Data 9X87   Main


One Spade vs Two Clubs


  by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 16-37 HCP

A total of 10 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.


2006 USBC Round of 16, Segment 11 S NS2 C NS
Case 1 S A J
H 7 5 4 3
D Q 9 8
C A 10 6 4
Rengstorff
West

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
D 6
H 3
H K
Katz
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
2 D
2 S
3 S


2nd
Q
6
10
Ehlers
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
2
A
Jacobs
South
1 S
2 C
2 H
3 D
4 H


4th
7
2
Zia
West

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
C 2
Fout
NORTH
Pass
3 C
3 NT
4 S
6 D
Rosenberg
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Roman
South
2 C
3 S
4 D
5 H
6 S
S 8 7 5 3
H J 10 2
D 6 4
C K 8 5 2
TableS 4 2
H Q 6
D 10 5 3 2
C Q J 9 7 3


Par +1440
6 NT NS
S K Q 10 9 6
H A K 9 8
D A K J 7
C
2 C +132 C 13-14 H S +2+6806 S S =+1430


2006 USBC Round of 16, Segment 11 S NS2 C NS
Case 2 S A J
H 7 5 4 3
D Q 9 8
C A 10 6 4
Woolsey
West

Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
H 10
Saxe
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
3 C
5 H
Stewart
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Nussbaum
South
1 S
2 H
3 H
7 H
Baseggio
West

Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
S 3
S J
S Q
S 10
S 9
D A
D K
D 7
C A
H 7
Wolff
NORTH
Pass
2 D
3 S
6 C


2nd
A
4
7
8
C 2
4
6
C 5
7
Stark
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
2
K
H 3
H 4
H 5
8
9
Q
H 8
Morse
South
2 C
2 S
5 S
6 S


4th
6
5
C 3
H 6
H Q
2
3
5
8
S 8 7 5 3
H J 10 2
D 6 4
C K 8 5 2
TableS 4 2
H Q 6
D 10 5 3 2
C Q J 9 7 3


Par +1440
6 NT NS
S K Q 10 9 6
H A K 9 8
D A K J 7
C






2 C +172 C 30-17 H S -1-1006 S S =+1430


2006 World Championship Round of 64, Segment 31 S NS2 C NS
Case 3 S 6
H 6 5 4 2
D Q 8 6
C Q 8 7 5 4
Sadek
West

Pass




Lead
H K
C 10
S 6
H Q
S A
C A
H 10
C K
D J
Lauria
NORTH
Pass
Pass




2nd
2
2
10
4
7
S 8
6
S 9
Q
El Ahmady
East
Pass
Pass




3rd
7
Q
Q
3
H 5
4
J
5
K
Versace
South
1 S





4th
A
3
K
S 2
D 4
9
S 3
J
A
Nunes
West

Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
H K
S A
S 3
H 7
C A
S 2
H 8
S 4
H 6
S 5
Casen
NORTH
Pass
2 D
3 C
5 C


2nd
2
7
8
C 6
2
9
C 10
J
9
K
Fantoni
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
3
6
C 4
10
5
C 7
Q
C 8
C K
C Q
Krekorian
South
2 C
2 S
4 C
6 C


4th
A
10
C 9
4
3
C J
5
D 4
D 3
S K J 9 8 7
H K Q 10
D J 9 5 3
C 2
TableS 10
H J 9 8 7 3
D K 10 7 4
C J 9 3


Par +130
4 C NS
S A Q 5 4 3 2
H A
D A 2
C A K 10 6






1 S +72 C 30-91 S S +1+1106 C S -2-200


2003 USBC Final, Segment 31 S NS2 C NS
Case 4 S J 8 3
H 10 9
D 9 6 4 2
C 9 8 7 5
?
West

Pass


Lead
C Q
S A
S K
S 4
C 3
C 10
H 4
H.Weinstein
NORTH
Pass
Pass


2nd
5
5
10
H 5
K
J
9
?
East
Pass
Pass


3rd
6
3
8
J
4
8
Q
Garner
South
1 S



4th
A
6
2
Q
7
2
2
Fallenius
West

Pass
AP

Lead
H 4
H 7
H 6
H K
H 5
C Q
S A
S K
S 7
C 3
S 9
Wildavsky
NORTH
Pass
2 D


2nd
9
3
C 5
D J
C 8
9
5
10
D 5
K
C J
Welland
East
Pass
Pass


3rd
Q
J
8
A
C 2
6
3
8
J
4
Doub
South
2 C
2 NT


4th
2
10
C 10
C 7
S 4
A
2
6
Q
D 2
S 10 5
H A J 6 5 4
D K 8 5
C Q J 4
TableS Q 6 2
H K Q 8 7
D 10 7 3
C 6 3 2


Par +140
3 S NS
S A K 9 7 4
H 3 2
D A Q J
C A K 10





1 S +72 C 30-161 S S +1+1102 NT S -2-200


2000 USBC Semifinal, Segment 51 S NS2 C NS
Case 5 S 5 4
H K 6
D A 7 5 4 2
C Q 7 4 2
Zia
West

Pass
Pass
Pass



Lead
S 3
H 2
S 5
H A
Martel
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
3 S
6 H



2nd
4
3
10
D K
Rosenberg
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP



3rd
K
K
Q
6
Stansby
South
1 S
3 H
5 H




4th
A
8
6
7
Meltzer
West

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
D K
S 4
S A
H 2
H 6
Weinstein
NORTH
Pass
2 D
2 NT
3 S
5 D


2nd
A
10
6
3
8
Larsen
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
3
Q
5
K
A
Levin
South
2 C
2 S
3 H
4 H
5 H


4th
S 2
3
K
7
C 5
S 7 6 3
H 3
D K Q J 9 6
C K 9 8 5
TableS K 10
H Q 9 8 7
D 10 8 3
C J 10 6 3


Par +1430
6 S NS
S A Q J 9 8 2
H A J 10 5 4 2
D
C A


1 S +132 C 30-296 H S +1+14605 H S +1+680


1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Segment 61 S NS2 C NS
Case 6 S Q 10 8 7
H J 7 4 2
D 10 9 7 4
C 5
Helgemo
West

2 C
Pass
Pass
Campos
NORTH
Pass
3 S
4 S
Pass
Austberg
East
Pass
Dbl
5 C
Dbl
Villas-Boas
South
1 S
4 C
5 S
AP
Branco
West

Dbl
5 C
AP

Lead
C Q
S A
S K
C 9
D 4
H A
S 3
Furunes
NORTH
Pass
Pass
5 S


2nd
5
C 4
C 3
10
3
2
H 5
Chagas
East
Pass
4 C
Pass


3rd
2
7
8
S 10
J
6
Q
Helness
South
2 C
4 S
6 S


4th
A
5
9
7
K
S 2
S
H A 10 9 5
D K 8 6
C Q J 10 6 4 3
TableS 9 5
H K Q 8 6 3
D Q 3
C K 8 7 2


Par +500
7 C× East -2
S A K J 6 4 3 2
H
D A J 5 2
C A 9


2 C +62 C 36-295 S× S +1+7506 S S =+980
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