Data 9Z02 Main

Notrump vs. 5-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 111 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 Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul Q J 8 7 4
A 7
8 7 6 3
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Smirnov Brogeland Piekarek Tokay FisherL Sementa SchwartzRO
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A 3
K Q J 5 4
9 5 4
10 5 4 Table K 10 6 5 2
6
K Q 2
Q 9 6 3
77786 =
65656 =
Par NS +90 9
10 9 8 3 2
A J 10
A K 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 1
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
-1 0

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul J 5 3 2
A 6
9 3 2
9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Grabel Rodwell WeinsteinH Glubok Katz Lee Nickell
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K 8
10 3
J 10 7 6 4
A Q J 8 Table Q 10 6 4
Q J 5 2
Q 8
K 4 3
57766 =
86677 =
Par NS -120 A 9 7
K 9 8 7 4
A K 5
10 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
Tie 1
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -200
Tie 0

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Stewart Jacobus Woolsey Krekorian Ekeblad Koneru Dwyer
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 5
K 10 9 8 2
K J 8 6 3
7 Table A Q 6 4
5 4
10 9
K Q 10 8 4
76546 =
66887 =
Par NS -100 J 7
A J 7
A 5 4 2
A 9 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 6
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -100
-5 0

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Nunes Stansby Fantoni Helness Lynch Helgemo Passell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 3
8 5 3 2
K 3
A K 8 4 Table Q 7 6 4 2
Q 6
A 10 9 4
J 5
85778 =
57465 =
Par NS +120 —
K J 10 7 4
8 7 5 2
10 7 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 6
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 1

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Pszczola Weinstein Kwiecien Berkowitz Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl AP Dbl 2 Dbl AP

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

A 6
7 6 4 3
Q 8 4
A 10 9 8 Table Q 10 7 5
10 2
A K 10 7
Q 5 2
56654 =
76688 =
Par NS -90 K J
A Q J 5
J 9 5 3
K J 7

Notrump
1 NT×× S -1 -400
+3 9
5-2 Major
2 × N -2 -500
-3 1

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth FisherL Rodwell SchwartzRO Saelensminde Katz Brogeland Nickell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 8 2
K Q 10 6 5
10 4
A K 8 Table Q 9 7
2
K 9 8 7 6 3
Q J 4
67656 =
76676 =
Par NS -90 K 10
J 8 4 3
Q 2
10 9 7 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 14
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
-5 1

7. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul Q 10
A 10 7 6 3
K 9 7
J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Multon Samir Zimmermann Noshy Nabil Nunes Sadek Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A J 7 4 3
8 5
J 6 5 4
10 5 Table 9 8 5 2
K J 4 2
10 8
A Q 9
65888 =
68554 =
Par NS -110 K 6
Q 9
A Q 3 2
K 7 6 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 14
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
+5 6

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

E deals
None vul K J 10
K 5
10 8 7 4
Q 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Thurston Duboin SmithJ GartaganisJ Madala GartaganisN Bocchi
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 7 4 3
A J 4
K Q J 3
9 3 Table 8 6 5
10 7 3
9 6 5
K 10 7 4
89989 99999
44444 =
Par NS +400 A 9 2
Q 9 8 6 2
A 2
A J 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 14
5-2 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 7

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Bosenberg Levin Eber Weinstein Kranyak Gower WolpertG Apteker
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

10 8
K 10 8 5
A J 5
K Q 3 2 Table K J 7 2
9 3 2
K 8 7 6 4
5
46437 46537
87885 =
Par NS -120 6 4
A Q J 6 4
10 9 2
A 10 4

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 14
5-2 Major
2 N -2 -100
Tie 7

10. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul A 10 9 6 3
A 7 5
Q 8
Q J 6

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Kalita Bertheau Nowosadzki Jagniewski Morgan Gawel Amoils
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 8 7 2
Q J 9 6 2
A
10 9 5 Table J 5
8 3
K J 7 6 4
A 8 3 2
77676 87676
55666 =
Par NS +120 Q 4
K 10 4
10 9 5 3 2
K 7 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 19
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
-5 7

11. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals
None vul Q 8 6 5 3
Q 9 5
Q 6
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Bertheau Brogeland BessisT Grue Schwartz Moss Graves
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 7 4 2
A J 7
J 9 8 7
A K Table J 9
10 6 4 2
5 4 3
10 9 8 2
99789 =
44654 =
Par NS +400 A 10
K 8 3
A K 10 2
Q J 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-2 19
5-2 Major
2 S +2 +170
+2 9

12. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

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

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

4
A K 9 3
K 3 2
10 7 5 3 2 Table K J 8 3 2
7 4
A 9 8 6 4
9
76647 =
67686 57686
Par NS -90 10 9
10 8 6
Q J 7 5
A Q 6 4

Notrump
1 NT× S +1 +380
+12 31
5-2 Major
2 N -3 -300
-12 9

13. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

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

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

Q 5
Q J 8
Q 9 3 2
K 8 6 2 Table K 10 8 7 4
9 7 5
A 5 4
7 5
87978 =
56465 56454
Par NS +140 A 2
K 10 4 3 2
J 10 6
A Q 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 31
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
+1 10

14. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst LallJ Dwyer Hamman Wooldridge WolpertG Hurd Kranyak
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

10 9
A 9 6 4
5 4 2
A 9 5 2 Table 7 5 4 2
Q 5 2
A 8
K J 8 4
78695 =
65748 =
Par NS +110 Q J
K J 10 8
K Q 10 9 7
7 6

Notrump
1 NT S +4 +210
+2 33
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
-2 10

15. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul A 9 6 3 2
Q 9 5
Q 8 4
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge BlanchardS WolpertG BlanchardB Kranyak
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

K J 4
J 6 3
7 6
Q 9 6 5 4 Table 10 7 5
K 10 8
A 9 5 2
A K 8
46653 =
8777A =
Par NS -130 Q 8
A 7 4 2
K J 10 3
J 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
+3 36
5-2 Major
2 N -2 -200
-3 10

16. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

K J 5 3
7 6
K 9 5 2
8 7 3 Table 8 6 2
K J 9 8
10 7 4
A K 2
AAA9B =
33342 =
Par NS +430 9 7
A Q 10 4 2
Q 8 6
J 9 6

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
-1 36
5-2 Major
2 S +2 +170
+1 11

17. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

E deals
None vul K Q
K 8 7 6 4
Q 5 4 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Zia Lee Martel Donn Hinze Fleisher Grainger Kamil
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A J 9 8 4
9 3 2
J
A Q J 6 Table 5 3
Q J 10
10 9 7 3
K 5 4 3
76995 =
67448 =
Par NS +140 10 7 6 2
A 5
A K 8 6
9 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 36
5-2 Major
2 S +1 +140
+5 16

18. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul 10 6 5 4
5 3
Q 9 6 3
K J 2

West North East South West North East South
Lusky Lauria Falk Versace Cayne Rogoff Seamon Parker
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 9 8 3 2
10 9 6
A 7 4
Q 4 Table Q 7
J 8 4
10 8 5 2
A 9 7 5
9899A =
35343 =
Par NS +400 K J
A K Q 7 2
K J
10 8 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-2 36
5-2 Major
2 S +2 +170
+2 18

19. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 80

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

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

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

A Q 9 7
K 10 5 4
J 4 2
9 7 Table 5 4 2
Q 6
K 8 6 3
K Q 10 5
77878 =
55555 56555
Par NS +110 8 6
A 9 8 3 2
A 7
A J 8 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 40
5-2 Major
2 S -1 -50
-4 18

20. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

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

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

8 7 6 5
K 3
J 10 9 4
A 6 3 Table 9 2
J 10 8 4
K Q 8
K Q 9 8
78766 =
65677 55677
Par NS +110 10 3
A 7 6 5 2
A 2
10 5 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 40
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+1 19

21. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul K J 10
Q 9 6 4 3
5 2
8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Bocchi Buras Madala Sementa Balicki Duboin Zmudzinski
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

5 3 2
K J 7 2
K 10 8 3
10 7 Table A 7 4
10 5
A 9 6 4
K J 9 6
77767 =
66576 =
Par NS +90 Q 9 8 6
A 8
Q J 7
A Q 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 40
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 19

22. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller McGann Rehder Hanlon Garvey Smirnov Carroll Piekarek
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 6 4 3 2
A 5 2
J 9 7 3
9 Table A 9 7
Q 8 6
Q 10
A 8 7 3 2
64577 =
79766 =
Par NS -140 Q J 5
J 10
K 6 4
Q J 6 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 44
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
-4 19

23. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul J 9 8 3 2
A 9 7
A
A Q 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Danwachira Duboin Plengsap Sophonpanich Zaleski Baisamut Versace
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 5
Q J 6 3 2
K J 8 7
10 9 Table K Q 7 4
K 10 8
9 4 2
K 8 5
68569 =
75764 =
Par NS +110 A 6
5 4
Q 10 6 5 3
J 7 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-8 44
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+8 27

24. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Duboin Amoils Sementa Madala Miles Bocchi Korbel
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 2
K 10 2
Q J 9
J 10 4 3 Table K 8 5
J 7 6
8 6 4 2
K Q 2
88977 88987
54456 =
Par NS +140 A 4
9 8 5 4
A 5 3
9 8 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 44
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+1 28

25. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Nystrom Hamman Upmark Bertheau Rodwell Cullin Meckstroth
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 7 6 5
K 3
J 10 9 4
A 6 3 Table 9 2
J 10 8 4
K Q 8
K Q 9 8
78766 =
65677 55677
Par NS +110 10 3
A 7 6 5 2
A 2
10 5 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 44
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+1 29

26. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Babsch Nickell Schifko Fucik Rodwell Purkarthofer Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 2
K 10 2
Q J 9
J 10 4 3 Table K 8 5
J 7 6
8 6 4 2
K Q 2
88977 88987
54456 =
Par NS +140 A 4
9 8 5 4
A 5 3
9 8 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 44
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 29

27. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Said Toffier Liaqat Pilon Lorenzini Gheewala Rombaut Askari
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 2
K 10 2
Q J 9
J 10 4 3 Table K 8 5
J 7 6
8 6 4 2
K Q 2
88977 88987
54456 =
Par NS +140 A 4
9 8 5 4
A 5 3
9 8 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 49
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
-5 29

28. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Konow Amoils Schaltz WolpertD Delmonte Askgaard Fu Bjarnarson
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 7 6 5
A 9 6 5
K 9 8
K J Table K J 3 2
J 7
J 6 4 3 2
Q 7
A7A7B =
25352 26352
Par NS +630 A Q 10
4 2
10 5
A 10 9 8 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S +3 +180
Tie 49
5-2 Major
2 N +2 +170
Tie 29

29. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

A K
A 6 2
J 10 5 4
Q 6 5 3 Table 9 6 5 2
Q 9 5 4
9 3
A 9 8
87686 =
54556 54657
Par NS +120 J 7
K J 8 7
A Q 8 6
J 7 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 49
5-2 Major
2 S +1 +140
+6 35

30. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia LallH Hamman Milner WolpertG Nickell Kranyak Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 8 7 5 4
Q 8
A Q 6
Q 7 3 Table —
A J 6 2
K 9 8 7 4
J 10 5 4
67735 67734
76698 =
Par NS -110 A J 9 6
10 5
10 5 2
A K 6 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 49
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+4 39

31. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul A Q 8 4
K 8
A Q 8 6 4
8 7

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

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

K 7 6 2
10 7 6
K 9 5
K 5 2 Table J 10 5
A Q 5
J 10 3
A 10 6 3
66877 =
77566 66566
Par NS +110 9 3
J 9 4 3 2
7 2
Q J 9 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 49
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 40

32. 2011 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 77

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

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

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

A Q
5 2
9 8 7 6 2
K 7 3 2 Table J 8 7 3
A 9 8 7 6
A 5
8 4
97788 =
45644 =
Par NS +600 10 2
K 4 3
K Q J 10 4
Q J 10

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 55
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -100
-6 40

33. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Wooldridge Weinstein Hurd LallJ Kamil Grue Fleisher
1 1 NT
Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

6 2
10 9 5 3
Q J 8 6
K 9 4 Table Q 10 8 5 3
A 8
9 7 2
A 6 3
87988 =
55454 55455
Par NS +140 A K 9
Q J
A K 10 3
10 8 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 55
5-2 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 41

34. 2011 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

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

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

9 7
10 7 6 2
K Q 7 3
A K 8 Table J 10 6 5 2
A 5
J 10
J 10 6 3
75865 =
57567 67567
Par NS +110 A 8
K Q J 9 3
9 4 2
7 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-2 55
5-2 Major
2 S -1 -50
+2 43

35. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

S deals
E-W vul 10 7 6 4 2
K 9
A 5 2
8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Brink Versace Drijver v.Prooijen Duboin Verhees Sementa
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

J 5 3
A 8 2
10 8 3
Q 10 7 6 Table Q 8
10 6 3
K 7 6 4
A J 9 2
8A987 89987
53456 =
Par NS +420 A K 9
Q J 7 5 4
Q J 9
K 3

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
-2 55
5-2 Major
2 S +3 +200
+2 45

36. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom El Ahmady Bertheau Sadek Nadim Fallenius Hishmat Fredin
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

7 6
9 6 4 2
A K J 10 6
7 6 Table Q 9 3 2
A Q J 8
2
10 9 3 2
99589 =
33853 43854
Par NS +300 A K J 8 4
K 10
8 5 4
A J 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 55
5-2 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 46

37. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul Q J 7 6 5
K 8 5 4
J 7
K 4

West North East South West North East South
Campos Gosney Villas-Boas Edgtton Hans Chagas Nunn Amaral
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 8
Q J 10 9
A Q 4
Q 9 8 7 Table A 10 3 2
6 3
K 10 9 6 2
10 3
67857 =
76586 =
Par NS +110 K 4
A 7 2
8 5 3
A J 6 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 55
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -100
Tie 46

38. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Sementa Zia Duboin Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 8 5
A 8 6
Q 10 7 4
K 9 2 Table J 7 2
Q J 9
A J 8
Q 8 7 6
68876 =
75566 74566
Par NS +100 A K 3
10 3
9 6 5 3 2
10 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 55
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+5 51

39. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

S deals
Both vul Q 9 3
A K 9 8 5
Q 8
Q 8 4

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

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

J 10 8 6
4 3
A 9 6 3
10 6 2 Table A K
J 10 6 2
J 10 5 4
A J 3
66747 =
76686 =
Par NS -90 7 5 4 2
Q 7
K 7 2
K 9 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
Tie 55
5-2 Major
2 × N -1 -200
Tie 51

40. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul K Q J 10 8
K 9 7 3
10 3
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Pratap Baldursson GordonM Molberg Einarsson Aa Jorgensen
1 1 Dbl 1 NT 1 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

A 5 4 2
8 5
Q J 5
A J 10 5 Table 9 3
Q J 6 4 2
K 8 6 2
8 2
89778 =
54664 =
Par NS +140 7 6
A 10
A 9 7 4
K 9 7 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 55
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 52

41. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

10 8 5
A 8 6
Q 10 7 4
K 9 2 Table J 7 2
Q J 9
A J 8
Q 8 7 6
68876 =
75566 74566
Par NS +100 A K 3
10 3
9 6 5 3 2
10 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 55
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+1 53

42. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Platnick Deutsch Diamond Gitelman WolpertG Moss Kranyak
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

K 5 4
J 10 9
Q 9 5 2
K 9 2 Table J 10 3
A 8 7 5 2
8 6
Q J 8
88689 78688
55754 =
Par NS +120 Q 2
K 6 4
A 10 7 4
A 10 7 6

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 55
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+5 58

43. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul A J 9 5 2
A 8 2
10 8 5
J 2

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

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

K Q 4
J 7 4
Q 7 2
Q 9 5 3 Table 8 7 3
Q 10 5
A J 9 6
10 8 7
99988 =
44354 =
Par NS +400 10 6
K 9 6 3
K 4 3
A K 6 4

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 55
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
Tie 58

44. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul A K Q 10 9
J 8 3
5 4
K 4 3

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

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

5 4
A 5 2
8 6 2
10 9 6 5 2 Table J 7 3 2
K 9
K Q 9 3
A J 8
88976 =
45457 =
Par NS +140 8 6
Q 10 7 6 4
A J 10 7
Q 7

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 55
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+1 59

45. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

S deals
None vul 7 4 2
A 10 9 6 2
K Q 8
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Moss Versace Gitelman Hampson Sementa Greco Duboin
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 Dbl
1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

3
Q 8 4
7 3 2
Q J 10 6 5 3 Table A Q J 10 9
J 7 5
A J 6 4
9
78766 =
65567 =
Par NS +110 K 8 6 5
K 3
10 9 5
K 8 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 56
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
-1 59

46. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Moss Duboin Gitelman Hampson Lauria Greco Versace
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 5 4
K 9
8 7
A K Q J 9 Table Q 7
7 6 5 3
Q J 9 3 2
7 5
56755 56754
77678 =
Par NS -90 J 2
A J 8 2
A 10 5 4
6 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 58
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -100
-2 59

47. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Baseggio Berkowitz WeinsteinJ Jackson Meltzer Sher Larsen
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

5 2
J 10 5 4 3
A Q
A K 8 3 Table 9 8 7 3
Q 8 6
10 7 5
J 7 4
79596 =
54846 =
Par NS +140 Q 4
A 7 2
K 8 6 4 3
10 9 6

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 59
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
-1 59

48. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman WeinsteinJ Rosenberg Baseggio Etter Sontag Kolesnik Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 1 Dbl 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 7 5 3
A 3
A 10 6 4 2
J 10 Table 10 2
10 7 6 4
9 8 7
K Q 9 8
79867 =
44566 =
Par NS +140 J 4
Q J 2
K J 3
A 7 6 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 59
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+2 61

49. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Kamil Boyd Fleisher Weinstein Stewart Levin Woolsey
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

6 2
Q 10 5 3
4 3 2
K Q 4 3 Table 10 8 7 3
K 4
A 10 9 6
A 7 2
78765 =
55667 =
Par NS +110 A 4
A 9 6 2
K Q 8 5
J 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 59
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 61

50. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell Landen Morgan Zia Harris Hamman
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 8
J 7 5 4 2
K J 10
9 7 4 Table K Q 9 5 4
9
A 6 5 4
J 8 6
76868 =
57575 =
Par NS +110 J 10 6 2
A 8
8 7 3 2
K Q 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 64
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
-5 61

51. 2010 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

S deals
None vul K Q 10 5 3
K 10 5
K 2
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Karaivanov Levin Trendafilov Johnson Martel Dawson Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

6 2
Q 7 6 4
Q J 10 8
Q 6 5 Table A 9 8 4
A J 8 3
6 3
A 4 2
88688 88678
55754 =
Par NS +120 J 7
9 2
A 9 7 5 4
J 10 9 7

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-7 64
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+7 68

52. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Chokshi Duboin Venkataraman Dalal Fantoni Gupta Nunes
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 10
Q 8
Q 7 5 4
A 7 6 2 Table 9 7 3
K J 4 2
9 6 3
K 5 3
65666 =
78777 =
Par NS -110 K J
A 9 7 3
K J 2
J 10 9 8

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 64
5-2 Major
2 S -1 -50
Tie 68

53. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 1

N deals
None vul 10 8 5 3 2
Q
A 9 5 2
Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Muzzio Sementa Bianchedi Ravenna Fantoni Pellegrini Nunes
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 7 6 4
10 9
Q 7
A 9 8 3 2 Table Q J
K 6 5 4 3
K J 4 3
7 6
88777 =
55656 =
Par NS +120 A 9
A J 8 7 2
10 8 6
K 10 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 64
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 68

54. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 10

S deals
Both vul 9 6 4
A Q 10 6 4
Q
K 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Karaivanov Khiuppenen Trendafilov Aronov Dubinin Stefanov Gromov
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 7 2
J 9 3
A 3 2
Q J 4 Table A Q 3
K 7 5
J 9 8 4
10 7 6
87888 =
55454 =
Par NS +120 K 10 5
8 2
K 10 7 6 5
A 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 64
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 68

55. 2009 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 81

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Zia Duboin Hamman Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 2
10 5 4 3
A J 6
10 7 4 3 Table A K 6 4
A 8 6
8 7 4
K J 5
88686 88687
55656 =
Par NS +120 Q J 10 8 5
Q J 2
K 2
A Q 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 64
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
+1 69

56. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 16

E deals
E-W vul 6 3
K 10 4
10 2
J 9 8 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Elinescu Kholomeev Wladow Gromoeller Dubinin Kirmse Gromov
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 8 4
7 6
A 7 4 3
K Q 10 4 Table 9 7 2
Q J 9 8 3
Q 9 6 5
A
99778 =
44654 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 10 5
A 5 2
K J 8
7 6

