Data 9X28 Main

One Club vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 350 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 46 West
Multon

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
A
10
5
4
Q
Q
J North
Graves
1
1 NT
3

2nd
A
3
9
Q
3
6
7
8 East
Zimmermann
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
4
K
8
K
2
5
4 South
Schwartz
1
3
4

4th
10
2
6
7
2
A
3
5 West
Lindqvist

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
4
6
8
2
Q
A
9 North
Fantoni
1 NT
2
2 NT
3

2nd
10
5
3
A
4
5
5
Q East
Brogeland
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
K
7
9
2
4
10 South
Nunes
2
2
3
4

4th
A
2
9
6
3
3
8
J
N deals
None vul 8 4
A 10
A 7 6 3
K 10 7 4 2
6 2
Q 6 2
K 9 8 5 4
Q 5 3 Table A J 5 3
9 7 3
Q J 2
J 9 8
ACC7A =
11153 =
Par NS +980 K Q 10 9 7
K J 8 5 4
10
A 6

1 opening
4 South =
+420 = 0
1 NT opening
4 North =
+420 = 0

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
J
6
J North
WeinsteinH
1
2 NT
Pass

2nd
9
4
5
4
K East
Katz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
K
A
10
2 South
Grabel
2
3 NT

4th
6
2
10
Q
3 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
3
J
J
10 North
Meckstroth
1 NT
2 NT
4
4 NT

2nd
3
4
5
7
7 East
Lee
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
K
A
A
2 South
Rodwell
2
3
4
6

4th
A
2
4
2
K
N deals
E-W vul A K 8 6
Q 10 6 4
K J 10
5 3
7 4
K 5 3
4
Q 10 9 8 7 4 2 Table Q 10 5 3 2
9 8 7
Q 5 2
J 6
CABC7 CABC8
13115 =
Par NS +990 J 9
A J 2
A 9 8 7 6 3
A K

1 opening
3 NT North +2
+460 +11 13
1 NT opening
6 South -1
-50 0

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79 West
Platnick

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
6
2
A
Q
10
7
A
K
K North
Cohler
1
3 NT

2nd
4
9
K
6
8
2
3
5
3
4 East
Diamond
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
2
3
4
4
J
8
Q
6 South
Martel
2 NT
Pass

4th
5
7
J
5
10
6
5
9
2
9 West
Rosenberg

2
Pass

Lead
Q
2
7
4 North
Hampson
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
5
K
2
6 East
Willenken
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
A
10 South
Greco
2
4

4th
4
9
5
3
N deals
N-S vul A Q
Q 10 8 7
K 7 4
Q 10 7 6
10 5
6 5
A 10 8 3 2
A 5 4 3 Table J 9 8 6 2
9 3 2
Q 6
J 8 2
B9B8A =
24252 =
Par NS +660 K 7 4 3
A K J 4
J 9 5
K 9

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 13
1 NT opening
4 North +1
+650 +13 13

7. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78 West
Diamond

2
Pass

Lead
A
3
10
Q
K
Q
3
A
J
K North
Pratap
1
Dbl
3 NT

2nd
2
J
4
K
2
4
5
2
5
8 East
Platnick
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
10
5
4
6
8
9
3
9
6 South
GordonM
1
2 NT

4th
7
2
Q
10
4
9
7
7
10
A West
Berkowitz

2
Pass

Lead
10
3
10
4 North
Hampson
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
4
A
A East
Sontag
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
K
2
2 South
Greco
2
3 NT

4th
J
2
4
5
N deals
None vul K Q 3
A J
K 9 2
10 9 7 6 3
—
K 9 8 7 4 3
A Q 5 3
Q 8 2 Table 10 7 5 4 2
10
J 8 6 4
A J 4
99657 =
43684 44676
Par NS +300 A J 9 8 6
Q 6 5 2
10 7
K 5

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-100 13
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +11 24

9. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Maksymetz

Pass
Dbl

Lead
5
7
2
4
A
4
2
9
4
J North
Levin
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
K
8
3
2
5
K
7
10
10
8 East
Rogoff
Pass
Pass
2

3rd
7
A
J
Q
3
6
Q
J
3
6 South
Weinstein
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
3
5
Q
A
8
9
10
K
6
2 West
Rodwell

Dbl

Lead
4
8
J
4
Q
10
6
2
7
A North
L'Ecuyer
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
2
3
8
7
J
2
A
K
10 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
5
8
9
4
3
5
9
Q
10 South
Marcinski
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
7
4
10
5
6
A
9
3
2
N deals
E-W vul Q 8
K J 5 2
J 7 6 4
A J 7
J 7
A 10 4
A 10 3
K Q 10 8 2 Table A 9 6 4 2
7 6 3
K 8 2
4 3
66776 =
77567 =
Par EW +90 K 10 5 3
Q 9 8
Q 9 5
9 6 5

1 opening
2 East -2
+200 +11 24
1 NT opening
1 NT× North -2
-300 25

10. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
7
3
9
7
3
K
2 North
Weinstein
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
7
10
2
10
2
4
Q
3 East
Helness
1
2
Pass

3rd
4
5
9
Q
4
J
A
5
8 South
Levin
1
3

4th
J
Q
5
A
5
6
10
6
8 West
Rodwell

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
2
7
Q
5
A
3
10 North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
10
5
3
7
2
4
5 East
Meckstroth
Dbl
Pass
3

3rd
J
8
Q
4
Q
4
7
6 South
Nunes
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

4th
A
6
K
K
9
J
K
A
N deals
E-W vul A K 7 2
6 5 4
Q J
Q 9 7 5
J 9 8 6 4
9 8
5 4
10 6 4 2 Table Q 10
K J 7 2
A K 9 8 3 2
A
77769 =
46474 =
Par NS +110 5 3
A Q 10 3
10 7 6
K J 8 3

1 opening
3 North =
+110 24
1 NT opening
3 × East -2
+500 +9 34

15. 2013 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Fantoni

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
2
7
9
J
A
4
J
7 North
Lauria
1
2

2nd
2
4
K
J
6
10
3
A
8
J East
Nunes
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
Q
A
4
K
6
8
5
4
Q South
Versace
1
Pass

4th
Q
A
5
6
8
10
3
2
10
5 West
Bocchi

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
7
Q
2
A
A
7 North
Helness
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
5
3
A
10
8
5
2 East
Madala
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
K
5
J
9
8
4 South
Helgemo
2
3 NT

4th
K
2
8
6
6
4
Q
N deals
Both vul K 10
A Q 6
7 4
K J 7 5 3 2
Q 9 4 2
K 9 4 3
10 8 2
A 6 Table A J 7 3
7 5
A 9 6 3
10 8 4
75769 =
68674 =
Par NS +110 8 6 5
J 10 8 2
K Q J 5
Q 9

1 opening
2 North +1
+110 +5 34
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-100 34

18. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Helness

1 NT
Pass

Lead
A
6
2
K
J
Q North
Weinstein
1
Pass
3

2nd
8
9
4
Q
3
K East
Helgemo
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
7
2
A
7
8
A South
Levin
1
Dbl

4th
4
4
10
5
6
3 West
WolpertG

Dbl
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
K
J North
Nunes
1 NT
2 NT
4
4

2nd
2
4
Q
3 East
Kranyak
Pass
3
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
A
7
8 South
Fantoni
2
Pass
4

4th
A
10
5
6
N deals
E-W vul A 7
8 7 2
A Q 4
Q J 10 9 8
K J
Q 10
K J 10 3
A K 6 5 3 Table 10 9 8 6 5 3 2
6 5 4
7
7 2
A5AA8 A5BB8
28222 =
Par NS +450 Q 4
A K J 9 3
9 8 6 5 2
4

1 opening
3 South +2
+200 34
1 NT opening
4 North =
+420 +6 40

19. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
Sementa

2
4
All Pass

Lead
A
5
4
10
9
A
4
10 North
Buras
1
2
Pass

2nd
8
9
2
4
7
7
7
K East
Duboin
1
3
Pass

3rd
3
Q
2
J
7
3
4 South
Narkiewicz
Dbl
4
Dbl

4th
5
K
6
2
Q
3
2 West
Balicki

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
3
5
2
3 North
Madala
1 NT
Dbl

2nd
8
2
J
10
6 East
Zmudzinski
2
Pass

3rd
3
A
2
Q
K South
Bocchi
Pass
Pass

4th
5
6
7
K
7
N deals
E-W vul A Q 5
Q J 6 3
10 7
Q 8 7 4
9 7 2
8
K Q J 8 5 4
A 10 9 Table K J 10 8 6 4
10 9 5 4
3
K J
63849 =
69584 =
Par EW +100 3
A K 7 2
A 9 6 2
6 5 3 2

1 opening
4 × East =
-790 34
1 NT opening
2 × East +1
-380 +9 49

21. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71 West
v.Prooijen

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
9
4
J
J
Q
2 North
Zmudzinski
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A
K
K
Q
7
5
3
K East
Verhees
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
4
9
8
4
6
A South
Balicki
1
2

4th
3
5
5
7
6
7
8
3 West
Buras

Dbl
Pass
2

Lead
9
2
J
10
4
6
7
Q
8 North
Muller
1 NT
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
K
K
K
8
9
3
8
A
K East
Narkiewicz
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
2
4
A
2
Q
J
4
3
J South
de Wijs
2
2
Rdbl

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

1 opening
2 South +2
+170 +7 41
1 NT opening
2 West =
-110 51

32. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 19 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
8
5
A
4
4
3
J
5
A North
Apteker
1
2

2nd
2
7
7
8
2
3
K
5
9
8 East
Versace
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
10
J
6
10
A
7
6
A
5 South
Gower
1
Pass

4th
K
K
2
9
Q
2
6
4
10
3 West
Eber

Pass

Lead
10
2
5
3
6
4
3 North
Madala
1 NT

2nd
3
9
7
8
Q
5
8 East
Bosenberg
Pass

3rd
K
4
J
K
A
10
J South
Bocchi
Pass

4th
A
2
2
9
4
5
Q
N deals
E-W vul A J 7 2
8 2
A 6 2
Q 10 5 4
K
A J 4 3
J 7 4 3
J 9 7 2 Table Q 10 9 6
K 10 6 5
10 8
K 6 3
67577 =
75856 =
Par EW +100 8 5 4 3
Q 9 7
K Q 9 5
A 8

1 opening
2 South -2
-100 47
1 NT opening
1 NT North =
+90 +5 65

33. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 25 West
Versace

1
Pass

Lead
7
3
J
4
3
Q
2
5
6
10 North
Gower
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
2
4
5
10
3
3
5
8
9 East
Lauria
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
10
K
2
A
K
9
Q
10
Q
Q South
Apteker
1
4

4th
5
A
2
8
7
J
9
J
6
6 West
Bosenberg

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
3
7
2
5
4
9
7
6 North
Bocchi
1 NT
3
4

2nd
A
2
4
3
5
J
8
K
10 East
Eber
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
K
K
Q
A
6
Q
9
9 South
Madala
3
3

4th
5
A
2
9
8
2
4
J
4
N deals
E-W vul A 8 4
A 9 3
Q 6 5
Q 8 4 3
J 9 7 6 3
7 5
K J 8 3
A 9 Table K Q 10 2
J 10 8
9
J 7 6 5 2
85AA8 =
48335 =
Par NS +420 5
K Q 6 4 2
A 10 7 4 2
K 10

1 opening
4 South -1
-50 47
1 NT opening
4 South =
+420 +10 75

34. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 1 West
Rehder

Pass
Pass
1 NT

Lead
J
K
8
5
10
9
4
6 North
Bakhshi
1
Rdbl
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
A
6
2
J
8
10
K East
Gromoeller
Dbl
Pass
1

3rd
5
8
K
A
Q
5
6
7 South
Gold
Pass
1
Pass

4th
6
2
3
7
4
5
3
2 West
Robson

2
2
3 NT
All Pass

Lead
5
J
4
A
10
Q
9
5 North
Fritsche
1 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
7
A
6
7
4
8
10 East
Forrester
Pass
2
2 NT
Pass

3rd
K
8
9
4
K
8
5
6 South
Rohowsky
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

4th
3
6
2
2
3
J
3
2
N deals
None vul K Q 10 4
K J 8
K J 10 4
3 2
8 2
A 10 9 6
6 2
K Q 9 5 4 Table A 9 6 5
Q 7 4
A 7 3
A 10 8
35373 =
98A6A =
Par EW +420 J 7 3
5 3 2
Q 9 8 5
J 7 6

1 opening
1 NT West +2
-150 +11 58
1 NT opening
3 NT× East +1
-650 75

35. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Mazurkiewicz

2
Pass
4

Lead
K
4
Q
4
7
A
3
7 North
Duboin
1
Pass
3
Dbl

2nd
10
K
2
J
3
8
9 East
Jassem
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
Q
4
A
Q
2
5 South
Sementa
1
Dbl
4

4th
5
7
A
2
K
9
6 West
Lauria

Dbl
Pass

Lead
7
2
3
7
K
10
9
A
6 North
Buras
1 NT
2
4

2nd
9
5
4
4
A
Q
2
10
10 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
J
4
K
6
K
3
7
8 South
Narkiewicz
2
3 NT

4th
Q
Q
2
8
5
A
3
2
3
N deals
E-W vul A 7
8 7 2
A Q 4
Q J 10 9 8
K J
Q 10
K J 10 3
A K 6 5 3 Table 10 9 8 6 5 3 2
6 5 4
7
7 2
A5AA8 A5BB8
28222 =
Par NS +450 Q 4
A K J 9 3
9 8 6 5 2
4

1 opening
4 × East -2
+500 +12 70
1 NT opening
4 North -2
-100 75

39. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Helness

5
Pass

Lead
4
K
A
8
7 North
Gold
1
5
Pass

2nd
5
8
5
Q
6 East
Helgemo
2
6
Dbl

3rd
A
9
2
K
J South
Bakhshi
4
6
All Pass

4th
J
3
4
10
Q West
Robson

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
A
K
6
7
2 North
Nunes
1 NT
4
Pass

2nd
5
J
8
Q
6
4 East
Forrester
Pass
Dbl

3rd
10
2
2
K
J
K South
Fantoni
4
Pass

4th
4
5
3
10
Q
3
N deals
E-W vul A K 10 4
10 5
6 4 3
A 6 5 3
—
K 9 7 4 3 2
10 9 7 2
J 8 7 Table 3
A 8 6
A K J
K Q 10 9 4 2
59121 =
43BAC 43CBC
Par EW +500 Q J 9 8 7 6 5 2
Q J
Q 8 5
—

1 opening
6 × South -3
-500 73
1 NT opening
4 × North -1
-100 +9 84

45. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 2, Bd 25 West
Helgemo

2
Pass

Lead
Q
Q
J
K
8
J
6
5
10
6 North
Levin
1
2
Pass

2nd
6
A
2
2
5
10
4
2
9
A East
Helness
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
4
8
5
A
J
4
7
8
2 South
Weinstein
Dbl
3

4th
A
8
K
9
3
3
K
9
K
5 West
Kranyak

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
3
4
3
5
A
9 North
Fantoni
1 NT
2
4

2nd
6
2
8
5
Q
2
J East
WolpertG
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
3
K
9
7
4
5 South
Nunes
2
3

4th
A
4
A
Q
8
6
K
N deals
E-W vul 10 8 5 4
K Q
J 8
A K 7 5 3
Q J 2
10 9 8
Q 9 4 3
9 8 4 Table K 6
A 7 6 3 2
K 5
Q J 10 2
79687 =
63756 =
Par NS +140 A 9 7 3
J 5 4
A 10 7 6 2
6

1 opening
3 North =
+140 80
1 NT opening
4 North =
+420 +7 95

48. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 31 West
Asbi

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
4
2
A
2
K North
Bach
1
2
3
4

2nd
A
3
7
5
A
9 East
Tobing
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K
8
3
3
2 South
Cornell
1
2
4
6

4th
10
6
6
J
7
4 West
Tislevoll

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A North
Sakul
1 NT
3
3
4
5

2nd
3 East
Ware
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7 South
Karwur
2 NT
3
4
4 NT
6

4th
2
N deals
N-S vul K Q 3
10 9
K 3 2
K J 9 8 3
8 6 5
K 7 6 5 3
—
A Q 6 5 4 Table 10 9 7 2
Q J 8 2
J 7 6
10 7
B85B8 =
13815 =
Par NS +660 A J 4
A 4
A Q 10 9 8 5 4
2

1 opening
6 North -1
-100 80
1 NT opening
6 South =
+1370 +16 111

49. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 31 West
Helness

2
Pass
Dbl

Lead
10
3 North
Kamil
1
3
4 NT
All Pass

2nd
2 East
Helgemo
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
A South
Fleisher
2
4
6

4th
8 West
Rosenberg

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q North
Nunes
1 NT
Pass
3

2nd East
Willenken
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Fantoni
2
3
3 NT

4th
N deals
N-S vul K Q 3
10 9
K 3 2
K J 9 8 3
8 6 5
K 7 6 5 3
—
A Q 6 5 4 Table 10 9 7 2
Q J 8 2
J 7 6
10 7
B85B8 =
13815 =
Par NS +660 A J 4
A 4
A Q 10 9 8 5 4
2

1 opening
6 × North =
+1540 +13 93
1 NT opening
3 NT North +2
+660 111

54. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 3 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
9
10
J
2
8
J
Q
J North
Allfrey
1
1
2

2nd
10
6
4
A
4
3
6
5
K East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
2
8
Q
Q
3
2
A South
Robson
1
1 NT
3

4th
4
Q
K
7
5
A
3
10
7 West
Forrester

Pass

Lead
2
3
8
J
Q North
Multon
1 NT

2nd
10
4
10
5
K East
Gold
Pass

3rd
K
Q
2
2
3 South
Zimmermann
Pass

4th
6
5
A
9
7
N deals
E-W vul Q J 4
A 4
7 6 4
A J 7 5 2
10 9 7
K 9 7 3 2
K 9
Q 8 4 Table K 6 5
Q 8 6
J 8 5 2
K 9 6
89688 79688
54744 =
Par NS +140 A 8 3 2
J 10 5
A Q 10 3
10 3

1 opening
3 North -2
-100 99
1 NT opening
1 NT North =
+90 +5 117

56. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 19, Bd 13 West
Smirnov

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
K
4
7
Q
4
J
4
K
9 North
Bocchi
1
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
3
6
A
6
7
K
7
8
6
10 East
Piekarek
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
2
10
J
2
3
2
A
10
K South
Madala
2
3

4th
7
5
8
A
5
5
5
6
Q
3 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
Q
4
8
K
2
8
5
3 North
Gromoeller
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
3
6
A
3
4
Q
3
J
6 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
9
J
6
10
J
Q
10 South
Rehder
2
3 NT

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

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +12 111
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-100 119

57. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 25 West
Helgemo

1
Pass

Lead
3
3
6
2
9
4
10
K
7
9 North
Ino
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
2
4
K
8
8
6
7
3
J East
Helness
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
2
K
Q
5
K
Q
7
3
A
Q South
Teramoto
1
4

4th
5
A
2
9
4
8
6
10
5
5 West
ChenD

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
7
A
2
6
4
10
Q
8 North
Fantoni
1 NT
2 NT
Pass

2nd
A
7
4
3
K
8
8
10
2 East
Furuta
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
K
5
6
Q
Q
J
7 South
Nunes
2
4

4th
5
A
2
9
5
4
8
3
9
N deals
E-W vul A 8 4
A 9 3
Q 6 5
Q 8 4 3
J 9 7 6 3
7 5
K J 8 3
A 9 Table K Q 10 2
J 10 8
9
J 7 6 5 2
85AA8 =
48335 =
Par NS +420 5
K Q 6 4 2
A 10 7 4 2
K 10

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +10 121
1 NT opening
4 South -1
-50 119

58. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 29 West
Helgemo

3 NT

Lead
4
J
K
3
10
J
9
Q
10
6
4 North
Ino
1
Pass

2nd
2
A
A
2
5
8
9
8
10
3
J East
Helness
2
Pass

3rd
Q
2
2
K
4
5
A
7
5
7
A South
Teramoto
Pass
Pass

4th
K
3
6
4
6
3
6
7
Q
8
8 West
ChenD

3 NT

Lead
Q
8
3
9
J
9
7
K
Q
10
2 North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
5
Q
4
4
8
4
5
9
10
Q East
Furuta
2
Pass

3rd
2
J
K
6
3
5
6
A
J
5
K South
Nunes
Pass
Pass

4th
6
10
2
A
2
3
6
8
7
8
A
N deals
Both vul A 7 5 4
K Q 8 7
8 4
K 9 8
K J 10
10 6
K J 9 7
A Q 7 5 Table 2
A 9 5 4
A Q 10 6 5 3
4 2
48526 =
957B7 957A7
Par EW +600 Q 9 8 6 3
J 3 2
2
J 10 6 3

1 opening
3 NT West +1
-630 121
1 NT opening
3 NT West -1
+100 +12 131

59. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 2 West
Fritsche

Dbl
4
Dbl

Lead
A
K
K
6
A North
Forrester
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
7
3
4
8 East
Rohowsky
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
6
10
7
10
3 South
Robson
1
3
4

4th
5
Q
2
5
Q West
Bakhshi

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
A
J
3
A North
Gromoeller
1 NT
Rdbl
Pass

2nd
3
7
8
4
8 East
Gold
Pass
5
Pass

3rd
6
9
10
10
6 South
Rehder
4
5

4th
5
Q
2
5
K
N deals
E-W vul A 10
A 10 3
8 7 3
A 7 4 3 2
K Q 4
K J 9 2
A K J 4 2
6 Table 8 5
Q 8 7 6 5 4
10 9 6
8 5
7A33A =
62A82 =
Par NS +200 J 9 7 6 3 2
—
Q 5
K Q J 10 9

1 opening
4 × South =
+590 +12 133
1 NT opening
5 South -1
-50 131

60. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 14 West
Fritsche

2
Pass

Lead
10
2
Q
10
4
J
5
6
K
8 North
Forrester
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
K
7
5
3
A
K
8
3
6
5 East
Rohowsky
1 NT
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
4
4
10
7
9
4
2
6 South
Robson
Dbl
3

4th
8
A
A
3
6
9
3
J
Q
2 West
Bakhshi

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
10
6
4
4
8
5
2
9 North
Gromoeller
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
7
J
6
2
8
3
5
7
7 East
Gold
Dbl
2 NT
Pass

3rd
Q
2
K
9
8
10
9
2
4
A South
Rehder
2
Dbl

4th
A
A
3
3
10
K
Q
9
J
J
N deals
None vul A Q 6 4
A 8
9 5 4 2
Q 10 9
10 7 5 3
J 6 4 2
8 7 6 3
7 Table K J 2
Q 10 9 3
A Q J
A J 3
9656A =
46873 =
Par NS +300 9 8
K 7 5
K 10
K 8 6 5 4 2

1 opening
3 North +1
+130 133
1 NT opening
2 NT× East -3
+500 +9 140

62. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Buras

3
Pass

Lead
Q
J
5
7
J
4
4
9
A North
Jagniewski
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
6
10
5
6
8
Q
7
Q East
Narkiewicz
Dbl
3 NT

3rd
A
4
K
8
2
10
5
K South
Gawel
Pass
Pass

4th
3
8
2
9
5
K
10
3 West
Kalita

2

Lead
K
J
A
3
10
9
5 North
Gromov
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
Q
5
6
3
8 East
Nowosadzki
2
Pass

3rd
9
9
10
2
J
4 South
Dubinin
Pass
Pass

4th
A
3
2
4
8
7
N deals
N-S vul 10 8 5 3
K 7 4 2
K Q
A J 5
K 4 2
10
A J 10 7 6 5 2
8 2 Table A Q J 9
A Q 9 3
4
10 9 6 3
54625 =
896A8 =
Par EW +140 7 6
J 8 6 5
9 8 3
K Q 7 4

1 opening
3 NT East =
-400 136
1 NT opening
2 West +1
-140 +6 146

64. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 96 West
Platnick

Dbl
2

Lead
2
A
3
K
4
Q
2
K
A
Q North
Kranyak
1
Pass
Dbl

2nd
3
8
5
3
J
9
2
A
9
4 East
Diamond
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
K
6
7
6
Q
K
10
5
5
7 South
WolpertG
1 NT
Dbl

4th
A
2
10
4
6
4
7
3
7
6 West
Bathurst

Dbl
Pass

Lead
5
8
A
2
J
9
Q
8
2
5 North
Hampson
1 NT
2 NT

2nd
3
J
7
3
Q
10
K
3
4
7 East
Dwyer
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
2
K
6
5
2
10
Q
K South
Greco
2
Pass

4th
4
6
3
A
4
7
6
7
6
N deals
N-S vul A J 10 4
Q 8 5
Q 9 2
A 10 6
K Q 9 8 7 2
A J 4 3
A J
3 Table 5
9 7 6
10 7 6 3
Q J 9 7 4
97788 =
46645 =
Par NS +600 6 3
K 10 2
K 8 5 4
K 8 5 2

1 opening
2 × West -2
+300 +9 145
1 NT opening
2 NT North -1
-100 147

65. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56 West
Milner

1
3

Lead
5
4
3
5
10
4
J
A
K
A North
Grabel
1
2
All Pass

2nd
4
9
4
2
2
J
3
10
J
3 East
LallH
1
Pass

3rd
K
K
9
J
9
Q
K
8
Q
6 South
WeinsteinH
Pass
3

4th
8
3
7
7
6
2
Q
5
6
10 West
Feldman

2
Pass

Lead
2
K
5
8
J
4
10
A
9 North
Compton
1 NT
Dbl
Pass

2nd
4
7
2
4
3
10
6
J
J East
Pollack
Pass
4

3rd
A
5
J
2
6
Q
8
8
A South
Wold
Pass
Pass

4th
8
3
K
10
6
3
9
5
3
N deals
None vul Q 10 4 2
J 10
J 2
A K Q 9 6
8 6 5 3
A K 9 7 4
K 9 4
4 Table A J 9
Q 8
A Q 10 7
J 10 8 7
33226 =
AABA7 =
Par EW +450 K 7
6 5 3 2
8 6 5 3
5 3 2

1 opening
3 East +1
-130 145
1 NT opening
4 East -1
+50 +5 152

67. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Verhees

4

Lead
9
4
A
2
A
K
J North
AukenS
1
Pass

2nd
6
2
7
Q
5
8
9 East
v.Prooijen
2
Pass

3rd
Q
3
10
7
7
3 South
Welland
Pass
Pass

4th
2
Q
3
4
6
5 West
BildeM

4
4 NT
6

Lead
9
A
2
7
5
A
K
J
9 North
Drijver
1 NT
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
7
J
3
Q
5
8
9
6 East
BildeD
2
4
5

3rd
5
10
2
Q
10
3
6
7
A South
Brink
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
3
3
4
4
6
6
8
5
7
N deals
E-W vul K 7 5
6 4
K Q 10 8 5
Q J 7
A Q 10 3
Q
A 7 6
A K 8 5 2 Table J 9 8
A K J 10 7 2
J 3 2
10
11143 =
BBB9A =
Par EW +660 6 4 2
9 8 5 3
9 4
9 6 4 3

1 opening
4 East +1
-650 145
1 NT opening
6 East -1
+100 +13 166

68. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Weinstein

Dbl
Pass

Lead
6
A
K
Q
Q
A
A North
Upmark
1
2

2nd
4
2
6
3
6
5 East
Levin
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
3
4
5
8
9 South
Nystrom
1
Pass

4th
J
7
10
J
A
8 West
Fredin

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
5 North
Meckstroth
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
4
J
3 East
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
Q South
Rodwell
2
3 NT

4th
5
K
N deals
E-W vul J 9 5
Q 7
J 5
A K Q 9 8 5
A 7 4 3
A 3
A 10 7 2
J 10 7 Table Q 8 6
10 6 4 2
Q 9 6 3
6 2
8786A =
35463 =
Par NS +130 K 10 2
K J 9 8 5
K 8 4
4 3

1 opening
2 North +2
+130 +5 150
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-50 166

70. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Helness

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
Q
10
2
K
7
Q
3
A North
BildeM
1
2
Pass

2nd
A
8
9
2
4
6
8
6
J
5 East
Helgemo
1
3
Pass

3rd
3
A
5
K
A
3
9
10
2
9 South
BildeD
1
4

4th
9
3
8
6
5
4
5
J
4
7 West
AukenS

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
Q
10
J
2
7
7
6 North
Nunes
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
9
8
10
K
10
4
6
J
5 East
Welland
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
A
5
3
2
A
Q
2
4 South
Fantoni
Dbl
4

4th
A
3
8
A
K
5
3
9
8
N deals
E-W vul K 6 5 2
A K
8 7 3
Q 9 3 2
J 10 9 3
7 2
K 9 4
J 8 6 5 Table 8
Q J 8 6 5 4 3
A Q J 6
4
99479 =
44964 =
Par NS +200 A Q 7 4
10 9
10 5 2
A K 10 7

1 opening
4 South -1
-50 150
1 NT opening
4 North =
+420 +10 176

72. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
BildeD

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
3
5
5
8
10 North
Helness
1
2
Pass

2nd
J
2
6
10
4
K East
BildeM
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
8
A
6
A
K
A South
Helgemo
1
3

4th
3
Q
9
2
3
8 West
Fantoni

Pass

Lead
4
J
10
8
5
K North
AukenS
1 NT

2nd
Q
2
6
7
10 East
Nunes
Pass

3rd
K
A
3
7
6 South
Welland
Pass

4th
9
4
8
5
2
N deals
None vul Q J
A J 9 8
9 2
A J 9 5 2
A K 4
10 3
K J 7 6 3
K Q 3 Table 8 7 6 5
7 4 2
A 10 8 5 4
8
55949 =
88494 =
Par NS +100 10 9 3 2
K Q 6 5
Q
10 7 6 4

1 opening
3 South =
+140 +6 156
1 NT opening
1 NT North -2
-100 176

73. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Boyd

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
2
7
2
5
K
2 North
Zmudzinski
1
1
2

2nd
5
K
A
7
8
9
9 East
Robinson
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
9
3
Q
Q
4
K South
Balicki
1
2
3 NT

4th
Q
6
4
5
4
10
6 West
Dubinin

Pass

Lead
2
Q
J
7
A
J
7
3
5 North
Woolsey
1 NT

2nd
4
3
4
Q
8
3
8
Q
8 East
Gromov
Pass

3rd
10
2
A
5
9
6
5
7
2 South
Stewart
Pass

4th
K
K
9
2
4
6
10
6
J
N deals
None vul K 6 4 2
8 3 2
Q 9
A K 6 5
J 10 8 5 3
Q 10 6
K 8
10 8 7 Table A 7
A J 9
10 6 4 3
J 9 3 2
97898 =
45445 =
Par NS +400 Q 9
K 7 5 4
A J 7 5 2
Q 4

1 opening
3 NT South =
+400 +7 163
1 NT opening
1 NT North +1
+120 176

74. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88 West
Helgemo

1
4

Lead
10
A
5
7
K
3
4
3
6 North
Nystrom
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
K
3
7
Q
A
9
5
4
Q East
Helness
1
3

3rd
3
J
10
A
4
J
10
8 South
Upmark
Pass
Pass

4th
4
2
J
6
5
A
7
8 West
Bertheau

2
4
All Pass

Lead
10
6
5
2
K
A
A
Q
9 North
Nunes
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
J
7
4
A
3
3
5
8 East
Cullin
2
3
Pass

3rd
A
7
10
7
8
2
6
3
6 South
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
Dbl

4th
4
K
J
10
3
2
J
7
4
N deals
None vul J 2
K J 7 2
10 7
A Q J 8 4
K Q 10 9 6
—
J 4
K 10 9 6 3 2 Table A 8 4
A 10 9 6 4
K Q 9 2
5
43665 43765
8A678 =
Par EW +420 7 5 3
Q 8 5 3
A 8 6 5 3
7

1 opening
4 West -2
+100 +12 175
1 NT opening
4 × West =
-590 176

75. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Fitzgibbon

Pass
4

Lead
5
2
9
4
Q
J
J North
Zaremba
1
1
All Pass

2nd
A
3
7
Q
10
Q East
Mesbur
Pass
1

3rd
8
K
2
K
J
7 South
Zak
1
2

4th
4
8
3
6
6
5 West
Zmudzinski

Dbl
3

Lead
7
A
3
4
K
2 North
Garvey
1 NT
2
All Pass

2nd
Q
5
K
5
8
Q East
Balicki
Pass
2

3rd
K
7
8
A
9
10 South
Carroll
Pass
3

4th
6
2
4
3
2
4
N deals
E-W vul A 3
10 7 2
Q 8 3
A K 10 9 3
6 4 2
A Q 4
A K J 7 6 2
Q Table K Q 10 9 5
9 6 5
10 9 4
J 6
64839 =
79594 =
Par EW +100 J 8 7
K J 8 3
5
8 7 5 4 2

1 opening
4 East -1
+100 +6 181
1 NT opening
3 East +1
-130 176

76. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 86 West
Helness

1
Pass

Lead
5
3
3
10
Q
3
6
4
6
K North
Amoils
1
Pass
5

2nd
A
2
6
J
7
A
J
3
K
6 East
Helgemo
Dbl
3
All Pass

3rd
7
9
4
K
8
10
5
Q
J
8 South
WolpertD
Rdbl
4

4th
4
7
2
8
2
4
2
A
5
9 West
L'Ecuyer

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
4
2
Q North
Fantoni
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
3
6
J
8 East
Demuy
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
5
6 South
Nunes
2
4

4th
A
3
10
4
N deals
N-S vul Q 3
Q 8 5 2
Q 4 3
A K 9 8
5 4 2
J 3
J 10 7 2
Q J 6 2 Table A 9 7 6
A 10 6
K 9 8 6 5
7
88A6A =
44373 34373
Par NS +620 K J 10 8
K 9 7 4
A
10 5 4 3

1 opening
5 North -1
-100 181
1 NT opening
4 North =
+620 +12 188

83. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 65 West
Zmudzinski

2
3
Pass

Lead
8
A
K North
Nystrom
1
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
2
3 East
Balicki
1
3
3 NT
Rdbl

3rd
K
5
7 South
Upmark
2
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
10
4
8 West
Bertheau

3

Lead
K
A
J
3
Q
A
K
7 North
Narkiewicz
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
5
Q
2
2
3
K
9 East
Cullin
2
Pass

3rd
3
8
8
K
5
6
7
J South
Buras
3
Pass

4th
A
7
5
10
4
8
9
5
N deals
None vul 7 6 2
5 3
A K Q J 10
K 6 5
J 9 8
8 4
9 8 4
A J 9 4 2 Table A K Q 10 4 3
A J 7
3 2
Q 10
43884 =
89457 =
Par EW +140 5
K Q 10 9 6 2
7 6 5
8 7 3

1 opening
3 NT×× East -2
+600 +12 193
1 NT opening
3 East =
-140 192

85. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Multon

2
3 NT

Lead
A
K
10
3
10
K
J
A
9
3 North
Cullin
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
6
J
5
Q
5
8
Q
5
6 East
Zimmermann
Pass
3

3rd
8
5
4
7
A
4
9
3
2 South
Bertheau
1
Pass

4th
Q
4
2
4
3
8
J
6
2 West
Nystrom

Dbl
4

Lead
5
2
8
8 North
Fantoni
1 NT
2
All Pass

2nd
A
A
10
Q East
Upmark
Pass
2

3rd
3
5
8
K South
Nunes
Pass
4

4th
9
7
2
6
N deals
E-W vul A 3
10 7 2
Q 8 3
A K 10 9 3
6 4 2
A Q 4
A K J 7 6 2
Q Table K Q 10 9 5
9 6 5
10 9 4
J 6
64839 =
79594 =
Par EW +100 J 8 7
K J 8 3
5
8 7 5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT West -3
+300 +5 198
1 NT opening
4 East -1
+100 192

89. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Smirnov

Pass
Dbl
3 NT

Lead
5
A
2
3
6
3 North
Carroll
1
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
8
J
A
7
2 East
Piekarek
Pass
Pass
1 NT

3rd
6
3
5
4
9
7 South
Garvey
1
Pass
Pass

4th
8
7
9
J
K
Q West
McGann

Dbl
Pass

Lead
4
Q
Q
5
9
K
A
10
5 North
Rehder
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
10
A
3
3
2
7
5
7
4 East
Hanlon
Pass
2

3rd
2
2
7
9
J
9
J
4
6 South
Gromoeller
2
Pass

4th
8
4
A
10
K
6
3
8
6
N deals
E-W vul A J 6 3
6 3 2
Q J 8
K 5 2
Q 5
K J 10
A 6 4 2
A Q 10 9 Table K 9 8 2
A 8
K 10 5 3
8 6 3
33433 34433
A98AA =
Par EW +630 10 7 4
Q 9 7 5 4
9 7
J 7 4

1 opening
3 NT East +1
-630 198
1 NT opening
2 East +1
-140 +10 202

96. 2012 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2 North
Brink
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
Q
4 East
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
J South
Drijver
1
3 NT

4th
4 West
Verhees

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4 North
Rodwell
1 NT
3
3 NT
4
6

2nd East
v.Prooijen
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Meckstroth
2 NT
3
4
5

4th
N deals
None vul K 3
A J 9
A 6 4
J 10 9 8 5
10 9 7 6 5 2
K 4 2
7 5 3
4 Table Q 8 4
8 6 5
J 10 9 8 2
A 7
C8B8C =
14141 =
Par NS +990 A J
Q 10 7 3
K Q
K Q 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT North +3
+490 203
1 NT opening
6 North =
+920 +10 214

99. 2012 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Helness

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
6
Q
5
10
4 North
Willenken
1
2

2nd
2
Q
9
K
2
2
3 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
A
6
A
J
4
8 South
Rosenberg
1
Pass

4th
4
3
J
6
8
7
A West
Zia

2
Pass

Lead
Q
3
K
A
3
J
2
6 North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
8
K
5
7
Q
10
8
Q East
Martel
Pass
2

3rd
4
A
2
4
4
5
A
K South
Nunes
Pass
Pass

4th
6
2
6
8
10
7
9
N deals
None vul 9 7 3 2
J 8
A 5 4
A K 9 3
A 6 5
K 10 5 3 2
K 8
10 8 6 Table K 10
A 7 6
9 7 6 2
Q J 7 5
78577 =
64866 =
Par NS +100 Q J 8 4
Q 9 4
Q J 10 3
4 2

1 opening
2 South +1
+140 +6 211
1 NT opening
2 East =
-110 218

102. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 12 West
Moss

Pass
Pass

Lead
2 North
Katz
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3 South
Nickell
1
6 NT

4th West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6 North
Hampson
1 NT
3
4
6
7 NT

2nd East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Greco
2 NT
4
5 NT
7

4th
N deals
E-W vul A Q 8 2
K Q 8
10 9 3
Q 10 5
K J 5
J 10 5 3
4
J 9 7 6 3 Table 9 7 3
6 4 2
8 7 6 5
8 4 2
DCCDB =
01102 =
Par NS +1520 10 6 4
A 9 7
A K Q J 2
A K

1 opening
6 NT North +1
+1020 211
1 NT opening
7 NT North =
+1520 +11 232

104. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 66 West
Pollack

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
4
4
A
2
Q North
Demirev
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
A
3
10
5
2 East
Feldman
1
3

3rd
5
2
Q
3
6
J South
Lee
2
Pass

4th
9
3
7
9
J
K West
Garner

5

Lead
A
A
2
10
A
Q
5
Q
J North
Stewart
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
7
10
4
2
3
8
2
2 East
WeinsteinH
2 NT
Pass

3rd
9
4
6
9
5
6
J
6
8 South
Woolsey
3
Pass

4th
3
3
9
K
J
5
J
5
6
N deals
E-W vul A 4 2
K 10 6 5
K J 9 3
7 2
Q J 10 3
7 4 3 2
4
A J 10 6 Table —
J 9
A Q 8 6 5 2
K Q 8 5 3
67742 67642
7569B =
Par EW +600 K 9 8 7 6 5
A Q 8
10 7
9 4

1 opening
3 East +2
-150 +10 221
1 NT opening
5 West =
-600 233

108. 2011 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 105 West
Brink

3
Pass

Lead
10
5
K
K
6
4 North
Hurd
1
3
Pass

2nd
2
A
3
5
8
5 East
Drijver
1
4

3rd
A
6
2
4
4
10 South
Wooldridge
Dbl
Pass

4th
3
9
10
7
Q
A West
Grue

Dbl
4

Lead
J
A
K
7
4
7 North
de Wijs
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
6
9
8
5
K East
LallJ
Dbl
2

3rd
Q
2
3
9
10
2 South
Muller
2
Pass

4th
K
5
10
5
A
3
N deals
E-W vul J 8 7 5
10 5
A Q 7
A J 5 2
K 6 4
9 8 4 3 2
4 2
K Q 6 Table Q 10
A K Q J 7
K 6 3
10 8 3
58487 48387
75956 75955
Par EW +100 A 9 3 2
6
J 10 9 8 5
9 7 4

1 opening
4 East =
-620 221
1 NT opening
4 East -1
+100 +12 249

110. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
8
5 North
Fleisher
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
9
A
6 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
J South
Kamil
1
3 NT

4th
K
5
3 West
Stansby

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
A
Q
2
K
7
8
2
A
Q North
Bocchi
1 NT
3
Pass

2nd
9
9
8
3
4
J
6
5
6
7 East
Martel
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
5
6
J
4
8
7
Q
8
6 South
Madala
3
3 NT

4th
K
3
4
10
5
9
10
A
3
4
N deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 4
J 9 2
A Q 2
K 4 3
6 5
K Q 10 4
10 4 3
J 10 8 6 Table A 10 9 3
8 5 3
9
A Q 7 5 2
76593 =
3674A 4674A
Par EW +100 K J 2
A 7 6
K J 8 7 6 5
9

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-50 221
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +10 259

114. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 1 West
Verhees

2 NT
Pass

Lead
Q
J
3
7
7
6
J North
Bosenberg
1
3
Pass

2nd
6
K
2
5
Q
8
Q East
v.Prooijen
1
3

3rd
5
A
K
K
5
9
K South
Eber
2
Pass

4th
8
3
A
6
10
4
A West
Apteker

2
Pass

Lead
Q
10
3
4
2
J North
de Wijs
1 NT
Dbl
Pass

2nd
K
3
7
9
8
Q East
Gower
Pass
4

3rd
A
2
K
K
7
K South
Muller
Pass
Pass

4th
8
6
A
6
10
A
N deals
None vul A J 8 5
7 4
A 2
A 10 9 5 4
K Q 9 6
Q J 8 6
K 4
K 7 6 Table 10 3
A 10 9 5 3
J 10 8 7 6
8
8746A 8756A
45863 =
Par NS +130 7 4 2
K 2
Q 9 5 3
Q J 3 2

1 opening
3 East =
-140 227
1 NT opening
4 East -1
+50 +5 264

115. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 1 West
Wooldridge

Pass

Lead
Q North
Levin
1
Pass

2nd East
Hurd
3

3rd South
Weinstein
Pass

4th West
Stansby

Pass

Lead
9 North
Grue
1 NT

2nd East
Martel
Pass

3rd South
LallJ
Pass

4th
N deals
None vul A J 8 5
7 4
A 2
A 10 9 5 4
K Q 9 6
Q J 8 6
K 4
K 7 6 Table 10 3
A 10 9 5 3
J 10 8 7 6
8
8746A 8756A
45863 =
Par NS +130 7 4 2
K 2
Q 9 5 3
Q J 3 2

1 opening
3 East =
-140 227
1 NT opening
1 NT North +1
+120 +6 270

117. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 25 West
Buras

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
4
A
2
7
10
9
Q
5 North
Fredin
1
1
Pass

2nd
4
6
5
4
K
A
2
7
8
6 East
Narkiewicz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
8
J
7
5
2
6
9
10
A South
Fallenius
1
2 NT

4th
A
J
K
Q
3
6
2
3
9
3 West
Cullin

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
A
2
2
7
K
Q
Q North
Martens
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
5
4
J
6
5
A
6
3 East
Upmark
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
3
5
4
8
2
7
6 South
Jassem
2
3 NT

4th
K
6
Q
A
K
4
2
3
N deals
E-W vul A 7
10 9 6 4
K 10 8 6
A 8 2
K 6 4
J 8 7 5 3 2
J 2
Q 6 Table J 8 3 2
K
Q 9 7 4 3
K J 4
9898A =
45453 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 9 5
A Q
A 5
10 9 7 5 3

1 opening
2 NT South +1
+150 227
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +6 276

119. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 28 West
JonssonT

1
3 NT

Lead
3
3
J
5
10
6
6
7
A
5 North
Ginossar
1
2
All Pass

2nd
5
K
3
9
2
Q
2
6
2
6 East
Baldursson
Pass
2 NT

3rd
K
10
4
J
7
8
Q
8
9
A South
Pachtman
1
Pass

4th
A
4
Q
A
3
8
2
5
K
8 West
HerbstI

2
3

Lead
9
3
K
5
K
3
6
J
4
4 North
MagnussonM
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
9
A
2
10
Q
K
7
4
8 East
HerbstO
Pass
2 NT

3rd
3
Q
7
A
9
5
J
6
8
10 South
Haraldsson
2
Pass

4th
5
A
3
8
6
7
2
2
2
10
N deals
E-W vul Q 10 8
K 10 9 6
A 4 2
K 6 4
A K J 4 3
5
Q J 10 7
9 8 3 Table 9 5
A Q 4 2
8 6 5 3
A Q 7
53624 =
897B9 =
Par EW +600 7 6 2
J 8 7 3
K 9
J 10 5 2

1 opening
3 NT East -1
+100 +6 233
1 NT opening
3 West +2
-150 276

120. 2011 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 16 West
Brink

Pass

Lead
6
K
J
4
5 North
Wooldridge
1
Pass

2nd
10
8
3
2
8 East
Drijver
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
6
9
A
9 South
Hurd
1 NT

4th
4
2
4
3
J West
Zagorin

Pass

Lead
3
J
5
4
4
3
6
K
5 North
de Wijs
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
5
J
2
10
Q
J
8 East
Bathurst
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
7
8
10
A
2
A
7 South
Muller
3 NT

4th
2
6
6
Q
9
K
3
2
N deals
N-S vul A 8 5 2
A 10
K J 10
9 7 6 4
J 9
K J 7 6
7 5 4 2
Q 8 3 Table K Q 7 3
9 5 3 2
A 8 3
J 2
77778 87778
56664 =
Par NS +120 10 6 4
Q 8 4
Q 9 6
A K 10 5

1 opening
1 NT South +1
+120 +8 241
1 NT opening
3 NT North -2
-200 276

121. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
6
5
6
7
Q
2
8 North
Bocchi
1
2
3

2nd
2
3
3
A
8
2
4 East
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
K
Q
4
Q
5
J South
Madala
2
2
3 NT

4th
10
4
A
9
A
K
K West
Duboin

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
4
9
A
2 North
Martel
1 NT
2
3

2nd
5
J
8
7
K East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
K
3
4
8 South
Stansby
2
2 NT

4th
2
6
7
6
9
N deals
N-S vul K 7
A 2
J 10 7 5
A 7 5 4 2
A 5 3 2
Q J 6 3
A 4
10 6 3 Table 10 8 4
8 7 5 4
K 9 3
Q J 8
897A8 =
44634 =
Par NS +140 Q J 9 6
K 10 9
Q 8 6 2
K 9

1 opening
3 NT South =
+600 +12 253
1 NT opening
3 South -1
-100 276

122. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
K
3
10
4
6
3
J
9 North
Brink
1
1 NT
2
4

2nd
3
4
5
4
8
2
K
10
5 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
A
6
J
5
A
5
Q South
Drijver
1
2
3 NT

4th
A
9
J
8
2
9
7
6
7 West
Muller

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
K
3
10
4
2
K North
Madala
1 NT
2
4

2nd
A
4
5
4
8
4
Q East
de Wijs
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
2
A
6
J
A
3 South
Bocchi
2
3 NT

4th
3
J
9
8
7
6
8
N deals
E-W vul A 10 2
A K J 5
10 5 4 3
10 7
8 5 4
10 9 8 4
7 2
A J 9 2 Table J 9
Q 6
K Q 9 8
Q 8 5 4 3
8A995 AAA95
33348 =
Par NS +430 K Q 7 6 3
7 3 2
A J 6
K 6

1 opening
4 South -2
-100 253
1 NT opening
4 North =
+420 +11 287

127. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 5, Bd 9 West
Gawrys

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
9
3
Q
5
K
6
A
4 North
Gower
1
1
2

2nd
6
Q
7
2
J
A
3
3
9 East
Kalita
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
10
4
K
5
J
5
10 South
Apteker
1
2
2

4th
8
2
6
K
4
3
J
K
7 West
Donde

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
Q
5
J
A
6
Q
4
A North
Martens
1 NT
2

2nd
3
2
K
Q
3
5
8
9
6 East
Stephens
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
4
A
5
7
8
J
10
4 South
Jassem
2
Pass

4th
Q
K
3
2
2
9
6
3
2
N deals
E-W vul A Q J 10
3 2
K 6
Q J 9 8 7
7 5 2
10 5 4
J 10 5
K 10 5 3 Table K 9 8 6
K J 9
A Q 7 4 2
2
76869 66859
66464 66564
Par NS +110 4 3
A Q 8 7 6
9 8 3
A 6 4

1 opening
2 South -2
-100 257
1 NT opening
2 North =
+110 +5 292

132. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 30 West
Fleisher

1
2

Lead
K
A
10 North
McAvoy
1
Pass
3

2nd
3
5
K East
Kamil
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
5
3
6 South
Hargreaves
1
2
All Pass

4th
A
2
9 West
Roche

Dbl
3
All Pass

Lead
K
Q
3
2
2 North
Martel
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
8
9
Q
K
3 East
Rayner
Pass
2
4

3rd
4
10
A
5
3 South
Stansby
Pass
3
Dbl

4th
5
6
6
4
A
N deals
None vul K 5
K 2
10 8 5 3
K Q J 7 3
A Q 10 8 7 4
A J
K 6
6 5 2 Table J 6 3
Q 9 6 4 3
Q 7 4
9 8
757AA =
48633 =
Par NS +130 9 2
10 8 7 5
A J 9 2
A 10 4

1 opening
3 West =
-140 259
1 NT opening
4 × West -2
+300 +10 305

137. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 20 West
Edgtton

1
3

Lead
3
3
9
2
5
10
K North
Campos
1
2
All Pass

2nd
5
K
5
7
6
6
3 East
Gosney
Pass
3

3rd
A
A
4
A
K
K
7 South
Villas-Boas
1
Pass

4th
4
2
Q
J
8
2
A West
Amaral

Pass

Lead
6
3
2
K
6
6
Q
8
2
5 North
Hans
1 NT

2nd
3
5
10
4
2
7
10
9
3
4 East
Chagas
Pass

3rd
9
A
J
7
7
A
3
2
4
K South
Nunn
Pass

4th
J
4
K
A
Q
J
5
8
9
9
N deals
Both vul Q 9 8 7
J 8 6 3
A 9
A J 5
K 6 4 3 2
Q 10 4
K Q J
9 7 Table A 10 5
K 5
8 5 2
K Q 8 6 2
34764 =
99578 =
Par EW +600 J
A 9 7 2
10 7 6 4 3
10 4 3

1 opening
3 West -1
+100 +5 266
1 NT opening
1 NT North -1
-100 306

138. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 28 West
Edgtton

4
5
Dbl

Lead
J
2
4
2
5
6 North
Campos
1
Pass
6
All Pass

2nd
Q
Q
K
3
4 East
Gosney
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
A
8
A
4 South
Villas-Boas
2
5
Pass

4th
2
6
5
3
7 West
Amaral

4
Pass

Lead
2
K
2
4
A
K
10 North
Hans
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
5
Q
K
2
4
6 East
Chagas
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
3
A
8
Q
J
5 South
Nunn
2
Dbl

4th
A
6
3
5
5
7
8
N deals
E-W vul Q 5
7 6 5 2
Q J
A K J 10 5
K J 8 7 2
A 8
6 4 2
Q 8 3 Table A 10 9 4 3
J 10 9 4 3
8 7 5
—
7449B 7448B
39621 =
Par NS +400 6
K Q
A K 10 9 3
9 7 6 4 2

1 opening
6 × North -1
-100 266
1 NT opening
4 × West -1
+200 +7 313

142. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 91 West
LallJ

Pass
Pass
3

Lead
3
9 North
Wolfson
1
Pass
3
All Pass

2nd
K
2 East
Grue
1 NT
2
Pass

3rd
8
8 South
Cohen
2
2
Pass

4th
6
5 West
WeinsteinH

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
Q
J
8
4
2
10
10
A North
Wooldridge
1 NT
Rdbl

2nd
5
2
3
6
A
6
4
5
3 East
Garner
Dbl
Pass

3rd
4
6
7
Q
10
K
5
9
9 South
Hurd
Pass
Pass

4th
2
3
K
K
2
9
Q
8
7
N deals
None vul A J 5 2
A 8
K 3 2
J 10 8 7
9 4
Q 5 4 3
9 7 6 4
K 9 4 Table Q 7 6
K 10 6
A Q J 10 8
A 6
58538 58438
858A4 =
Par EW +130 K 10 8 3
J 9 7 2
5
Q 5 3 2

1 opening
3 East +1
-130 +13 280
1 NT opening
1 NT×× North -3
-1000 314

144. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
ShiX

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
10
5
A
6
4
8
6
K North
Bakhshi
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
4
3
3
9
4
J
A
2 East
Gu
Pass
Dbl
2

3rd
Q
7
7
7
K
Q
A
3
5 South
Delmonte
1
Rdbl
Dbl

4th
A
K
J
2
5
10
5
2 West
Grue

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
4
7
6
A
10
6
8
J North
Kang
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
K
2
2
7
3
Q
9
10
4 East
Cheek
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
Q
K
7
J
K
2
3 South
Sun
2
3 NT

4th
8
3
3
A
6
9
5
J
A
N deals
E-W vul 9 8 6
K 7 4
A 9
K Q 9 8 5
J 7 2
J 10 9 3
10 8 5
J 7 2 Table A 10 5 4
5 2
K J 4 3
A 10 3
88989 =
55454 =
Par NS +140 K Q 3
A Q 8 6
Q 7 6 2
6 4

1 opening
2 × East -3
+800 +9 289
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 314

146. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Shivdasani

Dbl
1
Pass

Lead
8
K
Q
Q
J
10
5
3
6 North
Helgemo
1
Rdbl
Pass
3 NT

2nd
6
7
4
6
2
5
4
9
A East
Allegaert
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
5
4
9
7
4
3
5 South
Helness
1
Pass
3

4th
K
A
A
8
7
9
10
2
7 West
Brogeland

Dbl
Pass

Lead
Q
J
6
J
K
10
Q
5 North
LallH
1 NT
3
Pass

2nd
4
6
A
K
8
7
K
10 East
Saelensminde
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
4
3
3
2
5
7
3 South
LallJ
2
4

4th
A
7
2
9
A
6
J
4
N deals
None vul K 8 5 3
K 9 4
K 7 4
A 6 4
A Q 9 4
A 6
Q J 10 2
8 5 2 Table 10 7 2
8 7
8 5 3
K J 10 9 7
86966 =
46367 47367
Par NS +140 J 6
Q J 10 5 3 2
A 9 6
Q 3

1 opening
3 NT North =
+400 +10 299
1 NT opening
4 South -1
-50 314

148. 2010 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 32 West
Lynch

Pass

Lead
4
5
9
8
10
3
6 North
Helgemo
1
Pass

2nd
6
K
2
A
3
K
9 East
Passell
1 NT

3rd
Q
2
4
9
7
A
Q South
Helness
Pass

4th
3
2
J
2
Q
4
J West
Strul

2 NT
3
5
6
7

Lead
3 North
Dubinin
1 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

2nd East
Becker
Dbl
3
5
6
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Gromov
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
N deals
N-S vul A Q J
Q 5 3
Q 9 4
Q 10 8 5
K 8 7 4
10 9 4 2
K J 8 2
6 Table 10 9 6
K J
A 10 6 3
A K 7 3
65647 55647
78796 =
Par EW +110 5 3 2
A 8 7 6
7 5
J 9 4 2

1 opening
1 NT East -1
+50 299
1 NT opening
7 × East -5
+1100 +14 328

149. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Diamond

Pass

Lead
2
9
7
2
5
A
K
9
6
A
6 North
Cayne
1
Pass

2nd
4
8
J
Q
K
J
2
3
4
J East
Platnick
1 NT

3rd
A
3
Q
4
9
3
7
8
7
Q South
Seamon
Pass

4th
5
6
K
5
2
10
4
8
9
10 West
Versace

Pass

Lead
A
K
9
4
3
8
6
5
9
8
Q North
Hampson
1 NT
Pass

2nd
5
J
2
3
A
K
2
Q
J
10
J East
Lauria
Dbl

3rd
2
3
7
8
7
9
10
K
3
4
9 South
Greco
Pass

4th
10
Q
4
5
6
2
7
A
6
8
5
N deals
E-W vul K 10 9 8
A 9 7
Q 10
A 8 5 4
Q 7
K 6 4
8 7 3 2
J 10 3 2 Table A 6 5
J 8 5
A K 9 6 4
K 7
68747 68647
75696 =
Par EW +100 J 4 3 2
Q 10 3 2
J 5
Q 9 6

1 opening
1 NT East =
-90 +5 304
1 NT opening
1 NT× North -2
-300 328

155. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 9, Bd 2 West
WangW

Dbl
2 NT
3

Lead
Q
5
10
9
2
K
9
5
Q North
El Ahmady
1
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
2
J
3
J
A
4
6
6 East
Zhuang
Pass
1
3
3 NT

3rd
3
10
4
8
3
6
4
J South
Sadek
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
5
K
7
A
6
8
4
K West
Sementa

Dbl
2 NT

Lead
9
5
A
K
A
Q
K
2
J North
LiJ
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
J
10
5
9
2
4
7
J
10 East
Duboin
Pass
2
3

3rd
K
6
2
3
7
6
3
2
8 South
LiuJ
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
5
A
4
8
6
8
8
Q
Q
N deals
E-W vul J 9 7 5
Q 9 5
K 4 2
K Q J
A K 4 2
A K
A Q J 3
10 8 5 Table 10 3
J 7 6 3 2
7 5
A 9 4 2
55343 =
8899A =
Par EW +140 Q 8 6
10 8 4
10 9 8 6
7 6 3

1 opening
3 NT West -1
+100 +5 310
1 NT opening
3 East =
-110 335

157. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Helness

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
K
9
J
10
A North
Moss
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A
5
6
2
3
10 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
3
A
2
Q South
Gitelman
1
2

4th
7
7
Q
8
K West
Greco

Pass

Lead
A
K
6
A
2
5
Q
J North
Nunes
1 NT
Pass

2nd
10
Q
2
2
A
3
3
6 East
Hampson
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
7
J
9
4
10
K
10 South
Fantoni
3 NT

4th
3
4
5
8
7
7
4
5
N deals
None vul A Q 9
K J 5 2
K 9
8 5 4 3
J 8 6 5 3 2
A 7
Q 7
J 7 2 Table K 4
9 6 4 3
8 6 5
A K 9 6
759A6 75996
48336 =
Par NS +130 10 7
Q 10 8
A J 10 4 3 2
Q 10

1 opening
2 South +1
+110 +6 316
1 NT opening
3 NT North -3
-150 335

162. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Jassem

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
2
5 North
Nickell
1
2
3
5

2nd
K
5
3 East
Martens
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
7 South
Katz
1
2
4 NT
6

4th
9
A
A West
Zia

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
2
10 North
Kurka
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
4
5
3 East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
K
7 South
Kopecky
2
3
6 NT

4th
K
A
Q
N deals
Both vul K Q 6
8 4 3 2
K 9
K Q 4 3
5 4 2
A 10
10 8
10 8 7 6 5 2 Table 8 7 3
9 7 5
Q 7 6 5 3 2
J
CCB99 =
11144 =
Par NS +1440 A J 10 9
K Q J 6
A J 4
A 9

1 opening
6 South -1
-100 316
1 NT opening
6 NT North =
+1440 +17 358

166. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Fischer

2 NT
Pass

Lead
2
3
5
3
A
8
9 North
BessisT
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
8
2
4
4
6
K East
Saurer
1
3 NT

3rd
10
Q
K
J
7
10
2 South
BessisM
Pass
Pass

4th
J
7
6
8
Q
2
7 West
Chagas

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
2
K
9
8
3
Q
A North
Jokisch
1 NT
2

2nd
Q
J
6
3
2
2
K
10
8 East
Levy
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
6
5
J
K
A
3
7 South
Kasimir
2
Pass

4th
7
9
Q
7
5
4
7
8
6
N deals
Both vul A 8 7
A 5 3 2
K 8 2
Q 6 4
K 6 3
K Q J
9 3
K 10 9 7 3 Table 10 5 2
9
A Q J 6 4
A J 8 5
25731 25621
B869B A869A
Par EW +660 Q J 9 4
10 8 7 6 4
10 7 5
2

1 opening
3 NT West +2
-660 319
1 NT opening
2 North -2
-200 +10 369

169. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 8, Bd 25 West
BildeD

2
2 NT

Lead
Q
4
3
2
9
5
3
A
9 North
Welland
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
8
J
10
6
7
Q
10 East
Graversen
1 NT
2
3 NT

3rd
3
K
A
Q
7
6
K
5 South
H-Welland
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
7
6
3
8
4
2
J West
Smirnov

Pass
Dbl
3

Lead
Q
8
6
4
3
2
5
9
5 North
BildeM
1 NT
Rdbl
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
2
A
8
7
10
3
7
J East
Piekarek
Dbl
Pass
3
3 NT

3rd
3
K
9
K
A
Q
4
6
A South
Hansen
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
4
3
J
6
6
J
4
2
N deals
E-W vul A 6 3
Q J 7
J 7
K 10 6 5 3
Q 9 5 2
8 5 3
K Q 9 5 3
7 Table K 7 4
A K 9 6
A 4 2
A 4 2
33236 =
8ABA7 =
Par EW +650 J 10 8
10 4 2
10 8 6
Q J 9 8

1 opening
3 NT East =
-600 319
1 NT opening
3 NT East -1
+100 +12 381

170. 2009 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Smirnov

Dbl
Dbl

Lead
3
10
4
Q
9
9
6
5
10
Q North
Karaivanov
1
1 NT
2

2nd
J
6
K
K
6
8
3
K
9
2 East
Piekarek
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

3rd
A
5
A
4
3
3
A
A
8
10 South
Trendafilov
1
2
All Pass

4th
2
4
7
7
J
2
4
7
Q
2 West
Aronov

Pass
Dbl

Lead
3
4
Q
A
J
7
5
2
8
Q North
Gromoeller
1 NT
2
All Pass

2nd
J
Q
A
9
10
5
K
9
8
K East
Stefanov
Dbl
Pass

3rd
A
2
7
6
3
4
10
K
5
3 South
Kirmse
Pass
Pass

4th
6
7
4
3
K
10
9
2
Q
A
N deals
N-S vul K Q 6 2
K Q 5 3
7 6 2
Q 4
J 8 5 4 3
6 4
A 10
A J 8 2 Table A 10
A J 8 2
Q 9 5 3
K 6 5
33443 =
AA99A =
Par EW +430 9 7
10 9 7
K J 8 4
10 9 7 3

1 opening
2 × North -5
-1400 319
1 NT opening
2 × North -3
-800 +12 393

175. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 3 West
Muller

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
7
3
Q
4
9
2
2
Q North
Brogeland
1
3

2nd
5
2
9
8
A
K
7
4
Q East
de Wijs
1
Pass

3rd
3
J
10
6
5
6
8
A
7 South
Lindqvist
2
Pass

4th
4
A
K
5
J
4
Q
3
2 West
Saelensminde

2
Pass

Lead
K
A
2
2
K
5
4
9
6
Q North
Brink
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
6
10
4
8
Q
3
4
J
6 East
Austberg
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
3
3
K
A
7
J
5
10
9
8 South
Drijver
Pass
2 NT

4th
4
9
A
3
10
8
J
6
2
10
N deals
E-W vul A 10 9 8
A Q 7 3
9 4
J 7 2
K Q J 4 3
K 8 6 4
3
Q 8 3 Table 7 6
9 5 2
A K J 10 8 2
10 4
87779 =
55553 46553
Par NS +120 5 2
J 10
Q 7 6 5
A K 9 6 5

1 opening
3 North -1
-50 323
1 NT opening
2 NT North +2
+180 +6 400

178. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 6 West
Karakolev

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
K
2
2
3
3
J North
Lindqvist
1
1
2

2nd
A
7
7
4
4
6
10 East
Danailov
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
10
10
A
9
K
5 South
Brogeland
1
2

4th
8
4
K
K
6
9
A West
Saelensminde

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
Q
3
A
J
J
6 North
Stefanov
1 NT
2
3
3 NT

2nd
8
4
K
6
5
9
2
3 East
Austberg
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
A
7
K
8
4
3
J South
Aronov
2
2 NT
3

4th
6
10
3
10
4
A
9
N deals
N-S vul 6 4
Q 3 2
K J 2
A K 8 3 2
J 9 7 2
K 6 5
A 6
10 9 6 4 Table A Q 5 3
J 7 4
10 9
Q J 7 5
86AA7 =
46325 46336
Par NS +620 K 10 8
A 10 9 8
Q 8 7 5 4 3
—

1 opening
2 South +2
+130 +6 330
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-100 400

179. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 5 West
Duboin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
4
2
3
J
3
K
7
Q North
Drijver
1
1
3

2nd
J
2
6
K
2
A
2
8
10 East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
Q
K
A
6
3
6
A
5 South
Brink
1
2
3 NT

4th
4
8
5
4
Q
9
5
5
9 West
de Wijs

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
9
7
6
A
4
10
6
7 North
Fantoni
1 NT
3
Pass

2nd
2
3
4
5
3
2
8
5
9 East
Muller
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
A
Q
Q
7
Q
5
K
A South
Nunes
3
6 NT

4th
K
6
2
8
10
3
8
8
10
N deals
N-S vul K Q 10 9
A Q J 6
3
9 7 6 4
J 8 6 4 3
10 9 8 2
6 4 2
8 Table 5
5 3
K Q 10 8
K J 10 5 3 2
BBB99 =
22234 =
Par NS +660 A 7 2
K 7 4
A J 9 7 5
A Q

1 opening
3 NT South +2
+660 +13 343
1 NT opening
6 NT North -1
-100 400

183. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 2 West
Khiuppenen

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
A
4
4
2
5
A North
Ventin
1
2
3
4
5

2nd
Q
3
10
8
8
10
3 East
Kholomeev
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
5
Q
7
J
8
7 South
Lambardi
1
2
4
5
6

4th
6
2
6
3
4
6
2 West
Muzzio

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
K North
Khokhlov
1 NT
3
4

2nd
2
3
10 East
Bianchedi
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
5
9 South
Matushko
2
4

4th
4
2
N deals
E-W vul Q 9 7
Q J 9 5
A 7
Q J 5 4
J 4 3
10 3
K 10 9 8
9 7 6 3 Table 8 5 2
—
6 5 4 3 2
A K 10 8 2
BDD67 BCD67
00076 =
Par NS +1510 A K 10 6
A K 8 7 6 4 2
Q J
—

1 opening
6 South +1
+1010 +11 355
1 NT opening
4 North +3
+510 402

185. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 7 West
Kholomeev

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
7
7
J
4
6 North
Branco
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
10
K
Q
K
A
6 East
Khiuppenen
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
9
A
5
10
10 South
Chagas
1
3 NT

4th
K
8
3
2
3
4 West
Villas-Boas

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
5
3
2
5
3
K North
Dubinin
1 NT
2
3

2nd
9
10
7
7
2
4
J East
Campos
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
J
Q
K
10
A
5 South
Gromov
2
2
4

4th
4
Q
A
10
K
2
10
N deals
Both vul 7 4
9 5 3
A K Q 3
K 9 4 3
8 3 2
Q J 2
J 8 7
A J 10 8 Table A K 6 5
10 4
9 6 5 4
7 6 5
88988 =
55445 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 9
A K 8 7 6
10 2
Q 2

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +12 367
1 NT opening
4 North -1
-100 402

186. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Lynch

1
Pass

Lead
K
3
5
6
3
2
3
4
9
7 North
Meltzer
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
3
6
10
4
10
6
4
5
2
2 East
Passell
Pass
2

3rd
7
Q
K
J
J
7
10
K
6
K South
Larsen
1
Pass

4th
A
4
A
2
A
9
J
7
A
8 West
Helness

Pass
2

Lead
2
3
K
2 North
Dubinin
1 NT
2
All Pass

2nd
5
A
A East
Sontag
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
5 South
Gromov
2
Pass

4th
K
4
10
N deals
Both vul A 9 6 2
K J 9
9 4
K Q 9 6
K J 8 7 3
10
A 7 5 3
A 8 2 Table Q 5
A 8 7 2
K 10 2
10 5 4 3
65754 =
68588 =
Par EW +110 10 4
Q 6 5 4 3
Q J 8 6
J 7

1 opening
2 West -1
+100 +5 372
1 NT opening
2 West =
-110 402

189. 2009 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
Lindop

1
2

Lead
J
K
9
5
5
K
10
10
9
K North
Townsend
1
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
2
A
Q
8
4
A
7
Q
8
5 East
Baxter
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
3
6
6
3
9
6
7
2 South
Gold
1
1 NT

4th
A
10
4
9
Q
2
7
4
8
A West
Rosenberg

Dbl
2

Lead
J
K
3
J
5
10
K
10
4
4 North
Rayner
1 NT
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
A
4
Q
7
9
A
2
9
9 East
Feldman
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
6
3
K
2
5
8
5
7
Q
K South
Roche
Pass
Dbl

4th
Q
4
A
2
6
J
3
7
8
N deals
Both vul A Q 9
Q 6 5
A 9
J 10 9 5 3
K J 10 8 7 6
K J 3
K 4
A Q Table 3
8 4 2
Q 7 6 5 2
8 7 4 2
75756 76756
57476 57475
Par NS +90 5 4 2
A 10 9 7
J 10 8 3
K 6

1 opening
2 West -2
+200 +13 387
1 NT opening
2 × West =
-670 402

192. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 104 West
Wildavsky

Dbl
4

Lead
K
3
A
4
2
7
7
9
5
10 North
Garner
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
J
4
2
3
3
8
6
K
10
2 East
Doub
Pass
Pass
4

3rd
4
A
2
3
6
4
7
5
8
10 South
WeinsteinH
1
2
All Pass

4th
A
5
5
6
7
Q
K
6
9 West
CohenB

Dbl
5

Lead
4
2
4
2
7
5
9
5
K
A North
Woolsey
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
4
3
J
2
Q
8
3
3
K East
Smith
Pass
4

3rd
6
A
3
6
4
7
10
8
6
7 South
Stewart
3
Pass

4th
J
5
6
7
5
9
Q
9
A
10
N deals
None vul K 5
K Q 9 2
9 7 4
K 8 3 2
A J
A J 8 7 6
—
A J 10 9 7 4 Table 10 8 7 3 2
10 5 4 3
A 8 5 2
—
76285 75285
67B57 67B47
Par EW +450 Q 9 6 4
—
K Q J 10 6 3
Q 6 5

1 opening
4 East +1
-450 387
1 NT opening
5 West -2
+100 +11 415

193. 2009 USBC QtrfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Strul

2
Pass

Lead
J
A
8
7
K
5
Q
8
4
7 North
Smith
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
4
7
A
A
J
2
9
9
A East
Becker
Pass
2

3rd
K
3
10
2
5
Q
3
3
7
6 South
CohenB
1
Pass

4th
6
5
9
3
10
K
6
4
2
2 West
Willenken

2
2

Lead
K
A
8
K
10
10
K
4
Q North
Martel
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
6
7
A
3
3
7
8
2 East
Welland
Pass
2

3rd
3
2
10
3
6
A
2
9
5 South
Stansby
Pass
Pass

4th
5
9
Q
10
A
6
2
5
N deals
E-W vul 7 5 3
A J 9 2
10 8 2
A K 8
K 10 9 2
K Q 8 6 4
A
Q 9 5 Table A J 4
7 5 3
K 5 4 3
7 6 4
65587 =
77856 77756
Par EW +100 Q 8 6
10
Q J 9 7 6
J 10 3 2

1 opening
2 East -2
+200 +7 394
1 NT opening
2 West =
-110 415

200. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
4
Q North
Helgemo
1
3
4
5

2nd
8
A East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
J South
Helness
2
3
4 NT
6

4th
2
6 West
Tundal

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
5
7
Q
10
10 North
Nunes
1 NT
2
3 NT

2nd
Q
J
8
3
4
7
4 East
Groetheim
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
6
9
K
2
3
5 South
Fantoni
2
3

4th
8
4
2
9
6
7
Q
N deals
E-W vul K Q 10
A 8
9 7 6
K 6 5 3 2
J 9 8 5 4
J 9 5 3
J
A 7 4 Table 6 2
K 10 7 6 4
4 3 2
Q 9 8
B86CA A85BA
25713 =
Par NS +920 A 7 3
Q 2
A K Q 10 8 5
J 10

1 opening
6 South -1
-50 398
1 NT opening
3 NT North +2
+460 +11 428

203. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72 West
Elinescu

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
6
J
7
9
A
Q
J
2 North
Malinowski
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
A
5
K
Q
3
6
7
7 East
Wladow
1
2
Pass

3rd
5
3
3
8
4
9
K
2
9 South
Sandqvist
1
2

4th
4
4
K
5
2
4
5
8
Q West
Townsend

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
6
J
2
10 North
Kirmse
1 NT
2
4 NT

2nd
4
A
5
K
4 East
Gold
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
3
3
8
A South
Gromoeller
2
4

4th
2
4
Q
5
6
N deals
None vul J 10 2
K J 9
J 9 3 2
A K 9
K Q 6
10 8 6 3
K
J 10 7 6 2 Table 5
7 5 4
A Q 10 8 7 5
Q 8 3
79786 =
44557 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 7 4 3
A Q 2
6 4
5 4

1 opening
2 South +1
+140 +8 406
1 NT opening
4 NT North -4
-200 430

204. 2008 WC Qual, Rd 13, Bd 6 West
Klinger

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
4
3
Q
4
6
A North
Compton
1
3
3
4
5

2nd
J
6
10
2
3
9
3 East
Mullamphy
1
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
K
A
5
10
J
6 South
Hamman
2
3
4
4
6

4th
A
10
7
2
K
5
5 West
Rodwell

Pass

Lead
6
3
4
5
9
7
8 North
Richman
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
10
7
9
J
J
2 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
K
Q
5
Q
6 South
Gill
3 NT

4th
10
2
6
6
2
A
8
N deals
N-S vul K J 3
J 10 5
K 5 3
A 9 7 6
A Q 4 2
7 3
J 7 6 2
8 5 3 Table 10 9 8 6
K Q 8 6 2
10
Q 10 2
B79BB =
14412 =
Par NS +660 7 5
A 9 4
A Q 9 8 4
K J 4

1 opening
6 South -2
-200 406
1 NT opening
3 NT North +1
+630 +13 443

205. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Balicki

2 NT
Pass

Lead
2
A
J
2
7
4
Q
8 North
Smith
1
3
Pass

2nd
7
2
K
9
J
K
3 East
Zmudzinski
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
6
10
3
A
K South
CohenB
1
4

4th
5
4
10
J
5
5
8 West
WeinsteinH

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
A
3
6
4
K North
Gromov
1 NT
2

2nd
3
5
J
K
7
6 East
Garner
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
Q
4
J
5 South
Dubinin
2
Pass

4th
A
9
K
8
3
A
N deals
E-W vul A 10 7 3
A K 10 2
10 7
Q 5 4
K 9
7 6
Q 8 6 2
10 9 8 6 3 Table J 5
Q J 5 4
A J 9 4 3
A 7
79856 =
54586 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 6 4 2
9 8 3
K 5
K J 2

1 opening
4 South -1
-50 406
1 NT opening
2 North +1
+140 +5 448

206. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Cayne

4
Dbl
Dbl

Lead
Q North
Glubok
1
Pass
5
All Pass

2nd
3 East
Seamon
1
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Welland
2
4 NT
Pass

4th West
WeinsteinH

2 NT
Pass

Lead
3
2
8
3
A North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
5
4
7 East
Garner
2
4

3rd
9
Q
K
J South
Nunes
Pass
Pass

4th
2
4
10
6
N deals
E-W vul K 7 5
10 9
J 7 4 3 2
A K 9
6 3 2
A K 7
K 10
J 10 7 5 3 Table A Q J 10 9 8
Q J 8 2
—
8 6 2
33494 33493
9A839 =
Par EW +300 4
6 5 4 3
A Q 9 8 6 5
Q 4

1 opening
5 × North -2
-300 +8 414
1 NT opening
4 East =
-620 448

209. 2008 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Lusky

2
4

Lead
Q
3
8
6
2
2
4
A
10 North
CohenB
1
2
All Pass

2nd
A
7
6
8
Q
K
7
Q East
McNay
1
Pass

3rd
6
10
2
J
3
K
4
6 South
Smith
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
J
9
9
3
A
5
5 West
WeinsteinH

2 NT
3

Lead
5
2
8
4
A
K
4 North
Horton
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
J
6
8
9
6
7 East
Garner
2
3

3rd
K
3
2
J
3
4
4 South
Tolliver
Pass
Pass

4th
3
7
9
9
5
8
3
N deals
None vul 7 5 2
A K Q 7
A 9 7
10 9 6
K J 6
J 9 6 4 2
3
A K 7 2 Table A 10 9 4 3
—
Q 10 6 5 4 2
4 3
62836 =
69596 =
Par EW +140 Q 8
10 8 5 3
K J 8
Q J 8 5

1 opening
4 East +2
-480 414
1 NT opening
3 East =
-140 +8 456

210. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Balicki

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
2
10 North
CohenB
1
1
1 NT

2nd
4
9
Q East
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K South
Smith
1
1
3

4th
J
A West
Glubok

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
4
2 North
Dubinin
1 NT
2
3
3

2nd
6
5
8 East
Welland
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
Q
K South
Gromov
2
2 NT
3
5

4th
A
9
A
N deals
Both vul K 9 6
A 10 8 7
Q 6
Q J 3 2
8 5 2
K J 5 4 3
3 2
A 10 5 Table J 7 3
Q 9 6 2
A 7 5 4
9 8
7B7AB =
42622 =
Par NS +650 A Q 10 4
—
K J 10 9 8
K 7 6 4

1 opening
3 North +2
+150 414
1 NT opening
5 South =
+600 +10 466

213. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Berkowitz

2 NT
Pass

Lead
4
3
3
6
Q
2 North
Jacobs
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
K
4
7
3 East
Cohen
2
3

3rd
A
8
A
10
2 South
Katz
Pass
Pass

4th
9
7
2
2
A West
Levin

3 NT

Lead
2
5
5
A
J
2
3
A
K North
Martel
1 NT
Pass

2nd
K
4
9
7
9
7
9
5
2 East
Weinstein
2
Pass

3rd
4
Q
J
6
8
3
4
10
5 South
Stansby
Pass
Pass

4th
6
K
Q
10
8
3
2
4
6
N deals
E-W vul A 9 7
5 2
K 9 7
A 10 5 3 2
6
A K J 7
A Q J 3 2
Q 7 6 Table K Q J 10 5 4
10 3
8 6 5
K 9
22535 =
8B8A7 898A7
Par EW +650 8 3 2
Q 9 8 6 4
10 4
J 8 4

1 opening
3 East +1
-170 415
1 NT opening
3 NT West -1
+100 +7 475

217. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Gierulski

1
Dbl
2 NT

Lead
9
4
5
3
7
9
8
4
5 North
El Ahmady
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
2
7
5
10
7
J
8
7 East
Skrzypczak
1
2
2

3rd
2
K
Q
Q
J
2
2
K
J South
Sadek
Pass
2
Pass

4th
Q
8
A
A
4
3
6
10
Q West
Krekorian

2 NT
Pass

Lead
8 North
Jassem
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd East
Onstott
2
3

3rd South
Martens
Pass
Pass

4th
N deals
None vul A 10 6 5
9 6
K 6 3
A 10 3 2
Q 9 4 2
Q
A J 9 8 2
Q 7 4 Table K 8 7
K 10 8 5 3
—
K J 9 6 5
66684 =
77759 =
Par EW +100 J 3
A J 7 4 2
Q 10 7 5 4
8

1 opening
2 NT West +1
-150 415
1 NT opening
3 East -2
+100 +6 484

219. 2007 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 98 West
Garner

2
3

Lead
5
3
5
2
2
J
3
6
9
A North
Helness
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
K
2
6
10
Q
9
4
J
J East
WeinsteinH
1
3

3rd
A
8
Q
Q
K
8
5
3
6
7 South
Helgemo
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
6
10
K
4
10
5
K
3
8 West
Tundal

2
Pass

Lead
K
4
A
J
2
9
A
A
7
6 North
Rosenberg
1 NT
Pass
3

2nd
5
2
4
Q
4
6
5
9
8
Q East
Groetheim
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
9
8
J
10
2
3
7
6
K South
Zia
Pass
Dbl

4th
3
K
6
2
K
5
5
3
8
Q
N deals
E-W vul K 3
A J 3
A 8 6 5
10 9 8 3
Q 10 9 7 6 5
10 6 2
2
Q 7 4 Table 4
K Q 9 7 4
Q J 4 3
A K 5
65577 =
77766 =
Par EW +90 A J 8 2
8 5
K 10 9 7
J 6 2

1 opening
3 East -2
+200 +7 422
1 NT opening
3 North -2
-100 485

222. 2007 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83 West
Bocchi

Pass

Lead
3
K
8
Q
4
10
Q
7 North
Eber
1
Pass

2nd
5
2
5
A
6
A
K
8 East
Duboin
1 NT

3rd
8
7
9
3
J
2
A
J South
Bosenberg
Pass

4th
A
3
J
5
2
4
4
3 West
Cope

Pass

Lead
2
Q
4
10
7
7
8
4
A
9
A North
Nunes
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
K
3
3
J
6
5
8
10
6
9 East
Holman
Dbl

3rd
10
3
J
8
K
K
3
J
5
4
5 South
Fantoni
Pass

4th
Q
5
2
2
4
8
A
A
9
10
6
N deals
E-W vul Q J 5
9 8 2
A J 3
Q J 10 2
10 8 4
K J 5
Q 10 9 7 6
8 5 Table K 9 3 2
A 7 4
K 8
A K 9 7
43434 =
9A8A9 =
Par EW +620 A 7 6
Q 10 6 3
5 4 2
6 4 3

1 opening
1 NT East +2
-150 +8 430
1 NT opening
1 NT× North -3
-500 487

224. 2007 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Zia

2
3
4

Lead
K
2
5
6
A
4
8
5
2 North
Helness
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
10
9
J
J
K
Q
10
6 East
Rosenberg
Pass
3
4

3rd
3
3
K
8
2
7
K
9
Q South
Helgemo
1
Pass
Pass

4th
7
5
3
Q
3
6
4
8
A West
Brogeland

3
3
5

Lead
K
5
K
4
Q
5
2
4
6 North
Garner
1 NT
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
A
A
6
J
9
10
5
J East
Saelensminde
Pass
3
4

3rd
10
2
3
Q
7
7
3
9
K South
WeinsteinH
2
Pass
Pass

4th
A
3
7
10
3
6
4
8
9
N deals
E-W vul K J
A 10 9
5 4 2
K Q 9 5 4
A Q 7 5 4
Q 5
A K J 8 3
7 Table 2
K 8 7 4 2
10 9 7
A 8 6 2
44316 =
889B7 =
Par EW +600 10 9 8 6 3
J 6 3
Q 6
J 10 3

1 opening
4 West =
-130 +10 441
1 NT opening
5 West =
-600 487

227. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30 West
Gu

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
4
10
6
9
4
10
3
2 North
Balicki
1
3 NT

2nd
5
6
K
4
5
8
K
K
8 East
Chechelashvili
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
10
3
J
3
Q
4
A
9 South
Zmudzinski
2
Pass

4th
2
7
2
Q
J
5
7
7
10 West
Gromov

Pass

Lead
3
J
10
J
4
9
8
A North
WangJ
1 NT

2nd
5
6
9
7
9
10
7
8 East
Dubinin
Pass

3rd
A
Q
4
5
10
Q
4
3 South
Ao
Pass

4th
2
7
K
2
K
6
2
N deals
None vul K 6 2
K J 10
J 8 4
A 6 4 2
A J 4
9 4 3
K 3 2
J 7 5 3 Table Q 10 8 3
A Q 5 2
9 7
10 9 8
76686 76687
57746 =
Par NS +90 9 7 5
8 7 6
A Q 10 6 5
K Q

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-50 441
1 NT opening
1 NT North +1
+120 +5 492

229. 2007 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12 West
Freeman

2
4

Lead
K
4
J
2
K
5
4
9
Q
K North
Lev
1
3
All Pass

2nd
6
2
A
8
6
3
3
4
9
J East
Nickell
1
3

3rd
7
Q
2
3
2
A
9
10
4
5 South
Pszczola
2
Pass

4th
7
3
8
10
A
J
5
6
5
Q West
Milner

Pass

Lead
K
5
8
3
9
K
8
4
2
J North
Soloway
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
Q
J
J
5
10
8
9
A
A East
Compton
2
Pass

3rd
2
9
4
Q
A
7
2
4
3
2 South
Hamman
3 NT

4th
A
3
5
3
6
7
10
4
K
6
N deals
E-W vul J 7 3
A 5
A Q 4
Q 9 7 5 2
A Q 9 8 5
4 3 2
J 9
J 10 6 Table K 4
K Q 10 8 7
K 10 7 5 3 2
—
75338 75228
68AA5 =
Par EW +500 10 6 2
J 9 6
8 6
A K 8 4 3

1 opening
4 East -1
+100 441
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +7 499

231. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 74 West
Ekeblad

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
2
K
3
9
Q
8
Q
K North
Rosenberg
1
2
2 NT

2nd
5
8
A
Q
3
2
8
5
6 East
Rubin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
10
3
4
A
5
7
7
6 South
Zia
1
2
3 NT

4th
J
6
4
2
J
4
9
A
10 West
WeinsteinH

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
5
2
Q
Q
2
J North
Hampson
1 NT
2
3
3 NT

2nd
8
6
4
A
4
K
10 East
Garner
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
J
10
7
5
A
6 South
Greco
2
3
3

4th
3
3
9
8
3
7
8
N deals
Both vul J 2
K 8 4
Q 9
A K 10 7 5 3
A 9 6
Q 9 6 2
J 10 8 7 3
2 Table 8 7 4 3
A J 5
4
Q J 9 6 4
87787 =
55655 =
Par NS +120 K Q 10 5
10 7 3
A K 6 5 2
8

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-100 441
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+600 +12 513

236. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Hampson

2 NT
Pass

Lead
A
5
7
2
5
A
A
Q
5
10 North
Meltzer
1
3
Pass

2nd
3
9
9
K
7
3
J
2
6
4 East
Greco
1
4
Pass

3rd
9
Q
A
J
J
8
7
3
8
Q South
Larsen
Dbl
4

4th
4
6
6
10
2
2
10
5
K West
Bates

4

Lead
7
Q
2
7
7
A North
Rubin
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
K
3
9
9
J East
Sontag
2
Pass

3rd
2
A
9
A
Q
3 South
Ekeblad
Pass
Pass

4th
10
2
J
6
6
10
N deals
E-W vul A Q 4 2
K J 7 4
7
Q J 7 5
K 10 9
Q 9 8 5
K 10 8 5
K 6 Table J 6
A 10 6 3 2
A Q J 6
10 9
49459 4945A
74873 =
Par NS +140 8 7 5 3
—
9 4 3 2
A 8 4 3 2

1 opening
4 North =
+420 +8 450
1 NT opening
4 West -1
+100 516

238. 2006 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 27 West
Wolff

Pass

Lead
2
Q
3
9
A
8
Q
9
10 North
LallH
1
Pass

2nd
8
K
6
2
7
J
6
3 East
Morse
1
Pass

3rd
A
6
A
K
3
K
6
8 South
Chorush
1 NT

4th
5
4
5
7
4
5
10
Q West
LallJ

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
8
Q
8
9
2
Q
10
3
6 North
Stewart
1 NT
2
3

2nd
3
10
K
10
5
J
4
J
3
7 East
Grainger
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
K
2
K
K
A
5
5
6
8 South
Woolsey
2
2

4th
A
A
4
5
6
2
7
4
2
3
N deals
None vul 10 8 4
K Q 9 3
A 10 9
K 7 2
2
J 10 7
Q J 7 6
Q J 10 6 4 Table A Q J 9 3
6 5 4 2
5
A 9 3
88674 77674
55548 =
Par NS +100 K 7 6 5
A 8
K 8 4 3 2
8 5

1 opening
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 457
1 NT opening
3 South -1
-50 516

241. 2006 WC Rd of 64, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Versace

Pass
Pass
3

Lead
3
7
10
K
A
7
3
5 North
Sadek
1
1 NT
Pass
3

2nd
A
4
4
10
2
J
A
K East
Lauria
Pass
2
2 NT
All Pass

3rd
2
Q
3
5
7
9
8 South
El Ahmady
1
2
Pass

4th
9
2
K
4
6
6
4 West
Krekorian

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
J
K
K
J
4
6
8 North
Nunes
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
4
10
2
A
5
3
K
5 East
Casen
2 NT
3

3rd
7
K
4
3
8
8
10
2 South
Fantoni
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
9
Q
2
9
5
Q
5
N deals
None vul J 8 6 3
K 8 7
Q 9
A Q 6 4
9 7 5 4
A 6 5 2
J 10 8 2
3 Table A K
4
K 7 6 4
K J 8 7 5 2
68834 67724
655A9 =
Par EW +130 Q 10 2
Q J 10 9 3
A 5 3
10 9

1 opening
3 South =
+140 +6 465
1 NT opening
3 East =
-110 517

242. 2006 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
ShiM

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
5
4
A
7
2
4
3 North
Ginossar
1
2

2nd
2
6
8
3
4
6
6
Q East
Zhuang
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
J
9
Q
5
A South
Ozdil
1
Pass

4th
K
2
A
8
10
A
2 West
Kalish

Pass

Lead
2
4
3
K
9
8
Q
7 North
Dai
1 NT

2nd
6
7
3
10
5
3
K East
Podgur
Pass

3rd
Q
J
J
4
5
5
A South
YangL
Pass

4th
A
A
7
6
4
4
2
N deals
Both vul K J 7 4
6 4 3 2
A
K Q 9 4
Q 2
A 7 5
Q 5 4 3
A 10 6 3 Table 9 6
Q J 9
K J 9 8 2
8 7 2
6A967 =
42474 =
Par NS +620 A 10 8 5 3
K 10 8
10 7 6
J 5

1 opening
2 South +2
+170 +7 472
1 NT opening
1 NT North -1
-100 517

244. 2005 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Versace

1 NT
Pass

Lead
9
8
8
J
3
A
9
10
A
7 North
Freeman
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
9
K
10
10
6
7
2
6
7 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
4
6
J
5
8
5
5
K South
Nickell
1
Dbl

4th
Q
Q
2
K
5
Q
2
K
2 West
Meckstroth

Pass

Lead
4
4
Q
10
6
3
9
7
8
Q North
Nunes
1 NT

2nd
2
9
K
J
K
K
3
5
Q
9 East
Rodwell
Pass

3rd
A
3
A
5
2
A
6
8
4
8 South
Fantoni
Pass

4th
6
Q
2
4
10
2
J
10
5
3
N deals
Both vul A 10 9 7
9 6
A 10 9
A J 9 4
K 4
A Q 7
J 8 7 4 2
K Q 10 Table J 3 2
K 8 5 4
6 3
7 6 5 2
89777 =
54666 54665
Par NS +140 Q 8 6 5
J 10 3 2
K Q 5
8 3

1 opening
1 NT× West -2
+500 +9 481
1 NT opening
1 NT North +1
+120 517

247. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 15 West
Zhuang

2
2

Lead
6
4
10
J
Q
10
8
5 North
Duboin
1
Pass
3

2nd
8
2
8
6
4
6
J
10 East
ShiM
1
2
3

3rd
A
A
7
3
5
K
9
Q South
Bocchi
Dbl
2
All Pass

4th
5
3
K
K
J
A
Q
A West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
2
J
10
K
10
8
3
4
6 North
YangL
1 NT
Pass
4

2nd
A
Q
6
9
4
J
7
K
5
3 East
Versace
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
5
J
3
5
6
A
4
6
K
Q South
Dai
2
2 NT

4th
7
7
8
A
5
3
2
2
4
K
N deals
N-S vul K 10
Q 7 4
A 8
A 10 9 4 3 2
7 5 3
J 8 3
K Q 7 5 3 2
8 Table Q J 9 4 2
K 2
J 10 4
K Q 5
75969 =
58474 =
Par NS +100 A 8 6
A 10 9 6 5
9 6
J 7 6

1 opening
3 East -1
+50 +6 490
1 NT opening
4 South -2
-200 521

251. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98 West
Welland

1
2

Lead
10
4
A
Q
K
5
3
7
5
A North
Bramley
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
9
A
3
6
2
3
6
6
10
8 East
Fallenius
Dbl
2

3rd
3
5
4
5
Q
J
Q
A
J
2 South
Feldman
Pass
Pass

4th
6
2
2
K
7
Q
8
K
9
K West
Robinson

Pass
3 NT

Lead
3
4
3
K
8
10
5
6
3
A North
Zia
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
A
9
4
J
7
7
A
6
3 East
Boyd
Dbl
2 NT

3rd
J
5
Q
Q
8
9
8
10
Q
5 South
Rosenberg
2
Pass

4th
9
6
K
7
2
4
4
2
8
10
N deals
E-W vul K 2
K 10 5
K 10 6
K J 10 8 4
9 7 5 4
A Q 4
5 3 2
7 6 2 Table A Q J
7 3 2
A Q J 7 4
A 9
45647 44646
87696 =
Par EW +120 10 8 6 3
J 9 8 6
9 8
Q 5 3

1 opening
2 West =
-110 490
1 NT opening
3 NT East -3
+300 +9 530

252. 2005 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Greco

Pass

Lead
Q
5
7
A
4
5
J
4 North
Pszczola
1
Pass

2nd
8
10
9
7
8
A
2
5 East
Hampson
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
K
J
9
8
Q
8
9 South
Lev
1 NT

4th
3
2
6
4
2
10
3
2 West
Jacobus

2

Lead
A
A
6
10
K
6
3 North
Ekeblad
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
7
J
5
2
3
4 East
Milner
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
K
9
4
A
K South
Rubin
Pass
Pass

4th
2
3
4
Q
8
10
A
N deals
Both vul A 9 8 6
A K 7
10 8
J 7 6 4
5 4 3
Q J 6 2
A Q J 5 4
3 Table Q J 7
9 8 3
K 7 6
K 10 5 2
89659 =
54674 54684
Par NS +140 K 10 2
10 5 4
9 3 2
A Q 9 8

1 opening
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 495
1 NT opening
2 West =
-90 530

254. 2005 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61 West
Bertheau

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
J
2
K
K
A
J
10
8
6 North
Sementa
1
2

2nd
3
7
A
A
7
K
Q
9
7
6 East
Nystrom
1 NT
Pass

3rd
4
2
9
4
8
2
9
8
9
10 South
MossM
2
Pass

4th
J
Q
5
3
10
3
5
5
4
6 West
Jacob

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
A
7
7
3
A
4 North
Fantoni
1 NT
2
2

2nd
2
A
4
10
10
8
2
5 East
Maksymetz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
K
3
Q
J
J
3
6 South
Nunes
2
2

4th
J
2
K
8
K
K
Q
9
N deals
Both vul K J
A J 10
Q 10 9 8
10 7 5 3
Q 9 3
8 4 2
7 3
Q 9 8 6 2 Table A 7 5
K 9 6
A J 6 4
A J 4
67765 =
76668 =
Par EW +90 10 8 6 4 2
Q 7 5 3
K 5 2
K

1 opening
2 North -1
-100 496
1 NT opening
2 North =
+110 +5 535

255. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24 West
Becker

1
3
All Pass

Lead
K
A
Q
Q
3
J
K
9
4 North
Baze
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
5
8
9
5
J
Q
3
4
2 East
Schwartz
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
4
3
J
2
9
A
6
7
Q South
Schneider
1
3
4

4th
6
7
5
K
6
2
2
10
5 West
CohenS

2
3

Lead
A
K
5
J
6
4 North
Jacob
1 NT
Pass
3

2nd
2
3
4
10
9
5 East
Compton
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
7
6
2
9
3
A South
Maksymetz
2
3
All Pass

4th
Q
2
Q
4
A
3
N deals
None vul 9 8 5
A K 9
J 9 4
A 8 6 2
A K Q 10 2
Q
10 8 7 6 5
9 5 Table J 4 3
8 4 3 2
K 3 2
K 7 3
84A4A =
58383 =
Par NS +300 7 6
J 10 7 6 5
A Q
Q J 10 4

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +8 504
1 NT opening
3 West -2
+100 535

262. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 127 West
Bocchi

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
7
2
8
J
8
9
7
3
Q North
Brink
1
1
1 NT

2nd
4
4
K
10
6
10
5
8
A
6 East
Duboin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
Q
Q
2
3
A
J
9
J
7 South
v.Prooijen
1
1

4th
K
K
4
6
5
2
4
6
10
5 West
Drijver

Dbl

Lead
J
2
2
Q
2
6
5 North
Nunes
1 NT
Pass

2nd
4
J
K
6
10
3 East
Schollaardt
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
4
Q
7
A
A South
Fantoni
Pass
Pass

4th
K
Q
4
3
6
9
N deals
N-S vul A 8 5 2
9 8 7 5
K 5
K Q 2
Q 7 3
A K 6
A 9 7 3 2
5 3 Table K J 9
J 10 4
Q J 8
J 10 9 6
56646 =
87797 =
Par EW +120 10 6 4
Q 3 2
10 6 4
A 8 7 4

1 opening
1 NT North -2
-200 +7 517
1 NT opening
1 NT× North -2
-500 537

264. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Nystrom

2
3 NT

Lead
3
K
6
Q
10
4
A
8
5
3 North
McGann
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
4
9
J
6
2
2
K
2
7 East
Bertheau
1 NT
2
4

3rd
J
2
A
7
Q
Q
3
6
10
7 South
Hanlon
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
5
10
3
5
K
4
9
6
7 West
Carroll

Dbl

Lead
9
6
A
4
K
5
K
6
Q
3 North
Fredin
1 NT
Pass

2nd
J
9
10
8
2
9
4
5
J
3 East
Garvey
Dbl
Pass

3rd
A
Q
7
K
2
A
2
3
7
6 South
Lindkvist
2
Pass

4th
3
5
4
6
J
2
10
Q
7
10
N deals
None vul J 10 5
A 8
K J 8 7 6
K 8 6
A Q 8 3 2
J 9 4
Q 10 9
10 4 Table K 7 6
K 10 7 2
A 5 4
A Q J
22255 22245
BBB88 BB988
Par EW +460 9 4
Q 6 5 3
3 2
9 7 5 3 2

1 opening
4 East +1
-450 517
1 NT opening
2 × South -1
-100 +8 546

265. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 9 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
8
2
J
4
2
2
6
5
K North
Thorvaldsson
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A
3
9
Q
10
5
K
4
4
5 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
J
3
K
10
9
9
10
7 South
MagnussonM
1
2

4th
6
6
Q
2
7
4
3
A
A
10 West
Jorgensen

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
2
9
2
K
J
7
8
5 North
Fantoni
1 NT
2
3 NT

2nd
10
5
6
A
4
6
8
4
3
8 East
Armannsson
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
Q
J
6
10
7
8
9
A
9 South
Nunes
2
2 NT

4th
K
3
Q
4
A
10
2
K
10
5
N deals
E-W vul K J 8
Q 10 9
10 4 2
A K 9 2
10 9 6
K J 8 4
8 7 6 3
J 4 Table Q 7 3
A 3
K J 9 5
Q 7 5 3
88868 =
54575 =
Par NS +120 A 5 4 2
7 6 5 2
A Q
10 8 6

1 opening
2 South +1
+140 +5 522
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-50 546

270. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 10, Bd 3 West
Lauria

2
Pass

Lead
Q
2
7
6
9
7
A
2
K
5 North
Jansons
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
5
3
6
3
4
5
J
10
6 East
Versace
1
2

3rd
5
A
J
K
3
10
3
Q
6
J South
Rubenis
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
4
10
9
2
K
4
9
8
Q West
Andersson

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
Q
2
4
3
A
K
5
7 North
Nunes
1 NT
2

2nd
3
4
9
7
6
2
8
4
9
K East
Wenneberg
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
6
J
Q
J
Q
4
6
3
7 South
Fantoni
2
Pass

4th
5
10
2
A
K
5
J
3
10
10
N deals
E-W vul 10 5
A Q
A 7 6 2
K 8 6 5 2
J 6 2
K J 2
10 9 4
A J 10 3 Table A K Q 8 7
10 8 5
J 5
9 7 4
75798 =
67535 =
Par NS +110 9 4 3
9 7 6 4 3
K Q 8 3
Q

1 opening
2 East =
-110 522
1 NT opening
2 North +2
+130 +6 556

272. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 11, Bd 7 West
Bocchi

Dbl
Pass

Lead
Q
A
3
J
4
K
10
10
7
8 North
ShenC
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
9
10
3
6
8
2
2
J
3 East
Duboin
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
4
2
J
7
8
4
5
Q
K
9 South
WuCS
1
3

4th
A
5
Q
6
A
6
K
3
5
9 West
ChenCC

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
3
7
A
5
5
K
7 North
Nunes
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
9
4
Q
10
7
8
3
8
Q East
ChenHS
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
Q
2
J
6
10
8
4
A South
Fantoni
2
3

4th
A
6
4
3
J
5
2
10
9
N deals
Both vul A 10 3
K J 7 2
10 6 2
A 5 2
K 8 7 6
10 9
K Q 8 7
K 10 8 Table J 5 4 2
Q 8 5
J 4
Q 9 7 4
76876 =
67567 =
Par NS +110 Q 9
A 6 4 3
A 9 5 3
J 6 3

1 opening
3 South -2
-200 523
1 NT opening
3 North +1
+170 +9 565

276. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 16, Bd 11 West
Teramoto

Dbl
2
4

Lead
Q
2
6
5
4
J
A
10
10 North
Wasik
1
Rdbl
3
Dbl

2nd
A
3
2
9
K
10
4
2 East
Takano
Pass
1
3
All Pass

3rd
5
K
Q
J
A
9
7
8 South
Knap
1
2
4

4th
6
7
8
3
7
2
6
Q West
Frances

3

Lead
5
A
Q
5
K
K
5
10
2 North
Imakura
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
7
8
7
6
3
3
Q
A East
Torres
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
4
6
A
7
8
J
5 South
Ino
3
Pass

4th
A
2
K
6
3
2
7
4
N deals
None vul A 10 9 3
A 4 3
8 7
K 10 5 4
Q 6 5 2
K 7
A Q J 10 5 3
A Table K J 8 4
J 10 8 6
9 6 4
6 2
33629 33639
6A794 =
Par EW +300 7
Q 9 5 2
K 2
Q J 9 8 7 3

1 opening
4 × East =
-590 523
1 NT opening
3 West +1
-130 +10 584

278. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Bocchi

2 NT
4

Lead
Q
3
4
10
6
6
A North
Drijver
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
K
6
K
9
5
8 East
Duboin
2
3

3rd
2
9
2
A
J
K South
Schollaardt
Pass
Pass

4th
4
J
8
7
A
2 West
Verhees

Pass
4

Lead
3
2
Q
A
2
9
A
5 North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
8
4
3
5
5
A
J
Q East
Jansma
2
2

3rd
J
8
6
4
J
4
3
K South
Nunes
2
Pass

4th
K
10
7
4
A
10
2
6
N deals
N-S vul A K Q 10
Q J
7 5
J 7 6 5 4
8 7
A 9 5 4
K Q 8 6 2
A 8 Table J 9 5 3 2
K 10 8 7 3
J
K 10
45358 =
98A85 =
Par EW +420 6 4
6 2
A 10 9 4 3
Q 9 3 2

1 opening
4 West -1
+50 +10 533
1 NT opening
4 East =
-420 588

281. 2004 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
9
6
K
4
Q
8
A North
Khan
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
2
3
5
A
6
7
6 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
7
J
6
9
4
5
3 South
Jafer
1
3 NT

4th
J
4
K
Q
2
K
A
4 West
Fazli

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
5
10
4
4
8
Q
2
A North
Fantoni
1 NT
2
3

2nd
2
K
3
6
K
9
3
4
10 East
Allana
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
7
2
3
5
5
J
7 South
Nunes
2
2
3 NT

4th
6
4
K
A
2
J
9
6
8
N deals
N-S vul Q J 3
A J 7 5
K 6
Q 10 9 6
K 10 8
K 8 4 3
A 8 5
K 8 4 Table 6 5 2
10 9 6
Q 10 9 3
5 3 2
89889 9A88A
43553 =
Par NS +620 A 9 7 4
Q 2
J 7 4 2
A J 7

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-100 533
1 NT opening
3 NT North +1
+630 +12 603

287. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 11, Bd 18 West
Fantoni

2
Dbl

Lead
A
J
Q
K
3
5
2 North
ChenCC
1
2
All Pass

2nd
10
2
5
6
J
J
K East
Nunes
1
4

3rd
7
A
6
9
8
A
7 South
ChenHS
1
4

4th
J
3
9
10
2
4
4 West
WuCS

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
Q
A
2
A
2
Q
10
Q North
Bocchi
1 NT
2

2nd
3
5
10
4
K
K
Q
4
7
K East
ShenC
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
3
5
7
5
7
3
6 South
Duboin
2
Pass

4th
2
9
10
J
4
9
J
9
6
N deals
E-W vul Q 7 5
K Q 10
10 9 2
A J 10 9
K 9 4
A 8 6 3 2
J 6
K 4 3 Table J
7 5 4
A K Q 8 7 4
8 7 5
59658 =
74675 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 6 3 2
J 9
5 3
Q 6 2

1 opening
4 × South -2
-300 536
1 NT opening
2 North +1
+140 +10 618

290. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 11, Bd 8 West
Gunev

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
K
5
2
2
10
K
7
2
J North
Aranha
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
A
4
8
6
4
5
4
8
3 East
Stamatov
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
K
10
Q
J
9
Q
K
3 South
Campos
1
2

4th
6
5
7
A
A
3
8
5
A
6 West
Branco

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
Q
2
2
K North
Karaivanov
1 NT
3 NT

2nd
10
7
6
5
A East
Thoma
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
5
5
K
4 South
Trendafilov
2
Pass

4th
J
A
A
A
5
N deals
None vul 7 5 3
K J 6
K 7
K Q J 6 2
J 10 8 4
9 8 4 2
8 5
A 4 3 Table K Q 2
Q 7 5 3
A J 10 4
8 7
87679 =
56753 56754
Par NS +120 A 9 6
A 10
Q 9 6 3 2
10 9 5

1 opening
2 South =
+90 536
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +7 628

291. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Bocchi

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
J
9
7
Q North
Saelensminde
1
1 NT
3 NT

2nd
5
7
Q
A
6
J East
Duboin
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
2
K
5
2 South
Brogeland
1
2 NT

4th
6
3
A
3
8 West
Helness

Pass
2 NT
3

Lead
Q
K
9
A
K
4
7
4
J North
Nunes
1 NT
2
Dbl
Dbl

2nd
6
7
A
9
5
7
3
2
8 East
Helgemo
Pass
Dbl
3
All Pass

3rd
5
5
Q
2
4
4
J
A
9 South
Fantoni
2
Rdbl
Dbl

4th
2
2
3
3
6
J
K
7
6
N deals
E-W vul Q 3
K J 9
Q J 6 3
A 10 8 5
8 7 4 2
6 4 3 2
2
K 9 3 2 Table J 6
A 10 8 7
A K 10 8 4
J 7
98677 88677
44665 =
Par NS +400 A K 10 9 5
Q 5
9 7 5
Q 6 4

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+430 536
1 NT opening
3 × West -3
+800 +9 637

292. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 7 West
Ventin

Pass
Dbl

Lead
Q
6
3
J
8
7
9
2 North
Duboin
1
2
Pass

2nd
A
2
4
8
2
2
3
6 East
Fernandez
Pass
Pass
2

3rd
3
J
10
10
5
Q
A
Q South
Bocchi
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
7
5
A
5
Q
9
7
5 West
Fantoni

Pass
Dbl
4

Lead
5
2
7
5
J
K
6
2
10 North
Torres
1 NT
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
6
J
10
K
9
3
7
4
7 East
Nunes
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
A
4
A
8
5
8
K
Q
3 South
Frances
2
Pass
Pass

4th
3
7
2
Q
10
9
3
8
J
N deals
Both vul A 2
8 7
K 7 6
K J 6 4 3 2
K 10 7 6
A Q 6
10 8 4 2
A 5 Table Q J 8 3
K 9 2
A Q 3
9 8 7
33537 =
7A896 =
Par EW +620 9 5 4
J 10 5 4 3
J 9 5
Q 10

1 opening
2 East +2
-170 +10 546
1 NT opening
4 East =
-620 637

297. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110 West
Hampson

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
Q
4
J
3
A
K
2
10 North
Fallenius
1
Pass
3

2nd
2
3
7
Q
9
8
9
J
2 East
Greco
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
8
4
A
K
4
2
3
5
6 South
Welland
1
Dbl
3

4th
10
7
3
A
8
5
10
4
5 West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
9
J
7
Q
5
A
K
2 North
Wold
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
4
4
5
6
3
7
7
8
9 East
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
8
10
Q
2
A
2
3
10 South
Jacobus
2
3 NT

4th
J
2
A
K
9
8
5
10
N deals
None vul J 9
9 6
A J 6 2
A K 6 4 2
A 7 6 3 2
A J 7 4
7
10 5 3 Table Q 5 4
Q 10
Q 9 8 3
J 9 8 7
86898 878A8
56534 =
Par NS +130 K 10 8
K 8 5 3 2
K 10 5 4
Q

1 opening
3 South +1
+130 546
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +7 645

298. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 16 West
Morse

Pass
2
All Pass

Lead
Q
10
4
8
Q
3
J
K
A North
Welland
1
1
2

2nd
6
K
2
J
5
7
3
4
9 East
Wolff
1
Pass
2

3rd
A
2
A
K
6
8
K
5
2 South
Fallenius
Dbl
1 NT
3

4th
9
7
3
5
7
J
2
6
10 West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
Q
J
K North
Wildavsky
1 NT
2

2nd
4
6
K
2 East
WeinsteinH
2
Pass

3rd
2
A
2
6 South
Doub
Pass
Pass

4th
6
9
7
3
N deals
N-S vul 10 6 3
A 9 3
K Q J 9 4
K 9
J 5 2
J 10
7 3
A J 10 5 4 3 Table A K 7
K 8 7 6 5 4
5 2
Q 2
78695 78595
55748 =
Par NS +110 Q 9 8 4
Q 2
A 10 8 6
8 7 6

1 opening
3 North -1
-100 546
1 NT opening
2 North +1
+110 +5 650

302. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Lasut

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
2
J
10
J
4
Q
10
Q North
Duboin
1
1
2 NT

2nd
4
5
3
Q
5
A
5
J
9 East
Manoppo
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
7
K
2
2
7
8
9 South
Bocchi
1
2
3 NT

4th
K
3
K
4
3
8
6
9
4 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
J
4
K
J
Q
2
K North
Asbi
1 NT
2
3 NT

2nd
Q
6
A
5
6
5
J
6 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
10
5
4
8
7
A South
Tobing
2
3

4th
5
3
8
2
3
3
4
N deals
None vul A Q 10 7
Q 2
K J
8 7 6 5 4
9 6 4 3
10 6 4 3
7 3 2
K J Table K 5 2
J 5
10 9 6 5
A 10 9 2
89998 =
54445 =
Par NS +140 J 8
A K 9 8 7
A Q 8 4
Q 3

1 opening
3 NT North =
+400 +10 557
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-50 651

305. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 2 West
Nickell

3
Pass

Lead
Q
K
Q
K
2
6 North
Becker
1
Pass
5

2nd
A
3
2
8
8 East
Freeman
2
4
5

3rd
3
6
K
5
7 South
Schwartz
2
4 NT
All Pass

4th
2
A
5
Q
5 West
Cohen

Pass

Lead
Q
4
4
K
9 North
Soloway
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
8
2
5
2 East
Berkowitz
2 NT
Pass

3rd
J
10
A
7
10 South
Hamman
4 NT

4th
5
A
6
3
2
N deals
E-W vul K 5
A 5
Q J 7 5
Q J 10 7 4
7 6 4
J 10 8 7 6
9 8 2
6 5 Table A J 10 3 2
K Q 9 4 3 2
A
2
643BB =
39922 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 8
—
K 10 6 4 3
A K 9 8 3

1 opening
5 West -1
+100 +7 567
1 NT opening
4 NT North -4
-200 655

307. 2001 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Helgemo

4

Lead
Q
A
K
3
Q
5
7 North
Meltzer
1
Pass

2nd
4
9
3
A
6
K
3 East
Helness
2
Pass

3rd
K
2
5
10
2
4
A South
Larsen
Pass
Pass

4th
8
K
A
4
4
9
10 West
Sontag

Dbl
3

Lead
A
2
8
4
A North
Groetheim
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
4
10
2
6 East
Weichsel
Pass
2
3

3rd
3
K
4
K
5 South
Aa
Pass
3
All Pass

4th
5
7
9
3
9
N deals
E-W vul 6 3
K 10 6
A K 10
J 8 7 6 3
A K
A J 8 7 5
4
K Q 10 9 2 Table Q J 10 8 7 5 4
4 2
9 8 7
5
82596 93596
4A747 =
Par EW +100 9 2
Q 9 3
Q J 6 5 3 2
A 4

1 opening
4 East +1
-650 567
1 NT opening
3 East +2
-200 +10 666

311. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 30 West
Balicki

Pass
2

Lead
A
5
A
2
7
8
9
4
5 North
Gawrys
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
5
J
9
8
9
Q
3
9
7 East
Zmudzinski
Pass
2

3rd
6
7
3
10
K
3
4
7
3 South
Pszczola
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
2
6
J
2
10
K
K
A West
Mohan

Pass

Lead
J
10
3
5
10
9
3
A North
Gromov
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
8
K
K
9
7
6 East
Rosenkranz
Dbl

3rd
2
3
2
4
J
Q
J South
Petrunin
Pass

4th
7
A
6
7
A
5
9
N deals
None vul A 7
A J 3
J 8 7 3
K 10 6 5
Q 4 3 2
10 9
9 6
Q 8 4 3 2 Table J 10 9 5
Q 6 5 4 2
A K
A J
74696 =
59747 =
Par EW +100 K 8 6
K 8 7
Q 10 5 4 2
9 7

1 opening
2 West +1
-140 567
1 NT opening
1 NT× North =
+180 +8 674

312. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Thomson

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
6
2
2 North
Lauria
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
5
8
A
J East
Newman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
J
7
3 South
Versace
1
2 NT

4th
4
10
5
5 West
Duboin

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
4
6
3
7
2
9 North
Burgess
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
7
J
5
10
5
8 East
Bocchi
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
3
J
Q
2
7 South
Marston
2
2 NT

4th
Q
5
4
8
A
Q
N deals
None vul Q 2
J 9 3
A 10 4
A 10 6 4 2
J 9 3
10 4 2
J 9 3 2
K Q 5 Table K 8 6 4
Q 7 5
K Q 7 6
J 8
77869 =
66574 =
Par NS +110 A 10 7 5
A K 8 6
8 5
9 7 3

1 opening
2 NT North -1
-50 567
1 NT opening
2 NT North =
+120 +5 679

315. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 12 West
Muller

2
3
Dbl

Lead
2 North
Fahs
1
Pass
4
All Pass

2nd
3 East
de Boer
1
Pass
4

3rd
A South
Hamdan
1
3
5

4th
J West
Eidi

Pass

Lead
6
3 North
Ramondt
1 NT

2nd
9
2 East
Harfouche
Pass

3rd
Q
K South
Maas
Pass

4th
A
7
N deals
E-W vul 5 3
Q J
A 10 5 4
K Q 5 3 2
Q 10 7
A K 9 8 5
Q 8 2
10 7 Table A 9 8 2
7 4 2
K J 7 6 3
8
6645A =
67883 67983
Par NS +130 K J 6 4
10 6 3
9
A J 9 6 4

1 opening
5 × North -1
-100 567
1 NT opening
1 NT North =
+90 +5 686

316. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 9, Bd 9 West
Campos

Pass

Lead North
Coenraets
1
Pass

2nd East
Villas-Boas
1

3rd South
Jeunen
Pass

4th West
Engel

Dbl
3

Lead
5
A
K
2
3 North
Chagas
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
4
J
7
10 East
v.Middelem
Dbl
2
4

3rd
Q
6
7
10
Q South
Branco
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
2
10
K
2
N deals
E-W vul 10 2
A 8 4 3
K 5 3
K Q 8 3
9 8 7 6
K 9 2
J 8 6 2
10 6 Table A K Q 5 3
Q 6 5
10
A J 4 2
53676 =
89767 =
Par EW +140 J 4
J 10 7
A Q 9 7 4
9 7 5

1 opening
1 East +3
-170 +10 577
1 NT opening
4 East =
-620 686

318. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Soloway

3
Pass

Lead
K
J
6
A
2
9 North
Katz
1
Pass
5

2nd
4
6
2
8
4
7 East
Hamman
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
3
7
A
3 South
Jacobs
2
4

4th
A
5
3
K
6
K West
WeinsteinH

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
J
6
A
2
9
5
9 North
Rodwell
1 NT
3
4
4

2nd
4
6
2
3
4
10
8
5 East
Garner
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
2
3
7
A
Q
7
Q South
Meckstroth
2 NT
3
4
6

4th
A
5
7
K
6
K
3
8
N deals
N-S vul A 10 7
A 9 6
A 9
J 10 9 8 7
J 9 6 4 3
10 8 7 3
K 5 4
5 Table Q 8
K Q J 5 2
J 10 7 6
K 6
A868C =
35751 =
Par NS +1100 K 5 2
4
Q 8 3 2
A Q 4 3 2

1 opening
5 North +1
+620 +12 589
1 NT opening
6 North -1
-100 689

320. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
A North
Weinstein
1
2
3 NT

2nd
5
5
2 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
4
6 South
Levin
1
2 NT
4

4th
Q
9
8 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
4
J North
Soloway
1 NT
2
3
6

2nd
2
K
6 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
A
7 South
Hamman
2
3
6

4th
10
5
Q
N deals
None vul 10 7 4
6 5
A 6 3
A K Q 10 2
6 5
J 10 9 4 2
K 9 8
8 6 5 Table K Q 9
8 3
Q J 5
J 9 7 4 3
AC999 =
21434 =
Par NS +980 A J 8 3 2
A K Q 7
10 7 4 2
—

1 opening
4 South +1
+450 589
1 NT opening
6 North =
+980 +11 704

324. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 108 West
Stansby

3 NT
Dbl
Dbl

Lead
6
2
Q
4
8
5
10
2
9 North
Bates
1
Pass
4
All Pass

2nd
A
9
2
A
A
Q
K
K
Q East
Martel
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
7
7
4
6
10
8
9 South
Katz
3
4
Pass

4th
8
K
4
6
5
7
2
3
3 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
4
J
2
10
4 North
Zia
1 NT
2 NT
3

2nd
8
3
5
2
A
K
8 East
Weichsel
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
3
K
3
4
A
9 South
Rosenberg
2
3

4th
A
7
8
Q
5
7
6
N deals
E-W vul A 10 5 2
K 10 9 7
A 7
J 10 9
K 7 6
A 5 3 2
K 8 2
Q 8 7 Table Q J 9 4 3
Q J 8 6
4
K 6 2
655A7 =
58833 58835
Par NS +130 8
4
Q J 10 9 6 5 3
A 5 4 3

1 opening
4 × South -1
-100 589
1 NT opening
3 North +2
+150 +6 710

325. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72 West
Wolfson

Pass
Pass

Lead North
Kamil
1
1 NT
2

2nd East
Silverman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Becker
1
2

4th West
Woolsey

Pass

Lead
Q
A
2
3
3
Q North
Zia
1 NT
Pass

2nd
K
9
J
10
2
9 East
Stewart
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
7
K
5
J
2 South
Rosenberg
2

4th
5
3
7
A
4
4
N deals
None vul A K
9 5 2
7 5 4
K J 10 9 8
Q J 10 3
Q 10 7
A J 6
Q 5 2 Table 9 8 6 4 2
A J
Q 9 3
7 6 4
86999 =
47444 =
Par NS +140 7 5
K 8 6 4 3
K 10 8 2
A 3

1 opening
2 South -1
-50 589
1 NT opening
2 South +1
+140 +5 715

326. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92 West
Stansby

Rdbl
Pass

Lead
5
3 North
Robinson
1
Pass
3 NT

2nd
2
Q East
Martel
1
2
All Pass

3rd
K
A South
Boyd
Dbl
3

4th
9
4 West
Woolsey

Dbl
Pass

Lead
2
7
9
4
K
9
J
5
Q North
Zia
1 NT
3
Dbl

2nd
3
2
5
2
3
4
6
3
8 East
Stewart
2
3
All Pass

3rd
Q
J
4
K
2
10
5
10
J South
Rosenberg
2
Pass

4th
A
K
K
A
8
7
7
A
6
N deals
E-W vul Q 9
A K 8
Q 10 2
Q 10 7 6 2
K 3
J 10 9 6 4
7 6 5 4 3
4 Table A J 10 8 7 5
7 5
8
K J 5 3
76899 75899
57543 =
Par NS +110 6 4 2
Q 3 2
A K J 9
A 9 8

1 opening
3 NT North -2
-100 589
1 NT opening
3 × East -3
+800 +14 729

330. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
5 North
Campos
1
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A
4
6 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
5
K South
Villas-Boas
1
3 NT

4th
7
2
9 West
Chagas

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
7
A
5
5
10
6 North
Lanzarotti
1 NT
2
3

2nd
9
2
6
2
3
4 East
Branco
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
7
K
10
3 South
Buratti
2
2
3 NT

4th
K
4
3
4
Q
5
N deals
Both vul K 4
K Q J 7
A 6 4
9 8 7 5
Q 10 6
10 8 6 2
Q 7 5 2
Q 4 Table A J 3 2
9 4 3
K 10 3
6 3 2
A8A8A 9898A
34353 =
Par NS +630 9 8 7 5
A 5
J 9 8
A K J 10

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-100 595
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+600 +12 741

331. 1997 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 114 West
Hamman

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
K
8
A
9
Q
Q
A
9 North
Perron
1
Pass
3

2nd
2
A
10
8
K
J
4
2
4 East
Wolff
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
6
6
5
10
4
8
3
7 South
Chemla
1
3
4

4th
4
9
3
2
3
5
10
10
Q West
Mouiel

2
Pass

Lead
7
K
J
Q
A
K
3
Q
10 North
Rodwell
1 NT
2

2nd
2
A
2
8
8
10
Q
4
7 East
Multon
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
6
6
10
5
6
A
5
8 South
Meckstroth
2
Pass

4th
4
9
K
9
3
2
4
3
5
N deals
E-W vul 3 2
Q J 10 5
A 8 4
A 9 8 6
Q 10 7 6
K 8
K Q J 5 3
Q 10 Table J 9 4
7 4 3 2
10 7 6
5 4 2
98A7B =
35261 =
Par NS +420 A K 8 5
A 9 6
9 2
K J 7 3

1 opening
4 North -2
-100 595
1 NT opening
2 North +3
+200 +7 748

332. 1997 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 128 West
Wolff

2
Pass

Lead
4
9
5
K North
Chemla
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
K
2
4
2 East
Hamman
1
3 NT

3rd
9
6
A
2 South
Perron
1
Pass

4th
10
3
8
Q West
Multon

3
4

Lead
J
9
5
K
5
J
4
K North
Meckstroth
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
2
4
10
9
J
5 East
Mouiel
Dbl
3 NT

3rd
2
6
A
K
A
4
Q South
Rodwell
2
Pass

4th
K
3
8
Q
3
5
8
N deals
N-S vul J 9
A Q 3
Q 4 2
K J 10 6 5
K 8 5
K 9 7 6 5 2
9 5
7 4 Table A 10
8
A K J 10 7 6
A 9 8 3
47436 46336
96997 =
Par EW +400 Q 7 6 4 3 2
J 10 4
8 3
Q 2

1 opening
3 NT East =
-400 595
1 NT opening
4 West -1
+50 +10 758

334. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 6, Bd 18 West
Buratti

4

Lead
7
2
Q North
Mouiel
1
Pass

2nd
10
3
7 East
Lanzarotti
1
Pass

3rd
Q
3
2 South
Multon
3
Pass

4th
A
5
4 West
Perron

3
Pass

Lead
J
10
J
A
10 North
Bocchi
1 NT
Dbl
5

2nd
6
K
A
4
J East
Chemla
Pass
4
Dbl

3rd
A
7
3
3
4 South
Duboin
2
4 NT
All Pass

4th
5
9
10
7
6
N deals
E-W vul K 5 3
K 9 7
6 3 2
K Q J 5
A Q 10 8 4 2
Q 10 8 5 3
4
10 Table J 7
A J 6 2
K 10 9 8 5
A 2
3226A =
7BB63 7BB73
Par EW +300 9 6
4
A Q J 7
9 8 7 6 4 3

1 opening
4 East +1
-650 595
1 NT opening
5 × North -1
-100 +11 769

336. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 9, Bd 6 West
LiX

1 NT

Lead
5
J
4 North
Koch
1
Pass

2nd
3
4
3 East
WangW
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
J South
AukenJ
Pass
Pass

4th
J
7
Q West
Christiansen

Dbl

Lead
3
9
Q
K
5
9
J
10
4
Q
A North
Fu
1 NT
Pass

2nd
6
4
4
6
8
3
Q
5
6
A
4 East
BlaksetL
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
2
8
A
8
A
2
7
3
6 South
WangX
Pass
Pass

4th
K
J
7
5
10
3
9
7
10
7
2
N deals
N-S vul A Q
K 8 4
9 6 3
A 9 8 6 5
J 10 8 2
Q J 5
A K 10 4
Q J Table 7 5 4
A 9 3 2
J 8 2
K 4 3
44446 =
99897 =
Par EW +400 K 9 6 3
10 7 6
Q 7 5
10 7 2

1 opening
1 NT West =
-90 +12 607
1 NT opening
1 NT× North -3
-800 769

341. 1997 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
LiX

1 NT
3 NT

Lead
2
J
3 North
Deutsch
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
9
Q
6 East
WangW
Pass
2 NT

3rd
6
A
A South
Soloway
Pass
Pass

4th
10
3
2 West
Rosenberg

Dbl
Pass

Lead
Q
3
5
9
2
2
K
Q North
Fu
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
6
K
6
5
Q
8
A
K East
Zia
Pass
3

3rd
A
5
A
7
A
10
8
8 South
WangX
2
Pass

4th
4
9
2
4
3
7
3
10
N deals
Both vul A J 4 2
A 10 7 3
Q 5
Q 4 2
K Q 10
9 6
K J 10 9 2
A J 10 Table 9 8 5
K 4 2
A 8 7
K 7 5 3
24622 =
A97BB A87BB
Par EW +630 7 6 3
Q J 8 5
6 4 3
9 8 6

1 opening
3 NT West +2
-660 610
1 NT opening
3 East +1
-130 +11 784

342. 1997 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Versace

1
4
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
A
10
K
J
6
J
K North
Helgemo
1
2
Pass
5
All Pass

2nd
8
3
Q
2
5
10
2
7 East
Lauria
Pass
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
5
7
3
4
A
K
3 South
Helness
1
4
5
Pass

4th
9
4
6
Q
3
2
8
4 West
Aa

2
Pass

Lead
6
6
K North
Lanzarotti
1 NT
3
Pass

2nd
2
A
2 East
Groetheim
Pass
3

3rd
A
3
9 South
Buratti
2
Pass

4th
Q
9
3
N deals
Both vul K 8
K J 9 6
K Q 3
10 7 6 2
A 6 5 4 3 2
Q
A 10 2
K J 5 Table Q J 10 7
10 5 2
9 8 7 5
Q 9
75979 =
48464 =
Par NS +140 9
A 8 7 4 3
J 6 4
A 8 4 3

1 opening
5 × South -2
-500 610
1 NT opening
3 West -1
+100 +12 796

349. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 83 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
5
8
K
Q
7
4
J
2 North
Weinstein
1
1 NT

2nd
9
Q
3
10
6
3
3
10
7
A East
Freeman
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
8
J
A
9
4
5
A
8
6 South
Katz
1
Pass

4th
6
2
2
4
4
5
5
K
7
J West
Glubok

Dbl
3

Lead
8
A
9
4
2
5
3
10
A
9 North
Meckstroth
1 NT
2
All Pass

2nd
10
4
Q
6
9
8
A
7
2
4 East
Lev
Pass
2

3rd
Q
9
K
J
K
3
5
5
6
K South
Rodwell
Pass
3

4th
3
2
A
2
4
3
6
8
7
Q
N deals
E-W vul 9 8 6
Q 7
8 6 4
A K Q 7 5
A 7 5 4
K J 10 6
K Q 5
10 2 Table Q J
A 9 8 3
10 7 3 2
6 4 3
65357 66357
77A86 =
Par EW +620 K 10 3 2
5 4 2
A J 9
J 9 8

1 opening
1 NT North +1
+120 +7 619
1 NT opening
3 East +1
-170 798

350. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Hamman

2
3

Lead
K
2
4
J
7
K
3
J North
Smith
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
5
9
3
A
6
8
3 East
Wolff
Dbl
2 NT
4

3rd
9
J
6
4
7
5
4 South
Robinson
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
Q
K
A
3
9
6 West
Goldman

Pass
3

Lead
K
4
5
7
10
3
J North
Rodwell
1 NT
3
All Pass

2nd
2
5
2
A
3
K
7 East
Soloway
Dbl
Dbl

3rd
J
9
A
4
6
5
8 South
Meckstroth
2
Pass

4th
2
K
6
8
A
9
N deals
E-W vul 8 7 6 5
A 5
10 7 3
A K 7 4
10 9 3 2
Q 8 6 4 2
J 9 8 2
— Table A K J
J 10 9
A K 6
Q 8 6 2
65358 =
78985 =
Par EW +140 Q 4
K 7 3
Q 5 4
J 10 9 5 3

1 opening
4 West -2
+200 +9 628
1 NT opening
3 West +1
-170 798

Data 9X28 Main Top One Club vs. One Notrump

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 46			`West` Multon Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 A 10 5 4 Q Q J	`North` Graves 1 1 NT 3 2nd A 3 9 Q 3 6 7 8	`East` Zimmermann Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 4 K 8 K 2 5 4	`South` Schwartz 1 3 4 4th 10 2 6 7 2 A 3 5	`West` Lindqvist Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J 4 6 8 2 Q A 9	`North` Fantoni 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 2nd 10 5 3 A 4 5 5 Q	`East` Brogeland Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 K K 7 9 2 4 10	`South` Nunes 2 2 3 4 4th A 2 9 6 3 3 8 J
N deals None vul	8 4 A 10 A 7 6 3 K 10 7 4 2
6 2 Q 6 2 K 9 8 5 4 Q 5 3		A J 5 3 9 7 3 Q J 2 J 9 8
ACC7A = 11153 = Par NS +980	K Q 10 9 7 K J 8 5 4 10 A 6
1 opening 4 South = +420 = `0`	1 NT opening 4 North = +420 = `0`

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28			West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 3 3 J 6 J	`North` WeinsteinH 1 2 NT Pass 2nd 9 4 5 4 K	East Katz Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 K A 10 2	`South` Grabel 2 3 NT 4th 6 2 10 Q 3	West Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 3 J J 10	`North` Meckstroth 1 NT 2 NT 4 4 NT 2nd 3 4 5 7 7	East Lee Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 K A A 2	`South` Rodwell 2 3 4 6 4th A 2 4 2 K
N deals E-W vul	A K 8 6 Q 10 6 4 K J 10 5 3
7 4 K 5 3 4 Q 10 9 8 7 4 2		Q 10 5 3 2 9 8 7 Q 5 2 J 6
CABC7 CABC8 13115 = Par NS +990	J 9 A J 2 A 9 8 7 6 3 A K
1 opening 3 NT North +2 +460 +11 `13`	1 NT opening 6 South -1 -50 0

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79			`West` Platnick Pass Pass Lead 3 6 2 A Q 10 7 A K K	North Cohler 1 3 NT 2nd 4 9 K 6 8 2 3 5 3 4	`East` Diamond Pass Pass 3rd Q A 2 3 4 4 J 8 Q 6	South Martel 2 NT Pass 4th 5 7 J 5 10 6 5 9 2 9	`West` Rosenberg 2 Pass Lead Q 2 7 4	North Hampson 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 5 K 2 6	`East` Willenken Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 A 10	South Greco 2 4 4th 4 9 5 3
N deals N-S vul	A Q Q 10 8 7 K 7 4 Q 10 7 6
10 5 6 5 A 10 8 3 2 A 5 4 3		J 9 8 6 2 9 3 2 Q 6 J 8 2
B9B8A = 24252 = Par NS +660	K 7 4 3 A K J 4 J 9 5 K 9
1 opening 3 NT South -1 -100 `13`	1 NT opening 4 North +1 +650 +13 `13`

7. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78			`West` Diamond 2 Pass Lead A 3 10 Q K Q 3 A J K	`North` Pratap 1 Dbl 3 NT 2nd 2 J 4 K 2 4 5 2 5 8	`East` Platnick Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 10 5 4 6 8 9 3 9 6	`South` GordonM 1 2 NT 4th 7 2 Q 10 4 9 7 7 10 A	`West` Berkowitz 2 Pass Lead 10 3 10 4	`North` Hampson 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 2 4 A A	`East` Sontag Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 K 2 2	`South` Greco 2 3 NT 4th J 2 4 5
N deals None vul	K Q 3 A J K 9 2 10 9 7 6 3
— K 9 8 7 4 3 A Q 5 3 Q 8 2		10 7 5 4 2 10 J 8 6 4 A J 4
99657 = 43684 44676 Par NS +300	A J 9 8 6 Q 6 5 2 10 7 K 5
1 opening 3 NT South -2 -100 13	1 NT opening 3 NT North = +400 +11 `24`

9. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41			West Maksymetz Pass Dbl Lead 5 7 2 4 A 4 2 9 4 J	`North` Levin 1 1 NT Pass 2nd K 8 3 2 5 K 7 10 10 8	East Rogoff Pass Pass 2 3rd 7 A J Q 3 6 Q J 3 6	`South` Weinstein 1 Pass All Pass 4th 3 5 Q A 8 9 10 K 6 2	West Rodwell Dbl Lead 4 8 J 4 Q 10 6 2 7 A	`North` L'Ecuyer 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 2 3 8 7 J 2 A K 10	East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd J 5 8 9 4 3 5 9 Q 10	`South` Marcinski Pass Pass 4th Q 7 4 10 5 6 A 9 3 2
N deals E-W vul	Q 8 K J 5 2 J 7 6 4 A J 7
J 7 A 10 4 A 10 3 K Q 10 8 2		A 9 6 4 2 7 6 3 K 8 2 4 3
66776 = 77567 = Par EW +90	K 10 5 3 Q 9 8 Q 9 5 9 6 5
1 opening 2 East -2 +200 +11 24	1 NT opening 1 NT× North -2 -300 `25`

10. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Helgemo Pass Pass Lead A K 7 3 9 7 3 K 2	`North` Weinstein 1 1 NT Pass 2nd 6 7 10 2 10 2 4 Q 3	East Helness 1 2 Pass 3rd 4 5 9 Q 4 J A 5 8	`South` Levin 1 3 4th J Q 5 A 5 6 10 6 8	West Rodwell 2 Pass All Pass Lead 6 2 7 Q 5 A 3 10	`North` Fantoni 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 4 10 5 3 7 2 4 5	East Meckstroth Dbl Pass 3 3rd J 8 Q 4 Q 4 7 6	`South` Nunes Pass Dbl Dbl 4th A 6 K K 9 J K A
N deals E-W vul	A K 7 2 6 5 4 Q J Q 9 7 5
J 9 8 6 4 9 8 5 4 10 6 4 2		Q 10 K J 7 2 A K 9 8 3 2 A
77769 = 46474 = Par NS +110	5 3 A Q 10 3 10 7 6 K J 8 3
1 opening 3 North = +110 24	1 NT opening 3 × East -2 +500 +9 `34`

15. 2013 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Fantoni Pass Pass Lead 5 2 2 7 9 J A 4 J 7	North Lauria 1 2 2nd 2 4 K J 6 10 3 A 8 J	East Nunes Pass Pass 3rd 9 Q A 4 K 6 8 5 4 Q	South Versace 1 Pass 4th Q A 5 6 8 10 3 2 10 5	West Bocchi Pass Pass Lead 3 7 Q 2 A A 7	North Helness 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 5 3 A 10 8 5 2	East Madala Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q K 5 J 9 8 4	South Helgemo 2 3 NT 4th K 2 8 6 6 4 Q
N deals Both vul	K 10 A Q 6 7 4 K J 7 5 3 2
Q 9 4 2 K 9 4 3 10 8 2 A 6		A J 7 3 7 5 A 9 6 3 10 8 4
75769 = 68674 = Par NS +110	8 6 5 J 10 8 2 K Q J 5 Q 9
1 opening 2 North +1 +110 +5 `34`	1 NT opening 3 NT North -1 -100 `34`

18. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Helness 1 NT Pass Lead A 6 2 K J Q	`North` Weinstein 1 Pass 3 2nd 8 9 4 Q 3 K	East Helgemo Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 7 2 A 7 8 A	`South` Levin 1 Dbl 4th 4 4 10 5 6 3	West WolpertG Dbl Pass Pass Lead 7 2 K J	`North` Nunes 1 NT 2 NT 4 4 2nd 2 4 Q 3	East Kranyak Pass 3 Pass All Pass 3rd K A 7 8	`South` Fantoni 2 Pass 4 4th A 10 5 6
N deals E-W vul	A 7 8 7 2 A Q 4 Q J 10 9 8
K J Q 10 K J 10 3 A K 6 5 3		10 9 8 6 5 3 2 6 5 4 7 7 2
A5AA8 A5BB8 28222 = Par NS +450	Q 4 A K J 9 3 9 8 6 5 2 4
1 opening 3 South +2 +200 34	1 NT opening 4 North = +420 +6 `40`

19. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19			West Sementa 2 4 All Pass Lead A 5 4 10 9 A 4 10	`North` Buras 1 2 Pass 2nd 8 9 2 4 7 7 7 K	East Duboin 1 3 Pass 3rd 3 Q 2 J 7 3 4	`South` Narkiewicz Dbl 4 Dbl 4th 5 K 6 2 Q 3 2	West Balicki Pass Pass Lead K 3 5 2 3	`North` Madala 1 NT Dbl 2nd 8 2 J 10 6	East Zmudzinski 2 Pass 3rd 3 A 2 Q K	`South` Bocchi Pass Pass 4th 5 6 7 K 7
N deals E-W vul	A Q 5 Q J 6 3 10 7 Q 8 7 4
9 7 2 8 K Q J 8 5 4 A 10 9		K J 10 8 6 4 10 9 5 4 3 K J
63849 = 69584 = Par EW +100	3 A K 7 2 A 9 6 2 6 5 3 2
1 opening 4 × East = -790 34	1 NT opening 2 × East +1 -380 +9 `49`

21. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71			West v.Prooijen Pass Pass Lead Q 3 9 4 J J Q 2	North Zmudzinski 1 1 NT Pass 2nd A K K Q 7 5 3 K	East Verhees Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 4 9 8 4 6 A	South Balicki 1 2 4th 3 5 5 7 6 7 8 3	West Buras Dbl Pass 2 Lead 9 2 J 10 4 6 7 Q 8	North Muller 1 NT Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K K K 8 9 3 8 A K	East Narkiewicz Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 2 4 A 2 Q J 4 3 J	South de Wijs 2 2 Rdbl 4th 5 5 7 3 5 A 10 7
N deals Both vul	A 7 5 9 3 A 8 5 A 10 9 6 4
Q J 10 4 A Q 5 Q 4 2 K 5 3		9 8 6 2 K 7 K 10 9 6 3 8 7
85969 = 57474 = Par NS +140	K 3 J 10 8 6 4 2 J 7 Q J 2
1 opening 2 South +2 +170 +7 41	1 NT opening 2 West = -110 `51`

32. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 19			West Lauria Pass Pass Lead 4 8 5 A 4 4 3 J 5 A	`North` Apteker 1 2 2nd 2 7 7 8 2 3 K 5 9 8	East Versace Pass Pass 3rd 10 10 J 6 10 A 7 6 A 5	`South` Gower 1 Pass 4th K K 2 9 Q 2 6 4 10 3	West Eber Pass Lead 10 2 5 3 6 4 3	`North` Madala 1 NT 2nd 3 9 7 8 Q 5 8	East Bosenberg Pass 3rd K 4 J K A 10 J	`South` Bocchi Pass 4th A 2 2 9 4 5 Q
N deals E-W vul	A J 7 2 8 2 A 6 2 Q 10 5 4
K A J 4 3 J 7 4 3 J 9 7 2		Q 10 9 6 K 10 6 5 10 8 K 6 3
67577 = 75856 = Par EW +100	8 5 4 3 Q 9 7 K Q 9 5 A 8
1 opening 2 South -2 -100 47	1 NT opening 1 NT North = +90 +5 `65`

33. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 25			West Versace 1 Pass Lead 7 3 J 4 3 Q 2 5 6 10	`North` Gower 1 Dbl Pass 2nd A 2 4 5 10 3 3 5 8 9	East Lauria Pass 3 Pass 3rd 10 K 2 A K 9 Q 10 Q Q	`South` Apteker 1 4 4th 5 A 2 8 7 J 9 J 6 6	West Bosenberg Pass Pass Lead 6 3 7 2 5 4 9 7 6	`North` Bocchi 1 NT 3 4 2nd A 2 4 3 5 J 8 K 10	East Eber Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K K Q A 6 Q 9 9	`South` Madala 3 3 4th 5 A 2 9 8 2 4 J 4
N deals E-W vul	A 8 4 A 9 3 Q 6 5 Q 8 4 3
J 9 7 6 3 7 5 K J 8 3 A 9		K Q 10 2 J 10 8 9 J 7 6 5 2
85AA8 = 48335 = Par NS +420	5 K Q 6 4 2 A 10 7 4 2 K 10
1 opening 4 South -1 -50 47	1 NT opening 4 South = +420 +10 `75`

34. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 1			`West` Rehder Pass Pass 1 NT Lead J K 8 5 10 9 4 6	`North` Bakhshi 1 Rdbl Pass All Pass 2nd 3 A 6 2 J 8 10 K	`East` Gromoeller Dbl Pass 1 3rd 5 8 K A Q 5 6 7	`South` Gold Pass 1 Pass 4th 6 2 3 7 4 5 3 2	`West` Robson 2 2 3 NT All Pass Lead 5 J 4 A 10 Q 9 5	`North` Fritsche 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 7 A 6 7 4 8 10	`East` Forrester Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3rd K 8 9 4 K 8 5 6	`South` Rohowsky Pass Pass Pass Dbl 4th 3 6 2 2 3 J 3 2
N deals None vul	K Q 10 4 K J 8 K J 10 4 3 2
8 2 A 10 9 6 6 2 K Q 9 5 4		A 9 6 5 Q 7 4 A 7 3 A 10 8
35373 = 98A6A = Par EW +420	J 7 3 5 3 2 Q 9 8 5 J 7 6
1 opening 1 NT West +2 -150 +11 58	1 NT opening 3 NT× East +1 -650 `75`

35. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Mazurkiewicz 2 Pass 4 Lead K 4 Q 4 7 A 3 7	`North` Duboin 1 Pass 3 Dbl 2nd 10 K 2 J 3 8 9	East Jassem Pass 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 8 Q 4 A Q 2 5	`South` Sementa 1 Dbl 4 4th 5 7 A 2 K 9 6	West Lauria Dbl Pass Lead 7 2 3 7 K 10 9 A 6	`North` Buras 1 NT 2 4 2nd 9 5 4 4 A Q 2 10 10	East Versace Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J J 4 K 6 K 3 7 8	`South` Narkiewicz 2 3 NT 4th Q Q 2 8 5 A 3 2 3
N deals E-W vul	A 7 8 7 2 A Q 4 Q J 10 9 8
K J Q 10 K J 10 3 A K 6 5 3		10 9 8 6 5 3 2 6 5 4 7 7 2
A5AA8 A5BB8 28222 = Par NS +450	Q 4 A K J 9 3 9 8 6 5 2 4
1 opening 4 × East -2 +500 +12 70	1 NT opening 4 North -2 -100 `75`

39. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3			West Helness 5 Pass Lead 4 K A 8 7	`North` Gold 1 5 Pass 2nd 5 8 5 Q 6	East Helgemo 2 6 Dbl 3rd A 9 2 K J	`South` Bakhshi 4 6 All Pass 4th J 3 4 10 Q	West Robson Pass Pass Lead A A K 6 7 2	`North` Nunes 1 NT 4 Pass 2nd 5 J 8 Q 6 4	East Forrester Pass Dbl 3rd 10 2 2 K J K	`South` Fantoni 4 Pass 4th 4 5 3 10 Q 3
N deals E-W vul	A K 10 4 10 5 6 4 3 A 6 5 3
— K 9 7 4 3 2 10 9 7 2 J 8 7		3 A 8 6 A K J K Q 10 9 4 2
59121 = 43BAC 43CBC Par EW +500	Q J 9 8 7 6 5 2 Q J Q 8 5 —
1 opening 6 × South -3 -500 73	1 NT opening 4 × North -1 -100 +9 `84`

45. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 2, Bd 25			West Helgemo 2 Pass Lead Q Q J K 8 J 6 5 10 6	`North` Levin 1 2 Pass 2nd 6 A 2 2 5 10 4 2 9 A	East Helness 1 Pass Pass 3rd 4 4 8 5 A J 4 7 8 2	`South` Weinstein Dbl 3 4th A 8 K 9 3 3 K 9 K 5	West Kranyak Pass Pass Lead J 3 4 3 5 A 9	`North` Fantoni 1 NT 2 4 2nd 6 2 8 5 Q 2 J	East WolpertG Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 3 K 9 7 4 5	`South` Nunes 2 3 4th A 4 A Q 8 6 K
N deals E-W vul	10 8 5 4 K Q J 8 A K 7 5 3
Q J 2 10 9 8 Q 9 4 3 9 8 4		K 6 A 7 6 3 2 K 5 Q J 10 2
79687 = 63756 = Par NS +140	A 9 7 3 J 5 4 A 10 7 6 2 6
1 opening 3 North = +140 80	1 NT opening 4 North = +420 +7 `95`

48. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 31			`West` Asbi Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 4 2 A 2 K	North Bach 1 2 3 4 2nd A 3 7 5 A 9	`East` Tobing Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 K 8 3 3 2	South Cornell 1 2 4 6 4th 10 6 6 J 7 4	`West` Tislevoll Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A	North Sakul 1 NT 3 3 4 5 2nd 3	`East` Ware Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7	South Karwur 2 NT 3 4 4 NT 6 4th 2
N deals N-S vul	K Q 3 10 9 K 3 2 K J 9 8 3
8 6 5 K 7 6 5 3 — A Q 6 5 4		10 9 7 2 Q J 8 2 J 7 6 10 7
B85B8 = 13815 = Par NS +660	A J 4 A 4 A Q 10 9 8 5 4 2
1 opening 6 North -1 -100 80	1 NT opening 6 South = +1370 +16 `111`

49. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 31			`West` Helness 2 Pass Dbl Lead 10 3	North Kamil 1 3 4 NT All Pass 2nd 2	`East` Helgemo Pass 3 Pass 3rd A	South Fleisher 2 4 6 4th 8	`West` Rosenberg 2 Pass All Pass Lead Q	North Nunes 1 NT Pass 3 2nd	`East` Willenken Pass Pass Pass 3rd	South Fantoni 2 3 3 NT 4th
N deals N-S vul	K Q 3 10 9 K 3 2 K J 9 8 3
8 6 5 K 7 6 5 3 — A Q 6 5 4		10 9 7 2 Q J 8 2 J 7 6 10 7
B85B8 = 13815 = Par NS +660	A J 4 A 4 A Q 10 9 8 5 4 2
1 opening 6 × North = +1540 +13 93	1 NT opening 3 NT North +2 +660 `111`

54. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 3			West Nunes Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 9 10 J 2 8 J Q J	`North` Allfrey 1 1 2 2nd 10 6 4 A 4 3 6 5 K	East Fantoni Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 2 8 Q Q 3 2 A	`South` Robson 1 1 NT 3 4th 4 Q K 7 5 A 3 10 7	West Forrester Pass Lead 2 3 8 J Q	`North` Multon 1 NT 2nd 10 4 10 5 K	East Gold Pass 3rd K Q 2 2 3	`South` Zimmermann Pass 4th 6 5 A 9 7
N deals E-W vul	Q J 4 A 4 7 6 4 A J 7 5 2
10 9 7 K 9 7 3 2 K 9 Q 8 4		K 6 5 Q 8 6 J 8 5 2 K 9 6
89688 79688 54744 = Par NS +140	A 8 3 2 J 10 5 A Q 10 3 10 3
1 opening 3 North -2 -100 99	1 NT opening 1 NT North = +90 +5 `117`

56. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 19, Bd 13			West Smirnov Pass Pass Lead 9 K 4 7 Q 4 J 4 K 9	North Bocchi 1 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 3 6 A 6 7 K 7 8 6 10	East Piekarek Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 2 10 J 2 3 2 A 10 K	South Madala 2 3 4th 7 5 8 A 5 5 5 6 Q 3	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 4 8 K 2 8 5 3	North Gromoeller 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 3 6 A 3 4 Q 3 J 6	East Lauria Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 9 J 6 10 J Q 10	South Rehder 2 3 NT 4th 7 5 8 A 5 2 Q A 7
N deals Both vul	K 8 7 A 7 6 J 10 4 K Q 8 7
Q 10 6 K Q J 4 6 5 A 9 4 2		4 3 2 10 9 2 Q 9 8 7 10 6 3
99898 = 43545 = Par NS +600	A J 9 5 8 5 3 A K 3 2 J 5
1 opening 3 NT North = +600 +12 111	1 NT opening 3 NT North -1 -100 `119`

57. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 25			West Helgemo 1 Pass Lead 3 3 6 2 9 4 10 K 7 9	`North` Ino 1 Dbl Pass 2nd A 2 4 K 8 8 6 7 3 J	East Helness Pass 3 Pass 3rd 2 K Q 5 K Q 7 3 A Q	`South` Teramoto 1 4 4th 5 A 2 9 4 8 6 10 5 5	West ChenD Pass Pass Lead 3 3 7 A 2 6 4 10 Q 8	`North` Fantoni 1 NT 2 NT Pass 2nd A 7 4 3 K 8 8 10 2	East Furuta Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 K K 5 6 Q Q J 7	`South` Nunes 2 4 4th 5 A 2 9 5 4 8 3 9
N deals E-W vul	A 8 4 A 9 3 Q 6 5 Q 8 4 3
J 9 7 6 3 7 5 K J 8 3 A 9		K Q 10 2 J 10 8 9 J 7 6 5 2
85AA8 = 48335 = Par NS +420	5 K Q 6 4 2 A 10 7 4 2 K 10
1 opening 4 South = +420 +10 `121`	1 NT opening 4 South -1 -50 119

58. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 29			West Helgemo 3 NT Lead 4 J K 3 10 J 9 Q 10 6 4	North Ino 1 Pass 2nd 2 A A 2 5 8 9 8 10 3 J	East Helness 2 Pass 3rd Q 2 2 K 4 5 A 7 5 7 A	South Teramoto Pass Pass 4th K 3 6 4 6 3 6 7 Q 8 8	West ChenD 3 NT Lead Q 8 3 9 J 9 7 K Q 10 2	North Fantoni 1 NT Pass 2nd 4 5 Q 4 4 8 4 5 9 10 Q	East Furuta 2 Pass 3rd 2 J K 6 3 5 6 A J 5 K	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th 6 10 2 A 2 3 6 8 7 8 A
N deals Both vul	A 7 5 4 K Q 8 7 8 4 K 9 8
K J 10 10 6 K J 9 7 A Q 7 5		2 A 9 5 4 A Q 10 6 5 3 4 2
48526 = 957B7 957A7 Par EW +600	Q 9 8 6 3 J 3 2 2 J 10 6 3
1 opening 3 NT West +1 -630 121	1 NT opening 3 NT West -1 +100 +12 `131`

59. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 2			West Fritsche Dbl 4 Dbl Lead A K K 6 A	`North` Forrester 1 Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 7 3 4 8	East Rohowsky Pass 2 Pass 3rd 6 10 7 10 3	`South` Robson 1 3 4 4th 5 Q 2 5 Q	West Bakhshi Dbl Pass Lead K A J 3 A	`North` Gromoeller 1 NT Rdbl Pass 2nd 3 7 8 4 8	East Gold Pass 5 Pass 3rd 6 9 10 10 6	`South` Rehder 4 5 4th 5 Q 2 5 K
N deals E-W vul	A 10 A 10 3 8 7 3 A 7 4 3 2
K Q 4 K J 9 2 A K J 4 2 6		8 5 Q 8 7 6 5 4 10 9 6 8 5
7A33A = 62A82 = Par NS +200	J 9 7 6 3 2 — Q 5 K Q J 10 9
1 opening 4 × South = +590 +12 `133`	1 NT opening 5 South -1 -50 131

60. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 14			`West` Fritsche 2 Pass Lead 10 2 Q 10 4 J 5 6 K 8	`North` Forrester 1 Pass Pass 2nd K 7 5 3 A K 8 3 6 5	`East` Rohowsky 1 NT Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 4 4 10 7 9 4 2 6	`South` Robson Dbl 3 4th 8 A A 3 6 9 3 J Q 2	`West` Bakhshi Pass Pass Lead 4 Q 10 6 4 4 8 5 2 9	`North` Gromoeller 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 7 7 J 6 2 8 3 5 7 7	`East` Gold Dbl 2 NT Pass 3rd Q 2 K 9 8 10 9 2 4 A	`South` Rehder 2 Dbl 4th A A 3 3 10 K Q 9 J J
N deals None vul	A Q 6 4 A 8 9 5 4 2 Q 10 9
10 7 5 3 J 6 4 2 8 7 6 3 7		K J 2 Q 10 9 3 A Q J A J 3
9656A = 46873 = Par NS +300	9 8 K 7 5 K 10 K 8 6 5 4 2
1 opening 3 North +1 +130 133	1 NT opening 2 NT× East -3 +500 +9 `140`

62. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54			`West` Buras 3 Pass Lead Q J 5 7 J 4 4 9 A	North Jagniewski 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 6 10 5 6 8 Q 7 Q	`East` Narkiewicz Dbl 3 NT 3rd A 4 K 8 2 10 5 K	South Gawel Pass Pass 4th 3 8 2 9 5 K 10 3	`West` Kalita 2 Lead K J A 3 10 9 5	North Gromov 1 NT Pass 2nd 4 Q 5 6 3 8	`East` Nowosadzki 2 Pass 3rd 9 9 10 2 J 4	South Dubinin Pass Pass 4th A 3 2 4 8 7
N deals N-S vul	10 8 5 3 K 7 4 2 K Q A J 5
K 4 2 10 A J 10 7 6 5 2 8 2		A Q J 9 A Q 9 3 4 10 9 6 3
54625 = 896A8 = Par EW +140	7 6 J 8 6 5 9 8 3 K Q 7 4
1 opening 3 NT East = -400 136	1 NT opening 2 West +1 -140 +6 `146`

64. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 96			`West` Platnick Dbl 2 Lead 2 A 3 K 4 Q 2 K A Q	North Kranyak 1 Pass Dbl 2nd 3 8 5 3 J 9 2 A 9 4	`East` Diamond Pass 2 All Pass 3rd K 6 7 6 Q K 10 5 5 7	South WolpertG 1 NT Dbl 4th A 2 10 4 6 4 7 3 7 6	`West` Bathurst Dbl Pass Lead 5 8 A 2 J 9 Q 8 2 5	North Hampson 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 3 J 7 3 Q 10 K 3 4 7	`East` Dwyer Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 2 K 6 5 2 10 Q K	South Greco 2 Pass 4th 4 6 3 A 4 7 6 7 6
N deals N-S vul	A J 10 4 Q 8 5 Q 9 2 A 10 6
K Q 9 8 7 2 A J 4 3 A J 3		5 9 7 6 10 7 6 3 Q J 9 7 4
97788 = 46645 = Par NS +600	6 3 K 10 2 K 8 5 4 K 8 5 2
1 opening 2 × West -2 +300 +9 145	1 NT opening 2 NT North -1 -100 `147`

65. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56			`West` Milner 1 3 Lead 5 4 3 5 10 4 J A K A	`North` Grabel 1 2 All Pass 2nd 4 9 4 2 2 J 3 10 J 3	`East` LallH 1 Pass 3rd K K 9 J 9 Q K 8 Q 6	`South` WeinsteinH Pass 3 4th 8 3 7 7 6 2 Q 5 6 10	`West` Feldman 2 Pass Lead 2 K 5 8 J 4 10 A 9	`North` Compton 1 NT Dbl Pass 2nd 4 7 2 4 3 10 6 J J	`East` Pollack Pass 4 3rd A 5 J 2 6 Q 8 8 A	`South` Wold Pass Pass 4th 8 3 K 10 6 3 9 5 3
N deals None vul	Q 10 4 2 J 10 J 2 A K Q 9 6
8 6 5 3 A K 9 7 4 K 9 4 4		A J 9 Q 8 A Q 10 7 J 10 8 7
33226 = AABA7 = Par EW +450	K 7 6 5 3 2 8 6 5 3 5 3 2
1 opening 3 East +1 -130 145	1 NT opening 4 East -1 +50 +5 `152`

67. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Verhees 4 Lead 9 4 A 2 A K J	`North` AukenS 1 Pass 2nd 6 2 7 Q 5 8 9	East v.Prooijen 2 Pass 3rd Q 3 10 7 7 3	`South` Welland Pass Pass 4th 2 Q 3 4 6 5	West BildeM 4 4 NT 6 Lead 9 A 2 7 5 A K J 9	`North` Drijver 1 NT Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 7 J 3 Q 5 8 9 6	East BildeD 2 4 5 3rd 5 10 2 Q 10 3 6 7 A	`South` Brink Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 3 4 4 6 6 8 5 7
N deals E-W vul	K 7 5 6 4 K Q 10 8 5 Q J 7
A Q 10 3 Q A 7 6 A K 8 5 2		J 9 8 A K J 10 7 2 J 3 2 10
11143 = BBB9A = Par EW +660	6 4 2 9 8 5 3 9 4 9 6 4 3
1 opening 4 East +1 -650 145	1 NT opening 6 East -1 +100 +13 `166`

68. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50			West Weinstein Dbl Pass Lead 6 A K Q Q A A	`North` Upmark 1 2 2nd 4 2 6 3 6 5	East Levin Pass Pass 3rd 7 3 4 5 8 9	`South` Nystrom 1 Pass 4th J 7 10 J A 8	West Fredin Pass Pass Lead 6 2 5	`North` Meckstroth 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 4 J 3	East Fallenius Pass Pass Pass 3rd A Q	`South` Rodwell 2 3 NT 4th 5 K
N deals E-W vul	J 9 5 Q 7 J 5 A K Q 9 8 5
A 7 4 3 A 3 A 10 7 2 J 10 7		Q 8 6 10 6 4 2 Q 9 6 3 6 2
8786A = 35463 = Par NS +130	K 10 2 K J 9 8 5 K 8 4 4 3
1 opening 2 North +2 +130 +5 150	1 NT opening 3 NT North -1 -50 `166`

70. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3			West Helness Pass Pass Lead 7 2 Q 10 2 K 7 Q 3 A	`North` BildeM 1 2 Pass 2nd A 8 9 2 4 6 8 6 J 5	East Helgemo 1 3 Pass 3rd 3 A 5 K A 3 9 10 2 9	`South` BildeD 1 4 4th 9 3 8 6 5 4 5 J 4 7	West AukenS Pass Pass Lead Q 2 Q 10 J 2 7 7 6	`North` Nunes 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 9 8 10 K 10 4 6 J 5	East Welland 2 Pass Pass 3rd 7 A 5 3 2 A Q 2 4	`South` Fantoni Dbl 4 4th A 3 8 A K 5 3 9 8
N deals E-W vul	K 6 5 2 A K 8 7 3 Q 9 3 2
J 10 9 3 7 2 K 9 4 J 8 6 5		8 Q J 8 6 5 4 3 A Q J 6 4
99479 = 44964 = Par NS +200	A Q 7 4 10 9 10 5 2 A K 10 7
1 opening 4 South -1 -50 150	1 NT opening 4 North = +420 +10 `176`