Data 9X95 Main

One Spade vs. Two Spades

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 63 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 Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist v.Prooijen Brogeland Verhees Ekeblad Graves Bakhshi Schwartz
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 2 Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP 3 NT AP

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

A 10 8
J 10 8 6
Q 8
Q 8 4 2 Table 9 4 2
A 4 3
A J 9 3
A K 7
25233 =
A8AAA =
Par NS -630 6
K 9 7 5
10 7 5 4 2
J 9 5

1 opening
3 W +1 -130
+10 10
2 opening
3 NT W = -600
-10 0

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

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

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

K J 10
K 10 7
6 5 3
Q 9 4 3 Table 8 3
J 9 6 5
Q J 9
A 7 6 5
9A8A7 =
43524 42524
Par NS +620 7 2
A Q 4 3 2
A 4 2
K J 10

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-13 10
2 opening
4 N = +620
+13 13

3. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul K J 6 4 2
7 6
K J 7 4 2
A

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Balicki Helness Zmudzinski Passell Fantoni Lynch Nunes
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

9 7 5
A J 10
10 8
K 7 4 3 2 Table A Q 8 3
K 8 3
A Q 9 3
8 5
34544 =
A9899 =
Par NS -430 10
Q 9 5 4 2
6 5
Q J 10 9 6

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-1 10
2 opening
3 NT E = -400
+1 14

4. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Smirnov Willenken Piekarek Gromoeller Kamil Rehder Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

A 10 8 3
J 9 5 4
Q 7 3
9 3 Table 9 4
A Q 8 6
A 10 5 4
Q 5 4
68568 =
65874 65875
Par NS +110 K
K 7 2
K 9 6 2
J 8 7 6 2

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 10
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 14

5. 2013 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

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

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

10 8 4
A Q 9
10 5
J 8 7 6 3 Table K 6 2
J 7 2
K Q 4 2
A 10 5
47775 47875
86566 =
Par NS -100 3
K 10 4 3
A J 8 7 6 3
Q 4

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
Tie 10
2 opening
2 N -1 -50
Tie 14

6. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Camberos Duboin Pellegrini Sementa Versace Alujas Lauria Ravenna
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 2 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 8 3
J 9 5 4
Q 7 3
9 3 Table 9 4
A Q 8 6
A 10 5 4
Q 5 4
68568 =
65874 65875
Par NS +110 K
K 7 2
K 9 6 2
J 8 7 6 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
Tie 10
2 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 14

7. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Brink Robson Drijver Muller Gold de Wijs Bakhshi
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

7 6 5
J 10 7 6 4
8 6 5
8 4 Table A 9
K 9 5
J 9 4 2
Q 9 5 3
CC8BB =
11422 =
Par NS +1440 J 2
A Q 8 3 2
A 3
A K J 2

1 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 10
2 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 14

8. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Becker Willenken Spector Grue Fleisher Cheek Kamil
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass

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

10 5 2
A Q 2
Q 9 7 5 2
9 4 Table J 8
K J 10 7 5
K 10 6
K 10 6
89449 =
54994 =
Par NS +100 K 7
9 8 6
A J
J 8 7 5 3 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
Tie 10
2 opening
2 N +1 +140
Tie 14

9. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul K Q 10 9 4 2
4 3
8
A J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
LallH Feldman Milner Pollack Demirev Chambers Robbins Schermer
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 3 4
4 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 6
K 8 7 5
10 9 5 2
9 5 Table 3
A Q J 6 2
4 3
K 8 6 4 3
79385 =
63A38 =
Par NS -200 8 7 5
10 9
A K Q J 7 6
Q 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 10
2 opening
4 N = +620
+12 26

10. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul K Q 10 9 8 5
10 5 4
A J 4
7

West North East South West North East South
Helness Muller Helgemo de Wijs v.Prooijen Nunes Verhees Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 5
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4
Dbl 4 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A 6
9 6 2
K Q 10 9 7
10 9 6 Table —
K Q J 8
8 6 5 3 2
K 5 3 2
9B757 =
31574 31584
Par NS +450 J 7 4 3 2
A 7 3
—
A Q J 8 4

1 opening
6 N -2 -100
Tie 10
2 opening
6 N -2 -100
Tie 26

11. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Bertheau Helgemo Cullin Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

3 2
Q J 10 7
8 4 3 2
A J 3 Table A K 10 7
K 4 3 2
K
K 10 7 6
66373 66272
77A69 76A69
Par NS -420 9 8
A 9 8 6 5
9 7 6
5 4 2

1 opening
4 × E = -590
-10 10
2 opening
2 N -1 -100
+10 36

12. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul K Q 10 9 8 5
10 5 4
A J 4
7

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Zia Nystrom Hamman Meckstroth Bertheau Rodwell Cullin
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

A 6
9 6 2
K Q 10 9 7
10 9 6 Table —
K Q J 8
8 6 5 3 2
K 5 3 2
9B757 =
31574 31584
Par NS +450 J 7 4 3 2
A 7 3
—
A Q J 8 4

1 opening
6 N -2 -100
Tie 10
2 opening
6 N -2 -100
Tie 36

13. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

W deals
N-S vul A Q J 10 9 5
9 6
J 9 4
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Petersson Nickell Ahlesved Katz Rodwell Nystrom Meckstroth Upmark
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 3 Pass
4 4 Pass Pass 4 AP
5 Dbl AP

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

8 7 4 3
A 8 5 4
—
K Q 9 8 7 Table K 6
K Q J 10 3
A 5
10 4 3 2
37293 =
66A3A =
Par NS -420 2
7 2
K Q 10 8 7 6 3 2
J 6

1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
+12 22
2 opening
4 E = -420
-12 36

14. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Bompis Purkarthofer Quantin Fucik Lindermann Rombaut TerraneoC Lorenzini
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

4
A Q J 8
6 3
Q 10 9 7 6 3 Table J 8 5
10 5 3
A K J 10 9
5 4
49654 =
43779 =
Par NS +140 K 10 3
K 9 7 6 2
8 7
A 8 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 34
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 36

15. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul K 9 6 5 4 2
Q
K
K 8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Berkowitz Nickell Sontag Pratap Levin GordonM Weinstein
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 3 4
4 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)
Pass Pass 5 Dbl
Pass 6 Pass Pass
6 Dbl AP

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

J 10 8 7
10 9 6 5
9 7 4 2
J Table 3
A K J 8 4 3 2
A 6 3
9 5
5A39B =
53921 =
Par NS +300 A Q
7
Q J 10 8 5
A Q 10 7 6

1 opening
6 × E -3 +500
+5 39
2 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-5 36

16. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

W deals
E-W vul K Q 6 5 3
K
K 8 7 6 5
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Fleisher Multon Kamil Martel Nunes Zia Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 4
4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
4 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

—
J 10 9 7 5
A J 2
J 9 8 6 3 Table 10 8 7
A Q 8 4 3
Q 4
A Q 5
69172 69182
74C5B 74B5B
Par NS -500 A J 9 4 2
6 2
10 9 3
K 4 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 39
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
Tie 36

17. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

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

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

J 10 9 6
K J 10 9 5 4
Q
J 9 Table A 2
7
A K 10 8 7 6 3
6 3 2
77558 87568
56774 =
Par NS +120 K
Q 3
J 5 4 2
K Q 10 8 7 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-8 39
2 opening
4 E -3 +300
+8 44

18. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

W deals
N-S vul K 9 8 6 5 3 2
6
K 10
Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Wold Moss Bates Chambers Greco Schermer Hampson
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A 4
K 7 4
Q J 8 5 4
6 5 2 Table Q 10
A Q 10 5 2
A 6
K 10 8 4
48434 =
85999 =
Par NS -140 J 7
J 9 8 3
9 7 3 2
A 7 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
-2 39
2 opening
4 E -2 +100
+2 46

19. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul K Q J 9 6 5
J 7
Q 7 5
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Levin Madala Weinstein Bocchi Sementa Stansby Duboin Martel
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A
6 4
J 10 9 8 6 4
J 7 5 3 Table 10 7 2
A Q 8
A K 3
10 9 8 2
6A944 5A944
53498 53499
Par NS +500 8 4 3
K 10 9 5 3 2
2
A K 6

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 39
2 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 46

20. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Zack Kamil Barel Fleisher Levin Ginossar Weinstein Pachtman
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

6 3 2
A K 8 7
10 8
Q 10 9 3 Table A K
J 10 9 5 2
A J 6
A J 7
15161 15141
C7C7B =
Par NS -990 J 10 7
Q 6 4 3
7 5 4
8 6 5

1 opening
3 E +3 -230
+6 45
2 opening
4 W +2 -480
-6 46

21. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann MadsenM Multon Schaltz Bjarnarson Fantoni Askgaard Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

Q 8 7
K Q 9 4 2
Q 5 4
10 7 Table 9 5 3
A J 7 6
K 7 3
K 4 3
8C7AC =
11611 11610
Par NS +980 J
10 8 5 3
J 9 6
A Q 9 6 5

1 opening
2 N +1 +110
-3 45
2 opening
2 N +3 +200
+3 49

22. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson LallJ Greco Grue Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass Pass
3 3 AP Rdbl Pass 3 4 (AP)

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

10 7 4
Q 7 5 4
8 4
Q J 8 5 Table K
K 9 3 2
A Q J 7 3
A 7 3
79344 =
54999 =
Par NS +140 J 3 2
A 10
10 9 6 5
K 6 4 2

1 opening
3 N = +140
+8 53
2 opening
4 N -2 -200
-8 49

23. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Goren Willenken Donn Simson Berkowitz Johnson Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

J 10 9 3
A 7 6
A 10 6
8 6 3 Table 7 5
K 10 9 2
J 7 4 3
A Q 10
67667 =
75665 75775
Par NS -90 K
J 8 4 3
Q 9 2
K J 7 5 4

1 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 53
2 opening
2 N = +110
Tie 49

24. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria RoblesB Versace Pacareu Villas-Boas Duboin Campos Sementa
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

7 6 4
Q 6 3
K J
A J 10 5 3 Table Q 8
J
A 10 3 2
Q 9 8 7 6 4
48963 =
54369 =
Par NS +140 J 5
A K 8 7 5 4
9 8 6 4
K

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-2 53
2 opening
3 N -1 -50
+2 51

25. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Harris Mohan Morgan Koneru BlanchardS Chorush BlanchardB
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 NT 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 3 Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP 3 AP

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

10 8
K 10 7 6 5 2
9 7 2
J 10 Table K Q J 9 3
A 9
J 4
A Q 4 3
66588 =
67745 =
Par NS +90 7
Q J 8
A 8 6
K 8 7 6 5 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-5 53
2 opening
3 W -2 +100
+5 56

26. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Doub Kamil Wildavsky Fleisher Martel Robinson Stansby Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 5
Q 5 4
Q J 8 6 4
8 4 Table 10 4
A J 10 3
10 7 3
A 10 9 3
8A869 =
43563 43564
Par NS +620 7
K 8 6 2
K 9 2
K Q J 6 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 63
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
-10 56

27. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Harris Rodwell Morgan Meckstroth Katz Chorush Nickell Koneru
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Dbl Pass 4 AP

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

2
A Q 6 5
J 7 5 4 2
10 5 3 Table 10 6 5 4
K J 10 2
A
K Q 8 7
78365 =
54977 =
Par NS -100 J 8
7 4 3
K Q 10
A J 6 4 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +170
+3 66
2 opening
4 E -1 +50
-3 56

28. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul Q 6 5 3 2
—
A Q J 10
Q 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ginossar Helness Pachtman Willenken Nunes Rosenberg Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

K
Q 8 5 2
K 9 8 6 4
10 7 3 Table 10 4
K J 4 3
5 3 2
A K J 6
8B767 =
41675 =
Par NS +650 A J 9 8 7
A 10 9 7 6
7
8 5

1 opening
4 N = +620
+13 79
2 opening
6 N -2 -200
-13 56

29. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals
E-W vul A Q 10 8 2
K 4
8 7 6 5 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Helness WeinsteinH Helgemo Garner Saelensminde Nunes Brogeland Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl 4 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 9 6 4
6 5
4 2
A Q 8 6 5 Table 3
Q 10 8 3 2
A K Q J
9 7 2
79685 =
54658 53658
Par NS +140 K 7 5
A J 9 7
10 9
K J 4 3

1 opening
4 N -2 -100
-2 79
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
+2 58

30. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Ferraro Demirev Bocchi El Ahmady Feldman Sadek Weichsel
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 5 4
Q 10
6 2
A Q 10 6 5 4 Table A J 9
9 8 6 5 3 2
5
9 3 2
6A5B5 9A5B5
43718 =
Par NS +420 Q 6
A 7 4
A K 9 7 3
K J 8

1 opening
5 S = +400
Tie 79
2 opening
5 S = +400
Tie 58

31. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Levy Danailov Chagas BessisT Townsend BessisM Gold
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 4 4
Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Pass
5 AP

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

10 9 3 2
8 5
10 4 3
A 8 4 2 Table J
A Q 10 7 2
A K J 9 8 2
9
57328 =
659B5 =
Par NS -600 A K 5
J 6 4
Q 7 6
10 7 6 5

1 opening
5 E = -600
-11 79
2 opening
4 N -2 -100
+11 69

32. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Kirmse Muzzio Gromoeller Bianchedi Ravenna Elinescu Pellegrini Wladow
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 5 2
K 2
7 6 5 3
A 6 4 Table —
A J 10 8 5 3
K 9 4
J 10 9 2
8B477 9B487
42846 42856
Par NS +450 Q 9 4 3
Q 9 7 6
A 8
Q 8 3

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
-6 79
2 opening
4 N = +420
+6 75

33. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Doub Weichsel Wildavsky Ekeblad Granovetter Boyd Rubin Robinson
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
2 2 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 7
8 5 2
Q J 10 6 5
A 9 Table K 5 4 2
Q
8 7
K 10 8 7 6 5
97A75 =
46357 46358
Par NS +420 —
A K J 10 9 7 4
4 3 2
Q 4 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-10 79
2 opening
4 N = +420
+10 85

34. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul K Q 6 4 3
Q 7 6
K J 6 4
8

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

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

8 5
J 5 4
Q 10 8 7
K Q 7 5 Table J 7
A 8 3 2
A 9 5
A 10 3 2
6A666 =
63767 =
Par NS +620 A 10 9 2
K 10 9
3 2
J 9 6 4

1 opening
3 E -2 +200
+1 80
2 opening
3 N +1 +170
-1 85

35. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Ramondt Kirmse Westra de Wijs Wladow Muller Elinescu
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

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

10 9 5
K Q 10 8
A 10 3
Q 9 3 Table K Q
A 5 4
K 9 8 2
8 7 5 2
58656 =
75777 75767
Par NS +110 6
J 9 7 6 3
J 7 4
K 10 6 4

1 opening
2 N +2 +170
Tie 80
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
Tie 85

36. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

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

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

5
9 8 5 4 3
A 10 5 4
Q 9 2 Table Q 8 7 6 3
A Q 7 6
J 3
K 10
47347 46347
96976 =
Par NS -400 9
J 2
K Q 8 6
A 7 6 5 4 3

1 opening
3 N -2 -200
+3 83
2 opening
3 N -3 -300
-3 85

37. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul K J 10 9 3 2
4
7 5 4
A K 6

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi WeinsteinH Duboin Garner Rosenberg Nunes Zia Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 6
K 9 6 5 3
Q 9 6
Q 10 Table 8 4
J 10 8 2
K 10 2
9 7 3 2
CC7AC CC7BC
11621 =
Par NS +990 A 5
A Q 7
A J 8 3
J 8 5 4

1 opening
4 N = +420
-2 83
2 opening
4 N +2 +480
+2 87

38. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul K Q 9 8 6 2
—
J 9 2
A 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Versace Bertheau Lauria Nystrom Zhao Nunes Fu Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J
A 10 9 7 5
8 7 5 3
K 10 8 Table A 10 5
8 6 3 2
K 6
Q J 9 7
8A697 =
53745 =
Par NS +420 7 4 3
K Q J 4
A Q 10 4
3 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 83
2 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 87

39. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Chmurski Rodwell Gawrys Meckstroth Soloway Fredin Hamman Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7 4 2
A 8
Q 7 5 2
J 10 9 Table 5
J 7 6
A 4 3
K 8 7 5 4 3
AAA84 8A974
22358 =
Par NS +630 A K
K 9 5 4 3
10 9 8 6
A 6

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 83
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
Tie 87

40. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Fu Lauria Zhao Bertheau Fantoni Nystrom Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8
J 6 5 4
J 7 6 2
Q 8 7 Table J 9 3
A 10 8 3
Q 10 5 4
4 3
BB77B 9B77B
22662 =
Par NS +660 K 7 4
Q 9 2
A K 9 3
J 9 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
-2 83
2 opening
4 N +2 +680
+2 89

41. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Weinstein Bramley Levin Zia Kamil Rosenberg Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 3 2
J 10 9
A 10 6 5
Q 8 6 Table 9 7 6
Q 6
Q J 9 8 7 2
4 3
7CB7B =
20152 =
Par NS +1430 A
A 7 4 3
4 3
A K 10 9 5 2

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
+1 84
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
-1 89

42. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 14

W deals
None vul K Q 9 6 5 4
6
K 2
Q 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Gold Meckstroth Townsend Rodwell Soloway Forrester Hamman Moss
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Dbl 4
3 Dbl Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J
10 8 4 3 2
J 8 5 4 3
J 6 Table 2
K Q J 5
A 10 7 6
K 10 7 2
8B449 =
42974 =
Par NS +450 A 10 8 7 3
A 9 7
Q 9
A 5 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 84
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 89

43. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

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

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

A
K 9 8 2
Q J 6
9 8 7 5 4 Table Q 10 6 5 4
A 7 4 3
8 7
A 10
77486 =
66857 =
Par NS -100 8 3
J 10 6 5
K 5 4
K J 6 3

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
+2 86
2 opening
2 × N -1 -100
-2 89

44. 2005 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Freeman Bocchi Nickell Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 AP 3 AP

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

Q 7 5 3
6 5 3 2
10
A J 8 3 Table J 9
A K 10 4
K 4 3
K 9 7 6
56484 =
87859 =
Par NS -120 8
Q J 8
Q J 9 8 7 5
Q 10 2

1 opening
2 W = -110
-5 86
2 opening
3 W -1 +100
+5 94

45. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul K Q 9 8 2
10 5 3
K Q 10 6
3

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Venkataraman Duboin Chokshi Nadar Nunes Satyanarayana Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10
K 7 2
J 4 3 2
A 7 5 2 Table 7 5 4
A Q 9 6
9 8 5
K J 6
79777 =
44645 =
Par NS +140 A 6 3
J 8 4
A 7
Q 10 9 8 4

1 opening
3 N = +140
+5 91
2 opening
4 N -1 -50
-5 94

46. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Welland Ekeblad Fallenius Zia Moss Rosenberg Gitelman
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 3 Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass Pass

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

K 8 3
8 7
K Q 10
J 8 7 5 4 Table J 9 6
A Q 6 5 4 3
8 6 2
A
88588 =
55855 =
Par NS +100 7
K 9 2
A 9 5 3
Q 10 9 6 3

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-3 91
2 opening
3 E -1 +50
+3 97

47. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

2
Q 10
9 8 6 3 2
J 5 4 3 2 Table K Q 8
9 7 4
Q 10 7 5
Q 9 6
CCC88 =
11145 =
Par NS +1440 A 6 3
A J 8 6 5 2
A 4
K 7

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 104
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
-13 97

48. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 122

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Brink Duboin v.Prooijen Drijver Nunes Schollaardt Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 6 5
10 8 5 4
5 3
J 4 2 Table K 8 7
K J 9 6
J 6
A 8 7 6
B98CB A98CA
24412 =
Par NS +1370 J
Q 7 3 2
A Q 10 9 8 7
K 3

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 105
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 97

49. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria MagnussonM Versace Thorvaldsson Armannsson Nunes Jorgensen Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 6 AP

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

9
J 9 8 7
A 9 7 3
K 7 5 2 Table J
A 6 5 3 2
K J 4 2
9 8 4
9D678 =
40765 =
Par NS +2210 K Q 6 4 3
K Q 10 4
—
Q J 10 3

1 opening
7 N = +2210
+13 118
2 opening
6 N +1 +1460
-13 97

50. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 15

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

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

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

J
Q J 4 3
9 8 6 4
9 7 5 4 Table A 10 5 2
K 10 9 6
K 5
Q 8 2
9B7A9 =
42633 =
Par NS +450 8 4
8 7
A J 10 2
A K 10 6 3

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+7 125
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
-7 97

51. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul K 10 5 3 2
4
A Q 8 3
Q 10 9

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

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

Q 9 4
Q 10 9 7 2
10 7
6 3 2 Table 7 6
A K J 5
5 2
A K J 7 5
3A2A3 =
33919 =
Par NS +420 A J 8
8 6 3
K J 9 6 4
8 4

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 125
2 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 97

52. 2001 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Saelensminde Larsen Brogeland Helgemo Martel Helness Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

7
K 9 4 3 2
Q 2
K Q 8 5 2 Table A K 8
J 10 7 6 5
K J 4
9 6
48374 =
65A59 =
Par NS -500 Q 5 4
Q 8
10 9 8 7
A J 7 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
Tie 125
2 opening
3 N -1 -100
Tie 97

53. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Schuett Lauria SmithK Versace Bocchi Moss Duboin Chang
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 4 3
10 2
A K J 6 4
9 3 2 Table J 7
A K 8 6 4
9 3
8 7 6 4
89677 =
44665 =
Par NS +140 A 8
Q 7 5 3
Q 7 5 2
A 10 5

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 125
2 opening
2 N = +110
+4 101

54. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

W deals
N-S vul A K J 9 8
K
9 8 7 6 5
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Molson Larsen Shenkin Meltzer Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag Lipsitz
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 3
J 10 5 4 2
Q 4 2
A 9 Table Q 5
8 7
A K J 10 3
8 5 4 2
7C97A =
61461 =
Par NS +1400 10 4 2
A Q 9 6 3
—
K J 10 7 6

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 125
2 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 101

55. 1999 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Polowan Hamman Murthy Soloway Nickell Shenkin Freeman Lev
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl 3
3 Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 3 Dbl AP

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

J 9 7
J 9
Q 9 4
A J 9 8 2 Table K 6 5
A Q 7
A K 8 5 2
K 6
35522 =
A87BB =
Par NS -430 10
8 4 2
J 10 7 6
Q 10 7 5 3

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
+12 137
2 opening
3 × N -5 -1100
-12 101

56. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Soloway Beatty Hamman Meckstroth Eisenberg Rodwell Hayden
Pass 1 2 4 Pass 2 Dbl 4
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP) 5 Dbl AP

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

10 5 3
8 5 3 2
K 5
K Q J 9 Table —
K Q J 9 6
A Q 9 4
6 4 3 2
8A273 =
53B69 =
Par NS -200 A K 4 2
10
J 10 8 7 3
10 8 5

1 opening
5 × E = -650
-13 137
2 opening
5 × W -1 +100
+13 114

57. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Jacobs Cohen Katz Weichsel Cayne Sontag Burger
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 4 3
J 9 7 4
J 8 7
J 3 Table 6 5
Q 10 8 6 5
Q 2
A 5 4 2
BB6BB =
22722 22622
Par NS +460 8
A K
A 6 3
K Q 10 9 8 7 6

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 137
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 114

58. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Katz Seamon Bates Sontag Berkowitz Weichsel Cohen
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass

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

10 8 4
A 6 4 2
A 7 5
J 10 2 Table 5
K Q 10 7
K J 6 3
Q 8 6 4
6A545 =
53867 =
Par NS +620 Q J 7
J 9 8 5 3
9 8 4
A K

1 opening
4 N = +620
+10 147
2 opening
2 N +2 +170
-10 114

59. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Wolfson Boyd Silverman Zia Kamil Rosenberg Becker
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

8 5 4 2
J 8
8 6
A J 7 3 2 Table 7 6 3
K Q 7 5
A K 10 5 4
K
76556 =
65676 =
Par NS +90 J
A 9 4 3 2
Q J 3
10 9 5 4

1 opening
2 E -1 +100
-9 147
2 opening
5 W -5 +500
+9 123

60. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Weichsel Berkowitz Sontag Katz Seamon Jacobs Passell
Pass 1 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

4
10 8 6 4 2
A Q 10 7 3
K 2 Table A 6
9
J 9 8 2
J 7 6 5 4 3
8AA45 =
22398 =
Par NS +300 K Q 8 3
K Q J 5 3
6 4
9 8

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 147
2 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 123

61. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Bramley Berkowitz Lazard Garner Passell WeinsteinH Seamon
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 5
A 8 5 2
Q 10 7 3 2
Q 8 Table 9 7 3
10 9
J 8 5 4
A 7 6 4
ABA7A =
22363 22362
Par NS +450 A 4
K Q J 7 6 4
6
J 5 3 2

1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 147
2 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 123

62. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Fu Zia WangX LiX Martel WangW Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

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

J 8 4 3
7 6 5 4
9 7 2
J 3 Table Q
A 10 9 2
8 6 4
Q 6 5 4 2
BCAC9 CCBCA
11213 =
Par NS +1440 K 2
K J 8 3
A J 10 5
A K 7

1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 160
2 opening
4 N +1 +650
-13 123

63. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul A 9 8 7 6 5
8
Q 7 3
K 7 3

West North East South West North East South
BrancoP Brogeland Cintra Saelensminde Helness Branco Helgemo Chagas
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

Q J 4 2
A K 9 5
10 6
10 9 2 Table K 3
Q J 3
K J 4
A Q 6 5 4
36473 36463
A7969 87969
Par NS -430 10
10 7 6 4 2
A 9 8 5 2
J 8

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -430
-1 160
2 opening
3 NT E = -400
+1 124

Data 9X95 Main Top One Spade vs. Two Spades