Data 9X37 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 386 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 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Graves Zimmermann Schwartz Lindqvist Fantoni Brogeland Nunes
1 2 3 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Rdbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 3 Dbl (AP)

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

9 8 5 3
K Q 10 8
6 4
9 6 2 Table 6 4
9 7
A J 8 7
A Q J 7 3
88886 =
55556 55557
Par NS +120 K Q 2
J 6 3
Q 10 5 3
K 10 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 0
1 NT opening
3 × E -3 +500
+12 12

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 121

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

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

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

8 5 4 3
9 7 4 3
K 8 3
Q 2 Table J 10 9 6
A K 10 6
—
A K 6 4 3
84495 =
49948 49947
Par NS -100 K 2
Q 5 2
Q 9 5 4
9 8 7 5

1 opening
3 E = -140
-8 0
1 NT opening
4 W -2 +200
+8 20

4. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

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

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

J 5 4
K Q 9 8 6 5
3
K J 8 Table K 9 7 3 2
A 7
A J 5 2
10 9
33366 =
AAA77 =
Par NS -630 Q 10 8
J 3
8 7 4
Q 7 5 3 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-11 0
1 NT opening
3 N -3 -150
+11 31

5. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Sontag Greco Berkowitz Pratap Platnick GordonM Diamond
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 2 Dbl 2 3 (AP)
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 5 4
K Q 9 8 6 5
3
K J 8 Table K 9 7 3 2
A 7
A J 5 2
10 9
33366 =
AAA77 =
Par NS -630 Q 10 8
J 3
8 7 4
Q 7 5 3 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-11 0
1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
+11 42

7. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul 10 9
A 5 3 2
A K Q 6 2
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak WeinsteinH WolpertG Grabel Lee Hurd Hamman Wooldridge
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A 2
K J 7 4
8 5 4
K 10 8 7 Table Q 7 6 4
10 8 6
J 9 7
Q 6 3
99898 AA8A9
33534 =
Par NS +430 K J 8 5 3
Q 9
10 3
A J 9 5

1 opening
2 × E -3 +500
+11 11
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-11 43

9. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

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

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

J 10 8 7
10 8 7 6
Q 10
5 3 2 Table K Q 9
K Q 4
6 5
A Q 9 8 6
86696 86695
56627 =
Par NS +120 A 4 2
J 9 5 3 2
K 4 2
10 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+7 18
1 NT opening
2 S -2 -200
-7 45

10. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

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

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

A K 9 4
9 4 3
A J 10 5
9 5 Table 8 5 3 2
A K 8
8 4 3 2
J 2
76869 =
67574 =
Par NS +110 Q J 7
J 7 5 2
—
K 10 8 7 6 4

1 opening
2 W = -110
-6 18
1 NT opening
3 S = +110
+6 51

11. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Willenken Greco Rosenberg Cohler Diamond Fleisher Platnick
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

7 4
K 5 3
4
Q 10 9 8 7 4 2 Table Q 10 5 3 2
9 8 7
Q 5 2
J 6
CABC7 CABC8
13115 =
Par NS +990 J 9
A J 2
A 9 8 7 6 3
A K

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-14 18
1 NT opening
6 N = +920
+14 65

12. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul 10 9
A 5 3 2
A K Q 6 2
4 2

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

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

A 2
K J 7 4
8 5 4
K 10 8 7 Table Q 7 6 4
10 8 6
J 9 7
Q 6 3
99898 AA8A9
33534 =
Par NS +430 K J 8 5 3
Q 9
10 3
A J 9 5

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 28
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 65

13. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Seligman Martel Lair Bertens Willenken Cheek Rosenberg
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 5 4
K Q 9 8 6 5
3
K J 8 Table K 9 7 3 2
A 7
A J 5 2
10 9
33366 =
AAA77 =
Par NS -630 Q 10 8
J 3
8 7 4
Q 7 5 3 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-10 28
1 NT opening
2 W +2 -170
+10 75

14. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul 10 9
A 5 3 2
A K Q 6 2
4 2

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

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

A 2
K J 7 4
8 5 4
K 10 8 7 Table Q 7 6 4
10 8 6
J 9 7
Q 6 3
99898 AA8A9
33534 =
Par NS +430 K J 8 5 3
Q 9
10 3
A J 9 5

1 opening
1 NT× E +1 -280
-12 28
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+12 87

20. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Meckstroth Piekarek Rodwell Katz Welland Nickell AukenS
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP

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

A 6 4 2
A K 10 8 7 2
J
Q J Table 10 7
9 3
10 7 6 5 3
K 10 6 4
77567 =
55776 =
Par NS +90 K 8 5
J 5 4
K Q 2
9 5 3 2

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-7 34
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +200
+7 97

21. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
LiL Smirnov LiY Piekarek El Ahmady WangYH Sadek HuW
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 7 5
K J 9
7
9 8 3 2 Table A K J 3
10 6 4
K 9 4 2
10 6
64898 =
69535 =
Par NS -100 8 2
Q 8 5 3 2
Q 8
A Q J 4

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+6 40
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 97

23. 2013 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Lauria Zimmermann Versace Bocchi Nunes Madala Fantoni
1 1 1 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 5 2
8 3
Q 8 5 4
J 4 3 Table A K
10 9 7 6 5 2
10 9
A Q 10
98688 =
44644 =
Par NS +600 10 6 3
K 4
A 3 2
K 9 7 6 5

1 opening
2 NT N = +120
+6 46
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 97

25. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Dwyer Zimmermann Bathurst Weinstein Fantoni Levin Nunes
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
3 Dbl AP Pass Pass Pass

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

9
Q 5 3 2
J 7
A Q J 10 8 4 Table Q 8 4 3 2
8 6
10 8 5 4
K 7
7AAA6 =
43327 =
Par NS +620 A J 10
A K 9
9 6 3
6 5 3 2

1 opening
3 × W -2 +300
-8 46
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+8 105

26. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Jassem Drijver Mazurkiewicz Narkiewicz de Wijs Buras Muller
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
Dbl Pass 2 2 Pass 4 AP
3 3 AP

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

6
A J 7 5 3
K 9 3
K J 8 4 Table 10 9 8 5
Q 9 8
7 6 4 2
A Q
59466 =
84976 84975
Par NS +140 K J 7 4 3 2
K
10
10 9 7 6 5

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-10 46
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 115

29. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Chagas Helness Brum Villas-Boas Fantoni Campos Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
1 2 2 Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2
2 NT Pass 4 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

A J 9 8 6 3
A 8
A 6
K 6 3 Table Q 4 2
10 6 5
10 8
A Q 9 4 2
11871 =
8B55B =
Par NS -450 10 7
Q 9 4 2
J 7 5 4 2
10 7

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-7 49
1 NT opening
3 W +1 -170
+7 122

30. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
George Noshy Karwur Samir Sadek Tobing Hussein Asbi
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 4
Q 10 3
10 9 8 6 3 2
J Table Q 10 5
K 9 8 2
J 5
K 10 5 2
88769 88768
45674 =
Par NS +120 A 8 3 2
6 5 4
Q
A Q 9 7 6

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-11 49
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 133

32. 2013 BB Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul 7 6 5
K 4
A Q J 10 3 2
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Narkiewicz WolpertG Buras Zmudzinski Dwyer Balicki Bathurst
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9
Q 9 8 7 5
7 6
K J 5 4 3 Table J 10 3 2
J 10 6
K 9 8 5
10 8
BC7B9 BC7C9
21514 =
Par NS +1430 A K Q 8 4
A 3 2
4
A 9 7 6

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-17 50
1 NT opening
6 N = +1430
+17 150

35. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Robson Helness Forrester Helgemo Fantoni Bakhshi Nunes Gold
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 NT AP

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

10 6 5 4
A Q
K 6 2
Q 9 7 2 Table Q J 9
K J 8 7 4
10 7 5
J 3
77698 =
66645 =
Par NS +110 K 7
5 3 2
J 8 4
A 8 6 5 4

