Data 9X88 Main

One Club vs. Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 312 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 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul Q 3
Q J 7
J 6
K Q J 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Multon Duboin Zimmermann Zia Madala Fantoni Bianchedi Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 2 3 Dbl Pass 2 2
4 AP 3 Pass 3 AP

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

9 7 6 4
A K 5 2
A K Q 4
7 Table J 8
9 8 6 4
9 7 2
A 8 6 5
66458 =
66975 =
Par NS -140 A K 10 5 2
10 3
10 8 5 3
3 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
-10 0
2 opening
3 E = -140
+10 10

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul Q 6 2
K 5 2
A
Q 8 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Madala Moss Bianchedi Duboin Gitelman Zia LallJ
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Dbl Pass 3 5
Pass Pass 5 Dbl
5 Dbl 5 Dbl (AP)

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

K J 9 7
Q J 8 7 6
Q 2
A 3 Table 10 8 5 4 3
A 9 3
J 9 6 5
10
6358A 6348A
59753 =
Par NS +100 A
10 4
K 10 8 7 4 3
K J 9 4

1 opening
4 × E -1 +100
-9 0
2 opening
5 × E -3 +500
+9 19

4. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul Q 2
A 10 2
10 2
A J 8 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
McGarry Graves Levine Schwartz FisherL Ekeblad SchwartzRO Bakhshi
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2
Rdbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP

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

J 4
K Q J 8 7
A Q 7 4
K 10 Table A 10 7 6 5 3
5
8 5 3
Q 9 6
54556 =
79787 =
Par NS -140 K 9 8
9 6 4 3
K J 9 6
4 3

1 opening
2 NT W -1 +50
+6 6
2 opening
2 E +2 -170
-6 21

8. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J
A 7 4
J 7 4
A K 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss StansbyJ Bathurst Hung Watson Hampson FeldmanJ Greco
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 3 AP Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

Q 9 4 3
K Q 10 9 8 2
3
8 7 Table A 10 7
6 3
Q 10 9 8 2
Q J 9
9758A 97589
45743 =
Par NS +600 K 8 6 5 2
J 5
A K 6 5
10 6

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
+9 19
2 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-9 21

9. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul 10 7 2
6 2
A 6
A K Q 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Baseggio GordonM Stark McAllister Sontag Campanile Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A
A Q 10 7 3
10 8 5 3
8 3 2 Table K J 8 5 4
4
Q J 7 4
J 10 4
87858 88858
44574 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 6 3
K J 9 8 5
K 9 2
6

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+9 28
2 opening
2 NT N +2 +180
-9 21

14. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul Q 9 2
5
A 7 5
K Q 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell AukenS Katz Welland Piekarek Rodwell Smirnov Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 AP

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

A 10 7 6 5
9 6 4
K 4 2
A 10 Table 4 3
A K J 8 3
10 8 3
J 9 5
96678 =
46755 46754
Par NS +400 K J 8
Q 10 7 2
Q J 9 6
7 4

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 28
2 opening
2 W -1 +100
+5 28

16. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Duboin Narkiewicz Sementa Madala Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 8 3
K 8 5
Q 10 5
K 8 7 Table 10 9 7 2
Q 10 7
8 7 4 2
9 6
9798A 97A8A
46353 35343
Par NS +620 Q 6 5
A 3 2
A J 9 6 3
5 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 40
2 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 28

18. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 9
K J 9 2
7
K Q J 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Villas-Boas WolpertG Campos Chagas Dwyer Brum Bathurst
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 3 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 10 8 2
A Q 10 8
9 6 5 2
9 Table 6 4
6 4
A J 8 4 3
A 8 5 2
98869 =
34573 =
Par NS +600 A K 7 5 3
7 5 3
K Q 10
10 4

1 opening
3 NT× S +1 +950
+15 56
2 opening
3 N -2 -200
-15 28

19. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 3
9 7 5 4
A
A Q J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Multon Samir Zimmermann Noshy Nabil Nunes Sadek Fantoni
1 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q
K Q
K 9 8 4 3 2
K 5 4 2 Table K J 8 7 4
A 3 2
Q J 10
10 3
45846 =
78596 77596
Par NS -100 A 6 5 2
J 10 8 6
7 6 5
7 6

1 opening
3 W = -110
-7 56
2 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+7 35

21. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A Q 9
9
K 9 3 2
K 8 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Forrester Multon Gold Robson Nunes Allfrey Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 3 6 (AP) 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 10 8 7 5
8 4 3
8
Q 5 2 Table 6 4 3
J 10 5
7 5 4
A J 9 6
C7CC8 A7CC8
06005 =
Par NS +1440 2
A K Q 7 6 2
A Q J 10 6
10

1 opening
6 S = +1370
+12 68
2 opening
4 S +3 +710
-12 35

23. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A 8
9 4
Q 5 2
K Q J 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Martel Weinstein Zia Rosenberg Dwyer Willenken Bathurst
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 4
2 NT Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 5 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

J 7 3 2
K Q 10 6
A J 7 6
6 Table K Q 5
A 8 7
K 9 8 4 3
7 4
43329 =
699B4 =
Par NS -400 10 9 6 4
J 5 3 2
10
A 10 9 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -150
+6 74
2 opening
5 E = -400
-6 35

24. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A 8
9 4
Q 5 2
K Q J 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Venkataraman Verhees Chokshi Balakrishnan Muller Tewari de Wijs
1 1 Dbl 2 Dbl 4
2 Dbl Pass 3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP 4 AP

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

J 7 3 2
K Q 10 6
A J 7 6
6 Table K Q 5
A 8 7
K 9 8 4 3
7 4
43329 =
699B4 =
Par NS -400 10 9 6 4
J 5 3 2
10
A 10 9 2

1 opening
5 E = -400
-11 74
2 opening
4 W -2 +100
+11 46

25. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A 8
9 4
Q 5 2
K Q J 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Helness Asbi Helgemo Fantoni Karwur Nunes Sakul
1 Dbl 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

J 7 3 2
K Q 10 6
A J 7 6
6 Table K Q 5
A 8 7
K 9 8 4 3
7 4
43329 =
699B4 =
Par NS -400 10 9 6 4
J 5 3 2
10
A 10 9 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
-11 74
2 opening
4 W -2 +100
+11 57

26. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul K J 10 2
6 2
9 6
A K Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Sadek Tobing Hussein Samir George Noshy Karwur
1 1 1 2 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 Dbl 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

9 7 5
J 9 7 5 4
8 4
9 3 2 Table 6
A Q 3
K Q J 5 2
10 8 7 6
BC78C =
11641 =
Par NS +980 A Q 8 4 3
K 10 8
A 10 7 3
4

1 opening
6 S = +980
+11 85
2 opening
5 S +1 +480
-11 57

28. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul A 7 6 5
Q
6 4
A K J 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Fleisher Katz Kamil Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 4
K J 7 2
A 7 3 2
7 6 Table Q J 2
9 4
Q 9 8 5
Q 9 5 3
99A7A =
43353 44353
Par NS +620 K 8 3
A 10 8 6 5 3
K J 10
10

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 85
2 opening
4 S = +620
+12 69

30. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 9
J 7
Q 9
A Q 10 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
LallH Zia Milner Martel Kamil Wold Fleisher Compton
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 2 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 3 2
A K 6
K J 10 8
7 6 3 Table J 8 7 5 4
10 5 4
7 4 2
K 5
75768 76768
57574 57674
Par NS +90 K 6
Q 9 8 3 2
A 6 5 3
J 8

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 95
2 opening
3 N = +110
-10 69

31. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul 2
J 8 2
A K Q
K 8 7 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Gitelman Diamond Moss Spector Hampson Becker Greco
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7 5 3
A 9 7
J
A Q J 5 4 Table J 10 9 4
6 5 3
10 9 8 5 4 3
—
97869 =
46463 =
Par NS +600 A K 8 6
K Q 10 4
7 6 2
10 9

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 95
2 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 81

32. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul Q 9 8 7
2
K 2
A K 9 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Zia Kranyak Martel Willenken Bathurst Rosenberg Dwyer
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 4
3 AP 4 Pass 5 AP

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

10 4
A Q 7 4
A J 10 6 5 3
7 Table K J 6
K 10 9 5
Q 8 7 4
10 6
7943A =
549A3 539A3
Par NS -130 A 5 3 2
J 8 6 3
9
Q J 5 4

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
-6 95
2 opening
5 W -2 +100
+6 87

34. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul 8
K 5 3
K 10
A Q 8 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Fleisher Brink Kamil Martel v.Prooijen Zia Verhees
1 1 2 2 2 Pass
2 4 AP Pass 3 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

