Data 9X27 Main

One Club vs. One Diamond

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 33 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 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Hamman Hurd Lee Stansby LallJ Bramley WolpertG
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5 3
K 9 5 4
J
Q J 9 6 5 Table K Q 6
10 8 7
8 4 3 2
K 10 2
AA8B7 =
33426 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 4
J 6
A K 10 6
A 8 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 0
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 10

2. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Garvey Smirnov Carroll Hanlon Gromoeller McGann Rehder
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 6 4
10 4 3 2
K
K 10 9 5 4 Table J 10 8
A J 7
5 2
J 8 7 3 2
796B5 997B5
33628 =
Par NS +600 Q 2
K 8 6
A Q 10 9 7 4
A Q

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
+5 5
1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 10

4. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Chambers Woolsey Schermer Bramley Wildavsky Welland Doub
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl
2 3 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 3
A Q 10 6 4
8 7
Q J 6 5 Table K J 8 7 6
J 5 2
Q 6 5 3
8
8779A =
45633 =
Par NS +130 A 10 5 2
9
A K J 10
A 10 9 3

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 10
1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-5 10

5. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon LallJ Cohler Grue Hurd Pszczola Wooldridge Lev
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 2 Pass 2 2
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 10 2
—
10 7 4
Q 10 8 7 5 3 Table 9 8 7
K Q 10 5 4
J 3 2
A 9
76865 76876
67567 =
Par NS +100 K J 4 3
A 6 2
A K Q 6 5
4

1 opening
3 × W -1 +100
+7 17
1 opening
3 S -2 -200
-7 10

6. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

A J 9 5 4 2
K
J 10 6 2
8 5 Table 10 8 7
A Q 10 6 4
9 5 3
K 9
A5789 =
37442 =
Par NS +430 K Q 3
J 5 2
K Q 8 7
A Q 10

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+6 23
1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 10

7. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Hamman Levin Zia Weinstein
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl 3 Pass 1 1 2 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7
K 9 8 6 5 2
8 5
A K 7 4 Table 10 4 2
A J 10
Q J 10 2
8 6 3
5A375 =
63957 =
Par NS +500 A K 9 6
Q
A 9 7 6
Q J 10 5

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 23
1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 22

8. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Bates Berkowitz Wold Brink Jansma Drijver Paulissen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
3 AP

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

A 8 6 5 4
A K 9 3
K 4
10 6 Table K J 2
J 5 4 2
8 2
8 5 3 2
655A8 =
68835 =
Par NS +130 Q 9 7 3
Q
A Q 10 5 3
A K 7

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
+6 29
1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 22

16. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Holman Fantoni Cope Nunes Duboin Bosenberg Bocchi Eber
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP) 2 Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 10 7
K 5
J
A J 6 5 4 2 Table K 9 5 3
Q 3 2
A 7 4 3
10 3
73884 =
69549 =
Par NS -140 A 8 2
A J 4
K Q 10 6 5
K 9

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+6 36
1 opening
3 W = -140
-6 26

19. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
RoyR Fantoni Hooda Nunes Versace Goenka Sementa Sadhu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
4 Dbl AP 2 NT 3 Pass 3 NT
4 Pass Pass 4 NT (AP)

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

8
Q J 10 8 7 2
—
K Q J 7 6 2 Table A 9 7 4 3 2
4 3
10 9 5
5 3
A84B4 A94B4
34829 =
Par NS +400 Q J 10
6 5
A K Q J 2
A 10 8

1 opening
4 × W = -590
-14 36
1 opening
4 NT S = +430
+14 43

20. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg Overtime, Bd 135

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Berkowitz Hampson Cohen Casen Gitelman Krekorian Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 4
Q 8
7 4
A Q J 10 8 7 2 Table Q J 10 6
7 5 4
A K 6 2
9 3
88995 =
55348 =
Par NS +140 A K 9 2
A K 3 2
Q J 10 5
5

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 42
1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 43

21. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Elinescu Levin Wladow Ludewig Rosenberg Reps Zia
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
5 4 9 J 2 4 9 J
4 7 J 5 4 7 J 3
A 5 2 7 A 5 2 7
3 Q 6 10 3 Q 6 10
6 3 2 A 5 6 A 2
4 9 K J 5 6 10 3
9 7 6 8 A 3 8 7
8 8 2 J 9 tricks claimed
Q 4 10 10
5 2 K 3
9 tricks claimed

A 10 9
10 9 5 3
Q 5
J 9 8 6 Table K 8 5 2
A 8 7
J 10 7
7 4 2
88898 =
45545 =
Par NS +120 Q 7 6 4
K J 2
A 4 3
A K 10

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 48
1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 43

22. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Meckstroth Smith Rodwell Hamman WolpertG Soloway Demuy
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 1 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Dbl Pass
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K Q 9 7 2
J 9 6 2
3
A 9 7 Table 6 4
5 3
Q 7 6 5
K 10 5 4 2
989A7 =
35435 45335
Par NS +400 J
K Q 10 7
A K 4 2
Q J 8 6

1 opening
1 × W -2 +500
+12 60
1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-12 43

23. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

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

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

K 10
A 7 2
J 10
A 10 8 6 4 3 Table 9 6 2
Q 4 3
9 6 5 3 2
K 2
9A987 =
43456 =
Par NS +420 A Q 4 3
K 10 8 5
A Q 8 7
Q

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 66
1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-6 43

24. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Fallenius Morse Welland WeinsteinH Pratap Garner Landen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT 3 Dbl Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass 4 4 (AP) Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass 4 NT Dbl AP

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

4
J 9 8 7
10 5
K Q 9 8 7 3 Table A K 9 5
10 6 5 2
8 4
6 4 2
AA6A5 =
33727 =
Par NS +630 J 10 6
A 4
A K J 9 7 2
A 5

1 opening
4 S = +130
-12 66
1 opening
4 NT× S = +810
+12 55

25. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Hamman Lauria Soloway Meckstroth Bocchi Rodwell Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl 3 3 2 2 3 Dbl
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A K 9
7 6 4
7
A 9 8 7 5 2 Table 10 2
K 10 8 3
8 5 3 2
K J 6
58683 =
5575A =
Par NS -130 Q 6
A J 5
A Q J 9 6 4
Q 10

1 opening
3 N = +140
+5 71
1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 55

27. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

N deals
E-W vul 3 2
Q J 10 7 4
7 3 2
K 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag Lipsitz Molson Larsen Shenkin Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl AP 1 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 10 5 4
9 8
K Q
Q 5 4 3 Table J 7
K 6 5 3 2
10 8 5
J 9 7
86896 =
56446 =
Par NS +120 A 9 8 6
A
A J 9 6 4
A 8 2

1 opening
1 × W = -160
-12 71
1 opening
3 NT× S = +550
+12 67

28. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Soloway Berkowitz Hamman Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 4 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 2
9
A 8 7 6 3
10 9 5 2 Table A 7 6 5 4
A 7 3 2
10 5
J 7
76A88 =
47355 =
Par NS +500 K 3
J 6 5 4
K Q J 9 2
A K

1 opening
4 N = +620
+8 79
1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
-8 67

30. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Rodwell Beatty Meckstroth Soloway Eisenberg Hamman Hayden
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl Dbl 2 4 AP
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

A K 10 6 4 2
Q J 9
A J 8
K Table —
8 7 4 3
10 4
Q J 10 7 4 3 2
78685 =
65648 =
Par NS +110 5
A K 10 2
K Q 6 5 3
A 8 5

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-7 79
1 opening
4 E -2 +200
+7 77

32. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 8 7 4 2
10 4 3
—
K 10 9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Cohen Sontag Berkowitz Cayne Jacobs Burger Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 5 3
K J 8 6
8 7 2
A Q 6 Table K 6
A Q 7 2
J 10 6 5 4
5 2
8A689 =
51751 52751
Par NS +620 A Q J 9
9 5
A K Q 9 3
J 7

1 opening
4 S = +620
+11 92
1 opening
1 S +1 +90
-11 77

33. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Berkowitz Stansby Cohen Seamon Soloway Passell Goldman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 2
8 7 4 2
Q 4 3 2
9 3 2 Table Q 9 7 6 3
Q
A 8 7
J 8 6 4
A9B9A =
24233 24243
Par NS +450 K J 8 4
A 10 3
K J 9 6 5
A

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
+1 93
1 opening
4 N +1 +450
-1 77

Data 9X27 Main Top One Club vs. One Diamond