Data 9X02 Main

One Diamond vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 605 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 Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Boyd

3
Pass

Lead
8
A
K
7
A
3 North
Graves
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
7
J
A
2
Q East
Robinson
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
5
6
3
4
K South
Schwartz
2
4

4th
J
6
10
2
7 West
Brogeland

2
Pass

Lead
K
Q
7
K
4
3 North
Smith
Pass
5
Pass

2nd
7
J
J
A
7
Q East
Lindqvist
Pass
Dbl

3rd
8
5
K
10
A South
Garner
2
Pass

4th
4
6
2
4
2
N deals
E-W vul J 7 5 4
J 7
A 9 6 5 3
A J
10 3
A K Q 9 3 2
7
10 8 7 5 Table K Q 9 8 6
8 5
Q 2
K 9 4 3
75394 =
68949 =
Par EW +100 A 2
10 6 4
K J 10 8 4
Q 6 2

1 opening
4 North -1
-50 +6 6
Pass
5 × South -2
-300 0

4. 2014 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
WeinsteinH

Pass

Lead
Q
6
3
4
5
A
10
Q
10
8 North
Woolsey
1
Pass

2nd
4
2
7
3
6
9
J
5
2
2 East
Grabel
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
10
2
K
A
5
3
4
K
Q South
Rodwell
1 NT

4th
A
J
9
8
7
4
7
9
J
8 West
Nickell

1
Pass

Lead
3
4
5
6
Q
4
8
J
2
K North
Glubok
Pass
Dbl
1

2nd
5
3
K
10
3
7
4
6
10
9 East
Katz
Pass
Rdbl
Dbl

3rd
8
A
3
J
4
K
Q
7
9
10 South
Lee
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
10
2
6
2
A
2
A
A
J
5
N deals
N-S vul A 10 9 4
J 9 4
A 10
Q 7 3 2
8 2
K Q 8 2
K 7 6 4
K J 4 Table Q J 7 3
10 6 3
Q J 9
A 10 6
45445 45545
98798 =
Par EW +400 K 6 5
A 7 5
8 5 3 2
9 8 5

1 opening
1 NT South -2
-200 +7 13
Pass
1 × North -2
-500 3

7. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102 West
Rosenberg

2
Pass

Lead
A
K
J
3
J
9
4
4
5 North
Greco
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
7
9
6
A
3
6
Q
9 East
Willenken
Pass
4

3rd
6
4
5
6
A
8
K
A South
Hampson
1
Pass

4th
8
5
Q
2
2
7
2
2 West
Diamond

1
Pass

Lead
K
A
J
4
K
A
4
5 North
Cohler
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
9
3
6
5
6
6
Q East
Platnick
Pass
2

3rd
4
6
A
8
9
2
A
K South
Martel
Pass
Pass

4th
8
5
2
7
Q
3
2
N deals
N-S vul K 9 6
7 3
A K 5 3 2
10 9 6
J 8 4
K J 10 8 5
8
A K J 4 Table A 7 5
A 9 4
10 9 7
8 7 5 2
36382 =
86A5B =
Par EW +420 Q 10 3 2
Q 6 2
Q J 6 4
Q 3

1 opening
4 West =
-420 14
Pass
2 West +2
-170 +6 9

10. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 92 West
Pratap

Dbl
Pass

Lead
4
2
9
2
J
K
8
10 North
McAllister
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
7
8
K
A
A
6
3 East
GordonM
Pass
3

3rd
10
A
Q
3
4
3
K
6 South
Campanile
1
Pass

4th
Q
5
K
4
2
4
2
7 West
Baseggio

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
K
K
3
Q
2 North
Seamon
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
5
10
3
10
2
6 East
Stark
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
8
2
4
K
5
Q South
Pszczola
1
3

4th
7
4
A
A
A
4
N deals
E-W vul A 8 3
K 8 7 2
Q J 5 3
10 5
J 10 9 5
10 4
K 10
A K 9 6 3 Table Q 4
A 9 6
9 8 7 4
Q J 8 2
66774 =
66559 =
Par EW +110 K 7 6 2
Q J 5 3
A 6 2
7 4

1 opening
3 East +1
-130 15
Pass
3 South =
+140 +7 20

11. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
Meckstroth

Dbl
Pass

Lead
7
3
2
J
3
6
2 North
Greco
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
Q
Q
10
2
7
8 East
Rodwell
1 NT
2 NT

3rd
5
6
4
8
Q
10
A South
Hampson
2
Pass

4th
K
7
10
2
4
J
4 West
Diamond

Dbl
Pass
Dbl

Lead
4
3
6
10
10
4
Q
K
Q North
Katz
Pass
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
J
5
7
A
J
K
3
7
4 East
Platnick
1
Pass
Pass
2 NT

3rd
7
A
K
5
Q
3
2
6
5 South
Nickell
1
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
3
2
A
6
4
A
K
7
2
N deals
N-S vul A J 9 2
10 7
5 4
K Q 10 7 2
K 10 5 3
J 6
Q 6 3
9 6 5 4 Table Q 8 6
A K 8 3
A K 10
J 8 3
66656 =
77667 76666
Par EW +90 7 4
Q 9 5 4 2
J 9 8 7 2
A

1 opening
2 NT East -1
+50 +5 20
Pass
2 NT East =
-120 20

12. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 99 West
Rodwell

2
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
2
6
2
4
Q
Q North
Bathurst
1
Pass
2
Rdbl
Pass

2nd
7
3
8
K
5
10
J
K East
Meckstroth
1
2
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
9
3
8
5
7
3
8 South
Moss
1
Pass
Pass
3
All Pass

4th
5
A
6
4
4
A
4
3 West
Hampson

Dbl
3 NT

Lead
K
A
4
A
6
Q
Q
3 North
Weinstein
Pass
2
All Pass

2nd
6
2
9
2
5
6
5
10 East
Greco
1
3

3rd
3
5
J
8
10
7
7
K South
Levin
2
Pass

4th
A
4
9
3
3
9
7
8
N deals
E-W vul K 5
3
K Q 10 7 3
Q 10 9 6 2
A Q 10 4 2
Q 10 8
6 2
A 4 3 Table 6
A K 7 6
J 9 8
K J 8 7 5
46574 56574
87869 =
Par EW +120 J 9 8 7 3
J 9 5 4 2
A 5 4
—

1 opening
3 × North -1
-100 +11 31
Pass
3 NT West =
-600 20

18. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 101 West
Martel

5 NT
Pass

Lead
10
2
J North
Diamond
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
8
5 East
Cohler
1
6

3rd
5
Q
4 South
Platnick
Pass
Pass

4th
4
3
A West
Hampson

2 NT
3
5
6

Lead
5
A
K
Q
K
K North
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
A
2
5
8
3 East
Greco
1
3
3
5

3rd
3
4
8
10
2 South
Willenken
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
8
6
9
10
A
N deals
N-S vul A 8
5 2
A 9 8 6
K 10 7 6 3
K 9 4 2
A K Q J 7 3
—
A J 2 Table Q J 10 7 6
8 4
K Q J 7
Q 8
21155 =
BCC88 ABB88
Par EW +980 5 3
10 9 6
10 5 4 3 2
9 5 4

1 opening
6 East =
-980 36
Pass
6 East -2
+100 +14 34

24. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 8, Bd 112 West
StansbyJ

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
7
4
3 North
Greco
1
2
4

2nd
2
9
2
J East
Hung
1
3
All Pass

3rd
4
10
K
A South
Hampson
2
Dbl

4th
5
K
6
2 West
Moss

3
Pass

Lead
J
3
4
9
J
Q
K North
Watson
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
4
6
2
J
2
8
6 East
Bathurst
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
K
K
Q
7
5 South
FeldmanJ
2
4

4th
A
2
J
A
5
5
8
N deals
N-S vul A 8 4
8 4
A 7 6 5
K 8 6 4
Q J 6
J 3
K Q 10 4 3
J 10 5 Table 2
Q 9 7 6 5 2
J
A Q 7 3 2
79576 69575
54757 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 7 5 3
A K 10
9 8 2
9

1 opening
4 North =
+620 +12 51
Pass
4 South -1
-100 37

25. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Stewart

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
K
K
Q
A
2
A North
Jacobus
1
1
2
2
3 NT
5

2nd
5
4
7
5
6 East
Woolsey
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
6
3
J South
Passell
1
2
2
3
4
6

4th
4
3
9
4
9 West
Kamil

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
A
K
Q
8 North
Koneru
Pass
1
3 NT

2nd
8
5
6
10
J East
Coren
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
3
4
7
J South
Krekorian
1
3
4

4th
K
4
9
9
Q
N deals
N-S vul A J 7 4
3
A J 8 6 2
10 6 4
6 5 3 2
J 10 6 5
7 4
A J 7 Table K Q 10 9 8
9 4
10 9 3
9 3 2
A7BCB =
26212 =
Par NS +1370 —
A K Q 8 7 2
K Q 5
K Q 8 5

1 opening
6 North =
+1370 +12 63
Pass
4 South +1
+650 37

29. 2014 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
Pszczola

Dbl
3

Lead
4
Q
3
A
4
A
4
3 North
Hurd
1
3
Pass

2nd
2
6
10
8
4
7
7
6 East
Kwiecien
1
Dbl
4

3rd
Q
5
Q
J
8
10
A
K South
Wooldridge
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
K
2
3
2
7
2
7 West
Kranyak

1
3
5

Lead
A
7
Q
2
4
K
10
10 North
Sontag
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
8
6
4
7
3
9
5 East
Demuy
1
2
3

3rd
6
K
5
4
A
8
9 South
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
10
3
K
8
2
Q
7
N deals
N-S vul Q 10 7
Q 7
K J 6 5 3
K 7 2
K 8 5 2
8 4
8 2
A J 9 8 5 Table A J 3
A K 10 9 6
10
Q 10 4 3
63372 =
7996B =
Par EW +400 9 6 4
J 5 3 2
A Q 9 7 4
6

1 opening
4 East +1
-150 +6 71
Pass
5 East =
-400 37

30. 2014 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Sontag

4
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
A
3
6
4 North
Wooldridge
1
Dbl
5

2nd
2
2
7
5
9 East
Berkowitz
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
10
3
A
7 South
Hurd
3
4 NT
5

4th
2
6
J
10
J West
Demuy

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
3
Q
K
10
4
2
5 North
Pszczola
Pass
4
6

2nd
A
5
3
7
6
7
8
9 East
Kranyak
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
A
A
J
A
6
4
7 South
Kwiecien
4
5

4th
3
10
10
5
2
J
4
N deals
N-S vul A K 6 2
10
9 7 6 3
A 6 5 2
J 5 4
K Q 9 7 2
10
K 7 4 3 Table Q 10 9 8 7 3
J 6
J 5
10 9 8
B79D8 =
25404 =
Par NS +2000 —
A 8 5 4 3
A K Q 8 4 2
Q J

1 opening
5 North +1
+620 71
Pass
6 South =
+1370 +13 50

31. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Sontag

2
Pass

Lead
4
6
8
10 North
Woolsey
1
3
3 NT

2nd
J
K
K East
Berkowitz
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
5
A South
Stewart
2
3

4th
5
4
2 West
Beatty

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
5
K
Q
10
2
6
J
A
4 North
Kwiecien
Pass
1 NT

2nd
2
3
J
3
8
7
3
4
6
9 East
Cohen
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
7
4
8
5
5
5
8
K South
Pszczola
1
Pass

4th
Q
9
2
2
3
9
10
A
7
10
N deals
Both vul 10 7 5
K Q 5
A Q 5
8 7 5 4
K Q 8 3
8 7 6
K 8 4 3
J 9 Table A 4 2
A 10 9 4 3
J 9 7 2
3
86659 =
57784 =
Par NS +120 J 9 6
J 2
10 6
A K Q 10 6 2

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +10 81
Pass
1 NT North +2
+150 50

32. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Woolsey

Rdbl
Pass

Lead
3
6
J
5
8
10
J
4
Q
7 North
Berkowitz
1
2

2nd
4
K
K
8
Q
K
Q
9
A
10 East
Stewart
2
Pass

3rd
A
2
A
9
6
7
J
10
7
A South
Sontag
Dbl
Pass

4th
10
5
5
J
3
2
7
4
Q
2 West
Kwiecien

1
2 NT

Lead
Q
4
2
8 North
Cohen
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
J
5
7 East
Pszczola
1
2
3 NT

3rd
4
7
K
J South
Beatty
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
6
5
9
10
N deals
E-W vul J 3
K 10 6 4
K Q 10 8
Q 9 7
10 7 6 5
Q 5 3 2
A J 6
K 8 Table K 8 4
A J
3 2
A J 6 4 3 2
45664 44664
98779 =
Par EW +600 A Q 9 2
9 8 7
9 7 5 4
10 5

1 opening
2 North -1
-50 +11 92
Pass
3 NT West =
-600 50

35. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
10
3
A
K
Q North
Rodwell
1
1 NT
2
2 NT
3 NT
6

2nd
9
4
7
4
5
9 East
Sontag
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
K
6
10
6 South
Meckstroth
1
2
2
3
5 NT
6 NT

4th
A
6
5
2
8
3 West
Levin

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
6
8
7
J
A North
Pszczola
Pass
2 NT
3
3 NT
5
7

2nd
J
2
9
5
6
9 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
Q
K
A
6
3 South
Kwiecien
2
3
3
4
5

4th
2
4
3
3
10
7
N deals
N-S vul 10 6
K 7 6
J 10 8 3
A K 8 6
J 9 5 4
9 4
9 6 5
Q J 3 2 Table 8 2
10 5 3 2
Q 7 4
10 7 5 4
DCDDB =
01002 =
Par NS +2220 A K Q 7 3
A Q J 8
A K 2
9

1 opening
6 NT North +1
+1470 94
Pass
7 South =
+2210 +12 62

36. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
5
Q
6
A
9 North
Meckstroth
1
1 NT
2
3

2nd
3
Q
8
4
6 East
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
3
7
7 South
Rodwell
1
2
2
4

4th
5
4
K
8
J West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
5
8
8
4
K
A
7 North
Kwiecien
Pass
1 NT
3

2nd
3
3
A
9
3
2
2
4 East
Levin
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
Q
A
2
J
10
6
10
8 South
Pszczola
1
2

4th
5
4
Q
K
J
6
Q
7
N deals
None vul 10 8
10 8 6 4
A J 8 3
A J 3
K 5 4 2
A 9 7 2
7
8 6 5 4 Table Q 9
5
K Q 9 6 2
K 10 9 7 2
88A74 =
44369 =
Par NS +300 A J 7 6 3
K Q J 3
10 5 4
Q

1 opening
4 South -2
-100 94
Pass
3 South =
+140 +6 68

38. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Maksymetz

3 NT

Lead
4
7
A
5
Q
10
8
7
2
9
Q North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
5
10
3
7
9
5
6
3
4
J
K East
Rogoff
1 NT
Pass

3rd
K
6
2
K
3
2
10
Q
8
7
A South
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

4th
6
3
6
4
J
5
2
A
K
J
J West
Levin

3 NT

Lead
2
A
5
K
10
8
3
3
4
10
Q North
Marcinski
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
7
3
9
3
7
8
4
J
Q East
Weinstein
1 NT
Pass

3rd
9
2
Q
2
10
6
K
8
A
K South
L'Ecuyer
Pass
Pass

4th
J
4
6
J
4
5
2
5
6
A
N deals
E-W vul Q J 8 7
A 9 6 5
9 6 4
K 3
9 4 3
K 8 7
K Q 10 8 2
7 5 Table A K 10
J 10 3
A 5
Q 10 9 6 2
45535 =
88798 =
Par EW +120 6 5 2
Q 4 2
J 7 3
A J 8 4

1 opening
3 NT East -1
+100 +12 106
Pass
3 NT East =
-600 68

39. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
2
3
4
J North
Mazurkiewicz
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
5
6
5
A
9 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
4
K
Q
7
8 South
Jassem
1
4

4th
5
3
2
K
8
3 West
Balicki

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
4
7
A
Q
8
A
K
J
Q North
Madala
Pass
2

2nd
3
5
8
7
2
Q
4
7
9
K East
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
Q
3
6
8
2
3
6
A South
Bocchi
1
Pass

4th
5
2
5
6
3
9
10
9
9
5
N deals
None vul Q 8
10 8 6 5
A K J 8 6
3 2
9 7 5
A J 9 7 2
10 2
K Q 7 Table K 4
K Q 4
9 7 4 3
10 9 6 4
8B6A7 =
11615 12715
Par NS +450 A J 10 6 3 2
3
Q 5
A J 8 5

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +7 113
Pass
2 North +3
+150 68

42. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 14 West
Balakrishnan

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
3
2
3
2
9 North
Muller
1
2
2
3
3 NT
4 NT

2nd
10
4
K
7
3
7 East
Tewari
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
7
K
Q
8 South
de Wijs
1 NT
2
2
3
4
6

4th
A
5
6
2
5
4 West
v.Prooijen

1
Pass

Lead
5
10
3
A North
Venkataraman
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
3
3
6
2 East
Verhees
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
Q
Q
4 South
Chokshi
1
3 NT

4th
10
5
K
6
N deals
None vul A J 3
3
Q J 9 7
K 10 9 5 2
Q 9 6 5 2
K 5
6 4 3
A J 3 Table 8 7 4
10 9 8 7 6 4
5
Q 8 4
B88CA A88CA
25512 =
Par NS +920 K 10
A Q J 2
A K 10 8 2
7 6

1 opening
6 North =
+920 +10 124
Pass
3 NT South +2
+460 68

43. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 14 West
Fantoni

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
3
5
6
Q
7
2
A North
Karwur
1
Pass
3

2nd
J
4
3
3
5
6
3
4 East
Nunes
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
8
Q
7
K
8
A
J
7 South
Sakul
1
Dbl
3 NT

4th
10
K
K
4
6
4
7
6 West
Tobing

1
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
7
2
4
5
A North
Helness
Pass
2
4
4 NT
6

2nd
7
3
4
9
Q
6 East
Asbi
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
K
6
4
K
J South
Helgemo
1
3 NT
4
5

4th
8
8
J
2
A
6
N deals
None vul A J 3
3
Q J 9 7
K 10 9 5 2
Q 9 6 5 2
K 5
6 4 3
A J 3 Table 8 7 4
10 9 8 7 6 4
5
Q 8 4
B88CA A88CA
25512 =
Par NS +920 K 10
A Q J 2
A K 10 8 2
7 6

1 opening
3 NT South +2
+460 124
Pass
6 South =
+920 +10 78

44. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 11 West
Newell

3
Pass

Lead
9
A
J
2
3
9
7
Q North
Robson
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
7
5
A
5
7
2
5 East
Reid
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
6
6
10
J
J
K
3 South
Allfrey
2
3

4th
10
3
4
3
A
K
9 West
Townsend

3

Lead
J
9
K
Q
J
8
7
A
Q
7 North
Bach
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
4
10
3
4
A
2
10
J East
Bakhshi
2
Pass

3rd
3
A
2
2
6
6
Q
5
8 South
Cornell
Pass
Pass

4th
5
7
2
3
8
9
9
9
7
N deals
None vul A Q 4 3
J 7
K 8 5 4 3
10 7
10 8 5
9 5
J 10
A K Q J 6 5 Table K J 7 6 2
A 10 4 2
9 6 2
9
65994 65894
77447 =
Par NS +140 9
K Q 8 6 3
A Q 7
8 4 3 2

1 opening
3 North =
+110 +6 130
Pass
3 West =
-110 78

45. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 32 West
Brink

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
Q
2
2
K
3 North
Bosenberg
1
1 NT
3

2nd
2
6
7
4
A East
Drijver
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
9
Q
4 South
Eber
1
2
3 NT

4th
10
4
J
A
8 West
Gower

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
3
2
2
10
8
J
A
4 North
Verhees
Pass
2
2

2nd
6
4
7
4
K
A
8
7
8 East
Apteker
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
Q
10
Q
5
4
2
6
3 South
v.Prooijen
1
2

4th
K
8
J
A
6
2
3
3
J
N deals
N-S vul A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4
9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2 Table J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6
99996 99A97
44346 43346
Par NS +620 K Q 3 2
K 10 9 5 3
6 2
A 10

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +10 140
Pass
2 South +1
+140 78

46. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 32 West
Sakul

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
2
3
K
K North
Townsend
1
1 NT
2 NT

2nd
2
6
4
A
5 East
Karwur
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
9
Q
Q
6 South
Bakhshi
1
2
3 NT

4th
10
J
A
8
10 West
Gold

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
J
Q
K North
Tobing
Pass
1 NT

2nd
2
6
A
7
4 East
Forrester
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
9
7
3
Q South
Asbi
1
Pass

4th
10
J
2
A
6
N deals
N-S vul A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4
9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2 Table J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6
99996 99A97
44346 43346
Par NS +620 K Q 3 2
K 10 9 5 3
6 2
A 10

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+630 +10 150
Pass
1 NT North +3
+180 78

47. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 32 West
Brum

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
2
3
A
6
K North
Lambardi
1
1 NT
2 NT

2nd
2
7
J
4
7
A East
Chagas
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
10
Q
3
Q South
Rizzo
1
2
3 NT

4th
10
4
6
9
2 West
Camberos

Pass
2

Lead
9
3
2
8
4
7 North
Villas-Boas
Pass
1 NT
2

2nd
6
4
7
A
8
2 East
Pellegrini
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
Q
10
5
6
K South
Campos
1
Pass

4th
K
6
J
2
3
A
N deals
N-S vul A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4
9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2 Table J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6
99996 99A97
44346 43346
Par NS +620 K Q 3 2
K 10 9 5 3
6 2
A 10

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+630 +10 160
Pass
2 South +1
+140 78

48. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 31 West
Asbi

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
2
9
10
4
Q
5
6
10
3 North
Takayama
1
2
Pass

2nd
5
3
2
6
7
9
J
8
4
6 East
Tobing
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
3
8
A
4
9
Q
10
J South
Kaku
2
3 NT

4th
Q
6
2
5
8
5
8
K
7
A West
Furuta

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
8
3
7
5
Q
5
4
K
J North
George
Pass
2
Dbl

2nd
5
Q
2
2
2
8
9
8
5
7 East
ChenD
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
A
K
9
3
Q
4
9
4
9
3 South
Karwur
2
Pass

4th
3
6
A
K
J
6
K
10
6
Q
N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 4
10 9 5
K J 10 9
K 4
J 7 6 5
J
Q 6 4 2
J 9 8 3 Table Q 3
K 7 6 4 2
A 8 7 5
7 6
BAA9B =
22232 =
Par NS +660 K 9 2
A Q 8 3
3
A Q 10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT South +2
+660 160
Pass
2 × East -5
+1100 +10 88

49. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 15, Bd 11 West
Fleisher

Dbl
4
All Pass

Lead
Q
6
4
2
8
2
10
9 North
Apteker
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
5
K
8
Q
9
J
4 East
Kamil
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
A
A
5
A
6
10
10
2 South
Gower
1
4
Dbl

4th
7
3
2
Q
9
4
K
4 West
Eber

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
Q
8
K
4
2
9
2 North
Zia
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

2nd
6
3
4
9
6
5
10
7 East
Bosenberg
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
2
2
A
10
J
K
Q
A South
Martel
1
Pass
4

4th
A
7
9
6
Q
4
5
3
N deals
None vul 10 6 5
A K 5 2
K 9 5 4 2
6
A J 3 2
6 4 3
Q
K Q J 7 3 Table K 9 8 7
9 7
10 8 7 6
9 5 2
86A95 86AA6
57337 =
Par NS +420 Q 4
Q J 10 8
A J 3
A 10 8 4

1 opening
4 × East -3
+500 +12 172
Pass
4 South -2
-100 88

50. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 19, Bd 16 West
Syed

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
5
4
4
8
2
K
J North
Tobing
1
2
3

2nd
2
Q
7
2
A
4
6
10 East
Nonoo
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
A
10
7
7
Q
9
4 South
Asbi
2
2
3 NT

4th
Q
3
3
8
6
10
3
8 West
George

1
2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
2
4
J
9
J
2
7 North
Basiony
Pass
Dbl
3
Dbl

2nd
A
7
8
Q
2
8
10
9 East
Karwur
Pass
2
3
Pass

3rd
3
10
J
5
K
5
A
6 South
Maci
1
Pass
Pass
3

4th
4
3
Q
4
6
6
3
5
N deals
N-S vul 9 6 4 2
J
A K J 7 2
Q 5 3
5 3
A 9 8 3 2
Q
K J 7 6 4 Table K J 8 7
Q 10 6 5
10 8 6 3
10
794A8 894A9
34834 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10
K 7 4
9 5 4
A 9 8 2

1 opening
3 NT South +1
+630 +10 182
Pass
3 South =
+140 88

51. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 22 West
Fritsche

Pass

Lead
K
Q
5
2
J
K
9
J
10
7 North
Samir
1
Pass

2nd
3
A
7
6
4
3
10
6
8
3 East
Rohowsky
2
Pass

3rd
2
8
A
10
4
Q
Q
5
8
J South
Noshy
2 NT

4th
5
9
3
9
2
7
A
2
6
7 West
Hussein

1
1

Lead
J
Q
2
Q
9
K
J
6
10
Q North
Piekarek
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
7
6
2
A
3
3
6
7
8
A East
Nabil
Pass
1

3rd
A
5
K
2
2
4
5
K
10
10 South
Smirnov
Pass
Pass

4th
3
8
9
5
A
9
4
8
5
J
N deals
N-S vul 9 6 3
K 9
A 8 6 3
K J 10 5
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 EW +140 Q 5 4
Q 7 6 2
9 5
A Q 4 2

1 opening
2 NT South -3
-300 182
Pass
1 West =
-80 +6 94

52. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Fantoni

2
4

Lead
Q
3
2
3
Q North
WolpertG
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
2
A
5
7 East
Nunes
Pass
3

3rd
4
A
4
A South
Kranyak
1 NT
Pass

4th
6
6
5
7 West
Levin

1
2 NT

Lead
K
5
4
8
Q
2 North
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
A
7
J
J East
Weinstein
Pass
2
3

3rd
7
4
A
10
3 South
Helgemo
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
6
3
5
9
9
N deals
Both vul 9 5
K 10 4
Q 10 9 3
K Q J 5
A K 8 6 3 2
A J
K 6
8 6 3 Table Q 10 4
9 8 7 6 5
5 4 2
A 2
42477 =
9A855 =
Par EW +620 J 7
Q 3 2
A J 8 7
10 9 7 4

1 opening
4 West =
-620 182
Pass
3 West +1
-170 +10 104

55. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 16 West
Karwur

4
Pass

Lead
K
8
J
4 North
Lavings
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
6
4
8 East
George
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
5
5
A South
Krochmalik
Dbl
Dbl

4th
J
J
K
7 West
Thomson

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
3
3
6
J
9
2
A North
Tobing
Pass
2 NT

2nd
2
A
3
8
4
4
8
7
6 East
Kanetkar
1
Pass

3rd
8
6
10
8
7
5
9
4
6 South
Asbi
Dbl
Pass

4th
K
5
A
K
5
3
5
4
10
N deals
N-S vul K 10 5
10 4 3
J 10 3 2
A K 4
Q 9 6
7 2
K 7 5 4
10 8 6 5 Table A J
Q J 9 8
A
Q J 9 7 3 2
58784 57684
64649 64659
Par EW +110 8 7 4 3 2
A K 6 5
Q 9 8 6
—

1 opening
4 × East -1
+100 +7 192
Pass
2 NT North -2
-200 104

56. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 31 West
Gromoeller

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
9
4
4
A
Q
5
5 North
Villas-Boas
1
2
2 NT
3
3 NT

2nd
2
2
J
Q
3
9
J
A East
Rehder
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
3
A
2
4
4
10
3 South
Campos
2
2
3
3

4th
K
J
3
10
6
6
7
2 West
Brenner

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
3
K
7
Q
7
J North
Rohowsky
Pass
1
2 NT

2nd
5
4
A
3
10
A
8 East
Thoma
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
9
2
6
7
3 South
Fritsche
1
1
3

4th
A
5
2
9
2
9
N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 4
10 9 5
K J 10 9
K 4
J 7 6 5
J
Q 6 4 2
J 9 8 3 Table Q 3
K 7 6 4 2
A 8 7 5
7 6
BAA9B =
22232 =
Par NS +660 K 9 2
A Q 8 3
3
A Q 10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+630 +11 203
Pass
3 South +1
+130 104

58. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 11, Bd 16 West
Brink

2
Pass

Lead
4
J
10
6
10
6
8 North
Narkiewicz
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
4
5
J
K
2
K East
Drijver
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
2
4
K
8
A
3 South
Buras
1
3 NT

4th
Q
7
Q
2
2
9
3 West
Zmudzinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
Q
6
K
J
5
10
Q
3 North
de Wijs
Pass
1

2nd
2
7
K
10
A
A
4
4
3
J East
Balicki
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
J
2
4
K
7
Q
2
6
K South
Muller
1
Pass

4th
A
10
6
5
4
9
A
8
7
6
N deals
N-S vul A 10 9 7
6 4
K Q 5 3 2
7 2
J 6
K 9 5
10 6 4
A K 8 5 4 Table Q 8 4 3
Q 3 2
A 9 8 7
9 6
77777 =
56556 66556
Par NS +90 K 5 2
A J 10 8 7
J
Q J 10 3

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-200 204
Pass
1 North =
+80 +7 111

60. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 19, Bd 16 West
Brum

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
4
2
9
10
6
A
9 North
de Wijs
1
Dbl
Dbl

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

3rd
Q
A
A
2
3
8
5
6 South
Muller
1 NT
Pass
3 NT

4th
K
3
3
10
4
6
2
8 West
Verhees

1
4

Lead
A
K
3
A
4
4
6
8
7 North
Campos
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

2nd
3
6
2
5
3
Q
K
8
3 East
v.Prooijen
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
9
5
J
4
2
10
10
8
5 South
Villas-Boas
1
Pass

4th
Q
2
Q
7
8
2
6
9
9
N deals
N-S vul 9 6 4 2
J
A K J 7 2
Q 5 3
5 3
A 9 8 3 2
Q
K J 7 6 4 Table K J 8 7
Q 10 6 5
10 8 6 3
10
794A8 894A9
34834 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10
K 7 4
9 5 4
A 9 8 2

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-200 204
Pass
4 × West -2
+300 +11 122

63. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 2 West
Grue

3 NT

Lead
Q
3
9
K
9
7
2
10
K North
Kalita
1
Pass

2nd
A
2
J
8
10
A
K
6
10 East
Moss
1 NT
Pass

3rd
2
J
Q
4
K
5
4
8
2 South
Nowosadzki
2
Pass

4th
5
Q
A
6
7
3
3
9
7 West
Jagniewski

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
5
7
K
K
7
4
10 North
Morgan
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
A
K
Q
J
3
10
9
6
4 East
Gawel
1 NT
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
4
3
Q
3
6
10
10
7 South
Amoils
2
2

4th
Q
3
2
A
2
A
K
6
5
N deals
E-W vul Q 2
7 2
A J 9 8 7
A 9 6 2
J 3
A K 4 3
6 4 2
8 7 4 3 Table A K 6 5
9 5
K Q 5
K J 10 5
46553 =
87789 87689
Par EW +120 10 9 8 7 4
Q J 10 8 6
10 3
Q

1 opening
3 NT East -2
+200 +6 210
Pass
2 South -1
-50 126

71. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74 West
Martel

Dbl
1
Pass
2

Lead
K
4
10
4
10 North
Grue
1
Rdbl
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
Q
J
A
A East
Zia
Pass
Pass
1 NT
Rdbl
All Pass

3rd
3
7
2
8
2 South
Cheek
1
Pass
Dbl
Pass

4th
A
7
9
3 West
Moss

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
3
2
A
3
6
4 North
Rosenberg
Pass
1
1
3

2nd
2
9
4
6
4
5
7
7 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
J
K
8
8
4
10
7 South
Willenken
1
1
2

4th
3
A
2
J
9
10
Q
Q
N deals
Both vul Q 5 4 2
10 9 3
K Q 10
K J 3
A J 7 3
K 8
A 9 6 4
8 7 6 Table 6
Q J 5 4
J 8 7 5 2
Q 9 4
9A868 =
43573 =
Par NS +620 K 10 9 8
A 7 6 2
3
A 10 5 2

1 opening
2 × West +1
-380 213
Pass
3 North =
+140 +11 137

72. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 46 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
8
2
5
3
4
2
3
J
K North
Bathurst
1
2

2nd
7
K
6
10
5
4
A
K
2
A East
Meckstroth
1
Pass

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

4th
4
Q
K
A
9
8
7
6
2
7 West
Kranyak

Pass

Lead
4
A
Q
2 North
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
5
K
7 East
WolpertG
1 NT

3rd
J
4
7
Q South
Levin
Pass

4th
K
6
2
5
N deals
None vul A Q J 3
Q 4
Q 6 5 3
10 6 2
7 6
9 6
A 10 9 2
J 9 8 7 4 Table K 8 5
A 8 5 3 2
J 7
A Q 3
68665 68675
74768 =
Par NS +100 10 9 4 2
K J 10 7
K 8 4
K 5

1 opening
2 North =
+110 +5 218
Pass
1 NT East =
-90 137

74. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 112 West
Willenken

4
Pass

Lead
A
5
K
6
2 North
Wold
1
4
Pass

2nd
3
9
7
8
3 East
Rosenberg
1
4

3rd
4
K
2
A
7 South
Compton
2
Pass

4th
6
Q
3
J West
Chambers

1
4
All Pass

Lead
5
6
A
5 North
Zia
Pass
3
5

2nd
2
8
3
9 East
Schermer
Pass
4
Pass

3rd
A
9
4
K South
Martel
1
4
5

4th
7
3
6
Q
N deals
N-S vul —
K J 7 4
K Q 9 6 4
J 4 3 2
A K 7 5 3
9 3
J 3
K 10 9 5 Table Q 9 8 6 4
Q 6
8 7
A Q 8 6
44CC4 =
39116 =
Par NS +500 J 10 2
A 10 8 5 2
A 10 5 2
7

1 opening
4 East -1
+50 218
Pass
5 South +1
+680 +12 149

76. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Cheek

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8 North
Sontag
1
2
2
3
4
5

2nd East
Grue
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Berkowitz
1
2
2 NT
4
4 NT
6

4th West
Pszczola

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
J
9 North
Gitelman
Pass
3 NT

2nd
2
5
10
4 East
Seamon
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
4
6
8 South
Moss
1 NT
Pass

4th
3
Q
3
6
N deals
None vul 10 5 2
K
K 9 8 4
A Q 9 6 5
A K J 9
J 10 5 2
Q 7
8 7 4 Table 8 7 6 4
Q 9 7 4
J 6 5 2
3
9669A =
46643 46633
Par NS +400 Q 3
A 8 6 3
A 10 3
K J 10 2

1 opening
6 North -2
-100 218
Pass
3 NT South =
+400 +11 160

77. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65 West
Grue

2
Pass

Lead
Q
10
5
A
Q
3
4
7
7
K North
Berkowitz
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
6
K
3
5
A
2
9
K East
Cheek
1
3

3rd
3
A
3
8
10
6
8
K
10 South
Sontag
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
5
7
4
J
2
A
6
4 West
GordonM

2

Lead
Q
9
4
K
Q
3
8 North
Moss
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
6
A
7
3
4
10 East
Pratap
1
Pass

3rd
3
A
3
8
10
Q South
Gitelman
Pass
Pass

4th
4
7
7
5
J
K
N deals
None vul J 5 4
A 3
K 10 9 8 6
K 8 2
10 8 7
K 8 6 2
Q 2
Q J 7 6 Table A K Q 9 6 2
7 5 4
A 5
10 3
657A9 =
78634 78624
Par NS +130 3
Q J 10 9
J 7 4 3
A 9 5 4

1 opening
3 East -1
+50 +5 223
Pass
2 East +1
-140 160

79. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Levin

Pass

Lead
J
4
6
6
J
A
4
A
3
A North
Cohler
1
Pass

2nd
10
3
Q
J
4
4
K
9
5
2 East
Weinstein
2
Pass

3rd
7
A
5
K
7
2
8
9
8
10 South
Lev
2 NT

4th
3
6
2
5
K
7
7
10
6
Q West
Passell

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
2
7
K
3
K
10
A
K North
Nickell
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
10
6
8
5
9
2
4
Q
4
9 East
Jacobus
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
J
Q
A
6
8
3
3
8
5 South
Katz
Pass
3

4th
3
K
4
6
J
10
5
7
7
7
N deals
N-S vul 10
J 10 9 3
K 9 4 3
A K 3 2
J 4
K 6 2
A Q J 2
J 10 5 4 Table A Q 8 7 5 2
Q 5 4
5
9 8 6
86896 =
57545 =
Par NS +120 K 9 6 3
A 8 7
10 8 7 6
Q 7

1 opening
2 NT South -1
-100 223
Pass
3 South =
+110 +5 165

81. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 86 West
Hurd

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
K
5
6
2
9
Q
Q
6 North
Dwyer
1
Pass
3
4

2nd
A
A
K
5
8
2
4
3
9 East
Wooldridge
1 NT
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
5
2
K
A
K
6
2
J South
Bathurst
Dbl
Dbl
3 NT

4th
3
4
8
3
4
A
7
7
4 West
WolpertG

Pass
Pass

Lead
A North
Hamman
Pass
1
6

2nd
9 East
Kranyak
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
LallJ
1
2 NT

4th
N deals
N-S vul A Q 10 6
K 4 3
J 10 8 5 2
9
J 9 8 3
Q 7 5
A 9 3
A 10 7 Table 5 4
J 10 9 6 2
7 4
J 5 4 2
AA7B9 =
22624 =
Par NS +630 K 7 2
A 8
K Q 6
K Q 8 6 3

1 opening
4 North =
+620 +12 235
Pass
6 South -1
-100 165

87. 2013 USBC Rd of 64, Seg 7, Bd 100 West
Simson

Pass

Lead
3
2
4
J
5
9
A North
Rosenthal
1
Pass

2nd
K
10
5
6
2
10
Q East
Aker
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
J
8
2
7
5
4 South
Silverstein
3 NT

4th
6
3
Q
A
7
8
9 West
H-Welland

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
8
3
10
8 North
Rigal
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
K
5
6
3
4 East
Ivatury
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
A
2
K
7 South
Milgrim
1
3

4th
6
Q
A
A
N deals
Both vul Q 3
K
K Q 4 3 2
Q 10 7 5 3
10 9 4 2
J 9 7 4 3
9 7 6
A Table J 8 7 6
A 8 5 2
A 5
J 6 4
75589 =
57822 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
Q 10 6
J 10 8
K 9 8 2

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-200 237
Pass
3 South =
+110 +7 179

88. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29 West
Zia

Pass

Lead
Q
7
6
K
4
6
J
K
3 North
Kranyak
1
Pass

2nd
2
6
5
9
2
Q
7
10
4 East
Martel
2
Pass

3rd
5
Q
J
2
10
A
6
J
9 South
WolpertG
Dbl

4th
A
K
8
A
8
3
K
7
9 West
Bathurst

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
J
3
10
10
4
3
9
8 North
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
2 NT

2nd
K
7
A
9
5
K
A
K
2 East
Dwyer
1 NT
2
Pass

3rd
A
10
Q
9
2
8
8
7
6 South
Willenken
Pass
Pass
3

4th
3
Q
7
5
4
2
4
2
6
N deals
Both vul K 8
6 2
K 8 5 4 3
K Q 8 5
A Q 10 9
10 9 8
J 9 7 6 2
6 Table 7 4
A 5 4 3
A 10
A J 10 4 2
56556 56555
86887 =
Par EW +120 J 6 5 3 2
K Q J 7
Q
9 7 3

1 opening
2 × East -2
+500 +13 250
Pass
3 South -3
-300 179

90. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67 West
Fleisher

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
4
8
10
2
Q
J
3
Q North
Bathurst
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
A
4
K
J
6
7
Q
A East
Kamil
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
7
5
2
K
5
4
10
8 South
Dwyer
2
3

4th
8
6
9
5
A
2
K
6 West
WolpertG

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
7
5
10
7
5
K
J
Q North
Willenken
Pass
2
3

2nd
K
4
9
A
7
4
3
7
A East
Kranyak
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
6
5
Q
A
6
Q
3 South
Rosenberg
1
2
4

4th
2
J
4
2
3
2
10
2
5
N deals
E-W vul Q J 2
Q 8 6 5
Q J 9 8
K 5
K 5 3
9 7 3 2
10 7 6 5
J 4 Table 10 7
10 4
A K 4 2
A Q 10 9 3
59855 59755
84588 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 6 4
A K J
3
8 7 6 2

1 opening
3 North =
+140 +6 258
Pass
4 South -2
-100 179

92. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Martel

2
4

Lead
J
10
Q
4
2
3
J
5
Q
J North
Meckstroth
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
K
5
7
K
Q
2
3
5
6 East
Zia
1
2

3rd
2
A
9
A
8
K
4
K
3
2 South
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

4th
7
5
4
6
9
A
6
7
6
8 West
Nickell

1 NT
4

Lead
8
5
Q
9
J
Q
2
4
3
4 North
Willenken
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
2
7
7
K
7
10
9
6
7 East
Katz
Pass
4

3rd
K
K
2
J
A
10
9
A
J
J South
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

4th
A
6
K
2
5
3
4
6
5
Q
N deals
Both vul K 6
Q 3 2
9 8 3
A Q 8 6 2
A 3 2
A J 10 5
A 4 2
K 4 3 Table Q J 10 8 5 4
K 8 4
Q 7
7 5
33388 =
69955 =
Par EW +140 9 7
9 7 6
K J 10 6 5
J 10 9

1 opening
4 East =
-620 258
Pass
4 West -2
+200 +13 192

94. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103 West
Kamil

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
4
Q
A
J
7
8
A North
Grue
1
1

2nd
2
6
5
3
2
K
9
3
2 East
Fleisher
Dbl
Pass

3rd
A
10
7
2
6
8
4
9
5 South
Cheek
1
Pass

4th
6
A
Q
K
10
8
J
8
3 West
Spector

1
2

Lead
2
K
6
10
2
5
K North
Zia
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
6
3
7
8
10 East
Becker
1
1

3rd
7
5
9
Q
8
A South
Martel
Pass
Pass

4th
10
A
A
4
J
2
N deals
Both vul A J 7
K J 8 6
10 4 3
Q 7 6
10 5
5 4 2
Q 8 7 6 5
A 8 4 Table K Q 3 2
Q 10 7
A
K J 10 5 3
66664 55664
77779 =
Par EW +110 9 8 6 4
A 9 3
K J 9 2
9 2

1 opening
1 North =
+80 +5 263
Pass
2 East =
-90 194

95. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
Nickell

1 NT

Lead
6
3
6
4
K
7
7 North
Bathurst
1
Pass

2nd
5
2
10
8
3
A East
Katz
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
K
4
Q
3
4 South
Dwyer
1
Pass

4th
J
8
5
10
A
J West
Kranyak

1
2 NT

Lead
6
3
6
K
3
9
7 North
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
5
J
10
4
2
2 East
WolpertG
Pass
1
3 NT

3rd
9
K
Q
4
J
3
Q South
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
J
8
A
8
A
10
N deals
N-S vul Q 8 3
A 5 2
K Q 7 6 2
6 2
A K 2
Q 9 7 4 3
A J 8
A 9 Table 10 9 6 4
K 6
10 5
K 7 5 4 3
53454 =
8A989 89979
Par EW +420 J 7 5
J 10 8
9 4 3
Q J 10 8

1 opening
1 NT West +1
-120 +7 270
Pass
3 NT West =
-400 194

96. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Weinstein

2
Pass

Lead
A
2
4
9
8 North
Greco
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
Q
K
A
J East
Levin
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
4
A
5
2
7 South
Hampson
1
4

4th
8
3
6
3
10 West
Diamond

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
4
J
4
9 North
Rodwell
Pass
2
2

2nd
Q
K
7
K
A East
Platnick
Pass
Pass
Pass

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

4th
3
2
8
6
3
N deals
N-S vul Q 4 2
A Q 9 3
Q J 6
9 7 2
A 8
J 8 2
8 5 2
A J 10 6 3 Table 5 3
10 7 5 4
A 9 7 4
Q 5 4
69766 =
73667 =
Par NS +140 K J 10 9 7 6
K 6
K 10 3
K 8

1 opening
4 South =
+620 +12 282
Pass
4 South -1
-100 194

100. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
Spector

Dbl
Dbl

Lead
J
K
K
6
6
9
Q
9
4 North
Hampson
1
2
Pass

2nd
K
A
8
5
7
3
3
8
6 East
Becker
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
7
2
2
J
10
2
5
7
7 South
Greco
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
10
5
3
A
J
A
4
5 West
Platnick

1
2

Lead
J
A
K
5
4 North
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
2

2nd
K
8
2
J
A East
Diamond
Pass
1
2 NT

3rd
2
6
9
4
6 South
Moss
Pass
1
All Pass

4th
10
3
Q
2
3
N deals
E-W vul 7 5 4 2
K Q 10 6
A 7
J 8 2
K 3
A 9 7 3
K 6
A K 10 7 5 Table A 10
8 5 4
Q 10 9 4 2
9 6 4
47554 57554
86888 =
Par EW +120 Q J 9 8 6
J 2
J 8 5 3
Q 3

1 opening
3 East -1
+100 +6 288
Pass
2 NT East =
-120 198

104. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51 West
Wold

2
3

Lead
3
5
5
4
3
7
6
10 North
Feldman
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
2
2
Q
8
8
Q
J East
Compton
1
2

3rd
A
2
K
A
A
4
K
9 South
Pollack
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
6
3
8
5
9
7
K West
WeinsteinH

1
1
2
4

Lead
Q
4
2
K
K
7
6
10 North
Milner
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
5
3
8
7
Q
8
9
A East
Grabel
Pass
1
2
2

3rd
3
J
A
3
5
A
10
Q South
LallH
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
K
10
5
Q
2
8
5
3
N deals
E-W vul J 7 5
Q 3
A J 8 5
Q J 8 2
A K 10
K 7 4
10 7 6 4
K 10 4 Table 9 6 4 3 2
A J 6 5
Q
A 7 5
53465 =
8A978 8A977
Par EW +620 Q 8
10 9 8 2
K 9 3 2
9 6 3

1 opening
3 East +1
-170 +10 298
Pass
4 West =
-620 201

112. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62 West
BildeD

Pass

Lead
4
A
K
10
8
9 North
Grue
1
Pass

2nd
2
Q
5
2
7
7 East
BildeM
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
J
2
3
6
7 South
Moss
3 NT

4th
K
4
3
9
3
5 West
Bertheau

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
6
2
K
A
7 North
AukenS
Pass
2
4

2nd
8
9
A
9
5
Q
Q East
BessisT
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
J
3
K
2
3
5 South
Welland
1 NT
3

4th
6
Q
8
4
4
3
J
N deals
None vul A 5 2
J 7 6 3 2
9 8
A J 4
Q 10 6 4
Q 5
A K 7 2
9 8 7 Table J 9 3
4
J 10 5 4 3
Q 10 5 3
86957 =
47486 =
Par NS +140 K 8 7
A K 10 9 8
Q 6
K 6 2

1 opening
3 NT South =
+400 +10 313
Pass
4 South -1
-50 202

115. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58 West
Drijver

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
Q
A
4
9
4
J
6
4 North
Martel
1
Pass
2

2nd
2
A
3
6
10
9
Q
A
7 East
Brink
Dbl
1 NT
Pass

3rd
8
10
5
K
2
3
8
8
5 South
Zia
Pass
Dbl
3

4th
3
5
2
7
8
9
9
2
J West
Rosenberg

2
Pass

Lead
2
4
5
4
J
A
2
Q North
v.Prooijen
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
K
A
7
6
Q
8
10
J East
Willenken
1 NT
2

3rd
4
8
A
K
10
5
3
5 South
Verhees
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
2
3
2
8
9
J
N deals
Both vul K J 9 5
A K 3
10 6 4 3
5 3
8 6 3
9 7 6 5 4
K J 9
10 8 Table Q 10 7 2
Q 8
A Q 7
K Q J 9
66677 =
66656 =
Par NS +70 A 4
J 10 2
8 5 2
A 7 6 4 2

1 opening
3 North -2
-200 313
Pass
2 East -1
+100 +7 209

120. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 7, Bd 4 West
Krochmalik

4
Pass

Lead
Q
9
A
K
4
K
J
J
J North
Kokten
1
Pass
4

2nd
K
8
6
2
8
10
Q
5
3 East
Lavings
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
7
3
7
10
2
3
6
9 South
AkerO
Dbl
Dbl

4th
9
A
9
Q
4
2
5
6
K West
Yilmaz

2
Pass

Lead
A
K
4
Q
9
J North
Lilley
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
6
8
K
5
3 East
Gur
2
4

3rd
J
3
10
A
7
A South
Nagy
Pass
Pass

4th
9
Q
7
9
A
8
N deals
Both vul J 10 7 3
9
A Q 9 6
K J 8 5
8 6 2
A 8 6 5 2
7 5 4 3
9 Table Q 9
Q J 10 7 4 3
K 8
Q 10 7
7A4AA =
63933 =
Par NS +500 A K 5 4
K
J 10 2
A 6 4 3 2

1 opening
4 North =
+620 +11 325
Pass
4 East -1
+100 209

125. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 80 West
Brink

Pass
5
All Pass

Lead
K
5
A
K North
Toffier
1
4
Pass

2nd
5
J
2
A East
Drijver
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
4
3 South
Pilon
3
5
Dbl

4th
2
6
7
6 West
Quantin

3
4
All Pass

Lead
3
5
8
Q
Q
2 North
Verhees
Pass
Pass
4 NT

2nd
2
4
2
7
K
4 East
Bompis
2
3
Pass

3rd
Q
6
K
9
A
8 South
v.Prooijen
Dbl
Pass
5

4th
A
2
5
8
3
J
N deals
N-S vul —
A 10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6
Q 8 6 2
J 9 7 4 3
K J
7 5
A J 4 3 Table K Q 10 8 6 2
7 6 4 3
2
9 7
749B9 =
39323 =
Par NS +300 A 5
Q 8 5
K Q J 4 3
K 10 5

1 opening
5 × East -2
+300 325
Pass
5 South =
+600 +7 219

128. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 80 West
Madala

4
Pass

Lead
K
K
Q North
Kokten
1
5

2nd
A
5
7 East
Bocchi
3
Pass

3rd
4
6
8 South
AkerO
4
Pass

4th
2
2
6 West
Yilmaz

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
3
10
6
Q
K
5 North
Duboin
Pass
3
3

2nd
2
5
7
3
4
4
A East
Gur
2
Pass
Dbl

3rd
Q
A
4
J
8
9
6 South
Sementa
2 NT
3
3 NT

4th
A
2
7
3
2
9
4
N deals
N-S vul —
A 10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6
Q 8 6 2
J 9 7 4 3
K J
7 5
A J 4 3 Table K Q 10 8 6 2
7 6 4 3
2
9 7
749B9 =
39323 =
Par NS +300 A 5
Q 8 5
K Q J 4 3
K 10 5

1 opening
5 North =
+600 +12 337
Pass
3 NT South -1
-100 222

131. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 3, Bd 13 West
Branco

3
Pass

Lead
10
K
4
4
5
8
A North
Rodwell
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
7
3
6
7
7
10 East
BarbosaR
1
4

3rd
4
9
Q
K
A
J
4 South
Meckstroth
3
Pass

4th
2
5
K
2
10
J
3 West
Zia

2 NT
3

Lead
K
5
8
A
Q
A
Q North
Campos
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
7
3
2
K
K
2 East
Hamman
2
3

3rd
3
A
2
4
7
4 South
Villas-Boas
Pass
Dbl

4th
6
10
J
5
6
3
N deals
Both vul A Q J 8
J 3 2
7 6 4 3
K 5
6 5 3
10 8 7 4
A K Q 8
10 6 Table K 10 9 2
A Q 9 6 5
—
Q J 7 2
56476 56376
86867 =
Par EW +120 7 4
K
J 10 9 5 2
A 9 8 4 3

1 opening
4 East -2
+200 +8 345
Pass
3 West =
-140 225

138. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 14, Bd 32 West
Quantin

2
Pass

Lead
K
6
8
7
7
5 North
Huang
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
8
Q
J
Q
9
Q East
Bompis
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
5
A
K
A
6
3 South
YangS
1
Dbl

4th
4
3
2
3
2
9 West
LiuCK

3

Lead
K
6
10
5
A
9
Q North
Toffier
Pass
Pass

2nd
8
Q
7
6
5
7
8 East
Chung
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
9
10
2
8
9 South
Pilon
2
Pass

4th
3
4
2
J
5
J
K
N deals
N-S vul K 7 5
K 6
10 9 7 4
K Q 9 5
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 × West -2
+300 +5 354
Pass
3 West -2
+100 227

139. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Multon

2
3
4
4 NT
6
6 NT

Lead
4
6
K
10 North
Rodwell
1
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
10
7 East
Zimmermann
1 NT
2
3 NT
4
5
6

3rd
A
J
8 South
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
5
2
2 West
Weinstein

2
3
4
5

Lead
10
3
J
2
4
10 North
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
A
A
J
2
K East
Levin
1 NT
2
3 NT
4
6

3rd
4
5
5
7
A
8 South
Helgemo
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
3
4
7
6
3
8
N deals
Both vul J 7 4
K J 10 9
5 2
A Q 8 6
A Q 5 2
7
K J 10 9 8 7 4
3 Table K 6 3
A Q 8
A Q
10 9 7 5 2
00604 =
9C7C8 =
Par EW +1430 10 9 8
6 5 4 3 2
6 3
K J 4

1 opening
6 NT East -2
+200 +17 371
Pass
6 East =
-1370 227

140. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Meckstroth

2
3 NT
All Pass

Lead
6
10
3
A
J
7
2
J
Q North
Multon
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
7
2
4
K
A
Q
7
10 East
Rodwell
1
2 NT
Pass

3rd
4
6
10
2
5
K
9
8 South
Zimmermann
Pass
Pass
Dbl

4th
7
Q
K
5
10
6
4
5 West
Helgemo

2
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
2
7
5
2
9
7
3
5
10 North
Weinstein
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
Q
6
4
4
K
5
7
5
8 East
Helness
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
A
6
K
10
K
J
A
9 South
Levin
Pass
2 NT
3

4th
3
J
9
A
7
6
Q
4
6
N deals
Both vul 7
K 6 5 3
Q J 10 4
K Q 10 3
10 5 2
Q 9 4
A 5 2
A 8 5 2 Table A J 9 8 6
A 10 7
K 7
J 9 6
54675 =
78768 =
Par EW +110 K Q 4 3
J 8 2
9 8 6 3
7 4

1 opening
3 NT× East -1
+200 +11 382
Pass
3 South -3
-300 227

141. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Fantoni

1
2
4

Lead
6
7
9
10
2
A
3
2
6 North
Meckstroth
1
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
5
A
4
7
4
Q
Q
J East
Nunes
Dbl
2
3

3rd
8
3
5
8
K
2
4
K
5 South
Rodwell
Rdbl
Pass
Pass

4th
10
J
J
6
8
K
A
9
3 West
Levin

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
A
8
2
4
2
A North
Helgemo
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
4
J
8
3
A
Q
6 East
Weinstein
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
7
K
3
3
9 South
Helness
1
2

4th
6
5
K
A
Q
5
N deals
E-W vul K 5 4
6 5 2
K 8 4 2
A J 7
10 9 7 2
A 10
J 9 5
10 6 4 2 Table A Q 8 3
Q J 3
A Q
K 9 5 3
53653 =
8A78A =
Par EW +620 J 6
K 9 8 7 4
10 7 6 3
Q 8

1 opening
4 West =
-620 382
Pass
2 South -2
-100 +11 238

148. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 110 West
Rodwell

Pass
2
Pass

Lead
5
10
6
Q
9
J
A
2
8 North
Greco
1
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
2
K
4
A
A
4
4
8
3 East
Meckstroth
1
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
4
3
3
5
7
8
5
10 South
Hampson
1 NT
Pass
2 NT

4th
K
Q
7
5
10
K
3
6
6 West
Moss

2
Pass

Lead
9
6
3
5
K
A
2
3
7 North
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
8
2
A
4
3
4
J
6 East
Gitelman
1 NT
2

3rd
7
3
4
A
8
5
Q
5
A South
Zia
Pass
Pass

4th
K
10
5
J
6
9
Q
8
Q
N deals
None vul 10 7 6 3
Q 9
A 10 7
K J 10 7
Q J 9 8 5
5
Q 5 4 3 2
Q 3 Table A K 2
A J 8 7 2
K 6
9 6 5
64848 =
69584 =
Par EW +140 4
K 10 6 4 3
J 9 8
A 8 4 2

1 opening
3 North =
+110 +6 393
Pass
2 East =
-110 246

151. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12 West
Pszczola

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
4
4
7
5
A
K
J North
Kranyak
1
2
3
4

2nd
K
2
6
6
3
2
4
8 East
Lev
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
J
J
10
10
7
3
5 South
WolpertG
1
2 NT
3
6

4th
2
K
A
2
6
Q
10
3 West
LallH

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
5
9
10
4 North
Mahaffey
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
A
7
2
10
J
Q East
Milner
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
K
9
3
K
A South
Seamon
1
4

4th
3
3
K
7
A
6
N deals
E-W vul A Q 6
8 7 5 4
Q 10 5 3
K 6
K 8 4 3 2
K 6
9 8 6 4
7 4 Table 10 9 7 5
Q 3 2
2
Q J 8 5 3
B7BC9 =
25114 =
Par NS +920 J
A J 10 9
A K J 7
A 10 9 2

1 opening
6 South =
+980 +11 405
Pass
4 North +1
+450 249

152. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Wolfson

2
Pass

Lead
7
J
6
Q
10
A
4 North
LallJ
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
J
K
7
8
K
4
J East
Cohen
1 NT
2

3rd
Q
2
Q
3
9
7
9 South
Bathurst
Pass
Pass

4th
A
6
A
A
3
2
5 West
Milner

2
Pass

Lead
7
Q
9
K
6
K
10
10
6 North
Compton
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
J
8
K
3
J
3
4
8
3 East
LallH
1 NT
2

3rd
Q
2
9
5
Q
2
7
5 South
Bramley
Pass
Pass

4th
A
A
3
J
A
9
6
5
N deals
Both vul A 6 5
Q 9
Q 7
Q 10 9 6 4 2
10 7 4 3 2
J 7 2
K 4
J 5 3 Table Q J
A K 10 5
10 9 3 2
A K 8
54566 =
88877 78877
Par EW +120 K 9 8
8 6 4 3
A J 8 6 5
7

1 opening
2 East +1
-140 405
Pass
2 East -2
+200 +8 257

153. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70 West
Moss

Pass

Lead
K
K North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
J
3 East
Gitelman
3
Pass

3rd
7
2 South
Rodwell
3 NT

4th
A West
Hamman

Pass
4
All Pass

Lead
2
7
8
A
10
3 North
Greco
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
4
3
5
7
Q
5 East
Zia
2
3
Pass

3rd
9
K
2
6
K South
Hampson
Pass
4
Dbl

4th
10
J
Q
2
4
N deals
N-S vul J
K J 6 5
A Q 8 7 2
9 7 3
K 8
Q 8 7
J 9 4 3
Q J 8 4 Table 10 9 7 6 5 2
4 2
—
A K 10 6 5
85BC4 85AC4
38119 =
Par NS +800 A Q 4 3
A 10 9 3
K 10 6 5
2

1 opening
3 NT South =
+600 +7 412
Pass
4 × East -2
+300 257

157. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Wold

2
5

Lead
A
4
A North
Hampson
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
10
3 East
Bates
1
3

3rd
2
A
8 South
Greco
Pass
Pass

4th
3
6
2 West
Platnick

2
3

Lead
7
3
A
J
2
6
4
Q
K
Q North
Schermer
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
10
3
3
10
5
4
5
7
K East
Diamond
1
2
3 NT

3rd
5
A
8
4
Q
9
6
2
8
8 South
Chambers
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
8
7
2
K
4
3
J
10
2
6
N deals
E-W vul K 9 5 2
A
9 7 5 4 2
K J 10
A 4
—
K Q J 8
Q 9 7 6 5 4 3 Table J 10 8
Q 10 8 5 4 3
A
A 8 2
67662 =
7656B 6657B
Par EW +600 Q 7 6 3
K J 9 7 6 2
10 6 3
—

1 opening
5 West =
-600 412
Pass
3 NT East -3
+300 +14 273

160. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Rosenberg

Pass

Lead
K
A
K
A North
Bathurst
1
Pass

2nd
3
10
6 East
Willenken
4

3rd
5
2
J South
LallJ
Pass

4th
4
3
8 West
WolpertG

2
Pass
5
6
7

Lead
Q
A
5
5
3
9
A North
Compton
Pass
Dbl
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
10
2
2
7
10
3 East
Kranyak
2
2
4
6
6
7

3rd
A
2
J
K
A
7
2 South
Bramley
Pass
4
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
4
3
8
4
6
8
Q
N deals
None vul Q 10 6 2
8 3
A J 10 7 5 4
Q
A 9 5
J 9 2
9 3
K J 10 6 2 Table K 3
A K Q 7 6 5 4
—
A 8 7 5
08090 =
75D4D =
Par EW +1100 J 8 7 4
10
K Q 8 6 2
9 4 3

1 opening
4 East +3
-510 +14 428
Pass
7 East =
-1510 275

163. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Nystrom

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
A
2
2
Q
A
4
10 North
Hampson
1
Rdbl
5

2nd
2
Q
K
8
5
2
10
8 East
Upmark
Pass
1
Pass

3rd
4
3
4
A
7
3
K
7 South
Greco
1
4
5

4th
9
6
6
3
7
4
5
Q West
Gitelman

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
A
2
2
J
4
3
A North
Bertheau
Pass
Rdbl
4

2nd
2
Q
K
8
5
10
4 East
Moss
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
8
7
3
Q
7
K
A South
Cullin
1
3

4th
9
6
6
3
4
8
2
N deals
E-W vul K Q
K 7 2
10 9 5 3
Q 10 7 2
A 9 5 2
10 5 3
Q 2
A K 6 3 Table J 10 8 7 4 3
8
8 4
J 8 5 4
A5BB6 A5BB5
28217 =
Par NS +450 6
A Q J 9 6 4
A K J 7 6
9

1 opening
5 South -1
-50 429
Pass
4 South +1
+450 +11 286

164. 2012 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Cieslak

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
5
J
K
K
8
10 North
Cheek
1
2
2 NT
3

2nd
6
A
9
10
10
2
3 East
Frukacz
1
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
2
9
7
4
K South
Grue
2
2
3
3 NT

4th
A
2
3
7
A
6
J West
WolpertD

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
A
4
A
K
Q
10
K North
Zak
Pass
1
2

2nd
6
5
K
7
J
2
6
4 East
Amoils
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
10
9
8
10
5
3
8 South
Zaremba
1
2
2

4th
A
2
3
3
9
5
J
7
N deals
None vul A 8 7 3
10 8
A Q 9 4
10 8 5
Q
J 7 2
J 8 7 6 3 2
J 9 2 Table K J 5 4 2
9 5 3
K 5
A 6 3
A9A7A A9A79
34242 34253
Par NS +430 10 9 6
A K Q 6 4
10
K Q 7 4

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+430 +7 436
Pass
2 North +1
+140 286

165. 2012 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 64 West
Meckstroth

4
Pass

Lead
K
A
J
6
7 North
Wrang
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
5
A
A
J East
Rodwell
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
10
5
4
3 South
Ventin
1
Dbl

4th
4
2
4
3
9 West
Bianchedi

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
6
2
J
3
10
5
8 North
Zia
Pass
2 NT
3

2nd
4
2
K
7
7
2
3
Q East
Muzzio
Pass
3
4

3rd
7
K
5
9
Q
5
A
K South
Hamman
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
3
6
7
A
4
2
6
N deals
N-S vul J 10 7 3
A K
Q J 8 5 3
6 3
—
Q J 8 4 2
K 10 7 4
K 10 5 4 Table A 9 4 2
9 5 3
6
A J 9 8 7
68373 68383
64A59 =
Par EW +420 K Q 8 6 5
10 7 6
A 9 2
Q 2

1 opening
4 × West -1
+100 +6 442
Pass
4 East +1
-150 286

167. 2012 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64 West
Cheek

5
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
3
A North
Versace
1
5
Pass

2nd
2
7
Q
4 East
Grue
2
Pass
7

3rd
K
3
9
6 South
Lauria
4
6
Dbl

4th
6
4
9
2 West
Duboin

2
5
All Pass

Lead
6
10
A
J
3 North
Delmonte
Pass
4
5

2nd
3
A
4
2
7 East
Sementa
1
Pass
6

3rd
A
2
6
A
3 South
BessisT
1
4
6

4th
9
8
2
6
4
N deals
N-S vul Q 10 7 6
8
A K 10 8 5 3
5 3
—
K Q 9 6 4 2
9 4 2
Q 10 6 4 Table J 9 2
10
Q 7 6
A K J 8 7 2
7C683 7C693
40639 =
Par NS +800 A K 8 5 4 3
A J 7 5 3
J
9

1 opening
7 × East -4
+800 442
Pass
6 South =
+1430 +12 298

168. 2011 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
v.Prooijen

2
3

Lead
7
8
2
5
10
8
5 North
LallJ
1
3
Pass

2nd
4
J
5
K
7
2
4 East
Verhees
1
Dbl
4

3rd
Q
Q
A
A
6
3
K South
Grue
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
6
3
10
4
2
2 West
Hurd

Dbl
Pass

Lead
Q
4
K
J
K
A
Q
5 North
Muller
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
6
8
7
4
3
10
5
2 East
Wooldridge
1
Dbl
Pass

3rd
10
A
6
A
2
2
7
10 South
de Wijs
2
3

4th
7
9
J
3
6
4
5
N deals
E-W vul J 8 6
Q 6 4
K 8 7 2
A Q 10
Q 4
J 10 9 8 5 2
10 6
K J 2 Table A K 10 5 3 2
A K
5 4
7 4 3
55498 =
48744 =
Par NS +110 9 7
7 3
A Q J 9 3
9 8 6 5

1 opening
4 West -3
+300 +5 447
Pass
3 South =
+110 298

169. 2011 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
Drijver

3
Pass

Lead
K
A
A
10 North
LallJ
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
7
2
3 East
Brink
1 NT
Pass
4

3rd
J
10
3
A South
Grue
2
3
All Pass

4th
8
6
6
J West
Hurd

2
Pass

Lead
10
A
A
9
A
3 North
Verhees
Pass
3
Dbl

2nd
Q
7
2
9
10
A East
Wooldridge
1
5
All Pass

3rd
K
4
3
4
5
J South
v.Prooijen
1 NT
Pass

4th
3
6
6
7
3
6
N deals
N-S vul 10 9 8 6
A K 5 2
A 9
10 4 3
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
4 West -1
+50 447
Pass
5 × East -2
+300 +6 304

170. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
de Wijs

Pass

Lead
7
6
A
A
9
8
7
Q North
Sementa
1
Pass

2nd
2
J
Q
5
8
8
Q
2 East
Muller
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
Q
4
4
3
6
4 South
Duboin
2 NT

4th
10
3
2
5
6
9
3 West
Versace

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
7
2
10
A
6 North
v.Prooijen
Pass
Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
10
3
5
A
8
4
5 East
Lauria
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
6
K
Q
4
8
9 South
Verhees
Pass
Pass
3

4th
2
J
3
3
K
2
K
N deals
N-S vul 5 3 2
A Q 9 8
Q J 10 9 8
Q
A Q 9 8 7
7 5 2
5 4
A 10 8 Table K 6 4
J 6 4
K 7 2
J 7 4 3
76A98 =
47345 =
Par NS +500 J 10
K 10 3
A 6 3
K 9 6 5 2

1 opening
2 NT South -1
-100 447
Pass
3 North =
+110 +5 309

174. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84 West
Hou

4
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
3
A
Q
4
7
6
8 North
Duboin
1
Pass
4
All Pass

2nd
4
8
5
10
8
J
10
2 East
ShiM
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
Q
4
6
A
K
2
A South
Sementa
Dbl
Dbl
Pass

4th
6
9
7
7
3
2
5
3 West
Madala

Dbl
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
4
4
K
6
8
9
10 North
Lian
Pass
Rdbl
3
4
Pass

2nd
3
2
2
8
7
5
8
J East
Bocchi
Pass
2
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

3rd
3
A
4
7
Q
5
A
6 South
ShiH
1
Pass
Pass
5
All Pass

4th
7
3
6
5
J
9
Q
K
N deals
Both vul A 10 6
—
K 10 9 6 4
K 6 5 4 3
K Q 7 5
Q J 5 2
Q J 5 3
9 Table 9 4
A K 9 6 3
8 2
J 10 8 7
7859A =
64833 =
Par NS +130 J 8 3 2
10 8 7 4
A 7
A Q 2

1 opening
4 × North -2
-500 451
Pass
5 × South -1
-200 +7 316

175. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Fredin

2
2

Lead
2
9
K North
Hurd
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
J
8 East
Fallenius
1
Pass

3rd
5
A
2 South
Wooldridge
Dbl
2

4th
3
4
10 West
Zagorin

2
2 NT

Lead
4
2
8 North
Nystrom
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
Q East
Bathurst
1
2
3 NT

3rd
K
A South
Bertheau
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
6
5
N deals
N-S vul J 10 5
A Q 7
A 8 7 4
8 6 2
Q 9
6 2
Q J 6
A Q J 10 4 3 Table A K 7 6 3
10 9 4 3
5 3
K 9
22672 =
79769 =
Par EW +140 8 4 2
K J 8 5
K 10 9 2
7 5

1 opening
2 East +3
-200 +6 457
Pass
3 NT West +2
-460 316

176. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67 West
Fallenius

Pass
3

Lead
Q
3
10
Q North
LallJ
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
2
8 East
Fredin
Pass
2

3rd
8
A
K South
Grue
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
5
6 West
Hurd

2
3

Lead
2
2
Q
A North
Upmark
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
10
10
4 East
Wooldridge
1
2 NT
3 NT

3rd
A
Q
8
2 South
Nystrom
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
4
5
K
3
N deals
E-W vul K 8 3 2
A 8 5
Q J 9 3
6 2
5
10 7
A K 5 2
K Q J 9 4 3 Table A J 10 6
K 9 6 4
10 6 4
A 10
26432 =
A79AB =
Par EW +630 Q 9 7 4
Q J 3 2
8 7
8 7 5

1 opening
3 West +2
-150 +10 467
Pass
3 NT East +1
-630 316

177. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79 West
Fallenius

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
3
A North
LallJ
1
Rdbl
Pass
1

2nd
J
9
4
2 East
Fredin
Dbl
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

3rd
Q
K
8
5 South
Grue
Pass
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
K
A
J
4 West
Hurd

1
2

Lead
9
3
9
8
10
8
5
A
Q North
Upmark
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
J
K
10
Q
J
Q
8
9 East
Wooldridge
1
1 NT
2

3rd
K
4
A
3
K
3
2
5
7 South
Nystrom
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
8
Q
2
J
A
4
2
4
6
N deals
N-S vul K 6 5 4
9 4
Q 10 4 2
A Q 3
Q
J 8 2
A 8 7 6 5 3
10 6 4 Table A 9 8 3
A Q 10 5
9
J 9 8 2
89576 =
54766 =
Par NS +140 J 10 7 2
K 7 6 3
K J
K 7 5

1 opening
1 × North +2
+560 +10 477
Pass
2 West -2
+100 316

179. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 5, Bd 15 West
Sementa

Pass
2
Pass

Lead
7
3
J
2
6
K
J
8
Q North
LiuJ
1
1 NT
Pass
2

2nd
6
4
A
6
2
10
4
K
2 East
Duboin
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
A
2
Q
K
7
9
J
K South
LiJ
1
2
Dbl

4th
4
6
3
5
A
5
3
9
5 West
ShiH

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
2
K
Q
5
K
2
K North
Madala
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
3
3
7
7
2
9
3
4
3 East
Lian
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
5
A
4
5
10
7
J
6 South
Bocchi
1
2

4th
4
J
8
9
10
A
6
A
Q
N deals
N-S vul J 4 2
K 6
K 10 8 3
A 9 6 5
8 5
A J 10 9 7 2
Q 9 2
J 7 Table 10 9 7 6
8 5 3
A J
K Q 8 2
67476 =
76966 =
Par EW +140 A K Q 3
Q 4
7 6 5 4
10 4 3

1 opening
2 South -2
-200 477
Pass
2 South =
+110 +7 323

180. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 5, Bd 15 West
Levin

3

Lead
4
A
4
3
J North
Aronov
1
Pass

2nd
6
5
9
4
K East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
K
A
5 South
Stefanov
1
Pass

4th
8
7
A
6
Q West
Trendafilov

2
Pass

Lead
2
A
7
2
8
3
7 North
Stansby
Pass
3
Dbl

2nd
6
8
9
3
A
4
5 East
Karaivanov
Pass
4
All Pass

3rd
K
4
3
J
4
A
K South
Martel
1
Pass

4th
5
7
J
A
2
6
4
N deals
N-S vul J 4 2
K 6
K 10 8 3
A 9 6 5
8 5
A J 10 9 7 2
Q 9 2
J 7 Table 10 9 7 6
8 5 3
A J
K Q 8 2
67476 =
76966 =
Par EW +140 A K Q 3
Q 4
7 6 5 4
10 4 3

1 opening
3 West =
-140 477
Pass
4 × West -1
+100 +6 329

181. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 7 West
LallJ

3
Pass

Lead
A
A
6 North
Reid
1
4
5

2nd
6
4
8 East
Grue
2
4
All Pass

3rd
2
3
A South
Newell
3
Pass

4th
3
K
3 West
Tislevoll

1
2 NT
3
4

Lead
5
A
2
J
3
9
K
7 North
Zagorin
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
3
J
3
A
6
J
5 East
Ware
1
2
3
4

3rd
10
6
8
K
10
3
5
A South
Bathurst
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
8
10
A
9
2
2
6
N deals
Both vul 5 3
K 9 8 6 4 2
K
K J 5 3
Q J 9 7 2
10
6 3
A Q 9 7 2 Table A 8 4
J 3
A Q 8 7 5 2
6 4
74A55 =
49388 =
Par NS +200 K 10 6
A Q 7 5
J 10 9 4
10 8

1 opening
5 North -1
-100 477
Pass
4 West -1
+100 +5 334

185. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 19, Bd 5 West
Bertheau

1
4
All Pass

Lead
6
Q
9 North
Grue
1
Dbl
Dbl

2nd
3
4
5 East
Nystrom
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
9
A
3 South
LallJ
1
3
5

4th
Q
2
K West
Wooldridge

1
4

Lead
3
2
3
5
Q
K North
Fredin
Pass
2
Dbl

2nd
7
K
4
9
K
2 East
Hurd
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

3rd
7
5
J
A
A
7 South
Fallenius
1
4

4th
4
9
2
6
5
5
N deals
N-S vul 10 6 3
A J 9
K J 5 3
Q 9 8
A K J 9 8 5 4
K 4
6
J 6 5 Table Q 7 2
5 2
9 8 2
A 7 4 3 2
55CC6 =
28106 28116
Par NS +800 —
Q 10 8 7 6 3
A Q 10 7 4
K 10

1 opening
5 South =
+650 +8 488
Pass
4 × West -2
+300 339

186. 2011 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
v.Prooijen

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
3
8
6
Q
J
10 North
Hurd
1
3
4
5

2nd
J
Q
10
4
2
5
K East
Verhees
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
J
7
K
2
2 South
Wooldridge
2
4
4
6

4th
4
6
5
2
9
9
6 West
Grue

2
Pass

Lead
2
4
3
J
6
6
8
3 North
Drijver
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
Q
2
5
5
7
10
4
6 East
LallJ
1 NT
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
J
6
2
7
J
7
A South
Brink
Pass
4

4th
2
Q
3
3
9
5
7
4
N deals
E-W vul Q 8 3
J
Q J 10 8 6
K J 4 3
9 5 4
A 10 8 7 6 2
9 3 2
10 Table K J 10 6
Q 3
A K 7 5 4
9 5
8636C 7635A
56871 57A71
Par NS +500 A 7 2
K 9 5 4
—
A Q 8 7 6 2

1 opening
6 South =
+920 +13 501
Pass
4 South +1
+150 339

187. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Bertheau

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
5
4
6
9
A
9
9
5 North
LallJ
1
3 NT

2nd
8
7
3
8
2
7
K
7
3 East
Nystrom
1
Pass

3rd
Q
A
K
4
6
2
3
A
K South
Grue
3
Pass

4th
3
10
J
5
9
4
6
2
10 West
Bathurst

1
2
All Pass

Lead
2
4
J
Q
10
9
J
6
K North
Upmark
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

2nd
J
5
K
3
8
7
9
A
J East
Zagorin
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
Q
K
A
2
3
7
7
10 South
Cullin
1
Pass
3

4th
A
2
4
6
7
4
8
3
N deals
None vul J 7 3
K J 9 8
J 2
K Q 10 7
K Q 9 6 5
2
8 7 4 3
A 9 5 Table A 4 2
Q 10 7 6 4
K 6
8 3 2
76899 =
66534 =
Par NS +110 10 8
A 5 3
A Q 10 9 5
J 6 4

1 opening
3 NT North -2
-100 501
Pass
3 South +1
+130 +6 345

190. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Drijver

2
4

Lead
3
2
K
3
8
6
4
J North
JonssonT
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
K
2
2
5
Q
5
4 East
Brink
1
3

3rd
10
4
6
K
7
4
10 South
Baldursson
2
Pass

4th
K
3
A
A
A
J
3 West
Jorgensen

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
5
4
9
6
A
2
5 North
Muller
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
3
7
4
8
2
7
9
5 East
Einarsson
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
A
K
8
3
2
10
K South
de Wijs
1 NT
2

4th
8
10
J
5
9
6
A
N deals
None vul J 7 3
K J 9 8
J 2
K Q 10 7
K Q 9 6 5
2
8 7 4 3
A 9 5 Table A 4 2
Q 10 7 6 4
K 6
8 3 2
76899 =
66534 =
Par NS +110 10 8
A 5 3
A Q 10 9 5
J 6 4

