Data 9X03 Main

One Heart vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 242 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul 6 4
A Q J 6 2
9 6 2
A 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Zia Multon Duboin Bianchedi Nunes Madala Fantoni
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
2 Pass 3 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Dbl AP

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

K Q
9 5 4
A K 10 8 7 3
K 4 Table J 3 2
K 7 3
Q J
Q 9 8 7 6
47644 =
76698 =
Par NS -110 A 10 9 8 7 5
10 8
5 4
J 10 2

1 opening
3 W = -110
-12 0
Pass
3 NT× W -2 +500
+12 12

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K 9
A 10 9 4 3
K 10 8 7
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Stansby Levin Bramley Grabel Katz WeinsteinH Nickell
1 1 3 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 5
K 8 7 6
J 6 4
10 8 4 3 Table A 8 7 3 2
J 2
9 2
A K 7 5
98996 =
45446 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 6 4
Q 5
A Q 5 3
Q J 9

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 11
Pass
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 12

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K 9
A 10 9 4 3
K 10 8 7
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Bathurst Rosenberg Moss Hampson Martel Greco Cohler
1 1 3 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

J 5
K 8 7 6
J 6 4
10 8 4 3 Table A 8 7 3 2
J 2
9 2
A K 7 5
98996 =
45446 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 6 4
Q 5
A Q 5 3
Q J 9

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 17
Pass
2 N +1 +140
-6 12

6. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul Q
Q 10 9 6 2
A 4 2
Q J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hampson Meckstroth Greco Platnick Weinstein Diamond Levin
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

K 9 8 6
J
J 9 8
K 10 8 7 2 Table A 7 5 3 2
A K 7 5 4
Q 10
5
64776 64676
79667 =
Par NS -140 J 10 4
8 3
K 7 6 5 3
A 4 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
-12 17
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+12 25

7. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

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

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

K 5 4
J 7 6
A 8 6 4
A 5 2 Table A Q 9 7 3 2
3
10
J 9 6 4 3
53993 =
8A34A =
Par NS -300 J 10 8
A 10 9 4
Q J 7 3
K 8

1 opening
4 E = -620
+5 22
Pass
4 × W = -790
-5 25

9. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 2 AP
2 Dbl 2 Dbl (AP)

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

8
J 5 4
Q 6
Q 10 8 7 4 3 2 Table K Q 10 7 5
A Q 9 3
K J 10 9
—
66576 66575
77767 77867
Par NS -110 A J 9 3 2
8
A 8 7 5 3
J 9

1 opening
2 × E -1 +200
+9 31
Pass
2 N -2 -200
-9 25

10. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Zmudzinski Helgemo Balicki Bramley Nunes Stansby Fantoni
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

A J 7 6 5
A J 9 6
4 2
7 4 Table Q 4
K 7 5
K J 7 6 5 3
J 2
8666A =
57773 =
Par NS +130 10 3
8
Q 10 9 8
A K 9 6 5 3

1 opening
5 S = +600
+10 41
Pass
3 S +1 +130
-10 25

12. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Smirnov Meckstroth Piekarek AukenS Katz Welland Nickell
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A 8 7 3 2
2
10 9 5 4
9 7 3 Table K 6 5
K 10 5
A 8 6 2
Q 6 2
87979 =
46464 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 9
Q 8 7 3
K Q 3
A 10 8

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 42
Pass
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 31

14. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG GartaganisJ Kranyak GartaganisN WolpertD Weinstein Korbel Levin
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 10 8 7 4
J 8
10 8
K 10 2 Table 6 2
K 10 9 3
K Q
Q 9 8 7 3
747A5 748A5
69538 =
Par NS +100 A J 5 3
6 2
J 7 4 3
A J 6

1 opening
4 × W -3 +500
+9 51
Pass
3 N = +110
-9 31

16. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

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

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

A J 9 3 2
A 4
J 9 8 5
J 5 Table K Q 10 8
9 5
Q 10 6
K 10 9 7
64857 =
69475 =
Par NS -140 7 5
Q J 8 3
K 7 4 2
Q 6 3

1 opening
3 N = +140
+7 58
Pass
3 W = -140
-7 31

20. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Kamil Rehder Fleisher Rosenberg Smirnov Willenken Piekarek
1 1 4 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 4 NT Dbl 1 1 2 2
5 Dbl AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 5 4
K J 8 6
A 9 5
9 3 Table A 9 8 7 2
—
K 10 7 3
Q 8 5 2
54857 53856
89486 8A486
Par NS -420 J
Q 4 3 2
Q J 8 2
K J 6 4

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+6 64
Pass
4 W -1 +50
-6 32

21. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Krochmalik Helgemo Lavings Kanetkar Multon Thomson Zimmermann
1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A J 8 7 6
10 6
J 8 6
Q 4 3 Table 5 4 2
A J 3
2
K J 8 7 6 5
65AB4 =
58329 =
Par NS +420 10 9 3
Q 5
A K 9 5 3
A 9 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 70
Pass
2 S +2 +170
-6 32

24. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Rodwell Willenken Meckstroth Levin Kamil Weinstein Fleisher
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 7 6
K 7 6 5 2
K 9
10 8 3 Table K 5 3 2
Q
Q 8 5 3 2
Q 5 4
98A89 =
35354 =
Par NS +420 J 9 4
9 3
A J 6 4
A K 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 77
Pass
2 S = +110
-7 34

25. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

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

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

Q 7 3 2
10 8 5
K 10 6 4
6 5 Table A 10 8 5 4
K
Q 9 5
A K Q 4
53745 =
8A697 =
Par NS -420 J 9 6
9 7 6 4
A 3 2
9 8 2

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+6 83
Pass
4 E = -420
-6 34

27. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A 6 4 2
A J 10 4 2
J 2
10 6

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Bathurst Hurd Dwyer Kranyak BlanchardS WolpertG BlanchardB
1 1 2 Pass 1 2
Dbl Pass 2 4 (AP) Pass 2 2 4 (AP)

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

J 3
K Q
9 8 7 6
K 8 5 4 2 Table K Q 10 8 7 5
9 7 5
10
A 7 3
859A5 =
38337 =
Par NS +130 9
8 6 3
A K Q 5 4 3
Q J 9

1 opening
4 N -3 -150
-11 85
Pass
4 N = +420
+11 45

28. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Bathurst Willenken Dwyer WolpertG Fleisher Kranyak Kamil
1 1 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q 5 4
A 5 2
K Q 8 3
Q J 2 Table A J 9 7 3 2
J
J 9 2
7 6 3
33837 =
7A595 =
Par NS -420 10 8
Q 8 7 6
A 7 6 4
K 8 4

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+10 95
Pass
4 E = -420
-10 45

29. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

N deals
None vul K 10 8
Q 9 8 7 6 3
K
K 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Wold Kamil Compton Schermer Rosenberg Chambers Willenken
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl AP
3 NT AP

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

A 9
J 5
A 8 5 4 2
A Q J 6 Table Q 6 5 4
K 10 4 2
Q 10 7
10 4
46554 =
97788 =
Par NS -400 J 7 3 2
A
J 9 6 3
9 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT E -2 +100
+9 104
Pass
2 × N -2 -300
-9 45

33. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Gromov Stewart Dubinin Zmudzinski Robinson Balicki Boyd
1 2 2 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 2 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass Dbl AP

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

9 6 5 4 2
Q J 5
K Q J
4 3 Table K 10 7
A 9
8 7 5
A Q J 9 7
55966 55866
78465 =
Par NS +140 3
10 6 4
A 10 9 6 4 2
K 5 2

1 opening
3 × E -2 +500
+7 116
Pass
4 E -2 +200
-7 45

37. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Friedlander Salmenkivi Liran Pekkinen Niemi Bareket Koistinen Lengy
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 5
A J 5
J 9
K Q J 9 8 2 Table A 9 2
10 7 3 2
4 3 2
10 7 6
6B8B6 =
42527 42427
Par NS +650 10 7 4 3
9 8
A K 7 5
A 5 3

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-10 116
Pass
4 S = +620
+10 55

40. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul A Q
A 10 5 4 2
J 8
9 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Pasquini Helness Valdes Helgemo Fantoni Gusso Nunes Hantos
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

5
K 8 7
A 10 6 5 4
K Q 5 3 Table 9 8 7 4 3
J 3
K Q 9 7
7 2
67837 67848
65495 =
Par NS -110 K J 10 6 2
Q 9 6
3 2
A J 10

1 opening
4 N = +620
+13 129
Pass
3 E +1 -130
-13 55

42. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q 10 7
Q J 7 5 4
—
A 9 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Carcassonne Allfrey Labaere Robson Patterson Coenraets Crouch de Donder
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 3 3 Pass 1 2 3
4 Pass 4 4 NT Dbl Rdbl 3 4 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 6 AP

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

9 8 3 2
10 8 3
A Q 7
8 5 4 Table K J 6 4
2
K 10 9 8 6 5 3
10
66D4D 65D4D
27090 =
Par NS +1400 A 5
A K 9 6
J 4 2
K Q J 2

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 143
Pass
4 N +2 +480
-11 55

43. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Lengy Niemi Bareket Koistinen Pekkinen Friedlander Salmenkivi Liran
1 2 3 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 AP

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

J 6 5 3
Q 9 7
K 6 4 2
J 5 Table Q 9 7 4
A 4
J
K Q 9 7 6 3
96BA6 =
37237 =
Par NS +650 A 10
J 8 3
Q 10 7 5
A 10 8 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 143
Pass
3 E -2 +100
+7 62

46. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Cheek Katz Grue Wooldridge Rodwell Hurd Meckstroth
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 3 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

—
Q J 10
Q J 10 9 7 6
10 7 5 2 Table K Q J 10 3 2
A 9
K 4 3 2
9
74727 =
694B3 =
Par NS -600 A 9 5
8 7 2
A 5
Q J 8 6 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 143
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+6 68

47. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Cheek Hurd Hamman Wooldridge Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 1 Dbl Pass
1 AP

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

Q 5 3
A Q J 4
A 10 4
J 10 4 Table J 10 4 2
K 7 2
Q J 9 8 2
3
46539 66539
67783 =
Par NS +100 A 9 7 6
10
K 7 3
Q 9 7 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N -3 -300
-5 143
Pass
1 W +1 -110
+5 73

49. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul J
K Q 5 3 2
10 6 4
K Q 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Hamman Milner Zia LallH
1 3 4 NT Pass 2 Dbl
5 Pass Pass 6 (AP) 4 5 AP

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

8 6 4 2
6
A 8 3 2
8 7 4 2 Table K Q 10 9 7 5 3
J 8
J 5
J 5
A5CBC =
18111 =
Par NS +800 A
A 10 9 7 4
K Q 9 7
A 9 3

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 154
Pass
5 N +1 +480
-11 77

54. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Versace Grue Lauria Duboin Delmonte Sementa BessisT
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 7 AP
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 9 7
Q 9 8
10 9 8
K 8 6 5 Table 4 2
10
Q 7 6 4
Q J 10 9 7 2
DDDC7 =
00016 =
Par NS +2220 K Q 6 5
A 3 2
A K J 2
A 3

1 opening
6 N +1 +1460
-13 157
Pass
7 S = +2210
+13 92

56. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel El Ahmady Stansby Sadek Nadim Fleisher Hishmat Kamil
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

9 7
5 3 2
K 9 3
9 8 5 4 2 Table A Q J 5
A K J 8 7
7
A Q 6
57494 =
86949 75849
Par NS -140 K 10 8 6 4 3 2
Q
Q J 6 5
J

1 opening
1 S +1 +110
+7 164
Pass
2 NT E +2 -180
-7 95

57. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Newell LallJ Reid Ware Bathurst Tislevoll Zagorin
1 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

K 9 3
K J 6
A Q 8 7 4
J 8 Table J 4
A Q 10 7 5 4
9 6
6 3 2
58358 58458
75975 =
Par NS -140 10 8 7
3 2
K J 10 5
K Q 9 7

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+6 170
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 95

61. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Edgtton Lian Gosney ShiH Hou Nunn ShiM Hans
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 AP

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

K 6
J 9 8 2
8 7
K J 9 8 6 Table A J 9 3 2
Q 7 4
9 6 2
A 4
65373 34372
57757 =
Par NS -80 7 5 4
K
A K 10 5 4 3
10 7 5

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 171
Pass
1 NT W -1 +100
+5 104

62. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Schaltz Helgemo MadsenM Askgaard Multon Bjarnarson Zimmermann
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT AP
3 AP

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

7 4 3
K 10
A 10 8
A J 8 4 3 Table K 8 5
J 5 3
K 9 2
K 9 7 5
68875 =
75568 =
Par NS +100 A Q 10 2
7 6 2
J 7 6 5
10 6

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+5 176
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 104

65. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Helgemo Levin Helness Nunes Kamil Fantoni Fleisher
1 1 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 3 Pass Pass Pass
4 AP

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

9 2
10 4 3
A J 7
A 10 8 5 3 Table A K 10 8 7 6
J 7
K 10 3
J 6
54765 =
89678 =
Par NS -140 J
A Q 6 5
9 8 5 2
9 7 4 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+5 182
Pass
2 E +1 -140
-5 104

66. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Wolfson Hurd Cohen Garner Grue WeinsteinH LallJ
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5
10 6 3
Q 10 7 2
Q 9 4 3 Table J 10 6 3
A 9 8 7
K 8 4 3
J
9AA7B =
32352 42352
Par NS +620 A K Q 8 2
J
A J 6 5
K 10 6

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 194
Pass
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 104

68. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Grue Bathurst Katz Zagorin Nickell
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
4 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q 5 4
K 10 9 3
Q 7 5
A 10 Table K J 10 9 6
J 7 2
A 9 3 2
9
53559 =
7A784 79783
Par NS -300 8 7
5
K 10 8 4
K 8 6 5 4 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 206
Pass
4 W = -620
-12 104

69. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Simson Ekeblad Johnson Rubin WeinsteinH Richter Garner Aker
1 2 3 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 3 4 Pass 2 2 NT Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 3 AP

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

9 8 7 5
9 7
A Q 6 4
5 4 2 Table K Q 3 2
8 5 3
—
K Q J 9 7 3
76AA6 769A5
67337 =
Par NS +620 A J 10 4
K Q 10 6
K 9 5
8 6

1 opening
4 × E -3 +800
+12 218
Pass
3 N = +140
-12 104

71. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul 10
10 8 6 3 2
K 5
A Q 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Grue Greco LallJ Wooldridge Moss Hurd Gitelman
1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 2 Dbl 3 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

7 6 2
K J
Q 10 9 8 6 2
9 8 Table A K J 8 5
Q 9 7 5 4
4
J 6
9788B =
46552 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 4 3
A
A J 7 3
K 10 5 4

1 opening
5 N = +400
+10 228
Pass
5 N -1 -50
-10 104

74. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A 9
J 10 8 6 2
Q
K J 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Stansby Katz Martel Nickell
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass Pass
3 NT AP

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

K 8 7 6
A Q 7 4
K 6 3
Q 3 Table Q J 5
K 9 3
A J 5 4
A 7 5
22346 =
BAA96 8A996
Par NS -660 10 4 3 2
5
10 9 8 7 2
10 8 2

1 opening
3 NT W +3 -690
-13 232
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
+13 117

75. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Zia Weinstein Hamman Levin
1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q
A 9 4
Q 8 7 4
8 7 5 3 Table J 10 9 7 5
J 7 5
A K
K Q 2
44554 =
99888 79778
Par NS -600 6 3 2
8 6
J 10 6 2
A 9 6 4

1 opening
1 NT W +2 -150
-6 232
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+6 123

77. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Pacareu Lauria RoblesB Versace Sementa Villas-Boas Duboin Campos
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 NT Dbl 1 1 2 2 (AP)
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A K 6 2
K J 10
J 6 2
10 9 4 Table 4 3
9 7
A 8 5 4
K 7 6 5 3
89876 =
54467 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 5
8 5 3
Q 10 7
A Q 8

1 opening
3 E -3 +300
+5 237
Pass
2 N = +110
-5 124

78. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Stefanov Seamon Aronov Fredin Sementa Fallenius Duboin
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
3 AP 1 NT 2 Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 8
10 6
A K J 10 5
A 10 9 7 Table 5 3 2
Q 7 5
Q 8 7 4
J 8 2
49944 =
74497 =
Par NS +140 10 9 7 6
K J 4
9 3
K Q 6 4

1 opening
3 W = -110
-6 237
Pass
3 S = +140
+6 130

84. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Ferraro Diamond Bocchi Platnick Greco Duboin Hampson Sementa
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K J 4 3
6
J 8 4 3
Q J 7 5 Table A 10 5 2
J 9 4 3 2
A 2
9 8
85888 =
57555 =
Par NS +120 9 8 7 6
K 8
Q 10 7 5
A K 4

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-6 240
Pass
2 N = +110
+6 138

85. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul K Q 9
K 10 6 5 4 3 2
9 7 6
—

West North East South West North East South
Jackson Diamond Sher Platnick Moss Baseggio Gitelman WeinsteinJ
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 3
Dbl 2 3 Pass Dbl AP
4 Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 6 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A J 3 2
A Q J
K Q J 10
A 4 Table 10 8 7 6 4
9 8
A
K 10 9 8 7
22533 =
BB7AA AB79A
Par NS -460 5
7
8 5 4 3 2
Q J 6 5 3 2

1 opening
6 × E -1 +100
+17 257
Pass
3 × S -6 -1400
-17 138

86. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A 6 3
J 8 6 4 2
K 5 3
K J

West North East South West North East South
Sher Gitelman Jackson Moss Greco WeinsteinJ Hampson Baseggio
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 2
Q 10 5
J 9 7
A 10 6 4 Table J 5
9
A 10 8 6 2
Q 8 7 5 2
8AA55 =
33378 =
Par NS +420 K Q 10 9 4
A K 7 3
Q 4
9 3

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 267
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 138

88. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Milner Chorush Cohler Koneru Gerstman BlanchardB Landen BlanchardS
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 AP

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

9 8 7 3 2
J 4 2
K Q 9 6 3
— Table A Q
9 8 3
J 10 5
Q J 9 5 3
A7A5A A7B5A
15273 25273
Par NS +450 K 10 4
7 5
A 7 4
A K 10 7 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 274
Pass
2 N = +110
-7 142

91. 2010 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Johnson Martel Dawson Trendafilov Weinstein Karaivanov Levin
1 4 Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K
K 8 6
K Q 9 7 5 3
Q J 6 Table A Q J 9 8 5 3
5
J 8 4 2
K
33838 =
895A5 =
Par NS -140 7 2
A 10 9 3
6
10 9 8 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
-10 276
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+10 154

93. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Cambournac Aronov Hayet Stefanov Danailov Berrada Karakolev Rerhaye
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 4 2 2 Pass 2
Dbl AP 3 AP

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

4
A 3
Q J 10 7 6 3
A K 10 7 Table Q 9 7 2
Q 6 5
8
J 6 4 3 2
69953 79963
64479 =
Par NS +140 A K 10 8 6 5 3
J 7 2
K 5
5

1 opening
4 × S -1 -100
-5 276
Pass
3 W -1 +100
+5 160

94. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Karakolev Stewart Danailov Aronov Doub Stefanov Wildavsky
1 1 NT 3 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 2 Dbl 2 3
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

K Q 10 6 3 2
4
J
A 10 9 8 6 Table A 9
A 6 5
Q 7 6
K Q 4 3 2
11980 =
7C44C =
Par NS -980 8 4
J 9 8 2
K 10 8 5 4 3
5

1 opening
4 E +2 -480
+10 286
Pass
6 W +1 -940
-10 160

95. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Fu Brink Zhao Dai Bertens YangL Bakkeren
1 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 6
8 6 4
J 10 9 8 6 5 2
2 Table A 10 4 3 2
K 9
Q
Q 8 5 4 3
C9C7A =
14162 14163
Par NS +990 K 8 7
A Q 7
K 4 3
K 10 9 6

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-11 286
Pass
4 N +2 +480
+11 171

97. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Caracci Versace RoblesJ Pacareu Nunes RoblesB Fantoni
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 AP

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

A K 8 7 4
5
10 9
8 7 4 3 2 Table 10
Q 10 9 8 2
K 6 5 2
A K 6
77775 =
56658 66668
Par NS -90 Q 9 6 5 3
6 3
A Q J 8
Q 10

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-6 286
Pass
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 178

101. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul K 8 6 3
Q 9 8 6 5 2
K J 7
—

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini Brenner Ravenna Figueiredo Chagas Ventin Branco Lambardi
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 4
K 4 3
3 2
Q 10 9 6 Table 5
J 10 7
Q 10 9 8 5 4
A K 4
7A967 6A968
62465 62365
Par NS +620 A J 9 2
A
A 6
J 8 7 5 3 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 288
Pass
4 S = +620
+12 194

102. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul K 8 6 3
Q 9 8 6 5 2
K J 7
—

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Khokhlov Brink Matushko Khiuppenen Muller Kholomeev de Wijs
1 2 Dbl Pass 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 4
K 4 3
3 2
Q 10 9 6 Table 5
J 10 7
Q 10 9 8 5 4
A K 4
7A967 6A968
62465 62365
Par NS +620 A J 9 2
A
A 6
J 8 7 5 3 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+11 299
Pass
3 S = +140
-11 194

104. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Dai Tundal YangL Zhuang Brogeland WangW Lindqvist
1 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 2 Dbl Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT 4 (AP)
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

5
K Q 2
Q J 10 9 3 2
9 7 4 Table 10 8
8 6 3
A 6
A K Q J 10 3
59833 =
6459A =
Par NS -130 J 9 7 6 4 2
A 10
K 7 4
6 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 306
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-6 194

108. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul K
K Q 9 8 4
K 9 7
10 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Rodwell Fleisher Meckstroth Hamman Granovetter Zia Rubin
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 1 Dbl 2 2
3 3 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q J 6 4
J 3
8 3 2
A K Q Table 10 8 2
10 7
A Q J 10 6 4
9 5
00807 =
8B5B6 =
Par NS -650 9 7 5 3
A 6 5 2
5
J 8 3 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+13 321
Pass
4 W +1 -650
-13 195

109. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

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

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

K J 10 7
7 6 2
Q 7 3
A K 10 Table 9 6 5 2
A 5 3
K J 9 6 4
6
54648 =
69694 =
Par NS -140 A 8 3
J 10
10 8
Q 9 8 5 4 3

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-9 321
Pass
3 × S = +470
+9 204

111. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Meltzer Welland Larsen Chambers CohenB Schermer Smith
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl AP
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

7 6
J 10 6 3 2
A 10 7 2
3 2 Table A K Q 10 5
—
Q J 9 4
A 10 9 8
32625 32615
AA7B8 9A7B8
Par NS -630 9 4 3 2
Q 7 5
K 5 3
Q J 6

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+8 331
Pass
2 × N -2 -500
-8 204

113. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Milgrim Weinstein Aker Johnson Katz Simson Jacobs
1 1 2 NT Pass 1 Pass
4 5 5 Dbl 1 2 Dbl 4
5 6 6 Dbl (AP) Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass 5 Pass 5
Dbl Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 8 5 3
A 10 4 3
4 3
8 3 Table A K 10 9 4 2
—
A 10 5
K 10 6 5
42997 42996
8B346 =
Par NS -500 7 6
K 9 8 2
K 9
Q J 7 4 2

1 opening
6 × E -1 +200
+13 344
Pass
5 E = -650
-13 207

119. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Duboin Townsend Sementa Lindqvist Rosenthal Brogeland Silverstein
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

4
10 9 8
A K J
A J 9 8 6 4 Table Q 9 5 2
7 3
Q 9 7 6 4 3
10
69936 69947
53396 =
Par NS +100 K 8 7 6 3
K J 2
2
K Q 5 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 359
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 207

121. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul 9 5
A 9 8 7 4
7
A J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Sementa Helgemo Duboin Fantoni Molberg Nunes Aa
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

4 3
K Q J 10
A J 8 6
K 6 3 Table K 10 7 2
6 5 3
K Q 3 2
Q 5
57759 =
55673 55674
Par NS +110 A Q J 8 6
2
10 9 5 4
9 7 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
+11 370
Pass
3 NT E = -400
-11 208

122. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Westra Elinescu Ramondt Wladow Gromoeller Muller Kirmse de Wijs
1 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 1 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 8 4
10 8 3
A 10 4
K 10 2 Table 7 2
J 2
Q 7 5
A Q 9 8 6 4
47763 =
8667A =
Par NS -130 Q J 10 9 6
Q 9 4
J 6 3
J 5

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-5 370
Pass
3 NT W -1 +50
+5 213

125. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul 9 5
A 9 8 7 4
7
A J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller HackettJU Kirmse HackettJA Sandqvist Wladow Malinowski Elinescu
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Dbl AP

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

4 3
K Q J 10
A J 8 6
K 6 3 Table K 10 7 2
6 5 3
K Q 3 2
Q 5
57759 =
55673 55674
Par NS +110 A Q J 8 6
2
10 9 5 4
9 7 4

1 opening
2 N +3 +150
-8 370
Pass
2 × S = +470
+8 221

128. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Zia Spector Grue Levin Cheek Weinstein
1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP 4 AP

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

Q 10 8 2
10 7
A 10 9 7 5 2
5 Table A K 9 5
A 6 5
8
Q J 9 4 2
62645 =
6A697 =
Par NS -420 4 3
K 3 2
Q J 4
K 8 7 6 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
+7 377
Pass
4 W = -420
-7 224

133. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness LallJ Helgemo Bathurst Allegaert Bates Shivdasani Sontag
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 3 3 4 1 2 2 4
4 Dbl Pass 5 (AP) 4 Dbl Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 6 4 3 2
A J
Q
K 7 2 Table J 10 5
9 6
A 5
Q 9 8 6 5 4
649A4 =
59329 =
Par NS +100 A
K 10 8 5
K J 10 7 6 4
10 3

1 opening
5 S = +400
+10 393
Pass
5 N -1 -50
-10 224

134. 2007 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul Q 9 7 4
10 7 6 4 3
A K Q
8

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

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

K 5 3
J 5
8 5 4
K 7 6 3 2 Table J 10 8 6
A K 9
10 2
Q 10 5 4
87A96 =
46347 =
Par NS +420 A 2
Q 8 2
J 9 7 6 3
A J 9

1 opening
4 N = +420
+8 401
Pass
1 NT S = +90
-8 224

135. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 91

N deals
None vul 9
K 10 8 7 5 3 2
—
A Q 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Muller Brogeland de Wijs Saelensminde Helness Brink Helgemo Drijver
1 2 3 Pass 2 6
3 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 8 2
A Q 4
Q 4
8 7 5 4 Table Q 10 6 5 4 3
J 9 6
10 8 5
10
648BC B58CC
08401 08301
Par NS +800 K 7
—
A K J 9 7 6 3 2
K J 9

1 opening
5 S +1 +420
-11 401
Pass
6 S +1 +940
+11 235

138. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul —
K Q 5 3 2
10 8 6
K Q 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Duboin Garner Bocchi Nunes Zia Fantoni Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 3
2 Pass 3 4 Pass 5 AP
4 5 5 Dbl (AP)

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

A K Q 5 2
J 7 4
K 9
J 7 4 Table 10 8 7 6 4
A 10 9 6
7
A 9 3
335A7 =
8A736 =
Par NS -200 J 9 3
8
A Q J 5 4 3 2
10 8

1 opening
5 × W -1 +100
+7 410
Pass
5 S -2 -200
-7 239

139. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K 8 7 5
J 8 7 4 2
A K 10
9

West North East South West North East South
Nilsson Rodwell Wrang Meckstroth LallH H-Welland Nickell Sementa
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 3 1 1 Pass 2
4 Dbl AP Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 6
A 6 5
Q 8 5 3
A Q 7 Table J 10 4 3 2
K 9
7
10 8 5 4 2
43663 53663
8966A =
Par NS -140 9
Q 10 3
J 9 6 4 2
K J 6 3

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
+5 415
Pass
4 E -2 +100
-5 239

140. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Ao Gromov WangJ Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gu Balicki
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
4 5 5 6 3 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 9 7 6
Q 9 2
K Q J 4 2
Q Table A K 8 4 3
K 5
10 7 6 5 3
9
83B3B =
592A2 =
Par NS +300 J 10 5
A 10 4
9 8
K J 8 6 2

1 opening
6 × N -1 -100
+8 423
Pass
4 E = -420
-8 239

143. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
H-Welland Jacobus Sementa O'Rourke Greco Zmudzinski Hampson Balicki
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

K 8
Q 7 6 4 2
J 5
A Q 8 2 Table Q 7 4
J 8
K 10 7 6
10 9 6 4
7A996 =
43446 =
Par NS +420 A J 5 3 2
—
A Q 4 3 2
J 5 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 436
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 243

144. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul A 10
J 10 9 7 4
K J 10 7
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Boyd Bates Robinson Stewart Feldman Woolsey Bramley
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 NT AP

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

K 8 4
A K 8
9 5 4 2
9 3 2 Table Q 5 3
Q 6 2
A 8
K J 8 7 5
66764 =
76668 =
Par NS -90 J 9 7 6 2
5 3
Q 6 3
A 10 6

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+6 442
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-6 243

145. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Baze Weinstein Willenken Wooldridge Reisig Hurd Garozzo
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A 6 3 2
10 2
10 8 5 2
Q 10 7 Table 10 9 5 4
A J 8 6
3
K J 8 4
86998 =
56434 =
Par NS +140 Q
—
A K Q J 9 7 6
A 9 6 5 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 442
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+10 253

146. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul Q 5
K 9 8 6 5
Q 8 4
A 8 7

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

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

10 9 7 2
10
K 7 6 5 3
K 6 3 Table A K J 8
Q J 3
10 9
Q 10 5 2
64755 =
79588 =
Par NS -140 6 4 3
A 7 4 2
A J 2
J 9 4

1 opening
4 × E -1 +100
+7 449
Pass
2 W +2 -170
-7 253

150. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Saxe El Ahmady SmithT Ospeck Casen Nussbaum Krekorian
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP 1 1 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q 8 2
K J 8
K J 7 2
A K J Table K J 10 5 3
Q 10 7
9 4 3
8 6
44768 =
98675 =
Par NS -300 A 9 7 6
5 2
10 6 5
Q 10 7 3

1 opening
1 NT W -2 +200
+13 462
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-13 257

155. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul 10 5
J 7 6 5 4
A 3
A Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Versace El Ahmady Lauria Sadek Willenken Fantoni Schwartz Nunes
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2
3 AP 2 3 Dbl 4
4 AP

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

A J 9 8 7 3 2
Q
Q 9 6 4
K Table K 4
3
K 10 7 5
J 8 6 4 3 2
63A36 =
4A397 =
Par NS -200 Q 6
A K 10 9 8 2
J 8 2
10 5

1 opening
3 W = -140
+10 474
Pass
4 W = -620
-10 257

159. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Castanheira Fu Pessoa Zhao Dai Paz YangL Luis
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10
10 6 5 2
A 10 8 3
9 7 5 Table 6 4 3
3
Q 9 6 5 4
K J 6 3
89A46 89945
33396 =
Par NS +300 K Q J 8 5
A Q 7
K 2
8 4 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 478
Pass
4 S = +420
+10 267

160. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Newell Rubin Reid Ekeblad Greco Crombie Hampson Cornell
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8 7 6 4
K 10 7 5 3
K
7 Table A K 3
Q J 8 2
A Q 10 4
8 3
41169 =
69B53 6AB63
Par NS -650 10 5 2
—
J 9 8 7 5 3
A J 9 6

1 opening
4 × W -1 +200
+13 491
Pass
4 E = -620
-13 267

161. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 9 7
A J 6 5 4
J 10
K 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Muller Versace de Wijs Lauria Duboin Jansma Bocchi Verhees
1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 4
K 8 7 3
9 3
A J 10 2 Table A K 8 5 3 2
2
A K 8 5
4 3
43767 33767
9A666 6A666
Par NS -420 10
Q 10 9
Q 7 6 4 2
Q 9 7 6

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+10 501
Pass
4 E = -420
-10 267

162. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Hobart YangL Mittelman Dai Fu Graves Zhao Baran
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1
3 4 Pass Pass Pass 1 1 2
5 Pass 5 Dbl (AP) 3 3 4 4
5 Pass Pass 5
Dbl AP

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

—
8
K Q 9 6 5 2
Q J 7 6 4 3 Table K Q J 4 3
7 5
J 8 4
K 8 5
99A45 99B45
44298 =
Par NS +450 A 9 6 5
J 10 6 3
A 10 7 3
A

1 opening
5 × W -2 +300
+9 510
Pass
5 × N -1 -100
-9 267

165. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul 7 6 5
A K Q 6 2
Q 8 3
10 5

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

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

10 9 3 2
9 7 4
A 10 2
K 7 3 Table A J 8
10
9 7 5 4
Q J 9 6 4
77A76 =
45367 46367
Par NS +420 K Q 4
J 8 5 3
K J 6
A 8 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 519
Pass
1 N +3 +170
-6 267

167. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Feldman Wold Bramley Boyd Grue Robinson Cheek
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl 2
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10
Q J
Q 10 5 4
A 10 8 6 3 Table J 4 3 2
A 8
K 8 7 6
Q J 4
35733 =
886A9 =
Par NS -130 K Q 9 7
9 6 4 3
9 3
9 7 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 519
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+5 272

168. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Landen Sadek Pratap Wolff Wold Morse Passell
1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 1 Dbl
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 3 3 4 AP

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

7 5
9 5
A 9 8 5
Q J 10 8 4 Table A Q 8 6
6 2
K Q 10 6 2
K 3
67A33 =
65397 =
Par NS +300 K J 3 2
A Q 10 7
7
9 7 6 5

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
+7 526
Pass
4 E = -130
-7 272

169. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul K 6 4
A Q 9 4 2
Q 6
10 6 4

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

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

Q 8
J 10 8 7
A K J 5
K J 3 Table A 9 3 2
6 5
7 4 3 2
A Q 9
45534 =
97798 =
Par NS -400 J 10 7 5
K 3
10 9 8
8 7 5 2

1 opening
1 NT N -4 -200
-6 526
Pass
3 NT W -1 +50
+6 278

171. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Khven Brink Matushko Gromov Verhees Dubinin Jansma
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 2 Dbl 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 AP
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A 8 6 4 2
9 8 6
Q 10
J 9 8 Table K Q 7 3
K 5 4
9 8 7 6 2
Q
86A9B =
37342 =
Par NS +600 9
Q 7
A K J 4 3
K 7 6 3 2

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-12 529
Pass
5 S = +600
+12 290

174. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul K 9
Q 7 6 5 2
J 4
A 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Hanlon Nystrom McGann Garvey Lindkvist Carroll Fredin
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 AP 2 AP

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

J 10 3
A K 10 8 3
A 10 9
7 2 Table A 7 6
J 9 4
K 7 3 2
K 8 6
56457 =
87875 =
Par NS -120 Q 8 5 4 2
—
Q 8 6 5
Q J 9 3

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 537
Pass
2 W = -110
-5 291

176. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 15

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

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

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

K 3 2
10 9
10 8 6 5
Q J 8 6 Table A Q 10 8 5
A 8 5 4
4 3
10 4
87A99 =
46333 =
Par NS +620 J 9 7 6 4
Q J
A 9
A K 7 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 549
Pass
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 292

178. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Armannsson Rekunov Jorgensen Erlingsson Matushko JonssonS Khven
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 AP 5 AP

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

6 4
K
Q J 9 5 3
A J 10 6 5 Table A 3
A 9 8 6
A 10 7 4
9 7 4
16611 =
977CC =
Par NS -1370 J 10 7 5 2
5 4 3
8 6
K Q 8

1 opening
3 E +3 -170
+10 559
Pass
5 E = -600
-10 292

181. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni YangL Nunes Dai LiX Bocchi Sun Duboin
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 8 6 4 2
9 8 6
Q 10
J 9 8 Table K Q 7 3
K 5 4
9 8 7 6 2
Q
86A9B =
37342 =
Par NS +600 9
Q 7
A K J 4 3
K 7 6 3 2

1 opening
4 N -3 -300
-10 559
Pass
3 S +1 +130
+10 302

184. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Newell Bocchi Reid Crombie Versace Cornell Lauria
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5
Q J 10 9 3
9 8 4
A Q 4 2 Table A Q 9 7 4
—
7 5 2
9 8 6 5 3
67773 66763
66559 =
Par NS -110 2
A 8 6 5 2
A K J 6 3
K 7

1 opening
4 N -3 -300
+11 574
Pass
4 × N -3 -800
-11 302

188. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Ekeblad Brachman Rubin Gitelman Hampson Moss Greco
1 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 2
4 Pass Pass 5 2 5 5 6
Pass Pass 5 AP Dbl AP

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

A J 10 5 4 2
10 8
8
A K 5 4 Table K 7 6 3
9
K Q J 5 3
7 6 3
52B75 =
7B267 =
Par NS -200 Q 8
Q J 5 4 3
A
J 10 9 8 2

1 opening
5 W = -650
-10 576
Pass
6 × S -1 -200
+10 312

190. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Becker Bocchi Schwartz Berkowitz Versace Cohen Lauria
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3 4 4
Dbl AP

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

A K
K Q 4
Q 3 2
A Q 9 8 5 Table 2
A J 8 5
J 10 9 8
K 7 4 3
28223 =
A58AA A59AA
Par NS -500 Q J 9 5 4
10 9 6 3
A K 7 6
—

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
+6 583
Pass
4 × S -2 -300
-6 312

193. 2003 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 111

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

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

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

A K 3
10 5
K Q 6 2
A J 9 3 Table 8 7 6 4 2
8 6 2
A J 10 4
4
63737 =
7A596 7A595
Par NS -420 Q 10 5
J 9 4
7
K Q 8 7 6 5

1 opening
3 N = +140
+7 590
Pass
3 E +1 -170
-7 312

198. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul A 8 5 2
A J 10 9 8 5
9
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Wright Pszczola Hallberg HackettJA Zmudzinski HackettJU Balicki
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 3 3 3 NT AP

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

Q 3
6 4
K Q 8 2
K 10 8 5 3 Table J 7 6 4
K 3 2
A J 10 7 3
A
57835 =
865A7 =
Par NS -130 K 10 9
Q 7
6 5 4
Q J 6 4 2

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-5 593
Pass
3 NT E -1 +50
+5 318

201. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 91

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Hamman Seamon Soloway Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell Levin
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP

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

K J 10 9 3
K 7
Q
A K J 6 4 Table A 7 6
Q 8 6 5
10 8 6 3
10 7
53683 53783
8A659 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 5 2
10 3 2
K J 4
9 5 2

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+7 601
Pass
4 W +1 -450
-7 319

202. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Soloway Gawrys Hamman Nickell Milner Freeman Jacobus
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 AP
Rdbl Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 9 7
10 7 6
8
Q 9 8 6 5 Table K 8 4
A K 9 2
K J 10 5 2
7
65556 64556
78887 =
Par NS -110 J 5 3 2
4 3
A Q 9 6 3
4 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 601
Pass
2 W -1 +100
+5 324

204. 2001 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 120

N deals
None vul —
A 10 6 4 3
J 10 8 6 4
K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Groetheim Weichsel Aa Helgemo Stansby Helness Martel
1 Pass 4 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 3 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 8 6 4
Q 7 2
A 7 2
4 3 Table Q 10 9 3 2
K 8
Q 9 3
8 7 6
64A8B =
69242 69342
Par NS +300 J 7 5
J 9 5
K 5
A Q 9 5 2

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-11 601
Pass
4 N = +420
+11 335

209. 2001 Spingold Round of 128, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
McKellarG TuckerW McKellarA Litvack Trouwborst Kersey Maas Heron
1 2 2 Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl Pass Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q 8
K J
J 10 8 3 2
Q 8 6 Table 7 4 3 2
Q 8
A 6
A K 10 9 5
44843 =
8959A =
Par NS -140 J 10 9 6
10 9 6 5
Q 9 4
7 2

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +50
+10 614
Pass
3 NT W = -400
-10 335

211. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey Robinson Molson Boyd Shenkin
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 1 1 Dbl Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP 1 2 2 4
4 AP

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

A Q 8 5
9 6 5
A J 8 3 2
9 Table J 10 9 4
A K 10 4
Q 9 5
6 5
00309 =
8CAC4 =
Par NS -1100 K 7 6
7
10 7 6 4
K Q 7 3 2

1 opening
3 E = -140
+11 626
Pass
4 W +1 -650
-11 335

212. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

N deals
None vul J 9 5 4
A Q 10 6 5
8
K 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Stewart Molson Woolsey Robinson Ekeblad Boyd Lipsitz
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 2 Dbl 2
2 NT 3 AP

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

3 2
9
A K 10 7 2
Q J 9 7 3 Table 8 6
K J 8 7 4 3
Q J 4
A 8
69634 =
747A9 =
Par NS -100 A K Q 10 7
2
9 6 5 3
6 5 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 626
Pass
3 S = +140
+5 340

213. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul Q 6 4
A 10 7 6
K 8
J 9 7 2

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

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A
8 tricks won

J 10 7 5 2
Q
J 7 4 3
K 10 5 Table A K 9 3
K 4 3
10 6 5 2
Q 4
75959 65959
58484 =
Par NS +140 8
J 9 8 5 2
A Q 9
A 8 6 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 626
Pass
4 × W -2 +500
+11 351

214. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Kriftner Cohen Wernle Barnay Katz TerraneoC Garner
1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 2 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8
J 9 5 4
Q 5
K Q 10 9 6 2 Table A 10 6 5 3
A 2
9 8 7 6 3
3
99885 =
44547 =
Par NS +400 Q 9
K Q 7
A K 10 4 2
J 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 626
Pass
3 E -4 +400
+10 361

218. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Burgess Bocchi Marston Thomson Lauria Newman Versace
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 2 2
3 Pass 4 Dbl
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A
Q 5 2
J 9 7 6
A 9 5 4 3 Table K J 3
9 6 4 3
Q 4 3
K Q 8
58655 =
83777 73777
Par NS -120 10 9 4 2
K J 10 7
A 8
7 6 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
-12 628
Pass
5 × W -4 +800
+12 374

222. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A J 10 6
10 8 6 4
A 10 7
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Carcassonne SimpsonC Labaere Hallberg Liggins v.Middelem Fawcett Engel
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 4
10 tricks won 10 tricks won

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
3 S +1 +170
-6 628
Pass
4 S = +420
+6 380

225. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q 10 8
K Q J 8 5
Q 6 2
J 6

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Nickell Weinstein Freeman Levin
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K J 4 3
10 6 4
J
Q 8 5 4 2 Table 9 7 6
7 3
10 8 5 3
A 9 7 3
B9CC6 C9CC6
14117 =
Par NS +990 A 5 2
A 9 2
A K 9 7 4
K 10

1 opening
4 N = +420
-11 628
Pass
6 N = +980
+11 391

226. 1999 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 110

N deals
None vul 6 3
K J 8 7 2
A J 9 6 5
Q

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Chagas Nickell Branco Freeman
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 AP
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 8
A 9 6 3
K 10 4
K 9 7 3 Table J 9 7 4
10 4
8
A 10 8 6 5 4
699B4 =
64328 =
Par NS +400 A K 10 5 2
Q 5
Q 7 3 2
J 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-5 628
Pass
3 N +1 +130
+5 396

227. 1999 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Campos Meckstroth Villas-Boas Mello Soloway Janz Hamman
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT Dbl (AP) 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

3
A 9 8 6
Q J 9 6 4
10 6 3 Table A Q 10 8
K J 2
A 3
A 9 5 4
35323 =
A8ABA =
Par NS -630 J 9 6 5 4 2
4
10 8 7 2
K 7

1 opening
3 NT× E = -750
-13 628
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
+13 409

228. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Soloway Wolfson Hamman Silverman
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2
4 AP 4 5 5 AP

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

Q J 10 9 7 6 4 3
8 6
—
A Q J Table K 8
J 10 9
A 7 5 2
10 8 7 4
62996 63AA7
3A336 =
Par NS -100 A 2
Q 7 5
Q J 9 8 3
K 6 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 628
Pass
5 W -1 +100
+12 421

229. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Mello Brogeland Janz Saelensminde Furunes Campos Helness Villas-Boas
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
4 5 AP 4 4 NT 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

Q J 10 9 7 6 4 3
8 6
—
A Q J Table K 8
J 10 9
A 7 5 2
10 8 7 4
62996 63AA7
3A336 =
Par NS -100 A 2
Q 7 5
Q J 9 8 3
K 6 2

1 opening
5 S -2 -100
-7 628
Pass
5 × W -1 +200
+7 428

233. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

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

1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 638
Pass
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 428

234. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul K 10 5
J 9 8 5 3 2
K 3
K 7

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

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

J 9 4 3
A K 10
10 2
Q 8 5 3 Table 7 2
6
Q J 9 7 5 4
A 9 6 4
78A45 =
54387 =
Par NS +420 A Q 8 6
Q 7 4
A 8 6
J 10 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 644
Pass
3 N +1 +170
-6 428

237. 1997 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Meckstroth Perron Rodwell Freeman Multon Nickell Mouiel
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q J
A Q 10 6
K 9 7 6
J 9 4 Table 5 3
9 2
Q J 5 4 2
K Q 8 3
8A856 =
53576 =
Par NS +620 A K 7 4 2
J 3
10 8
10 7 6 5

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 657
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-12 429

238. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 6
K J 7 6 2
K 6
K 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Wolff Lanzarotti Hamman Buratti
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Pass 2 2
Dbl AP 4 AP

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

10 9 5 4 3
A 9 5 4
—
A Q J 6 Table A K 7
Q 8 3
Q 10 9 4 2
7 5
63466 =
7A967 7A857
Par NS -620 Q 8 2
10
A J 8 7 5 3
9 8 3

1 opening
2 × S = +180
+13 670
Pass
4 W = -620
-13 429

239. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

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

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
+7 677
Pass
4 × N -2 -500
-7 429

241. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Wolff Zia Hamman Deutsch
1 1 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 8
Q J 8 6 4
A 6
10 7 6 5 Table J 7 5 4 2
A
Q 8 3 2
J 3 2
98998 =
45435 =
Par NS +600 A K
7 2
K J 10 7 5 4
Q 9 8

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 679
Pass
2 S +1 +110
+5 434

242. 1997 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 5 3
K Q 7 6 3
9 4
K Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Goldman Feldman Soloway Boyd Cayne Robinson Burger
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 7 Pass 7 (AP)

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

J 8 7 2
9 8 5 2
7
J 8 3 2 Table Q 9 6 4
10 4
Q 8 3 2
9 5 4
DADDD =
03000 =
Par NS +1520 A K 10
A J
A K J 10 6 5
A 6

1 opening
6 NT N +1 +1020
+14 693
Pass
7 N -1 -50
-14 434

Data 9X03 Main Top One Heart vs. Pass