Data 9X36 Main

One Club vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 132 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 43

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

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

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

7 6 4
A 10 2
J 6 5
A K 9 4 Table K J 10 5
Q 9 8 6
9 8
10 5 3
86587 86597
56746 =
Par NS +120 A Q 8
K J 5 4
A 10 4
Q J 8

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 0
1 NT opening
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 0

3. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

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

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

7 6 2
J 7 6
A 7 6 5
J 4 3 Table A J 10
8 5 2
Q J 4
Q 9 6 2
89978 89998
54445 =
Par NS +140 K 9 8
A K 4
K 9 2
A 10 8 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 11
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 0

6. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 2
A Q 3 2
Q 9 7 5
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Meckstroth Ekeblad Rodwell Katz Coren Nickell Kamil
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5 3
K 9 5 4
J
Q J 9 6 5 Table K Q 6
10 8 7
8 4 3 2
K 10 2
AA8B7 =
33426 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 4
J 6
A K 10 6
A 8 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 20
1 NT opening
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 1

7. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 2
A Q 3 2
Q 9 7 5
7 4

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

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

7 5 3
K 9 5 4
J
Q J 9 6 5 Table K Q 6
10 8 7
8 4 3 2
K 10 2
AA8B7 =
33426 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 4
J 6
A K 10 6
A 8 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 30
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 1

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 17

N deals
None vul 5
Q 10 8 7 5
A 6 5
9 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rehder Tobing Gromoeller Asbi George Piekarek Karwur Smirnov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A Q J 9 6
9
8 7 4
K J 10 8 Table 8 4 3 2
A 3 2
Q 10 9 3
7 5
74968 85978
48465 =
Par NS +100 K 10 7
K J 6 4
K J 2
A Q 3

1 opening
2 W = -110
-9 30
1 NT opening
3 × E -2 +300
+9 10

23. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Grainger Platnick Carmichael Diamond Hampson Morgan Greco Harris
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 2 Pass 2 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl AP
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

4 2
K J 10 7 6
A Q 10 9
7 4 Table A Q 10 9
9 8 2
J 7 2
10 9 6
88679 =
55663 =
Par NS +120 K 7
A 4
6 5 4 3
A K Q 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
+6 42
1 NT opening
3 NT× S -2 -300
-6 21

24. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Levin Seamon Weinstein Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 NT 2 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 6 4
A 7 6 5 4
K 7
10 9 Table A 3 2
10 8 2
A 10 6 2
J 7 6
97688 =
46754 =
Par NS +500 K J 5
Q 9
J 4
A K Q 5 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 52
1 NT opening
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 21

25. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul K 9 4 3
A Q 7
9 8 2
J 10 4

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

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

7
9 4 3 2
Q 10 7 5
9 8 5 2 Table J 8 6 2
K 10 8 5
A K 3
7 3
99579 =
44764 =
Par NS +400 A Q 10 5
J 6
J 6 4
A K Q 6

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-11 52
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 32

27. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul 10 4
A K J 9 5
10 7 6
J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Gusso Nunes Hantos Fantoni Helness Valdes Helgemo Pasquini
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 2 3
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 NT 4 AP

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

J 9 6 5
10 8 6 4 2
A J 5
Q Table K Q 8 7 2
7
Q 8 3 2
5 4 2
B4B7B C4C7C
19151 =
Par NS +800 A 3
Q 3
K 9 4
A K 9 8 7 3

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
+10 66
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +50
-10 32

32. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul 5 2
8 7 4
A 9 6 5 4 3 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Matushko Hanlon Khokhlov McGann Carroll Gromov Garvey Dubinin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 3 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4 AP
Pass 5 AP

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

A Q J 10 9 4
Q 10
8 7
9 4 2 Table 8 7 6
K 9 5 3
J 10
A 10 6 5
64886 65897
58536 =
Par NS +100 K 3
A J 6 2
K Q
K J 8 7 3

