Data 9X44 Main

One Diamond vs One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 14-15 HCP

A total of 90 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 6 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 1 9 4
9 6 4
K 9 6 5
K Q 6 2 Coren
West

1

Lead
6
7
2
A
9
K
2
2
K Nickell
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
4
5
A
4
3
J
J
6
9 Kamil
East
Pass
2

3rd
10
A
5
6
Q
8
J
A
3 Katz
South
1
AP

4th
Q
3
4
5
7
10
8
4
8 Meckstroth
West

Pass

Lead
A
3
J
J
2
10
5 Ekeblad
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
2
5
2
Q
6 Rodwell
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
J
4
5
K
7 Dwyer
South
1 NT

4th
6
A
7
A
9
8
A K 10 5
K 5
Q 7 2
10 8 4 3 Table J 7 3 2
8 7 3 2
A 4
J 7 5

Par +110
3 NS Q 8 6
A Q J 10
J 10 8 3
A 9

1 NT +6 1 NT 6-1 2 W = -110 1 NT S +1 +120

2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 2 A 9 8 6 3
J 3
K 9 3
7 5 3 Platnick
West

1
3

Lead
3
K
4
2
7
A
2 Seamon
NORTH
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
6
A
J
5
8
7
8 Diamond
East
Pass
3
4

3rd
A
3
K
K
Q
3
K Pszczola
South
1
Pass
AP

4th
2
4
2
A
9
4
J Sontag
West

Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
4
2
10
8
5
9
2
3 Bathurst
NORTH
Pass
2
2

2nd
K
3
4
Q
K
4
7
Q Berkowitz
East
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
3
9
A
Q
K Moss
South
1 NT
2
4

4th
5
A
J
7
2
8
J
K 4
Q 8 5 4 2
10 8 7
A J 9 Table Q J 2
K 10 9 7 6
J 4
10 8 4

Par +140
3 NS 10 7 5
A
A Q 6 5 2
K Q 6 2

1 +5 Even 6-6 4 W -2 +100 4 N -1 -100

2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 6 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 3 9 4
9 6 4
K 9 6 5
K Q 6 2 Bathurst
West

1

Lead
6
4
A
3
2
Q
10
K Pratap
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
4
6
8
7
A
K
Q
J Moss
East
Pass
3

3rd
10
7
2
5
5
6
J
Q M.Gordon
South
1
AP

4th
Q
9
5
A
4
3
8
3 Pszczola
West

Pass

Lead
A
5
J
8
7
10
9
6
K Hampson
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
9
2
7
A
Q
3
2 Seamon
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
J
5
6
5
K
3
Q Greco
South
1 NT

4th
6
Q
4
A
4
2
10
K
A K 10 5
K 5
Q 7 2
10 8 4 3 Table J 7 3 2
8 7 3 2
A 4
J 7 5

Par +110
3 NS Q 8 6
A Q J 10
J 10 8 3
A 9

1 NT +3 1 NT 9-6 3 W -1 +50 1 NT S +2 +150

2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 7 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 4 Q 7 4
Q J 8 2
K J 6
J 6 3 Diamond
West

Pass
AP

Lead
9
8
5
7
3
6
10
10
7
K
6 Pszczola
NORTH
Pass
1

2nd
3
9
2
J
4
2
7
3
9
8
A Platnick
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
A
5
J
Q
4
Q
A
2 Seamon
South
1
1 NT

4th
Q
A
6
K
2
5
3
6
5
J Berkowitz
West

Pass

Lead
9
6
3
7
K
J Hampson
NORTH
Pass
3 NT

2nd
3
A
4
10
2
A Sontag
East
Pass
AP

3rd
5
2
J
Q
3
8 Greco
South
1 NT

4th
Q
3
A
4
7
4
8 5 3
A
9 7 5 4
A 10 9 8 7 Table J 9 6 2
K 9 5 4 3
A 2
5 4

Par +120
2 NT NS A K 10
10 7 6
Q 10 8 3
K Q 2

1 NT +7 1 NT 16-6 1 NT S +1 +120 3 NT S = +400

2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 5 8 7 2
K 9 8 2
6 3
A 10 6 5 Helness
West

1 NT

Lead
2
J
9
10
4
K
9
8
10
J
5 Lynch
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
K
10
J
2
4
Q
7
4
7 Helgemo
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
6
2
Q
10
6
A
7
9
A Passell
South
1
Pass

4th
A
3
5
3
K
3
8
5
J
Q Bramley
West

Pass

Lead
2
2
5
7
J
9
2
3
7
4
A Nunes
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
J
3
Q
2
5
3
5
A
7
8 Stansby
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
A
K
6
7
10
K
K
9
9
6 Fantoni
South
1 NT

4th
J
8
4
5
Q
6
4
4
J
6
J 5 4
A J 5
A Q 9 2
Q J 4 Table A 10 6 3
10 7 6 4
10 5 4
8 3

Par +90
2 NS K Q 9
Q 3
K J 8 7
K 9 7 2

1 NT +5 1 NT 21-6 1 NT W = -90 1 NT S +1 +120

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 13 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 6 9 5 2
J 10 3 2
9 3
J 9 7 4 J.Huang
West

Dbl
2
4

Lead
9
A
J
4
8
K
Q
A
4 Syed
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
4
Q
6
2
Q
2
5
2
9 R.Chen
East
Pass
1 NT
3

3rd
K
3
9
K
7
7
10
4
A Nonoo
South
1
2
Pass

4th
6
5
10
3
5
3
J
6
2 Maci
West

2

Lead
A
K
J
4
10
A
K
4
A
7
Q
8 N.Shen
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
Q
7
2
Q
2
3
9
8
J
5
J Basiony
East
Pass
2

3rd
3
9
10
K
7
4
5
A
6
K
10
6 C.Ho
South
1 NT
AP

4th
10
5
4
3
5
6
Q
3
9
2
2
7
K Q 8 6 4
A K 9 7
Q 6
Q 3 Table A 10 7
8 5 4
10 5 4
A 6 5 2

Par -140
3 EW J 3
Q 6
A K J 8 7 2
K 10 8

1 +7 1 NT 22-13 4 W -2 +200 2 E = -110

2013 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 7 Q 8 7 4 2
Q
K Q 10 5
7 4 3 Willenken
West

2

Lead
A
A
3 Spector
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
6
6
9 Rosenberg
East
Pass
4

3rd
8
10
Q Becker
South
1
AP

4th
3
2
7 Moss
West

2
AP

Lead
A
A
A
3 Fleisher
NORTH
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
6
6
9 Gitelman
East
Pass
4

3rd
Q
8
10
Q Kamil
South
1 NT
Dbl

4th
4
3
2
7
K J 10 9 6
K J 9 8 2
9 6
10 Table 3
7 6 5 4 3
8 7 2
A K Q 6

Par -100
4 × NS -1 A 5
A 10
A J 4 3
J 9 8 5 2
1 NT +2 1 NT 24-13 4 E -1 +50 4 × E -1 +100

2013 USBC Round of 32, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 8 Q J 9 6 3
A Q 2
10 7 5 3
3 Wooldridge
West

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
5
5
2
3
3
7
9
J
7 Pszczola
NORTH
Pass
1
3
3 NT

2nd
10
A
6
4
2
5
10
4
A
K Hurd
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
K
J
A
Q
6
K
J
7
6
6 Seamon
South
1
2
3

4th
2
8
2
K
Q
4
A
3
3
10 Sontag
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
3
2
4
5
7
5
Q J.Lall
NORTH
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
2
10
6
10
2
5
4
4
8 Berkowitz
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
J
6
A
J
K
K
9
6
7 Hamman
South
1 NT
2

4th
8
Q
4
K
A
2
A
6
8
10 4
K 7 6 5
J 8 4 2
K 8 6 Table A K 8 5
J 9 4 3
6
J 10 9 5

Par +140
3 NS 7 2
10 8
A K Q 9
A Q 7 4 2

1 NT +11 1 NT 35-13 3 NT N -2 -100 3 NT S = +400

2013 USBC Semifinal, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 9 A 9 7 2
Q 9 4
K 8 3
10 8 4 Bathurst
West

Pass
AP

Lead
Q
2
5
A
J
8
A
4
4
5 Katz
NORTH
Pass
1

2nd
A
7
J
6
Q
9
6
7
7
10 Dwyer
East
Pass
Dbl

3rd
6
10
2
Q
A
3
3
K
4
2 Nickell
South
1
2

4th
4
K
9
3
6
3
2
10
8
8 Weinstein
West

Pass

Lead
Q
7
Q
4
3
A
9
5
J
4 Kranyak
NORTH
Pass
3 NT

2nd
2
8
A
6
10
5
6
2
K
5 Levin
East
Pass
AP

3rd
6
J
3
K
J
8
7
10
A
J G.Wolpert
South
1 NT

4th
5
2
4
2
7
Q
7
3
8
K Q 10
10 8 6 2
7 6
7 6 5 3 Table 8 6
K 7 5 3
Q 10 2
K Q J 9

Par +620
4 NS J 5 4 3
A J
A J 9 5 4
A 2

1 NT +10 1 NT 45-13 2 N +1 +140 3 NT S = +600

2012 World Championship Qualifying, Round 9 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 10 9 5
A 10 5 4
10 4
J 9 7 5 3 Gheewala
West

1 NT

Lead
5
2
Q
3
10
9
6
10
6
8 Meckstroth
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
K
10
9
A
4
5
5
K
10 Askari
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
5
7
J
6
3
4
3
Q Rodwell
South
1
Pass

4th
4
4
8
J
2
2
2
K
6
A Nickell
West

Pass

Lead
6
4
J
K
3
9
6
10
Q
5 Said
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
7
5
8
4
3
K
5
8
J Katz
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
6
5
A
K
3
Q
3
Q Liaqat
South
1 NT

4th
8
9
A
6
J
8
2
2
10
J 10 8
9 8
A Q 9 6 3
A K 4 Table Q 6 4 3
Q J 7 6
7 5 2
Q 2

Par -120
2 NT EW A K 7 2
K 3 2
K J 8
10 8 6

1 +3 1 NT 45-16 1 NT W = -90 1 NT S -2 -200

Data 9X44 Main

Top One Diamond vs One Notrump

2012 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 11 K 9 7 6
K
8 7 6 3
Q J 4 2 Lauria
West

Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
Q
3
10
K
K
A
J
2 Zimmermann
NORTH
Pass
1
3

2nd
K
5
6
2
A
8
6 Versace
East
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
7
7
2
6
3 Multon
South
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
5
Q
A
10
5
9
6 Nunes
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
10
9
8
Q
3
J
K
2 Duboin
NORTH
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
K
7
8
A
K
4
5
6
A
7 Fantoni
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
3
K
4
J
2
6
J
4
7
7 Sementa
South
1 NT
2

4th
5
3
6
5
3
2
Q
A
9
8
8 5
Q J 10 2
A Q 4 2
A 8 3 Table Q J 10 4 2
9 7 4 3
5
7 6 5

Par +130
4 South A 3
A 8 6 5
K J 10 9
K 10 9

1 NT +5 1 NT 50-16 3 NT S -1 -50 2 NT S = +120

2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 1 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 12 9 5 4
A J 8
9
K J 9 8 6 5 Greco
West

Pass
AP

Lead
4
A
3
K
9
9
K
4
Q
6 Wold
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
J
2
6
Q
2
8
5
7
6 Hampson
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
5
A
3
J
5
6
8
2 Bates
South
1
2

4th
K
4
2
3
A
10
3
10
9 Jacobs
West

Pass

Lead
2
A
10
8
A
Q Moss
NORTH
Pass
3 NT

2nd
4
2
4
3
9 Beatty
East
Pass
AP

3rd
6
5
J
10
7 Gitelman
South
1 NT

4th
J
4
Q
5
K
A Q 10 2
9 6 4
A 5
10 7 3 2 Table 8 7 6
Q 7 5 2
Q 10 3 2
Q 4

Par +130
4 South K J 3
K 10 3
K J 8 7 6 4
A

1 +4 1 NT 51-20 2 S = +90 3 NT S -1 -50

2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 5 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 13 Q 9 8 4
J 7 3 2
10 9 7
A 4 Greco
West

Dbl

Lead
3
A
5
9
J
A
2
10
J
5 Chambers
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
2
3
2
4
6
10
K
3
10 Hampson
East
Pass
1 NT

3rd
7
8
K
Q
3
8
Q
A
9
4 Schermer
South
1
AP

4th
4
6
4
7
K
7
5
8
6
8 Jacobs
West

Pass

Lead
J
A
2
10
3
2
9
9 Moss
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
6
10
4
4
5
8
6 Beatty
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
8
Q
3
8
A
4 Gitelman
South
1 NT

4th
K
3
7
Q
Q
9
5
J 10 6
A Q 10 5
Q 8
K 6 5 3 Table 7 5 3
K 9 8
K 6 4
J 10 9 8

Par +110
3 NS A K 2
6 4
A J 5 3 2
Q 7 2

1 +2 1 NT 51-22 1 NT E -3 +150 1 NT S = +90

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 8 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 14 K 5 2
9 5
10 8 6 2
A Q 8 6 Martens
West

1
AP

Lead
5
J
A
3
A
Q
A
5
4
Q
10
3 Upmark
NORTH
Pass
Dbl

2nd
6
9
6
9
4
10
2
6
2
7
8
7 Jassem
East
Pass
2

3rd
7
8
2
K
3
4
7
J
5
4
5
J Cullin
South
1
2

4th
K
2
8
10
3
J
9
K
Q
8
Q
9 Fredin
West

Pass

Lead
2
K
J
3
A
Q
2
5
Q
6
J Narkiewicz
NORTH
Pass
3 NT

2nd
5
9
5
6
4
10
7
6
4
7
2 Fallenius
East
Pass
AP

3rd
Q
6
8
K
3
4
K
J
9
J
10 Buras
South
1 NT

4th
K
2
7
8
3
4
A
9
8
9
A
J 9 6
A J 8 4 2
A 5
9 5 3 Table Q 10 8
Q 6 3
Q J 7
10 7 4 2

Par +110
2 NS A 7 4 3
K 10 7
K 9 4 3
K J

1 +3 1 NT 52-25 2 S -1 -100 3 NT S -2 -200

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 11 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 15 J 4
7 3
A Q J 6
J 9 8 7 6 Duboin
West

Pass

Lead
3
4
2
2
4 v.Prooijen
NORTH
Pass
1 NT

2nd
5
6
3
K
7 Sementa
East
Pass
AP

3rd
7
Q
J
A
8 Verhees
South
1

4th
J
2
Q
3
Q Brink
West

Pass

Lead
4
7
J
4
A
K
10
A
7
3 Bocchi
NORTH
Pass
3 NT

2nd
3
3
3
6
10
5
8
8
4
8 Drijver
East
Pass
AP

3rd
J
J
5
Q
6
6
Q
9
10
Q Madala
South
1 NT

4th
Q
2
2
7
8
4
9
9
K
2
10 7 2
A 10 9 4
8 5 3
A K 3 Table K 8 6 3
J 8 6 2
9 4 2
Q 4

Par +110
3 NS A Q 9 5
K Q 5
K 10 7
10 5 2

1 +6 1 NT 52-31 1 NT N +1 +120 3 NT S -1 -100

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 16 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 16 9 8 2
Q 7 6
Q 10 2
10 8 6 3 Fredin
West

Pass

Lead
A
J
Q
6
2
9
8
10
5
4
4 Martel
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
2
K
8
9
Q
5
7
7
7 Fallenius
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
4
6
10
10
3
K
A
3
10 Stansby
South
1

4th
J
A
5
K
4
2
6
J
Q
K Weinstein
West

Pass

Lead
3
Q
7
J
4
4
10
9
4 Nystrom
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
K
2
9
6
5
Q
7
A Levin
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
3
8
10
K
A
2
6 Bertheau
South
1 NT

4th
J
7
9
4
K
7
3
2
8
J 6
K 10 3 2
J 8 7 6
A K 9 Table Q 10 5 4
A 9 8 4
K 3
7 5 4

Par -110
2 EW A K 7 3
J 5
A 9 5 4
Q J 2

1 NT +4 1 NT 57-31 1 S -1 -50 1 NT S = +90

2011 USBC Final, Segment 1 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 17 9 6 2
K Q 7 3
6 3
J 9 5 4 Bathurst
West

1
2
AP

Lead
Q
2
Q
10
J
J
7
10
5 Gitelman
NORTH
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
A
K
6
8
9
Q
6 Zagorin
East
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
A
10
3
3
7
7
4
A Moss
South
1
Dbl
3

4th
K
3
2
2
4
6
3
4 Greco
West

2

Lead
6
3 J.Lall
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
2 Hampson
East
Pass
4

3rd
K
Q Grue
South
1 NT
AP

4th
4
4
Q J 10 8 5 4
10
K 10
A Q 10 8 Table A 7 3
9 8 6 5 4 2
A 9 2
3

Par -1430
6 EW K
A J
Q J 8 7 5 4
K 7 6 2

1 +11 1 NT 57-42 3 S -3 -150 4 W +2 -680

2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 18 9 4 2
8 7 3
J 2
A K 10 5 3 Platnick
West

Pass

Lead
5
5
J
9
K
10
5
8
Q G.Wolpert
NORTH
Pass
1 NT

2nd
Q
4
6
Q
4
5
3
6
A Diamond
East
Pass
AP

3rd
A
6
3
A
7
8
9
J
2 Kranyak
South
1

4th
3
J
2
7
8
7
8
4
3 Smith
West

Pass

Lead
7
J
8
9
K
10
5 Hampson
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
Q
4
6
7
5
3 B.Cohen
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
3
3
A
7
8
9 Greco
South
1 NT

4th
J
2
Q
4
8
4
4
A 10 8 7 5
A 9 4
6 4
Q 8 6 Table 6 3
K 6 5
K Q 10 5 3
7 4 2

Par +120
2 NT NS K Q J
Q J 10 2
A 9 8 7
J 9

1 +2 1 NT 57-44 1 NT N +2 +150 1 NT S = +90

2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 8 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 19 Q J 10 5 2
8 6
K Q 5
Q 9 5 Johnson
West

1
3

Lead
8
A
2
A
J Rubin
NORTH
Pass
1
3

2nd
4
Q
9
2
Q Simson
East
Pass
2
AP

3rd
K
3
4
4
K Ekeblad
South
1
2

4th
5
7
J
6
8 Garner
West

2
4

Lead
A
K
10 Donn
NORTH
Pass
3
4

2nd
5
9
Q H.Weinstein
East
Pass
3
AP

3rd
8
3
4 Goren
South
1 NT
3

4th
4
7
J
8 7
K 10 7 5 4
6
A K 10 6 2 Table 9 4
A J 9
J 9 8 7 4 2
8 3

Par -300
4 × NS -2 A K 6 3
Q 3 2
A 10 3
J 7 4
1 +2 1 NT 57-46 3 N -1 -50 4 S -2 -100

2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 20 K 8 5 4
A 9 8 6
J 7 6 3
2 Meckstroth
West

Pass
Pass
Dbl
AP

Lead
K
4
6
K
J
10
A
9
3 Martel
NORTH
Pass
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
3
7
A
10
4
5
8
7 Rodwell
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
5
3
10
2
2
J
7
6
8 Stansby
South
1
1 NT
Pass
3

4th
A
6
Q
4
K
A
5
7
Q Weinstein
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
J
J
A
10
K
Q
3
9 Hamman
NORTH
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
K
10
2
5
K
4
6
8
3 Levin
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
Q
2
5
3
6
8
6
7 Zia
South
1 NT
2

4th
3
Q
A
7
J
4
4
2
10 9 7 6
K
K Q 8 5
K Q J 3 Table Q J
J 10 7 5 2
—
10 9 8 7 6 5

Par +110
3 NS A 3 2
Q 4 3
A 10 9 4 2
A 4

1 +5 1 NT 57-51 3 S = +110 2 NT S -1 -100

Data 9X44 Main

Top One Diamond vs One Notrump

2010 USBC Round of 16, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 21 Q 5
10 6 5 3
K 8 2
A J 10 5 Cohler
West

Pass
AP

Lead
6 Chorush
NORTH
Pass
1

2nd
10 Milner
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
9 Koneru
South
1
1 NT

4th
3 Landen
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
3
3
4
5
Q
3
J
Q
J Mohan
NORTH
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
5
5
4
2
2
7
Q
3
K
7 Gerstman
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
9
K
K
10
A
6
A
4
6
9 Bates
South
1 NT
2

4th
K
6
9
4
7
8
2
8
9
10
A 9 7
9 7
A 9 5
Q 8 7 6 2 Table K 10 4 3 2
J 8 4 2
Q 10 6
9

Par +100
3 × EW -1 J 8 6
A K Q
J 7 4 3
K 4 3

1 +5 1 NT 57-56 1 NT S +1 +120 3 NT S -1 -50

2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Segment 1 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 22 K 4
K 8 3
10 9
K 10 8 6 5 3 Engel
West

2
2
Pass

Lead
8
4
5
3
J
Q Lauria
NORTH
Pass
Dbl
Pass
3

2nd
A
J
3
4
9
5 Dehaye
East
Pass
Rdbl
Pass
AP

3rd
2
K
9
Q
6 Versace
South
1
Pass
2 NT

4th
4
A
K
A
7 Zmudzinski
West

Dbl

Lead
Q
Q
8
9
J
9
4
10
10
A Coenraets
NORTH
Pass
3 NT

2nd
4
J
3
6
3
8
5
7
7
9 Balicki
East
Pass
AP

3rd
5
3
6
4
7
4
K
J
J
5 de Donder
South
1 NT

4th
A
A
K
K
7
10
2
2
3
8
Q J 9 6 2
A 10 9 5 2
K 3
J Table 8 5
7 6 4
Q 8 7 6
A 9 7 2

Par +120
2 NT South A 10 7 3
Q J
A J 5 4 2
Q 4

1 +7 1 63-57 3 N = +110 3 NT S -2 -200

2010 USBC Semifinal, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 23 8
10 8 6 5
A Q 7 6
Q 6 5 4 Zia
West

Pass
3
AP

Lead
2
2
4
6
6
10
J
9
9
Q Stansby
NORTH
Pass
1
4

2nd
K
5
3
2
10
7
4
K
J
J Hamman
East
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
A
Q
6
K
8
K
4
5
A
10 Martel
South
1
2
4

4th
8
A
5
4
Q
3
7
3
3
5 Weinstein
West

Pass
AP

Lead
K
8
3
A
K
10
Q
K
9 Meckstroth
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
4
5
J
2
3
5
A
4
J Levin
East
Pass
Dbl

3rd
7
10
3
5
6
Q
9
6
A Rodwell
South
1 NT
2

4th
2
9
6
Q
7
2
J
3
A J 10 3
4 3 2
J 8 5 4
K 8 Table Q 7 5 2
Q 7
3 2
A J 10 7 3

Par +300
4 × EW -2 K 9 6 4
A K J 9
K 10 9
9 2

1 NT +5 1 63-62 4 N -1 -50 2 S +1 +140

2009 USBC Semifinal, Segment 7 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 24 K Q 9
10 7 6
J 4 2
9 7 4 3 Garner
West

1
3

Lead
K
Q
3
2
6
3
4
8
Q Doub
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
5
8
7
3
6
10
4
K H.Weinstein
East
Pass
1
4

3rd
4
7
K
5
10
10
7
A Wildavsky
South
1
Pass
AP

4th
5
A
6
J
Q
K
A
9 Woolsey
West

2

Lead
Q
6
8
7
4
A
2
K
2
5
A Smith
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
2
9
8
5
9
Q
7
3
6
9 Stewart
East
Pass
2

3rd
3
K
3
6
10
5
6
10
K
9
10 B.Cohen
South
1 NT
AP

4th
A
4
J
J
2
3
4
10
4
8
Q
A 10 2
K Q 9 5 4 2
6
K 8 5 Table J 8 7 6 5
3
Q 9 7 5 3
A 6

Par -100
3 × South -1 4 3
A J 8
A K 10 8
Q J 10 2

1 NT +12 1 NT 75-64 4 E = -620 2 E -1 +100

2009 USBC Semifinal, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 25 10 9 4 3
8 3
K J 6 5 2
8 4 Ekeblad
West

Dbl
Dbl
4

Lead
K
Q
A
4
10 Zia
NORTH
Pass
3
Pass
AP

2nd
2
A
J
3
5 Weichsel
East
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
4
3
7
Q
8 Hamman
South
1
Pass
Pass

4th
7
5
3
A
J Freeman
West

2

Lead
Q
4
6
A
K
5
K
2 Rubin
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
3
K
2
8
5
A
4 Nickell
East
Pass
2

3rd
8
Q
4
7
2
10
3
7 Granovetter
South
1 NT
AP

4th
2
A
3
3
10
J
5
Q
A 8 6 2
K 7 6 5 4
A
A K 5 Table J 7 5
Q J 9 2
8 7
10 9 3 2

Par -420
4 EW K Q
A 10
Q 10 9 4 3
Q J 7 6

1 NT +6 1 NT 81-64 4 E = -420 2 E +2 -170

2009 USBC Round of 32, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 26 K 7 5
7 4 2
7 5 4
A J 6 5 Sontag
West

Pass
2
2

Lead
4
2
2
Q
7
10
4
8
8
3
J Aquino
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
Dbl
AP

2nd
10
4
3
5
6
J
8
5
7
K
5 Bates
East
Pass
Pass
Rdbl

3rd
6
K
Q
3
6
8
9
9
9
7 Nussbaum
South
1
Pass
Pass

4th
5
A
K
9
6
2
J
3
A
10 Rowntree
West

Pass

Lead
Q
10
2
7
5
3
7
A
2
J Larsen
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
J
3
A
8
2
J
8
J
7 Walker
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
2
Q
6
Q
K
A
4
4
9 Meltzer
South
1 NT

4th
4
9
K
6
4
10
5
10
8
4 2
K J 8 5
K J
K Q 10 8 7 Table J 10 9 8
10 9 3
A 10 8 6
3 2

Par +90
1 NT NS A Q 6 3
A Q 6
Q 9 3 2
9 4

1 NT +2 1 NT 84-64 2 W = -110 1 NT S -1 -50

2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 27 K 8 7 4
K J 8 4
3
Q 8 3 2 Dai
West

Pass
AP

Lead
5
Q
10
J
6
J Platnick
NORTH
Pass
1

2nd
7
A
J
Q
2
6 L.Yang
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
4
A
A
10
8 Diamond
South
1
1 NT

4th
10
2
2
3
K
2 Greco
West

Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
J
5
2
3
6
6
Q
4
K
3
Q
7 W.Wang
NORTH
Pass
2
2

2nd
K
4
10
10
8
9
6
6
8
10
5
J Hampson
East
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
K
A
5
3
8
J
5
A
2
Q Zhuang
South
1 NT
2
4

4th
3
Q
A
7
J
4
7
7
9
9
2
4
A 9 6 5
10 3
A 6 5
K J 9 6 Table 3 2
A 7 6 5
J 10 8 7 2
10 4

Par +120
2 NT NS Q J 10
Q 9 2
K Q 9 4
A 7 5

1 +8 1 NT 84-72 1 NT S +2 +150 4 N -2 -200

2008 World Championship Quarterfinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 28 J 9 7 6 5
10
K 10 8 3 2
9 2 M.Shi
West

Dbl
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
5
Q
4
A Helness
NORTH
Pass
1
4
Pass

2nd
10
K
9
2 Zhuang
East
Pass
3
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
A
7
6 Helgemo
South
1
Pass
5
AP

4th
3
2
3
A Aa
West

Pass
3

Lead
10
J
7
A
Q
2
9 Dai
NORTH
Pass
2
AP

2nd
A
3
4
5
10
2
7 Molberg
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
6
Q
5
6
K
4 L.Yang
South
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
2
9
K
4
5
K 8 2
Q J 2
9 4
A Q 10 8 6 Table Q 10 3
A K 9 8 6
7 6
J 7 5

Par -420
4 EW A 4
7 5 4 3
A Q J 5
K 4 3

1 NT +8 1 NT 92-72 5 × S -2 -500 3 W +3 -170

2008 World Championship Quarterfinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 29 J 9 7 6 5
10
K 10 8 3 2
9 2 Skrzypczak
West

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
7
Q
4
A
4
J Sementa
NORTH
Pass
1
3
4

2nd
10
K
9
2
2
8
4 Gierulski
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
K
A
5
6
5
6
6 Duboin
South
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
3
2
3
A
3
10
3 Versace
West

Pass
Pass
Dbl
3

Lead
2
Q
2
A
K
J
7
10
8
K
A
Q Zawislak
NORTH
Pass
2
2
Pass
AP

2nd
5
10
7
5
7
3
4
8
6
9
4
4 Lauria
East
Pass
Dbl
Pass
2 NT

3rd
K
6
9
J
2
6
Q
6
7
3
10
8 Pazur
South
1 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
A
4
3
2
5
9
3
5
J
A
8
J
K 8 2
Q J 2
9 4
A Q 10 8 6 Table Q 10 3
A K 9 8 6
7 6
J 7 5

Par -420
4 EW A 4
7 5 4 3
A Q J 5
K 4 3

1 +4 1 NT 92-76 4 S -1 -100 3 W +3 -230

2008 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 30 J 6
10 8
K 8 4 2
10 8 7 6 2 Jacobus
West

1
3

Lead
4
J
2
7
3
A
A H.Weinstein
NORTH
Pass
2
AP

2nd
7
Q
K
Q
2
4
3 O'Rourke
East
Pass
3

3rd
A
K
10
J
5
3
5 Garner
South
1
Pass

4th
5
2
6
4
6
8
10 Welland
West

Pass

Lead
A
J
5
10
8
3
A
5
6
9 Sementa
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
Q
K
5
3
8
7
K
9 Glubok
East
Pass
2

3rd
2
K
10
8
Q
A
6
7
4 Duboin
South
1 NT
AP

4th
7
2
6
4
J
4
8
10
3
Q 10
Q J 9 7 6 3
Q 5 3
A 5 Table A 8 5 4 2
A 5 2
7
Q 9 4 3

Par -140
3 EW K 9 7 3
K 4
A J 10 9 6
K J

1 NT +6 1 NT 98-76 3 W = -140 2 E -1 +100

Data 9X44 Main

Top One Diamond vs One Notrump

2008 USBC Semifinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 31 K 8
7 6 5 4 3
K 7 6 3
Q 9 Garner
West

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
3
8
3
8
A
9
K
3 Compton
NORTH
Pass
1
2
3

2nd
2
10
J
8
10
K
4
8
10 H.Weinstein
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
J
A
4
J
3
2
A
5
J Hamman
South
1
1
2

4th
K
2
K
Q
5
9
5
2
Q Rodwell
West

Pass

Lead
Q
4
3
2
3
6
10
10
2 Welland
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
8
8
9
4
5
3
A
A Meckstroth
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
J
J
A
5
7
5
2
K Willenken
South
1 NT

4th
8
Q
Q
K
4
9
8
6
6
A J 5
Q J 2
Q 4 2
J 6 5 2 Table 10 9 7 6
K 10
10 8
A 10 7 4 3

Par +140
3 NS Q 4 3 2
A 9 8
A J 9 5
K 8

1 +2 1 NT 98-78 3 N -1 -50 1 NT S -2 -100

2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 32 A J 9 2
6 5 4 2
Q 2
J 7 5 Moss
West

Pass
Pass
3

Lead
Q
2
K
5
2 Rosenberg
NORTH
Pass
1
2
AP

2nd
3
10
8
10
9 Gitelman
East
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
J
J
7
Q Zia
South
1
1
Pass

4th
9
5
4
3
5 Levin
West

Pass

Lead
3
6
2
K
J
8
5
J Grue
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
9
4
3
3
9
Q Weinstein
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
A
2
4
5
A Cheek
South
1 NT

4th
9
3
5
7
10
4
7
K Q 3
9 8 3
9 5
A Q 10 8 3 Table 7 4
K Q J 10
10 7 4 3
6 4 2

Par +140
3 NS 10 8 6 5
A 7
A K J 8 6
K 9

1 NT +2 1 NT 100-79 3 W -1 +50 1 NT S +1 +120

2008 USBC Round of 16, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 33 A J 10 5
J 6 5
—
9 7 5 4 3 2 Welland
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
7
K
6
10
A
10
5
K
9 Krekorian
NORTH
Pass
1
3

2nd
2
A
6
4
J
3
2
2
A Willenken
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
4
3
J
J
Q
3
9
7
3 Casen
South
1
1 NT

4th
6
5
5
Q
4
K
7
8
4 L.Lewis
West

Pass
AP

Lead
6
A
K
7
10
A
4
5
10
A
9 Garner
NORTH
Pass
2 NT

2nd
5
3
8
4
J
3
4
2
5
3
9 P.Lewis
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
6
J
J
Q
3
9
6
K
4 H.Weinstein
South
1 NT
3

4th
J
5
7
Q
2
K
2
8
7
K
K 8 4
10 4
Q 8 6 3
A Q 8 6 Table Q 9 3 2
A K 9 3
9 7 5 2
10

Par -110
2 West 7 6
Q 8 7 2
A K J 10 4
K J

1 NT +2 1 NT 102-79 3 N -2 -100 3 S -1 -50

2007 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 34 K Q 10 4
Q J 6
10 9 8 3 2
5 Cohen
West

2
AP

Lead
A
10
7
2
5
7
6
J
8 Ekeblad
NORTH
Pass
Dbl

2nd
5
Q
5
5
6
A
A
8
10 Berkowitz
East
Pass
4

3rd
7
K
K
Q
9
4
4
3
3 Rubin
South
1
4

4th
6
A
2
K
2
3
9
6
J Gitelman
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
5
10
10
J
4
7
A
2
10
2
9 Casen
NORTH
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
5
K
5
2
8
5
K
10
Q
3
8 Moss
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
8
9
Q
3
4
Q
9
6
J
6
4 Krekorian
South
1 NT
2

4th
6
7
K
J
2
K
3
3
7
A
8
A 8 5
10 5
K J 4
A Q 10 9 2 Table 9 3 2
K 9 7 3
7 5
8 7 4 3

Par +140
3 South J 7 6
A 8 4 2
A Q 6
K J 6

1 NT +5 1 NT 107-79 4 S -3 -300 2 NT S -1 -100

2006 Spingold Round of 64, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 35 K 8 6 5 3
9 3
5 2
9 8 5 3 Nystrom
West

1

Lead
5
4
4
K
8
J
5
10
A
J
A
7 Venkatesh
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
3
Q
9
3
7
4
3
5
6
8
9 Bertheau
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
Q
2
6
8
K
9
9
2
4
6
Q Kanningat
South
1
Pass

4th
K
A
7
2
J
2
7
5
10
10
J
K Sundarram
West

Dbl
2

Lead
Q
9
3
A
4
K
A
3
10
2 Cohler
NORTH
Pass
Rdbl
2

2nd
A
7
4
J
Q
2
6
2
5
K Sridhar
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
4
K
10
5
5
7
8
J
4 Lair
South
1 NT
2

4th
3
2
7
Q
3
6
10
A
K
7
K 10 8 7 4
A K Q J
A 10 7 Table Q 4 2
Q 6
9 8 7 3
Q 6 4 2

Par -100
3 × NS -1 A J 10 9
A J 5 2
10 6 4
K J

1 NT +6 1 NT 113-79 1 W +1 -110 2 N +1 +140

2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 36 A 10 3
9 6
A 8 7 4 2
6 4 2 Baran
West

1
AP

Lead
J
3
2 Fu
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
6
9
J Graves
East
Pass
2

3rd
7
A
K Zhao
South
1
3

4th
A
5
Q Dai
West

Pass

Lead
4
6
2
10
3
8
2
J
3
Q Hobart
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
9
J
3
2
8
8
6
5
A L.Yang
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
K
4
7
2
10
7
6
K Mittelman
South
1 NT

4th
K
5
Q
8
6
5
J
A
9
4
Q J 2
J 10 5 4 3
Q 9
K J 5 Table K 9 8 6 5
Q 8 7
J 5
Q 9 8

Par +600
3 NT NS 7 4
A K 2
K 10 6 3
A 10 7 3

1 NT +2 1 NT 115-80 3 S +1 +130 1 NT S +3 +180

2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 37 A Q 10 5 4
10 8 4
10 8 6 5
8 Fu
West

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
2
4
10
3
K Graves
NORTH
Pass
1
3

2nd
8
4
Q
A
7
5 Zhao
East
Pass
3
AP

3rd
10
6
5
2
6
6 Baran
South
1
Pass

4th
9
7
J
3
4
4 Hobart
West

Pass
3

Lead
7
4
4
K
5 L.Yang
NORTH
Pass
2
Dbl

2nd
2
3
A
5
8 Mittelman
East
Pass
3
4

3rd
A
Q
8
5
J Dai
South
1 NT
Pass
AP

4th
6
2
2
9
A
J 8 3 2
9 6 5 2
3
A K Q 3 Table 6
K J 3
A J 4
J 10 7 6 5 2

Par +130
4 NS K 9 7
A Q 7
K Q 9 7 2
9 4

1 +6 1 NT 115-86 3 S +1 +130 4 E = -130

2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Segment 1 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 38 K 9 8 7
K Q 3
9 8 5
K 5 2 Hanlon
West

Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
2
5
A
5
8
4
9
4
2
A Brink
NORTH
Pass
1
2 NT

2nd
K
7
3
Q
6
8
10
7
2
J McGann
East
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
4
8
A
K
K
2
5
7 v.Prooijen
South
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
7
Q
9
3
3
6
5
10
6
10 Drijver
West

Pass

Lead
2
5
5
8
A
4
2
3
8
3
2 Mesbur
NORTH
Pass
3 NT

2nd
K
6
Q
7
7
5
8
9
6
J
J Schollaardt
East
Pass
AP

3rd
4
J
8
K
9
3
7
K
A
K
Q Fitzgibbon
South
1 NT

4th
7
Q
9
3
10
6
6
10
2
10
A
J 5 2
A J 5 2
Q 3
A 9 8 7 Table Q 10 6
10 8 6 4
10 7 6
J 10 6

Par +630
4 NT NS A 4 3
9 7
A K J 4 2
Q 4 3

1 +2 1 NT 116-88 3 NT S +2 +660 3 NT S = +600

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 39 A 10 9 3
9 6 4
Q 9 7
K 10 9 Duboin
West

Pass
AP

Lead
K
A
8
6
7
A Islam
NORTH
Pass
1 NT

2nd
4
6
9
2
3
5 Bocchi
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
5
J
J
K
9 Talukder
South
1
2

4th
3
10
2
Q
4
Q N.Saha
West

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
7
2
9
10
8 Versace
NORTH
Pass
2
2
3 NT

2nd
9
3
5
6
6
3 Haque
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
4
A
Q
K
4
6 Lauria
South
1 NT
2
2 NT

4th
5
4
6
J
7
8
8 7 6
A K 8
J 5 4
A J 3 2 Table J 4 2
Q J 7 5
6 3
8 7 6 4

Par +140
3 NS K Q 5
10 3 2
A K 10 8 2
Q 5

1 NT +11 1 NT 127-89 2 S +1 +110 3 NT S +1 +630

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 40 A 10 9 3
9 6 4
Q 9 7
K 10 9 Crombie
West

Pass
AP

Lead
3
Q
7
K
10
8
Q
6
K
3
Q Jansma
NORTH
Pass
1

2nd
9
3
6
J
2
J
A
10
7
2 Cornell
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
2
A
9
4
6
10
4
2
K Verhees
South
1
1 NT

4th
5
4
5
6
7
5
8
5
7
8 Schollaardt
West

Pass

Lead
A
2
7
2
9
10 Reid
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
9
3
5
6 Drijver
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
K
Q
A Newell
South
1 NT

4th
3
5
4
6
J
8 7 6
A K 8
J 5 4
A J 3 2 Table J 4 2
Q J 7 5
6 3
8 7 6 4

Par +140
3 NS K Q 5
10 3 2
A K 10 8 2
Q 5

1 +2 1 NT 127-91 1 NT S +4 +210 1 NT S +2 +150

Data 9X44 Main

Top One Diamond vs One Notrump

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 8 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 41 Q 10 9 5 3
Q 5 3
10 7 6
8 6 Villas-Boas
West

2
3 NT
Dbl

Lead
K
7
A
4
6
2
A
A Bertheau
NORTH
Pass
2
Pass
AP

2nd
5
K
7
K
Q
J
6
6 Chagas
East
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
3
10
3
9
A
J
2
4 Nystrom
South
1
3
4

4th
8
5
6
2
4
3
9
5 Fredin
West

Dbl
3 NT

Lead
3
2 Junqueira
NORTH
Pass
2
AP

2nd
6
J Lindkvist
East
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
Q Maia
South
1 NT
3

4th
7
K J 7
10 6
A 3
A J 10 7 4 3 Table 6
A 9 8 7 2
9 8 4 2
K Q 2

Par -500
4 × NS -3 A 8 4 2
K J 4
K Q J 5
9 5

1 +3 1 NT 127-94 4 × N -3 -500 3 NT W = -600

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 15 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 42 9 8 7 6 3
10 9 7 6 5 4
3
Q Madala
West

Dbl

Lead
A
K
J
2
4
4
9
K
A
7
6
K Lauria
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
6
7
K
3
J
5
8
J
6
10
4 Ravenna
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
10
2
Q
A
A
5
6
7
8
9
8 Versace
South
1
Pass

4th
5
Q
2
3
7
4
10
3
5
9
J
10 Bocchi
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
A
Q
K
Q Camberos
NORTH
Pass
2
2

2nd
5
K
J
K
Q
6 Duboin
East
Pass
Dbl
AP

3rd
4
8
5
3
3
4 Bianchedi
South
1 NT
Rdbl

4th
6
4
3
2
2
2
A K J 4
Q J 8
6 4
A K 9 8 Table 10 2
3 2
A Q 10 9 5
7 5 4 3

Par -600
3 NT East Q 5
A K
K J 8 7 2
J 10 6 2

1 NT +7 1 NT 134-94 1 × S -2 -500 2 N -2 -200

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 15 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 43 9 8 7 6 3
10 9 7 6 5 4
3
Q Tobing
West

Dbl
Dbl

Lead
2
10
A
8
5
6
5
K
J
Q Multon
NORTH
Pass
1
2

2nd
4
Q
Q
5
K
4
6
7
8
7 Asbi
East
Pass
Pass
2 NT

3rd
3
A
3
4
6
A
9
7
3
2 Quantin
South
1
1 NT
AP

4th
5
3
2
10
2
7
6
J
8
K Rombaut
West

Dbl
2 NT

Lead
10
2
Q
5
2
9 Panelewen
NORTH
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
2
A
4
4
Q
6 Palau
East
Pass
Pass
3 NT

3rd
K
Q
3
6
A
4 Karwur
South
1 NT
Pass
AP

4th
8
3
A
10
3
10
A K J 4
Q J 8
6 4
A K 9 8 Table 10 2
3 2
A Q 10 9 5
7 5 4 3

Par -600
3 NT East Q 5
A K
K J 8 7 2
J 10 6 2

1 +10 1 NT 134-104 2 NT E +1 -150 3 NT W = -600

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 15 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 44 9 8 7 6 3
10 9 7 6 5 4
3
Q Reps
West

Dbl
Dbl

Lead
10
K
A
4
J
8
10
2
9
6
9
Q Zia
NORTH
Pass
1
2

2nd
Q
Q
6
7
A
5
8
4
3
7
10
6 Ludewig
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
K
3
2
2
4
A
3
5
7
9
6
Q Rosenberg
South
1
1 NT

4th
3
2
5
K
4
J
7
5
J
8
8
J Levin
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
K
A
J
J
5
10
2 Wladow
NORTH
Pass
2
4

2nd
2
3
6
7
A
2
8
4 Weinstein
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
K
10
2
3
4
A
3
6 Elinescu
South
1 NT
2

4th
Q
5
Q
K
5
8
7
5
A K J 4
Q J 8
6 4
A K 9 8 Table 10 2
3 2
A Q 10 9 5
7 5 4 3

Par -600
3 NT East Q 5
A K
K J 8 7 2
J 10 6 2

1 +3 1 NT 134-107 2 N -1 -100 4 N -2 -200

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 17 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 45 6 5 2
9 5 2
9 6 4 2
A Q 3 Kikic
West

1
2

Lead
J
8
Q
J
J
2 Duboin
NORTH
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
2
K
5
9
7
8 Kalcic
East
Pass
1
AP

3rd
A
A
7
2
A
10 Bocchi
South
1
2

4th
4
2
4
3
4
Q Lauria
West

2
3

Lead
9
J
Q
3 Zipovski
NORTH
Pass
3
AP

2nd
8
K
4
5 Versace
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
A
3
K Vlajnic
South
1 NT
Pass

4th
Q
2
7
8
J 9
A Q J 10 6 3
Q
K 10 8 7 Table A 10 7 3
8 7
K 8
9 6 5 4 2

Par -140
3 EW K Q 8 4
K 4
A J 10 7 5 3
J

1 +6 1 NT 134-113 3 S = +110 3 W = -140

2003 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 46 A 5 4
Q 9 6 2
10 9 8
J 9 8 Wolff
West

Pass
AP

Lead
K
2
5
Q
2
Q
Q
6
6 Levin
NORTH
Pass
1

2nd
6
10
4
7
J
9
A
J
K Morse
East
Pass
1

3rd
10
A
6
8
J
2
9
K
4 Weinstein
South
1
2

4th
A
3
K
4
5
A
2
3
8 Smith
West

Pass
2

Lead
9
A
5
10
Q
K
5
4
2 Doub
NORTH
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
2
J
Q
4
5
7
Q
3
10 Seamon
East
Pass
2

3rd
K
8
10
2
8
8
6
10
A Wildavsky
South
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
6
7
J
K
A
3
J
10 8
J 4 3
Q J 4
A 10 7 6 5 Table K Q 9 3 2
K 10
7 6 2
K 4 2

Par +90
2 North J 7 6
A 8 7 5
A K 5 3
Q 3

1 NT +4 1 NT 138-113 2 N -1 -50 2 W -1 +100

2002 Rosenblum Final, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 47 Q J 2
7 6 3 2
6
K J 7 6 3 Manoppo
West

1

Lead
6
8
Q
Q
J
A
J
5
K
10 Lauria
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
6
K
3
4
8
4
4
5 Lasut
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
2
9
K
2
3
3
7 Versace
South
1
Pass

4th
A
A
2
6
5
7
3
8
5 Bocchi
West

Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
K
6
Q
3
4
7
7 Sakul
NORTH
Pass
2
4
AP

2nd
6
2
A
Q
A
4 Duboin
East
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
7
2
4
5
6 Karwur
South
1 NT
2
Pass

4th
5
K
3
5
J
8
10 8 6 5
A K 10 5
A K 4
8 4 Table 7 4 3
Q
9 8 3 2
Q 10 9 5 2

Par +110
2 NS A K 9
J 9 8 4
Q J 10 7 5
A

1 +9 1 NT 138-122 1 W -1 +100 4 × S -2 -300

2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 48 J 10 7 4
Q 7 6 3
A 10 9 3
3 Burgay
West

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
3
J
2
7
10
5
Q
8
7
5
9 Lasut
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
6
9
K
3
8
J
Q
3
6
2
8
J Mariani
East
Pass
2
AP

3rd
7
10
A
Q
A
4
4
2
10
4
5
A Manoppo
South
1
Pass

4th
2
K
3
K
4
6
8
6
9
J
7
Q Sakul
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
2
9
3
8
5
6
3
9 Zmudzinski
NORTH
Pass
2
4

2nd
9
6
5
J
9
10
6
A
5
A Karwur
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
J
10
Q
2
K
Q
8
4
A
7 Balicki
South
1 NT
2

4th
K
K
4
8
A
7
3
4
Q
7
Q 9 6
A 10 5 4
8 6 2
A Q 8 Table K 2
9 8
Q J 5 4
J 10 7 5 2

Par +140
3 NS A 8 5 3
K J 2
K 7
K 9 6 4

1 NT +2 1 NT 140-122 2 × E = -180 4 S -2 -100

2001 USBC Final, Segment 1 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 49 A 5 3
A 10 8 3
9 5 3
9 8 6 Molson
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
9
7
6
10
5
2
K
J Martel
NORTH
Pass
1
2 NT

2nd
3
J
A
4
3
8
A
7
2 Shenkin
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
K
Q
4
Q
10
K
7
3
8 Stansby
South
1
1 NT

4th
6
5
8
A
4
3
5
2
Q Weichsel
West

Pass

Lead
J
K
J
10
4
6
Q
8
7
7 Ekeblad
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
7
5
A
2
4
9
3
5
J Sontag
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
8
7
10
Q
6
9
K
2 Lipsitz
South
1 NT

4th
K
2
Q
5
5
A
4
6
6
8
Q 10 7 2
7
Q J 8 7
A 10 5 2 Table K 9 4
Q 9 6 5 2
10 2
K 7 4

Par -90
2 East J 8 6
K J 4
A K 6 4
Q J 3

1 NT +4 1 NT 145-122 2 NT S -1 -50 1 NT S = +90

2001 USBC Semifinal, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 50 6 5 4
J 8 7
J 9 3
Q 7 5 3 Meckstroth
West

1 NT
2
4

Lead
5
Q
A
K
Q
8 Weichsel
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
K
A
3
9
J
5 Rodwell
East
Pass
2
3

3rd
A
8
3
4
5
3 Sontag
South
1
Pass
Pass

4th
2
2
5
2
4
10 Meltzer
West

Dbl

Lead
K
A
Q
8
K
7
6
4 Soloway
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
9
J
4
A
5
3
5 Larsen
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
9
5
3
7
8
3
A Hamman
South
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
2
5
10
4
6
9
K
J 10 2
A 6
A K Q 8 7 6
4 2 Table K 9 8 7 3
5 4 3 2
—
A J 10 8

Par -620
4 EW A Q
K Q 10 9
10 5 4 2
K 9 6

1 NT +9 1 NT 154-122 4 W = -620 1 NT× S -1 -200

Data 9X44 Main

Top One Diamond vs One Notrump

2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 51 Q 9 8 7
A 2
J 9 7
K 9 8 4 Wernle
West

1
Pass
Pass Nilsland
NORTH
Pass
Dbl
3
3 NT Kriftner
East
Pass
Pass
Dbl
AP Fallenius
South
1
3
Pass Fredin
West

2
Pass Barnay
NORTH
Pass
Dbl
4 NT Lindkvist
East
Pass
3
AP C.Terraneo
South
1 NT
4
6 5 3 2
K J 8 7 3
8 3
A Q Table K J 10 4
Q 6
6 2
10 7 5 3 2

Par +600
5 NS A
10 9 5 4
A K Q 10 5 4
J 6
1 +12 1 NT 154-135 3 NT N = +600 4 NT S -1 -100

1998 Team Trials Final, Segment 7 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 52 5 4
8 3 2
K Q 9
Q J 10 6 5 Soloway
West

1
3

Lead
K
Q
Q
10
A Passell
NORTH
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
2
4
2
8
9 Hamman
East
Pass
2
4

3rd
7
3
5
9
3 Seamon
South
1
3
AP

4th
5
A
K
6
6 Cohen
West

2

Lead
A
J
3
8
10
7 Rodwell
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
9
5
A
K
A
3 Berkowitz
East
Pass
3

3rd
2
9
Q
4
9
6 Meckstroth
South
1 NT
AP

4th
6
6
2
7
7
4
A J 10 8 6
Q J 10 9
A 8 5
7 Table Q 9 7 2
6 5
6 4 2
A 4 3 2

Par -140
3 EW K 3
A K 7 4
J 10 7 3
K 9 8

1 +6 1 NT 155-142 4 W -1 +100 3 E = -140

1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 5 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 53 Q 3
J
Q J 10 7 5
K 10 7 3 2 W.Wang
West

1

Lead
9
A
2
2
9
3 Rosenberg
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
3
K
7
5
6
J X.Li
East
Pass
AP

3rd
5
5
Q
A
K
6 Zia
South
1

4th
J
4
9
4
8
Q Stansby
West

2
Pass

Lead
2
5
Q C.Liu
NORTH
Pass
3
5

2nd
4
5
4 Martel
East
Pass
3
AP

3rd
A
10
2 Sun
South
1 NT
4

4th
J
Q
K
9 8
A 9 8 7 6 5 3
K
Q 6 4 Table K 10 7 6 5
K 10 2
9 4
J 8 5

Par +920
6 NS A J 4 2
Q 4
A 8 6 3 2
A 9

1 NT +5 1 NT 160-143 3 S +4 +190 5 N = +400

1997 Vanderbilt Final, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 54 5 4 3
A K 9 8
K 2
8 7 6 4 Schwartz
West

1
AP

Lead
K
Q
J
J
K
9
8
K
2
Q Sontag
NORTH
Pass
Dbl

2nd
3
4
5
5
Q
10
6
5
9
9 Lair
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
10
2
A
10
6
5
4
A
4 Feldman
South
1
1 NT

4th
2
8
A
4
2
3
7
3
10
8 Passell
West

2
Pass
AP

Lead
K
J
J
3 Soloway
NORTH
Pass
2 NT
3

2nd
3
4
5
J Seamon
East
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
10
8
A Goldman
South
1 NT
3
3 NT

4th
2
A
Q
4
K Q J 9 6
7 5 3 2
10 3
A 9 Table 10 7
Q 4
J 9 8 6 5
Q 10 3 2

Par +140
3 NS A 8 2
J 10 6
A Q 7 4
K J 5

1 +8 1 NT 160-151 1 NT S +1 +120 3 NT S -2 -200

1996 Olympiad Final, Segment 8 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 55 J 4 3
7 4
A J 5
J 9 6 4 3 Sakul
West

1
Pass
AP

Lead
3
2
J
K
2
4
2
J Mouiel
NORTH
Pass
Pass
2 NT

2nd
4
5
7
A
4
8
7
Q Karwur
East
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
Q
Q
6
3
9
Q
A
K Levy
South
1
Pass
3

4th
5
3
A
5
8
6
3
4 Multon
West

Pass

Lead
6
K
5
9
8
5 Panelewen
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
Q
4
Q
3 Szwarc
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
9
2
4 Watulingas
South
1 NT

4th
K
2
10
4
A
A 10 7 6 2
K J 3 2
8 7 4
Q Table 9 8 5
Q 10 9 6
Q 10 3
A 10 2

Par -110
2 EW K Q
A 8 5
K 9 6 2
K 8 7 5

1 NT +6 1 NT 166-151 3 S -1 -100 1 NT S +1 +120

Data 9X44 Main Top One Diamond vs One Notrump

2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 6					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 1	9 4 9 6 4 K 9 6 5 K Q 6 2			Coren `West` 1 Lead 6 7 2 A 9 K 2 2 K	Nickell `NORTH` Pass 2 2nd 4 5 A 4 3 J J 6 9	Kamil `East` Pass 2 3rd 10 A 5 6 Q 8 J A 3	Katz `South` 1 AP 4th Q 3 4 5 7 10 8 4 8	Meckstroth `West` Pass Lead A 3 J J 2 10 5	Ekeblad `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 4 2 5 2 Q 6	Rodwell `East` Pass Pass 3rd 3 J 4 5 K 7	Dwyer `South` 1 NT 4th 6 A 7 A 9 8
A K 10 5 K 5 Q 7 2 10 8 4 3			J 7 3 2 8 7 3 2 A 4 J 7 5
Par +110 3 NS	Q 8 6 A Q J 10 J 10 8 3 A 9
1 NT +6		1 NT 6-1		2 W =		-110		1 NT S +1		+120

2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 2	A 9 8 6 3 J 3 K 9 3 7 5 3			Platnick `West` 1 3 Lead 3 K 4 2 7 A 2	Seamon NORTH Pass Pass 3 2nd 6 A J 5 8 7 8	Diamond `East` Pass 3 4 3rd A 3 K K Q 3 K	Pszczola South 1 Pass AP 4th 2 4 2 A 9 4 J	Sontag `West` Pass Pass AP Lead 4 2 10 8 5 9 2 3	Bathurst NORTH Pass 2 2 2nd K 3 4 Q K 4 7 Q	Berkowitz `East` Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 3 9 A Q K	Moss South 1 NT 2 4 4th 5 A J 7 2 8 J
K 4 Q 8 5 4 2 10 8 7 A J 9			Q J 2 K 10 9 7 6 J 4 10 8 4
Par +140 3 NS	10 7 5 A A Q 6 5 2 K Q 6 2
1 +5		Even 6-6		4 W -2		+100		4 N -1		-100

2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 7					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 4	Q 7 4 Q J 8 2 K J 6 J 6 3			Diamond West Pass AP Lead 9 8 5 7 3 6 10 10 7 K 6	Pszczola `NORTH` Pass 1 2nd 3 9 2 J 4 2 7 3 9 8 A	Platnick East Pass Pass 3rd 4 K A 5 J Q 4 Q A 2	Seamon `South` 1 1 NT 4th Q A 6 K 2 5 3 6 5 J	Berkowitz West Pass Lead 9 6 3 7 K J	Hampson `NORTH` Pass 3 NT 2nd 3 A 4 10 2 A	Sontag East Pass AP 3rd 5 2 J Q 3 8	Greco `South` 1 NT 4th Q 3 A 4 7 4
8 5 3 A 9 7 5 4 A 10 9 8 7			J 9 6 2 K 9 5 4 3 A 2 5 4
Par +120 2 NT NS	A K 10 10 7 6 Q 10 8 3 K Q 2
1 NT +7		1 NT 16-6		1 NT S +1		+120		3 NT S =		+400

2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 2					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 5	8 7 2 K 9 8 2 6 3 A 10 6 5			Helness West 1 NT Lead 2 J 9 10 4 K 9 8 10 J 5	Lynch NORTH Pass Pass 2nd 4 K 10 J 2 4 Q 7 4 7	Helgemo East Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 2 Q 10 6 A 7 9 A	Passell South 1 Pass 4th A 3 5 3 K 3 8 5 J Q	Bramley West Pass Lead 2 2 5 7 J 9 2 3 7 4 A	Nunes NORTH Pass Pass 2nd 3 J 3 Q 2 5 3 5 A 7 8	Stansby East Pass Pass 3rd 10 A K 6 7 10 K K 9 9 6	Fantoni South 1 NT 4th J 8 4 5 Q 6 4 4 J 6
J 5 4 A J 5 A Q 9 2 Q J 4			A 10 6 3 10 7 6 4 10 5 4 8 3
Par +90 2 NS	K Q 9 Q 3 K J 8 7 K 9 7 2
1 NT +5		1 NT 21-6		1 NT W =		-90		1 NT S +1		+120

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 13					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 6	9 5 2 J 10 3 2 9 3 J 9 7 4			J.Huang West Dbl 2 4 Lead 9 A J 4 8 K Q A 4	Syed `NORTH` Pass Pass Pass AP 2nd 4 Q 6 2 Q 2 5 2 9	R.Chen East Pass 1 NT 3 3rd K 3 9 K 7 7 10 4 A	Nonoo `South` 1 2 Pass 4th 6 5 10 3 5 3 J 6 2	Maci West 2 Lead A K J 4 10 A K 4 A 7 Q 8	N.Shen `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 6 Q 7 2 Q 2 3 9 8 J 5 J	Basiony East Pass 2 3rd 3 9 10 K 7 4 5 A 6 K 10 6	C.Ho `South` 1 NT AP 4th 10 5 4 3 5 6 Q 3 9 2 2 7
K Q 8 6 4 A K 9 7 Q 6 Q 3			A 10 7 8 5 4 10 5 4 A 6 5 2
Par -140 3 EW	J 3 Q 6 A K J 8 7 2 K 10 8
1 +7		1 NT 22-13		4 W -2		+200		2 E =		-110

2013 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 7	Q 8 7 4 2 Q K Q 10 5 7 4 3			Willenken `West` 2 Lead A A 3	Spector `NORTH` Pass 3 2nd 6 6 9	Rosenberg `East` Pass 4 3rd 8 10 Q	Becker `South` 1 AP 4th 3 2 7	Moss `West` 2 AP Lead A A A 3	Fleisher `NORTH` Pass Dbl 2nd 2 6 6 9	Gitelman `East` Pass 4 3rd Q 8 10 Q	Kamil `South` 1 NT Dbl 4th 4 3 2 7
K J 10 9 6 K J 9 8 2 9 6 10			3 7 6 5 4 3 8 7 2 A K Q 6
Par -100 4 × NS -1	A 5 A 10 A J 4 3 J 9 8 5 2
1 NT +2		1 NT 24-13		4 E -1		+50		4 × E -1		+100

2013 USBC Round of 32, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 8	Q J 9 6 3 A Q 2 10 7 5 3 3			Wooldridge West Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 5 5 2 3 3 7 9 J 7	Pszczola `NORTH` Pass 1 3 3 NT 2nd 10 A 6 4 2 5 10 4 A K	Hurd East Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd K J A Q 6 K J 7 6 6	Seamon `South` 1 2 3 4th 2 8 2 K Q 4 A 3 3 10	Sontag West Pass Pass Lead 5 3 3 2 4 5 7 5 Q	J.Lall `NORTH` Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 2 10 6 10 2 5 4 4 8	Berkowitz East Pass Pass AP 3rd J 6 A J K K 9 6 7	Hamman `South` 1 NT 2 4th 8 Q 4 K A 2 A 6 8
10 4 K 7 6 5 J 8 4 2 K 8 6			A K 8 5 J 9 4 3 6 J 10 9 5
Par +140 3 NS	7 2 10 8 A K Q 9 A Q 7 4 2
1 NT +11		1 NT 35-13		3 NT N -2		-100		3 NT S =		+400

2013 USBC Semifinal, Segment 2					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 9	A 9 7 2 Q 9 4 K 8 3 10 8 4			Bathurst West Pass AP Lead Q 2 5 A J 8 A 4 4 5	Katz NORTH Pass 1 2nd A 7 J 6 Q 9 6 7 7 10	Dwyer East Pass Dbl 3rd 6 10 2 Q A 3 3 K 4 2	Nickell South 1 2 4th 4 K 9 3 6 3 2 10 8 8	Weinstein West Pass Lead Q 7 Q 4 3 A 9 5 J 4	Kranyak NORTH Pass 3 NT 2nd 2 8 A 6 10 5 6 2 K 5	Levin East Pass AP 3rd 6 J 3 K J 8 7 10 A J	G.Wolpert South 1 NT 4th 5 2 4 2 7 Q 7 3 8
K Q 10 10 8 6 2 7 6 7 6 5 3			8 6 K 7 5 3 Q 10 2 K Q J 9
Par +620 4 NS	J 5 4 3 A J A J 9 5 4 A 2
1 NT +10		1 NT 45-13		2 N +1		+140		3 NT S =		+600

2012 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 11	K 9 7 6 K 8 7 6 3 Q J 4 2			Lauria West Pass Pass AP Lead Q 3 10 K K A J 2	Zimmermann `NORTH` Pass 1 3 2nd K 5 6 2 A 8 6	Versace East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 J 7 7 2 6 3	Multon `South` 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th 5 Q A 10 5 9 6	Nunes West Pass Pass Lead Q 2 10 9 8 Q 3 J K 2	Duboin `NORTH` Pass 2 2 NT 2nd K 7 8 A K 4 5 6 A 7	Fantoni East Pass Pass AP 3rd 3 K 4 J 2 6 J 4 7 7	Sementa `South` 1 NT 2 4th 5 3 6 5 3 2 Q A 9 8
8 5 Q J 10 2 A Q 4 2 A 8 3			Q J 10 4 2 9 7 4 3 5 7 6 5
Par +130 4 South	A 3 A 8 6 5 K J 10 9 K 10 9
1 NT +5		1 NT 50-16		3 NT S -1		-50		2 NT S =		+120

2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 1					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 12	9 5 4 A J 8 9 K J 9 8 6 5			Greco `West` Pass AP Lead 4 A 3 K 9 9 K 4 Q 6	Wold `NORTH` Pass 2 2nd J 2 6 Q 2 8 5 7 6	Hampson `East` Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 A 3 J 5 6 8 2	Bates `South` 1 2 4th K 4 2 3 A 10 3 10 9	Jacobs `West` Pass Lead 2 A 10 8 A Q	Moss `NORTH` Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 2 4 3 9	Beatty `East` Pass AP 3rd 6 5 J 10 7	Gitelman `South` 1 NT 4th J 4 Q 5 K
A Q 10 2 9 6 4 A 5 10 7 3 2			8 7 6 Q 7 5 2 Q 10 3 2 Q 4
Par +130 4 South	K J 3 K 10 3 K J 8 7 6 4 A
1 +4		1 NT 51-20		2 S =		+90		3 NT S -1		-50

2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 5					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 13	Q 9 8 4 J 7 3 2 10 9 7 A 4			Greco `West` Dbl Lead 3 A 5 9 J A 2 10 J 5	Chambers `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd Q 2 3 2 4 6 10 K 3 10	Hampson `East` Pass 1 NT 3rd 7 8 K Q 3 8 Q A 9 4	Schermer `South` 1 AP 4th 4 6 4 7 K 7 5 8 6 8	Jacobs `West` Pass Lead J A 2 10 3 2 9 9	Moss `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 4 6 10 4 4 5 8 6	Beatty `East` Pass Pass 3rd 5 8 Q 3 8 A 4	Gitelman `South` 1 NT 4th K 3 7 Q Q 9 5
J 10 6 A Q 10 5 Q 8 K 6 5 3			7 5 3 K 9 8 K 6 4 J 10 9 8
Par +110 3 NS	A K 2 6 4 A J 5 3 2 Q 7 2
1 +2		1 NT 51-22		1 NT E -3		+150		1 NT S =		+90

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 8					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 14	K 5 2 9 5 10 8 6 2 A Q 8 6			Martens West 1 AP Lead 5 J A 3 A Q A 5 4 Q 10 3	Upmark NORTH Pass Dbl 2nd 6 9 6 9 4 10 2 6 2 7 8 7	Jassem East Pass 2 3rd 7 8 2 K 3 4 7 J 5 4 5 J	Cullin South 1 2 4th K 2 8 10 3 J 9 K Q 8 Q 9	Fredin West Pass Lead 2 K J 3 A Q 2 5 Q 6 J	Narkiewicz NORTH Pass 3 NT 2nd 5 9 5 6 4 10 7 6 4 7 2	Fallenius East Pass AP 3rd Q 6 8 K 3 4 K J 9 J 10	Buras South 1 NT 4th K 2 7 8 3 4 A 9 8 9 A
J 9 6 A J 8 4 2 A 5 9 5 3			Q 10 8 Q 6 3 Q J 7 10 7 4 2
Par +110 2 NS	A 7 4 3 K 10 7 K 9 4 3 K J
1 +3		1 NT 52-25		2 S -1		-100		3 NT S -2		-200

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 11					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 15	J 4 7 3 A Q J 6 J 9 8 7 6			Duboin `West` Pass Lead 3 4 2 2 4	v.Prooijen NORTH Pass 1 NT 2nd 5 6 3 K 7	Sementa `East` Pass AP 3rd 7 Q J A 8	Verhees South 1 4th J 2 Q 3 Q	Brink `West` Pass Lead 4 7 J 4 A K 10 A 7 3	Bocchi NORTH Pass 3 NT 2nd 3 3 3 6 10 5 8 8 4 8	Drijver `East` Pass AP 3rd J J 5 Q 6 6 Q 9 10 Q	Madala South 1 NT 4th Q 2 2 7 8 4 9 9 K 2
10 7 2 A 10 9 4 8 5 3 A K 3			K 8 6 3 J 8 6 2 9 4 2 Q 4
Par +110 3 NS	A Q 9 5 K Q 5 K 10 7 10 5 2
1 +6		1 NT 52-31		1 NT N +1		+120		3 NT S -1		-100

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 16					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 16	9 8 2 Q 7 6 Q 10 2 10 8 6 3			Fredin West Pass Lead A J Q 6 2 9 8 10 5 4 4	Martel `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 3 2 K 8 9 Q 5 7 7 7	Fallenius East Pass Pass 3rd 7 4 6 10 10 3 K A 3 10	Stansby `South` 1 4th J A 5 K 4 2 6 J Q K	Weinstein West Pass Lead 3 Q 7 J 4 4 10 9 4	Nystrom `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 6 K 2 9 6 5 Q 7 A	Levin East Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 3 8 10 K A 2 6	Bertheau `South` 1 NT 4th J 7 9 4 K 7 3 2 8
J 6 K 10 3 2 J 8 7 6 A K 9			Q 10 5 4 A 9 8 4 K 3 7 5 4
Par -110 2 EW	A K 7 3 J 5 A 9 5 4 Q J 2
1 NT +4		1 NT 57-31		1 S -1		-50		1 NT S =		+90

2011 USBC Final, Segment 1					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 17	9 6 2 K Q 7 3 6 3 J 9 5 4			Bathurst West 1 2 AP Lead Q 2 Q 10 J J 7 10 5	Gitelman `NORTH` Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 2 A K 6 8 9 Q 6	Zagorin East Pass 2 Pass 3rd A 10 3 3 7 7 4 A	Moss `South` 1 Dbl 3 4th K 3 2 2 4 6 3 4	Greco West 2 Lead 6 3	J.Lall `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd A 2	Hampson East Pass 4 3rd K Q	Grue `South` 1 NT AP 4th 4 4
Q J 10 8 5 4 10 K 10 A Q 10 8			A 7 3 9 8 6 5 4 2 A 9 2 3
Par -1430 6 EW	K A J Q J 8 7 5 4 K 7 6 2
1 +11		1 NT 57-42		3 S -3		-150		4 W +2		-680

2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 18	9 4 2 8 7 3 J 2 A K 10 5 3			Platnick West Pass Lead 5 5 J 9 K 10 5 8 Q	G.Wolpert `NORTH` Pass 1 NT 2nd Q 4 6 Q 4 5 3 6 A	Diamond East Pass AP 3rd A 6 3 A 7 8 9 J 2	Kranyak `South` 1 4th 3 J 2 7 8 7 8 4 3	Smith West Pass Lead 7 J 8 9 K 10 5	Hampson `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q 4 6 7 5 3	B.Cohen East Pass Pass 3rd 6 3 3 A 7 8 9	Greco `South` 1 NT 4th J 2 Q 4 8 4 4
A 10 8 7 5 A 9 4 6 4 Q 8 6			6 3 K 6 5 K Q 10 5 3 7 4 2
Par +120 2 NT NS	K Q J Q J 10 2 A 9 8 7 J 9
1 +2		1 NT 57-44		1 NT N +2		+150		1 NT S =		+90

2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 8					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 19	Q J 10 5 2 8 6 K Q 5 Q 9 5			Johnson `West` 1 3 Lead 8 A 2 A J	Rubin `NORTH` Pass 1 3 2nd 4 Q 9 2 Q	Simson `East` Pass 2 AP 3rd K 3 4 4 K	Ekeblad `South` 1 2 4th 5 7 J 6 8	Garner `West` 2 4 Lead A K 10	Donn `NORTH` Pass 3 4 2nd 5 9 Q	H.Weinstein `East` Pass 3 AP 3rd 8 3 4	Goren `South` 1 NT 3 4th 4 7 J
8 7 K 10 7 5 4 6 A K 10 6 2			9 4 A J 9 J 9 8 7 4 2 8 3
Par -300 4 × NS -2	A K 6 3 Q 3 2 A 10 3 J 7 4
1 +2		1 NT 57-46		3 N -1		-50		4 S -2		-100

2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 20	K 8 5 4 A 9 8 6 J 7 6 3 2			Meckstroth West Pass Pass Dbl AP Lead K 4 6 K J 10 A 9 3	Martel NORTH Pass 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 3 7 A 10 4 5 8 7	Rodwell East Pass Pass Pass 3 3rd 5 3 10 2 2 J 7 6 8	Stansby South 1 1 NT Pass 3 4th A 6 Q 4 K A 5 7 Q	Weinstein West Pass Pass Lead 7 J J A 10 K Q 3 9	Hamman NORTH Pass 2 2 NT 2nd K 10 2 5 K 4 6 8 3	Levin East Pass Pass AP 3rd Q 2 5 3 6 8 6 7	Zia South 1 NT 2 4th 3 Q A 7 J 4 4 2
10 9 7 6 K K Q 8 5 K Q J 3			Q J J 10 7 5 2 — 10 9 8 7 6 5
Par +110 3 NS	A 3 2 Q 4 3 A 10 9 4 2 A 4
1 +5		1 NT 57-51		3 S =		+110		2 NT S -1		-100

2010 USBC Round of 16, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 21	Q 5 10 6 5 3 K 8 2 A J 10 5			Cohler `West` Pass AP Lead 6	Chorush `NORTH` Pass 1 2nd 10	Milner `East` Pass Pass 3rd 9	Koneru `South` 1 1 NT 4th 3	Landen `West` Pass Pass Lead 6 3 3 4 5 Q 3 J Q J	Mohan `NORTH` Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 5 5 4 2 2 7 Q 3 K 7	Gerstman `East` Pass Pass AP 3rd 9 K K 10 A 6 A 4 6 9	Bates `South` 1 NT 2 4th K 6 9 4 7 8 2 8 9 10
A 9 7 9 7 A 9 5 Q 8 7 6 2			K 10 4 3 2 J 8 4 2 Q 10 6 9
Par +100 3 × EW -1	J 8 6 A K Q J 7 4 3 K 4 3
1 +5		1 NT 57-56		1 NT S +1		+120		3 NT S -1		-50

2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Segment 1					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 22	K 4 K 8 3 10 9 K 10 8 6 5 3			Engel West 2 2 Pass Lead 8 4 5 3 J Q	Lauria NORTH Pass Dbl Pass 3 2nd A J 3 4 9 5	Dehaye East Pass Rdbl Pass AP 3rd 2 K 9 Q 6	Versace South 1 Pass 2 NT 4th 4 A K A 7	Zmudzinski West Dbl Lead Q Q 8 9 J 9 4 10 10 A	Coenraets NORTH Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 J 3 6 3 8 5 7 7 9	Balicki East Pass AP 3rd 5 3 6 4 7 4 K J J 5	de Donder South 1 NT 4th A A K K 7 10 2 2 3 8
Q J 9 6 2 A 10 9 5 2 K 3 J			8 5 7 6 4 Q 8 7 6 A 9 7 2
Par +120 2 NT South	A 10 7 3 Q J A J 5 4 2 Q 4
1 +7		1 63-57		3 N =		+110		3 NT S -2		-200

