Data 9XA3 Main

One Spade vs. Four Spades

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, any HCP

Found 8 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 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 8			West Katz Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J	North Fantoni 1 3 4 5 2nd 7	East Nickell Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6	South Nunes 2 4 5 7 4th Q	West Helgemo Pass Pass Pass Lead 8	North Weinstein 4 5 6 2nd	East Helness Pass Pass All Pass 3rd	South Levin 4 NT 5 NT 4th
W deals None vul	A K Q J 10 7 3 9 6 5 3 Q 3 —
9 6 4 Q 2 6 4 J 8 6 5 4 3		— K J 8 7 J 10 9 8 5 2 Q 7 2
DDA77 = 00365 = Par NS +1520	8 5 2 A 10 4 A K 7 A K 10 9
1 opening 7 North = +1510 +11 11	4 opening   6 North +1   +1010  0

5. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 13, Bd 19			West Sadek Pass 2 Pass Lead 7 K 3 7	North El Versace 1 3 Pass 2nd 10 3 5 8	East Ahmady 2 4 3rd J 4 A 2	South Lauria Pass Pass 4th 5 Q 6 9	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead K Q 10 2 9 A K J 9	North Dagher 4 2nd 2 4 A 3 7 3 5 2	East Fantoni Pass 3rd 5 6 6 K 8 4 7 7	South El Kourdy Pass 4th 3 9 3 A 2 10 Q J
W deals N-S vul	A K J 9 8 6 2 3 9 3 K 9 6
Q 10 Q 8 6 A J 6 5 Q 10 8 3		5 3 K 10 9 5 4 2 K Q A 7 4
89365 = 54A78 = Par EW +200	7 4 A J 7 10 8 7 4 2 J 5 2
1 opening 4 East = -420  11	4 opening   4 North -2   -200 +6 6

8. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70			West Lair Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 6 K Q 3 10 7	North Freeman 1 2 4 2nd 2 3 5 6 A J 3	East Schwartz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K A 3 J 8 4 9	South Nickell 2 3 4th A 2 7 9 2 5 4	West Soloway Pass Pass Lead 6 6 K Q 5 A Q 9	North Stansby 4 2nd 2 7 5 2 A 4 8	East Hamman Pass 3rd K A 3 3 8 K 2	South Martel Pass 4th A 2 3 9 4 5 6
W deals E-W vul	K Q J 10 7 5 3 A 6 7 6 5 3
6 4 2 K J 9 7 5 4 5 2 K 2		A Q 10 8 6 3 10 9 7 3 A Q 9
79289 = 44A44 = Par EW +100	9 8 2 A K Q J 8 4 J 10 8 4
1 opening 4 North +1 +450 +11 25	4 opening   4 North -1   -50  6

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