9 =
02202 02302
Par NS +2220 10 6
A Q J
A Q J 9 6 5 3
9

1 opening
3 NT S +4 +720
+2 304
1 NT opening
5 S +2 +640
-2 340

Data 9X31 Main Top One Club vs. One Notrump