Data 9Z01 Main

Notrump vs. 4-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 105 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 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 124

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 6 3
J 10 6 2
5
A J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Gu Martel Lair Cohler Willenken Cheek Rosenberg Bertens
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A J 7 4
9 8 5
K Q J
10 7 4 Table K 10
A Q 3
10 9 8 7 6 3
9 6
57748 =
76695 =
Par NS -110 Q 5 2
K 7 4
A 4 2
K Q 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 0
4-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
Tie 0

2. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

E deals
E-W vul A 10 6 2
10 9 6 5
—
A J 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Zhang Asbi WangW Lian Karwur ShiH Sakul
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 2 2 (AP)

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

9 5 4
A Q
A 10 6
Q 9 8 3 2 Table K Q J
8 4 3 2
Q 9 8 7 3 2
—
66737 =
656A6 =
Par NS -130 8 7 3
K J 7
K J 5 4
K 10 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 5
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -100
-5 0

3. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

S deals
N-S vul Q J 7
A 10 3
5 4 2
A K 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG Weinstein Helgemo Levin Helness
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 2 (AP)
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A K 8
J 8 7 5 4
Q 9
J 7 6 Table 10 3 2
K 9
J 10 7 6
Q 4 3 2
88887 =
55555 =
Par NS +120 9 6 5 4
Q 6 2
A K 8 3
10 9

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 5
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 0

4. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Weinstein Korbel Levin WolpertG GartaganisJ Kranyak GartaganisN
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K 7 6
A 8 6
J 10 2
J 8 6 5 Table J 8 2
K J 10 7
Q 9 7 5
A Q
56545 =
86887 =
Par NS -120 A Q 9
9 4 2
A 8 6 3
K 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-3 5
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
+3 3

5. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

S deals
E-W vul J 7 6 3
J 2
K J 7
Q 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Helness Gold Helgemo Fantoni Allfrey Nunes Robson
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 5 2
A Q 10 8 5
8 5
10 3 Table K 10
K 7
10 9 6 4 3 2
K 9 2
67668 66668
66774 =
Par NS +90 A 8 4
9 6 4 3
A Q
A J 8 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 10
4-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
-5 3

6. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Lambardi Gold Rizzo Camberos Townsend Pellegrini Bakhshi
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

J 7 2
A 7
A Q J
10 8 7 4 2 Table Q 10 3
Q J 8 5
6 5 2
A 9 3
56675 =
87668 =
Par NS -120 A 8 4
4 3
K 10 8 4 3
Q 6 5

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 10
4-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
Tie 3

7. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 9

E deals
N-S vul Q J 6
Q 7 2
K 9 8 6
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Brink Smirnov Drijver Piekarek Rohowsky de Wijs Fritsche Muller
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

7 3
A 9
A Q J 3 2
K 8 7 2 Table 10 9 5 4
J 6 5 4
5 4
Q 9 6
99987 =
43456 =
Par NS +600 A K 8 2
K 10 8 3
10 7
A J 10

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 10
4-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
Tie 3

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Gold Willenken Bakhshi Forrester Zia Robson Martel
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

8 6 5 4
K 9 4 2
A Q J
9 4 Table A 9 2
J 8
K 6 4 2
J 10 5 3
76867 77868
55565 =
Par NS +110 J 10
A 10 6 3
10 7 5 3
K 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 15
4-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
-5 3

9. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Nowosadzki Weinstein Kalita Gawel Katz Jagniewski Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 4 2
J 9 3
Q 8 4 3
A Q 9 Table K Q 5
7 6 2
J 9
K 10 7 6 5
78786 77776
65557 =
Par NS +110 A 10 9
A 10 8 4
K 7 6 2
J 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 15
4-3 Major
2 N = +110
+1 4

10. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Cayne Bertheau Seamon Lauria Moss Versace Grue
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 6 4 3
Q 10 3
7 4 2
8 5 3 Table A 5
K J 9 6 2
K Q 6
9 7 4
896AA =
44633 =
Par NS +140 10 9 7
A 8 5 4
10 9 8
A J 10

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 15
4-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 5

11. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul 10 6 4 3
9 3 2
6 5
J 5 4 2

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

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

Q J 7
K Q 8
9 4
A K Q 8 3 Table K 8 2
10 6 5 4
Q 10 7 3 2
10
66555 66556
77787 =
Par NS -90 A 9 5
A J 7
A K J 8
9 7 6

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 15
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
Tie 5

12. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Kranyak Kamil WolpertG Bathurst Willenken Dwyer Rosenberg
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 8 7
8 7 4
Q J 4
A J 10 6 Table 5 3 2
A J 9 5 2
A 9 8
9 4
56576 =
86867 =
Par NS -120 K J 4
K Q 3
10 5
K Q 7 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 15
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -100
Tie 5

13. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Levin WolpertG Weinstein Katz Dwyer Nickell Bathurst
1 Dbl 1 NT 1 Dbl 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

9 4
10 3 2
J 10 7 4
Q J 10 6 Table K 10 8 6
Q 8 6
A 9 8
A K 2
67856 =
65587 75587
Par NS +110 Q J 5 3
9 4
K Q 3
9 7 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 15
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 6

14. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH Zia Milner Martel Rosenberg Chambers Willenken Schermer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 2 AP

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

10 9 5
10 9 8 7 2
A Q 6 5
K Table J 7 6
A Q 5
8 7
Q J 9 7 4
88797 =
45545 45646
Par NS +120 A K 4
K J 4
J 10 9 4 3
10 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 15
4-3 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 6

15. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Willenken Schermer Rosenberg Kamil Compton Fleisher Wold
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Rdbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 2 AP

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

6 5 3
A J 10 7 2
Q
A J 9 5 Table A 8 2
8 6 4
J 8 7 2
7 6 3
78687 78697
44646 =
Par NS +110 Q J 7 4
Q 9 3
A 10 9
K Q 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 15
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 7

16. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Schermer Martel Chambers Wold Rosenberg Compton Willenken
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 AP

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

6 4
A K Q J 6
K 7
9 8 7 2 Table K 8 5 2
8 3 2
J 10 8 5
Q 3
8868A =
54653 =
Par NS +130 Q 10 3
10 7
9 3 2
A J 10 6 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 15
4-3 Major
2 S +2 +170
+2 9

17. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Becker Platnick Spector Grue Greco Cheek Hampson
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 4 3
K Q 8 4 3 2
6
A 9 7 Table J 6 5
9 7 5
A 8 2
Q J 8 3
58496 =
44937 =
Par NS -140 A K Q 2
J 10
Q J 10 5 4
K 10

Notrump
1 NT S +3 +180
+2 17
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
-2 9

18. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen BildeM Verhees BildeD AukenS Zagorin Welland Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 6
A Q 10 3
K 6 3
A K 9 8 Table 10 4 3 2
J 7 6
9 8 5
J 6 4
78776 997A8
44635 =
Par NS +400 K Q J 9
K 9 2
Q 7
Q 10 7 2

Notrump
1 NT S +3 +180
Tie 17
4-3 Major
2 S +2 +170
Tie 9

19. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul K 6 4
5 4 2
K 9 7 2
Q 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Welland Nystrom AukenS Upmark Fredin BildeM Fallenius BildeD
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl AP

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

8 7
A Q 6 3
6 4 3
10 9 8 3 Table Q 10 3 2
9 8
A Q 8
A J 4 2
67665 =
76668 =
Par NS -90 A J 9 5
K J 10 7
J 10 5
K 7

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+6 23
4-3 Major
2 × S -2 -300
-6 9

20. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul J 10 5
Q 10 7 6
9
Q 9 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss BildeD Grue BildeM Welland Bertheau AukenS BessisT
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 2
J 9 4
K J
A 10 7 5 2 Table K 8 7 3
A 3 2
8 7 4 3
J 3
66887 =
66556 =
Par NS +110 Q 9 4
K 8 5
A Q 10 6 5 2
K

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 23
4-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 10

21. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 77

S deals
Both vul A 7 5 3
Q 10 6
K 10 9 4
J 2

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Quantin Verhees Bompis Pilon Brink Toffier Drijver
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 9 6 4
J 7 2
Q 8 7
10 7 Table 10
A K 5 4 3
J 5 2
K 6 4 3
998AA =
44533 =
Par NS +600 K 8 2
9 8
A 6 3
A Q 9 8 5

Notrump
1 NT S +3 +180
+1 24
4-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
-1 10

22. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul A K 10 5
K 7 3
J 9 8 6 4
10

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Helgemo L'Ecuyer Helness Nunes Miles Fantoni Korbel
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

8 7 4
8 6 2
A Q 7 2
A 7 3 Table Q J 6 2
Q J 10
10
K 6 5 4 2
77886 77896
56547 =
Par NS +110 9 3
A 9 5 4
K 5 3
Q J 9 8

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 30
4-3 Major
2 S -1 -100
-6 10

23. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul K 8 2
9 8
A 6 3
A Q 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Nunes L'Ecuyer Fantoni Demuy Miles Helness Korbel Helgemo
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

10
A K 5 4 3
J 5 2
K 6 4 3 Table Q J 9 6 4
J 7 2
Q 8 7
10 7
998AA =
44533 =
Par NS +600 A 7 5 3
Q 10 6
K 10 9 4
J 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 30
4-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 11

24. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89

E deals
N-S vul J 10 7 5
8 4
K 4
A 9 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Milner Rosenberg LallH Bathurst Compton LallJ Bramley
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl 1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

A 8 6 3
Q J 6 5
J 5 2
K 3 Table K 2
9 7 3 2
A 10 7 6
J 10 6
67568 =
65875 =
Par NS -110 Q 9 4
A K 10
Q 9 8 3
Q 7 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 35
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
-5 11

25. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Stansby YangD Martel Weinstein Baseggio Levin Stark
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

J 9 6 2
Q 9 5 3
6 5 2
J 5 Table 10 5
10 7
A K 10 9
K Q 10 8 4
77776 =
66667 =
Par NS +90 A K Q 8
A J 4
J 8 7
A 6 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 39
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
-4 11

26. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A Q 8
8 6
Q 10 8 4
A Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Grue Lusky Cheek Falk Friedland Delmonte Dahl BessisT
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K J 6 4
A K 5
J 9 7 5
8 4 Table 10 9
Q J 9 4 2
A 6 2
J 7 5
78679 =
65754 =
Par NS +110 7 5 3 2
10 7 3
K 3
K 10 9 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 39
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 12

27. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Zaremba WolpertD Zak Amoils Grue Cieslak Cheek Frukacz
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 4 3
K Q J 8 7
K 10 7
6 Table 10 2
10 5
Q 6 5 2
A Q 10 5 3
77767 77667
55666 66666
Par NS +90 K Q 5
A 4 3 2
A 4
K 8 7 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 39
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
Tie 12

28. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Stansby Hurd Martel Weinstein Zagorin Levin Bathurst
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 9 3
A 9 2
K Q 6 3
K 10 6 Table Q J 4
10 8 6 4
10 9 8 7
Q 9
78769 78779
55664 =
Par NS +110 K 8 2
K 3
A J 4
A J 7 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 39
4-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 12

29. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 4 3
9 8 4 2
10 8
J 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Furuta Fredin Kaku Fallenius Nystrom Teramoto Bertheau Yokoi
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

10 6 5 2
J 5
A 9 7 4 2
4 3 Table K J
A 10 7
K Q J 5
K 9 5 2
56847 56836
76596 =
Par NS -100 A 9 8
K Q 6 3
6 3
A Q 10 6

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-2 39
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
+2 14

30. 2011 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul A K 9 2
9 5
9 6 3
A 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Drijver LallJ Brink Grue Zagorin Muller Bathurst de Wijs
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 2 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 6 5 3
6 2
K Q 8
10 9 6 Table J
K Q 10 8 3
A J 10
J 7 3 2
87676 =
56656 =
Par NS +120 8 7 4
A J 7 4
7 5 4 2
K Q

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 43
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
-4 14

31. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

S deals
N-S vul K Q 3
K Q J 6 3
Q 5
Q 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Fredin LallJ Fallenius Grue Hurd Upmark Wooldridge Nystrom
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 8 2
8 2
A K 8 7 6 3
A 4 Table 9 6 4
A 10 9 7 4
9 4
6 3 2
68669 =
44674 =
Par NS +110 A 10 7 5
5
J 10 2
K J 10 9 7

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 43
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+5 19

32. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 15

S deals
N-S vul A 8 6 5
8 3 2
10 8 3
A Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Tislevoll Martel Ware Reid Fleisher Newell Kamil
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 10 4
7 6 4
A J 6
9 6 5 4 Table 9 7 3
A K 10 9
K 9 7 5
7 3
77668 =
55775 =
Par NS +90 K Q 2
Q J 5
Q 4 2
K J 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 43
4-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 20

33. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Welland Zia Bramley Piekarek Meckstroth Smirnov Rodwell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 10 5 4
K 10 4
J 6
10 9 3 Table 9 2
J 8 2
K 10 8 3
A Q 6 4
77777 77877
66566 =
Par NS +110 8
A 9 3
Q 7 5 4 2
K 8 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 43
4-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+6 26

34. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Hamman Wooldridge Zia Hurd
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 9 8
A 10 8 7 3
K 4
10 7 4 Table Q J 4
9 2
9 7 3 2
A Q 8 3
67665 67675
66767 =
Par NS +80 10 3 2
Q J 6 5 4
A 10 6
K J

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
+5 48
4-3 Major
2 N -3 -300
-5 26

35. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Fantoni Baldursson Nunes Multon Kranyak Zimmermann Deutsch
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10
J 8 7 5
A J 4
J 8 6 5 Table 9 8 4 2
A 4 3 2
Q 8 6 2
Q
66468 =
66875 =
Par NS -100 Q J 3
K Q
K 7 5 3
K 7 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 50
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -100
-2 26

36. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul A 9 6 3
6 4 3
4 3
Q J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Campos Sementa Villas-Boas D'Orsi Cayne Sampaio Seamon
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 7 2
J 8 7 2
A K 6 2
A 6 Table 10 8 5 4
K 9
Q 10 9
K 10 7 2
55555 =
88787 =
Par NS -120 K J
A Q 10 5
J 8 7 5
9 8 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 50
4-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
Tie 26

37. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul J 9 3
A K Q 4
10 5
10 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes Sontag Moss Berkowitz Gitelman
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

6 4 2
9 8 7
A K 7 6 2
K 8 Table Q 10 5
10 6 5 3
Q 9
A 5 3 2
86768 =
55564 55565
Par NS +120 A K 8 7
J 2
J 8 4 3
Q J 9

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 54
4-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
-4 26

38. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul J 4 3 2
J 8
6 5
K 9 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Versace Wolfson Lauria Seamon Willenken Cayne Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 2 AP

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

Q 9
A K Q 5 4 3
J 9 2
6 5 Table 8 7 6 5
10 2
A Q 8 3
10 7 3
6956A =
44873 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
9 7 6
K 10 7 4
A Q J

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 54
4-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+5 31

39. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

S deals
Both vul J 9 8 4
8 7 4 3
7 5
9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Jacobus Platnick Wold Jacobs Moss Beatty Gitelman
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A K 10
9 6 5 2
A 6 3
Q J 5 Table Q 7 6 5
Q 10
Q J 10 8 2
A 8
34536 =
997A7 A98A7
Par NS -630 3 2
A K J
K 9 4
K 10 7 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S -4 -400
-3 54
4-3 Major
2 N -3 -300
+3 34

40. 2010 Rosenblum Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul 10 7 6 2
Q 9 6 5 2
7 6
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Rosenberg Nunes Willenken Cohen Multon Wolfson Zimmermann
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 5
J 10 7
A Q J 9
9 6 4 3 Table K 8 4 3
A K 8 4
4 3 2
7 2
67777 77777
65665 =
Par NS +90 A Q 9
3
K 10 8 5
K J 10 8 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 54
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+4 38

41. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

E deals
N-S vul J 7 6 2
K 9 7 6
Q
J 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Willenken Ginossar Hamman Pachtman Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 9
J 10 5 4
A J 5 4 3
7 6 Table A 10 8 3
8 3 2
10 9 8 2
K Q
67658 =
55684 =
Par NS -90 Q 5 4
A Q
K 7 6
A 10 8 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 54
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+5 43

42. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Herman Duboin RosenbergD Pickett Ferraro Lusky Bocchi
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 5
K 8 4
K 9 5
K J 10 Table 7 6 4
J 10 2
A J 10
9 6 5 3
67876 67877
76566 =
Par NS +110 J
A 7 6
Q 8 7 3 2
Q 7 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 54
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 43

43. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Landen Fantun Pollack Tessieres Vinay MossM Seguineau Glubok
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 7 5
10 4 3
A 9 3
K 6 4 Table 9 6
K Q 8
K 7 5
10 8 7 5 3
88886 =
45546 =
Par NS +120 Q 4 3
J 5 2
Q 8 6 2
A Q 9

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
-1 54
4-3 Major
2 N +2 +170
+1 44

44. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul K Q 10 4
A Q 10
10
K Q 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Campbell Gold Klimowicz Thurston Danailov Willis Karakolev
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP

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

A J 5 3
5 2
A K 9 6
10 8 6 Table 7 2
K 9 8 4 3
Q 8 5
J 3 2
78769 =
55664 =
Par NS +110 9 8 6
J 7 6
J 7 4 3 2
A 7

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 58
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
-4 44

45. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Kamil BessisM Fleisher Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 5
A K 9
Q 8 2
10 9 6 3 Table J 7 6 3 2
7 6 3
J 3
A K 7
65887 65786
77556 78556
Par NS -100 A K 9
Q J 5 2
10 7 6 4
J 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 58
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 44

46. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

E deals
E-W vul Q 10 7 4
K 10 9 6
7 5
8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel BessisM Stansby BessisT Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 2
A 3
K Q 9 6 4
A 10 7 5 Table J 9 6 3
Q 7 5 2
J 8 2
J 4
67857 =
66576 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
J 8 4
A 10 3
K Q 9 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 58
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+4 48

47. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul 8 6 3
Q 8 2
K 5 4 2
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Becker Lynch Strul Passell Gromov Saelensminde Dubinin Brogeland
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 4
A J 5
9 8
A 10 8 7 5 4 Table A 10 7 2
10 9 6 4
J 6 3
Q 3
68795 =
54638 55648
Par NS +110 K Q J 5
K 7 3
A Q 10 7
J 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 58
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+5 53

48. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Caracci de Wijs RoblesJ Pacareu Brink RoblesB Drijver
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 3
K Q 8
Q J 4
K 10 8 3 Table 9 8 2
6 5 3 2
A 10 7 6 5
J
67658 68658
75785 75685
Par NS +110 K 7 4
A 10 7 4
9 8
A Q 6 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 58
4-3 Major
2 N = +110
+4 57

49. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 1

S deals
None vul 9 8 5
Q 10 4
K Q 6 5 3
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Tundal Bianchedi Groetheim Muzzio Pellegrini Brogeland Ravenna Lindqvist
1 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 4 3 2
8 2
9 7
A J 9 6 Table J
A J 7 3
10 8 2
K Q 10 4 2
66773 =
7765A =
Par NS -130 K Q 7 6
K 9 6 5
A J 4
8 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 58
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 58

50. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Zia Fleisher Hamman Kamil
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 6 3
6 4
K 8 7
Q 9 7 4 Table K Q 5
Q 8 5 3
A 9 6 5
3 2
75766 =
67676 =
Par NS +90 J 7 4
A J 9
J 10 4
J 10 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 58
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
Tie 58

51. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

S deals
Both vul K 6 4 2
K J
9 7 6
10 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Welland Larsen Willenken CohenB Schermer Smith Chambers
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 9
9 5
A J 10 8 3 2
Q 9 6 Table A Q 8 3
A 6 4 2
5 4
J 3 2
57747 =
66596 =
Par NS -110 J 7 5
Q 10 8 7 3
K Q
A K 7

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
Tie 58
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -200
Tie 58

52. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 41

E deals
N-S vul K J 10 4
J 10 5 2
10 7 5
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Becker CohenB Strul Smith Welland Stansby Willenken Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

9 6
K 7 6 4
A 6 4 3
A Q 5 Table A 7 5 3 2
Q 3
Q 9
8 7 6 2
86776 =
57556 57666
Par NS +120 Q 8
A 9 8
K J 8 2
K J 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 64
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
-6 58

53. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul A 6 3 2
K 9 8 7
J 6
9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Levin Shivdasani Weinstein Allegaert LallJ Jacobs Schutze Katz
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 4
J 10 4 2
Q 10 7 4
J 10 4 Table K 10 9 5
A 6 3
K 8
Q 6 3 2
67776 77776
65666 66666
Par NS +90 Q J 8
Q 5
A 9 5 3 2
A K 7

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 64
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 59

54. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Malinowski Elinescu Sandqvist HackettJU Kirmse HackettJA Gromoeller
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

J 10
6 5
A K Q 5 2
K J 6 2 Table 8 7 5 4 3
10 9 8 2
9 7
A 5
66747 =
66686 =
Par NS -90 A 9 6
A J 3
10 8 3
10 8 7 4

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-3 64
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
+3 62

55. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

S deals
E-W vul 10 7 6 2
10 5 3
Q J 5
10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Gold Piekarek Townsend HackettJA Gromoeller HackettJU Kirmse
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K 8 5 3
K Q J 2
8 6
J 9 7 Table Q J
8 6 4
K 10 7 4 2
Q 3 2
77777 77767
66666 =
Par NS +90 A 9 4
A 9 7
A 9 3
A K 6 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 68
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
-4 62

56. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul 5
6 5 3 2
9 6 5 4 3
8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Rodwell Compton Martens Hamman Jassem
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Dbl AP

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

A K 4 3
Q 10 8
A J 2
A 10 7 Table 10 9 2
K J 7
Q 8 7
Q 9 5 2
34453 =
A998A =
Par NS -630 Q J 8 7 6
A 9 4
K 10
K J 6

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
+15 83
4-3 Major
2 × N -5 -1400
-15 62

57. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Skrzypczak Sementa Gierulski Duboin Versace Zawislak Lauria Pazur
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 7 6 5 2
K 7
K Q 8 3
10 6 Table K J 10 4
10 5 3 2
9 7
A J 5
9699A =
37343 37443
Par NS +400 A Q
Q J 6 4
J 10 6
K Q 7 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 83
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 62

58. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Zawislak Versace Pazur Gierulski Sementa Skrzypczak Duboin
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 4 3
K 9 8
Q
A 8 5 4 2 Table J 7 2
J 10 6
10 9 8 6 5 3
J
86757 =
56676 57676
Par NS +120 K 10 9 6 5
Q 4 2
A K
7 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 83
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+4 66

59. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

E deals
Both vul 10 9 8 7
K Q J 4
J 10
10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Compton Lev Hamman Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Cohler
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K J
A 7
A 7 6 5 4
Q 6 5 4 Table 6 5 4 2
10 9 6 5
Q 9 3
J 9
88967 =
44475 =
Par NS +140 A Q 3
8 3 2
K 8 2
A K 7 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 83
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 67

60. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Cheek Schermer Grue Moss Granovetter Gitelman Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 10 8 4
A 2
K 10 8 7
9 5 2 Table A K 5 3
K 10 7 4
2
10 8 4 3
75776 =
68666 =
Par NS -110 7 6
Q 8 5
Q 9 6 5
A K Q J

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 88
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
-5 67

61. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

S deals
None vul A 8 6 3
10 9 6
J 6 5 4
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Weinstein Stansby Levin Jacobs Cohen Katz Berkowitz
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 9 7
K Q 8 7
3 2
K Q 8 2 Table J 10 4
5 4
A Q 10 7
10 6 5 4
56654 56664
87779 =
Par NS -120 Q 5 2
A J 3 2
K 9 8
A J 7

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 88
4-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
Tie 67

62. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

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

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

Q 10 4
A K 7 5
A Q 3
J 10 3 Table 9 7 3
10 6 4 3
9 7 6
9 7 2
9A89A =
33533 =
Par NS +620 A 8 5 2
J 8
J 10 5 4
K Q 8

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
-1 88
4-3 Major
2 S +2 +170
+1 68

63. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul 10 9 6
A 10 9 6
10 4
Q 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Brink Brogeland Drijver Muller Helgemo de Wijs Helness
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A J 7 5
J 8 5
A K 6 5 2
A Table 8 3 2
7 4 3
8 7 3
J 9 5 3
77969 =
56474 =
Par NS +140 K Q 4
K Q 2
Q J 9
K 10 8 7

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 88
4-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 70

64. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 8

N deals
None vul 8 7 5 4
J 10 8 5
J 9
K 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini WeinsteinH Ravenna Garner Zia Palazzo Rosenberg Lambardi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 3 2
A 6 3
Q 8 6 5
10 9 Table J 9
K 7 4 2
10 4 2
A 7 5 4
77667 =
66776 =
Par NS +90 K Q 6
Q 9
A K 7 3
Q J 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 88
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 71

65. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A J 8 4
J 6 4
J 10 7 2
7 5

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

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

9 7 5 2
A 7
K 9 8 4 3
Q 4 Table K Q 10
10 5 3 2
5
K 10 8 6 3
87876 87887
55556 =
Par NS +120 6 3
K Q 9 8
A Q 6
A J 9 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 88
4-3 Major
2 N = +110
+1 72

66. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

S deals
Both vul Q 10 7 2
9 8 7 2
10 3 2
5 3

West North East South West North East South
Lazard Weinstein Bramley Levin Landen Baze Pratap Cohler
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

6 4 3
A J 3
A 6
K J 7 6 2 Table J 9 8 5
K 10 6
K J 7
Q 9 8
45564 =
98779 98879
Par NS -600 A K
Q 5 4
Q 9 8 5 4
A 10 4

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
Tie 88
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -200
Tie 72

67. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

E deals
N-S vul 10 9 8 3
7
A 8 5 4 2
K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Nunes Balicki Fantoni Versace Welland Lauria Fallenius
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

K J 4
Q J 6 5 4
K Q
Q 5 3 Table Q 7 2
K 9 8
J 9
10 9 8 6 2
896B7 997B7
43626 =
Par NS +600 A 6 5
A 10 3 2
10 7 6 3
A 7

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 89
4-3 Major
2 N = +110
-1 72

68. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Rosenberg Cayne Zia Katz Garozzo Jacobs Reisig
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 3
9 2
J 10 8 6
A 5 3 2 Table 10 9 4
A J 6 5
Q 7 5 3
K 8
67657 =
66686 66786
Par NS -90 A J 8 5
K 4 3
K 4
J 7 6 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 94
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -100
-5 72

69. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 10 8 5
K 9 8 5
Q 8
A Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Feldman Morse Bramley Sontag Stewart Bates Woolsey
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 4 2
A 10 7 4
K J 9 4
8 4 Table A K J
Q J 3 2
6 3 2
6 3 2
67568 =
76875 66865
Par NS -100 9 7 6 3
6
A 10 7 5
K 9 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 96
4-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
-2 72

70. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46

E deals
None vul J 10 4 3
8 7 6 2
Q 10 5
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Bramley Martel Feldman Meltzer Casen Larsen Krekorian
1 NT Dbl
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

9 7 6
10 3
K J 8 4 3
J 8 7 Table K 8 2
A Q J 9 5
7 6
K Q 6
78678 =
54654 64655
Par NS +110 A Q 5
K 4
A 9 2
A 10 4 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +3 +180
Tie 96
4-3 Major
2 N +2 +170
Tie 72

71. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

S deals
None vul 9 8 5 3
A 9 4
10 6 5 2
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Podgur H-Johansen Kalish BlaksetK BildeM YadlinI Hansen YadlinD
1
1 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 6 4
Q 6 3
K Q J 7
K 8 4 Table Q J 10 2
10 7 5
A 4 3
6 5 2
88B8A =
55243 =
Par NS +450 A K
K J 8 2
9 8
Q J 9 7 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 96
4-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 73

72. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 14

E deals
None vul A 7 6
9 8 5 4
6 3
J 9 8 7

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

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

9 3
A Q J 3
9 8 4
A 5 4 2 Table K J 8 4
10 6 2
K 10 7 5
Q 10
66557 66556
76776 77886
Par NS -110 Q 10 5 2
K 7
A Q J 2
K 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 102
4-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
-6 73

73. 2005 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

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

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

Q 6 5
K 10 9 5 3
A 3
7 5 2 Table A 10 9 3
7
K J 10 9 7
Q 6 4
65767 65757
67676 =
Par NS -80 J 8 7 4
J 8 4 2
Q 5
A 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
+3 105
4-3 Major
2 N -3 -300
-3 73

74. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K 8 7
K 9 7 3 2
6
Q 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Mooney Rubin Monsegur Ekeblad
Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A 10 5
J 8 6
A K Q 8
7 3 2 Table J 9 2
Q 10 5 4
10 5 2
J 5 4
79888 =
54554 =
Par NS +140 Q 6 4 3
A
J 9 7 4 3
A K 10

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 105
4-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 73

75. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 8 6 3
9 8
Q 10 3
A Q J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni Bocchi Gitelman Duboin Moss
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 9 4
K 7 6 5 3
K 5
5 3 Table 7 5
A Q 2
J 9 8 7
K 8 4 2
66478 66578
76865 =
Par NS -100 A K J 2
J 10 4
A 6 4 2
9 7

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-3 105
4-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
+3 76

76. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

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

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

K J 4
K 10 3
K 10 6
Q J 4 3 Table 10 8 2
J 6 2
J 9 8 3
K 8 6
78777 78877
64566 =
Par NS +110 Q 7 6
Q 8
5 4 2
A 10 9 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 105
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 76

77. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

S deals
None vul A 9 3
K 8 7 3
J 7 5 3
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Zia Shenkin Rosenberg Fallenius Willenken Welland Cohler
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

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

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 105
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 76

78. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Moss Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Welland
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 7 3
5 3
K Q 10 5
J 8 6 3 Table A 9 5
K J 7 6
A 9
10 7 4 2
78875 67875
65457 =
Par NS +110 K Q 8
4 2
8 7 4 3 2
A Q 9

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 105
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 77

79. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

S deals
None vul Q 4 2
Q 6 5 3
10
10 9 7 4 3

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

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

9 8
8 7 4
A Q 4 3
A K 6 5 Table K J 6 5
K 10 2
K 6 5 2
8 2
66858 =
76585 =
Par NS +100 A 10 7 3
A J 9
J 9 8 7
Q J

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 107
4-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
-2 77

80. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 106

N deals
Both vul K 10 6 3
Q 9 7
Q
K Q 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Moss Hampson Fallenius Greco Welland
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 8 7 2
A
10 6 5 4 3
A 6 5 Table A 9 4
K 10 8 5 4
7 2
J 9 2
76777 =
66665 56555
Par NS +90 J 5
J 6 3 2
A K J 9 8
8 7

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
+3 110
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -200
-3 77

81. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Fallenius Feldman Welland Bramley
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 6 4
J 6 3
A 8 6
A J 6 2 Table 9 5 3
A 10 7 5
7 5 3
K 10 8
78897 =
54546 =
Par NS +110 A J 10
K Q 9 8 4
Q J 9
Q 7

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 110
4-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 78

82. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Zia Welland Lauria Fallenius Versace
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A
J 8 5 3 2
J 5
Q 10 9 8 2 Table K 8 7 6 5
K 6 4
Q 9 7
A 7
77586 =
55847 =
Par NS -100 Q 10 9 3
A Q 9
10 8 4
J 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 115
4-3 Major
2 × S -1 -100
-5 78

83. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Puczynski YadlinD Chmurski YadlinI HerbstO Tuszynski HerbstI Kowalski
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl 1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

K 9 8
A K 6
Q 10 9 5
10 8 4 Table J 5 3
8 7 5
K J 6 3
K 6 5
68868 =
75575 =
Par NS +110 A 10 4
Q 9 2
A 2
Q J 9 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 115
4-3 Major
2 N = +110
+1 79

84. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Lauria Ravenna Versace Bocchi Camberos Duboin Bianchedi
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K Q J 10
8 2
Q 10 5
Q 8 7 5 Table 9 8 4
K Q 10 9
9 2
K J 10 9
58795 =
65547 =
Par NS +110 6 5
A 7 5 3
A K 7
A 6 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-5 115
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+5 84

85. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Shoaib HackettJA Hadi HackettJU Townsend Fazli Gold Allana
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 4
A J 7 3
9 7 6 3
9 3 Table Q 8 7
6 5
K J 5 2
A J 5 4
67756 =
76686 =
Par NS -90 10 3 2
10 8 4 2
A Q 8
10 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 117
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -100
-2 84

86. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 11

S deals
None vul Q 9 3
Q 8 6
8 6
10 8 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Drijver Rekunov Schollaardt Jansma Gromov Verhees Dubinin
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 7 4
10 7 3 2
10 5 4
Q J 3 Table A 10 5
9 4
A K Q 9 3
9 7 2
68858 =
75575 =
Par NS +100 J 8 6 2
A K J 5
J 7 2
A K

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 117
4-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
Tie 84

87. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Lauria Berkowitz Versace Bocchi Boyd Duboin Robinson
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 6 3 2
10 9 3
5
Q J 10 9 Table J 10
K 6 5
K J 10 7 6
K 3 2
77876 =
66556 66557
Par NS +110 8
A Q J 7
9 8 4 3 2
8 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 121
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
-4 84

88. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 10

E deals
Both vul Q 10 7 5
Q 10 7
A 10 8
J 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Allana Bocchi Fazli
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 6 3
K 8 6 2
J 9 7 5
A K Table 8 4 2
A 4
Q 6 4 3 2
9 5 3
67858 =
44585 =
Par NS +110 A K J
J 9 5 3
K
Q 10 8 7 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 127
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
-6 84

89. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul K J 7 6
9 7 3
9 4
J 10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Versace Brogeland Lauria Saelensminde Groetheim Nunes Aa Fantoni
1 NT
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
Dbl AP

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

4
A Q 10 8
K 8 7 3
A 7 6 2 Table 9 8 5 3 2
J 6
A J 10
K 9 3
44323 45433
989AA =
Par NS -600 A Q 10
K 5 4 2
Q 6 5 2
Q 4

Notrump
1 NT× S -3 -500
Tie 127
4-3 Major
2 × S -3 -500
Tie 84

90. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

S deals
None vul A Q 9 3
Q 6
9 7 6
K 10 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Morse Weinstein Wolff Levin Smith Landen Seamon Pratap
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 7
K 10 4 2
10 4 3 2
A Q 7 Table K J 8 5
J 5 3
Q 8
J 8 5 4
78887 77787
55556 55546
Par NS +110 6 4 2
A 9 8 7
A K J 5
3 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 127
4-3 Major
2 N = +110
+1 85

91. 2001 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul A Q J
10 9 8 7
10 6 4 3 2
7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Aa Weichsel Groetheim Helgemo Martel Helness Stansby
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8
K 6 3
K J 9 8 5
10 9 5 3 Table 9 7 6 3 2
A 5 2
A
Q J 6 4
67765 =
56678 =
Par NS -90 K 10 5 4
Q J 4
Q 7
A K 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 127
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 86

92. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

S deals
Both vul 10 6 4
Q J 7
Q 7 5 3
A 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Duboin Meckstroth Bocchi Katz Hamman Jacobs Soloway
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

9 5 3 2
9 6 4
K 9 8
K J 3 Table A K Q J
10 3 2
J 10
9 5 4 2
76996 =
57446 =
Par NS +140 8 7
A K 8 5
A 6 4 2
Q 10 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 127
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 87

93. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul Q 10 9 8
Q 10 6 4 2
10 7
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Burger Rosenberg Brachman Zia Becker Lair Schwartz Wold
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

4 2
K J 9
A J 5 4 2
J 9 6 Table K J 7 5
8 5 3
6 3
K 10 5 4
78866 =
65476 65477
Par NS +110 A 6 3
A 7
K Q 9 8
A 7 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 127
4-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 88

94. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Meltzer Martel Rubin Stansby Granovetter
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Dbl AP 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 8 5
10 9 5 2
K 10 7
A 7 4 Table J 9 7 2
J 4
A 9 5
K Q J 5
55775 =
67667 88667
Par NS -120 A K 10 3
A K 6
Q J 4 3
10 3

Notrump
1 NT× S -1 -100
-2 127
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
+2 90

95. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul Q J 7 3
K 4
Q J 10 8
K 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Burn Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH Cohen Fawcett Berkowitz Liggins
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

10 6 5 2
J 9 6 2
A 9 6 3
3 Table K 4
Q 5 3
K 5 2
A Q J 8 7
78676 =
65756 =
Par NS +110 A 9 8
A 10 8 7
7 4
9 6 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 133
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
-6 90

96. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

S deals
N-S vul K Q J 8
K 3
J 6 5
10 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Liggins Austberg Fawcett Helgemo Furunes Burn Helness Callaghan
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 5 4
Q 7 6 4
K 9 4
A J 3 Table 7 6 2
A 8 5
A 8 7 3 2
9 8
68768 =
65675 =
Par NS +110 A 10 3
J 10 9 2
Q 10
K Q 6 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 133
4-3 Major
2 N = +110
+5 95

97. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul J 8 7 5
8 5 3
5 3
Q 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Henry Zhuang Blackstock WangW Fu Reid Ju Newell
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

K 3 2
A 4
A J 8 2
J 9 8 3 Table Q 10 4
K Q J 7 6
10 6
K 7 5
35354 =
A8A89 =
Par NS -630 A 9 6
10 9 2
K Q 9 7 4
A 4

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-2 133
4-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
+2 97

98. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul J 6 5 3
J 6 5
5
J 10 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Muller Armannsson de Boer Jorgensen Ingimarsson Nab MagnussonM Bertens
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K 9 7 4
9 4
4 3
Q 9 7 3 2 Table Q 8
10 8 7 2
A K 9 7 2
A 8
77876 =
56556 =
Par NS +110 A 10 2
A K Q 3
Q J 10 8 6
K

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 133
4-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 98

99. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

E deals
Both vul A 8 7 5
J 9 2
8 2
K 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Hamman Silverman Soloway Wolfson
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 10 6 2
Q 7 4 3
A J 6
9 6 Table K 3
K 10 8 6
K 10 9 4
Q 5 4
67468 =
66975 =
Par NS -140 Q 9 4
A 5
Q 7 5 3
A J 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-3 133
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
+3 101

100. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul K 7 2
9 8 7 6
9 8 7 5
10 6

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

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

A 4 3
A K 3
Q 6 2
J 9 4 2 Table 10 6 5
J 10 2
A 4 3
K 8 7 5
67775 =
76668 =
Par NS -90 Q J 9 8
Q 5 4
K J 10
A Q 3

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
Tie 133
4-3 Major
2 S -2 -200
Tie 101

101. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul K 6 3
10 6 4 2
3 2
10 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Wittes Soloway Grabel Onstott Meckstroth Compton Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 7
A Q 8 5 3
K 9
K Q J Table 10 5 4 2
K
Q J 10 7 5
7 4 2
55656 =
77786 =
Par NS -90 A Q 9
J 9 7
A 8 6 4
A 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 133
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -50
Tie 101

102. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Schwartz Rodwell Lair Kamil Hamman Becker Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A K 10 7 3
8 3 2
K 9
10 5 2 Table Q 9
J 9 4
A Q 7 2
7 6 4 3
75668 55668
46454 =
Par NS +90 8 2
Q 7 6
8 4 3
K Q J 9 8

Notrump
1 NT S +3 +180
+1 134
4-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
-1 101

103. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul J 8 7 6
4 3
K 5 3
K 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Levy Brogeland Mari Chemla Groetheim Perron Aa
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 5 2
7 5
A J 8 4
Q 7 6 5 Table 10 4 3
A K Q 9 6
10 9 6
J 8
77667 =
66776 =
Par NS +90 A K 9
J 10 8 2
Q 7 2
A 9 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 140
4-3 Major
2 S -1 -100
-6 101

104. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

S deals
None vul A 7 5 3
A J
J 7 3
Q 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Balicki Feldman Zmudzinski Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski Passell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass 1 NT 2 (AP)

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

Q 8 6 4 2
7 6 4
A 10 5
J 7 Table 9
K 9 5 3
K Q 8 4
A 10 9 2
76556 66556
67777 =
Par NS +90 K J 10
Q 10 8 2
9 6 2
K 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 145
4-3 Major
2 N -2 -100
-5 101

105. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

E deals
Both vul Q J 9 7
10 5 4
9 6 3
K 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Zmudzinski Passell Balicki Lesniewski Cayne Szymanowski Burger
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 6 4
K 8 6 3
K J 10 2
A J Table 10 3 2
A Q J
8 7 4
9 7 4 3
57557 =
56885 =
Par NS -110 A K 5
9 7 2
A Q 5
Q 8 6 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 151
4-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
-6 101

Data 9Z01 Main Top Notrump vs. 4-3 Major