Data 9X38 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 307 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 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Brogeland Fantoni Lindqvist FisherL Helgemo SchwartzRO Helness
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Dbl
2 Pass 2 AP Pass 3 AP

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

4 3
A 7
9 6 3 2
K Q J 8 3 Table A K Q 8 7 2
9 8 5 2
7 5 4
—
65766 53656
77665 =
Par NS -90 J 6 5
K Q 10 3
J 10
7 6 5 4

1 opening
2 E = -110
+5 5
1 NT opening
3 N -3 -300
-5 0

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Graves Bakhshi Schwartz Lindqvist v.Prooijen Brogeland Verhees
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 5 4
J 9 7 6 4 2
K 9 7
3 Table K 8 2
10 3
10 6 5 4
A 10 7 6
BA8AC BA8AB
23531 =
Par NS +1370 Q 7 3
A K 5
2
K Q J 5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 17
1 NT opening
6 S -1 -100
-12 0

4. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul Q
K 7 5 3
A K 10 7 2
K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Diamond Levin Platnick Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell
1 1 2 1 NT 2 3
4 5 AP 3 4 AP

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

K 9 7 5 3
6 4
J 9 4
J 10 4 Table A J 10 6 4
9 8
Q 6
A 8 7 5
75AA6 =
68337 =
Par NS +300 8 2
A Q J 10 2
8 5 3
Q 9 6

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-10 18
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 10

6. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Seamon Greco Pszczola Pratap Moss GordonM Bathurst
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 4
3 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5
Dbl 5 AP

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

J 10 7 6
K 10 4
K 8 4
Q J 10 Table 9 8 4 3 2
J 8
7
A K 9 8 4
85AB6 =
48217 =
Par NS +600 5
A Q 9 7 5 3
Q 9 5 3 2
3

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-12 18
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+12 22

9. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Woolsey Passell Stewart Koneru Dwyer Krekorian Ekeblad
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 6 4
5 4
10 9
K Q 10 8 4 Table 10 5
K 10 9 8 2
K J 8 6 3
7
76546 =
66887 =
Par NS -100 K 9 8 3 2
Q 6 3
Q 7
J 6 2

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 24
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -100
-5 26

11. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Kamil Katz Coren Ekeblad Rodwell Dwyer Meckstroth
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 4
2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Dbl 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 10 7 6
K 10 4
K 8 4
Q J 10 Table 9 8 4 3 2
J 8
7
A K 9 8 4
85AB6 =
48217 =
Par NS +600 5
A Q 9 7 5 3
Q 9 5 3 2
3

1 opening
6 N -2 -200
-13 26
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+13 39

13. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Koneru Passell Krekorian Stewart Dwyer Woolsey Ekeblad
1 2 2 1 NT 3 3
3 4 5 5 (AP) 4 4 4 NT 5
6 6 AP

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

J 7 3
8 3
A 10 7 2
K J 7 6 Table 9 8 2
—
K Q 6 4
A 10 9 5 4 3
3BC33 3AC33
1118A =
Par NS +500 K Q 6 5 4
Q J 10 9 5 4 2
8
—

1 opening
5 S +1 +680
-13 26
1 NT opening
6 N = +1430
+13 53

16. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Kasle Narkiewicz Kozlove Kaplan Madala Donn Bocchi
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 4 2
A 4
K Q 6 2
Q 10 7 Table K Q J 8
J 9 8 5
8 7
A J 2
54677 =
77656 77556
Par NS -90 9 6 3
10 7 3 2
3
K 9 6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+7 35
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-7 57

18. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 26

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

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

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

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

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+6 41
1 NT opening
3 E +1 -130
-6 57

19. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Kaku Villas-Boas Takayama Ino Brenner Teramoto Thoma
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Dbl AP

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

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

1 opening
2 × N -2 -500
-5 41
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -300
+5 62

21. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Camberos Duboin Pellegrini Ravenna Versace Alujas Lauria
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

J 6 3
Q 4
Q 10 3
Q J 7 5 4 Table Q 7
J 9 7 5
K J 9 5
A 9 8
68765 58765
65678 55678
Par NS +100 A 9 8 5 4
K 8 6 3
8 6
10 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 46
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 62

22. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
George Krochmalik Karwur Lavings Kanetkar Asbi Thomson Tobing
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

J 6 3
Q 4
Q 10 3
Q J 7 5 4 Table Q 7
J 9 7 5
K J 9 5
A 9 8
68765 58765
65678 55678
Par NS +100 A 9 8 5 4
K 8 6 3
8 6
10 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
+7 53
1 NT opening
2 S -2 -200
-7 62

23. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Takayama Hussein Kaku Sadek Saaid Ino Nabil Teramoto
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 8 4
A 6 3
9 5 4 2
5 4 Table 9 5 2
K J 8 4
K J 8 7 6
K
9664A 9564A
47792 47793
Par NS +200 A Q 6 3
10 5
—
J 9 8 7 6 3 2

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
-10 53
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 72

24. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing GartaganisN Asbi GartaganisJ Korbel Karwur WolpertD George
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 8 4
A 6 3
9 5 4 2
5 4 Table 9 5 2
K J 8 4
K J 8 7 6
K
9664A 9564A
47792 47793
Par NS +200 A Q 6 3
10 5
—
J 9 8 7 6 3 2

1 opening
3 S +2 +150
+6 59
1 NT opening
5 S -1 -100
-6 72

25. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

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

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

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

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

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-11 59
1 NT opening
2 W = -90
+11 83

26. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Lauria Brink Versace Bocchi Muller Madala de Wijs
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

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

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 71
1 NT opening
2 × N -2 -500
-12 83

28. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

10 4
9 8 4 3
7 4 2
A 9 6 2 Table Q 5 2
A K 10
5 3
K 10 8 7 3
68695 68685
65648 =
Par NS +110 J 9 7 6
Q J 5 2
A J 10
J 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-11 71
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+11 94

31. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Robinson Greco Boyd Kaplan Platnick Lee Diamond
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

A 10 5 3 2
A
A 10 6
A 10 5 2 Table 9
Q 8 7 6 4
5 2
9 8 7 6 3
66553 =
7776A =
Par NS -130 K 7 4
10 9 3
K 9 8 4 3
Q 4

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-7 71
1 NT opening
2 E -1 +100
+7 101

32. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Dwyer Weinstein Bathurst Kranyak Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell
1 3 Dbl 1 NT 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 4
A J 9 5 4 2
9 7 4 2
J Table K Q J 10 9 3
K 8 7
—
10 9 8 4
723B9 =
38913 =
Par NS +300 2
10 6 3
Q 10 5
A K Q 6 3 2

1 opening
3 × E +2 -730
-15 71
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+15 116

35. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Spector Seamon Becker Gitelman Pratap Moss GordonM
1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2
3 AP 3 NT AP

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

K 6
Q J 10 5
7
Q J 10 4 3 2 Table A 2
A 9 3 2
K Q J 9 5
6 5
38343 =
95A9A =
Par NS -500 Q J 10 9 8 5
6 4
4 2
9 8 7

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
+11 85
1 NT opening
3 NT W +2 -660
-11 116

40. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
BildeM Drijver BildeD Brink Zagorin AukenS Bathurst Welland
1 3 3 1 NT 3 3
5 Dbl AP 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

J 8
K 9 4
A K J 6 3
9 5 3 Table Q 10 9
10 5 2
9
A J 10 7 4 2
58874 =
65559 =
Par NS -110 K 7 5 4 3 2
A 7 6 3
10 7
8

1 opening
5 × E -3 +500
+9 94
1 NT opening
4 × E -1 +100
-9 122

43. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

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

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

10 5 3
K J 9 8 7 5
J
Q J 7 Table 4 2
A Q 6 3
Q 10 8 6
10 9 6
7A599 =
53844 =
Par NS +420 K 9 8 6
2
7 5 3 2
A K 8 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 104
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 126

45. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Rombaut Lung Lorenzini LiV Cheung Quantin Fung Bompis
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 3
4 Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass Pass 5 Pass
5 AP

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

J
J 7 5 4 3 2
2
A K 9 6 5 Table 9 8 7
K Q 9 8
A Q 9 7
J 8
79183 =
64B58 =
Par NS -500 K Q 10 5 3 2
6
10 4
10 7 4 2

1 opening
5 W = -650
-15 104
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+15 142

46. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Reich Verhees Reygadas v.Prooijen Muller Pagani de Wijs Smid
1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass 3
3 Dbl Pass 4 3 Dbl AP
Pass 5 AP

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

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

1 opening
5 S -3 -300
-15 104
1 NT opening
3 × W -3 +800
+15 157

47. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 7

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

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

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

J
J 7 5 4 3 2
2
A K 9 6 5 Table 9 8 7
K Q 9 8
A Q 9 7
J 8
79183 =
64B58 =
Par NS -500 K Q 10 5 3 2
6
10 4
10 7 4 2

1 opening
5 × E = -850
-13 104
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
+13 170

48. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

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

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

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

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

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 110
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-6 170

50. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Sester Hamman Levenko Laanemae Rodwell Karpov Meckstroth
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 Dbl Pass
4 AP 3 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+6 116
1 NT opening
3 W +1 -170
-6 170

52. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Fitzgibbon Narkiewicz Mesbur Buras Balicki Garvey Zmudzinski Carroll
1 3 Dbl 1 NT 2 3
4 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 5
K Q 10 9 3
3 2
8 4 3 Table Q J 10 6
6 4
K
K J 10 7 6 5
A98C7 A88C6
34516 =
Par NS +1370 A K 8
J 8 7 5 2
Q 10 8 6
9

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
+10 126
1 NT opening
3 S +2 +150
-10 171

54. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Fung Bompis Cheung Lung Lorenzini LiV Rombaut
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
3 3 NT 4 Pass Dbl 2 NT Pass 3
Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 NT Dbl 4
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 × W -4 +1100
+14 140
1 NT opening
4 S = +130
-14 171

56. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul A K 9
K 6
A 7 6 5 3 2
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Bosenberg Sementa Eber Apteker Versace Gower Zaleski
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Rdbl 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 4 2
A 2
K 10 4
A 8 7 5 2 Table J 6 3
Q J 8 7 5 3
9
10 4 3
98696 99696
44737 =
Par NS +600 10 8 7 5
10 9 4
Q J 8
K Q J

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
-10 142
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 181

59. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Milner Zia LallH Bathurst Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6
A 6 3
10 6 4
K J 10 6 3 Table Q 2
J 7 4 2
Q 7 3
A Q 5 4
7A796 =
43546 =
Par NS +620 A K 10 9 7 5 4
10 9
9 2
7 2

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
-11 150
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
+11 192

63. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

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

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

K 9 7
A
K J 7 3
A 9 8 5 4 Table A 4 2
J 10 8 6 5 2
6 5
Q 6
55565 56565
87878 77867
Par NS -120 J 10 6 5 3
9 7 4 3
2
K 7 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-9 150
1 NT opening
3 E -3 +300
+9 205

64. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Katz Gitelman Nickell Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 Pass 4 (AP) 2 2 NT 3 4
4 Dbl AP

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

A Q 10 8 7 2
5
9 8 5 4
A K Table K 6 4 3
9 6 4
7 6
10 9 7 2
53AA9 =
3A234 =
Par NS -100 5
A 8 7 3 2
K 3
Q 8 5 4 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+15 165
1 NT opening
4 × W = -790
-15 205

66. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Upmark Greco Nystrom Bathurst Moss Zagorin Gitelman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 4 Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Rdbl Pass 4 Dbl
Rdbl Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

Q 9 7 5 4
J 9 7 5 4 2
8
A Table A 3
8 3
K 6 4 3
J 9 8 5 3
A7698 =
36734 35734
Par NS +630 8 6 2
A K 10 6
J 10 7
K 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-10 165
1 NT opening
4 × E -5 +1100
+10 216

69. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Upmark Zagorin Cullin Bertheau LallJ Nystrom Grue
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 NT
3 Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

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

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 174
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 216

71. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas v.Prooijen Amaral Verhees Drijver Villas-Boas Brink Campos
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 179
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 216

74. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 3
Q 9
A 9 8 5 4
A Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Brink Versace Drijver Lauria Madala de Wijs Bocchi Muller
1 1 4 1 NT 2 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

A K 10 6 4
8 7 4
K
10 6 3 2 Table J 9
A K 6 5 3 2
Q
K J 9 5
43283 43282
6994A =
Par NS -140 8 7 5 2
J 10
J 10 7 6 3 2
7

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
+9 188
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-9 217

75. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Barel Levin Zack HerbstI Stansby HerbstO Martel
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 5 2 Pass 3 AP
Dbl AP

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

J 8 6
A K Q 10 8
3
K 9 7 6 Table K 10 3
7 5 3
9 7
A Q 10 5 3
36282 =
75B5B =
Par NS -650 Q 9 5 4
9 6
Q 10 6 5 2
8 4

1 opening
5 × N -4 -800
-12 188
1 NT opening
3 W +2 -200
+12 229

76. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Mihov Lauria Nanev Versace Sementa Stefanov Duboin Aronov
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 4 3
J 9 8 6 5
Q 8
Q 5 Table Q 8 6 2
A K
10 7 6
K 9 3 2
75588 =
58845 =
Par NS -100 10 7
Q 7 3
K 5 4 3
10 8 7 4

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 193
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
-5 229

77. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Sementa Kalita Duboin Versace Narkiewicz Lauria Buras
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 10 2
Q 8 7 6 4 2
5
A 6 4 Table J 9 6
A 3
7 6 4
K 9 8 3 2
77584 =
65858 =
Par NS -100 K Q 8 5
10
Q 10 9 3 2
J 10 7

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 199
1 NT opening
2 NT N -3 -150
-6 229

78. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
MagnussonM HerbstO Haraldsson HerbstI Ginossar Baldursson Pachtman JonssonT
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 2
Q 8 7 6 4 2
5
A 6 4 Table J 9 6
A 3
7 6 4
K 9 8 3 2
77584 =
65858 =
Par NS -100 K Q 8 5
10
Q 10 9 3 2
J 10 7

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 204
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 229

81. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

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

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

J 9 7
10 6 3
K J 9 8 7 4
6 Table Q 8 4 3
A 9
Q 10
K J 9 7 5
86967 86857
45476 =
Par NS +140 A 5 2
Q J 4 2
6 3 2
Q 10 4

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-10 205
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 239

84. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

4
8 6
10 9 6 3 2
K Q 10 8 2 Table J 10 6 2
Q J 10 5
A Q J
5 4
79846 =
64486 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 7 5 3
7 3 2
K
9 7 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 209
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 249

85. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul K 6 2
A 10 6 3
A 8
K 7 4 2

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

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

A 9 7 5
J 9 5
Q 7 5
A Q 5 Table Q 10 8
K 8 4
K 6 4 2
J 9 3
65666 =
78676 =
Par NS -110 J 4 3
Q 7 2
J 10 9 3
10 8 6

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 209
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 254

89. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Casen Schermer Krekorian Jacobus Welland Wold Bramley
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT 2 2 NT Pass Pass 3 AP
3 AP

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

Q 9
A Q 4
A Q 6 5
Q 8 7 6 Table K 7
9 7 6 5
9 2
K 9 5 4 3
58574 =
85869 =
Par NS -120 10 6 5 4 3
K 10 8 2
10 3
10 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
-7 209
1 NT opening
3 N = +140
+7 261

95. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Kovachev Gitelman Isporski Dawson Platnick Lowe Diamond
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 5 3
8
10 9 7
Q 9 5 3 2 Table 8
K Q 9 5 4
8 2
K 10 8 7 4
8A9B5 8A8B5
33428 =
Par NS +620 A Q 7 4 2
10 6 2
A Q 5 4
6

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-13 210
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 277

96. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Isporski Moss Kovachev Gitelman Diamond Dawson Platnick Lowe
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 5 2
K Q 9
K 7 5
J 6 3 Table Q 8 4
10 7 3 2
Q 8 4
10 5 2
98899 A889A
35543 35533
Par NS +630 J 6 3
A 6 4
10 6 3
K Q 8 7

1 opening
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 210
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 287

98. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

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

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

A 5 2
10 2
K 9 5 2
A K 10 9 Table Q J 7 6
K Q 7
J 8 6
Q 8 4
44644 =
99799 98698
Par NS -600 9 8 4 3
J 8 4 3
10 3
5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+13 223
1 NT opening
3 NT W = -600
-13 287

99. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Etter Greco Kolesnik Hampson Diamond Sher Platnick Jackson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 2
K 6 3
8 5 4
K Q J 2 Table K 5 3
4 2
J 7 3
A 10 9 8 5
8BCA7 =
31125 31105
Par NS +1430 Q J 10 7 6 4
J 9 8 5
A 10
3

1 opening
2 S +3 +200
-10 223
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
+10 297

105. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 13

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

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

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

—
7 6 3
9 7 5 4
A 10 9 7 5 4 Table 9 7 2
K J 9 8 2
K Q 8
6 2
AB565 =
32867 =
Par NS +650 Q 10 6 5 4 3
A
6 3
K Q J 3

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+17 241
1 NT opening
6 N -1 -100
-17 297

106. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel Weinstein Katz Levin Nickell
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass

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

9 6 3 2
10 7 3
Q 2
10 8 3 2 Table A 4
K 6 5 2
A 9 6
K Q 7 6
987A6 78796
34537 =
Par NS +400 K Q 5
J 9 8 4
J 8 7
J 5 4

1 opening
1 NT E -4 +400
+6 247
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 297

110. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Camberos Helgemo Pellegrini Villegas Nunes Angeleri Fantoni
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl 3 NT Pass 4
2 AP Dbl Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q 9 8 7
K Q 6 5
A J 4
9 Table 10 3 2
10 8 7
Q 10 8 5 3
Q J
7563A =
58793 =
Par NS +100 J 6 5 4
J 9
2
K 10 8 6 5 3

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 247
1 NT opening
4 W -2 +100
+6 306

112. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Teramoto Moss Ino Lebi Hampson Hanna Greco
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 AP 3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

9 6 4
3
A K 8
A K Q 9 7 6 Table J 10 8 7
10 9 8 5 2
10 4 2
5
87886 =
54557 =
Par NS +120 A K 5 3 2
J 6 4
J 6 5
10 8

1 opening
2 W -1 +100
-9 249
1 NT opening
3 × W -2 +500
+9 315

117. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Elinescu Trendafilov Wladow Kirmse Karakolev Gromoeller Danailov
1 1 1 NT 1 NT Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

8
K J 10 9 7
J 8 7 6
8 7 2 Table A K 10 4
8 2
5 4 3
K Q 5 3
89677 79677
53655 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 6 5 3 2
A Q 3
9
J 6 4

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 263
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 315

119. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Bakkeren Dai Bertens Brink Zhao Drijver Fu
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 3 AP
2 3 AP

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

A J 6 2
—
5 3 2
A Q 10 9 7 5 Table K 8 7
K Q 8 4 2
9 6
J 3 2
75873 75883
6754A =
Par NS -130 9 5 4 3
A 10 6 3
Q 10 4
8 6

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 270
1 NT opening
3 W +1 -130
-6 315

120. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Trendafilov Kirmse Karaivanov Stefanov Piekarek Aronov Smirnov
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5 3
7
A 10 6
A Q J 8 7 Table Q 10 8
K 10 9 8 4
4 2
9 6 5
879A6 =
36437 =
Par NS +140 K 9 4 2
A Q 6 5
5 3
10 4 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +130
+5 275
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 315

124. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Lee Brogeland Greenberg Ivatury Nunes H-Welland Fantoni
1 1 3 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass

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

10 6 5 4
7 6
K 10 9 5
K J 9 Table A Q J
K J 10 9 5 2
—
A 8 6 5
44363 44263
99B7A 99A7A
Par NS -650 9 8 3
4
Q 8 7 6 4
Q 7 3 2

1 opening
3 × N -2 -500
-8 278
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
+8 324

126. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ekeblad Hamman Weichsel Rubin Rodwell Granovetter Meckstroth
1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 AP Pass

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

Q 10 8 6 3
K 8 5
5
A 8 7 6 Table 7 2
Q 9 2
A K 10 9 7 6 2
5
75648 =
57695 =
Par NS -110 K J
A 10 6 3
4 3
10 9 4 3 2

1 opening
3 E = -110
-6 278
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 330

131. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Rogoff Levin Parker Simson Cheek Johnson Grue
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 4 Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
4 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

7 2
K Q J 9 4
J 5 4
K 8 2 Table A 5
10 8 6
K 8 6
A Q 9 5 3
38263 =
75A59 =
Par NS -300 Q 10 9 6 4
7 5
9 7 2
J 7 6

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-9 282
1 NT opening
3 S -1 -50
+9 341

139. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Mahaffey Ekeblad Passell Rosenberg Fleisher Cohler Kamil
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

8 3
A 9 8 6 4
A Q 8 6
9 4 Table Q J 6 4 2
5 3
7 3
K Q J 3
87888 87887
56555 56545
Par NS +120 K 10 9 7
K 10 7 2
9 2
6 5 2

1 opening
2 N -2 -200
-8 288
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+8 352

141. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Jacobs Sadek Greco El Ahmady Hampson
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
4 AP 2 3 4 5 (AP)

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

K Q J 8 5 4
A 9
J 5
10 7 4 Table A 9 7 6 2
K 6 3
9 8 4
J 8
54AAA =
49222 =
Par NS +100 —
J 8 5 2
10 6 3 2
A Q 6 5 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
-12 288
1 NT opening
5 N = +650
+12 367

144. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Bojoh Freeman Gontha George Rodwell Asbi Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 AP
3 NT AP

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

A K 9
K 8 5 3
Q J 10 6
A 4 Table 7 3 2
10 7 2
K
Q J 10 9 5 3
66564 =
76779 76768
Par NS -110 Q 10 8 6 5
J 4
7 3 2
8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT W -3 +300
+5 295
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
-5 367

145. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Freeman Strul Nickell Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Stansby
1 3 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

—
Q 9 6 4 2
A 10 9 4 2
K 3 2 Table K J 9 8 6 2
8
K
J 10 9 8 4
76675 =
67668 57668
Par NS -90 A 5 4
10 5 3
Q J 5 3
Q 7 6

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 300
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
-5 367

150. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
WangJ Strul Ao Becker Cohen Gu Berkowitz Chechelashvili
1 1 NT 2 1 NT Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass
4 AP

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

10 7 5 2
J 2
7 5
Q J 9 7 2 Table 6 3
K Q 7 4
K J 4
A K 8 3
67684 =
66659 =
Par NS -110 Q 9 8 4
9 8 6
A 9 6 2
6 4

1 opening
4 W -2 +200
+7 310
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-7 370

152. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner LewisP WeinsteinH LewisL Lawrence Willenken Solodar Welland
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 4
A J 9 7 3
4
K J 9 Table J 9 6
Q 6 5 4
K 9 8 5
10 2
87599 875A9
46733 =
Par NS +130 K 10 5 2
10 8
Q 3
A 8 7 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 310
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 382

156. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Gierulski Sontag Skrzypczak Bates Meltzer Jassem Larsen Martens
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 5 3
K 4
8 6
Q 9 8 5 3 Table K
9 8 7 6 3 2
10 2
A 7 6 4
88594 =
45849 44849
Par NS +110 Q J 7 4 2
A Q 5
9 5 3
J 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+8 318
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -200
-8 384

157. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Weinstein Weichsel Levin Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 5 Dbl 2 3 6 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

9 5
7 4 3 2
2
K J 10 6 5 4 Table J 8 4
K 9 5
7 3
A 9 8 3 2
7D9D6 =
00107 =
Par NS +2210 A Q 10 7 2
A J 10 6
Q 10 9 6
—

1 opening
7 N = +2140
+13 331
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1390
-13 384

169. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Lynch Ao Dawson WangJ Chechelashvili Gitelman Gu Moss
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q J 10 3
8 5 4 3
7
A K J 8 Table 8 6
6
10 8 6 2
Q 10 7 6 5 4
7ABB4 =
23129 =
Par NS +450 A 9 7 4 2
K 10 9 2
K Q J
9

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 346
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
-11 391

171. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Morgan Stewart Harris Carmichael Robinson Gerstman Boyd
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 5 4
10 3
10 5 3 2
10 9 2 Table Q J 6 3
7 6
Q 9 8
Q J 7 4
C9C99 =
04013 04014
Par NS +990 A 8
K Q J 9 8 2
K J
6 5 3

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 346
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+11 402

172. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Wickham Hampson Miller YangD Grue MohanS Cheek
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 3 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4
Dbl Pass Pass 4 NT
Dbl AP

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

K J 9 8 7
—
Q 10 9 6 5
10 5 3 Table 4
10 9 8 7 5 4 3
7
A 8 4 2
B9997 B99A8
14432 =
Par NS +460 A 10 6 5 3
K 2
K 4
K Q 9 6

1 opening
4 NT× N +2 +810
+8 354
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-8 402

181. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Bramley Gitelman Feldman Bates Hampson Sontag Greco
1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

K J 8 7 4 3
K Q
J 7 4
A Q Table 6
A 10 9 4
Q 5
K J 10 9 8 4
35573 =
A886A 9886A
Par NS -430 10 9 2
8 7 6 5 3
10 9
7 3 2

1 opening
4 E = -130
-5 358
1 NT opening
3 W -1 +50
+5 407

183. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Stansby Bramley Martel Krekorian Bates Casen Sontag
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 9 6 5
Q 6 5
J
K 9 6 4 Table A K 10 4
10 9 4 2
9 8 4
J 8
857A9 =
47534 =
Par NS +130 8 3
J 7
A K 6 5 3
7 5 3 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-10 362
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 417

184. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

Q J 10 7 6
8 4
6 5
J 9 8 5 Table A 9 8 5 3
K 6 5
Q 10
K Q 2
84995 74995
49347 =
Par NS -140 2
J 9 7 3
A K 9 8 7
7 4 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
-11 362
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+11 428

185. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Grainger Woolsey LallJ LallH Morse Chorush Wolff
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 AP

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

Q 7 4 3
8 5 4
Q 9
8 7 6 3 Table K J 10 5
A K
A 7 3
Q J 10 9
65884 =
68559 68549
Par NS -100 9 8 2
Q J 9 7 3
J 8 2
5 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 368
1 NT opening
2 W = -110
-6 428

187. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH Morse Chorush Wolff Stewart Grainger Woolsey LallJ
1 1 2 1 NT 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

J 8 3
A J 3
9 7 5
A K 6 4 Table A Q 9 6 2
K 10 7 4
Q
10 7 3
33374 =
8A969 8A968
Par NS -620 10 7 5
Q 9 5 2
10 8 6 3 2
2

1 opening
4 E = -620
-10 368
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
+10 438

188. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Sveindal Wittes Fredin Grabel Pollack Fallenius Fleisher Moss
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 4
2 3 3 AP Pass 4 AP

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

A K 8
9 7 6
J 8 4
Q 10 6 3 Table 10 9 7 6 2
8
9 3
A K 5 4 2
64994 =
19119 =
Par NS -100 J 4 3
K Q 10 5 4 2
Q 6
9 8

1 opening
3 E = -140
-12 368
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
+12 450

189. 2006 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Bates Nystrom Sontag Helness Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10
K 6 2
Q 8 6 4
K 8 6 4 Table K J 3
J 8 3
K 10
Q 9 7 5 2
59886 =
63457 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 5 4 2
10 9 7 5
5
J 10

1 opening
2 NT N -4 -400
-11 368
1 NT opening
3 S = +140
+11 461

190. 2006 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul A Q 8 5
A 8 4 3
8 5 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Fredin YadlinD Lindkvist YadlinI Ozdil Nystrom Ginossar Bertheau
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 6 4 3
Q J
A Q
K Q 10 5 Table 2
10 7 6 5 2
J 10 7 6 3
7 6
89768 =
54665 =
Par NS +140 K J 10
K 9
K 9 4
J 9 8 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 380
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 461

194. 2005 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Duboin Soloway Bocchi Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP 3 Dbl AP

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

9
J 8 5
A K J 4 3 2
K 4 3 Table K 7 6 5 3
10 4 3
—
Q J 10 7 2
88875 86874
45468 =
Par NS +120 J 4 2
K Q 7 6 2
Q 7
8 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-14 382
1 NT opening
3 × W -3 +800
+14 475

195. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 12

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

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

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

K Q 10 3
K Q 10 6
8 5 2
J 7 Table 7 6
J 9 8 4
J 9 7 6
K 6 5
8978A =
54653 =
Par NS +140 9 5 4 2
7 5 3
K Q
A 10 8 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 382
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 480

197. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Tewari El Ahmady Gupta Sadek Dagher Chokshi El Kourdy Venkataraman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 6
8 6 5
10 2
A 10 9 8 5 4 Table 10 9 8
J 9 7 3 2
A J 3
K 2
A9797 =
33546 =
Par NS +630 J 5 4 3
K 10 4
K Q 8
Q 6 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-13 382
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+13 494

202. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

J 10 5 3
K J 8 4
J 4 2
J 3 Table A 7 2
9 7 6
K 6
Q 10 9 5 4
99AB9 =
34324 =
Par NS +420 K Q 4
5 3
Q 9 8 3
K 8 6 2

1 opening
1 NT S +3 +180
+6 388
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-6 495

206. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Dai Teramoto YangL Takano Ino Zhuang Imakura ShiM
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 Pass 4 (AP) 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 9 7 6 2
4
8 3
A 8 7 2 Table A
J 8 2
Q 7 5
Q J 10 9 4 3
54891 =
6934A =
Par NS -100 10 4 3
K 10 9 6 5
J 4 2
K 5

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 393
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 505

207. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Versace Levin Lauria Duboin Welland Bocchi Fallenius
1 Pass 2 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 Pass 2 Dbl (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 4
9 6 3
K 10 6 4
10 7 4 Table A J 10 7 3
J 8 7 5 2
9
Q 8
B88BB =
24422 25422
Par NS +460 K Q 2
Q 10 4
A 5 2
A 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
-7 393
1 NT opening
2 × E -3 +800
+7 512

213. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Cornell Lauria Crombie Newell Bocchi Reid Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 3 3 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K J 6 4
8
A Q 2
A 10 5 4 2 Table 10 8 7 5 3
A 10 5 4
5
9 8 3
63783 63793
7954A 5954A
Par NS -140 Q 2
J 9 6 2
10 9 8 3
K J 6

1 opening
3 E = -140
+7 402
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-7 518

214. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Armannsson Rekunov Jorgensen Khokhlov Matushko JonssonS Khven Erlingsson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 3 3 Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
4 AP

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

K J 6 4
8
A Q 2
A 10 5 4 2 Table 10 8 7 5 3
A 10 5 4
5
9 8 3
63783 63793
7954A 5954A
Par NS -140 Q 2
J 9 6 2
10 9 8 3
K J 6

1 opening
4 E = -420
-7 402
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
+7 525

216. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Knap Teramoto Wasik Takano Ino Frances Imakura Torres
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl 3 3 3 NT Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
4 AP

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

10
A 6 4
7 4
A K J 8 4 3 2 Table A 7 4
J 9 7 2
9 6 3 2
Q 7
4A684 =
93649 =
Par NS +200 Q J 9 8 6 3
10 5 3
K J 5
9

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
-8 404
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+8 533

217. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Atabey Harfouche Kolata Eidi Chidiac Assael Hamdan Zorlu
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl Rdbl 3 3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)
4 AP

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

10
A 6 4
7 4
A K J 8 4 3 2 Table A 7 4
J 9 7 2
9 6 3 2
Q 7
4A684 =
93649 =
Par NS +200 Q J 9 8 6 3
10 5 3
K J 5
9

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
-8 404
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+8 541

219. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

K Q 5
6 4 3
A 7
A Q 10 7 4 Table 9
J 10 9 8
Q 9 8 4
J 6 5 3
6A785 =
63557 43457
Par NS +420 J 10 8 6 3 2
K Q 5 2
5
9 2

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+6 410
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 541

225. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Zorlu Chidiac Assael Hamdan Eidi Atabey Harfouche Kolata
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl Pass 2 2 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 3
A K 3
A J 10 4
J 10 5 2 Table 7 5 4
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
9 8 6
89687 =
54756 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 6 2
J 7 2
7 5
A 7 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 420
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 543

231. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Huang Nickell WuCH Freeman Hamman Yen Soloway WuS
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Dbl 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 10 8 3
5 2
Q 9 6 3
9 8 3 Table J 9 2
Q 9 6 4
K 10 8 7
7 4
C9C8C =
14151 =
Par NS +1440 A K 6
K 10 7 3
4
K Q 10 5 2

1 opening
6 S = +1370
+17 443
1 NT opening
6 N -2 -200
-17 546

232. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell WuCH Freeman Huang Yen Soloway WuS Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 4 4 NT 2 3 3 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

A J 10 8 4 3
8 4
3
K 9 5 2 Table K 7 6 2
J 5
5 2
J 10 8 7 4
74DD6 =
27007 =
Par NS +1400 —
K 9 7 6 2
A Q 8 7 4
A 6 3

1 opening
6 S +1 +1010
-10 443
1 NT opening
7 S = +1440
+10 556

238. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 84

N deals
Both vul A 9
A 4 3 2
A Q 10 7 6
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Schwartz Nickell Becker Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 2 4 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q J 7 4 3 2
7 6
5 4
Q 9 Table 10 8 6 5
J 8
J 8 3 2
K 6 4
C6CCC =
17111 =
Par NS +1440 —
K Q 10 9 5
K 9
A J 8 7 5 2

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 443
1 NT opening
6 N = +1430
+13 571

239. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul K 7
Q 4
Q J 7 5 4
K Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pszczola Soloway Gawrys Lev Rodwell Mohan Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 5 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 5 AP

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

10 6
A 8 7 5
10 3 2
A 8 7 3 Table 9 8 4 3
9 6 3
9 8
9 6 5 2
BBBBB =
21212 =
Par NS +660 A Q J 5 2
K J 10 2
A K 6
10

1 opening
5 N = +600
+12 455
1 NT opening
6 NT N -1 -100
-12 571

242. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Schuett Lauria SmithK Versace Bocchi Moss Duboin Chang
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 7
A 7 6
10 8 7 6
K J 9 3 Table K 5 3 2
K 5
K Q
Q 10 8 5 4
56874 =
85469 =
Par NS -100 Q 10 6 4
Q J 10 8 4 3
9
7 6

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-5 455
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+5 576

243. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Meckstroth Bocchi Rodwell Hamman Jacobs Soloway Katz
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

7 6 2
K 10 5
9 7 5 3
10 6 4 Table K 9 4
J 9 8 7
10 8
J 9 5 2
CCACA CCACB
11312 =
Par NS +990 A 10 8
A Q 4
A J 6 2
Q 8 7

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
+11 466
1 NT opening
4 NT N +2 +490
-11 576

246. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz Stansby Weichsel Shenkin Sontag Molson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6 4
Q 8
—
A K Q 10 9 6 2 Table 10 3
10 6 5 4
Q J 8 7 6
J 4
69896 69996
44447 =
Par NS +140 A Q 8 2
K J 3 2
4 3 2
8 7

1 opening
4 × W -3 +800
+15 482
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-15 576

247. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Ekeblad Boyd Lipsitz Rubin Woolsey Granovetter Stewart
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT AP Pass

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

A J 2
A 6 5
10 7 2
K 10 9 7 Table 9 6 5 4
Q 10 7
K J 6
Q 5 3
66766 66666
77677 77667
Par NS -90 8 3
K 9 2
Q 9 8 4 3
J 4 2

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-5 482
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 581

248. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

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

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

10 9 4
Q 10 9 7
K 8 7 5
K 5 Table K Q 7 6 5
5
6 4
Q 9 7 4 2
86A97 =
57346 =
Par NS +420 3 2
K J 8 4
Q J 10 3 2
A 6

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 482
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 591

249. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul A K Q 2
9 8 6 4
A 5 2
Q 3

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

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

10 7 5
Q 10 5 3
J
K J 10 6 2 Table 8 4
A 2
K 9 8 7 6 4
9 5 4
99876 =
44567 44566
Par NS +600 J 9 6 3
K J 7
Q 10 3
A 8 7

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 482
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 603

251. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Weichsel Rodwell Sontag Meltzer Soloway Larsen Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

A J 2
A 6 5
10 7 2
K 10 9 7 Table 9 6 5 4
Q 10 7
K J 6
Q 5 3
66766 66666
77677 77667
Par NS -90 8 3
K 9 2
Q 9 8 4 3
J 4 2

1 opening
2 E -2 +100
+5 487
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 606

252. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Rosenkranz Balicki Mohan Gawrys Petrunin Pszczola Gromov
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 5 2
10 6 5 3 2
2
K 9 2 Table 10 9 8 7
Q J
J 8 7 5 4
A 6
84679 95679
48764 =
Par NS +500 Q 6 3
A K 4
10 9
Q 10 5 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 499
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 606

255. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Katz Rizzo Jacobs Cohen Lambardi Berkowitz Lucena
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
3 AP

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

J 5 3
10 8 3
2
J 10 8 7 6 5 Table 10 6
A J 4
A Q J 9 6 3
A Q
88765 67664
55678 =
Par NS +100 9 8 7 4 2
K 7 2
8 7
K 9 4

1 opening
3 W = -110
-6 499
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 612

258. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Fort Levy Volhejn Chemla Palau Kopriva Allegrini Jires
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 6 5
K 2
J 4
10 9 5 3 2 Table K 9 4
A 8 6 4
10 7 6 2
Q 6
97997 =
45446 =
Par NS +600 Q 3 2
J 10 9
Q 9 8
A K 8 7

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 509
1 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 612

262. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Berkowitz Tuszynski Cohen WeinsteinH Zmudzinski Garner Balicki
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

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

1 opening
3 S = +140
+5 516
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 615

263. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Tuszynski Thorvaldsson Jassem Balicki Jorgensen Zmudzinski Armannsson
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

9 7 5
K 8 6 4
Q 9 2
10 7 4 Table A J 10 8 6 2
10 7 2
J 10
9 5
97AAB =
26232 =
Par NS +420 K 4
A 5
K 6 5 3
A J 8 6 3

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-10 516
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 625

264. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Burgess Lauria Marston Versace de Falco Richman Ferraro Mullamphy
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
3 AP 2 Pass 3 NT Dbl
4 Dbl AP

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

J 5 3
10 8 3
2
J 10 8 7 6 5 Table 10 6
A J 4
A Q J 9 6 3
A Q
88765 67664
55678 =
Par NS +100 9 8 7 4 2
K 7 2
8 7
K 9 4

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
-6 516
1 NT opening
4 × W -2 +300
+6 631

270. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A 7 3
K 8 4
J 9 8 3
A Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Nab Kaneko Bertens Barredo Villacorta Ramondt Quiogue Maas
1 2 3 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 10 2
10 9
Q 6 5 2
J 10 7 5 Table Q J 9 6 5
A Q J 6 3
10
4 2
64487 =
69756 =
Par NS -140 8 4
7 5 2
A K 7 4
K 9 8 3

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-6 522
1 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+6 637

272. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Carcassonne Mehta Labaere Nagri Alibhai Coenraets Jafferji Jeunen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
2 2 3 3 (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A 9 6
A K J 8 6
J
K J 6 3 Table 8 7 3 2
Q 10 4
10 9 4 3
5 2
785A9 =
65834 =
Par NS +130 K 10 5 4
2
K 8 2
10 9 8 7 4

1 opening
3 S -3 -150
-6 522
1 NT opening
3 N = +110
+6 643

274. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Meltzer Moss Larsen Weichsel Jacobus Sontag Welland
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

9 5
Q 4 2
A J 9 7
A J 5 2 Table Q 6 4
9 6 5
K 8
K 10 8 7 3
69884 =
54558 =
Par NS +140 K J 10 2
J 7 3
4 3 2
9 6 4

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+8 531
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-8 643

276. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Freeman WeinsteinH Nickell Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen
1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP

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

—
K Q 6 5 3
A 10 7 6 5 3
7 5 Table A K J 10
8 2
J
A K 9 6 4 3
45442 =
9899B =
Par NS -600 9 7 6 5 4 2
10 9 4
9 2
10 8

1 opening
5 E -1 +100
+6 537
1 NT opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 644

282. 1999 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Meckstroth Soloway Branco Hamman Chagas
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

9 6 3
A 5
A 10 9 8 5 3
Q 6 Table A 8 5
J 9 7 4 2
—
J 10 9 4 2
99786 98686
44656 =
Par NS +400 K J 7 2
10 6
Q 6 4 2
K 8 5

1 opening
2 E = -110
-6 537
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 655

285. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Katz Rosenberg Bates Sontag Martel Weichsel Stansby
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 9 6 4
5 2
10 7 5
8 6 3 Table K 5 3
K J 6 4 3
—
10 9 7 4 2
A77B7 A67B6
26626 =
Par NS +430 J
Q 7
A J 9 6 4 3 2
A K 5

1 opening
6 N = +920
+11 548
1 NT opening
5 N = +400
-11 656

292. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Buratti Chagas Lanzarotti Branco Villas-Boas Lauria Campos Versace
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT AP Pass

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

Q 8
K J 7 4
J 6 4 3
Q 10 9 Table A K 9 6 3
A 6 2
7 5 2
J 6
55667 =
88775 =
Par NS -120 7 5 4
Q 10 8 5
K
7 5 4 3 2

1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 552
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 669

295. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 2

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

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

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

J 6 5 3 2
6
J 3 2
Q 5 4 2 Table Q 7
K Q J 9 8
A Q 6 5
J 6
87778 =
55564 =
Par NS +120 K 10 9 8
10 5 4 3
K 10 7
10 9

1 opening
2 × E -2 +500
+7 559
1 NT opening
2 E -2 +200
-7 669

301. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen Stewart Jacobs Levin Smith Weichsel
1 1 1 NT 1 NT 2 NT Dbl
Pass 2 NT 3 Dbl 3 Dbl 3 Pass
3 Dbl AP Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 7 6 4 2
9 4
J
9 6 5 3 Table K 3
A K Q 10 7
K 10 9 8 3 2
—
95449 =
46884 =
Par NS +300 J 8
J 6 5 3
Q 6 4
A J 8 2

1 opening
3 × E = -530
-13 566
1 NT opening
3 × E -2 +300
+13 682

302. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen Weichsel Katz Levin Pavlicek
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 9 8 6 4
10 7 4
K 8 6
7 Table A 7
A 9 8 3
10 9 3
Q J 9 6
9689A 8689A
47543 57543
Par NS +400 J
K J 5 2
J 7 4
A 10 8 4 3

1 opening
3 S = +110
-7 566
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 689

305. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul A K 8
K 7 6 5
Q 5 2
Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Lev Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth Freeman Katz Nickell Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

Q 7 6 2
Q 2
K J 9
A J 9 6 Table 10 4 3
A J 3
6 4 3
K 8 5 4
66876 =
67568 67567
Par NS +110 J 9 5
10 9 8 4
A 10 8 7
7 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 572
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-5 689

306. 1997 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul A 10
A 6
Q 10 9 5 3 2
K J 7

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Schwartz Sontag Lair Soloway Passell Goldman Seamon
1 2 2 1 NT 3 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

5 4 3 2
8 7 5 2
A 6
6 4 3 Table K 8 6
Q
J 8
A Q 10 9 8 5 2
99CB5 58BB4
34118 =
Par NS +980 Q J 9 7
K J 10 9 4 3
K 7 4
—

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 583
1 NT opening
6 N -1 -50
-11 689

307. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 124

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

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

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

K J 7 4
K Q 7
10 8 5
9 5 3 Table Q 10 9
2
K Q 9 6
K Q 8 6 4
75965 =
67477 =
Par NS +140 6 5 3 2
J 8 5 4 3
3 2
A 2

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+1 584
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
-1 689

Data 9X38 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump