Data 9X46 Main

One Heart vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 64 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 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Dubinin Helgemo Gromov Bocchi Nunes Madala Fantoni
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 4 3
Q 9 4
K Q 7 6 2
8 7 Table J 9 8 7 5
K J
10 5 3
Q 9 3
87969 A797A
36363 =
Par NS +430 Q 10
10 7 6
A 8
A J 6 5 4 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
+2 2
1 NT opening
4 S -2 -100
-2 0

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Helgemo Gromov Helness Nunes Madala Fantoni Bocchi
1 Dbl 2 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A Q 3 4 6
8 tricks won Q 4 3
6 tricks won

J 7 5 4
8 6 2
A 6 4
K 5 3 Table A K Q 2
7
8 7 5 3
Q J 10 9
64855 =
59588 =
Par NS -140 10 9 3
K 10 5 4
K Q 10
8 6 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
Tie 2
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 0

3. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

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

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

K 10 8 3 2
K
Q 4
K J 8 5 2 Table Q 9
9 7 6 4 2
K 6 3
10 9 6
969A4 =
47438 =
Par NS +300 7 6 5 4
A 10
J 10 9 5
A Q 7

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

4. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Thomson Tobing Kanetkar Krochmalik Karwur Lavings George
1 1 4 1 NT 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 4 NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl
5 Dbl AP 3 AP

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

Q 10 5 4
K J 8 6
A 9 5
9 3 Table A 9 8 7 2
—
K 10 7 3
Q 8 5 2
54857 53856
89486 8A486
Par NS -420 J
Q 4 3 2
Q J 8 2
K J 6 4

1 opening
5 × E -1 +100
+6 8
1 NT opening
3 W = -140
-6 4

5. 2013 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

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

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

K J 9 4
K 10 9 8 4
Q 6
J 3 Table 8 3 2
6 3 2
J 9 3
K 9 6 2
998A9 A99AA
44434 =
Par NS +430 A Q 7 6
—
A K 10 5 2
10 8 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 8
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 4

6. 2013 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

K 10 7 4
A 4
K 9 8 5 3
Q 4 Table 5 2
7 6 5 2
A 10 7 6
A 8 6
56738 =
77595 77695
Par NS -110 Q 9 8 6 3
J 9
Q 2
K 10 9 5

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
+2 10
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -100
-2 4

7. 2013 BB Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Narkiewicz WolpertG Buras Zmudzinski Dwyer Balicki Bathurst
1 Pass 2 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 7 J 5 2 5 3 Q
4 J 2 5 10 tricks won
9 tricks won

K J 9 4
K 10 9 8 4
Q 6
J 3 Table 8 3 2
6 3 2
J 9 3
K 9 6 2
998A9 A99AA
44434 =
Par NS +430 A Q 7 6
—
A K 10 5 2
10 8 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 10
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 5

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

Q 10 2
K 5
Q 6 3 2
A K 5 3 Table K J 6 3
J 3
A 8 5
J 10 8 6
65854 =
68578 =
Par NS -110 9 7 5
10 8 6 2
K 10 9 7
7 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+5 15
1 NT opening
2 E = -110
-5 5

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Forrester ShiZ Robson Ju Zhang Gold WangW Bakhshi
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 8
7 3 2
Q 10 7
K Q J 10 9 Table 5 3
A Q J
K J 6 4 3
8 7 6
99865 99765
43578 =
Par NS +300 K J 9 7 6 4 2
10 4
A 5 2
3

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 15
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 5

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Hussein Asbi Sadek Noshy Karwur Samir George
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7
9
A Q J 10 5 4
Q 10 8 6 Table K Q 10 9
Q 6
9 8 6
5 4 3 2
AAB67 =
23276 =
Par NS +650 A J 3 2
A K 10 7 3
7 3
9 7

1 opening
4 N = +620
-1 15
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +650
+1 6

11. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Amoils Jagniewski Morgan Gawel Nowosadzki Grue Kalita Moss
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6
J 10 8 2
K 8 3 2
J 6 4 2 Table A J 9 2
K 9 6 4
J 9
K 9 3
9A687 89687
43656 43755
Par NS +420 Q 10 7 5 3
—
A 7 6 5
A 10 8 5

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+5 20
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 6

12. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Martel Spector Zia Kamil Grue Fleisher Cheek
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 AP Pass

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

9 4
10 3 2
J 10 7 4
Q J 10 6 Table K 10 8 6
Q 8 6
A 9 8
A K 2
67856 =
65587 75587
Par NS +110 Q J 5 3
9 4
K Q 3
9 7 4 3

1 opening
2 W -1 +100
Tie 20
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
Tie 6

13. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Piedra de Wijs Wildavsky Muller Brink Nikolenkov Drijver MagnussonS
1 Dbl 2 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6
5 4 3
Q J 7 2
9 7 6 4 Table J 10 5 3
K 2
K 8 6
A Q J 8
78855 57855
55478 56478
Par NS +110 K Q 9 4 2
Q 10 8
A 10 4
10 5

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 20
1 NT opening
1 NT× N +3 +480
+11 17

14. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Cayne Helness Seamon Versace Nunes Lauria Fantoni
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass

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

A Q 9 3 2
9 6
K 9 4
K J 7 Table J 8
10 8 7 2
J 7 3
Q 8 4 2
75776 86876
57556 =
Par NS +120 K 10 6
A J
Q 8 6 5 2
10 9 6

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
Tie 20
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 17

15. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Katz WolpertG Nickell Kranyak
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 5 4
Q 9 5
9 6 5 3
10 3 Table A 10 6
J 10 6 3
A Q J
K 9 4
87879 76879
46554 46564
Par NS +120 K Q 7
—
8 7 4 2
A J 8 7 6 5

1 opening
3 S = +110
-7 20
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 24

16. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Beatty Hampson Jacobs Greco Platnick Bates Diamond Wold
1 Pass 2 1 NT 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 7 4 3
9 4 2
Q 4 3
J 8 3 Table K 10 8 6
10 5
6 5
A Q 10 9 2
86996 85995
57437 =
Par NS +140 J 9 5
A 7 3
A K J 7
7 6 5

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 32
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 24

17. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Hampson Delmonte Greco Moss Grue Gitelman Cheek
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J 5
7 6
J 9 8 5 4
K J 7 Table 7 4
J 9 5 4 3 2
K 10 3
A 2
99669 =
44674 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 8 6 3
10
A Q 7
Q 10 6 4

1 opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 38
1 NT opening
4 N -2 -100
-6 24

18. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Zia Helgemo Hamman Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 8 9 K 2 5 4
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

K 9 7 5 4
8
6 4
A 8 7 6 5 Table Q J 6 3 2
7 5 2
J 9 3 2
K
A4BA8 =
39235 =
Par NS +300 8
A K 10 3
K Q 7
Q J 10 3 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 38
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 24

19. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Deutsch BessisM Kranyak Baldursson Nunes JonssonT Fantoni
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 1 NT AP Dbl 2 3 NT AP

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

10 7
J 5 4
A K 6
A Q 6 4 2 Table K 9 4 2
K 7
J 7 5
K J 7 3
46763 =
9767A =
Par NS -400 J 8 6 5 3
6 3 2
Q 4 2
10 9

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
+7 45
1 NT opening
3 NT E = -400
-7 24

20. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Katz Platnick Nickell Rodwell Hampson Meckstroth Greco
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 9 7 6
—
9 8 7
10 9 6 4 2 Table 8 5
9 6 4 3
K Q 4
Q 8 5 3
87A74 =
46359 =
Par NS +420 J 4
A K 8 7
J 10 6 5 2
K J

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 45
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 24

21. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Platnick Nickell Diamond Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell
1 1 2 1 NT 2 Pass
3 AP 3 AP

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

10
9 8
Q J 10 9 8 7 5
A K 7 Table A K 8 7 6 3
7 4 3
4
Q 10 6
75736 =
58596 =
Par NS -110 J 9 4
A 6 5
K 3 2
8 4 3 2

1 opening
3 W = -110
Tie 45
1 NT opening
3 W = -110
Tie 24

22. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Helness Pachtman Helgemo Nunes Rosenberg Fantoni Willenken
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Dbl 3 4 4 Pass Pass Pass
4 Dbl Pass Pass
5 Dbl AP

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

A K 9 7 6
—
9 8 7
10 9 6 4 2 Table 8 5
9 6 4 3
K Q 4
Q 8 5 3
87A74 =
46359 =
Par NS +420 J 4
A K 8 7
J 10 6 5 2
K J

1 opening
5 × E -2 +500
+2 47
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-2 24

23. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ginossar Helness Pachtman Willenken Nunes Rosenberg Fantoni
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 3 2
7 6
8 6 3
10 9 7 2 Table K 4
J 10 5 3 2
A 7 2
K 5 4
AB9B9 =
22424 32424
Par NS +450 A J 10 9 8
K
Q J 10 9
A 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 47
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 25

24. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Pachtman Helgemo Ginossar Rosenberg Fantoni Willenken Nunes
1 1 2 1 NT 2 Pass
Dbl 3 3 AP 3 AP

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

10
9 8
Q J 10 9 8 7 5
A K 7 Table A K 8 7 6 3
7 4 3
4
Q 10 6
75736 =
58596 =
Par NS -110 J 9 4
A 6 5
K 3 2
8 4 3 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+4 51
1 NT opening
3 W = -110
-4 25

25. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Sementa Dubinin Duboin Fantoni Khokhlov Nunes Matushko
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 2 AP

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

10 5 4
A 6 5 3
9 6
A K Q 6 Table J 8 2
8 2
K 10 4 3
9 5 4 2
89997 =
54446 =
Par NS +140 K Q 9 7
J 9
A J 8 7 5
J 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 51
1 NT opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 30

26. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Trendafilov Versace Karaivanov Karakolev Fantoni Danailov Nunes
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Dbl 6 (AP)

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

10 3
8 7 3
10 5 2
Q J 8 6 4 Table 4
K J 5 2
A 9 8
K 10 7 5 2
9C8C5 =
11517 =
Par NS +980 A K 9 8 6 5 2
A
Q J 7 4
9

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 51
1 NT opening
6 S = +980
+11 41

27. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Jansma Gitelman v.Prooijen Ekeblad Diamond Rubin Platnick
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

7 6 3 2
10 7 3
A 3 2
A K 9 Table A 9 4
9 5 2
J 8
Q J 4 3 2
67996 =
76447 =
Par NS +140 J 10 8
K J
K 10 9 5 4
10 8 7

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 56
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
-5 41

28. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul K 10 7
A K 5 4 3
K 10 7
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Rosenberg Fredin Feldman Gold Bertheau Townsend Nystrom
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 4 3
10 2
A J 4 2
Q 4 2 Table A Q 8 6 2
Q J 9
9 8 5
10 9
76969 66969
67364 =
Par NS +140 5
8 7 6
Q 6 3
A K J 7 6 3

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 56
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+13 54

29. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Dai Gitelman YangL Zhuang Diamond WangW Platnick
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 2 3 Pass Dbl Pass 2 Dbl
3 NT Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 7 3
A K 8
10 5 4 3
A J 9 Table 8 4
7 6 2
Q 7 6
Q 10 6 4 3
69876 =
64567 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 9 5
10 4
A J 9 8
8 5 2

1 opening
3 NT× W -2 +300
+4 60
1 NT opening
2 S +1 +140
-4 54

30. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gerstman Lauria Sutherlin Feldman Fantoni Gerard Nunes
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

6 3 2
8 6 5
J 8 4
10 9 7 6 Table Q 7 5 4
Q 9
K 10 9 7 5 2
J
CCD8C CBD7C
11051 =
Par NS +1510 K 10 8
A 7 4
A 6
A K Q 4 3

1 opening
6 S = +920
-3 60
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
+3 57

31. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

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

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

A 8 5 4 2
A 3
10 7 2
A 9 8 Table J 10
Q 7 5 2
A Q 6 4
6 3 2
65656 =
78686 78676
Par NS -110 K 9 7 6
J 10
9 8 5 3
K 7 5

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-2 60
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -50
+2 59

32. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Jassem Lauria Martens Pazur Nunes Zawislak Fantoni
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 3 AP
3 NT AP

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

K 8 4
9
K 9 6
A K 10 9 7 5 Table A 9 5
A J 4
J 8 5 4 3
J 4
46723 =
976BA =
Par NS -600 Q 10 7 6 3
6 5 3 2
Q 2
8 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-9 60
1 NT opening
3 N -2 -200
+9 68

33. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 94

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Jacobs Gitelman Katz Rosenberg Grue Zia Cheek
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A 5 2
10
A J 6 3
Q 9 8 4 2 Table Q J 7 4
J 7 5 4
Q 9 8 7
3
86857 =
56476 56475
Par NS +120 10 9 8 3
Q 8 3
K
A J 10 7 5

1 opening
4 × N -2 -300
-6 60
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
+6 74

34. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH WangX Hamman Sun Zhao Meckstroth Fu Rodwell
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 2
10 5
J 10 9 8 5
Q J 8 Table J 10 6
K 7 6 2
A K 6 4
A 3
35526 =
988B7 =
Par NS -600 K 4 3
J 9 8 4 3
7 2
7 5 4

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
-11 60
1 NT opening
2 N -1 -100
+11 85

35. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Cayne Lair Seamon Versace Bertheau Lauria Nystrom
1 Dbl 2 NT 1 NT Pass 3
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

9 5
10 5 2
K 7 6 2
K J 6 3 Table Q J 8 3
6
Q J 5 4 3
A 8 2
89A46 88A46
54296 =
Par NS +300 A 7 4 2
A 8 4 3
9
Q 10 7 4

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 60
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
Tie 85

36. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Morgan Rubin Harris Carmichael Stansby Gerstman Martel
1 2 2 1 NT 3 3
2 NT Pass 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 8
J 10 6 4 3
A Q 6
5 4 Table 3 2
K 5
J 9 2
A K 10 8 7 6
58675 48574
84767 84757
Par NS -120 Q J 9 6 5 4
A
10 8 7 3
9 3

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+4 64
1 NT opening
3 S -1 -100
-4 85

37. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Meckstroth Lauria Rodwell Soloway Fantoni Hamman Nunes
1 Pass 1 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
5 2 Q A 5 2 Q 9
J 4 5 K 4 A K 6
4 9 J 6 J 4 5 K
K 2 3 3 3 2 J 2
7 6 8 2 7 6 8 3
10 3 6 8 10 3 J 8
7 tricks claimed 4 K A
7 tricks claimed

7 5 4
8 6
Q 10 8 4 3
K 8 7 Table A J 9
J 9 4 2
K J 7 5
6 4
8A96A =
42372 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 8 6 2
A 5
6 2
A Q 9 5

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 64
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
Tie 85

38. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Garner Jacobs WeinsteinH Feldman Rosenberg Bramley Zia
1 2 2 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP 2 2 3 AP

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

A J 7 3
9 7 6 4
K Q 8 7 3
— Table K Q 5
5
A 10 9
Q J 10 7 3 2
42524 =
6A6B9 =
Par NS -620 10 8 4
Q 10 3
6 4 2
A 9 8 6

1 opening
3 E = -110
Tie 64
1 NT opening
3 E = -110
Tie 85

39. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Gitelman Nickell Moss Rubin Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 4
5 4
10 8 5 2
J 7 3 2 Table Q 9 6 3
K 10 8
Q 9 4
K 10 4
A9A98 =
34344 34345
Par NS +430 A K 2
A 9 3
K J 3
9 8 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 64
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 85

40. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Maksymetz Robison Gerstman Carmichael Groetheim WhiteM Aa
1 Dbl 2 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 2 2 Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

9 8 5 2
—
A 10 9 7
10 6 5 3 2 Table A K 7 4
K 9 6 5
K Q J 5
K
52625 =
7B6A8 7A6A8
Par NS -650 Q J 10
J 8 4 3
4 3
9 8 7 4

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-2 64
1 NT opening
5 E = -600
+2 87

41. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Greco Versace Hampson Gitelman Zia Moss Rosenberg
1 Dbl 3 1 NT Dbl 2
3 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Dbl AP

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

9 8 5 2
—
A 10 9 7
10 6 5 3 2 Table A K 7 4
K 9 6 5
K Q J 5
K
52625 =
7B6A8 7A6A8
Par NS -650 Q J 10
J 8 4 3
4 3
9 8 7 4

1 opening
4 W +1 -650
-11 64
1 NT opening
2 × N -1 -100
+11 98

42. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A 9
K Q J 6 2
7 4
K 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi ShenC Duboin WuCS ChenCC Nunes ChenHS Fantoni
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 7 6 2
8 7
10 9 6 5 3
10 6 Table J 10 8 3
5 4
K J 8
J 9 7 3
B9C8B C9C8B
14142 =
Par NS +1440 Q 5 4
A 10 9 3
A Q 2
A Q 2

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
-13 64
1 NT opening
6 N = +1430
+13 111

43. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 17

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

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

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

K 10 8 7 4
10 5
10 8 7 4
K 2 Table A 9
7
A Q 9 5 3
J 8 7 6 5
86936 65935
573A7 =
Par NS -100 Q J 5 2
A K J 9 6
2
10 9 4

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 64
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
Tie 111

44. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Duong Levin Yalcin Piedra Rosenberg Nikolenkov Zia
1 2 2 1 NT Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass Dbl AP
3 Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 5 4
A 6 5
—
A K 10 6 3 2 Table K 8 3 2
10 3
A Q 9 7 6 5
J
52653 62653
6A77A =
Par NS -420 10 9
Q 7 2
K J 10 4 3
Q 8 4

1 opening
4 W = -420
-3 64
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -2 -300
+3 114

45. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Hurpaul Duboin Tang Wong Kai In Nunes Theodore Fantoni
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 AP

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

A 10 7 5 4
Q J
A 5 2
9 5 4 Table K 2
K 5 4
Q 10 8
K Q 6 3 2
34553 =
9978A 9878A
Par NS -400 Q J 9 6
7 6 3
7 6 4 3
10 7

1 opening
2 W = -110
+3 67
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -200
-3 114

46. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Garner Hamman WeinsteinH Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP

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

A J 10 9 8 4
7
J 5 2
K 4 2 Table 7
A K 9 8 2
K 6 4
A 10 9 6
63544 =
7A889 79889
Par NS -620 5 3 2
J 5
10 8 7 3
Q J 7 3

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-1 67
1 NT opening
3 W = -110
+1 115

47. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Hamman Berkowitz Soloway Cohen
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass
1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass

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

8
9 7 6
A Q 6 2
10 9 8 5 3 Table A K 7 4 2
K Q
7 5 4
6 4 2
87776 87876
56567 =
Par NS +120 Q J 5 3
10 5
K 10 9 8
K Q 7

1 opening
2 NT S = +120
Tie 67
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
Tie 115

48. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Gunev Groetheim Stamatov Aa Brogeland Karaivanov Saelensminde Trendafilov
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

3
A K J 7 4
10 9 6
A 8 7 4 Table K Q J 9 4
8 6
A Q 5
K J 9
11331 =
CBAAB =
Par NS -1440 8 7 5 2
9
8 4 3 2
Q 5 3 2

1 opening
1 × N -4 -800
-3 67
1 NT opening
3 NT E +3 -690
+3 118

49. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
HackettJU Balicki HackettJA Zmudzinski Pszczola Hallberg Kwiecien Wright
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 4 3
A K Q 4 2
Q 4
J 9 2 Table 10 6 5
9 7
K J 9 6 2
K 8 7
78779 =
65664 =
Par NS +110 A J 8 7 2
5
A 8 3
10 6 5 4

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-4 67
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+4 122

50. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Soloway Katz Hamman Meckstroth Bocchi Rodwell Duboin
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A K Q J
10 3 2
J 10
9 5 4 2 Table 9 5 3 2
9 6 4
K 9 8
K J 3
76996 =
57446 =
Par NS +140 10 6 4
Q J 7
Q 7 5 3
A 7 6

1 opening
2 N = +110
+1 68
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
-1 122

51. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

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

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

J 10 7 6 3
10 4
7
K J 9 4 3 Table A K 8
K Q 9 5 2
J 10 4
Q 6
73584 =
6A758 6A858
Par NS -500 9 5 2
J 7
K 9 6 3
A 8 7 5

1 opening
3 E +1 -170
-6 68
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+6 128

52. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Cannell AukenJ Carruthers Koch Boesgaard Lebi Nielsen Hanna
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

5 2
K 10 9 6 5
K J 9
9 7 5 Table A 10 4
J 8 3
Q 10
A 6 4 3 2
79695 =
64747 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 3
A
6 5 4 3 2
Q J 10

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+2 70
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
-2 128

53. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Thomson Kiema Newman Koistinen Stubb Marston Pesonen Burgess
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 6 5 3
K 10
7 6
A K 8 5 Table A 4
A Q 6 2
A J 4 3 2
J 2
23324 =
A99A9 =
Par NS -630 8 2
7 4 3
10 8 5
Q 10 7 6 4

1 opening
3 NT E +3 -690
-2 70
1 NT opening
4 W = -620
+2 130

54. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
AukenJ Simon Koch Strafner Barnay Raulund TerraneoC Pedersen
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 6 3
A J 9 4
8 7
K Q 7 Table Q 10
K 10 8
A 6 5 4
A 10 5 3
45353 =
98A89 =
Par NS -620 9 7 5 4
7 5
K 9 3 2
J 9 6

1 opening
2 N -3 -300
Tie 70
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -300
Tie 130

55. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Short Maas Paterson Ramondt de Boer Matheson Muller Cuthbertson
1 Dbl 2 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
3 AP

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

9 4
K Q 8 2
A 10 9 5 4
7 3 Table 10 7 6 2
A
K J 6 3
K J 10 4
46636 46536
877A7 =
Par NS -130 K 8 5 3
9 5 4
8 7
A 9 5 2

1 opening
3 W = -110
Tie 70
1 NT opening
3 W = -110
Tie 130

56. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

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

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

A 8 6
A K 6 2
9 5 2
K 7 5 Table Q J 10 9 5
9 7
K J 8 6
Q 3
22525 =
AB8B8 =
Par NS -450 K 7
10 3
10 7 3
J 10 9 6 4 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
-6 70
1 NT opening
3 S -4 -200
+6 136

57. 1999 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

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

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

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

K 9 7 4
9 8
J 7 5 2
5 4 3 Table Q 8 5
K 6 4 3
A 10 6
A 7 6
97989 97979
46454 46464
Par NS +400 J 6 3
A 10
K 4 3
Q J 10 9 8

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
+5 75
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 136

58. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

Q 5 2
K 8 4 3
K 7 5 3
J 8 Table A 8 7 3
6
A 9 8
10 7 6 5 2
97A78 =
46345 35345
Par NS +420 10 9 6
J 10 7
Q J 6
A Q 4 3

1 opening
3 W -4 +400
+6 81
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 136

59. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Becker Wolfson Kamil Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 7 5
10 8 7
A Q 9
Q 9 4 3 Table A 10 8 3 2
J 5 4
5 4 3
10 7
76888 76898
67534 67334
Par NS +110 Q J
A 2
J 8 7 6 2
K J 6 5

1 opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 87
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-6 136

60. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

6 4 3
3
A 8 6 2
Q 10 9 7 3 Table A
K J 9 8 4
J 10 9 7 3
K 4
89646 =
54797 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 10 7
6 5 2
4
A J 8 6

1 opening
4 × S -2 -300
-5 87
1 NT opening
3 S -2 -100
+5 141

61. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Hamman Passell Soloway Freeman Cohen Nickell Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 2 (AP) Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

5
A Q 9 6 3
A K J 8
K J 3 Table Q 9 8 6
8 2
10 6 5
6 5 4 2
88767 =
54675 =
Par NS +120 K J 10 7 4 3
J 7
9 4 3
A 10

1 opening
2 S = +110
-3 87
1 NT opening
3 W -2 +200
+3 144

62. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Helness Versace Helgemo Groetheim Buratti Aa Lanzarotti
1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Dbl
3 Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

A K 8 6
J 5 4
K Q 3
10 7 2 Table 9 4 3
10 7
J 10 8 7 6 5
A J
57959 =
46384 =
Par NS +140 Q 7
K Q 8 2
9 2
Q 9 5 4 3

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
+1 88
1 NT opening
3 N = +140
-1 144

63. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Burger Zia Cayne Rosenberg Forrester Seamon Helgemo Passell
1 Dbl 3 1 NT Pass Pass
4 5 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q 9 6 4
3
K J 4
A 9 8 4 3 Table A J 8 3
8 5
A 10 7 2
K Q 2
10721 =
7C6BC =
Par NS -1400 7 2
10 6 4 2
Q 8 5 3
J 7 6

1 opening
5 × N -4 -800
-12 88
1 NT opening
1 NT N -2 -100
+12 156

64. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K 6 4
K Q J 6 3
10 5
K 9 7

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

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

A Q 10 9 7
A 2
A Q 8
10 5 4 Table J 3 2
9 8 5
9 7 6 3
Q J 6
65867 =
68475 =
Par NS -100 8 5
10 7 4
K J 4 2
A 8 3 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
Tie 88
1 NT opening
3 N = +140
Tie 156

Data 9X46 Main Top One Heart vs. One Notrump