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 64
5-2 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 69

57. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Doub Stefanov Wildavsky Aronov Karakolev Stewart Danailov Woolsey
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 10
Q 8
Q 7 5 4
A 7 6 2 Table 9 7 3
K J 4 2
9 6 3
K 5 3
65666 =
78777 =
Par NS -110 K J
A 9 7 3
K J 2
J 10 9 8

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 66
5-2 Major
2 N -2 -100
-2 69

58. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 3

S deals
E-W vul Q 9 6 5 3
6 3
A Q J 8
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
RoblesB Fantoni Pacareu Nunes Versace RoblesJ Lauria Caracci
Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10
Q 10 9 8 2
K 6 5 2
A K 6 Table A K 8 7 4
5
10 9
8 7 4 3 2
77775 =
66668 56658
Par NS -90 J 2
A K J 7 4
7 4 3
J 9 5

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 72
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -100
-6 69

59. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Christie Grue Caldwell Moffat GordonM Westfall Pratap
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 2 2 (AP)

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

K 8
A Q 9 5 3 2
A 10 7 6
7 Table 10 9 6 5 3
—
9 8 4 2
A 10 8 6
75648 75647
66795 66785
Par NS -110 A Q
K J 10 8 4
K 3
Q J 9 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 78
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -100
-6 69

60. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

S deals
None vul J 10 8
K J
K 10 9 5 4
10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Platnick Ekeblad Diamond Gitelman v.Prooijen Moss Jansma
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 4
9 5 2
J 8
Q J 4 3 2 Table 7 6 3 2
10 7 3
A 3 2
A K 9
67996 =
76447 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
A Q 8 6 4
Q 7 6
6 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 78
5-2 Major
2 S +1 +140
+5 74

61. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Willenken Hamman Welland Garner Freeman WeinsteinH Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 7 6
6 3
10 8 7 6
K 9 7 6 Table J 3 2
10 8 7 2
A K Q
Q 4 2
77866 =
55567 56567
Par NS +110 K 4
A Q 9 5 4
9 5 2
8 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 78
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -100
Tie 74

62. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A 10 6 5
A K 10 6 2
Q 6
10 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Berkowitz Garner Cohen Stansby Welland Martel Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 9 2
J 9 7
8 5 4 2
Q 5 Table Q 3
8 5 4
K J 10 7
K 9 7 6
A9A89 99979
34353 =
Par NS +630 8 7 4
Q 3
A 9 3
A J 8 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 78
5-2 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 76

63. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Fantoni Gerard Nunes Versace Gerstman Lauria Sutherlin
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

J 10
Q 7 5 2
A Q 6 4
6 3 2 Table A 8 5 4 2
A 3
10 7 2
A 9 8
65656 =
78676 78686
Par NS -110 Q 3
K 9 8 6 4
K J
Q J 10 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 80
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -100
-2 76

64. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 10 8 5 4 3
A 9 7 2
10 4
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Pilon Jacobs Faigenbaum Katz El Ahmady Quantin Sadek Bompis
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

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

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
Tie 80
5-2 Major
2 N -2 -200
Tie 76

65. 2008 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin HackettJA Sementa HackettJU Townsend Versace Gold Lauria
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 4 3
6 4
A K 9 8
Q J 10 9 Table K Q 10 7
K 8 5 3
Q 7 4
6 3
55756 =
88676 =
Par NS -120 2
A J 10 7 2
10 6 3 2
8 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 80
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -100
Tie 76

66. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

S deals
N-S vul K 7 6
A 9 7 6 3
2
K 8 6 5

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

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

A J 9 4
K Q 8 2
A 9 3
4 2 Table 10 5 2
J 4
J 10 8 7 4
J 7 3
77869 87869
56573 =
Par NS +120 Q 8 3
10 5
K Q 6 5
A Q 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 80
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 76

67. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Elinescu Hamman Wladow Compton Meckstroth Smirnov Rodwell Piekarek
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 8 2
A 9 2
8 6 4
Q 10 8 Table 6 4
J 8 4
K Q 7 5 2
K 7 6
77858 77857
54475 55475
Par NS +110 Q 10 3
K Q 10 7 5
10
J 9 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 80
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
+5 81

68. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Compton Cohen Hamman Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Martel
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 AP

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

6 5
A J 5
Q 8 6 2
K Q 10 7 Table 8 7 3 2
10 6 4 3
A J 7
5 4
78667 88667
55676 =
Par NS +120 K 9
K 9 8 7
10 4 3
A 9 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 86
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -100
-6 81

69. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A Q 8 7 6
Q 7
J 3
J 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Gierulski Helness Skrzypczak Martens Sontag Jassem Bates
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K 10 5
9 5 2
A K Q 10 6
9 6 Table J 4 3
J 10 8 3
9 5 2
Q 5 3
8A97B =
42451 =
Par NS +420 9 2
A K 6 4
8 7 4
A K 8 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 86
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 82

70. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Zia Weichsel Rosenberg Levin Jansma Weinstein Verhees
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 10 9
A 10 4 3
Q 4 2
J 4 2 Table J 8 6 5
K 2
K J 6 5
10 8 6
66867 76877
66565 66566
Par NS +110 Q 3 2
Q 5
A 8 7 3
A K Q 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 86
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
+1 83

71. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

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

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

K 10 7
J 2
K J 10 8 2
7 6 4 Table 9 6 2
K 10 9 3
A 6
K Q J 8
56655 =
87787 =
Par NS -120 A Q 4
8 6
Q 7 5 4 3
10 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-3 86
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
+3 86

72. 2007 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul 9 8 6
Q 10 9 3 2
10 5 3
A J

West North East South West North East South
Helness Rosenberg Helgemo Zia Garner Saelensminde WeinsteinH Brogeland
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass 2 AP

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

K 10 4
8 6
A Q J
10 9 8 7 6 Table Q 7 3 2
K J 7 5
7 4
K Q 2
33553 33563
9987A A987A
Par NS -630 A J 5
A 4
K 9 8 6 2
5 4 3

Notrump
1 NT× S -4 -1100
-13 86
5-2 Major
2 N -3 -300
+13 99

73. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Helgemo ShiM Helness Brogeland Zhao Saelensminde Fu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

A 10 6 4
A 6
10 3
K Q 10 9 7 Table Q 9 2
10 7 5 2
A 9 6 4 2
4
54755 55755
78688 =
Par NS -110 K 5 3
8 4
Q J 8
A J 8 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 86
5-2 Major
2 N -2 -100
Tie 99

74. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Rubin Rodwell Ekeblad Martel Nickell Stansby Freeman
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 9 4
Q 8
A Q 5
9 7 6 5 3 Table 10 6 2
J 9 7 6 4
K 10 4
Q 10
88777 =
55656 =
Par NS +120 8 5
10 3 2
J 9 7 6
A K 8 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 86
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 99

75. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Lazard CohenB Bramley Smith Sontag Baze Bates Cohler
Pass Pass Pass 1
2 2 AP

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

9 8 3
Q J 3
A Q 10 9 5 3
3 Table 10 7 6
A 6 4 2
K 2
J 7 5 2
58659 =
44684 =
Par NS +110 A K
10 8 7 5
J 8 6
A Q 8 4

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 86
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
Tie 99

76. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa O'Rourke H-Welland Jacobus Hampson Balicki Greco Zmudzinski
1
Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 9 8 6
10 9 5 2
J
10 9 6 3 Table 10 2
A K
Q 9 8 7 5 4
A Q 5
67766 67756
76577 =
Par NS -90 A K 5 3
J 7
A 6 3 2
J 7 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 86
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
Tie 99

77. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul Q 10 2
K J 10 8 4
A 8
A J 7

West North East South West North East South
Fout Rosenberg Roman Zia Garner Rengstorff WeinsteinH Ehlers
1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K
9 tricks won

7 5 4
A Q 2
7 6 4
K Q 9 4 Table K J 3
9 5 3
K Q 9 3
10 8 3
79877 78877
65566 44556
Par NS +140 A 9 8 6
7 6
J 10 5 2
6 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 86
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
Tie 99

78. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals
None vul A 8 5
J 9 8 7 5
Q 10 5
10 8

West North East South West North East South
Fout Rosenberg Roman Zia Garner Rengstorff WeinsteinH Ehlers
Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2
7 tricks won

