Data 9X07 Main

One Diamond vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, any HCP

Found 280 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Helness Madala Helgemo Zimmermann Bianchedi Multon Zia
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 AP
3 Pass 3 AP

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

A J 6 3
7
10 9 5 3
A 6 5 2 Table K Q 9 4
A J 10 9
6 4
J 10 3
64776 =
68667 =
Par NS -110 8 5 2
K 6 5 4 3
K 8
K 9 8

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+4 4
Pass
1 W +1 -110
-4 0

2. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul A K 2
10 9 2
K J 9 6 4
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Helness FisherL Helgemo SchwartzRO Schwartz Zimmermann Graves Multon
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
4 Dbl AP 4 Dbl 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 6 5 3
4
A Q 8 3 2
J 5 3 Table J 10 9 7 4
K J 7
7
A Q 8 4
95A87 =
28345 38356
Par NS +300 8
A Q 8 6 5 3
10 5
K 7 6 2

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
Tie 4
Pass
4 × E -2 +300
Tie 0

3. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul K J 10 2
K 10
K 9
J 8 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Weichsel Tokay Hamman WeinsteinH Piekarek Grabel Smirnov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Dbl Pass 1 NT AP

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

7 3
A 7 3
Q J 10 2
K 10 5 4 Table A Q 9 4
Q 8 6 5
7 6 5
A 6
56456 55456
87887 =
Par NS -120 8 6 5
J 9 4 2
A 8 4 3
Q 9

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
+1 5
Pass
1 NT E +1 -120
-1 0

4. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Platnick Weinstein Diamond Greco Nickell Hampson Katz
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass

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

J 8 2
7 4
K J 10 6
K J 7 2 Table A Q 9
Q J 10 6 5 3
8
10 6 4
79687 =
54745 =
Par NS +140 K 10 6 3
A 8 2
9 7 3 2
A 5

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 10
Pass
2 E = -110
-5 0

5. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

W deals
E-W vul J 3
9 4
Q 10 7 5 2
A K 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Levin Grabel Weinstein WeinsteinH
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Dbl 2 2 2 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP 3 AP

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

6 5
Q J 6 5
K 4 3
Q J 10 4 Table A Q 9 8 4
A 10 3 2
J 6
9 7
76597 =
56845 =
Par NS +110 K 10 7 2
K 8 7
A 9 8
8 5 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
Tie 10
Pass
3 E -1 +100
Tie 0

6. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul A J 9
K 10 6 4
J 6
J 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Bathurst Berkowitz Moss Platnick Seamon Diamond Pszczola
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 2 3 (AP)

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

K 5 4 3
5 2
Q 8 5
Q 8 6 5 Table Q 10 8 7
Q 9 3
A K 4 2
3 2
75968 =
57465 =
Par NS +140 6 2
A J 8 7
10 9 7 3
A K 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 10
Pass
3 N = +140
+5 5

7. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Greco Pszczola Hampson Moss Berkowitz Bathurst Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3
3 AP

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

10 6 4 2
A 10 9 3
K 6 2
Q 5 Table K J 8 3
7 2
9 8 4
K 7 6 3
97999 =
46434 =
Par NS +600 A Q 5
J 5 4
A J 10 3
J 8 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+11 21
Pass
3 E -2 +100
-11 5

8. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 121

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Greco Pszczola Hampson Moss Berkowitz Bathurst Sontag
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 3 4
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 5 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

J 5 2
A 6 3 2
Q 5 4
10 7 2 Table A Q 10 9 8 6
J 10 9 7
10 8
6
6569A =
68741 =
Par NS +130 7 4
5
A K 9 6 3 2
A K J 5

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
+3 24
Pass
5 S -2 -200
-3 5

9. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 90

W deals
Both vul A 10 9 4
A 9 4 3
Q 10 7
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hampson Meckstroth Greco Platnick Nickell Diamond Katz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 7 3 2
J 7
J 8 4
10 9 2 Table K 6
Q 10 5
9 6 5 2
A Q 5 3
99A99 =
44344 =
Par NS +620 8 5
K 8 6 2
A K 3
K J 8 6

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 36
Pass
4 N -1 -100
-12 5

10. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Greco Platnick Cohler Diamond Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 5
K 9 6 3
K 10 8
Q 7 5 Table J 8 6 4
J 4 2
9 2
A K 8 4
888A8 =
45535 44525
Par NS +130 A K
A Q 10 7 5
J 6
9 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 42
Pass
3 N +2 +150
-6 5

11. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul A J 9
K 10 6 4
J 6
J 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Passell Meckstroth Jacobus Rodwell Levin Kamil Weinstein Coren
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 4 3
5 2
Q 8 5
Q 8 6 5 Table Q 10 8 7
Q 9 3
A K 4 2
3 2
75968 =
57465 =
Par NS +140 6 2
A J 8 7
10 9 7 3
A K 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
Tie 42
Pass
2 W = -110
Tie 5

12. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul A 10 5 3
A J 10 6
J 6
9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Dwyer Meckstroth Ekeblad Jacobus Levin Passell Weinstein
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP

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

Q 7 6 4 2
8 5 3 2
A 5
Q 8 Table J 9
K
K 9 7 4
A K J 6 5 4
56874 =
76469 =
Par NS -110 K 8
Q 9 7 4
Q 10 8 3 2
10 2

1 opening
2 E +2 -130
-1 42
Pass
3 E = -110
+1 6

13. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87

W deals
Both vul A 5
J 8 3
K 10 4
K 10 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Watson Diamond FeldmanJ Platnick Greco StansbyJ Hampson Hung
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 2
1 Dbl Rdbl 4 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass Pass 6 AP 4 AP

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

10 8 3 2
K Q
7 6 3 2
Q 9 3 Table K Q J 9 7 4
A
A Q J 5
A J
11827 11726
CC5A6 =
Par NS -1400 6
10 9 7 6 5 4 2
9 8
8 7 2

1 opening
6 W = -1430
-13 42
Pass
4 E +2 -680
+13 19

14. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
StansbyJ Diamond Hung Platnick Bathurst Watson Moss FeldmanJ
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 2
Q 4
K 8 5 3
Q J 7 3 Table A K J 8 4
J 10 9
A 9 7 6
4
54737 =
89696 =
Par NS -140 10 7 5
K 5 3 2
J 10 2
K 9 8

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 42
Pass
4 E -1 +100
Tie 19

15. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 122

W deals
Both vul —
K 8 7 4
K J 10 7 6
Q J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Baseggio Seamon Stark Campanile Sontag McAllister Berkowitz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 1 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J 5 4 2
A 6 5 3
9 5 2
A 3 Table A 10 8 7 3
Q 9 2
8 4
K 10 4
76789 =
57644 =
Par NS +110 K Q 9 6
J 10
A Q 3
8 7 5 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 47
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-5 19

16. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Stansby Fantoni Bramley Lynch Helgemo Passell Helness
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 8 4
Q J 8 3
A 9 3 2
Q 8 Table 10 6 2
K 9 4 2
J 10 8 5
9 3
BB79C =
11441 =
Par NS +1370 A Q J 5 3
A 10 6
Q
K 10 5 2

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+12 59
Pass
4 S +2 +680
-12 19

17. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Brogeland Levin Saelensminde Graves Katz Schwartz Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7
8 6 5 4
6 3
A 10 5 4 2 Table Q J 5
K 2
Q 9 8
Q J 7 6 3
8AAB6 =
53327 =
Par NS +620 A K 6 3 2
A 10 9 7
10 7 5
K

1 opening
4 S = +620
+13 72
Pass
4 S -2 -200
-13 19

18. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul J 9 7 6
J 9
A 5
A 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Kranyak Kwiecien Demuy Wooldridge Berkowitz Hurd Sontag
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

K 10
8 6 5 2
Q 9 8 4 3
J 7 Table A 4 3 2
A Q
K J 7
K Q 5 4
46535 =
978A7 =
Par NS -600 Q 8 5
K 10 7 4 3
10 6 2
10 9

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 72
Pass
2 NT E +2 -180
+10 29

19. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul A 8 6
Q J 5 4
10 6 5
A 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Stansby Fleisher Bramley Balicki Zia Zmudzinski Garner
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 2 Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 5
9 7 6 3
Q 9 8 3
K 8 Table K J 10 7 4 2
K 2
2
Q 9 7 3
95AB9 96AB9
37223 37324
Par NS +420 3
A 10 8
A K J 7 4
J 10 5 4

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
+10 82
Pass
2 E -1 +50
-10 29

20. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Greco Kranyak Hampson Platnick Fireman Diamond WolpertG
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
1 Pass Pass 2 (AP) 2 AP

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

A Q 7 5
J
9 7 6 3 2
9 7 6 Table 10 8 6
A 10 5 4
8
A K Q 4 3
53663 =
8967A =
Par NS -140 K J 4
Q 8 7 6 3 2
K J
8 5

1 opening
2 S -2 -100
+1 83
Pass
2 W +1 -140
-1 29

21. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul A J 6
10 3
A Q 10 8 6
10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Bathurst Multon Dwyer Levin Nunes Weinstein Fantoni
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 2 Dbl Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass 2 AP

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

9 8 7
A K 9 6 2
7 3 2
9 2 Table 5 4 2
Q J
K 5
A K Q J 8 3
28181 =
85959 =
Par NS -140 K Q 10 3
8 7 5 4
J 9 4
7 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
+8 91
Pass
2 E +4 -230
-8 29

22. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Bathurst Helgemo Dwyer WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Fantoni
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 3 AP Pass Dbl 2 2
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

9 4
J 7 4 3 2
Q 7 4
J 8 5 Table K J 7 3
Q 9
9 3
A K Q 6 4
88796 =
54537 55547
Par NS +120 Q 10 2
K 10 5
A J 10 5 2
9 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-2 91
Pass
3 E -2 +200
+2 31

23. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 1

W deals
None vul 2
K Q 7
J 5 3 2
K Q 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Zhang Asbi WangW Lian Karwur ShiH Sakul
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 4 Pass 1 Dbl 4 AP
4 NT Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A J 10 9 5
5 4
9 8
A 6 4 3 Table K 8 6 3
A 10 9 8 6 3
A K 4
—
41277 =
9CB66 =
Par NS -980 Q 7 4
J 2
Q 10 7 6
J 8 5 2

1 opening
6 W -1 +50
+11 102
Pass
4 W +2 -480
-11 31

24. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Zhang Asbi WangW Lian Karwur ShiH Sakul
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 Pass Pass 1
2 2 AP

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

K Q J
8 4 3 2
Q 9 8 7 3 2
— Table 9 5 4
A Q
A 10 6
Q 9 8 3 2
66737 =
656A6 =
Par NS -130 A 10 6 2
10 9 6 5
—
A J 7 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 107
Pass
2 S -2 -100
-5 31

25. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul —
7 6
A K 8 7 6 2
J 9 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Rizzo Helgemo Lambardi Ravenna Nunes Alujas Fantoni
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT 3 4 5 3 3 NT 4 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

Q J 10 6
J 5 4
10 9 4 3
A 5 Table A K 9 4 2
Q 9 3 2
5
K Q 10
53599 =
8A843 8A743
Par NS -300 8 7 5 3
A K 10 8
Q J
8 7 4

1 opening
5 × N -1 -100
Tie 107
Pass
5 × S -1 -100
Tie 31

26. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Narkiewicz WolpertG Buras Balicki Levin Zmudzinski Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 9 4
K 5
10 6 3
K J 9 8 Table 5 3 2
J 9 7
K 4
A 7 6 5 2
A8CB7 =
35116 =
Par NS +1430 K 8 7 6
A 10 8 4 3 2
A 8 7
—

1 opening
4 S = +620
+9 116
Pass
3 S +2 +200
-9 31

27. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini Ino Ravenna Teramoto ChenD Lambardi Furuta Rizzo
Pass 1 1 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 4 AP 1 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

9 2
A 10 6 4
7
K J 10 6 3 2 Table A K Q 6 5 4
K J 7
10 6
Q 4
32172 =
6BB6B =
Par NS -650 10 8
Q 8 5
K J 9 5 3 2
7 5

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 116
Pass
4 E +1 -650
Tie 31

28. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Kalita Rodwell Nowosadzki Jagniewski Levin Gawel Weinstein
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
1 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass Pass

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

J 7 4
J 8 7 4
9 5
10 5 4 3 Table K Q 8 6
10 6 2
K Q 8 6
K Q
77899 77889
55544 =
Par NS +110 A 3
A Q 9 3
J 7 2
J 7 6 2

1 opening
1 × W -1 +200
+3 119
Pass
1 NT E -1 +100
-3 31

29. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Davis Welland Dunitz AukenS Chambers WolpertJ Schermer LevinJ
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
4 AP

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

8 4 2
A 10 4
J 6 5 3
A Q 7 Table Q 9 7
K Q 9 8 7 5
—
K 10 5 3
36383 36382
67A3A =
Par NS -420 A 10 6 5 3
6 3 2
K Q
9 6 4

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 119
Pass
3 E +1 -170
+6 37

30. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Graves Grue Schwartz Moss BessisT Lindqvist Bertheau Brogeland
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 4 2
9 6
A 10 9 6
A J 10 3 Table 10 9 7 6 5
A 10 3
Q 5
Q 7 6
75977 =
67466 =
Par NS +140 A 8 3
K Q 8 7 5
3
K 9 8 4

1 opening
4 S = +420
+7 126
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-7 37

31. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Bramley Graves Stansby Zmudzinski Lindqvist Balicki Brogeland
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 3
Q 9 7 5
K Q 10 6
8 6 3 Table 8 5
K 10 4
A J 9 7 2
A 9 2
7A649 =
62583 62683
Par NS +500 A Q J 7 4 2
J 3 2
—
Q 10 7 4

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 126
Pass
4 S +1 +650
Tie 37

32. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
AukenS LevinJ Welland WolpertJ Grabel Chambers WeinsteinH Schermer
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
3 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 8 6
9
K 8 5
A 10 9 8 7 3 Table 9 7 5 4
10 6 5 3
Q 7 4 3
2
B9B88 =
13135 11135
Par NS +660 A J 3 2
A K Q J 7
J 10
J 6

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+1 127
Pass
4 S = +620
-1 37

33. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul K Q J 5
Q 7
K 9 8 4
10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kranyak Martel WolpertG Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 AP 2 Dbl 2 2
4 AP

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

8 7
A 9 6 5 4
7 5 3
A 7 3 Table 10 4 3
K J 10 3 2
A Q 6
J 8
59479 =
84954 =
Par NS +100 A 9 6 2
8
J 10 2
K Q 9 5 2

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 127
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+5 42

34. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

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

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

A K 3
Q 10 8 7 5
10 2
10 9 4 Table 7 4 2
K 2
K J 9
A K Q 7 2
46573 45473
9786A =
Par NS -600 J 10 8 6
6 3
Q 8 5 4
J 8 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-13 127
Pass
3 NT E -2 +200
+13 55

35. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul 10 5
K J
K J 10 5 4
Q J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Zia Cheek Martel Grue Gitelman Willenken Moss Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 8 6 4
10 2
A 9 7 2
7 6 4 Table A 9 2
A 9 5 4
Q 8 6 3
5 3
8797A =
55463 =
Par NS +140 K J 7 3
Q 8 7 6 3
—
A K 9 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 127
Pass
5 S -1 -100
Tie 55

36. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Passell Weinstein Jacobus Lev Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

K J 8 5
6 2
5
Q 7 5 4 3 2 Table Q 7 3
A K 10 7 4
A
K 10 8 6
54382 53382
5994B =
Par NS -400 4 2
Q 8 3
K Q 10 9 8 7 6
9

1 opening
5 W = -400
+4 131
Pass
5 × E = -550
-4 55

37. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Jacobus ClerkinJ Passell Glubok Rigal Mahaffey Milgrim
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
3 Pass 4 5 (AP) 4 4 NT Pass 5
Dbl AP

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

K 9 7 6
3
Q J 8 6
K 7 5 4 Table Q J 10 4 2
K 9 5 2
A 7 5 2
—
94B5B 94A5B
49272 =
Par NS +500 8
A Q J 10 8 7
4
Q J 10 6 2

1 opening
5 S +1 +620
+15 146
Pass
5 × S -2 -500
-15 55

38. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul —
K 8 4 2
K Q J 6 5 2
9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Simson Lev Aker Rigal Passell Milgrim Jacobus
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 4
A J 10
9 8 7
K 7 6 2 Table K 8 3 2
Q 6 5 3
4
A J 10 3
76594 =
57849 56838
Par NS +100 A J 9 7 6 5
9 7
A 10 3
Q 4

1 opening
3 S -3 -150
-7 146
Pass
2 N +2 +130
+7 62

39. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Stewart Diamond Woolsey Kaplan Greco Lee Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 AP
2 Pass Pass 3
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 7 5 2
J 2
A 2
K 10 8 4 Table A Q 6 3
8 7 5 3
K 5 3
Q 9
54887 =
69556 =
Par NS -140 K 8 4
Q 10 9
10 8 7 6 4
A 3

1 opening
3 W = -140
-1 146
Pass
2 W = -110
+1 63

40. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 94

W deals
None vul Q 9 8 5
10 5
A Q 6
K 9 7 5

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

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

10 7 4
A K 8 7
J 10 9 2
J 2 Table J 2
2
K 8 5 4 3
10 8 6 4 3
9AB58 8AB57
42275 =
Par NS +450 A K 6 3
Q J 9 6 4 3
7
A Q

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-11 146
Pass
4 S +1 +450
+11 74

41. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

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

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

4 3
J 10 9
K J 10 9
Q 6 5 4 Table A 8 6 5
2
8 5 4 2
K 8 7 3
9AB67 BBB67
22266 =
Par NS +460 K 10 7 2
A K 8 4 3
6 3
A 9

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 146
Pass
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 74

42. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul 8 6
K 7 5 3
Q 10 2
K Q J 9

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

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

A 9 7 2
Q 9 4
K 8 3
10 8 4 Table J 5 4 3
A J
A J 9 5 4
A 2
43636 =
9A6A7 =
Par NS -620 K Q 10
10 8 6 2
7 6
7 6 5 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-10 146
Pass
2 NT E = -120
+10 84

43. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco Diamond Nickell Platnick Katz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 4
A Q J
9 7 3 2
J 5 2 Table 7
9 5 3 2
A J 6 5 4
8 4 3
9A769 =
42574 =
Par NS +420 Q J 8 6 3
K 4
K 10 8
A 7 6

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+1 147
Pass
4 S = +420
-1 84

44. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

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

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

K J 8 6
Q 9 7 2
—
10 9 4 3 2 Table A Q
A J 6 5
10 9 7 5 2
J 5
87385 88385
55958 =
Par NS -100 10 5 4
K 10 8 3
K J 4 3
K Q

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
+7 154
Pass
2 W +2 -170
-7 84

45. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

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

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

9 7 4
10 7 5 4
5
K J 7 6 3 Table A 3
A J 9 3 2
A J 8
10 9 2
884A5 784A5
35938 33828
Par NS +130 K Q J 8 2
6
K Q 10 7 6 3
8

1 opening
4 × S -2 -300
-5 154
Pass
4 S -2 -100
+5 89

46. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 65

W deals
None vul A J 7 3
J 9 7 5
J 9 6
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Pollack Wold Feldman Compton Schermer Robbins Chambers Demirev
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

6 5 4
Q 8 2
K Q 4 3 2
8 5 Table 9 8
A K 10
A 10 7 5
J 6 3 2
59749 =
43694 =
Par NS +100 K Q 10 2
6 4 3
8
K Q 10 7 4

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
Tie 154
Pass
3 S +1 +170
Tie 89

47. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Jacobus Sontag Passell Cohler Seamon Lev Pszczola
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 4 3 2
7 5 2
10 7
8 3 Table 8
K J 10 3
A K 9 6 5 2
K 7
A777B =
36562 36662
Par NS +430 9 7 6 5
A 6
3
A Q J 6 5 4

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
-7 154
Pass
3 NT N = +400
+7 96

48. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Parker Cayne Rogoff Falk Versace Lusky Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 7 5
5 3
9 4 3
J 9 8 7 Table Q 9 6
10 9 8
A 10 2
K Q 4 3
97AA6 =
35336 =
Par NS +420 J 8
A K J 7 2
J 8 7
A 6 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 154
Pass
4 S = +420
Tie 96

49. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Parker Cayne Rogoff Milgrim Duboin Rigal Sementa
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10
A 10 9 5 2
Q 8
7 4 3 2 Table A K 6 5
8 3
A J 7 6
J 9 6
66666 67666
76777 66777
Par NS -90 9 8 3
7 4
K 9 5 4 2
K Q 5

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 154
Pass
2 E -1 +100
+4 100

50. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals
E-W vul —
J 4
A J 5 3 2
K J 10 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Buras Bertheau Narkiewicz Balicki Upmark Zmudzinski Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 9 8
9 5 3
K Q 9 8
A 6 4 Table 6 3
A Q 8 6 2
10 7 4
Q 8 7
AA779 =
32664 32654
Par NS +430 A K Q 10 7 5 4 2
K 10 7
6
2

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-11 154
Pass
4 S +1 +450
+11 111

51. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Carroll Fantoni Garvey McGann Helgemo Hanlon Helness
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) 1 NT Pass 3 AP

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

K 6
9 5 4 3 2
8 5 4
Q 7 4 Table A Q J 8 7
8
K 6
K J 10 5 3
97AB5 =
36327 =
Par NS +620 9 5 4 3 2
A Q J 6
A 10 9
9

1 opening
2 NT S +2 +180
-1 154
Pass
3 E -4 +200
+1 112

52. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

7 6 2
7 6 4 2
K 6 2
7 6 4 Table K Q J 9
A Q J 8 3
J 4
Q 9
886BA 775BA
45622 =
Par NS +600 A 8 5 4 3
5
A 9 8 5
K 5 2

1 opening
5 N -2 -200
-3 154
Pass
2 E = -110
+3 115

53. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Chung Meckstroth LiuCK Huang Hamman YangS Zia
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 Dbl 3 AP Pass Pass

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

A 10 3
9 8 7 5 2
7 4 3
Q 9 Table 9 6 5
K J 4 3
J
A K 10 5 2
67293 =
64939 =
Par NS -140 Q 7 4 2
10 6
A K 10 9 6
J 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
Tie 154
Pass
2 E +2 -130
Tie 115

54. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

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

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

8 4 3 2
Q J 7 6 5 4
Q
8 2 Table Q
K 3 2
K 9 7 4 3
A Q 7 6
89488 =
54854 =
Par NS +140 K 7 6
A 9 8
A 10 5
10 9 5 3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
Tie 154
Pass
3 N = +140
Tie 115

55. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul Q 10 4
10 7 4 3
A K 10 4
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
L'Ecuyer Helness Demuy Helgemo Fantoni Korbel Nunes Miles
Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

J 7 6 5 2
8
Q J 8 7 5
10 7 Table A 9 3
A J 9 6 5
3
K J 6 2
95777 =
47565 =
Par NS +400 K 8
K Q 2
9 6 2
A 9 5 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-4 154
Pass
2 W -1 +50
+4 119

56. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Friedlander Nystrom Liran Lengy Bertheau Bareket Cullin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP) 1 NT Dbl 3 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 5 4
9 8 5
A J 6
K J 4 3 Table K J 2
Q
8 7 5 4
A Q 9 6 5
79B75 =
63268 =
Par NS +650 A Q 9
10 7 4 3 2
Q 9
10 8 7

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-10 154
Pass
4 S = +620
+10 129

57. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 28

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

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

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

A 10 3
9 8 7 5 2
7 4 3
Q 9 Table 9 6 5
K J 4 3
J
A K 10 5 2
67293 =
64939 =
Par NS -140 Q 7 4 2
10 6
A K 10 9 6
J 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
+2 156
Pass
3 E +2 -200
-2 129

58. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K 8
10 8
10 9 8
K 10 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Rodwell Bompis Meckstroth Zia Lorenzini Hamman Rombaut
Pass 1 3 4 Pass Pass 3 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 6 5 3
K 2
6 4 2
A Q 7 5 Table 9 7
J
A K Q J 5 3
J 9 3 2
57B45 =
85288 =
Par NS +650 Q J 4 2
A Q 9 7 6 5 4 3
7
—

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 156
Pass
4 S +1 +650
Tie 129

59. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul K J 9
K 10
J 10 5 3 2
K 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Zia Fredin Martel Silverstein Upmark Willenken Nystrom Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 2
4 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 2 NT 3 NT 4 Pass
4 AP

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

10 7 6 5
A 8 4 2
A
Q 10 8 3 Table Q 3
Q 9 7 6 5 3
K Q 8 6 4
—
67369 =
76A74 =
Par NS -500 A 8 4 2
J
9 7
A J 9 5 4 2

1 opening
4 × E = -790
-5 156
Pass
4 E = -620
+5 134

60. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul Q 10 6 5
A J 4 2
Q
Q 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Rodwell v.Prooijen Meckstroth Weinstein Brink Levin Drijver
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Dbl
2 2 Pass 3 2 NT Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J
10 7 3
10 9 5 4 3
K J 6 4 Table 9 2
K Q 9 8 6
K J 7 2
3 2
9C669 =
21772 =
Par NS +1430 A K 8 7 4 3
5
A 8 6
A 8 7

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 169
Pass
4 S +2 +680
-13 134

61. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul 6
5
A J 8 6 4 3
K J 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Ekeblad Platnick Weichsel ClerkinJ Hampson ClerkinD Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass
1 2 4 Dbl (AP) 2 NT 3 Pass Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q J 5 4
J 9 8 7 3
5 2
10 Table K 10 3 2
A Q 10
Q
Q 9 7 6 2
734B8 =
5A925 =
Par NS +200 9 8 7
K 6 4 2
K 10 9 7
A 8

1 opening
4 × W = -790
-5 169
Pass
4 E = -620
+5 139

62. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Nickell Moss Katz Gitelman
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 1 2
Dbl 2 Dbl 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

8 3
J 7
9 6 2
A 7 6 5 4 2 Table 4
A K 9 5 2
K J 8 4 3
Q 8
8A555 79445
53888 =
Par NS +500 A K J 10 7 5
10 6 4 3
10 7
K

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+1 170
Pass
4 S = +620
-1 139

63. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul A Q 7 2
Q 5 4
Q J 5 4
9 4

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Hamman Kranyak Zia WolpertG
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
6 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Dbl Rdbl 3 3
5 Dbl AP

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

6 5 4 3
—
A K 9
10 8 7 6 5 3 Table 10 9
J 10 8 6
3 2
A K Q J 2
58AA2 59AB2
3222B 3322B
Par NS +200 K J 8
A K 9 7 3 2
10 8 7 6
—

1 opening
6 × E -1 +200
+14 184
Pass
5 × E = -750
-14 139

64. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

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

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

9 8 6 4
Q 9
K 6 2
9 8 7 2 Table 10 7 3
A K 7 3
Q 10
K Q 10 6
668A5 66895
76536 =
Par NS +130 Q 5
J 10 8 6 4 2
A 9 8
A 5

1 opening
2 S = +110
Tie 184
Pass
2 S = +110
Tie 139

65. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

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

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

A 9 5 4
A 10 5 3
6 5 3
9 6 Table Q 7
K Q 9 7 6
A 8 7
A 5 2
45367 44367
87976 =
Par NS -140 J 10 8 6
J 2
Q J 10 4
Q 10 8

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 184
Pass
4 E -1 +100
Tie 139

66. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul Q 8 4 2
K 6 3
3 2
K Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Bates Greco Wold Beatty Gitelman Jacobs Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 AP
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP

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

J 7 5
Q 10 8 4 2
Q 10 5 4
9 Table A K 10 3
9
A J 9 7
A 10 5 2
54636 =
89796 887A6
Par NS -140 9 6
A J 7 5
K 8 6
8 7 6 4

1 opening
3 W = -110
Tie 184
Pass
1 E +1 -110
Tie 139

67. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

7 4 3
K 8 6 2
Q 4 3
9 7 3 Table A K Q 8
A J 4
J 8 7
A 6 2
66667 =
77776 =
Par NS -90 J 9 6 2
Q 9 5 3
6 5 2
J 5

1 opening
2 W -1 +50
+4 188
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-4 139

68. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

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

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

J 9 5 4
A K 10 9 2
9 2
J 9 Table Q 6 2
8 6
K J
K 10 8 7 5 2
978A6 878A6
45537 =
Par NS +400 A 10 7 3
7 3
Q 10 8 7
A Q 3

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
Tie 188
Pass
3 S +1 +130
Tie 139

69. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

W deals
None vul Q 4 3
10 6
K J 7 6
K Q 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst Kranyak Zia WolpertG Hamman
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 8 6 5
Q 9
A 5 3
10 8 4 Table K 7
A K J 8 7 4 3
10 2
A 2
34377 =
98A55 =
Par NS -420 A 9 2
5 2
Q 9 8 4
J 9 7 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+10 198
Pass
3 NT E = -400
-10 139

70. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

W deals
None vul A 8
10 5 4 3
K 7 6 5 2
K 9

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Demirev Greco Lee WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 7 6
A 9 2
J 10 3
10 7 6 4 Table Q 5
K Q J 8 7
A 9 8
J 5 2
6A687 =
73745 =
Par NS +420 K 10 9 4 3 2
6
Q 4
A Q 8 3

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
+6 204
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-6 139

71. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

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

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

J 9 5 4
A K 10 9 2
9 2
J 9 Table Q 6 2
8 6
K J
K 10 8 7 5 2
978A6 878A6
45537 =
Par NS +400 A 10 7 3
7 3
Q 10 8 7
A Q 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-8 204
Pass
1 W -3 +300
+8 147

72. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 94

W deals
None vul A 6 3 2
K Q 10
7 4
Q 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Bathurst Passell LallJ WolpertG Mahaffey Kranyak Seamon
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 2 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 3 Dbl 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 5 NT Dbl 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 6 AP

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

K 8 4
7 5
K Q 9 8 5
6 4 3 Table Q J 9 7 5
J 9 8 4 3
J 6
5
A788C =
35541 =
Par NS +920 10
A 6 2
A 10 3 2
A K J 7 2

1 opening
6 S = +920
+11 215
Pass
5 S +1 +420
-11 147

73. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul A 6 4 2
K 2
K 10 8 7 5
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Frukacz Grue Cieslak Cheek Amoils Zaremba WolpertD Zak
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q J 5
Q 8 7 5
Q J 2
K 7 2 Table K 10 9 8 7
A 4
4 3
J 5 4 3
769A7 =
57436 57435
Par NS +140 3
J 10 9 6 3
A 9 6
A Q 8 6

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+5 220
Pass
2 NT N -2 -100
-5 147

74. 2011 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul A 9 5
9 7 3 2
Q 10 8 5
A J

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen LallJ Verhees Grue Hurd Muller Wooldridge de Wijs
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 4 2
10 5
7 6
K Q 5 3 2 Table J 7 6 3
A J 4
A 4 2
10 9 6
86996 =
47337 =
Par NS +140 K 8
K Q 8 6
K J 9 3
8 7 4

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
Tie 220
Pass
3 S +1 +170
Tie 147

75. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Grue Levin LallJ Zagorin Fleisher Bathurst Kamil
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl 4 Dbl (AP) 2 3 3 AP

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

9 2
Q 10 2
10 9 6 5
K 7 4 3 Table A Q J 5
A J 9 8 7 3
3 2
Q
67489 =
75944 =
Par NS -140 K 8 4 3
6 5 4
K 8
A 8 6 2

1 opening
4 × E -1 +100
+6 226
Pass
3 E = -140
-6 147

76. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Grue Levin LallJ Zagorin Fleisher Bathurst Kamil
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 5
10 8 4 2
8 4 2
K 9 3 Table 6
A J 6
K Q J 10 6 3
J 6 5
8B85A =
32582 =
Par NS +450 A K J 10 4 2
9 5 3
—
A Q 10 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 226
Pass
4 S = +420
Tie 147

77. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hurd Martel Wooldridge Zagorin Levin Bathurst Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 1 NT AP

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

8 2
K J 8 7 6
K J 7 3
J 4 Table Q J 5 4 3
9 5
Q 10 4
K 9 5
9878A 9888A
45553 =
Par NS +400 A 9 7 6
Q 3
9 5
A Q 10 7 6

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 232
Pass
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 147

78. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Sadek Kalita El Ahmady Nabil Jassem Saaid Martens
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
2 AP 3 NT AP

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

K
6 5 3
10 9 5 3
J 7 6 5 4 Table A 9 7 5 2
A K 9
K 7
A K 8
34452 =
A988A =
Par NS -630 J 10 6 4 3
J 8 4
Q 4
10 9 3

1 opening
2 W +2 -130
+10 242
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-10 147

79. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin LiJ Sementa LiuJ Lian Bocchi ShiH Madala
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 242
Pass
2 S +1 +140
+5 152

80. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Stefanov Levin Aronov Karaivanov Martel Trendafilov Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 2 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-6 242
Pass
2 S +1 +140
+6 158

81. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 11

W deals
None vul K 9 6
K Q 8 3
9 8
J 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Hou Baldursson ShiM JonssonT Einarsson LiuJ Jorgensen LiJ
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass
2 AP

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

J 7 4 3 2
J 6 4
A J 10
6 3 Table A 8 5
10 7 5
Q 5 3
A Q 5 2
76888 =
67555 =
Par NS +100 Q 10
A 9 2
K 7 6 4 2
K 8 7

1 opening
2 NT S -1 -50
-3 242
Pass
2 W -1 +50
+3 161

82. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Nunn Kamil Hans Gosney Levin Edgtton Weinstein
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 3 3 4 (AP) 1 NT Dbl 2 4 (AP)

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

K 6
7
Q J 10 9 8
Q 9 7 5 2 Table A Q 9 7 5 3
K Q 4
3
10 6 3
76A86 =
67357 =
Par NS +500 10 8 4 2
J 8 6 5 3
A 7 2
A

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 242
Pass
4 S = +620
Tie 161

83. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
HerbstO Nanev HerbstI Mihov Stefanov Zack Aronov Barel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

8 3
J 6
K 10 8 7 3
K J 6 2 Table K 7 6
Q 10 7 2
J 9 6
10 8 7
8A877 9A877
43465 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5 4 2
K 4 3
A Q 4
A 9

1 opening
4 S = +620
+13 255
Pass
4 S -2 -200
-13 161

84. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Grue Nystrom LallJ Wooldridge Fredin Hurd Fallenius
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 NT 2 2 3 (AP)

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

J 10
7 6 5
A 5 4 2
K 7 5 3 Table Q 9 8 3 2
A K 10 9 2
J 8
2
966AA =
36732 =
Par NS +400 A K 5
J 8 4 3
Q 10 9
J 9 4

1 opening
3 W -6 +300
+5 260
Pass
3 N = +110
-5 161

85. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul A J 9
Q J 10 2
Q 10 5 2
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Hans Hou Nunn ShiM ShiH Edgtton Lian Gosney
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 3 1 2 NT 3 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 6 5 3 2
4 3
K J 9
J 5 Table Q 10 8 4
A 7
7 4 3
A 10 4 2
65A99 =
58334 =
Par NS +500 —
K 9 8 6 5
A 8 6
K Q 7 6 3

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+1 261
Pass
4 S = +620
-1 161

86. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Drijver Lauria Brink de Wijs Bocchi Muller Madala
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl 4 Dbl (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

9 2
Q 10 2
10 9 6 5
K 7 4 3 Table A Q J 5
A J 9 8 7 3
3 2
Q
67489 =
75944 =
Par NS -140 K 8 4 3
6 5 4
K 8
A 8 6 2

1 opening
4 × E -1 +100
+6 267
Pass
3 E = -140
-6 161

87. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs ShiM Muller Hou LiuJ Drijver LiJ Brink
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2 2 3 (AP)

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

J 10
7 6 5
A 5 4 2
K 7 5 3 Table Q 9 8 3 2
A K 10 9 2
J 8
2
966AA =
36732 =
Par NS +400 A K 5
J 8 4 3
Q 10 9
J 9 4

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
+1 268
Pass
3 N = +110
-1 161

88. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Kalita JonssonT Gawrys Baldursson Haraldsson Jassem MagnussonM Martens
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 4 2
Q 10 8
Q 10 7 3
A 10 Table A J 10 6 3
A K
8 5
Q J 9 6
53765 =
89667 =
Par NS -140 Q
J 9 7 6 2
K 6 4 2
8 7 5

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 268
Pass
4 E -1 +100
Tie 161

89. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul K 5
10 7 2
Q J 6 4 3
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Rodwell Piekarek Meckstroth Zia Bramley Hamman Welland
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 2 Pass 2 Dbl
Rdbl 3 AP

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

A Q 7 6
9 6 5
10 8 7 2
K 2 Table J 10 8 4 3
A K J
5
Q 8 7 5
74797 =
49545 49645
Par NS -100 9 2
Q 8 4 3
A K 9
J 6 4 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 268
Pass
3 N = +110
+6 167

90. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul —
7 2
A 10 8 5 4 3
A J 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Zimmermann Levin Multon Fantoni Stansby Nunes Martel
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
4 5 Pass Pass 4 4 NT Dbl 5
5 Dbl 5 Dbl (AP) 5 Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

A J 8 7 6
Q 10 9 8 6
—
Q 9 2 Table Q 10 9 5 4 3 2
A 5 3
Q J 6
—
512BA 512BB
6CA22 6C922
Par NS -300 K
K J 4
K 9 7 2
K 10 6 5 4

1 opening
5 × E +1 -750
Tie 268
Pass
5 × E +1 -750
Tie 167

91. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Hampson CohenB Greco Platnick Deutsch Diamond Larsen
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3
3 5 AP

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

J 5 3
A K J 2
9 3
8 5 4 2 Table A K Q 9
Q 10 9 3
8
10 9 7 6
575B8 =
36813 =
Par NS +600 10 8 7 6 4
6
A Q J 7 5 4
3

1 opening
3 N +3 +170
-10 268
Pass
5 S = +600
+10 177

92. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul J 10 9
A 10 5
K J 10 9 5
J 7

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

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

A Q 6 5
Q 4 2
7 4
Q 9 5 2 Table 8 7 4 2
K 7 6
A 2
K 8 6 3
76885 =
57558 57557
Par NS +110 K 3
J 9 8 3
Q 8 6 3
A 10 4

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 273
Pass
1 W = -80
-5 177

93. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul A 7 5
10 9 2
A 7 4
K 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Meckstroth Wooldridge Rodwell Katz Zagorin Nickell Bathurst
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

8 3
Q J 6 5
Q 10 3 2
Q 8 2 Table Q J 10 9
A K 3
K J 8 6
A J
45336 =
98AA7 =
Par NS -620 K 6 4 2
8 7 4
9 5
10 9 5 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
+1 274
Pass
3 NT E +1 -630
-1 177

94. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

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

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

Q
A 10 7 6 3
Q 10 8 5
J 9 2 Table 6 4 3
9 5 2
A 9 2
10 8 6 5
AB889 =
32543 =
Par NS +450 K 10 9 7 5
K J 8 4
K 6
A Q

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 274
Pass
4 S +1 +450
Tie 177

95. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Greco LallJ Hampson Moss Bathurst Gitelman Zagorin
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1
3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 8
7 5
J 10 9 8
A 9 6 4 Table 10 7 5 3 2
A J 8 3 2
Q 3
J
75578 85579
48764 =
Par NS +100 Q 6
K 10 4
A 7 2
K 10 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-3 274
Pass
3 NT N -1 -100
+3 180

96. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hampson Welland Greco Diamond Schermer Platnick Chambers
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 3 4 AP

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

9 3 2
10 7 4
9
A K 10 7 5 2 Table A Q 10 5 4
A 9 2
6 5 2
Q J
42791 11791
8A44A =
Par NS -500 7 6
K Q J 8 3
Q J 10 4 3
8

1 opening
3 N +2 +150
+6 280
Pass
4 N -1 -100
-6 180

97. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul 9 8 4
A 10 5
A 10 5
K 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Greco WolpertG Hampson Moss CohenB Gitelman Smith
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 6 2
8 6 4 3
9 7 6 3
2 Table A J 10
J 2
K 8 4 2
J 10 9 6
87858 =
56475 =
Par NS +120 7 5 3
K Q 9 7
Q J
A Q 8 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 280
Pass
3 S -1 -50
Tie 180

98. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Cheek Weinstein Grue Bakhshi Fleisher Delmonte Kamil
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10
K J 10 9 6 5
5 3
J 5 4 Table A 8 7 5 2
A 8
K 10 7
9 3 2
987BB =
44622 =
Par NS +400 K 9 6
Q 7 4 3 2
A 8 6
A 10

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 280
Pass
3 S +2 +150
+5 185

99. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson v.Prooijen Greco Verhees Pachtman Gitelman Ginossar Moss
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 NT AP

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

J 9 8 4 3
5 3
K 6 3
J 10 7 Table A 6 5 2
9 4
Q 9 7 4
9 4 3
C7C8C =
05040 =
Par NS +1440 Q 10
A K Q J 10 8 6
A 5
Q 2

1 opening
4 N +3 +710
+1 281
Pass
4 NT S +2 +690
-1 185

100. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A 3
K 9 6 2
Q 10 9 8
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Cheek Versace Grue Delmonte Seamon Amoils Cayne
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass

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

K Q 9 6 5
7 4 3
5
A 10 8 2 Table J 8 7 4
J 8
A K J 7 6 4 3
—
52949 52939
6A394 =
Par NS -300 10 2
A Q 10 5
2
K J 9 5 4 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
+2 283
Pass
4 E = -130
-2 185

101. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Pacareu Lauria RoblesB Campos Sementa Villas-Boas Duboin
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 4 AP Pass 5 AP

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

J 9 4
J 10 7
K
J 8 7 6 5 2 Table K Q 5 3 2
Q 9 2
J 10 6 2
4
97BA9 =
26223 =
Par NS +650 A 8
A K 6 5 3
8 4
K Q 10 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
+13 296
Pass
5 N -2 -200
-13 185

102. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul A 6
K 6 3
A 9
10 9 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
3 NT AP Rdbl 1 1 NT 2
3 NT AP

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

K 10 8 7
8 2
Q 7 6
K J 6 3 Table Q J
A Q 4
K 10 8 4 3
A Q 8
25644 25544
A7699 =
Par NS -630 9 5 4 3 2
J 10 9 7 5
J 5 2
—

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-1 296
Pass
3 NT E = -600
+1 186

103. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski Fantoni Faigenbaum Nunes Larsen Multon Meltzer Quantin
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 6
Q 7
9 4 3
K J 10 5 4 2 Table K 10 5 3
A J 10 4 2
Q 5
7 3
67585 =
65757 =
Par NS +90 J 9 8 7 4 2
K 8
A 8 6
Q 9

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
Tie 296
Pass
3 N -1 -50
Tie 186

104. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Lowe Diamond Dawson Kovachev Gitelman Isporski Moss
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 AP

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

J 10 9 7 3
5 4 2
K 9 7 5
9 Table A K
Q 9 8 6
8 6 3
K 10 5 3
7667A =
46543 =
Par NS +130 Q 5
7 3
A J 10 4
A Q 6 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-9 296
Pass
2 W -2 +100
+9 195

105. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul K
Q 7 3
J 9 7 6
K Q 7 6 4

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

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

5 3 2
A J
K Q 10 2
J 10 8 2 Table Q 6 4
K 10 9 4
5 4 3
A 9 5
46445 46455
76668 =
Par NS -90 A J 10 9 8 7
8 6 5 2
A 8
3

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
+2 298
Pass
2 S -2 -100
-2 195

106. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Diamond Fantoni Platnick Moss Meltzer Gitelman Larsen
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 2
A 7 6 2
A J 7 2
4 3 2 Table K 10 9 5 3
8 5
10 8 5 3
A 7
97969 =
36363 =
Par NS +400 A Q 6 4
K 9 4
9
Q J 9 8 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 304
Pass
3 N = +140
-6 195

107. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

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

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

10 9 6 5
10 5
Q J 7 5 3
5 4 Table J 4 2
A Q 8 7 4 2
10 6
K 9
BB99C =
12441 22441
Par NS +1370 7 3
K J 6 3
A K
A J 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 304
Pass
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 195

108. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A 2
A 10 8 7
J 10 6 4
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Woolsey Martel Stewart Doub Levin Wildavsky Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 1 NT 2 3 (AP) Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 AP

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

10 9 6 4
Q 9 6 2
Q 7 5 3
9 Table 3
K J 5 4
A K 2
A J 10 8 5
78446 =
55987 =
Par NS -140 K Q J 8 7 5
3
9 8
K 6 3 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
+1 305
Pass
3 W = -140
-1 195

109. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Boyd Martel Robinson Wildavsky Weinstein Doub Levin
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 2
Q 8
6 5 3 2
K J 9 7 5 Table A K Q 8 6
10 7 6 2
9 7
8 2
A78B7 =
25525 26525
Par NS +630 J 10 4 3
K J 9 3
A
A Q 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-1 305
Pass
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 196

110. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

9 6
10 2
10 9 6
A K 9 8 6 3 Table 2
J 9 7 6 5 3
A Q 7 2
7 2
9A675 =
42767 =
Par NS +420 K Q J 8 4 3
A K Q 4
4
J 10

1 opening
5 N = +450
+1 306
Pass
4 S = +420
-1 196

111. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Greco Nunes Hampson Gitelman Helness Moss Helgemo
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 8
J 10 9 5
J 8 5 4
A J 6 Table K J 9 2
Q 3
A 9 2
10 8 5 4
89988 89998
54445 =
Par NS +140 A Q 7 5 4
K 8 4
K 6
9 7 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
+2 308
Pass
1 NT W -1 +50
-2 196

112. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Platnick Zimmermann Diamond Hampson Helness Greco Helgemo
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 5 3
9 5 4 3
J 9 7 4 3 2
— Table A J 7
A 7 6
Q 10
K J 9 8 4
99878 99978
44465 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 6 4
K Q
A K 5
7 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+5 313
Pass
2 E -2 +200
-5 196

113. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul Q 8 5 2
Q 10
A K 7 6
4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Rusev Greco Karaivanov Skorchev Moss Popov Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Dbl 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 3 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

4
9 8 7 3 2
J 10 3
A Q 8 5 Table A 7 6 3
5 4
5 4
K J 10 7 6
7A795 =
52528 =
Par NS +620 K J 10 9
A K J 6
Q 9 8 2
9

1 opening
4 S -4 -400
-16 313
Pass
4 × S +1 +990
+16 212

114. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Kushari AukenS SahaB von Arnim Smirnov MukherjeeS Piekarek Goel
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass

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

J 10 3
J 9 7
J 9 8 6
7 3 2 Table A K 5 4
A 10 8 6 5
4
Q J 4
87699 =
55644 55744
Par NS +120 Q 7 6 2
K Q 2
Q 10 5 2
A 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
+1 314
Pass
1 E = -80
-1 212

115. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul Q 8
K J 9
Q J 5 4 3 2
Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Gitelman Stansby Moss Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 AP

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

10 9 2
A Q 10 6 5
K 9
9 7 4 Table J 7 5 4
7 3
A 7 6
A K 8 2
66676 =
67757 =
Par NS -80 A K 6 3
8 4 2
10 8
J 10 5 3

1 opening
2 N = +90
Tie 314
Pass
2 W -1 +100
Tie 212

116. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hampson Martel Greco Gitelman Levin Moss Weinstein
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Dbl 3 AP 2 Dbl 3 4 (AP)

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

A K J 6 5
10 5
J 6
9 8 7 6 Table 10 9 8 3
K J 8 7 4
Q 8
A 2
64598 =
69733 =
Par NS -100 7 2
A 6
K 9 5 4
K J 10 4 3

1 opening
3 N = +110
+4 318
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-4 212

117. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

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

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

10 9 6 5
10 5
Q J 7 5 3
5 4 Table J 4 2
A Q 8 7 4 2
10 6
K 9
BB99C =
12441 22441
Par NS +1370 7 3
K J 6 3
A K
A J 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 318
Pass
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 212

118. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Jacobus Platnick Wold Jacobs Moss Beatty Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 2
K Q 7 6 4
8 7
9 6 3 Table 7 5 4 3
J 8 3
Q J 6
A 8 4
9A8AA 998AA
43523 =
Par NS +420 A K 6
A 10 9
K 9 4
J 10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 318
Pass
3 NT S = +400
Tie 212

119. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Morgan Meckstroth Harris Chorush Hamman Koneru Zia
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 4
K 7 2
2
K Q 8 6 5 4 Table K J 10 9
Q J 8 4 3
Q 5
3 2
A86B6 =
34716 =
Par NS +430 A Q
A 10 6
K J 8 4 3
J 9 7

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 318
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+10 222

120. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Compton Bathurst Bramley Wold Kranyak Jacobus Deutsch
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 2
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Dbl 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 10 6 3
K 9 6 2
4
K 7 6 Table 5 4
Q 5 3
K J 3 2
Q J 9 4
978A7 978A8
36535 46535
Par NS +400 A 8
J 10
A Q 8 7 6
8 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 325
Pass
2 NT N +1 +150
-7 222

121. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul 10 8 7 6
A 5 2
K 10 4 3
K 8

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

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

J 4 3
9 3
A J 9 8 6
Q J 10 Table A K 2
K J 8 7
Q 7 2
9 3 2
68868 67868
65575 75575
Par NS +100 Q 9 5
Q 10 6 4
5
A 7 6 5 4

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-2 325
Pass
3 W -3 +150
+2 224

122. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

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

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

8 4 2
J 9 8 2
4 3
7 6 3 2 Table K Q 10 9 7 3
K 10 5 3
10 7
A
B67CC B67BB
17611 =
Par NS +1100 A J 6
A 7
Q 8 2
K Q 10 8 5

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 325
Pass
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 224

123. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Robson Nickell Allfrey Senior Zia Kendrick Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 NT AP

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

A 6 3 2
9 8
Q J 7 2
A 9 8 Table K J 5
A 7 4
10 3
Q J 4 3 2
55864 =
88579 =
Par NS -120 Q 10 9 4
Q J 6 3
8 5
K 7 6

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
+1 326
Pass
2 NT E = -120
-1 224

124. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo Zimmermann Kamil Multon Fleisher
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
4 Pass Pass Dbl 2 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 NT AP

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

J 8 5 4 3
J 10 8
J
K 8 5 3 Table 10 6
K 2
9 4 2
A Q 10 7 6 4
77AB4 =
45229 =
Par NS +400 9 7 2
A 7 4 3
A K Q 7 5
2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+11 337
Pass
4 NT N -3 -150
-11 224

125. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Fredin Levin Fallenius Wrang Kamil de Knijff Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 4 Dbl AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Dbl 5
Pass 5 AP

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

J 9 5 4 2
—
Q 8 4 3
J 8 6 5 Table K 8 6 3
8 7 6 5
6
K Q 7 3
C5BB7 C5CB7
18126 =
Par NS +1100 A 10
A J 4 3 2
A 10 9
A 10 2

1 opening
5 N +1 +680
+11 348
Pass
4 × E -1 +100
-11 224

126. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul —
A 8 7 6 2
A 10 8 6 5 4 3
6

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Zaleski Nystrom Pilon Bompis de Knijff Quantin Wrang
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT 1 6 AP
Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 6 AP

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

K 9 8 6 2
10 5
Q 9 2
8 7 2 Table Q 10 7 3
4
K J 7
A Q 10 4 3
86C96 =
57036 57026
Par NS +1400 A J 5 4
K Q J 9 3
—
K J 9 5

1 opening
6 S +1 +1460
+1 349
Pass
6 S = +1430
-1 224

127. 2009 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Zia Duboin Hamman Sementa
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 AP

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

A J 8
10 9 7 3 2
A 6 4
J 5 Table 7 4 3
A 5
Q 8 3
A Q 9 6 2
78676 =
65657 =
Par NS +110 Q 9 5
Q 4
10 9 7 2
K 10 8 7

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 354
Pass
1 W = -80
-5 224

128. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

W deals
Both vul Q 4 2
J 6 3 2
A 8
A 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zhuang Meckstroth WangW Dai Katz YangL Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
3 AP

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

A J 9
9 7
Q J 10 4 3
9 4 3 Table K 10 5 3
A 8
K 9 7 6
K 7 2
43737 =
7A6A6 =
Par NS -620 8 7 6
K Q 10 5 4
5 2
Q J 5

1 opening
3 W = -110
-1 354
Pass
1 NT E = -90
+1 225

129. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
RobinsonI Robinson de Livera Boyd Woolsey Thomson Stewart Brightling
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 4 2
9 7 4 2
8 3 2
10 7 5 Table Q 6 5
A Q 5 3
10 7 5 4
K 3
9A89A 9979A
33533 =
Par NS +620 K 10 8 3
K J 8
A K
9 8 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
-1 354
Pass
3 NT N +1 +630
+1 226

130. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 1

W deals
None vul 9 5 4
Q J
A 4 3
A 10 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Zhuang Versace WangW Fu Sementa Zhao Duboin
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

8
7 4 3
J 10 8 7
K Q J 6 5 Table A K Q J
A K 10 9
Q 9
7 3 2
34344 =
A8888 A9988
Par NS -430 10 7 6 3 2
8 6 5 2
K 6 5 2
—

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
+1 355
Pass
3 NT E +2 -460
-1 226

131. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul K 10 7
Q J 10 5
K J 8 3 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Aronov Smirnov Stefanov Trendafilov Kirmse Karaivanov Gromoeller
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT 2 Pass 4 (AP) 1 NT AP

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

2
K 9
6 5 4
Q J 9 7 5 4 2 Table 9 8 6 5 3
A 8
A Q 7
K 8 3
57872 =
8545B =
Par NS -600 A Q J 4
7 6 4 3 2
10 9
A 10

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-2 355
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
+2 228

132. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 11

W deals
None vul 6
K 6 3
9 8 7 5 3 2
A K 6

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Aronov Smirnov Stefanov Trendafilov Kirmse Karaivanov Gromoeller
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 5 4 2
8 2
A 4
J 10 9 8 3 Table K J 8 7
J 7 4
K Q 10
Q 5 4
97BA7 =
45236 =
Par NS +450 A Q 9 3
A Q 10 9 5
J 6
7 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 355
Pass
4 S = +420
Tie 228

133. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 15

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

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

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

A 10 7
8 7 5
K 7 4 3
Q 8 6 Table 9 8 4 3
3
A J 9 6
J 5 3 2
87A77 =
55366 =
Par NS +420 K 6 5
K Q J 10 6 2
8
A 9 4

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+1 356
Pass
4 S = +420
-1 228

134. 2009 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul K 4
Q 7 6
K 10 8 3
K 10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Dai Trendafilov YangL Zhao Stefanov Fu Aronov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 3
J 9 8 3
Q 7 5
J 9 7 4 Table J 10 9 5
4 2
A 9 6 4 2
A 2
AAA8A =
33353 =
Par NS +430 A Q 7 6 2
A K 10 5
J
Q 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 357
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 228

135. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

W deals
Both vul Q 4 2
J 6 3 2
A 8
A 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Stefanov Nunes Aronov Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP) 1 Pass 1 NT AP

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

A J 9
9 7
Q J 10 4 3
9 4 3 Table K 10 5 3
A 8
K 9 7 6
K 7 2
43737 =
7A6A6 =
Par NS -620 8 7 6
K Q 10 5 4
5 2
Q J 5

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
+1 358
Pass
1 NT E +1 -120
-1 228

136. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Wladow Khiuppenen Elinescu Kirmse Gromov Gromoeller Dubinin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 4 2
9 7 4 2
8 3 2
10 7 5 Table Q 6 5
A Q 5 3
10 7 5 4
K 3
9A89A 9979A
33533 =
Par NS +620 K 10 8 3
K J 8
A K
9 8 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+1 359
Pass
3 NT N = +600
-1 228

137. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul K 4 3 2
K 7 3
K Q 10 6
10 8

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Stefanov Meckstroth Aronov Karakolev Hamman Danailov Zia
Pass 1 1 3 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8 6
J 10 9 8 6
8 5 2
Q 5 Table A Q 9 7 5
A 5 2
A 9 4
4 3
8669A =
37733 =
Par NS +130 J
Q 4
J 7 3
A K J 9 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-2 359
Pass
3 NT N +2 +660
+2 230

138. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul Q 4
Q J 8 6
A Q 8 7 6
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna WangW Pellegrini Zhuang Zhao Lambardi Fu Ventin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 8 5
A 10 9 3 2
K J
8 6 Table J 6 2
5
9 5 4 3
A Q J 9 3
98A98 =
44345 =
Par NS +620 A K 7 3
K 7 4
10 2
K 10 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 359
Pass
3 NT N = +600
Tie 230

139. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 11

W deals
None vul 6
K 6 3
9 8 7 5 3 2
A K 6

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna WangW Pellegrini Zhuang Zhao Lambardi Fu Ventin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 5 4 2
8 2
A 4
J 10 9 8 3 Table K J 8 7
J 7 4
K Q 10
Q 5 4
97BA7 =
45236 =
Par NS +450 A Q 9 3
A Q 10 9 5
J 6
7 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
-1 359
Pass
4 S +1 +450
+1 231

140. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Venkataraman Elinescu Chokshi Wladow Smirnov Satyanarayana Piekarek Nadar
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

4 3
Q 8 6 5
K Q 9 3
Q 10 5 Table 10 8 7 5 2
10 9 3 2
10 6 4
9
AA9AC =
33431 =
Par NS +1370 K Q 6
A K 7 4
8
A K J 8 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-12 359
Pass
6 S = +1370
+12 243

141. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Hampson Verhees Greco Moss Granovetter Gitelman Ekeblad
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 7
10 2
Q J 6 5
10 9 6 Table K 8 3
9 8 7 5 4
K 4
A K 2
65667 =
57665 77665
Par NS -90 J 6 4 2
A J 3
A 9 8 7
Q 7

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-5 359
Pass
1 NT W -3 +300
+5 248

142. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul A 10 4
8 6 4 3
A K 8 6
8 3

West North East South West North East South
Lee Brogeland Greenberg Lindqvist Nunes H-Welland Fantoni Ivatury
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
4 AP

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

J 9 5 3
K Q 9 5 2
J 7 4
Q Table K 8 7 6
A 7
Q 2
A K 10 7 4
43465 =
99968 =
Par NS -400 Q 2
J 10
10 9 5 3
J 9 6 5 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
Tie 359
Pass
4 E -1 +50
Tie 248

143. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul K
K J 8
Q J 10 9 6 5
J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Wold YangD Bramley LewisP WeinsteinJ LewisL Gu
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl 4 AP 2 3 4 AP

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

9 8 7 4
Q 10
A 8 2
Q 5 4 3 Table A Q J 5 3 2
A 4 3
K 7
K 10
22665 22663
BB678 9B677
Par NS -460 10 6
9 7 6 5 2
4 3
A 8 7 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-1 359
Pass
4 E = -420
+1 249

144. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul Q 10 9 8
K 8 3 2
Q 8
A 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Simson Grue Johnson Parker Levin Rogoff Weinstein
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 5 4 3
J
10 9 5
Q 10 3 2 Table K 2
Q 9 7 6 5 4
K 2
K 9 7
98798 =
35624 35634
Par NS +400 A 7
A 10
A J 7 6 4 3
J 8 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 359
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 249

145. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Simson Grue Johnson Parker Levin Rogoff Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 Dbl 2
3 Pass 3 AP 4 Dbl AP

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

Q 9 8 6 2
K J 6 3
K J 7
10 Table A 5 3
2
Q 9 8 6 2
K Q 9 6
55757 =
87686 =
Par NS -120 7
A 10 9 7 5
10 4 3
A 8 4 2

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
-7 359
Pass
4 × W -2 +500
+7 256

146. 2009 USBC Round of 64 B, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WangJ Cohler Ao Adams Pszczola Cole Lev
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 3 3 2 Dbl 3 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

K J 4 2
4
K 7 5
Q J 10 9 6 Table 10 6
J 8 3
Q J 10 9 6
A 8 5
78A34 78A33
65398 =
Par NS +300 Q 8 7 5 3
K Q 9 6 2
A
7 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 359
Pass
4 S = +620
+12 268

147. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Rodwell Weichsel Meckstroth Hamman Fleisher Zia Kamil
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP

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

K 7 4
A 10 7 6
J 5 4
8 7 5 Table J 9 6 2
2
A K 8 3
J 10 9 2
98A78 =
45355 =
Par NS +620 8 5
K Q 8 5
10 9 7
A K 6 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-4 359
Pass
2 E -1 +50
+4 272

148. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul K 6
10 8 4
J 6 5
A K 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Rodwell Granovetter Meckstroth Nickell Kamil Freeman Fleisher
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Dbl (AP)

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

J 10 7 3
2
K 10 9 7 2
8 7 2 Table A 9 5
A K J 9
A 4 3
Q J 3
55645 45545
88797 =
Par NS -120 Q 8 4 2
Q 7 6 5 3
Q 8
10 6

1 opening
3 NT× E = -750
-12 359
Pass
2 NT E +1 -150
+12 284

149. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul K 6 3
J 6 5
K Q 6 5 3
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Rogoff Robinson Parker Boyd Doub Milgrim Wildavsky Aker
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 Pass 1 AP

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

8
A K 9 7 3
9 8 4 2
9 8 4 Table A J 9 2
8 4
10 7
A Q 7 6 3
67554 =
76769 =
Par NS -110 Q 10 7 5 4
Q 10 2
A J
J 10 2

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 359
Pass
1 E -1 +100
+5 289

150. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Hamman Weinstein Zia Levin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 4 3
9 7 4 3 2
J 4
9 7 Table K 10 8 6
J 5
A 8 5 2
K 5 4
A8ACB =
15211 =
Par NS +920 9
A Q 10 6
K Q 10 9 6
A 10 6

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 370
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 289

151. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Wolkowitz Pszczola Yates McNamaraM Rosenberg McNamaraS Cohler
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 5 4
10 7 5 2
A J 8
J 8 6 Table K J 8
Q 9 4
10 9 7
Q 9 7 3
898A8 =
54535 =
Par NS +140 9 6 3
A J
Q 6 5 4
A K 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 382
Pass
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 289

152. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul 5 4
A K 2
K J 7 6 3
10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Prahin Meltzer Heitzman Larsen Chambers Rowntree Schermer Walker
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
5 Pass 6 AP 3 Dbl Rdbl Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 8 6
7 5
Q
A K J 8 5 3 Table A K Q 9 3
Q J 3
A 9 8 2
9
10451 =
BB78B =
Par NS -660 7 2
10 9 8 6 4
10 5 4
Q 7 2

1 opening
6 E -1 +100
+13 395
Pass
4 E +2 -680
-13 289

153. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul K J 3
Q 6 5 3
K Q 9 7 2
9

West North East South West North East South
Prahin Meltzer Heitzman Larsen Chambers Rowntree Schermer Walker
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 5
7 2
10 6
10 8 7 6 5 4 Table A Q 8 4 2
K 10 9
8 5 4 3
Q
B7BB8 B7AB8
25125 25225
Par NS +460 7 6
A J 8 4
A J
A K J 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-1 395
Pass
4 N +2 +480
+1 290

154. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ LewisL Gu LewisP Wold YangD Bramley ShiX
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 2 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

J 5
Q J 5
Q J 10 9
9 8 3 2 Table A K 7 6 4 2
A 6 3 2
—
K J 6
65596 =
68535 68737
Par NS +100 10
K 9 8 7 4
5 3
A Q 10 5 4

1 opening
3 N = +110
+2 397
Pass
3 E -1 +50
-2 290

155. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Diamond Katz Platnick Hampson Sadek Greco El Ahmady
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 NT AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

Q J 10 6 2
J 9
Q 8 2
Q 8 3 Table K
A K 8 2
K 9 4
K 9 6 5 4
45553 =
98789 88789
Par NS -600 A 5 4 3
10 5 4 3
6 5 3
J 10

1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
+11 408
Pass
3 NT E +2 -660
-11 290

156. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Hamman Diamond Zia Platnick
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Dbl 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

J 9 3 2
9
K 10 6 4 2
K Q 7 Table A K 5
A 10 5 3
8 5
A 9 5 2
55745 =
78688 =
Par NS -110 Q 10 8 6
Q J 7 6
J 9 7 3
3

1 opening
3 NT E -2 +100
Tie 408
Pass
3 NT E -2 +100
Tie 290

157. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul 7 4
8
A 9 8 6 5 3 2
A 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Moss El Ahmady Gitelman Sadek Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
2 2 Pass 3 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass 4 3 Pass 4 AP
Dbl 4 AP

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

K 8 5 3
3 2
7
K Q 10 7 6 3 Table Q J 10 9
A Q 7 6
K Q
J 4 2
648A4 =
57528 57529
Par NS +130 A 6 2
K J 10 9 5 4
J 10 4
9

1 opening
4 N +1 +150
Tie 408
Pass
4 W -3 +150
Tie 290

158. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul A Q 10 7
9 8
K J 8 5
J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Hampson El Ahmady Greco Sadek Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 NT AP

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

J 9
10 7 5
10 6 3 2
A 10 9 4 Table 8 6 5 4 2
J
A Q 9
K 7 6 3
96964 86964
27268 =
Par NS +500 K 3
A K Q 6 4 3 2
7 4
Q 5

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 408
Pass
4 NT S +1 +660
Tie 290

159. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

W deals
N-S vul K 10 9
K 9 8 3
K 9 7 3
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Schutze Katz LallJ Jacobs Weinstein Allegaert Levin Shivdasani
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

A 8 7 5 3
7 5 2
—
A J 9 6 4 Table J 4
A Q 10 4
Q 10 8 2
7 5 2
64583 =
79759 79859
Par NS -140 Q 6 2
J 6
A J 6 5 4
Q 10 3

1 opening
4 E -5 +250
+4 412
Pass
2 W -2 +100
-4 290

160. 2008 WC Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Versace Townsend Lauria Fantoni HackettJA Nunes HackettJU
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Dbl 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Dbl 5 (AP)

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

K Q J 7 3
10 6 4
Q 9 6
J 2 Table 9 4
Q J 8 7 5 3
8 7
A 8 4
B86BB =
25612 =
Par NS +660 A 6 5
K
K 5 3 2
K 9 7 6 5

1 opening
5 S = +600
+11 423
Pass
2 E -1 +50
-11 290

161. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

W deals
None vul Q J 9 7
K J 9 8 4
Q J 9
2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Zawislak Fantoni Pazur Jassem Sementa Martens Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 8 2
7 2
7 6 5 4
Q 10 5 4 Table 10 5 3
A 3
A 10 2
K J 9 8 7
69A66 =
63357 =
Par NS +420 A 6 4
Q 10 6 5
K 8 3
A 6 3

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
Tie 423
Pass
3 S +1 +170
Tie 290

162. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Westra Elinescu Ramondt de Wijs Gromoeller Muller Kirmse
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 4 AP 3 AP

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

10 5 2
6 3
A K J 3
J 9 8 2 Table K Q J 9 8 3
10 5
Q 8 2
Q 3
85B79 =
58254 =
Par NS +450 4
K Q J 7 2
7 5
A 10 7 6 5

1 opening
4 S = +420
+8 431
Pass
3 E -1 +100
-8 290

163. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul K 7 6 2
8 2
A J
K 9 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Pazur Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Hamman Jassem Compton Martens
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
3 4 4 5 3 5 Dbl AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9 5
Q 10 5 4 3
10 9 8 7 4
10 Table A Q J 3
A K J 7 6
Q 6 5
5
56249 55239
56994 =
Par NS -140 10 8 4
9
K 3 2
A Q J 8 4 3

1 opening
5 × S -2 -500
-7 431
Pass
5 × S -1 -200
+7 297

164. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul K J 4 3
Q 8 7 6
K Q 5
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Richman Meckstroth Gill Rodwell Compton Mullamphy Hamman Klinger
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 3 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A 9 5 2
J 10
10 9 6
A J 9 5 Table Q 8
A K
A J 8 7 4 2
10 8 6
26823 25823
975A9 =
Par NS -400 10 7 6
9 5 4 3 2
3
K Q 7 3

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
Tie 431
Pass
3 NT E = -400
Tie 297

165. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 9 8 5
J 3
A K 6 4 3 2
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
George Rodwell Asbi Meckstroth Nickell Bojoh Freeman Gontha
Pass 1 1 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 AP

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

J 10 7 6 2
K 9 7 6
9
K 8 6 Table A Q
Q 10 8 4 2
Q 10 8
J 7 4
75498 =
57834 =
Par NS +100 K 4 3
A 5
J 7 5
A 10 9 5 2

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
+6 437
Pass
3 E -1 +50
-6 297

166. 2008 WC Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

W deals
N-S vul K 9 8 2
K J 10 5
K 8 7 6 5
—

West North East South West North East South
Nunes HackettJU Fantoni HackettJA Townsend Lauria Gold Versace
Pass 1 1 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass Pass 4 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 5 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

A Q 6
7 6 4 3
J 4
J 8 5 4 Table 10 7 5 4 3
A 9 8
9
A K 7 6
867B6 =
47426 =
Par NS +600 J
Q 2
A Q 10 3 2
Q 10 9 3 2

1 opening
5 N = +600
-4 437
Pass
5 × N = +750
+4 301

167. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Wladow Gold Elinescu Smirnov Sandqvist Piekarek Malinowski
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 Dbl 6 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 K A 10 A 10 2 9
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

J 9 7 5
7 3
Q 8 7 5 3 2
10 Table 6 4
5 4
A J 6 4
9 8 6 4 2
CBC5A 7BC5A
12082 =
Par NS +1400 A K Q 3
A K Q 8 2
10
Q J 5

1 opening
6 S = +1430
Tie 437
Pass
6 N = +1430
Tie 301

168. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Bates Balicki Sontag Helgemo Gromov Helness Dubinin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 5
10 8 7 4
8 5 2
10 8 5 Table K Q 9 7
Q J
K Q 3
9 6 4 2
A9AAA 99AA9
24222 24322
Par NS +630 6 4
A K 5 3
A J 10 9 7
Q J

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 437
Pass
3 NT N = +600
Tie 301

169. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul 5 2
A 10 5
Q 10 7 3 2
K Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Wold Sadek Narasimhan El Ahmady Katz Ferraro Jacobs Bocchi
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 6 3
J 7 6 4
A 4
J 7 2 Table A K 8
K 8 2
K J 9 8 6
A 6
55447 =
88886 =
Par NS -120 Q 10 7 4
Q 9 3
5
10 9 8 5 4

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
-6 437
Pass
4 W -2 +100
+6 307

170. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul 10 5
7 3
A Q 7 6 3
A 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Freeman WeinsteinH Nickell Garner
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 8 7 6
6 5 2
4 2
J 9 7 4 Table 9 4 2
K Q J 10
J 9 5
Q 10 8
CBADA =
12302 =
Par NS +2140 A K Q 3
A 9 8 4
K 10 8
K 6

1 opening
6 N +1 +1390
+12 449
Pass
3 NT S +3 +690
-12 307

171. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul K 10 4
K Q 9 2
7 2
Q 7 6 3

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

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

J 9 6 3 2
7 5 4
A 6
9 5 4 Table A Q
A J 6 3
K 10 9 5
J 8 2
75677 =
67766 =
Par NS +90 8 7 5
10 8
Q J 8 4 3
A K 10

1 opening
2 E = -110
-1 449
Pass
1 W = -80
+1 308

172. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul A J 10 2
9 8 6 2
A J 5 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Bertheau Jansma Nystrom Fu Rubin Zhao Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 4
5
K 10 9 8 7
Q 7 6 4 2 Table 9 8 6 5
K J 7 3
4
K J 5 3
BBCA7 =
22136 =
Par NS +980 K 7 3
A Q 10 4
Q 6
A 10 9 8

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
Tie 449
Pass
4 S +2 +480
Tie 308

173. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul Q 10 5
K J 7 2
A Q 3
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Bertheau Jansma Nystrom Fu Rubin Zhao Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 6 2
8 5
K J 7 2
J 7 2 Table 4 3
Q 10 9 3
10 8 6 5 4
K 10
CCB8C =
11251 =
Par NS +990 A K J 7
A 6 4
9
A Q 9 8 5

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+3 452
Pass
3 NT N = +400
-3 308

174. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul 7
8 6 2
A 8 7 4 3 2
A Q 9

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

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

10 8 6 4
K 5 4 3
K J
K 3 2 Table A K J 5
A Q J 9 7
9 5
6 4
54498 =
88934 =
Par NS -100 Q 9 3 2
10
Q 10 6
J 10 8 7 5

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+5 457
Pass
3 E = -140
-5 308

175. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A K 8 6
7
10 9 7 6 5
K 9 3

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

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

J 9 5
9 8 5
K Q 4 3 2
J 4 Table Q 7 3 2
K J 2
A
10 8 7 6 2
A8AA9 =
33334 =
Par NS +430 10 4
A Q 10 6 4 3
J 8
A Q 5

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 464
Pass
2 S +1 +140
-7 308

176. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 11

W deals
None vul J 7
J 9 7 5
K Q J 9 7
K 8

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

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

10 9
K Q 2
10 8 5 4
Q 9 6 3 Table A K 6 5 3
A 4 3
6 2
A 10 7
64664 =
79679 =
Par NS -140 Q 8 4 2
10 8 6
A 3
J 5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+5 469
Pass
2 E = -110
-5 308

177. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

W deals
Both vul A 5
10 6 3
K J 8 6 5
K 10 4

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

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

K 8 2
K J 8 7 4
10 4
9 7 6 Table 9 3
2
Q 9 7 3 2
A Q J 5 3
79876 =
54567 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 7 6 4
A Q 9 5
A
8 2

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
Tie 469
Pass
4 S -2 -200
Tie 308

178. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul 7
8 6 2
A 8 7 4 3 2
A Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Apteker Katz Gower Bosenberg Zia Eber Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 6 4
K 5 4 3
K J
K 3 2 Table A K J 5
A Q J 9 7
9 5
6 4
54498 =
88934 =
Par NS -100 Q 9 3 2
10
Q 10 6
J 10 8 7 5

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
Tie 469
Pass
4 E -1 +50
Tie 308

179. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

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

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

K J 2
Q 10 6 3
6 5 3 2
10 6 Table 7 6 5
K 9 8
A K 10
A 9 8 3
67667 57567
76776 =
Par NS -90 A 10 8 3
J 7 4 2
4
K J 7 4

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+1 470
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-1 308

180. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Meckstroth Bertheau Rodwell Freeman Morath Nickell Efraimsson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
4 Dbl 4 NT Dbl
5 Dbl AP

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

9 6
K 10 8 5 4
10
Q J 7 5 2 Table A 7 2
J
K J 8 3 2
A 10 6 4
87672 77652
5576A =
Par NS -130 K Q 8 4
7 6 2
A Q 6 5
9 8

1 opening
5 × W -1 +200
+8 478
Pass
3 E +1 -130
-8 308

181. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Rodwell Balicki Meckstroth Nickell Gromov LallH Dubinin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Dbl AP

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

K J 10 3
Q 10 7
10 9 8 3 2
8 Table 6
A 9 8 5
A 7 4
Q J 9 7 5
68556 67556
75887 65887
Par NS +100 Q 9 8 7 4 2
J 4
Q 6
A K 3

1 opening
3 S -2 -200
Tie 478
Pass
3 NT× N -1 -200
Tie 308

182. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul —
Q J 2
A K 8 7 2
7 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Welland Hamman Willenken H-Welland Nickell Sementa LallH
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 7 5 4
K 9 8 6
10 9 5
K 8 Table A 8 2
A 5 4
Q J 4 3
A 10 9
57556 =
76776 =
Par NS -90 K Q J 10 6 3
10 7 3
6
Q J 3

1 opening
2 S -2 -100
-2 478
Pass
2 S -1 -50
+2 310

183. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul —
Q J 2
A K 8 7 2
7 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Ao Gromov WangJ Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gu Balicki
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 5 4
K 9 8 6
10 9 5
K 8 Table A 8 2
A 5 4
Q J 4 3
A 10 9
57556 =
76776 =
Par NS -90 K Q J 10 6 3
10 7 3
6
Q J 3

1 opening
2 S = +90
+4 482
Pass
2 S -1 -50
-4 310

184. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul Q J 9 3
A
Q 8 7 4 3 2
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Martel Carmichael Stansby Gerstman Harris Moss Morgan Gitelman
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 3 AP 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

10 8 6
J 8 7 4 2
K 5
A 10 7 Table K 7 4
K 9 3
A 6
Q J 9 5 2
46484 =
87859 86859
Par NS -100 A 5 2
Q 10 6 5
J 10 9
K 8 3

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-3 482
Pass
3 W -1 +50
+3 313

185. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Harris Gitelman Morgan Carmichael Martel Gerstman Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 5
J 6 5 3
K 10 9 7 4
Q 4 Table K 9 8 6
K 10 4
8 5
K 9 5 2
99879 =
44564 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 2
A 8
Q 6 3 2
A J 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 482
Pass
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 313

186. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Schuett Greco Demirev Hampson Grue Wickham Cheek Miller
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 8 6
A Q 9 5
5 2
J 7 3 Table J 9 7
J 10 4
Q 10 6
K Q 10 5
87686 =
56657 =
Par NS +120 K 3 2
8 7 3
A 9 7 4 3
A 9

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 482
Pass
2 NT N = +120
Tie 313

187. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul K 3
8 3
A Q 9 4
Q 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson Bocchi Balicki Duboin Zmudzinski
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

6 4
A 10 9 6 5
K 6 5
10 9 5 Table Q 10 7 5 2
K J 4 2
J
A J 4
774A8 =
66934 56934
Par NS +100 A J 9 8
Q 7
10 8 7 3 2
K 2

1 opening
3 W = -140
Tie 482
Pass
3 E = -140
Tie 313

188. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Jacobs Fleisher Katz Zia Feldman Rosenberg Bramley
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

K 7 5 3 2
J 2
Q 5 4 3
9 7 Table 9
K 10 9 5 3
A J 10
A 10 8 5
67677 =
75766 =
Par NS -90 J 10 6 4
A 8 7 6 4
K
Q 4 2

1 opening
1 × E +1 -360
-10 482
Pass
2 E -1 +100
+10 323

189. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul A Q J 4
J 10 8 4
Q 5 4
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Stewart Bates Woolsey Wolff Feldman Morse Bramley
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 6 2
6 5 3
A 8 3
A 10 3 Table 9 3
7 2
J 10 9
K Q 9 6 5 2
69995 =
54348 =
Par NS +140 K 7 5
A K Q 9
K 7 6 2
8 7

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 494
Pass
4 S -1 -100
-12 323

190. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Dai Cohen YangL Zhuang Passell ShiM Wold
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

10 4
10 8
K 10 8 6
Q 10 8 5 3 Table 9 7
A Q J 5 2
A Q J
7 6 2
89666 =
54777 =
Par NS +140 A 8 6 5 2
K 6 3
5 4 3
K 4

1 opening
3 N = +140
+1 495
Pass
2 S = +110
-1 323

191. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Podgur YangL Kalish Dai Zhuang Ozdil ShiM Ginossar
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass 2 3 2 AP
Dbl AP

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

K J 5
7 5
Q J 10 6
Q 10 4 2 Table A 10 4 2
A Q J 9 4
—
8 7 6 5
55473 =
8896A =
Par NS -140 8 3
10 8 3 2
A 8 5 4 3
A J

1 opening
3 × N +1 +870
+14 509
Pass
2 E = -110
-14 323

192. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

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

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

9 3
A K J 5 2
9 5 2
10 5 4 Table A Q 10 8 7
Q 9
K 8 7 4
9 2
66679 =
66764 =
Par NS +110 K J 6 4
10 8 7
Q
A J 7 6 3

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 509
Pass
2 E -1 +100
+4 327

193. 2005 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

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

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

J 7 4 3 2
K 9 7
Q
9 7 3 2 Table 9 5
A 5
A K J 10 8 6 2
A Q
34736 =
A85A7 =
Par NS -430 10 8 6
Q 10 8 3
9 5
K 10 5 4

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 509
Pass
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 327

194. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist El Ahmady Fredin Sadek Hishmat Bertheau Nadim Nystrom
Pass 1 2 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 8 2
6 5 4 2
A 10 9 4
4 Table 5 3
9 3
Q 6 3
Q J 10 6 5 2
99987 =
44456 =
Par NS +600 J 9 4
A J 8
K 7
A 9 8 7 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 509
Pass
3 NT S = +600
Tie 327

195. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul 7 3
J 6 2
J 10 9
A K Q 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Hamman Ekeblad Soloway Rubin
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 AP

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

10 6
K 4 3
8 7 4
10 9 8 6 3 Table K Q 9 2
A Q 8 7
K 6 2
J 2
87788 =
54545 54645
Par NS +120 A J 8 5 4
10 9 5
A Q 5 3
7

1 opening
2 × E -2 +500
+9 518
Pass
3 S = +110
-9 327

196. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Freeman Branco Nickell BrancoP
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

J 9 8
A K 10 4 3
J 3
10 8 3 Table A K 6 5 4
7
Q 8 7 6
9 7 5
75778 =
58665 =
Par NS -110 7 3
Q 9 8 2
A 5 4
K Q 6 2

1 opening
2 E -2 +100
+5 523
Pass
2 E = -110
-5 327

197. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 16

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

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

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

J 10 8
Q 10 9 2
K 2
Q 10 3 2 Table A 6
K 8 6 4 3
A Q 3
A 6 5
36353 =
A7A78 A7A79
Par NS -630 9 7 5 4 3
—
J 9 7 6
K 9 7 4

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
Tie 523
Pass
4 E = -620
Tie 327

198. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
BrancoP Hampson Branco Greco Moss Villas-Boas Gitelman Chagas
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 AP

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

A 10 8 7 4
6
J 3 2
J 9 5 3 Table Q 6 2
A Q J 7
K Q 10 9
10 8
65756 =
68586 68587
Par NS -110 K 3
K 8 5 4 2
7 6 5
K 7 6

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 523
Pass
2 E = -110
Tie 327

199. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Lauria Fredin Versace Fantoni Bertheau Nunes Nystrom
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 3 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 5
K Q 8 5 3
Q J 10
J 4 Table A 10 9 4 3
A 9 7 4
4
Q 7 6
54499 =
78944 =
Par NS -100 K Q
10 6 2
9 7 5 2
K 10 8 5

1 opening
3 N = +110
+11 534
Pass
4 W = -420
-11 327

200. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Hurd Hampson Wooldridge WhiteM Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

8 7
9 5
8 7 3
10 9 7 6 3 2 Table K J 4 3
J 10 7 4
K
Q J 8 4
CCBC6 =
11217 =
Par NS +990 A 6 5
A 8 6
A Q J 10 6
A 5

1 opening
6 N = +920
+11 545
Pass
5 S +1 +420
-11 327

201. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul 10 8 7 4
10
A J 9 7
A Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss Greco Carmichael Hampson WhiteM
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 5 (AP) 1 Dbl 2 2
3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

9 6 2
Q J 7 5 3
10 4
K 9 5 Table A K 5
K 9 8 6
Q 8
J 6 4 2
897B8 =
43625 =
Par NS +400 Q J 3
A 4 2
K 6 5 3 2
8 3

1 opening
5 N = +400
-7 545
Pass
4 × S +1 +690
+7 334

202. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Greco Katz Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 5 AP 5 Dbl AP

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

A 8 4
J 9 8 7 6 2
6
10 6 4 Table 10 5
A Q 10 3
10 2
Q J 8 7 5
9A5B6 =
22827 =
Par NS +620 K Q 7 2
K 4
K J 8 5 4 3
K

1 opening
5 N = +600
-5 545
Pass
5 × E -3 +800
+5 339

203. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul 7 4
A K 7 5
Q 8 7 5
Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco Moss Welland Gitelman Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 6 5
J 8 4
9 6 4
A 9 3 Table K
Q 9 6 3 2
K J 10 2
J 10 2
69568 =
74765 =
Par NS +140 A J 9 8 3 2
10
A 3
K 7 6 5

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
Tie 545
Pass
4 S -2 -200
Tie 339

204. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Berkowitz Moss Cohen Schwartz Rubin Becker Ekeblad
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl AP 1 Pass 1 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 4
10 8 5
J 2
K 9 8 5 Table A 6
K J 3 2
K Q 9 7 5
J 7
77667 =
66776 65776
Par NS +90 J 10 2
7 4
A 10 8 6
A 4 3 2

1 opening
2 × E -2 +300
+5 550
Pass
1 NT E -2 +100
-5 339

205. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hampson Lev Greco Ekeblad Milner Rubin Jacobus
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
2 Pass Pass Dbl 3 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 4 3
A 9 8 5 2
Q J
9 7 6 Table A 8 7 5 2
J 7 4 3
A 10 4
10
64489 =
58854 =
Par NS +100 Q 10
Q
9 8 7 5 3 2
A K Q 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+14 564
Pass
3 NT N -3 -300
-14 339

206. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul A J 7
Q J 3
9 8 4
K 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 8 6 4
9 8
A 3 2
6 3 2 Table K 2
K 6 5 4
Q 10 7 6 5
9 5
A9A8B =
24252 =
Par NS +630 Q 5 3
A 10 7 2
K J
A Q J 7

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-3 564
Pass
3 NT N -1 -100
+3 342

207. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Berkowitz Greco Cohen Becker Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

6 4 3 2
K 8 6 5 3
10 3
3 2 Table 7
Q 7 2
J 8 4 2
K 8 6 5 4
CCACA =
11313 =
Par NS +1440 A K Q 9 8
4
A Q 6 5
A 10 7

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+12 576
Pass
3 NT N +3 +690
-12 342

208. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

W deals
Both vul Q 10 2
A 7
Q 8 7 6 5
Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Krekorian Greco Casen Berkowitz Moss Cohen Gitelman
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

K 5 3
9 4 3 2
K J 9 3
K 10 Table J 9
Q J 10 8 6 5
A 4 2
A 6
68358 68359
65A84 =
Par NS -500 A 8 7 6 4
K
10
8 7 5 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
-1 576
Pass
4 E = -620
+1 343

209. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

W deals
N-S vul A J 8 6 4
—
A 10 7 6 4 2
10 9

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

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

K 7
K Q J 7 2
9 8 5
6 4 3 Table Q 5 2
A 8 3
Q J
K Q 7 5 2
8B5B7 =
52725 =
Par NS +650 10 9 3
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
A J 8

1 opening
2 N +3 +150
-2 576
Pass
3 N +3 +230
+2 345

210. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lanzarotti El Ahmady Buratti Sadek
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 2 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

