Data 9X94 Main

One Heart vs. Two Hearts

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 82 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul Q 4 2
10 7 6 5 3 2
A 2
A 10

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

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

J 9 8 3
J 9 8 4
K 6
6 3 2 Table A K 10
K Q
7 5 3
K J 9 7 4
97797 75797
46646 46546
Par NS +400 7 6 5
A
Q J 10 9 8 4
Q 8 5

1 opening
3 S = +110
-7 0
2 opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 7

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Lee Levin Glubok Hamman Nickell Weichsel Katz
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
Rdbl 2 AP Pass

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

9 5
K Q 9 3
J 9 3
A J 5 4 Table A K 10 7 4
5 4
10 8 6 2
Q 10
66867 =
67576 67566
Par NS +110 Q J 6
2
A K 5 4
9 7 6 3 2

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-4 0
2 opening
2 N = +110
+4 11

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul A K 10 3
K 9 8 6 3
8 4
Q 8

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

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

J 6 5
Q J 10 4
Q J 6
K 6 5 Table Q 9 8 7
A
A 9 7
A 10 7 4 3
55664 44664
88679 =
Par NS -120 4 2
7 5 2
K 10 5 3 2
J 9 2

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +50
+10 10
2 opening
3 NT W = -400
-10 11

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Koneru Passell Krekorian Stewart Dwyer Woolsey Ekeblad
Pass 1 1 3 Pass 2 2 3
Dbl 4 4 Dbl Dbl 4 4 Pass
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 AP

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

K Q 10 3
9 8
10 9 6 5
10 7 5 Table A J 9 6 5 4 2
K
K Q
J 9 4
65BAB =
28132 =
Par NS +650 7
Q J 10 6
J 7 4 3 2
A K 8

1 opening
5 N -1 -100
Tie 10
2 opening
5 N -1 -100
Tie 11

5. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 96

W deals
E-W vul J 5
A Q J 10 9 4
K 9 5 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Dwyer Helness Bathurst Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)
Dbl 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

10 9 3
7 6 5
J 4
K 10 7 3 2 Table Q 6 4
8 3 2
10 8 7 6 3
J 5
CCDBA CCDBB
11022 =
Par NS +1510 A K 8 7 2
K
A Q
A Q 9 8 4

1 opening
7 N = +1510
+11 21
2 opening
6 N = +980
-11 11

6. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Versace Narkiewicz Lauria Madala Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J
Q 6 4 2
J 10 6 4 3
7 4 Table Q 7 5 4
3
K
A K J 10 8 5 2
88994 =
54348 =
Par NS +140 A 10 9 8 6 3
K 10 7
Q
Q 9 6

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 21
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 11

7. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul J 8
K J 9 7 2
A 9 7 6 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz Duboin Jassem Sementa Lauria Buras Versace Narkiewicz
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 3 8 A 6 3 8
2 K 4 J 12 tricks won
12 tricks won

9 5 4 3
5
J 4 3
J 9 6 3 2 Table A Q 10 7 2
10 8
Q 8 5
7 5 4
B7CB9 =
25013 =
Par NS +980 K 6
A Q 6 4 3
K 10
A K 10 8

1 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 21
2 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 11

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Brum Helgemo Chagas Campos Nunes Villas-Boas Fantoni
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 3 AP

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

J 7 4
K 6
10 5 2
A 9 8 6 5 Table A 9 8 6 3 2
A Q 10 4
J 8
3
73788 =
6A635 =
Par NS -420 10 5
5
A K 9 7 4 3
Q J 4 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 21
2 opening
3 E +1 -170
+6 17

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul J 8
K J 9 7 2
A 9 7 6 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Helness Brum Helgemo Chagas Campos Nunes Villas-Boas Fantoni
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
3 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 5 8 A 6 3 8
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

9 5 4 3
5
J 4 3
J 9 6 3 2 Table A Q 10 7 2
10 8
Q 8 5
7 5 4
B7CB9 =
25013 =
Par NS +980 K 6
A Q 6 4 3
K 10
A K 10 8

1 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 21
2 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 17

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul —
K Q 10 7 6
A 7 6 5 2
9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Ware Karwur Tislevoll Bach Tobing Cornell Asbi
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 2 4
4 5 5 AP 4 AP