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 55
1 NT opening
2 NT N -2 -100
-5 153

36. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Robson Helness Forrester Gold Fantoni Bakhshi Nunes
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 4
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

6
A J 7 5 3
K 9 3
K J 8 4 Table 10 9 8 5
Q 9 8
7 6 4 2
A Q
59466 =
84976 84975
Par NS +140 K J 7 4 3 2
K
10
10 9 7 6 5

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 65
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 153

39. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Piekarek Brink Smirnov Fritsche Muller Rohowsky de Wijs
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl 4 4 Pass 2 Pass 3
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q
A 8 7 6 4 2
A 6
J 9 7 2 Table 10 6 4 3
K Q J 10
J 8 2
Q 4
6B4B9 =
52913 =
Par NS +450 A 9 7 5 2
—
Q 7 3
K 10 8 6 3

1 opening
5 × W -2 +300
+9 77
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-9 153

47. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Spector Zia Becker Martel Kamil Grue Fleisher Cheek
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J 10
4
J 9 7 5
Q J 7 5 4 Table 6 4 3
Q J 9 7
A 4
K 10 3 2
89A95 =
43248 43348
Par NS +420 Q 9 8 7
A K 10 8 6 2
6 3
6

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-11 77
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 169

49. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Carmichael Diamond Grainger Morgan Greco Harris Hampson
1 2 3 NT 1 NT 3 6 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

3
J 9 8 7 6 4
5 3
K 6 5 4 Table 10 8 7 6 5 4 2
A 3
Q 7
8 7
B77BA B78BA
25522 =
Par NS +660 K Q J
Q 10 2
K J 10 6 2
A J

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 90
1 NT opening
6 NT N -2 -200
-13 169

51. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Hampson Robinson Greco Diamond Stewart Platnick Woolsey
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 5 4 3
8 4
K J 8 7
Q J Table K 10
10 6 5
10 5 4 2
10 8 7 6
98A68 =
45365 =
Par NS +420 Q J 7 6
A J 7 2
A 3
K 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 100
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 169

52. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 5 2
7 2
A 9 8 7
K 9 6 2 Table A 7 6
A 5
10 6 5
J 10 8 7 3
68985 =
74357 =
Par NS +140 J 10 9 8 4
K 9 8 6 3
3
A Q

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 100
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 179

54. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Gitelman GordonM Moss Becker Seamon Spector Pszczola
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 7
K Q 9 5
J 10 8 2
K 8 Table 6 4
6 4 3
Q 9
A J 10 7 6 3
89686 99686
44647 =
Par NS +500 K 10 9 5 3
A J 10
7 5
Q 5 2

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 113
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 179

55. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Spector Diamond Becker Platnick Hampson Grue Greco Cheek
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 6 5
10 8 4 3
J 4 3
K 10 Table K 9 7 4
Q J
8 7 6 5
8 4 2
9798A =
46443 =
Par NS +600 8 2
A 6 5 2
A K 9
9 7 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 113
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 189

61. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Charlsen Khiuppenen Hoftaniska Kholomeev Dubinin Berg Gromov Svendsen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 8 5 4 2
5 4 3
J 7
K 7 5 Table 6
K J 10
A Q 10 2
8 6 4 3 2
78976 =
55457 =
Par NS +140 A 7 3
Q 9 7 2
K 6 5
Q J 10

1 opening
2 NT× S = +490
+8 127
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-8 189

63. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A J 7
10 7 4
K Q 10 4
Q 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Matushko Fornasari Khokhlov Palazzo Ravenna Gromov Lambardi Dubinin
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 NT Dbl 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

5 4 3
5 3
8 7 5 3 2
8 6 3 Table Q 9 6
A Q J
J
A K J 10 9 7
9AA95 69A95
43338 43348
Par NS +620 K 10 8 2
K 9 8 6 2
A 9 6
5

1 opening
2 × E = -180
-14 127
1 NT opening
4 × S = +790
+14 207

67. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 3

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

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

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

9 8 7
K 8
Q 5
A K Q 10 8 3 Table Q J 3
9 5 4 3 2
A J 10 8 3
—
77656 77556
66687 =
Par NS -90 10 5 4 2
Q 7 6
K 7 2
9 7 6

1 opening
2 N -3 -150
-6 130
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+6 215

68. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ahlesved Helness Petersson Bertheau Fantoni Cullin Nunes
1 Pass 4 1 NT Pass 4
Dbl Pass 4 NT Pass Dbl 4 Pass Pass
5 Dbl 5 Pass Dbl Pass 4 NT Pass
Pass Dbl AP 5 Dbl 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A 9
A Q 9 8
A Q 10 8 4 3
9 Table 8 6 3
10 7 6 4 3
—
K 10 5 4 2
68377 68367
65965 =
Par NS -100 K Q J 10 5 2
—
9 5
Q J 7 6 3

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+5 135
1 NT opening
5 × E -1 +100
-5 215

69. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

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

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

9 4 2
10 9 7 6 5
10 9 6
K 10 Table K Q 7
K 4
K Q 7 5
A J 9 6
56445 55445
87887 87998
Par NS -140 10 8 3
8 3 2
A J 3 2
Q 3 2

1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
+8 143
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -2 -500
-8 215

70. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals
None vul K Q 6
K Q 10 8
Q 10 9 4
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Helness v.Prooijen Helgemo Nunes de Wijs Fantoni Muller
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl AP
2 NT Pass 4 AP

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

A 5 2
9 6 5 3
J 7 5
K 8 7 Table J 10 8
A J 4 2
A K 6
A J 3
56557 =
87886 86886
Par NS -120 9 7 4 3
7
8 3 2
Q 9 6 5 2

1 opening
4 W -2 +100
+9 152
1 NT opening
2 × N -2 -300
-9 215

72. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Quantin Drijver Bompis Lorenzini de Wijs Rombaut Muller
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 5 4 2
5 4 3
J 7
K 7 5 Table 6
K J 10
A Q 10 2
8 6 4 3 2
78976 =
55457 =
Par NS +140 A 7 3
Q 9 7 2
K 6 5
Q J 10

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 158
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 216

73. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Versace Helness Lauria Duboin Fantoni Sementa Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q
8 2
J 10 6 3
K 10 8 7 4 Table 9 6 2
9 6 4 3
A Q 7 4
5 2
89956 =
53476 =
Par NS +140 K J 10 4
A Q 10 7 5
5
J 6 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 158
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+12 228

75. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

9 6 5 2
Q 9 5 4
9 3
A 9 8 Table A K
A 6 2
J 10 5 4
Q 6 5 3
87686 =
54657 54556
Par NS +120 Q 10 8 4 3
10 3
K 7 2
K 10 4

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 160
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 234

78. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Milner Zia LallH Hamman Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst
1 2 Dbl 1 NT 2 Dbl
3 3 AP 3 AP

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

J 6
A 5 2
Q J 6 3
J 8 6 5 Table K Q 10
Q J 10 9 7 4
4
Q 10 2
78586 =
65857 =
Par NS +110 5 4 3 2
8 6
A 9 8 7
A 9 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 162
1 NT opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 239

94. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver LiJ Brink LiuJ ShiM Muller Hou de Wijs
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K J 4 2
K 5 3 2
9 5
A 7 5 Table 9 8 5 3
A Q 8
7 6 3
6 3 2
65698 =
57744 =
Par NS +110 A Q
J 10 7 6
K 8 4 2
10 9 8

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 175
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-5 250

95. 2011 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs LallJ Muller Grue Hurd Drijver Wooldridge Brink
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 3
7 6 5
K 10 8 3
J 10 6 3 Table J 9 6
Q 2
J 6 2
A Q 7 5 2
7BB75 7BA75
62257 =
Par NS +450 K 8 7 5 4 2
A K 4 3
5 4
4

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-11 175
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
+11 261

96. 2011 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 123

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Verhees Wooldridge v.Prooijen Drijver LallJ Brink Grue
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q J
10 7 6
9 6 2
10 9 5 3 Table K 8 7
K J 4
A 7 4
J 7 4 2
78896 =
45547 =
Par NS +110 10 9 6 4 2
A 9 5 3 2
Q
A 6