Q 9 7 5
8
Q 8 4 2
K 9 8 5 Table J 8 3
K J 4 3 2
5
A Q J 4
86684 =
57759 =
Par NS -110 A K 6
Q 7 5
J 9 7 6 3
6 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
-3 576
Pass
3 W -3 +150
+3 348

211. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Passell Berkowitz Wold El Ahmady Buratti Sadek Lanzarotti
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 1
4 Pass Pass 5 2 Dbl 3 Dbl
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

3
10 8 3
K Q 4 3
J 10 6 5 3 Table Q J 10 5
J 7
10
A Q 9 7 4 2
8BCB5 7ACB4
52128 =
Par NS +980 A K 9 7 6 4 2
A K 9 2
8 6
—

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-10 576
Pass
4 S = +420
+10 358

212. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Bates Passell Dawson Wolff Schneider Morse Baze
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 10 3
2
7 5 4
A J 6 4 3 Table 9 6 4 2
K Q J 7 6
A 8 6 2
—
65778 65678
57544 =
Par NS +90 A K 7 5
9 5 4 3
J
K Q 9 5

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 582
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 358

213. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Khven Stas Matushko JohnsonD Engel Dubinin Coenraets Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 N -3 -300
-9 582
Pass
1 N +1 +110
+9 367

214. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul K Q 10 2
6 2
K 9 5 2
Q 9 6

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

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

A 9 6 4 3
Q 10 5
J 8
J 8 2 Table 8 5
K
10 6 4 3
A K 10 7 5 3
56973 =
77459 =
Par NS +140 J 7
A J 9 8 7 4 3
A Q 7
4

1 opening
3 S = +140
Tie 582
Pass
2 S +1 +140
Tie 367

215. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
MukherjeeM Kolata RoyR Atabey Assael Kushari Zorlu MukherjeeS
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 6 4 2
A 10 5 4
6 4
K 8 Table 8 7
Q J 9 8
A 5
10 6 4 3 2
975A6 975A7
46836 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 3
6 2
J 10 8 3
A 9 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 582
Pass
3 NT N = +400
Tie 367

216. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Multon Asbi Quantin Rombaut Panelewen Palau Karwur
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 NT AP

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

A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
— Table 9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3
8767A =
55763 =
Par NS +130 Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 582
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+12 379

217. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

W deals
Both vul J 9 8 5
A 9
Q 6 5 2
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Sun Bocchi LiX Duboin Versace ShiM Lauria Zhuang
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Dbl AP

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

K 10 4 2
J 8 6 4
J 10 8 3
Q Table A Q 7 6
K 10
—
K 8 7 5 4 3 2
74894 =
69549 =
Par NS -140 3
Q 7 5 3 2
A K 9 7 4
J 6

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-12 582
Pass
3 S = +110
+12 391

218. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Schollaardt Rekunov Drijver Jansma Dubinin Verhees Gromov
Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

8 2
7 6
J 7
A Q J 10 8 6 5 Table Q 10 4 3
A Q 10 5 4 3 2
5 4
—
AA6B6 9A5A6
33727 =
Par NS +630 A J 7 6 5
J
A Q 8 2
4 3 2

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
+8 590
Pass
4 E -3 +150
-8 391

219. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Hanlon Verhees McGann Fitzgibbon v.Prooijen Mesbur Brink
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 7
Q J 9 7 5
Q 3 2
J 6 Table A 10 8 4 3
10
8
A Q 8 7 5 4
948A5 =
48538 =
Par NS +300 Q 6 5
K 3 2
A 7 5
K 9 3 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
-2 590
Pass
3 N +1 +130
+2 393

220. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A 9 2
9 6 2
A 10 7 6
K 9 2

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

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

8 7 6 5 3
Q J 10 4
9
A Q 5 Table Q
K 8 5 3
J 3 2
10 8 7 4 3
A95B6 =
24727 =
Par NS +430 K J 10 4
A 7
K Q 8 5 4
J 6

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+8 598
Pass
4 S = +130
-8 393

221. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul J 6 5 3
J 10
K 8 7 2
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD Backstrom YadlinI Salomaa Koistinen Podgur Kiema Kalish
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 2 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass 2 AP 4 AP

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

K 2
K 6 4 2
10 6 4
K J 7 5 Table A 9 8 7
A Q 9 5
9 5
Q 9 3
56364 =
87A69 =
Par NS -620 Q 10 4
8 7 3
A Q J 3
10 8 2

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+10 608
Pass
4 W = -620
-10 393

222. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul 8
A Q 8 2
K J 9 8 6 4
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Welland ShiM Fallenius Zhuang Sun Levin LiX Weinstein
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 2
J 9 5 4 3
Q 10 7
6 5 Table A K 9 7 4
K 7
3 2
A 8 4 2
76798 =
57644 =
Par NS +110 10 6 5 3
10 6
A 5
K Q J 9 3

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 608
Pass
3 N = +110
+5 398

223. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Wladow Weinstein Elinescu Reps Zia Ludewig Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl 2 3 (AP)

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

A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
— Table 9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3
8767A =
55763 =
Par NS +130 Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 618
Pass
3 S +1 +130
-10 398

224. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul K 8 7 5 3
—
A 10 8 7 6 3 2
8

West North East South West North East South
Hamman CohenB Soloway Smith Spector Freeman Feldman Nickell
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
4 4 Pass 4 NT 4 4 AP
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

4
Q 9 7 4 3
Q 9 4
K J 9 4 Table A 10 2
K J 8 5 2
J
7 6 5 3
9C3B5 =
11A17 =
Par NS +500 Q J 9 6
A 10 6
K 5
A Q 10 2

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 629
Pass
4 N +2 +480
-11 398

225. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul A 9 7 5
Q 9 6 3
A J 7
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell Hamman CohenB Soloway Smith
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP Pass Dbl Rdbl 2
Pass Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 4 2
A 7 2
K 8 6 5 4
5 Table 6
K J 10 4
Q 9
A K Q 8 6 3
67443 57343
7699A =
Par NS -140 K Q 10 3
8 5
10 3 2
J 10 9 7

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
Tie 629
Pass
4 E = -130
Tie 398

226. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Freeman Zia Nickell Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 1 Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 7 3
10
10 5 4 3
Q J 10 2 Table A K 6 5
A Q 9 6 5
Q 6
8 4
64678 =
68665 =
Par NS -110 2
J 8 7 2
K J 7 2
K 7 6 3

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+5 634
Pass
3 W = -140
-5 398

227. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

W deals
None vul 5 4 2
J 10 6
A J 10 8 6
K J

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Hamman Fallenius Soloway Welland
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

J 9
8 4
9 7 5 2
Q 9 7 4 2 Table K 8
A Q 7 5 3 2
K Q 4
8 3
BC799 =
20544 =
Par NS +980 A Q 10 7 6 3
K 9
3
A 10 6 5

1 opening
4 S = +420
-1 634
Pass
4 S +1 +450
+1 399

228. 2003 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Rodwell Bocchi Meckstroth Hamman Lauria Soloway Versace
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 3 NT 4 Dbl 4
Dbl Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 5
A 9 6
10 7
A J 9 7 3 2 Table A 6
K Q 3 2
Q 3 2
K 10 6 5
39383 =
8494A A494A
Par NS -300 Q J 9 8 3 2
10 5
K 8 4
8 4

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-15 634
Pass
4 × S +1 +690
+15 414

229. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Nanev Duboin Mihov Stamatov Lauria Gunev Versace
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 AP

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

9 3
J 7
K J 5 3 2
J 10 6 2 Table K J 7 5 4
K Q 8 4
A
A 4 3
54554 44444
88889 =
Par NS -120 8 6 2
A 9 5 2
10 9 8 7
Q 8

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+7 641
Pass
2 W = -90
-7 414

230. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

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

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

8 7 2
A 10 6 4 2
A Q 10
6 2 Table K J 10 3
J 5
9 5 2
J 10 7 3
76687 =
67755 =
Par NS +90 9 6 5
K Q
K 7 6 4
K Q 9 4

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-5 641
Pass
2 W -2 +100
+5 419

231. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

W deals
None vul 10
A 10 9 3
K J 10 9 2
K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Weinstein Hamman Levin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 9 8 6 2
8 2
Q 7 4 3
10 8 Table Q 5 4
Q J 7 5
5
Q 9 6 5 3
B9BCA =
14213 =
Par NS +920 A J 7 3
K 6 4
A 8 6
A J 4

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-11 641
Pass
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 430

232. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Fallenius Berkowitz Welland Garner Becker WeinsteinH Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Dbl 4 (AP) 3 4 AP

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

10 3
K J 6 4
A 8
10 7 6 3 2 Table Q
Q 10 5 3
K 7 6 5
A Q J 5
6A362 =
63A6A =
Par NS +200 J 9 7 6 4 2
A 8 7 2
9 2
K

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 641
Pass
4 N = +420
Tie 430

233. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul 5 3
Q J 6
K Q 8 2
K J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Rosenberg Garner Zia Berkowitz Moss Cohen Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

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

1 opening
2 NT N +2 +180
+7 648
Pass
3 S -1 -100
-7 430

234. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul 6 4
A J 2
A 10 5 2
Q 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Meckstroth Gawrys Rodwell Hamman Mohan Soloway Lev
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass

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

Q 8 5
Q 7 6
J 6 4 3
K J 4 Table K J 10 9 7 3
10 8 5
K
7 6 3
87AAA =
36222 =
Par NS +620 A 2
K 9 4 3
Q 9 8 7
A 10 8

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-7 648
Pass
2 E -1 +100
+7 437

235. 2001 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

W deals
Both vul 10 7 3
—
K Q 9 8 7 6 4
A 9 3

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

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

Q 9 6 5 2
J 6 3
A 5 2
4 2 Table 8 4
A Q 9 7
J 10
K 10 8 7 5
977A7 976A6
35635 =
Par NS +600 A K J
K 10 8 5 4 2
3
Q J 6

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 648
Pass
3 N +1 +130
+10 447

236. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul 9 6 2
A 7 6 5
A K 3 2
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Munafo Gawrys Sealy Foster Rosenkranz Hawkins Mohan
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7
8 4
Q 8 5 4
A K 7 6 2 Table J 10 5 4
Q 10 3 2
J 10 7 6
3
99979 =
24352 24452
Par NS +600 A K 8 3
K J 9
9
Q J 10 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+13 661
Pass
4 N -2 -200
-13 447

237. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Meckstroth Bocchi Rodwell Hamman Jacobs Soloway Katz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

8 2
K J 8 2
10 5
Q 10 9 6 5 Table J 9 5 4
A 9 7
A K 9 4 3
2
76567 =
66776 =
Par NS +90 A Q 7 3
6 5 4 3
Q 6
K 8 4

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 661
Pass
2 W -1 +100
Tie 447

238. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul A K 5 3
J 5 2
K J 6
9 5 3

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

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

8
K 8 4
Q 10 9 8 7 3
J 8 2 Table Q 6 2
A Q 10 6 3
5
A K Q 10
47242 =
86A8A =
Par NS -620 J 10 9 7 4
9 7
A 4 2
7 6 4

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 661
Pass
4 E +1 -650
Tie 447

239. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

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

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

Q 10 8 6 3
Q 3
10 2
K Q 8 6 Table A J 5
7 4
Q 8 7 5
A J 7 2
85A85 =
48258 =
Par NS +500 K 7 4
J 10 9 6 5 2
A 6
9 3

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-1 661
Pass
3 S +2 +200
+1 448

240. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul 6
—
Q 10 9 6 5 4 3
A Q 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Foster Lev Hawkins SmithR Rosenkranz SmithL Mohan
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 5 2
K 10 9 5 4
2
K 5 4 3 Table A 7 4
J 8 7
A K J 8 7
8 7
59788 =
74653 =
Par NS +140 K Q 10 9 8 3
A Q 6 3 2
—
J 9

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
Tie 661
Pass
4 S -2 -200
Tie 448

241. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 113

W deals
None vul 10
A 7 3 2
A Q 7 3 2
Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Molson Meckstroth Shenkin Rodwell Soloway Granovetter Hamman Rubin
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Dbl 4 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

J 8 7 6
J 9 8 6
8 6 5
A 4 Table A K Q 5 4 2
—
K 10 4
K J 9 6
31763 =
9C679 =
Par NS -980 9 3
K Q 10 5 4
J 9
8 5 3 2

1 opening
4 E +2 -480
+7 668
Pass
4 × E +2 -790
-7 448

242. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

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

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

Q J 4
A J 6 5 3
10 8 6
7 6 Table 9 8 2
K 10 4
A 7 4
A 10 9 8
57577 =
76856 =
Par NS -110 A 10 7 6
Q 9 7
J 9 5
Q J 5

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
Tie 668
Pass
1 W +1 -110
Tie 448

243. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

W deals
None vul 8 5 4 2
10 7 3
A K Q 8 4 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

A K 10
8 4
10 6
10 7 6 4 3 2 Table 9 6 3
A Q J 5
9 5
K Q 9 8
88795 =
55648 =
Par NS +110 Q J 7
K 9 6 2
J 7 3
A J 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 675
Pass
3 N = +110
-7 448

244. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

West North East South West North East South
Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag Stansby Rubin Martel Granovetter
Pass 1 Pass 4 NT Pass Pass 3 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 5 4 J 6 5 4
9 J A 3 5
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

10 6 2
J 10 9 8 7 6
J 9
J 8 Table 3
K 4 3
A Q 10 5 3 2
10 7 4
CC67C AC66C
00760 =
Par NS +990 A K Q J 9 8 5 4
5
4
A Q 6

1 opening
6 S = +980
Tie 675
Pass
6 S = +980
Tie 448

245. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul A Q 4 3
7 6 5 3
A 7 4
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Stewart Rubin Woolsey Boyd Lipsitz Robinson Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 7 6
Q 10 9
Q J 6
7 3 Table K 8 5
A J 8 4
9 8 2
8 5 4
A78BB =
36522 =
Par NS +630 2
K 2
K 10 5 3
A K Q 10 9 6

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 675
Pass
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 448

246. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

J 7 4 3
Q 6 2
A 3
Q 8 7 5 Table Q 10 8 5
A K 4
Q 4
J 9 6 2
86996 =
56437 =
Par NS +140 A K 6 2
J 7 3
9 8 7 5 2
4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 675
Pass
3 S = +110
+5 453

247. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul A Q 4 3
7 6 5 3
A 7 4
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth Weichsel Larsen Hamman Meltzer Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

J 10 9 7 6
Q 10 9
Q J 6
7 3 Table K 8 5
A J 8 4
9 8 2
8 5 4
A78BB =
36522 =
Par NS +630 2
K 2
K 10 5 3
A K Q 10 9 6

1 opening
5 S = +600
-1 675
Pass
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 454

248. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul K 8 6 4
Q 7 5
K Q 7 6
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Maas Jorgensen Ramondt Armannsson JonssonT Muller Thorvaldsson de Boer
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 NT AP 2 AP

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

Q 2
J 9 3
A 10 4
A 10 6 4 2 Table A 10 7 5
A K 8 6
8 5
9 7 3
66574 =
77869 =
Par NS -110 J 9 3
10 4 2
J 9 3 2
K Q 5

1 opening
2 NT W = -120
Tie 675
Pass
2 E +2 -130
Tie 454

249. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Nab MagnussonM Bertens Ingimarsson Armannsson de Boer Jorgensen Muller
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 2
2 Dbl 2 4 (AP) 3 3 4 AP

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

5 2
K J 6
10 8
K Q 9 8 6 5 Table 7 3
8 5
A Q J 9 4 2
A 10 3
1AA11 =
33299 =
Par NS +420 A Q 10 9 8 4
10 7 4 2
K
4 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
+6 681
Pass
4 W -2 +200
-6 454

250. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Chagas Panelewen Brenner Branco Manoppo Amaral Lasut
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Dbl 4 AP 3 Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A Q 8 7 4
8
7
10 6 5 4 3 2 Table 10 6 5 2
A K Q 4
A Q 9 5
K
42665 =
9B778 =
Par NS -650 J 9
J 10 9 5 2
6 4
Q J 9 8

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
-13 681
Pass
6 W -2 +200
+13 467

251. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

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

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

5
K 9 8 4
A Q 7 6 3
8 6 4 Table A 10 8 7 6
Q 10 3
K 10
10 9 5
67446 =
66986 =
Par NS -140 9 4 3 2
J 6 2
4 2
A K Q 2

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 686
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 467

252. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Jeunen Burn Coenraets Callaghan SimpsonC Engel Hallberg v.Middelem
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 2
2 Dbl 2 3 (AP) Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

5 2
K J 6
10 8
K Q 9 8 6 5 Table 7 3
8 5
A Q J 9 4 2
A 10 3
1AA11 =
33299 =
Par NS +420 A Q 10 9 8 4
10 7 4 2
K
4 2

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-6 686
Pass
4 S = +420
+6 473

253. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Krasnosselski Saelensminde Dubinin Brogeland Helness Avdeev Furunes Shudnev
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1
Rdbl 2 Dbl 2 1 2 2 AP
Dbl AP

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

9 7 5 2
K Q 9 4
A 6
7 6 2 Table A Q 6 4
7
K J 7
Q J 9 5 3
44674 44673
89769 =
Par NS -140 8 3
A 10 6 5 3 2
5 3
A 10 4

1 opening
2 × S -2 -500
-8 686
Pass
2 W +2 -170
+8 481

254. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul K Q 4 2
J 9 5 4
A 8 5 4
4

West North East South West North East South
Nagri Carcassonne Mehta Labaere Jeunen Alibhai Coenraets Jafferji
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Dbl (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

J 8 5
6 3
J 10 6 3 2
Q 9 2 Table A 10 6
K 8 7
K Q
J 10 8 6 3
99A77 =
44356 =
Par NS +620 9 7 3
A Q 10 2
9 7
A K 7 5

1 opening
2 × E -2 +500
+9 695
Pass
1 N +1 +110
-9 481

255. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

W deals
None vul 9 7 3
8 2
Q 9 8 5 4
A K Q

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner Meckstroth Soloway Katz Hamman Jacobs
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass
3 Dbl 4 4 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) 3 Pass 3 AP

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

5 4 2
A Q 7 4
A J
6 4 3 2 Table K J 10 6
K 10 9 6 5 3
7
8 7
654B9 =
77923 =
Par NS +300 A Q 8
J
K 10 6 3 2
J 10 9 5

1 opening
5 N = +400
+11 706
Pass
3 E = -140
-11 481

256. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Zia Meltzer Rosenberg Schwartz Martel Casen Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) 3 AP

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

Q 7 5
Q J 8
Q 10
Q 9 8 6 2 Table A 8 4 3
10 5 2
J 9 5
A K 7
57795 =
76547 =
Par NS +110 6 2
A 9 7 6 4 3
K 2
J 5 3

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-6 706
Pass
3 E -2 +200
+6 487

257. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Freeman Levin Nickell Weinstein
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

5 4
J 7 4
6 5
A Q 10 9 7 5 Table A Q J 9 8 7 6
A 9 8
J
3 2
65995 =
48447 =
Par NS +140 K 10
Q 10 6 3
K Q 10 9 2
8 4

1 opening
4 E -2 +200
Tie 706
Pass
4 E -2 +200
Tie 487

258. 1999 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell Soloway Janz Hamman Mello
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass

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

K 6 2
K 10 7
J 10 5 4 3
9 3 Table J 10 7 3
Q 6
A 9 7
A K 7 2
65746 =
78697 =
Par NS -110 Q 9 5
J 9 5 4 2
Q 6
Q J 4

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+1 707
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-1 487

259. 1999 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul 7 6 4 3
A J 4 3
Q 6 2
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Campos Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Hamman Chagas Soloway Branco
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 1 Dbl Rdbl 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q J 8 5 2
Q 5
A J 9 8
9 8 Table K 10 9
9 7 2
7 5 4 3
7 4 2
B7C7C =
16151 =
Par NS +1430 A
K 10 8 6
K 10
K Q J 6 5 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
-13 707
Pass
6 S = +1430
+13 500

260. 1999 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Mello Soloway Janz Hamman Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Chagas
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5
9 4 3
Q 8 4 2
J 7 5 3 Table K Q 6 3 2
K 10 8 7
10
Q 9 2
CAACA =
12312 =
Par NS +990 A 10 9 8 4
A J 6
A 9 5
K 4

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 708
Pass
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 500

261. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

W deals
None vul J 9 6
A Q
K 10 8 7 6 5 3
Q

West North East South West North East South
Zia Katz Rosenberg Jacobs Sontag Wolfson Weichsel Silverman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 5
K J 9 3
9 2
A 8 6 4 Table K 4 2
10 6 5 4
Q 4
K 10 9 2
9B7B7 =
12615 =
Par NS +450 A Q 7 3
8 7 2
A J
J 7 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 708
Pass
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 501

262. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

W deals
N-S vul 9 7 6 2
A Q 6 2
A 8 5 4
10

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey Boyd Wolfson Robinson Silverman
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 2
4 Dbl AP 2 NT Dbl 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 10 8
5
J 10 9 6 2
J 5 2 Table A J 5 4 3
K J 10 8 4
Q
K 4
64889 64789
68453 69553
Par NS -140 —
9 7 3
K 7 3
A Q 9 8 7 6 3

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+5 713
Pass
4 × E -1 +100
-5 501

263. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Stewart Robinson Stansby Boyd Martel
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 2 3 4 2 AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

6
8 7 4
10 5 3
A 8 7 6 5 4 Table 10 8 7 3
A J 9 5 2
A 4
K 2
99574 68574
44749 =
Par NS +100 A Q 9 5
K 6
Q J 9 6 2
J 3

1 opening
4 × S -1 -200
-3 713
Pass
2 W = -110
+3 504

264. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul 10 9 8 3
K
Q 3 2
A Q 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Sontag Martel Weichsel Vogel Wolfson Jacobs Silverman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

A 7 2
10 9 3
A 7 6 5
9 8 6 Table Q 6
Q J 8 4
K J 10 4
J 5 3
8A86A =
52563 =
Par NS +420 K J 5 4
A 7 6 5 2
9 8
K 7

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 719
Pass
1 N +3 +170
-6 504

265. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Weichsel Stansby Sontag Katz Rosenberg Bates Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Rdbl Pass 1 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass Dbl AP
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

7 6 2
10 7 6
8 7 6 2
10 9 8 Table 10 4
4 2
Q J 10 3
A Q J 7 2
BCC99 =
21144 =
Par NS +980 K J 8 3
A K Q 5
K
K 6 5 3

1 opening
6 S = +980
+5 724
Pass
1 × E -3 +800
-5 504

266. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul 8 6 5 2
A 10 8 7
A 5
K 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Sontag Cohen Weichsel Jacobs Passell Katz Seamon
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

K 9 7 4 3
K 9 6
J 9 8
7 5 Table A 10
J 5
Q 3 2
A Q 9 6 4 3
55764 =
88668 =
Par NS -120 Q J
Q 4 3 2
K 10 7 6 4
J 2

1 opening
2 N -2 -200
-7 724
Pass
2 E -1 +100
+7 511

267. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Nilsland Villas-Boas Fallenius Lindkvist Chagas Fredin Branco
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 9 6
8 6
K 9 8
10 9 5 2 Table 8 4 2
J 9 4
7 4 3 2
K 8 7
A9AA9 =
34234 =
Par NS +430 10 3
A K Q 10
A Q J 10
J 6 4

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 724
Pass
4 N = +420
Tie 511

268. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Rodwell Szymanowski Meckstroth Hamman Zmudzinski Soloway Balicki
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Dbl 3 4 4 (AP) 2 4 AP

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

6 5
K 9 7 4
5 3
K Q J 9 8 Table 2
Q J 10 3
A 9 7 2
A 10 7 4
7B493 =
62948 =
Par NS +450 K Q J 8 4 3
A 8 5 2
6 4
5

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 724
Pass
4 S +1 +450
Tie 511

269. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

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

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

A J 10 9
10 8
J
10 8 7 6 5 2 Table K Q 6 2
K Q J 4
K 10 8 3
9
64686 =
69657 79657
Par NS -140 7 4
A 7 6 5 3
Q 7 4 2
Q J

1 opening
2 × N = +180
+2 726
Pass
4 W -2 +100
-2 511

270. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Martel Seamon Stansby Goldman Cayne Soloway Burger
Pass 1 3 Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass Pass 3 NT 4 Dbl 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9 3 2
J 7 3
A J 6 5 3
K Q Table J 10 6
A 9
2
A 10 8 6 5 4 2
49884 =
94459 =
Par NS -100 A Q 5
K 10 6 4 2
7 4
9 7 3

1 opening
3 E = -110
Tie 726
Pass
4 × S -1 -100
Tie 511

271. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Berkowitz Stansby Cohen Seamon Soloway Passell Goldman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 3
Q 7 6 5 3
Q J 2
J 10 3 Table 8 4
10 9
K 9 5 3
K Q 9 4 2
9C887 =
41446 =
Par NS +1430 A Q J 6 2
J 8
A 10
A 7 6 5

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
Tie 726
Pass
4 S +2 +680
Tie 511

272. 1997 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 158

W deals
None vul Q 6 4 2
K 10
7 3
K Q J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Perron Rodwell Chemla Meckstroth Wolff Levy Hamman Mari
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP 2 AP

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

K 9 5
6
Q 10 8 6 5
8 6 5 3 Table A 10 3
Q J 9 8
A K J 2
A 2
56625 =
867B7 =
Par NS -400 J 8 7
A 7 5 4 3 2
9 4
7 4

1 opening
3 W +2 -150
Tie 726
Pass
2 W +3 -150
Tie 511

273. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul 6 5 3 2
A Q
Q J 8 7 4
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Aa Bocchi Groetheim Helgemo Lauria Helness Versace
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

9 7
8 7 4 3 2
A 3 2
K J 6 Table K J 10 8
6 5
10 9
A 8 5 3 2
878A5 =
45538 =
Par NS +130 A Q 4
K J 10 9
K 6 5
10 7 4

1 opening
3 N = +140
-10 726
Pass
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 521

274. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Helgemo Martel Helness Groetheim Zia Aa Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Rdbl 2 3
3 3 NT AP

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

J 8 5 3 2
6 5 4
Q J 8 3
9 Table K 4
A 10 9 7 2
A 7 6
Q 7 3
A878A =
35653 35643
Par NS +630 A 7
K J 8
4
A 10 8 6 5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 726
Pass
3 NT N = +600
Tie 521

275. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul K Q 4
K 8 7 5
K 7 6
10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Golias Fox Baze Schafer Moss Szymanowski Fallenius Lesniewski
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 5
Q 10 9 6
A Q J 9 8
7 3 Table J 9 7 3 2
J
10 5 4 3
Q 8 2
B9A6B =
24362 =
Par NS +660 A 10 6
A 4 3 2
2
A K J 6 5

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-12 726
Pass
4 N = +620
+12 533

276. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul K 8 3
J 4
K Q 10 8
Q 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Wolff Zia Hamman Deutsch
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 2
6 5 3
J 7 5 2
8 5 3 2 Table J 10 5
A Q 10 9
A 9 4 3
J 6
AB98A =
22442 =
Par NS +650 A Q 7 6 4
K 8 7 2
6
A K 10

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 726
Pass
4 S +1 +650
+1 534

277. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul 9 5 4 3
K 6
A 5
K 8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Lev Meckstroth Glubok Rodwell Hamman Weinstein Wolff Katz
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 6 2
J 8 3
8 7 2
J 7 6 2 Table K J 10
A Q 10 9 4 2
K 6
A 9
23265 =
B9B78 =
Par NS -460 Q 8 7
7 5
Q J 10 9 4 3
Q 10

1 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 726
Pass
4 E = -420
Tie 534

278. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Hamman Rosenberg Wolff Freeman Stansby Nickell Martel
Pass 1 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A 8 5 3
J 4
10 8
Q J 6 4 3 Table J 9 6
K Q 10 8 5
A 6 3
9 7
786A7 =
55636 =
Par NS +130 K 10 7 4 2
7 6
Q J 7 4
A 5

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-2 726
Pass
2 × E -1 +200
+2 536

279. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul 5 3
Q 8
K Q 9 8 3 2
K 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Lev Nickell Glubok Jacobs Hamman Katz Wolff
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
3 Pass Pass Dbl 3 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 2
J 10 4 2
A J 10 5
J Table K 10 9 4
A K 7 5 3
4
Q 8 3
75489 =
58943 68943
Par NS -100 A Q J
9 6
7 6
A 10 9 5 4 2

1 opening
4 S = +130
+5 731
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-5 536

280. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul Q 7 3
K Q J 7
Q 7
Q J 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Goldman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Hamman Smith Wolff Robinson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10
10 4 2
J 9 5 3 2
9 5 4 Table 9 6
A 6 5
K 10 8 6 4
K 7 6
8BB7A =
32262 42262
Par NS +650 A J 8 5 4 2
9 8 3
A
A 10 8

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 731
Pass
4 S +1 +650
Tie 536

Data 9X07 Main Top One Diamond vs. Pass