Data 9X48 Main | 
One Heart vs. One Notrump
|
by Richard Pavlicek |
First seat, 16-17 HCP
Found 21 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 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 5
N deals N-S vul | A 10 5
K Q 9 6 5
A 10 6
K 6
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Katz | Fantoni | Nickell | Nunes | Helgemo | Weinstein | Helness | Levin
| | 1  | Pass | 1  | | 1 NT | Pass | 2
| Pass | 1 NT | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | Pass | 3  | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 5 | 4 | 10 | K | 3 | 4 | 10 | K
| 5 | 7 | 9 | K | Q | 7 | 2 | 4
| 4 | A | K | 2 | 5 | J | A | 8
| A | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | K | 2
| 10 | J | Q | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | J
| 2 | 4 | K | 7 | 6 | A | 7 | 4
| 5 | J | A | 8 | K | 5 | 7 | A
| 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6
| 3 | 10 | Q | 9 | 6 | 3 | J | Q
| 10 tricks claimed | 9 tricks claimed |
|
K 6 2
10 8 4
Q 9 8 7 4
J 10 |
| J 7 4
J 7
K 3
A 9 8 5 3 2
|
AAA97 AAA87 33346 = Par NS +630 | Q 9 8 3
A 3 2
J 5 2
Q 7 4
|
1 opening 3 NT N +1 +630 +1 1
| 1 NT opening 3 NT N = +600 -1 0 |
2. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1
N deals None vul | K Q 10
K Q 8 7 5
7 3
A K 2
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Reid | Allfrey | Newell | Robson | Bakhshi | Cornell | Townsend | Bach
| | 1  | 2  | 2  | | 1 NT | Dbl | 4
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3  | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Pass | 4  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 8 | 3 | Q | A | 8 | 3 | Q | A
| 4 | 3 | K | J | 2 | 5 | K | J
| K | A | 7 | 2 | 7 | K | 2 | 10
| 7 | 5 | A | 4 | 12 tricks won
| 7 | K | 2 | 3
| J | 6 | 8 | K
| Q | 4 | 2 | 5
| Q | 3 | 10 | 4
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 9
| 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
|
9 5 3
10 9 4 2
8
Q 9 8 5 3 |
| J
A J 6 3
K Q 10 9 5 4
J 4
|
BC788 AC788 21554 21555 Par NS +980 | A 8 7 6 4 2
A J 6 2
10 7 6
|
1 opening 4 S +2 +480 Tie 1
| 1 NT opening 4 S +2 +480 Tie 0 |
3. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69
N deals N-S vul | A K 5 3
Q 10 9 7 3
A 5
K 6
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Wooldridge | WeinsteinH | Hurd | Garner | Rubin | Bathurst | Ekeblad | Zagorin
| | 1  | Pass | 2  | | 1 NT | Pass | 3 NT
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 3  | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Pass | 3  | Dbl | 3
| Pass | 4  | Pass | 4
| Pass | 4 NT | Pass | 5
| Pass | 6  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 3 | A | 4 | 2 | 7 | J | Q | 5
| K | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | A | K | 2
| 6 | 7 | J | Q | K | 5 | 3 | 2
| Q | 5 | K | J | 6 | 7 | J | Q
| 5 | J | A | 3 | A | 3 | 2 | J
| 10 tricks claimed | 3 | | |
| | | | | 6 tricks claimed |
|
10 8 6 4 2
A 4
Q 9 3
Q 8 2 |
| 9
8 6 5 2
K 10 8 7 6 4
7 5
|
BAB6C = 12171 = Par NS +1100 | Q J 7
K J
J 2
A J 10 9 4 3
|
1 opening 6 S -2 -200 +3 4
| 1 NT opening 3 NT N -3 -300 -3 0 |
4. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119
N deals Both vul | 10 4
A K 8 4 3
A K 5
Q 10 3
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Greco | CohenB | Hampson | Smith | WolpertG | Gitelman | Kranyak | Moss
| | 1  | Pass | 1  | | 1 NT | Pass | 2
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2  | AP |
| Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| A | 2 | 7 | 4 | A | 5 | 9 | 3
| 6 | 9 | J | K | K | 6 | 2 | 10
| 3 | Q | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | J | A
| 10 | 4 | 2 | A | 4 | 8 | K | 3
| A | 2 | J | 10 | J | 7 | A | 2
| K | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | A | 2 | 5
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Q | K
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | K | 5 | 9 | 10
| 10 | | | | Q | 4 | J | 7
| 8 tricks claimed | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
|
J 7 5 3
10 7
Q J 3 2
9 7 2 |
| A 8
Q 6 5 2
10 7 6
A K 8 4
|
78867 = 55566 = Par NS +110 | K Q 9 6 2
J 9
9 8 4
J 6 5
|
1 opening 3 NT N -1 -100 -5 4
| 1 NT opening 2 N = +110 +5 5 |
5. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34
N deals E-W vul | A 2
K 9 6 4 2
A J 4
K J 5
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Meckstroth | Multon | Rodwell | Quantin | Bompis | Hamman | Pilon | Zia
| | 1  | Pass | 1  | | 1 NT | Pass | 4
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 2 (AP) | Pass | 4  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 6 | 4 | 10 | Q | J | 5 | 4 | A
| 5 | 7 | A | J | 2 | 3 | K | 7
| 2 | 3 | K | 4 | 6 | 2 | J | Q
| 6 | 2 | J | Q | 5 | 3 | 8 | J
| 4 | 7 | A | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | A
| 9 | J | K | 3 | 9 | 4 | K | 7
| 10 tricks claimed | 10 tricks claimed |
|
7 4
Q 8 7 5
9 8 6
A 9 8 2 |
| J 3
A J 10 3
K 10 5 2
Q 4 3
|
9A677 8A677 42765 43766 Par NS +420 | K Q 10 9 8 6 5
Q 7 3
10 7 6
|
1 opening 2 S +2 +170 -6 4
| 1 NT opening 4 N = +420 +6 11 |
6. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50
N deals E-W vul | Q 5
A J 9 8 5
A K 9 3
Q 8
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Hamman | Martens | Zia | Jassem | Kopecky | Meckstroth | Kurka | Rodwell
| | 1  | Pass | 1 NT | | 1 NT | Pass | 2
| Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | Pass | 3  | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 4 | Q | A | 2 | 7 | K | 4 | 5
| 7 | K | 6 | 5 | K | 6 | 5 | 3
| K | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | A | 4
| 10 | 2 | A | 7 | A | 4 | 5 | 7
| A | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | Q | A | 2
| 8 | 8 | 3 | J | 3 | J | 8 | J
| 8 tricks claimed | Q | 6 | 3 | 7
| | | | | 8 | 6 | K | J
| | | | | 9 | 9 | 4 | K
| | | | | 8 tricks claimed |
|
10 8 6 4
Q 10 7 6
6 2
A K 6 |
| A 9 7 3
4 3 2
J 7 4
J 9 3
|
879A9 = 56434 = Par NS +140 | K J 2
K
Q 10 8 5
10 7 5 4 2
|
1 opening 3 NT S -1 -50 Tie 4
| 1 NT opening 3 NT N -1 -50 Tie 11 |
7. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 7
N deals Both vul | 10 7 2
K Q 7 2
Q 10 5
A K Q
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Meckstroth | Kirmse | Rodwell | Gromoeller | Piekarek | Nickell | Smirnov | Katz
| | 1  | Pass | 1  | | 1 NT | Pass | 2
| Pass | 1 NT | AP | | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2 NT (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Q | 3 | 2 | 10 | A
| A | 5 | 7 | 10 | K | 5 | 7 | 4
| K | 8 | 9 | 6 | Q | 6 | 9 | 6
| 2 | 4 | A | 8 | 2 | 4 | A | 3
| J | 4 | 2 | 3 | J | 9 | 2 | 8
| 9 | 3 | K | 5 | 10 | J | K | 5
| Q | 6 | 10 | J | Q | 6 | 9 | 8
| 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4
| 7 | 3 | K | A | 7 | 8 | K | A
| 8 | 10 | J | 6 | 7 | 10 | J | 6
| 8 tricks claimed | K | | | |
|
A Q 6
J 8 3
A 9 8 7 4
10 4 |
| J 8 3
6 5 4
K J 3
8 6 5 3
|
68768 = 55575 = Par NS +110 | K 9 5 4
A 10 9
6 2
J 9 7 2
|
1 opening 1 NT N +1 +120 Tie 4
| 1 NT opening 2 NT N = +120 Tie 11 |
8. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 8
N deals None vul | A 7 3
K Q 9 8
A 7 6 5
Q J
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Branco | Kirmse | Chagas | Gromoeller | Wladow | Figueiredo | Elinescu | Brenner
| | 1  | 1  | 2  | | 1 NT | Pass | 3 NT
| Dbl | 4  | AP | | Pass | Pass | Pass | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 10 | 5 | 4 | A | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3
| K | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | K | 7
| Q | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Q | A | 6
| J | A | 6 | 2 | Q | J | 2 | A
| 2 | 8 | K | 3 | 9 | 4 | J | 2
| 4 | Q | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | K | 7
| 8 | 10 | J | 3 | Q | 10 | 5 | 3
| K | 7 | 7 | 10 | J | 8 | 9 | 5
| J | 5 | 9 | Q | 8 | 10 | A | 7
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | K | 8 | 7 | 6
| 10 | 6 | K | 4 | 2 | 9 | | |
|
K 4
6 2
J 10 9 8
7 5 4 3 2 |
| Q 10 9 6 2
10 7 4
K 3
A 10 8
|
87A96 97A96 45346 = Par NS +420 | J 8 5
A J 5 3
Q 4 2
K 9 6
|
1 opening 4 N -1 -50 Tie 4
| 1 NT opening 3 NT N -1 -50 Tie 11 |
9. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 6
N deals N-S vul | A K 7
J 9 6 2
A 6 3
K Q 10
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Muzzio | Gromoeller | Bianchedi | Kirmse | Elinescu | Pellegrini | Wladow | Ravenna
| | 1  | 3  | Pass | | 1 NT | Pass | Pass
| Pass | Pass | | | 2  | AP | | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Q | A
| J | 4 | 5 | A | 10 | K | 2 | 4
| K | 5 | 9 | 6 | K | 2 | 7 | A
| Q | 3 | 7 | A | J | A | 3 | 8
| A | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Q | 9 | 6
| K | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10
| 10 | A | 2 | 4 | Q | 5 | 4 | 4
| J | 10 | Q | 10 | A | 5 | 7 | 3
| 3 | 8 | J | 7 | J | 3 | 9 | 4
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | K | 6 | 5
| Q | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | |
|
J 10 6
A K 10 5 3
A J 9 6 4 |
| Q 5 3 2
K J 10 9 5 2
5 3 2
|
73754 = 67689 67679 Par NS -110 | 9 8 4
Q 8 7 4
Q 8 7 4
8 7
|
1 opening 3 E = -110 -5 4
| 1 NT opening 2 W -2 +100 +5 16 |
10. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 18
N deals E-W vul | A Q
K J 10 8 4
K 3
Q J 9 4
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Grue | Caldwell | Cheek | Christie | Westfall | Pratap | Moffat | GordonM
| | 1  | Pass | 1  | | 1 NT | Dbl | Pass
| Pass | 1 NT | AP | | 2  | 2  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 6 | 5 | 9 | K | 7 | 2 | A | 9
| Q | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | J | 2 | 3
| J | 5 | 3 | A | A | 5 | 2 | K
| 2 | 3 | A | J | 6 | J | 4 | 3
| 7 | Q | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | J | Q
| 6 | 6 | J | Q | 7 | Q | 8 | Q
| K | 2 | 5 | A | 7 | 5 | 10 | A
| Q | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4
| 4 | 2 | K | 8 | Q | 3 | 5 | 8
| J | 9 | | | 8 | 4 | 6 | A
| 8 tricks claimed | K | 5 | 7 | 10 |
|
10 9 6 5 3
9 8 4 2
A 10 8 6 |
| K 8
A Q 9 5 3 2
A 10 7 6
7
|
75647 75648 66785 66795 Par NS -110 | J 7 4 2
7 6
Q J 5
K 5 3 2
|
1 opening 1 NT N +1 +120 +6 10
| 1 NT opening 2 N -2 -100 -6 16 |
11. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 42
N deals Both vul | A 6 2
A K Q 10
7 4 3
A 10 3
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Cohen | Bowles | Berkowitz | Mohandes | Gill | Helness | Bloom | Sontag
| | 1  | Pass | 1 NT | | 1 NT | Pass | Pass
| Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | Pass | | | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 10 | 3 | Q | A | 4 | 8 | 9 | A
| Q | 2 | 3 | 4 | A | 4 | 7 | 2
| 7 | 5 | 10 | K | 10 | K | 9 | 5
| K | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Q | 2
| 6 | J | 8 | 7 | 9 | K | 6 | 3
| 3 | 9 | A | 4 | 3 | 6 | J | 6
| K | 6 | 5 | 2 | Q | 8 | 6 | 4
| Q | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | A | 8
| A | 4 | 9 | 8 | Q | J | 7 |
| A | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 tricks claimed
| 2 | | | |
|
Q J 9
9 2
10 9 8 2
8 6 5 2 |
| K 7 5 4
J 8 6 4
K Q 6
K 4
|
98879 = 45554 = Par NS +600 | 10 8 3
7 5 3
A J 5
Q J 9 7
|
1 opening 3 NT S -1 -100 -6 10
| 1 NT opening 1 NT N +2 +150 +6 22 |
12. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 1
N deals None vul | K Q 3
A K 9 6 2
K Q 9
6 5
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Schermer | Walker | Chambers | Rowntree | Heitzman | Larsen | Prahin | Meltzer
| | 1  | Pass | 3 NT | | 1 NT | Pass | 2
| Pass | 4  | Pass | 4 (AP) | Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 3 NT
| | | | | Pass | 4  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| Q | 4 | K | 5 | 8 | | |
| A | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 tricks won
| A | 6 | 2 | 8
| 10 tricks won |
|
J 5 4 2
8 4
A 7 5
A K 7 3 |
| 9 8 7 6
5
J 8 6 3
Q J 9 2
|
86A76 = 57367 = Par NS +420 | A 10
Q J 10 7 3
10 4 2
10 8 4
|
1 opening 4 N = +420 Tie 10
| 1 NT opening 4 N = +420 Tie 22 |
13. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 59
N deals None vul | K 10 9 2
A 8 7 5 4
A Q
K 9
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Greco | Sadek | Hampson | El Ahmady | Levin | Moss | Weinstein | Gitelman
| | 1  | 2  | 2  | | 1 NT | Pass | Pass
| Pass | Pass | Pass | | Pass | | | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| A | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9
| 10 | 4 | 9 | K | K | 6 | 2 | 6
| 8 | 2 | Q | 5 | 5 | 2 | Q | K
| A | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | Q | 2 | 4
| 8 | 4 | | | 8 | 3 | J | 10
| 8 tricks claimed | 5 | 3 | K | A
| | | | | 8 | 6 | 9 | A
| | | | | A | 5 | 6 | 9
| | | | | 7 | 5 | J | 8
| | | | | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | | 8 tricks claimed |
|
8 6 4 3
K 10 9
K 10 9 7 3
7 |
| A Q
3 2
8 5 2
A 10 8 6 5 3
|
78756 = 65586 65486 Par NS +100 | J 7 5
Q J 6
J 6 4
Q J 4 2
|
1 opening 2 N = +110 Tie 10
| 1 NT opening 1 NT N +1 +120 Tie 22 |
14. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3
N deals E-W vul | A Q
A 9 5 4 2
J 3 2
A Q 10
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Cohen | Martel | Berkowitz | Stansby | Moss | Becker | Gitelman | Schwartz
| | 1  | Pass | 1 NT | | 1 NT | Pass | 2
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 3  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 3 NT (AP)
| Pass | 3 NT | Pass | 4 (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 7 | K | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10
| 7 | 8 | J | K | 2 | 8 | Q | 6
| 6 | 4 | 9 | A | K | 3 | A | J
| Q | J | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | J | 7
| 7 | Q | K | 2 | 3 | 10 | A | 7