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
-7 175
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 268

100. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Lian Bocchi ShiH Madala Duboin LiJ Sementa LiuJ
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

5
6 5 2
K 10 7 2
K 7 5 4 2 Table 10 4 3 2
J 10 9 8
8
Q J 6 3
DDBD7 =
00106 =
Par NS +1520 A K Q 9 7 6
A 3
9 6 3
A 9

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-14 175
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
+14 282

101. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Gower Kalita Apteker Donde Martens Stephens Jassem
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

5
6 5 2
K 10 7 2
K 7 5 4 2 Table 10 4 3 2
J 10 9 8
8
Q J 6 3
DDBD7 =
00106 =
Par NS +1520 A K Q 9 7 6
A 3
9 6 3
A 9

1 opening
4 S +3 +510
-11 175
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
+11 293

102. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul K 10 7 4
4 3 2
A Q 7 3
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Barel Hurd Zack Ginossar Grue Pachtman LallJ
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8 5
7
8 2
K Q J 9 7 4 Table A 9 6 2
K J 6
10 6 5 4
3 2
B5BB6 =
17117 27227
Par NS +660 3
A Q 10 9 8 5
K J 9
10 6 5

1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
+12 187
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 293

103. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Edgtton Campos Gosney Nunn Amaral Hans Chagas
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 Pass Pass Dbl
4 Dbl AP

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

K Q 10 3 2
K 6 4 3
9 8 7
4 Table A J 5
A 10 9 2
K J 5
Q 10 7
44468 43458
89975 =
Par NS -140 4
Q J 8 5
6 3 2
K 9 8 6 3

1 opening
4 × W -1 +100
+11 198
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-11 293

105. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein Fleisher Zimmermann Kamil Multon
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 AP

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

K Q 4
Q 10 8 7 6
3
J 9 4 3 Table J 8 3 2
K J 9
K 8 7 5 2
7
86579 =
46764 =
Par NS +120 9 6 5
A 5 2
Q 10 6
A Q 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 205
1 NT opening
2 W -1 +100
-7 293

108. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
Donn Rosenberg Goren Willenken Sontag Simson Berkowitz Johnson
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 7 5 3
J 8
K 10
K J 6 2 Table A K
K 5
8 6 4 2
A Q 7 4 3
54873 =
8956A 8856A
Par NS -140 J 8 6 2
Q 9 7 6 3
9 7
8 5

1 opening
3 E = -140
-7 205
1 NT opening
2 N +2 +170
+7 303

109. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 117

N deals
N-S vul K 9 7 2
K 10 8 7
A 6 5
K 2

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

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

J 5
A 9 5 3 2
10 4
Q J 9 6 Table 10 8 4 3
Q 6 4
Q 9 8 7 3
10
AA89A 9A89A
32543 32533
Par NS +630 A Q 6
J
K J 2
A 8 7 5 4 3

1 opening
3 × W -4 +800
+5 210
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-5 303

110. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Grue Levin Cheek Delmonte Stansby Amoils Martel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 AP 3 AP

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

10 8 4
K Q 5 3
A 10 4
10 9 6 Table A K 6
8 7 6 4 2
J 9 7 2
Q
9857A =
44863 44753
Par NS +300 7 5 3 2
J
6 5
A K 8 5 4 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+7 217
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
-7 303

111. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Ao Grue WangJ Cheek Delmonte ShiX Bakhshi Gu
1 1 NT Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Rdbl AP Pass

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

K 9 5
8 6 4
Q 8 7 4 2
10 3 Table A 8 3 2
9 7 5
K J 6
A Q 9
56758 =
87585 =
Par NS -100 Q 10 6 4
Q 10 2
A 10 5
J 5 4

1 opening
1 NT×× E +1 -760
-14 217
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+14 317

115. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Bakhshi Gu Delmonte Grue Kang Cheek Sun
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 2 2 AP
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

K J 10 8
J 10 9 8 5
A
Q 5 2 Table Q 5 4
7 2
Q 9 6 5
A K 10 9
54475 =
89968 =
Par NS -140 7 6 2
K Q 6 4
7 3
J 7 6 4

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-5 217
1 NT opening
2 E -1 +50
+5 326

116. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Stansby Hampson Martel Fleisher Gitelman Kamil Moss
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

A 10 7 6
Q 10 8 7
J 8
Q 6 2 Table K J 5 3
K 5 2
K 10
J 9 8 7
54585 =
58858 =
Par NS -110 9 8 4
A 9 6
9 6 2
K 5 4 3

1 opening
2 N = +90
+7 224
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-7 326

118. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Aronov Weinstein Stefanov Fallenius Stansby Fredin Martel
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 9 7 6
7 4 3
9 4
Q J 7 6 Table 8
A 8 5
A K 5 2
A 10 8 5 4
68984 =
44459 =
Par NS +140 A J 5 4 2
Q 10 9 2
8 3
K 3

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-6 225
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 332

120. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Beatty Melman Jacobs Kowalski Ramer Ferraro Kwiecien Bocchi
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
Pass 1 Pass Pass 3 AP
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

10 5
J 7 5
A K J 9 5 4
6 3 Table K Q 7 6
A Q 8 2
8 6
K 8 5
66547 =
76896 76895
Par NS -110 9 8 3
10 6 4 3
10
A 10 9 7 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+5 230
1 NT opening
3 W = -110
-5 334

121. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

A Q 10
K J 9 5 2
Q 9
Q 4 3 Table 9 2
Q 8 3
8 7 5 4 2
J 10 6
69567 69577
64865 =
Par NS +140 K J 8 6 3
10 6
K J
K 9 8 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 235
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 334

126. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Nickell Stansby Katz Martel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl AP
Dbl Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 10 8
A 8 7 4 3
A K 4 3
8 Table Q 9 3
K 6
J 9 6 5
A J 5 2
43325 =
99AB8 =
Par NS -620 7 5 4 2
Q 5
Q 7 2
10 7 6 4

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
+12 250
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -4 -800
-12 336

128. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell Hamman Greco Zia Hampson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 3 4 2 3 4 5
4 Dbl AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q J 10 6 5 4 3
2
Q 3
A 6 3 Table A 8 7
K 9 6
A J 4
J 9 5 4
33986 32975
AA457 AA458
Par NS -500 9
Q 10 8 5 4
K 10 9 8 7 5
2

1 opening
4 × W +1 -990
-10 250
1 NT opening
5 × N -2 -500
+10 349

130. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

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

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

K 8
6 2
K 6 5
K 9 6 4 3 2 Table A 9 6
A 8 5 4 3
2
A Q J 5
48482 =
9595B 7595B
Par NS -500 Q J 7 5 2
J 10 9 7
J 4 3
10

1 opening
4 W +1 -150
+10 260
1 NT opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 350

131. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Wold Helgemo Bates Drijver Zimmermann Brink Multon
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 2 NT AP
2 3 AP

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

10 4
A 7
K 7 6
K 10 9 7 6 5 Table A K 9 3 2
9 5 2
A 9 8 2
3
75745 =
68588 =
Par NS -100 Q 8 7 5
Q J 10 8 3
Q 10
J 2

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-7 260
1 NT opening
2 NT W -2 +200
+7 357

134. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Diamond Weinstein Platnick Moss Martel Gitelman Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT AP Dbl 2 Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT Dbl (AP)

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

K 5
Q J 5
A 4
A K 8 6 5 4 Table Q 10 7 2
K 10 8 6
9 7 6
7 3
66585 =
76858 =
Par NS -110 J 6 4
9 7 4 2
K J 8 5 3
J

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-7 262
1 NT opening
3 NT× W -1 +200
+7 367

136. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul K 4
4 3 2
A K J 6 2
8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ginossar Helness Pachtman Willenken Nunes Rosenberg Fantoni
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

