Data 9X42 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 53 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 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Meltzer SchwartzRO Mohan Garner Brogeland Smith Lindqvist
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT AP Pass

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

Q 10 5 4
Q 9 6 5
10 8 2
J 8 Table 7 3
K J 8 4
A Q 6
K 9 4 2
78698 78678
65734 =
Par NS +110 J 8 6 2
2
9 7 3
A 7 6 5 3

1 opening
2 NT N -3 -300
-5 0
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
+5 5

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Nickell Weichsel Katz Weinstein Lee Levin Glubok
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 8 3
5 4 3 2
J 8 3
8 3 Table K 4
A Q 9 7
10 9 5
10 7 4 2
CB9CC BB9BC
12311 =
Par NS +990 J 6 5
K J 10
A 6
K Q 9 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 0
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +490
Tie 5

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Ramos WolpertG Richter Kranyak Wooldridge Kolesnik LallJ Etter
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP Pass 6 NT AP

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

10 9 7 6 3
9 7
6 5 3
4 3 2 Table Q 8 2
K 10 5 3
Q 9 7 2
J 8
DBCCD =
02110 =
Par NS +1520 A J 4
A J 8 2
K 8
Q 10 7 5

1 opening
6 N = +920
-2 0
1 NT opening
6 NT N = +990
+2 7

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Woolsey Passell Stewart Koneru Dwyer Krekorian Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

9 4 2
A 9 8 4
Q 10 7
10 5 4 Table K 8 6 5 3
J 7 5
9 2
J 8 6
A9BBB A9BBC
34221 =
Par NS +920 7
Q 10 6 3 2
K J 8 5
A K 9

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 1
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 7

5. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul Q J 4
K Q
A J 4 3 2
K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Apteker Zimmermann Gower Multon Nunes Bosenberg Fantoni Eber
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 6 2
10 7 5 3
8 5
A 10 8 6 Table 9 8 5
A J 8 6 2
K 7
J 9 4
79696 =
43737 =
Par NS +140 A K 7 3
9 4
Q 10 9 6
Q 5 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+11 12
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 7

6. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Fantoni Helness Weinstein Helgemo Levin
Pass 1 Pass 2 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
10 K 7 6 3 6 10 K
3 2 Q K 4 2 Q K
5 4 9 Q 7 J Q 5
5 2 A 10 2 Q 5 4
4 5 10 7 A 8 5 7
A 8 5 2 10 7 3 5
6 2 A 9 6 2 J 9
J 3 4 8 10 tricks claimed
8 7 6 J
K Q 8 4

J 10 8 5
9 7 4 2
K 7
J 8 2 Table 9 7 3 2
Q 10
9 5 2
A Q 7 3
C9BCA =
14213 =
Par NS +990 A Q 6
8 6 5
Q 10 6
K 9 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 12
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 7

7. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Gromoeller Kamil Rehder Piekarek Rosenberg Smirnov Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

10 9 7 3
J 8 7 2
Q 7 2
7 3 Table A J 8
Q 5 3
J 10 4 3
10 8 6
BA9AC =
22431 =
Par NS +1370 Q 2
K 10 9
9 5
A K 9 5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-12 12
1 NT opening
6 N = +1370
+12 19

8. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

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

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

J 9
J 8 4
Q 9 7
J 9 7 6 3 Table A Q 8
10 6 5 2
5 3
A 8 4 2
A97A6 A9796
24326 =
Par NS +630 10 7 4 3 2
A K Q 9
6 2
10 5

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 12
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 19

9. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul A K Q 2
J 10
Q J 10 5 4
K 10

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

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

J 6 5
9 7 5
A 8 2
Q J 8 3 Table 10 4 3
K Q 8 4 3 2
6
A 9 7
58496 =
44937 =
Par NS -140 9 8 7
A 6
K 9 7 3
6 5 4 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
-1 12
1 NT opening
3 N = +140
+1 20

10. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Kolesnik Gitelman Munday Moss Cheek Hinze Grue YangD
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

6 2
J 6 5 4 2
K 10 4 3
9 2 Table J 7 5
10 9 3
J 7
K J 7 6 5
BD9BA =
20423 =
Par NS +2210 A 9 8 4
K Q 8
8 2
A 8 4 3

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 25
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
-13 20

11. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Zagorin Willenken Bathurst Drijver Zia Brink Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 7 6
K 7 6
6
K J 9 4 3 Table 10 8 3 2
4
K 9 8 5 2
8 5 2
97B97 =
26236 =
Par NS +650 A 9 5
A 10 9 8 3
Q 10 4
10 6

1 opening
4 S = +620
-2 25
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
+2 22

12. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Liaqat Nickell Said Askari Rodwell Gheewala Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 3 2
A K 9
5 2
Q J 4 3 Table 9 4
4 2
A 10 9 8 7 3
8 6 2
99967 =
33465 =
Par NS +600 Q 8 5
8 7 5 3
J 4
A K 9 5

1 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 25
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
Tie 22

13. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Kwiecien Meckstroth Pszczola Pratap Nickell GordonM Katz
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6 2
10 9 8 4 2
10 9 2
A 9 Table J 9 8 3
A J 6 5
A 7 5
7 6
787AA =
35633 =
Par NS +130 K 5 4
Q 7
6
K Q 10 8 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-3 25
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
+3 25

14. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
YangD Levin WeinsteinJ Weinstein Fleisher Stark Kamil Baseggio
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 2
Q J 8 7 6
J 10 9 6
6 4 Table K 10 5
A K
8 7
K 10 9 7 3 2
AA797 99797
33535 =
Par NS +430 A J 8 7 4 3
10 9 5 4
3
Q 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+11 36
1 NT opening
4 S -2 -100
-11 25

15. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Cohler Meckstroth Spector Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman
Pass 1 1 3 Pass 1 NT 3 3 NT
Pass 3 NT 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

4
A 7 6 3
9 6 5 3
K 10 9 6 Table A 10 9 7 5 3 2
Q 9 5 4 2
—
4
843A8 =
39A34 39A33
Par NS -200 Q 8 6
8
A Q J 4
J 8 7 5 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
-15 36
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+15 40

16. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Edgtton Campos Gosney Nunn Amaral Hans Chagas
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 6 AP

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

10 6
J 10 8
5 2
J 10 9 8 5 2 Table A 3
Q 7 5 4 3
Q 9 7 6 4
Q
BC898 =
21445 =
Par NS +1430 Q J 8 7 4 2
A 2
3
A 7 6 3

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 49
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
-13 40

17. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

W deals
Both vul Q 10 9
A J 10
A J 9 4
A J 9

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Bathurst Ekeblad Zagorin Grue Cohen LallJ Wolfson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 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
7 5 J Q 3 5 9 J
A 4 3 2 9 4 K Q
J 5 6 Q 3 2 A 5
A 9 3 K J 10 6 2
6 10 4 6 10 3 K A
9 10 K 9 12 tricks claimed
8 2 4 3
7 4 9 5
5 2 A 3
10 Q K 2
7 7 J 8

A J 6 2
9 4 2
Q 10 7 2
Q 2 Table 8 7 4 3
Q 8 3
K 5 3
10 5 4
B9BAB =
14131 =
Par NS +660 K 5
K 7 6 5
8 6
K 8 7 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-2 49
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+2 42

18. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hurd Meckstroth Wooldridge Bathurst Katz Zagorin Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 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
J 2 5 A 6 3 Q 4
K 4 6 3 5 J 8 10
9 2 K A A 4 2 3
8 A 2 7 K J 6 5
5 6 J Q 7 2 9 3
9 K 4 J 11 tricks claimed
8
10 tricks claimed

Q
A 7 6 5 4 3
10 9 8
10 5 3 Table K 10 8 6 2
8 2
Q 5 4 2
J 4
B989B =
24422 =
Par NS +460 A J 9 3
K 10
J 7
Q 9 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 49
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 43

19. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Bakhshi Gu Delmonte Grue Kang Cheek Sun
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 5 5 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Dbl 4 NT Pass 5
Dbl 6 AP

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

Q J 9 6
5
10 5
A J 8 5 3 2 Table A 10 7
2
9 8 3 2
Q 9 7 6 4
44AA3 =
2822A =
Par NS +100 5 2
A Q 10 9 8 7 4
A 7 4
10

1 opening
6 S -2 -200
-3 49
1 NT opening
6 N -1 -100
+3 46

20. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Jackson Moss Sher Gitelman Hampson Baseggio Greco WeinsteinJ
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 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
Q A 2 3 J A 2 3
9 5 8 2 A 10 2 3
10 6 Q A 5 J K 4
J 5 4 K Q 6 5 3
2 3 A 10 9 8 5 4
5 J K 7
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

9 6 4 2
7 6 5
J 10
Q J 9 3 Table Q J 10
A 4 3 2
8 6 4 3
K 2
A8AA9 =
35334 =
Par NS +430 A 8 7 5
J 10 9
A 5
10 7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 49
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 46

21. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Fantoni BessisM Nunes Saelensminde Helness Brogeland Helgemo
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A J 6
K 10 9 3
7 5 4 3 2
8 Table 8 5 4
J 8 6 2
J 8 6
A 10 9
A979A AA7AB
33632 23632
Par NS +630 Q 10 9 7 3
A 7 4
—
Q J 5 4 3

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-12 49
1 NT opening
5 S = +600
+12 58

22. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski Olivieri Multon Weed de Falco Bompis Cayne Pilon
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

4 3 2
K 10 5
Q 4
Q J 10 6 4 Table K J 8 7 5
J 9 7 6 4
9 5
3
B88DB =
15302 =
Par NS +1440 A Q 6
8
J 10 6 3
A 8 7 5 2

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 59
1 NT opening
5 S +2 +440
-10 58

23. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul 9 6 3
Q 5
A 8 5
A K Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohler McNamaraM Rosenberg McNamaraS Yates Lev Wolkowitz Pszczola
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 5
K J 9 3
10 9 7 6 3
8 5 Table K 7 4
A 7
K 4 2
10 9 7 6 3
88758 =
44585 =
Par NS +100 A J 10 8 2
10 8 6 4 2
Q J
2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
+2 61
1 NT opening
4 S -2 -100
-2 58

24. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul A K 7 4
6 5
A K 8 4
K 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Moss El Ahmady Gitelman Diamond Weinstein Platnick Levin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

10 8 6
A Q 9
J 7 6
Q 6 4 3 Table Q J 2
K 10 2
9 5
A J 8 7 5
58794 =
74549 =
Par NS +100 9 5 3
J 8 7 4 3
Q 10 3 2
10

1 opening
3 N = +110
Tie 61
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
Tie 58

25. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Kirmse de Wijs Gromoeller Elinescu Ramondt Wladow Westra
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 2
Q 9 4 3 2
A 8 6 2
J Table Q 10 6 5
8 6 5
K Q 5
7 4 3
A878B =
25652 =
Par NS +430 7 4 3
J 7
J 3
A K 10 9 8 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 61
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 59

26. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Skrzypczak Nickell Gierulski Martens Rodwell Jassem Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

A J 4 3
J 7 5
9 7 6
10 9 5 Table Q 9 6 5
K 10 9 8 4
A 2
J 6
966AA =
37732 37632
Par NS +600 10 7 2
Q 6 2
Q 4 3
A 7 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 71
1 NT opening
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 59

27. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes WeinsteinH Fantoni Garner Welland Cayne Glubok Seamon
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 3 3 AP Pass

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

Q J 9 4
A 9 7 5
9 4
J 10 8 Table A 8 7 6
8 3
A 2
Q 7 6 3 2
75895 =
58438 =
Par NS +110 K 10 3
10 4 2
K 10 8 5
9 5 4

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
Tie 71
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 59

28. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

W deals
N-S vul K
Q 7 6 5
K Q 9 7
A K 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Seamon Hurd Cayne Levin Willenken Weinstein Baze
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 Dbl 3 AP Pass Dbl Pass 3
3 AP

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

J 8 3
A J 8
10 5 2
Q 9 4 3 Table A 10 7 6 5 2
K 10
A 6 3
6 5
55887 54887
58556 58555
Par NS -110 Q 9 4
9 4 3 2
J 8 4
J 8 2

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+6 77
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
-6 59

29. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Garozzo Becker Reisig Cayne Willenken Seamon Baze
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

8 7 6 2
Q 8
8 2
A J 10 8 5 Table K 10 9 3
9 7 4
J 10
Q 9 3 2
86BB6 B6CB7
27125 =
Par NS +1400 A 5 4
10 6 5 2
K 7 4 3
K 4

1 opening
5 S +1 +680
Tie 77
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
Tie 59

30. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Nussbaum Woolsey Saxe Stark Morse Baseggio Wolff
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
8 J 3 2 Q
12 tricks won K 4 2 8
A 7 5 Q
J 9 6 5
Q K A 2
K 8 5 10
4 7
12 tricks claimed

8 7 6 2
Q 8
8 2
A J 10 8 5 Table K 10 9 3
9 7 4
J 10
Q 9 3 2
86BB6 B6CB7
27125 =
Par NS +1400 A 5 4
10 6 5 2
K 7 4 3
K 4

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
Tie 77
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
Tie 59

31. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Versace Dai Lauria Duboin ShiM Bocchi Zhuang
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 4 4 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 6 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K J 8 4 3
6 5 3
2
9 7 4 2 Table 10 9 7 5
10
A Q 7
J 10 8 5 3
95BC5 C5BC5
17118 =
Par NS +1100 A Q 2
Q 9 7 4 2
K 9 5 3
Q

