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One Spade vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 40 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 Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21			West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 K J Q 9 10 9 2 7 6	North Glubok 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 9 Q A 3 6 A 7 2 4	East Katz Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 5 K 7 5 3 5 10 4	South Lee 1 NT 2 4th 10 6 A 4 8 6 7 3 J	West WeinsteinH Pass Pass Pass Lead A K 10 4 A J A	North Woolsey 1 NT 4 2nd 9 10 9 9 6 8 J	East Grabel Pass Pass 3rd 5 4 A 10 2 5 2	South Rodwell 4 Pass 4th 3 6 5 3 7 K 3
W deals E-W vul	K Q J 5 3 A 5 Q 6 3 K 9 7
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
45643 34632 9879A 88799 Par EW +600	9 Q 10 9 8 7 4 2 10 9 8 6 3
1 opening 2 South -1 -50 +3 3	1 NT opening   4 North -3   -150  0

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 47			West Helgemo Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 A 3 7 5 4 8 A	North Weinstein 1 Pass Pass 2nd 3 Q Q J A 7 6	East Helness Pass 3 3rd K 2 K A 2 6 Q	South Levin 2 Pass 4th 10 7 6 2 4 J 9	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 2	North Nunes 1 NT 2nd 9	East Rodwell Pass 3rd 10	South Fantoni Pass 4th K
W deals E-W vul	A K 8 6 5 7 6 4 A 5 3 K 6
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
67564 = 66869 = Par EW +110	9 4 2 A J 8 K 9 7 4 2 J 9
1 opening 3 East = -110  3	1 NT opening   1 NT North =   +90 +5 5

4. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 23			West Bathurst Pass 4 Pass Lead Q K 3 2	North Lambardi 1 4 2nd 3 A 4 7	East Dwyer Dbl Pass 3rd 8 5 A J	South Rizzo 3 Pass 4th 6 2 9 5	West Alujas Pass Pass Lead K 4	North Kranyak 1 NT 2nd 3	East Ravenna Pass 3rd 8	South WolpertG Pass 4th 6
W deals Both vul	A K Q 6 2 8 7 6 J 6 2 A 2
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
78445 = 65988 = Par EW +140	J 10 8 3 9 3 A 4 3 10 9 7 3
1 opening 4 North -1 -100  3	1 NT opening   1 NT North =   +90 +5 10

5. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87			West Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass Lead J 3 3 2 10 A 5 K 7 K	North Bathurst 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 6 Q 4 A 10 4 9 8	East Hurd Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 A 6 J 5 8 10 6 6	South Dwyer 1 NT 2 4th 5 9 2 Q 4 3 2 2 Q	West Kranyak Pass Pass Lead Q J K 7 3 6 2 5 3 6	North LallJ 1 NT Pass 2nd A Q 10 2 Q 4 3 8 10 J	East WolpertG Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 8 4 9 4 6 10 J	South Hamman 3 NT 4th 7 4 3 9 2 5 7 9 K
W deals Both vul	A K 7 6 2 J 7 6 5 9 5 A Q
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
78896 78897 55546 = Par NS +110	J 8 A 10 3 K 8 7 6 4 J 4 2
1 opening 2 North = +110  3	1 NT opening   3 NT North =   +600 +10 20

6. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67			West Bathurst Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 K 5 A 9 4	North Hampson 1 2 2nd 6 3 3 6 Q 6	East Dwyer Pass Pass 3rd 9 4 2 7 K	South Greco 1 NT Pass 4th K A 7 8 2	West Platnick Pass Pass Pass Lead A 4 3 J 3 4 K 9 5	North Kranyak 1 NT 3 4 2nd 3 2 Q 8 2 6 4 A K	East Diamond Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 A K 10 Q K A 5	South WolpertG 3 3 NT 4th 7 7 6 2 5 3 9 8
W deals N-S vul	K Q J 7 5 2 K 10 7 K 3 Q 7
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
79685 = 64657 = Par NS +140	9 4 Q J 3 A Q 10 7 6 8 6 2
1 opening 2 North +1 +140 +6 9	1 NT opening   4 North -1   -100  20

11. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 30			West Gosney Pass Pass Lead 4 2 J 8 2 6 K	North ShiH 1 2nd 6 10 5 A Q 7 4	East Edgtton Pass 3rd A A 3 4 7 J A	South Lian Pass 4th 3 3 Q 2 6 9 10	West ShiM Pass 2 Lead K 2 A 4 6 6 A	North Hans 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 A 3 5 4 7 3	East Hou Pass Pass 3rd 2 7 2 2 Q 7 4	South Nunn Pass Pass 4th 9 3 9 10 10 Q 6
W deals None vul	9 8 5 4 2 A K Q Q 10 9 K 3
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
46783 = 7765A 7665A Par EW +130	10 7 J 6 5 2 K 8 7 5 3 9 6
1 opening 1 North = +80 +5 16	1 NT opening   2 West +2   -130  20

12. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Katz Pass Pass Lead 4 2 J 4 10 6 9 5 Q 4	North Multon 1 Pass 2nd K 3 A 7 Q Q 2 3 8 3	East Nickell Pass Pass 3rd 10 J 5 10 A A 4 5 7 9	South Zimmermann 1 NT 4th 6 K 7 8 2 9 5 6 6 K	West Fantoni Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 4 8 5 6 K 6	North Meckstroth 1 NT 3 Pass 2nd 2 3 7 Q 2 10 7	East Nunes Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 J A 10 A 7 10	South Rodwell 2 NT 3 NT 4th K K 3 4 5 3 8
W deals N-S vul	A J 9 7 5 K 7 4 6 4 2 A K
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
A87A6 98796 34537 = Par NS +630	10 4 Q 3 2 A J 10 9 5 Q 7 6
1 opening 1 NT South +3 +180  16	1 NT opening   3 NT North +1   +630 +10 30

13. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Bathurst Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 2 10 5 8 Q	North Ekeblad 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 5 K J 3 4	East Zagorin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 J A 8 A 6	South Rubin 1 NT 4 4th Q Q 3 7 6 2	West WeinsteinH Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 Q 4 7 J 6 4 6 J	North LallJ 1 NT 3 NT 4 2nd 2 A 6 3 3 9 10 K 2	East Garner Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 3 10 J 2 K 7 9	South Grue 3 4 4th Q 7 K 8 5 3 2 4
W deals E-W vul	K J 5 4 A 10 7 4 2 Q 7 K Q
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
A9BA8 = 24235 = Par NS +450	7 6 K J 8 A J 10 6 2 J 6 3
1 opening 4 North -1 -50  16	1 NT opening   4 North +1   +450 +11 41

18. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1			West Berkowitz Pass 5 Pass Lead 2 2 6 4 J 3 8 6	North Stewart 1 Pass Pass 2nd A 10 4 6 3 5 8 A	East Cohen 2 Pass Pass 3rd 7 K 3 Q 7 K A 9	South Woolsey 4 5 4th 9 6 8 9 5 J Q 10	West Robinson Pass Dbl Pass Lead 2 2 9 4 J 3 8 6 K 9	North Becker 1 NT 4 2nd A 10 3 7 4 2 8 4 A 3	East Boyd 2 Pass 3rd 5 K 3 Q 7 K A Q 2 J	South Strul 4 Pass 4th 6 6 7 4 8 10 Q J 6 10
W deals None vul	K Q J 8 5 J 9 6 K Q 9 K 10
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
7A383 = 63A49 = Par NS +100	A 9 7 4 3 2 A 8 7 6 3 3 2
1 opening 5 North -1 -50  18	1 NT opening   4 North =   +420 +10 55

19. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50			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 All Pass 3rd 2 5 3 A 2 7 A 4	South 1 NT 2 3 4th 8 7 6 3 4 5 6 K	West Weichsel Pass Pass Pass Lead A K 10 2 7 4 Q	North Moss 1 NT 4 2nd 6 J Q 8 6 A 6	East Ekeblad Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 3 A J 3 9	South Gitelman 4 Pass 4th 4 7 8 5 Q 2 K
W deals N-S vul	A Q J 10 8 A 7 8 7 4 A 8 6
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
99A89 = 33244 = Par NS +620	2 K J 9 4 3 2 Q J 6 K 10 9
1 opening 4 North = +620 +12 30	1 NT opening   4 North -1   -100  55

24. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90			West Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 9 8 J 2 K 2 10	North Krekorian 1 2 2 3 NT 2nd 2 5 Q 6 5 A 5 6	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 4 K 7 Q 7 9	South Casen 1 NT 2 2 NT 4th A J 4 A 4 8 6	West Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass Lead J 4 7 3 2 K 6 Q 3	North Rubin 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 4 3 8 10 5 2 J A 10	East Cohen Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 9 Q 5 Q 3 5 7 A	South Ekeblad 2 3 NT 4th K 5 A 2 4 10 9 6 7
W deals Both vul	K Q 10 6 4 6 4 K 6 2 A Q 6
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
88889 = 44554 = Par NS +120	9 7 A Q 5 3 A 10 4 J 8 3 2
1 opening 3 NT South -1 -100  30	1 NT opening   3 NT North +1   +630 +12 67

28. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33			West LiX Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Lead 5 3 8 3 10 9 7 10 8	North Lauria 1 Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 7 5 Q K 2 Q 10 4	East Sun Pass 3 Pass Dbl 3rd 2 A 9 5 4 8 2 5	South Versace 2 Pass 3 All Pass 4th A 2 7 8 J J 4 6	West Fantoni Pass Pass Lead Q 3 5 2 10 7 6 4	North Zhuang 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 J 8 9 3 7 4 5	East Nunes 2 Pass 3rd 2 7 Q 10 4 K 7	South ShiM 3 NT 4th K 6 3 A A J 8
W deals None vul	K 9 8 4 3 A 5 4 A K J 9 3
— 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
67575 = 76768 = Par EW +90	10 7 2 Q J 10 J 10 9 8 7 A 8
1 opening 3 × North -2 -300  31	1 NT opening   3 NT North -2   -100 +5 72

29. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56			West LiX Pass 2 Lead A K 6 Q 10 8 A 6	North Bocchi 1 Pass 2nd 2 3 10 J 2 A 4	East Sun Dbl Pass 3rd 9 8 Q 2 7 2 3	South Duboin Pass Pass 4th 7 6 7 4 5 9 Q	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 5 5 A 3 Q 9 2 6 Q 10	North ShiM 1 NT 2nd 8 K J 9 2 4 6 10 J	East Lauria Pass 3rd 7 10 6 6 2 3 4 Q 8	South Zhuang Pass 4th K 3 4 A 7 8 7 9 8
W deals None vul	Q 9 5 4 2 A K Q J 7 K 8 6
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
66657 66647 66786 = Par EW +90	J 10 Q 10 9 8 9 4 Q 5 4 3 2
1 opening 2 West = -90  31	1 NT opening   1 NT North +1   +120 +5 77

31. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Hamman Pass Pass 3 Pass Lead 2 J 4 A 9 6	North Stansby 1 Pass Dbl 4 2nd 9 2 10 4 5 7	East Soloway Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 5 6 7 3 K Q	South Martel 2 Rdbl 3 4th 7 Q K 7 A 3	West Weichsel Pass Dbl Pass Lead 9 3 9 6 J 6 5 5	North Meckstroth 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd A 6 6 Q K 7 3 9	East Sontag Pass 2 Pass 3rd 4 Q A 10 A Q Q A	South Rodwell Pass 2 4th 3 5 2 2 8 3 9
W deals Both vul	A K 8 7 3 K 9 7 A 6 10 9 8
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
78554 = 65879 = Par EW +110	Q J 10 9 J 4 3 J 10 8 3 K 3
1 opening 4 North -2 -200  31	1 NT opening   2 South =   +110 +7 85

32. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59			West Soloway Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 A K 9 Q 5 5	North Sontag 1 2 NT Pass 2nd 10 3 6 10 8 6 6	East Hamman 2 Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 7 Q 4 9 Q	South Weichsel 2 4 4th 9 4 5 2 2 K 3	West Martel Pass Pass Lead 2 4 7 K 9 J 8 Q 3	North Rodwell 1 NT Pass 2nd J 5 5 3 10 7 9 6 8	East Stansby Pass Pass 3rd 8 A A 2 Q 10 3 4 9	South Meckstroth 3 NT 4th 6 3 6 4 4 5 10 2 K
W deals None vul	Q J 8 7 2 A Q 9 Q 5 3 K 6
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
8A8A5 79794 53538 = Par NS +420	A K 9 10 8 4 A J 10 9 4 J 3
1 opening 4 North = +420 +10 41	1 NT opening   3 NT North -1   -50  85

35. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Helness Pass Pass Pass Lead 6	North Schifko 1 3 NT Pass 2nd	East Furunes Pass Pass Pass 3rd	South MossM 2 6 NT 4th	West Graves Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 K 5 A 6	North Cayne 1 NT 2 3 NT 2nd 3 6 7 4 5	East Maksymetz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 4 10 8 J	South Helgemo 2 3 4th J 9 3 2 10
W deals E-W vul	A Q J 9 2 K J 8 4 2 K J 5
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
CC9BB CC8BB 11421 = Par NS +990	K 10 A 6 A 9 8 7 5 A 10 4 3
1 opening 6 NT North = +990 +10 52	1 NT opening   3 NT North +4   +520  85

36. 2001 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 77			West Helness Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Lead 2 5 3 6 K 6 Q	North Martel 1 Pass Dbl 3 2nd 6 Q 2 9 J 9 3	East Helgemo Pass Dbl 3 All Pass 3rd 5 2 A Q 4 7 9	South Stansby 2 Pass Pass 4th 8 3 5 4 A 7 7	West Larsen Pass Pass Lead Q K A 8	North Saelensminde 1 NT 2nd 2 2 2 3	East Meltzer Pass 3rd 6 3 6 Q	South Brogeland Pass 4th 5 A 3
W deals Both vul	A K J 9 8 9 5 A 6 5 Q 10 2
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
69548 = 44894 = Par NS +140	Q 7 6 J 8 4 2 J 2 K 9 8 3
1 opening 3 North = +140 +6 58	1 NT opening   1 NT North -1   -100  85

37. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 59			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 8 4 Q K	North Eisenberg 1 2 3 4 2nd 3 2 6 7	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 K A 2	South Hayden 2 3 3 4th J 3 5 10	West Onstott Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 3 J 4 Q 10 K 4 Q	North Soloway 1 NT 2 NT 6 2nd A 2 3 5 8 7 3 6 K	East Beatty Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 K 5 A 8 Q 8 A 2	South Hamman 2 4 NT 4th 2 7 6 9 2 7 5 J 10
W deals None vul	A Q J 9 8 Q 8 J 3 2 K J 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
8B78B = 11651 = Par NS +450	K 4 9 6 2 A K 6 A Q 10 5 3
1 opening 4 North +2 +480  58	1 NT opening   6 North =   +920 +10 95

40. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 30			West Wolff Pass 6 Pass Pass Lead J K 7 8	North Goldman 1 Pass 6 Dbl 2nd Q 4 5 10	East Hamman 4 Pass 7 All Pass 3rd K 9 A 2	South Soloway 5 Dbl Pass 4th 2 2 3 6	West Robinson Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 3 2 6 7 9	North Meckstroth 1 NT 3 5 2nd K 9 4 5 4 7	East Smith Pass 4 Pass 3rd 6 J Q A A 4	South Rodwell 2 4 NT 6 4th 2 3 10 2 2 3
W deals None vul	A J 6 4 2 A K 4 K 7 10 9 2
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
6DB64 6DA64 20278 = Par NS +1510	K Q 8 7 5 3 J 10 9 6 A 9 8 —
1 opening 7 × East -5 +1100 +3 61	1 NT opening   6 North +1   +1010  96

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