Data 9X45 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 29 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 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Gu

Dbl
Pass

Lead
4
A
5
J
9
4
3 North
Boyd
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
Q
6
6
9
8
7
2 East
Lair
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
K
7
8
4 South
Robinson
1
3 NT

4th
8
10
Q
2
3
2 West
Smith

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
8
J North
Cheek
Pass
3 NT

2nd
Q
6
J East
Garner
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
K South
Bertens
1 NT
Pass

4th
8
10
Q
N deals
N-S vul 5 4
Q 3
A 8 7 5
K Q 10 8 3
A Q 9 8
K 7 6 4
Q 10
J 9 2 Table 10 7 6 3 2
J 10 5 2
6
7 6 5
866BB C66CC
17710 =
Par NS +1400 K J
A 9 8
K J 9 4 3 2
A 4

1 opening
3 NT South +4
+720 = 0
1 NT opening
3 NT South +4
+720 = 0

3. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 5 West
Duboin

2
3

Lead
A
K
10
10
5
A North
Amoils
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
A
7
3
2
7 East
Sementa
Pass
2
4

3rd
3
7
A
2
J
5 South
WolpertD
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
7
2
8
K
3
6 West
Miles

2
3
Pass

Lead
8
10
A
A
4
4
2
J
8 North
Bocchi
Pass
2
Pass
Dbl

2nd
10
5
5
7
K
A
J
9
4 East
Korbel
Pass
Pass
4
All Pass

3rd
K
2
3
5
10
8
4
2
3 South
Madala
1 NT
3
Pass

4th
A
J
7
3
6
10
5
8
7
N deals
N-S vul K 7
J 8 7
9 5 3
K 9 7 5 4
A J 9 4 2
A Q 6 5 4 3
10
10 Table 10 5
10 9 2
Q 8 7 2
A 6 3 2
65389 =
67A44 =
Par EW +420 Q 8 6 3
K
A K J 6 4
Q J 8

1 opening
4 East =
-420 0
1 NT opening
4 × West -1
+100 +11 11

5. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 5 West
Einarsson

2
3

Lead
10
9
3
Q
A
K
4
7
2 North
Gur
Pass
Pass
4

2nd
3
K
2
10
3
6
4
10
K East
Jorgensen
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
A
5
J
4
5
9
5
K
2 South
Yilmaz
1
Dbl

4th
7
6
10
2
7
8
Q
A
8 West
Cengiz

2
3
Pass

Lead
3
K
10
10
K
A
4
3
9 North
Ingimarsson
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
2
A
4
3
2
7
5
Q
5 East
Kuru
Pass
2
4
All Pass

3rd
J
7
A
2
J
5
9
5
10 South
MagnussonM
1 NT
Dbl
Pass

4th
10
2
8
K
3
6
8
7
Q
N deals
N-S vul K 7
J 8 7
9 5 3
K 9 7 5 4
A J 9 4 2
A Q 6 5 4 3
10
10 Table 10 5
10 9 2
Q 8 7 2
A 6 3 2
65389 =
67A44 =
Par EW +420 Q 8 6 3
K
A K J 6 4
Q J 8

1 opening
4 North -1
-100 +10 10
1 NT opening
4 × West =
-590 11

6. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 5 West
Babsch

2
4

Lead
A
K
10
10
9
A
4
2
9 North
Nickell
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
A
4
3
2
7
5
J
7 East
Schifko
Pass
2

3rd
3
7
A
2
4
5
9
4
10 South
Katz
1
Pass

4th
7
2
8
K
3
6
8
5
Q West
Rodwell

2 NT
3
Pass

Lead
4
5
K
A
4
7
2
10
5 North
Purkarthofer
Pass
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

2nd
A
3
2
7
J
6
3
K East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
4
All Pass

3rd
8
9
J
10
3
Q
2
A South
Fucik
1 NT
Pass
Pass

4th
10
K
3
6
8
4
Q
7
N deals
N-S vul K 7
J 8 7
9 5 3
K 9 7 5 4
A J 9 4 2
A Q 6 5 4 3
10
10 Table 10 5
10 9 2
Q 8 7 2
A 6 3 2
65389 =
67A44 =
Par EW +420 Q 8 6 3
K
A K J 6 4
Q J 8

1 opening
4 East =
-420 +5 15
1 NT opening
4 × West =
-590 11

8. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61 West
Hampson

1
Rdbl

Lead
3
J
4
8
8
4
K
7
J North
Demirev
Pass
Pass
2

2nd
6
Q
2
2
A
A
4
5
7 East
Greco
Pass
1 NT
Dbl

3rd
8
3
10
5
9
6
10
9
6 South
Lee
1
Dbl
All Pass

4th
9
2
K
10
3
3
2
J
5 West
WeinsteinH

Dbl
Pass

Lead
J
Q
A
10
8
Q
9
K
K
J North
Gitelman
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
Q
3
3
5
K
2
10
7
4
2 East
Garner
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
6
7
6
4
3
4
5
2
10 South
Moss
1 NT
Pass

4th
6
A
8
J
7
4
9
5
J
5
N deals
Both vul 7 3 2
9 8 7 4 3
7 6
9 6 5
Q J 9 4
A K Q 6 5
5 3
A 2 Table 10 8 6
10 2
K J 8 4
K J 10 3
44464 44465
88776 99978
Par EW +600 A K 5
J
A Q 10 9 2
Q 8 7 4

1 opening
2 × South -1
-200 +14 29
1 NT opening
2 × North -4
-1100 13

9. 2011 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
K
A
2
6
8
6 North
Levin
Pass
1
2
3 NT

2nd
5
9
3
8
K
4
5 East
Katz
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
3
4
10
3
7 South
Weinstein
1
2
2 NT

4th
J
5
J
Q
2
4 West
Kamil

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
A
K
6
A
2
10 North
Zia
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
5
9
3
4
4
2
3 East
Fleisher
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
3
7
10
3
K
4 South
Hamman
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
J
5
Q
J
7
Q
N deals
E-W vul A Q 6 3
Q 7 5
10 7 4 3
8 2
J 10 5 4
K 10 9 8 3
9
J 10 3 Table K 9 7
A 6 2
Q J 5
7 6 5 4
977B9 877B8
35623 45624
Par NS +400 8 2
J 4
A K 8 6 2
A K Q 9

1 opening
3 NT South +2
+460 +11 40
1 NT opening
3 NT South -1
-50 13

10. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8 West
Meckstroth

1
Pass
All Pass

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

2nd
9
8
J
2
8
K
5
A
J East
Rodwell
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
A
K
Q
K
8
2
2
3
6 South
Koneru
1
Dbl
4

4th
6
4
3
7
10
8
6
10
5 West
Harris

Pass
Dbl
3

Lead
4
7
9
6
J
2
K
K
7 North
Nickell
Pass
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
3
2
K
A
3
7
A
J East
Morgan
Pass
Pass
2 NT
3

3rd
6
2
8
5
5
6
8
8
10 South
Katz
1 NT
2
Dbl
All Pass

4th
5
9
K
2
3
Q
4
4
5
N deals
None vul A J 8 5 3
8 6
9 3 2
J 8 3
7
A Q 10 2
Q 8 7 5
A 9 7 2 Table Q 10 6 4 2
K 7 5 3
6
10 6 4
77586 =
66857 =
Par EW +100 K 9
J 9 4
A K J 10 4
K Q 5

1 opening
4 North -3
-150 40
1 NT opening
3 East -2
+100 +6 19

12. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Seamon

1
Pass
2

Lead
10
K
A
3
A
K
10
2 North
Willenken
Pass
Pass
1
2

2nd
6
J
2
J
9
Q
3
7 East
Cayne
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
5
6
3
4
J
A South
Rosenberg
1
Dbl
Pass

4th
8
7
9
8
6
7
8 West
Cohen

Pass

Lead
K
A
Q
4
5
3
2 North
Versace
Pass
Pass

2nd
8
J
5
6
2
3 East
Wolfson
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
8
5
3
6 South
Lauria
1 NT

4th
6
7
9
4
10
7
N deals
E-W vul J 4 3 2
J 8
6 5
K 9 8 4 2
Q 9
A K Q 5 4 3
J 9 2
6 5 Table 8 7 6 5
10 2
A Q 8 3
10 7 3
6956A =
44873 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
9 7 6
K 10 7 4
A Q J

1 opening
2 North +1
+140 +5 45
1 NT opening
1 NT South -1
-50 21

13. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 11, Bd 15 West
Meckstroth

1
3

Lead
Q
10
A
7
2
A
9
5
2 North
Bakkeren
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
8
9
J
5
3
A
J
9 East
Rodwell
Pass
3

3rd
6
4
8
J
9
3
2
Q
K South
Bertens
1
Pass

4th
K
K
5
10
4
7
4
3
A West
Drijver

Pass

Lead
2
K
3
J
3
4
J
7
6 North
Zia
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
4
K
7
A
9
5
10
3 East
Brink
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
8
A
2
Q
A
7
8 South
Hamman
1 NT

4th
K
3
10
6
4
2
J
5
9
N deals
N-S vul 8 7 5
7 4
Q J 8
Q 10 8 7 2
J 10 6 3 2
K 10 2
K 9
A J 4 Table A Q 9 4
J 9 5 3
10 5 2
9 3
53488 53588
7A855 =
Par EW +420 K
A Q 8 6
A 7 6 4 3
K 6 5

1 opening
3 West =
-140 45
1 NT opening
1 NT South =
+90 +6 27

19. 2006 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Soulet

Pass
Pass
3

Lead
K
5
4
6
J
3
2
A
2 North
Stansby
Pass
1 NT
3
All Pass

2nd
10
J
A
9
8
4
3
4
4 East
Sussel
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
6
Q
Q
2
3
K
5
7
Q South
Martel
1
Dbl
Pass

4th
2
A
9
10
5
7
10
3
7 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
4
10
5
J
6
2
Q
10 North
GaviardD
Pass
Pass
2 NT

2nd
5
K
6
9
A
3
K
2
4 East
Levin
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
2
2
3
7
J
8
6
3 South
EisenbergE
1 NT
Dbl
3

4th
K
3
A
10
9
A
7
5
N deals
E-W vul 9 6 5
9 7
K J 7 3
Q 8 7 2
Q 10
Q 10 6 3
9 6 4 2
K J 9 Table J 8 7 4 3 2
A 8 2
5
A 10 3
75597 =
68645 68745
Par NS +110 A K
K J 5 4
A Q 10 8
6 5 4

1 opening
3 East =
-140 46
1 NT opening
3 South =
+110 +6 35

21. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105 West
Rodwell

1
Pass

Lead
3
K
A
6
5
5
2 North
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
6
Q
9
Q
7
4 East
Meckstroth
Pass
3

3rd
10
2
10
K
A
K
A South
Weinstein
1
Pass

4th
8
4
5
7
5
4
6 West
Seamon

Pass

Lead
10
J
5
A
6
4
A
K North
Soloway
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
8
7
5
6
9
6
Q East
Cayne
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
K
10
3
J
2
2
10 South
Hamman
1 NT

4th
Q
2
9
Q
2
4
5
7
N deals
E-W vul J 10 2
J 6
K 5 3
J 10 7 3 2
Q 6
A 10 9 7 5
9 8
A 9 6 5 Table 8 7 5 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 2
K 8
68498 =
44945 =
Par EW +100 A K 9 3
Q 4
A J 10 6 4
Q 4

1 opening
3 West +3
-230 46
1 NT opening
1 NT South +2
+150 +9 44

23. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Lauria

Pass
5
6

Lead
K
Q
8 North
SmithK
Pass
3
6
Dbl

2nd
3
K
6 East
Versace
Pass
4
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
A
5 South
Schuett
1
5
6

4th
2
4 West
Moss

Pass
4

Lead
K
2
4
Q North
Duboin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
10
3
K East
Chang
Pass
2

3rd
Q
J
3
A South
Bocchi
1 NT
Pass

4th
7
5
2
4
N deals
None vul 6 4
7 5
Q J 9 8 3
K 10 9 4
A 10 8 2
A K
10 4
J 8 6 5 2 Table Q J 9 7 5 3
Q J 10 4 3
7 5
—
20288 =
4BA34 =
Par EW +450 K
9 8 6 2
A K 6 2
A Q 7 3

1 opening
6 × West +1
-1310 50
1 NT opening
4 East +1
-450 +13 57

24. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 11, Bd 19 West
Kannavos

Pass

Lead
5
2
2
Q
3
6
A
A North
Ramondt
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
3
6
7
5
8
6
10 East
Kapayannidis
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
9
A
4
Q
3
2
10 South
Maas
1

4th
K
3
J
7
K
7
4
4 West
Muller

Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
8
7
A
3
2
A
K North
Mil'opoulos
Pass
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
10
9
4
K
6
3
5 East
de Boer
Pass
Pass
2 NT
3

3rd
J
3
Q
2
5
Q
4
5 South
Kotsiopoulos
1 NT
2
Dbl
3

4th
2
4
3
8
6
J
7
10
N deals
E-W vul K 9 8 4 2
J 4 3
10 9
10 6 5
J
A Q 10
A 8 7 5 3
A J 9 3 Table 10 7 6 3
7 6 5 2
J
Q 8 7 2
56453 66473
7796A =
Par EW +140 A Q 5
K 9 8
K Q 6 4 2
K 4

1 opening
1 South +1
+90 +6 56
1 NT opening
3 South -3
-150 57

25. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
SimpsonC

Pass
Pass

Lead
2 North
Engel
Pass
1
4

2nd East
Hallberg
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
v.Middelem
1
2 NT

4th West
Carcassonne

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
3
A
K North
Fawcett
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
4
Q
6
4 East
Labaere
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
6
2
2 South
Liggins
1 NT
2

4th
7
9
9
7
N deals
Both vul J 7 6
Q 9 8 5 3 2
Q J
Q 4
K 10 3
6 4
9 6 3
A K 10 3 2 Table 8 5 4 2
10 7
A 8 2
J 8 6 5
76996 77AA6
66337 =
Par NS +620 A Q 9
A K J
K 10 7 5 4
9 7

1 opening
4 North -1
-100 56
1 NT opening
2 South +2
+170 +7 64

27. 1999 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Hamman

Pass
1

Lead
3
J
6
A
K
10
9
3
10
2 North
Chagas
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
5
2
5
7
5
4
K
9
3
A East
Soloway
Pass
Dbl

3rd
Q
8
Q
6
8
Q
2
7
A
Q South
Branco
1
Rdbl

4th
6
A
4
3
2
J
4
J
8
4 West
Campos

Pass

Lead
2
K
9
Q
Q
J
10
7
Q
8 North
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
2
3
9
6
3
4
7
J
2 East
Villas-Boas
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
3
10
7
4
8
2
5
5
K South
Rodwell
1 NT

4th
J
A
4
K
5
9
8
6
A
7
N deals
None vul A 9 4
7 5 4
8 4 3
10 6 5 2
Q 10 3 2
A K 10
6 2
J 7 4 3 Table 8 7 6
Q 9 8 6
A 9 5
A 9 8
65475 65575
68868 =
Par EW +110 K J 5
J 3 2
K Q J 10 7
K Q

1 opening
1 West +1
-110 56
1 NT opening
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 70

29. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Seamon

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
A
4
10 North
Stansby
Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
8
8
5
3 East
Passell
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
5
5
A
K South
Martel
1
Dbl
3 NT

4th
A
2
6
7 West
Soloway

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
A
4
J
10
6
J
7
10 North
Burger
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
8
8
5
3
Q
9
7
A
6 East
Goldman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
5
K
4
K
9
2
J
A South
Cayne
1 NT
2

4th
J
2
6
K
Q
4
K
9
3
N deals
E-W vul A K 3 2
10 8
J 10 9 5
J 10 8
10 8 7 5
K Q 9 6 3
8
K Q 3 Table Q J 6
7 5 4 2
Q 3 2
7 6 4
986AA =
34733 44733
Par NS +400 9 4
A J
A K 7 6 4
A 9 5 2

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-50 56
1 NT opening
3 NT South +1
+430 +10 81

Data 9X45 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump

1. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54			`West` Gu Dbl Pass Lead 4 A 5 J 9 4 3	North Boyd Pass 2 Pass 2nd Q 6 6 9 8 7 2	`East` Lair Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 K 7 8 4	South Robinson 1 3 NT 4th 8 10 Q 2 3 2	`West` Smith Pass Pass Lead 4 A 8 J	North Cheek Pass 3 NT 2nd Q 6 J	`East` Garner Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 K	South Bertens 1 NT Pass 4th 8 10 Q
N deals N-S vul	5 4 Q 3 A 8 7 5 K Q 10 8 3
A Q 9 8 K 7 6 4 Q 10 J 9 2		10 7 6 3 2 J 10 5 2 6 7 6 5
866BB C66CC 17710 = Par NS +1400	K J A 9 8 K J 9 4 3 2 A 4
1 opening 3 NT South +4 +720 = `0`	1 NT opening 3 NT South +4 +720 = `0`

3. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 5			`West` Duboin 2 3 Lead A K 10 10 5 A	North Amoils Pass Pass Pass 2nd 10 A 7 3 2 7	`East` Sementa Pass 2 4 3rd 3 7 A 2 J 5	South WolpertD 1 Pass All Pass 4th 7 2 8 K 3 6	`West` Miles 2 3 Pass Lead 8 10 A A 4 4 2 J 8	North Bocchi Pass 2 Pass Dbl 2nd 10 5 5 7 K A J 9 4	`East` Korbel Pass Pass 4 All Pass 3rd K 2 3 5 10 8 4 2 3	South Madala 1 NT 3 Pass 4th A J 7 3 6 10 5 8 7
N deals N-S vul	K 7 J 8 7 9 5 3 K 9 7 5 4
A J 9 4 2 A Q 6 5 4 3 10 10		10 5 10 9 2 Q 8 7 2 A 6 3 2
65389 = 67A44 = Par EW +420	Q 8 6 3 K A K J 6 4 Q J 8
1 opening 4 East = -420 0	1 NT opening 4 × West -1 +100 +11 `11`

5. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 5			`West` Einarsson 2 3 Lead 10 9 3 Q A K 4 7 2	North Gur Pass Pass 4 2nd 3 K 2 10 3 6 4 10 K	`East` Jorgensen Pass 2 All Pass 3rd A 5 J 4 5 9 5 K 2	South Yilmaz 1 Dbl 4th 7 6 10 2 7 8 Q A 8	`West` Cengiz 2 3 Pass Lead 3 K 10 10 K A 4 3 9	North Ingimarsson Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 2 A 4 3 2 7 5 Q 5	`East` Kuru Pass 2 4 All Pass 3rd J 7 A 2 J 5 9 5 10	South MagnussonM 1 NT Dbl Pass 4th 10 2 8 K 3 6 8 7 Q
N deals N-S vul	K 7 J 8 7 9 5 3 K 9 7 5 4
A J 9 4 2 A Q 6 5 4 3 10 10		10 5 10 9 2 Q 8 7 2 A 6 3 2
65389 = 67A44 = Par EW +420	Q 8 6 3 K A K J 6 4 Q J 8
1 opening 4 North -1 -100 +10 10	1 NT opening 4 × West = -590 `11`

6. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 5			`West` Babsch 2 4 Lead A K 10 10 9 A 4 2 9	North Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 10 A 4 3 2 7 5 J 7	`East` Schifko Pass 2 3rd 3 7 A 2 4 5 9 4 10	South Katz 1 Pass 4th 7 2 8 K 3 6 8 5 Q	`West` Rodwell 2 NT 3 Pass Lead 4 5 K A 4 7 2 10 5	North Purkarthofer Pass Dbl Pass Dbl 2nd A 3 2 7 J 6 3 K	`East` Meckstroth Pass Pass 4 All Pass 3rd 8 9 J 10 3 Q 2 A	South Fucik 1 NT Pass Pass 4th 10 K 3 6 8 4 Q 7
N deals N-S vul	K 7 J 8 7 9 5 3 K 9 7 5 4
A J 9 4 2 A Q 6 5 4 3 10 10		10 5 10 9 2 Q 8 7 2 A 6 3 2
65389 = 67A44 = Par EW +420	Q 8 6 3 K A K J 6 4 Q J 8
1 opening 4 East = -420 +5 `15`	1 NT opening 4 × West = -590 11

8. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61			West Hampson 1 Rdbl Lead 3 J 4 8 8 4 K 7 J	North Demirev Pass Pass 2 2nd 6 Q 2 2 A A 4 5 7	East Greco Pass 1 NT Dbl 3rd 8 3 10 5 9 6 10 9 6	South Lee 1 Dbl All Pass 4th 9 2 K 10 3 3 2 J 5	West WeinsteinH Dbl Pass Lead J Q A 10 8 Q 9 K K J	North Gitelman Pass 2 Pass 2nd Q 3 3 5 K 2 10 7 4 2	East Garner Pass Dbl 3rd A 6 7 6 4 3 4 5 2 10	South Moss 1 NT Pass 4th 6 A 8 J 7 4 9 5 J 5
N deals Both vul	7 3 2 9 8 7 4 3 7 6 9 6 5
Q J 9 4 A K Q 6 5 5 3 A 2		10 8 6 10 2 K J 8 4 K J 10 3
44464 44465 88776 99978 Par EW +600	A K 5 J A Q 10 9 2 Q 8 7 4
1 opening 2 × South -1 -200 +14 `29`	1 NT opening 2 × North -4 -1100 13

9. 2011 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3			West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 K A 2 6 8 6	`North` Levin Pass 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 9 3 8 K 4 5	East Katz Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 3 4 10 3 7	`South` Weinstein 1 2 2 NT 4th J 5 J Q 2 4	West Kamil Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 A K 6 A 2 10	`North` Zia Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 5 9 3 4 4 2 3	East Fleisher Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 3 7 10 3 K 4	`South` Hamman 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th J 5 Q J 7 Q
N deals E-W vul	A Q 6 3 Q 7 5 10 7 4 3 8 2
J 10 5 4 K 10 9 8 3 9 J 10 3		K 9 7 A 6 2 Q J 5 7 6 5 4
977B9 877B8 35623 45624 Par NS +400	8 2 J 4 A K 8 6 2 A K Q 9
1 opening 3 NT South +2 +460 +11 `40`	1 NT opening 3 NT South -1 -50 13

10. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8			`West` Meckstroth 1 Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 3 5 9 4 A Q 9	`North` Chorush Pass 1 3 2nd 9 8 J 2 8 K 5 A J	`East` Rodwell Pass 3 Pass 3rd A K Q K 8 2 2 3 6	`South` Koneru 1 Dbl 4 4th 6 4 3 7 10 8 6 10 5	`West` Harris Pass Dbl 3 Lead 4 7 9 6 J 2 K K 7	`North` Nickell Pass 2 Pass Pass 2nd Q 3 2 K A 3 7 A J	`East` Morgan Pass Pass 2 NT 3 3rd 6 2 8 5 5 6 8 8 10	`South` Katz 1 NT 2 Dbl All Pass 4th 5 9 K 2 3 Q 4 4 5
N deals None vul	A J 8 5 3 8 6 9 3 2 J 8 3
7 A Q 10 2 Q 8 7 5 A 9 7 2		Q 10 6 4 2 K 7 5 3 6 10 6 4
77586 = 66857 = Par EW +100	K 9 J 9 4 A K J 10 4 K Q 5
1 opening 4 North -3 -150 `40`	1 NT opening 3 East -2 +100 +6 19

12. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3			West Seamon 1 Pass 2 Lead 10 K A 3 A K 10 2	`North` Willenken Pass Pass 1 2 2nd 6 J 2 J 9 Q 3 7	East Cayne Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 2 5 6 3 4 J A	`South` Rosenberg 1 Dbl Pass 4th 8 7 9 8 6 7 8	West Cohen Pass Lead K A Q 4 5 3 2	`North` Versace Pass Pass 2nd 8 J 5 6 2 3	East Wolfson Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 8 5 3 6	`South` Lauria 1 NT 4th 6 7 9 4 10 7
N deals E-W vul	J 4 3 2 J 8 6 5 K 9 8 4 2
Q 9 A K Q 5 4 3 J 9 2 6 5		8 7 6 5 10 2 A Q 8 3 10 7 3
6956A = 44873 = Par NS +140	A K 10 9 7 6 K 10 7 4 A Q J
1 opening 2 North +1 +140 +5 `45`	1 NT opening 1 NT South -1 -50 21

13. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 11, Bd 15			`West` Meckstroth 1 3 Lead Q 10 A 7 2 A 9 5 2	North Bakkeren Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 8 9 J 5 3 A J 9	`East` Rodwell Pass 3 3rd 6 4 8 J 9 3 2 Q K	South Bertens 1 Pass 4th K K 5 10 4 7 4 3 A	`West` Drijver Pass Lead 2 K 3 J 3 4 J 7 6	North Zia Pass Pass 2nd 5 4 K 7 A 9 5 10 3	`East` Brink Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 8 A 2 Q A 7 8	South Hamman 1 NT 4th K 3 10 6 4 2 J 5 9
N deals N-S vul	8 7 5 7 4 Q J 8 Q 10 8 7 2
J 10 6 3 2 K 10 2 K 9 A J 4		A Q 9 4 J 9 5 3 10 5 2 9 3
53488 53588 7A855 = Par EW +420	K A Q 8 6 A 7 6 4 3 K 6 5
1 opening 3 West = -140 `45`	1 NT opening 1 NT South = +90 +6 27

19. 2006 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Soulet Pass Pass 3 Lead K 5 4 6 J 3 2 A 2	`North` Stansby Pass 1 NT 3 All Pass 2nd 10 J A 9 8 4 3 4 4	East Sussel Pass 2 Pass 3rd 6 Q Q 2 3 K 5 7 Q	`South` Martel 1 Dbl Pass 4th 2 A 9 10 5 7 10 3 7	West Weinstein Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 4 10 5 J 6 2 Q 10	`North` GaviardD Pass Pass 2 NT 2nd 5 K 6 9 A 3 K 2 4	East Levin Pass 2 Pass 3rd 2 2 3 7 J 8 6 3	`South` EisenbergE 1 NT Dbl 3 4th K 3 A 10 9 A 7 5
N deals E-W vul	9 6 5 9 7 K J 7 3 Q 8 7 2
Q 10 Q 10 6 3 9 6 4 2 K J 9		J 8 7 4 3 2 A 8 2 5 A 10 3
75597 = 68645 68745 Par NS +110	A K K J 5 4 A Q 10 8 6 5 4
1 opening 3 East = -140 `46`	1 NT opening 3 South = +110 +6 35

21. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105			West Rodwell 1 Pass Lead 3 K A 6 5 5 2	`North` Levin Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 6 Q 9 Q 7 4	East Meckstroth Pass 3 3rd 10 2 10 K A K A	`South` Weinstein 1 Pass 4th 8 4 5 7 5 4 6	West Seamon Pass Lead 10 J 5 A 6 4 A K	`North` Soloway Pass Pass 2nd 6 8 7 5 6 9 6 Q	East Cayne Pass Pass 3rd 8 K 10 3 J 2 2 10	`South` Hamman 1 NT 4th Q 2 9 Q 2 4 5 7
N deals E-W vul	J 10 2 J 6 K 5 3 J 10 7 3 2
Q 6 A 10 9 7 5 9 8 A 9 6 5		8 7 5 4 K 8 3 2 Q 7 2 K 8
68498 = 44945 = Par EW +100	A K 9 3 Q 4 A J 10 6 4 Q 4
1 opening 3 West +3 -230 `46`	1 NT opening 1 NT South +2 +150 +9 44

23. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Lauria Pass 5 6 Lead K Q 8	`North` SmithK Pass 3 6 Dbl 2nd 3 K 6	`East` Versace Pass 4 Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A 5	`South` Schuett 1 5 6 4th 2 4	`West` Moss Pass 4 Lead K 2 4 Q	`North` Duboin Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 10 3 K	`East` Chang Pass 2 3rd Q J 3 A	`South` Bocchi 1 NT Pass 4th 7 5 2 4
N deals None vul	6 4 7 5 Q J 9 8 3 K 10 9 4
A 10 8 2 A K 10 4 J 8 6 5 2		Q J 9 7 5 3 Q J 10 4 3 7 5 —
20288 = 4BA34 = Par EW +450	K 9 8 6 2 A K 6 2 A Q 7 3
1 opening 6 × West +1 -1310 50	1 NT opening 4 East +1 -450 +13 `57`

24. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 11, Bd 19			West Kannavos Pass Lead 5 2 2 Q 3 6 A A	`North` Ramondt Pass Pass 2nd 10 3 6 7 5 8 6 10	East Kapayannidis Pass Pass 3rd J 9 A 4 Q 3 2 10	`South` Maas 1 4th K 3 J 7 K 7 4 4	West Muller Pass Dbl Pass All Pass Lead A 8 7 A 3 2 A K	`North` Mil'opoulos Pass 2 Pass Pass 2nd 9 10 9 4 K 6 3 5	East de Boer Pass Pass 2 NT 3 3rd J 3 Q 2 5 Q 4 5	`South` Kotsiopoulos 1 NT 2 Dbl 3 4th 2 4 3 8 6 J 7 10
N deals E-W vul	K 9 8 4 2 J 4 3 10 9 10 6 5
J A Q 10 A 8 7 5 3 A J 9 3		10 7 6 3 7 6 5 2 J Q 8 7 2
56453 66473 7796A = Par EW +140	A Q 5 K 9 8 K Q 6 4 2 K 4
1 opening 1 South +1 +90 +6 56	1 NT opening 3 South -3 -150 `57`

25. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55			West SimpsonC Pass Pass Lead 2	North Engel Pass 1 4 2nd	East Hallberg Pass Pass All Pass 3rd	South v.Middelem 1 2 NT 4th	West Carcassonne Pass Pass Lead K A 3 A K	North Fawcett Pass 2 Pass 2nd 4 Q 6 4	East Labaere Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 6 2 2	South Liggins 1 NT 2 4th 7 9 9 7
N deals Both vul	J 7 6 Q 9 8 5 3 2 Q J Q 4
K 10 3 6 4 9 6 3 A K 10 3 2		8 5 4 2 10 7 A 8 2 J 8 6 5
76996 77AA6 66337 = Par NS +620	A Q 9 A K J K 10 7 5 4 9 7
1 opening 4 North -1 -100 56	1 NT opening 2 South +2 +170 +7 `64`

27. 1999 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 49			`West` Hamman Pass 1 Lead 3 J 6 A K 10 9 3 10 2	`North` Chagas Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 2 5 7 5 4 K 9 3 A	`East` Soloway Pass Dbl 3rd Q 8 Q 6 8 Q 2 7 A Q	`South` Branco 1 Rdbl 4th 6 A 4 3 2 J 4 J 8 4	`West` Campos Pass Lead 2 K 9 Q Q J 10 7 Q 8	`North` Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd 4 2 3 9 6 3 4 7 J 2	`East` Villas-Boas Pass Pass 3rd 6 3 10 7 4 8 2 5 5 K	`South` Rodwell 1 NT 4th J A 4 K 5 9 8 6 A 7
N deals None vul	A 9 4 7 5 4 8 4 3 10 6 5 2
Q 10 3 2 A K 10 6 2 J 7 4 3		8 7 6 Q 9 8 6 A 9 5 A 9 8
65475 65575 68868 = Par EW +110	K J 5 J 3 2 K Q J 10 7 K Q
1 opening 1 West +1 -110 56	1 NT opening 1 NT South +2 +150 +6 `70`

29. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Seamon 1 Pass All Pass Lead Q A 4 10	`North` Stansby Pass Dbl 3 2nd 8 8 5 3	East Passell Pass 2 Pass 3rd 5 5 A K	`South` Martel 1 Dbl 3 NT 4th A 2 6 7	West Soloway Pass Pass Lead 3 A 4 J 10 6 J 7 10	`North` Burger Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 8 8 5 3 Q 9 7 A 6	East Goldman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 5 K 4 K 9 2 J A	`South` Cayne 1 NT 2 4th J 2 6 K Q 4 K 9 3
N deals E-W vul	A K 3 2 10 8 J 10 9 5 J 10 8
10 8 7 5 K Q 9 6 3 8 K Q 3		Q J 6 7 5 4 2 Q 3 2 7 6 4
986AA = 34733 44733 Par NS +400	9 4 A J A K 7 6 4 A 9 5 2
1 opening 3 NT South -1 -50 56	1 NT opening 3 NT South +1 +430 +10 `81`