Data 9X01 Main

One Club vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 376 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 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Lindqvist Smirnov Brogeland SchwartzRO Tokay FisherL Sementa
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 2 3 3 (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 2
9 8 4
A Q J 7 2
9 5 4 Table J 5 4
K J 3
K 8 4
A K J 6
58756 =
85687 =
Par NS -100 Q 10 9 6
Q 10 6
9 6
Q 10 8 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
Tie 0
Pass
3 S -1 -50
Tie 0

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Lee Piekarek Glubok Hamman Sementa Weichsel Tokay
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 2 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 AP 4 AP

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

A K J 5
J
K 9
A K 7 5 3 2 Table 10 9 8 4
Q 10 6 2
A J 8 6
8
42553 =
9B789 =
Par NS -450 6
K 9 7 5 4
10 5 4 3 2
9 6

1 opening
2 W +3 -200
+6 6
Pass
4 W = -420
-6 0

5. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

Q 8
A Q 10 9 3
10 9 5 3
9 2 Table 10 9 4 3
8 5 2
2
A J 10 5 4
896A7 =
34636 =
Par NS +140 K 7 2
K 7 6
A J 8 4
K Q 8

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 18
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 0

6. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul —
J 9 6
A J 10 9
Q J 10 7 5 2

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

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

7 2
K 7 4 2
Q 7 6
9 8 6 3 Table K J 8 6 5
10 8
K 4 3
A K 4
89998 =
54345 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10 9 4 3
A Q 5 3
8 5 2
—

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 18
Pass
2 N +1 +110
+5 5

14. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K 3
A 10 4 2
9 6
K J 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz Versace Jassem Lauria Madala Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 3 3
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4 AP
3 AP

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

A 6 5
K Q 8 5
K 10 7 3 2
5 Table 4 2
J 9 6 3
A 8
A Q 9 6 2
37244 =
86B98 =
Par NS -650 Q J 10 9 8 7
7
Q J 5 4
10 4

1 opening
3 W = -110
+11 34
Pass
4 E = -620
-11 10

18. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

N deals
None vul 8 6 3
J 7
K J
A Q 9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Syed Tobing Nonoo Asbi George Basiony Karwur Maci
1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

A J 5
A Q 5 3
Q 6 4
8 4 2 Table K 4
K 9 8
A 10 7 5 2
J 10 3
35436 =
77997 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 9 7 2
10 6 4 2
9 8 3
K

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-6 35
Pass
3 NT E -3 +150
+6 17

22. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K 3
A 10 4 2
9 6
K J 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Multon Kranyak Zimmermann WolpertG Weinstein Nunes Levin Fantoni
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 Dbl AP

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

A 6 5
K Q 8 5
K 10 7 3 2
5 Table 4 2
J 9 6 3
A 8
A Q 9 6 2
37244 =
86B98 =
Par NS -650 Q J 10 9 8 7
7
Q J 5 4
10 4

1 opening
4 × E +1 -990
-9 35
Pass
4 E = -620
+9 27

23. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

N deals
Both vul K
A 10 7 4
Q J 7
Q 8 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Gold Helgemo Bakhshi Helness Nunes Forrester Fantoni Robson
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 Dbl AP
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 10 7 5
Q
K 10 9 8 2
9 3 Table 9 4 2
9 8 6 3 2
6 4
J 10 6
C8B9C C9B9C
14231 =
Par NS +1440 A 8 6 3
K J 5
A 5 3
A K 7

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
-10 35
Pass
1 × W -4 +1100
+10 37

26. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

N deals
None vul 8 6 3
J 7
K J
A Q 9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Madala Smirnov Bocchi Piekarek Rehder Versace Gromoeller Lauria
1 1 1 Pass 1 1
1 2 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP 2 2 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A J 5
A Q 5 3
Q 6 4
8 4 2 Table K 4
K 9 8
A 10 7 5 2
J 10 3
35436 =
77997 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 9 7 2
10 6 4 2
9 8 3
K

1 opening
2 E +1 -110
-5 37
Pass
3 NT W -2 +100
+5 42

27. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul 9 6 3
K 9
A 8 6 3
K J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Eber Madala Bosenberg Gower Lauria Apteker Versace
1 3 3 NT Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 4 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl AP 1 AP

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

A J 7 2
A
K Q J 10 7 4
6 3 Table K 10 8
J 10 8 5 4 3
2
9 8 7
53637 53638
697A5 =
Par NS -140 Q 5 4
Q 7 6 2
9 5
A Q 4 2

1 opening
4 × N -3 -800
-12 37
Pass
1 W +1 -110
+12 54

30. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Davis Welland Dunitz AukenS Chambers WolpertJ Schermer LevinJ
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 4 5 AP 4 Pass 4 AP

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

J 6
A J 8 5 4 3 2
8
J 6 3 Table 8 5 3
K 10 9
A K J 6
A 9 8
37387 =
84A56 =
Par NS -500 Q 10 9 4 2
Q
Q 7 4 2
Q 4 2

1 opening
5 W -1 +100
+12 49
Pass
4 E = -620
-12 54

32. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 5
J 6 5
10 6
K Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
AukenS LevinJ Welland WolpertJ Grabel Chambers WeinsteinH Schermer
1 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K J 7 2
A 10 9 8 2
J 2
A 6 Table Q 9 6
Q 7
A K 9 8 7 5
8 3
64337 54337
799A6 =
Par NS -140 4 3
K 4 3
Q 4 3
10 9 7 4 2

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-5 49
Pass
3 NT W -1 +50
+5 59

35. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals
E-W vul K 8 2
8 4
10 5
K Q J 4 3 2

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

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

A 7
A K 10 9 5 2
8 7
8 7 6 Table Q 9 3
Q J 6
Q J 9 6
A 9 5
37368 =
85875 =
Par NS -100 J 10 6 5 4
7 3
A K 4 3 2
10

1 opening
4 × W -3 +800
+15 64
Pass
4 × S -2 -300
-15 60

36. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul J 7 6
A Q 6 3
Q
Q 10 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell WolpertG Meckstroth Kranyak Dwyer Nickell Bathurst Katz
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) 2 AP

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

5 3 2
J 10 9 7 5
10 5 2
A 2 Table A 10 8
K
9 8 7 6 3
K J 9 4
98778 =
44665 =
Par NS +600 K Q 9 4
8 4 2
A K J 4
8 7

1 opening
3 S -2 -200
-9 64
Pass
2 E -2 +200
+9 69

39. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A 7
J 10 6
A 9 4 3
Q 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Grue Fleisher Cheek Kamil Martel Spector Zia Becker
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 9 8
Q 7 4
Q 5
K J 6 5 3 Table 10 5 3 2
9 3 2
K J 10 8 2
4
98979 98989
45454 45354
Par NS +600 Q J 6 4
A K 8 5
7 6
A 7 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+13 79
Pass
3 NT× S -1 -200
-13 69

41. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

N deals
N-S vul 5 2
K J 7 5
10
A Q 9 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher Rosenberg Becker Willenken Spector
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
4 Pass 5 Dbl 1 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 5 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q 8 7 6
3 2
A K 8 7 4 3 2
— Table A K 9 4
Q 8 6
J 9 5
8 5 4
2182A =
3B2B3 =
Par NS -450 J 10 3
A 10 9 4
Q 6
K J 10 6

1 opening
5 N = +650
+15 94
Pass
4 W +2 -480
-15 69

44. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH Feldman Milner Pollack Demirev Chambers Robbins Schermer
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass
2 AP Rdbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

10 7 5 2
K Q
K Q 7 6
A J 5 Table Q 8 6
10 8 6 4
10 5
9 7 6 2
99899 =
44444 =
Par NS +400 A J 4 3
9 5 3 2
A 9 8
Q 3

1 opening
2 E -4 +400
-9 96
Pass
2 × E -3 +800
+9 78

46. 2013 USBC Round of 64, Seg 8, Bd 109

N deals
Both vul K 3 2
Q 5
10 7 6 4
K Q 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Rigal Silverstein Milgrim Rosenthal Ivatury ClerkinJ H-Welland ClerkinD
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 8 6
10 7 3 2
5 2
A 8 7 2 Table A 9 7 5 4
—
A 8 3
J 10 9 5 3
A6B95 A6BA5
37228 =
Par NS +650 Q J
A K J 9 8 6 4
K Q J 9
—

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
-11 96
Pass
4 × S +2 +1190
+11 92

50. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul K 9 7 5
2
K 10 5
A J 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Rigal Sementa Milgrim Parker Cayne Rogoff Seamon
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 6 3
A Q 9 8 7
J 8 6 4
3 Table Q J 2
K J 4
Q 9 7 3
Q 9 8
8B66B =
42762 =
Par NS +650 A 10 4
10 6 5 3
A 2
K 10 4 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-6 97
Pass
3 S +2 +150
+6 98

56. 2012 WC Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul 5 4
Q 6 3 2
A 9 7 5
K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Buras Bertheau Narkiewicz Balicki Upmark Zmudzinski Nystrom
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass
3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl AP

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

K J 10 9 7 2
K J
K 2
A 10 2 Table A 8
A 8 7 5
Q 8 4 3
J 5 3
22344 =
BBA99 ABA99
Par NS -460 Q 6 3
10 9 4
J 10 6
9 8 6 4

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
+9 108
Pass
2 × N -4 -800
-9 100

57. 2012 WC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul Q 4 3
A 10 6 5
A
8 6 5 4 2

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

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

A 9
K J
10 9 8 5 4 3
A Q 10 Table J 10 8 7 5 2
9 8 7 3
—
K J 3
43676 73776
69667 =
Par NS -140 K 6
Q 4 2
K Q J 7 6 2
9 7

1 opening
2 NT S -4 -400
-11 108
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+11 111

59. 2012 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

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

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

A J 5
Q 10 9 8 5
A K J 3
6 Table 10 6
7 4 2
Q 8 2
A K 9 4 3
55445 =
87997 77997
Par NS -140 9 8 4 2
K 3
9 7 6
Q 7 5 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 109
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+12 123

66. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
BarbosaR Rombaut Branco Lorenzini Pilon Villas-Boas Toffier Campos
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9 7
Q 10 2
Q 9 8 7 5
K 10 Table 10 6 5 2
7 6
K 6 4 2
A 9 4
66959 =
57483 56483
Par NS +140 K 4 3
A 9 8 4 3
A 10 3
5 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 113
Pass
2 S +2 +170
+6 130

71. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Askgaard MukherjeeS Bjarnarson Majumdar Banerjee BlaksetL Datta Schaltz
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

A J 7 4
A J 6 4 2
K 4 3
J Table 10 9 8 5 3
10
Q 5 2
A 10 9 4
53647 63647
7A776 =
Par NS -420 K 6 2
K 9 5 3
10 9 8
K 5 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-7 114
Pass
3 E +1 -170
+7 138

72. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Hanlon Helness McGann Carroll Fantoni Garvey Nunes
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

A J 5
Q 10 9 8 5
A K J 3
6 Table 10 6
7 4 2
Q 8 2
A K 9 4 3
55445 =
87997 77997
Par NS -140 9 8 4 2
K 3
9 7 6
Q 7 5 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 114
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+12 150

73. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

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

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

7 4
Q 10 8 6
J 10 8
K 8 7 6 Table A J 9 8
J 2
A Q 4 3
A 3 2
66656 =
76677 =
Par NS -90 K 10 3 2
5 4 3
K 7 6 2
J 9

1 opening
1 NT E -2 +100
+5 119
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-5 150

74. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul Q J 8 7
K Q 7
Q J 8 7
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Buras Hanlon Narkiewicz McGann Fitzgibbon Balicki Mesbur Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP 1 AP

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

A K 4 3
A
A 6 3 2
A 8 6 2 Table 10 2
10 9 8 3
10 9 5 4
Q 7 3
77745 =
66698 =
Par NS -110 9 6 5
J 6 5 4 2
K
K J 9 4

1 opening
3 E = -110
-5 119
Pass
1 W -1 +100
+5 155

75. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

N deals
None vul K 4
A K 6 5
10 6 5 4
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Carroll Buras Garvey Hanlon Zmudzinski McGann Balicki
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 9
10 8 2
Q J 8 7
9 8 5 Table Q 8 6
Q J 9 4 3
9 2
K 7 4
9B9AC =
32431 =
Par NS +920 J 7 5 3 2
7
A K 3
A Q 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+5 124
Pass
2 S +3 +200
-5 155

76. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul 9 2
J 10 8 4
K Q 8
K Q 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Buras Bocchi Narkiewicz Madala Duboin Zaremba Sementa Zak
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT
Dbl AP Pass Pass Dbl 2
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A K Q J 4
Q 9
7 6 5 3
J 7 Table 10 3
A 7 6 5 2
A 2
10 5 4 2
55677 65677
78766 =
Par NS -110 8 7 6 5
K 3
J 10 9 4
A 6 3

1 opening
1 NT× S -1 -200
+7 131
Pass
2 × S -2 -500
-7 155

80. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Rombaut Muller Lorenzini Pilon v.Prooijen Toffier Verhees
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
1 NT 2 Dbl 3 (AP) 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 5 4
8
K Q J 9 7 2
J 9 2 Table K 10
A J 10 4 3
5 3
A K 8 4
57635 =
76797 76798
Par NS -110 Q 7 3 2
K 9 2
6 4
Q 10 7 5

1 opening
3 N -3 -150
-10 134
Pass
3 NT E -3 +300
+10 169

86. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Eber Gromov Bosenberg Apteker Khokhlov Gower Matushko
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 Dbl 3 3
Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP) 4 Dbl AP

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

A J 9
9 7 4 3
—
A J 10 7 6 3 Table Q 6 4 2
Q 8
K Q 8 6
8 4 2
878A5 889A6
45437 =
Par NS +140 10 8 3
A J 10 5 2
A J 5 3 2
—

1 opening
3 N = +110
-9 134
Pass
4 × W -3 +500
+9 181

87. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Helgemo Duboin Helness Multon Cayne Zimmermann Seamon
1 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Dbl 2 2 3 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP 4 AP

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

A J 8 7 5
A 9
7 5 2
K 3 2 Table K 9 3
K J 10 8 4 2
9 3
Q 9
21187 41387
8AA55 =
Par NS -500 6 4 2
Q 7 6
A Q 6 4
8 7 6

1 opening
3 E = -140
+10 144
Pass
4 W = -620
-10 181

93. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Beatty Gitelman Jacobs Moss Hampson Schermer Greco Chambers
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
3 4 4 5 (AP) Pass 2 2 4
4 Dbl AP

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

A 10 5 2
9 6 4 3
8 2
Q 10 6 Table K 9 7 4 3
10
Q 9 5
A 7 5 4
75AA6 75AA7
38336 =
Par NS +300 Q
K Q 8 7 2
A J 10 7 3
J 2

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-9 146
Pass
4 × E -2 +300
+9 190

94. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil ShiX Fleisher Gu Baseggio Weinstein Stark Levin
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Dbl Rdbl 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

J 10 9 5 4 3
10 9 7 5
6 5
9 Table A Q 7
3
A J 10 8 7 4
10 8 4
A5A6B 95A6B
38272 =
Par NS +430 8
A K Q 6
K 9 3 2
K Q 6 5

1 opening
6 × N -1 -100
-11 146
Pass
4 N +1 +450
+11 201

95. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul 5 3
J 9 7
K 3 2
A K 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Levin Stark Weinstein Stansby YangD Martel WeinsteinJ
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 1 2 2 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q J 9 8 2
8 4 3 2
10 9
3 Table A 10 7 6
A Q 10 6
A 8 6
10 8
5329A =
8AA33 =
Par NS -200 4
K 5
Q J 7 5 4
Q J 6 4 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-9 146
Pass
5 × N -1 -200
+9 210

98. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Demirev Platnick Lee WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss
1 1 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 7
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2
10 2
10 Table A K 3
Q
J 8 7 6 5 4
Q 3 2
AA679 =
33753 =
Par NS +430 Q 10 9 5
A K J
A K 3
J 8 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 148
Pass
4 S = +420
+10 220

100. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul K Q 3
Q 3
A 9 4
10 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Upmark GordonM Nystrom Zagorin Aa Bathurst Molberg
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 2 AP

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

10 2
K 10 4 2
K J 10
A K J 5 Table J 9 7 4
A 9 8
Q 6 5 3 2
Q
45435 =
988A8 =
Par NS -600 A 8 6 5
J 7 6 5
8 7
9 8 3

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-10 148
Pass
2 W +1 -140
+10 231

101. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Bathurst Zimmermann Zagorin Nystrom Helness Upmark Helgemo
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 2
Q 9 8
Q J 9
Q 10 8 7 5 Table A K 6
10 6 4
K 10 3 2
4 3 2
8A976 =
53466 =
Par NS +620 J 9 8 5
K J 2
A 6 5 4
K 6

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-5 148
Pass
1 N +1 +110
+5 236

102. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Lusky Muzzio Falk Friedland Wrang Dahl Ventin
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 4 1 Dbl Pass 2
4 Dbl AP 3 AP

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

A Q J 10 9 2
—
K 7 6 4
A Q 4 Table 6 5
J 5 4 3 2
10 9 5 3
10 7
75949 7694A
57473 =
Par NS +140 4
A Q 9 7
Q 2
K J 9 8 5 3

1 opening
4 × W -4 +800
+12 160
Pass
3 W -2 +100
-12 236

104. 2011 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

N deals
Both vul Q 6 2
Q 7 4
6 4
A Q J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Wooldridge Brink Hurd LallJ Muller Grue de Wijs
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
3 AP Rdbl Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 7
A 10 9
K 7 3 2
10 6 4 Table A 5
8 6
A Q J 10 9 8
K 9 8
48848 =
84495 =
Par NS -120 K 10 8 4 3
K J 5 3 2
5
5 3

1 opening
3 E = -110
-5 163
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
+5 241

105. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

N deals
None vul 8 7 2
A Q 8 5
5
K J 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Wooldridge Stansby Hurd LallJ Weinstein Grue Levin
1 1 3 Pass 2 Dbl
4 5 AP 4 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

K J 10 5
K J 10 6 2
9 3
10 5 Table A Q 9 6 4
9
Q J 8 4 2
4 2
8588B =
48452 =
Par NS +400 3
7 4 3
A K 10 7 6
A Q 7 6

1 opening
5 N = +400
+10 173
Pass
6 S -1 -50
-10 241

106. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 9 7
K 3 2
K Q 7 3 2
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Donde Martens Stephens Apteker Gawrys Gower Kalita
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 3
Dbl Pass 1 NT AP Dbl AP

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

A K 8 4 2
A 8 6 5
J 9 6
9 Table J 6 3
Q J 10
A 8 4
K 6 4 2
64467 =
79866 =
Par NS -140 10 5
9 7 4
10 5
A Q 10 8 5 3

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
+5 178
Pass
3 × S -2 -300
-5 241

108. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul Q
K Q 8
J 6 2
K 9 7 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Branco HerbstO Brenner HerbstI Ginossar Chagas Pachtman Amaral
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Rdbl 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 2 3
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 Pass Pass 5
Dbl AP

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

A 6
J 10 7
Q 10 7 5 3
A 10 4 Table K 10 8 5 4 3
A 4 2
K 9 8 4
—
5463A =
796A3 =
Par NS -130 J 9 7 2
9 6 5 3
A
Q J 8 6

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
+13 191
Pass
5 × N -2 -500
-13 241

110. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Weinstein Brenner Levin Stansby Campos Martel Villas-Boas
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 4 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Dbl 3 4
4 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

8 7 3
K Q J 8 6
J 7 3 2
9 Table K J 9 4 2
4
A K 9 4
A 8 5
73538 73438
6A8A5 =
Par NS -500 6
A 9 7 5
Q 8 6
J 10 6 4 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+9 201
Pass
4 × S -2 -300
-9 241

114. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul 10 9 8 6
A K 5 2
A 9
10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Madala Weinstein Bocchi Sementa Stansby Duboin Martel
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 1
4 Dbl Pass 4 1 Pass 2 Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 3 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

J
Q 9 8 6
Q J 7 6
Q 8 7 5 Table K Q 4 3
7 3
2
A K J 9 6 2
699A4 =
73439 =
Par NS +130 A 7 5 2
J 10 4
K 10 8 5 4 3
—

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+6 207
Pass
3 NT W -1 +50
-6 243

115. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul Q 3
K J 4
K 8 7
Q 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Hurd Stansby Wooldridge Grue Levin LallJ Weinstein
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 AP

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

A K 9 7 6 4 2
Q
Q J 9 6
9 Table J
9 7 5 3 2
4
A K 10 8 7 6
74786 =
58657 =
Par NS -110 10 8 5
A 10 8 6
A 10 5 3 2
J

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+5 212
Pass
4 W -2 +100
-5 243

121. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 27

N deals
None vul Q 10 4 2
7
8 6
A K J 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Nadim Einarsson Hishmat Jorgensen Haraldsson Sadek MagnussonM El Ahmady
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Rdbl 3 Pass 4 2 NT 3 Pass Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A
K Q J 9 6
Q 10 9 3 2
9 4 Table K J 5 3
A 10 5 4 3
J 4
Q 6
68348 =
55984 =
Par NS -100 9 8 7 6
8 2
A K 7 5
10 5 2

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+6 220
Pass
4 E -1 +50
-6 244

124. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul 10 9 5
Q 7
J 4
A K 9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hishmat Hurd Nadim Wooldridge Grue El Ahmady LallJ Sadek
1 1 1 Pass 1 1
4 Pass Pass 4 2 Pass 4 4
5 Dbl Pass 5 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass Pass 6 Pass
Pass 6 Pass Pass
7 Dbl AP

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

2
J 2
A 10 8 7 6
Q J 10 6 2 Table A J 8 3
8 3
K Q 9 5 3 2
5
6BB38 =
412A4 422A5
Par NS +300 K Q 7 6 4
A K 10 9 6 5 4
—
7

1 opening
7 × E -3 +500
+9 229
Pass
5 × E -1 +100
-9 252

130. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Molberg Einarsson Aa Jorgensen JonssonT Pratap Baldursson GordonM
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 8 4
Q 8 3
6 2
J 9 5 2 Table A 10 5 2
J 7 4
9 7
K 8 7 3
A7AA7 86AA7
36336 =
Par NS +630 9 7 6
A 9 6 2
A K 5 3
A 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 246
Pass
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 252

133. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul J 8 5 2
A J 8 2
A
10 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Wooldridge Hamman Hurd LallJ Meckstroth Grue Rodwell
1 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl
2 NT 3 Pass 4 (AP) 4 Dbl AP

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

Q 6 4 3
6 3
K Q 7 6 5
K 6 Table A K 10 9 7
5 4
J 10 3
Q 3 2
74B7A =
67162 =
Par NS +650 —
K Q 10 9 7
9 8 4 2
A J 7 5

1 opening
4 S = +620
-5 248
Pass
4 × E -3 +800
+5 257

135. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Silverstein Wolfson Rosenthal Cohen WeinsteinH Meyers Garner LevinJ
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 3
Dbl Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 4 AP
2 AP

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

A K J 8 2
A 10 8 5
J 2
A 7 Table 7 6 4
6 3
10 8 4
K J 10 8 4
44573 =
79759 =
Par NS -140 Q 10
J 9 4
K Q 9 7 6 5
3 2

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-8 248
Pass
4 E -2 +200
+8 265

136. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

N deals
E-W vul J 8
J 9 8 7 3
A Q
Q 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Doub Welland Wildavsky Bramley Schermer Robinson Chambers Boyd
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 5 4 2
6 2
K 10 9 6 2
A 5 Table K 9 7 3
4
J 8 4 3
K 8 7 4
95959 =
38384 =
Par NS +400 A 10 6
A K Q 10 5
7 5
J 9 3

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 258
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 265

138. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Krekorian Welland Casen Wold Chambers Jacobus Schermer
1 1 4 Pass Pass Pass
4 5 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 Dbl Pass Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

Q 9 3
K 7 6 3
A K Q 7
A 9 Table A K 10 8 4
J 8 4
J 10 6 2
10
32227 =
ABAB6 =
Par NS -650 J 6 2
9 5 2
9 3
J 7 6 4 3

1 opening
5 × N -4 -800
-14 258
Pass
6 E -1 +100
+14 279

146. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Helgemo Meltzer Helness Strul Sontag Becker Berkowitz
1 1 2 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass Dbl AP

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

6 2
7 5 3
Q J 8 5
A K J 6 Table J 10 9 8 7 3
A K 9 8
9
7 5
66677 =
77766 77756
Par NS -90 K Q 5 4
10 2
K 7 6 4 2
Q 4

1 opening
3 × E -3 +500
+12 272
Pass
3 S -2 -200
-12 286

148. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Sher WeinsteinH Jackson Garner Willenken WeinsteinJ Welland Baseggio
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass Pass 2 (AP) 1 NT AP

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

A 8
J 5
K 9 8 3
A Q J 10 3 Table K 10 2
K 9 7
J 10 4
8 5 4 2
69865 =
64478 =
Par NS +140 Q J 9 7 5
A 8 6 4
7 6
9 7

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 277
Pass
1 NT W = -90
-5 290

158. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
WangW El Ahmady Zhuang Sadek Sementa LiJ Duboin LiuJ
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl 2 AP
2 AP

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

A J 5 4
A 8 6 5 2
A 5
Q 3 Table K 10 7 2
Q 4 3
J 8 4
9 8 6
75598 =
68844 =
Par NS +110 8 3
K 10 9
K 10 7 3 2
J 10 2

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+5 285
Pass
2 W = -110
-5 290

160. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Harris Hamman Morgan Zia
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
5 AP

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

6
5 4 3
K Q J 3 2
A J 3 2 Table A K Q 7
A J 9 7 6 2
6 4
10
56346 =
87A97 =
Par NS -420 J 10 3
K 10 8
9 8 7 5
9 7 6

1 opening
4 E = -420
-10 286
Pass
5 E -1 +50
+10 300

162. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Mouser Welland DeFotis Willenken Smith RosenbergM CohenB CohenM
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
5 Pass Pass 5 NT 1 1 NT 3 AP
Pass 6 AP

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

K 10 7 4
Q J 5 4 2
Q 7 5
8 Table 8 3
K 9 8 7 3
4 2
A J 10 7
894A9 =
43834 =
Par NS +140 A J 6 5
—
A J 9 8 6
K 9 5 4

1 opening
6 N -3 -300
-11 287
Pass
3 E -5 +250
+11 311

163. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul J 10 9 2
A J 7 6
K 6
Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Willenken Cohen Hamman Wolfson Zia
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 5
K 5 3 2
J 9
J 10 4 2 Table Q 3
Q 9 8
A Q 7 3
A K 9 7
56453 46453
8798A 9798A
Par NS -400 A 7 6 4
10 4
10 8 5 4 2
8 5

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
-7 287
Pass
1 NT E = -90
+7 318

164. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul Q 6
K J
K 8 5 4
Q J 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Levin Rosenberg Weinstein Kamil Cohen Fleisher Wolfson
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A K 7
Q 10 8 7 5 2
A 9
8 3 Table J 10 5 3
9 4 3
Q 10
A K 7 2
63376 =
79A56 =
Par NS -420 9 8 4 2
A 6
J 7 6 3 2
9 5

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-11 287
Pass
4 W -1 +50
+11 329

165. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Camberos Zimmermann Pellegrini Multon Nunes Angeleri Fantoni Villegas
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6 5
5
9 8 6 4 3
A 8 2 Table Q J 9
Q 10 9 7 6
K J 10
J 6
86759 9785A
36583 =
Par NS +500 K 4 3 2
K 8 3
A Q 7 5
10 7

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-5 287
Pass
2 N -1 -100
+5 334

166. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Thurston Fredin Willis Fallenius Nystrom Campbell Bertheau Klimowicz
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

9 8 4 3
A J 10 9 5
K 3 2
J Table A K Q
4
8 7 6 5 4
8 7 6 4
87779 =
46564 =
Par NS +120 7 6
K Q 8 6 3
J 9
K Q 10 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 287
Pass
2 NT S = +120
+6 340

167. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul 9 8
A 10 7 4
K 3
A 8 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Young van Cleeff Huston Shenkin AukenJ Pottenger Sveindal Rimer
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP) 2 Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 10 6 4 3
5 2
10 9 6
J 3 Table A K 2
K Q 9 8
Q 7 4 2
Q 9
7699A 7698A
47443 =
Par NS +140 7 5
J 6 3
A J 8 5
K 10 7 5

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 293
Pass
2 E = -110
-6 340

169. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Campbell Gold Klimowicz Townsend Danailov Willis Karakolev Thurston
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 5 2
8 5 3
K Q 9 5 3
7 Table K 7 4
A K 9 6
A 4 2
A 4 2
33236 =
8ABA7 =
Par NS -650 J 10 8
10 4 2
10 8 6
Q J 9 8

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+10 303
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-10 340

175. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 6 4
A K 8
10 9 3 2
A 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lindqvist Meckstroth Brogeland Austberg Hamman Saelensminde Zia
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Dbl Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 8 5 3
9
K 6
K J 10 6 4 Table K 10
Q 6 5 4
Q J 8 7 5
Q 7
75865 =
67478 =
Par NS +110 A J 7 2
J 10 7 3 2
A 4
8 3

1 opening
3 S = +140
-7 307
Pass
4 N = +420
+7 347

176. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Khiuppenen Muller Kholomeev Matushko Drijver Khokhlov Brink
1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

3
Q 9 8 6
Q J 9 5
10 8 6 3 Table K J 7 6 5 2
J 7
6 2
A 7 5
A9AAA =
24333 =
Par NS +430 A Q 9 4
10 5 2
A K 7 4
Q 2

1 opening
2 E -3 +150
-7 307
Pass
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 354

178. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q 9
8 7 3
K 7 5
A Q 8 3 2

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

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

8 7 6 5 2
J 10 9 5 4
J 4 3
— Table A 10
Q 6 2
A Q 9 8 2
J 9 6
8634B 7634A
46982 =
Par NS +300 K J 4 3
A K
10 6
K 10 7 5 4

1 opening
5 N = +400
+6 314
Pass
4 S +1 +150
-6 354

179. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 14

N deals
None vul J 9 2
Q 3
10 2
A K 10 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Whibley Woolsey Ware Cornell Robinson Bach Boyd
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP 2 Dbl 2 3
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 6 5 4
10 5 4 2
Q J 4 3
— Table A Q
K 7
A 8 7 6 5
J 6 4 3
64529 =
496A3 597B4
Par NS -400 8 7 3
A J 9 8 6
K 9
Q 9 5

1 opening
4 E = -130
-10 314
Pass
3 NT E -6 +300
+10 364

180. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul K
10
Q 9 5 4 2
A Q 10 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Baxter Gold Lindop Rayner Feldman Roche Rosenberg
1 3 3 Pass 4 4
4 Pass Pass 5 6 AP
5 Pass Pass 6
6 Dbl AP

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

A 9 7 2
A 8 7 5
K J 10 8 6
— Table 6 5
K Q J 9 6 4 3 2
—
8 4 3
4709B 4809A
63D41 =
Par NS -1400 Q J 10 8 4 3
—
A 7 3
K J 6 5

1 opening
6 × E +1 -1860
-9 314
Pass
6 E +1 -1460
+9 373

182. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul A K 7 5
Q 8
Q 7 4 2
10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Garner Robinson WeinsteinH Welland Doub Willenken Wildavsky
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q J
K 10 9 5
K J 9 6 5
Q 4 Table 9 6 4 2
J 6 4 3
A 8
A K 5
55347 =
87996 =
Par NS -140 10 8 3
A 7 2
10 3
J 9 8 6 2

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
-7 314
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+7 380

183. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 118

N deals
N-S vul A K 6
Q 9 8 6
Q 9 6 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Robinson WeinsteinH Boyd Garner Willenken Wildavsky Welland Doub
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Dbl Pass
4 Dbl AP

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

10 9
J 4 3
J 10 7 3
J 9 6 5 Table J 8 7 4 3 2
—
A K 5 4
K Q 2
A5B68 A5B67
37275 =
Par NS +650 Q 5
A K 10 7 5 2
8
A 8 4 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+8 322
Pass
4 × E -2 +300
-8 380

186. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Levin Cohler Weinstein Jacobs Mahaffey Katz Passell
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 9 2
Q 10 7 6
A 3
K 7 5 Table 7 6
J 9 8 5 4
Q J 9 5 2
8
A845A =
33973 33963
Par NS +500 K J 8 4 3
K 2
K 7 4
Q 10 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 333
Pass
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 382

190. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 4 2
K J 10
3 2
A Q 9 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Welland Zia Willenken WeinsteinH Freeman Garner Nickell
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 9
A 9 8 7 6 3
Q J
10 2 Table A K 8 7 3
4
K 10 6 5
K J 5
42457 =
9B886 =
Par NS -450 J 6 5
Q 5 2
A 9 8 7 4
6 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-6 333
Pass
3 E +2 -200
+6 388

191. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul A J 8
6
K Q 6 5
J 10 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Welland Meckstroth Willenken Smith Freeman CohenB Nickell
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
2 Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 6 5
A K Q 8 4
A 10 3
9 Table 7 4 3
3 2
9 7 4 2
A Q 8 3
77678 77778
66664 =
Par NS +90 K Q 2
J 10 9 7 5
J 8
K 6 4

1 opening
3 E -3 +300
+9 342
Pass
1 NT S -1 -100
-9 388

192. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 7 5 4
K 7
K 6 5 3
A J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Larsen WeinsteinH Meltzer Garner Willenken Chambers Welland Schermer
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 3 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A 8
A 6 5 4 3
Q 9 7 2
K 8 Table Q 9 3 2
Q J 10 9 8
J
Q 3 2
77488 =
65954 =
Par NS -140 K J 10 6
2
A 10 8 4
9 7 6 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 342
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+6 394

193. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul A 9 8 5
J 10
Q 2
A 9 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Lair Grue Ozdil ShiX Levin YangD Weinstein
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 4 2
Q 8 6 5 2
10 6
Q 10 4 Table 10 7 3
A K 7 4
8 7 4
J 5 3
8B7BA =
11503 =
Par NS +650 K J 6
9 3
A K J 9 5 3
K 7

1 opening
5 S = +600
+12 354
Pass
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 394

195. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 5 2
A Q J
Q 5
Q 9 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson El Ahmady Greco Sadek Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss
1 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 2 NT (AP) 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

7
K 10 9 3 2
K 6 4 3 2
10 2 Table K J 9 8 4
8 5 4
A 9
A 7 6
98468 =
35763 =
Par NS +400 A Q 6 3
7 6
J 10 8 7
K J 8

1 opening
2 NT S +2 +180
+7 363
Pass
2 E = -110
-7 394

197. 2008 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul Q 10 9
A Q 10
Q 7 6 3
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Townsend Nunes Gold Fantoni
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 AP
Dbl 3 NT AP

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

A K 4 2
K J 5 3 2
J 9 5
9 Table J 7 5 3
9 8 7
A K 4
7 4 2
95579 =
48854 =
Par NS +300 8 6
6 4
10 8 2
A K Q 8 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 370
Pass
3 E -2 +100
-7 394

198. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul K
5
A 9 8 7
Q J 9 8 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Helgemo Duboin Helness Tundal Versace Groetheim Lauria
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 3 Dbl 1 2 3 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

A Q 10 8 7
3 2
J 10 3 2
10 5 Table 6 5 4 3
A J 9 7 6
6 5
7 2
7589B =
37532 =
Par NS +600 J 9 2
K Q 10 8 4
K Q 4
A K

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-12 370
Pass
5 N = +600
+12 406

201. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Welland Gromov Glubok CohenB Zmudzinski Smith Balicki
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

5
K Q J 9 8
J 10 6 4
K 9 5 Table K 7 6 4 2
A 6 3
8
10 7 6 3
87696 =
45747 46747
Par NS +120 A 10 9 8
10 2
Q 9 7 3
A Q J

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 370
Pass
2 N = +110
+5 411

203. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 10 9 3
K 10 5 4
A K 10 2
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski WeinsteinH Balicki Garner Welland Gromov Glubok Dubinin
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 3
3 4 AP Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A K 4 2
3 2
9 8 7 5 4
5 3 Table Q J 8 6
Q J 7
6
K Q 9 6 4
85986 =
57456 =
Par NS +140 7 5
A 9 8 6
Q J 3
A 10 8 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 372
Pass
3 E -2 +100
+5 416

204. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul J 7
K 10 9 5
7 5
A Q 10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin WeinsteinH Gromov Garner CohenB Balicki Smith Zmudzinski
1 1 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

10 8
8 7 6 3 2
A Q 4 2
5 4 Table A Q 6 3 2
J
K 8 6 3
9 8 2
8685A =
46583 =
Par NS +130 K 9 5 4
A Q 4
J 10 9
K J 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 372
Pass
2 S +2 +130
+5 421

205. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul Q 10 6 4
A
10 5
A 8 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Garner Dubinin WeinsteinH Smith Zmudzinski CohenB Balicki
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 NT Pass 3 3 Pass 4 AP
3 AP

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

8 5 2
K Q 9 7 4 3 2
K 8
Q Table J 7 3
8 5
A Q 9 7 4
K J 10
68568 =
74864 =
Par NS +110 A K 9
J 10 6
J 6 3 2
9 7 6

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
-5 372
Pass
4 W -3 +300
+5 426

206. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Tolliver WeinsteinH Horton McNay Smith Lusky CohenB
1 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 (AP) 1 2 Dbl Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 8 7 5
Q 10 9
K J 8
J 6 Table Q 4 2
A 7 6 4 2
4
A K 4 2
54496 54596
78846 68846
Par NS +110 J 3
K J 5 3
Q 9 6 5 3 2
7

1 opening
3 S -2 -200
-9 372
Pass
4 E -2 +200
+9 435

208. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
GordonP Bakhshi FeldmanJ Garvey Ozdil Aa Mittelman Molberg
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 3 NT AP
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP

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

A 10 8
A 8 3
J 9 8 5 4
Q 9 Table Q 6
10 4
A 7 3 2
A K J 8 5
47733 =
95699 =
Par NS -600 7 5 3 2
K J 9 7 2
—
10 7 6 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
+10 386
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-10 435

209. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul K J 7 2
Q 3
3
A 10 9 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell WeinsteinH Meckstroth Garner Welland Freeman Willenken Nickell
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 2 NT 1 2 2 3
3 Pass 4 AP 3 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 10 9
K 10 9 5
A K Q 6 5
4 Table Q 8 5 3
J 7 2
9 7 4 2
Q 5
7564A =
58793 =
Par NS +130 6 4
A 8 6 4
J 10 8
K J 3 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+5 391
Pass
5 N -2 -100
-5 435

211. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul K 6 2
J 9 8
K 10
A 10 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell WeinsteinH Meckstroth Garner Welland Freeman Willenken Nickell
1 1 3 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9
10 7 5
Q 9 8 7 4
Q 8 5 2 Table Q 8 7 5 4
A 6 4 2
A 5 2
J
A987A =
24452 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 3
K Q 3
J 6 3
K 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 392
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 445

213. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein BlanchardS Levin BlanchardB Milgrim Zia Aker Rosenberg
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 2 8
8 tricks won 9 tricks won

K 5 2
10 5 4 2
K J 8
4 3 2 Table Q J 9 6 4
K Q 8
10 7 5 3
J
8678A =
37643 =
Par NS +130 10 7 3
A 6 3
A 2
K Q 9 8 5

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 392
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+10 458

214. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul K 10 7 3
10 8
10 7 2
A K J 7

West North East South West North East South
Becker Katz Strul Jacobs Weinstein Martel Levin Stansby
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Dbl 1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q J 8
K 6 4
5 4
Q 10 8 3 Table 9 6
9 7 5 3 2
K J 9 8
6 5
99789 =
44554 44543
Par NS +600 5 4 2
A Q J
A Q 6 3
9 4 2

1 opening
1 × W -3 +800
+12 404
Pass
2 N +2 +170
-12 458

216. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

A Q J 10 4
5
K Q 10 4 3
J 4 Table 2
K 10 9 8 3 2
7 2
A 6 5 2
76557 =
67786 =
Par NS -90 8 6 5
A Q 7 6
J 8
K 10 9 3

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 409
Pass
3 N -2 -100
-5 458

218. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul K 10 7 3
10 8
10 7 2
A K J 7

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

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

A Q J 8
K 6 4
5 4
Q 10 8 3 Table 9 6
9 7 5 3 2
K J 9 8
6 5
99789 =
44554 44543
Par NS +600 5 4 2
A Q J
A Q 6 3
9 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 419
Pass
2 NT S = +120
-10 458

222. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Compton Pszczola Hamman Nickell Seamon Freeman Mahaffey
1 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl
3 Pass Pass 3 3 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 7 5 4 2
K 8 7 2
3
7 6 4 Table 6
Q J 9 6 5
A 9 6 5
A 9 5
794A7 =
43823 =
Par NS +140 J 9 3
A
Q J 10 4 2
K Q J 3

1 opening
5 N = +600
+13 439
Pass
4 N -2 -200
-13 458

224. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul A 10 3
9 8 6
A 7 5 4
K 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Martens Lesniewski Jassem Skrzypczak Jansma Gierulski Verhees
1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

J
A J 10 3 2
J 10 6
A 7 4 2 Table K 9 8 6 2
K 4
Q 8
Q J 6 3
46473 =
87969 =
Par NS -140 Q 7 5 4
Q 7 5
K 9 3 2
9 8

1 opening
2 W -1 +100
+5 444
Pass
2 W = -110
-5 458

228. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Morath Drijver Efraimsson Brink de Wijs Cullin Muller Upmark
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 6 4 2
9
A 10 9 5 4
10 3 Table A 10 5
K Q 6 4 2
8 7 2
Q 2
A797B 8797B
36452 =
Par NS +430 8 3
10 8 7
K Q J 6 3
A K 9

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+8 455
Pass
2 S = +90
-8 462

231. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul Q 2
J 5 3
Q 9 8
A Q 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner Rosenberg LallH Zia Hamman
1 1 2 Pass Pass 2
4 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 5 3
K 10 4 2
A K 10 6
2 Table 7
Q 9 8 7 6
J 7
K J 10 4 3
47254 =
95B88 =
Par NS -450 K J 9 8 6 4
A
5 4 3 2
7 6

1 opening
4 E = -420
-7 455
Pass
3 E = -110
+7 469

232. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Krekorian Moss Casen Berkowitz Stansby Cohen Martel
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1 NT
2 3 4 5 2 Pass 2 Pass
5 5 NT Pass 6 4 5 5 AP
Pass Pass 6 Dbl (AP)

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

J 8 6 3
K Q J 3 2
Q 9
7 2 Table A K Q 9 7 5 4
8 7 6
A 10 4
—
51189 =
5CB54 =
Par NS -800 10
A 9 4
J 7 6 5 2
A 8 6 5

1 opening
6 × E -1 +200
+14 469
Pass
5 E +2 -710
-14 469

233. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Gitelman Stansby Freeman Martel Nickell
1 1 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

9 2
K 10 9 7
K 10
K Q 10 9 8 Table K 10 8 4
8 6 4
A Q J 2
7 5
66565 77565
66868 66767
Par NS -100 Q J 7 6
5 2
9 8 7 6
A 4 3

1 opening
1 NT W +3 -180
-9 469
Pass
2 NT W -2 +200
+9 478

235. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul K 4 3
6 5
A Q 5 2
Q 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Welland Cayne Fallenius Sementa Lauria H-Welland Versace
1 2 3 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A J 10 8
J 9
10 7 6 4 3
8 5 Table 9 7 5
A Q 8 7 3 2
K
10 9 4
9868A A869A
35742 =
Par NS +430 Q 6 2
K 10 4
J 9 8
A K J 2

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 469
Pass
2 NT S +1 +150
+7 485

238. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul 10 3
Q 7 4
K Q
Q J 7 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Jacobus Welland O'Rourke Duboin H-Welland Bocchi Sementa
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 5 4
J 10 2
J 10 7 6 5 4
10 Table J 8 7
A 8 6 5
A 8 2
A 9 4
6775A =
33683 =
Par NS +130 A K Q 9 2
K 9 3
9 3
K 8 6

1 opening
3 S = +140
-6 469
Pass
3 NT N = +400
+6 491

240. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul A 10 9 7
10 3
A 9 5
K 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Feldman Ekeblad Bramley Meltzer Moss Larsen Gitelman
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
2 2 3 AP Pass Pass

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

4 3 2
8 7 5 2
6 4
A Q 5 3 Table K Q
A K Q 6 4
Q 8 7
10 6 4
69496 =
64947 =
Par NS +100 J 8 6 5
J 9
K J 10 3 2
J 9

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 471
Pass
1 NT E -1 +50
+5 496

243. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Hurd Cayne Wooldridge Becker Reisig Schwartz Garozzo
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 4 3
8 4 3 2
Q J 10 3
2 Table 10 9 7
Q J 7 6
K 9 5 2
K 9
9876B =
35662 =
Par NS +400 J 8 2
A K
8 7 4
A J 8 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 477
Pass
2 S +3 +150
-6 496

245. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Brod Robinson Earl Boyd Woolsey Saxe Stewart Nussbaum
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 A
9 tricks won 8 tricks won

A 9 8 7 4
A 10 3
J 10 6 3
K Table 5
K 7 5 4
K 8 7 2
10 6 5 4
97558 =
45773 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 3
9 6
Q 9 5
A Q 9 8 7

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 482
Pass
2 W = -90
-5 496

246. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 5, Bd 62

N deals
None vul A 6
J 10 2
9 8 4
A Q 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
CohenS Roman Compton Fout Ehlers Onstott Rengstorff Hayden
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 Pass 3
3 5 Dbl AP

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

K 10 9 5 4
4 3
K Q J 10 3 2
— Table 7 3 2
K 7 6 5
7
K J 10 4 2
85A6B =
47372 48372
Par NS +400 Q J 8
A Q 9 8
A 6 5
7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+14 496
Pass
5 × S -3 -500
-14 496

247. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 5, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul A 10 7 4
K 6 5 2
8 3
A 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Roman Compton Fout CohenS Onstott Rengstorff Hayden Ehlers
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 2
8
K 9 5 4
K Q 10 4 3 Table K 5
Q 10 7 4
A 7 6
J 7 6 5
69965 69964
53468 =
Par NS +140 Q J 8 3
A J 9 3
Q J 10 2
2

1 opening
4 S = +620
+13 509
Pass
4 N -2 -200
-13 496

250. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin
1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass

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

J 10 5
Q 10 7 2
7 6 2
J 9 7 Table 9 4 2
A 9 4
A Q 10 9 4
Q 2
8A87A =
53553 =
Par NS +620 K Q 8 6
8 3
K 8 5
A 8 5 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
+11 520
Pass
1 NT E -2 +100
-11 497

254. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

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

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

A 9 4 2
A J 10 8
7 5 3
9 3 Table K 6 5
K Q 2
K J 10 6 4
K 2
55337 =
889A6 =
Par NS -140 J 10 8 3
7 3
Q 8
Q 10 8 6 4

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-10 520
Pass
3 NT E -1 +50
+10 507

255. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Fredin Chagas Lindkvist H-Welland Branco Jacobus Brenner
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 Pass 1 3 3 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q J 8 7 6 2
K 2
A 6 5
A 2 Table 10 9 5 3
A 9 3
K 9 3
7 6 4
43877 =
79566 =
Par NS -140 K 4
Q 10 8 6 4
10 8 7 4 2
K

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 526
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 507

257. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
van Cleeff Zia Kroes Rosenberg Jacobs Eskes Katz v.Prooijen
1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass 2 3 NT 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 9 8
10 8 6 5 3
7
7 4 2 Table 5 2
A J 9 7
A K 8 4 3
5 3
87578 =
46864 =
Par NS +120 A 7 4
K Q 2
Q J 9 2
Q J 6

1 opening
1 E -1 +100
-9 528
Pass
4 × E -2 +500
+9 516

262. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Mooney Sundelin Monsegur Sylvan Lindkvist Madala Fredin Lambardi
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

J 7 4 2
A 2
A 10 6 4
A J 8 Table Q 10 9 8 5
10 8 5
9 7 3
K 4
65868 =
68565 =
Par NS -110 3
K Q 7 4
K Q 8 5
10 6 5 2

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+7 535
Pass
2 W +1 -140
-7 523

263. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace Bocchi Soloway Duboin Hamman
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT 2
3 Pass 3 NT Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 3 AP

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

9 6
Q 6
K 10 9 6 4 3 2
6 2 Table A Q 8
K 10 4
A Q 7
J 8 5 3
49937 =
74495 84495
Par NS +140 K J 5 4 2
9 7 5 3 2
5
A 7

1 opening
3 NT× E +2 -1150
-14 535
Pass
3 N -4 -200
+14 537

265. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Welland Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Moss
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 2 2 4 4 Pass
3 AP 4 AP

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

J 4
A J 8 3
A 4
J 6 5 4 2 Table 6 5 3 2
K 9 7 5 2
K J 10 9
—
76267 =
33A63 =
Par NS -420 A K 10 9 8
6
6 5 3 2
A 10 7

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-6 535
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+6 544

266. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Fallenius Greco Welland Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Moss
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 2 Dbl AP

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

8 6 3 2
K J 8 2
K Q 8 5
Q Table Q 5 4
A 7
J 3 2
10 7 5 4 3
77878 =
56564 56565
Par NS +110 A K 7
10 9 6 5 4
9 4
A 9 8

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-9 535
Pass
2 × W -2 +300
+9 553

269. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul 5
J 7 2
A 9 4 2
A J 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Welland Mahaffey Fallenius Zia Cohler Rosenberg Willenken
1 1 1 Pass 1 3
4 Pass Pass 4 4 NT Pass 5 AP
Pass Pass 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

2
K Q 10 9 8 5 3
K
K Q 6 2 Table A 9 7 3
A 6
Q J 10 8 5 3
9
28225 =
A4B76 94B76
Par NS -450 K Q J 10 8 6 4
4
7 6
10 7 4

1 opening
5 × E -3 +500
+14 549
Pass
5 E = -450
-14 557

270. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Fallenius Shenkin Welland Rosenberg Willenken Zia Cohler
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8
K Q J 3 2
Q 5
J 9 7 4 Table J 7 5 4 3 2
9 5
K 9 7
K 5
A77A8 =
36635 =
Par NS +430 A K Q
10 8 7
J 6 3
A 10 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 549
Pass
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 568

271. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul A 8 3
10 2
9 7 6 3
A Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Welland Mahaffey Fallenius Zia Cohler Rosenberg Willenken
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT AP
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

Q J 10 4
6 4
K J 2
K 10 6 4 Table 7 6 2
K Q 9 5
A Q 8 5
9 5
66867 =
66575 =
Par NS +110 K 9 5
A J 8 7 3
10 4
J 7 2

1 opening
3 NT× E -3 +800
+12 561
Pass
1 NT N = +90
-12 568

275. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul A 7 5
10 7 2
A 8 7 6
K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Willenken Welland Cohler Mahaffey Zia Shenkin Rosenberg
1 3 3 Pass 1 1
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT 3 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

8
J 9 5 3
K
Q J 10 8 7 5 3 Table K J 9
6
Q J 10 9 5 4 3
A 2
7AA54 7AA44
43388 =
Par NS +620 Q 10 6 4 3 2
A K Q 8 4
2
9

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-12 562
Pass
4 S = +620
+12 580

280. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Versace Weinstein Lauria Levin
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 5 4 2
A K 9 4 3
J 10 5
6 Table J 9 3
5 2
Q 8 6 4 2
K Q 9
6786A =
56463 =
Par NS +130 A 6
Q J 8 7 6
A 7 3
J 10 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+13 576
Pass
1 NT N -2 -200
-13 581

281. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Imakura El Ahmady Ino Sadek Hishmat Takano Nadim Teramoto
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 5 4 2
A K 9 4 3
J 10 5
6 Table J 9 3
5 2
Q 8 6 4 2
K Q 9
6786A =
56463 =
Par NS +130 A 6
Q J 8 7 6
A 7 3
J 10 5

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-5 576
Pass
1 NT N -1 -100
+5 586

282. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Sanchez Zia Marangunic Caracci Levin Cuevas Weinstein
1 1 3 Pass 2 3
Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 5 6 Pass
4 NT 5 6 Pass 6 AP
Pass 6 Dbl AP

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

10 5
J 8 7 6 5 4
A J
J 6 2 Table —
A 10
K Q 9 8 7 6 5 3
A K 7
29316 =
64AB6 649B6
Par NS -300 Q J 9 8 7 4 2
K 9
2
8 4 3

1 opening
6 × S -3 -500
-12 576
Pass
6 W -2 +200
+12 598

284. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q J 5 3 2
Q 10
—
K Q 10 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Zia Brogeland Rosenberg Welland Helness Fallenius Furunes
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 5 Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl 3
Dbl AP 4 4 5 AP

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

A 8
A J 8 7
K 10 8 6 5 2
A Table 10 7 6 4
K 6 3 2
Q J 7 4
4
26229 =
75BB4 75AB3
Par NS -650 K 9
9 5 4
A 9 3
J 8 7 5 3

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-12 576
Pass
5 W -1 +100
+12 610

287. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

N deals
None vul J 4 3
J 10 5
A
A 10 9 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Chagas Asbi Villas-Boas Brenner Panelewen Thoma Karwur
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 AP 1 2 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

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

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
+7 583
Pass
3 NT E +1 -430
-7 610

290. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Saaid Teramoto El Sheikh Takano Kaku Sadek Takayama El Ahmady
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 6
6 4 2
A J 9 5
Q 8 6 Table Q 4 2
J 7
K 7 6 4 3
A 5 2
89969 =
44474 =
Par NS +140 10 7 3
A Q 10 5 3
2
K J 7 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 593
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-10 611

292. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 20

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

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

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 A 2 4 3
10 tricks won J 2 7 4
3 5 10 6
10 tricks won

J 9 8 3
5
6 4 3
A K J 7 5 Table A K 10 7
7
10 9 5 2
Q 10 9 4
43AA4 =
17119 =
Par NS +500 6 4
A Q 10 9 8 6 4 3
A 7
3

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-12 593
Pass
4 × S = +790
+12 623

293. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A J 7
J 10 6
K 6 5
Q 10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Versace Beriashvili Lauria Abzianidze Chechelashvili Bocchi Goshadze Duboin
1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

8 4
Q 3 2
Q J 9 8 4
A 9 7 Table K Q 9 6 3
A K 4
A 3 2
4 2
33415 12415
9A9A8 =
Par NS -620 10 5 2
9 8 7 5
10 7
K J 6 3

1 opening
1 E +4 -200
-7 593
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
+7 630

295. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Gotard Helness Piekarek Furunes Brogeland Wladow Saelensminde Elinescu
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 (AP) 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

10 9 8 6 5
9
A K Q 5
K 10 5 Table J 4 3
K 10 8 5
J 8 3 2
A 7
64747 =
79596 =
Par NS -140 K
J 6 4 3 2
9 7 6
Q J 8 6

1 opening
3 N -3 -300
-5 593
Pass
2 W = -110
+5 635

296. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 11

N deals
None vul A 10 9 3
A 4 3
8 7
K 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Khven Nunes Matushko Gromov Duboin Dubinin Bocchi
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 3 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 AP

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

Q 6 5 2
K 7
A Q J 10 5 3
A Table K J 8 4
J 10 8 6
9 6 4
6 2
33629 33639
6A794 =
Par NS -300 7
Q 9 5 2
K 2
Q J 9 8 7 3

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
-6 593
Pass
2 W -2 +100
+6 641

297. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 11

N deals
None vul A 10 9 3
A 4 3
8 7
K 10 5 4

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

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

Q 6 5 2
K 7
A Q J 10 5 3
A Table K J 8 4
J 10 8 6
9 6 4
6 2
33629 33639
6A794 =
Par NS -300 7
Q 9 5 2
K 2
Q J 9 8 7 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
+11 604
Pass
4 × E = -590
-11 641

301. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul K J 6
K 10 9 7
K 9 4
J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Lev Fallenius Molson Welland Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Moss
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
2 2 3 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP 2 AP

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

10 8 4 3 2
6 5
J 3 2
Q 4 2 Table A 9 5
8 4 2
A Q 10 6
A 8 6
65757 =
68576 =
Par NS -110 Q 7
A Q J 3
8 7 5
K 10 5 3

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 616
Pass
2 W = -110
-6 641

304. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Hayden Sontag Lair Bramley Stansby Compton Martel
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1
3 Pass 4 4 (AP) 1 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

6 3
A 10 8 7 6 2
8
Q 5 3 2 Table A 9 7
K 9 3
9 5 3
A K 7 4
793A4 =
63939 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 8 2
5
A Q J 10 7 6 4
8

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 616
Pass
3 S +1 +130
+5 646

305. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul J 10
10 7
9 7 4 2
A K Q 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Schwartz Meckstroth Becker Cohen Hamman Berkowitz Soloway
1 1 2 Pass 2 3
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 4 AP

K 7 6
K 6 5 4 2
J 8
7 5 4 Table Q 9 8 4 3 2
9
A 10 5 3
8 6
7599A =
38342 =
Par NS +140 A 5
A Q J 8 3
K Q 6
J 10 3

1 opening
3 N +2 +150
+6 622
Pass
4 S -2 -100
-6 646

309. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul J 5
A Q 7
7 3 2
A 10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Landen Nickell Pratap Doub Hamman Wildavsky Soloway
1 1 1 Pass 1 1
2 Pass 3 4 2 Dbl 4 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

10 8 4
J 10 6
K J 10 8
Q 8 3 Table K 6
K 8 5 4
A Q 9 6 5 4
5
7B75C =
52581 =
Par NS +800 A Q 9 7 3 2
9 3 2
—
K J 4 2

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 634
Pass
4 S +1 +450
-10 647

313. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul J 7 6 3
A 9 7
Q 8 3
A J 9

West North East South West North East South
Fernandez Bocchi Ventin Duboin Nunes Frances Fantoni Torres
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 2 4 AP Pass 2 NT Dbl 3
4 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A
10 5 3 2
A 10 9 7
K 7 6 5 Table 10 9
K Q J 8
K 6 4
Q 10 4 3
77343 =
66989 =
Par NS -140 K Q 8 5 4 2
6 4
J 5 2
8 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
+5 639
Pass
4 × S -3 -800
-5 649

316. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul A 7 5 2
K 9 6 5
A 5
9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Duboin Rodwell Bocchi Lauria Soloway Versace Hamman
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 10 8
A 10 8
K 10 3
K Q 10 Table 9 6 4
7 3
9 8 7
A J 8 6 5
44873 =
78559 78459
Par NS -110 J 3
Q J 4 2
Q J 6 4 2
3 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
-6 639
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+6 655

317. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
1 1 1 Pass Pass 1
4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 3
Q 9 7 4 2
9 6 5 2
3 Table 6 5
A K J 8
10 7 3
Q J 9 2
68568 69568
73875 =
Par NS +140 K Q 10 9 7
10 6 3
A K 8
8 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-7 639
Pass
2 S +2 +170
+7 662

318. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

J 9 2
Q 9
Q 2
A J 8 6 4 2 Table 10 8 3
A 7 5 3
9 8 7
K 10 9
9BAB6 6BAB6
42317 =
Par NS +650 A K Q 5 4
8 6 2
K 10 6 4
5

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+11 650
Pass
3 × W -1 +100
-11 662

320. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

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

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

K 8 7 4
Q J 8 7 6 2
K 9 2
— Table Q 10
9
J 8 6 4
K J 9 4 3 2
77667 88677
55665 =
Par NS +120 A J 9 5 3
10 5 3
A 7 5 3
A

1 opening
3 S = +110
+7 657
Pass
3 NT N -2 -200
-7 663

321. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

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

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

K 10 6 2
K
J 5
A Q J 10 8 7 Table A J 8
J 5 4 2
9 6 2
9 4 3
86994 =
57449 =
Par NS +140 9 4
A 9 8 6 3
A Q 10 8 4
5

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
-7 657
Pass
4 S = +420
+7 670

322. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

N deals
N-S vul 10 8 2
A Q 2
8
A 10 8 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Wolff WeinsteinH Morse Garner Welland Pratap Fallenius Landen
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
3 Pass 4 5 (AP) 3 5 AP

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

K 9 7 6
J 10 6
10 5 3 2
K 7 Table A Q 5 4 3
8 5 4
A J 9 7 6
—
75A5B 7595B
38281 =
Par NS +500 J
K 9 7 3
K Q 4
Q J 9 6 3

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
+12 669
Pass
5 N -1 -100
-12 670

323. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul 9 7 6 3
8 6 3
A 5
A Q J 7

West North East South West North East South
Landen Seamon Pratap Smith Weinstein Wolff Levin Morse
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 5 4 2
K J 9
7
10 8 3 2 Table K Q
Q 7 5
Q J 4 3
K 6 5 4
87997 87996
55446 =
Par NS +140 A J
A 10 4 2
K 10 9 8 6 2
9

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+7 676
Pass
2 S +2 +130
-7 670

326. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul A 9 6
7 5 4 3
K 6 2
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Lindkvist Zia Fredin Stromberg Cohen Nystrom Berkowitz
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 AP
2 NT Pass 4 AP

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

2
K Q J 8 2
Q J 8 4
K 7 2 Table K J 10 8 7 5 4
9
A 7
Q 5 4
55566 55455
88877 =
Par NS -120 Q 3
A 10 6
10 9 5 3
J 10 8 6

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
+7 685
Pass
2 E +2 -170
-7 670

329. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Katz Hamman Jacobs Versace Nickell Lauria Freeman
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 3 2 3 4 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 5 Dbl AP
Pass 4 AP

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

Q
A Q 7 2
K 8 7 4 3 2
7 4 Table K 8 5
8 5
J 10 6 5
6 5 3 2
69849 6A849
43594 =
Par NS +300 A J 7 6 2
K J 9 4
A
J 9 8

1 opening
4 S = +620
+8 693
Pass
5 × W -2 +300
-8 672

330. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul Q 9 5
A Q 2
Q 9 7
Q 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Fleisher Forrester RosenbergD Willenken Robson Silverstein Shugart
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

A J 7
6 5 4
A 10 5
A K 10 5 Table K 10 3 2
9 7 3
J 6 4
8 4 2
55665 =
88777 =
Par NS -120 8 6 4
K J 10 8
K 8 3 2
J 9

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 698
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 672

333. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Foster Lev Hawkins SmithR Rosenkranz SmithL Mohan
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 8 7
Q 4
K J 9
A 10 3 2 Table 4
J 10 6 5 2
Q 10 8 7 4
7 5
8A759 =
53674 53673
Par NS +420 A K 6 5 3
K 3
6 5 3
Q J 8

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 698
Pass
2 S +1 +140
+6 682

334. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Nickell Granovetter Freeman Meckstroth Lipsitz Rodwell Ekeblad
1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Dbl 2 AP
4 AP

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

Q J 8 5
A Q 7 3
4 3 2
Q 6 Table A K 9 3
J 10 6 5
A J 7
9 3
4447A =
89963 =
Par NS +100 10
9 8 4 2
K Q 9
10 8 7 5 4

1 opening
4 E -4 +200
+7 705
Pass
2 W = -110
-7 682

335. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Shenkin Martel Molson Lipsitz Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel
1 4 4 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass 5 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 3
Dbl 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass
Dbl AP 4 AP

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

7 3
Q 6 3
A Q 6 2
A 8 5 3 Table K J 9 8 6 4 2
A 9 8 7 4
—
4
52398 52397
8BA45 =
Par NS -500 5
K 10 5
K 10 8 5 4
K 7 6 2

1 opening
5 × N -2 -300
+8 713
Pass
4 E +1 -650
-8 682

338. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola JonssonT Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Ingimarsson Balicki MagnussonM Zmudzinski
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl
3 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

K 5
Q 8 6 2
J 8 7 2
J 4 3 Table Q 9 8 2
J 10 9 4 3
K 5
A 2
8969A =
44743 =
Par NS +140 J 6 3
5
A Q 10 6 3
K 7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-10 713
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+10 692

339. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 8 5
—
Q 10
A J 10 8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola JonssonT Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Ingimarsson Tuszynski MagnussonM Jassem
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 3 3 Dbl (AP) 2 NT 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

K J 7 6
K Q 7 3
J 4
Q 9 7 Table 3 2
A 8 5 4 2
K 7 6 3
K 2
68589 =
74854 64854
Par NS +100 A 9 4
J 10 9 6
A 9 8 5 2
6

1 opening
3 × E = -530
-12 713
Pass
4 E -2 +100
+12 704

343. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul 9 7 6
K 2
A 9 3
K J 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Rizzo Jacobs Bianchedi Lambardi Berkowitz Lucena Cohen
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 2 NT AP

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

J 10 8 5
A 6 5
7 6 2
A Q 9 Table A Q 4 2
Q J 7
Q J 5 4
6 3
75868 65758
68564 57564
Par NS -110 K 3
10 9 8 4 3
K 10 8
10 8 5

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-5 714
Pass
2 NT W -1 +50
+5 713

346. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Engel Chagas v.Middelem Jeunen Campos Coenraets Villas-Boas
1 4 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 4 AP

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

9 5
J 9 6 4 3
A J 9 6
Q 6 Table K Q J 8 7 4 2
A K
10
10 7 2
64688 =
69644 =
Par NS -140 6
10 5 2
Q 7 4 3
A J 9 5 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-10 715
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+10 724

347. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul Q 9 6 4
K 10
7
A 9 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Maas Villacorta Ramondt Quiogue Barredo Nab Kaneko Bertens
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 6
Pass 6 AP

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

J 10
9 7 2
9 8 6 4
K J 8 6 Table K 5 2
5 4 3
K J 10 3
Q 10 3
ACC99 =
21144 =
Par NS +1430 A 8 7 3
A Q J 8 6
A Q 5 2
—

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
-13 715
Pass
6 N = +1430
+13 737

348. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Lauria Tuszynski Versace Duboin Balicki Bocchi Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 1 Dbl AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 6 4 2
9 3
A J 10 8
6 5 Table K 10 3
K Q 10 8
K 2
J 9 8 4
76778 66777
67665 =
Par NS +90 9 5
A J 7 5 4
Q 7 4 3
K Q

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-8 715
Pass
1 × W -1 +200
+8 745

349. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 8 5
—
Q 10
A J 10 8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Lauria Brenner Versace Bocchi Amaral Duboin Branco
1 1 1 Pass Pass Pass
3 Dbl 4 Dbl (AP) 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7 6
K Q 7 3
J 4
Q 9 7 Table 3 2
A 8 5 4 2
K 7 6 3
K 2
68589 =
74854 64854
Par NS +100 A 9 4
J 10 9 6
A 9 8 5 2
6

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
+10 725
Pass
3 E -1 +50
-10 745

351. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Marston Versace Burgess Richman Ferraro Mullamphy de Falco
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

7
J 5 2
A 10 9 7 6
A J 7 5 Table K 9 5
A K 10 8
K 2
8 4 3 2
79554 69554
64889 =
Par NS +140 A J 10 4 3
Q 9 6 3
8
K 10 6

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-12 727
Pass
3 N = +140
+12 757

352. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul A Q 10
A 9 5 4
9 7 2
J 7 3

West North East South West North East South
de Boer Ingimarsson Muller MagnussonM Thorvaldsson Maas JonssonT Ramondt
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Dbl 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

J 6 5
K Q 7 3
Q 5 3
10 5 4 Table 8 7 4 3 2
10 8 6
A J 10 6
K
A688B =
26552 =
Par NS +430 K 9
J 2
K 8 4
A Q 9 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 733
Pass
3 S +2 +150
-6 757

354. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 7 6
A 5 4 3
A Q 10
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Fredin Larsen Lindkvist Welland Stansby Jacobus Martel
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 3
10 8 7 2
J 5 2
Q 6 3 Table J 8 5 4
K
9 8 4
A 9 8 7 4
87986 =
56447 =
Par NS +140 K 2
Q J 9 6
K 7 6 3
K 10 5

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-6 733
Pass
3 S = +140
+6 767

357. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul A K 4 2
9 7 6 4
A 4
6 4 2

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

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

Q 5
J 5
K Q 9 6 3 2
A J 9 Table J 6 3
K Q 10
J 8 7
K Q 5 3
46644 =
87799 =
Par NS -120 10 9 8 7
A 8 3 2
10 5
10 8 7

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
-5 735
Pass
3 NT E -1 +50
+5 772

358. 1999 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 148

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Hamman Chagas Meckstroth Freeman Campos Nickell Villas-Boas
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

5
J 10 5 4
A 10 9 3
10 7 6 5 Table A 10 8 6
Q 9 8 3
K J 4
9 3
8A578 =
53865 =
Par NS +620 Q J 9 7 3 2
A 7 2
Q 7
K Q

1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 745
Pass
3 S = +140
-10 772

360. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Austberg Mello Helgemo Janz Chagas Helness Branco Furunes
1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 6 3
Q 7 2
J 5
A Q 4 3 Table 10 8 5 4
9 4 3
A K Q 7
5 2
66878 =
67565 56554
Par NS +100 A J 7
A J 10 8 6
6 4 3 2
6

1 opening
2 N = +90
+7 752
Pass
4 S -2 -200
-7 772

361. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hayden Meckstroth Eisenberg Onstott Nickell Beatty Freeman
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 2 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass 3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 5
K Q 10 7 2
J 7 2
10 9 Table A J
A 4
K 10 6
A J 8 7 5 3
36253 26252
8697A 9798A
Par NS -600 K 9 8 4 2
8 5 3
Q 9 8 3
4

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-8 752
Pass
4 W -2 +200
+8 780

362. 1999 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Murthy Soloway Polowan Shenkin Freeman Lev Nickell
1 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl 1 2 2 3
Pass 4 AP 4 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q
9 8 6 3
A Q J 9 8 5 3
— Table 9 8 7 6 5 3 2
K J
4
K 6 3
54649 53648
59784 =
Par NS -140 J 10
A 10 4 2
K 10 7 2
Q 10 5

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
+6 758
Pass
4 E = -420
-6 780

364. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul A K Q J
J 8 7 5
9
10 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Boyd Wolfson Robinson Woolsey Stansby Stewart Martel
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6
10 3
A K J 8 2
7 6 4 3 Table 9 7 3
A 9 6 4
6 4 3
K J 9
8A978 =
53465 =
Par NS +620 8 5 4 2
K Q 2
Q 10 7 5
A Q

1 opening
4 S = +620
+11 769
Pass
1 NT S +1 +120
-11 780

365. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul 9 7 3
K J 10 8
Q 8 5
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Boyd Martel Robinson Woolsey Zia Stewart Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 1 Pass 1 NT 2
Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 4 4 AP
4 AP

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

K Q J 5 4
Q 5 2
9
Q 10 8 6 Table A 8 2
A 7 6
K 7
K 9 7 4 2
737A2 =
5943A 59439
Par NS +100 10 6
9 4 3
A J 10 6 4 3 2
3

1 opening
4 W = -420
-10 769
Pass
4 W -1 +50
+10 790

367. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

N deals
Both vul K Q 5 2
J 9 6 2
—
K J 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Lazard Cohen Bramley WeinsteinH Seamon Garner Passell
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 7
K 10 4
Q 8 4
A 10 9 5 4 Table 10 9 4
7 5
K J 10 9 7 3
Q 2
9AB58 9BB58
42275 42274
Par NS +650 A 8 6 3
A Q 8 3
A 6 5 2
3

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 769
Pass
4 N = +620
+12 802

369. 1997 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

N deals
E-W vul 3 2
K 7 4 3
Q 5
K Q J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Mari Rodwell Levy Mouiel Wolff Multon Hamman
1 1 1 Pass 1 1
4 Pass 5 Dbl (AP) 3 Dbl 4 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 8 7
10
A 9 8 7 2
8 4 2 Table J 4
A 9 8 5
K J 10 4 3
A 5
67838 =
764A5 =
Par NS -130 A K 9 6 5
Q J 6 2
6
9 7 6

1 opening
5 × E -1 +200
+9 778
Pass
4 S -4 -200
-9 802

370. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Helgemo Lauria Helness Groetheim Duboin Aa Bocchi
1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Rdbl 3 AP 1 2 Dbl 5
Dbl Pass 5 AP

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

A J 7 2
8 7 5 4 3
8 5
A 8 Table Q 3
A Q 6
Q J 7 6 4 3 2
4
66437 =
778A5 =
Par NS -130 K 9 5 4
J 2
K 10
Q 9 7 5 2

1 opening
3 E +2 -150
-6 778
Pass
5 E -1 +100
+6 808

372. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Helness Stansby Helgemo Aa Rosenberg Groetheim Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 4 2
Q 6 4 3
K 10 7 5 2
8 Table 10 7 5 3
J 7
Q J 9 6
A 7 5
8796B =
25471 =
Par NS +600 Q J 8 6
A K 9 5 2
A 8
J 10

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 779
Pass
5 N = +600
+12 820

373. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul 9 8 5
K 10 8 5
A Q 7
Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Passell Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 NT 2 3 Pass 2 NT Dbl 3
3 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 6 4
Q 7 4 3
10 6 4 3 2
2 Table A 2
A J 9 6 2
K J
A K 6 3
87348 66348
55A85 =
Par NS -420 K Q J 7 3
—
9 8 5
10 9 8 7 5

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+11 790
Pass
3 × S -2 -500
-11 820

375. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

N deals
N-S vul A 9
10 8 6 3 2
A J 10 3
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Mouiel Manoppo Levy Mari Sakul Bompis Karwur
1 1 1 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 10 5
A K J 5
8 7 4 2
10 4 Table J 8 4 3
9 7 4
Q 6 5
9 7 6
A99AB =
14411 24422
Par NS +630 Q 7 6 2
Q
K 9
A K Q 8 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 803
Pass
5 S -1 -100
-13 821

376. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 128

N deals
N-S vul K 9 6 4
A 4
A 2
7 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Szwarc Watulingas Multon Panelewen Karwur Levy Sakul Mouiel
1 1 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
3 NT Dbl AP

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

A 8 5 2
K Q 9
10 5 3
K 10 9 Table J 10
10 8
Q J 9 8 7 6
A 8 5
67847 =
76596 =
Par NS -110 Q 7 3
J 7 6 5 3 2
K 4
Q J

1 opening
3 NT× W -1 +100
+5 808
Pass
2 W = -90
-5 821

Data 9X01 Main Top One Club vs. Pass