Data 9X10 Main

One Notrump vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, any HCP

Found 83 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. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 5, Bd 15			West HuangJ Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 10 10 A 4 6 K K 10 4	North Rehder 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd J 3 6 2 J 2 5 2 Q A	East ChenR Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 7 9 4 A 8 6 5 6 Q	South Gromoeller 2 2 4th 5 Q 4 3 9 K 8 K 2 3	West Rohowsky Pass 1 2 Lead 7 2 4 A 9 3 2 8 A	North HoJ Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 K 7 5 10 J 6 10 5	East Fritsche 1 1 2 3rd A 3 Q 2 Q 6 2 10 3	South Chao Pass Pass All Pass 4th J 5 6 K 8 9 4 10 4
W deals E-W vul	8 7 3 K J 7 K J 5 4 K 10 4
K Q J 8 4 3 2 Q 9 8 7 3 2 —		9 5 4 A Q A 10 6 Q 9 8 3 2
66737 = 656A6 = Par EW +130	A 10 6 2 10 9 6 5 — A J 7 6 5
1 NT opening 2 South -1 -50 +2 2	Pass   2 West +2   -130  0

2. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 9, Bd 4			West Balakrishnan Pass Pass Pass Lead A K 10 7 Q J K 5 7 2	North Karwur 1 NT 2 2nd 4 8 9 5 A Q 6 6 9 10	East Tewari Dbl Pass 3rd 7 3 2 3 J 5 6 6 A K	South Sakul Pass Pass 4th J Q 2 9 4 4 8 3 8 10	West Tobing Pass 3 3 Lead 5 2 J A K 5 9 10 5 6	North Satyanarayana Pass Pass Pass 2nd K A A 4 8 6 Q 9 3 5	East Asbi 2 NT 3 3 NT 3rd 3 4 6 2 3 Q 8 6 7 K	South Nadar Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 8 4 J Q A 7 2 3 10
W deals Both vul	J 9 3 A 5 3 Q J A 10 8 7 2
K 7 4 J 9 6 2 7 6 3 2 Q 9		A Q 2 K 7 4 A K 10 5 K J 5
34335 = A9AA8 = Par EW +630	10 8 6 5 Q 10 8 9 8 4 6 4 3
1 NT opening 2 North -4 -400 +6 8	Pass   3 NT East +1   -630  0

5. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Drijver Pass Dbl Pass Lead J K Q 5 7 10 4 J 6	North Fantoni 1 NT 4 2nd A 6 9 8 A 5 3 10 7	East Brink Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 4 K 5 4 K 7 10	South Nunes 4 Pass 4th 2 3 8 2 9 K 2 10 5	West Multon Pass Dbl 4 Lead K 3 Q 4 4 6 A 5 A	North Muller Pass 2 Dbl 2nd 8 2 9 K 3 7 7 Q 6	East Zimmermann Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 7 J 4 10 K J J 7 2	South de Wijs 1 4 4th 3 A 8 9 2 5 8 10 5
W deals E-W vul	K 6 7 4 2 A J 10 4 K 8 7 2
A 10 9 8 — Q 9 8 7 2 Q 6 4 3		Q 7 4 3 2 A 10 8 3 5 3 J 10
85B89 = 28254 = Par NS +450	J 5 K Q J 9 6 5 K 6 A 9 5
1 NT opening 4 North +2 +480  8	Pass   4 × East -3   +800 +8 10

7. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 16			West Cengiz Pass Pass 2 Lead K 10 K 2 4 J 2	North Ingimarsson 1 NT Rdbl Dbl 2nd 4 4 3 4 Q 6 8	East Kuru Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 7 K 5 J K 3 10	South MagnussonM Pass Pass 4th 3 3 6 10 5 A 9	West Einarsson Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 4 6 A K 8 2 K 5	North Gur Pass 2 2nd 2 A K 3 6 J J 10 6	East Jorgensen 1 Pass 3rd Q 8 3 2 5 7 6 2 Q	South Yilmaz Dbl Pass 4th A 5 5 4 9 Q 3 7 J
W deals E-W vul	10 7 5 2 K Q 2 4 3 A J 9 5
J 6 3 6 3 10 6 5 Q 8 7 4 3		Q 9 4 A J 9 4 A Q 7 2 10 6
99988 = 44454 44455 Par NS +400	A K 8 10 8 7 5 K J 9 8 K 2
1 NT opening 2 × West -3 +800 +12 20	Pass   2 North +2   +170  12

10. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Rodwell Pass 3 Pass Lead J 10 Q 10 3 5 8 J 3 8	North Grue 1 NT 3 2nd 2 K Q 4 4 9 7 2 6 7	East Meckstroth 2 Pass 3rd 3 A A 5 K 9 2 6 Q 9	South Cheek 2 Pass 4th 6 8 4 A 5 4 7 J K 10	West Hurd Pass Pass Lead J 10 6 9 8 3 7 4 7 K	North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd 2 4 Q Q 4 A K 8 10 A	East Wooldridge Pass Pass 3rd 3 7 K 2 2 6 7 A 10 J	South Zia 2 4th 6 8 3 5 5 5 9 9 J 4
W deals N-S vul	K 10 6 2 K 5 4 2 A Q 2 Q 4
A 7 4 J 10 K 10 9 4 10 9 6 2		5 A Q 9 7 3 J 7 6 K J 8 5
78453 68453 6598A = Par EW +140	Q J 9 8 3 8 6 8 5 3 A 7 3
1 NT opening 3 South -1 -100  22	Pass   2 South =   +110 +5 17

13. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 23			West Kamil Pass 2 3 Lead K 5 A 5	North Hans 1 NT Dbl All Pass 2nd 2 2 10 6	East Fleisher 2 Pass 3rd 4 J 9 J	South Nunn Dbl 2 4th A 4 K Q	West Edgtton Pass 2 Pass Lead A 5 8 3 4 J 10 5	North Weinstein Pass Pass 2 2nd 4 K 10 4 A Q 8 7	East Gosney 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 6 3 K Q 3 3 A K	South Levin Pass Dbl 4th 8 10 2 2 5 6 6 J
W deals Both vul	K Q 9 3 K 2 K 10 9 3 10 8 2
A J 10 Q 9 5 7 6 2 J 7 6 3		5 2 A J 8 7 6 3 J 8 4 A 5
59598 58587 84845 = Par NS +140	8 7 6 4 10 4 A Q 5 K Q 9 4
1 NT opening 3 West = -140  22	Pass   2 North +2   +170 +7 27

15. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 22			West Levin Pass Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 6 2 2 8 3	North Madala 1 NT Pass 2 2nd 4 A 4 2 J	East Weinstein Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 10 K A Q	South Bocchi 2 2 4 4th J 7 5 3 10	West Sementa Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 6 2 4 3	North Kamil Pass 1 2 NT 2nd 8 8 4 Q A	East Duboin Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 10 K A 6	South Fleisher 1 1 3 4th K A 5 6 10
W deals E-W vul	A 9 5 9 7 3 2 Q 10 8 5 A J
Q 10 4 2 10 5 7 6 K Q 5 3 2		J 7 6 3 A J 4 A 4 2 10 9 6
86996 = 47337 = Par NS +140	K 8 K Q 8 6 K J 9 3 8 7 4
1 NT opening 4 North = +420 +6 29	Pass   3 South +1   +170  27

17. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 6, Bd 32			West Sadek Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Lead A 7	North Nystrom 1 NT 2 4 Pass 5 6 2nd 5 2	East El Ahmady Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A	South Bertheau 2 3 4 4 NT 5 4th 3 10	West Fredin Pass Pass Pass Lead 3	North Nadim Pass 3 4 2nd	East Fallenius 1 Pass All Pass 3rd	South Hishmat 2 NT 3 4th
W deals E-W vul	A J 10 8 7 3 A 6 4 3 J 10 3
9 7 3 Q J 4 2 Q 2 Q 8 5 2		8 4 A 9 6 5 10 A K 9 7 6 4
4C4C4 = 11909 = Par NS +980	K Q 10 6 5 2 K K J 9 8 7 5 —
1 NT opening 6 North +1 +940 +10 39	Pass   4 South +2   +480  27

18. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101			West Weinstein Pass Pass Lead 10 8 7 Q 9 5 Q 9 K 10	North Stewart 1 NT Pass 2nd A 2 A 6 4 9 3 J 7 5	East Levin Pass Pass 3rd 7 J 3 6 2 10 2 K 4 J	South Woolsey 3 NT 4th 5 K 4 5 10 J 2 3 8 Q	West Doub Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 A 9 7 Q	North Kamil Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 4 2 3 8 2	East Wildavsky Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 4 J 6 2	South Fleisher 1 1 NT 4th 10 5 K 6 10
W deals E-W vul	A J 4 J 6 4 2 J 6 4 Q 9 5
7 6 5 3 2 A 10 8 7 3 2 7 4		Q 9 8 K 5 K 10 7 5 J 10 8 3
A7AAA = 25333 36333 Par NS +430	K 10 Q 9 3 A Q 9 8 A K 6 2
1 NT opening 3 NT North -1 -50  39	Pass   3 NT South =   +400 +10 37

24. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 12, Bd 15			West Brink Pass Pass Lead 9 5 Q 5 K 6 9 4 Q 8	North Matushko 1 NT 2nd 2 K 2 5 3 5 7 10 9	East Drijver Pass 3rd A J 3 K 6 4 A J 2	South Khokhlov Pass 4th 10 3 7 8 A Q 10 7 2	West Kholomeev Pass 1 Pass Lead 4 5 4 9 2 6 4 7 J 3	North de Wijs Pass Pass Pass 2nd K 2 8 5 3 9 2 3 J J	East Khiuppenen 1 Pass Pass 3rd 9 A Q K Q K 8 A 8 K	South Muller Pass 2 4th 2 7 6 10 7 10 A 10 3 5
W deals E-W vul	J 10 6 Q J 8 6 K Q 10 Q 9 5
A 4 3 2 10 3 A 5 4 J 10 8 7		K Q 7 A 9 7 5 J 9 8 7 6 2
76647 = 67796 67686 Par EW +110	9 8 5 K 4 2 3 2 A K 6 4 3
1 NT opening 1 NT North +1 +120 +5 44	Pass   2 South -1   -50  41

31. 2007 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86			West Cope Pass Pass Pass Lead K 7 A 3 A A 3	North Nunes 1 NT 3 3 NT 2nd 10 6 5 8 4 6	East Holman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 Q 8 J 4 5	South Fantoni 3 3 4th 5 6 9 2 10 J	West Bocchi Pass Pass 4 Dbl Lead 5 A K	North Eber Pass Pass 5 All Pass 2nd 10 6 10	East Duboin 1 Dbl Pass 3rd Q 7 9	South Bosenberg 4 Pass Pass 4th 4 J 5
W deals E-W vul	K J 10 8 6 5 K Q 7 5 Q 7 2
8 7 5 Q 9 4 3 2 A J 3 8 5		A Q 9 3 A K J 7 10 8 4 2 3
54359 = 69A84 = Par EW +300	6 4 2 10 9 6 A K J 10 9 6 4
1 NT opening 3 NT North -2 -100 +5 54	Pass   5 × South -2   -300  43

33. 2006 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Larsen Pass Pass Lead A 2 10 3 A 8 A 7	North Stewart 1 NT Pass 2nd 7 3 9 5 4 6 3 9	East Meltzer Dbl 3rd 2 Q J K 5 9 6 J	South Woolsey Pass 4th 3 7 K A 4 10 K 5	West Wolff Pass Pass Lead 3 2 4 5 6 A 2 5	North Sontag Pass Pass 2nd Q 3 10 10 5 2 3 K	East Morse 2 NT 3rd 9 10 7 J 7 6 9	South Bates Pass 4th 8 J 2 K A K Q
W deals E-W vul	9 7 K Q 10 7 K 10 4 Q 8 5 3
Q 10 5 9 8 5 J 8 6 5 9 4 2		A J 8 2 A 4 2 A 7 A K 10 6
55765 = 78667 = Par EW +110	K 6 4 3 J 6 3 Q 9 3 2 J 7
1 NT opening 1 NT× North -2 -300  55	Pass   2 NT East -1   +100 +9 52

34. 2006 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11			West Larsen Pass Dbl 4 All Pass Lead 10 4 9 A 2 9 8	North Stewart 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 7 5 J 4 7 6 2	East Meltzer Dbl 3 Pass 3rd 2 K Q 2 3 Q 9	South Woolsey 2 Pass Dbl 4th Q 8 3 5 6 5 10	West Wolff Pass 2 Pass Lead 3 4 K 5 J A	North Sontag Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 9 A 2 K 6 3	East Morse 1 4 3rd K 3 7 Q 8	South Bates 1 Pass 4th A 8 4 10 2
W deals None vul	Q 8 6 4 2 A 9 7 K J 10 6 5
K J 7 6 3 J 9 7 6 5 3 2 9		4 A K Q 8 5 Q 10 4 A Q 8 2
56457 56456 87986 = Par EW +140	A 10 9 5 2 10 3 K J 8 7 4 3
1 NT opening 4 × East = -590  55	Pass   4 East =   -420 +5 57

41. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 6			West Saelensminde Pass 3 Lead 5 2 J 2 9 A 4	North Elinescu 1 NT Pass 2nd A 9 5 A 6 4 5	East Brogeland 2 NT Pass 3rd 6 J 3 3 10 8	South Wladow Pass Pass 4th 3 8 Q 9 2 7	West Piekarek Pass 1 3 5 Lead 2 3 J J 3 K A	North Furunes Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 2nd 8 10 6 A 5 9 2	East Gotard 1 2 4 3rd J 4 3 2 A 4 9	South Helness Pass 2 Pass 4th 9 A Q 4 6 8 5
W deals E-W vul	K Q 2 Q J 7 3 8 5 K 7 6 5
A 8 7 6 5 A 8 J 7 4 3 J 9		4 10 9 A K Q 10 2 A 10 8 4 3
45613 = 886BA = Par EW +600	J 10 9 3 K 6 5 4 2 9 6 Q 2
1 NT opening 3 West +3 -170 +10 74	Pass   5 East =   -600  63

43. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69			West Garvey Pass Pass Lead Q 3 Q 8 2 2 7 K J 7 10	North Nystrom 1 NT 2nd 2 A 4 5 J 5 6 6 A 10 4	East Carroll Pass 3rd 9 9 6 4 K 10 8 5 3 10 A	South Bertheau Pass 4th 8 6 A Q 2 3 9 J 4 3 Q	West Lindkvist Pass Pass Lead A 5 6 2 K A 7 10	North Hanlon Pass Pass 2nd 4 9 3 9 2 6 J 5	East Fredin 1 NT 3rd 2 Q 5 K J J K 6	South McGann Pass 4th 8 3 9 10 A 3 4
W deals E-W vul	Q 7 6 2 10 7 6 A 9 A 8 7 6
9 4 K 9 5 4 8 7 4 3 2 J 9		J 8 3 A 3 K Q 6 5 K Q 10 3
68746 = 65696 = Par EW +100	A K 10 5 Q J 8 2 J 10 5 4 2
1 NT opening 1 NT North = +90 +5 79	Pass   1 NT East =   -90  64

47. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 2 4 10 7 3 2 3	North Cohen 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 3 8 6 Q 8 7 9 J	East Meckstroth 2 Dbl 3rd A K A A J J 6 10	South Berkowitz 2 Pass 4th Q 5 7 2 3 K 6 Q	West Robinson Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 2 2 J 3 A A 2	North Hamman Pass 1 NT 2nd Q 7 10 4 8 7 8 Q	East Boyd 1 Pass 3rd 7 Q K 2 J 9 3 K	South Soloway 1 Pass 4th 3 6 A Q K 6 5 6
W deals E-W vul	4 2 K 8 6 3 J 6 5 A Q J 5
A J 9 8 6 9 7 K 4 3 10 8 7		10 A J 10 5 4 2 A 10 2 K 6 4
45466 = 88977 = Par EW +140	K Q 7 5 3 Q Q 9 8 7 9 3 2
1 NT opening 2 × South -3 -500  80	Pass   1 NT North -1   -50 +10 74

48. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 2, Bd 31			West Duboin Pass Pass Pass Lead Q Q 10 K 2 4 2 9 5	North Krupowicz 1 NT 3 2nd 3 6 A 5 2 10 3 8 9	East Bocchi Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 2 4 A J 6 Q K	South Zawislak 2 Pass 4th A K 3 6 9 J J 8	West Jassem Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 K J 10 2 8	North Versace Pass 2 3 NT 2nd A 2 6 A 2 9	East Gawrys Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 3 3 5 A 8	South Lauria 1 NT 3 4 4th 3 6 K 4 9 J
W deals E-W vul	Q J 8 2 A J 4 A K 10 8 5 2
K 10 9 9 8 7 10 9 7 6 Q J 4		6 K Q 10 6 2 Q J 5 2 A 9 3
89658 79658 54775 = Par NS +140	A 7 5 4 3 5 3 8 4 3 K 7 6
1 NT opening 3 North = +140 +5 85	Pass   4 South -1   -50  74

51. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 5			West Helness Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 3 K 3 5 2 A Q 8	North Meckstroth 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd J 5 3 6 A 4 8 4	East Helgemo Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q Q 4 K 2 6 6 5	South Rodwell 2 3 4th K 7 2 A 3 5 9 2	West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 5 3 Q 5 A 5 K Q	North Aa Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 3 J 2 2 6 6 8 4	East Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J Q K 4 K 3 9 6	South Groetheim 1 2 4th 2 K 7 5 A 6 9 7
W deals E-W vul	J 7 5 3 A J K Q 10 8 7 6 2
A 4 9 8 6 5 J 8 5 2 A J 5		10 9 6 2 Q 10 2 7 K Q 9 4 3
787A6 = 65637 = Par NS +130	K Q 8 K 7 4 3 A 10 9 6 4 3 —
1 NT opening 3 South = +110 +5 92	Pass   3 NT North -2   -100  74

52. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 A K	North Cohen 1 NT 2 NT Pass 2nd Q J 2	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 5	South Berkowitz 2 3 NT 4th 4 9 6	West Zia Pass Pass Pass Dbl All Pass Lead 2 A K Q	North Hamman Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 3 10 J 3	East Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 5 A	South Soloway 1 2 3 4 4th 8 9 2 8
W deals E-W vul	10 7 2 A J 6 5 4 3 A J 7 4
A Q 3 10 8 7 5 J 10 2 6 5 3		K J 9 6 4 3 9 6 K 10 9 8 2
97A97 97A96 36336 = Par NS +420	8 5 4 K Q 9 2 A K Q 8 7 Q
1 NT opening 3 NT North +2 +460 +8 100	Pass   4 South =   +130  74

53. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 8 5 K J K 5 4 2 5	North Zia 1 NT Pass 2nd Q 6 7 3 10 3 7 6 Q	East Meckstroth Dbl 3rd A 9 2 4 2 J J 5 J	South Rosenberg Pass 4th 3 4 10 6 A 4 A K 3	West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 4 8 2	North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd 5 4 6	East Cohen 1 NT 3rd J A J	South Soloway Pass 4th A 3 Q
W deals E-W vul	K 9 7 5 K J A 9 6 5 10 6 3
10 6 4 2 Q 7 5 4 3 2 A 5 2		Q 3 A 10 2 K Q 8 7 K J 9 8
67666 67665 76778 76677 Par EW +90	A J 8 9 8 6 4 3 J 10 Q 7 4
1 NT opening 1 NT× North -1 -100  100	Pass   1 NT East -2   +200 +7 81

54. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59			West Rodwell Pass Pass 2 NT 3 NT Lead K Q J 2 K Q J 4 9	North Duboin 1 NT 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 A Q 3 6 7 10 5 5	East Meckstroth Dbl 2 3 3rd 7 4 A A 9 3 3 9 4	South Bocchi Pass Pass Pass 4th 6 6 2 5 8 3 10 9 10	West Katz Pass 1 NT 3 NT Lead K 8 J K Q J	North Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 A 5 5 10 6	East Jacobs 1 2 NT 3rd 4 7 4 9 3 6	South Soloway Pass Pass 4th 6 2 2 3 6 10
W deals None vul	Q 10 2 8 3 10 6 2 A K Q 9 3
9 6 3 9 2 A K 4 3 J 10 8 6		A J 8 7 A K Q J 4 J 9 8 2
43346 = 99A97 = Par EW +420	K 5 4 10 7 6 5 Q 7 5 7 5 4
1 NT opening 3 NT West -1 +50 +10 110	Pass   3 NT West +1   -430  81

57. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65			West Shenkin Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4	North Stewart 1 NT 2 5 6 2nd A	East Molson Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3	South Woolsey 2 4 NT 5 NT 7 4th 2	West Robinson Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 2	North Ekeblad Pass 3 NT Pass 2nd 6 4	East Boyd 3 Pass Pass 3rd J A	South Lipsitz Dbl 6 NT 4th K 3
W deals None vul	10 8 5 2 10 5 2 A K 8 2 K 10
9 3 8 7 6 3 Q J 6 5 J 7 2		J 4 9 4 9 7 3 Q 9 8 5 4 3
DDDB9 = 00024 = Par NS +1520	A K Q 7 6 A K Q J 10 4 A 6
1 NT opening 7 North = +1510 +10 120	Pass   6 NT North +1   +1020  84

61. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 102			West Balicki Pass 2 Lead 10 8 3 A 5 7 A 6	North Duboin 1 NT Pass 2nd 5 4 10 2 3 Q 4 9	East Zmudzinski 2 Pass 3rd 3 K 6 7 J 9 2 K	South Bocchi Pass Pass 4th Q 5 2 K Q A 3 5	West Lauria Pass 2 Lead 7 A 6 K 9 8 3 Q 10 9 10	North Jassem Pass Pass 2nd 3 9 6 A Q 4 4 2 5 A	East Versace 1 Pass 3rd J 2 K 2 8 J J 3 K 3	South Tuszynski Pass Pass 4th 4 5 Q 7 5 Q 8 7 9 5
W deals E-W vul	A 4 2 J 9 7 A J 6 J 10 8 7
9 8 6 K 4 3 Q 5 3 Q 6 4 2		K J 7 3 A Q 10 8 6 9 4 K 5
76598 = 67844 = Par NS +110	Q 10 5 5 2 K 10 8 7 2 A 9 3
1 NT opening 2 West = -110  121	Pass   2 East -1   +100 +5 90

64. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 107			West WeinsteinH Pass Pass Lead 4 6 9 2 7 6 8 Q 8 J	North Zia 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 4 3 J Q A 5 K A	East Garner Pass Pass 3rd Q K 10 5 5 3 3 4 10	South Rosenberg 3 NT 4th K 2 J 9 A 8 6 7 2	West Levin Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 2 5 K 10 6 3 8 9 3	North Berkowitz Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 8 4 A A A 5 7 6 6	East Weinstein Pass Pass 3rd 10 J 9 6 7 7 K J J 10	South Cohen 1 NT Pass 4th Q 7 Q 4 2 3 4 Q 5 8
W deals None vul	J 10 3 K 9 8 A J 6 4 10 6 5
Q 7 2 Q 5 K 9 8 5 3 Q 3 2		K 9 6 10 7 6 4 2 10 7 A J 4
89779 = 54664 = Par NS +140	A 8 5 4 A J 3 Q 2 K 9 8 7
1 NT opening 3 NT North = +400 +11 134	Pass   3 NT South -3   -150  92

66. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16			West Meckstroth Pass 3 4 Lead J 7 6 A 2 9 3 K J 10	North Berkowitz 1 NT Dbl All Pass 2nd 10 6 3 5 10 2 6 3 2 8	East Rodwell Dbl 3 3rd 5 4 J 9 Q 4 5 7 A 3	South Cohen 2 Pass 4th A 4 8 K K A 10 8 5 6	West Garner Pass 2 3 Lead 5 2 6 J K J	North Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 9 8 5 10 2 6	East WeinsteinH 1 NT 2 3rd K Q 10 4 4 9	South Nickell Pass Pass 4th A 3 3 5 5 Q
W deals E-W vul	Q 8 5 K 3 Q 8 5 2 K 9 5 4
A 10 9 4 Q 9 6 4 J 9 7 6 10		K J 3 A J 7 2 K 10 4 A 7 2
21126 = 9CCB7 = Par EW +1430	7 6 2 10 8 5 A 3 Q J 8 6 3
1 NT opening 4 East +1 -650  136	Pass   3 East +2   -200 +10 102

68. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 63			West Weinstein Pass 2 Pass Lead 4	North Meckstroth 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 5	East Levin Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 9	South Rodwell 2 3 4th 10	West Soloway Pass Pass 4 Lead 7 5 3 Q 3 3 J	North Zia Pass 1 NT All Pass 2nd 8 9 A 4 4 4 K	East Hamman 1 3 3rd 9 2 5 A Q K 7	South Rosenberg 1 Pass 4th 10 10 4 8 K 9 6
W deals E-W vul	J 5 4 J 9 3 K J 5 K J 10 8
10 3 8 6 4 8 6 4 A 7 6 3 2		A Q 7 6 A K Q 10 2 9 2 Q 5
67586 67486 76857 = Par EW +100	K 9 8 2 7 5 A Q 10 7 3 9 4
1 NT opening 3 South -2 -100  136	Pass   4 East -3   +300 +9 111

72. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82			West Boyd Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 5 6 3 K Q Q	North Stansby 1 NT 2 3 2nd 2 J 7 2 5 J 4	East Robinson Pass Pass Pass 3rd A A 2 A 6 7 6	South Martel 2 2 NT 4 4th Q 4 10 8 4 5 A	West Rosenberg Pass Pass Lead A Q K 10 Q 9 10 K 3	North Kamil Pass Pass 2nd 5 8 J 2 3 4 4 4 Q	East Zia 1 NT 3rd 7 3 9 6 8 J 2 2 8	South Becker Pass 4th 2 4 5 6 5 A K A 6
W deals N-S vul	9 7 6 3 K J 8 6 K Q K J 10
J 8 5 4 3 2 A 3 Q 9 5 3 2		4 2 A 10 7 5 J 9 8 5 4 A 6
9A777 = 43456 43556 Par NS +620	A K Q 10 Q 9 10 7 6 2 8 7 4
1 NT opening 4 North = +620 +11 147	Pass   1 NT East -2   +100  117

74. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7			West Schwartz Pass Pass Lead	North Baze 1 NT 2nd	East Lair Pass 3rd	South Whitman Pass 4th	West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead J 8 J K 4 6 J	North Levin Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 5 K 10 Q 7 9	East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd 2 6 A 3 A 8 2	South Weinstein 1 Pass 4th K Q 4 5 2 7 9
W deals Both vul	K Q 2 K 8 3 9 7 5 2 A J 9
J 10 8 5 3 Q 2 A 6 3 8 6 2		A 6 J 10 7 5 K J 8 4 10 7 4
76878 76768 66565 = Par NS +110	9 7 4 A 9 6 4 Q 10 K Q 5 3
1 NT opening 1 NT North +1 +120 +8 156	Pass   3 NT North -2   -200  117

75. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11			West Garner Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 7 Q 6 4 9 A Q J A	North Berkowitz 1 NT 2 4 2nd A 5 10 7 8 7 2 7 6 Q	East WeinsteinH Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K J 4 6 3 9 K 2	South Cohen 2 3 4th 3 5 3 2 3 J 8 10 8	West Seamon Pass 2 Pass Lead 8 K 3 J 4 J 5 Q 8 9	North Lazard Pass 2 Pass 2nd Q 5 9 2 3 6 6 6 9 7	East Passell 1 3 Pass 3rd K 7 A 4 7 5 A K 5 K	South Bramley 1 3 4th A 2 3 10 9 4 2 8 10 2
W deals None vul	K 8 5 3 A J 7 Q 6 10 8 6 4
Q 7 10 9 5 J 9 8 7 K J 9 5		J 6 4 2 2 K 10 5 3 2 A Q 3
98946 = 45396 44396 Par NS +100	A 10 9 K Q 8 6 4 3 A 4 7 2
1 NT opening 4 South = +420 +7 163	Pass   3 South =   +140  117

76. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22			West Schwartz Pass Pass Pass Lead	North Rodwell 1 NT 4 2nd	East Lair 2 Pass 3rd	South Meckstroth 3 Pass 4th	West Freeman Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 A K Q 2 6 2	North Stansby Pass 3 2nd 10 8 2 4 J A K	East Nickell 1 Pass 3rd K 4 5 7 5 Q A	South Martel 2 Pass 4th 7 J 8 9 Q 3 3
W deals E-W vul	K Q 10 4 Q 9 6 2 9 8 Q J 10
J 9 8 7 5 3 5 3 A 7 5 9 4		6 2 K K Q 10 3 A K 6 5 3 2
75944 = 48279 = Par NS +140	A A J 10 8 7 4 J 6 4 2 8 7
1 NT opening 4 North -1 -50  163	Pass   3 South =   +140 +5 122

78. 1997 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 134			West Levy Pass 3 Pass Lead 7 A 2 2 4	North Rodwell 1 NT 4 Pass 2nd K 5 A 5 J	East Mari Dbl 5 3rd J 6 Q 6 3	South Meckstroth 3 Pass 4th 9 6 8 K 3	West Wolff Pass 1 NT Pass Lead 3 2 7 4 9 10 K	North Chemla Pass Pass Pass 2nd K A 4 J 7 5 8	East Hamman 1 2 NT 3rd 2 6 6 Q K 5 J	South Perron Pass Pass 4th 5 3 A 8 8 K A
W deals E-W vul	Q 10 6 3 K 8 3 K 9 Q 10 7 6
9 8 5 4 Q 6 A 7 5 4 3 2 9		A K 10 9 7 5 4 2 Q 10 8 A K
46328 = 76AA5 = Par EW +500	J 7 2 A J J 6 J 8 5 4 3 2
1 NT opening 5 West +1 -620  163	Pass   2 NT West +3   -210 +9 131

79. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 5			West Chagas Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 3 8 K 2 3	North Rodwell 1 NT 2 2nd 7 5 4 6 A A	East Branco Pass Pass 3rd 10 K J 5 8 4	South Meckstroth 2 Pass 4th K 6 6 3 4 9	West Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 2 8 A 3 Q 6 5 J	North Mello Pass 2 2 2nd 7 5 5 10 A 3 8 4 9	East Wolff 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 K J 4 4 2 5 K 9	South Fonseca Dbl 2 4 4th K A 7 K 8 A 9 6 4
W deals E-W vul	J 7 3 2 K 2 K 5 3 2 K 9 8
A 10 6 4 7 4 3 8 4 J 10 5 4		5 A 9 6 A Q J 9 6 Q 6 3 2
69864 68854 54578 = Par NS +140	K Q 9 8 Q J 10 8 5 10 7 A 7
1 NT opening 2 North = +110 +6 169	Pass   4 North -3   -150  131

81. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17			West Meckstroth Pass Pass 3 Lead 8 Q A J K 2 10 8 5	North Stansby 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 10 K 7 Q 7 J 9 8 2	East Rodwell Dbl Dbl 4 3rd J A 3 2 3 A 2 4	South Martel Rdbl 2 All Pass 4th A 4 4 6 5 7 J 9	West Deutsch Pass Dbl Pass Lead Q 8 A	North Nickell Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 4 5	East Soloway 1 4 3rd 8 2 4	South Freeman 2 Pass 4th K J 7
W deals None vul	8 7 K J 6 A 10 8 6 3 K 6 4
A 5 4 Q 9 5 3 2 J 9 7 3 2		K 10 A 10 8 7 5 A J 10 9 8 5
69394 = 64A49 = Par EW +100	Q J 9 6 3 2 4 K Q 4 2 Q 7
1 NT opening 4 West = -420  169	Pass   4 East -1   +50 +10 142

82. 1997 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40			West Duboin Pass Pass Lead A 6 6 K 3 7 K J 3 10 5	North Aa 1 NT 2nd 3 Q 2 7 A 6 8 9 4 J 2	East Bocchi Pass 3rd 9 5 Q 5 10 J 3 8 Q 8 K	South Groetheim Pass 4th 2 4 K 2 7 5 6 7 A 4 A	West Helgemo Pass 1 Lead 5 5 A K 4	North Lauria Pass Pass 2nd 2 2 3 6 7	East Helness 1 Pass 3rd 3 K 9 2 6	South Versace Pass Pass 4th 7 7 2 J Q
W deals None vul	Q 5 K J 7 4 J 4 3 2 Q J 2
A 10 7 6 10 5 2 A 10 9 6 5 9		J 8 2 9 8 6 3 K A K 8 5 4
65566 = 68776 = Par EW +110	K 9 4 3 A Q Q 8 7 10 7 6 3
1 NT opening 1 NT North = +90 +5 174	Pass   1 West +1   -110  142