Data 9X72 Main

One Club vs. Two Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, any HCP

Found 77 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 Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul K 8 6 5 2
J 8 7
J 9 3
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Helness Madala Helgemo Zimmermann Bianchedi Multon Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Dbl 1 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 3 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

J 10 4 3
K 10 6 5
K Q 8 4
8 Table 9
A 9 3 2
10 5 2
Q J 10 9 6
78466 =
65877 =
Par NS +110 A Q 7
Q 4
A 7 6
A K 7 5 3

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

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul 8
10 7 6 4 3
K Q 7 4
10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Glubok Smirnov Lee Piekarek Tokay Hamman Sementa Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 7 6 2
Q J 9
8 2
Q J 8 3 Table Q 10 5 4 3
8 5 2
A J 5 3
2
97AAA =
46333 =
Par NS +420 A K J
A K
10 9 6
A K 9 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
-1 0
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 1

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

N deals
N-S vul 10 9
9 8 4 2
K J 9 6 4 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Bertens Willenken Cheek Lair Cohler Seligman Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 4
10 6 3
10 2
A J 7 5 Table A 5 3 2
A Q 5
8 7 5
8 4 3
868A7 =
47335 57436
Par NS +130 K J 6
K J 7
A Q
K Q 9 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 0
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 1

4. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 118

N deals
N-S vul J 9 5
10 6
Q 9 7 5 4
K 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hampson Seamon Greco Bathurst Sontag Moss Berkowitz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 7 4 2
J 8 2
K
9 7 6 2 Table 6 3
Q 9 7 5 3
A 10 3
J 5 4
898B9 =
24523 =
Par NS +600 A K Q
A K 4
J 8 6 2
A Q 3

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 0
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 1

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul K J 10 3 2
9 7 4
10 6
5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Sher Kranyak Lo Kolesnik Wooldridge Etter Hurd
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 5
K J 6
8 7 5 3 2
J 9 8 Table 9 6
Q 10 5 2
A Q J 9
Q 7 6
99669 =
43673 =
Par NS +600 A Q 7 4
A 8 3
K 4
A K 10 4

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 0
2 NT opening
4 S = +620
Tie 1

6. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

N deals
E-W vul 10 6 4 3 2
9 6
K 9
6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Lee Katz Hamman Nickell Levin Bramley Weinstein Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A
J 10 8 4 3
8 5 3 2
J 9 7 Table K Q 8 7 5
Q 2
Q J 10 6 4
8
9885B =
45582 =
Par NS +400 J 9
A K 7 5
A 7
A K Q 10 5

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 0
2 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 7

7. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

N deals
Both vul Q J 8 5
10 9
8 6 5 4
A 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Bramley Grabel Weinstein WeinsteinH Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 4 3
A 2
K 10 9
9 8 5 2 Table K 6
J 8 7 5 4 3
J 7 2
7 6
AA79A =
33633 =
Par NS +630 A 7 2
K Q 6
A Q 3
K Q J 3

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 0
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 7

8. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

N deals
N-S vul 10 9
9 8 4 2
K J 9 6 4 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Nickell Dwyer Katz Weinstein Jacobus Levin Passell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 4
10 6 3
10 2
A J 7 5 Table A 5 3 2
A Q 5
8 7 5
8 4 3
868A7 =
47335 57436
Par NS +130 K J 6
K J 7
A Q
K Q 9 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 0
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 7

9. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

N deals
N-S vul 10 9
9 8 4 2
K J 9 6 4 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Pratap Platnick GordonM Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 4
10 6 3
10 2
A J 7 5 Table A 5 3 2
A Q 5
8 7 5
8 4 3
868A7 =
47335 57436
Par NS +130 K J 6
K J 7
A Q
K Q 9 6 2

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 5
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 7

10. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 9 3 2
8 7 5
J 4 3 2
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Bramley LallJ Stansby WeinsteinH Wooldridge Grabel Hurd
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 4
Q 6 2
K 6 5
A 5 4 2 Table A J 7 5
10 9
Q 10 9 8
10 8 3
77977 =
66466 =
Par NS +140 K Q 6
A K J 4 3
A 7
Q J 7

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 5
2 NT opening
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 7

11. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 4
9 8 7 2
K 10 9 8 5
Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Woolsey Passell Stewart Koneru Coren Krekorian Kamil
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 5 3
3
4 3 2
A J 7 6 5 Table A J 8 6
Q J 10 6 5
7
9 4 2
968B6 A68B6
36526 =
Par NS +630 K 10 9 2
A K 4
A Q J 6
K 8

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 5
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 8

12. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul J 6 5 4 2
K 7
J 7 6 2
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Bramley Nunes Stansby Passell Helness Lynch Helgemo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Dbl 1 2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 7
8 6 4 2
A Q 9 8 3
Q Table K 8 3
J 9 5 3
5 4
K 9 6 4
78578 88578
55754 55755
Par NS +120 A 10
A Q 10
K 10
A J 8 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 5
2 NT opening
3 NT S = +600
+13 21

13. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul J 6 5 4 2
K 7
J 7 6 2
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Pszczola Katz Kwiecien GordonM Meckstroth Pratap Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 7
8 6 4 2
A Q 9 8 3
Q Table K 8 3
J 9 5 3
5 4
K 9 6 4
78578 88578
55754 55755
Par NS +120 A 10
A Q 10
K 10
A J 8 7 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 5
2 NT opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 21

14. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Tobing Martel Asbi George Willenken Karwur Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J
Q J 6 5 4 3
J 10 3
J 5 4 Table 6 5 3 2
K 7
K 7 6 4
K 9 6
9B78A =
31633 31643
Par NS +450 A K 10 9
A 2
Q 8
A Q 10 3 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
-1 5
2 NT opening
4 S +2 +480
+1 22

15. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Allfrey Fantoni Robson Nunes Multon Gold Zimmermann Forrester
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

J
Q J 6 5 4 3
J 10 3
J 5 4 Table 6 5 3 2
K 7
K 7 6 4
K 9 6
9B78A =
31633 31643
Par NS +450 A K 10 9
A 2
Q 8
A Q 10 3 2

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
+1 6
2 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
-1 22

16. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul 10 9 7 4 2
4 3
8 7 3
4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nowosadzki Gromov Kalita Dubinin Narkiewicz Jagniewski Buras Gawel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 5
K 8 5
A J 6 5 4 2
Q 10 Table 8 6 3
10 9 7 6
Q 10
A K 9 6
37525 47545
96897 =
Par NS -400 A K Q
A Q J 2
K 9
J 8 7 5

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+11 17
2 NT opening
2 NT S -4 -400
-11 22

17. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 78

N deals
None vul K Q 8 4
5
Q 10 5 4
10 9 7 2

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

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

A 7 6
10 4
K J 8 6 3 2
J 5 Table J 9 5 3
Q J 9 8 7 3
7
6 4
BA79B BA79C
23641 =
Par NS +920 10 2
A K 6 2
A 9
A K Q 8 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 17
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 22

18. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul 8
A 6 5 3 2
J 10 8 4
10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Zia Dwyer Martel Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Dbl 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
3 3 NT 4 Dbl (AP)

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

A Q J 4 2
9
9 6
K J 7 5 3 Table 10 7 6 3
J 10 7 4
Q 7 3 2
Q
74987 84987
59345 =
Par NS -140 K 9 5
K Q 8
A K 5
A 9 8 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 17
2 NT opening
4 × W -1 +100
+5 27

19. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Platnick Wold Diamond Hampson Schermer Greco Chambers
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 6 AP

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

Q J 9
10 9 5 4 2
Q 3
J 10 3 Table 8 7 3
3
J 10 7 6 5 4 2
Q 8
CBB7C =
12261 =
Par NS +990 A 6 5
K Q 6
A K
A K 7 6 2

1 opening
6 S = +920
-2 17
2 NT opening
6 NT S = +990
+2 29

20. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul Q 4 3
Q 7 5 2
K J 8 5
Q J

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Willenken Verhees Rosenberg Fleisher Zagorin Kamil Bathurst
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6
A 8 6 3
Q 3 2
7 6 3 2 Table A 10 9 8 7 2
10 9 4
10 9
8 4
A79BB =
25322 =
Par NS +430 K 5
K J
A 7 6 4
A K 10 9 5

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 17
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 40

21. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 7 6 5 3
6 5 3
10 7
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Dubinin Woolsey Gromov Balicki Boyd Zmudzinski Robinson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 2
J 7
A K Q 8 6 5 2
10 4 Table K J 4
Q 9 8 2
9 3
Q 8 7 2
59857 =
74485 84586
Par NS +140 A 10
A K 10 4
J 4
A K 9 6 5

1 opening
4 S -3 -150
-3 17
2 NT opening
3 S -1 -50
+3 43

22. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul A Q
K 9 6 5
5 4
7 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Drijver AukenS Brink Verhees BildeD v.Prooijen BildeM
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K 10 9 8 6 4
10 3
7 6 3
10 9 Table J
Q 8 7 4 2
Q J 10 9 2
Q 8
D8BAD =
04230 =
Par NS +1520 7 5 3 2
A J
A K 8
A K J 4

1 opening
5 S +2 +440
-2 17
2 NT opening
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 45

23. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul Q 9 4
10 7 5 3
A Q J 2
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Verhees Fantoni v.Prooijen Brink Helgemo Drijver Helness
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 2
4 2
9 8 5 4 3
K Q 10 Table J 8 7 6 5
J 8 6
10 6
7 5 2
A7B9A A8BAA
35233 =
Par NS +650 K 3
A K Q 9
K 7
A J 9 8 6

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
-1 17
2 NT opening
4 S +2 +680
+1 46

24. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul Q 9 4
10 7 5 3
A Q J 2
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Madala Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki Buras Duboin Narkiewicz Sementa
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Dbl 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 2
4 2
9 8 5 4 3
K Q 10 Table J 8 7 6 5
J 8 6
10 6
7 5 2
A7B9A A8BAA
35233 =
Par NS +650 K 3
A K Q 9
K 7
A J 9 8 6

1 opening
5 N = +650
Tie 17
2 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 46

25. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 6 5 4
J 6 5 4
Q 8 2
10

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Schaltz BessisT Konow Welland Delmonte AukenS Fu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 3
3
K J 10 9 7 5 4
Q 7 Table A 7 2
K 10 7 2
6
J 8 4 3 2
78957 =
64486 65486
Par NS +140 Q J
A Q 9 8
A 3
A K 9 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 17
2 NT opening
4 S = +420
+11 57

26. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Hamman Wooldridge Zia Hurd
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 8
J 10 9 4
J 3 2
6 4 Table 7 4 2
Q 7
10 6 4
K 9 7 5 3
A99AA =
34433 =
Par NS +430 A 9 3
A K 6 5
A K 7
Q J 10

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 17
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 57

27. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul K 7
A 7 5 2
9 6 2
6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell LallJ LallH Hamman Milner Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 6 2
9 8
J 3
A J 10 9 8 Table J 8 4
Q J 10 6
Q 8 7 5 4
Q
88889 =
55554 =
Par NS +120 A Q 5 3
K 4 3
A K 10
K 7 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 29
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 57

28. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

N deals
None vul K 10 9
Q J 10
Q 9 6 2
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Passell LallJ Jacobus Bathurst Kranyak Seamon WolpertG Mahaffey
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 3 4 7
Q 6 12 tricks won
11 tricks won

7 2
9 8 7
10 7 5 4
A 10 8 3 Table 8 6 5 4
6 3
J 8 3
K Q 9 7
9AB98 =
11135 =
Par NS +450 A Q J 3
A K 5 4 2
A K
6 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
-1 29
2 NT opening
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 58

29. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul Q 9 5
5 3 2
Q 9 8 5 4
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Imakura Jassem Ino Martens Kalita Yokoi Gawrys Teramoto
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 7 2
4
7 6 2
Q 10 6 5 3 Table K 8 4
K 10 9 8 6
A 10 3
8 2
77886 77887
56546 66546
Par NS +110 J 6 3
A Q J 7
K J
A K J 9

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 35
2 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 58

30. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 24

N deals
None vul K 8 7 4
5
8 7 3 2
A 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Goel Upmark Vaidya Cullin Fallenius Kushari Fredin Majumdar
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6
K Q 6 4
K 9 5
K 9 8 4 Table J 5 3 2
10 9 8 2
J 10 6 4
J
8868A 9869A
44643 =
Par NS +400 A Q 9
A J 7 3
A Q
Q 7 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 35
2 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 58

31. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul —
7 5 3
J 10 9 7 5
Q 10 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Sementa ShiM Duboin Hou Lian Lauria ShiH Versace
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
4 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 AP
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

A K J 5 4 2
2
6 3 2
7 5 2 Table 10 9 8 7
Q J 9 6 4
A 8
J 4
649BC =
58311 68311
Par NS +800 Q 6 3
A K 10 8
K Q 4
A K 6

1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
-3 35
2 NT opening
5 N +1 +620
+3 61

32. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Rubin Grue Ekeblad Garner Wooldridge WeinsteinH Hurd
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 2
A K
9 7
J 7 6 5 4 2 Table Q 4 3
9 7 4 3
8 6 5 4
Q 10
AABB7 =
23225 =
Par NS +450 K 10
10 8 5
A K Q 10 3
A K 3

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 35
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 61

33. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul 9 6
Q J 5 4 3
Q 6 5 4
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Ivatury Zia H-Welland Lee Meckstroth Chan Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 5 4 3
10 6 2
A J 8
5 4 Table 10 2
A 8
9 7 3 2
Q 10 8 7 3
99B99 B9B99
24244 =
Par NS +460 A K Q 7
K 9 7
K 10
K J 9 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 35
2 NT opening
4 S +1 +450
+1 62

34. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul 6 4
9 3 2
K Q J 8 3
Q 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Chan Rodwell Lee Meckstroth Katz H-Welland Nickell Ivatury
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 7 5
—
10 9 5 4
J 9 8 6 2 Table K Q J
Q 8 7 6 4
7 2
K 7 3
C9BB7 C9BC7
13216 =
Par NS +1440 A 9 3 2
A K J 10 5
A 6
A 4

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
-1 35
2 NT opening
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 63

35. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Meyers Rubin LevinJ Ekeblad Garner Rosenthal WeinsteinH Silverstein
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 3
5 3 2
9 2
K 10 8 7 2 Table A 10 5
K J 10 9 7
J 8 7 5
5
9A8AA 9A7A9
22533 33533
Par NS +420 K Q 4
A Q 6 4
A Q 6
A 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 45
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 63

36. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul K 5
A 10 6 2
10 5 4
10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Feldman WeinsteinJ Rosenberg Berkowitz Etter Sontag Kolesnik
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7 6 4 2
Q J 3
Q 7 6 3
3 Table 9 8 3
K 9 8 4
9 8
Q 9 8 7
97899 =
46444 =
Par NS +600 Q J 10
7 5
A K J 2
A K J 4

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 47
2 NT opening
3 NT S = +600
-2 63

37. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

N deals
Both vul Q 5 2
A K 9 2
J 6 2
6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Morgan Meckstroth Harris Chorush Hamman Koneru Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 4 3
Q 8 7 6 4 3
10 9 4
K Table J 9 8 7 6
—
8 7 5
Q 10 8 7 3
B8AB9 C7AA9
14314 =
Par NS +1440 A 10
J 10 5
A K Q 3
A J 9 4

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
Tie 47
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 63

38. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul Q
A 6 5 3
10 6 4 3 2
9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Dubinin Brogeland Gromov Lynch Strul Passell Becker
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Pass 3 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
4 Pass 4 Pass Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 5 AP

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

A J 9 8 5
10 4
5
K 8 6 5 2 Table 10 7 4 3 2
J 9 8 7
K 9 8
Q
95AB9 =
28324 =
Par NS +600 K 6
K Q 2
A Q J 7
A J 10 3

1 opening
5 N = +600
-1 47
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 64

39. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul 10 9 5
K Q 7 5 2
Q 5 2
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 3
A 10 6
8 7 3
Q J 7 6 Table J 8 2
9 4 3
J 4
A 8 5 4 3
8ABB7 =
23226 =
Par NS +450 A K 6 4
J 8
A K 10 9 6
K 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 57
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 64

40. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 8 7 5 2
8 7 6
10 6
8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Nadar Dubinin Satyanarayana Gromov Kholomeev Gupta Khiuppenen Chokshi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 9 4
K 5
K Q 9 7 2
J 5 Table K 6
Q 10 9 4 2
5 4 3
10 4 3
77658 78658
55785 =
Par NS +100 J 3
A J 3
A J 8
A K Q 9 6

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-5 57
2 NT opening
3 S = +140
+5 69

41. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 8 5 3
8 7 5 2
J 6
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Satyanarayana Piekarek Nadar Smirnov Elinescu Chokshi Wladow Venkataraman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 4 2
6 4
K Q 8 2
Q 10 7 5 Table 7
A J 10 3
10 9 3
A 6 4 3 2
68754 =
64689 =
Par NS -100 A Q J 6
K Q 9
A 7 5 4
K J

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 62
2 NT opening
4 S -2 -100
-5 69

42. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 8 5 3
8 7 5 2
J 6
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Drijver Zia Brink Bertens Meckstroth Bakkeren Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl 3 (AP)

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

K 4 2
6 4
K Q 8 2
Q 10 7 5 Table 7
A J 10 3
10 9 3
A 6 4 3 2
68754 =
64689 =
Par NS -100 A Q J 6
K Q 9
A 7 5 4
K J

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
Tie 62
2 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 69

43. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Kwiecien Zmudzinski Ramer Klukowski Lynch Markowicz Passell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 7 2
Q J 7 2
J 7 5 3
8 Table Q 4
9 8 6
10 9 6
J 10 7 6 2
ABA9A =
32343 =
Par NS +450 K 9 6 3
10 5
A K Q
A K 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 62
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 69

44. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul 7
K J 10 3 2
J 9 6 4 3
7 3

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

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

Q 6 4 3 2
Q 9 4
7
8 6 5 2 Table J 10 9 8
6 5
A Q 10 2
K 10 4
B7BBA =
15121 25123
Par NS +660 A K 5
A 8 7
K 8 5
A Q J 9

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 62
2 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 69

45. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul K 9 6
5 3 2
J 7 3
K 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Bates Willenken Sontag Meltzer Garner Larsen WeinsteinH
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7 5 4 2
7
Q 8 2
Q J 9 7 Table A 10 3
J 10 8 6 4
10 5 4
3 2
A7999 A79A9
36434 =
Par NS +430 J 8
A K Q 9
A K 9 6
A 10 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 62
2 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 69

46. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

N deals
N-S vul 5 2
Q 8 7 6 2
Q J 5 3
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Smith Stewart CohenB Woolsey Robinson Willenken Boyd Welland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 9 7 6
10 5 3
7
A 10 6 4 Table 10 8
K 9 4
9 8 6 4
J 9 5 2
77895 789A6
45436 45437
Par NS +140 K J 4 3
A J
A K 10 2
K Q 8

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-12 62
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 81

47. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

N deals
N-S vul 5 2
Q 8 7 6 2
Q J 5 3
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Rubin Zia Granovetter Ekeblad Nickell Weichsel Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 9 7 6
10 5 3
7
A 10 6 4 Table 10 8
K 9 4
9 8 6 4
J 9 5 2
77895 789A6
45436 45437
Par NS +140 K J 4 3
A J
A K 10 2
K Q 8

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 62
2 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 81

48. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

J 10 9
K 8
8 4 2
J 10 7 5 3 Table A 6 5 3
10 9 7 4
K Q 5
9 2
98998 97998
45345 45445
Par NS +400 K Q 7
A Q J 5 3
10 7 6
A K

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-2 62
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 83

49. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 8 5
9 7 4 3
9 2
J 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Kolata Rodwell Kandemir Meckstroth Hamman Goksu Compton Bedir
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 3
Pass Pass 3 4 (AP)

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

J 7 4 3
J
K 8 5 4 3
K 8 2 Table A K 9 2
10 8 6
Q 7 6
Q 10 9
74847 =
59596 69596
Par NS -140 10 6
A K Q 5 2
A J 10
A 7 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-6 62
2 NT opening
2 NT S = +120
+6 89

50. 2008 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul Q 10 7 5 4 3
J 10 2
9 7 3
2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Sandqvist Lauria Malinowski Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6
K 9 8 6
Q J 8
9 8 7 6 5 Table J 9 2
A 5
A 10 6 5 2
J 10 4
A9856 =
33576 =
Par NS +630 A K 8
Q 7 4 3
K 4
A K Q 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 62
2 NT opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 89

51. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Cohen Katz Berkowitz Martel Weinstein Stansby Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 5 4
10 9 8
K Q
A 9 8 7 4 Table J 10 7 6 3 2
6 4 3 2
9 5
6
B7AAA =
26223 =
Par NS +660 A K
A Q J 7
A 4 2
Q 10 3 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-12 62
2 NT opening
4 NT S = +630
+12 101

52. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

N deals
E-W vul 9 6 4
10 7 6 2
J 10 7
8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Willenken Compton Welland Garner Rodwell WeinsteinH Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 7 5
K Q 5
Q 6 5
6 4 3 Table K Q 3 2
4 3
9 4 3
Q J 10 7
65776 =
78567 =
Par NS -110 J 10
A J 9 8
A K 8 2
A K 9

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 62
2 NT opening
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 101

53. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul Q 7 5 4
7
9 2
K 10 9 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Solodar Welland Lawrence Willenken WeinsteinH LewisL Garner LewisP
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 9
J 10 8 4 2
A 3
J 7 5 Table 6 3
Q 6 5 3
K Q 10 6 5
Q 2
9B67A =
41752 =
Par NS +650 A K 8 2
A K 9
J 8 7 4
A 3

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 62
2 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 101

54. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Cullin Muller Upmark Bertheau Drijver Nystrom Brink
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A K
9 7 4 3 2
J 7 4
10 6 3 Table Q 10 9 8 3
Q 6
10 6 5 3 2
9
B8A8B =
25342 =
Par NS +460 6 4
A J 5
A K Q 8
A Q J 4

1 opening
5 S = +400
-2 62
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 103

55. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul 8 5 2
J 10 7 2
Q 9 5
8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Brink Helness Drijver Muller Brogeland de Wijs Saelensminde
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 6 4 3
3
7 2
A J 9 7 6 Table K J 7
K 9 6 5
K 10 8 3
10 3
75875 =
68458 68468
Par NS -110 A 10
A Q 8 4
A J 6 4
K Q 5

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 68
2 NT opening
2 NT S -1 -100
-6 103

56. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

N deals
N-S vul J 8
7 6
J 4
Q 10 8 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Lazard Meckstroth Bramley Rodwell Freeman Deutsch Nickell Kranyak
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 4 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 6
A K 10 4 3
A 7 5
A 9 Table 7 5 4 3
5 2
10 9 8 6 2
7 5
87759 =
56574 =
Par NS +120 A K 9 2
Q J 9 8
K Q 3
K J

1 opening
3 S = +110
+5 73
2 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 103

57. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

N deals
Both vul J 9
9 8 7 2
A 6 2
K 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Cohen Martel Berkowitz Krekorian Moss Casen Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 7 6 4 2
K Q 3
J 9
10 8 5 Table Q 5 3
J 6 5
Q 10 8 7 3
J 4
A8A8B =
35352 =
Par NS +630 A K 8
A 10 4
K 5 4
A Q 6 3

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-13 73
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 116

58. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 101

N deals
N-S vul J 9 7
8 3
K 6 4
A K 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Garner Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rubin Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Dbl 4 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

8 5 3 2
J 6 4
8 7 5 3
9 8 Table 6 4
A Q 7 5 2
J 10 2
Q 6 4
AB9BB AB8BB
22422 =
Par NS +650 A K Q 10
K 10 9
A Q 9
J 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 73
2 NT opening
4 NT S = +630
Tie 116

59. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul K 9
6 4 2
A 7 6 5
9 8 7 6

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

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

A 8 6 5 3
K 7
Q 9 3
J 10 3 Table J 10 4
Q J 10 5 3
10 8
5 4 2
978A9 =
35533 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 2
A 9 8
K J 4 2
A K Q

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-1 73
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 117

60. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K 6 5 2
8 7 6
7 4
8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Zia Levin Rosenberg Garner Seamon WeinsteinH Cayne
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 2 2
3 AP

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

9 7
Q 9 5
Q 10 8 6 2
A 10 6 Table Q J 10 8 4
J 4 3
A J 9 5
9
8795A =
46383 =
Par NS +140 A 3
A K 10 2
K 3
K Q J 7 5

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
-1 73
2 NT opening
2 NT S = +120
+1 118

61. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul 10 9
7 3
K J 6 4
Q 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Smith Chang CohenB Hallberg Fu Grue Zhao Cheek
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 8 6 4
J 8 6 5
Q 7 3
A 9 Table A J 7 3 2
10 9 4
10 9 5 2
2
8799B =
26332 =
Par NS +400 K 5
A K Q 2
A 8
K J 10 8 3

1 opening
5 S = +400
+10 83
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 118

62. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul 10 9
7 3
K J 6 4
Q 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Balicki Shugart Zmudzinski Stansby Delmonte Martel Teramoto
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 8 6 4
J 8 6 5
Q 7 3
A 9 Table A J 7 3 2
10 9 4
10 9 5 2
2
8799B =
26332 =
Par NS +400 K 5
A K Q 2
A 8
K J 10 8 3

1 opening
5 S = +400
+10 93
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 118

63. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

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

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

6 5 4
Q 7 6 4 2
A 8
10 6 4 Table Q 9 7
K 9 8
Q 9 7 5
8 7 2
AA8AA AB9AB
32432 =
Par NS +450 A K 3
A 5
J 4 3 2
A Q J 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 93
2 NT opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 118

64. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul J 6 5 3
9 6 4 3
J 8 7
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Jassem Hamman Martens Lutostanski Rodwell Krupowicz Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 8 2
Q J 7
10 4
A 9 6 2 Table A 10
10 5 2
A 9 5 3 2
10 8 3
77877 =
66566 =
Par NS +110 K 7 4
A K 8
K Q 6
K Q J 5

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 98
2 NT opening
2 NT S -1 -50
-5 118

65. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul 8 5
A 4 3 2
Q J 10 3 2
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Mittelman Dai Hobart YangL Zhao Baran Fu Graves
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 7 2
Q 7
K 8 6
Q 10 6 2 Table K 10 6 4 3
J 10 9
9 7
5 4 3
A8BB9 =
25223 =
Par NS +650 A Q
K 8 6 5
A 5 4
A K J 8

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 98
2 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 118

66. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul Q 9 8 7 4 2
J 7
J 10 8 7
K

West North East South West North East South
Versace Lindkvist Lauria Fredin Nystrom Fantoni Bertheau Nunes
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

6
10 9 8 5
A 9 4 3
Q 6 4 3 Table J 10
6 4 3 2
K Q 5
10 7 5 2
AB798 =
21545 =
Par NS +650 A K 5 3
A K Q
6 2
A J 9 8

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 98
2 NT opening
5 S = +650
Tie 118

67. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 8

N deals
None vul 5
J 9 8 6 4
10 7 2
K 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Chechelashvili Bocchi Goshadze Abzianidze Versace Beriashvili Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 6 3
10
Q 8 6 5
10 8 6 5 Table A 9 8 4 2
K 7 2
J 4 3
Q 4
B6C9B B7C9B
26142 =
Par NS +980 K J 7
A Q 5 3
A K 9
A J 9

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
Tie 98
2 NT opening
4 S +2 +480
Tie 118

68. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul Q 8 6 4 3
J 6 4
Q 9 3
K 7

West North East South West North East South
Brink Garvey v.Prooijen Carroll Fitzgibbon Verhees Mesbur Jansma
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

10
K Q 9 8 3
J 10 7 6 5
9 3 Table K 9 7 5 2
10 5
8 4 2
Q J 6
BA98B =
23452 =
Par NS +660 A J
A 7 2
A K
A 10 8 5 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
-1 98
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 119

69. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul Q 6 3 2
8 6 5
J 7 3
7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Garner Morse WeinsteinH Welland Pratap Fallenius Landen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 8 5
A Q 7 3
K 9 5 2
9 Table K 9 4
J 10 4
8 4
K J 5 4 2
66566 =
67777 77777
Par NS -90 A 7
K 9 2
A Q 10 6
A Q 10 8

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
+2 100
2 NT opening
2 NT S -2 -100
-2 119

70. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul 9 8 2
5 3 2
Q 9 6 5 3
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Cohen Soloway Berkowitz Zia Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 7 6 5
A 10 9 7
A 8
J 4 Table K J
J 4
10 7 2
Q 10 9 7 6 3
75684 =
67758 =
Par NS +90 A 4 3
K Q 8 6
K J 4
A K 8

1 opening
1 NT S -2 -100
-2 100
2 NT opening
3 N -1 -50
+2 121

71. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul 9 8 5 2
J 8 6 4 3
10 7 4
8

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Lipsitz Sontag Ekeblad Molson Stansby Shenkin Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 10 3
10 7
Q 5
Q 9 7 5 3 Table Q 6 4
Q 2
A J 8 6 3
J 4 2
97B76 =
46257 =
Par NS +650 A 7
A K 9 5
K 9 2
A K 10 6

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-13 100
2 NT opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 134

72. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul J 5
7 5 2
K Q 7 5 3
Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Shenkin Nickell Molson Rubin Hamman Granovetter Soloway
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 8 4 2
10 6 3
J 9 8
6 2 Table 9 7 3
K Q J 4
10 6 4
8 4 3
B78BB =
25522 =
Par NS +660 K 10 6
A 9 8
A 2
A K J 10 9

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 100
2 NT opening
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 134

73. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul A 8 7
10 6 4
J 8
Q 10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Weichsel Nickell Sontag Larsen Meckstroth Meltzer Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 4
K J 5
9 7
K J 4 3 Table J 6
Q 9 8 7 3
10 6 3 2
8 2
9A7BA =
23522 =
Par NS +620 K 9 3 2
A 2
A K Q 5 4
A 5

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 100
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 134

74. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul 10 3
J 10 8
Q J 10 8 5
K J 7

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Zmudzinski Soloway Balicki Lesniewski Rodwell Szymanowski Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 2
5 3
K 6 2
9 8 6 3 Table K 9 5 4
K Q 9 6
7 4
5 4 2
A78A8 A79A8
36435 =
Par NS +630 A J 6
A 7 4 2
A 9 3
A Q 10

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
Tie 100
2 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 134

75. 1997 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul A Q 8 7
Q 9 2
10 8 7
10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Mouiel Wolff Multon Mari Rodwell Levy Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Dbl 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 6 3
A K 8 5
Q J 2
Q 7 Table J 4 2
J 7 6 4
9 6 4 3
5 3
BA89B =
13441 =
Par NS +660 K 5
10 3
A K 5
A K J 6 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+1 101
2 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 134

76. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul 8 4
10 6 5
10 9 3
K 7 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Groetheim Perron Aa Saelensminde Levy Brogeland Mari
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP

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

Q J 9
4 3
K J 8
J 10 9 8 5 Table 10 7 6 3
Q J 9 7 2
Q 4 2
A
76788 =
67654 =
Par NS +90 A K 5 2
A K 8
A 7 6 5
Q 4

1 opening
2 E -2 +100
+5 106
2 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 134

77. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Wolff Goldman Hamman Nickell Sontag Freeman Schwartz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 6 5
K 6 4 2
Q 10 9
K 6 Table 10 7 3
10 7
A 2
J 9 8 7 5 4
65884 85894
57448 =
Par NS +120 A Q
A Q J 9 5
8 7 6 5
A Q

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 111
2 NT opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 134

Data 9X72 Main Top One Club vs. Two Notrump