Data 9X41 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 185 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Gitelman Bianchedi Moss Amoils Zia Hanlon Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 4
K 10 7 6 3
A 9 8 7 6
— Table K 6 3 2
8 2
5 4
A J 10 8 2
87778 =
46665 46565
Par NS +120 9 7 5
A 5
10 3
K Q 9 7 4 3

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-11 0
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 11

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd SchwartzRO Robinson FisherL Graves Mohan Schwartz Meltzer
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 AP

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

A Q 3
A 9 6
8 5 3
10 5 4 3 Table 6
J 7 5 4 3
A K Q 10 9
K 9
27225 =
96BB7 =
Par NS -450 K 9 7 4 2
10 8 2
4 2
8 7 6

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-6 0
1 NT opening
2 W +3 -200
+6 17

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

K 6 2
J 8 6 5
A 8 5
Q 4 3 Table J 3
Q 4
Q 10 7
A J 8 7 6 5
58785 58774
85668 =
Par NS -120 10 9 8 5
K 9 7 2
K 9 6
10 9

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 5
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 17

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Seamon Stark Pszczola Pratap McAllister GordonM Campanile
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Dbl 2 3 (AP)

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

K 10 6
8 4 2
J 8 7
Q J 7 2 Table A J 5 4 2
K Q J 6 3
K
9 8
54497 =
59945 49935
Par NS -140 9 7 3
A 10 9
10 6 5 3
6 4 3

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 5
1 NT opening
3 S = +110
+6 23

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
AukenS Katz Welland Nickell Levin Sadek Weinstein El Ahmady
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP 3 AP

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

K 7 4 3 2
10 6
6 3
Q 9 4 3 Table Q J 8 6
K Q J 4 2
K J 4
8
845AA =
39733 =
Par NS +130 10 5
A 9 7 5
Q 10 8
J 6 5 2

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
+6 11
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
-6 23

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Brogeland Nickell Saelensminde FisherL Rodwell SchwartzRO Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 5 4
A 10 9 4 2
Q 9 8
A 3 Table 8 6
8 7 3
J 10
K Q J 8 6 5
6A696 =
53637 =
Par NS +420 K Q J 9 7 3
6
K 6 4 2
4 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 11
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 33

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Rogoff Weinstein Maksymetz Levin Meckstroth Marcinski Rodwell L'Ecuyer
Pass 1 3 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
4 AP 3 Pass Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 6 4 3 2
J 9 5 3
J 4
A 9 Table J 10
K Q 8 7 4 2
K 7
Q 7 5
775BB =
46822 =
Par NS +500 K 7 5
10
9 6 3
K 10 8 6 3 2

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
-11 11
1 NT opening
5 S = +600
+11 44

10. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

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

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

10 4
9 7 5
10 9 8 4
K 10 8 4 Table K Q 8 3
Q 6 4 3
2
A 5 3 2
887A6 887A5
44537 =
Par NS +130 J 9 7 6
A K
Q 6 3
J 9 7 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 11
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 54

12. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak GartaganisJ WolpertG GartaganisN WolpertD Weinstein Korbel Levin
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 Pass 3 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K Q 10 9 8
10 7 4 2
—
10 9 8 5 Table J 7 4 2
J 3
Q J 9 4 3 2
6
B7B9C =
25241 =
Par NS +920 3
A Q 9 5
10 6 5
A K Q 3 2

1 opening
5 S = +400
+10 21
1 NT opening
6 S -1 -50
-10 54

15. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Morgan Schwartz Amoils Graves FisherL Grue SchwartzRO Moss
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 5 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 6 NT AP

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

9 8 6 5
K 8 5
10 6
9 8 5 4 Table J 10 4
J 10 4 2
Q 5 4 2
7 2
CBBBC =
12221 =
Par NS +990 Q 7 3
A 7 3
A 8 3
A K Q 6

1 opening
6 NT S -1 -50
-14 22
1 NT opening
6 NT N = +990
+14 68

21. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul Q 4
Q 5 2
A Q J 9 8 6
A 2

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG BlanchardB Kranyak BlanchardS LallJ Dwyer Hamman Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
3 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP
4 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

