Data 9X25 Main

One Club vs. One Diamond

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 12-13 HCP

Found 154 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

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

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

A 4
J 7 4 2
Q 9 8 6 3
A 9 Table J 6 2
9 8 3
A K 10
Q 5 3 2
68557 =
74785 =
Par NS +100 Q 10 7 3
A K 6
5 4 2
K J 6

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
-2 0
1 opening
2 N = +110
+2 2

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Demirev Smith Ginossar Garner Robinson Stewart Boyd Woolsey
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 2
2 3 Pass 3 (AP) 2 AP

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

J 5 2
A J 6 3
Q 9 8 3
K 9 Table Q 10 8 6 3
K 7
J 5
A 10 8 3
53556 53656
89787 =
Par NS -140 A K 7
Q 5 4 2
K 10 7
6 4 2

1 opening
3 N -4 -200
-2 0
1 opening
2 E +1 -140
+2 4

3. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Jagniewski Zhuang Gawel ShiH Ju Kalita ShiZ Nowosadzki
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 6 3
K 9
A K J 4 3
J 10 2 Table J 4
J 10 6 2
9 5
K 9 8 6 3
79864 89875
54558 54568
Par NS +140 K 10 9 2
Q 8 7 5
Q 10 7
A Q

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+1 1
1 opening
2 N = +110
-1 4

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 10 7 4
Q 10 9 7
7
K Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Grabel Katz WeinsteinH Nickell Weinstein Stansby Levin Bramley
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

A 8 6 5 3
A J 5 2
K
A 9 4 Table 2
8 4 3
Q J 10 9 5 4 3
8 2
99748 =
44694 44594
Par NS +200 K Q 9
K 6
A 8 6 2
J 6 5 3

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 7
1 opening
2 E +1 -110
-6 4

5. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 10 7 4
Q 10 9 7
7
K Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Martel Greco Cohler Willenken Bathurst Rosenberg Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
2 3 3 4 Pass Pass 2 AP
Dbl AP

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

A 8 6 5 3
A J 5 2
K
A 9 4 Table 2
8 4 3
Q J 10 9 5 4 3
8 2
99748 =
44694 44594
Par NS +200 K Q 9
K 6
A 8 6 2
J 6 5 3

1 opening
4 × S -2 -500
-9 7
1 opening
2 E +1 -110
+9 13

6. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Watson Bathurst FeldmanJ Hung Greco StansbyJ Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 2 2 AP
Dbl 3 4 4
Dbl AP

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

—
Q 8 7 2
J 9 7 4
A Q J 7 4 Table J 8 7 6
A K J 6
10 8 3
5 3
48344 =
55A89 =
Par NS -420 K Q 9 3
10 9 4
K Q 2
K 10 8

1 opening
4 × N -2 -500
-12 7
1 opening
2 N = +110
+12 25

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Kwiecien Levin Pszczola Sontag Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP) 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 9 4
6 2
A 7 6
K 7 6 3 Table Q 8 5 3
A J 10 9 7
J 4
10 5
74587 74487
69846 69845
Par NS -140 7 6 2
K 8 3
K 9 3
A Q 4 2

1 opening
2 NT N -2 -100
Tie 7
1 opening
3 S -2 -100
Tie 25

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Helgemo Balicki Helness Nunes Stansby Fantoni Bramley
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

K 10 9 4
6 2
A 7 6
K 7 6 3 Table Q 8 5 3
A J 10 9 7
J 4
10 5
74587 74487
69846 69845
Par NS -140 7 6 2
K 8 3
K 9 3
A Q 4 2

1 opening
2 NT N -4 -200
-6 7
1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+6 31

9. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhang Duboin WangW Sementa Madala ShiZ Bocchi Ju
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

A J 9 5 4
A 9 7 6 3
A 7
8 Table 8 7 3 2
K 4
9 8 6 3
A 5 2
52367 =
8BA76 =
Par NS -650 Q 6
Q J 10
Q J 5 4
K Q 10 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 7
1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 31

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
HoC Mazurkiewicz ShenN Jassem Narkiewicz Chao Buras HoJ
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 6
A 6
Q 7 2
A J 8 5 4 Table K 8 7 3
Q 10 5 3 2
A J
10 3
23242 =
AAA8A AAA9B
Par NS -630 J 4 2
K 8 7
K 10 9 4
K Q 2

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+10 17
1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-10 31

11. 2013 BB Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Narkiewicz WolpertG Buras Zmudzinski Dwyer Balicki Bathurst
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 AP Pass 1 AP

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

5 3 2
Q 10 6
K Q 6
J 5 3 2 Table J 10
A J 8
10 7 2
A 10 9 8 7
88885 =
55558 =
Par NS +120 Q 8 6
K 7 5 3
A J 5 3
K 6

1 opening
1 N +1 +110
Tie 17
1 opening
1 N +1 +110
Tie 31

12. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Korbel Kranyak WolpertD Thurston Bathurst SmithJ Dwyer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 3 4 AP 1 1 NT 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 5 4
A 9 7 6 3
A 7
8 Table 8 7 3 2
K 4
9 8 6 3
A 5 2
52367 =
8BA76 =
Par NS -650 Q 6
Q J 10
Q J 5 4
K Q 10 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 17
1 opening
4 W +1 -650
Tie 31

13. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Zmudzinski v.Prooijen Balicki Buras de Wijs Narkiewicz Muller
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 4 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 5 4
A 9 7 6 3
A 7
8 Table 8 7 3 2
K 4
9 8 6 3
A 5 2
52367 =
8BA76 =
Par NS -650 Q 6
Q J 10
Q J 5 4
K Q 10 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 17
1 opening
4 W +1 -650
Tie 31

14. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Ravenna Nunes Alujas Lambardi Helness Rizzo Helgemo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP 4 AP

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

A 9 6
A 6
Q 7 2
A J 8 5 4 Table K 8 7 3
Q 10 5 3 2
A J
10 3
23242 =
AAA8A AAA9B
Par NS -630 J 4 2
K 8 7
K 10 9 4
K Q 2

1 opening
3 NT W +2 -660
-1 17
1 opening
4 E = -620
+1 32

15. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Brenner Madala Thoma Campos Lauria Villas-Boas Versace
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A 9 6
A 6
Q 7 2
A J 8 5 4 Table K 8 7 3
Q 10 5 3 2
A J
10 3
23242 =
AAA8A AAA9B
Par NS -630 J 4 2
K 8 7
K 10 9 4
K Q 2

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
Tie 17
1 opening
3 NT W = -600
Tie 32

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 9

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

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

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

A 9 2
J 8
K 6 4 2
J 10 5 3 Table 8 6 5 4
K 9 4 2
A Q J
9 4
77868 76867
55565 =
Par NS +110 K Q 7 3
Q 7 5
9 8
A Q 7 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+1 18
1 opening
1 N = +80
-1 32

17. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Jagniewski Levin Gawel Nowosadzki Meckstroth Kalita Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 Pass 3 AP 3 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

J 6 3 2
A 5
7 3
K Q 10 8 6 Table A K 10 5
Q 10 7 2
5 2
9 7 3
65785 =
68658 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 4
K J 3
Q J 9 4
A 4 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
Tie 18
1 opening
3 E -1 +50
Tie 32

18. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

K 9 2
A 8 6 4 3
Q 6
A 10 7 Table 8 6 4 3
Q 10
J 8 7
K 9 3 2
77687 76686
66756 =
Par NS +90 A Q 7 5
9 7 5 2
A K 4
6 4

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-1 18
1 opening
3 S = +110
+1 33

19. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul J 5 3 2
J 7
K 5 3
K Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
LallH Willenken Milner Rosenberg Martel Chambers Zia Schermer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A 7
K Q 8 6 5 4
8 7 4
3 2 Table 9 8 6
10 2
Q J 10 6
A J 8 7
68567 78567
55866 =
Par NS +100 K Q 10 4
A 9 3
A 9 2
6 5 4

