Data 9X91 Main
One Spade vs Two Spades
by Richard PavlicekData 9X91 Main |
| by Richard Pavlicek |
A total of 138 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.
| 2014 Spingold Final, Segment 3 | 1  NS | 2 NS
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| Case 1 | Q J 10 5 3 J A K 3 2 Q 6 2
| Zimmermann West Pass 2 Lead A K Q K 2 6
| Schwartz NORTH 1 2 Pass 2nd 6 J K 3 5 | Multon East Pass Pass 3 3rd 8 9 8 4 10 | Graves South 1 NT Pass AP 4th 5 7 6 J 5
| Brogeland West Pass Lead K 2 Q 6 K 9 J
| Nunes NORTH 2 2nd 3 5 4 28 49 | Lindqvist East Pass 3rd 4 A 2 Q 6 7 9
| Fantoni South Pass 4th J 3A 8 5 107 | ||
| A 7 6 A 10 7 6 4 7 5 A 10 8
|  | K 9 4 K Q 9 2 J 6 J 7 5 3
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Par -500 5 × NS -3 | 8 2 8 5 3 Q 10 9 8 4 K 9 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 +6 | 2 6-0 | 3 W = | -140 | 2 N = | +110 | ||||||
| 2014 Spingold Final, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 2 | A Q J 9 5 4 K 9 7 3 J 6 3
| Helness West 6 Lead A Q A K
| Lindqvist NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 7 8 3 6 | Helgemo East 3 Pass 3rd 2 3 2 5
| Brogeland South 4 Pass 4th 6 2Q 3
| Ro.Schwartz West 6 Dbl Lead A 4 A 6 8 2
| Fantoni NORTH 2 Pass AP 2nd 3 2 3 3 Q 6 | L.Fisher East 3 Pass 3rd 10A 2K 5 Q | Nunes South 4 6 4th K 7 Q 10 9 7 | ||
| 6 — A 6 5 A K 10 9 8 7 5 4 2
|  | 8 7 A J 10 8 6 5 2 K J 8 4 —
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Par -400 5 EW | K 10 3 2 Q 9 7 4 3 Q 10 2 Q | ||||||||||
| 1 +11 | 1 11-6 | 6 W -1 | +50 | 6 × N -3 | -500 | ||||||
| 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 3 | K 10 9 5 3 2 K 9 7 5 K 3 2 —
| Ginossar West Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 2 Q 3 A K 4 Q
| Garner NORTH 1 2 3 4 2nd 8 7 2 J 7 A3 2 | Demirev East Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd 9 4 86 7 9 Q 4
| Smith South 2 2 NT 4 4th K J 10 54 8 A | Boyd West 3 Lead 7 Q 5 6 K 6 3 J A 5 7
| Jansma NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 2 K Q J 6 J 8 2 7 4
| Robinson East Pass Pass 3rd 10 6 3 8 2K 4 4 5 3
| Coren South Pass Pass 4th A 8 4 9 3 7 A A 8 9 | ||
| A J A 8 4 Q J 9 7 5 4 7 6
| | Q 8 7 Q 6 2 6 Q 10 9 8 4 3
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Par +140 3 NS | 6 4 J 10 3 A 10 8 A K J 5 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +9 | 2 15-11 | 4 N -2 | -100 | 3 W -3 | +300 | ||||||
| 2014 USBC Round of 16, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 4 | A 10 9 8 7 4 A 8 5 J 7 5 J
| Bertens West Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 J 3 9
| Smith NORTH 1 2 3 4 2nd J A 10 8 | Cheek East Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd Q 4 K 4
| Garner South 2 2 NT 3 4th A 2 5 2 | Robinson West Pass Lead 7 J 3 K 6 Q 7
| Gu NORTH 2 2nd J A 2 8 7K 3 | Boyd East Pass 3rd Q 4 9 3 7A 3
| Lair South Pass 4th A 2 5 10 62 5 | ||
| K 5 K Q 9 6 4 8 2 8 6 5 2
| | J 3 2 7 3 K 10 4 A Q 9 7 3
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Par +420 4 NS | Q 6 J 10 2 A Q 9 6 3 K 10 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 +5 | 2 20-11 | 4 N -1 | -50 | 2 N +1 | +140 | ||||||
| 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 5 | K Q 10 7 2 6 6 2 A Q 7 5 4
| Helness West Dbl 5 Lead K 6 A 9
| Dubinin NORTH 1 2 AP 2nd 3 Q 2 7 | Helgemo East Pass 2 3rd 5 K 6 J
| Gromov South Pass 3 4th 4 A J 4
| Bocchi West Dbl 6 Lead K 4 3 9 2 K Q A 10
| Nunes NORTH 2 Pass AP 2nd 3 7 7 10 5 6 4 5 2
| Madala East Pass 4 3rd 5 6 2 JA 3 8 3 6
| Fantoni South Pass Pass 4th A J 4 46 5 7 2
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| A 9 8 4 A 10 A K Q 10 9 8 7 —
| | 6 3 Q J 8 3 2 J 4 K 9 6 3
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Par -430 4 NT EW | J 5 K 9 7 5 4 5 3 J 10 8 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +11 | 2 31-11 | 5 W = | -400 | 6 W -2 | +100 | ||||||
| 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Segment 6 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 6 | A K Q 7 6 5 J 6 9 8 2 J 7
| Helness West 3 Lead 10 K 2 K Q 7 9 6 8 5
| Bathurst NORTH 1 3 2nd 2 J 10 4 J 27 5A | Helgemo East Pass AP 3rd Q 8 A 8 9 34 46 | Dwyer South 2 4th 7 A 3 3 5 9Q 4 5 | G.Wolpert West Pass Lead A 7 K 2 K
| Nunes NORTH 2 2nd 3 4 7 10 | Kranyak East Pass 3rd 5 Q 8 A | Fantoni South Pass 4th 2 8 A 3 | ||
| 10 Q 9 3 K Q 5 K Q 9 6 5 3
|  | J 4 3 K 10 7 5 4 2 A 7 10 8
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Par -500 4 NT× NS -2 | 9 8 2 A 8 J 10 6 4 3 A 4 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +7 | 2 38-11 | 3 N -1 | -100 | 2 N +3 | +200 | ||||||
| 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 16 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 7 | Q J 8 6 5 3 8 3 K 5 2 A 10
| Gold West 4 Lead 4 A K Q A 3 4 6 9 2 9
| W.Wang NORTH 1 4 2nd 2 3 10 Q2 7 Q 10 56 J | Bakhshi East Pass AP 3rd 10 8 8 43 9 5A JA | Zhang South 2 4th 8 6 9 J J 2 5 36 7 | Z.Shi West 4 Lead Q J A K Q Q 2 10
| Robson NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 7 K 8 3 3A 6 Q | Ju East Pass Pass 3rd 9 A 4 4 25 A K | Forrester South 3 Pass 4th 2 56 2 9 3 3 8 | ||
| 2 A K Q 10 7 5 Q J 7 3 Q J
| | K 10 7 4 8 6 4 K 8 7 6 5 2
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Par +140 3 South | A 9 4 J 9 6 2 A 10 9 9 4 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 +7 | 2 45-12 | 4 N -2 | -100 | 4 W -2 | +200 | ||||||
| 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 17 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 8 | A Q 9 5 4 3 8 4 5 4 A 7 5
| Zimmermann West Pass Pass AP Lead 6 4 7 9 8 6 2 J 5
| Forrester NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 4 J 10 2 6 2 210 8 | Multon East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 A K 5 4 8 3A A | Gold South 1 NT 2 NT 3 NT 4th K 3 Q 7 6 7 J8 3 | Robson West Pass Lead J 10 Q 4 2 A 7 9
| Nunes NORTH 2 3 2nd 5 K 37 Q 8 3 10
| Allfrey East Pass AP 3rd 2 A 3 J A 4K 5 | Fantoni South 2 NT 4th 4 8 9 2 10 6 J 6
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| 10 6 2 A Q 7 6 2 K 3 2 Q J
| | K 8 7 J 10 3 Q J 8 7 6 10 3
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Par +400 5 South | J K 9 5 A 10 9 K 9 8 6 4 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +6 | 2 45-18 | 3 NT S = | +400 | 3 N = | +140 | ||||||
| 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 21 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 9 | A J 9 7 5 2 2 A 9 4 K 9 7
| Rehder West Pass AP Lead 2 J Q J 8 4 J
| Bakhshi NORTH 1 2 2nd Q 3 K 5 10 A 3
| Gromoeller East Pass Pass 3rd 8 K 3 9 7 6 5
| Gold South 1 NT 2 4th 4 A 2 6 5 8 10 | Robson West Pass Lead Q 3 3 9 4 K 8 A 4 4 9 10
| Fritsche NORTH 2 2nd 5 7 6 A 7 5 52 6 9 10 J
| Forrester East Pass 3rd K Q A J 10 8 73 10 6 9 Q
| Rohowsky South Pass 4th 2 8 22 54 J 8 K K 6 J
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| 10 4 3 A K 10 K 8 5 10 4 3 2
|  | Q 6 Q J 4 3 7 6 2 A Q 6 5
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Par +620 4 NS | K 8 9 8 7 6 5 Q J 10 3 J 8 | ||||||||||
| 1 +6 | 2 45-24 | 2 N +1 | +140 | 2 N -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2013 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 10 | A K 9 8 3 6 K 7 6 4 J 9 7
| Helness West Pass AP Lead 3 5 4 9 K 2 9 9 Q
| Madala NORTH 1 2 2nd A 3 K Q 6 6 J Q 5 | Helgemo East Pass Pass 3rd 10 K 6 4 4 J A 2 2 | Bocchi South 1 NT 2 4th 7 A J 8 3 10 3 8 8
| Lauria West Pass Lead 4 2 5 9 4 10 A K 9
| Nunes NORTH 2 2nd 3 4 A 3 K Q 4 10 9
| Versace East Pass 3rd K J 6 6 10 K 5 J 5
| Fantoni South Pass 4th 6 5 7 A 9 8 2 6 | ||
| Q 7 6 2 A K 8 2 Q 3 2 10 6
| | 10 4 Q 9 4 A J 8 Q 8 5 4 3
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Par +90 2 NS | J 5 J 10 7 5 3 10 9 5 A K 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +5 | 2 51-25 | 2 N -1 | -100 | 2 N = | +110 | ||||||
| Data 9X91 Main |  | Top One Spade vs Two Spades |
| 2013 USBC Semifinal, Segment 8 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 11 | K J 9 5 3 J 8 K Q 9 7 3 Q
| Martel West 2 2 NT Lead Q 7 10 K 5 3 K 8
| Cheek NORTH 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 8 2 4 K Q 2 3 | Zia East Pass 2 3 NT 3rd J A 5 2 6 10 10 9 | Grue South 1 NT Pass AP 4th A 6 Q A 68 J | Moss West Pass Lead K A 5 A A 3 5
| Willenken NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 2 6 Q 3 56 9
| Gitelman East Pass Pass 3rd 7 10 84 8 J 10 | Rosenberg South 4 4th 8 J Q2 2 A 3 | ||
| A 8 10 7 A 8 5 4 A K 9 7 5
| | Q 4 A K 9 5 4 3 10 6 2 10 8
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Par -620 4 EW | 10 7 6 2 Q 6 2 J J 6 4 3 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +9 | 2 62-28 | 3 NT W = | -600 | 4 N -2 | -200 | ||||||
| 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 12 | A Q 10 9 7 3 J 8 Q J 8 4 4
| Fallenius West 2 Lead 5 K Q 2 9 3 10 K 6
| M.Bilde NORTH 1 2 2nd 7 8 Q3 102 6 A 9 | Fredin East Pass AP 3rd A 7 KA 3J 8 2 | D.Bilde South 1 NT 4th J 2 6 4 3 5 K 4 | Welland West 3 Lead 4 J 9 6
| Upmark NORTH 2 Pass 2nd K 5 4 2 | S.Auken East Pass Pass 3rd A A 4 8
| Nystrom South Pass Pass 4th 7 2 8 3 | ||
| 8 5 A K Q 10 9 A 6 9 7 5 2
| | K 6 4 2 5 K 9 7 2 K Q 10 3
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Par -400 3 NT EW | J 7 6 4 3 2 10 5 3 A J 8 6 | ||||||||||
| 1 +6 | 2 63-34 | 2 N = | +110 | 3 W = | -140 | ||||||
| 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 13 | Q J 10 9 3 7 A Q 8 6 4 7 5
| Amoils West Pass Pass Pass AP Lead Q 2 2 7 K
| Welland NORTH 1 2 2 3 2nd 5 Q A K | Gitelman East Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 A 6 3 | S.Auken South 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th 3 4 7 6 | M.Bilde West Pass AP Lead K 7 2 A 7 K J 6
| T.Bessis NORTH 2 3 2nd 5 4 33 5 4 9 6
| D.Bilde East Pass Pass 3rd 10 K 10 7A 3 9 8
| Bertheau South 2 NT 3 NT 4th 4 J Q 5 2 3 8 | ||
| K 5 2 9 4 2 10 7 5 K Q 9 6
| | A 8 6 10 8 5 3 K 9 3 2 10 2
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Par +140 3 NS | 7 4 A K Q J 6 J A J 8 4 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +12 | 2 63-46 | 3 NT S = | +600 | 3 NT S -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2012 World Championship Round of 16, Segment 5 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 14 | A Q 7 3 2 5 3 2 K Q 9 8 7
| Helness West Pass Lead J 8 9 3 3
| Korbel NORTH 1 4 2nd K 5 4 6 2 | Helgemo East 2 AP 3rd 6 3 A A K | Miles South 3 4th 2 2 34 A | L'Ecuyer West 5 AP Lead K 3 4 8 Q
| Fantoni NORTH 2 Pass 2nd A 9 3 4 J | Demuy East Dbl Pass 3rd 6 A 10 Q 5 | Nunes South 4 Dbl 4th 4 2 J J 2 | ||
| 6 5 4 9 4 A Q 10 8 7 5 4 2
| | J Q 10 8 6 2 K J 6 4 3 A J
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Par +450 5 NS | K 10 9 8 A K J 7 9 10 6 5 3
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| 2 +2 | 2 65-46 | 4 N +1 | +450 | 5 × W -2 | +500 | ||||||
| 2012 World Championship Final, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 15 | A Q 10 9 4 3 10 4 3 A 8 6 6
| Ahlesved West Pass 3 Lead 6 J Q 4 A K 5 J
| Zaremba NORTH 1 2 AP 2nd K K 5 Q 4 29 10 | Petersson East Dbl Pass 3rd A A 8 32 5 7
| Zak South 2 2 4th 8 2 6 7 3 4 6 | Narkiewicz West 4 Lead 6 J 9 A
| Upmark NORTH 2 Pass 2nd J K 5 | Buras East Dbl Pass 3rd A A 8 | Nystrom South 3 Pass 4th 8 2 6 | ||
| K 7 6 J 9 8 7 6 5 2 — Q 8 3
| | 5 2 A K Q K 10 7 5 K J 10 2
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Par +500 6 × EW -3 | J 8 — Q J 9 4 3 2 A 9 7 5 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 +6 | 2 66-52 | 3 W +1 | -170 | 4 W = | -420 | ||||||
| 2012 World Championship Qualifying, Round 15 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 16 | Q J 7 5 3 2 K 8 7 7 A 5 3
| Huang West 2 NT Lead 5 6 6 Q 2 3 7 A
| Toffier NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 4 7 8 2 3 10 K Q
| Ck.Liu East 2 3 NT 3rd K 10 J 2 4 5 97 | Pilon South Pass AP 4th A J 9 10 6 4 29 | Lorenzini West 3 NT Lead 3 A J 6 Q 5 6 8 4 6 Q 6
| Bach NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 10 8 3 10 3 7A Q K A 5 K | Rombaut East 3 Pass 3rd 2 2 4 K 9 2K 5 8 J 3A | Cornell South Pass Pass 4th 9 7 5 2 7 48 4 7 9 J 9 | ||
| A 10 8 6 4 K Q 5 4 2 Q 9 6
| | 9 4 A Q 10 3 2 A J 9 6 K 10
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Par -1370 6 EW | K 6 J 9 5 10 8 3 J 8 7 4 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +14 | Even 66-66 | 3 NT W -3 | +300 | 3 NT W +1 | -630 | ||||||
| 2012 USBC Semifinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 17 | J 9 8 7 5 2 3 A 7 5 K Q 2
| Rodwell West Pass 2 Lead 8 8 6 2 K 5 A 4
| J.Lall NORTH 1 Pass Dbl 2nd A 10 4 5 3 6 105 | Meckstroth East Dbl 1 NT AP 3rd 10 4 Q 6 8 Q J 7
| Bathurst South Rdbl Dbl 4th 3 3 A 25 3 7 K | G.Wolpert West 2 NT Pass Lead Q K J 2 7 K 10 J 4 A
| Hamman NORTH 2 Dbl Dbl 2nd 4 3 K 3 9 J 9 82 8 | Kranyak East Dbl 3 AP 3rd 3 2 6 A Q 5 K10 J 5 | Zia South Rdbl Pass 4th 7 A 56 8 4 2 Q 6 Q | ||
| Q 6 4 3 6 4 J 8 3 10 9 5 4
| | A J 9 8 7 2 9 6 4 A J 7 3
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Par +430 4 NT North | K 10 A K Q 10 5 K Q 10 2 8 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 +5 | 2 71-67 | 2 × W -1 | +100 | 3 × E -2 | +300 | ||||||
| 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 6 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 18 | A 10 7 5 4 2 8 7 4 3 A J 10
| Weinstein West 2 NT 4 Lead A K 10 Q 8 10 J Q
| Garner NORTH 1 3 4 2nd 5 6 J 8 Q 8 2 3 | Levin East Dbl Dbl Dbl 3rd 9 7 8K 93 K A | H.Weinstein South 2 Pass AP 4th 3 4 7 2 104 5 K | Lee West Pass 4 Lead A 8 A K 10 8 2 J 8
| Stansby NORTH 2 Pass AP 2nd K A 5 6 J 2 Q 5 4
| Demirev East Dbl Dbl 3rd Q 2 9 4 7 6 9K Q
| Martel South 3 Pass 4th 3 5 3 4 7 6 43 | ||
| 9 8 3 Q J 9 7 5 9 7 6 5 4
| | K A K 10 6 A K 10 8 2 Q 8 2
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Par +140 3 NS | Q J 6 4 3 2 Q J 6 5 K 9 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 +5 | 2 76-67 | 4 × N -1 | -100 | 4 W -1 | +100 | ||||||
| 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 19 | K J 10 9 6 3 5 A Q J 10 J 5
| Upmark West Dbl 3 Lead 5 A K 9 8 A Q
| Greco NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 7 3 6 9 105 J | Nystrom East Pass Pass 4 3rd 10 J 3 4 62 | Hampson South 1 NT Pass AP 4th Q 2 3 6 24 | Moss West 4 Dbl Lead J K 6 2 3 Q
| Cullin NORTH 2 4 AP 2nd 2 34 8 4 J | Gitelman East Pass Pass 3rd Q 7 Q K A 2 | Bertheau South 3 Pass 4th 5 3 5 A 5 6 | ||
| 8 5 A K Q 9 8 4 9 2 A Q 10
| | A 7 4 J 7 8 6 4 3 K 9 3 2
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Par -300 5 × NS -2 | Q 2 10 6 3 2 K 7 5 8 7 6 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 +8 | 2 84-67 | 4 W +1 | -450 | 4 × N -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 20 | Q J 10 9 7 4 A 8 5 2 A 10 4
| Zagorin West 3 5 Lead Q 9 A K J J K 10 6
| Aa NORTH 1 3 Dbl 2nd A 5 10 4A 2 A 6 2 | Bathurst East Pass Pass AP 3rd 5 J 4 56 K 4 8 9 | Molberg South 2 4 4th 3 4 8 Q 2 23 3Q | Pratap West 4 Lead A Q 9 A K K
| Upmark NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 4 A 5 10 4A | M.Gordon East Pass Pass 3rd 7 5 J K 24 | Nystrom South 3 Pass 4th J 3 4 8 Q | ||
| 3 K 10 7 6 J A K J 7 6 3 2
| | A 6 2 J 9 4 K 10 8 6 5 4 9
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Par -130 4 EW | K 8 5 Q 3 Q 9 7 3 2 Q 8 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 +6 | 2 84-73 | 5 × W -1 | +100 | 4 W = | -130 | ||||||
| Data 9X91 Main | | Top One Spade vs Two Spades |
| 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Segment 6 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 21 | A Q 5 4 3 2 6 A 9 2 K 7 4
| Bertheau West Pass 3 AP Lead 2 2 4 9 10 2 K A
| Grue NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 3 Q 7 5 6 9 3 6 | Nystrom East Pass 2 Pass 3rd 8 K A 8A 2 10
| J.Lall South 1 NT 3 4 4th K 8 6 3 7 J 5
| Wooldridge West Pass Lead 2 K 4 9 10 A K
| Fredin NORTH 2 2nd A 8 7 10 6 9 3
| Hurd East Pass 3rd 5 2 A 8Q 23 | Fallenius South Pass 4th 4 5 6 3 7 J 8 | ||
| K J 6 A Q 4 8 7 3 J 10 8 5
| | 9 7 K J 8 7 3 Q J 10 6 5 2
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Par +650 5 NS | 10 8 10 9 5 2 K 4 A Q 9 6 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +9 | 2 84-82 | 4 N = | +620 | 2 N +3 | +200 | ||||||
| 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 22 | Q 10 9 7 6 5 2 A J 5 A J 7
| Fredin West 2 NT Pass Lead J K J 4 9 10 K 5 7
| Majumdar NORTH 1 Pass 3 2nd A 5 62 3 K 4 9 8 | Fallenius East 1 NT 3 Dbl 3rd 4 J2 A 6 73 Q 2
| Kushari South Pass Pass AP 4th 7 3 4 K 3 85 5
| Vaidya West Pass Lead K 2 4 7 K 6 Q Q 2 10
| Cullin NORTH 2 2nd 4 3 2 3 6 3 A 9 7K | Goel East Pass 3rd 7 J A A J 5 83 10 9
| Upmark South Pass 4th A 45 5 J K 85 J 8
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| — 10 7 3 Q 8 3 2 Q 9 8 6 5 4
| | A K 8 4 3 K Q 6 2 K 5 J 3
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Par +110 2 NS | J 9 8 4 10 9 7 6 4 A K 10 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +9 | 1 91-86 | 3 × N = | +530 | 2 N +1 | +140 | ||||||
| 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 23 | K Q J 10 4 K Q 2 8 5 3 2 3
| Nunes West Pass AP Lead 3 Q 10 8 3 K 7 J 5 Q 2
| Martel NORTH 1 2 2nd 4 5 3 27 3 A 4J 6 6
| Fantoni East Pass Pass 3rd 9 7 A K Q 4 Q 5 4 10 J | Stansby South 1 NT 3 4th K 2 9 6 K A 6 8 10 J
| Weinstein West Pass Lead 6 K J 4 7 3
| Helgemo NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 4 3 5 6 10 7 | Levin East Pass Pass 3rd 5 7 8 A Q 9 | Helness South 3 4th K 2 9 23 10 | ||
| 9 2 A 10 9 5 K 10 K J 10 7 2
| | 6 5 3 6 3 A J 7 Q 9 6 5 4
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Par +100 4 × EW -1 | A 8 7 J 8 7 4 Q 9 6 4 A 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 +6 | 2 92-91 | 3 N -1 | -100 | 3 N = | +140 | ||||||
| 2011 USBC Semifinal, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 24 | Q J 8 7 5 4 2 K 7 5 2 K 3
| Gitelman West 3 NT Dbl Lead A Q 9 7 5 Q 5 8 K A 5
| Welland NORTH 1 Pass AP 2nd 4 2 10 8 10 7 10 A 8 4 | Moss East 3 Pass 3rd 6 3 2 J 5 3 6 7 4 J
| Bramley South 3 4 4th 3 2J K 9 4 2 K 9 6
| Chambers West 4 NT 6 Lead 2 Q 9 A 4 3
| Diamond NORTH 2 Pass Pass 2nd 4 2 5 6 67 | Schermer East 3 5 6 NT 3rd 8 3 10 4 2
| Platnick South Pass Pass AP 4th 10 3 57 K | ||
| A K 9 2 A 10 7 Q 9 Q J 10 4
| | 10 6 K J 4 A J 10 8 6 4 3 7
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Par -430 4 NT EW | 3 Q 9 8 6 5 3 — A 9 8 6 5 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +9 | 2 101-91 | 4 × S -2 | -300 | 6 NT W -2 | +100 | ||||||
| 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 25 | K Q 8 7 6 K 10 7 4 K Q J 4
| Garner West Pass AP Lead 8 J 2 3 10 6 7 J 6
| Johnson NORTH 1 2 2nd 7 K A 2 5 4 5 9 5
| H.Weinstein East Pass Pass 3rd Q A 3 K 4 3 10 4 7
| Simson South 1 NT 2 4th J 2 4 A Q 5 68 9
| Richter West Pass Lead 8
| Wolfson NORTH 2 2nd A | Aker East Pass 3rd K | Cohen South Pass 4th J | ||
| J J 6 5 9 4 2 K Q 9 6 5 3
| | A 9 5 4 A Q 3 2 A 10 8 8 2
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Par -130 4 West | 10 3 2 9 8 J 7 6 5 3 A 10 7 | ||||||||||
| 1 +5 | 2 101-96 | 2 N = | +110 | 2 N -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 26 | A Q 8 7 5 3 4 3 K 8 5 J 9
| Platnick West Dbl Lead 10 8 6 J A 3
| Deutsch NORTH 1 2 2nd 4 J 7 4 5 10 | Diamond East Pass 3 3rd A 5K K 9 3
| Larsen South 1 NT AP 4th 2 6 10 2 8 6
| G.Wolpert West Dbl Lead Q 6 10 J 2 9 3 10 J 8 6
| Moss NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 5 7 34 7 8 A 5 8 10Q | Kranyak East Pass Pass 3rd 2 K J A K K 8 Q 9A 7
| Gitelman South Pass Pass 4th 3 4 9 2 9 5 10 3 4 5 J
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| 6 4 A K 10 2 A J 7 Q 10 5 2
| | K J 9 2 Q J 8 6 Q 10 9 8 4
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Par -400 3 NT West | 10 9 7 5 6 4 3 2 A K 7 6 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +4 | 2 101-100 | 3 E -1 | +50 | 2 × N -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2011 USBC Round of 16, Segment 5 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 27 | A J 8 7 6 2 K 10 8 8 6 Q 6
| Katz West 3 Lead A 6 3 Q
| Ivatury NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 3 5 A K | Nickell East Pass 4 3rd 10 K 8 5 | H-Welland South 2 AP 4th 4 Q 4 3
| Chan West Pass Lead A 4 A Q Q 2 9
| Hamman NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 2 3 8 84 3 4 | Lee East Pass Pass 3rd 9 K 4 5 2 K J | Zia South 4 4th 6 8 3 7 8 Q 5 | ||
| Q 4 A Q J 7 2 K Q 10 9 10 8
| | 5 3 9 6 5 4 A J 5 4 K 5 4
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Par +420 4 NS | K 10 9 3 7 3 2 A J 9 7 3 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +6 | 2 107-100 | 4 W -2 | +200 | 4 N = | +420 | ||||||
| 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 28 | K Q 8 7 5 2 — Q 7 6 5 A 7 2
| Zimmermann West 4 Lead A 5 10 Q 5 2 6 8 7
| Deutsch NORTH 1 4 2nd 2 4 6 6K 9 54 | Multon East 2 AP 3rd 3 A K 7A Q J 8
| Kranyak South Dbl 4th 23 9 J 4 8 10 10 | Baldursson West 4 Lead 2
| Nunes NORTH 2 Pass | T.Jonsson East 3 Pass | Fantoni South Pass Pass | ||
| J 6 3 Q J 9 4 3 10 9 4 Q 3
| | 9 4 A K 10 6 5 K 8 K 10 8 4
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Par +1100 6 × EW -4 | A 10 8 7 2 A J 3 2 J 9 6 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 +10 | 1 110-107 | 4 N +1 | +650 | 4 E -2 | +200 | ||||||
| 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 29 | K J 10 9 6 3 K J 10 7 9 Q 2
| Greco West Pass AP Lead Q 5 9 6 K Q 10 K J 6 3
| Versace NORTH 1 2 2nd A 2 5 77 3 Q10 2 K 8
| Hampson East Pass Pass 3rd 5 J K 2 710 8 Q3 4 5
| Lauria South 1 NT 3 4th 9 A 2 3 4 4 8 10A 4 8
| Duboin West Pass Lead K 5 9 6 K 10 6 9 J 3
| Gitelman NORTH 2 2nd A 2 5 37 2K JQ 10 | Sementa East Pass 3rd 5 J K 4 3 72 85 J | Moss South Pass 4th 9 A 2 3 8 Q 4 4 8 Q | ||
| Q 8 4 2 A 8 6 6 5 K J 7 4
| | A 7 Q 2 K Q J 4 2 9 8 6 3
| |||||||||
Par +100 3 × West -1 | 5 9 5 4 3 A 10 8 7 3 A 10 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 +4 | 2 111-110 | 3 N -1 | -50 | 2 N = | +110 | ||||||
| 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 30 | A 9 8 7 4 2 10 5 2 A K 8 7 —
| Stefanov West Pass Pass AP Lead Q 2 A K 7 4 8 3 6 4
| Seamon NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 2 3 2 4 Q 9 10 23 10 | Aronov East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 56 9 4 10 98 A 6
| Cayne South 1 NT 2 4 4th A 5 3 5 J 7 JK 5 J | Sementa West Pass Lead 8 6 K 7 2 A 7 J 4
| Fallenius NORTH 2 2nd A 5 4 10 9 5 10 5 3 | Duboin East Pass 3rd 3 A 9 6 2 4 67 4
| Fredin South Pass 4th 2 2 3 J 5 3 K K 7 | ||
| K J 3 Q J 3 J 5 3 K Q 9 3
| | Q 10 5 8 7 Q 10 4 2 A 8 7 5
| |||||||||
Par +450 5 NS | 6 A K 9 6 4 9 6 J 10 6 4 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +5 | 2 116-110 | 4 S -1 | -50 | 2 N +1 | +140 | ||||||
| Data 9X91 Main | | Top One Spade vs Two Spades |
| 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 31 | A Q 8 7 5 3 Q J Q 8 2 J 8
| Strul West Pass Lead J
| Zmudzinski NORTH 1 4
| Becker East Pass AP | Balicki South 3
| Lynch West Pass Lead A 2 2 5
| Brogeland NORTH 2 2nd 3 K 4 10 | Passell East Pass 3rd 7 5 A K | Saelensminde South Pass 4th 8 J 9 | ||
| 4 7 6 4 A 9 7 6 Q 10 9 7 5
| | J 10 9 K 10 9 8 5 5 4 3 A 2
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Par +450 5 NS | K 6 2 A 3 2 K J 10 K 6 4 3
| ||||||||||
| 1 +6 | Even 116-116 | 4 N +1 | +450 | 2 N +3 | +200 | ||||||
| 2010 Spingold Final, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 32 | K Q 9 6 4 2 J 7 5 K 7 Q 5
| Larsen West 2 Lead 10 3 7 2 K
| Platnick NORTH 1 2 2nd A Q Q 8 J | Meltzer East Pass 3 3rd 6 8 A K 9
| Diamond South 1 NT AP 4th 7 5 6 3 2
| Hampson West Pass Lead Q 5 J 5 7 10 K A 8
| Sontag NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 2 A A 3 6 A Q 5 | Greco East Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q 8 K K 2 2 4 | Berkowitz South 3 4th K 2 7 7 3 8 3 6 | ||
| A 3 10 9 8 4 3 2 8 6 A K 8
| | J 8 7 A 6 Q J 10 5 4 3 4 2
| |||||||||
Par +100 3 × EW -1 | 10 5 K Q A 9 2 J 10 9 7 6 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +3 | 1 119-116 | 3 E -1 | +50 | 3 N -1 | -50 | ||||||
| 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 33 | A K 8 7 6 5 9 9 4 2 A 5 4
| Woolsey West 2 Pass Lead K 9 K J J A
| Rodwell NORTH 1 Pass 2 2nd 2 5 3 3 39 | Stewart East Dbl Pass AP 3rd 7 A 46 5 2
| Meckstroth South Rdbl 2 4th A 4 7 2 8 4 | Nickell West Dbl AP Lead 9 9 A K 5 A 8 K
| Robinson NORTH 2 Pass 2nd A 5 2 9 104 7 6 | Katz East Dbl Pass 3rd 3 2 J 8 6 64 | Boyd South 3 3 4th 2 3 3 4 10 7 J | ||
| Q 10 4 3 4 3 K 7 6 5 3 9 7
| | 9 2 Q 8 7 5 A Q 10 K Q J 3
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Par +140 3 NS | J A K J 10 6 2 J 8 10 8 6 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +5 | 1 124-116 | 2 N = | +110 | 3 S -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 34 | A K 10 5 4 2 10 5 2 A J 9 9
| Helness West 2 3 Lead A A 9 Q J 2 6 6
| Pachtman NORTH 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 3 10 2 5 4 42 | Helgemo East Pass Pass 4 3rd J 2 K 4 5 610 J | Ginossar South 1 NT Pass AP 4th 9 7 A 3 6 8 7 | Rosenberg West Dbl 4 5 Lead A A K A K 6 K Q
| Fantoni NORTH 2 Pass Pass AP 2nd 3 3 7 2 5 10 2 Q
| Willenken East Pass 3 4 3rd 6 10 J 9 J 10 8
| Nunes South Pass Pass Pass 4th 9 7 23 4 7 9 | ||
| 9 A K 8 6 7 A Q J 7 5 4 2
| | Q 8 7 3 J 9 K 8 6 5 4 3 10
| |||||||||
Par -110 3 EW | J 6 Q 7 4 3 Q 10 2 K 8 6 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 +2 | 1 124-118 | 4 W -1 | +50 | 5 W -2 | +100 | ||||||
| 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 35 | A Q 8 7 5 2 A 4 2 J 4 8 5
| Helgemo West Pass Pass Lead Q K 4 3 10 9 2 6
| Gitelman NORTH 1 2 3 NT 2nd 4 J 3 9 2 7 5A | Helness East Pass Pass AP 3rd 7 6 Q J 7 5 99 | Moss South 2 2 NT 4th 5 A K 5 3 8 6
| Hampson West Pass AP Lead 7 5 4 7 K 4 8 6 A
| Fantoni NORTH 2 3 2nd 3 3 6 A J 102 3
| Greco East Pass Pass 3rd Q A Q 9 8 J5 5
| Nunes South 2 NT 4 4th A 2 K 4 7 Q K 10 | ||
| 10 6 3 Q 10 8 K Q 10 9 2 J 2
| | K J 9 J 9 7 5 7 6 Q 10 7 3
| |||||||||
Par +140 3 NS | 4 K 6 3 A 8 5 3 A K 9 6 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 +3 | 1 124-121 | 3 NT S -3 | -150 | 4 N -1 | -50 | ||||||
| 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 36 | K Q 9 6 3 10 J 10 7 4 A J 3
| Helgemo West Pass Pass Lead 5 6 A K 8
| Gitelman NORTH 1 3 5 2nd 3 A 3 8 A | Helness East Pass Pass AP 3rd K 2 4 7 | Moss South 2 4 4th 9 10 9 3
| Hampson West Pass Pass AP Lead 7 A 8 3 4 7
| Fantoni NORTH 2 3 4 2nd A 3 2 7 A 3
| Greco East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 4 K J 7 K | Nunes South 2 NT 4 5 4th 10 9 5 A 2 8 | ||
| A 4 2 Q 5 2 Q 8 3 Q 6 5 4
| | 10 7 5 K J 7 6 4 3 9 K 8 7
| |||||||||
Par +420 4 NS | J 8 A 9 8 A K 6 5 2 10 9 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +10 | 2 131-124 | 5 S -1 | -50 | 5 N = | +400 | ||||||
| 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 37 | A J 10 9 8 5 8 K 10 5 J 9 4
| Nickell West Pass Lead 7 4 Q 10 A
| Martens NORTH 1 2 2nd A 6 4 6 2 | Katz East Pass AP 3rd 8 J 2 J 2
