Data 9X91 Main

One Spade vs. Two Spades

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 138 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 Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Schwartz Multon Graves Brogeland Nunes Lindqvist Fantoni
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 AP

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

A 7 6
A 10 7 6 4
7 5
A 10 8 Table K 9 4
K Q 9 2
J 6
J 7 5 3
57383 =
85A58 =
Par NS -500 8 2
8 5 3
Q 10 9 8 4
K 9 4

1 opening
3 W = -140
-6 0
2 opening
2 N = +110
+6 6

2. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lindqvist Helgemo Brogeland SchwartzRO Fantoni FisherL Nunes
1 3 4 2 3 4
6 AP 6 Pass Pass 6
Dbl AP

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

6
—
A 6 5
A K 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 Table 8 7
A J 10 8 6 5 2
K J 8 4
—
78451 78452
6488B =
Par NS -400 K 10 3 2
Q 9 7 4 3
Q 10 2
Q

1 opening
6 W -1 +50
+11 11
2 opening
6 × N -3 -500
-11 6

3. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul K 10 9 5 3 2
K 9 7 5
K 3 2
—

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

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

A J
A 8 4
Q J 9 7 5 4
7 6 Table Q 8 7
Q 6 2
6
Q 10 9 8 4 3
69966 89966
54477 44466
Par NS +140 6 4
J 10 3
A 10 8
A K J 5 2

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-9 11
2 opening
3 W -3 +300
+9 15

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul A 10 9 8 7 4
A 8 5
J 7 5
J

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Smith Cheek Garner Robinson Gu Boyd Lair
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 5
K Q 9 6 4
8 2
8 6 5 2 Table J 3 2
7 3
K 10 4
A Q 9 7 3
9A7A6 =
22627 32637
Par NS +420 Q 6
J 10 2
A Q 9 6 3
K 10 4

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 11
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 20

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Dubinin Helgemo Gromov Bocchi Nunes Madala Fantoni
1 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 2 3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass
5 AP 6 AP

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

A 9 8 4
A 10
A K Q 10 9 8 7
— Table 6 3
Q J 8 3 2
J 4
K 9 6 3
36528 =
A78A5 =
Par NS -430 J 5
K 9 7 5 4
5 3
J 10 8 2

1 opening
5 W = -400
-11 11
2 opening
6 W -2 +100
+11 31

8. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Bathurst Helgemo Dwyer WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
3 3 AP Pass

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

10
Q 9 3
K Q 5
K Q 9 6 5 3 Table J 4 3
K 10 7 5 4 2
A 7
10 8
88383 =
55A5A =
Par NS -500 9 8 2
A 8
J 10 6 4 3
A 4 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-7 11
2 opening
2 N +3 +200
+7 38

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 28

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

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

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

2
A K Q 10 7 5
Q J 7 3
Q J Table K 10 7
4
8 6 4
K 8 7 6 5 2
58545 69555
74888 =
Par NS +140 A 9 4
J 9 6 2
A 10 9
9 4 3

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-7 12
2 opening
4 W -2 +200
+7 45

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 2

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

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

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

10 6 2
A Q 7 6 2
K 3 2
Q J Table K 8 7
J 10 3
Q J 8 7 6
10 3
8946A 8966B
53772 =
Par NS +400 J
K 9 5
A 10 9
K 9 8 6 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+6 18
2 opening
3 N = +140
-6 45

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Rehder Bakhshi Gromoeller Gold Robson Fritsche Forrester Rohowsky
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

10 4 3
A K 10
K 8 5
10 4 3 2 Table Q 6
Q J 4 3
7 6 2
A Q 6 5
7A786 =
43636 33636
Par NS +620 K 8
9 8 7 6 5
Q J 10 3
J 8

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 24
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 45

15. 2013 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Madala Helgemo Bocchi Lauria Nunes Versace Fantoni
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

Q 7 6 2
A K 8 2
Q 3 2
10 6 Table 10 4
Q 9 4
A J 8
Q 8 5 4 3
67686 =
76757 75756
Par NS +90 J 5
J 10 7 5 3
10 9 5
A K 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 25
2 opening
2 N = +110
+5 51

28. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Cheek Zia Grue Moss Willenken Gitelman Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 4
2 2 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8
10 7
A 8 5 4
A K 9 7 5 Table Q 4
A K 9 5 4 3
10 6 2
10 8
37244 =
86A79 85A79
Par NS -620 10 7 6 2
Q 6 2
J
J 6 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-9 28
2 opening
4 N -2 -200
+9 62

30. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius BildeM Fredin BildeD Welland Upmark AukenS Nystrom
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
2 2 AP 3 AP

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

8 5
A K Q 10 9
A 6
9 7 5 2 Table K 6 4 2
5
K 9 7 2
K Q 10 3
47453 =
96879 =
Par NS -400 J
7 6 4 3 2
10 5 3
A J 8 6

1 opening
2 N = +110
+6 34
2 opening
3 W = -140
-6 63

32. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Amoils Welland Gitelman AukenS BildeM BessisT BildeD Bertheau
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 5 2
9 4 2
10 7 5
K Q 9 6 Table A 8 6
10 8 5 3
K 9 3 2
10 2
79888 79788
53545 =
Par NS +140 7 4
A K Q J 6
J
A J 8 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 46
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 63

36. 2012 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Ahlesved Zaremba Petersson Zak Narkiewicz Upmark Buras Nystrom
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 4 AP
3 AP

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

K 7 6
J 9 8 7 6 5 2
—
Q 8 3 Table 5 2
A K Q
K 10 7 5
K J 10 2
893C8 894C8
43915 =
Par NS +500 J 8
—
Q J 9 4 3 2
A 9 7 5 4

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+6 52
2 opening
4 W = -420
-6 66

38. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Huang Toffier LiuCK Pilon Lorenzini Bach Rombaut Cornell
1 2 Pass 2 3 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

A 10 8
6 4
K Q 5 4 2
Q 9 6 Table 9 4
A Q 10 3 2
A J 9 6
K 10
36215 =
87AC7 =
Par NS -1370 K 6
J 9 5
10 8 3
J 8 7 4 2

1 opening
3 NT W -3 +300
+14 66
2 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-14 66

41. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst WolpertG Hamman Kranyak Zia
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 NT Dbl 3 Pass
2 Dbl AP Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 6 4 3
6 4
J 8 3
10 9 5 4 Table A
J 9 8 7 2
9 6 4
A J 7 3
AAAB7 9AAB7
33325 =
Par NS +430 K 10
A K Q 10 5
K Q 10 2
8 6

1 opening
2 × W -1 +100
-5 67
2 opening
3 × E -2 +300
+5 71

42. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Garner Levin WeinsteinH Lee Stansby Demirev Martel
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 3
2 NT 3 Dbl Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
4 4 Dbl AP 4 AP

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

9 8 3
Q J 9 7 5
9
7 6 5 4 Table K
A K 10 6
A K 10 8 2
Q 8 2
69466 =
43977 =
Par NS +140 Q J 6
4 3 2
Q J 6 5
K 9 3

1 opening
4 × N -1 -100
-5 67
2 opening
4 W -1 +100
+5 76

46. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Greco Nystrom Hampson Moss Cullin Gitelman Bertheau
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 4 4 Pass Pass
3 3 4 AP Dbl AP

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

8 5
A K Q 9 8 4
9 2
A Q 10 Table A 7 4
J 7
8 6 4 3
K 9 3 2
29262 =
94B6B =
Par NS -300 Q 2
10 6 3 2
K 7 5
8 7 6 4

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-8 67
2 opening
4 × N -1 -100
+8 84

47. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Aa Bathurst Molberg Pratap Upmark GordonM Nystrom
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
3 3 Pass 4 4 AP
5 Dbl AP

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

3
K 10 7 6
J
A K J 7 6 3 2 Table A 6 2
J 9 4
K 10 8 6 5 4
9
28252 48453
8598A =
Par NS -130 K 8 5
Q 3
Q 9 7 3 2
Q 8 5

1 opening
5 × W -1 +100
+6 73
2 opening
4 W = -130
-6 84

49. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Grue Nystrom LallJ Wooldridge Fredin Hurd Fallenius
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 2 3 Pass
3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 6
A Q 4
8 7 3
J 10 8 5 Table 9 7
K J 8 7 3
Q J 10 6 5
2
7B66B =
62772 62762
Par NS +650 10 8
10 9 5 2
K 4
A Q 9 6 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
+9 82
2 opening
2 N +3 +200
-9 84

53. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 18

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

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

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

—
10 7 3
Q 8 3 2
Q 9 8 6 5 4 Table A K 8 4 3
K Q 6 2
K 5
J 3
78675 =
64768 =
Par NS +110 J
9 8 4
10 9 7 6 4
A K 10 2

1 opening
3 × N = +530
+9 91
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
-9 86

54. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Martel Fantoni Stansby Weinstein Helgemo Levin Helness
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 2
A 10 9 5
K 10
K J 10 7 2 Table 6 5 3
6 3
A J 7
Q 9 6 5 4
68794 =
54649 =
Par NS +100 A 8 7
J 8 7 4
Q 9 6 4
A 8

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-6 91
2 opening
3 N = +140
+6 92

55. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Welland Moss Bramley Chambers Diamond Schermer Platnick
1 3 3 2 3 Pass
3 NT Pass Pass 4 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
Dbl AP 6 Pass 6 NT AP

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

A K 9 2
A 10 7
Q 9
Q J 10 4 Table 10 6
K J 4
A J 10 8 6 4 3
7
35627 =
A87B5 =
Par NS -430 3
Q 9 8 6 5 3
—
A 9 8 6 5 2

1 opening
4 × S -2 -300
-9 91
2 opening
6 NT W -2 +100
+9 101

56. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Johnson WeinsteinH Simson Richter Wolfson Aker Cohen
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

J
J 6 5
9 4 2
K Q 9 6 5 3 Table A 9 5 4
A Q 3 2
A 10 8
8 2
78553 =
6577A 55779
Par NS -130 10 3 2
9 8
J 7 6 5 3
A 10 7

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 96
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 101

59. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Ivatury Nickell H-Welland Chan Hamman Lee Zia
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
3 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 4
A Q J 7 2
K Q 10 9
10 8 Table 5 3
9 6 5 4
A J 5 4
K 5 4
8A659 =
11781 =
Par NS +420 K 10 9
3
7 3 2
A J 9 7 3 2

1 opening
4 W -2 +200
-6 100
2 opening
4 N = +420
+6 107

61. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Deutsch Multon Kranyak Baldursson Nunes JonssonT Fantoni
1 2 Dbl 2 3 Pass
4 4 AP 4 AP

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

J 6 3
Q J 9 4 3
10 9 4
Q 3 Table 9 4
A K 10 6 5
K 8
K 10 8 4
8B5CA =
22813 =
Par NS +1100 A 10
8 7 2
A J 3 2
J 9 6 5

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+10 110
2 opening
4 E -2 +200
-10 107

63. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Stefanov Seamon Aronov Cayne Sementa Fallenius Duboin Fredin
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 3
Q J 3
J 5 3
K Q 9 3 Table Q 10 5
8 7
Q 10 4 2
A 8 7 5
79B87 =
64245 63245
Par NS +450 6
A K 9 6 4
9 6
J 10 6 4 2

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 110
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 116

64. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Strul Zmudzinski Becker Balicki Lynch Brogeland Passell Saelensminde
1 Pass 3 2 Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP Pass

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

4
7 6 4
A 9 7 6
Q 10 9 7 5 Table J 10 9
K 10 9 8 5
5 4 3
A 2
9B587 =
22655 22656
Par NS +450 K 6 2
A 3 2
K J 10
K 6 4 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+6 116
2 opening
2 N +3 +200
-6 116

66. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Rodwell Stewart Meckstroth Nickell Robinson Katz Boyd
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl 3
2 Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 4 3
4 3
K 7 6 5 3
9 7 Table 9 2
Q 8 7 5
A Q 10
K Q J 3
68958 =
65475 =
Par NS +140 J
A K J 10 6 2
J 8
10 8 6 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 124
2 opening
3 S -1 -100
-5 116

69. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Gitelman Helness Moss Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 4 2
Q 5 2
Q 8 3
Q 6 5 4 Table 10 7 5
K J 7 6 4 3
9
K 8 7
7A5A7 =
43725 =
Par NS +420 J 8
A 9 8
A K 6 5 2
10 9 2

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-10 124
2 opening
5 N = +400
+10 131

70. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Martens Katz Jassem Kurka Hamman Kopecky Zia
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 AP Dbl 4 4 AP

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

K 6
K J 9 2
Q J 8 6 2
A 5 Table Q 7 3 2
A Q 10 7 5 3
7
10 8
5837A =
74A52 73A52
Par NS -100 4
6 4
A 9 4 3
K Q 7 6 3 2

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+11 135
2 opening
4 E = -420
-11 131

78. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Cornell Sementa Bach Ware Fantoni Whibley Nunes
1 Pass 4 2 Pass 4
Dbl Pass 5 Dbl (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

—
K J 5 2
A K 10 8 6
J 9 4 3 Table 8 3
Q 8 7 4 3
3 2
K 7 6 5
89353 =
44A89 =
Par NS -200 Q 10 9 5 4
A 10
9 7 4
A 10 2

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+9 150
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-9 132

80. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Aker Levin Milgrim Simson Jacobs Johnson Katz
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8 7
A 7 2
A 8 6
J 8 6 3 Table K Q 3
Q J 4 3
Q 10 7 5 4 3
—
5763A 5663A
65692 55692
Par NS +130 9
K 9 8 6
J 9
A Q 10 9 7 4

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 151
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
+10 142

82. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart Weichsel Rubin Boyd Granovetter Robinson
1 2 3 2 4 4
4 4 AP 5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

Q 6 4
J 8 5
6
A K 10 5 4 3 Table 10 2
A K Q 10 9 2
J 8 4 2
9
58295 =
04A07 00A07
Par NS -300 8 7
6
A K Q 10 9 7 5
J 8 6

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 151
2 opening
5 × E -1 +200
+6 148

84. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Gu Rubin WeinsteinJ Lair Fleisher Ozdil Kamil
1 2 Pass 2 3 Pass
3 AP 4 Dbl Pass Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

10 7 6
Q 10
A Q J 8 7 6 4
5 Table Q 8
K J 7 6 5 3
3
A K 10 9
78449 78459
54974 =
Par NS -100 9 3
A 8 4 2
K 10 9 5
J 4 3

1 opening
3 W -2 +100
-5 151
2 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+5 153

85. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gerstman Lauria Sutherlin Feldman Fantoni Gerard Nunes
1 2 2 2 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 5
K J 10 8 2
10 6 3 2
J 5 Table J 9 4
A 9 6
—
A Q 10 9 8 7 6
78393 77393
5484A =
Par NS -130 K 7
Q 5 3
Q 9 8 7 5 4
K 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
+12 163
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 153

87. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Coldea Sandqvist Ionita Briciu Gold Ghigheci Townsend
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9 6
A 8 4
J 9 6
A J 9 6 3 Table A K 4 3
J 10 7 6 5
K 10 5
8
56345 =
86978 =
Par NS -140 J 2
K Q 9
7 2
K 10 7 5 4 2

1 opening
3 × N -4 -800
-13 165
2 opening
2 N -1 -50
+13 166

88. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Welland Gromov Glubok Garner Zmudzinski WeinsteinH Balicki
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl Rdbl
2 Pass Pass 2 2 NT Dbl Pass Pass
Pass Pass 3 AP 3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 3 2
9 8 5 4
J 10 7 3 2
10 Table A 7
A K 10 3
A Q 8 4
7 6 2
6854A =
43893 =
Par NS +130 Q 6 4
J 7 6 2
K 6
K Q J 8

1 opening
3 W = -110
-12 165
2 opening
4 N = +620
+12 178

90. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul 9 6 5 4 2
K
A Q 7 5 3
A J

West North East South West North East South
Versace Sadek Lauria El Ahmady Weinstein Nunes Levin Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
3 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q
A Q J 9 8 3
9 4
8 7 3 Table J 10 3
10 7 6 5 2
K J
K Q 4
48387 =
75A46 =
Par NS -420 A 8 7
4
10 8 6 2
10 9 6 5 2

1 opening
4 W = -420
-8 165
2 opening
3 N -1 -100
+8 186

97. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul K J 9 7 6
6
K 9 6 2
A J 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Welland Lauria Fallenius Zmudzinski Nunes Balicki Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

10 5 3 2
A K 4 3
Q J 8
K Q Table Q
Q 8 5
7 5
9 8 7 6 5 4 3
9B8B5 =
42427 =
Par NS +450 A 8 4
J 10 9 7 2
A 10 4 3
10

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
-9 165
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+9 196

104. 2005 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Freeman Lauria Nickell Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 3 4 2 3 4
5 Pass Pass 5 (AP) 5 Pass Pass 5
Dbl AP

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

—
K Q 7
Q 9 7 6 4 2
K J 9 7 Table A 8 7
10 9 8 6 5 4 3 2
K
10
59348 =
53A95 =
Par NS -100 K Q 6 2
J
8 5 3
A Q 6 4 3

1 opening
5 N -2 -100
+5 172
2 opening
5 × N -2 -300
-5 197

105. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Gitelman Duboin Moss Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
Dbl 3 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl AP

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

6 4
K Q 7 3
A K Q 10 3
A 5 Table 8 5 3
A 9 5
9 6 5 2
Q 9 3
38338 =
858A5 857A5
Par NS -130 K Q 10
10 8 6
J 8 7 4
7 6 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
+10 182
2 opening
4 × N -3 -500
-10 197

106. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Duboin Moss Bocchi Nunes Hampson Fantoni Greco
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 5 AP Pass

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

A J 9 7 5 2
A K
A K Q 6
9 Table 4
J 8
9 8 7 5 3
A 8 4 3 2
55945 =
78497 =
Par NS +140 —
10 7 5 3 2
J 10 4 2
Q J 7 6

1 opening
5 W -2 +200
+11 193
2 opening
2 N -3 -300
-11 197

111. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Ekeblad Milner Rubin Greco Pszczola Hampson Lev
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 AP 3 AP

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

J 10 3
Q 6 4
A J 3 2
Q 7 2 Table 9 7
A 8 7 5
K Q 10 8 4
K 10
79548 =
63794 =
Par NS +100 4 2
K 9 2
9 7 6
A J 8 6 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
+7 204
2 opening
3 W = -110
-7 199

114. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 93

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin LiX Bocchi Sun ShiM Fantoni Zhuang Nunes
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 4 4
Pass 3 NT AP 5 Dbl AP

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

2
7 4 3 2
A J 8 6 2
K 8 6 Table A 9 4 3
A 10 9
—
J 7 5 4 3 2
9A784 79683
43658 43657
Par NS +620 7 5
K Q J 6 5
K Q 10 9 3
10

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-7 205
2 opening
5 × E -1 +200
+7 206

116. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Laghrari Versace Rerhaye Hachimi Nunes Berrada Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
2 Pass 3 4 (AP) 3 NT Dbl Pass Pass
4 Dbl Pass Pass
4 Dbl 5 Dbl (AP)

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

Q
Q 9
A K Q 5 3
Q J 9 7 3 Table J 10 7 4 3
10 7 5
6 4
8 5 2
A9B76 =
24257 =
Par NS +450 K 6
A K J 8 6 3 2
J 7
10 6

1 opening
4 S = +420
-12 205
2 opening
5 × W -5 +1100
+12 218

117. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Saelensminde Elinescu Brogeland Helness Piekarek Furunes Gotard
1 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 3 NT AP

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

A J 8 5 2
A 8 7 5
9 7 2
5 Table K 9
9 6
A J 8 4
A K 9 6 3
44646 44645
89797 =
Par NS -140 —
K 10 4 3 2
10 5 3
Q 10 7 4 2

1 opening
4 × W -4 +1100
+14 219
2 opening
3 NT E -2 +200
-14 218

118. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Carroll Nystrom Garvey Mesbur Fredin Fitzgibbon Lindkvist
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 3 NT Pass
2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

J 10 8
9 8 7 4
6 2
A Q 10 7 Table A 7 4
A Q 2
A K Q 10 8 4
8
15114 =
C8AA9 C8CB9
Par NS -1440 —
6 5 3
J 5 3
J 9 6 5 4 3 2

1 opening
4 × W -2 +500
+15 234
2 opening
3 NT E +2 -660
-15 218

120. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Bocchi Boyd Duboin Versace Berkowitz Lauria Cohen
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8
Q 10 6 5 2
10 6 3
J 3 2 Table 10 6 3 2
A
J 8 4 2
A K Q 8
77877 =
63556 =
Par NS +110 9
K 9 8 3
A K Q 7 5
7 6 5

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 234
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
+9 227

121. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Morse Rodwell Wolff Meckstroth Soloway Landen Hamman Pratap
1 2 3 NT 2 3 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 8 7 6
A 2
9 8 5 4 2
10 8 Table 9
10 8 7 5 4 3
K Q 3
A Q 5
99679 89679
43663 =
Par NS +600 A 4
K J 9 6
10 7 6
K J 7 2

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-11 234
2 opening
3 E -3 +300
+11 238

122. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Garner Jacobus WeinsteinH
1 Pass 3 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

9
A J 5
K 5 3
K 10 6 5 4 2 Table Q
K 9 7 4
Q J 9 8 2
Q 8 3
89433 =
548A9 54899
Par NS -130 8 7 5 4 3
8 6 3
A 7 4
A J

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 240
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 238

125. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Molson Larsen Shenkin Meltzer Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag Lipsitz
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT AP

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

A 6
A Q 9 6 4
J 8 5
J 10 7 Table 10 8 7 2
K 7 3
K 4 3
8 6 2
68688 =
64754 64744
Par NS +110 K 5
10 8 5
10 9 2
K Q 5 4 3

1 opening
2 NT E = -120
-6 240
2 opening
2 N = +110
+6 246

126. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Lipsitz Rodwell Ekeblad Shenkin Hamman Molson Soloway
1 Dbl 2 2 Dbl 3
2 2 3 3 4 4 5 Pass
4 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass Dbl AP

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

9 4 2
K 8 4
K Q 8 6 5
4 2 Table J
A J 10 2
A 9 3 2
Q J 7 3
59536 =
43896 =
Par NS +100 K Q
Q 9 7 3
4
K 10 9 8 6 5

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-9 240
2 opening
5 × W -2 +300
+9 255

129. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 81

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz
1 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

K 10 8
A 2
Q 3
J 8 7 6 3 2 Table A 2
J 10 8 5 3
K J 10 7 4
K
67556 =
76887 =
Par NS -100 9 6 3
K 9 7 6
6 5
Q 9 5 4

1 opening
3 NT W = -400
-7 241
2 opening
2 N -2 -100
+7 263

130. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Petrunin Pszczola Gromov Zmudzinski Rosenkranz Balicki Mohan
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 7 3
A K J 3 2
K 7 2
9 7 Table 10 2
8 7 5 4
Q 10 9 5
J 8 5
8B57B =
11751 =
Par NS +450 9 5
9 6
A J 6 3
A K 10 6 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-6 241
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
+6 269

132. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Burn Bocchi Callaghan Duboin Lauria SimpsonC Versace Hallberg
1 2 4 2 Dbl 4
6 Pass Pass 6 5 Dbl Pass Pass
Dbl AP 6 AP

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

—
K Q 10 7 3
K Q J 8
A 10 6 4 Table A 4
A J 8 6 4
10 4
Q J 8 3
3A263 =
73A69 73B79
Par NS -200 K 10 9 7 3 2
9 5 2
7 6 5 3
—

1 opening
6 × N -3 -800
-14 241
2 opening
6 W -2 +100
+14 283

133. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Lambardi WeinsteinH Lucena Bianchedi Katz Rizzo Jacobs
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6
Pass 7 Dbl AP

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

8 7 4 3
10 6 4 3 2
J 4
5 2 Table K 9 6
9 7 5
Q 10 7 5
A 9 3
BBBAC =
22231 =
Par NS +1370 —
A K Q J 8
A K 6 3
K J 8 7

1 opening
7 × S -1 -200
-13 241
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 296

135. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

A 10
4 2
10 9 8 3 2
K 8 5 2 Table 9 7 4
Q 10 8 7 5
A K
7 4 3
98776 =
43666 =
Par NS +400 6 2
A K J 3
J 7 4
A J 10 6

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-5 242
2 opening
2 N = +110
+5 301

136. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch WangW Soloway LiX Fu Zia WangX Rosenberg
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 9 8
9 6
J 7 2
A K J 8 6 Table 6 5 3
10 8 5 4
A 9 6 3
Q 10
7A987 =
32356 =
Par NS +420 A
A Q 7 2
K Q 5 4
9 5 3 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 248
2 opening
3 N +1 +170
-6 301

137. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Groetheim Duboin Aa Helness Versace Helgemo Lauria
1 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT 3 2 NT Pass 3 AP
3 NT AP

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

9 5 2
A 7
10 9 8 6
J 6 4 2 Table Q J 4 3
K Q J 9
A K Q 7
9
58638 =
75584 75594
Par NS -110 —
8 6 5 4 3 2
J 3 2
A K 8 7

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-10 248
2 opening
3 E +1 -130
+10 311

138. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Hamman Buratti Wolff Lanzarotti
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass
Dbl 2 AP 2 NT AP

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

K J 9
10 6
A 7 3 2
J 9 8 2 Table A 7 3
A 8 7 3
Q 4
A 7 4 3
66675 66665
77667 76667
Par NS -90 2
J 9 4 2
10 6 5
K Q 10 6 5

1 opening
2 N = +110
+2 250
2 opening
2 NT W -1 +50
-2 311

Data 9X91 Main Top One Spade vs. Two Spades