1 opening
4 West -4
+200 +6 509
Pass
2 NT South -1
-50 345

192. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 9, Bd 12 West
McAvoy

2
Pass

Lead
6
10
4
Q
3
8
J
8
K
A North
Cullin
1
Pass
Dbl

2nd
3
J
7
2
9
4
3
5
6 East
Hargreaves
1
4
All Pass

3rd
A
5
K
5
Q
8
4
9
2 South
Upmark
Dbl
Pass

4th
2
7
10
A
A
2
9
6
Q West
Fallenius

2
3

Lead
3
5
2
8
3
9
A
J
K
Q North
Baxter
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
9
4
5
6
10
Q
6
8
3
10 East
Fredin
1
3

3rd
Q
3
A
7
K
7
2
K
4
J South
Lindop
Pass
Pass

4th
A
2
6
7
8
10
4
2
5
7
N deals
E-W vul A Q 10 5
10 3 2
10 5
K Q 7 2
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 EW +500 6
A 9 7 5
Q 8 6
J 10 6 4 3

1 opening
4 × East +1
-990 513
Pass
3 East =
-140 +13 358

195. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 6 West
Cullin

Pass

Lead
10
3
Q
5
3
7 North
Sementa
1
Pass

2nd
A
4
J
3
4 East
Upmark
1

3rd
2
K
9
A
J South
Duboin
Pass

4th
5
10
A
4
K West
Bocchi

1 NT
2 NT
3 NT

Lead
5
5
Q
6
2
9 North
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
2
7
2
10
7 East
Madala
1
2
3

3rd
J
K
10
A
Q
3 South
Fredin
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
K
4
A
4
6
7
N deals
N-S vul A 2
A 8 5 4
Q 9 8 6 5
J 2
10 9 5
9 3
K 10 7 4
A 7 6 4 Table K Q J 8
K Q 7 6 2
3
K Q 5
64474 63474
79869 =
Par EW +140 7 6 4 3
J 10
A J 2
10 9 8 3

1 opening
1 East +2
-140 513
Pass
3 NT West -2
+100 +6 365

200. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Fantoni

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
7
4
3
K
Q North
Meckstroth
1
4

2nd
2
K
5
9
4
J East
Nunes
3
Pass

3rd
A
6
A
10
6
5 South
Rodwell
Dbl
Pass

4th
10
3
2
3
Q
9 West
Hamman

Pass

Lead
A
8
4
2
Q North
Helness
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
9
5
A
2 East
Zia
3

3rd
9
Q
A
10
A South
Helgemo
Pass

4th
2
4
2
6
7
N deals
Both vul K 6 2
K 10 7 4
9 7 6
K Q 10
Q 9
Q 9 2
Q J 8 5 4
A 9 7 Table A J 10 8 5 4 3
5
3 2
J 6 4
55B89 =
68254 68253
Par NS +650 7
A J 8 6 3
A K 10
8 5 3 2

1 opening
4 North +1
+650 +10 528
Pass
3 East -2
+200 365

201. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12 West
Schaltz

Dbl

Lead
K
Q
6
Q
J
5
2
10
Q
10 North
Helgemo
1
Pass

2nd
2
9
10
5
2
10
K
5
K East
MadsenM
1
Pass

3rd
8
6
J
3
A
4
3
8
A South
Helness
2
Pass

4th
A
A
3
7
6
4
4
J
2 West
Multon

2
3

Lead
7
K
9
3
7
5
10
4
5
5 North
Bjarnarson
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
2
6
4
5
J
8
Q
4 East
Zimmermann
1
2
3 NT

3rd
Q
6
3
9
K
A
8
6
J South
Askgaard
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
K
7
Q
3
J
8
6
4
K
N deals
E-W vul A 10 7
K 10 9 6
Q 8 5 3
Q 4
8 6
A Q 8 5 3
2
A 8 7 5 3 Table K Q J 9 4
J
K J 6 4
J 9 2
65664 =
68758 =
Par EW +110 5 3 2
7 4 2
A 10 9 7
K 10 6

1 opening
2 × North -1
-100 528
Pass
3 NT East -3
+300 +9 374

202. 2011 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Pratap

Pass

Lead
4
10
4
6
5
8
10
Q
J
8 North
Baldursson
1
Pass

2nd
2
A
10
2
7
5
3
2
K
7 East
GordonM
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
3
A
K
J
5
Q
2
8
J South
JonssonT
2 NT

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

Pass
1

Lead
7
4
4
8
10
6
9
2 North
Aa
Pass
1
1 NT

2nd
6
9
7
A
5
4
J
K East
Jorgensen
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
8
K
5
3
K
2
A South
Molberg
1
Pass

4th
2
A
2
3
K
7
Q
6
N deals
E-W vul K 9 2
10 9 7 6
8 6 2
A K J
Q J 5 4 3
A 8 5
J 7 3
10 7 Table 10 8 7
J 3 2
A Q 4
Q 8 3 2
87899 =
46444 56444
Par NS +120 A 6
K Q 4
K 10 9 5
9 6 5 4

1 opening
2 NT South -2
-100 528
Pass
1 NT North =
+90 +5 379

203. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Hamman

3
4 NT
6

Lead
K
4
3
9
3
A
4
K North
Multon
1
4
Pass
All Pass

2nd
8
4
2
2
6
9
8
Q East
Zia
1
Pass
5

3rd
2
3
Q
8
10
5
J
7 South
Zimmermann
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
10
6
5
5
7
7
6
4 West
Helness

1
Dbl

Lead
K
10
4
Q
J
3
A
A North
Nickell
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
8
A
7
5
6
7
2 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass
4

3rd
2
5
K
3
8
10
8 South
Katz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
6
6
2
8
3
5
6
N deals
None vul —
8 2
A J 9 7 5 3 2
K Q 5 4
A 10 8 4
A K J 7 4 3
8
A 7 Table K J 9 5 3
Q
Q 10 6
J 9 8 6
11285 =
BCA47 =
Par EW +980 Q 7 6 2
10 9 6 5
K 4
10 3 2

1 opening
6 East =
-980 528
Pass
4 East +2
-480 +11 390

205. 2011 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 46 West
Levine

Pass

Lead
K
J
9
4
4
6 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
2
10
8
7
5
Q East
McGarry
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
Q
7
A
K South
Rodwell
1 NT

4th
5
6
4
2
J
7 West
Hamman

1
Pass

Lead
Q
Q
J
K
6
10
9 North
ClerkinJ
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
3
2
10
4
J
8
2 East
Zia
Pass
4

3rd
5
3
7
9
K
2
3 South
ClerkinD
1
Pass

4th
A
5
6
8
7
8
5
N deals
None vul A Q 8 7
10 2
Q J
J 10 6 5 4
10 4 3
K Q J 4
A 6 2
Q 8 3 Table J 9 6
A 9 7 3
K 10 9 4 3
7
47348 =
75995 =
Par EW +140 K 5 2
8 6 5
8 7 5
A K 9 2

1 opening
1 NT South -3
-150 +7 535
Pass
4 West =
-420 391

208. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 115 West
LallJ

4
Dbl

Lead
9
K
K
4
5 North
Greco
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
8
A
8 East
Grue
3
5

3rd
2
4
4
J South
Hampson
4
5

4th
A
A
3
3 West
Gitelman

2
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
9
K North
Wooldridge
Pass
3
Pass
6
All Pass

2nd
8
6 East
Moss
1
4
6
Pass

3rd
K
4 South
Hurd
2
5
Pass
Pass

4th
3
2
N deals
E-W vul 10 7 6 4
10 6 4 3
J 8 5 2
8
A 9
9 8
A 10 9 4
9 7 6 4 2 Table 5 3
2
K Q 7 3
A K Q J 10 5
29A12 =
733BB =
Par EW +100 K Q J 8 2
A K Q J 7 5
6
3

1 opening
5 × South -1
-100 +5 540
Pass
6 × South -2
-300 395

210. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Smith

Pass
3

Lead
2
3 North
Hampson
1
1
All Pass

2nd
A
K East
CohenB
Dbl
Dbl

3rd
3
2 South
Greco
1
2

4th
7
4 West
Platnick

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
3
K
A
2
10
7
3
7
2 North
Deutsch
Pass
2

2nd
5
Q
4
10
J
4
K
7
4
5 East
Diamond
1
Pass

3rd
2
6
6
5
Q
3
2
K
Q
Q South
Larsen
1
Pass

4th
A
7
3
8
9
J
4
A
A
5
N deals
Both vul K 6 2
9 8 3
A 8 4 3
A 6 4
7
Q 6 5
10 9 7 2
Q 9 8 5 2 Table A J 5
A K 7 2
K Q
J 10 7 3
67463 =
6597A =
Par EW +140 Q 10 9 8 4 3
J 10 4
J 6 5
K

1 opening
3 West +1
-130 +9 549
Pass
2 North -5
-500 395

212. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
4
A
10
J
4
8 North
Hurd
1
3
5

2nd
9
7
2
5
2
10
Q East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
8
3
9
3
6
K South
Wooldridge
2
3 NT

4th
2
Q
4
6
Q
5
3 West
Bathurst

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
8
K
A
3
3
5 North
Katz
Pass
1
3

2nd
J
2
5
3
7
Q
2
K East
Zagorin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
3
J
7
9
K
A
8 South
Nickell
1
2

4th
8
4
6
Q
2
6
7
6
N deals
E-W vul Q 10 8 3
2
A 10 8 7
K J 10 9
K J 7
A 10 5 4 3
6 4
Q 7 4 Table 9 6 2
K J 8 7 6
Q 5 2
6 2
8B6BB =
42722 =
Par NS +450 A 5 4
Q 9
K J 9 3
A 8 5 3

1 opening
5 North -1
-50 549
Pass
3 South +3
+170 +6 401

213. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Meckstroth

Pass
4

Lead
J
5
A
K North
Wooldridge
1
2
All Pass

2nd
4
6
2
3 East
Rodwell
Dbl
2

3rd
K
6
4
5 South
Hurd
1
Pass

4th
2
7
Q West
Zagorin

2
Dbl

Lead
9
3
10
5
8
10
K
7
2
6 North
Nickell
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
Q
2
4
2
5
A
3
4
8
9 East
Bathurst
1
4

3rd
K
8
5
J
7
3
6
Q
J South
Katz
Pass
5

4th
3
4
7
4
6
7
10
5
J
N deals
E-W vul Q
A K 10 5
J 6 5 4
J 10 7 5
9 5 4
9 8 7 4
A Q 8 2
8 6 Table A K J 7 6
2
K 10 9 7 3
A K
32829 =
9A5B3 9B5B4
Par EW +500 10 8 3 2
Q J 6 3
—
Q 9 4 3 2

1 opening
4 East +1
-650 549
Pass
5 × South -1
-100 +11 412

214. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Grue

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
2
6
10
A
8
4
Q
9
9 North
Rodwell
1
1

2nd
5
J
7
A
2
7
Q
2
K
8 East
LallJ
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
5
A
9
5
K
10
3
J
8 South
Meckstroth
1
Pass

4th
6
4
3
2
6
10
3
8
J
10 West
Zia

3
4

Lead
7
A
K
10
4 North
Hurd
Pass
4
All Pass

2nd
3
5
Q
J
3 East
Hamman
1
Dbl

3rd
K
2
3
Q
9 South
Wooldridge
2
Pass

4th
A
6
10
5
2
N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 4
K 5
10 6
K 9 5 4 3
7 5
Q 6 4 3
J 8 4 3 2
7 2 Table K Q 3 2
A 10 9
A K Q 9 7
6
67538 =
768A5 =
Par EW +130 J 9 6
J 8 7 2
5
A Q J 10 8

1 opening
1 North +1
+110 +6 555
Pass
4 East +1
-150 412

216. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76 West
Rodwell

1
3

Lead
2 North
LallJ
1
2
Pass

2nd East
Meckstroth
Pass
2
3

3rd South
Grue
1
3
All Pass

4th West
Zagorin

1
4

Lead
J
5
A
4
Q
A
3
5
J
J North
Nickell
Pass
2 NT
Dbl

2nd
A
8
3
Q
2
2
7
K
5
8 East
Bathurst
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
4
9
8
K
2
6
6
3
10
5 South
Katz
1
4

4th
7
K
J
9
3
4
10
10
Q
4
N deals
E-W vul K 9 4
A 6 5 4
K 7 2
J 10 2
A Q 7 5 3 2
J 9
A J 9 3
7 Table J 10 6
Q 3
6 5
A 9 8 6 5 3
63987 =
48456 =
Par NS +140 8
K 10 8 7 2
Q 10 8 4
K Q 4

1 opening
3 West =
-140 558
Pass
4 × West -1
+200 +8 420

217. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88 West
Rodwell

3
5
All Pass

Lead
Q
A
J
J North
LallJ
1
4
Pass

2nd
7
6
7
9 East
Meckstroth
1
5
Pass

3rd
K
5
10
K South
Grue
2
Pass
Dbl

4th
3
10
4
3 West
Zagorin

1
5

Lead
K
A
5
4
Q
9
3 North
Nickell
Pass
2 NT
All Pass

2nd
3
6
7
A
4
A
J East
Bathurst
Pass
4

3rd
5
Q
Q
7
A
3
Q South
Katz
1
4 NT

4th
7
10
4
2
K
J
5
N deals
None vul 4
J 9 5 3
A K J 8 4 2
J 7
Q J 9 7 3 2
4
10 7
A K 6 3 Table A 10 8 6 5
7
9 6 3
Q 9 8 2
33AA2 =
0900A =
Par NS +100 K
A K Q 10 8 6 2
Q 5
10 5 4

1 opening
5 × East -2
+300 +6 564
Pass
5 West -1
+50 420

221. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Johnson

2
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
3
Q
J
5
3 North
Berkowitz
1
3
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
A
3
2
K
5 East
Simson
Pass
4
5

3rd
2
9
2
K
J
9 South
Sontag
1
4
5

4th
4
4
A
10
4
4 West
GordonM

3
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
3
6
J
2
8
6 North
Richter
Pass
4
4
All Pass

2nd
Q
Q
7
Q
4
A
8 East
Pratap
Pass
4
Pass

3rd
K
K
A
3
Q
9
K South
Aker
2
Pass
Pass

4th
4
10
4
2
A
4
5
N deals
E-W vul J 9 6 2
Q
A Q 7 6 5 2
Q 4
A 5
A 10 9 8 7 5
J 8 3
A J Table 8 4
K J 6 3 2
K 9
10 6 5 3
49397 =
84A45 =
Par EW +100 K Q 10 7 3
4
10 4
K 9 8 7 2

1 opening
5 × South -2
-300 569
Pass
4 × South -1
-100 +5 425

223. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88 West
Bramley

2
3

Lead
6
K
6
5
3 North
Hampson
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
A
K
10
7 East
Welland
1
2

3rd
7
4
A
J
Q South
Greco
Pass
Pass

4th
2
2
2
Q
5 West
Diamond

1
2

Lead
6
2
2
A
5
Q North
Schermer
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
3
J
3
4
7 East
Platnick
Pass
1
4

3rd
10
K
K
2
7
2 South
Chambers
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
3
A
5
8
K
6
N deals
None vul A 5
K 9 7
K 10 4
J 8 7 6 3
K Q J 8
Q J 5 4 3
A J
10 2 Table 10 9 6 4 3
A 2
9 5 3
K Q 4
52477 =
7A966 7A955
Par EW +420 7 2
10 8 6
Q 8 7 6 2
A 9 5

1 opening
3 East +2
-200 +6 575
Pass
4 East =
-420 425

224. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108 West
Bramley

2
2

Lead
10
J
4
5
J
Q
6
K
4 North
Hampson
1
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
3
A
K
3
9
10
J
8
10 East
Welland
Dbl
Pass

3rd
2
2
7
A
7
3
A
3
A South
Greco
Rdbl
2

4th
Q
4
6
8
4
6
5
6
7 West
Gitelman

1
1
3 NT

Lead
7
J
Q
J
K
7
3
2 North
Schermer
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
10
A
A
6
8
5
10 East
Moss
Pass
1
2 NT

3rd
10
3
5
5
2
3
K
Q South
Chambers
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
5
9
4
6
4
6
7
8
N deals
E-W vul 10 9 8 4
K J 2
K 9 7 6
A 10
A Q J 6
6
A J 8 5 3 2
Q J Table K 5 3
A 10 9 7
4
K 7 5 3 2
54644 =
89799 =
Par EW +140 7 2
Q 8 5 4 3
Q 10
9 8 6 4

1 opening
2 West =
-110 +10 585
Pass
3 NT East =
-600 425

225. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 101 West
Sontag

2
4

Lead
10
K
A
10
10 North
Simson
1
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
3
A
5
A
J East
Berkowitz
Pass
3

3rd
A
7
4
4
Q South
Johnson
1
3

4th
5
2
2
7
5 West
Donn

1
4

Lead
J
8 North
Rosenberg
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
3
Q East
Goren
Pass
3

3rd
A
K South
Willenken
Pass
3

4th
5
7
N deals
N-S vul K J 10
A
10 8 7 6 4
Q J 10 5
Q 9 5
K 10 9 6 5 3 2
A 5
A Table 7 3
Q J 8 4
J 3 2
K 8 7 4
4A3A9 =
33933 =
Par NS +300 A 8 6 4 2
7
K Q 9
9 6 3 2

1 opening
4 West -1
+50 +10 595
Pass
4 West =
-420 425

227. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 104 West
Meyers

2
4

Lead
6
8
A
4
3
Q
Q
J North
Rubin
1
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
9
3
K
8
K
9
K East
LevinJ
1
3
All Pass

3rd
A
10
5
6
4
7
4
A South
Ekeblad
1
Dbl

4th
10
A
5
4
2
J
3
6 West
Wolfson

2 NT
3
4

Lead
Q
2
5
4
J
2
2
10
9 North
Rosenthal
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
9
3
5
K
Q
4
3
J
5 East
Cohen
Pass
3
4

3rd
7
2
A
6
K
Q
Q
4
8 South
Silverstein
2
Pass
Pass

4th
A
4
3
8
7
5
6
7
8
N deals
None vul —
K J 3
A 8 7 3
Q J 8 6 5 3
A Q 3
A 9 7 4
K 5 4 2
A 2 Table J 9 6 2
Q 10 8 6 5 2
Q 10
9
5637A =
67A63 67A62
Par EW +100 K 10 8 7 5 4
—
J 9 6
K 10 7 4

1 opening
4 × East =
-590 596
Pass
4 West =
-420 +5 430

228. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 97 West
Cohler

2
Pass

Lead
5
6
4
A
4 North
Grue
1
3
Pass

2nd
A
7
3
K East
Seamon
1
4

3rd
2
9
J
8 South
LallJ
2
Pass

4th
J
J
K
2 West
Wooldridge

3
Pass

Lead
7
3
A
4
4
3
4
9
6 North
Lev
Pass
4
Dbl

2nd
A
K
J
K
3
2
9
3
Q East
Hurd
1
4
All Pass

3rd
2
5
6
8
8
7
6
Q
10 South
Pszczola
2
Pass

4th
J
8
2
5
9
7
5
10
N deals
None vul J 8 2
K 9 2
Q 10 7 5 2
K Q
Q 7 3
A 6 4 3
8 6
10 9 8 7 Table A K 10 9 6 5
J
A 9 4 3
J 6
53967 =
89364 =
Par EW +100 4
Q 10 8 7 5
K J
A 5 4 3 2

1 opening
4 East =
-420 +5 601
Pass
4 × East =
-590 430

229. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
2
3
2 North
Grue
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
4
7
8 East
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
Q
J South
Cheek
1
3 NT

4th
K
9
A West
Amoils

1
Pass

Lead
7
4 North
Fleisher
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
J
5 East
Delmonte
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
A
9 South
Kamil
1
3

4th
3
10
N deals
Both vul 4 2
A K 4
10 7 3 2
K J 10 2
10 9 6 5 3
Q J
A K 8 4
9 7 Table 8 7
10 9 7 6 5 2
Q 9 6
A 4
9757A =
45863 =
Par NS +500 A K Q J
8 3
J 5
Q 8 6 5 3

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+630 +11 612
Pass
3 South +1
+130 430

230. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58 West
Ao

Dbl
Pass
5

Lead
A
4
2 North
Grue
1
2
4
Dbl

2nd
2
A
K East
WangJ
Pass
3
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
7
6 South
Cheek
1
4
Pass

4th
5
3
5 West
Delmonte

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
K
6
A North
Kang
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
7
9
2
2 East
Bakhshi
Pass
4
5

3rd
6
3
K South
Sun
1
4
5

4th
5
10
A
N deals
Both vul K 8 6 3
A K 3
J 10 4 2
9 7
2
J 9 5 4 2
6 3
A K Q 8 2 Table 10 7 5
Q 10 8 7 6
K 9
J 6 3
8B5B5 =
11717 =
Par NS +650 A Q J 9 4
—
A Q 8 7 5
10 5 4

1 opening
5 × East -4
+1100 +10 622
Pass
5 South =
+650 430

236. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
v.Prooijen

3

Lead
6
6
6
10
8
8
K
2
Q North
Greco
1
Pass

2nd
A
3
A
J
7
4
4
7
9 East
Verhees
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
5
Q
K
2
4
Q
9 South
Hampson
1
Pass

4th
5
10
2
K
3
J
4
5
8 West
Gitelman

1
4

Lead
10
8
7
6
6
9
5
J North
Ginossar
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
A
A
3
7
10
6
4 East
Moss
1
1 NT

3rd
6
5
4
A
K
4
A
3 South
Pachtman
Pass
Pass

4th
K
2
8
J
3
Q
8
10
N deals
None vul J 9 6 2
K J 10
10 9 7
A Q 7
5
A Q 9 7 5 4 2
K 8 3
8 6 Table A 10 7 4
8 6
A J 2
K J 9 5
66355 =
76A77 76A87
Par EW +420 K Q 8 3
3
Q 6 5 4
10 4 3 2

1 opening
3 West +1
-170 +6 630
Pass
4 West =
-420 431

241. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
Versace

1
4

Lead
8
3
5
7
10
6
7
6 North
Hampson
1
2
Pass

2nd
9
5
6
3
Q
5
4
4 East
Lauria
Pass
3
4

3rd
K
9
K
2
2
J
10 South
Greco
1
4
All Pass

4th
A
K
2
Q
8
A
9 West
Diamond

1 NT

Lead
7
6
4
3
A
J
8
A
3 North
Cayne
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
K
Q
9
5
2
7
5
Q East
Platnick
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
9
Q
3
10
2
5
6 South
Seamon
Pass
Pass

4th
A
5
7
6
6
4
2
8
K
N deals
Both vul K 4
7 6
Q 10 8 7 5 2
A Q 5
A J 8 7 6
A Q 4
A J 3
10 3 Table Q 10 3 2
10 5 3
9
J 9 7 6 2
63795 =
49647 =
Par EW +140 9 5
K J 9 8 2
K 6 4
K 8 4

1 opening
4 West =
-620 631
Pass
1 NT West =
-90 +11 443

242. 2010 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Seamon

2
5

Lead
A
A
2
Q North
Aronov
1
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
3
K East
Cayne
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
7
6
7 South
Stefanov
1
Pass

4th
Q
4
4 West
Fallenius

1
3
4

Lead
3
A
K
4
K
K
8
Q
K North
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
2
6
A
9
7
J
7
A East
Fredin
Pass
1
3

3rd
5
7
Q
3
9
4
Q
10
2 South
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
6
3
5
6
2
2
5
10
3
N deals
Both vul A 9 5 2
A
8 7 6 2
K 9 8 5
4
K Q
A K Q J 4
A J 10 4 2 Table K 10 8 3
J 10 9 8 6 2
—
Q 7 6
36233 35232
87BAA 97BAA
Par EW +650 Q J 7 6
7 5 4 3
10 9 5 3
3

1 opening
5 × West -1
+200 +13 644
Pass
4 East =
-620 443

246. 2010 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Quantin

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
6
6
J North
Meckstroth
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
7
8
4
Q East
Multon
1
3

3rd
5
2
10
Q
8 South
Rodwell
Dbl
Pass

4th
3
9
3
2
4 West
Zia

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
3
2
8
2
6 North
Bompis
Pass
2
Dbl
4

2nd
4
10
A
7
3
3
7 East
Hamman
1
3
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
5
2
K
9
K
10 South
Pilon
Dbl
Pass
4

4th
5
9
2
A
J
4
9
N deals
Both vul 9 5 2
A J 5
Q 10 5 2
K J 4
Q
Q 8 7 3 2
J 8 7 4
9 7 5 Table A K J 8 7 6 3
9
9 3
A 10 8
55898 =
68444 =
Par NS +110 10 4
K 10 6 4
A K 6
Q 6 3 2

1 opening
3 East -1
+100 +5 650
Pass
4 North -1
-100 444

248. 2010 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Sementa

2
Dbl

Lead
A
K
5
A
2
7
4
3
Q
5 North
Marcinski
1
2
3

2nd
2
A
J
7
10
6
5
Q
A East
Duboin
Pass
2 NT
4

3rd
8
8
8
3
K
9
10
K
4 South
Maksymetz
1
3
All Pass

4th
6
10
4
4
3
2
J
5
8 West
Ornstein

1
Pass

Lead
A
2
J
6
7
3
K
5 North
Lauria
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
7
10
10
6
8
4
10
3 East
Rigal
Pass
2 NT
Dbl

3rd
J
K
2
K
8
A
7 South
Versace
Pass
4
All Pass

4th
4
3
5
A
4
2
6
N deals
Both vul K 9 4 2
10 7
A K 9 5
J 10 8
10
A Q 9 8 6 2
Q 6 4
K 7 4 Table A 7 5
K J 5 3
10 2
Q 9 6 3
59485 =
74947 74937
Par NS +140 Q J 8 6 3
4
J 8 7 3
A 5 2

1 opening
4 West -1
+100 +7 657
Pass
4 × South -1
-200 444

249. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24 West
Nunes

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
4
Q
6
2 North
Diamond
1
3
5

2nd
4
K
9
K East
Fantoni
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
J
3
3
A South
Platnick
1 NT
4
5

4th
8
2
2
2 West
Moss

1
Pass

Lead
4
7
Q
5
10 North
Meltzer
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
A
5
8
4
9 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
10
6
K
4 South
Larsen
1
4

4th
2
K
3
6
2
N deals
None vul K 7
8
Q 10 7 6 5
A J 9 8 7
Q 9 4
A J 7 6 5 2
2
K Q 4 Table J 10 8 6 3
K 10 3
K 9
6 5 3
755BA =
57822 =
Par NS +400 A 5 2
Q 9 4
A J 8 4 3
10 2

1 opening
5 North =
+400 +6 663
Pass
4 South +1
+150 444

251. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
Pilon

1
4

Lead
7
10
6
3
J
K
A North
Berkowitz
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
Q
5
5
4
A
4 East
Bompis
Pass
3

3rd
8
2
K
6
5
2
2 South
Sontag
1
Pass

4th
Q
4
A
8
10
9
5 West
Meltzer

1 NT
Pass

Lead
10
2
3
6
3
J
10
A North
Zaleski
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
Q
9
5
3
9
Q
J
7 East
Larsen
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

3rd
2
K
9
10
A
7
Q
3 South
Faigenbaum
1
2

4th
4
A
K
6
4
4
6
2
N deals
Both vul K 4
7 6
Q 10 8 7 5 2
A Q 5
A J 8 7 6
A Q 4
A J 3
10 3 Table Q 10 3 2
10 5 3
9
J 9 7 6 2
63795 =
49647 =
Par EW +140 9 5
K J 9 8 2
K 6 4
K 8 4

1 opening
4 West -1
+100 +5 668
Pass
2 South -1
-100 444

252. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51 West
Multon

Pass
4

Lead
6
3
6
3
A
9
2 North
Sontag
1
1
All Pass

2nd
4
2
5
9
5
Q
A East
Quantin
Dbl
3

3rd
10
K
K
10
2
3
4 South
Berkowitz
1
3

4th
J
A
4
Q
6
5
4 West
Fantoni

1 NT
Pass

Lead
6
3
7
8
A
9 North
Pilon
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

2nd
4
2
5
9
5
7 East
Nunes
1
4
All Pass

3rd
10
K
K
2
2
3 South
Bompis
Pass
Pass

4th
J
A
4
A
7
N deals
E-W vul A 10 8 5
—
A J 9 7 6
10 7 6 2
K 4
3 2
K 10 8 5 3 2
J 9 4 Table J 9 3
A K Q 10 9 7 4
—
A Q 5
68478 68477
65965 =
Par EW +100 Q 7 6 2
J 8 6 5
Q 4
K 8 3

1 opening
4 East =
-620 +5 673
Pass
4 × East =
-790 444

256. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71 West
Sher

Pass

Lead
9 North
Hampson
1
Pass

2nd East
Jackson
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Greco
1 NT

4th West
Platnick

2
Pass

Lead
J
2
2
K
2
A North
Etter
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
A
5
4
7
9 East
Diamond
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
4
7
Q
3
K South
Kolesnik
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

4th
3
6
6
5
6
N deals
Both vul J 10 6
J 5 4
A 6 4
A Q 8 3
K 3
A 10 9 8 3 2
Q 7
10 9 4 Table A 8 7 5 2
K Q
10 9 3 2
7 5
56578 =
67854 =
Par EW +110 Q 9 4
7 6
K J 8 5
K J 6 2

1 opening
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 679
Pass
3 West =
-140 451

257. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90 West
Martel

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
9
10
3
K
A
9
8
6
9 North
Robinson
1
3
3 NT

2nd
2
7
3
5
9
2
6
K
6
4 East
Stansby
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
4
8
A
4
3
K
5
7
Q South
Boyd
2
3

4th
5
3
A
2
8
4
J
2
7
K West
Doub

1
2

Lead
3
9
5
6
4 North
Kamil
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
6
Q
2
A East
Wildavsky
1
2
2

3rd
A
K
7
J
9 South
Fleisher
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
J
7
3
5
N deals
Both vul K 5 3
K J
A 8 5 3
10 7 4 3
10 8 7 6 2
Q 2
J 4
Q J 9 2 Table Q J 4
A 10 9 8 5
K Q 10 9 6
—
65669 =
78774 =
Par NS +110 A 9
7 6 4 3
7 2
A K 8 6 5

1 opening
3 NT North -3
-300 679
Pass
2 West =
-110 +5 456

259. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77 West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
Q
10
8
Q
4
7
3 North
Sher
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
9
K
4
J
4
8
7 East
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
2
A
3
2
7
K
K South
Jackson
1
3 NT

4th
J
A
6
7
6
6
5
5 West
Baseggio

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
10
Q
8
4
7
Q
4 North
Willenken
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
2
6
K
2
6
4
A
3
Q East
WeinsteinJ
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
J
A
2
3
7
3
6
K South
Welland
1 NT
3 NT

4th
J
A
4
6
7
5
J
K
N deals
Both vul —
J 4 2
Q J 9 5 4
A Q 8 6 2
A Q 8 5 4
9 8 6
K 8 2
7 4 Table 10 9 3 2
A 7 5 3
3
K 10 9 3
656A8 =
68635 =
Par NS +130 K J 7 6
K Q 10
A 10 7 6
J 5

1 opening
3 NT South -3
-300 +5 684
Pass
3 NT South -5
-500 459

260. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108 West
Baseggio

Pass
5

Lead
10 North
Welland
1
2
All Pass

2nd
2 East
WeinsteinJ
Dbl
4

3rd
3 South
Willenken
1
4

4th
A West
Garner

Pass
3
5

Lead
A
3
A North
Etter
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
8
4 East
WeinsteinH
1
2
4

3rd
2
K
2 South
Kolesnik
1
Pass
Pass

4th
K
7
9
N deals
E-W vul 8 6 2
9 8 6 3
A K Q J 6
3
J 10 9 3
10 2
9 8
J 9 7 5 2 Table K
A K Q J
7 4
A K Q 8 6 4
37381 =
6695A =
Par EW +140 A Q 7 5 4
7 5 4
10 5 3 2
10

1 opening
5 East +1
-620 684
Pass
5 East -1
+100 +12 471

261. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 17 West
Rodwell

Rdbl
4
All Pass

Lead
3
J
7
6
3
Q
K
2
Q North
Hampson
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
A
J
5
5
8
10
J
J East
Meckstroth
1
2
Pass

3rd
6
4
K
A
10
5
6
4
7 South
Greco
Dbl
2
Dbl

4th
4
2
3
2
A
5
9
6
9 West
Diamond

4

Lead
J
J
9
6
4
Q
10
4
K North
Katz
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
A
J
5
4
3
10
5
8 East
Platnick
3
Pass

3rd
3
4
K
A
6
7
8
Q
5 South
Nickell
Pass
Pass

4th
5
3
3
2
2
7
Q
6
9
N deals
None vul Q 4 3
A 9 7
J 10 8 6
A 10 7
A 9 8 7 2
5 3
A K Q 7 2
J Table 5
Q J 10 8 4 2
4
Q 9 6 5 4
87576 =
56856 =
Par NS +100 K J 10 6
K 6
9 5 3
K 8 3 2

1 opening
4 × East -2
+300 +5 689
Pass
4 East -2
+100 471

262. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 31 West
Meckstroth

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
10
Q
9
3 North
Greco
1
Pass
3

2nd
5
K
4
6
4 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
7
A
Q South
Hampson
1
Dbl
4 NT

4th
4
5
3
7
K West
Platnick

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
5
K
7
Q
9
2
J
3 North
Nickell
Pass
3
4 NT

2nd
3
3
5
2
10
4
6
8
5 East
Diamond
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
10
A
J
7
A
5
Q South
Katz
2 NT
3 NT
6

4th
A
2
3
8
9
7
4
4
K
N deals
N-S vul 5 3
K 7
K Q J 9
Q 9 8 7 2
K Q 10 9 8 7
8 3
10 3
J 5 4 Table 6 2
9 6 5 4 2
6 4 2
K 10 6
A7ACA =
36312 =
Par NS +1370 A J 4
A Q J 10
A 8 7 5
A 3

1 opening
4 NT South =
+630 +13 702
Pass
6 South -2
-200 471

263. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Zia

3
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
4
5 North
Greco
1
Pass
4
5

2nd
3
7
9 East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
K
J South
Hampson
2
3
4 NT
5

4th
A
3
2 West
Moss

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
4
6
A North
Rodwell
Pass
2
3
3 NT
4 NT

2nd
5
K
7
7 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
2
5 South
Meckstroth
1
2
3
4
6

4th
Q
8
2
3
N deals
None vul K 10 6 5
5 4 3
K 10 5
A 10 6
7
Q 9 2
A 4
Q 9 8 5 4 3 2 Table Q 9 3
J 10 8 7 6
3 2
K J 7
8C5C5 =
11718 =
Par NS +980 A J 8 4 2
A K
Q J 9 8 7 6
—

1 opening
5 South +1
+480 +11 713
Pass
6 South -1
-50 471

264. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Multon

2
3

Lead
6
Q
5
2
9 North
Wolfson
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
3
3
10
9 East
Zimmermann
1
2

3rd
A
2
K
A
Q South
Cohen
1 NT
Pass

4th
3
K
6
2
7 West
Rosenberg

1 NT
2

Lead
3
A
2
K
Q
8
3
4 North
Nunes
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
7
J
6
7
J
9 East
Willenken
Pass
2
4

3rd
10
4
K
5
9
9
8 South
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
5
6
2
6
4
2
N deals
E-W vul J 7
3
A 9 7 4 2
Q J 10 9 6
A Q 9 3 2
A 9 5
Q 10
K 8 4 Table K 10 8 4
K Q 8 4 2
J 5 3
3
42488 =
9A955 =
Par EW +500 6 5
J 10 7 6
K 8 6
A 7 5 2

1 opening
3 East +1
-170 +10 723
Pass
4 West +1
-650 471

265. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 31 West
Fantoni

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6 North
Willenken
1
Pass
4

2nd East
Nunes
Pass
3
Pass

3rd South
Rosenberg
1
Dbl
4

4th West
Pachtman

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
J
7
5
Q
Q
4
2
J North
Helgemo
Pass
3
4

2nd
3
3
2
10
4
7
8
6
Q East
Ginossar
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
K
10
K
A
5
9
A
J South
Helness
2 NT
4
6

4th
A
4
8
2
3
5
2
4
N deals
N-S vul 5 3
K 7
K Q J 9
Q 9 8 7 2
K Q 10 9 8 7
8 3
10 3
J 5 4 Table 6 2
9 6 5 4 2
6 4 2
K 10 6
A7ACA =
36312 =
Par NS +1370 A J 4
A Q J 10
A 8 7 5
A 3

1 opening
4 North +2
+170 723
Pass
6 South =
+1370 +15 486

266. 2010 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Kamil

Dbl

Lead
8
3
A
6
Q
5
5 North
Ginossar
1
Pass

2nd
10
6
4
4
K
K
A East
Fleisher
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
J
2
2
9
7 South
Pachtman
1 NT
Pass

4th
7
A
3
Q
5
3 West
Rosenberg

1
1
All Pass

Lead
8
6
6
Q
10
9 North
Weinstein
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
10
J
4
4
A
K East
Willenken
Pass
1
Pass

3rd
A
K
2
9
4
3 South
Levin
Pass
Pass
1 NT

4th
7
3
Q
5
6
N deals
E-W vul A K J 4
K 10 5 4
9 8 4
9 3
10 5 2
J 9 8 6
A
A K 7 4 2 Table 9 7 6
A 3 2
Q J 7 6 2
6 5
87677 =
55666 =
Par NS +120 Q 8 3
Q 7
K 10 5 3
Q J 10 8

1 opening
1 NT× South +2
+380 +6 729
Pass
1 NT South +2
+150 486

267. 2010 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Becker

2
Pass

Lead
10
5
3
K
3
A
4 North
Helgemo
1
Pass
4

2nd
4
Q
4
2
8
8
9 East
Strul
1
3
All Pass

3rd
A
7
Q
2
A
5
6 South
Helness
2
Dbl

4th
J
2
J
7
10
6
J West
Multon

Pass
Pass
4

Lead
K
5
Q
4
10
6
A
J North
Brogeland
Pass
2
3 NT
Dbl

2nd
J
2
A
3
2
7
5
A East
Zimmermann
2
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
J
3
3
5
Q
9
7 South
Saelensminde
2
3
4

4th
4
K
2
10
Q
6
Q
3
N deals
Both vul Q 5 4
K Q
A 10 8 6 5
6 3 2
K 10 9
10 8 7 4
K Q J 9
10 7 Table A 8 7 6 3 2
J
4 3
K J 8 5
74977 =
59454 =
Par EW +140 J
A 9 6 5 3 2
7 2
A Q 9 4

1 opening
4 South -2
-200 729
Pass
4 × West -1
+200 +9 495

268. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Bocchi

Dbl
3 NT
4

Lead
4
10
4
A
2
5
6
8
4 North
Platnick
1
3
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
A
6
7
8
2
3
Q
9 East
Ferraro
1
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
K
K
10
9
Q
A
7
J South
Diamond
2
Pass
Dbl

4th
7
5
5
J
Q
K
10
J
K West
Hampson

1 NT
2

Lead
Q
7
3
6
3
4
10
K
9 North
Sementa
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
K
2
4
2
9
6
7
J East
Greco
1
2

3rd
6
5
10
A
K
J
A
5
7 South
Duboin
Pass
Pass

4th
2
3
K
Q
A
4
5
J
J
N deals
E-W vul J 6
K 6 4
J 5 4 3
A Q 8 4
10 4
A 7
K 7 6
K 10 9 7 6 5 Table A K 9 3 2
9 5 2
A 9 8 2
3
75745 =
68588 =
Par EW +100 Q 8 7 5
Q J 10 8 3
Q 10
J 2