J 6
10 7 6 3
K 10 4
Q J 7 4 Table A 5 3 2
A J 8 4
2
10 9 8 6
BB6B6 =
22727 =
Par NS +660 K 10 9 8 7
K 9
7 5 3
K 5 3

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+9 31
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-9 69

29. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

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

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

Q 6 4 3
10 6
K 9 5
A 9 6 4 Table 9 8 5
K 7 5 2
7 4
K J 8 2
879A6 =
56437 =
Par NS +140 K J 7
J 8 3
Q J 10 2
Q 7 5

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 39
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 72

36. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Babsch Nickell Schifko Katz Rodwell Purkarthofer Meckstroth Fucik
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8
K Q
10 7 6 5 4
K J 10 5 3 Table Q 10 7 6 5
A 5 4
9 3
6 4 2
98986 A9A96
34347 =
Par NS +630 K J 9 4
J 9 6 3 2
8
A Q 7

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 52
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-13 73

38. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Lee Hampson Demirev Greco
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT 3 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass

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

Q 10 5 3
J 4 3
6 3
Q J 7 6 Table 8 4
A Q 10 9 8 6
K 8 5 2
A
67487 57387
66955 =
Par NS -140 K J 7
7 5
9 7
K 9 8 5 4 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
-7 52
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
+7 81

40. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

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

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

9 8 5
A Q 3 2
8
10 9 8 4 2 Table A 4 2
8 7
K J 9 5
Q 6 5 3
89886 =
33457 =
Par NS +140 K Q 10 7 3
J 10 4
7 6 2
K J

1 opening
3 NT S -5 -500
-15 52
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+15 96

43. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Frukacz Grue Cieslak Lewaciak Delmonte Zaremba BessisT
Pass 1 3 4 Pass 1 NT 3 4
4 Dbl AP 4 Dbl AP

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

A 7
2
K J 9 6 5
Q 10 8 4 2 Table K J 9 8 6 5 4 3
Q 6 4
4 3
—
54B7A 54A7A
08052 =
Par NS +650 Q
A K J 10 9 8 5
10 2
7 5 3

1 opening
4 × E -1 +200
-7 52
1 NT opening
4 × E -2 +500
+7 104

49. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Multon Weinstein Zimmermann Nunes Martel Fantoni Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 8 7 6
10
K J 3 2
Q 9 8 3 Table Q 5 4
9 6 5 3 2
5
K J 10 2
B9AD8 =
11205 =
Par NS +2140 K 9
A Q J 7
10 8 7 4
A 7 5

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-13 52
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+13 120

51. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Ekeblad Zagorin Rubin Cohen LallJ Wolfson Grue
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

8 3
J 10 8 7
K Q 9 8
A 7 2 Table K J 5
K Q 5 4 2
A 7 4
10 9
47237 =
85A85 =
Par NS -420 Q 9 7 6 2
3
J 6 2
8 5 4 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 52
1 NT opening
3 E +2 -200
+6 127

60. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Strul Meltzer Becker Saelensminde Fantoni Brogeland Nunes
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 6
Q 8
Q J
10 9 8 7 5 4 Table Q 9 7 2
A 10 9 7 3
A 2
3 2
978A7 87796
36526 =
Par NS +600 8 3
5 4 2
K 10 8 7 6
A Q J

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-11 58
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+11 142

66. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

W deals
N-S vul K 10 9
J
A J 10 9
A J 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Compton Greco Bramley Wold Gitelman Jacobus Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

J 8 3 2
Q 9 8 7 5
4
10 9 3 Table 7 5
A 10 4 2
K Q 8 6 5
Q 8
BB69B BA69B
22642 =
Par NS +660 A Q 6 4
K 6 3
7 3 2
K 5 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-14 61
1 NT opening
4 × W -4 +800
+14 156

68. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
BlanchardB Koneru BlanchardS Chorush Morgan Bates Harris Mohan
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 4 2
10 7 4 2
3
K 10 8 7 Table A 6 3
K 6
Q J 10 9 5
6 3 2
98989 =
44454 =
Par NS +400 K 9 5
J 9 8 5
A 2
A J 9 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 74
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-11 156

72. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Bapat Bathurst Solani Samant Bertheau Agarwal Nystrom
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 7 2
10 3
K 9 8 4
Q J 8 Table K 5 4
Q J 9 8 7 6
5
9 6 3
886A9 =
45733 =
Par NS +130 J 10
2
A Q 10 6 2
K 7 5 4 2

1 opening
4 W -6 +600
+12 86
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 160

74. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

K Q 6 2
K Q 5 3
7 6 2
Q 4 Table 9 7
10 9 7
K J 8 4
10 9 7 3
AA99A =
33443 =
Par NS +430 J 8 5 4 3
6 4
A 10
A J 8 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 92
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 160

81. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul A 7 2
Q J 9 2
9 7 6 5
A K

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Feldman Fallenius Rosenberg Townsend Nystrom Gold Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 9 4
10 8 4
A J 8 4 2
9 Table K J 8
K 7 5
Q 3
J 10 6 5 2
76777 =
66565 66566
Par NS +90 6 5 3
A 6 3
K 10
Q 8 7 4 3

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 105
1 NT opening
2 NT N -2 -100
-6 161

83. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

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

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

10 5 4
8 5 4
K 9 5
Q J 7 4 Table K Q 9 8 6 3
K 9 3
A 8 4
A
43667 =
9A676 =
Par NS -620 J 2
Q 7 6 2
J 10 6 2
8 5 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
-11 105
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
+11 173

86. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Becker Boyd Strul Berkowitz Stewart Cohen Woolsey
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 9 6 5
J 10 9 4
7 6
6 3 Table K 4
A Q 8 7 5
Q J 9 8
A 9
8648A 66479
47953 =
Par NS +100 A 8 7
3
K 5 2
J 10 8 7 5 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 109
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 178

87. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul Q 10
A 2
K Q 9 8 5
K 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher Ekeblad Meckstroth Weichsel Rodwell
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT 2 4
1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

7 6 5 4 3
10 4
7 6 4 3 2
2 Table K 9 8 2
Q 6 3
A
A Q 8 7 5
B5899 A4889
27234 =
Par NS +460 A J
K J 9 8 7 5
J 10
J 10 6

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+6 115
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-6 178

88. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Garner Larsen WeinsteinH Welland Bates Willenken Sontag
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT AP Pass

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

Q 6
K 10 7 3 2
9 8 6 5
A 7 Table A J 8 7 5
Q 8 6 5
J
K 9 8
54388 =
68A45 =
Par NS -500 K 9 4 2
J 9
10 2
J 10 5 4 3

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-5 115
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 183

92. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Hamman Gitelman Zia Freeman Hampson Nickell Greco
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 AP Pass

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

K 10 6 2
5 2
Q J 10 8 7
10 9 Table Q 8 7 3
A J 9 8 6
6 4
A Q
8567A =
57663 =
Par NS +130 J 9 5 4
K 7 3
5
K 8 6 3 2

1 opening
1 W = -80
-6 115
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 190

94. 2008 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul K Q 7
K 6 4
K J 6 5 4 2
K

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Versace Malinowski Lauria Fantoni Townsend Nunes Gold
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 4
8 3 2
Q 9 8 7
8 7 4 2 Table A 10 5 3 2
Q 5
10
J 10 9 6 5
C9CB7 =
14015 =
Par NS +990 9 8 6
A J 10 9 7
A 3
A Q 3

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-11 115
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 201

95. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Helgemo Duboin Helness Molberg Nunes Aa Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 3 2
K 10 4
5 4 3 2
Q J Table 7 6
9 7
A 10 7 6
A 8 7 6 4
89978 =
54455 =
Par NS +140 A J 10 5
J 8 5 3
8
K 9 5 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-7 115
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+7 208

100. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Hamman Delmonte Zia Rodwell Brogeland Meckstroth Shugart
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

4 3
K 8 6 2
A 10 9 5
J 7 2 Table A Q 8 6
J 7 4
J 4
10 9 8 5
89787 =
44555 44545
Par NS +140 9 7 5
A 10 9 3
8 6
A Q 4 3

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 120
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 213

101. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Compton
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10
J 5 4 3 2
J 5 4
A 10 2 Table A 8 6 5 3
Q 9 8 6
2
K 5 3
965A8 =
47835 =
Par NS +400 K 7 4 2
A
Q 9 7
9 8 7 6 4