1 opening
5 N -2 -200
-8 71
1 NT opening
4 N = +130
+8 42

34. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul Q 9 8
J 4
K 4 3
9 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Pilon Huang Toffier LiuCK Cornell Lorenzini Bach Rombaut
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 3 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 4 AP 3 AP

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

A
A 9 5 3 2
J 9 8 2
Q 10 8 Table K J 6 4 2
K 10 8 6
7 5
7 5
55367 =
87976 =
Par NS -140 10 7 5 3
Q 7
A Q 10 6
A K J

1 opening
4 S -4 -400
-6 73
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
+6 48

39. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul A 8 6
9
9 8 5 3
A 10 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Zimmermann Katz Multon Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 3 AP 2 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5 3
A J 8 7 6 3
7 2
K 4 Table Q 10 9 2
Q 4
A 10 6 4
8 7 6
987AA 987AB
34632 =
Par NS +400 K J 4
K 10 5 2
K Q J
Q J 9

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+6 82
1 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 48

44. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Marcinski Versace Maksymetz Aker Duboin Richter Sementa
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 8
K 3
Q J 6 5 3
J 5 4 Table 7 5 4 2
A J 4
9 8 7
A 10 6
78978 88A78
45364 55364
Par NS +620 A K Q 3
Q 9 2
K 4
K 9 7 3

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-10 88
1 NT opening
4 S = +620
+10 59

45. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul J 9 6 4
10 8 2
Q 10 5
6 5 2

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

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

K 7 2
K 9 6 3
J 9 3
K 7 3 Table Q 5
A J 5
K 8 6 4 2
10 8 4
67657 =
55776 76786
Par NS -90 A 10 8 3
Q 7 4
A 7
A Q J 9

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-6 88
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 65

48. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

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

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

K J 4
Q 7 6 2
K 10 3
7 5 3 Table A 9 3 2
J 10 5
J 7 4
10 9 2
76787 86788
56655 =
Par NS +120 Q 10 5
A K 8
Q 9 6 2
A Q 8

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 88
1 NT opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 78

50. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Bates Landen Mohan Milner Koneru Cohler Chorush
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 6 4
K 5
A Q 8 3
A 10 6 4 Table K 8 7 5
Q 9 8 7
9 6 5
5 2
76768 77768
66665 =
Par NS +90 A Q 10 9
A 2
K J 7
Q J 8 3

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
+5 93
1 NT opening
2 S -1 -50
-5 78

52. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

Q 9
A K Q 5 4 3
J 9 2
6 5 Table 8 7 6 5
10 2
A Q 8 3
10 7 3
6956A =
44873 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
9 7 6
K 10 7 4
A Q J

1 opening
4 S -3 -150
-6 94
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+6 84

53. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul J 8 4 3
A 10 9 6 2
10 9 7 5
—

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Kopecky Meckstroth Kurka Jassem Hamman Martens Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 5
Q 7
4 2
A 10 7 6 5 3 2 Table Q 10 7 2
K J 5 4
K J 6
8 4
889A7 =
45436 55436
Par NS +140 A 9 6
8 3
A Q 8 3
K Q J 9

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 94
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+5 89

60. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul 8 6 2
Q 10 9 8
6 5
A K 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Stefanov Gromov Aronov Karaivanov Khiuppenen Trendafilov Kholomeev
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

5
J 5 2
K 10 8 7 4
Q 9 5 2 Table K 10 9 7
6 4 3
A Q 9 2
7 6
8AB6A =
22272 =
Par NS +650 A Q J 4 3
A K 7
J 3
J 8 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 109
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 92

61. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Doub Kamil Wildavsky Boyd Granovetter Robinson Rubin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 9 8 2
8 3
A J 7 3
A 10 7 Table 6 5
J 9 2
Q 10 9 6 2
9 4 2
69A59 =
64383 =
Par NS +420 A 10 3
A K 5
8 5 4
K Q 5 3

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-6 109
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 98

62. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 4, Bd 46

N deals
None vul J 10 6 3
J 9 7 2
2
K Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Cohen CohenB Berkowitz Martel WeinsteinH Stansby Garner
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 5 2
K Q
10 8 7 6 5
A 9 4 Table 9 7
A 6 5 3
K 9 4
J 6 5 3
99878 =
43555 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 4
10 8 4
A Q J 3
10 7

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 115
1 NT opening
2 S +2 +170
-6 98

64. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerard Nunes Feldman Fantoni Lauria Sutherlin Versace Gerstman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 3
K 4 3
A J 8 7
9 6 3 Table A 10 8 4 2
9 6 2
10 4
A 8 7
76979 =
56464 =
Par NS +140 K J 7
A 7
K Q 9 6 5
Q J 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+5 120
1 NT opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 98

65. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K 10 9 7 3
J 6 2
8 4
K 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Wrang Cayne de Knijff Sylvan Versace Gustawsson Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) 2 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

—
K 9 8 7 3
K Q 6 2
A 10 9 4 Table Q 6 4 2
10 5
10 9 5
Q 8 3 2
99674 9A776
43667 =
Par NS +420 A J 8 5
A Q 4
A J 7 3
J 6

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 120
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+5 103

67. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 3 2
K 10 9 8 4
4
Q 10 7 6 3

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

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

5 4
A 2
A J 10 7 3 2
9 8 2 Table A J 9 7 6
7 6 5
Q 9 5
K 5
56A4A =
86383 =
Par NS +420 K Q 10 8
Q J 3
K 8 6
A J 4

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 126
1 NT opening
2 S +2 +170
-6 103

68. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Bedir Hamman Goksu Kandemir Meckstroth Kolata Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 AP

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

A J 7 6 4 3
Q 7
K 5
10 7 5 Table 9
9 6 2
A J 9 6 4 2
A 8 4
55756 =
87586 =
Par NS -120 K Q 2
K 4 3
Q 7
K Q J 6 3

1 opening
3 E = -110
-6 126
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+6 109

70. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul 6 4
10 9 8 7 6
9 8 2
Q 8 7

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Cullin Muller Upmark Morath Drijver Efraimsson Brink
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 4 AP
2 Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 10 7
K 5
J
A J 6 5 4 2 Table K 9 5 3
Q 3 2
A 7 4 3
10 3
73884 =
69549 =
Par NS -140 A 8 2
A J 4
K Q 10 6 5
K 9

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-9 126
1 NT opening
4 E -2 +200
+9 118

75. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A 10 9 3
8 3
J 8 5 4
K 4 2

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

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

Q 8 2
Q 10 7
10 9 7 6
A 10 5 Table 7 5 4
K J 9 5 2
Q 2
J 9 7
AA79A AA7AA
33633 =
Par NS +430 K J 6
A 6 4
A K 3
Q 8 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 127
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 131

76. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A 10 9 3
8 3
J 8 5 4
K 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Cope Garner Holman WeinsteinH Rosenberg Bosenberg Zia Eber
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 8 2
Q 10 7
10 9 7 6
A 10 5 Table 7 5 4
K J 9 5 2
Q 2
J 9 7
AA79A AA7AA
33633 =
Par NS +430 K J 6
A 6 4
A K 3
Q 8 6 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 127
1 NT opening
1 NT S +3 +180
+6 137

77. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Cope Nunes Holman Fantoni Bocchi Eber Duboin Bosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
5 AP 4 AP

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

3
10
A Q J 10 8 6 3 2
A J 9 Table A 10 9 8 7
K 8 3
7 5
10 4 2
26726 26827
A75A6 =
Par NS -630 K Q 4
Q J 6 2
K 9
K Q 7 3

1 opening
5 W = -600
-10 127
1 NT opening
4 W +1 -150
+10 147

78. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth McGann Rodwell Hanlon Mesbur Freeman Fitzgibbon Nickell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8
7 5 2
K 4 3
K J 8 5 2 Table Q J 9 3 2
9 8 6 3
A 10 7
10
86787 =
46555 46655
Par NS +120 A K 6
Q J 10
J 9 2
A Q 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 127
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 157

80. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 4 3
—
K Q 3
J 10 9 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Ekeblad Bates Rubin Greco Feldman Hampson Bramley
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 4 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 7
A Q 9 6 4
9 7 2
7 2 Table A 6
K J 8 3
J 8 6 5 4
6 4
7C66C =
41761 =
Par NS +1400 K J 5 2
10 7 5 2
A 10
A K Q

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 140
1 NT opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 158

84. 2006 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Bertheau Bates Nystrom Lindkvist Helness Fredin Helgemo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8
K 9 7 4
7 5
Q 10 9 7 4 Table A 9 6 4 2
10 8 5 2
A 10 6 4
—
97678 =
46654 =
Par NS +600 K 10 3
A Q 6 3
K 9 8 2
A J

1 opening
3 NT S -4 -400
-14 146
1 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+14 172

87. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul Q 8 3
Q 10 5
Q J 9 8 2
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Hamman Ekeblad Soloway Rubin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 1 1 1 NT 2 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5 2
A J 9 6 3
A 7 5
K Table 9 7 6 4
8 4
10 3
J 10 9 4 3
95797 =
37636 =
Par NS +400 A J
K 7 2
K 6 4
A Q 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 156
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
-10 175

90. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 3
A J 7 2
K J 5 2
8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Greco WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Maksymetz Gitelman Gerstman Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 5 4
Q 6 4
A 8 7 4
J 10 Table 10 8 7
K 10 9 3
10 9 3
Q 9 7
8888A 8889A
44542 =
Par NS +130 A K 6 2
8 5
Q 6
A K 6 5 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 158
1 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 191

91. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 6 4
5 4 3
A 10 9 2
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Ekeblad Cohen Rubin Hampson Schwartz Greco Becker
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10
A 7 6
7 5 4 3
A K Q 5 Table 9 8
K 9 8 2
8 6
10 9 7 6 3
69595 =
43848 =
Par NS +140 A K 5 3 2
Q J 10
K Q J
4 2

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 163
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 191

93. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Bramley Passell Feldman Robinson Cheek Boyd Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 NT Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9 5
9 7
A Q J 8 5
5 4 Table 6 3
Q 8 4 3
10 7 6
Q 10 3 2
8AA7A =
33363 43363
Par NS +420 K 10 8 2
A J 6 5
K
A J 9 6

1 opening
2 NT N +1 +150
+7 170
1 NT opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 191

94. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 95

N deals
N-S vul Q 7 5 3
7 4
A 8
J 8 6 4 2

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

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

K J 10
Q 10 8 6 2
Q 5 3 2
10 Table A 6 2
J 9 5 3
K J 9 6
7 5
88449 =
55894 =
Par NS -110 9 8 4
A K
10 7 4
A K Q 9 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 170
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 197

95. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul J 10 9 6
5 3 2
J 8 7 2
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Wan Fantoni Zen Nunes Duboin Lai Bocchi Mak
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

8 7 4
Q 10 9 8
K 6 4
A Q J Table Q 5 2
A J 6
Q 3
10 8 7 6 2
57584 =
55758 86759
Par NS -120 A K 3
K 7 4
A 10 9 5
K 5 4

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 178
1 NT opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-8 197

96. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul J 10 9 6
5 3 2
J 8 7 2
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Puczynski Szalay Chmurski Macskasy Winkler Tuszynski Dumbovich Kowalski
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

8 7 4
Q 10 9 8
K 6 4
A Q J Table Q 5 2
A J 6
Q 3
10 8 7 6 2
57584 =
55758 86759
Par NS -120 A K 3
K 7 4
A 10 9 5
K 5 4

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 178
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 202

97. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
ShenC Duboin WuCS Bocchi Nunes ChenHS Fantoni ChenCC
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

6 5 4 3
Q J 10 6
J 2
K 5 4 Table Q 10 9 8 2
K 7 3 2
K 10
8 3
966BB =
46722 =
Par NS +600 A
A 8 5 4
A 6 5
A 10 9 7 2

1 opening
5 S = +600
+12 190
1 NT opening
6 S -1 -100
-12 202

103. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hamman Martel Soloway Meckstroth Sontag Rodwell Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
4 Pass 5 AP

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

7 3
A 10 9 7 6
A K J 10 7 5
— Table Q J 8 6 2
K
Q 9 8
8 7 6 2
54428 =
467B3 568B4
Par NS -400 A K 9 5
Q J 4 2
4 3
A K 5

1 opening
5 W = -400
-6 190
1 NT opening
3 E +2 -150
+6 209

105. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Torres Nunes Frances Ventin Duboin Fernandez Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 5 4 3
8 5 4
K 8
K Q 3 Table K J 10
Q J 9 7
3 2
10 9 6 2
96797 =
47646 47645
Par NS +400 A 6 2
A K 2
Q 7 6 5
A 8 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 196
1 NT opening
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 209

108. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul Q 10
3 2
A 10 9 6 5
J 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Gao Jassem WangW Gawrys
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 1 1 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 4 3 2
A J 6 5
Q 3 2
A 8 Table 9 7 6
K Q 10 8 7
J 8 7
10 7
7969A =
63632 =
Par NS +140 A K J 5
9 4
K 4
K Q 9 5 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 210
1 NT opening
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 209

109. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 8 7
10 9 8 5 4 3
Q 10 9 6
10

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

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

A K 6 4 3 2
2
A 8 5
A J 9 Table Q J 10
Q 6
J 7 4 3
8 7 6 4
53956 =
7A477 7A487
Par NS -420 9 5
A K J 7
K 2
K Q 5 3 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 210
1 NT opening
3 W +1 -170
+6 215

113. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

N deals
None vul J 6 2
9 7 4
A J 3
K J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Rosenberg Soloway Zia Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

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

1 opening
2 S = +90
-7 210
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 226

119. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Cohen Rosenberg Berkowitz Katz Levin Jacobs Weinstein
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Dbl AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 7 2
8 6 4
K 10 4 3
5 4 Table J 10 8 6
J 10 3 2
Q
8 6 3 2
87899 =
56534 =
Par NS +120 9 5 4
A 9 5
A 8 7
A K Q 10

1 opening
3 × W -2 +300
+9 221
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-9 226

120. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul A 2
J 10 7 5 2
Q 7 4
8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Schwartz Soloway Casen Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Rdbl Pass Pass 2
2 3 AP

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

K Q 4
Q 9
A 10 5 3 2
Q 6 2 Table J 10 8 7 6
8 6 3
8 6
K 10 9
85979 =
47464 =
Par NS +140 9 5 3
A K 4
K J 9
A J 7 4

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-6 221
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 232

121. 1999 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Chagas Mello Soloway Janz Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 6 5 3
7 2
K 4 3
Q J 3 Table 9
K Q 10 6 4
J 9 8 5
8 6 4
99779 89678
44654 =
Par NS +400 A Q
8 5 3
A Q 6 2
A 10 9 7

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 227
1 NT opening
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 232

128. 1997 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 157

N deals
Both vul K 10 3 2
9 7
J 9 8 4 2
J 2

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

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

A Q J
K J 4
K Q 10
10 9 6 4 Table 9 7 6 5
10 6 5 3
7 5
K 7 5
77797 =
66636 65636
Par NS +110 8 4
A Q 8 2
A 6 3
A Q 8 3

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 228
1 NT opening
2 N +2 +130
+6 240

132. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

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

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

A 8
10 9 7 5 4
A J 3
Q 10 6 Table 3 2
8
10 9 8 6 4
A K J 5 2
48633 =
746AA =
Par NS -130 Q 9 7 4
A K Q
K Q 5 2
8 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-8 228
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+8 253

Data 9X36 Main Top One Club vs. One Notrump