1 opening
4 × West -2
+500 +12 741
Pass
2 East =
-110 495

270. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 15 West
Thompson

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
10
5
9
A
10
5
7
6
8 North
Diamond
1
2

2nd
4
2
2
5
9
K
6
Q
6
7 East
JacobsW
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
Q
8
K
2
8
K
8
Q
3 South
Platnick
2
Pass

4th
9
A
K
A
3
4
3
6
7
4 West
Hampson

1 NT

Lead
3 North
Mullamphy
Pass
Pass

2nd East
Greco
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Klinger
Pass
Pass

4th
N deals
N-S vul K 7 5 3
K 10
A J 9 2
7 4 3
—
A J 7 6
10 6 5 3
Q J 8 5 2 Table A Q 10 2
4 3 2
Q 8 7
A 10 6
69666 =
74677 74767
Par NS +140 J 9 8 6 4
Q 9 8 5
K 4
K 9

1 opening
2 North +1
+140 +6 750
Pass
1 NT West +1
-120 495

274. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 9, Bd 3 West
El Ahmady

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
K
J
J
2
K North
Zhuang
1
3
Pass

2nd
4
5
3
4
Q
7
A East
Sadek
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
9
5
A
8
K
10 South
WangW
2
4

4th
7
2
9
Q
2
5
3 West
LiJ

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
4
2
K
10 North
Duboin
Pass
2
4

2nd
J
5
4
3
4 East
LiuJ
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
J
8
5
6 South
Sementa
2
3

4th
7
8
2
9
Q
N deals
E-W vul K J 5 4
A 7 6 5
K 8 4
9 8
10 2
4 3
J 10 7
K J 10 6 3 2 Table A Q 9 8 6 3
Q 9
Q 5 3
Q 4
86A96 =
47247 =
Par NS +420 7
K J 10 8 2
A 9 6 2
A 7 5

1 opening
4 South +1
+450 +11 763
Pass
4 South -1
-50 499

275. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 9, Bd 3 West
Fleisher

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
4
2
K
8
Q North
Zagorin
1
3
Pass

2nd
J
5
4
3
4
A East
Kamil
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
10
6
5
6
2 South
Bathurst
2
4

4th
7
8
2
9
Q
9 West
Bertheau

1 NT
Pass

Lead
10
Q
2
5 North
Stansby
Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
J
A
3
Q East
Nystrom
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
A
K South
Martel
Dbl
2

4th
7
8
9
4
N deals
E-W vul K J 5 4
A 7 6 5
K 8 4
9 8
10 2
4 3
J 10 7
K J 10 6 3 2 Table A Q 9 8 6 3
Q 9
Q 5 3
Q 4
86A96 =
47247 =
Par NS +420 7
K J 10 8 2
A 9 6 2
A 7 5

1 opening
4 South -1
-50 763
Pass
3 South +2
+200 +6 505

276. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 31 West
Kamil

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
Q
A
J
9
5 North
Hampson
1
1 NT
2

2nd
2
5
7
A
2
A East
Fleisher
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
6
10
3
4
8 South
Greco
1
2
3

4th
4
8
J
5
3
6 West
Gitelman

2
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
A
K
3 North
Levin
Pass
Pass
Dbl
4

2nd
2
5
7
5 East
Moss
Pass
3
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
3
10
A South
Weinstein
1
Pass
3

4th
8
J
4
4
N deals
N-S vul 9 5
A J 7
A Q 9 6
9 7 5 2
7 6 3
Q 3
K J 10 7 2
A K Q Table A 2
10 6 4 2
8 5 4 3
10 6 3
99868 =
43575 44575
Par NS +500 K Q J 10 8 4
K 9 8 5
—
J 8 4

1 opening
3 South =
+140 +6 769
Pass
4 South -1
-100 505

277. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82 West
Martel

4
Dbl

Lead
A
2
8
2
6
10
7
10
9 North
Meckstroth
1
5
All Pass

2nd
2
5
8
4
9
7
2
Q
A East
Stansby
1
Pass

3rd
10
K
7
K
J
Q
J
K
6 South
Rodwell
2
Pass

4th
K
3
4
3
3
5
A
4
8 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
J
Q
10
6
2
7
6
5 North
Weinstein
Pass
4

2nd
5
K
4
4
10
7
2
8
3 East
Katz
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
A
9
K
J
Q
J
K
10 South
Levin
3
Pass

4th
7
2
5
3
7
5
A
4
Q
N deals
E-W vul 6 4 2
K Q 9 6
A 8 5
Q 8 7
A Q 7 3
7 4
Q 10 6 2
A 10 6 Table J 10 9 8 5
3
K 9
K 9 5 3 2
63863 =
6A57A =
Par EW +500 K
A J 10 8 5 2
J 7 4 3
J 4

1 opening
5 × South -3
-500 769
Pass
4 South -2
-100 +9 514

278. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90 West
Martel

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
7
4
K
A
5 North
Meckstroth
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
10
5
7
9
Q
2 East
Stansby
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
K
J
10
K South
Rodwell
1
4

4th
4
8
5
9
6
A West
Nickell

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
4
Q
4
9
A
J
7 North
Weinstein
Pass
1 NT
3
3

2nd
6
8
2
7
K
Q
7
3 East
Katz
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
10
Q
4
K
5
10
8
A South
Levin
1
2
Pass
4

4th
J
3
6
5
5
6
9
2
N deals
Both vul K 10
K 10 8 4
K J 10 7
9 8 6
Q 7
7 2
Q 9 8 6 2
A 7 5 4 Table 9 6 5
A J 6
5 3
K Q 10 3 2
7BB76 =
41257 =
Par NS +650 A J 8 4 3 2
Q 9 5 3
A 4
J

1 opening
4 South =
+620 +12 781
Pass
4 South -1
-100 514

279. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92 West
Stansby

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
7
10
2
5
9 North
Rodwell
1
2
2 NT

2nd
5
K
2
Q
3 East
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
7
10
K South
Meckstroth
2
2
3 NT

4th
3
9
Q
6
8 West
Zia

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
J
10
6
K
5
A
2
Q North
Fleisher
Pass
1
1 NT

2nd
7
4
9
8
8
7
3
4
9 East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
Q
K
3
6
K
5
J
3 South
Kamil
1
1

4th
5
2
7
A
4
4
6
8
7
N deals
E-W vul 8 7 4
K Q 8 3
A 2
J 10 6 5
K J 6 5 3
A 7 2
9 8 6
Q 8 Table Q 10
J 10 4
10 7 4 3
A 4 3 2
77878 =
56453 46353
Par NS +110 A 9 2
9 6 5
K Q J 5
K 9 7

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+430 +8 789
Pass
1 NT North =
+90 514

280. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
Platnick

2
Pass
4

Lead
K
6
2
5
A
K
8
9
2 North
Jackson
1
Dbl
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
5
K
2
10
10
6
Q
10 East
Diamond
Pass
Rdbl
Dbl
4

3rd
4
3
Q
A
2
6
Q
3
J South
Sher
1
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
8
9
4
8
5
7
4
9
3 West
WeinsteinJ

1
2

Lead
2
5
K
3
Q
3
10
4 North
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
2
10
3
3
5
6
9 East
Baseggio
Pass
1 NT
2 NT

3rd
J
A
6
J
2
K
5 South
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
Q
8
7
Q
K
A
A
N deals
E-W vul A J 6
J 10 9 2
10 8
K Q 9 3
K 10 8
A 8 7 4 3
A K 4 3
8 Table Q 9 3
K 6
J 9 6 5
A J 5 2
43325 =
99AB8 =
Par EW +620 7 5 4 2
Q 5
Q 7 2
10 7 6 4

1 opening
4 West -2
+200 +8 797
Pass
2 NT East =
-120 514

283. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82 West
Kolesnik

Dbl
4
All Pass

Lead
A
Q
5
6
10
7
10
6
3 North
Platnick
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
4
4
J
7
3
8
Q
10 East
Etter
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
5
8
K
8
Q
J
5
K
A South
Diamond
1
3 NT
5

4th
K
2
3
3
2
A
4
A
K West
Gitelman

Dbl
Pass
Dbl

Lead
4
2
7
4
4
3
10
4
6 North
WeinsteinJ
Pass
2
5
All Pass

2nd
K
J
9
8
6
J
8
2
9 East
Moss
Pass
4
Pass

3rd
3
K
10
J
Q
A
2
A
2 South
Baseggio
1
Pass
Pass

4th
10
A
5
7
K
7
8
K
3
N deals
E-W vul 6 4 2
K Q 9 6
A 8 5
Q 8 7
A Q 7 3
7 4
Q 10 6 2
A 10 6 Table J 10 9 8 5
3
K 9
K 9 5 3 2
63863 =
6A57A =
Par EW +500 K
A J 10 8 5 2
J 7 4 3
J 4

1 opening
5 South -2
-100 +9 806
Pass
5 × South -3
-500 517

284. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Jacobus

2
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

Lead
K
A
J
Q
9
10
6 North
Platnick
1
Dbl
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
2
5
9
4
A
5 East
Wold
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
7
6
8
10
8
4
Q South
Diamond
1
3 NT
4
4

4th
A
2
4
10
10
3
A West
Moss

3
Pass

Lead
K
3
K
2
4
6
A
Q North
Beatty
Pass
Dbl
4

2nd
3
5
8
J
2
5
6
8 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
A
7
Q
10
8
6
6 South
Jacobs
1
3

4th
A
4
9
Q
5
10
9
K
N deals
E-W vul 9 7 6
5 3
A K 6 2
K J 10 6
A 8 2
K Q J 9 6 2
Q 10 9 5
— Table K 10 5
8 7
J 8 4
9 7 5 3 2
77559 =
55864 =
Par NS +110 Q J 4 3
A 10 4
7 3
A Q 8 4

1 opening
4 × South -3
-500 806
Pass
4 South -1
-50 +10 527

285. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Greco

4
Pass

Lead
K
3
6
8
8
J
10
4
5
A North
Bramley
1
4
Pass

2nd
6
10
10
3
9
4
J
7
9
3 East
Hampson
1
4

3rd
2
A
J
K
Q
5
A
10
J
6 South
Compton
3
Pass

4th
9
Q
2
A
K
2
3
5
2
4 West
Jacobus

1
2

Lead
K
8
6
J
K
Q
A
A North
Moss
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
9
7
10
6
5
Q
3 East
Wold
Pass
1 NT

3rd
5
Q
9
2
8
7
3
10 South
Gitelman
Pass
Pass

4th
2
K
3
4
9
10
2
J
N deals
None vul K 7 3
8 7 3 2
A J 8 2
K 6
A Q 6 5 4 2
A Q J
10 6
3 2 Table 10 8
K 10 6 5 4
Q 9
A 10 7 4
644A7 =
78834 =
Par NS +130 J 9
9
K 7 5 4 3
Q J 9 8 5

1 opening
4 East -2
+100 +5 811
Pass
2 West =
-110 527

287. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89 West
Diamond

2
Pass

Lead
3
A North
Jacobus
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
6 East
Platnick
Dbl
4

3rd
K South
Wold
1
Pass

4th
4 West
Jacobs

3
6

Lead
A
K North
Moss
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
9 East
Beatty
2 NT
4

3rd
8
3 South
Gitelman
Pass
Pass

4th
6
10
N deals
E-W vul 9 7 5 3 2
9
10 5 4 2
J 8 3
K 10
Q J 8 7 6 2
J 6
Q 9 4 Table A 8 6
A K 5 4
A K Q 7
10 6
15105 =
B8BB8 =
Par EW +660 Q J 4
10 3
9 8 3
A K 7 5 2

1 opening
4 West +1
-650 811
Pass
6 East -1
+100 +13 541

288. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90 West
Jacobus

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
4
A
10
2
Q North
Platnick
1
2
3

2nd
4
3
3
5
3
K East
Wold
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
J
2
4
9
A South
Diamond
1
2 NT

4th
5
K
J
K
J West
Moss

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
J
2
10
3
4
J
9 North
Beatty
Pass
1

2nd
K
5
10
J
9
A
K
10
7 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
Q
6
A
4
4
A
Q
6 South
Jacobs
1
Pass

4th
3
K
A
3
5
2
2
3
N deals
Both vul Q 8 4 2
A 8 3
Q J 4
K 7 3
9 5 3
Q 9 7 6 4
A
Q 9 8 4 Table K J
J 5 2
9 8 6 2
A J 6 5
77494 77493
65949 =
Par EW +140 A 10 7 6
K 10
K 10 7 5 3
10 2

1 opening
3 South -1
-100 811
Pass
1 North =
+80 +5 546

291. 2010 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12 West
Weinstein

Rdbl
Dbl

Lead
2
8
5
2
Q
8
A
J North
Willenken
1
1 NT
All Pass

2nd
3
J
J
3
4
7
9
Q East
Levin
1
Pass

3rd
J
5
K
9
6
9
7
A South
Rosenberg
Dbl
Pass

4th
5
2
7
A
10
4
K West
Wolfson

1
1 NT

Lead
10
A
6
2
J
J
9
J
9
6 North
Kamil
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
5
5
10
8
9
5
4
K
J
6 East
Cohen
Pass
1

3rd
4
2
Q
K
3
8
2
6
K South
Fleisher
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
3
K
7
A
4
7
5
3
N deals
E-W vul K Q 9 4
10 5
Q 10 9 5
K J 10
J 3
A J 9 6
8 7 6 3
A Q 8 Table A 8 7 6 2
Q 8 2
A J
9 7 5
54564 55565
78878 78877
Par EW +110 10 5
K 7 4 3
K 4 2
6 4 3 2

1 opening
1 NT× North -2
-300 811
Pass
1 NT West =
-90 +5 551

296. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 17 West
Pszczola

Dbl
4

Lead
6
4
8
10
K
2
2
3
J
2 North
WangW
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
A
3
4
7
3
5
7
Q
9 East
Lev
1 NT
2

3rd
A
6
Q
A
10
J
7
J
10
6 South
Zhuang
2
2

4th
4
8
2
6
5
K
3
9
K
5 West
Hou

2
Pass

Lead
6
2 North
Fu
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
Q
A East
ShiM
1 NT
2

3rd
K South
Zhao
Pass
Pass

4th
4
N deals
None vul 5 4 2
K 7 2
4 2
A K 9 8 7
Q 10
A 10 5 3
10 8
Q J 10 5 3 Table A K 8
Q J 9 4
A J 9 5
4 2
57364 =
86969 86978
Par EW +140 J 9 7 6 3
8 6
K Q 7 6 3
6

1 opening
4 East =
-420 813
Pass
2 East +1
-140 +7 562

297. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
BessisT

2
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
7
10
9
6
3
2 North
Saurer
1
Pass
3
3 NT

2nd
4
Q
3
4
5
3
5 East
BessisM
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
A
J
6
2
6
10 South
Fischer
2
2 NT
3

4th
5
8
8
3
7
2
6 West
Jokisch

2
Pass

Lead
Q
3
2
8
7
J
K
7
2 North
Levy
Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
A
5
9
J
3
8
5
Q
5 East
Kasimir
Pass
Rdbl
All Pass

3rd
6
A
K
Q
3
6
9
A
9 South
Chagas
1
Pass

4th
9
4
10
2
10
4
4
8
A
N deals
E-W vul 8 4
K J 7 5
A 5 4 3
K 8 3
A J 10 9 6 3 2
Q 8 2
Q
9 4 Table K 7
10 9 6
K J 10 6 2
J 10 5
66A7A =
37363 =
Par NS +420 Q 5
A 4 3
9 8 7
A Q 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT South -3
-150 813
Pass
3 South =
+110 +6 568

298. 2010 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Gromov

1
Pass

Lead
J
4
5
3
7
5 North
Saelensminde
1
Dbl
2

2nd
6
2
K
7
10
A East
Dubinin
Pass
Rdbl
All Pass

3rd
3
10
A
8
4
9 South
Brogeland
1
Pass

4th
A
Q
2
J
5
2 West
Becker

1
Pass

Lead
2
9
6
3
2
8
Q
3
7
9 North
Lynch
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
2
7
4
10
9
7
5
5
5 East
Strul
Pass
1 NT

3rd
4
Q
K
J
K
J
5
Q
4
J South
Passell
Pass
Pass

4th
6
4
6
6
A
K
2
A
3
A
N deals
Both vul A 9 7 4
8 5 4
K Q J 6 4
2
K Q 8 5 3
K 10 3
8 5
K 9 3 Table J 2
Q 9 6
A 10 3
Q J 8 6 5
66785 =
67558 =
Par NS +90 10 6
A J 7 2
9 7 2
A 10 7 4

1 opening
2 North =
+90 +5 818
Pass
1 NT East =
-90 568

299. 2010 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Bompis

1
Pass

Lead
J
4
5
3
7
Q
7
5
9 North
de Knijff
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
6
2
Q
7
10
A
K
6
6 East
Quantin
Pass
1 NT
Pass

3rd
3
10
A
8
4
3
4
J
6 South
Wrang
1
2

4th
A
Q
2
J
5
2
5
K
10 West
Fredin

1
2
All Pass

Lead
J
3
A
7
A
5
7
3 North
Zaleski
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
6
2
2
10
7
A
10
4 East
Fallenius
Pass
Dbl
2

3rd
5
8
10
2
5
3
5
Q South
Faigenbaum
Pass
Rdbl
3

4th
4
Q
3
8
6
2
9
A
N deals
Both vul A 9 7 4
8 5 4
K Q J 6 4
2
K Q 8 5 3
K 10 3
8 5
K 9 3 Table J 2
Q 9 6
A 10 3
Q J 8 6 5
66785 =
67558 =
Par NS +90 10 6
A J 7 2
9 7 2
A 10 7 4

1 opening
2 North =
+90 +5 823
Pass
3 North -1
-100 568

302. 2009 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51 West
Piekarek

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
Q
Q
5
10
A
10
K
5
J North
Danailov
1
2
Pass

2nd
4
7
4
9
J
2
7
4
7
9 East
Smirnov
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
A
6
Q
7
3
8
5
9
3 South
Karakolev
Dbl
3 NT

4th
A
2
K
2
3
5
6
8
J
4 West
Trendafilov

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
10
3
8
K
Q
3
6
A
5 North
Wladow
Pass
3
3 NT

2nd
4
J
8
A
4
4
8
5
7
4 East
Karaivanov
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
5
K
7
A
6
10
9
8
J South
Elinescu
2 NT
3

4th
2
9
A
3
2
2
K
Q
5
3
N deals
E-W vul 9 4
A 10 5 3
K 2
Q J 9 8 3
7 6 5
J 7 6 4
8 7 4
K 7 2 Table K Q 10 8 3
9 8 2
A J 6 5
4
A899A =
34442 35442
Par NS +430 A J 2
K Q
Q 10 9 3
A 10 6 5

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-50 823
Pass
3 NT South =
+400 +10 578

303. 2009 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 95 West
Lauria

1
2

Lead
9
5
4
8
A
4
K North
Khokhlov
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
2
3
7
2
3
7 East
Versace
Pass
2

3rd
Q
J
A
4
7
8
5 South
Matushko
1
Dbl

4th
J
4
10
6
5
Q
2 West
Kholomeev

1
2
4

Lead
K
Q
J
A
5
6
5
Q North
Duboin
Pass
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
4
8
4
10
5
A
2
J East
Khiuppenen
1
1 NT
2

3rd
5
10
2
9
4
3
K
6 South
Sementa
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
2
A
Q
3
6
7
7
9
N deals
N-S vul J 7 4
9 4
A 9 6 4
K Q J 6
K Q 10 8 3
J 10
Q 5
A 9 7 2 Table A 6 5
K 6 3 2
K J 3 2
8 4
54656 =
78777 =
Par EW +110 9 2
A Q 8 7 5
10 8 7
10 5 3

1 opening
2 West =
-110 823
Pass
4 West -3
+150 +6 584

305. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 4 West
Kirmse

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
2
9
5
3 North
Versace
1
1
2
3
3
4
5

2nd
A
3
2
4
8 East
Gromoeller
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
A
K
A
J South
Lauria
1
2
2 NT
3
3
4 NT
6

4th
2
J
7
6
Q West
Nunes

1
Pass

Lead
Q
2
Q
9
K North
Smirnov
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
2
3
A
3
2 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
8
3
4
7 South
Piekarek
1
3 NT

4th
A
J
10
6
7
N deals
Both vul J 7 4 2
A 3
A 10 9 8 5 4
10
K Q 8 5 3
4
Q 7 3
5 4 3 2 Table 10
Q 10 9 8 6 2
J
Q J 9 8 7
DA8D6 =
03506 =
Par NS +2220 A 9 6
K J 7 5
K 6 2
A K 6

1 opening
6 North -2
-200 823
Pass
3 NT South +3
+690 +13 601

306. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 6 West
Robinson

3
Pass

Lead
A
Q
2
10
J
J
3
J
2 North
Meckstroth
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
3
A
7
4
9
10
Q
6
9 East
Boyd
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
5
K
3
4
6
Q
5
K South
Rodwell
1
4

4th
2
J
4
Q
8
K
8
7
8 West
Hamman

Dbl
5

Lead
Q
3
3
9
K
5
4
7
7
Q North
Doub
Pass
2
Dbl

2nd
A
5
J
10
2
9
3
Q
7
2 East
Zia
Pass
4
All Pass

3rd
8
6
10
4
4
4
5
A
K
6 South
Wildavsky
1
4

4th
J
2
A
2
6
8
6
5
10
A
N deals
N-S vul A 8 6
9 8 7 3
A K 5 3
8 5
10
A Q 4 2
9 6 4
A 9 7 4 3 Table K 7 5 3
K J 10 6 5
Q 8 7
J
69377 68377
74955 74A65
Par EW +200 Q J 9 4 2
—
J 10 2
K Q 10 6 2

1 opening
4 South -3
-300 823
Pass
5 × East -2
+300 +12 613

307. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 6, Bd 6 West
Lauria

2
3

Lead
7
K
A
10
Q
J North
Zhuang
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
Q
8
5
6
9 East
Versace
2
2

3rd
A
2
7
4
6
2 South
WangW
Pass
Pass

4th
K
3
4
A
5
5 West
Fu

1
1 NT
3 NT

Lead
A
A
6
Q
10
3
J
9 North
Sementa
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
8
K
Q
2
3
4
K
A East
Zhao
1
1
3

3rd
7
5
7
2
5
7
5 South
Duboin
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
4
4
J
8
9
5
2
N deals
N-S vul 10 9 3 2
A K 9
A 6 2
9 4 3
A 7
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 10 4 3
8 Table K J 6 5
Q 8
K
A Q 10 7 5 2
65345 =
78A98 =
Par EW +420 Q 8 4
7 5 2
9 8 7 5
K J 6

1 opening
3 East -1
+50 +10 833
Pass
3 NT West +1
-430 613

308. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 6, Bd 6 West
Lindqvist

Pass

Lead
7
A
K
3
J
Q
8
9
A North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
3
8
Q
J
9
2
3
10
6 East
Brogeland
2

3rd
A
2
5
Q
5
6
10
6
6 South
Rodwell
Pass

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

1
1 NT
3 NT

Lead
3
8
4
2
K
K
A
10
3 North
Saelensminde
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
J
4
7
K
7
Q
8
6
10 East
Zia
1
1
2 NT

3rd
Q
Q
9
8
4
7
5
2
J South
Austberg
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
A
K
5
3
A
4
6
3
10
N deals
N-S vul 10 9 3 2
A K 9
A 6 2
9 4 3
A 7
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 10 4 3
8 Table K J 6 5
Q 8
K
A Q 10 7 5 2
65345 =
78A98 =
Par EW +420 Q 8 4
7 5 2
9 8 7 5
K J 6

1 opening
2 East =
-90 833
Pass
3 NT West -3
+150 +6 619

309. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 7 West
Tundal

2
2 NT

Lead
2
2
4
K
9
Q
5
9
A North
Kholomeev
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
4
2
A
3
8
A
6
2 East
Groetheim
1
2
3 NT

3rd
4
K
10
6
J
3
6
3
7 South
Khiuppenen
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
7
8
J
10
5
4
7
Q
8 West
Gromov

1
1 NT
2 NT

Lead
5
Q
7
A
4
K
2
2
K North
Austberg
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
2
5
3
3
Q
3
A
6 East
Dubinin
Pass
1
2
3 NT

3rd
J
3
9
J
10
4
6
6
8 South
Saelensminde
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
4
6
8
J
8
10
7
10
N deals
Both vul A 10 4
K 8 5 2
K 9 5 2
J 9
5 2
Q J 10 7
A 10 8
A Q 10 5 Table K Q 9 6 3
A 9 3
Q 7
7 6 4
22352 22252
BBB8B BBA8A
Par EW +660 J 8 7
6 4
J 6 4 3
K 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT West =
-600 833
Pass
3 NT West -1
+100 +12 631

310. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 12, Bd 2 West
Chagas

2
3

Lead
A
5
3
2
K
A
10
Q North
Ventin
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
8
6
A
A
6
4
8 East
Branco
Dbl
2

3rd
5
7
8
3
5
2
J South
Lambardi
Pass
Pass

4th
10
K
2
4
4
J
9 West
Pellegrini

1 NT
3

Lead
4
6
8
A
10
2
Q
10
8
3 North
Brenner
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
K
3
Q
7
8
J
6
7
2
8 East
Ravenna
1
Dbl
3 NT

3rd
Q
K
A
4
J
K
3
5
Q
J South
Figueiredo
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
2
4
9
5
6
4
7
A
10
N deals
E-W vul Q J
9 5 2
A 9 7 6 4 3
A 4
8 2
K J 4
10 2
Q 10 9 7 5 3 Table A K 10 5 3
A Q 10 6
K 8
K 8
23262 =
8AB7B =
Par EW +650 9 7 6 4
8 7 3
Q J 5
J 6 2

1 opening
3 West +2
-150 833
Pass
3 NT West -1
+100 +6 637

312. 2009 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
10
8 North
Meckstroth
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
Q
5
7 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K
3
9 South
Rodwell
1
3 NT

4th
J
6
2 West
Hamman

1
3

Lead
2
3
7
J
9
10 North
Duboin
Pass
3
All Pass

2nd
3
J
6
3
8
6 East
Zia
Pass
3

3rd
Q
K
5
5
A
K South
Sementa
1
Pass

4th
A
4
Q
2
4
Q
N deals
N-S vul 8 4 2
Q J
K J 10 6 2
K J 9
10 3
A 9 5 3 2
A 5
7 6 4 2 Table Q J 9 6
K 10 8 7
7 3
Q 8 3
78696 =
65746 =
Par NS +110 A K 7 5
6 4
Q 9 8 4
A 10 5

1 opening
3 NT North -2
-200 833
Pass
3 West -3
+150 +8 645

314. 2009 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
Karakolev

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
3
10 North
Zhuang
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
Q East
Danailov
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K South
WangW
1
3 NT

4th
J
6 West
Fu

1
Pass

Lead
J
2
7
K North
Aronov
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
3
Q
4
7 East
Zhao
Pass
2 NT
3

3rd
4
K
3
8 South
Stefanov
1
3
All Pass

4th
A
6
J
5
N deals
N-S vul 8 4 2
Q J
K J 10 6 2
K J 9
10 3
A 9 5 3 2
A 5
7 6 4 2 Table Q J 9 6
K 10 8 7
7 3
Q 8 3
78696 =
65746 =
Par NS +110 A K 7 5
6 4
Q 9 8 4
A 10 5

1 opening
3 NT North -2
-200 835
Pass
3 West -3
+150 +8 653

317. 2009 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68 West
Muller

2
3 NT

Lead
3
7
A
5
J
4
10
Q
5 North
Hamman
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
J
K
9
2
K
8
7
6
9 East
de Wijs
1 NT
2

3rd
A
Q
3
Q
A
10
K
7
2 South
Zia
Pass
Pass

4th
2
4
6
4
2
5
8
10
6 West
Meckstroth

1
2
3 NT

Lead
8
10
3
7
7
3
K
4
5 North
Bakkeren
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
K
8
8
2
6
J
9
4 East
Rodwell
1
1 NT
2 NT

3rd
6
A
J
Q
Q
A
2
3
K South
Bertens
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
5
2
5
6
4
9
7
10
8
N deals
Both vul K 5
K J 10 7
A 10 8 7 6
6 4
J 10 7
A 6 4 3 2
J 4
Q 10 3 Table A Q 4 3
Q 8
K 5 2
A K 7 5
33363 =
9AA7A =
Par EW +620 9 8 6 2
9 5
Q 9 3
J 9 8 2

1 opening
3 NT East -1
+100 +12 849
Pass
3 NT East +1
-630 653

318. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 7 West
Khiuppenen

1
2

Lead
5
9
6
8
Q
K
5
J
10 North
Elinescu
1
2
All Pass

2nd
2
6
7
5
K
3
3
K
4 East
Kholomeev
Pass
Dbl

3rd
Q
A
9
Q
A
4
J
5
6 South
Wladow
1
Pass

4th
A
2
10
3
2
J
8
3
7 West
Gromoeller

1
2
3 NT

Lead
5
J
5
6
7
K North
Dubinin
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
K
9
5
9 East
Kirmse
1
2
3

3rd
Q
A
Q
Q
10 South
Gromov
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
A
4
K
9
6
N deals
Both vul K J 8 7
K 10 8 5
K 8
J 8 6
A Q 10 4 3
A J 9 4
Q J 6
9 Table 5
6 2
A 10 9 7 5
A K 10 7 5
34412 24412
A99CB 999CB
Par EW +1370 9 6 2
Q 7 3
4 3 2
Q 4 3 2

1 opening
2 West +1
-140 +10 859
Pass
3 NT West =
-600 653

319. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 4 West
Brink

Pass
4
All Pass

Lead
10
A
6
10
A
10
6
Q
5 North
RoblesB
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
3
2
6
J
2
Q
2
4 East
Drijver
2 NT
3
Pass

3rd
K
8
4
3
2
K
5
8
A South
Pacareu
Dbl
Dbl
Dbl

4th
4
7
8
J
3
7
6
A
9 West
Caracci

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
K
2
A
9
8
5
A
3 North
de Wijs
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
10
3
7
6
10
Q
9
8
10 East
RoblesJ
2
Dbl
Pass

3rd
J
4
10
6
6
9
6
5
J South
Muller
2 NT
3 NT

4th
K
J
2
Q
8
5
4
4
2
N deals
Both vul J 7 4 2
A 3
A 10 9 8 5 4
10
K Q 8 5 3
4
Q 7 3
5 4 3 2 Table 10
Q 10 9 8 6 2
J
Q J 9 8 7
DA8D6 =
03506 =
Par NS +2220 A 9 6
K J 7 5
K 6 2
A K 6

1 opening
4 × West -4
+1100 +9 868
Pass
3 NT South +3
+690 653

320. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 6 West
Drijver

4
Pass
Dbl

Lead
5
K
A
2
5
K
J
10
8 North
Pacareu
1
Pass
4
All Pass

2nd
2
A
7
9
3
9
10
6
J East
Brink
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
8
6
A
2
4
6
3
4 South
RoblesB
Dbl
Dbl
Pass

4th
3
J
4
7
3
8
5
Q
5 West
RoblesJ

3
4

Lead
K
10
8
K
K
7
Q
3
8 North
Muller
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
A
A
5
4
2
10
4
9
10 East
Caracci
1
3 NT

3rd
5
7
2
2
4
6
8
9
2 South
de Wijs
1
Pass

4th
J
Q
3
3
6
3
6
7
A
N deals
N-S vul A 8 6
9 8 7 3
A K 5 3
8 5
10
A Q 4 2
9 6 4
A 9 7 4 3 Table K 7 5 3
K J 10 6 5
Q 8 7
J
69377 68377
74955 74A65
Par EW +200 Q J 9 4 2
—
J 10 2
K Q 10 6 2

1 opening
4 × North -1
-200 868
Pass
4 East -1
+50 +6 659

321. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 5, Bd 10 West
Muzzio

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
3
A
6
Q
4
Q North
Tundal
1
1
2
3
4

2nd
J
6
5
K
2
8
8 East
Bianchedi
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
K
3
7
7
A
2 South
Groetheim
1
2
2
4

4th
7
A
2
4
8
3
9 West
Lindqvist

Dbl
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
6
K
3
K
Q
4
J
4 North
Pellegrini
Pass
1
Rdbl

2nd
10
A
K
9
6
3
2
3 East
Brogeland
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
3
5
4
7
9
6
Q South
Ravenna
1
1
2

4th
A
2
2
6
8
J
K
7
N deals
Both vul Q 9 2
Q 5 4 3
K 5
K J 10 4
A J 5 3
A J 8
A J 8 6
6 3 Table 8 7 6
6 2
10 9 7 3
Q 9 8 5
98A69 =
45374 =
Par NS +620 K 10 4
K 10 9 7
Q 4 2
A 7 2

1 opening
4 South -1
-100 868
Pass
2 South +1
+140 +6 665

324. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 14 West
Rodwell

4
Pass

Lead
K
6
8
K
J
A
2
7
J North
Stefanov
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
10
4
5
6
2
9
10
4 East
Meckstroth
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
J
8
8
10
6
Q
K
3 South
Aronov
1
Dbl

4th
3
2
7
3
3
4
9
5
5 West
Karakolev

1
2

Lead
K
6
J
J
7
A North
Hamman
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
4
7
4
5
6
2 East
Danailov
1
Rdbl

3rd
9
8
8
8
10
6 South
Zia
1
Pass

4th
2
3
10
3
2
4
N deals
None vul 8
K 6
K J 9 7 2
Q J 7 5 4
A K J 5 3 2
3 2
4 3
8 6 2 Table Q 7 6
Q 10 7 4
Q 6 5
A K 3
558A9 =
58523 =
Par NS +130 10 9 4
A J 9 8 5
A 10 8
10 9

1 opening
4 × West -2
+300 +9 882
Pass
2 West =
-110 665

327. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 3 West
Brenner

Dbl
2
4

Lead
5
A
Q
4
9
9 North
Wladow
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
4
2
A
5
10 East
Figueiredo
Pass
2
3

3rd
Q
3
3
6
10
K South
Elinescu
1 NT
Pass
Pass

4th
7
4
K
2
J
5 West
Gromoeller

1
1

Lead
A
K
Q
5
2
2
A
Q North
Branco
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
4
7
A
4
8
3
6 East
Kirmse
Pass
1

3rd
3
8
6
J
10
K
5
7 South
Chagas
Pass
Pass

4th
10
4
9
Q
K
8
9
J
N deals
E-W vul K 6 3
7 5 2
8 7 5
A K Q 9
A Q 10 8
Q 9 4
A K Q 6 2
10 Table 7 5 2
A 10 8 6 3
J 9
7 4 2
63237 =
79AA6 =
Par EW +620 J 9 4
K J
10 4 3
J 8 6 5 3

1 opening
4 East -1
+100 +6 888
Pass
1 West +2
-140 668

328. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 7 West
Muzzio

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
J
Q
9
4
J
K
Q
9 North
Meckstroth
1
2
Pass

2nd
5
K
8
2
8
A
10
8
9
6 East
Bianchedi
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
3
3
10
2
2
2
5
Q South
Rodwell
1
2

4th
8
6
A
7
10
6
7
5
6
7 West
Hamman

Pass

Lead
7
Q
4
9
K
J
A
6
J North
Ravenna
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
2
5
K
8
4
2
K East
Zia
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
8
A
3
3
10
3
7 South
Pellegrini
2

4th
6
K
2
6
A
7
4
8
N deals
Both vul 3
K J 5 2
A Q J 5
10 7 6 5
10 8
A Q 6
K 9 8 7 4 3
4 3 Table A 7 6 5
9 7 3
10 2
A Q J 9
6A858 6A758
43575 43475
Par NS +620 K Q J 9 4 2
10 8 4
6
K 8 2

1 opening
2 South =
+110 +5 893
Pass
2 South -1
-100 668

329. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 15 West
Muzzio

2
Pass

Lead
6
7
K
2
4
A
10
9
A
6 North
Meckstroth
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
8
K
A
J
7
4
6
Q
3
4 East
Bianchedi
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
8
2
Q
10
9
Q
5
5
8 South
Rodwell
1
2

4th
7
3
8
A
J
5
J
3
2
10 West
Hamman

3
Pass

Lead
6
Q
J
2
8
K
10
5
4
7 North
Ravenna
Pass
Dbl
3 NT

2nd
8
A
Q
8
3
7
3
4
5
K East
Zia
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
2
A
K
A
2
9
7
7
9 South
Pellegrini
1
3

4th
3
J
3
A
2
6
5
6
9
J
N deals
N-S vul K 4 3
K 6 4 2
J 8 5
A 7 3
J 8 5
A 10 7
3
K Q 10 9 5 4 Table A 9 7
Q 9 8
Q 10 7 4 2
6 2
57775 =
65568 76568
Par EW +90 Q 10 6 2
J 5 3
A K 9 6
J 8

1 opening
2 North -2
-200 +5 898
Pass
3 NT North -4
-400 668

334. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46 West
Balicki

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
5
2
Q
9
A
Q North
Cohen
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
3
6
10
5
5
6 East
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
K
2
10
4
10 South
Berkowitz
1
4

4th
K
J
9
3
2
7
2 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
2
Q
8
7
A
6
Q
K North
Gromov
Pass
1 NT
Pass

2nd
Q
J
6
9
2
7
8
A
6
5 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
4
K
2
3
7
9
10
K South
Dubinin
1
2

4th
10
10
3
8
5
2
6
3
4
N deals
None vul A 2
10 7 2
Q J 9 3
A 10 8 6
10 9 3
A Q
8 7 5 2
Q J 7 5 Table J 6
K J 8 5 3
K 6 4
4 3 2
8A788 =
32544 33544
Par NS +420 K Q 8 7 5 4
9 6 4
A 10
K 9

1 opening
4 South +1
+450 +7 909
Pass
2 South +2
+170 669

337. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46 West
Rubin

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
4
2
Q
8
9
A
Q North
Platnick
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
10
J
9
2
5
4
4 East
Granovetter
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
K
2
7
10
4
10 South
Diamond
1
4

4th
K
6
3
3
8
3
7
5 West
Moss

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
A
2
Q
8
7
5
4
Q
J North
Verhees
Pass
1 NT
3

2nd
10
J
6
10
2
5
8
A
Q
9 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
4
K
2
7
10
3
6
K
J South
Jansma
1
2

4th
9
9
3
5
2
3
3
8
6
J
N deals
None vul A 2
10 7 2
Q J 9 3
A 10 8 6
10 9 3
A Q
8 7 5 2
Q J 7 5 Table J 6
K J 8 5 3
K 6 4
4 3 2
8A788 =
32544 33544
Par NS +420 K Q 8 7 5 4
9 6 4
A 10
K 9

1 opening
4 South +1
+450 +7 918
Pass
3 South =
+140 669

338. 2009 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
Hampson

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
3
5
Q
3 North
de Knijff
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
4
A
A
4
6 East
Greco
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K
J
3
7
A South
Wrang
1
3 NT

4th
8
6
5
2
4 West
Nystrom

Pass
2

Lead
K
K
J
J
Q
7
Q
Q
9
8 North
Platnick
Pass
1
2

2nd
A
A
A
5
J
4
9
4
10
5 East
Bertheau
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
3
3
2
2
7
5
K
A South
Diamond
1
Pass

4th
6
8
2
6
3
4
4
8
3
5
N deals
Both vul Q J 10 8 3
J 2
A 8 7
Q 7 6
—
A 9 6
K J 6 5
10 9 8 5 4 3 Table K 9 6 5 4
8 5 4
Q 9 3
K J
98775 98865
44568 =
Par NS +500 A 7 2
K Q 10 7 3
10 4 2
A 2

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +10 928
Pass
2 North +1
+140 669

340. 2009 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30 West
Rodwell

2
Pass

Lead
6
A
6
5 North
Ekeblad
1
3

2nd
3
7
2
4 East
Meckstroth
1
Pass

3rd
K
9
K
10 South
Granovetter
2
Pass

4th
9
6
4
Q West
v.Prooijen

1
Pass
3

Lead
8
A
2
A
4
J
A
5 North
Katz
Pass
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
5
7
7
2
K
K
K East
Verhees
1
2
Pass
3

3rd
3
3
Q
9
Q
4
J South
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
10
6
K
6
7
8
6
N deals
None vul K 10 7
Q 9 8
A Q 7 3 2
7 5
A J 2
K 10 2
8 6
J 10 8 6 2 Table Q 9 5 4 3
J 7 6 5
K
A Q 4
856A5 =
58738 =
Par NS +130 8 6
A 4 3
J 10 9 5 4
K 9 3

1 opening
3 North =
+110 +6 934
Pass
3 West =
-140 671

346. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
Wildavsky

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
5
K
8
Q
7
A
6
3 North
Welland
1
Dbl
3

2nd
2
3
3
9
A
J
10
2
K East
Doub
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
10
2
J
7
A
6
4
10 South
Willenken
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT

4th
3
K
7
Q
5
6
5
2
4 West
Garner

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
K
8
10
J
A North
Stewart
Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
3
3
5
3
A
10 East
WeinsteinH
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
9
2
J
J
9
6 South
Woolsey
1 NT
Dbl
3 NT

4th
A
7
Q
4
7
9
N deals
N-S vul A 5 4 3
—
A J 6 4 2
10 5 3 2
J
Q J 8 5 4 2
9 5 3
K 9 7 Table K 9 8 6 2
10 9
Q 10 7
Q J 6
9979A 99799
44643 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 7
A K 7 6 3
K 8
A 8 4

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-200 934
Pass
3 NT South =
+600 +13 689

348. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116 West
Weichsel

2
3

Lead
A
7
4
A
3
5
5
4
K North
Rodwell
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
5
3
2
2
6
4
10
2 East
Ekeblad
Dbl
3
4

3rd
3
J
K
Q
10
8
A
9
8 South
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
J
Q
6
10
Q
5
3
7
10 West
Zia

1
2
4

Lead
A
3
4
A
A
8
J
3
10 North
Granovetter
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
5
7
6
3
10
7
2
Q East
Hamman
1
2
3

3rd
3
J
K
Q
5
K
J
K
4 South
Rubin
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
J
Q
2
10
2
4
8
8
7
N deals
Both vul A K 7 5
Q 8
Q 7 4 2
10 7 3
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 EW +140 10 8 3
A 7 2
10 3
J 9 8 6 2

1 opening
4 West -2
+200 +13 947
Pass
4 West =
-620 693

351. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Ozdil

3
Pass

Lead
5
A
6
5
J
10
8
J
K North
Grue
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
3
2
6
7
6
2
Q
8 East
Lair
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
4
K
Q
8
2
K
7
2 South
Cheek
2
3 NT

4th
A
7
9
7
10
Q
5
4 West
Jacobs

3
Pass

Lead
5
Q
J
8
Q
3
3
K
7 North
ShiX
Pass
Dbl
5

2nd
9
3
2
2
8
5
6
3
6 East
Katz
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
4
5
J
2
A
K
A
K South
YangD
2 NT
4

4th
A
7
9
Q
8
4
10
7
10
N deals
E-W vul 9
K 9 8 2
K 8 5 4
K J 9 3
10 7 5 2
A J 7 6
3 2
6 4 2 Table K Q J 6 4 3
Q 10
9 7
Q 10 5
868BA 869BA
47423 =
Par NS +400 A 8
5 4 3
A Q J 10 6
A 8 7

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-50 947
Pass
5 South =
+400 +10 703

353. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29 West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass

Lead
2 North
Stewart
1
1 NT

2nd
8 East
Cohen
Pass
Pass

3rd
10 South
Woolsey
1
Pass

4th
J West
Wildavsky

2
3

Lead
Q
9
2
Q
10
5
K
8
8
J North
Martel
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
6
4
10
K
J
9
5
9
5
4 East
Doub
1 NT
2
4

3rd
4
5
A
A
2
3
3
Q
A
9 South
Stansby
Pass
3
All Pass

4th
7
8
4
6
8
7
J
K
3
Q
N deals
Both vul J 10
J 6 5
Q 6 5
A K 5 4 2
Q 6 3 2
A 10 7 4
K 10 9 8
6 Table A K 8
Q 9 3 2
A J 7 2
8 7
53227 =
8ABB6 =
Par EW +650 9 7 5 4
K 8
4 3
Q J 10 9 3

1 opening
1 NT North -1
-100 +11 960
Pass
4 East =
-620 703

354. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Cohler

Pass

Lead
5
4
3
4
5
8
K
A
4
10
10 North
Ekeblad
1
Pass

2nd
J
7
Q
K
A
A
6
9
7
5
6 East
Rosenberg
1 NT

3rd
2
J
7
6
10
3
8
J
6
3
7 South
Weichsel
Pass

4th
9
3
2
Q
2
2
Q
8
K
9
8 West
Rubin

Pass

Lead
5
2
10
4
3
4
4
4
A
5
2 North
Lev
Pass
Pass

2nd
J
A
Q
7
Q
6
9
K
3
9
6 East
Granovetter
1 NT

3rd
6
5
3
J
7
8
J
3
5
8
7 South
Pszczola
Pass

4th
9
7
K
2
2
A
K
8
8
10
9
N deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 2
K 10 8 2
A 4
A Q 7
K J
J 7
J 10 8 6 2
9 8 5 4 Table A Q 9
A 6 5 4 3
K 5
K J 10
66534 =
77799 =
Par EW +110 7 5 4 3
Q 9
Q 9 7 3
6 3 2

1 opening
1 NT East =
-90 960
Pass
1 NT East -1
+100 +5 708

355. 2009 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
LewisP

4

Lead
A
K
9
A
5 North
Ozdil
1
Pass

2nd
3
6
Q
4 East
LewisL
Dbl
Pass

3rd
10
2
5
8 South
Lair
Pass
Pass

4th
4
5
7
9 West
YangD

1
Pass

Lead
10
A
9
J
K North
Itabashi
Pass
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
6
Q
A
10 East
ShiX
1
2

3rd
K
2
5
8
4 South
Grabel
Pass
Pass

4th
3
5
7
2
N deals
Both vul 10 8
7 5
A K J 9
Q J 8 7 6
A K Q 9 3
9 3 2
8 7 5 4
4 Table 7 6 4 2
A K Q 10
Q 6 3
K 9
53459 =
69973 =
Par EW +140 J 5
J 8 6 4
10 2
A 10 5 3 2

1 opening
4 West -1
+100 +6 966
Pass
2 East +1
-140 708

358. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Kamil

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
6
5 North
Woolsey
1
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT
5

2nd
2
K
A East
Fleisher
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
4
4 South
Stewart
1
2
3
4
6

4th
J
Q
3 West
Robinson

Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
4
A
K
J
K
3 North
Weichsel
Pass
1
2
3
Rdbl

2nd
2
3
6
8
4
5
2 East
Boyd
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
3
5
9
7
7
A South
Ekeblad
1
2
3
4

4th
J
Q
4
7
Q
5
9
N deals
Both vul 8 6 3
9 5
K 7 3 2
A K J 6
9 4
8 6
A 9 8 6 5 4
Q 9 4 Table J 10 5 2
Q 7 4
10
10 8 7 5 3
CBBAA =
01033 11133
Par NS +1440 A K Q 7
A K J 10 3 2
Q J
2

1 opening
6 South -1
-100 +14 980
Pass
4 ×× South -2
-1000 712

361. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Welland

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
2
7
4
8
9 North
Meckstroth
1
1
2 NT
4

2nd
3
7
K
3
7
A East
Willenken
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
K
4
10
Q South
Rodwell
1
2
3

4th
4
5
3
2
A West
Freeman

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4 North
CohenB
Pass
1
2 NT
3

2nd
3 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7 South
Smith
1
2
3

4th
K
N deals
Both vul A Q 4 3
10 8
J 7 3
A 8 5 3
10 8 7 5
A 9 5 3
A 2
J 9 4 Table K J 6 2
7 2
K 10
Q 10 7 6 2
759A4 758A4
68339 =
Par NS +140 9
K Q J 6 4
Q 9 8 6 5 4
K

1 opening
4 South =
+620 +10 993
Pass
3 South =
+140 712

362. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Hamman

1 NT
2
Pass
Dbl

Lead
5
8
5
K
9
7
Q
5 North
Welland
1
Pass
Pass
2 NT
All Pass

2nd
J
Q
4
4
3
3
5
7 East
Zia
1
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
Q
2
K
3
7
J South
Willenken
Dbl
Dbl
Dbl
3

4th
A
10
A
8
6
6
A
9 West
Smith

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
A
9
Q
6
10
5
9 North
Meckstroth
Pass
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
2
5
3
A
Q
8
5
5 East
CohenB
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
4
7
8
2
2
K South
Rodwell
1 NT
3

4th
K
2
J
J
10
3
4
N deals
Both vul J
10 5 2
K 10 8 7 4
A J 4 2
10 8 5
Q J 9 6 4
5
K Q 7 3 Table K Q 7 6 2
8
Q J 6 3 2
10 9
87998 87999
46444 56444
Par NS +140 A 9 4 3
A K 7 3
A 9
8 6 5

1 opening
3 × South -1
-200 993
Pass
3 NT South =
+600 +13 725

363. 2009 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Robinson

Pass

Lead
A
K
10
J
Q
A
K
8
Q
9 North
Johnson
1
Pass

2nd
5
6
J
3
5
4
7
8
2
K East
Boyd
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
Q
6
2
10
8
5
9
A
5 South
Simson
1 NT

4th
7
2
6
8
7
2
J
9
4
3 West
Rogoff

1
2

Lead
4
7
10
2
6
Q
3
K
9
3 North
Woolsey
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
Q
Q
9
J
2
7
8
J
9 East
Parker
Pass
1

3rd
3
K
K
K
7
4
A
4
10
8 South
Stewart
Pass
Pass

4th
8
A
7
5
A
5
6
5
2
J
N deals
Both vul 7 3 2
J 8 6 5
A K 6 3
Q J
Q J 5
A K 10 9 4
Q J 2
8 7 Table A 10 9 8
Q 3
7 4
K 6 5 4 3
75697 =
67746 57746
Par NS +110 K 6 4
7 2
10 9 8 5
A 10 9 2

1 opening
1 NT South =
+90 +5 998
Pass
2 East =
-110 725

366. 2009 USBC Rd of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 58 West
Grue

2 NT
Pass
4

Lead
Q
K
3
3
A
4
6
6
4 North
Simson
1
Pass
4
All Pass

2nd
4
9
5
8
9
10
7
J
7 East
Cheek
1
3
Pass

3rd
2
2
A
A
3
K
8
5
9 South
Johnson
2
Dbl
Pass

4th
10
5
2
6
2
5
Q
8
10 West
Parker

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
6
2
4
K
6 North
Weinstein
Pass
1 NT
2
3

2nd
9
A
3
2
7
2 East
Rogoff
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
10
K
4
4
9 South
Levin
1
2
2 NT

4th
5
3
A
8
10
Q
N deals
Both vul A 7 6 4
A 2
J 10 6 2
Q 10 9
J 9 8 3
J 7 6 5 4
A 9
A 4 Table K Q 10 5 2
10
5 4 3
K 8 6 3
64787 =
68545 69545
Par EW +140 —
K Q 9 8 3
K Q 8 7
J 7 5 2

1 opening
4 East =
-620 999
Pass
3 South -1
-100 +11 736

367. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Jacobs

3
Pass

Lead
8
J
4
A North
Hampson
1
3
Pass

2nd
A
3
5 East
Katz
2
5

3rd
J
7
K South
Greco
2
Pass

4th
10
2
8 West
Gitelman

Dbl
6

Lead
K
5
10 North
Weinstein
Pass
4
All Pass

2nd
10
6
8 East
Moss
1
5 NT

3rd
6
A
4 South
Levin
3
Pass

4th
A
3
J
N deals
E-W vul Q 6 2
K Q 4 3
K J
10 6 5 3
5
A 9 7 5
A 7 5 4 3 2
J 4 Table A 10 9
10
Q 10 9 6
A K Q 9 7
16611 =
877CC =
Par EW +1370 K J 8 7 4 3
J 8 6 2
8
8 2

1 opening
5 East +1
-620 +13 1012
Pass
6 West =
-1370 736

369. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
K
A
A
2
3
2 North
Greco
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
K
4
3
10
7
8
9 East
Freeman
Dbl
2
Pass

3rd
A
7
4
6
3
A
K South
Hampson
1
3

4th
7
5
2
8
J
4
10 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
J
5
3
K
A
2 North
Zia
Pass
1 NT
3 NT

2nd
3
7
9
6
4
10 East
Moss
1
2
All Pass

3rd
9
2
K
Q
3
6 South
Hamman
Pass
2 NT

4th
8
K
4
A
5
8
N deals
None vul J 8 5
K Q 8
Q 10 5 2
A 5 2
Q 9 7 6 3
9 2
8 6 4
J 10 8 Table A K 2
A J 10 6 5 4
A 9
9 4
63499 63399
78944 =
Par EW +100 10 4
7 3
K J 7 3
K Q 7 6 3

1 opening
3 South =
+110 +6 1018
Pass
3 NT North -3
-150 736

370. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10 West
Freeman

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
7
6
Q
3
2
A North
Hampson
1
2 NT
Pass

2nd
9
9
3
K
10
K
A
J East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
4
K
4
4
8
7
7 South
Greco
2
3 NT

4th
2
7
10
3
6
Q
5
J West
Moss

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
A
5
Q
4
7
9
5
5
K North
Hamman
Pass
1

2nd
K
8
2
7
5
Q
4
10
J
9 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
3
A
2
K
6
Q
7
8
8 South
Zia
1
Pass

4th
3
2
6
8
9
7
3
2
A
A
N deals
Both vul J 6 4 3
A 4 3 2
8 4
A Q 3
Q 10 9 8
8 7
K J 9
9 8 4 2 Table 5 2
K J 6 5
A Q 7
J 10 7 6
88986 88886
55457 =
Par NS +140 A K 7
Q 10 9
10 6 5 3 2
K 5

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +10 1028
Pass
1 North +2
+140 736

371. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
Gitelman

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
K
3
7
8
2
K
10
6 North
Meckstroth
1
2
3

2nd
J
8
5
2
2
4
7
6
A East
Moss
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
Q
10
A
3
Q
J
3
5 South
Rodwell
1
Dbl
3 NT

4th
3
6
9
A
4
7
J
9 West
Hamman

1
2

Lead
10
3
6
3
4
10
9
2
8 North
Diamond
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
5
Q
4
8
2
5
2
A East
Zia
Pass
1 NT
2

3rd
6
7
A
J
A
3
4
J
3 South
Platnick
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
4
9
2
K
Q
5
8
K
7
N deals
N-S vul J 6
Q 9
K 10 9 5 3 2
A 6 2
10 9 7 4 2
A 7 6 2
A J 4
7 Table K Q
J 4 3
Q 7
Q 9 8 5 4 3
77697 =
56545 =
Par NS +110 A 8 5 3
K 10 8 5
8 6
K J 10

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-200 1028
Pass
2 West -1
+50 +6 742

372. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
7
A
9
K
A
4
4 North
Hurd
1
2

2nd
3
10
3
10
5
10
9
J East
Helness
1
Pass

3rd
K
J
2
J
7
5
A
Q South
Wooldridge
2
Pass

4th
2
6
4
6
Q
5
2
3 West
Ginossar

3
Pass

Lead
5
5
4
A
8
3 North
Bates
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
J
9
7
4 East
Pachtman
1
3 NT

3rd
K
Q
10
3
6 South
Sontag
2
Pass

4th
6
3
2
J
2
N deals
E-W vul 5 4
Q 10 5 2
A K 10 8 3
6 4
8 3
K 7
Q J 9
K J 8 7 5 2 Table K J 7
A J 9 8 4
7 6 2
A 9
48674 =
22668 24628
Par NS +110 A Q 10 9 6 2
6 3
5 4
Q 10 3

1 opening
2 North =
+110 1028
Pass
3 NT East -7
+700 +11 753

373. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
Versace

Pass

Lead
K
A
Q
10
7
5
J
A
9
2 North
Gustawsson
1
Pass

2nd
5
9
3
5
7
2
6
K
Q
A East
Lauria
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
4
8
2
10
8
6
7
10 South
Sylvan
1 NT

4th
6
3
8
3
4
3
K
4
8
9 West
Wrang

1
2

Lead
3
5
6
3
4
7
2
Q
10 North
Cayne
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
2
10
Q
3
9
8
7
10 East
de Knijff
Pass
1 NT
2 NT

3rd
A
A
K
4
A
J
K
5
8 South
Seamon
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
8
J
4
5
6
2
3
6
N deals
Both vul A 10 7
9 5
A 9 2
K 9 7 5 3
K 9 6
A K Q 10 7
8 5 4
10 8 Table J 8 5 2
J 4 2
K Q 10
Q J 2
55577 =
77866 =
Par EW +110 Q 4 3
8 6 3
J 7 6 3
A 6 4

1 opening
1 NT South -2
-200 1028
Pass
2 NT East -1
+100 +7 760

375. 2008 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12 West
Jassem

2
Pass

Lead
A
2
9
7 North
Meckstroth
1
3
Pass

2nd
4
A
8
3 East
Martens
1
3
Pass

3rd
10
8
Q South
Rodwell
2
5

4th
3
4
A West
Nickell

3
Pass

Lead
9 North
Gierulski
Pass
4
Pass

2nd
10 East
Freeman
1
4
Pass

3rd
Q South
Skrzypczak
3
Dbl

4th
A
N deals
E-W vul J 9 5 4
3
K J 6
K Q 6 4 2
K Q 10 8 6
K 10 7
10 9
10 8 3 Table 7 2
A Q J 8 5 2
2
A J 7 5
653A5 =
57A27 =
Par EW +100 A 3
9 6 4
A Q 8 7 5 4 3
9

1 opening
5 North -1
-50 +12 1040
Pass
4 × East =
-790 760

376. 2008 WC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Zawislak

1
3 NT

Lead
5
A
2
Q
K
9
4
5 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
5
3
K
8
2
8 East
Pazur
Dbl
1 NT

3rd
10
4
Q
A
6
J
J South
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

4th
K
7
10
3
3
J
10 West
Compton

1
3
4

Lead
7
2
4
K
9
A
3
5
9 North
Martens
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
5
10
8
4
5
10
9
8 East
Hamman
1
2 NT
4
4

3rd
10
Q
A
6
6
2
K
Q
J South
Jassem
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
7
3
3
J
7
8
K
2
N deals
N-S vul 10 7
A J 3
K 9 8 2
Q J 10 3
Q J 6 4
Q 8 7 6
Q 6 4
9 2 Table A K 9 2
10 9 5
A J 7 5
A K
44446 =
99986 =
Par EW +400 8 5 3
K 4 2
10 3
8 7 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT East =
-400 1040
Pass
4 East -1
+50 +10 770

382. 2008 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Garner

1
Pass

Lead
A
K
7
2
6
8
K North
Tolliver
1
2
Pass

2nd
J
Q
5
9
6
7
6 East
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
4
K
A
4
8 South
Horton
1
3

4th
2
9
10
5
A
6 West
McNay

4

Lead
A
Q
6
2
K
7
Q
K
5
10 North
Smith
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
3
5
A
J
Q
3
6
8 East
Lusky
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
2
A
4
10
J
9
8
8 South
CohenB
4
Pass

4th
K
A
2
5
4
3
4
9
10
N deals
None vul Q J
—
Q 10 7 6 5
A Q 10 8 6 5
A K 7 6 5 4
Q J 6
K J 4
K Table 8 3
A 4
8 3 2
J 9 7 4 3 2
55776 =
87567 87666
Par EW +120 10 9 2
K 10 9 8 7 5 3 2
A 9
—

1 opening
3 South -3
-150 1042
Pass
4 West -3
+150 +7 777

387. 2008 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 61 West
Aker

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
J
3
K
A
J
10 North
Rosenberg
1
3 NT
6

2nd
A
6
5
6
4
5
7
4 East
Milgrim
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
2
8
10
2
K
4
A South
Zia
2 NT
5 NT

4th
6
3
4
J
7
2
8
2 West
Levin

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
J North
BlanchardS
Pass
1
3
3
3 NT

2nd
10
Q East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
6 South
BlanchardB
1
2 NT
3
3

4th
4
N deals
Both vul 10 9 7
K J 6
A Q 9 8 7 2
10
J 3 2
9 8 3 2
6
A 8 6 5 2 Table Q 8 5 4
10 7 5
5 4 3
K J 9
A99B7 =
24426 =
Par NS +630 A K 6
A Q 4
K J 10
Q 7 4 3

1 opening
6 North -1
-100 1042
Pass
3 NT South +3
+690 +13 795

389. 2008 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 76 West
Cheek

Pass
Pass

Lead
4 North
Rubin
1
3 NT

2nd East
Grue
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Ekeblad
2
Pass

4th West
Granovetter

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
8
5
2
6
10
9
5
7 North
Gitelman
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
J
4
3
4
8
7
J
3
4
J East
Weichsel
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
9
10
9
Q
5
K
6
A
Q South
Moss
1 NT
2

4th
A
K
7
2
3
A
2
3
5
8
N deals
E-W vul A 8
J 9 7
Q 9 6 4
A 10 7 6
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 North -1
-50 1042
Pass
3 NT South =
+400 +10 805

394. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Rosenberg

2
Pass

Lead
K
5
10
6
A
9
A
Q North
Spector
1
Pass
4

2nd
A
3
4
4
2
J
10
5 East
Zia
1
3
All Pass

3rd
2
9
7
7
Q
3
2
6 South
WolpertG
1
Dbl

4th
J
K
4
J
10
8
3
5 West
Grue

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
A
4
8
Q North
Weinstein
Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
J
3
3
9
9 East
Cheek
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
J
6
J
4 South
Levin
Pass
2

4th
A
10
5
2
5
N deals
Both vul K 10 5 4
J
9 8 6 2
A Q J 4
6 3 2
9 7 2
A J 3
9 8 5 3 Table Q 9 7
K Q 10 6 5 3
K Q 4
10
9A58A =
43843 =
Par NS +620 A J 8
A 8 4
10 7 5
K 7 6 2

1 opening
4 North -1
-100 1047
Pass
3 South +1
+130 +6 811

395. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30 West
Helness

Pass
4

Lead
7
A
A
8
6
5
K
A North
Skrzypczak
1
3
All Pass

2nd
3
6
10
J
8
10
10
4 East
Helgemo
1
3

3rd
J
7
9
9
J
Q
2
7 South
Gierulski
2
Pass

4th
2
4
4
6
4
K
2
5 West
Jassem

Pass
Dbl

Lead
5
7
A
2
Q
9
2
5 North
Larsen
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
10
8
5
10
K
4
6
10 East
Martens
4
Pass

3rd
A
J
6
K
7
J
K
A South
Meltzer
Pass
5

4th
4
4
9
Q
5
2
4
2
N deals
None vul 10
A 8 3 2
A Q J 8 5
10 5 4
7 5
Q 10 4
K 6 4 3
A J 3 2 Table A Q J 8 6 3 2
6
10 2
K 7 6
64876 =
68566 68356
Par EW +100 K 9 4
K J 9 7 5
9 7
Q 9 8

1 opening
4 East -2
+100 +12 1059
Pass
5 × South -3
-500 811

397. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
A
K
4
8 North
Bathurst
1
2
5

2nd
A
2
8
9
A East
Bates
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
10
5
K
4 South
LallJ
1
4
6

4th
8
3
6
Q
3 West
Shivdasani

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
4
A
4
A North
Helness
Pass
2
4

2nd
8
2
5
5 East
Allegaert
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
10
3
2 South
Helgemo
1
3
4

4th
A
Q
2
4
N deals
E-W vul 10
A 7 5 4
K Q 10 9 8 7 2
8
9 8 2
K J 8 6 3
3
K Q 10 2 Table Q 6 3
Q 9
A
J 9 7 6 5 4 3
8B6B5 =
11718 =
Par NS +450 A K J 7 5 4
10 2
J 6 5 4
A

1 opening
6 North =
+920 +10 1069
Pass
4 South +1
+450 814

398. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Weichsel

Dbl
2

Lead
5
J
J
3
2
J
7
A
A North
Martens
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
8
4
Q
5
K
Q
5
3
2 East
Lesniewski
Pass
2
4

3rd
K
6
6
A
4
2
9
8
10 South
Jassem
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
K
9
7
3
6
3
2
7 West
Skrzypczak

1
3
3

Lead
2
4
J
A
2
3
10
J North
Jansma
Pass
Dbl
Dbl
Pass

2nd
8
A
Q
7
K
Q
3
8 East
Gierulski
1
Rdbl
3
3 NT

3rd
K
5
K
4
3
6
8
4 South
Verhees
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
7
9
5
5
5
6
K
N deals
None vul K J 10 7
5 3
K J 10 4 3
K 2
A 9 6 2
A K 7 6
9 8
A 8 6 Table Q 8 4 3
J 10 8
A Q 7
Q J 10
23253 23243
AAA8A AAA89
Par EW +430 5
Q 9 4 2
6 5 2
9 7 5 4 3

1 opening
4 East =
-420 1069
Pass
3 NT East -1
+50 +10 824

400. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Martens

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
4
K
Q
7
J
5
K
2
Q North
Sontag
1
2 NT
Pass

2nd
Q
8
6
3
3
K
10
8
6
4 East
Jassem
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
7
8
A
4
A
K
6
9
3 South
Bates
2
3 NT

4th
6
3
5
9
A
5
4
9
2
5 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
8
Q
2
4
2
3
J North
Gierulski
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
3
9
7
2
2
6
4
6 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
J
4
5
J
10
K
9 South
Skrzypczak
1
1 NT

4th
5
6
10
4
5
Q
8
5
N deals
E-W vul A K 6
J 7 3 2
K 7 2
7 6 3
9 5 4 2
—
Q J 10 8
K Q J 4 2 Table J 10 8 7
K 10 8 6 5 4
3
A 8
84776 84786
57647 =
Par NS +120 Q 3
A Q 9
A 9 6 5 4
10 9 5

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-50 1069
Pass
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 830

404. 2007 BB Qual, Rd 12, Bd 9 West
Versace

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
6 North
Meckstroth
1
2
2 NT
4
4

2nd
6
K East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
A South
Rodwell
2
2
3
4
6

4th
3
7 West
LallH

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A North
Bocchi
Pass
1
4

2nd
3 East
Hamman
Pass
3
Pass

3rd South
Duboin
1
3
5

4th
N deals
E-W vul K Q 3
10 8 3
10 8
K Q 8 7 5
9 8 6 5 4
A Q 7 4 2
4
9 3 Table A J 2
K J 9 5
3 2
J 10 4 2
744B8 =
18915 =
Par NS +400 10 7
6
A K Q J 9 7 6 5
A 6

1 opening
6 North -1
-50 1069
Pass
5 South =
+400 +10 841

405. 2007 BB Qual, Rd 13, Bd 8 West
Jassem

2

Lead
Q
4
8
9
5
2
8
3
8 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
2
6
10
2
8
10
10
3
K East
Martens
1
Pass

3rd
A
J
6
J
K
6
3
7
5 South
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

4th
K
5
7
6
7
J
5
9
2 West
Freeman

1
2
4

Lead
Q
4
5
J
6
9
7
K North
Chmurski
Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
5
A
10
K
3
3
10 East
Nickell
Pass
1
3

3rd
A
8
2
3
5
6
Q
6 South
Gawrys
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
K
5
7
K
2
7
9
8
N deals
None vul A J 9 8
8 6
Q J 9 8
K 4 3
6 5
A K J 7 5
K
A 10 8 7 6 Table K Q 4 3 2
Q 10 9
10 5 2
Q 5
65383 55383
77A49 =
Par EW +420 10 7
4 3 2
A 7 6 4 3
J 9 2

1 opening
2 West +1
-140 +7 1076
Pass
4 West =
-420 841

407. 2007 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Brink

3
4

Lead
A
7
3
J
A North
Bertheau
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
3
6
5
8 East
Drijver
Dbl
3

3rd
8
K
K
5 South
Nystrom
2
Pass

4th
7
2
Q
9 West
Upmark

Pass
3

Lead
8
10
K
A
8
A
J
J
8 North
de Wijs
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
4
7
Q
6
Q
3
5
6 East
Cullin
1
2
3

3rd
2
A
9
4
K
5
3
7
9 South
Muller
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
5
2
5
3
10
7
9
4
7
N deals
None vul 5 4
Q 6 3 2
7 4
A K J 4 2
10 9
K J 10 9 7 4
Q 2
9 7 6 Table A K J 8 6 3
A 5
A 9 3
Q 10
64487 =
69955 =
Par EW +140 Q 7 2
8
K J 10 8 6 5
8 5 3

1 opening
4 West -1
+50 +5 1081
Pass
3 East =
-140 841

408. 2007 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Fredin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
5
Q
5
J
10
10 North
Rodwell
1
2
2 NT

2nd
4
2
A
9
K
5
6 East
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
4
K
7
8
2 South
Meckstroth
2
2
3 NT

4th
Q
6
3
3
4
K West
Soloway

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
6
10
5
4
8
8
J North
Gawrys
Pass
1

2nd
4
2
9
6
A
K
K
7
4 East
Hamman
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
K
8
Q
10
J
Q
7 South
Chmurski
1
Pass

4th
Q
2
3
2
4
5
A
A
8
N deals
N-S vul A 9 2
A 10 5 4
Q 5
J 9 8 4
J 10 7 6 5
J 8 2
3
A 6 5 2 Table K Q
Q 9 7
J 10 9 8 2
K 7 3
86877 =
46555 =
Par NS +120 8 4 3
K 6 3
A K 7 6 4
Q 10

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-100 1081
Pass
1 North =
+80 +5 846

409. 2007 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17 West
Ao

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
3
4
8
K
Q
2
8
6 North
Grue
1
1 NT
2

2nd
6
2
2
Q
7
8
10
A
J East
WangJ
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K
7
4
5
6
A
4
10 South
Cheek
1
2
4

4th
3
A
9
9
3
9
3
10
5 West
Dawson

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
5
9
5
J
2
9
10
3 North
Gu
Pass
2
2

2nd
5
7
A
3
8
10
8
K
10 East
Lynch
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
J
7
K
6
A
6
A
K South
Chechelashvili
1
2

4th
2
2
J
7
9
8
3
4
A
N deals
None vul A 6 5
K 8 7 6
A 6 5
10 9 2
10 8 7
Q J 10 2
10 9 4
J 4 3 Table 9 3
A 9 5
K Q 8 7 3
K 8 5
89769 =
44674 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 4 2
4 3
J 2
A Q 7 6

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +7 1088
Pass
2 South +1
+140 846

410. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Ekeblad

2
Pass

Lead
J
7
A
K
Q
J North
Cohen
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
8
4
5
6
10 East
Rubin
Dbl
2

3rd
3
K
2
3
5
6 South
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass

4th
2
2
3
7
9
5 West
Casen

1 NT
2 NT
3 NT

Lead
A
7
10
K
J
9 North
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
Q
Q
4
2
8 East
Krekorian
1
2
3

3rd
J
A
K
10
6 South
Stansby
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
9
2
2
3
5
N deals
N-S vul 9 6
9 7 3
A K 5 3
K J 9 7
A 8 4
—
Q 9 8 6 4
8 6 5 3 2 Table K Q 3 2
A K Q J 8 2
2
Q 4
44455 =
68866 =
Par EW +110 J 10 7 5
10 6 5 4
J 10 7
A 10

1 opening
2 East +1
-140 1088
Pass
3 NT West -2
+100 +6 852

412. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120 West
Gitelman

2
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
3
3
5 North
Krekorian
1
Pass
3
4

2nd
J
4
4
Q East
Moss
Pass
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
K
9
Q
K South
Casen
1
3
Pass

4th
A
Q
9
4 West
Berkowitz

3
Pass

Lead
A
A
8
5
Q
7 North
Stansby
Pass
4
Dbl

2nd
10
4
3
K
2
6 East
Cohen
1 NT
4
All Pass

3rd
9
9
A
2
4
6 South
Martel
2
Pass

4th
3
3
2
Q
3
A
N deals
None vul A 5 3
9 8 7 5
A Q 10 9
J 9
K 10 9 8 6 4
Q 4
J 7 5 3
10 Table Q J 7
K 3
K 6 2
K Q 8 5 3
75A87 =
58355 48355
Par NS +300 2
A J 10 6 2
8 4
A 7 6 4 2

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +8 1096
Pass
4 × East -1
+100 852

413. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Lazard

3
4

Lead
K
3
A
10
A
J
9
Q
7
10 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass
Dbl

2nd
4
2
9
2
3
Q
Q
4
J
4 East
Bramley
2
3
All Pass

3rd
8
K
2
3
7
6
6
5
8 South
Rodwell
2
Dbl

4th
A
A
4
7
6
J
2
5
5 West
Soloway

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
7
2
5
9
2
10
8
7
6 North
Deutsch
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
2
A
K
K
J
4
8
J
6
5 East
Hamman
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
9
Q
4
9
J
3
3
9
5 South
Kranyak
Pass
3

4th
A
4
3
2
K
5
6
7
4
N deals
None vul K 9
5 2
K 5 3 2
K Q 6 4 3
A J 5 2
3
9
A J 10 9 8 5 2 Table Q 4
K Q 9 8 7 6
Q 8 7 4
7
89795 =
54547 54647
Par NS +140 10 8 7 6 3
A J 10 4
A J 10 6
—

1 opening
4 × West -2
+300 +5 1101
Pass
3 South =
+110 852

414. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95 West
Cohler

Pass
Dbl

Lead
5
6
4
Q
A
10 North
Rodwell
1
2
All Pass

2nd
2
3
9
6
4
6 East
Baze
2
Pass

3rd
K
K
10
7
6
9 South
Meckstroth
2
4

4th
A
A
3
8
2
K West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
K
Q
J
4
3
10
9
6 North
Lazard
Pass
1 NT
3 NT

2nd
A
8
5
A
A
7
2
3
9 East
Soloway
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
2
6
9
8
10
K
2
7
Q South
Bramley
1
3

4th
4
5
3
5
2
6
8
10
N deals
N-S vul A 9 8
6
Q 9 5 4 3
K Q 7 2
K J 7 4
A 8 7 5 3 2
2
9 6 Table Q 10 5
—
J 10 8 7
A J 10 8 5 3
86885 =
47558 =
Par NS +100 6 3 2
K Q J 10 9 4
A K 6
4

1 opening
4 × North -2
-500 1101
Pass
3 NT North -1
-100 +9 861

415. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Gitelman

Pass
Dbl
Pass

Lead
J
6
10
J
5
J
Q
4
3 North
Gerstman
1
3
3 NT
5

2nd
K
K
K
A
4
4
6
5
2 East
Moss
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
3
6
2
Q
7
8
Q
J South
Carmichael
2
3
4

4th
2
3
2
6
9
10
4
A West
Harris

Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
7
3
Q
10
3
9 North
Martel
Pass
3
4
All Pass

2nd
2
Q
4
5
5
4
A East
Morgan
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
K
8
6
K
2 South
Stansby
2
3
Pass

4th
K
A
3
4
A
7
7
N deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 2
10 4
K Q J 8 2
Q 6
A 4
A 3 2
10 6 4
9 7 5 3 2 Table J 10 9 6 5 3
K J 5
—
K J 10 4
62792 =
6953A =
Par EW +100 K
Q 9 8 7 6
A 9 7 5 3
A 8

1 opening
5 North -1
-50 1101
Pass
4 × South =
+510 +11 872

416. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101 West
Berkowitz

2
3

Lead
3
4
3
9
K
K
10 North
Grue
1
Pass
3

2nd
10
2
8
A
A
8
A East
Cohen
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
Q
K
3
4
10
2 South
Cheek
2
Dbl

4th
7
6
4
8
7
J
7 West
Hampson

2
Pass

Lead
10
2
9
10
K North
Casen
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
A
7
2
A
10 East
Greco
1
3

3rd
7
J
Q
6
5 South
Krekorian
Pass
Pass

4th
6
A
8
4
Q
N deals
N-S vul K Q 7 5 3
Q 7
10 3
A 6 5 2
A J 2
9 6 5 2
J 9 7 4
K 8 Table 8 6
K J 8 4 3
A 8
Q 9 4 3
78477 68477
54955 64955
Par EW +140 10 9 4
A 10
K Q 6 5 2
J 10 7

1 opening
3 North +1
+170 +7 1108
Pass
3 East =
-140 872

422. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95 West
Martel

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
J
10
K
Q
K
4
4
8 North
Krekorian
1
3 NT
4

2nd
K
A
3
2
A
A
7
8
6 East
Stansby
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
6
2
7
5
K
Q
7 South
Casen
3
4
4

4th
4
3
5
3
8
2
5
3
5 West
Becker

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
6
6
A North
Rubin
Pass
1
2 NT

2nd
4
10
7 East
Schwartz
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
9
K
8 South
Ekeblad
1
2
3 NT

4th
Q
A
2
N deals
N-S vul A 9 8
6
Q 9 5 4 3
K Q 7 2
K J 7 4
A 8 7 5 3 2
2
9 6 Table Q 10 5
—
J 10 8 7
A J 10 8 5 3
86885 =
47558 =
Par NS +100 6 3 2
K Q J 10 9 4
A K 6
4

1 opening
4 South -3
-300 1108
Pass
3 NT North +1
+630 +14 886

429. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Berkowitz

Rdbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
4
10
K
Q
2
7 North
Hampson
1
1 NT
3

2nd
K
8
8
6
3
5
3 East
Cohen
1
2
Dbl

3rd
A
9
2
3
5
A
8 South
Greco
Dbl
3
3 NT

4th
2
6
Q
4
6
10
K West
Cheek

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
2
3
Q
4
J
5
J
10 North
Krekorian
Pass
2 NT
4

2nd
2
Q
4
3
K
A
6
9 East
Grue
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
K
K
8
6
3
Q
9 South
Casen
2
3

4th
K
A
J
4
2
7
5
10
N deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 2
10 4
K Q J 8 2
Q 6
A 4
A 3 2
10 6 4
9 7 5 3 2 Table J 10 9 6 5 3
K J 5
—
K J 10 4
62792 =
6953A =
Par EW +100 K
Q 9 8 7 6
A 9 7 5 3
A 8

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-50 1109
Pass
4 South =
+130 +5 897

430. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Larsen

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
4
6
Q
K
K
6
9
8 North
Lazard
1
2
3

2nd
3
5
7
4
7
3
9
4
6 East
Meltzer
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
Q
10
2
3
5
J
5
7 South
Bramley
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
K
A
3
A
2
2
Q
7
9 West
Kranyak

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
K
2
4
K
6 North
Bates
Pass
2
2

2nd
3
5
4
3
3
9 East
Deutsch
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
K
J
4
J South
Sontag
1
2
3 NT

4th
10
A
9
A
2
Q
N deals
None vul 3
Q 9 3
A J 10 7 5 4
Q 9 3
Q 10 5 4
8 7 5
9 3
K J 7 5 Table J 9 8 6 2
A 10 2
Q 8 2
8 2
97BBA =
26213 26223
Par NS +450 A K 7
K J 6 4
K 6
A 10 6 4

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-100 1109
Pass
3 NT South +1
+430 +11 908

431. 2007 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Wojewoda

Pass
2
2
All Pass

Lead
3
4
10
8
8
2
J
4 North
Meckstroth
1
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
J
2
9
10
A
K
2 East
Assemi
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
3
4
5
3
4
Q
J South
Rodwell
1
Pass
2
2

4th
J
Q
K
A
7
9
5
6 West
Hamman

1
Pass
3

Lead
7
2
4
J North
Tuszynski
Pass
Dbl
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
2
3
Q East
Soloway
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
A
K
7 South
Kowalski
1
Pass
2

4th
3
9
A
N deals
E-W vul A J 8 2
K 4
K 7 4
7 5 4 2
10 9
A J 10 8 3
3
K Q 10 9 6 Table Q 5 4 3
Q 9
9 8 6 5 2
A J
78484 =
64859 =
Par EW +100 K 7 6
7 6 5 2
A Q J 10
8 3

1 opening
2 North +1
+140 +7 1116
Pass
3 West =
-140 908

435. 2006 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 80 West
Wooldridge

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
6
Q
2
K
7
J
J North
Seamon
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
8
5
7
10
10
8
7 East
Hurd
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
2
J
5
Q
4
3 South
Cayne
Pass
3 NT

4th
K
3
4
4
Q
A
3
A West
Levin

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
A
6
2
8
2
A
J
9
6 North
Willenken
Pass
1

2nd
7
7
K
4
10
8
10
8
4
10 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
4
9
Q
Q
8
6
2
5 South
Baze
1
Pass

4th
5
2
3
K
A
3
5
6
7
N deals
N-S vul Q 5 3 2
Q
A 9 5 2
A 6 5 2
10 9 4
10 4
10 8 4
K Q 9 4 3 Table A J 6
K 8 7 6 5
Q 7 3
J 8
9A998 99998
43435 =
Par NS +620 K 8 7
A J 9 3 2
K J 6
10 7

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 1117
Pass
1 North +3
+170 +7 918

438. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 90 West
Katz

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
10
Q
2
4
8
9
5
J North
Hampson
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
7
2
J
4
3
8
7
3
6
6 East
Jacobs
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
K
K
3
5
Q
3
8
Q
A South
Greco
1
3 NT

4th
Q
7
2
A
9
6
6
4
10 West
Gitelman

Pass
Dbl

Lead
K
10
10
6
5
3
K
Q
Q
2 North
Rosenberg
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
7
A
J
8
J
6
7
2
5
3 East
Moss
Pass
Pass
2

3rd
5
8
A
4
K
9
4
7
9 South
Zia
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
2
3
4
A
4
J
8
A
N deals
Both vul Q 3
Q J
J 9 5 4
K Q 9 8 5
A 10 8 2
9 8 5 4
10 7
A J 6 Table 7 6 5
K 6 3 2
A 6 2
7 4 2
A98A9 =
34533 =
Par NS +630 K J 9 4
A 10 7
K Q 8 3
10 3

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +7 1127
Pass
2 East -3
+300 919

439. 2006 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86 West
Larsen

3
Pass

Lead
J
K
Q
4
5
4
A
2
K North
Stewart
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
6
2
5
2
3
6
7
9 East
Meltzer
1
3

3rd
7
4
3
8
A
10
6
J
10 South
Woolsey
2
Pass

4th
9
5
8
10
3
3
7
Q West
Wolff

1
1 NT
2

Lead
J
K
Q
J
6
5
A
3
K North
Bramley
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
6
4
A
7
3
10
5
8 East
Morse
Pass
1
2

3rd
2
3
4
3
A
7
4
J
7 South
Feldman
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
9
8
10
6
5
2
5
Q
6
N deals
N-S vul K Q 7 5
A
Q 9 6 2
7 6 4 2
J 6 4
J 10 2
K 8 5
A K Q 3 Table A 9 8 3 2
K 9 4 3
7 4 3
9
54566 =
78867 =
Par EW +110 10
Q 8 7 6 5
A J 10
J 10 8 5

1 opening
3 East -2
+100 +5 1132
Pass
2 East =
-110 919

443. 2006 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Nystrom

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
K
2
5
4
Q
8
J
9
A North
Sontag
1
3 NT

2nd
2
A
A
3
K
2
J
Q
10
5 East
Bertheau
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
4
7
9
5
4
4
3
K
7 South
Bates
2 NT
Pass

4th
J
7
8
10
9
6
Q
10
9
8 West
Helgemo

2
Pass

Lead
6
10
9
9
3
K
2
J North
Lindkvist
Pass
Dbl
3 NT

2nd
2
6
10
J
3
A
5
4 East
Helness
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
7
A
K
K
8
4
K
Q South
Fredin
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
7
8
2
2
3
6
8
N deals
Both vul 10 5 4 2
A K Q 3
Q 9 7
8 5
A Q 9 8 6
J 6 5 4 2
—
Q 10 2 Table 7 3
7
J 10 8 5 3 2
K J 7 3
96877 97877
45566 =
Par NS +600 K J
10 9 8
A K 6 4
A 9 6 4

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 1134
Pass
3 NT South =
+600 +12 931

444. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Sontag

2
Pass

Lead
K
6
J
10
Q
8
5
9
10 North
Bertheau
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
7
A
A
3
2
J
J
2 East
Bates
2
3
Pass

3rd
3
Q
6
4
8
9
3
K
5 South
Nystrom
Pass
Dbl

4th
2
A
7
5
A
7
8
2
3 West
Lindkvist

1
Pass

Lead
10
Q
8
10
2
Q
K
Q
10
4 North
Helness
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
6
2
A
9
J
2
J
6
5 East
Fredin
1
2
Pass

3rd
4
8
9
6
J
5
K
A
3 South
Helgemo
Pass
Dbl

4th
7
A
5
4
K
3
6
7
K
N deals
N-S vul K 7 6 3
K Q 9 4
—
Q 10 9 5 3
Q J 10 4
A J 6 3 2
6
8 7 4 Table 8 2
7 5
K Q J 8 4 2
A J 2
9978A =
44553 =
Par NS +600 A 9 5
10 8
A 10 9 7 5 3
K 6

1 opening
3 × East -4
+800 +7 1141
Pass
2 × East -3
+500 931

449. 2006 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Cohler

1
2 NT

Lead
2
J
4
K
J
6
10
Q North
Lindkvist
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
J
2
K
6
K
3
A East
Lair
Pass
Rdbl
3 NT

3rd
6
4
3
3
A
7
4 South
Fredin
1
2
All Pass

4th
5
Q
A
A
7
J
2 West
Nystrom

1

Lead
2 North
Gawrys
Pass
Pass

2nd East
Bertheau
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Lev
Pass
Pass

4th
N deals
Both vul A Q 6
9 4 2
A 9 6 5
Q 7 6
K 9 8 3 2
A Q 5
J 10
K 9 4 Table 10 7
K J
K Q 4 3
J 10 8 5 3
55754 =
88688 88678
Par EW +120 J 5 4
10 8 7 6 3
8 7 2
A 2

1 opening
3 NT West -1
+100 +5 1148
Pass
1 West +1
-110 934

450. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48 West
CohenB

2
3

Lead
6
2
8
3
3
4
J North
Hallberg
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
3
K
5
7
5
5 East
Smith
1 NT
Pass

3rd
10
A
4
Q
A
K
6 South
Chang
Dbl
3

4th
K
5
Q
4
2
Q
10 West
Zhao

2
Pass

Lead
K
Q
3
8
5
8
7
J North
Cheek
Pass
3
5

2nd
3
6
5
6
2
K
10
7 East
Fu
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
5
Q
K
Q
4
A
4 South
Grue
Dbl
4

4th
10
2
4
6
A
3
J
2
N deals
N-S vul Q 3
7 6 3
A Q 10 8
K J 8 3
10 9 7 6 4 2
K Q 2
5
10 5 2 Table A 8
A J 9 8 5 4
J 6 4
Q 7
664BB =
47922 =
Par NS +300 K J 5
10
K 9 7 3 2
A 9 6 4

1 opening
3 West -2
+100 1148
Pass
5 South =
+600 +11 945

454. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 5 West
Duboin

1
2
Pass

Lead
J
4
3
K
Q
2
2 North
Moss
1
2
Pass
4

2nd
A
6
2
6
9
10
K East
Bocchi
Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
9
8
9
4
J
6 South
Gitelman
1
Rdbl
3

4th
6
Q
K
A
A
K
3 West
Hampson

1
2

Lead
A
9
K
5
K
5
Q
8 North
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
6
4
6
6
8
10
10 East
Greco
1
1 NT

3rd
3
J
5
Q
9
K
4 South
Nunes
Pass
Pass

4th
2
2
A
A
4
7
7
N deals
N-S vul A 9 4 2
5 4 3 2
A K 5
9 5
Q J 10 7 3
K Q
7 4 2
10 6 2 Table 8 5
A 10 6
Q J 10 8 6
A 7 4
86969 =
56474 =
Par NS +140 K 6
J 9 8 7
9 3
K Q J 8 3

1 opening
4 South -1
-100 1150
Pass
2 West -2
+100 +5 954

455. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 18 West
Verhees

2
Pass

Lead
K
K
Q
3
8
A
A North
Meckstroth
1
2
Pass

2nd
7
A
4
7
Q
8 East
Jansma
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
7
2
8
2
5 South
Rodwell
1
4

4th
3
3
6
4
5
J West
Hamman

4 NT
Pass

Lead
A
8
2
A
Q
6
6
K North
Muller
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
Q
6
5
K
9
J
8 East
Soloway
Pass
5

3rd
9
A
3
2
8
2
A
2 South
de Wijs
3
Pass

4th
4
5
K
3
10
4
7
3
N deals
E-W vul A J 4 2
Q J 9 3
8 7
K 6 5
K Q
6
A K 10 9 4
A Q J 7 4 Table 10 9 7 6 5
7 4
6 5 2
9 8 2
85943 85944
47499 =
Par NS +140 8 3
A K 10 8 5 2
Q J 3
10 3

1 opening
4 South -1
-50 1150
Pass
5 East -2
+200 +6 960

457. 2005 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
Chagas

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
3
J
5
Q
2
5 North
Meckstroth
1
1
2

2nd
4
4
8
6
K
10
6 East
Villas-Boas
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
K
5
J
A
J
8 South
Rodwell
1
2
2 NT

4th
A
2
7
K
3
4
9 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
5
3
4
Q
8 North
BrancoP
Pass
1
2
3 NT

2nd
9
J
4
6
K
10 East
Freeman
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
4
K
J
A
J South
Branco
1
2
2 NT

4th
3
10
8
K
3
4
N deals
E-W vul K 7 6 4
K J
10 7 5 4
A 10 9
Q J 5
7 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 4 2 Table A 8 2
10 9 8 2
Q 6
K 8 6 5
98896 =
45447 45446
Par NS +400 10 9 3
A Q 6 5 3
A J 9
J 3

1 opening
2 NT South +2
+180 1150
Pass
3 NT South =
+400 +6 967

460. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 14 West
Cornell

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
5
3
A
J
3
6
5 North
Greco
1
1 NT

2nd
3
6
Q
8
7
9
Q
3
A East
Crombie
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
6
K
9
10
8
A
10
4 South
Hampson
1
Pass

4th
2
K
2
5
4
7
4
Q
4 West
Ekeblad

1
2
3

Lead
3
9
6
2
4
Q
3
J
6 North
Newell
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
Q
3
7
10
6
K
A
5 East
Rubin
1
2
Pass

3rd
A
A
K
8
Q
2
2
J
J South
Reid
Pass
Pass
Dbl

4th
Q
4
5
A
10
K
5
2
8
N deals
None vul 9 3
A J 9 5
K 10 2
K 7 4 2
7 6 5 4
8 7 6 4 2
A J 4 3
— Table K Q J
Q
Q 9 7 5
Q J 10 9 5
87858 =
55585 =
Par NS +100 A 10 8 2
K 10 3
8 6
A 8 6 3

1 opening
1 NT North =
+90 +5 1155
Pass
3 East =
-110 967

461. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 9 West
Jansma

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
J
3
K North
El Ahmady
1
2
2 NT

2nd
9
6
5 East
Verhees
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
10 South
Sadek
2
2
3 NT

4th
A
4
6 West
Dagher

2
Pass

Lead
K
6
4
4
Q
6
8 North
Bertens
Pass
Dbl
4

2nd
9
3
3
9
J
3
2 East
El Kourdy
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
Q
Q
7
2
6
10 South
Bakkeren
Dbl
3

4th
5
K
K
A
A
8
A
N deals
E-W vul J 10 5 4
A 6 5
K J 10 9 2
J
K 2
8 4 2
Q 7 5 4
9 7 5 3 Table A 9 7 3
K Q 10 7 3
6
K 6 2
986A8 =
34734 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 6
J 9
A 8 3
A Q 10 8 4

1 opening
3 NT North =
+400 +10 1165
Pass
4 North -1
-50 967

462. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 7 West
Lauria

Pass

Lead
10
3
8
Q
7
7 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
K
6
A
A
J
K East
Versace
5
Pass

3rd
A
10
3
7
K South
Rodwell
Dbl

4th
9
K
2
9
2 West
Soloway

Dbl
3

Lead
A
10
2
5
A North
Duboin
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
5
Q
8
3
10 East
Hamman
1
3
4

3rd
9
A
J
J
9 South
Bocchi
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
3
10
K
7
8
N deals
Both vul K 9 5
A 7 3
8 7
K 10 9 6 4
10 7
K Q J 8 6 5
5 2
Q J 5 Table Q 8 3
—
A K Q J 10 9 6 4
3 2
5A65B 59758
53682 =
Par NS +620 A J 6 4 2
10 9 4 2
3
A 8 7

1 opening
5 × East -3
+800 +12 1177
Pass
4 East -1
+100 967

463. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 9 West
Versace

3
5

Lead
9
A
3
3
6 North
Rodwell
1
4
Dbl

2nd
J
5
7
2
K East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
3
6
A
7 South
Meckstroth
2
Pass

4th
8
2
10
4
Q West
Hamman

2 NT
5
6

Lead
A
3
J
3
A
4 North
Bocchi
Pass
3
5
Dbl

2nd
A
K
2
2
7
5 East
Soloway
Pass
4
Dbl
All Pass

3rd
3
6
8
K
3 South
Duboin
1
4
Pass

4th
4
2
7
4
10
N deals
E-W vul 10 9 7 3
A Q J 9
K 7 5
5 4
—
8
A J 9 8 6 4 3
A K Q 10 8 Table Q J 5 4
10 7 6 3
—
J 9 7 6 3
7A830 79830
423AC =
Par EW +300 A K 8 6 2
K 5 4 2
Q 10 2
2

1 opening
5 × West +2
-1150 +11 1188
Pass
6 × East +1
-1740 967

465. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Hurd

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
7
A
A
7
3
Q
10
4
K North
Hampson
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A
2
6
8
2
6
A
4
5
6 East
Wooldridge
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
9
10
K
3
2
J
J
4 South
Greco
1
4

4th
9
4
J
9
3
7
9
5
K
10 West
Rubin

2
Pass

Lead
3
10
3
9
Q
A
10
7 North
Gerstman
Pass
2

2nd
7
K
5
A
10
2
A
J East
Ekeblad
1 NT
Pass

3rd
J
A
J
2
9
8
2
3 South
Maksymetz
2
Pass

4th
K
4
K
10
2
4
9
6
N deals
E-W vul J 7 2
10 9 7
K 10
A Q 8 4 3
A 10 5
4
J 8 6 5 4 2
10 7 5 Table K 9 8
K J 2
Q 9 3
K J 6 2
9AA56 99A56
43386 =
Par NS +420 Q 6 4 3
A Q 8 6 5 3
A 7
9

1 opening
4 South -2
-100 1190
Pass
2 North +1
+140 +6 973

468. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Gitelman

3
Pass

Lead
2
J
Q
10
Q
K
4
9
10 North
Versace
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
K
7
9
K
5
2
4
5 East
Moss
Pass
4

3rd
7
A
6
4
7
Q
10
3
K South
Lauria
3
Pass

4th
3
5
2
8
3
3
A
6
2 West
Jacobs

1
2
2

Lead
K
2
5
2
6
10
J North
Rubin
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
7
8
J
A
2
5
K East
Katz
Pass
1 NT
2

3rd
3
A
5
7
10
K
A South
Ekeblad
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
6
4
10
3
7
6
9
N deals
Both vul 9 7 5
A 5 4
K J 10 3 2
K 2
A Q 10 8 4 3
Q 10 3
—
Q J 6 4 Table J 6
K 9 8 7
A 6 5 4
10 8 7
33485 44485
79858 =
Par EW +140 K 2
J 6 2
Q 9 8 7
A 9 5 3

1 opening
4 West =
-620 1190
Pass
2 West +1
-140 +10 983

469. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Carmichael

Dbl
4
5

Lead
7
7
A
Q
4 North
Groetheim
1
Rdbl
Pass
All Pass

2nd
K
8
7
9
J East
WhiteM
Pass
1
4

3rd
A
10
2
3 South
Aa
1
3
5

4th
6
J
2
2 West
Onstott

4
5
Pass
6

Lead
A
A
3
4
9 North
Maksymetz
Pass
Pass
5
6
7

2nd
7
7
2
Q
K East
Robison
Pass
4
5
Pass
Dbl

3rd
3
2
A
K
A South
Gerstman
2
5
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
10
2
10
4
5
N deals
Both vul J 9 7
A 10 4
Q 7
A 9 8 7 4
A Q 10 5 4
K
A K J 9 5 4 2
— Table K 8 6 3 2
J 6 5
8 6 3
Q 10
10B1C 10C1C
1C1B0 =
Par EW +200 —
Q 9 8 7 3 2
10
K J 6 5 3 2

1 opening
5 East +1
-680 1190
Pass
7 × South -1
-200 +10 993

471. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Casen

4
Dbl

Lead
2
Q
J
8
4
A North
Hampson
1
5
Pass

2nd
9
5
2
4
10 East
Krekorian
1
Pass
5

3rd
8
3
10
A
J South
Greco
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
5
6
6
2
A West
Gitelman

4

Lead
Q
2
Q
J North
Cohen
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
9
2
4 East
Moss
2
Pass

3rd
8
3
3
9 South
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass

4th
7
5
6
N deals
E-W vul 5 4 2
A 8
8 6 3
A Q 10 7 4
Q J 8
J 9 6 5 3 2
A K 9
8 Table A K 10 9 7 3
7 4
Q 10 7 5
9
33439 =
4A9A3 =
Par EW +300 6
K Q 10
J 4 2
K J 6 5 3 2

1 opening
5 East -1
+100 +12 1202
Pass
4 East =
-620 993

472. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 94 West
Schwartz

2
Pass

Lead
K
Q
7
6
3
J
9 North
Greco
1
3
4

2nd
2
10
2
7
10
A
J East
Becker
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
5
9
Q
A
5
K South
Hampson
2
3

4th
3
4
K
4
6
9 West
Ekeblad

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
A
Q North
Cohen
Pass
2
2
3

2nd
2
10
5 East
Rubin
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
8 South
Berkowitz
1 NT
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
3
4
N deals
None vul Q 6 5
10 2
A Q 9
Q J 5 3 2
K 4 2
A K Q 7 6
10 8 7 3
7 Table J 10 9 8 3
9 8 5
J 2
10 9 4
8669A =
37743 =
Par NS +130 A 7
J 4 3
K 6 5 4
A K 8 6

1 opening
4 South =
+130 +5 1207
Pass
3 NT South -1
-50 993

473. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
7
5
A
K
Q
8 North
Berkowitz
1
2
3
3

2nd
9
6
8
7
2
5
6
9 East
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
3
7
3
8
K
10 South
Cohen
2
2
3
5

4th
2
4
5
3
4
7
J
K West
Casen

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
7
K
5
A
K
Q
9 North
Hampson
Pass
1 NT
2

2nd
9
8
7
4
2
5
6
J East
Krekorian
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
3
5
7
3
6
K
2 South
Greco
1
2

4th
2
4
3
Q
4
7
J
2
N deals
E-W vul 3
K 8 5 2
A 10 4 3 2
K 8 6
9 8 6 5 2
A Q 3
J 9
A J 7 Table J 7 4
J 10 7 6 4
K 6 5
3 2
986AA =
35633 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 10
9
Q 8 7
Q 10 9 5 4

1 opening
5 North -2
-100 1207
Pass
2 North +1
+110 +5 998

474. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg Overtime, Bd 136 West
Berkowitz

3
Pass

Lead
K
A
6
5
6 North
Hampson
1
3
Pass

2nd
2
10
J
A East
Cohen
1
3
Pass

3rd
7
9
A
3 South
Greco
Dbl
4

4th
3
7
4
7 West
Gitelman

Pass
4

Lead
A North
Krekorian
Pass
3
All Pass

2nd East
Moss
Pass
Dbl

3rd South
Casen
1
4

4th
N deals
None vul 7
Q 10 8 6
Q 8 4 3
A K 6 4
Q 9 6 5 3
J 5 3
A 7
J 9 5 Table A J 8 4 2
9 2
K 6
Q 10 3 2
75AA7 =
67336 =
Par NS +420 K 10
A K 7 4
J 10 9 5 2
8 7

1 opening
4 North =
+420 +7 1214
Pass
4 West -3
+150 998

476. 2005 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29 West
Lev

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
J
K
9
6
J
A
9 North
Greco
1
2
2 NT

2nd
J
5
5
A
5
2
2
6 East
Pszczola
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
3
8
10
3
4
6
10 South
Hampson
Rdbl
2
3 NT

4th
3
Q
3
4
Q
Q
7
K West
Rubin

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
6
2
10 North
Jacobus
Pass
1 NT

2nd
J
4
5
J
Q East
Ekeblad
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
10
8
K
2 South
Milner
1
Pass

4th
A
9
K
A
5
N deals
Both vul A 8 3
3
A 10 9 4 3
Q 6 5 3
Q 9 5
10 8 4
K 7 5
10 9 8 4 Table K 7 4 2
K Q 9 2
Q 8 6 2
J
8889A 8888A
55543 =
Par NS +130 J 10 6
A J 7 6 5
J
A K 7 2

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +10 1224
Pass
1 NT North +1
+120 998

477. 2005 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 70 West
Grue

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
2
4
K
5
10 North
Robinson
1
2
4

2nd
J
K
4
5
A
7 East
Cheek
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
4
K
Q
2
2 South
Boyd
1
3

4th
3
6
6
9
9
3 West
Feldman

3
Pass

Lead
2
K
A
7
J
A
10 North
Wold
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
4
5
K
8
J
Q East
Bramley
2 NT
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
2
4
4
4
5
7 South
Passell
Pass
Dbl

4th
6
3
9
Q
10
J
7
N deals
N-S vul K J 8 7
J 10 7 2
A 10 7 4 2
—
10 9 5 4
A 6 5
Q 9 6
K 7 5 Table 6
9 8
K J 8 5 3
A 10 9 6 2
7AA76 =
53367 53267
Par NS +620 A Q 3 2
K Q 4 3
—
Q J 8 4 3

1 opening
4 South =
+620 +8 1232
Pass
3 × West -2
+300 998

481. 2005 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 71 West
Wold

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
9
2
A
K
J
6 North
Bramley
1
2
3
4
4
5

2nd
Q
5
5
2
5
K
10 East
Passell
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
Q
Q
4
6
2 South
Feldman
2
3
3
4
4 NT

4th
3
A
J
6
4
3 West
Robinson

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
4
3
10
4
5
2 North
Cheek
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
3
K
J
J
6
Q
4 East
Boyd
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
7
2
8
Q
A
K South
Grue
1 NT
2

4th
Q
6
5
6
6
3
7
N deals
Both vul J 6 3
A 10 4 2
4 2
A Q 5 2
10 9 8 7 5 2
K Q 6
J
J 9 7 Table A 4
9 8 3
K 10 9 6 5
10 4 3
B8A9B =
25242 =
Par NS +660 K Q
J 7 5
A Q 8 7 3
K 8 6

1 opening
5 North -3
-300 1235
Pass
3 NT South =
+600 +14 1012

483. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30 West
v.Prooijen

Pass
2
Rdbl
All Pass

Lead
A
6
A
4
K
Q
10
9 North
Khven
1
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
3
2
5
7
2
J
9
10 East
Brink
1 NT
Rdbl
Pass
2

3rd
4
4
3
J
3
6
Q
J South
Matushko
Dbl
Pass
Pass
Dbl

4th
5
K
8
A
6
7
9
K West
Gromov

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
J
Q
A
4
K
Q
10 North
Verhees
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
A
K
2
3
10
5
J
K East
Dubinin
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
6
4
4
3
7
8 South
Jansma
Dbl
1

4th
6
3
5
2
7
6
7
9
N deals
None vul 8 4
J 6
K Q 10 8 4
A 9 5 2
J 10 3 2
10 3 2
9 7 6 3
J 8 Table A K
K 9 7 5
J 5 2
K Q 10 4
87688 =
53555 54555
Par NS +120 Q 9 7 6 5
A Q 8 4
A
7 6 3

1 opening
2 × East -3
+500 +8 1243
Pass
1 South +3
+170 1014

485. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 15, Bd 13 West
Versace

Pass
Dbl

Lead
3 North
Madala
1
2
Pass

2nd East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
3

3rd South
Ravenna
1
Pass
All Pass

4th West
Bianchedi

3 NT

Lead
3
2
K
A
4
7
3
J
5 North
Bocchi
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
6
6
J
4
10
2
7
6 East
Camberos
1
Pass

3rd
A
J
5
3
7
2
K
A South
Duboin
Pass
Pass

4th
8
9
10
8
2
K
4
3
N deals
Both vul A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
—
Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2 Table K J 6
Q 9
Q 9 5 3
A 7 5 4
55763 =
8767A =
Par EW +130 9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3

1 opening
3 East +1
-130 1243
Pass
3 NT West -2
+200 +8 1024

486. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 16, Bd 6 West
Winkler

1 NT

Lead
K
10
Q
5
Q
J
6
J
10 North
Mesbur
1
Pass

2nd
7
3
K
8
9
8
3
2
8 East
Dumbovich
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
4
A
A
7
10
3
4
6 South
Fitzgibbon
1
Pass

4th
2
K
5
2
7
5
Q
7
9 West
Hanlon

1
Pass
4

Lead
A
3
7
J
5
A
K
Q
J North
Macskasy
Pass
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
7
10
J
A
Q
2
9
10
8 East
McGann
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
5
Q
K
2
2
3
5
7
4 South
Szalay
Pass
3
Pass

4th
4
2
A
4
3
4
8
6
9
N deals
N-S vul 8 4
K 8 2
A K J 8 3
10 9 2
K 5 2
Q J 10
4 2
A K Q J 6 Table J 10 9 3
A 6 4 3
10 7
7 5 3
54373 54374
78969 =
Par EW +140 A Q 7 6
9 7 5
Q 9 6 5
8 4

1 opening
1 NT West +1
-120 1243
Pass
4 West -1
+50 +5 1029

488. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21 West
Nystrom

3

Lead
A
K
9
A
4
9
6
Q North
Garvey
1
Pass

2nd
2
3
8
2
6
7
8
4 East
Bertheau
1
Pass

3rd
4
10
8
7
4
K
J
7 South
Carroll
1
Pass

4th
5
6
2
5
9
5
3
7 West
Fitzgibbon

2
Pass

Lead
A
K
A
3
6 North
Lindkvist
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
3
2
5
Q East
Mesbur
1
3

3rd
4
10
4
K
5 South
Fredin
1
Pass

4th
5
6
7
9
8
N deals
N-S vul 10 4
7 3
K Q 9 8 5
K J 6 4
Q 8 3 2
A J 9 4
7
10 8 5 2 Table 6 5
K Q 10 6 2
A 4 3
Q 9 7
784A6 =
65836 =
Par NS +130 A K J 9 7
8 5
J 10 6 2
A 3

1 opening
3 East =
-140 1245
Pass
3 East -1
+50 +5 1034

491. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 3, Bd 14 West
Drijver

2
Pass

Lead
10
3
7
2
A North
Newell
1
3
4

2nd
A
A
K
3
Q East
Schollaardt
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
7
7
A
4 South
Reid
1 NT
Dbl

4th
4
6
8
9 West
Cornell

2
Pass

Lead
J
3
9
7
10
Q
9
8
6
5 North
Verhees
Pass
Dbl
3 NT

2nd
A
4
2
K
2
2
10
8
9
4 East
Crombie
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
Q
K
A
2
3
K
4
Q
J South
Jansma
1
3

4th
5
6
A
8
Q
5
3
3
7
10
N deals
None vul K Q 9
Q J 9 8 7
Q
Q 9 5 4
J 7 6 4 3 2
A 4
A 9 8 5
7 Table A 10 5
10 6 2
J 10 7 3
J 10 2
6495A =
38383 =
Par NS +130 8
K 5 3
K 6 4 2
A K 8 6 3

1 opening
4 North -1
-50 1245
Pass
3 NT North +1
+430 +10 1045

492. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 18 West
Fantoni

3
4
6

Lead
K
A
Q
2 North
Patrick
1
3
5
6

2nd
9
3
Q
A East
Nunes
1
4
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
6
2
6 South
Matheson
2
4
Pass
All Pass

4th
5
4
J
3 West
Rae

2
5

Lead
A
Q North
Bocchi
Pass
4
5

2nd
5
3 East
GerrardD
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

3rd
8
7 South
Duboin
1
4
All Pass

4th
9
A
N deals
E-W vul K Q J 3
3
Q J 7 5 4 3 2
5
A 7 5 2
Q 9
—
A Q 10 7 6 4 3 Table 9 6
J 8 7 6 4 2
A 10
K 8 2
47492 47493
9692A =
Par EW +100 10 8 4
A K 10 5
K 9 8 6
J 9

1 opening
6 × North -2
-300 1245
Pass
5 × South -1
-100 +5 1050

493. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 18 West
YadlinD

Dbl
3

Lead
K
9
J
6
2 North
Backstrom
1
1
3

2nd
9
4
A
8
Q East
YadlinI
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
7
6
A
10 South
Salomaa
1
2

4th
5
K
5
3
10 West
Koistinen

2
3
Pass

Lead
Q
A
6
9
2 North
Podgur
Pass
3
Dbl
5

2nd
3
9
3
4
J East
Kiema
Pass
3
4
All Pass

3rd
2
5
Q
A
6 South
Kalish
1
Pass
Dbl

4th
K
4
A
3
8
N deals
E-W vul K Q J 3
3
Q J 7 5 4 3 2
5
A 7 5 2
Q 9
—
A Q 10 7 6 4 3 Table 9 6
J 8 7 6 4 2
A 10
K 8 2
47492 47493
9692A =
Par EW +100 10 8 4
A K 10 5
K 9 8 6
J 9

1 opening
3 North =
+110 1245
Pass
5 South =
+400 +7 1057

495. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Meckstroth

3
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
10
A
K
A
J
6
2 North
Versace
1
Pass
3

2nd
8
2
6
3
4
5
7
4 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
5
3
5
4
8
2
Q South
Lauria
2
Dbl
5

4th
2
J
4
9
3
Q
6
K West
WeinsteinH

4
Pass

Lead
4
K
J
3
Q
A
5
5
K North
Soloway
Pass
Dbl

2nd
3
6
7
8
2
8
A
9
2 East
Garner
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
6
Q
4
10
9
10
7 South
Hamman
1 NT
Pass

4th
10
4
5
2
8
J
2
5
7
N deals
Both vul A Q J 3
8
K 8 6 4 2
8 5 3
8 5 4
A K 9 7 6 5 4 3
10
6 Table K 10 9
Q 10
Q 9 7 5 3
Q 9 4
5A49B =
32932 42942
Par NS +500 7 6 2
J 2
A J
A K J 10 7 2

1 opening
5 South -1
-100 +12 1259
Pass
4 × West =
-790 1057

496. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
CohenB

2
Pass

Lead
K
A
9
6
2
Q
J
2 North
Meckstroth
1
Dbl
4

2nd
A
3
6
5
10
6
9 East
Smith
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
2
K
K
J
8
J South
Rodwell
1
3

4th
4
4
8
3
A
10
5 West
Hamman

1
Pass

Lead
5
J
9
7
Q
6
Q
J
A North
WolpertG
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
6
10
2
7
A
6
9 East
Soloway
Pass
1 NT

3rd
A
2
K
2
8
4
K
K South
Demuy
Pass
Pass

4th
3
8
5
3
8
3
A
10
N deals
N-S vul A J 9
A 9 6
K 8 4 2
8 6 5
8 4
K Q J 7 2
A 9 5
Q 7 2 Table 10 6 3
8 3
Q 10 3
K J 10 9 3
88575 =
54748 =
Par NS +100 K Q 7 5 2
10 5 4
J 7 6
A 4

1 opening
4 South -2
-200 1259
Pass
1 NT East -2
+100 +7 1064

498. 2004 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29 West
Wolff

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
6
10
10
9
9 North
Rodwell
1
2
3

2nd
4
7
5
A
3
4 East
Lazard
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
A
Q
2
4
3 South
Meckstroth
1
2 NT

4th
2
3
8
5
K
Q West
Freeman

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
4
Q
Q
2
8
8 North
Levin
Pass
1
2
4

2nd
4
2
3
10
K
7
10
10 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
5
K
4
A
10
6
J South
Weinstein
1
2
3

4th
J
9
7
6
6
3
J
K
N deals
Both vul A J 8 2
Q 9 8 6
8 7 4
A 4
K 10 9 3
K 2
K Q 9 6
10 9 7 Table 7 6 5
7 5 3
A J 10
J 6 3 2
87978 =
56365 =
Par NS +140 Q 4
A J 10 4
5 3 2
K Q 8 5

1 opening
3 South =
+140 1259
Pass
4 North =
+620 +10 1074

499. 2004 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72 West
Moss

3
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
Q
J
2
5
A
5
K North
Greco
1
Pass
3
4

2nd
2
6
8
8
10
4
2
5 East
Gitelman
1
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
4
K
9
6
K
7 South
Hampson
1
Dbl
4
5

4th
2
A
6
5
8
3
3
J West
Brachman

1
Pass

Lead
4
K
K
8
6 North
Rubin
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
2
3
3
4
K East
Passell
1
2
All Pass

3rd
8
2
5
9
A South
Ekeblad
Pass
Dbl

4th
9
4
2
10
7
N deals
None vul K 9 3
7 6 5 2
K Q 10 6
K 8
J 8 6
K 9 8 4 3
J 4
10 6 2 Table A 5 4
A Q J 10
7 5 3
J 4 3
7B7CC =
41611 =
Par NS +920 Q 10 7 2
—
A 9 8 2
A Q 9 7 5

1 opening
5 North +1
+420 +7 1266
Pass
3 North +2
+150 1074

500. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Soloway

3 NT

Lead
5 North
Schwartz
1
Pass

2nd East
Hamman
Dbl
Pass

3rd South
Becker
Pass
Pass

4th West
Robinson

2
2

Lead North
Nickell
Pass
2
Pass

2nd East
Boyd
1 NT
Pass
3 NT

3rd South
Freeman
Pass
2
All Pass

4th
N deals
None vul —
A 9 5 3
A J 8 7 5 2
7 5 2
K 5 4 3
10 8 7
K Q 9
A Q 4 Table A J 9
K Q J 6
4 3
K J 9 8
35363 =
A897A =
Par EW +430 Q 10 8 7 6 2
4 2
10 6
10 6 3

1 opening
3 NT West +1
-430 1266
Pass
3 NT East -2
+100 +11 1085

502. 2003 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Lauria

2
Pass

Lead
A
7
8
7
9 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass
3

2nd
3
5
Q
K
J East
Versace
1
2
3

3rd
2
K
3
A
K South
Rodwell
Dbl
Dbl
All Pass

4th
4
6
10
9
2 West
Soloway

3

Lead
4
J
9
3
A
2 North
Duboin
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
4
6
8
3 East
Hamman
2
Pass

3rd
A
7
A
2
5 South
Bocchi
Pass
Pass

4th
9
3
5
10
J
N deals
Both vul A 6 2
Q J
8 7 4
K J 9 8 2
K Q 8
8 6 5
A Q 5 2
10 5 3 Table J 10 9
A 10 9 7 4 2
3
Q 6 4
77487 =
66755 66756
Par NS +90 7 5 4 3
K 3
K J 10 9 6
A 7

1 opening
3 East -2
+200 +8 1274
Pass
3 East =
-140 1087

504. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72 West
Meckstroth

2
3 NT
5

Lead
Q
J
5
K
2 North
Landen
1
Pass
4
All Pass

2nd
3
7
2
7
Q East
Rodwell
2
3
Dbl

3rd
7
2
Q
9
7 South
Pratap
Dbl
3
Pass

4th
A
3
6
8
3 West
Doub

2
Pass

Lead
Q North
Nickell
Pass
3
Pass

2nd East
Wildavsky
1
4

3rd South
Freeman
1
Pass

4th
N deals
None vul 9 7 4
Q 5 4
A K Q 6
7 6 3
K 6 3
6 2
J 10 4 2
K Q 8 2 Table A 8
A 10 3
9 7
A J 10 9 5 4
48973 =
9446A =
Par EW +100 Q J 10 5 2
K J 9 8 7
8 5 3
—

1 opening
5 East -1
+50 +5 1279
Pass
4 East =
-130 1087

505. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 92 West
Freeman

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
5
9
5
3
2
7
4
10
3 North
Landen
1
1 NT
3

2nd
A
4
8
Q
6
6
2
A
8
3 East
Nickell
1
2
All Pass

3rd
7
J
9
K
9
10
4
7
4
7 South
Pratap
Dbl
2 NT

4th
10
Q
Q
2
A
J
8
3
K
5 West
Doub

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
J
Q
5
2
J
8
9 North
Hamman
Pass
3

2nd
10
3
2
A
5
K
9
Q East
Wildavsky
1
Pass

3rd
Q
7
6
4
8
A
7
K South
Soloway
2
Pass

4th
5
Q
7
2
A
4
2
6
N deals
E-W vul J 10
9 7 5
Q J 8 5 3
A Q 4
7 4
8 6 2
10 9 7
K 10 9 8 7 Table K Q 9 6 3 2
A Q
K 4 2
J 2
77AA8 =
46235 46335
Par NS +420 A 8 5
K J 10 4 3
A 6
6 5 3

1 opening
3 North -1
-50 1279
Pass
3 South +1
+170 +6 1093

510. 2003 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 106 West
Lauria

Pass

Lead
A
4
6
Q
3
2
7
4 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
10
2
10
8
5
4
2
8 East
Versace
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
9
K
9
A
J
6
7 South
Rodwell
3 NT

4th
3
K
5
3
3
6
10
9 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
3
2
7
Q North
Bocchi
Pass
1
2
2

2nd
8
K
3
5 East
Soloway
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
Q
K South
Duboin
1
1 NT
2
3

4th
6
10
4
9
N deals
Both vul Q 10 8
Q 5 2
K Q J 7 4 3
10
J 9 4 3
A 10 9 3
10
A Q 7 4 Table A 7 5 2
J 8 6 4
8 5
J 9 2
744A6 844A6
59836 =
Par NS +130 K 6
K 7
A 9 6 2
K 8 6 5 3

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 1279
Pass
3 South +2
+150 +6 1099

511. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 110 West
Welland

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
4
4
A
10
5
10
5
Q North
Pratap
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
8
3
2
3
9
7
7
9 East
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
Q
J
J
7
K
4
6
2
A South
Landen
1
2
3

4th
A
K
10
4
J
8
5
8
6 West
Wolff

2
3

Lead
A
5
2
6
Q
Q
6 North
WeinsteinH
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
4
J
3
7
K
4
9 East
Morse
Pass
Dbl
4

3rd
2
10
K
J
5
5
10 South
Garner
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
9
8
A
4
6
7
N deals
None vul J 4
A 9 4
A 8 7 5
Q 6 5 3
K 9 7 6 5
K Q 6
K 9
K 8 4 Table A 10
10 8 5 2
6 4
A J 9 7 2
45383 45483
8885A 78859
Par EW +130 Q 8 3 2
J 7 3
Q J 10 3 2
10

1 opening
3 North -2
-100 +8 1287
Pass
4 West =
-420 1099

514. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114 West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
Q
7
7
J
K
4
10
4
10 North
Wold
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
6
10
K
4
4
J
8
K East
WeinsteinH
1
2
Pass

3rd
3
5
A
A
6
2
3
5
A South
Jacobus
Dbl
Dbl

4th
9
8
J
3
Q
A
2
Q
8 West
Hampson

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
6
K
Q
7
5
7
2
J
7 North
Fallenius
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
4
Q
6
2
10
3
8
5
8
K East
Greco
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
3
4
A
3
J
4
9
A South
Welland
Dbl
3 NT

4th
A
3
8
9
J
2
4
K
Q
5
N deals
E-W vul A Q 7 6
7 6 4
A 5 4 3
7 6
2
Q 10 8 5 2
10 6 2
9 5 4 3 Table K J 10 9 5 3
K
J 9 8
K Q 8
A89AA A88A9
34433 =
Par NS +430 8 4
A J 9 3
K Q 7
A J 10 2

1 opening
2 × East -4
+1100 +12 1301
Pass
3 NT North +1
+430 1099

518. 2002 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
Cohen

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
6
J
K
4 North
Nystrom
1
1 NT
3 NT

2nd
A
5
8
7
9 East
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
Q
4
6
A South
Stromberg
1
3

4th
5
K
3
7
3 West
Lindkvist

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
K
K
J
J
Q
7 North
Zia
Pass
2
3
3

2nd
3
A
2
5
5
7
5 East
Fredin
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
6
8
10
4
J South
Rosenberg
1
2
3
4

4th
8
5
3
4
K
7
2
N deals
Both vul A Q 10
7 5 3
Q 9 8 6
K J 3
9 5
10 9 6 4 2
5 2
A Q 6 5 Table K 4 3 2
K Q J
4 3
10 8 4 2
996A7 =
33726 =
Par NS +600 J 8 7 6
A 8
A K J 10 7
9 7

1 opening
3 NT North -2
-200 1306
Pass
4 South =
+130 +8 1107

520. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Cayne

3
4

Lead
K
10
5
4
7
8
5 North
Rodwell
1
3
5

2nd
2
2
2
8
A
K
3 East
Levin
1
Pass
Dbl

3rd
9
Q
10
J
9
3 South
Meckstroth
2
4
All Pass

4th
6
5
A
K
4
3 West

4
Dbl

Lead North

Pass
Dbl
All Pass

2nd East

1
Pass

3rd South

Pass
5

4th
N deals
E-W vul 2
A 9 6 4
A 8 2
Q 10 9 7 4
K Q J 10 5 3
K 10
10 7
J 8 2 Table A 9 8 7 4
8 5
K Q 9
K 6 5
74A99 =
68343 68333
Par NS +420 6
Q J 7 3 2
J 6 5 4 3
A 3

1 opening
5 × South -2
-300 1307
Pass
5 × South -1
-100 +5 1112

522. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 117 West
Rodwell

Pass
4
Dbl

Lead
A
A
3
9
A
5
7 North
Cohen
1
3
Pass
5

2nd
5
2
J
3
2
6
10 East
Meckstroth
2
3
Pass
Dbl

3rd
4
J
Q
Q
9
3
8 South
Berkowitz
2
Pass
4
All Pass

4th
8
K
K
7
Q
8 West
Zia

Pass
3
4

Lead
K
8
A
3
J
A
A
6
J North
Soloway
Pass
2
3
All Pass

2nd
2
2
2
5
4
4
J
Q
9 East
Rosenberg
1
2
3

3rd
3
Q
7
J
5
6
4
Q
10 South
Hamman
1
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
A
9
K
4
2
7
7
3
N deals
N-S vul K 9 8 7
—
Q J 10 9 7 6 3
K 9
Q 4
J 10 6 4 2
K 5 4 2
J 7 Table A 10 6 3 2
Q
A
A 10 8 6 4 3
64674 54674
79769 78659
Par EW +140 J 5
A K 9 8 7 5 3
8
Q 5 2

1 opening
5 × North -2
-500 1307
Pass
4 East -2
+100 +12 1126

523. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Weinstein

3
Pass

Lead
A
3
2
2
Q
6
K North
Hamman
1
3
Pass

2nd
8
3
Q
K
7
J
A East
Levin
1
3
Pass

3rd
10
5
10
6
9
A
2 South
Soloway
2
4

4th
4
7
7
5
4
3
5 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
3
A
9
7
10
Q
9
10
8 North
Passell
Pass
4

2nd
8
3
4
5
2
K
K
6
5
9 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
2
5
Q
6
5
J
8
J South
Cayne
2
Pass

4th
4
7
7
J
10
3
7
6
4
3
N deals
Both vul 8
A 9 3
K J 8 3 2
K 8 6 5
A 9 6 3
K J 7
9 7 6 5
Q 2 Table Q J 10 5 2
4
A Q 4
10 9 7 3
54967 54A68
89375 =
Par NS +200 K 7 4
Q 10 8 6 5 2
10
A J 4

1 opening
4 South =
+620 +12 1319
Pass
4 South -1
-100 1126

526. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 52 West
Gawrys

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
Q
K
10
9
J
K North
Rodwell
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
2
A
7
4
5
K
3 East
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
J
5
7
6
5
A
6 South
Meckstroth
1
3 NT

4th
8
A
J
4
2
6
4
2 West
Soloway

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
7
5
4
K
8
A
6
Q North
Lev
Pass
1
1

2nd
6
3
J
A
5
2
9
2
K East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
J
A
7
6
Q
3
4
3 South
Mohan
1
1
1 NT

4th
K
K
3
J
6
4
5
10
7
N deals
Both vul Q 7 6
7 4 3
A K 10 9 3
J 8
J 10 9 3
A 9
Q 8 6 4 2
4 3 Table A 4 2
Q 10 5 2
7 5
K 10 5 2
88889 88988
55444 55454
Par NS +140 K 8 5
K J 8 6
J
A Q 9 7 6

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +11 1330
Pass
1 NT South =
+90 1126

528. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Lev

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
10
6
Q
7
4
2
5 North
Hamman
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
J
A
2
2
3
6
K East
Mohan
1
2

3rd
5
6
2
A
8
J
A
9 South
Soloway
Dbl
Pass

4th
K
4
3
4
9
Q
8
7 West
Rodwell

1 NT
4

Lead
Q
4
10
10
2
5 North
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
K
J
3
4
K East
Meckstroth
1
3

3rd
A
2
8
8
A
6 South
Gawrys
Pass
Pass

4th
7
6
5
Q
J
6
N deals
None vul K 5 2
3 2
A 9 5 3
A 9 5 4
A 8
Q J 10 9 7
10 7 6 4
6 3 Table Q J 10 7 4 3
A
K J 8
K 10 7
55668 54658
78775 =
Par EW +100 9 6
K 8 6 5 4
Q 2
Q J 8 2

1 opening
2 East =
-110 1330
Pass
4 East -2
+100 +5 1131

531. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63 West
Bocchi

Pass

Lead
7
A
K
5
9
5
5
10
7
J
2 North
Rodwell
1
Pass

2nd
3
8
2
10
7
9
2
J
K
6
3 East
Duboin
1 NT

3rd
Q
4
6
Q
J
10
Q
A
9
8
K South
Meckstroth
Pass

4th
A
7
3
4
2
K
6
3
6
4
Q West
Soloway

Pass

Lead
7
5
7
10
4
5
8
5
7 North
Katz
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
3
3
J
K
2
2
9 East
Hamman
1 NT

3rd
Q
J
Q
A
9
10
2
8 South
Jacobs
Pass

4th
A
Q
6
2
4
K
6
9
N deals
N-S vul K Q 4
Q 7 4
7 3
A 8 7 5 4
10 8 3
K J 8 6
Q 9 6 4
J 6 Table A J 5
9 5 2
A K J 5
K 3 2
56547 55547
77896 87896
Par EW +120 9 7 6 2
A 10 3
10 8 2
Q 10 9

1 opening
1 NT East +1
-120 1331
Pass
1 NT East -1
+50 +5 1136

532. 2001 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33 West
Cohen

2
5
Pass

Lead
A
6
3 North
Hampson
1
2
Dbl
5

2nd
5
Q
4 East
Berkowitz
Pass
4
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
4
A South
Greco
1
4
5

4th
7
4
Q West
Lair

2
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
3
2
10
A North
Rosenberg
Pass
3
5
6

2nd
A
4
3
2 East
Wold
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
A
7
4 South
Zia
1
4
5

4th
2
Q
3
K
N deals
None vul 7 6 5 3
Q 10 9 3
K Q 5
A 6
Q
K 5
A 10 6 2
K Q J 10 5 3 Table 4
8 7 2
J 9 8 4 3
9 8 7 4
9BB55 =
22278 =
Par NS +450 A K J 10 9 8 2
A J 6 4
7
2

1 opening
5 South =
+450 +11 1342
Pass
6 South -1
-50 1136

534. 2001 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Shugart

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
6
Q
Q
6
4
3
5 North
Willenken
1
3
3
3 NT

2nd
8
3
7
6
5
3
8
7
8 East
Robson
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
5
9
2
4
9
J
A
J South
Silverstein
2
3
3

4th
4
10
A
K
2
K
5
7
Q West
RosenbergD

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
Q
2
K
6
5
2
3
4 North
Chemla
Pass
3 NT

2nd
5
5
8
4
7
7
Q
7
8 East
Fleisher
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
J
5
Q
K
A
K
J South
Forrester
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
K
3
10
A
3
8
6
6
N deals
E-W vul 7 4 3
K 5
A 9 4 2
K 9 4 2
K J 6
Q 10 9 7 4
6 5
J 8 7 Table Q 9 5 2
8 6 2
K 10 8 7
Q 3
88789 88799
45644 45654
Par NS +120 A 10 8
A J 3
Q J 3
A 10 6 5

1 opening
3 NT North -3
-150 1342
Pass
3 NT South =
+400 +11 1151

535. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77 West
Meltzer

2
Pass

Lead
5
A
K
A
K
2
A
J North
Ekeblad
1
2

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

3rd
9
2
10
8
7
2
6
3 South
Lipsitz
1
Pass

4th
7
6
3
5
9
4
2
8 West
Granovetter

1
5

Lead
9
A
K
J
3
9 North
Martel
Pass
3
All Pass

2nd
10
4
7
8
8
K East
Rubin
Pass
Dbl

3rd
J
2
5
4
A
6 South
Stansby
Pass
Pass

4th
A
3
6
Q
5
2
N deals
Both vul A J 9
9
K J 8 6 5 4 3
7 4
8 2
A K 7 4 2
9
A K J 10 9 Table K 10 5 4
Q 10 8
A Q 10 2
5 2
03051 13151
CAC7C =
Par EW +1440 Q 7 6 3
J 6 5 3
7
Q 8 6 3

1 opening
2 North -2
-200 +9 1351
Pass
5 West =
-600 1151

536. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 118 West
Molson

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
6
Q
J
10
9
3
10
3 North
Meckstroth
1
2
2 NT

2nd
K
5
K
8
7
6
5
A
10 East
Shenkin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
A
4
5
2
4
7
A South
Rodwell
2
2
3 NT

4th
4
2
6
2
5
3
4
3
7 West
Soloway

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
9
10
6
2
A
8
J North
Granovetter
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
10
K
5
A
4
6
K East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
4
7
8
2
J South
Rubin
1
3 NT

4th
7
4
8
2
Q
5
3
N deals
N-S vul Q J 2
10 4
Q 5 4
K Q J 7 4
K 7 6
J 6 5 3 2
8 7 6
A 5 Table 10 5 4 3
A 9 8
K 2
9 8 3 2
A97AA =
24522 24622
Par NS +630 A 9 8
K Q 7
A J 10 9 3
10 6

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+630 +12 1363
Pass
3 NT South -1
-100 1151

537. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 64 West
Molson

2 NT
Pass

Lead
A
3
4
8
6
Q
K North
Woolsey
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
6
7
6
5
Q
K
10 East
Shenkin
1
3
Pass

3rd
5
J
Q
A
9
2
2 South
Stewart
1
4

4th
7
K
A
9
2
8
5 West
Boyd

Dbl
Pass

Lead
6
Q
5
A
3 North
Lipsitz
Pass
Rdbl
3

2nd
2
7
K
7
9 East
Robinson
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
A
2
A
8
J South
Ekeblad
1
Pass

4th
3
6
8
2
K
N deals
N-S vul Q 7 2
8 6
A Q J 7 3
Q 9 7
10 6
A 10 9 2
K 9 5
A 6 4 3 Table A 9 5
Q J 5 4 3
8 6 4
J 8
68598 69598
74845 73844
Par NS +140 K J 8 4 3
K 7
10 2
K 10 5 2

1 opening
4 South -1
-100 1363
Pass
3 South =
+140 +6 1157

540. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 101 West
Lipsitz

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
2
10
9
3 North
Meckstroth
1
2
Pass

2nd
Q
6
4
5
6
8 East
Ekeblad
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
10
10
7
8
Q South
Rodwell
1
4

4th
A
9
Q
8
A
J West
Soloway

3
Pass

Lead
J
2
Q
2 North
Molson
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
Q
6
7
4 East
Hamman
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
A
3
A South
Shenkin
1
3

4th
A
9
8
3
N deals
N-S vul A Q 10 7
Q 5
8 7 5
K 7 6 2
8 6
J 10 9 3 2
10 9 6
Q 9 3 Table 9
K 7 6 4
A K Q 3 2
J 8 4
8A549 89449
33893 =
Par NS +300 K J 5 4 3 2
A 8
J 4
A 10 5

1 opening
4 South =
+620 +10 1375
Pass
3 South =
+140 1157

541. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5 West
Lipsitz

4

Lead
J
5
A
4
10
K North
Woolsey
1
Pass

2nd
3
2
3
Q
3
9 East
Ekeblad
1
Pass

3rd
7
K
2
A
4
6 South
Stewart
Pass
Pass

4th
K
7
5
2
4
7 West
Robinson

3 NT
4
5

Lead
5
5
3
A
8
4
9
5
10 North
Shenkin
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
3
Q
2
3
7
8
6
7 East
Boyd
1
4
4 NT
6

3rd
9
K
A
2
A
K
K
2
10 South
Molson
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
Q
4
2
6
7
8
J
10
Q
N deals
N-S vul 9 3
Q 7
Q J 7 6 4
A Q 7 6
A K 10 4
9 6 5 4 3
K
J 5 2 Table Q J 8 6 2
A K
A 10 9 8 5
4
41447 =
8C996 =
Par EW +980 7 5
J 10 8 2
3 2
K 10 9 8 3

1 opening
4 East +1
-450 +11 1386
Pass
6 East =
-980 1157

542. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Petrunin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
4
A
J
9
9
J
A
6 North
Mohan
1
2
4

2nd
K
10
3
7
3
8
8
7
4 East
Gromov
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
Q
3
2
A
3
6
2
10 South
Rosenkranz
1
4
6

4th
4
2
5
9
5
Q
8
7
Q West
Pszczola

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
8
4 North
Balicki
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
3
J
2
A East
Gawrys
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
5
2
6 South
Zmudzinski
1
4

4th
6
9
10
9
N deals
E-W vul 4
A 8 2
K 10 9 6 2
K 10 9 3
7 3 2
J 10 7 4 3
Q J 7
5 4 Table 10 9 5
K Q 6 5
8 5
A Q 8 7
9B6BA 9A6AA
32723 =
Par NS +450 A K Q J 8 6
9
A 4 3
J 6 2

1 opening
6 South -2
-100 1386
Pass
4 South =
+420 +11 1168

543. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73 West
Liggins

Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4 North
Lauria
1
2
2
3

2nd East
Fawcett
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Versace
1
2
3
4

4th West
Duboin

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
9
Q
4 North
Hallberg
Pass
2

2nd
K
J
7
10 East
Bocchi
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
2
5 South
SimpsonC
1
Pass

4th
2
5
9
6
N deals
E-W vul Q 9 6
—
A Q 6 4 2
J 10 6 3 2
J 5 4
K Q 9 8 6
J 8
A K 8 Table 10 3
A J 10 4 3
10 7 5 3
9 4
6A48B =
53942 =
Par NS +420 A K 8 7 2
7 5 2
K 9
Q 7 5

1 opening
4 South +1
+450 +8 1394
Pass
2 North +1
+110 1168

544. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Brogeland

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
2
A
6 North
Liggins
1
Dbl
3

2nd
J
3
5
9 East
Saelensminde
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
Q
K
8
J South
Fawcett
1
Dbl
3

4th
A
4
10
2 West
SimpsonC

1
4

Lead
Q
2
4
9 North
Helgemo
Pass
2
All Pass

2nd
3
10
3
5 East
Hallberg
Pass
3

3rd
6
K
8
10 South
Helness
1
Pass

4th
4
5
2
A
N deals
Both vul A 8
8 6 3
Q J 8 2
K J 9 8
Q 6 5 3 2
A K J
9 5 4
A 3 Table K 10 7 4
9 5 2
10 3
7 6 5 2
54788 =
59545 =
Par EW +140 J 9
Q 10 7 4
A K 7 6
Q 10 4

1 opening
3 North -1
-100 1394
Pass
4 West -1
+100 +5 1173

545. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Jassem

1
3

Lead
Q
4
Q
J
Q
2
4 North
MagnussonM
1
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
3
A
A
10
K
8
A East
Tuszynski
Pass
2

3rd
K
3
4
A
6
10
8 South
Ingimarsson
1
3

4th
5
2
9
4
5
J
2 West
Thorvaldsson

1
Pass

Lead North
Kwiecien
Pass
1 NT
Dbl

2nd East
JonssonT
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd South
Pszczola
1
Pass

4th
N deals
Both vul A 8
8 6 3
Q J 8 2
K J 9 8
Q 6 5 3 2
A K J
9 5 4
A 3 Table K 10 7 4
9 5 2
10 3
7 6 5 2
54788 =
59545 =
Par EW +140 J 9
Q 10 7 4
A K 7 6
Q 10 4

1 opening
3 West -1
+100 +14 1408
Pass
2 × West +1
-870 1173

546. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Cohen

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
2
4 North
Wernle
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
3
K
6 East
Berkowitz
4
Dbl

3rd
6
Q
4
J South
Kriftner
5
Pass

4th
4
A
5
2 West
TerraneoC

Dbl
Dbl
5

Lead
8
K North
Garner
Pass
3
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
2 East
Barnay
1
3
Pass
6

3rd
J
6 South
Katz
2
4
4
All Pass

4th
A
4
N deals
None vul J 8 5 4
Q J 9
10 7 6 5
K Q
A 7 6
7 6 3
A J 8 4
9 7 4 Table K Q 10 9 3 2
A
2
A J 10 6 3
11982 =
9C45B =
Par EW +800 —
K 10 8 5 4 2
K Q 9 3
8 5 2

1 opening
5 × North -3
-500 +10 1418
Pass
6 East =
-980 1173

550. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Chagas

Pass
2

Lead
9
9
5
4
A
Q North
Sakul
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
J
K
K
2
7
8 East
Branco
2
Rdbl
2 NT

3rd
Q
A
6
A
5
6 South
Karwur
Pass
2
All Pass

4th
2
3
2
5
9
3 West
Lasut

Pass
Pass
2

Lead
8
3
7
A
Q
J
9
9
Q North
Villas-Boas
Pass
1
2
Pass

2nd
4
5
2
7
8
J
10
K
7 East
Manoppo
1
2
Pass
3

3rd
Q
K
K
5
6
3
Q
A
5 South
Campos
1
Pass
2
All Pass

4th
A
6
5
9
3
6
2
6
2
N deals
E-W vul A K Q 4
9 5
Q 9 6 3 2
9 6
J 10 8 7 6 5
10 7 6 3
7 4
K Table 2
K 2
A K J 10
A Q 10 4 3 2
76775 66774
66668 =
Par EW +90 9 3
A Q J 8 4
8 5
J 8 7 5

1 opening
2 NT East -2
+200 +7 1428
Pass
3 East =
-110 1173

551. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10 West

2
Pass

Lead
5
J
4
7
9
K
J North
Avdeev
1
3
Pass

2nd
4
A
7
Q
2
3
3 East

1
3
Pass

3rd
K
4
K
8
4
6
5 South
Shudnev
Dbl
3 NT

4th
A
9
2
5
6
2
3 West
Rekunov

1 NT
2

Lead
10
K
3
4 North
Helness
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
J
8
2
2 East
Khokhlov
1
2

3rd
Q
4
5
J South
Furunes
Pass
Pass

4th
A
7
4
A
N deals
Both vul Q 7
4
Q 7 6 5 4
A K 10 5 4
J 5 4
8 6 5
A 10 3
Q 8 3 2 Table A K 6 3
K J 9 7 2
9 8 2
6
9869A =
45732 45742
Par NS +600 10 9 8 2
A Q 10 3
K J
J 9 7

1 opening
3 NT South +1
+630 +11 1439
Pass
2 East -1
+100 1173

554. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 4, Bd 16 West
Helgemo

4

Lead
7
5
3
4
K
5
Q
3
2 North
Isporski
1
Pass

2nd
9
A
9
3
5
4
4
J
8 East
Austberg
1
Pass

3rd
K
6
J
2
3
8
4
7
K South
Kovachev
Dbl
Pass

4th
2
J
Q
A
A
7
2
9
6 West
Gunev

3

Lead
K North
Brogeland
Pass
Pass

2nd East
Popova
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Saelensminde
Pass
Pass

4th
N deals
N-S vul K Q 8 4
Q 10 8 6
J 5 4
K 5
A
K J 4
K Q 10 8 7 6 3
J 9 Table 10 9 7 3
A 7 5 3 2
—
A 4 3 2
88445 67345
55997 =
Par EW +140 J 6 5 2
9
A 9 2
Q 10 8 7 6

1 opening
4 East -3
+150 +6 1445
Pass
3 West =
-110 1178

555. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 6, Bd 2 West
Pszczola

Dbl
2
3 NT

Lead
K
A
3
2
10 North
Chagas
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
J
4
6 East
Kwiecien
Pass
1
3

3rd
7
6
9
5 South
Branco
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
8
Q
5
9 West
Villas-Boas

1
3 NT

Lead
5 North
Tuszynski
Pass
2
All Pass

2nd East
Campos
Pass
Dbl

3rd South
Jassem
Pass
Pass

4th
N deals
E-W vul K 10 6
10 7 4 2
A K 10 5 3
3
A 5
K Q 8 6 5
Q 8
A K J 7 Table Q J 9 4
A 3
J 4
Q 10 9 6 4
35371 =
88A5A 8895A
Par EW +620 8 7 3 2
J 9
9 7 6 2
8 5 2

1 opening
3 NT West -1
+100 +13 1458
Pass
3 NT West +2
-660 1178

556. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 7, Bd 7 West
Levy

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
A
K
6
4
8
5
A North
Fredin
1
2
3

2nd
5
9
10
3
5
9
7
10 East
Chemla
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
2
3
Q
J
5
A
9 South
Lindkvist
Dbl
2
3 NT

4th
K
7
4
7
4
6
2
2 West
Nilsland

1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6 North
Palau
Pass
2 NT
Pass
4

2nd East
Fallenius
Pass
3
3
Pass

3rd South
Allegrini
1
Dbl
Dbl
5

4th
N deals
Both vul A 10
10 5
A J 8 3
Q 5 4 3 2
Q 9 8 7 3
6 2
K Q 4 2
10 9 Table K 4 2
A Q J 9 8
10 7 6 5
7
8676B =
46672 =
Par NS +600 J 6 5
K 7 4 3
9
A K J 8 6

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 1458
Pass
5 South +1
+620 +12 1190

558. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Cohen

3
Pass

Lead
A
10
10
A
Q North
Fawcett
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
2
5
4 East
Berkowitz
1
4

3rd
10
6
2
2 South
Liggins
1
Pass

4th
8
K
A
J West
Burn

2
4

Lead
2
2
6
8
4
5
2 North
Garner
Pass
Pass
4

2nd
A
8
4
10
10
3
9 East
Callaghan
2
3
All Pass

3rd
3
J
K
Q
7
A
K South
WeinsteinH
Pass
3

4th
5
Q
9
6
A
7
2
N deals
E-W vul A Q
A 4
10 9 6 3 2
J 9 7 6
J
Q 6 2
K Q 7 5 4
A Q 4 2 Table 9 7 4
K J 10 8 7 3
8
K 8 5
99355 =
44A78 =
Par EW +100 K 10 8 6 5 3 2
9 5
A J
10 3

1 opening
4 East =
-620 1459
Pass
4 South -2
-100 +11 1201

562. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79 West
Pszczola

Dbl
Pass

Lead
4
J
5
10
J
Q
10
4 North
MagnussonM
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
5
2
7
3
A
6
8 East
Kwiecien
Pass
1 NT

3rd
3
8
J
4
2
6
3
9 South
Ingimarsson
1
Pass

4th
6
Q
Q
K
8
10
A
K West
JonssonT

1 NT
2

Lead
2
2
8
3
8
Q
Q
6
K
K North
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
4
4
J
5
A
3
5
K
9 East
Thorvaldsson
Pass
2
3 NT

3rd
7
10
A
Q
7
2
2
A
9
3 South
Balicki
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
J
9
3
6
A
4
4
7
8
6
N deals
N-S vul Q J
A J 4
K 5 3 2
J 9 7 4
10 8 4
K 7 3 2
A J
A K 10 2 Table A 9 5 3
Q 10 8
10 9 8 6
Q 6
44454 =
99989 98989
Par EW +400 K 7 6 2
9 6 5
Q 7 4
8 5 3

1 opening
1 NT East +2
-150 +6 1467
Pass
3 NT West =
-400 1205

563. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Garner

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
2
6
8 North
Barnay
1
Pass
3

2nd
9
3
5 East
Katz
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
Q
A
Q South
TerraneoC
1
Dbl
3

4th
A
4
10 West
Wernle

1
4

Lead
Q
2
4
2
4
K
J North
Berkowitz
Pass
2
All Pass

2nd
3
10
A
8
J
5
6 East
Kriftner
Pass
3

3rd
6
K
8
K
Q
10
Q South
Cohen
1
Pass

4th
4
5
2
9
A
3
3
N deals
Both vul A 8
8 6 3
Q J 8 2
K J 9 8
Q 6 5 3 2
A K J
9 5 4
A 3 Table K 10 7 4
9 5 2
10 3
7 6 5 2
54788 =
59545 =
Par EW +140 J 9
Q 10 7 4
A K 7 6
Q 10 4

1 opening
3 North -1
-100 1467
Pass
4 West -1
+100 +5 1210

564. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Versace

4
Pass

Lead
3 North
Burgess
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A East
Lauria
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
5 South
Marston
3
Dbl

4th
3 West
Mullamphy

4

Lead
2
7
Q
J
4
J
Q
10
K
5 North
de Falco
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
4
5
K
9
K
8
5
8
2 East
Richman
3
Pass

3rd
5
2
3
A
10
7
10
8
6
A South
Ferraro
Pass
Pass

4th
3
3
2
4
9
6
7
A
J
3
N deals
N-S vul —
K 10 9 5 4
A 9 6 4 2
J 4 3
A 6 4 3
A J 8 7
Q 8 7
A 7 Table Q J 10 8 7 2
—
J 10 3
Q 10 8 5
43976 43A86
79356 =
Par NS +100 K 9 5
Q 6 3 2
K 5
K 9 6 2

1 opening
4 × East =
-590 1467
Pass
4 East =
-420 +5 1215

565. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Versace

Pass

Lead
2 North
Burgess
1
Pass

2nd
4 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass

3rd
9 South
Marston
3

4th
J West
Mullamphy

2
2

Lead
6
3
2
2 North
de Falco
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
K
3 East
Richman
Pass
2

3rd
A
2
Q South
Ferraro
1 NT
Pass

4th
5
7
5
N deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 5
A J 8
K 9 6 3
6 2
K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

1 opening
3 North -3
-150 1467
Pass
2 West -1
+100 +6 1221

566. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Levy

Pass
3
4

Lead
3
5
5
4
A
Q
K
J North
Balicki
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
5
K
K
3
7
8
8 East
Chemla
2
2 NT
3 NT

3rd
Q
A
6
A
6
7
7 South
Zmudzinski
2
Pass
Dbl

4th
2
3
2
5
9
2
6 West
Tuszynski

Pass
Pass
Pass
3

Lead
9
6
5
A
Q
A
K
3 North
Salama
Pass
1
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
2
K
7
8
5
8
J East
Jassem
1
2
Rdbl
2 NT

3rd
Q
5
4
6
3
4
7
7 South
Mouiel
1
Pass
2
Pass

4th
2
K
3
9
6
2
3
4
N deals
E-W vul A K Q 4
9 5
Q 9 6 3 2
9 6
J 10 8 7 6 5
10 7 6 3
7 4
K Table 2
K 2
A K J 10
A Q 10 4 3 2
76775 66774
66668 =
Par EW +90 9 3
A Q J 8 4
8 5
J 8 7 5

1 opening
4 East -2
+200 +7 1474
Pass
3 East =
-110 1221

567. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10 West
Cohen

Pass

Lead
5
K
4
A
3
3
9
9 North
Monsegur
1
Pass

2nd
4
A
7
8
10
6
6
3 East
Berkowitz
1
Pass

3rd
K
4
K
5
J
8
7
4 South
Mooney
3 NT

4th
A
2
2
Q
5
J
6
6 West
Lambardi

1 NT

Lead
5
5
9
7
K
A
5
2 North
Garner
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
4
2
8
8
6
9
4 East
Lucena
1
Pass

3rd
J
2
4
10
3
10
K
7 South
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
10
3
2
3
6
3
K
N deals
Both vul Q 7
4
Q 7 6 5 4
A K 10 5 4
J 5 4
8 6 5
A 10 3
Q 8 3 2 Table A K 6 3
K J 9 7 2
9 8 2
6
9869A =
45732 45742
Par NS +600 10 9 8 2
A Q 10 3
K J
J 9 7

1 opening
3 NT South =
+600 +9 1483
Pass
1 NT West -2
+200 1221

568. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Cohen

2
Pass

Lead
A
5
4
2
8
9
8
J North
Monsegur
1
2
Pass

2nd
4
6
3
7
2
J
6
4 East
Berkowitz
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
7
K
Q
Q
K
6
A
6 South
Mooney
1
4

4th
2
5
A
A
3
3
9
9 West
Lambardi

3
Pass

Lead
6
4
3
2
Q
5
8
6
2
8 North
Garner
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
7
3
Q
J
A
8
5
K
5
10 East
Lucena
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
Q
4
4
2
K
A
7
6
9 South
WeinsteinH
1
3

4th
K
A
10
7
5
J
2
3
9
9
N deals
None vul A J 10 6
10 8 6 4
A 10 7
Q 5
Q
A Q J 9 5 3
J 6 5 4
J 3 Table 8 4 3 2
K 7
9 3 2
A 10 9 8
6B579 =
62764 =
Par NS +450 K 9 7 5
2
K Q 8
K 7 6 4 2

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +6 1489
Pass
3 South +2
+200 1221

571. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 19 West
Allegrini

1
Pass

Lead
2 North
Jires
1
Pass
Pass

2nd East
Palau
Dbl
3 NT

3rd South
Kopriva
1
Pass

4th West
Volhejn

1
3
3

Lead
Q
7
K
9
2
A
Q
7
K North
Chemla
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
A
2
3
4
5
5
Q
6 East
Fort
1
2 NT
3
4

3rd
8
2
4
K
J
3
7
10
3 South
Levy
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
6
10
A
2
6
8
K
9
5
N deals
E-W vul J 9 7 5
A 7
K 8 4
Q J 9 7
A 8 4 3 2
4
10 9 7 3 2
10 6 Table K 10
K Q 8 6 3
A Q J
A 4 3
53637 53537
797A6 =
Par EW +140 Q 6
J 10 9 5 2
6 5
K 8 5 2

1 opening
3 NT East -1
+100 1489
Pass
4 West -3
+300 +5 1226

572. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 15 West
Fawcett

Pass
Pass

Lead
5 North
Sylvan
1
3 NT

2nd East
Liggins
1
Pass

3rd South
Sundelin
3
Pass

4th West
Nilsland

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
Q
6
3
K
Q
8
Q
K
4 North
SimpsonC
Pass
1 NT

2nd
2
2
5
6
4
10
7
3
10 East
Fallenius
1
Pass

3rd
3
K
9
Q
3
7
J
2
7 South
Hallberg
Pass
Pass

4th
6
4
A
5
2
5
6
K
4
N deals
N-S vul Q 6 4
K Q 8
8 7 5 4
A 8 2
—
9 6 5 2
K J 10 6 3
7 6 5 3 Table A K 9 8 7 5
10 4
Q 9
K 10 4
97867 97856
46476 =
Par NS +500 J 10 3 2
A J 7 3
A 2
Q J 9

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +10 1499
Pass
1 NT North +2
+150 1226

573. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
10
2
J
10
5
4
3 North
Weichsel
1
1
2

2nd
A
7
K
6
3
K
5
7 East
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
2
9
7
9
A
J
J South
Sontag
1
1 NT
3

4th
8
Q
10
2
4
3
3
Q West
Stansby

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
3
4
10
4
3
9
K
8 North
Fredin
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

2nd
J
2
9
4
A
Q
5
8
7 East
Martel
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
6
Q
10
3
J
A
5
7
2 South
Lindkvist
1
Pass
3

4th
2
10
8
5
6
J
7
9
N deals
E-W vul K 9 4 2
J
J 10 8
A Q 9 8 7
7 6 3
A K 10 8 7
9 5
K 6 3 Table A Q 8 5
6 4 3
Q 6 4 2
4 2
6759A =
45743 45742
Par NS +130 J 10
Q 9 5 2
A K 7 3
J 10 5

1 opening
3 North =
+110 +5 1504
Pass
3 South -2
-100 1226

577. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 10 West
Schwartz

Dbl

Lead
6
7
2
6
2
7
8 North
Berkowitz
1
Pass

2nd
J
8
8
Q
J
3
K East
Casen
Dbl
Pass

3rd
K
K
Q
5
4
K
A South
Cohen
2
Pass

4th
A
4
A
9
A
5
7 West
Garner

1 NT

Lead
Q
10
Q
6
9
10
J
8
7
A
7 North
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
4
K
4
6
2
5
8
A
2
3 East
WeinsteinH
1
Pass

3rd
6
2
A
K
Q
3
Q
2
3
8
9 South
Zia
Pass
Pass

4th
K
7
10
A
4
7
9
5
J
5
J
N deals
Both vul Q J 5
A Q 8 3
9 7
K 9 5 4
K 9 8
K 5 2
J 5 4
Q 10 8 6 Table A 7 4
9 7 6
A 8 6
A J 3 2
78796 68786
65647 =
Par NS +110 10 6 3 2
J 10 4
K Q 10 3 2
7

1 opening
2 × North +1
+380 +10 1514
Pass
1 NT West =
-90 1229

578. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114 West
Levin

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
7
5
8
Q
Q
3
J North
Martel
1
1
3 NT

2nd
K
K
4
A
2
2
2
4
2 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
9
Q
6
A
7
8
J
10 South
Stansby
1
2 NT

4th
6
3
K
3
9
K
7
6
5 West
Weichsel

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
9
5
10
K North
Rosenberg
Pass
1 NT

2nd
7
4
J
2
A
9 East
Sontag
1
Pass

3rd
J
8
K
J
6
5 South
Zia
1
Pass

4th
3
6
4
7
3
8
N deals
E-W vul K 9 4 2
3
A Q 5 3
Q 10 5 4
Q 10 5 3
J 9 6
10 4 2
K 8 3 Table A J 8
Q 10 8 5
K J 9
9 6 2
67688 67677
76755 =
Par NS +90 7 6
A K 7 4 2
8 7 6
A J 7

1 opening
3 NT South -4
-200 1514
Pass
1 NT North =
+90 +7 1236

579. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
10
9
A
Q
8 North
Meckstroth
1
1 NT
2

2nd
9
8
K
6
K
6 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
4
5
4
7 South
Rodwell
1
2
3 NT

4th
5
K
3
3
9 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
4
Q
5
3
2 North
Schwartz
Pass
2
2

2nd
A
3
K
2
Q
5 East
Soloway
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

3rd
9
A
7
K
10
Q South
Casen
1
Pass

4th
10
6
9
J
4
9
N deals
N-S vul 8 7 4
K 6 5
A 10 3
A 6 4 2
K 10 6
8 7 2
Q 8 5 4 2
8 5 Table 9 3
A Q 4 3
J 9 7
K 9 7 3
88768 88758
54675 =
Par NS +120 A Q J 5 2
J 10 9
K 6
Q J 10

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-100 1514
Pass
2 South =
+110 +5 1241

580. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 21 West
Levin

Pass

Lead
3
10
5
5
6
8
Q
8
7 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
7
K
9
9
5
A
4
10
10 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
J
K
J
Q
7
3
4 South
Rodwell
2 NT

4th
Q
2
K
2
A
6
2
A
2 West
Freeman

Pass
1 NT
All Pass

Lead
Q
8
8
7
7
5
10
3 North
Casen
Pass
1
Dbl

2nd
2
10
10
K
9
A
A
8 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
2

3rd
4
Q
J
3
4
2
6
9 South
Schwartz
1
Pass
2

4th
A
K
K
2
6
7
5
N deals
N-S vul A 10 9 3
Q 8 6 3
K Q 8
8 7
8 7 5 4
A K
A 9
K 9 6 3 2 Table Q J
9 5 4 2
J 10 6 4 2
10 5
99767 99877
44566 =
Par NS +600 K 6 2
J 10 7
7 5 3
A Q J 4

1 opening
2 NT South +1
+150 +6 1520
Pass
2 North -1
-100 1241

585. 1999 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 114 West
Janz

2
Pass

Lead
K
9
3
Q
4
6
6
5
6 North
Hamman
1
2
Pass

2nd
10
K
K
A
10
Q
J
4
K East
Mello
Pass
4
Dbl

3rd
A
7
2
4
5
A
3
4
2 South
Soloway
1
4
All Pass

4th
2
2
7
3
5
8
8
3
5 West
Meckstroth

4
Pass

Lead
3 North
Villas-Boas
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
8 East
Rodwell
1 NT
4

3rd
Q South
Campos
Pass
Pass

4th
A
N deals
E-W vul A 4 2
10
Q 9 6 4 2
A 8 7 6
Q 7
K Q 9 8 6 4
K 8 5
Q 5 Table 9 8
A J 3
A J 10 7
K 10 9 4
38255 =
65A88 =
Par EW +300 K J 10 6 5 3
7 5 2
3
J 3 2

1 opening
4 × South -1
-100 +11 1532
Pass
4 East +1
-650 1244

588. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Mello

2
Pass

Lead
10
5
3
K
7
K
J
2 North
Brogeland
1
Dbl
3 NT

2nd
4
A
8
6
A
3
4 East
Janz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
10
9
6
3
5
7 South
Saelensminde
1
3

4th
Q
4
2
4
6
5
7 West
Helness

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
Q
5
3 North
Branco
Pass
2
3

2nd
5
K
3 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
A
J South
Chagas
1
3
4

4th
10
2
4
N deals
None vul 10 3 2
A Q 6 2
K J 10 8 2
5
A 8 7 5
K J 9 7 5
—
J 9 7 4 Table Q J
10 3
Q 6 4 3
A 8 6 3 2
985A4 =
35739 35639
Par NS +130 K 9 6 4
8 4
A 9 7 5
K Q 10

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-50 1532
Pass
4 South =
+130 +5 1255

589. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Stansby

2
4

Lead
2
3
K
4
Q
Q
10
Q North
Sontag
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
8
K
A
A
K
8
7
6 East
Martel
1
2

3rd
J
4
3
3
6
7
A
2 South
Weichsel
Pass
Pass

4th
10
2
5
5
9
5
9
9 West
Vogel

1
Pass

Lead
Q
2
K
6
7
Q
6
8
10
2 North
Wolfson
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
5
4
5
2
3
9
8
3
2 East
Jacobs
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

3rd
K
A
6
10
Q
3
J
7
A South
Silverman
Pass
1

4th
A
3
4
J
4
8
5
9
9
N deals
Both vul A K 8
9 5 3
K J 7 6 3
6 5
4
A J 7 2
A Q 8
Q J 8 4 3 Table Q 10 7 5 3
K Q 10 6
10 5
K 2
55374 =
88A68 77A68
Par EW +620 J 9 6 2
8 4
9 4 2
A 10 9 7

1 opening
4 East =
-620 1532
Pass
1 South -2
-200 +9 1264

590. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Stansby

2
3 NT

Lead
10
K
4
A
6 North
Sontag
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
10
6
4
Q East
Martel
1
2 NT

3rd
5
2
Q
3
J South
Weichsel
Pass
Pass

4th
K
8
A
7
A West
Bates

2 NT
3 NT
4
Rdbl
Pass

Lead
3
2
4 North
Silverman
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

2nd
K
Q
6 East
Katz
1 NT
3
4
Pass
6
All Pass

3rd
A
5
Q South
Wolfson
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
4
8
A
N deals
None vul K 3 2
A 10 9 2
8 7 6 5
A 8
9 8
K Q 7
A 3
Q J 9 5 3 2 Table A Q J 10 4
J 5 4
K Q
K 7 4
22452 =
BB98B =
Par EW +460 7 6 5
8 6 3
J 10 9 4 2
10 6

1 opening
3 NT East +2
-460 1532
Pass
6 × East -1
+100 +11 1275

591. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Cohen

4

Lead
5
3
5 North
Sontag
1
Pass

2nd
K
10
4 East
Berkowitz
Dbl
Pass

3rd
A
A
6 South
Weichsel
4
Pass

4th
9
2
6 West
Jacobs

2
3
4

Lead
3
A
8
Q
Q
5 North
Burger
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
6
10
9
A
K East
Katz
1 NT
2
3

3rd
J
4
K
2
2
A South
Cayne
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
K
3
7
2
3
9
N deals
None vul 9 7 3
K J 10 8
Q 8 5
A J 5
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 West -1
+50 +10 1542
Pass
4 East =
-420 1275

596. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Cohen

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
6
10
10
Q
2
8 North
Rodwell
1
1 NT

2nd
J
5
5
K
7
6
8 East
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
4
Q
A
4
7
5 South
Meckstroth
1
Pass

4th
6
Q
3
5
9
3
2 West
Hamman

3 NT

Lead
6
3
2
10 North
Burger
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
6
J
5 East
Soloway
1 NT
Pass

3rd
3
Q
4
3 South
Cayne
Pass
Pass

4th
4
5
9
J
N deals
None vul 3 2
A 10 4 3
K 9 6
A 6 3 2
A K Q
J 9 5 2
10 4 3
Q 7 5 Table 10 9 4
K Q
A Q 8 7 2
K J 9
34434 =
A89A9 =
Par EW +430 J 8 7 6 5
8 7 6
J 5
10 8 4

1 opening
1 NT North -4
-200 +6 1548
Pass
3 NT East +1
-430 1281

597. 1997 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Freeman

Pass
Rdbl
Pass

Lead
A
3
6
10
7
J
9
K
5 North
Levy
1
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
5
5
K
10
7
4
10
Q East
Nickell
1
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
4
6
2
6
A
2
A
4
9 South
Mari
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
7
Q
9
8
3
7
8
3
5 West
Chemla

1
Pass

Lead
4
4
K
J
7
5
5
K North
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
A
A
Q
8
A
6
8 East
Perron
1
1 NT

3rd
K
7
2
A
9
9
Q
2 South
Wolff
Pass
Pass

4th
3
9
4
2
6
6
3
3
N deals
None vul K J 9 3
4 3
A K 7 5
10 6 4
A 8 4 2
9
Q 10 6
J 9 8 5 2 Table 7 6
A K J 5 2
8 3 2
K Q 7
67785 =
76657 =
Par NS +90 Q 10 5
Q 10 8 7 6
J 9 4
A 3

1 opening
2 × East -1
+100 +5 1553
Pass
1 NT East =
-90 1281

598. 1997 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Lauria

Dbl
Pass

Lead
9
10
K
Q North
Helness
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
2
9
10 East
Versace
2
3

3rd
A
6
4
5 South
Helgemo
3
Pass

4th
8
3
7
4 West
Aa

2
4

Lead
6
Q
K
3
5
3
2
5
8 North
Bocchi
Pass
2
All Pass

2nd
2
2
9
10
10
K
10
7
5 East
Groetheim
1
2

3rd
A
9
4
A
J
6
A
J
K South
Duboin
Pass
3

4th
8
3
7
4
K
4
8
Q
4
N deals
Both vul A 9 5 4
7
A Q 10 7 4
9 5 3
Q 10 6
A 8 5 4
5 3 2
A J 8 Table 8 7 3
K Q J 6 3 2
8
K 10 2
48387 =
65A56 =
Par EW +500 K J 2
10 9
K J 9 6
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
3 East +1
-170 +10 1563
Pass
4 East =
-620 1281

600. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 19 West
Rodwell

3
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
J
K North
Stansby
1
4
5
6

2nd
A
10
7
3 East
Meckstroth
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
Q
5
7 South
Martel
2
4
5

4th
5
2
7
8 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K North
Freeman
Pass
2
3

2nd
Q East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7 South
Nickell
1
2
5

4th
2
N deals
E-W vul 9 2
5
A Q J 9 8 6 4
K 9 4
A J 10 7
9 8 7 6 4
10
J 10 8 Table K 8 6 5 4 3
K 10 2
7 2
3 2
767CC =
07600 =
Par NS +920 Q
A Q J 3
K 5 3
A Q 7 6 5

1 opening
6 North +1
+940 +11 1574
Pass
5 North +1
+420 1281

601. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Passell

Dbl
4

Lead
Q
K
K
2
6
10
2
J
9 North
Szymanowski
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
4
6
J
Q
5
7
5
6 East
Seamon
1
3

3rd
6
5
4
A
3
10
Q
2
4 South
Lesniewski
3
Pass

4th
2
8
A
7
3
3
3
8
4 West
Baze

1
1
4

Lead
6
Q
K
4
J
K North
Burger
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
A
A
9
4
6 East
Golias
Pass
1
3

3rd
A
3
5
J
7
8 South
Cayne
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
2
2
2
3
8
3
N deals
Both vul A 6 4
6
K 8 6 4 3
K J 8 7
K J 10 3
K 2
A
Q 10 9 5 4 2 Table Q 9 7 5
Q J 10 8 4
10 9 2
A
63495 =
5A848 =
Par EW +500 8 2
A 9 7 5 3
Q J 7 5
6 3

1 opening
4 East -1
+100 +12 1586
Pass
4 West =
-620 1281

605. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 33 West
Karwur

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
2
3
6 North
Mari
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
10
8
A East
Sakul
Pass
4

3rd
3
4
3
5 South
Bompis
4
Pass

4th
6
2
6
4 West
Levy

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
2
3
6
7
5 North
Lasut
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
10
8
A
2
4 East
Mouiel
Pass
3

3rd
3
4
3
5
K
A South
Manoppo
3
Pass

4th
6
2
6
4
6
4
N deals
None vul 4 2
3
A Q 10 7 5 3
K J 7 5
A J 9 7
A
K J 9 6 2
A 9 2 Table K Q 10 8 5
10 9 7 6
8 4
8 4
63859 =
7A373 7A474
Par EW +300 6 3
K Q J 8 5 4 2
—
Q 10 6 3

1 opening
4 East =
-420 1592
Pass
3 East +1
-170 +6 1287

Data 9X02 Main Top One Diamond vs. Pass

1. 2014 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41			West Boyd 3 Pass Lead 8 A K 7 A 3	`North` Graves 1 Pass Pass 2nd 4 7 J A 2 Q	East Robinson 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 6 3 4 K	`South` Schwartz 2 4 4th J 6 10 2 7	West Brogeland 2 Pass Lead K Q 7 K 4 3	`North` Smith Pass 5 Pass 2nd 7 J J A 7 Q	East Lindqvist Pass Dbl 3rd 8 5 K 10 A	`South` Garner 2 Pass 4th 4 6 2 4 2
N deals E-W vul	J 7 5 4 J 7 A 9 6 5 3 A J
10 3 A K Q 9 3 2 7 10 8 7 5		K Q 9 8 6 8 5 Q 2 K 9 4 3
75394 = 68949 = Par EW +100	A 2 10 6 4 K J 10 8 4 Q 6 2
1 opening 4 North -1 -50 +6 `6`	Pass 5 × South -2 -300 0

4. 2014 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22			`West` WeinsteinH Pass Lead Q 6 3 4 5 A 10 Q 10 8	North Woolsey 1 Pass 2nd 4 2 7 3 6 9 J 5 2 2	`East` Grabel Pass Pass 3rd 6 10 2 K A 5 3 4 K Q	South Rodwell 1 NT 4th A J 9 8 7 4 7 9 J 8	`West` Nickell 1 Pass Lead 3 4 5 6 Q 4 8 J 2 K	North Glubok Pass Dbl 1 2nd 5 3 K 10 3 7 4 6 10 9	`East` Katz Pass Rdbl Dbl 3rd 8 A 3 J 4 K Q 7 9 10	South Lee Pass Pass All Pass 4th 10 2 6 2 A 2 A A J 5
N deals N-S vul	A 10 9 4 J 9 4 A 10 Q 7 3 2
8 2 K Q 8 2 K 7 6 4 K J 4		Q J 7 3 10 6 3 Q J 9 A 10 6
45445 45545 98798 = Par EW +400	K 6 5 A 7 5 8 5 3 2 9 8 5
1 opening 1 NT South -2 -200 +7 `13`	Pass 1 × North -2 -500 3

7. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102			`West` Rosenberg 2 Pass Lead A K J 3 J 9 4 4 5	North Greco 1 Dbl Pass 2nd 7 9 6 A 3 6 Q 9	`East` Willenken Pass 4 3rd 6 4 5 6 A 8 K A	South Hampson 1 Pass 4th 8 5 Q 2 2 7 2 2	`West` Diamond 1 Pass Lead K A J 4 K A 4 5	North Cohler Pass Pass Pass 2nd 7 9 3 6 5 6 6 Q	`East` Platnick Pass 2 3rd 4 6 A 8 9 2 A K	South Martel Pass Pass 4th 8 5 2 7 Q 3 2
N deals N-S vul	K 9 6 7 3 A K 5 3 2 10 9 6
J 8 4 K J 10 8 5 8 A K J 4		A 7 5 A 9 4 10 9 7 8 7 5 2
36382 = 86A5B = Par EW +420	Q 10 3 2 Q 6 2 Q J 6 4 Q 3
1 opening 4 West = -420 `14`	Pass 2 West +2 -170 +6 9

10. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 92			West Pratap Dbl Pass Lead 4 2 9 2 J K 8 10	`North` McAllister 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 7 8 K A A 6 3	East GordonM Pass 3 3rd 10 A Q 3 4 3 K 6	`South` Campanile 1 Pass 4th Q 5 K 4 2 4 2 7	West Baseggio Dbl Pass Lead A K K 3 Q 2	`North` Seamon Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 5 10 3 10 2 6	East Stark Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 8 2 4 K 5 Q	`South` Pszczola 1 3 4th 7 4 A A A 4
N deals E-W vul	A 8 3 K 8 7 2 Q J 5 3 10 5
J 10 9 5 10 4 K 10 A K 9 6 3		Q 4 A 9 6 9 8 7 4 Q J 8 2
66774 = 66559 = Par EW +110	K 7 6 2 Q J 5 3 A 6 2 7 4
1 opening 3 East +1 -130 15	Pass 3 South = +140 +7 `20`

11. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 85			`West` Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead 7 3 2 J 3 6 2	North Greco 1 Pass Pass 2nd 3 Q Q 10 2 7 8	`East` Rodwell 1 NT 2 NT 3rd 5 6 4 8 Q 10 A	South Hampson 2 Pass 4th K 7 10 2 4 J 4	`West` Diamond Dbl Pass Dbl Lead 4 3 6 10 10 4 Q K Q	North Katz Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd J 5 7 A J K 3 7 4	`East` Platnick 1 Pass Pass 2 NT 3rd 7 A K 5 Q 3 2 6 5	South Nickell 1 2 Pass All Pass 4th 3 2 A 6 4 A K 7 2
N deals N-S vul	A J 9 2 10 7 5 4 K Q 10 7 2
K 10 5 3 J 6 Q 6 3 9 6 5 4		Q 8 6 A K 8 3 A K 10 J 8 3
66656 = 77667 76666 Par EW +90	7 4 Q 9 5 4 2 J 9 8 7 2 A
1 opening 2 NT East -1 +50 +5 `20`	Pass 2 NT East = -120 `20`

12. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 99			West Rodwell 2 Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 2 2 6 2 4 Q Q	`North` Bathurst 1 Pass 2 Rdbl Pass 2nd 7 3 8 K 5 10 J K	East Meckstroth 1 2 Dbl Pass Dbl 3rd A 9 3 8 5 7 3 8	`South` Moss 1 Pass Pass 3 All Pass 4th 5 A 6 4 4 A 4 3	West Hampson Dbl 3 NT Lead K A 4 A 6 Q Q 3	`North` Weinstein Pass 2 All Pass 2nd 6 2 9 2 5 6 5 10	East Greco 1 3 3rd 3 5 J 8 10 7 7 K	`South` Levin 2 Pass 4th A 4 9 3 3 9 7 8
N deals E-W vul	K 5 3 K Q 10 7 3 Q 10 9 6 2
A Q 10 4 2 Q 10 8 6 2 A 4 3		6 A K 7 6 J 9 8 K J 8 7 5
46574 56574 87869 = Par EW +120	J 9 8 7 3 J 9 5 4 2 A 5 4 —
1 opening 3 × North -1 -100 +11 `31`	Pass 3 NT West = -600 20

18. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 101			`West` Martel 5 NT Pass Lead 10 2 J	North Diamond 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 8 5	`East` Cohler 1 6 3rd 5 Q 4	South Platnick Pass Pass 4th 4 3 A	`West` Hampson 2 NT 3 5 6 Lead 5 A K Q K K	North Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 2nd A 2 5 8 3	`East` Greco 1 3 3 5 3rd 3 4 8 10 2	South Willenken Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 8 6 9 10 A
N deals N-S vul	A 8 5 2 A 9 8 6 K 10 7 6 3
K 9 4 2 A K Q J 7 3 — A J 2		Q J 10 7 6 8 4 K Q J 7 Q 8
21155 = BCC88 ABB88 Par EW +980	5 3 10 9 6 10 5 4 3 2 9 5 4
1 opening 6 East = -980 `36`	Pass 6 East -2 +100 +14 34

24. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 8, Bd 112			`West` StansbyJ Pass Pass Lead J 7 4 3	North Greco 1 2 4 2nd 2 9 2 J	`East` Hung 1 3 All Pass 3rd 4 10 K A	South Hampson 2 Dbl 4th 5 K 6 2	`West` Moss 3 Pass Lead J 3 4 9 J Q K	North Watson Pass 3 Pass 2nd 4 6 2 J 2 8 6	`East` Bathurst 2 Pass Pass 3rd 2 A K K Q 7 5	South FeldmanJ 2 4 4th A 2 J A 5 5 8
N deals N-S vul	A 8 4 8 4 A 7 6 5 K 8 6 4
Q J 6 J 3 K Q 10 4 3 J 10 5		2 Q 9 7 6 5 2 J A Q 7 3 2
79576 69575 54757 = Par NS +140	K 10 9 7 5 3 A K 10 9 8 2 9
1 opening 4 North = +620 +12 `51`	Pass 4 South -1 -100 37

25. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38			`West` Stewart Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl All Pass Lead K K Q A 2 A	North Jacobus 1 1 2 2 3 NT 5 2nd 5 4 7 5 6	`East` Woolsey Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 6 3 J	South Passell 1 2 2 3 4 6 4th 4 3 9 4 9	`West` Kamil Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 A K Q 8	North Koneru Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 8 5 6 10 J	`East` Coren Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 3 4 7 J	South Krekorian 1 3 4 4th K 4 9 9 Q
N deals N-S vul	A J 7 4 3 A J 8 6 2 10 6 4
6 5 3 2 J 10 6 5 7 4 A J 7		K Q 10 9 8 9 4 10 9 3 9 3 2
A7BCB = 26212 = Par NS +1370	— A K Q 8 7 2 K Q 5 K Q 8 5
1 opening 6 North = +1370 +12 `63`	Pass 4 South +1 +650 37

29. 2014 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47			`West` Pszczola Dbl 3 Lead 4 Q 3 A 4 A 4 3	North Hurd 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 6 10 8 4 7 7 6	`East` Kwiecien 1 Dbl 4 3rd Q 5 Q J 8 10 A K	South Wooldridge 2 Pass All Pass 4th A K 2 3 2 7 2 7	`West` Kranyak 1 3 5 Lead A 7 Q 2 4 K 10 10	North Sontag Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 8 6 4 7 3 9 5	`East` Demuy 1 2 3 3rd 6 K 5 4 A 8 9	South Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass 4th 10 3 K 8 2 Q 7
N deals N-S vul	Q 10 7 Q 7 K J 6 5 3 K 7 2
K 8 5 2 8 4 8 2 A J 9 8 5		A J 3 A K 10 9 6 10 Q 10 4 3
63372 = 7996B = Par EW +400	9 6 4 J 5 3 2 A Q 9 7 4 6
1 opening 4 East +1 -150 +6 `71`	Pass 5 East = -400 37

30. 2014 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53			`West` Sontag 4 Pass All Pass Lead 10 A 3 6 4	North Wooldridge 1 Dbl 5 2nd 2 2 7 5 9	`East` Berkowitz 2 Pass Pass 3rd 4 10 3 A 7	South Hurd 3 4 NT 5 4th 2 6 J 10 J	`West` Demuy Pass Pass Lead 4 3 Q K 10 4 2 5	North Pszczola Pass 4 6 2nd A 5 3 7 6 7 8 9	`East` Kranyak 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A A J A 6 4 7	South Kwiecien 4 5 4th 3 10 10 5 2 J 4
N deals N-S vul	A K 6 2 10 9 7 6 3 A 6 5 2
J 5 4 K Q 9 7 2 10 K 7 4 3		Q 10 9 8 7 3 J 6 J 5 10 9 8
B79D8 = 25404 = Par NS +2000	— A 8 5 4 3 A K Q 8 4 2 Q J
1 opening 5 North +1 +620 `71`	Pass 6 South = +1370 +13 50

31. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Sontag 2 Pass Lead 4 6 8 10	North Woolsey 1 3 3 NT 2nd J K K	East Berkowitz 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 6 5 A	South Stewart 2 3 4th 5 4 2	West Beatty Pass Pass Lead 4 5 K Q 10 2 6 J A 4	North Kwiecien Pass 1 NT 2nd 2 3 J 3 8 7 3 4 6 9	East Cohen Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 7 4 8 5 5 5 8 K	South Pszczola 1 Pass 4th Q 9 2 2 3 9 10 A 7 10
N deals Both vul	10 7 5 K Q 5 A Q 5 8 7 5 4
K Q 8 3 8 7 6 K 8 4 3 J 9		A 4 2 A 10 9 4 3 J 9 7 2 3
86659 = 57784 = Par NS +120	J 9 6 J 2 10 6 A K Q 10 6 2
1 opening 3 NT North = +600 +10 `81`	Pass 1 NT North +2 +150 50

32. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41			West Woolsey Rdbl Pass Lead 3 6 J 5 8 10 J 4 Q 7	`North` Berkowitz 1 2 2nd 4 K K 8 Q K Q 9 A 10	East Stewart 2 Pass 3rd A 2 A 9 6 7 J 10 7 A	`South` Sontag Dbl Pass 4th 10 5 5 J 3 2 7 4 Q 2	West Kwiecien 1 2 NT Lead Q 4 2 8	`North` Cohen Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 J 5 7	East Pszczola 1 2 3 NT 3rd 4 7 K J	`South` Beatty Pass Pass All Pass 4th 6 5 9 10
N deals E-W vul	J 3 K 10 6 4 K Q 10 8 Q 9 7
10 7 6 5 Q 5 3 2 A J 6 K 8		K 8 4 A J 3 2 A J 6 4 3 2
45664 44664 98779 = Par EW +600	A Q 9 2 9 8 7 9 7 5 4 10 5
1 opening 2 North -1 -50 +11 `92`	Pass 3 NT West = -600 50

35. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38			`West` Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 10 3 A K Q	North Rodwell 1 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 NT 6 2nd 9 4 7 4 5 9	`East` Sontag Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 K 6 10 6	South Meckstroth 1 2 2 3 5 NT 6 NT 4th A 6 5 2 8 3	`West` Levin Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 6 8 7 J A	North Pszczola Pass 2 NT 3 3 NT 5 7 2nd J 2 9 5 6 9	`East` Weinstein Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 Q K A 6 3	South Kwiecien 2 3 3 4 5 4th 2 4 3 3 10 7
N deals N-S vul	10 6 K 7 6 J 10 8 3 A K 8 6
J 9 5 4 9 4 9 6 5 Q J 3 2		8 2 10 5 3 2 Q 7 4 10 7 5 4
DCDDB = 01002 = Par NS +2220	A K Q 7 3 A Q J 8 A K 2 9
1 opening 6 NT North +1 +1470 `94`	Pass 7 South = +2210 +12 62

36. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40			`West` Sontag Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 5 Q 6 A 9	`North` Meckstroth 1 1 NT 2 3 2nd 3 Q 8 4 6	`East` Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 3 7 7	`South` Rodwell 1 2 2 4 4th 5 4 K 8 J	`West` Weinstein Pass Pass Lead 7 5 8 8 4 K A 7	`North` Kwiecien Pass 1 NT 3 2nd 3 3 A 9 3 2 2 4	`East` Levin Pass 2 All Pass 3rd Q A 2 J 10 6 10 8	`South` Pszczola 1 2 4th 5 4 Q K J 6 Q 7
N deals None vul	10 8 10 8 6 4 A J 8 3 A J 3
K 5 4 2 A 9 7 2 7 8 6 5 4		Q 9 5 K Q 9 6 2 K 10 9 7 2
88A74 = 44369 = Par NS +300	A J 7 6 3 K Q J 3 10 5 4 Q
1 opening 4 South -2 -100 `94`	Pass 3 South = +140 +6 68

38. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50			West Maksymetz 3 NT Lead 4 7 A 5 Q 10 8 7 2 9 Q	`North` Meckstroth 1 Pass 2nd 5 10 3 7 9 5 6 3 4 J K	East Rogoff 1 NT Pass 3rd K 6 2 K 3 2 10 Q 8 7 A	`South` Rodwell Pass Pass 4th 6 3 6 4 J 5 2 A K J J	West Levin 3 NT Lead 2 A 5 K 10 8 3 3 4 10 Q	`North` Marcinski Pass Pass 2nd 7 7 3 9 3 7 8 4 J Q	East Weinstein 1 NT Pass 3rd 9 2 Q 2 10 6 K 8 A K	`South` L'Ecuyer Pass Pass 4th J 4 6 J 4 5 2 5 6 A
N deals E-W vul	Q J 8 7 A 9 6 5 9 6 4 K 3
9 4 3 K 8 7 K Q 10 8 2 7 5		A K 10 J 10 3 A 5 Q 10 9 6 2
45535 = 88798 = Par EW +120	6 5 2 Q 4 2 J 7 3 A J 8 4
1 opening 3 NT East -1 +100 +12 `106`	Pass 3 NT East = -600 68

39. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11			`West` Lauria Pass Pass Lead K A 2 3 4 J	`North` Mazurkiewicz 1 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 5 6 5 A 9	`East` Versace Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 K Q 7 8	`South` Jassem 1 4 4th 5 3 2 K 8 3	`West` Balicki Pass Pass Lead K 4 7 A Q 8 A K J Q	`North` Madala Pass 2 2nd 3 5 8 7 2 Q 4 7 9 K	`East` Zmudzinski Pass Pass 3rd 2 K Q 3 6 8 2 3 6 A	`South` Bocchi 1 Pass 4th 5 2 5 6 3 9 10 9 9 5
N deals None vul	Q 8 10 8 6 5 A K J 8 6 3 2
9 7 5 A J 9 7 2 10 2 K Q 7		K 4 K Q 4 9 7 4 3 10 9 6 4
8B6A7 = 11615 12715 Par NS +450	A J 10 6 3 2 3 Q 5 A J 8 5
1 opening 4 South = +420 +7 `113`	Pass 2 North +3 +150 68

42. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 14			`West` Balakrishnan Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 3 2 3 2 9	`North` Muller 1 2 2 3 3 NT 4 NT 2nd 10 4 K 7 3 7	`East` Tewari Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q A 7 K Q 8	`South` de Wijs 1 NT 2 2 3 4 6 4th A 5 6 2 5 4	`West` v.Prooijen 1 Pass Lead 5 10 3 A	`North` Venkataraman Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 3 6 2	`East` Verhees Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 Q Q 4	`South` Chokshi 1 3 NT 4th 10 5 K 6
N deals None vul	A J 3 3 Q J 9 7 K 10 9 5 2
Q 9 6 5 2 K 5 6 4 3 A J 3		8 7 4 10 9 8 7 6 4 5 Q 8 4
B88CA A88CA 25512 = Par NS +920	K 10 A Q J 2 A K 10 8 2 7 6
1 opening 6 North = +920 +10 `124`	Pass 3 NT South +2 +460 68

43. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 14			`West` Fantoni 1 Pass All Pass Lead 2 3 5 6 Q 7 2 A	`North` Karwur 1 Pass 3 2nd J 4 3 3 5 6 3 4	`East` Nunes Pass 2 Pass 3rd 8 Q 7 K 8 A J 7	`South` Sakul 1 Dbl 3 NT 4th 10 K K 4 6 4 7 6	`West` Tobing 1 Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 7 2 4 5 A	`North` Helness Pass 2 4 4 NT 6 2nd 7 3 4 9 Q 6	`East` Asbi Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 K 6 4 K J	`South` Helgemo 1 3 NT 4 5 4th 8 8 J 2 A 6
N deals None vul	A J 3 3 Q J 9 7 K 10 9 5 2
Q 9 6 5 2 K 5 6 4 3 A J 3		8 7 4 10 9 8 7 6 4 5 Q 8 4
B88CA A88CA 25512 = Par NS +920	K 10 A Q J 2 A K 10 8 2 7 6
1 opening 3 NT South +2 +460 `124`	Pass 6 South = +920 +10 78

44. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 11			`West` Newell 3 Pass Lead 9 A J 2 3 9 7 Q	`North` Robson 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 7 5 A 5 7 2 5	`East` Reid 1 Pass Pass 3rd K 6 6 10 J J K 3	`South` Allfrey 2 3 4th 10 3 4 3 A K 9	`West` Townsend 3 Lead J 9 K Q J 8 7 A Q 7	`North` Bach Pass Pass 2nd A 4 10 3 4 A 2 10 J	`East` Bakhshi 2 Pass 3rd 3 A 2 2 6 6 Q 5 8	`South` Cornell Pass Pass 4th 5 7 2 3 8 9 9 9 7
N deals None vul	A Q 4 3 J 7 K 8 5 4 3 10 7
10 8 5 9 5 J 10 A K Q J 6 5		K J 7 6 2 A 10 4 2 9 6 2 9
65994 65894 77447 = Par NS +140	9 K Q 8 6 3 A Q 7 8 4 3 2
1 opening 3 North = +110 +6 `130`	Pass 3 West = -110 78

45. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 32			`West` Brink Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 Q 2 2 K 3	North Bosenberg 1 1 NT 3 2nd 2 6 7 4 A	`East` Drijver Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 9 Q 4	South Eber 1 2 3 NT 4th 10 4 J A 8	`West` Gower Pass Pass Lead 9 3 2 2 10 8 J A 4	North Verhees Pass 2 2 2nd 6 4 7 4 K A 8 7 8	`East` Apteker Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 Q 10 Q 5 4 2 6 3	South v.Prooijen 1 2 4th K 8 J A 6 2 3 3 J
N deals N-S vul	A 10 6 Q 2 A 10 9 5 4 J 5 4
9 8 A J 4 K J 3 K 9 7 3 2		J 7 5 4 8 7 6 Q 8 7 Q 8 6
99996 99A97 44346 43346 Par NS +620	K Q 3 2 K 10 9 5 3 6 2 A 10
1 opening 3 NT North = +600 +10 `140`	Pass 2 South +1 +140 78

46. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 32			`West` Sakul Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 2 3 K K	North Townsend 1 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 2 6 4 A 5	`East` Karwur Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 9 Q Q 6	South Bakhshi 1 2 3 NT 4th 10 J A 8 10	`West` Gold Pass Pass Lead 4 2 J Q K	North Tobing Pass 1 NT 2nd 2 6 A 7 4	`East` Forrester Pass Pass 3rd 9 9 7 3 Q	South Asbi 1 Pass 4th 10 J 2 A 6
N deals N-S vul	A 10 6 Q 2 A 10 9 5 4 J 5 4
9 8 A J 4 K J 3 K 9 7 3 2		J 7 5 4 8 7 6 Q 8 7 Q 8 6
99996 99A97 44346 43346 Par NS +620	K Q 3 2 K 10 9 5 3 6 2 A 10
1 opening 3 NT North +1 +630 +10 `150`	Pass 1 NT North +3 +180 78

47. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 32			`West` Brum Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 3 A 6 K	North Lambardi 1 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 2 7 J 4 7 A	`East` Chagas Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 10 Q 3 Q	South Rizzo 1 2 3 NT 4th 10 4 6 9 2	`West` Camberos Pass 2 Lead 9 3 2 8 4 7	North Villas-Boas Pass 1 NT 2 2nd 6 4 7 A 8 2	`East` Pellegrini Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 Q 10 5 6 K	South Campos 1 Pass 4th K 6 J 2 3 A
N deals N-S vul	A 10 6 Q 2 A 10 9 5 4 J 5 4
9 8 A J 4 K J 3 K 9 7 3 2		J 7 5 4 8 7 6 Q 8 7 Q 8 6
99996 99A97 44346 43346 Par NS +620	K Q 3 2 K 10 9 5 3 6 2 A 10
1 opening 3 NT North +1 +630 +10 `160`	Pass 2 South +1 +140 78

48. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 31			`West` Asbi Pass Pass Lead J 2 9 10 4 Q 5 6 10 3	North Takayama 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 3 2 6 7 9 J 8 4 6	`East` Tobing 1 Pass Pass 3rd 4 K 3 8 A 4 9 Q 10 J	South Kaku 2 3 NT 4th Q 6 2 5 8 5 8 K 7 A	`West` Furuta Pass Pass Lead 2 8 3 7 5 Q 5 4 K J	North George Pass 2 Dbl 2nd 5 Q 2 2 2 8 9 8 5 7	`East` ChenD Pass 2 All Pass 3rd A K 9 3 Q 4 9 4 9 3	South Karwur 2 Pass 4th 3 6 A K J 6 K 10 6 Q
N deals N-S vul	A 10 8 4 10 9 5 K J 10 9 K 4
J 7 6 5 J Q 6 4 2 J 9 8 3		Q 3 K 7 6 4 2 A 8 7 5 7 6
BAA9B = 22232 = Par NS +660	K 9 2 A Q 8 3 3 A Q 10 5 2
1 opening 3 NT South +2 +660 `160`	Pass 2 × East -5 +1100 +10 88

49. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 15, Bd 11			`West` Fleisher Dbl 4 All Pass Lead Q 6 4 2 8 2 10 9	`North` Apteker 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 5 K 8 Q 9 J 4	`East` Kamil Pass 2 Pass 3rd A A 5 A 6 10 10 2	`South` Gower 1 4 Dbl 4th 7 3 2 Q 9 4 K 4	`West` Eber 1 Pass All Pass Lead K Q 8 K 4 2 9 2	`North` Zia Pass Dbl Dbl 2nd 6 3 4 9 6 5 10 7	`East` Bosenberg Pass 3 Pass 3rd 2 2 A 10 J K Q A	`South` Martel 1 Pass 4 4th A 7 9 6 Q 4 5 3
N deals None vul	10 6 5 A K 5 2 K 9 5 4 2 6
A J 3 2 6 4 3 Q K Q J 7 3		K 9 8 7 9 7 10 8 7 6 9 5 2
86A95 86AA6 57337 = Par NS +420	Q 4 Q J 10 8 A J 3 A 10 8 4
1 opening 4 × East -3 +500 +12 `172`	Pass 4 South -2 -100 88

50. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 19, Bd 16			`West` Syed Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 5 4 4 8 2 K J	North Tobing 1 2 3 2nd 2 Q 7 2 A 4 6 10	`East` Nonoo Pass Pass Pass 3rd J A 10 7 7 Q 9 4	South Asbi 2 2 3 NT 4th Q 3 3 8 6 10 3 8	`West` George 1 2 Pass All Pass Lead Q 2 4 J 9 J 2 7	North Basiony Pass Dbl 3 Dbl 2nd A 7 8 Q 2 8 10 9	`East` Karwur Pass 2 3 Pass 3rd 3 10 J 5 K 5 A 6	South Maci 1 Pass Pass 3 4th 4 3 Q 4 6 6 3 5
N deals N-S vul	9 6 4 2 J A K J 7 2 Q 5 3
5 3 A 9 8 3 2 Q K J 7 6 4		K J 8 7 Q 10 6 5 10 8 6 3 10
794A8 894A9 34834 = Par NS +140	A Q 10 K 7 4 9 5 4 A 9 8 2
1 opening 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 `182`	Pass 3 South = +140 88

51. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 22			`West` Fritsche Pass Lead K Q 5 2 J K 9 J 10 7	North Samir 1 Pass 2nd 3 A 7 6 4 3 10 6 8 3	`East` Rohowsky 2 Pass 3rd 2 8 A 10 4 Q Q 5 8 J	South Noshy 2 NT 4th 5 9 3 9 2 7 A 2 6 7	`West` Hussein 1 1 Lead J Q 2 Q 9 K J 6 10 Q	North Piekarek Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 7 6 2 A 3 3 6 7 8 A	`East` Nabil Pass 1 3rd A 5 K 2 2 4 5 K 10 10	South Smirnov Pass Pass 4th 3 8 9 5 A 9 4 8 5 J
N deals N-S vul	9 6 3 K 9 A 8 6 3 K J 10 5
A J 7 2 A K Q J 10 7 4 6 3		K 10 8 J 10 8 5 4 3 2 9 8 7
53637 53638 697A5 = Par EW +140	Q 5 4 Q 7 6 2 9 5 A Q 4 2
1 opening 2 NT South -3 -300 `182`	Pass 1 West = -80 +6 94

52. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Fantoni 2 4 Lead Q 3 2 3 Q	North WolpertG 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 2 A 5 7	East Nunes Pass 3 3rd 4 A 4 A	South Kranyak 1 NT Pass 4th 6 6 5 7	West Levin 1 2 NT Lead K 5 4 8 Q 2	North Helness Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 A 7 J J	East Weinstein Pass 2 3 3rd 7 4 A 10 3	South Helgemo Pass Pass All Pass 4th 6 3 5 9 9
N deals Both vul	9 5 K 10 4 Q 10 9 3 K Q J 5
A K 8 6 3 2 A J K 6 8 6 3		Q 10 4 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 2 A 2
42477 = 9A855 = Par EW +620	J 7 Q 3 2 A J 8 7 10 9 7 4
1 opening 4 West = -620 `182`	Pass 3 West +1 -170 +10 104

55. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 16			`West` Karwur 4 Pass Lead K 8 J 4	North Lavings 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 6 4 8	`East` George 2 Pass Pass 3rd 10 5 5 A	South Krochmalik Dbl Dbl 4th J J K 7	`West` Thomson Pass Pass Lead Q 2 3 3 6 J 9 2 A	North Tobing Pass 2 NT 2nd 2 A 3 8 4 4 8 7 6	`East` Kanetkar 1 Pass 3rd 8 6 10 8 7 5 9 4 6	South Asbi Dbl Pass 4th K 5 A K 5 3 5 4 10
N deals N-S vul	K 10 5 10 4 3 J 10 3 2 A K 4
Q 9 6 7 2 K 7 5 4 10 8 6 5		A J Q J 9 8 A Q J 9 7 3 2
58784 57684 64649 64659 Par EW +110	8 7 4 3 2 A K 6 5 Q 9 8 6 —
1 opening 4 × East -1 +100 +7 `192`	Pass 2 NT North -2 -200 104

56. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 31			`West` Gromoeller Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 9 4 4 A Q 5 5	North Villas-Boas 1 2 2 NT 3 3 NT 2nd 2 2 J Q 3 9 J A	`East` Rehder Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 3 A 2 4 4 10 3	South Campos 2 2 3 3 4th K J 3 10 6 6 7 2	`West` Brenner Pass Pass All Pass Lead J 3 K 7 Q 7 J	North Rohowsky Pass 1 2 NT 2nd 5 4 A 3 10 A 8	`East` Thoma Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 9 2 6 7 3	South Fritsche 1 1 3 4th A 5 2 9 2 9
N deals N-S vul	A 10 8 4 10 9 5 K J 10 9 K 4
J 7 6 5 J Q 6 4 2 J 9 8 3		Q 3 K 7 6 4 2 A 8 7 5 7 6
BAA9B = 22232 = Par NS +660	K 9 2 A Q 8 3 3 A Q 10 5 2
1 opening 3 NT North +1 +630 +11 `203`	Pass 3 South +1 +130 104