Data 9X92 Main

One Club vs. Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 150 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 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul Q 10
A K 9
9 5
Q 10 8 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lindqvist Helgemo Brogeland SchwartzRO Fantoni FisherL Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 4
10 8 6 4
Q 10 8 3 2
7 Table A 8 7 6
3 2
A J 6 4
K 9 3
B8A6B =
24372 23372
Par NS +460 K 5 3 2
Q J 7 5
K 7
A J 6

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

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 97

W deals
None vul —
10 6 3 2
Q 10
A K Q J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Coren Koneru Kamil Jacobus Stewart Passell Woolsey
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl
2 3 4 Dbl (AP) 3 3 3 4
4 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A 9 8 6 3
J 5 4
9 4 3 2
9 Table K J 7 5
Q 9
A K J 7 6 5
7
54B4B =
48282 =
Par NS +450 Q 10 4 2
A K 8 7
8
6 5 4 3

1 opening
4 × W -2 +300
+9 11
2 opening
6 N -2 -100
-9 2

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul J 6
K
K Q 3
K 9 7 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Saelensminde Katz Brogeland SchwartzRO Meckstroth FisherL Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7
Q 10 8 7 6
10 8 4 2
J 8 Table 10 9 8 2
A 9 3 2
A 6 5
Q 5
6856A =
65873 =
Par NS +130 K Q 5 4 3
J 5 4
J 9 7
A 10

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 11
2 opening
2 S = +110
+9 11

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Fleisher Bramley Martel Zia Zmudzinski Garner Balicki
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl Rdbl Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8
J 7 4 2
K 9 6 5 3
K 2 Table 5 3
K 9 8 6
A J 4
A 8 5 3
69547 =
74885 =
Par NS +140 A Q 9 7 2
Q 10 5 3
10 7
9 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 17
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 11

12. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Cohler Diamond CohenB Lev Hampson Hamman Greco
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
1 NT AP Pass

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

9 8 6
A 10 3 2
Q 8 4
K 10 7 Table K Q J 7 3
Q J 8
J 3
J 5 4
778B9 =
55424 45424
Par NS +400 A 5 4 2
9 6 5
K 9 6 5 2
8

1 opening
1 NT W = -90
-5 19
2 opening
2 N +1 +110
+5 17

14. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul 9
A 4 2
8 5 2
A K 10 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Kranyak Levin WolpertG Bathurst Rodwell Dwyer Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 6
Q 5 3
K 7 6 4
Q 5 4 Table J 8 5 4
J 8 6
A Q 10 9
J 2
8896A =
55453 =
Par NS +140 A K 7 3 2
K 10 9 7
J 3
9 8

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 29
2 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-6 17

16. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Kamil Weinstein Fleisher Rosenberg Rodwell Willenken Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 2 3
1 2 2 3 Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)
4 Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

K Q 5 4
K 8 4 3 2
8 5 3
7 Table J 8
7 5
A K 9 7 4 2
A 8 3
9764A =
46793 46683
Par NS +100 10 9 6 3
J 10
Q J 10 6
Q 10 4

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+5 34
2 opening
4 N = +130
-5 17

22. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Helness Brink Helgemo Multon Muller Zimmermann de Wijs
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 9 7 6
10 7 5
7 5 4 3
9 6 Table A K 10 4
6 4 3
J 10 2
A K 2
7698A =
57352 =
Par NS +140 J 5 3 2
A 9 8
A 9 8 6
Q 4

1 opening
3 NT× S -2 -500
-9 34
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
+9 33

23. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 14

W deals
None vul J 7 3
K
Q 8 3
A K 9 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Helness Svendsen Helgemo Berg Hoftaniska Nunes Charlsen Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 8 4
Q J 3
7 5
Q J 7 5 Table Q 6 2
10 9 8 7
A 10 6 4
4 2
88899 =
55544 55543
Par NS +120 K 9 5
A 6 5 4 2
K J 9 2
10

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 34
2 opening
3 S = +110
+5 38

26. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Kholomeev McGann Khiuppenen Gromov Mesbur Dubinin Fitzgibbon
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 7 6
10 7 5
7 5 4 3
9 6 Table A K 10 4
6 4 3
J 10 2
A K 2
7698A =
57352 =
Par NS +140 J 5 3 2
A 9 8
A 9 8 6
Q 4

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 34
2 opening
3 N +1 +130
+8 48

28. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals
E-W vul A 9 6 4 2
Q J
—
A Q J 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg Cohen Bathurst Wolfson LallJ
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
1 1 2 Pass 2 3 AP
Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 AP

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

K
10 9 6 4
K 10 7 4 3
7 6 5 Table Q 10 5 3
A 8 5 2
A Q 2
K 2
69448 =
74994 =
Par NS +140 J 8 7
K 7 3
J 9 8 6 5
8 3

1 opening
3 W = -110
-6 34
2 opening
3 N = +140
+6 54

30. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul J 10
A 4 3
K Q
K 10 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Moss Katz Gitelman Platnick Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass
1 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 3
Dbl AP

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

3
9 7 2
A 6 5 3 2
A J 9 8 Table A K 9 6 4 2
K Q 8
10
Q 7 6
54664 =
89779 =
Par NS -140 Q 8 7 5
J 10 6 5
J 9 8 7 4
—

1 opening
4 × E -1 +200
+11 45
2 opening
3 × S -2 -300
-11 54

32. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul 10 9 5
A
8 3 2
A K J 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Kranyak Katz WolpertG LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q J 8 2
K 10 7 4
Q J
6 4 3 Table 7 4 3
Q 9 3 2
A K 10 7 6
7
85449 =
47964 =
Par NS -140 A K 6
J 8 6 5
9 5 4
Q 10 2

1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-15 49
2 opening
3 NT S = +600
+15 69

34. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 71

W deals
Both vul Q
Q 8 6
6 2
A K J 9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Lee Pollack Demirev WeinsteinH Woolsey Garner Stewart
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 2 3
4 5 Pass Pass 4 5 Pass 6 (AP)
5 Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

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

K 5 4 2
7 5 4 3 2
K Q 7 3
— Table A 10 9 7 6 3
K 10 9
10 9 5
6
7346B =
3A962 =
Par NS +200 J 8
A J
A J 8 4
Q 10 7 3 2

1 opening
5 × E -1 +200
+7 56
2 opening
6 N -1 -100
-7 73

38. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A J
3
7 6 5 3
A Q 8 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
MadsenM Helness Schaltz Helgemo Fantoni Bjarnarson Nunes Askgaard
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 10 7 2
5 4
Q 10 9 8
9 7 2 Table 8 6 4
J 10 8 7 2
A J 4 2
5
9897C =
15361 =
Par NS +1370 Q 9 5 3
A K Q 9 6
K
K J 10

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+13 69
2 opening
5 N = +600
-13 76

40. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

W deals
Both vul 2
9 8 5
A 9 4
A K 10 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hurd WeinsteinH Wooldridge Garner Cohen LallJ Wolfson Grue
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
1 NT 2 2 3 (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 3
A Q 4
7 6 2
J 7 5 4 Table A J 9 6 5 4
7 6 3
Q 8
9 8
559AA 859AA
58433 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 7
K J 10 2
K J 10 5 3
Q

1 opening
3 N = +110
-11 70
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 87

41. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

W deals
E-W vul K 9 4 3
K 6 2
—
A K 10 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Deutsch Gitelman Larsen WolpertG Platnick Kranyak Diamond
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

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

A 10 7 5
Q J 8 5 4 3
5 4
J Table J 6 2
10 9
9 7 6 3
Q 8 5 2
C97CB =
13602 13502
Par NS +990 Q 8
A 7
A K Q J 10 8 2
7 6

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +490
-10 70
2 opening
6 S = +920
+10 97

42. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Pszczola Wooldridge Lev Seamon LallJ Cohler Grue
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 5
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 5 4 3
A K 10 4
8 4 2
7 Table A 10 9 7 2
Q 6 5
J 9 5
4 2
9479A =
18611 =
Par NS +400 Q
8 7
K Q 10 7 6 3
K 10 9 8

1 opening
3 NT N +4 +520
+11 81
2 opening
5 N -1 -50
-11 97

45. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul J 8 7 4
—
A 4 2
A K J 10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Martel Diamond Stansby Levin Greco Weinstein Hampson
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 2 3
4 4 AP 5 6 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 10 5 Q
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