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-7 120
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 220

103. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Nickell Garner Freeman Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Welland
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Dbl 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K Q J 8
Q 10
9 8 7 5
Q 9 5 Table 9 4 3 2
J 6 4
4
K 7 4 3 2
97BC7 =
25216 =
Par NS +920 7 5
A K 9 8 3 2
K Q 10 3
10

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
-10 120
1 NT opening
6 S = +920
+10 230

104. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul A K 6 2
K Q 4
Q 10 8 3
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Martel Compton Stansby Hamman Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9
J 9 8 6
K J 9 2
Q 4 Table 8 4 3
A 5
A 7 6 5
J 10 8 2
89989 =
54454 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 5
10 7 3 2
4
A K 9 6 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+10 130
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-10 230

107. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Zia Martel Rosenberg Katz Berkowitz Jacobs Cohen
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass 3 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 10 4
10 5 4 2
J 8 6 5
5 2 Table A K 9 6 3
A J 3
10
10 9 8 3
76788 =
67655 =
Par NS +90 8 7 2
Q 9 6
Q 9 7 3
A K 4

1 opening
3 N = +110
+7 137
1 NT opening
5 S -2 -200
-7 231

108. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Allegaert Bates Shivdasani Sontag Helness LallJ Helgemo Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 9 5
K 10 8 3
K Q 6 4
9 7 Table 8 6 2
Q 5 2
9 8
J 10 8 5 3
CCAB9 =
11324 11323
Par NS +990 A K Q 7 4 3
9 7
J 2
A 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
-10 137
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+10 241

113. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Miller Greco Wickham Schuett Jacobus Demirev O'Rourke
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

10 6 3
J 9 5
K J 10 8 6
6 5 Table K 9 5
Q 10 7 4 3
—
J 8 7 4 2
BC9BA BB9BA
21423 =
Par NS +980 A Q 4 2
A 8 6 2
5
K Q 10 3

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
+11 150
1 NT opening
6 NT N -2 -100
-11 241

114. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Stansby Cohen Martel Gitelman Krekorian Moss Casen
Pass 1 2 NT Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
4 AP Pass Dbl Pass 2
3 3 3 NT AP

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

10 7 5
8 7 4
A Q 2
Q J 7 2 Table 9
K Q 10 9 2
5 4
A K 9 6 5
67272 =
75B5B =
Par NS -450 J 8 6 4 3
5 3
K 9 6 3
8 4

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-11 150
1 NT opening
3 NT E -2 +100
+11 252

116. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Deutsch Larsen Kranyak Lazard Smith Bramley CohenB
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 NT 3 3 NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass Dbl AP 3 3 AP

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

8 7 4
3
K 9 7 6
Q 7 6 5 2 Table K 9 6 5
A 8
A Q 3
K J 8 4
53843 =
6959A =
Par NS -140 J 10 2
K 10 7 6 4 2
5 4
10 3

1 opening
3 NT× E -3 +500
+8 158
1 NT opening
3 N = +140
-8 256

120. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Tuszynski Meckstroth Kowalski Kodayam Hamman Bykov Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 2 NT 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 8 7 3 2
J 3
K Q 10
J 9 Table Q J 6 4
Q 10 8 6
8
A 10 7 5
668A8 =
67535 =
Par NS +130 K
K 9 7 4 2
J 7 6 5
Q 8 2

1 opening
4 N = +130
+7 166
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-7 258

128. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

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

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

Q J 6
A
10 9 8 4
Q J 10 5 2 Table 9 3
K 10 8 7 3 2
A 7 5 3
9
79657 =
64786 =
Par NS +140 K 7 4 2
Q 6 5 4
K 2
7 4 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+5 172
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 262

131. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Zlotov Sadek Kholomeev El Ahmady Hishmat Dubinin Nadim Gromov
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 4 Pass 2 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 4 3 2
8 6 4 2
A Q
7 6 5 Table A K Q 6
K 10
J 9 8 7 3 2
9
8495A 8494A
58383 =
Par NS +140 5
Q J 7 5 3
4
K J 10 8 3 2

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-7 172
1 NT opening
2 N +2 +170
+7 269

132. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Chagas Moss Villas-Boas Branco Greco BrancoP Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 8 6 4
Q 6 5 3 2
A 6
8 Table 7 5 2
7
K J 9 8 3 2
K 9 4
8797A 8796A
46462 =
Par NS +140 Q 10
A K 10 9
4
Q J 10 7 3 2

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-12 172
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 281

136. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul K 9 7
K Q 2
K 10 9 4 2
K 4

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

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

Q 6 5 2
10 7 6 4
—
Q J 10 9 8 Table A 10 8 4
A 8 3
Q 6 5
6 3 2
968A6 =
37537 =
Par NS +600 J 3
J 9 5
A J 8 7 3
A 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 185
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 281

140. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Graversen Kiema Clemmensen MadsenM Backstrom MadsenL Salomaa
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass Rdbl Pass 1 3 Pass 3 NT AP
2 AP

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

Q
Q J 7 6
K Q 10 9 7 6
10 8 Table A 8 7 3
10 9 5
A J
A Q 5 4
47325 =
96AA6 =
Par NS -420 10 6 4 2
4 3
8 4
J 9 7 3 2

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
+6 193
1 NT opening
3 NT E = -400
-6 281

142. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul Q 9
A Q 10 4
Q 9 6 4
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Freeman Spector Nickell Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell Demuy
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 5
K J 8 5 2
8 5 2
J 9 2 Table A K 3
7 6 3
K 7 3
K 7 5 4
9B8A9 9A8A9
22534 =
Par NS +650 J 8 7 6 4 2
9
A J 10
Q 6 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 199
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 282

143. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul 7 4
A K J 6
A 10 3 2
K 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Zia Hamman Rosenberg Fallenius Freeman Welland Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 5 2
4 3
K Q 7 4
J 7 5 2 Table 10 9 8 6
10 9 7
9 6 5
A Q 4
88988 =
45455 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 3
Q 8 5 2
J 8
9 6 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 209
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 282

145. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Weichsel Soloway Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

Q J 10 8 2
7
J 9 2
J 10 3 2 Table 7 6 5
8 4 2
K Q 7 5
7 5 4
C8CAA =
14132 =
Par NS +990 A 9 3
A K Q 10 3
10 4 3
Q 9

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 209
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+11 295

146. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Morse Antoff Wolff SimpsonA Richman Thomson
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 5 3
10 4
K 8 7 3
J 9 4 Table 8 2
A Q J 7 6
J 9 6
K 10 2
89889 89789
43543 =
Par NS +140 A K J 6
K 9 5 3
5 4
6 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 209
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 305

150. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Berkowitz Stromberg Cohen Zia Fredin Rosenberg Lindkvist
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 2
K 7 4
A J 5
8 6 5 2 Table A 9 8 3
A Q
10 7 6
9 7 4 3
65875 =
77568 77567
Par NS +110 7 4
J 9 6 5 3
9 4 2
K Q 10

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 209
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 313

152. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Rodwell Pszczola Meckstroth Soloway Lev Hamman Mohan
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 6 3
10 6
Q 6 4 2
J 10 3 Table K Q 8
A K Q 3
K 9
Q 8 7 5
65676 55665
77667 =
Par NS -90 J 9 2
9 8 7 4
7 5
K 9 4 2

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-7 209
1 NT opening
2 NT E -2 +200
+7 321

157. 2001 Spingold Round of 128, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul Q 9 7
J 2
A Q J 7 2
K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
McKellarG Litvack McKellarA TuckerW Maas Heron Trouwborst Kersey
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass

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

A 6
10 7 6 4
10 9 5
8 4 3 2 Table K J 10 4 3
A Q
8 6
A J 9 6
65684 64683
78759 =
Par NS -110 8 5 2
K 9 8 5 3
K 4 3
10 5

1 opening
2 N = +90
+6 215
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 324

160. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

W deals
None vul K Q J 3
A K 10 5
J 6 4
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey Ekeblad Molson Boyd Shenkin Robinson
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 6 4 2
Q 4 3
A Q 9
10 5 4 Table 10
J 9 8 6
10 7 5
A Q J 7 3
79785 =
63657 63647
Par NS +140 A 9 8 5
7 2
K 8 3 2
K 9 6

