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		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		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

3. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

N deals E-W vul	9 7 5 3 Q 4 3 K Q 9 5 9 5		West North East South West North East South Bates Platnick Wold Diamond Gitelman Chambers Moss Schermer Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 3 8 4 A 3 8 4 7 5 4 10 7 5 4 10 2 3 K 6 Q K 5 J 9 5 2 J 10 3 2 J 10 3 2 J   9 tricks claimed A 8 5 7 4 2 Q 10 5 J Q K 6 7 7 10 A 9 4 6
A K 6 2 10 9 8 3 K J 8 7 6		J 8 K 8 7 6 5 2 J 10 7 6 4
99688 = 44744 44754 Par NS +400	Q 10 4 A J A 4 2 A Q 10 3 2
1 opening 3 NT S = +400 Tie 5	1 opening   3 NT S = +400   Tie 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		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		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		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		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		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

9. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals N-S vul	Q J 9 5 3 4 3 9 Q J 9 7 6		West North East South West North East South Greco Bramley Hampson Compton Jacobus Moss Wold Gitelman Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl 3 Dbl 1 1 3 3 Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 4 K 6 Q A 2 4 5 3 Q A 4 5 Q A 2 4 Q 6 5 K A 9 9 5 K A 7 3 9 6 2 4 9 6 8 Q 2 6 8 3 10 3 A 4 3 6 5 10 A 8 3 10 Q J   10 tricks claimed   10 tricks claimed
8 4 K 8 7 5 2 A 10 2 K 5 2		10 6 Q J 10 9 J 8 5 A 10 8 3
6A597 = 62746 = Par NS +620	A K 7 2 A 6 K Q 7 6 4 3 4
1 opening 4 N = +620 Tie 29	1 opening   4 N = +620   Tie 22

10. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 12

N deals E-W vul	10 10 9 6 2 A K 7 Q 9 7 6 2		West North East South West North East South Danailov de Wijs Karakolev Muller Brink Aronov Drijver Stefanov Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 A 2 4 5 3 8 2 5 A 8   12 tricks won   12 tricks won
K J 3 A J 5 4 J 9 8 6 5 8		9 7 6 5 2 K Q 7 3 3 2 10 5
9667C = 46661 = Par NS +920	A Q 8 4 8 Q 10 4 A K J 4 3
1 opening 5 S +1 +420 Tie 29	1 opening   5 N +1 +420   Tie 22

11. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals Both vul	A 8 7 6 3 Q 7 2 J 7 5 7 2		West North East South West North East South Lebi Berkowitz Mittelman Cohen Sontag Schermer Helness Chambers Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 5 3 7 6 2 K 5 K 10 8 Q K A 3 5 K A 3 5 2 Q 7 9 J 4 7 3 8 J Q 8 2 5   10 tricks claimed K 10 7 6 A 9 J 9 6 2 4 J Q K A 2 7 5 2 4
K 9 4 9 8 6 3 Q 8 3 10 8 4		J 10 5 2 A K 4 K 9 9 6 5 3
777A7 = 46435 66436 Par NS +130	Q J 10 5 A 10 6 4 2 A K Q J
1 opening 2 N = +110 -1 29	1 opening   2 S +2 +130   +1 23

12. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 63

N deals N-S vul	10 5 K J 10 3 J 6 A 9 8 5 4		West North East South West North East South Rodwell Weichsel Meckstroth Ekeblad Kamil Zia Fleisher Hamman Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Rdbl 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 3 9 A 6 5 Q 7 3 5 J 2 2 A 3 10 K 4 7 2 4 5 J 2   12 tricks won 6 7 Q 2 A 6 4 10 K 4 5 3 9 8 3 4 8 7 8 10 3 8 9 J A 7 10 5 2 Q A K
K J 8 6 4 3 8 7 6 2 5 Q 7		Q 2 Q 9 5 4 10 7 2 K J 10 3
B76B9 = 15613 = Par NS +660	A 9 7 A A K Q 9 8 4 3 6 2
1 opening 3 NT S +3 +690 +1 30	1 opening   3 NT S +2 +660   -1 23

13. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals None vul	10 5 3 Q 3 10 6 5 4 3 J 8 3		West North East South West North East South Gierulski Helness Skrzypczak Helgemo Sontag Jassem Bates Martens Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2 Dbl Dbl 2 AP Pass 3 3 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 6 Q A A 3 8 7 A 3 2 7 K 5 4 2 K 5 4 2 4 6 Q 2 9 10 Q 9 3 8 J Q 2 K 6 3 A 4 7 9 J Q 3 7 J 4 J 10 7   9 tricks claimed Q 5 4 9
A K J 9 J 9 6 A Q A 5 4 2		Q 8 6 4 2 10 7 5 2 8 7 10 6
54597 = 89746 = Par NS -100	7 A K 8 4 K J 9 2 K Q 9 7
1 opening 4 W -1 +50 -2 30	1 opening   2 S +1 +110   +2 25

14. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals E-W vul	J 10 7 Q 10 9 7 6 7 2 A Q 10		West North East South West North East South Jacobs Rubin Katz Ekeblad Jansma Weinstein Verhees Levin Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 K 4 10 6 7 Q A K 4 6 3 K A 6 3 2 5 Q 8 9 10 8 K 10 5 3 J 2 5 10 8 6 7 Q A Q 7 4 4 4 2 J K 7 3 3 J 9 A 6 2 2 Q 5 J 10 2   10 tricks claimed 9 8 4 A
6 A J 5 4 Q J 6 5 J 9 4 2		K Q 8 3 2 8 3 9 8 7 6 5 3
A9AA6 = 34337 = Par NS +430	A 9 5 4 K 2 A K 10 8 4 3 K
1 opening 3 NT N +1 +430 Tie 30	1 opening   3 NT S +1 +430   Tie 25

15. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 3

N deals E-W vul	9 6 5 4 Q J 5 Q 5 3 K 9 4		West North East South West North East South Garner Mesbur WeinsteinH Fitzgibbon Garvey Zia Carroll Rosenberg Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 10 Q 4 8 2 Q 4 Q 4 5 2 4 J K A 10 K 6 6 2 A 4 5 5 8 J 3 10 Q 3 6 A 4 3 2 5 K 10 10 6 Q 8   10 tricks claimed 5 9 J 7 K 3 5 7 A 2 6 K
Q 3 10 4 2 7 6 4 A Q J 10 3		K 8 7 K 9 3 9 8 2 8 7 6 5
8BAA7 = 32335 = Par NS +450	A J 10 2 A 8 7 6 A K J 10 2
1 opening 3 NT N = +400 -1 30	1 opening   4 N = +420   +1 26

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		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

17. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals None vul	10 9 5 Q 9 5 4 J 8 7 5 8 4		West North East South West North East South Mahaffey Dubinin Lair Gromov Zmudzinski Zhao Balicki Fu Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP 4 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 9 Q 6 K 6 10 7 A 3 5 2 A 6 7 2 A 4 2 7 4 3 5 3 K 5 6 4 A 4 2 7 A 4 6 2 K 5 6 2 K 8 3 3 A 4 6 3 Q 10 10 5 K 8 10 5 2 7   10 tricks claimed J 8 3 8 9 J 7 4
6 A K 10 8 3 6 A K Q J 10 9		Q J 7 3 2 J 6 2 10 9 3 2 6
57383 = 65A4A 75A5A Par NS -420	A K 8 4 7 A K Q 4 7 5 3 2
1 opening 4 W = -420 Tie 36	1 opening   4 E = -420   Tie 26

18. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals Both vul	A 8 7 3 2 9 J 10 7 6 5 4 3		West North East South West North East South Bramley Levin Kranyak Weinstein Pratap Cohler Landen Baze Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 4 5 5 6 4 Pass Pass Dbl Dbl AP Pass 5 5 Pass Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 9 4 Q 3 2 10 A 3 2 J 5 10 4 2 9 3 6 A 9 9 J Q 2 A K 2 7 A 10 2 5 6 7 4 8 3 K 6 7 A 3 2 4 4 5 A 4 3 6 5 Q 6 7 7 8 A 7 4 10   11 tricks claimed   11 tricks claimed
K Q J 10 9 8 7 4 A Q 10 2 9		6 5 3 K 9 6 4 K J 8 7 5 4 —
A294A = 3A492 = Par NS +200	2 J 10 5 A Q 6 3 A K Q 8 2
1 opening 6 × S -1 -200 -3 36	1 opening   6 N -1 -100   +3 29

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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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

26. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals Both vul	10 9 10 9 5 4 A J 9 5 3 9 7		West North East South West North East South Stansby Shenkin Martel Molson Lipsitz Sontag Ekeblad Weichsel Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP) Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 A 2 4 K 4 7 A 9 6 K A 9 Q K A K 4 8 A K 4 6 A 8 2 7 4 A 2 7 4 K 3 9 6 K 3 9 6 Q 5 10 J Q 5 10 J 2 3 5 J 2 5 5 6 3 6 2 8 3 2 2 8 4 5 9 Q 4 3 9 J 5 K 3 10 5 6 3 10 7 8 10 8 10 10 J
A 8 5 3 K Q 10 8 7 10 5 3 2		Q J 6 J 8 6 K Q 6 2 J 6 4
66976 57976 76467 = Par NS +140	K 7 4 2 A 7 3 2 4 A K Q 8
1 opening 1 S +2 +140 Tie 71	1 opening   3 N = +140   Tie 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		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		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

29. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals Both vul	J 8 K 8 5 2 8 7 K 10 9 4 2		West North East South West North East South Hayden Hamman Eisenberg Soloway Freeman Onstott Nickell Beatty Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 Q A 2 10 Q A 2 3 K 6 3 3 5 6 3 8 9 Q 3 7 7 J K J 5 2 Q 8 4 Q K 7 7 J 5 6 9 Q 7 4 8 10 2 9 2 4 8 5 J K 7 4 K 5 8 6 8 5 4 3
9 6 5 2 A J 4 3 K 10 3 6 5		Q 10 4 10 9 7 6 9 5 4 A Q 3
77679 = 66754 = Par NS +110	A K 7 3 Q A Q J 6 2 J 8 7
1 opening 3 NT N -2 -200 -3 79	1 opening   2 NT N -1 -100   +3 70

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		— 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

31. 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 Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Stewart Robinson Stansby Boyd Martel Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 3 10 A 8 3 5 9 K 2 4 4 A 2 4 4 Q 8 10 5 K 7 2 6 J 6 3 2 Q 3 4 K 7 A 4 5 J Q 6 8 6 8 2 5 A 5 7 6 K 7 3 Q J 10 8 10   12 tricks claimed 2 5 J 3 6 4 A 9
10 5 3 K J 8 6 8 7 2 A Q 6		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 3 S +3 +170 +2 81	1 opening   1 S +1 +90   -2 77