Data 9XA5 Main
One Spade vs. Four Spades
by Richard PavlicekData 9XA5 Main |
| by Richard Pavlicek |
Found 14 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. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 6, Bd 24 | West Zmudzinski 2  Pass Lead A 7 8 A A J 5
| North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 K 52 5 K J | East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 10 Q3 6  2 10
| South Meckstroth 1 2 4th 3 2 Q 32 9 Q
| West Zia Dbl Lead A 6 6 J Q Q 7 3 8 Q
| North Buras Pass Pass 2nd 4 K 2 K 8 7 3 5 8A | East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 10 9 A 2 4 2 8 J 59 | South Narkiewicz 4 Pass 4th 3 2 5 9 410 3 7 54 | ||
| N deals None vul | 6 J 10 9 8 2 K J 8 4 9 5 2
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| K 5 A 6 A Q 7 6 5 A 8 7 3 | 
| 10 9 2 K 7 5 4 3 10 9 J 10 4
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| 68656 = 65776 = Par NS +110 | A Q J 8 7 4 3 Q 3 2 K Q 6
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1 opening2 South =+110 +9 9 | 4 opening4 × South -2-300 0 | |||||||||
| 2. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 6, Bd 24 | West Upmark 1 NT Pass Lead A A 5
| North Duboin Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 4 K | East Nystrom Pass 2 Pass 3rd J 10 9 | South Sementa 1 2 4th 6 2 3 | West Madala Pass Lead A 7 2 8 A J A 3
| North Cullin Pass Pass 2nd 4 K J 5 5 K 8 9 | East Bocchi Pass Pass 3rd 10 9 K 4 6 23 10 | South Bertheau 4 4th 2 3 A Q 2 9 Q 6 | ||
| N deals None vul | 6 J 10 9 8 2 K J 8 4 9 5 2
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| K 5 A 6 A Q 7 6 5 A 8 7 3 |
| 10 9 2 K 7 5 4 3 10 9 J 10 4
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| 68656 = 65776 = Par NS +110 | A Q J 8 7 4 3 Q 3 2 K Q 6
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1 opening2 South +1+140 +6 15 | 4 opening4 South -2-100 0 | |||||||||
| 6. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 33 | West Meckstroth Dbl Pass Lead 10 A 6 K J 8 5 Q
| North Multon Pass Pass Pass 2nd 6 4 2 4 9 410 | East Rodwell Pass 2 Pass 3rd 3 3A 7 2 2J | South Zimmermann 1 2 4th Q J 7 5 8 K 4 | West Helgemo Pass Lead 5 A K 2 Q A 9
| North Weinstein Pass Pass 2nd J 7 9 8 3 4 10 | East Helness Pass Pass 3rd 4 7 10K 96 3
| South Levin 4 4th 6 2 8 A 23 J | ||
| N deals None vul | 6 8 7 4 3 A K J 10 3 10 6 2
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| 10 4 A J 2 Q 8 5 2 A J 5 4 |
| K J 3 Q 9 6 5 9 7 4 Q 9 8
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| 59576 59777 74666 84666 Par NS +100 | A Q 9 8 7 5 2 K 10 6 K 7 3
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1 opening2 South =+110 +5 20 | 4 opening4 South -2-100 0 | |||||||||
| 7. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 4 | West Sadek 2 Pass Lead Q J K
| North Campos Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 10 A | East El Ahmady Pass 4 Pass 3rd 6 K 2 | South Villas-Boas 1 Dbl 4th 4 3 6 | West Branco Pass Lead A 7 2 7 A 3 3 9 9
| North Hishmat Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 7 4 5 6 8 4 4 | East Brenner Pass Pass 3rd Q Q Q K 10 Q J J A
| South Nadim 4 4th 62 A 2 8 9 810 6 | ||
| N deals Both vul | Q J 5 9 8 2 10 5 3 2 9 8 4
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| 4 3 A K 10 7 6 3 A J Q 10 7 | 
| 10 2 Q J 5 4 9 7 6 A K J 3
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| 29282 = 74B48 74B49 Par EW +500 | A K 9 8 7 6 — K Q 8 4 6 5 2
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1 opening4 × West =-790 20 | 4 opening4 South -1-100 +12 12 | |||||||||
| 9. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2 | West Karakolev Dbl 4 Lead K J Q 8 6 5 A 3 3 5
| North Lauria Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 K 5 6 8 6 7 7 7 9 | East Danailov Pass 3 3rd 4 A 2 10 K J Q 8 A 10 | South Versace 1 3 4th A 4 3 34 Q 9 10 2 2
| West Fantoni Pass Lead A 5 2 Q 9 A 3
| North Trendafilov Pass Pass 2nd 2 4 K 5 6 7 K | East Nunes Pass Pass 3rd 3 A A 7 10 4 Q | South Karaivanov 4 4th 7 3 4 3 29 6 | ||
| N deals E-W vul | Q 4 6 5 4 9 8 6 4 Q J 9 2
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| K 7 A Q 9 8 7 5 2 A 8 6 5 | 
| 9 6 J 10 7 2 A J 10 K 10 4 3
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| 47353 = 85989 86A8A Par EW +500 | A J 10 8 5 3 2 K 3 K Q 3 7
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1 opening4 East =-620 20 | 4 opening4 South -2-100 +11 23 | |||||||||
| 11. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 2, Bd 12 | West Bach 2 3 5 Lead J 2 10 10 9 2 6 J
| North Duboin Pass 2 Pass All Pass 2nd Q 3 6 A Q 5 2 3
| East Cornell Pass Pass 4 3rd K K 7 8 J A 3
| South Sementa 1 2 Pass 4th 4 5 A 5 38 K | West Nunes Pass Lead A Q J 9 A K 5 3
| North Ware Pass Pass 2nd 8 A 2 6 63 2 9 | East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd J 8 3 8 42 A Q | South Whibley 4 4th 5 5 4 10 7 98 7 | ||
| N deals E-W vul | J K 10 9 8 4 A 9 4 2 Q 9 8
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| 4 A 3 Q J 10 7 6 3 A K 10 7 |
| Q 9 7 2 Q 6 5 8 J 6 4 3 2
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| 69953 79963 64479 = Par NS +140 | A K 10 8 6 5 3 J 7 2 K 5 5
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1 opening5 West -2+200 +6 26 | 4 opening4 South -1-50 24 | |||||||||
| 12. 2009 USBC QtrfinalB, Seg 4, Bd 51 | West Zia 1 NT Pass Lead 4 10 3 K 10 Q J 9 8 2
| North Levin Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 5 A 6 J 6 7 5 8 6
| East Hamman Pass 3 NT 3rd Q A 4 2 2K 5 4 3 K
| South Weinstein 1 Pass 4th A 3 2 8 74 7 5 6 8
| West Grue Pass Lead J A 6 2 K K
| North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd 2 5 10 3 26 | East Cheek Pass Pass 3rd 9 7 4Q 2 5
| South Rodwell 4 4th Q 3 8 A 5 8
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| N deals E-W vul | 4 2 Q J 8 6 5 2 7 2 7 6 5
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| A J 6 K 4 3 K J 10 5 4 Q 10 |
| 3 10 9 7 9 8 3 A K J 9 8 2
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| 27622 27632 A57AB = Par EW +630 | K Q 10 9 8 7 5 A A Q 6 4 3
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1 opening3 NT West +2 -660 26 | 4 opening4 South -1-50 +12 36 | |||||||||
| 14. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 9 | West Meckstroth Dbl 3 Lead Q J 4 J K 6 4
| North Martel Pass Pass 3 2nd 8 9 10 Q 10 A K | East Rodwell Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 2 K 5A 58 5 | South Stansby 1 2 4th 3 A 7 3 2 2 J | West Zia Dbl Lead Q 3 A 4 5 6
| North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 8 5 J 10 K 9
| East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd 7 Q 9 JJ 10
| South Freeman 4 Pass 4th 3 A 2 5 9 6
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| N deals E-W vul | J 5 K 10 9 8 9 8 10 8 7 6 5
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| 10 3 A Q 7 4 3 Q J 10 A Q 9 |
| Q 2 5 2 K 7 6 5 2 K 4 3 2
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| 89646 = 43797 = Par NS +140 | A K 9 8 7 6 4 J 6 A 4 3 J
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1 opening3 South +1+170 +7 33 | 4 opening4 × South -1-100 37 | |||||||||
| Data 9XA5 Main | | Top One Spade vs. Four Spades |
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