Data 9X68 Main

One Club vs. Two Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, any HCP

Found 111 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals
E-W vul A 10 8 5
K 10 7
K
A K J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Weinstein Diamond Levin Nickell Hampson Katz Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl 4 Pass 4 Dbl 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

4 2
Q J 9 5 3 2
10 9
8 5 2 Table Q J 6
8 6
A 8 7 6 3
9 6 3
CB9AC =
12431 =
Par NS +990 K 9 7 3
A 4
Q J 5 4 2
Q 4

1 opening
5 S = +450
-11 0
2 NT opening
6 NT N = +990
+11 11

8. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 121

W deals
N-S vul A Q 4 3
K Q 7
A K Q J
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Hung Hampson StansbyJ Greco Bathurst FeldmanJ Moss Watson
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
1 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J
A 9 6 5 4
5 4 2
A 8 6 2 Table K 10 8 6
J 10 3 2
7 6
K Q 3
67586 =
66857 65847
Par NS -110 9 7 5 2
8
10 9 8 3
J 9 7 5

1 opening
4 N -3 -300
-9 1
2 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+9 21

15. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95

W deals
E-W vul A 7
A Q 6
A 9 7 3
A J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Kamil Dwyer Fleisher Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 5
K 10
K J 4
9 8 6 5 2 Table K Q 3 2
7 5 4
Q 8 5 2
Q 4
B9B98 =
24244 =
Par NS +460 9 8 6 4
J 9 8 3 2
10 6
K 7

1 opening
2 N +3 +200
-6 3
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+6 27

16. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul A 6 2
A K Q 8 6
K 8 7
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Katz Rosenberg Nickell Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

K J 5 4
9 4
Q J 3
10 9 8 2 Table Q 10 9 8
J 10 7
A 9 4
K 6 5
76986 =
57456 =
Par NS +140 7 3
5 3 2
10 6 5 2
Q J 4 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 3
2 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+5 32

17. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 92

W deals
N-S vul K Q
K J
A K Q J 2
Q 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Dwyer Greco Bathurst Kranyak Diamond WolpertG Platnick
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 5
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 3
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

A J 9 2
10 9 8 5 3
9 5
8 2 Table 10 6 3
Q 7 6 4
7 6
10 5 4 3
C97CC =
13511 =
Par NS +1440 8 7 5 4
A 2
10 8 4 3
A K J

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-12 3
2 NT opening
6 N = +1370
+12 44

18. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Sontag Passell Berkowitz Seamon Lev Pszczola Cohler
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3
2 3 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K
J 9 6 3 2
Q 10 3
9 6 4 2 Table A 9 7 2
Q 8
K J 9 6 5
10 3
89859 =
53573 =
Par NS +140 10 6 5 3
A 10 7 5
8 7 2
8 5

1 opening
3 N = +110
-11 3
2 NT opening
4 N = +620
+11 55

21. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

W deals
N-S vul K 6
A K 10 5
K 8 5
A K 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Fitzgibbon Balicki Mesbur McGann Buras Hanlon Narkiewicz
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3
1 1 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 8
Q J 7 3
9 4
Q 10 6 2 Table A J 9 7 3
8 6
Q J 7 6
J 3
76988 76887
67455 57454
Par NS +140 5 4 2
9 4 2
A 10 3 2
9 8 7

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 9
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 55

22. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul K Q 10
A K 10 5 3
A K 5
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Bach Rodwell Cornell Meckstroth Katz Ware Nickell Tislevoll
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3
1 NT Dbl 2 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 3
Q 9 7
Q J 7
J 5 3 2 Table 5
6 2
10 9 3 2
A K 9 8 7 6
6BA54 =
72389 62369
Par NS +450 J 9 8 6 4 2
J 8 4
8 6 4
4

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+6 15
2 NT opening
3 N +2 +200
-6 55

26. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

W deals
E-W vul Q
K 10 9 3
A K 7 5
A K Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Garner Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Gitelman Lee Moss Demirev
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 6 AP

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

9 8 3 2
6 5
J 10 8 4
J 7 3 Table 10 7 5
A Q 7 4
9 6 3 2
6 5
BCBAC BAB9A
11230 =
Par NS +980 A K J 6 4
J 8 2
Q
9 8 4 2

1 opening
6 N = +920
+14 29
2 NT opening
6 NT N -1 -50
-14 56

33. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Aronov Duboin Stefanov Fallenius Versace Fredin Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 NT
Pass 4 NT Pass 6 Pass 6 AP
Pass 6 AP

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

Q 6 2
K J 3
J 10 8 4 3 2
9 Table 10 9 8 7 5
5
9 7 6 5
K Q 7
C8B8C =
14251 =
Par NS +990 4 3
Q 10 6 4
—
A J 10 6 4 3 2

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-14 39
2 NT opening
6 N = +920
+14 76

41. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul A 4 3
A 5 4 3
A K J
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Mullamphy Greco Klinger Thompson Diamond JacobsW Platnick
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

6
K 10 9 8 7
3 2
A 10 8 5 2 Table K J 10 9 5 2
Q J 6
10 8
J 3
875B7 875A7
46725 =
Par NS +600 Q 8 7
2
Q 9 7 6 5 4
Q 7 4

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
-10 42
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 90

49. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul A Q 7 6
J 2
A Q 7
A K 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Granovetter v.Prooijen Katz Verhees Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

J 5 3
K Q 7 6 3
9 4
Q 9 7 Table 8 4
9 4
J 8 5 2
J 8 5 4 3
BDAB9 CDAC9
10313 =
Par NS +2210 K 10 9 2
A 10 8 5
K 10 6 3
10

1 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 56
2 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
-13 93

51. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul K 10 8 3
A J 8
A K 3
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Platnick Ekeblad Diamond Gitelman v.Prooijen Moss Jansma
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 8 K 2 10 A 3 7
12 tricks won K 2 5 4
12 tricks won

9 4
10 9
J 9 5 4
Q 10 8 4 2 Table J 2
K 6 5 4 3
8 7 2
J 9 3
CCAA8 =
11324 =
Par NS +990 A Q 7 6 5
Q 7 2
Q 10 6
6 5

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 56
2 NT opening
6 S = +980
+11 106

54. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 5, Bd 71

W deals
Both vul A K 9
J 7 6
A Q 9 3 2
A J

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Garner Freeman WeinsteinH Welland Zia Willenken Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6 3 2
8 3
J 4
K 8 6 5 3 Table 7 5
A Q 10 4
K 10 6
Q 10 9 2
78895 78785
65548 =
Par NS +110 Q J 8 4
K 9 5 2
8 7 5
7 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 68
2 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 108

57. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Zmudzinski Bates Balicki Dubinin Helgemo Gromov Helness
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 8
6
Q 10 7 4 3
J 9 8 5 Table 9 6
K 10 8 7 4 2
A 9 8 6 5
—
8A73A 7963A
53593 =
Par NS +420 J 7 4 3 2
Q 3
J
K 10 7 6 4

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 73
2 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 118

59. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A K J 2
Q 10 8
K Q J
A 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Martel Compton Stansby Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
1 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 5
A K 9 5 2
5 4 3 2
K Table Q 6 3
6 4 3
10 9 7
J 10 7 6
9978A 99789
34643 =
Par NS +600 8 7 4
J 7
A 8 6
Q 9 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 73
2 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 130

61. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

W deals
Both vul A Q 8 2
A 4 2
6 2
A K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Moss Granovetter Gitelman Weichsel Chambers Cheek Schermer Grue
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 6 7 4 7 K A
2 9 K 6 Q 5 3
3 J A Q 13 tricks won
13 tricks won

K 10
J 6
Q 7 4
10 9 8 6 5 4 Table 6 5 4
Q 9
A J 10 9 5
J 3 2
CCC99 =
00044 =
Par NS +1440 J 9 7 3
K 10 8 7 5 3
K 8 3
—

1 opening
4 S +3 +710
-13 73
2 NT opening
6 N +1 +1460
+13 144

65. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul K Q J 3
A 9
A 6 3 2
K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Nystrom Nunes Bertheau Fu Lauria Zhao Versace
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6
K J 5
Q 10 5 4
6 4 2 Table A 9 5
8 6 2
9 8
A 10 9 8 7
99A98 =
44345 43345
Par NS +620 8 4 2
Q 10 7 4 3
K J 7
5 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 85
2 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 147

67. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K 6 3
10
K 6 2
A K J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Berkowitz Greco Cohen Schwartz Jacobus Becker O'Rourke
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 2 2 Pass
4 Pass 4 AP

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

8
9 6 4 3
A J 10 3
Q 10 7 3 Table Q J 10 7
A K Q J 7 2
5 4
2
57367 =
86A66 75A65
Par NS -620 9 5 4 2
8 5
Q 9 8 7
6 5 4

1 opening
4 E = -620
-8 85
2 NT opening
2 NT N -3 -300
+8 155

76. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

W deals
N-S vul A K 10 7 4
J 5
A Q 9
A 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Sontag Greco Bates Meltzer Jacobus Larsen O'Rourke
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
3 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

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

8 6
10 8 7 6 2
8 7 5 4
K J Table 3
Q 9 4
J 6 3
Q 7 6 5 3 2
BC9A8 =
21425 =
Par NS +1430 Q J 9 5 2
A K 3
K 10 2
10 4

1 opening
7 S -1 -100
-17 86
2 NT opening
6 N = +1430
+17 174

77. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

W deals
Both vul A Q 10 6
K 5 3
A K Q 6
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Moss Bates Gitelman Sontag Bramley Hampson Feldman Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 9 7 3
Q 4 2
3
A 6 5 4 2 Table 5 4
A J 7
J 7 5 4 2
10 9 7
88886 87886
55457 45457
Par NS +120 J 8 2
10 9 8 6
10 9 8
K Q 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 86
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 186

78. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Rengstorff Hayden Ehlers Roman Compton Fout CohenS
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
2 NT Dbl 3 NT 4 Pass 4 AP
4 4 Pass Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 5 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 10 9 8 5
J 4
K J 8 7 5
8 Table J 6 4 3 2
5 2
A 9 3
Q 10 9
85A5A =
48282 =
Par NS +300 7
9 8 7 6 3
Q 6
A 6 5 4 2

1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
-5 86
2 NT opening
4 N +2 +680
+5 191

79. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Nunes Soloway Fantoni Lauria Rodwell Versace Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J K A 3 3 5 9 A
K A J 2 A 5 4 2
A 5 4 2 K 9 6 8
K 9 6 8 12 tricks won
3 J

8 2
A 9 8 7
9 8 4
K Q 9 6 Table J 9 5
J 10 5 4 2
3 2
J 10 8
BC6B9 =
11714 =
Par NS +980 Q 7 6 4
K
Q J 10 7 6 5
7 2

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 97
2 NT opening
4 N +2 +480
-11 191

82. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A J 7 2
A K J 6
A 6 2
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Mooney Rubin Monsegur Palazzo Moss Fornasari Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP

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

9 8 5 4
Q 9
K 10 5
J 8 4 2 Table K Q 6
10 7 4 2
Q 8
A 6 5 3
77896 =
55447 =
Par NS +110 10 3
8 5 3
J 9 7 4 3
Q 9 7

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 97
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 203

85. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 17

W deals
None vul A K 3 2
K 5 4
A K Q 6
10 5

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Verhees Sadek Jansma Bertens El Kourdy Bakkeren Dagher
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 10 7
Q J 7 6
J 10 7 5
8 2 Table J 6
10 3
9 8 3 2
K 7 6 4 3
BCBBB =
21222 =
Par NS +980 9 8 5 4
A 9 8 2
4
A Q J 9

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
-11 99
2 NT opening
6 N = +980
+11 215

87. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul A 8
A K 3 2
K 5
A Q 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Kannavos Multon Triandaphyll Quantin Palau Papakyriak Rombaut Filios
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 3
Q J 6 4
6
K 8 7 5 Table K 7 5
9 7 5
Q 10 8 7 2
J 9
988A9 =
44424 44324
Par NS +600 J 6 4 2
10 8
A J 9 4 3
6 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 99
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 227

88. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul A 8
A K 3 2
K 5
A Q 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Caputo Cummings Boulenge Lindop Priebe Coenraets Mackay Engel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 3
Q J 6 4
6
K 8 7 5 Table K 7 5
9 7 5
Q 10 8 7 2
J 9
988A9 =
44424 44324
Par NS +600 J 6 4 2
10 8
A J 9 4 3
6 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+13 112
2 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 227

89. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul A K
J 10 7
A 5 4
A K 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Jansma Fantoni Verhees Brink Versace v.Prooijen Lauria
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3
3 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 7 4 A 8 A 4 7
A 4 2 3 2 3 A 4
K 9 6 Q 4 2 K 3
4 2 K 3 6 Q K 9
9 6 A J A J 7
13 tricks claimed 13 tricks claimed

Q 8 4
K Q 4 3 2
10 6 3
Q 3 Table J 10 9 6 5 3 2
8 6
J 2
9 4
D79DD =
06400 =
Par NS +2220 7
A 9 5
K Q 9 8 7
J 8 6 2

1 opening
4 NT N +3 +720
-12 112
2 NT opening
6 N +1 +1390
+12 239

92. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 87

W deals
Both vul 10
10 9
A 10 7 5
K Q J 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Macskasy Rombaut Szalay Palau Quantin Szilagyi Multon Honti
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 4
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass
4 AP

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

Q 9 3
K J 7 6
Q 8 6 4 3
10 Table A 7 5 4
A Q 8 4 3
K 2
6 4
76359 =
66A83 =
Par NS -500 K J 8 6 2
5 2
J 9
A 8 7 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
-13 115
2 NT opening
4 S = +130
+13 252

99. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul K J
A K Q 10
A 3 2
K 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Molson Soloway Shenkin Hamman
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
2 AP

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

Q 6 5
6 5 4 2
Q 10 8 5
10 5 Table A 9 8 3 2
J
J 7 4
A Q J 3
75867 =
68566 =
Par NS -110 10 7 4
9 8 7 3
K 9 6
8 6 2

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-7 115
2 NT opening
2 NT N +1 +150
+7 261

100. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 112

W deals
E-W vul A K 8
A K Q
A J 6 2
Q 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

9 3 2
7 2
Q 8 7
A K J 7 5 Table Q 7 6
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
8 4 2
79796 =
64647 =
Par NS +140 J 10 5 4
J 8 3
10 9 5 4
10 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 115
2 NT opening
2 NT N = +120
+5 266

104. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A J 9 5
A K 4
K Q 8 2
A J

West North East South West North East South
Fu Lucena Ju Lambardi Bianchedi ShiH Rizzo Dai
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 7 4 3
J 8 6 2
5 4
8 4 3 Table Q 2
10 7 5 3
A J 6 3
K Q 5
AA9AA AA8AA
33433 =
Par NS +630 K 8 6
Q 9
10 9 7
10 9 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 115
2 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 281

106. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul A Q
Q 8 7
A 10 4 3 2
A K 5

West North East South West North East South
MagnussonM Zmudzinski Ingimarsson Balicki Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

K J 10 7 4
K 10 4 2
J 9
8 2 Table 9 8 3 2
J 9 5 3
—
Q 10 7 6 4
C67C9 C66C9
17614 =
Par NS +990 6 5
A 6
K Q 8 7 6 5
J 9 3

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+11 126
2 NT opening
7 N -1 -50
-11 281

108. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul A J 8 2
K J
A K 10 4
A 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Seamon Soloway Passell Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

9 5 4
Q 8 2
Q J 7 6 5 3
2 Table K 10 7 3
10 9 7 5
2
J 8 7 3
CBA9C =
12241 12140
Par NS +1440 Q 6
A 6 4 3
9 8
K Q 9 5 4

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-13 127
2 NT opening
4 NT N +1 +660
+13 294

111. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul A 9 7
A 7
A 7
A K 8 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Zia Hamman Rosenberg Martel Freeman Stansby Nickell
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q J 6 4
8 5 3 2
J 9
Q 9 7 Table K 5 3 2
K J 10 6 4
10 4 2
10
A66CB A65BB
17711 07700
Par NS +920 10 8
Q 9
K Q 8 6 5 3
J 4 3

1 opening
6 S -1 -50
-11 127
2 NT opening
3 NT N +3 +490
+11 305

Data 9X68 Main Top One Club vs. Two Notrump