Data 9X17 Main

One Club vs. One Diamond

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 12-13 HCP

Found 659 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 Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Helgemo Brogeland Helness Fantoni FisherL Nunes SchwartzRO
1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl 1 NT
Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT (AP) 2 AP

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

K Q 7 5
4 3 2
Q 6 5 2
7 3 Table A 9 6
A J 9 5
10 9
A 10 5 2
76678 =
67765 =
Par NS +90 J 10 3 2
Q 10 8
K 4 3
Q 9 4

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 0
1 opening
2 W -1 +100
+4 4

4. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A Q J 5
J 7
K 10 8
Q 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Lee Piekarek Glubok Smirnov Sementa Weichsel Tokay Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 2
K 6 5 2
J 6 3 2
A 6 Table 8 6 4
10 9 8
A 9 7
J 8 4 3
AA99A =
33443 =
Par NS +430 10 7 3
A Q 4 3
Q 5 4
K 9 5

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-8 0
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+8 12

6. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Lee Piekarek Glubok Smirnov Sementa Weichsel Tokay Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

A 9 2
J 6
A Q 3 2
A K 8 6 Table 10 7 5 3
K 9 7
K 7 5 4
Q 5
44634 =
997A9 =
Par NS -600 Q 8 6 4
8 5 4 3 2
10
10 9 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+13 13
1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-13 13

11. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 5 2
A 7 2
Q 7 5 3
K Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Martel Diamond Fleisher Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Greco
1 2 3 1 1 3
4 AP 4 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K Q 9 8
Q J 6 5 3
K J
A 5 Table A J 10 6 4 3
10 4
10 9 6
7 6
54499 =
79834 =
Par NS -100 7
K 9 8
A 8 4 2
10 8 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+8 23
1 opening
5 × S -2 -300
-8 15

13. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak WeinsteinH WolpertG Grabel Lee Hurd Hamman Wooldridge
1 2 2 1 2 3
Pass 2 3 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl AP

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

Q 10 8 6
10 3 2
J 5 4 2
10 9 Table 9
Q J 6
K 8
K Q J 8 7 6 3
9AA96 9AAA6
43337 =
Par NS +420 A J 5 4 3
A 9 5
A 10 9 3
2

1 opening
4 × N = +590
+12 35
1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-12 15

15. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 122

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Moss
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 5 AP Pass 6 NT AP

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

A 9 8 3
8 7 6 3
Q 10 8 4
9 Table 10 5 4
10 9 5 2
7 2
Q 10 4 2
BB9BC CBABC
12321 =
Par NS +1440 K 7
K J 4
A J 5 3
A K J 3

1 opening
5 N = +600
+13 48
1 opening
6 NT N -2 -200
-13 15

21. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Martel Platnick Cohler Diamond
1 1 2 1 1 Dbl
3 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 3
3 Pass Pass 4 3 4 4 Dbl (AP)
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A J 5 2
10 9 2
5 4 2
K 8 7 Table 8 7 6 4 3
K 8
A J 10 9 3
6
A5B7B =
27262 =
Par NS +650 K 10 9
A Q 7 6 4
K
10 9 5 3

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
-5 57
1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
+5 20

22. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

N deals
E-W vul K 9 7
Q 10 9 4
Q 2
K Q 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Martel Bathurst Fleisher Moss
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 3 3
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT Dbl AP

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

10 3
A K J 7
10 9 5 4
A 6 4 Table A 8 6 4
5 2
A 3
J 9 7 5 3
67665 =
66768 66678
Par NS -90 Q J 5 2
8 6 3
K J 8 7 6
8

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
+10 67
1 opening
3 NT× N -3 -500
-10 20

24. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

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

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

Q 10 8 6
10 3 2
J 5 4 2
10 9 Table 9
Q J 6
K 8
K Q J 8 7 6 3
9AA96 9AAA6
43337 =
Par NS +420 A J 5 4 3
A 9 5
A 10 9 3
2

1 opening
2 × E -1 +200
+6 73
1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 20

25. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ WeinsteinH Kranyak Grabel Bramley Hurd Stansby Wooldridge
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 4
J 7 6
A 9 5
A Q 8 7 Table 7 6 5 3 2
K 5 2
Q 3
10 5 4
87997 86998
56445 =
Par NS +140 Q 9
A Q 10 9 3
7 6 2
K 9 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 83
1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 20

28. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul A Q 10 3
6 5
K 3 2
K 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Koneru Dwyer Krekorian Stewart Jacobus Woolsey Passell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
1 Dbl 3 3 2 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 9
A Q 9 4 2
10 7 5 4
4 Table 8 7 4
K 10 8 3
9
8 7 6 5 2
8B6BA =
00703 =
Par NS +650 6 5 2
J 7
A Q J 8 6
A Q J

1 opening
5 S = +600
+10 93
1 opening
4 N +1 +150
-10 22

29. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 109

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 3
Q J 3
3 2
A Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Stark Pszczola Baseggio McAllister Berkowitz Campanile Sontag
1 1 2 1 1 2
Dbl Pass 2 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 8 6 5
10 5 2
K 6 5
8 7 3 Table K 10 4
9 8 7 6 4
A Q J 10 9
—
8745B =
36882 =
Par NS +600 J 2
A K
8 7 4
K J 10 6 4 2

1 opening
5 N = +600
+13 106
1 opening
3 NT× S -1 -200
-13 22

32. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Gan Welland HuangY AukenS Smirnov LiL Piekarek LiY
1 1 2 1 Pass 1
4 AP Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

K 6 4
J 10 9 7
A K 6 5
K 5 Table A J 7 5 3
8 4
8 2
Q 10 9 3
43555 =
9A778 =
Par NS -620 10 2
A Q 6 5 2
7 4 3
J 4 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
-10 106
1 opening
2 E +1 -140
+10 33

35. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Maksymetz Levin Rogoff Marcinski Rodwell L'Ecuyer Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT AP
2 AP

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

A K 9 4 3
6 4
K 10 7 6
5 2 Table 8 2
J 8 7 3
A 9 8
A 7 4 3
76757 =
57686 =
Par NS -90 Q 6
A Q 9 5
J 5 3 2
10 9 8

1 opening
2 W = -90
-5 109
1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 38

36. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Smirnov Meckstroth Piekarek AukenS Katz Welland Nickell
1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
3 AP

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

10 5
10 7 3 2
J 2
K Q 9 8 4 Table A J 7 3
A 5
Q 9 8 3
A 10 3
56654 =
77779 =
Par NS -110 Q 9 8
K J 8 6
10 7 4
J 7 5

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
-5 109
1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 43

38. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

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

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

3
10 9 7 6 5
K 8 7 2
10 6 5 Table A K Q 8 4
Q 3
Q 6
A 4 3 2
77666 =
56766 =
Par NS +90 10 6 2
K 8
A 10 4 3
J 9 8 7

1 opening
2 W -2 +200
+9 118
1 opening
2 N -2 -200
-9 43

39. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Balakrishnan Muller Tewari Chokshi v.Prooijen Venkataraman Verhees
1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 NT AP Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 NT AP

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

K 9 6 5
K 10 8 2
6 5
K Q 8 Table Q 4
Q J
A Q 9 8 7
10 9 7 3
65655 =
77788 =
Par NS -90 8 7 2
9 7 6 4
K J 4
J 6 5

1 opening
1 NT W -1 +50
+5 123
1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 43

43. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Forrester Zia Robson Bakhshi Rosenberg Gold Willenken
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT AP
1 Dbl 2 Pass
2 AP

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

A 9 7 6 2
Q 9 6 4
9 8 4
9 Table Q J 5
K 7
A 10 6
Q 8 6 3 2
85777 =
58545 58646
Par NS +120 K 10 8
J 10 8 5
K 7 3
K 7 5

1 opening
2 W = -110
-6 123
1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 52

46. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin WolpertD Weinstein Korbel SmithJ Dwyer Thurston Bathurst
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 NT 2 4 1 NT Pass 2 3
Dbl AP 4 5 Pass Pass
5 Dbl AP

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

K Q 4
K J 9 2
A K J 4 2
6 Table 8 5
Q 8 7 6 5 4
10 9 6
8 5
7A33A =
62A82 =
Par NS +200 J 9 7 6 3 2
—
Q 5
K Q J 10 9

1 opening
4 × S = +590
+9 137
1 opening
5 × E -1 +200
-9 52

54. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul A 7 5
9 3
A 8 5
A 10 9 6 4

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

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

Q J 10 4
A Q 5
Q 4 2
K 5 3 Table 9 8 6 2
K 7
K 10 9 6 3
8 7
85969 =
57474 =
Par NS +140 K 3
J 10 8 6 4 2
J 7
Q J 2

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+6 146
1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 53

58. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Chagas Muller Brum Campos v.Prooijen Villas-Boas Verhees
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
1 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

Q 10 6
K Q J 4
6 5
A 9 4 2 Table 4 3 2
10 9 2
Q 9 8 7
10 6 3
99898 =
43545 =
Par NS +600 A J 9 5
8 5 3
A K 3 2
J 5

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 146
1 opening
1 NT× W -2 +500
+12 67

61. 2013 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Mazurkiewicz AukenS Jassem Gawrys Milner Tuszynski LallH
1 Pass 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 AP

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

Q 8 3
10 9 5 4 3 2
A 9 5
4 Table A K J
K
8 7 4 3
A J 9 8 7
76557 =
56776 =
Par NS +90 10 9 7 5 4
J 8
Q 10
K 10 6 3

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 146
1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+5 73

69. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Fleisher Katz Kamil Willenken Levin Rosenberg Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

5 3 2
A Q 9 8 6 5
10
K 9 4 Table Q J 8
K J
K J 6 3
10 6 3 2
68597 =
75846 75746
Par NS +110 A 9 7
10 3
Q 7 4 2
Q 8 7 5

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 148
1 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
+6 81

70. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Kamil Nickell Fleisher Rosenberg Rodwell Willenken Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 2 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
3 3 AP 2 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A Q J 4
K 10 8 2
A 4
Q 3 2 Table 6
Q J 9 5 3
Q 10 6
10 8 6 5
58496 =
75947 =
Par NS -140 10 8 7 5 3 2
7
K 9 7 2
A 7

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
+9 157
1 opening
4 × S -2 -500
-9 81

72. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

2
A K 10 9 5
A 10 8 7
Q 9 7 Table Q J 5
Q 7 4 2
Q 6 4
K 5 2
48347 =
85A86 85985
Par NS -300 A 10 9 7 4
J 8
9 5 3 2
6 3

1 opening
4 W = -620
-11 157
1 opening
3 S -1 -50
+11 94

75. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Katz Cohler Nickell Weinstein Passell Levin Jacobus
1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

K Q J 10 9 2
J 9 6
Q 10
10 5 Table A 8 5
A 4
K J 9 4
Q J 6 4
33776 =
79566 =
Par NS -140 7
K 10 7 3
8 6 5 3 2
9 7 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 169
1 opening
4 E = -620
-12 97

77. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul A K 9 2
—
K 8 6 5
K 10 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Moss Diamond Gitelman Grue Hampson Cheek Greco
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 7 6
10 3
A Q J 4 2
Q 9 4 Table Q 10 8
A K 6 2
10 9 7 3
J 2
69A6A =
64373 64363
Par NS +420 5 4 3
Q J 9 8 7 5 4
—
A 7 3

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-6 170
1 opening
3 S +2 +200
+6 103

78. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Grabel LallH WeinsteinH Milner Compton Pollack Wold Feldman
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A J 6
K 10 9 8 3
Q 8 7 3
4 Table Q 8 7 4 2
A 4
J 10 5
10 9 2
64448 =
59884 =
Par NS -140 K 10
J 6
A 9 2
Q J 8 7 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 170
1 opening
3 S = +110
+6 109

80. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul K 10 7 5
Q 9 5
K 7 6 2
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Morgan Greco Harris Carmichael Platnick Grainger Diamond
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q 8
A 8 7 6 4 3 2
Q J
Q J Table A J 9 4
J 10
A 4
K 10 9 8 6
33362 =
A9A6A =
Par NS -630 6 3 2
K
10 9 8 5 3
7 5 4 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 170
1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 121

84. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul A 9 7 2
Q 10 9 2
K 4 3
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Grue Fleisher Cheek Kamil Martel Spector Zia Becker
1 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1
1 2 2 4 (AP) 1 2 3 4 (AP)

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

K Q J 8 3
5 4 3
J 6
5 3 2 Table 10 5 4
8 6
A Q 9 8 5
K J 7
76A6A 76969
47353 =
Par NS +500 6
A K J 7
10 7 2
Q 10 9 8 6

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 170
1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 134

86. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

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

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

K 10 8 6
K Q 10
9 8 5 2
4 3 Table 5 4 2
A 7 3
A 3
J 10 9 7 5
87797 =
56646 =
Par NS +120 A J 9 7
9 8 6 4 2
Q 4
A 2

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 170
1 opening
2 NT N = +120
+8 142

89. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Rodwell Platnick Meckstroth Diamond
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 AP 4 AP

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

Q 8 3
A Q 10 3
K 5 4 3
10 4 Table K 4
9 8 7 5 2
Q 7
A Q 9 5
35243 35233
A8B9A =
Par NS -450 J 10 6 5
K J
J 10 8 2
8 7 6

1 opening
3 E +2 -200
+6 178
1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-6 142

93. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Spector Seamon Becker Cheek Sontag Grue Berkowitz
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A 3
K 8
9 4 3 2
A Q J 5 2 Table J 8 2
A 9 7 6 4 3
K 10 5
10
67455 =
66988 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 9 7 6
J 10 5
Q 8 6
7 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
-12 178
1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 156

95. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Pszczola Levin Seamon Sontag Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 6 5
10 8 4 3
J 4 3
K 10 Table K 9 7 4
Q J
8 7 6 5
8 4 2
9798A =
46443 =
Par NS +600 8 2
A 6 5 2
A K 9
9 7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 188
1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 156

97. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul A K 9 2
—
K 8 6 5
K 10 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Levin Seamon Weinstein Pszczola Berkowitz Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 4
2 Pass 2 3 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 7 6
10 3
A Q J 4 2
Q 9 4 Table Q 10 8
A K 6 2
10 9 7 3
J 2
69A6A =
64373 64363
Par NS +420 5 4 3
Q J 9 8 7 5 4
—
A 7 3

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-7 188
1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+7 163

99. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG BlanchardB Kranyak BlanchardS Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge Bathurst
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass
3 AP 4 AP

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

A K 9 5 2
K 7 6
6 4
A 9 7 Table 10 7 6 3
Q 9
A 9 7 5
K 6 4
43555 =
9A677 =
Par NS -420 Q 8
J 10 5 4 3
J 10 8
J 8 5

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+6 194
1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 165

100. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG BlanchardB Kranyak BlanchardS Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge Bathurst
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 8 5 3
Q 7 2
K J 4 2
6 Table Q 6
K 10 5 4
7 6 5
A 9 3 2
86779 =
47664 =
Par NS +120 10 2
A 8 3
A 10 9
K J 8 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 194
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 175

101. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Hamman Kranyak LallJ Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge Bathurst
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 3
Dbl Pass 2 3 (AP) Dbl 5 Dbl AP

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

K J 8 6 5
K Q 8 5
A J
10 6 Table Q 7 3
J 10 7 6
K 5 4 2
A 3
52268 =
7AA75 =
Par NS -500 9 2
9 3
Q 9 8 7 6
Q 9 8 5

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
+10 204
1 opening
5 × S -3 -500
-10 175

102. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul Q J 9 7
A J 7 3
5 3
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Seamon Glubok Pszczola GordonM Passell Pratap Jacobus
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 3
Q 5 4 2
K Q 10 8 4
5 2 Table A 10
K 8
9 7 6 2
K 8 7 6 4
79845 78845
64597 =
Par NS +140 K 8 6 4 2
10 9 6
A J
Q J 10

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 204
1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+6 181

103. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick LallH Diamond Milner Compton Hampson Wold Greco
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 2
5
Q J 9 7 4
Q J 8 4 Table 7 5 4
8 7 6 4
A K 5 3
A 6
68947 68937
75495 =
Par NS +140 Q J 8 6 3
K Q 9 2
2
7 3 2

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
-7 204
1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+7 188

106. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Lee Hampson Kaplan Stewart Diamond Woolsey Platnick
1 2 Pass 1 Dbl Pass
2 AP 1 Pass 4 AP

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

10 4
K 5 2
K J 8 7 3
8 7 4 Table K Q J 6 2
A Q 9 8 4
10
A 2
32257 33257
8AA76 =
Par NS -420 5 3
J 7
Q 9 6 5 4
Q 10 9 5

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
+6 211
1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 189

110. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Nystrom Weinstein Upmark Fallenius Rodwell Fredin Meckstroth
1 1 2 1 Pass 1
Dbl 4 4 Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A K J 7
5 4
Q 10
J 9 8 6 2 Table 10 9 4 2
3
A K 6 4 3
Q 4 3
42834 43834
58499 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 6
A 10 9 8 6 2
J 8 2
7

1 opening
4 × E -1 +200
+7 220
1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-7 189

111. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Fisher Luo Todd WangY LiJ Hoskins Fu Carmichael
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2 NT
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 8
Q J 3
K J 10 8 4 2
5 Table K J 7 5
7 6 2
9 6
J 10 6 3
98A69 98A79
45363 =
Par NS +420 6 4
A K 8
A 7 5
K 9 7 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 220
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 199

112. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
AukenS Brink Welland Drijver v.Prooijen BildeM Verhees BildeD
1 2 Dbl 1 1 2
Pass 2 2 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 5 3
Q 10 5 2
10 9 7
8 7 2 Table Q 10 8 7 2
9
3
K Q 10 5 4 3
D7DD6 =
05006 =
Par NS +2220 K J
A 8 6 3
A K Q 8 4
J 9

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 233
1 opening
5 N = +600
-13 199

114. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul Q J 7 5
Q 7
Q 10 6 2
K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Kamil Bathurst Fleisher Willenken Verhees Rosenberg v.Prooijen
1 1 NT 2 1 Dbl Pass
Dbl Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

A K 4 2
9 5
9 8 7 4 3
6 2 Table 10 9
A K 2
A K 5
A 8 5 4 3
44534 =
987A9 =
Par NS -600 8 6 3
J 10 8 6 4 3
J
10 9 7

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-12 233
1 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
+12 212

115. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul A J 9 5
K J 10 7
J 10 5
K 7

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

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

Q 10 3 2
9 8
A Q 8
A J 4 2 Table 8 7
A Q 6 3
6 4 3
10 9 8 3
67665 =
76668 =
Par NS -90 K 6 4
5 4 2
K 9 7 2
Q 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-5 233
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 217

122. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

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

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

10 7 5 2
K Q 10 9 2
10 5
Q 4 Table 6
7 4
A Q 8 6 2
A 8 7 6 3
89766 89666
54677 =
Par NS +140 A K J 9 8
6 5
9 7
K 10 9 2

1 opening
2 × W -2 +500
+9 247
1 opening
2 NT N = +120
-9 218

129. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Madala Narkiewicz Bocchi Duboin Zmudzinski Sementa Balicki
1 1 2 1 1 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Dbl 5
Pass 6 AP

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

10 6 3
10 9 6
7 5 4 2
Q 9 2 Table 2
A K J 7 5 4 3
Q J 8
7 5
6B59B =
42732 =
Par NS +450 A Q J 7 4
8 2
9 3
A K 8 3

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-11 249
1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 230

131. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A 8 4 2
3
A Q 9 6
Q J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Yilmaz Versace Gur Sementa Madala Cengiz Bocchi Kuru
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 6
A Q 9 4
K 8 7 5
5 3 2 Table J 10 7
K J 8 5 2
2
9 7 6 4
8C7BA =
11611 =
Par NS +1430 K Q 5 3
10 7 6
J 10 4 3
A K

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 262
1 opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 230

145. 2012 WC Final, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Zak Nystrom Zaremba Buras Bertheau Narkiewicz Cullin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 NT AP
2 AP

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

J 8 5
A K Q 10 7
A K Q
8 7 Table A 4 3 2
9 8 2
10 6 5
J 10 3
45457 45477
97965 =
Par NS -400 K 6
J 6 5 4
9 8 2
9 5 4 2

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-5 269
1 opening
2 NT W -1 +50
+5 237

146. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

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

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

A 6 5
9 8 5 4 3 2
10 3
4 2 Table K 10
A 7
A K Q 7
Q 10 7 5 3
66444 =
77878 =
Par NS -110 Q 9 8 4 3 2
Q
9 8 4 2
J 6

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 274
1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-5 237

147. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 124

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Zak Nystrom Zaremba Zmudzinski Ahlesved Buras Petersson
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

8 7 5
A K J 6
K 10
Q 7 4 2 Table Q 10 9 2
4 3 2
A 9
A 9 8 5
54473 =
8985A =
Par NS -140 J 4 3
Q 9 8 7
8 7 6 4 2
J

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -100
-5 274
1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 242

148. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul 9 5 2
10 6 3 2
A K J 8
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Helness McGann Helgemo Hanlon Garvey Zimmermann Carroll Multon
1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl 2
Dbl Rdbl 4 4 2 Pass 4 AP
Dbl AP

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

K 7
Q J 8 5
10 7 6 5 3 2
8 Table A J 8
A K 7 4
Q 9
K Q 4 3
58457 =
85985 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 6 4 3
9
4
J 10 9 7 6 2

1 opening
4 × S = +790
+10 284
1 opening
4 W -3 +300
-10 242

149. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Zimmermann Upmark Multon Helness Petersson Helgemo Ahlesved
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 8
A 8 6 5
A 10 7 4 3
Q 4 Table K 9 4 3 2
10 3
J 8 6
9 5 3
9796A =
46463 =
Par NS +600 10 7
Q 7 4
Q 9 5 2
A K 8 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 294
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 242

161. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Luks McGann Naber Hanlon Garvey Sester Carroll Levenko
1 Pass 1 1 1 2 NT
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 8 7 5 3
Q 10
A 8 3
J 3 Table 2
A J 5 4 3
7 6 5
A 7 6 2
97799 =
45633 =
Par NS +400 K Q 4
K 9 8 7
10 9
K 10 5 4

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 302
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 252

162. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Bosenberg Sementa Eber Duboin Versace Gower Zaleski Apteker
1 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A Q 10
Q 9 4
8 6 5
9 8 5 4 Table J 9 8 6 5
10 6 5 3
K 3
A J
65597 65697
78746 =
Par NS +100 K 4
A J 8 7
Q J 4 2
10 7 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
+7 309
1 opening
2 NT N -2 -200
-7 252

165. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Brink Levin Drijver Verhees Rodwell v.Prooijen Meckstroth
1 1 1 1 1 Dbl
Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 5 4
A 9
5 4 3 2
7 4 Table 6 3 2
K Q J 10 3
10 9
K J 10
77689 76689
66744 =
Par NS +110 A K J
7 6 4 2
Q J 7
9 5 3

1 opening
5 N -2 -200
-7 309
1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+7 259

166. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Helgemo Weinstein Helness Fantoni Nickell Nunes Katz
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 Dbl Rdbl 2
3 Pass 3 NT AP Dbl AP

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

A K J 9 5
K 6
7
A 9 8 7 3 Table 10 6
Q 10 4 2
A Q 10 8
Q 10 2
22342 =
ABA8B AAA8B
Par NS -450 Q 7 3 2
9 7 5 3
J 9 6 5
6

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
+14 323
1 opening
2 × N -5 -1400
-14 259

169. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

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

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

K 9
K 9 5
A K J 7
J 7 6 4 Table A 10 4 3
J 8 7
6 4
A 9 8 3
45443 =
9889A 8889A
Par NS -400 J 8 6 5
Q 6 4
10 5 2
10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT E -2 +100
+11 338
1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-11 261

170. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Katz Greco Nickell Rodwell Diamond Meckstroth Platnick
1 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 Pass 4 (AP) 3 3 4 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9
J 7 5 3
9 8
K J 8 6 5 3 Table 10 7 6
A Q 8 4 2
A 6
A 9 2
19191 =
83C3C =
Par NS -500 K Q 8 4 2
K
10 7 5 4 3 2
10

1 opening
4 S = +420
+11 349
1 opening
4 × S -1 -100
-11 261

173. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

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

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

4
A K 8
A K 8 4 2
10 8 6 2 Table Q 8 7 3
10 9 2
5 3
9 5 4 3
99777 =
44456 =
Par NS +600 K J 9 5
Q 7 6 5 4
Q 10
K 7

1 opening
4 × N -1 -200
-8 350
1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+8 270

174. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Kranyak Passell WolpertG LallH Lev Milner Pszczola
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

—
K J 7 2
A J 9 5 3
A 10 8 6 Table A 10 8 7 3 2
Q 10 5
7
J 4 2
55464 =
67878 =
Par NS -110 K 9 4
6 4
Q 8 4 2
K 9 7 5

1 opening
2 E -1 +50
+6 356
1 opening
2 N -2 -200
-6 270

175. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Jacobs Moss Beatty Schermer Greco Chambers Hampson
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

Q 8 5
J
J 8 6 4
A J 9 6 3 Table A J 9 6 3 2
A Q 6 3
Q 9 7
—
53736 =
8A697 =
Par NS -620 K 10
10 9 8 4 2
10 5 2
K 10 5

1 opening
4 E = -620
-12 356
1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 282

176. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Gu Kamil ShiX Fleisher Levin Baseggio Weinstein Stark
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 8 6 2
Q 10 9 8 2
K 7
6 2 Table J 10 9 4
J
Q 6 3
K J 10 9 7
85796 =
58647 48647
Par NS +100 A 7 3
K 4 3
J 8 2
A 8 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 366
1 opening
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 282

180. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul A Q 8 5
9 4 2
A 7 3
Q 10 4

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

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

K J 3 2
K J 5
9 6 2
A 8 5 Table 10 9 7 6
A 3
J 10 5 4
7 3 2
86979 =
56454 =
Par NS +140 4
Q 10 8 7 6
K Q 8
K J 9 6

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 366
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 292

181. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Hamman Wooldridge Zia Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Cheek
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT AP
Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 A 7 2
9 tricks won 9 tricks won

A Q J 8
Q 8 4 2
A Q J
9 4 Table K 10 4
10 9 5
K 6 5 2
A 6 2
44446 =
99997 =
Par NS -400 5 2
J 6
10 9 4 3
J 10 8 7 5

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
-6 366
1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
+6 298

182. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Lee Stansby Demirev Garner Weinstein WeinsteinH Levin
1 3 Pass 1 2 2
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 8 5 2
K Q 3
K J 5 2
2 Table 10 7
A 7 6
4
A K 10 7 6 4 3
75674 =
67669 57659
Par NS -110 A 6 3
10 5 4
10 8 6 3
Q 9 5

1 opening
3 NT× W -1 +200
+7 373
1 opening
3 E = -110
-7 298

183. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Jacobs Greco Beatty Bates Diamond Wold Platnick
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 1 3 2 3 3 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

8 7 5 4 3
K Q J 5
J 3
A 9 Table Q 9 2
10 8 7 2
9 5
K Q 4 2
955A8 =
47725 =
Par NS +500 6
A 4 3
A Q 8 7 6 4
10 8 7

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+13 386
1 opening
5 N -2 -200
-13 298

184. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul A 10 5
J 10 8
K Q 3
Q J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Lee Pollack Demirev WeinsteinH Woolsey Garner Stewart
1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 2 Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 8 4 2
A 6
8 6
10 9 8 3 Table 9 3
K 7 4 3 2
J 10 5 4 2
K
97769 A7769
36664 =
Par NS +430 K 7 6
Q 9 5
A 9 7
A 7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 396
1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 298

185. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Nystrom Hampson Upmark Cullin Gitelman Bertheau Moss
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 Dbl Rdbl
2 Pass Pass 3 1 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

10 6 2
Q 10 7 4 3
8
10 9 7 6 Table Q J 4
A K 6
6 5 2
K J 8 3
896A5 =
43737 =
Par NS +140 8 7 5
J 8
A J 7 4 3
A Q 4

1 opening
5 × S -1 -200
-8 396
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+8 306

189. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick BessisT Diamond Delmonte WolpertD Hampson Amoils Greco
1 2 Dbl 1 2 Dbl
3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 AP

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

5 4 2
K 3
9 8 7
A J 9 7 3 Table Q J 10 8 7 3
A 6 4
Q 6 5
6
A5979 =
37434 =
Par NS +430 6
J 9 7 2
A K 10 3 2
K 4 2

1 opening
3 × E -2 +300
+8 409
1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-8 306

190. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul K 10 5
2
Q J 6 5
K Q J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Cullin Diamond Bertheau Bathurst Greco Zagorin Hampson
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 9 4
J 9 8 5 4
10 9
10 9 3 Table 8 7 3
K Q 7 6
4 3 2
A 8 5
7B7BB =
42622 =
Par NS +650 Q J 6 2
A 10 3
A K 8 7
6 4

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 409
1 opening
5 N = +600
+13 319

192. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Molberg Upmark Aa Nystrom Bertheau Berkowitz Cullin Sontag
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Dbl 3 3 AP

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

K 10 8 2
A 8 4 3
K 10 5
J 9 Table A 9 4
K Q 7 5
J 2
Q 10 8 4
44364 =
99A78 99A79
Par NS -420 Q 3
J 10 9
Q 9 8 6 3
7 6 5

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+6 415
1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 321

194. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 93

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Bocchi Drijver Madala Versace v.Prooijen Lauria Verhees
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 1 NT AP 1 NT 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 9
J 9 6 4
J 9 4 2
9 3 Table J 8 5 4
Q 10 3 2
A
K Q 7 4
65587 =
78856 77856
Par NS -110 7 6 2
A K 7 5
10 6 5 3
10 8

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 415
1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 326

195. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
LiuJ Versace LiJ Lauria Madala Hou Bocchi ShiM
1 Pass 1 1 1 Dbl
1 Pass 2 NT Dbl 4 Pass Pass 4 NT
Pass Pass 3 Dbl Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 6 AP

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

8 4
A Q J 10 8
10 3
9 8 7 2 Table Q 7 2
K 9 7 5 3
K 8 5
Q 6
8D6DC =
00700 =
Par NS +2210 A K 9 3
—
A 9 7 6 2
10 5 4 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
+14 429
1 opening
6 N -3 -300
-14 326

196. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

N deals
N-S vul —
A J 10 3
K J 8 2
K 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Sementa Hou Duboin Bocchi ShiH Madala Lian
1 1 1 NT 1 Pass 1
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 7 5 3 2
K 7 6 4 2
5
J 9 Table A K 9 6
Q 5
10 6 4
A 8 5 3
756B8 =
58724 =
Par NS +500 J 10 8 4
9 8
A Q 9 7 3
Q 10

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
+5 434
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-5 326

199. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul 9 8 6 3
A 10 9
A Q 10 5
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Fredin Hurd Fallenius Bertheau Zagorin Nystrom Bathurst
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A 10 4 2
Q 7 6
K J 7 6 3
8 Table J 7 5
—
9 8 4 2
Q J 10 9 4 2
B8B58 B7B58
24285 =
Par NS +660 K Q
K J 8 5 4 3 2
—
A 7 5 3

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
+13 448
1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-13 326

203. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby HerbstO Martel HerbstI Barel Levin Zack Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 1
2 Dbl 2 3 (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 5
3
Q J 10 6 3 2
K J Table A K 8 2
10 7 4 2
5 4
A 7 3
75949 =
68493 =
Par NS +140 10 6 4 3
A K J 8 6
8
10 9 4

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 457
1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-6 327

205. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Hishmat Fredin Nadim El Ahmady Bertheau Sadek Nystrom
1 4 Dbl 1 Pass 1
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7 5 3
A K J
2
10 9 8 5 2 Table —
9 8 7 3 2
K J 10 9 8 4 3
6
AB339 =
327A3 =
Par NS +300 A Q 9 8 2
Q 10 4
Q 5
K Q 7

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-13 458
1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 340

206. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Duboin Grue Sementa Madala Wooldridge Bocchi Hurd
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 3 Pass 3 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 5
8 4 3
A 9 3
J 8 7 3 Table K 10 8 4 3
6 5
Q 10 8 6
10 6
A7A8A 96A8A
36353 =
Par NS +430 A 7
K 10 9 7 2
K 5
A K 9 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-10 458
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 350

209. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 22

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

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

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

Q 6
8 7 5 4
10 9 8
K 8 5 3 Table A 7 5
A K J 10 2
4
Q J 10 7
6A3A4 =
63839 =
Par NS +300 J 9 4 3 2
Q 3
A J 7 5 2
4

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 459
1 opening
4 E -2 +100
+6 358

215. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

8 5 4
10 9 8 4
7 2
A J 9 2 Table J 9
Q 6
K Q 9 8
Q 8 5 4 3
8A995 AAA95
33348 =
Par NS +430 K Q 7 6 3
7 3 2
A J 6
K 6

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 473
1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 358

220. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Fallenius Wooldridge Fredin Nystrom LallJ Bertheau Grue
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 7
J 8 3
A 8 4 3
Q 10 2 Table Q J 9 4
10
6 5 2
K 9 8 7 4
64864 75964
57359 =
Par NS +140 K 6 5
7 6 5 4 2
K 10
A 6 5

1 opening
2 N = +110
-7 475
1 opening
4 S = +420
+7 369

223. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Nanev Buras Mihov Narkiewicz Kalita Aronov Gawrys Stefanov
1 3 3 1 4 Dbl
Pass 4 4 4 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 5 Dbl 6 (AP)

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

10 7 5 3
A K J
2
10 9 8 5 2 Table —
9 8 7 3 2
K J 10 9 8 4 3
6
AB339 =
327A3 =
Par NS +300 A Q 9 8 2
Q 10 4
Q 5
K Q 7

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-13 475
1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 383

224. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Jorgensen Duboin Einarsson Sementa Lauria JonssonT Versace Baldursson
1 5 Dbl 1 3 3
Pass Pass Pass 4 4 5 Dbl
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

10 7 5 3
A K J
2
10 9 8 5 2 Table —
9 8 7 3 2
K J 10 9 8 4 3
6
AB339 =
327A3 =
Par NS +300 A Q 9 8 2
Q 10 4
Q 5
K Q 7

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+5 480
1 opening
5 × W -1 +100
-5 383

225. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Ware Bathurst Tislevoll Reid Grue Newell LallJ
1 1 Pass 1 1 3
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP

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

K Q 8 7 3 2
J 8 5
10
6 4 2 Table A J
K Q 10 9 4
A 9 5 4
10 9
54398 =
78A43 =
Par NS -500 9 5 4
2
J 8 7 3 2
A Q 7 5

1 opening
4 W -2 +200
+7 487
1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-7 383

228. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Hishmat Hurd Nadim Sadek Grue El Ahmady LallJ
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass Pass 1 2 AP
Dbl Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K J 4 3
5
Q J 10 7
9 8 3 Table 9 5
A Q 4 2
8 6 5 3
A Q 7
53624 =
897B9 =
Par NS -600 7 6 2
J 8 7 3
K 9
J 10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-11 489
1 opening
2 S -2 -100
+11 395

230. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 6

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

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

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

K J 4 2
K 5 3 2
9 5
A 7 5 Table 9 8 5 3
A Q 8
7 6 3
6 3 2
65698 =
57744 =
Par NS +110 A Q
J 10 7 6
K 8 4 2
10 9 8

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+6 495
1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 395

232. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul J 6
Q 9 7 6
Q 3 2
A Q J 6

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Kushari Fredin Majumdar Goel Upmark Vaidya Cullin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 2
2 Pass 2 3 2 Pass Pass 3
3 Pass 4 AP 3 AP

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

A Q 10 9 7
A K 10 5
8 7
K 5 Table K 8 5 4
8 3
J 6 4
10 8 4 3
64887 =
59546 =
Par NS -140 3 2
J 4 2
A K 10 9 5
9 7 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 502
1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 395

234. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul K Q 5 2
K J 4
J 10 7
K 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Hamman Sementa Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

8 4
A Q 5
A Q 9
J 9 7 4 3 Table 10 9
10 9 3
K 8 4 3 2
Q 8 6
7AA66 =
63377 =
Par NS +620 A J 7 6 3
8 7 6 2
6 5
A 5

1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 512
1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-10 395

245. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss WolpertG Gitelman Kranyak Smith Greco CohenB Hampson
1 Dbl 2 1 Dbl 2
2 3 4 AP Pass Pass 2 AP

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

6 2
6 5 4 2
K J 3
J 4 3 2 Table A K Q 9 4 3
Q 10 9
Q 4
A Q
44567 43566
99876 =
Par NS -400 10 7 5
7 3
A 10 7 6 5 2
8 7

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 516
1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+6 406

246. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Wooldridge Hamman Hurd LallJ Meckstroth Grue Rodwell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 7 2
10 7 6
K 9 8 4 2
A K Table J 8 6 4 3
Q J 9
A 6
J 7 6
64557 =
78686 =
Par NS -110 Q 10 9
8 4 2
J 10 3
Q 10 5 3

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 521
1 opening
1 N -1 -100
-5 406

249. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia H-Welland Hamman Ivatury Chan Rodwell Lee Meckstroth
1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 4
Q 9 8 4
10 7 3
10 7 4 2 Table Q 2
A J 6
A 9 5 4 2
A K 8
78666 68646
55776 =
Par NS +110 A 8 7 5 3
10 5 3 2
Q 8
J 6

1 opening
1 NT E -1 +100
+5 526
1 opening
1 NT E = -90
-5 407

256. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Garner Wooldridge WeinsteinH Ekeblad LallJ Rubin Grue
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
1 NT AP

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

10 5
10 5 4
K 9 8 4
A K Q 10 Table 9 8 7 4
A Q 9
J 7 5
6 5 3
88877 =
45465 55566
Par NS +120 Q J 2
K J 8 3 2
Q 6 2
7 2

1 opening
1 NT W -3 +300
+5 535
1 opening
2 S = +110
-5 407

257. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul 8 6
A 8
A K 10 4
J 9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Hurd Garner Wooldridge Bathurst Ekeblad Zagorin Rubin
1 Pass 1 1 1 Pass
Dbl 2 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 3
4 AP 3 AP

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

A 10 9 2
K 9 7 2
Q 3
A 4 2 Table K 7 5 3
10 6 5 4 3
6
K Q 3
84497 =
59946 =
Par NS -140 Q J 4
Q J
J 9 8 7 5 2
10 8

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 541
1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 407

261. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

8 6 5 4
A K
10 2
K J 6 4 3 Table 9 3 2
8 6 4 2
K 8 6 4
9 8
A9BA8 =
34235 =
Par NS +450 A Q 7
Q J 9 3
A 7 5 3
10 7

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-9 541
1 opening
2 × W -3 +800
+9 417

262. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman Meckstroth Grue Rodwell LallJ
1 1 2 1 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 6 4 2
K Q J 6
2
J 10 6 Table A 8 3
7 3
A Q 9 7 5
A 5 4
54656 =
79787 =
Par NS -140 Q 7
10 5 2
J 10 8 3
K 9 8 3

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 541
1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 423

263. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul A J 9 2
K J 2
Q 7 5
Q 8 5

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

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

7 6 5 4
Q 5
K 9
A K J 10 7 Table K Q 10 3
9
A 8 6 2
6 4 3 2
84963 =
59369 =
Par NS -140 8
A 10 8 7 6 4 3
J 10 4 3
9

1 opening
3 W = -140
-7 541
1 opening
3 S = +140
+7 430

268. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul A K J 5
9 8 4
5 4
A 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Chambers Casen Schermer Bramley Jacobus Welland Wold
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 3
Dbl Pass 3 AP Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 6 3 2
K 7 3 2
K J 9 2
— Table 8 7 4
A Q 10 5
A 3
10 9 5 4
64368 64378
59964 59954
Par NS -140 10
J 6
Q 10 8 7 6
K Q J 8 6

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 542
1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 436

269. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul K 5 2
A 9 6 5
K 7 4
Q 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Casen Bramley Krekorian Welland Schermer Wold Chambers Jacobus
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 NT 3 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 8 7 4
Q 4
8
A K 10 7 2 Table Q 9 6
K 10 3 2
10 9 5 3 2
3
85887 =
47556 =
Par NS +120 A 3
J 8 7
A Q J 6
J 8 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 554
1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 436

270. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

N deals
Both vul A 8 3
K 6 4
J 8 7
A 10 7 5

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

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

Q 10 6 4
Q 10 9 7
9 3
Q 6 3 Table K 5 2
J 5 3 2
A K 4
9 8 2
87699 =
46744 =
Par NS +120 J 9 7
A 8
Q 10 6 5 2
K J 4

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 554
1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 446

272. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Donn Pratap Goren GordonM Rosenberg Simson Willenken Johnson
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 3 3
Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 6 2
K 5
Q
10 8 5 3 2 Table A K 4
Q 10 8 7 6 4
9 4 3
9
855B9 =
27724 =
Par NS +600 J 9
A J 9
A J 8 7 6 5
J 6

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 565
1 opening
4 N +1 +150
-11 446

273. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

J 7 2
J 10 9 3
10 8 5
J 7 2 Table A 10 5 4
5 2
K J 4 3
A 10 3
88989 =
55454 =
Par NS +140 K Q 3
A Q 8 6
Q 7 6 2
6 4

1 opening
1 × W -1 +200
-7 565
1 opening
2 × E -2 +500
+7 453

276. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH Saelensminde LallJ Brogeland Helgemo Allegaert Helness Shivdasani
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Dbl 4 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 7 6 4
8 7 6 5 3
K 4
K Table 10 8 3
Q 10 2
6
10 9 7 5 4 2
A66B7 =
37726 =
Par NS +630 J
A 9 4
A J 10 9 5 2
Q J 6

1 opening
4 N +1 +150
+6 573
1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 453

277. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

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

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

A Q 4
10 9 7
K 10 9 7
K 9 4 Table K J 6 5 2
K J 8
6
10 7 5 3
54674 54675
89667 =
Par NS -140 10
6 4 2
Q J 8 5 4 2
A J 2

1 opening
3 × N -1 -100
+9 582
1 opening
4 × N -3 -500
-9 453

278. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

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

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

A K 10 9 6 3
4
J 10
K Q 10 9 Table 8 2
9 6 5 2
Q 9 8 3
A 6 4
64875 =
68457 =
Par NS -100 J 5 4
K J 10 3
A 7 6 5 4
5

1 opening
4 × W -1 +200
+8 590
1 opening
3 W = -140
-8 453

281. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Hamman Brink Zia Rodwell Bates Meckstroth Wold
1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl 1
Dbl 2 Dbl Rdbl Dbl 2 3 3
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

9
8 6 4 2
A Q 9
Q 7 5 3 2 Table A 10 8 4
K J 5 3
10 7 5 3
A
77356 77346
55987 =
Par NS -140 K J 5 3
10 7
6 4 2
K J 10 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
-5 591
1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+5 458

284. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A 5 3
A
9 8 6 3
A 9 5 4 3

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

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

K 10 9 7
Q 10 9 4 3 2
A 7
7 Table Q 6
7 6
K Q 10 5 4 2
Q 10 2
79659 =
54773 =
Par NS +140 J 8 4 2
K J 8 5
J
K J 8 6

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-7 592
1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+7 465

289. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Sementa Fallenius Duboin Cayne Stefanov Seamon Aronov
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT AP
2 AP

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

8 7 6 5 4
A 9 2
Q
Q 9 8 5 Table K Q 3
J 8 7
K 6 3 2
K 6 4
75886 75786
67557 =
Par NS +100 10 2
K 6 5 4
10 9 7 5 4
A J

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 597
1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 471

291. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Fleisher Hampson Kamil Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
1 NT Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 AP

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

4 2
A Q 8 6 4
10 7 4
Q J 9 Table A K J 10 5
J 7 3
K 6 2
5 2
76588 66588
66755 =
Par NS +90 Q 9 8 3
9
J 8 5
K 10 8 7 6

1 opening
2 W = -110
-7 599
1 opening
3 E -2 +200
+7 478

292. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Fleisher Hamman Kamil Levin Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth
1 3 Pass 1 3 Dbl
4 AP 4 AP

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

Q 3
J 6 4
A K 10 9 5 3
Q J Table 9 5 2
A K 10 7 5 3 2
6
8 3
4A36A =
22971 =
Par NS +300 K 10 8 7 4
8
J 8 4 2
A 10 5

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+10 609
1 opening
4 E = -420
-10 478

294. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
1 1 3 1 1 2
3 Pass 4 4 2 3 4 Pass
4 5 5 6 Pass 5 Dbl AP
Dbl AP

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

K J 9 7 6 3
Q
10 9 6 3 2
9 Table Q 5 2
A 7 6 3 2
—
A 8 6 4 3
63888 =
49454 49554
Par NS -140 10 8 4
K 9 5
A K 8 7 5
Q 7

1 opening
6 × S -3 -500
-5 609
1 opening
5 × N -2 -300
+5 483

296. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco WeinsteinJ Hampson Baseggio Sher Platnick Jackson Diamond
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 3 4 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

K J 9 7 6 3
Q
10 9 6 3 2
9 Table Q 5 2
A 7 6 3 2
—
A 8 6 4 3
63888 =
49454 49554
Par NS -140 10 8 4
K 9 5
A K 8 7 5
Q 7

1 opening
4 × W -1 +200
+8 617
1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-8 483

298. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Chorush Nickell Koneru Harris Rodwell Morgan Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 NT Pass 3 4 (AP) 1 2 3 5 (AP)

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

K Q 9 8 2
K 2
A 9 8 4 2
9 Table J 5 4 3
A 5 4 3
10 7 6
10 3
64859 =
59483 =
Par NS -100 A 10
J 10 9 8 7
J
K Q 8 5 4

1 opening
4 N = +130
+6 623
1 opening
5 N -2 -100
-6 483

303. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao GipsonA Fu GipsonP Punch Lev Rees Pszczola
1 1 1 NT 1 1 2
2 Pass Pass 3 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6 3
A 8 5
Q J 9 6
7 5 4 Table 9 4 2
K J 7 4 2
A 10 5 2
J
7B55B 6B55B
22882 =
Par NS +650 Q J 8 7
6
4
A K Q 9 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 637
1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 486

304. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 9 6
J 7
Q 9 6
A K 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Fleisher Zagorin Kamil Martel Bertheau Stansby Nystrom
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
2 3 AP

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

A J 5 4
A 8 6 5 2
A 5
Q 3 Table K 10 7 2
Q 4 3
J 8 4
9 8 6
75598 =
68844 =
Par NS +110 8 3
K 10 9
K 10 7 3 2
J 10 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-6 637
1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 492

306. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 9 6
J 7
Q 9 6
A K 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Gold BessisT Townsend BessisM Chagas Karakolev Levy Danailov
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl Pass 1 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 3 AP

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

A J 5 4
A 8 6 5 2
A 5
Q 3 Table K 10 7 2
Q 4 3
J 8 4
9 8 6
75598 =
68844 =
Par NS +110 8 3
K 10 9
K 10 7 3 2
J 10 2

1 opening
1 E +1 -110
-5 637
1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 497

308. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Kolesnik Platnick Etter Jackson Greco Sher Hampson
1 1 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 3 2
K 7 4 2
7
10 5 4 3 Table K 6 4
A 10
10 9 8 5 4
A Q 8
85675 75675
57768 =
Par NS +100 Q J 8
Q J 9 8
A Q 3 2
7 6

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 637
1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 502

312. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Kolesnik Welland Etter Willenken Smith Jackson CohenB Sher
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 2 3 (AP) Pass Pass 2 AP

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

10 9 3
J 3
A 9 7 3
A Q 8 3 Table 8 7 6 5 2
A 9 4
Q J 5 4
J
75758 =
57585 =
Par NS -90 K 4
K 10 8 6 2
8 2
K 10 5 2

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-5 638
1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+5 509

315. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul A Q 9
K J 5 2
K 9
8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Ginossar Zia Pachtman Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 6 5 3 2
A 7
Q 7
J 7 2 Table K 4
9 6 4 3
8 6 5
A K 9 6
759A6 75996
48336 =
Par NS +130 10 7
Q 10 8
A J 10 4 3 2
Q 10

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 638
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+6 517

322. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Brogeland Gromov Saelensminde Strul Passell Becker Lynch
1 3 Dbl 1 3 Dbl
3 NT 4 Pass Pass 3 NT 4 Pass Pass
5 Pass Pass 5 5 AP
Dbl AP

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

A 5 4 2
Q 2
K 9 8
A 9 7 4 Table 9
J 10 5 3
A Q J 7 6 3 2
5
49729 =
935B3 =
Par NS -300 J 8 6 3
A 9 8 6 4
—
Q 8 3 2

1 opening
5 × N = +650
+15 657
1 opening
5 E = -600
-15 518

323. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Faigenbaum Fredin Zaleski Fallenius Wrang Bompis de Knijff Quantin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q J 8 3
J 6 3
J 10 6 5
9 5 Table 10 7 5 2
K Q 8 4 2
2
J 10 4
C88DD =
15500 =
Par NS +2140 A 4
A 10 7 5
Q 9 8 7
A Q 7

1 opening
7 S -1 -100
-16 657
1 opening
6 N = +1370
+16 534

328. 2009 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria Sementa Zia Duboin Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 2 NT 3 1 Dbl 3 Dbl
Pass Pass 3 AP Pass Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 5 2
A 9
J 8 2
Q 7 2 Table A 9 8 4
10 8 7 6
A
J 6 5 3
74896 =
69436 =
Par NS -140 K 3
Q J 5 4
K 9 6 5 4
10 9

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-9 657
1 opening
4 W -2 +200
+9 543

331. 2009 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Fu Aronov Zhao WangW Karakolev Zhuang Danailov
1 1 2 1 Pass 2
Dbl 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Dbl 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 8 7 5 2
10 9 5
K 9 6
8 Table A 10
Q 8 3
Q J 10 8 5 2
6 3
A5B4B =
37292 =
Par NS +450 9
A 7 6 4
4
A K J 10 9 5 2

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-10 658
1 opening
5 S = +400
+10 553

337. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Ravenna Lindqvist Pellegrini Bianchedi Groetheim Muzzio Tundal
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

9 7 3
K J 4 2
9 6 3
K 5 3 Table A Q 10
Q 8
Q 7 5 4
A 7 6 2
65666 =
78777 =
Par NS -110 8 6 5 4 2
10 6 5
A 10 8
Q 4

1 opening
2 S -3 -150
-6 659
1 opening
1 N = +80
+6 559

339. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Lindqvist Danailov Brogeland Saelensminde Stefanov Austberg Aronov
1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl 1
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 7 6 3
8 7
Q 10 9
A K 9 7 Table Q J 9 5
A K 5 3
K J 7
10 5
33654 =
9A787 =
Par NS -620 8
Q 10 9 6 4 2
8 4 3
4 3 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 659
1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 572

342. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 10 9 7
A 8 6 5
A 9
K J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Doub Kholomeev Wildavsky Khiuppenen Gromov Woolsey Dubinin Stewart
1 1 1 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

A 5 2
Q 4 2
8 6 4 2
9 8 4 Table 4
K J 9 7
K Q J 10 7
Q 10 3
89648 =
43685 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 8 6 3
10 3
5 3
A 7 6

1 opening
3 S = +140
-10 659
1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 582

343. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Piekarek Brogeland Smirnov Gromoeller Tundal Kirmse Groetheim
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 6 Dbl Pass
Pass 7 AP

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

J 4 3
10 3
K 10 9 8
9 7 6 3 Table 8 5 2
—
6 5 4 3 2
A K 10 8 2
BDD67 BCD67
00076 =
Par NS +1510 A K 10 6
A K 8 7 6 4 2
Q J
—

1 opening
7 S = +1510
+11 670
1 opening
6 S +1 +1010
-11 582

345. 2009 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Sementa Zia Duboin Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell
1 1 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass 2 3 3
Pass 4 Dbl AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 8 4 2
K 10 9 4
9
9 6 4 Table —
Q 3
K Q 10 6 5 4 3
K J 7 2
88857 78846
54586 =
Par NS +100 K 10 5 3
8 6 5
A 7
A 8 5 3

1 opening
4 × N -2 -500
-9 670
1 opening
4 S -1 -100
+9 592

346. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Reynolds Saelensminde Appleton Austberg Brogeland Thomson Lindqvist Brightling
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

5 4 2
9 6 5 4
A K 8
A 10 4 Table K 8 6
K 10 8 2
Q 10 7 6
9 8
67468 67458
75875 =
Par NS -100 Q 10 9 7 3
J 3
5 3
K Q 7 2

1 opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-5 670
1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 597

350. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Lindqvist Fantoni Brogeland Groetheim Lauria Tundal Versace
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 NT (AP)
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 NT AP

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

9 8 4
9 6
K J 9 5
J 9 8 5 Table J 10 2
7 5 4 3
10 8
Q 6 4 2
CCCB9 =
11123 =
Par NS +990 A K 6 3
A J 10 2
A 7 4
K 10

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
+11 684
1 opening
4 NT N +2 +490
-11 597

351. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Brink Hamman Drijver Bakkeren Rodwell Bertens Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass Pass 1 Dbl 3 3
3 AP 4 AP

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

A K Q J
A K
10 9 8 6 4
9 3 Table 10 7 4 2
5 3
Q 5
A J 10 6 5
53843 =
8A59A =
Par NS -620 8 5
Q J 10 9 8 2
J 7 2
7 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-7 684
1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+7 604

355. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov Branco Karaivanov Chagas Villas-Boas Aronov Campos Stefanov
1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl 3 Dbl AP
4 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 8 7 5 4
—
Q J
A K J 9 7 Table J
A 10 7 3 2
10 7 6 5 2
Q 2
74864 75864
68568 =
Par NS -110 9 6 3
K Q 9 8 5 4
K 9 8
5

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+5 689
1 opening
3 × W -1 +100
-5 604

357. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 10 9 7
A 8 6 5
A 9
K J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov Bianchedi Karaivanov Muzzio Pellegrini Danailov Ravenna Karakolev
1 1 1 1 1 2
2 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) 3 4 AP

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

A 5 2
Q 4 2
8 6 4 2
9 8 4 Table 4
K J 9 7
K Q J 10 7
Q 10 3
89648 =
43685 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 8 6 3
10 3
5 3
A 7 6

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 704
1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 604

372. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell WeinsteinH Freeman Garner Willenken Hamman Welland Zia
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

8
Q 10 5 4 3 2
Q J 4 2
J 10 Table J 3 2
J 7
A 10 9 8 6
Q 7 3
BC76C 8C76C
21671 =
Par NS +980 A Q 9 7 5 4
A 8 6
—
A 8 4 2

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
+11 719
1 opening
6 S -1 -50
-11 616

377. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Becker Boyd Strul Berkowitz Stewart Cohen Woolsey
1 Dbl 1 1 Pass 3
4 4 5 5 Pass Pass Pass
6 Pass Pass 6
Dbl AP

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

—
A 8 7 5 4 3
K J 3
J 9 5 3 Table A 3 2
Q J 10 2
A Q 10 9 4
7
58228 =
73BA5 =
Par NS -450 J 10 8 6 5 4
—
6 5 2
K Q 6 4

1 opening
6 × S -2 -300
-10 719
1 opening
3 S +1 +170
+10 628

379. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Rosenberg Weichsel Cohler Lev Granovetter Pszczola Rubin
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 10 9 5
Q J 4 2
9 7 3
K Table 4 3
10 6 5
10 8 5 4 2
J 6 5
8887A =
44563 =
Par NS +130 Q 7 2
K 8
K Q 6
A 8 7 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 729
1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 628

380. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Lev Weinstein Pszczola Cohler Grue Rosenberg Cheek
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Dbl AP
Pass 4 AP

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

6 3 2
9 6
A K Q J 10
7 5 3 Table K 10 8
K 8 7 2
9 8 6 3
8 4
8A96B =
53472 =
Par NS +420 J 9 7 5
A Q 5 3
5
A J 10 6

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
+6 735
1 opening
3 NT× N -2 -300
-6 628

382. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
McNamaraS Cohler McNamaraM Rosenberg Pszczola Yates Lev Wolkowitz
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

10 2
A J 7 6 4
J 7 2
K 5 4 Table A K Q
K Q 5 2
8
J 10 8 7 3
47282 =
96B5A =
Par NS -650 J 9 6 4
10
10 9 6 5 4 3
Q 6

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+13 748
1 opening
4 W = -620
-13 628

385. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Garner Larsen WeinsteinH Welland Bates Willenken Sontag
1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl Pass
2 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 9
9 8 6 4 2
8 7
A Q 10 4 Table K 7 6
K J 10 3
A 9 2
K 9 8
25252 =
97B8B =
Par NS -450 J 8 5 4
7 5
Q J 6 3
7 3 2

1 opening
2 W +3 -200
+6 755
1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-6 629

387. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Willenken Martel Welland CohenB Strul Smith Becker
1 Pass 1 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2 3
1 NT Pass 2 AP 3 AP

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

J 9 8
A 6 5
K 10
K Q 10 4 3 Table K Q 5 4 3
Q 7 3
8 4 3 2
8
84787 =
58355 58456
Par NS +120 7 2
K J 10 9 2
A 5
7 6 5 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 755
1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+5 634

394. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco El Ahmady Hampson Sadek Katz Platnick Jacobs Diamond
1 Dbl 1 1 Pass 1
1 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 6 2
8
Q J 10 4 3
A 7 2 Table A J 7 3
Q 7 6
A 8 7 2
10 3
64937 44937
794A4 =
Par NS -100 Q
A K 10 9 5 4
9 6
J 9 6 4

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 761
1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-6 637

397. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q 3
Q J 5
K Q 10 7
K 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Gustawsson Lauria Sylvan Versace Cayne de Knijff Seamon Wrang
1 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
2 NT Pass 3 AP 1 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

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

A K 5 2
A 8 6
A 5 4
J 7 6 Table J 9 8 7 6 4
7 2
J 6 2
A Q
22767 =
AB675 AA675
Par NS -450 10
K 10 9 4 3
9 8 3
10 9 8 5

1 opening
3 E +2 -200
+6 767
1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 637

400. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lauria Helgemo Versace Fantoni Tundal Nunes Groetheim
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 10 6 2
8 6
K J 6 4
Q 8 3 Table J 7 5 4
A 7 5 3
Q 10 9 2
6
96A7C =
27261 =
Par NS +1370 9 3
K 10 2
A 8 7 5
A 9 7 5

1 opening
5 N = +600
+11 778
1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-11 638

407. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Brogeland Meckstroth Shugart Demuy Hamman Delmonte Zia
1 1 1 1 1 Dbl
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 3 4 4 (AP)
4 4 Pass Pass
5 AP

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

J 7 2
A 8 6 5
10 7 6 2
5 4 Table 8 4
K 10 9 3 2
9
A K J 7 2
68284 =
54A59 =
Par NS -500 K 9 5 3
J 4
K Q 4 3
Q 6 3

1 opening
5 E -1 +100
+7 787
1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-7 641

423. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Levin Cheek Weinstein Jacobs WolpertG Katz Spector
1 1 2 1 1 1
3 Pass Pass 5 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass 5 AP 4 Dbl AP

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

8 7 5 4 2
K 8 7 2
3
7 6 4 Table 6
Q J 9 6 5
A 9 6 5
A 9 5
794A7 =
43823 =
Par NS +140 J 9 3
A
Q J 10 4 2
K Q J 3

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-9 791
1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
+9 661

426. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Jacobs Gitelman Katz Rosenberg Grue Zia Cheek
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
3 AP 1 Dbl 2 3
Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

A K 9 8 7 2
7
K 10 3
7 5 3 Table Q 10 4
A 5 4 3
J 8 7
Q J 8
54987 =
79455 =
Par NS -140 5
K J 10 9 6
A 6 5 2
10 9 2

1 opening
3 W = -140
-5 792
1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 667

429. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Jassem Larsen Martens Gierulski Sontag Skrzypczak Bates
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) 2 Dbl 2 Pass
4 Pass Pass 4
5 Dbl AP

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

—
K J 7 6 3 2
10 8
Q J 10 7 2 Table 9 7 6 4
A 9 5
K 9 5
K 4 3
8A4A4 8B4B4
32928 =
Par NS +500 A K Q 10 5 2
—
Q 4 3 2
9 8 6

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+8 800
1 opening
5 × W -2 +300
-8 668

430. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Weichsel Bertheau Lesniewski Jansma Hallberg Verhees Mahaffey
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) 2 NT Pass 4 4
5 Dbl AP

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

—
K J 7 6 3 2
10 8
Q J 10 7 2 Table 9 7 6 4
A 9 5
K 9 5
K 4 3
8A4A4 8B4B4
32928 =
Par NS +500 A K Q 10 5 2
—
Q 4 3 2
9 8 6

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+8 808
1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-8 668

433. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Allegaert Helgemo Shivdasani Bathurst Bates LallJ Sontag
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 (AP)
1 NT AP

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

J 8 7 5
K 3
Q 9
A K 9 7 6 Table K 3
10 9 6 5
K 8 7 4
Q 10 8
77875 67875
66558 65558
Par NS +100 Q 4 2
Q J 7 4 2
J 5 3 2
4

1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
-5 808
1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 675

435. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Nystrom Bertens Bertheau Morath Drijver Efraimsson Brink
1 3 Pass 1 1 2
4 5 5 6 2 5 AP
Dbl AP

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

10 5 2
A 10 8 4 3 2
6
Q J 7 Table A K Q 9 8 7 3
K Q
10 8
10 8
40398 =
4A944 =
Par NS -300 J 6
J 9 6
J 7 3
K 9 6 4 3

1 opening
6 × N -2 -300
-6 810
1 opening
5 N -1 -50
+6 681

437. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Helgemo Brink Helness Tundal Bakkeren Groetheim Bertens
1 2 Pass 1 2 Dbl
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
3 NT AP Dbl AP

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

A K Q 7 6
Q 10 9 8
K 10 7 6
— Table 4
4 3
5 4 3
A K J 9 5 4 3
77655 77755
66676 65666
Par NS +90 J 10 5 3 2
K J 6 5
8 2
10 8

1 opening
3 NT W -3 +300
+12 824
1 opening
2 NT× N -2 -300
-12 681

439. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Efraimsson Brink Morath Drijver Muller Upmark de Wijs Cullin
1 1 2 1 Pass 2
2 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K
K 9 7 6 2
A 9 8
10 7 3 2 Table J 5 2
Q J 4
K Q J 5 4
6 5
8B45B =
22781 =
Par NS +450 Q 10 9 7 6 4
A 10 5
7
Q 8 4

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+6 830
1 opening
2 S +3 +200
-6 681

442. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Efraimsson Brink Morath Drijver Bertens Bertheau Bakkeren Nystrom
1 3 Dbl 1 Pass 1
4 Dbl Pass 5 NT Pass 1 2 4
Pass 6 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 5
J 7 6
10 3 2
9 7 6 4 3 Table Q 9 3
10 9 4
A Q J 9 7 6 4
—
CCC6C CBB6C
00070 =
Par NS +1440 A K J 6
Q 8 5 2
K 5
A J 5

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+12 843
1 opening
4 N +1 +650
-12 681

444. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hanlon Meckstroth McGann Fitzgibbon Nickell Mesbur Freeman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

A 5 4
4
A Q 8 6
K 5 4 3 2 Table 8 7 2
A 10 5 3
K 5 4
J 10 9
35733 36733
976AA =
Par NS -500 10 9 3
J 9 8 6
10 3 2
A Q 6

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 844
1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+5 686

446. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Duboin LallH Bocchi Lauria Rodwell Versace Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 1 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 5 2
K 5 3
A
K 10 6 4 2 Table Q 8 7 6
10 6
Q 9 8 6 4
J 9
95976 96A77
47356 =
Par NS +420 K 4 3
A 9 8 7 4
K 7 5
Q 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 844
1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 698

448. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Bertens Nickell Bakkeren Brink Meckstroth Drijver Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 3 AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 NT Dbl (AP)

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

A 2
6 4
K Q 8 6 2
K 10 4 2 Table Q J 3
J 7 2
J 5 3
A J 9 3
69833 =
74589 =
Par NS +140 K 8 6 5
K 10 9 5 3
10 7 4
8

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
-12 844
1 opening
3 NT× E -2 +500
+12 711

450. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Fredin Gawrys Hamman Chmurski Soloway
1 2 3 1 2 5
4 4 Pass 5 (AP) 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

Q 6
K 10 9 8 3
10 4 3
8 5 3 Table 10 9 5 4 3
A Q J 4 2
6
A 4
764BA =
56922 =
Par NS +300 K J 2
5
K Q 9 8 2
Q J 10 6

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-9 844
1 opening
5 × W -2 +300
+9 720

453. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul K 7 5
J 6
Q 5 2
K Q J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Willenken Soloway Welland Sementa Rodwell H-Welland Meckstroth
1 1 Pass 1 1 2
3 Pass 4 AP Dbl 3 3 Pass
3 AP

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

A 10
A Q 8 7 5 4 3
9 6
9 4 Table Q J 9 4 3
K 2
A J 10 8 4
8
42237 42227
8ABA6 =
Par NS -450 8 6 2
10 9
K 7 3
A 10 7 3 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 846
1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+6 730

459. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Kranyak Freeman Deutsch Bramley Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 8 7
K J 9
K Q 10 6
8 5 Table A Q
10 8 5 3
A 7 4
A 9 7 4
33335 =
99AA8 =
Par NS -420 J 9 3
7 6 4 2
J 8 5
10 3 2

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +50
+10 857
1 opening
1 N -4 -400
-10 734

460. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Sementa Duboin H-Welland Welland O'Rourke Fallenius Jacobus
1 1 1 NT 1 1 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 AP

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

A 6
Q 9 6 3
K 8 3 2
A 8 5 Table 10 9 7 4 3 2
A K J 4
10
10 9
74388 =
69A54 =
Par NS -420 Q J 5
10 2
Q J 9 7
J 7 6 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
+7 864
1 opening
4 E = -420
-7 734

462. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Fallenius Seamon Welland H-Welland Versace Sementa Lauria
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 3 2
6 4 3
Q 8 7 6
A 7 Table A 6
Q 7 2
10 9 5 3
K J 6 4
99979 =
34364 =
Par NS +400 Q 7 5 4
K J 10 8
A
Q 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 874
1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 734

463. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Jacobus Larsen O'Rourke Hampson Sontag Greco Bates
1 2 2 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 6 2
K Q 9 7 6
K 5
J 2 Table 5
A 3
Q 9 7 6 4 3
10 9 6 5
AA858 =
32574 =
Par NS +430 K Q J 10 4 3
5 2
A 10 2
K 8

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-7 874
1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+7 741

466. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Bykov Soloway Kodayam Tuszynski Meckstroth Kowalski Rodwell
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 2 AP Dbl 2 Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

7
Q 4
A 10 6 5 3
A 10 7 5 2 Table Q 10 6 4 2
A K 2
7 2
J 6 4
66753 =
77579 77577
Par NS -110 K 9 5
J 10 8 3
K 9 8 4
8 3

1 opening
2 N = +110
+6 881
1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-6 741

469. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Garner Moss WeinsteinH Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

10 8 7 5
7 5 3 2
Q 8
8 5 4 Table A 6 4
K Q J 10 9
7 3
A 7 6
787AA =
45622 =
Par NS +130 K 9 3 2
A 6
K 10 5 4
Q 3 2

1 opening
5 × N -1 -200
-8 881
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+8 749

472. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Garner Moss WeinsteinH Rosenberg Hampson Zia Greco
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9 7 6 5
6 5 4
Q 7 5 3
10 9 Table A Q J 8 3
K J 10 3
8 6
8 7
A79BB A68AB
26421 =
Par NS +630 K 2
8 7
A J 10 9 2
A Q J 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 893
1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-12 750

480. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Jacobs Hamman Katz Zia Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 2 3 Pass 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)
4 AP

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

6
K Q J 9 5
A J 9 6 2
A 7 Table K 8 5 4
8 7 4 3
10 5
10 5 4
7A45A =
42972 =
Par NS +300 A J 9 2
A 6 2
8 7 3
8 6 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
-11 895
1 opening
4 S = +620
+11 763

484. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Drijver Hamman Brink Kranyak Nickell TuckerM Freeman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 9
10 4 2
A 9
A K 9 5 4 3 Table A 10 8 7 6
J 9 8
K 10 5
10 8
54675 =
89668 =
Par NS -140 K 4 2
Q 7 6 5
Q 7 4 3
7 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 895
1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 768

488. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul K 7
J 10 8 4
K 9
K Q 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist Bertheau Bates Nystrom Sontag
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 3 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
4 AP 3 Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 10 5 4 3
K
A Q 10 7 4
6 Table 9 8 6
Q 9 6 5 3
J 8 5
A 5
7474A =
59593 =
Par NS +100 A 2
A 7 2
6 3 2
J 9 8 4 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 900
1 opening
3 W = -140
-5 770

490. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Welland Hallberg Fallenius Balicki Zhao Zmudzinski Fu
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

—
K 10 7 2
Q 10 6
K J 9 8 7 5 Table K 9 8 5 3
6 5
A K J 5 4
Q
37723 =
846A9 846A8
Par NS -130 Q J 7 6 4
Q J 9 8 4
8
10 2

1 opening
1 E -2 +200
+7 907
1 opening
2 S -2 -100
-7 771

492. 2005 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Bocchi Nickell Duboin Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

Q 10 8 3
5 4 2
K 10 9 8
Q 6 Table A 5 4
Q J 10 9
Q 3 2
K 8 4
76668 =
66774 66764
Par NS +90 J 9 7
K 8 6 3
A 4
J 7 5 2

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 912
1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 772

500. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Zia Rubin Rosenberg Katz Hampson Jacobs Greco
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Dbl 2 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 3 2
K 5
A 8
Q 10 8 7 5 Table K 4
A 10 4
J 10 9 7
6 4 3 2
88975 =
45468 45457
Par NS +140 A 10 9
Q 9 8 6
Q 6 4 3 2
J

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-10 922
1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 784

502. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

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

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

5 4
A J 7 6 4
A 7 5 2
J 8 Table A Q 8 6 3
K 10 9
10 9 8
Q 7
56458 56558
67874 =
Par NS -100 7 2
Q 8 3 2
J 4
A 10 9 6 4

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 922
1 opening
2 S = +90
+5 793

505. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Fallenius Feldman Welland Zia Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 4 Pass
Pass 1 4 AP Pass Pass

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

J 10 2
5 2
8 7 2
J 10 5 4 2 Table A K Q
A K Q J 7 4 3
Q 4
7
36387 =
46A45 46A35
Par NS -620 9 8 6 5
10 9
A J 6 5 3
9 3

1 opening
4 E = -620
-15 922
1 opening
4 E -5 +500
+15 808

508. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Robinson Cheek Boyd Feldman Wold Bramley Passell
1 Dbl 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 7 2
4
9 7 5 4
8 7 4 3 Table J 10 6 4
A Q 9
J 10 3
A J 6
86A77 =
47266 57366
Par NS +620 3
K 10 7 5 3 2
K Q 6
Q 9 2

1 opening
4 S = +620
+9 938
1 opening
2 S +3 +200
-9 808

512. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Johnson Krekorian Simson Casen Becker Tolliver Schwartz Zwerling
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 9
J 8 7 5 4 2
K
A 7 2 Table J 4
9 6
Q 9 8 7 6 3 2
K 5
99659 99759
44683 =
Par NS +400 A 6 5 2
K Q 10 3
10 5
J 6 4

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 944
1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 812

513. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Landen Sadek Pratap El Ahmady Wold Bates Passell Dawson
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 2 4 AP Dbl 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass
6 AP

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

A J 3
A K Q 9
9
Q J 10 9 2 Table 7
10 7 6 5
A J 3 2
K 8 5 3
38171 =
A5B6C 85B6C
Par NS -920 K 10 9 8 5
8 4 3
8 7 6 5 4
—

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
+11 955
1 opening
6 E = -980
-11 812

515. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Morse Passell Wolff Wold Sadek Pratap El Ahmady Landen
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 2 AP

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

K 7 6 3
A J 10 9 7 6
Q
K 3 Table A J 10 5
8 4
J 8 6 5 2
9 6
44379 44479
69964 =
Par NS -100 9 8 4 2
K 5
10 9 7
A Q 5 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 961
1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 812

516. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Sun Versace LiX Lauria Duboin Dai Bocchi YangL
1 1 Dbl 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

9 6 2
6 4
K Q 9 5 3
10 9 4 Table J 8
A K J 10 8 5
A J 2
Q 8
29228 =
43994 =
Par NS +100 K 10 5 4
7 3
8 7
K 7 6 3 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
+6 967
1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 812

517. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Rekunov Assael Khokhlov Zorlu Atabey Gromov Kolata Dubinin
1 1 2 1 2 4
4 Pass Pass 5 (AP) 5 5 NT 6 7
Dbl AP

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

10 7 6 5 4
7 6 4
A
10 9 6 2 Table A K Q J 9 2
9 5
J 3 2
5 3
64CCC =
29111 =
Par NS +800 —
A K J 8 3 2
Q 10 8 5 4
K 4

1 opening
5 S = +600
+13 980
1 opening
7 × N -1 -200
-13 812

519. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul K Q 4
K 10 5 4
K Q 6
9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Fractman Lindkvist Carrasco Wasik Bertheau Knap Nystrom
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

J 8 5
Q 9 8 7 2
10 7
J 7 4 Table 9 7 3 2
3
A 4 3
Q 10 8 5 2
C9AC8 =
12315 =
Par NS +1440 A 10 6
A J 6
J 9 8 5 2
A K

1 opening
6 NT N = +1440
+13 994
1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
-13 812

521. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Cummings Boulenge Lindop Caputo Coenraets Mackay Engel Priebe
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 8 4
J 9 8 5
Q 7
J 7 6 2 Table Q 10 7 6 5
K 10
A 10 4 2
Q 8
66787 66777
67555 77556
Par NS +90 K J 2
Q 7 4 3 2
8 6 5
K 9

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 1000
1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-6 815

525. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Khan Lauria Jafer Versace Fantoni Allana Nunes Fazli
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP)
2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 4
10 6
A J 10 7 3
6 5 4 3 Table A 10 5
Q 8 3
K 5
K J 9 8 2
89965 =
33368 34378
Par NS +140 K Q J 8 6 3
A 7 5 4
9 6 4
—

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 1000
1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 829

529. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Kowalski Winkler Tuszynski Dumbovich Macskasy Puczynski Szalay Chmurski
1 Pass 1 1 2 Dbl
Pass 1 NT 2 AP 2 AP

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

K 10 9 6
Q 9 7 3 2
K 5 4 2
— Table A 8 4
K 8
9 8
A Q J 7 3 2
65566 =
78877 =
Par NS -110 J 7 5 3
A J 5 4
10 7 6
9 8

1 opening
2 E = -90
-5 1006
1 opening
2 W -1 +100
+5 834

530. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Maia Fredin Junqueira Lindkvist Nystrom Villas-Boas Bertheau Chagas
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 2
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
4 AP 2 AP

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

K J 7 5
7
Q J 10 9
Q 9 6 2 Table Q 9 6 4
Q J 6 4 3
K
A J 5
54785 =
79657 =
Par NS -140 10
K 10 9 8 2
8 6 5 4
K 8 7

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 1012
1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 834

532. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
HerbstO El Sheikh HerbstI Saaid Sadek Podgur El Ahmady Kalish
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
2 AP 2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 6 2
K J 2
10 9 4
A J 10 3 Table A K Q 8 7
10 8 5
J 5
9 7 4
75798 =
67535 =
Par NS +110 9 4 3
9 7 6 4 3
K Q 8 3
Q

1 opening
2 E = -110
-6 1012
1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 841

533. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Panelewen Carrasco Karwur Fractman Knap Asbi Wasik Tobing
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) 2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 6 2
K J 2
10 9 4
A J 10 3 Table A K Q 8 7
10 8 5
J 5
9 7 4
75798 =
67535 =
Par NS +110 9 4 3
9 7 6 4 3
K Q 8 3
Q

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-5 1012
1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 846

536. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul 8 7 3
J 9 8
A 5 3
A K 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Smith Hamman CohenB WolpertG Rodwell Demuy Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Pass 2 2 1 Dbl 3 3
Pass 3 3 4 4 Pass Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 AP
Pass 6 AP

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

K Q 9 6 4 2
10 6 5
10 6
7 4 Table A J 10 5
7 4
J 9 8
Q 10 9 3
76DDB =
17001 =
Par NS +1700 —
A K Q 3 2
K Q 7 4 2
J 8 6

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 1025
1 opening
5 S +1 +680
-13 848

538. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Zia Freeman Rosenberg Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 9 8 7 6 3 2
K J 10
9 7
J Table —
9 8 2
8 6 5 3
Q 10 8 7 4 3
B8AB9 B9AB9
24314 =
Par NS +460 K 5 4
A Q 7 5 4 3
A Q 4
A

1 opening
4 NT N +1 +460
+11 1036
1 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 848

539. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Rosenberg Soloway Zia Welland Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth
1 1 4 1 1 Pass
4 Dbl AP 2 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

9 5 3
A Q 9 7 6 5 3
6 4
9 Table K J 8 7 6 4
8
K Q 3
A K 5
43468 42467
8A765 7A765
Par NS -420 Q
10 2
J 8 7 2
Q J 7 6 3 2

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+5 1041
1 opening
4 W -2 +100
-5 848

541. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Duboin Robinson Bocchi Lauria Cohen Versace Berkowitz
1 1 1 1 1 Dbl
2 2 3 4 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 6
Pass 5 AP Dbl AP

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

7 2
—
K Q J 6 5 3
A 8 6 4 2 Table 9
K J 9 8 6 4
A 10 7 2
9 5
6B825 6C825
415A6 415A7
Par NS +800 K 8 6 5 4 3
A Q 10 5 3
—
7 3

1 opening
5 S +1 +480
+11 1052
1 opening
6 × N -1 -100
-11 848

545. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Gunev Versace Stamatov Lauria Duboin Mihov Bocchi Nanev
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 10 3 2
K 10 9 5
8 6
8 2 Table J 8 7 5 4
J 8 3
A J 7
J 7
878CC =
26511 =
Par NS +920 A 9
7 4
K 4 3 2
A 9 6 5 3

1 opening
5 N = +400
+11 1063
1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-11 850

547. 2003 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

K 8 7 5
A 9 3
A 10 7 6
9 4 Table J 10 4
K J 8 7 6 2
8 2
A 5
45378 54378
88964 =
Par NS -140 A 3 2
Q 5 4
J 5 4
10 8 7 3

1 opening
4 E -2 +200
+8 1071
1 opening
3 E = -140
-8 851

550. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul K Q 8 2
5
10 9 8
A K 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Wolff Soloway Morse Landen Rodwell Pratap Meckstroth
1 1 3 1 Pass 1 NT
3 4 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 3
A Q 10 9 7 4 2
6
Q 9 Table A 10 7
8 3
A Q J 7 5 4 3
7
48348 =
84983 =
Par NS -100 J 5 4
K J 6
K 2
J 10 4 3 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
-10 1071
1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 863

554. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Hampson Welland Greco
1 1 2 1 3 4
3 3 3 4 4 5 5 Dbl (AP)
4 Pass Pass 5
5 AP

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

9 6 2
10
K Q J 10 4 3
K 6 5 Table A K Q 10 8 4
5 4 2
9 6
7 2
74B5C =
29271 =
Par NS +500 3
Q J 9 8 6 3
A 5
Q J 8 4

1 opening
5 E -2 +100
-5 1072
1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+5 868

557. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

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

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

6
K Q 6 5 2
Q J 7 2
K 8 3 Table Q 10 7 2
J 10 8 3
A 10 8 3
6
9A35B =
32982 32981
Par NS +300 A K 9 8 5 4
9 7
6
Q J 10 5

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 1084
1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 868

558. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K 9 2
J 9 8
A J 2
K 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Kwiecien Manoppo Pszczola Zmudzinski Karwur Balicki Sakul
1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl 2
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 3 AP

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

A Q 10 7 3
5 4 3
7 4
J 8 3 Table 8 6 5 4
A K 6 2
K 9 5
Q 10
65688 =
68755 =
Par NS -110 J
Q 10 7
Q 10 8 6 3
A 7 6 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 1089
1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 868

570. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul Q 5
K 9 5
K J 9 7
A 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Chang Bocchi Moss Duboin Versace Schuett Lauria SmithK
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass 2 AP

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

A J 9 8
A J 4
Q 4 3 2
K 4 Table 6 4
Q 10 8 2
A 10 8 6 5
7 5
6864A =
75693 65683
Par NS +100 K 10 7 3 2
7 6 3
—
Q J 10 8 6

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 1100
1 opening
2 E = -90
-5 871

573. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Greco Zia Hampson Lair Berkowitz Wold Cohen
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 3 AP 1 2 2 3
Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

A J 10 3 2
A 7 2
9 6
A Q 9 Table Q 8 5
9
K 10 8 7 2
J 10 8 7
63844 =
6A589 =
Par NS -420 7 6
K 8 6 4 3
Q J 4
5 3 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+6 1106
1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 871

575. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul K
K 8 4
A Q 8 7
J 10 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
SmithL Lev SmithR Helgemo Pszczola Munafo Gawrys Sealy
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 AP
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

A Q J 10 4 3
J 6 3
K 3 2
A Table 8 6
9 7 5 2
9 6 5
K 8 3 2
6678A =
67533 =
Par NS +130 9 7 5 2
A Q 10
J 10 4
Q 7 6

1 opening
2 E -4 +400
+11 1117
1 opening
2 W = -110
-11 871

581. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Nickell Rubin Freeman Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

7 4
J 8 3
10 9 3
K Q 9 8 4 Table Q 10 9 6 2
Q 6
K 8 4
J 10 2
99CB8 99CA8
33125 =
Par NS +980 A K 5
10 9 7 2
A Q 7 6 5
6

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 1130
1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 872

582. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Meltzer Hamman Larsen Martel Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
3 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

K 10 4
A K Q 3 2
K 9 5
A 10 Table 7 6 2
J 10 6 5
Q J 2
6 5 2
5958A =
64853 =
Par NS +140 8 5 3
9
10 8 7 6 4
K J 9 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 1130
1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+5 877

585. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Fawcett Helgemo Liggins Austberg Helness Callaghan Furunes Burn
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

7 6 2
A 8 5
A 8 7 3 2
9 8 Table 9 5 4
Q 7 6 4
K 9 4
A J 3
68768 =
65675 =
Par NS +110 K Q J 8
K 3
J 6 5
10 7 5 4

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 1130
1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 882

592. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Hallberg Nilsland SimpsonC Liggins Sundelin Fawcett Sylvan
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl 3 3 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Dbl AP

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

10 6 3 2
K J 5 2
A K 10 5
4 Table K 8 5 4
Q 9 8 7 4
3
8 7 3
A65AA =
37822 =
Par NS +430 A Q J
10 6 3
Q 9 8 6
Q 10 9

1 opening
5 × S -5 -1100
-17 1130
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+17 905

593. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Helness Thorvaldsson Helgemo Saelensminde Armannsson Brogeland Jorgensen
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 4 3
A 8 2
K 7 4 2
K 10 6 Table 10 9 8 5 2
6
A 9 8
J 9 8 4
75A66 =
47367 =
Par NS +420 Q J
K Q 10 9 5 3
Q J 6
Q 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 1130
1 opening
4 S = +420
+10 915

594. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Helness Thorvaldsson Helgemo Saelensminde Armannsson Brogeland Jorgensen
1 4 Pass 1 4 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 4 Pass Dbl AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

8 2
6 3
K Q J 10 6
K 10 9 5 Table K J 5
K Q J 9 8 7 4
A 4 3
—
48239 =
95A94 84A94
Par NS -300 10 9 4 3
A 10 5
5
J 7 4 3 2

1 opening
4 × S -2 -300
+10 1140
1 opening
4 × E +2 -790
-10 915

595. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K Q J 7
J 9 8 5
K Q 9
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Jafferji Jeunen Alibhai Coenraets Labaere Nagri Carcassonne Mehta
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 NT Pass
1 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP

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

10 9 6 5 3
K 10
7 6
A K 8 5 Table A 4
A Q 6 2
A J 4 3 2
J 2
23324 =
A99A9 =
Par NS -630 8 2
7 4 3
10 8 5
Q 10 7 6 4

1 opening
2 E +3 -150
+11 1151
1 opening
3 NT E +3 -690
-11 915

596. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Simon Chagas TerraneoF Wernle Campos Kriftner Villas-Boas
1 Pass 1 1 2 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 5 2
6 5 4
Q J 9 6 5
10 9 Table 9 7
A J 7 2
7 2
K Q J 8 2
8A788 8A888
53555 =
Par NS +620 Q J 10 4
10 9
K 4 3
A 5 4 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
+7 1158
1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-7 915

599. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A 10 9 8
A K 9 5
J 9 2
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Ingimarsson Balicki MagnussonM Zmudzinski Pszczola JonssonT Kwiecien Thorvaldsson
1 1 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 Dbl 4 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
4 Dbl AP

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

J 7 6 4 2
8
10 7 6 5 4
K 8 Table 5 3
10 4 2
A K Q 3
A J 6 2
66A48 =
57395 =
Par NS +300 K Q
Q J 7 6 3
8
Q 10 7 5 3

1 opening
4 × W -3 +500
+11 1169
1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-11 916

600. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Strafner Garner Simon WeinsteinH Jacobs Kriftner Katz Wernle
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 6 4 3
Q 7
A 10 6
9 7 2 Table J 5
10 6 5 4 2
Q 9 5 3
4 3
98779 =
45654 =
Par NS +600 Q 9 8 7
K 9 8
8 7 4
A Q 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 1179
1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 916

601. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Marston Duboin Burgess Bocchi Versace Thomson Lauria Newman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass
2 NT AP 1 Pass 2 AP

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

J 9 8 6 4
K Q J
A Q
A 10 6 Table 7 5 3
7 5 3 2
K 5
K 5 4 2
66686 =
67757 =
Par NS +90 Q
10 9 8 6
J 9 8 3 2
J 7 3

1 opening
2 NT W -2 +100
+5 1184
1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 916

603. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul 8 7 5
A 10 4
K 4
K Q 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rizzo Garner Bianchedi WeinsteinH Cohen Mooney Berkowitz Monsegur
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 9 3
K 8 7 6 3
6 5
9 6 Table J 6 4
Q J
Q 9 7 2
A 7 5 2
96699 =
46634 =
Par NS +400 A Q 2
9 5 2
A J 10 8 3
J 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 1195
1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 918

604. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Sylvan Liggins Sundelin Fawcett SimpsonC Fallenius Hallberg Nilsland
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 7
A K 9 8 5
Q 8 2
10 7 Table A 9 8 2
7 4 2
K J 7 6 3
8
6645A =
67883 67983
Par NS +130 K J 6 4
10 6 3
9
A J 9 6 4

1 opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-6 1195
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+6 924

610. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Levin Nickell Weinstein Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 5 4
7
A 10 8 5 3
Q 6 3 Table 8 6 2
K Q 10 6 3
Q 9
9 7 5
A9A9A =
34343 =
Par NS +430 K 10
A 8 5 2
K J 7
J 10 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 1196
1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 945

613. 1999 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul A 7 5 3
A 9 7 3
Q 2
K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Branco Freeman Chagas Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Meckstroth
1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2
2 NT AP

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

Q 8 2
J 8
K 9 5 4 3
8 5 4 Table K J 10 4
K 10 6
A J
A 10 3 2
65755 55755
78688 =
Par NS -110 9 6
Q 5 4 2
10 8 7 6
Q J 6

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
-5 1198
1 opening
2 NT E -1 +50
+5 950

617. 1999 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Mello Soloway Janz Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Meckstroth
1 1 2 1 1 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 8 6 4
8 7
A 8 6 2
9 5 Table 7 2
Q 6 4 3 2
K Q 4
K J 4
87778 =
56654 =
Par NS +120 K 3
A K 10 9
J 10 5
8 7 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 1202
1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 961

619. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Onstott Nickell Beatty Eisenberg Rodwell Hayden Meckstroth
1 3 3 1 Pass 1
5 Dbl AP 1 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 5 4 3
K
9 7 4
A Q 10 8 Table 9 2
8 5 4
A J 8 6 5 3 2
5
A6939 A6949
36394 =
Par NS +300 8 6
A J 10 7 6 2
Q 10
K 4 2

1 opening
5 × E -1 +100
+7 1210
1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-7 961

627. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 91

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Schwartz Rodwell Lair Kamil Hamman Becker Soloway
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 3
1 Pass 2 3 3 AP
4 AP

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

A Q 8 3
8 7 6 5 4 2
A
A 7 Table 7 6 5 4
Q 10 9
K 10 7 4
6 4
64489 =
68954 68854
Par NS -100 J 10 2
A
9 8 6 5 3
K 9 3 2

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-6 1217
1 opening
3 W +2 -200
+6 969

628. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Lazard Passell Bramley Garner Berkowitz WeinsteinH Cohen
1 1 NT 2 1 Dbl 4
4 5 Pass Pass 4 5 Dbl Pass
Dbl AP 5 Dbl AP

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

A K 10 8 6 4
J 10 9 7
3
9 2 Table 9 7 5 3
A K Q 6
K 10
Q J 5
745BA =
59722 59822
Par NS +500 —
5 4 3 2
A J 8 6 5 4
8 7 3

1 opening
5 × S = +750
+6 1223
1 opening
5 × W -2 +500
-6 969

632. 1997 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 124

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron Multon Meckstroth Mouiel Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
4 Pass 5 Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
4 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

—
—
Q J 10 9 8 6 4
K J 8 7 6 4 Table A 9 8 5
J 7 4 3 2
K 2
5 2
BCB45 =
11198 =
Par NS +980 Q J 10 4 3
A K Q 6 5
5
9 3

1 opening
5 × W -1 +200
-13 1223
1 opening
6 S = +980
+13 982

637. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Richman Kowalski Burgess Szymanowski Balicki Browne Zmudzinski Bagchi
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 (AP) 1 2 Dbl 2
Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Dbl
4 Dbl AP

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

K J 8 7 5 3
9 6
2
J 10 6 2 Table 10 4 2
A K 3
Q J 7 5
Q 8 4
75996 65996
68236 =
Par NS +140 A 9 6
Q J 10 7 4 2
6 3
K 5

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-12 1223
1 opening
4 × W -3 +800
+12 995

638. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Browne Martel Bagchi Burgess Rosenberg Richman Zia
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 6 3
J 9 5 4 3
6
9 6 3 Table J
10 8 6
K 10 9 8 2
J 10 7 4
AB88A =
22433 =
Par NS +650 10 8 5 4
A Q 7 2
A J 3
K 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-13 1223
1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 1008

639. 1997 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul K 3
9 7 3
J 9 8
A K J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Mari Rodwell Levy Multon Hamman Mouiel Wolff
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 AP 3 AP

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

Q 6 2
A Q
K 10 5 4 2
7 6 3 Table A 10 9 8 4
10 4 2
A Q
Q 5 4
33635 =
A9797 =
Par NS -430 J 7 5
K J 8 6 5
7 6 3
8 2

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-5 1223
1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+5 1013

640. 1997 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 143

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron Levy Rodwell Mari Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 7
K Q 6 5 4
K 7 4
K 10 9 Table A K 8 4
10 8
Q 10 2
8 7 6 5
68687 77687
65756 =
Par NS +110 Q 5 3 2
A J 9 3 2
9 6 3
3

1 opening
2 N -2 -200
-7 1223
1 opening
2 N = +90
+7 1020

641. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul Q 4
A 8 7
K Q 6 4
Q 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Fonseca Hamman Mello Branco Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

A K J 7 3 2
6 4
10 8 3
A K Table 6
K Q 10 9 5
J 9 7
J 8 3 2
65466 =
78867 =
Par NS -110 10 9 8 5
J 3 2
A 5 2
10 7 4

1 opening
2 W -1 +100
+5 1228
1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 1020

642. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Fonseca Hamman Mello Branco Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 AP Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

A Q J 10 9
K Q 6 3
J 6
4 3 Table 6 5
J 10 4
K 10 4 3
J 9 5 2
65688 66688
67755 =
Par NS +90 K 8 7 2
9 8
Q 8 7 5
A 10 8

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 1228
1 opening
2 W -2 +100
+5 1025

644. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Kuo Jedrychowski Huang Mik Dravitzki Lin Ker ShenC
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

9 7 3
5 4 2
K 10 9 4
Q 8 2 Table 10 6 2
K 8 6 3
Q 3
10 9 5 3
ABAAA =
31332 32332
Par NS +650 A Q J 4
A J 10 9
A J 7 2
J

1 opening
6 NT N -2 -200
-13 1228
1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+13 1038

645. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Huang Mik Kuo Jedrychowski Ker ShenC Dravitzki Lin
1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl 1
1 Pass 4 4 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass 5 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass Pass
4 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 3 2
10 8 7 4
Q 8 6 5 3
Q Table K
K Q J 9 5 3
A J 2
A 8 5
7935B =
22A72 =
Par NS +200 Q J 8 7 5 4
2
9
K 10 9 6 4

1 opening
5 W -1 +100
-11 1228
1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+11 1049

652. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 110

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth Lev Jacobs Wolff Weinstein Hamman
1 Dbl 2 1 Dbl 1
3 3 3 NT AP Pass 2 3 NT AP

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

4 3
10 9
Q 9 8 6 5 2
K 8 6 Table A K Q J 10 8 5
A Q
J
J 4 3
54968 =
88375 =
Par NS +100 7 2
K J 8 7 6 3
7 3
10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT E -2 +100
+11 1240
1 opening
3 NT E = -400
-11 1059

653. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Mouiel Manoppo Levy Mari Sakul Bompis Karwur
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 8 5
J 10 9
A Q 10 5
9 8 4 Table K 9
K 3 2
9 7 6 4 2
J 10 5
8997A 8AA7A
42363 =
Par NS +420 A Q 6 3
Q 8 7 6 5
K J
7 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 1240
1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 1069

654. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Manoppo Levy Lasut Mouiel Bompis Karwur Mari Sakul
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 3
3 AP

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

Q 10 5 4 3
J 5
A K J 8 7 6
— Table 8
10 6 4 3 2
Q 2
K Q 9 5 3
77658 77758
56575 =
Par NS +90 K 9 7
K 7
5 4 3
A 10 6 4 2

1 opening
2 NT S -1 -50
-6 1240
1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+6 1075

656. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Manoppo Mouiel Lasut Levy Szwarc Sakul Multon Karwur
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9
K Q J 6
Q J 6 5 4
9 4 Table 6 4 3 2
10 8 4
10 3 2
A K 6
8987A =
44562 43562
Par NS +140 J 8 7
A 9 7 5 3 2
A
Q 10 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+13 1253
1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 1076

658. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 3
1 2 3 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP)

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

Q J 10 8 7 4
Q 5 3
2
Q 10 6 Table 9 6 5 3 2
J 10 2
6 3
K J 8
A5BCA =
28212 =
Par NS +1100 A
A K 7 6
K Q 10 9 8 7
5 4

1 opening
6 S = +1370
+16 1269
1 opening
7 N -1 -100
-16 1076

659. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul 9 8 5
K Q 5
A Q 9
Q 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 AP
2 AP

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

A K 10 7
J 3
8 7 6 4 2
8 4 Table J 2
A 10 9 7 2
K 3
A 10 3 2
44345 =
88998 98998
Par NS -600 Q 6 4 3
8 6 4
J 10 5
K J 7

1 opening
2 E = -110
+1 1270
1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-1 1076

Data 9X17 Main Top One Club vs. One Diamond