Data 9X32 Main

One Club vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 248 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul K 8 6 4
A K J 8
A 10 3
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Madala Moss Bocchi Duboin LallJ Zia Gitelman
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
5 J A 4 2 J A 4
10 6 2 3 10 6 5 3
6 7 J K 7 A 4 2
3 5 A 4 A 2 6 4
A 2 6 4 10 5 K 8
10 5 K 8 Q J 3 Q
Q J 3 7 9 4 8 9
9 4 10 A 7 2 8 J
7 7 8 10 5 3 10 A
2 9 K Q Q
J 10 tricks claimed

A 10
9 7 5
J 8 4
8 6 4 3 2 Table Q 9 7 5 2
Q 10 4
5 2
A Q J
A88A7 A78A7
35436 =
Par NS +430 J 3
6 3 2
K Q 9 7 6
K 9 5

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 0
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 0

3. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa SchwartzRO Tokay FisherL Brogeland Piekarek Lindqvist Smirnov
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 2 Dbl AP

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

J 7 6 2
6
K 9 8
Q 7 6 3 2 Table 10
A Q 10 8 5 2
3
J 10 9 8 4
AA6A5 A96A4
31618 =
Par NS +430 A Q 8 5 3
J 3
A J 10 7 6 4
—

1 opening
4 S = +420
+6 6
1 NT opening
2 × W -1 +200
-6 3

8. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

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

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

A 10 5
Q 7
J 10 9 2
8 5 3 2 Table J 8 4
A 9
K 6 5
A 10 9 6 4
88965 87855
55468 =
Par NS +140 Q 6 2
10 8 6 4 3 2
A 4 3
J

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-5 13
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 8

12. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Grabel LallJ WeinsteinH Stansby Wooldridge Bramley Hurd
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
1 Pass 2 2 Dbl 4 AP
Pass Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

J 8
K Q 10 9 8
7 2
Q J 7 3 Table A Q 6
J 4
9 6 5 3
K 9 6 4
6A575 =
73658 73758
Par NS +420 10 9 7 5 4 3 2
7 6
A Q 10 4
—

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-6 17
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+6 14

15. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

W deals
N-S vul K Q J 10
K Q 8 4
3 2
A 9 4

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

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

7 5 2
A 9 2
Q 5 4
8 7 6 3 Table 4
10 6 5 3
A K J 9 6
K Q J
68544 =
64697 =
Par NS -110 A 9 8 6 3
J 7
10 8 7
10 5 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-7 18
1 NT opening
3 S +1 +170
+7 21

17. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
WangYH Sadek HuW El Ahmady Smirnov LiY Piekarek LiL
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 5
10 3 2
A 7 6 5 4 2
K J Table Q J 10 9 4
J 5 4
10
A 6 3 2
97888 =
36345 36344
Par NS +400 K 8 3
A 9 7 6
K 9 8 3
7 5

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 18
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 27

20. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Graves Katz Levin Saelensminde Weinstein Brogeland
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 2 2 AP Dbl Pass 2 2
3 AP

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

9 5 4
10 4
K 10 3 2
A J 6 5 Table J 7
A K J 9 8 6
9 5 4
K 8
59577 =
63866 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 8 6 3 2
Q 7 2
Q 8 6
4

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 18
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 34

21. 2013 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Fantoni Lauria Nunes Zimmermann Bocchi Multon Madala
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 4
Q 10 5 4
Q J 3 2
J 7 3 Table K 10 9 8
K 9 8 7
A 9 7
4 2
99789 98679
44653 =
Par NS +600 A J 5 3 2
3 2
10 5 4
A 9 8

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 18
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+13 47

22. 2013 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Zmudzinski Levin Balicki Mazurkiewicz Bathurst Jassem Dwyer
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

Q 6 5 3 2
K J 7
5 3
10 4 2 Table A 10 4
A 8 5 3 2
J 9 7 4
A
43479 =
7A964 =
Par NS -300 9 8
Q 10 6
K 8 6 2
Q 9 5 3

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 23
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -100
-5 47

23. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

W deals
Both vul A 4
10 4 2
A 6 5 2
A Q 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Helgemo Levin Helness Nunes Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
3 Pass 3 AP

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

9 8
A 8 6 3
J 10 8 7 4 3
7 Table K J 7 3
K 9 5
K Q
K 9 8 5
68648 68548
75794 =
Par NS -110 Q 10 6 5 2
Q J 7
9
J 10 3 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 28
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 47

26. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Balicki Levin Zmudzinski Buras Kranyak Narkiewicz WolpertG
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)
2 Dbl Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP

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

8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3 Table Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 K 10 7 3 2
Q 9 7
A
J 6 5 2

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 36
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 50

27. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Thoma Tobing Brenner Asbi George Campos Karwur Villas-Boas
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
3 NT AP

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

A 5 4
3 2
Q 10 6
Q 10 8 7 2 Table K 9 7 6 3
K 7 6 5
A K J
4
54554 53554
79779 =
Par NS -140 Q 10
9 8 4
8 7 5 3
J 9 5 3

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+8 44
1 NT opening
2 W +1 -140
-8 50

32. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul A 10 2
Q 10 3
A 9 5
A 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz Allfrey Jassem Robson Bakhshi Buras Townsend Narkiewicz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8
K 8 7 4
7 3
Q J 8 7 4 Table K 9 4 3
J 9 6
K J 6 2
9 3
A98A7 =
33535 =
Par NS +630 Q 7 6 5
A 5 2
Q 10 8 4
K 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 44
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+13 67

33. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul A 10 2
Q 10 3
A 9 5
A 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Krochmalik Kamil Lavings Brown Willenken Bilski Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8
K 8 7 4
7 3
Q J 8 7 4 Table K 9 4 3
J 9 6
K J 6 2
9 3
A98A7 =
33535 =
Par NS +630 Q 7 6 5
A 5 2
Q 10 8 4
K 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 44
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+13 80

34. 2013 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Zimmermann Bocchi Multon Nunes Versace Fantoni Lauria
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

Q 6 5 3 2
K J 7
5 3
10 4 2 Table A 10 4
A 8 5 3 2
J 9 7 4
A
43479 =
7A964 =
Par NS -300 9 8
Q 10 6
K 8 6 2
Q 9 5 3

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 50
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -150
-6 80

35. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Townsend Versace Bakhshi Forrester Madala Gold Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 4 2
Q 9 6
A 10 5 3
10 2 Table K 10 7 6
K 10 5
Q J 2
6 4 3
87A8B =
56352 =
Par NS +420 A J
J 8 4 3 2
9 4
K Q 9 5

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-6 50
1 NT opening
2 N +2 +170
+6 86

43. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

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

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

Q J 10 7
J 10 9 4
5
8 6 5 4 Table 8 3
K Q 7 2
A Q 9 7 4 3
10
87569 =
55874 =
Par NS +120 9 6 4 2
A 6 5
8 6
A K 9 7

1 opening
3 × E -2 +500
+12 66
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 90

46. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

W deals
E-W vul K 9 8 7
K 6
A Q 7
Q 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Gitelman GordonM Moss Becker Seamon Spector Pszczola
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
3 4 AP

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

5 2
Q 9 4 3 2
10 8 4 3
10 7 Table A 6
A 10 8 5
K 5 2
A J 6 5
68567 68557
65876 =
Par NS +110 Q J 10 4 3
J 7
J 9 6
K 9 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 71
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 90

49. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

W deals
N-S vul 10 5
Q J
Q 3
A K Q 9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Grue BildeM Moss BildeD AukenS BessisT Welland Bertheau
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 6 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 4 8 10
12 tricks won Q 4 A 3
J 8 5 4
2 3 Q 2
A J 2 10
13 tricks claimed

A 8
10 8 7 6 3
10 8 6
10 8 3 Table Q 7 6 3 2
K 9 5 4
J 9 7
4
CA7CC =
03600 =
Par NS +1440 K J 9 4
A 2
A K 5 4 2
J 2

1 opening
6 NT S = +1440
+12 86
1 NT opening
3 NT N +4 +720
-12 90

52. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau AukenS BessisT Welland BildeD Grue BildeM Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 3 4 Pass 2 Pass 4
4 Pass 5 AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 5 4
2
Q 10 8 7 5 4
A 5 Table A 7
9 6 3
A 6 3
K 9 7 4 2
78A37 =
65286 65396
Par NS +300 K 10 9 8 6
Q J 10 8 7 4
9 2
—

1 opening
5 W -2 +100
-11 86
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+11 101

61. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Nickell Spector Katz Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

9
K J 7 5
J 10 9 8 6 3
10 8 Table J 8 5 3 2
10 8 2
K Q 4
A 3
9975A =
34682 34582
Par NS +500 K 10 6 4
A 9 6
7
K 9 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 98
1 NT opening
5 S -1 -100
-12 105

64. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Demirev Martel Lee Stansby Levin Garner Weinstein WeinsteinH
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 10 8
J 8 6
10 4 3
10 8 5 4 Table A 7 6
Q 9 5 4 3 2
K 9 8
2
CB9BC CB8BC
11421 12421
Par NS +990 K Q 5 3 2
—
A Q 7 5
Q J 6 3

1 opening
6 N = +920
+14 114
1 NT opening
6 S -1 -50
-14 107

66. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

8 6 5 4
A 7 5
K 9
A 6 4 2 Table K 9 2
J 10
J 10 7 6 5 3
8 5
A9A69 99A69
34373 =
Par NS +630 Q 10 7
K 8 6 4 2
4 2
K Q 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 125
1 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 107

67. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Pont Hamman Graupera Zia Meckstroth Muzzio Rodwell Bianchedi
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6
J 2
8 6 4 3
J 10 8 7 3 Table Q J 10
K 10 7 5 3
K 10 9
A Q
8A787 89776
43656 =
Par NS +420 A 5 4 3
6 4
A J 7 2
5 4 2

1 opening
1 N +2 +140
+6 131
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-6 107

74. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Kaku Fallenius Furuta Teramoto Bertheau Yokoi Nystrom
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
3 4 Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP
4 AP

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

A 6 4 3 2
A 8 4 3
Q 7
9 3 Table Q J 10 8 7 5
Q 9 6
3
Q J 5
64499 =
59833 =
Par NS -100 9
10 7 2
K J 10 9 6 5
K 10 8

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
-8 133
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+8 115

76. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

W deals
N-S vul A 7 3
K 10 3 2
Q 7
A J 9 8

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

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

K Q J 9 6
9 8 7 6
K 6 2
4 Table 10 2
A 5
10 9 5 3
Q 10 7 6 5
77887 =
46455 46444
Par NS +110 8 5 4
Q J 4
A J 8 4
K 3 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
+5 138
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-5 116

77. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

W deals
Both vul K J 10
K Q J 3
10 9 6 2
K J

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

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

7 3 2
8 6
K 4 3
A 9 8 7 2 Table A Q 4
A 7 5 4
Q J 5
Q 6 4
46664 =
87679 =
Par NS -120 9 8 6 5
10 9 2
A 8 7
10 5 3

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
+5 143
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -300
-5 116

78. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Ahmed Lauria Masood Versace Bocchi Ghazi Madala Gheewala
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

—
J 8 7 5 4
J 9 6 5
10 7 4 3 Table A K 10 8 7
10 9
A K 10 7
A 8
56536 =
76897 =
Par NS -110 J 6 5 4 2
6 3
Q 8
Q J 6 2

1 opening
2 S -3 -150
+12 155
1 NT opening
2 × S -4 -800
-12 116

83. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul J 8 6 2
A 6
Q 6
A K J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Zack Bertheau Barel HerbstO Fallenius HerbstI Fredin
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 3 3 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 10 3
2
7 5 4 3
10 9 8 6 Table 7 5
K Q J 10 5 4 3
K J
7 4
995AA 995BB
23722 =
Par NS +600 A 9 4
9 8 7
A 10 9 8 2
Q 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+5 163
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-5 116

87. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul K Q 8 2
Q 7 3
A Q 7
Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Nunes Kamil Fantoni Helness Weinstein Helgemo Levin
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 3
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 7 4 3
10 9 4
10 9 6 4
10 Table A J 6
A K 6 2
K 2
8 4 3 2
85679 =
47654 =
Par NS +120 5
J 8 5
J 8 5 3
A K J 9 5

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 170
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-5 116

91. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 67

W deals
N-S vul K J 8 6
K J 2
9 8
A Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Meyers Ekeblad LevinJ Rosenthal Garner Silverstein WeinsteinH
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 5 3
6
A K 10 3 2
J 4 2 Table Q 7 4
A Q 9 5 3
7 5
10 9 6
86777 87777
56564 =
Par NS +120 A 2
10 8 7 4
Q J 6 4
K 8 3

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-11 170
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+11 127

93. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul Q 4
K Q 8
Q 2
A J 8 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Casen Schermer Krekorian Jacobus Welland Wold Bramley
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 4
2 Dbl AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 8
J 10 7 3 2
10 9 7 4
9 6 Table A 7 2
9 4
A K J 6 5
K 7 3
69549 =
64794 =
Par NS +140 K J 9 6 5 3
A 6 5
8 3
Q 10

1 opening
2 × W = -670
-11 170
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
+11 142

94. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue WangJ Cheek Ao Kang Bakhshi Sun Delmonte
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 8 7 2
4
J 9 3 2
10 9 2 Table J 3
K 10 7 6 5
10 5 4
A 5 4
97879 97878
46464 =
Par NS +400 10 9 5
Q J 3 2
K Q 7
Q 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 170
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 153

100. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

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

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

J 8 4
A 7 2
K 10 5 4
8 4 2 Table K 6 3
K 4 3
J 9 3
K 10 7 3
67766 =
76677 =
Par NS -90 A 10 9 5
9 8 6
Q 8 6
J 9 5

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 175
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-5 156

104. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Martel Hampson Stansby Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Dbl Pass
Pass 5 AP

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

10 9 5 2
J 9 7 6
2
10 8 7 2 Table A 8 7 4
A Q 8 3
J 7 6 5
3
B56BB 856AA
28711 =
Par NS +460 Q J
10 2
A K Q 10 8 3
Q 5 4

1 opening
5 N = +400
+10 186
1 NT opening
4 NT N -1 -50
-10 156

106. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Rosenberg Wolfson Zia Cohen Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

—
Q 8 5
J 10 8 7 6 4 3 2
9 4 Table Q 7 6 5 4
J 2
5
K Q 10 8 5
A9A57 A9A58
34385 =
Par NS +430 A 10 3 2
A K 7 6
A 9
6 3 2

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-12 186
1 NT opening
4 × W -2 +500
+12 168

108. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Zimmermann Brink Multon Fantoni Wold Nunes Bates
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 4
9 8 6 2
A K J 10 7
6 5 Table 10 3 2
A 10 4
9 5 4
Q 9 8 2
7A769 =
63674 =
Par NS +420 J 8 7 5
Q J 3
8 3 2
A K 7

1 opening
4 N = +420
+11 197
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 168

110. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

4 3 2
7 6
A J 8 2
Q 9 8 2 Table A Q 7 6
K J 9 5 3
Q 4
A 4
65566 55566
78877 77766
Par NS -110 K 9 8 5
10 8 4 2
10 7 6
6 5

1 opening
2 E = -110
-7 197
1 NT opening
2 E -2 +200
+7 175

112. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Martel Bertheau Stansby Weinstein Fredin Levin Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
2 Pass 2 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 AP
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q J 9 7 3 2
J 10 7 6 5
—
7 3 Table 8 4
K 8
A Q 10
Q 9 8 6 4 2
967B8 =
27515 37625
Par NS +600 A K 10
9 2
K J 9 6 5 4 3 2
—

1 opening
6 S -2 -200
-13 198
1 NT opening
5 N = +600
+13 188

118. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

W deals
N-S vul Q J 7
K Q 8
K Q J 8 6
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Nunes Aronov Fantoni Sementa Trendafilov Duboin Karaivanov
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

A K
9 6 5 2
9 5 4 3 2
Q 8 Table 10 6 5 4 2
J 10 4 3
A 10
10 7
A8699 =
35542 =
Par NS +630 9 8 3
A 7
7
A K 9 6 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+13 214
1 NT opening
5 N -2 -200
-13 188

120. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

W deals
None vul A J 8 5
A Q 8
A 5 3 2
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Nunes Matushko Fantoni Sementa Dubinin Duboin Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 4
J 6
10 9 7
K 9 8 7 6 Table K 10 2
10 9 7 5
8 6 4
A Q 4
8A9A7 =
53436 =
Par NS +420 Q 6 3
K 4 3 2
K Q J
J 10 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+11 225
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 189

123. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 12

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

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

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

A Q 9
J 9 8 6
J 7 4 3
Q 3 Table J 10 6 3
A K 3
Q 5
K J 9 8
44454 =
98979 99879
Par NS -400 8 5 4 2
Q 4
10 9 8 2
5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
+9 237
1 NT opening
2 NT× N -3 -800
-9 189

124. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 12

W deals
N-S vul K Q 5
A Q 10
J
K 8 6 4 3 2

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

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

A 8 4 3 2
9 7 2
K Q 9 8
7 Table J 9 6
J 8 5
7 6 4 3
A Q 9
7686A =
47573 =
Par NS +130 10 7
K 6 4 3
A 10 5 2
J 10 5

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-7 237
1 NT opening
1 NT N +3 +180
+7 196

127. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi de Wijs Muzzio Muller Brink Pellegrini Drijver Ravenna
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

7 5 3
J 9 6
K J 5 4 3
6 2 Table J 6
10 8 2
10 9 8 6
9 5 4 3
DDD8D =
00050 =
Par NS +2220 A K Q 9 2
A Q 7 4
Q 2
Q 7

1 opening
6 NT S +1 +1470
-12 237
1 NT opening
7 N = +2210
+12 208

128. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Strul Smith Becker CohenB Willenken Martel Welland Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 7 5 3 2
Q 3
Q 9
8 7 6 2 Table 9 6
K 7 6 4
A 6 4 3
A Q 5
86776 =
57666 57556
Par NS +120 K J 10 4
J 10 5 2
10 7 5
4 3

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 243
1 NT opening
2 S -1 -100
-6 208

130. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Walker Chambers Rowntree Schermer Larsen Prahin Meltzer Heitzman
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Dbl Pass 2 AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 6 5
6 3
A 8 4 2
K 6 3 Table A 8 2
A K 10 7 4
9 3
J 4 2
65577 55577
78866 77755
Par NS -110 7 3
9 5
K J 10 7 5
9 8 7 5

1 opening
2 E -2 +200
+8 251
1 NT opening
3 N -3 -150
-8 209

132. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Gu LewisP WeinsteinJ LewisL Bramley ShiX Wold YangD
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass 1 NT 3 Pass
Pass Dbl AP 4 AP

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

Q 5
K Q
J 6 5 4
J 10 9 7 2 Table K 9 6 2
A J 8 7 6 3 2
3
Q
67387 =
75856 55846
Par NS -110 10 4 3
10 9
A Q 9 7 2
8 6 4

1 opening
4 × E = -590
-12 251
1 NT opening
4 E -2 +100
+12 221

139. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Rodwell Nickell Skrzypczak Freeman Gierulski
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 9 6 3
J 9 7 4
8 7
9 4 3 Table Q 10 7 4
A Q 8 3
9 5
8 7 6
C66CC 966BB
15711 =
Par NS +1400 A J
10 6 2
Q 6 4
K Q J 5 2

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+12 268
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-12 221

140. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Martens Hamman Jassem Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Rodwell
Pass 1 1 Dbl 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
4 2 5 J 4 K 7 9
4 2 J 3 7 5 K 2
7 5 Q 9 8 2 Q 4
K 2 8 6 J 3 4 9
A 7 3 10 8 6 Q 2
J K A 4 A 9 3 10
Q 6 8 2 J K A 6
K 7 9 A 2 5 10 Q
Q 3 5 8 J
8 tricks claimed A 7 5 8
3 K 6 9

10 6 4
8 7 5
J 9 8
10 6 5 3 Table K 9 2
A Q 6 4 3
K 7 2
9 2
8A8BA =
33522 33523
Par NS +420 A Q 7 5 3
K 2
Q 6 5
J 8 7

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 268
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 231

144. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Shivdasani Helness Allegaert Helgemo Sontag Bathurst Bates LallJ
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 8 5 3
Q J 8 6
5
10 8 2 Table 4
10 9 5 2
Q J 3
K Q 7 6 3
DA7D8 =
02604 01504
Par NS +2220 9 7 2
A 7 4
A K 10 8 7 6 2
—

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
-12 268
1 NT opening
6 S = +1370
+12 243

147. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

W deals
N-S vul A K 6 4
A K 4
8 7 5
8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Apteker Rosenberg Gower Zia WeinsteinH Cope Garner Holman
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl 4 AP

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

9 8 3 2
9 2
4 2
K Q J 10 9 Table J 7 5
Q J
A Q J 9 6
7 4 3
BBC87 =
11146 =
Par NS +1430 Q 10
10 8 7 6 5 3
K 10 3
A 5

1 opening
2 E -3 +150
-11 268
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
+11 256

149. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Sun Zia WangX Rosenberg WeinsteinH ShiM Garner Zhuang
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

K 7 5 3
K 4
Q 5 3 2
5 3 2 Table J
Q 8 6 3
A 9 7 6 4
A 9 7
89858 =
44485 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 6 4 2
10 7 5 2
J 10
K 8

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-5 268
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+5 263

151. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

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

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

J 6 4 3
9 3
5
K Q J 10 7 3 Table K 2
K 10 5 4
A 10 8 7 6 4 2
—
77675 =
56567 =
Par NS +90 Q 9 5
8 6 2
K 3
A 9 5 4 2

1 opening
3 E -2 +200
+11 279
1 NT opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-11 266

155. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Krekorian Stansby Casen Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 NT 2 AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 4 3
A J 9 6 2
Q 3 2
6 Table J 2
Q 10 3
J 6
A K Q 10 5 2
68595 =
75848 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9 8
8 5
10 9 8 5 4
9 4

1 opening
2 E = -90
-7 279
1 NT opening
4 W -2 +200
+7 277

157. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Cohler Lazard Soloway Bramley Hamman
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 AP

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

7 6 4 3
A J 9 6 2
Q 3 2
6 Table J 2
Q 10 3
J 6
A K Q 10 5 2
68595 =
75848 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9 8
8 5
10 9 8 5 4
9 4

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+6 285
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 277

159. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Bramley Hamman Lazard Baze Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3
4 AP Dbl 4 AP

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

A 5 3
9 8 7 5
A Q 10 9
J 9 Table 2
A J 10 6 2
8 4
A 7 6 4 2
48355 58355
75A87 =
Par NS -300 K 10 9 8 6 4
Q 4
J 7 5 3
10

1 opening
4 E = -420
-13 286
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+13 290

169. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 122

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Weinstein Zia Levin Seamon Garner Cayne WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

5 2
Q J 10 7 4
Q 5 3
6 5 4 Table Q 7 4 3
8 6 5
9
Q 10 9 3 2
CC8C9 =
11414 =
Par NS +1440 A K 9 6
9 2
A K 10 8 7 4
K

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
-12 288
1 NT opening
6 N = +1370
+12 307

170. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Stansby Bates Martel Fallenius Feldman Welland Bramley
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 AP Pass

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

10 9
A 5
Q 10 9 7 6 3 2
7 4 Table A K 6 5
Q 9 7 6 3
K
10 6 3
88659 =
45684 45584
Par NS +120 Q J 8
J 8 4 2
8 5
Q J 9 5

1 opening
2 W = -90
-5 288
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 312

171. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nunes Willenken Fantoni Lauria Sadek Versace El Ahmady
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Rdbl 2 AP

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

K J 8 4
10 6 2
K 10 7 5
Q 10 Table 9 3
A Q J 3
9 8 4
A 5 4 2
66556 66557
77886 76776
Par NS -110 A 7 6
9 8 5 4
6 3
J 9 8 7

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-6 288
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 318

176. 2005 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul Q 10 7
K J 6 5
A K Q 8
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Lauria Soloway Versace Hamman
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT 2 3 2 Dbl 2 3 (AP)
Dbl AP

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

8 5
10 9 7
J 9 3
A K 8 7 4 Table A K 9 3 2
A 8 4 2
10 7 5 4
—
66556 =
67776 =
Par NS -80 J 6 4
Q 3
6 2
Q J 10 9 6 3

1 opening
3 × N -3 -800
-12 292
1 NT opening
3 S -2 -200
+12 331

177. 2005 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 124

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

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

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

9 7 6 5
A 9 3 2
J 10 6 5 4
— Table J 10 3
Q J 7
A 9 8 3 2
7 4
A874A A974A
34692 =
Par NS +300 A 4
K 10 6 4
K
K 10 8 6 3 2

1 opening
5 N = +600
+12 304
1 NT opening
5 S -1 -100
-12 331

178. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Lutostanski Rodwell Krupowicz Martens Soloway Jassem Hamman
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
1 NT AP 4 AP

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

K 6 5
J 9 2
10 9 7 6
Q 8 4 Table A Q 9 4
A K 6 5 4
A J
10 5
34367 33367
A9A76 99A76
Par NS -430 7 2
8 7 3
Q 5 3 2
9 6 3 2

1 opening
1 NT W +3 -180
-6 304
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +50
+6 337

181. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Welland Bramley Fallenius Rosenberg Robinson Zia Boyd
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

K 5
K Q 8 7 3
K 5 3 2
10 4 Table Q 9 8 7 4 3
4 2
9
A 9 6 3
86799 =
57544 =
Par NS +120 J 6
A 9
Q J 8 4
J 8 7 5 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
-10 306
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 347

182. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

W deals
None vul K 6 4
A 7 3 2
8 7 6
A Q J

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

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

10 9 2
10 8
A 9 5 4
K 8 5 2 Table A J 5
Q 9 5
Q 10
10 9 7 6 4
99A87 =
44356 =
Par NS +420 Q 8 7 3
K J 6 4
K J 3 2
3

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
-7 306
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+7 354

186. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Fitzgibbon Verhees Mesbur Jansma Brink Garvey v.Prooijen Carroll
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Dbl AP

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

J 10 3
A Q J
10 9 8 3
Q J 3 Table K 8 5
10 8 6 5 3
K Q 2
A K
35335 =
98AA8 =
Par NS -620 9 7 2
7 4 2
7 6 4
10 8 6 2

1 opening
2 × N -1 -200
+5 314
1 NT opening
1 NT N -4 -400
-5 354

188. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Wan Fantoni Zen Nunes Duboin Lai Bocchi Mak
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
3 3 AP

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

Q 3
J 5 2
K Q 10 8 6 4
10 7 Table A K 5
K Q 7 4 3
7
A 4 3 2
56337 56347
66A96 =
Par NS -620 9 8 7 6 4 2
9 6
J 9 5 3
9

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-7 314
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +100
+7 362

189. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Bocchi Verhees Duboin Versace v.Prooijen Lauria Brink
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

8 2
10 9 8 3 2
J 6
10 7 6 4 Table A Q 7 6 4
K Q 5
A 8 4
9 3
976A9 =
26723 =
Par NS +400 K 10 5
J 7
K 10 7 5 3 2
Q 5

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
-7 314
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 369

191. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul A 9 8 4
K Q 6 3
Q 7
A 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Rekunov Verhees Khokhlov Dubinin v.Prooijen Gromov Brink
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 3 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K 10 6
8 7
A J 10 9 8
Q 8 7 Table 2
J 10 9 4 2
K 6 3
K J 4 3
69555 =
64788 =
Par NS +140 Q J 7 5 3
A 5
5 4 2
10 9 5

1 opening
4 × S -1 -200
-8 314
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+8 378

192. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Lauria Fallenius Versace Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 4 AP

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

A K 9 8 5
J 7 3 2
4
9 5 3 Table 7 2
K 10 9 5 4
K 10 8 3
K 4
75499 65499
47943 =
Par NS -100 J 10 4
6
A Q J 7 2
J 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
+11 325
1 NT opening
4 E = -620
-11 378

194. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 91

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

West North East South West North East South
Macskasy Rombaut Szalay Palau Quantin Szilagyi Multon Honti
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 AP

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

8 4
J 4
9 7 6 5
Q 10 5 4 3 Table A K J 10 6 5
Q 10 6 3
K J
7
66788 65778
77655 =
Par NS +90 9 3 2
9 8 2
A 10 4 3
A J 9

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
+5 331
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
-5 378

195. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Versace Nickell Lauria Jacobs Soloway Katz Hamman
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
4 Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

J
10 9 5 4
J 10 9 3 2
A J 8 Table K 7 4
A
K 8 6 5 4
K 7 5 3
99836 79836
333A7 343A7
Par NS -130 A 10 9 8 3 2
Q 7 6 3
—
10 4 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 331
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+12 390

199. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

W deals
E-W vul A J 10 8
K 2
A 10 6 2
K 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth Freeman Weinstein Nickell Levin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

7 3 2
J 8
K J 4
J 10 7 3 2 Table K 9 6 4
A 9 6
7 3
A Q 8 5
679A4 56994
76439 =
Par NS +140 Q 5
Q 10 7 5 4 3
Q 9 8 5
6

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 343
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 392

204. 2003 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
K Q 8 4
K Q 10
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Lauria Soloway Versace Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 2 NT 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 4 AP

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

7 4
9 3
A J 9 8 7 2
J 10 3 Table J 5 3
A J
6 5 4
A K 5 4 2
69946 =
74487 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10 9
10 7 6 5 2
3
9 7 6

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 353
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 394

207. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Thoma Trendafilov Branco Aranha Stamatov Campos Gunev
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 3 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 5
J 10 8 4 3 2
Q 9 4
9 3 Table K Q 10 9 7 6 3
A
10 5 2
10 2
857AA =
27532 =
Par NS +130 A J
K 7 6 5
A J 7
8 7 6 5

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
+11 364
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 397

213. 2001 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul J 6 2
K 2
A K 9 6
A 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Stansby Helgemo Martel Larsen Brogeland Meltzer Saelensminde
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 5 4
A 10 7
J 10 2
Q 10 3 Table A K 10 8 3
J 9 4
7 5
J 8 5
759A9 =
67433 =
Par NS +140 Q
Q 8 6 5 3
Q 8 4 3
K 9 7

1 opening
3 S -1 -100
-12 365
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 411

216. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 102

W deals
E-W vul K 5 2
A 10
Q 4
A Q 10 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Rodwell Lipsitz Meckstroth Hamman Shenkin Soloway Molson
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT 2 2
3 Pass 4 AP 3 3 NT 4 Pass
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

Q 8 4
Q J 7 6 3 2
8 6
9 4 Table A J 9 3
K 9 5 4
A K 10 2
J
74379 73379
69A64 =
Par NS -300 10 7 6
8
J 9 7 5 3
K 8 7 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-15 365
1 NT opening
5 × N = +550
+15 428

217. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul A K J
J 9 3
8 2
K Q 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Balicki Bocchi Zmudzinski Jassem Lauria Tuszynski Versace
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6 2
A 5 2
A 10 7 6
10 9 Table Q 5
Q 10 7 6 4
J 9 4 3
J 8
9966A =
34673 =
Par NS +400 9 8 4 3
K 8
K Q 5
A 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 365
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 438

218. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 8 4 2
A K 10 5
Q 2
A J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Hanna Chagas Lebi Branco Campos Kokish Villas-Boas Mittelman
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K Q J 5 3
—
J 10 9 6 3
Q 9 3 Table 9
Q J 9 8 7 2
A 8 5
7 4 2
88958 88968
55475 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7 6
6 4 3
K 7 4
K 6 5

1 opening
2 × E -4 +1100
+14 379
1 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
-14 438

219. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 8 4 2
A K 10 5
Q 2
A J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Fort Levy Volhejn Chemla Palau Kopriva Allegrini Jires
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
Pass 2 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Dbl AP

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

K Q J 5 3
—
J 10 9 6 3
Q 9 3 Table 9
Q J 9 8 7 2
A 8 5
7 4 2
88958 88968
55475 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7 6
6 4 3
K 7 4
K 6 5

1 opening
2 NT N +1 +150
+14 393
1 NT opening
4 × S -3 -800
-14 438

221. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Tuszynski Chemla Jassem Balicki Allegrini Zmudzinski Palau
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
4 Pass 5 AP 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 5 7
11 tricks won

J
10 9 8
A K J 7 6 4
8 7 4 Table A K Q 6 4
A 4
10 9 5 3
J 6
11716 =
796B6 =
Par NS -600 10 7 5 3
Q J 6 5 3 2
8
5 3

1 opening
5 W +1 -620
-10 394
1 NT opening
3 W +2 -150
+10 448

222. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 8 4 2
A K 10 5
Q 2
A J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Versace Austberg Lauria Helgemo Furunes Bocchi Helness Duboin
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP

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

K Q J 5 3
—
J 10 9 6 3
Q 9 3 Table 9
Q J 9 8 7 2
A 8 5
7 4 2
88958 88968
55475 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7 6
6 4 3
K 7 4
K 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 394
1 NT opening
3 E -4 +400
+7 455

226. 1999 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell Branco Janz Hamman Mello Soloway
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 6 2
5 4 2
A 9
10 9 6 4 Table 5 4
Q 9 8
Q 10 8 4 2
A 5 3
AAA89 BAB8A
22253 =
Par NS +660 K Q J
K 7 6 3
K J 5
J 8 7

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 408
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 455

229. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Robinson Wolfson Boyd Becker Zia Kamil Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 4 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Dbl 3 NT AP

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

A 9 7 6
Q 4 3
K 5 2
Q 6 5 Table J 8
K J 9 8
A Q 9 6 4 3
K
35328 =
879A5 =
Par NS -140 5 3 2
10 7 2
10
J 10 9 8 4 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
+8 416
1 NT opening
3 NT W = -400
-8 455

230. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Seamon Sontag Passell Cayne Jacobs Burger Katz
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 AP

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

A 9 7 6
Q 4 3
K 5 2
Q 6 5 Table J 8
K J 9 8
A Q 9 6 4 3
K
35328 =
879A5 =
Par NS -140 5 3 2
10 7 2
10
J 10 9 8 4 3

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-6 416
1 NT opening
3 E +2 -150
+6 461

234. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby Becker Meckstroth Kamil Rodwell
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 3 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 AP Pass 6 AP

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

K Q 9 2
J 5 4
9 6 5
10 8 4 Table 8 7 3
A Q 8 6 3 2
—
Q 9 7 2
B85B7 B85C7
24813 =
Par NS +1100 A 10 6
—
Q J 10 8 4 3 2
K J 6

1 opening
5 S +1 +620
-13 416
1 NT opening
6 S = +1370
+13 476

235. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul A K 2
K 7 2
Q 8 4
Q 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Kamil Rodwell Becker Martel Soloway Stansby Hamman
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
2 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 4
A 10 5
J 7 6 5
9 7 3 2 Table Q J 9 7 5 3
J 9 8 6 3
3
A
844AB B44AB
28722 =
Par NS +460 10 6
Q 4
A K 10 9 2
K J 8 6

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 416
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 486

236. 1997 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Mari Freeman Levy Nickell Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
1 Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 8 7 5 4
J 3
5 3
7 5 2 Table —
K Q 10 6 5 4
K Q 2
A J 9 3
77596 77496
55846 55847
Par NS +110 10 6 3
A 9 2
10 9 8 7 6
Q 10

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-8 416
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +200
+8 494

238. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Mari Saelensminde Levy Perron Aa Chemla Groetheim
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

10 4 3
A K Q 9 6
10 9 6
J 8 Table Q 5 2
7 5
A J 8 4
Q 7 6 5
77667 =
66776 =
Par NS +90 J 8 7 6
4 3
K 5 3
K 10 4 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 422
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 496

242. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Feldman Zmudzinski Sontag Burger Golias Cayne Baze
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 4 3 2
Q J 6
A 10 7 3 2
J Table K 9 8 5
5 4 3
K 5
10 9 7 6
85878 =
58565 =
Par NS +120 10 7
A 10 8 2
9 6 4
K Q 5 3

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 431
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 496

245. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K 9
A 5 3
A 6 3
K 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Levin Smith Weichsel Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen Stewart
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 5
Dbl 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 10 8 6 5 3
8 7 4
Q 7 2
A Table A 2
Q 2
10 4
Q J 10 9 8 6 3
B8CC6 =
25117 =
Par NS +1430 Q 7 4
K J 10 9 6
K J 9 8 5
—

1 opening
4 S = +620
+14 445
1 NT opening
6 S -3 -300
-14 497

247. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul A K 5
9 7 2
A Q 5
Q 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Cayne Szymanowski Burger Seamon Zmudzinski Passell Balicki
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

10 3 2
A Q J
8 7 4
9 7 4 3 Table 8 6 4
K 8 6 3
K J 10 2
A J
57557 =
56885 =
Par NS -110 Q J 9 7
10 5 4
9 6 3
K 10 2

1 opening
2 S -1 -100
-6 446
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 503

248. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Szymanowski Schafer Lesniewski Fox Fallenius Balicki Moss Zmudzinski
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J J
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

10 9 7
Q J 6 3
8 5 3
6 5 3 Table —
K 9 8 2
A 6 4
J 10 9 8 7 2
9B6A5 9B695
11717 =
Par NS +450 K J 8 6 5 3
A 10
K 7 2
K 4

1 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 446
1 NT opening
6 N = +980
Tie 503

Data 9X32 Main Top One Club vs. One Notrump