| Jassem South 1 NT 4th 5 Q 8 5K | Kurka West Dbl Lead 4 7 A 4 2
| Hamman NORTH 2 4 2nd 6 4 2 8 5 | Kopecky East Pass 4 3rd 10 Q 6Q 10
| Zia South 3 AP 4th Q K K A 3 | ||
| K 6 K J 9 2 Q J 8 6 2 A 5
| | Q 7 3 2 A Q 10 7 5 3 7 10 8
| |||||||||
Par -100 5 × NS -1 | 4 6 4 A 9 4 3 K Q 7 6 3 2
| ||||||||||
| 1 +11 | 1 135-131 | 2 N +1 | +140 | 4 E = | -420 | ||||||
| 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 38 | K Q 9 7 6 3 K Q 6 3 5 3 J
| Malinowski West 2 3 NT Lead K Q K 7 Q 10 Q 6 J A
| Martel NORTH 1 Pass AP 2nd 10 J J 38 2 9 K 6
| de Botton East 2 3 3rd 8 5 3 A 24 8 A 7 | Stansby South Pass Pass 4th 4 A 2 5 63 5 3 2
| Fleisher West Dbl 3 3 NT Lead 5 K 7
| Sandqvist NORTH 2 Pass Pass AP 2nd 6 J | Kamil East Pass 3 3 3rd K 3 | McIntosh South Pass Pass Pass 4th A 2 | ||
| A 4 A 10 9 5 2 A J 8 4 K 7
| | J 10 4 Q 10 7 6 A Q 9 6 4 3
| |||||||||
Par -400 5 EW | 8 5 2 J 8 7 K 9 2 10 8 5 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +3 | 1 138-131 | 3 NT W = | -400 | 3 NT W +3 | -490 | ||||||
| 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 39 | A J 10 5 4 2 6 2 10 7 A 7 4
| Meckstroth West 2 3 Lead 7 K 2 8 6
| W.Wang NORTH 1 Pass Pass 2nd 3 6 A 3 4 | Rodwell East 1 NT 2 3 NT 3rd 6 45 Q K | Zhuang South Pass Pass AP 4th 10 A 9 7 2 | L.Yang West Dbl Lead K 10 9 5 10 A 10 4 9 8
| Katz NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 2 K 7 J 4 5 7 5 6 3
| Dai East Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 3 7 39 K 74 | Nickell South Pass Pass 4th A A Q 2 5 2 6 8 2
| ||
| — K 9 4 3 A Q J 6 4 10 9 8 6
| | K Q 9 7 3 A 10 K 9 8 2 K 3
| |||||||||
Par -400 5 EW | 8 6 Q J 8 7 5 5 3 Q J 5 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +2 | 1 140-132 | 3 NT E +1 | -430 | 2 × N -3 | -500 | ||||||
| 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 40 | A K J 7 6 2 9 6 Q J 5 Q 8
| Duboin West Dbl AP Lead 4 A K 6 3 3 5 4 A J
| Cornell NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 25 J Q 10 8 5Q 5 9
| Sementa East Pass 5 3rd 6 3 2 7K K 2 7 9 | Bach South 4 Dbl 4th 8 4 7 9 6 A 3 2 J
| Ware West Pass Lead 3 10 7 10 K A 10 8 2
| Fantoni NORTH 2 Pass 2nd A 68 K 5 J Q 7 4 | Whibley East Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 9 9 2 3 5A Q | Nunes South 4 4th 6 3 88 4 7 9 3 K | ||
| — K J 5 2 A K 10 8 6 J 9 4 3
| | 8 3 Q 8 7 4 3 3 2 K 7 6 5
| |||||||||
Par -200 4 × NS -1 | Q 10 9 5 4 A 10 9 7 4 A 10 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +9 | 1 150-132 | 5 × E -2 | +300 | 4 N -1 | -100 | ||||||
| Data 9X91 Main | | Top One Spade vs Two Spades |
| 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 41 | A J 6 5 4 2 10 5 K 2 K 5 2
| Weinstein West Pass Pass AP Lead 2 A 6 5 8 K
| Aker NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 5 3 7 9 K 3
| Levin East Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 10 A 7 4 | Milgrim South 2 3 3 NT 4th K 4Q 2 J 6 | Simson West Pass Lead 7 10 Q 8 A 4 Q
| Jacobs NORTH 2 2nd J 2 K K 3 K 6
| Johnson East Pass 3rd A Q A 5 4 76 | Katz South Pass 4th 2 9 5 9 8 7 5
| ||
| 10 8 7 A 7 2 A 8 6 J 8 6 3
| | K Q 3 Q J 4 3 Q 10 7 5 4 3 —
| |||||||||
Par +130 4 NS | 9 K 9 8 6 J 9 A Q 10 9 7 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 +10 | 1 151-142 | 3 NT S -3 | -300 | 2 N +1 | +140 | ||||||
| 2009 USBC Final, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 42 | A K J 9 5 3 7 4 3 3 Q 7 2
| Woolsey West 4 Lead 9 A 4 Q 2 K Q 8
| Ekeblad NORTH 1 4 2nd 6 Q 7 6 A 8 J4 | Stewart East 2 AP 3rd K 9 25 6 4 7J | Weichsel South 3 4th 2 8 J 3 3 4 8 10 | Rubin West 5 AP Lead K 8 K A 9 K 3 8 5 J
| Boyd NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 6 4 10 96 7 Q 9 3 7 | Granovetter East 4 Pass 3rd 3 J 7 5A 2 A 8K J
| Robinson South 4 Dbl 4th 4 2 6 Q 2 8 J 36 5
| ||
| Q 6 4 J 8 5 6 A K 10 5 4 3
| | 10 2 A K Q 10 9 2 J 8 4 2 9
| |||||||||
Par -300 5 × NS -2 | 8 7 6 A K Q 10 9 7 5 J 8 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 +6 | 1 151-148 | 4 N -1 | -50 | 5 × E -1 | +200 | ||||||
| 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 43 | A K J 5 4 2 9 2 Q 8 7 6 2
| Granovetter West 3 Lead A 9 9 5 2 J A
| Gu NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 8 J 7 3Q 5
| Rubin East 2 Pass 3rd 3 A K 5 2 3
| J.Weinstein South Pass Pass 4th 6 10 Q 10 3 4
| Lair West 4 5 Pass AP Lead 9 A K A A K 10 4 9 6
| Fleisher NORTH 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2nd Q 9Q 53 4 J 2 K 4
| Ozdil East 3 Pass Pass 5 3rd 2 83 9 5 10 10 3 Q 6
| Kamil South Pass Pass Dbl Dbl 4th 3 5 6 7 2 8 6 10 7 | ||
| 10 7 6 Q 10 A Q J 8 7 6 4 5
| | Q 8 K J 7 6 5 3 3 A K 10 9
| |||||||||
Par -100 4 × NS -1 | 9 3 A 8 4 2 K 10 9 5 J 4 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 +5 | 2 153-151 | 3 W -2 | +100 | 5 × E -2 | +300 | ||||||
| 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 44 | A 10 8 6 3 2 7 4 A K J 4 3
| Versace West Pass AP Lead J Q 4 K J 2 Q 9 8
| Gerstman NORTH 1 3 2nd 3 K 2 9 64 10 2 8
| Lauria East 2 Pass 3rd A 5 A 5 7 K 3 4 6
| Sutherlin South 2 3 NT 4th 2 4 63 6 5 7 8
| Feldman West Pass Lead A 6 K 7 A 8 A 9
| Fantoni NORTH 2 4 2nd 2 K 5 Q 7J 3 Q | Gerard East 3 AP 3rd J 5 2 A 4 52 K | Nunes South Dbl 4th 3 4 4 9 6 84 7 | ||
| Q 5 K J 10 8 2 10 6 3 2 J 5
| | J 9 4 A 9 6 — A Q 10 9 8 7 6
| |||||||||
Par -130 4 EW | K 7 Q 5 3 Q 9 8 7 5 4 K 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +12 | 1 163-153 | 3 NT S = | +600 | 4 N -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2008 World Championship Semifinal, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 45 | Q J 10 9 7 2 K A J 9 2 Q 8
| Duboin West Pass AP Lead 3 9 7 2 A Q
| Helness NORTH 1 2 2nd 6 K 3 2 6 7
| Sementa East Pass Pass 3rd 10 A 76 8 Q
| Helgemo South 2 4 4th K 8 2 5 4 | Aa West Pass Lead 2 9 A Q 2 6
| Fantoni NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 6 K 5 53 | Molberg East Pass Pass 3rd 10 A 104 5 | Nunes South 4 4th K 3 4 8 7 | ||
| 8 5 3 10 Q 10 8 7 K J 9 7 6
| | K J 5 4 3 2 K 4 3 A 5 4 2
| |||||||||
Par +420 4 NS | A 6 4 A Q 9 8 7 6 6 5 10 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +2 | 1 165-153 | 4 N +2 | +480 | 4 N = | +420 | ||||||
| 2008 World Championship Quarterfinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 46 | Q 10 8 7 5 3 2 A Q 8 4 3 Q
| Malinowski West Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 8 2 K A 10 Q 10 Q J
| Coldea NORTH 1 2 3 Pass 2nd K 2 6 2 J 9 4 3 8 A | Sandqvist East Pass 2 Pass Dbl 3rd A J 8 6 9 4 2 45 5 | Ionita South 1 NT Pass 3 AP 4th 3 Q 10 5 7 8 3 6A 7 | Briciu West Pass Lead 10 9 2 8 6 4
| Gold NORTH 2 2nd K 5 6 2 Q 4
| Ghigheci East Pass 3rd A 3 Q A K 3
| Townsend South Pass 4th 2 J K Q 2 7 | ||
| 9 6 A 8 4 J 9 6 A J 9 6 3
| | A K 4 3 J 10 7 6 5 K 10 5 8
| |||||||||
Par -140 3 EW | J 2 K Q 9 7 2 K 10 7 5 4 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +13 | 2 166-165 | 3 × N -4 | -800 | 2 N -1 | -50 | ||||||
| 2008 Spingold Final, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 47 | K J 10 9 5 Q 9 5 A 9 5 4 3
| Dubinin West 2 Pass Lead Q A Q
| Welland NORTH 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 6 K | Gromov East Dbl Pass 3 3rd 7 3 2 | Glubok South Rdbl 2 AP 4th 5 5 9 | Garner West 2 NT 3 Pass Lead A K 10 9 A 2 Q
| Zmudzinski NORTH 2 Dbl Pass 4 2nd 2 6 7 A 6 Q | H.Weinstein East Dbl Pass Pass AP 3rd 5 4 4 6 2 10 | Balicki South Rdbl Pass 3 4th Q 52 3 5 3 | ||
| 8 3 2 9 8 5 4 J 10 7 3 2 10
| | A 7 A K 10 3 A Q 8 4 7 6 2
| |||||||||
Par +130 4 NS | Q 6 4 J 7 6 2 K 6 K Q J 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 +12 | 2 178-165 | 3 W = | -110 | 4 N = | +620 | ||||||
| 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 48 | 9 6 5 4 2 K A Q 7 5 3 A J
| Versace West 3 Lead 6 10 A J 2
| Sadek NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 3 3 J Q 4 | Lauria East Pass 4 3rd A A 8 5 A | El Ahmady South 2 AP 4th Q 4 4 7 K | Weinstein West Pass Lead K J 10 9 J 2 7
| Nunes NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 2 Q 4 Q 8 3 Q | Levin East Pass Pass 3rd 8 5 A K 4 A 4 | Fantoni South 3 4th A 3 K 2 A K 10 | ||
| K Q A Q J 9 8 3 9 4 8 7 3
| | J 10 3 10 7 6 5 2 K J K Q 4
| |||||||||
Par -420 4 EW | A 8 7 4 10 8 6 2 10 9 6 5 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +8 | 2 186-165 | 4 W = | -420 | 3 N -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 49 | K J 9 7 6 6 K 9 6 2 A J 2
| Versace West Dbl Pass Lead A 8 4 2 3
| Welland NORTH 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 10 7 J | Lauria East Pass Pass 3 3rd 9 6 Q A K | Fallenius South 2 2 AP 4th Q 3A 8 5 | Zmudzinski West Pass Lead 5 6 7 10 K 2 A 8
| Nunes NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 3 Q A Q A 4 2 3 | Balicki East Pass Pass 3rd J 2 8 6 3 46 9 | Fantoni South 4 4th K 3 2 810 Q Q 5
| ||
| 10 5 3 2 A K 4 3 Q J 8 K Q
| | Q Q 8 5 7 5 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
| |||||||||
Par +450 5 NS | A 8 4 J 10 9 7 2 A 10 4 3 10 | ||||||||||
| 2 +9 | 2 196-165 | 3 E -1 | +50 | 4 N +1 | +450 | ||||||
| 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 50 | A Q J 10 7 5 9 K J 7 10 8 4
| Lauria West Pass Lead 3 K A J 6 J 4 A 4 A
| Fallenius NORTH 1 2 2nd 2 4 8 10 3K Q 2 9 | Versace East Pass AP 3rd A 2 5 Q 8 75 JK | Welland South 2 4th 7 3 7 9 103 9 K 5 | Balicki West Pass Lead 5 K A J 6
| Fantoni NORTH 2 3 2nd 2 4 8 10 4
| Zmudzinski East Pass AP 3rd A 2 5 Q 3
| Nunes South 3 4th 7 3 7 9 9
| ||
| 8 6 3 10 6 5 2 A Q 9 A K J
| | K 9 4 2 K 4 8 5 3 Q 6 5 2
| |||||||||
Par +110 2 NS | — A Q J 8 7 3 10 6 4 2 9 7 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +2 | 2 196-167 | 2 N -1 | -50 | 3 N -2 | -100 | ||||||
| Data 9X91 Main | | Top One Spade vs Two Spades |
| 2005 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 51 | J 10 9 5 4 3 A A J 10 8 5 2
| Versace West 5 AP Lead 10 J J 7 Q 3 J
| Freeman NORTH 1 Pass 2nd A Q A K 49 3
| Lauria East 3 Pass 3rd 7 A 2 79 A 5 | Nickell South 4 5 4th 2 2 24 8 K Q | Meckstroth West 5 Dbl Lead 10
| Nunes NORTH 2 Pass AP | Rodwell East 3 Pass | Fantoni South 4 5
| ||
| — K Q 7 Q 9 7 6 4 2 K J 9 7
| | A 8 7 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 K 10
| |||||||||
Par -100 4 × NS -1 | K Q 6 2 J 8 5 3 A Q 6 4 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +5 | 2 197-172 | 5 N -2 | -100 | 5 × N -2 | -300 | ||||||
| 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 18 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 52 | A J 9 7 2 J 4 2 — K J 10 8 4
| Bocchi West Dbl AP Lead 3 2 5 10 6
| Gitelman NORTH 1 3 2nd K 5 Q 3A | Duboin East Pass Pass 3rd 4 J 6 9 4 | Moss South 2 3 4th 2 Q 7 8 3 | Greco West Dbl Lead 3 2 5 9 A A
| Nunes NORTH 2 Pass 2nd K A J 7 75 | Hampson East Pass Pass 3rd 4 4 Q 62 Q | Fantoni South 4 Pass 4th 2 3 6 8 4 3
| ||
| 6 4 K Q 7 3 A K Q 10 3 A 5
| | 8 5 3 A 9 5 9 6 5 2 Q 9 3
| |||||||||
Par -130 4 EW | K Q 10 10 8 6 J 8 7 4 7 6 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +10 | 2 197-182 | 3 N -1 | -50 | 4 × N -3 | -500 | ||||||
| 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 18 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 53 | K Q 10 8 6 3 Q 9 6 4 — K 10 5
| Gitelman West 2 Lead Q 5 3 7 5 2 2
| Duboin NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 4 6 A 3 K 8 | Moss East Pass 5 3rd 2 56 74 3
| Bocchi South 1 NT AP 4th A 108 JJ 4
| Nunes West Pass Lead J 9 8 A Q 6 10 K 4 7 K
| Hampson NORTH 2 2nd 2 5 Q 34 63 88 10 | Fantoni East Pass 3rd K A 29 37 J 3 5 2
| Greco South Pass 4th 6 6 K 2 A 4 510 A J
| ||
| A J 9 7 5 2 A K A K Q 6 9
| | 4 J 8 9 8 7 5 3 A 8 4 3 2
| |||||||||
Par +140 3 NS | — 10 7 5 3 2 J 10 4 2 Q J 7 6 | ||||||||||
| 1 +11 | 2 197-193 | 5 W -2 | +200 | 2 N -3 | -300 | ||||||
| 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 54 | A K Q 8 6 3 8 6 2 10 5 4 J
| Fallenius West 3 AP Lead A K A Q A
| Shenkin NORTH 1 3 2nd 2 9 4 K J | Welland East Dbl 4 3rd 7 8 9 73 | Mahaffey South Rdbl 4 4th 10 5 2 6 4 | Willenken West 2 NT Lead J 5 3 9 Q 8 J 3 5
| Zia NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 4 A 4 6 K 10 5 Q K | Cohler East Dbl 3 3rd Q 2 A A 2K J 6 5
| Rosenberg South Pass AP 4th 2 7 J 4 2 9 8 4 10 | ||
| 9 7 5 4 9 J 8 7 A 10 8 6 2
| | 2 A Q J 3 A K 6 3 9 7 5 3
| |||||||||
Par -130 4 EW | J 10 K 10 7 5 4 Q 9 2 K Q 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 +2 | 2 199-194 | 4 N -2 | -200 | 3 E +1 | -130 | ||||||
| 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 55 | K Q J 6 3 2 10 8 6 K 8 7 4 —
| Becker West Dbl Lead 9 2 10 9
| Tolliver NORTH 1 2 2nd 8 4 23 | Schwartz East Pass 3 NT 3rd J A J K | Zwerling South 1 NT AP 4th A 6 K 10 | Johnson West Dbl Lead J K 5 8 8 A Q J 7 3 10
| Krekorian NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 2 6 K 3K 3 4 5 27 7
| Simson East Pass Pass 3rd A 2 10 9 A 6 4 5 7 5 Q
| Casen South Pass Pass 4th 4 4 6 Q 9 2 8 93 10
| ||
| 8 A K J A Q 5 3 Q 10 9 8 6
| | A 10 7 5 4 Q 3 2 J 10 A J 2
| |||||||||
Par -430 4 NT EW | 9 9 7 5 4 9 6 2 K 7 5 4 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +3 | 2 199-197 | 3 NT E = | -400 | 2 × N -3 | -500 | ||||||
| 2005 USBC Round of 16, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 56 | A K Q 8 6 5 J 10 3 5 9 5 4
| Jacobus West Pass Lead K Q A K Q 4 4 8 9
| Ekeblad NORTH 1 2 2nd 6 7 7 9 410 3 9
| Milner East Dbl AP 3rd J 2 2 4 9J A A | Rubin South 1 NT 4th 5 53 J 10 Q 2 6
| Greco West 3 Lead A K Q Q 4 3 A 5
| Pszczola NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 7 9 K6 7 52 | Hampson East Dbl Pass 3rd 4 2 32 A 10 4 | Lev South Pass Pass 4th 3 J 10 5 59 3 | ||
| J 10 3 Q 6 4 A J 3 2 Q 7 2
| | 9 7 A 8 7 5 K Q 10 8 4 K 10
| |||||||||
Par +100 4 × EW -1 | 4 2 K 9 2 9 7 6 A J 8 6 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 +7 | 1 204-199 | 2 N +2 | +170 | 3 W = | -110 | ||||||
| 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Segment 6 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 57 | K Q J 10 8 6 8 7 5 4 A Q 9
| Duboin West Pass Pass Lead 5 8 5 Q A 9
| X.Li NORTH 1 2 3 NT 2nd 10 10 2 A 5 Q | Bocchi East Pass Pass AP 3rd K K K 7 3 4 | Sun South 2 3 4th A 2 3 6 4
| M.Shi West Pass 5 Lead K A 3 A 2 4 6 9 8 10 Q
| Fantoni NORTH 2 3 Dbl 2nd 2 5 7 7 4 105 5 JJ J
| Zhuang East Pass 4 AP 3rd 8 2 6 9 2 8 3 K 43 6
| Nunes South 2 NT 4 4th A K 6 3 9 8 Q 10 K 9 4
| ||
| 2 7 4 3 2 A J 8 6 2 K 8 6
| | A 9 4 3 A 10 9 — J 7 5 4 3 2
| |||||||||
Par +620 4 North | 7 5 K Q J 6 5 K Q 10 9 3 10 | ||||||||||
| 2 +7 | 2 206-205 | 3 NT N -1 | -100 | 5 × E -1 | +200 | ||||||
| 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
| |||||||||
| Case 58 | A 9 8 5 2 4 10 9 8 2 A K 4
| Lauria West 2 AP Lead A K Q 4 J 4 A
| Laghrari NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 2 8 A 5 K 5 9 | Versace East Pass 3 3rd 4 6 8 J 2 2 2
| Rerhaye South 2 4 4th 7 J 6 Q 10 3 7 | Hachimi West 3 NT 4 4 AP Lead 4 A K J A K Q 2 7 5 3 A
| Nunes NORTH 2 Dbl Dbl Dbl 2nd 5 Q Q 92 8 9 36 10 75 | Berrada East Pass Pass Pass 5 3rd K 25 84 6 4 9 3 8 K 6
| Fantoni South 3 Pass Pass Dbl 4th 9 7 3 10 7 J 6 2A 10 10J | ||
| Q Q 9 A K Q 5 3 Q J 9 7 3
| | J 10 7 4 3 10 7 5 6 4 8 5 2
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Par +450 5 NS | K 6 A K J 8 6 3 2 J 7 10 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 +12 | 2 218-205 | 4 S = | +420 | 5 × W -5 | +1100 | ||||||
| 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 14 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 59 | Q 10 7 6 4 3 Q J K Q 6 J 8
| Wladow West 4 AP Lead 6 Q 9 5 J 3 K 6 9 6 5
| Saelensminde NORTH 1 Pass 2nd K 5 5J K 4 A 7 Q 8 7 | Elinescu East 1 NT Pass 3rd 28 A 6 2 73 84 10 9
| Brogeland South Pass Dbl 4th 2 A 3 3 2 Q7 410 A K
| Helness West 3 NT Lead 3 Q 8 K 2 A K 9
| Piekarek NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 5 9 3 A 10 2 7 Q | Furunes East 2 NT Pass 3rd J 2 10 3K 2 7 8
| Gotard South Pass Pass 4th 6 7 5 4 4J 6 4
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| A J 8 5 2 A 8 7 5 9 7 2 5
| | K 9 9 6 A J 8 4 A K 9 6 3
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Par -140 3 EW | — K 10 4 3 2 10 5 3 Q 10 7 4 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +14 | 1 219-218 | 4 × W -4 | +1100 | 3 NT E -2 | +200 | ||||||
| 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 60 | K Q 9 6 5 3 2 K J 10 9 7 K
| Bertheau West 2 Pass Lead Q 9 K 2 3 A 2 3 7 A
| Carroll NORTH 1 3 Dbl 2nd A Q 4 7 2 J 6 410 4
| Nystrom East Dbl 4 AP 3rd 5K 5 39 6 9 2Q 8 | Garvey South 1 NT Pass 4th 8 8 10 J 10 7 J 4 3K | Mesbur West Pass Lead 4 Q 2 A K 10 4 8 A 4 K J
| Fredin NORTH 2 Pass 2nd A 27 5 J 3 5 6 3 57 Q | Fitzgibbon East 3 NT 3rd K 2Q 6 4 7 8 10J 8 6 9
| Lindkvist South Pass 4th 8 2 3 9 3 5 6 109 Q 9 7
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| J 10 8 9 8 7 4 6 2 A Q 10 7
| | A 7 4 A Q 2 A K Q 10 8 4 8
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Par -1440 6 NT EW | — 6 5 3 J 5 3 J 9 6 5 4 3 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +15 | 1 234-218 | 4 × W -2 | +500 | 3 NT E +2 | -660 | ||||||
| Data 9X91 Main | | Top One Spade vs Two Spades |
| 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 61 | A K Q 7 5 4 J 7 4 9 10 9 4
| Robinson West Pass Pass Lead 5 Q A K 8 4 K Q 9 K Q J
| Bocchi NORTH 1 2 3 NT 2nd 7 6 7 5 5A 3 10 8 3 6 | Boyd East Pass Pass AP 3rd A 2 3 J 26 4 5A 8 7
| Duboin South 2 2 NT 4th 3 4 9 10 49 2 8 2 J 6
| Versace West Pass Lead A A 8 A
| Berkowitz NORTH 2 2nd 5 3 6 2 | Lauria East Pass 3rd J 2 3 9 | Cohen South Pass 4th 4 4 9 | ||
| J 8 Q 10 6 5 2 10 6 3 J 3 2
| | 10 6 3 2 A J 8 4 2 A K Q 8
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Par +110 2 NS | 9 K 9 8 3 A K Q 7 5 7 6 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 +9 | 1 234-227 | 3 NT S -2 | -200 | 2 N +2 | +170 | ||||||
| 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 62 | K J 10 5 3 2 Q A J 9 6 4 3
| Morse West Pass Lead A 4 3 2 K 4 K 4 4 K
| Rodwell NORTH 1 Pass 2nd Q J 7 9 2 7 8A J 10 | Wolff East 2 Pass 3rd 3 Q 5 A 3J 97 86 | Meckstroth South 3 NT 4th 6 6 A 6 5 78 8 35 | Soloway West Pass Lead A 4 5 4 9 2 K K 10 K
| Landen NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 6 8 6 5 A A 8 45 6 | Hamman East 3 3rd 5 J 2 J 33 J 10J 8 | Pratap South Pass 4th 9 3Q 8 4 7 7 7 Q 2
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| Q 8 7 6 A 2 9 8 5 4 2 10 8
| | 9 10 8 7 5 4 3 K Q 3 A Q 5
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Par +600 3 NT North | A 4 K J 9 6 10 7 6 K J 7 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +11 | 2 238-234 | 3 NT S -2 | -200 | 3 E -3 | +300 | ||||||
| 2003 USBC Semifinal, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 63 | A K J 10 6 2 Q 10 2 10 6 9 7
| ? West Pass Lead Q 3 10 8 7 J 8
| ? NORTH 1 3 2nd A 9 J 7 3 4 | ? East Pass AP 3rd 5 A 4 K A 9 | ? South 3 4th 6 Q 3 62 Q | Wold West Pass Lead Q 3 10 9 7 J A J
| Garner NORTH 2 Pass 2nd A 9 J 7 8 K 2 Q | Jacobus East Pass Pass 3rd 3 A 4 K A 9 4 K | H.Weinstein South 4 4th 6 Q 5 62 3 3 | ||
| 9 A J 5 K 5 3 K 10 6 5 4 2
| | Q K 9 7 4 Q J 9 8 2 Q 8 3
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Par -130 4 West | 8 7 5 4 3 8 6 3 A 7 4 A J | ||||||||||
| 1 +6 | 1 240-238 | 3 N = | +140 | 4 N -1 | -100 | ||||||
| 2001 USBC Final, Segment 5 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 64 | Q J 9 4 3 J 2 A Q 7 6 A 9
| Molson West Pass Dbl Lead K 5 3 4 7 6 9 6 9
| Larsen NORTH 1 2 Pass 2nd A 7 5 J 10 6 9J 6 | Shenkin East Pass Pass 2 NT 3rd 4 K Q K A 3 27 Q | Meltzer South 1 NT 2 AP 4th 2 2 2 8 3 5 5 97 | Weichsel West Pass Lead 3 6 7 4 5 4 Q A 9 Q 3 A
| Ekeblad NORTH 2 2nd 5 2 10 2 A J8 6 8 910 4 | Sontag East Pass 3rd A K Q K 9 2 94 K 6J 3
| Lipsitz South Pass 4th J 8 36 7 2 710 J 10Q 5 | ||
| A 6 A Q 9 6 4 J 8 5 J 10 7
| | 10 8 7 2 K 7 3 K 4 3 8 6 2
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Par +110 2 NS | K 5 10 8 5 10 9 2 K Q 5 4 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 +6 | 2 246-240 | 2 NT E = | -120 | 2 N = | +110 | ||||||
| 2001 USBC Playoff, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 65 | A 10 8 7 6 5 3 6 5 J 10 7 A
| Meckstroth West 2 4 AP Lead J 5 5 4 K 6 A
| Lipsitz NORTH 1 2 Pass 2nd Q 2 J 5 4 8 2
| Rodwell East Dbl 3 Pass 3rd 2 A Q 3 6 6 8
| Ekeblad South 2 3 4 4th 3 7 K K 3 J 9 | Shenkin West 4 Pass Lead A 3 K 9 K 5
| Hamman NORTH 2 4 Dbl 2nd 3 J 4 Q7 10 | Molson East Dbl 5 AP 3rd 10 Q 5 62 A | Soloway South 3 Pass 4th 2 2 7 J 4 6
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| 9 4 2 K 8 4 K Q 8 6 5 4 2
| | J A J 10 2 A 9 3 2 Q J 7 3
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Par +100 4 × EW -1 | K Q Q 9 7 3 4 K 10 9 8 6 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 +9 | 2 255-240 | 4 N -1 | -100 | 5 × W -2 | +300 | ||||||
| 2001 USBC Final, Segment 6 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 66 | Q J 7 5 4 Q 4 A 9 8 2 A 10
| Granovetter West 2 NT Lead 5 Q 3 J 4 10 7 K 3 K 2 9
| Martel NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 2 2 8 6A 4 65 7 7 J8 | Rubin East 2 3 NT 3rd 9 4 K 23 6 73 A 58 A | Stansby South Pass AP 4th 10 5 6 A 8 9 410 Q 9K 10
| Meltzer West Pass Lead J 7 3 9 2 K 2 3
| Ekeblad NORTH 2 2nd 6 10 7 10 A 6 4 8
| Larsen East Pass 3rd A K 2 5 23 9 A
| Lipsitz South Pass 4th 4 4 Q Q 5 A 109 | ||
| K 10 8 A 2 Q 3 J 8 7 6 3 2
| | A 2 J 10 8 5 3 K J 10 7 4 K
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Par -100 2 × NS -1 | 9 6 3 K 9 7 6 6 5 Q 9 5 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 +7 | 2 263-241 | 3 NT W = | -400 | 2 N -2 | -100 | ||||||
| 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Segment 1 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 67 | A K J 8 6 4 Q 10 8 4 Q 4 3
| Gawrys West Pass Pass AP Lead 7 A 7 5 K
| Petrunin NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 6 Q 4 3 10 | Pszczola East Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 8 Q A | Gromov South 2 3 4 4th 10 9 A 2 | Zmudzinski West Pass Lead 10 5 A 8 K K 2
| Rosenkranz NORTH 2 2nd A 7 10 7Q 4 4
| Balicki East Pass 3rd 7 K 9 68 5 | Mohan South Pass 4th 8 2 3 Q 9 3 | ||
| Q 7 3 A K J 3 2 K 7 2 9 7
| | 10 2 8 7 5 4 Q 10 9 5 J 8 5
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Par +450 5 NS | 9 5 9 6 A J 6 3 A K 10 6 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 +6 | 2 269-241 | 4 N -1 | -50 | 2 N +2 | +170 | ||||||
| 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Segment 6 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 68 | Q J 8 6 5 — A 9 2 K 9 7 5 2
| Burn West 6 Dbl Lead A 2 5 5 9 7 3 Q 8 A
| Bocchi NORTH 1 Pass AP 2nd 2 3 7 8 10 J J 9 A | Callaghan East 2 Pass 3rd 3 2 6 3 J 72 10 4
| Duboin South 4 6 4th 54 4 6 6 10 4 5 6 | Lauria West 5 6 Lead 7 6 9
| C.Simpson NORTH 2 Dbl AP 2nd Q 8 3 | Versace East Dbl Pass 3rd 5A 2
| Hallberg South 4 Pass 4th 4 4 6 | ||
| — K Q 10 7 3 K Q J 8 A 10 6 4
| | A 4 A J 8 6 4 10 4 Q J 8 3
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Par -200 5 × NS -1 | K 10 9 7 3 2 9 5 2 7 6 5 3 — | ||||||||||
| 2 +14 | 2 283-241 | 6 × N -3 | -800 | 6 W -2 | +100 | ||||||
| 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Segment 2 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 69 | A Q J 10 5 2 — 9 8 2 Q 10 6 4
| Garner West Pass Pass Pass Pass | Lambardi NORTH 1 2 5 6 7
| H.Weinstein East Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl | Lucena South 2 3 5 NT 6 AP | Bianchedi West Pass AP Lead J K J 7 Q
| Katz NORTH 2 3 2nd 2 2 5 33 | Rizzo East Pass Pass 3rd 5 4 6 10 4 | Jacobs South 3 3 NT 4th K 3 9 A 8 | ||
| 8 7 4 3 10 6 4 3 2 J 4 5 2
| | K 9 6 9 7 5 Q 10 7 5 A 9 3
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Par +1370 6 NS | — A K Q J 8 A K 6 3 K J 8 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 +13 | 2 296-241 | 7 × S -1 | -200 | 3 NT S +1 | +630 | ||||||
| 2000 USBC Semifinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 70 | K Q J 8 5 3 9 6 Q 6 5 Q 9
| Garner West Pass AP Lead K A 7
| Meckstroth NORTH 1 2 2nd 4 7 2 | H.Weinstein East Pass Pass 3rd 2 10 A | Rodwell South 2 4 4th 5 6 3 | Hamman West Pass Lead A K 3 8 4 2
| Jacobs NORTH 2 2nd 4 7 6 Q A A | Soloway East Pass 3rd 2 3 K 42 3 | Katz South Pass 4th 6 5 9 J Q 7 | ||
| A 10 4 2 10 9 8 3 2 K 8 5 2
| | 9 7 4 Q 10 8 7 5 A K 7 4 3
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Par +400 3 NT NS | 6 2 A K J 3 J 7 4 A J 10 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 +5 | 2 301-242 | 4 N -2 | -100 | 2 N = | +110 | ||||||
| Data 9X91 Main | | Top One Spade vs Two Spades |
| 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Segment 4 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 71 | K Q 10 7 4 2 K J 3 10 8 7 4
| Deutsch West Pass Pass AP Lead Q K 6
| W.Wang NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 2 7 7
| Soloway East Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 10 6
| X.Li South 2 2 NT 4 4th 4 3 5 | Fu West Pass Pass AP Lead 5 8 Q A 6 2 7 K Q
| Zia NORTH 2 3 3 2nd 2 A 2 7 103 6 5 6 | X.Wang East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 4 K 10 4A K 5 9
| Rosenberg South 2 NT 3 3 4th J 2 4 3 5 9 10 8 J | ||
| J 9 8 9 6 J 7 2 A K J 8 6
| | 6 5 3 10 8 5 4 A 9 6 3 Q 10
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Par +420 4 NS | A A Q 7 2 K Q 5 4 9 5 3 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 +6 | 2 301-248 | 4 N = | +420 | 3 N +1 | +170 | ||||||
| 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Segment 3 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 72 | A K 10 8 7 6 10 5 4 Q 10 5 3
| Bocchi West 1 NT 3 NT Lead 6 A K
| Groetheim NORTH 1 Pass AP 2nd Q 2 3 | Duboin East Dbl 2 NT 3rd 58 6 | Aa South Pass 3 4th 5 5 4 | Helness West 2 NT Lead A 6 A K Q
| Versace NORTH 2 Pass 2nd 2 7 2 3 J | Helgemo East Dbl 3 3rd 10 10 6 8 9 | Lauria South Pass AP 4th 9 K 4 5 6
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| 9 5 2 A 7 10 9 8 6 J 6 4 2
| | Q J 4 3 K Q J 9 A K Q 7 9
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Par -110 3 East | — 8 6 5 4 3 2 J 3 2 A K 8 7
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| 2 +10 | 2 311-248 | 3 NT W = | -600 | 3 E +1 | -130 | ||||||
| 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 10 | 1 NS | 2 NS
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| Case 73 | Q 10 8 6 5 4 K Q 5 K J 9 8 —
| Versace West Dbl Lead Q 10 3 2 7 2 Q 2
| Rodwell NORTH 1 2 2nd 5 K J 9 4 43 8 | Lauria East Dbl AP 3rd A A 6 10 J3 64 | Meckstroth South 1 NT 4th K 2 5 A Q 5 K | Hamman West 2 NT Lead 5
| Buratti NORTH 2 Pass | Wolff East Dbl Pass | Lanzarotti South Pass Pass | ||
| K J 9 10 6 A 7 3 2 J 9 8 2
| | A 7 3 A 8 7 3 Q 4 A 7 4 3
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Par -90 1 NT EW | 2 J 9 4 2 10 6 5 K Q 10 6 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 +2 | 2 311-250 | 2 N = | +110 | 2 NT W -1 | +50 | ||||||
| Data 9X91 Main | | Top One Spade vs Two Spades |
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