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

Q J 8 7
8 5
K 10 4 3
Q 10 7 Table A K 9 4 3 2
3
J
K J 6 4 2
73BA5 =
6A138 =
Par NS +200 10 6 5
A J 9 4 2
Q 9 8
A 3

1 opening
5 W -1 +100
+12 33
2 opening
4 E = -620
-12 17

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Tobing Helness Asbi Sakul Fantoni Karwur Nunes
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
4 AP 2 Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 8 5 3
9 7
K Q 8 3
A 6 Table A K 10
5 3
A J 9 7 6
J 5 4
53939 =
79494 =
Par NS -140 Q 6 4
K 4 2
10 5 4
Q 9 8 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-10 33
2 opening
3 W +1 -170
+10 27

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Versace Bakhshi Lauria Madala Gold Bocchi Forrester
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 6 5
8 4
9 8 6
Q 10 8 7 6 Table A 10 9
A Q 5 3
J 5 3
K 5 3
67995 =
65448 =
Par NS +140 K 7 3 2
10 2
K 10 4
A J 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 33
2 opening
2 N = +110
+9 36

13. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul 6 5
A K 10 6 5 2
9 6 4
Q 6

West North East South West North East South
SchwartzRO Grue FisherL Moss Bertheau Lindqvist BessisT Brogeland
Pass 1 1 3 Pass 2 2 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

7 4 3
Q 8 7 3
Q 10 8 2
8 3 Table K Q J 9 2
4
J 5
A J 5 4 2
86B97 =
46246 =
Par NS +450 A 10 8
J 9
A K 7 3
K 10 9 7

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-2 33
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+2 38

14. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul K J
Q J 10 8 7 6
9 5 2
K J

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Balicki Brogeland Zmudzinski Bramley Graves Stansby Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

9
9 3 2
K Q J 10
8 7 6 4 2 Table Q 8 7 3 2
A
8 7 6 4 3
Q 3
9AC68 =
13164 =
Par NS +980 A 10 6 5 4
K 5 4
A
A 10 9 5

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-11 33
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 49

15. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul A 8
K 10 8 7 6 4
K 9 2
6 5

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

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

3
Q J 5 3
A J 8 4 3
9 4 3 Table K Q J 7
9
7 6 5
A Q J 8 2
67955 =
65478 65487
Par NS +140 10 9 6 5 4 2
A 2
Q 10
K 10 7

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+3 36
2 opening
3 N -1 -50
-3 49

16. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Spector Zia Becker Grue Fleisher Cheek Kamil
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 2
K J 10 3
5 4
Q 7 6 3 Table K 9 7 6 3
A 5 2
8 6 3
8 5
767BA =
66623 56623
Par NS +400 5 4
—
K Q 10 9 7
A K J 10 4 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+1 37
2 opening
5 S = +400
-1 49

17. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Willenken Dwyer Rosenberg Fleisher Kranyak Kamil WolpertG
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl 3
2 3 4 AP Dbl Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

K 9 5 4
5 3 2
A J 7 3 2
Q Table Q 7 6 3
8
K Q 10 4
A J 10 4
63726 =
6A6B7 =
Par NS -620 A J 2
Q J 7
8 6
9 8 6 3 2

1 opening
4 E = -620
Tie 37
2 opening
4 E = -620
Tie 49

18. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul K Q 9 2
Q J 10 5 4 2
4
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Carmichael Platnick Grainger Diamond Hampson Morgan Greco Harris
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

J 5
7 6 3
K 9 8 5
J 10 5 4 Table A 10 8 7 3
A 9 8
A 3 2
A 6
56756 55756
77677 =
Par NS -90 6 4
K
Q J 10 7 6
K 9 7 3 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
+5 42
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
-5 49

19. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Seamon Lev Pszczola Berkowitz Mahaffey Sontag Glubok
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 7 6 3
A 7 2
J 6 5 2
2 Table A Q 8 4
10 4
10 9 8
A J 7 5
7587A =
48463 =
Par NS +130 K 5 2
Q
K 7 4 3
K Q 10 8 3

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-7 42
2 opening
2 N = +110
+7 56

20. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Diamond Compton Platnick Hampson Schermer Greco Chambers
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 7 6 3
A 7 2
J 6 5 2
2 Table A Q 8 4
10 4
10 9 8
A J 7 5
7587A =
48463 =
Par NS +130 K 5 2
Q
K 7 4 3
K Q 10 8 3

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-3 42
2 opening
3 N -1 -100
+3 59

21. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Ahlesved Helness Petersson Helgemo Multon Nystrom Zimmermann Upmark
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass
2 3 4 AP Pass Pass

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

J 8 7 3
8 2
Q 9 8 4 3
Q J Table K 9 5
K 5
A 10 2
A K 9 3 2
65945 55945
68498 67498
Par NS +140 A 10 2
Q J 6
7 5
10 8 6 5 4

1 opening
4 W -2 +200
Tie 42
2 opening
2 NT E -2 +200
Tie 59

22. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Garvey Buras Carroll Hanlon Zaremba McGann Zak
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 5
A 5
10 8 6 5 4 3
5 2 Table K 10 7 3
Q 9 8 2
Q
K 9 4 3
99AA9 =
34333 =
Par NS +620 A Q 9 4 2
7 4
K J 7 2
A J

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 42
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 59

23. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Muller Helgemo de Wijs v.Prooijen Nunes Verhees Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J
A 5
A 10 8 6 4
8 6 4 2 Table 7 6 3 2
J 10
9 5 3
Q J 10 7
BBB78 =
22255 =
Par NS +660 A K 10 9
9 4 2
K J 7
K 9 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 42
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 59

24. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

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

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

Q 3
9 4
J 10 7 4 3
K 9 7 4 Table A 9 6 2
Q J 3
A K Q
Q J 5
67856 =
76587 =
Par NS +110 J 8 7 4
K 7 5
9 8 6 5
6 3

1 opening
4 W = -130
Tie 42
2 opening
2 NT E = -120
Tie 59

25. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K 10 9 2
A Q 9 6 5
—
Q J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini Sementa Camberos Duboin Bocchi Fornasari Madala Palazzo
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q J 8
J 3 2
7 6 4 3
K 5 Table 7 4
K
J 10 9 5 2
A 9 8 4 3
86867 =
56476 56376
Par NS +120 6 5 3
10 8 7 4
A K Q 8
10 6

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-3 42
2 opening
3 N -1 -100
+3 62

26. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Zmudzinski Bompis Balicki Buras Lorenzini Narkiewicz Rombaut
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3
4 Pass Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 9 7 4 2
K 5 4 2
A 10
9 8 Table K 8 6 5 3
10 8 6
K Q 9
5 3
859AB =
48332 =
Par NS +500 A
—
7 6 5 4 3 2
A Q 10 6 4 2

1 opening
5 N = +600
Tie 42
2 opening
5 S = +600
Tie 62

27. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 11

W deals
None vul 5 3
A K 10 7 5 3
10
A Q J 7

West North East South West North East South
Brink Lantaron Drijver Goded Wasik Verhees Knap v.Prooijen
Pass 1 4 4 NT Pass 2 4 5
5 6 Pass 6 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 2
Q
J 7 5 2
10 8 6 4 2 Table A K Q 10 8 6 4
9 2
8
K 9 3
64CB7 64CB6
38016 =
Par NS +800 J
J 8 6 4
A K Q 9 6 4 3
5

1 opening
6 N = +980
+11 53
2 opening
5 N +1 +480
-11 62

28. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 80

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

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

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

A Q J 9
10 8
10 8 5 3
K 9 8 Table K 10 7 6
K 9 4
J
A 7 6 4 2
63884 =
7A449 =
Par NS -500 8 5 2
7 6 5
A K 2
J 10 5 3

1 opening
4 W -1 +100
+4 57
2 opening
2 N -1 -50
-4 62

29. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Hanlon Helness McGann Fitzgibbon Fantoni Mesbur Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

A Q J 9
10 8
10 8 5 3
K 9 8 Table K 10 7 6
K 9 4
J
A 7 6 4 2
63884 =
7A449 =
Par NS -500 8 5 2
7 6 5
A K 2
J 10 5 3

1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-5 57
2 opening
4 E -1 +100
+5 67

30. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

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

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

Q 3
9 4
J 10 7 4 3
K 9 7 4 Table A 9 6 2
Q J 3
A K Q
Q J 5
67856 =
76587 =
Par NS +110 J 8 7 4
K 7 5
9 8 6 5
6 3

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +100
Tie 57
2 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
Tie 67

31. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

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

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

A K 7 3
K 6 5 3
9 5 2
9 8 Table 8 6
9
K J 10 8 6 3
A K 10 4
47636 =
766A7 766A6
Par NS -130 Q J 5 4
J 4
7 4
Q J 7 5 3

1 opening
3 E +1 -130
-8 57
2 opening
3 NT W -2 +200
+8 75

32. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Greco Nystrom Hampson Moss Cullin Gitelman Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 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 2 10 J 6 2 10 J
7 5 K A 7 5 K A
A 5 8 3 A 5 8 3
4 7 K Q 4 7 K Q
9 2 5 2 9 2 5 2
J Q 6 9 9 tricks claimed
J 7 2 6
9 tricks claimed

K 9 8 6
J 5
10 7 6 4
10 8 6 Table A 10 4
A 10 8 6
Q 8 5 3
9 7
9787A =
46563 =
Par NS +600 J 7 5
7
K J 9 2
A K Q 4 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 57
2 opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 75

33. 2011 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Wooldridge Brink Hurd LallJ Verhees Grue v.Prooijen
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 3 4
3 4 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Dbl AP

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

10 8 5 2
A 3 2
7 5
Q 10 4 3 Table A K J 7 4
9 5
Q J 9 6 4
7
85A7A =
38263 =
Par NS +300 Q 6 3
J 4
A K 8 3
J 8 6 5

1 opening
5 × N = +850
+11 68
2 opening
4 × W -2 +300
-11 75

34. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul A 10 4
K J 10 6 5 3
J 10 5 3
—

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Piekarek Meckstroth Smirnov Bramley Hamman Welland Zia
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Dbl 5 (AP)

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

K Q 9 7
4 2
Q 9 2
J 7 5 2 Table J 8 6 5
Q 9 7
8
K Q 9 8 6
87BC6 97BC6
16117 =
Par NS +920 3 2
A 8
A K 7 6 4
A 10 4 3

1 opening
5 S = +400
-1 68
2 opening
4 N = +420
+1 76

35. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Rosenthal Cohen Silverstein Meyers Rubin LevinJ Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 9 8 4
3 2
J 8 2
K 6 4 Table 6 5 3
6 5
K 10 9 6 3
A 5 2
A7B7B =
26252 =
Par NS +650 J 7 2
A J 4
A Q 7 5
10 7 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 68
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 76

36. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

W deals
N-S vul J 5
Q J 9 6 5 3
Q 8
A J 8

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wold Rodwell Bates Drijver Hamman Brink Zia
Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 4
A 10 7
A J 9 5
10 9 5 4 Table K 9 8 3 2
K 4
K 6 3
7 6 2
77966 =
66466 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10 6
8 2
10 7 4 2
K Q 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 68
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
+8 84

37. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Moss Pachtman Gitelman Greco Verhees Hampson v.Prooijen
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
1 AP Pass

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

K 7 6 2
8 6 5 4 2
A 10 9
10 Table J 9 5
K 3
K 8 2
A Q 6 4 3
76576 =
67866 =
Par NS -110 Q 10 8 4
J
Q J 5 4 3
7 5 2

1 opening
1 W -1 +50
+6 74
2 opening
2 N -2 -200
-6 84

38. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

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

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

A 10 9 8 2
8 6 5
7 5
J 3 2 Table J 6 5
J 3
10 8 4 2
A Q 8 6
A7AA8 =
26124 =
Par NS +630 K
10 9 7
A K Q J 9 3
10 5 4

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 74
2 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 84

39. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Chan Woolsey H-Welland Winestock Boyd Mancuso Robinson
Pass 1 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass Dbl AP Pass

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

A K 4 2
K 5 4 3 2
8 7 3
10 Table 9 3
6
Q 9 5 4
A K 9 8 5 3
88766 88765
55577 55567
Par NS +120 Q J 10
Q 9
10 6 2
Q J 7 4 2

1 opening
3 × E -2 +500
+9 83
2 opening
2 N = +110
-9 84

40. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul 4
Q 10 6 5 3
A 10 3
A Q J 2

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

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

Q 10 5
J 4
J 6 5
K 10 9 7 6 Table A 7 6 3 2
9 7 2
Q 9 7
5 3
B9CB9 =
24123 =
Par NS +980 K J 9 8
A K 8
K 8 4 2
8 4

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
Tie 83
2 opening
4 N +2 +480
Tie 84

41. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

J 9 8 5 4
9 4
A Q J 9
9 5 Table A 2
K Q J
6 5 3
A J 8 7 3
54556 =
89887 78677
Par NS -140 10 7 3
7 5 3
10 4
K Q 10 4 2

1 opening
3 NT E = -400
-5 83
2 opening
2 N -2 -200
+5 89

42. 2009 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

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

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

K 9 3
10 2
J 9 7 6
Q 6 4 3 Table J 10 6 2
Q J 7 6 5
K Q
J 7
88999 =
44434 =
Par NS +140 A Q 8 7 5
9
A 10 8 2
K 8 5

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 83
2 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 89

43. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 3

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

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

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

J 10 3
9 7 3
K 9 7 4 2
K 4 Table K Q 9 4
8 6 5
10 8
A 9 6 3
76879 =
56564 =
Par NS +110 7 2
A 2
A J 5 3
10 8 7 5 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 83
2 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 89

44. 2009 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Zia Fantoni Hamman Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 3
A 10 9 8 5
J 9 5
K 9 2 Table K J 4
K 7 3
Q 4
10 8 7 6 4
8B7A7 8B7B7
52626 =
Par NS +450 A 10 8 5 2
—
A 8 6 2
Q J 5 3

1 opening
4 S = +420
+7 90
2 opening
3 N +2 +150
-7 89

45. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Glubok McKellarA MossM Lamprey Sanborn Beatty Rosner Gerard
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 4 Pass
2 3 4 NT Pass 4 AP
5 Pass 5 AP

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

8 6 4
K J 7 4
A J 9 7
8 2 Table A J 9 7 5 2
—
10
A K Q J 10 7
42762 =
8B67B 8B66B
Par NS -650 K 10 3
10 9 3
Q 6 4 2
9 6 4

1 opening
5 E = -650
Tie 90
2 opening
4 W +1 -650
Tie 89

46. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

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

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

8 7 6 3
3
K Q 9 6 4 2
J 3 Table K 10 9
10 5
J 10 8
A 10 9 8 7
98B57 88B57
45284 =
Par NS +650 Q J 4
A Q J 6 4
A 5 3
6 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 90
2 opening
5 N = +650
Tie 89

47. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Hampson Sadek Greco Platnick Jacobs Diamond Katz
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 5 2
10 9 6 3
6 5 3
K 3 Table K Q J 9 3
7
J 8 2
J 10 8 6
85AB9 =
38223 =
Par NS +400 8 6 4
A 8 4
K Q 4
A Q 7 5

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
-3 90
2 opening
4 N = +420
+3 92

48. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 31

W deals
E-W vul K 5
K J 8 6 4 2
9 5
K J 2

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Jacobs Schutze Katz Levin Shivdasani Weinstein Allegaert
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl AP

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

9 7 6 3
A 10 9 5 3
8
A 6 4 Table J 10 4 2
—
K J 6 2
Q 10 9 7 5
96AA6 =
37337 =
Par NS +420 A Q 8
Q 7
A Q 10 7 4 3
8 3

1 opening
4 × N -1 -100
Tie 90
2 opening
4 N -2 -100
Tie 92

49. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Malinowski Smirnov Sandqvist Gold Elinescu Townsend Wladow
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

8 7 6 4 3
Q 7
8 6
J 7 6 4 Table A J 10
10 9 5 2
K Q 5
A 8 5
98998 88998
45345 =
Par NS +400 K Q 9 5
K 8
9 7 4 2
Q 10 9

1 opening
3 N = +110
-1 90
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
+1 93

50. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Martens Lauria Jassem Gierulski Fantoni Skrzypczak Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 7 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

10 9 5 3
Q 9 7 5
8 6
8 4 2 Table K J 8 4
4 3 2
Q 10 3 2
9 5
CBCCD CACCD
02110 =
Par NS +1440 A Q 6 2
10
A 7 5
A K Q 10 6

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
-16 90
2 opening
7 S = +1440
+16 109

51. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul —
A 10 8 6 5
A J 9 8 5
9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Pazur Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Freeman Gierulski Nickell Skrzypczak
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

A Q 9 2
J 9 4 3
7 3
Q J 6 Table 10 8 7 6 4
K 7
Q 10 2
K 7 4
64897 65898
78545 =
Par NS +110 K J 5 3
Q 2
K 6 4
A 10 8 5

1 opening
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 90
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
+5 114

52. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Rodwell Piekarek Meckstroth Hamman Wladow Compton Elinescu
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 9 8
6
7 6
9 8 7 4 3 2 Table —
K J 10 4
K 9 8 5 4 3 2
J 6
8A966 89956
43477 =
Par NS +420 K Q 7 6 5 4 2
A 3
Q J
K Q

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-5 90
2 opening
2 S +1 +140
+5 119

53. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul Q 8
A Q 8 4 3
10 2
A Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Hessel Jansma Quinn Goldstein Weichsel Rothwarf Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A J 7
7 6 5
A 6 5 4 3
J 3 Table K 9 6 3
J 10
Q 8
K 7 6 5 4
86977 =
46466 =
Par NS +140 10 5 4 2
K 9 2
K J 9 7
10 9

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-6 90
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
+6 125

54. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Weinstein Verhees Levin Jacobs Rubin Katz Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

7 6 5 4
K 9
Q 9 8 7 5
K 7 Table K Q 8
10 8 3
K J 6 3
A 3 2
55A4A =
87382 =
Par NS +300 J 10 9 3 2
A
A 10 2
10 9 8 5

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
+7 97
2 opening
3 S -1 -100
-7 125

55. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

W deals
Both vul Q
A Q J 8 7 4
Q 9 8 4
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Cope Duboin Holman Gower Lauria Apteker Versace
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 2 3
2 NT 3 4 AP 4 Pass 4 AP

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

A K 8 5
9 3 2
K 10 6 2
10 3 Table J 10 6 4 3
10
A 5
K Q 7 6 2
62874 =
6B468 =
Par NS -650 9 7 2
K 6 5
J 7 3
A J 9 5

1 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 97
2 opening
4 E +1 -650
Tie 125

56. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Bertheau Lauria Nystrom Mahaffey Cayne Lair Seamon
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
2 3 3 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A K J 7 5
3
10 4 2
J 10 8 2 Table 8 6 3 2
9 2
K 8 7 6
Q 7 3
85A66 95A66
48366 =
Par NS +300 Q 9 4
A Q J 4
Q 5 3
A 6 4

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 97
2 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 125

57. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul A 8 2
J 7 6 4 2
A K 9 6
4

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

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

Q 7 6 5 3
Q 9
3
J 9 5 3 2 Table J 10 9
A 8
J 8 4 2
Q 10 7 6
C7BC7 =
16116 =
Par NS +1440 K 4
K 10 5 3
Q 10 7 5
A K 8

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 97
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 125

58. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

10 8 6 4
J
9 7 3
A K 7 6 5 Table K J 5 3 2
Q 10
A Q 6
Q J 10
63972 62962
6A45A =
Par NS -300 A 7
A 7 6 4
5 4 2
9 8 4 2

1 opening
4 × E +1 -990
-9 97
2 opening
4 W = -620
+9 134

59. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Hand Feldman Greenberg Bramley Bates Ornstein Sontag Stansby
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 2 3
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
4 Pass Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 2 K A 6 3
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

9 3 2
7 3
8 7 6 2
Q J 7 2 Table Q J 8 7 4
—
K Q 10 5
K 5 4 3
A6C67 =
27165 =
Par NS +1100 A 10
K 10 9 8 6
A J 9 4
A 9

1 opening
5 N +1 +680
Tie 97
2 opening
4 N +2 +680
Tie 134

60. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Hamman Nunes Soloway Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 Pass
Pass 2 2 3 4 AP
4 AP

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

A 10 7 5 3 2
3
8 5 4
J 8 7 Table K Q J 8
A K 8 5
K 10 7 3
4
5395A =
69383 6A483
Par NS -100 9 4
6 2
A 9 6 2
K 10 9 5 3

1 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 97
2 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 134

61. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadhu Versace Goenka Sementa Nunes RoyR Fantoni Hooda
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT (AP)

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

10 9 6 2
K 7 5
10 8 6 3 2
5 Table 7 4 3
10 9 8
K 7 4
K 9 4 2
DDDAD =
00030 00020
Par NS +2220 A Q J 5
4 3
A Q
A Q J 8 6

1 opening
4 NT S +3 +720
Tie 97
2 opening
3 NT S +4 +720
Tie 134

62. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Graves Zhao Baran Fu YangL Mittelman Dai Hobart
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) 3 AP

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

K 10 8 6 2
9
10 7 2
K 9 6 2 Table A 9 7 5
K 10 7
5 3
A Q J 3
43993 =
7A44A =
Par NS -420 Q 4
Q J 5 3
K 6 4
10 8 5 4

1 opening
4 N = +620
+13 110
2 opening
3 W +1 -170
-13 134

63. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass

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

10 7 6
Q 10 2
J 5
A J 9 7 5 Table A K 9 8 5 2
4 3
A K 8 2
Q
32645 =
AA687 =
Par NS -430 J
J 5
10 9 6 4
K 10 8 6 4 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
-6 110
2 opening
2 E +2 -170
+6 140

64. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia Rubin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

6
J 10 5
A 5 4 3
A 9 8 7 3 Table J 8 5 4 3 2
6 4
J 10 7
J 4
B9BA9 =
24224 24234
Par NS +460 A K Q 10
Q 9 7
K Q 9 6
Q 5

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 110
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 140

65. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul 9 4 2
A K J 9 4
2
A 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Krekorian Hampson Casen Schwartz Rubin Becker Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8
10 7 3
Q J 8 4 3
J 5 2 Table 10 7 6 5 3
Q 8 5
10 7 6
Q 9
A9B9B =
34242 =
Par NS +650 K Q J
6 2
A K 9 5
K 10 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 110
2 opening
3 NT S = +600
Tie 140

66. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul 9 7
A K Q J 6
9 8
J 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Willenken Zia Cohler Mahaffey Fallenius Shenkin Welland
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 5 4 3
10 7 5 3
Q 10 4
Q Table K Q 2
4 2
K 6 5 3 2
10 9 6
85A4B 85A5B
28281 =
Par NS +420 J 8 6
9 8
A J 7
A K 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 110
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 151

67. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 10

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

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

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

9 6 5
K 10 2
A J 9 2
9 5 2 Table A 8 4
7
K Q 10 7 6
J 7 6 4
78967 =
64475 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 7 3 2
Q J 8
5 3
A Q 10

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 116
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 151

68. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Dubinin Bocchi Gromov Khven Nunes Matushko Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
1 2 2 NT 3 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

A K 8
6 5
8 7
J 8 6 5 4 2 Table Q 6 5 4
K Q 3
K J
A K Q 7
22772 =
BB66B BA66B
Par NS -660 9 7 3
J 10 7
10 9 4 2
10 9 3

1 opening
3 NT E +2 -660
+1 117
2 opening
3 NT E +3 -690
-1 151

69. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Lai Bocchi Mak Wan Fantoni Zen Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP)
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

Q 6
9 8 5 4
9 4 3
10 8 6 5 Table J 10 7 2
7 2
10 6
Q J 9 7 3
DCDD8 =
01005 =
Par NS +1520 K 9 5 3
K Q
A Q 8 7
A K 4

1 opening
7 N = +1440
Tie 117
2 opening
7 N = +1440
Tie 151

70. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Molson Welland Lev Gitelman Zia Moss Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl 3
Dbl 2 4 4 (AP) 3 NT Dbl AP

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

9 6
K 7 2
A 7 3 2
K 10 6 4 Table A J 4 3
3
K J 9 6 5
Q 7 3
77946 =
44497 =
Par NS +100 K Q 7
J 9 5
Q 10 4
J 9 8 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 117
2 opening
3 NT× W -3 +500
+12 163

71. 2003 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Hamman Lauria Soloway Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes
Pass 1 3 4 Pass 2 2 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q 6 5
K J 10
5 4 2
9 6 3 Table A J 10 9 8 7 2
7 6
10 8
Q J
65CCB =
58112 58111
Par NS +1100 4 3
A 9
J 6 3
A K 8 5 4 2

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
Tie 117
2 opening
4 N +2 +680
Tie 163

72. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Becker WeinsteinH Schwartz Cohen Fallenius Berkowitz Welland
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass

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

J 3 2
6 5 2
10 5 4
K 9 6 4 Table K 10 8
A Q 4
K Q 6 2
10 7 5
88887 78887
54556 =
Par NS +120 7 5 4
10 8
A J 9 8 7
Q 3 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 117
2 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 163

73. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

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

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

8 5 4
10 7 5
K 9 2
K 9 8 7 Table 9 7 3 2
J 8 3
J 8 6 5 4
Q
CBC9A =
12043 =
Par NS +990 A K J
K
A 3
A J 6 5 4 3 2

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
Tie 117
2 opening
6 N -2 -100
Tie 163

74. 2001 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Lanzarotti Versace Buratti Sosler Jacobs Schulle Katz
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 AP 3 Pass 3 AP

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

Q 8 3
10 8 6
8 6 3
K 10 9 4 Table A J 6
Q 2
A Q J 9 2
A 7 5
77856 =
55477 65487
Par NS +110 K 9 4
4 3
K 10 7 5
J 8 6 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 117
2 opening
3 E -1 +100
Tie 163

75. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul 10
A K 8 6 5 4 2
9 5 4
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Lipsitz Robinson Ekeblad Boyd Stewart Rubin Woolsey Granovetter
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

4 3 2
Q J 9
10 7 6
J 10 8 3 Table K 9 7
10 3
K Q J 3 2
Q 6 4
8BC9A =
21143 =
Par NS +980 A Q J 8 6 5
7
A 8
A 9 7 5

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 117
2 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 163

76. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

W deals
Both vul K 10 9 5
K 8 7 6 4
Q 7
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Rosenberg Larsen Zia Weinstein Weichsel Levin Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 8 3
A 9 5
10 2
9 5 4 3 Table 7 6
Q 10 2
J 9 6 5 4 3
J 7
BBA8C BBB8C
22241 =
Par NS +1370 A 4 2
J 3
A K 8
A 10 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
Tie 117
2 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 163

77. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 78

W deals
None vul A 7
J 8 7 4 3
2
A Q 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Nickell Mello Freeman Janz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

8
K Q 10 5
Q 10 8 6 4 3
J 3 Table J 6 2
9 6 2
K J 9 7 5
K 6
AC74C =
11691 =
Par NS +800 K Q 10 9 5 4 3
A
A
10 5 4 2

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 127
2 opening
4 S +2 +480
-10 163

78. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Villas-Boas Versace Campos Chagas Buratti Branco Lanzarotti
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 8 4
10 8 3
A 7 6 5
10 5 Table 7 3 2
Q 9 4
10 3 2
K 9 6 2
AABAB =
22222 =
Par NS +650 A K 9 6
6
K Q 9 4
A 8 7 3

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 127
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 163

79. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Hamman Burger Soloway Cayne
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 3 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 6
6 3 2
J 7 4
K 8 7 6 Table K Q 2
7
A K Q 9 8 6
10 9 4
78B47 =
43286 =
Par NS +450 A 10 9 5 3
A 8 5
2
Q J 5 2

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 127
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 163

80. 1997 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Levy Nickell Mari Chemla Hamman Perron Wolff
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)

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

9 2
Q 9 8 6
Q 9 2
Q 10 8 5 Table J 7
10 5 2
6 5 3
J 9 7 6 4
DDBDA =
00203 =
Par NS +1520 A K 8 5 4
A
J 10 8 7
A K 2

1 opening
7 S = +1510
Tie 127
2 opening
7 S = +1510
Tie 163

81. 1997 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Boyd Passell Robinson Soloway Cayne Goldman Burger
Pass 1 2 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 3
7 4 3
K 9 8 5 3
K 5 2 Table 10 9 8 7 5 2
5 2
10 2
A 10 7
96978 96979
47364 =
Par NS +500 K Q J 4
J 8
A Q 7
Q J 8 4

1 opening
4 × E -3 +500
-4 127
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+4 167

82. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 48

W deals
E-W vul K 8 7 5
A Q 8 5 2
J 8 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 2 3 4
Pass Pass 4 4 (AP) Pass Pass 5 5
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl (AP)

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

J 10 6
10 4 3
10 9 7
8 5 4 3 Table 3 2
9
A K Q 6 5 3 2
A K 2
4BC48 =
41194 =
Par NS +980 A Q 9 4
K J 7 6
—
J 10 9 7 6

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
-13 127
2 opening
5 ×× N +1 +1200
+13 180

Data 9X94 Main Top One Heart vs. Two Hearts