Data 9X64 Main

One Club vs. Two Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 165 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul J
3
A J 10 6 5
K Q 9 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Sementa Graves Tokay Smirnov SchwartzRO Piekarek FisherL
1 1 Pass 2 NT 3 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 10 7 3 2
—
9 8 7 4 3 2
10 6 Table A 8 6 5
A K J 9 2
Q
J 5 3
6465A 6466A
38553 =
Par NS +130 Q 9 4
Q 10 8 7 6 5 4
K
A 8

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-4 0
2 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+4 4

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Stansby Fleisher Bramley Balicki Zia Zmudzinski Garner
1 1 Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass
3 4 4 5 (AP) 3 Dbl 3 Pass
4 Pass Pass 5
Dbl 5 Dbl AP

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

J 5 4 3
8 7 6
A Q 10 5
7 3 Table A K 10 7 6
10 9
4
K Q J 9 4
62673 =
7A768 6A758
Par NS -620 8 2
5 4 3
J 9 8 6 3 2
8 6

1 opening
5 N -5 -250
+13 15
2 NT opening
5 × N -5 -1100
-13 5

8. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

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

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

J 10 2
9 7 4 2
8 6 5
9 8 5 Table A 5 3
A 8 5
A 7 3
Q 10 7 2
999A8 =
44434 =
Par NS +400 9 8 7 6 4
6 3
Q 4 2
K J 6

1 opening
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 15
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 11

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 30

N deals
None vul K Q 8 4
A K J 4
K 9 8
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Robson Mazurkiewicz Allfrey Jassem Narkiewicz Bakhshi Buras Townsend
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7
Q 6 3 2
Q 4 3 2
K 6 4 Table A J 9 3
9
10 6 5
Q 9 8 5 3
99987 88986
44457 44456
Par NS +400 6 5 2
10 8 7 5
A J 7
J 10 7

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-11 15
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 23

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 30

N deals
None vul K Q 8 4
A K J 4
K 9 8
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Muller Madala de Wijs Drijver Lauria Brink Versace
1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
Q 6 3 2
Q 4 3 2
K 6 4 Table A J 9 3
9
10 6 5
Q 9 8 5 3
99987 88986
44457 44456
Par NS +400 6 5 2
10 8 7 5
A J 7
J 10 7

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-11 15
2 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+11 34

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

N deals
None vul 10 8
A K 10
A Q 9 6 2
A J 8

West North East South West North East South
Campos v.Prooijen Villas-Boas Verhees de Wijs Chagas Muller Brum
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q J 5 2
8 5 4 3
K 5 4
K 3 Table A K 7 6
J 9 7 6
8
10 9 7 4
966B9 =
27723 =
Par NS +400 9 4 3
Q 2
J 10 7 3
Q 6 5 2

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 15
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 40

18. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul A J 3 2
K 6 5
K 8
A K J 5

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Pellegrini Campos Camberos Lambardi Chagas Rizzo Brum
1 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 10 7 5
10
9 7 4
10 9 7 3 2 Table Q 6
A Q J 7 4
A J 10 5 3
4
77647 67636
66796 =
Par NS -110 9 8 4
9 8 3 2
Q 6 2
Q 8 6

1 opening
4 × N -3 -800
-11 17
2 NT opening
2 NT N -3 -300
+11 51

23. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul K Q J 5 3 2
Q J 5
K Q
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Diamond Woolsey Platnick Greco Lee Hampson Kaplan
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
1 NT 2 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Dbl Pass Pass 4
Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A 9
A 2
A 8 7 3
K Q 10 8 2 Table 10 8 7 6
10 8 3
J 10 5
J 7 6
68954 =
75479 74469
Par NS +140 4
K 9 7 6 4
9 6 4 2
5 4 3

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+8 27
2 NT opening
4 × N -1 -200
-8 51

24. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul J 9 6
A K
A 10 9 8 4
A Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Levin Diamond Weinstein Platnick Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell
1 1 2 2 NT 3 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 4
9 8 7 5 4 2
7 6 3 2
K Table A K Q 8
6 3
Q
J 9 8 7 6 2
A8796 =
24526 =
Par NS +430 10 5 3 2
Q J 10
K J 5
10 5 3

1 opening
4 N = +130
-7 27
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+7 58

27. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A Q 4 3
K 10 9 8
A K
K J 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Sontag LallJ Berkowitz Seamon Wooldridge Pszczola Hurd
1 3 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

K 10 2
A Q 4 3
4 2
10 9 7 6 Table J 5
6 2
Q J 10 8 7 6 5
A 3
99858 =
44574 33474
Par NS +600 9 8 7 6
J 7 5
9 3
Q 8 4 2

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 33
2 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-6 59

29. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Garvey Zimmermann Carroll Hanlon Helness McGann Helgemo
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Dbl 4
Pass 6 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 4
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

8 7
7 5
A J 9 8 3
6 5 4 3 Table 9 4 2
10 2
Q 5 4
K 10 9 8 7
CCC67 CCC66
11176 =
Par NS +990 Q J 10
A K 9 8 6 4
7 6
J 2

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
+11 44
2 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
-11 61

30. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Mesbur Nunes Fitzgibbon Fantoni Helness McGann Helgemo Hanlon
1 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 3
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6 4
10 9 6 5
K 10 3
K 9 3 Table K 7
Q 8 7 4 3
A 5
J 7 6 2
8A5A7 =
53835 53735
Par NS +620 J 9 5 3 2
J
Q J 9 8 6
8 5

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 56
2 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 61

34. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul Q 6 4
A 2
A Q J 10
A K 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Verhees Fantoni v.Prooijen Muller Helgemo de Wijs Helness
1 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 4
3 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 AP Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 Q 4 2 6 10 4 2
13 tricks won A 3 4 10
13 tricks won

J 3
K 9 5 4
7 6 3 2
J 6 3 Table 10
8 7 6 3
K 5 4
Q 9 8 7 2
CD8C9 CD8C8
00414 =
Par NS +2210 A K 9 8 7 5 2
Q J 10
9 8
4

1 opening
6 N +1 +1460
-13 59
2 NT opening
7 N = +2210
+13 75

35. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul Q 6 4
A 2
A Q J 10
A K 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Mesbur Matushko Fitzgibbon Khokhlov Kholomeev McGann Khiuppenen Hanlon
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

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

J 3
K 9 5 4
7 6 3 2
J 6 3 Table 10
8 7 6 3
K 5 4
Q 9 8 7 2
CD8C9 CD8C8
00414 =
Par NS +2210 A K 9 8 7 5 2
Q J 10
9 8
4

1 opening
6 S = +1430
-13 59
2 NT opening
7 N = +2210
+13 88

38. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul A 6 2
K Q J 8
A K J 6
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Fantoni Willenken Nunes Helness Zia Helgemo Martel
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 3
10
10 9 7 4
J 10 6 5 3 2 Table K J 10 7
A 6 5 4 3 2
Q
K 9
87784 87684
55648 =
Par NS +100 9 8 5 4
9 7
8 5 3 2
A 8 7

1 opening
2 NT N = +120
-7 61
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 95

40. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell LallJ Kranyak Katz WolpertG Nickell
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 8 6 3
Q J 7
8 7
K 7 6 5 Table 10 7 2
10 8 5
A K 5
Q 10 9 3
789A7 =
55426 =
Par NS +140 5 4
9 6 3
Q J 10 4 3 2
J 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 62
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 107

42. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A 7
Q 3
A J 3
A Q J 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Wolfson LallJ Cohen Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9
K 10 6
Q 10 6 4
8 3 2 Table K 4 3 2
9 8 5 4
K 9 5
K 5
86669 =
47674 46674
Par NS +120 10 8 6 5
A J 7 2
8 7 2
10 7

1 opening
2 NT N = +120
-10 62
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 117

43. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Garner Boyd WeinsteinH Demirev Pollack Lee Feldman
1 Dbl 1 2 NT Pass 4
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 9 8 3 2
6
Q 10 4 2
J 7 3 Table Q 5 4
K Q 8
K 7 6 3
K 9 5
65857 55857
88586 78486
Par NS -100 6
J 10 9 5 4 2
9 8
10 8 6 2

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 68
2 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-6 117

44. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Falk Grue Lusky Cheek Delmonte Friedland BessisT Dahl
1 2 3 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 7 Dbl AP Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 7 3
10 7 2
J 10 9 7
6 4 Table J 9 6 5
A 3
5
Q J 10 9 8 3
96BA5 =
17127 =
Par NS +450 10 8
K J 9 8 6 5 4
Q 3
7 5

1 opening
7 × S -3 -500
-14 68
2 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
+14 131

49. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Baldursson Stefanov JonssonT Einarsson Karaivanov Jorgensen Trendafilov
1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 4 2
9 7 6
K Q 9
10 8 3 2 Table 9 8 7
A K Q 8 5
10 6 2
7 4
89699 =
44644 =
Par NS +140 Q 6 5 3
10 4 2
J 7 3
J 9 5

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 74
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 133

50. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Zack Gawrys Barel Kalita Buras HerbstI Narkiewicz HerbstO
1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 4 2
9 7 6
K Q 9
10 8 3 2 Table 9 8 7
A K Q 8 5
10 6 2
7 4
89699 =
44644 =
Par NS +140 Q 6 5 3
10 4 2
J 7 3
J 9 5

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 80
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 133

51. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul Q 10 9
A K 3
A Q 6 3
K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Cullin Sementa Upmark Fredin Bocchi Fallenius Madala
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 6 4
Q J 9
J 9 5
A 10 8 Table 7 5 3
10 6 2
10 7 4 2
J 5 2
99A9A =
44343 33343
Par NS +420 K 8 2
8 7 5 4
K 8
7 6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 80
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 143

52. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul Q 10 9
A K 3
A Q 6 3
K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Martens Martel Jassem Narkiewicz Levin Buras Weinstein
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 6 4
Q J 9
J 9 5
A 10 8 Table 7 5 3
10 6 2
10 7 4 2
J 5 2
99A9A =
44343 33343
Par NS +420 K 8 2
8 7 5 4
K 8
7 6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 90
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 143

54. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 119

N deals
Both vul A 5
A K Q 6 2
Q 5 3
A 5 2

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Greco Grue Hampson Gitelman Wooldridge Moss Hurd
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

K J 10 8
9 8
J 7
Q 10 8 7 6 Table Q 6 4 3
10 4
9 8 6 4
J 4 3
C8DC8 =
15015 =
Par NS +2210 9 7 2
J 7 5 3
A K 10 2
K 9

1 opening
7 S = +2210
+13 104
2 NT opening
6 N +1 +1460
-13 143

56. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Welland Beatty Bramley Chambers Wold Schermer Jacobus
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 2
A Q 9
6 4 2
7 6 5 3 Table 7 6 5
K J 4 3 2
J 10
Q 4 2
7A7A9 =
43624 =
Par NS +620 J 9 8 3
10 6
8 5 3
K J 10 8

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+7 111
2 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-7 143

61. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul A K Q J
A Q
A 5 2
Q 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Sher Smith Jackson Etter Willenken Kolesnik Welland
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

9 5
J 10 7 5 4 3
K 10 6
J 9 Table 10 8 6 4
9 2
Q J 8 3
A K 4
88678 =
55765 =
Par NS +120 7 3 2
K 8 6
9 7 4
10 7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 111
2 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+8 151

64. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul A J 10 8
A K Q J
K J 3
8 5

West North East South West North East South
BessisM Fantoni BessisT Nunes Brogeland Helness Saelensminde Helgemo
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)
Dbl 4 AP

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

Q 5
8 6 4 2
7 5
K Q J 4 2 Table 9 6 2
10 9 5 3
9 6 4 2
9 3
DDDDA =
00003 =
Par NS +2220 K 7 4 3
7
A Q 10 8
A 10 7 6

1 opening
4 N +3 +710
-13 111
2 NT opening
6 N +1 +1460
+13 165

66. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 94

N deals
None vul K 7 4 2
K Q 10 6
A 8 6
A K

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Piekarek Danailov Smirnov Elinescu Stefanov Wladow Aronov
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 9 6
J 8 4 2
K 7 3
Q 5 Table Q J
A 9 5 3
J 10 9 2
9 7 4
66669 66679
75753 74753
Par NS +110 8 5 3
7
Q 5 4
J 10 8 6 3 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 118
2 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-6 165

68. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Hayet Stefanov Cambournac Aronov Karakolev Rerhaye Danailov Berrada
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 9 7 6
J 6 4 3
8 4
8 6 Table 8 2
A 8 7 5
K 9 7 6
K 4 2
977AA 9779A
46633 =
Par NS +600 10 4
Q 10 9 2
Q 3 2
10 9 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+9 129
2 NT opening
2 NT N +3 +210
-9 165

69. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul K 9 4
A K
A J 9 3
A Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Campos Gromov Villas-Boas Dubinin Khiuppenen Chagas Kholomeev Branco
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
1 1 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 10 8 7 6
2
K 4 2
K 9 8 Table 3
10 9 8 4 3
Q 10 7 6
J 7 5
86878 87878
56465 56464
Par NS +120 Q 5 2
Q J 7 6 5
8 5
10 4 2

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 135
2 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 165

70. 2009 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q 10 6
K 8 2
A K 9 8
A K 5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Fantoni Nickell Nunes Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell
1 2 3 2 NT 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 6 AP

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

8 4
9 5 4
Q 7 4
Q J 6 4 2 Table 9 5
A Q J 10 7 3
10 5 3 2
9
CC7AA 7C799
10623 =
Par NS +990 A K J 7 3 2
6
J 6
10 8 7 3

1 opening
6 N = +980
+14 149
2 NT opening
6 S -2 -100
-14 165

72. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

N deals
None vul A Q 8
K J 6
A K 6 4 2
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Katz YangL Nickell Dai Zhuang Meckstroth WangW Rodwell
1 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 5 4 3
8
10 9 3
A J 7 6 Table K 6 2
A 9 7 4 3 2
8 7
Q 3
A6798 96798
36534 =
Par NS +430 J 10
Q 10 5
Q J 5
9 8 5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 151
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 175

74. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 6

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

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

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

K J 9 7 6
J 6 4 3
8 4
8 6 Table 8 2
A 8 7 5
K 9 7 6
K 4 2
977AA 9779A
46633 =
Par NS +600 10 4
Q 10 9 2
Q 3 2
10 9 7 5

1 opening
1 N +4 +150
-10 151
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 186

75. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Berrada Karakolev Rerhaye Danailov Aronov Hayet Stefanov Cambournac
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 7 5
9
A J 7 3
A J 6 4 Table Q 8 3 2
J 10
8 5
9 8 7 5 3
A7B95 A7BA5
24136 25137
Par NS +650 —
Q 8 7 6 5 3 2
K 9 6 4
Q 10

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
+13 164
2 NT opening
6 N -1 -100
-13 186

76. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 6

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

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

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

K J 9 7 6
J 6 4 3
8 4
8 6 Table 8 2
A 8 7 5
K 9 7 6
K 4 2
977AA 9779A
46633 =
Par NS +600 10 4
Q 10 9 2
Q 3 2
10 9 7 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 176
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 186

85. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A Q 10 6
Q 8
A Q
K Q 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Freeman Diamond Nickell Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco
1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 7 5 3 2
J 9
K 6 5
7 3 Table K 8
A K
8 7 4 3 2
A 10 4 2
76968 =
57374 =
Par NS +140 4
10 7 6 5 4 3 2
J 10 9
J 5

1 opening
1 N +1 +90
-11 177
2 NT opening
4 N = +620
+11 198

87. 2008 WC Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
HackettJU Fantoni HackettJA Nunes Lauria Gold Versace Townsend
1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
2 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 3 AP

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

K Q J 9 5 4
K 6 5
Q 6 3
4 Table 8 7 3
9 8 3
A J 10 8 5
J 5
A4B7C 84A6B
39261 38261
Par NS +500 6
10 7 4 2
9 7 4
K 9 8 3 2

1 opening
3 W = -140
-12 177
2 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+12 210

91. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Glubok Dubinin Welland Gromov Balicki CohenB Zmudzinski Smith
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 6 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 7 4 3
10 4
6 3
Q 7 6 2 Table K J 2
A 3 2
J 8 5
J 9 5 4
B7CC8 =
26115 =
Par NS +1430 5
Q J 8 7 5
K Q 10 9
10 8 3

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
-12 177
2 NT opening
6 S = +1370
+12 223

96. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Rodwell Welland Meckstroth Hamman Garner Compton WeinsteinH
1 1 3 2 NT Pass 3
Dbl 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q J 8 6 5
K 4 2
10 9 7 2
K Table 7 4
Q 9 7 5 3
3
10 9 7 6 3
BA9DA =
23303 =
Par NS +1440 K 9 3 2
8
Q 6 5 4
Q J 5 2

1 opening
6 N +1 +940
+11 190
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-11 224

100. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

N deals
E-W vul A Q
Q 8
K Q 7 6 4
K Q 7 4

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

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

K 10 9 8 5 3
A 2
9 2
A J 5 Table J 4 2
J 10 9 7 3
A 8
9 3 2
657A9 =
48634 47633
Par NS +130 7 6
K 6 5 4
J 10 5 3
10 8 6

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+5 195
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 227

105. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul A K 6 3
K Q J 9
J 9
A K 3

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Nickell Stansby Freeman Martel
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 7
10 8 7
A 4 2
10 8 7 2 Table Q 5 2
A 5 4 3 2
K Q 3
J 6
89899 89799
54544 =
Par NS +140 J 10 4
6
10 8 7 6 5
Q 9 5 4

1 opening
3 S = +110
+5 200
2 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 229

111. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul A J 9
A K 7
K J 10 3
K 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Kowalski Hamman Tuszynski Assemi Rodwell Wojewoda Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7
J 8 6 4 3 2
A 8 6
A 2 Table Q 6 4 3 2
Q 10
5 4
Q 10 6 3
887A9 =
35634 =
Par NS +130 K 8 5
9 5
Q 9 7 2
J 8 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-11 203
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+11 242

112. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A K Q 7 5
A 2
A Q 8
J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Balicki Fantoni Zmudzinski Welland Lauria Fallenius Versace
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

4 2
10 8 4
K J 10 7 6 5 2
10 Table J 6 3
K J 9 6
4 3
K 9 6 5
DDA7D =
00250 =
Par NS +1520 10 9 8
Q 7 5 3
9
A Q 8 7 3

1 opening
6 N = +980
+14 217
2 NT opening
6 N -1 -50
-14 242

115. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul A K 10
A Q J
A 2
K J 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hallberg Smith Chang CohenB Cheek Fu Grue Zhao
1 1 2 2 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 9 6 3
7 6
K 10 8 6 3
10 6 Table J 5 4
K 10 9 8 4
J 9 5 4
8
9875A A775A
35683 =
Par NS +430 8 7 2
5 3 2
Q 7
A Q 9 5 3

1 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 218
2 NT opening
4 NT N = +430
+11 253

117. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Santos YangH Goncalves ChiuW Shih Pessoa Huang Castanheira
1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

9 5 4
9 8 7
8 7 5
Q 9 5 2 Table J 10 7 3
J 5 4 3
J 3
K 7 6
CBBCA =
11113 =
Par NS +990 A Q
10 6 2
Q 10 9 4 2
A 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
-11 218
2 NT opening
6 NT N = +990
+11 264

118. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Rubin Price Ekeblad Moss HackettJA Gitelman HackettJU
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

K 10 5
J 10 6 5
3
K 10 9 3 2 Table J 8 6 2
9 7 2
J 7 6 2
7 5
DABD9 DACDA
03103 =
Par NS +1520 Q 3
Q 8
K Q 10 9 8 4
J 8 4

1 opening
6 N = +920
+11 229
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-11 264

123. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul A K 5
A 9 5 3
A 3
A J 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Ino Lindkvist Imakura Fredin Sylvan Teramoto Sundelin Takano
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl 4 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

9 7
10 7
5 4 2
K Q 7 6 4 3 Table Q 8 6 4 3
K 2
K Q 8 7
8 2
A8B87 98B87
35246 =
Par NS +650 J 10 2
Q J 8 6 4
J 10 9 6
10

1 opening
4 NT N = +630
+14 243
2 NT opening
4 N -3 -300
-14 265

125. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A J 5
A 9
A 10 9 8 2
A K 9

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Podgur Kiema Kalish YadlinD Backstrom YadlinI Salomaa
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl 3 AP
Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 6
K Q 10 8
J 3
Q J 7 2 Table K 9
J 7 6 3
K Q 7 4
6 5 4
59576 =
84866 64866
Par NS +100 8 7 4 3 2
5 4 2
6 5
10 8 3

1 opening
4 S -3 -150
-7 243
2 NT opening
3 N = +140
+7 272

127. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 93

N deals
Both vul 10 7
A K
K 9 8
A K Q 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Lauria Verhees Versace Duboin Drijver Bocchi Schollaardt
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
4 Dbl Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 2
9 8 7 6
A Q J 7 2
7 Table A 9 8 6 5 4 3
Q 10 4
10 3
2
5465B =
58572 =
Par NS +600 Q
J 5 3 2
6 5 4
J 10 8 6 4

1 opening
5 N = +600
+14 259
2 NT opening
3 NT N -4 -400
-14 272

129. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul Q 10 3
K
A K 8 6
A K Q 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Schollaardt Fitzgibbon Drijver Mesbur McGann v.Prooijen Hanlon Brink
1 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

A J 7 5 4
2
Q J 10
J 9 7 3 Table K 8 6
A J 10 6 5 4 3
5
8 2
75598 =
57725 =
Par NS +110 9 2
Q 9 8 7
9 7 4 3 2
10 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 269
2 NT opening
3 N +1 +130
-10 272

131. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 69

N deals
N-S vul K J 6
Q J
A 6 2
A K J 9 5

West North East South West North East South
HackettJA Hadi HackettJU Shoaib Fazli Gold Allana Townsend
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 7 5
K 9
Q J 5 4
Q 4 3 Table 4 3
A 8 7 6
K 10 8 7
10 8 2
AAA6A =
33373 =
Par NS +630 A Q 10 2
10 5 4 3 2
9 3
7 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 281
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 274

132. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Chmurski Kiema Puczynski Tuszynski Backstrom Kowalski Salomaa
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Rdbl Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 9 7 6 5 3
10 7
10 8 7 3
7 Table Q 8
A J 4 2
J 4 2
J 9 5 4
B8BAB A8BAB
25231 =
Par NS +460 —
K 9 8 6 5
A 9 5
Q 10 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 291
2 NT opening
6 S -1 -50
-10 274

135. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A J 5
A 9
A 10 9 8 2
A K 9

West North East South West North East South
Fischer Tuszynski Saurer Kowalski Balicki Babsch Zmudzinski Bieder
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 6
K Q 10 8
J 3
Q J 7 2 Table K 9
J 7 6 3
K Q 7 4
6 5 4
59576 =
84866 64866
Par NS +100 8 7 4 3 2
5 4 2
6 5
10 8 3

1 opening
2 NT N -1 -50
-5 297
2 NT opening
3 N = +140
+5 279

136. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Szalay Hanlon Macskasy McGann Fitzgibbon Winkler Mesbur Dumbovich
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q 10 9 4
J 6 2
10 9
Q 10 9 Table 8 6 2
A K 8 5 3
7 4 3
4 3
76588 76688
57755 =
Par NS +90 K 5 3
7 4
J 6 5 2
J 8 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 302
2 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 279

139. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul K 5 2
K Q J
A J 10 3
A J 7

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

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

9 8 6 4
7 3 2
9 8 6 5 4
8 Table A Q 10 7
A 9 8 6 5 4
—
K 5 3
8548A 85489
37843 =
Par NS +130 J 3
10
K Q 7 2
Q 10 9 6 4 2

1 opening
4 × E -1 +200
-10 302
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 289

140. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

N deals
None vul A Q 5
K 8
A K J 10 4 3
Q 3

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

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

J 7 6
A Q J 10 7 2
6
J 7 6 Table K 9 8 2
6
Q 9 5
A 10 8 5 2
85484 75484
58959 =
Par NS -100 10 4 3
9 5 4 3
8 7 2
K 9 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+8 310
2 NT opening
3 W -1 +50
-8 289

142. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

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

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

8 4
J 6
A 10 9 4
K 9 7 4 2 Table K Q 10 7
8 7 2
J 8 6
6 5 3
A9A88 =
24255 24245
Par NS +630 9 6 5 2
K 10 9 5 4 3
5 2
A

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 322
2 NT opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 291

143. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel Weichsel Meckstroth Sontag Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 6
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 7 Pass 7 (AP)

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

Q J 9 5 3
9 5 3 2
10
K 9 8 Table 10 6
Q J 7
J 9 5 4 2
7 4 2
DABCD =
03210 =
Par NS +1520 A 8 2
K 10 8
K Q 8 6 3
10 6

1 opening
7 S -1 -50
-14 322
2 NT opening
6 NT N +1 +1020
+14 305

144. 2003 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul A 7
K 10 3
A 10
A K 7 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Lauria Soloway Versace Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell
1 2 NT Dbl 2 NT Pass 3
4 Dbl Pass 4 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 5 AP

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

J 5 4 3
2
6 5 4 2
Q 9 8 6 Table K 9
A J 9 5 4
Q 9 8 7 3
4
9995A 9985A
34483 =
Par NS +300 Q 10 8 6 2
Q 8 7 6
K J
J 10

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-12 322
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 317

146. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 106

N deals
Both vul K Q J 4
K 2
A 3 2
A K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Soloway Rosenberg Hamman Zia
1 1 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 9 6 3
9 7 3
J 7 5
9 7 2 Table —
A Q 8 5 4
Q 10 8 6
Q 10 5 3
AA799 AA779
32644 =
Par NS +630 A 8 7 5 2
J 10 6
K 9 4
8 6

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 335
2 NT opening
6 S -1 -100
-13 317

152. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul A 9 6
A K 9 5
A K 7
K J 6

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Burgess Bocchi Marston Thomson Lauria Newman Versace
1 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Rdbl Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J Q
9 tricks won 8 tricks won

J 8 3
10 7
10 4
Q 10 9 8 7 4 Table K Q 7 4
Q J 8 4
Q 9 8 6 3
—
98878 87878
45565 =
Par NS +600 10 5 2
6 3 2
J 5 2
A 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 347
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 318

158. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Nilsland Villas-Boas Fallenius Lindkvist Chagas Fredin Branco
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
1 1 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 4 3
A J 10 5 4
10 6 3
A 9 Table Q 6 5
Q 9 7
9 8 7 5
Q 6 5
78779 =
65654 64654
Par NS +110 9 8 7 2
8 3 2
K J 4
8 7 4

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-11 347
2 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+11 330

160. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 111

N deals
N-S vul A Q 5 3
Q 7
A Q 9 8
A K 8

West North East South West North East South
Burger Meckstroth Cayne Rodwell Hamman Seamon Soloway Passell
1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9
J 8 6 5 4
3 2
J 7 6 4 Table J 10 8 7 4 2
9 3
K J 5
Q 9
98ABA =
35323 =
Par NS +620 6
A K 10 2
10 7 6 4
10 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 347
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 343

163. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Burger Lesniewski Cayne Szymanowski Balicki Seamon Zmudzinski Passell
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 J A 3 8 Q A
3 A 2 6 Q 6 3 A
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

Q 10 9 7 6 2
A
7 6 4
9 5 3 Table 4 3
K 9 6
J 5
K 10 7 6 4 2
A8BB7 =
24226 =
Par NS +650 8
10 8 7 5 4 3
A K 10 9 8 2
—

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 360
2 NT opening
6 N -1 -100
-13 343

165. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 121

N deals
E-W vul K Q 9 4
A 4
A K 6 4
A 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Levy Sakul Mouiel Karwur Watulingas Multon Panelewen Szwarc
1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Dbl Pass
Pass 7 AP

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

3
Q J 7 5 2
J 10 7 2
10 5 4 Table 8 7 6 2
K 9 8
9 8 5 3
K 8
9C79B =
11641 =
Par NS +980 A J 10 5
10 6 3
Q
Q J 7 3 2

1 opening
7 S -2 -100
-14 360
2 NT opening
6 N = +980
+14 357

Data 9X64 Main Top One Club vs. Two Notrump