Data 9X31 Main

One Club vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 180 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 39

W deals
Both vul Q 9 5 3
A 4 3
A 6 5
Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Schwartz Multon Graves Brogeland Nunes Lindqvist Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 4 2
10
K 10 2
A 8 7 4 2 Table A J 10
Q 5 2
7 4
K 10 6 5 3
85AA4 =
57339 =
Par NS +500 7 6
K J 9 8 7 6
Q J 9 8 3
—

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 12
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 0

2. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul A Q 7
5 3
A 6 4 3
K 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Zimmermann Bianchedi Multon Helgemo Bocchi Helness Madala
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Dbl 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K
K 9 8 6 4
Q 8 7 5
10 7 2 Table 9 8 5 4 2
J 7 2
K J 10 9
J
B967C B968C
13651 =
Par NS +920 J 10 6 3
A Q 10
2
A Q 9 8 6

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
Tie 12
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 0

3. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Fallenius Helgemo Fredin Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 4 AP Pass Rdbl Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A 7 4
8 7 6 4 3
Q J
10 7 2 Table K Q 9 8 5
A Q
A 8 7 3
K 5
31335 =
AB998 =
Par NS -450 3 2
J 10 9 2
10 5 2
Q 9 8 4

1 opening
4 E +2 -480
-1 12
1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
+1 1

4. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Fallenius Helgemo Fredin Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 4
J 6 2
10 9 7 6 3
A 10 Table Q 3
10 9 5 4 3
J 5 4
Q 9 2
BB89A =
22543 =
Par NS +460 K 10 9 7 5
A Q
A 8 2
6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 12
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 2

5. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 122

W deals
Both vul 6 2
K Q 8 6 3
K Q J
Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Willenken Bathurst Rosenberg Martel Hampson Fleisher Greco
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 8 7 3
J 10 7 4
8 6 3
3 Table A 10
9 2
A 9 7 5 2
K 10 7 6
97869 =
45464 46464
Par NS +600 Q J 5 4
A 5
10 4
A J 9 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-1 12
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+1 3

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

W deals
E-W vul A K 10
10 3
K 7 6
J 10 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Balicki Helness Zmudzinski Stansby Fantoni Bramley Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 4
A 9 4
Q 10 8 4 3
7 5 2 Table J 6 3
8 7 5 2
A J 5
Q 9 8
8A968 7A868
41464 =
Par NS +420 Q 8 7 5 2
K Q J 6
9 2
A K

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 12
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 3

7. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul K 6 4
Q 6 4
Q 5 2
A Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Bakhshi Multon Gold Robson Nunes Forrester Fantoni
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

10 3
J 10 2
A 9 7 3
J 8 7 2 Table Q J 9 8 5
A
K 10 8 4
10 9 5
96A68 =
36364 =
Par NS +620 A 7 2
K 9 8 7 5 3
J 6
K 6

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 24
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 3

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Rohowsky Satyanarayana Fritsche Nadar Chokshi Rehder Venkataraman Gromoeller
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
2 Pass 3 3
Pass Pass 4 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 7 5 2
6
J 4
Q 8 7 6 5 Table 9 6
Q 10 4 2
A 2
A K J 3 2
77AB4 =
66229 =
Par NS +500 Q 10
A 9 5 3
K 10 9 7 6 5 3
—

1 opening
4 S +1 +150
Tie 24
1 NT opening
3 S +2 +150
Tie 3

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 27

W deals
None vul K Q 8 4
5 3 2
A 10
A 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Townsend Karwur Bakhshi Gold Tobing Forrester Asbi
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5 3
J 6 4
J 6 4 3
8 6 2 Table J 10 2
A Q 9 8 7
Q 9
9 7 5
BC9BC =
21421 =
Par NS +980 A 9 6
K 10
K 8 7 5 2
K Q J

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 24
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 3

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 4

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

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

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

K 7 4
J 9 6 2
7 6 3 2
Q 9 Table A Q 2
K 7 4
A K 10 5
K J 5
34335 =
A9AA8 =
Par NS -630 10 8 6 5
Q 10 8
9 8 4
6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 24
1 NT opening
2 NT E +2 -180
+10 13

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 12

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

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

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

K J 6 5 2
9 8 6
Q J 9 7
7 Table 8 7 4
7 4 3
8 6 2
A Q 5 4
A8B9B A8A9B
25242 =
Par NS +650 9 3
A Q J 10
A K 10 4
9 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 24
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 13

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Zia Korbel Martel Rosenberg GartaganisJ Willenken GartaganisN
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 5 4
Q 9 8 3
7 3
K J 5 4 Table K 9 7 3 2
J 10 7
A 8 4
10 2
A88BA =
24423 =
Par NS +630 A
K 4 2
K Q J 10 9
9 8 7 6

1 opening
2 × E -3 +500
-4 24
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+4 17

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Madala Tobing Bocchi Lauria George Versace Karwur
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

6 5 4
Q 9 8 3
7 3
K J 5 4 Table K 9 7 3 2
J 10 7
A 8 4
10 2
A88BA =
24423 =
Par NS +630 A
K 4 2
K Q J 10 9
9 8 7 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-1 24
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+1 18

14. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 17

W deals
None vul K 7 3
K 10 2
A 5 4 3
Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Fritsche Balicki Rohowsky Zmudzinski Jassem Gromoeller Mazurkiewicz Rehder
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 6 5
6 4
K Q J 8
K 7 4 2 Table A 10 8 4 2
Q 8 7 5 3
7 6
5
8778A =
36653 =
Par NS +130 Q J
A J 9
10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 25
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 18

15. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul K 6 4
Q 6 4
Q 5 2
A Q 4 3

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

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

10 3
J 10 2
A 9 7 3
J 8 7 2 Table Q J 9 8 5
A
K 10 8 4
10 9 5
96A68 =
36364 =
Par NS +620 A 7 2
K 9 8 7 5 3
J 6
K 6

1 opening
4 S = +620
+12 37
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 18

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 21

W deals
E-W vul Q J 5 2
K 6 5 4
A 4
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Tobing WolpertG Asbi Kranyak Dwyer Karwur Bathurst George
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 3 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

A 6 4 3
9 8 3
10 2
K 9 8 7 Table K 10 9 8
7
K Q 9 8 5
A J 2
64855 64844
79588 =
Par NS -140 7
A Q J 10 2
J 7 6 3
10 6 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 43
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
-6 18

17. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 21

W deals
E-W vul Q J 5 2
K 6 5 4
A 4
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Lavings Villas-Boas Krochmalik Campos Chagas Brown Brum Bilski
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 2 Dbl 4 (AP) 2 3 3 4
4 Dbl AP

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

A 6 4 3
9 8 3
10 2
K 9 8 7 Table K 10 9 8
7
K Q 9 8 5
A J 2
64855 64844
79588 =
Par NS -140 7
A Q J 10 2
J 7 6 3
10 6 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-7 43
1 NT opening
4 × W -1 +200
+7 25

18. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Fritsche Chao Rohowsky HoJ ChenR Gromoeller HuangJ Rehder
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
2 Pass 2 AP Pass 3 3 AP

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

Q 9 5 3
J 10 8 7
J 10 6 3
10 Table J 6 2
A 4
A K 9 7 5
Q J 5
65748 =
77695 =
Par NS -110 A 10 7
K Q 9 6
8 2
8 6 4 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
Tie 43
1 NT opening
3 W = -110
Tie 25

19. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 27

W deals
None vul K Q 8 4
5 3 2
A 10
A 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Thurston Duboin SmithJ Sementa Madala GartaganisN Bocchi GartaganisJ
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

7 5 3
J 6 4
J 6 4 3
8 6 2 Table J 10 2
A Q 9 8 7
Q 9
9 7 5
BC9BC =
21421 =
Par NS +980 A 9 6
K 10
K 8 7 5 2
K Q J

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 53
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-10 25

20. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Satyanarayana Asbi Nadar Balakrishnan Karwur Tewari Sakul
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Dbl 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 6 5 2
9 8 6
Q J 9 7
7 Table 8 7 4
7 4 3
8 6 2
A Q 5 4
A8B9B A8A9B
25242 =
Par NS +650 9 3
A Q J 10
A K 10 4
9 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 53
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 25

21. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
George Versace Karwur Lauria Madala Tobing Bocchi Asbi
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

A Q 9 8 4
J 2
10 6
Q J 6 2 Table 7 6 3 2
A K 4
A K 4 2
5 3
64666 =
69667 59666
Par NS -140 J
Q 7 6 5
J 9 7 5 3
9 8 7

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
Tie 53
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +100
Tie 25

22. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Mazurkiewicz Tobing Jassem Balicki George Zmudzinski Karwur
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 3
J 10 8 7 3
Q 5 3
K 10 3 Table K Q J 6 2
6
K J 10 4 2
9 2
85859 =
57584 =
Par NS +120 10 7 4
A Q 9 5
A 9
Q 8 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 53
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 25

23. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 30

W deals
None vul K 6 4 2
A Q 2
K 7 5
6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Mazurkiewicz Tobing Jassem Balicki George Zmudzinski Karwur
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 3
8 7 6 5
Q J 10 8 2
Q Table 9 7 5
J 10 4
A
A 10 9 8 5 3
A7788 =
33455 =
Par NS +430 A Q 8
K 9 3
9 6 4 3
K J 7

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 53
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 25

24. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Drijver Lauria Brink de Wijs Bocchi Muller Madala
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
1 Dbl Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP 2 Dbl AP

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

6 5
7
Q 8 5 3 2
10 8 7 5 2 Table A K 10 7
A 6 4 3
7 6
K 6 4
98865 =
45468 =
Par NS +400 Q 3 2
Q J 8 2
K 10 4
Q J 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
-3 53
1 NT opening
2 × W -1 +200
+3 28

25. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul 9 8
K 8 4 3
A Q 9
K 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Rohowsky Robson Fritsche Forrester Gold Rehder Bakhshi Gromoeller
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A K 6 5
Q J
8 7 6 2
9 6 4 Table J 7 4 2
9 7 2
J 10 4
J 3 2
B9BAB =
24232 =
Par NS +460 Q 10 3
A 10 6 5
K 5 3
A Q 5

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 53
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 28

26. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul K Q 5
K Q 6 2
K 7 4
10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Madala Nowosadzki Bocchi Kalita Gawel Dubinin Jagniewski Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

8 3
A 10 9 7
10 9 3 2
6 5 3 Table 10 9 4
8 5 4
Q J 8
A K J 4
9A888 =
43455 =
Par NS +620 A J 7 6 2
J 3
A 6 5
Q 8 2

1 opening
4 S = +620
+1 54
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
-1 28

27. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

W deals
N-S vul 9 4
K J 7
10 5 3
A K Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Robbins Chambers Demirev Pollack Wold Feldman Compton
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

8
10 5 4 2
A Q 7 4
9 7 5 4 Table A K J 10 6
A Q 9 3
K J
J 6
44245 34134
99A98 =
Par NS -420 Q 7 5 3 2
8 6
9 8 6 2
10 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
-10 54
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 38

28. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul K 4
J 10 9 4
A 9 4
A J 7 3

West North East South West North East South
LallH Fleisher Milner Kamil Willenken Wold Rosenberg Compton
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 6
3
Q 10 8 7 6 5
10 9 8 Table Q 9
A K 6 5 2
K J 3
Q 6 4
9A959 =
32383 =
Par NS +420 A J 8 5 3 2
Q 8 7
2
K 5 2

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-6 54
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 44

29. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

W deals
E-W vul 10 8
A 9 5
A 6 2
K Q 7 6 5

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

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

Q J 9
Q 6 2
9 8 4
J 9 8 4 Table K 2
10 8 7 3
K Q J 7 5 3
10
9B86B =
42572 =
Par NS +450 A 7 6 5 4 3
K J 4
10
A 3 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 54
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 44

30. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul 9 8
A 6 4
A 10 6
K Q 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Korbel Zimmermann Miles Multon Helness Demuy Helgemo L'Ecuyer
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 4 3
Q 10 5
Q 9 8 7
8 7 6 Table 7 2
K 9 8 2
K 5 4
A J 9 2
78677 78666
54666 =
Par NS +110 A K J 10 6 5
J 7 3
J 3 2
3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
+3 57
1 NT opening
4 N -3 -150
-3 44

31. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 94

W deals
None vul 10 9 8 7
A Q 4
Q 7
A 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Toffier Verhees Pilon Rombaut Muller Lorenzini de Wijs
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J
9 7 5 3
9 6 5 4 3
8 5 Table A 6 5 3
J 2
8 2
K Q J 7 3
A9A98 =
34335 =
Par NS +430 K 4 2
K 10 8 6
A K J 10
10 6

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 57
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 44

32. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul 9 8
A 6 4
A 10 6
K Q 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski AkerO Versace Kokten Kuru Madala Cengiz Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 4 3
Q 10 5
Q 9 8 7
8 7 6 Table 7 2
K 9 8 2
K 5 4
A J 9 2
78677 78666
54666 =
Par NS +110 A K J 10 6 5
J 7 3
J 3 2
3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 57
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 54

33. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
N-Pinder Madala Hay Bocchi Zaleski GerrardC Versace GerrardD
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
2 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 AP

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

9 6
Q J 9 4
K Q 10 8 6
9 7 Table K 10 8 3
K 10 5 2
A 3
5 3 2
77448 =
66995 =
Par NS -140 5 4 2
8 3
9 5 4
A K Q J 4

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+4 61
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-4 54

34. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul 7 4 3 2
K 2
A Q
A 10 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Said Katz Liaqat Gheewala Meckstroth Askari Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 8
Q 5
10 6 5 4
K J 8 7 Table J 9 6
J 9 8 6
K 8 3
Q 5 2
78897 78997
64445 =
Par NS +140 A 10 5
A 10 7 4 3
J 9 7 2
4

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
+3 64
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-3 54

35. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 14

W deals
None vul J 7 3
K
Q 8 3
A K 9 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Sementa WolpertD Duboin Amoils Korbel Madala Miles Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 8 4
Q J 3
7 5
Q J 7 5 Table Q 6 2
10 9 8 7
A 10 6 4
4 2
88899 =
55544 55543
Par NS +120 K 9 5
A 6 5 4 2
K J 9 2
10

1 opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-3 64
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
+3 57

36. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul A 5
8 7 5
A 3 2
K Q 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Helness McGann Helgemo Multon Garvey Zimmermann Carroll
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3
4 5 AP 4 6 6 Dbl (AP)

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

K 8 6 4
Q 10 6 4
9 8 7 4
2 Table Q 9 7 3 2
A K J 9 3
6
J 3
833BC =
29A21 =
Par NS +300 J 10
2
K Q J 10 5
A 9 8 7 4

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
-9 64
1 NT opening
6 × E -4 +800
+9 66

37. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Yilmaz Multon Gur AkerO Nunes Kokten Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6
Q J 9 4
K Q 10 8 6
9 7 Table K 10 8 3
K 10 5 2
A 3
5 3 2
77448 =
66995 =
Par NS -140 5 4 2
8 3
9 5 4
A K Q J 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 64
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 78

38. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul A Q 7 5
10 5
7 6 2
A K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ino Helness Imakura Hanayama Fantoni Teramoto Nunes
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Dbl AP Pass 2 2 AP

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

10 9 4 3 2
6 2
9 8
J 10 7 6 Table K 8
A Q 8 7 3
A Q 5
Q 9 8
88797 87797
45535 55636
Par NS +120 J 6
K J 9 4
K J 10 4 3
5 4

1 opening
2 × W -2 +500
+7 71
1 NT opening
2 E -2 +200
-7 78

39. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 14

W deals
None vul J 7 3
K
Q 8 3
A K 9 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Jorgensen Yilmaz Einarsson Gur Kuru MagnussonM Cengiz Ingimarsson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 8 4
Q J 3
7 5
Q J 7 5 Table Q 6 2
10 9 8 7
A 10 6 4
4 2
88899 =
55544 55543
Par NS +120 K 9 5
A 6 5 4 2
K J 9 2
10

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
+2 73
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-2 78

40. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul A Q 6
8 6 2
K J 8 2
Q 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Konow BessisT Schaltz Bertheau Delmonte Askgaard Fu Bjarnarson
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Dbl (AP)

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

9 5
5 3
10 9 7 5 4
J 10 8 7 Table 8 7 3 2
A K 10 9
6
A 9 4 3
A9986 =
33346 33356
Par NS +430 K J 10 4
Q J 7 4
A Q 3
K 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 73
1 NT opening
2 × E -3 +500
+1 79

41. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 64

W deals
E-W vul 9 5 4
K 4
K Q 6 4
K J 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Konow BessisT Schaltz Bertheau Delmonte Askgaard Fu Bjarnarson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 1 2 2 (AP) 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10
Q J 10 7 3
10 9 7
A 10 9 Table J 8 6 2
A 9 8 2
A 5
8 7 5
56487 =
76855 =
Par NS -100 A K 7 3
6 5
J 8 3 2
Q 4 3

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 73
1 NT opening
3 W -1 +100
Tie 79

42. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

W deals
N-S vul K 9 2
J 6 4
K Q 2
A 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Weinstein Helness Levin Nickell Nunes Katz Fantoni
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 NT Pass 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 6
K Q 9 3
9 6 4
9 5 4 Table 10 4
A 10 8 7 5
J 7 5
Q 8 6
7B7AA =
52612 =
Par NS +650 Q J 8 5 3
2
A 10 8 3
K J 3

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 73
1 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 79

43. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Weinstein Helness Levin Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 7 6 2
10 9 7
6 4 2
K 4 Table K J 10 8
K Q 2
A Q 5
8 7 5
64778 =
79655 =
Par NS -140 9 3
A 8 6 4 3
10 8 7
9 6 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
Tie 73
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +100
Tie 79

44. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Nystrom Rosenberg Upmark Fredin Fleisher Silverstein Kamil
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3
3 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7
9 8 6 4
8 7 5 2
J 7 2 Table K 10 9 8 4
J
A K J 10 9
8 5
64939 =
282A2 =
Par NS -100 J 6 5 2
A Q 5 3 2
6 4
K 10

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 73
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 90

45. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul Q 10 8
K J
9 6 2
A K 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Nickell Moss Katz Zia Greco Hamman Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT (AP)

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

A 6
Q 3 2
K 10 8 5 4
10 9 7 Table 9 7 5 3 2
10 9 4
J 3
5 3 2
BAC9B CACAC
13131 12131
Par NS +1440 K J 4
A 8 7 6 5
A Q 7
Q J

1 opening
2 ×× S +1 +1160
+11 84
1 NT opening
4 NT N +1 +660
-11 90

46. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Cullin Zimmermann Bertheau Bathurst Fantoni Zagorin Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 8
K J 9 8 6
9 8 2
K 7 Table 7 5
10 4
K J 5
A 10 5 4 3 2
99786 =
43647 =
Par NS +500 A 9 6 4 2
A 5 3
Q 7 6
8 6

1 opening
3 E -3 +150
Tie 84
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 90

47. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul A K
K 10 7 3
J 10 8 4
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Multon Cullin Zimmermann Bertheau Bathurst Fantoni Zagorin Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 2
J 2
Q 9 5 2
K 8 3 2 Table J 5 4 3
Q 9
A K 7 6
Q 9 6
99B88 =
44255 =
Par NS +450 Q 10 7 6
A 8 6 5 4
3
A 10 7

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 84
1 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 90

48. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Delmonte Zaremba BessisT Lewaciak Frukacz Grue Cieslak Cheek
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K 9
10 7 3
A Q 9 7 6
J 10 2 Table A 10 6
K 8 6 5
K J 5
6 5 3
68657 =
75785 =
Par NS +110 Q 8 5 4 3
J 9 2
4 3 2
K 8

1 opening
1 S +2 +140
+1 85
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
-1 90

49. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul A J 6 5
8 5
Q 8
A Q 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Nystrom Hurd Upmark Fallenius Grue Fredin LallJ
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 7
K 10 3 2
K 6 2
K 6 4 Table 4 2
Q J 7 4
A 10 3
J 10 7 5
8A798 =
53635 =
Par NS +420 K Q 8 3
A 9 6
J 9 7 5 4
3

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 85
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 90

50. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul Q 8
Q 10 7 2
A J 8 6 2
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Jorgensen Fallenius Einarsson Baldursson Nystrom JonssonT Bertheau
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

K
6 5 3
10 9 5 3
J 7 6 5 4 Table A 9 7 5 2
A K 9
K 7
A K 8
34452 =
A988A =
Par NS -630 J 10 6 4 3
J 8 4
Q 4
10 9 3

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
Tie 85
1 NT opening
3 NT E +1 -630
Tie 90

51. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul 7 3 2
A 10 9 8
A 8 5
A 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Weinstein Duboin Levin Martel Madala Stansby Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 8 4
5
K J 6 3
Q 9 5 4 2 Table A J
K J 6 2
10 7 4
K J 8 6
79865 78865
64478 =
Par NS +140 K Q 9 6 5
Q 7 4 3
Q 9 2
7

1 opening
2 S = +110
-1 85
1 NT opening
3 N = +140
+1 91

52. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

W deals
E-W vul K 10
A 10 4 2
A 8 6 2
8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Drijver Sementa Brink Verhees Bocchi v.Prooijen Madala
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 2
K J 8 7 6
K J 7 3
J 4 Table Q J 5 4 3
9 5
Q 10 4
K 9 5
9878A 9888A
45553 =
Par NS +400 A 9 7 6
Q 3
9 5
A Q 10 7 6

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 85
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 101

53. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul 10 8 7 5
A J 3
K Q 8
K 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Brink Versace Drijver Lauria Madala de Wijs Bocchi Muller
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 4 2
9 8 2
A 6 3
A Q 3 Table A K Q
K Q 6 5
J 5 4
10 7 2
44466 33455
99977 =
Par NS -600 6 3
10 7 4
10 9 7 2
J 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-3 85
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -3 -500
+3 104

54. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

W deals
Both vul J 7 6
9 4
A J 9
A K 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Lian Bocchi ShiH Madala Duboin ShiM Sementa Hou
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 5 4 3 2
Q J 7 5
5 2
J 2 Table A Q 10
8 3
K Q 8 6 4 3
Q 8
A697B =
36452 =
Par NS +630 K 8
A K 10 6 2
10 7
10 9 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 85
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 104

55. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

W deals
Both vul J 7 6
9 4
A J 9
A K 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Nystrom Hurd Upmark Fredin Grue Fallenius LallJ
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 3 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 5 4 3 2
Q J 7 5
5 2
J 2 Table A Q 10
8 3
K Q 8 6 4 3
Q 8
A697B =
36452 =
Par NS +630 K 8
A K 10 6 2
10 7
10 9 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 97
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 104

56. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Nanev Versace Mihov Lauria Duboin Aronov Sementa Stefanov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 6 4
Q J 8 7
4
9 8 6 Table K 8
6 4 2
J 9 8 7 6
A J 3
A8999 A8899
35433 =
Par NS +430 Q 7 2
K 10 5 3
A K Q 2
10 7

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 97
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 104

57. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 27

W deals
None vul K 9 2
J 5 2
A K 2
J 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Edgtton Weinstein Gosney Levin Kamil Hans Fleisher Nunn
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 10 6
9 7 6 4 3
5 4
8 2 Table 8 5
8
Q 10 8 7 3
Q 10 9 7 4
A9A88 =
33355 =
Par NS +430 J 7 4 3
A K Q 10
J 9 6
A K

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 97
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 104

58. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 10 9 6 5
9 5
A K 10
A 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo MadsenM Helness Schaltz Bjarnarson Zimmermann Askgaard Multon
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
1 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 3
K Q 10 6 4
8 6 2
Q J 2 Table K J 4 2
J 8 3 2
J 7
8 5 3
BB7BB =
12611 =
Par NS +460 A Q 7
A 7
Q 9 5 4 3
K 10 9

1 opening
5 S = +400
-2 97
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+2 106

59. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 106

W deals
Both vul Q 10 3
A 10
A Q 4
J 10 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Pszczola Wooldridge Lev Mahaffey LallJ Passell Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Pass 3 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 J 4 J 2 6 Q
5 9 A 2 A 2 4 3
10 6 K 3 10 6 K 9
Q 8 4 7 Q 4 4 7
A 5 4 9 A 5 6 9
K 8 6 Q K 8 7
2 13 tricks claimed
13 tricks claimed

K 9 8 6 4
9 3
K 9 6 5
8 5 Table A J 7 5 2
7 6 2
J 10 3
Q 9
86D9D =
06030 06040
Par NS +2000 —
K Q J 8 5 4
8 7 2
A K 3 2

1 opening
4 S +3 +710
Tie 97
1 NT opening
4 N +3 +710
Tie 106

60. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Bramley Hampson Welland Chambers Gitelman Schermer Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 6 5 2
Q 9 8 4 2
Q 9
A Table A K 10 4
A 6
J 7 3 2
5 4 2
63468 =
79964 =
Par NS -140 8 3
7 5 3
A 10 6 5 4
Q 7 3

1 opening
3 W +2 -200
+9 106
1 NT opening
4 E = -620
-9 106

61. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Welland Doub Bramley Chambers Woolsey Schermer Stewart
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Dbl AP
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 5 3
7 3
3
K J 9 7 6 5 2 Table K 8 6
A Q 6 5
K Q 6 2
8 4
AA9A7 A99A7
33335 34436
Par NS +430 A Q J 2
K 9 4 2
J 10 9 7 4
—

1 opening
2 S +2 +130
-4 106
1 NT opening
2 × S +1 +280
+4 110

62. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

W deals
E-W vul K Q 10
Q J 3
J 4
K J 10 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Kamil Greco Fleisher Stansby Moss Martel Gitelman
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

9 8 7 3
A 8 7 2
9 2
A 9 8 Table 4 2
K 5
A K 10 7 5 3
6 4 2
57757 =
55586 =
Par NS -90 A J 6 5
10 9 6 4
Q 8 6
Q 7

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
+3 109
1 NT opening
2 NT N -3 -150
-3 110

63. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisM Kranyak BessisT Deutsch JonssonT Fantoni Baldursson Nunes
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 1 2 2 (AP) Pass Pass

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

10 4 3 2
Q 6
Q 8
Q 9 7 4 3 Table A
K 10 7 5 2
A J 9 6 5
J 2
78656 =
65786 =
Par NS +100 K 9 7 6
A J 9
10 7 3 2
8 6

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+3 112
1 NT opening
2 E -1 +50
-3 110

64. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul Q J 6
A 2
K 4 3
Q 10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Gitelman Sontag Moss Hampson Nunes Greco Fantoni
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 5 2
9 3
Q 10 7
A 8 4 2 Table K 7 4 3
10 5 4
A J 9 8 2
3
7595A =
58373 =
Par NS +140 A 9
K Q J 8 7 6
6 5
K J 9

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-3 112
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
+3 113

65. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul A Q 6 3
K 10 3
J 6
Q 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Greco Stansby Hampson Martel
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 3 (AP)

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

10 7 5
A 9 8 6 2
K 9 7 4
4 Table J 9 4 2
J 5 4
A Q 2
A 10 9
75569 =
67874 =
Par NS +100 K 8
Q 7
10 8 5 3
K J 8 6 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
Tie 112
1 NT opening
3 S = +110
Tie 113

66. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Kamil Greco Fleisher Levin Diamond Weinstein Platnick
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 2 2 2 NT (AP)

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

7 6 5
Q 9 6 2
7 6 4
K 8 5 Table K Q 9 3 2
7 3
A J 3
Q 10 4
98AAA 98AA9
35333 45333
Par NS +420 10
K 10 8 5 4
Q 9 8
A J 9 3

1 opening
2 NT N = +120
+5 117
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -50
-5 113

67. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul A 5 4 2
7 3
A 9
A J 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Morgan Katz Harris Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K J 9
6
10 8 3 2
Q 7 6 4 2 Table 10 8 7
J 10 8 5 4
K Q 6 5 4
—
B9959 =
23283 =
Par NS +460 Q 6 3
A K Q 9 2
J 7
K 5 3

1 opening
5 N -3 -150
-12 117
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+12 125

68. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Campbell Ventin Klimowicz GaviardJ BessisM GartaganisN BessisT GartaganisJ
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
1 Pass 2 AP Pass 2 2 AP

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

Q 10 7 6
7 5 4
8 6 2
7 4 2 Table 4
A K 8 3 2
K J 10
A K J 10
67576 =
66867 =
Par NS -110 9 8 5 2
Q 10
Q 7 3
Q 9 6 5

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-1 117
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
+1 126

69. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Campbell Ventin Klimowicz GaviardJ BessisM GartaganisN BessisT GartaganisJ
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP

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

K 10 8
A 8 6 5 4
K 6 2
7 2 Table A 4
J 9
10 9 5
A 10 6 5 4 3
67675 =
55768 55758
Par NS -90 Q 7 3 2
Q 3 2
J 8 7
Q J 9

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-7 117
1 NT opening
2 W -1 +100
+7 133

70. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul K 10 7 5
A 8 6 3
J 4
K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Fleisher Diamond Kamil Weinstein Hampson Levin Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 8
K Q 5 2
Q 7 2
6 4 3 Table A 4
10 9 4
K 9 5 3
J 10 8 5
9A898 =
43544 =
Par NS +420 Q 6 3 2
J 7
A 10 8 6
A 7 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-6 117
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 139

71. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul K 6 4 2
A Q 9 4
10 6
A 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Gitelman Helness Moss Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 8 5
5 2
K J 8 3
10 8 2 Table J 9 7
10 8
A Q 7 4 2
K J 4
87A6A =
56363 =
Par NS +420 A 3
K J 7 6 3
9 5
Q 6 5 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 117
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 139

72. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul A K 4 3
Q 10 8 4
7 6 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Garner Helness WeinsteinH Brogeland Fantoni Saelensminde Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 6
J 5
A 10 8 3
K 10 7 4 Table J 9 5
9 6 2
Q J 5
J 9 6 3
88876 99976
44467 =
Par NS +600 10 8 2
A K 7 3
K 9 4
Q 8 5

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-3 117
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
+3 142

73. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Pellegrini Helness Camberos Angeleri Fantoni Villegas Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 4
9 8 5 3
A 7 6
6 5 4 2 Table 10 8 5 3 2
J 4
J 10 5 3
K 7
B9BAB =
24232 =
Par NS +460 J 7
A K Q 6
9 8 4 2
A Q 10

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 118
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 142

74. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50

W deals
N-S vul A Q 6 3
Q 10 9 7
A 9 7
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Pellegrini Helness Camberos Angeleri Fantoni Villegas Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 7
K J
J 4 3 2
Q 6 5 2 Table J 8 4
6 5 4 2
K 8 6
A 8 7
9AA88 =
33344 =
Par NS +620 K 5 2
A 8 3
Q 10 5
K J 9 4

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 118
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 142

75. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Fischer BessisT Saurer BessisM Chagas Jokisch Levy Kasimir
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass Dbl 1 2 (AP) 2 Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 4 2
Q 7 6
J 2
K J 10 9 Table A 7
A K 9 8
K 10 8 7 6 3
2
76446 66446
66897 67897
Par NS -110 K J 9
5 3 2
Q 9 5
8 6 5 4

1 opening
2 N -2 -200
-3 118
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -110
+3 145

76. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Willis Fallenius Thurston Fredin Bertheau Klimowicz Nystrom Campbell
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2 AP
2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

10 8 4 2
Q 7 6
J 2
K J 10 9 Table A 7
A K 9 8
K 10 8 7 6 3
2
76446 66446
66897 67897
Par NS -110 K J 9
5 3 2
Q 9 5
8 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT× W -3 +500
+12 130
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -200
-12 145

77. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 8

W deals
None vul Q 4 3
9 5
A K J
Q 9 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Hargreaves Sementa McAvoy Lindop Bocchi Baxter Ferraro
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 5
Q J 7 6 4 3
Q 10
J 3 Table K 8 7 2
A
9 8 7 5 4 2
10 8
B988C =
23451 =
Par NS +920 A J 6
K 10 8 2
6 3
A K 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+1 131
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-1 145

78. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo BessisT Martel BessisM Stansby
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

7 5
J 10 5 2
10 6 4
Q J 9 5 Table J 9 3
A 8 6 3
A K Q 3
4 2
89678 =
54765 =
Par NS +140 K 10 8 6 4
K Q 9
J 8 7
10 6

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
Tie 131
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
Tie 145

79. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul K 9 6
A 9 7 2
A Q 2
6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Strul Multon Becker Zimmermann Helgemo Fantoni Helness Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7
J 10 8 3
10 8 7 5 4
A K Table Q J 5 3
5
K J 9 3
J 9 3 2
78958 =
55485 =
Par NS +140 A 10 4 2
K Q 6 4
6
Q 10 8 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 131
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 145

80. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul K 9 6
A 9 7 2
A Q 2
6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Fredin Levin Fallenius Nystrom Martel Bertheau Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7
J 10 8 3
10 8 7 5 4
A K Table Q J 5 3
5
K J 9 3
J 9 3 2
78958 =
55485 =
Par NS +140 A 10 4 2
K Q 6 4
6
Q 10 8 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 131
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 145

81. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul K J 9
A 9 6 2
K 5
Q 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Brink Venkataraman Drijver Chokshi Gupta de Wijs Dalal Muller
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 5 AP

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

A Q 7 5
J 3
9 8 7 3
8 5 2 Table 6 3 2
K Q 8 7 5 4
J 4
K 9
BB7CC =
12511 =
Par NS +920 10 8 4
10
A Q 10 6 2
A J 7 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 131
1 NT opening
5 N +1 +420
Tie 145

82. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace RoblesJ Lauria Caracci RoblesB Fantoni Pacareu Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass

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

J 10 8
7 3 2
A J 3 2
10 3 2 Table K 6 5 3
A J 9 4
Q 8
Q 5 4
88898 =
45544 55645
Par NS +120 Q 4
Q 10 6
K 10 6 5 4
K 8 7

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 131
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 145

83. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul K 4 2
A 9 6
Q 9 7
K J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Lindqvist Piekarek Brogeland Groetheim Gromoeller Tundal Kirmse
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 5
K 8 2
5 4 3 2
Q 7 5 2 Table Q J 10 9 8
J 7 5
10 8 6
10 3
CACBC =
13121 =
Par NS +990 A 7 3
Q 10 4 3
A K J
A 8 4

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 132
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 145

84. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul K J 9
A 9 6 2
K 5
Q 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Elinescu Kholomeev Wladow Khiuppenen Dubinin Kirmse Gromov Gromoeller
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 7 5
J 3
9 8 7 3
8 5 2 Table 6 3 2
K Q 8 7 5 4
J 4
K 9
BB7CC =
12511 =
Par NS +920 10 8 4
10
A Q 10 6 2
A J 7 4

1 opening
3 N +2 +150
+5 137
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 145

85. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren YangH Bertens ChenHU Shih de Wijs ShenC Muller
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass 1 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

J 10 8
7 3 2
A J 3 2
10 3 2 Table K 6 5 3
A J 9 4
Q 8
Q 5 4
88898 =
45544 55645
Par NS +120 Q 4
Q 10 6
K 10 6 5 4
K 8 7

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
Tie 137
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -50
Tie 145

86. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul Q 6 2
10 9
J 9 7 4
A K J 2

West North East South West North East South
Doub Willenken Wildavsky Welland WeinsteinH Woolsey Garner Stewart
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 4 AP 3 AP

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

J 8 7 3
Q 6 3
K 6
10 9 8 5 Table 9 4
A K J 8 5 2
Q 5 3
Q 3
795A9 =
64834 =
Par NS +140 A K 10 5
7 4
A 10 8 2
7 6 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 137
1 NT opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 150

87. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals
E-W vul K 4
Q J 8 5
8 5 3
A K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Nickell Garner Freeman Hamman Welland Zia Willenken
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 2 2 3 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 8 7 6
K 10 2
K 7
10 4 2 Table Q J 3
6
A Q 10 6 4 2
8 5 3
55958 =
78485 =
Par NS +140 9 5 2
A 9 7 4 3
J 9
Q J 6

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+4 141
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-4 150

88. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Milgrim Boyd Aker Rogoff Wildavsky Parker Doub
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 Dbl (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

9 5 4 3
9 4 2
A K J 9 3
10 Table 8 6
A 3
10 8 5
K Q 9 8 4 2
88956 78956
44387 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 2
Q 10 8 6 5
7
J 5 3

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-12 141
1 NT opening
3 × E -2 +500
+12 162

89. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A 10
9 6
7 6 4 2
A K Q 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Boyd Strul Robinson Stewart Cohen Woolsey Berkowitz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 8 7 4
K 8 4 3
Q J
9 8 Table 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
A 9
J 6 5 4
866A9 =
57734 =
Par NS +130 K J 6
J 5 2
K 10 8 5 3
7 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +130
Tie 141
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +130
Tie 162

90. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Boyd CohenB Robinson Wildavsky Welland Doub Willenken
Pass 1 2 NT Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
4 AP Pass Pass

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

A K 4 3
Q 8 5
7 3 2
8 4 2 Table 2
A 10 7 3 2
A Q J 10 9 8
6
47117 =
86BB5 =
Par NS -450 Q J 7 5
K J 6
6 4
10 9 7 5

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-6 141
1 NT opening
2 E +4 -230
+6 168

91. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul A 6
Q 10 9 8
10 3
K Q 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Smith Cohen CohenB Garner Martel WeinsteinH Stansby
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
4 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8 5 2
7 5
K 6 4 2
A 7 Table K 3
J 4 3
Q J 8 7 5
4 3 2
87A5A =
35283 =
Par NS +420 Q J 7 4
A K 6 2
A 9
J 9 8

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 141
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 168

92. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul J 4 3 2
Q 8
A 4 3
A Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Yates Lev Wolkowitz Pszczola Passell McNamaraM Mahaffey McNamaraS
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

K 8 5
J 4
10 6 2
K J 7 5 2 Table Q 9
A 10 9 7 5 3 2
K J 7
6
69599 =
53834 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7 6
K 6
Q 9 8 5
10 8 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+3 144
1 NT opening
3 W -1 +50
-3 168

93. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul K 9 4
A J 7 2
K 10 3
Q 9 4

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

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

7
9 5 4
A 9 6 5
J 8 6 5 2 Table A Q J 5
K Q 6 3
8 4
K 10 3
77574 77564
66869 =
Par NS -110 10 8 6 3 2
10 8
Q J 7 2
A 7

1 opening
2 W -2 +200
+7 151
1 NT opening
2 S -2 -100
-7 168

94. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul K J 8 6
Q 8
K Q 5
Q 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Helgemo Versace Helness Tundal Nunes Groetheim Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 4 AP

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

Q 9 2
7 4 3 2
A 9 3
J 4 3 Table A 5
A K J 10 9 6
8 2
A K 9
26265 26264
B7B68 B6B67
Par NS -460 10 7 4 3
5
J 10 7 6 4
10 8 7

1 opening
3 NT E +2 -460
Tie 151
1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 168

95. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul 9 7
A Q
K 7 6
K 9 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Horton Fredin Tolliver Fallenius Gawrys McNay Lesniewski Stoltz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Dbl 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 5 3
J 9 6 5 3
3
Q J 10 8 Table J 10 8 6
K 10 7 4 2
Q 8 4
3
CB6DB BA6CB
12702 =
Par NS +1700 A K 4 2
8
A J 10 9 5 2
A 6

1 opening
6 N = +1370
Tie 151
1 NT opening
6 N = +1370
Tie 168

96. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

W deals
N-S vul Q 8 2
K 10 6
A 3
A 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Horton Fredin Tolliver Fallenius Gawrys McNay Lesniewski Stoltz
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

J 7 5 4
A Q 7 2
9 7 2
K 10 Table K 10
J 9 5 4
K J 6 5 4
Q 4
78559 =
55884 =
Par NS +100 A 9 6 3
8 3
Q 10 8
J 9 8 7

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+4 155
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-4 168

97. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul A J 8 4
A 7 2
8 7 4
K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Lusky Smith McNay CohenB Welland Horton Glubok Tolliver
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

9 7 6 2
9 4 3
A 10 6
A 6 5 Table K 5 3
Q 10 5
Q J 5 3 2
Q 7
67868 67858
76575 =
Par NS +100 Q 10
K J 8 6
K 9
10 9 8 3 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
+3 158
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -150
-3 168

98. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul A 10 5
A 9 7 3
Q 6 3
Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Stoltz Gawrys McNay Lesniewski Fallenius Horton Fredin Tolliver
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 6 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 4 2
Q J
K 8 5 4
8 7 4 Table Q 9 8
8 6 5 2
J 10 9 2
6 5
CAC9C =
13141 =
Par NS +1440 K 6 3
K 10 4
A 7
A K 10 9 2

1 opening
6 NT N = +1440
+13 171
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-13 168

99. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul K 9 4 3
K Q 4
J 8 3
K 6 2

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

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

2
J 9 7
A 9 5 4
J 10 7 4 3 Table A 6
10 6 5 3 2
K Q 2
Q 8 5
89655 =
53778 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 8 7 5
A 8
10 7 6
A 9

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 171
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 168

100. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Skrzypczak Jansma Gierulski Verhees Weichsel Martens Lesniewski Jassem
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 2
9 8 6 5 3
K 10 2
7 6 3 Table A Q J 6 4
J 7
A 8 6 5
9 5
86759 =
57674 =
Par NS +120 9 3
A K 10 4
Q J 7
K 10 8 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 171
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 168

101. 2007 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

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

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

10 9 8 5
8 4
A K 4
J 9 6 5 Table J 7 6
K 7 6 2
Q J 10 8
Q 8
87877 =
55465 =
Par NS +120 A Q 3 2
J 10 3
6 5 3
A 7 4

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 171
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 168

102. 2007 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 95

W deals
E-W vul A 9 5
K Q 5 4
J 5
K 8 3 2

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

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

7 6 3 2
10
Q 10 7 6
A Q 9 7 Table K 10
8 6 3 2
A K 9 4
J 10 5
67845 =
66598 =
Par NS -100 Q J 8 4
A J 9 7
8 3 2
6 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
+1 172
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
-1 168

103. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Saelensminde Brink Brogeland Helness Muller Helgemo de Wijs
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10
10 9 6
J 9 4 3
Q 9 6 3 Table A J 6 2
K Q J 4
8 5 2
J 5
78778 77677
65665 =
Par NS +110 8 7 3
8 7 3 2
K 7 6
A K 8

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 177
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-5 168

104. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

W deals
E-W vul K 10 5 3
K 10 5
J 9
A Q 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Helness Brink Helgemo Saelensminde Muller Brogeland de Wijs
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
Dbl Pass 1 NT AP

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

7 6 4
A 4 3 2
A 10 7
9 8 7 Table A Q 9
Q J 7
K 6 5
K J 6 5
45454 34454
98989 98979
Par NS -600 J 8 2
9 8 6
Q 8 4 3 2
3 2

1 opening
1 NT E +2 -150
Tie 177
1 NT opening
2 N -3 -150
Tie 168

105. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

W deals
E-W vul K 10 5 3
K 10 5
J 9
A Q 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Garner Cope WeinsteinH Holman Gower Rosenberg Apteker Zia
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl AP
2 NT AP

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

7 6 4
A 4 3 2
A 10 7
9 8 7 Table A Q 9
Q J 7
K 6 5
K J 6 5
45454 34454
98989 98979
Par NS -600 J 8 2
9 8 6
Q 8 4 3 2
3 2

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
+9 186
1 NT opening
2 × S -3 -500
-9 168

106. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Efraimsson Freeman Morath Nickell Rodwell Nystrom Meckstroth Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

—
7 6 4 3 2
10 9 5
K 9 8 7 2 Table 9 7 5 4
K 10 8 5
8 3 2
J 5
CC7B9 CC7C9
11513 =
Par NS +990 A K Q 10 8
Q 9
A K Q J
6 3

1 opening
6 S = +980
Tie 186
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
Tie 168

107. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Chmurski WeinsteinH Gawrys Garner Zia Jassem Rosenberg Martens
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass Dbl Pass 2 2
1 NT AP 3 AP

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

10 3
Q J 7 4
K
Q J 10 7 6 5 Table A K Q 9
10 2
Q 10 8 6 3
9 3
66774 66674
76668 =
Par NS -90 J 5 2
8 6 5
A 9 7 4 2
K 4

1 opening
1 NT W -1 +100
+5 191
1 NT opening
3 E = -110
-5 168

108. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Ravenna Garner Pellegrini Palazzo Rosenberg Lambardi Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

8 6 4
J 5
Q 9 7
K Q 10 6 3 Table K Q 10
Q 10 6
A 8 6 3 2
J 2
68856 77856
65587 =
Par NS +110 J 5 3
K 9 4 2
10 5
A 9 7 5

1 opening
2 S = +110
-1 191
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+1 169

109. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul 9 6
Q 7 3
A K 10 8 6
A 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Welland Soloway Willenken Nilsson Rodwell Wrang Meckstroth
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 3
Q J 9 3 Table J 4
A K 10 9 5 4
J 4
K 7 4
67475 =
76868 =
Par NS -100 K Q 10 8 3
J 8
7 5 2
10 8 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-2 191
1 NT opening
2 S -1 -50
+2 171

110. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul K 5 2
10 9 3 2
7 4
A K Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Gu Balicki Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gromov WangJ Dubinin Ao
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 6 3
A 8
K 10
10 9 6 4 Table 10 8 4
Q J 7 5 4
A 5 2
J 2
65687 75687
68746 =
Par NS -100 A J
K 6
Q J 9 8 6 3
8 7 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
+2 193
1 NT opening
3 N -2 -100
-2 171

111. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul Q 5 4
A K 8 4
9 7 3
K J 6

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Lair Seamon Mahaffey Zhao Fantoni Fu Nunes
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
3 NT AP

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

7 2
Q J 7
A K 5 4 2
7 3 2 Table A K 10 3
9 6 5
Q 10
A 10 8 4
45544 =
97799 =
Par NS -600 J 9 8 6
10 3 2
J 8 6
Q 9 5

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-4 193
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -2 -500
+4 175

112. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Zhao Versace Fu Nystrom Nunes Bertheau Fantoni
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 10 5 4 3
8 3
K 9 3 2
J 5 Table 8
Q 10 6 5
A Q 8 6 4
9 4 3
8BA6C =
12271 12261
Par NS +920 9 6 2
A K J 4
5
A K 10 7 2

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
+1 194
1 NT opening
5 S = +400
-1 175

113. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul 7 4 3 2
A K
Q J 3
Q J 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Zhao Versace Fu Nystrom Nunes Bertheau Fantoni
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 3 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 6
8 7 6 5
2
K 8 5 3 2 Table 8 5
9 3 2
A K 10 9 8 6 4
A
77768 =
54575 =
Par NS +90 A K J 9
Q J 10 4
7 5
10 9 4

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
+2 196
1 NT opening
4 N -3 -150
-2 175

114. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

W deals
Both vul 7 4 3
Q 3
A 7 4
A Q J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Kranyak Freeman Deutsch Bramley Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

J 9 8 5
J 7
J 9 6 2
8 7 5 Table K Q 10 2
K 10 9 4
10 8 5 3
2
A796C =
36361 =
Par NS +1370 A 6
A 8 6 5 2
K Q
K 9 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
-12 196
1 NT opening
6 N = +1370
+12 187

115. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A Q J 8
10 6
J 4
A J 10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Sementa Seamon H-Welland Balicki Fantoni Zmudzinski Nunes
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

3
8 5 4 2
A 8 6 2
K Q 9 7 Table K 9 7 6 5
A K Q
Q 7
6 4 3
76676 66566
66767 66766
Par NS +90 10 4 2
J 9 7 3
K 10 9 5 3
2

1 opening
1 E -1 +100
+7 203
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -200
-7 187

116. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul A 6 5
A 10 3 2
10 7 6 3
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Fallenius Versace Welland Balicki Fantoni Zmudzinski Nunes
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

Q 7 2
K 9 8
J 9
10 9 8 6 2 Table K J 4
Q J 6 5 4
K Q
Q 5 3
997B7 896B7
43626 =
Par NS +600 10 9 8 3
7
A 8 5 4 2
K J 4

1 opening
2 S = +110
-1 203
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+1 188

117. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul Q 7 6
10 8 3
A Q 9
A 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Fallenius Versace Welland Balicki Fantoni Zmudzinski Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 3
J 7
K J 6 5 4
Q 5 4 2 Table 8 5 4
K 5 4
8 3 2
K J 9 3
BCC99 =
11134 =
Par NS +1430 A K 10 9 2
A Q 9 6 2
10 7
6

1 opening
4 S = +620
-1 203
1 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
+1 189

118. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Lauria Gitelman Versace Cayne Martel Seamon Stansby
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 3 2
Q 10 9 2
A Q 3 2
8 4 Table A J 10 9 6 5
A J
J 7 6
K Q
53658 =
8A784 89684
Par NS -620 7
K 7 3
10 9 8 4
10 9 7 5 2

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 203
1 NT opening
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 189

119. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul A 6
A 10 8 7
Q 4 3
K 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Bramley Gitelman Feldman Bates Hampson Sontag Greco
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

Q
Q J 9 5
A J 7 5 2
8 7 6 Table K 9 8 4 2
K 6 2
10
A Q 5 3
66564 =
77878 =
Par NS -110 J 10 7 5 3
4 3
K 9 8 6
J 2

1 opening
1 NT× S -1 -100
-7 203
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +200
+7 196

120. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

W deals
E-W vul Q J
J 10 8 3
A 6 4
A 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Garner Cayne WeinsteinH Seamon Weinstein Zia Levin Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
3 Pass 4 5 (AP) 4 Pass Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 7 6 3
A 9 5 4
5
Q 10 9 2 Table A K 10 8 5 2
Q 6
9 7
K J 4
627A5 =
5A638 =
Par NS -100 4
K 7 2
K Q J 10 8 3 2
6 5

1 opening
5 S -2 -100
-11 203
1 NT opening
5 S = +400
+11 207

121. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

W deals
N-S vul K Q 6 5
A K 7
J 9 4
10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Meltzer Casen Larsen Feldman Stansby Bramley Martel
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 3 2
Q 8 4 3
10 7 6
K 4 Table A 8
J 10 9 5
A 8
A 9 8 5 3
77475 =
66967 =
Par NS -140 9 7 4
6 2
K Q 5 3 2
Q J 7

1 opening
1 NT E -1 +50
-1 203
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+1 208

122. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul A 4 2
Q 10 5
K 6 5 3
A 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Greco Feldman Hampson Bramley Sontag Ekeblad Bates Rubin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass

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

K Q 6
9 8 4
Q 8 4 2
8 3 2 Table J 10 9 5
A J 2
J 10 9
K 7 6
78978 =
55465 =
Par NS +140 8 7 3
K 7 6 3
A 7
Q J 10 4

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
Tie 203
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 208

123. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul 5 3
Q 10 8 3
A K 8 7
A 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs WeinsteinH Katz Garner Bramley Zia Feldman Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP Pass

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

J 10 8 4
A 7
J 10 3
J 9 8 3 Table K 9 7 6
K J 9
9 5 2
K Q 5
75886 =
67556 =
Par NS +110 A Q 2
6 5 4 2
Q 6 4
7 6 4

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 203
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 208

124. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul Q 7 5 3
A J 7
K Q 7
5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs WeinsteinH Katz Garner Bramley Zia Feldman Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass

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

A 9 8 4
3
10 6 5 3
10 9 7 3 Table K J 6
K 8 6 2
8 4
A K J 6
55773 54773
8856A =
Par NS -130 10 2
Q 10 9 5 4
A J 9 2
Q 8

1 opening
1 NT E -2 +100
+4 207
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-4 208

125. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul Q 9 5
J 6 4
A K J 7 5
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Levin Bakhshi Weinstein McIntosh Robson Martel Allfrey Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 3 4
Dbl 2 2 NT 3 Dbl AP
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 4 2
A Q 8 5 2
6 3
J Table —
K 10 7
Q 10 9 8 4
K 10 7 4 2
89668 89667
53775 =
Par NS +140 A K J 10 3
9 3
2
A 9 8 6 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
-5 207
1 NT opening
4 × N = +790
+5 213

126. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul 10 5 3
K 10 5
A J
A 8 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Ozdil ShiM Ginossar Zhuang YangL Kalish Dai Podgur
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass Dbl Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

4
Q 8 6 2
K Q 10 8 6 4
Q 9 Table A 9 6 2
9 4 3
9 5 3
10 4 3
9B96B =
11471 =
Par NS +650 K Q J 8 7
A J 7
7 2
K J 7

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+1 208
1 NT opening
4 S = +620
-1 213

127. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul Q 6 2
A K J 9
10 7 2
K 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Fu Balicki Zhao Hallberg Martel Chang Stansby
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 10 A 10 A 5 6
A 6 2 8 A 6 2 8
K J 7 Q 3 7 A 2
2 5 K 4 6 4 J 8
3 Q A K J 7 Q
13 tricks claimed 13 tricks claimed

9 8 5
Q 10 7 6
J 6
10 9 8 5 Table K J 10 7 4 3
8 4 2
Q 8
Q 4
D9DDC =
04001 =
Par NS +1520 A
5 3
A K 9 5 4 3
A J 7 2

1 opening
7 S = +1440
+14 222
1 NT opening
5 N +2 +440
-14 213

128. 2005 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul K 10 6 4
Q J 7
A 2
Q 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Freeman Lauria Nickell Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
3 Pass 4 5 Pass 2 2 2 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

9 7 3 2
8 6 5 2
J 10 7 6
K Table A Q J 8 5
K 10
9 3
A J 10 7
75889 65889
68454 =
Par NS +110 —
A 9 4 3
K Q 8 5 4
9 8 6 3

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-14 222
1 NT opening
4 × E -2 +500
+14 227

129. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 8

W deals
None vul Q 10 5 2
A K
J 7 4
K 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Versace El Ahmady Lauria Sadek Dagher Fantoni El Kourdy Nunes
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 NT 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 8
J 7 6 4
A 8 5 3
5 4 3 Table 9 7
Q 10 8 5 3 2
6 2
A 7 2
7A699 =
43743 =
Par NS +420 A J 6 4 3
9
K Q 10 9
Q J 9

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 222
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 227

130. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul J 3
A 9 7 2
A 7 2
K 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace El Ahmady Lauria Sadek Dagher Fantoni El Kourdy Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 7 5 2
K 8 4
10 6 4
Q 3 Table K 8 4
Q J 5 3
Q 9 8
A 9 6
A88BB A78BB
35422 =
Par NS +430 A Q 6
10 6
K J 5 3
J 8 5 4

1 opening
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 222
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 233

131. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

W deals
Both vul A 10 9 8
A J 8 5
9 4
K J 9

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Nadim Nystrom Hishmat El Ahmady Fredin Sadek Lindkvist
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 3
Q 7 6
10 7 6
A 7 5 4 2 Table K Q 6 5 4
10 3
A 8 5 3
Q 8
A8A98 98A88
35345 =
Par NS +630 J 2
K 9 4 2
K Q J 2
10 6 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-10 222
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+10 243

132. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul A J 6 4
A J 10
10 5 2
K 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Duboin ShiM Bocchi Lauria YangL Versace Dai
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

9
Q 9 5 2
Q 8 7 6 3
A 7 4 Table Q 10 7 3
K 8 3
K 9 4
Q 10 6
68657 =
65785 =
Par NS +100 K 8 5 2
7 6 4
A J
J 8 3 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 222
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 249

133. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul A J 10 6
A 10 9 3
4
A 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Greco Hurd Hampson Wooldridge WhiteM Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass 6 AP
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 A 5 4 9 A 5 4
3 10 3 6 Q K 3 8
5 2 K 8 5 2 K 8
J K 6 7 3 10 A 2
A 7 4 5 6 7 Q 6
A 4 5 6 J 2
3 8 9 7 13 tricks claimed
J 4 9 10

Q 9 7 5 4 2
Q 7 6
K 10 5
8 Table —
K J 8 4 2
9 8 7 6 2
10 7 2
BB77D BA87C
12550 =
Par NS +2140 K 8 3
5
A Q J 3
K Q J 9 4

1 opening
7 N = +2140
+13 235
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1390
-13 249

134. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Robinson Fallenius Boyd Bramley Zia Feldman Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 7 2
7 6 3 2
K 10 9
9 2 Table A J 9
A J 5
5 4 3
A K 8 4
76787 66676
67656 =
Par NS +90 Q 5 4
Q 9 8 4
A 8 7 6 2
5

1 opening
1 NT E -3 +300
+5 240
1 NT opening
2 N = +90
-5 249

135. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

W deals
Both vul Q 3
Q 9 5
A 4 3
K Q 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Seamon Hampson Cayne Levin Rubin Weinstein Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 3 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 6 2
J 4
K Q J 5
10 7 5 Table K J 10 8
K 8 3
10 9 8 7
J 8
97B6B 96B6B
26262 =
Par NS +650 A 5 4
A 10 7 6 2
6 2
A 4 3

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 240
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 249

136. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz El Ahmady Becker Sadek Baze Lanzarotti Schneider Buratti
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 5 4
J 10 7 3
A 5 3
J 7 Table J 10
K Q 2
Q 7 6
A K 9 5 2
56464 =
87968 87978
Par NS -140 9 8 3 2
8 6 4
K 10 9 4
6 4

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
-8 240
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -50
+8 257

137. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Maksymetz CohenS Jacob Eisenberg Onstott Coren Robison
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 NT AP Dbl 2 Dbl AP

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

A 6 5 4
J 10 7 3
A 5 3
J 7 Table J 10
K Q 2
Q 7 6
A K 9 5 2
56464 =
87968 87978
Par NS -140 9 8 3 2
8 6 4
K 10 9 4
6 4

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+15 255
1 NT opening
2 × N -5 -1100
-15 257

138. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Schneider Becker Baze Compton Maksymetz CohenS Jacob
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 9 A 2 4 Q A
5 3 Q 2 Q 2 3 5
7 9 A 8 6 7 A 8
K 4 3 J K 5 2 9
3 5 Q 2 J 6 3 10
4 J 6 7 4 5 4 9
4 5 A 2 5 3 Q 2
8 7 10 6 13 tricks claimed

8 4 3
Q 10 8 5
8 5
K 7 6 5 Table J 9 2
J 7 6 2
10 9 7 2
J 9
DD9DC =
00401 =
Par NS +1520 A K 10 6 5
9 4
A K J 4 3
A

1 opening
6 S +1 +1010
+10 265
1 NT opening
3 NT N +4 +520
-10 257

139. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

W deals
E-W vul 7 5 2
J 4 3
A Q J
K J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Brink Duboin v.Prooijen Drijver Nunes Schollaardt Fantoni
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

J 10
A K 8 6
9 6 5 3
9 8 7 Table A 6 3
Q 10 9 2
K 7
A Q 10 5
36253 36243
A7B7A =
Par NS -650 K Q 9 8 4
7 5
10 8 4 2
6 3

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 265
1 NT opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 257

140. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 126

W deals
None vul A 10
Q 10 8 4
5 4 2
A K 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Brink Duboin v.Prooijen Drijver Nunes Schollaardt Fantoni
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 2 Pass
3 AP

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

J 3
A K 9 3
Q 9 8 7 3
6 2 Table Q 9 6 4 2
J 6 5
K J 10
J 3
8786A 8776A
55573 =
Par NS +130 K 8 7 5
7 2
A 6
Q 10 9 7 4

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 266
1 NT opening
3 W -2 +100
-1 257

141. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals
E-W vul A 10 9 6
5 4 3
J 9 3
A K 10

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Zhuang Versace ShiM LiX Duboin Sun Bocchi
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 AP
1 NT Pass 2 2 (AP)

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

Q 3 2
K J 10 9 6
Q 6
J 7 6 Table J 4
Q
A K 8 5 4
9 5 4 3 2
67666 =
65677 =
Par NS +80 K 8 7 5
A 8 7 2
10 7 2
Q 8

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-4 266
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+4 261

142. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Khven Schollaardt Matushko Drijver Verhees Dubinin Jansma Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass Pass 2 AP

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

9 8 7 6 3
A Q 6
A 10 2
9 4 Table J 10 2
K 9 8 2
9 4
K 10 8 5
75687 =
57746 =
Par NS +90 A 4
J 7 5
Q J 8 7 6
Q 6 3

1 opening
2 W -1 +50
+4 270
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -100
-4 261

143. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals
E-W vul A 10 9 6
5 4 3
J 9 3
A K 10

West North East South West North East South
Khven Schollaardt Matushko Drijver Verhees Dubinin Jansma Gromov
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 3 2
K J 10 9 6
Q 6
J 7 6 Table J 4
Q
A K 8 5 4
9 5 4 3 2
67666 =
65677 =
Par NS +80 K 8 7 5
A 8 7 2
10 7 2
Q 8

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-4 270
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+4 265

144. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 68

W deals
Both vul A K 10 3
9 8
7 2
A Q 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Zia Weinstein Fantoni Levin Nunes
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 3 Dbl
2 2 4 4 4 4 AP
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

4 2
Q J 7
Q 9 6 3
J 10 6 4 Table 7 6 5
A K 10 6 4 3 2
K 4
8
6B49A =
31932 =
Par NS +650 Q J 9 8
5
A J 10 8 5
K 9 5

1 opening
5 × E -2 +500
-4 270
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
+4 269

145. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 48

W deals
E-W vul J 7 5
A K 4
A 9
J 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zorlu Rekunov Assael Khokhlov Matushko Pehlivan Khven Uzum
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 6 4
J 9 8
Q 7 6 3 2
10 9 Table K Q 10 9 3 2
Q 10 5
8 5
A 5
76B9C =
37241 =
Par NS +920 A
7 6 3 2
K J 10 4
K Q 8 7

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 270
1 NT opening
5 N +1 +420
+1 270

146. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul Q 7 5 4
A Q 9 4
A 9 7
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Gotard Drijver Piekarek Schollaardt v.Prooijen Reps Brink Ludewig
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 9 2
7 6 3
J 8 3
A 8 7 Table 10 8 6
J 10 8 5
10 6
K J 4 2
A99A9 A99B9
34324 =
Par NS +430 A 3
K 2
K Q 5 4 2
Q 10 5 3

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+2 272
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 270

147. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Engel Versace Coenraets JohnsonD Nunes Stas Fantoni
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 5 3
J 5 3
Q 9 5
9 8 7 Table K 10 9 4 2
10 7
K J 4 3 2
Q
B5C5B =
28182 =
Par NS +980 8
K Q 8 2
8 6
A K 5 4 3 2

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
Tie 272
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
Tie 270

148. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rubenis Lauria Jansons Wenneberg Fantoni Andersson Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 7
10 8 7 6 3
4
K 6 5 Table J 6 5
A
10 9 7 5
A Q 9 4 2
958A5 758A5
47428 =
Par NS +300 K 4
Q J 9 2
K Q 8 6 3 2
7

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 272
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 270

149. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Mayer Beriashvili Jacob Abzianidze Chechelashvili Crombie Goshadze Cornell
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 7
10 8 7 6 3
4
K 6 5 Table J 6 5
A
10 9 7 5
A Q 9 4 2
958A5 758A5
47428 =
Par NS +300 K 4
Q J 9 2
K Q 8 6 3 2
7

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 272
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 270

150. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Knap Maia Wasik Junqueira Chagas Frances Villas-Boas Torres
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 3 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 9 4 3 2
Q J 8
9 8
Q J 4 Table 10 8
4 2
Q 2
A 10 9 8 7 6 5
C9CC7 69CC6
14116 =
Par NS +1440 7 5
A K 10 6 5
A K 10 7 5 4
—

1 opening
6 S = +1370
+15 287
1 NT opening
3 S +3 +170
-15 270

151. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul A 10 8 2
A 6 2
A 10 5
J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Graversen Kiema Clemmensen MadsenM Backstrom MadsenL Salomaa
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 9 7
10 4
J 8 4 3 2
7 5 Table 6 5 3
K 8 3
K 7
A K 8 3 2
76766 75766
57577 56577
Par NS +90 J 4
Q J 9 7 5
Q 9 6
Q 9 6

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 287
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+5 275

152. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Ravenna Versace Madala Camberos Duboin Bianchedi Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 9 2
A 8 5
Q 6 3
6 5 4 Table 5
9 7 6 4 3
K 9 5 2
A 9 8
99789 =
44553 =
Par NS +400 K 8 6 3
K Q J
J 4
K J 10 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 287
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 275

153. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul K 8 5
K Q 10
6 4
K Q 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fitzgibbon Winkler Mesbur Dumbovich Szalay Hanlon Macskasy McGann
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 4 AP Pass

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

6 2
A 9 7 5 3 2
Q 9
8 5 2 Table A Q 10 7 3
J 8 4
K 7 3 2
A
65357 =
67A76 =
Par NS -620 J 9 4
6
A J 10 8 5
J 10 7 4

1 opening
4 W = -620
-11 287
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+11 286

154. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Fazli Duboin Allana
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 4
Dbl Pass 2 4 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
5 Dbl Pass 5 (AP)

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

5 4
A 6 2
A Q 10 7 3
7 3 2 Table A 8 7
10 7 4 3
K J 8 6 5
J
6864A =
73693 =
Par NS +100 K Q J 9 6 3
K 8
2
10 9 8 6

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-9 287
1 NT opening
5 × E -2 +300
+9 295

155. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul 8 3
J 8 7 3
A K 6
K J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Jafer Versace Khan Hadi Duboin Shoaib Bocchi
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 2 2 3 Dbl 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

J 4
—
Q 10 9 5 4 2
Q 9 7 4 3 Table A K Q 10 9 6
K 6 4
8
A 6 2
64A34 65A44
58389 =
Par NS +300 7 5 2
A Q 10 9 5 2
J 7 3
8

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
-5 287
1 NT opening
4 × E -2 +300
+5 300

156. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Rekunov Schollaardt Khokhlov Drijver Verhees Dubinin Jansma Gromov
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A 7 5 3
J 5 3
Q 9 5
9 8 7 Table K 10 9 4 2
10 7
K J 4 3 2
Q
B5C5B =
28182 =
Par NS +980 8
K Q 8 2
8 6
A K 5 4 3 2

1 opening
2 W -6 +600
-9 287
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
+9 309

157. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
HerbstI Saaid HerbstO El Sheikh El Ahmady Kalish Sadek Podgur
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 9 7
10 8 7 6 3
4
K 6 5 Table J 6 5
A
10 9 7 5
A Q 9 4 2
958A5 758A5
47428 =
Par NS +300 K 4
Q J 9 2
K Q 8 6 3 2
7

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 287
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 309

158. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 12

W deals
N-S vul A 5
10 5 3 2
A K 3
J 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Rombaut Panelewen Palau Quantin Tobing Multon Asbi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 3
8 6
8 7 6 4
K Q 10 6 Table K Q 4 2
Q 9
J 10 2
8 7 5 4
A9C99 =
33134 =
Par NS +1430 9 8 7 6
A K J 7 4
Q 9 5
A

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
Tie 287
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
Tie 309

159. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

W deals
E-W vul Q J 7 3
A 7 5
8 4
K Q 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Demuy Bertheau WolpertG Smith Nunes CohenB Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 AP
3 AP

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

K 9 2
10 9 4
9 6 3 2
J 4 3 Table A 8
K J 8 3 2
K Q J 5
A 5
68447 =
75996 =
Par NS -100 10 6 5 4
Q 6
A 10 7
9 7 6 2

1 opening
3 E = -140
Tie 287
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
Tie 309

160. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Becker Jacobs Schwartz Robinson Bocchi Boyd Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 5
Q 8 7 3
K Q 7 6
J 9 Table 7 4
K J 10 4 2
8 5 4
Q 6 5
8A68A =
53753 =
Par NS +420 A Q J 10 2
A
9 3 2
8 7 4 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 287
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 309

161. 2003 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 109

W deals
Both vul A 10 9
A 7
9 7 3
A J 8 7 3

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

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

K 8
10 6 2
K Q 8 6 4
K 10 2 Table Q J 7 6 2
8 4
A 10 5 2
Q 5
84948 =
57493 57293
Par NS +140 5 4 3
K Q J 9 5 3
J
9 6 4

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+5 292
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 309

162. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Huang Nunes WuCH YangH Duboin ChiuW Bocchi
Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9
J 8 7 5
K 7 6
10 9 8 7 6 Table A Q 10 3 2
9 3 2
Q 9 4 3
2
B9A8A =
24343 =
Par NS +460 K J 8 5
K 6 4
A J 10
A 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 292
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 309

163. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul K 10
A J 4
Q 9 3
Q J 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Morse Hamman Wolff Pratap Meckstroth Landen Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 6 3 2
K 7
8 5 4
A 9 6 Table 9 5 4
Q 9 8 5 3 2
7 6 2
K
A88AA =
35533 =
Par NS +430 A Q 8
10 6
A K J 10
10 7 5 3

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+2 294
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 309

164. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul K J 8
A 3 2
A 3 2
J 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Nilsson Bocchi Eriksson Duboin Lauria Munksgaard Versace Christiansen
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 5 4 2
8 7
J 9 6
Q 8 4 2 Table 7 6
Q J 5 4
K 10 8 5 4
10 5
BBB9B =
22242 =
Par NS +660 A 10 9 3
K 10 9 6
Q 7
A K 6

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+1 295
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
-1 309

165. 2002 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul A K J 8
10 8 3
9 8 4
Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Hayden Lev Baze Mohan Gawrys Aa Pszczola Groetheim
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 1 2 (AP) Dbl AP

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

Q 7 6 5 3
A K 7 4
6 5
5 3 Table 9 4
Q 5 2
A 10 2
A 9 8 7 2
76676 =
67757 =
Par NS +90 10 2
J 9 6
K Q J 7 3
K 6 4

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-7 295
1 NT opening
1 NT× N = +180
+7 316

166. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul Q J 7 3
Q 10 5 4
K 2
A 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Schuett Versace SmithK Lauria Bocchi Chang Duboin Moss
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

10 6 2
J 6
A 7 6
K J 7 5 4 Table A K 9
A K 9 7 2
J 5 4
6 3
44454 =
98979 =
Par NS -400 8 5 4
8 3
Q 10 9 8 3
Q 9 8

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-6 295
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -150
+6 322

167. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul A K
A 8 7 4
3 2
9 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Hampson Berkowitz Greco Lair Rosenberg Wold Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT 3 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 5 2
9
10 7 6 4
10 8 3 2 Table 7 4 3
K Q 10 6 3
A K Q 9 8
—
8873A 8673A
356A2 =
Par NS -100 Q J 10 9
J 5 2
J 5
A K Q J

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 295
1 NT opening
4 N = +130
+5 327

168. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 53

W deals
E-W vul 6 5
A 6 5 4
A J 3
K 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Munafo Gawrys Sealy Pszczola Lev SmithR Helgemo SmithL
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
3 AP Pass Pass

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

K 8 7 4
J 10 8
Q 9 7 6 2
8 Table A Q J 2
Q 7 3
10 8
A J 9 7
74768 =
69575 =
Par NS -140 10 9 3
K 9 2
K 5 4
Q 10 5 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
-1 295
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -1 -100
+1 328

169. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul 8 2
A Q 10 3
K Q 5
Q 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Meltzer Martel Rubin Stansby Granovetter
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
4 Pass 4 5 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 5 4
K 8 7 6
A J 6 3
4 Table A K 7 6 3
9 2
9 7 4 2
9 8
7595A =
48483 =
Par NS +130 J 10
J 5 4
10 8
A K J 10 7 5

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
+2 297
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-2 328

170. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Molson Freeman Shenkin Nickell Soloway Rubin Hamman Granovetter
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

Q J 9 2
10 9 5 4
A 6 2
Q 2 Table 10 8
A Q 3
K J 9 8 4 3
9 5
6976B =
64672 =
Par NS +400 K 6 4 3
K J 8 6
7
J 8 7 6

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+5 302
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-5 328

171. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Pszczola Balicki Gawrys Rosenkranz Petrunin Mohan Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 2 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 8 3
4
9 8 4
A K 5 4 Table 7 6 5 4
A Q 2
Q 7 6
10 8 7
96988 =
47445 =
Par NS +400 A
10 7 6 5 3
A J 10
J 9 3 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 302
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 328

172. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul Q 10 9 7
8 2
K 10 6
A K J 8

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Tuszynski Versace Jassem Balicki Bocchi Zmudzinski Duboin
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 4
Q J 9
J 8 2
9 7 6 5 Table J 5
K 10 6 5 4 3
A 7 3
10 4
6A6AA =
52723 =
Par NS +620 K 6 3 2
A 7
Q 9 5 4
Q 3 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 302
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 328

173. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

W deals
Both vul A K 8 6
Q 7 2
8 3
Q J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Versace Jassem Lauria Tuszynski Zmudzinski Duboin Balicki Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 9 4
J 10 6
K Q 2
9 8 4 3 Table J 7 5 3 2
A 8 4 3
6 5 4
2
A899B =
34432 =
Par NS +630 Q
K 9 5
A J 10 9 7
A K 10 6

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
-1 302
1 NT opening
5 S +1 +620
+1 329

174. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul A 6 4 3
K 9 5
J 5
K Q 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Nickell Wolfson Freeman Rodwell Zia Meckstroth Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 AP Pass

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

Q 7 2
A 7
K 10 9 6 3
7 5 4 Table K J 10 8
Q 10 8 6 2
Q 4
A 10
54457 =
79885 =
Par NS -140 9 5
J 4 3
A 8 7 2
J 8 6 3

1 opening
2 W = -90
-1 302
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+1 330

175. 1997 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 145

W deals
None vul 9 7 6
A J 6
A 6
K 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Perron Rodwell Chemla Mari Wolff Levy Hamman
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 5 4
10 9 5 4
J 7 3
Q 8 Table A K 3
K Q 8 3
10 5 4
6 4 2
9669A =
26722 =
Par NS +400 10 8 2
7 2
K Q 9 8 2
A J 10

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-10 302
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 340

176. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul K 4 3
K 10 6
Q 7 6
A 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
RothfieldJ Delogu RothfieldC Thurston Fraser Burgess Hanna Richman
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 5 2
4 2
10 9 5 4
K Q 10 4 Table A J 9 8 7
Q J 3
A 8 2
7 2
55757 =
88676 =
Par NS -120 10 6
A 9 8 7 5
K J 3
J 6 3

1 opening
2 NT S -1 -100
Tie 302
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -100
Tie 340

177. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul J 3
K Q 9 8
A J 9 2
9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Ghose Kowalski Shivdasani Romanski Balicki Padhye Zmudzinski Dalal
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

K 6
10 7 3 2
K 8 6 3
K 8 7 Table 8 7 5
6
Q 10 7 5
Q J 5 3 2
8AB65 =
22177 =
Par NS +450 A Q 10 9 4 2
A J 5 4
4
A 10

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 302
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 340

178. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul A J 9 8
A K
J 10 6
9 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Balicki Moss Zmudzinski Baze Baqai Golias Dunitz
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 7 6 3
Q J 8 2
Q 9 3
Q J Table 10 4
10 9 7 4
8 7 5
K 8 7 2
AA7B9 =
33523 =
Par NS +430 Q 5 2
6 5 3
A K 4 2
A 10 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 302
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 340

179. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul A J 7 2
6 5 3
A 10
K J 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Schafer Lesniewski Fox Szymanowski Balicki Dunitz Zmudzinski Baqai
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6 4
Q J 10 4
J 8 7 4
8 5 Table K 10 9
A 9 7
9 5 2
A 10 9 4
99889 =
43544 =
Par NS +600 Q 5 3
K 8 2
K Q 6 3
Q 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 302
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 340

180. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Levy Karwur Mouiel Multon Watulingas Szwarc Panelewen
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 2
10 8 6 5
7 4
Q J 5 3 Table 9 8 7 4
K 9 2
K 2
10 8 6 4
DBAD9 =
02202 02302
Par NS +2220 10 6
A Q J
A Q J 9 6 5 3
9

1 opening
3 NT S +4 +720
+2 304
1 NT opening
5 S +2 +640
-2 340

Data 9X31 Main Top One Club vs. One Notrump