Data 9X11 Main

One Club vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, any HCP

Found 107 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 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

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

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

A 9 7 2
Q 6 2
K Q
K Q 10 9 Table K 6 3
J 8 4
A 6 4 2
8 7 2
55665 65665
77778 =
Par NS -90 10 4
K 5 3
10 8 5
A J 6 4 3

1 opening
2 NT W = -120
+1 1
Pass
1 NT W +2 -150
-1 0

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul Q 7 5 4
J 10 6
J 9 7
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hamman Meckstroth Lee Bramley Weinstein Stansby Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 6 2
A K Q 2
A
K Q 10 7 Table K 9 8 3
8 5
K 10 8 6 5
9 6
22343 =
ABA9A =
Par NS -650 A
9 7 4 3
Q 4 3 2
A J 8 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
Tie 1
Pass
4 E = -620
Tie 0

3. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Kwiecien Nickell Pszczola Pratap Rodwell GordonM Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 AP 2 AP

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

A K J 9 5
A 9
Q J 6
Q 9 6 Table —
K J 10 7 4
8 7 5 2
10 7 3 2
57465 =
85778 =
Par NS -120 10 8 3
8 5 3 2
K 3
A K 8 4

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 6
Pass
2 W = -110
-5 0

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul 8 5 4
6 5 3
K J 9 6 2
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Katz Welland Nickell AukenS Sadek Weinstein El Ahmady Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 1 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A Q J 2
A J 7 2
Q 5 4
8 7 Table 9 3
Q 10 9 4
A 10 7
A 10 5 4
23245 =
AAB98 =
Par NS -450 K 10 7 6
K 8
8 3
Q J 9 3 2

1 opening
1 E +4 -200
+6 12
Pass
4 E +1 -450
-6 0

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul K 10 7 6 5 4
J 3 2
K 9 4
3

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Tuszynski Dubinin Klukowski Kaplan Buras Donn Narkiewicz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl
3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 8
7 6
A Q J 10 8 3
A 6 Table 2
A Q 5 4
6 5 2
K 9 7 5 4
38625 =
957B8 =
Par NS -600 J 9 3
K 10 9 8
7
Q J 10 8 2

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 12
Pass
3 NT W = -600
+1 1

6. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
GartaganisN WolpertG GartaganisJ Kranyak Levin WolpertD Weinstein Korbel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Rdbl Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K 10 4
Q 9 2
A Q 9 3
A J 9 Table A J 5 3
J 7 6
10 6 2
K 4 2
33535 =
998A8 99898
Par NS -600 9 8 7 6
A 5 4
J 5 4
7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 12
Pass
3 NT W = -600
+1 2

7. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul 10 7 5 4
A K 5 4
6
10 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
ShiZ Duboin Ju Sementa Madala Lian Bocchi ShiH
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl 2 3
2 Dbl Rdbl 3 Dbl Pass 3 NT AP
3 AP

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

A K 3
J 8 6 2
K Q J 7 3
Q Table Q 6 2
Q 7 3
10 9 5 4 2
A 9
57549 =
56894 =
Par NS -110 J 9 8
10 9
A 8
K J 6 4 3 2

1 opening
3 E = -110
+10 22
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-10 2

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A J 9 8 5
3
10 9 7 6
J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Rehder Ravenna Gromoeller Alujas Lambardi Fritsche Rizzo Rohowsky
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 Pass 4 Dbl AP
Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 3
A K 9 4 2
K 3
K 9 7 Table K 2
10 8 6
8 5 4 2
A 10 4 3
67464 67465
75978 =
Par NS -140 Q 6 4
Q J 7 5
A Q J
Q 6 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
+12 34
Pass
4 × W = -790
-12 2

9. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Balicki Madala Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Sementa Buras Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 1 NT AP

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

A Q
J 7 4 3
A 9 7
Q J 7 4 Table 6 5 4 3
10 8 2
J 4 2
A K 9
66665 =
76767 =
Par NS -90 K 10 8 7
A Q
Q 10 6
10 6 5 3

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+2 36
Pass
2 NT W = -120
-2 2

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul Q 10
10 8 4 2
10 7 6 5
A Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Tobing WolpertG Asbi Kranyak Dwyer Karwur Bathurst George
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 AP 3 AP

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

A K 9 8 6 2
6
K J 3
K 10 2 Table 7
K J 9 7 3
Q 9 8 4
8 6 3
86767 =
56665 =
Par NS +120 J 5 4 3
A Q 5
A 2
J 7 5 4

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 36
Pass
3 W -2 +100
+5 7

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Thoma Fleisher Brenner Villas-Boas Zia Campos Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 1 Dbl Rdbl 2
2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 2 3 AP 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+10 46
Pass
4 W +1 -650
-10 7

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
George Piekarek Karwur Smirnov Rehder Tobing Gromoeller Asbi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 NT Pass 2 AP

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

A J 4 2
A 4
K 8 4 3
A J 4 Table 8
J 10 8 6
Q 10 9 6 5 2
Q 6
37627 =
967B5 =
Par NS -400 K Q 5
9 5 3
A 7
K 9 8 5 2

1 opening
3 E +2 -150
Tie 46
Pass
2 W +3 -150
Tie 7

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Cornell Asbi Bach Ware Karwur Tislevoll Sakul
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
2 2 3 Pass 3 NT AP
4 AP

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

A K Q 8 2
A Q 6
K Q 10
J 5 Table 10 9 5 4 3
9 7
6 4
K Q 10 9
22764 =
AB678 8B668
Par NS -650 7 6
K J 3
9 8 2
A 8 6 4 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 46
Pass
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 7

14. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul Q 9 3 2
K Q 3
J 6 2
J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Cornell Asbi Bach Ware Karwur Tislevoll Sakul
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A K 8
A J 10 7 5
A K 10 5 4
— Table J 10 6 4
9 8
9 7 3
K Q 7 6
43326 =
99AB7 899B7
Par NS -620 7 5
6 4 2
Q 8
A 8 5 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 58
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-12 7

15. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Amoils Graves Morgan Schwartz SchwartzRO Moss FisherL Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP 3 AP

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

K J 10 8 6 2
A K 10
A 10 4
8 Table 9 7 4
7 6 2
Q 7 5
A 10 5 2
53767 53777
7A666 =
Par NS -420 5 3
Q J 4
8 6 2
K Q J 7 6

1 opening
4 W -2 +100
+6 64
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 7

16. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Brogeland Bertheau Lindqvist FisherL Moss SchwartzRO Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

K 4
K J 3 2
K Q 6
J 9 6 5 Table A J 5 3
9 8
A 9 7 4 3
3 2
56747 =
87696 =
Par NS -120 Q 10 7 2
Q 10 7 6
J 2
A Q 8

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-3 64
Pass
2 W +1 -110
+3 10

17. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A 8 3 2
A J 10
10 9
10 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Nowosadzki Bocchi Kalita Madala Dubinin Jagniewski Gromov Gawel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 5
Q 7 6 5 2
A 8
A Q 9 Table Q J 7 6
4 3
K Q 7 6 4 3
3
44528 =
998A5 =
Par NS -500 10 4
K 9 8
J 5 2
K J 8 5 4

1 opening
3 NT W +2 -660
-11 64
Pass
3 E +1 -130
+11 21

18. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Nowosadzki Bocchi Kalita Madala Narkiewicz Jagniewski Buras Gawel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 7 3
K 5 3
A K 6 5
A 8 Table 10 9 5
J 10 7
J 10
K J 9 6 2
33534 44544
99899 A9899
Par NS -630 A J 4
Q 6
Q 9 7
Q 10 7 5 3

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
Tie 64
Pass
3 NT W = -600
Tie 21

19. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul Q 2
9 7 4
K 8 7 5 2
K 8 3

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

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

A K J 8 3
Q 6 5
A J 3
7 6 Table 7 4
A J 10 8 3
10 9 6
Q J 5
45467 =
88975 =
Par NS -140 10 9 6 5
K 2
Q 4
A 10 9 4 2

1 opening
4 E -2 +200
+13 77
Pass
4 W = -620
-13 21

20. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Martel Willenken Katz Rosenberg Nickell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A K 7
A 10 9 7 4
A J 6
5 3 Table 10 9 6 4 3
K Q 5
3 2
J 8 2
53388 =
8A955 =
Par NS -500 Q 2
3 2
Q 8 7 4
K Q 7 6 4

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
+11 88
Pass
4 W +1 -650
-11 21

21. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

N deals
None vul K J 6
K Q 8 5 2
5
Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Martel Compton Zia Rosenberg Chambers Willenken Schermer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 Pass 1 1 3 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 10 9
A J 4 3
10 9 6
10 9 Table 4 3 2
10 6
A K 7 4 3
J 5 3
88879 =
55564 55563
Par NS +120 8 7 5
9 7
Q J 8 2
A K 7 4

1 opening
3 S = +110
+2 90
Pass
3 W -1 +50
-2 21

22. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Lev Pszczola Cohler Mahaffey Sontag Glubok Berkowitz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

K J
A K Q 6
Q 10 9 6
J 8 6 Table 10 8 6 5 3
10 5 4 2
A 2
Q 7
55467 =
88976 =
Par NS -140 9 7
9 7 3
J 7 5 3
A K 9 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 90
Pass
2 W -1 +100
+5 26

23. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Rosenberg v.Prooijen Willenken Zia Drijver Martel Brink
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 1 NT AP

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

A 3
A 8 7 6
A 7 6 2
J 4 3 Table K 10
10 9
K 10 9 8 4
A 9 7 6
37433 =
958A9 =
Par NS -600 Q 7 6 2
Q 5 2
J 5 3
K Q 10

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
+1 91
Pass
1 NT W +2 -150
-1 26

24. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul K 6 3
Q 10 6
7 6 5
A J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Silverstein AukenS Rosenthal Welland BildeD Nystrom BildeM Upmark
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

A 10 7
A J 3
A 9 8
K 8 3 2 Table J 9 4
8 7
Q J 4 3 2
6 5 4
77856 77968
65486 55475
Par NS +140 Q 8 5 2
K 9 5 4 2
K 10
Q 9

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
Tie 91
Pass
1 NT W = -90
Tie 26

25. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin BildeM Fallenius BildeD Welland Nystrom AukenS Upmark
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
3 NT AP

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

A 3
A 8 7 6
A 7 6 2
J 4 3 Table K 10
10 9
K 10 9 8 4
A 9 7 6
37433 =
958A9 =
Par NS -600 Q 7 6 2
Q 5 2
J 5 3
K Q 10

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 91
Pass
3 W +2 -150
+10 36

26. 2012 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul J 9 2
10 7 6 5 4 3
7 3
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Buras Nystrom Narkiewicz Zaremba Petersson Zak Ahlesved
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

Q 5 3
K 9 8
A K Q 9 6
A 4 Table K 10 8 7 6
Q 2
5 2
Q 10 7 5
32634 32645
AA698 =
Par NS -630 A 4
A J
J 10 8 4
J 9 8 3 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 103
Pass
4 E = -620
-12 36

27. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Helgemo de Wijs Helness Nunes Verhees Fantoni v.Prooijen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT AP
1 NT AP

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

Q 10 6 4
A 8 7 2
K 10 3
A 5 Table J 7
K J 9 3
A 7 5 2
7 6 2
65457 =
77986 77985
Par NS -140 K 5 3
10 6 5
8 6
K Q J 10 3

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
+1 104
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-1 36

28. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Majumdar Hamman MukherjeeS Majumder Nickell MukherjeeM Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A K 8
10 8
A J 6 4 2
A J 2 Table 9 3
A Q 7 5 3
Q 7 3
8 7 5
35324 36324
A7AB9 =
Par NS -630 Q 10 5
9 6
10 9 8 5
Q 10 9 4

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 116
Pass
3 NT W +1 -630
-12 36

29. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman MukherjeeS Zia Majumdar MukherjeeM Katz Majumder Nickell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 NT 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

A 9 6 3
K 8 4
A Q J 10 9 2
— Table J 7 5
Q J
K 8 7
K 8 6 5 4
44827 =
985A5 =
Par NS -300 K Q 10 2
10 9 6 3
3
Q J 9 7

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
-7 116
Pass
3 W +1 -130
+7 43

30. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul 9 7 4 3
K 10
A Q 9 5 4 2
7

West North East South West North East South
Carroll Smirnov Garvey Piekarek Rohowsky Mesbur Fritsche Fitzgibbon
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 1 2 Dbl Rdbl
Dbl 3 Pass 3 (AP) 2 AP

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

8
A 9 8 7 6 2
J 3
A Q 6 5 Table K Q 10 6
Q 3
10 8 6
K 9 4 2
89495 =
54848 =
Par NS +140 A J 5 2
J 5 4
K 7
J 10 8 3

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 122
Pass
2 W = -110
-6 43

31. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul 7 4
K J 10 8 4
8 6 2
9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller McGann Rehder Hanlon Garvey Smirnov Carroll Piekarek
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Dbl 2 2 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 5
9 2
A K 3
K J 7 5 Table 9 8 3 2
A 5 3
Q 10 9 4
A 4
43634 =
9A799 =
Par NS -620 A K 10
Q 7 6
J 7 5
Q 10 8 3

1 opening
2 E +3 -200
+9 131
Pass
4 W = -620
-9 43

32. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

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

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

9 3
A K Q
J 8 5 4 2
K 5 2 Table K 8 7 6 5
8 7 2
A 10 9 7
3
55637 =
787A6 =
Par NS -130 10 2
10 9 6 5
Q 6 3
A Q J 10

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
Tie 131
Pass
3 W +1 -130
Tie 43

33. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul 7 4
K J 10 8 4
8 6 2
9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness WolpertD Helgemo Amoils Korbel Nunes Miles Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 1 Dbl 2
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q J 6 5
9 2
A K 3
K J 7 5 Table 9 8 3 2
A 5 3
Q 10 9 4
A 4
43634 =
9A799 =
Par NS -620 A K 10
Q 7 6
J 7 5
Q 10 8 3

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
+1 132
Pass
4 W = -620
-1 43

34. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul 8
K 10
K 10 9 5 4
Q 9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Mesbur Fritsche Fitzgibbon Rohowsky Smirnov Garvey Piekarek Carroll
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 2 2 3 1 Pass 2 Dbl
3 4 4 Dbl (AP) Pass 2 NT 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 6 5
A J 8 3 2
3
K 5 2 Table Q 10 4 3
Q 9 5 4
Q J 6
J 6
854AA =
57833 =
Par NS +130 A 9 7 2
7 6
A 8 7 2
A 10 7

1 opening
4 × E -2 +500
+9 141
Pass
4 S = +130
-9 43

35. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul 7 4
K J 10 8 4
8 6 2
9 6 2

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

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

Q J 6 5
9 2
A K 3
K J 7 5 Table 9 8 3 2
A 5 3
Q 10 9 4
A 4
43634 =
9A799 =
Par NS -620 A K 10
Q 7 6
J 7 5
Q 10 8 3

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+1 142
Pass
2 E +3 -200
-1 43

36. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

A Q 10 4
9 5 4
K J 3 2
A 9 Table K 9 8
K 10 8 6
10 9 7 4
K 2
34438 33438
999A5 =
Par NS -400 6 5
J 3
A 8 6 5
Q J 10 6 3

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 142
Pass
4 E -2 +100
+5 48

37. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

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

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

A Q 10 2
Q 3
K Q 6
Q J 10 4 Table K J 9 8
K 7 6 2
10 9 3
K 5
44666 44676
99767 =
Par NS -400 4
10 8 4
A 4 2
A 9 8 7 6 3

1 opening
2 × S -3 -500
-2 142
Pass
3 NT W +1 -430
+2 50

38. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Stansby Gu Martel Kamil WeinsteinJ Fleisher YangD
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl 3 1 1 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT AP
4 AP

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

K Q 4
9 8 4
A Q 10 5 2
J 5 Table A 9 8 6
A J 10
J 9 7 3
10 4
32528 =
8A7A5 =
Par NS -620 10 7 2
7 3
K 6 4
A Q 7 6 3

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-11 142
Pass
2 NT E = -120
+11 61

39. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

K Q 10
A K
K J 10 4
10 9 4 2 Table A 9 8 5
8 6 4 3
9 6
A 8 7
33443 =
AA79A =
Par NS -430 6 4 2
9 7
A Q 7 2
K Q 6 5

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
Tie 142
Pass
3 NT W = -400
Tie 61

40. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Friedland BessisT Dahl Delmonte Grue Lusky Cheek Falk
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J
A Q 4 3
A J 4 3
J 6 3 Table K Q 10
J 9 8 7 2
K 9 8 5
7
15116 =
87CC7 =
Par NS -1430 8 7 5 3
K 6
Q 7
A Q 10 8 2

1 opening
4 W +2 -680
-1 142
Pass
4 W +1 -650
+1 62

41. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul J 6 5
9 7
K 7 5
K Q 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Sadek ClerkinJ El Ahmady Madala Ekeblad Bocchi Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
2 3 3 AP 2 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

K 10 9 8 3
Q 10 8 6
A Q
4 2 Table A Q
K 5 3 2
10 8 6 4 3 2
10
64228 =
69A95 =
Par NS -420 7 4 2
A J 4
J 9
A J 8 5 3

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+6 148
Pass
4 W = -420
-6 62

42. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

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

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

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

1 opening
2 S -2 -100
-7 148
Pass
2 W -2 +200
+7 69

43. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Ino Levin Imakura Weinstein Fleisher Teramoto Kamil Furuta
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 7 3
A J 5 4
J
A K 10 6 Table J 8 6
K 9 7 2
A 9 6 5
7 3
54265 =
89B78 =
Par NS -650 K 10
Q 10 8 6
K Q 7
J 5 4 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+13 161
Pass
4 E +1 -650
-13 69

44. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul J 7 4 3 2
K Q 4
K 8 2
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Zagorin Levin Bathurst Wooldridge Stansby Hurd Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 NT Dbl 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 8 6 5
5 3
10 7
A K 8 4 Table 10 9
A 9 8 6 2
A J 9 4
10 5
43345 =
9AA88 8AA88
Par NS -420 K
J 10 7
Q 6 5 3
Q J 7 3 2

1 opening
2 × S -2 -300
-4 161
Pass
2 W +1 -140
+4 73

45. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 18

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

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

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

A 9 7 3
A J 5 4
J
A K 10 6 Table J 8 6
K 9 7 2
A 9 6 5
7 3
54265 =
89B78 =
Par NS -650 K 10
Q 10 8 6
K Q 7
J 5 4 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
-1 161
Pass
4 E = -620
+1 74

46. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Pachtman Duboin Ginossar HerbstO Lauria HerbstI Versace
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A 9 7 3
A J 5 4
J
A K 10 6 Table J 8 6
K 9 7 2
A 9 6 5
7 3
54265 =
89B78 =
Par NS -650 K 10
Q 10 8 6
K Q 7
J 5 4 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 161
Pass
4 W +1 -650
Tie 74

47. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Hishmat Hurd Nadim Sadek Grue El Ahmady LallJ
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 AP 1 NT AP

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

Q 8 5 4
10 7 5 2
A 4
A K Q Table —
K Q 8 4
9 8 7 5
J 9 6 4 2
69363 =
44979 =
Par NS +100 10 9 7 2
A 6 3
K Q J 2
5 3

1 opening
2 E = -110
+1 162
Pass
1 NT W +2 -150
-1 74

48. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace SahaB Lauria MukherjeeS Kushari Bocchi Majumdar Madala
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 9
Q 7 6
A K J 6 5
A Q Table Q 5 3 2
9 5 3
Q
10 8 6 4 2
32431 42441
9A899 8A899
Par NS -620 K 10 7
K 10 8 4
10 9 7
K J 9

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
Tie 162
Pass
3 NT W = -600
Tie 74

49. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul 10 9 6 4
J 10 8 7 6 4
8
A J

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Landen Meckstroth Gerstman ClerkinJ Zia ClerkinD Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 Pass 1 1 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP 5 AP

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

K Q J 7
K Q 2
K Q 6 5 2
4 Table A 5
A
J 9 7 4 3
10 9 7 6 2
43626 =
897B7 =
Par NS -600 8 3 2
9 5 3
A 10
K Q 8 5 3

1 opening
5 E = -600
Tie 162
Pass
5 E = -600
Tie 74

50. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Welland Greco Bramley Schermer Moss Chambers Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

6 2
A Q 8 2
A J 5 4
Q J 10 Table Q J 9 4
J 7
Q 8 3
9 5 4 2
66666 =
77777 =
Par NS -90 A 8 5
9 6 4 3
10 9 6
A K 6

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
Tie 162
Pass
1 NT W = -90
Tie 74

51. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul A 9
A 7 4 2
J 7 6
8 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Delmonte Kamil Amoils Fleisher Levin Cheek Weinstein Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP 4 AP

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

J 10 8 7 6 5
8
A K 9 3
K 7 Table K 3 2
Q J 10 9 5
5 4
Q J 3
53467 =
7A876 =
Par NS -420 Q 4
K 6 3
Q 10 8 2
A 10 9 4

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+6 168
Pass
4 W = -420
-6 74

52. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Levin Platnick Weinstein Kamil Moss Fleisher Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 2 Dbl Rdbl 3
Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 10 9 7 5 2
10 6
Q 3 2
10 Table Q 6
K 8 2
K 8 7 4
K 5 4 2
53969 =
89364 =
Par NS -100 J 8 4
Q J 7 5
J 9 5
A Q 7

1 opening
4 S = +420
+8 176
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
-8 74

53. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
DeFotis WeinsteinH Mouser Garner CohenB Aker Smith Richter
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 2 2 1 NT 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

K 8 3
K 10 8 6
A Q 9
A 9 2 Table 7 5 2
3
J 10 8 6 5 2
K J 6
47847 47947
76495 76395
Par NS +100 J 4
A 9 7 4
K
Q 8 7 5 4 3

1 opening
3 E = -110
-2 176
Pass
3 S -1 -50
+2 76

54. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 32

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

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

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

A K 8 3 2
Q 9 5 3
6 4
A 8 Table J
A 7 6
Q 8 7 3 2
Q 7 4 2
76566 =
67876 67877
Par NS -110 Q 10 9 5
K 8 4
K 9 5
K J 10

1 opening
1 W -1 +50
+6 182
Pass
2 W +3 -200
-6 76

55. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Willenken WeinsteinJ Welland Garner Sher WeinsteinH Jackson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 1 2 2
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
5 AP

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

K 8 3
2
A Q J 6 5
K Q 7 4 Table A 9
K 9 7 5
9 7 4 3
10 9 2
36623 57623
867BA =
Par NS -400 Q 10 5 2
10 8 6
K 10 8
A J 5

1 opening
5 W = -400
-7 182
Pass
3 W +1 -130
+7 83

56. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Helness Garner Helgemo Fantoni Saelensminde Nunes Brogeland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 2 NT 3 Pass 2 Pass Pass 3
3 Pass 4 AP Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 4 3
A Q 7 5 3
A K J
J Table A J 5 2
J
9 8 7 4 3 2
8 4
74638 =
597A4 59794
Par NS -140 Q 8
9 6 4 2
10
A Q 10 7 6 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
Tie 182
Pass
4 E -1 +50
Tie 83

57. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul Q 7 3
Q 7 6
K 8 5 4 3
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Versace Stefanov Lauria Duboin Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 8 5
A K 10 9 4
Q 7
K J 6 Table J 10 9 2
J 8
A J 6 2
Q 8 3
32344 =
AAA99 =
Par NS -430 K 6 4
5 3 2
10 9
A 10 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-1 182
Pass
3 NT E = -400
+1 84

58. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 1

N deals
None vul Q 10 7 4 3
7 5 4
A Q 10 8
6

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Cornell Sementa Bach Ware Fantoni Whibley Nunes
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 Pass 1 1 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A K 9 6
A K 10 6
5
K J 7 4 Table J 5
3 2
J 9 6 4 3 2
A Q 8
44342 44343
9899A =
Par NS -400 8 2
Q J 9 8
K 7
10 9 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
Tie 182
Pass
3 NT W = -400
Tie 84

59. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul J 8 7
A 9 6 3
9 7
K 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Austberg Drijver Saelensminde Brink de Wijs Lindqvist Muller Brogeland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 (AP) 1 Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 3
J 5
K Q J 6 2
J 7 Table K 6 4
Q 8 4
A 5 4
Q 9 8 3
66756 66857
77586 =
Par NS +100 A 9 2
K 10 7 2
10 8 3
A 10 6

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
-4 182
Pass
2 NT E -1 +50
+4 88

60. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul J 10 3
A J 8
Q 7 4
10 9 8 6

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

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

K 2
10 7 5 4 3 2
A J 10 9
K Table A 8 5 4
Q 6
K 6 5
Q 7 5 3
66457 =
77986 =
Par NS -140 Q 9 7 6
K 9
8 3 2
A J 4 2

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 182
Pass
2 NT E -1 +100
+6 94

61. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Welland Meckstroth Willenken Smith Freeman CohenB Nickell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
4 AP

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

K Q
A 10 7 6 4 2
K J 8 4
A Table 10 8 5
K
A 7 5
K 9 8 7 4 3
54433 =
879A9 =
Par NS -140 A J 7 4
Q J 9 3
9
J 10 6 5

1 opening
4 W = -620
-11 182
Pass
3 E = -110
+11 105

62. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Compton Elinescu Hamman Rodwell Piekarek Meckstroth Smirnov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

Q
A K J 7
A K 9 4 2
7 5 4 Table J 5 4 2
Q 10 5 4
8 6
A J 9
47345 =
76A97 96A98
Par NS -420 A K 3
9 8 6
Q 10 7
Q 10 8 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 182
Pass
4 E = -420
Tie 105

63. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Ferguson Casen Hollman Narkiewicz Fallenius Buras Fredin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 3
3 NT AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

Q 8 4
A 9 5 4
A Q 8
A 8 7 Table K 9 7 6
K 6 3
J 10 7 5 3 2
—
45538 =
688A4 687A4
Par NS -130 A 10 5 2
7
6
K J 10 9 6 5 2

1 opening
3 NT W -3 +300
+5 187
Pass
5 W -1 +100
-5 105

64. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 112

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Willenken Compton Welland Garner Rodwell WeinsteinH Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl
2 Pass 4 AP 2 AP

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

K Q 10 4
K 9 8 6 3
Q 6 3
7 Table J 7
J 10 5
A J 2
K 8 6 3 2
66478 =
66955 =
Par NS -140 9 8
Q 7
K 10 8 4
A Q 9 5 4

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
Tie 187
Pass
2 W -1 +50
Tie 105

65. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Jacobs Moss Katz Levin WolpertG Weinstein Spector
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 NT 2 AP 1 Pass 1 NT AP

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

K J 10 4 3
K 8 3
A 4
Q J 2 Table A
J 10 4
10 9 5 3 2
A 9 7 4
54554 =
78779 =
Par NS -110 8 7 6 2
A 7 6 2
K
K 6 5 3

1 opening
2 E -1 +50
+4 191
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-4 105

66. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 112

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Martel Rosenberg Stansby Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2 Pass
2 AP 3 AP

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

K Q 10 4
K 9 8 6 3
Q 6 3
7 Table J 7
J 10 5
A J 2
K 8 6 3 2
66478 =
66955 =
Par NS -140 9 8
Q 7
K 10 8 4
A Q 9 5 4

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
Tie 191
Pass
3 W = -140
Tie 105

67. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Welland WeinsteinH Hamman Garner Compton
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 10 7 2
A 6
6 4
A J 9 6 Table 6 5 3
Q 7 4 3
K 10 9 7
10 2
54776 64777
78666 =
Par NS -110 J 8
K 10 5
Q J 8 2
K 8 4 3

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
Tie 191
Pass
3 W = -140
Tie 105

68. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

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

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

A
K J 8 7 4 2
K Q J 9 3
Q Table Q 10 5 2
Q 9
A 4
J 10 6 5 4
37226 =
96BA7 =
Par NS -450 K 8 6 3
A 10 3
8 2
A 7 3 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
Tie 191
Pass
4 W +1 -450
Tie 105

69. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna Garner Pellegrini WeinsteinH Rosenberg Lambardi Zia Palazzo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 7
K 10 5 4
A Q 2
K 10 9 Table 3 2
A 7 2
J 7
A J 7 6 5 2
48383 =
8595A =
Par NS -130 A K 4
Q 6 3
10 8 5 4
Q 4 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
-3 191
Pass
3 NT W -2 +200
+3 108

70. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

A J 10 8 6 5 3
A J 4 2
J
5 Table Q
8 7 6 5
A 9 4 3 2
Q 9 3
63278 64278
49953 =
Par NS -140 7 4 2
K Q 9
K 7 5
K J 6 4

1 opening
4 × W -1 +100
+11 202
Pass
4 W = -420
-11 108

71. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Efraimsson Brink Morath Cullin Muller Upmark de Wijs
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

10 9
A Q 10 2
K 9 2
K 7 4 2 Table Q 6 4 3
9 7
J 8 7 3
A J 8
67666 =
66677 =
Par NS +80 K J 8 7
K 8 4
A 10 6 5
9 6

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-6 202
Pass
1 NT W -2 +200
+6 114

72. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Chechelashvili Gitelman Gu WangJ Lynch Ao Dawson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

J 8 7
A 10 9 8 4
8 6 5
A K Table Q 9 5 2
K Q
Q J 9 7 2
7 3
55447 =
78896 =
Par NS -110 A 10 4
7 5 3
K 4
Q J 9 5 4

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-1 202
Pass
2 E = -110
+1 115

73. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Fu Gromov Zhao Nystrom Balicki Bertheau Zmudzinski
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
2 AP

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

A K Q
A 5
K 8 5 3 2
10 9 3 Table J 10 9 6 4
K J 10 2
10 7
Q 5
43657 =
8A775 =
Par NS -620 8 7 5 3
Q 6
A J 9
A 8 6 4

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
Tie 202
Pass
2 W +2 -170
Tie 115

74. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K J 3 2
J 7 6
8
A 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Gerstman Martel Carmichael Morgan Gitelman Harris Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT 2 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 7
A K 10
6 4 3 2
K 10 3 Table 9 6 4
9 5 4
A J 10 9 7
J 9
66657 67757
66676 =
Par NS +80 Q 8 5
Q 8 3 2
K Q 5
Q 8 7

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 202
Pass
2 S = +110
+5 120

75. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul K 10 9 6 2
10 9 6 3
K 6
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 8 3
A K 4
10 7 5
K J 10 9 Table Q 7 5
Q 7
A J 9 2
Q 8 5 3
47854 =
96577 =
Par NS -400 A 4
J 8 5 2
Q 8 4 3
A 7 6

1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
-2 202
Pass
2 W = -90
+2 122

76. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul Q J 8 5
K J 6 2
9 8 4
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Garner Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT AP

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

A 9 4
A 8 7
A K 5 2
J 6 3 Table K 10 7 3
10 5
6 3
Q 8 7 5 2
55774 65774
68669 =
Par NS -110 6 2
Q 9 4 3
Q J 10 7
A K 9

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
Tie 202
Pass
1 NT W = -90
Tie 122

77. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul 9 7 6
J 7 5 2
Q 2
9 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Apfel Schwartz Scott Becker Casen Saxe Krekorian SmithT
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 3
A K 10 9
K J 6 3
K J Table 10 5 2
Q 8 6 3
A 9 5
10 8 2
34236 =
A9AA7 =
Par NS -630 K Q 8 4
4
10 8 7 4
A Q 7 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
-12 202
Pass
4 W -1 +100
+12 134

78. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul 10 8 7 4
6 5
K 9 8 6 5
K 2

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

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

A K Q 2
Q J 10 7
J
10 8 5 3 Table J 9 3
A K 8 4
Q 7 3
9 7 6
55496 =
47934 =
Par NS -140 6 5
9 3 2
A 10 4 2
A Q J 4

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
+6 208
Pass
2 W +1 -140
-6 134

79. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Helness Meckstroth Helgemo Sontag Nickell Bates Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A K 8 4
K 8 4
A J 9 3
9 8 Table Q 2
A 10 9 7 3
Q 2
5 4 3 2
45346 =
88A97 =
Par NS -620 9 7
6 5 2
10 5 4
A Q J 7 6

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 208
Pass
4 W -1 +100
Tie 134

80. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Allfrey Stansby Robson Bakhshi Weinstein McIntosh Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

A K J 5 4
A K 9 8 6
Q
Q 9 Table Q 7
7 5 4 3 2
K 7 6 4 2
8
32169 =
7AB74 =
Par NS -500 9 6 3 2
10
A 10 8
A 10 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E +3 -710
-2 208
Pass
4 W +1 -650
+2 136

81. 2005 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 9 2
10 6 5 2
J
Q J 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Freeman Duboin Nickell Meckstroth Fantoni Rodwell Nunes
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
5 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

A K 5 3
K Q 4
A K Q 3 2
2 Table J 7
J 7
10 9 7 5 4
10 5 4 3
56727 =
876B6 =
Par NS -400 8 6 4
A 9 8 3
8 6
A K 9 6

1 opening
5 E = -400
Tie 208
Pass
5 E = -400
Tie 136

82. 2005 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

A K Q 10 6 5 3
A 2
8
A 10 9 Table J 9 2
J 9 8 4
K 9 2
8 6 3
33797 =
9A645 =
Par NS -300 7 4
K 10 5
Q 7 6 3
K J 7 2

1 opening
4 × W = -790
-5 208
Pass
4 W = -620
+5 141

83. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Gitelman Versace Moss Greco Zia Hampson Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 1 NT AP
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 AP

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

6 5
A 9
A K Q 6 3
J 5 4 2 Table Q J 8 4
K 10 8 2
J 9
9 7 3
56756 =
77687 =
Par NS -90 10 9 7
Q 7 4 3
8 5
A Q 10 6

1 opening
2 W = -90
+1 209
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-1 141

84. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Krekorian Hurd Casen Aa WhiteM Groetheim Carmichael
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT AP

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

6 5
A 9
A K Q 6 3
J 5 4 2 Table Q J 8 4
K 10 8 2
J 9
9 7 3
56756 =
77687 =
Par NS -90 10 9 7
Q 7 4 3
8 5
A Q 10 6

1 opening
1 N = +80
-1 209
Pass
2 NT W -1 +100
+1 142

85. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Gitelman Fallenius Moss Hampson Zia Greco Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 AP 1 Pass 1 NT AP

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

K J 7 5
A 6 4 2
9 3
A Q 7 Table 8 4 3
K Q J
A 6 5 4
6 4 3
55465 55565
88878 =
Par NS -120 A 10
9 8 5 3
K 10
K 10 8 5 2

1 opening
2 E -2 +100
+5 214
Pass
1 NT E = -90
-5 142

86. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 111

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Verhees Versace Jansma v.Prooijen Nunes Brink Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 4 3 2
Q J 8 3 2
K 6
K Table 7 6
A 7 4
7 5 4
Q J 7 5 4
75587 86587
57856 57756
Par NS +100 A K 5
9 6 5
A J 2
10 9 6 2

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-3 214
Pass
2 W = -110
+3 145

87. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul Q 7
J 10 7 4 3
K 9 8 7
J 5

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

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

J 5 3
K 5
A J 4 3
K Q 10 6 Table A 10 9 6 2
A 8
10 6
9 7 4 3
33753 =
89679 =
Par NS -140 K 8 4
Q 9 6 2
Q 5 2
A 8 2

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+1 215
Pass
2 E +3 -200
-1 145

88. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 8 7 6 5 3
Q J 10 4
9
A Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Rerhaye Lauria Laghrari Versace Fantoni Hachimi Nunes Berrada
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 1
2 NT 3 Dbl 3 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass 4 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 4 4 NT AP

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

K J 10 4
A 7
K Q 8 5 4
J 6 Table A 9 2
9 6 2
A 10 7 6
K 9 2
24727 =
A95B6 =
Par NS -430 Q
K 8 5 3
J 3 2
10 8 7 4 3

1 opening
4 NT W +1 -460
-7 215
Pass
3 W +2 -150
+7 152

89. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul 4 3 2
9 8 7
A J 9 6 5
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Schollaardt Bocchi Drijver Jansma Nunes Verhees Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 AP 2 AP

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

K Q J 8 6 5
K
K 10
K 10 9 2 Table 10
A Q 10 5 3
Q 8 7 4 3
8 3
45446 =
98887 88887
Par NS -400 A 9 7
J 6 4 2
2
A J 7 6 4

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+4 219
Pass
2 W = -110
-4 152

90. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 8

N deals
None vul K Q J 10 8
9 3
Q 8 7 4 3
5

West North East South West North East South
SahaN Versace Haque Lauria Duboin Islam Bocchi Talukder
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 2 Dbl 3
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 6
A Q J 8 7 5 4
9 6
Q 10 Table 9 4 3 2
K 2
A K
8 7 6 3 2
37387 =
95A46 =
Par NS -420 7 5
10 6
J 10 5 2
A K J 9 4

1 opening
4 W = -420
+1 220
Pass
4 W +1 -450
-1 152

91. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul 5
10 7 5 3
K 10 2
J 10 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
JonssonS Khven Erlingsson Matushko Rekunov Jorgensen Khokhlov Armannsson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

A K Q 9 4
A 9 4 2
A 9
6 2 Table J 10 8 6 2
Q
Q 6 5 4 3
K 9
63837 =
7A594 7A595
Par NS -620 7 3
K J 8 6
J 8 7
A Q 5 4

1 opening
4 E = -620
Tie 220
Pass
4 E = -620
Tie 152

92. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell WolpertD Freeman Czyzowicz WolpertG Soloway Demuy Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 2 AP

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

A 8 5
8 7 3 2
A 9 6 4
A Q Table Q 10 9 7
A Q 10 4
Q 8 3
7 5
43347 =
89A96 =
Par NS -620 J 4 3
K 9 5
7 2
K 10 9 4 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-1 220
Pass
2 E +1 -140
+1 153

93. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Jassem Landen Gawrys Puczynski Doub Chmurski Wildavsky
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 2 1 Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP

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

A 4 3
A
K J 7 3
A Q J 5 4 Table Q J 7 6 2
10 5 4 3
9 8
9 7
53654 64654
79789 =
Par NS -140 K 8 5
Q J 7 6
A Q 5
8 6 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 220
Pass
4 E -1 +100
Tie 153

94. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Welland Sontag Fallenius Rosenberg Martel Zia Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 2 Pass
2 AP

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

A J 6 5
A Q 9 6
10 7
K 7 4 Table 9 8 7 3
K 3 2
A Q 9 2
3 2
53467 54467
89976 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 2
10 4
K J 8 4
A 10 9 8

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-1 220
Pass
1 NT E +1 -120
+1 154

95. 2002 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul 9 5 3 2
K 9 6 4 2
9 7 4
J

West North East South West North East South
Versace Maksymetz Lauria Graves MossM Bocchi Schifko Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
3 NT AP 4 Pass 4 NT AP

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

A K J 7 6
Q 5
A K Q 6
Q 8 Table 4
J 10 8 7
J 10 5 3
A 9 7 5
34435 =
A98A8 A99A8
Par NS -430 Q 10 8
A 3
8 2
K 10 6 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
+1 221
Pass
4 NT W = -430
-1 154

96. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul A 6
J 6 2
A 10 5 4
10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Munksgaard Jacobs Christiansen Katz Lauria Nilsson Versace Eriksson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
4 Dbl AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
4 AP

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

K Q J 10 5 3 2
A 8 7
9
A J Table 9 7
Q 9 5 4
K J 8 3 2
4 2
54578 =
78765 =
Par NS -100 8 4
K 10 3
Q 7 6
K Q 8 5 3

1 opening
4 × W = -790
-5 221
Pass
4 W = -620
+5 159

97. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

N deals
None vul A 7
Q 3
9 8 5 3 2
A 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Moss Cohen Gitelman WeinsteinH Rosenberg Garner Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

K Q 10 6 2
J 8
A K Q 7 6
K Table 5 4 3
K 7 6 4 2
4
J 8 4 3
65768 75778
58664 =
Par NS -100 J 9 8
A 10 9 5
J 10
Q 10 9 7

1 opening
4 W -2 +100
-2 221
Pass
4 W -3 +150
+2 161

98. 2001 Spingold Round of 128, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
McKellarA TuckerW McKellarG Litvack Trouwborst Kersey Maas Heron
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT 3 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q
A 9 8 5
A K Q J 2
K 9 4 Table A 8 6 4 3
7 4 3
9 7
Q 10 8
45445 =
97998 =
Par NS -600 10 9 5
K J
6 5 3
J 7 5 3 2

1 opening
3 S -4 -200
+10 231
Pass
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 161

99. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Larsen Hamman Meltzer Weichsel Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 3
A K J 7 5
A K 9 7
4 Table A 9 8 2
9
10 4 2
K J 9 7 6
33324 44433
899A9 999A9
Par NS -600 Q
8 6 4 3 2
Q J 6
A Q 8 2

1 opening
2 W -2 +200
+3 234
Pass
3 NT E -1 +100
-3 161

100. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul 8 7 5
K J
A K 6 3
10 9 5 2

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

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

A K 9 2
9 8 5
10 8 2
A 8 3 Table J 4 3
Q 10 6 4 2
9 7
K 7 6
66487 66497
57845 =
Par NS +100 Q 10 6
A 7 3
Q J 5 4
Q J 4

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+2 236
Pass
2 W -1 +50
-2 161

101. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 9 6
10 9 8 7 6
9 6 4
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Wernle Campos Kriftner Villas-Boas Branco Simon Chagas TerraneoF
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

J 10 8 5 3
A K J
A J 5
K 6 Table K 2
5 4
Q 10 8 2
A J 7 4 3
22313 22312
AB9CA BB9CA
Par NS -920 A 7 4
Q 3 2
K 7 3
Q 10 8 5

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 236
Pass
3 NT E +1 -430
Tie 161

102. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A 10 8 4
A Q 5
J 7 2
7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Rdbl 2 AP 1 NT AP

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

K 2
K 10 7 6
K Q 6 5
Q J 9 Table J 9 7 5
9 8 2
A 8 4 3
6 2
77668 77768
66675 =
Par NS +90 Q 6 3
J 4 3
10 9
A K 10 8 5

1 opening
2 E = -90
+1 237
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
-1 161

103. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul A 10
J 10 9 8
7 4 3
Q 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Zia Garner Rosenberg Levin Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Rdbl 2 3 AP

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

Q J 4 3
K Q 6
J 10 9
A 10 3 Table 9 8 7
7 5
A Q 8 6 5 2
J 5
45848 =
97495 =
Par NS -500 K 6 5 2
A 4 3 2
K
K 9 6 4

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 237
Pass
3 E -1 +100
Tie 161

104. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Casen Stansby Schwartz Zia Meltzer Rosenberg Larsen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

A 6 3 2
Q J 6
Q 8 7
A 6 5 Table 9 8 7
10 7 5 4 2
K J 3 2
Q
8667A =
46763 =
Par NS +130 Q J 10
8
A 10 6 5
K J 7 4 2

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
Tie 237
Pass
3 N +1 +130
Tie 161

105. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Rosenberg Larsen Zia Weinstein Weichsel Levin Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

K J 9 7 5
K 9 5
A Q 6 3
9 Table 10 8 2
A J 8
K 8 7 4
6 4 3
63637 =
7A7A6 =
Par NS -420 A 4
10 7 6 3
9 2
A Q 8 7 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
+2 239
Pass
2 W +2 -170
-2 161

106. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul 10 9 8
A J 10 3
Q 6 3
Q 7 4

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

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

A J 6
K Q 8 7
K 2
K 9 5 2 Table K 5 4 3 2
6 5
J 9 7 5
10 6
64777 75777
68666 =
Par NS -110 Q 7
9 4 2
A 10 8 4
A J 8 3

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-1 239
Pass
2 W = -110
+1 162

107. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 8 7 2
J 9 6 5 2
A 6
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Cintra Romanski BrancoP Kowalski Zakrzewski Branco Szymanowski Chagas
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 6
A K
9 7 5 4 3
9 8 4 Table 9 5 3
10 8 7
J 10 2
A Q J 3
67856 =
65587 66587
Par NS +110 K 10 4
Q 4 3
K Q 8
K 10 7 5

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
Tie 239
Pass
2 W = -90
Tie 162

Data 9X11 Main Top One Club vs. Pass