Data 9X84 Main

One Club vs. Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 16+ HCP

Found 72 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 76

N deals
E-W vul 4
7 5 4 2
10 7 5
K J 7 5 3

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

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

J 8 7 3
Q 8
J 8 4
A 8 4 2 Table 6 2
J 10 9
K Q 9 3 2
Q 10 9
79B68 =
54264 =
Par NS +450 A K Q 10 9 5
A K 6 3
A 6
6

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 0
2 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 0

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul Q 9 8
K 7 5
Q 10 8
Q 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Jacobus Levin Passell Ekeblad Nickell Dwyer Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 NT AP

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

J 4 3 2
4
6 5 4 2
8 7 5 2 Table 10 7 6 5
J 8 3 2
A 9 7 3
3
C9C9C =
13131 =
Par NS +1440 A K
A Q 10 9 6
K J
A K J 10

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-17 0
2 opening
6 NT S = +1440
+17 17

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul Q 9 8
K 7 5
Q 10 8
Q 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Pratap Platnick GordonM
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 4 3 2
4
6 5 4 2
8 7 5 2 Table 10 7 6 5
J 8 3 2
A 9 7 3
3
C9C9C =
13131 =
Par NS +1440 A K
A Q 10 9 6
K J
A K J 10

1 opening
6 S = +1370
-2 0
2 opening
6 NT S = +1440
+2 19

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Dwyer Woolsey Ekeblad Coren Koneru Kamil Krekorian
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP

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

4 3
K 9 7 5 4 2
9 7 3
Q J Table Q 9 7 5 2
J 10 3
Q 8
10 8 4
9A7DB CA8DC
13501 =
Par NS +2140 A
A 8
A K 6 4
A K 9 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-3 0
2 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
+3 22

5. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 6 5 4
A 9
10 8 4
Q 10 9 7 Table A 10 3
Q 10 7 4
Q 7 6
J 8 2
78887 =
45445 55456
Par NS +110 K 2
K J
A K J 9 5 2
A K 6

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 0
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
+5 27

6. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

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

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

3 2
Q 10 9 7 6
3
K J 6 5 2 Table K Q 10 8 7
8
8 7 5 2
8 4 3
A88A6 =
35536 =
Par NS +430 A 9 6
A K J 5 4
A K 4
A 9

1 opening
1 × W -2 +300
-4 0
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+4 31

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

N deals
N-S vul Q 10 2
10 7 4
8 5 3
Q J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Graves Rodwell Schwartz Meckstroth Weinstein Saelensminde Levin Brogeland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3
2 Dbl Rdbl 5 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 7 6 5
J 6 5 3
—
K 8 6 5 Table A 9 8 3
Q 2
10 6 2
A 10 4 2
938A4 948A4
49439 =
Par NS +100 4
A K 9 8
A K Q J 9 7 4
3

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
Tie 0
2 opening
5 N -1 -100
Tie 31

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul 8 7 6 4
Q J 10 8 7 4
8 5 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Willenken Piekarek Rosenberg Kamil Rehder Fleisher Gromoeller
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J
3 2
K J 10 6
Q 10 9 7 3 Table A 10 9 5 3
K 6
Q 4 3
6 4 2
44A65 =
45377 65378
Par NS +620 Q 2
A 9 5
A 9 7
A K J 8 5

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-10 0
2 opening
4 S = +620
+10 41

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Balicki Muller Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Drijver Buras Brink
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 6
9 6 4
K 10 8 6 5
J 10 Table K 10 7 5 2
10 3 2
9
9 6 5 2
97AAA 97BAA
26233 =
Par NS +450 A J
A K Q J
A 7 3 2
A K Q

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 0
2 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 41

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Muller Zmudzinski de Wijs Drijver Buras Brink Narkiewicz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 3
4 3
10 7 4
10 7 6 4 3 2 Table 7 5 2
J 10 9
Q J 9 8
K Q 5
CDC98 =
10125 =
Par NS +1510 A K J 8
A K Q 7 2
A 3
A 9

1 opening
4 N +3 +510
-10 0
2 opening
6 S = +980
+10 51

11. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Grue Berkowitz Cheek Spector Seamon Becker Pszczola
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 10 4
K 9 5 3 2
8 7 5
10 3 Table J 8
Q 10
Q 10 6 4
J 9 7 5 2
BB9AA =
22433 =
Par NS +460 A K 9 7 5 2
A 6
A 2
A K Q

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 0
2 opening
5 S = +450
Tie 51

12. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Compton Kamil Wold Milner Martel LallH Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
2 Pass 4 Dbl (AP) 2 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 5 (AP)

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

K Q 9 8 6
4
K 9 3
Q 10 9 8 Table A J 4 3 2
7 5
Q 8 7
J 4 2
84A86 =
48337 49347
Par NS +100 7
A K Q J 10 2
A J 10
A K 5

1 opening
4 × W -1 +100
+4 4
2 opening
5 S -1 -50
-4 51

13. 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
Jacobus Sontag Passell Berkowitz Seamon Lev Pszczola Cohler
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 NT AP Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 7 3 K J 2 3 A
Q 4 8 4 A
6 J K 3 12 tricks won
9 Q A 3
7 10 4 8
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 NT S = +990
+2 6
2 opening
6 S = +920
-2 51

14. 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
Bertheau Zia Cullin Hamman Meckstroth Nystrom Rodwell Upmark
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 K 3 2 K 3 2 A
A 2 3 6 A 4 5 6
K 4 5 8 K 2 3 8
Q 2 7 J Q 4 7 J
7 5 J 6 J Q 4 5
3 7 J Q 5 2 6 K
A 4 6 3 9 10 10 7
11 tricks claimed 12 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
4 N +1 +650
-1 6
2 opening
4 S +2 +680
+1 52

15. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul Q 9 8 5
A J 10 2
—
J 10 6 5 2

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

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

K 10 7
9 8 6 3
10 6 5 2
K 3 Table J 6 2
Q 7
8 7 4 3
A Q 8 7
A9AA9 =
32324 =
Par NS +630 A 4 3
K 5 4
A K Q J 9
9 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
-1 6
2 opening
4 NT S = +630
+1 53

16. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Sontag Bertheau Berkowitz Aa Nystrom Molberg Upmark
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

10
K 10 7 6 4
Q 7 3
10 9 4 2 Table A J 9 8 6
Q J 5
4 2
J 5 3
997BA =
24622 =
Par NS +400 Q 5 3
A 2
A 9 5
A K Q 8 6

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 17
2 opening
5 N -2 -100
-11 53

17. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil LiuJ Fleisher LiJ ShiH Weinstein Lian Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
2 Pass 5 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 5 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9
A 9 7
7 3 2
K Q J 8 6 4 Table Q 5 3
4
10 9 8 6 5
A 10 5 2
69A43 =
73289 73299
Par NS +500 A K 4
K Q J 6 5 3 2
A K
3

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-13 17
2 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 66

18. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 9
10 5 2
K 10 9 5
K Q 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Stephens Jassem Donde Martens Kalita Apteker Gawrys Gower
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 8 6 5 2
8 6
A J 8 4
10 8 Table 10
J 9 4 3
Q 7 6 3 2
J 7 4
AAA6B =
23272 =
Par NS +430 K Q J 7 4 3
A K Q 7
—
A 9 6

1 opening
5 S +1 +420
Tie 17
2 opening
5 S +1 +420
Tie 66

19. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul 10 4 3 2
A J 10 9 7 4
J 10 7
—

West North East South West North East South
Grue Kalita LallJ Gawrys Narkiewicz Hurd Buras Wooldridge
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 7 6 5
K 5
Q 3
K 10 9 2 Table —
8 2
9 8 6 5 4 2
J 8 7 4 3
BBC67 CBB67
12166 12165
Par NS +1440 A Q J 9
Q 6 3
A K
A Q 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 18
2 opening
4 S +1 +650
-1 66

20. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Smirnov Rodwell Piekarek Welland Zia Bramley Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Dbl Pass 1 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q J 3
A 7 6 5 4
K 7 6 3
— Table 10 8 5
10 9 2
10 5
8 7 6 4 3
97589 =
45754 =
Par NS +400 A 9 2
K 8
A Q J
A K J 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 18
2 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 66

21. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Gitelman Welland Moss Hampson Chambers Greco Schermer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 6 2
Q 7
K 7 3
Q J 8 5 3 Table Q J 8 5 4
J 10 8 4
8 5 4
9
86888 86989
57454 =
Par NS +140 A 9
K 6 3
A J 9 2
A K 7 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 18
2 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 78

22. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Grue Bathurst Katz Zagorin Nickell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 5
Q J 7 2
K 9 5 4
K Q 2 Table J 10 3 2
10 6 5
8 6 2
10 5 4
9A9AA 9AAAB
32322 33322
Par NS +420 A K Q 9 7 4
A 8 3
A 10 7
A

1 opening
4 S = +420
-1 18
2 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
+1 79

23. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

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

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

J 9 4 3
10 6 5
K Q 8 2
J 7 Table K 10 7 6
J 9 4
9 6 3
Q 4 3
A9DAC B9DAC
14031 =
Par NS +1510 A Q 5
K 2
A 10
A K 10 8 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 18
2 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 80

24. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

N deals
Both vul K 10 9 8 4
8 6 5
A
J 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Greco WolpertG Hampson Diamond CohenB Platnick Smith
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 2
K J 3 2
8 7
K 10 6 2 Table 6 5 3
10 7 4
10 6 3 2
Q 4 3
BB9B9 BB9BA
11323 =
Par NS +660 A 7
A Q 9
K Q J 9 5 4
A 8

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
-1 18
2 opening
3 NT S +4 +720
+1 81

25. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul A K J 9
5 3 2
Q 6 2
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Platnick Nunes Diamond Gitelman Larsen Moss Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 1 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 8 6 3 2
9 7
5
Q 8 4 3 2 Table Q 7 5
J 6 4
J 9 8 4 3
K 5
C9DBA =
13023 =
Par NS +2210 4
A K Q 10 8
A K 10 7
A 9 6

1 opening
3 NT N +4 +720
-12 18
2 opening
6 S = +1430
+12 93

26. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zhuang Meckstroth WangW Dai Nickell YangL Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 3 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 10 2
10 9 8 5 3
9 6
8 5 3 Table 8 4
J 7 6
K 8 7 3
J 9 7 6
CCBBB =
11222 =
Par NS +1440 A K J 9
K 4
A Q 10 5
A Q 10

1 opening
6 S = +1430
Tie 18
2 opening
6 NT S = +1440
Tie 93

27. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Trendafilov Nunes Karaivanov Karakolev Lauria Danailov Versace
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 10 2
10 9 8 5 3
9 6
8 5 3 Table 8 4
J 7 6
K 8 7 3
J 9 7 6
CCBBB =
11222 =
Par NS +1440 A K J 9
K 4
A Q 10 5
A Q 10

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 18
2 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 106

28. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul K 8 7 2
7 5
10 6
A K 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Muller Rodwell de Wijs Drijver Zia Brink Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 10 6 3
10 3
A Q 4 2
J 10 2 Table Q 9 4
J
J 9 7 5 3
Q 9 8 5
87B58 C7C68
16164 =
Par NS +1440 A 5
A K Q 9 8 6 4 2
K 8
7

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-17 18
2 opening
6 S = +1430
+17 123

29. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Rerhaye Danailov Berrada Karakolev Stefanov Cambournac Aronov Hayet
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 5
A Q 7 5 4 3
6
K 8 7 Table 9 4 3
6 2
Q J 10 9 3
9 6 2
9977A BA89B
23542 =
Par NS +660 A Q 10 6 2
K J 9
A K 4
A 3

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 20
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 123

30. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Matushko Meckstroth Khokhlov Dubinin Hamman Gromov Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 2 2 NT (AP)
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5 3
Q 3 2
7 6
A Q 10 4 3 Table K Q 10 9 2
K J 5 4
2
9 8 6
74584 =
69849 69859
Par NS -140 A J 4
A 9 7
A K Q J 4
K J

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 20
2 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 129

31. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Gu Rubin WeinsteinJ Granovetter Ekeblad Ozdil Weichsel Lair
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 10 5 4
J 3
9 5 4
J 10 4 Table A 9 8
9 4 2
J 8 6 2
9 8 5
88B9A =
05120 =
Par NS +650 3 2
A Q 10 8 7 6
A K
A K Q

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 20
2 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 129

32. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul 7 6 4 3
A Q 4
K 6 4
9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Heitzman Sontag Prahin Bates Schermer Walker Chambers Rowntree
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Dbl 1 NT 4 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 4 NT (AP) 3 AP

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

A K 10 2
8 5 3 2
9 8 5
J 10 Table J 9
J 10 9 7 6
A J 10 7 3
7
97559 =
46882 =
Par NS +300 Q 8 5
K
Q 2
A K Q 8 6 5 2

1 opening
4 NT N -1 -100
-4 20
2 opening
3 W -1 +50
+4 133

33. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul 10 7
Q 6 5
A 9 8 7 6
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond WangW Platnick Zhuang Dai Gitelman YangL Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 2
8
K J 5 4
A Q 10 8 5 Table J 8 5 4
3 2
10 3 2
J 9 7 2
86B64 =
47278 =
Par NS +450 A Q 6 3
A K J 10 9 7 4
Q
K

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 20
2 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 133

34. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul Q 7
K 8
10 5 3
8 7 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Piekarek Meckstroth Smirnov Wladow Compton Elinescu Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 5 3
A Q 10 4 3 2
Q
J 3 Table 9 6 2
9 7 6
J 9 8 7 2
Q 9
CA7AC =
11631 =
Par NS +990 A K J 4
J 5
A K 6 4
A K 10

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
-1 20
2 opening
3 NT N +4 +520
+1 134

35. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Gromov Glubok Dubinin Zmudzinski Smith Balicki CohenB
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 4
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

J 8 6 4
7 5 4 2
J 6 2
8 4 Table 10 7 3 2
A Q J 3
8 7 5 4
6
C889C =
15521 =
Par NS +990 A K
K 10
A K Q
A K J 7 5 3

1 opening
6 NT S = +990
+11 31
2 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
-11 134

36. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Freeman Becker Nickell Strul
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

J 7 6 5 2
K 9 6
2
10 9 6 5 Table Q
J 7 2
J 9 7 4 3
Q 8 4 2
BBBA9 =
22134 =
Par NS +660 A K 10 9 8 3
A 10
A Q 6
A 3

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+1 32
2 opening
5 S = +650
-1 134

37. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Martens Krekorian Jassem Skrzypczak Sadek Gierulski El Ahmady
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 6
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 3
10 6
Q J 9 7 3 2
9 7 2 Table J 8 6 2
Q 4 3
6 4
Q 10 5 4
DCDAB =
01031 01032
Par NS +2220 A K 4
K J 7
K 10
A K J 8 6

1 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 32
2 opening
6 NT N = +1440
Tie 134

38. 2007 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Tundal Rosenberg Groetheim Helgemo Garner Helness WeinsteinH
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl 1 NT Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

9 7
A 10 7 6 3
9
Q 8 5 3 2 Table Q J 6
K Q 9
Q 7 3 2
J 10 6
7A596 =
61747 62747
Par NS +420 A K 5
5 4
A K J 10 8 6 5
A

1 opening
4 N = +420
+11 43
2 opening
3 NT N -3 -150
-11 134

39. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

N deals
None vul 10 8 7
Q
K 9 8 4 3
K Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Hampson Berkowitz Greco Grue Schwartz Cheek Becker
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
3 Dbl Pass 4 3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 4 Pass 6
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 NT AP

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

6 4
K 10 7 5 4 3 2
Q
6 4 2 Table 9 3 2
9
J 7 6 5 2
J 8 7 5
CD9CC CDACC
10311 =
Par NS +1510 A K Q J 5
A J 8 6
A 10
A 10

1 opening
6 S = +980
Tie 43
2 opening
6 NT S = +990
Tie 134

40. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Harris Woolsey Morgan Gerstman Boyd Carmichael Robinson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Pass 1 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 9
Q 6 5 3 2
K Q 4 2
7 3 Table J 10 8 7 5 3
10 9
8 5 3
K Q
9679A A679A
37643 =
Par NS +430 A Q
A K 4
A J 9 6
A 10 8 6

1 opening
1 NT S +3 +180
-1 43
2 opening
2 NT S +3 +210
+1 135

41. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell Hamman Martel Soloway Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

7 3
J 10 3 2
7 5 2
J 7 6 2 Table Q 9 6 4
K 7 4
4
K 8 5 4 3
CBAC7 CBAC6
11316 12316
Par NS +990 A K 10 5
9 8
A K Q 10 9 8
A

1 opening
6 N = +920
+14 57
2 opening
6 S -1 -50
-14 135

42. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Hamman Stansby Soloway Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
2 3 3 7 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 7 (AP)

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

J 9 7 5 4 3
6 4
Q 10 9
8 3 Table 10 8 6 2
K Q 8 5
7 6 2
9 7
C7BBC =
15211 =
Par NS +990 A
A 9 2
A K J 5 4
A K J 2

1 opening
7 S -1 -50
Tie 57
2 opening
7 S -1 -50
Tie 135

43. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul A Q 7 4
J 8 6 3 2
6 3
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Grainger Woolsey LallJ Stewart Morse Chorush Wolff LallH
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 5 2
K 10 9 4
A 9 4 2
4 Table 8 6 3
7
Q J 10 8 5
10 9 8 3
8896B CBA6C
12371 =
Par NS +990 K J
A Q 5
K 7
A K Q J 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 57
2 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 136

44. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul A 6
J 10 7 6
J 10 5 3
A 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Zmudzinski Fu Balicki Stansby Hallberg Martel Chang
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 3 2
5 4 3
K 8 7 2
8 6 5 Table Q 10 7 5 4
9 2
6 4
K J 10 9
A8BA9 A7BA9
25224 =
Par NS +450 K 9 8
A K Q 8
A Q 9
Q 7 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 58
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 136

45. 2005 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Soloway Bocchi Hamman Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 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
6 8 10 K 6 8 10 A
10 4 2 K 10 4 2 K
4 A 3 5 J A 4 2
A 5 3 4 A 5 3 4
K 8 6 Q K 8 6 9
2 J 7 9 2 J 7 Q
Q J K 3 9 7
7 tricks claimed 5 10 Q
9 tricks claimed

J 8 5
4
Q 9 7 6 3 2
Q 9 4 Table Q 9 4
K 9 8 7 6
10 4
K J 5
8A979 =
42464 =
Par NS +420 A K 2
A 10 5
A K
A 10 8 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 58
2 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 147

46. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Lindkvist Lauria Fredin Nystrom Bocchi Bertheau Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 2
A 9 8 7
J 8 3
K 8 5 3 Table 10 9 5 4 3
6 2
Q 9 7 5
Q 10
86868 =
57565 =
Par NS +120 K J 7
K Q J 10
A 10 2
A 9 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 60
2 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 147

47. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Castanheira Fu Pessoa Zhao Dai Paz YangL Luis
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
4 Pass Pass Dbl 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 10 9 8 7 6 2
K 10 9 4
—
10 Table 5 4
A 7 2
K 9 6 5 4 2
8 3
B489A =
29442 =
Par NS +460 A K
J 5
A Q 8 7
A K Q 9 2

1 opening
5 S = +400
+7 67
2 opening
4 × W -1 +100
-7 147

48. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul 5 4 2
J 9 8 2
A J 5 2
8 6

West North East South West North East South
WhiteM Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad Greco Hurd Hampson Wooldridge
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl 2 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 6 AP

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

10 8
10 7 6 4 3
K Q 10 9 8
2 Table 6 3
K Q 5
7 6
K J 7 5 4 3
AC788 =
11554 21654
Par NS +1430 A K Q J 9 7
A
4 3
A Q 10 9

1 opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 67
2 opening
6 S = +1430
+13 160

49. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 85

N deals
N-S vul J 5 4 2
A Q 7 5 3
4
K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 4 J 4 3 10 K
13 tricks won K 3 2 8
13 tricks won

3
J 9 8 6 4
10 9 5 3
10 8 4 Table 10 8 7
10 2
Q J 8 7
Q J 9 5
CDB9B =
00222 =
Par NS +2210 A K Q 9 6
K
A K 6 2
A 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S +4 +720
-16 67
2 opening
7 S = +2210
+16 176

50. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul J 9 5 4
—
K J 10 4 2
Q 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Theodore Fantoni Wong Kai In Hurpaul Duboin Tang Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl 5 Pass 2 Dbl 4 4 (AP)
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 10
A K 10 7 5
8 5
K 8 4 2 Table 8 6 2
J 9 6 4 3 2
9 7
J 6
7C5C9 =
21813 =
Par NS +1100 A K 7 3
Q 8
A Q 6 3
A 7 5

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-13 67
2 opening
4 S +1 +650
+13 189

51. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 96

N deals
N-S vul J 9 7 2
A K 8 6
5 4 2
8 7

West North East South West North East South
Versace Jansma Lauria Verhees Schollaardt Duboin Drijver Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 1 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 5
9 3
A Q J 9 8
Q 10 5 Table Q 6 3
Q 10 5 2
10 7 3
J 9 3
79979 89989
43454 54454
Par NS +140 A K 4
J 7 4
K 6
A K 6 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 67
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 189

52. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Shoaib Versace Hadi Allana Duboin Fazli Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT
Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5
10 9 2
K J 6 2
9 8 3 2 Table A Q 10 8 4
Q 7 4 3
9 8 3
5
86778 96779
47664 =
Par NS +400 K 9 6
A 8 6
A Q 10
A Q 7 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 67
2 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 199

53. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul J 8 6
Q 9 5
10 9 8 2
9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace v.Prooijen Lauria Brink Jansma Bocchi Verhees Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 5 2
6 3
K Q 6 5
K Q 10 7 Table Q 7 4
J 10 8 7
J 3
J 8 6 5
78775 =
55557 65658
Par NS +100 A 10 9 3
A K 4 2
A 7 4
A 2

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
+5 72
2 opening
2 NT S -1 -100
-5 199

54. 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
Villas-Boas Torres Chagas Frances Wasik Junqueira Knap Maia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 A 7 3 5 A 7
3 A 6 2 2 J Q 2
A 10 4 2 10 7 4 K
3 5 J K A 10 4 2
4 K 8 7 3 5 8 K
Q 6 6 7 8 9 6 2
K 10 10 2 9 9 5 3
9 10 K Q 8 tricks claimed
11 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 +1 +450
+11 83
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 199

55. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Kowalski Townsend Tuszynski Puczynski HackettJA Chmurski HackettJU
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 10 7
J 10 9 8 6
K 7
8 5 Table Q J 4 3
7 2
J 8 6 5 4
4 3
9687B =
27552 =
Par NS +400 8 6 5
A
A 10
A K Q 10 9 7 2

1 opening
1 × W -1 +200
-6 83
2 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+6 205

56. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul 8 6 4
K 8 5 4 3
10 4
10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell Hamman CohenB Soloway Smith
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 9 3
10 7
Q 9 7 6 2
8 3 Table Q 7 5 2
J 9 2
K
Q J 9 4 2
96A97 =
37345 =
Par NS +620 A J
A Q 6
A J 8 5 3
A K 6

1 opening
4 S = +620
-1 83
2 opening
4 S +1 +650
+1 206

57. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Puczynski Doub Chmurski Gawrys Pratap Jassem Landen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 8 4 3 2
J 9 8
4
A 9 6 Table 7
7 5 4 2
K 9 8 6
K Q 10 3
877A8 =
46535 56635
Par NS +130 A K Q
A K Q 3
A Q 10 7
J 8

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+10 93
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 206

58. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 7 5 4 3
K 10 7 4 2
Q J 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Gawrys Aa Jassem Zawislak Helness Krupowicz Helgemo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

9
J 9 5 3
A 10 6
8 7 5 3 2 Table J 10 8 6 2
A 8
8 4
J 10 9 4
B9AB9 =
24224 =
Par NS +460 A K Q
Q 6
K 9 7 5
A K Q 6

1 opening
5 N = +400
-2 93
2 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 208

59. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul K 3 2
10 7 6 3
10 9 7 6
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Richman Thomson SimpsonA Morse Antoff Wolff
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
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
10 3 J K 9 3 J K
4 6 2 7 4 6 2 7
4 A 2 3 4 K 5 6
A 2 7 2 5 8 K 10
5 8 K 10 3 J A Q
6 8 K 5 9 2 3 4
Q 4 3 4 A 4 7 2
A Q 6 J Q 8 6 8

Q 8 6
J 9 2
Q 5
10 9 8 4 2 Table J 10 7
Q 8 5 4
A J 8 4 2
J
99879 =
43554 44554
Par NS +400 A 9 5 4
A K
K 3
A K Q 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 93
2 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 208

60. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenkranz SmithL Mohan SmithR Foster Lev Hawkins Helgemo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A K J 8 3
10 4
10 7 4
6 5 4 Table 9 6 5 2
3 2
J 9 6 5 3 2
K
87C6C =
06070 =
Par NS +1430 Q
A J 8 6
A K Q
A Q 10 8 2

1 opening
4 N +3 +710
+1 94
2 opening
4 S +2 +680
-1 208

61. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Granovetter Stansby Rubin Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 6
K 10 9 8 4
J 8 6 4
10 3 Table K Q J 7 4
Q J 2
10 9 2
7 4
A97AC =
34631 =
Par NS +920 A 10
A 7 6
K Q 7 5
A K Q 9

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 94
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 208

62. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Allegrini Zmudzinski Palau Balicki Tuszynski Chemla Jassem Levy
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q
Q J 8 3
Q 9 8 7
Q 8 4 2 Table 10 8 5 4
10 6 4
2
A K 9 7 3
79694 =
63628 =
Par NS +140 A 6
A K 5
A K J 10 6 5 3
6

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 94
2 opening
5 N = +400
+11 219

63. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Weichsel Fredin Sontag Stansby Gitelman Martel Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 2
A Q 9 4
Q 8 7 2
10 7 Table 5 4
K 10 8 6 5
K 6 3
J 8 4
69579 =
64763 64864
Par NS +140 A K J 7 3
J 7
A J 10 9
A Q

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
+5 99
2 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 219

64. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A 6
8 7 4 3
J 7 6
Q 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Hamman Jacobs Soloway Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl 3 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 5 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 9 3
J 10 9 6 2
9 8
J 8 Table Q J 8 4
Q 5
K 10 5 4 3 2
6
B687C =
26461 =
Par NS +920 7 5 2
A K
A Q
A K 9 7 5 3

1 opening
5 S +1 +420
-1 99
2 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 220

65. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul 5 4
K 6
A 7 5 4 2
Q 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Nickell Garner Freeman WeinsteinH
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
2 Pass 3 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 3
3
K Q J 9 6
K 9 8 5 Table K 10
Q 9 8 7
10 8 3
J 10 6 3
BCC76 =
11157 11167
Par NS +1430 A Q J 9 8 2
A J 10 5 4 2
—
A

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 112
2 opening
4 S +2 +680
-13 220

66. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

J 8 2
K 9
7 5 2
K J 8 7 4 Table 10 6 5 4
Q 5 2
J 10 4
6 3 2
ABBCA =
32112 =
Par NS +1370 A K Q 9 7
A 7 3
K Q 9 8
A

1 opening
5 N = +650
Tie 112
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 220

67. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul Q 6 5 3
9 8 6 3
6 4
9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Stewart Becker Wolfson Kamil Silverman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 4
K 7 2
Q 5 2
J 10 8 5 Table 10 9 7 2
Q 5
K 10 8 3
Q 7 6
77977 =
56365 66466
Par NS +140 A J
A J 10 4
A J 9 7
A K 2

1 opening
2 NT S -1 -100
Tie 112
2 opening
4 S -1 -100
Tie 220

68. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Cohen WeinsteinH Berkowitz Burger Lazard Cayne Bramley
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT AP
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 6
Q J 9 4 2
A 10 8 4
9 8 Table 9 3 2
6 5 3
9 7 6
J 7 5 2
CC9BB =
11422 =
Par NS +990 A Q 8
A K
K Q 5 3
A K 4 3

1 opening
5 N +1 +480
Tie 112
2 opening
4 NT S +2 +490
Tie 220

69. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Meckstroth Kamil Rodwell Hamman Martel Soloway Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 6 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 4 2 A A 2 6 3
3 4 J 6 4 J 7 5
12 tricks won 4 2 A 6
12 tricks won

J 6
Q J 9 4 2
A 10 8 4
9 8 Table 9 3 2
6 5 3
9 7 6
J 7 5 2
CC9BB =
11422 =
Par NS +990 A Q 8
A K
K Q 5 3
A K 4 3

1 opening
6 NT S = +990
Tie 112
2 opening
6 S = +980
Tie 220

70. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Balicki Feldman Zmudzinski Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski Passell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

Q J 6 4
K J 4
6 4 3
9 8 4 Table —
8 7 6 5 2
J 10 9 5
7 5 3 2
BB8AB BB8BB
22422 =
Par NS +460 A K 10 9 8 5
A Q 10
K 2
K Q

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-2 112
2 opening
6 S -1 -50
+2 222

71. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Balicki Feldman Zmudzinski Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski Passell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q
Q J 10 5
Q 8 6 5
A 8 7 4 Table 10 5 3
K 7 6 2
K 9 4
9 6 5
9B777 =
22655 =
Par NS +650 A K 9 8 7 6 4
—
A J 7
K Q J

1 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 112
2 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 222

72. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Mouiel Manoppo Levy Lasut Sakul Bompis Karwur Mari
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 5 4
J 8 3
J 5 4
Q J 7 2 Table K Q 10 8 6
7 6 4
Q 6 2
10 9
A9ACB =
34212 =
Par NS +920 A 3 2
A K Q 10 9
9
A K 8 4

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
-10 112
2 opening
6 N = +920
+10 232

Data 9X84 Main Top One Club vs. Two Clubs