Data 9X90 Main

One Heart vs. Two Hearts

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 177 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 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Multon Duboin Zimmermann Nunes Madala Fantoni Bianchedi
1 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 NT AP

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

J 9 5 3
J 5 3
A 7 4
J 10 9 Table K Q 7 4
K Q 7
K J
Q 8 6 3
47776 =
86656 =
Par NS -120 A 8 6
4
10 9 6 3 2
K 7 5 2

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
+1 1
2 opening
2 NT E +1 -150
-1 0

2. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Zia Helgemo Duboin Bocchi Nunes Madala Fantoni
1 1 Pass 2 2 Pass
1 NT 2 2 NT AP 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J
K 5 4 3
A 6 5
J 8 7 6 Table A 10 9 7 4 2
A 8 7
9 7
A 10
43797 43786
89646 =
Par NS -100 K 8 6 5 3
—
Q 4 3 2
9 5 3 2

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

3. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Moss Bocchi Hanlon LallJ Zia Gitelman Duboin
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Dbl 4 4 AP

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

Q 9 3 2
A 3
J 10
A K 8 5 2 Table A K 5 4
J 8 2
9 7 6 2
9 3
54975 =
69448 79458
Par NS -100 J 10 8 6
K 4
Q 8
Q 10 7 6 4

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 7
2 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 0

4. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Ginossar Garner Demirev Coren Boyd Jansma Robinson
1 2 5 2 3 4
5 6 Pass Pass Dbl AP
Dbl AP

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

A J 10 8 6 3
4
8
A K 8 7 3 Table 9 5 4
K
A K Q J 10 2
10 6 2
43A22 =
793A9 =
Par NS +200 —
J 8 7 6 5 2
9 7 5 4 3
9 4

1 opening
6 × N -2 -300
-13 7
2 opening
4 × N = +590
+13 13

5. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Brogeland Smith Lindqvist Schwartz Boyd Graves Robinson
1 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 2
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

Q 7 5 2
K 10 9 4 2
K 4 2
5 Table K 9
A 7
A Q 8
A Q J 9 6 4
23442 23342
B999B =
Par NS -660 10 8 4
6
J 10 9 7 5 3
10 8 2

1 opening
3 NT W +2 -660
Tie 7
2 opening
3 NT E +2 -660
Tie 13

6. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

Q J
A J 9 6
A K 8 7
Q 3 2 Table 8 7 5
7
10 5 3 2
K J 10 8 7
57834 =
645A9 =
Par NS -130 10 9 6 4
K 8 5
9 6 4
A 6 5

1 opening
2 N = +110
-3 7
2 opening
2 NT W -2 +200
+3 16

7. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Richter Kranyak Ramos WolpertG LallJ Etter Wooldridge Kolesnik
1 Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass
3 AP 3 NT AP

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

Q 5
K 7
Q 10 9 8 7 4 2
A 4 Table A J 9 2
6 4 2
A K
J 8 5 2
36837 36836
575A5 564A5
Par NS -130 10 7 6 3
Q 5
6 5 3
K 9 7 3

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
+11 18
2 opening
3 NT W +3 -690
-11 16

8. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Greco Rosenberg Hampson Diamond Fleisher Platnick Cohler
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
1 NT 2 3 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

Q 4 2
A J 5
A K J
K 9 7 2 Table 6
K Q 3 2
Q 4 3
Q J 8 5 3
38452 =
8496A 7486A
Par NS -140 J 10 7 5 3
9
9 8 7 6 2
10 4

1 opening
5 E -1 +100
-1 18
2 opening
3 S = +140
+1 17

9. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Campanile Berkowitz McAllister Baseggio GordonM Stark Pratap
1 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Dbl 5 AP 3 NT AP

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

K 6
J 5 4 2
3
K 10 5 4 3 2 Table A 4 3
3
A K J 10 5
A J 8 6
37731 =
7659C =
Par NS -920 10 9 8 7
K 9
Q 8 7 6 2
Q 7

1 opening
5 W +1 -420
-11 18
2 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
+11 28

10. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul Q
A 10 8 7 6
A J 9 8
Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Katz Helness Nickell Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

7 3
3
Q 10 7 6 3 2
K 9 5 4 Table A J 9 5
K Q 9 4
5 4
J 10 6
88977 =
54456 =
Par NS +140 K 10 8 6 4 2
J 5 2
K
A 7 2

1 opening
4 N -3 -300
-3 18
2 opening
4 N -2 -200
+3 31

11. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Maksymetz Levin Rogoff Weinstein Rodwell L'Ecuyer Meckstroth Marcinski
1 2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 3 2
Q
A Q 9 5 3
6 5 4 Table K J 6
J 10 9 6
4
A K Q J 9
43652 =
9A78A 9968A
Par NS -420 A 10 7 4
7 3
J 8 6 2
10 8 7

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
+11 29
2 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-11 31

12. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul Q 7 2
A K 8 7 4 3
J 6
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Helness Zmudzinski Helgemo Balicki Lynch Nunes Passell Fantoni
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 4
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 6 5 3
9
10 8 4
K 7 5 3 Table A J 4
Q 5
K Q 5 3 2
J 6 4
85946 =
58386 =
Par NS +100 9 8
J 10 6 2
A 9 7
A 10 8 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 29
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 31

13. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Balicki Helness Zmudzinski Stansby Fantoni Bramley Nunes
1 Dbl 2 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 AP Pass

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

10 9 5
7 2
A K J 7 4
K 10 2 Table K J 4 3
Q 5
10 5
A Q 8 5 3
33711 =
696AA =
Par NS -140 A 8 7 6
10 6 3
Q 9 8
7 6 4

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-1 29
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
+1 32

14. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Pszczola Woolsey Kwiecien Berkowitz WeinsteinH Sontag Grabel
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 8 7 2
9 7
A J 9
K 10 5 3 Table J 6 5 3
J 10 6
6 5 3 2
J 6
A7B89 B7B99
26244 =
Par NS +660 A Q 9
4 3
K Q 10
A 9 7 4 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 29
2 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 32

15. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul J
A 9 6 5 3 2
K 9 2
K Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Bakhshi Multon Gold Robson Nunes Forrester Fantoni
1 1 2 2 Pass Pass
3 4 Pass 4 Pass
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

5 4 3 2
Q 10 7
10
A 10 9 7 3 Table K Q 9 7 6
K J 8
Q 5
J 8 2
A79C7 =
26305 =
Par NS +1370 A 10 8
4
A J 8 7 6 4 3
5 4

1 opening
6 S +1 +1390
+15 44
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
-15 32

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi Zhang Gold WangW Ju Forrester ShiZ Robson
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 8 7 6
10 6
J 8 6
Q 4 3 Table 5 4 2
A J 3
2
K J 8 7 6 5
65AB4 =
58329 =
Par NS +420 10 9 3
Q 5
A K 9 5 3
A 9 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 44
2 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 32

17. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Gold Helgemo Bakhshi Robson Nunes Forrester Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT AP 2 AP

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

K Q 10 8 7 4
J 8
10 8
K 10 2 Table 6 2
K 10 9 3
K Q
Q 9 8 7 3
747A5 748A5
69538 =
Par NS +100 A J 5 3
6 2
J 7 4 3
A J 6

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
Tie 44
2 opening
2 W = -110
Tie 32

18. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul Q J
A Q 5 4 3 2
J 8 3
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Helgemo Robson Helness Nunes Gold Fantoni Bakhshi
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass
4 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

9 8 3 2
K J 9 8
A K
A Q 8 Table A K 10 6 4
10 7
10 2
9 7 6 5
22574 =
AA869 AA859
Par NS -430 7 5
6
Q 9 7 6 5 4
K 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 44
2 opening
4 W = -420
Tie 32

19. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul Q 8 5
K Q 10 8 6 2
K 9 2
8

West North East South West North East South
Gold Zimmermann Bakhshi Multon Helgemo Forrester Helness Robson
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 2
J 7 3
Q 7 6 5
10 6 3 Table 7 6 4
A 5 4
A 10 8 3
Q J 2
9BB9A =
22243 =
Par NS +450 A K 9 3
9
J 4
A K 9 7 5 4

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+2 46
2 opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 32

20. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul Q J
A Q 5 4 3 2
J 8 3
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Muller Narkiewicz de Wijs Buras Mazurkiewicz Brink Jassem Drijver
1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
4 AP Dbl Pass Pass 3
3 NT AP

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

9 8 3 2
K J 9 8
A K
A Q 8 Table A K 10 6 4
10 7
10 2
9 7 6 5
22574 =
AA869 AA859
Par NS -430 7 5
6
Q 9 7 6 5 4
K 4 3 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
+1 47
2 opening
3 NT W +2 -460
-1 32

21. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul Q 8 5
K Q 10 8 6 2
K 9 2
8

West North East South West North East South
Madala Lian Bocchi ShiH ShiZ Duboin Ju Sementa
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 2
J 7 3
Q 7 6 5
10 6 3 Table 7 6 4
A 5 4
A 10 8 3
Q J 2
9BB9A =
22243 =
Par NS +450 A K 9 3
9
J 4
A K 9 7 5 4

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 47
2 opening
4 N = +420
+1 33

22. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 7

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

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

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 Q A 9
2 4 Q K 9 tricks won
8 tricks won

K Q 10 3
7 2
K 8 5 3
J 5 3 Table 9 4
9 8 3
A J 7 6 4
K 9 8
78948 =
65484 =
Par NS +140 8 7 5 2
A J 10
Q 9
Q 10 7 4

1 opening
2 N = +110
-1 47
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
+1 34

23. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A Q
K 9 8 6 5
9 8
A 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Takayama Brink Kaku Furuta Verhees ChenD v.Prooijen
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 8
7 3 2
Q 10 7
K Q J 10 9 Table 5 3
A Q J
K J 6 4 3
8 7 6
99865 99765
43578 =
Par NS +300 K J 9 7 6 4 2
10 4
A 5 2
3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+6 53
2 opening
3 S +1 +170
-6 34

24. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Moss SchwartzRO Grue BessisT Brogeland Bertheau Lindqvist
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass
4 AP

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

A K Q J 9 4
A 9
Q 9 8 7 2
— Table 7
Q 10 6 4
10 4 3
Q J 10 9 3
43536 54536
897A7 =
Par NS -140 8 3 2
J
A J
K 8 7 6 5 4 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+10 63
2 opening
4 W = -420
-10 34

25. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul 10
A J 10 4 3 2
Q 10 5
Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Kranyak Levin WolpertG Bathurst Katz Dwyer Nickell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A K Q 9
K 9 8 7
A K 9 6
A Table 4 3 2
Q 6
J 7 4 3
9 8 7 5
45627 =
887A6 887A5
Par NS -130 J 8 7 6 5
5
8 2
K 10 6 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W -2 +100
Tie 63
2 opening
3 NT E -2 +100
Tie 34

26. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz WolpertG Nickell Kranyak Dwyer Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 2 NT
2 3 Pass Pass 3 AP
Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

K J 5 3
4
K J 6
9 8 5 4 2 Table A 10 8
10 8 7
A Q 10 9
A 10 3
43623 =
797AA 7A7AA
Par NS -420 9 6 2
K 6 3
8 4 2
K Q J 7

1 opening
4 E = -130
Tie 63
2 opening
3 W = -140
Tie 34

27. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 91

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Platnick Kranyak Diamond Greco Bathurst Hampson Dwyer
1 2 NT Dbl 2 4 Pass
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass

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

J 10 7 5
Q 8 5
K 10 7
8 5 2 Table 6 4
4
A J 6 5 2
A Q 10 7 3
78B56 58B55
45287 =
Par NS +450 A Q 9 3 2
A J 7
Q 9 8 3
J

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 63
2 opening
4 E -2 +100
+5 39

28. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

K Q 8 7 6
9 6
6
A Q 8 3 2 Table 9 4 2
4
10 9 8 4 3
K J 7 4
84B93 85B93
28148 =
Par NS +500 A J 10 3
A 8 5 2
K Q 5
9 5

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
+9 72
2 opening
4 × W -1 +100
-9 39

29. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
BlanchardS Berkowitz BlanchardB Sontag Pratap Hamman GordonM LallJ
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3
Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 3 NT Dbl
4 AP

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

K 8 4 3
Q
K Q 7 6 5
K 5 4 Table 10 6
J 10 7 5
A J 9 8
J 10 6
57837 =
75585 =
Par NS +100 A J 2
A 8
4 2
Q 9 8 7 3 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-3 72
2 opening
4 W -1 +50
+3 42

30. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Donn Zia Lee Grainger Kamil Hinze Fleisher
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

K 9 8 5 2
8 5
K 10 9
Q 7 6 Table Q J
K Q 6 2
J 8 7 5 4
K 10
45758 45757
77685 =
Par NS -90 A 7 6 4
4
A Q 3
9 8 5 4 3

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
Tie 72
2 opening
2 N -1 -50
Tie 42

31. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Drijver Helness Brink Verhees Fantoni v.Prooijen Nunes
1 2 NT Pass 2 3 3
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 4 5 AP
4 Pass 5 AP

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

A Q 9 6 5 3
9 7
8 4
K J 2 Table 8
A
A K Q 9 3 2
10 9 8 5 3
54932 =
694AB 684AB
Par NS -500 10 7 4
J 10 3
J 10 6 5
A 6 4

1 opening
5 E = -600
-12 72
2 opening
5 E -1 +100
+12 54

32. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Amoils Helgemo WolpertD L'Ecuyer Fantoni Demuy Nunes
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
3 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass Pass Dbl 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

A J 10 3
8 7 5
J 8 5 4 3
7 Table Q 6 5 4 2
K J 6 2
2
K 9 6
858AB B58AB
28431 28531
Par NS +660 K 9 8
—
K Q 9 7
A J 10 8 4 3

1 opening
5 S = +600
-1 72
2 opening
5 S +1 +620
+1 55

33. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Pilon v.Prooijen Toffier Verhees de Wijs Rombaut Muller Lorenzini
1 1 Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT
3 4 Dbl 5 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 10 3
8 7 5
J 8 5 4 3
7 Table Q 6 5 4 2
K J 6 2
2
K 9 6
858AB B58AB
28431 28531
Par NS +660 K 9 8
—
K Q 9 7
A J 10 8 4 3

1 opening
5 S +1 +620
-1 72
2 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 56

34. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Lengy Bertheau Bareket Liran Upmark Friedlander Nystrom
1 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 6 5 3
10 9
6 4
10 7 6 5 3 Table A Q J
Q 7 6 4
9 7 5
K Q J
98AC7 =
34215 =
Par NS +1370 K 10 8 7 2
5
K Q J 8
A 9 2

1 opening
2 × E -3 +500
-3 72
2 opening
5 N = +600
+3 59

35. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Muller Forrester de Wijs Drijver Allfrey Brink Robson
1 3 4 2 3 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9
J 7 4
J 10 8 5
A 8 6 5 3 Table K J 10 8 7 6 4 3
K
9 4
K J
64A87 =
49246 =
Par NS +200 Q
Q 8 2
A K 7 6 3 2
Q 10 9

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 85
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-13 59

36. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Ingimarsson Kuru MagnussonM Cengiz Gur Jorgensen Yilmaz Einarsson
1 1 2 2 2 4
3 Pass 4 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP 4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

J 8 7 5 2
7 5
J 6 4 2
5 4 Table A Q 10 6 3
A
Q 8 7 5
A 10 7
74A3A 63A3A
58393 =
Par NS +420 4
K J 9 4
10 9
K Q J 9 8 3

1 opening
5 × N -1 -100
Tie 85
2 opening
5 × N -1 -100
Tie 59

37. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Brown Helgemo Kanetkar Krochmalik Nunes Lavings Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

Q 10 6 5 3
K
7 4 3 2
Q J 9 Table K 9 4
A 8 5
K J 10 9
8 4 3
65A57 65A58
58383 58373
Par NS +500 A J 7 2
10 7 2
A 6 5
7 6 5

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
Tie 85
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
Tie 59

38. 2012 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Ahlesved Balicki Petersson Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Cullin Buras Bertheau
1 3 4 2 4 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 5 Pass Pass 6
Pass 5 Pass 6 6 Pass Pass 7
6 Dbl AP Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 3
11 tricks won 13 tricks won

A Q 8 7 5
10 7
Q 2
J 6 5 4 Table K J 6 4 3 2
6
K 10 8 7 4 3
—
72D3D 72C3D
0B090 0B0A0
Par NS +300 —
J 9 3 2
A J 9
A K 10 9 7 3

1 opening
6 × W -1 +100
-20 85
2 opening
7 × N = +2470
+20 79

39. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul 9 8
A K J 7 6 3
Q J 5
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Balicki Upmark Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Cullin Buras Bertheau
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 2 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

A K 10 6 5 2
8 5
A 8 7
7 4 Table Q 4 3
Q 10 4 2
9 6
K 6 5 3
658A9 =
78423 =
Par NS +130 J 7
9
K 10 4 3 2
A Q 10 9 8

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+6 91
2 opening
2 W = -110
-6 79

40. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Bertheau Multon Cullin Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni
1 1 Pass 2 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

A J 10 2
6 2
J 5 4
A K J 4 Table K Q 7 5 4 3
A 9 5
K 6 2
8
32756 =
AB676 =
Par NS -450 9 6
J 8 4
Q 9 8 7 3
7 6 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 91
2 opening
4 E +1 -450
Tie 79

41. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ahlesved Helness Petersson Bertheau Fantoni Cullin Nunes
1 Pass 4 2 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

K 10 7 4 3
J
Q 10
A Q J 8 4 Table A 6 5 2
Q 3
9 8 6 3 2
10 3
84965 =
59378 =
Par NS -100 Q J 9
9 8 5 4 2
K 7 5
K 5

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 97
2 opening
4 × W -1 +200
-6 79

42. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Hamman Upmark Zia Rodwell Cullin Meckstroth Bertheau
1 2 2 2 3 3
2 4 Pass Pass 3 4 Dbl AP
Dbl AP

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

A Q 9 6 5 3
9 7
8 4
K J 2 Table 8
A
A K Q 9 3 2
10 9 8 5 3
54932 =
694AB 684AB
Par NS -500 10 7 4
J 10 3
J 10 6 5
A 6 4

1 opening
4 × N -1 -200
Tie 97
2 opening
4 × N -1 -200
Tie 79

43. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Hamman Upmark Zia Rodwell Cullin Meckstroth Bertheau
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass 1 Dbl (AP) Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

10 6 2
K 9 8 6 4
10 7
J 8 4 Table K J 5 4
5
9 8 4 3 2
A Q 2
9999A 99999
34433 =
Par NS +400 A 9 7
7
K Q J 6 5
K 7 6 3

1 opening
1 × E -3 +800
-7 97
2 opening
2 × E -4 +1100
+7 86

44. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Pagani de Wijs Smid Reich Verhees Reygadas v.Prooijen
1 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP Pass

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

J 4
J 10 2
8 7 2
A K 8 6 5 Table Q 7
Q 7 6 5
A K Q 9 3
9 3
8A766 =
53576 =
Par NS +620 K 10 9 8 6 3
9
J 10 6 5
4 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+6 103
2 opening
2 N -2 -200
-6 86

45. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Bocchi Bertheau Madala Duboin Nystrom Sementa Upmark
1 Pass 2 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) 3 4 AP

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

J 5
9 6
9 7 5
J 9 6 5 3 2 Table K 9 6
10 7 3
A K 6 2
A 8 4
99A86 99986
34347 =
Par NS +620 Q 8 7 3
A 5
J 10 8 3
K Q 10

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 103
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 99

46. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Korbel Madala Miles Bocchi Sementa WolpertD Duboin Amoils
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
2 3 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

A Q J 10 5
8 4
K Q 9
K Q 4 Table 7 6 3
A Q
8 6 3
8 7 6 3 2
34753 54763
7967A =
Par NS -140 K 9 4 2
9 7 6
A 7 2
J 10 9

1 opening
4 W -2 +100
+2 105
2 opening
4 W -1 +50
-2 99

47. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Pilon Said Toffier Liaqat Askari Lorenzini Gheewala Rombaut
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

5
J 7 6
A J 9 5
Q 10 6 5 2 Table J 9 7 4
10 5
K 10 6 3
7 4 3
9AB77 =
00066 =
Par NS +650 A K Q 8 6 2
K 3
Q 4 2
J 9

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 105
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 99

48. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Ginossar Helgemo Pachtman Lengy Nunes Bareket Fantoni
1 2 3 2 4 4
4 AP 4 AP

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

8 7 5 4
8 4 3
6 2
J 10 4 2 Table A K J 9 2
Q 5
A
K Q 9 8 3
64AA4 =
39329 =
Par NS +100 Q 10 6
A 9 6
K 10 8 7 4
7 6

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
Tie 105
2 opening
4 W -1 +50
Tie 99

49. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Lauria Zimmermann Versace Sementa Nunes Duboin Fantoni
1 Pass 3 2 Pass 3
Dbl 4 4 NT Pass Dbl Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 AP

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

J 8 7 4 2
4
K Q J 10
A 8 7 Table A 9 5
8 5 3
A 9 6 2
Q 10 4
64A47 =
69385 =
Par NS +100 K Q 3
Q 9 7 2
8 5 4 3
9 2

1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
+9 114
2 opening
4 W -2 +100
-9 99

50. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Helgemo Willenken Helness Multon Kamil Zimmermann Fleisher
1 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 2 AP Rdbl Pass 4 Dbl (AP)

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

4
A K 9 6 2
A J 8 6
Q 8 4 Table K J 8 6 3
—
Q 9 3
10 9 7 5 2
88865 =
55567 55466
Par NS +120 A Q 10 7 5
10 3
10 5 4
K 6 3

1 opening
2 N = +110
-9 114
2 opening
4 × E -2 +500
+9 108

51. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Nickell Multon Katz Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

A K Q 8 5 4
10 8 2
7 6
J 9 Table J 6
K Q 9 3
Q J 10 8 3
K 5
44669 =
77673 =
Par NS +110 9 3 2
7
A K 9 4 2
8 7 3 2

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+2 116
2 opening
3 N +1 +130
-2 108

52. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Rosenberg Upmark Willenken Martel Fallenius Zia Fredin
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 5
10
A K 9 7 6 5 4
5 4 2 Table 9 8 6 4 2
K J 8
Q
K J 9 8
87966 87956
56476 =
Par NS +140 K Q 7
9 4 3
J 10 8 2
A 10 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 116
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 108

53. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Hamman Gitelman Zia Moss
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

A 8 2
K
Q 10 4
K 7 5 4 3 2 Table K 6 4
Q J 8 3 2
J 7 5 3
9
77786 77787
65656 =
Par NS +90 10 9 7 3
6
A K 9 8 2
A 8 6

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-11 116
2 opening
3 × W -3 +500
+11 119

54. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Cohler Nickell Spector Grue Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell
1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 Pass
Dbl 2 2 AP 3 AP

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

A 10 4
A 7 2
J 9 5 3
A Q 8 Table Q 9 8 7 5 3
Q 10 4
7 4
10 3
44788 54888
79555 79554
Par NS -140 K 6 2
J 5
K 10 8
J 9 7 4 2

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
-1 116
2 opening
3 E = -140
+1 120

55. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul 7 5
A K Q 10 6 5
J 10 2
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Levin Lee Weinstein Demirev WeinsteinH Kamil Garner Fleisher
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 3
2 3 Pass 3 NT 3 AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 10 9 4 3
J 9
7 6
10 9 5 4 Table Q 6 2
8 3
K 9 8 4 3
A K Q
A5A77 =
37366 =
Par NS +630 A J 8
7 4 2
A Q 5
J 7 3 2

1 opening
3 NT× S +1 +950
+13 129
2 opening
3 W -1 +100
-13 120

56. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher YangD Kamil WeinsteinJ Gu Martel ShiX Stansby
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Dbl 3 AP Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

A K Q 8
Q 6
A K
J 10 7 4 3 Table J 5 3
9 4
10 7 6 3 2
Q 5 2
75954 =
58478 =
Par NS +100 10 7 6 4
K J 8
J 9 8 4
K 8

1 opening
3 N = +140
Tie 129
2 opening
4 E -3 +150
Tie 120

57. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

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

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

J 9 8 4 3
9 2
A 7 6
6 4 3 Table 7 5 2
A 3
J 4 2
A K J 10 9
77997 =
56246 =
Par NS +140 A K Q 10
Q 7 6 5
5 3
Q 7 5

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 129
2 opening
3 N = +140
+6 126

58. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul J 9
A Q 10 9 8 3
K 4 3
10 5

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Madala Verhees Bocchi Sementa Brink Duboin Drijver
1 2 4 2 2 5
4 Pass Pass 5 Dbl AP
Dbl 5 5 AP

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

7 6 3
J
A Q J 7 5
K Q J 6 Table A K Q 4 2
—
9 6 2
9 8 7 3 2
72922 =
6B4BB =
Par NS -450 10 8 5
K 7 6 5 4 2
10 8
A 4

1 opening
5 W = -450
-4 129
2 opening
5 × N -2 -300
+4 130

59. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul A K 3
K J 10 8 6 2
10 7 4
9

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Versace Baldursson Lauria Duboin Einarsson Sementa Jorgensen
1 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 5 2
Q
9 5 3
K Q 10 8 5 Table 7 4
A 9 7 4 3
A K Q
A J 2
45652 =
9878A =
Par NS -600 Q 9 8 6
5
J 8 6 2
7 6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
Tie 129
2 opening
3 NT E = -600
Tie 130

60. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Narkiewicz Villas-Boas Buras Gawrys Brenner Kalita Branco
1 3 Dbl 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 3 AP

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

A Q J 6 2
J 9 5 2
A 6
9 4 Table 4 3
8 3
Q 10 5
K Q J 10 8 2
86984 =
26248 57459
Par NS +100 K 10 9 5
7
K J 9 8 7
A 7 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 131
2 opening
3 E = -110
-2 130

61. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K 7
K Q 10 9 7 4
Q 8 3
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Nunn Amaral Hans Gosney Villas-Boas Edgtton Campos
1 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 3
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

Q 4 2
8 6
J 5 2
10 6 5 4 3 Table A 10 8 5
A 3 2
A 9 7
A K 2
56765 =
77678 =
Par NS -90 J 9 6 3
J 5
K 10 6 4
Q J 7

1 opening
4 W -2 +200
Tie 131
2 opening
4 W -2 +200
Tie 130

62. 2011 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Wooldridge de Wijs Hurd LallJ Verhees Grue v.Prooijen
1 1 2 2 2 2 NT
2 NT 3 3 4 (AP) 3 4 4 AP

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

K 8 4 3
J 8 3
A 8 4
Q 4 3 Table A Q J 10 5
10 6
Q J 9
K 9 6
65979 =
78464 =
Par NS +140 7 6 2
K Q 4
K 10 7 6 2
8 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 131
2 opening
4 E -2 +200
+6 136

63. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul A K 3
K J 10 8 6 2
10 7 4
9

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Sadek Nystrom El Ahmady Hishmat Fredin Nadim Fallenius
1 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

J 10 5 2
Q
9 5 3
K Q 10 8 5 Table 7 4
A 9 7 4 3
A K Q
A J 2
45652 =
9878A =
Par NS -600 Q 9 8 6
5
J 8 6 2
7 6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
Tie 131
2 opening
3 NT E = -600
Tie 136

64. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Duboin Cullin Sementa Madala Fredin Bocchi Fallenius
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 8 7 4 3
A 4 3
2
K 10 6 2 Table A 10 9 2
8 2
J 10 9 4
9 7 5
85A98 =
38345 =
Par NS +500 6 5
J 7
A Q 8 7 5
A Q J 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 131
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 136

65. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Katz Duboin Nickell Rodwell Seamon Meckstroth Cayne
1 Dbl 2 NT 2 Dbl 2 NT
Dbl 4 Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

K 7 3 2
5
A J 3
J 9 7 4 3 Table Q J 9 4
A 4
Q 10 2
K 10 8 6
53962 =
6A46A =
Par NS -300 A 6 5
8 7 3 2
K 9 8 7 4
Q

1 opening
4 × W +1 -690
-12 131
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
+12 148

66. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Levin Multon Weinstein Stansby Nunes Martel Fantoni
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 4
4 5 AP 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

K 7 3 2
5
A J 3
J 9 7 4 3 Table Q J 9 4
A 4
Q 10 2
K 10 8 6
53962 =
6A46A =
Par NS -300 A 6 5
8 7 3 2
K 9 8 7 4
Q

1 opening
5 N -2 -100
-5 131
2 opening
4 × W -1 +100
+5 153

67. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Einarsson Sontag Jorgensen Berkowitz Pratap Baldursson GordonM JonssonT
1 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 4
3 Dbl 4 4 NT 4 Pass Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass Pass 5 AP

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

A Q 10 9 8 2
5
A 10 8 4
8 5 Table 7 6 5
10
Q 9 5 3
Q J 9 4 3
94A45 =
49297 =
Par NS +200 J 4 3
K 6 4 3 2
K 7 2
A K

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
-9 131
2 opening
5 W -3 +300
+9 162

68. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

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

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

A K 8 6 2
Q 10 5
K J 9
K 4 Table 10 9 5
8 4
6 3 2
J 8 5 3 2
97A97 A7A97
36345 =
Par NS +430 Q J 7 3
6 3
A Q 10 7 5
A 6

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 131
2 opening
2 NT W -5 +500
+1 163

69. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul K 9 6
A 9 8 6 5 4
K 10 4 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Larsen Moss Deutsch Kranyak Diamond WolpertG Platnick
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

J 10 8 3
10 7 2
A J 9
A Q 3 Table Q 7 5 2
K Q 3
Q 8 7 3
J 4
46759 =
76554 =
Par NS +110 A 4
J
6 5
K 10 9 8 7 6 5 2

1 opening
3 S = +110
+5 136
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 163

70. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul —
A 9 8 5 4
Q 9 6
K Q 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Wooldridge Cohen Hurd Zagorin Rubin Bathurst Ekeblad
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
3 4 4 Dbl 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K Q J 10 9 2
K 7 6 3
8 7
6 Table A 6 3
2
J 4 3 2
A 10 7 5 4
64A99 =
48243 =
Par NS +300 8 7 5 4
Q J 10
A K 10 5
J 3

1 opening
5 N -3 -300
+7 143
2 opening
4 × W = -590
-7 163

71. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul 8 3
K Q 10 7 6
K 8 7
K Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Cohen Hurd Wolfson Rubin Bathurst Ekeblad Zagorin
1 Pass 4 2 Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 5 2
9 3
A Q 4 2
A 10 6 Table K 10 4
J 2
10 9 5 3
J 8 5 3
98A77 =
45365 =
Par NS +420 A J 9 6
A 8 5 4
J 6
7 4 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
-1 143
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 164

72. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

N deals
E-W vul Q
A K J 10 8 6
J 10
9 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Garner Donn WeinsteinH Goren Johnson Rubin Simson Ekeblad
1 1 Dbl 2 2 3
3 AP 3 AP

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

J 9 8 2
9 7 3
A 9 8 5
Q 8 Table A 10 7 5 3
Q 2
Q 7 4
A J 5
75969 =
58474 =
Par NS +140 K 6 4
5 4
K 6 3 2
K 10 7 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +100
Tie 143
2 opening
3 E -1 +100
Tie 164

73. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Jacobs Welland Beatty Jacobus Chambers Wold Schermer
1 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
4 AP

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

K Q 8
K Q
Q 10 9
A Q 10 5 2 Table J 10 6 4 2
10 9 8
K 8 7 6 5
—
73736 =
69596 =
Par NS -140 9 3
7 2
A 4 3
J 8 7 6 4 3

1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 143
2 opening
2 E +2 -170
+6 170

74. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Jacobs Welland Beatty Jacobus Chambers Wold Schermer
1 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass
2 NT 3 4 4 (AP) Pass

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

A K 10
K 10 7 3
Q 10 7 6
7 2 Table 8 6 5 4 3
6
3 2
A J 10 8 5
85986 95986
48457 48446
Par NS +300 Q J 9 2
Q 5
A 9 5 4
Q 9 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 143
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 176

75. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Chan Rodwell Lee Meckstroth Katz H-Welland Nickell Ivatury
1 1 NT 2 NT 2 Pass 4
3 NT 4 5 Dbl (AP) Dbl Pass 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A 10 6 2
3
K Q J 9 4
K 9 7 Table 3
9 7
7 6 2
A Q J 10 5 3 2
59822 =
644AB =
Par NS -400 K Q J 4
J 6 4 2
A 5 3
8 6

1 opening
5 × E = -550
+3 146
2 opening
5 × E +1 -650
-3 176

76. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Grue Levin Cheek Delmonte Stansby Amoils Martel
1 2 2 2 3 3
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) 4 4 AP

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

10
J 4 3
5 4 2
K J 10 8 6 2 Table 8 6 4
A 8 7
A Q 9 8 7 6
4
8B847 =
22486 =
Par NS +650 A Q J 7 5 2
10
K 3
A 9 7 3

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+1 147
2 opening
4 S = +620
-1 176

77. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul Q 8
A Q 6 5 4
A
J 8 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
BessisM Kranyak BessisT Deutsch JonssonT Fantoni Baldursson Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

10 2
K 10 3
Q 9 8 7 3
Q 6 4 Table K 7 5
J 9 7
J 6 5 4
A K 10
AA979 =
31463 =
Par NS +630 A J 9 6 4 3
8 2
K 10 2
9 7

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
+1 148
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
-1 176

78. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul K 7 6 3
A Q 9 8 6 5
10 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Muller Hampson de Wijs Bakkeren Moss Bertens Gitelman
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8
K 4
A K J 9 8 4
8 5 4 Table Q 5 4
J 10 7 3
Q 7 3
J 9 3
7B97B =
10260 10261
Par NS +450 A J 9 2
2
6 5
A K Q 10 7 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
-1 148
2 opening
4 N +2 +480
+1 177

79. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Seamon Aronov Cayne Sementa Fallenius Duboin Fredin
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 AP Dbl Pass 2 AP

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

6 3 2
J 9 8
A K 9
A K Q 10 Table A J 7 4
5 3 2
6 5
9 8 5 3
66785 =
76548 =
Par NS +90 K Q 10 9 8
4
Q 8 4 3
7 6 4

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-7 148
2 opening
2 E -2 +200
+7 184

80. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Quantin Meckstroth Multon Pilon Zia Bompis Hamman
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl Pass
2 2 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

9 7
8 5 2
8 4 2
K J 10 9 2 Table A Q J 10 3 2
A Q 9
K 7 6
5
55876 =
88557 =
Par NS -120 K 6 5
7
J 10 9
A Q 7 6 4 3

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-6 148
2 opening
3 E -1 +50
+6 190

81. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 3
A 10 9 7 5 3 2
Q J 8 4
A

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Cohen Multon Wolfson Willenken Fantoni Rosenberg Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 4 AP

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

8
6 4
9 7 6 2
K J 9 6 5 3 Table J 7 6 5
K Q J 8
A 5
8 7 2
9B9A5 =
11427 =
Par NS +450 A K Q 10 9 4 2
—
K 10 3
Q 10 4

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+1 149
2 opening
4 S = +420
-1 190

82. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Pachtman Zia Ginossar Hamman Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Rosenberg
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl 3
2 NT 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

J
3 2
A J 9 5 2
Q 9 8 6 2 Table K 10 7 3
9 8
K 7 3
A K 4 3
38932 =
554AA =
Par NS -130 A Q 9 8 4
J 6 5
Q 10
J 10 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+1 150
2 opening
4 E = -130
-1 190

83. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Rodwell Stewart Meckstroth Nickell Robinson Katz Boyd
1 Pass 4 2 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 7 4 3
K Q
10 7
10 8 7 2 Table 8 5
A 5 2
9 8 5 3 2
K 5 3
A9A99 =
34334 =
Par NS +430 K J
8 6 3
K Q J 6 4
A 9 6

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 150
2 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 190

84. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Jassem Hamman Martens Kurka Rodwell Kopecky Meckstroth
1 1 4 2 Pass 4
Dbl AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 7
10 5
A J 7
K Q 10 8 5 3 Table A 8 6 5 4 3
—
Q 9 4 2
J 7 2
73942 =
4A49A =
Par NS -300 10 9 2
A K J 7 6
K 8 6
9 4

1 opening
4 × N -1 -100
-2 150
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
+2 192

85. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Moss Martel Gitelman Greco Fleisher Hampson Kamil
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass Pass
2 NT Dbl AP

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

J 7 3
A 8 4
K Q 2
K J 8 3 Table Q 9 6 5 2
9 7 5
5 4 3
9 4
97989 97AA9
35334 =
Par NS +420 K 10 8 4
2
A 9 7 6
A Q 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
-14 150
2 opening
2 NT× W -5 +1400
+14 206

86. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Morgan Katz Harris Nickell Rodwell Koneru Meckstroth Chorush
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 4
2 2 5 5 Dbl Pass 4 NT Dbl
Dbl AP 5 AP

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

A K 7
7 6
9 8 6
A K J 8 5 Table 2
5 4
10 5 4 3 2
10 7 4 3 2
6A954 =
32278 =
Par NS +420 J 10 6 5 4
Q J 9
A K Q 7
Q

1 opening
5 × S -1 -100
-6 150
2 opening
5 W -3 +150
+6 212

87. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Harris Hamman Morgan Zia
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 4
2 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 7 6 5
7 4
10 4
K Q 9 7 Table A J 8
10 9 2
Q 9 2
A J 4 2
85AA5 =
26218 27218
Par NS +620 K 4 3 2
A 3
A J 8 6 3
8 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
-1 150
2 opening
4 N +2 +680
+1 213

88. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul J 10 2
K 9 8 6 4 3
—
A J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Greco Zia Hampson Moss Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
1 NT Dbl Rdbl 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

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

A Q 9
A Q 5
A Q 10 4 2
4 2 Table 5 3
J 7
K 9 8 7 3
K 10 7 3
36725 =
976B8 A66B7
Par NS -630 K 8 7 6 4
10 2
J 6 5
Q 9 6

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-1 150
2 opening
3 NT W = -600
+1 214

89. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Moss Helgemo Gitelman Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 6 2
A 6 4 3
—
J 10 7 4 2 Table K 7 5
10 7
J 8 6 4 3 2
Q 8
97997 =
35336 =
Par NS +400 A 9 8
J 9
K Q 10 9 7 5
K 9

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 150
2 opening
4 N = +420
+10 224

90. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss El Ahmady Gitelman Sadek Duboin Hampson Sementa Greco
1 2 3 2 2 4
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Dbl AP

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

Q 7
10 5
A J 7
K Q 10 8 5 3 Table A 8 6 5 4 3
—
Q 9 4 2
J 7 2
73942 =
4A49A =
Par NS -300 10 9 2
A K J 7 6
K 8 6
9 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-12 150
2 opening
4 × N = +590
+12 236

91. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Multon Drijver Zimmermann Nunes Bates Fantoni Wold
1 1 4 2 2 4
Dbl Pass 4 AP Dbl AP

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

Q 7
10 5
A J 7
K Q 10 8 5 3 Table A 8 6 5 4 3
—
Q 9 4 2
J 7 2
73942 =
4A49A =
Par NS -300 10 9 2
A K J 7 6
K 8 6
9 4

1 opening
4 E = -420
-8 150
2 opening
4 × N -1 -100
+8 244

92. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Multon Camberos Zimmermann Pellegrini Villegas Nunes Angeleri Fantoni
1 1 2 2 2 Dbl
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 4
10 9 6
Q 9 7 5
Q J 9 8 Table K Q J 3 2
8
K J 6 4
K 5 4
96946 =
47497 =
Par NS +100 8 7 6
K 7 3
A 10 8 3
A 3 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 150
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 244

93. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Pellegrini Helness Camberos Angeleri Fantoni Villegas Nunes
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

7 5 4
Q 10 6 3
8
K 8 6 4 3 Table K 10 8 2
9 5
J 9 6 2
9 7 2
BBBC9 =
22113 =
Par NS +920 A Q J 9 3
7
A K Q 5 4 3
A

1 opening
6 S = +920
Tie 150
2 opening
6 S = +920
Tie 244

94. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Camberos Helgemo Pellegrini Villegas Nunes Angeleri Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

A K Q 6
J 9 6 5
10 9
10 3 2 Table 10 8
A 10
6 5 4 2
A K 8 5 4
66774 =
67658 67668
Par NS -90 J 9 5 3 2
K 3
J 8
Q J 7 6

1 opening
2 N -2 -100
-5 150
2 opening
2 N = +110
+5 249

95. 2009 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace Nunes Katz Fantoni Nickell
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 3
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

J 9 6 2
4 3
7
A Q 8 7 4 3 Table A Q 10 3
K 7
K Q J 4 2
6 5
32633 =
7B7AA =
Par NS -450 8 5 4
9 6 5
A 9 6 3
K 10 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
+1 151
2 opening
4 W +1 -450
-1 249

96. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Aronov Versace Stefanov Karakolev Nunes Danailov Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 7 6 4 3
9 3
J 9
A Q 7 Table Q 10
K Q 6 5
K 4 2
K 8 5 3
44675 =
79657 =
Par NS -140 A J 5 2
10
10 8 7 6 3
J 6 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 151
2 opening
3 NT E -3 +150
+6 255

97. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Muzzio Sementa Bianchedi Duboin Fantoni Pellegrini Nunes Ravenna
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT (AP)

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

9 8 7 4 3 2
K 9
K 8
J 10 6 Table 5
7 6 5
J 10 4 3 2
Q 5 4 2
B9A89 =
23243 =
Par NS +660 A K 10
A 4
A Q 6 5
K 9 8 7

1 opening
4 NT S +1 +660
+1 152
2 opening
4 N = +620
-1 255

98. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 6

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

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

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

9 8 7 4 3 2
K 9
K 8
J 10 6 Table 5
7 6 5
J 10 4 3 2
Q 5 4 2
B9A89 =
23243 =
Par NS +660 A K 10
A 4
A Q 6 5
K 9 8 7

1 opening
4 N = +620
-1 152
2 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 256

99. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 6

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

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

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

9 8 7 4 3 2
K 9
K 8
J 10 6 Table 5
7 6 5
J 10 4 3 2
Q 5 4 2
B9A89 =
23243 =
Par NS +660 A K 10
A 4
A Q 6 5
K 9 8 7

1 opening
4 N = +620
-1 152
2 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 257

100. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Bertens Woolsey Bakkeren de Wijs Robinson Muller Boyd
1 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 4
3 3 3 NT 4 Pass Pass Pass
4 Dbl AP

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

K Q 7 4
4
6 3
A K 10 9 7 6 Table J 8 5 3
10
K J 10 8 2
Q J 8
74B64 =
59267 =
Par NS +300 6
A K J 7 6
Q 9 7 5
5 4 2

1 opening
4 × W -1 +100
-11 152
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
+11 268

101. 2009 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace Sementa Hamman Duboin Zia
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 6 2
J
8 6 4
A Q 8 5 2 Table J 3
A 10 8 2
K Q 7 2
K 10 9
45743 =
8769A 9769A
Par NS -600 Q 7 5
7 4
A J 5 3
J 7 6 3

1 opening
3 E = -110
Tie 152
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
Tie 268

102. 2009 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Hamman Duboin Zia Sementa
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 6 2
K Q 10
K Q 8 7 6
A 7 Table J 8 4
9 8
10 3 2
K J 9 8 5
68856 98856
44477 =
Par NS +400 A K 10 3
6 3 2
J 9 4
Q 6 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
+6 158
2 opening
2 N -1 -50
-6 268

103. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 6
K Q 10 7 6 3
2
A 9 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Khokhlov Rodwell Matushko Gromov Zia Dubinin Hamman
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 3
4 5 Pass Pass Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP Dbl AP

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

Q 10 9 3
A 5 4
A K
K 10 6 2 Table A K 4 2
2
Q 10 8 6 3
J 8 5
22834 =
8B5A9 =
Par NS -450 J 8 7 5
J 9 8
J 9 7 5 4
Q

1 opening
5 × N -3 -500
-5 158
2 opening
4 × N -2 -300
+5 273

104. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Gromov Helness Dubinin Passell Larsen Lynch Meltzer
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Dbl 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A 10
5 4
A Q 9 8 5
A 9 5 2 Table K J 6 3
7 6 2
K 7 2
10 8 3
67755 77755
66588 =
Par NS -90 Q 9 8 7 5 4
A J
6
Q 7 6 4

1 opening
2 N = +110
+4 162
2 opening
3 N -1 -50
-4 273

105. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Greco Rubin Hampson Moss Verhees Gitelman Jansma
1 1 2 2 Pass Pass
4 Pass Pass 5 (AP) Pass

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

10 9 8 6 5 3
A 3
6 3
10 3 2 Table K J 4 2
Q J 6 4
9
A J 7 6
849B6 =
49427 =
Par NS +300 A 7
8
K Q J 10 8 7 2
K 9 4

1 opening
5 S = +600
+10 172
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
-10 273

106. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Hamman Fleisher Zia Meckstroth Rubin Rodwell Granovetter
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Dbl 4 AP

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

A K Q 3
10 4
K Q 7 6
K Q 6 Table 7 6 5 4 2
8 7 2
A 4 2
J 5
53848 =
6A595 =
Par NS -420 J 9 8
Q 9
J 9 5 3
10 8 4 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 172
2 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 273

107. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter WeinsteinJ Rubin Gu ShiX Fleisher YangD Kamil
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 4 3 2
7 5
9
K 10 9 8 7 4 Table A K 8
8 6 4 3
7 5 4 2
A 2
98AB6 =
34227 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10 7 6
A Q
A Q 10 8 6
5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 172
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+2 275

108. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Lair Levin Ozdil Weinstein Katz WeinsteinJ Jacobs Gu
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

A 6 2
10 2
A 7 5 3
Q 7 6 3 Table Q 9 8 7
J 6
Q J 9 6 2
9 5
B8B6B =
25272 =
Par NS +460 K 10 5 4
A Q 8
10 4
A 10 8 4

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
-1 172
2 opening
4 N +2 +480
+1 276

109. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Fleisher Doub Kamil Rubin Boyd Granovetter Robinson
1 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 4
3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8 2
J 9
A K 9 3
8 7 4 Table 7 6 4
8 5
Q 6 4
Q J 9 6 5
99C98 =
33145 =
Par NS +1430 5 3
A 6 4 3
J 8 7 5 2
A K

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
+1 173
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
-1 276

110. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Wildavsky Weichsel Doub Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Kamil
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10
8 6
A J 7 5 3
K Q J 4 Table 9 3
K 7 3
Q 6 4 2
9 8 3 2
89944 =
53499 =
Par NS +100 A J 8 7 6 5 2
9 5
10 9
A 10

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 179
2 opening
4 S -1 -100
-6 276

111. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria El Ahmady Versace Sadek Levin Fantoni Weinstein Nunes
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Dbl Pass 2 AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 4
A 7 6
A K 8 7
A 9 5 Table 9 8 7 2
Q
Q J 10 4
10 8 7 6
65945 =
67498 =
Par NS +100 A K 3
8 4 3
9 5 3 2
J 3 2

1 opening
2 E -1 +50
-4 179
2 opening
3 E -4 +200
+4 280

112. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Helness Lauria Helgemo Groetheim Fantoni Tundal Nunes
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

Q 7 6
8 5 4
K 10 6
Q 10 7 5 Table A 10 9 4
A Q 6
J 3
J 4 3 2
65895 66995
67448 =
Par NS +140 K J 8 5
3 2
A 7 4
K 9 8 6

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
Tie 179
2 opening
2 N -1 -50
Tie 280

113. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Martens Lauria Jassem Gierulski Fantoni Skrzypczak Nunes
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 4 5 Dbl AP

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

A J 9 4 3
4 2
A K J 6
Q 4 Table K 5 2
7
8 7 4 3
J 10 8 6 5
54A35 =
68398 =
Par NS +420 10 8
Q 10 9 5 3
Q 9 5 2
A 9

1 opening
4 N = +420
+11 190
2 opening
5 × N -1 -100
-11 280

114. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul 7
A J 9 7 3
Q 7 6 4 3
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Groetheim Sementa Tundal Helgemo Nunes Helness Fantoni
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) 2 NT AP

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

A Q 8
K Q 2
8 5
A 8 7 4 3 Table K 9 5 4
10 6 5
K 10 9 2
5 2
76887 =
66556 66456
Par NS +110 J 10 6 3 2
8 4
A J
K 10 9 6

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-7 190
2 opening
2 NT W -2 +200
+7 287

115. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Martens Versace Jassem Zawislak Fantoni Pazur Nunes
1 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

9 8 6
J
A Q 6 3 2
J 9 8 4 Table A 10 3 2
5 2
K 10 4
Q 7 5 2
78A55 =
54377 =
Par NS +620 Q J 7 5 4
K 8 6 3
J 5
K 10

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 190
2 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 287

116. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Martens Versace Jassem Zawislak Fantoni Pazur Nunes
1 2 2 2 3 3
Dbl 3 3 Dbl 3 4 AP
Pass Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 5 3 2
Q 8
J 9 2
K 8 2 Table A 4
9 6
A K Q 7 4 3
9 6 4
56A5A =
36283 =
Par NS +420 Q J 8
A 5 3
10 8 6 5
Q 10 7

1 opening
4 E -2 +100
-8 190
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+8 295

117. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals
None vul K 8 7
A J 9 8 4
—
A J 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Grue Ekeblad Cheek Gitelman Weichsel Moss Granovetter
1 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

9 6
Q 10 5
A Q J 10 4 3
Q 3 Table A J 10 5
K 6 2
K 2
10 7 6 5
58949 =
85493 85483
Par NS +100 Q 4 3 2
7 3
9 8 7 6 5
K 9

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
+1 191
2 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-1 295

118. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Katz Berkowitz Jacobs Weinstein Strul Levin Becker
1 2 3 2 3 3
5 AP Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
4 AP

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

J 9 7 2
—
K Q 9 7 6 5 4
10 8 Table K 6
Q 6 5
A J
A 9 7 4 3 2
56924 =
664B8 =
Par NS -400 Q 8 5 3
A 9 8 3
10 2
Q J 5

1 opening
5 W = -400
-7 191
2 opening
4 W = -130
+7 302

119. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Jansma Weinstein Verhees Ekeblad Jacobs Rubin Katz
1 Pass 4 2 Pass 4
4 Dbl Pass 4 NT 4 Pass Pass 5
Pass 5 5 Pass Dbl Pass 5 Pass
Pass Dbl AP Pass Dbl AP

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

A K 10 9 8 6 2
2
8 4 2
A 2 Table Q J 3
6
10 9 7
Q J 7 6 4 3
55BB6 =
28126 =
Par NS +500 5 4
K Q 9 8 3
A K J 6 5
5

1 opening
5 × W -3 +500
Tie 191
2 opening
5 × W -3 +500
Tie 302

120. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Drijver Helgemo Brink de Wijs Saelensminde Muller Brogeland
1 Dbl 2 NT 2 Dbl Rdbl
3 3 4 4 (AP) 2 NT Dbl 3 3 (AP)

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

8 6 4
J 7
7 6 5 4
K Q J 7 Table K J 2
8
A J 10 9 2
A 8 6 5
78943 =
54499 55499
Par NS +100 Q 10 5 3
K 6 3 2
K Q
10 9 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 191
2 opening
3 N = +140
+6 308

121. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Tundal Bertens Groetheim Bakkeren de Wijs Saelensminde Muller Brogeland
1 2 3 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl 4 AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 6
Q 6
Q 6 5 3
K J 4 3 2 Table Q 10 8 4 3 2
2
K 10 9 7
10 9
94946 =
48487 =
Par NS +300 A 7 5
K 7 4 3
A 8 4
Q 8 5

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 191
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 308

122. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Frukacz Garner Klimowicz WeinsteinH Zia Zaluski Rosenberg SmithJ
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9
9 4 2
K 10 6 3
K 9 8 2 Table A 8 7 6
6 5
J 4
Q J 10 6 4
88984 =
44359 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 5 3
Q 8
Q 9 8 7
A 5 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 201
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
-10 308

123. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Ao Gromov WangJ Dubinin Zmudzinski Gu Balicki Chechelashvili
1 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass
3 3 AP Pass

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

Q 10 8
10 8 7
J 5 2
K Q 9 3 Table J 3
K 9
A 6 4 3
A J 7 6 2
68955 =
74478 =
Par NS +140 K 9 7 5 2
Q J
K 10 9
10 8 5

1 opening
3 N = +140
Tie 201
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 308

124. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

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

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

J 8
K 6
10 8 5 4
A J 10 7 3 Table A 9
A 9 5 4 3
9 6
Q 8 6 4
59673 59674
83769 =
Par NS +100 10 7 6 5 3 2
10
A J 3
K 9 2

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
+9 210
2 opening
2 N -2 -200
-9 308

125. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Ao Dawson WangJ Lynch Gitelman Gu Moss Chechelashvili
1 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 2
7
A 9 6 4 2
A 9 5 2 Table 7 6 5 4
6 5
10 8
K J 6 4 3
77A75 =
46368 =
Par NS +420 A 9 8
A K J 10
K J 7 3
10 7

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 211
2 opening
4 N = +420
-1 308

126. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Mahaffey Cayne Lair Fu Nunes Zhao Fantoni
1 Dbl 2 2 Pass 2
4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 8 6 5
Q 4
8 4 2
A 8 2 Table 10 9 3
K 8
A 10 9 5
K J 10 3
33753 =
7A68A =
Par NS -420 J 7 2
J 9 6
Q J 7 6
Q 9 7

1 opening
4 W -3 +150
+6 217
2 opening
3 N -2 -100
-6 308

127. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Harris Moss Morgan Gerstman Martel Carmichael Stansby
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 7 4 3
8 5 4
K Q 9
Q J Table K J 6
Q 9
7 6 5 3
10 5 4 2
A8B9B =
25232 =
Par NS +650 A 8 5 2
K 7
10 8 4
A K 9 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+1 218
2 opening
4 N = +620
-1 308

128. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Carmichael Moss Gerstman Morgan Ekeblad Harris Rubin
1 1 2 2 2 2 NT
3 4 5 Dbl (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 3
9 7
A Q 10 9 8 6
9 7 6 Table K J 8 7 4 2
A
J 5 2
10 8 2
56A49 =
77383 =
Par NS +620 A 10 9 6
K 8 6 3
K 7
K 4 3

1 opening
5 × W -2 +500
-4 218
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
+4 312

129. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Berkowitz Rubin Cohen Casen Gitelman Krekorian Moss
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q J 9 5 4
10 9
Q 6 4 3
3 Table 3
K J 6
K 7
Q 10 9 8 7 6 4
76996 76986
47346 =
Par NS +140 10 7 2
A 3
A J 9 8 5
K J 5

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 218
2 opening
2 N = +110
+5 317

130. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul J
K J 10 8 5 3
J 2
A 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Hampson Balicki Greco Jacobus Sementa O'Rourke H-Welland
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
3 AP 4 AP

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

A Q 10 9 5 4 3
A 9 6 4
9 5
— Table K 7
Q 7 2
A 6 3
10 6 4 3 2
43688 =
9A644 9A754
Par NS -420 8 6 2
—
K Q 10 8 7 4
K Q J 9

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+7 225
2 opening
4 W +1 -450
-7 317

131. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Duboin Zmudzinski Bocchi Greco Fallenius Hampson Welland
1 2 3 2 Pass Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 3 AP
5 AP

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

—
A 8 4
A K 10 8 6 4 3
Q J 5 Table K J 10 7 6 4
Q 6
9
K 9 4 3
45734 46735
876A8 =
Par NS -130 8 5 2
J 7 3
J 5
A 10 8 7 2

1 opening
5 W = -600
-10 225
2 opening
3 W +2 -150
+10 327

132. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul 10 6
Q 10 8 7 6 5
A 10 7
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Lauria H-Welland Versace Sementa Welland Cayne Fallenius Seamon
1 1 2 2 2 3
Dbl Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

A 8
9 4
K J 4 2
Q J 8 7 4 Table K Q J 9 7 5
A 3
9 3
10 9 2
54874 =
78469 =
Par NS -110 4 3 2
K J 2
Q 8 6 5
K 6 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 225
2 opening
4 E -1 +100
Tie 327

133. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Willenken Seamon Baze Schwartz Garozzo Becker Reisig
1 Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT 2 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 6 5 3 2
9 6 5
10 7 5
K 9 Table K J 4
K Q 7
K J 9 8 4
J 10
A8A8C 98A8C
35341 35351
Par NS +920 A Q 10 7
3
Q 3 2
A 6 5 4 2

1 opening
5 S = +400
+7 232
2 opening
2 W -2 +100
-7 327

134. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Bates Nystrom Sontag Helness Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist
1 2 Pass 2 3 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 AP
5 Dbl 6 AP

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

9 3
10 6 3
A K 7 4
A J 9 5 Table A K J 2
A 5
8
K 10 8 7 6 2
12650 =
CA78D =
Par NS -1440 10 8 7 5 4
9 4
10 6 3 2
Q 3

1 opening
6 E +1 -940
Tie 232
2 opening
6 E +1 -940
Tie 327

135. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Lauria El Ahmady Versace Nunes Schwartz Fantoni Willenken
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 3
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

8 5 3 2
8 5 2
K J 6 5
6 2 Table Q J 6
A 6
Q 10 8 3 2
A K 3
66849 =
57494 =
Par NS -110 A 9 7
K 9
9 4
Q J 10 9 7 4

1 opening
3 E = -110
-6 232
2 opening
3 N = +140
+6 333

136. 2006 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K 8
Q 10 9 8 4
7
K J 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Bertheau Ozdil Nystrom Lindkvist YadlinI Fredin YadlinD
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 3
A K J 5
A 10 4
10 6 2 Table J 9 6 2
7 6 2
8 6
Q 9 8 7
77797 =
46636 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 5 4
3
K Q J 9 5 3 2
A

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 232
2 opening
4 S -1 -50
+2 335

137. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

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

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

9 8 6 4 3
9 8
J 9 7 2
A 9 Table A K Q
K 6 5 3
A 3
K 10 8 3
43656 43655
9A687 =
Par NS -620 J 10 2
2
K 10 6 5
J 7 6 5 4

1 opening
4 W = -620
-10 232
2 opening
2 NT E +2 -180
+10 345

138. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

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

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

A K 8 2
Q 7 5 2
K 10 6
K Q Table 10 9
6 4
A 8 7 3
A 9 8 7 5
55534 =
88799 =
Par NS -120 J 6 5 3
9
Q J 9 5
J 6 4 2

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
Tie 232
2 opening
3 NT W = -400
Tie 345

139. 2005 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Nickell Duboin Freeman Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes
1 2 4 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

4
6
A 8 7 5 3
J 9 8 6 5 2 Table Q 10 9 8 6 5 2
J 9 4
10 2
3
C8C99 =
05034 =
Par NS +990 K J 7
A 8 3
K J 4
A K Q 10

1 opening
6 NT S +1 +1020
+1 233
2 opening
6 N = +980
-1 345

140. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul J 10 4
A Q J 4 3
8 4 3
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia Fallenius Moss Welland Gitelman
1 Pass 3 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

9 5 2
10 7 5
K J 9 6
A 8 7 Table A K 7 6
9
7 5
10 9 6 5 4 3
75864 =
67569 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 3
K 8 6 2
A Q 10 2
Q J

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
Tie 233
2 opening
4 N -2 -200
Tie 345

141. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Feldman Welland Bramley Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 8 4 3
A 6
7 6 4
A 9 5 3 Table 9 7 6 5 2
5 3
Q 8
K 6 4 2
97AA7 =
36116 =
Par NS +420 A Q 10
K J 2
A J 9 3
J 8 7

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 234
2 opening
4 N = +420
-1 345

142. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Welland Cohler Fallenius Zia Shenkin Rosenberg Mahaffey
1 2 3 2 2 Pass
3 AP 2 NT AP

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

J 4
K Q 9 6
A 4
J 8 7 4 2 Table A K 8 7 6 3
7 2
J 7 2
Q 10
76886 =
57546 =
Par NS +100 5 2
5
Q 10 9 8 6 5
A K 9 3

1 opening
3 E -2 +100
+6 240
2 opening
2 NT W = -120
-6 345

143. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul K 10
A J 10 9 3 2
9 7 4 2
K

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Ino Sadek Imakura Takano Nadim Teramoto Hishmat
1 Dbl 1 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 3 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 6 5 4
K 7 5 4
J
9 7 6 Table A J
Q 6
A 8 3
A Q J 4 3 2
44782 =
8865A =
Par NS -130 Q 8 3 2
8
K Q 10 6 5
10 8 5

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-6 240
2 opening
4 W -1 +100
+6 351

144. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Rae Bocchi GerrardD Matheson Fantoni Patrick Nunes
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2
4 Pass Pass 4 NT 4 AP
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

K J 10 7 6 3 2
J
10
A K 10 4 Table Q 8 4
K Q 9 6 5
9 8 6
Q 9
837A8 =
5A534 =
Par NS -100 A
3
K J 7 4 3 2
J 7 6 5 2

1 opening
5 × N -1 -100
+8 248
2 opening
4 W = -420
-8 351

145. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Wasik Junqueira Knap Maia Villas-Boas Torres Chagas Frances
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10
K Q 3
A J 8 6
A Q 10 4 Table 6 3 2
10 9
7 5 2
9 8 7 6 2
9AA86 AAA86
43357 33357
Par NS +430 A 7 5 4
7 5 4
K Q 10 4 3
3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 248
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 351

146. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Chmurski HackettJU Puczynski HackettJA Townsend Tuszynski Gold Kowalski
1 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 8 7 4 3
A 10
9 4
J 8 6 Table Q 10 6 5
Q 9
K 5 2
Q 10 3 2
54AA6 =
68336 =
Par NS +420 K 9
J 4 3 2
10 7 3
A K 9 4

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 248
2 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 351

147. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul K 10
A J 10 9 3 2
9 7 4 2
K

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Lauria Levin Versace Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Zia
1 2 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

9 7 6 5 4
K 7 5 4
J
9 7 6 Table A J
Q 6
A 8 3
A Q J 4 3 2
44782 =
8865A =
Par NS -130 Q 8 3 2
8
K Q 10 6 5
10 8 5

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
+2 250
2 opening
3 E +1 -130
-2 351

148. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
MukherjeeS Elinescu Banerjee Wladow Ludewig RoyR Reps MukherjeeM
1 2 2 2 3 4
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 5 AP

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

10 6 3 2
J 5
A 4
K 8 6 4 2 Table A Q 9 4
7 3
3
A Q 10 9 7 5
539A3 =
7A33A =
Par NS -200 K 8 7
A 4 2
K 9 8 6 5 2
3

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+2 252
2 opening
5 E -1 +50
-2 351

149. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Baroudi Welland Chidiac Harfouche Rosenberg Eidi Zia
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 5 4
A 10 2
A 7 6
10 9 2 Table Q J 3
6 5 3
K 10 8 5 2
Q J
46747 =
77685 =
Par NS -90 K 9 8 6 2
J
J 3
A 8 7 5 3

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-3 252
2 opening
3 E -1 +50
+3 354

150. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Rombaut Panelewen Palau Quantin Tobing Multon Asbi
1 Pass 3 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 8 7 4 3
A 10
9 4
J 8 6 Table Q 10 6 5
Q 9
K 5 2
Q 10 3 2
54AA6 =
68336 =
Par NS +420 K 9
J 4 3 2
10 7 3
A K 9 4

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 252
2 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 354

151. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 112

N deals
N-S vul Q 7
A K 8 7 5 2
8 3 2
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Welland Rodwell Fallenius Zia Hamman Rosenberg Soloway
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 10
Q J 4 3
J 4
10 7 5 4 Table 9 8 3
10 6
Q 10 9 7 5
A J 9
78877 =
64455 =
Par NS +110 K 6 5 4 2
9
A K 6
K 8 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 252
2 opening
2 N = +110
+7 361

152. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Soloway Sontag Hamman Weichsel
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP) 3 AP

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

J
A K
K Q 10 8 7 6
A J 10 5 Table K 9 4 2
9 7 6 4
J 2
7 6 4
57644 47644
85698 =
Par NS -120 Q 10 5 3
Q 3
9 5 3
K 9 3 2

1 opening
3 S -3 -150
-1 252
2 opening
3 W = -110
+1 362

153. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Hampson Moss Greco Passell Ekeblad Brachman Rubin
1 1 3 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 AP 4 AP

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

Q 3 2
A 2
K Q 8 5 4
6 4 2 Table A 10 9 6 5 4
10 6
J 7 3
A 7
63839 =
79494 =
Par NS -140 K J
K 7 4 3
10 6 2
J 9 8 5

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 252
2 opening
4 E -1 +50
+5 367

154. 2003 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Freeman Versace Nickell Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 10 9 5
K 6 2
6 5
Q 8 2 Table 7 4 2
10 9 7
K Q J 9 7
5 3
A8A8B =
15141 =
Par NS +430 A 8 3
Q
A 10 4
A 10 9 7 6 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
-2 252
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+2 369

155. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Saelensminde Duboin Brogeland Helness Nunes Helgemo Fantoni
1 1 2 NT 2 Pass 2
4 Pass Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 A 7 2
12 tricks won A 9 3 2
5
12 tricks won

Q 9 8 7
9
10 9 4 3
7 6 4 3 Table K 10 6 5 4 3
4 2
A 8
10 8 5
96CB9 =
17114 =
Par NS +1400 A J
A Q 8 7 5
J 7 5
A K 2

1 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 252
2 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 369

156. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul K 10 5 2
A K J 7 2
6
Q 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Lauria Asbi Versace Bocchi Lasut Duboin Manoppo
1 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 3
10 9 8 3
A K Q 10 9
7 6 Table Q 9 4
6
8 7 4 3 2
A 10 9 3
7AA49 =
63394 =
Par NS +500 A 8 7 6
Q 5 4
J 5
K J 8 5

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 252
2 opening
4 S = +620
Tie 369

157. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

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

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

K J 8 7
J 7 3
5 2
J 8 5 2 Table A 10 9
9 6 5
K J 10 6 4
A 4
87A68 =
56364 =
Par NS +620 Q 6 5 2
K
A Q 9 3
Q 10 6 3

1 opening
2 NT S +3 +210
+3 255
2 opening
2 N = +110
-3 369

158. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
HackettJU Balicki HackettJA Zmudzinski Pszczola Hallberg Kwiecien Wright
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

J 10 9 6 5 2
7 4
5
A 9 3 2 Table Q 8
J 6 5
10 9 6 3 2
J 5 4
C8CCB =
15112 =
Par NS +990 A K 7 3
A 9 2
A Q J 4
K 10

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
Tie 255
2 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 369

159. 2001 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul K Q J
K 9 8 7 5 3
8
J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Groetheim Sontag Aa Saelensminde Stansby Brogeland Martel
1 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A 8 7
J 4
A 7 4 2
Q 9 6 4 Table 6 4 3
A Q 10
K J 5
A K 3 2
33542 =
AA89B =
Par NS -430 10 9 5 2
6 2
Q 10 9 6 3
10 8

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
+2 257
2 opening
3 NT E +3 -490
-2 369

160. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Schuett Versace SmithK Lauria Bocchi Chang Duboin Moss
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 3
4 Pass 4 Pass Pass 3 3 NT Pass
5 Pass 6 AP 5 Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 5 4 K A 5 3
K 13 tricks won
12 tricks won

J
3
Q 10 8 7 6 4 2
Q 10 8 4 Table A K Q 10 8 6
A 8
A K 9
K 6
00702 =
CC6C9 =
Par NS -1440 7 5 3 2
10 9 6 5
J 3
J 7 5

1 opening
6 W = -1370
+1 258
2 opening
6 W +1 -1390
-1 369

161. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Brachman Cohen Burger Berkowitz Becker Greco Schwartz Hampson
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 6 5 4
5 4 3
A 9 5
8 3 Table 9 8
7 2
Q 4 3
Q 10 9 7 5 2
A8BA7 =
24236 25236
Par NS +650 K Q 10 3
K 9
J 8 7
A K J 6

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+1 259
2 opening
4 N = +620
-1 369

162. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul J 10 2
K J 10 6 4 3
K 3 2
A

West North East South West North East South
Wold Cohen Lair Berkowitz Zia Hampson Rosenberg Greco
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

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

K 9 5 3
Q 7 5 2
Q 6 4
K 7 Table 8 7 6
A
A J 10 9 8
Q 10 9 3
45836 =
98597 =
Par NS -300 A Q 4
9 8
7 5
J 8 6 5 4 2

1 opening
2 W -1 +50
+6 265
2 opening
3 W +1 -170
-6 369

163. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

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

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

Q 9 8 4 2
K 5
A J 9 5
A 3 Table J 10 7 6 5
J
K Q 8
Q 8 6 4
83847 =
59385 =
Par NS -100 A
10 8 6 4
10 3 2
K 10 7 5 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
+5 270
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 369

164. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul J 10 9 3
A Q J 10 7 4
9
J 8

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

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

Q
K 9 3
K 8 4 2
Q 10 9 6 4 Table K 8 6 5 4
8 2
A 10 7
A 5 3
87965 =
46377 45377
Par NS +140 A 7 2
6 5
Q J 6 5 3
K 7 2

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 275
2 opening
3 N -1 -50
-5 369

165. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 10 3 2
K Q J 8 6 3
6
A 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Rodwell Freeman Rubin Nickell Granovetter
1 1 Dbl 2 2 3
2 3 3 AP 3 4 4 Dbl (AP)

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

Q J 7
9 5
K 9
Q 10 8 6 5 2 Table A K 8 6 5
A 4 2
Q J 8 2
3
44866 =
69577 =
Par NS -140 9 4
10 7
A 10 7 5 4 3
K J 7

1 opening
3 E = -140
-8 275
2 opening
4 × E -1 +200
+8 377

166. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

N deals
None vul 6
A K J 7 4
J 5 4
A 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Molson Boyd Shenkin Robinson Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey Ekeblad
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 4 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K Q 8 7 5
10 9 5
10 6
Q J 6 Table 9 4 3 2
Q 6 3 2
Q 8
K 8 3
A7ADA A7ADB
15102 =
Par NS +1440 A J 10
8
A K 9 7 3 2
10 9 7

1 opening
5 S +1 +420
Tie 275
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 377

167. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Branco Karwur Chagas Villas-Boas Manoppo Campos Lasut
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 5
K J 5
6 2
A 10 6 3 2 Table K J 2
Q 10 8 7
10 9 8 7 5
8
8987A =
43553 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7
4
A 4 3
K Q J 9 7 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 275
2 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 377

168. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Dai Jorgensen ShiH Armannsson Thorvaldsson WangW JonssonT Zhuang
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 3
9 tricks won 10 tricks won

K 9 5 2
9 3
K J 9 2
K 10 3 Table Q 10 8 6 3
J 2
Q 10
Q 9 8 2
95975 =
47457 =
Par NS +400 A J
A 6 5
A 6 5 4
7 6 5 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 275
2 opening
4 N = +420
+10 387

169. 1999 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Nickell Branco Freeman Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos
1 Pass 3 2 Pass 2 NT
3 NT 4 5 6 3 4 Pass 4 NT
6 Dbl AP Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 7 AP

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

Q 8 5 4
3
A K J 8 6 2
10 4 Table J 10 7 6 3
10 6
Q 10 9 7 5
5
74C4C =
09080 =
Par NS +500 A 9 2
A J 9 8
3
A K 7 3 2

1 opening
6 × E -3 +500
+12 287
2 opening
7 N -1 -100
-12 387

170. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Nickell Wolfson Freeman Silverman
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 4
J 9 5 4
A 9
J 10 8 6 2 Table Q J 10 2
3
Q J 7 5 4
Q 4 3
A8A66 =
35375 =
Par NS +630 A 8 7 5
Q 2
8 6 3
A K 9 7

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 299
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 387

171. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Bramley Berkowitz Lazard Garner Passell WeinsteinH Seamon
1 1 1 NT 2 2 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 5
Q 7
Q 9 6 3 2
Q 10 7 4 Table A J 10 7 2
K 6 4
10 4
K 3 2
97A67 =
46366 =
Par NS +620 K 9 4 3
8 2
K J 8 7
A 9 8

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-10 299
2 opening
4 N = +620
+10 397

172. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Rodwell Burger Meckstroth Freeman Cohen Nickell Berkowitz
1 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP Pass

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

Q 6 3
A 3
10 9 8 5 3
K 9 3 Table K 9 8 5 4
J 7
A J 4
6 5 2
A8A8A =
35252 =
Par NS +430 A 10 7
Q 8 4
K Q 6 2
Q 10 7

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 305
2 opening
2 N +3 +200
-6 397

173. 1997 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 156

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Chemla Meckstroth Perron Levy Hamman Mari Wolff
1 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 NT AP Pass

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

K Q 8
Q 3
A 9 5
Q 9 7 6 4 Table J 7
A 9 2
Q 10 2
A K 10 8 2
36643 =
A779A 9667A
Par NS -630 9 6 5 4
10 6 4
J 7 4 3
J 5

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-11 305
2 opening
2 N -1 -50
+11 408

174. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Burgess Szymanowski Richman Kowalski Zmudzinski Bagchi Balicki Browne
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass
3 AP

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

Q 9 4 2
5 3 2
A K 10 8
A J Table J 8
Q 10
9 7 5 3
K 9 7 6 4
77845 87855
46487 =
Par NS +100 A K 7 6 3
9 8
Q J 6
10 8 5

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-4 305
2 opening
3 W -1 +50
+4 412

175. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 5 2
A J 10 9 8 2
10 5 2
K

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Helgemo Martel Helness Groetheim Zia Aa Rosenberg
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 3 Dbl Dbl Rdbl 2 NT Dbl
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

A K J 10 7
K 7 6 4
J 4
8 6 Table 9 6 4
5
Q 9 3
Q J 7 4 3 2
87AA7 =
36336 =
Par NS +420 8 3
Q 3
A K 8 7 6
A 10 9 5

1 opening
4 N = +420
-12 305
2 opening
5 × E -5 +1100
+12 424

176. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Robson Passell Shugart Helgemo Burger Forrester Cayne
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7 4 2
J 9 8
9 5 3
A 3 2 Table 8 6 5
K Q 4
J 7 2
J 10 8 7
999A9 =
44434 =
Par NS +400 K Q J 10
2
K 8 6 4
K Q 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+6 311
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
-6 424

177. 1997 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Soloway Passell Goldman Lair Feldman Schwartz Sontag
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 AP
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 10 7 2
—
K 8
10 8 7 5 4 3 Table 4
A 9 7 5 3
A J 7 3 2
J 2
66644 66654
67678 67688
Par NS -90 K 8 6 5
8 2
Q 10 9 6
K Q 9

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 311
2 opening
2 W -2 +100
+9 433

Data 9X90 Main Top One Heart vs. Two Hearts