Data 9X05 Main

One Notrump vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 188 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Bianchedi Moss Bocchi Zia Hanlon Duboin Amoils
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A 6
10 9 6
7 2
A K 10 7 5 2 Table J 7 2
K J 8 4 3
A K Q 10
3
36252 36242
97A7A 96A8A
Par NS -620 K 10 8 4
7
J 6 5 4 3
J 8 6

1 NT opening
3 NT W = -600
+1 1
Pass
4 E = -620
-1 0

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Madala LallJ Bocchi Duboin Hanlon Zia Amoils
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 4 2
Q J 10 7
K 10
10 3 2 Table 9 6 3
6 5 2
Q J 9 8 2
7 6
B9A8B =
23340 =
Par NS +460 A
A 9 8 4
6 5
A K Q J 9 4

1 NT opening
5 S = +400
-1 1
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 1

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Passell Weinstein Jacobus Dwyer Katz Ekeblad Nickell
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 7 6
Q 10 3
J 10 6
A Q 3 Table A 5
A J 8 7 6
Q 9 7
K 10 8
47466 =
86967 =
Par NS -140 K
K 9 5
A K 3 2
J 9 7 6 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N -5 -250
+8 9
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-8 1

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

N deals
None vul 10 4 2
K Q 7
10 5 4 3
Q 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Fleisher Greco Martel Willenken Bathurst Rosenberg Moss
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K Q
A J 9 5 3
A Q 8 7
10 9 Table J 6 5 3
6 2
9
A K 5 4 3 2
43352 =
99A8A 9998A
Par NS -420 A 9 8 7
10 8 4
K J 6 2
J 6

1 NT opening
2 × W +1 -570
-4 9
Pass
3 NT W +1 -430
+4 5

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Woolsey Passell Stewart Koneru Coren Krekorian Kamil
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 5
K Q 8 5
10 8 3
7 5 4 2 Table Q 9 8
10 9 7 6
Q 9 4
K Q 6
68586 68576
75757 =
Par NS +110 10 7 4 3
A 3 2
A K 7 6
J 3

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-4 9
Pass
2 N = +110
+4 9

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 2 AP
Dbl 2 Pass Pass
3 NT AP

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

10 4 2
K Q 9
K 8
J 7 6 5 3 Table K Q 3
A 10 6 2
Q 7 5
K 4 2
66474 56474
77969 77869
Par NS -140 A 9 5
8 7 5
10 9 4 2
Q 10 9

1 NT opening
3 NT W -3 +300
+9 18
Pass
2 E = -110
-9 9

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Marcinski Rodwell L'Ecuyer Rogoff Weinstein Maksymetz Levin
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 7 4
Q 10 8 7 6
6
9 7 3 Table A 3
K 4 3
10 8 7 5
10 5 4 2
BB8CB AB8CA
11511 =
Par NS +920 Q J 2
9 5
A K J 9
A K Q 8

1 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
+1 19
Pass
4 NT S +1 +460
-1 9

8. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 93

N deals
Both vul A Q
Q 8 7 6 2
Q J 9
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst GartaganisN Dwyer GartaganisJ WolpertD Levin Korbel Weinstein
1 NT 2 NT Dbl Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

K 8 7 5 4 3
10
10 8 7 5 2
3 Table J 10
A K 3
K 6 4 3
A K J 6
65847 =
68494 68495
Par NS -110 9 6 2
J 9 5 4
A
Q 10 8 7 5

1 NT opening
4 W -1 +100
Tie 19
Pass
4 W -1 +100
Tie 9

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz Zimmermann Jassem Multon Helness Balicki Helgemo Zmudzinski
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Dbl AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP

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

A K 8 5
A
10 4 2
K 10 9 6 5 Table J 10 6
K J 10 3 2
9 6 5
A 7
43454 =
89988 =
Par NS -140 4 3 2
Q 8
A 8 7 3
Q 8 4 2

1 NT opening
1 NT× N -1 -100
+1 20
Pass
1 NT E +1 -120
-1 9

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Furuta Verhees ChenD v.Prooijen Drijver Takayama Brink Kaku
1 NT 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

J 10 5
Q 10 7
6 2
A Q 9 7 3 Table A Q 8 3
6 4 3 2
K Q 10 9
4
65566 =
78877 =
Par NS -110 7 6 4
A 8 5
J 8 7 4
J 8 2

1 NT opening
2 W = -90
-5 20
Pass
2 W -1 +100
+5 14

11. 2013 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Multon Madala Zimmermann Fantoni Lauria Nunes Versace
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Dbl AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

A K
9 8 5 4
K Q J 7
J 10 8 Table Q J 10 9 6
10 6 2
6
K 7 6 4
65676 =
67656 =
Par NS -80 8 4
A K 3
10 9 4 2
Q 5 3 2

1 NT opening
1 NT× N -1 -100
Tie 20
Pass
2 W = -110
Tie 14

12. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

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

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

9 7 5
A J 9 7 2
10 2
K Q 7 Table K 4
K Q 4
9 7 4 3
10 9 6 4
8B6A7 =
11615 12715
Par NS +450 A J 10 6 3 2
3
Q 5
A J 8 5

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
-2 20
Pass
4 S +2 +480
+2 16

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Brink George Drijver v.Prooijen Asbi Verhees Tobing
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

8 4 3
10 6 4
A K 4
J 10 9 6 Table 10 6
K 9 8 7 2
8 6 3
8 7 5
AB8BA =
32523 =
Par NS +450 A K J 9 2
—
Q 10 5 2
A K Q 3

1 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 20
Pass
4 S +1 +450
Tie 16

14. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Rehder Fleisher Gromoeller Smirnov Willenken Piekarek Rosenberg
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 1
Pass Pass 3 3 Pass 2 3 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 6
7 2
K 7 5 4
10 8 6 5 Table A J
Q J 9 8
A
Q J 9 7 3 2
58784 57684
64649 64659
Par NS -110 8 7 4 3 2
A K 6 5
Q 9 8 6
—

1 NT opening
4 E -1 +50
+4 24
Pass
3 E = -110
-4 16

15. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz Tobing Jassem Asbi George Zmudzinski Karwur Balicki
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 AP 1 Dbl Pass 2
2 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 9 7 4
A 5 4
K Q 9 6 5
— Table 6 2
Q 8 7
10 8 2
A J 9 6 3
85747 86747
47695 57585
Par NS -100 J 5 3
K J 9 3 2
4 3
K 8 2

1 NT opening
2 W -1 +50
+4 28
Pass
3 S -2 -100
-4 16

16. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Zia Dwyer Martel Bathurst
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 6 4 3
9 6 5
J 10 8
A 9 Table 10 7
J 10 4
K Q 7 4 3
K Q 2
9996A =
44373 =
Par NS +400 A Q J 5 2
A Q 8 2
A 9
10 8

1 NT opening
5 NT N -2 -100
-2 28
Pass
4 S -1 -50
+2 18

17. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth Weinstein WolpertG Levin Kranyak
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP

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

10 5
5 4 2
Q 8 7 6 5
A 8 4 Table K Q 3 2
Q 10 7
A
K J 10 5 3
66664 55664
77779 =
Par NS -110 9 8 6 4
A 9 3
K J 9 2
9 2

1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-3 28
Pass
2 E = -90
+3 21

18. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 124

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

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

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

—
A K Q 9 7
K J 10 3
A Q 6 5 Table K Q J 10 9 6 3
5
Q 7 5
10 3
42434 =
8B9A8 =
Par NS -650 7 5 4 2
J 8 6 2
A 6 4
4 2

1 NT opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 28
Pass
4 W +1 -650
Tie 21

19. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Hampson Dwyer Greco Platnick Kranyak Diamond WolpertG
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Dbl 4 Dbl AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 8 4
J 10
A K Q 8 7
Q 9 Table K 10 3 2
K 8 7 6
3
J 10 6 4
54656 =
89787 =
Par NS -140 Q J 7 5
A 9 2
J 9
A 8 7 5

1 NT opening
4 × N -5 -1100
-15 28
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+15 36

20. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Brink Helgemo Drijver v.Prooijen Nunes Verhees Fantoni
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 8 4
J 10 9 4
Q 9
A Q 2 Table 6 5
A Q 8 5 3 2
8 7 2
J 4
594AB 584BB
44822 =
Par NS +400 A 10 7
—
A J 6 5 4 3
K 10 9 5

1 NT opening
3 S -1 -50
+4 32
Pass
3 NT N -4 -200
-4 36

21. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Korbel Zimmermann Miles Multon Helness Demuy Helgemo L'Ecuyer
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

3
A K 5 4
9 7 4
K J 7 3 2 Table A Q J 9 8
6 3
J 6
Q 8 5 4
64663 =
6865A =
Par NS -130 K 5 2
J 9 8
A Q 10 8 2
9 6

1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+4 36
Pass
2 S -1 -50
-4 36

22. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 29

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

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

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

5 4 3
5 3
8 7 5 3 2
8 6 3 Table Q 9 6
A Q J
J
A K J 10 9 7
9AA95 69A95
43338 43348
Par NS +620 K 10 8 2
K 9 8 6 2
A 9 6
5

1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 36
Pass
2 NT N +1 +150
+6 42

23. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Svendsen Helgemo Berg Hoftaniska Nunes Charlsen Fantoni
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 2
Q 2
J 5 4 2
A J 9 Table J 8 6 5
A 10 7 6 5
7 6 3
10
8688A =
57553 =
Par NS +130 7 4
K J 9 3
A Q 9
K Q 3 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 46
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 42

24. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Berg Helness Svendsen Charlsen Fantoni Hoftaniska Nunes
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

3
K J 10 9 5 4
—
Q J 7 5 4 3 Table K 4 2
7 3
Q 9 8 6 5
9 6 2
CB5A4 CC7B5
11527 11628
Par NS +990 A Q 9 8 5
A 8 6
A J 7
K 10

1 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
-2 46
Pass
4 S +3 +510
+2 44

25. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Kuru MagnussonM Cengiz Ingimarsson Jorgensen Yilmaz Einarsson Gur
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 2
Q 2
J 5 4 2
A J 9 Table J 8 6 5
A 10 7 6 5
7 6 3
10
8688A =
57553 =
Par NS +130 7 4
K J 9 3
A Q 9
K Q 3 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 56
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 44

26. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Cengiz Ingimarsson Kuru MagnussonM Einarsson Gur Jorgensen Yilmaz
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 2 Pass 3 2 4 AP
4 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

3
K J 10 9 5 4
—
Q J 7 5 4 3 Table K 4 2
7 3
Q 9 8 6 5
9 6 2
CB5A4 CC7B5
11527 11628
Par NS +990 A Q 9 8 5
A 8 6
A J 7
K 10

1 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
Tie 56
Pass
4 S +2 +480
Tie 44

27. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 9

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

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

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

A J 8
6 3
A 10 7 5 2
9 3 2 Table Q 7 3
J 8 5 4 2
Q J 8
K J
9987A =
33562 33563
Par NS +400 10 6 5 2
A 10
9 4
A Q 10 7 4

1 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
-2 56
Pass
2 S +3 +200
+2 46

28. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul A K 10 4
7 5
K 9 7
10 4 3 2

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

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

J 7 3
K J 8 6 4
A 10 3
8 7 Table Q 8 6
9 3
Q 5 4 2
A 9 6 5
77667 77677
55765 =
Par NS +90 9 5 2
A Q 10 2
J 8 6
K Q J

1 NT opening
2 NT N -2 -100
-5 56
Pass
2 S = +90
+5 51

29. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

K 6 5
J 2
Q 7 4 3
K 9 7 2 Table Q 10 8 7 4
K 9 3
A J 10
10 6
65968 =
57474 =
Par NS +140 J
A 10 8 7 6 5
K 2
Q J 5 3

1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
Tie 56
Pass
4 S -2 -100
Tie 51

30. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Mesbur Matushko Fitzgibbon Khokhlov Kholomeev McGann Khiuppenen Hanlon
1 NT 2 5 Pass 1 5
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

A 9 5 4
Q 6 5
Q J 3 2
Q 2 Table K 10 8 7
A 9 7 4 2
10 8
A 3
85679 =
58754 58765
Par NS +120 Q 2
—
K 9 7 4
K J 9 8 6 5 4

1 NT opening
5 × S -2 -300
+5 61
Pass
5 × S -3 -500
-5 51

31. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
L'Ecuyer Fantoni Demuy Nunes Helness Amoils Helgemo WolpertD
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 AP

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

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

1 NT opening
3 NT W -4 +400
+11 72
Pass
2 W +1 -110
-11 51

32. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Bompis Brink Quantin Drijver Muller Lorenzini de Wijs Rombaut
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP

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

3
A K 5 4
9 7 4
K J 7 3 2 Table A Q J 9 8
6 3
J 6
Q 8 5 4
64663 =
6865A =
Par NS -130 K 5 2
J 9 8
A Q 10 8 2
9 6

1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+4 76
Pass
1 NT N -1 -50
-4 51

33. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Berg Gromov Svendsen Charlsen Khiuppenen Hoftaniska Kholomeev
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

K J 9 6 2
Q 7 3
8 4
10 5 2 Table A Q 4 3
J 10 5 2
A K J
A 3
53377 =
8A956 =
Par NS -620 7
8 6 4
Q 10 9 7 3
Q J 9 7

1 NT opening
4 W = -620
Tie 76
Pass
4 W = -620
Tie 51

34. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul 10 7 3 2
A K 9
5 2
Q J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Helness Imakura Helgemo Ino Teramoto Nunes Hanayama Fantoni
1 NT Dbl 3 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q 8 5
8 7 5 3
J 4
A K 9 5 Table A K J 6
Q J 10 6
K Q 6
10 7
33465 =
99967 =
Par NS -600 9 4
4 2
A 10 9 8 7 3
8 6 2

1 NT opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 88
Pass
4 E = -620
-12 51

35. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Multon Kamil Zimmermann Nunes Zia Fantoni Martel
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 1 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP 3 Dbl 3 AP

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

A K
A 8 7 5
A 10 8 7 4
Q 6 Table J 9 8 6 5 4 2
K 6
6 2
9 3
33646 =
8A685 =
Par NS -620 10 3
10 4 3 2
K J 3
A J 10 4

1 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
+3 91
Pass
3 E +1 -170
-3 51

36. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Masood Bertheau Ahmed Nystrom Cullin Mohiudd Upmark Puri
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 2
K 9 8 5 2
10
K 8 5 2 Table A 9 7 3
4
9 8 5 3 2
9 7 3
97887 =
45556 =
Par NS +400 6 4
A 7 6 3
A K J 6
A J 10

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 91
Pass
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 52

37. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Rayner Stansby Roche Martel Kamil Hargreaves Fleisher McAvoy
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 2 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

J 6 5
8 4 3
A 9 3
J 8 7 3 Table K 10 8 4 3
6 5
Q 10 8 6
10 6
A7A8A 96A8A
36353 =
Par NS +430 A 7
K 10 9 7 2
K 5
A K 9 2

1 NT opening
5 N -2 -100
-11 91
Pass
4 S = +420
+11 63

38. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
HerbstO Fallenius HerbstI Fredin Nystrom Zack Bertheau Barel
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP Pass Pass

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

K 9 4
A 7 6
Q 9 6
J 7 4 2 Table A J 8 6 5
Q 9 5
J 8 7 5
3
75869 =
58573 48573
Par NS +100 Q 10 7
10 4
10 4 3
A Q 10 8 6

1 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
-4 91
Pass
2 E -2 +100
+4 67

39. 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
MagnussonM Martens Haraldsson Jassem Gawrys Baldursson Kalita JonssonT
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 1 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 K 8 K 8 2 4
6 10 J 5 6 10 J 5
A 7 9 Q A 7 7 Q
A 5 6 2 J Q A 5
9 7 8 3 4 10 K 2
2 3 9 3 3 7
6 tricks claimed 7 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 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-2 91
Pass
3 S -2 -100
+2 69

40. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Brink Duboin Drijver v.Prooijen Madala Verhees Bocchi
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

—
J 10 9 7 6
9 6
A Q 9 8 7 4 Table Q 9 8 7 6 3
5 3
A 8 5 2
3
A7676 A7677
35556 =
Par NS +430 K 10 4
K Q 8 4
K Q J
K 10 6

1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 91
Pass
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 70

41. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Baldursson Drijver JonssonT Brink de Wijs Jorgensen Muller Einarsson
1 NT 2 4 Pass Pass 1
Dbl AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 3 4 (AP)

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

8 5
A Q 7 5
Q 9
Q 10 9 4 3 Table A K J 7 4
9
10 8 6 5 3 2
2
86A58 =
57385 =
Par NS +420 6
K J 10 8 4 2
A 4
A 8 7 6

1 NT opening
4 × S = +590
+5 96
Pass
4 S = +420
-5 70

42. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Ino Sementa Imakura Furuta Bocchi Kaku Madala
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 NT opening
2 × S -3 -500
-12 96
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+12 82

43. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Karaivanov Martel Trendafilov Aronov Weinstein Stefanov Levin
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
3 AP

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

A Q J 10 8
9 3
A 7 5
K 7 6 Table 6
A J 8 7 6
Q 10 4 2
J 9 5
54445 =
88987 87987
Par NS -140 7 5 4 2
10 2
J 9
A Q 10 3 2

1 NT opening
3 W -1 +100
+6 102
Pass
3 S -3 -150
-6 82

44. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Zimmermann Hamman Multon Helgemo Katz Helness Nickell
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

K Q 4 2
K 10 9 7 3
A 7 3
10 Table 7 3
6 5 4
6 4 2
A K 7 4 2
87577 97678
46755 46655
Par NS +400 A J 9 6
8 2
K 8 5
Q J 8 3

1 NT opening
2 E -1 +50
-3 102
Pass
3 W -3 +150
+3 85

45. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul Q 8 6 4
A K Q
10 5
10 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Askgaard Multon Bjarnarson Zimmermann Helness Schaltz Helgemo MadsenM
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 3
2 Dbl 2 NT 4 Dbl 4 Dbl Pass
Pass 4 Pass Pass 4 NT Dbl Pass Pass
5 Dbl AP 5 Dbl AP

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

—
9 7 6 5 4
A K 9 6 2
K 9 7 Table K 7
J 10 8
Q J 7 4
Q J 8 4
8B545 =
22887 =
Par NS +450 A J 10 9 5 3 2
3 2
8 3
A 6

1 NT opening
5 × W -2 +300
Tie 102
Pass
5 × W -2 +300
Tie 85

46. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman CohenB Moss Smith Deutsch Greco Larsen Hampson
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 8 7 2
Q 8 7 5
A Q 10
8 3 Table J 10 4
J 10 4 3 2
K 7 3
Q 6
87599 =
46744 =
Par NS +120 Q 6 5
A K
8 6 5 4
A K 9 2

1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
Tie 102
Pass
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 85

47. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Ao Grue WangJ Sun Delmonte Kang Bakhshi
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 AP

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

A 7 4
10 9 2
A Q 4
8 7 5 2 Table K 9 8 3 2
Q 6 4
8
A Q 4 3
75795 =
48447 =
Par NS +100 10 5
K J 7 5
J 10 9 7 2
K J

1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 107
Pass
1 E = -80
-5 85

48. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson de Wijs Greco Muller Bertens Gitelman Bakkeren Moss
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass

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

6 5 3
Q 10 8
9 7
Q 8 7 3 2 Table A 4 2
J 7 3 2
A Q
K 9 6 4
7A8B6 =
63526 =
Par NS +420 K J 9
A 4
K J 8 6 4
A 10 5

1 NT opening
2 S +3 +150
+3 110
Pass
1 NT E -1 +50
-3 85

49. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss de Wijs Gitelman Muller Bertens Greco Bakkeren Hampson
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 AP 2 AP

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

Q 5 3
A K 6 4 3
7 5
7 5 4 Table A 10 8
Q 10
A 6 4 3 2
Q J 8
56456 =
76876 =
Par NS -110 K 7 6 4 2
8 5
Q 10 8
A 9 2

1 NT opening
2 N -2 -100
Tie 110
Pass
2 W = -110
Tie 85

50. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Stewart Levin Woolsey Doub Kamil Wildavsky Fleisher
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q 9 6 4
K 8
J 7 2
A 4 2 Table K 2
A Q 6 2
K 10 5
K J 9 6
12221 =
CBBBC =
Par NS -1440 8 5
9 7 5 3
9 8 4 3
8 7 3

1 NT opening
3 NT E +3 -690
-1 110
Pass
3 NT E +2 -660
+1 86

51. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Woolsey Rodwell Stewart Boyd Nickell Robinson Katz
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP

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

K J 6
K 10 7 4
Q 9 4 3 2
K Table 8 5 4 3
A
J 10 6
J 10 9 8 7
76857 =
66576 =
Par NS +110 Q 9 2
Q J 9
8 5
A Q 6 4 3

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 110
Pass
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 86

52. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Stewart Meckstroth Woolsey Robinson Katz Boyd Nickell
1 NT 2 4 Pass 1 2
5 Pass Pass 5 (AP) Pass 2 3 3
4 Pass Pass 4
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

4
7 6
Q 9 8 6 5 4
K 10 6 3 Table K Q 9 7 3
9 5
A K J 10 7
7
78C4C 78B4C
24191 =
Par NS +800 A 8 6
A Q 10 8 4 3
—
J 9 5 4

1 NT opening
5 S = +450
+4 114
Pass
5 × E -2 +300
-4 86

53. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Engel Lauria Dehaye de Donder Zmudzinski Coenraets Balicki
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 1 Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

10 5
K 9 5 4 3
A 10 9 4 3
8 Table K J 7
A 10 2
6 2
A J 5 4 3
66347 =
65A86 75A96
Par NS -620 Q 9 4
8 6
Q J 5
K Q 7 6 2

1 NT opening
3 W +1 -170
-1 114
Pass
3 W = -140
+1 87

54. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Kasimir Chagas Jokisch Saurer BessisM Fischer BessisT
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

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

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 124
Pass
2 NT N = +120
-10 87

55. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Multon Brogeland Zimmermann Helness Becker Helgemo Strul
1 NT Dbl 4 Pass 1 2
Pass Pass 4 Dbl (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

4
7 6
Q 9 8 6 5 4
K 10 6 3 Table K Q 9 7 3
9 5
A K J 10 7
7
78C4C 78B4C
24191 =
Par NS +800 A 8 6
A Q 10 8 4 3
—
J 9 5 4

1 NT opening
4 × E -4 +800
+8 132
Pass
4 S +1 +450
-8 87

56. 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
BessisT GartaganisJ BessisM GartaganisN Klimowicz GaviardJ Campbell Ventin
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 J K A 2 9 5
4 J Q A Q 3 2 K
4 9 2 6 3 4 A 10
7 4 A 10 2 8 K 5
Q 10 3 7 J 6 5 4
K 6 3 8 9 9 7 8
K 5 2 4 K 6 4 2
2 9 10 5 8 tricks claimed
K 6
7 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 NT opening
3 S -2 -200
-6 132
Pass
3 W -1 +50
+6 93

57. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Bertheau Stansby Nystrom Bathurst Fleisher Zagorin Kamil
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A K 4 2
A K
A Q J 3
10 8 5 Table 10 3
J 7 6 3 2
7 5
A 9 4 2
55343 =
8899A =
Par NS -140 Q 8 6
10 8 4
10 9 8 6
7 6 3

1 NT opening
2 NT W = -120
-6 132
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+6 99

58. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Matushko Lauria Khokhlov Khiuppenen Sementa Kholomeev Duboin
1 NT 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

—
Q J 6 5
A K 7 2
A K Q 5 2 Table Q 10 9 8 4 2
K 9 7 2
J 3
3
55254 =
88A89 =
Par NS -620 K J 5 3
10
9 6 5 4
10 9 8 4

1 NT opening
3 NT W = -600
+1 133
Pass
4 E = -620
-1 99

59. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Matushko Lauria Khokhlov Kholomeev Nunes Khiuppenen Fantoni
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
3 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A K J 10 6 5
K 6 5
Q 8
10 5 Table 8
8 7 4
K 10 7 6 4
7 6 4 3
A7A8A =
35353 =
Par NS +430 7 3
Q J 9
A 9 5 2
A K 8 2

1 NT opening
3 W -3 +300
-5 133
Pass
2 × W -2 +500
+5 104

60. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Kirmse Brink Gromoeller Piekarek Bakkeren Smirnov Bertens
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 9 3
10 3 2
7 5
6 3 2 Table K 8 7 4
Q 9 7
8 4 3
A 10 7
98BCB =
15111 =
Par NS +920 6 2
A K J 6
K J 10 6
K Q 4

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 133
Pass
3 NT S = +400
Tie 104

61. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini Drijver Ravenna Brink de Wijs Muzzio Muller Bianchedi
1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

3
A K 4
K Q J 5 4
Q 9 8 2 Table A 9 7 5 2
—
10 9 8 2
A K J 7
24611 =
997CC =
Par NS -1370 Q J 8
10 9 8 6 5 2
7 6
10 6

1 NT opening
3 NT W +2 -660
-1 133
Pass
5 W +1 -620
+1 105

62. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 2

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

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

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

K 7 5
K 8 2
7 6 2
K Q 4 2 Table A 10 8 6
10
K 10 5 3
J 9 6 3
98B97 =
45246 =
Par NS +450 Q 9 3
Q 9 7 6 3
A Q J 8
5

1 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
+6 139
Pass
3 S +2 +200
-6 105

63. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Woolsey Duboin Stewart Doub Nunes Wildavsky Fantoni
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 10 7 3 2
A 10 4 3
J 5 3
6 Table A J 9 8
J 9 7 6
10 8 7 6
J
7558B 7568B
48742 =
Par NS +400 6
K 2
A Q 9 4
A K 9 7 5 3

1 NT opening
5 N = +400
Tie 139
Pass
5 S = +400
Tie 105

64. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Karaivanov Elinescu Trendafilov Danailov Kirmse Karakolev Gromoeller
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 2 2
3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9
A Q
J 5 4
A K 10 8 7 3 Table 7 2
J 10 7 6 5 3 2
3
9 5 2
794A4 =
43939 43938
Par NS +140 K Q 6 5 3
4
A Q 10 8 7 2
6

1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 139
Pass
4 S = +420
+10 115

65. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Brink Rodwell Drijver Bertens Nickell Bakkeren Katz
1 NT 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 5
J 7 6 4
8 7 4
K 7 2 Table K Q 10 8 3
9 8 2
A J 6 5
4
A899A =
34442 35442
Par NS +430 A J 2
K Q
Q 10 9 3
A 10 6 5

1 NT opening
2 E -2 +200
-6 139
Pass
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 121

66. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Pacareu Brink RoblesB Drijver Muller Caracci de Wijs RoblesJ
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 3
K Q 8
Q J 4
K 10 8 3 Table 9 8 2
6 5 3 2
A 10 7 6 5
J
67658 68658
75785 75685
Par NS +110 K 7 4
A 10 7 4
9 8
A Q 6 5

1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+4 143
Pass
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 121

67. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Khokhlov Brink Matushko Khiuppenen Muller Kholomeev de Wijs
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 2 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

K J 5 4
A K Q
9 8 2
J 8 3 Table A 9 8 7 3 2
8 7
K 10 4
9 2
43878 =
7A555 =
Par NS -420 Q
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 7 6
K 10 4

1 NT opening
4 E = -420
Tie 143
Pass
4 E = -420
Tie 121

68. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Ventin Woolsey Lambardi Stewart Robinson Bianchedi Boyd Muzzio
1 NT Pass 4 Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 3
8 7 6 5 4
3
J 10 7 4 Table 5
A Q 9
J 10 8 6 5 4 2
A 8
99567 =
43875 43876
Par NS +400 A J 10 8 6 4 2
K
K Q 9
Q 6

1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 143
Pass
4 S -1 -50
Tie 121

69. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K 9 7
K 9 6 3
8 5 2
K Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Matushko Muzzio Khokhlov Kholomeev Lambardi Khiuppenen Ventin
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 8
Q 10 8
Q 10
J 8 6 4 3 Table 10 4 3
A 7 4
K 6 4 3
9 5 2
98987 99987
44456 =
Par NS +400 A 6 5 2
J 5 2
A J 9 7
A 7

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 143
Pass
3 N = +140
+5 126

70. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Drijver Stefanov Brink de Wijs Karakolev Muller Danailov
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 2
4 AP Dbl 4 Pass 4
4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A Q J 10 8 4
K
7 3
A K 8 4 Table K 5 2
J 10 2
Q 10 9 8 2
6 5
43856 =
89486 =
Par NS -140 9
Q 9 7 6 5
K 6
Q J 10 7 2

1 NT opening
4 W = -620
-8 143
Pass
5 × S -2 -300
+8 134

71. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Doub Ekeblad Wildavsky Weichsel
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

A 9 4
8 6 3
J 10 3 2
8 3 2 Table K 8 7 6 3
K Q 10 4
K Q 7 6
—
73548 73538
5A795 =
Par NS -420 10 5 2
A 7 2
9 5
A K J 10 7

1 NT opening
2 N = +90
+6 149
Pass
2 E +1 -140
-6 134

72. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Stansby Garner Martel Cohen CohenB Berkowitz Smith
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

K Q J 9
Q 7
8 6 5 2
K 10 2 Table 10 8 6
A 5 3
A K J 4
Q 9 6
33535 =
A96A8 A9698
Par NS -430 7 4 3 2
K J 8 6 2
7 3
7 3

1 NT opening
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 149
Pass
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 134

73. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul K 9 5 2
K 9 3
K J 5 4
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Stewart Cohen Woolsey Wildavsky Martel Doub Stansby
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
2 AP 1 1 NT AP

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

A Q 7 4 3
Q 8 6
8
K 10 9 3 Table 10 8
A 10 5 4 2
Q 7 6 3
J 6
76588 =
67755 67855
Par NS -100 J 6
J 7
A 10 9 2
A Q 8 7 2

1 NT opening
2 W -1 +50
-2 149
Pass
1 NT N +1 +120
+2 136

74. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell McNamaraM Mahaffey McNamaraS Yates Lev Wolkowitz Pszczola
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 4 3 2
K J 10 5
Q 10
8 5 Table K
9 7 2
9 7 5 4 2
J 10 4 3
AA89A BA89A
23433 =
Par NS +460 A J 8 5
Q 8 6 3
A K 8
K 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 149
Pass
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 137

75. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerard Nunes Feldman Fantoni Lauria Sutherlin Versace Gerstman
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 NT AP 3 Dbl 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K 9 8 6
6 4
K J 8 7
A K 7 Table A J 7
A 9 8 3
Q 10 9
Q 8 3
22424 =
9B8A9 =
Par NS -650 10 5 2
J 7 5
4 2
J 9 6 5 4

1 NT opening
2 NT E +3 -210
-7 149
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+7 144

76. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul J 10 5 2
A 10
K 7 4
K 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Jassem Meckstroth Martens Skrzypczak Nickell Gierulski Freeman
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 6 3
K
9 5 2
A 8 6 4 2 Table Q 4
J 8 6 5 3 2
Q 8 6
Q J
CCACA =
11313 =
Par NS +990 A K 8
Q 9 7 4
A J 10 3
5 3

1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +490
Tie 149
Pass
4 N +2 +480
Tie 144

77. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Asbi Meckstroth George Bojoh Freeman Gontha Nickell
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 2 NT AP
Dbl 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 8 3 2
9 6 3
Q
Q 10 6 Table 5
A Q 8 7 5
9 8 6 3
K J 3
85698 =
57744 =
Par NS +120 A J 6 4
10 4
K J 10 5
A 9 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 149
Pass
2 NT N = +120
+5 149

78. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Goksu Compton Bedir Kolata Rodwell Kandemir Meckstroth
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 6 3
J 7 3 2
7 5 3
Q 9 5 Table 10 7
A K 6
A J 10 4 2
K J 3
78768 68657
55675 =
Par NS +110 A K J 5
9 4
K 9 6
8 6 4 2

1 NT opening
1 NT×× N = +560
+8 157
Pass
1 NT E -2 +200
-8 149

79. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Zia Martel Rosenberg Levin Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 9 7
6 5 3
K 7
Q J 10 6 2 Table A J 3
J 9 4 2
Q 3
A 8 7 3
798A6 68795
44537 =
Par NS +140 K 8 6
A K Q 7
J 8 6 4
9 5

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 164
Pass
3 S = +110
-7 149

80. 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
Martel Rosenberg Stansby Zia Weinstein Cohen Levin Berkowitz
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 1
Pass 4 Pass 5 3 3 5 6 (AP)
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 A 8 A K 2 6
Q 2 2 3 Q 5 A 3
J 5 A 4 5 4 10 9
8 Q K 9 J 10 2 3
6 10 5 3 A 2 3 8
10 K 7 4 K 4 9 10
4 5 6 J Q
13 tricks claimed 12 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 NT opening
7 S = +1510
+11 175
Pass
6 N = +980
-11 149

81. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 7

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

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

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

10
Q 10 9 5
A K 6 5 4
K J 7 Table K Q J 7 6 5 4
K 3
10 9 7
3
63648 =
6A795 =
Par NS -620 A 9
7 6 2
Q 8 3
Q 10 8 4 2

1 NT opening
4 × E -1 +200
+13 188
Pass
4 E = -620
-13 149

82. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Zaluski Rosenberg SmithJ Frukacz Garner Klimowicz WeinsteinH
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 6 3 2
A 9 8 5 2
J
A Q 9 Table 10 5 4
K Q 7 6 4
9 4
10 7 5
664A8 =
16815 =
Par NS +130 9 8
10
A K Q 10 8 7 6 5
K 4

1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-12 188
Pass
5 × S = +550
+12 161

83. 2007 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

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

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

A 2
8 3
A K 6 3 2
J 9 5 3 Table K 6 4 3
Q J 5 4 2
8
K 7 2
78676 78686
55757 =
Par NS +110 10 9 5
A 9 7 6
9 5
A Q 10 8

1 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
+1 189
Pass
1 N +1 +110
-1 161

84. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Drijver Helgemo Brink de Wijs Saelensminde Muller Brogeland
1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

9 6 5 2
K J 9
K 8
K 8 5 3 Table A J 7 3
A 8 7 5
A 10 3 2
6
32345 =
9BA98 =
Par NS -650 8 4
10 4 3
7 6 5
A Q J 9 4

1 NT opening
3 W +1 -170
+10 199
Pass
4 W = -620
-10 161

85. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

K Q 10 7 6 5 3
A 10 6
6
Q 9 Table A 4
K J 8 4
K 5 2
10 7 6 5
232A8 =
4A735 =
Par NS -100 2
9 5 3 2
A J 10 8 7 3
K 3

1 NT opening
3 W +2 -200
+10 209
Pass
3 NT E +3 -690
-10 161

86. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

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

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

A 8 2
10 8 6
10 3
A 9 7 6 2 Table K Q 4 3
A 9 5 4
K J 7
Q 10
45473 =
98858 =
Par NS -500 10 6
K J
Q 9 6 5 4 2
J 8 3

1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 209
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+5 166

87. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia WeinsteinH Nickell Garner Freeman
1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 4 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 6 2
8
Q 10 9 3 2
A 8 6 Table 10 9 8 7 3
A K J 9 5
—
K 9 4
41344 =
9CA98 9CA88
Par NS -1430 K 5
7 4 2
J 8 7 6 5
Q J 2

1 NT opening
4 W +1 -650
Tie 209
Pass
4 E +1 -650
Tie 166

88. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Zia Levin Rosenberg Garner Seamon WeinsteinH Cayne
1 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6 2
K Q 6 4
3
A Q 9 8 4 Table 4
J 9 3 2
Q J 10 4 2
J 10 6
8A474 99474
43968 =
Par NS +420 K Q J 7 5 3
8 7
A 6
K 3 2

1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 209
Pass
4 S -1 -50
Tie 166

89. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul 10 9 5
A 4
J 9 6
K Q 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Zia Levin Rosenberg Garner Seamon WeinsteinH Cayne
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 4 3 2
9 7 3
A Q 5 2
J 6 Table Q 8 7 6
K 10 8 6
7
A 10 8 5
54586 =
79857 =
Par NS -140 A J
Q J 5 2
K 10 8 4 3
7 4

1 NT opening
2 NT N -2 -100
Tie 209
Pass
3 S -2 -100
Tie 166

90. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Woolsey Larsen Stewart Morse Feldman Wolff Bramley
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 8
J 8 5 4 2
10 3
A 8 2 Table K J 7 4 3
Q 6 3
A Q
J 6 5
54498 =
78845 =
Par NS +110 6 5 2
A 10 7
K J 9 7
7 4 3

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+3 212
Pass
2 E +2 -170
-3 166

91. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Roman Zia Fout Rosenberg Jacobs Rengstorff Katz Ehlers
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 6 3 2
5 3
A 10
Q J 7 6 2 Table A J 9 4
Q
K 7 5 3
10 8 4 3
73983 =
6935A =
Par NS -100 10 5
K 10 9 7 6
Q 9 8 4 2
A

1 NT opening
2 S +2 +170
+6 218
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-6 166

92. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Nussbaum Woolsey Saxe Stewart Morse Baseggio Wolff Stark
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
4 AP

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

K 6 3 2
5 3
A 10
Q J 7 6 2 Table A J 9 4
Q
K 7 5 3
10 8 4 3
73983 =
6935A =
Par NS -100 10 5
K 10 9 7 6
Q 9 8 4 2
A

1 NT opening
4 W = -620
-13 218
Pass
2 S +1 +140
+13 179

93. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Brink Soloway Drijver TuckerM Freeman Kranyak Nickell
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 (AP)

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

K J 6 5
Q 4 3
A 7 6
A 7 3 Table 9 7 4 2
K 6 5 2
J 10
10 9 6
877A9 977A9
46533 =
Par NS +400 Q
A 8 7
Q 9 8 4
Q J 8 4 2

1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
-2 218
Pass
1 S +4 +150
+2 181

94. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K 9 5
J 8 6
J 9 3 2
10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Bertheau Lev Nystrom Lindkvist Lair Fredin Cohler
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Dbl AP

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

10 2
K 9 7 5
Q 10 7 4
K 4 2 Table A Q 8 4 3
4 2
6 5
A 9 8 3
65664 =
78779 =
Par NS -110 J 7 6
A Q 10 3
A K 8
Q J 5

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+10 228
Pass
3 NT× N -3 -500
-10 181

95. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Caspersen Sadek Kroejgaard Graversen Casen Clemmensen Krekorian
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

K Q 9 8 6 5
A 4
J 5
Q 10 3 Table 7
K 9 6 3 2
K Q 4 2
J 4 2
76677 =
67766 =
Par NS +90 J 4 2
J 10 7 5
10 8 7 6
A 8

1 NT opening
2 W -1 +50
Tie 228
Pass
2 W -1 +50
Tie 181

96. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Nadar Nunes Satyanarayana Fantoni Bocchi Venkataraman Duboin Chokshi
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

Q J 5
7 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 4 2 Table A 8 2
10 9 8 2
Q 6
K 8 6 5
98896 =
45447 45446
Par NS +400 10 9 3
A Q 6 5 3
A J 9
J 3

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 234
Pass
1 N +2 +140
-6 181

97. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Cornell Greco Crombie Reid Ekeblad Newell Rubin
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 5 3
Q 4 3
4 2
J 9 8 3 Table Q J 9 4
K J 8 2
Q 9 5
7 6
96798 =
37634 37633
Par NS +400 K 10 2
9 6 5
A K 3
A 5 4 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 234
Pass
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 181

98. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia Jacobs Greco Katz Hampson
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 2 AP
Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9
Q 7 3
J 9
A K 10 7 6 4 Table 8 5 4 2
A 9 6
Q 5 4 2
J 3
68995 =
65437 =
Par NS +140 A J 10 6 3
K 10 8 2
K
Q 9 8

1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-4 234
Pass
2 N = +90
+4 185

99. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

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

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

A Q 8
Q 9
A 6 5 4
10 8 7 3 Table 10 6 5 2
J 8 4
8 3 2
J 9 2
98988 =
45455 =
Par NS +400 K J 4 3
A K 7
Q 9 7
Q 5 4

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 234
Pass
3 NT S = +400
Tie 185

100. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Rosenberg Bramley Zia Fallenius Boyd Welland Robinson
1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 1 2
4 AP 2 NT 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q J 8
J 9 6 5 3 2
A K 9
8 Table A K 10 9 7 3
7 4
Q 10 7 5
9
33439 =
4A9A3 =
Par NS -300 6
K Q 10
J 4 2
K J 6 5 3 2

1 NT opening
4 E = -620
-8 234
Pass
5 × S -2 -300
+8 193

101. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Zia Cohler Rosenberg Fallenius Shenkin Welland Mahaffey
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl 3 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 5 Dbl 5 5 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

8
K 10 6 5 3
7
A K 9 7 4 2 Table J 7 6 2
8 7 4
10 8 3 2
5 3
BA6A7 =
00505 =
Par NS +460 A K Q 9 4 3
2
A K 6
Q 10 8

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+10 244
Pass
5 S -1 -50
-10 193

102. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Johnson Krekorian Simson Zwerling Becker Tolliver Schwartz
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 NT AP

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

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

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 244
Pass
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 198

103. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Feldman Wold Bramley Boyd Grue Robinson Cheek
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 6 3 2
A J 9 2
K 10 2
5 4 Table K 10 9 5
K Q
Q 9 7 5 4
K 9
43437 =
79896 =
Par NS -140 A 8
8 7 4 3
6 3
Q 10 8 7 3

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+11 255
Pass
4 E = -620
-11 198

104. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Robison Lanzarotti Onstott Buratti Becker Casen Schwartz Krekorian
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 AP Dbl Rdbl 1 NT 2 (AP)

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

8 5 4
A Q 9 4
J 9 4
8 6 5 Table A 10
K 5 3
K 7 6 3 2
Q J 7
89758 89657
54685 =
Par NS +140 Q J 9 6 3 2
10 2
Q 5
A 9 4

1 NT opening
2 N +2 +170
+1 256
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-1 198

105. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenS Jacob Compton Maksymetz Coren Robison Eisenberg Onstott
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 1 2
3 Dbl 4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q 7 4
Q J 10 2
10
K Q 9 6 Table 9 6
K 8 5 4
Q J 9 6 3
A 2
45345 =
88A98 88A88
Par NS -620 J 8 5
A 9 3
7 4 2
J 10 5 3

1 NT opening
4 E = -620
-12 256
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+12 210

106. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Nunes MossM Fantoni Nystrom Coren Bertheau Eisenberg
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass
Dbl 3 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q 8 6
10 8 7 3
A Q
A J 10 Table J 4
A Q 6 5 4
6
K 8 6 3 2
14281 13281
C8B5A 99B5B
Par NS -990 10 5 3
—
J 10 9 8 7 4 3
9 7 5

1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
-12 256
Pass
4 E -4 +200
+12 222

107. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Dai Teramoto YangL Takano Ino Zhuang Imakura ShiM
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 1
2 3 3 4 (AP) 1 2 Pass 3
4 AP

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

K Q J 9 6 3
K 8
2
10 9 8 6 Table 10 2
Q J 9 5
9 4
A K Q 5 4
73693 =
6864A =
Par NS -100 A 8 7
10 7 4 3
K J 8 6 5
J

1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
+11 267
Pass
4 W = -620
-11 222

108. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

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

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

K 6 5 3
Q 9 7 4
A 5 2
K 4 Table 4 2
K J 8 3
K J 4
Q 10 5 3
45354 =
87A88 =
Par NS -420 A J 8
10 6
10 9 8 3
A 8 7 6

1 NT opening
1 NT× N -2 -300
-4 267
Pass
2 E +2 -170
+4 226

109. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria MagnussonM Versace Thorvaldsson Armannsson Nunes Jorgensen Fantoni
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP

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

J 8 6 4
A K 8 6
4 2
K 10 4 Table A Q 5 2
Q 4
K J 8
9 8 7 3
65686 =
58657 =
Par NS -100 K 7
10 7 5 2
A 9 6 5 3
5 2

1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+2 269
Pass
3 E -1 +100
-2 226

110. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
MukherjeeM Ludewig RoyR Reps Wladow MukherjeeS Elinescu Banerjee
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 4
Q J 10 8 4 2
Q 4
J 4 Table 10 8 7
9 7 6 5
A K J 9 5
10
87349 =
45994 =
Par NS -100 J 6 5
K
10 7 6
A K 8 6 3 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-4 269
Pass
4 × W -1 +100
+4 230

111. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Talukder Duboin Islam Haque Lauria SahaN Versace
1 NT Dbl 4 Pass 1 3
Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass 4 4 NT Pass
Pass 5 Dbl Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass
6 Pass Pass 6 Pass 6 Dbl AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

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

1 NT opening
6 × S -3 -500
Tie 269
Pass
6 × S -3 -500
Tie 230

112. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 18

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

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

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

Q 8 5
Q J 8 2
A J 5 3
J 10 Table K 10 6 4 3
10 9 7
K Q 7 6
K
9565B =
47682 =
Par NS +400 J 2
K 5 4 3
4
A 7 6 4 3 2

1 NT opening
3 S +2 +150
Tie 269
Pass
3 S +2 +150
Tie 230

113. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Priebe Fantoni Mackay Nunes Versace Richardson Lauria Jotcham
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q J 7 4
A 10 4 2
Q 8
10 3 Table 8 3 2
Q 7 5 3
A 7 5 2
7 5
75589 7558A
57853 =
Par NS +130 9 6 5
J 9 8
K J 9
A Q 6 2

1 NT opening
3 S = +110
+6 275
Pass
2 W = -110
-6 230

114. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul 10 9 6 3
K 4 3
A 9 4 3
K 9

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Ino Zhuang Imakura Takano Dai Teramoto YangL
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 4
J 9 6
8 7 6 5 2
Q 8 2 Table Q J 8 5
A 10 8 7 2
J
J 10 6
BA7BB =
23622 =
Par NS +460 A K 2
Q 5
K Q 10
A 7 5 4 3

1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 275
Pass
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 230

115. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Imakura Dai Ino Teramoto Sun Takano LiX
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 3 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 AP

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

A J 8 7 6 4
—
K J 6
Q 10 5 2 Table 9 5
A 9 5 4 3
8 7 2
9 7 6
A6BA8 A7BA9
26224 =
Par NS +450 K Q 2
Q J 10 7 2
9 4 3
A K

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+6 281
Pass
2 S +2 +170
-6 230

116. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Honti Khokhlov Szilagyi Rekunov Gromov Dumbovich Dubinin Winkler
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

K Q J 9 6 3
K 8
2
10 9 8 6 Table 10 2
Q J 9 5
9 4
A K Q 5 4
73693 =
6864A =
Par NS -100 A 8 7
10 7 4 3
K J 8 6 5
J

1 NT opening
4 × W -1 +200
+13 294
Pass
4 W = -620
-13 230

117. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Bourgeois Nunes Grenie Fantoni Bocchi Mathieu Duboin Gerin
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 6
J 9 6 2
K J 4
A 10 4 2 Table A Q 9 5
Q 10 8 4
10 5
7 6 5
66586 =
67857 =
Par NS -100 J 10 4 2
A 7
Q 7 3 2
Q 9 3

1 NT opening
2 E = -110
-2 294
Pass
3 S -1 -50
+2 232

118. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Wasik Bertheau Knap Nystrom Fredin Fractman Lindkvist Carrasco
1 NT 2 3 Pass 1 2
3 AP Dbl 3 3 4
4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 6 4 2
K 8 7
Q 10 2
10 8 Table A K J 8 7
A 4
J 9 4 3
9 5
64959 =
59383 =
Par NS -100 5
Q J 5
A 8 7
A J 7 6 3 2

1 NT opening
3 E = -140
-1 294
Pass
5 × S -1 -100
+1 233

119. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
JohnsonD Nunes Stas Fantoni Lauria Engel Versace Coenraets
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 2
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 9 2
K 6
A 7 5
J 10 8 4 3 Table Q J 6 4 3
8 7 3
K 8
6 5 2
65885 65895
68547 67547
Par NS +110 7 5
A Q 9 5
Q J 6 4 2
Q 7

1 NT opening
2 NT N -2 -100
-6 294
Pass
3 N = +140
+6 239

120. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

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

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

9 7 2
A Q 10 7
J 7 3
A 4 3 Table A J 3
8 5 3 2
K
Q J 10 9 7
785A6 =
44737 =
Par NS +130 Q 10 8 6 4
J
A 8 6 4
8 5 2

1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
-1 294
Pass
3 N +1 +170
+1 240

121. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Bocchi Boyd Duboin Katz Becker Jacobs Schwartz
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP 4 AP

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

A
A 7 5
A Q 7 4 2
9 5 3 2 Table 8 4 3
K 9 8 3 2
K
A Q J 6
26132 =
96C9B =
Par NS -1400 10 9 7 5 2
J 4
J 10 8 5 3
10

1 NT opening
3 N -2 -100
+11 305
Pass
4 E +1 -650
-11 240

122. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Boyd Soloway Robinson Hamman
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 Pass 2 AP
3 Pass 3 4
Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

A Q 9 6 5
10 9 8 4 2
—
9 4 3 Table K 10
K 6
K Q J 7 6 2
10 5 2
76788 =
56655 =
Par NS +90 J
A 7 3
A 10 5 4 3
Q J 8 6

1 NT opening
4 × S -3 -500
-13 305
Pass
2 E -3 +300
+13 253

123. 2003 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

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

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

K 10
A K 10
8 2
A J 10 8 6 3 Table 8 3 2
J 9 7
Q 10 5 4 3
K 5
37443 37444
A6899 =
Par NS -630 A Q 9 7 6 4
Q 5 4
J
7 4 2

1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 305
Pass
3 NT W -1 +100
+5 258

124. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos L'Ecuyer Aranha Fergani WolpertG Junqueira Demuy Maia
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

J 9 7 3 2
10 5 4
A Q J
Q 6 Table Q 10 8 6
A Q J
8
10 8 7 5 2
75896 =
58546 =
Par NS +100 K 4
K 7 6
10 9 6 5 3
K 9 4

1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-4 305
Pass
4 × W -2 +300
+4 262

125. 2003 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Versace Nickell Lauria Freeman
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 4 AP
2 Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 8 7
Q J 2
8 2
K J 9 6 Table A K 6 5 3
A 7 4
Q 4
Q 7 2
63795 =
79648 79548
Par NS -100 Q
10 9 6 3
A J 9 6
10 8 4 3

1 NT opening
3 W +1 -170
+10 315
Pass
4 E = -620
-10 262

126. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Duboin Stromberg Bocchi Versace Lindkvist Lauria Fredin
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 2 2 2 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP 3 3 3 AP

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

K 5 4 3 2
A 10
A 9 8 4 2
9 Table Q J 9
8 7 3 2
10 7 6
A 10 2
64849 =
79594 =
Par NS -100 10 6
K Q 6 5 4
K J 5
K 8 3

1 NT opening
3 N = +110
+6 321
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 262

127. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A 6 3 2
10 2
A 10 6 4
K 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Bocchi Sakul Duboin Versace Manoppo Lauria Lasut
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 7
K 6 4
K 7 2
A J 9 7 Table K 10 4
A Q 8
Q 9 8 5
Q 6 3
44544 =
98899 =
Par NS -400 J 8 5
J 9 7 5 3
J 3
10 8 4

1 NT opening
3 E = -110
-4 321
Pass
3 NT E -1 +50
+4 266

128. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Duboin Karwur Bocchi Lauria Lasut Versace Manoppo
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 5
K 10 7 2
K Q 9 6
10 5 Table 9 8 7 6
Q J 5
10 8 5 4
8 2
97769 A776A
35673 =
Par NS +430 K 10 4
A 9 6
A 7
A 9 7 6 4

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 321
Pass
3 NT S = +400
Tie 266

129. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Nystrom Bocchi Stromberg Fredin Versace Lindkvist Lauria
1 NT 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 3
A Q
Q 9 8 7 4 3
7 3 Table A 8 5
7 2
10 2
A Q J 6 5 2
69A66 =
44377 =
Par NS +420 K 10 6
J 10 8 5 4
K 6
K 10 9

1 NT opening
3 E -2 +200
-3 321
Pass
3 NT W -3 +300
+3 269

130. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Zia
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Dbl 3 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

A 7 6 2
7 4 3
A 3
K Q 9 6 Table K Q 8 4
A 2
J 10 9 8 7 5
J
32626 =
8A6A7 =
Par NS -620 J 9
K Q 10 9 6
6 4 2
7 5 4

1 NT opening
4 W +1 -650
-1 321
Pass
4 E = -620
+1 270

131. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz Schwartz Nickell Becker Freeman
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass
2 3 AP

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

A K 10 9
A 5
A Q 7 4 3
10 4 Table J 6 5 4
8 4 2
10 8 6
7 5 3
75959 86959
57484 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 2
K J 9 3
9 2
K Q 6 2

1 NT opening
2 × W = -180
-8 321
Pass
3 S = +140
+8 278

132. 2001 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

K Q 2
7 6 5
Q J 8 7
7 5 3 Table 10 8 7
K Q J 10
10
A K Q 8 2
45463 46463
9797A =
Par NS -600 J 9 5
A 9 4 2
K 9 5 2
10 6

1 NT opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-11 321
Pass
2 E +1 -110
+11 289

133. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Zia Hampson Rosenberg Berkowitz Wold Cohen Lair
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 2
2 Pass 2 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP 3 AP

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

J
10 9 8 5 2
A 4
9 6 5 4 3 Table K Q 10 9 3 2
A 4
K Q J 3
8
63647 =
5A685 =
Par NS -620 8 4
K J 3
10 9 8
K Q J 10 7

1 NT opening
3 E +1 -170
-7 321
Pass
3 W -1 +100
+7 296

134. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Schuett Jacobs SmithK Chang Bocchi Moss Duboin
1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9 7 6 5
A K J
9 7 3
6 4 Table Q 3
10 9 4 3
10
A 10 9 8 3 2
87595 =
46748 =
Par NS +120 10 4
8 7 5
A K J 6 5 2
K 7

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 321
Pass
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 296

135. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Cohen Lair Berkowitz Zia Hampson Rosenberg Greco
1 NT Dbl 3 Pass 1 2
Dbl Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Dbl Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 AP

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

J 10 8
A Q 2
10
10 8 6 5 4 3 Table A 3
J 9 7 6
K J 8 2
A J 2
47464 =
86969 =
Par NS -140 Q 9 7 6 5 2
8 4
A 9 5
K 7

1 NT opening
5 × W -2 +500
+12 333
Pass
3 W = -110
-12 296

136. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Hawkins Mohan Foster Rosenkranz Gawrys Sealy Pszczola Munafo
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 9 6
A Q 9 8 3
J 7
5 4 2 Table A 8 7 3 2
7 4
A 8 3
J 10 9
76788 =
57654 =
Par NS +90 K Q 10
K 10 2
K 6 5 2
Q 7 6

1 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
Tie 333
Pass
1 NT N +2 +150
Tie 296

137. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

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

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

K 9 5
3
K 7 5 2
J 10 4 3 2 Table Q 10 7 4 3
A Q 7 5
J 4
9 5
76997 =
47345 47346
Par NS +140 J 6
K J 10 9 6 2
A 9 6
A 7

1 NT opening
4 N -3 -150
-2 333
Pass
3 NT N -2 -100
+2 298

138. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

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

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

Q 5
K 9 7 6 5
8 7 6 3
5 2 Table A K 10 8 7 3
A J
Q 10
Q 7 6
55589 44589
48744 =
Par NS +100 6 4
4 3
K J 5 2
A 10 8 4 3

1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
-5 333
Pass
3 E -1 +50
+5 303

139. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Stewart Molson Woolsey Boyd Rubin Robinson Granovetter
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 7 5
Q 7 6 3
J 7
Q 7 2 Table Q 8 6
8 4
Q 10 8 4 3
J 10 9
98989 =
45454 45354
Par NS +400 A 4 3 2
A K 2
A 6 5
6 5 3

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 343
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 303

140. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Freeman Sontag Nickell Weichsel
1 NT 2 NT 4 Pass 1 4
5 AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 8 4 2
9 8 7
3
K 8 6 4 2 Table J 6 5
—
A Q J 10 2
A J 10 9 5
64952 =
5948B =
Par NS -300 Q 7 3
A K J 10 5 4 3
7 5
7

1 NT opening
5 W = -600
-11 343
Pass
4 × S -1 -100
+11 314

141. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Rodwell Lipsitz Meckstroth Hamman Shenkin Soloway Molson
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 3 AP

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

J 9
K Q
10 9 8 6
Q 10 9 7 2 Table Q 8 3 2
9 4
A K Q
K 8 5 4
47944 =
66468 =
Par NS +140 K 10 7 6 5
A 10 5 3
7 4 2
6

1 NT opening
3 S -1 -50
-4 343
Pass
1 NT E -1 +100
+4 318

142. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Woolsey Granovetter Stewart Boyd Shenkin Robinson Molson
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A K Q J 6 5
J 5
A K Q 6
4 Table 8 3
K 8
9 4 3 2
A Q 9 7 5
11403 =
CC7CA =
Par NS -1440 10 7
9 7 6 4 3
10 7 5
J 8 6

1 NT opening
4 W +2 -680
+12 355
Pass
6 W = -1370
-12 318

143. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Duboin Pszczola Bocchi Versace Zmudzinski Lauria Balicki
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 1 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 6 5
10 8 7 3 2
4
J 6 3 2 Table Q J 4
Q J
K 9 5 2
A 9 5 4
99796 =
44637 44647
Par NS +400 K 9 7 3
K 4
A Q J 6 3
10 8

1 NT opening
2 × W -2 +500
+9 364
Pass
3 S = +110
-9 318

144. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Tuszynski Bocchi Jassem Duboin de Falco Pszczola Ferraro Kwiecien
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass 1 AP

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

10 9 5
8 4 2
J 8
A J 9 7 3 Table Q 8 6
A K 6
K 6 5 3 2
8 6
88877 =
55456 =
Par NS +120 A 3 2
J 9 7
A 10 4
K 10 5 4

1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 364
Pass
1 N +1 +110
Tie 318

145. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

10 9
8 5 4 2
K 10 6 4
K J 8 Table K J 8 4
A K 10
J
9 7 6 5 3
77686 67686
66757 =
Par NS +90 A 7 5
Q J 6
A 9 8 7 5 2
4

1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
-7 364
Pass
3 E -2 +200
+7 325

146. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 94

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Bocchi Kwiecien Duboin Lauria Tuszynski Versace Jassem
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 8
9 8 3
K 10 7
A Q 10 4 Table J 6 2
A 5 2
J 6 5
9 8 6 5
78876 =
55566 =
Par NS +110 A 9 4 3
J 10 6
A Q 9 4
K 7

1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -50
-5 364
Pass
2 NT S = +120
+5 330

147. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

10 9 7 3
K 9 6
K 9
Q 10 4 3 Table 2
7 5 2
A J 8 6 5 4 3
J 9
9BA6A 9BA6B
41172 41272
Par NS +450 A Q J 8 4
A Q 3
—
K 7 6 5 2

1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 365
Pass
4 S = +420
-1 330

148. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Fawcett Duboin Liggins Bocchi Lauria Callaghan Versace Burn
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 2 2 1 Pass 3 Pass
3 3 3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5
Q 10 8 7 2
Q 7 2
J 6 Table A 2
6
A K J 10 8 6 3
10 8 2
49739 =
536A3 =
Par NS -100 J 7 6 4
J 5 3
5
A K 9 5 4

1 NT opening
3 NT E -3 +150
Tie 365
Pass
3 NT E -3 +150
Tie 330

149. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

K 10 2
A K J 10 8 6
5
A 8 4 Table Q 8 6 5 4
—
A J 8 7 6 4 2
K
31235 =
9BAA8 =
Par NS -450 J 9
Q 9 5 4
Q 9
J 10 9 7 5

1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-1 365
Pass
3 NT W = -400
+1 331

150. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Ramondt Thorvaldsson Maas Bertens MagnussonM Nab Ingimarsson
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 7 5
8 5 4
J 3
A K 10 5 3 Table 9 3 2
J 9
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7
68944 68964
65478 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
Q 7 6 3
A 10
J 8 2

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 365
Pass
1 NT S = +90
+5 336

151. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Lebi Branco Hanna Kokish Villas-Boas Mittelman Campos
1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

9 4
K Q 8 2
A 10 9 5 4
7 3 Table 10 7 6 2
A
K J 6 3
K J 10 4
46636 46536
877A7 =
Par NS -130 K 8 5 3
9 5 4
8 7
A 9 5 2

1 NT opening
3 E = -110
Tie 365
Pass
3 E = -110
Tie 336

152. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

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

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

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

A 8 4 3 2
4
10 9 7 3 2
10 6 Table K 10
K Q 8 6 3
A Q J
A 4 3
53637 53537
797A6 =
Par NS -140 Q 6
J 10 9 5 2
6 5
K 8 5 2

1 NT opening
3 W -2 +200
+3 368
Pass
3 W -1 +100
-3 336

153. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Gulyas Nab Winkler Honti Maas Szalka Ramondt
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 9
K J 8 4
8 5
K 5 3 2 Table 7 5 3
A Q 7
9 2
Q J 10 9 7
76373 =
67A6A =
Par NS -420 K J 10 6 2
9 5 3
J 10 6
A 8

1 NT opening
2 S -1 -50
+2 370
Pass
3 E +1 -130
-2 336

154. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki Duboin Versace Pszczola Lauria Kwiecien
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) 3 3 NT 4 AP

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

A 10 9 7 6 5
A 8 6
7 6
K 2 Table Q J 8
K Q J 4
10 3 2
10 8 5
85799 =
48641 28641
Par NS +120 2
10 9 2
A K J 9 8 4
J 9 3

1 NT opening
3 S = +110
-5 370
Pass
4 E -3 +300
+5 341

155. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Burn Bocchi Callaghan Duboin de Falco SimpsonC Ferraro Hallberg
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

J 5 4
Q J 7 3
A 6 5 4
A 8 Table Q 6 3 2
K 5
8 7
Q 9 5 4 2
75775 85875
57558 =
Par NS +120 A K 7
A 6 2
10 9 3 2
J 6 3

1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+1 371
Pass
1 NT S = +90
-1 341

156. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Duboin Chagas Bocchi Versace Villas-Boas Lauria Campos
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 6
K 10 9 5
Q 6 3
9 5 4 Table A K
Q J 7 6
10 7 5 4 2
8 7
8A65A =
53773 =
Par NS +420 J 7 5 3
A 8
K J
K Q J 3 2

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+11 382
Pass
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 341

157. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul A Q 10
A 9 5 4
9 7 2
J 7 3

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

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

J 6 5
K Q 7 3
Q 5 3
10 5 4 Table 8 7 4 3 2
10 8 6
A J 10 6
K
A688B =
26552 =
Par NS +430 K 9
J 2
K 8 4
A Q 9 8 6 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-3 382
Pass
3 NT N +4 +520
+3 344

158. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

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

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

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

1 NT opening
3 NT× W -3 +500
+9 391
Pass
3 NT E -2 +100
-9 344

159. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Mittelman Campos Kokish Lebi Branco Hanna Chagas
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 4 3 2
4
10 9 7 3 2
10 6 Table K 10
K Q 8 6 3
A Q J
A 4 3
53637 53537
797A6 =
Par NS -140 Q 6
J 10 9 5 2
6 5
K 8 5 2

1 NT opening
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 391
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 344

160. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Popova Saelensminde Gunev Isporski Austberg Kovachev Helgemo
1 NT 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
3 Pass 4 AP 1 NT Dbl 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

J 4
Q 10 7 4
A K Q 10 7
10 7 Table K 10 5 2
A J 9 6 5
6
8 6 5
36227 36127
77AA5 =
Par NS -420 Q 7 6
2
9 8 5 2
A K 9 4 3

1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 401
Pass
4 E = -420
-10 344

161. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Cohen Weinstein Berkowitz WeinsteinH Zia Garner Rosenberg
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 5 3
A 6 5
J
A Q 10 4 2 Table J 9 8 7 4
J 8 2
K Q 4
K 9
32672 =
99769 =
Par NS -400 Q 6
Q 10 4 3
10 9 7 5 2
J 8

1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
-11 401
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+11 355

162. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Zia WeinsteinH Rosenberg Levin Jacobs Weinstein Katz
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 1 Pass 1 NT AP

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

9 4 3
Q J 2
K 8 6 4 3
9 6 Table A K Q
8 5 4
Q 9 2
K 10 8 4
78868 =
65575 =
Par NS +110 10 8 6 5 2
10 7 6
A 7 5
A 7

1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+2 403
Pass
1 NT E -1 +50
-2 355

163. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Rosenberg Garner Zia Weinstein Katz Levin Jacobs
1 NT 3 3 Pass 1 1
3 NT AP 1 NT 2 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K 7 2
J 5 4 2
Q 7
A 10 7 3 Table J 9 5
A K 3
A K 10 8 3 2
5
25326 =
A89B7 =
Par NS -630 A Q 6
Q 10 9 8 7
9 6
9 8 2

1 NT opening
3 NT W = -600
Tie 403
Pass
3 NT W = -600
Tie 355

164. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

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

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

A K 9
Q
K Q J 10 4
J 10 5 4 Table J 7 5 2
K 10 7
8 2
A 9 3 2
33733 =
79599 =
Par NS -140 8 6 4 3
J 8 6 4 3 2
A
8 6

1 NT opening
3 E = -140
-6 403
Pass
3 E -1 +100
+6 361

165. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Nickell Garner Freeman WeinsteinH
1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Dbl Rdbl 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 6 3 2
Q J 6
Q 8 7
A 6 5 Table 9 8 7
10 7 5 4 2
K J 3 2
Q
8667A =
46763 =
Par NS +130 Q J 10
8
A 10 6 5
K J 7 4 2

1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 403
Pass
3 NT N = +400
+7 368

166. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Hamman Schwartz Soloway Casen
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6 3
A Q J 10 5
Q
J 5 4 2 Table 7
9 2
10 8 4 3 2
A K 7 6 3
69572 =
4386A =
Par NS -100 A Q J 10 5
K 8 3
K 9 7 5
10

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 403
Pass
4 S = +420
Tie 368

167. 1999 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 130

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

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

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

K 9 6 5 4
A K Q 4
A Q 2
6 Table A 2
10 7 5 3 2
8 4
9 8 5 3
53267 =
8AB66 8AB56
Par NS -650 Q 10 8
9
9 7 6 5 3
A J 7 2

1 NT opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 403
Pass
4 W +1 -650
Tie 368

168. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

9 6 5 2
K 7
10 6
10 9 8 7 5 Table J 10 7
A
A Q 9 5 3
A 6 4 2
67976 =
76467 =
Par NS +140 A Q 4 3
Q 10 9 8 4
K 7 2
3

1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 403
Pass
4 S -1 -50
Tie 368

169. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Zia Katz Rosenberg Stansby Sontag Martel Weichsel
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl 2 3 2 3 3 Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A J 7 2
J 9 4
10 8 7 4 2
9 Table 10 9 6
A Q 7 5 3
A Q 5
A 10
64348 =
78A95 =
Par NS -500 K 8 4 3
6 2
K J 9
J 6 3 2

1 NT opening
4 × E = -790
-13 403
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+13 381

170. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey Kamil Silverman Becker Wolfson
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
3 3 Pass 4 (AP) 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10
Q 7 5
J 9
A K Q 9 8 6 2 Table 6 5 4
J 9 6 3
Q 4 3 2
J 4
6B8A5 =
42427 =
Par NS +450 Q J 9 7 3
A K 8 4
K 10 5
7

1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 403
Pass
4 S +1 +450
Tie 381

171. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A J 8
10 7 4 2
Q 9 7 5
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Stewart Versace Woolsey Robinson Jacobs Boyd Katz
1 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass 3
Dbl Pass 5 5 Dbl Pass 3 NT AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

—
A K J 9
K J 6 4
Q J 8 4 3 Table K 5 2
Q 8 6
3
K 10 9 7 5 2
39371 =
6385B =
Par NS -300 Q 10 9 7 6 4 3
5 3
A 10 8 2
—

1 NT opening
5 × S -2 -300
-12 403
Pass
3 NT E -3 +300
+12 393

172. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

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

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7
8 tricks won

K J 9 8 3
Q 6
J 9 3
K Q 9 Table 7 6 5
K 8 2
A K 8 5
8 6 3
65866 =
68576 =
Par NS -100 A 10 2
10 7 5 4
Q 10 6 4
J 10

1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+2 405
Pass
2 W = -110
-2 393

173. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

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

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

Q J 10 6 5
K 8
A 10 9 7
10 2 Table A 9 8 3
5
Q J 3 2
J 9 7 6
84A49 =
49394 =
Par NS +100 K 2
Q 9 7 6 4 3
K 5
A 4 3

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+9 414
Pass
4 W -1 +50
-9 393

174. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

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

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

Q J 10 8 4
7 2
A 7 4 2
9 2 Table 6
A 10 3
K Q J 6
K 8 7 5 4
75745 75735
67598 =
Par NS -110 A 3 2
Q 9 8 6
10 9 3
Q J 3

1 NT opening
2 × N = +470
+12 426
Pass
3 W +1 -130
-12 393

175. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Berkowitz Freeman Cohen Passell Soloway Seamon Hamman
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
2 2 4 AP 1 1 2 Pass
4 AP

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

A 10
A Q 8 6 4
Q 8 6 5
10 7 Table Q 3
K J 7 3
A 9 2
A 6 3 2
46346 =
97A97 96A97
Par NS -620 6 5 4 2
5 2
J 7 4
Q J 9 8

1 NT opening
4 W = -620
+1 427
Pass
4 W +1 -650
-1 393

176. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Lair Meckstroth Schwartz Rodwell Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby
1 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 6
10 3
A J 10 3
10 5 4 3 Table K J 7 5 4
6 5 2
7
Q J 9 8
75994 =
67348 =
Par NS +140 9
A Q J 9 7
Q 9 5 4 2
K 2

1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 427
Pass
4 S = +420
Tie 393

177. 1997 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 137

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

West North East South West North East South
Mari Meckstroth Levy Rodwell Hamman Perron Wolff Chemla
1 NT 2 2 Pass 1 1
2 Pass 3 Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 6 5
—
A 10 7 4 3 2
7 3 2 Table K 9 8 4
K Q J 2
—
A K Q 9 8
32652 =
9A67B =
Par NS -620 A
9 8 7 5
Q J 9 6 5
10 6 5

1 NT opening
4 W = -620
Tie 427
Pass
4 W = -620
Tie 393

178. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Perron Aa Chemla Groetheim Brogeland Mari Saelensminde Levy
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 3 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 10 3 2
10 8 3
10 8
J 8 6 2 Table A 8 7 6 5
7
J 9 7 6 5
K 3
B6B9B B6B8B
27242 =
Par NS +460 9
A K Q 9 5 2
A K 4
A 10 5

1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+11 438
Pass
4 S +1 +450
-11 393

179. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Nickell Soloway Freeman Deutsch
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 1 Pass 2
3 AP

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

A K 5
9 6
Q 9 7 6
7 6 4 2 Table 10 6 4 2
A Q 3
8 3
A Q 5 3
76875 =
57568 67568
Par NS +110 J 9 7 3
K 8 5
J 10 5 4
K 8

1 NT opening
2 N = +110
Tie 438
Pass
3 E -1 +100
Tie 393

180. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
LiX Zia WangW Rosenberg Martel Sun Stansby LiuC
1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 7
K 10 5 3
J 6 5
A 10 4 Table A Q 10 5 4 3
A 2
A 10 4 3
3
22426 =
AB9A6 =
Par NS -650 J 8
J 9 7 6
Q 9 2
J 7 6 2

1 NT opening
4 W +1 -650
Tie 438
Pass
4 E +1 -650
Tie 393

181. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Fox Szymanowski Schafer Moss Zmudzinski Fallenius Balicki
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 4 AP

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

—
K 9 6 3 2
A 8 6 5 2
Q J 8 Table 10 9 6
Q J 4
J 9
A K 6 5 4
79353 =
63A8A =
Par NS -100 A Q 8 7 3 2
10 5
K 3
10 3 2

1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+11 449
Pass
4 E +1 -150
-11 393

182. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen Stewart Katz Silverman Pavlicek Wolfson
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Dbl Pass 3 4 (AP) Dbl 4 AP

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

9 7 6
A Q 9
A K Q 7 6
Q J Table 10 8 3
J 10 7 4 3 2
J 5 2
3
7A55A =
21872 =
Par NS +420 Q 5 4
8
9 3
A K 10 9 7 4 2

1 NT opening
4 S = +130
Tie 449
Pass
4 N = +130
Tie 393

183. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen Stewart Katz Silverman Pavlicek Wolfson
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP 4 Dbl 4 AP

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

4
A 7 5 3
J 7 5
A 9 6 4 3 Table A K Q 9 8 7 5 3
K 10
K 2
10
11665 =
BC778 =
Par NS -1430 10 6
Q 9 8 4
Q 6 4 3
Q 8 2

1 NT opening
4 E +2 -680
Tie 449
Pass
4 E +2 -680
Tie 393

184. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Stansby Nickell Martel Zia Hamman Rosenberg Wolff
1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

J
A Q 9 4 2
J 9 8 4
9 7 2 Table A Q 9 8 3 2
7 6
A
K Q 6 3
54464 =
89979 =
Par NS -140 K 6 4
J 10 3
Q 7 5 3 2
8 4

1 NT opening
2 E = -110
Tie 449
Pass
2 E = -110
Tie 393

185. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

10 7 6 5 4 3
7 6
8
K 10 9 4 Table A
A J 10 5 3 2
K J 5 3
7 6
A76A8 77698
36734 =
Par NS +430 K J 9
Q 8 4
A Q 6
J 5 3 2

1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-6 449
Pass
2 E -2 +200
+6 399

186. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 6
J 9 4 3 2
—
K 8 5 4 2 Table 7 5 3
A K Q
A Q 10 7 3
J 10
56374 =
67969 =
Par NS -140 K Q 10
10 6 5
J 9 2
9 7 6 3

1 NT opening
2 W +2 -170
+10 459
Pass
4 E = -620
-10 399

187. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul Q 10 7 4 2
Q J
Q J 9
J 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Wolff Martel Hamman Stansby
1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 5
K 10 9 4
6 3 2
6 5 3 Table K J 6 3
A 3 2
A 10 7
K Q 7
45466 =
98977 =
Par NS -600 9
8 7 6 5
K 8 5 4
A 9 8 4

1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 465
Pass
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 399

188. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell Wolff Glubok Hamman Lev
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 10
A 9
10 8 7 5 2
Q 9 4 3 Table A 9 6 5 4 3
2
A Q J
K 7 2
53934 43934
6A4A9 =
Par NS -300 K 8 7
Q J 10 6 4 3
K
10 8 6

1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 465
Pass
4 S -1 -50
Tie 399

Data 9X05 Main Top One Notrump vs. Pass