Data 9X26 Main

One Club vs. One Diamond

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 57 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Gu Martel Lair Fleisher Rosenberg Bertens Willenken Cheek
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J
A 4 2
J 9
K Q 9 7 6 4 Table 10 7 6 4
J 8 6 5
8 4 2
A 10
68796 =
75647 =
Par NS +110 A 5 3 2
Q 10 7
A K 10 7
J 3

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 0
1 opening
3 S = +110
+5 5

2. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 93

N deals
Both vul Q J
J 7 6
J 10 6 5 4
A 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Krekorian Coren Koneru Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart Dwyer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 3 (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

K 7 5 4 2
10 8 5 4
A Q 9
J Table 10 6 3
A 9 2
8 7
K 9 7 4 3
75687 =
58756 =
Par NS -110 A 9 8
K Q 3
K 3 2
Q 8 6 2

1 opening
3 S -2 -200
-7 0
1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+7 12

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

West North East South West North East South
Koneru Kamil Krekorian Coren Passell Woolsey Jacobus Stewart
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
2 3 3 AP Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl
3 3 AP

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

10 9
A 9 4
Q 8 2
K Q 10 7 2 Table A K J 8 4
5
J 9 6 5 3
5 3
74834 =
695A8 =
Par NS -140 Q 3 2
K J 8 2
A 7
A 8 6 4

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+3 3
1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-3 12

4. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Aker Cohler Simson Milgrim Jacobus Rigal Passell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Dbl 1 Dbl 2 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7
A J 7 6 2
J 10 8 6
Q J 2 Table J 10 8 3
K Q 8
K 9 5
10 9 4
6A578 69558
63865 =
Par NS +420 A 9 4 2
5
A 4 2
A K 7 6 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 3
1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 12

5. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Zia Dwyer Martel Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 7 6 4 3
10 3
5
A 7 6 4 3 Table Q 8 2
K Q J 9 8
Q 10 8 4
2
86798 =
46545 =
Par NS +120 K 10 5
6 4
A K 3 2
K J 10 9

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 13
1 opening
2 S +1 +110
-10 12

6. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
MagnussonS Brink Nikolenkov Drijver Muller Piedra de Wijs Wildavsky
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A J 5
K 10 2
K J 5 3
Q 5 2 Table Q 10 3
Q 7 3
9 6
K 9 7 6 3
35553 45653
9888A =
Par NS -400 K 8 4
J 8 6 5
A Q 10 8
A 4

1 opening
1 NT S -3 -150
-2 13
1 opening
1 NT S -2 -100
+2 14

7. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 4 3 2
K 6 4
3
9 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Rosenberg Upmark Willenken Martel Silverstein Zia Fredin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 Dbl 3 Dbl Pass 1 AP
Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 6
A 5 3 2
A 10 6
A 8 7 Table J 7
Q 10 8 7
K Q 8 4 2
10 2
48238 =
85A95 =
Par NS -300 A Q 5
J 9
J 9 7 5
K Q J 3

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-11 13
1 opening
1 E +2 -140
+11 25

8. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

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

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

A 10 8 4 3
3
2
K 10 9 8 4 2 Table 9 6 5 2
A 10 5
6 5 3
A Q 3
53983 =
8A44A =
Par NS -500 K Q J
Q J 9 8
A J 10 8
7 6

1 opening
4 × W = -790
-7 13
1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
+7 32

9. 2011 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Drijver Wooldridge Brink de Wijs LallJ Muller Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 2 3 2 2 3 AP
3 4 AP

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

K 9 3
A 8 6
Q J 10 9 8 2
K Table A 6 2
J 7 5 3
7 6 3
J 9 6
69869 =
54574 =
Par NS +140 Q 10
K Q 9 4
K 5 4
A 8 5 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 13
1 opening
3 W = -110
Tie 32

10. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Barel Levin Zack Weinstein Stansby Pachtman Martel Ginossar
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
2 AP

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

10 7 2
A 10 9 4
8 5 3
A K 3 Table K 8 6 3
J 8 6 2
9 4 2
Q 4
78699 =
55644 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9 5
K Q 5
K 10 7
10 5 2

1 opening
3 S = +110
+2 15
1 opening
2 W -1 +50
-2 32

11. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 15

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

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 Pass Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 1 NT AP

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

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

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 15
1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 38

12. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Reid Fleisher Newell Ware Stansby Tislevoll Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 1 2 Dbl 1 2 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 7 2
K J 8 7 4
2
A 5 4 Table Q 3
9 5 2
J 7 4
K 10 7 3 2
98596 =
45747 =
Par NS +600 A 9 5
A
K Q 10 9 6 3
Q 8 6

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 26
1 opening
2 S +1 +110
-11 38

13. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul J 6 5 2
A 9 3
8 7
A 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fredin LallJ Fallenius Grue Hurd Upmark Wooldridge Nystrom
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 4
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 3
Q 10 4
6 2
Q J 7 5 4 Table 10 4
K 7 6 5 2
Q 9 3
K 10 2
9B6B6 =
21627 =
Par NS +450 A Q 8 7
J 8
A K J 10 5 4
9

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
-1 26
1 opening
4 N +2 +480
+1 39

14. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Furuta Fleisher Teramoto Kamil Weinstein Ino Levin Imakura
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 10 3
A Q
A J 10 8 4
Q J Table A 9 6 5 2
9 6 5
6
A 10 9 5
32533 =
9B799 9B7A9
Par NS -650 K 7
K 10 8 4
K Q 9 3
K 7 6

1 opening
4 E +2 -680
-2 26
1 opening
4 W = -620
+2 41

15. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo MadsenM Helness Schaltz Bjarnarson Zimmermann Askgaard Multon
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

J 9 2
A J 7 5
10 4 3
9 8 4 Table K Q 10 3
K 9 2
Q 9 6
6 5 3
97799 =
46644 =
Par NS +600 A 8
Q 6 3
A J 7 2
K 10 7 2

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-2 26
1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+2 43

16. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul 7 6 4 3 2
9 6 5
10 6 5
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Bramley Hamman Welland Smirnov Rodwell Piekarek Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP) 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 2 NT 3
Pass 3 4 AP

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

A
A 8 7 2
J 4 2
A 9 7 4 2 Table K 9 5
J 10
K 9 8
K 10 8 6 5
47453 =
9678A 9688A
Par NS -500 Q J 10 8
K Q 4 3
A Q 7 3
J

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
+2 28
1 opening
4 E = -130
-2 43

17. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson CohenB Greco Smith WolpertG Diamond Kranyak Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K
10 9 8 2
J 9 3 2
A 8 5 4 Table A 7 6 4 3
J 5
7
Q J 9 6 3
67994 78994
45439 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 2
A K 6 4
Q 5 4
K 7 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 38
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 43

18. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

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

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

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

J 4
A 7 6 4
A J 10 8 7
K 2 Table K 5 3
10 9 5 3 2
6 5
9 7 4
79569 79579
54864 =
Par NS +140 10 7 6 2
K Q 8
Q 2
A Q J 10

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 38
1 opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 43

19. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Aker WeinsteinH Richter Garner Rubin Simson Ekeblad Johnson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K Q 6 5
A 10 8 7
K 8
10 9 8 Table J 9 4 3
Q J 9 3
10
J 6 5 4
966C8 A67C8
36503 =
Par NS +920 A
K 6 5 2
6 5 3 2
A K 3 2

1 opening
5 S = +400
-1 38
1 opening
5 S +1 +420
+1 44

20. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul 10 4
A 9 8 7 3 2
10 3 2
K 7

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Lauria Fallenius Versace Duboin Stefanov Sementa Aronov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 1 NT 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
5 Pass Pass 5 3 4 4 Dbl
Pass 6 AP 5 Dbl AP

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

K J
6
A J 9 8 7 5 4
Q 4 2 Table 8 6 5 3 2
Q J
K Q 6
9 5 3
69D5C =
14071 =
Par NS +2210 A Q 9 7
K 10 5 4
—
A J 10 8 6

1 opening
6 S +1 +1460
+14 52
1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
-14 44

21. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Etter Greco Kolesnik Jackson Diamond Sher Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5
Q 10 6 3
A 8 7 5 4
10 9 Table K Q 7 4
J 8 7 4
10 6
Q J 2
98689 =
45754 =
Par NS +600 A 9 8 6
K 9 2
Q J 2
A 5 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+10 62
1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 44

22. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

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

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

K J 10
A Q 3
7 6
A J 6 5 4 Table 8 6 4 3
K J 10
9 4
K 7 3 2
56683 =
67749 =
Par NS -100 A
9 7 2
A K Q J 10 5
10 9 8

1 opening
4 × E -5 +1400
+16 78
1 opening
1 NT W -1 +100
-16 44

23. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
DeFotis Willenken Mouser Welland CohenB CohenM Smith RosenbergM
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

K J 8 7 2
K 8 7 6
Q 8
10 7 Table —
5 3
A 9 7 4 3
K 8 6 5 4 2
8A975 8A875
53468 53467
Par NS +620 A Q 10 9
J 10 4 2
K 6 2
A 9

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+1 79
1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-1 44

24. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov Smirnov Karaivanov Piekarek Kirmse Aronov Gromoeller Stefanov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 3 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 AP

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

5 3
K Q 9 6
A K 7 6 5
Q 4 Table 10 8 7 4
10 8
Q J 8 2
9 6 3
8995A =
33482 =
Par NS +140 A J 9 6
J 4 3
10 9 4
A K J

1 opening
4 S = +130
Tie 79
1 opening
2 N +2 +130
Tie 44

25. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Bakkeren Katz Bertens Brink Rodwell Drijver Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 2 1 1 2 2
3 4 AP 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 5
A J 10 8 7 3
A 10 8
9 8 Table 6 4
9 5 4
7 5 4
A Q 6 3 2
48365 48465
85968 =
Par NS -140 A Q 3 2
K Q 2
Q 9 2
J 5 4

1 opening
4 S -3 -300
-5 79
1 opening
3 N -1 -100
+5 49

26. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Danailov Brogeland Karakolev Lindqvist Austberg Aronov Saelensminde Stefanov
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
2 Q 8 7 5 Q 8 7
3 4 Q K J 4 2 K
4 5 K A 6 7 K A
6 8 9 10 6 8 3 10
10 J K 3 10 J K 3
J 3 K Q 5 3 K Q
9 2 6 A 4 A 2 7
5 A 7 5 Q 6 5 A
4 A 5 7 3 10 J 5
2 6 J 2 9 10 2 6
10 4 6 9 6 tricks claimed

J 6 5
K 9 5 2
K 8
J 9 6 4 Table K 9 8 4 2
10 8 4
A 10 4
K 3
76798 =
57645 =
Par NS +110 Q
A J 7 6
Q 7 6 2
A Q 10 2

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+4 83
1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 49

27. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Duboin Drijver Sementa Nunes de Wijs Fantoni Muller
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

J 6 5
K 9 5 2
K 8
J 9 6 4 Table K 9 8 4 2
10 8 4
A 10 4
K 3
76798 =
57645 =
Par NS +110 Q
A J 7 6
Q 7 6 2
A Q 10 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
+1 84
1 opening
2 S = +90
-1 49

28. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 10 7 2
9 4 2
A K 9 7 4 2
2

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Nunes Danailov Fantoni Lauria Aronov Versace Stefanov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 8
6 5
Q J
K J 10 5 4 3 Table A K 3
J 8 7 3
10 8 6 5
Q 6
79995 =
54347 54348
Par NS +140 Q 6 5 4
A K Q 10
3
A 9 8 7

1 opening
3 N = +110
Tie 84
1 opening
3 S = +110
Tie 49

29. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Khiuppenen Chagas Kholomeev Dubinin Campos Gromov Villas-Boas
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

J 6 5
K 9 5 2
K 8
J 9 6 4 Table K 9 8 4 2
10 8 4
A 10 4
K 3
76798 =
57645 =
Par NS +110 Q
A J 7 6
Q 7 6 2
A Q 10 2

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-1 84
1 opening
3 S = +110
+1 50

30. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski BlanchardB Balicki BlanchardS Aker Gromov Milgrim Dubinin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 3 Dbl 1 2 2 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 9 7 5 3
A K 5
Q 3
10 5 Table K 8 6 2
J 6
9 7 6 4 2
7 6
95B8A =
48252 =
Par NS +650 4
Q 8 4
A K 10 8
K Q J 4 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
-1 84
1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+1 51

31. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

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

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

J 7 5 4 2
A K 9
9 6 5
A 2 Table K 10 3
J 7
10 4 3
K 10 9 8 5
55875 =
68556 =
Par NS -100 A 9 8 6
10 4 3
A K Q
J 6 4

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-8 84
1 opening
3 E -2 +200
+8 59

32. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Aker Levin Milgrim Weinstein Jacobs Johnson Katz Simson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP)
2 3 AP

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

J 7
K 7 6 3
A K Q 10 9
10 6 Table A 10 9 6 3
Q J 8 4
J 2
J 8
56449 =
67883 =
Par NS +110 K Q 8 4
5
8 7 6 3
A K Q 9

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+5 89
1 opening
1 S -1 -50
-5 59

33. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Gu Platnick WeinsteinJ Diamond Moss Ozdil Gitelman Lair
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 3 5 Pass 1 Dbl 4 Dbl (AP)
Pass Dbl AP

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

A K J 8 6
J 4 3
Q J 10 5
5 Table 10 5 4 3 2
5
K 7 4
8 6 4 2
83B6A =
3A262 =
Par NS +100 9
A 10 9 8
A 6 3 2
A K 10 9

1 opening
5 × W -1 +100
+12 101
1 opening
4 × W = -590
-12 59

34. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Lindqvist Grue Brogeland Duboin Bramley Sementa Wold
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

Q J 8
K 10 3
K 7 5 4
9 6 2 Table 10 7 6
J 6 4
A J 6
J 8 4 3
89988 88987
54455 =
Par NS +140 A K 3 2
9 8 7 5
8 3
A K 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 111
1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 59

35. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Gitelman Weichsel Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
2 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 5
A J 8 3
10 7 6 4 3
Q 8 Table A 10 9 8 2
K 9 4 2
J 9 8
3
8755A =
56871 =
Par NS +130 7
Q 10 5
K Q 5 2
A K 10 7 4

1 opening
3 S +3 +170
+1 112
1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
-1 59

36. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Wladow Muller Elinescu Gromoeller Ramondt Kirmse Westra
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 4 5 (AP) Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 6 3
J 7 6 4 3
9 8 6
K Table Q 7 5 4
A 9
—
Q 7 6 5 4 3 2
857B5 =
47628 =
Par NS +600 10 2
K Q
K Q 10 7 2
A J 10 8

1 opening
5 N = +600
-1 112
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 60

37. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

K 8 2
Q J 2
9 4
A Q 10 8 6 Table Q 10 3
A K 9 8 6
7 6
J 7 5
36191 =
75A4A =
Par NS -420 A 4
7 5 4 3
A Q J 5
K 4 3

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
+2 114
1 opening
3 E +3 -230
-2 60

38. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Spector Rosenberg WolpertG Zia Weinstein Grue Levin Cheek
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 AP

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

8 4
K 10 9 3
A Q 6 5
A 9 7 Table J 10 6 5 3
5 2
J 7 4 2
J 8
97969 9796A
45463 =
Par NS +600 A Q 7 2
A Q 6 4
10 3
Q 5 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+11 125
1 opening
2 W -1 +50
-11 60

39. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Nickell Becker Freeman Strul
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 7 4 3
A K J 10
4
7 3 2 Table A Q 2
4 2
J 10 9 3
Q 8 6 4
66796 66896
77447 =
Par NS +110 —
Q 8 6 5 3
A K Q 8 5 2
K J

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 125
1 opening
4 S -2 -200
Tie 60

40. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Gierulski Helness Skrzypczak Martens Sontag Jassem Bates
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K 10 5
9 5 2
A K Q 10 6
9 6 Table J 4 3
J 10 8 3
9 5 2
Q 5 3
8A97B =
42451 =
Par NS +420 9 2
A K 6 4
8 7 4
A K 8 4

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 125
1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+1 61

41. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Katz Weichsel Jacobs Rosenberg Verhees Zia Jansma
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 7 6 4
A Q
Q 2
10 7 6 4 3 Table A 9 3 2
10 9 3
K 9 6 3
8 5
86877 =
46466 45466
Par NS +120 5
K J 8 2
8 7 5 4
A K Q J

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
Tie 125
1 opening
4 N -2 -200
Tie 61

42. 2007 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul K J 10 8
K 9 8 3 2
7 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Garner Saelensminde WeinsteinH Brogeland Helness Rosenberg Helgemo Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 7 3
Q
A Q J 6 4
Q 5 4 Table 6 5 4
J 10 6 4
10 3
K 9 8 2
76866 77866
66577 =
Par NS +110 Q 2
A 7 5
K 9 8 5
A J 6 3

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
Tie 125
1 opening
2 E = -90
Tie 61

43. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul A 8 7
Q 6 4 2
8 7 2
8 6 4

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

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

J 5 4 3
K 10 7
A 10 6
Q 7 3 Table K 10 6 2
9 8
Q J 4
K J 9 5
54655 =
79778 89788
Par NS -140 Q 9
A J 5 3
K 9 5 3
A 10 2

1 opening
2 S -2 -200
-2 125
1 opening
2 W +1 -140
+2 63

44. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Hallberg Fallenius Deutsch Welland Zmudzinski Fu Balicki Zhao
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

Q 10
A J
K 9 8 3 2
7 5 4 3 Table J 7 5
10 8 6 5
A J 5
Q 10 6
79877 7A877
63566 =
Par NS +620 A K 4
K Q 4 2
Q 10 7 4
9 8

1 opening
1 S +1 +110
+1 126
1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-1 63

45. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Robison Gerstman Onstott Maksymetz WhiteM Aa Carmichael Groetheim
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 NT 3 4 5 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
2 NT Dbl 3 AP

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

10
K 8 6 4 3
K J 9 8 4
Q 8 Table J 9 7 6 2
A 10 7
Q 10 7
10 3
9866C =
45771 =
Par NS +1100 A K Q
J 9 5 2
3
K J 9 7 2

1 opening
5 S = +600
+11 137
1 opening
3 E -1 +50
-11 63

46. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes MossM Fantoni Sementa Coren Bertheau Eisenberg Nystrom
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

K J 9 4
4
A Q 10 9 7
Q 8 7 Table Q 5
J 10 9 7 6
6 4
K 9 5 4
77766 =
65667 =
Par NS +90 A 8 6 2
A K 3 2
5
A 6 3 2

1 opening
1 × W = -140
-1 137
1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
+1 64

47. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul Q J 10 8 7
J 7 2
10 4
Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Khven Brink Matushko v.Prooijen Verhees Dubinin Jansma Gromov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

A K 3 2
5 4
K Q 6 3
A J 6 Table 9
Q 10 8 6
J 9 5 2
9 5 4 2
78856 =
65587 =
Par NS +100 6 5 4
A K 9 3
A 8 7
K 8 3

1 opening
1 NT W -1 +50
Tie 137
1 opening
1 NT W -1 +50
Tie 64

48. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Gunev Versace Stamatov Lauria Duboin Mihov Bocchi Nanev
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

7 4
A K Q 10
Q 7 3
K 9 8 5 Table A K 10 9 8
9 7 4 2
10
10 4 3
54385 =
79A58 78958
Par NS -620 Q J 6
J 3
A K 4 2
Q J 7 6

1 opening
4 W = -620
Tie 137
1 opening
4 E = -620
Tie 64

49. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell SadekA Freeman Naguib El Kourdy Rodwell Khalil Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 8
J 8 7 3
A 5 2
7 6 5 Table 3 2
K 9 5 4
Q 8 7 3
A 10 4
9A89A =
43443 43543
Par NS +620 A K 7 6
2
K J 10 6
Q J 8 2

1 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 137
1 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 64

50. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Krupowicz Helgemo Zawislak Helness Aa Jassem Groetheim Gawrys
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 3 4 1 2 3 4
4 5 Pass Pass 4 5 Pass 5 (AP)
Dbl AP

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

A K 9 8 5
10
J 7 4
A Q 10 5 Table Q J 6 4 3
5 3 2
8 5
9 6 2
64AA6 =
49337 =
Par NS +200 10
A Q 9 8
K Q 6 3
K 7 4 3

1 opening
5 × S -1 -200
-3 137
1 opening
5 N -1 -100
+3 67

51. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pszczola Soloway Gawrys Jacobus Nickell Milner Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 1 3 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 4
K 8 6 4
A 9 3
Q 9 6 2 Table 8 3
10 9 7 5 2
K 2
J 7 4 3
896A6 =
54737 =
Par NS +140 K 9 6 2
Q
Q 8 6 4
A K 10 8

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 147
1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 67

52. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Molson Boyd Shenkin Granovetter Stewart Rubin Woolsey
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 3 AP

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

K 3 2
K 10 9 6
J 9 7
8 4 2 Table A Q J 10
J 8 3
10 6 5
Q 9 6
9779A =
36533 =
Par NS +400 9 8 6
A Q 7 4
A 2
K J 10 5

1 opening
3 S = +110
Tie 147
1 opening
2 S +1 +110
Tie 67

53. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 112

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

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

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

4
A K 10
J 9 8 6 4
K Q 9 6 Table J 6 2
9 8 5
K Q 2
J 10 4 2
78734 =
65699 =
Par NS -110 A K 8 7
Q J 6 3
10 5
A 8 3

1 opening
2 N = +110
+6 153
1 opening
3 E = -110
-6 67

54. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Casen Nickell Schwartz Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 10 8
K 10 9 6
Q J 9 4
K Table K 7 6 5
8 5 3 2
K 5
Q 7 2
64468 =
78975 =
Par NS -140 4
A Q 4
A 10 8 3
A 9 8 6 3

1 opening
1 E +2 -140
-5 153
1 opening
1 S = +70
+5 72

55. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby Lair Meckstroth Schwartz Rodwell
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
2 8 A 6 2 8 A 6
7 J Q 3 7 K 4 3
4 10 5 K 9 6 2 7
4 6 Q 3 4 K 10 3
J 7 8 K J 2 3 K
9 2 8 7 8 A J 5
4 3 K J 5 Q 6 8
6 8 9 Q Q 5 J 7
2 5 9 A 4 8 A 9
7 tricks claimed 10 2 10 6
Q 4 A 10

4 2
A K 6
Q 9 4 2
J 9 7 5 Table K 10 8 6 5
7 5 3
A 7 5
6 3
76777 =
67566 =
Par NS +90 Q J 7
9 8 4
K J 6
A K 10 8

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-1 153
1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 73

56. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul J 9 8 5 2
3 2
Q 4
A 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Helgemo Passell Forrester Zia Cayne Rosenberg Burger
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 3 Pass 3 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A K 6 4 3
K 10 9 6
J 9 5
2 Table Q 7
J 8 7
10 8 7 3
K J 8 5
7777A 77779
66663 =
Par NS +130 10
A Q 5 4
A K 6 2
Q 10 4 3

1 opening
5 S -2 -100
Tie 153
1 opening
1 NT N -2 -100
Tie 73

57. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Mouiel Manoppo Levy Mari Sakul Bompis Karwur
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 3 AP 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 Pass Pass
2 AP

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

A K 7 6 5 3
A 2
A 8 3
J 6 Table J 2
9 8 7 5 3
10 5
Q 5 4 2
86798 =
47645 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 8 4
Q J 10
Q 7 4
A K 3

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 153
1 opening
2 W -1 +100
+5 78

Data 9X26 Main Top One Club vs. One Diamond