Data 9X95 Main

One Spade vs. Two Spades

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 63 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 Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul K Q J 7 5 3
Q 2
K 6
10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist v.Prooijen Brogeland Verhees Ekeblad Graves Bakhshi Schwartz
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP 3 NT AP

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

A 10 8
J 10 8 6
Q 8
Q 8 4 2 Table 9 4 2
A 4 3
A J 9 3
A K 7
25233 =
A8AAA =
Par NS -630 6
K 9 7 5
10 7 5 4 2
J 9 5

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
+10 10
2 opening
3 NT W = -600
-10 0

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul A Q 9 6 5 4
8
K 10 8 7
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Balicki Helness Zmudzinski Passell Fantoni Lynch Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 10
K 10 7
6 5 3
Q 9 4 3 Table 8 3
J 9 6 5
Q J 9
A 7 6 5
9A8A7 =
43524 42524
Par NS +620 7 2
A Q 4 3 2
A 4 2
K J 10

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 10
2 opening
4 N = +620
+13 13

9. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH Feldman Milner Pollack Demirev Chambers Robbins Schermer
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 3 4
4 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 6
K 8 7 5
10 9 5 2
9 5 Table 3
A Q J 6 2
4 3
K 8 6 4 3
79385 =
63A38 =
Par NS -200 8 7 5
10 9
A K Q J 7 6
Q 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 10
2 opening
4 N = +620
+12 26

11. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul Q J 6 5 4
—
A Q J 10 5
Q 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Helness Bertheau Helgemo Cullin Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

3 2
Q J 10 7
8 4 3 2
A J 3 Table A K 10 7
K 4 3 2
K
K 10 7 6
66373 66272
77A69 76A69
Par NS -420 9 8
A 9 8 6 5
9 7 6
5 4 2

1 opening
4 × E = -590
-10 10
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
+10 36

13. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Petersson Nickell Ahlesved Katz Rodwell Nystrom Meckstroth Upmark
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 3 Pass
4 4 Pass Pass 4 AP
5 Dbl AP

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

8 7 4 3
A 8 5 4
—
K Q 9 8 7 Table K 6
K Q J 10 3
A 5
10 4 3 2
37293 =
66A3A =
Par NS -420 2
7 2
K Q 10 8 7 6 3 2
J 6

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+12 22
2 opening
4 E = -420
-12 36

14. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul A Q 9 7 6 2
4
Q 5 4 2
K J

West North East South West North East South
Bompis Purkarthofer Quantin Fucik Lindermann Rombaut TerraneoC Lorenzini
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

4
A Q J 8
6 3
Q 10 9 7 6 3 Table J 8 5
10 5 3
A K J 10 9
5 4
49654 =
43779 =
Par NS +140 K 10 3
K 9 7 6 2
8 7
A 8 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 34
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 36

15. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul K 9 6 5 4 2
Q
K
K 8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Berkowitz Nickell Sontag Pratap Levin GordonM Weinstein
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 3 4
4 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)
Pass Pass 5 Dbl
Pass 6 Pass Pass
6 Dbl AP

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

J 10 8 7
10 9 6 5
9 7 4 2
J Table 3
A K J 8 4 3 2
A 6 3
9 5
5A39B =
53921 =
Par NS +300 A Q
7
Q J 10 8 5
A Q 10 7 6

1 opening
6 × E -3 +500
+5 39
2 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-5 36

17. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Upmark Willenken Nystrom Silverstein Zia Fredin Martel
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 9 6
K J 10 9 5 4
Q
J 9 Table A 2
7
A K 10 8 7 6 3
6 3 2
77558 87568
56774 =
Par NS +120 K
Q 3
J 5 4 2
K Q 10 8 7 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-8 39
2 opening
4 E -3 +300
+8 44

20. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul Q 9 8 5 4
—
K Q 9 3 2
K 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zack Kamil Barel Fleisher Levin Ginossar Weinstein Pachtman
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

6 3 2
A K 8 7
10 8
Q 10 9 3 Table A K
J 10 9 5 2
A J 6
A J 7
15161 15141
C7C7B =
Par NS -990 J 10 7
Q 6 4 3
7 5 4
8 6 5

1 opening
3 E +3 -230
+6 45
2 opening
4 W +2 -480
-6 46

22. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 109

W deals
Both vul A Q 9 8 6 5
J 8 6
K 2
10 9

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

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

10 7 4
Q 7 5 4
8 4
Q J 8 5 Table K
K 9 3 2
A Q J 7 3
A 7 3
79344 =
54999 =
Par NS +140 J 3 2
A 10
10 9 6 5
K 6 4 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
+8 53
2 opening
4 N -2 -200
-8 49

25. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Harris Mohan Morgan Koneru BlanchardS Chorush BlanchardB
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 3 Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP 3 AP

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

10 8
K 10 7 6 5 2
9 7 2
J 10 Table K Q J 9 3
A 9
J 4
A Q 4 3
66588 =
67745 =
Par NS +90 7
Q J 8
A 8 6
K 8 7 6 5 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 53
2 opening
3 W -2 +100
+5 56

26. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

W deals
Both vul A Q J 8 6 3 2
9 7
A 5
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Doub Kamil Wildavsky Fleisher Martel Robinson Stansby Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 5
Q 5 4
Q J 8 6 4
8 4 Table 10 4
A J 10 3
10 7 3
A 10 9 3
8A869 =
43563 43564
Par NS +620 7
K 8 6 2
K 9 2
K Q J 6 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 63
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
-10 56

28. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul Q 6 5 3 2
—
A Q J 10
Q 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ginossar Helness Pachtman Willenken Nunes Rosenberg Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K
Q 8 5 2
K 9 8 6 4
10 7 3 Table 10 4
K J 4 3
5 3 2
A K J 6
8B767 =
41675 =
Par NS +650 A J 9 8 7
A 10 9 7 6
7
8 5

1 opening
4 N = +620
+13 79
2 opening
6 N -2 -200
-13 56

31. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Levy Danailov Chagas BessisT Townsend BessisM Gold
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 4 4
Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Pass
5 AP

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

10 9 3 2
8 5
10 4 3
A 8 4 2 Table J
A Q 10 7 2
A K J 9 8 2
9
57328 =
659B5 =
Par NS -600 A K 5
J 6 4
Q 7 6
10 7 6 5

1 opening
5 E = -600
-11 79
2 opening
4 N -2 -100
+11 69

32. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 8

W deals
None vul A K J 10 6
4
Q J 10 2
K 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Kirmse Muzzio Gromoeller Bianchedi Ravenna Elinescu Pellegrini Wladow
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 5 2
K 2
7 6 5 3
A 6 4 Table —
A J 10 8 5 3
K 9 4
J 10 9 2
8B477 9B487
42846 42856
Par NS +450 Q 9 4 3
Q 9 7 6
A 8
Q 8 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-6 79
2 opening
4 N = +420
+6 75

33. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Doub Weichsel Wildavsky Ekeblad Granovetter Boyd Rubin Robinson
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
2 2 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 7
8 5 2
Q J 10 6 5
A 9 Table K 5 4 2
Q
8 7
K 10 8 7 6 5
97A75 =
46357 46358
Par NS +420 —
A K J 10 9 7 4
4 3 2
Q 4 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 79
2 opening
4 N = +420
+10 85

44. 2005 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

W deals
Both vul A K 10 6 4 2
9 7
A 6 2
5 4

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

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

Q 7 5 3
6 5 3 2
10
A J 8 3 Table J 9
A K 10 4
K 4 3
K 9 7 6
56484 =
87859 =
Par NS -120 8
Q J 8
Q J 9 8 7 5
Q 10 2

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 86
2 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 94

45. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul K Q 9 8 2
10 5 3
K Q 10 6
3

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Venkataraman Duboin Chokshi Nadar Nunes Satyanarayana Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10
K 7 2
J 4 3 2
A 7 5 2 Table 7 5 4
A Q 9 6
9 8 5
K J 6
79777 =
44645 =
Par NS +140 A 6 3
J 8 4
A 7
Q 10 9 8 4

1 opening
3 N = +140
+5 91
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 94

47. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

W deals
Both vul J 10 9 7 5 4
K 3
K J
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

2
Q 10
9 8 6 3 2
J 5 4 3 2 Table K Q 8
9 7 4
Q 10 7 5
Q 9 6
CCC88 =
11145 =
Par NS +1440 A 6 3
A J 8 6 5 2
A 4
K 7

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 104
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
-13 97

49. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A 10 8 7 5 2
—
Q 10 8 6 5
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Lauria MagnussonM Versace Thorvaldsson Armannsson Nunes Jorgensen Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 6 AP

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

9
J 9 8 7
A 9 7 3
K 7 5 2 Table J
A 6 5 3 2
K J 4 2
9 8 4
9D678 =
40765 =
Par NS +2210 K Q 6 4 3
K Q 10 4
—
Q J 10 3

1 opening
7 N = +2210
+13 118
2 opening
6 N +1 +1460
-13 97

50. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Ludewig RoyR Reps MukherjeeM MukherjeeS Elinescu Banerjee Wladow
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass

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

J
Q J 4 3
9 8 6 4
9 7 5 4 Table A 10 5 2
K 10 9 6
K 5
Q 8 2
9B7A9 =
42633 =
Par NS +450 8 4
8 7
A J 10 2
A K 10 6 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+7 125
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
-7 97

55. 1999 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul A Q 8 4 3 2
K 10 6 5 3
3
4

West North East South West North East South
Polowan Hamman Murthy Soloway Nickell Shenkin Freeman Lev
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl 3
3 Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 3 Dbl AP

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

J 9 7
J 9
Q 9 4
A J 9 8 2 Table K 6 5
A Q 7
A K 8 5 2
K 6
35522 =
A87BB =
Par NS -430 10
8 4 2
J 10 7 6
Q 10 7 5 3

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
+12 137
2 opening
3 × N -5 -1100
-12 101

56. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Soloway Beatty Hamman Meckstroth Eisenberg Rodwell Hayden
Pass 1 2 4 Pass 2 Dbl 4
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 5 Dbl AP

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

10 5 3
8 5 3 2
K 5
K Q J 9 Table —
K Q J 9 6
A Q 9 4
6 4 3 2
8A273 =
53B69 =
Par NS -200 A K 4 2
10
J 10 8 7 3
10 8 5

1 opening
5 × E = -650
-13 137
2 opening
5 × W -1 +100
+13 114

58. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

W deals
Both vul A K 9 6 3 2
—
Q 10 2
9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Passell Katz Seamon Bates Sontag Berkowitz Weichsel Cohen
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass

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

10 8 4
A 6 4 2
A 7 5
J 10 2 Table 5
K Q 10 7
K J 6 3
Q 8 6 4
6A545 =
53867 =
Par NS +620 Q J 7
J 9 8 5 3
9 8 4
A K

1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 147
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
-10 114

59. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Wolfson Boyd Silverman Zia Kamil Rosenberg Becker
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

8 5 4 2
J 8
8 6
A J 7 3 2 Table 7 6 3
K Q 7 5
A K 10 5 4
K
76556 =
65676 =
Par NS +90 J
A 9 4 3 2
Q J 3
10 9 5 4

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
-9 147
2 opening
5 W -5 +500
+9 123

62. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A 10 9 7 6 5
Q
K Q 3
10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Fu Zia WangX LiX Martel WangW Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 8 4 3
7 6 5 4
9 7 2
J 3 Table Q
A 10 9 2
8 6 4
Q 6 5 4 2
BCAC9 CCBCA
11213 =
Par NS +1440 K 2
K J 8 3
A J 10 5
A K 7

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 160
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
-13 123

63. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
BrancoP Brogeland Cintra Saelensminde Helness Branco Helgemo Chagas
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

Q J 4 2
A K 9 5
10 6
10 9 2 Table K 3
Q J 3
K J 4
A Q 6 5 4
36473 36463
A7969 87969
Par NS -430 10
10 7 6 4 2
A 9 8 5 2
J 8

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-1 160
2 opening
3 NT E = -400
+1 124

Data 9X95 Main Top One Spade vs. Two Spades