Data 9X98 Main

One Heart vs Two Hearts

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 9-15 HCP

A total of 50 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 9 1 NS 2 NS
Case 1 K J 7 3
A 10 8
7 3
7 5 4 2 Helgemo
West

2

Lead
2
K
Q
J
J
K
Q
6
10 Lambardi
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
3
4
5
7
3
4
9
10
7 Helness
East
Pass
3

3rd
9
8
2
6
5
8
10
A
8 Rizzo
South
1
AP

4th
A
6
3
2
Q
5
7
J
2 Alujas
West

Dbl

Lead
A
4
2
3
K
J
A Fantoni
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
2
8
9
2
4
3
4 Ravenna
East
Pass
AP

3rd
8
J
A
Q
3
K
6 Nunes
South
2

4th
6
K
5
A
9
2
7
A 9 5
9 4
J 10 6
A K Q J 10 Table 8 6 2
J 7 5
A K 9 8 5
8 3

Par -100
3 × NS -1 Q 10 4
K Q 6 3 2
Q 4 2
9 6

2 +2 2 2-0 3 W +1 -130 3 S -1 -50

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 9 1 NS 2 NS
Case 2 K J 7 3
A 10 8
7 3
7 5 4 2 Weinstein
West

2
Dbl

Lead
K
6
3
J
K
3
J
Q
Q Drijver
NORTH
Pass
Dbl
Rdbl

2nd
4
9
8
3
4
6
4
5 Levin
East
Pass
Pass
4

3rd
8
A
10
A
6
10
8
2 Brink
South
1
2
AP

4th
5
7
A
2
7
2
9
Q de Wijs
West

3

Lead
A
4
10
Q
K
J
A Kranyak
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
2
8
5
A
4
3
4 Muller
East
Pass
AP

3rd
3
5
3
7
8
K
6 G.Wolpert
South
2

4th
6
Q
2
6
9
2
7
A 9 5
9 4
J 10 6
A K Q J 10 Table 8 6 2
J 7 5
A K 9 8 5
8 3

Par -100
3 × NS -1 Q 10 4
K Q 6 3 2
Q 4 2
9 6

1 +4 1 4-2 4 E -1 +100 3 S -1 -50

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 10 1 NS 2 NS
Case 3 J 10 5
4 2
A 10 9 7 2
A 8 7 Rehder
West

Pass
3
4

Lead
K
Q
4
3
A
2
3
A
8 Campos
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
3
Dbl

2nd
7
A
7
2
5
2
9
5
10 Gromoeller
East
Pass
2
3
AP

3rd
2
4
Q
6
4
K
J
6
9 Villas-Boas
South
1
2
4

4th
5
6
9
10
3
8
3
6
J Thoma
West

Pass
3

Lead
K
10
6
3
8
Q
10
A Fritsche
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
7
A
5
9
J
9
9
5 Brenner
East
Pass
Dbl
4

3rd
4
2
K
A
4
7
4
4 Rohowsky
South
2
Pass
AP

4th
5
6
2
10
Q
2
A
3
A 8 6
A 9 7
Q J 8 3
J 6 4 Table K 7 4 3
6 5
5
K Q 10 5 3 2

Par +140
3 NS Q 9 2
K Q J 10 8 3
K 6 4
9

1 +14 1 18-2 4 × E -4 +1100 4 E -1 +100

2012 World Championship Quarterfinal, Segment 5 1 NS 2 NS
Case 4 8 7 5
J 9 7
K 9 8 6
9 6 2 Helness
West

2
5

Lead
A
2
3 Brink
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
A
5 Helgemo
East
Pass
4
6

3rd
6
J Drijver
South
1
Pass
AP

4th
3
6 v.Prooijen
West

4
5

Lead
A Nunes
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q Verhees
East
Pass
4
5

3rd
7 Fantoni
South
2
Pass
AP

4th
2
A K Q 4 2
K Q
—
A Q J 8 7 3 Table J 10 9 3
5 4 2
Q 10 4 3
K 10

Par -1400
7 × NS -5 6
A 10 8 6 3
A J 7 5 2
5 4
2 +13 1 18-15 6 E = -1430 5 E +1 -680

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 17 1 NS 2 NS
Case 5 Q 10 8 3
5 3
K 6 2
K 8 7 4 Trendafilov
West

Pass
AP

Lead
9
4 J.Lall
NORTH
Pass
1

2nd
10
K Karaivanov
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
7 Grue
South
1
2

4th
2
3 Hurd
West

Pass
3

Lead
3
2
3
10
6
Q
8
5
Q
Q Aronov
NORTH
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
8
9
A
A
3
5
6
4
5 Wooldridge
East
Pass
Dbl

3rd
K
10
K
2
K
3
10
9
A Stefanov
South
2
Pass

4th
4
4
7
5
2
J
J
7
8
J 9 7
Q J 4 2
Q 4
A J 5 3 Table A 6 5 4
10 8
A 10 9 8
Q 9 2

Par +80
1 NS K 2
A K 9 7 6
J 7 5 3
10 6

2 +7 2 22-18 2 S -2 -100 3 W -2 +200

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 17 1 NS 2 NS
Case 6 Q 10 8 3
5 3
K 6 2
K 8 7 4 Buras
West

Pass

Lead
10
5
9
6
7
10
K
10
Q Weinstein
NORTH
Pass
1 NT

2nd
3
8
10
8
3
A
4
3
5 Narkiewicz
East
Pass
AP

3rd
4
9
4
5
A
2
2
K Levin
South
1

4th
K
J
2
Q
K
3
9
2 Martel
West

Pass
3

Lead
3
K
2
3
9
5
2
Q
8
Q
J
6 Jassem
NORTH
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
8
7
6
7
6
10
9
5
6
2
8
10 Stansby
East
Pass
Dbl

3rd
K
3
A
Q
5
A
10
7
9
8
9
J Martens
South
2
Pass

4th
2
A
4
10
K
4
4
J
J
3
5
Q
J 9 7
Q J 4 2
Q 4
A J 5 3 Table A 6 5 4
10 8
A 10 9 8
Q 9 2

Par +80
1 NS K 2
A K 9 7 6
J 7 5 3
10 6

2 +3 2 25-18 1 NT N = +90 3 W -2 +200

2011 USBC Round of 16, Segment 7 1 NS 2 NS
Case 7 A 2
7 6 4 3
J 7 2
A J 9 4 Willenken
West

2
Pass

Lead
3
3
K
3
6 Donn
NORTH
Pass
3
4

2nd
A
5
9
K
A Rosenberg
East
Pass
3
AP

3rd
2
A
4
2
3 Goren
South
1
4

4th
5
9
2
5
4 Johnson
West

2
4

Lead
4
A
A
K
9
K
6
Q
K
7
3
Q Sontag
NORTH
Pass
3
AP

2nd
2
6
2
7
J
4
Q
2
A
7
4
Q Simson
East
Pass
3

3rd
10
3
5
10
10
9
K
3
2
J
10
6 Berkowitz
South
2
Pass

4th
9
5
3
4
6
A
7
5
5
8
8
9
Q J 9 8 7 6
9
A K 9
K 6 3 Table K 10 3
Q 5 2
10 5
Q 10 8 7 2

Par +200
4 × EW -1 5 4
A K J 10 8
Q 8 6 4 3
5

1 +11 1 29-25 4 S -1 -50 4 W = -620

2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 4 1 NS 2 NS
Case 8 J 10 8 7
A 3
Q J 3
J 8 6 4 Saelensminde
West

Dbl

Lead
K
Q
Q
5
A
K
6
7
9 Helness
NORTH
Pass
1 NT

2nd
7
8
A
Q
7
8
10
2
8 Brogeland
East
Pass
2

3rd
3
A
4
A
2
5
Q
K Helgemo
South
1
AP

4th
5
2
7
6
3
4
4
4 T.Bessis
West

Pass

Lead
A
9
3
Q
Q
K
A Fantoni
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
A
5
8
K
7
8 M.Bessis
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
2
K
6
8
5
2 Nunes
South
2

4th
2
4
7
5
7
3
4
A K 6
9 8 7
10 8 7
A K 10 9 Table Q 9 5 2
5 2
A 9 5 2
7 5 3

Par +100
2 × EW -1 4 3
K Q J 10 6 4
K 6 4
Q 2

2 +2 1 30-27 2 E -1 +50 2 S = +110

2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Segment 6 1 NS 2 NS
Case 9 J 10 7 2
4 2
5 4 2
K Q 7 5 Piekarek
West

Dbl
2 NT

Lead
2
3
Q
J
K
10 Danailov
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
A
8
K
2 Smirnov
East
Pass
2
3 NT

3rd
6
6
4
5
3 Karakolev
South
1
Pass
AP

4th
3
7
5
4
A Stefanov
West

Pass
3 NT

Lead
5
K
3
2
3
2
Q
Q
J
8
K
5 Wladow
NORTH
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
4
5
6
A
A
A
7
2
4
4
9
J Aronov
East
Pass
2

3rd
10
3
Q
Q
6
7
5
6
9
10
8
K Elinescu
South
2
Pass

4th
J
A
8
3
2
4
8
7
6
7
10
J
Q 6
K 8 3
K Q J 8
A J 9 6 Table K 9 5 4 3
A 5
10 9 6 3
8 4

Par -140
3 EW A 8
Q J 10 9 7 6
A 7
10 3 2

1 +13 1 43-27 3 NT W -2 +200 3 NT W = -600

2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Segment 6 1 NS 2 NS
Case 10 J 10 7 2
4 2
5 4 2
K Q 7 5 Muller
West

1 NT
Pass

Lead
J
3
6
2
K Meckstroth
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
8
2
A
5 de Wijs
East
Pass
2
2

3rd
4
Q
4
5
6 Rodwell
South
1
2
AP

4th
A
7
A
4 Hamman
West

2 NT
3

Lead
4
Q
4
2
10
K Brink
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
3
3
3
K
4 Zia
East
Pass
3
3 NT

3rd
9
2
9
A
2
3 Drijver
South
2
Pass
AP

4th
8
A
Q
6
4
A
Q 6
K 8 3
K Q J 8
A J 9 6 Table K 9 5 4 3
A 5
10 9 6 3
8 4

Par -140
3 EW A 8
Q J 10 9 7 6
A 7
10 3 2

2 +10 1 43-37 2 E +1 -140 3 NT W -3 +300

Data 9X98 Main

Top One Heart vs Two Hearts

2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 17 1 NS 2 NS
Case 11 8 4
10 3
A J 10 6 4
J 9 8 7 Woolsey
West

Dbl

Lead
A
Q
5
4
6
3
2
7
J
4
4
6 Bakkeren
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
J
3
7
6
2
8
2
9
10
5
J Stewart
East
Pass
2

3rd
10
3
2
9
K
A
K
K
8
Q
Q
5 Bertens
South
1
AP

4th
6
K
8
A
J
7
4
A
3
5
9
8 Muller
West

Dbl
3
Pass
4

Lead
Q
4
2
7
4
3
10 Boyd
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl
AP

2nd
2
4
8
8
5
10 de Wijs
East
Pass
3
3 NT
Pass

3rd
8
A
K
K
9
9 Robinson
South
2
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
K
7
5
A
A
2
A 6 2
J 7
K 5 3
A Q 10 6 2 Table K 10 7 5
K 9 6
9 7
K 5 4 3

Par +420
4 NS Q J 9 3
A Q 8 5 4 2
Q 8 2
—

2 +5 1 43-42 2 E -1 +100 4 E -3 +300

2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 17 1 NS 2 NS
Case 12 K J 3 2
8 7 4
A 10 8 7
9 2 Smirnov
West

2
Dbl

Lead
A
K
5
7
Q Gong
NORTH
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
4
4
6
9
A Piekarek
East
Pass
Pass
3 NT

3rd
8
4
A
10
3 Hu
South
1
3
AP

4th
5
3
3
5 Shih
West

3

Lead
A
K
Q
3
K
Q Elinescu
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
2
9
7
A
4 C.Shen
East
Pass
AP

3rd
3
4
9
8
8 Wladow
South
2

4th
5
6
7
4
5
7 5 4
—
K 9 6 4
A K Q J 10 8 Table A 10 9 6
J 9 5 3
Q J 3
4 3

Par -130
4 EW Q 8
A K Q 10 6 2
5 2
7 6 5

1 +4 1 47-42 3 NT E -3 +300 3 S = +140

2008 World Championship Semifinal, Segment 2 1 NS 2 NS
Case 13 7 6 3 2
A 10 6 4
K J 5
J 4 Wladow
West

2
Pass

Lead
J
5
A
2
3
3
A Malinowski
NORTH
Pass
2
3

2nd
4
5
9
10
J
K
5 Elinescu
East
Pass
3
AP

3rd
3
10
7
J
Q
A Sandqvist
South
1
Pass

4th
K
8
6
K
4
4 Ju.Hackett
West

Pass

Lead
J
5
A
2
10
9
4
2 Kirmse
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
8
9
10
J
7
3
Q Ja.Hackett
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
10
7
Q
Q
A
A
A Gromoeller
South
2

4th
K
3
5
K
4
5
5
4
K 8 4
J
A 10 3
A 10 8 7 6 5 Table A 10
9 8 3
Q 9 8 6 2
9 3 2

Par -130
4 EW Q J 9 5
K Q 7 5 2
7 4
K Q

2 +5 1 48-47 3 S -1 -100 2 S = +110

2008 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 1 1 NS 2 NS
Case 14 J 5 2
K Q 4
A 10 9 4
J 9 3 Gromov
West

1
3
Pass
4

Lead
6
8
A
2
K Bates
NORTH
Pass
2
3
4
5

2nd
9
4
5
J
2 Dubinin
East
Pass
Dbl
3
Pass
AP

3rd
K
Q
7
A
4 Sontag
South
1
2
4
Pass

4th
5
2
K
3
7 Larsen
West

2

Lead
K
Q
5
10
5
6
Q Balicki
NORTH
Pass
Dbl

2nd
3
7
Q
8
6
4 Meltzer
East
Pass
3

3rd
2
A
A
K
9
A Zmudzinski
South
2
AP

4th
6
9
7
2
A
5
A Q 10 9 3
9 6
Q 2
Q 10 6 2 Table 8 7 6
8 7 3
8 7
A K 8 7 4

Par +300
4 × EW -2 K 4
A J 10 5 2
K J 6 5 3
5

2 +5 2 52-48 5 S -1 -100 3 W -2 +100

2008 USBC Semifinal, Segment 7 1 NS 2 NS
Case 15 A 8 5
A Q 7 5
9 8 4
8 7 6 Garner
West

Dbl
AP

Lead
K
6
J
4
4
6
A Meckstroth
NORTH
Pass
2 NT

2nd
5
5
2
K
J
5 H.Weinstein
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
8
A
3
Q
Q Rodwell
South
1
4

4th
3
9
4
6
A
K Compton
West

Dbl

Lead
K Welland
NORTH
Pass
3 Hamman
East
Pass
AP Willenken
South
2
K Q 10 9
6
A Q 7 6 2
K 9 2 Table 7 6 4 2
8 4
K 10 5
10 5 4 3

Par -140
3 EW J 3
K J 10 9 3 2
J 3
A Q J

2 +6 2 58-48 4 S -1 -100 3 S = +140

2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 3 1 NS 2 NS
Case 16 A J 8
A 10 9 3
10 8 5
J 9 8 Fu
West

1
Dbl

Lead
A
A
K
4
Q
10
6
3
10
7
5 Verhees
NORTH
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
5
5
8
10
K
7
J
Q
8
9
2 Zhao
East
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
2
3
6
J
A
8
9
K
3
9
10 Jansma
South
1
3
AP

4th
5
2
Q
2
3
4
4
7
J
4
J Weichsel
West

2
Dbl
4

Lead
8
6
10
7
3
A
K
K Hallberg
NORTH
Pass
3
Pass
AP

2nd
3
J
5
A
7
5
8 Lesniewski
East
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
2
3
8
9
J
3
6 Mahaffey
South
2
Pass
Pass

4th
10
2
4
Q
7
2
Q
K 10 7 6 5 4
—
A K 7 4
A 10 6 Table 9 3
Q 7 5
J 9 6 3
Q 7 5 3

Par +140
3 NS Q 2
K J 8 6 4 2
Q 2
K 4 2

1 +6 2 58-54 3 W -1 +100 4 W +1 -150

2007 USBC Final, Segment 8 1 NS 2 NS
Case 17 8
8 2
A 9 6 5
A 9 6 5 3 2 Gitelman
West

Dbl
4

Lead
8
9
3
A Rodwell
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
AP

2nd
7
9
2
5 Moss
East
Pass
2

3rd
A
4
Q
4 Meckstroth
South
1
Pass

4th
10
J
8
J Hamman
West

Dbl
3 NT
4

Lead
8
K
7
A
6
3
A Stansby
NORTH
Pass
3
Pass
AP

2nd
5
A
A
2
Q
2
2 Soloway
East
Pass
Pass
4

3rd
10
2
10
3
8
Q
4 Martel
South
2
3
Pass

4th
3
6
8
K
J
8
A Q 7 5
A 9 3
K J
K Q J 7 Table 10 9 6 4 3
J 6 5
Q 7 4 2
10

Par -140
3 EW K J 2
K Q 10 7 4
10 8 3
8 4

2 +12 2 70-54 4 E = -620 4 W -1 +100

2006 USBC Semifinal, Segment 5 1 NS 2 NS
Case 18 K Q 10 7
A 9 4
10 5
10 7 6 5 Moss
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
4
9
Q
3
4
K Meltzer
NORTH
Pass
2
4

2nd
10
8
K
10
5
5
8 Gitelman
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
Q
K
A
2
6
3
4 Larsen
South
1
3

4th
A
A
5
8
2
7
3 Bates
West

Pass

Lead
6
7
J
8
K
2 Rubin
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
K
10
5
8
Q Sontag
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
A
4
Q
4 Ekeblad
South
2

4th
4
5
8
A
3
J 8 6
Q 8
A Q J 3
9 8 4 3 Table A 5 3 2
10 6 3
9 7 6 4 2
Q

Par +420
4 NS 9 4
K J 7 5 2
K 8
A K J 2

2 +6 2 76-54 4 S -1 -50 2 S +2 +170

2006 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 1 1 NS 2 NS
Case 19 A K 7 3
J 3
J 10 8 4 2
10 9 Gitelman
West

1
2

Lead
J
9
4
J
3
10
10
2
9 Smith
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
AP

2nd
5
6
6
A
J
A
4
Q
3 Moss
East
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
3
J
5
Q
3
5
K
6 B.Cohen
South
1
Pass

4th
4
2
K
9
9
8
2
5
2 Hollman
West

Pass

Lead
Q
9
9
10
J
5
J
A
7
K
10
A Rubin
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
3
K
4
A
2
3
4
6
6
4
8 Ferguson
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
5
2
8
5
Q
3
J
9
2
6
8 Ekeblad
South
2

4th
8
Q
6
2
9
3
7
7
5
7
10
Q
Q J 10 9 5
K Q 8 6 4
9
Q 2 Table 4 2
5
A Q 7 6 3
K 7 6 4 3

Par +90
2 NS 8 6
A 10 9 7 2
K 5
A J 8 5

2 +6 2 82-54 2 W = -110 2 S = +110

2005 Spingold Final, Segment 2 1 NS 2 NS
Case 20 K Q 8 5
K 10
Q 10 7 4 2
9 5 Hampson
West

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
3
4
Q
10
7
K
A
Q
J Wooldridge
NORTH
Pass
1
Rdbl
2

2nd
5
4
J
9
2
J
A
3
8
2 Greco
East
Pass
Dbl
Pass
AP

3rd
A
8
K
6
5
8
4
9
5
8 Hurd
South
1
Pass
2

4th
2
K
6
7
2
6
5
3
7
A Gerstman
West

Pass
AP

Lead
3
5
K
7
5
K Ekeblad
NORTH
Pass
2 NT

2nd
6
2
A
5
3
A Maksymetz
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
8
2
4
Q
10 Rubin
South
2
3 NT

4th
9
2
9
J
6
3
9 7 6 3 2
J 9 8 3 2
A 3
4 Table A 10 4
6
J 9 8 6
K Q 7 3 2

Par +400
3 NT NS J
A Q 7 5 4
K 5
A J 10 8 6

2 +7 2 90-54 2 N +2 +130 3 NT N = +400

Data 9X98 Main

Top One Heart vs Two Hearts

2005 USBC Semifinal, Segment 8 1 NS 2 NS
Case 21 K 5 3
9 4 3 2
K J 9 3
K 10 Zia
West

Pass
AP

Lead
7
6
2
4
3
A
10
10
J
A Feldman
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
10
2
7
K
Q
6
5
7
8
10 Rosenberg
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
Q
2
J
3
A
4
9 Bramley
South
1
4

4th
A
9
K
9
6
3
5
Q
5 Robinson
West

Pass

Lead
10
Q
4
3
Q Fallenius
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
J
K
K
A
J Boyd
East
Pass
AP

3rd
Q
2
2
5
A Welland
South
2

4th
A
7
9
6
3
A 8 7 6 4
K
10
8 7 5 4 3 2 Table Q 10 2
A 7
Q 8 7 6 5
Q J 9

Par +500
5 × West -2 J 9
Q J 10 8 6 5
A 4 2
A 6

2 +7 2 97-54 4 S -1 -100 3 S +1 +170

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 13 1 NS 2 NS
Case 22 Q J 3
10
K Q 10 8 3
Q 10 4 3 Atabey
West

Pass

Lead
8
7
9
4
A
10
A
7
Q M.Mukherjee
NORTH
Pass
1 NT

2nd
4
Q
6
7
5
4
6
9
J Kolata
East
Pass
AP

3rd
A
K
2
K
3
10
3
K
4 R.Roy
South
1

4th
3
5
J
2
9
2
5
7
J S.Mukherjee
West

Pass

Lead
7
4
5
5
K
Q
2
7 Assael
NORTH
Pass
3 NT

2nd
K
2
A
A
10
3
10
4 Kushari
East
Pass
AP

3rd
6
Q
6
3
2
3
9
10 Zorlu
South
2

4th
4
K
3
8
4
5
A
2
A 7 2
K Q
J 9 6 4
8 6 5 2 Table K 9 8
A 7 6 3 2
5 2
J 9 7

Par +120
2 NT NS 10 6 5 4
J 9 8 5 4
A 7
A K

2 +5 2 102-55 1 NT N +4 +210 3 NT N = +400

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 16 1 NS 2 NS
Case 23 Q J 8 4
7
J 5
A 8 6 5 3 2 Bocchi
West

Dbl
2
2
4

Lead
7
K
Q
8
J
2
A
6
6
7
J
10 Gromov
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
4
3
5
J
K
9
5
5
4
6
7
Q Duboin
East
Pass
Dbl
2
3
AP

3rd
A
2
3
J
2
A
8
5
K
10
3
Q Dubinin
South
1
2
Dbl
Pass

4th
2
6
9
10
4
4
3
9
8
Q
8
9 Matushko
West

Pass
AP

Lead
K
4
8
2
Q
A
K
Q
4
10 Fantoni
NORTH
Pass
2 NT

2nd
4
5
3
7
6
3
5
J
7
8 Khven
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
A
9
2
3
5
6
8
6 Nunes
South
2
3

4th
9
2
J
10
K
4
6
5
Q
9
A K 7 3
J 5 3 2
A 10 7 6 4
— Table 10 6 5 2
9 6 4
K 8
K Q J 10

Par -110
2 EW 9
A K Q 10 8
Q 9 3 2
9 7 4

1 +9 2 102-64 4 × W -2 +300 3 S -2 -100

2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Segment 2 1 NS 2 NS
Case 24 A Q J 4
Q 6
J 10 6 4 2
8 7 Carroll
West

Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
2
6
K
10
8
9
7
J
10
6
Q
5 Brink
NORTH
Pass
1
2 NT

2nd
3
8
A
4
Q
J
A
7
8
9
8
Q Garvey
East
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
2
4
4
6
3
9
5
9
10
K v.Prooijen
South
1
2
3 NT

4th
7
K
3
A
5
5
2
2
3
4
K
J Jansma
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
A
5
Q
7
A
K
3
J Fitzgibbon
NORTH
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
8
4
A
8
Q
6
9
10
5 Verhees
East
Pass
2
AP

3rd
Q
3
3
5
K
7
8
10 Mesbur
South
2
Dbl

4th
2
K
2
K
9
2
4
J
7 5
K 7 4 3 2
A Q
Q 10 9 6 Table K 10 9 8 6 3
8
7 5 3
J 4 2

Par +140
3 NS 2
A J 10 9 5
K 9 8
A K 5 3

2 +7 2 110-64 3 NT N -3 -150 3 N +1 +130

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 8 1 NS 2 NS
Case 25 7 3
10 5
A Q 8 5 2
10 7 5 4 Lindkvist
West

Dbl
4
4
5

Lead
Q
K
Q Maia
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
3
7 Fredin
East
Pass
2
Pass
4 NT
6

3rd
5
5
2 Junqueira
South
1
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

4th
4
4
8 Chagas
West

Dbl
4

Lead
8
2
Q Nystrom
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
4
7 Villas-Boas
East
Pass
3
4

3rd
4
K
5 Bertheau
South
2
Pass
AP

4th
K
3
8
K Q J 6
A 8 7
3
A Q J 9 6 Table A 10 9 5 2
J 4
10 9 4
K 3 2

Par -980
6 EW 8 4
K Q 9 6 3 2
K J 7 6
8
2 +11 2 121-64 6 E = -980 4 E +2 -480

2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 6 1 NS 2 NS
Case 26 K Q 9 3 2
10 6
J 8 6 3
4 2 Levin
West

Dbl
2 NT

Lead
A
J
A
K
Q
7
10
K
5
2 Freeman
NORTH
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
3
Q
3
6
8
J
A
8
6
J Weinstein
East
Pass
1 NT

3rd
4
2
5
2
4
10
7
9
10
7 Nickell
South
1
Pass

4th
6
7
9
4
2
5
3
6
Q Meckstroth
West

Dbl
3

Lead
K
4
8
5
7
A
K
Q
7
K Wolff
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
9
A
3
9
3
6
8
J
4 Rodwell
East
Pass
3
3 NT

3rd
2
10
5
6
Q
2
4
5
10
7 Lazard
South
2
Pass
AP

4th
6
K
4
A
2
9
7
8
2
8
A 10 8
J 9 3
A K Q 7
Q 5 3 Table J 5 4
A K
10 5 4 2
10 8 7 6

Par +110
2 NS 7 6
Q 8 7 5 4 2
9
A K J 9

2 +6 2 127-64 2 NT E = -120 3 NT E -1 +100

2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 1 1 NS 2 NS
Case 27 Q 4
K 6
K J 6 5 3 2
9 7 3 Versace
West

Dbl

Lead
9
6
2
K
6
K
5
J
8 Nickell
NORTH
Pass
2

2nd
A
4
J
9
Q
A
7
4
6 Lauria
East
Pass
2

3rd
6
A
7
8
A
3
Q
10
J Freeman
South
1
AP

4th
7
3
Q
3
7
4
2
2
9 Rodwell
West

Dbl

Lead
9
J
A
8
6
5
2
6
6 Fantoni
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
8
3
7
4
5
8
J
Q Meckstroth
East
Pass
2

3rd
K
3
6
K
J
4
K
3
A Nunes
South
2
AP

4th
7
10
9
J
A
Q
10
4
10 8 7 6
7 3
A Q 10
A J 10 5 Table A 9 5 2
Q J 9
8 7 4
Q 8 4

Par -110
2 EW K J 3
A 10 8 5 4 2
9
K 6 2

2 +7 2 134-64 2 E = -110 2 E -2 +200

2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20 1 NS 2 NS
Case 28 A Q J 8 3
9 8 5
J 7 6 4 3
— Duboin
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
4
A
9
2
8
A Bertheau
NORTH
Pass
1
4

2nd
5
5
Q
2
4
A
3
9 Bocchi
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
5
Q
K
10
7
10
10
6 Nystrom
South
1
1 NT

4th
3
K
6
4
6
9
J
2 Fredin
West

Pass
4
5
AP

Lead
9
K
4
3
6
Q
J
Q
2 Nunes
NORTH
Pass
4
Dbl
Pass

2nd
3
4
A
K
K
K
8
Q
10 Lindkvist
East
Pass
Pass
4 NT
Pass

3rd
Q
5
10
9
7
3
8
6
J Fantoni
South
2
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

4th
A
3
6
2
5
5
2
A
A
7 5 4 2
A J 7
K 10
K Q 10 2 Table K 10
6 3
A 9 8 5
J 8 7 6 5

Par -130
4 EW 9 6
K Q 10 4 2
Q 2
A 9 4 3

2 +7 2 141-64 4 S -2 -100 5 × W -1 +200

2002 USBC Semifinal, Segment 8 1 NS 2 NS
Case 29 J 10 6
9 5
J 10 9 5
10 6 4 2 Weinstein
West

1
3 NT

Lead
8
8
9
A
K
5
A
J Meckstroth
NORTH
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
K
2
J
J
6
6
10 Levin
East
Pass
1 NT

3rd
9
K
Q
4
8
7
7 Rodwell
South
1
Pass

4th
3
3
4
7
9
2
10 Soloway
West

2

Lead
9
Q
2
J
A
K
5
K
7 Seamon
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
K
10
2
6
J
4
J
2 Hamman
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
5
4
K
8
3
A
8
Q Passell
South
2
Pass

4th
7
J
7
A
9
Q
3
2
6
A K 5 3 2
K 7
A 6 4
Q 8 5 Table 8 4
J 3
Q 8 7 3 2
A K 9 7

Par -450
5 EW Q 9 7
A Q 10 8 6 4 2
K
J 3

1 +6 2 141-70 3 NT E -1 +50 2 W +3 -200

2001 Spingold Final, Segment 3 1 NS 2 NS
Case 30 J 10 7 6 4
5 2
A Q 9 6 3
J Moss
West

Dbl
3
5

Lead
A
J
Q
6 Duboin
NORTH
Pass
1
3
Dbl

2nd
3
K
8
10 Chang
East
Pass
2
4
AP

3rd
2
A
3
2 Bocchi
South
1
2
4

4th
4
4
2
5 Lauria
West

Dbl
Pass

Lead
J
5
Q
K
5
A
2 K.Smith
NORTH
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
K
8
4
J
7
10
3 Versace
East
Pass
Pass
4

3rd
A
10
2
3
Q
7
A Schuett
South
2
3
AP

4th
4
3
4
2
8
3
4
A K Q 8
3
K 7 5 2
K 7 5 4 Table 2
J 8 6 4
10 8 4
A Q 9 6 3

Par -110
3 EW 9 5 3
A K Q 10 9 7
J
10 8 2

1 +10 2 141-80 5 × E -2 +300 4 E = -130

Data 9X98 Main

Top One Heart vs Two Hearts

2001 Spingold Quarterfinal, Segment 2 1 NS 2 NS
Case 31 7 4
J 7
10 9 7
A J 9 5 3 2 Lauria
West

1
AP

Lead
5
4
10
Q
J
A
4
Q
10
2 Lanzarotti
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
7
2
K
7
2
7
10
5
8
Q Versace
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
J
A
9
2
5
J
3
5
9 Buratti
South
1
3

4th
K
A
4
6
3
3
K
3
7 Sosler
West

2
4

Lead
J
7
J
5
A
8
9
8
K Jacobs
NORTH
Pass
Pass
AP

2nd
3
A
2
3
10
2
3
7 Schulle
East
Pass
3

3rd
4
6
4
Q
9
2
A
10 Katz
South
2
Pass

4th
5
2
7
9
6
K
4
K
A Q J 8 5
5 2
A Q 8 4
Q 10 Table 10 9 2
A 9 3
J 5
K 8 7 6 4

Par -650
5 East K 6 3
K Q 10 8 6 4
K 6 3 2
—

1 +11 2 141-91 3 S -2 -100 4 W = -620

2001 Spingold Round of 64, Segment 4 1 NS 2 NS
Case 32 10 3
A K 6 5
10 8 4 2
6 4 3 Willenken
West

1
4

Lead
A
K
2
5
2
A Robson
NORTH
Pass
2 NT
AP

2nd
7
9
J
Q
4
10 Silverstein
East
Pass
3

3rd
Q
J
A
4
Q Shugart
South
1
Pass

4th
3
4
6
K
3 Chemla
West

2

Lead
K
8
5
A
8
J
8 Fleisher
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
7
K
Q
3
3
2
K Forrester
East
Pass
3

3rd
Q
A
2
2
K
3
5 D.Rosenberg
South
2
AP

4th
4
6
3
4
2
4
10
A Q 9 7 6 5
4 3
Q 6
A 9 8 Table J 8 2
9 7
K J 9 7 3
K Q 10

Par -620
4 EW K 4
Q J 10 8 2
A 5
J 7 5 2

2 +10 2 151-91 4 W = -620 3 W +1 -170

2000 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6 1 NS 2 NS
Case 33 Q 6 3
5 4
A J 10 4 3
J 9 7 Weinstein
West

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
J
2
3
2
J Weichsel
NORTH
Pass
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A
3
8
4
9
K
Q Levin
East
Pass
Pass
2

3rd
5
5
4
A
10
A
2 Sontag
South
1
2
AP

4th
2
A
K
7
K
8
5 Meltzer
West

Pass

Lead
Q
J
10
2
3
2
K Rosenberg
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
6
8
4
9
4
3 Larsen
East
Pass
2

3rd
4
7
5
A
10
3
10 Zia
South
2
AP

4th
2
A
K
7
K
5
Q
J 10 4
A 9 8
K 9 7 6
A 5 3 Table K 9 8 7 5
K 2
8
Q 10 8 6 2

Par -500
5 × South -2 A 2
Q J 10 7 6 3
Q 5 2
K 4

1 +2 2 151-93 2 E = -110 2 E +2 -170

1999 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 2 1 NS 2 NS
Case 34 Q 8 6 5 4
6 4 3
A Q 5
8 7 Wittes
West

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
Q
K
J Onstott
NORTH
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
5
8
10
3 Grabel
East
Pass
2
3

3rd
3
6
4
2 Beatty
South
1
2
AP

4th
7
J
6
Q Hayden
West

Pass

Lead
5
3
A
7
K
5
8
K Compton
NORTH
Pass
3

2nd
3
4
6
2
5
8
Q
8 Eisenberg
East
Pass
AP

3rd
J
Q
2
3
7
Q
7
4 Baze
South
2

4th
A
J
2
K
3
4
4
7
A 9 7
10 8 5
K 4 2
A K 6 5 Table K J 10
J 7
J 10 9 8 7 6
Q 2

Par -110
3 EW 3 2
A K Q 9 2
3
J 10 9 4 3

2 +6 2 157-93 3 E = -110 3 S = +140

1999 Team Trials Semifinal, Segment 3 1 NS 2 NS
Case 35 6
8 7 4
10 5 3
A 8 7 6 5 4 Katz
West

1
3

Lead
8
A
5
K
K
2
4 Cayne
NORTH
Pass
2
AP

2nd
3
6
4
A
3
J
10 Jacobs
East
Pass
3

3rd
2
2
K
2
5
A
J Burger
South
1
Pass

4th
K
3
7
3
9
10
6 Berkowitz
West

Pass

Lead
Q
8
3
3
4
7
A
5
K
2 Weichsel
NORTH
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
9
A
5
9
Q
10
Q
10
5 Cohen
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
6
6
7
K
8
2
4
A
K Sontag
South
2

4th
A
J
4
2
3
4
J
6
6
2
A Q 9 5
K 6
Q J 9 6 2
J 3 Table K J 4 2
Q 10 3
K 8 7
Q 10 9

Par -100
4 × NS -1 10 8 7 3
A J 9 5 2
A 4
K 2

2 +6 2 163-93 3 W = -140 2 S = +110

1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 15 1 NS 2 NS
Case 36 3
9 5
K 9 8 5 2
A 8 5 3 2 Burgess
West

1

Lead
5
4
2 Szymanowski
NORTH
Pass
Dbl

2nd
4
3
10 Richman
East
Pass
3

3rd
Q
A
K Kowalski
South
1
AP

4th
A
7
5 Zmudzinski
West

Pass
Dbl

Lead
Q
J
Q
10
A
K
2
10
8
Q Bagchi
NORTH
Pass
2 NT
4

2nd
2
5
A
K
7
4
6
J
7
10 Balicki
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
3
6
5
4
9
J
2
9
Q
J Browne
South
2
3

4th
7
A
6
4
3
A
9
2
10
3
K J 9 8 4
A J
Q J 10
J 10 9 Table A 6 5 2
7 6 4
6 3
K Q 7 6

Par +110
3 NS Q 10 7
K Q 10 8 3 2
A 7 4
4

1 +9 2 163-102 3 W -1 +100 4 S -3 -300

Data 9X98 Main Top One Heart vs Two Hearts

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 9					1 NS				2 NS
Case 1	K J 7 3 A 10 8 7 3 7 5 4 2			Helgemo West 2 Lead 2 K Q J J K Q 6 10	Lambardi `NORTH` Pass 2 2nd 3 4 5 7 3 4 9 10 7	Helness East Pass 3 3rd 9 8 2 6 5 8 10 A 8	Rizzo `South` 1 AP 4th A 6 3 2 Q 5 7 J 2	Alujas West Dbl Lead A 4 2 3 K J A	Fantoni `NORTH` Pass 3 2nd 2 8 9 2 4 3 4	Ravenna East Pass AP 3rd 8 J A Q 3 K 6	Nunes `South` 2 4th 6 K 5 A 9 2 7
A 9 5 9 4 J 10 6 A K Q J 10			8 6 2 J 7 5 A K 9 8 5 8 3
Par -100 3 × NS -1	Q 10 4 K Q 6 3 2 Q 4 2 9 6
2 +2		2 2-0		3 W +1		-130		3 S -1		-50

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 10					1 NS				2 NS
Case 3	J 10 5 4 2 A 10 9 7 2 A 8 7			Rehder West Pass 3 4 Lead K Q 4 3 A 2 3 A 8	Campos `NORTH` Pass 1 NT 3 Dbl 2nd 7 A 7 2 5 2 9 5 10	Gromoeller East Pass 2 3 AP 3rd 2 4 Q 6 4 K J 6 9	Villas-Boas `South` 1 2 4 4th 5 6 9 10 3 8 3 6 J	Thoma West Pass 3 Lead K 10 6 3 8 Q 10 A	Fritsche `NORTH` Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 7 A 5 9 J 9 9 5	Brenner East Pass Dbl 4 3rd 4 2 K A 4 7 4 4	Rohowsky `South` 2 Pass AP 4th 5 6 2 10 Q 2 A 3
A 8 6 A 9 7 Q J 8 3 J 6 4			K 7 4 3 6 5 5 K Q 10 5 3 2
Par +140 3 NS	Q 9 2 K Q J 10 8 3 K 6 4 9
1 +14		1 18-2		4 × E -4		+1100		4 E -1		+100

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 17					1 NS				2 NS
Case 5	Q 10 8 3 5 3 K 6 2 K 8 7 4			Trendafilov West Pass AP Lead 9 4	J.Lall `NORTH` Pass 1 2nd 10 K	Karaivanov East Pass Pass 3rd A 7	Grue `South` 1 2 4th 2 3	Hurd West Pass 3 Lead 3 2 3 10 6 Q 8 5 Q Q	Aronov `NORTH` Pass Pass AP 2nd 8 9 A A 3 5 6 4 5	Wooldridge East Pass Dbl 3rd K 10 K 2 K 3 10 9 A	Stefanov `South` 2 Pass 4th 4 4 7 5 2 J J 7 8
J 9 7 Q J 4 2 Q 4 A J 5 3			A 6 5 4 10 8 A 10 9 8 Q 9 2
Par +80 1 NS	K 2 A K 9 7 6 J 7 5 3 10 6
2 +7		2 22-18		2 S -2		-100		3 W -2		+200

2011 USBC Round of 16, Segment 7					1 NS				2 NS
Case 7	A 2 7 6 4 3 J 7 2 A J 9 4			Willenken West 2 Pass Lead 3 3 K 3 6	Donn `NORTH` Pass 3 4 2nd A 5 9 K A	Rosenberg East Pass 3 AP 3rd 2 A 4 2 3	Goren `South` 1 4 4th 5 9 2 5 4	Johnson West 2 4 Lead 4 A A K 9 K 6 Q K 7 3 Q	Sontag `NORTH` Pass 3 AP 2nd 2 6 2 7 J 4 Q 2 A 7 4 Q	Simson East Pass 3 3rd 10 3 5 10 10 9 K 3 2 J 10 6	Berkowitz `South` 2 Pass 4th 9 5 3 4 6 A 7 5 5 8 8 9
Q J 9 8 7 6 9 A K 9 K 6 3			K 10 3 Q 5 2 10 5 Q 10 8 7 2
Par +200 4 × EW -1	5 4 A K J 10 8 Q 8 6 4 3 5
1 +11		1 29-25		4 S -1		-50		4 W =		-620

2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 4					1 NS				2 NS
Case 8	J 10 8 7 A 3 Q J 3 J 8 6 4			Saelensminde `West` Dbl Lead K Q Q 5 A K 6 7 9	Helness `NORTH` Pass 1 NT 2nd 7 8 A Q 7 8 10 2 8	Brogeland `East` Pass 2 3rd 3 A 4 A 2 5 Q K	Helgemo `South` 1 AP 4th 5 2 7 6 3 4 4 4	T.Bessis `West` Pass Lead A 9 3 Q Q K A	Fantoni `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 4 A 5 8 K 7 8	M.Bessis `East` Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 K 6 8 5 2	Nunes `South` 2 4th 2 4 7 5 7 3 4
A K 6 9 8 7 10 8 7 A K 10 9			Q 9 5 2 5 2 A 9 5 2 7 5 3
Par +100 2 × EW -1	4 3 K Q J 10 6 4 K 6 4 Q 2
2 +2		1 30-27		2 E -1		+50		2 S =		+110

2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 17					1 NS				2 NS
Case 11	8 4 10 3 A J 10 6 4 J 9 8 7			Woolsey West Dbl Lead A Q 5 4 6 3 2 7 J 4 4 6	Bakkeren `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 7 J 3 7 6 2 8 2 9 10 5 J	Stewart East Pass 2 3rd 10 3 2 9 K A K K 8 Q Q 5	Bertens `South` 1 AP 4th 6 K 8 A J 7 4 A 3 5 9 8	Muller West Dbl 3 Pass 4 Lead Q 4 2 7 4 3 10	Boyd `NORTH` Pass Pass Pass Dbl AP 2nd 2 4 8 8 5 10	de Wijs East Pass 3 3 NT Pass 3rd 8 A K K 9 9	Robinson `South` 2 Pass Pass Pass 4th K 7 5 A A 2
A 6 2 J 7 K 5 3 A Q 10 6 2			K 10 7 5 K 9 6 9 7 K 5 4 3
Par +420 4 NS	Q J 9 3 A Q 8 5 4 2 Q 8 2 —
2 +5		1 43-42		2 E -1		+100		4 E -3		+300

2008 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 1					1 NS				2 NS
Case 14	J 5 2 K Q 4 A 10 9 4 J 9 3			Gromov `West` 1 3 Pass 4 Lead 6 8 A 2 K	Bates NORTH Pass 2 3 4 5 2nd 9 4 5 J 2	Dubinin `East` Pass Dbl 3 Pass AP 3rd K Q 7 A 4	Sontag South 1 2 4 Pass 4th 5 2 K 3 7	Larsen `West` 2 Lead K Q 5 10 5 6 Q	Balicki NORTH Pass Dbl 2nd 3 7 Q 8 6 4	Meltzer `East` Pass 3 3rd 2 A A K 9 A	Zmudzinski South 2 AP 4th 6 9 7 2 A 5
A Q 10 9 3 9 6 Q 2 Q 10 6 2			8 7 6 8 7 3 8 7 A K 8 7 4
Par +300 4 × EW -2	K 4 A J 10 5 2 K J 6 5 3 5
2 +5		2 52-48		5 S -1		-100		3 W -2		+100

2008 USBC Semifinal, Segment 7					1 NS				2 NS
Case 15	A 8 5 A Q 7 5 9 8 4 8 7 6			Garner `West` Dbl AP Lead K 6 J 4 4 6 A	Meckstroth NORTH Pass 2 NT 2nd 5 5 2 K J 5	H.Weinstein `East` Pass Pass 3rd 2 8 A 3 Q Q	Rodwell South 1 4 4th 3 9 4 6 A K	Compton `West` Dbl Lead K	Welland NORTH Pass 3	Hamman `East` Pass AP	Willenken South 2
K Q 10 9 6 A Q 7 6 2 K 9 2			7 6 4 2 8 4 K 10 5 10 5 4 3
Par -140 3 EW	J 3 K J 10 9 3 2 J 3 A Q J
2 +6		2 58-48		4 S -1		-100		3 S =		+140

2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 3					1 NS				2 NS
Case 16	A J 8 A 10 9 3 10 8 5 J 9 8			Fu West 1 Dbl Lead A A K 4 Q 10 6 3 10 7 5	Verhees `NORTH` Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 5 5 8 10 K 7 J Q 8 9 2	Zhao East Pass Pass 3 3rd 2 3 6 J A 8 9 K 3 9 10	Jansma `South` 1 3 AP 4th 5 2 Q 2 3 4 4 7 J 4 J	Weichsel West 2 Dbl 4 Lead 8 6 10 7 3 A K K	Hallberg `NORTH` Pass 3 Pass AP 2nd 3 J 5 A 7 5 8	Lesniewski East Pass Pass 3 3rd 2 3 8 9 J 3 6	Mahaffey `South` 2 Pass Pass 4th 10 2 4 Q 7 2 Q
K 10 7 6 5 4 — A K 7 4 A 10 6			9 3 Q 7 5 J 9 6 3 Q 7 5 3
Par +140 3 NS	Q 2 K J 8 6 4 2 Q 2 K 4 2
1 +6		2 58-54		3 W -1		+100		4 W +1		-150

2007 USBC Final, Segment 8					1 NS				2 NS
Case 17	8 8 2 A 9 6 5 A 9 6 5 3 2			Gitelman West Dbl 4 Lead 8 9 3 A	Rodwell `NORTH` Pass 1 NT AP 2nd 7 9 2 5	Moss East Pass 2 3rd A 4 Q 4	Meckstroth `South` 1 Pass 4th 10 J 8 J	Hamman West Dbl 3 NT 4 Lead 8 K 7 A 6 3 A	Stansby `NORTH` Pass 3 Pass AP 2nd 5 A A 2 Q 2 2	Soloway East Pass Pass 4 3rd 10 2 10 3 8 Q 4	Martel `South` 2 3 Pass 4th 3 6 8 K J 8
A Q 7 5 A 9 3 K J K Q J 7			10 9 6 4 3 J 6 5 Q 7 4 2 10
Par -140 3 EW	K J 2 K Q 10 7 4 10 8 3 8 4
2 +12		2 70-54		4 E =		-620		4 W -1		+100

2006 USBC Semifinal, Segment 5					1 NS				2 NS
Case 18	K Q 10 7 A 9 4 10 5 10 7 6 5			Moss West Pass Pass Lead 9 4 9 Q 3 4 K	Meltzer `NORTH` Pass 2 4 2nd 10 8 K 10 5 5 8	Gitelman East Pass Pass AP 3rd Q K A 2 6 3 4	Larsen `South` 1 3 4th A A 5 8 2 7 3	Bates West Pass Lead 6 7 J 8 K 2	Rubin `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd Q K 10 5 8 Q	Sontag East Pass Pass 3rd A A 4 Q 4	Ekeblad `South` 2 4th 4 5 8 A 3
J 8 6 Q 8 A Q J 3 9 8 4 3			A 5 3 2 10 6 3 9 7 6 4 2 Q
Par +420 4 NS	9 4 K J 7 5 2 K 8 A K J 2
2 +6		2 76-54		4 S -1		-50		2 S +2		+170

2006 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 1					1 NS				2 NS
Case 19	A K 7 3 J 3 J 10 8 4 2 10 9			Gitelman `West` 1 2 Lead J 9 4 J 3 10 10 2 9	Smith `NORTH` Pass 1 NT AP 2nd 5 6 6 A J A 4 Q 3	Moss `East` Pass Dbl 3rd A 3 J 5 Q 3 5 K 6	B.Cohen `South` 1 Pass 4th 4 2 K 9 9 8 2 5 2	Hollman `West` Pass Lead Q 9 9 10 J 5 J A 7 K 10 A	Rubin `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd A 3 K 4 A 2 3 4 6 6 4 8	Ferguson `East` Pass Pass 3rd 4 5 2 8 5 Q 3 J 9 2 6 8	Ekeblad `South` 2 4th 8 Q 6 2 9 3 7 7 5 7 10 Q
Q J 10 9 5 K Q 8 6 4 9 Q 2			4 2 5 A Q 7 6 3 K 7 6 4 3
Par +90 2 NS	8 6 A 10 9 7 2 K 5 A J 8 5
2 +6		2 82-54		2 W =		-110		2 S =		+110

2005 Spingold Final, Segment 2					1 NS				2 NS
Case 20	K Q 8 5 K 10 Q 10 7 4 2 9 5			Hampson West Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 3 4 Q 10 7 K A Q J	Wooldridge `NORTH` Pass 1 Rdbl 2 2nd 5 4 J 9 2 J A 3 8 2	Greco East Pass Dbl Pass AP 3rd A 8 K 6 5 8 4 9 5 8	Hurd `South` 1 Pass 2 4th 2 K 6 7 2 6 5 3 7 A	Gerstman West Pass AP Lead 3 5 K 7 5 K	Ekeblad `NORTH` Pass 2 NT 2nd 6 2 A 5 3 A	Maksymetz East Pass Pass 3rd 4 8 2 4 Q 10	Rubin `South` 2 3 NT 4th 9 2 9 J 6 3
9 7 6 3 2 J 9 8 3 2 A 3 4			A 10 4 6 J 9 8 6 K Q 7 3 2
Par +400 3 NT NS	J A Q 7 5 4 K 5 A J 10 8 6
2 +7		2 90-54		2 N +2		+130		3 NT N =		+400

2005 USBC Semifinal, Segment 8					1 NS				2 NS
Case 21	K 5 3 9 4 3 2 K J 9 3 K 10			Zia West Pass AP Lead 7 6 2 4 3 A 10 10 J A	Feldman NORTH Pass 2 2nd 10 2 7 K Q 6 5 7 8 10	Rosenberg East Pass Pass 3rd J K Q 2 J 3 A 4 9	Bramley South 1 4 4th A 9 K 9 6 3 5 Q 5	Robinson West Pass Lead 10 Q 4 3 Q	Fallenius NORTH Pass 3 2nd J K K A J	Boyd East Pass AP 3rd Q 2 2 5 A	Welland South 2 4th A 7 9 6 3
A 8 7 6 4 K 10 8 7 5 4 3 2			Q 10 2 A 7 Q 8 7 6 5 Q J 9
Par +500 5 × West -2	J 9 Q J 10 8 6 5 A 4 2 A 6
2 +7		2 97-54		4 S -1		-100		3 S +1		+170

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 13					1 NS				2 NS
Case 22	Q J 3 10 K Q 10 8 3 Q 10 4 3			Atabey `West` Pass Lead 8 7 9 4 A 10 A 7 Q	M.Mukherjee `NORTH` Pass 1 NT 2nd 4 Q 6 7 5 4 6 9 J	Kolata `East` Pass AP 3rd A K 2 K 3 10 3 K 4	R.Roy `South` 1 4th 3 5 J 2 9 2 5 7 J	S.Mukherjee `West` Pass Lead 7 4 5 5 K Q 2 7	Assael `NORTH` Pass 3 NT 2nd K 2 A A 10 3 10 4	Kushari `East` Pass AP 3rd 6 Q 6 3 2 3 9 10	Zorlu `South` 2 4th 4 K 3 8 4 5 A 2
A 7 2 K Q J 9 6 4 8 6 5 2			K 9 8 A 7 6 3 2 5 2 J 9 7
Par +120 2 NT NS	10 6 5 4 J 9 8 5 4 A 7 A K
2 +5		2 102-55		1 NT N +4		+210		3 NT N =		+400

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 16					1 NS				2 NS
Case 23	Q J 8 4 7 J 5 A 8 6 5 3 2			Bocchi `West` Dbl 2 2 4 Lead 7 K Q 8 J 2 A 6 6 7 J 10	Gromov `NORTH` Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 4 3 5 J K 9 5 5 4 6 7 Q	Duboin `East` Pass Dbl 2 3 AP 3rd A 2 3 J 2 A 8 5 K 10 3 Q	Dubinin `South` 1 2 Dbl Pass 4th 2 6 9 10 4 4 3 9 8 Q 8 9	Matushko `West` Pass AP Lead K 4 8 2 Q A K Q 4 10	Fantoni `NORTH` Pass 2 NT 2nd 4 5 3 7 6 3 5 J 7 8	Khven `East` Pass Pass 3rd 2 K A 9 2 3 5 6 8 6	Nunes `South` 2 3 4th 9 2 J 10 K 4 6 5 Q 9
A K 7 3 J 5 3 2 A 10 7 6 4 —			10 6 5 2 9 6 4 K 8 K Q J 10
Par -110 2 EW	9 A K Q 10 8 Q 9 3 2 9 7 4
1 +9		2 102-64		4 × W -2		+300		3 S -2		-100

2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Segment 2					1 NS				2 NS
Case 24	A Q J 4 Q 6 J 10 6 4 2 8 7			Carroll West Pass Pass AP Lead 2 6 K 10 8 9 7 J 10 6 Q 5	Brink `NORTH` Pass 1 2 NT 2nd 3 8 A 4 Q J A 7 8 9 8 Q	Garvey East Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q J 2 4 4 6 3 9 5 9 10 K	v.Prooijen `South` 1 2 3 NT 4th 7 K 3 A 5 5 2 2 3 4 K J	Jansma West Pass Pass Lead 7 A 5 Q 7 A K 3 J	Fitzgibbon `NORTH` Pass Pass 3 2nd 8 4 A 8 Q 6 9 10 5	Verhees East Pass 2 AP 3rd Q 3 3 5 K 7 8 10	Mesbur `South` 2 Dbl 4th 2 K 2 K 9 2 4 J
7 5 K 7 4 3 2 A Q Q 10 9 6			K 10 9 8 6 3 8 7 5 3 J 4 2
Par +140 3 NS	2 A J 10 9 5 K 9 8 A K 5 3
2 +7		2 110-64		3 NT N -3		-150		3 N +1		+130

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 8					1 NS				2 NS
Case 25	7 3 10 5 A Q 8 5 2 10 7 5 4			Lindkvist `West` Dbl 4 4 5 Lead Q K Q	Maia `NORTH` Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2nd A 3 7	Fredin `East` Pass 2 Pass 4 NT 6 3rd 5 5 2	Junqueira `South` 1 Pass Pass Pass AP 4th 4 4 8	Chagas `West` Dbl 4 Lead 8 2 Q	Nystrom `NORTH` Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 4 7	Villas-Boas `East` Pass 3 4 3rd 4 K 5	Bertheau `South` 2 Pass AP 4th K 3 8
K Q J 6 A 8 7 3 A Q J 9 6			A 10 9 5 2 J 4 10 9 4 K 3 2
Par -980 6 EW	8 4 K Q 9 6 3 2 K J 7 6 8
2 +11		2 121-64		6 E =		-980		4 E +2		-480

2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 6					1 NS				2 NS
Case 26	K Q 9 3 2 10 6 J 8 6 3 4 2			Levin West Dbl 2 NT Lead A J A K Q 7 10 K 5 2	Freeman NORTH Pass Pass AP 2nd 3 Q 3 6 8 J A 8 6 J	Weinstein East Pass 1 NT 3rd 4 2 5 2 4 10 7 9 10 7	Nickell South 1 Pass 4th 6 7 9 4 2 5 3 6 Q	Meckstroth West Dbl 3 Lead K 4 8 5 7 A K Q 7 K	Wolff NORTH Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 9 A 3 9 3 6 8 J 4	Rodwell East Pass 3 3 NT 3rd 2 10 5 6 Q 2 4 5 10 7	Lazard South 2 Pass AP 4th 6 K 4 A 2 9 7 8 2 8
A 10 8 J 9 3 A K Q 7 Q 5 3			J 5 4 A K 10 5 4 2 10 8 7 6
Par +110 2 NS	7 6 Q 8 7 5 4 2 9 A K J 9
2 +6		2 127-64		2 NT E =		-120		3 NT E -1		+100

2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 1					1 NS				2 NS
Case 27	Q 4 K 6 K J 6 5 3 2 9 7 3			Versace West Dbl Lead 9 6 2 K 6 K 5 J 8	Nickell NORTH Pass 2 2nd A 4 J 9 Q A 7 4 6	Lauria East Pass 2 3rd 6 A 7 8 A 3 Q 10 J	Freeman South 1 AP 4th 7 3 Q 3 7 4 2 2 9	Rodwell West Dbl Lead 9 J A 8 6 5 2 6 6	Fantoni NORTH Pass Pass 2nd Q 8 3 7 4 5 8 J Q	Meckstroth East Pass 2 3rd K 3 6 K J 4 K 3 A	Nunes South 2 AP 4th 7 10 9 J A Q 10 4
10 8 7 6 7 3 A Q 10 A J 10 5			A 9 5 2 Q J 9 8 7 4 Q 8 4
Par -110 2 EW	K J 3 A 10 8 5 4 2 9 K 6 2
2 +7		2 134-64		2 E =		-110		2 E -2		+200

2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20					1 NS				2 NS
Case 28	A Q J 8 3 9 8 5 J 7 6 4 3 —			Duboin West Pass Pass Lead Q 3 4 A 9 2 8 A	Bertheau `NORTH` Pass 1 4 2nd 5 5 Q 2 4 A 3 9	Bocchi East Pass Pass AP 3rd 5 Q K 10 7 10 10 6	Nystrom `South` 1 1 NT 4th 3 K 6 4 6 9 J 2	Fredin West Pass 4 5 AP Lead 9 K 4 3 6 Q J Q 2	Nunes `NORTH` Pass 4 Dbl Pass 2nd 3 4 A K K K 8 Q 10	Lindkvist East Pass Pass 4 NT Pass 3rd Q 5 10 9 7 3 8 6 J	Fantoni `South` 2 Pass Dbl Dbl 4th A 3 6 2 5 5 2 A A
7 5 4 2 A J 7 K 10 K Q 10 2			K 10 6 3 A 9 8 5 J 8 7 6 5
Par -130 4 EW	9 6 K Q 10 4 2 Q 2 A 9 4 3
2 +7		2 141-64		4 S -2		-100		5 × W -1		+200

2002 USBC Semifinal, Segment 8					1 NS				2 NS
Case 29	J 10 6 9 5 J 10 9 5 10 6 4 2			Weinstein `West` 1 3 NT Lead 8 8 9 A K 5 A J	Meckstroth NORTH Pass Pass AP 2nd K 2 J J 6 6 10	Levin `East` Pass 1 NT 3rd 9 K Q 4 8 7 7	Rodwell South 1 Pass 4th 3 3 4 7 9 2 10	Soloway `West` 2 Lead 9 Q 2 J A K 5 K 7	Seamon NORTH Pass Pass 2nd 3 K 10 2 6 J 4 J 2	Hamman `East` Pass Pass 3rd A 5 4 K 8 3 A 8 Q	Passell South 2 Pass 4th 7 J 7 A 9 Q 3 2 6
A K 5 3 2 K 7 A 6 4 Q 8 5			8 4 J 3 Q 8 7 3 2 A K 9 7
Par -450 5 EW	Q 9 7 A Q 10 8 6 4 2 K J 3
1 +6		2 141-70		3 NT E -1		+50		2 W +3		-200

2001 Spingold Final, Segment 3					1 NS				2 NS
Case 30	J 10 7 6 4 5 2 A Q 9 6 3 J			Moss `West` Dbl 3 5 Lead A J Q 6	Duboin NORTH Pass 1 3 Dbl 2nd 3 K 8 10	Chang `East` Pass 2 4 AP 3rd 2 A 3 2	Bocchi South 1 2 4 4th 4 4 2 5	Lauria `West` Dbl Pass Lead J 5 Q K 5 A 2	K.Smith NORTH Pass 3 Pass 2nd K 8 4 J 7 10 3	Versace `East` Pass Pass 4 3rd A 10 2 3 Q 7 A	Schuett South 2 3 AP 4th 4 3 4 2 8 3 4
A K Q 8 3 K 7 5 2 K 7 5 4			2 J 8 6 4 10 8 4 A Q 9 6 3
Par -110 3 EW	9 5 3 A K Q 10 9 7 J 10 8 2
1 +10		2 141-80		5 × E -2		+300		4 E =		-130

2001 Spingold Quarterfinal, Segment 2					1 NS				2 NS
Case 31	7 4 J 7 10 9 7 A J 9 5 3 2			Lauria West 1 AP Lead 5 4 10 Q J A 4 Q 10 2	Lanzarotti `NORTH` Pass 3 2nd 7 2 K 7 2 7 10 5 8 Q	Versace East Pass Pass 3rd 9 J A 9 2 5 J 3 5 9	Buratti `South` 1 3 4th K A 4 6 3 3 K 3 7	Sosler West 2 4 Lead J 7 J 5 A 8 9 8 K	Jacobs `NORTH` Pass Pass AP 2nd 3 A 2 3 10 2 3 7	Schulle East Pass 3 3rd 4 6 4 Q 9 2 A 10	Katz `South` 2 Pass 4th 5 2 7 9 6 K 4 K
A Q J 8 5 5 2 A Q 8 4 Q 10			10 9 2 A 9 3 J 5 K 8 7 6 4
Par -650 5 East	K 6 3 K Q 10 8 6 4 K 6 3 2 —
1 +11		2 141-91		3 S -2		-100		4 W =		-620

2001 Spingold Round of 64, Segment 4					1 NS				2 NS
Case 32	10 3 A K 6 5 10 8 4 2 6 4 3			Willenken West 1 4 Lead A K 2 5 2 A	Robson `NORTH` Pass 2 NT AP 2nd 7 9 J Q 4 10	Silverstein East Pass 3 3rd Q J A 4 Q	Shugart `South` 1 Pass 4th 3 4 6 K 3	Chemla West 2 Lead K 8 5 A 8 J 8	Fleisher `NORTH` Pass 3 2nd 7 K Q 3 3 2 K	Forrester East Pass 3 3rd Q A 2 2 K 3 5	D.Rosenberg `South` 2 AP 4th 4 6 3 4 2 4 10
A Q 9 7 6 5 4 3 Q 6 A 9 8			J 8 2 9 7 K J 9 7 3 K Q 10
Par -620 4 EW	K 4 Q J 10 8 2 A 5 J 7 5 2
2 +10		2 151-91		4 W =		-620		3 W +1		-170

2000 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6					1 NS				2 NS
Case 33	Q 6 3 5 4 A J 10 4 3 J 9 7			Weinstein West Pass Pass Lead Q J J 2 3 2 J	Weichsel NORTH Pass 1 NT Pass 2nd A 3 8 4 9 K Q	Levin East Pass Pass 2 3rd 5 5 4 A 10 A 2	Sontag South 1 2 AP 4th 2 A K 7 K 8 5	Meltzer West Pass Lead Q J 10 2 3 2 K	Rosenberg NORTH Pass Pass 2nd A 6 8 4 9 4 3	Larsen East Pass 2 3rd 4 7 5 A 10 3 10	Zia South 2 AP 4th 2 A K 7 K 5 Q
J 10 4 A 9 8 K 9 7 6 A 5 3			K 9 8 7 5 K 2 8 Q 10 8 6 2
Par -500 5 × South -2	A 2 Q J 10 7 6 3 Q 5 2 K 4
1 +2		2 151-93		2 E =		-110		2 E +2		-170

1999 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 2					1 NS				2 NS
Case 34	Q 8 6 5 4 6 4 3 A Q 5 8 7			Wittes `West` Dbl Pass Lead A Q K J	Onstott `NORTH` Pass 2 Pass 2nd 5 8 10 3	Grabel `East` Pass 2 3 3rd 3 6 4 2	Beatty `South` 1 2 AP 4th 7 J 6 Q	Hayden `West` Pass Lead 5 3 A 7 K 5 8 K	Compton `NORTH` Pass 3 2nd 3 4 6 2 5 8 Q 8	Eisenberg `East` Pass AP 3rd J Q 2 3 7 Q 7 4	Baze `South` 2 4th A J 2 K 3 4 4 7
A 9 7 10 8 5 K 4 2 A K 6 5			K J 10 J 7 J 10 9 8 7 6 Q 2
Par -110 3 EW	3 2 A K Q 9 2 3 J 10 9 4 3
2 +6		2 157-93		3 E =		-110		3 S =		+140

1999 Team Trials Semifinal, Segment 3					1 NS				2 NS
Case 35	6 8 7 4 10 5 3 A 8 7 6 5 4			Katz West 1 3 Lead 8 A 5 K K 2 4	Cayne `NORTH` Pass 2 AP 2nd 3 6 4 A 3 J 10	Jacobs East Pass 3 3rd 2 2 K 2 5 A J	Burger `South` 1 Pass 4th K 3 7 3 9 10 6	Berkowitz West Pass Lead Q 8 3 3 4 7 A 5 K 2	Weichsel `NORTH` Pass Pass 2nd 3 9 A 5 9 Q 10 Q 10 5	Cohen East Pass Pass 3rd 7 6 6 7 K 8 2 4 A K	Sontag `South` 2 4th A J 4 2 3 4 J 6 6 2
A Q 9 5 K 6 Q J 9 6 2 J 3			K J 4 2 Q 10 3 K 8 7 Q 10 9
Par -100 4 × NS -1	10 8 7 3 A J 9 5 2 A 4 K 2
2 +6		2 163-93		3 W =		-140		2 S =		+110

1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 15					1 NS				2 NS
Case 36	3 9 5 K 9 8 5 2 A 8 5 3 2			Burgess West 1 Lead 5 4 2	Szymanowski NORTH Pass Dbl 2nd 4 3 10	Richman East Pass 3 3rd Q A K	Kowalski South 1 AP 4th A 7 5	Zmudzinski West Pass Dbl Lead Q J Q 10 A K 2 10 8 Q	Bagchi NORTH Pass 2 NT 4 2nd 2 5 A K 7 4 6 J 7 10	Balicki East Pass Pass AP 3rd 3 6 5 4 9 J 2 9 Q J	Browne South 2 3 4th 7 A 6 4 3 A 9 2 10 3
K J 9 8 4 A J Q J 10 J 10 9			A 6 5 2 7 6 4 6 3 K Q 7 6
Par +110 3 NS	Q 10 7 K Q 10 8 3 2 A 7 4 4
1 +9		2 163-102		3 W -1		+100		4 S -3		-300