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+1 19
1 opening
3 W -2 +100
-1 33

20. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Willenken Moss Rosenberg Zia Cheek Martel Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 2 AP Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP

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

K J 9 3
K J 2
8
Q 8 7 4 3 Table 6 2
A 9 8 4
Q J 10 4 2
9 6
78677 =
65666 =
Par NS +110 A Q 7 5
10 5
A 6 3
K 10 5 2

1 opening
2 E -2 +100
Tie 19
1 opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 33

21. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein WolpertG Levin Kranyak Dwyer Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 3 4 (AP) 1 2 2 Dbl
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 10 8 4
A 2
K 9 2
7 5 2 Table K 9 5 2
Q 8
8 5 4
10 9 4 3
77AA7 =
66336 66335
Par NS +620 J 6
J 9 6 3
J 10 7 6
A K Q

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 19
1 opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 33

22. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Pszczola Gitelman Seamon Berkowitz Cheek Sontag Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Dbl 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 5 AP 4 Pass 4 Pass
6 AP

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

6
A K 8 6
K Q 10 8 2
A 5 3 Table A Q J 10
J 5 4
J 7 6 5 4
2
47317 =
86AC6 =
Par NS -1370 K 8 5 3
Q 9
A 3
K 8 7 6 4

1 opening
5 W +1 -620
+13 32
1 opening
6 E = -1370
-13 33

23. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

A K Q 7 5 3
A 9 3 2
7 4
3 Table 6
J 7 6 4
A J 10 2
J 5 4 2
54367 =
89976 =
Par NS -140 9 4 2
K 10 8
K 6 3
A K 8 7

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+5 37
1 opening
1 W +2 -140
-5 33

24. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Becker Platnick Spector Grue Greco Cheek Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass Pass 4 AP
2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A K Q 7 5 3
A 9 3 2
7 4
3 Table 6
J 7 6 4
A J 10 2
J 5 4 2
54367 =
89976 =
Par NS -140 9 4 2
K 10 8
K 6 3
A K 8 7

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
Tie 37
1 opening
4 W -1 +50
Tie 33

25. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Brink Martel Drijver Zagorin Willenken Bathurst Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

K J
10 9 7 2
K J 10 7 3
J 6 Table 10 8 6 4
A Q J
Q 6
Q 9 7 3
78567 =
65775 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9 5
K 6 4 3
A 9 5
5 4

1 opening
2 NT E -1 +100
+7 44
1 opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-7 33

26. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Upmark Levin Nystrom Fredin Meckstroth Fallenius Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT AP
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP

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

K Q 6
10 9 4
Q 8
K Q 10 9 4 Table 7 5 2
K Q J 5
A J 9 4
8 2
35353 35454
98989 =
Par NS -600 A J 9
A 8 7 6
10 7 6
A 6 5

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-1 44
1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
+1 34

27. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Welland Fantoni AukenS BildeM Helgemo BildeD Helness
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 1 2 Pass Pass
3 AP 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

A K Q J 8 2
Q 7 4
10
Q 6 3 Table 10
K 10 3 2
Q J 9 8 6 5 3
10
7654A =
47783 =
Par NS +130 6 5
A J 8 5
K 7 4 2
A 8 5

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+2 46
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-2 34

28. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

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

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

A 10 9 7
K J 8
7 2
A J 10 3 Table 4 2
9 6
J 10 9 5
K Q 7 6 4
68984 =
75458 75358
Par NS +140 K Q 8 6
A 10 7 2
A 4
9 8 5

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-1 46
1 opening
3 S +1 +170
+1 35

29. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul A 10 6 4
9 7 4
10 6 4 3
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Fredin Weinstein Fallenius Nystrom Rodwell Upmark Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT AP Dbl 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass
3 NT AP

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

J 8 7 5
A K 5
A 7
A Q 6 4 Table Q 9 3
J 10 8 3
K 9 2
10 8 5
33364 34364
99979 =
Par NS -600 K 2
Q 6 2
Q J 8 5
K J 9 3

1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
+10 56
1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-10 35

30. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

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

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

A 10 2
K 9 7
K J 10 4
Q 7 3 Table 9 6 5 4
A 6 4
8 7 6
K J 5
56656 66656
77786 =
Par NS -90 Q 7
10 5 3 2
A Q 5 3
A 4 2

1 opening
1 E = -80
+1 57
1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-1 35

31. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Helness Brink Helgemo Fantoni v.Prooijen Nunes Verhees
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 2 2 3
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K J 9 6 2
A Q 6
8 5
Q 7 6 Table Q 10 5
10 3
Q 7 4 3
J 10 8 4
87A98 =
56345 =
Par NS +620 A 4 3
J 9 2
A J 2
K 9 3 2

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-10 57
1 opening
4 S = +620
+10 45

32. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Bareket Cullin Lengy Bertheau Nystrom Liran Upmark Friedlander
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 3 3 1 2 Dbl 3
4 AP Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 W -2 +200
Tie 57
1 opening
4 W -2 +200
Tie 45

33. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul A K 10 4
7 5
K 9 7
10 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Garvey Balicki Carroll Zmudzinski Zaremba Mesbur Zak Fitzgibbon
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass Dbl AP

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

J 7 3
K J 8 6 4
A 10 3
8 7 Table Q 8 6
9 3
Q 5 4 2
A 9 6 5
77667 77677
55765 =
Par NS +90 9 5 2
A Q 10 2
J 8 6
K Q J

1 opening
1 NT× E -2 +500
+9 66
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-9 45

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

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

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Drijver Bompis Brink Verhees Pilon v.Prooijen Toffier
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 3 1 3 3 Pass
3 AP Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
-1 66
1 opening
4 S = +130
+1 46

35. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Askgaard Narkiewicz Bjarnarson Buras Balicki BildeD Zmudzinski Graversen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 3 Dbl 3 Dbl 4 (AP)
3 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 N = +130
Tie 66
1 opening
4 S = +130
Tie 46

36. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Robson Carcassonne Allfrey Labaere de Donder Patterson Coenraets Crouch
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 2 AP Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

10 9 7 2
A 9 5 3
K Q 6 3
4 Table Q 6 4
7 6 4 2
A 8
A 9 5 3
75477 =
56865 =
Par NS -100 K J 8 5
K Q
J 10 9 7
Q 10 8

1 opening
2 E -1 +50
-8 66
1 opening
1 NT× N +2 +380
+8 54

37. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

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

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

K Q 6 3
K 5
A 7 6 5
9 5 2 Table J 8 5
A Q 4
J 10 9 8
Q 10 7
55747 =
88686 =
Par NS -120 7 4
10 7 6 3
K Q 4
A K 8 4

1 opening
2 E = -110
Tie 66
1 opening
2 E = -110
Tie 54

38. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

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

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

10 6 2
A K 10 2
5 4 2
Q 5 3 Table Q 9 3
Q 8 7 5
A 9 6
6 4 2
8A7AA =
53633 =
Par NS +420 K 8 5 4
J
K J 8 3
K J 10 8

1 opening
2 NT N -1 -50
-4 66
1 opening
3 S = +110
+4 58

39. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Delmonte AukenS Fu Bertheau Schaltz BessisT Konow
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP

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

K 9 2
A 7 4 3
9 7 6 3
K 7 Table A Q 3
Q J 8 2
J
10 9 5 4 3
78586 =
65857 =
Par NS +110 J 10 7 5
10 9 6
A K Q 10
Q 8

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 71
1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 58

40. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Lee Kamil Demirev Fleisher Weinstein WeinsteinH Levin Garner
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

8 6 2
K 9 3
A 7 5
A J 8 2 Table Q 9 3
10 7 6 4
Q
K 9 7 5 4
68694 =
65638 =
Par NS +110 K 4
A J 8 5
K 10 9 4 3
Q 10

1 opening
1 S +3 +170
+2 73
1 opening
2 S +1 +110
-2 58

41. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

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

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

K J 10 8 7
A J 8 3
K 7 2
9 Table 4 2
10 6
Q 10 9 6
A Q 10 3 2
44445 =
99897 =
Par NS -400 Q
K Q 5 4
A J 4
J 8 6 5 4

1 opening
2 W = -110
+1 74
1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-1 58

42. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 104

N deals
None vul 8
10 8 6 4 3
Q 10 7 2
K J 4

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

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

9 6 5 3
A K
6 4
A 10 8 3 2 Table K 10 7 4 2
Q J 2
A 9 5
9 5
74786 =
58557 =
Par NS -100 A Q J
9 7 5
K J 8 3
Q 7 6

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
Tie 74
1 opening
3 E = -140
Tie 58

43. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

9 5
A K 9 8
K
A Q J 9 5 3 Table J 10 4
10 6 5 2
10 9 7 6
8 2
9A595 9A696
43737 =
Par NS +420 K 8 2
7 3
A Q 5 3
K 10 7 6

1 opening
3 N = +140
+8 82
1 opening
2 N -4 -200
-8 58

44. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Nystrom Gitelman Upmark Cullin Diamond Bertheau Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
4 AP

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

K Q J 6
A J 4
A Q J
J 9 3 Table 7 5 3
K 8 7 5 2
8 7 5
Q 2
33345 44355
89A88 =
Par NS -620 A 9 8
Q 6
K 10 6
A 10 8 5 4

1 opening
4 E = -620
-1 82
1 opening
3 NT W = -600
+1 59

45. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Duboin Delmonte Sementa Lauria Cheek Versace Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 9 2
J 3 2
A J 7 2
Q 2 Table 10 6 3
A 8 6 5
Q 10 8 5
10 3
66659 76659
57784 =
Par NS +110 A 7
Q 9 7
K 9 4
K J 9 7 4

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
-2 82
1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+2 61

46. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Bertheau Platnick Cullin Zagorin Hampson Bathurst Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 AP Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 2
A K J 5
K 8 5
J 9 8 Table A 10 7
7 4
A 10 7 6 3 2
6 2
14315 =
88AB8 =
Par NS -620 8 5 3
Q 6 3
J 9
A K Q 7 3

1 opening
2 E +3 -150
Tie 82
1 opening
2 E +3 -150
Tie 61

47. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 24

N deals
None vul Q J 10 7 2
K 3
J 8 4 2
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Gawrys Stefanov Kalita Buras Mihov Narkiewicz Nanev
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 AP 1 NT AP

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

A 6 5 4
8 7 6
A 10 3
K 10 3 Table 9 8
A 9 5 4
K 7
Q 8 7 5 4
57585 =
86748 =
Par NS -100 K 3
Q J 10 2
Q 9 6 5
A J 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 87
1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-5 61

48. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 24

N deals
None vul Q J 10 7 2
K 3
J 8 4 2
9 6

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

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

A 6 5 4
8 7 6
A 10 3
K 10 3 Table 9 8
A 9 5 4
K 7
Q 8 7 5 4
57585 =
86748 =
Par NS -100 K 3
Q J 10 2
Q 9 6 5
A J 2

1 opening
1 S = +80
-1 87
1 opening
2 S +1 +110
+1 62

49. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Madala Fredin Bocchi Sementa Upmark Duboin Cullin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

7 5 2
A J 4
K 9 5 4
Q 5 4 Table 10 9 6
K Q 9 5
A 10 7 3 2
2
4943A =
44893 =
Par NS +140 A K 3
7 3
Q 8 6
A 8 7 6 3

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+7 94
1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-7 62

50. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul 10 8 4 3
A 10 7
6 2
8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
ShiH Madala Lian Bocchi Sementa Hou Duboin ShiM
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

A 5 2
Q 6 5
K J 8 5 4 3
A Table K 9
J 4 2
Q 10 9
K 9 6 5 3
46534 =
967A9 =
Par NS -600 Q J 7 6
K 9 8 3
A 7
Q J 10

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
Tie 94
1 opening
3 NT W = -600
Tie 62

51. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul 10 8 4 3
A 10 7
6 2
8 7 4 2

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

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

A 5 2
Q 6 5
K J 8 5 4 3
A Table K 9
J 4 2
Q 10 9
K 9 6 5 3
46534 =
967A9 =
Par NS -600 Q J 7 6
K 9 8 3
A 7
Q J 10

1 opening
2 W +4 -170
+10 104
1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-10 62

52. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Brenner Fallenius Branco Fredin Cullin Amaral Upmark Chagas
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 2 Pass 2 AP
2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

K 5 3
Q J 4
10
A J 10 9 3 2 Table A Q 9 7
10 9 7
Q 8 6 5 4 3
—
86756 =
57577 =
Par NS +120 J 10 6 2
A 8 5
A K 9 2
8 4

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+2 106
1 opening
2 W -1 +50
-2 62

53. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Edgtton Fredin Gosney Nunn Cullin Hans Upmark
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 4 AP 1 2 2 3
3 AP

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

4 3 2
A K Q J 9 5
K 4
9 7 Table K J 10 8 6
8 3 2
10 5 3 2
Q
7549A =
57843 =
Par NS +130 A Q 7
7 6
A Q 7
10 8 6 3 2

1 opening
4 S = +130
+2 108
1 opening
3 W -1 +50
-2 62

54. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 12

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

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

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

A 10 5 3 2
4 2
K Q 6
A Q 4 Table Q 8 7
Q J 9 7
7 3 2
10 8 3
65677 65787
77656 =
Par NS +90 K 4
A 10 8
A J 5 4
J 9 7 5

1 opening
2 W -2 +200
+8 116
1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-8 62

55. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

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

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

A K 5
Q 9 6 5
A J 4 2
J 10 Table J 10 9 3
10 7 3
Q
8 7 6 5 4
87697 =
55646 =
Par NS +120 6 2
A K 4 2
8 7 6 5
A Q 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+1 117
1 opening
1 NT W -1 +100
-1 62

56. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson CohenB Greco Smith Deutsch Diamond Larsen Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 2 AP
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

K J
K Q 10 9 6
J 10
7 6 3 2 Table 10 8 7 2
A 5
A 9 8 5 3
J 9
66657 66647
77786 =
Par NS -90 A 4 3
7 4 3
K 7 6
K Q 8 5

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
Tie 117
1 opening
2 W = -110
Tie 62

57. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Smith Hampson CohenB Larsen Platnick Deutsch Diamond
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
3 AP Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

Q 7 3
A J 5
A 9 8 5
J 7 4 Table K 8 4 2
Q 2
Q 10 6 2
K 8 3
65756 =
67586 77687
Par NS -90 J 6 5
K 9 8 6
K 4
A Q 10 6

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+5 122
1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-5 62

58. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick WolpertG Diamond Kranyak Smith Hampson CohenB Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 1 Dbl Dbl Pass 1 Pass
4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 6
A Q
A 3
A 10 8 4 3 2 Table K 8 5 4 2
J 9 6
10 9 5 4
6
52444 =
8B898 8B888
Par NS -450 9 7
K 10 8 7
K 8 7
K Q J 5

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-1 122
1 opening
4 E = -420
+1 63

59. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

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

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

K 9 3
K Q 7 4 2
10
A 8 4 3 Table Q J 8 7
10 5
Q J 6
J 9 7 2
86795 =
56638 =
Par NS +110 A 10 6 5
8 6
A K 8 3
Q 10 6

1 opening
1 NT E -2 +100
-1 122
1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+1 64

60. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

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

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

9 8 7
J 7
K 4 3 2
K Q 10 4 Table Q J 3 2
8 4
A Q 9 7 5
6 2
87A58 86A58
56385 =
Par NS +620 K 10 5
K Q 9 5
J 10 6
A 7 5

1 opening
1 N +3 +170
-10 122
1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 74

61. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul 5 4 3
10 9
9 6 3 2
A J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Aker WeinsteinH Richter Garner Wolfson Donn Cohen Goren
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
4 AP

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

K 10 9 6
K 6 4 3
A K 5
9 3 Table A 2
Q J 7 5 2
Q 10 8 4
7 4
65337 =
77A95 =
Par NS -420 Q J 8 7
A 8
J 7
K Q 10 5 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 122
1 opening
2 E +3 -200
+6 80

62. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Goren Wolfson Donn Cohen Ekeblad Johnson Rubin Simson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 NT AP 1 1 NT AP

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

K 9 8 5 4 2
A J 9
A 5
4 2 Table 10 3
K Q 10 6 5
J 10 8
10 8 3
755AA =
67833 =
Par NS +130 Q J 7
8 7
Q 6 4 2
A K 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 122
1 opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 80

63. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

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

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

J 7 5 4 2
K Q J
K 9 8
J 4 Table K 10 9
9 6 2
J 5 2
K 10 6 5
78988 =
55335 55445
Par NS +140 —
A 10 8 4
Q 10 6 4
A Q 7 3 2

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-9 122
1 opening
2 × W -2 +300
+9 89

64. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Amoils Fleisher Delmonte Kamil Weinstein Grue Levin Cheek
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 1 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

9 2
10 8 2
A Q 5 4 3
A 7 2 Table Q 10 8 7 4
K J 9 3
6
K 10 4
75577 =
57766 =
Par NS +90 5 3
A Q 6
K 10 9
Q J 8 6 5

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
-5 122
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 94

65. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

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

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

10 5 3 2
J
A J 3 2
A J 10 9 Table Q J 9 8
10 7 6 4
K 8
Q 7 4
64755 64765
79578 =
Par NS -140 K 7 6 4
A 8 5 3
Q 9 4
K 3

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
Tie 122
1 opening
3 N -1 -100
Tie 94

66. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Moss Pachtman Gitelman Greco Verhees Hampson v.Prooijen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 4
J 7 4
Q 7 2
Q 9 5 3 Table 8 7 3
Q 10 5
A J 9 6
10 8 7
99988 =
44354 =
Par NS +400 10 6
K 9 6 3
K 4 3
A K 6 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 122
1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 94

67. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Larsen Platnick Meltzer Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 AP 1 2 2 AP

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

10 9 8
A K Q 4 2
K 8 4
K 7 Table J 5 2
8 7 6
A 7 2
10 8 6 4
57577 57588
86855 =
Par NS -120 A 7 6 3
J 10 9
Q 10
A J 5 2

1 opening
1 W +1 -110
Tie 122
1 opening
2 W = -110
Tie 94

68. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul J 5
K 6
J 9 4
K 9 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Fleisher Fredin Kamil Levin Aronov Weinstein Stefanov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 3 AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q 4 3 2
A 10 7 2
A 10 7 6 5
— Table K 10 8 6
9 5 3
8 2
A Q J 5
54557 =
89876 =
Par NS -140 A 9 7
Q J 8 4
K Q 3
10 4 2

1 opening
3 S -3 -300
-3 122
1 opening
2 × N -1 -200
+3 97

69. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

5
A K 8 7 4 2
A 8 6
10 6 3 Table 10 8 7 6 4 3
10
J 10
K Q 8 7
76696 =
47746 =
Par NS +110 K 9 2
Q 9
K 9 3
A J 5 4 2

1 opening
2 E -1 +50
-2 122
1 opening
3 S = +110
+2 99

70. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

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

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

A K
10 7 5 3
7 4
A K 10 7 6 Table 9 6 5
K Q 8 6 2
8 6 5
5 3
58384 58385
85A58 =
Par NS -300 Q 8 4
A 9
K J 9 2
Q J 4 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-3 122
1 opening
3 N -1 -50
+3 102

71. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul K 9 7 6
Q 10 4
5 3 2
8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Katz Levin Nickell Weinstein Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 2
A K J 7
K 8
A J 10 5 Table A 4 3
9 6 3 2
J 10 9 7 6
2
55345 55346
87A97 =
Par NS -420 J 8 5
8 5
A Q 4
K Q 9 6 4

1 opening
4 E = -420
-10 122
1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+10 112

72. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul K 9 7 6
Q 10 4
5 3 2
8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Baseggio Gitelman WeinsteinJ Etter Diamond Kolesnik Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 2 Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 2
A K J 7
K 8
A J 10 5 Table A 4 3
9 6 3 2
J 10 9 7 6
2
55345 55346
87A97 =
Par NS -420 J 8 5
8 5
A Q 4
K Q 9 6 4

1 opening
3 NT W -3 +150
+11 133
1 opening
4 E = -420
-11 112

73. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Feldman WeinsteinJ Rosenberg Berkowitz Jackson Sontag Sher
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q J 7 2
A 9 7 2
8
10 9 6 3 Table 10 9 6 5
K 10 6
A Q J 9 6
5
74568 =
69775 =
Par NS -140 A 8 3
5 4 3
10 5 4
A K J 7

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 138
1 opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-5 112

74. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Rotaru Sementa Coldea Ionita Sadek Teodorescu El Ahmady
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 AP
Dbl 3 AP

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

A 7 6 5
5
9 8 6 4 3
A 8 2 Table Q J 9
Q 10 9 7 6
K J 10
J 6
86759 9785A
36583 =
Par NS +500 K 4 3 2
K 8 3
A Q 7 5
10 7

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 138
1 opening
1 N = +80
+5 117

75. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 10 4
Q J 6 4
K 9 8 3
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Hampson El Ahmady Greco Sadek Sementa Moss Duboin Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Dbl 2 Dbl Dbl 1 Pass 2
Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 3 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q 9 5
A 10 8 7
A 5
Q 9 7 Table J 7 6 3 2
9
7 6 4
8 6 4 3
75986 =
68457 68456
Par NS +100 8
K 5 3 2
Q J 10 2
A K 5 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-6 138
1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 123

76. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Fallenius Fleisher Fredin de Knijff Weinstein Wrang Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 AP Pass 1 NT Dbl AP

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

A J 4
6 4
A Q 10 4 2
J 9 2 Table K 9 8 5
Q 8 7 5 2
—
K 8 7 4
66575 =
77768 77767
Par NS -90 10 7 3 2
K J 3
K J 9 6
A 10

1 opening
2 S -2 -100
Tie 138
1 opening
1 NT× N -1 -100
Tie 123

77. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 3 3 1 Dbl 3 4
4 4 Dbl AP 5 Dbl AP

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

A
Q J 9 8 5 3
A 7 6 2
J 6 Table 8 7 6 3
10 7 6 4
J 10 4
A 2
6A579 =
43853 43863
Par NS +500 K 10 5 4
—
K Q 9 8
K Q 9 8 5

1 opening
4 × S = +790
+7 145
1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
-7 123

78. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 4 4 Dbl 1 2 3
5 Dbl Pass Pass 4 4 5 NT Pass
Rdbl 5 6 Dbl (AP) 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 A 7 5
12 tricks won 3 J J 9
A 6 6 3
4 2 2 7
4
13 tricks claimed

A J 5 4
K Q J 9 3
—
K J 9 5 Table —
A 8 7 6 2
A 10 8 6 5 4 3
6
57036 57026
86C96 =
Par NS -1400 Q 10 7 3
4
K J 7
A Q 10 4 3

1 opening
6 × W = -1660
-5 145
1 opening
6 W +1 -1460
+5 128

79. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Wrang Bompis de Knijff Quantin Pilon Bertheau Zaleski Nystrom
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 3 4 1 Dbl 2 4
Pass Pass 5 Pass 5 Dbl AP
Pass Dbl AP

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

A
Q J 9 8 5 3
A 7 6 2
J 6 Table 8 7 6 3
10 7 6 4
J 10 4
A 2
6A579 =
43853 43863
Par NS +500 K 10 5 4
—
K Q 9 8
K Q 9 8 5

1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
Tie 145
1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
Tie 128

80. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
ChenHU Duboin YangH Sementa Lauria Hu Versace Gong
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 9 3
A Q 10 9 5
J 6
7 2 Table 6
K 6 3
9 8 7 5 3 2
A K 6
45236 =
97BA7 =
Par NS -450 K J 8 7
J 7 4
K Q 10
Q 5 4

1 opening
4 W = -420
+1 146
1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-1 128

81. 2009 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul 4
A 8 7 4 3
A 9 3
9 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Jansma Meltzer v.Prooijen Ekeblad Cohen Granovetter Berkowitz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 7 3
6 5
7 6 2
A K 8 4 Table 9 8 5 2
K 10
K 10 8 5 4
J 10
65946 75946
68486 =
Par NS +140 A J 10 6
Q J 9 2
Q J
Q 7 5

1 opening
3 N = +140
Tie 146
1 opening
3 N = +140
Tie 128

82. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates BlanchardB Wold BlanchardS Aker Sementa Milgrim Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 4 Pass 1 2 4 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 5 Pass Dbl AP
Dbl AP

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

A K J 8 6
9 8 7 2
3
K 10 3 Table Q 7 4 2
J
K 10 7 6 5
8 6 5
85A8A =
47242 =
Par NS +500 10 9 5
Q 5 4
A J 9 2
A Q 2

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-13 146
1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+13 141

83. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Nickell Kamil Freeman Meckstroth Rubin Rodwell Granovetter
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 2 1 Dbl Rdbl 1
3 AP 2 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

10 7
A 9 7 3 2
A 6
10 6 5 3 Table J 8 2
K 8
J 10 9 5 4 3
K J
79667 =
64675 =
Par NS +140 K 9 6 3
Q 6 5 4
Q
A Q 4 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
-3 146
1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+3 144

84. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Ozdil Kamil Lair Fleisher Rubin WeinsteinJ Granovetter Gu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 9 8 2
Q 10 9
A 8 5 4 2
4 Table Q 7 4
A 8 7 5 4
J
K 5 3 2
86477 87477
46964 46965
Par NS -100 A 3
J 3 2
K 7 6 3
A 10 7 6

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
Tie 146
1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 144

85. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Lair Ekeblad Ozdil WeinsteinJ Granovetter Gu Rubin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP

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

A 2
K J 6 5
K Q 5
K 10 5 2 Table K Q 10 3
Q 9
10 8 6 2
A 9 8
22223 =
BBAAA BBBBA
Par NS -460 J 8 6
A 10 4 2
A 4 3
Q J 6

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -430
-1 146
1 opening
3 NT W = -400
+1 145

86. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Levin Hamman Weinstein Grue Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 AP 1 2 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 9 8 7 3
7 4
A J 3
Q J 3 Table A 5 2
J 10 8 5 3
Q 4 2
9 7
76789 =
57544 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 6
A Q 6
10 5
A 10 6 5 4

1 opening
2 W -1 +50
-2 146
1 opening
3 S = +110
+2 147

87. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Garner Hamman WeinsteinH CohenB Rodwell Smith Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 2
3 NT AP 3 3 AP

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

3 2
K Q 2
Q J 2
K Q J 7 2 Table Q 8 4
J 8 3
A K 6 3
8 4 3
68765 =
75678 =
Par NS +110 A 10 7 6
A 10 6
10 7
A 10 6 5

1 opening
3 NT E -2 +200
+6 152
1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-6 147

88. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Lair Kamil Ozdil YangD Ekeblad ShiX Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2 2 AP
Pass 2 3 AP

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

10 3
A Q J 8 2
K Q 10
K Q 3 Table 9 8 5 2
5
J 8 6 5 3 2
9 7
78748 =
45594 =
Par NS -110 K J
10 7 6 3
A 7 4
A 10 5 2

1 opening
3 E = -110
-6 152
1 opening
2 N = +110
+6 153

89. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen WeinsteinH Meltzer Garner Willenken Chambers Welland Schermer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

A 6 5 4
Q J 6
Q 9 6
J 9 8 Table 10 8
A 8 4 2
A 3 2
10 7 6 3
99898 =
43545 43535
Par NS +400 K J 9 2
K 9 7 5
J 5 4
A 5

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 158
1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-6 153

90. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

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

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

A 8 5
K 9 8 3
J 9
K Q 4 3 Table K J 7 2
Q J 10 4
Q 10 7 3
6
55467 55468
86965 =
Par NS -140 10 3
A 7 6 2
A 6 2
A J 10 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 163
1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-5 153

91. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Townsend Kirmse Gold Sandqvist Elinescu Malinowski Wladow
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q 10
A 7 5 4 2
8 6 3
A 10 3 Table 7 6 5 3
8 3
A J 10 4
K 8 4
77677 =
65755 =
Par NS +90 A J 4
K Q 10
5
Q J 9 7 6 2

1 opening
2 S = +90
+5 168
1 opening
2 NT S -1 -100
-5 153

92. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Smirnov de Wijs Piekarek Kirmse Bakkeren Gromoeller Bertens
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 3 3 AP
4 AP

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

8 6 3
A K J 7 3
9
K J 6 3 Table A 10 9 5
10 9 8 2
Q J 3
Q 9
45375 45374
77957 =
Par NS -140 K Q 4 2
5 4
A 7 6 4
A 8 7

1 opening
4 W = -620
-10 168
1 opening
3 W = -140
+10 163

93. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Gierulski Nickell Skrzypczak Pazur Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 NT AP Dbl Pass 1 AP

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

A K 7
K 7 6 3
10 2
A 5 4 2 Table Q 8
Q 10 8 5
J 6 5
K J 9 7
57373 =
86A6A =
Par NS -420 J 10 5 4
A J 4
A 9 8 3
Q 10

1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
Tie 168
1 opening
1 E +2 -140
Tie 163

94. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Gierulski Fantoni Skrzypczak Jassem Versace Martens Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 3 Pass 1 3 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

8 6 3
A K J 7 3
9
K J 6 3 Table A 10 9 5
10 9 8 2
Q J 3
Q 9
45375 45374
77957 =
Par NS -140 K Q 4 2
5 4
A 7 6 4
A 8 7

1 opening
4 W = -620
Tie 168
1 opening
4 W = -620
Tie 163

95. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Westra Piekarek Ramondt Bakkeren Elinescu Bertens Wladow
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8
K 9 7 6
K J 9 7
A Q 5 Table Q J 10 7 4
J 2
A 8 3 2
6 3
11215 22225
ABAC8 =
Par NS -920 K 3
A 8 4 3
Q 5 4
K 9 8 4

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -430
-1 168
1 opening
3 NT W = -400
+1 164

96. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski CohenB Balicki Smith Garner Dubinin WeinsteinH Gromov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 AP 1 AP

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

7 3
A K J 7 2
A 9 8
A 3 2 Table K J 8 2
10 9
J 7 4 3
J 5 4
56557 67667
76665 76775
Par NS -90 A Q 10 4
Q 6 4 3
10 6
K Q 7

1 opening
2 S = +90
+1 169
1 opening
1 W -1 +50
-1 164

97. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Kwiecien Balicki Ramer Zeligman Gromov Markowicz Dubinin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 2 2 (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 (AP)

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

J 9 2
A 9 8 7 3
K 9
A 9 7 Table 7 5
Q 10 2
Q J 7
Q 6 5 4 3
79696 =
54747 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 4
K J
10 8 4 3
K J 10

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 169
1 opening
1 S +2 +140
Tie 164

98. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul —
J 8 4 3
K 9 8 5 4
A 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Strul Ao Becker WangJ Gu Berkowitz Chechelashvili Cohen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Dbl 1 Dbl 2 Pass
3 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
3 AP

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

A K Q 8 6 4
A 9 5
3 2
9 5 Table 10 7 3
7 6
A J 7 6
Q 6 4 2
54A98 64A98
69344 =
Par NS +200 J 9 5 2
K Q 10 2
Q 10
K J 10

1 opening
4 S = +620
+11 180
1 opening
3 W -1 +100
-11 164

99. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
LewisP WeinsteinH LewisL Garner Willenken Casen Welland Krekorian
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 3 Pass
3 NT AP 4 AP

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

A K 8 7 5
K Q 8
K 8 5
Q 10 Table Q 6 2
10 9 6 3
Q
7 6 4 3 2
54696 =
68747 =
Par NS +100 J 4 3
A 7
A 9 4 3 2
K J 9

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+2 182
1 opening
4 W -1 +50
-2 164

100. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Zia Martel Rosenberg Katz Berkowitz Jacobs Cohen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 4 Pass 5 (AP) 3 4 4 Pass
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

7 6 5 2
A K J 10 6 5 3
J
5 Table A J 9 3
9 7 4
A 9 8
8 7 4
433A9 =
8AA33 =
Par NS -200 K Q 4
8 2
K 3 2
K J 10 9 2

1 opening
5 S -2 -200
Tie 182
1 opening
5 S -2 -200
Tie 164

101. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Jansma Fu Verhees Lesniewski Mahaffey Weichsel Hallberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT AP

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

9 5 4 2
—
Q J 10 8
K Q J 4 2 Table J 10 8 7
K 10 8 6 5 4
3
A 8
84776 84786
57647 =
Par NS +120 Q 3
A Q 9
A 9 6 5 4
10 9 5

1 opening
2 N = +110
+4 186
1 opening
2 NT S -1 -50
-4 164

102. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul K 7 5 3
Q 9 2
9 7 6
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Katz Weichsel Jacobs Rosenberg Verhees Zia Jansma
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Rdbl 1 2 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

A 8 4
A K J 10 8 6
K 8
J 4 Table 10 9 6
7 4 3
Q J 10 3
K 8 2
68678 =
65765 =
Par NS +110 Q J 2
5
A 5 4 2
A Q 10 7 3

1 opening
2 W -1 +50
-2 186
1 opening
3 W -2 +100
+2 166

103. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Efraimsson Freeman Morath Nickell Rodwell Nystrom Meckstroth Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT 3 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q 8 6
A Q J
K Q 5 4
A 9 4 Table K J 9 7 2
10 8 7 2
6 2
6 5
53467 53567
8A876 =
Par NS -620 A 4 3
K 9 5 3
A J 8
7 3 2

1 opening
3 S -2 -200
+9 195
1 opening
4 W = -620
-9 166

104. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul Q 7 5
Q J 10 3
J 9 6 4
8 2

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

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

A K J
A 7 6 4
Q 7 2
10 9 3 Table 9 6 4 3 2
8
A K 8 3
J 7 5
63855 =
69585 =
Par NS -140 10 8
K 9 5 2
10 5
A K Q 6 4

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-12 195
1 opening
3 NT W -5 +500
+12 178

105. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul J 9 5
J 9 8 3
A 9 6 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Morath Drijver Efraimsson Brink Bakkeren Nystrom Bertens Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 NT AP

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

A 10 4
Q 10
K 10 7 5
A J 5 4 Table K 7 6
K 7 5 4 2
8 3
Q 6 3
67565 77575
66867 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 3 2
A 6
Q J 4
K 9 8 2

1 opening
1 NT W -2 +200
+9 204
1 opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-9 178

106. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Fredin Hamman Fallenius Chmurski Rodwell Gawrys Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT 2 AP 1 NT 2 AP

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

A Q 3
10 6
Q 9 7
A K Q 6 3 Table J
9 8 7 5 4
6 3
9 7 5 4 2
6B7A4 6B7B4
32628 =
Par NS +650 K 9 7 5
A J 3 2
A 10
J 10 8

1 opening
2 N +3 +150
Tie 204
1 opening
2 S +3 +150
Tie 178

107. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Versace Fu Lauria Nunes Bertheau Fantoni Nystrom
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 3 AP 2 3 3 AP

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

A 9
9 7 6
A K J 3 2
Q J 6 Table K J 8 5 4 3
4 3 2
8 6 4
4
64758 =
68684 =
Par NS -100 Q 10 6
A K 10 5
10 9 5
A 7 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-3 204
1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+3 181

108. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

N deals
N-S vul A 9 6
J 5
8 6 5 3 2
J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Becker Grue Schwartz Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 AP Pass Rdbl Pass 1
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 5
A 8 6 3
A Q J 9
9 7 3 Table K 8 7 4
Q 9 4 2
4
A 8 5 2
56465 =
77978 =
Par NS -140 J 10 3 2
K 10 7
K 10 7
K Q 6

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
+2 206
1 opening
1 × S -1 -200
-2 181

109. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Sridhar Lair Sundarram Venkatesh Bertheau Kanningat Nystrom
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A 8 5 2
K J 7 2
Q 8 2
A 6 Table 9 7 6 4
9 3
J 7 6 3
K 9 2
75868 86868
57575 =
Par NS +120 K 10 3
Q 10 4
A K 10
J 10 4 3

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 206
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 181

110. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadhu Versace Goenka Sementa Nunes RoyR Fantoni Hooda
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A K 3
10 7
J 9 8 3 2
A K Q Table 9 5
K Q 4
K 5 4
9 8 5 4 2
57633 =
867A9 =
Par NS -130 Q J 10 4
A J 9 8
A 10 7
7 6

1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
+5 211
1 opening
1 S -3 -300
-5 181

111. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist Helness Bates Nystrom Sontag Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

K 9
A J
7 5 3 2
Q J 7 5 4 Table A 5 4
9 6 5 3
Q J 10 9
K 6
69745 =
64698 =
Par NS +100 Q J 10 6
K 8 7
K 4
A 9 8 2

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+2 213
1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-2 181

112. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Martens Soloway Jassem Krupowicz Meckstroth Lutostanski Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass
4 AP Rdbl Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7 5 2
J 10 7 5 2
—
A Q 5 Table A Q 8
Q 3
9 8 5 3
10 8 4 3
63386 =
5A947 =
Par NS -620 10 3
A K 6
Q 10 4 2
K J 9 6

1 opening
4 E = -620
-10 213
1 opening
3 E +1 -170
+10 191

113. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul J 9 5
A J 7
Q 7 4
Q 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Madala Fredin Lambardi Lindkvist Sundelin Monsegur Sylvan Mooney
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

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

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 218
1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 191

114. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul K 8 5
9 7 3
K 9 5 2
8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge WhiteM Greco Carmichael Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT AP

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

9 7
A Q 5 2
Q 10 8
A J 9 3 Table J 10 4 2
K J 6
J 7 3
K 10 5
55454 =
88979 =
Par NS -140 A Q 6 3
10 8 4
A 6 4
Q 7 2

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-1 218
1 opening
1 S -1 -50
+1 192

115. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul 7 6 4 3 2
Q 10 9 7
K 9
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Casen Moss Krekorian Cohen Hampson Berkowitz Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 8
8 5 3
A J 10 3
A 10 9 5 Table A 10 9
K 6 2
7 6 4 2
K 6 3
57655 =
86687 86788
Par NS -120 Q J 5
A J 4
Q 8 5
Q J 7 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 218
1 opening
2 S = +110
Tie 192

116. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul 9 7 4
K J 8 6
10
10 9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
H-Welland Coren Kamil Eisenberg Sementa Nystrom MossM Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

Q 5
Q 10 3
A K 9 8 6 3
A 5 Table K J 8 6
9 7 5
Q 7 4
Q 6 2
56849 =
75584 =
Par NS +100 A 10 3 2
A 4 2
J 5 2
K J 7

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+2 220
1 opening
3 NT W -1 +50
-2 192

117. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul J 10 9
6
K Q J 4
Q 10 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Buratti CohenS Lanzarotti Compton Krekorian Berkowitz Casen Cohen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 3 Dbl Pass 1 3 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q 7 2
K Q 10 5 4 3
3
7 2 Table K 5 3
A 8 7
10 8 5 2
J 5 4
33399 =
4AA44 =
Par NS -300 8 6 4
J 9 2
A 9 7 6
A K 6

1 opening
4 W = -420
Tie 220
1 opening
4 W = -420
Tie 192

118. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Bieder Balicki Babsch Zmudzinski Kowalski Fischer Tuszynski Saurer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 4
8 7 3
A Q J 3
10 8 2 Table J 6 5 3
J 10
K 8 7 2
A 6 4
87A69 =
56364 =
Par NS +620 A 9 8 7
A Q 9 5
9 5
Q 9 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
Tie 220
1 opening
2 N +2 +170
Tie 192

119. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace Garner Nickell WeinsteinH Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 5
J 10
A 9 4
Q 7 6 5 3 Table J 10 9 3
K 5 3
J 7 6 5
K 4
54744 44744
79688 79698
Par NS -140 K 4 2
A 7
K Q 3 2
J 10 9 8

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
+3 223
1 opening
2 E +2 -170
-3 192

120. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul K 6 5 2
Q 9 8 2
10 9 8
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Welland Rodwell Fallenius Rosenberg Soloway Zia Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

A 8 7
K 6 4 3
A K 2
K 7 6 Table J 10
A 10 7 5
7 6 5
10 9 5 3
57466 68566
75877 =
Par NS +100 Q 9 4 3
J
Q J 4 3
A Q J 2

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
Tie 223
1 opening
1 NT W = -90
Tie 192

121. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

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

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

9 6 5 4
K 9 5
K Q
10 5 4 2 Table A 8
8 7 4 2
J 8 6 3
A 6 3
99888 =
33544 33443
Par NS +600 K 10 7 3
Q 6
A 7 5
K J 9 8

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 233
1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 192

122. 2003 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 94

N deals
None vul A Q 7 4
Q 7 6 3 2
10 9 2
8

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

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

J 6 2
A K J 9
A 3
J 10 6 4 Table 10 8 3
5 4
Q J 7 6
Q 7 3 2
78896 =
54547 =
Par NS +110 K 9 5
10 8
K 8 5 4
A K 9 5

1 opening
1 N +1 +110
+1 234
1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-1 192

123. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Gao Jassem WangW
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

A J 9
5 4
A K J 7 3
Q 8 4 Table 10 5 2
A 9 8 3
10 9
10 6 5 2
78867 =
65576 55576
Par NS +110 K 7 6 3
K Q J 6
6 5
K 9 3

1 opening
1 NT W -1 +100
Tie 234
1 opening
1 NT W -1 +100
Tie 192

124. 2003 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

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

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

A 8 7
K J 5 2
Q 6 3
A 8 3 Table 10 4 2
10 8 6 3
A 8 4
7 6 2
89799 =
54644 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 6
7
K J 7 5
K 10 9 5

1 opening
3 S = +110
+1 235
1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-1 192

125. 2003 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 125

N deals
Both vul 7
Q J 9 6
A 4 3
Q 9 8 6 2

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

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

K 9 8 3 2
8 7
Q 8 5
K 7 5 Table A J 6 5
A 10 4
J 7 6 2
J 4
76979 76A79
67364 =
Par NS +620 Q 10 4
K 5 3 2
K 10 9
A 10 3

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
Tie 235
1 opening
3 N +1 +170
Tie 192

126. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
ChiuW Bocchi YangH Duboin Nunes WuCH Fantoni Huang
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 8 5
A 9 2
A Q J 4
5 2 Table 10 4
K J 10 5
7 2
8 7 6 4 3
65566 65576
77867 =
Par NS -110 J 3
8 6 4
K 9 6 5
A K Q 10

1 opening
2 S -2 -100
Tie 235
1 opening
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 192

127. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Hampson Welland Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 3 2
A 6 5
J 10 4
K 10 7 3 Table Q 9 4
Q 10 7 4
Q 8 6 5
8 2
88778 =
55664 55665
Par NS +120 K 10 6 5
K 2
A 3 2
Q 9 6 4

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+1 236
1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-1 192

128. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

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

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

K 3
A 9 7
A K 10 2
10 5 4 3 Table J 10 7 6 4
Q 3 2
9 7 6
J 7
77878 =
56565 =
Par NS +110 A 8 5 2
10 6
Q 3
A K 8 6 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+4 240
1 opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-4 192

129. 2002 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

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

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

5 2
A 7 6
J 9 7 2
K Q 10 6 Table A Q 8 7 6 4
9 5 3
10 8 6
7
76889 =
56454 =
Par NS +110 K 9
J 10 2
K Q 5 4
A 9 8 4

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+8 248
1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-8 192

130. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Fallenius Rosenberg Welland Gitelman Schwartz Moss Becker
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT AP 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8
A J 6 5
K Q 10
A J 5 4 Table Q 4 3 2
Q 7 4
6 5 2
K 9 3
66676 =
66767 77767
Par NS -90 K J 9 7
K 10 9 3
A J 9
8 6

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-9 248
1 opening
3 NT W -3 +300
+9 201

131. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Becker Moss Schwartz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 2
Q J 8 5
9 7 5
K J 9 Table 10 9 8 4 3
6 4 2
K Q
Q 3 2
868A9 =
56524 =
Par NS +130 A 7 6 5
10 3
A 10 4 3
A 10 8

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-1 248
1 opening
2 S +2 +130
+1 202

132. 2001 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul K 6 5
9 8 7 4
9 8 7
K 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Helness Larsen Helgemo Groetheim Weichsel Aa Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Dbl Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 3
K 5 3
Q 6 5 2
Q J 7 6 Table 10 9 8 7
A 6 2
A J 4
10 5 2
67755 =
66688 =
Par NS -90 Q J 4 2
Q J 10
K 10 3
A 8 4

1 opening
2 S -2 -200
-3 248
1 opening
1 NT E = -90
+3 205

133. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul 8 6
A K 9 4 2
J 5 3
J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Chang Bocchi Moss Duboin Katz Schuett Jacobs SmithK
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 1 Pass Pass Dbl
1 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A J 10 2
Q J 10 8 7
2
K 8 4 Table 9 7 5 3
3
K Q 7 6
Q 9 6 2
85787 =
58646 =
Par NS +120 K Q 4
6 5
A 10 9 8 4
A 10 7

1 opening
1 × W = -160
-7 248
1 opening
2 NT S = +120
+7 212

134. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Molson Martel Shenkin Stansby Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag Lipsitz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Dbl 3 3 AP

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

J 2
A 10 4 3
Q J 6 5
A 6 4 Table K 6 4
K 7 6 5
10 9 8 4 3
7
78449 =
55994 =
Par NS -140 A 10 7 3
J 9 2
K 2
K Q 5 3

1 opening
3 E = -110
-6 248
1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 218

135. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin Granovetter Weichsel Rubin Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 7
Q
K 9 7 6 4 3
Q 6 3 Table 9 8 6 2
A 10 7 5 4 3
2
10 2
A878A A879A
34642 =
Par NS +630 K Q 10 4
K 9 2
J 5
K J 7 4

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-7 248
1 opening
2 S = +90
+7 225

136. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

A
K J 9 8 6 3
J 10 8 6
Q J Table J 8 7 3
Q
K 9 7 3 2
K 10 2
78549 =
65894 =
Par NS -110 Q 9 4 2
A 5 2
A Q 4
9 6 4

1 opening
3 S = +140
+6 254
1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 225

137. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl AP
Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

A K 10 3
A K 6
Q J 4 3
10 3 Table 6 4
Q 8 7 3
8 6 2
9 8 6 2
67667 88667
55775 =
Par NS +120 J 9 7 2
J 4
A 9 5
K Q J 5

1 opening
2 E -1 +50
-2 254
1 opening
1 NT× W -1 +100
+2 227

138. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Palau Balicki Allegrini Zmudzinski Jassem Levy Tuszynski Chemla
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 1 2 2
2 3 3 AP Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A K 5
J 10 8 7 2
10 8 3 2
K Table J 8
A 9 4
A J 5 4
8 5 4 3
68448 =
75895 =
Par NS -100 Q 10 7 2
K 5 3
K Q 9 7
Q J

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
Tie 254
1 opening
3 W -1 +50
Tie 227

139. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul A 8 4 2
9 8 6 5 3 2
J 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Panelewen Brenner Tobing Chagas Amaral Lasut Branco Manoppo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT 2 Pass 2 1 NT 2 2 AP
Pass Pass Dbl 3 (AP)

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

Q 7
Q J 7
K Q 10 8
A Q 9 7 Table J 9 6 3
10
A 7 5 2
J 10 6 4
46833 =
975AA =
Par NS -300 K 10 5
A K 4
9 6 4
K 8 5 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-6 254
1 opening
2 E -2 +200
+6 233

140. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Wernle Sylvan Kriftner Sundelin Fredin Barnay Lindkvist TerraneoC
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 2 3 AP

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

A K 5
J 10 8 7 2
10 8 3 2
K Table J 8
A 9 4
A J 5 4
8 5 4 3
68448 =
75895 =
Par NS -100 Q 10 7 2
K 5 3
K Q 9 7
Q J

1 opening
2 S = +110
+4 258
1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-4 233

141. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul A 8 4 2
9 8 6 5 3 2
J 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Kriftner Sundelin Wernle Sylvan Lindkvist TerraneoC Fredin Barnay
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT 2 Pass 2 (AP) 1 NT 2 Dbl 3 (AP)

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

Q 7
Q J 7
K Q 10 8
A Q 9 7 Table J 9 6 3
10
A 7 5 2
J 10 6 4
46833 =
975AA =
Par NS -300 K 10 5
A K 4
9 6 4
K 8 5 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 263
1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-5 233

142. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanna Chagas Lebi Branco Campos Kokish Villas-Boas Mittelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 2 3
2 Pass 3 AP 3 AP

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

8 6
A K Q 7 2
K 10 4
7 4 3 Table A Q 10 7 3
9 5 4
Q 5
Q 8 5
55476 =
78755 88857
Par NS -120 J 5 4
6
A J 8 6
A K 10 9 2

1 opening
3 W -2 +100
+6 269
1 opening
3 W = -140
-6 233

143. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Chemla Lindkvist Levy Palau Fallenius Allegrini Nilsland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 3 Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Dbl
3 AP 4 AP

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

Q 7 3
4
K J 6
K Q 10 7 5 3 Table J 8
K J 10 9 2
A 4 2
J 9 2
58774 =
65669 =
Par NS -110 10 5 2
A Q 8 7
Q 9 8
A 8 6

1 opening
3 W = -110
-4 269
1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+4 237

144. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul Q 10
J 2
J 10 9 7 5 2
7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
ShiH Rizzo Dai Bianchedi Lucena Ju Lambardi Fu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 1 NT AP Dbl 3 Dbl AP

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

K J 9
10 9 6 5
A K 8
A 6 4 Table 6 5 3 2
A Q 8
Q 4
J 10 9 8
35463 =
98979 88979
Par NS -400 A 8 7 4
K 7 4 3
6 3
K Q 2

1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
+12 281
1 opening
3 × S -3 -800
-12 237

145. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 78

N deals
None vul 7
8 7
Q J 10 7 3
K 10 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Weinstein Katz Levin Rosenberg Berkowitz Zia Cohen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Dbl Pass Pass 3 AP
2 3 3 AP

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

A K Q J 10
10 5 4
9 4
7 3 2 Table 9 5 4 3
K Q 6 2
K 8 5
Q J
867BB =
27522 =
Par NS +400 8 6 2
A J 9 3
A 6 2
A 9 5

1 opening
3 W -2 +100
-1 281
1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+1 238

146. 1999 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Chagas Nickell Branco Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

Q J 10
Q J 5
K 10 4 3 2
5 3 Table K 7 4
K 8 7 6 2
6
K 10 8 6
67477 =
66866 =
Par NS -100 6 5 2
A 4
A J 9 7
Q J 9 7

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+4 285
1 opening
1 N -1 -50
-4 238

147. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Martel Wolfson Hamman Silverman Soloway
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 3 AP Dbl 2 2 3
4 AP

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

K 7 4
A K 10 7 3
A 3
Q 6 3 Table 10 5 3
Q 9 8 5 4
K 10 6
5 2
57488 =
86955 =
Par NS -140 A J 2
2
9 8 5 2
A K J 8 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
+10 295
1 opening
4 E = -620
-10 238

148. 1999 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Janz Hamman Mello Branco Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Dbl 2 3 Pass
2 2 Pass 2 4 AP
2 AP

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

A K 10
Q 8 7
9 6 4
A 10 7 6 Table 7 6 5 3 2
K 9
A 8
K 8 3 2
54773 =
7955A 7965A
Par NS -140 Q J 9 8
A J 5
Q 10 2
Q 5 4

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-5 295
1 opening
4 E -1 +50
+5 243

149. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Burger Katz Cayne Cohen Sontag Berkowitz Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 7 5
Q 9 8 7
K Q 10
Q 6 Table 10 6 3
J 10 6
A 7 3 2
A J 3
56668 =
67775 =
Par NS +90 A 4
A K
J 8 6 4
10 8 7 5 2

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
Tie 295
1 opening
1 NT S = +90
Tie 243

150. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul 8 7 4 3
J 10 7 5 2
J 4
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Silverman Becker Wolfson Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 AP 1 NT AP

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

A J 10
A 4 3
K Q 9 8 6 2
K Table K Q 6 2
Q 9
10 7
9 7 6 4 2
44737 =
684A6 686A6
Par NS -130 9 5
K 8 6
A 5 3
A Q 10 8 3

1 opening
1 W +3 -130
-8 295
1 opening
1 NT W -4 +200
+8 251

151. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Soloway Passell Goldman Lair Berkowitz Schwartz Cohen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 2 (AP)
Dbl AP

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

A J 10 8
10 2
K 5
K 9 8 6 5 Table 6 5 3
K Q 9 3
Q 9 7 4 3 2
—
65748 75748
67685 =
Par NS -90 9 7 4 2
A J 4
A 6
A 10 4 2

1 opening
3 × S -1 -200
-3 295
1 opening
2 N -1 -100
+3 254

152. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Mik Kuo Jedrychowski Huang ShenC Dravitzki Lin Ker
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 7 5 3
Q 9 5
9 4
A J 6 Table 6 4 2
7 4 2
K 10 6 3
K 8 3
76878 =
67555 =
Par NS +110 K J 10 8
K 10 3
Q J 2
Q 9 7

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-6 295
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 260

153. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Szymanowski Fallenius Lesniewski Golias Fox Baze Schafer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 4
J 10 9 7
K 9 3
K Q 5 Table A 6 5 3
5 4
J 6 2
A 7 6 2
54776 =
87667 =
Par NS -120 K 7 2
Q 8 3
A Q
J 10 8 4 3

1 opening
1 N -1 -50
Tie 295
1 opening
3 S -1 -50
Tie 260

154. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Pavlicek Wolfson Katz Weinstein Cohen Stewart Berkowitz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 2
3 3 AP

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

K J
6 5 3 2
K 7 6 4
A 7 2 Table 10 8
K 10 9 7
Q 10 9 5
K J 3
68557 =
75885 75886
Par NS +100 A 6 5 4
Q J 8
A 2
Q 6 5 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 295
1 opening
3 N = +140
Tie 260

Data 9X25 Main Top One Club vs. One Diamond