6 5
Q J 9 8 4 3 2
7 6 5 3
— Table 3 2
A K 10
K Q 10 9 8
9 7 2
6C35D 6D35D
10880 =
Par NS +2210 A K Q 10 9
7 6 5
J
Q 6 4 3

1 opening
4 S +3 +710
-13 81
2 opening
6 S +1 +1460
+13 111

46. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Delmonte ShiX Bakhshi Gu Sun Grue Kang Cheek
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl 4
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 4 AP

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

10 9 3 2
8 7
K J 9 4 3 2
3 Table K Q 8 6
A 10 4 2
A 10 6
5 2
6484A =
69493 =
Par NS +130 J 7 5 4
K 6 5
8 7
A 9 7 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 88
2 opening
4 W -1 +100
-7 111

47. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K 2
10
J 7
K Q J 9 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco Weinstein Hampson Levin Martel Diamond Stansby Platnick
Pass 1 2 NT Pass Pass 2 2 3
4 5 Dbl Pass Pass 4 4 Pass
5 AP 4 AP

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

8 7 6
Q 7 3 2
Q 5 4 2
3 2 Table J 9
K 9 8 5 4
A K 10 9 6
A
6933A =
63A83 =
Par NS -200 Q 10 5 4 3
A J 6
8 3
10 8 5

1 opening
5 W -2 +200
+13 101
2 opening
4 E = -620
-13 111

51. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul 4
A K
K 10 7 3
K Q 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Moss Baseggio Gitelman Platnick Jackson Diamond Sher
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 2 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 6 3
10 8 6
9 8 6 2
10 8 6 Table 10 9 8 7 5 2
Q J 9 3
A Q J
—
A477A 9477A
39653 =
Par NS +430 K Q J
7 5 4 2
5 4
A J 9 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 108
2 opening
3 N +1 +130
-7 111

53. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Nickell Robinson Katz Meckstroth Woolsey Rodwell Stewart
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 6 AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 2
J 8 7
A 6 3 2
7 3 Table 9 6 5
K 10 6 5 4 2
8 7 4
4
BA89C =
13531 =
Par NS +920 K 8 4
Q 9 3
Q J 10
A K 10 9

1 opening
6 N = +920
+14 122
2 opening
6 N -1 -50
-14 111

55. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul A
A 4
Q J
A 10 9 8 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Danailov Smirnov Karakolev Piekarek Wladow Karaivanov Elinescu Trendafilov
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 4 3 2
J 8 6 5 3
6
K 4 3 Table J 7
K Q 10 9
K 10 9 8 4 3
J
8947B =
13861 12861
Par NS +600 K Q 9 8 6 5
7 2
A 7 5 2
Q

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-17 123
2 opening
6 N = +1430
+17 128

56. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul A
A 4
Q J
A 10 9 8 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Nunes Khiuppenen Fantoni Versace Dubinin Lauria Gromov
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 4 3 2
J 8 6 5 3
6
K 4 3 Table J 7
K Q 10 9
K 10 9 8 4 3
J
8947B =
13861 12861
Par NS +600 K Q 9 8 6 5
7 2
A 7 5 2
Q

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
+12 135
2 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 128

57. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 2
9 8
A 8 5
A K 8 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Venkataraman Drijver Chokshi Brink de Wijs Dalal Muller Gupta
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
3 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 6 5 3
K J 10 7 6
7 4 2
J Table K Q J 10 7
Q 5 4
Q J 10
Q 10
C56BC =
18611 =
Par NS +1400 A 9 4
A 3 2
K 9 6 3
9 7 6

1 opening
5 N +1 +620
+10 145
2 opening
3 N +3 +170
-10 128

58. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Brenner Bakkeren Figueiredo Chagas Muller Branco de Wijs
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 3 2
A K 9
A 6 2
9 4 3 Table Q 8 4
7 5 2
9 8 7 5
K J 6
78A98 =
65345 =
Par NS +420 A 7
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 10 4 3
8

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-7 145
2 opening
3 S +1 +170
+7 135

62. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

W deals
N-S vul J 7 6 3
A 7 3
6
A K Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Matushko Fantoni Khokhlov Nunes Duboin Gromov Sementa Dubinin
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10
K J 10 9
J 10 8 3
7 6 5 4 Table K Q 9 4 2
8 6 2
K 9 5 2
10
9886A 9887A
35463 =
Par NS +600 A 8 5
Q 5 4
A Q 7 4
9 8 2

1 opening
3 × E -5 +1100
+10 157
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
-10 136

64. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
ChenHU Bakkeren YangH Bertens Muller Shih de Wijs ShenC
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl Pass Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 8 5
8 7 3 2
A Q 7 2
5 2 Table A 10 7 2
6 5 4
J 8 6 5
10 4
98A7A =
25251 =
Par NS +420 9 6 4 3
A K Q J 10
10
Q 6 3

1 opening
5 N +1 +420
+11 168
2 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 136

66. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
YangH Sementa ChenHU Duboin Versace Gong Lauria Hu
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
1 1 NT 2 AP Dbl Pass 2 Pass
3 AP

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

A 8 4 3 2
9 7 2
K Q 9 8
7 Table J 9 6
J 8 5
7 6 4 3
A Q 9
7686A =
47573 =
Par NS +130 10 7
K 6 4 3
A 10 5 2
J 10 5

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 168
2 opening
3 E -2 +100
+5 141

67. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 10 8
8 6 3
A 6
A K Q J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Fantoni Doub Nunes Duboin Stewart Sementa Woolsey
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass
4 5 AP Dbl Pass 4 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A K Q 3
J 9 7 5 4
8 5
8 5 Table J 9 7 6 4 2
A 10
K 7 4
6 2
6459A =
59833 =
Par NS +130 5
K Q 2
Q J 10 9 3 2
9 7 4

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
+9 177
2 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-9 141

68. 2009 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul A 9 5 3
—
J 7 2
A Q J 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer v.Prooijen Larsen Jansma Granovetter Berkowitz Ekeblad Cohen
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 4 AP Pass

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

6 4
Q 7 3
A Q 5 3
9 8 5 3 Table K Q 8
J 10 9 8 4
K 10 4
K 6
68567 =
73876 63875
Par NS +100 J 10 7 2
A K 6 5 2
9 8 6
2

1 opening
4 N = +420
+8 185
2 opening
2 N = +90
-8 141

69. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki BlanchardS Zmudzinski BlanchardB Milgrim Dubinin Aker Gromov
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 2 3 Pass 3 3 4 Dbl (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 4 2
4
Q J 9 6 5 3
J 10 2 Table K J 7 6
A K Q J 7 6
10 2
9
76559 =
47873 =
Par NS +100 9 3
10 8 5 3
A K 7 4
Q 6 4

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-9 185
2 opening
4 × E -2 +300
+9 150

71. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul A 2
A Q 7
7
Q 9 8 7 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Chambers Brenner Schermer Mittelman Bramley Lebi Compton
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Dbl 5
Dbl Pass Pass 5 NT
Dbl AP

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

10 4 3
J 6 5 3 2
K Q 8 5
2 Table K J 9 5
8
9 4 3 2
K J 10 5
8897A =
45463 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 7 6
K 10 9 4
A J 10 6
A

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+12 197
2 opening
5 NT× S -2 -300
-12 150

75. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Moss Dai Gitelman Hampson Zhuang Greco WangW
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
4 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 6 AP

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

J 8 7 5
A Q 4 3
10 5 4
8 6 Table K 10 9 6 4 3
J 10 8
J 8
J 5
956AA C57CC
18601 =
Par NS +1100 A 2
K 7 6
K Q 9 6 2
7 4 2

1 opening
6 S = +1370
+12 212
2 opening
3 NT N +4 +720
-12 150

76. 2008 WC Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa HackettJA Duboin HackettJU Malinowski Nunes Sandqvist Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
1 2 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 NT Pass 7 (AP)

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

K J 7 5 4
7 4 3
5
K Q J 8 Table 6 2
K J 10 9 6 5
7 6
7 5 2
A86C8 A86C9
25614 =
Par NS +920 A 9
A Q 8 2
A J 9 4 3 2
3

1 opening
7 S -1 -50
-13 212
2 opening
2 × W -3 +800
+13 163

78. 2008 WC Final, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Versace Gold Lauria Duboin Malinowski Sementa Sandqvist
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Dbl 4 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

8 5 4 3 2
Q 2
A Q 9 6
4 2 Table —
A K J 8 4 3
J 8 7 2
Q J 10
37226 37216
75BB5 =
Par NS -450 K Q 9 6
9 7 6
K 5 3
9 6 3

1 opening
4 × N -3 -800
-8 212
2 opening
4 E +1 -450
+8 173

80. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul K
Q 9 8 2
Q 7 3
A Q 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Tolliver Fallenius Horton McNay Lesniewski Stoltz Gawrys
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 5 3
A K 7 6 3
6
10 7 2 Table 7 2
J 10
A J 10 8 5 2
K 5 4
87667 =
56675 =
Par NS +120 A 10 9 8 6 4
5 4
K 9 4
J 8

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 217
2 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 173

81. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul A K 7
K J 8
8
K 10 8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Garner Freeman WeinsteinH Willenken Rodwell Welland Meckstroth
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 9 4 2
Q 10 9 7 2
10 2
J Table 10 8 3
A 6 4
A K 9 6
A 6 3
73479 73379
59954 =
Par NS -100 6 5
5 3
Q J 7 5 4 3
Q 9 2

1 opening
2 E +2 -170
-6 217
2 opening
4 W -1 +50
+6 179

83. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul K 4 3
—
K 5 2
A K J 10 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Jacobs Lesniewski Katz Zia Jansma Rosenberg Verhees
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6
Pass 7 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A 9 8
J 9 8 7 2
Q 10 8
Q 4 Table 10 7 6 2
K Q 5 4
9
6 5 3 2
B97BC =
14611 =
Par NS +920 Q J 5
A 10 6 3
A J 7 6 4 3
—

1 opening
7 × S -2 -300
-12 217
2 opening
5 N +1 +420
+12 191

84. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul A 7 2
K 10 9 3
8
A J 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Martens Weichsel Jassem Lesniewski Jansma Gierulski Verhees Skrzypczak
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Dbl AP

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

K Q J 6
8 4 2
Q 9 7 3
Q 9 Table 5
A Q J 7 6
10 6 5 2
8 4 3
89779 =
43663 =
Par NS +140 10 9 8 4 3
5
A K J 4
K 7 5

1 opening
4 × S -1 -200
-9 217
2 opening
3 N +4 +190
+9 200

88. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Fallenius Duboin Welland Balicki Greco Zmudzinski Hampson
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 2 5
2 NT 3 5 6 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

6 2
J 9 5 3
K J 8 5 2
K 9 Table 9 8 4 3
A K 10 7 6 4 2
Q
Q
6B47B =
62851 =
Par NS +450 K 7
Q
A 10 9 7 6 3
10 8 4 3

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-10 219
2 opening
5 N = +400
+10 210

90. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

W deals
E-W vul 9
6 2
A J 8 3
A Q 7 5 4 2

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

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

10 8 6 5 4
8 7 5 3
K 10
10 6 Table K Q J 3 2
A 4
Q 7 6 5
K J
7498A =
69453 =
Par NS +130 A 7
K Q J 10 9
9 4 2
9 8 3

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-12 219
2 opening
5 × N = +550
+12 224

92. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul A 10 8
3
A 5
K 9 8 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Morse Baseggio Wolff Stark Nussbaum Woolsey Saxe Stewart
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 2 2
Dbl Rdbl 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7
K 10 8 7 5
10 8 3
Q J Table K 3
Q J 6 2
K Q 9 7 4 2
10
AA45B =
11981 =
Par NS +300 J 6 5 4 2
A 9 4
J 6
A 5 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
-12 222
2 opening
4 S +1 +650
+12 236

95. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul A 10 8
3
A 5
K 9 8 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Roman Zia Fout Rosenberg Jacobs Rengstorff Katz Ehlers
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 2 Dbl
2 Dbl 4 Dbl 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 9 7
K 10 8 7 5
10 8 3
Q J Table K 3
Q J 6 2
K Q 9 7 4 2
10
AA45B =
11981 =
Par NS +300 J 6 5 4 2
A 9 4
J 6
A 5 3

1 opening
5 N = +600
+11 233
2 opening
4 E -1 +50
-11 238

96. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul —
9 7 6
A K 10
K Q J 9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zawislak Kovacich Jagniewski WhiteR Marks Brewiak Lindop Piasecki
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 4
4 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 4 2
A 10 8 5 4
6 3 2
6 Table A 9
K Q J 3
J 9 8 7 4
7 5
7955C =
33770 =
Par NS +1370 K Q 8 7 6 5 3
2
Q 5
A 10 2

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+16 249
2 opening
4 S -1 -100
-16 238

101. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul A 9 3
10
9 7 4
A K J 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Hurd Casen Wooldridge WhiteM Groetheim Carmichael Aa
Pass 1 4 Pass Pass 2 2 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 3 4 (AP)

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

10 4 2
J 9 6 4 2
Q 6 3
7 6 Table Q 7 5
A K Q 8 7 5 3
A
Q 3
5B5BC =
32821 =
Par NS +920 K J 8 6
—
K J 10 8 5 2
10 9 8

1 opening
4 E -2 +200
-6 250
2 opening
4 N = +420
+6 245

103. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

W deals
Both vul A J 4
J 8 2
5
A 10 8 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Fallenius Robinson Welland Zia Woolsey Rosenberg Stewart
Pass 1 2 NT Pass Pass 2 2 2
4 AP 3 3 4 4
Dbl AP

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

K 7 5 3
10 6 4
A 10 7 6
6 4 Table 2
K Q 9 7 3
K Q 9 8 3
K Q
5833A =
659A3 =
Par NS -130 Q 10 9 8 6
A 5
J 4 2
J 9 5

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+12 262
2 opening
4 × S -2 -500
-12 245

104. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul Q 10 8 4
J
6 3 2
A K J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Onstott Berkowitz Robison Compton Lanzarotti CohenS Buratti
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

9 7 2
Q 8 5 4
Q 9 5 4
9 4 Table A J
K 10 6 3
A K 10 7
6 5 2
6A549 =
53874 =
Par NS +420 K 6 5 3
A 9 7 2
J 8
Q 8 7

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
-6 262
2 opening
4 N = +420
+6 251

105. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Schneider Becker Baze Passell Cohen Wold Berkowitz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 NT AP

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

8 4 3
Q 10 8 5
8 5
K 7 6 5 Table J 9 2
J 7 6 2
10 9 7 2
J 9
DD9DC =
00401 =
Par NS +1520 A K 10 6 5
9 4
A K J 4 3
A

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-14 262
2 opening
6 NT N +1 +1020
+14 265

106. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul J 9 8 3
—
J 5
A Q J 10 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Passell Cohen Wold El Ahmady Buratti Sadek Lanzarotti
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

Q 7 6 5
Q J 6
K 7 4 3
9 4 Table 4 2
A 7 5 4 2
Q 9 8 6 2
6
AA76C =
22671 =
Par NS +1370 A K 10
K 10 9 8 3
A 10
K 8 3

1 opening
5 N = +600
-13 262
2 opening
6 N = +1370
+13 278

108. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Zorlu Gromov Assael Kolata Matushko Atabey Khven
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass
2 AP 4 AP

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

K 5 4 2
J 10 9 5 2
J 8 4
Q Table A J 8 7 3
8
A K 3
J 9 7 6
62677 =
7A766 =
Par NS -620 Q 9
6 4 3
Q 10 9 7 5
A 5 3

1 opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 262
2 opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 284

111. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul J 10 7 3
9
A J 10
A J 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Schollaardt Bocchi Drijver Duboin Nunes Verhees Fantoni Jansma
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 2 AP

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

K 9 6
10 4 3
9 8 4 3
Q 8 6 Table A Q 4 2
A Q 8 5
Q 5
K 5 4
77777 66777
66656 56656
Par NS +90 8 5
K J 7 6 2
K 7 6 2
10 2

1 opening
1 NT S = +90
-7 262
2 opening
2 W -4 +400
+7 292

115. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
WangW Gawrys Gao Jassem
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 2 3
4 6 Pass 6 (AP) 4 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 5 4 3
K J 10 9 4
8 6 4
5 Table K Q J 9 8 7
8 3
K
Q 10 6 3
748C9 =
19504 19403
Par NS +500 10 6 2
2
A Q J 10 9 7 5 3
K

1 opening
6 S = +1370
+13 275
2 opening
5 S +1 +620
-13 294

116. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul K 6 3 2
10
K Q
A K 10 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov Helgemo Karaivanov Helness Saelensminde Gunev Brogeland Stamatov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

10 9 5
Q 9 8 7 6
6 2
Q 6 4 Table A J 8 7
4 3 2
10 9 8 7 3
7
CA9AC =
13431 =
Par NS +990 Q 4
A K J 5
A J 5 4
J 8 5

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 286
2 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 294

118. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul 6
K 9 3
K Q 10
K Q J 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Fallenius Hampson
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl 5 (AP)

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

Q 7 5 2
Q 8 6 5 2
J 5
5 4 Table A K J 9
10 7 4
9 4 3 2
A 8
8669B =
57742 =
Par NS +600 10 8 4 3
A J
A 8 7 6
10 7 2

1 opening
3 E -2 +200
-9 287
2 opening
5 N = +600
+9 303

119. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Manoppo Lauria Lasut Versace Bocchi Sakul Duboin Karwur
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 9 2
6 5
K J
9 7 6 5 2 Table J 7 3
J 9 8 4 2
A 10 3
Q 10
887A8 =
55534 =
Par NS +130 6 4
A K 10 3
Q 9 8 7 6 4 2
—

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
+6 293
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
-6 303

120. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hallberg Kwiecien Wright HackettJU Balicki HackettJA Zmudzinski
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
1 NT 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass

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

Q 8 3
Q J 8 3
7 6 5 2
Q 4 Table K 9
K 10 7 6 5
10 4 3
A J 8
7A69A =
52743 =
Par NS +420 10 7 5 4
9 4 2
A J 9 8
K 9

1 opening
4 N = +420
+7 300
2 opening
2 N +2 +130
-7 303

122. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 100

W deals
Both vul A J 4 3
J
K 5
Q J 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Rosenberg Soloway Zia Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 2 3
2 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K 8 2
9 7 5 3
10 3
9 8 3 2 Table Q 10 6 5
A K 10 8 6
9 8 6 4
—
B84BC =
15711 =
Par NS +1370 9 7
Q 4 2
A Q J 7 2
A K 10

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+12 314
2 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
-12 303

124. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Greco Schwartz Hampson Brachman Cohen Burger Berkowitz
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A K 7 4
8 7 6 3
K 3
J 10 9 Table J 8 6 5
A Q J
Q J 9
Q 6 5
54687 =
78756 =
Par NS -110 10 3 2
K 10 5 4 2
10 6 5 4
3

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
-6 314
2 opening
4 E -2 +100
+6 309

128. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Strafner AukenJ Simon Koch Pedersen Barnay Raulund TerraneoC
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 Pass
1 2 4 AP Pass Pass

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

K 9 7 2
7 5
Q J 6 4
K 9 8 Table A J 5 4
A Q 10 8 6 2
A 2
Q
32357 32356
ABA86 9BA86
Par NS -450 Q 10 8 3
J 4 3
7 5 3
10 4 3

1 opening
4 W = -420
-6 316
2 opening
2 E +2 -170
+6 315

130. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
TerraneoC Garner Barnay Katz Cohen Wernle Berkowitz Kriftner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
1 3 4 Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

A K 6 5 3
5 3
9 8 4 2
8 6 Table 10 8 7 4 2
A K 8
Q 5 3
9 2
65A89 =
37252 =
Par NS +500 Q 9
10 9 7 6
A K J 7 6
J 7

1 opening
5 S -1 -100
-13 317
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 328

133. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Zia Garner Rosenberg Levin Cohen Weinstein Berkowitz
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 4 AP

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

Q 10 8 6 5
9 8
Q 9 5
9 4 2 Table A K 3
A Q J 7
K J 3
A 10 6
22435 22235
9B897 =
Par NS -450 J 9 4
10 6 4 2
10 7 6 4 2
3

1 opening
4 × W = -590
-5 317
2 opening
4 W = -420
+5 333

135. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Silverman Soloway Wolfson Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 3 3 Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
4 AP

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

K 6 3 2
K 7 5
K Q 10 9
9 6 Table A Q 7 5
J 9 3
A 7 6
K 5 4
54558 =
89785 =
Par NS -140 J 9 8 4
8 6 2
J 8 4 3
Q 8

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 323
2 opening
2 E +1 -140
-6 333

136. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul 10 7
K
K J 8 6
A J 9 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hayden Meckstroth Eisenberg Beatty Hamman Onstott Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 6 3 2
A J 7 5 2
A 4 2
7 Table K 8 4
Q 10
Q 9 7 5 3
K 6 2
6655A =
67773 =
Par NS +130 A Q 9 5
9 8 6 4 3
10
Q 10 4

1 opening
3 N = +110
+5 328
2 opening
5 N -1 -100
-5 333

138. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul K 9 6
J 4
6 2
A K 8 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Chagas Lauria Branco Campos Lanzarotti Villas-Boas Buratti
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 AP

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

7 4 2
A Q 8 6 3
8 7
Q 9 4 Table Q 10 5
K 10
A 10 9 3
J 10 7 6
89798 =
53645 =
Par NS +140 A J 8 3
9 7 5 2
K Q J 5 4
—

1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 333
2 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 333

141. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul K
K 8
Q 10 6 4
A K 10 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Martel Burger Stansby Schwartz Cohen Lair Berkowitz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A 9 5 2
10 7 5
5 3 2
7 4 3 Table J 10 8
9 6 4 3 2
K J 8 7
9
B98AC =
24431 =
Par NS +920 Q 7 6 4 3
A Q J
A 9
Q J 6

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +490
-10 336
2 opening
6 N = +920
+10 343

142. 1997 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Mari Freeman Levy Perron Wolff Chemla Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass Pass 3 3 3 4
2 2 3 4 4 5 Dbl 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q J 10 8 6
4
K 10 9 5 4 3
8 Table 9 3 2
A K 7
Q 7 6
A 10 7 5
64948 =
69394 =
Par NS -100 K 7
Q J 9 8 6 3
A J 2
6 2

1 opening
4 × S = +590
+12 348
2 opening
5 × S -1 -100
-12 343

143. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul 7
K Q J 3
K 3
K Q 10 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Burgess Hanna Richman Fraser Delogu RothfieldC Thurston RothfieldJ
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 AP

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

J 8 6 3
10 8
Q 10 8 7 6 2
A Table K 10 2
9 7 5 2
4
J 8 5 4 2
AAB9B =
23242 =
Par NS +450 A Q 9 5 4
A 6 4
A J 9 5
6

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 359
2 opening
6 N -2 -100
-11 343

146. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul K
J 7 4
A 6
K J 9 7 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Golias Cayne Baze Burger Feldman Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5
Q 9 6 3
K J 10 7 4
8 Table 10 9 6 2
5 2
Q 9 8 2
A Q 10
6886A 6885A
65573 =
Par NS +130 A Q 8 4 3
A K 10 8
5 3
5 2

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 367
2 opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-5 347

147. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul K Q 5 3
—
A K 6
K 10 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Stansby Zia Hamman Deutsch Wolff
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

A 8 6 4
K 7 4 3
J 9 3
Q 7 Table 10 7
A 10 8 5 2
7 5 4 2
A 4
9968A =
44652 =
Par NS +400 J 9 2
Q J 9 6
Q 10 8
J 9 5

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+7 374
2 opening
2 N +2 +130
-7 347

150. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman
Pass 1 1 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
3 4 Dbl AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 9 7 3
8
K Q J 3
10 6 2 Table K J
K Q 3
A 10 8 5 2
J 9 5
85A58 =
56174 56274
Par NS +420 8 4 2
A 10 7 6 5 4 2
7 4
7

1 opening
4 × S = +590
+5 379
2 opening
4 S = +420
-5 347

Data 9X92 Main Top One Club vs. Two Clubs