7 6 5 2
10 6
9 7 3
A K Q 3 Table A Q J 3
J 8 7 5
Q 10
10 7 4
54775 =
49448 =
Par NS -140 10 9 8
A K Q 9
8 5 4
J 9 5

1 opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-5 262
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 372

137. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Moss Helgemo Gitelman Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Dbl 2 AP

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

9 7 2
K 4 3
Q 3 2
Q J 7 3 Table A 10 8 6
A Q J 10
J 4
8 6 2
67697 =
66646 =
Par NS +110 Q J 5 4
7 5
9 8 7 6
A 5 4

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 267
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 372

139. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Pellegrini Helness Camberos Angeleri Fantoni Villegas Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10
10 7 4
4 3 2
A K Q J 10 Table A K 3 2
8 6 2
Q 8
9 6 5 3
56884 =
56548 =
Par NS +100 J 9 8
K 9 5 3
K 7 6 5
4 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-6 269
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 378

141. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Rotaru Helgemo Coldea Ionita Nunes Teodorescu Fantoni
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 7 5 2
5
Q 6
K 10 9 8 7 2 Table K J 3
9 4
J 10 8 4 3 2
Q 4
BBD88 =
22045 =
Par NS +1510 A Q 8 6 4
A K Q J 8 3
7
6

1 opening
6 S +1 +1010
-11 270
1 NT opening
7 N = +1510
+11 389

146. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Lynch Strul Passell Becker Saelensminde Dubinin Brogeland Gromov
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5
A K 5 3
10 3
K J 7 6 5 Table Q 9 8 4
10
Q 9 6 5
10 9 8 4
8AB96 =
33247 =
Par NS +650 A K J 6 3
9 8 7 6 2
A 8
3

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 283
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -100
-13 393

147. 2009 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Meckstroth Duboin Rodwell Katz Fantoni Nickell Nunes
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass 2 3 (AP)
4 AP

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

10 9 6 5
5
A 5 3
K Q J 9 4 Table A K 4 2
A 8 7
J 8 4
6 5 2
53854 =
7A579 =
Par NS -500 8 3
J 9 6 4 3 2
Q 9
A 8 7

1 opening
4 E = -620
-11 283
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
+11 404

148. 2009 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

A 3
A 10 7 6
A J 7 6
8 7 3 Table 8 6 2
K J 9 8 5 3
8 3
J 6
5A48A =
73953 =
Par NS +420 K J 7 4
2
Q 2
K Q 10 9 4 2

1 opening
4 × N = +590
+5 288
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
-5 404

150. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Stefanov Lauria Aronov Danailov Fantoni Karakolev Nunes
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

K J
A Q 8 2
A 8 5
A 8 5 2 Table 7 5 4 3
K 9 7 6 5
K J 2
J
44257 =
98B86 97B76
Par NS -650 10 8 6
J 4 3
9 7 3
10 9 6 4

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
-10 288
1 NT opening
3 E +1 -170
+10 415

153. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul 10 6
K 9 7
K 10 6 4 3
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Bertens Zia Bakkeren de Wijs Meckstroth Muller Rodwell
1 Dbl 2 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP

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

A J 7 5 4
5 2
7 5
10 8 5 4 Table K Q 9 8
A J 6 3
A J
Q 9 6
64785 64784
79648 =
Par NS -140 3 2
Q 10 8 4
Q 9 8 2
J 3 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 294
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
-6 416

154. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Rodwell Muller Meckstroth Zia Drijver Hamman Brink
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT
3 NT Pass 4 Pass Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
6 AP Pass 3 3 Pass
6 Dbl AP

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

—
Q J 6 5
A K 7 2
A K Q 5 2 Table Q 10 9 8 4 2
K 9 7 2
J 3
3
55254 =
88A89 =
Par NS -620 K J 5 3
10
9 6 5 4
10 9 8 4

1 opening
6 E -1 +100
-9 294
1 NT opening
6 × E -2 +500
+9 425

155. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Chokshi Brink Venkataraman Dalal Muller Gupta de Wijs
1 3 Dbl 1 NT 2 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 3 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl
4 Dbl AP

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

Q
A 10 6 4
10 8 4
Q J 9 8 6 Table A J 10 9 7 6 5
Q 2
9 2
7 2
869A7 =
37425 =
Par NS +140 K 4
K J 9 7 5
K J 6 3
10 4

1 opening
4 N = +130
-9 294
1 NT opening
4 × E -3 +500
+9 434

160. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Fu Meckstroth Zhao Rodwell Hamman Zhuang Zia WangW
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

5
J 9 8 5
Q J 8 7 4
A 6 2 Table A K Q 6 4 2
10
K 10 3
9 5 3
42726 =
796A6 =
Par NS -140 J 7 3
Q 7 6 4
6 5
K J 10 7

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
+5 301
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -2 -300
-5 437

163. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Woolsey Duboin Stewart Doub Nunes Wildavsky Fantoni
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
3 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Dbl Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

J 10 7 5
5
A 10 9 6
A Q 10 5 Table Q 9 8 4 2
A Q 7
7 2
J 4 3
32863 32864
8A469 =
Par NS -620 3
10 8 6 3 2
K J 8 5 3
K 8

1 opening
4 × E = -790
-12 301
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
+12 451

165. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Katz Dai Nickell Meckstroth WangW Rodwell Zhuang
1 1 2 1 NT 2 4
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 3 A 4 6 5 7 10
2 Q
12 tricks won 13 tricks won

K J 8
J 9
7 4 2
Q J 8 6 5 Table A Q 9 6 2
—
J 9 6 3
K 10 7 4
84C64 =
08068 =
Par NS +980 4
A K 10 8 7 6 5 3 2
Q 5
3

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 302
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
+11 462

168. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 11

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

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

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

10 3
9 8 7 5
A 9 7 3 2
J 2 Table 7 2
K J 4 2
K 8
A 9 6 5 4
99677 =
44665 =
Par NS +400 A K 9 6 5
Q 3
6 5
K 8 7 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 308
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 472

170. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Wildavsky Aronov Doub Stewart Danailov Woolsey Karakolev
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 2
A K 9 3 2
Q 9 5
8 7 3 Table 8 7 6 5
4
8 6 3
K J 10 6 4
AA9A7 =
33436 =
Par NS +430 A Q J
Q J 10 6 5
10 7
A 9 2

1 opening
4 S -3 -150
-11 308
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+11 483

173. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Katz Piekarek Nickell Rodwell Gromoeller Meckstroth Kirmse
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 4
9 6
K J 9 5
J 9 8 5 Table J 10 2
7 5 4 3
10 8
Q 6 4 2
CCCB9 =
11123 =
Par NS +990 A K 6 3
A J 10 2
A 7 4
K 10

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
+11 320
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +490
-11 485

175. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Groetheim Dai Tundal Lindqvist Zhuang Brogeland WangW
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
4 Pass Pass 4 NT Dbl Pass 3 NT Dbl
Dbl 5 Dbl AP Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

J 10 7 5
5
A 10 9 6
A Q 10 5 Table Q 9 8 4 2
A Q 7
7 2
J 4 3
32863 32864
8A469 =
Par NS -620 3
10 8 6 3 2
K J 8 5 3
K 8

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
+7 327
1 NT opening
4 × E = -790
-7 485

179. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Ramer Lynch Kwiecien Zeligman Gromov Melman Dubinin
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 2
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 AP Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

4 3 2
J 10
10 9 8 6
K Q 7 6 Table A Q 10 9 8
Q 8 2
3 2
A 10 2
64775 =
68668 =
Par NS -110 J 7
A 7 6 4 3
K 5 4
J 9 5

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 329
1 NT opening
3 E -1 +100
+6 493

181. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

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

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

K 10 9 8 6 2
4 3 2
J
A K 7 Table A 7 5
J 7 6 5
A 8 6 2
8 3
54588 =
59755 =
Par NS -140 4
Q 10 9
Q 10 9 7 3
Q J 9 6

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-6 329
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+6 499

182. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Rubin Boyd Granovetter Weichsel Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart
1 Pass 2 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 3 Dbl AP

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

J 8 6 5 2
8 7
8 7
J 9 5 4 Table A Q 10
J 6 3
K Q 10 6 5
10 8
96A88 85978
47354 =
Par NS +420 9 4 3
K 10 4 2
A 2
A K 3 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-15 329
1 NT opening
3 × W -5 +1100
+15 514

184. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul 10 6
A K J 5
J 10 8 6 3
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Johnson Moss Simson Rogoff Hampson Parker Greco
1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass 3
Dbl 4 4 5 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q J 2
Q 6 4 3 2
Q
K 9 3 Table A 9 5 4 3
10 9 8
4 2
Q 8 7
856A9 =
48613 48612
Par NS +130 8 7
7
A K 9 7 5
J 10 6 5 2

1 opening
5 × N +1 +950
+14 343
1 NT opening
5 S -1 -100
-14 518

185. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul K Q 7 5
Q J 8 7
K 2
7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Johnson Boyd Simson Rogoff Woolsey Parker Stewart
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 8 2
K 6 5 3 2
J 5
A 3 Table A 6 4 3
4
Q 10 9 8
J 10 9 6
76778 76878
67465 =
Par NS +100 9
A 10 9
A 7 6 4 3
K Q 8 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 354
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 518

186. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul 10 8
A 7
A J 10 3
A 9 8 7 6

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

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

7 3
K J 10 9 8 5 4 2
8 7
J Table Q J 5 4
6 3
K Q 9 6 5
Q 3
BB59C =
22841 =
Par NS +800 A K 9 6 2
Q
4 2
K 10 5 4 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
-6 354
1 NT opening
4 × S +1 +690
+6 524

189. 2009 USBC Round of 64 B, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Cole Lev Adams Pszczola Cohler Ao Rosenberg WangJ
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10
3 2
Q J
K Q 10 9 8 6 5 Table Q 7 6 5 4 2
9 5
A 9 7 6
J
A6A85 =
37248 =
Par NS +430 9
A K Q J 10 6 4
5 4
4 3 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 364
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 525

191. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
WangW Platnick Zhuang Diamond Gitelman YangL Moss Dai
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q
10 9 8 2
A 10 9 8
A 8 5 2 Table K 7 6 2
Q 6
Q 6 5 2
9 7 3
8A978 =
33465 =
Par NS +620 J 10 9 8 4 3
A J 5
4 3
K J

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+7 371
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-7 525

193. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Gustawsson Lauria Sylvan Versace Cayne de Knijff Seamon Wrang
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
2 Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q 9 5
K Q 9 7 4
3
10 8 3 Table J 10 3 2
A 10
10 9 5
J 6 4 2
75597 =
48836 =
Par NS +100 8 6 4
8 5 2
A J 6
K Q 7 5

1 opening
2 E = -110
-12 375
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 537

195. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Gold Piekarek Townsend HackettJA Gromoeller HackettJU Kirmse
1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 7 6 3
8 4
Q 3
Q J 10 8 7 Table 4 2
A Q 7 2
A 10 9 5
A 9 6
56653 36643
87789 =
Par NS -120 Q 10 9 8 5
J 9 6 3
K J
3 2

1 opening
2 S -3 -150
+10 388
1 NT opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 537

197. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

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

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

Q 8 5 4 2
J 7 3 2
Q
K Q 10 Table K 9 6 3
9
K 10 7
A J 7 6 4
63883 =
7A55A =
Par NS -620 10 7
A K 8 5
9 8 3 2
9 3 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
-11 388
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
+11 548

200. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Pazur Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Hamman Jassem Compton Martens
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

7 4
10 9
Q 10 3 2
Q J 7 5 4 Table 10 8 6
K 8 6 3
J 7 4
A K 2
7A975 =
63467 =
Par NS +420 A 9 5 3
Q 5 4
A K 8 5
8 6

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 389
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 558

202. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Groetheim Sementa Tundal Helgemo Nunes Helness Fantoni
1 Pass 1 1 NT 3 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 6
10 8 6 3
K
J 10 7 6 2 Table 5
7 5 4
A Q 10 8 7 5
Q 8 3
79786 =
44557 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 7 4 3
A Q 2
6 4
5 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 400
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-11 558

204. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Bates Balicki Sontag Helgemo Gromov Helness Dubinin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

A 10 4
A 8 5 4 2
Q 2
4 3 2 Table 9 7
K 10 9 3
10 6 5 4
A K J
47365 =
96A77 =
Par NS -500 Q 8 6 3
Q J
J 9 8 3
8 7 5

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 406
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -150
-6 558

209. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

2
9 5 3 2
K 10 7 6
A Q 10 9 Table K J 6 4 3
A
5 4 2
8 6 5 4
87975 86975
45468 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 7
K Q J 10 6 4
—
7 3 2

1 opening
3 S = +140
+5 411
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 558

211. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Chechelashvili Passell Gu Wold Landen Ao Pratap WangJ
1 1 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl AP Pass

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

A 6 4 3 2
9
A 10 6 2
10 9 4 Table J 8
K 10 8 4 2
Q 9 3
K J 2
75767 =
67675 =
Par NS +90 Q 9 7
A 7 5
8 4
A 8 7 6 3

1 opening
1 NT× S -2 -300
-6 411
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+6 564

213. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

6 4
J 5 3
Q 9 7 3
Q 4 3 2 Table K 10 9 5 3
10 6 4
K 10
J 10 8
AABB9 =
32223 33223
Par NS +450 A J 8 7 2
A K 8
J 6 2
K 9

1 opening
4 S = +420
+7 418
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-7 564

214. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Baze Compton Cohler Lev Rodwell Pszczola Meckstroth
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

2
9 5 3 2
K 10 7 6
A Q 10 9 Table K J 6 4 3
A
5 4 2
8 6 5 4
87975 86975
45468 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 7
K Q J 10 6 4
—
7 3 2

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 424
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-6 564

215. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Skrzypczak Helgemo Gierulski Helness Bates Martens Sontag Jassem
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) 2 Dbl AP

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

10 2
A 4 3
8 4 3
10 6 4 3 2 Table K 9 8 7 3
K J 10
A 9 5
K J
76787 66787
56446 56456
Par NS +90 A J 6 4
Q 9 8 6 5
K 7
7 5

1 opening
2 NT S -3 -150
-12 424
1 NT opening
2 × W -2 +500
+12 576

218. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Upmark Bakkeren Cullin Efraimsson Muller Morath de Wijs
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 5 3
K J 6
9 8 3 2
J 10 8 Table 9 4 2
10 9 4 3
A K 7
A 9 3
79778 79779
53544 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 8 7 6
Q 8 2
Q
K Q 7 2

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
-10 425
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+10 586

219. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Eber Duboin Bosenberg Cope Nunes Holman Fantoni
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

J 5 3
K J 6
9 8 3 2
J 10 8 Table 9 4 2
10 9 4 3
A K 7
A 9 3
79778 79779
53544 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 8 7 6
Q 8 2
Q
K Q 7 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 431
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-6 586

221. 2007 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Zia Tundal Rosenberg WeinsteinH Helgemo Garner Helness
1 1 2 1 NT 2 3
3 4 4 5 3 Pass 4 5
Pass 5 Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

K J 7 6
9 6
10 9 8
J 7 5 3 Table A Q 9 4 2
A J 5 4
K 7 2
10
64879 =
78453 =
Par NS +100 5
K Q 8 7 2
4
K 9 8 6 4 2

1 opening
5 × S -3 -500
-9 431
1 NT opening
5 × S -1 -100
+9 595

222. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Helgemo Brink Helness Saelensminde Muller Brogeland de Wijs
1 1 1 1 NT 2 Dbl
Dbl 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 3 NT Pass 5 (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 10 6
A Q 5
Q 4
K J 10 9 4 Table Q 5 4 3 2
K J 9 7
8 6
8 5
857A6 =
57637 =
Par NS +130 A 9 7
10 8 4 3
K 7 3 2
Q 6

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-6 431
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +130
+6 601

224. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gower Garner Apteker Holman Rosenberg Cope Zia
1 1 4 1 NT 2 2 NT
4 5 Dbl AP 4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A K 8 6 5
J 4 2
10 4 2
8 7 Table Q J 10 9 3
K Q 8
K J 7 5
K
8386A 8385A
4A373 =
Par NS -100 —
9 7 5 3
9 6
A 10 9 6 5 3 2

1 opening
5 × S -2 -300
-5 431
1 NT opening
5 × S -1 -100
+5 609

229. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gu WangJ Dubinin Ao Gromov
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Dbl AP

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

K
A K 10 8 5
6 4 3 2
8 6 3 Table A J 10 3
9 6
J 8 5
A J 9 4
55565 66565
75767 =
Par NS -90 9 8 7 4 2
Q J 7
7
K 10 7 5

1 opening
1 NT N -4 -400
-5 431
1 NT opening
2 × N -1 -200
+5 623

234. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Carmichael Harris Martel Morgan Stansby
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 3 AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 4
A 8
J 9 6
Q 10 7 6 3 Table J
10 9 6 3 2
A K 4 2
A J 2
47433 =
9689A =
Par NS -400 K 6 5 3 2
J 5
Q 8 3
9 5 4

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-6 432
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+6 631

235. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul A J
K 6 4 3
A 8 7
9 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Meckstroth Rubin Rodwell Freeman Martel Nickell Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass
3 AP

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

K 9 7
Q 9 8 2
Q 10 6 5
J 10 Table 6 4 3 2
A
K 9 2
A Q 8 7 5
55754 =
77688 77587
Par NS -90 Q 10 8 5
J 10 7 5
J 4 3
K 4

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+6 438
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-6 631

237. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell Freeman Martel Nickell Stansby
1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 3 Pass Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 2
A Q 10
J 10 9 3 2
A K Table K J 9 8 6 3
K 6
Q 8 7
5 2
34738 =
A96A5 =
Par NS -430 Q 4
9 8 7 5
6
Q J 9 8 7 6

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -430
-10 438
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +50
+10 643

241. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

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

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

A 10 8 7 4
A
K J 10 7 4
Q J Table 9 3
Q J 8 6
8 6
10 9 8 5 4
87967 =
56366 =
Par NS +140 Q J 5
K 10 5 2
9 5
K 7 3 2

1 opening
3 × W -3 +500
+8 446
1 NT opening
2 W -3 +150
-8 646

245. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Meltzer Casen Larsen Feldman Stansby Bramley Martel
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
2 Pass 2 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
4 AP

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

4
K 10 5 4 3
Q J 10 8 4
A Q Table A Q J 6 3
J 9 8 7
9 2
J 2
56459 66459
77984 =
Par NS -100 K 9 7 5
Q 2
5
K 10 9 8 7 5

1 opening
4 E -3 +300
+10 456
1 NT opening
3 W +1 -130
-10 649

250. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Jacobs Hamman Katz Zia Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
1 Dbl 4 Pass Pass Pass 4 AP
5 Pass 6 AP

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

9 7
K 9 5 3
7 4 3 2
K 10 4 Table A Q J 10 8 6 5 4
A 7
Q
A 7
00677 =
8C756 =
Par NS -980 3 2
J 8 4
J 9 6
Q 9 8 6 3

1 opening
6 E = -980
-11 458
1 NT opening
4 E +2 -480
+11 660

254. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Rodwell Seamon Meckstroth Nickell Fantoni Freeman Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

Q 10 4 2
Q 10 9
K J 7
J 7 3 Table A 8 5
K 7 6 2
5 4 2
A 10 6
77798 86798
56645 56644
Par NS +120 K J 9 6
A 8 5 4
9 8
5 4 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 460
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 665

255. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
GartaganisJ Rodwell GartaganisN Meckstroth Soloway Balcombe Hamman Colbert
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 5
3 Pass 3 4 5 AP
6 Dbl AP

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

A 9 7 6 5
A K Q 6 3 2
—
7 2 Table K J 10 4 3
8 5
K 5
J 8 4 3
202A6 202A7
2BA16 =
Par NS -300 2
7 4
A Q J 9 8 7 6 3
9 6

1 opening
6 × E -1 +100
+11 471
1 NT opening
5 W = -450
-11 665

260. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Satyanarayana Fantoni Nadar Venkataraman Duboin Chokshi Bocchi
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A 7 5 2
A Q 10 9 5
5
A 8 3 Table K J 10 4
J 6 4 2
A J 10 4
10
31166 =
8CC77 =
Par NS -1430 8 6
7 3
Q 6 3 2
J 6 5 4 2

1 opening
6 E = -1430
-13 484
1 NT opening
4 E +2 -680
+13 678

261. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Baran Fu Graves Zhao Dai Hobart YangL Mittelman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass Pass 3 3
Pass 3 AP

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

9
A 10 9 3
K 9 6
K J 8 4 3 Table K 4 2
K
Q 8 7 3
A 9 7 6 2
58743 =
8558A =
Par NS -130 Q J 8 7 6 3
J 8 7 4 2
5 4
—

1 opening
3 S = +140
+8 492
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -200
-8 678

263. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Goncalves ChiuW Santos YangH Huang Castanheira Shih Pessoa
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
2 2 AP

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

8
J 9 7 5 3
8 5 3
J 10 7 6 Table A Q 5 2
Q 10 8
A 9
K 9 5 3
9A686 =
22737 =
Par NS +420 K 10 7 4 3
K 6 4
Q 2
Q 4 2

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-6 492
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 685

264. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Paz YangL Luis Dai Fu Pessoa Zhao Castanheira
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

A Q
K Q 10 2
Q J 7 4
9 7 5 Table K J 9 7 6 2
6
K 9 8
K 10 4
33635 =
99697 =
Par NS -600 10 5
A 8 5 4
10 5
J 8 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 492
1 NT opening
3 E +1 -170
+10 695

267. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Greco Nunes Hampson Moss Bocchi Gitelman Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
Dbl 2 Pass 4 (AP) 4 NT 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K Q
6
A K 10 9 4
A Q J 7 4 Table 10 9 7 6 5
7 4
6 5 2
9 8 2
85943 85944
47499 =
Par NS +140 8 3
A K 10 8 5 2
Q J 3
10 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
+6 498
1 NT opening
5 × N -2 -300
-6 695

268. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Chagas Moss Villas-Boas Branco Greco BrancoP Hampson
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K Q 3 2
8 5
Q J 10
8 6 4 Table 9 8 7
K J 4 2
K 9 6
K Q 7
43566 43556
9A776 =
Par NS -620 6 4
Q 10 6 3
5 3
J 9 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-9 498
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
+9 704

272. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul K 5 4
J 2
A 9 8 6 5 2
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
1 2 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl AP Pass Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 8 2
Q 9 8 7 4
K 7 4
4 Table 9
A 5 3
Q J 3
Q J 10 9 5 2
58476 =
74856 =
Par NS +100 J 10 7 6 3
K 10 6
10
A 8 7 6

1 opening
4 × S -3 -500
-9 498
1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
+9 718

274. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Bramley Fallenius Feldman Woolsey Zia Stewart Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6 5 2
7 6
5 4 2
A J 7 4 Table 3
K J 8
Q 7 6 3
K Q 10 5 3
8BB95 =
21037 =
Par NS +450 K Q 9 7 4
A Q 10 4
10 8
8 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 509
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 718

276. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

10
K J 9 2
Q 10 5 3
A 6 5 4 Table Q J 4 3 2
6 5 4 3
J
Q 10 9
87687 =
56756 =
Par NS +120 A 7 5
A 10
8 7 4 2
K 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 509
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 723

280. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

5
K J 10 9 5
10 3 2
A Q 6 2 Table K 9 7 2
6 2
A K J 4
9 4 3
56444 =
76999 76988
Par NS -140 10 8 6 4
A 8 4
Q 8
J 10 8 7

1 opening
2 S -2 -100
-5 511
1 NT opening
2 W -1 +100
+5 729

281. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul J 9
8 7
A K 7 6 5 3
A J 10

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Maksymetz Casen Jacob Sementa Compton MossM CohenS
1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 3 Pass Pass 2 3 AP
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 8 4 2 5 J A
10 tricks won 9 tricks won

K 10 8 6 5
A K 10 3 2
4
9 5 Table A 7 4
J
Q 10 2
K Q 7 6 4 2
43573 33573
7A86A =
Par NS -420 Q 3 2
Q 9 6 5 4
J 9 8
8 3

1 opening
4 W = -420
-7 511
1 NT opening
3 E = -110
+7 736

283. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin v.Prooijen Bocchi Brink Schollaardt Fantoni Drijver Nunes
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT Pass 3
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 6 5 3 2
9 6
10 7
A 9 8 2 Table A J 10 8
A K 5 4
5 4 3
10 5
64887 =
59545 =
Par NS -140 Q 4
J 10 7
A 8 6
K Q J 7 6

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 522
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-11 740

284. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Sun Duboin LiX Zhuang Nunes ShiM Fantoni
1 1 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass
3 AP

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

J
J 7 3
A J 10 2
K 8 6 5 4 Table 9 8 4 2
A 8 6 5 2
9 7
A 10
77455 =
66978 66867
Par NS -140 K 10 5 3
K 10 9
Q 8 6
J 9 7

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 522
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+6 746

285. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Matushko Drijver Khven Schollaardt Jansma Gromov Verhees Dubinin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 AP 2 AP

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

6
A Q 7 4 3 2
A 10 7
Q 7 4 Table A 8 4 3
—
Q J 9 6
J 10 8 6 5
68653 =
75788 =
Par NS +100 K J 9 7 2
K 9 6 5
8 5
9 3

1 opening
2 W -2 +100
+5 527
1 NT opening
2 W = -110
-5 746

290. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul A 8 3 2
A 5
A 7 3 2
10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
GerrardD Duboin Rae Bocchi Nunes Matheson Fantoni Patrick
1 1 3 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7 5
7
Q J 10 9
Q 9 6 2 Table Q 9 6 4
Q J 6 4 3
K
A J 5
54785 =
79657 =
Par NS -140 10
K 10 9 8 2
8 6 5 4
K 8 7

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 536
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
-6 747

294. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul 10 8 6
7 4 3
A K Q 9 4
A 6

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

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

A K J 7 3
9
7 5 2
J 10 9 4 Table 2
A K Q 10
J 8 6 3
K 8 5 2
54653 =
87688 =
Par NS -120 Q 9 5 4
J 8 6 5 2
10
Q 7 3

1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
+8 551
1 NT opening
2 × S -2 -500
-8 747

296. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 76

N deals
E-W vul 10 5
10 7 3
A K J 6 2
K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Schollaardt Fantoni Drijver Brink Duboin v.Prooijen Bocchi
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 7
K J 9 6
7
A Q 10 9 4 Table A 3 2
A Q 5 4
Q 9 5
6 5 3
46383 =
87A5A =
Par NS -500 K 9 8 6 4
8 2
10 8 4 3
J 8

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-13 551
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+13 760

299. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

6 3 2
Q 8 6 5
Q 7
J 9 6 4 Table K 8 4
A K J 3
K 10 6 2
7 3
68578 =
64855 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 9 5
9 7 4
J
A Q 10 5 2

1 opening
2 × W = -670
-11 553
1 NT opening
2 W = -110
+11 772

305. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Carrasco Quantin Fractman Multon Rombaut Torres Palau Frances
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 9 6 2
A 9 5
J 9 8 3
5 Table 10 7
J 10 7
K Q 5 2
8 7 3 2
86949 86959
56484 =
Par NS +140 Q 5 3
K Q 4 2
7
K Q 10 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+12 569
1 NT opening
3 NT N -4 -200
-12 773

308. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Smith Nunes CohenB WolpertG Nystrom Demuy Bertheau
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 2
10 8 7
Q 5
Q 9 5 4 3 Table 10 5 4
3 2
K J 10 8
8 7 6 2
89A86 =
33357 =
Par NS +420 Q J 3
A K Q 9 5
9 7 3
J 10

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 579
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 774

310. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

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

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

J 10 7 5
Q 6
A Q J 7
Q 5 2 Table 3
A J 9 8 4 2
K 3 2
10 6 4
37337 =
65996 =
Par NS -140 K Q 9 6 2
10 3
9 8 4
K 8 7

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 579
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+6 781

313. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lair Weichsel Hayden Compton Martel Bramley Stansby
1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

5 2
10 4 3
A J 7 2
A 8 7 3 Table A K Q 10 6 4
Q 9 5 2
6 3
5
43467 43367
8A876 =
Par NS -420 J 9 3
J 8 7
K Q 8
J 10 6 2

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
+7 586
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-7 785

314. 2003 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

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

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

9 5 4
A 5 2
9 7 6
A Q J 7 Table K 6
K 10 9 4
Q 8
K 10 6 3 2
58484 =
85959 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 8 2
Q J 6
10 4 3 2
9 8

1 opening
1 E +1 -110
-6 586
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+6 791

319. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Brogeland Bocchi Saelensminde Helgemo Fantoni Helness Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

K
K 9 4 3
7 6 2
9 8 6 5 3 Table 10 6 5 4
7 6 5
K 8
K J 10 7
ABAA6 9A9A6
22327 =
Par NS +650 A Q 9 3
A Q J 8
Q 9 4 3
4

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 601
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 791

320. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gawrys Lauria Jassem Krupowicz Bocchi Zawislak Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 3 (AP) Pass 2 Dbl AP

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

J
8 7 5
K 4 2
A Q J 6 4 2 Table A 7 6 5
A J 10 4
J 6 5
10 7
8A775 =
53558 53557
Par NS +420 K 9 8 4 3
K Q 9 2
9 7
9 5

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-11 601
1 NT opening
2 × N +2 +670
+11 802

323. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 3 Dbl 5 (AP) Dbl 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

K Q J 6 5
K 10 8 7 6
J 5
9 Table 10 7 3
A Q 3
Q 8
Q 7 6 5 3
844B8 =
39915 =
Par NS +400 9 8 4
J 2
A 10 9 6 4 3
K 4

1 opening
5 N -3 -150
-6 602
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 810

324. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul K 2
K 8 6 5
Q J 7 3
A 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Morse Weinstein Wolff Levin Seamon Wildavsky Smith Doub
1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
5 AP

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

4
10
9 8 4
K Q J 10 9 7 6 5 Table A Q J 8 5
A Q J 3 2
A K 5
—
44431 43331
9999C =
Par NS -1370 10 9 7 6 3
9 7 4
10 6 2
3 2

1 opening
5 W +1 -620
-10 602
1 NT opening
2 E +4 -170
+10 820

329. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Nilsson Versace Eriksson Lauria Jacobs Christiansen Katz Munksgaard
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 AP

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

J 10 6 5
10 7
7 5 2
A 8 7 4 Table K Q
A Q 9 4
Q J
K J 9 6 2
66683 =
7665A =
Par NS -130 9 8 7 4 3
J 6 3 2
A 9 8
5

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 609
1 NT opening
3 W = -110
-5 821

331. 2001 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

Q 8
A Q 6
J 9 8
Q J 8 7 2 Table J 10 6 5 4 2
J 4 3 2
10
K 9
956A7 =
48636 =
Par NS +400 9 3
10 9 5
A K 7 2
A 10 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 615
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 821

332. 2001 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Brogeland Meltzer Saelensminde Helness Stansby Helgemo Martel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 3 Dbl
Pass 4 AP Rdbl Pass 4 Dbl
Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

A 8
K 10 7 6 4 2
9 4
9 6 2 Table J 9
Q J 3
K J 8 7 6
K 5 3
7A67A =
32753 =
Par NS +620 K Q 6 4 3
8 5
3 2
A 10 8 7

1 opening
4 S = +620
-9 615
1 NT opening
4 × N +1 +990
+9 830

333. 2001 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Groetheim Sontag Aa Saelensminde Stansby Brogeland Martel
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K J 9 4
10 5 4
6 5 2
8 5 2 Table A 7 6
K 7 3 2
K 10 8
K 10 4
77789 =
66554 =
Par NS +110 8 5 3 2
A Q
J 7 4 3
A 9 7

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+9 624
1 NT opening
2 NT N -3 -300
-9 830

339. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Rodwell Nickell Rubin Freeman Granovetter
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9 6 3
10 6 4
K Q 5
6 2 Table 4
A J 5
10 3 2
K 10 8 7 5 4
A9AA7 99AA7
34336 =
Par NS +630 A 8 7
K 9 8 7 3
9 8 6
A 3

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 625
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+13 844

341. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Robinson Granovetter Boyd Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey Ekeblad
1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 3
Pass 1 NT 2 4 (AP) 4 Pass 5 AP

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

K 8 4 2
9 8 7
3
K 8 6 4 2 Table J 6 5
—
A Q J 10 2
A J 10 9 5
64952 =
5948B =
Par NS -300 Q 7 3
A K J 10 5 4 3
7 5
7

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
+11 636
1 NT opening
5 W = -600
-11 844

343. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 109

N deals
Both vul J 8 3
A K 9 2
K 7 5 3
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Versace Tuszynski Lauria Jassem Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 NT 3 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Rdbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 10 6
10 6 5
Q 8
K Q 6 5 Table 4
8 3
A J 10 9 6 4 2
10 8 7
68836 =
74497 =
Par NS -110 Q 9 7 5 2
Q J 7 4
—
A 9 3 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+7 643
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -200
-7 844

344. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A 10 9 8
A K 9 5
J 9 2
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Campos Versace Villas-Boas Chagas Bocchi Branco Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 2 3 AP

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

J 7 6 4 2
8
10 7 6 5 4
K 8 Table 5 3
10 4 2
A K Q 3
A J 6 2
66A48 =
57395 =
Par NS +300 K Q
Q J 7 6 3
8
Q 10 7 5 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 643
1 NT opening
3 S +1 +170
+6 850

345. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Newman Versace Thomson Burgess Bocchi Marston Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 Dbl 3 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q
A Q J 9 5 3
J 6 5 4
J 3 Table 8 4 3 2
K 7
9 3 2
A 10 9 8
6B579 =
62764 =
Par NS +450 K 9 7 5
2
K Q 8
K 7 6 4 2

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-6 643
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 856

347. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Newman Koistinen Thomson Kiema Pesonen Burgess Stubb Marston
1 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2
4 AP Dbl AP

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

A 9 2
Q 10 7 4
J 10 5
7 5 3 Table K Q 5 4 3
K 3
K
A Q J 6 4
43683 =
8A75A =
Par NS -620 10 7
J 9 6 5 2
8 6 4 2
K 9

1 opening
4 W = -620
+5 649
1 NT opening
2 × S -3 -800
-5 856

349. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Tuszynski Versace Jassem Balicki Bocchi Zmudzinski Duboin
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J
Q 6 2
K Q 7 5 4
A Q 4 2 Table 9 7 4
K J 10 8 7 3
8
K 8 5
99355 =
44A78 =
Par NS -100 K 10 8 6 5 3 2
9 5
A J
10 3

1 opening
3 S = +140
+5 654
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 858

350. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Thorvaldsson de Boer JonssonT Muller Ramondt Armannsson Maas Jorgensen
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
4 Dbl AP

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

J 9 8 6 4
K Q J
A Q
A 10 6 Table 7 5 3
7 5 3 2
K 5
K 5 4 2
66686 =
67757 =
Par NS +90 Q
10 9 8 6
J 9 8 3 2
J 7 3

1 opening
4 × W -3 +500
+11 665
1 NT opening
3 S -1 -50
-11 858

353. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Zia Garner Rosenberg Schwartz Katz Casen Jacobs
1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 3 3 Pass 2 3 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

A 10 9 8 5 2
8 5 3
Q 10 5
K Table Q 7
A K Q 10
—
A 9 7 6 5 4 2
32172 =
8BA6B 6B96B
Par NS -450 J 6 3
7 6 4 2
8 6 2
Q 10 8

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-11 665
1 NT opening
4 E -2 +100
+11 869

355. 1999 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Hamman Chagas Soloway Branco
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
2 Dbl AP

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

9 8 7
J 8 7 4 3
3 2
9 7 5 Table A Q 6 4
K 2
A 8 5
Q 8 6 3
977A8 877A8
46634 =
Par NS +400 J 10 3
A Q 10 6
K 9 7 6
J 4

1 opening
2 × W -3 +800
+9 674
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-9 870

362. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 109

N deals
Both vul K Q 4 3
K Q 5
K 9
7 6 5 4

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

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

J 7 5
3 2
J 8 7 6 3 2
J 10 Table A 2
J 10 9 8 6
A 10 5
K 3 2
7A76A =
43573 =
Par NS +620 10 9 8 6
A 7 4
Q 4
A Q 9 8

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
+7 685
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-7 872

369. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

5
K J 9
J 9 3
A 10 9 6 5 2 Table 8 6 3
A 10 8 5
K 10 6 5 2
7
77535 =
54897 =
Par NS -110 A K Q J 4 2
7 6 3
7
Q 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 700
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 873

371. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Burger Goldman Cayne Seamon Stansby Passell Martel
1 1 2 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass Pass Dbl 3 Pass 2 AP
3 AP

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

10 5 3
J 10 3 2
Q 7 5
9 4 3 Table K J 6
Q 9 8 7 5
A 2
A K 8
58498 57488
75945 =
Par NS -140 9 7 2
4
K J 9 3
Q J 6 5 2

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
-6 700
1 NT opening
2 N = +90
+6 879

379. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Mouiel Martel Multon Perron Zia Chemla Rosenberg
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q 6 2
8 5 3
Q 6
Q J 10 2 Table A 10 8 4
10 7 6 4
7 2
6 5 4
979B8 =
35425 =
Par NS +400 7 3
K Q J
K 9 8 5
A 9 8 7

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 711
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 889

380. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Cintra Saelensminde BrancoP Brogeland Helgemo Chagas Helness Branco
1 1 1 1 NT 2 2
2 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 3
K J 5
J 7 4 3 2
Q J Table A 6
10 7 6 4 3
A
10 6 4 3 2
8A697 =
43746 =
Par NS +420 J 10 8 4 2
9
K Q 9
K 9 8 7

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-7 711
1 NT opening
2 S +2 +170
+7 896

381. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Fonseca Hamman Mello Wolff Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell Branco
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Dbl AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 2
A K Q 9 2
10 7 6 2
4 Table Q 10 5 4
10 8 7
J 5
9 8 7 2
87579 86579
46844 =
Par NS +120 9 6 3
J 6 4
A 8 4 3
A K 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+11 722
1 NT opening
3 NT× N -1 -100
-11 896

382. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Deutsch Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 2 2 1 NT 3 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 6 5
10 8 7 4
10 8 3 2
7 Table K 7 2
9
9 5
A Q J 10 9 4 3
A7995 =
36338 =
Par NS +430 J 10
K J 6 5 3
K Q 6 4
K 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 732
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 896

383. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Nickell Martel Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Zia
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 7 6 5 3
5 2
10 7
Q 10 8 3 Table 2
10 9 7 4
6 4 3
A K J 9 6
8ABC7 =
13106 =
Par NS +920 A J 10 9 8
A K 8 6
A 5 2
5

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
-10 732
1 NT opening
6 S +1 +940
+10 906

386. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K 9 5
Q 8 4 2
K J 4 2
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Levy Karwur Mouiel Multon Watulingas Szwarc Panelewen
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 7 3
A 10 3
A Q 7 3
J 4 Table A J 6 2
J 6 5
9 6 5
Q 10 5
55768 =
87675 =
Par NS -100 8 4
K 9 7
10 8
K 9 8 7 6 2

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 732
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 910

Data 9X37 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump