Data 9Z11 Main

Notrump vs. 5-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 396 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Duboin Helness Zia Madala Fantoni Bocchi Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Dbl
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A K 9 8 6
8
10 9 3
7 6 4 2 Table 10
Q 10 5 3
K 8 7 6
A 10 8 5
87876 =
56566 56567
Par NS +120 J 4 2
K 7 6
A Q 4 2
K J 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 13
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 0

3. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Fantoni Upmark Nunes Helgemo Fredin Helness Fallenius
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
2 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 6 5 4 3
K 9 2
10
A J 9 Table Q 8 7
J 10
K 9 3 2
Q 7 6 5
85AA8 =
48335 58335
Par NS +300 A 2
Q 8 6
A Q J 7
10 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 13
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 14

8. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul 6 4
Q 10 4
A J 8 6 4 2
K 9

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Brogeland Verhees Lindqvist Graves Bakhshi Schwartz Ekeblad
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 5 3 2
3
10 9 7 5
J 7 Table J 8
A J 5 2
K 3
A 8 6 4 3
A6B88 =
37244 =
Par NS +450 A K 10
K 9 8 7 6
Q
Q 10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-12 13
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+12 29

13. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul Q 6
A J 8 7 3
Q J 8 5
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Richter Kranyak Ramos Kolesnik LallJ Etter Wooldridge
1 2 2 1 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 7 3
9 4 2
9 7 3 2
J 7 Table K
6 5
A K 10 4
A 10 9 8 6 5
99A66 89966
43377 =
Par NS +420 A 9 8 5 4 2
K Q 10
6
K 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 13
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 39

17. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals
Both vul 6 3 2
K 9 8 7 6
A K 9 7
3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Kranyak Bramley LallJ Hurd WeinsteinH Wooldridge Grabel
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 7
J 5 2
10 8 6 4
K Q 5 4 Table K 8 4
A Q 3
3 2
9 8 7 6 2
7BAA5 9AAA5
32337 32336
Par NS +650 A Q 10 9 5
10 4
Q J 5
A J 10

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 13
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 54

20. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

E deals
Both vul Q 8 7 3 2
Q 8 3
Q 8 5
J 9

West North East South West North East South
HuW El Ahmady WangYH Sadek Piekarek LiL Smirnov LiY
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9
A J 7 4
J 2
K 5 4 3 2 Table K 6 4
10 9 5 2
A 10 7 6 3
7
89668 89579
43764 44764
Par NS +140 A J 5
K 6
K 9 4
A Q 10 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 26
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 56

21. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K J 7 2
J 7 5
8 3 2
10 8

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

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

5 4
K 3 2
Q 9 5 4
A 9 7 4 Table 10 8 3
10 9 6 4
A 6
J 5 3 2
99897 =
44546 =
Par NS +600 Q 9 6
A Q 8
K J 10 7
K Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 38
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 56

22. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K J 7 2
J 7 5
8 3 2
10 8

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

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

5 4
K 3 2
Q 9 5 4
A 9 7 4 Table 10 8 3
10 9 6 4
A 6
J 5 3 2
99897 =
44546 =
Par NS +600 Q 9 6
A Q 8
K J 10 7
K Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 50
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 56

23. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

S deals
N-S vul Q 4
J 6 5
A 9 8 4
A J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Helness Dubinin Helgemo Fantoni Bocchi Nunes Madala
1 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 7 5 3 2
10
J 5
K Q 5 4 Table K
A 9 7 3
K 10 7 6
10 9 7 3
96986 =
47347 =
Par NS +500 A 10 9 6
K Q 8 4 2
Q 3 2
6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 62
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 56

27. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem HoC Mazurkiewicz ShenN HoJ Narkiewicz Chao Buras
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 7 2
7
K Q 5 3
K Q 9 7 Table 9
J 10 6 4 3
10 9 7 6
A 6 4
99746 =
33587 =
Par NS +400 A 5 4
A K Q 9 5
A 8
J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 73
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 59

28. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Lambardi Helness Rizzo Alujas Fantoni Ravenna Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 7 2
7
K Q 5 3
K Q 9 7 Table 9
J 10 6 4 3
10 9 7 6
A 6 4
99746 =
33587 =
Par NS +400 A 5 4
A K Q 9 5
A 8
J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 84
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 59

40. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

W deals
N-S vul K 10 9 8 5
7
10 9 8
K 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Nowosadzki Dubinin Kalita Gromov Narkiewicz Gawel Buras Jagniewski
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

3 2
10 3 2
A Q 7 5 3
9 4 2 Table J 7 6
Q 9 8 6 5
K 6 2
A 10
7A77A =
52562 52563
Par NS +620 A Q 4
A K J 4
J 4
Q J 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 85
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 82

46. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kamil
1 Pass 1 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 4
8 2
A 10 8 4 2
8 7 5 Table Q 3
K 9 6 5 4
J 9 3
K 10 2
AC98B =
21352 =
Par NS +1430 J 10 9 6 5
A Q 7 3
K Q 5
4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 88
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +680
+13 98

48. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

E deals
None vul Q 10
A Q 9
10 6
K 10 9 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Grue Zia Cheek Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
1 2 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 5 4 2
3 2
A 9 7 3 2
2 Table A 7 6 3
J 10 5
Q J 5 4
5 4
74A4A =
29191 =
Par NS +100 K J
K 8 7 6 4
K 8
A Q J 8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 88
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +480
+11 110

50. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

S deals
E-W vul A K 4
K 9 8 6 3
10 5 4
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Grue Greco Cheek Hampson Diamond Becker Platnick Spector
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 6 5 3
2
Q 7 3
J 9 5 2 Table 9 2
A J 10 5
9 8 6 2
Q 10 8
99A98 A9AA9
34334 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 7
Q 7 4
A K J
A K 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 98
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 110

62. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 7 3 2
3
K 7 6
5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
BlanchardS WolpertG BlanchardB Kranyak Bathurst Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 6 5
K 10 9 7 6 4
Q 10
10 Table K
J 5 2
9 8 5 4 3
A J 7 6
7947A 8947A
44843 =
Par NS +140 A 9 4
A Q 8
A J 2
K Q 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 111
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 113

63. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul K 7 6 3
K 10 6
Q
K 10 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
LallJ WolpertG Hamman Kranyak Bathurst Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

—
8 7 4 3
10 9 7 6 5 4
Q 7 5 Table A J 10 8 4
2
A K J 8
J 6 4
69938 69939
64493 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 5 2
A Q J 9 5
3 2
A 8

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 111
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 124

71. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

S deals
Both vul J 9 5 3 2
J
Q J 9 8 6
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Narkiewicz Cullin Buras Zmudzinski Nystrom Balicki Upmark
1 1
1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7
Q 8 7 4 3
A 5
J 7 6 2 Table 8 6 4
10 9 6 5
K 10 3
K 9 3
8A5A7 =
53735 53835
Par NS +620 A Q 10
A K 2
7 4 2
A Q 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 113
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+12 138

75. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Campos Hamman Villas-Boas Branco Rodwell BarbosaR Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Dbl
1 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 5
J
Q 9 8 6 5
10 9 5 3 Table 9 6 3 2
A 10 8 5
3
A K 7 4
87875 =
45458 =
Par NS +100 A K Q 4
7 6 2
J 10 4
Q J 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 127
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 142

76. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Hay Bocchi N-Pinder Madala Versace GerrardD Zaleski GerrardC
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 6 3
10 6 4
7 6 5
A 8 7 Table 9 8 7 4
8 2
A J 9
K J 6 2
97A98 =
46345 =
Par NS +420 Q 2
A K Q 7 5
K 4 3
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 137
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 142

77. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 11

E deals
None vul A Q J 10 5
8 4
K Q 9
K Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Rombaut Askari Lorenzini Gheewala Liaqat Pilon Said Toffier
3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 2 2
Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 4 2
9 7 6
A 7 2
J 10 9 Table 8
K J 10 5 3 2
J 10 5 4
A 5
7967A =
54763 34753
Par NS +140 7 6 3
A Q
8 6 3
8 7 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 137
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+11 153

80. 2012 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Petersson Zmudzinski Ahlesved Balicki Buras Bertheau Narkiewicz Cullin
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 8
Q 10 4 3
K Q 5
9 6 5 Table J 6 5 3
7
A 8 6
Q 10 7 4 2
97997 =
46446 =
Par NS +600 A K 4
A K 6 5 2
J 10 7 4
K

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 150
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 155

83. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Helness McGann Helgemo Fantoni Mesbur Nunes Fitzgibbon
1 2 Pass 2 1 NT Dbl 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl AP

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

K Q J 9 5
Q J
9 5
K 6 5 4 Table —
9 8 5 2
8 7 4 3 2
A 8 3 2
A8AA6 98996
34336 =
Par NS +430 A 7 6 3 2
A 10 7 4 3
10
9 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 161
5-3 Major
4 × S -1 -100
-11 156

84. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Zimmermann Bertheau Multon Fantoni Upmark Nunes Nystrom
1 Pass 1 2 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 4 4 (AP)

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

A 3
10 7 2
Q 8 3
A K 10 9 3 Table J 8 7
K J 8 3
5
8 7 5 4 2
79594 =
64839 =
Par NS +100 6 4 2
A Q 4
A K J 7 6 2
Q

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 161
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+5 161

92. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Palazzo Bocchi Fornasari Madala Duboin Pellegrini Sementa Camberos

J 8 5
J
Q 9 8 6 5
10 9 5 3 Table 9 6 3 2
A 10 8 5
3
A K 7 4
87875 =
45458 =
Par NS +120 A K Q 4
7 6 2
J 10 4
Q J 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 173
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 165

95. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Toffier BarbosaJ Pilon Pinto Pratas Rombaut Damaso Lorenzini
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 6 3
10 6 4
7 6 5
A 8 7 Table 9 8 7 4
8 2
A J 9
K J 6 2
97A98 =
46345 =
Par NS +420 Q 2
A K Q 7 5
K 4 3
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 184
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 165

100. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lauria Helgemo Versace Sementa Nunes Duboin Fantoni
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 6 3
10 7 6 3
A 10 2
10 9 2 Table Q J
K 9 8
6 5
Q J 8 7 6 5
7A795 7A7A5
53637 53638
Par NS +620 K 8 5 4 2
A 4
K Q 9 3
K 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 184
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 181

101. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Weinstein Berkowitz Levin Rodwell Kwiecien Meckstroth Pszczola
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 2 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 10 8 3
6 2
8 7 6
Q J 3 Table 9 6 2
J 7 4
A 10 3
9 8 7 6
76A98 =
56345 =
Par NS +420 K J
A 10 8 5 3
K 9
A K 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 184
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 192

103. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals
E-W vul A K 7 5 4
6 5
10 2
K Q 6 3

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

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

Q J 9 2
J 10 9 4 2
A 8 7
10 Table 10
Q 8 3
K 9 5 4 3
9 8 4 2
99669 =
44764 =
Par NS +400 8 6 3
A K 7
Q J 6
A J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 194
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 194

111. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul A Q 8 4 3
4
A Q J 7
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Hampson Chambers Greco Moss Bates Gitelman Wold
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6
Q 10 3 2
9 8 4 3
Q 9 2 Table K J 5
A 9 7 6
5 2
K 8 6 3
79697 89697
54646 54746
Par NS +140 9 7 2
K J 8 5
K 10 6
A 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 208
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 198

113. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul J 6
5 4 2
K 10 5 3
K J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Moss Katz Gitelman Greco Hamman Hampson Zia
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K Q 10 9
J 9 3
J 7 6 4
2 Table 7 5 4 2
8 6
9 8
Q 9 8 5 4
86BB9 =
17114 =
Par NS +650 8 3
A K Q 10 7
A Q 2
A 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 208
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 213

116. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 92

N deals
E-W vul J 10 9 8 6
10 9 5
8 3 2
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Passell LallJ Jacobus Mahaffey Kranyak Seamon WolpertG
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 5
7 2
A K 10 9
Q 10 8 3 2 Table 7 3 2
J 6 4 3
Q J 7
J 7 4
9AA76 =
22167 =
Par NS +420 A K 4
A K Q 8
6 5 4
K 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 219
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 213

117. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul A 9 2
10 9 6
J 10 9 3 2
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Wold Hampson Bates Greco Platnick Schermer Diamond Chambers
1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 3
J 8 5 4 3 2
Q 8
K 8 5 Table 10 5 4
7
A 7 6 5
A Q 10 7 2
79685 =
54657 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 8 7
A K Q
K 4
J 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 229
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 213

119. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH Bramley Milner Compton Cohen Bathurst Wolfson LallJ
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Rdbl 2
Pass 3 3 4 (AP)

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

A Q 7 2
10 2
Q J 10 8 4
8 4 Table K J 10 8
J 7 4
9
K 10 9 5 2
85967 =
58366 58466
Par NS +100 9 6 5
A 9 8 5 3
A K 2
Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 229
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 226

121. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 98

N deals
E-W vul A 6 5
9 5 4
A J 9 7 3
10 8

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Rosenberg Kranyak Willenken Bramley LallJ Compton Bathurst
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 2 2 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J 9 7
A 10
Q 10 2
A 9 6 4 Table 10 8 3 2
8 7 2
6
Q J 7 5 3
63893 838B3
2A229 =
Par NS +200 Q 4
K Q J 6 3
K 8 5 4
K 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 231
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 236

125. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul J 6 4
K Q J 8 5
J 7 2
J 3

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Bertheau Verhees Cullin Bathurst Pachtman Zagorin Ginossar
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 8 2
9 4 3 2
A
Q 8 6 4 Table 9 7
6
Q 10 9 8 5
A 10 9 5 2
89973 =
4446A =
Par NS -100 A Q 5 3
A 10 7
K 6 4 3
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 244
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 238

131. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Nunn Kamil Hans Gosney Levin Edgtton Weinstein
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

8 3
J 6
K 10 8 7 3
K J 6 2 Table K 7 6
Q 10 7 2
J 9 6
10 8 7
8A877 9A877
43465 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5 4 2
K 4 3
A Q 4
A 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 256
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 245

133. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver El Ahmady Brink Sadek Saaid Muller Nabil de Wijs
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 3
J 6
K 10 8 7 3
K J 6 2 Table K 7 6
Q 10 7 2
J 9 6
10 8 7
8A877 9A877
43465 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5 4 2
K 4 3
A Q 4
A 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 268
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 246

140. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiH Weinstein Lian Levin Kamil LiuJ Fleisher LiJ
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 5 3
J 9 7
A 9 7
J 9 8 Table K
K Q 2
Q 10 6 5
10 5 4 3 2
AA986 =
33356 =
Par NS +630 A Q 10
A 10 8 5
K J 4 2
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 281
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 255

143. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Wooldridge Stefanov Hurd LallJ Karaivanov Grue Trendafilov
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

6 4
9 7 5
10 8
A Q J 10 7 2 Table A 9 3
10 8 6 4
J 5 4
9 8 4
6B8A6 6B8B6
62527 =
Par NS +450 Q 10 2
Q 3 2
9 7 3 2
K 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-12 281
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+12 269

144. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Stansby Martens Martel Weinstein Narkiewicz Levin Buras
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6 4
9 7 5
10 8
A Q J 10 7 2 Table A 9 3
10 8 6 4
J 5 4
9 8 4
6B8A6 6B8B6
62527 =
Par NS +450 Q 10 2
Q 3 2
9 7 3 2
K 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 281
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 280

149. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 82

S deals
E-W vul 10 7
K J 8 7 2
A 6 3
A 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Grue Greco LallJ Zagorin Diamond Bathurst Platnick
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 4 2
A 9
J 9 8 7 4 2
K Table J 3
10 5 4
K 5
Q 10 7 6 5 3
A9B67 A9A67
33266 =
Par NS +450 A K Q 6 5
Q 6 3
Q 10
J 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 293
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 285

152. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Donn Cohen Goren Wolfson WeinsteinH Richter Garner Aker
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 Pass 3 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 3 Dbl
3 4 AP

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

A K 4 3 2
J 9 5
10 7 3 2
J Table 5
4 3
A J 9 6 4
9 7 6 4 3
A8948 =
34394 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 7
K 8 7 6 2
K Q
A 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 303
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 286

159. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals
Both vul 10 3 2
A J 6
8 6 2
10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Bakhshi Seamon Delmonte Cheek Duboin Grue Sementa
2 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 7 6
7 4 3
Q J 4 3
7 3 Table 5
K 10 9 8 5
10 9 7 5
Q J 4
9A779 8A779
33563 33564
Par NS +620 A Q 9 8 4
Q 2
A K
A K 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 317
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-13 294

162. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 26

E deals
Both vul J 8 6
7 3
9 6 5 4 3
K 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Campos Sementa Villas-Boas D'Orsi Cayne Sampaio Seamon
Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9
A K 6 5 4
10 2
A 9 5 4 3 Table 10 7 5 3
Q 10 9 2
Q 8 7
8 7
7A4A5 =
33916 53916
Par NS +500 A K Q 4 2
J 8
A K J
Q J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 319
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 308

166. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul A Q 7 4 2
10 6 2
A Q 5 4
6

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Isporski Moss Kovachev Lowe Diamond Dawson Platnick
1 1 NT
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8
K Q 9 5 4
8 2
K 10 8 7 4 Table K 10 5 3
8
10 9 7
Q 9 5 3 2
8A8B5 8A9B5
33428 =
Par NS +620 J 9 6
A J 7 3
K J 6 3
A J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 319
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 323

169. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul J 10 9
9 7 6 5 2
A Q 5
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Rigal Versace Ornstein Lauria Duboin Maksymetz Sementa Marcinski
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 2
J 10 4 3
K 7 4
A J 3 Table 8 7 4 3
A
J 8 6 2
10 9 7 5
87967 87977
46466 =
Par NS +140 A K 5
K Q 8
10 9 3
K 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 329
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 324

172. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Morgan Katz Harris Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell
Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 6 4
9 7
9 7 2
A 8 6 3 Table J 9
Q 10 2
J 10 6 3
Q J 4 2
89A87 =
44356 =
Par NS +420 K 7
A K 6 4 3
K Q 8 5
10 9

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 329
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 337

176. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Hamman Martens Zia Rodwell Kopecky Meckstroth Kurka
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 5
K 10 3
2
Q 10 7 5 4 2 Table 7 4
9 8 7
K J 9 4 3
K J 8
ACCA7 =
11136 =
Par NS +1430 K Q 3
A Q 6 2
A Q 10
9 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 332
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +680
+13 350

178. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Hansen Smirnov BildeM Piekarek H-Welland BildeD Welland Graversen
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8 7 6
8 3 2
A 10 7
J 3 Table 9 4 2
6 4
Q J 8 4
K Q 6 4
86978 =
46465 =
Par NS +140 K 10 3
K 10 7
K 9 5 3
10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 346
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 350

179. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Kendrick Berkowitz Senior Allfrey Jansma Robson Paulissen
1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8
9 5 4
K 4
Q 10 9 8 6 4 Table 10 7 6 2
Q 3
A 7 5 2
J 5 3
BAAB7 =
11026 =
Par NS +460 5 3
K J 8 6 2
10 9 3
A K 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+11 357
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 350

180. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

E deals
Both vul Q 4
A Q 6 4 3
Q
Q J 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Baseggio Willenken WeinsteinJ Etter WeinsteinH Kolesnik Garner
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 2 4 AP
1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 7
K
10 7 6 4 2
9 7 5 3 Table 10 6 5 3
J 10 9 8
K J
A K 4
79A89 =
54344 =
Par NS +620 A K 8 2
7 5 2
A 9 8 5 3
8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 357
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 363

184. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Martens Katz Jassem Nickell Hamman Kopecky Zia Kurka
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 6 3
10 7 6
K 3
J 10 8 4 2 Table 9 8
A Q 9 8 3
7 5 2
A 9 6
8A6A6 =
33737 =
Par NS +620 A K 2
K 4 2
A Q J 10 8
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 359
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 377

195. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 8 7 6 5 2
J 9
A Q
Q 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Pilon Bertheau Zaleski Nystrom Wrang Bompis de Knijff Quantin
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q
A Q 8 6
K 10 4
7 6 4 2 Table 10 4 3
7 3 2
J 9 8 5 3
J 3
A9979 AA979
33463 =
Par NS +430 A J 9
K 10 5 4
7 6 2
A K 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 372
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 382

196. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Trendafilov Duboin Karaivanov Stefanov Nunes Aronov Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6
8 5 4 2
9 6
A K 10 4 2 Table 10 8 5
J 10 6
A J 4 3 2
Q 3
79977 =
42446 =
Par NS +140 9 4 3
A K 9 7
K Q
J 8 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 372
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 395

197. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

W deals
N-S vul Q J 8 6 4 2
A 7 2
9
Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zhuang Meckstroth WangW Dai Katz YangL Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7
Q 9 6
8 7 5 4
8 7 3 2 Table A 10 9 5 3
K 10
A J 6
10 6 4
77A87 =
55345 55346
Par NS +620 —
J 8 5 4 3
K Q 10 3 2
A K J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 372
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+12 407

201. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 11

S deals
None vul J 5 3
A 7 6
K J 8 3 2
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Zia Pellegrini Hamman Ravenna Bianchedi Rodwell Muzzio Meckstroth
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 7 2
J 9
9 5
J 7 6 4 3 Table 10 9 8 4
K 8 2
6 4
K 9 8 2
95BB6 85BB5
28227 =
Par NS +450 A 6
Q 10 5 4 3
A Q 10 7
Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 373
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+11 420

203. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Khiuppenen Trendafilov Kholomeev Dubinin Stefanov Gromov Aronov
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 2 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

5
J 5 2
K 10 8 7 4
Q 9 5 2 Table K 10 9 7
6 4 3
A Q 9 2
7 6
8AB6A =
22272 =
Par NS +650 A Q J 4 3
A K 7
J 3
J 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 373
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 433

207. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Chagas Kholomeev Branco Campos Gromov Villas-Boas Dubinin
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A K 6 5
10 4
9 6 5 4
7 6 5 Table 8 3 2
Q J 2
J 8 7
A J 10 8
88988 =
55445 =
Par NS +140 7 4
9 5 3
A K Q 3
K 9 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 386
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 434

218. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Ozdil Fleisher Lair ShiX Weichsel YangD Ekeblad
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 7 4
K 8 4
3 2
Q 10 6 Table 6 2
Q 5
J 10 6 5
J 8 7 5 2
88A97 88AA7
35236 =
Par NS +420 K Q 10
A 9 7 6 2
8 7
9 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 388
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+11 448

224. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

E deals
E-W vul J 7 4 3 2
Q 3
J
K 10 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Bates Balicki Sontag Zmudzinski Gromov Helness Dubinin Helgemo
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6
K 10 8 7 4 2
A 9 8 6 5
— Table Q 10 8
6
Q 10 7 4 3
J 9 8 5
7963A 8A73A
53593 =
Par NS +420 A K 5
A J 9 5
K 2
A Q 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 388
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 458

232. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Rodwell Seamon Meckstroth Nickell Lev Freeman Pszczola
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 9 7 3
K 3 2
K 4 3
Q 10 Table J 10 6 5
7 4
10 9 6
J 6 5 3
66AA8 =
77334 67233
Par NS +420 K
Q 9 8 6 5
8 7 5 2
9 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 393
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 472

235. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

E deals
None vul J 8 6
A J 10 4
K 7
J 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner Welland Nickell Willenken Freeman
1 1 1 1
Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

A Q 10 7 5
2
10 6 5
Q 10 9 5 Table —
K 8 7 5 3
9 8 4 3
A K 8 2
78875 78775
64568 =
Par NS +100 K 9 4 3 2
Q 9 6
A Q J 2
7

Notrump
3 NT× S -2 -300
+5 399
5-3 Major
4 × S -3 -500
-5 474

238. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Skrzypczak Bates Gierulski Jassem Larsen Martens Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl AP

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

A 7 6 5
A Q 10
A J 8 7 6
7 Table 8 4 3
9 4
10 9 3
10 6 5 4 2
97958 98969
44474 =
Par NS +400 K J
K 7 2
Q 4 2
A K Q 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 410
5-3 Major
4 × N -1 -100
-11 474

239. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 32

E deals
E-W vul J 8 7
A 9 5 4 3
K J 10 7 5
—

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Martens Jansma Jassem Skrzypczak Lesniewski Gierulski Weichsel
Pass 2 Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 10 9 6 4 3
K 6
9 2
A 8 Table 2
Q 8 7
Q 8 6 4
9 6 5 4 2
55998 66A98
57345 47345
Par NS +420 K 5
J 10 2
A 3
K Q J 10 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 410
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 485

240. 2007 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

Q J 6
K Q 9
Q 7 3 2
J 10 6 Table 9 7
A 10 7 6 3
9
Q 8 5 3 2
7A596 =
62747 61747
Par NS +420 10 8 4 3 2
J 8 2
4
K 9 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 410
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 496

245. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Cope Garner Holman WeinsteinH Rosenberg Gower Zia Apteker
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 2
J 10 4
K 10
A 7 4 3 Table 7 6 4 3
Q 6
7 6 5 4
K 8 5
A7AA8 =
35335 =
Par NS +430 K 5
A K 8 7 2
Q J 3
9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 420
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 498

247. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

S deals
None vul A Q 7 4 3
Q J
Q J 7
A J 9

West North East South West North East South
Cope Nunes Holman Fantoni Bocchi Eber Duboin Bosenberg
Pass Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10
A 10 9 8 6 3 2
K 6
10 5 3 Table K J 8 5
4
A 10 9 5 2
8 7 4
86656 =
56775 =
Par NS +120 9 6 2
K 7 5
8 4 3
K Q 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+13 434
5-3 Major
4 × N -4 -800
-13 498

250. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul Q 8 5 4 3
J
9 7 4 2
10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Nunes Bertheau Fantoni Lauria Zhao Versace Fu
Pass 3 3 NT Pass 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 6
A Q 10 8 7 5 4
K 3
2 Table 9 7
9 3
8 5
K Q J 9 7 6 4
6A4A4 6A5A4
63839 =
Par NS +500 A J 2
K 6 2
A Q J 10 6
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 435
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+5 503

252. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

N deals
E-W vul 10 7 5
8 7 4
A Q 2
Q J 7 2

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

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

J 8 6 4 3
5 3
K 9 6 3
8 4 Table A K Q 2
A J 6
J 10 8 7
10 3
75B5B =
67272 =
Par NS +450 9
K Q 10 9 2
5 4
A K 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 435
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 514

254. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Schwartz Moss Becker Berkowitz Stansby Cohen Martel
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 4
8
K 6 5
J 8 7 6 5 2 Table J 10 7
K 10 7 6
Q 10 8 4
9 3
99986 99A86
44357 =
Par NS +420 A Q
A 9 5 4 2
J 3 2
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 445
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 514

255. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Deutsch Hamman Kranyak Lazard Meckstroth Bramley Rodwell
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 5 4
8
K 6 5
J 8 7 6 5 2 Table J 10 7
K 10 7 6
Q 10 8 4
9 3
99986 99A86
44357 =
Par NS +420 A Q
A 9 5 4 2
J 3 2
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 455
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 514

269. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

S deals
N-S vul J 3
K Q 6 3 2
9 8 7
K 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Zia Nickell Rosenberg Katz Meckstroth Jacobs Rodwell
1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 4
9
J 10 4
Q 9 8 7 2 Table A 10 6 5
A 10 7 4
K 6 2
6 3
85987 =
57346 57446
Par NS +140 K 7 2
J 8 5
A Q 5 3
A J 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 470
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 522

273. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K 10 6
7 6 4 3
K Q 8
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Marks Brewiak Lindop Piasecki Zawislak Kovacich Jagniewski WhiteR
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 5
A Q 10 8 2
A 9 6 5
9 Table J 8
5
10 7 4 3
J 10 8 6 5 2
89756 99757
44666 =
Par NS +400 A 7 4 3 2
K J 9
J 2
A K 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 483
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 522

276. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul K J 3
A 5 3 2
Q J 10 9
8 6

West North East South West North East South
BlaksetL YadlinI Nielsen YadlinD Ginossar Hansen Ozdil BildeM
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 5 4
J 10 9 6
7
K 7 5 2 Table 9
Q 7 4
A 8 6 4 3
A J 9 3
98785 =
33548 =
Par NS +500 A Q 8 6 2
K 8
K 5 2
Q 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 496
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 522

279. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

E deals
N-S vul K 10 8 6 3
A 10 7 6 4
6 2
8

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Versace Bertheau Lauria Nunes Sylvan Fantoni Sundelin
3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 4
K Q 3
K Q 8 7 3
4 2 Table Q 7
9 2
J 10 5
K Q J 9 5 3
8AA66 =
53377 =
Par NS +620 A 5 2
J 8 5
A 9 4
A 10 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 496
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 535

282. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 17

E deals
None vul 9 8 4
K 3
10 5 4 3
A K Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Mittelman Martens Hobart Carruthers Pazur Silver Jagniewski
2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10
9 7 6 4
A K 9 8
J 9 8 7 Table K Q 6 5
J 10 5 2
7 2
10 5 2
A9798 =
33644 =
Par NS +430 A J 7 3 2
A Q 8
Q J 6
6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 510
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 536

284. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Mooney Rubin Monsegur Ekeblad
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 6 4
7 6
9 7 5
A 9 8 4 Table A 5 2
J 8 3
Q 8 2
K 10 7 6
87A86 =
36226 46347
Par NS +420 K J 8
A Q 10 9 2
K 4
Q 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 510
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+11 547

291. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul A K J 7 4
Q 6
J 8
10 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Fallenius Feldman Welland Zia Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 3 2
A J 8 7 2
5 3
K J 4 Table 8 5
4 3
Q 10 9 6 4 2
A 9 7
99758 =
44675 =
Par NS +600 Q 9 6
K 10 9 5
A K 7
Q 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 523
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 550

293. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Lair Rosenberg Hayden Zia Fallenius Cohler Welland Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q J 5 2
5
Q 8 7 2
9 7 6 Table 10 7 6
Q J 10 8
A 6 4
10 5 3
76979 86979
57454 =
Par NS +140 K 8 4 3
A 6 4
K 10 9 5
Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 535
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 551

300. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

S deals
None vul 8
K 5 3
K 6 4 2
A K 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Crombie Jansma Cornell Verhees Schollaardt Reid Drijver Newell
Pass 1
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 5
10 6 2
J 10 7 3
J 10 2 Table J 7 6 4 3 2
A 4
A 9 8 5
7
6495A =
38383 =
Par NS +130 K Q 9
Q J 9 8 7
Q
Q 9 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 546
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 555

301. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 5

S deals
N-S vul A 10 8 6 2
J 7 2
7 5
A 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Duboin Dubinin Bocchi Fantoni Khven Nunes Matushko
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5 4
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
9 8 6 Table 9 3
A K 3
A J 10 4
J 10 5 2
89687 =
54756 =
Par NS +140 K Q J
Q 8
Q 9 8 6 2
K Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 558
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 555

302. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Schollaardt Fantoni Drijver Brink Duboin v.Prooijen Bocchi
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 4
10 9 4
K Q J 5 3 2
3 Table K 9 5
5 2
10 8 6
K 7 5 4 2
ABB7B ABB7A
11162 =
Par NS +650 Q 7
A J 8 6 3
A 9 7
A 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 570
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 555

303. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Fazli Duboin Allana
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A
Q 9
A 9 8 6 2
K J 8 7 6 Table 7 6 5 4
6 5 3
7 5 3
Q 10 2
7AA66 =
32277 =
Par NS +620 Q J 8
A 10 2
K Q J 10
9 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 570
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 568

307. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 11

N deals
None vul Q J 10 8 7
10 5
J 6
K 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria SahaN Versace Haque Talukder Duboin Islam Bocchi
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 2
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 2 2 3 4 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

5
9 7 6 2
9 8 4
Q 10 9 6 2 Table A K 9 6
K Q J 8 3
Q 7
J 4
99597 =
44836 =
Par NS +300 4 3 2
A 4
A K 10 5 3 2
A 5

Notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+12 583
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-12 568

308. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul K J 10 2
10 9 4
Q 5 4
K 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rekunov Schollaardt Khokhlov Drijver Verhees Dubinin Jansma Gromov
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 5 3
8 5 3
K 10 2
8 6 5 Table Q 8 4
K 6
J 9 8 3
Q 10 7 3
B9BAA A9B99
24233 =
Par NS +660 7 6
A Q J 7 2
A 7 6
A J 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 596
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-13 568

311. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 5

S deals
N-S vul A 10 8 6 2
J 7 2
7 5
A 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Macskasy McGann Szalay Hanlon Mesbur Dumbovich Fitzgibbon Winkler
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5 4
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
9 8 6 Table 9 3
A K 3
A J 10 4
J 10 5 2
89687 =
54756 =
Par NS +140 K Q J
Q 8
Q 9 8 6 2
K Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 608
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 568

312. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

W deals
None vul 8 7 6
A K
J 9 4 2
Q 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Zia Aronov Rosenberg Levin Zahariev Weinstein Karakolev
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 2 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 4 3
J 10 5
A
A 10 9 6 5 4 Table 5 2
Q 9 8 3
Q 10 8 7 5 3
7
99578 =
33465 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 10 9
7 6 4 2
K 6
K J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 618
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 568

313. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Bertheau WolpertG Nystrom Nunes CohenB Fantoni Smith
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

10 5 4
3 2
K J 10 8
8 7 6 2 Table A K 2
10 8 7
Q 5
Q 9 5 4 3
89A86 =
33357 =
Par NS +420 9 8 7 6
J 6 4
A 6 4 2
A K

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 618
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 578

316. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Welland Zia Lev Rosenberg Molson
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

5
K 7 3
Q 10 7 3
10 6 4 3 2 Table 10 7 6 4
10 9 6 5 2
4 2
A Q
AA688 =
33645 =
Par NS +430 A J 9
A 8 4
J 9 8 5
J 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 628
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 580

317. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul A K 9
10 8 4
A J 10 9 4
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Weichsel Soloway Sontag
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

5 4
K J 3
8 6
A Q 9 7 4 2 Table 10 6 3
7 6 5 2
K 7 2
10 8 5
79794 8A8A5
53538 =
Par NS +420 Q J 8 7 2
A Q 9
Q 5 3
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 628
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 590

328. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Fu Helness Zhao
1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8
J 8 3
7 5 4 3 2
Q 9 6 3 Table Q J 7 2
7 5 4 2
A Q 10 9
8
9A96A =
33363 =
Par NS +620 A 5 4
A Q 9
K 6
K J 7 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 640
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 600

332. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

E deals
E-W vul 9 7 5
K 6 3
K J 7 2
7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Welland Doub Fallenius WeinsteinH Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 4
Q 10 8 7
A 4
A J 9 6 5 Table J 3 2
J 9 5 4
10 9 8 5 3
2
88577 88578
55765 45765
Par NS +120 K Q 10 8 6
A 2
Q 6
K Q 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 651
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 602

333. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul —
A 7 6 5 3
10 8 5
J 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner WeinsteinH Doub Fallenius Wildavsky Welland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)
3 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 6 5 4
Q J 2
9 2
Q 10 5 Table A 8 7 3 2
10 9
K Q J 7
9 8
76A89 =
57353 =
Par NS +420 K J 10
K 8 4
A 6 4 3
A K 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 651
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 612

337. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

E deals
N-S vul Q
A Q 9 7 6
J 10 8 6
K 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Kowalski Versace Tuszynski Lauria Duboin Szymanowski Bocchi Romanski
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 2
J 10 4
A Q 5 2
A 10 7 5 Table J 10 9 7 4
8 2
7 3
J 9 6 2
98997 A8AA7
35336 =
Par NS +630 A K 8 6 3
K 5 3
K 9 4
Q 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 664
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 617

343. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

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

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

Q J 7 6 5
A
7 5
Q 8 6 5 3 Table 10 9
9 8 5 4
A J 9 8 4
10 2
A7A87 =
35346 35356
Par NS +430 K 4 3 2
K 10 7
10 6
A K 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 675
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 619

344. 2001 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

E deals
None vul K Q 5
Q J 8 3 2
10 8
J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Meltzer Saelensminde Larsen Stansby Helgemo Martel Helness
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 2 NT Pass 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 10 9 6 2
K 9 7
J 4 2
2 Table 8 3
A 5
7 6 5 3
Q 10 5 4 3
A6A89 =
37334 =
Par NS +430 7 4
10 6 4
A K Q 9
A K 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 685
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 619

345. 2001 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 109

E deals
Both vul 6
A K Q J 3
A 10 6 2
9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Sontag Saelensminde Weichsel Stansby Helgemo Martel Helness
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 2 2 NT 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 9 5 2
8 6
K 5
K J 8 4 Table Q 4 3
9 7 5
Q 9 8 4 3
6 5
86979 97A89
46354 =
Par NS +620 K J 8 7
10 4 2
J 7
A Q 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 698
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 619

348. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 8 7 4
9 3 2
8 3
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Duboin Tuszynski Bocchi Ferraro Kwiecien de Falco Pszczola
Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 6 5 3 2
J 10 5
9 6
10 2 Table J
A 6
Q J 7 5 4
K J 9 7 4
77978 77967
45455 56465
Par NS +140 A
K Q 8 7 4
A K 10 2
A 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-12 698
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+12 631

349. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

E deals
Both vul A K J
A Q 8 7 6
J 7 6
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Liggins Lauria Fawcett SimpsonC Duboin Hallberg Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 6
J 9 5 4
K 8 3
A 9 5 Table 10 8 5
10
10 9 5
K J 10 8 7 6
7AA96 =
31237 =
Par NS +620 Q 4 3 2
K 3 2
A Q 4 2
Q 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 698
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 644

350. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

S deals
None vul 5 4 3
K Q J 5 3
7 3 2
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria SimpsonC Versace Hallberg Burn Bocchi Callaghan Duboin
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 3 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 7
10 9 2
10 4
K 7 6 5 3 Table 8 6
7 6 4
A K Q J 8 6
J 2
79968 =
52375 =
Par NS +140 A K J 9 2
A 8
9 5
A Q 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 708
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 644

351. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Tuszynski Jacobs Jassem Katz Berkowitz Kwiecien Cohen Pszczola
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 6 3
8 5
Q 8 7 4 3
K 9 Table J 10 4
J 6 4
K 10 6
Q 8 5 4
87968 =
56474 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
A Q 9 3 2
A 5 2
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 708
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+5 649

356. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul Q 8 2
K 9 2
Q 4
A Q J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
HoJ Ramondt LeeG Maas Muller Yian de Boer ShenN
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

J
A 10 4
J 10 8 7 6 5 3
K 3 Table K 6 4 3
Q 8 7 3
2
10 9 8 6
CC97B =
11462 =
Par NS +1440 A 10 9 7 5
J 6 5
A K 9
5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 721
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 650

357. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi SimpsonC Duboin Hallberg Fawcett Versace Liggins Lauria
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 6 3
8 5
Q 8 7 4 3
K 9 Table J 10 4
J 6 4
K 10 6
Q 8 5 4
87968 =
56474 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
A Q 9 3 2
A 5 2
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 721
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 663

359. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Nilsland Simon Fallenius Strafner Barnay Lindkvist TerraneoC Fredin
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

8
J 6 4 3
A Q 3 2
A 10 6 5 Table J 7 5 2
9 8 5
6
Q J 8 7 3
67784 97794
33338 44338
Par NS +400 A K Q 10 3
10
K J 10 9 8
K 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 732
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 665

362. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul Q 10 7 4 3
K 9 4 2
9 8 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Kriftner Villas-Boas Wernle Campos Chagas TerraneoF Branco Simon
1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9
Q 10 8 6
J 5 4 2
Q 9 6 5 Table K 8 6 2
J 5 3
K Q 6
K 4 3
8A788 =
53555 53655
Par NS +620 A J 5
A 7
A 10 7
A J 8 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 744
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 666

363. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul 9 8 6
3 2
5 4
K 9 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Gitelman Martel Moss Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Sontag
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 2
A Q 9 4
Q 8 7 2
10 7 Table 5 4
K 10 8 6 5
K 6 3
J 8 4
69579 =
64763 64864
Par NS +140 A K J 7 3
J 7
A J 10 9
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 744
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+5 671

364. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul 9 7
Q J 8 6 5
Q 3
K 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Soloway Jacobs Hamman Katz
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 5 3
10 9
A 10 9 6 4
Q 3 2 Table Q J 10 6 2
A 7 2
K 7 2
7 6
86A6A =
37373 =
Par NS +420 A K 4
K 4 3
J 8 5
A J 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 744
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 681

367. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A K 5
J 10 5 4 2
J 8 5 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Zia Meltzer Rosenberg Schwartz Martel Casen Stansby
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 2
A 9 7
A 9 7
J 9 7 6 Table J 6 4 3
8 3
10 6 2
K 10 5 3
87A96 =
56337 =
Par NS +420 9 8 7
K Q 6
K Q 3
A 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 745
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 693

369. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 77

E deals
Both vul Q 8 5
10 8 6
K 10 4 2
K 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Chagas Mello Freeman Janz Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A
K 9 5 4 2
Q J 8 3
Q 9 7 Table 9 7 3 2
A 7
9 7 6 5
J 10 3
88657 =
44674 =
Par NS +120 K J 10 6 4
Q J 3
A
A 8 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 745
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 705

371. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul Q 5 3
Q 7 4
A 8
Q 8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Mello Freeman Janz Nickell Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Chagas
2 Pass 2 2 NT 2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J 10 7 6 2
K 8
10 6 5
9 2 Table 9
J 10 6
Q J 9 7 3
A 10 7 6
97959 97969
46364 =
Par NS +400 A 8 4
A 9 5 3 2
K 4 2
K J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 755
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 705

373. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Jacobs Burger Katz Weichsel Seamon Sontag Passell
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q
A K 6 2
A 9 5 4 3
7 6 4 Table K 10 6 4 3 2
9
6 2
10 8 5 2
96A88 =
37354 =
Par NS +500 J 5
J 8 7 4 3
J 10
A K Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 768
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 705

375. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

S deals
N-S vul K 9 7 5 2
K 9 8
K 4 2
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 NT 1 NT
2 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 3
Q J 5 4 2
A 5
7 6 3 2 Table J 10 4
10 7 3
10 8 3
K J 9 5
8A7B7 =
22626 =
Par NS +620 Q 8 6
A 6
Q J 9 7 6
A Q 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 768
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 718

378. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Lanzarotti Chagas Buratti Branco Campos Sementa Villas-Boas Versace
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 7 5
8 6
J 5 3
A 10 8 7 Table 8 6 2
A 7 4
Q 10 9 4
Q J 9
87977 =
56466 =
Par NS +140 J 4 3
10 9 2
A K 6
K 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 778
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 720

379. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

E deals
None vul A J 7 4 2
Q 10 9
6 4
A 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Baze Freeman Whitman Lesniewski Hamman Szymanowski Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 8
K J 8 6
A Q 10 8 2
3 Table 6 5
7 2
7 5 3
Q J 8 7 6 5
89856 99967
44476 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 3
A 5 4 3
K J 9
K 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 788
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 720

380. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

W deals
E-W vul A Q 10 5 4
A 10 6 2
A 7
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Lair Szymanowski Schwartz Levin Whitman Weinstein Baze
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 2
J
10 9 8 6 2
Q J 3 2 Table J 8
K 7 5 4 3
K 4 3
A 9 5
89867 =
54476 =
Par NS +140 9 6 3
Q 9 8
Q J 5
K 10 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 788
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+11 731

381. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Hamman Burger Soloway Cayne
1 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 2
J 10 8
A 8 5 3
J 10 Table 5
K 9 5 3
9 7 6 4
Q 7 6 3
BB99A =
22442 21442
Par NS +460 10 4 3
A Q 7 6
K Q 10
A 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 799
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-11 731

383. 1997 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 127

W deals
E-W vul 9
9 7 2
A K J 8 7 2
7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron Multon Meckstroth Mouiel Rodwell
Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 7 6 5 3 2
10 5 3
10 9
8 Table A 4
A 8
Q 5 3
Q J 9 5 3 2
A69A8 =
37335 =
Par NS +430 K 10 8
K Q J 6 4
6 4
A K 10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 810
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 731

384. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

S deals
E-W vul A 10 7 5 4
A 7 3
7 5 4
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
WangX Rosenberg Fu Zia Soloway LiX Deutsch WangW
1 1
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

6 2
K J 8
K Q J 9 8
6 4 2 Table K Q 9
Q 9 5 4 2
10 3 2
10 9
99559 =
43773 =
Par NS +400 J 8 3
10 6
A 6
A K J 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 820
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 731

387. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Nickell Soloway Freeman Deutsch
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 8 7 4
K 5 3
Q 6
Q 9 3 2 Table K 9 2
6 2
A 10 7 2
K J 10 4
97A96 =
45347 =
Par NS +620 A Q 5
J 8 4
K 8 4
8 7 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 835
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 731

391. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul 6 5 2
A J 8 6 3
K 10 4
K 7

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Lesniewski Moss Szymanowski Baze Schafer Golias Fox
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 1 2 2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 3 4 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A Q 9 4 3
—
Q J 2
J 10 6 4 2 Table 10 8 7
Q 10 9 5 4
7 6 3
A 8
64775 64776
79667 =
Par NS -140 K J
K 7 2
A 9 8 5
Q 9 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+7 842
5-3 Major
4 × N -2 -500
-7 731

396. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Soloway Sontag Hamman Schwartz Wolff
1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2
2 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5
Q J 10 7 2
A K 10 7
9 8 7 Table 9 8 4 3
5 4
9 8 5 4
5 3 2
BB88B =
11551 =
Par NS +660 A Q 7 6 2
A 9
J 3
K Q 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 843
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +680
Tie 737

Data 9Z11 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-3 Major