Data 9X55 Main

One Spade vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 39 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 Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
4
7
9
Q
K
7
K
8
9 North
Fredin
1
2 NT
Pass

2nd
5
6
J
4
A
2
5
6
J
2 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
Q
3
7
10
A
10
Q South
Fallenius
2
3 NT

4th
2
10
8
3
2
3
4
5
6 West
Nystrom

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
4
7
9
Q
K
7
10 North
Fantoni
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
5
6
J
4
A
6
2
4 East
Upmark
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
Q
2
5
8
A
Q South
Nunes
2
3 NT

4th
2
10
8
2
3
3
J
5
N deals
E-W vul K 8 4 3 2
A 10 8
A 6
J 10 2
7 5
6 5 2
Q J 9 3 2
A 7 3 Table Q J 9 6
J 4 3
8 5
K Q 9 4
88988 88987
54455 =
Par NS +140 A 10
K Q 9 7
K 10 7 4
8 6 5

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-50 = 0
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-50 = 0

4. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81 West
WolpertD

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
4
A
6 North
Levin
1
4
5

2nd
7
K
2
5 East
Korbel
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
5
Q South
Weinstein
4
4 NT
6

4th
6
3
10
2 West
Bathurst

Pass

Lead
10
K
A North
GartaganisN
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
A
2 East
Dwyer
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
10
5 South
GartaganisJ
4

4th
7
3
10
N deals
None vul K Q 9 8 5
6 3
A Q 9 3
4 3
2
J 10 2
K 10 5
10 9 8 7 5 2 Table 10
A Q 5 4
J 8 4 2
K Q J 6
9C785 =
31657 =
Par NS +980 A J 7 6 4 3
K 9 8 7
7 6
A

1 opening
6 North =
+980 +11 11
1 NT opening
4 South +2
+480 2

5. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 17 West
Helgemo

4
Pass

Lead
K
5
A
3
9
K North
Ino
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
A
J
Q
6
7 East
Helness
3
5

3rd
10
4
4
K
Q
2 South
Teramoto
Pass
Pass

4th
5
3
2
5
4
6 West
ChenD

3
Pass

Lead
J
6
2
5
3
9
7
4 North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
A
4
K
Q
6
10
2 East
Furuta
2
3

3rd
K
4
K
7
K
Q
8
A South
Nunes
Pass
Pass

4th
6
2
A
3
5
5
4
J
N deals
None vul A K 9 8 4
A 6
5 2
10 9 6 5
Q 7 5 3
K 9
K 10 8 4
J 3 2 Table 6
Q 8 7 3 2
A 9 7 6 3
A K
56327 =
85AB6 759B6
Par EW +420 J 10 2
J 10 5 4
Q J
Q 8 7 4

1 opening
5 West =
-400 11
1 NT opening
3 East +2
-150 +6 8

10. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 69 West
Helgemo

2
2 NT

Lead
K
Q
J
3
A
K
Q North
Hanlon
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
8
10
J
2
3
4 East
Helness
2
2
3 NT

3rd
2
3
8
K
10
7
4 South
McGann
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
3
A
2
5
9
4 West
Fitzgibbon

3
Pass

Lead
9
K
Q
K
3
6
10
7
10
4 North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass
Dbl

2nd
A
3
4
4
J
9
4
5
3
J East
Mesbur
Dbl
4
All Pass

3rd
2
7
9
2
K
A
6
8
2
J South
Nunes
2
Pass

4th
10
5
5
A
2
Q
5
8
6
N deals
N-S vul K Q J 9 5
Q J
9 5
K 6 5 4
A 7 6 3 2
A 10 7 4 3
10
9 7 Table 10 8 4
K 6
A K Q J 6
Q J 10
34336 =
98996 A8AA6
Par EW +430 —
9 8 5 2
8 7 4 3 2
A 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT West =
-400 18
1 NT opening
4 × West -1
+100 +11 19

12. 2011 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 67 West
LallJ

Pass

Lead
3
Q
A
J
4
8
10
7 North
Verhees
1
Pass

2nd
9
4
5
K
Q
7
8 East
Grue
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
3
6
K
6
2 South
v.Prooijen
1 NT

4th
Q
8
9
7
5
A
5 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
2
10
3
A
2
4
8 North
Wooldridge
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
5
8
A
9
5
A
6
3 East
Brink
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
K
Q
6
4
J
3 South
Hurd
2
3 NT

4th
Q
K
7
4
7
8
2
9
N deals
E-W vul 10 7 6 3 2
A 10 6
K 9 4
A Q
K 5 4
K J 5
A 6 5 3
10 6 4 Table 9 8
Q 7 4
10 8
K J 9 8 3 2
68874 =
75559 =
Par EW +100 A Q J
9 8 3 2
Q J 7 2
7 5

1 opening
1 NT South =
+90 +5 23
1 NT opening
3 NT North -2
-100 19

15. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Helness

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
6
4
J
3
7
10
3 North
Schaltz
1
2 NT

2nd
2
6
2
8
4
6
5
4 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
K
K
Q
3
K
2
8 South
MadsenM
2
Pass

4th
Q
10
7
A
Q
2
J
A West
Bjarnarson

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
4
8
J
9
5 North
Nunes
1 NT
2
3

2nd
2
J
K
5
Q
8 East
Askgaard
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
A
6
K
2 South
Fantoni
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
Q
6
4
Q
2
A
N deals
None vul K 10 7 5 4
A Q
K 4
9 7 5 4
A Q 6
K 6 3
J 10 9 2
A J 10 Table J 8 2
J 10 8 4
8 7 5 3
8 6
8987A =
54563 54553
Par NS +140 9 3
9 7 5 2
A Q 6
K Q 3 2

1 opening
2 NT North =
+120 23
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +7 26

17. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Helness

Pass

Lead
2
A
J
Q
J
5
A North
Moss
1
Pass

2nd
3
Q
6
K
5
7
2 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
4
A
7
10
8 South
Gitelman
3

4th
K
2
K
3
Q
8 West
Greco

2 NT
3 NT

Lead
5
2
Q
J North
Nunes
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
Q
7
8
K East
Hampson
Pass
3

3rd
3
Q
6
A South
Fantoni
Pass
Pass

4th
8
5
3
9
N deals
E-W vul A J 9 6 5
K Q 8
K 8
10 6 5
K 8 2
10 7
Q J 10 5 4 2
A Q Table Q
J 9 6 4 2
A 7 6
J 9 3 2
47436 48536
958A6 =
Par EW +300 10 7 4 3
A 5 3
9 3
K 8 7 4

1 opening
3 North -1
-50 +11 34
1 NT opening
3 NT West =
-600 26

18. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Hamman

Dbl
Pass

Lead
7
4
5
Q
8 North
Ginossar
1
3
Pass

2nd
2
3
2
8
J East
Zia
Pass
4

3rd
6
10
4
7
3 South
Pachtman
3
Pass

4th
Q
Q
Q
3
3 West
Willenken

Dbl
2
All Pass

Lead
4
A
9
Q
6
7
10
5 North
Meckstroth
1 NT
Pass
2

2nd
3
Q
2
K
9
8
8
2 East
Rosenberg
Pass
2
3

3rd
10
3
4
A
J
J
5
Q South
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
3

4th
K
2
K
3
8
A
7
6
N deals
E-W vul A J 9 6 5
K Q 8
K 8
10 6 5
K 8 2
10 7
Q J 10 5 4 2
A Q Table Q
J 9 6 4 2
A 7 6
J 9 3 2
47436 48536
958A6 =
Par EW +300 10 7 4 3
A 5 3
9 3
K 8 7 4

1 opening
4 East -3
+300 +8 42
1 NT opening
3 North -1
-50 26

19. 2009 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 62 West
Lauria

Pass

Lead
3
7
2
K
3
J
Q
2 North
Meckstroth
1
Pass

2nd
4
2
4
5
A
Q
A
5 East
Versace
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
Q
3
4
10
3
6 South
Rodwell
1 NT

4th
Q
9
9
7
10
5
7
A West
Katz

2
Pass

Lead
K
9
J
2
5
4 North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
3
5
6
3
8 East
Nickell
Pass
4

3rd
6
A
2
7
A South
Nunes
Pass
Pass

4th
A
4
7
Q
2
N deals
None vul K Q 6 5 4
A 4
6 3 2
Q J 4
A J 10 8 2
K 10 6 3
9
K 7 5 Table 9
J 9 8 7 2
A 10 7 4
A 10 2
44175 55275
88B68 =
Par EW +450 7 3
Q 5
K Q J 8 5
9 8 6 3

1 opening
1 NT South -1
-50 +9 51
1 NT opening
4 East =
-420 26

22. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Smirnov

2 NT

Lead
A North
Gold
1
Pass

2nd
8 East
Piekarek
2
Pass

3rd
2 South
Townsend
Pass
Pass

4th West
HackettJA

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
J
Q
2
5
4
3
10
K
10 North
Gromoeller
1 NT
3 NT

2nd
2
K
10
4
8
8
J
3
9
5 East
HackettJU
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
A
9
7
6
3
6
A
5
K South
Kirmse
3
Pass

4th
K
8
3
7
4
2
4
9
J
A
N deals
None vul K 8 6 3
Q 10
A K 7
J 9 7 5
Q J 5 4
A J 8
Q J 4 3
10 8 Table A 10 9 7 2
9 7 5 4 3
9 8
K
7569C =
58641 58741
Par NS +800 —
K 6 2
10 6 5 2
A Q 6 4 3 2

1 opening
2 NT West -3
+150 51
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +6 32

26. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98 West
Jacobs

Dbl
Pass
3

Lead
6
3
7
8
Q
3
4
K
5 North
Hamman
1
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
4
5
10
9
K
5
2
9
10 East
Katz
Pass
2 NT
Rdbl
All Pass

3rd
Q
A
Q
J
A
J
J
6
2 South
Soloway
2
Dbl
Pass

4th
A
6
K
2
2
4
7
3
8 West
Meckstroth

Pass

Lead
2
3
Q
J
4
4
10
K
A North
Rosenberg
1 NT

2nd
6
5
3
3
K
2
9
7
6 East
Rodwell
Pass

3rd
K
J
8
5
7
Q
4
6
5 South
Zia
Pass

4th
A
4
7
A
3
10
9
A
2
N deals
E-W vul A 10 8 3
6 3
K Q J 5
K 8 5
K 4
A J 9 7
A 8 3 2
Q 3 2 Table 9 7 5 2
8 5 4
10 9 7
A 9 7
89878 89889
54555 54554
Par NS +140 Q J 6
K Q 10 2
6 4
J 10 6 4

1 opening
3 × West -5
+1400 +15 66
1 NT opening
1 NT North +2
+150 34

28. 2006 WC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Colbert

3
3 NT

Lead
6
3
10
9
A
J
5
A North
Soloway
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
5
8
6
7
2
4
6 East
Balcombe
2
3

3rd
Q
J
9
K
3
2
3
3 South
Hamman
Pass
Dbl

4th
K
Q
4
10
5
2
4
8 West
Meckstroth

3

Lead
A
9
J
J
3
2
4
K
10 North
GartaganisJ
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
4
A
7
5
9
7
8
2 East
Rodwell
Dbl
Pass

3rd
3
Q
6
10
A
8
K
6
7 South
GartaganisN
2
Pass

4th
8
K
3
2
6
7
Q
10
K
N deals
None vul A J 9 6 5
K 5 4
10 7 5
A 7
K 8
A 7 6
3
J 10 9 8 5 4 2 Table 7 4 2
Q J 10
A K J 4 2
K 6
87673 37663
5676A 55569
Par EW +130 Q 10 3
9 8 3 2
Q 9 8 6
Q 3

1 opening
3 NT West -3
+150 +7 76
1 NT opening
3 West +1
-130 34

30. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 8 West
Luis

2
Pass

Lead
4
K
6
3
Q
2
8
9
K North
Dai
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
3
5
A
5
8
3
J
2 East
Paz
2
3
Pass

3rd
K
4
Q
4
7
8
2
Q
5 South
YangL
Dbl
4

4th
9
A
7
6
6
10
10
6 West
Zhao

Pass

Lead
K
Q
2
9
6 North
Castanheira
1 NT
Pass

2nd
7
9
5
J
2 East
Fu
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
6
A
Q
A South
Pessoa
3 NT

4th
5
8
3
2
K
N deals
None vul K J 10 7 3
A 8 5
K 7
Q 8 6
A 9 8
10 6 4
A J 8 5
9 5 4 Table Q 6 4 2
K Q J 3 2
10 6 3
3
8746A =
46862 45862
Par NS +130 5
9 7
Q 9 4 2
A K J 10 7 2

1 opening
4 South =
+130 +5 81
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-50 34

34. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61 West
Bertheau

2
Pass

Lead
4
Q
10
7 North
WolpertG
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
4
8
A East
Nystrom
Pass
2 NT

3rd
7
2
9
6 South
Demuy
1 NT
Pass

4th
2
5
3
2 West
CohenB

2

Lead
7
2
Q
10
2
9
8
6 North
Fantoni
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
4
6
J
3
3
7
9 East
Smith
2
Pass

3rd
3
K
3
4
Q
5
4
J South
Nunes
Pass
Pass

4th
J
5
A
5
A
8
6
Q
N deals
Both vul A 10 9 8 4
A 10 6
9 7
A 8 4
2
K Q 8 5 3
Q J 6
Q J 10 7 Table K Q J 7 3
9
K 8 2
K 9 6 2
56664 =
87668 =
Par EW +120 6 5
J 7 4 2
A 10 5 4 3
5 3

1 opening
2 NT East =
-120 82
1 NT opening
2 West -1
+100 +6 43

37. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
K North
Newman
1
Pass
3

2nd East
Versace
Dbl
3
All Pass

3rd South
Thomson
2
Pass

4th West
Burgess

3
4

Lead
7 North
Bocchi
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd East
Marston
2 NT
3

3rd South
Duboin
Pass
Pass

4th
N deals
E-W vul A K Q 4
9 5
Q 9 6 3 2
9 6
J 10 8 7 6 5
10 7 6 3
7 4
K Table 2
K 2
A K J 10
A Q 10 4 3 2
76775 66774
66668 =
Par EW +90 9 3
A Q J 8 4
8 5
J 8 7 5

1 opening
3 South -2
-100 83
1 NT opening
4 East -3
+300 +9 52

38. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Soloway

3

Lead
K
A
7
7
Q
2 North
Martel
1
Pass

2nd
3
6
K
A
4
A East
Hamman
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
10
A
2
7
8 South
Stansby
2
Pass

4th
5
Q
5
3
5
10 West
Rodwell

2
3 NT

Lead
2
7
2
K
4
8 North
Rosenberg
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

2nd
J
10
A
3
10 East
Meckstroth
Pass
2 NT

3rd
7
K
8
10
A South
Zia
2
Pass

4th
Q
4
5
5
5
N deals
None vul A K 4 2
9 7 6 4
A 4
6 4 2
Q 5
J 5
K Q 9 6 3 2
A J 9 Table J 6 3
K Q 10
J 8 7
K Q 5 3
46644 =
87799 =
Par EW +120 10 9 8 7
A 8 3 2
10 5
10 8 7

1 opening
3 West =
-110 +8 91
1 NT opening
3 NT East +1
-430 52

39. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 92 West
Seamon

2
Pass

Lead
4
2
K
3
J
3
5 North
Soloway
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
4
4
A
2
9
A East
Passell
Dbl
2 NT

3rd
8
Q
3
2
5
10
10 South
Hamman
Pass
Pass

4th
9
9
A
6
6
Q
4 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
8
4
3 North
Cohen
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
9
10
Q East
Rodwell
Dbl
2 NT

3rd
Q
J
A
K South
Berkowitz
2
Pass

4th
3
6
8
7
N deals
E-W vul A 7 6 4
A Q 2
8 3
J 8 7 5
8 5 3 2
K 10 5
10 7 6
9 6 4 Table K Q J 10
J 8 3
A Q 9
A K 3
66896 =
77444 77545
Par NS +110 9
9 7 6 4
K J 5 4 2
Q 10 2

1 opening
2 NT East =
-120 91
1 NT opening
2 NT East -1
+100 +6 58

Data 9X55 Main Top One Spade vs. One Notrump

1. 2014 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Helgemo Pass Pass Lead K 4 7 9 Q K 7 K 8 9	`North` Fredin 1 2 NT Pass 2nd 5 6 J 4 A 2 5 6 J 2	East Helness Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A Q 3 7 10 A 10 Q	`South` Fallenius 2 3 NT 4th 2 10 8 3 2 3 4 5 6	West Nystrom Pass Pass Lead K 4 7 9 Q K 7 10	`North` Fantoni 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 5 6 J 4 A 6 2 4	East Upmark Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A Q 2 5 8 A Q	`South` Nunes 2 3 NT 4th 2 10 8 2 3 3 J 5
N deals E-W vul	K 8 4 3 2 A 10 8 A 6 J 10 2
7 5 6 5 2 Q J 9 3 2 A 7 3		Q J 9 6 J 4 3 8 5 K Q 9 4
88988 88987 54455 = Par NS +140	A 10 K Q 9 7 K 10 7 4 8 6 5
1 opening 3 NT North -1 -50 = `0`	1 NT opening 3 NT North -1 -50 = `0`

4. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81			`West` WolpertD Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 4 A 6	`North` Levin 1 4 5 2nd 7 K 2 5	`East` Korbel Dbl Pass Pass 3rd J 2 5 Q	`South` Weinstein 4 4 NT 6 4th 6 3 10 2	`West` Bathurst Pass Lead 10 K A	`North` GartaganisN 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 A 2	`East` Dwyer Pass Pass 3rd A 10 5	`South` GartaganisJ 4 4th 7 3 10
N deals None vul	K Q 9 8 5 6 3 A Q 9 3 4 3
2 J 10 2 K 10 5 10 9 8 7 5 2		10 A Q 5 4 J 8 4 2 K Q J 6
9C785 = 31657 = Par NS +980	A J 7 6 4 3 K 9 8 7 7 6 A
1 opening 6 North = +980 +11 `11`	1 NT opening 4 South +2 +480 2

5. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 17			`West` Helgemo 4 Pass Lead K 5 A 3 9 K	`North` Ino 1 Pass Pass 2nd 6 A J Q 6 7	`East` Helness 3 5 3rd 10 4 4 K Q 2	`South` Teramoto Pass Pass 4th 5 3 2 5 4 6	`West` ChenD 3 Pass Lead J 6 2 5 3 9 7 4	`North` Fantoni 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 3 A 4 K Q 6 10 2	`East` Furuta 2 3 3rd K 4 K 7 K Q 8 A	`South` Nunes Pass Pass 4th 6 2 A 3 5 5 4 J
N deals None vul	A K 9 8 4 A 6 5 2 10 9 6 5
Q 7 5 3 K 9 K 10 8 4 J 3 2		6 Q 8 7 3 2 A 9 7 6 3 A K
56327 = 85AB6 759B6 Par EW +420	J 10 2 J 10 5 4 Q J Q 8 7 4
1 opening 5 West = -400 `11`	1 NT opening 3 East +2 -150 +6 8

10. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 69			`West` Helgemo 2 2 NT Lead K Q J 3 A K Q	North Hanlon 1 Pass Pass 2nd 4 8 10 J 2 3 4	`East` Helness 2 2 3 NT 3rd 2 3 8 K 10 7 4	South McGann Pass Pass All Pass 4th 2 3 A 2 5 9 4	`West` Fitzgibbon 3 Pass Lead 9 K Q K 3 6 10 7 10 4	North Fantoni 1 NT Pass Dbl 2nd A 3 4 4 J 9 4 5 3 J	`East` Mesbur Dbl 4 All Pass 3rd 2 7 9 2 K A 6 8 2 J	South Nunes 2 Pass 4th 10 5 5 A 2 Q 5 8 6
N deals N-S vul	K Q J 9 5 Q J 9 5 K 6 5 4
A 7 6 3 2 A 10 7 4 3 10 9 7		10 8 4 K 6 A K Q J 6 Q J 10
34336 = 98996 A8AA6 Par EW +430	— 9 8 5 2 8 7 4 3 2 A 8 3 2
1 opening 3 NT West = -400 18	1 NT opening 4 × West -1 +100 +11 `19`

12. 2011 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 67			West LallJ Pass Lead 3 Q A J 4 8 10 7	`North` Verhees 1 Pass 2nd 9 4 5 K Q 7 8	East Grue Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 3 6 K 6 2	`South` v.Prooijen 1 NT 4th Q 8 9 7 5 A 5	West Drijver Pass Pass Lead 9 2 10 3 A 2 4 8	`North` Wooldridge 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 5 8 A 9 5 A 6 3	East Brink Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 J K Q 6 4 J 3	`South` Hurd 2 3 NT 4th Q K 7 4 7 8 2 9
N deals E-W vul	10 7 6 3 2 A 10 6 K 9 4 A Q
K 5 4 K J 5 A 6 5 3 10 6 4		9 8 Q 7 4 10 8 K J 9 8 3 2
68874 = 75559 = Par EW +100	A Q J 9 8 3 2 Q J 7 2 7 5
1 opening 1 NT South = +90 +5 `23`	1 NT opening 3 NT North -2 -100 19

15. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Helness Pass Pass Lead J 5 6 4 J 3 7 10 3	`North` Schaltz 1 2 NT 2nd 2 6 2 8 4 6 5 4	`East` Helgemo Pass Pass 3rd 3 K K Q 3 K 2 8	`South` MadsenM 2 Pass 4th Q 10 7 A Q 2 J A	`West` Bjarnarson Dbl Pass All Pass Lead J 4 8 J 9 5	`North` Nunes 1 NT 2 3 2nd 2 J K 5 Q 8	`East` Askgaard Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 A 6 K 2	`South` Fantoni 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th Q 6 4 Q 2 A
N deals None vul	K 10 7 5 4 A Q K 4 9 7 5 4
A Q 6 K 6 3 J 10 9 2 A J 10		J 8 2 J 10 8 4 8 7 5 3 8 6
8987A = 54563 54553 Par NS +140	9 3 9 7 5 2 A Q 6 K Q 3 2
1 opening 2 NT North = +120 23	1 NT opening 3 NT North = +400 +7 `26`

17. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Helness Pass Lead 2 A J Q J 5 A	`North` Moss 1 Pass 2nd 3 Q 6 K 5 7 2	East Helgemo Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 4 A 7 10 8	`South` Gitelman 3 4th K 2 K 3 Q 8	West Greco 2 NT 3 NT Lead 5 2 Q J	`North` Nunes 1 NT Pass All Pass 2nd Q 7 8 K	East Hampson Pass 3 3rd 3 Q 6 A	`South` Fantoni Pass Pass 4th 8 5 3 9
N deals E-W vul	A J 9 6 5 K Q 8 K 8 10 6 5
K 8 2 10 7 Q J 10 5 4 2 A Q		Q J 9 6 4 2 A 7 6 J 9 3 2
47436 48536 958A6 = Par EW +300	10 7 4 3 A 5 3 9 3 K 8 7 4
1 opening 3 North -1 -50 +11 `34`	1 NT opening 3 NT West = -600 26

18. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Hamman Dbl Pass Lead 7 4 5 Q 8	`North` Ginossar 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 3 2 8 J	East Zia Pass 4 3rd 6 10 4 7 3	`South` Pachtman 3 Pass 4th Q Q Q 3 3	West Willenken Dbl 2 All Pass Lead 4 A 9 Q 6 7 10 5	`North` Meckstroth 1 NT Pass 2 2nd 3 Q 2 K 9 8 8 2	East Rosenberg Pass 2 3 3rd 10 3 4 A J J 5 Q	`South` Rodwell Pass Pass 3 4th K 2 K 3 8 A 7 6
N deals E-W vul	A J 9 6 5 K Q 8 K 8 10 6 5
K 8 2 10 7 Q J 10 5 4 2 A Q		Q J 9 6 4 2 A 7 6 J 9 3 2
47436 48536 958A6 = Par EW +300	10 7 4 3 A 5 3 9 3 K 8 7 4
1 opening 4 East -3 +300 +8 `42`	1 NT opening 3 North -1 -50 26

19. 2009 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 62			`West` Lauria Pass Lead 3 7 2 K 3 J Q 2	`North` Meckstroth 1 Pass 2nd 4 2 4 5 A Q A 5	`East` Versace Pass Pass 3rd J K Q 3 4 10 3 6	`South` Rodwell 1 NT 4th Q 9 9 7 10 5 7 A	`West` Katz 2 Pass Lead K 9 J 2 5 4	`North` Fantoni 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 9 3 5 6 3 8	`East` Nickell Pass 4 3rd 6 A 2 7 A	`South` Nunes Pass Pass 4th A 4 7 Q 2
N deals None vul	K Q 6 5 4 A 4 6 3 2 Q J 4
A J 10 8 2 K 10 6 3 9 K 7 5		9 J 9 8 7 2 A 10 7 4 A 10 2
44175 55275 88B68 = Par EW +450	7 3 Q 5 K Q J 8 5 9 8 6 3
1 opening 1 NT South -1 -50 +9 `51`	1 NT opening 4 East = -420 26

22. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49			`West` Smirnov 2 NT Lead A	`North` Gold 1 Pass 2nd 8	`East` Piekarek 2 Pass 3rd 2	`South` Townsend Pass Pass 4th	`West` HackettJA Pass Pass Lead 10 J Q 2 5 4 3 10 K 10	`North` Gromoeller 1 NT 3 NT 2nd 2 K 10 4 8 8 J 3 9 5	`East` HackettJU Pass Pass 3rd 5 A 9 7 6 3 6 A 5 K	`South` Kirmse 3 Pass 4th K 8 3 7 4 2 4 9 J A
N deals None vul	K 8 6 3 Q 10 A K 7 J 9 7 5
Q J 5 4 A J 8 Q J 4 3 10 8		A 10 9 7 2 9 7 5 4 3 9 8 K
7569C = 58641 58741 Par NS +800	— K 6 2 10 6 5 2 A Q 6 4 3 2
1 opening 2 NT West -3 +150 `51`	1 NT opening 3 NT North = +400 +6 32

26. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98			West Jacobs Dbl Pass 3 Lead 6 3 7 8 Q 3 4 K 5	`North` Hamman 1 Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 4 5 10 9 K 5 2 9 10	East Katz Pass 2 NT Rdbl All Pass 3rd Q A Q J A J J 6 2	`South` Soloway 2 Dbl Pass 4th A 6 K 2 2 4 7 3 8	West Meckstroth Pass Lead 2 3 Q J 4 4 10 K A	`North` Rosenberg 1 NT 2nd 6 5 3 3 K 2 9 7 6	East Rodwell Pass 3rd K J 8 5 7 Q 4 6 5	`South` Zia Pass 4th A 4 7 A 3 10 9 A 2
N deals E-W vul	A 10 8 3 6 3 K Q J 5 K 8 5
K 4 A J 9 7 A 8 3 2 Q 3 2		9 7 5 2 8 5 4 10 9 7 A 9 7
89878 89889 54555 54554 Par NS +140	Q J 6 K Q 10 2 6 4 J 10 6 4
1 opening 3 × West -5 +1400 +15 `66`	1 NT opening 1 NT North +2 +150 34

28. 2006 WC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Colbert 3 3 NT Lead 6 3 10 9 A J 5 A	`North` Soloway 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 5 8 6 7 2 4 6	`East` Balcombe 2 3 3rd Q J 9 K 3 2 3 3	`South` Hamman Pass Dbl 4th K Q 4 10 5 2 4 8	`West` Meckstroth 3 Lead A 9 J J 3 2 4 K 10	`North` GartaganisJ 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 4 A 7 5 9 7 8 2	`East` Rodwell Dbl Pass 3rd 3 Q 6 10 A 8 K 6 7	`South` GartaganisN 2 Pass 4th 8 K 3 2 6 7 Q 10 K
N deals None vul	A J 9 6 5 K 5 4 10 7 5 A 7
K 8 A 7 6 3 J 10 9 8 5 4 2		7 4 2 Q J 10 A K J 4 2 K 6
87673 37663 5676A 55569 Par EW +130	Q 10 3 9 8 3 2 Q 9 8 6 Q 3
1 opening 3 NT West -3 +150 +7 `76`	1 NT opening 3 West +1 -130 34

30. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 8			`West` Luis 2 Pass Lead 4 K 6 3 Q 2 8 9 K	`North` Dai 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 3 5 A 5 8 3 J 2	`East` Paz 2 3 Pass 3rd K 4 Q 4 7 8 2 Q 5	`South` YangL Dbl 4 4th 9 A 7 6 6 10 10 6	`West` Zhao Pass Lead K Q 2 9 6	`North` Castanheira 1 NT Pass 2nd 7 9 5 J 2	`East` Fu Pass Pass 3rd 10 6 A Q A	`South` Pessoa 3 NT 4th 5 8 3 2 K
N deals None vul	K J 10 7 3 A 8 5 K 7 Q 8 6
A 9 8 10 6 4 A J 8 5 9 5 4		Q 6 4 2 K Q J 3 2 10 6 3 3
8746A = 46862 45862 Par NS +130	5 9 7 Q 9 4 2 A K J 10 7 2
1 opening 4 South = +130 +5 `81`	1 NT opening 3 NT North -1 -50 34

34. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61			West Bertheau 2 Pass Lead 4 Q 10 7	North WolpertG 1 Pass Pass 2nd Q 4 8 A	East Nystrom Pass 2 NT 3rd 7 2 9 6	South Demuy 1 NT Pass 4th 2 5 3 2	West CohenB 2 Lead 7 2 Q 10 2 9 8 6	North Fantoni 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 4 6 J 3 3 7 9	East Smith 2 Pass 3rd 3 K 3 4 Q 5 4 J	South Nunes Pass Pass 4th J 5 A 5 A 8 6 Q
N deals Both vul	A 10 9 8 4 A 10 6 9 7 A 8 4
2 K Q 8 5 3 Q J 6 Q J 10 7		K Q J 7 3 9 K 8 2 K 9 6 2
56664 = 87668 = Par EW +120	6 5 J 7 4 2 A 10 5 4 3 5 3
1 opening 2 NT East = -120 `82`	1 NT opening 2 West -1 +100 +6 43

37. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34			West Lauria Pass Pass Lead K	`North` Newman 1 Pass 3 2nd	East Versace Dbl 3 All Pass 3rd	`South` Thomson 2 Pass 4th	West Burgess 3 4 Lead 7	`North` Bocchi 1 NT Pass All Pass 2nd	East Marston 2 NT 3 3rd	`South` Duboin Pass Pass 4th
N deals E-W vul	A K Q 4 9 5 Q 9 6 3 2 9 6
J 10 8 7 6 5 10 7 6 3 7 4 K		2 K 2 A K J 10 A Q 10 4 3 2
76775 66774 66668 = Par EW +90	9 3 A Q J 8 4 8 5 J 8 7 5
1 opening 3 South -2 -100 `83`	1 NT opening 4 East -3 +300 +9 52

38. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49			`West` Soloway 3 Lead K A 7 7 Q 2	`North` Martel 1 Pass 2nd 3 6 K A 4 A	`East` Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 8 10 A 2 7 8	`South` Stansby 2 Pass 4th 5 Q 5 3 5 10	`West` Rodwell 2 3 NT Lead 2 7 2 K 4 8	`North` Rosenberg 1 NT Pass All Pass 2nd J 10 A 3 10	`East` Meckstroth Pass 2 NT 3rd 7 K 8 10 A	`South` Zia 2 Pass 4th Q 4 5 5 5
N deals None vul	A K 4 2 9 7 6 4 A 4 6 4 2
Q 5 J 5 K Q 9 6 3 2 A J 9		J 6 3 K Q 10 J 8 7 K Q 5 3
46644 = 87799 = Par EW +120	10 9 8 7 A 8 3 2 10 5 10 8 7
1 opening 3 West = -110 +8 `91`	1 NT opening 3 NT East +1 -430 52

39. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 92			West Seamon 2 Pass Lead 4 2 K 3 J 3 5	`North` Soloway 1 Pass Pass 2nd 10 4 4 A 2 9 A	East Passell Dbl 2 NT 3rd 8 Q 3 2 5 10 10	`South` Hamman Pass Pass 4th 9 9 A 6 6 Q 4	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 7 8 4 3	`North` Cohen 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 5 9 10 Q	East Rodwell Dbl 2 NT 3rd Q J A K	`South` Berkowitz 2 Pass 4th 3 6 8 7
N deals E-W vul	A 7 6 4 A Q 2 8 3 J 8 7 5
8 5 3 2 K 10 5 10 7 6 9 6 4		K Q J 10 J 8 3 A Q 9 A K 3
66896 = 77444 77545 Par NS +110	9 9 7 6 4 K J 5 4 2 Q 10 2
1 opening 2 NT East = -120 `91`	1 NT opening 2 NT East -1 +100 +6 58