Data 9X59 Main

One Spade vs One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 14-15 HCP

A total of 40 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

2014 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 1 K Q J 5 3
A 5
Q 6 3
K 9 7 Nickell
WEST
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
2
K
J
Q
9
10
9
2
7
6 Glubok
North
1
2

2nd
3
9
Q
A
3
6
A
7
2
4 Katz
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
5
K
7
5
3
5
10
4 Lee
South
1 NT
2

4th
10
6
A
4
8
6
7
3
J H.Weinstein
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
10
4
A
J
A Woolsey
North
1 NT
4

2nd
9
10
9
9
6
8
J Grabel
East
Pass
AP

3rd
5
4
A
10
2
5
2 Rodwell
South
4

4th
3
6
5
3
7
K
3
A 4 2
K 6 3
5 4 2
Q 5 4 2 Table 10 8 7 6
J
A K J 8 7
A J 10

Par -600
3 NT West 9
Q 10 9 8 7 4 2
10 9
8 6 3

1 +3 1 3-0 2 S -1 -50 4 N -3 -150

2014 Vanderbilt Final, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 2 A K 8 6 5
7 6 4
A 5 3
K 6 Helgemo
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
A
3
7
5
4
8
A Weinstein
North
1
Pass

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

3rd
K
2
K
A
2
6
Q Levin
South
2
AP

4th
10
7
6
2
4
J
9 Meckstroth
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
2 Nunes
North
1 NT

2nd
9 Rodwell
East
Pass

3rd
10 Fantoni
South
Pass

4th
K
7 3
K Q 10 2
J 10 8 6
10 8 7 Table Q J 10
9 5 3
Q
A Q 5 4 3 2

Par -110
3 EW 9 4 2
A J 8
K 9 7 4 2
J 9

1 NT +5 1 NT 5-3 3 E = -110 1 NT N = +90

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 3 A K Q 6 2
8 7 6
J 6 2
A 2 Bathurst
WEST
Pass
4

Lead
Q
K
3
2 Lambardi
North
1
4

2nd
3
A
4
7 Dwyer
East
Dbl
AP

3rd
8
5
A
J Rizzo
South
3

4th
6
2
9
5 Alujas
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
4 Kranyak
North
1 NT

2nd
3 Ravenna
East
Pass

3rd
8 G.Wolpert
South
Pass

4th
6
5 4
K 10 5 4 2
8 5
K Q 8 5 Table 9 7
A Q J
K Q 10 9 7
J 6 4

Par -140
3 EW J 10 8 3
9 3
A 4 3
10 9 7 3
1 NT +5 1 NT 10-3 4 N -1 -100 1 NT N = +90

2013 USBC Round of 16, Segment 6 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 4 A K 7 6 2
J 7 6 5
9 5
A Q Wooldridge
WEST
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
J
3
3
2
10
A
5
K
7
K Bathurst
North
1
2

2nd
4
6
Q
4
A
10
4
9
8 Hurd
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
A
6
J
5
8
10
6
6 Dwyer
South
1 NT
2

4th
5
9
2
Q
4
3
2
2
Q Kranyak
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
K
7
3
6
2
5
3
6 J.Lall
North
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A
Q
10
2
Q
4
3
8
10
J G.Wolpert
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
8
4
9
4
6
10
J Hamman
South
3 NT

4th
7
4
3
9
2
5
7
9
K
Q 9 5 3
9 2
A 10
K 10 8 7 3 Table 10 4
K Q 8 4
Q J 3 2
9 6 5

Par +110
3 NS J 8
A 10 3
K 8 7 6 4
J 4 2

1 NT +10 1 NT 20-3 2 N = +110 3 NT N = +600

2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 5 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 5 K Q J 7 5 2
K 10 7
K 3
Q 7 Bathurst
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
K
5
A
9
4 Hampson
North
1
2

2nd
6
3
3
6
Q
6 Dwyer
East
Pass
AP

3rd
9
4
2
7
K Greco
South
1 NT

4th
K
A
7
8
2 Platnick
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
4
3
J
3
4
K
9
5 Kranyak
North
1 NT
3
4

2nd
3
2
Q
8
2
6
4
A
K Diamond
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
4
A
K
10
Q
K
A
5 G.Wolpert
South
3
3 NT

4th
7
7
6
2
5
3
9
8
A 10 6
9 6 5 4
9 5
A 10 9 3 Table 8 3
A 8 2
J 8 4 2
K J 5 4

Par +140
3 NS 9 4
Q J 3
A Q 10 7 6
8 6 2

1 +6 1 NT 20-9 2 N +1 +140 4 N -1 -100

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 6 9 8 5 4 2
A K Q
Q 10 9
K 3 Gosney
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
J
8
2
6
K H.Shi
North
1

2nd
6
10
5
A
Q
7
4 Edgtton
East
Pass

3rd
A
A
3
4
7
J
A Lian
South
Pass

4th
3
3
Q
2
6
9
10 M.Shi
WEST
Pass
2

Lead
K
2
A
4
6
6
A Hans
North
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
A
3
5
4
7
3 Hou
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
7
2
2
Q
7
4 Nunn
South
Pass
Pass

4th
9
3
9
10
10
Q
6
K J 6 3
10 9 8 7
2
A J 7 2 Table A Q
4 3
A J 6 4
Q 10 8 5 4

Par -130
4 EW 10 7
J 6 5 2
K 8 7 5 3
9 6

1 +5 1 NT 20-16 1 N = +80 2 W +2 -130

2011 Spingold Final, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 7 A J 9 7 5
K 7 4
6 4 2
A K Katz
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
J
4
10
6
9
5
Q
4
8
7 Multon
North
1
Pass

2nd
K
3
A
7
Q
Q
2
3
8
3
2
J Nickell
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
J
5
10
A
A
4
5
7
9
8
Q Zimmermann
South
1 NT

4th
6
K
7
8
2
9
5
6
6
K
J
9 Fantoni
WEST
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
6
4
8
5
6
K
6 Meckstroth
North
1 NT
3

2nd
2
3
7
Q
2
10
7 Nunes
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
J
A
10
A
7
10 Rodwell
South
2 NT
3 NT

4th
K
K
3
4
5
3
8
Q 3
10 9 8
K 8
J 9 8 4 3 2 Table K 8 6 2
A J 6 5
Q 7 3
10 5

Par +630
4 NT North 10 4
Q 3 2
A J 10 9 5
Q 7 6

1 NT +10 1 NT 30-16 1 NT S +3 +180 3 NT N +1 +630

2011 USBC Semifinal, Segment 1 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 8 K J 5 4
A 10 7 4 2
Q 7
K Q Bathurst
WEST
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
4
2
10
5
8
Q Ekeblad
North
1
2

2nd
2
5
K
J
3
4 Zagorin
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
J
A
8
A
6 Rubin
South
1 NT
4

4th
Q
Q
3
7
6
2 H.Weinstein
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
4
7
J
6
4
6
J J.Lall
North
1 NT
3 NT
4

2nd
2
A
6
3
3
9
10
K
2 Garner
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
9
3
10
J
2
K
7
9 Grue
South
3
4

4th
Q
7
K
8
5
3
2
4
A 9 8 2
Q 9 3
9 8
10 7 5 2 Table Q 10 3
6 5
K 5 4 3
A 9 8 4

Par +450
5 NS 7 6
K J 8
A J 10 6 2
J 6 3

1 NT +11 1 NT 41-16 4 N -1 -50 4 N +1 +450

2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 15 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 9 A 9 8 4 2
A 7 2
6 3
A Q 7 Hamman
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
9
A Lauria
North
1
Pass

2nd
3
6
J Zia
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
Q
2 Versace
South
1 NT

4th
A
10
K Sementa
WEST
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
Q
A
3
4
2
5
K
9 Meckstroth
North
1 NT
2 NT

2nd
A
10
5
K
6
7
4
8 Duboin
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
A
7
J
9
5
J Rodwell
South
2
3

4th
6
6
9
J
K
10
2
7
K 7 6
Q J 5
10 9 8 4 2
K 6 Table Q J 10
K 10 9 3
Q J 7 5
J 10

Par +430
4 NT NS 5 3
8 6 4
A K
9 8 5 4 3 2

1 +2 1 NT 41-18 1 NT S +3 +180 3 S = +110

2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 6 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 10 A K J 8 5
K 2
Q 7 5
Q 10 2 Hamman
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
4
A
A
5
7 Sementa
North
1
3

2nd
3
2
9
2
4
8 Zia
East
Dbl
AP

3rd
K
Q
5
3
A
6 Duboin
South
3

4th
2
3
K
5
10
J Lauria
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
5
A
8
4
A
5
4
J
8 Meckstroth
North
1 NT

2nd
3
2
9
J
8
2
4
10
J
6 Versace
East
Pass

3rd
K
Q
4
7
10
3
Q
K
7
2 Rodwell
South
Pass

4th
2
3
K
5
5
6
9
10
3
10
10 9 6
10 7 5 4
8 6 3
A K 8 Table 2
A Q 8 6
A J 10 4
9 7 6 5

Par -140
3 EW Q 7 4 3
J 9 3
K 9 2
J 4 3

1 NT +4 1 NT 45-18 3 N -1 -50 1 NT N = +90

Data 9X59 Main

Top One Spade vs One Notrump

2009 USBC Round of 16, Segment 1 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 11 K Q J 8 5
J 9 6
K Q 9
K 10 Berkowitz
WEST
Pass
5
AP

Lead
2
2
6
4
J
3
8
6 Stewart
North
1
Pass

2nd
A
10
4
6
3
5
8
A Cohen
East
2
Pass

3rd
7
K
3
Q
7
K
A
9 Woolsey
South
4
5

4th
9
6
8
9
5
J
Q
10 Robinson
WEST
Pass
Dbl

Lead
2
2
9
4
J
3
8
6
K
9
A Becker
North
1 NT
4

2nd
A
10
3
7
4
2
8
4
A
3
9 Boyd
East
2
AP

3rd
5
K
3
Q
7
K
A
Q
2
J
10 Strul
South
4

4th
6
6
7
4
8
10
Q
J
6
10
7
10
Q 8 7 5
A 5 4 2
J 7 6 5 Table 6
K 10 4 3 2
J 10
A Q 9 8 4

Par +100
5 × EW -1 A 9 7 4 3 2
A
8 7 6 3
3 2

1 NT +10 1 NT 55-18 5 N -1 -50 4 N = +420

2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 12 A Q J 10 8
A 7
8 7 4
A 8 6 ?
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
J
2
8
K
3
J ?
North
1
2
2
4

2nd
6
J
K
5
6
8
10
7 ?
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
2
5
3
A
2
7
A
4 ?
South
1 NT
2
3

4th
8
7
6
3
4
5
6
K Weichsel
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
10
2
7
4
Q Moss
North
1 NT
4

2nd
6
J
Q
8
6
A
6 Ekeblad
East
Pass
AP

3rd
5
2
3
A
J
3
9 Gitelman
South
4

4th
4
7
8
5
Q
2
K
K 5 4
Q 10 8
9 5 3 2
7 4 3 Table 9 7 6 3
6 5
A K 10
Q J 5 2

Par +620
4 NS 2
K J 9 4 3 2
Q J 6
K 10 9

1 +12 1 NT 55-30 4 N = +620 4 N -1 -100

2007 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 13 K Q 10 6 4
6 4
K 6 2
A Q 6 Moss
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
8
9
8
J
2
K
2
10 Krekorian
North
1
2
2
3 NT

2nd
2
5
Q
6
5
A
5
6 Gitelman
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
J
4
K
7
Q
7
9 Casen
South
1 NT
2
2 NT

4th
A
J
4
A
4
8
6 Berkowitz
WEST
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
J
4
7
3
2
K
6
Q
3
10 Rubin
North
1 NT
2

2nd
4
3
8
10
5
2
J
A
10
2 Cohen
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
9
Q
5
Q
3
5
7
A
8 Ekeblad
South
2
3 NT

4th
K
5
A
2
4
10
9
6
7
8
8 5
K J 10 9
9 8 7 5
K 10 5 Table A J 3 2
8 7 2
Q J 3
9 7 4

Par +120
2 NT NS 9 7
A Q 5 3
A 10 4
J 8 3 2

1 NT +12 1 NT 67-30 3 NT S -1 -100 3 NT N +1 +630

2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 14 K 9 8 4 3
A 5 4
A K
J 9 3 X.Li
WEST
Pass
2 NT
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
8
3
10
9
7
10
8 Lauria
North
1
Pass
Dbl
Pass

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

3rd
2
A
9
5
4
8
2
5 Versace
South
2
Pass
3
AP

4th
A
2
7
8
J
J
4
6 Fantoni
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
5
2
10
7
6
4 Zhuang
North
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
J
8
9
3
7
4
5 Nunes
East
2
Pass

3rd
2
7
Q
10
4
K
7 M.Shi
South
3 NT

4th
K
6
3
A
A
J
8
—
6 3 2
Q 6 4 3 2
K Q 6 4 2 Table A Q J 6 5
K 9 8 7
5
10 7 5

Par -90
2 EW 10 7 2
Q J 10
J 10 9 8 7
A 8

1 NT +5 1 NT 72-31 3 × N -2 -300 3 NT N -2 -100

2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 15 Q 9 5 4 2
A K
Q J 7
K 8 6 X.Li
WEST
Pass
2

Lead
A
K
6
Q
10
8
A
6 Bocchi
North
1
Pass

2nd
2
3
10
J
2
A
4 Sun
East
Dbl
Pass

3rd
9
8
Q
2
7
2
3 Duboin
South
Pass
Pass

4th
7
6
7
4
5
9
Q Versace
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
5
A
3
Q
9
2
6
Q
10 M.Shi
North
1 NT

2nd
8
K
J
9
2
4
6
10
J Lauria
East
Pass

3rd
7
10
6
6
2
3
4
Q
8 Zhuang
South
Pass

4th
K
3
4
A
7
8
7
9
8
8 7 6 3
J 7 6
K 5 3 2
9 7 Table A K
5 4 3 2
A 10 8 6
A J 10

Par -90
2 EW J 10
Q 10 9 8
9 4
Q 5 4 3 2

1 NT +5 1 NT 77-31 2 W = -90 1 NT N +1 +120

2004 USBC Semifinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 16 A K 8 7 3
K 9 7
A 6
10 9 8 Hamman
WEST
Pass
Pass
3
Pass

Lead
2
J
4
A
9
6 Stansby
North
1
Pass
Dbl
4

2nd
9
2
10
4
5
7 Soloway
East
Pass
Dbl
Pass
AP

3rd
5
6
7
3
K
Q Martel
South
2
Rdbl
3

4th
7
Q
K
7
A
3 Weichsel
WEST
Pass
Dbl
AP

Lead
9
3
9
6
J
6
5
5 Meckstroth
North
1 NT
Pass

2nd
A
6
6
Q
K
7
3
9 Sontag
East
Pass
2

3rd
4
Q
A
10
A
Q
Q
A Rodwell
South
Pass
2

4th
3
5
2
2
8
3
9
5
6 5 2
9 7 2
A Q 7 6 4 2 Table 6 4 2
A Q 10 8
K Q 5 4
J 5

Par -110
3 EW Q J 10 9
J 4 3
J 10 8 3
K 3

1 NT +7 1 NT 85-31 4 N -2 -200 2 S = +110

2004 USBC Semifinal, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 17 Q J 8 7 2
A Q 9
Q 5 3
K 6 Soloway
WEST
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
3
A
K
9
Q
5
5 Sontag
North
1
2 NT

2nd
10
3
6
10
8
6
6 Hamman
East
2
Pass

3rd
7
2
7
Q
4
9
Q Weichsel
South
2
4

4th
9
4
5
2
2
K
3 Martel
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
7
K
9
J
8
Q
3 Rodwell
North
1 NT
Pass

2nd
J
5
5
3
10
7
9
6
8 Stansby
East
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
A
2
Q
10
3
4
9 Meckstroth
South
3 NT

4th
6
3
6
4
4
5
10
2
K
10 6 3
7 6 5 2
K 7 2
10 8 5 Table 5 4
K J 3
8 6
A Q 9 7 4 2

Par +420
4 North A K 9
10 8 4
A J 10 9 4
J 3

1 +10 1 NT 85-41 4 N = +420 3 NT N -1 -50

2002 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 3 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 18 A Q J 9 2
K J 8
4 2
K J 5 Helness
WEST
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
6 Schifko
North
1
3 NT Furunes
East
Pass
Pass M.Moss
South
2
6 NT Graves
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
5
A
6 Cayne
North
1 NT
2
3 NT

2nd
3
6
7
4
5 Maksymetz
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
8
4
10
8
J Helgemo
South
2
3

4th
J
9
3
2
10
4 3
Q 9 7 5 4 3
Q 6 3
9 8 Table 8 7 6 5
10 2
K J 10
Q 7 6 2

Par +990
6 NT NS K 10
A 6
A 9 8 7 5
A 10 4 3
1 +10 1 NT 85-52 6 NT N = +990 3 NT N +4 +520

2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 5 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 19 A K J 9 8
9 5
A 6 5
Q 10 2 Helness
WEST
Pass
Pass
2 NT
Pass

Lead
2
5
3
6
K
6
Q Martel
North
1
Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
6
Q
2
9
J
9
3 Helgemo
East
Pass
Dbl
3
AP

3rd
5
2
A
Q
4
7
9 Stansby
South
2
Pass
Pass

4th
8
3
5
4
A
7
7 Larsen
WEST
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
K
A
8 Saelensminde
North
1 NT

2nd
2
2
2
3 Meltzer
East
Pass

3rd
6
3
6
Q Brogeland
South
Pass

4th
5
A
3
10 5 4 3
A 6
8 7 4 3
A 7 4 Table 2
K Q 10 7 3
K Q 10 9
J 6 5

Par +140
3 NS Q 7 6
J 8 4 2
J 2
K 9 8 3

1 +6 1 NT 85-58 3 N = +140 1 NT N -1 -100

1999 Spingold Final, Segment 4 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 20 A Q J 9 8
Q 8
J 3 2
K J 4 Meckstroth
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
8
4
Q
K Eisenberg
North
1
2
3
4

2nd
3
2
6
7 Rodwell
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
6
K
A
2 Hayden
South
2
3
3

4th
J
3
5
10 Onstott
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
3
J
4
Q
10
K
4
Q
J
9
3 Soloway
North
1 NT
2 NT
6

2nd
A
2
3
5
8
7
3
6
K
4
5
7 Beatty
East
Pass
Pass
AP

3rd
8
K
5
A
8
Q
8
A
2
6
9
K Hamman
South
2
4 NT

4th
2
7
6
9
2
7
5
J
10
A
10
4
10 6 3
A 10 7
Q 8 4
9 8 6 2 Table 7 5 2
K J 5 4 3
10 9 7 5
7

Par +450
5 NS K 4
9 6 2
A K 6
A Q 10 5 3

1 NT +10 1 NT 95-58 4 N +2 +480 6 N = +920

Data 9X59 Main

Top One Spade vs One Notrump

1996 Spingold Final, Segment 2 1 NS 1 NT NS
Case 21 A J 6 4 2
A K 4
K 7
10 9 2 Wolff
WEST
Pass
6
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
K
7
8 Goldman
North
1
Pass
6
Dbl

2nd
Q
4
5
10 Hamman
East
4
Pass
7
AP

3rd
K
9
A
2 Soloway
South
5
Dbl
Pass

4th
2
2
3
6 Robinson
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
A
3
2
6
7
9 Meckstroth
North
1 NT
3
5

2nd
K
9
4
5
4
7 Smith
East
Pass
4
Pass

3rd
6
J
Q
A
A
4 Rodwell
South
2
4 NT
6

4th
2
3
10
2
2
3
10 9
Q 8 7 5
J 10 3 2
J 6 5 Table —
3 2
Q 6 5 4
A K Q 8 7 4 3

Par +1510
7 NS K Q 8 7 5 3
J 10 9 6
A 9 8
—

1 +3 1 NT 96-61 7 × E -5 +1100 6 N +1 +1010

Data 9X59 Main Top One Spade vs One Notrump

2014 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 2					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 1	K Q J 5 3 A 5 Q 6 3 K 9 7			Nickell WEST Pass Pass AP Lead 2 K J Q 9 10 9 2 7 6	Glubok `North` 1 2 2nd 3 9 Q A 3 6 A 7 2 4	Katz East Pass Pass 3rd J 5 K 7 5 3 5 10 4	Lee `South` 1 NT 2 4th 10 6 A 4 8 6 7 3 J	H.Weinstein WEST Pass Pass Lead A K 10 4 A J A	Woolsey `North` 1 NT 4 2nd 9 10 9 9 6 8 J	Grabel East Pass AP 3rd 5 4 A 10 2 5 2	Rodwell `South` 4 4th 3 6 5 3 7 K 3
A 4 2 K 6 3 5 4 2 Q 5 4 2			10 8 7 6 J A K J 8 7 A J 10
Par -600 3 NT West	9 Q 10 9 8 7 4 2 10 9 8 6 3
1 +3		1 3-0		2 S -1		-50		4 N -3		-150

2014 Vanderbilt Final, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 2	A K 8 6 5 7 6 4 A 5 3 K 6			Helgemo WEST Pass Pass Lead 9 A 3 7 5 4 8 A	Weinstein `North` 1 Pass 2nd 3 Q Q J A 7 6	Helness East Pass 3 3rd K 2 K A 2 6 Q	Levin `South` 2 AP 4th 10 7 6 2 4 J 9	Meckstroth WEST Pass Pass Lead 2	Nunes `North` 1 NT 2nd 9	Rodwell East Pass 3rd 10	Fantoni `South` Pass 4th K
7 3 K Q 10 2 J 10 8 6 10 8 7			Q J 10 9 5 3 Q A Q 5 4 3 2
Par -110 3 EW	9 4 2 A J 8 K 9 7 4 2 J 9
1 NT +5		1 NT 5-3		3 E =		-110		1 NT N =		+90

2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 3	A K Q 6 2 8 7 6 J 6 2 A 2			Bathurst WEST Pass 4 Lead Q K 3 2	Lambardi North 1 4 2nd 3 A 4 7	Dwyer East Dbl AP 3rd 8 5 A J	Rizzo South 3 4th 6 2 9 5	Alujas WEST Pass Pass Lead K 4	Kranyak North 1 NT 2nd 3	Ravenna East Pass 3rd 8	G.Wolpert South Pass 4th 6
5 4 K 10 5 4 2 8 5 K Q 8 5			9 7 A Q J K Q 10 9 7 J 6 4
Par -140 3 EW	J 10 8 3 9 3 A 4 3 10 9 7 3
1 NT +5		1 NT 10-3		4 N -1		-100		1 NT N =		+90

2013 USBC Round of 16, Segment 6					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 4	A K 7 6 2 J 7 6 5 9 5 A Q			Wooldridge WEST Pass Pass AP Lead J 3 3 2 10 A 5 K 7 K	Bathurst North 1 2 2nd 4 6 Q 4 A 10 4 9 8	Hurd East Pass Pass 3rd 10 A 6 J 5 8 10 6 6	Dwyer South 1 NT 2 4th 5 9 2 Q 4 3 2 2 Q	Kranyak WEST Pass Pass Lead Q J K 7 3 6 2 5 3 6	J.Lall North 1 NT Pass 2nd A Q 10 2 Q 4 3 8 10 J	G.Wolpert East Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 8 4 9 4 6 10 J	Hamman South 3 NT 4th 7 4 3 9 2 5 7 9 K
Q 9 5 3 9 2 A 10 K 10 8 7 3			10 4 K Q 8 4 Q J 3 2 9 6 5
Par +110 3 NS	J 8 A 10 3 K 8 7 6 4 J 4 2
1 NT +10		1 NT 20-3		2 N =		+110		3 NT N =		+600

2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 5					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 5	K Q J 7 5 2 K 10 7 K 3 Q 7			Bathurst `WEST` Pass Pass Lead 4 K 5 A 9 4	Hampson North 1 2 2nd 6 3 3 6 Q 6	Dwyer `East` Pass AP 3rd 9 4 2 7 K	Greco South 1 NT 4th K A 7 8 2	Platnick `WEST` Pass Pass Pass Lead A 4 3 J 3 4 K 9 5	Kranyak North 1 NT 3 4 2nd 3 2 Q 8 2 6 4 A K	Diamond `East` Pass Pass AP 3rd 4 A K 10 Q K A 5	G.Wolpert South 3 3 NT 4th 7 7 6 2 5 3 9 8
A 10 6 9 6 5 4 9 5 A 10 9 3			8 3 A 8 2 J 8 4 2 K J 5 4
Par +140 3 NS	9 4 Q J 3 A Q 10 7 6 8 6 2
1 +6		1 NT 20-9		2 N +1		+140		4 N -1		-100

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 6	9 8 5 4 2 A K Q Q 10 9 K 3			Gosney `WEST` Pass Pass Lead 4 2 J 8 2 6 K	H.Shi `North` 1 2nd 6 10 5 A Q 7 4	Edgtton `East` Pass 3rd A A 3 4 7 J A	Lian `South` Pass 4th 3 3 Q 2 6 9 10	M.Shi `WEST` Pass 2 Lead K 2 A 4 6 6 A	Hans `North` 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 A 3 5 4 7 3	Hou `East` Pass Pass 3rd 2 7 2 2 Q 7 4	Nunn `South` Pass Pass 4th 9 3 9 10 10 Q 6
K J 6 3 10 9 8 7 2 A J 7 2			A Q 4 3 A J 6 4 Q 10 8 5 4
Par -130 4 EW	10 7 J 6 5 2 K 8 7 5 3 9 6
1 +5		1 NT 20-16		1 N =		+80		2 W +2		-130

2011 Spingold Final, Segment 2					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 7	A J 9 7 5 K 7 4 6 4 2 A K			Katz `WEST` Pass Pass Lead 4 2 J 4 10 6 9 5 Q 4 8 7	Multon North 1 Pass 2nd K 3 A 7 Q Q 2 3 8 3 2 J	Nickell `East` Pass Pass 3rd 10 J 5 10 A A 4 5 7 9 8 Q	Zimmermann South 1 NT 4th 6 K 7 8 2 9 5 6 6 K J 9	Fantoni `WEST` Pass Pass AP Lead 6 4 8 5 6 K 6	Meckstroth North 1 NT 3 2nd 2 3 7 Q 2 10 7	Nunes `East` Pass Pass 3rd 9 J A 10 A 7 10	Rodwell South 2 NT 3 NT 4th K K 3 4 5 3 8
Q 3 10 9 8 K 8 J 9 8 4 3 2			K 8 6 2 A J 6 5 Q 7 3 10 5
Par +630 4 NT North	10 4 Q 3 2 A J 10 9 5 Q 7 6
1 NT +10		1 NT 30-16		1 NT S +3		+180		3 NT N +1		+630

2011 USBC Semifinal, Segment 1					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 8	K J 5 4 A 10 7 4 2 Q 7 K Q			Bathurst WEST Pass Pass AP Lead 4 2 10 5 8 Q	Ekeblad `North` 1 2 2nd 2 5 K J 3 4	Zagorin East Pass Pass 3rd 9 J A 8 A 6	Rubin `South` 1 NT 4 4th Q Q 3 7 6 2	H.Weinstein WEST Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 Q 4 7 J 6 4 6 J	J.Lall `North` 1 NT 3 NT 4 2nd 2 A 6 3 3 9 10 K 2	Garner East Pass Pass AP 3rd 9 3 10 J 2 K 7 9	Grue `South` 3 4 4th Q 7 K 8 5 3 2 4
A 9 8 2 Q 9 3 9 8 10 7 5 2			Q 10 3 6 5 K 5 4 3 A 9 8 4
Par +450 5 NS	7 6 K J 8 A J 10 6 2 J 6 3
1 NT +11		1 NT 41-16		4 N -1		-50		4 N +1		+450

2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 15					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 9	A 9 8 4 2 A 7 2 6 3 A Q 7			Hamman WEST Pass Pass Lead 10 9 A	Lauria `North` 1 Pass 2nd 3 6 J	Zia East Pass Pass 3rd 7 Q 2	Versace `South` 1 NT 4th A 10 K	Sementa WEST Pass Pass AP Lead Q A 3 4 2 5 K 9	Meckstroth `North` 1 NT 2 NT 2nd A 10 5 K 6 7 4 8	Duboin East Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 A 7 J 9 5 J	Rodwell `South` 2 3 4th 6 6 9 J K 10 2 7
K 7 6 Q J 5 10 9 8 4 2 K 6			Q J 10 K 10 9 3 Q J 7 5 J 10
Par +430 4 NT NS	5 3 8 6 4 A K 9 8 5 4 3 2
1 +2		1 NT 41-18		1 NT S +3		+180		3 S =		+110

2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 6					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 10	A K J 8 5 K 2 Q 7 5 Q 10 2			Hamman WEST Pass Pass Lead 7 4 A A 5 7	Sementa `North` 1 3 2nd 3 2 9 2 4 8	Zia East Dbl AP 3rd K Q 5 3 A 6	Duboin `South` 3 4th 2 3 K 5 10 J	Lauria WEST Pass Pass Lead 7 5 A 8 4 A 5 4 J 8	Meckstroth `North` 1 NT 2nd 3 2 9 J 8 2 4 10 J 6	Versace East Pass 3rd K Q 4 7 10 3 Q K 7 2	Rodwell `South` Pass 4th 2 3 K 5 5 6 9 10 3 10
10 9 6 10 7 5 4 8 6 3 A K 8			2 A Q 8 6 A J 10 4 9 7 6 5
Par -140 3 EW	Q 7 4 3 J 9 3 K 9 2 J 4 3
1 NT +4		1 NT 45-18		3 N -1		-50		1 NT N =		+90

2009 USBC Round of 16, Segment 1					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 11	K Q J 8 5 J 9 6 K Q 9 K 10			Berkowitz `WEST` Pass 5 AP Lead 2 2 6 4 J 3 8 6	Stewart `North` 1 Pass 2nd A 10 4 6 3 5 8 A	Cohen `East` 2 Pass 3rd 7 K 3 Q 7 K A 9	Woolsey `South` 4 5 4th 9 6 8 9 5 J Q 10	Robinson `WEST` Pass Dbl Lead 2 2 9 4 J 3 8 6 K 9 A	Becker `North` 1 NT 4 2nd A 10 3 7 4 2 8 4 A 3 9	Boyd `East` 2 AP 3rd 5 K 3 Q 7 K A Q 2 J 10	Strul `South` 4 4th 6 6 7 4 8 10 Q J 6 10 7
10 Q 8 7 5 A 5 4 2 J 7 6 5			6 K 10 4 3 2 J 10 A Q 9 8 4
Par +100 5 × EW -1	A 9 7 4 3 2 A 8 7 6 3 3 2
1 NT +10		1 NT 55-18		5 N -1		-50		4 N =		+420

2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 12	A Q J 10 8 A 7 8 7 4 A 8 6			? `WEST` Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead K A J 2 8 K 3 J	? North 1 2 2 4 2nd 6 J K 5 6 8 10 7	? `East` Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd 2 5 3 A 2 7 A 4	? South 1 NT 2 3 4th 8 7 6 3 4 5 6 K	Weichsel `WEST` Pass Pass Lead A K 10 2 7 4 Q	Moss North 1 NT 4 2nd 6 J Q 8 6 A 6	Ekeblad `East` Pass AP 3rd 5 2 3 A J 3 9	Gitelman South 4 4th 4 7 8 5 Q 2 K
K 5 4 Q 10 8 9 5 3 2 7 4 3			9 7 6 3 6 5 A K 10 Q J 5 2
Par +620 4 NS	2 K J 9 4 3 2 Q J 6 K 10 9
1 +12		1 NT 55-30		4 N =		+620		4 N -1		-100

2007 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 13	K Q 10 6 4 6 4 K 6 2 A Q 6			Moss WEST Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 9 8 J 2 K 2 10	Krekorian North 1 2 2 3 NT 2nd 2 5 Q 6 5 A 5 6	Gitelman East Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd J 4 K 7 Q 7 9	Casen South 1 NT 2 2 NT 4th A J 4 A 4 8 6	Berkowitz WEST Pass Pass AP Lead J 4 7 3 2 K 6 Q 3 10	Rubin North 1 NT 2 2nd 4 3 8 10 5 2 J A 10 2	Cohen East Pass Pass 3rd 9 9 Q 5 Q 3 5 7 A 8	Ekeblad South 2 3 NT 4th K 5 A 2 4 10 9 6 7 8
8 5 K J 10 9 9 8 7 5 K 10 5			A J 3 2 8 7 2 Q J 3 9 7 4
Par +120 2 NT NS	9 7 A Q 5 3 A 10 4 J 8 3 2
1 NT +12		1 NT 67-30		3 NT S -1		-100		3 NT N +1		+630

2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 14	K 9 8 4 3 A 5 4 A K J 9 3			X.Li `WEST` Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Lead 5 3 8 3 10 9 7 10 8	Lauria `North` 1 Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 7 5 Q K 2 Q 10 4	Sun `East` Pass 3 Pass Dbl 3rd 2 A 9 5 4 8 2 5	Versace `South` 2 Pass 3 AP 4th A 2 7 8 J J 4 6	Fantoni `WEST` Pass Pass Lead Q 3 5 2 10 7 6 4	Zhuang `North` 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 J 8 9 3 7 4 5	Nunes `East` 2 Pass 3rd 2 7 Q 10 4 K 7	M.Shi `South` 3 NT 4th K 6 3 A A J 8
— 6 3 2 Q 6 4 3 2 K Q 6 4 2			A Q J 6 5 K 9 8 7 5 10 7 5
Par -90 2 EW	10 7 2 Q J 10 J 10 9 8 7 A 8
1 NT +5		1 NT 72-31		3 × N -2		-300		3 NT N -2		-100

2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 15	Q 9 5 4 2 A K Q J 7 K 8 6			X.Li `WEST` Pass 2 Lead A K 6 Q 10 8 A 6	Bocchi `North` 1 Pass 2nd 2 3 10 J 2 A 4	Sun `East` Dbl Pass 3rd 9 8 Q 2 7 2 3	Duboin `South` Pass Pass 4th 7 6 7 4 5 9 Q	Versace `WEST` Pass Pass Lead 5 5 A 3 Q 9 2 6 Q 10	M.Shi `North` 1 NT 2nd 8 K J 9 2 4 6 10 J	Lauria `East` Pass 3rd 7 10 6 6 2 3 4 Q 8	Zhuang `South` Pass 4th K 3 4 A 7 8 7 9 8
8 7 6 3 J 7 6 K 5 3 2 9 7			A K 5 4 3 2 A 10 8 6 A J 10
Par -90 2 EW	J 10 Q 10 9 8 9 4 Q 5 4 3 2
1 NT +5		1 NT 77-31		2 W =		-90		1 NT N +1		+120

2004 USBC Semifinal, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 16	A K 8 7 3 K 9 7 A 6 10 9 8			Hamman WEST Pass Pass 3 Pass Lead 2 J 4 A 9 6	Stansby North 1 Pass Dbl 4 2nd 9 2 10 4 5 7	Soloway East Pass Dbl Pass AP 3rd 5 6 7 3 K Q	Martel South 2 Rdbl 3 4th 7 Q K 7 A 3	Weichsel WEST Pass Dbl AP Lead 9 3 9 6 J 6 5 5	Meckstroth North 1 NT Pass 2nd A 6 6 Q K 7 3 9	Sontag East Pass 2 3rd 4 Q A 10 A Q Q A	Rodwell South Pass 2 4th 3 5 2 2 8 3 9
5 6 5 2 9 7 2 A Q 7 6 4 2			6 4 2 A Q 10 8 K Q 5 4 J 5
Par -110 3 EW	Q J 10 9 J 4 3 J 10 8 3 K 3
1 NT +7		1 NT 85-31		4 N -2		-200		2 S =		+110

2004 USBC Semifinal, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 17	Q J 8 7 2 A Q 9 Q 5 3 K 6			Soloway `WEST` Pass Pass AP Lead 3 A K 9 Q 5 5	Sontag `North` 1 2 NT 2nd 10 3 6 10 8 6 6	Hamman `East` 2 Pass 3rd 7 2 7 Q 4 9 Q	Weichsel `South` 2 4 4th 9 4 5 2 2 K 3	Martel `WEST` Pass Pass Lead 2 4 7 K 9 J 8 Q 3	Rodwell `North` 1 NT Pass 2nd J 5 5 3 10 7 9 6 8	Stansby `East` Pass Pass 3rd 8 A A 2 Q 10 3 4 9	Meckstroth `South` 3 NT 4th 6 3 6 4 4 5 10 2 K
10 6 3 7 6 5 2 K 7 2 10 8 5			5 4 K J 3 8 6 A Q 9 7 4 2
Par +420 4 North	A K 9 10 8 4 A J 10 9 4 J 3
1 +10		1 NT 85-41		4 N =		+420		3 NT N -1		-50

2002 Spingold Semifinal, Segment 3					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 18	A Q J 9 2 K J 8 4 2 K J 5			Helness WEST Pass Pass AP Lead 6	Schifko `North` 1 3 NT	Furunes East Pass Pass	M.Moss `South` 2 6 NT	Graves WEST Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 K 5 A 6	Cayne `North` 1 NT 2 3 NT 2nd 3 6 7 4 5	Maksymetz East Pass Pass AP 3rd 8 4 10 8 J	Helgemo `South` 2 3 4th J 9 3 2 10
4 3 Q 9 7 5 4 3 Q 6 3 9 8			8 7 6 5 10 2 K J 10 Q 7 6 2
Par +990 6 NT NS	K 10 A 6 A 9 8 7 5 A 10 4 3
1 +10		1 NT 85-52		6 NT N =		+990		3 NT N +4		+520

2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 5					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 19	A K J 9 8 9 5 A 6 5 Q 10 2			Helness WEST Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Lead 2 5 3 6 K 6 Q	Martel North 1 Pass Dbl 3 2nd 6 Q 2 9 J 9 3	Helgemo East Pass Dbl 3 AP 3rd 5 2 A Q 4 7 9	Stansby South 2 Pass Pass 4th 8 3 5 4 A 7 7	Larsen WEST Pass Pass Lead Q K A 8	Saelensminde North 1 NT 2nd 2 2 2 3	Meltzer East Pass 3rd 6 3 6 Q	Brogeland South Pass 4th 5 A 3
10 5 4 3 A 6 8 7 4 3 A 7 4			2 K Q 10 7 3 K Q 10 9 J 6 5
Par +140 3 NS	Q 7 6 J 8 4 2 J 2 K 9 8 3
1 +6		1 NT 85-58		3 N =		+140		1 NT N -1		-100

1999 Spingold Final, Segment 4					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 20	A Q J 9 8 Q 8 J 3 2 K J 4			Meckstroth `WEST` Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 8 4 Q K	Eisenberg `North` 1 2 3 4 2nd 3 2 6 7	Rodwell `East` Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd 6 K A 2	Hayden `South` 2 3 3 4th J 3 5 10	Onstott `WEST` Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 3 J 4 Q 10 K 4 Q J 9 3	Soloway `North` 1 NT 2 NT 6 2nd A 2 3 5 8 7 3 6 K 4 5 7	Beatty `East` Pass Pass AP 3rd 8 K 5 A 8 Q 8 A 2 6 9 K	Hamman `South` 2 4 NT 4th 2 7 6 9 2 7 5 J 10 A 10 4
10 6 3 A 10 7 Q 8 4 9 8 6 2			7 5 2 K J 5 4 3 10 9 7 5 7
Par +450 5 NS	K 4 9 6 2 A K 6 A Q 10 5 3
1 NT +10		1 NT 95-58		4 N +2		+480		6 N =		+920

1996 Spingold Final, Segment 2					1 NS				1 NT NS
Case 21	A J 6 4 2 A K 4 K 7 10 9 2			Wolff `WEST` Pass 6 Pass Pass Lead J K 7 8	Goldman `North` 1 Pass 6 Dbl 2nd Q 4 5 10	Hamman `East` 4 Pass 7 AP 3rd K 9 A 2	Soloway `South` 5 Dbl Pass 4th 2 2 3 6	Robinson `WEST` Pass Pass Pass AP Lead A 3 2 6 7 9	Meckstroth `North` 1 NT 3 5 2nd K 9 4 5 4 7	Smith `East` Pass 4 Pass 3rd 6 J Q A A 4	Rodwell `South` 2 4 NT 6 4th 2 3 10 2 2 3
10 9 Q 8 7 5 J 10 3 2 J 6 5			— 3 2 Q 6 5 4 A K Q 8 7 4 3
Par +1510 7 NS	K Q 8 7 5 3 J 10 9 6 A 9 8 —
1 +3		1 NT 96-61		7 × E -5		+1100		6 N +1		+1010