Data 9X08 Main

One Heart vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, any HCP

Found 133 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin LallJ Zia Gitelman Hanlon Madala Moss Bocchi
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 1
3 AP Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

10 7
10 5 3 2
A 8 4 3
K 9 2 Table A 6 5 4
K 8 7
K Q 10 9 6
J
58639 =
75794 =
Par NS -110 Q J 9 8 3 2
Q
7 2
A 7 4 3

1 opening
3 E = -110
-5 0
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+5 5

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Fredin Helness Fallenius Nystrom Fantoni Upmark Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) 2 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 6 5 4 3
K 9 2
10
A J 9 Table Q 8 7
J 10
K 9 3 2
Q 7 6 5
85AA8 =
48335 58335
Par NS +300 A 2
Q 8 6
A Q J 7
10 8 4 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+13 13
Pass
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 5

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 107

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

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

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

A 4 3 2
10 9 7
9 8 2
K 5 2 Table 7 6
K 6 5 2
K 7
Q 8 6 4 3
8A8B7 BB8B7
22415 =
Par NS +460 K J 10 8
4
A Q J 6 5 3
A 10

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 13
Pass
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 5

4. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul 9 6
A Q 5 4
Q
Q 8 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Ekeblad Katz Dwyer Kamil Rodwell Coren Meckstroth
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 2 2 4 AP

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

A 10 8 4 2
9 3 2
8 5
A J 9 Table Q J 7 5 3
J 10
A K 10 9 4
10
52859 =
8B484 =
Par NS -450 K
K 8 7 6
J 7 6 3 2
K 7 5

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
Tie 13
Pass
4 E +1 -450
Tie 5

5. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 107

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

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

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

A 4 3 2
10 9 7
9 8 2
K 5 2 Table 7 6
K 6 5 2
K 7
Q 8 6 4 3
8A8B7 BB8B7
22415 =
Par NS +460 K J 10 8
4
A Q J 6 5 3
A 10

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-2 13
Pass
3 NT N -1 -50
+2 7

6. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Ekeblad Nickell Dwyer Passell Weinstein Jacobus Levin
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 7
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

J 10 9 4 3 2
6
10 9 7 6
J 2 Table 8 6 5
Q 7 5 3 2
J
A 10 4 3
B8BBB =
25222 =
Par NS +460 A K Q
A 9 8
K Q 8
K 8 6 5

1 opening
7 × N -2 -300
-6 13
Pass
6 S -1 -50
+6 13

7. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

J 5 2
9 8 2
K 10 8 4 3
A 5 Table 9 7 3
J 10 3
7 2
K Q J 6 2
8A977 =
33346 =
Par NS +620 A Q 10 8
A 4
A 9 6 5
9 7 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
+11 24
Pass
2 S +1 +110
-11 13

8. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Passell Stewart Jacobus Coren Krekorian Kamil Koneru
Pass 1 2 4 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 4 3 2
10 9 5
A 7
K 10 3 Table K 6
Q
Q J 9 6
A 8 7 6 5 4
87A85 =
55258 =
Par NS +420 A J 9 7 5
K 7 3 2
10 3 2
Q

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 24
Pass
4 N -1 -50
Tie 13

9. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

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

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

K 6 2
10 4
A J 4
10 9 7 6 2 Table J 9 5 4
K J 5
K 6 2
K Q 3
76885 =
57557 56557
Par NS +100 Q 7 3
Q 9 8
8 7 5 3
A J 5

1 opening
3 W -2 +100
Tie 24
Pass
1 NT W -2 +100
Tie 13

10. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Multon Dwyer Zimmermann Nunes Weinstein Fantoni Levin
Pass 1 3 3 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Dbl 4 AP

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

K J
Q 6 4 2
J 10 6 4 3
7 4 Table Q 7 5 4
3
K
A K J 10 8 5 2
88994 =
54348 =
Par NS +140 A 10 9 8 6 3
K 10 7
Q
Q 9 6

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 30
Pass
4 E -2 +200
-6 13

11. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Weinstein Helgemo Levin WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 1 1 Dbl Pass
1 NT AP

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

9 6 5 4
Q 6 2
A K 8 3
10 9 Table Q J 7
A 10 3
5 4 2
A K 8 5
55555 =
88887 =
Par NS -120 10 3 2
K 9
J 10 7 6
Q 4 3 2

1 opening
2 W = -110
Tie 30
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
Tie 13

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Brum Bilski Chagas Brown Krochmalik Campos Lavings Villas-Boas
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 1
2 2 AP

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

Q 6 5
8 4
9 8 6
Q 10 8 7 6 Table A 10 9
A Q 5 3
J 5 3
K 5 3
67995 =
65448 =
Par NS +140 K 7 3 2
10 2
K 10 4
A J 4 2

1 opening
2 NT S -2 -200
-8 30
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+8 21

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Brink Willenken Drijver Muller Zia de Wijs Martel
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 3 8 A 6 4 8
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

9 5 4 3
5
J 4 3
J 9 6 3 2 Table A Q 10 7 2
10 8
Q 8 5
7 5 4
B7CB9 =
25013 =
Par NS +980 K 6
A Q 6 4 3
K 10
A K 10 8

1 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 30
Pass
6 N = +980
Tie 21

14. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Rizzo ChenD Lambardi Furuta Teramoto Pellegrini Ino Ravenna
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 5 5 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 6 AP

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

Q J 8 7
8 5
K 10 4 3
Q 10 7 Table A K 9 4 3 2
3
J
K J 6 4 2
73BA5 =
6A138 =
Par NS +200 10 6 5
A J 9 4 2
Q 9 8
A 3

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+19 49
Pass
4 E = -620
-19 21

15. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Buras Versace Narkiewicz Mazurkiewicz Duboin Jassem Sementa
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 2 2
2 Pass 4 AP Dbl 2 NT 3 Pass
3 Dbl AP

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

J 7 4
K 6
10 5 2
A 9 8 6 5 Table A 9 8 6 3 2
A Q 10 4
J 8
3
73788 =
6A635 =
Par NS -420 10 5
5
A K 9 7 4 3
Q J 4 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
-14 49
Pass
3 × W -3 +500
+14 35

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Brum Robson Chagas Forrester Gold Campos Bakhshi Villas-Boas
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 5 5 AP 2 2 4 4
4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass 5 6
Dbl AP

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

Q J 8 7
8 5
K 10 4 3
Q 10 7 Table A K 9 4 3 2
3
J
K J 6 4 2
73BA5 =
6A138 =
Par NS +200 10 6 5
A J 9 4 2
Q 9 8
A 3

