Data 9X88 Main

One Club vs. Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 312 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 2, Bd 29 West
Multon

Dbl
4

Lead
A
K
5
K
4
K North
Duboin
1
2
All Pass

2nd
4
6
7
A
3
J East
Zimmermann
Pass
2

3rd
3
Q
Q
2
A
6 South
Zia
1
3

4th
8
J
2
7
7
10 West
Madala

Dbl
3

Lead
A
3
4
10
7 North
Fantoni
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
A
Q
K East
Bianchedi
Pass
2
3

3rd
3
7
J
J South
Nunes
Pass
2
All Pass

4th
8
4
K
6
N deals
Both vul Q 3
Q J 7
J 6
K Q J 10 9 4
9 7 6 4
A K 5 2
A K Q 4
7 Table J 8
9 8 6 4
9 7 2
A 8 6 5
66458 =
66975 =
Par EW +140 A K 10 5 2
10 3
10 8 5 3
3 2

1 opening
4 East =
-620 0
2 opening
3 East =
-140 +10 10

2. 2014 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Hanlon

4
Pass

Lead
A
4
6
3
5
Q
6 North
Madala
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
J
2
10
2
3
5
2 East
Moss
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
J
4
K
9
A South
Bianchedi
2
Dbl

4th
3
5
A
4
2
4 West
Duboin

Dbl
Pass
5
All Pass

Lead
9
3
8
8
2
4
Q
K North
Gitelman
2
Pass
Pass
Dbl

2nd
A
6
A
2
A
4
Q
3 East
Zia
Pass
3
5
5

3rd
2
3
7
A
4
K
6
10 South
LallJ
2
5
Dbl
Dbl

4th
10
4
2
5
6
6
3
7
N deals
N-S vul Q 6 2
K 5 2
A
Q 8 7 6 5 2
K J 9 7
Q J 8 7 6
Q 2
A 3 Table 10 8 5 4 3
A 9 3
J 9 6 5
10
6358A 6348A
59753 =
Par NS +100 A
10 4
K 10 8 7 4 3
K J 9 4

1 opening
4 × East -1
+100 0
2 opening
5 × East -3
+500 +9 19

4. 2014 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
McGarry

Rdbl
2
2 NT

Lead
7
J
Q
Q
8
J
3
10
4 North
Graves
1
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
6
2
A
A
6
2
K
5
10 East
Levine
1
Pass
2

3rd
4
5
3
8
Q
3
A
6
5 South
Schwartz
Dbl
Pass
Pass

4th
10
4
3
4
2
K
9
K
J West
FisherL

2
Pass

Lead
4
5
A
8
4
3 North
Ekeblad
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
3
6
9
2
K East
SchwartzRO
Pass
2

3rd
J
K
3
8
A
4 South
Bakhshi
2
Pass

4th
Q
A
K
J
9
Q
N deals
N-S vul Q 2
A 10 2
10 2
A J 8 7 5 2
J 4
K Q J 8 7
A Q 7 4
K 10 Table A 10 7 6 5 3
5
8 5 3
Q 9 6
54556 =
79787 =
Par EW +140 K 9 8
9 6 4 3
K J 9 6
4 3

1 opening
2 NT West -1
+50 +6 6
2 opening
2 East +2
-170 21

8. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Moss

2
Pass

Lead
6
7
3
2
2
8
Q
9
6
A North
StansbyJ
1
Pass
3

2nd
5
3
4
3
A
4
6
10
8
Q East
Bathurst
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
J
8
J
7
J
2
10
K
5 South
Hung
1
Dbl

4th
A
Q
K
A
7
5
J
2
9
K West
Watson

2
Pass

Lead
6
3
6
K
A
J
Q
7
6
4 North
Hampson
2
Dbl
5

2nd
5
7
7
J
3
A
5
K
9 East
FeldmanJ
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
8
10
A
10
J
2
Q
4
3 South
Greco
2
4
All Pass

4th
7
A
9
8
2
3
2
4
10
N deals
Both vul J
A 7 4
J 7 4
A K 5 4 3 2
Q 9 4 3
K Q 10 9 8 2
3
8 7 Table A 10 7
6 3
Q 10 9 8 2
Q J 9
9758A 97589
45743 =
Par NS +600 K 8 6 5 2
J 5
A K 6 5
10 6

1 opening
3 North -1
-100 +9 19
2 opening
5 × North -2
-500 21

9. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 68 West
Pratap

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
A
K
10
4
A North
Baseggio
1
3
3 NT

2nd
3
Q
4
J
K
J
6 East
GordonM
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
10
5
8
6
Q
4 South
Stark
1
3

4th
7
6
2
3
7
2
9 West
McAllister

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
6
A
K
10
4 North
Sontag
2
2 NT

2nd
3
6
8
4
J
K
9 East
Campanile
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
J
Q
5
2
6
5 South
Berkowitz
2
Pass

4th
7
K
10
3
2
3
N deals
Both vul 10 7 2
6 2
A 6
A K Q 9 7 5
A
A Q 10 7 3
10 8 5 3
8 3 2 Table K J 8 5 4
4
Q J 7 4
J 10 4
87858 88858
44574 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 6 3
K J 9 8 5
K 9 2
6

1 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +9 28
2 opening
2 NT North +2
+180 21

14. 2014 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Nickell

Pass
2

Lead
5
3
3
A
5
J
7
9
6 North
AukenS
1
2
All Pass

2nd
A
8
5
2
9
2
A
6
4 East
Katz
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
10
4
4
3
7
2
8
A South
Welland
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
Q
10
J
K
3
9
10
8 West
Piekarek

2

Lead
5
3
5
A
5
Q
7
A
3 North
Rodwell
2
Pass

2nd
A
8
3
2
9
2
10
3
9 East
Smirnov
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
10
9
4
8
7
Q
6
4 South
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

4th
6
Q
K
J
K
10
5
4
A
N deals
E-W vul Q 9 2
5
A 7 5
K Q 8 6 3 2
A 10 7 6 5
9 6 4
K 4 2
A 10 Table 4 3
A K J 8 3
10 8 3
J 9 5
96678 =
46755 46754
Par NS +400 K J 8
Q 10 7 2
Q J 9 6
7 4

1 opening
2 West =
-110 28
2 opening
2 West -1
+100 +5 28

16. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32 West
Buras

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
5
K
4
A
3 North
Duboin
1
1
2
3 NT

2nd
4
7
2
7
10
8 East
Narkiewicz
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
Q
3
A
K
10 South
Sementa
1
2
2 NT

4th
Q
6
5
5
4
9 West
Madala

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
Q
5
5
J
10
4
2
K North
Zmudzinski
2
3 NT

2nd
5
6
9
8
2
4
8
7
7 East
Bocchi
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
10
A
3
6
2
3
A South
Balicki
3
Pass

4th
K
K
A
9
7
5
K
8
10
N deals
N-S vul K 4
J 9 6 4
K
A Q J 10 4 2
A J 8 3
K 8 5
Q 10 5
K 8 7 Table 10 9 7 2
Q 10 7
8 7 4 2
9 6
9798A 97A8A
46353 35343
Par NS +620 Q 6 5
A 3 2
A J 9 6 3
5 3

1 opening
3 NT South +1
+630 +12 40
2 opening
3 NT North -1
-100 28

18. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 10 West
Kranyak

2
Dbl

Lead
5
4
10
4
6
Q
J
7
6 North
Villas-Boas
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
7
K
9
8
3
5
8
3
4 East
WolpertG
1
3

3rd
A
2
3
K
10
3
5
7
5 South
Campos
2
3 NT

4th
10
2
2
A
Q
6
10
9
Q West
Chagas

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
3
4
4
K
8
K
10
J North
Dwyer
2
2
2 NT

2nd
3
2
2
A
8
5
4
6
6 East
Brum
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
10
K
2
7
5
3
3
5 South
Bathurst
2
2
3

4th
Q
9
A
9
5
Q
A
7
Q
N deals
Both vul Q 9
K J 9 2
7
K Q J 7 6 3
J 10 8 2
A Q 10 8
9 6 5 2
9 Table 6 4
6 4
A J 8 4 3
A 8 5 2
98869 =
34573 =
Par NS +600 A K 7 5 3
7 5 3
K Q 10
10 4

1 opening
3 NT× South +1
+950 +15 56
2 opening
3 North -2
-200 28

19. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 6, Bd 19 West
Multon

2
2 NT

Lead
7
Q
7
A
9
J
8 North
Samir
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
9
2
10
10
5
Q East
Zimmermann
1
2
3

3rd
10
4
J
6
6
2
2 South
Noshy
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
K
A
3
4
5
A
K West
Nabil

2
2 NT

Lead
Q
J
3
A
9
8
3 North
Nunes
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
10
A
2
4
3
K East
Sadek
Pass
2
3 NT

3rd
7
6
10
2
6
5
A South
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
4
K
7
2
5
Q
2
N deals
E-W vul 10 9 3
9 7 5 4
A
A Q J 9 8
Q
K Q
K 9 8 4 3 2
K 5 4 2 Table K J 8 7 4
A 3 2
Q J 10
10 3
45846 =
78596 77596
Par EW +100 A 6 5 2
J 10 8 6
7 6 5
7 6

1 opening
3 West =
-110 56
2 opening
3 NT West -2
+200 +7 35

21. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 6 West
Zimmermann

2
Pass

Lead
2
9
A North
Forrester
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
10
3 East
Multon
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
A
5
9 South
Gold
1
6

4th
10
4
5 West
Robson

3
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
A
K
Q
2
A North
Nunes
2
Pass
3 NT

2nd
2
3
4
8
J
4 East
Allfrey
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
9
3
4
Q
10 South
Fantoni
2
Dbl
4

4th
Q
5
10
J
3
N deals
N-S vul A Q 9
9
K 9 3 2
K 8 7 4 3
K J 10 8 7 5
8 4 3
8
Q 5 2 Table 6 4 3
J 10 5
7 5 4
A J 9 6
C7CC8 A7CC8
06005 =
Par NS +1440 2
A K Q 7 6 2
A Q J 10 6
10

1 opening
6 South =
+1370 +12 68
2 opening
4 South +3
+710 35

23. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 6 West
Levin

2 NT
3
4

Lead
2
A
8
3
J North
Martel
1
Pass
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
5
Q
10
5 East
Weinstein
1
3
3
4

3rd
K
10
4
A
4 South
Zia
Dbl
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
4
2
3
2
9 West
Rosenberg

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
6
8
A
6
K North
Dwyer
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
2
5
2
5
2 East
Willenken
Pass
5

3rd
Q
A
4
4
9
7 South
Bathurst
4
Pass

4th
4
Q
J
10
10
Q
N deals
N-S vul A 8
9 4
Q 5 2
K Q J 8 5 3
J 7 3 2
K Q 10 6
A J 7 6
6 Table K Q 5
A 8 7
K 9 8 4 3
7 4
43329 =
699B4 =
Par EW +400 10 9 6 4
J 5 3 2
10
A 10 9 2

1 opening
4 East +1
-150 +6 74
2 opening
5 East =
-400 35

24. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 6 West
v.Prooijen

2
4

Lead
6
K
3
3
6 North
Venkataraman
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
4
6
10
5 East
Verhees
1
Pass
5

3rd
A
A
9
A
9 South
Chokshi
Dbl
3
All Pass

4th
K
6
A
2 West
Balakrishnan

Dbl
4

Lead
A
K
J
K
10
8
2
K
3
J North
Muller
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
5
4
7
4
9
5
8
6
10
5 East
Tewari
Dbl
4

3rd
10
2
A
7
A
Q
Q
7
A
4 South
de Wijs
4
Pass

4th
3
6
6
3
2
5
4
3
2
9
N deals
N-S vul A 8
9 4
Q 5 2
K Q J 8 5 3
J 7 3 2
K Q 10 6
A J 7 6
6 Table K Q 5
A 8 7
K 9 8 4 3
7 4
43329 =
699B4 =
Par EW +400 10 9 6 4
J 5 3 2
10
A 10 9 2

1 opening
5 East =
-400 74
2 opening
4 West -2
+100 +11 46

25. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 6 West
Tobing

Dbl
3
4

Lead
K
J
10
K
7
6
8
Q North
Helness
1
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
7
J
10
5
4
3
3 East
Asbi
Dbl
Pass
4

3rd
2
A
Q
3
K
A
10
5 South
Helgemo
1
3
Pass

4th
6
2
K
8
9
2
2
J West
Fantoni

Dbl
3

Lead
K
Q
2
8
K
3
6
4
K North
Karwur
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
7
A
Q
10
6
Q
7
9 East
Nunes
Pass
3
4

3rd
10
2
5
4
7
A
4
3
8 South
Sakul
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
6
6
9
3
2
5
10
10
5
N deals
N-S vul A 8
9 4
Q 5 2
K Q J 8 5 3
J 7 3 2
K Q 10 6
A J 7 6
6 Table K Q 5
A 8 7
K 9 8 4 3
7 4
43329 =
699B4 =
Par EW +400 10 9 6 4
J 5 3 2
10
A 10 9 2

1 opening
4 West =
-420 74
2 opening
4 West -2
+100 +11 57

26. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 19 West
Asbi

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
3
3 North
Sadek
1
3
5

2nd
2
K
5 East
Tobing
1
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
5
K South
Hussein
1
4 NT
6

4th
8
6
6 West
Samir

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
8
A
3
K
A
K
Q
J
5 North
George
2
3
4
5

2nd
6
5
7
8
6
7
10
5
3 East
Noshy
2
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
2
10
4
4
3
7
10
8 South
Karwur
2
3 NT
5

4th
A
6
2
9
2
3
9
4
5
N deals
E-W vul K J 10 2
6 2
9 6
A K Q J 5
9 7 5
J 9 7 5 4
8 4
9 3 2 Table 6
A Q 3
K Q J 5 2
10 8 7 6
BC78C =
11641 =
Par NS +980 A Q 8 4 3
K 10 8
A 10 7 3
4

1 opening
6 South =
+980 +11 85
2 opening
5 South +1
+480 57

28. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
10
2
4
A
K
7
Q
10 North
Fleisher
1
1
3

2nd
5
6
8
A
3
5
4
9
J East
Katz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
9
J
3
5
10
A
2 South
Kamil
1
2
3 NT

4th
K
Q
6
3
7
2
2
7
5 West
Willenken

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
4
4
10
A
6
3
9
A North
Meckstroth
2
4

2nd
A
9
5
6
3
Q
K
6
2 East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
J
K
3
K
Q
2
7 South
Rodwell
3
Pass

4th
8
A
K
5
7
2
4
5
9
N deals
N-S vul A 7 6 5
Q
6 4
A K J 8 4 2
10 9 4
K J 7 2
A 7 3 2
7 6 Table Q J 2
9 4
Q 9 8 5
Q 9 5 3
99A7A =
43353 44353
Par NS +620 K 8 3
A 10 8 6 5 3
K J 10
10

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 85
2 opening
4 South =
+620 +12 69

30. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 79 West
LallH

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
K
6
8
4 North
Zia
1
2
3 NT

2nd
7
J
9
3
A East
Milner
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
5
4
10
2
8 South
Martel
1
2 NT

4th
3
2
Q
K
9 West
Kamil

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
K
K
3
Q
10 North
Wold
2
3

2nd
2
9
A
A
5
J East
Fleisher
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
9
5
6
Q South
Compton
2
Pass

4th
7
A
4
8
2
3
N deals
N-S vul Q 10 9
J 7
Q 9
A Q 10 9 4 2
A 3 2
A K 6
K J 10 8
7 6 3 Table J 8 7 5 4
10 5 4
7 4 2
K 5
75768 76768
57574 57674
Par NS +90 K 6
Q 9 8 3 2
A 6 5 3
J 8

1 opening
3 NT South =
+600 +10 95
2 opening
3 North =
+110 69

31. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Platnick

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
10
5
4
4
2
9 North
Gitelman
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
A
3
A
7
6
J East
Diamond
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
2
10
Q
J
K
K South
Moss
1
3 NT

4th
K
10
6
6
3
9
3 West
Spector

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
10
J
8
Q
5 North
Hampson
2
2
3

2nd
2
J
3
5
A East
Becker
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
K
4
K
2 South
Greco
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
K
10
7
9
6
N deals
Both vul 2
J 8 2
A K Q
K 8 7 6 3 2
Q 7 5 3
A 9 7
J
A Q J 5 4 Table J 10 9 4
6 5 3
10 9 8 5 4 3
—
97869 =
46463 =
Par NS +600 A K 8 6
K Q 10 4
7 6 2
10 9

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 95
2 opening
3 NT South =
+600 +12 81

32. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 48 West
WolpertG

3

Lead
K
2
4
J North
Zia
1
Pass

2nd
6
10
9
K East
Kranyak
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
3
A South
Martel
1
Pass

4th
7
4
2 West
Willenken

4
Pass

Lead
K
A
10
3
8
4 North
Bathurst
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
10
7
4
J East
Rosenberg
Pass
5

3rd
4
5
K
Q
2 South
Dwyer
4
Pass

4th
7
3
A
6
7
N deals
N-S vul Q 9 8 7
2
K 2
A K 9 8 3 2
10 4
A Q 7 4
A J 10 6 5 3
7 Table K J 6
K 10 9 5
Q 8 7 4
10 6
7943A =
549A3 539A3
Par EW +130 A 5 3 2
J 8 6 3
9
Q J 5 4

1 opening
3 West +1
-130 95
2 opening
5 West -2
+100 +6 87

34. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Drijver

2
Pass

Lead
A
4
7
A North
Fleisher
1
4

2nd
2
Q
10
8 East
Brink
1
Pass

3rd
7
A
Q
6 South
Kamil
2
Pass

4th
8
3
3
K West
Martel

Pass
3
All Pass

Lead
Q
6
A
A
2 North
v.Prooijen
2
3
Pass

2nd
A
10
8
2
9 East
Zia
2
3
Pass

3rd
5
Q
7
7
J South
Verhees
Pass
Pass
Dbl

4th
4
3
K
8
N deals
N-S vul 8
K 5 3
K 10
A Q 8 6 5 3 2
10 9 7
A 10 7
J 7 6
J 10 9 7 Table A 6 5 4 3
4
A Q 5 4 2
K 4
64947 54946
79486 79496
Par EW +140 K Q J 2
Q J 9 8 6 2
9 8 3
—

1 opening
4 North -1
-100 +10 105
2 opening
3 × East =
-530 89

35. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Hinze

2
Pass

Lead
K
A
Q
7
2
6
8
Q
A
6 North
Fleisher
1
3
Pass

2nd
3
5
6
J
10
8
5
4
6
5 East
Grainger
1
3
3

3rd
7
4
2
7
K
J
8
2
9
K South
Kamil
2
Dbl
All Pass

4th
2
4
10
9
5
Q
3
7
10
A West
Zia

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
6
5
J
2
5
8 North
Lee
2
3
Pass

2nd
4
5
A
9
Q
A
9 East
Martel
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
K
10
2
K
3 South
Donn
3
4

4th
7
A
6
10
7
3
N deals
None vul A 10 7
8 7 5
—
A J 10 8 7 4 2
K 3 2
K 6
J 6 5 3
K Q 9 5 Table Q J 8 6
A J 9 4 3 2
10 4 2
—
33366 =
A9A77 88954
Par EW +430 9 5 4
Q 10
A K Q 9 8 7
6 3

1 opening
3 East -1
+50 +6 111
2 opening
4 North -4
-200 89

37. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Balicki

Dbl
Pass

Lead
3
K
Q
2
10
8
2
7
K
J North
Boyd
1
2
Pass

2nd
A
6
9
3
8
K
3
6
A
10 East
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
8
Q
9
J
6
Q
4
10
8 South
Robinson
1
4

4th
4
5
7
10
7
Q
A
A
4
7 West
Stewart

2
Pass

Lead
4
J
9
Q
3
5
J
Q
8
9 North
Dubinin
2
2
Pass

2nd
5
4
Q
6
2
K
3
6
9
10 East
Woolsey
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
7
K
K
10
2
5
7
7
2 South
Gromov
2
4

4th
8
A
2
9
J
4
10
10
3
3
N deals
Both vul A K 10 7
Q 8
4
J 9 8 7 5 4
Q
A 9 7 3 2
J 9 6 2
A Q 3 Table J 6 5 2
10 6 4
10 7 5 3
K 10
89679 =
53664 =
Par NS +140 9 8 4 3
K J 5
A K Q 8
6 2

1 opening
4 North =
+620 +12 124
2 opening
4 North -1
-100 89

39. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Brink

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
6
Q
J
7
7
6 North
Helgemo
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
4
K
3
8
K
4 East
Drijver
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
Q
A
2
2
A
9 South
Helness
1
2

4th
10
A
8
3
5
3
9 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
10
2
A
K
8
4
9
Q North
Verhees
2
3

2nd
J
4
4
6
7
2
3
10
7 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
5
J
3
6
5
A
J
6 South
v.Prooijen
2
Pass

4th
3
K
5
9
Q
J
7
Q
4
N deals
Both vul 8
Q 3
Q 8 4 3
A K J 10 8 3
A J 7 6 4
J 5 4
A 10
Q 9 4 Table Q 2
A 9 8 2
9 7 5 2
7 6 5
9779A =
46643 46543
Par NS +600 K 10 9 5 3
K 10 7 6
K J 6
2

1 opening
2 South -1
-100 125
2 opening
3 North =
+110 +5 94

40. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Buras

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
10
2
K
J
5
2
7
10
8 North
Madala
1
2
3

2nd
J
3
4
7
5
3
K
3
2
8 East
Narkiewicz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
2
A
3
5
A
A
Q
7
10 South
Bocchi
1
2

4th
4
K
6
9
Q
6
8
9
4
6 West
Duboin

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
K
3 North
Zmudzinski
2
2
Pass

2nd
2
6
7
2 East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
3
5
K South
Balicki
2
3

4th
A
4
9
A
N deals
Both vul 8
Q 3
Q 8 4 3
A K J 10 8 3
A J 7 6 4
J 5 4
A 10
Q 9 4 Table Q 2
A 9 8 2
9 7 5 2
7 6 5
9779A =
46643 46543
Par NS +600 K 10 9 5 3
K 10 7 6
K J 6
2

1 opening
3 North -1
-100 125
2 opening
3 North =
+110 +5 99

43. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 14, Bd 23 West
Matushko

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
2
J
5
J
Q North
Apteker
1
2
3
4
5

2nd
4
A
5
4
3
6 East
Khokhlov
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
2
7
6
Q
K
2 South
Gower
1
2
4
4 NT
6

4th
A
8
3
9
5
K West
Bosenberg

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
J
6
Q North
Dubinin
2
3
3

2nd
4
8
A
9 East
Eber
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
9 South
Gromov
2
3
4

4th
A
A
3
N deals
Both vul 5 4
Q J 7
A
A J 10 8 7 4 2
Q J 10 8
A 4
9 8 7 5 3 2
6 Table K 9 7 6 3 2
9 8
J 10 6
K 9
76B6B =
37272 =
Par NS +650 A
K 10 6 5 3 2
K Q 4
Q 5 3

1 opening
6 South -1
-100 125
2 opening
4 North +1
+650 +13 114

44. 2012 WC Final, Seg 7, Bd 97 West
Buras

Dbl
1 NT
3 NT

Lead
3
5
Q
Q
7
K
6
10
A North
Cullin
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
J
2
5
10
4
5
3
9
8 East
Narkiewicz
Pass
1
2 NT

3rd
2
J
8
4
A
2
10
6
9 South
Bertheau
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
7
Q
A
2
3
5
K
K
3 West
Nystrom

2 NT
Pass

Lead
K
7
7
10
J
8
7
K
10 North
Balicki
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
4
4
4
Q
8
4
8
3 East
Upmark
Pass
3 NT

3rd
2
9
2
2
6
6
A
7
6 South
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass

4th
A
3
A
Q
3
10
5
3
K
N deals
None vul 10
K Q 8 4
A K 5
Q 10 6 4 3
Q 7
A J 10 7
Q 9 6 2
A K 7 Table A K 9 4
9 6 5
10 8 7
J 9 5
45546 46556
97887 =
Par EW +400 J 8 6 5 3 2
3 2
J 4 3
8 2

1 opening
3 NT West -2
+100 +11 136
2 opening
3 NT West +1
-430 114

48. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88 West
Mesbur

Dbl
4

Lead
7
10
5
Q
4
A
4
9
9
8 North
Buras
1
2
All Pass

2nd
10
2
J
3
8
3
5
J
3
9 East
Fitzgibbon
1
3

3rd
Q
A
7
2
6
6
6
A
K
K South
Narkiewicz
1
Pass

4th
5
4
K
2
3
2
7
8
J
6 West
Zmudzinski

Pass

Lead
5
7
K
6
4
7
3
K
6
6 North
Carroll
2
Pass

2nd
7
4
J
2
7
2
10
3
5
8 East
Balicki
Dbl

3rd
10
Q
8
A
9
A
K
J
3
9 South
Garvey
Pass

4th
Q
2
3
5
4
4
A
10
2
5
N deals
None vul J 2
K J 7 2
10 7
A Q J 8 4
K Q 10 9 6
—
J 4
K 10 9 6 3 2 Table A 8 4
A 10 9 6 4
K Q 9 2
5
43665 43765
8A678 =
Par EW +420 7 5 3
Q 8 5 3
A 8 6 5 3
7

1 opening
4 East -1
+50 +8 148
2 opening
2 × North -2
-300 115

49. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Zia

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
A
K
10
5
2 North
Nystrom
1
2
3

2nd
K
3
5
6
7
3
6 East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
2
2
6
5
A
A South
Upmark
1
2

4th
8
3
4
9
Q
7
3 West
Bertheau

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
2
A
K
3 North
Rodwell
2
2
3 NT

2nd
K
3
4
6
7
2 East
Cullin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
2
J
3
6
K South
Meckstroth
2
3

4th
4
J
5
9
Q
4
N deals
Both vul 8
Q 3
Q 8 4 3
A K J 10 8 3
A J 7 6 4
J 5 4
A 10
Q 9 4 Table Q 2
A 9 8 2
9 7 5 2
7 6 5
9779A =
46643 46543
Par NS +600 K 10 9 5 3
K 10 7 6
K J 6
2

1 opening
3 North =
+110 148
2 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +10 125

50. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61 West
Buras

1
4

Lead
K
A
5
3 North
Bocchi
1
2
All Pass

2nd
4
8
9
Q East
Narkiewicz
Pass
2

3rd
2
3
A
K South
Madala
1
3

4th
5
2
4
J West
Versace

3
3

Lead
A
K
K North
Balicki
2
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
4
8
9 East
Zaleski
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
3 South
Zmudzinski
2 NT
Pass

4th
5
5
N deals
Both vul J 9
Q J 6 5
9 6
A K Q J 7
K 10 8 7 5 2
K
K Q J 8 7
5 Table A 6 3
A 7 2
10 5 4 3
10 8 4
51817 =
7B5B5 =
Par EW +650 Q 4
10 9 8 4 3
A 2
9 6 3 2

1 opening
4 West +1
-650 148
2 opening
3 West +2
-200 +10 135

51. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Helness

Pass

Lead
A
K
3
4
3
2 North
Demuy
1
Pass

2nd
4
5
8
10
2
A East
Helgemo
1

3rd
10
3
Q
5
J
6 South
L'Ecuyer
Pass

4th
2
7
Q
7
A
9 West
Korbel

Pass

Lead
A
6
3
K
4
10
8
8
Q
6 North
Nunes
2
Pass

2nd
4
7
2
10
K
5
7
4
K
8 East
Miles
2

3rd
10
J
J
5
3
9
6
8
5 South
Fantoni
Pass

4th
2
A
Q
9
Q
A
7
3
2
N deals
E-W vul A Q
J 6 5 3
10
K J 8 4 3 2
J 9
K 9 8 7
J 8 5 4
Q 9 7 Table K 10 8 7 3
A 10 4
Q 7 2
A 10
44558 =
99785 87775
Par EW +300 6 5 4 2
Q 2
A K 9 6 3
6 5

1 opening
1 East +2
-140 148
2 opening
2 East -1
+100 +6 141

52. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
de Wijs

1
Pass

Lead
K
8
6
A
A
J North
Pilon
1
3
4

2nd
5
9
10
K
6
3 East
Muller
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
A
Q
2
3 South
Toffier
Dbl
3

4th
6
4
7
5
2 West
Rombaut

2
Pass

Lead
A
2
5
3
A
J
4 North
v.Prooijen
2
4

2nd
4
J
2
5
8
3
4 East
Lorenzini
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
A
3
K
4
6 South
Verhees
2
Pass

4th
9
7
8
6
2
Q
N deals
E-W vul J 9 5
A K
7
K Q J 9 7 4 2
K Q 10 8 7 2
5 2
A Q 4
10 5 Table A 3
10 8 6
K 9 8 6 3 2
6 3
1191A =
08080 =
Par NS +140 6 4
Q J 9 7 4 3
J 10 5
A 8

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +7 155
2 opening
4 North =
+130 141

55. 2012 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Konow

1
4

Lead
K
9
8
9
6
10 North
Amoils
1
1
All Pass

2nd
2
8
9
6
A East
Schaltz
Pass
3

3rd
4
5
Q
A
3 South
WolpertD
1
4

4th
A
3
2
K
5 West
Delmonte

Pass

Lead
A
A
5
5
4
9 North
Askgaard
2
Pass

2nd
3
3
K
7
10
6 East
Fu
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
J
A
9
5
Q South
Bjarnarson
5

4th
4
8
3
6
2
K
N deals
E-W vul K Q 4 3
K
9 5
K Q J 8 6 3
A 10 9 7
Q 10 9 8 7 5
K
A 9 Table J 5 2
A J 6 2
J 6
10 7 5 2
55497 =
57933 =
Par EW +100 8 6
4 3
A Q 10 8 7 4 3 2
4

1 opening
4 West -1
+100 +5 160
2 opening
5 South -2
-100 141

59. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
LallH

2
Pass

Lead
A
K
3
8
5
4
8 North
Willenken
1
3
Pass

2nd
4
Q
9
Q
5
6
J East
Milner
1
4
Pass

3rd
10
J
K
A
9
K
Q South
Rosenberg
Dbl
5

4th
7
2
4
2
7
A
3 West
Bramley

Pass
4

Lead
K
A
K
2
5
5
3
10 North
Bathurst
2
3
All Pass

2nd
4
4
Q
10
A
4
8 East
Compton
2
3

3rd
2
3
10
Q
7
Q
J South
LallJ
Dbl
4

4th
9
7
5
K
6
K
9
N deals
Both vul 7
K 5 3
K 7 2
A J 6 5 3 2
J 10 3
Q 9 6
Q 8 6 3
Q 7 4 Table A K 9 8 6 5 2
A 8 2
J 9 5
—
53869 =
5A473 =
Par EW +500 Q 4
J 10 7 4
A 10 4
K 10 9 8

1 opening
5 North -1
-100 161
2 opening
4 East -2
+200 +7 148

60. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 92 West
Greco

4
Pass

Lead
4
Q
J
8
9
A North
Zia
1
5
Pass

2nd
2
3
7
J
4
2 East
Hampson
1
Dbl

3rd
10
4
A
9
4
5 South
Hamman
4
Pass

4th
8
2
3
6
10 West
Meckstroth

4
5
Pass

Lead
K
K
K
Q
9 North
Diamond
2
5
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
8
3
7
4 East
Rodwell
2
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
9
4
5 South
Platnick
4
Pass
6
All Pass

4th
6
2
2
5
N deals
E-W vul J 3
A 5 4
8 2
A Q 6 5 4 3
K Q 8 7 5 4
7 3
A 9 7 6 4
— Table A 9
2
K Q J 10 5 3
K J 10 7
11908 =
5A4C5 5B4C5
Par EW +500 10 6 2
K Q J 10 9 8 6
—
9 8 2

1 opening
5 × South -2
-300 +5 166
2 opening
6 × South -3
-500 148

63. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 84 West
Boyd

2
Pass
3

Lead
K
J
3
2
K
6 North
WeinsteinH
1
2 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
A
9
J
8
Q East
Robinson
1
3
3
4

3rd
A
4
K
5
5
9 South
Garner
Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

4th
8
7
4
A
2
3 West
Lee

Dbl
5

Lead
A
5
A
9 North
Feldman
2
5
All Pass

2nd
8
2
2
K East
Demirev
2
Pass

3rd
4
K
4
10 South
Pollack
3
Pass

4th
3
7
3
5
N deals
Both vul A 9
K 6 4
7
K Q J 10 9 5 4
Q 8 6 5 3
A 10 3 2
Q J 6
8 Table K 7 2
Q 8 7
A K 8 5 4 3
3
53329 52329
5A9A4 =
Par EW +500 J 10 4
J 9 5
10 9 2
A 7 6 2

1 opening
4 West =
-620 166
2 opening
5 East -1
+100 +12 161

65. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32 West
Moss

5
Pass

Lead
K
A
3
6 North
Nystrom
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
Q
5 East
Gitelman
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
5
Q South
Upmark
2
Dbl

4th
9
3
7 West
Cullin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
2
A
K
Q
5
K
2
10 North
Diamond
2
2
4

2nd
Q
3
7
J
7
8
5
8
10 East
Bertheau
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
5
4
6
4
A
6
A
Q South
Platnick
2
4
6

4th
6
9
4
5
8
2
4
9
7
N deals
N-S vul J 7 5
6
A 10 6
A K Q 10 9 8
Q 2
J 9 8 5 4 3
J 8 7 5
5 Table 9 8 3
A K 10 7 2
9 4
J 7 2
7C5CC =
00800 =
Par NS +1100 A K 10 6 4
Q
K Q 3 2
6 4 3

1 opening
5 × East -3
+500 +12 178
2 opening
6 North -1
-100 161

67. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48 West
Wooldridge

2
Pass

Lead
2
2
2
K
A
5
J North
Weinstein
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
3
8
3
6
7
5 East
Hurd
Pass
4

3rd
7
K
A
8
9
J
7 South
Levin
1 NT
Pass

4th
3
A
10
2
4
Q
Q West
Kamil

Pass
Dbl

Lead
6
7
7
A
5
J
7
3
5 North
Grue
2
3
All Pass

2nd
8
9
9
4
K
6
10
4
K East
Fleisher
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
10
3
2
10
Q
A
A South
LallJ
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
4
3
5
8
6
2
J
6
N deals
N-S vul 8 5 3
7
A K 5
A 9 7 6 5 4
J 10 6 4 2
A Q 10 4
Q 4 2
8 Table K 7
K J 9 3
10 7 6 3
K J 10
8657A =
57863 =
Par NS +130 A Q 9
8 6 5 2
J 9 8
Q 3 2

1 opening
4 East -2
+100 179
2 opening
3 × North +1
+870 +13 174

69. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 7 West
Stefanov

1
2
4

Lead
A
Q
3
10
2
K
5
J North
Duboin
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
4
8
4
7
6
9
2
K East
Aronov
1
2
2

3rd
5
3
A
5
6
3
A
6 South
Sementa
Pass
Pass
Pass

4th
6
K
2
7
7
9
8
3 West
Lauria

2
4

Lead
3
2
A
2
10
5
10
K North
Nanev
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
J
6
8
A
5
4
7 East
Versace
2
3

3rd
K
J
3
8
3
A
J South
Mihov
Pass
Pass

4th
6
4
K
5
7
2
9
N deals
Both vul 4
7 4 3 2
A J 7
A Q J 9 7
K J 8 6 5 3
Q 10 9 6 5
—
K 6 Table A 10
A J
K 10 5 4 3 2
10 8 4
74588 =
59755 59744
Par EW +140 Q 9 7 2
K 8
Q 9 8 6
5 3 2

1 opening
4 West =
-620 179
2 opening
4 West -1
+100 +12 186

70. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 7 West
Nystrom

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
10
3
8
5
9
2
10
3 North
Masood
1
2

2nd
2
Q
J
5
8
2
9
7
5 East
Bertheau
1
Pass

3rd
3
K
K
4
6
8
K
10
5 South
Ahmed
1
Pass

4th
4
7
6
A
7
6
J
Q
A West
Puri

3
Pass

Lead
7
5
9
5
10
A
3
K North
Cullin
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
2
3
4
7
8
6
J East
Mohiudd
Pass
4

3rd
5
J
7
A
6
6
8
4 South
Upmark
3
Pass

4th
K
K
2
2
9
3
J
9
N deals
Both vul 4
7 4 3 2
A J 7
A Q J 9 7
K J 8 6 5 3
Q 10 9 6 5
—
K 6 Table A 10
A J
K 10 5 4 3 2
10 8 4
74588 =
59755 59744
Par EW +140 Q 9 7 2
K 8
Q 9 8 6
5 3 2

1 opening
2 North -1
-100 +11 190
2 opening
4 West =
-620 186

73. 2011 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 90 West
v.Prooijen

2
3
All Pass

Lead
2
2
5
5
A
3
8
K
7 North
Hurd
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
3
Q
4
5
6
9
J
7
6 East
Verhees
1
2
4

3rd
2
J
8
Q
6
6
10
8
4 South
Wooldridge
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

4th
Q
4
A
K
4
7
7
9
10 West
Bathurst

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
J
4
A
3
A
A
K
2 North
Muller
2
2

2nd
J
4
8
7
3
2
5
6
9 East
Zagorin
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
K
10
Q
2
3
5
6
5 South
de Wijs
2
Pass

4th
2
3
5
6
K
6
4
7
Q
N deals
Both vul A 9 6 4
—
7 5 2
A K 10 8 3 2
J
K J 7 4 3
A Q 10 3
Q 7 4 Table K 10 8 7 2
A Q
9 4
J 9 6 5
47566 47666
96776 96767
Par EW +600 Q 5 3
10 9 8 6 5 2
K J 8 6
—

1 opening
4 × East -4
+1100 +16 206
2 opening
2 North -2
-200 186

76. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
ShiM

4
5
All Pass

Lead
K
9
2 North
Madala
1
4
Dbl

2nd
J
7
K East
Hou
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
A
6 South
Bocchi
2
Pass
5

4th
A
Q
10 West
Lauria

2
Dbl

Lead
5
6
6
2 North
LiuJ
2
2
All Pass

2nd
3
K
7
K East
Versace
Pass
4

3rd
A
2
A
8 South
LiJ
2
6

4th
7
4
Q
10
N deals
E-W vul J 9 8 6
A
K 7
K 10 9 6 5 4
K Q
Q J 9 7 5 4
A 10 8 6
2 Table 10 7
K 10 8 6 3 2
5 2
Q 8 7
8B4AB =
22932 =
Par NS +450 A 5 4 3 2
—
Q J 9 4 3
A J 3

1 opening
5 North =
+450 +11 220
2 opening
6 × North -1
-100 190

77. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
ShiM

1
3

Lead
K
J
4
A
9 North
Madala
1
2
Pass

2nd
7
A
8
7
10 East
Hou
1
2
4

3rd
8
3
3
3
A South
Bocchi
Pass
3
All Pass

4th
6
7
Q
2
6 West
Lauria

2
Pass

Lead
A
5
7
2
3
5 North
LiuJ
2
3
Pass

2nd
7
4
8
9
2
Q East
Versace
2
4

3rd
8
3
A
9
A
6 South
LiJ
Pass
Pass

4th
6
4
6
Q
9
10
N deals
None vul K Q 6
J 4
10 9
A K J 10 9 5
A J 5 3 2
7 2
A 6 5
6 4 2 Table 9 7 4
A K 10 8 6
K Q J 3
7
63458 =
7A985 =
Par EW +420 10 8
Q 9 5 3
8 7 4 2
Q 8 3

1 opening
4 West -1
+50 +10 230
2 opening
4 West =
-420 190

78. 2011 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82 West
Fredin

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
A
Q North
Hurd
1
3
4 NT

2nd
Q
2
7 East
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
5 South
Wooldridge
1
4
5

4th
8
9
J West
Grue

5
Pass

Lead
K
J
K
A
2 North
Nystrom
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
8
4
5
7 East
LallJ
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
4
3
7
K South
Bertheau
5
Dbl

4th
2
Q
8
9
Q
N deals
E-W vul 3
7 6 2
K 8
A K J 8 7 6 3
7 5 4
A Q 3
A J 10 7 5 3 2
— Table Q 9 8
K 10 8 5 4
9 6 4
Q 5
7743A 7843A
00890 048A0
Par EW +100 A K J 10 6 2
J 9
Q
10 9 4 2

1 opening
5 North -1
-50 230
2 opening
5 × West -2
+500 +11 201

79. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 12, Bd 19 West
Fallenius

3
Pass

Lead
A
K
J
A
2
A
6
2
Q
8 North
Edgtton
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
9
10
5
5
9
8
Q
2
8 East
Fredin
1
4

3rd
3
7
9
3
K
J
K
7
6
6 South
Gosney
2
Pass

4th
6
4
10
3
10
7
J
4
4
Q West
Nunn

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
6
5
5
K
A
Q
2
3 North
Cullin
2
2 NT
Pass

2nd
5
A
K
7
9
J
2
7
J East
Hans
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
10
8
4
5
3
7
A
K South
Upmark
2
3

4th
9
3
2
8
J
3
A
4
Q
N deals
E-W vul 7 5
Q J 5
J 4
A K Q J 8 2
J 2
A K 10 8 4 2
A 10 3
6 4 Table A K
7 6 3
K 9 8 6 2
10 9 5
77447 =
65996 =
Par EW +140 Q 10 9 8 6 4 3
9
Q 7 5
7 3

1 opening
4 West -1
+100 +5 235
2 opening
3 South -2
-100 201

81. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 19, Bd 1 West
Wooldridge

Dbl
4
Pass

Lead
2
7
8
5 North
Fredin
1
4
Pass
Dbl

2nd
6
3
10
3 East
Hurd
1
4
4
All Pass

3rd
6
Q
4
A South
Fallenius
2
Pass
Pass

4th
3
2
4
2 West
Bertheau

3
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
3
4
6
7
9
8 North
Grue
2
4
Pass
6
All Pass

2nd
A
2
8
4
A
10 East
Nystrom
2
4
5
Pass

3rd
2
J
K
Q
Q
K South
LallJ
3
5
Pass
Pass

4th
4
3
J
3
2
N deals
None vul 6 5 4
K Q 6 5
—
A J 10 9 7 6
K J 10 7 2
A 10 9 4 2
10 6
2 Table Q 8 3
3
A K Q J 5 4 3
8 3
5472B =
696B1 696A1
Par EW +100 A 9
J 8 7
9 8 7 2
K Q 5 4

1 opening
4 × East -1
+100 +9 244
2 opening
6 × North -2
-300 201

82. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Zia

Dbl
4

Lead
6
10
A
3
3
8
7 North
Helness
1
Rdbl
All Pass

2nd
K
6
8
K
Q
9
3 East
Hamman
Pass
1

3rd
A
9
4
6
5
A
10 South
Helgemo
1
Pass

4th
2
Q
10
2
4
2
K West
Nunes

Dbl
Dbl
3

Lead
3
4
2
3
10
7
2
7
4 North
Rodwell
2
3
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
2
8
8
K
3
6
5
2 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
3
4

3rd
5
Q
9
J
A
Q
K
9
Q South
Meckstroth
2 NT
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
4
K
J
10
4
5
A
Q
K
N deals
None vul K 8
K 8 3
3 2
A 10 8 7 4 3
A Q 9 7 3
A Q
A J 7 4
K Q Table J 6 5 4
J 9 5 4
Q 10 8 6
2
32527 =
7B8B6 7A8A6
Par EW +450 10 2
10 7 6 2
K 9 5
J 9 6 5

1 opening
4 East -1
+50 +10 254
2 opening
4 West =
-420 201

85. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
Multon

2

Lead
A
7
5
2
A
5 North
Nickell
1
Pass

2nd
2
Q
4
5
2
9 East
Zimmermann
1
Pass

3rd
3
K
K
10
6
K South
Katz
Dbl
Pass

4th
7
4
9
3
J West
Meckstroth

2
Pass

Lead
A
10
2
5
6
5
K
2 North
Nunes
2
Pass
3

2nd
3
4
J
7
Q
9
10
Q East
Rodwell
Dbl
Pass
3

3rd
7
K
K
A
3
A
7
8 South
Fantoni
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

4th
5
2
4
9
8
6
6
N deals
E-W vul K 8 7
9
10 5 3
A K 10 9 8 6
J 9 4
J 8 7 5
Q 9 2
Q J 5 Table A Q 6
A K 4 3 2
8 7 4
4 3
87688 =
56755 55744
Par NS +120 10 5 3 2
Q 10 6
A K J 6
7 2

1 opening
2 East =
-110 254
2 opening
3 West -1
+100 +5 206

87. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Helgemo

1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
2
A
7
4
Q
J
10 North
Hamman
1
1
2
3

2nd
10
7
4
10
Q
4
5
J East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
Q
2
K
K
3
6
8 South
Zia
1
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
5
10
4
A
A
6
3
5 West
Rodwell

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
2
A
7
6
A
10
J North
Fantoni
2
2
3

2nd
10
4
4
6
J
7
Q
5 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
2
K
Q
7
4
6 South
Nunes
2
3
3 NT

4th
3
10
5
A
6
5
3
5
N deals
Both vul A 10 7 6 2
10
2
K Q J 8 3 2
K 8 5 3
A Q 9 8 7 4
10
10 6 Table J 9 4
6 2
K 7 5 4
A 9 5 4
77588 =
65744 66845
Par EW +110 Q
K J 5 3
A Q J 9 8 6 3
7

1 opening
3 NT South -3
-300 255
2 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 +5 211

88. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Helness

1
3

Lead
4
2
9
A
5
A North
Weinstein
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
Q
3
3
2
4 East
Helgemo
Pass
3
4

3rd
A
9
7
6
8 South
Levin
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
J
K
J
A West
Fleisher

Pass

Lead
Q
7
J
K
K
5 North
Nunes
2
Pass

2nd
A
A
A
6
8
4 East
Kamil
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
2
6
3
K South
Fantoni
3

4th
4
2
4
Q
4
A
N deals
Both vul K 3
K 8 4
9 5
A K 8 7 5 3
A J 10 5 4
7 2
A 10 3
Q J 10 Table Q 9 8 6 2
Q J 10 9
Q J 4
2
54668 =
59665 =
Par EW +140 7
A 6 5 3
K 8 7 6 2
9 6 4

1 opening
4 West -1
+100 +5 260
2 opening
3 North -1
-100 211

89. 2011 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Kranyak

2
Pass

Lead
9
5
6
J North
Versace
1
3
Pass

2nd
10
6
8
3 East
Schwartz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
A South
Lauria
1
4 NT

4th
K
4
2 West
Seamon

2
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
5
6
J
3
Q
J
10 North
Verhees
2
3
4
5

2nd
10
9
8
3
5
9
7
8 East
Cayne
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
A
2
K
4
4
K South
v.Prooijen
2
4
4 NT
6 NT

4th
K
2
2
3
4
5
6
7
N deals
Both vul 8 2
A 10
9 6
K Q J 10 9 7 6
A Q 10 7 6 5 3
9 6
3 2
5 2 Table J 9
Q 8 7 4 3 2
Q 10 7 4
8
657AB C57CC
07500 07600
Par NS +1440 K 4
K J 5
A K J 8 5
A 4 3

1 opening
4 NT South +2
+690 260
2 opening
6 NT South =
+1440 +13 224

90. 2011 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
Schwartz

1
2
All Pass

Lead
K
2
J
J
5
7 North
Lauria
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
4
5
10
6
K East
Kranyak
Pass
2
4

3rd
7
K
3
9
A
8 South
Versace
1
Pass
Dbl

4th
8
3
K
4
4
2 West
Cayne

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
Q
2
2
7
Q
J
10 North
v.Prooijen
2
2
2 NT

2nd
2
4
A
4
5
2
5 East
Seamon
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
5
7
Q
6
7
K South
Verhees
2
2
3 NT

4th
Q
8
10
3
A
K
5
N deals
N-S vul A 7
5 3
Q 8 5
K Q 9 6 3 2
9 6 3 2
K Q 10 9 7
J 6
10 8 Table K 10 4
J 8 6 2
A 10 9 3
A 4
76579 76479
67853 =
Par NS +100 Q J 8 5
A 4
K 7 4 2
J 7 5

1 opening
4 × West -2
+300 +12 272
2 opening
3 NT North -3
-300 224

92. 2011 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Ginossar

1
Pass

Lead
J
A
4
10 North
Duboin
1
2
Pass

2nd
A
7
5
9 East
Pachtman
Dbl
2
3

3rd
5
3
K
6 South
Sementa
Pass
3
All Pass

4th
8
10
J
2 West
Versace

Pass
3
Pass

Lead
A
A
6
5
5
4 North
Verhees
2
2
4
Pass

2nd
2
5
7
K
4
A East
Lauria
Dbl
Dbl
4
Dbl

3rd
10
3
K
8
8
J South
v.Prooijen
2
3
5
All Pass

4th
J
J
10
3
Q
7
N deals
Both vul J
J 10
K 5 3 2
A K Q 9 6 2
10 9 8
K 9 8 3
Q 9 7 6
5 4 Table A K Q 6
A Q 6 4 2
J 4
J 8
45379 =
58954 =
Par EW +140 7 5 4 3 2
7 5
A 10 8
10 7 3

1 opening
3 West +1
-170 +8 280
2 opening
5 × North -2
-500 224

93. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
5
3 North
Welland
1
2
3
4

2nd
8
A East
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2 South
Bramley
1
2
4
5

4th
A
6 West
Chambers

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
4 North
Diamond
2
2
3
4 NT

2nd
4
3 East
Schermer
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
A South
Platnick
2
2 NT
4
6

4th
K
6
N deals
Both vul 5
K 6 2
A K 4
K 9 8 7 5 4
K 9 8 6
J 10 9
Q J 6 5 3
6 Table A 10 3
Q 8 5 3
10 9 7 2
Q 3
A886C =
34571 =
Par NS +1370 Q J 7 4 2
A 7 4
8
A J 10 2

1 opening
5 North +1
+620 280
2 opening
6 North =
+1370 +13 237

94. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98 West
Hurd

2
3

Lead
2
3
3
4
A
A North
WeinsteinH
1
2 NT
4

2nd
3
6
4
J
7 East
Wooldridge
1
Pass
Dbl

3rd
9
K
7
Q
3 South
Garner
1
3
All Pass

4th
2
4
K
5
6 West
Cohen

Dbl
4
All Pass

Lead
K
7
A
2 North
LallJ
2
3
Dbl

2nd
4
A
K
10 East
Wolfson
Pass
3
5

3rd
9
8
3
3 South
Grue
2
Pass
Dbl

4th
6
2
4
K
N deals
E-W vul —
A J 10 7 2
8
A J 9 8 5 3 2
A K Q 9 6
Q 9 8 4
K Q 2
4 Table 8 4 2
K
A J 10 6 5
Q 10 7 6
22628 32628
AA5A5 =
Par EW +500 J 10 7 5 3
6 5 3
9 7 4 3
K

1 opening
4 × North -2
-300 280
2 opening
5 × East -1
+200 +11 248

96. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
6
A
2
A
6
K North
Larsen
1
1
3

2nd
3
4
5
10
10
4
9 East
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
Q
2
7
3
Q South
Deutsch
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
A
10
K
J
4
5 West
Kranyak

Pass

Lead
K
10
A
3
3 North
Diamond
2

2nd
2
6
5
3 East
WolpertG
Pass

3rd
6
4
7
4 South
Platnick
Pass

4th
10
Q
J
K
N deals
E-W vul A Q J 4
10
3
A Q 9 8 7 3 2
K 6 5 3
A 6
J 8 6 5
K J 4 Table 10 9 2
K Q 8 7 3
K 4 2
10 5
9888A =
45453 44452
Par NS +400 8 7
J 9 5 4 2
A Q 10 9 7
6

1 opening
3 NT South =
+400 +7 288
2 opening
2 North +2
+130 248

98. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Cohen

3
Pass

Lead
A
K
8
4
J
A
Q
8 North
Hurd
1
4
5

2nd
5
2
A
J
3
5
J
K East
Wolfson
Dbl
4
All Pass

3rd
6
9
10
6
4
3
10 South
Wooldridge
Rdbl
Pass

4th
2
6
3
7
2
K
4 West
Bathurst

2
Pass

Lead
Q
10
A
J
8
9
K
10 North
Ekeblad
2
3
Pass

2nd
K
6
J
3
2
2
J
Q East
Zagorin
Dbl
3

3rd
A
Q
3
6
5
A
2
3 South
Rubin
2
Pass

4th
2
5
K
9
10
5
4
N deals
N-S vul —
K 8
Q J 8 7
A Q 9 8 7 4 2
9 8 6 4 3 2
6 3
10 9 2
K 6 Table A K 10 7
A 7 5 4 2
K 3
J 5
A68BB =
37422 37421
Par NS +630 Q J 5
Q J 10 9
A 6 5 4
10 3

1 opening
5 North +1
+620 +11 299
2 opening
3 West -2
+100 248

99. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Diamond

3
Pass

Lead
10
2
Q
4
K
9
A
J
A
9 North
Larsen
1
3 NT

2nd
Q
6
7
2
10
J
3
5
4
9 East
Platnick
2
Pass

3rd
2
Q
A
A
7
4
6
5
5
J South
Deutsch
Dbl
Pass

4th
8
7
3
3
8
8
K
6
7
2 West
CohenB

4

Lead
4
2
5
2
2
8
A
10
9 North
Greco
2
Pass

2nd
6
7
K
8
5
Q
7
9
3 East
Smith
2
Pass

3rd
Q
A
6
J
5
3
6
2 South
Hampson
Dbl
Pass

4th
3
3
7
Q
10
4
K
8
N deals
E-W vul K 8
7 6
Q 6 2
A K Q 9 8 5
6 5 2
K J 8 5 2
K 10 8 3
6 Table A J 10 9 4 3
A 9
7
J 10 7 3
53578 =
6A865 6A855
Par EW +500 Q 7
Q 10 4 3
A J 9 5 4
4 2

1 opening
3 NT North -4
-200 +9 308
2 opening
4 East =
-620 248

101. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
Katz

Pass
Dbl

Lead
3
4
7
3
2
9
A North
Zagorin
1
2
Pass

2nd
7
10
6
6
8
J
2 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
4
Q
10
5
5
A
9 South
Bathurst
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
5
K
J
A
K
2
3 West
Hurd

Pass

Lead
7
5
4
Q
K
7
9
J
9
J North
Meckstroth
2

2nd
K
6
3
8
4
4
A
5
8
Q East
Wooldridge
Pass

3rd
6
10
Q
7
5
8
6
9
4 South
Rodwell
Pass

4th
2
J
A
K
2
3
5
10
3
N deals
E-W vul A J 10
A 10 2
4
Q 10 9 4 3 2
9 8 7 5 4
Q 6
K Q 9 7
K 6 Table Q 3
J 9 7 4
A J 8 5
A J 8
55648 =
88695 =
Par EW +110 K 6 2
K 8 5 3
10 6 3 2
7 5

1 opening
3 East =
-110 312
2 opening
2 North =
+90 +5 253

102. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 116 West
Wooldridge

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
6
6
4
A
J
J
K
K
10 North
Zia
1
2
Pass

2nd
4
A
K
3
Q
5
9
9
J
8 East
Hurd
Pass
2
3

3rd
2
10
2
3
5
7
4
2
3
9 South
Hamman
1
3
All Pass

4th
6
8
Q
7
4
6
3
8
5
10 West
Rodwell

Pass
Dbl

Lead
7
3
4
9
K
4
K
9
J
K North
Grue
2
3 NT
All Pass

2nd
3
10
2
Q
6
2
5
J
10 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
8
Q
5
3
Q
5
2
4 South
LallJ
2
5

4th
Q
4
A
6
A
A
7
8
5
N deals
Both vul Q
2
K 10 8 5 4
K Q J 10 7 2
A J 2
J 5 4
A 7 6
A 9 5 3 Table K 10 7 5
Q 8 7 6
J 9 3 2
8
55568 =
78864 =
Par EW +110 9 8 6 4 3
A K 10 9 3
Q
6 4

1 opening
3 East -2
+200 +14 326
2 opening
5 × North -3
-800 253

104. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Brink

2
Pass

Lead
A
7
6 North
Zia
1
3
6

2nd
2
9
10 East
Drijver
1
3
All Pass

3rd
4
K
Q South
Hamman
Dbl
4

4th
3
5 West
Meckstroth

3
Pass

Lead
Q
9
K North
Wold
2
4
5

2nd
A
4 East
Rodwell
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
A South
Bates
Dbl
4 NT

4th
5
10
N deals
None vul —
5
Q 10 8 5 3
A K 8 7 6 3 2
10 9 7 6 4
8 4 2
K J 6 4
4 Table Q 8 5 2
K Q J 9 7
A 7
Q 10
A569A =
28742 28632
Par NS +430 A K J 3
A 10 6 3
9 2
J 9 5

1 opening
6 North -2
-100 326
2 opening
5 North =
+400 +11 264

107. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Moss

Dbl
Pass

Lead
3
9
A
7
6
4
6
5 North
Pachtman
1
2
3

2nd
4
J
3
6
9
5
7
K East
Gitelman
1
2
All Pass

3rd
A
Q
4
2
2
J
A
3 South
Ginossar
1
Pass

4th
7
2
K
10
J
A
9
8 West
Verhees

3
4

Lead
9
4
2
9
3
Q
5
3
7
2 North
Hampson
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
10
4
A
8
9
7
9
2 East
v.Prooijen
2
4
4

3rd
10
Q
10
4
A
3
5
J
5 South
Greco
3
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
6
K
2
7
J
Q
A
K
N deals
N-S vul K 9 7
K J 10
9
K J 10 9 8 7
A Q 10 6 5
9 4
A 4 3 2
5 2 Table 3 2
A Q 8 7 5
Q 8 6 5
A 3
53346 =
79986 =
Par EW +140 J 8 4
6 3 2
K J 10 7
Q 6 4

1 opening
3 North -3
-300 329
2 opening
4 West -2
+100 +9 273

112. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 4, Bd 47 West
Jokisch

4
Pass

Lead
10
2
8
4
10 North
Levy
1
5
Pass

2nd
7
8
5
3 East
Kasimir
1
5
Pass

3rd
Q
3
A
K South
Chagas
Dbl
Dbl

4th
A
3
4
6 West
BessisT

4
Pass

Lead
7
K
Q
6
9
K
4 North
Saurer
2
5
Pass

2nd
3
2
A
4
J
A
8 East
BessisM
2
Dbl

3rd
10
10
3
Q
7
6
J South
Fischer
Dbl
Pass

4th
A
7
K
3
2
7
2
N deals
N-S vul —
Q J 9 7
A 9
K Q 9 8 6 5 3
K Q 10 8 3
10 8 6
Q 10 6 2
7 Table A J 9 6 5 2
K 2
7
A J 4 2
63A9B =
7A132 7A232
Par NS +100 7 4
A 5 4 3
K J 8 5 4 3
10

1 opening
5 × East -1
+100 334
2 opening
5 × North =
+750 +12 287

114. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 3, Bd 3 West
Hampson

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
8
2
5 North
de LaSalle
1
3
5

2nd
3
9
K
6 East
Greco
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
Q
A
Q South
Yuen
1
3
6

4th
A
K
3
8 West
Fisher

Pass

Lead
K
4
5
J
A North
Platnick
2
Pass

2nd
3
6
2
Q
4 East
Todd
Dbl
Pass

3rd
5
8
K
9
3 South
Diamond
5

4th
A
2
7
10
5
N deals
E-W vul 8
K 8
A J 9 4
K Q J 10 6 3
K 10 5 4
Q 9 4 2
10 5 2
4 2 Table J 9 2
A J 7 5
K Q 8 7 6
7
8655B 8645B
56682 =
Par NS +400 A Q 7 6 3
10 6 3
3
A 9 8 5

1 opening
6 North -2
-100 334
2 opening
5 North =
+400 +11 301

118. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Skorchev

2
Pass

Lead
4
A
6
9
9
2
A
8
3
9 North
Piekarek
1
3
Pass

2nd
2
7
7
J
J
7
10
K
4
J East
Popov
1
3

3rd
K
7
3
4
K
A
5
K
9
6 South
Smirnov
Dbl
Pass

4th
Q
3
Q
6
4
3
2
J
2
Q West
AukenS

3
Pass

Lead
4
A
9
9
A
9
3
6
J
8 North
Rusev
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
7
10
J
7
2
5
J
A
K East
von Arnim
2
4

3rd
K
7
3
4
5
K
10
6
3
2 South
Karaivanov
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
3
Q
6
2
4
8
Q
8
5
N deals
E-W vul Q 5 4
7 4
Q 2
A K J 10 9 5
K 6 3
K 10 8 2
5 3
8 6 3 2 Table A J 10 9 7
A 9 6
A 9 8 6
Q
54467 53467
79876 =
Par EW +140 8 2
Q J 5 3
K J 10 7 4
7 4

1 opening
3 East =
-140 334
2 opening
4 East -2
+200 +8 309

119. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Popov

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
Q
4
Q
10
Q North
Smirnov
1
2
3

2nd
3
6
2
6
2
K East
Skorchev
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
7
K
8
4 South
Piekarek
Dbl
2 NT

4th
J
A
A
J
J West
von Arnim

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
10
4
7
3
4
3
9
5 North
Karaivanov
2
2
3

2nd
2
2
9
8
6
8
5
10
Q East
AukenS
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
K
K
Q
5
10
A
2
8 South
Rusev
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
A
6
5
J
A
Q
7
6
7
N deals
Both vul 10 8
A J 4 2
2
K Q 9 5 4 3
A 7 6 5
5
9 8 6 4 3
A 8 2 Table Q J 9
Q 10 9 7 6
K J 10
J 6
86759 9785A
36583 =
Par NS +500 K 4 3 2
K 8 3
A Q 7 5
10 7

1 opening
3 North =
+110 334
2 opening
3 NT South =
+600 +10 319

123. 2009 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
Katz

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
A
6
Q
2
J
9
5
Q North
Bertens
1
2
2 NT

2nd
K
2
J
8
A
4
7
5
8 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
5
A
2
7
7
4
K
3 South
Bakkeren
1
2
3 NT

4th
8
4
5
K
3
6
10
6
2 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
10
2
5
7
A
6
J
J North
Meckstroth
2
3

2nd
8
4
3
A
J
2
3
8
8 East
Brink
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
2
J
6
3
5
A
4
5 South
Rodwell
2
Pass

4th
A
Q
3
8
2
4
4
K
K
N deals
N-S vul A
10 5
A 10 8 2
Q J 9 7 5 3
Q 9 5 2
Q 8 3
J 3
K 10 6 2 Table K J 7
A 9 7 4
Q 9 5 4
8 4
66789 =
76444 =
Par NS +110 10 8 6 4 3
K J 6 2
K 7 6
A

1 opening
3 NT North -3
-300 337
2 opening
3 North =
+110 +9 328

132. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 8 West
Hu

2
Pass

Lead
A
2
J
Q
J
K
10 North
Smirnov
1
3
Pass

2nd
4
5
4
3
Q
5
7 East
Gong
Dbl
3

3rd
3
A
6
2
K
8 South
Piekarek
1
Pass

4th
2
6
Q
A
5
7 West
Wladow

3
Pass

Lead
A
6
J
Q
K
9
7
2 North
Shih
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
3
A
K
5
5
4
3 East
Elinescu
Dbl
4

3rd
3
J
2
2
6
10
7
A South
ShenC
3
Pass

4th
2
A
4
8
3
7
9
6
N deals
None vul A 8
J 6
J 10 6
A K 8 6 5 4
J 10 9 5 2
A K 9
5 4
J 7 2 Table Q 7 6 4
Q 8 7 4 2
A Q 7 3
—
7348A 7347A
5A953 =
Par EW +100 K 3
10 5 3
K 9 8 2
Q 10 9 3

1 opening
3 West =
-140 +7 351
2 opening
4 West =
-420 328

134. 2009 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Helness

3
Pass

Lead
7
8
10
9 North
Chambers
1
5

2nd
A
A
4
K East
Sontag
1
Pass

3rd
6
3
A
Q South
Schermer
3
Pass

4th
3
6
2
7 West
Mittelman

4
Pass

Lead
7
7
2
A
6
J
A North
Cohen
2
5
Pass

2nd
A
9
3
5
Q
9
3 East
Lebi
3
5

3rd
2
K
8
4
A
8
2 South
Berkowitz
3
Pass

4th
10
3
J
Q
4
6
8
N deals
E-W vul A J 9
8
K 8 6
K J 8 5 3 2
Q 8 7
J 9 6 2
9 4
A Q 9 6 Table K 10 6 5 4 2
A Q 10 5 4
Q
10
834A9 =
39924 3A924
Par EW +100 3
K 7 3
A J 10 7 5 3 2
7 4

1 opening
5 South -1
-50 351
2 opening
5 East -2
+200 +6 334

137. 2009 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Moffat

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
3
2
5
4
7
3
8
J North
GordonM
1
2 NT
4

2nd
6
8
K
9
6
5
4
J
2
A East
Westfall
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
4
A
Q
2
10
A
K
4
Q South
Pratap
2
3

4th
5
2
8
K
9
3
3
10
5
7 West
Cheek

Pass

Lead
Q
2
A
4
Q
A
4
10 North
Christie
2
Pass

2nd
2
10
2
5
K
3
J
4 East
Grue
2 NT

3rd
3
J
3
10
9
7
K
A South
Caldwell
Pass

4th
5
A
8
6
6
2
3
5
N deals
Both vul A 9 4 3
K 8 6
A
Q J 8 6 4
2
Q J 10 3
10 6 4 2
10 9 7 3 Table J 5
A 9 7 4
K 9 5 3
A K 5
8B546 7A546
52887 52787
Par NS +650 K Q 10 8 7 6
5 2
Q J 8 7
2

1 opening
4 South -1
-100 354
2 opening
2 NT East -1
+100 +5 340

138. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Zia

2
5

Lead
4
A
8
5
5
K
K
6 North
Kamil
1
3
All Pass

2nd
2
J
7
10
10
8
4 East
Hamman
1
Pass

3rd
K
3
5
A
Q
8
2 South
Fleisher
Dbl
5

4th
7
6
9
2
4
3
4 West
Weichsel

Dbl
Pass

Lead
Q
J
A
4
7
3
8
6
2
7 North
Meckstroth
2
5
Pass

2nd
4
3
5
K
4
7
6
2
2
7 East
Ekeblad
Pass
Dbl

3rd
5
6
J
10
9
Q
9
4
9
J South
Rodwell
4
Pass

4th
10
A
6
5
K
8
3
A
K
A
N deals
None vul 10
A K 8
10 8
A 9 7 6 4 3 2
A K 8 6 5
10 9 6 2
A K 6 5
— Table Q J 9 7 3 2
J 7
7 3 2
K 5
53759 =
8A684 =
Par EW +300 4
Q 5 4 3
Q J 9 4
Q J 10 8

1 opening
5 East =
-450 354
2 opening
5 × North -1
-100 +8 348

141. 2009 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 32 West
Johnson

3
Pass

Lead
8
A
2
A
9
4
A
3
10
A North
Boyd
1
4

2nd
K
10
J
6
2
2
7
Q
8
8 East
Simson
1
Pass

3rd
5
5
7
3
6
6
9
K
J
6 South
Robinson
2
Pass

4th
3
8
K
10
J
2
4
5
5
3 West
Woolsey

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
6
A
K
5 North
Parker
2
3 NT
Pass

2nd
3
4
7
Q
8 East
Stewart
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
5
4
Q South
Rogoff
2
5

4th
K
8
J
2
10
N deals
N-S vul Q 7 6
A 9 3
5
A K 10 9 7 5
A J 3
Q J 10 5
J 10
J 4 3 2 Table K 10 9 2
8 7 6 4 2
K 8
Q 8
96699 =
06603 16613
Par NS +600 8 5 4
K
A Q 9 7 6 4 3 2
6

1 opening
4 North -1
-100 354
2 opening
5 South +1
+620 +12 360

142. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Jacobs

3 NT
Pass

Lead
6 North
ShiX
1
Pass
Pass

2nd East
Katz
3
4

3rd South
YangD
Dbl
Pass

4th West
Ozdil

2 NT
Dbl

Lead
5
3
10
4
K North
Grue
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
6
5
2
6
Q East
Lair
Pass
3 NT

3rd
3
Q
7
7
A South
Cheek
2
4

4th
4
6
A
8
N deals
N-S vul A 9 5
Q 10
6 3
A J 10 9 7 4
K J 2
A 5
A Q 10 5 4
Q 3 2 Table Q 4
9 6 4 2
K J 9 8 7 2
5
6A83A =
632A3 =
Par NS +100 10 8 7 6 3
K J 8 7 3
—
K 8 6

1 opening
4 East =
-130 354
2 opening
4 × North +1
+910 +14 374

143. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Molberg

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
Q
6
A
K
7
8
K
Q North
Fantoni
1
3
4

2nd
3
6
4
9
J
4
3
4
J East
Aa
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
9
6
4
10
K
7
3
J South
Nunes
2
3 NT

4th
5
A
8
2
5
2
5
2
10 West
Lauria

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
3
6
K
8
A
K
Q North
Tundal
2
4
5

2nd
7
2
J
2
3
9
J
9 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
A
6
7
4
6
10 South
Groetheim
2
4 NT
5

4th
A
4
10
5
9
2
5
2
N deals
N-S vul K 7 6
7 6
3
A K Q 8 7 6 3
2
Q J 3 2
A K 9 4 2
10 5 2 Table Q J 9 4
10 9 5 4
Q 8 7
J 9
8B66B AB66B
22762 =
Par NS +650 A 10 8 5 3
A K 8
J 10 6 5
4

1 opening
4 South =
+620 +13 367
2 opening
5 South -2
-200 374

144. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Seamon

2 NT
Pass
Dbl

Lead
J
7
10
4
J
J
4
9
K North
Welland
1
3
4
All Pass

2nd
2
5
Q
3
Q
6
9
2
4 East
Cayne
Pass
3 NT
Pass

3rd
A
10
K
7
A
5
8
4
8 South
Glubok
2
Pass
Pass

4th
6
9
A
Q
3
3
2
10 West
Garner

Dbl
3 NT

Lead
A
6
3
8
K
K
10
J
7 North
Nunes
2
2
All Pass

2nd
3
J
2
5
7
6
Q
6
9 East
WeinsteinH
Pass
3

3rd
9
9
A
10
Q
2
K
5
8 South
Fantoni
2
Pass

4th
2
7
4
4
4
J
A
2
3
N deals
E-W vul J
A K 5 4
6 5 4
A J 8 7 4
A 9 2
Q 6 2
A Q 8 7
K 3 2 Table K 7 5 3
10 3
K J 10 3
10 9 6
67957 =
76486 76475
Par NS +140 Q 10 8 6 4
J 9 8 7
9 2
Q 5

1 opening
4 × North -1
-100 367
2 opening
3 NT West -2
+200 +7 381

146. 2008 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 62 West
Gromov

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
K
Q North
Ramondt
1
2
4

2nd
6
8
J East
Dubinin
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
10
2 South
Westra
1
3
4

4th
A
2 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
K
Q
9
J North
Balicki
2
2
3
3

2nd
6
4
8
J
8 East
Brink
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
6
2
3
J South
Zmudzinski
2
2 NT
3
5

4th
A
2
10
4
6
N deals
None vul K 8 6
J 3 2
6
A K 10 9 7 6
J 10 4
A Q 10 9 8
J 8 4
Q 4 Table Q 9 7 3
K 7 6 4
10 2
8 3 2
886CC =
04600 =
Par NS +920 A 5 2
5
A K Q 9 7 5 3
J 5

1 opening
4 South +3
+190 367
2 opening
5 South +2
+440 +6 387

147. 2008 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 61 West
Zmudzinski

4

Lead
6
4
3
A
5 North
Drijver
1
Pass

2nd
2
9
3
8
K East
Balicki
1
Pass

3rd
7
Q
K
4
9 South
Brink
Dbl
Pass

4th
Q
7
8
3
10 West
Westra

4

Lead
4
K
10
4
A
2
3
2 North
Gromov
2
Pass

2nd
9
7
Q
8
6
7
K
10 East
Ramondt
2
Pass

3rd
J
5
10
J
5
Q
A
Q South
Dubinin
Dbl
Pass

4th
8
A
2
7
9
K
5
8
N deals
Both vul 7
A J 4 2
10 7 3
K Q J 6 3
A Q J 3
K 8
J 9 4 2
A 10 9 Table K 10 6 5 4 2
10 5
A Q 5
8 7
43938 =
89493 89393
Par EW +140 9 8
Q 9 7 6 3
K 8 6
5 4 2

1 opening
4 East =
-620 367
2 opening
4 East -1
+100 +12 399

149. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92 West
Stansby

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
3
Q
A North
Zia
1
1 NT
2 NT

2nd
5
Q
2
6 East
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
6
A South
Rosenberg
1
2
3 NT

4th
10
8
5 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
6
Q
2
K
J
10
8 North
Cohen
2
3
Pass

2nd
2
10
A
3
5
4
6
2
7 East
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
J
K
6
A
4
5
8
J South
Berkowitz
2
3 NT

4th
3
5
Q
4
9
7
5
7
6
N deals
E-W vul 10 2
Q 10
Q J 10
A K J 10 8 6
A K Q 6
K 3
K 9 7 5
7 5 3 Table 7
J 9 7 6 4 2
8 6 3 2
9 4
9955A =
44773 =
Par NS +400 J 9 8 5 4 3
A 8 5
A 4
Q 2

1 opening
3 NT North =
+400 +10 378
2 opening
3 NT South -1
-50 399

152. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 120 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
K
Q
K North
Pszczola
1
3
5

2nd
A
2
5
5
A East
Compton
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
Q
4
3
4 South
Lev
1
3

4th
7
K
6
2
3 West
Cohler

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
K
10
9
7
8 North
Rodwell
2
4
Pass

2nd
7
Q
4
5
2
K
6 East
Baze
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
6
5
9
A
6
K South
Meckstroth
3
4

4th
A
3
2
3
J
5
3
N deals
None vul 7
9 6
A Q 6
K Q J 10 9 7 6
Q 8 6 4 2
K J
8 4 2
8 3 2 Table K 10 3
10 5 2
K 10 9 7
A 5 4
87B9A =
35242 56243
Par NS +450 A J 9 5
A Q 8 7 4 3
J 5 3
—

1 opening
5 North -1
-50 379
2 opening
4 South +1
+450 +11 410

153. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K North
Weinstein
1
2
2
3
3 NT
Pass

2nd East
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd South
Levin
1
2
3
3
4
All Pass

4th West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
Q
2
A North
Cheek
2
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
Q
2
6
3 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
3
K
7 South
Grue
2
3

4th
8
2
3
4
N deals
Both vul A 8
J 10 2
K 8
K J 10 9 8 3
5 4 2
K Q 8 7 6
J 10 6 5 4
— Table 10 6 3
A 4
9 7 3
A 7 6 5 2
78759 =
54672 =
Par NS +110 K Q J 9 7
9 5 3
A Q 2
Q 4

1 opening
4 × South -2
-500 379
2 opening
3 NT North =
+600 +15 425

155. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Rubin

2
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
Q
K
7
2
8 North
Katz
1
Pass
3
4

2nd
A
K
2
10
10
J East
Ekeblad
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
3
2
4
5
3 South
Jacobs
2
Dbl
3

4th
5
6
3
A
6 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
6
5 North
Verhees
2
2
Pass

2nd
9
6
A
2 East
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
Q
4
A South
Jansma
2
3

4th
6
A
3
N deals
None vul A 7 4 3
Q
J 5 3
K Q J 8 6
J 9 6 2
J 10 6
K 10 8 4
7 5 Table K Q 10 8
A K
Q 9 7 6
4 3 2
7595A =
68472 =
Par NS +130 5
9 8 7 5 4 3 2
A 2
A 10 9

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +7 386
2 opening
3 North =
+110 427

156. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Verhees

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
2
7
6
2
8
K
2
Q North
Levin
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
8
J
9
4
10
10
7
4 East
Jansma
1
4
Dbl

3rd
7
J
Q
Q
K
J
3
A
6 South
Weinstein
1
5
All Pass

4th
5
4
9
5
3
6
8
9
J West
Katz

3
Pass
4

Lead
8
9
A
2
5
A
3 North
Ekeblad
2
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
3
3
8
2
8
9 East
Jacobs
2
Pass
3

3rd
7
K
7
K
10
2
K South
Rubin
Dbl
3
4

4th
4
A
4
5
9
7
10
N deals
None vul 5 4
K 2
K J 2
A J 7 6 5 2
K Q J 7
9 8
7 5 3
Q 10 4 3 Table A 10 6 2
J 10 7
A Q 10 8 6 4
—
32839 32739
4B4A3 1B4A1
Par EW +450 9 8 3
A Q 6 5 4 3
9
K 9 8

1 opening
5 × North -2
-300 386
2 opening
4 East -1
+50 +8 435

159. 2007 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 97 West
Helgemo

3
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
5
K
J
8
7
K
3
5 North
Garner
1
Pass
3

2nd
6
2
6
8
10
2
3
Q
9 East
Helness
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
Q
J
2
6
2
4
8 South
WeinsteinH
Rdbl
Dbl
4

4th
A
4
7
3
J
5
9
4
3 West
Zia

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
J
6
5
7
2
A
5 North
Tundal
2
2
Pass

2nd
A
10
8
4
Q
2
K
6
9 East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
Q
J
A
8
4
10
8
J South
Groetheim
2
4

4th
5
7
2
J
10
5
9
3
A
N deals
None vul K J 8 5
J
Q 5
A 9 7 5 3 2
9
K 10 9 6 4
10 9 8 6 4
10 4 Table Q 7 6 3
A 7 3
7 3 2
K Q J
8A66A =
52672 =
Par NS +420 A 10 4 2
Q 8 5 2
A K J
8 6

1 opening
4 North +1
+450 +11 398
2 opening
4 North -1
-50 435

160. 2007 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 94 West
Cullin

4
Pass

Lead
A
3
9
5
6 North
Bertens
1
4 NT
5

2nd
4
K
K
2
Q East
Upmark
1
Dbl
Dbl

3rd
2
7
7
8 South
Bakkeren
2
Pass
All Pass

4th
8
3
6
10 West
de Wijs

4
Dbl

Lead
8
2
10
8
3
9
4 North
Efraimsson
2
5
All Pass

2nd
J
3
5
A
K
Q
K East
Muller
2
Pass

3rd
5
Q
7
4
Q
3
6 South
Morath
3
Pass

4th
2
K
A
2
7
6
N deals
None vul 8
J 8 7 3
K 2
A Q J 8 4 3
Q 7 2
K Q 10 4 2
Q 9 5 4 3
— Table A J 10 5 3
A 6 5
8
K 10 9 6
54469 =
89864 79964
Par EW +100 K 9 6 4
9
A J 10 7 6
7 5 2

1 opening
5 × North -2
-300 +11 409
2 opening
5 × North -4
-800 435

161. 2007 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Duboin

Pass
Dbl

Lead
10
8
K
Q
5 North
Bosenberg
1
3
3 NT

2nd
3
2
A
K East
Bocchi
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
A
3
A South
Eber
2
3

4th
J
3
8
8 West
Holman

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
4
K
9
10
5 North
Fantoni
2
2
3 NT

2nd
7
2
A
J
8
Q East
Cope
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
A
3
A
6
K South
Nunes
2
3

4th
J
3
7
3
K
10
N deals
E-W vul K J 7
A J 5 3
—
J 8 7 6 5 4
Q 9 6 4 2
9
A 10 9 5 4
10 3 Table A 10 5
K Q 6 4 2
8 7 2
Q 2
A797B 8797B
36452 =
Par NS +430 8 3
10 8 7
K Q J 6 3
A K 9

1 opening
3 NT North -1
-50 409
2 opening
3 NT North +2
+460 +11 446

162. 2007 BB Qual, Rd 2, Bd 1 West
Carroll

2
Pass

Lead
J
10
5
4 North
Rosenberg
1
3 NT
5

2nd
2
6
4
A East
Garvey
Pass
4
Dbl

3rd
9
2
3
K South
Zia
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
K
7
3 West
WeinsteinH

Dbl
Pass

Lead
8
A
K
A
4
5
Q
J
10 North
Fitzgibbon
2
4
Pass

2nd
5
6
10
2
A
A
6
7 East
Garner
Pass
4

3rd
10
7
3
6
3
3
5
K South
Mesbur
Pass
Pass

4th
3
8
2
4
2
6
4
7
N deals
None vul 10
A
J 9 7 5
A K Q J 10 4 2
A K 8
K 10 9 5 4
K 10 8 6
5 Table J 7 6 3
Q J 3
A Q 4 2
6 3
75339 =
579A2 =
Par EW +130 Q 9 5 4 2
8 7 6 2
3
9 8 7

1 opening
5 × North =
+550 +10 419
2 opening
4 East -2
+100 446

166. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 111 West
Casen

5
Dbl

Lead
A North
Gitelman
1
5 NT
All Pass

2nd
7 East
Krekorian
3
Dbl

3rd
2 South
Moss
Dbl
6

4th
2 West
Martel

5
6
All Pass

Lead
J
A
3 North
Berkowitz
2
6
Pass

2nd
8
7
2 East
Stansby
4
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
A South
Cohen
5
Pass
Dbl

4th
4
3
4
N deals
N-S vul A 10 7 6 3
7 4
—
A K Q 7 3 2
Q J
A K J 9 8
9 8 3 2
9 8 Table 9 8 5 4
6 3
A Q J 10 6 5 4
—
7952B 9952B
438A2 437A2
Par NS +100 K 2
Q 10 5 2
K 7
J 10 6 5 4

1 opening
6 × North =
+1540 +15 434
2 opening
6 × East -2
+300 447

168. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
Martel

2

Lead
J
9
7
7
8
A
3
5
A North
Krekorian
1
Pass

2nd
4
5
6
9
7
10
A
3
3 East
Stansby
1
Pass

3rd
8
10
Q
Q
K
J
6
A
8 South
Casen
Dbl
Pass

4th
7
4
2
K
5
6
2
9
6 West
Cohen

3
Pass

Lead
J
9
9
A
K
7
8 North
Rubin
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
4
5
6
9
J
6 East
Berkowitz
2
4

3rd
K
J
10
5
8
Q
2 South
Ekeblad
Dbl
Pass

4th
7
7
4
2
3
2
K
N deals
E-W vul K 10 6
3 2
9 6
A K 10 8 3 2
A 9 7
Q 8 5
10 8 7
Q 6 5 4 Table Q 5 2
A K 10 7 4
A Q 4 2
7
56458 =
76985 =
Par EW +140 J 8 4 3
J 9 6
K J 5 3
J 9

1 opening
2 East =
-110 434
2 opening
4 East -1
+100 +5 452

169. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Casen

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
7
2
A
5
Q
10 North
Martel
1
1
4
5

2nd
2
2
3
4
9
5
K East
Krekorian
Dbl
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
9
Q
2
10
3 South
Stansby
Rdbl
3
4

4th
6
4
K
6
K
8 West
Ekeblad

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
5
10
Q
6
7 North
Cohen
2
3
3 NT

2nd
6
4
2
5
K
3 East
Rubin
Dbl
3
Pass

3rd
A
8
3
9
A
Q South
Berkowitz
2
Pass
4

4th
9
K
4
8
9
K
N deals
Both vul —
K 7 6
Q 10 7 6
A Q J 10 5 4
9 8 5 3
10 8 3 2
8 4
8 6 3 Table A K J 10 6 4
A 5
K 5 2
K 9
759BB =
48422 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 2
Q J 9 4
A J 9 3
7 2

1 opening
5 North =
+600 +10 444
2 opening
4 South +1
+150 452

170. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 111 West
Hamman

3
Pass

Lead
6
A North
Lazard
1
5
Pass

2nd
2
4 East
Soloway
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3 South
Bramley
Dbl
6

4th
7
5 West
Cohler

2
5
All Pass

Lead
K
2 North
Rodwell
2
4
Pass

2nd
J
Q East
Baze
2
Dbl
Pass

3rd
7
A South
Meckstroth
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

4th
4
5
N deals
N-S vul A 10 7 6 3
7 4
—
A K Q 7 3 2
Q J
A K J 9 8
9 8 3 2
9 8 Table 9 8 5 4
6 3
A Q J 10 6 5 4
—
7952B 9952B
438A2 437A2
Par NS +100 K 2
Q 10 5 2
K 7
J 10 6 5 4

1 opening
6 North -1
-100 444
2 opening
5 × East -1
+100 +5 457

175. 2006 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51 West
Wolff

6

Lead
A
Q
6
4 North
Feldman
1
Pass

2nd
6
J
7
6 East
Morse
2 NT
Pass

3rd
3
K
J
A South
Bramley
3
Pass

4th
2
8
2
9 West
Sontag

4
5

Lead
6
A
2
3
6 North
Stewart
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
A
9
7
10 East
Bates
2
Pass

3rd
10
5
A
K South
Woolsey
2
4

4th
6
6
4
8
N deals
E-W vul A Q
K 9
8 7
K J 10 9 8 5 4
8 2
A J 10 3
K 6 2
A Q 7 2 Table J 6
Q 8 7 5 4 2
A Q 9 5 3
—
68228 =
65AA5 =
Par EW +300 K 10 9 7 5 4 3
6
J 10 4
6 3

1 opening
6 West -2
+200 +13 457
2 opening
5 East =
-650 458

176. 2006 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
A
K
9
3 North
Weichsel
1
1
Pass

2nd
3
8
J
5
5 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
9
4 South
Lesniewski
1
2

4th
2
3
4
Q West
Jansma

Pass

Lead
A
K
K
6
5
J
4
10
2
7 North
Fantoni
2

2nd
8
J
2
5
6
3
3
6
3 East
Verhees
Pass

3rd
9
2
10
9
Q
4
4
2
Q South
Nunes
Pass

4th
3
4
A
Q
9
A
7
7
A
N deals
N-S vul 7 6 4 3
3
A Q 3
K Q J 10 7
Q 9 2
K 10 9 2
10 6 4
A 5 2 Table A K 10 5
Q 8 5
K 9
8 6 4 3
55586 =
77756 =
Par NS +90 J 8
A J 7 6 4
J 8 7 5 2
9

1 opening
2 South -3
-300 457
2 opening
2 North =
+90 +9 467

177. 2006 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 31 West
Wolff

1
2

Lead
A
2
Q
4
K
6
Q
6
4 North
LallH
1
2
All Pass

2nd
5
9
A
7
3
8
9
7
3 East
Morse
Dbl
Pass

3rd
8
J
K
A
9
J
5
J
5 South
Chorush
Pass
Pass

4th
3
6
3
2
2
8
10
2 West
LallJ

Pass

Lead
A
3
Q
J
10
9 North
Stewart
2

2nd
2
Q
K
4
7 East
Grainger
Pass

3rd
4
A
6
2
3 South
Woolsey
Pass

4th
7
2
3
5
6
N deals
N-S vul K 10 7
7
A K 2
K J 10 9 8 2
Q 8 6
Q J 9 4
7 6 3
A 6 5 Table A J 9
A K 6 5
10 9 5
7 4 3
55588 =
88855 =
Par EW +120 5 4 3 2
10 8 3 2
Q J 8 4
Q

1 opening
2 West =
-110 457
2 opening
2 North +1
+110 +6 473

179. 2006 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Helgemo

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
3
2
9
Q
9
10
A
9 North
Lindkvist
1
2
2

2nd
A
6
8
5
3
5
2
3
K East
Helness
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
8
A
2
4
5
K
3
4
Q South
Fredin
1
Pass

4th
9
10
4
K
7
J
6
2
7 West
Nystrom

Dbl
Pass

Lead
9
9
8
Q
4
6
Q
A
J
J North
Sontag
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
K
5
3
3
2
K
7
3
5
10 East
Bertheau
Pass
4

3rd
A
7
K
2
Q
4
2
Q
6
5 South
Bates
2
Pass

4th
4
K
A
A
3
2
9
7
7
5
N deals
E-W vul 9 2
3
K 10 5 3
A Q J 6 5 3
K 8 3
Q 10 9 8
A J 9 8 6
K Table A 6 5
K 6 5 4
Q 4
10 8 7 4
67457 =
76885 =
Par EW +100 Q J 10 7 4
A J 7 2
7 2
9 2

1 opening
2 South -1
-50 457
2 opening
4 East -4
+400 +10 483

182. 2005 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Soloway

2
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
4
K
K
10
Q
J
A North
Bocchi
1
3
4
4
6

2nd
A
10
9
4
5
4
8
2 East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
2
3
2
A
6
7
3 South
Duboin
2
3
4
4 NT

4th
3
5
6
3
7
7
6
4 West
Versace

3
Pass

Lead
J
5
10
K
6
Q
J
A North
Rodwell
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
A
4
5
7
8
3
4 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
8
2
8
9
6
7
J South
Meckstroth
2
3 NT

4th
4
3
7
3
2
6
10
N deals
N-S vul 5 2
A 5
9 3 2
A Q J 9 8 2
K 10
Q 10 4
K J 10 8 7 6
5 4 Table Q 9 8 4 3
J 7 6 2
Q 5
7 3
A887B =
35452 =
Par NS +630 A J 7 6
K 9 8 3
A 4
K 10 6

1 opening
6 North -1
-100 460
2 opening
3 NT South +1
+630 +12 495

184. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 3 West
Verhees

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
5
4
A
4
K
4
J
Q
10 North
Duboin
1
2
3 NT

2nd
4
K
7
3
5
9
A
7
6 East
Jansma
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
3
10
2
K
3
5
9
7 South
Bocchi
1
2 NT

4th
2
7
6
8
Q
2
6
8
5 West
Lauria

Pass

Lead
J
4
Q
7
2
2
K
8
A
5 North
Muller
2
Pass

2nd
4
A
A
Q
K
J
6
6
3
7 East
Versace
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
3
5
2
7
10
J
10
2
4 South
de Wijs
2

4th
K
6
3
3
4
8
8
9
8
Q
N deals
E-W vul 7 4
A 10
A 6 4
K J 9 7 5 3
J 10 6 3
Q 9 8 7
Q
A Q 8 2 Table A Q 9 5
6 3
J 10 7 5 2
10 6
76988 =
57454 57444
Par NS +140 K 8 2
K J 5 4 2
K 9 8 3
4

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-100 460
2 opening
2 South =
+110 +5 502

186. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 4 West
Zhao

2
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
K
A
6
Q
3 North
Castanheira
1
3
4
5

2nd
A
5
9
2
10
7
4 East
Fu
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
A
K
3
Q
2
J South
Pessoa
1
3
4

4th
3
3
4
5
9
K
9 West
Luis

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
5
Q
10
2 North
Dai
2
3
3 NT
4
5

2nd
K
3
5
4
9 East
Paz
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
4
6
A
4 South
YangL
2
3
4
4
6

4th
2
9
2
3
5
N deals
Both vul 10
K
Q J 4 3
A Q 10 9 8 6 4
9 3
A Q 7 6 5 3
10 2
K J 5 Table J 8 7 5 4
J 10 8 4
9 5
7 2
7A6CB =
33601 =
Par NS +1370 A K Q 6 2
9 2
A K 8 7 6
3

1 opening
5 South +1
+620 460
2 opening
6 South =
+1370 +13 515

191. 2005 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Palazzo

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
8
A
4
A
Q
K
5
J North
Moss
1
1
3

2nd
2
9
5
6
2
3
6
2
6 East
Fornasari
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
7
4
5
2
4
5
3 South
Gitelman
Rdbl
2
4

4th
K
3
7
Q
4
9
7
Q
7 West
Ekeblad

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
4
5
7
2
A
Q North
Mooney
2
2
Pass

2nd
2
6
4
A
10
3
4 East
Rubin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
J
Q
6
Q
5
10 South
Monsegur
2
4

4th
K
7
K
7
K
5
8
N deals
E-W vul Q 8 5 4
K
8 4
A Q J 10 8 7
10 7
J 10 8 6 5
J 6 3 2
9 4 Table A K 6
Q 7 3
Q 9 7
K 6 3 2
8B689 =
42753 =
Par NS +450 J 9 3 2
A 9 4 2
A K 10 5
5

1 opening
4 North -2
-100 462
2 opening
4 North =
+420 +11 526

193. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 9 West
ShiM

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
K
5
3
A North
Bocchi
1
3
Pass

2nd
A
2
K
2
5 East
Zhuang
1 NT
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
8
3
9
4 South
Duboin
2
4

4th
6
3
2
J West
Versace

Pass

Lead
A
Q
K
J
7
K
Q
K
A
A North
Dai
2

2nd
8
6
3
2
4
8
9
2
8
3 East
Lauria
Pass

3rd
6
3
A
3
9
10
2
4
10
8 South
YangL
Pass

4th
5
4
5
6
2
Q
5
9
6
9
N deals
E-W vul Q 5 4 2
A J 7
5
A K 7 5 4
J 10 7 6
10 9 6
A 7 4 2
9 3 Table A K 9 3
5 3
K Q
Q J 10 8 2
75A95 75985
68347 =
Par NS +420 8
K Q 8 4 2
J 10 9 8 6 3
6

1 opening
4 South =
+420 +11 473
2 opening
2 North -3
-150 528

195. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 21 West
Rubin

Dbl
5

Lead
K North
Gerstman
1
Rdbl
5

2nd
8 East
Ekeblad
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
2 South
Maksymetz
1
4

4th
3 West
Hurd

2
Pass

Lead
3 North
Hampson
2
3
Pass

2nd East
Wooldridge
Pass
5
Dbl

3rd South
Greco
2
6
All Pass

4th
N deals
N-S vul K 9 4
—
10 8
A K Q 10 8 7 4 2
10 6
A J 8 4 3
K Q J 9 7
J Table 8 5 3
K 10 9 6 5 2
5 2
9 6
7D45D =
00950 =
Par NS +2210 A Q J 7 2
Q 7
A 6 4 3
5 3

1 opening
5 South +2
+710 473
2 opening
6 × North +1
+1740 +14 545

196. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Rubin

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
A
2
K
Q North
Carmichael
1
Pass
3 NT

2nd
9
6
4
3
2 East
Ekeblad
1 NT
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
K
5
10 South
WhiteM
Dbl
3
4

4th
3
7
9
6
8 West
Hurd

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
Q
3
3
Q
A
3
K North
Hampson
2
3

2nd
5
2
A
A
J
6
4
A East
Wooldridge
Dbl
Pass

3rd
8
7
10
8
6
4
K South
Greco
2
Pass

4th
2
K
6
4
7
7
9
N deals
N-S vul K 6 4
K 4
3 2
K Q J 10 9 7
10 8 7
6
J 9 8 6 4
8 6 5 4 Table Q J 3
Q J 9 7
A K 7
A 3 2
9AA69 =
33263 43364
Par NS +620 A 9 5 2
A 10 8 5 3 2
Q 10 5
—

1 opening
4 South +1
+650 +11 484
2 opening
3 North +1
+130 545

198. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62 West
Moss

1
Pass

Lead
K
8
3
K
A
7
5
J
8 North
Lauria
1
3

2nd
4
5
Q
5
6
J
A
6
10 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
A
2
3
6
4
4
9
10 South
Versace
1
Pass

4th
2
Q
9
3
8
9
7
3
9 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
8
A
3
K
7
4
4
2 North
Greco
2
2
3

2nd
Q
9
7
2
A
4
7
6
8 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
10
5
3
2
J
K
9
10 South
Hampson
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
4
2
5
J
5
3
A
Q
10
N deals
None vul 7
Q 2
10 9 2
A K Q 10 7 4 2
Q 10 4
A 10 7 6 3
A 6
9 8 3 Table K 9 5 3 2
K 8
Q 8 5
J 6 5
65689 =
47633 68633
Par NS +100 A J 8 6
J 9 5 4
K J 7 4 3
—

1 opening
3 North =
+110 +7 491
2 opening
3 NT South -4
-200 545

199. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95 West
Greco

3
Pass

Lead
3
3
K
4
3 North
Becker
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
A
6
8
9 East
Hampson
1
3

3rd
A
4
2
9
J South
Schwartz
Dbl
Pass

4th
6
2
3
5 West
Cohen

4

Lead
3
3
8
4 North
Rubin
2
Pass

2nd
9
J
9
6 East
Berkowitz
2
Pass

3rd
A
Q
5
J South
Ekeblad
Dbl
Pass

4th
6
2
10
N deals
N-S vul A 9
5 3
K 5 3
A Q J 8 7 4
K Q 10 3
J 10 9 2
9 7 6 2
9 Table J 5
A K Q 7 4
A J 10
10 6 2
76338 =
67A95 =
Par EW +420 8 7 6 4 2
8 6
Q 8 4
K 5 3

1 opening
3 East =
-140 +7 498
2 opening
4 East =
-420 545

202. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Moss

3
Pass

Lead
K
Q
A
K
Q
Q
J
10
8
6 North
Rosenberg
1
4
5

2nd
3
10
J
7
A
9
6
5
2
7 East
Gitelman
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
4
5
4
6
3
4
6
7
4 South
Zia
3
4

4th
2
9
2
A
3
3
5
J
7
8 West
Welland

3
Pass

Lead
A
Q
9
Q
Q
K
10
8
6
2 North
Ekeblad
2
4

2nd
3
10
4
7
K
6
6
8
7
5 East
Fallenius
2
Pass

3rd
4
5
3
7
2
4
3
4
6
J South
Rubin
3
Pass

4th
2
9
J
A
3
5
8
7
8
2
N deals
N-S vul A K 9
9 2
5
K Q J 10 8 6 2
Q J 10 8 7
8 5 4
K 2
A 5 3 Table 6 5 2
A K Q 7 6
10 9 8
9 7
65489 =
68743 =
Par NS +100 4 3
J 10 3
A Q J 7 6 4 3
4

1 opening
5 North -1
-100 498
2 opening
4 North =
+130 +6 554

203. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 47 West
Gitelman

1
2 NT

Lead
9
K
J
A
6
8
8
7
5
K North
Fallenius
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
A
2
7
J
10
Q
9
Q
3 East
Moss
Pass
1
4

3rd
5
6
5
K
3
J
7
8
7
3 South
Welland
1
Pass
All Pass

4th
10
4
2
3
4
6
5
Q
2
8 West
Zia

Pass

Lead
5
5
4
5
J
K
Q
7
10
2 North
Greco
2

2nd
8
10
A
4
6
3
A
Q
6
10 East
Rosenberg
Pass

3rd
Q
9
7
A
4
6
3
J
10 South
Hampson
Pass

4th
K
2
7
2
Q
8
5
J
9
N deals
N-S vul A 9 7 3
K
A 7
J 8 7 5 4 3
K 4
Q J 7
K Q 10
A K Q 6 2 Table Q 10 6 2
9 5 4 3 2
6 3 2
10
67676 67686
76747 =
Par NS +90 J 8 5
A 10 8 6
J 9 8 5 4
9

1 opening
4 East -5
+250 +10 508
2 opening
2 North -2
-200 554

204. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95 West
Gitelman

4
Pass

Lead
J
A
Q
J
10
8 North
Fallenius
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
K
7
4
3
6 East
Moss
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
4
6
7
8
2 South
Welland
Dbl
Dbl

4th
Q
3
8
4
7
K West
Rosenberg

4
Pass

Lead
9
A
5
3
K
3
A
Q North
Rubin
2
Pass
5

2nd
2
K
J
2
10
Q
9
4 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
8
6
Q
4
K
7
10 South
Ekeblad
2
Dbl

4th
10
3
4
8
5
5
2
N deals
N-S vul Q 5 3
K
K J 10
A J 7 6 4 3
6 2
A Q J 10 6 5 2
A Q
10 8 Table K 9 8 7 4
—
9 8 7 6 5
9 5 2
8767B 8766A
45762 46762
Par NS +600 A J 10
9 8 7 4 3
4 3 2
K Q

1 opening
4 × West -2
+300 508
2 opening
5 North =
+600 +7 561

212. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 65 West
Duboin

2
3
All Pass

Lead
2
2
J
4
5
A
4
J North
Rosenberg
1
3
Pass

2nd
6
2
K
8
Q
5
10
10 East
Bocchi
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
A
A
6
K
3
6
K South
Zia
1
Dbl
Dbl

4th
2
5
Q
7
10
8
9 West
Weinstein

3
3

Lead
K
8
Q
2
Q
4
3
6
9 North
Fantoni
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
3
K
4
2
3
6
8
J
7 East
Levin
Pass
3

3rd
A
7
5
A
10
6
5
Q
7 South
Nunes
2
Pass

4th
2
4
5
3
2
J
A
K
10
N deals
None vul —
K 7 6
K Q 2
K J 9 6 5 3 2
Q 10 8 6 2
Q J 10 5 2
—
A 10 8 Table A J
9 8
10 9 8 7 6 4 3
Q 7
7678A =
46653 46652
Par NS +130 K 9 7 5 4 3
A 4 3
A J 5
4

1 opening
3 × West -2
+300 +5 518
2 opening
3 West -2
+100 561

215. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 81 West
Szilagyi

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
4
J
9
5
Q North
Multon
1
3
3 NT

2nd
A
8
Q
4
3 East
Honti
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
K
3
5
3 South
Quantin
2
3

4th
2
7
10
K
A West
Rombaut

3
Pass

Lead
9
4
9
8
Q
Q North
Szalay
2
4
Pass

2nd
A
8
Q
3
3
6 East
Palau
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
3
10
A South
Macskasy
2
5

4th
7
7
10
K
A
N deals
None vul —
K 7 6
K Q 2
K J 9 6 5 3 2
Q 10 8 6 2
Q J 10 5 2
—
A 10 8 Table A J
9 8
10 9 8 7 6 4 3
Q 7
7678A =
46653 46652
Par NS +130 K 9 7 5 4 3
A 4 3
A J 5
4

1 opening
3 NT North +1
+430 +10 529
2 opening
5 North -1
-50 561

217. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 16 West
MagnussonM

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
10
10
3
3
6
4
2
4 North
Versace
1
2
Pass

2nd
8
J
5
9
A
J
7
Q
3 East
Thorvaldsson
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
6
8
5
K
A
9
9 South
Lauria
Dbl
3

4th
2
A
Q
4
9
A
8
K
2 West
Nunes

Pass

Lead
10
K
9
A
Q
2
J
6
J
Q North
Jorgensen
2
Pass

2nd
5
A
7
3
K
5
7
10
6
2 East
Fantoni
2
Pass

3rd
2
4
J
4
A
3
5
8
2
5 South
Armannsson
Dbl

4th
Q
3
8
K
4
9
6
4
8
3
N deals
N-S vul K 7 6 3
—
Q J 9 2
A J 6 3 2
J 4
Q 10 8 6 5 4
6 4
K 7 5 Table A Q 9 5 2
K 9
K 10 7 3
Q 8
76588 76578
57855 =
Par EW +110 10 8
A J 7 3 2
A 8 5
10 9 4

1 opening
3 North =
+110 529
2 opening
2 × East -2
+300 +5 566

222. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 11, Bd 5 West
Puczynski

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
Q
2
6
5
8
4
6 North
YadlinD
1
1
Pass

2nd
2
10
8
J
6
5
3 East
Chmurski
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
7
A
5
9
Q
A South
YadlinI
1
3 NT

4th
4
K
4
Q
A
K
2 West
HerbstO

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
5
9
A
3
10 North
Tuszynski
2
2
2 NT

2nd
3
J
8
4
J
6 East
HerbstI
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K
4
2
5 South
Kowalski
2
2
4

4th
2
6
Q
8
Q
N deals
N-S vul 10 8 6 3
A K 3 2
—
K 9 7 5 2
K 9 4
9 8 7
K 10 7 3 2
J 4 Table A 5
Q J 6 5
Q 9 5 4
Q 10 8
7A76A =
63673 =
Par NS +620 Q J 7 2
10 4
A J 8 6
A 6 3

1 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 533
2 opening
4 South =
+620 +12 580

225. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 13 West
Aronov

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
6
8
7
K
Q North
Atabey
1
2

2nd
6
3
2
4
9
5 East
Stefanov
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
J
A
8
4 South
Kolata
1
Pass

4th
3
9
A
5
2
J West
Zorlu

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
9
A
K
9
K
8
Q
6 North
Karakolev
2
3

2nd
6
7
7
5
6
10
2
9
7
8 East
Assael
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
4
4
8
4
J
5
3
K
3 South
Zahariev
2
Pass

4th
3
5
10
2
J
K
A
10
3
4
N deals
Both vul 5 3
Q 9 2
9 2
A K Q 10 6 3
A 9 4 2
K 8 4
K 7 3
J 4 2 Table Q J 10
J 10 7 6 5
A 10 8
9 5
76468 76568
67875 =
Par EW +110 K 8 7 6
A 3
Q J 6 5 4
8 7

1 opening
2 North =
+90 +5 541
2 opening
3 North -1
-100 583

229. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58 West
Fantoni

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
8
5
Q
J
K
6
J
10 North
Smith
1
2

2nd
3
3
8
6
Q
7
9
7
3 East
Nunes
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
10
5
A
4
7
2
2 South
CohenB
1
Pass

4th
7
A
4
K
2
5
10
4
9 West
WolpertG

Pass

Lead
A
8
J North
Nystrom
2

2nd
3
K
4 East
Demuy
Pass

3rd
J
2
3 South
Bertheau
Pass

4th
5
6
2
N deals
Both vul 6
A 7 6
Q 7 6 5
A K 8 6 3
K Q 5 3
Q J 10 2
J
Q 10 5 4 Table J 9 2
8 5
A K 9 8 2
9 7 2
67977 =
76446 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 7 4
K 9 4 3
10 4 3
J

1 opening
2 North -1
-100 542
2 opening
2 North =
+90 +5 590

232. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 99 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
7
K
3 North
Zia
1
2
2 NT
3
3 NT
4
5

2nd
2
8
5 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K
4 South
Rosenberg
1
2
3
3
4
4 NT
6

4th
10
2
6 West
Fallenius

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
7
8
4 North
Soloway
2
3
4 NT

2nd
2
8
3
6 East
Welland
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
K
A
9 South
Hamman
2
4
5

4th
10
2
2
J
N deals
E-W vul 10
Q J 8
A Q 5
K 9 8 7 3 2
K 9 5
10 6 4 2
J 10 9 3 2
6 Table A Q 7
9 7 5 3
7 6 4
Q J 5
9988B =
34552 =
Par NS +400 J 8 6 4 3 2
A K
K 8
A 10 4

1 opening
6 North -1
-50 542
2 opening
5 North =
+400 +10 600

233. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Becker

1 NT
2
Pass

Lead
Q
4
K
6
K North
Bocchi
1
Pass
2
4

2nd
2
9
4
3
A East
Schwartz
Pass
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
5
10
5
9
4 South
Duboin
1
Dbl
Pass

4th
3
2
10
A
3 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
9
6
6
8 North
Cohen
2
3
Pass

2nd
3
10
4
3
9 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
J
Q
10 South
Berkowitz
2
3 NT

4th
K
3
A
2
6
N deals
N-S vul J 6 3
A Q 9
3
K Q 8 7 6 2
K 8 4
K 8 6
A 10 7 6 5
A 10 Table 10 7 5
10 7 4 2
Q J 8 4
4 3
6965A 8A66A
33673 =
Par NS +620 A Q 9 2
J 5 3
K 9 2
J 9 5

1 opening
4 North =
+130 +6 548
2 opening
3 NT South -1
-100 600

235. 2003 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 124 West
Meckstroth

Rdbl
Pass

Lead
A
6 North
Duboin
1
3
Pass

2nd
2
2 East
Rodwell
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
3 South
Bocchi
Dbl
3 NT

4th
9 West
Versace

Dbl
Dbl

Lead
J
A
K
Q
J
2
Q
Q
9
2 North
Hamman
2
3
4

2nd
5
5
2
4
6
3
3
4
K
J East
Lauria
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
2
8
8
7
10
9
7
7
K South
Soloway
3
3 NT

4th
A
3
4
6
9
J
K
5
8
3
N deals
E-W vul A 7 3
2
7 4 2
A K Q J 10 7
Q 6
A K J 4
6 5 3
9 6 4 3 Table J 10 9 4 2
6 5 3
A Q J 8
5
95679 =
48664 =
Par NS +400 K 8 5
Q 10 9 8 7
K 10 9
8 2

1 opening
3 NT South =
+400 +7 555
2 opening
4 North =
+130 600

238. 2003 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56 West
Jassem

1
3

Lead
K
4
5
4
2
3
5
5
Q North
Landen
1
2
All Pass

2nd
A
10
J
2
6
7
J
9
6 East
Gawrys
Dbl
2

3rd
4
K
7
K
7
K
8
3
2 South
Pratap
1
3

4th
3
3
Q
A
8
4
9
10
10 West
Doub

Dbl
3
All Pass

Lead
K
4
2
4
2
5
5
3
5 North
Chmurski
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
A
6
J
2
6
2
4
8
J East
Wildavsky
Pass
3
4

3rd
4
K
7
K
7
6
A
K
6 South
Puczynski
Pass
Pass
Dbl

4th
3
3
Q
A
8
9
7
J
9
N deals
None vul 8 7 2
K 3
J 3
K Q J 10 9 8
A 10 6 3
9 8 7 2
K 8 5 2
3 Table K 9 5
A Q 10 6
7 4
A 7 5 2
54357 =
79A86 =
Par EW +420 Q J 4
J 5 4
A Q 10 9 6
6 4

1 opening
3 West =
-140 +10 565
2 opening
4 × West =
-590 602

239. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 9, Bd 13 West
Mihov

3
Pass

Lead
Q
3
9
10
6
Q
J
3
K
Q North
Bocchi
1
4

2nd
2
A
3
4
4
2
6
4
6
10 East
Nanev
3
Pass

3rd
K
4
2
7
J
7
9
A
5
8 South
Duboin
3
Pass

4th
3
5
5
7
5
K
6
2
8
8 West
Versace

3
Pass

Lead
K
2
5
8
5
7 North
Stamatov
2
4
Pass

2nd
2
K
A
Q
2
K East
Lauria
3
4
Pass

3rd
8
6
3
6
A
Q South
Gunev
3
Dbl

4th
4
4
7
5
4
3
N deals
Both vul Q 6 5
J 7 2
2
A K Q J 9 7
K J 10 9 8 4
K 8 4 3
Q 4
4 Table 3 2
5
A K J 10 9 7 5
10 6 2
6593A 66A4A
57392 =
Par NS +500 A 7
A Q 10 9 6
8 6 3
8 5 3

1 opening
4 South -1
-100 565
2 opening
4 × West -3
+800 +14 616

242. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28 West

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
2
2
5
3
K
A North

1
1
3
4

2nd
A
3
5
A
9
6
3 East

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
9
2
10
5
K
3 South

1
3
4
5

4th
10
4
4
6
7
8 West
Levin

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
3
5
2
K
Q
K North
Meckstroth
2
3
Pass

2nd
A
3
5
A
8
2
5
6 East
Cayne
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
9
2
10
5
6
10
J South
Rodwell
2 NT
6

4th
10
4
4
6
7
4
7
8
N deals
E-W vul A K Q 8 3
—
5 2
K J 9 7 5 2
10 9 7 4
9 8 5
4 3
Q 8 6 4 Table J 6 5 2
K J 7 4
8 7 6
A 3
AB9CA =
22312 22412
Par NS +920 —
A Q 10 6 3 2
A K Q J 10 9
10

1 opening
5 South +1
+420 565
2 opening
6 South =
+920 +11 627

244. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90 West
Nickell

2
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
A
2
K
2 North
Levin
1
3
3
4

2nd
2
5
9
7
9 East
Freeman
1
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
3
Q
3
J South
Cayne
1
3
4
5

4th
9
10
K
5 West
Passell

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
8
4
3
K North
Meckstroth
2
3

2nd
2
2
K
2
10
7 East
Seamon
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
6
J
A South
Rodwell
2
Pass

4th
A
10
4
9
5
N deals
Both vul A K 7
A 8
10 9
K 10 8 6 4 2
Q 8 4 3
J 5 4 2
Q J 7 3
5 Table 10 6 2
K 10
A K 8 6 4
Q 9 7
8685A =
46483 =
Par NS +130 J 9 5
Q 9 7 6 3
5 2
A J 3

1 opening
5 North -1
-100 565
2 opening
3 South =
+140 +6 633

245. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114 West
Rodwell

2

Lead
9
3
8
5
K
4
10
Q
9
2
A North
Weinstein
1
Pass

2nd
A
Q
A
K
5
8
J
9
7
8
8 East
Meckstroth
Dbl
Pass

3rd
6
A
6
3
2
7
3
10
4
6
10 South
Levin
1
Pass

4th
10
6
7
J
9
4
5
7
K
5
2 West
Passell

2

Lead
9
3
5
4
Q
8
6
Q
5 North
Soloway
2
Pass

2nd
A
5
K
Q
A
A
8
4
2 East
Seamon
Dbl
Pass

3rd
2
K
3
8
7
6
10
10
3 South
Hamman
Pass
Pass

4th
10
A
J
6
3
7
2
J
K
N deals
E-W vul 9 5
10 7 6
A 6
A Q J 9 4 3
J 10
A 9 8
K 9 7 4 2
10 8 2 Table A K 7 4
J 5 4 3
J 8 3
K 6
77658 =
56785 =
Par EW +90 Q 8 6 3 2
K Q 2
Q 10 5
7 5

1 opening
2 West =
-90 565
2 opening
2 West -2
+200 +7 640

246. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113 West
Rosenberg

4
Pass

Lead
A
A North
Garner
1
6

2nd
2
2 East
Zia
2
Pass

3rd
6
8 South
WeinsteinH
2
Pass

4th
3
6 West
Moss

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
8
A
J
10
4 North
Cohen
2
2
3
3
4
5
7

2nd
A
6
9
8
3
J East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
Q
5
2
6
4 South
Berkowitz
2
2 NT
3
3
4
5

4th
4
2
K
9
5
6
N deals
None vul 4 2
A Q 2
—
A Q J 10 7 5 4 3
K 10 9 7
10 7 4
Q 7 6 5
K 6 Table Q 3
J 9 8
A J 10 9 8 3
9 2
C9D7D =
03060 =
Par NS +1510 A J 8 6 5
K 6 5 3
K 4 2
8

1 opening
6 North =
+920 565
2 opening
7 North =
+1440 +11 651

247. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Hamman

Pass
2
3

Lead
A North
Mohan
1
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
J East
Soloway
Dbl
Dbl
3
4

3rd
10 South
Lev
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
4 West
Pszczola

2
4
All Pass

Lead
7
K
9
5
A
K
Q North
Meckstroth
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q
10
J
10
4
3 East
Gawrys
Dbl
3 NT
Pass

3rd
2
3
3
K
2
2 South
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Dbl

4th
9
A
4
A
K
9
N deals
E-W vul J 9
K
K 8 7
A 9 8 7 6 5 2
8 7 6 2
Q J 10 9 2
10 9
4 3 Table K Q 5 4
A
A Q 6 4 3
K Q J
43557 43546
99886 =
Par EW +500 A 10 3
8 7 6 5 4 3
J 5 2
10

1 opening
4 West -1
+100 565
2 opening
4 × West -2
+500 +9 660

251. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 109 West
Rodwell

4
Dbl

Lead
10
Q
Q
K
J
J
2
6
5
8 North
Molson
1
4
All Pass

2nd
6
3
3
A
8
Q
10
5
3
9 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
2
6
A
8
J
Q
K
6 South
Shenkin
1
5

4th
K
7
10
5
4
8
A
K
2
2 West
Rubin

4
Dbl

Lead
7
A
9
K
2
6
2
J
5
K North
Soloway
2
4
All Pass

2nd
8
K
J
A
5
5
8
Q
9
6 East
Granovetter
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
10
4
2
7
Q
J
7
6
4 South
Hamman
2
5

4th
10
6
7
10
3
3
A
8
2
10
N deals
Both vul K Q 8 5 4
K
2
K Q J 10 9 3
10
A Q J 9 5 3 2
A 7 6 5
A Table A J 9 7 3
10 4
Q 10 8
7 4 2
25248 =
A7B94 =
Par EW +650 6 2
8 7 6
K J 9 4 3
8 6 5

1 opening
5 × North -2
-500 +7 575
2 opening
5 × North -3
-800 661

258. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Kwiecien

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
10
3
2
J
A North
Thorvaldsson
1
2
3 NT

2nd
3
4
Q
3
7
K
6 East
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
J
K
A
8
9
2 South
JonssonT
1
2 NT

4th
Q
Q
5
4
4
6
6 West
MagnussonM

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
A
9
A
K
J North
Zmudzinski
2
2
Pass

2nd
9
3
K
7
Q East
Ingimarsson
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
5
2
6 South
Balicki
2
3

4th
3
6
8
4
5
N deals
Both vul K 4 3
5
J 6 3
A K J 10 9 3
A 9
K J 8 3
K 8 7 5
8 5 4 Table 10 7 5 2
A 10 9 2
10 4 2
Q 7
7966A 8968A
54753 53753
Par NS +140 Q J 8 6
Q 7 6 4
A Q 9
6 2

1 opening
3 NT South -2
-200 577
2 opening
3 North +2
+150 +8 674

261. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 4, Bd 8 West
Kwiecien

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
Q
A
2
A
6
3
J North
Wasik
1
2
2 NT

2nd
K
K
4
7
4
4
8
3 East
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
4
2
A
2
A
3
3 South
Knap
1
2
3

4th
7
7
Q
J
2
9
Q West
Torres

Pass
Pass

Lead North
Zmudzinski
2
3

2nd East
Frances
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Balicki
2
Pass

4th
N deals
None vul A
10 6
K 5 3 2
A Q J 9 8 5
K 10 8 7 4
K J 9
10
10 7 6 2 Table Q J
Q 7 5 4
Q J 9 6
K 4 3
678A9 =
56534 76534
Par NS +130 9 6 5 3 2
A 8 3 2
A 8 7 4
—

1 opening
3 South -1
-50 579
2 opening
3 South +2
+150 +5 679

265. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 77 West
Kwiecien

1
Pass

Lead
2
K
3
5
2
K
4
Q
A
4 North
Ingimarsson
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
3
7
8
8
6
Q
7
9
10 East
Pszczola
Dbl
1 NT

3rd
4
8
10
2
Q
J
6
9
5
5 South
MagnussonM
Pass
Pass

4th
A
9
J
10
6
A
2
3
K
3 West
Thorvaldsson

2
3 NT

Lead
2
2
A
K
A
3
A
4 North
Balicki
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
10
8
3
2
6
9
Q
K East
JonssonT
Dbl
2 NT

3rd
3
Q
5
8
5
10
6 South
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass

4th
8
7
4
3
J
K
J
N deals
Both vul 4
K J 8
A 9 3
A 9 7 5 4 3
10 9 8 5
10 5 2
K 7 5 2
J 10 Table A K Q
A Q 4 3
8 6 4
K Q 8
56557 =
87886 87885
Par EW +120 J 7 6 3 2
9 7 6
Q J 10
6 2

1 opening
1 NT East +1
-120 583
2 opening
3 NT East -1
+100 +6 685

266. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
WeinsteinH

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
2
6
9
A
4
K North
Rizzo
1
2
3

2nd
7
4
9
2
4
9 East
Garner
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
K
Q
3
8
A South
Bianchedi
1
2
4

4th
A
A
8
6
2
J West
Monsegur

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
6
3
9
A
K North
Cohen
2
3
4

2nd
7
4
9
6
J
2 East
Mooney
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
K
Q
3
2 South
Berkowitz
2
4
5

4th
A
A
8
J
9
N deals
Both vul —
Q J 8 6 2
A 9
A K 8 7 5 3
K Q J 4
A 3
10 6 4 3
Q 10 9 Table 5 3 2
10 9 7 5 4
K Q 5 2
J
7775A =
56672 =
Par NS +130 A 10 9 8 7 6
K
J 8 7
6 4 2

1 opening
4 North =
+130 +6 589
2 opening
5 North -1
-100 685

274. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67 West
WeinsteinH

2
4
Dbl

Lead
J
A
2
2
3 North
Nickell
1
Pass
5
All Pass

2nd
Q
8
10
6
8 East
Garner
1
3
Pass

3rd
6
3
3
4 South
Freeman
Pass
3
Pass

4th
2
9
5
7 West
Rodwell

3 NT

Lead
5 North
Cohen
2
Pass

2nd East
Meckstroth
2
Pass

3rd South
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass

4th
N deals
E-W vul Q 9 6 5
—
A Q 4
A 7 6 4 3 2
A J 2
J 10 6
J 7
K Q J 9 5 Table K 10 8
A K Q 9 8 7
8 6
10 8
46395 =
66948 =
Par EW +100 7 4 3
5 4 3 2
K 10 9 5 3 2
—

1 opening
5 × South -2
-300 +7 600
2 opening
3 NT West =
-600 689

276. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Martel

2
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
K
J
5
3
4
K
K
Q
A North
Casen
1
2
3

2nd
3
3
4
4
A
5
8
J
10 East
Stansby
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
10
A
3
7
6
8
4 South
Schwartz
1
Pass
3

4th
8
2
A
9
2
6
10
Q
Q West
Zia

2
Pass

Lead
7
A
Q
10
10
K
J
K
3 North
Sontag
2
2
Pass

2nd
J
3
2
A
4
3
5
8
J East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
4
4
7
2
5
Q
6
K South
Weichsel
2
3

4th
3
8
A
2
Q
4
6
10
9
N deals
E-W vul J 10 5 3
3
A 3
K Q 9 7 5 3
Q 9
A K 9 6 5 2
K J 10
A 10 Table 8 6 4
10 7 4
Q 9 7 5
J 8 2
5A35A 7A46A
32873 32863
Par NS +420 A K 7 2
Q J 8
8 6 4 2
6 4

1 opening
3 South =
+140 +5 605
2 opening
3 North -1
-50 689

277. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Meltzer

2

Lead North
Weinstein
1
Pass

2nd East
Larsen
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Levin
1
Pass

4th West
Casen

Dbl
3

Lead
J North
Weichsel
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
Q East
Schwartz
Pass
2
3 NT

3rd
A South
Sontag
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
2
N deals
None vul A Q 9 7
K 10
2
A 8 7 6 5 3
K J 10
Q 9 2
A K J 10 6 5
Q Table 8 3 2
J 7 6 5
Q 4
K 10 9 2
57658 =
75785 75775
Par EW +90 6 5 4
A 8 4 3
9 8 7 3
J 4

1 opening
2 West =
-90 +7 612
2 opening
3 NT East =
-400 689

278. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Soloway

3
Pass

Lead
K
4
3
6 North
Casen
1
5
Pass

2nd
2
2
J
7 East
Hamman
Pass
5

3rd
7
K
A
5 South
Schwartz
3
Pass

4th
3
10
5
9 West
Zia

2
Pass

Lead
3
A
K
4
3
6
2
8 North
Rodwell
2
3
Pass

2nd
5
8
2
2
10
7
9 East
Rosenberg
Pass
4
Pass

3rd
K
4
4
K
A
5
J South
Meckstroth
2
5

4th
9
8
3
9
5
J
A
N deals
E-W vul A 6 4
9
J 6
K Q J 10 9 8 6
J 10 9
A K J 10 6 2
K 10 9
3 Table Q 8 7 5 2
Q 7 4 3
A 8 5
2
5438A =
49953 =
Par NS +130 K 3
8 5
Q 7 4 3 2
A 7 5 4

1 opening
5 West -2
+200 +6 618
2 opening
5 North -1
-50 689

280. 1999 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 132 West
Freeman

1
3

Lead
9
J
5
10
9
J
A
4
K
A North
Janz
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
2
A
5
K
Q
2
J
2
4 East
Nickell
Pass
2 NT

3rd
Q
3
8
4
A
7
9
K
6
4 South
Mello
1
Pass

4th
10
Q
3
6
7
8
3
J
3
5 West
Branco

2
3

Lead
9
7
4
9
J
J
A North
Meckstroth
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
8
5
3
K
2
10 East
Chagas
Pass
2 NT

3rd
Q
K
A
8
A
6
3 South
Rodwell
2
Pass

4th
8
A
K
Q
6
9
5
N deals
Both vul K
9 3
A 8 4 3
K J 10 6 4 3
A J 10 9 7 3
10 8
K 5 2
9 8 Table 8 4
K J 5 2
Q 7 6
A Q 5 2
65788 =
78654 =
Par EW +110 Q 6 5 2
A Q 7 6 4
J 10 9
7

1 opening
3 West -3
+300 +5 626
2 opening
3 West -1
+100 689

281. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
Meckstroth

Pass
4

Lead
8
7
A
6
Q
10
A North
Zia
1
2
All Pass

2nd
Q
K
3
K
2
4
4 East
Rodwell
1
Dbl

3rd
K
A
8
5
10
6
3 South
Rosenberg
1
Pass

4th
6
6
4
9
9
3 West
Hamman

2
3

Lead
7
2
A
Q
8
6
J
10
9
3 North
Stansby
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
K
K
5
K
9
Q
4
7
2
2 East
Soloway
2
3
3 NT

3rd
A
5
2
6
A
J
6
7
8
9 South
Martel
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
6
4
8
9
3
10
3
4
4
5
N deals
Both vul J 4
A 6 2
8
A J 9 8 5 4 3
A Q 10 9 8 7 6
10 9 4
6 2
K Table —
K Q 7 3
A Q J 10 9 3
Q 10 6
43447 43437
89995 8A995
Par EW +620 K 5 3 2
J 8 5
K 7 5 4
7 2

1 opening
4 West -1
+100 +12 638
2 opening
3 NT East =
-600 689

282. 1999 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Hamman

1
Pass

Lead
4
J
10
J
9
4 North
Branco
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
3
Q
8
2
3 East
Soloway
Pass
4
Pass

3rd
K
6
K
3
10
8 South
Chagas
1
5

4th
A
5
A
8
6
2 West
Villas-Boas

2
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
A
5
A
8
J North
Rodwell
2
Pass
5
Pass

2nd
3
2
3
3
4
9 East
Campos
Pass
4
Pass
6

3rd
A
8
K
7
9
3 South
Meckstroth
2
4
6
Dbl

4th
5
10
Q
2
K
4
N deals
Both vul A 8
10 4
K 9 8
K J 10 7 4 2
K J 10 5 2
A 2
J 7 6 3 2
5 Table Q 9 6 4 3
Q 9 7 6 3
Q 10
3
9577C =
18551 =
Par NS +1100 7
K J 8 5
A 5 4
A Q 9 8 6

1 opening
5 North +1
+620 638
2 opening
6 × West -4
+1100 +10 699

286. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 46 West
Meckstroth

3
Pass

Lead
A
8
Q
2
A
K
6
4
K North
Onstott
1
Pass
3

2nd
2
3
K
5
7
J
7
9
A East
Rodwell
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
K
A
J
5
9
Q
8
5 South
Beatty
1
Dbl

4th
7
2
3
8
3
6
3
J
10 West
Hayden

Pass
3
All Pass

Lead
7
J
9
Q
2
4
2 North
Soloway
2
2
Pass

2nd
5
K
6
8
7
9
5 East
Eisenberg
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
Q
2
Q
K
10 South
Hamman
Dbl
3
4

4th
8
3
J
5
5
4
6
N deals
None vul Q J
10 8 6 2
7
A K Q 8 4 2
10 9 5 3
9 5 3
K J 10 6
6 3 Table K 8
K J 7
A Q 9 8 5 4
J 7
78B6B =
35271 =
Par NS +450 A 7 6 4 2
A Q 4
3 2
10 9 5

1 opening
3 North -1
-50 641
2 opening
4 North +2
+170 +6 705

289. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10 West
Katz

Dbl
Pass

Lead
9
7
5
2
K
10
Q
9
A North
Seamon
1
Rdbl
Pass

2nd
10
10
8
4
2
3
8
5
3 East
Jacobs
Pass
2

3rd
Q
K
Q
3
4
A
2
8
6 South
Passell
1
Pass

4th
7
A
3
J
6
7
6
K
10 West
Cohen

2 NT
Pass

Lead
Q
2
K
6
10
4 North
Weichsel
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
K
7
8
2
6 East
Berkowitz
Pass
3 NT

3rd
9
3
4
6
Q
K South
Sontag
Pass
Pass

4th
A
5
10
J
7
7
N deals
Both vul J 8 7
2
A K 4
K Q 6 5 4 3
A 5
K 10 3
Q J 10 8 2
A J 10 Table Q 10 2
A Q 9 5 4
9 3
8 7 2
37347 47447
85986 84886
Par EW +140 K 9 6 4 3
J 8 7 6
7 6 5
9

1 opening
2 East +1
-140 641
2 opening
3 NT West -2
+200 +8 713

290. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Nilsland

1
3
All Pass

Lead
A
3
4
3 North
Villas-Boas
1
2
Pass

2nd
6
7
K
J East
Fallenius
Pass
2
4

3rd
6
4
A
Q South
Campos
1
Pass
Dbl

4th
4
8
9
2 West
Chagas

Dbl
Pass
2
4

Lead
7
A
Q
4
A North
Lindkvist
2
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
2
3
K
7 East
Branco
Pass
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
4
6
10
6
6 South
Fredin
Pass
Rdbl
Pass
Pass

4th
9
8
J
7
8
N deals
Both vul 7
10 8
A 7 5 3
A K 9 5 3 2
A Q 9 5 3
A K 9 5
K 2
8 4 Table K 10 6 2
Q 6
J 9
Q J 10 7 6
43595 =
9A847 =
Par EW +500 J 8 4
J 7 4 3 2
Q 10 8 6 4
—

1 opening
4 × West -1
+200 +13 654
2 opening
4 West =
-620 713

292. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Fallenius

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
J
3
6 North
Campos
1
3

2nd
A
9
K
2 East
Nilsland
1
Pass

3rd
7
4
A
9 South
Villas-Boas
2
Pass

4th
9
5
8
J West
Branco

4

Lead
A
A
K
5
3 North
Lindkvist
2
Pass

2nd
2
5
6
9
K East
Chagas
Dbl
Pass

3rd
9
J
5
K South
Fredin
3
Pass

4th
J
9
3
A
N deals
Both vul A K 8 3
10 9
10 6
A Q 10 4 2
J
J 7 6 5 3
K J 8 7 3
K 9 Table Q 10 7 6 2
K Q 8 2
A 2
8 5
87459 =
56984 56974
Par EW +140 9 5 4
A 4
Q 9 5 4
J 7 6 3

1 opening
3 North =
+110 +12 667
2 opening
4 West =
-620 713

295. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Burger

1
Pass

Lead
5
6
A
3
3
4
5 North
Stansby
1
2
Pass

2nd
J
9
4
2
A
10
8 East
Cayne
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
Q
8
J
2
K
8 South
Martel
1
3 NT

4th
Q
5
3
A
9
7
Q West
Lair

2
Pass

Lead
5
6
2
A
9
K
10
7
8
K North
Berkowitz
2
3
Pass

2nd
J
9
9
4
2
2
3
3
5
3 East
Schwartz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
Q
3
8
J
4
8
6
4
4 South
Cohen
2
3 NT

4th
Q
K
A
10
A
2
J
5
A
10
N deals
E-W vul 5
A J
9 8 4 3
A Q J 7 3 2
Q 10 9 8 7 3
K 10 7 5 3
A
9 Table 6 4
8 6 4 2
Q 10 2
K 10 5 4
975BA =
36723 =
Par NS +400 A K J 2
Q 9
K J 7 6 5
8 6

1 opening
3 NT South =
+400 +11 679
2 opening
3 NT South -2
-100 717

296. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Rodwell

2
Pass

Lead
6
8
10
9
A North
Rosenberg
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
Q
3
5
3 East
Meckstroth
Pass
4

3rd
A
9
4
Q
2 South
Zia
1
Pass

4th
4
3
2
6 West
Stansby

Dbl
Pass

Lead
10
9
8
Q
J
5
Q
7 North
Hamman
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
5
K
2
9
10
2
K East
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
4
4
8
A
3
4 South
Wolff
2
3

4th
6
2
7
6
2
Q
5
6
N deals
E-W vul 9 4 3
A 8
6 2
K Q J 7 5 3
K 2
K 10 5 3 2
A Q J 8 4
6 Table A 8 6 5
Q J 7 4
10 9
10 9 2
76238 =
67BA5 =
Par EW +650 Q J 10 7
9 6
K 7 5 3
A 8 4

1 opening
4 East +1
-650 679
2 opening
3 North -1
-50 +12 729

300. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 4, Bd 14 West
Romanski

2
Pass

Lead
6
2
3
K
Q
Q
J
J North
Ghose
1
2
Pass

2nd
4
3
2
8
K
K
5
6 East
Kowalski
1
3

3rd
Q
10
J
9
2
A
9
4 South
Shivdasani
Dbl
Pass

4th
A
A
7
4
3
2
5
6 West
Dalal

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
10
2 North
Balicki
2
3
Pass

2nd
9
A
3 East
Padhye
2
3
Pass

3rd
10
5
10 South
Zmudzinski
3
4

4th
J
8
A
N deals
None vul A
Q 10 9 3
J 8
A J 8 7 6 3
10
8 7 4
K 9 6 5 4 2
K 10 5 Table Q J 8 7 5 4 2
A 2
A Q 10
2
6592A =
78393 =
Par NS +100 K 9 6 3
K J 6 5
7 3
Q 9 4

1 opening
3 East -1
+50 680
2 opening
4 North +2
+480 +10 739

303. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Balicki

1
3

Lead
K
7
7
5
A
9
4
A North
Feldman
1
2
Pass

2nd
A
3
A
J
2
2
2
3 East
Zmudzinski
Dbl
2
4

3rd
8
10
5
5
9
J
J
5 South
Sontag
Pass
Pass
All Pass

4th
3
J
2
4
4
K
K
K West
Seamon

2
Pass

Lead
J
8
A
Q
4
J
A
10 North
Szymanowski
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
5
3
K
10
K
5
6 East
Passell
2
3 NT

3rd
2
Q
2
5
J
4
6 South
Lesniewski
Pass
Pass

4th
5
A
4
9
7
2
3
N deals
None vul K J 2
Q J 7 3
—
K Q 9 7 4 2
A Q 10 8 6 5
2
10 9 6 5 2
3 Table 7
A K 10 9
A Q J 8
A 10 6 5
43616 43415
8A7C6 =
Par EW +920 9 4 3
8 6 5 4
K 7 4 3
J 8

1 opening
4 West =
-420 680
2 opening
3 NT East -1
+50 +10 749

304. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Zmudzinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
10
3
6
5
4
5
K
4 North
Sontag
1
1 NT

2nd
7
9
3
9
4
5
8
J
5
6 East
Balicki
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
Q
4
K
J
8
2
K
7
Q South
Feldman
1
Pass

4th
A
6
J
10
2
7
8
9
9
K West
Passell

Pass
Dbl

Lead
5
5
4
5
K
4
Q
3
4
2 North
Lesniewski
2
3
Pass

2nd
6
7
9
4
2
5
J
3
10
10 East
Seamon
Pass
Pass
4

3rd
K
K
10
K
3
A
J
Q
J
6 South
Szymanowski
2 NT
Pass
All Pass

4th
A
A
3
9
8
9
6
6
9
8
N deals
Both vul 9 8
A J 8 4
A 10
K 7 4 3 2
A Q 7 3
6 5 3
K Q 8 6 4
6 Table K 4
K Q 7 2
J 5 3 2
A J 9
56428 =
779A5 =
Par EW +140 J 10 6 5 2
10 9
9 7
Q 10 8 5

1 opening
1 NT North -4
-400 680
2 opening
4 East -2
+200 +12 761

306. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 82 West
Nickell

2
Pass
4

Lead
K
5
9 North
Rosenberg
1
2
3
All Pass

2nd
A
2
A East
Freeman
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
7
3
4 South
Deutsch
1
2 NT
Pass

4th
2
3
3 West
Martel

3
Pass

Lead
K
9
3
K
K
5
Q
10 North
Hamman
2
3
Pass

2nd
A
A
A
2
10
A
5
8 East
Stansby
Pass
4

3rd
J
7
J
9
6
10
7
8 South
Wolff
Pass
Pass

4th
2
6
2
4
4
7
9
N deals
E-W vul A J 6 3 2
—
J 10
K Q 10 6 4 3
K 5
K Q 10 8 7 4 3
A K
9 2 Table Q 10 9
9 5
Q 8 7 6 2
A 8 5
47358 =
65985 64984
Par EW +140 8 7 4
A J 6 2
9 5 4 3
J 7

1 opening
4 West =
-620 680
2 opening
4 West -1
+100 +12 775

307. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
Panelewen

1
3
4

Lead
J
8
Q
3
3
7
K
4
4 North
Multon
1
2
4
Pass

2nd
6
8
2
2
7
8
10
Q
6 East
Watulingas
Dbl
2
Pass
5

3rd
6
A
9
Q
2
K
5
4
A South
Szwarc
Pass
3
Pass
All Pass

4th
7
2
3
5
9
A
5
K
5 West
Mouiel

3
4

Lead
A
8
6
6
J
2
7
3 North
Sakul
2
4
All Pass

2nd
7
3
4
5
Q
5
10
10 East
Levy
Dbl
4

3rd
4
A
K
K
9
8
A
9 South
Karwur
3
Pass

4th
2
7
3
2
6
Q
J
Q
N deals
N-S vul K 10 2
Q 10 3
—
A K 9 8 6 5 3
9 8 6 4 3
K 9 7 5 2
9 8 6
— Table A Q
A 8 6
A K J 5 4 3
Q 7
73229 73228
69BB4 =
Par EW +450 J 7 5
J 4
Q 10 7 2
J 10 4 2

1 opening
5 East -1
+50 +10 690
2 opening
4 West =
-420 775

309. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 112 West
Manoppo

2
3
Dbl
Dbl

Lead
6
7
4
A
3
Q
10
6 North
Levy
1
3
3
4
All Pass

2nd
3
Q
A
5
K
4
J
4 East
Lasut
1
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
J
A
7
2
7
2
A
8 South
Mouiel
Dbl
3
3 NT
5

4th
10
4
5
J
Q
5
9
10 West
Bompis

2
Pass

Lead
2
4
4
2 North
Karwur
2
3
Dbl

2nd
Q
3
3
10 East
Mari
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
A
Q
K
6 South
Sakul
2
Pass

4th
5
A
5
Q
N deals
N-S vul A Q 3
4
A 6 2
A 9 8 7 6 3
6 4
A J 10 9 8 2
J 4
Q J 10 Table K J 9 8 7 2
7 3
9 5
K 5 4
967C8 =
45614 =
Par NS +1370 10 5
K Q 6 5
K Q 10 8 7 3
2

1 opening
5 × South =
+750 +10 700
2 opening
3 × East -2
+300 775

311. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 119 West
Panelewen

4
Pass

Lead
10
2
A
K North
Szwarc
1
5

2nd
A
3
J
8 East
Watulingas
3
Pass

3rd
3
Q
6
2 South
Multon
Dbl
Pass

4th
5
5
7
6 West
Mouiel

2 NT
Pass

Lead
6
J
5
8
7
Q
10
8 North
Karwur
2
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
4
9
6
A
10
7
K East
Levy
2
3

3rd
Q
6
Q
A
J
2
5
A South
Sakul
Dbl
Pass

4th
5
Q
4
4
2
3
2
3
N deals
Both vul K Q 5
J 10 8
9
A Q 10 9 8 4
J 9 6 3
Q 3 2
A J 5
K 7 3 Table 10
K 7 4
K Q 10 8 7 3 2
J 5
6A95A =
73383 =
Par NS +620 A 8 7 4 2
A 9 6 5
6 4
6 2

1 opening
5 North -1
-100 702
2 opening
3 East -1
+100 +5 780

312. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29 West
Hamman

2
4

Lead
A
10
K
J
2
Q
J North
Soloway
1
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
4
A
Q
7
5
2
3 East
Wolff
1 NT
Pass

3rd
9
4
K
4
A
J
2 South
Goldman
Pass
Pass

4th
6
5
3
5
9
2
7 West
Smith

3
4

Lead
9
10
4
3
K
4
A North
Rodwell
2
Pass
All Pass

2nd
6
A
5
10
Q
2
4 East
Robinson
2 NT
3

3rd
A
2
K
A
J
K
3 South
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

4th
4
5
7
9
8
6
5
N deals
Both vul A 7
7
K 10 3
A 10 8 7 5 3 2
K 5 2
K J 10 8 6 3 2
J 5
6 Table J 9 4
A 4
A Q 9 6
K Q J 4
25256 25246
B7B87 =
Par EW +660 Q 10 8 6 3
Q 9 5
8 7 4 2
9

1 opening
4 West =
-620 702
2 opening
4 East -1
+100 +12 792

Data 9X88 Main Top One Club vs. Two Clubs

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29			West Multon Dbl 4 Lead A K 5 K 4 K	North Duboin 1 2 All Pass 2nd 4 6 7 A 3 J	East Zimmermann Pass 2 3rd 3 Q Q 2 A 6	South Zia 1 3 4th 8 J 2 7 7 10	West Madala Dbl 3 Lead A 3 4 10 7	North Fantoni 2 Pass Pass 2nd 6 A Q K	East Bianchedi Pass 2 3 3rd 3 7 J J	South Nunes Pass 2 All Pass 4th 8 4 K 6
N deals Both vul	Q 3 Q J 7 J 6 K Q J 10 9 4
9 7 6 4 A K 5 2 A K Q 4 7		J 8 9 8 6 4 9 7 2 A 8 6 5
66458 = 66975 = Par EW +140	A K 10 5 2 10 3 10 8 5 3 3 2
1 opening 4 East = -620 0	2 opening 3 East = -140 +10 `10`

2. 2014 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22			`West` Hanlon 4 Pass Lead A 4 6 3 5 Q 6	North Madala 1 Pass Pass 2nd J 2 10 2 3 5 2	`East` Moss 1 Pass Pass 3rd 6 A J 4 K 9 A	South Bianchedi 2 Dbl 4th 3 5 A 4 2 4	`West` Duboin Dbl Pass 5 All Pass Lead 9 3 8 8 2 4 Q K	North Gitelman 2 Pass Pass Dbl 2nd A 6 A 2 A 4 Q 3	`East` Zia Pass 3 5 5 3rd 2 3 7 A 4 K 6 10	South LallJ 2 5 Dbl Dbl 4th 10 4 2 5 6 6 3 7
N deals N-S vul	Q 6 2 K 5 2 A Q 8 7 6 5 2
K J 9 7 Q J 8 7 6 Q 2 A 3		10 8 5 4 3 A 9 3 J 9 6 5 10
6358A 6348A 59753 = Par NS +100	A 10 4 K 10 8 7 4 3 K J 9 4
1 opening 4 × East -1 +100 0	2 opening 5 × East -3 +500 +9 `19`

4. 2014 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 6			`West` McGarry Rdbl 2 2 NT Lead 7 J Q Q 8 J 3 10 4	North Graves 1 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 6 2 A A 6 2 K 5 10	`East` Levine 1 Pass 2 3rd 4 5 3 8 Q 3 A 6 5	South Schwartz Dbl Pass Pass 4th 10 4 3 4 2 K 9 K J	`West` FisherL 2 Pass Lead 4 5 A 8 4 3	North Ekeblad 2 Pass Pass 2nd 10 3 6 9 2 K	`East` SchwartzRO Pass 2 3rd J K 3 8 A 4	South Bakhshi 2 Pass 4th Q A K J 9 Q
N deals N-S vul	Q 2 A 10 2 10 2 A J 8 7 5 2
J 4 K Q J 8 7 A Q 7 4 K 10		A 10 7 6 5 3 5 8 5 3 Q 9 6
54556 = 79787 = Par EW +140	K 9 8 9 6 4 3 K J 9 6 4 3
1 opening 2 NT West -1 +50 +6 6	2 opening 2 East +2 -170 `21`

8. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4			West Moss 2 Pass Lead 6 7 3 2 2 8 Q 9 6 A	North StansbyJ 1 Pass 3 2nd 5 3 4 3 A 4 6 10 8 Q	East Bathurst Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 J 8 J 7 J 2 10 K 5	South Hung 1 Dbl 4th A Q K A 7 5 J 2 9 K	West Watson 2 Pass Lead 6 3 6 K A J Q 7 6 4	North Hampson 2 Dbl 5 2nd 5 7 7 J 3 A 5 K 9	East FeldmanJ Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 8 10 A 10 J 2 Q 4 3	South Greco 2 4 All Pass 4th 7 A 9 8 2 3 2 4 10
N deals Both vul	J A 7 4 J 7 4 A K 5 4 3 2
Q 9 4 3 K Q 10 9 8 2 3 8 7		A 10 7 6 3 Q 10 9 8 2 Q J 9
9758A 97589 45743 = Par NS +600	K 8 6 5 2 J 5 A K 6 5 10 6
1 opening 3 North -1 -100 +9 19	2 opening 5 × North -2 -500 `21`

9. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 68			West Pratap Pass Pass Lead 5 8 A K 10 4 A	North Baseggio 1 3 3 NT 2nd 3 Q 4 J K J 6	East GordonM Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 10 5 8 6 Q 4	South Stark 1 3 4th 7 6 2 3 7 2 9	West McAllister Pass Pass Lead 5 3 6 A K 10 4	North Sontag 2 2 NT 2nd 3 6 8 4 J K 9	East Campanile Pass Pass 3rd A J Q 5 2 6 5	South Berkowitz 2 Pass 4th 7 K 10 3 2 3
N deals Both vul	10 7 2 6 2 A 6 A K Q 9 7 5
A A Q 10 7 3 10 8 5 3 8 3 2		K J 8 5 4 4 Q J 7 4 J 10 4
87858 88858 44574 = Par NS +120	Q 9 6 3 K J 9 8 5 K 9 2 6
1 opening 3 NT North = +600 +9 `28`	2 opening 2 NT North +2 +180 21

14. 2014 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18			West Nickell Pass 2 Lead 5 3 3 A 5 J 7 9 6	`North` AukenS 1 2 All Pass 2nd A 8 5 2 9 2 A 6 4	East Katz Pass Pass 3rd 2 10 4 4 3 7 2 8 A	`South` Welland 1 NT Pass 4th 4 Q 10 J K 3 9 10 8	West Piekarek 2 Lead 5 3 5 A 5 Q 7 A 3	`North` Rodwell 2 Pass 2nd A 8 3 2 9 2 10 3 9	East Smirnov Pass Pass 3rd 2 10 9 4 8 7 Q 6 4	`South` Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 6 Q K J K 10 5 4 A
N deals E-W vul	Q 9 2 5 A 7 5 K Q 8 6 3 2
A 10 7 6 5 9 6 4 K 4 2 A 10		4 3 A K J 8 3 10 8 3 J 9 5
96678 = 46755 46754 Par NS +400	K J 8 Q 10 7 2 Q J 9 6 7 4
1 opening 2 West = -110 `28`	2 opening 2 West -1 +100 +5 `28`

16. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32			`West` Buras Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 5 K 4 A 3	North Duboin 1 1 2 3 NT 2nd 4 7 2 7 10 8	`East` Narkiewicz Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 Q 3 A K 10	South Sementa 1 2 2 NT 4th Q 6 5 5 4 9	`West` Madala Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 5 5 J 10 4 2 K	North Zmudzinski 2 3 NT 2nd 5 6 9 8 2 4 8 7 7	`East` Bocchi Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 10 A 3 6 2 3 A	South Balicki 3 Pass 4th K K A 9 7 5 K 8 10
N deals N-S vul	K 4 J 9 6 4 K A Q J 10 4 2
A J 8 3 K 8 5 Q 10 5 K 8 7		10 9 7 2 Q 10 7 8 7 4 2 9 6
9798A 97A8A 46353 35343 Par NS +620	Q 6 5 A 3 2 A J 9 6 3 5 3
1 opening 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 `40`	2 opening 3 NT North -1 -100 28

18. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 10			West Kranyak 2 Dbl Lead 5 4 10 4 6 Q J 7 6	North Villas-Boas 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 7 K 9 8 3 5 8 3 4	East WolpertG 1 3 3rd A 2 3 K 10 3 5 7 5	South Campos 2 3 NT 4th 10 2 2 A Q 6 10 9 Q	West Chagas Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 3 4 4 K 8 K 10 J	North Dwyer 2 2 2 NT 2nd 3 2 2 A 8 5 4 6 6	East Brum Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 10 K 2 7 5 3 3 5	South Bathurst 2 2 3 4th Q 9 A 9 5 Q A 7 Q
N deals Both vul	Q 9 K J 9 2 7 K Q J 7 6 3
J 10 8 2 A Q 10 8 9 6 5 2 9		6 4 6 4 A J 8 4 3 A 8 5 2
98869 = 34573 = Par NS +600	A K 7 5 3 7 5 3 K Q 10 10 4
1 opening 3 NT× South +1 +950 +15 `56`	2 opening 3 North -2 -200 28

19. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 6, Bd 19			West Multon 2 2 NT Lead 7 Q 7 A 9 J 8	`North` Samir 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 9 2 10 10 5 Q	East Zimmermann 1 2 3 3rd 10 4 J 6 6 2 2	`South` Noshy Pass Pass All Pass 4th K A 3 4 5 A K	West Nabil 2 2 NT Lead Q J 3 A 9 8 3	`North` Nunes 2 Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 A 2 4 3 K	East Sadek Pass 2 3 NT 3rd 7 6 10 2 6 5 A	`South` Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4 K 7 2 5 Q 2
N deals E-W vul	10 9 3 9 7 5 4 A A Q J 9 8
Q K Q K 9 8 4 3 2 K 5 4 2		K J 8 7 4 A 3 2 Q J 10 10 3
45846 = 78596 77596 Par EW +100	A 6 5 2 J 10 8 6 7 6 5 7 6
1 opening 3 West = -110 `56`	2 opening 3 NT West -2 +200 +7 35

21. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 6			`West` Zimmermann 2 Pass Lead 2 9 A	North Forrester 1 Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 3	`East` Multon Pass 3 Pass 3rd A 5 9	South Gold 1 6 4th 10 4 5	`West` Robson 3 Pass All Pass Lead 8 A K Q 2 A	North Nunes 2 Pass 3 NT 2nd 2 3 4 8 J 4	`East` Allfrey Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 9 3 4 Q 10	South Fantoni 2 Dbl 4 4th Q 5 10 J 3
N deals N-S vul	A Q 9 9 K 9 3 2 K 8 7 4 3
K J 10 8 7 5 8 4 3 8 Q 5 2		6 4 3 J 10 5 7 5 4 A J 9 6
C7CC8 A7CC8 06005 = Par NS +1440	2 A K Q 7 6 2 A Q J 10 6 10
1 opening 6 South = +1370 +12 `68`	2 opening 4 South +3 +710 35

23. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 6			`West` Levin 2 NT 3 4 Lead 2 A 8 3 J	North Martel 1 Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 5 Q 10 5	`East` Weinstein 1 3 3 4 3rd K 10 4 A 4	South Zia Dbl Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4 2 3 2 9	`West` Rosenberg Dbl Pass Lead A 6 8 A 6 K	North Dwyer 2 Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 5 2 5 2	`East` Willenken Pass 5 3rd Q A 4 4 9 7	South Bathurst 4 Pass 4th 4 Q J 10 10 Q
N deals N-S vul	A 8 9 4 Q 5 2 K Q J 8 5 3
J 7 3 2 K Q 10 6 A J 7 6 6		K Q 5 A 8 7 K 9 8 4 3 7 4
43329 = 699B4 = Par EW +400	10 9 6 4 J 5 3 2 10 A 10 9 2
1 opening 4 East +1 -150 +6 `74`	2 opening 5 East = -400 35

24. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 6			`West` v.Prooijen 2 4 Lead 6 K 3 3 6	North Venkataraman 1 Dbl Pass 2nd 2 4 6 10 5	`East` Verhees 1 Pass 5 3rd A A 9 A 9	South Chokshi Dbl 3 All Pass 4th K 6 A 2	`West` Balakrishnan Dbl 4 Lead A K J K 10 8 2 K 3 J	North Muller 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 5 4 7 4 9 5 8 6 10 5	`East` Tewari Dbl 4 3rd 10 2 A 7 A Q Q 7 A 4	South de Wijs 4 Pass 4th 3 6 6 3 2 5 4 3 2 9
N deals N-S vul	A 8 9 4 Q 5 2 K Q J 8 5 3
J 7 3 2 K Q 10 6 A J 7 6 6		K Q 5 A 8 7 K 9 8 4 3 7 4
43329 = 699B4 = Par EW +400	10 9 6 4 J 5 3 2 10 A 10 9 2
1 opening 5 East = -400 `74`	2 opening 4 West -2 +100 +11 46

25. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 6			`West` Tobing Dbl 3 4 Lead K J 10 K 7 6 8 Q	North Helness 1 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 4 7 J 10 5 4 3 3	`East` Asbi Dbl Pass 4 3rd 2 A Q 3 K A 10 5	South Helgemo 1 3 Pass 4th 6 2 K 8 9 2 2 J	`West` Fantoni Dbl 3 Lead K Q 2 8 K 3 6 4 K	North Karwur 2 Pass Pass 2nd 4 7 A Q 10 6 Q 7 9	`East` Nunes Pass 3 4 3rd 10 2 5 4 7 A 4 3 8	South Sakul 2 Pass All Pass 4th 6 6 9 3 2 5 10 10 5
N deals N-S vul	A 8 9 4 Q 5 2 K Q J 8 5 3
J 7 3 2 K Q 10 6 A J 7 6 6		K Q 5 A 8 7 K 9 8 4 3 7 4
43329 = 699B4 = Par EW +400	10 9 6 4 J 5 3 2 10 A 10 9 2
1 opening 4 West = -420 `74`	2 opening 4 West -2 +100 +11 57

26. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 19			West Asbi Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 3 3	`North` Sadek 1 3 5 2nd 2 K 5	East Tobing 1 Pass Dbl 3rd A 5 K	`South` Hussein 1 4 NT 6 4th 8 6 6	West Samir Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 A 3 K A K Q J 5	`North` George 2 3 4 5 2nd 6 5 7 8 6 7 10 5 3	East Noshy 2 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 2 10 4 4 3 7 10 8	`South` Karwur 2 3 NT 5 4th A 6 2 9 2 3 9 4 5
N deals E-W vul	K J 10 2 6 2 9 6 A K Q J 5
9 7 5 J 9 7 5 4 8 4 9 3 2		6 A Q 3 K Q J 5 2 10 8 7 6
BC78C = 11641 = Par NS +980	A Q 8 4 3 K 10 8 A 10 7 3 4
1 opening 6 South = +980 +11 `85`	2 opening 5 South +1 +480 57

28. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37			`West` Nickell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 10 2 4 A K 7 Q 10	North Fleisher 1 1 3 2nd 5 6 8 A 3 5 4 9 J	`East` Katz Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q J 9 J 3 5 10 A 2	South Kamil 1 2 3 NT 4th K Q 6 3 7 2 2 7 5	`West` Willenken Pass Pass Lead 10 4 4 10 A 6 3 9 A	North Meckstroth 2 4 2nd A 9 5 6 3 Q K 6 2	`East` Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd Q J J K 3 K Q 2 7	South Rodwell 3 Pass 4th 8 A K 5 7 2 4 5 9
N deals N-S vul	A 7 6 5 Q 6 4 A K J 8 4 2
10 9 4 K J 7 2 A 7 3 2 7 6		Q J 2 9 4 Q 9 8 5 Q 9 5 3
99A7A = 43353 44353 Par NS +620	K 8 3 A 10 8 6 5 3 K J 10 10
1 opening 3 NT South -1 -100 `85`	2 opening 4 South = +620 +12 69

30. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 79			`West` LallH Dbl Pass Lead A K 6 8 4	North Zia 1 2 3 NT 2nd 7 J 9 3 A	`East` Milner Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 5 4 10 2 8	South Martel 1 2 NT 4th 3 2 Q K 9	`West` Kamil Pass Pass Lead 4 K K 3 Q 10	North Wold 2 3 2nd 2 9 A A 5 J	`East` Fleisher Pass Pass 3rd K 2 9 5 6 Q	South Compton 2 Pass 4th 7 A 4 8 2 3
N deals N-S vul	Q 10 9 J 7 Q 9 A Q 10 9 4 2
A 3 2 A K 6 K J 10 8 7 6 3		J 8 7 5 4 10 5 4 7 4 2 K 5
75768 76768 57574 57674 Par NS +90	K 6 Q 9 8 3 2 A 6 5 3 J 8
1 opening 3 NT South = +600 +10 `95`	2 opening 3 North = +110 69

31. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23			West Platnick Pass Pass Lead 3 10 5 4 4 2 9	North Gitelman 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 A 3 A 7 6 J	East Diamond Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 2 10 Q J K K	South Moss 1 3 NT 4th K 10 6 6 3 9 3	West Spector Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 10 J 8 Q 5	North Hampson 2 2 3 2nd 2 J 3 5 A	East Becker Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 K 4 K 2	South Greco 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th K 10 7 9 6
N deals Both vul	2 J 8 2 A K Q K 8 7 6 3 2
Q 7 5 3 A 9 7 J A Q J 5 4		J 10 9 4 6 5 3 10 9 8 5 4 3 —
97869 = 46463 = Par NS +600	A K 8 6 K Q 10 4 7 6 2 10 9
1 opening 3 NT South -1 -100 `95`	2 opening 3 NT South = +600 +12 81

32. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 48			`West` WolpertG 3 Lead K 2 4 J	North Zia 1 Pass 2nd 6 10 9 K	`East` Kranyak Pass Pass 3rd 4 3 A	South Martel 1 Pass 4th 7 4 2	`West` Willenken 4 Pass Lead K A 10 3 8 4	North Bathurst 2 Pass Pass 2nd 6 10 7 4 J	`East` Rosenberg Pass 5 3rd 4 5 K Q 2	South Dwyer 4 Pass 4th 7 3 A 6 7
N deals N-S vul	Q 9 8 7 2 K 2 A K 9 8 3 2
10 4 A Q 7 4 A J 10 6 5 3 7		K J 6 K 10 9 5 Q 8 7 4 10 6
7943A = 549A3 539A3 Par EW +130	A 5 3 2 J 8 6 3 9 Q J 5 4
1 opening 3 West +1 -130 `95`	2 opening 5 West -2 +100 +6 87

34. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38			`West` Drijver 2 Pass Lead A 4 7 A	North Fleisher 1 4 2nd 2 Q 10 8	`East` Brink 1 Pass 3rd 7 A Q 6	South Kamil 2 Pass 4th 8 3 3 K	`West` Martel Pass 3 All Pass Lead Q 6 A A 2	North v.Prooijen 2 3 Pass 2nd A 10 8 2 9	`East` Zia 2 3 Pass 3rd 5 Q 7 7 J	South Verhees Pass Pass Dbl 4th 4 3 K 8
N deals N-S vul	8 K 5 3 K 10 A Q 8 6 5 3 2
10 9 7 A 10 7 J 7 6 J 10 9 7		A 6 5 4 3 4 A Q 5 4 2 K 4
64947 54946 79486 79496 Par EW +140	K Q J 2 Q J 9 8 6 2 9 8 3 —
1 opening 4 North -1 -100 +10 `105`	2 opening 3 × East = -530 89

35. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1			`West` Hinze 2 Pass Lead K A Q 7 2 6 8 Q A 6	`North` Fleisher 1 3 Pass 2nd 3 5 6 J 10 8 5 4 6 5	`East` Grainger 1 3 3 3rd 7 4 2 7 K J 8 2 9 K	`South` Kamil 2 Dbl All Pass 4th 2 4 10 9 5 Q 3 7 10 A	`West` Zia Pass Pass Lead Q 6 5 J 2 5 8	`North` Lee 2 3 Pass 2nd 4 5 A 9 Q A 9	`East` Martel 2 Pass Pass 3rd 3 K 10 2 K 3	`South` Donn 3 4 4th 7 A 6 10 7 3
N deals None vul	A 10 7 8 7 5 — A J 10 8 7 4 2
K 3 2 K 6 J 6 5 3 K Q 9 5		Q J 8 6 A J 9 4 3 2 10 4 2 —
33366 = A9A77 88954 Par EW +430	9 5 4 Q 10 A K Q 9 8 7 6 3
1 opening 3 East -1 +50 +6 `111`	2 opening 4 North -4 -200 89

37. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Balicki Dbl Pass Lead 3 K Q 2 10 8 2 7 K J	North Boyd 1 2 Pass 2nd A 6 9 3 8 K 3 6 A 10	East Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 8 Q 9 J 6 Q 4 10 8	South Robinson 1 4 4th 4 5 7 10 7 Q A A 4 7	West Stewart 2 Pass Lead 4 J 9 Q 3 5 J Q 8 9	North Dubinin 2 2 Pass 2nd 5 4 Q 6 2 K 3 6 9 10	East Woolsey Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 7 K K 10 2 5 7 7 2	South Gromov 2 4 4th 8 A 2 9 J 4 10 10 3 3
N deals Both vul	A K 10 7 Q 8 4 J 9 8 7 5 4
Q A 9 7 3 2 J 9 6 2 A Q 3		J 6 5 2 10 6 4 10 7 5 3 K 10
89679 = 53664 = Par NS +140	9 8 4 3 K J 5 A K Q 8 6 2
1 opening 4 North = +620 +12 `124`	2 opening 4 North -1 -100 89

39. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Brink Pass Pass Lead 5 6 Q J 7 7 6	North Helgemo 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 4 K 3 8 K 4	East Drijver Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 Q A 2 2 A 9	South Helness 1 2 4th 10 A 8 3 5 3 9	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 2 10 2 A K 8 4 9 Q	North Verhees 2 3 2nd J 4 4 6 7 2 3 10 7	East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd A 5 J 3 6 5 A J 6	South v.Prooijen 2 Pass 4th 3 K 5 9 Q J 7 Q 4
N deals Both vul	8 Q 3 Q 8 4 3 A K J 10 8 3
A J 7 6 4 J 5 4 A 10 Q 9 4		Q 2 A 9 8 2 9 7 5 2 7 6 5
9779A = 46643 46543 Par NS +600	K 10 9 5 3 K 10 7 6 K J 6 2
1 opening 2 South -1 -100 `125`	2 opening 3 North = +110 +5 94

40. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Buras Pass Pass Lead 7 10 2 K J 5 2 7 10 8	North Madala 1 2 3 2nd J 3 4 7 5 3 K 3 2 8	East Narkiewicz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 2 A 3 5 A A Q 7 10	South Bocchi 1 2 4th 4 K 6 9 Q 6 8 9 4 6	West Duboin Pass Pass Lead 5 10 K 3	North Zmudzinski 2 2 Pass 2nd 2 6 7 2	East Sementa Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 5 K	South Balicki 2 3 4th A 4 9 A
N deals Both vul	8 Q 3 Q 8 4 3 A K J 10 8 3
A J 7 6 4 J 5 4 A 10 Q 9 4		Q 2 A 9 8 2 9 7 5 2 7 6 5
9779A = 46643 46543 Par NS +600	K 10 9 5 3 K 10 7 6 K J 6 2
1 opening 3 North -1 -100 `125`	2 opening 3 North = +110 +5 99

43. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 14, Bd 23			West Matushko Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 2 J 5 J Q	North Apteker 1 2 3 4 5 2nd 4 A 5 4 3 6	East Khokhlov Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 2 7 6 Q K 2	South Gower 1 2 4 4 NT 6 4th A 8 3 9 5 K	West Bosenberg Pass Pass All Pass Lead J J 6 Q	North Dubinin 2 3 3 2nd 4 8 A 9	East Eber Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 9	South Gromov 2 3 4 4th A A 3
N deals Both vul	5 4 Q J 7 A A J 10 8 7 4 2
Q J 10 8 A 4 9 8 7 5 3 2 6		K 9 7 6 3 2 9 8 J 10 6 K 9
76B6B = 37272 = Par NS +650	A K 10 6 5 3 2 K Q 4 Q 5 3
1 opening 6 South -1 -100 `125`	2 opening 4 North +1 +650 +13 114

44. 2012 WC Final, Seg 7, Bd 97			`West` Buras Dbl 1 NT 3 NT Lead 3 5 Q Q 7 K 6 10 A	`North` Cullin 1 Pass Pass All Pass 2nd J 2 5 10 4 5 3 9 8	`East` Narkiewicz Pass 1 2 NT 3rd 2 J 8 4 A 2 10 6 9	`South` Bertheau Pass Pass Pass 4th 7 Q A 2 3 5 K K 3	`West` Nystrom 2 NT Pass Lead K 7 7 10 J 8 7 K 10	`North` Balicki 2 Pass Pass 2nd 5 4 4 4 Q 8 4 8 3	`East` Upmark Pass 3 NT 3rd 2 9 2 2 6 6 A 7 6	`South` Zmudzinski Pass Pass 4th A 3 A Q 3 10 5 3 K
N deals None vul	10 K Q 8 4 A K 5 Q 10 6 4 3
Q 7 A J 10 7 Q 9 6 2 A K 7		A K 9 4 9 6 5 10 8 7 J 9 5
45546 46556 97887 = Par EW +400	J 8 6 5 3 2 3 2 J 4 3 8 2
1 opening 3 NT West -2 +100 +11 `136`	2 opening 3 NT West +1 -430 114

48. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88			`West` Mesbur Dbl 4 Lead 7 10 5 Q 4 A 4 9 9 8	`North` Buras 1 2 All Pass 2nd 10 2 J 3 8 3 5 J 3 9	`East` Fitzgibbon 1 3 3rd Q A 7 2 6 6 6 A K K	`South` Narkiewicz 1 Pass 4th 5 4 K 2 3 2 7 8 J 6	`West` Zmudzinski Pass Lead 5 7 K 6 4 7 3 K 6 6	`North` Carroll 2 Pass 2nd 7 4 J 2 7 2 10 3 5 8	`East` Balicki Dbl 3rd 10 Q 8 A 9 A K J 3 9	`South` Garvey Pass 4th Q 2 3 5 4 4 A 10 2 5
N deals None vul	J 2 K J 7 2 10 7 A Q J 8 4
K Q 10 9 6 — J 4 K 10 9 6 3 2		A 8 4 A 10 9 6 4 K Q 9 2 5
43665 43765 8A678 = Par EW +420	7 5 3 Q 8 5 3 A 8 6 5 3 7
1 opening 4 East -1 +50 +8 `148`	2 opening 2 × North -2 -300 115

49. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Zia Pass Pass Lead Q J A K 10 5 2	North Nystrom 1 2 3 2nd K 3 5 6 7 3 6	East Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 2 2 6 5 A A	South Upmark 1 2 4th 8 3 4 9 Q 7 3	West Bertheau Pass Pass Lead 5 10 2 A K 3	North Rodwell 2 2 3 NT 2nd K 3 4 6 7 2	East Cullin Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 2 J 3 6 K	South Meckstroth 2 3 4th 4 J 5 9 Q 4
N deals Both vul	8 Q 3 Q 8 4 3 A K J 10 8 3
A J 7 6 4 J 5 4 A 10 Q 9 4		Q 2 A 9 8 2 9 7 5 2 7 6 5
9779A = 46643 46543 Par NS +600	K 10 9 5 3 K 10 7 6 K J 6 2
1 opening 3 North = +110 `148`	2 opening 3 NT North = +600 +10 125

50. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61			West Buras 1 4 Lead K A 5 3	North Bocchi 1 2 All Pass 2nd 4 8 9 Q	East Narkiewicz Pass 2 3rd 2 3 A K	South Madala 1 3 4th 5 2 4 J	West Versace 3 3 Lead A K K	North Balicki 2 Dbl All Pass 2nd 4 8 9	East Zaleski Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 3	South Zmudzinski 2 NT Pass 4th 5 5
N deals Both vul	J 9 Q J 6 5 9 6 A K Q J 7
K 10 8 7 5 2 K K Q J 8 7 5		A 6 3 A 7 2 10 5 4 3 10 8 4
51817 = 7B5B5 = Par EW +650	Q 4 10 9 8 4 3 A 2 9 6 3 2
1 opening 4 West +1 -650 `148`	2 opening 3 West +2 -200 +10 135

51. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Helness Pass Lead A K 3 4 3 2	`North` Demuy 1 Pass 2nd 4 5 8 10 2 A	East Helgemo 1 3rd 10 3 Q 5 J 6	`South` L'Ecuyer Pass 4th 2 7 Q 7 A 9	West Korbel Pass Lead A 6 3 K 4 10 8 8 Q 6	`North` Nunes 2 Pass 2nd 4 7 2 10 K 5 7 4 K 8	East Miles 2 3rd 10 J J 5 3 9 6 8 5	`South` Fantoni Pass 4th 2 A Q 9 Q A 7 3 2
N deals E-W vul	A Q J 6 5 3 10 K J 8 4 3 2
J 9 K 9 8 7 J 8 5 4 Q 9 7		K 10 8 7 3 A 10 4 Q 7 2 A 10
44558 = 99785 87775 Par EW +300	6 5 4 2 Q 2 A K 9 6 3 6 5
1 opening 1 East +2 -140 `148`	2 opening 2 East -1 +100 +6 141

52. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34			West de Wijs 1 Pass Lead K 8 6 A A J	`North` Pilon 1 3 4 2nd 5 9 10 K 6 3	East Muller 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A Q 2 3	`South` Toffier Dbl 3 4th 6 4 7 5 2	West Rombaut 2 Pass Lead A 2 5 3 A J 4	`North` v.Prooijen 2 4 2nd 4 J 2 5 8 3 4	East Lorenzini Pass Pass 3rd 7 A 3 K 4 6	`South` Verhees 2 Pass 4th 9 7 8 6 2 Q
N deals E-W vul	J 9 5 A K 7 K Q J 9 7 4 2
K Q 10 8 7 2 5 2 A Q 4 10 5		A 3 10 8 6 K 9 8 6 3 2 6 3
1191A = 08080 = Par NS +140	6 4 Q J 9 7 4 3 J 10 5 A 8
1 opening 4 South = +420 +7 `155`	2 opening 4 North = +130 141