10 9 7
A 10 7
J 7 6
J 10 9 7 Table A 6 5 4 3
4
A Q 5 4 2
K 4
64947 54946
79486 79496
Par NS -140 K Q J 2
Q J 9 8 6 2
9 8 3
—

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+10 105
2 opening
3 × E = -530
-10 89

35. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A 10 7
8 7 5
—
A J 10 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hinze Fleisher Grainger Kamil Zia Lee Martel Donn
1 1 2 2 2 3
2 3 3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

K 3 2
K 6
J 6 5 3
K Q 9 5 Table Q J 8 6
A J 9 4 3 2
10 4 2
—
33366 =
A9A77 88954
Par NS -430 9 5 4
Q 10
A K Q 9 8 7
6 3

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+6 111
2 opening
4 N -4 -200
-6 89

37. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul A K 10 7
Q 8
4
J 9 8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Boyd Zmudzinski Robinson Stewart Dubinin Woolsey Gromov
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 4 (AP) 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q
A 9 7 3 2
J 9 6 2
A Q 3 Table J 6 5 2
10 6 4
10 7 5 3
K 10
89679 =
53664 =
Par NS +140 9 8 4 3
K J 5
A K Q 8
6 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 124
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 89

39. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Helgemo Drijver Helness Nunes Verhees Fantoni v.Prooijen
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A J 7 6 4
J 5 4
A 10
Q 9 4 Table Q 2
A 9 8 2
9 7 5 2
7 6 5
9779A =
46643 46543
Par NS +600 K 10 9 5 3
K 10 7 6
K J 6
2

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
-5 125
2 opening
3 N = +110
+5 94

40. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Madala Narkiewicz Bocchi Duboin Zmudzinski Sementa Balicki
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

A J 7 6 4
J 5 4
A 10
Q 9 4 Table Q 2
A 9 8 2
9 7 5 2
7 6 5
9779A =
46643 46543
Par NS +600 K 10 9 5 3
K 10 7 6
K J 6
2

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 125
2 opening
3 N = +110
+5 99

43. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul 5 4
Q J 7
A
A J 10 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Matushko Apteker Khokhlov Gower Bosenberg Dubinin Eber Gromov
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Dbl 6 (AP)

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

Q J 10 8
A 4
9 8 7 5 3 2
6 Table K 9 7 6 3 2
9 8
J 10 6
K 9
76B6B =
37272 =
Par NS +650 A
K 10 6 5 3 2
K Q 4
Q 5 3

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-13 125
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 114

44. 2012 WC Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

N deals
None vul 10
K Q 8 4
A K 5
Q 10 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Buras Cullin Narkiewicz Bertheau Nystrom Balicki Upmark Zmudzinski
1 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q 7
A J 10 7
Q 9 6 2
A K 7 Table A K 9 4
9 6 5
10 8 7
J 9 5
45546 46556
97887 =
Par NS -400 J 8 6 5 3 2
3 2
J 4 3
8 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+11 136
2 opening
3 NT W +1 -430
-11 114

48. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Mesbur Buras Fitzgibbon Narkiewicz Zmudzinski Carroll Balicki Garvey
1 1 1 2 Dbl Pass
Dbl 2 3 Pass Pass Pass
4 AP

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

K Q 10 9 6
—
J 4
K 10 9 6 3 2 Table A 8 4
A 10 9 6 4
K Q 9 2
5
43665 43765
8A678 =
Par NS -420 7 5 3
Q 8 5 3
A 8 6 5 3
7

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+8 148
2 opening
2 × N -2 -300
-8 115

49. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Nystrom Hamman Upmark Bertheau Rodwell Cullin Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 7 6 4
J 5 4
A 10
Q 9 4 Table Q 2
A 9 8 2
9 7 5 2
7 6 5
9779A =
46643 46543
Par NS +600 K 10 9 5 3
K 10 7 6
K J 6
2

1 opening
3 N = +110
-10 148
2 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 125

50. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Bocchi Narkiewicz Madala Versace Balicki Zaleski Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
1 2 2 3 3 Dbl Pass Pass
4 AP 3 AP

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

K 10 8 7 5 2
K
K Q J 8 7
5 Table A 6 3
A 7 2
10 5 4 3
10 8 4
51817 =
7B5B5 =
Par NS -650 Q 4
10 9 8 4 3
A 2
9 6 3 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-10 148
2 opening
3 W +2 -200
+10 135

51. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul A Q
J 6 5 3
10
K J 8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Demuy Helgemo L'Ecuyer Korbel Nunes Miles Fantoni
1 1 Pass 2 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 9
K 9 8 7
J 8 5 4
Q 9 7 Table K 10 8 7 3
A 10 4
Q 7 2
A 10
44558 =
99785 87775
Par NS -300 6 5 4 2
Q 2
A K 9 6 3
6 5

1 opening
1 E +2 -140
-6 148
2 opening
2 E -1 +100
+6 141

52. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul J 9 5
A K
7
K Q J 9 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Pilon Muller Toffier Rombaut v.Prooijen Lorenzini Verhees
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2
1 3 Pass 3 2 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 10 8 7 2
5 2
A Q 4
10 5 Table A 3
10 8 6
K 9 8 6 3 2
6 3
1191A =
08080 =
Par NS +140 6 4
Q J 9 7 4 3
J 10 5
A 8

1 opening
4 S = +420
+7 155
2 opening
4 N = +130
-7 141

55. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Konow Amoils Schaltz WolpertD Delmonte Askgaard Fu Bjarnarson
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 5
1 1 3 4 Pass Pass Pass
4 AP

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

A 10 9 7
Q 10 9 8 7 5
K
A 9 Table J 5 2
A J 6 2
J 6
10 7 5 2
55497 =
57933 =
Par NS -100 8 6
4 3
A Q 10 8 7 4 3 2
4

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 160
2 opening
5 S -2 -100
-5 141

59. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul 7
K 5 3
K 7 2
A J 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
LallH Willenken Milner Rosenberg Bramley Bathurst Compton LallJ
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
2 3 4 5 (AP) Pass 3 3 4
4 AP

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

J 10 3
Q 9 6
Q 8 6 3
Q 7 4 Table A K 9 8 6 5 2
A 8 2
J 9 5
—
53869 =
5A473 =
Par NS -500 Q 4
J 10 7 4
A 10 4
K 10 9 8

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-7 161
2 opening
4 E -2 +200
+7 148

60. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 92

N deals
E-W vul J 3
A 5 4
8 2
A Q 6 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Greco Zia Hampson Hamman Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick
1 1 4 2 2 4
4 5 Dbl AP 4 5 Pass Pass
5 Pass Pass 6
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 8 7 5 4
7 3
A 9 7 6 4
— Table A 9
2
K Q J 10 5 3
K J 10 7
11908 =
5A4C5 5B4C5
Par NS -500 10 6 2
K Q J 10 9 8 6
—
9 8 2

1 opening
5 × S -2 -300
+5 166
2 opening
6 × S -3 -500
-5 148

63. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 84

N deals
Both vul A 9
K 6 4
7
K Q J 10 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Boyd WeinsteinH Robinson Garner Lee Feldman Demirev Pollack
1 1 Pass 2 2 3
2 2 NT 3 Dbl Dbl 5 Pass Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 5 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 8 6 5 3
A 10 3 2
Q J 6
8 Table K 7 2
Q 8 7
A K 8 5 4 3
3
53329 52329
5A9A4 =
Par NS -500 J 10 4
J 9 5
10 9 2
A 7 6 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 166
2 opening
5 E -1 +100
+12 161

65. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul J 7 5
6
A 10 6
A K Q 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Moss Nystrom Gitelman Upmark Cullin Diamond Bertheau Platnick
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 2
J 9 8 5 4 3
J 8 7 5
5 Table 9 8 3
A K 10 7 2
9 4
J 7 2
7C5CC =
00800 =
Par NS +1100 A K 10 6 4
Q
K Q 3 2
6 4 3

1 opening
5 × E -3 +500
+12 178
2 opening
6 N -1 -100
-12 161

67. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul 8 5 3
7
A K 5
A 9 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Weinstein Hurd Levin Kamil Grue Fleisher LallJ
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
2 Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

J 10 6 4 2
A Q 10 4
Q 4 2
8 Table K 7
K J 9 3
10 7 6 3
K J 10
8657A =
57863 =
Par NS +130 A Q 9
8 6 5 2
J 9 8
Q 3 2

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
-13 179
2 opening
3 × N +1 +870
+13 174

69. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 4
7 4 3 2
A J 7
A Q J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Duboin Aronov Sementa Lauria Nanev Versace Mihov
1 1 Pass 2 2 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

K J 8 6 5 3
Q 10 9 6 5
—
K 6 Table A 10
A J
K 10 5 4 3 2
10 8 4
74588 =
59755 59744
Par NS -140 Q 9 7 2
K 8
Q 9 8 6
5 3 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 179
2 opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 186

70. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 4
7 4 3 2
A J 7
A Q J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Masood Bertheau Ahmed Puri Cullin Mohiudd Upmark
1 1 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

K J 8 6 5 3
Q 10 9 6 5
—
K 6 Table A 10
A J
K 10 5 4 3 2
10 8 4
74588 =
59755 59744
Par NS -140 Q 9 7 2
K 8
Q 9 8 6
5 3 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
+11 190
2 opening
4 W = -620
-11 186

73. 2011 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul A 9 6 4
—
7 5 2
A K 10 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Hurd Verhees Wooldridge Bathurst Muller Zagorin de Wijs
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

J
K J 7 4 3
A Q 10 3
Q 7 4 Table K 10 8 7 2
A Q
9 4
J 9 6 5
47566 47666
96776 96767
Par NS -600 Q 5 3
10 9 8 6 5 2
K J 8 6
—

1 opening
4 × E -4 +1100
+16 206
2 opening
2 N -2 -200
-16 186

76. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul J 9 8 6
A
K 7
K 10 9 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Madala Hou Bocchi Lauria LiuJ Versace LiJ
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
4 4 Pass Pass 2 2 4 6
5 Dbl Pass 5 (AP) Dbl AP

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

K Q
Q J 9 7 5 4
A 10 8 6
2 Table 10 7
K 10 8 6 3 2
5 2
Q 8 7
8B4AB =
22932 =
Par NS +450 A 5 4 3 2
—
Q J 9 4 3
A J 3

1 opening
5 N = +450
+11 220
2 opening
6 × N -1 -100
-11 190

77. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Madala Hou Bocchi Lauria LiuJ Versace LiJ
1 1 Pass 2 2 Pass
1 2 2 3 2 3 4 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 5 3 2
7 2
A 6 5
6 4 2 Table 9 7 4
A K 10 8 6
K Q J 3
7
63458 =
7A985 =
Par NS -420 10 8
Q 9 5 3
8 7 4 2
Q 8 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 230
2 opening
4 W = -420
-10 190

78. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

N deals
E-W vul 3
7 6 2
K 8
A K J 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Hurd Fallenius Wooldridge Grue Nystrom LallJ Bertheau
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 5
2 3 Pass 4 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

7 5 4
A Q 3
A J 10 7 5 3 2
— Table Q 9 8
K 10 8 5 4
9 6 4
Q 5
7743A 7843A
00890 048A0
Par NS -100 A K J 10 6 2
J 9
Q
10 9 4 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-11 230
2 opening
5 × W -2 +500
+11 201

79. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 7 5
Q J 5
J 4
A K Q J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Edgtton Fredin Gosney Nunn Cullin Hans Upmark
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
3 Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 2
A K 10 8 4 2
A 10 3
6 4 Table A K
7 6 3
K 9 8 6 2
10 9 5
77447 =
65996 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 9 8 6 4 3
9
Q 7 5
7 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 235
2 opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 201

81. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

N deals
None vul 6 5 4
K Q 6 5
—
A J 10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Fredin Hurd Fallenius Bertheau Grue Nystrom LallJ
1 1 2 2 2 3
Dbl 4 4 Pass 3 4 4 5
4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP Pass 6 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K J 10 7 2
A 10 9 4 2
10 6
2 Table Q 8 3
3
A K Q J 5 4 3
8 3
5472B =
696B1 696A1
Par NS -100 A 9
J 8 7
9 8 7 2
K Q 5 4

1 opening
4 × E -1 +100
+9 244
2 opening
6 × N -2 -300
-9 201

82. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul K 8
K 8 3
3 2
A 10 8 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Helness Hamman Helgemo Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass Dbl 3 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 9 7 3
A Q
A J 7 4
K Q Table J 6 5 4
J 9 5 4
Q 10 8 6
2
32527 =
7B8B6 7A8A6
Par NS -450 10 2
10 7 6 2
K 9 5
J 9 6 5

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+10 254
2 opening
4 W = -420
-10 201

85. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul K 8 7
9
10 5 3
A K 10 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Multon Nickell Zimmermann Katz Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 1 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 3 AP

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

J 9 4
J 8 7 5
Q 9 2
Q J 5 Table A Q 6
A K 4 3 2
8 7 4
4 3
87688 =
56755 55744
Par NS +120 10 5 3 2
Q 10 6
A K J 6
7 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 254
2 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 206

87. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul A 10 7 6 2
10
2
K Q J 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Hamman Helness Zia Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 1 Pass 2 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 5 3
A Q 9 8 7 4
10
10 6 Table J 9 4
6 2
K 7 5 4
A 9 5 4
77588 =
65744 66845
Par NS -110 Q
K J 5 3
A Q J 9 8 6 3
7

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 255
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
+5 211

88. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul K 3
K 8 4
9 5
A K 8 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Helness Weinstein Helgemo Levin Fleisher Nunes Kamil Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
1 Dbl 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 10 5 4
7 2
A 10 3
Q J 10 Table Q 9 8 6 2
Q J 10 9
Q J 4
2
54668 =
59665 =
Par NS -140 7
A 6 5 3
K 8 7 6 2
9 6 4

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 260
2 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 211

89. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul 8 2
A 10
9 6
K Q J 10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Versace Schwartz Lauria Seamon Verhees Cayne v.Prooijen
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 4 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

A Q 10 7 6 5 3
9 6
3 2
5 2 Table J 9
Q 8 7 4 3 2
Q 10 7 4
8
657AB C57CC
07500 07600
Par NS +1440 K 4
K J 5
A K J 8 5
A 4 3

1 opening
4 NT S +2 +690
-13 260
2 opening
6 NT S = +1440
+13 224

90. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A 7
5 3
Q 8 5
K Q 9 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Lauria Kranyak Versace Cayne v.Prooijen Seamon Verhees
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 6 3 2
K Q 10 9 7
J 6
10 8 Table K 10 4
J 8 6 2
A 10 9 3
A 4
76579 76479
67853 =
Par NS +100 Q J 8 5
A 4
K 7 4 2
J 7 5

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+12 272
2 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-12 224

92. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul J
J 10
K 5 3 2
A K Q 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Duboin Pachtman Sementa Versace Verhees Lauria v.Prooijen
1 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 2
1 2 2 3 Pass 2 Dbl 3
Pass Pass 3 AP 3 4 4 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 8
K 9 8 3
Q 9 7 6
5 4 Table A K Q 6
A Q 6 4 2
J 4
J 8
45379 =
58954 =
Par NS -140 7 5 4 3 2
7 5
A 10 8
10 7 3

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+8 280
2 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-8 224

93. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul 5
K 6 2
A K 4
K 9 8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Welland Moss Bramley Chambers Diamond Schermer Platnick
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 9 8 6
J 10 9
Q J 6 5 3
6 Table A 10 3
Q 8 5 3
10 9 7 2
Q 3
A886C =
34571 =
Par NS +1370 Q J 7 4 2
A 7 4
8
A J 10 2

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
-13 280
2 opening
6 N = +1370
+13 237

94. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

N deals
E-W vul —
A J 10 7 2
8
A J 9 8 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hurd WeinsteinH Wooldridge Garner Cohen LallJ Wolfson Grue
1 1 1 2 Pass 2
2 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl 3 3 Pass
3 4 Dbl AP 4 Dbl 5 Dbl (AP)

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

A K Q 9 6
Q 9 8 4
K Q 2
4 Table 8 4 2
K
A J 10 6 5
Q 10 7 6
22628 32628
AA5A5 =
Par NS -500 J 10 7 5 3
6 5 3
9 7 4 3
K

1 opening
4 × N -2 -300
-11 280
2 opening
5 × E -1 +200
+11 248

96. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

N deals
E-W vul A Q J 4
10
3
A Q 9 8 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Larsen Moss Deutsch Kranyak Diamond WolpertG Platnick
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 6 5 3
A 6
J 8 6 5
K J 4 Table 10 9 2
K Q 8 7 3
K 4 2
10 5
9888A =
45453 44452
Par NS +400 8 7
J 9 5 4 2
A Q 10 9 7
6

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 288
2 opening
2 N +2 +130
-7 248

98. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul —
K 8
Q J 8 7
A Q 9 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Hurd Wolfson Wooldridge Bathurst Ekeblad Zagorin Rubin
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl 2
3 4 4 Pass 2 3 3 AP
Pass 5 AP

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

9 8 6 4 3 2
6 3
10 9 2
K 6 Table A K 10 7
A 7 5 4 2
K 3
J 5
A68BB =
37422 37421
Par NS +630 Q J 5
Q J 10 9
A 6 5 4
10 3

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
+11 299
2 opening
3 W -2 +100
-11 248

99. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul K 8
7 6
Q 6 2
A K Q 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Larsen Platnick Deutsch CohenB Greco Smith Hampson
1 2 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
3 3 NT AP 4 AP

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

6 5 2
K J 8 5 2
K 10 8 3
6 Table A J 10 9 4 3
A 9
7
J 10 7 3
53578 =
6A865 6A855
Par NS -500 Q 7
Q 10 4 3
A J 9 5 4
4 2

1 opening
3 NT N -4 -200
+9 308
2 opening
4 E = -620
-9 248

101. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Zagorin Nickell Bathurst Hurd Meckstroth Wooldridge Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

9 8 7 5 4
Q 6
K Q 9 7
K 6 Table Q 3
J 9 7 4
A J 8 5
A J 8
55648 =
88695 =
Par NS -110 K 6 2
K 8 5 3
10 6 3 2
7 5

1 opening
3 E = -110
-5 312
2 opening
2 N = +90
+5 253

102. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul Q
2
K 10 8 5 4
K Q J 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman Rodwell Grue Meckstroth LallJ
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 2 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 5
Pass Pass 3 AP Dbl AP

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

A J 2
J 5 4
A 7 6
A 9 5 3 Table K 10 7 5
Q 8 7 6
J 9 3 2
8
55568 =
78864 =
Par NS -110 9 8 6 4 3
A K 10 9 3
Q
6 4

1 opening
3 E -2 +200
+14 326
2 opening
5 × N -3 -800
-14 253

104. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul —
5
Q 10 8 5 3
A K 8 7 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Brink Zia Drijver Hamman Meckstroth Wold Rodwell Bates
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
2 3 3 4 3 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP Pass 5 AP

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

10 9 7 6 4
8 4 2
K J 6 4
4 Table Q 8 5 2
K Q J 9 7
A 7
Q 10
A569A =
28742 28632
Par NS +430 A K J 3
A 10 6 3
9 2
J 9 5

1 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 326
2 opening
5 N = +400
+11 264

107. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul K 9 7
K J 10
9
K J 10 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Moss Pachtman Gitelman Ginossar Verhees Hampson v.Prooijen Greco
1 1 1 2 2 3
Dbl 2 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
Pass 3 AP 4 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 10 6 5
9 4
A 4 3 2
5 2 Table 3 2
A Q 8 7 5
Q 8 6 5
A 3
53346 =
79986 =
Par NS -140 J 8 4
6 3 2
K J 10 7
Q 6 4

1 opening
3 N -3 -300
-9 329
2 opening
4 W -2 +100
+9 273

112. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul —
Q J 9 7
A 9
K Q 9 8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Jokisch Levy Kasimir Chagas BessisT Saurer BessisM Fischer
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
4 5 5 Dbl (AP) 4 5 Dbl AP

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

K Q 10 8 3
10 8 6
Q 10 6 2
7 Table A J 9 6 5 2
K 2
7
A J 4 2
63A9B =
7A132 7A232
Par NS +100 7 4
A 5 4 3
K J 8 5 4 3
10

1 opening
5 × E -1 +100
-12 334
2 opening
5 × N = +750
+12 287

114. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul 8
K 8
A J 9 4
K Q J 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson de LaSalle Greco Yuen Fisher Platnick Todd Diamond
1 Dbl 1 2 Dbl 5
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 10 5 4
Q 9 4 2
10 5 2
4 2 Table J 9 2
A J 7 5
K Q 8 7 6
7
8655B 8645B
56682 =
Par NS +400 A Q 7 6 3
10 6 3
3
A 9 8 5

1 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 334
2 opening
5 N = +400
+11 301

118. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul Q 5 4
7 4
Q 2
A K J 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Skorchev Piekarek Popov Smirnov AukenS Rusev von Arnim Karaivanov
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Pass
2 3 3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 6 3
K 10 8 2
5 3
8 6 3 2 Table A J 10 9 7
A 9 6
A 9 8 6
Q
54467 53467
79876 =
Par NS -140 8 2
Q J 5 3
K J 10 7 4
7 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
-8 334
2 opening
4 E -2 +200
+8 309

119. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul 10 8
A J 4 2
2
K Q 9 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Popov Smirnov Skorchev Piekarek von Arnim Karaivanov AukenS Rusev
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6 5
5
9 8 6 4 3
A 8 2 Table Q J 9
Q 10 9 7 6
K J 10
J 6
86759 9785A
36583 =
Par NS +500 K 4 3 2
K 8 3
A Q 7 5
10 7

1 opening
3 N = +110
-10 334
2 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 319

123. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A
10 5
A 10 8 2
Q J 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Bertens Nickell Bakkeren Drijver Meckstroth Brink Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 5 2
Q 8 3
J 3
K 10 6 2 Table K J 7
A 9 7 4
Q 9 5 4
8 4
66789 =
76444 =
Par NS +110 10 8 6 4 3
K J 6 2
K 7 6
A

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-9 337
2 opening
3 N = +110
+9 328

132. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A 8
J 6
J 10 6
A K 8 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Hu Smirnov Gong Piekarek Wladow Shih Elinescu ShenC
1 Dbl 1 2 Dbl 3
2 3 3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 9 5 2
A K 9
5 4
J 7 2 Table Q 7 6 4
Q 8 7 4 2
A Q 7 3
—
7348A 7347A
5A953 =
Par NS -100 K 3
10 5 3
K 9 8 2
Q 10 9 3

1 opening
3 W = -140
+7 351
2 opening
4 W = -420
-7 328

134. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul A J 9
8
K 8 6
K J 8 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Chambers Sontag Schermer Mittelman Cohen Lebi Berkowitz
1 1 3 2 3 3
3 5 AP 4 5 5 AP

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

Q 8 7
J 9 6 2
9 4
A Q 9 6 Table K 10 6 5 4 2
A Q 10 5 4
Q
10
834A9 =
39924 3A924
Par NS -100 3
K 7 3
A J 10 7 5 3 2
7 4

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-6 351
2 opening
5 E -2 +200
+6 334

137. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul A 9 4 3
K 8 6
A
Q J 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Moffat GordonM Westfall Pratap Cheek Christie Grue Caldwell
1 1 NT 2 2 2 NT Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

2
Q J 10 3
10 6 4 2
10 9 7 3 Table J 5
A 9 7 4
K 9 5 3
A K 5
8B546 7A546
52887 52787
Par NS +650 K Q 10 8 7 6
5 2
Q J 8 7
2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-5 354
2 opening
2 NT E -1 +100
+5 340

138. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 10
A K 8
10 8
A 9 7 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Kamil Hamman Fleisher Weichsel Meckstroth Ekeblad Rodwell
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 4
2 3 Pass 5 Dbl 5 Dbl AP
5 AP

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

A K 8 6 5
10 9 6 2
A K 6 5
— Table Q J 9 7 3 2
J 7
7 3 2
K 5
53759 =
8A684 =
Par NS -300 4
Q 5 4 3
Q J 9 4
Q J 10 8

1 opening
5 E = -450
-8 354
2 opening
5 × N -1 -100
+8 348

141. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Johnson Boyd Simson Robinson Woolsey Parker Stewart Rogoff
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
3 4 AP Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

A J 3
Q J 10 5
J 10
J 4 3 2 Table K 10 9 2
8 7 6 4 2
K 8
Q 8
96699 =
06603 16613
Par NS +600 8 5 4
K
A Q 9 7 6 4 3 2
6

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 354
2 opening
5 S +1 +620
+12 360

142. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs ShiX Katz YangD Ozdil Grue Lair Cheek
1 3 Dbl 2 Pass 2
3 NT Pass 4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT 4
Dbl AP

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

K J 2
A 5
A Q 10 5 4
Q 3 2 Table Q 4
9 6 4 2
K J 9 8 7 2
5
6A83A =
632A3 =
Par NS +100 10 8 7 6 3
K J 8 7 3
—
K 8 6

1 opening
4 E = -130
-14 354
2 opening
4 × N +1 +910
+14 374

143. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 7 6
7 6
3
A K Q 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Molberg Fantoni Aa Nunes Lauria Tundal Versace Groetheim
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

2
Q J 3 2
A K 9 4 2
10 5 2 Table Q J 9 4
10 9 5 4
Q 8 7
J 9
8B66B AB66B
22762 =
Par NS +650 A 10 8 5 3
A K 8
J 10 6 5
4

1 opening
4 S = +620
+13 367
2 opening
5 S -2 -200
-13 374

144. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul J
A K 5 4
6 5 4
A J 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Welland Cayne Glubok Garner Nunes WeinsteinH Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
2 NT 3 3 NT Pass Dbl 2 3 Pass
Pass 4 Pass Pass 3 NT AP
Dbl AP

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

A 9 2
Q 6 2
A Q 8 7
K 3 2 Table K 7 5 3
10 3
K J 10 3
10 9 6
67957 =
76486 76475
Par NS +140 Q 10 8 6 4
J 9 8 7
9 2
Q 5

1 opening
4 × N -1 -100
-7 367
2 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+7 381

146. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 62

N deals
None vul K 8 6
J 3 2
6
A K 10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Ramondt Dubinin Westra Drijver Balicki Brink Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 2 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 10 4
A Q 10 9 8
J 8 4
Q 4 Table Q 9 7 3
K 7 6 4
10 2
8 3 2
886CC =
04600 =
Par NS +920 A 5 2
5
A K Q 9 7 5 3
J 5

1 opening
4 S +3 +190
-6 367
2 opening
5 S +2 +440
+6 387

147. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul 7
A J 4 2
10 7 3
K Q J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Drijver Balicki Brink Westra Gromov Ramondt Dubinin
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q J 3
K 8
J 9 4 2
A 10 9 Table K 10 6 5 4 2
10 5
A Q 5
8 7
43938 =
89493 89393
Par NS -140 9 8
Q 9 7 6 3
K 8 6
5 4 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
-12 367
2 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 399

149. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92

N deals
E-W vul 10 2
Q 10
Q J 10
A K J 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Zia Martel Rosenberg Weinstein Cohen Levin Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K Q 6
K 3
K 9 7 5
7 5 3 Table 7
J 9 7 6 4 2
8 6 3 2
9 4
9955A =
44773 =
Par NS +400 J 9 8 5 4 3
A 8 5
A 4
Q 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 378
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 399

152. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

N deals
None vul 7
9 6
A Q 6
K Q J 10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pszczola Compton Lev Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 8 6 4 2
K J
8 4 2
8 3 2 Table K 10 3
10 5 2
K 10 9 7
A 5 4
87B9A =
35242 56243
Par NS +450 A J 9 5
A Q 8 7 4 3
J 5 3
—

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-11 379
2 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 410

153. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

N deals
Both vul A 8
J 10 2
K 8
K J 10 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Weinstein Moss Levin Rosenberg Cheek Zia Grue
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

5 4 2
K Q 8 7 6
J 10 6 5 4
— Table 10 6 3
A 4
9 7 3
A 7 6 5 2
78759 =
54672 =
Par NS +110 K Q J 9 7
9 5 3
A Q 2
Q 4

1 opening
4 × S -2 -500
-15 379
2 opening
3 NT N = +600
+15 425

155. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A 7 4 3
Q
J 5 3
K Q J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Katz Ekeblad Jacobs Weinstein Verhees Levin Jansma
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 6 2
J 10 6
K 10 8 4
7 5 Table K Q 10 8
A K
Q 9 7 6
4 3 2
7595A =
68472 =
Par NS +130 5
9 8 7 5 4 3 2
A 2
A 10 9

1 opening
4 S = +420
+7 386
2 opening
3 N = +110
-7 427

156. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 5 4
K 2
K J 2
A J 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Levin Jansma Weinstein Katz Ekeblad Jacobs Rubin
1 1 1 2 2 Dbl
Dbl 2 4 5 3 Pass Pass 3
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass 3 4
4 AP

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

K Q J 7
9 8
7 5 3
Q 10 4 3 Table A 10 6 2
J 10 7
A Q 10 8 6 4
—
32839 32739
4B4A3 1B4A1
Par NS -450 9 8 3
A Q 6 5 4 3
9
K 9 8

1 opening
5 × N -2 -300
-8 386
2 opening
4 E -1 +50
+8 435

159. 2007 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

N deals
None vul K J 8 5
J
Q 5
A 9 7 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Garner Helness WeinsteinH Zia Tundal Rosenberg Groetheim
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9
K 10 9 6 4
10 9 8 6 4
10 4 Table Q 7 6 3
A 7 3
7 3 2
K Q J
8A66A =
52672 =
Par NS +420 A 10 4 2
Q 8 5 2
A K J
8 6

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 398
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 435

160. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 94

N deals
None vul 8
J 8 7 3
K 2
A Q J 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Bertens Upmark Bakkeren de Wijs Efraimsson Muller Morath
1 1 2 2 2 3
4 4 NT Dbl Pass 4 5 Pass Pass
Pass 5 Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

Q 7 2
K Q 10 4 2
Q 9 5 4 3
— Table A J 10 5 3
A 6 5
8
K 10 9 6
54469 =
89864 79964
Par NS -100 K 9 6 4
9
A J 10 7 6
7 5 2

1 opening
5 × N -2 -300
+11 409
2 opening
5 × N -4 -800
-11 435

161. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul K J 7
A J 5 3
—
J 8 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Bosenberg Bocchi Eber Holman Fantoni Cope Nunes
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 6 4 2
9
A 10 9 5 4
10 3 Table A 10 5
K Q 6 4 2
8 7 2
Q 2
A797B 8797B
36452 =
Par NS +430 8 3
10 8 7
K Q J 6 3
A K 9

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-11 409
2 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+11 446

162. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 1

N deals
None vul 10
A
J 9 7 5
A K Q J 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Carroll Rosenberg Garvey Zia WeinsteinH Fitzgibbon Garner Mesbur
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
2 3 NT 4 Pass Dbl 4 4 AP
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

A K 8
K 10 9 5 4
K 10 8 6
5 Table J 7 6 3
Q J 3
A Q 4 2
6 3
75339 =
579A2 =
Par NS -130 Q 9 5 4 2
8 7 6 2
3
9 8 7

1 opening
5 × N = +550
+10 419
2 opening
4 E -2 +100
-10 446

166. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

N deals
N-S vul A 10 7 6 3
7 4
—
A K Q 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Casen Gitelman Krekorian Moss Martel Berkowitz Stansby Cohen
1 3 Dbl 2 4 5
5 5 NT Dbl 6 5 6 Pass Pass
Dbl AP 6 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

Q J
A K J 9 8
9 8 3 2
9 8 Table 9 8 5 4
6 3
A Q J 10 6 5 4
—
7952B 9952B
438A2 437A2
Par NS +100 K 2
Q 10 5 2
K 7
J 10 6 5 4

1 opening
6 × N = +1540
+15 434
2 opening
6 × E -2 +300
-15 447

168. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul K 10 6
3 2
9 6
A K 10 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Krekorian Stansby Casen Cohen Rubin Berkowitz Ekeblad
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
2 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 7
Q 8 5
10 8 7
Q 6 5 4 Table Q 5 2
A K 10 7 4
A Q 4 2
7
56458 =
76985 =
Par NS -140 J 8 4 3
J 9 6
K J 5 3
J 9

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 434
2 opening
4 E -1 +100
+5 452

169. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul —
K 7 6
Q 10 7 6
A Q J 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Casen Martel Krekorian Stansby Ekeblad Cohen Rubin Berkowitz
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl 2
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 3 3 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

9 8 5 3
10 8 3 2
8 4
8 6 3 Table A K J 10 6 4
A 5
K 5 2
K 9
759BB =
48422 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 2
Q J 9 4
A J 9 3
7 2

1 opening
5 N = +600
+10 444
2 opening
4 S +1 +150
-10 452

170. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

N deals
N-S vul A 10 7 6 3
7 4
—
A K Q 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Lazard Soloway Bramley Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth
1 3 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
3 5 Pass 6 (AP) 2 4 Dbl Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

Q J
A K J 9 8
9 8 3 2
9 8 Table 9 8 5 4
6 3
A Q J 10 6 5 4
—
7952B 9952B
438A2 437A2
Par NS +100 K 2
Q 10 5 2
K 7
J 10 6 5 4

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-5 444
2 opening
5 × E -1 +100
+5 457

175. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul A Q
K 9
8 7
K J 10 9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Feldman Morse Bramley Sontag Stewart Bates Woolsey
1 2 NT 3 2 2 2
6 AP 4 Pass Pass 4
5 AP

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

8 2
A J 10 3
K 6 2
A Q 7 2 Table J 6
Q 8 7 5 4 2
A Q 9 5 3
—
68228 =
65AA5 =
Par NS -300 K 10 9 7 5 4 3
6
J 10 4
6 3

1 opening
6 W -2 +200
+13 457
2 opening
5 E = -650
-13 458

176. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Weichsel Lauria Lesniewski Jansma Fantoni Verhees Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

Q 9 2
K 10 9 2
10 6 4
A 5 2 Table A K 10 5
Q 8 5
K 9
8 6 4 3
55586 =
77756 =
Par NS +90 J 8
A J 7 6 4
J 8 7 5 2
9

1 opening
2 S -3 -300
-9 457
2 opening
2 N = +90
+9 467

177. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul K 10 7
7
A K 2
K J 10 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Wolff LallH Morse Chorush LallJ Stewart Grainger Woolsey
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
1 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 AP

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

Q 8 6
Q J 9 4
7 6 3
A 6 5 Table A J 9
A K 6 5
10 9 5
7 4 3
55588 =
88855 =
Par NS -120 5 4 3 2
10 8 3 2
Q J 8 4
Q

1 opening
2 W = -110
-6 457
2 opening
2 N +1 +110
+6 473

179. 2006 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul 9 2
3
K 10 5 3
A Q J 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Lindkvist Helness Fredin Nystrom Sontag Bertheau Bates
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 2 Pass Dbl Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

K 8 3
Q 10 9 8
A J 9 8 6
K Table A 6 5
K 6 5 4
Q 4
10 8 7 4
67457 =
76885 =
Par NS -100 Q J 10 7 4
A J 7 2
7 2
9 2

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-10 457
2 opening
4 E -4 +400
+10 483

182. 2005 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul 5 2
A 5
9 3 2
A Q J 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Bocchi Hamman Duboin Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

K 10
Q 10 4
K J 10 8 7 6
5 4 Table Q 9 8 4 3
J 7 6 2
Q 5
7 3
A887B =
35452 =
Par NS +630 A J 7 6
K 9 8 3
A 4
K 10 6

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-12 460
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 495

184. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul 7 4
A 10
A 6 4
K J 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Duboin Jansma Bocchi Lauria Muller Versace de Wijs
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 6 3
Q 9 8 7
Q
A Q 8 2 Table A Q 9 5
6 3
J 10 7 5 2
10 6
76988 =
57454 57444
Par NS +140 K 8 2
K J 5 4 2
K 9 8 3
4

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 460
2 opening
2 S = +110
+5 502

186. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul 10
K
Q J 4 3
A Q 10 9 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Castanheira Fu Pessoa Luis Dai Paz YangL
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 3
A Q 7 6 5 3
10 2
K J 5 Table J 8 7 5 4
J 10 8 4
9 5
7 2
7A6CB =
33601 =
Par NS +1370 A K Q 6 2
9 2
A K 8 7 6
3

1 opening
5 S +1 +620
-13 460
2 opening
6 S = +1370
+13 515

191. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul Q 8 5 4
K
8 4
A Q J 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Palazzo Moss Fornasari Gitelman Ekeblad Mooney Rubin Monsegur
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2
1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7
J 10 8 6 5
J 6 3 2
9 4 Table A K 6
Q 7 3
Q 9 7
K 6 3 2
8B689 =
42753 =
Par NS +450 J 9 3 2
A 9 4 2
A K 10 5
5

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-11 462
2 opening
4 N = +420
+11 526

193. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 9

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

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

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

J 10 7 6
10 9 6
A 7 4 2
9 3 Table A K 9 3
5 3
K Q
Q J 10 8 2
75A95 75985
68347 =
Par NS +420 8
K Q 8 4 2
J 10 9 8 6 3
6

1 opening
4 S = +420
+11 473
2 opening
2 N -3 -150
-11 528

195. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul K 9 4
—
10 8
A K Q 10 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 3 4 2 3 5 6
5 5 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 8 2 3 3
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

10 6
A J 8 4 3
K Q J 9 7
J Table 8 5 3
K 10 9 6 5 2
5 2
9 6
7D45D =
00950 =
Par NS +2210 A Q J 7 2
Q 7
A 6 4 3
5 3

1 opening
5 S +2 +710
-14 473
2 opening
6 × N +1 +1740
+14 545

196. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
1 1 NT Dbl 2 Dbl 2
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 7
6
J 9 8 6 4
8 6 5 4 Table Q J 3
Q J 9 7
A K 7
A 3 2
9AA69 =
33263 43364
Par NS +620 A 9 5 2
A 10 8 5 3 2
Q 10 5
—

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+11 484
2 opening
3 N +1 +130
-11 545

198. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

N deals
None vul 7
Q 2
10 9 2
A K Q 10 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Lauria Gitelman Versace Rosenberg Greco Zia Hampson
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 4
A 10 7 6 3
A 6
9 8 3 Table K 9 5 3 2
K 8
Q 8 5
J 6 5
65689 =
47633 68633
Par NS +100 A J 8 6
J 9 5 4
K J 7 4 3
—

1 opening
3 N = +110
+7 491
2 opening
3 NT S -4 -200
-7 545

199. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

N deals
N-S vul A 9
5 3
K 5 3
A Q J 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco Becker Hampson Schwartz Cohen Rubin Berkowitz Ekeblad
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
3 Pass 3 AP 4 AP

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

K Q 10 3
J 10 9 2
9 7 6 2
9 Table J 5
A K Q 7 4
A J 10
10 6 2
76338 =
67A95 =
Par NS -420 8 7 6 4 2
8 6
Q 8 4
K 5 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
+7 498
2 opening
4 E = -420
-7 545

202. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul A K 9
9 2
5
K Q J 10 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin
1 1 3 2 2 3
3 4 Pass 4 3 4 AP
Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 10 8 7
8 5 4
K 2
A 5 3 Table 6 5 2
A K Q 7 6
10 9 8
9 7
65489 =
68743 =
Par NS +100 4 3
J 10 3
A Q J 7 6 4 3
4

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-6 498
2 opening
4 N = +130
+6 554

203. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul A 9 7 3
K
A 7
J 8 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Fallenius Moss Welland Zia Greco Rosenberg Hampson
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 4 AP

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

K 4
Q J 7
K Q 10
A K Q 6 2 Table Q 10 6 2
9 5 4 3 2
6 3 2
10
67676 67686
76747 =
Par NS +90 J 8 5
A 10 8 6
J 9 8 5 4
9

1 opening
4 E -5 +250
+10 508
2 opening
2 N -2 -200
-10 554

204. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Fallenius Moss Welland Rosenberg Rubin Zia Ekeblad
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 5 AP

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

6 2
A Q J 10 6 5 2
A Q
10 8 Table K 9 8 7 4
—
9 8 7 6 5
9 5 2
8767B 8766A
45762 46762
Par NS +600 A J 10
9 8 7 4 3
4 3 2
K Q

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
-7 508
2 opening
5 N = +600
+7 561

212. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul —
K 7 6
K Q 2
K J 9 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Zia Weinstein Fantoni Levin Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 3 3 Dbl 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 AP

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

Q 10 8 6 2
Q J 10 5 2
—
A 10 8 Table A J
9 8
10 9 8 7 6 4 3
Q 7
7678A =
46653 46652
Par NS +130 K 9 7 5 4 3
A 4 3
A J 5
4

1 opening
3 × W -2 +300
+5 518
2 opening
3 W -2 +100
-5 561

215. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 81

N deals
None vul —
K 7 6
K Q 2
K J 9 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Szilagyi Multon Honti Quantin Rombaut Szalay Palau Macskasy
1 2 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 3 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 8 6 2
Q J 10 5 2
—
A 10 8 Table A J
9 8
10 9 8 7 6 4 3
Q 7
7678A =
46653 46652
Par NS +130 K 9 7 5 4 3
A 4 3
A J 5
4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 529
2 opening
5 N -1 -50
-10 561

217. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
MagnussonM Versace Thorvaldsson Lauria Nunes Jorgensen Fantoni Armannsson
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 4
Q 10 8 6 5 4
6 4
K 7 5 Table A Q 9 5 2
K 9
K 10 7 3
Q 8
76588 76578
57855 =
Par NS -110 10 8
A J 7 3 2
A 8 5
10 9 4

1 opening
3 N = +110
-5 529
2 opening
2 × E -2 +300
+5 566

222. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 10 8 6 3
A K 3 2
—
K 9 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Puczynski YadlinD Chmurski YadlinI HerbstO Tuszynski HerbstI Kowalski
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 4
9 8 7
K 10 7 3 2
J 4 Table A 5
Q J 6 5
Q 9 5 4
Q 10 8
7A76A =
63673 =
Par NS +620 Q J 7 2
10 4
A J 8 6
A 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 533
2 opening
4 S = +620
+12 580

225. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul 5 3
Q 9 2
9 2
A K Q 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Atabey Stefanov Kolata Zorlu Karakolev Assael Zahariev
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 AP

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

A 9 4 2
K 8 4
K 7 3
J 4 2 Table Q J 10
J 10 7 6 5
A 10 8
9 5
76468 76568
67875 =
Par NS -110 K 8 7 6
A 3
Q J 6 5 4
8 7

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 541
2 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 583

229. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul 6
A 7 6
Q 7 6 5
A K 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Smith Nunes CohenB WolpertG Nystrom Demuy Bertheau
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

K Q 5 3
Q J 10 2
J
Q 10 5 4 Table J 9 2
8 5
A K 9 8 2
9 7 2
67977 =
76446 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 7 4
K 9 4 3
10 4 3
J

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 542
2 opening
2 N = +90
+5 590

232. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 99

N deals
E-W vul 10
Q J 8
A Q 5
K 9 8 7 3 2

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

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

K 9 5
10 6 4 2
J 10 9 3 2
6 Table A Q 7
9 7 5 3
7 6 4
Q J 5
9988B =
34552 =
Par NS +400 J 8 6 4 3 2
A K
K 8
A 10 4

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-10 542
2 opening
5 N = +400
+10 600

233. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul J 6 3
A Q 9
3
K Q 8 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Bocchi Schwartz Duboin Versace Cohen Lauria Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
2 2 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 4
K 8 6
A 10 7 6 5
A 10 Table 10 7 5
10 7 4 2
Q J 8 4
4 3
6965A 8A66A
33673 =
Par NS +620 A Q 9 2
J 5 3
K 9 2
J 9 5

1 opening
4 N = +130
+6 548
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 600

235. 2003 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 124

N deals
E-W vul A 7 3
2
7 4 2
A K Q J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Duboin Rodwell Bocchi Versace Hamman Lauria Soloway
1 1 Dbl 2 2 3
Rdbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT
Dbl 4 AP

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

Q 6
A K J 4
6 5 3
9 6 4 3 Table J 10 9 4 2
6 5 3
A Q J 8
5
95679 =
48664 =
Par NS +400 K 8 5
Q 10 9 8 7
K 10 9
8 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 555
2 opening
4 N = +130
-7 600

238. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul 8 7 2
K 3
J 3
K Q J 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Landen Gawrys Pratap Doub Chmurski Wildavsky Puczynski
1 Dbl 1 2 Pass Pass
1 2 2 3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 AP 3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

A 10 6 3
9 8 7 2
K 8 5 2
3 Table K 9 5
A Q 10 6
7 4
A 7 5 2
54357 =
79A86 =
Par NS -420 Q J 4
J 5 4
A Q 10 9 6
6 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
+10 565
2 opening
4 × W = -590
-10 602

239. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul Q 6 5
J 7 2
2
A K Q J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Mihov Bocchi Nanev Duboin Versace Stamatov Lauria Gunev
1 3 3 2 3 3
3 4 AP 3 4 4 Dbl (AP)

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

K J 10 9 8 4
K 8 4 3
Q 4
4 Table 3 2
5
A K J 10 9 7 5
10 6 2
6593A 66A4A
57392 =
Par NS +500 A 7
A Q 10 9 6
8 6 3
8 5 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-14 565
2 opening
4 × W -3 +800
+14 616

242. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul A K Q 8 3
—
5 2
K J 9 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Meckstroth Cayne Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 9 7 4
9 8 5
4 3
Q 8 6 4 Table J 6 5 2
K J 7 4
8 7 6
A 3
AB9CA =
22312 22412
Par NS +920 —
A Q 10 6 3 2
A K Q J 10 9
10

1 opening
5 S +1 +420
-11 565
2 opening
6 S = +920
+11 627

244. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul A K 7
A 8
10 9
K 10 8 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Levin Freeman Cayne Passell Meckstroth Seamon Rodwell
1 1 1 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Dbl 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 8 4 3
J 5 4 2
Q J 7 3
5 Table 10 6 2
K 10
A K 8 6 4
Q 9 7
8685A =
46483 =
Par NS +130 J 9 5
Q 9 7 6 3
5 2
A J 3

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-6 565
2 opening
3 S = +140
+6 633

245. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

N deals
E-W vul 9 5
10 7 6
A 6
A Q J 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth Levin Passell Soloway Seamon Hamman
1 Dbl 1 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

J 10
A 9 8
K 9 7 4 2
10 8 2 Table A K 7 4
J 5 4 3
J 8 3
K 6
77658 =
56785 =
Par NS -90 Q 8 6 3 2
K Q 2
Q 10 5
7 5

1 opening
2 W = -90
-7 565
2 opening
2 W -2 +200
+7 640

246. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

N deals
None vul 4 2
A Q 2
—
A Q J 10 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Garner Zia WeinsteinH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz
1 2 2 2 Pass 2
4 6 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 7 AP

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

K 10 9 7
10 7 4
Q 7 6 5
K 6 Table Q 3
J 9 8
A J 10 9 8 3
9 2
C9D7D =
03060 =
Par NS +1510 A J 8 6 5
K 6 5 3
K 4 2
8

1 opening
6 N = +920
-11 565
2 opening
7 N = +1440
+11 651

247. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul J 9
K
K 8 7
A 9 8 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Mohan Soloway Lev Pszczola Meckstroth Gawrys Rodwell
1 Dbl 1 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
3 Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 2
Q J 10 9 2
10 9
4 3 Table K Q 5 4
A
A Q 6 4 3
K Q J
43557 43546
99886 =
Par NS -500 A 10 3
8 7 6 5 4 3
J 5 2
10

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
-9 565
2 opening
4 × W -2 +500
+9 660

251. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 109

N deals
Both vul K Q 8 5 4
K
2
K Q J 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Molson Meckstroth Shenkin Rubin Soloway Granovetter Hamman
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
4 4 Pass 5 4 4 Pass 5
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

10
A Q J 9 5 3 2
A 7 6 5
A Table A J 9 7 3
10 4
Q 10 8
7 4 2
25248 =
A7B94 =
Par NS -650 6 2
8 7 6
K J 9 4 3
8 6 5

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
+7 575
2 opening
5 × N -3 -800
-7 661

258. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K 4 3
5
J 6 3
A K J 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT MagnussonM Zmudzinski Ingimarsson Balicki
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9
K J 8 3
K 8 7 5
8 5 4 Table 10 7 5 2
A 10 9 2
10 4 2
Q 7
7966A 8968A
54753 53753
Par NS +140 Q J 8 6
Q 7 6 4
A Q 9
6 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 577
2 opening
3 N +2 +150
+8 674

261. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A
10 6
K 5 3 2
A Q J 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Wasik Pszczola Knap Torres Zmudzinski Frances Balicki
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10 8 7 4
K J 9
10
10 7 6 2 Table Q J
Q 7 5 4
Q J 9 6
K 4 3
678A9 =
56534 76534
Par NS +130 9 6 5 3 2
A 8 3 2
A 8 7 4
—

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-5 579
2 opening
3 S +2 +150
+5 679

265. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul 4
K J 8
A 9 3
A 9 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Ingimarsson Pszczola MagnussonM Thorvaldsson Balicki JonssonT Zmudzinski
1 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

10 9 8 5
10 5 2
K 7 5 2
J 10 Table A K Q
A Q 4 3
8 6 4
K Q 8
56557 =
87886 87885
Par NS -120 J 7 6 3 2
9 7 6
Q J 10
6 2

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 583
2 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
+6 685

266. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul —
Q J 8 6 2
A 9
A K 8 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Rizzo Garner Bianchedi Monsegur Cohen Mooney Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K Q J 4
A 3
10 6 4 3
Q 10 9 Table 5 3 2
10 9 7 5 4
K Q 5 2
J
7775A =
56672 =
Par NS +130 A 10 9 8 7 6
K
J 8 7
6 4 2

1 opening
4 N = +130
+6 589
2 opening
5 N -1 -100
-6 685

274. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals
E-W vul Q 9 6 5
—
A Q 4
A 7 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Nickell Garner Freeman Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz
1 1 Pass 2 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 3 3 NT AP
4 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A J 2
J 10 6
J 7
K Q J 9 5 Table K 10 8
A K Q 9 8 7
8 6
10 8
46395 =
66948 =
Par NS -100 7 4 3
5 4 3 2
K 10 9 5 3 2
—

1 opening
5 × S -2 -300
+7 600
2 opening
3 NT W = -600
-7 689

276. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Casen Stansby Schwartz Zia Sontag Rosenberg Weichsel
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 2 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Dbl 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9
A K 9 6 5 2
K J 10
A 10 Table 8 6 4
10 7 4
Q 9 7 5
J 8 2
5A35A 7A46A
32873 32863
Par NS +420 A K 7 2
Q J 8
8 6 4 2
6 4

1 opening
3 S = +140
+5 605
2 opening
3 N -1 -50
-5 689

277. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A Q 9 7
K 10
2
A 8 7 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Weinstein Larsen Levin Casen Weichsel Schwartz Sontag
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
2 AP Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10
Q 9 2
A K J 10 6 5
Q Table 8 3 2
J 7 6 5
Q 4
K 10 9 2
57658 =
75785 75775
Par NS -90 6 5 4
A 8 4 3
9 8 7 3
J 4

1 opening
2 W = -90
+7 612
2 opening
3 NT E = -400
-7 689

278. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Casen Hamman Schwartz Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth
1 Pass 3 2 Pass 2
3 5 5 AP 2 3 4 5 (AP)

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

J 10 9
A K J 10 6 2
K 10 9
3 Table Q 8 7 5 2
Q 7 4 3
A 8 5
2
5438A =
49953 =
Par NS +130 K 3
8 5
Q 7 4 3 2
A 7 5 4

1 opening
5 W -2 +200
+6 618
2 opening
5 N -1 -50
-6 689

280. 1999 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 132

N deals
Both vul K
9 3
A 8 4 3
K J 10 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Janz Nickell Mello Branco Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

A J 10 9 7 3
10 8
K 5 2
9 8 Table 8 4
K J 5 2
Q 7 6
A Q 5 2
65788 =
78654 =
Par NS -110 Q 6 5 2
A Q 7 6 4
J 10 9
7

1 opening
3 W -3 +300
+5 626
2 opening
3 W -1 +100
-5 689

281. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul J 4
A 6 2
8
A J 9 8 5 4 3

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

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

A Q 10 9 8 7 6
10 9 4
6 2
K Table —
K Q 7 3
A Q J 10 9 3
Q 10 6
43447 43437
89995 8A995
Par NS -620 K 5 3 2
J 8 5
K 7 5 4
7 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 638
2 opening
3 NT E = -600
-12 689

282. 1999 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul A 8
10 4
K 9 8
K J 10 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Branco Soloway Chagas Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 Pass 4 5 (AP) 2 Pass 4 4
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass Pass 6 Dbl (AP)

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

K J 10 5 2
A 2
J 7 6 3 2
5 Table Q 9 6 4 3
Q 9 7 6 3
Q 10
3
9577C =
18551 =
Par NS +1100 7
K J 8 5
A 5 4
A Q 9 8 6

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
-10 638
2 opening
6 × W -4 +1100
+10 699

286. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Onstott Rodwell Beatty Hayden Soloway Eisenberg Hamman
1 1 1 2 2 Dbl
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP 3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 5 3
9 5 3
K J 10 6
6 3 Table K 8
K J 7
A Q 9 8 5 4
J 7
78B6B =
35271 =
Par NS +450 A 7 6 4 2
A Q 4
3 2
10 9 5

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-6 641
2 opening
4 N +2 +170
+6 705

289. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul J 8 7
2
A K 4
K Q 6 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Seamon Jacobs Passell Cohen Weichsel Berkowitz Sontag
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5
K 10 3
Q J 10 8 2
A J 10 Table Q 10 2
A Q 9 5 4
9 3
8 7 2
37347 47447
85986 84886
Par NS -140 K 9 6 4 3
J 8 7 6
7 6 5
9

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-8 641
2 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+8 713

290. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul 7
10 8
A 7 5 3
A K 9 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nilsland Villas-Boas Fallenius Campos Chagas Lindkvist Branco Fredin
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
1 2 2 Pass Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q 9 5 3
A K 9 5
K 2
8 4 Table K 10 6 2
Q 6
J 9
Q J 10 7 6
43595 =
9A847 =
Par NS -500 J 8 4
J 7 4 3 2
Q 10 8 6 4
—

1 opening
4 × W -1 +200
+13 654
2 opening
4 W = -620
-13 713

292. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul A K 8 3
10 9
10 6
A Q 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Campos Nilsland Villas-Boas Branco Lindkvist Chagas Fredin
1 1 2 2 Dbl 3
Dbl 3 AP 4 AP

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

J
J 7 6 5 3
K J 8 7 3
K 9 Table Q 10 7 6 2
K Q 8 2
A 2
8 5
87459 =
56984 56974
Par NS -140 9 5 4
A 4
Q 9 5 4
J 7 6 3

1 opening
3 N = +110
+12 667
2 opening
4 W = -620
-12 713

295. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul 5
A J
9 8 4 3
A Q J 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Burger Stansby Cayne Martel Lair Berkowitz Schwartz Cohen
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 9 8 7 3
K 10 7 5 3
A
9 Table 6 4
8 6 4 2
Q 10 2
K 10 5 4
975BA =
36723 =
Par NS +400 A K J 2
Q 9
K J 7 6 5
8 6

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 679
2 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 717

296. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 9 4 3
A 8
6 2
K Q J 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Stansby Hamman Martel Wolff
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 4 AP Dbl Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 2
K 10 5 3 2
A Q J 8 4
6 Table A 8 6 5
Q J 7 4
10 9
10 9 2
76238 =
67BA5 =
Par NS -650 Q J 10 7
9 6
K 7 5 3
A 8 4

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
-12 679
2 opening
3 N -1 -50
+12 729

300. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A
Q 10 9 3
J 8
A J 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Romanski Ghose Kowalski Shivdasani Dalal Balicki Padhye Zmudzinski
1 1 Dbl 2 2 3
2 2 3 AP Pass 3 3 4 (AP)

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

10
8 7 4
K 9 6 5 4 2
K 10 5 Table Q J 8 7 5 4 2
A 2
A Q 10
2
6592A =
78393 =
Par NS +100 K 9 6 3
K J 6 5
7 3
Q 9 4

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
-10 680
2 opening
4 N +2 +480
+10 739

303. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul K J 2
Q J 7 3
—
K Q 9 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Feldman Zmudzinski Sontag Seamon Szymanowski Passell Lesniewski
1 Dbl Pass 2 2 Pass
1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 10 8 6 5
2
10 9 6 5 2
3 Table 7
A K 10 9
A Q J 8
A 10 6 5
43616 43415
8A7C6 =
Par NS -920 9 4 3
8 6 5 4
K 7 4 3
J 8

1 opening
4 W = -420
-10 680
2 opening
3 NT E -1 +50
+10 749

304. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul 9 8
A J 8 4
A 10
K 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 7 3
6 5 3
K Q 8 6 4
6 Table K 4
K Q 7 2
J 5 3 2
A J 9
56428 =
779A5 =
Par NS -140 J 10 6 5 2
10 9
9 7
Q 10 8 5

1 opening
1 NT N -4 -400
-12 680
2 opening
4 E -2 +200
+12 761

306. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Deutsch Martel Hamman Stansby Wolff
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT 3 3 4 AP
Pass 3 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K 5
K Q 10 8 7 4 3
A K
9 2 Table Q 10 9
9 5
Q 8 7 6 2
A 8 5
47358 =
65985 64984
Par NS -140 8 7 4
A J 6 2
9 5 4 3
J 7

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 680
2 opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 775

307. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul K 10 2
Q 10 3
—
A K 9 8 6 5 3

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

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

9 8 6 4 3
K 9 7 5 2
9 8 6
— Table A Q
A 8 6
A K J 5 4 3
Q 7
73229 73228
69BB4 =
Par NS -450 J 7 5
J 4
Q 10 7 2
J 10 4 2

1 opening
5 E -1 +50
+10 690
2 opening
4 W = -420
-10 775

309. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 112

N deals
N-S vul A Q 3
4
A 6 2
A 9 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Manoppo Levy Lasut Mouiel Bompis Karwur Mari Sakul
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 2 3 3 Pass
3 3 Dbl 3 NT Pass Dbl AP
Dbl 4 Pass 5
Dbl AP

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

6 4
A J 10 9 8 2
J 4
Q J 10 Table K J 9 8 7 2
7 3
9 5
K 5 4
967C8 =
45614 =
Par NS +1370 10 5
K Q 6 5
K Q 10 8 7 3
2

1 opening
5 × S = +750
+10 700
2 opening
3 × E -2 +300
-10 775

311. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 119

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

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

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

J 9 6 3
Q 3 2
A J 5
K 7 3 Table 10
K 7 4
K Q 10 8 7 3 2
J 5
6A95A =
73383 =
Par NS +620 A 8 7 4 2
A 9 6 5
6 4
6 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-5 702
2 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 780

312. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A 7
7
K 10 3
A 10 8 7 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth
1 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT Pass
2 Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

K 5 2
K J 10 8 6 3 2
J 5
6 Table J 9 4
A 4
A Q 9 6
K Q J 4
25256 25246
B7B87 =
Par NS -660 Q 10 8 6 3
Q 9 5
8 7 4 2
9

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 702
2 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 792

Data 9X88 Main Top One Club vs. Two Clubs