1 opening
6 S = +1430
Tie 77
1 NT opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 59

32. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 1

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

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

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

Q 10 8 7 3
Q 5 2
Q 8 6 3
Q Table A 9
9 7 6
K
K 10 8 7 6 5 4
A7997 =
35336 =
Par NS +430 K 6 2
J 10 8 4
7 5 4
J 9 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-4 77
1 NT opening
2 N = +90
+4 63

33. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

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

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

10 7 4 2
K 9 4
Q 4
J 10 6 2 Table A K
10 7
A K J 9 7 6 2
9 5
47847 =
85596 =
Par NS -100 9 6 3
J 8 6 5 2
8 5
Q 4 3

1 opening
3 E = -110
-5 77
1 NT opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+5 68

34. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Martel Zia Stansby Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

10 9 3
A K 8 4
Q 2
J 10 5 2 Table A 6 5 2
9 2
J 7 6
Q 9 6 3
77896 =
56547 =
Par NS +110 Q J 8
J 10 6 3
K 10 8 3
8 7

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 77
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 68

35. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Wildavsky Weinstein Doub
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

Q J 6
9 5 3 2
A 7
10 9 6 2 Table 10 2
Q J 6
Q 6 3 2
K J 8 3
78786 78776
64657 =
Par NS +110 K 9 8 7
8 7 4
8 5 4
A 5 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
Tie 77
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 68

36. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Wildavsky Smith Doub Morse Weinstein Wolff Levin
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
4 4 AP Pass

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

Q 5 2
Q 6
K 7 6 3 2
Q 4 2 Table K 9
10 9 8 2
J
A 9 7 6 5 3
9A995 =
22348 =
Par NS +500 8 6 4 3
A 5 4 3
9 8 5
K 10

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 89
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-12 68

37. 2001 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Stansby Helness Martel Sontag Groetheim Weichsel Aa
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 6
K 9 6 5 2
2
K J 9 8 Table K 5 2
4 3
J 10 9 8 7
Q 5 2
89787 89788
54655 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 7
A J 7
K 4 3
7 6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 101
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 68

38. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Stansby Granovetter Martel Larsen Lipsitz Meltzer Ekeblad
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 Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 J 3 Q 7 4 3 Q
K A 3 9 Q A 3 2
11 tricks won 7 2 10 Q
7 4 J 5
6 9 K 5
10 8 8 6
8 3 6 2
8 4 K 4
A 5 9 6
10 2 A 9
3 10 A 5

J 10 6 5 4
3 2
9 5 2
Q 5 2 Table 7 3
K 9 8 7 5
A 4
J 10 6 4
A99A9 =
24424 =
Par NS +630 A K 2
J 10 6 4
J 6 3
A 9 8

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
-1 101
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+1 69

39. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Tuszynski Bocchi Jassem Duboin Lauria Pszczola Versace Kwiecien
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2 AP
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 AP

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

3 2
J 9 6
K 10 9 5
A J 5 2 Table K J 8 6 5
A Q
J 7 6 4
K 3
54736 53635
896A7 =
Par NS -140 9 7 4
8 4 3 2
8 3 2
10 7 4

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
-3 101
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -50
+3 72

40. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Bocchi Chagas Duboin Ferraro Villas-Boas de Falco Campos
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th

A 9 3
9 7 5
K J 6
J 7 6 2 Table 10 7 5
6 4
Q 10 9 8 2
A 4 3
7AA79 =
43264 =
Par NS +420 Q 8 6 4 2
Q J 8 2
4 3
K 9

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 101
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 72

41. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Engel Chagas v.Middelem Branco Campos Coenraets Villas-Boas Jeunen
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 2 NT Pass Pass Dbl
3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

7 5 4
2
Q 7 6 4
A J 8 6 2 Table A J
J 8 6 5 3
J
Q 10 7 5 4
8A9A4 =
22428 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 9 6
Q 10 9 7 4
A 10 8
3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 101
1 NT opening
5 S = +400
+10 82

42. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Duboin Zmudzinski Bocchi Lauria Kwiecien Versace Pszczola
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 6
6 4 3
9 6 3 2
K 6 4 Table K 9
K Q 9 7 2
7 5
J 8 5 2
DD9DB DD9DA
00402 =
Par NS +1520 A Q J 4 3 2
5
K J 4
10 7 3

1 opening
4 N +3 +510
Tie 101
1 NT opening
4 N +3 +510
Tie 82

43. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul A K 3
J 6
K 9 6 4
A J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Campos Kokish Villas-Boas Mittelman Hanna Chagas Lebi Branco
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 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
3 A 2 4 8 2 7 A
6 3 Q K 6 3 Q K
K 8 5 2 6 K 4 J
7 4 J 9 J 9 A 4
9 10 8 6 10 5 4 5
A 5 4 2 11 tricks claimed

10 9 7 6 5
K 5 4
J 8
K 6 3 Table 8 4
9 3
Q 7 3 2
Q 10 7 5 2
A9CA8 =
23135 =
Par NS +1430 Q J 2
A Q 10 8 7 2
A 10 5
4

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 114
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
-13 82

44. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A J 6
K 9 7
K J 7 6 4
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Muller Canelas de Boer Reis Castanheira Ramondt Pessoa Maas
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Dbl 5
Pass 6 AP

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

K 10
6 4 2
Q 5 3 2
6 4 3 2 Table 9 8 7 4
5
10 9 8
Q J 10 9 7
DCDC8 =
01015 01014
Par NS +1520 Q 5 3 2
A Q J 10 8 3
A
K 5

1 opening
6 S +1 +1010
Tie 114
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
Tie 82

45. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Silverman Soloway Wolfson Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

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

Q 5 4
9 8 5 2
K 10 6 5
K 5 Table J 8 7 6
K Q 7
J 8 7
A 7 2
67769 =
66664 =
Par NS +110 9 3
10 6
A 4 2
J 10 8 6 4 3

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 114
1 NT opening
3 N = +110
+4 86

46. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul K 9
K Q 10 7
K J 10 9 3
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Chagas Helness Branco Janz Saelensminde Mello Brogeland
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 4 2
J 9 6
Q 2
8 7 6 2 Table Q 8 5 3
A 5 3 2
A 7 5
J 10
B8ABB =
25222 =
Par NS +460 A 7 6
8 4
8 6 4
K Q 9 5 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 114
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 86

47. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Rosenberg Sontag Zia Martel Jacobs Stansby Katz
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass

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

8 3 2
9 6 4
J 6 2
Q J 10 8 Table K Q 6 5
Q 10 7
A K 3
K 9 6
66776 56665
87668 77557
Par NS -120 10 9 7
K 5 2
8 7 5
7 5 4 3

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
-5 114
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 91

48. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

W deals
None vul A 9 3 2
A 4 3
A J 8 7
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Martel Boyd Stansby Robinson
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 10 5
Q 7 5
6 5
9 5 3 2 Table K 7 4
K J 9 2
10 3
K Q J 10
86695 =
56747 =
Par NS +120 8 6
10 8 6
K Q 9 4 2
8 7 6

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+1 115
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +110
-1 91

49. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Rosenberg Becker Zia Wolfson Boyd Silverman Robinson
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

9 8 6
5 4 2
K Q 9 6 2
5 4 Table Q 7 4 2
6
A 8
A K 10 9 8 2
85864 75864
57478 =
Par NS +100 10 5 3
A 10 9 7 3
4 3
Q 7 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
Tie 115
1 NT opening
3 N = +140
Tie 91

50. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Sun Stansby LiuC Martel Zia WangW Rosenberg LiX
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 Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 Q 7 2 6 J 7 2
9 A 3 2 3 4 A 8
8 A 4 5 K 3 4 J
9 tricks won 7 5
9 tricks claimed

A K J 7
7 4
J 10 9 2
10 8 7 Table 8 4 2
Q 10 8 6 5
3
J 6 4 3
AA9A9 BA9A9
23433 =
Par NS +460 9 6
K J 9 3
A Q 8 4
Q 9 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 115
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 91

51. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Balicki Mari Zmudzinski Romanski Multon Kowalski Mouiel
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 2
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

10 5 3 2
K J 7 6
5
K 5 4 3 Table A K J 8 6
10
K Q 4 2
9 8 7
63896 63786
79557 78447
Par NS -140 9 4
9 8 5 4 3 2
J 10 8
Q 10

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
Tie 115
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
Tie 91

52. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Burgess Hanna Richman Fraser Delogu RothfieldC Thurston RothfieldJ
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 6 4
7 5
A Q 6 5
7 6 3 Table 10 7 2
K Q 4
4 2
Q 10 9 5 2
98997 99A97
34346 =
Par NS +620 5 3
A 9 8 6 2
K J 9
J 8 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 115
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+12 103

53. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Burgess Rosenberg Richman Zia Stansby Browne Martel Bagchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5 4 2
Q J 3 2
Q
10 9 8 7 Table Q 10 3
K 4
A J 10 3
6 5 3 2
77786 =
56557 66657
Par NS +90 J 8 6
A 8 7 5
7 6 5 2
K J

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 115
1 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+5 108

Data 9X42 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump