Data 9X87 Main


One Spade vs. Two Clubs


 by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 16+ HCP

Found 10 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. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 5 West
Bosenberg

2 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
H K
H 3
S A
S K
S Q
S J
S 10
North
Fantoni
Pass
Dbl
4 S
5 D
5 NT
6 S

2nd
A
6
H 8
H J
C 6
C 4
H 2
East
Eber
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
S 9
5
8
C 2
D 2
C 3
South
Nunes
1 S
3 S
4 NT
5 H
6 C


4th
C J
4
2
4
7
H 10
D 7
West
Zimmermann

4 H
Pass




Lead
H K
S 5
S K
S Q
S J
North
Gower
Pass
Pass
Pass




2nd
A
4
H 4
H 8
H J
East
Multon
Pass
5 H
Pass




3rd
9
A
8
H 3
D 2
South
Apteker
2 C
6 S





4th
C J
H 2
2
7
N deals
N-S vul
S 8 5
H A 5 3
D K J 9 3 2
C 5 3 2
S
H K Q J 8 4 2
D Q 10 5
C K 8 6 4
Table S 7 4 2
H 10 9 7 6
D 8 7 6
C 10 9 7
DD6C9 DD6D9
00704 =
Par NS +2220
S A K Q J 10 9 6 3
H
D A 4
C A Q J

1 S opening
6 S South +1
+1460 +11

  2 C opening
  6 S South =
  +1430 0


4. 2006 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
Rengstorff

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
D 6
H 3
H K
North
Katz
Pass
1 NT
2 D
2 S
3 S


2nd
Q
6
10
East
Ehlers
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
2
A
South
Jacobs
1 S
2 C
2 H
3 D
4 H


4th
7
2
West
Zia

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
C 2
North
Fout
Pass
3 C
3 NT
4 S
6 D


2nd
East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
South
Roman
2 C
3 S
4 D
5 H
6 S


4th
N deals
Both vul
S A J
H 7 5 4 3
D Q 9 8
C A 10 6 4
S 8 7 5 3
H J 10 2
D 6 4
C K 8 5 2
Table S 4 2
H Q 6
D 10 5 3 2
C Q J 9 7 3
CCCC8 =
11115 =
Par NS +1440
S K Q 10 9 6
H A K 9 8
D A K J 7
C

1 S opening
4 H South +2
+680 1

  2 C opening
  6 S South =
  +1430 +1313


5. 2006 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
Woolsey

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
H 10
North
Saxe
Pass
1 NT
3 C
5 H


2nd
East
Stewart
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
South
Nussbaum
1 S
2 H
3 H
7 H


4th
West
Baseggio

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
S 3
S J
S Q
S 10
S 9
D A
D K
D 7
North
Wolff
Pass
2 D
3 S
6 C


2nd
A
4
7
8
C 2
4
6
C 5
East
Stark
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
2
K
H 3
H 4
H 5
8
9
Q
South
Morse
2 C
2 S
5 S
6 S


4th
6
5
C 3
H 6
H Q
2
3
5
N deals
Both vul
S A J
H 7 5 4 3
D Q 9 8
C A 10 6 4
S 8 7 5 3
H J 10 2
D 6 4
C K 8 5 2
Table S 4 2
H Q 6
D 10 5 3 2
C Q J 9 7 3
CCCC8 =
11115 =
Par NS +1440
S K Q 10 9 6
H A K 9 8
D A K J 7
C

1 S opening
7 H South -1
-100 1

  2 C opening
  6 S South =
  +1430 +1730


7. 2006 WC Rd of 64, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Sadek

Pass




Lead
H K
C 10
S 6
H Q
S A
C A
H 10
C K
North
Lauria
Pass
Pass




2nd
2
2
10
4
7
S 8
6
S 9
East
El Ahmady
Pass
Pass




3rd
7
Q
Q
3
H 5
4
J
5
South
Versace
1 S





4th
A
3
K
S 2
D 4
9
S 3
J
West
Nunes

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
H K
S A
S 3
H 7
C A
S 2
H 8
S 4
North
Casen
Pass
2 D
3 C
5 C


2nd
2
7
8
C 6
2
9
C 10
J
East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
3
6
C 4
10
5
C 7
Q
C 8
South
Krekorian
2 C
2 S
4 C
6 C


4th
A
10
C 9
4
3
C J
5
D 4
N deals
N-S vul
S 6
H 6 5 4 2
D Q 8 6
C Q 8 7 5 4
S K J 9 8 7
H K Q 10
D J 9 5 3
C 2
Table S 10
H J 9 8 7 3
D K 10 7 4
C J 9 3
8844A =
55883 =
Par NS +130
S A Q 5 4 3 2
H A
D A 2
C A K 10 6

1 S opening
1 S South +1
+110 +79

  2 C opening
  6 C South -2
  -200 30


8. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 32 West


Pass


Lead
C Q
S A
S K
S 4
C 3
C 10
H 4
North
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass


2nd
5
5
10
H 5
K
J
9
East

Pass
Pass


3rd
6
3
8
J
4
8
Q
South
Garner
1 S



4th
A
6
2
Q
7
2
2
West
Fallenius

Pass
Pass

Lead
H 4
H 7
H 6
H K
H 5
C Q
S A
S K
S 7
C 3
North
Wildavsky
Pass
2 D
Pass

2nd
9
3
C 5
D J
C 8
9
5
10
D 5
K
East
Welland
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
8
A
C 2
6
3
8
J
4
South
Doub
2 C
2 NT


4th
2
10
C 10
C 7
S 4
A
2
6
Q
D 2
N deals
N-S vul
S J 8 3
H 10 9
D 9 6 4 2
C 9 8 7 5
S 10 5
H A J 6 5 4
D K 8 5
C Q J 4
Table S Q 6 2
H K Q 8 7
D 10 7 3
C 6 3 2
69699 =
54734 64744
Par NS +140
S A K 9 7 4
H 3 2
D A Q J
C A K 10

1 S opening
1 S South +1
+110 +716

  2 C opening
  2 NT South -2
  -200 30


9. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68 West
Zia

Pass
Pass
Pass



Lead
S 3
H 2
S 5
H A
North
Martel
Pass
1 NT
3 S
6 H



2nd
4
3
10
D K
East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass



3rd
K
K
Q
6
South
Stansby
1 S
3 H
5 H




4th
A
8
6
7
West
Meltzer

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
D K
S 4
S A
H 2
H 6
North
Weinstein
Pass
2 D
2 NT
3 S
5 D


2nd
A
10
6
3
8
East
Larsen
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
3
Q
5
K
A
South
Levin
2 C
2 S
3 H
4 H
5 H


4th
S 2
3
K
7
C 5
N deals
Both vul
S 5 4
H K 6
D A 7 5 4 2
C Q 7 4 2
S 7 6 3
H 3
D K Q J 9 6
C K 9 8 5
Table S K 10
H Q 9 8 7
D 10 8 3
C J 10 6 3
BCC76 =
11157 11167
Par NS +1430
S A Q J 9 8 2
H A J 10 5 4 2
D
C A

1 S opening
6 H South +1
+1460 +1329

  2 C opening
  5 H South +1
  +680 30


10. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 92 West
Helgemo

2 C
Pass
Pass

Lead
North
Campos
Pass
3 S
4 S
Pass

2nd
East
Austberg
Pass
Dbl
5 C
Dbl

3rd
South
Villas-Boas
1 S
4 C
5 S
All Pass

4th
West
Branco

Dbl
5 C
All Pass

Lead
C Q
S A
S K
C 9
D 4
H A
S 3
North
Furunes
Pass
Pass
5 S


2nd
5
C 4
C 3
10
3
2
H 5
East
Chagas
Pass
4 C
Pass


3rd
2
7
8
S 10
J
6
Q
South
Helness
2 C
4 S
6 S


4th
A
5
9
7
K
S 2
N deals
E-W vul
S Q 10 8 7
H J 7 4 2
D 10 9 7 4
C 5
S
H A 10 9 5
D K 8 6
C Q J 10 6 4 3
Table S 9 5
H K Q 8 6 3
D Q 3
C K 8 7 2
8C392 =
41A1A 41A1B
Par NS +500
S A K J 6 4 3 2
H
D A J 5 2
C A 9

1 S opening
5 S× South +1
+750 29

  2 C opening
  6 S South =
  +980 +636


Data 9X87 MainTop One Spade vs. Two Clubs

© 2014 Richard Pavlicek