Data 9X35 Main

One Club vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 138 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 Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul K J 4 2
A J 5
J 8 6
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Madala Fantoni Bocchi Zia Helgemo Duboin Helness
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10
K 4 3
9 7 5 4
8 7 5 4 Table 9 7 6 5
Q 10 2
Q 3 2
K J 6
99988 =
44455 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 3
9 8 7 6
A K 10
A Q 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
-1 0
1 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 1

2. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Fantoni Bocchi Nunes Helgemo Duboin Helness Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl Pass 1 Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 AP

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

K 8
A K Q 4
A Q J 5 2
3 2 Table 10 7 6 4
J 10 8 3
7
10 9 7 6
67367 67377
65965 =
Par NS -140 A Q 3 2
7 5 2
8 4
A K Q 5

1 opening
4 E -2 +200
Tie 0
1 NT opening
2 W -2 +200
Tie 1

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 124

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 6 3
J 10 6 2
5
A J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Cheek Rosenberg Bertens Gu Martel Lair Cohler
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A J 7 4
9 8 5
K Q J
10 7 4 Table K 10
A Q 3
10 9 8 7 6 3
9 6
57748 =
76695 =
Par NS -110 Q 5 2
K 7 4
A 4 2
K Q 3 2

1 opening
2 S -2 -100
Tie 0
1 NT opening
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 1

4. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul Q 7 6 4 2
8 5 3 2
A 5
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Lee Hurd Hamman WeinsteinH LallJ Grabel WolpertG
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8
Q 9 7 4
Q 10 8 3 2
10 2 Table A 10 5 3
A J 10 6
J 6
9 7 3
76469 =
56874 =
Par NS +110 J 9
K
K 9 7 4
A K J 6 5 4

1 opening
2 S +2 +130
+6 6
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 1

5. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul 7 5
9
J 9 8 6 5 3
K Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Nickell Dwyer Katz Weinstein Jacobus Levin Passell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 2 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 6 4 3
A J 10 6 5
7
5 3 2 Table K Q J 10
Q 4 2
Q 10 2
8 6 4
434A7 =
39833 69833
Par NS +130 9 8 2
K 8 7 3
A K 4
A J 7

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
-7 6
1 NT opening
3 S = +110
+7 8

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Lynch Nunes Passell Fantoni Helness Zmudzinski Helgemo Balicki
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 Pass 1 3 4 AP
2 2 3 3
4 4 AP

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

5
K J 10 8
A Q 10 7 5 3 2
3 Table Q 10 9
Q 5 2
J 4
A 8 6 5 4
69638 =
636A5 =
Par NS -100 A K 7
A 9 4 3
8 6
K J 10 7

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
+3 9
1 NT opening
4 N -3 -150
-3 8

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul K J 10 9 8 4
5 3 2
7 6 5
2

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

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

3 2
K Q J 10 9
Q 9 3
A 8 5 Table A 7 6
6 4
K J 10 4 2
J 9 7
78337 =
63775 64886
Par NS +100 Q 5
A 8 7
A 8
K Q 10 6 4 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
Tie 9
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
Tie 8

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul 9 7 6 4
9 8 4
Q 2
10 8 7 3

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

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

K 5 3
K J 10 3
8 6 4
A Q 9 Table A 2
Q 7 2
K 9 7 5 3
J 4 2
56445 =
86897 87998
Par NS -140 Q J 10 8
A 6 5
A J 10
K 6 5

1 opening
2 E +1 -110
+9 18
1 NT opening
2 × N -3 -500
-9 8

9. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul Q J 9 6
9 5 3
10 6
8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
LiL Smirnov LiY Piekarek El Ahmady WangYH Sadek HuW
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 7 4
K 7 6
Q 7 4 2
A Q J Table 8 5
Q 8 4
K J 9 3
10 9 7 5
58635 =
85698 85798
Par NS -100 K 10 3 2
A J 10 2
A 8 5
K 4

1 opening
1 S +1 +110
+6 24
1 NT opening
1 NT S -3 -150
-6 8

10. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

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

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

A 10 3 2
A Q 10 7
J 4 2
10 2 Table Q J 8 7
J 6 3
A 7 6
9 6 4
43478 43578
9A865 =
Par NS -420 K 6
K 8 5 4
K 9 3
K Q 8 3

1 opening
3 S = +110
+5 29
1 NT opening
1 NT S -2 -100
-5 8

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 7 5 3
Q J
10 9 3 2
J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Zia Campos Martel Kamil Thoma Fleisher Brenner
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

K 2
10 8 6 5 4
A 8 6 4
K 7 Table A J 10
K 9 7 3
Q 7
8 5 3 2
58477 =
55966 =
Par NS -100 9 8 6 4
A 2
K J 5
A Q 9 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
Tie 29
1 NT opening
1 NT S -3 -150
Tie 8

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Samir Zimmermann Noshy Nabil Nunes Sadek Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A J 7 4 3
8 5
J 6 5 4
10 5 Table 9 8 5 2
K J 4 2
10 8
A Q 9
65888 =
68554 =
Par NS -110 K 6
Q 9
A Q 3 2
K 7 6 3 2

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 29
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+5 13

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K 9 2
K J 9 7
J 9
10 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski de Wijs Balicki Muller Brink Narkiewicz Drijver Buras
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 1 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 3 AP

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

A Q J 10 7 5
10 8 5
8 3
9 4 Table 6 3
6 3
K Q 10 5 4
A J 6 5
86978 =
57465 =
Par NS +140 8 4
A Q 4 2
A 7 6 2
K Q 3

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
-1 29
1 NT opening
3 S = +140
+1 14

14. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A J 9 8 5
3
10 9 7 6
J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
WangW Bakhshi Zhang Gold Robson Ju Forrester ShiZ
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 3
A K 9 4 2
K 3
K 9 7 Table K 2
10 8 6
8 5 4 2
A 10 4 3
67464 67465
75978 =
Par NS -140 Q 6 4
Q J 7 5
A Q J
Q 6 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
Tie 29
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -100
Tie 14

15. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A 6 3 2
K 10 8 6
J 3
J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Teramoto Versace Ino Lauria Madala ChenD Bocchi Furuta
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

Q J
Q 4
Q 9 8 7 6 2
K Q 5 Table 10 9 5 4
J 9 2
A 10 5 4
7 6
57958 =
76484 =
Par NS +140 K 8 7
A 7 5 3
K
A 10 9 3 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 29
1 NT opening
3 S = +140
+5 19

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul K 8
10 6 4
K Q 10 9
J 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Noshy Fritsche Samir Rohowsky Smirnov Hussein Piekarek Nabil
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 1 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 7 6 2
A 8 7 3
A 8 4
Q Table J 4
Q J 9 5
5 3 2
10 9 7 3
86589 88599
45844 =
Par NS +100 A 9 5 3
K 2
J 7 6
A K 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 29
1 NT opening
2 NT S = +120
+6 25

17. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul K 8
10 6 4
K Q 10 9
J 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
ChenD Fantoni Furuta Nunes Helgemo Ino Helness Teramoto
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 7 6 2
A 8 7 3
A 8 4
Q Table J 4
Q J 9 5
5 3 2
10 9 7 3
86589 88599
45844 =
Par NS +100 A 9 5 3
K 2
J 7 6
A K 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 41
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 25

18. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals
None vul Q J 2
8 5 3 2
A 7 5
J 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG Nunes Helgemo Dwyer Helness Bathurst
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A K 7 3
7 6
Q J 6 4
8 4 2 Table 10 9 8
J 9 4
K 8 3
K 10 7 6
86866 =
56576 =
Par NS +120 6 5 4
A K Q 10
10 9 2
A Q 5

1 opening
2 S = +110
+1 42
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
-1 25

19. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Weinstein Korbel Levin Dwyer Thurston Bathurst SmithJ
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 2 3 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 10 3 2
A Q 10 7
J 4 2
10 2 Table Q J 8 7
J 6 3
A 7 6
9 6 4
43478 43578
9A865 =
Par NS -420 K 6
K 8 5 4
K 9 3
K Q 8 3

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
+3 45
1 NT opening
1 NT S -3 -150
-3 25

20. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals
E-W vul 8
K 10 9 2
K Q 6 4 3 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
ShiH Madala Lian Bocchi Sementa ShiZ Duboin Ju
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 9
5 4 3
8 7
K 9 8 3 2 Table 10 7 5 3 2
Q J
A 9 5
A 6 5
86AA7 =
36225 =
Par NS +420 A K 6 4
A 8 7 6
J 10
Q J 4

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
+1 46
1 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
-1 25

21. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul 10 7 6 3
3
Q J 10 3 2
9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Brink George Drijver Karwur Asbi Verhees Tobing v.Prooijen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 AP

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

Q 5
A K 9 7
A 9
K Q 5 3 2 Table J 9 8 4
Q J 5 2
8 6 5 4
10
57476 =
76966 =
Par NS -140 A K 2
10 8 6 4
K 7
A J 7 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
Tie 46
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
Tie 25

22. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul K J 8 7 6 5
K 10 8 4 2
9 6
—

West North East South West North East South
Kanetkar Ino Thomson Teramoto ChenD Bilski Furuta Brown
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
3 3 AP 2 NT 4 AP

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

10 2
9
A J 10 8 3
A Q 9 6 3 Table 9 4 3
A Q 5
Q 7 4 2
8 7 4
48924 48934
74488 =
Par NS +140 A Q
J 7 6 3
K 5
K J 10 5 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
+5 51
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 25

23. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A J 9 8 5
3
10 9 7 6
J 8 5

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

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

10 7 3
A K 9 4 2
K 3
K 9 7 Table K 2
10 8 6
8 5 4 2
A 10 4 3
67464 67465
75978 =
Par NS -140 Q 6 4
Q J 7 5
A Q J
Q 6 2

1 opening
2 W = -110
-6 51
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+6 31

24. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A 6 3 2
K 10 8 6
J 3
J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
George Willenken Karwur Rosenberg Zia Tobing Martel Asbi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 3 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J
Q 4
Q 9 8 7 6 2
K Q 5 Table 10 9 5 4
J 9 2
A 10 5 4
7 6
57958 =
76484 =
Par NS +140 K 8 7
A 7 5 3
K
A 10 9 3 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-4 51
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
+4 35

25. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul A 8 7
K
10 9 8 6 5
10 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Nowosadzki Gromov Kalita Gawel Narkiewicz Jagniewski Buras
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 NT 2 AP

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

10 9 3
A 10 9 4
K Q J 4
K 2 Table Q J 2
7 6 3 2
3 2
Q J 9 5
68778 68788
65655 =
Par NS +110 K 6 5 4
Q J 8 5
A 7
A 4 3

1 opening
2 W -2 +100
Tie 51
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
Tie 35

26. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul 9 7
10 7 4 3
A 9 8 6
J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Gawel Katz Jagniewski Nickell Levin Nowosadzki Weinstein Kalita
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 2 AP

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

10 8 5
Q 6
K Q 7 5 3
A 9 4 Table A K 4 3 2
8 5 2
2
K 8 5 2
65875 =
58567 =
Par NS -100 Q J 6
A K J 9
J 10 4
Q 10 7

1 opening
2 E = -110
-1 51
1 NT opening
2 E = -90
+1 36

27. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul A 8 5 2
Q 9 7 5 3
6 5 3
7

West North East South West North East South
Verhees BildeD v.Prooijen BildeM Welland Bathurst AukenS Zagorin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 2 2 NT 3 Pass 3 (AP)
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

7
A 8
A Q 9 8 2
A 10 4 3 2 Table K J 9 3
J 10 6 4
J 10 7
9 5
56535 57645
86797 =
Par NS -120 Q 10 6 4
K 2
K 4
K Q J 8 6

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
+4 55
1 NT opening
3 S -5 -250
-4 36

28. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT BildeD Bertheau BildeM Welland Grue AukenS Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 3 2 2 Pass 2 (AP)
3 Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 7 4 2
Q
K J 7 5 2
K 5 Table K Q 3
K 10 9 7
10 8 6
10 6 3
34738 34748
69595 =
Par NS -140 J
J 6 4
A Q 4
A Q 9 8 4 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+9 64
1 NT opening
2 S -6 -300
-9 36

29. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul 10 7 6
Q J 6 5 2
Q 6 2
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Levin Madala Weinstein Bocchi Okay Rodwell Tokay Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass 3 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 8 5 4 3
9 8
A J 5
K Q Table J 9 2
7 4
8 7 4 3
8 7 6 3
65A68 =
68364 =
Par NS +300 K
A K 10 3
K 10 9
J 10 9 4 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
-1 64
1 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
+1 37

30. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Fantoni Upmark Nunes Helgemo Cullin Helness Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 7 4
Q 10 8 7
A 8
A Q 10 Table J 10 5
4 2
Q J 6 2
9 6 3 2
88988 88A88
55355 54355
Par NS +420 A K 3 2
A K 6 5
7 5 4
J 7

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 64
1 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 37

31. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni Helness Bertheau Helgemo Cullin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

5 3
Q 5 2
A 9 6 5 3
K 8 5 Table K Q 2
10 6 3
J 10 7 2
A 10 6
57746 58746
85696 =
Par NS -100 8 7 6
A K 4
K Q 8
Q J 3 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
Tie 64
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
Tie 37

32. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul J 10 8 2
6
A Q 9 7
Q 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Korbel Nunes Miles Fantoni Helness Demuy Helgemo L'Ecuyer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9
A J 10 5 3
8 6 2
A J 7 6 Table Q 7 6 5 3
9 7 4
J 10 5 4
K
78579 88579
45654 =
Par NS +120 A K 4
K Q 8 2
K 3
10 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 67
1 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 37

33. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 27

N deals
None vul 9 7 6 2
A 9 4
7 4 2
J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Bach Zmudzinski Cornell Tislevoll Buras Ware Narkiewicz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 1 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Rdbl AP

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

A J 5
K 10 2
K J 5 3
Q 5 2 Table Q 10 3
Q 7 3
9 6
K 9 7 6 3
35553 45653
9888A =
Par NS -400 K 8 4
J 8 6 5
A Q 10 8
A 4

1 opening
1 NT×× E +3 -1160
-14 67
1 NT opening
1 NT S -3 -150
+14 51

34. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Cullin Fantoni Bertheau Nystrom Helness Upmark Helgemo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10
5 4 3
8 7 4 3 2
A 9 6 Table 9 7 6 4
K J 9 6 2
A
J 7 2
98586 =
45654 45655
Par NS +400 A 5 2
A 10 7
J 10 9
K Q 10 3

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 67
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 57

35. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

N deals
Both vul K Q 2
A 10 5 2
9 8 5 2
6 5

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Nunes Cullin Fantoni Helgemo Nystrom Helness Upmark
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 7 5 4
Q 7 4
K 10
K 9 2 Table J 6
J 9 8 3
Q J 7 4
Q J 4
88789 =
44644 =
Par NS +120 A 8 3
K 6
A 6 3
A 10 8 7 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 67
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 57

36. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul J 10 6 2
A 8
7 6 5 4
J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Muller Zimmermann de Wijs Multon Helness Brink Helgemo Drijver
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 7 5 3
J 9 7
K Q 9 3
Q 2 Table 9 4
6 5 4 2
10 8 2
A K 10 9
57655 =
55666 =
Par NS +80 K Q 8
K Q 10 3
A J
8 7 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
-1 67
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 58

37. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul J 10 8 2
6
A Q 9 7
Q 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Hoftaniska Khokhlov Charlsen Matushko Kholomeev Groetheim Khiuppenen Tundal
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

9
A J 10 5 3
8 6 2
A J 7 6 Table Q 7 6 5 3
9 7 4
J 10 5 4
K
78579 88579
45654 =
Par NS +120 A K 4
K Q 8 2
K 3
10 8 3 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
-11 67
1 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 69

38. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul 9 8 2
K Q 6 5 4
Q J 2
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Smid Muller Pagani de Wijs v.Prooijen Reich Verhees Reygadas
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 2 3 AP
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 10 6 3
10 7
9 8 7
Q J 7 Table 7 4
J 3 2
A K 10 6 3
4 3 2
32747 32727
67486 =
Par NS -90 K J 5
A 9 8
5 4
A K 8 6 5

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 72
1 NT opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 69

39. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul A K 3
8 4
K 10 8
8 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Pilon Said Toffier Liaqat Askari Lorenzini Gheewala Rombaut
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 2
Q 2
J 5 4 2
A J 9 Table J 8 6 5
A 10 7 6 5
7 6 3
10
8688A =
57553 =
Par NS +130 7 4
K J 9 3
A Q 9
K Q 3 2

1 opening
5 S -2 -100
-11 72
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 80

40. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul A 6 3 2
J 8 4
9 5
K Q 6 2

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

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

K 8 5 4
A 10 2
10 7 6 3
J 3 Table J 10
Q 9 6
K Q 8 2
8 7 5 4
88868 88878
55565 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 7
K 7 5 3
A J 4
A 10 9

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+8 80
1 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 80

41. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul K J 6
K 7 6
10 8 6 4 3
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Milner Seamon LallH Mahaffey Lev WolpertG Pszczola Kranyak
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A 9 2
J 9 5 4 2
A
K 10 9 3 Table Q 10 8 4 3
Q 3
K 9 7 2
8 2
54677 =
79766 79666
Par NS -140 7 5
A 10 8
Q J 5
A Q J 5 4

1 opening
1 NT N -1 -100
Tie 80
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 80

42. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

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

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

Q 6
K 10 6 4 2
K 8
J 10 8 4 Table 10 4 2
A 7 5 3
Q 9 7 6 2
3
8A469 =
53974 =
Par NS +300 J 7 5 3
J 8
A 10
A K Q 5 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 80
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 80

43. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

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

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

J 5 3
J 3 2
K Q 7
A Q 8 2 Table Q 8 7
10 9 6 5 4
8 6 5
J 3
89698 89699
54744 =
Par NS +140 6 4 2
A K
A 4 2
K 10 7 6 4

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 86
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 80

44. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul 10 3
J 5 4 3 2
7 6 2
K 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Versace Lian Lauria ShiH Hou Sementa ShiM Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
Dbl Pass 2 2 (AP)

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

A Q 7 5
K 6
A 10 5 3
10 9 2 Table K 9 8
Q 10 7
Q J 9 4
5 4 3
54746 =
89697 =
Par NS -140 J 6 4 2
A 9 8
K 8
A Q J 6

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
+2 88
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
-2 80

45. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 2
Q 7 6
Q 10 2
10 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Saaid Bocchi Nabil Madala Versace El Ahmady Lauria Sadek
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 AP

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

J 6
K 10 3 2
J 8 7 6
A K 9 Table Q 10 5 4
A 9 8 4
K 3
7 5 4
66567 =
66866 =
Par NS -110 A K 7 3
J 5
A 9 5 4
Q J 2

1 opening
1 W +1 -110
-5 88
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 85

46. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 4 3
Q J 6 5 4
K 4
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Ware Stansby Tislevoll Martel Kamil Reid Fleisher Newell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 AP

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

A K 9 7
8 7
10 8 7
9 7 5 3 Table J 8
9 3 2
A Q 3 2
K 10 6 2
98876 78876
45467 =
Par NS +500 6 5 2
A K 10
J 9 6 5
A Q 8

1 opening
2 N = +110
-1 88
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+1 86

47. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Einarsson Hurd Jorgensen Wooldridge Grue Baldursson LallJ JonssonT
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 10 9 4
A 10 8
10 5
K Q 10 8 Table K Q 3
J 5
K 8 3 2
J 6 5 2
44764 =
89679 99679
Par NS -500 J 5 2
K Q 7 3
A 7 6
A 9 3

1 opening
1 S -3 -150
Tie 88
1 NT opening
1 NT S -3 -150
Tie 86

48. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Cornell Nystrom Bach Reid Fredin Newell Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 9 4
A 10 8
10 5
K Q 10 8 Table K Q 3
J 5
K 8 3 2
J 6 5 2
44764 =
89679 99679
Par NS -500 J 5 2
K Q 7 3
A 7 6
A 9 3

1 opening
1 S -3 -150
-2 88
1 NT opening
2 S -2 -100
+2 88

49. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 7 5
K Q 9
K J 6 3
J 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann MadsenM Multon Schaltz Bjarnarson Fantoni Askgaard Nunes
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 9
A 7 6
8 7 2
K Q 7 4 Table J 8 6 3 2
8 5 4 3
A 4
10 8
86798 =
57645 =
Par NS +120 A K 4
J 10 2
Q 10 9 5
A 9 5

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 88
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 88

50. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Cohen Wooldridge Wolfson WeinsteinH LallJ Garner Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 Dbl 3 (AP) 2 Pass 4 AP

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

J 10
Q J 10 8 6 2
A 10 5 3
10 Table A 8 7 4
5 3
Q 8 7
A 7 6 2
67459 =
55974 =
Par NS -100 Q 6 5 2
A K
J 9 2
K J 9 5

1 opening
3 S = +110
Tie 88
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 88

51. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul A 10 5 4
J 9 2
Q 6
A 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Schermer Jacobus Chambers Welland Beatty Bramley Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 2 Dbl 2 Dbl 2 3
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
3 AP

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

9 7
10 8 5 3
A J 10 7 4 3
J Table K J 8 2
K Q 4
9 8 5 2
9 6
9975A =
34683 =
Par NS +300 Q 6 3
A 7 6
K
K Q 10 5 4 3

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
-8 88
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
+8 96

52. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul K 9 3
J 8 3
Q 10 7 6 3
K 7

West North East South West North East South
Silverstein Wolfson Rosenthal Cohen WeinsteinH Meyers Garner LevinJ
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 5
A 5 4 2
9 4
A 9 6 5 3 Table 10 8 7 6
Q 10 7
A 8 2
10 8 4
88896 88796
45547 =
Par NS +120 A J 4 2
K 9 6
K J 5
Q J 2

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+8 96
1 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 96

53. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q 10
A Q 4
10 9 6 5 4 3
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Krekorian Chambers Casen Beatty Bramley Jacobs Welland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 7 2
K 10 5
Q 8 2
K 7 5 Table K 9 6 4
7 6 3 2
K J
6 3 2
A89AA =
35432 =
Par NS +430 A 5 3
J 9 8
A 7
A J 10 8 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 106
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 96

54. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul K 7 6 4
K 4
Q 5 4 2
7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Beatty Schermer Jacobs Jacobus Welland Wold Bramley
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10
A J 8 3
J 10 9 7 6
J 8 6 Table 9 8 5 2
Q 10 9 7
A 8 3
A 4
79458 =
44873 44874
Par NS +140 A Q J 3
6 5 2
K
K Q 10 9 5

1 opening
2 N = +110
+1 107
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
-1 96

55. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

N deals
E-W vul J 4
Q 6 5 2
Q 10 8 7 6
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Jacobs Welland Beatty Jacobus Chambers Wold Schermer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 3 AP

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

A 9 8 5 3
A 4
A 9
Q 9 6 2 Table 10 6 2
J 10 9 3
4 3 2
A 7 4
75787 76787
57546 =
Par NS +90 K Q 7
K 8 7
K J 5
K 10 8 5

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 107
1 NT opening
3 N = +110
+6 102

56. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul J 5 2
4
10 7 6 2
A 10 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Zia Fleisher Hamman Nickell Levin Katz Weinstein
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 6 3
A 9 7 3
A K Q 9
Q 4 Table 8 7 4
K J 8 6 5
8 4 3
5 2
78569 =
54864 =
Par NS +100 A K 10 9
Q 10 2
J 5
K J 8 6

1 opening
3 S = +110
+7 114
1 NT opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-7 102

57. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 10 5 4 3
A J 10
Q J 10 6 5
7

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Duboin Campos Sementa Lauria RoblesB Versace Pacareu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 3 AP
Pass 5 AP

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

9 8
K Q 8 6
3 2
K Q 8 6 2 Table A K J 7
9 7 5 3 2
8 4
5 4
886A7 =
55726 =
Par NS +130 Q 6 2
4
A K 9 7
A J 10 9 3

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-4 114
1 NT opening
3 W -2 +100
+4 106

58. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul Q 6 5 4
Q 9 4
A Q 10 7
7 6

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

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

A J 10 2
J 7 5
J 3
J 10 9 2 Table K 9 8
K 10 3 2
9 6 5 4
Q 5
87788 =
56645 =
Par NS +120 7 3
A 8 6
K 8 2
A K 8 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 114
1 NT opening
2 NT S = +120
+5 111

59. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 62

N deals
None vul 9 8 4 2
—
A 10 8 5 4
8 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Aker Duboin Richter Maksymetz Lauria Marcinski Versace
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 2 2 3
4 Pass 4 AP 4 AP

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

A Q 7 6 3
K Q J 6 5 4
Q 7
— Table 10 5
A 9 8 7
J 3
K 9 7 6 4
542A9 553B9
47A23 48A23
Par NS +100 K J
10 3 2
K 9 6 2
A Q J 10

1 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 114
1 NT opening
4 E = -420
Tie 111

60. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

N deals
E-W vul Q 5 3 2
9 8 6
K Q 9
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Jackson Greco Sher Etter Moss Kolesnik Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 10 9 6 4
Q J 7 2
8 7
K 6 Table 8 7
A K 10 4
10 5 4 3 2
J 10
75469 =
67974 =
Par NS -100 K J
5 3
A J 6
A Q 8 7 5 3

1 opening
2 NT S -1 -50
-6 114
1 NT opening
1 NT S +3 +180
+6 117

61. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul K 9 8 6 2
8
9 6 5 2
Q 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Angeleri Fantoni Villegas Nunes Zimmermann Pellegrini Multon Camberos
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 4 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

J 5 4 3
A K 7 3 2
A 7 4
10 Table Q 10
Q J 9 6 4
Q J 10
8 7 3
57389 =
55A54 =
Par NS -420 A 7
10 5
K 8 3
A K J 9 6 5

1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 114
1 NT opening
3 E +1 -170
+6 123

62. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul K 9 8 6 2
8
9 6 5 2
Q 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rotaru Sementa Coldea Duboin Sadek Teodorescu El Ahmady Ionita
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 4 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 4 5 Dbl (AP) 4 AP

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

J 5 4 3
A K 7 3 2
A 7 4
10 Table Q 10
Q J 9 6 4
Q J 10
8 7 3
57389 =
55A54 =
Par NS -420 A 7
10 5
K 8 3
A K J 9 6 5

1 opening
5 × W -1 +100
+11 125
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-11 123

63. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 6 3 2
J 3
10 8 7
K 9 8 4

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

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

A Q 7
A K 8 5
J 6 5 4 2
2 Table 10 9 8 4
Q 9 6 4
Q 3
J 5 3
86459 =
57874 =
Par NS +100 J 5
10 7 2
A K 9
A Q 10 7 6

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 126
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 123

64. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 6 3 2
J 3
10 8 7
K 9 8 4

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

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

A Q 7
A K 8 5
J 6 5 4 2
2 Table 10 9 8 4
Q 9 6 4
Q 3
J 5 3
86459 =
57874 =
Par NS +100 J 5
10 7 2
A K 9
A Q 10 7 6

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 126
1 NT opening
3 S = +110
Tie 123

65. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

N deals
E-W vul Q 5 3 2
9 8 6
K Q 9
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hamman Martel Zia Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass 2 3
2 3 3 AP 3 AP

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

A 10 9 6 4
Q J 7 2
8 7
K 6 Table 8 7
A K 10 4
10 5 4 3 2
J 10
75469 =
67974 =
Par NS -100 K J
5 3
A J 6
A Q 8 7 5 3

1 opening
3 W = -140
Tie 126
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
Tie 123

66. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Kamil Levin Wildavsky Weinstein Doub
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 2 3 (AP)
2 2 Pass Pass
2 3 AP

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

7 6 2
K 6 5
9 5
A Q 6 4 2 Table Q J 9 5 4
10 4
A J 8 3 2
8
96978 =
47365 =
Par NS +400 A K 3
A 3 2
K 10 6 4
10 7 5

1 opening
3 N = +140
-1 126
1 NT opening
3 S +1 +170
+1 124

67. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Aker WeinsteinH Richter Garner Willenken RosenbergM Welland CohenM
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 1 3 (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

2
A 9 8 4
A Q 9 8 6 3
10 3 Table Q 8 7 6 5 4
Q
K 10 5
9 5 4
67A49 =
56383 =
Par NS +420 A J 9
J 5 3 2
2
A K Q 8 6

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-5 126
1 NT opening
3 S +1 +130
+5 129

68. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Richter Garner Aker RosenbergM Welland CohenM Willenken
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A 5 2
A Q J 4
Q 4
7 5 4 3 Table Q 9 4 3
K 10 9
J 8 3
J 8 2
77787 =
66656 =
Par NS +90 K 10 7
6 5 3
A K 7 6
A 10 9

1 opening
2 W -1 +100
Tie 126
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
Tie 129

69. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul Q 6 3
K 10 3
J 10 9 5 2
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Hampson El Ahmady Greco Sadek Bocchi Moss Ferraro Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 Dbl 2 2 Pass 3 (AP)
4 AP

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

A K J 7 5 4
J 8 5 4
—
10 6 5 Table 10 9 8
9 7 2
A K Q 6
J 4 2
84798 87899
46544 =
Par NS +120 2
A Q 6
8 7 4 3
A K Q 8 3

1 opening
4 W -4 +400
+7 133
1 NT opening
3 N = +110
-7 129

70. 2009 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

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

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

K 10 9
10 6 5
J 5
K J 10 4 2 Table Q J 6 5 3
A K 8 4
9 8 7
5
767A8 =
67635 =
Par NS +130 A 8 7 4
J 3
A Q 10 6
A 7 3

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-6 133
1 NT opening
3 S +1 +130
+6 135

71. 2009 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul K Q 5
10 9 3
Q 8 6 2
9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Zia Sementa Hamman Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 AP Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Dbl AP

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

A 9 6
J
A K J 10 7 3
J 7 5 Table 7 4 3 2
Q 8 7 5 2
5
K 4 3
76768 76778
56664 =
Par NS +90 J 10 8
A K 6 4
9 4
A Q 10 2

1 opening
1 W = -70
-13 133
1 NT opening
3 × W -3 +800
+13 148

72. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A 6 4 3
8 7 6 5 4
K 9 3
6

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Brightling Brogeland Thomson Appleton Austberg Reynolds Saelensminde
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

8
A Q 10 2
10 6 2
K 9 8 5 3 Table Q 7 5 2
9 3
A J 8 7 4
Q 2
58746 =
75687 85687
Par NS -120 K J 10 9
K J
Q 5
A J 10 7 4

1 opening
1 NT S -3 -300
-3 133
1 NT opening
4 S -2 -200
+3 151

73. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K J 10 3
10 9 8
J 6 3 2
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Cambournac Aronov Hayet Rerhaye Danailov Berrada Karakolev
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9
K J 5 4
A K Q 7
Q 7 2 Table 7 6 4 2
7 2
9 4
K J 10 8 5
67764 67774
76668 76669
Par NS -110 A 8 5
A Q 6 3
10 8 5
A 9 6

1 opening
1 NT W -1 +50
-2 133
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+2 153

74. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K J 10 3
10 9 8
J 6 3 2
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Bach Duboin Cornell Whibley Nunes Ware Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT AP Dbl AP

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

Q 9
K J 5 4
A K Q 7
Q 7 2 Table 7 6 4 2
7 2
9 4
K J 10 8 5
67764 67774
76668 76669
Par NS -110 A 8 5
A Q 6 3
10 8 5
A 9 6

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-9 133
1 NT opening
1 NT× S +1 +280
+9 162

75. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Brink Duboin Drijver Muller Nunes de Wijs Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

9 6 2
Q J 10 8 4
K J 8
A 2 Table J 8 3
A 6 5 3
10 4 3
J 5 4
89699 8969A
44643 =
Par NS +140 K Q 10
K 9 2
A Q 9
10 8 7 3

1 opening
3 W -2 +100
-1 133
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 163

76. 2009 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Sementa Zia Duboin Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 AP

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

10 6 4
A K 10 8 4
9 7 6
K Q Table K Q 8 2
7 6 3
A 10 4 2
10 9
56468 56578
87865 =
Par NS -100 A J 9 7
Q J 2
K
A 8 7 6 3

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 133
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 168

77. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K J 10 3
10 9 8
J 6 3 2
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Appleton Austberg Reynolds Saelensminde Lindqvist Brightling Brogeland Thomson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT AP Dbl AP

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

Q 9
K J 5 4
A K Q 7
Q 7 2 Table 7 6 4 2
7 2
9 4
K J 10 8 5
67764 67774
76668 76669
Par NS -110 A 8 5
A Q 6 3
10 8 5
A 9 6

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-7 133
1 NT opening
1 NT× S = +180
+7 175

78. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A 6 4 3
8 7 6 5 4
K 9 3
6

West North East South West North East South
Whibley Nunes Ware Fantoni Sementa Bach Duboin Cornell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

8
A Q 10 2
10 6 2
K 9 8 5 3 Table Q 7 5 2
9 3
A J 8 7 4
Q 2
58746 =
75687 85687
Par NS -120 K J 10 9
K J
Q 5
A J 10 7 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
+3 136
1 NT opening
4 S -2 -200
-3 175

79. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Smirnov Fantoni Piekarek Kirmse Versace Gromoeller Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A 9 3
K Q 9
A 7 4
K 10 4 2 Table J 10 8 6
A 6 5 2
10 9
J 9 6
54474 54574
79868 =
Par NS -140 K 7
J 7 4 3
K Q 6 2
A Q 7

1 opening
1 NT W +1 -120
-2 136
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 177

80. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Austberg Aronov Saelensminde Lindqvist Danailov Brogeland Karakolev
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

9 6 2
Q J 10 8 4
K J 8
A 2 Table J 8 3
A 6 5 3
10 4 3
J 5 4
89699 8969A
44643 =
Par NS +140 K Q 10
K 9 2
A Q 9
10 8 7 3

1 opening
4 S = +130
+5 141
1 NT opening
2 NT S -1 -50
-5 177

81. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul A 10 9 3
6 5
A 10 8 4 2
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Wrang Hampson de Knijff Bertheau Diamond Nystrom Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 8 2
K 10 3
J 9 3
K J 6 4 Table 6 5 4
A J 7 2
K 6 5
10 9 5
79796 89797
44646 =
Par NS +140 K J 7
Q 9 8 4
Q 7
A Q 8 3

1 opening
2 N = +90
-1 141
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 178

82. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul J 10 2
Q J 10 8 5 4
10 7 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Balicki BlanchardS Zmudzinski BlanchardB Milgrim Dubinin Aker Gromov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

8 6 4
9 3
K 6 3
A K 8 6 2 Table A 9 5
A 6 2
J 9 5 4
Q 10 9
56944 56954
86488 =
Par NS +100 K Q 7 3
K 7
A Q 8
J 7 4 3

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 141
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
Tie 178

83. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul J 10 9
8 4 3
A Q 10 8 5 4
5

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein WeinsteinJ Levin Gu Ozdil Cheek Lair Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K 6
A Q J 6
9 7 2
A 10 6 3 Table 8 5 4 3 2
7 5 2
J 3
K J 4
76585 86696
56747 =
Par NS +120 A Q 7
K 10 9
K 6
Q 9 8 7 2

1 opening
1 W -2 +100
Tie 141
1 NT opening
3 N = +110
Tie 178

84. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 3
A 10 5 2
J 9 4
Q 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Smith Chambers CohenB Schermer Larsen Willenken Meltzer Welland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 6 5 2
Q J
Q 8 7 3
8 4 Table A 10 4
8 7 4 3
10 6 5
A 9 6
8698A =
37353 =
Par NS +140 J 9 7
K 9 6
A K 2
K J 5 2

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 147
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 178

85. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul A Q 2
J 8 7
6 4 3
10 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Nunes Sadek Fantoni Seamon Katz Cayne Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 7 4 3
A Q 10 4
8 7 5
K 3 Table J 8 6 5
6 5
A K J 10 9
4 2
54747 =
89694 =
Par NS -140 K 9
K 9 3 2
Q 2
A Q J 9 5

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 147
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 178

86. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul J 9 3 2
9
K 10 6 4 2
K Q 7

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

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

Q 10 8 6
Q J 7 6
J 9 7 3
3 Table 7 4
K 8 4 2
A Q
J 10 8 6 4
78688 =
55745 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
A 10 5 3
8 5
A 9 5 2

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
+2 149
1 NT opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 178

87. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

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

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

K 7 2
7 4 2
Q 2
A 8 5 4 3 Table J 6 4
K Q 8
J 9 5 4 3
Q 10
A9978 99978
33365 =
Par NS +430 A Q 9 8
A 9 6 3
8 6
K J 2

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 149
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
Tie 178

88. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

N deals
N-S vul 8 4
Q J 7
A 7
J 10 9 7 6 3

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

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

Q 9 5 2
K 10 6 2
K 8 3
Q 4 Table K J 6
8 5 4
10 9 5 4 2
K 8
9776A =
46673 45673
Par NS +500 A 10 7 3
A 9 3
Q J 6
A 5 2

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+8 157
1 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 178

89. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 10 9 8 4
Q 9 6 2
A J 9
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Katz Gitelman Jacobs Levin Cheek Weinstein Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 7 3
10 8 4
K Q 7 4
6 5 3 Table A 6 5 2
A J 5 3
5 3
J 8 7
87799 =
46644 =
Par NS +120 Q J
K 7
10 8 6 2
A K Q 10 2

1 opening
2 S +1 +110
-2 157
1 NT opening
1 NT S +3 +180
+2 180

90. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul Q 10 8 3
8 6 4
9 8 5
9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Freeman WeinsteinH Nickell Garner
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
1 NT AP

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

J 6 5
A Q
K Q J 3
J 10 5 4 Table K 9 7 4
7 5 2
6 4
A Q 8 2
54764 =
78679 =
Par NS -110 A 2
K J 10 9 3
A 10 7 2
K 7

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
Tie 157
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 180

91. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul K 7 5 2
2
A J 10 9 8 6
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Saelensminde Brink Brogeland Helness Muller Helgemo de Wijs
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass 1 2 3 3 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 4 Dbl 4 Dbl (AP)

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

Q 10 8 6 4 3
K J 8 3
5 3
A Table —
Q 7 6 4
Q 4 2
K 10 8 6 5 3
88495 88485
34836 54836
Par NS +100 A J 9
A 10 9 5
K 7
Q 7 4 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
Tie 157
1 NT opening
4 × E -1 +100
Tie 180

92. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Nickell Gromov LallH Meckstroth Zmudzinski Rodwell Balicki
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 3
2 4 Dbl AP 3 4 Dbl AP

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

K Q J 9 7 4
—
A J 9 8
8 6 2 Table 8 5
K J 10 9 2
10 7 4 3
5 4
76848 76859
57584 =
Par NS +110 A 6 3
A Q 7 3
K 6
J 10 9 7

1 opening
4 × S -2 -300
Tie 157
1 NT opening
4 × S -2 -300
Tie 180

93. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul 9 8
Q 10 6 4
J 6 4
K 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Chmurski Soloway Gawrys Hamman Meckstroth Fredin Rodwell Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 10
A 3 2
A 9 3 2
10 7 5 Table J 7 6 3
J 7 5
10 7 5
A J 9
66868 =
77565 =
Par NS +110 A 5 4 2
K 9 8
K Q 8
Q 6 4

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 157
1 NT opening
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 180

94. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul 10 9 8 3
Q 5 3
9 8 7 6 2
A

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Martel Nickell Stansby Moss Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 2
A K 8 6
Q 4
K J 6 2 Table K 7 6
10 9 7 2
J 5
8 7 5 3
89696 =
54646 =
Par NS +140 A 5 4
J 4
A K 10 3
Q 10 9 4

1 opening
3 N = +110
Tie 157
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +110
Tie 180

95. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

N deals
N-S vul K Q 10 4
Q J 6
10 9 8 3 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Freeman Kranyak Nickell Meckstroth Baze Rodwell Cohler
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

A 8 5
10 5
K J 4
A Q 10 9 2 Table 9 3 2
K 9 7 3
7 5
8 7 4 3
68895 79896
64547 =
Par NS +140 J 7 6
A 8 4 2
A Q 6
K J 6

1 opening
1 NT W -4 +200
+2 159
1 NT opening
2 NT S = +120
-2 180

96. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Casen Martel Krekorian Schwartz Moss Becker Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3
2 AP Pass 3 AP

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

A K J 10 6 4
Q J 7
Q 4 2
2 Table 7 5
A 6 5
K 7 6 5 3
Q 8 6
33637 =
79695 996A6
Par NS -400 Q 8 3
9 4
A 9 8
A K J 9 7

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
Tie 159
1 NT opening
3 N -3 -150
Tie 180

97. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Rubin Zia Ekeblad Moss Jacobs Gitelman Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 5 4
K J 8 5
6 5
10 5 4 2 Table A 10 8 2
4 3
K 10
Q J 8 7 6
76895 =
57548 =
Par NS +110 J 9 3
A 7 2
Q J 8 7 3
A K

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
Tie 159
1 NT opening
2 NT S +1 +150
Tie 180

98. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul Q 9 4
10 5
K J 5 3
10 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Welland Larsen Fallenius Casen Bates Krekorian Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

8 6 3
K Q 9 2
4
K Q 7 3 2 Table A J 7
7 4 3
A 9 8 6 2
8 4
87676 =
55657 56667
Par NS +120 K 10 5 2
A J 8 6
Q 10 7
A J

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+4 163
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 180

99. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul K J 3
Q 6
10 9 7 4
Q J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Greco Feldman Hampson Gitelman Larsen Moss Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 2
10 5 4 2
J 5
K 10 9 4 Table 9 8 7 6 4
9 3
A Q 8
7 3 2
97998 =
46345 =
Par NS +600 10 5
A K J 8 7
K 6 3 2
A 8

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 163
1 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 180

100. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Bramley Hampson Feldman Sontag Moss Bates Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 5 2
K 3
Q 7 3 2
Q J 10 Table K J 8 4 3
7 6
10 6 5
A 5 2
55968 =
58465 =
Par NS +100 A 7 6
A Q 10 8
K J 4
9 6 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
+4 167
1 NT opening
3 NT S -4 -200
-4 180

101. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

N deals
Both vul 10 2
7 6
10 8 4 2
K J 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Feldman Greco Bramley Bates Gitelman Sontag Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 8 5 3
A K 8
A Q J
6 Table 7 6 4
10 5 4 3 2
K 9 3
7 5
63367 =
7AA66 =
Par NS -620 K Q
Q J 9
7 6 5
A Q 8 4 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
Tie 167
1 NT opening
4 W = -620
Tie 180

102. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

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

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

K J 10 5
K Q 9
K 10 8 6
10 4 Table A 3 2
6 5 4
5 4 2
K Q 7 6
55765 56766
88677 77677
Par NS -120 Q 8 7 6
A 10 8
A 9
A 9 5 2

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
-1 167
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -50
+1 181

103. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul Q 10 5 2
9 5 4
9 7 4
10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Clemmensen El Ahmady Graversen Kroejgaard Willenken Caspersen Schwartz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 4 3
K 7 3 2
A 8 5
Q 9 6 Table 7 6
A 10 6
K 6 3 2
K 8 5 2
56455 =
77888 =
Par NS -110 K J 9 8
Q J 8
Q J 10
A J 7

1 opening
1 S -2 -200
-3 167
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -100
+3 184

104. 2006 WC Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 5
K 10 6 2
K 8 6 4 2
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Jacobus Larsen H-Welland Nystrom Helness Bertheau Helgemo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 AP 2 3 NT AP

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

J 8 7 6 4
Q J 8 5 3
A
K J Table Q 3 2
7 4
Q J 7 5
7 6 4 2
9789A =
46532 =
Par NS +600 A 10 9
A 9
10 9 3
A Q 10 8 3

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
+7 174
1 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 184

105. 2005 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 126

N deals
None vul J 10
A 9 5
Q J 10 5
8 7 5 4

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

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

K 9 8 4
K J 4
9 7 6 2
Q 3 Table 7 6 5 3
10 8 7 6 2
A 8 3
A
74579 7557A
68763 =
Par NS +130 A Q 2
Q 3
K 4
K J 10 9 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 180
1 NT opening
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 184

106. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul Q 10 9 6
6 5
A 10 6 3
K 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Duboin Nystrom Bocchi Lauria Fredin Versace Lindkvist
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 2 2 Dbl 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

3 2
A J 10 9 7 2
9 5 4
A 10 Table J 8 5
K Q 4
Q 8 7
8 6 5 2
6A6AA =
52733 =
Par NS +620 A K 7 4
8 3
K J 2
Q J 7 4

1 opening
3 S +2 +200
+7 187
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-7 184

107. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Bocchi Zhuang Duboin Versace Dai Lauria YangL
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 6 4 3
A 10 9
A K 9 6
Q Table 9 8 7 2
J 8 5
5 3 2
6 4 3
9587A =
38453 38443
Par NS +300 A K
K 7 6 2
Q J 7 4
J 9 7

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 193
1 NT opening
3 S = +140
-6 184

108. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 107

N deals
None vul K 3 2
K Q 7 4
9 7 2
10 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Zia Moss Rosenberg Fallenius Greco Welland Hampson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 AP 2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 10 9 7 5
J 3
J 3
A Q 5 Table 8
9 6 2
Q 10 6 5 4
K J 4 2
86866 =
57477 =
Par NS +120 A 6 4
A 10 8 5
A K 8
8 7 3

1 opening
2 W -1 +50
-3 193
1 NT opening
3 S = +140
+3 187

109. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul Q J 10 8 7
J 7 2
10 4
Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Sun Duboin LiX YangL Nunes Dai Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT 2 AP Dbl 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A K 3 2
5 4
K Q 6 3
A J 6 Table 9
Q 10 8 6
J 9 5 2
9 5 4 2
78856 =
65587 =
Par NS +100 6 5 4
A K 9 3
A 8 7
K 8 3

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 193
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
Tie 187

110. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 62

N deals
None vul 10 3 2
10 8 4 2
A Q 8
10 8 6

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

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

Q 8 7
6 5
K J 5 2
A J 5 4 Table A 6 4
A J 7 3
9 7 6 3
9 3
67756 =
76686 =
Par NS -90 K J 9 5
K Q 9
10 4
K Q 7 2

1 opening
1 NT E = -90
-5 193
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 192

111. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul Q 10 9 5 3
Q 5 3
10 7 6
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Bieder Balicki Babsch Zmudzinski Kowalski Fischer Tuszynski Saurer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

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

K J 7
10 6
A 3
A J 10 7 4 3 Table 6
A 9 8 7 2
9 8 4 2
K Q 2
47462 47562
9586A =
Par NS -500 A 8 4 2
K J 4
K Q J 5
9 5

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-11 193
1 NT opening
2 S -1 -50
+11 203

112. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Khan Lauria Jafer Versace Bocchi Hadi Duboin Shoaib
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9
10 6
K Q 9
A Q J 6 5 4 Table 10 8
K 5 2
8 6 3 2
8 7 3 2
7BB75 BBB86
22257 =
Par NS +460 J 7 6 4
A Q 8 3
A 7 4
K 10

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+7 200
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +170
-7 203

113. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

N deals
N-S vul 9 4
K 9 5 4
8 7 4 3 2
J 9

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

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

A K 10 5
Q J 8 2
J 10
5 4 2 Table Q 7 6 2
10 7 6
A 9
A 8 7 6
65696 =
68746 =
Par NS +100 J 8 3
A 3
K Q 6 5
K Q 10 3

1 opening
3 N = +110
+1 201
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
-1 203

114. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul 10 9 6 2
J 10 7 2
Q 8 5
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner Meckstroth Soloway Jacobs Hamman Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 3 3 (AP) 2 Pass 2 Dbl
2 AP

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

A K Q 7 5
A 4
4
10 6 4 3 2 Table 4 3
Q 8 6 5 3
7 6 2
A J 8
74593 =
69749 69849
Par NS -140 J 8
K 9
A K J 10 9 3
K 7 5

1 opening
3 S = +110
+6 207
1 NT opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 203

115. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

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

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

K 8 6 2
A J 6 3
A 10 5 2
4 Table Q J 7 4
8 5 4
9 8 6
A 10 2
75669 =
68764 68664
Par NS +100 A 9
K 9 7 2
Q 7
K Q 8 6 3

1 opening
2 E = -110
-5 207
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 208

116. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul J 8 6 2
J 2
K 7 5 4
A 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 AP

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

A K 4 3
Q 10 5 4
10 8
10 8 3 Table 7
K 9 8 3
Q J 9 6 3
Q 7 2
8A678 =
53764 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 9 5
A 7 6
A 2
K J 6 4

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
Tie 207
1 NT opening
3 S = +140
Tie 208

117. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 6 5 3 2
K 3
10 9
K Q 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Bach Gawrys Burgess Jassem
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A K J 7
8 7 6
8 7 4 3
J 8 Table Q 4
Q 10 9 5
A J 6 2
9 4 2
88869 =
55554 =
Par NS +120 10 9 8
A J 4 2
K Q 5
A 7 5

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-2 207
1 NT opening
1 NT S +3 +180
+2 210

118. 2003 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

N deals
None vul K 8 3
K Q 7 6 4
10 8 7 5 3
—

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

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

J 7
J 8 5 3
K Q J 6
K 10 7 Table A Q 9 6 2
10 9
4 2
8 5 4 2
78888 77888
44445 44434
Par NS +110 10 5 4
A 2
A 9
A Q J 9 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
+2 209
1 NT opening
4 S -2 -100
-2 210

119. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Bach Gawrys Burgess Jassem
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 2 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 8
A K 9 7
A J 8 4 2
10 4 Table 5 4
6 5 4
Q 10 7 3
A K 3 2
46335 =
86AA8 =
Par NS -620 A Q J 2
Q J 10
K 5
Q 9 7 5

1 opening
3 N -3 -150
-3 209
1 NT opening
2 S -1 -50
+3 213

120. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Fantoni Fredin Nunes Bocchi Nystrom Duboin Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

Q 10 7 6 3
A J 9 2
J 8
Q 4 Table K 9 5
7 4 3
A Q 9 5 3
10 7
75558 75658
58775 =
Par NS -110 A 2
K Q 8
K 7 4
K 9 8 5 2

1 opening
2 W = -110
Tie 209
1 NT opening
2 W = -110
Tie 213

121. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul 8 5
8
Q 9 8 6 3
K Q 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Schwartz Garner Becker Berkowitz Welland Cohen Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP 3 3 NT 4 AP

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

K 10 7 6 2
A K 7 6 5 2
A J
— Table Q J
J 9 4
10 7 5 4
10 9 7 6
6528A =
67B53 =
Par NS -500 A 9 4 3
Q 10 3
K 2
A J 8 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
+1 210
1 NT opening
4 W +1 -650
-1 213

122. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul 7 5 4
5 2
K Q 8 4 3
A 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Nickell Sontag Freeman Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 3 2
K 10 9 6
J 9 7
8 4 2 Table A Q J 10
J 8 3
10 6 5
Q 9 6
9779A =
36533 =
Par NS +400 9 8 6
A Q 7 4
A 2
K J 10 5

1 opening
4 S = +130
-2 210
1 NT opening
1 NT S +4 +210
+2 215

123. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

N deals
None vul A 4 2
9 7 6 2
K 9 7 3 2
2

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

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

J 10
A J 3
Q 8 6
K Q J 7 6 Table K 8 7 6 5
8 4
J 10 5
9 5 4
78A86 78A96
64346 =
Par NS +420 Q 9 3
K Q 10 5
A 4
A 10 8 3

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-6 210
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
+6 221

124. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul Q 10 4 2
4 3 2
A 9 8
A 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Liggins Austberg Fawcett Callaghan Furunes Burn Helness
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 6
K 10 9 5
Q 6 3
9 5 4 Table A K
Q J 7 6
10 7 5 4 2
8 7
8A65A =
53773 =
Par NS +420 J 7 5 3
A 8
K J
K Q J 3 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 210
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 221

125. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 10 6 4
A K 10 2
9 8 6 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Newman Versace Thomson Lauria Bocchi Marston Duboin Burgess
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3
9 tricks won 5 tricks won

K 7 5
8 5 4
J 3
A K 10 5 3 Table 9 3 2
J 9
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7
68944 68964
65478 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
Q 7 6 3
A 10
J 8 2

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+8 218
1 NT opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-8 221

126. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K Q J 6 3
J 9 8
K 9 8
9 8

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Berkowitz Hallberg Cohen Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH Burn
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8
K 6 4 3
J 6 4
Q J 6 4 Table A 9 4 2
A 7 5
7
10 7 5 3 2
997A5 =
34638 =
Par NS +300 7 5
Q 10 2
A Q 10 5 3 2
A K

1 opening
1 N +2 +140
-7 218
1 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 228

127. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul K 9 8 4 2
Q 6
10 9 8 7
3 2

West North East South West North East South
Burn Bocchi Callaghan Duboin Lauria SimpsonC Versace Hallberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 7
J 8 3 2
A K Q 2
10 9 7 Table J 6 3
K 10 7
6 5 3
K Q 8 4
68666 =
74767 75777
Par NS +110 A 10 5
A 9 5 4
J 4
A J 6 5

1 opening
2 S = +110
-1 218
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+1 229

128. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Brenner Versace Chagas Lauria Duboin Branco Bocchi Amaral
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 6
A K 10 8 6
K 8 5 2
Q 9 Table 10 5 3 2
J 9 5
Q 10 6
7 6 2
8967A =
44763 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 4
Q 2
J 9 4 3
A J 5

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -100
-6 218
1 NT opening
2 NT S = +120
+6 235

129. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 10 6 4
A K 10 2
9 8 6 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi WeinsteinH Rizzo Garner Berkowitz Monsegur Cohen Mooney
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 7 5
8 5 4
J 3
A K 10 5 3 Table 9 3 2
J 9
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7
68944 68964
65478 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
Q 7 6 3
A 10
J 8 2

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+8 226
1 NT opening
1 NT S -2 -200
-8 235

130. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Jacobs Weinstein Katz Cohen Rosenberg Berkowitz Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 3
K J 8 4
Q 3
A J 9 5 2 Table 7 5 2
Q 5
A 10 9 7 6 4
8 6
79756 79856
64577 =
Par NS +140 A 9 6 4
A 6
J 8 5
K Q 7 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-5 226
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+5 240

131. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A K 5
J 10 5 4 2
J 8 5 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Nickell Garner Freeman Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 2
A 9 7
A 9 7
J 9 7 6 Table J 6 4 3
8 3
10 6 2
K 10 5 3
87A96 =
56337 =
Par NS +420 9 8 7
K Q 6
K Q 3
A 8 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 226
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 240

132. 1999 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A Q 7 4
6 4 3 2
8 6 2
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Branco Freeman Chagas Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 3
8 7
A Q 10
J 10 7 6 4 Table K 8
Q J 10 9 5
K 9 7 3
9 2
89557 =
54786 =
Par NS +140 10 6 5 2
A K
J 5 4
A K 8 3

1 opening
4 S -3 -300
-5 226
1 NT opening
3 S -1 -100
+5 245

133. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 94

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Martel Soloway Stansby Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
3 3 AP

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

A Q 9
4 2
K Q 7 6 5 3 2
6 Table J 10 7 2
J 9 5 3
A 8
10 5 2
5494A =
47393 47493
Par NS +100 8 6 4
K 10 8
J 10
A K Q J 7

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
+6 232
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
-6 245

134. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 94

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

West North East South West North East South
Austberg Villas-Boas Helgemo Campos Chagas Helness Branco Furunes
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 9
4 2
K Q 7 6 5 3 2
6 Table J 10 7 2
J 9 5 3
A 8
10 5 2
5494A =
47393 47493
Par NS +100 8 6 4
K 10 8
J 10
A K Q J 7

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-5 232
1 NT opening
4 S = +130
+5 250

135. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul A 4 2
10 3
10 7 4 3
A Q 7 4

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

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

K Q J 8 5 3
7 5
K J 9 8
J Table 10 6
A J 9 6 4 2
5 2
9 6 5
95689 =
48654 48754
Par NS +500 9 7
K Q 8
A Q 6
K 10 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 232
1 NT opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 250

136. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 8 6
3
8 7 5
8 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Szymanowski Hamman Lesniewski Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

5
K Q J 7 4
A K J 4 2
K 7 Table A J 9 7
6 5 2
10 9 6
Q 9 6
37336 =
96996 =
Par NS -400 K 4 3 2
A 10 9 8
Q 3
A J 10

1 opening
4 W = -420
-10 232
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 260

137. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 6 2
A J 10 8
Q 6 5 4
J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Chagas Mello Wolff Fonseca Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5
9 6 3
10 8 3
A 8 6 4 Table A J 7 3
Q 7 5 2
K 7 2
10 5
87898 =
56544 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 8 4
K 4
A J 9
K Q 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 239
1 NT opening
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 260

138. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 86

N deals
N-S vul A K 7 3
8 7 2
J 2
10 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Deutsch Martel Hamman Stansby Wolff
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

J 9 8
K Q 6
K 9 7 6
7 6 5 Table Q 5 2
10 9 5
A Q 10 8 5
3 2
78858 =
65585 =
Par NS +100 10 6 4
A J 4 3
4 3
A K Q J

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 244
1 NT opening
2 NT S -1 -100
-5 260

Data 9X35 Main Top One Club vs. One Notrump