1 opening
5 W -1 +100
+7 56
Pass
6 × S -1 -200
-7 35

17. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

Q J 7 4 3
K 4
4 3
9 6 5 4 Table A 9
7 3
A K 8 6 5
K Q 8 7
86875 =
57368 =
Par NS +100 10 8 2
Q 9 8 5
J 9
A J 10 3

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-6 56
Pass
2 W -1 +50
+6 41

18. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin WolpertG Weinstein Kranyak Dwyer Nickell Bathurst Katz
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 2
K J 10 3
5 4
Q 7 6 3 Table K 9 7 6 3
A 5 2
8 6 3
8 5
767BA =
66623 56623
Par NS +400 5 4
—
K Q 10 9 7
A K J 10 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 56
Pass
4 S = +130
+5 46

19. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

A 8 6 3
9 8
10 8 7 2
K 10 7 Table Q 10 9 7
K Q J 7
A K 3
5 4
54667 =
89775 =
Par NS -140 K 5 4
6 4
Q J 9 5
J 9 8 6

1 opening
2 E -1 +50
+4 60
Pass
2 W = -90
-4 46

20. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul J 10 2
A 10 9 4 3 2
—
A 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Berkowitz Grue Sontag Pratap Gitelman GordonM Moss
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 2 2
4 4 AP 4 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 7 6
Q 8
A 10 9 6 2
6 4 3 Table 4 3
7 6 5
K Q 8 5 4 3
J 5
7CC6D =
11170 =
Par NS +1400 A K 9 8 5
K J
J 7
K Q 10 9

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 60
Pass
6 S = +1430
+13 59

21. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenthal Welland Silverstein AukenS BildeM Upmark BildeD Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 5 3
9 8 3
J 4 2
7 5 4 Table A 9
10 6 2
Q 10 8
K J 9 8 2
BBCB9 =
22014 22114
Par NS +980 K 10 8 6 4 2
A J
A 5
A Q 10

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
-2 60
Pass
4 N +3 +510
+2 61

22. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul 9 7 6 4
K J 9 6 2
A
J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Garvey Zmudzinski Carroll Fitzgibbon Narkiewicz Mesbur Buras
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 8 3
Q 8
K Q 6 5
8 5 4 Table A 5 2
A 10 7
J 10 9
K Q 10 3
45655 45654
98586 =
Par NS -400 K 10
5 4 3
8 7 4 3 2
A 9 6

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+10 70
Pass
3 NT E = -400
-10 61

23. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul J 2
A 8 6 5 4
9 8 6
A Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Rehder Hanlon Gromoeller McGann Carroll Piekarek Garvey Smirnov
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 2 2
Pass Pass 2 Dbl (AP) 3 3 NT AP

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

7 4
Q J 9 2
K 5 4 3
9 6 4 Table K Q 10 5
10 3
Q 7
K J 8 7 2
89897 78897
44546 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 6 3
K 7
A J 10 2
5 3

1 opening
2 × E -1 +100
+4 74
Pass
3 NT N -1 -50
-4 61

24. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul J 2
A 8 6 5 4
9 8 6
A Q 10

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

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

7 4
Q J 9 2
K 5 4 3
9 6 4 Table K Q 10 5
10 3
Q 7
K J 8 7 2
89897 78897
44546 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 6 3
K 7
A J 10 2
5 3

1 opening
2 × E -1 +100
Tie 74
Pass
2 N = +110
Tie 61

25. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hanlon Meckstroth McGann Fitzgibbon Hamman Mesbur Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6
A 6 4 3
9 5 2
A 9 8 5 Table Q J 10 7 4
10 5
Q 8 6
7 4 3
B9BBA =
24223 =
Par NS +660 A K 9 2
J 9
A J 7 4
Q J 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-1 74
Pass
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 62

26. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Pachtman AkerO Ginossar Kokten Gur Friedlander Yilmaz Liran
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 AP

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

8 6
A 6 4 3
9 5 2
A 9 8 5 Table Q J 10 7 4
10 5
Q 8 6
7 4 3
B9BBA =
24223 =
Par NS +660 A K 9 2
J 9
A J 7 4
Q J 2

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+10 84
Pass
2 W -4 +200
-10 62

27. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Rotaru Madala Ghigheci Marina Zaleski Coldea Versace
Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
3 Dbl 3 Dbl (AP)

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

8 6
A 6 4 3
9 5 2
A 9 8 5 Table Q J 10 7 4
10 5
Q 8 6
7 4 3
B9BBA =
24223 =
Par NS +660 A K 9 2
J 9
A J 7 4
Q J 2

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
-9 84
Pass
3 × E -5 +1100
+9 71

28. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 101

W deals
E-W vul J 5
K 8 7 5 2
A 8 5
K 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Platnick Meckstroth Diamond Hampson Hamman Greco Zia
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 4 2
A Q 10 6 4
10 9 4 3
9 Table A K 10 9
9 3
Q J 6 2
7 3 2
9865A =
45683 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 7 3
J
K 7
A Q J 10 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 84
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 72

29. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Meckstroth Wooldridge Rodwell Katz Cheek Nickell Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 7 5 2
K 7
J 5 2
6 4 3 Table 4
10 6 5 3
9 6
A Q 10 8 5 2
89AB5 =
24228 =
Par NS +420 A Q 10 9 8 3
A 8
K 4 3
K J

1 opening
5 N -2 -100
-11 84
Pass
5 N = +400
+11 83

30. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Lee Robinson Demirev Boyd Woolsey Garner Stewart WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 AP

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

8 6 3
Q 9 8 3
A 7 5 4
6 2 Table Q 10 9 4
K 4 2
Q 10 9 8
J 3
9988C =
43551 =
Par NS +1370 A J 7 5 2
5
K
A K 10 9 8 7

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
+1 85
Pass
5 S = +600
-1 83

31. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Nystrom Helness Upmark Zagorin Multon Bathurst Zimmermann
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

A 8 7 3
Q J 10
9 2
Q 9 8 5 Table Q 6 5
8 6
Q J 6
A J 10 3 2
78997 =
65446 =
Par NS +140 K J 9 2
9 7 3
A 8 7 3
K 6

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
+1 86
Pass
1 N +2 +140
-1 83

32. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul 8 6 5
A J 10 9 2
A 4
Q 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Ginossar Weinstein Pachtman Zack Kamil Barel Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 4 3
7 4
9 7 5
J 10 6 Table A J 2
Q 3
Q 10 8 6
A 9 4 3
97BA9 97BA8
25234 =
Par NS +650 K 7
K 8 6 5
K J 3 2
K 8 7

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 86
Pass
4 N +1 +650
Tie 83

33. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 24

W deals
None vul 8 2
J 9 5 4 3
K Q 8
K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Campos Narkiewicz Villas-Boas Buras Gawrys Brenner Kalita Branco
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 NT 4 5
Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

Q 5
10 8
J 9 7 6 5 4
9 8 5 Table K J 9 7 4 3
A K Q 7 6
2
4
A569B =
38642 =
Par NS +430 A 10 6
2
A 10 3
A J 10 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
-9 86
Pass
5 × E -4 +800
+9 92

34. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 24

W deals
None vul 8 2
J 9 5 4 3
K Q 8
K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Versace HerbstO Lauria HerbstI Ginossar Sementa Pachtman Duboin
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 3 3 NT
Dbl Pass Pass 3 4 Pass Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 5
10 8
J 9 7 6 5 4
9 8 5 Table K J 9 7 4 3
A K Q 7 6
2
4
A569B =
38642 =
Par NS +430 A 10 6
2
A 10 3
A J 10 6 3 2

1 opening
5 S = +400
Tie 86
Pass
5 S = +400
Tie 92

35. 2011 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

W deals
None vul 2
K 8 5 4 3
K 8 7 3
K J 8

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs LallJ Muller Grue Hurd Drijver Wooldridge Brink
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

7 5 3
J 10 2
Q 10 2
7 6 4 3 Table K Q J 8 4
A 9 6
A 9 6
A Q
54667 54666
89776 =
Par NS -140 A 10 9 6
Q 7
J 5 4
10 9 5 2

1 opening
4 × W -1 +100
+6 92
Pass
2 NT E = -120
-6 92

36. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

A 7 3
K J 2
6 3
7 6 5 3 2 Table 9 8 6 4
A 5
A J 10 9 2
K J
65756 55755
77587 =
Par NS -90 K J 10 2
9 8 3
Q 8 7
Q 10 9

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+8 100
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-8 92

37. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Bjarnarson Nunes Askgaard MadsenM Helness Schaltz Helgemo
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 1 2 NT
Pass 3 3 4 3 4 Dbl Pass
4 5 5 Pass Pass 5 5 Pass
Pass 6 Dbl AP 5 Dbl Pass 6
Pass Pass 6 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 10 8 6
J 7 6 2
3
K 10 9 8 Table A K J 9 5 3
K
J 9 8
A Q J
329B5 =
3B328 =
Par NS -100 —
10 8 3
K Q 10 7 4
7 6 5 4 2

1 opening
6 × N -3 -500
-12 100
Pass
6 × E -1 +200
+12 104

38. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

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

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

K 7 6 3
2
8 7 6 4 3
A K 6 Table 8 4 2
Q 8 4 3
—
J 9 8 7 4 2
A8BA5 =
35237 =
Par NS +650 A 10 5
A K J
Q J 2
Q 10 5 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 100
Pass
4 S +1 +650
Tie 104

39. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Wold Bramley Jacobus Beatty Schermer Jacobs Chambers
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 2 AP
2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

J 3
J 6 4
Q 10 4 2
K 9 4 3 Table Q 9 4 2
Q 8
A J 7 5
Q J 8
67856 =
66587 =
Par NS +100 K 10 7 6
A 10 7
9 6 3
A 6 5

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+3 103
Pass
2 N -1 -50
-3 104

40. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Wold Bramley Jacobus Beatty Schermer Jacobs Chambers
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 4 2
Q J 5 3
Q 4
9 4 3 Table K 9 8
A
J 6 5 3 2
Q J 8 6
97977 88977
44455 =
Par NS +400 A Q 7 6
8 6 2
A K 9
7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 103
Pass
1 N +3 +170
+6 110

41. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87

W deals
Both vul J 9 5
K Q 10 8 6
K J 7 4 3
—

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Ivatury Rodwell H-Welland Chan Katz Lee Nickell
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q 7 6 4 3
J 9 5 4
Q
8 6 4 Table K 10 8 2
A
A 10 9 5
A K Q 10
42785 42775
8B558 8A558
Par NS -650 A
7 3 2
8 6 2
J 9 7 5 3 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
Tie 103
Pass
4 W +1 -650
Tie 110

42. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

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

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

6 2
K Q
8 7 6 4 3
A 6 4 2 Table K 10 9 7
9 3
Q 10 9 5
K 9 5
99A67 =
44375 =
Par NS +420 A Q J 8 3
A 10 8 4
J 2
10 8

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 113
Pass
4 S -1 -50
-10 110

43. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Jacobs Welland Beatty Jacobus Chambers Wold Schermer
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) 1 NT 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 7
Q 4 3
A 4 3
Q 7 5 2 Table A K Q J 10
5
10 8 6 2
9 6 3
76B98 =
67135 57135
Par NS +450 6 4 3 2
K 10 9 2
K
A J 8 4

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 113
Pass
4 S +1 +450
Tie 110

44. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Chan Zia Lee Ivatury Katz H-Welland Nickell
Pass 1 1 4 Pass Pass 1 Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 6 3
2
K Q 10
Q 7 6 5 4 Table Q J 10 5 2
Q J
4 2
A J 10 9
84BA4 =
58128 =
Par NS +450 A K 9
10 9 8 7 6
A 8
8 3 2

1 opening
4 × E -1 +200
-7 113
Pass
4 S +2 +480
+7 117

45. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
H-Welland Meckstroth Ivatury Rodwell Hamman Chan Zia Lee
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass 2 3 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 8 3
10 9 4 2
10 4 3
5 3 Table 7 5
A J
A K Q 8 6
Q 6 4 2
79969 =
53464 =
Par NS +140 A K 4 2
Q 5
9 7 5
K J 9 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-4 113
Pass
1 NT E -1 +50
+4 121

46. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Meckstroth Wold Rodwell Hamman Brink Zia Drijver
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP 3 NT AP

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

Q 5
K 10 8 7 5
10 9 8
9 7 4 Table K 10 6 2
Q 6
K J
A K Q J 6
56675 =
66768 =
Par NS -90 8 7 3
4
A Q 7 6 4 2
8 5 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
-3 113
Pass
3 NT E -3 +150
+3 124

47. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Hampson Lauria Greco Gitelman Sementa Moss Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 2
K J
J 7 5 2
8 6 3 2 Table 8 7 5
A 9 7
K 8 6
Q 10 7 5
79976 =
64456 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 9
Q 6
A Q 4 3
J 9 4

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 113
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+8 132

48. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Hampson Lauria Greco Gitelman Sementa Moss Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 6 3
J 8 4
Q 8 7
K J 9 Table 8 7
9 6 3
K 9 6 4
Q 10 8 7
9BAA9 =
42234 =
Par NS +450 K 10 9 2
K 5
A J 10 5 2
A 6

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 113
Pass
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 134

49. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

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

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

A 6 2
K J
J 7 5 2
8 6 3 2 Table 8 7 5
A 9 7
K 8 6
Q 10 7 5
79976 =
64456 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 9
Q 6
A Q 4 3
J 9 4

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 113
Pass
2 S +1 +140
+8 142

50. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Stefanov Levin Aronov Fredin Martel Fallenius Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 3
8 4
J 10 7
J 10 9 8 2 Table 5 4 2
A J 10 9
K 9 6 5
7 4
89988 =
53454 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 6
6
A Q 4 2
A K Q 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 113
Pass
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 142

51. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Maksymetz Sementa Marcinski Rigal Versace Ornstein Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 2
J 10 4 3
K 7 4
A J 3 Table 8 7 4 3
A
J 8 6 2
10 9 7 5
87967 87977
46466 =
Par NS +140 A K 5
K Q 8
10 9 3
K 6 4 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 113
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+10 152

52. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 5 Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass
6 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 8 7 2
K Q
10 9 7 4
K 3 Table A K 9 4 3
10 7 5
A K 3
A 7
32747 =
AB696 =
Par NS -450 J 6 5
J 3 2
6
10 8 6 5 4 2

1 opening
6 W = -980
-11 113
Pass
4 W +2 -480
+11 163

53. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Strul Dubinin Becker Helness Lynch Helgemo Passell
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

Q 4 3
8 5 3
Q J 8 5 2
K 6 Table A J 8 6 2
K Q 10
K 3
8 7 3
86869 =
57463 =
Par NS +120 K 10 7
6 2
A 10 7
J 10 9 4 2

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+5 118
Pass
2 E = -110
-5 163

54. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Pottenger Balicki Rimer Zmudzinski Cayne Huston Seamon Young
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 7 4
8
Q 8 7 2
8 7 6 5 3 Table J 10 6
J 10 6
K J 4 3
Q 9 2
9AB78 =
22255 =
Par NS +650 K 9 5
K Q 3
A 10 6
K J 10 4

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
+1 119
Pass
4 S +1 +650
-1 163

55. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul 9 7
K Q 10 7 6
K J 10 5
J 6

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

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

A Q 10 8
4
7 4 3 2
A 9 7 4 Table K
A J 9 8 5 2
A 8
Q 8 5 3
56453 =
8797A =
Par NS -140 J 6 5 4 3 2
3
Q 9 6
K 10 2

1 opening
2 S -3 -150
-5 119
Pass
2 NT W -1 +50
+5 168

56. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

A 10 7 6 3
K Q 7
7 4 2
7 3 Table 9 8 5
10 9 8 4
K Q
Q J 10 9
989BA =
44413 =
Par NS +600 K Q J 4 2
2
A J 10 8 6
K 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 129
Pass
2 S +3 +150
-10 168

57. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Platnick Wold Diamond Moss Beatty Gitelman Jacobs
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
3 NT AP

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

K 8 6 2
A 7 5
8 7 5 2
10 3 Table A 10 7
K 9 8 3
A 10
A Q 8 4
43454 43344
9A989 =
Par NS -620 J 5 3
2
K 9 6 4 3
7 6 5 2

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-10 129
Pass
1 NT E +2 -150
+10 178

58. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Platnick Wold Diamond Moss Beatty Gitelman Jacobs
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 AP 2 3 4 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

3
5 3 2
Q 8 5 4
Q J 8 3 2 Table A 10 8 7
10
A J 10 9 2
A 9 7
79733 =
433A9 443A9
Par NS -100 Q J 9 4
Q J 9 8
K 3
K 10 6

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-6 129
Pass
4 N = +420
+6 184

59. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul 8 5 4
Q 7 6 4 3
J 9
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Wold LallH Jacobus Beatty Deutsch Jacobs Kranyak
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 7
K 10 8 2
Q 10 8
10 6 5 Table A 10 9 6
J
7 6 4 2
J 9 8 7
88A88 =
55355 =
Par NS +420 K 3 2
A 9 5
A K 5 3
Q 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 129
Pass
4 N -1 -50
Tie 184

60. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 50

W deals
N-S vul Q J 6 5 2
A J 10 9 7 5
—
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Brink Multon Drijver Wold Nunes Bates Fantoni
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 4 Pass 6 NT Pass Rdbl Pass 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 7 AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8 3
K 8
J 6 3
J 6 4 2 Table A K
6 4 2
A 9 7 5 4 2
9 3
AAB79 =
32264 32263
Par NS +650 7 4
Q 3
K Q 10 8
A K Q 10 8

1 opening
7 S -3 -300
-14 129
Pass
4 S +1 +650
+14 198

61. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Robson Nickell Allfrey Senior Zia Kendrick Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 4 AP Rdbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 7 6
8 7 2
A Q 9
10 6 2 Table Q 3 2
J
K 10 7 6 5 2
8 5 3
67B6B =
35172 =
Par NS +450 K J 8 5
A K 6 5
J 8 3
Q J

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
-1 129
Pass
4 N +2 +480
+1 199

62. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon BildeD Cayne Graversen BildeM Versace Hansen Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 7 6
8 7 2
A Q 9
10 6 2 Table Q 3 2
J
K 10 7 6 5 2
8 5 3
67B6B =
35172 =
Par NS +450 K J 8 5
A K 6 5
J 8 3
Q J

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 129
Pass
4 N +1 +450
Tie 199

63. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo El Ahmady Helness Sadek Casen BessisT Krekorian BessisM
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K J 7 5
Q J 5
K 3
J 6 4 3 Table 8 2
K 8
Q J 6 4 2
Q 9 8 5
78965 =
65478 =
Par NS +140 A 10 9 6 4
6 3 2
7 5
A K 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 129
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+5 204

64. 2009 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Zia Fantoni Hamman Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria
Pass 1 3 3 Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 3 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 6 AP

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

10 8 2
J 7 6 2
10 4
10 8 7 5 Table Q 9 7 6 5 4
5
A K Q 6 2
4
A4C7C =
18151 =
Par NS +800 A K
K Q 4
9 8 7 5 3
A J 3

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
-10 129
Pass
6 N = +920
+10 214

65. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Stefanov Lauria Aronov Danailov Fantoni Karakolev Nunes
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 6
10 9 8 6 3
Q 4
K 10 8 3 Table K J 10 9 5 4
7
9 7 6 5 3
Q
96979 =
47463 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 2
K 2
A 10
A J 7 6 4 2

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 129
Pass
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 227

66. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Groetheim Lauria Tundal Brogeland Nunes Lindqvist Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 3
J 10 8 6 4
A 6
Q 5 4 Table Q J 10 6 2
Q
K 7 5
10 8 7 2
978B8 =
35423 =
Par NS +400 A K 8 4
K 9
Q J 8 4 2
K 9

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 129
Pass
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 227

67. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gu Granovetter WeinsteinJ YangD Kamil ShiX Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 3
K 9 7 4
Q 9 8 4
9 4 Table K 10 2
J 3
10 7
A 8 7 6 5 3
AAA98 =
33335 =
Par NS +430 Q 7 5 4
A 8
A K 3
Q J 10 2

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 129
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+11 238

68. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

W deals
E-W vul —
K 9 8 7 4
K 6
A J 10 6 4 3

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

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

Q J 6 5 3
3
10 7 4 2
Q 8 2 Table A K 9
A Q J 6 2
9 3
K 7 5
65778 65677
78455 78454
Par NS -100 10 8 7 4 2
10 5
A Q J 8 5
9

1 opening
2 S -2 -100
-5 129
Pass
4 E -1 +100
+5 243

69. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

8 7 5 3
—
A J 2
Q 10 6 5 4 2 Table Q 4
A K 9 8 6
Q 10 9 5 4
3
78856 78857
55576 =
Par NS +110 A K 10 6 2
J 10
K 8 6 3
9 8

1 opening
4 × N -2 -500
-9 129
Pass
2 E +1 -110
+9 252

70. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul J 7 3
K Q 9 2
K 8 7
Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Kirmse HackettJU Gromoeller HackettJA Townsend Piekarek Gold Smirnov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 6 2
J 8 7 5
J 4 3
7 4 Table 10 4
A 10 3
A 10 9 2
10 9 6 3
99779 88778
44664 44564
Par NS +400 K Q 9 5
6 4
Q 6 5
A K 8 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 129
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 262

71. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul J 7 3
K Q 9 2
K 8 7
Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Versace Helness Lauria Helgemo Groetheim Fantoni Tundal Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 6 2
J 8 7 5
J 4 3
7 4 Table 10 4
A 10 3
A 10 9 2
10 9 6 3
99779 88778
44664 44564
Par NS +400 K Q 9 5
6 4
Q 6 5
A K 8 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 139
Pass
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 262

72. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Zhuang Helgemo ShiM Fu Molberg Zhao Aa
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 NT (AP)

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

7 5 4 2
A 10 8 4
10 8 5
J 7 Table J 10 6
Q 3
9 6 4
A K 8 3 2
9A898 =
43435 =
Par NS +420 A Q 9 8 3
K 2
K Q 7 3
10 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 139
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 262

73. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

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

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

7 5 4 2
A 10 8 4
10 8 5
J 7 Table J 10 6
Q 3
9 6 4
A K 8 3 2
9A898 =
43435 =
Par NS +420 A Q 9 8 3
K 2
K Q 7 3
10 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 149
Pass
2 N -1 -50
-10 262

74. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Martens Duboin Jassem Zawislak Fantoni Pazur Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5 4 2
A 10 8 4
10 8 5
J 7 Table J 10 6
Q 3
9 6 4
A K 8 3 2
9A898 =
43435 =
Par NS +420 A Q 9 8 3
K 2
K Q 7 3
10 5

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 149
Pass
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 272

75. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

W deals
E-W vul Q 5 4
A Q 8 5 3
K 9 6
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Katz Gitelman Jacobs Moss Cheek Weinstein Grue Levin
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7 6 3
4
Q 8 7 5
5 4 3 2 Table A K 9 8
K 7
J 10 4 3 2
K 9
96A6A =
36272 37272
Par NS +420 J 2
J 10 9 6 2
A
A Q J 8 6

1 opening
4 N = +420
-1 149
Pass
4 S +1 +450
+1 273

76. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul 9
A 10 7 6 4
A Q 7 3
8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Martens Lesniewski Jassem Skrzypczak Jansma Gierulski Verhees
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 3 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 8 7 2
—
J 10 6 2
Q 10 6 3 Table J 6 5 4
9 8 5 2
9 8
K J 7
A4A97 =
38235 =
Par NS +630 K Q 3
K Q J 3
K 5 4
A 9 5

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 149
Pass
4 S = +620
Tie 273

77. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul Q 6 3
K Q 10 7 2
K J
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo WeinsteinH Helness Garner Zia Brogeland Rosenberg Saelensminde
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 5 NT Pass 4 NT AP
Pass 6 AP

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

10 7 4
9 5 3
7 5 4 3
Q J 10 Table 8 5 2
J 6 4
Q 10 8 2
K 7 6
CDCAB =
10132 =
Par NS +2210 A K J 9
A 8
A 9 6
A 8 5 3

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+12 161
Pass
4 NT S +2 +690
-12 273

78. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski Gromov LallH Dubinin Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7
A Q 8
J 9 5 3
9 6 4 3 Table Q J 4
10 4 2
Q 7 6
Q J 10 8
99987 =
43456 =
Par NS +600 K 10 9 6 3 2
K J
A K 2
5 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 161
Pass
4 S -1 -100
Tie 273

79. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Gerstman Moss Carmichael Harris Martel Morgan Stansby
Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 6
K 8 2
10 7 5 3
K Q 6 3 Table A K J 10 8 7 3
10 4
K 8 6
10
64868 =
68575 =
Par NS -100 9 5
Q J 5
J 4 2
A 9 7 5 2

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
+5 166
Pass
4 E -2 +100
-5 273

80. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Milner Soloway Compton Hamman Freeman Lev Nickell Pszczola
Pass 1 1 4 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 6 4 2
8 5
A 9 8
Q 7 5 3 Table K 9 7 5 3
—
K 6 4 3
K 8 4 2
83953 =
5948A =
Par NS -100 10 8
A K Q 9 6 4
7 5 2
A 10

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 166
Pass
4 S -1 -50
Tie 273

81. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Greco Jacobs Hampson Gitelman Garner Moss WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) 3 3 AP

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

10 8 7
9
9 4 3
K Q J 7 5 3 Table A Q 2
Q 7 6
A J 8 7 6
10 4
89A65 =
33368 53368
Par NS +420 K 5 3
K 10 8
Q 10 5
A 9 8 6

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 166
Pass
3 N +1 +170
+6 279

82. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Hampson Bramley Greco Ekeblad Bates Rubin Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
3 Pass 4 Pass 2 2 3 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10
9 5
10 5
A 9 8 7 5 4 2 Table Q 7 4
7
K 9 7 6 4 3
Q J 10
5AB53 =
5318A =
Par NS +300 K J 8 6 5 3
A Q J 6 3
2
K

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 166
Pass
4 N +1 +450
Tie 279

83. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

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

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

J 10 6 5
8
K 9 2
Q 10 7 3 2 Table A Q 9 7 3
9 3 2
A
A 9 8 5
52872 =
7B56B =
Par NS -450 8 2
A K Q 6
10 8 6 5 3
J 6

1 opening
4 × E +1 -690
-6 166
Pass
4 E +1 -450
+6 285

84. 2006 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Ferguson LallH Hollman Chorush Grainger CohenB LallJ Smith
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
1 Pass Pass 4 (AP) 3 4 AP

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

J 10 5 2
Q 10 4 2
Q 10
8 6 5 Table A K Q 8
8
7 6 4 3
Q J 4 2
98BA9 97BA9
45224 =
Par NS +450 3
K J 7
A 9 8 5 2
A 9 7 3

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 166
Pass
4 N = +420
Tie 285

85. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Tewari Moss Balakrishnan Gitelman Hampson Nadar Greco Satyanarayana
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 3
10 2
Q J 4
J 10 9 8 7 Table A Q J 9 4
J 9 6
10 7
A 5 2
86995 76995
57447 =
Par NS +140 7 5
K 8 7
A K 9 2
K 6 4 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 166
Pass
4 N = +620
+12 297

86. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Mooney Rubin Monsegur Ekeblad Moss Fornasari Gitelman Palazzo
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 3 AP Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 8 3
Q J 10 9 5
J 8
J 4 Table A K 9
3 2
A 9 7 6
9 7 6 5
876AA =
56633 =
Par NS +130 7
8 7
K Q 10 3 2
A Q 10 8 2

1 opening
3 N +2 +150
+5 171
Pass
3 S -1 -50
-5 297

87. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Furuta HackettJU ChenD HackettJA Gold Miyakuni Townsend Teramoto
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 J
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

9 8 2
9 8 7 4 3 2
J
K 7 2 Table Q 10 6 4
J 10 5
3
Q J 9 4 3
D88D8 D88D7
04505 =
Par NS +1520 A K 5
—
A K Q 9 6 4 2
A 8 5

1 opening
7 S = +1440
Tie 171
Pass
7 S = +1440
Tie 297

88. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 9

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

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

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

10 9 8 7
8 7
A 5 4 3
10 9 7 Table —
K 9
Q J 10 9 6 2
A 6 5 4 2
BBA45 BB945
21287 21397
Par NS +500 K Q J 6 3
A 4 3 2
7
K Q 8

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-9 171
Pass
4 S +2 +680
+9 306

89. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Nadim Gromov Hishmat Sadek Kholomeev El Ahmady Zlotov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

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

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 171
Pass
2 S +1 +140
+5 311

90. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Aa Maksymetz Groetheim Casen Wooldridge Krekorian Hurd
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6
J 10 5
A 5 4 3
A 9 8 7 3 Table J 8 5 4 3 2
6 4
J 10 7
J 4
B9BA9 =
24224 24234
Par NS +460 A K Q 10
Q 9 7
K Q 9 6
Q 5

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 171
Pass
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 311

91. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Greco Katz Hampson Rubin Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 4 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 6 3 2
9 6 2
K
K 10 8 3 2 Table A Q 8
J 10
Q 10
Q J 9 6 5 4
78BB6 =
23227 =
Par NS +450 K J 7 5 4
K Q 8
9 7 6 2
A

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+2 173
Pass
5 S = +400
-2 311

92. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

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

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

9 6 4 3 2
10 8 5 3
A 3
9 3 Table J 10
A 4 2
Q 9 6 4
K J 10 6
A8998 97898
34245 =
Par NS +630 A Q 7 5
7
K J 10 8
A 8 7 5

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 173
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+13 324

93. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Johnson Krekorian Simson Zwerling Becker Tolliver Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 6 4 3 2
10 8 5 3
A 3
9 3 Table J 10
A 4 2
Q 9 6 4
K J 10 6
A8998 97898
34245 =
Par NS +630 A Q 7 5
7
K J 10 8
A 8 7 5

1 opening
2 × W -3 +500
-3 173
Pass
3 NT S = +600
+3 327

94. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
MossM Krekorian Sementa Casen Onstott Coren Robison Eisenberg
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP

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

8 6 4
K 9 5 4
A Q 6 3
9 8 Table K 9 7 5
—
K J 8 7
Q 6 5 4 2
98B68 =
24275 =
Par NS +650 A J 10
Q 8 7 2
10 5 4
A 10 7

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
+3 176
Pass
2 E -1 +50
-3 327

95. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Chmurski HackettJU Puczynski HackettJA Townsend Tuszynski Gold Kowalski
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 4 AP 2 4 AP

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

J 10 3
8 6
8 7 6 4
K Q 10 6 Table K Q 4 2
Q 9
J 10 2
8 7 5 4
A9C99 =
33134 =
Par NS +1430 9 8 7 6
A K J 7 4
Q 9 5
A

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
Tie 176
Pass
4 S +2 +680
Tie 327

96. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Jafer Versace Khan Allana Nunes Fazli Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 9 3 2
A 5 4
J 3 2
Q 3 Table J 7 6 4
Q J 8 2
8 4
A J 8
868AA =
47533 =
Par NS +130 A 5
9
A 9 7 6 5
K 10 9 6 2

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-5 176
Pass
3 S +1 +130
+5 332

97. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees McGann Jansma Hanlon Mesbur Brink Fitzgibbon v.Prooijen
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 7 6
5
Q J
10 9 6 5 4 2 Table A K Q 5
A 4 3
10 9 5
A Q 7
20752 =
BB65B =
Par NS -660 9 4 2
K J 9 2
K 7 4 3
J 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
-1 176
Pass
3 NT E +1 -630
+1 333

98. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul 6
A 9 8 7 2
9 8 4 2
K Q 2

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD Backstrom YadlinI Salomaa Koistinen Podgur Kiema Kalish
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 10 9 5 3
Q 5 3
10 7 6
8 6 Table A 8 4 2
K J 4
K Q J 5
9 5
9586A =
47462 47562
Par NS +500 K J 7
10 6
A 3
A J 10 7 4 3

1 opening
3 NT× S -1 -200
-7 176
Pass
2 N = +110
+7 340

99. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Bianchedi Bocchi Camberos Ravenna Versace Madala Lauria
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 2 2 NT AP Pass Pass

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

Q 10 9 7
10 9 7 5
2
9 7 6 2 Table A K 3
K Q 4
K Q J 4
Q 5 3
55677 =
86736 =
Par NS -120 8 6 5 4
6
9 5
A K J 10 8 4

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
Tie 176
Pass
2 NT E = -120
Tie 340

100. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Palau Karwur Rombaut Panelewen Asbi Quantin Tobing Multon
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 2 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Dbl 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 7
10 9 7 5
2
9 7 6 2 Table A K 3
K Q 4
K Q J 4
Q 5 3
55677 =
86736 =
Par NS -120 8 6 5 4
6
9 5
A K J 10 8 4

1 opening
2 N = +90
Tie 176
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 340

101. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Elinescu Levin Wladow Ludewig Rosenberg Reps Zia
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 7
10 9 7 5
2
9 7 6 2 Table A K 3
K Q 4
K Q J 4
Q 5 3
55677 =
86736 =
Par NS -120 8 6 5 4
6
9 5
A K J 10 8 4

1 opening
3 S -2 -200
-3 176
Pass
3 S -1 -100
+3 343

102. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Molson Hampson Lev Greco Brachman Moss Passell Gitelman
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 4 4 5 2 3 4 5
6 6 6 7 Pass Pass 5 AP
Pass Pass 7 AP

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

A 10 3
7 4
9 5 4 2
K 10 8 6 Table K 8 7 5 4 2
A 2
—
A Q J 7 3
10890 =
8D54D =
Par NS -2210 J 6
K 8 6 3
K Q 10 6
9 5 4

1 opening
7 W = -2210
-17 176
Pass
5 E +2 -710
+17 360

103. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Weichsel Meckstroth Sontag Martel Hamman Stansby Soloway
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 2
1 Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 7 2
K 3
A J 7 3
9 7 2 Table A K
Q J 8 6
8 6
A K 10 8 5
11341 =
BA99B =
Par NS -660 10 9 8 5
A 9
Q 10 9 5 4 2
3

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
+2 178
Pass
3 NT W +2 -660
-2 360

104. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wolff Rodwell Lazard Levin Freeman Weinstein Nickell
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 2 2 3
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

K 4
K 9 5 4
7 4 2
10 4 3 2 Table J 10 9 7 6 3 2
6
A 6 5
A K
44988 =
79445 39434
Par NS -100 A 5
J 3
K Q J 10 9 8 3
Q 5

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
+1 179
Pass
3 E = -140
-1 360

105. 2003 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 110

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

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

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

9 6 4
J 10 9
J 5 4 2
J 7 5 Table K Q 8
A 5 4
K 9
A K 9 8 2
48764 47764
85678 =
Par NS -100 J 5 3
8 2
A Q 10 8
10 6 4 3

1 opening
3 W -4 +200
+4 183
Pass
3 NT E -1 +50
-4 360

106. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth El Kourdy Rodwell Khalil Naguib Nickell SadekA Freeman
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

9 7 2
A 8 6 2
K 8 6
10 7 2 Table K 5
J 4
J 4 3
A K 9 6 5 3
79996 =
63447 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 3
K 3
Q 10 9 2
J 8 4

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
Tie 183
Pass
3 E -1 +50
Tie 360

107. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 2
10 7
A 4 2
10 9 6 5 4 Table K J 7 5 3
A Q 4 2
8
K 8 3
848A5 64795
58437 58538
Par NS +130 A 6 4
J 3
10 9 7 5
A Q J 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
Tie 183
Pass
4 N -1 -100
Tie 360

108. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Landen Levin Pratap Morse Seamon Wolff Smith
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 6 5 3
10 9 8 7 2
K 10
9 Table K 10 9 4
Q
9 8 6
Q J 8 3 2
869B9 =
47424 =
Par NS +400 A 8 7 2
K 4
A Q 7 4
K 7 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 194
Pass
4 S -2 -100
-11 360

109. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Bocchi Sakul Duboin Versace Manoppo Lauria Lasut
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 1
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7
K 6 4
Q 9 5 2
J 6 5 4 3 Table A J 6 4
7
J 8 7
K Q 8 7 2
9CB74 =
11159 =
Par NS +980 K Q 10 9 3
J 3 2
K 10 4
A 10

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
Tie 194
Pass
4 N +2 +480
Tie 360

110. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

7 6 2
Q J 9 4
6
A 7 6 5 4 Table A 10 8 4 3
5
A J 4 3
Q 8 2
75895 =
58548 =
Par NS +100 K J
A 6 2
K 10 9 8 5 2
10 9

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-3 194
Pass
3 S -1 -100
+3 363

111. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Rodwell Duboin Meckstroth Nickell Lauria Freeman Versace
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 9 2
J 7 2
A K 7 3
6 5 4 Table K Q 7
10 5
Q 9 8 6
Q 9 7 3
9AA79 =
43364 =
Par NS +620 A J 8 5
K 6 3
J 5
K J 8 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 204
Pass
2 N +2 +170
-10 363

112. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

W deals
N-S vul Q 8 4 3
K Q J 5 3
K 4 2
10

West North East South West North East South
SmithK Versace Schuett Lauria Duboin Chang Bocchi Moss
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Dbl 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 3 4 AP

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

7 2
10 4 2
Q 5 3
A Q 8 6 5 Table K J 9 6
9
10 9 8
K J 9 4 2
89AA4 =
54339 =
Par NS +300 A 10 5
A 8 7 6
A J 7 6
7 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 204
Pass
4 N = +620
Tie 363

113. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Rodwell Nickell Rubin Freeman Granovetter
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 NT Dbl 3 3
Pass Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K 9 2
K Q 10
J 9 5 2
9 7 4 Table A Q 10 7
8 6
4
A Q J 10 8 5
33662 =
9977B 7977B
Par NS -600 4 3
A 5 3
K 8 7 6 3
6 3 2

1 opening
3 E +2 -150
+10 214
Pass
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 363

114. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Nickell Sontag Freeman Weichsel
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 6
J 10 8 4 2
10 5 4
10 9 Table 7 5 4 3
7 5
A J 6
Q 8 5 4
AABBB AABAA
33222 =
Par NS +450 K J 9 8
A
K Q 9 2
A K 6 2

1 opening
4 NT N -1 -50
-10 214
Pass
3 NT S = +400
+10 373

115. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Lambardi Garner Lucena Mooney Cohen Monsegur Berkowitz
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
3 3 Dbl Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass
5 Pass 5 Dbl (AP) 4 NT Pass 5 AP

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

J 6
—
K Q 7 5 4
J 6 5 4 3 2 Table A K 4 2
A K 9 8
A 9 3
Q 7
55833 =
885AA 875AA
Par NS -130 9 5 3
J 4 2
J 10 8 6 2
K 8

1 opening
5 × W -2 +500
+7 221
Pass
5 W -2 +200
-7 373

116. 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
Kiema Newman Koistinen Thomson Marston Pesonen Burgess Stubb
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass Pass

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

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
3 N +1 +170
-1 221
Pass
1 NT E -2 +200
+1 374

117. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola v.Middelem Kwiecien Engel Coenraets Balicki Jeunen Zmudzinski
Pass 1 2 3 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 7 6 5
J 10 6
10 4
K 9 6 Table J 2
K
K 9 8 6 3 2
J 8 3 2
98A68 =
35375 =
Par NS +620 A 8
Q 8 7 5
Q 7 5
A Q 7 5

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 221
Pass
4 N = +620
Tie 374

118. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
WangW Henry Zhuang Blackstock Newell Fu Reid Ju
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 6 2
7 5 3
9 8 3
A J 7 5 Table 10 7
Q 8 6
K J 7 6
K 6 4 2
89976 89876
52456 52466
Par NS +140 A K 5
A K J 10 9
10 5
10 9 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 221
Pass
4 N = +420
Tie 374

119. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

W deals
Both vul K Q 5 3
K 8 4 3 2
Q 5 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Lauria Pszczola Versace Duboin Tuszynski Bocchi Jassem
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 6 AP

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

9 8
9 7 5
6 4
A J 7 6 5 4 Table J 7 2
J 10 6
K J 10 7
Q 9 8
ABBA7 ABBB7
32226 31226
Par NS +650 A 10 6 4
A Q
A 9 8
K 10 3 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
-13 221
Pass
6 S = +1430
+13 387

120. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola MagnussonM Kwiecien Ingimarsson JonssonT Zmudzinski Thorvaldsson Balicki
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass Pass

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

J 10 6 4
7 6 4 2
K 10 3
A 10 Table 7 3 2
A Q
9
K Q 9 7 5 3 2
46884 =
86549 =
Par NS -100 A K 9 8
5 3
Q J 5 4 2
J 8

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
+2 223
Pass
3 E = -110
-2 387

121. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Canelas de Boer Reis Muller Ramondt Pessoa Maas Castanheira
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Rdbl 3 AP 2 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
5 AP

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

A 10
10 5
A J 8 3
Q 5 4 3 2 Table J 6 5
K 7 4 3
9
A K J 8 6
46672 =
8676B =
Par NS -600 Q 9 8 7 3
6 2
K Q 4 2
10 9

1 opening
3 E +2 -150
+10 233
Pass
5 E = -600
-10 387

122. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Schwartz Garner Casen Zia Cohen Rosenberg Berkowitz
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 2 NT 3 AP Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
3 AP

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

A Q 8
J 6 2
J 10 9 8
J 5 4 Table J 10 9 7 4 2
A 7 4
Q 2
A 10
54979 =
88453 =
Par NS +140 K 5 3
Q 5
K 7 5 3
Q 9 6 3

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
Tie 233
Pass
3 E -1 +100
Tie 387

123. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hamman Zia Soloway Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 4
K 9 8 5
K J 7 6
Q 10 Table A K J 10 9 3
6
Q
A J 5 4 3
22774 =
AB559 9B559
Par NS -650 5
Q J 4 3
10 9 4
9 8 7 6 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 233
Pass
4 E +1 -650
Tie 387

124. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Furunes Chagas Helness Branco Janz Austberg Mello Helgemo
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 3 4 (AP)

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

10 3
6 2
J 8 7 6 4 3 2
A 9 Table K Q J 8 6
A 3
—
Q 10 8 7 4 3
74963 =
4946A =
Par NS -140 9 7 5 4
K J 5 4
A K 5
J 5

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 233
Pass
4 N = +620
Tie 387

125. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

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

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

10 3
6 2
J 8 7 6 4 3 2
A 9 Table K Q J 8 6
A 3
—
Q 10 8 7 4 3
74963 =
4946A =
Par NS -140 9 7 5 4
K J 5 4
A K 5
J 5

1 opening
5 × W -1 +200
+8 241
Pass
4 E = -130
-8 387

126. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul K J 8 3
Q 9 6 3 2
A 6 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Mello Helgemo Janz Austberg Helness Branco Furunes Chagas
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 4 2
J 4
K Q 5
10 8 4 3 Table 7 5
A 10 5
J 9 7
K J 7 6 5
89996 99996
44347 44337
Par NS +600 A Q 9
K 8 7
10 8 4
A Q 9 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 241
Pass
4 N = +620
Tie 387

127. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Boyd Silverman Robinson Kamil Rosenberg Becker Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 8 5 3
Q 8
Q 7 4
9 8 5 Table A K 7 6
10 5 4 3 2
2
A 4 2
969BB =
37422 =
Par NS +400 Q 4 2
K
K J 10 6 3
K Q 10 3

1 opening
5 N = +400
+7 248
Pass
3 N +1 +130
-7 387

128. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Soloway Passell Goldman Martel Berkowitz Stansby Cohen
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

9 8 7 6
7 6 4
A 10 4
Q J 2 Table 4 2
A Q
9 6 5 3
A 10 9 6 5
68965 =
65468 =
Par NS +140 A Q 5 3
10 9 3
K J
K 8 7 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 248
Pass
2 N +1 +140
+5 392

129. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

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

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

K J 8
5 4 2
K J 9 6 2
9 7 Table 9 7 6 3
A 8 3
A Q 10 7 4
3
7595A 7695A
57382 =
Par NS +140 Q 5 4
K 9
3
A Q J 10 8 6 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 248
Pass
4 E -2 +200
+6 398

130. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Padhye Zmudzinski Dalal Ghose Kowalski Shivdasani Romanski
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
2 4 AP Pass 1 1 2
2 4 AP

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

Q 8 3
A 4
J 10 7 6 5
10 3 2 Table J 10 7 4 2
J 9
A 8
Q 9 6 5
A7B88 =
36254 =
Par NS +650 A 9
Q 8 5 2
K 9 4 2
A J 8

1 opening
4 N = +620
-1 248
Pass
4 N +1 +650
+1 399

131. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Balicki Mari Zmudzinski Romanski Multon Kowalski Mouiel
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 3
3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 4 3
8 6 4
J 5
K 5 3 2 Table K Q 8 7 5
9
A Q 6
A J 7 4
63883 =
6A55A =
Par NS -500 6 2
A J 3 2
K 10 8 7 4
9 6

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+10 258
Pass
4 E = -620
-10 399

132. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Mari Szymanowski Levy Balicki Kowalski Chemla Romanski Perron
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 9 3
J 5 4
K 10 5 4 2
A 10 Table Q 8 6 2
8 6
J 7
Q J 8 5 2
98BA8 =
35235 45235
Par NS +650 A 10 7 5 4
A K 10
—
K 7 6 4 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+3 261
Pass
6 N -2 -200
-3 399

133. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul A 9 6
K J 8 6 5
9 7
K 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth Lev Katz Nickell Weinstein Freeman
Pass 1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 3 3 NT 4 Pass 2 3 3
Dbl AP Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q J 10 7
9 7 3
K J 5
10 9 4 Table —
A 4 2
Q 10 3 2
A Q J 8 6 3
39743 38643
6468A =
Par NS -100 K 8 5 4 3 2
Q 10
A 8 6 4
2

1 opening
4 × S -1 -100
+5 266
Pass
4 × S -2 -300
-5 399

Data 9X08 Main Top One Heart vs. Pass