Data 9X09 Main

One Spade vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, any HCP

Found 88 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 Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49			West Robinson Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 J 8 Q J 7 A 5	North Stewart 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 3 K 4 3 4 8 9	East Boyd Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 4 Q 6 7 A 2 K	South Woolsey 2 3 NT 4th 6 3 6 9 5 2 10 J	West Demirev Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 J 8 2 6 K J 3 6	North Smith Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 2 6 K 3 8 10 7 4 9	East Ginossar Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 4 9 A Q 7 6 A K	South Garner 1 NT 2 4th 3 3 5 5 4 9 9 2 J
W deals None vul	Q 10 8 6 3 A 7 6 A 8 6 5 2
K 7 4 10 4 3 J 4 Q 10 9 7 4		A 9 2 9 8 5 10 9 2 A J 8 5
99AA7 = 43336 = Par NS +420	J 5 K Q J 2 K Q 7 3 K 6 3
1 opening 3 NT South = +400 = 0	Pass   3 NT South =   +400 = 0

3. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Stansby Pass Pass 2 Lead Q 4 J 5 6 Q J	North Kranyak 1 2 All Pass 2nd 6 8 5 7 10 2 7	East Bramley Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 4 A J 4 3	South WolpertG 1 NT Pass 4th K K A 2 3 A	West Wooldridge Pass 1 NT Pass Lead J 5 A 9 J 5	North Hamman Pass Pass Pass 2nd K 2 2 3 Q 3	East LallJ 1 2 3rd Q Q 4 5 K A	South Lee Pass Pass 4th 7 J 3 10 A 4
W deals Both vul	K 10 4 3 2 A 3 J 10 9 8 2 Q
5 10 9 8 6 5 4 A 6 4 K 8 5		A Q 9 8 7 6 Q J Q 5 A 7 6
66487 = 67956 = Par EW +140	J K 7 2 K 7 3 J 10 9 4 3 2
1 opening 2 West +1 -140  0	Pass   2 East -1   +100 +6 6

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66			West Rosenberg Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Lead 7 8 A K Q 10 5 5 3	North Hampson 1 Pass Pass Pass 2nd J 9 9 7 J 3 2 10 K	East Willenken Dbl 2 Rdbl 3 NT 3rd A 10 2 3 4 6 3 6 J	South Greco Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 4th 2 A 8 5 4 8 6 2 7	West Platnick Pass 1 2 3 Lead A 5 2 K A K 5 9 7	North Cohler Pass 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 K 8 9 4 3 8 6 10	East Diamond 1 Dbl 2 3rd 5 4 A 3 6 9 4 A 6	South Martel Pass Pass Pass 4th 9 7 7 7 2 Q 8 2 10
W deals N-S vul	K Q 8 7 5 Q 2 Q J 10 6 4 8
10 6 4 3 2 9 6 K 9 6 4 3 2		J 9 A K 7 5 A 7 A K Q 10 5
45582 = 9885B = Par EW +400	A J 10 8 4 3 8 5 3 2 J 9 7
1 opening 3 NT West = -400  0	Pass   3 East +1   -130 +7 13

9. 2013 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3			West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 3 4 Q 2	North Dubinin 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 J 9 A K	East Glubok Pass Pass Pass 3rd A A Q 2 9	South Gromov 2 4 4th 7 6 K 6 J	West Madala Pass 3 Lead Q 2 9 4 5 3 6 J Q 10	North CohenB Pass Pass 2nd A 3 J 4 10 5 K 3 2 9	East Bocchi 2 Pass 3rd 7 A 4 9 7 K 8 2 A 2	South Cohler Pass Pass 4th 6 7 8 8 J 10 K 3 6 4
W deals N-S vul	Q J 5 4 3 K 9 4 J 7 K J 2
10 8 6 J 8 5 2 A 9 Q 8 7 3		A 7 6 3 Q 6 5 4 2 A 10 5 4
8A775 = 53667 = Par NS +620	K 9 7 2 A Q 10 K 10 8 3 9 6
1 opening 4 North = +620 +11 13	Pass   3 West -1   +50  15

10. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45			West LallJ Pass Pass 3 Lead 9 5 3 10 K 3 A 2 2 A	North Dwyer 1 2 All Pass 2nd A K 5 6 2 8 8 Q 7 9	East Hamman Dbl Pass 3rd 2 10 A J 8 10 3 7 J 4	South Bathurst 2 Pass 4th Q 6 4 9 7 7 5 K 3 K	West WolpertG Pass Pass Lead 2 2 A J 8 K	North BlanchardB Pass Pass 2nd Q 7 3 3 4 5	East Kranyak 1 NT 3rd 9 Q 4 5 J 10	South BlanchardS Pass 4th 5 9 10 K 2 6
W deals Both vul	A 9 6 4 2 9 6 K 10 7 A 10 8
K J 5 Q 10 8 6 5 4 2 9 5 2		Q 8 A J 7 5 A Q J Q 7 6 4
67656 57656 75777 = Par EW +90	10 7 3 K 8 4 3 2 9 3 K J 3
1 opening 3 West -2 +200 +7 20	Pass   1 NT East =   -90  15

11. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53			West Wold Pass Pass Lead A 5 J Q	North Diamond 1 Pass 2nd 3 J A	East Compton Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 3	South Platnick 4 4th 2 2 2	West Greco Pass Pass Pass Lead J K A 5	North Chambers Pass 4 2nd 5 3 8	East Hampson 1 Pass 3rd K 6 7	South Schermer 2 Pass 4th 2 2 4
W deals E-W vul	Q 9 6 3 2 A 7 5 J 4 2 A J
A 4 J 10 4 Q 9 7 6 10 9 7 5		5 K 9 8 6 3 A K 10 5 8 4 3
79557 = 53886 = Par NS +140	K J 10 8 7 Q 2 8 3 K Q 6 2
1 opening 4 North = +420 +10 30	Pass   4 South -1   -50  15

13. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2			West Kholomeev Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead Q J 9 K 4 Q 3 3	North Charlsen 1 2 3 4 2nd 7 A 10 2 A 5 8	East Khiuppenen Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 3 J 4 5 2 10	South Hoftaniska 2 2 NT 4 4th K 2 6 Q A 7 J	West Svendsen Pass 1 Pass Lead 4 2 9 K 7 6	North Dubinin Pass 2 Pass 2nd Q J 2 9 3 4	East Berg Pass 2 Pass 3rd K A 5 6 5 4	South Gromov 1 4 4th 2 3 3 4 10 5
W deals N-S vul	10 7 6 3 2 A Q 6 4 3 J K 6
A K 8 5 J 9 7 2 J 8 4 3 2		J 9 4 8 5 A 10 7 5 4 Q 9 5
97A95 = 45347 = Par NS +620	Q K 10 2 K Q 9 8 6 3 A 10 7
1 opening 4 North -3 -300  30	Pass   4 North =   +620 +14 29

14. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33			West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 K K 6 J Q 6 10 7	North LallJ 1 3 Pass 2nd 3 2 2 8 9 5 8 2 8	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 7 5 A 4 10 A 9 Q	South Bathurst 2 4 4th K 3 4 3 Q J 5 4 5	West WolpertG Pass 1 Pass Lead 10 K 6 J 8 2 4 K 6	North Nickell Pass Dbl 2 2nd 3 2 8 9 Q Q 7 2 5	East Kranyak 1 2 All Pass 3rd 4 5 A 9 A A K 7 A	South Katz 1 Pass 4th K 3 4 Q 2 3 4 3 J
W deals None vul	A J 10 7 5 A 10 7 10 7 3 Q 3
Q 8 2 8 5 2 A J 6 5 4 10 8		9 4 3 J 3 K 8 2 A J 9 5 4
79A77 = 32265 = Par NS +420	K 6 K Q 9 6 4 Q 9 K 7 6 2
1 opening 4 South = +420 +6 36	Pass   2 South +2   +170  29

15. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 6 3 2 3	North Bathurst 1 2 5 2nd 2 A Q J 5	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 9 K 10	South LallJ 2 4 5 4th 5 5 2 4 Q	West WolpertG Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J 8 5 4 10 9 8 3 10	North Hamman Pass 1 3 2nd 5 4 2 6 3 2 6 A Q	East Kranyak Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A J A Q 5 7 10 K	South Zia 1 3 3 NT 4th K J Q 2 7 3 7 Q 5
W deals N-S vul	A J 9 6 2 7 6 5 A 10 9 2 5
8 4 3 Q J 9 8 4 6 5 4 Q 4		K 10 7 5 A 10 3 Q J 10 8 6 2
9A7CB = 23512 23612 Par NS +1370	Q K 2 K 8 7 3 A K J 9 7 3
1 opening 5 North = +600 +12 48	Pass   3 NT South -1   -100  29

18. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 80			West Fredin Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 5 5 J 6 Q 8 3 J 8	North Grue 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 10 2 2 4 8 4 Q 3 9	East Fallenius Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 K 9 7 9 7 3 K 10 5	South LallJ 1 NT 2 4th A 6 A 5 2 K 4 4 10 10	West Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 5 J 10 2 2 8 7 4	North Nystrom Pass Dbl 2 2nd 2 10 6 Q 3 Q 7 9 9	East Hurd 1 NT Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K 5 K 10 A K 3 A	South Upmark Pass 2 4th A 8 3 4 J 5 6 2 6
W deals E-W vul	Q 8 5 4 2 Q J 9 6 4 A 5 5
J 7 6 K 10 2 9 8 6 3 K 9 7		K 9 3 A 8 3 Q 10 A J 10 6 3
57765 67765 75568 = Par EW +90	A 10 7 5 K J 7 4 2 Q 8 4 2
1 opening 2 North = +110 +5 53	Pass   2 North -2   -100  32

19. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Fleisher Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 10 7 3 9 Q J 10 4	North Zack 1 2 3 2nd 3 J 3 2 7 8 7 8	East Kamil Pass Pass Pass 3rd K A 2 K A 4 9 10	South Barel 2 2 3 NT 4th 6 5 Q 5 6 2 4 9	West Pachtman Pass Pass Pass Lead A	North Levin Pass 3 Pass 2nd	East Ginossar Pass Pass Pass 3rd	South Weinstein 3 4 4th
W deals E-W vul	A K 7 6 3 10 9 4 3 5 3 K 9
J 10 5 A Q 7 A 8 7 4 8 6 2		8 4 2 K J 8 5 K 10 9 2 7 5
79769 = 22672 = Par NS +140	Q 9 6 2 Q J 6 A Q J 10 4 3
1 opening 3 NT South +2 +460 +11 64	Pass   4 South -1   -50  32

20. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 25			West Fredin Pass 2 NT Lead 4 3	North Majumdar 1 Pass 2nd K 7	East Fallenius 2 Pass 3rd 2 J	South Kushari Dbl Pass 4th 3 2	West Vaidya Pass Pass Lead 6	North Cullin Pass Pass 2nd	East Goel 2 3rd	South Upmark Pass 4th
W deals N-S vul	A J 9 3 2 Q 7 4 9 6 2 A 4
Q 10 8 A 10 6 5 3 Q J Q 3 2		7 5 4 K A K 10 5 4 3 10 7 5
57757 = 65373 34372 Par NS +80	K 6 J 9 8 2 8 7 K J 9 8 6
1 opening 2 NT West = -120  64	Pass   2 East -1   +50 +5 37

23. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 80			West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 7 7 2 4 3 10	North Welland 1 2 3 3 NT 4 2nd 2 5 6 8 Q 8 K	East Greco Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 4 9 K 6 2 2 Q	South Bramley 2 2 3 4 4 4th 3 K A Q 5 A 9	West Schermer Pass Pass 3 Lead 3 6 Q 3 K A 2	North Platnick Pass 2 Dbl 2nd A K 7 8 Q 6 10	East Chambers Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd 5 A 5 6 3 8 8	South Diamond 1 NT Rdbl 4th 4 2 4 Q 7 2 9
W deals E-W vul	K Q 9 8 3 3 J 9 8 7 2 K 8
6 Q 4 A Q 10 3 J 10 9 4 3 2		J 10 7 2 A J 10 9 7 6 5 7 6
89796 = 54647 = Par NS +140	A 5 4 K 8 6 5 2 K 4 A Q 5
1 opening 4 North -1 -50  64	Pass   3 × West -1   +200 +6 44

24. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11			West Deutsch Pass 2 Pass Lead 10 9 K 8	North Diamond 1 2 Pass 2nd J Q 4 A	East Larsen Dbl 3 NT 3rd K 6 3 4	South Platnick 2 Pass 4th 2 7 A 2	West Hampson Pass 1 3 4 Lead 10 K 9 2	North CohenB Pass 1 Pass All Pass 2nd J 4 Q 5	East Greco 1 2 NT 3 3rd K 3 6 J	South Smith Pass Pass Pass 4th A A 7 Q
W deals None vul	K 9 8 5 4 3 A Q 9 Q 10 9 2
J 7 J 10 8 7 5 3 6 3 2 5 3		A Q 2 K 6 2 A K 9 A Q J 7
67366 56366 76A77 = Par EW +420	10 6 4 J 10 8 7 5 4 K 8 6 4
1 opening 3 NT East -2 +100 +11 75	Pass   4 East =   -420  44

26. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 10			West Kamil Pass Pass 3 Lead A 2 5 4 8 A 3 4 J 8	North Platnick 1 Pass 3 2nd 2 5 6 7 2 J 4 Q 10 10	East Fleisher Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd 6 6 Q A K 3 7 3 8 9	South Diamond 2 Rdbl 4th 2 9 K 3 10 7 9 4 10 Q	West Greco Pass 1 NT Pass Lead Q 6 3 3 A 4 J 10 6	North Weinstein Pass 2 2nd A J 4 7 2 K 8 9 2	East Hampson 1 Pass 3rd 9 2 Q 9 6 8 2 3 K	South Levin Pass Pass 4th 4 K A Q 3 5 4 5 7
W deals Both vul	K J 10 7 2 8 4 3 2 — A J 8 6
A Q 4 J 9 J 7 6 5 4 Q 10 7		8 6 K Q 10 7 5 A Q 9 8 3 2
7965A = 44683 = Par NS +140	9 5 3 A 6 K 10 3 2 K 9 5 4
1 opening 3 North -1 -100  75	Pass   2 North +1   +140 +6 50

28. 2010 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Moss Pass 3 Pass Lead J 9 4 K A 7 Q 2 7 A	North Popov 1 3 Pass 2nd 9 K 5 7 3 J 3 2 9 8	East Gitelman Dbl Dbl Pass 3rd 2 A Q 6 5 Q 5 K 10 4	South Skorchev Rdbl Rdbl 4th 3 10 10 6 7 8 4 6 3 J	West Rusev Pass 1 2 Lead 5 10 4 K K A J Q 4 Q	North Greco Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 2 10 5 9 9 10 7 A	East Karaivanov 1 2 3rd 8 3 J 10 2 2 4 6 7	South Hampson Pass Pass 4th 3 8 5 7 3 3 5 6 9
W deals E-W vul	A Q 10 8 2 K 4 8 7 6 5 3 10
J 9 6 4 6 5 4 2 A Q 8 6 5		3 Q 10 8 3 2 A K Q J 9 7 2
79685 = 54658 53658 Par NS +140	K 7 5 A J 9 7 10 9 K J 4 3
1 opening 3 ×× North -1 -200  76	Pass   2 East -2   +200 +9 59

29. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74			West Sementa Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 3 A K 4 6	North Trendafilov 1 2 2 3 3 NT 2nd 7 6 5 7 8 10	East Duboin Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 10 10 10 6 A	South Karaivanov 2 2 2 NT 3 4th 5 9 8 J 3 Q	West Stefanov Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 2 A K Q 3 A K	North Nunes Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 7 Q 5 8 10 6 4 8	East Aronov Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 J 3 4 9 9 9 5	South Fantoni 1 NT 2 4 4th 6 7 6 J 2 5 10 2
W deals Both vul	A K Q 7 2 Q 3 10 8 7 5 9 7
J 6 8 5 4 2 9 6 A K 10 4 2		10 8 5 J 10 6 A J 4 3 2 Q 3
79977 = 42446 = Par NS +140	9 4 3 A K 9 7 K Q J 8 6 5
1 opening 3 NT South -2 -200  76	Pass   4 South =   +620 +13 72

30. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73			West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 10 8 9 A 5 K 5 7	North Zhuang 1 2 3 2nd 2 J Q 6 3 4 4 2 Q	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd K Q 6 3 4 K 2 K A	South WangW 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th 3 7 J 8 9 2 A 4 10	West Dai Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 9 10 3 A 7	North Katz Pass 3 Pass 2nd J A K 4 10 K	East YangL 1 NT Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 7 2 3 4	South Nickell 2 4 4th Q 5 5 6 6 9
W deals N-S vul	Q J 8 6 4 2 A 7 2 9 Q 9 5
K 7 Q 9 6 8 7 5 4 8 7 3 2		A 10 9 5 3 K 10 A J 6 10 6 4
77A87 = 55345 55346 Par NS +620	— J 8 5 4 3 K Q 10 3 2 A K J
1 opening 3 NT South -1 -100  76	Pass   4 North =   +620 +12 84

34. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 9, Bd 14			West Lauria Pass 3 Pass Lead K 5 5 3 3 10 A 10 J	North Hu 1 3 Pass 2nd 8 A 2 5 K 8 Q 3 2	East Versace 2 4 3rd 3 4 6 K 9 4 10 2 7	South Gong 3 Pass 4th 2 7 J A 4 Q Q K 7	West ChenHU Pass 3 Pass Lead 8 A 2 A 10 2	North Duboin Pass 3 2nd 4 3 9 6 2 5	East YangH 2 Pass 3rd Q 5 8 4 A A	South Sementa Pass Pass 4th 7 6 J 3 K 3
W deals None vul	K Q J 10 5 K J 8 3 10 9 7 3
7 2 A 8 7 6 3 10 5 4 A Q 2		A 8 10 9 5 A Q J 9 7 2 8 5
47438 = 86995 = Par EW +140	9 6 4 3 Q 4 2 K 6 K J 6 4
1 opening 4 West -2 +100 +5 83	Pass   3 North -2   -100  84

38. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Ekeblad Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead J 4 10 K 4 3 8 Q	North Meckstroth 1 2 3 4 2nd A 5 6 2 7 9 9 3	East Weichsel Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 J 2 6 A Q Q	South Rodwell 2 3 3 4th 9 A 3 A 8 J K	West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 2 A Q A 3	North Kamil Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 J 2 4 5 J	East Zia 1 Pass Pass 3rd 8 K 9 K 2 4	South Fleisher Pass 4 4th 10 9 3 10 6 Q
W deals Both vul	Q 10 6 5 4 2 A 3 K 9 J 8 3
9 8 Q 6 8 7 6 5 4 2 K 5 2		J 7 K J 9 8 5 J 10 3 A 10 9
9A659 = 43774 = Par NS +620	A K 3 10 7 4 2 A Q Q 7 6 4
1 opening 4 North -1 -100  85	Pass   4 North =   +620 +12 98

39. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1			West Rodwell Pass Dbl Pass Lead A K 3 Q J 3	North Weichsel 1 3 Pass 2nd 3 4 2 5 2 5	East Meckstroth 2 4 3rd 2 9 9 8 4 8	South Ekeblad 2 Pass 4th 7 8 A 4 10	West Fleisher Pass 2 Pass Lead Q A 7 A 3 K	North Zia Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 3 4 2 5 2	East Kamil 1 3 3rd 9 2 4 8 A	South Hamman 2 Pass 4th 7 8 Q 6 10
W deals None vul	10 9 2 J 10 9 6 4 K Q 8 5 4
A 8 4 J 5 4 3 K 8 2 J 9 2		Q J 9 7 6 3 8 7 A Q A 7 6
33586 = 9A756 = Par EW +420	K 5 2 A K Q 10 6 7 5 3 10 3
1 opening 4 East = -420  85	Pass   3 East =   -140 +7 105

42. 2009 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Gerstman Pass Pass Pass Lead A K 3 4 2 4 4 5 K 6	North Lauria 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 6 2 A 3 A 8 8 5 K	East Sutherlin Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 10 K 9 J 2 A 7 7 Q	South Versace 1 NT 2 4th 5 2 J 3 10 6 7 Q 5 8	West Fantoni Pass 2 3 NT Lead 7 10 8 A 7 8 A 9	North Gerard Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 6 4 Q 3 2 3 7	East Nunes 1 NT 2 3rd J 5 K 3 6 Q 10 J	South Feldman Pass Pass 4th 3 J 9 5 J 4 4
W deals E-W vul	A K 10 7 2 5 4 2 J K 6 4 2
J 6 5 4 Q J 10 A K 10 8 10 7		Q 9 A K 9 Q 6 3 Q 9 8 5 3
57656 = 86777 = Par EW +120	8 3 8 7 6 3 9 7 5 4 2 A J
1 opening 2 North -2 -100  85	Pass   3 NT East -1   +100 +5 114

45. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60			West Helgemo Pass Pass Dbl Pass Lead K Q Q K 5 10 J 9 Q	North Bathurst 1 Rdbl Pass 2 2nd 3 K 4 2 J 7 A 8 K	East Helness Dbl Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 6 3 5 A Q 8 4 6 4	South LallJ Pass 1 NT Rdbl All Pass 4th A 2 J 3 4 7 9 9 8	West Shivdasani Pass 1 3 Lead 3 7 6 5 Q 10 9 A K	North Sontag Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 K 2 J 7 8 8 3 4	East Allegaert 1 3 3 NT 3rd A 4 A K 2 6 6 8 9	South Bates Pass Pass All Pass 4th Q 5 3 4 2 7 J J Q
W deals N-S vul	Q 9 7 5 2 J 3 A J 9 7 Q J
A J 10 8 6 A 5 6 5 2 9 8 2		K 3 K Q 10 9 6 K Q A K 7 6
23252 = AAB8A = Par EW +450	4 8 7 4 2 10 8 4 3 10 5 4 3
1 opening 2 × North -3 -800  85	Pass   3 NT East +1   -430 +9 123

46. 2007 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 23			West WeinsteinH Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 J J 2 A 10 2 3 J	North Brogeland 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 8 2 9 6 9 K 7 7	East Garner Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 6 Q 6 2 4 A Q 5	South Saelensminde 2 2 NT 4th 4 K K A 3 3 4 6 8	West Helgemo Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 J 3 A Q 6 3	North Zia Pass 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 3 6 8 K J	East Helness Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 4 J 2 5 A	South Rosenberg 1 2 3 4th A 6 2 2 7 9
W deals Both vul	Q J 10 4 2 A 9 5 3 J K 9 5
K 7 6 K K 9 8 6 Q 7 6 3 2		A 8 5 3 10 8 7 6 4 3 2 J 10
A8998 = 34435 = Par NS +630	9 Q J 2 A Q 10 7 5 4 A 8 4
1 opening 3 NT South -2 -200  85	Pass   3 NT North +1   +630 +13 136

48. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59			West Gitelman Pass Pass Lead 10	North Krekorian 1 Pass 2nd	East Moss 1 NT 3rd	South Casen Pass 4th	West Berkowitz Pass 1 2 2 NT 3 NT Lead 10 7 J 4 9 8 A	North Rubin Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 K 4 7 2 4 5	East Cohen 1 1 NT 2 3 3rd A 9 6 10 Q 10 9	South Ekeblad Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 5 2 K Q 2 3 3
W deals None vul	K 7 5 3 2 10 7 6 3 K 6 4 A
A 10 9 6 4 2 Q 8 5 2 J 6 3		Q J 8 A K Q 8 5 9 7 K Q 5
55567 = 88866 87866 Par EW +120	4 J 9 A J 10 3 10 9 8 7 4 2
1 opening 1 NT East +1 -120 +7 92	Pass   3 NT East =   -400  140

49. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59			West Cohler Pass Pass Lead 9 7 Q J 3 A 6 Q	North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd 3 A 4 2 8 2 4 10	East Baze 1 NT 3rd A 9 6 9 4 7 K J	South Meckstroth Pass 4th 5 2 5 K 10 7 8	West Hamman Pass 1 2 NT Lead 3 5 4 J 6 3 6 K A	North Lazard Pass 1 Pass 2nd Q 10 7 Q 5 8 5 4 9	East Soloway 1 2 3 NT 3rd 4 J A K 10 2 Q 3	South Bramley Pass Pass All Pass 4th 9 A 2 9 5 J 2 3
W deals None vul	K 7 5 3 2 10 7 6 3 K 6 4 A
A 10 9 6 4 2 Q 8 5 2 J 6 3		Q J 8 A K Q 8 5 9 7 K Q 5
55567 = 88866 87866 Par EW +120	4 J 9 A J 10 3 10 9 8 7 4 2
1 opening 1 NT East +1 -120 +7 99	Pass   3 NT West =   -400  140

52. 2006 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Jacobus Pass 5 Pass Lead 4 A 2 3 5 K A 3	North Brenner 1 Dbl 2nd A 8 4 J 4 J 3 10	East H-Welland Dbl Pass 3rd 7 3 K K 9 8 6 A	South Branco 4 Pass 4th 5 4 5 2 6 7 8 2	West Chagas Pass Dbl Pass Lead A 4 A 2 4 6 4 K A	North Lindkvist Pass 4 5 2nd 3 A 2 7 3 7 5 J 8	East Villas-Boas 1 5 Dbl 3rd 5 8 3 7 4 2 J 8 5	South Fredin 1 Pass All Pass 4th 2 3 10 5 6 9 9 6 6
W deals E-W vul	K 9 6 4 3 Q J 6 5 4 — K J 10
5 K 10 9 7 3 A 9 3 Q 6 5 3		A J A 2 K Q 10 7 6 5 A 9 7
29312 29212 B4ABA B49BA Par EW +500	Q 10 8 7 2 8 J 8 4 2 8 4 2
1 opening 5 × West -3 +800 +15 116	Pass   5 × South -2   -300  140

55. 2005 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48			West Monsegur Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 Q Q J A 7 4 6 10	North Ekeblad 1 2 3 NT 4 2nd 9 K 4 Q 9 J 2 3 7	East Mooney Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 3 5 4 5 2 Q K 8	South Rubin 2 2 NT 4 4th 5 2 2 3 4 6 7 6 3	West Gitelman Pass Pass 4 Lead K 5 2 Q 9	North Palazzo Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 A 9 K	East Moss Pass Dbl 3rd J 4 A 3	South Fornasari 3 Pass 4th 8 7 4 2
W deals E-W vul	J 9 8 5 3 2 J 5 4 K 5 K Q
10 7 A K 8 7 3 Q J 9 8 3 2		A K 6 Q 10 6 2 10 8 6 4 3 4
6744A = 45993 = Par NS +130	Q 4 9 A 7 2 A J 10 9 7 6 5
1 opening 4 North -2 -100 +11 129	Pass   4 West =   -620  140

61. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9			West Eisenberg Pass 5 Lead K K 4 2 3	North Onstott 1 Pass 2nd 10 2 9 9 2	East Coren 2 NT Pass 3rd 4 5 J Q 10	South Robison 4 Pass 4th A 3 Q 6 K	West Compton Pass 1 3 4 Lead 3 A 3 10 10 8 6 9 5	North Maksymetz Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 2 J K 2 K 6 J 3	East CohenS 1 2 3 6 3rd Q 4 Q 4 A 5 10 7 K	South Jacob Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 8 K 3 6 4 5 7 2
W deals N-S vul	Q 10 9 8 5 K Q J 6 K 8 9 2
2 A 9 8 3 Q 10 9 4 K 10 8 4		A K 10 A 7 6 5 3 A J 7 6 5
16511 = A78CC = Par EW +920	J 7 6 4 3 7 5 4 2 J 2 Q 3
1 opening 5 West = -400  131	Pass   6 East -1   +50 +10 150

63. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 6, Bd 16			West Versace Pass Rdbl Pass Lead 4 2 9 6 3 6 3 J 9	North Cornell 1 Pass Pass 2nd 5 Q 10 4 5 A 7 6 3	East Lauria 1 NT 2 Pass 3rd A K J K 5 2 Q 7 Q	South Crombie Dbl 2 4th 7 6 2 A 8 4 10 9 K	West Newell Pass Pass 3 Pass Lead 10 A 3 9 A Q 8	North Bocchi Pass 1 3 Dbl 2nd 3 5 K 6 5 7	East Reid 1 Pass 3 NT All Pass 3rd 7 2 6 J 4 J	South Duboin 1 2 Pass 4th K 4 10 2 4 5
W deals E-W vul	A Q J 8 7 K 3 10 8 6 5 10 4
6 3 10 5 4 K 9 4 Q 9 7 6 2		K 5 2 A 9 7 A J 3 2 A 8 3
48654 = 75689 = Par EW +100	10 9 4 Q J 8 6 2 Q 7 K J 5
1 opening 2 South -1 -50  132	Pass   3 NT× East -1   +200 +6 156

64. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 6, Bd 16			West Armannsson Pass Pass Lead 2 K 3 3 Q J A 2	North Rekunov 1 Pass 2nd 4 7 A K 10 3 7 Q	East Jorgensen 1 NT Pass 3rd 6 2 6 2 10 7 4 K	South Khokhlov 2 4th Q 4 5 4 9 K 5 6	West Matushko Pass Pass Lead 2 3 2 Q J 8 6 10 8	North JonssonS Pass Pass 2nd 4 5 10 5 10 3 4 6 K	East Khven 1 NT 3rd K Q 8 3 7 J 10 A	South Erlingsson Pass 4th A 4 J 7 9 2 2 5
W deals E-W vul	A Q J 8 7 K 3 10 8 6 5 10 4
6 3 10 5 4 K 9 4 Q 9 7 6 2		K 5 2 A 9 7 A J 3 2 A 8 3
48654 = 75689 = Par EW +100	10 9 4 Q J 8 6 2 Q 7 K J 5
1 opening 2 North +1 +140 +6 138	Pass   1 NT East =   -90  156

65. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 3, Bd 15			West SahaN Pass Pass Lead A Q 10 J A 3 6 A 5 K	North Versace 1 Pass 2nd 6 9 K 10 5 J J 4 7 7	East Haque Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 8 3 2 9 5 2 3 8	South Lauria 2 4th 4 A 5 4 3 4 9 6 7 6	West Duboin Pass 2 2 NT Lead 4 Q 8 Q A 9 Q	North Islam Pass Pass Pass 2nd J 9 9 5 5 6	East Bocchi 1 2 3 NT 3rd 10 2 K 4 2 K	South Talukder Pass Pass All Pass 4th 3 A 2 A 3 4
W deals E-W vul	A Q 10 8 5 A 8 5 4 4 3 10 4
— K 7 6 3 2 K Q J 7 2 9 5 2		J 9 7 6 4 Q J A 9 A K 7 3
46333 = 87A99 = Par EW +620	K 3 2 10 9 10 8 6 5 Q J 8 6
1 opening 2 North = +110 +12 150	Pass   3 NT West =   -600  156

69. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 3			West Lasut Pass 3 Pass Lead A 5 8 K 4 J 8 6	North Versace 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 10 J 5 2 6 9 Q	East Manoppo 2 Pass Pass 3rd 9 K 3 2 Q 7 10 J	South Lauria Dbl 4 4th 8 3 4 A 5 Q 4 K	West Duboin Pass 2 3 3 Lead 7 J 10 Q 6 8 A	North Karwur Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 K 4 6 4 3 4	East Bocchi 1 NT 2 3 3 NT 3rd A A 4 3 7 3 8	South Sakul Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th J 5 2 9 Q 3 5
W deals N-S vul	A 9 7 6 2 J 8 7 4 3 8 A 8
K J 5 3 5 K 9 6 4 Q 10 4 2		Q 10 4 K 9 2 A Q 7 5 3 K J
75937 = 65485 = Par NS +140	8 A Q 10 6 J 10 2 9 7 6 5 3
1 opening 4 North -1 -100  152	Pass   3 NT East -3   +150 +6 162