2010 USBC Semifinal, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 23	8 10 8 6 5 A Q 7 6 Q 6 5 4			Zia `West` Pass 3 AP Lead 2 2 4 6 6 10 J 9 9 Q	Stansby `NORTH` Pass 1 4 2nd K 5 3 2 10 7 4 K J J	Hamman `East` Pass Dbl Pass 3rd A Q 6 K 8 K 4 5 A 10	Martel `South` 1 2 4 4th 8 A 5 4 Q 3 7 3 3 5	Weinstein `West` Pass AP Lead K 8 3 A K 10 Q K 9	Meckstroth `NORTH` Pass 2 2nd 4 5 J 2 3 5 A 4 J	Levin `East` Pass Dbl 3rd 7 10 3 5 6 Q 9 6 A	Rodwell `South` 1 NT 2 4th 2 9 6 Q 7 2 J 3
A J 10 3 4 3 2 J 8 5 4 K 8			Q 7 5 2 Q 7 3 2 A J 10 7 3
Par +300 4 × EW -2	K 9 6 4 A K J 9 K 10 9 9 2
1 NT +5		1 63-62		4 N -1		-50		2 S +1		+140

2009 USBC Semifinal, Segment 7					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 24	K Q 9 10 7 6 J 4 2 9 7 4 3			Garner West 1 3 Lead K Q 3 2 6 3 4 8 Q	Doub `NORTH` Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 5 8 7 3 6 10 4 K	H.Weinstein East Pass 1 4 3rd 4 7 K 5 10 10 7 A	Wildavsky `South` 1 Pass AP 4th 5 A 6 J Q K A 9	Woolsey West 2 Lead Q 6 8 7 4 A 2 K 2 5 A	Smith `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 5 2 9 8 5 9 Q 7 3 6 9	Stewart East Pass 2 3rd 3 K 3 6 10 5 6 10 K 9 10	B.Cohen `South` 1 NT AP 4th A 4 J J 2 3 4 10 4 8 Q
A 10 2 K Q 9 5 4 2 6 K 8 5			J 8 7 6 5 3 Q 9 7 5 3 A 6
Par -100 3 × South -1	4 3 A J 8 A K 10 8 Q J 10 2
1 NT +12		1 NT 75-64		4 E =		-620		2 E -1		+100

2009 USBC Semifinal, Segment 2					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 25	10 9 4 3 8 3 K J 6 5 2 8 4			Ekeblad `West` Dbl Dbl 4 Lead K Q A 4 10	Zia `NORTH` Pass 3 Pass AP 2nd 2 A J 3 5	Weichsel `East` Pass Pass 3 3rd 4 3 7 Q 8	Hamman `South` 1 Pass Pass 4th 7 5 3 A J	Freeman `West` 2 Lead Q 4 6 A K 5 K 2	Rubin `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd A 3 K 2 8 5 A 4	Nickell `East` Pass 2 3rd 8 Q 4 7 2 10 3 7	Granovetter `South` 1 NT AP 4th 2 A 3 3 10 J 5 Q
A 8 6 2 K 7 6 5 4 A A K 5			J 7 5 Q J 9 2 8 7 10 9 3 2
Par -420 4 EW	K Q A 10 Q 10 9 4 3 Q J 7 6
1 NT +6		1 NT 81-64		4 E =		-420		2 E +2		-170

2009 USBC Round of 32, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 26	K 7 5 7 4 2 7 5 4 A J 6 5			Sontag West Pass 2 2 Lead 4 2 2 Q 7 10 4 8 8 3 J	Aquino `NORTH` Pass 1 NT Dbl AP 2nd 10 4 3 5 6 J 8 5 7 K 5	Bates East Pass Pass Rdbl 3rd 6 K Q 3 6 8 9 9 9 7	Nussbaum `South` 1 Pass Pass 4th 5 A K 9 6 2 J 3 A 10	Rowntree West Pass Lead Q 10 2 7 5 3 7 A 2 J	Larsen `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 5 J 3 A 8 2 J 8 J 7	Walker East Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 Q 6 Q K A 4 4 9	Meltzer `South` 1 NT 4th 4 9 K 6 4 10 5 10 8
4 2 K J 8 5 K J K Q 10 8 7			J 10 9 8 10 9 3 A 10 8 6 3 2
Par +90 1 NT NS	A Q 6 3 A Q 6 Q 9 3 2 9 4
1 NT +2		1 NT 84-64		2 W =		-110		1 NT S -1		-50

2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Segment 2					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 27	K 8 7 4 K J 8 4 3 Q 8 3 2			Dai West Pass AP Lead 5 Q 10 J 6 J	Platnick NORTH Pass 1 2nd 7 A J Q 2 6	L.Yang East Pass Pass 3rd 3 4 A A 10 8	Diamond South 1 1 NT 4th 10 2 2 3 K 2	Greco West Pass Pass AP Lead J 5 2 3 6 6 Q 4 K 3 Q 7	W.Wang NORTH Pass 2 2 2nd K 4 10 10 8 9 6 6 8 10 5 J	Hampson East Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 2 K A 5 3 8 J 5 A 2 Q	Zhuang South 1 NT 2 4 4th 3 Q A 7 J 4 7 7 9 9 2 4
A 9 6 5 10 3 A 6 5 K J 9 6			3 2 A 7 6 5 J 10 8 7 2 10 4
Par +120 2 NT NS	Q J 10 Q 9 2 K Q 9 4 A 7 5
1 +8		1 NT 84-72		1 NT S +2		+150		4 N -2		-200

2008 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 2					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 30	J 6 10 8 K 8 4 2 10 8 7 6 2			Jacobus West 1 3 Lead 4 J 2 7 3 A A	H.Weinstein NORTH Pass 2 AP 2nd 7 Q K Q 2 4 3	O'Rourke East Pass 3 3rd A K 10 J 5 3 5	Garner South 1 Pass 4th 5 2 6 4 6 8 10	Welland West Pass Lead A J 5 10 8 3 A 5 6 9	Sementa NORTH Pass Pass 2nd 3 Q K 5 3 8 7 K 9	Glubok East Pass 2 3rd 2 K 10 8 Q A 6 7 4	Duboin South 1 NT AP 4th 7 2 6 4 J 4 8 10 3
Q 10 Q J 9 7 6 3 Q 5 3 A 5			A 8 5 4 2 A 5 2 7 Q 9 4 3
Par -140 3 EW	K 9 7 3 K 4 A J 10 9 6 K J
1 NT +6		1 NT 98-76		3 W =		-140		2 E -1		+100

2008 USBC Semifinal, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 31	K 8 7 6 5 4 3 K 7 6 3 Q 9			Garner West Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 3 8 3 8 A 9 K 3	Compton `NORTH` Pass 1 2 3 2nd 2 10 J 8 10 K 4 8 10	H.Weinstein East Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd J A 4 J 3 2 A 5 J	Hamman `South` 1 1 2 4th K 2 K Q 5 9 5 2 Q	Rodwell West Pass Lead Q 4 3 2 3 6 10 10 2	Welland `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 3 8 8 9 4 5 3 A A	Meckstroth East Pass Pass 3rd K J J A 5 7 5 2 K	Willenken `South` 1 NT 4th 8 Q Q K 4 9 8 6 6
A J 5 Q J 2 Q 4 2 J 6 5 2			10 9 7 6 K 10 10 8 A 10 7 4 3
Par +140 3 NS	Q 4 3 2 A 9 8 A J 9 5 K 8
1 +2		1 NT 98-78		3 N -1		-50		1 NT S -2		-100

2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 32	A J 9 2 6 5 4 2 Q 2 J 7 5			Moss `West` Pass Pass 3 Lead Q 2 K 5 2	Rosenberg NORTH Pass 1 2 AP 2nd 3 10 8 10 9	Gitelman `East` Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 J J 7 Q	Zia South 1 1 Pass 4th 9 5 4 3 5	Levin `West` Pass Lead 3 6 2 K J 8 5 J	Grue NORTH Pass Pass 2nd 5 9 4 3 3 9 Q	Weinstein `East` Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q A 2 4 5 A	Cheek South 1 NT 4th 9 3 5 7 10 4 7
K Q 3 9 8 3 9 5 A Q 10 8 3			7 4 K Q J 10 10 7 4 3 6 4 2
Par +140 3 NS	10 8 6 5 A 7 A K J 8 6 K 9
1 NT +2		1 NT 100-79		3 W -1		+50		1 NT S +1		+120

2008 USBC Round of 16, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 33	A J 10 5 J 6 5 — 9 7 5 4 3 2			Welland `West` Pass Pass Lead A 7 K 6 10 A 10 5 K 9	Krekorian `NORTH` Pass 1 3 2nd 2 A 6 4 J 3 2 2 A	Willenken `East` Pass Pass AP 3rd 4 3 J J Q 3 9 7 3	Casen `South` 1 1 NT 4th 6 5 5 Q 4 K 7 8 4	L.Lewis `West` Pass AP Lead 6 A K 7 10 A 4 5 10 A 9	Garner `NORTH` Pass 2 NT 2nd 5 3 8 4 J 3 4 2 5 3 9	P.Lewis `East` Pass Pass 3rd 2 6 J J Q 3 9 6 K 4	H.Weinstein `South` 1 NT 3 4th J 5 7 Q 2 K 2 8 7 K
K 8 4 10 4 Q 8 6 3 A Q 8 6			Q 9 3 2 A K 9 3 9 7 5 2 10
Par -110 2 West	7 6 Q 8 7 2 A K J 10 4 K J
1 NT +2		1 NT 102-79		3 N -2		-100		3 S -1		-50

2007 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 34	K Q 10 4 Q J 6 10 9 8 3 2 5			Cohen `West` 2 AP Lead A 10 7 2 5 7 6 J 8	Ekeblad NORTH Pass Dbl 2nd 5 Q 5 5 6 A A 8 10	Berkowitz `East` Pass 4 3rd 7 K K Q 9 4 4 3 3	Rubin South 1 4 4th 6 A 2 K 2 3 9 6 J	Gitelman `West` Pass Pass Lead A 5 10 10 J 4 7 A 2 10 2 9	Casen NORTH Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 5 K 5 2 8 5 K 10 Q 3 8	Moss `East` Pass Pass AP 3rd 8 9 Q 3 4 Q 9 6 J 6 4	Krekorian South 1 NT 2 4th 6 7 K J 2 K 3 3 7 A 8
A 8 5 10 5 K J 4 A Q 10 9 2			9 3 2 K 9 7 3 7 5 8 7 4 3
Par +140 3 South	J 7 6 A 8 4 2 A Q 6 K J 6
1 NT +5		1 NT 107-79		4 S -3		-300		2 NT S -1		-100