| 9 tricks claimed | 9 | 2 | 2 | K
| | | | | 10 | J | K | A
| | | | | 3 | 7 | A | 4
| | | | | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4
| | | | | Q | 6 | 8 | J |
|
J 10 7
K 10 7 6
Q 10 8 4
9 3 |
| K 5 4
8
K 6 5
J 8 7 6 5 2
|
99A86 99986 44357 = Par NS +420 | 9 8 6 3 2
Q J 3
A 9 7
K 4
|
1 opening 4 N -1 -50 -10 10
| 1 NT opening 3 NT N = +400 +10 32 |
15. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63
N deals N-S vul | Q J 6
K J 8 7 5
Q J 4
A K
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Maksymetz | Nunes | Jacob | Fantoni | Nystrom | MossM | Bertheau | Sementa
| | 1  | 2  | 2  | | 1 NT | Pass | 4
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 4  | Pass | 4  | AP |
| Pass | 4  | Pass | 4 NT
| Pass | 5  | Pass | 5
| Pass | 5  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 10 | K | 4 | 6 | Q | 2 | 3 | A
| 6 | K | A | 4 | J | K | A | 7
| 2 | 7 | J | | 2 | 4 | Q | 4
| 13 tricks won | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9
| | | | | 13 tricks claimed |
|
9 7 4
10 4
K 8 7 6 5 2
10 3 |
| K
9 3 2
A 9 3
Q J 9 8 5 4
|
BCC67 = 00065 = Par NS +1430 | A 10 8 5 3 2
A Q 6
10
7 6 2
|
1 opening 5 S +2 +710 Tie 10
| 1 NT opening 4 N +3 +710 Tie 32 |
16. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5
N deals N-S vul | 10 7
K J 7 5 2
K Q 10
A K 2
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Dai | Bocchi | YangL | Duboin | Versace | LiX | Lauria | Sun
| | 1  | Pass | 2  | | 1 NT | Pass | 2
| Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 3  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 3
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 4  | Pass | 3  | Pass | 4 NT
| Pass | 4  | Pass | 4 NT | Pass | 5  | Pass | 7 (AP)
| Pass | 5  | Pass | 7 (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 5 | | | | 4 | | |
| 13 tricks won | 13 tricks won |
|
8 5 4 3
9 6
J 9 4 2
Q 9 3 |
| J 9 6
10 4
7 5
10 8 7 6 5 4
|
DCDD9 = 01004 = Par NS +2220 | A K Q 2
A Q 8 3
A 8 6 3
J
|
1 opening 7 N = +2210 Tie 10
| 1 NT opening 7 N = +2210 Tie 32 |
17. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 12
N deals E-W vul | A K 8 3
J 7 6 5 4
A J
K 7
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Morse | Antoff | Wolff | SimpsonA | Richman | | Thomson |
| | 1  | Pass | 2  | | 1 NT | Pass | Pass
| Pass | 4  | AP | | Pass | | | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 10 | J | Q | A | 2 | J | Q | A
| 4 | 3 | A | 10 | 4 | 3 | A | 10
| 3 | 4 | J | K | 9 | Q | 5 | K
| 9 | 6 | A | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3
| 6 | K | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8
| A | 6 | 5 | 10 | K | 9 | 5 | 4
| 5 | K | 2 | Q | J | 5 | 8 | 10
| 10 tricks claimed | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10
| | | | | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2
| | | | | A | 2 | 7 | 9
| | | | | J | K | 8 | J |
|
Q 6 5
Q 10
10 9 4
A Q J 10 2 |
| 10 9 4 2
K 3
K 6 2
9 5 4 3
|
88AA6 = 55336 = Par NS +420 | J 7
A 9 8 2
Q 8 7 5 3
8 6
|
1 opening 4 N = +420 +7 17
| 1 NT opening 1 NT N +2 +150 -7 32 |
18. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 14
N deals None vul | Q 4
A K J 5 3
K J 3
Q 6 4
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Hamman | Lauria | Soloway | Versace | Bocchi | Meckstroth | Duboin | Rodwell
| | 1  | Pass | 2  | | 1 NT | Pass | Pass
| Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 4 (AP) | Pass | | | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Q | 5 | 6 | 8 | Q
| A | 4 | 2 | 7 | A | 4 | 2 | 7
| K | 8 | 6 | Q | 3 | 8 | 9 | Q
| J | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | J | 4 | 5
| 4 | 7 | J | 3 | K | 10 | 6 | 3
| A | 8 | 4 | 9 | J | 2 | 2 | 2
| 5 | 6 | J | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9
| Q | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | A | 3 | 10
| 3 | 10 | 7 | J | Q | K | 5 | 7
| 6 | 4 | K | A | 4 | 10 | K | A |
|
8 3 2
Q 7
A Q 8 6
A J 9 8 |
| K 9 7 5
10 8 4
10 4 2
10 5 3
|
B9B99 BAB99 23244 = Par NS +460 | A J 10 6
9 6 2
9 7 5
K 7 2
|
1 opening 4 N +1 +450 +7 24
| 1 NT opening 1 NT N +2 +150 -7 32 |
19. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 11
N deals None vul | Q J 7
A K J 7 4
K 8 4
K 9
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| | | | | Khalil | Brogeland | El Kourdy | Saelensminde
| | 1  | Pass | 4  | | 1 NT | Pass | 2
| Pass | Pass | Pass | | 3  | 4  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 6 | 2 | A | | 6 | 2 | A | 4
| 10 tricks won | 7 | 9 | 4 | Q
| | | | | 2 | 10 | A | 3
| | | | | K | 9 | 5 | 5
| | | | | J | 7 | 6 | 9
| | | | | J | 4 | 2 | A
| | | | | A | K | 3 |
| | | | | 10 tricks claimed |
|
A 5 3
10
A J 10 9 5 3
A 8 7 |
| 10 8 6 4
9 3
Q 7 6
10 6 4 3
|
67A67 = 45374 = Par NS +420 | K 9 2
Q 8 6 5 2
2
Q J 5 2
|
1 opening 4 N = +420 Tie 24
| 1 NT opening 4 N = +420 Tie 32 |
20. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28
N deals E-W vul | J 8 2
K Q J 10 2
A K 9
Q 9
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Burger | Rosenberg | Brachman | Zia | Becker | Lair | Schwartz | Wold
| | 1  | Pass | 1 NT | | 1 NT | Pass | Pass
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 2 (AP) | Pass | | | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 10 | 2 | A | 9 | J | 2 | A | 9
| 8 | Q | K | 4 | 8 | Q | K | 4
| J | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| K | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 tricks won
| 2 | 5 | Q | K
| 3 | J | A | 6
| 8 | A | 6 | 10
| 9 tricks claimed |
|
K 7 4 3
9 6 4
6 3 2
A 8 5 |
| A 5
8 5
Q 10 7 4
K J 10 6 3
|
68754 = 65579 = Par NS -100 | Q 10 9 6
A 7 3
J 8 5
7 4 2
|
1 opening 2 N +1 +140 +5 29
| 1 NT opening 1 NT N -1 -50 -5 32 |
21. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72
N deals None vul | Q J
A 8 7 4 3
A Q
K 10 9 3
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Freeman | Schwartz | Nickell | Lair | Stansby | Hamman | Martel | Soloway
| | 1  | Pass | 1  | | 1 NT | Pass | Pass
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 2  | Pass | | |
| Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 3 | J | 5 | Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | Q
| Q | 4 | 5 | 3 | A | 3 | 2 | 4
| J | 7 | 8 | 2 | Q | 6 | 8 | 5
| 3 | 9 | J | K | J | 4 | 8 | 3
| 4 | A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Q | 5
| 3 | 2 | J | 5 | J | 6 | K | A
| Q | 6 | K | A | K | 9 | 9 | 3
| K | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | A | 4
| 6 | 10 | A | 8 | 8 tricks claimed
| 8 tricks claimed |
|
A 9 3 2
K 10 6 2
5 4
7 6 5 |
| 7 6 4
Q 9
K 7 6 3
A 8 4 2
|
87798 87797 55535 = Par NS +120 | K 10 8 5
J 5
J 10 9 8 2
Q J
|
1 opening 3 NT N -1 -50 -5 29
| 1 NT opening 1 NT N +1 +120 +5 37 |
Data 9X48 Main |  | Top One Heart vs. One Notrump |
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