1 opening
3 S = +140
+5 220
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 326

161. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

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

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

10 9 4 3
K 9 8 5
6 4
Q 8 6 Table Q 8 7 5
Q 10
A K J 10
A 4 2
54666 44656
89677 89777
Par NS -140 6
6 4 3
9 8 5 2
K J 10 7 5

1 opening
2 × N -2 -300
-5 220
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -100
+5 331

165. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

W deals
None vul K Q J 3
A K 10 5
J 6 4
8 2

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

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

7 6 4 2
Q 4 3
A Q 9
10 5 4 Table 10
J 9 8 6
10 7 5
A Q J 7 3
79785 =
63657 63647
Par NS +140 A 9 8 5
7 2
K 8 3 2
K 9 6

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
-6 221
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 338

166. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 4

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

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

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

9 7 6
J 9
Q 9 3
A J 10 7 4 Table 10 5 4 2
Q 7 6 2
8 7
Q 5 2
78897 889A7
44436 =
Par NS +140 K 8 3
10 8 4 3
A K 6 4
K 8

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 221
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 350

167. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Koch Strafner AukenJ Simon TerraneoC Pedersen Barnay Raulund
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass 1 NT 4 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 6
Q 9 7 4 3
J 5
J 10 6 4 Table A Q 10 9 8 7 5 3
K 10
Q 8
A
748B9 438B9
59524 =
Par NS +300 —
J 6 5 2
10 9 7 3 2
K Q 5 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-10 221
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +50
+10 360

168. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Burn Bocchi Callaghan Hallberg de Falco SimpsonC Ferraro
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 6 3
Q 7 4 2
7 4
10 9 7 Table Q 7 5 4
10 9 6
A
Q J 8 5 2
968B7 A68B7
37526 =
Par NS +430 K J 9
A K 3
10 9 8 6 5
4 3

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-7 221
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 367

170. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 5
10 9 5 4
J
A J 6 5 2 Table J 9
A 8 7 3 2
Q 10 8 6
10 9
9A698 =
32745 =
Par NS +420 A K Q 3
J
K 9 7 5
8 7 4 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 221
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 377

173. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Branco Furunes Chagas Villas-Boas Helgemo Campos Austberg
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K J 8 5
A 7 4 2
8 7 5 4
9 Table Q 10 9 3
Q 8 3
3
Q 10 8 3 2
979B9 =
26224 26324
Par NS +600 4 2
K 10 9 6
A 10 2
A J 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+11 232
1 NT opening
3 S +2 +150
-11 378

179. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel Kamil Rodwell Becker Meckstroth
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 6
J 10 7 5
10 8 7
J 8 5 Table K 10 4 2
A K Q 6
J
9 7 4 2
987B9 =
24612 =
Par NS +400 A Q
9 8 3
6 5 3 2
K 10 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 240
1 NT opening
3 N +2 +150
-6 383

180. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Cohen WeinsteinH Berkowitz Burger Lazard Cayne Bramley
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 9 6
J 10 7 5
10 8 7
J 8 5 Table K 10 4 2
A K Q 6
J
9 7 4 2
987B9 =
24612 =
Par NS +400 A Q
9 8 3
6 5 3 2
K 10 6 3

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 240
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 389

181. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Lair Freeman Schwartz Martel Soloway Stansby Hamman
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 4 Pass
Pass 3 3 AP Pass Pass

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

K 10 8 5 4 3
J 2
J 6 2
8 2 Table 2
A Q 8 7 6 5 3
Q
A K J 3
574A8 =
56934 45934
Par NS +130 9 7
K 4
10 8 4 3
Q 10 7 5 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
+10 250
1 NT opening
4 E = -620
-10 389

185. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 93

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

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Multon Karwur Szwarc Mouiel Lasut Levy Manoppo
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

7 2
J 9 7 6 3 2
6
A J 4 2 Table K J 9 3
10
K Q 8 4 2
Q 7 6
97676 =
45666 45667
Par NS +600 Q 10 8 4
A 5 4
9 7
K 9 5 3

1 opening
2 × W -2 +500
+12 263
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-12 389

Data 9X41 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump