Data 9X39 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 66 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 Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Graves Smirnov Schwartz Lindqvist Sementa Brogeland Tokay
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 2
K J 9 6 5
K 6 4
J 2 Table A 7 3
10 8 4 2
8 7
9 8 5 3
BC8CC =
21511 11511
Par NS +1430 K 10 9 8 4
A
10 9 3 2
K 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-1 0
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+1 1

2. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi Multon Gold Zimmermann Nunes Forrester Fantoni Robson
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

J 9 7 5 2
10 7 4 2
K 7
8 5 Table 8 6
J 9 8 6 5
J 10 6
Q 10 2
BA8BB =
23422 =
Par NS +460 A K 3
A Q
9 5 2
K 9 7 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+11 11
1 NT opening
6 NT N -1 -50
-11 1

3. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Helgemo Forrester Helness Nunes Robson Fantoni Allfrey
1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 NT Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Dbl AP

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

K 9 6 2
9 8 7 5 3
9 6 4
5 Table 7 4
6
A K Q 5 3
K Q 9 8 3
9AA68 99958
43375 =
Par NS +620 J 10 8 5
K J 4 2
7
J 7 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-4 11
1 NT opening
3 NT× N = +750
+4 5

4. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Kranyak Levin WolpertG Dwyer Nickell Bathurst Katz
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

9 7 5 2
K J 10 8 3
4 3
A 10 Table 8 6 4 3
A 7
Q 8 2
7 6 5 3
977A9 =
46633 =
Par NS +600 K 10
Q 5 4 2
A 9 7
9 8 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-8 11
1 NT opening
3 NT× N +1 +950
+8 13

5. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher Martel Spector Zia Becker
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 10 K K
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

8 7
K Q J 6 5 4
4
10 9 8 3 Table 10 9 4 3
9 3
10 6
A Q J 6 2
CC5C5 8C5C5
11807 =
Par NS +990 A K J 6 5 2
2
Q J 5 3 2
4

1 opening
6 N +1 +940
Tie 11
1 NT opening
6 S +1 +940
Tie 13

6. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

J 8 2
A J 8 7 4 2
A 8 6
6 Table 10 3
Q 9 3
J 10 9
J 9 8 7 2
8B5AA =
42833 =
Par NS +450 A 7 6 5
10 6
K 5
K 10 5 4 3

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+1 12
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
-1 13

7. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul A J 6 4
A 8 3
K 9 6 5
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Multon Kamil Zimmermann Helness Rosenberg Helgemo Willenken
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7
J 10 9 7
Q 10 4
Q 9 4 3 Table Q 10 2
K 6 4
J 8 3
K J 8 2
89897 89797
54546 =
Par NS +140 K 8 5 3
Q 5 2
A 7 2
10 6 5

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 12
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 13

8. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

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

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

8 5
K Q J 8 6
9 8 5
J 8 5 Table Q 9 7 6 4 3
A 5 4
A 7
6 3
766AA =
57732 =
Par NS +130 A 10
9 3
J 6 3 2
Q 10 9 7 2

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+2 14
1 NT opening
3 N +2 +150
-2 13

9. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Molberg Zagorin Aa GordonM Nystrom Pratap Upmark
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 3
J 9 8 4 2
10 8 6
K J 10 Table Q 10 6 5 2
10 3
Q 7
9 6 4 2
DBADB DBBDB
02202 =
Par NS +1520 A J 9 4
Q 7
K 4 2
A 8 5 3

1 opening
4 NT N +2 +490
+1 15
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-1 13

10. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Aa Bathurst Molberg Zagorin Upmark GordonM Nystrom Pratap
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 7 3 2
10 8
K 9
Q 6 5 3 Table Q 5
Q 6 5 3
6 3
K J 10 9 2
88AC6 =
15316 =
Par NS +920 K 9 4
K 9 7 4 2
A 10 4
7 4

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 25
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 13

11. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Hurd Levin Wooldridge Grue Fleisher LallJ Kamil
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 1 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 8 5 3
A 8
9 7 2
A 6 3 Table 6 2
10 9 5 3
Q J 8 6
K 9 4
87988 =
55455 55454
Par NS +140 J 7 4
K 7 6 4 2
5 4
Q J 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-1 25
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+1 14

12. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Nunn Muller Hans Gosney v.Prooijen Edgtton Verhees
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 8 6 3
Q 4 3 2
7 2
A 2 Table K 4
J 10 9 5
J 10 4
9 8 7 5
C98CC C97CC
14411 =
Par NS +1440 A J 7 2
K 7 6
K 9 8
J 10 6

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
Tie 25
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
Tie 14

13. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Nadim Fallenius Hishmat Fredin Nystrom El Ahmady Bertheau Sadek
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 8 6 3
Q 4 3 2
7 2
A 2 Table K 4
J 10 9 5
J 10 4
9 8 7 5
C98CC C97CC
14411 =
Par NS +1440 A J 7 2
K 7 6
K 9 8
J 10 6

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 25
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
Tie 14

14. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Stansby Bocchi Martel Kamil Versace Fleisher Lauria
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 6 2
7 3
8 3 2
A 7 5 Table 10 5 4 3
J 5 2
Q J 9
J 10 4
A8BAA =
35233 =
Par NS +650 J 8
A 10 6 4
A 10 7
K 8 3 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 25
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 14

15. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Bathurst Kamil Zagorin Grue Levin LallJ Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 7 2
K 8 7 3
Q J 3
A K 4 Table K 8 6 5
10 5
K 10 9
Q 10 8 6
57876 =
76566 =
Par NS +100 Q 10 9 4
9 6 4 2
8
9 5 3 2

1 opening
2 NT N -1 -50
Tie 25
1 NT opening
2 S -1 -50
Tie 14

16. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Duboin Balicki Sementa Seamon Passell Cayne Lynch
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 3 AP

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

Q 5
A Q 9 8 7 5 4
5 2
K 7 Table 6 4
J 2
K 9 8 6
Q J 8 3 2
8A598 =
32835 =
Par NS +420 9 8 7 3 2
6 3
Q 3
A 10 5 4

1 opening
4 S = +420
+6 31
1 NT opening
3 N +2 +200
-6 14

17. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Gitelman WolpertG Moss Diamond Larsen Platnick Deutsch
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 4 3
9 8 7 3
Q 10 6 2
5 Table Q 6
Q J 6 4
J 5 3
K 9 8 4
AB9AC 9B9AB
22431 =
Par NS +1370 K 9 8 7 2
A 10 5
K
J 10 7 3

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 31
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 14

18. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Johnson WeinsteinH Simson Garner Wolfson Aker Cohen Richter
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3
2 Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl AP
3 AP

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

A Q 8 7 6 3
A Q 8 3 2
—
9 2 Table 10
K 9
K 10 9 5 2
Q J 6 5 3
64474 =
79969 79968
Par NS -140 J 9 5 2
10 7 6 4
Q 7 3
8 7

1 opening
3 E = -140
+4 35
1 NT opening
3 × S -2 -300
-4 14

19. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Ivatury Nickell H-Welland Chan Hamman Lee Zia
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 9 6 4
K Q 9 7 3
K 10 7
Q Table Q 8 7 5
8 6
Q 9 8 2
K J 4
6787B =
76462 =
Par NS +600 A 10 3 2
J 5
5
10 9 8 7 6 5

1 opening
5 N -3 -300
-10 35
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +130
+10 24

20. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

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

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

A 7 6
7 6 5 4 2
6 4
Q 7 6 Table Q J 9
Q J
Q 8 3
J 9 8 5 4
AB9B9 =
22414 =
Par NS +650 5 4 2
10 8
K J 10 5
A 10 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 35
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 24

21. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Koneru Katz Chorush Nickell Meckstroth Harris Rodwell Morgan
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 9 7 4
K 6
Q 7 5
J 9 7 Table K Q 5 2
Q 7
8 3 2
K 10 5 4
87BB8 =
26224 =
Par NS +650 6 3
J 9 5 4 2
A 4
Q 6 3 2

1 opening
4 S = +620
-1 35
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
+1 25

22. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

5 2
Q J 5 3
4
A K J 10 6 5 Table A 9 6
K 10 8 7
J 7 3
9 4 3
794A4 =
33929 =
Par NS +140 J 10 7 4 3
4 2
K 10 9 8 6
2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 35
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 25

23. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Kendrick Hamman Senior Zia Nickell Allfrey Katz Robson
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 NT
3 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9
J 6 2
J 10
K 10 8 5 4 2 Table 10 7 6
K 10 9 8
9 8 4
J 7 3
7B8B5 =
42527 =
Par NS +650 K Q 5 3
7 4
Q 7 6 2
A 9 6

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 35
1 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 25

24. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

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

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

10 5 2
A 10 6 5
7 3 2
7 6 4 Table Q J 4 3
K 4
Q 8 6 5 4
K 8
A9A8A 99A8A
34352 =
Par NS +430 9 8
9 3 2
A J 10 9
A 9 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 37
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 25

25. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
WangW Khiuppenen Zhuang Kholomeev Gromov Fu Dubinin Zhao
1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

8 5
J 6 4 3 2
Q 10
Q 7 3 2 Table A Q J 7 4 2
A 10
J 6 2
9 4
768A8 =
57535 =
Par NS +130 10 9 6 3
8 7
K 8 3
K J 10 8

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 37
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +130
+5 30

26. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Kirmse Aronov Gromoeller Piekarek Trendafilov Smirnov Karaivanov
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

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

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-12 37
1 NT opening
6 S = +1370
+12 42

27. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Appleton Austberg Reynolds Thomson Lindqvist Brightling Brogeland
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass Dbl AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

8 5
J 6 4 3 2
Q 10
Q 7 3 2 Table A Q J 7 4 2
A 10
J 6 2
9 4
768A8 =
57535 =
Par NS +130 10 9 6 3
8 7
K 8 3
K J 10 8

1 opening
5 N -4 -200
-7 37
1 NT opening
2 × E -1 +100
+7 49

28. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Rerhaye Danailov Berrada Hayet Stefanov Cambournac Aronov
1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 2 Pass 2 AP

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

8 5
J 6 4 3 2
Q 10
Q 7 3 2 Table A Q J 7 4 2
A 10
J 6 2
9 4
768A8 =
57535 =
Par NS +130 10 9 6 3
8 7
K 8 3
K J 10 8

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-3 37
1 NT opening
2 E -1 +50
+3 52

29. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 11

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

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

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

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

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-7 37
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+7 59

30. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

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

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

K 10 9 8 6 4 2
6 5
A
8 6 4 Table —
K J 7 4
10 8 5 4 3
A J 9 5
84675 =
47568 =
Par NS +120 Q J 7 5
9 8 2
Q J 6
Q 10 2

1 opening
2 × W -1 +200
+11 48
1 NT opening
3 N -3 -300
-11 59

31. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Jacobs Seamon Katz Levin Lauria Weinstein Versace
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 5 2
10 6 5 4 2
9 3
4 2 Table 10 4 3
J 9 8 7
6 5 2
A K 3
9869A =
45733 =
Par NS +400 K Q 9 6
3
Q J 7
Q 10 8 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 48
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 59

32. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

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

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

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

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
Tie 48
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
Tie 59

33. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Pazur Lauria Zawislak Skrzypczak Duboin Gierulski Sementa
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

—
Q 10 9 7 3
Q J 7 6 5
K 7 2 Table 10 9 7 6 2
8 6 5
10 9 8
A 9
9A66A =
23763 23663
Par NS +420 A J 8 3
K 4 2
K 3
J 8 4 3

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 48
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 59

34. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Lauria El Ahmady Versace Nunes Levin Fantoni Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 8
A K 10 9 2
10 4 2
7 4 Table J 6
8 6 5
Q J 8 3
Q J 10 5
7A688 =
63554 =
Par NS +620 10 7 4 2
7 4 3
9
A K 9 3 2

1 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 48
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
Tie 59

35. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

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

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

8 7 5
10 8 7 2
Q 8 2
J 9 5 Table K Q 3
A Q 3
K 7 3
Q 10 8 6
68787 68576
75656 54656
Par NS +100 J 10 4 2
9 6 5
9 4
K 7 3 2

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
Tie 48
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
Tie 59

36. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Stansby Hamman Martel Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell
1 Dbl 2 1 NT 2 2 NT
2 3 3 4 (AP) 4 AP

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

K J 8 6
Q 10 8 6 4
10 9
8 6 Table A 10 5 2
A K 7 3
8 7 6
Q 3
555AA =
38823 =
Par NS +130 4
5 2
J 4 3 2
K J 10 9 7 2

1 opening
4 S = +130
+1 49
1 NT opening
4 E -2 +100
-1 59

37. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Zia Fantoni Rosenberg WeinsteinH Duboin Garner Bocchi
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

8 7 5
Q J 9 8 5 2
A 10 9 6
— Table Q 10 4 3
A
8 5 3 2
K J 7 2
95659 =
36783 =
Par NS +400 J 9 6
K 10 6
4
Q 10 9 8 5 4

1 opening
3 S = +110
-3 49
1 NT opening
3 W -2 +200
+3 62

38. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Morath Drijver Efraimsson Bertheau Bakkeren Nystrom Bertens
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
1 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) 2 2 AP

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

Q J 9 7 5
A J 6 3
3
J 6 5 Table 10
K 9 7
A Q 10 8
9 7 4 3 2
56574 55574
87868 =
Par NS -120 8 6 4 2
10 8 5 4
7 6
A Q 8

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-2 49
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -50
+2 64

39. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov LallH Dubinin Nickell Rodwell Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) 2 Dbl 2 NT 3
4 AP

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

A 10 7
K Q J 10 7
J 10 6 3
4 Table J 6 2
A 9 6 4
Q
10 7 6 5 3
76477 =
65965 65954
Par NS -140 8 5 4
8 2
7 4 2
K Q J 8 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-4 49
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +100
+4 68

40. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Krekorian Moss Casen Berkowitz Rubin Cohen Ekeblad
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q 8 3
Q 10
K 4 2
K Q J 3 Table 7 5 4
J 5
J 7
9 8 7 5 4 2
89BB7 =
24226 =
Par NS +450 10 2
K 8 7 6 3
Q 9 6 5 3
10

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
+1 50
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
-1 68

41. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

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

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

K 7 3
K Q 5
6 5 4 3
9 6 5 Table Q 10 5 2
J 10 4 2
Q 8
Q J 2
988AA =
34533 =
Par NS +600 9 8 6 4
A 9 8 3
10 2
A 10 7

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 50
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 74

42. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

8 4 3
A Q 9 7
6 2
A 10 7 5 Table A 5
8 5 3 2
Q J 10 7 5
J 3
78567 =
64876 =
Par NS +110 J 7 6 2
J 6 4
4 3
K 9 6 4

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-6 50
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 80

43. 2006 WC Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen H-Welland Meltzer Jacobus Bertheau Helgemo Nystrom Helness
1 1 1 NT 1 NT 2 Dbl
2 2 NT 3 AP 3 3 Pass 3 NT
4 Dbl AP

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

J 9 8 7 6 5
10 4 3
—
A 9 8 3 Table 2
K J 9 8 2
A J 6 5 2
Q 6
77586 =
56754 56756
Par NS +90 4 3
A 7 5
9 8 7
K J 10 4 2

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
-9 50
1 NT opening
4 × W -3 +500
+9 89

44. 2006 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist Bertheau Bates Nystrom Sontag
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Dbl 6 AP

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

A J 9 4 3
9 8
5 2
K 10 9 2 Table 8 7 2
Q 10 6 3
10 4
J 6 5 3
C9BC8 =
14214 =
Par NS +990 K 5
K J 7 5 2
K Q 9 7
8 7

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 60
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-10 89

45. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

K 9 8 2
K 9 3 2
J 5
A 9 6 Table 10 7 6 5 3
J 10 8 6 5
—
K Q J
943A8 =
49A34 =
Par NS -100 A 4
4
Q 10 9 8 7 4
7 4 3 2

1 opening
5 W -1 +50
+4 64
1 NT opening
5 × N -1 -100
-4 89

46. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Teramoto Stansby Delmonte Martel Zmudzinski Brogeland Balicki Shugart
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 7 6
Q 10 9 4 3
—
K J 10 6 Table A 4 2
J 7
J 9 8 7 5 2
8 2
A7798 =
35645 35644
Par NS +630 10 9 5
A 6 5
Q 3
A 7 5 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 64
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 89

47. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Zia Cohler Rosenberg Fallenius Shenkin Welland Mahaffey
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5 3
10 9 6
8 6 4 2
Q J 3 Table J 10 8 2
8 5 2
7 3
A 9 5 4
A9BB9 =
24224 =
Par NS +450 K 9 7
A Q 7 3
10 5
K 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 64
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 89

48. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Eisenberg Nystrom Coren Bertheau Fantoni Sementa Nunes MossM
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Dbl 2 AP

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

4
K 9 5 4 3
6 2
K 10 7 6 5 Table A Q 8 7 2
10 7
Q 9 5
A 8 3
67585 =
75858 75857
Par NS -100 K 10 9 5 3
Q J
10 8 7
9 4 2

1 opening
2 N = +90
-1 64
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+1 90

49. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Fantoni Zhuang Nunes Versace LiX Lauria Sun
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 7
A K 5
Q 9 7 5
Q 4 3 Table A 10 9 6 5
10 6
10 8 4
A 10 7
54756 =
89687 88676
Par NS -140 J 3 2
9 8 4 2
3
J 9 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+5 69
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-5 90

50. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

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

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

A 10 3
K 9 7 6
J 6 3
A Q 6 Table Q J 7 4
5
Q 10 5 2
J 8 5 3
76866 76966
67476 =
Par NS +140 8 6 5 2
A 4 3 2
9 7
10 9 7

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 69
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 95

51. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul Q 8 7 6
Q J
A Q J 2
A 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Wildavsky Freeman Doub Landen Rodwell Pratap Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 NT 3 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl Rdbl Pass 4
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 10 9 5
7 4
K 10 7 6 3
K 6 Table —
10 9 8 3
9 5
Q 10 9 7 5 4 2
BBCA7 BBB97
22136 12136
Par NS +980 A J 4 3 2
A K 6 5 2
8 4
J

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 80
1 NT opening
6 N -1 -50
-11 95

52. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

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

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

9 7
K 10 9 6
J 8 4 3
A 9 5 Table J 10 2
Q 7 3 2
K 7
J 7 4 3
8A697 =
53746 =
Par NS +420 A 8 5 3
J 5 4
Q 9 2
Q 8 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 80
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 105

53. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Doub Garner Wildavsky Wolff Fallenius Morse Welland
1 1 1 NT 1 NT 2 Pass
2 3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10 9 8 7 4
8
3
J 10 9 7 6 Table 6 3
Q 10 9 5 4 2
K 9
A Q 3
948B5 947A4
39528 =
Par NS +500 J 2
A K J 6
10 8 6 4 2
4 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 90
1 NT opening
3 S +2 +150
-10 105

54. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Schifko Furunes MossM Graves Cayne Maksymetz Helgemo
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 4
10 9 6 2
8
A J 8 7 5 4 Table Q 10 9 7
7 4
7 6 5
10 9 6 2
A9BB5 =
24228 =
Par NS +450 K J 8 6 2
8 5 3
K Q J 2
Q

1 opening
5 N = +400
-1 90
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 106

55. 2001 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 121

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

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Weichsel Aa Sontag Stansby Helness Martel Helgemo
1 1 1 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
5 2 9 K Q 2 A 5
Q 2 4 K 9 3 10 6
10 A Q 3 Q 2 4 K
5 2 K 4 Q 2 4 K
A 3 8 10 10 tricks claimed
J
10 tricks claimed

K 8 6 5 3
A 9
8 7 4
10 9 4 Table 10 2
Q J 10 8 4
2
Q J 7 6 5
AA8C6 =
23517 =
Par NS +920 A J 9 7 4
6 2
K Q 10 9
3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 90
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 106

56. 2001 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Aa Martel Groetheim Stansby Weichsel Saelensminde Sontag Brogeland
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6
J 10 5
9 8 7
K 9 8 5 3 Table K Q J 5 3 2
9 8 6
Q 3
Q J
C7CC9 =
15114 =
Par NS +1440 A 9
Q 7 4 3 2
K 6 5
10 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
Tie 90
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
Tie 106

57. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

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

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

Q 10 8 5 4
K 9 8
6 2
A 9 7 Table 7 3
6
Q J 10 5 4
K 6 5 4 3
88A76 =
35266 =
Par NS +420 A 9
A J 10 7 5 3 2
8
10 8 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 90
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 106

58. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Amaral Duboin Branco Bocchi Lauria Brenner Versace Chagas
1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 3 2 2 K 3 6
K 5 2 8 12 tricks won
12 tricks won

Q 5 2
8
K Q 6 4
8 6 5 3 2 Table J 10 9 8 7 4 3
6 5
5 3
K 4
C5CCA C5CBA
18113 =
Par NS +1400 A 6
A Q 9 7 4 3 2
8 2
Q J

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 103
1 NT opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 106

59. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Bocchi Amaral Duboin Versace Chagas Lauria Brenner
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A K 10 7 2
10 9 6 5
10 4 3
4 Table J 9 8
8 7 3
J 9 7 2
K 9 8
A8B9B =
35141 =
Par NS +650 4
A Q J 4 2
K 8
J 6 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 115
1 NT opening
6 S -1 -100
-12 106

60. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Fawcett Brogeland Liggins Saelensminde Helness Callaghan Helgemo Burn
1 2 3 1 NT Pass 2
3 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

Q 5 2
8
K Q 6 4
8 6 5 3 2 Table J 10 9 8 7 4 3
6 5
5 3
K 4
C5CCA C5CBA
18113 =
Par NS +1400 A 6
A Q 9 7 4 3 2
8 2
Q J

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
-13 115
1 NT opening
6 NT N = +1440
+13 119

61. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT Kwiecien Jassem Ingimarsson Tuszynski MagnussonM
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 10 7 2
10 9 6 5
10 4 3
4 Table J 9 8
8 7 3
J 9 7 2
K 9 8
A8B9B =
35141 =
Par NS +650 4
A Q J 4 2
K 8
J 6 5 3 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 115
1 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 119

62. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Ramondt LeeG Maas HoJ Yian de Boer ShenN Muller
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 Dbl 3 4 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 8 7 5 2
8
A 10 4
K 8 6 5 Table K Q 9 3
10 7 5 3 2
9 6 3
10
85AAB =
37332 =
Par NS +420 10
K J 6 4
Q 8
A J 9 7 4 3

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-11 115
1 NT opening
5 S = +400
+11 130

63. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Burn Helness Callaghan Liggins Saelensminde Fawcett Brogeland
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 Pass 2 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A K 10 7 2
10 9 6 5
10 4 3
4 Table J 9 8
8 7 3
J 9 7 2
K 9 8
A8B9B =
35141 =
Par NS +650 4
A Q J 4 2
K 8
J 6 5 3 2

1 opening
5 S = +600
Tie 115
1 NT opening
5 S = +600
Tie 130

64. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Strafner Fredin Simon Lindkvist Sundelin Wernle Sylvan Kriftner
1 Pass 4 1 NT Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 8 2
Q J 10 7
Q
K 3 2 Table K 5 4
2
K J 9
J 10 9 6 5 4
45894 =
78539 77439
Par NS +110 10
K 9 8 6 5 4 3
8 7 6 2
7

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-2 115
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
+2 132

65. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Sun Stansby LiuC Martel Zia WangW Rosenberg LiX
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
1 3 3 4 3 3 NT AP
4 Dbl AP

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

K 7 6 5 4 3
K J
—
Q J 9 7 4 Table Q J 10 2
9 6 5
J 9 8 6
3 2
C5CCA C5DCA
18013 =
Par NS +1400 8
10 8 7 3
K Q 10 7 3
A 8 5

1 opening
4 × W -1 +200
-9 115
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+9 141

66. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Stansby Nickell Martel Zia Hamman Rosenberg Wolff
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
3 Dbl AP 3 3 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

6
A 4 3
Q J 10 9 7 4 3
A 7 Table Q J 10 5 4
9 8 2
5
J 10 9 8
78969 =
55374 =
Par NS +140 9 3 2
K J 7 6
8
K Q 6 4 3

1 opening
3 × W -2 +300
+12 127
1 NT opening
4 × N -2 -300
-12 141

Data 9X39 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump