Data 9X89 Main

One Diamond vs. Two Diamonds

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 10-15 HCP

Found 75 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul 9 5
J
K 10 8 6 5 4
K Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Schwartz Boyd Graves Lindqvist Garner Brogeland Smith
1 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
2 Pass Pass Dbl 3 Pass 4 AP
Rdbl 3 3 Pass
4 AP

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

—
A K 10 4 2
Q J 7 3
A 10 9 4 Table A 8 7 6 4 2
Q 8 7
9
8 6 2
65474 65484
76958 =
Par NS -140 K Q J 10 3
9 6 5 3
A 2
7 3

1 opening
4 W -3 +150
+2 2
2 opening
4 W -2 +100
-2 0

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul K Q 9 4
9 8 2
A K 9 6 5 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Katz Helness Nickell Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Dbl 3 Pass 4 Dbl 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

2
A K 4 3
J 8 3
Q J 10 9 6 Table J 10 7 6 5 3
6
Q 10 7
7 5 4
A8B97 =
34235 =
Par NS +450 A 8
Q J 10 7 5
2
A K 8 3 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 13
2 opening
4 N -2 -100
-11 0

9. 2013 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Bocchi Helness Madala Versace Fantoni Lauria Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9
Q 9 8 7 5
7 6
K J 5 4 3 Table J 10 3 2
J 10 6
K 9 8 5
10 8
BC7B9 BC7C9
21514 =
Par NS +1430 A K Q 8 4
A 3 2
4
A 9 7 6

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 27
2 opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 0

10. 2013 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul A 8 5
8
A 10 9 8 5 4
K 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Helness Madala Helgemo Bocchi Lauria Nunes Versace Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 6 2
K J 10 5 2
Q 6 2
8 2 Table 9 7 4 3
A 6
K J 7 3
A 5 3
77778 =
55653 55654
Par NS +90 K Q J
Q 9 7 4 3
—
Q J 7 6 4

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 32
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 0

11. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Rosenberg Weinstein Willenken Fleisher Katz Kamil Nickell
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Dbl 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

A K 7 5
K J 8 6 5 2
K 8 6
— Table 10 9 6 2
Q 10 4
5
Q 9 6 4 2
B44A9 B44B9
28924 =
Par NS +660 J 8 4
A 9 3
9 7 3
A K 7 5

1 opening
4 × W -1 +200
+14 46
2 opening
4 × W = -790
-14 0

12. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher Willenken Spector Rosenberg Becker
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
3 Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 AP
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

K Q 3
K 10 7 6
4
A K 10 3 2 Table J 10 9 8 7
A
Q 9 8 3 2
9 7
43753 =
9A688 =
Par NS -620 A 5
Q J 9 4 3 2
7
J 8 6 4

1 opening
4 × E -1 +200
+10 56
2 opening
3 N -5 -250
-10 0

13. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Miles Helness Korbel Demuy Nunes L'Ecuyer Fantoni
1 3 3 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 4 5
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

J 9 7 4 3
K J
7 5
A J 4 3 Table K Q 10 8 6 2
7 6 4 3
2
9 7
749B9 =
39323 =
Par NS +300 A 5
Q 8 5
K Q J 4 3
K 10 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+7 63
2 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-7 0

14. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul J 10 3 2
—
A K 10 9 8 3
J 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Majumdar Askgaard MukherjeeS Bjarnarson Schaltz Banerjee BlaksetL Datta
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2 NT
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8
Q 9 8 7 6 4
4 2
8 7 4 Table K 9 7 6
J 5 3
Q 5
A Q 10 9
A96B8 =
33725 23725
Par NS +630 A 5 4
A K 10 2
J 7 6
K 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 63
2 opening
3 NT S = +600
+13 13

16. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 122

N deals
Both vul 6 5 3
10
K Q J 10 8 4
A 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Zaremba Upmark Zak Buras Petersson Zmudzinski Ahlesved
1 1 1 2 Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A K 8 7
J 5 2
A 5 3 2
Q J Table 10 9 4 2
K Q 7 6 4
7
K 4 2
43376 =
6AA66 =
Par NS -620 Q J
A 9 8 3
9 6
10 8 7 5 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
-14 63
2 opening
4 W -3 +300
+14 27

17. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul —
A 10 9 6
K 10 7 5 4
K 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Helness McGann Helgemo Hanlon Mesbur Nunes Fitzgibbon Fantoni
1 4 5 2 4 5
Pass Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

6 5
Q J 8 7
Q
A Q 10 8 5 2 Table A Q J 9 7 4 2
K 5 3 2
8
3
845B5 =
58716 =
Par NS +500 K 10 8 3
4
A J 9 6 3 2
J 6

1 opening
5 N = +600
+7 70
2 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-7 27

18. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin v.Prooijen Weinstein Verhees Brink Meckstroth Drijver Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
4 NT Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
Rdbl Pass 5 Dbl (AP) 4 Pass 4 Dbl
5 Pass 5 AP

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

5
—
A K Q 9 4 3
K 9 6 5 3 2 Table K 7 6 4 3
A 7 6 5
8 7 2
Q
57923 57934
763A9 =
Par NS -100 10 9 8
K Q 10 9 3
J 10 5
7 4

1 opening
5 × E = -750
-13 70
2 opening
5 W -1 +100
+13 40

19. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul —
J 10 9 4
K Q J 8 5
K J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein Katz Fantoni Nickell Nunes
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2
4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl 5
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

K 10 9 8 6 2
8 5 2
4 3 2
2 Table A Q J 3
Q 3
10 7 6
A Q 10 8
54A9A =
48343 48243
Par NS +500 7 5 4
A K 7 6
A 9
9 7 4 3

1 opening
5 × N = +850
+5 75
2 opening
4 S +1 +650
-5 40

21. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Rosenberg Helness Willenken Martel Nunes Zia Fantoni
1 1 4 2 2 5
6 7 Dbl AP 6 7 Dbl AP

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

7 5 2
A K 6 2
—
A Q 10 7 6 4 Table K Q 6 3
Q J 9 7 4
A 9 6
3
33194 33284
8AB49 8AB48
Par NS -500 9 8 4
10 8 5 3
K 8 7 4 3
5

1 opening
7 × N -4 -800
+7 82
2 opening
7 × N -5 -1100
-7 43

23. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Friedland Sadek Dahl El Ahmady Bocchi Lusky Madala Falk
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 3
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 5
10 6 4
9 4 2
A J 10 9 6 Table J 10 8 3 2
K Q 8
Q
K 7 4 2
879A5 =
35328 =
Par NS +140 K 7 6 4
A J 9 7
A 6 5
Q 8

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-5 82
2 opening
3 N +2 +150
+5 49

25. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Furuta Fredin Kaku Yokoi Nystrom Teramoto Bertheau
1 1 2 2 Pass 3
Dbl 3 Pass 5 Dbl Pass 4 5
Dbl AP Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

Q 10
A Q 8 5 4
8 4
A K J 4 Table J 8 6 4 3 2
K 10 7 2
—
5 3 2
633A5 633A4
59938 =
Par NS +100 A K 9 7
J
J 10 7 5 3 2
8 6

1 opening
5 × N -1 -200
+10 96
2 opening
5 × E = -650
-10 49

28. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann MadsenM Multon Schaltz Bjarnarson Fantoni Askgaard Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 7 4 3
A K 5 4
A 7
J 5 4 Table A J 9 6 2
Q 9 8 7
8 5
10 7
645AA =
68833 =
Par NS +130 Q
J 10 3 2
10 4 3
A K 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 96
2 opening
3 N +1 +130
+6 55

34. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul 8 5 3 2
A K 5 2
K J 8 6 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Stansby Boyd Martel Levin Wildavsky Weinstein Doub
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass 3 4
5 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K Q 10
6
A 10 7 5 4
Q J 8 5 Table J 7
10 8 3
Q 9
A K 10 7 6 3
6AA63 =
7337A =
Par NS +100 A 9 6 4
Q J 9 7 4
3
9 4 2

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+7 106
2 opening
5 × S -1 -100
-7 58

35. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul J
5
Q J 8 7 4 2
A K J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Helness Moss Helgemo Gitelman Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni
1 1 Dbl 2 2 Pass
4 5 Pass Pass 3 4 Pass 5
Dbl AP 5 Pass Pass 6
Dbl AP

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

A 7 6 4 3
A J 9 3
K 6 5 3
— Table K 10 8
K Q 7 6 4 2
9
Q 9 2
43189 =
9AC54 =
Par NS -800 Q 9 5 2
10 8
A 10
10 8 7 6 5

1 opening
5 × N -2 -300
+5 111
2 opening
6 × N -3 -500
-5 58

36. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul —
J 7 4
A K Q 10 8
J 9 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Helness Brogeland Helgemo BessisT Fantoni BessisM Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

K Q 6 3
A 9 5
6 3 2
K 4 2 Table J 10 8 5
K Q 10 8 2
9 5 4
8
765AA =
66532 =
Par NS +130 A 9 7 4 2
6 3
J 7
A Q 10 5

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+5 116
2 opening
5 S -1 -50
-5 58

38. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gromov Lauria Dubinin Kholomeev Fantoni Khiuppenen Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
1 NT Pass Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 NT AP

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

K J 9
A Q J
8 7 4
K 10 9 5 Table 6 3
8 6 5 2
A K J 3
8 7 2
59666 59766
84676 74666
Par NS +140 7 5 4 2
K 10 9 7 3
5
Q J 6

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 122
2 opening
2 NT W = -120
-6 61

39. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Gromov Versace Dubinin Khiuppenen Fantoni Kholomeev Nunes
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Dbl 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 6 5 2
A 3
9
K 9 7 6 5 Table 7 4
Q 10 9 6 4
10
Q J 8 4 3
A66B5 =
26528 =
Par NS +430 J 10 8
K 8 2
K Q 8 7 2
A 10

1 opening
5 N = +400
+10 132
2 opening
5 N -1 -50
-10 61

40. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco v.Prooijen Hampson Verhees Ekeblad Moss Granovetter Gitelman
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
Dbl Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 9 5
A Q 3 2
J 8
6 4 2 Table K J 7 3
9 7 6 5
A 5 4
J 3
64498 =
79944 =
Par NS -100 10 8 6 2
K 10
10 7
K Q 10 8 7

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 138
2 opening
2 E = -110
-6 61

48. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
H-Welland Nickell Sementa LallH Rodwell Wrang Meckstroth Nilsson
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 9 5
Q
Q J 10
K Q J 7 4 Table K 7 6
7 6 4 3
K 9 7 3
3 2
88A88 =
54254 =
Par NS +620 A 8 4 3 2
K J 10 9 5
5
10 8

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 140
2 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 68

50. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Baze Rodwell Cohler Kranyak Nickell Bramley Freeman
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 4 2
K 4 3 2
8 5
J 3 Table A 8 7
8 6 5
A Q 4 2
Q 10 8
988AA =
45533 =
Par NS +600 K Q 5 3
10 9 7
6
A K 7 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+11 151
2 opening
2 N +3 +150
-11 69

53. 2005 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 76

N deals
E-W vul A 10
A 2
Q J 8 7 6 4
J 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Freeman Bocchi Nickell Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
1 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

K Q 8 3 2
10
A K 9 3
A 10 2 Table J 7 5 4
J 9 7 6 4
—
Q 8 5 3
53675 =
7A757 =
Par NS -620 9 6
K Q 8 5 3
10 5 2
K 9 7

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 152
2 opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 81

56. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Freeman Gitelman Nickell Moss
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

10 7 3
K 8 6 3
10 3 2
A K J Table K J 5
A 10 5 4 2
J 8 4
9 2
57477 =
66865 =
Par NS -100 A Q 9 2
J 7
9 7
Q 8 6 4 3

1 opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-5 152
2 opening
2 N = +90
+5 86

59. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul 5
J 9 2
A Q 10 6 5 3 2
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Versace Lindkvist Lauria Nunes Nystrom Fantoni Bertheau
1 1 Dbl 2 Dbl 2
4 5 Pass Pass 3 3 Pass 4
Dbl AP 4 AP

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

A 10 9 8 6 2
8
K J 9 7
K Q Table K Q J 4 3
A 7 4 3
—
10 8 3 2
51887 =
7C555 =
Par NS -1100 7
K Q 10 6 5
8 4
J 9 6 5 4

1 opening
5 × N -3 -500
+5 158
2 opening
4 W +2 -680
-5 86

60. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 107

N deals
None vul 10 8 7
K
A 9 8 6 5 4
A 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Verhees Versace Jansma v.Prooijen Nunes Brink Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 6 5 4
A Q 6 4
10 3
7 4 Table J 3 2
10 9 2
J 7
Q 10 9 3 2
557A6 =
48636 =
Par NS +130 Q 9
J 8 7 5 3
K Q 2
K J 8

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 158
2 opening
3 N +1 +130
+7 93

65. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 10 5 2
K Q 6 4
A Q J 9 6
6

West North East South West North East South
Duboin WuCS Bocchi ShenC ChenHS Fantoni ChenCC Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9
A J 10 7 3
K 5 3
A 9 Table K 7 3
9
8 7 2
Q J 10 5 4 2
87775 =
55668 55658
Par NS +120 A 8 6 4
8 5 2
10 4
K 8 7 3

1 opening
2 W -2 +200
-5 161
2 opening
3 NT W -4 +400
+5 103

71. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A K 8 2
9 8
Q J 7 6 5 4
6

West North East South West North East South
Wold Becker Lair Schwartz Zia Burger Rosenberg Brachman
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q J 5
5 4 3 2
K 8 3 2
8 2 Table 9 7 6
A K 10
A 9
A Q 10 7 3
67666 =
76776 76777
Par NS -90 10 4 3
Q J 7 6
10
K J 9 5 4

1 opening
2 S -3 -150
-6 164
2 opening
3 NT E -2 +100
+6 112

74. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul 10 8 7
A
K J 10 8 4 3
Q 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Molson Rodwell Shenkin Meckstroth Soloway Granovetter Hamman Rubin
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 AP

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

A J 5 4 2
3
A Q 6
K 10 6 5 Table 9 3
K J 7 6 2
9 7 5
8 7 4
77786 =
56557 55546
Par NS +90 K Q 6
Q 10 9 8 5 4
2
A J 9

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-8 166
2 opening
2 W -1 +50
+8 120

75. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul K 3
K 6 3
K 10 9 8 5 4
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel WangW Stansby LiX Fu Zia WangX Rosenberg
1 1 2 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 3 (AP) Pass

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

8 6
A J 7 5 4
A J 6 3
4 2 Table J 10 9 7 5
Q 9 2
Q 2
K Q 8
7758A =
45753 =
Par NS +130 A Q 4 2
10 8
7
A J 10 9 7 6

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+5 171
2 opening
2 N -1 -50
-5 120

Data 9X89 Main Top One Diamond vs. Two Diamonds