Data 9X40 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 156 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lindqvist Helgemo Brogeland SchwartzRO Fantoni FisherL Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 10 8 6 4
Q 7 5
A 9 7 3
3 Table Q 9 3 2
8
J 4 2
7 6 5 4 2
B6B8B =
26142 =
Par NS +660 A
A K J 10 6 3 2
Q
A 10 9 8

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

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul A Q 5
10 8
8 7 6
A Q 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Nowosadzki Ju Kalita ShiZ ShiH Jagniewski Zhuang Gawel
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 6 4 3
J 6 5
4 2
J 8 3 Table 9 8
K Q 9 7 4 3
Q J 9
9 5
D97DD =
04600 =
Par NS +1520 10 7 2
A 2
A K 10 5 3
K 10 2

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
+3 3
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-3 0

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Watson Moss FeldmanJ StansbyJ Diamond Hung Platnick
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 NT (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 5 2
K 5 4
10 8
K J 9 8 6 Table 9 8 7
10 8 7 6 2
9 5 4
Q 2
DD9D9 =
00404 =
Par NS +2220 A K 10 6 3
J 9 3
A J
A 10 7

1 opening
6 N +1 +1390
+12 15
1 NT opening
4 NT N +3 +720
-12 0

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 91

W deals
None vul 7 5 3
A K 8 3
A 5 4 3
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Koneru Kamil Krekorian Coren Dwyer Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 6 4 2
J 7
K 6
Q 10 9 6 Table K Q 9
10 6 2
Q J 10 8 7
K 5
75968 =
67465 =
Par NS +140 A J
Q 9 5 4
9 2
A J 8 4 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 15
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 0

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Koneru Kamil Krekorian Coren Passell Woolsey Jacobus Stewart
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

J
Q 10 6 3
Q 10 8 3
K Q 8 4 Table A Q 10 8
K 8 7 4
A
10 9 5 2
45363 45362
97A7A =
Par NS -620 9 5 4 2
A 9 2
6 5 4 2
J 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+13 28
1 NT opening
4 W +1 -650
-13 0

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Helgemo Katz Helness Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K J 8 4 3
5 4 3
K J 7
8 2 Table 10
Q J 9
Q 9 5 3
A K Q 5 3
57764 =
85675 =
Par NS -120 9 7 6 5
A 8 7 6 2
6
J 6 4

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
Tie 28
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -50
Tie 0

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Platnick Wooldridge Diamond Hampson WolpertG Greco Fireman
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q 6 5 2
Q 7 6 4 2
J 4
6 Table 10 7 4
9 5
Q 10 3
A 10 9 7 3
86788 86798
46545 =
Par NS +120 K 8 3
A 8
K 8 6 5
Q 8 5 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 28
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 0

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Platnick Wooldridge Diamond Hampson WolpertG Greco Fireman
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Rdbl Pass 2 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 6
6 5
9 7 3 2
K Q 9 4 3 Table A 10 9 8 7 3
J 10 8 4 3
6
5
A67A9 =
37533 =
Par NS +430 Q 4
A K 9 7
A J 10
10 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 29
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 0

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Zhang Asbi WangW Lian Karwur ShiH Sakul
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
+2 31
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -200
-2 0

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Kaku Asbi Takayama ChenD Karwur Furuta George
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

6 3
Q 7 5
Q 8
9 8 7 6 3 2 Table Q 9 5 4 2
8 6 2
10 2
Q J 10
DBDD9 =
02004 =
Par NS +2220 K J 8
A 9 3
K J 7 6 4
A K

1 opening
6 N +1 +1390
Tie 31
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1390
Tie 0

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Tislevoll Sakul Ware Cornell Asbi Bach Tobing
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

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

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 31
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 10

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Hussein Asbi Sadek Noshy Karwur Samir George
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP) Pass Rdbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 2 Dbl
3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

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

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-6 31
1 NT opening
3 × W -1 +200
+6 16

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Verhees Helness v.Prooijen Brink Nunes Drijver Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

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

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 31
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 16

14. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kamil
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT AP Pass

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

Q 7
A 7
J 5 3 2
10 7 5 3 2 Table A 10 4 3
Q 10 9 3
K 6
K 6 4
67775 =
76667 =
Par NS -90 9 8 5 2
K 6 5 4
Q
Q J 9 8

1 opening
1 NT W -2 +100
-1 31
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+1 17

15. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Katz Rosenberg Nickell Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

4 2
K J 5
Q 10 6 3
A 10 9 4 Table 9 6
Q 10 2
7 4
K 8 6 5 3 2
7CA95 =
31337 =
Par NS +980 A Q J 10 8 3
A 9 8 6 3
5
J

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
Tie 31
1 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
Tie 17

16. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Weinstein Kranyak Levin Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Dwyer
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

7 2
K Q 8 7 5
J 8 4 3
K 2 Table J 8 3
10 3
K 9 2
A Q 8 7 6
89677 =
54756 =
Par NS +140 K 9 6 5
6 4 2
A 5
J 9 4 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
-14 31
1 NT opening
2 × W -4 +1100
+14 31

17. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Katz Cohler Nickell Weinstein Passell Levin Jacobus
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 7 5 3
K 10 8
Q J
8 7 3 Table 10 6
A Q J 4
K 8 7 6 3
A K
55447 =
88885 =
Par NS -120 K 4 2
7 6 5 2
10
10 9 5 4 2

1 opening
2 E = -110
-2 31
1 NT opening
2 S -1 -50
+2 33

18. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Kamil Dwyer Fleisher Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 4
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 5
10 9 8 5 3
A 10 9
5 4 2 Table Q 8 3
Q J 4
Q 4 3
A Q 7 6
AA7A9 =
22533 32533
Par NS +630 A 10 9 7 4 2
K 6
2
K 10 8 3

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+1 32
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
-1 33

19. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Carmichael LiJ Hoskins Fu WangY Fisher Luo Todd
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 AP

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

J 10 7 5 2
10 4
Q 9 2
10 6 5 Table K 8 6
J 9 7 3
K J 4
A K 8
86887 86787
57555 =
Par NS +120 A 4
A 6 5 2
10 8 5 3
Q 9 3

1 opening
2 E = -110
Tie 32
1 NT opening
2 W = -110
Tie 33

20. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

W deals
E-W vul 8 4 3
K J
A 10 9 8 3 2
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Askgaard Narkiewicz Bjarnarson Buras Balicki BlaksetL Zmudzinski Schaltz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 6
Q 7 6 4 3
J 7
9 7 2 Table 9
A 9 2
K 5 4
A 10 8 6 4 3
58483 58383
8595A =
Par NS -130 K Q 10 7 5 2
10 8 5
Q 6
Q J

1 opening
2 S = +110
+8 40
1 NT opening
3 NT N -5 -250
-8 33

21. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 28

W deals
N-S vul K J 8
A Q
Q 8 5 2
8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Kanetkar Helness Brown Lavings Fantoni Krochmalik Nunes
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
3 AP 3 AP

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

A 10 3
9 8 7 5 2
7 4 3
Q 9 Table 9 6 5
K J 4 3
J
A K 10 5 2
67293 =
64939 =
Par NS -140 Q 7 4 2
10 6
A K 10 9 6
J 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
Tie 40
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
Tie 33

22. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Hanlon Helness McGann Carroll Fantoni Garvey Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 7 6
J 4
2
K 10 5 4 3 2 Table K 10 4 3
K 9 5
Q J 8 5
9 6
98BB7 =
45226 =
Par NS +450 A
10 8 6 3
A 9 6 3
A Q J 8

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 40
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 33

23. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A 9 7 4
K Q 9 3
A 6 5
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Zia Helgemo Martel Rosenberg Fantoni Willenken Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 3 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
5 Dbl AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl (AP)

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

8 6 5 2
10 8 7
K 4
K J 10 3 Table 3
—
J 10 8 7 3 2
A 9 8 7 5 4
7BB22 7AB22
212AB =
Par NS +100 K Q J 10
A J 6 5 4 2
Q 9
Q

1 opening
5 × E = -550
-18 40
1 NT opening
5 ×× S +1 +1200
+18 51

24. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Nanev HerbstI Mihov HerbstO Zack Aronov Barel Stefanov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 8 5
6
K 10 2
J 10 7 4 2 Table K 10 4
Q 9 5 3 2
7 5
K 9 5
96895 =
47548 36548
Par NS +300 Q 7 6 2
A 10 8 7 4
6 4
A 6

1 opening
2 N +2 +130
-7 40
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 58

25. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver El Ahmady Brink Sadek Saaid Muller Nabil de Wijs
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
3 Pass 4 5 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 AP

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

5 2
9 5 4 3
4
K 9 8 7 5 2 Table A J 7 6
Q J 7 6
10
A J 6 4
694B4 =
44828 =
Par NS +400 K 4 3
K 10
K Q J 8 7 3 2
3

1 opening
5 N = +400
Tie 40
1 NT opening
5 N = +400
Tie 58

26. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin LallJ Weinstein Grue Hurd Martel Wooldridge Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

10 7 4
Q 8 2
10 2
A 7 5 3 2 Table K 5
K 5 3
A J 8 7 6
Q J 6
7A986 =
53456 =
Par NS +420 A 8 3 2
10 9 6
K 9 5 3
10 8

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+1 41
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-1 58

27. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul 9 3
K 6
A K 8 5 4 3
K 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Mihov Lauria Nanev Versace Sementa Stefanov Duboin Aronov
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Dbl AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 2
A Q 5 2
7 2
8 5 2 Table A K 8 5
8
Q J 10 9
A Q 9 3
32653 =
AA78A 9A77A
Par NS -430 10 7 4
J 10 9 7 4 3
6
J 7 4

1 opening
1 × S -1 -200
+6 47
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-6 58

28. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul 9 3
K 6
A K 8 5 4 3
K 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Puri Cullin Mohiudd Ahmed Nystrom Masood Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 2
A Q 5 2
7 2
8 5 2 Table A K 8 5
8
Q J 10 9
A Q 9 3
32653 =
AA78A 9A77A
Par NS -430 10 7 4
J 10 9 7 4 3
6
J 7 4

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-7 47
1 NT opening
2 W +2 -170
+7 65

29. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Edgtton Verhees Gosney v.Prooijen Muller Hans de Wijs Nunn
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8
J 9 5 3 2
7 4 2
J 10 7 Table 10 9 3 2
K
Q J 9 5
9 6 4 2
CBBBB =
11222 =
Par NS +990 K J 5 4
A 10 4
A K 8 3
Q 8

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 48
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 65

30. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Gosney Levin Edgtton Weinstein Fleisher Nunn Kamil Hans
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
3 Pass Pass 4 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

5 2
9 5 4 3
4
K 9 8 7 5 2 Table A J 7 6
Q J 7 6
10
A J 6 4
694B4 =
44828 =
Par NS +400 K 4 3
K 10
K Q J 8 7 3 2
3

1 opening
5 N = +400
+15 63
1 NT opening
4 × W = -790
-15 65

31. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Jorgensen Wooldridge Einarsson Baldursson LallJ JonssonT Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 3 5 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

5 2
A Q J 10
9 8
Q J 7 5 2 Table 10 9 7 3
K 8 7 6 5
Q 3
8 4
8C6C9 =
00704 =
Par NS +980 A K J 6 4
2
J 5 2
K 10 6 3

1 opening
5 N +2 +440
+1 64
1 NT opening
5 N +1 +420
-1 65

32. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Brenner Nadim Branco Hishmat El Ahmady Villas-Boas Sadek Campos
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 2 3 Dbl Pass 3 Dbl
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 2
A Q J 10
9 8
Q J 7 5 2 Table 10 9 7 3
K 8 7 6 5
Q 3
8 4
8C6C9 =
00704 =
Par NS +980 A K J 6 4
2
J 5 2
K 10 6 3

1 opening
4 S +3 +510
+3 67
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
-3 65

33. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Chambers Boyd Schermer Welland Wildavsky Bramley Doub
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8 7 5
10 8 7 5
A
Q 7 6 3 Table Q 3
J 6
9 6 4 2
A J 8 5 4
8AAB5 =
23228 =
Par NS +420 K 9 4 2
Q 4 3
K Q 7 3
K 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 78
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 65

34. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

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

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

10 8
Q 5 4 3 2
10 5 3
10 3 2 Table A K J
K J 9
J 7 2
K J 9 5
79586 =
54757 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 4 3 2
A 10 7
Q 8 6
8 7

1 opening
2 NT E -1 +50
-3 78
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
+3 68

35. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Hampson Kamil Greco Gitelman Stansby Moss Martel
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8
Q 5 4 3 2
10 5 3
10 3 2 Table A K J
K J 9
J 7 2
K J 9 5
79586 =
54757 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 4 3 2
A 10 7
Q 8 6
8 7

1 opening
3 S = +140
Tie 78
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
Tie 68

36. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Becker Larsen Strul Brogeland Nunes Saelensminde Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP Pass

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

A 7 5
K J 5 2
8 7 5
Q J 2 Table K Q 9 3
8 7 6 4
A
K 7 5 4
65385 =
78A58 =
Par NS -500 10 4
Q 9
K 10 9 6 2
10 8 6 3

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 78
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+12 80

37. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Pilon Berkowitz Bompis Quantin Nunes Multon Fantoni
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 2
10 6 4
J 9 8 6 3
A 6 3 Table K 10 4
A J 9 8 2
K 5 2
Q 8
8967A 89679
43763 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 6 5
K Q 5
—
K J 10 9 7

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 78
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 80

38. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 32

W deals
E-W vul Q 10 7 6
Q 10 2
A 10 5 3
A J

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

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

J 2
K J 9 5 3
6 4
K Q 8 5 Table A 4 3
4
9 7 2
10 9 7 6 3 2
7B9B5 =
42428 =
Par NS +450 K 9 8 5
A 8 7 6
K Q J 8
4

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 79
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
-1 80

39. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 64

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

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

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

Q 7 2
8 6 4 3
7 4
10 9 8 3 Table A K
J 9
Q 10 6 3
A 6 5 4 2
79885 =
64457 =
Par NS +140 J 8 6 4 3
A Q 10 2
9 8
K J

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 79
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
Tie 80

40. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Greco Fleisher Hampson Gitelman Stansby Moss Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 AP
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 7 4
A J 8 3
7 6 4
K 5 2 Table 10 6
5 2
10 9 5 3
9 8 6 4 3
BCBBA =
21223 =
Par NS +1430 K Q 9 8
Q 9 7 6 4
A K Q
Q

1 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 79
1 NT opening
6 S = +1430
Tie 80

41. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Zhao Hou Fu Lev Zhuang Pszczola WangW
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3
3 Pass 4 5 4 Pass Pass 4 NT
Dbl AP Dbl 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A K 4
9 5 2
Q J 5
10 6 5 3 Table Q J 10 8 6 3
Q 10 8 6 4
—
K 7
746B9 =
49713 49714
Par NS +400 7 5
A
9 8 6 3 2
A Q 8 4 2

1 opening
5 × N = +550
+12 91
1 NT opening
5 × N -1 -100
-12 80

42. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Weichsel El Ahmady Feldman Demirev Bocchi Bramley Ferraro
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Dbl 2 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 8 6 3 2
Q J 7
K 8 7
10 9 Table Q 9 4
8 6
Q J 5
K Q 7 6 2
75A96 65A86
66347 =
Par NS +620 10 5
K 9 5 4 3
A 10 9 4 3
8

1 opening
3 S = +140
-1 91
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +170
+1 81

43. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Walczak Helness Zadroga Helgemo Fantoni Nowosadzki Nunes Filipowicz
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

J 2
Q 9 8 5 3
8 5
Q 7 3 2 Table A 8 3
A K 7 6
9 7 6
K J 8
68484 =
63939 =
Par NS -100 K 9 7 6 4
J 2
10 4 2
A 10 9

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+3 94
1 NT opening
2 S -1 -50
-3 81

44. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
GipsonA Fu GipsonP Zhao Lev Rees Pszczola Punch
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
1 Pass 2 AP Pass 2 2 AP

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

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

1 opening
2 E = -110
Tie 94
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
Tie 81

45. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
GipsonA Fu GipsonP Zhao Lev Rees Pszczola Punch
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

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

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 100
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 81

46. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Klimowicz GaviardJ Campbell Ventin BessisT GartaganisJ BessisM GartaganisN
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 3 3 (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

8 7 6 3 2
9 8 7 6 5 3
K 8
— Table A K 4
4
9 6
A Q J 10 8 7 5
A3695 =
38728 38628
Par NS +430 Q 9
K Q 10 2
7 5 3
K 6 4 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
Tie 100
1 NT opening
3 N = +110
Tie 81

47. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Diamond Weinstein Platnick Moss Martel Gitelman Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Pass Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 6 4 3
K 7 5
Q 7 4
J 7 Table 10 2
J 9
J 10 9 6
K Q 9 8 5
98A66 =
35266 =
Par NS +620 K J
Q 10 8 6 4 2
A 5 2
10 6

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
-10 100
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+10 91

48. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Etter Hampson Kolesnik WeinsteinJ Moss Baseggio Gitelman
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6 4
J 8
10 8 6 3
10 9 4 Table K 8 2
K Q 6 2
2
A 7 6 5 3
A89A6 =
33426 =
Par NS +430 Q J 5 3
A 10 5 3
A 5
K 8 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 100
1 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+1 92

49. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Kopecky Tuszynski Kurka Gawrys Kalita Martens Kotorowicz Jassem
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 3 (AP) Dbl 3 AP

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

Q 10 8 3 2
K 9 3 2
9
A 9 8 Table 9 6
A J 7
A 7 6 5 4
6 5 4
86678 =
57755 =
Par NS +120 K 7 5
10 4
Q 2
K J 10 7 3 2

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
Tie 100
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
Tie 92

50. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul A K 8 6
6 5
A J 3 2
7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Versace Karakolev Lauria Danailov Karaivanov Fantoni Trendafilov Nunes
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 3 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 5 2
A 10 9 4 2
K 8 7 5
10 Table Q J 3
K
10 9 4
A K J 9 8 2
66655 =
77788 76687
Par NS -90 10 7 4
Q J 8 7 3
Q 6
Q 5 3

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
-3 100
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +200
+3 95

51. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul K Q 10 9
A J 4
8 7 4 2
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Aronov Versace Stefanov Karakolev Nunes Danailov Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 4
Q 10 9 2
Q J 6
Q 10 9 5 Table A J 6 3 2
8 6 3
10 9 3
7 2
A99A9 =
34433 =
Par NS +630 7 5
K 7 5
A K 5
A J 8 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 100
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 95

52. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Aronov Versace Stefanov Karakolev Nunes Danailov Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 9
K Q 8 6 3
9
9 8 5 4 Table Q 8 6 5
10 9 2
10 8 6
K Q 7
964A6 =
47836 =
Par NS +400 A 3 2
J 5
A Q 7 4 3 2
3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+2 102
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 95

53. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Rodwell Fu Meckstroth Zia Dai Hamman YangL
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9 8 6 4
9 7 2
Q 9 5
6 Table 2
A J 4 3
J 10 8 6 2
K 10 5
8998B 8897B
34352 =
Par NS +400 A K 3
K Q 8 6 5
7
J 8 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 102
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 95

54. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

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

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

10 3
A 7 6 3
9 3
K J 10 8 7 Table 8 7 6 5 4
K J 8 2
7 6 2
A
77586 77486
46747 =
Par NS +90 K Q 9 2
10 5
A 8 4
Q 9 6 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-12 102
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 107

55. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Hamman Bertens Zia Rodwell de Wijs Meckstroth Muller
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl AP
4 AP

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

A 6 3 2
10 6 5 4 2
8
K 8 3 Table K 9 5
A J 9 3
A 10 9 2
Q 7
44375 =
89A66 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 4
8 7
K 4 3
J 10 9 5 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
+9 111
1 NT opening
2 × S -3 -800
-9 107

56. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Karaivanov Khiuppenen Trendafilov Aronov Dubinin Stefanov Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 7
8 7 5
K 7 4 3
Q 8 6 Table 9 8 4 3
3
A J 9 6
J 5 3 2
87A77 =
55366 =
Par NS +420 K 6 5
K Q J 10 6 2
8
A 9 4

1 opening
4 S = +420
-1 111
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 108

57. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Brightling Woolsey Thomson Stewart Boyd RobinsonI Robinson de Livera
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

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

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
Tie 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 108

58. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul A 6 5 3
A 8 5 2
Q J
J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Aronov Doub Stefanov Danailov Woolsey Karakolev Stewart
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 9 7 2
9 3
10 7 4 3
10 3 2 Table 8
Q 10 7 4
A 6 2
A Q 9 7 4
8A997 =
43446 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10 4
K J 6
K 9 8 5
K 5

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
-4 111
1 NT opening
4 × N = +590
+4 112

59. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul Q J 6
3 2
A K 10 4 2
Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Elinescu Brenner Wladow Figueiredo Chagas Gromoeller Branco Kirmse
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A 10 8 5 3
J 9 4
9 6
J 10 6 Table 9 7
A K Q 8 5
Q 3
A K 7 2
34373 =
89A6A =
Par NS -620 K 4 2
10 7 6
J 8 7 5
8 4 3

1 opening
4 E +2 -680
-2 111
1 NT opening
4 E = -620
+2 114

60. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Stefanov Brink Aronov Karakolev Muller Danailov de Wijs
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 5 2
A Q 8
8 5 4 3
8 7 Table J 10 4
K 10 3
9 6 2
K 9 6 3
88A99 =
45334 =
Par NS +420 7 6
J 6 5 4 2
K Q 7
A Q 10

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 124

61. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Matushko Meckstroth Khokhlov Rodwell Hamman Gromov Zia Dubinin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 5 2
A Q 8
8 5 4 3
8 7 Table J 10 4
K 10 3
9 6 2
K 9 6 3
88A99 =
45334 =
Par NS +420 7 6
J 6 5 4 2
K Q 7
A Q 10

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 124

62. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul A Q 2
K Q 3
10 8 7 6 4
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Greenberg Lindqvist Lee H-Welland Fantoni Ivatury Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 6
A 10 7 4
J 2
K J 2 Table K 7 4 3
9 8 5
K
10 8 7 6 4
867A6 968A6
47537 =
Par NS +600 8 5
J 6 2
A Q 9 5 3
A 9 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 136

63. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul A K 4
A 9 7
7 6 2
Q 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Woolsey Berkowitz Stewart Doub Stansby Wildavsky Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT 3 3
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 Pass 3 AP 4 AP

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

8 6 3
J 10 2
J 8 3
J 8 6 2 Table Q
K 6 4
A K 10 9 5 4
A K 7
59635 =
64497 =
Par NS +100 J 10 9 7 5 2
Q 8 5 3
Q
10 5

1 opening
3 E = -110
-4 111
1 NT opening
4 E -1 +50
+4 140

64. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

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

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

10 7 6 4
K 10 7
A 7 6 5 3
3 Table J 9 3
Q 9 8 6
K Q 10 8
10 5
9876C 8876C
33571 =
Par NS +920 K Q 8 5
J 5 2
—
A K 9 7 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 140

65. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

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

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

9 8 6 3 2
K Q 6 3
5
J 5 2 Table Q J 10
J 10 7 2
4
A K 10 8 3
855A4 =
48838 =
Par NS +130 A K 7
9 8
K 10 8 6 3
7 6 4

1 opening
4 N = +130
-7 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+7 147

66. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

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

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

A 9 5 4
J 10 2
6
A 10 9 8 7 Table K Q J
8 7 3
Q J 9 8 5
Q J
44654 =
79779 =
Par NS -140 10 8 2
K 9 5 4
10 7 4
K 6 4

1 opening
1 E = -80
+2 113
1 NT opening
2 W +1 -140
-2 147

67. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul 6 3
A 4
A K Q 10 3
9 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Hamman Gitelman Zia Freeman Hampson Nickell Greco
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2
3 Pass 4 Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2
4 Dbl 4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 9 2
J 10 9 2
J 8 6
10 6 Table J
K Q 8 7 6 5
7 5 4
A K J
67388 =
76945 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 8 7 5 4
3
9 2
Q 7 5 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
-3 113
1 NT opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+3 150

68. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gerstman Lauria Sutherlin Feldman Fantoni Gerard Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7
A K 9 7 5
Q 8 3
10 7 5 4 Table J 10 9 6
J 4 2
7
A J 9 6 2
98493 =
4484A =
Par NS -130 K Q 4 3
10 8 3
A 9 6 4
K 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 113
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 150

69. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Kandemir Meckstroth Kolata Rodwell Compton Bedir Hamman Goksu
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass 4 AP Pass 2 AP

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

9
K J 8 7 3
10 7 6 4
K 9 5 Table A Q 6 2
A 5 2
A 5 2
J 8 2
58456 =
75986 75885
Par NS -100 K J 10 8 5
9 6 4
K 9 3
6 4

1 opening
4 W -3 +300
+5 118
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
-5 150

70. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Kandemir Meckstroth Kolata Rodwell Compton Bedir Hamman Goksu
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 AP Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 3
K 7 6 4
8 2
10 7 4 2 Table A 6 5 4 2
A
J 10 5
Q 9 6 5
65885 65884
58548 =
Par NS -100 10 9 7
J 10 9 8 3 2
A 7
K 8

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-4 118
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
+4 154

71. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Sementa Martens Duboin Nunes Zawislak Fantoni Pazur
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
2 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 5 2
6 3
A K J 3
J 9 8 2 Table K Q J 9 8 3
10 5
Q 8 2
Q 3
85B79 =
58254 =
Par NS +450 4
K Q J 7 2
7 5
A 10 7 6 5

1 opening
4 N = +420
-1 118
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 155

72. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Strul Nickell Becker Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 4
A 10 4 2
9 7 6 3
A 10 Table 8
J 5 3
K J 5 4
K 9 8 5 3
79665 =
53576 53577
Par NS +140 A K Q 5 3
Q 9 8 7 6
—
7 4 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 118
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 155

73. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Cheek Levin Grue Gitelman Zia Moss Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
3 Pass 4 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

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

9 7 6 5 4 3
J 9 8 3
5
K J Table K 10 8 2
A 6 5
A K Q J
A 2
11436 11336
BB887 AB887
Par NS -460 Q
7 2
6 4 3
10 9 7 6 5 4 3

1 opening
6 W -1 +50
+9 127
1 NT opening
2 S -7 -350
-9 155

74. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker SchwartzA Strul Lo WangJ Stansby Ao Martel
Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 6 3
7
J 9 7
10 9 4 3 2 Table K 5 4 2
A Q 9 6
Q 10 4 3
K
86A88 =
37344 57344
Par NS +500 A J 7
K J 8 4 3
2
Q J 8 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 127
1 NT opening
4 × W -3 +500
+12 167

75. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker SchwartzA Strul Lo WangJ Stansby Ao Martel
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

10 5
10 8 2
K J 6 4
Q 5 4 2 Table A Q 9 8 6
J 4 3
7 3
K 10 3
77887 76887
56556 =
Par NS +110 3 2
K Q 6 5
Q 10 2
A 9 8 7

1 opening
2 NT N +1 +150
Tie 127
1 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
Tie 167

76. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

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

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

8
K 10 8 3 2
8 6 2
K J 4 2 Table K Q 9 7 6 3
7 6 4
3
A 7 3
955A6 =
48737 47736
Par NS +400 J 10
Q J 5
A K 10 9 5 4
10 6

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 128
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 167

77. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Dawson Gu Lynch Chechelashvili Ao Grue WangJ Cheek
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 6 5 3
Q 2
7 6
10 9 8 4 Table 8 7 2
K 10 9 5 4 3
5
A 6 2
966A7 =
36734 =
Par NS +600 A J 4
8 7
A Q J 4 2
K 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+13 141
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 167

78. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Gu Balicki Chechelashvili Ao Gromov WangJ Dubinin
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
3 AP Dbl 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

5
J 10 9 7 5
K J 9 6
A 5 2 Table 9 6 4 2
K Q 4
7
K Q J 10 3
78374 =
64A59 64A39
Par NS -300 Q J 10 8 3
6 2
A 8 3
8 7 4

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-12 141
1 NT opening
5 × E -2 +500
+12 179

79. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

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

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

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

1 opening
2 E = -110
-2 141
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -50
+2 181

80. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 91

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Berkowitz Grue Cohen Krekorian Hampson Casen Greco
Pass 1 3 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 5 4 3
A
9 8 5 4
Q 9 7 5 Table Q J 8
Q J 9 8 7 5 2
K 7
K
97589 87589
45744 =
Par NS +400 A 6 2
10 4
J 10 3 2
A 10 8 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
-8 141
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+8 189

81. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Morgan Stewart Harris Carmichael Robinson Gerstman Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7
A 6 5 3
10 9 3
A 8 6 3 Table 6
10 8 7 4
Q J 6 4
K 7 5 4
9A786 =
33656 =
Par NS +420 A Q 10 8 4 2
Q
A K 8 7
9 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 141
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 189

82. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul 9 6
A J 8 6
A Q 10 9 3
3 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Nickell Stansby Freeman Martel
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
Rdbl Pass 2 2 Pass 2 3 3
2 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 7 5 3
9 4
K 8 6
8 7 5 Table 8 4 2
K 5
J
A K Q 10 9 6 4
67BB5 =
46228 =
Par NS +450 A K Q
Q 10 7 3 2
7 5 4 2
J

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 141
1 NT opening
4 S = +420
Tie 189

83. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Moss Krekorian Gitelman Ekeblad Berkowitz Rubin Cohen
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 9 4
A 10 9 8 4
8 2
J 10 8 Table Q J 10 8 3
2
A Q 10 4
7 5 2
64787 =
68655 =
Par NS -110 7 5 2
K J 7 6 3
J 7
K Q 4

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
Tie 141
1 NT opening
2 NT N -2 -200
Tie 189

84. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

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

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

7 5
J 4 2
Q J 8 6
Q J 9 8 Table K 10 8 6 4
A 7
A 7
K 5 3 2
76875 =
67568 =
Par NS +110 A 9
10 9 6 5
K 10 5 2
10 7 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+1 142
1 NT opening
2 E -1 +100
-1 189

85. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

W deals
E-W vul Q J 4 2
5
Q 10 9 6
A K 10 6

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

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

9 8 5
A K J 9 2
J 8 4
8 2 Table A 10 7 3
4 3
K 5
Q J 9 5 4
67797 77797
66646 =
Par NS +110 K 6
Q 10 8 7 6
A 7 3 2
7 3

1 opening
3 N = +110
+4 146
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -50
-4 189

86. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Hamman Jacobs Soloway Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

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

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 147
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
-1 189

87. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Seamon Garner Cayne Levin Rosenberg Weinstein Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 5
A Q 9
J 9 7 5
10 9 2 Table 8 4 3
K 10 4
K 6 3 2
K Q 8
78767 =
65576 =
Par NS +110 K 7 2
J 7 6
10 4
A 6 5 4 3

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
Tie 147
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 189

88. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Roman ClerkinJ Fout ClerkinD Onstott Rengstorff Hayden Ehlers
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 9 8 2
Q J 8 7 4
6
8 7 5 Table K 7 6
A K 2
J 10 7 2
J 9 6
876AA =
55633 =
Par NS +130 A 5 4
5
K Q 9 8 4 3
Q 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 147
1 NT opening
5 N -1 -50
Tie 189

89. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Hampson Garner Greco Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 4 2
J 4 3
9 5
K Q 6 3 Table J 10 9 7 6 3
6
K 7 6
9 8 5
B6BB8 =
27225 =
Par NS +460 Q
A 10 9 5 2
A Q 3 2
J 10 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 147
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 189

90. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

J 9 3
K 10 6
K 7 5 3
J 10 8 Table Q 8 5 4
7 4
9 8 4
7 6 5 3
B9BAB BABAB
23132 =
Par NS +660 A 10 7 2
A 5 3 2
A J 2
A 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 147
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 189

91. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Bates Nystrom Sontag Helness Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 4
Dbl 5 Dbl AP

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

A 9 7 2
10 6 5 2
8 6
Q 9 3 Table J 6 3
A Q 9 7 4 3
A Q 9
6
46388 45388
97A45 77A45
Par NS -420 K 10 8 5
8
7 5
A J 10 8 5 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
+8 155
1 NT opening
5 × N -4 -800
-8 189

92. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
GartaganisJ Rodwell GartaganisN Meckstroth Soloway Balcombe Hamman Colbert
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7
10 8 5
Q 2
10 9 8 7 5 4 Table A 10 8 3 2
4 2
K J 7 4 3
J
97A78 =
26255 =
Par NS +620 6 5
K Q J 7 3
A 10 6
A K 6

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+2 157
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
-2 189

93. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
GartaganisJ Rodwell GartaganisN Meckstroth Soloway Balcombe Hamman Colbert
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 4 3 2
9 8 3 2
K 7
7 6 Table Q 8
K 7 6 4
10 9 3
A 9 5 3
B98BB A98AB
24522 =
Par NS +660 K 10
Q 10
A Q 4 2
K Q J 8 2

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 158
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
-1 189

94. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul K 4
A J 5 4
A 9 3 2
10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Nickell Greco Freeman Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Rubin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 NT Pass 3 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 8 5
9 6
8 7 6 4
7 2 Table 7 6 3
10 7
K Q J 10 5
J 4 3
D9D8D =
04050 =
Par NS +2220 A J 2
K Q 8 3 2
—
A K Q 9 8

1 opening
7 S = +2210
Tie 158
1 NT opening
7 N = +2210
Tie 189

95. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Luis Dai Paz YangL Zhao Castanheira Fu Pessoa
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 2
9 4 3
K 6 3
K 8 3 2 Table Q 9 8 7
A 8 6 2
J
Q 10 9 4
96695 =
46648 =
Par NS +400 A 6 5
K Q 7
10 9 8 7 2
7 6

1 opening
1 NT S +3 +180
+1 159
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-1 189

96. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Cornell Greco Crombie Hampson Ekeblad Newell Rubin Reid
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q J 9 3
10
A 10 9 4 2
10 7 4 Table A 8 2
A K 3 2
Q 8
6 5 3 2
55645 45645
88688 =
Par NS -120 7 6 5 4
J 8 7 6 5
J
K Q J

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-11 159
1 NT opening
2 × N = +470
+11 200

97. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Wooldridge Greco Hurd Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Rubin
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
2 AP

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

10 9 8 5
K Q 10
9 6 4 3
3 2 Table A
A 9 2
K J 7 5
A 8 6 5 4
68645 57644
75698 =
Par NS -110 J 6 4 2
J 8 5 3
8
K Q 9 7

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
-8 159
1 NT opening
2 W -2 +200
+8 208

98. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Hampson Jacobs Greco Ekeblad Zia Rubin Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Dbl AP

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

K 8 3
Q 7 6
J 7 6 5
A 9 6 Table J 10 9 4
A K J
Q 10 2
K 4 3
45656 =
98787 =
Par NS -600 Q 7 6 2
8 5 3 2
8
Q 10 8 7

1 opening
2 × N -2 -300
-5 159
1 NT opening
2 S -2 -100
+5 213

99. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul A K Q 5
A 5 4
6 5 3 2
10 8

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Zia Moss Rosenberg Fallenius Rubin Welland Ekeblad
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 3 Pass
2 2 4 4 (AP) Pass Pass

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

J 6 2
Q 9 6
A J 8
J 6 4 3 Table 9 4
K J 10 8 7 3 2
K
A Q 5
59496 =
74946 =
Par NS +140 10 8 7 3
—
Q 10 9 7 4
K 9 7 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+1 160
1 NT opening
3 E = -140
-1 213

100. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Casen Schwartz Krekorian Robison Lanzarotti Onstott Buratti
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 3 Pass
Rdbl Pass Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
5 AP

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

A J 9 8 6
Q 3
10 5 3
K 10 8 Table 10
K J 9 7
J 8
A Q J 6 3 2
58793 =
7554A =
Par NS -100 7 5 3 2
10 8 6 5 4
A Q 6 2
—

1 opening
5 E -1 +100
+6 166
1 NT opening
4 E = -130
-6 213

101. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Sun Versace LiX Lauria Duboin Dai Bocchi YangL
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 3
2
A J 10 4
Q J 7 6 3 2 Table K 10 6 5 4 2
J 8 7
6 5
10 4
A8A96 =
35237 =
Par NS +630 J 9 7
K Q 9 6 5
K 8 2
A 5

1 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 166
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
Tie 213

102. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Fazli Duboin Allana Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 6 2 J 2 A 7 5
12 tricks won 5 2 A 9
13 tricks won

9 8 7
J 6 4
6 3 2
K 10 3 2 Table 10 4 3 2
Q 9 7 5 3
9
9 5 4
CC9DB =
11402 =
Par NS +1440 A K Q
A K
K 10 8 5
Q 8 7 6

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
+2 168
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +940
-2 213

103. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Winkler Rekunov Dumbovich Szalay Gromov Macskasy Dubinin
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
2 Pass 4 AP 2 Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 5 4 2
10 6 4
7 4
A 10 2 Table K Q 6
A K Q 7
A 10 9 5 2
6
63458 =
79985 79885
Par NS -140 10 9 3
3 2
K 6
Q J 9 7 5 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
Tie 168
1 NT opening
4 W -1 +50
Tie 213

104. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
McGann Bertheau Hanlon Nystrom Fredin Garvey Lindkvist Carroll
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

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

1 opening
5 N = +400
Tie 168
1 NT opening
5 N = +400
Tie 213

105. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 12

W deals
N-S vul A 10 3
10 9 8
A 10 8 5 2
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rerhaye Lauria Laghrari Berrada Fantoni Hachimi Nunes
Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 4 2
—
K 9 6 4 3
K 9 5 3 2 Table K 9 7 5
A J 7 6 5 4 2
J 7
—
96568 96569
47764 37754
Par NS +500 Q 8 6
K Q 3
Q
Q J 10 7 6 4

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
-7 168
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+7 220

106. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Villas-Boas Bertheau Chagas Maia Fredin Junqueira Lindkvist
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6 5
Q 5 3
A 9 5
K 9 6 2 Table Q J 9 3
10 6 4
J 10
Q 5 4 3
989A8 889A7
45135 34124
Par NS +400 K 4 2
A J 9 7 2
K 4
J 10 8

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+2 170
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 220

107. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Kiema Kalish Koistinen Podgur YadlinI Salomaa YadlinD Backstrom
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 5
Q 5 3
A 9 5
K 9 6 2 Table Q J 9 3
10 6 4
J 10
Q 5 4 3
989A8 889A7
45135 34124
Par NS +400 K 4 2
A J 9 7 2
K 4
J 10 8

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+12 182
1 NT opening
3 NT N -4 -200
-12 220

108. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Eidi Zia Harfouche Baroudi Welland Chidiac Fallenius
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass 1 NT 4 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7
A 9 7 2
A 6 3
Q 7 5 3 Table A K J 10 8 6 4 3
10 4
K 5
9
22787 =
BB655 =
Par NS -460 5
Q 8 5
9 7 4
K J 10 8 6 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 182
1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 220

109. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul 5 4
A Q 7
Q J 10 6 3
K 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Wasik Takano Knap Teramoto Imakura Torres Ino Frances
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 6
K 9 4 2
9
A J 10 8 6 Table A K J 3
10 3
A K 8 5
Q 9 4
44663 =
9977A 98779
Par NS -400 Q 8 7 2
J 8 6 5
7 4 2
7 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
Tie 182
1 NT opening
3 NT E = -400
Tie 220

110. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul 5 4
A Q 7
Q J 10 6 3
K 5 2

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

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

10 9 6
K 9 4 2
9
A J 10 8 6 Table A K J 3
10 3
A K 8 5
Q 9 4
44663 =
9977A 98779
Par NS -400 Q 8 7 2
J 8 6 5
7 4 2
7 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
+3 185
1 NT opening
2 × S -2 -500
-3 220

111. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Schollaardt Rekunov Drijver Jansma Dubinin Verhees Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 3
2
A J 10 4
Q J 7 6 3 2 Table K 10 6 5 4 2
J 8 7
6 5
10 4
A8A96 =
35237 =
Par NS +630 J 9 7
K Q 9 6 5
K 8 2
A 5

1 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 185
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
Tie 220

112. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

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

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 185
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 220

113. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Sundelin Takano Sylvan Teramoto Imakura Fredin Ino Lindkvist
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 9
8 6 2
4
K J 10 8 7 2 Table A 8 6 5
A 10 7 3
8 6
6 5 3
876A4 =
46538 =
Par NS +130 10 4
K Q 5 4
K Q J 9 2
9 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 185
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 220

114. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Carrasco Quantin Fractman Multon Rombaut Torres Palau Frances
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 6 4 2
A 10 5 4
6 4
K 8 Table 8 7
Q J 9 8
A 5
10 6 4 3 2
975A6 975A7
46836 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 3
6 2
J 10 8 3
A 9 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 185
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 220

115. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Tang Bocchi Hurpaul Theodore Fantoni Wong Kai In Nunes
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass 1 NT 4 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7
A 9 7 2
A 6 3
Q 7 5 3 Table A K J 10 8 6 4 3
10 4
K 5
9
22787 =
BB655 =
Par NS -460 5
Q 8 5
9 7 4
K J 10 8 6 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 185
1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 220

116. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Panelewen Palau Karwur Rombaut Multon Asbi Quantin Tobing
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 185
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 220

117. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Weinstein Elinescu Levin Zia Ludewig Rosenberg Reps
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

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

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 185
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 220

118. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

W deals
N-S vul A 10 9
A 2
K Q 10 9 8
10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Smith Nunes CohenB WolpertG Nystrom Demuy Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

J 8 7 6 5 3
10 8 7
A 2
J 3 Table 4
Q 9 5 3
J 7 6 3
9 8 5 4
CABBC =
12221 =
Par NS +1440 K Q 2
K J 6 4
5 4
A K Q 2

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+13 198
1 NT opening
6 NT N -1 -100
-13 220

119. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 78

W deals
None vul K Q J 6
10 2
9 8 5
K Q 7 5

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

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

2
Q 9 5 3
A J 10 4
8 6 3 2 Table 10 4 3
A J 7
K 7 3 2
A 10 4
69545 =
64796 64896
Par NS +100 A 9 8 7 5
K 8 6 4
Q 6
J 9

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 198
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 220

120. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

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

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

J 8 7 5 3 2
8
Q J 4 3 2
6 Table 9
K J 10 3 2
10 8 5
A 8 4 3
A787B =
26462 =
Par NS +430 A 10
A 7 6
K 9 6
K J 10 9 7

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 198
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
Tie 220

121. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Cohen Lauria Berkowitz Becker Bocchi Schwartz Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6 4 3
J 10 5
9 7 4 2
10 Table K 9 5
8 3 2
6 5
K J 7 6 3
CACCA B9BBA
13112 13113
Par NS +990 Q 8
A K Q 4
K Q J 3
Q 8 5

1 opening
4 NT N +2 +490
+1 199
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-1 220

122. 2003 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

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

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

J 10 9 8 3
A J 9 4
9 4
8 2 Table A 7 5 4
10 7
J 8 6
A 10 7 6
758A8 =
58534 =
Par NS +130 6
K 8 6 3
A 7 5 2
K Q J 3

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+5 204
1 NT opening
5 S -1 -50
-5 220

123. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Fernandez Bocchi Ventin Duboin Nunes Frances Fantoni Torres
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 4 2
A Q 9 6
A 5
J 8 7 6 Table Q 9 7
J 5
Q 7 6 3
10 5 4 2
99898 =
44445 =
Par NS +600 A K J 10
10 7 2
9 8 2
A 9 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 216
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 220

124. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Krupowicz Helgemo Zawislak Gawrys Aa Jassem Groetheim
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2
2 Dbl 3 4 (AP) 4 AP

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

A 9 7 3
10 9 5 4
Q 3
Q 5 3 Table 5
A Q J 8 7 6
K 4
J 10 9 6
59394 =
73A37 =
Par NS -100 K Q J 6 2
2
J 10 9 7
K 7 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
+11 227
1 NT opening
4 W = -620
-11 220

125. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin ChiuW Bocchi YangH Huang Nunes WuCH Fantoni
Pass 1 2 NT Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 7 3
8
Q J 9 7
K J 10 5 Table A 5
K J 9 7 3
4
Q 9 4 3 2
67674 =
76759 76659
Par NS -110 J 10 2
A 10 5
A 10 5 3 2
7 6

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+4 231
1 NT opening
3 E = -110
-4 220

126. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Weichsel Martel Zia Stansby Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

4 2
6 4 2
J 8 2
K J 7 6 4 Table Q 9 7 6
A 8 7
K Q 7 4
A 2
79967 =
64465 64466
Par NS +140 K 10 8 5 3
K Q J 10 3
3
8 5

1 opening
2 S = +110
+4 235
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-4 220

127. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Nilsson Versace Eriksson Lauria Jacobs Christiansen Katz Munksgaard
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 2 (AP) Pass 2 Dbl Pass
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th

10 9 8 7
A 6 5 2
Q 9
Q 5 2 Table —
K 9 8 7
K 7 5 2
A K J 9 3
68262 68252
65B7A =
Par NS -500 A J 6 5 3 2
10 4
J 10 4
8 6

1 opening
2 S = +110
+7 242
1 NT opening
3 W +2 -200
-7 220

128. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Moss Schwartz Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 2 Dbl AP

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

A 7 4 3 2
10 7 6 2
A 8
10 3 Table Q 9
A 5 3
Q 10 7 2
A 8 7 4
86667 =
57766 =
Par NS +120 K J 8
Q 9 8 4
6 4
Q 9 6 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 248
1 NT opening
2 × N -1 -100
-6 220

129. 2001 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Brogeland Weichsel Saelensminde Groetheim Stansby Aa Martel
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3
2 3 Pass Pass 3 3 NT AP
3 AP

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

Q J 10 6
8 7 6 2
10 7 6
A 3 Table K 7 5 3 2
A K J 9
J 4
J 10
6439A =
59833 =
Par NS +130 4
5 4 3
K Q 5
Q 9 8 7 4 2

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
-2 248
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
+2 222

130. 2001 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul A K 9
7 6 5 3
K 7
Q 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Groetheim Sontag Aa Saelensminde Stansby Brogeland Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 6 5 2
J 4 2
6 5
J 5 4 Table 7 4 3
K 9 8
A J 9 8 3
6 3
B9BAC =
24231 =
Par NS +1370 J 8
A Q 10
Q 10 4 2
A K 9 8

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 248
1 NT opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 222

131. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 76

W deals
N-S vul A 9 3 2
A K 6
Q 9 8 7
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass

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

Q 8 6
J 7 4 3
10 6 3
K 10 8 Table K 7
Q 10 9
J 5 2
A J 9 5 2
7A796 =
63647 =
Par NS +620 J 10 5 4
8 5 2
A K 4
Q 6 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
+11 259
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
-11 222

132. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Weichsel Nickell Sontag Larsen Meckstroth Meltzer Rodwell
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 5
J 10 9 8 7 5
4 3
9 7 4 Table K 10 9 8 7
4 2
A Q 6 2
A 5
8668A =
36643 =
Par NS +130 A 2
Q 6 3
K 7
Q J 10 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 259
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 222

133. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Granovetter Stansby Rubin Martel
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 AP
3 NT AP

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

J 9 4
Q J 9 7 3
K
A 9 8 2 Table Q 7 3
A 8
A 2
Q J 6 5 4 3
25371 =
A7A6B =
Par NS -630 8 6 2
6 5 4
10 8 7 6 4 3
K

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 259
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -200
+10 232

134. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Ekeblad Boyd Lipsitz Shenkin Stewart Molson Woolsey
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

Q 5
Q 9 8 7 5
7
J 8 6 4 2 Table A K 10 6 3
K J 10
K J 10 3
7
64366 =
78A76 =
Par NS -620 J 7 4
A 4 2
8 4 2
K Q 5 3

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
Tie 259
1 NT opening
2 E +2 -170
Tie 232

135. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Fawcett Versace Liggins Hallberg Bocchi SimpsonC Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 5
10
10 9 5
K J 10 8 7 6 Table 9 7 6
J 9 5 4
K 8 3
A 9 5
7AA96 =
31237 =
Par NS +620 A K J
A Q 8 7 6
J 7 6
4 2

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 259
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+13 245

136. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Campos Versace Villas-Boas Chagas Bocchi Branco Duboin
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass

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

10 6 3
A 7
J 8 3
K J 10 7 3 Table K Q J 9
K 10 5 4
K 9
A Q 8
22552 =
9B88B =
Par NS -650 8 4 2
J 9 6 3
6 5 4 2
4 2

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
+13 272
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -5 -1400
-13 245

137. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul A 6 4
K Q 9 8
J 3
Q 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Callaghan Versace Burn Fawcett Duboin Liggins Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Rdbl Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 5
7 3 2
9 8 7 4
6 5 2 Table K 3 2
A J
K Q 10 5 2
J 9 8
8AA7A =
42262 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 9 7
10 6 5 4
A 6
A K 3

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-7 272
1 NT opening
2 N +2 +170
+7 252

138. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Weichsel Moss Sontag Stansby Fredin Martel Lindkvist
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 3 AP

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

4 3
J 7 4 2
K 10 9
A J 10 4 Table K Q 6 5
A K 9 6
7 6 5 2
8
67467 66457
76976 66876
Par NS -140 J 9 7 2
Q 5 3
8 4
K 6 3 2

1 opening
1 NT N = +90
+1 273
1 NT opening
3 E -1 +50
-1 252

139. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Cohen Schwartz Berkowitz WeinsteinH Zia Garner Rosenberg
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2 2 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 8 4
7 3
K 10 5
9 8 5 Table A K 5
Q 10 9 5 2
J
K J 6 3
75696 =
68647 =
Par NS +110 9 6 2
K J 6
7 6 3 2
A 10 4

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+4 277
1 NT opening
2 NT N -1 -50
-4 252

140. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Katz Casen Jacobs WeinsteinH Zia Garner Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 3 3 (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

A 7 5
8 7 3 2
8 5
A 7 6 3 Table 10 9
K 10 6 5
K Q 9 7 4
K J
78556 67456
65876 65887
Par NS +100 K Q J 4 3 2
J 9 4
6 2
Q 4

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-4 277
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+4 256

141. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Weinstein Sontag Levin Schwartz Martel Casen Stansby
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
Q 4 A 2 Q 4 A 2
J 3 K 5 J 3 K 5
10 9 7 6 10 9 7 6
8 7 10 5 8 7 4 5
2 J 3 4 2 J 10 4
A 9 6 K A 9 6 K
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

A J 7
J 7 4
J 7 6
10 9 8 3 Table K Q 10 8
10 8 3 2
8 5 3
K 2
989A9 =
34333 =
Par NS +400 9 5 4
K Q 9 6
Q 10 4
A J 7

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 277
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 256

142. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Freeman Rosenberg Nickell Soloway Martel Hamman Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9
Q 10 7 4
10 8 6
Q 10 7 2 Table Q 10 8 6 3
J 9 8
K J 4 2
5
77779 =
66663 =
Par NS +110 J 4 2
A K 5 2
7 5
K J 9 6

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
Tie 277
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
Tie 256

143. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Katz Wolfson Bates Vogel Rosenberg Jacobs Zia
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

9 6 5
A 9 7 5
A 8 6
J 7 6 Table K Q 10 8 3
K Q 8
10 9 5
4 3
55478 54478
57755 =
Par NS +90 J 7 4
J 10 2
Q 3 2
A 8 5 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-5 277
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+5 261

144. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Katz Wolfson Bates Vogel Rosenberg Jacobs Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 7
Q J 7 6 3
J
A 10 4 3 2 Table 10 6
9 8
9 8 5 2
Q 9 7 6 5
BD9C6 =
20307 20317
Par NS +1510 A 8 5 4 2
A K 10 5
A 10 7 6
—

1 opening
5 S +2 +510
-11 277
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
+11 272

145. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Stewart Robinson Stansby Boyd Martel
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

A 9 7
6 4
K 9 6 5 3
8 7 2 Table Q 6 3
K Q J 9 8
Q 10 7
K Q
66448 =
67895 =
Par NS -110 8 5 4
3 2
J 4 2
A J 9 6 4

1 opening
3 S -2 -100
-2 277
1 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
+2 274

146. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Kamil Silverman Becker Woolsey Stansby Stewart Martel
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
4 AP 4 Dbl Pass Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

K J 8 2
A J 7 3 2
9 6 5
6 Table A Q 9 7 3
K 4
Q
Q 9 8 5 3
31385 =
5B957 =
Par NS -650 6 5
Q 9 6
10 7 4 2
A 10 7 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
+1 278
1 NT opening
4 E +1 -650
-1 274

147. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Kamil Silverman Becker Woolsey Stansby Stewart Martel
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

6 5 4 2
Q 9 7
9 7 2
Q 7 4 Table K 9 7
A 6 4
J 6
A K 10 9 3
789A7 =
54436 =
Par NS +140 A J 8 3
J 10 2
Q 10 5 4
6 2

1 opening
2 N +2 +130
-6 278
1 NT opening
1 NT× N +2 +380
+6 280

148. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul 3 2
A Q 4
Q 9 7 3
A J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Kamil Silverman Becker Woolsey Zia Stewart Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 10 9 7
K 7 5 3
6 2
7 6 Table A 6
J 6 2
A J 4
K Q 4 3 2
86697 =
57746 =
Par NS +120 K 8 5 4
10 9 8
K 10 8 5
9 5

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+1 279
1 NT opening
2 E -1 +100
-1 280

149. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Fallenius Campos Nilsland Fredin Branco Lindkvist Chagas
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 6 4
K 9 4 3
J 9 4
Q 4 2 Table A 8 5 2
A 5
10 8 5 3
K 9 8
87878 =
56565 =
Par NS +120 K 9 3
10 7 6
K 7 6
A J 6 5

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 284
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 280

150. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Compton Freeman Onstott Grabel Meckstroth Wittes Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

8 3
Q 10 2
A J 7
K 10 7 4 2 Table Q 7 6 5
J 8 7 5
K 9
A 8 6
57584 =
86858 =
Par NS -100 A J 10
K 4
10 8 6 4 3
9 5 3

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-4 284
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+4 284

151. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

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

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

5 4
Q 8 3 2
K J 10 9
Q 10 8 Table K 9 6 3 2
10 6 4
7
5 4 3 2
AA999 AAAA9
33334 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 7
A 9 5
A Q 5
A J 9 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 284
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 294

152. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Helness Versace Helgemo Aa Bocchi Groetheim Duboin
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

J 3 2
Q J 5 2
3
Q 9 5 4 2 Table A K
K 8 6
Q 5 4 2
A J 10 6
47472 47462
7696B 8696B
Par NS -400 10 9 8 7 6 5
10 3
A J 9
8 7

1 opening
3 W +2 -150
Tie 284
1 NT opening
3 W +2 -150
Tie 294

153. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul 10 6
A 4 3 2
A K J 7 4
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Perron Bocchi Chemla Multon Buratti Mouiel Lanzarotti
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Dbl 2 3 3 (AP)

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

4 2
Q J 7
Q 9 6
A J 9 8 6 Table K Q J 8 3
10 8
10 3
K 7 4 3
86995 =
57348 =
Par NS +140 A 9 7 5
K 9 6 5
8 5 2
Q 10

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
Tie 284
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +170
Tie 294

154. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Freeman Deutsch Nickell Hamman Stansby Wolff Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

5 3 2
A 7 4 3 2
10 8
A 9 3 Table 9 8 7
K 10
Q 9 3
K J 10 8 4
67684 =
76758 =
Par NS +90 Q 10 6
Q 6 5
A 7 6 4
Q 6 2

1 opening
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 284
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 294

155. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 123

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

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Levy Sakul Mouiel Szwarc Watulingas Multon Panelewen
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

7 3 2
5 2
A 7
K 10 9 7 4 2 Table 6 5
J 9 7 4
Q 9 5 3 2
Q 3
9AA87 =
32346 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10 9 4
A K Q 3
K
J 8 5

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-11 284
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+11 305

156. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Bompis Manoppo Mari Multon Watulingas Szwarc Panelewen
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 3 Pass
3 AP

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

A 9 5
A 10 6
Q 7 4
J 8 6 2 Table K J 8 6 4
J 8 3
A 5
K 10 5
43674 =
99769 99768
Par NS -500 7 3 2
5 4 2
K 8 3 2
Q 9 7

1 opening
3 E = -140
Tie 284
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -150
Tie 305

Data 9X40 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump