Data 9X04 Main

One Spade vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 231 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 Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Helgemo Brogeland Helness Fantoni FisherL Nunes SchwartzRO
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 2
K 7 6 3
K J 10 7 4
7 3 Table A J 4 3
J 10 8 5
8 3 2
J 2
88449 8955A
54883 44883
Par NS +140 7 5
A Q 4
Q 9
K Q 9 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Pass
3 S +1 +130
-10 0

6. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Watson Hampson FeldmanJ Greco Platnick StansbyJ Diamond Hung
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 AP

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

A 8 4
9 5
J 10 9 8 7 6 2
8 Table K J 9
J 10 8 7 3
4
A J 6 4
97569 =
45673 =
Par NS +400 10 3
K Q
A K 5 3
Q 10 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-5 12
Pass
3 W -1 +50
+5 5

12. 2013 BB Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Dwyer Balicki Bathurst Weinstein Narkiewicz Levin Buras
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

4 2
A 10 4
K J 4 3 2
A K 8 Table 10 9 8
Q 9 3
A Q 8
Q 10 4 3
25422 =
988AB =
Par NS -600 A J 7 6
K 8 7 6
9 6
J 5 2

1 opening
2 N -3 -150
+10 22
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-10 11

16. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul Q J 10 5 2
K 10 9 4
Q 8 6
Q

West North East South West North East South
Multon Kranyak Zimmermann WolpertG Weinstein Nunes Levin Fantoni
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

—
J 8 5 2
J 10 7 5 3
9 8 7 6 Table A 9 7 6 4
Q 6 3
4 2
K J 2
AB999 =
22344 32444
Par NS +450 K 8 3
A 7
A K 9
A 10 5 4 3

1 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 22
Pass
4 S +1 +450
+11 26

17. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals
None vul K Q 9 8 5
6 3
A Q 9 3
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Bakhshi Helness Gold Forrester Fantoni Robson Nunes
1 Dbl 4 Pass 1 1
Dbl 4 5 6 (AP) 3 4 4 4
Pass Pass 5 Pass
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

2
J 10 2
K 10 5
10 9 8 7 5 2 Table 10
A Q 5 4
J 8 4 2
K Q J 6
9C785 =
31657 =
Par NS +980 A J 7 6 4 3
K 9 8 7
7 6
A

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 33
Pass
5 S +1 +480
-11 26

24. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Dwyer Martel Bathurst Zia
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 4
9 6
K Q 10 5
10 9 8 7 5 Table A J 9 5
A Q J 3
J 7 4 2
K
56646 =
87797 =
Par NS -120 7 2
K 8 4 2
9 6 3
Q J 4 2

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-11 33
Pass
2 N -2 -100
+11 41

26. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

A Q J 8 7
J 10 6
A 9 3
K 6 Table 10 4 2
A Q 5
8 7 6 4
J 8 2
6696A =
77453 67463
Par NS +140 —
K 8 7 4 3 2
Q 2
Q 10 9 5 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 39
Pass
1 NT W = -90
-6 45

28. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Kolesnik Gitelman Munday YangD Cheek Hinze Grue
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 8 5 2
Q J 6
8 4
J 10 7 Table J 3
7 3
9 5 3
A Q 9 8 5 4
689A5 =
55337 =
Par NS +140 K
A 9 8 4
A K J 7 6 2
6 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 50
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 45

29. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Willenken Verhees Rosenberg Martel Brink Zia Drijver
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
3 Pass Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

4 2
Q 8 5 3 2
A K Q 5 4
6 Table A 7 6
J 9 4
10 7 6
10 9 5 4
79449 =
63893 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5 3
A K
9 8 3
A J 7 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+7 57
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-7 45

30. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Verhees Rosenberg v.Prooijen Brink Zia Drijver Martel
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Dbl AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
4 AP

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

7
A 9 7 6 3
4 3
K J 6 5 3 Table A Q 8 5 2
Q J 10 2
A 7 6
7
46274 47275
86B68 =
Par NS -450 10
K 8 5
K J 9 8 5
Q 10 4 2

1 opening
2 × N -1 -200
+6 63
Pass
4 E +1 -450
-6 45

33. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Bompis v.Prooijen Quantin Toffier Drijver Pilon Brink
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 NT 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 8
10 8
A J 6 4 2
A J 2 Table 9 3
A Q 7 5 3
Q 7 3
8 7 5
35324 36324
A7AB9 =
Par NS -630 Q 10 5
9 6
10 9 8 5
Q 10 9 4

1 opening
3 NT E +2 -660
-13 63
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+13 58

35. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Bjarnarson Buras Askgaard Narkiewicz Zmudzinski Schaltz Balicki BlaksetL
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 3
9 3
J 8 5
Q 6 4 3 2 Table J 2
J 5 4
K 6 3
A K 8 7 5
8DDB6 =
30026 =
Par NS +2210 A K 6
K Q 10 7
Q 10 9 7 4 2
—

1 opening
6 N +1 +1460
+13 76
Pass
4 N +3 +710
-13 60

36. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
LiuCK Ware Chung Tislevoll Bach Huang Cornell WuCD
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 1 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

Q 8 7
K 10 8 5 3
9 4
Q 6 3 Table J 10
A J 4
A 10 8 6
J 5 4 2
79687 69687
54756 =
Par NS +140 K 6 4
9 7
K Q J 5 2
K 9 8

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 76
Pass
2 N +2 +170
+6 66

40. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Demuy Nunes L'Ecuyer Korbel Helgemo Miles Helness
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 4 2
—
A K Q 8 7
10 8 7 5 4 Table 10 8
9 8 5
10 6 5 4 2
A 9 6
7AC45 7BC45
22088 21087
Par NS +980 Q 5
A K J 3 2
J 9 3
K Q 3

1 opening
7 S = +1510
+11 88
Pass
6 S = +980
-11 71

42. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Pachtman Helness Ginossar Bareket Fantoni Lengy Nunes
1 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 8 3 2
J 7 2
K J
Q J 4 Table 10
5 3
Q 10 9 7 5 3
A K 9 3
67834 =
66598 =
Par NS -100 J 9
A Q 9
6 4 2
10 8 7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+7 95
Pass
4 S -4 -200
-7 71

44. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul A 7 6 4 3 2
Q 7 2
2
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick Greco Katz Hampson Nickell
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

J 10
A 10
J 9 8 7 5
8 6 5 3 Table K 9 8 5
J 9 5
Q 10 3
J 7 4
A9B89 =
34243 =
Par NS +450 Q
K 8 6 4 3
A K 6 4
K Q 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 106
Pass
6 S -1 -50
-11 72

45. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco Gitelman Zia Moss Hamman
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
2 AP 3 NT AP

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

10 4 2
Q J 8 7
K J 8
K Q 4 Table A Q 8 6 5
6 5 3 2
A 9 6 2
—
43348 =
99985 99A85
Par NS -500 K 7 3
A K 10
10 7
A J 10 7 6

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
-10 106
Pass
3 NT W -3 +300
+10 82

46. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

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

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

6 4 3 2
K Q 5
A 10 7
7 6 4 Table J 9
A 4
Q J 8 5 2
K 8 3 2
57735 67635
76687 =
Par NS -90 K 8
J 10 9 6 3
K 6 4
Q J 5

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 111
Pass
2 S -1 -100
-5 82

47. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Levin Garner Weinstein Kamil Demirev Fleisher Lee
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Dbl AP

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

K 10 7 6 4
9 8 6 5
A 10 7 5
— Table 8 2
K Q 4 3
9 4
A Q J 10 8
77687 =
66756 65755
Par NS +90 3
A J 7
K Q J 8 3 2
9 4 3

1 opening
3 × S -1 -200
-8 111
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+8 90

48. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 104

N deals
None vul J 9 8 6 2
—
A K 5 2
Q 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein WeinsteinH Levin Garner Lee Kamil Demirev Fleisher
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Dbl Pass
Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 6 AP

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

A
10 8 5 3
8 4
A K 8 7 5 3 Table 10 5
J 9 7 6 2
Q J 9 7 6
J
9A567 =
33866 32666
Par NS +420 K Q 7 4 3
A K Q 4
10 3
6 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+11 122
Pass
6 S -2 -100
-11 90

50. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

J 7 2
A J 9 6
A 8 4
Q 9 8 Table Q 9 5
K 2
K 9 7 6 5
K 10 5
56645 =
86687 76687
Par NS -120 A 10 6 4
7 5 4
Q 10 3 2
J 3

1 opening
4 N -3 -150
-6 126
Pass
2 NT E -1 +100
+6 96

53. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Nystrom Levin Bertheau Fredin Martel Fallenius Stansby
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

9 8
Q J 10 9
A Q 4
Q 9 8 7 Table A 10 3 2
6 3
K 10 9 6 2
10 3
67857 =
76586 =
Par NS +110 K 4
A 7 2
8 5 3
A J 6 5 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 132
Pass
2 N -1 -100
-5 96

54. 2011 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K J 8 6 3 2
J 10 9 5 3
K 5
—

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Drijver Hurd Brink de Wijs Bathurst Muller Zagorin
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 AP

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

10 9 7
A 4
8 7
Q 10 9 7 4 3 Table A Q 4
8 7 6 2
J 9 4
K J 2
79994 =
44338 =
Par NS +140 5
K Q
A Q 10 6 3 2
A 8 6 5

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 132
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+6 102

55. 2011 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Grue v.Prooijen LallJ Wooldridge Brink Hurd Drijver
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 AP

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

K J
A Q 10 4
J 9 4
9 5 4 2 Table 9 6
J 7 5
A K Q 8 7
K 10 6
49445 =
74898 74897
Par NS +140 Q 5 3 2
9 3
10 6 3 2
A 7 3

1 opening
3 W = -140
-10 132
Pass
3 NT E -3 +300
+10 112

58. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Diamond Welland Platnick Gitelman Chambers Moss Schermer
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

4 3
A Q 10 2
Q 10 6 4 3
K 9 Table Q J 8 6 5
K 4
A K 8
5 4 2
34436 =
A88A6 =
Par NS -430 9
9 8 7 5 3
9 2
A 8 7 6 3

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-6 133
Pass
1 NT W +3 -180
+6 118

59. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

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

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

5
A 5 3
A Q J 10 5
10 7 6 5 Table Q 10 9 8 7
J 6
K 8 4 2
J 3
77958 =
66484 =
Par NS +140 A 2
K Q 10 7 4
9 6
K 9 4 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 143
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 118

60. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

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

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

K 9 3
Q 6 5
10 9 8 2
7 5 4 Table Q 10 7 2
A J 10 8 2
K Q
J 10
7868A =
65643 =
Par NS +130 8
K 7 4
A 7 5 4 3
A 8 6 2

1 opening
4 N = +130
+5 148
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-5 118

62. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Ivatury Rodwell H-Welland Chan Katz Lee Nickell
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 2 3 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 7 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 8 3 2
2
9 7 4
J 8 7 3 Table A J 7
Q 9 8 5 4 3
2
10 4 2
C8ADA A89DA
04303 =
Par NS +1440 —
A J 10 6
A K J 10 8 3
A Q 6

1 opening
7 × S -1 -100
-14 148
Pass
6 S +1 +940
+14 135

63. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Sun Grue Kang Cheek Delmonte ShiX Bakhshi Gu
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
3 Pass 4 4 1 1 Dbl 1
5 Dbl AP 3 3 AP

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

2
Q 6
A Q J 10 9 5
K Q J 7 Table 7 6 4 3
K J 10 9 2
7 6 4
4
78436 =
646A5 =
Par NS -130 10 9 8
A 7 5 4
K
A 6 5 3 2

1 opening
5 × W -1 +200
+12 160
Pass
3 N -4 -400
-12 135

66. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul A K J 7 5
4 2
8 7 5 2
K 9

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Nickell Levin Katz Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
4 Pass 5 Dbl (AP) 3 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q
A Q 9 7
3
A Q 10 8 7 4 3 Table 9 8 6 4 3 2
8 6
Q 10
J 6 2
A7983 A79A4
36329 =
Par NS +500 10
K J 10 5 3
A K J 9 6 4
5

1 opening
5 × W -1 +200
+9 169
Pass
5 S -2 -200
-9 139

68. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Moss Diamond Fantoni Platnick Nunes
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 1 1 Dbl Pass
4 AP

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

A K 5
A 9 6 5 2
J 10 3
Q 4 Table J 9 6 2
Q 10 8
Q 5
A K J 5
35486 =
97957 97857
Par NS -300 4
7
K 6 4 2
10 9 8 7 6 3 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-6 169
Pass
4 W -2 +200
+6 145

69. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Aronov Cayne Stefanov Fallenius Versace Fredin Lauria
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass
3 AP

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

K 5 4
9 4
J 9 7 2
A J 8 3 Table Q 10 2
A 10 5 2
A 8 5 4 3
4
67849 =
76494 66494
Par NS -100 J 6
K Q J 8 7 6
Q
Q 6 5 2

1 opening
3 W -6 +600
+10 179
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-10 145

70. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Quantin Berkowitz Multon Pilon Nunes Bompis Fantoni
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 8 4 2
A 8 6
6 5
K J 7 4 Table A 7
Q 2
K Q J 4 2
9 8 6 3
68865 =
75478 75477
Par NS +100 5
9 5 4 3
A 10 8 7 3
A 10 5

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-5 179
Pass
1 NT E -2 +100
+5 150

71. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Gitelman Martel Moss Stansby
1 2 5 Pass 2 4
7 Dbl AP 5 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 6 AP

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

8 5
Q 2
A Q J 5
8 6 4 3 2 Table 4
7 4 3
K 10 9 8 7 2
A J 10
6CC46 =
20197 =
Par NS +800 A J 9 3 2
K J 10 9 8 5
—
K 5

1 opening
7 × E -4 +800
-12 179
Pass
6 N +1 +1460
+12 162

75. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Welland WeinsteinJ Willenken Garner Etter WeinsteinH Kolesnik
1 2 2 NT Pass 1 3
4 AP 4 4 4 NT 5
Pass Pass 5 AP

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

A K J 8 6
10 8 3
K J 10 9
3 Table 7
A K J 5 4
A Q 8 7 5
Q 7
15218 14218
68BC4 68AC4
Par NS -920 3
7
6 4 3 2
A J 10 8 5 4 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-11 182
Pass
5 E -2 +100
+11 177

76. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul A 9 8 6 5 4
K 8 3
J 10 9 3
—

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Kolesnik Meltzer Etter Baseggio Rosenberg WeinsteinJ Feldman
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

Q
Q 10 6 5 4
Q 6 5 2
Q 7 4 Table K J 7 2
7 2
8 4
10 9 6 5 2
9BAA9 ABAA9
32334 =
Par NS +450 10 3
A J 9
A K 7
A K J 8 3

1 opening
5 N = +450
+11 193
Pass
4 NT S -1 -50
-11 177

78. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Greco Martel Hampson Moss Weinstein Gitelman Levin
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 2 2 (AP)

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

A J 10
J 7 5
A 9 8
Q 7 6 4 Table 3 2
K Q 3
J 10 5 4
10 9 3 2
67665 67765
66678 =
Par NS -90 Q 6 4
10 6 4 2
K Q 6
K J 5

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 201
Pass
2 N -1 -100
-5 177

82. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Huston Shenkin Young van Cleeff Sveindal Rimer AukenJ Pottenger
1 Pass 4 Pass 1 2
5 Dbl AP 3 AP

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

5
3 2
K J 8 7 6 3
K J 10 9 Table Q J 4 2
Q 9 6
A 2
A 7 5 3
78844 =
54598 54588
Par NS -110 K 10 9
A J 8 7 5 4
10
8 4 2

1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
+12 213
Pass
3 E +1 -130
-12 177

85. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Pilon Nystrom Faigenbaum Bertheau Fallenius Quantin Fredin Bompis
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 1
3 Pass 3 NT Dbl (AP) Dbl 2 2 4
Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

8 6 3 2
7
Q 2
K J 7 6 4 3 Table K Q J
A 8 6 3
A K J 10 5
10
56856 =
76477 77477
Par NS +100 —
K J 9 5 2
9 8 7 6 4 3
A 8

1 opening
3 NT× E -2 +300
-5 213
Pass
5 × E -3 +500
+5 182

89. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Meckstroth Boyd Rodwell Hamman Doub Zia Wildavsky
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 3
Q 8 6 4
A J 7 4
8 6 3 Table J 7 5
J 7 5
8 5 3
K Q 7 5
89888 9A898
43444 =
Par NS +420 10 9 8
A 10 9
K Q 6
A 10 9 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 219
Pass
2 S +2 +170
-6 183

90. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 8

N deals
None vul J 10 9 7 6
10 4
K Q 9 2
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Branco Lambardi Chagas Ventin Ravenna Figueiredo Pellegrini Brenner
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A Q 2
Q 9 5
5
J 10 8 7 3 2 Table K 8 5 4
K J 7 6 3
7 6 4
4
975A6 =
46826 =
Par NS +300 3
A 8 2
A J 10 8 3
A 9 6 5

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-11 219
Pass
5 S = +400
+11 194

94. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Aker Sementa Milgrim Duboin Bates BlanchardB Wold BlanchardS
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 4 AP 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J
K 10
Q 10 9 7 6 5
K Q 10 7 Table 10 6 4
A Q J 6 3 2
J
8 6 3
7A465 =
33867 =
Par NS +420 A Q
9 8 7 5
4 2
A J 5 4 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 219
Pass
4 N = +420
+10 206

97. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Welland Robinson Willenken CohenB Woolsey Smith Stewart
1 2 3 Pass Pass 1
3 3 4 4 Pass 1 2 4
Pass Pass 5 5 (AP) Pass Pass 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

9 2
Q 8 4
9 6 4
A J 10 7 2 Table —
A J 10 9 5 3
Q 8 7 5 3 2
5
AB449 AB448
21994 =
Par NS +500 K Q J 8 7 6
K 2
A K 10
8 6

1 opening
5 N = +650
+8 228
Pass
5 × E -2 +300
-8 206

98. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

4 2
Q J 10 3
Q J 8 3
A K 5 Table K J 8 7 5 3
6
K 10 6 5 2
3
45849 55849
68494 =
Par NS -100 —
A K 9 4
7 4
Q J 10 8 6 4 2

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
-9 228
Pass
4 × E -2 +500
+9 215

99. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Nussbaum Sontag Aquino Bates Meltzer Rowntree Larsen Walker
1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass 2 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 5
9 8 5
9 5 4 2
Q 8 4 3 Table K 10 7
A K 4
10 6
A J 10 9 2
68663 67663
7566A =
Par NS -130 A 9 2
7 6 2
K Q J 8 3
7 6

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-8 228
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+8 223

101. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Freeman Rubin Nickell Hamman Ekeblad Zia Weichsel
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q 9 4
5
A 7 5 4 3
8 5 4 Table A 10 6 5
J 9 7 2
Q J 6
Q 9
85B5C =
28171 =
Par NS +800 —
A 10 8 6 3
10 8
A J 7 6 3 2

1 opening
2 S +3 +200
-9 229
Pass
4 S = +620
+9 232

103. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 6, Bd 81

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Willenken Hamman Welland CohenB Rodwell Smith Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8
A K Q 8 4
9 6 2
K 9 Table A Q 5 3 2
J 10 5
A Q 3
J 7
22257 =
9AA76 9BB76
Par NS -450 J 4
9 3 2
K 5
A Q 8 6 4 3

1 opening
2 N -4 -200
+6 238
Pass
4 E +1 -450
-6 232

106. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Bramley Sementa Wold Cheek Lindqvist Grue Brogeland
1 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
3 NT AP

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

A 10 9 6
A J 10 8 2
Q 10
7 5 Table Q 8
6
K J 8 5
A K 10 9 6 2
35453 =
A888A 98889
Par NS -630 4 3
K 9
9 7 6 4 2
Q J 4 3

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-10 239
Pass
3 E = -110
+10 242

107. 2008 WC Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul J 10 7 6 5 2
A 6
A 9 6
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Nunes HackettJU Fantoni HackettJA Townsend Lauria Gold Versace
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 4
2 NT Pass 5 6 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 9
10
10 8 4 3 2
K Q J 10 4 Table A 8 3
8 7
K Q J 7 5
7 3 2
A9A34 =
33298 33299
Par NS +300 Q 4
K Q J 9 5 4 3 2
—
A 6 5

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-11 239
Pass
4 S = +420
+11 253

109. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Westra Piekarek Ramondt Smirnov Elinescu Bertens Wladow Bakkeren
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 AP

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

8 3
Q 10 8 3
J 8 3
J 6 3 2 Table 10 4
K J 9 7 2
Q 4 2
9 8 5
BC8B9 =
11513 =
Par NS +980 K J 9 2
A 4
A 10 9 7
A K 4

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-14 239
Pass
6 N = +980
+14 271

111. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K Q J 9 7
A 8 6 5
9 4 2
6

West North East South West North East South
O'Rourke Garner Jacobus WeinsteinH Glubok Duboin Welland Sementa
1 2 4 Pass 1 NT Pass
5 AP 2 2 3 4
Dbl AP

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

2
Q J 4
A J 8 5 3
A Q J 9 Table A 10
K 9 7 3 2
K Q 7
K 8 2
18113 =
A5CBA =
Par NS -800 8 6 5 4 3
10
10 6
10 7 5 4 3

1 opening
5 E +1 -480
-9 239
Pass
4 × N -1 -100
+9 280

112. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Rothwarf Ekeblad Goldstein Weichsel Jansma Quinn Verhees Hessel
1 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

Q 6 5
K J 5
K Q 7 3
A 8 2 Table 9 8 4
8 7 6 4 3 2
9
K Q 3
67587 =
76756 =
Par NS +90 7 3 2
A 10
A 8 2
J 10 9 6 5

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 244
Pass
2 W = -110
-5 280

115. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner LewisP WeinsteinH LewisL Lawrence Willenken Solodar Welland
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

A 8 6
Q J 2
A 2
Q 9 8 7 2 Table K 4
10 8 7 4 3
J 10 7
K 10 4
68585 =
64748 =
Par NS +100 J 10
A K 9 6
Q 6 5 4 3
5 3

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-7 248
Pass
2 N +2 +170
+7 287

116. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
LewisL Garner LewisP WeinsteinH Welland Lawrence Willenken Solodar
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
4 NT Pass 5 AP 1 1 Dbl 3
4 Pass 4 Pass
5 NT Pass 6 AP

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

—
8 5
A Q 8 5 3
A K J 9 5 2 Table J 4 3 2
A K J 6
J 10
10 8 7
37311 38411
859AC 959AC
Par NS -800 K Q 10 8
9 7 4 3
6 2
6 4 3

1 opening
5 E +1 -420
+11 259
Pass
6 W = -920
-11 287

118. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell WeinsteinH Meckstroth Garner Willenken Compton Welland Hamman
1 Pass 5 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

—
K J 10 9 5 2
7 6 4 2
Q 7 2 Table 4 3
A Q 7 4 3
Q 10 8
10 8 5
7D58B 7D58C
10851 10841
Par NS +1510 K Q J 10 8 6
—
A K 5
K 6 4 3

1 opening
5 S -6 -300
-13 259
Pass
4 S +3 +510
+13 300

119. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Moss Granovetter Gitelman Grue Chambers Cheek Schermer
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl 2 Dbl (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 8 7
A 5
9 5 3
J 5 4 Table K Q 6
J 9 8 6 4
10 8 7
K 9
87AAB =
45232 46232
Par NS +620 —
K 10 7 3 2
A 6 4 2
A Q 8 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-14 259
Pass
2 × W -4 +800
+14 314

122. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg SmithJ Zia Zaluski Klimowicz WeinsteinH Frukacz Garner
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 4 4 1 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP 4 4 Dbl AP

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

J
A K 10 7 2
Q 8 7 4 2
A J Table A 7 5
Q J 9
10 3
Q 10 7 6 2
49346 =
74A97 74997
Par NS -100 9 6 4 2
8 6 5 3
A K 9 6
4

1 opening
4 × N -2 -300
-5 259
Pass
4 × N -1 -100
+5 319

123. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Figueiredo Nickell Brenner Villas-Boas LallH Chagas Hamman
1 2 Pass Pass 1 2 NT
Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 9 7
K Q 9 4 3 2
—
9 8 6 3 Table A Q J 6 5
A 10
A K 9 8 2
2
32177 21177
ABA66 =
Par NS -650 —
6
Q J 10 7 5 4
Q J 10 7 5 4

1 opening
3 S -2 -200
+9 268
Pass
4 E = -620
-9 319

125. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Klimowicz WeinsteinH Frukacz Zaluski Rosenberg SmithJ Zia
1 2 2 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 3
—
A Q 10 7 5 4 3
J 7 5 Table A 10 5
K Q J 9 6 5 4
6 2
Q
87549 8754A
56893 =
Par NS +130 7 4
A 10 8 7
9
A 10 8 6 4 3

1 opening
4 × E -2 +500
+12 280
Pass
2 N -1 -100
-12 319

126. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia WangX Rosenberg Sun ShiM Garner Zhuang WeinsteinH
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 Pass Dbl 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q
K Q 8 6 4 2
A 6 2
A K 3 Table K 8 5 3
10 7
K 8
Q J 9 4 2
35362 =
88A7B =
Par NS -620 7 6 4
9 5 3
Q J 9 7 5
8 7

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 280
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 331

127. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

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

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

K 3
2
J 9 6 3
Q J 10 9 8 3 Table J 9 7 6
K Q J 5
A Q 8
A 4
45532 35532
9879A 987AB
Par NS -400 A Q 5 2
A 10 7 6
K 5
6 5 2

1 opening
5 × W = -550
-12 280
Pass
3 NT E -1 +50
+12 343

131. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
YangD O'Rourke MohanS Jacobus Grue Schuett Cheek Demirev
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 3
2 AP 3 AP

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

J 5 3
A Q 8 7 6
K
K Q 10 3 Table 9 7 4 2
5 3
A Q
9 8 5 4 2
77694 =
55648 =
Par NS +110 A
K 10 9 4
J 8 7 5 4 3 2
7

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 281
Pass
3 W -2 +100
+5 352

132. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Bykov Soloway Kodayam Hamman Meckstroth Kowalski Rodwell Tuszynski
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP Pass Pass

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

9 8 7
A 7 5
Q J 9 7 3
J 8 Table K Q 5 3
J 10 4
A 5
K Q 9 3
44645 =
98777 =
Par NS -600 A
Q 9 8 3 2
6 4 2
7 5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
+6 287
Pass
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 352

133. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul A K 10 7
J 8 7 5 4
—
J 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Rubin Zia Ekeblad Hampson Garner Greco WeinsteinH
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 2
A 10 9
10 9 8 6 3
K Q 4 Table 8 5 3
K Q
A K Q 2
A 6 5 3
46633 =
966A9 =
Par NS -600 J 9 6 4
6 3 2
J 7 5 4
10 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
+11 298
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-11 352

134. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Hamman Jacobs Soloway Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) 3 3 AP

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

6 5
A J 10 6 3
10
K 9 8 6 4 Table Q 8 7 2
K 9
A 9 8
Q J 5 2
46493 =
4694A =
Par NS -100 4 3
5 2
K Q 7 6 4 3 2
A 10

1 opening
3 S = +110
+5 303
Pass
3 N -2 -100
-5 352

136. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Roman Compton Fout CohenS ClerkinJ Rengstorff ClerkinD Ehlers
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1
Pass Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
5 Pass 5 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

9 5
8
A 8 4 3 2
A K 9 7 3 Table A K Q 10 8 3
J 9 7 3 2
K 6
—
32437 11437
AB996 =
Par NS -650 —
A K Q
J 10 9 5
Q J 10 6 4 2

1 opening
5 E -1 +100
+13 316
Pass
4 E +1 -650
-13 353

140. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Soloway Lauria Hamman Freeman Cayne Nickell Seamon
1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT AP
3 Pass 5 AP

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

A 9
Q 10 8 7 5
8 4
Q 8 7 6 Table K J 6 4
6
A K 5 3
A 9 5 3
55553 =
8888A 88889
Par NS -130 8 3
A 9 4 2
Q 10 6 2
10 4 2

1 opening
5 W -1 +100
+6 326
Pass
2 NT W +1 -150
-6 353

144. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Sontag Bertheau Bates Helgemo Lindkvist Helness Fredin
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q J 9
10 8 4 2
4 2
10 7 4 3 Table 8
A J 5
J 10 8 6 5
9 8 5 2
BBAA9 =
22333 =
Par NS +660 K 6 5 2
K Q 7 3
K 7
A K Q

1 opening
5 N = +650
+13 342
Pass
6 S -1 -100
-13 353

146. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Teramoto Stansby Delmonte Martel Zmudzinski Brogeland Balicki Shugart
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 8 2
A 10
Q 10 7 6 5
J 4 2 Table A 6 4
7 4
9 3 2
A 10 8 6 5
9AA78 =
43365 =
Par NS +420 K 7
K Q 9 6 2
K 4
Q 9 7 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+6 348
Pass
3 S +1 +170
-6 353

147. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Martens Soloway Jassem Hamman Meckstroth Lutostanski Rodwell Krupowicz
1 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 7
A Q J
K 9 5
A K J 10 8 Table 8 5 3 2
K 5
J 10 3 2
7 6 3
57865 =
75578 =
Par NS +100 K Q 6
9 8 4 2
8 4
9 5 4 2

1 opening
3 E = -110
+7 355
Pass
3 NT W = -400
-7 353

149. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Soloway de Wijs Hamman Meckstroth Jansma Rodwell Verhees
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass 2 1 2 Dbl Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 AP

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

6 4
K Q 7 3
A K Q 10 3
A 5 Table 8 5 3
A 9 5
9 6 5 2
Q 9 3
38338 =
858A5 857A5
Par NS -130 K Q 10
10 8 6
J 8 7 4
7 6 2

1 opening
3 W +2 -150
+10 367
Pass
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 353

150. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Greco Hurd Hampson Ekeblad WhiteM Rubin Carmichael
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 1 2
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 2 AP

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

A 3
9 8 5
A 8 7
A K Q 6 5 Table Q J 8 6 2
7 3 2
K Q 6
J 2
33543 =
AA89A AA79A
Par NS -630 10
Q J 10 6 4
10 4 3
10 9 7 4

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 367
Pass
2 E +2 -170
+10 363

153. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

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

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

A 5
J 10 7 4 3 2
K J 5 3
A Table K 10 2
A K 6
8
Q 8 7 5 4 3
36153 =
A7C79 =
Par NS -1430 Q 8 4
9 8
10 9 7 4
J 10 6 2

1 opening
4 W +2 -680
+13 380
Pass
6 E = -1430
-13 364

154. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco Gitelman Seamon Moss Cayne
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 8
A 10 3
J 7 5
K 8 5 4 Table K 6 5
7 6 5 2
A 6
J 10 3 2
998A7 =
44436 =
Par NS +400 3 2
K Q 9 8 4
Q 10 8 2
A 9

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+7 387
Pass
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 364

155. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul A 6 5 4 3
Q 9 6 5 4
A 8 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Coren Kamil Eisenberg H-Welland Nystrom MossM Bertheau Sementa
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 5
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) 5 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 9
A 10 8 7 3 2
K Q 10 7
— Table 8 7 2
K J
5 4 3
9 6 4 3 2
B658B B758C
26850 24840
Par NS +1100 K J
—
J 9 6
A K Q J 10 8 7 5

1 opening
3 S +2 +150
-14 387
Pass
5 × W -4 +1100
+14 378

156. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Lanzarotti Compton Buratti CohenS Casen Cohen Krekorian Berkowitz
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
3 Pass 3 3 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP 3 Dbl 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

J
K J 3
A K 10 6 5 4
A Q 9 Table A Q 3
10 4
J 8 7
J 6 5 4 3
07510 17521
C67BC =
Par NS -990 K 9 7
A 8 7 6 5
Q 9 2
K 7

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+11 398
Pass
3 NT W +2 -460
-11 378

157. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace ShiM Lauria Zhuang LiX Bocchi Sun Duboin
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Rdbl Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 2 AP

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

K 8 7 2
5 3
A 6 2
K 6 5 4 Table A 4
K Q 9 8 7 4 2
Q 8
8 2
47387 =
95955 85955
Par NS -300 J 3
A J
J 10 9 4 3
Q 9 7 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 398
Pass
2 E +2 -170
+6 384

158. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Schollaardt Gotard Drijver Brink Ludewig v.Prooijen Reps
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K Q J 7
K Q J 9
10 8 6
10 9 Table 6 3
7
J 5 4 3 2
J 8 6 4 2
89A8A =
53352 =
Par NS +420 8
A 10 5
A 9 7
A K Q 7 5 3

1 opening
5 N -2 -100
-6 398
Pass
4 N = +130
+6 390

159. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Kowalski Salomaa Tuszynski Backstrom Kiema Puczynski Koistinen Chmurski
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 6
A K 8
J 5 4
A J 3 2 Table J 4 2
Q J 7 5
6 3
8 7 6 4
89797 =
43636 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
10 3 2
A K 10 8 2
Q 5

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 398
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+12 402

160. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rerhaye Lauria Laghrari Berrada Fantoni Hachimi Nunes
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 NT 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 4 3
4
Q 10 9 8 7 3
Q J 3 Table 9
A 8 7 6 2
K 5 2
A 8 7 5
79737 =
42596 =
Par NS +100 J 6 5 2
Q 9 5
A J 6
K 10 6

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 398
Pass
3 N = +140
+6 408

161. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Jansma Lauria Verhees Schollaardt Duboin Drijver Bocchi
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J
A K 2
9 5 3 2
K J 6 5 Table 10 8 6 2
Q 6 3
A K 10 8
A 2
35435 =
A88A8 988A8
Par NS -630 4
10 9 7 5 4
J 7 6 4
7 4 3

1 opening
2 N -3 -150
+10 408
Pass
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 408

166. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Hadi HackettJU Shoaib HackettJA Gold Allana Townsend Fazli
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

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

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-6 408
Pass
3 S = +140
+6 419

171. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Winkler Gold Dumbovich Townsend HackettJU Macskasy HackettJA Szalay
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
1 2 NT AP

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

K 9 8 2
10
K J 9 5
K 9 8 4 Table J 7
7 6 5 3
Q 10 8 6
A J 2
77845 77846
46497 44497
Par NS -110 A 6 4
A 9 8 4 2
7 2
Q 7 6

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 415
Pass
2 NT N -1 -100
-5 420

174. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Soloway Garner Hamman WeinsteinH
1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 2
2 Dbl 2 3 3 Pass 3 AP
Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

A K 9 3
J 10 7 5
8 7 6 4
6 Table 8 6
8 4 3 2
A K Q 5
A 5 2
56338 =
77995 =
Par NS -140 Q 2
9 6
9 3 2
K Q J 10 8 7

1 opening
4 E = -420
-7 415
Pass
3 E = -140
+7 427

178. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Rosenberg Soloway Zia Hamman
1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

A 8 5 4
Q 10 5
A J
K J 8 7 Table 7
A 9 7
K Q 9 4 3
A 9 5 4
14311 =
B8ACC B7ACC
Par NS -920 9 6 2
8 6 4
6 5 2
Q 10 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-11 418
Pass
6 E -2 +100
+11 442

179. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul A 8 6 5 3
K 9 4
10 6 5
K J

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

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

K Q J
Q 8 6
K 8 2
A 10 7 2 Table 9 7 4 2
A 10 7 3 2
Q 9
9 3
55487 =
77955 =
Par NS -140 10
J 5
A J 7 4 3
Q 8 6 5 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+6 424
Pass
2 E = -110
-6 442

180. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

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

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

Q 3
A J 10 5 2
K 5 4
A 10 5 Table 9 8 7 2
Q 8 7 6 4
10
K J 2
46385 =
96A57 =
Par NS -420 10 4
K
A 9 8 7 6 2
Q 9 7 6

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+6 430
Pass
4 W = -420
-6 442

185. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Thomson Richman Wolff SimpsonA Morse Antoff
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 3
Q J 9 8 3
A 9 5 4
8 6 Table 8 7 4
A K 5 4 2
J 10 7 6
3
7933A =
63A93 =
Par NS -100 A J 9
7
Q 8 3
A Q 9 7 4 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+7 443
Pass
3 S +1 +130
-7 443

188. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul Q 6 5 3 2
J 9 6 4 2
A K 8
—

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Fredin Zia Lindkvist Stromberg Berkowitz Nystrom Cohen
1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A J 10 4
Q 10 8 5
Q 5 4
3 2 Table 9
A K 3
9 7 6 3
A K J 8 7
57556 =
85787 =
Par NS -120 K 8 7
7
J 10 2
Q 10 9 6 5 4

1 opening
4 × W -2 +500
+15 458
Pass
3 NT× W = -750
-15 443

189. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

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

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

A J 10
A 8 7 2
J 10 3
9 3 2 Table 5 3
Q J 6
K Q 8 2
K J 10 6
46444 =
87998 87898
Par NS -140 K 8 2
10 5 4
7 6 5 4
A 8 5

1 opening
1 NT S -4 -400
-5 458
Pass
2 N -2 -200
+5 448

190. 2001 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

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

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

K 4 2
J 8 7 6 3
Q 7 6 5
5 Table Q 3
Q 10 2
A J 8 2
Q 9 7 2
89569 =
53874 =
Par NS +140 A 9 6
A 4
10 4 3
K J 10 6 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+10 468
Pass
1 N +4 +200
-10 448

191. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Lair Rosenberg Wold Greco Cohen Hampson Berkowitz
1 2 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 4 AP 1 Dbl 5 Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

Q 10 5 3
K 7 5 4
Q 6 4 3
8 Table A
Q 10 8 6 2
—
A K 9 7 5 4 3
68182 =
64C4A =
Par NS -980 K 6 4
A 9 3
J 10 9 5
J 10 6

1 opening
4 E +2 -480
+11 479
Pass
6 W = -980
-11 448

193. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
SmithK Katz Schuett Jacobs Duboin Chang Bocchi Moss
1 Pass 4 Pass Pass 2
4 NT Pass 5 Pass 3 4 Pass Pass
Pass Dbl AP 4 NT 5 Dbl AP

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

—
K J
A J 7 6 5
K Q J 10 8 5 Table J 2
Q 8 7 6 5 4 2
Q 9 8
6
8B335 8B346
52997 =
Par NS +650 A K 9 6 5 4
3
K 10 4 3
7 3

1 opening
5 × E -6 +1700
+13 494
Pass
5 × S = +850
-13 448

195. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
RosenbergD Robson Fleisher Shugart Chemla Willenken Forrester Silverstein
1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

A J 4
K 7 3
A J 8 3 2
K 7 Table 6
A Q 10 6 5 2
Q 10 9 6
8 3
1A108 =
C3CC4 83BB3
Par NS -500 Q 8 7 3
9
7 5 4
Q J 9 6 4

1 opening
3 N = +140
+13 507
Pass
4 E +1 -650
-13 448

196. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Molson Larsen Shenkin Meltzer Weichsel Rubin Sontag Granovetter
1 2 3 Pass Pass Pass
4 4 Pass Pass 1 1 2 Pass
Dbl AP 4 AP

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

A K 5 4
Q 5 2
A 8 5 3 2
6 Table 7
A 10 9 4 3
Q 6
Q J 8 3 2
77466 =
65977 65976
Par NS -140 9 6 3
K J 8 7 6
10 7
K 7 4

1 opening
4 × N -3 -800
-5 507
Pass
4 E = -620
+5 453

200. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Hanna Chagas Lebi Mittelman Campos Kokish Villas-Boas
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 AP 3 4 AP

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

Q 5
10 9 7 6
Q 8 3
Q 10 5 4 Table K 9
Q 8 5 4 3
K 7
K J 3 2
8A5A5 =
53738 =
Par NS +500 A J 6 2
J 2
J 10 9 5 4
A 8

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-10 507
Pass
4 N = +620
+10 466

203. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Blackstock WangW Henry Reid Ju Newell Fu
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 4 3
K 10 5
J 9
K Q J 2 Table Q J 8 5
J 8 7 4 3
A 10 7
7
85698 85799
57644 =
Par NS +120 A K 2
Q 9 6
K Q 6 4 2
10 5

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-12 509
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+12 480

205. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Versace Austberg Lauria Duboin Furunes Bocchi Helness
1 2 3 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass 4 AP 3 AP

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

Q 5
10 9 7 6
Q 8 3
Q 10 5 4 Table K 9
Q 8 5 4 3
K 7
K J 3 2
8A5A5 =
53738 =
Par NS +500 A J 6 2
J 2
J 10 9 5 4
A 8

1 opening
4 N = +620
+11 520
Pass
3 E -1 +50
-11 480

208. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
J 5 3
K Q 6
K 4 3

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

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

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

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-12 520
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+12 493

210. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Sontag Gitelman Weichsel Martel Lindkvist Stansby Fredin
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 3 3 4 2 3 4 Pass
Pass Pass 6 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP
Pass 6 Dbl 6
Dbl AP

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

Q
Q 8
K 9 6 2
K Q J 4 3 2 Table A 9 2
A K 10 6 3
4
A 10 7 6
3A381 =
A3A5C A393C
Par NS -300 K 6 4
J 9 7 4 2
10 3
9 8 5

1 opening
6 × N -2 -300
+14 534
Pass
6 W = -1370
-14 496

212. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Hamman Jacobs Soloway Katz
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 AP

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

9
9 8 4 3
A J 10 9 7
Q J 2 Table J 10 4
A J 10 5
K 8 6
K 5 3
68337 =
65AA5 =
Par NS -500 7 6 5 2
K 7 2
Q 5 2
A 10 6

1 opening
2 N = +110
+7 541
Pass
3 E +1 -170
-7 496

213. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul J 7 5 4 2
A 5
A J
J 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth Hamman Rosenberg Soloway Zia
1 2 4 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 3 3 (AP)

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

Q 8
7 2
K 9 7 5 4
Q 7 5 2 Table A 9
Q J 10 9 8 6 4
Q 8
K 9
99578 =
33863 33864
Par NS +500 K 10 6 3
K 3
10 6 3 2
A 10 8

1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 551
Pass
3 N +1 +170
-10 496

215. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

A 3
J 8 5 4 2
Q 9
A K 10 9 Table Q 5 4 2
K 3
K J 10 7 3
8 4
56545 =
77797 =
Par NS -110 J 10
A 10 9 6
8 5 4
J 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+13 567
Pass
3 NT W +1 -630
-13 496

216. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul K 8 5 3 2
—
K 10 6 3
K Q 8 7

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

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

A 7 6
A K 9 8 2
9 5 2
9 5 Table Q J 10 9
J 10 7 5 4
A
A J 4
35188 =
88B45 88B44
Par NS -650 4
Q 6 3
Q J 8 7 4
10 6 3 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
+11 578
Pass
4 × E +2 -1190
-11 496

217. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 3 4 2 Pass 3 4
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 NT Pass 5 Dbl
5 Pass Pass 5
6 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

—
A 10 9 5
K 8 6
Q J 10 6 4 3 Table 9 5
K Q 8 6 3
Q 3
K 8 7 2
8C392 =
41A1A 41A1B
Par NS +500 A K J 6 4 3 2
—
A J 5 2
A 9

1 opening
5 × E = -850
-16 578
Pass
6 × E -2 +500
+16 512

218. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul K J 9 3 2
J 6 2
A 3
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Jacobs Stewart Katz Weichsel Kamil Sontag Becker
1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 7
A 9 5 4
Q 9 2
K 5 4 Table Q 6 5 4
K 10 7
8 5
Q 10 8 6
56575 56585
77757 77747
Par NS +90 10
Q 8 3
K J 10 7 6 4
J 7 2

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -100
-5 578
Pass
2 S = +90
+5 517

219. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

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

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

10 9 4 2
9 2
Q 3 2
Q 10 8 5 Table A
K Q 8
K 7 6 5 4
K 6 3 2
78844 =
53498 53488
Par NS -110 K J 8
A J 7 6 5
10 8
J 9 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 578
Pass
2 N = +110
+5 522

220. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Hamman Seamon Soloway Passell
1 2 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 3 Pass 4 Pass Dbl Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 AP
Pass 6 AP

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

K 8 7 5
J 9 7
Q 4 2
J 10 7 Table 10 2
10 2
A K J 8 6 3
6 4 3
7BC7C =
01060 =
Par NS +1430 Q 6
K Q 6
10 7 5
A K Q 9 2

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 591
Pass
4 N +1 +650
-13 522

221. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Soloway Seamon Hamman Nickell Burger Freeman Cayne
1 2 3 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K Q 6 4
J 2
10
K Q 10 7 6 2 Table —
A 10 7 6 5
K Q J 9 8
J 9 3
46532 =
8789A =
Par NS -130 A 8 3 2
K 8 3
7 4 3 2
8 5

1 opening
3 N -3 -150
-6 591
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+6 528

222. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Lazard Passell Bramley Garner Burger WeinsteinH Cayne
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) 2 2 5 Pass
Pass 5 AP

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

J 10 8
A
Q 10 8 6
A K 10 9 3 Table K 7
4 3 2
9 2
Q J 8 7 4 2
5BB73 =
7226A =
Par NS +500 A 6
K 8 6
K J 7 5 4 3
6 5

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-10 591
Pass
5 N = +650
+10 538

225. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Richman Kowalski Burgess Szymanowski Balicki Browne Zmudzinski Bagchi
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 AP Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A J 10 4
A 10 2
A K 5
10 9 7 Table 3
8 3
Q J 9 7 6 4 3
8 6 4
49848 =
93494 =
Par NS -100 7 6 2
K J 7 6 5
2
K Q J 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
+11 605
Pass
3 NT W = -400
-11 538

226. 1997 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Hamman Mouiel Wolff Rodwell Levy Meckstroth Mari
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 4 5 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

K Q 9 3 2
Q J 9 8 4
4
10 8 Table J
K 10 7 3 2
K 10 9 7 6
9 5
8959B =
44842 =
Par NS +400 8 4
A 5
Q J 8 3 2
A K Q 2

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-11 605
Pass
5 N = +400
+11 549

228. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria Lanzarotti Hamman Buratti Wolff
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 4 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

K Q 10 2
8 4 2
10 6 5
J 9 4 Table —
K Q J 10
A K Q J 8 2
K 10 3
36225 =
A7BB8 97BB8
Par NS -650 8 7 6 3
6 5 3
4 3
A 7 6 5

1 opening
5 E -1 +100
+12 617
Pass
5 E = -600
-12 549

230. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Freeman Stansby Nickell Martel
1 2 3 Pass 1 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 NT Pass 6 Pass
6 AP

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

4
K 10 8 3
A J 9 6 5
9 6 2 Table 9 8 7 5
A Q J 5 2
7
A Q 8
57266 =
85A77 =
Par NS -420 K J 10
7
K Q 10 8 4 3
10 5 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-11 617
Pass
6 E -1 +50
+11 561

231. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Hamman Stansby Wolff Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia
1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
5 AP 4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

10
K Q J 4 3
Q 10 2
A 8 4 2 Table Q 8 5 2
7 2
A K
K Q 10 7 6
46362 =
97A6B =
Par NS -420 K 6 4
10 8 6 5
9 8 6 3
9 3

1 opening
5 E = -400
-10 617
Pass
6 E -1 +50
+10 571

Data 9X04 Main Top One Spade vs. Pass