4 3 2
A 10 3
A J 9 2
Q 9 3 Table K J 7
Q 6 2
K 8 4 3
7 6 4
78868 =
65575 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 9 6
K 4
7 6
A K J 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 90
5-2 Major
2 S -1 -50
-4 99

79. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Compton Fout CohenS Roman Rengstorff ClerkinD Ehlers ClerkinJ
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 3
K Q 7
A 2
Q J 8 7 Table 5 2
A J 9 6 5
J 10 7 3
9 3
78578 =
65855 =
Par NS +110 10 4
8 4 3
K 9 4
A K 10 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 90
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+4 103

80. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Katz Hamman Jacobs Soloway
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 2 (AP)

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

K 6 3
A K 4
Q 10 6 2
8 7 4 Table J 8 2
Q 6 2
7
Q 10 9 6 5 2
88895 =
54548 =
Par NS +120 Q 4
10 8 7 5 3
A K 5 3
J 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 90
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 104

81. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Moss Pollack Fallenius Fredin Grabel Sveindal Wittes
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

10 3
Q 8 6 5 3
10 9 5
Q 4 2 Table A K 6 2
10 9 7
K Q 8
A 8 6
57477 68477
75865 =
Par NS +100 9 7
A K J
J 6 3
K J 10 9 7

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 90
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 104

82. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Weinstein Soloway Levin Rosenberg Rodwell Zia Meckstroth
Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 9 5
3
J 9 8 2
K Q 8 7 6 Table K 8 4
K 9 8 4 2
Q 10 7 3
A
66746 =
76597 76697
Par NS -110 A J 6 3
J 5
K 5
J 5 4 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 90
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 104

83. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
H-Welland Shenkin Jacobus Mahaffey Gawrys Nystrom Lev Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

A K Q 7
A 9 3
10 7 4
7 5 4 Table 10 4
J 10 5
A Q 6 5 2
Q J 6
45647 45646
87796 77696
Par NS -120 J 8 6 5 3
4 2
J 8 3
A 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-2 90
5-2 Major
2 S -1 -50
+2 106

84. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Zhuang Ozdil ShiM Dai Podgur YangL Kalish
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

10 4
J 10 5
A Q 6 5 2
Q J 6 Table A K Q 7
A 9 3
10 7 4
7 5 4
45646 45647
77696 87796
Par NS -120 9 2
K Q 8 7 6
K 9
K 8 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-3 90
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
+3 109

85. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fu Meckstroth Zhao ShiM Nickell Zhuang Freeman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A 8 7 4
A 3
7 4 3
J 10 6 2 Table 10 9
K Q 8 6 2
K 6 5
8 5 4
898A8 =
54535 =
Par NS +140 6 2
10 9 7 5 4
Q 10 8
A K 9

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 90
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 110

86. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Hurd Hampson Wooldridge Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

A 4 2
A 7 5
10 6 4 3 2
A 9 Table K 8 7
K 9 4
Q 9 7 5
10 5 3
67758 =
56675 =
Par NS +90 9 3
Q J 3 2
A J 8
K Q 8 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 90
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 110

87. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

Q 9 2
J 7 3
A 5 3 2
Q 5 3 Table A 10 5
Q 8 5 2
Q 7 4
8 7 6
89889 =
44444 =
Par NS +140 K 7
A K 9 6
J 9 8
A J 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 90
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
+1 111

88. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 78

W deals
None vul K 6 2
K J 10 6 5
Q 6
9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
LiX Duboin Sun Bocchi Lauria Zhuang Versace ShiM
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT 2 AP
Dbl AP

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

A J 7
7 4 3
K J 5 3 2
5 3 Table 10 9 4 3
Q 9 8
9
A K Q 10 6
55664 =
68668 78778
Par NS -110 Q 8 5
A 2
A 10 8 7 4
J 7 4

Notrump
1 NT× S +1 +280
+9 99
5-2 Major
2 N -2 -100
-9 111

89. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 9

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

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

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

K J 9
9
Q 10 9 6 3
A Q 9 3 Table 8 5 4
A 10 6 4 3
K 8 7 2
7
56527 =
868B6 =
Par NS -600 A Q
Q J 5
A J
J 8 6 5 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-2 99
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
+2 113

90. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Soloway Robinson Hamman Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 2 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

10
A J 10 5 4 2
A 10 2
K 6 4 Table A J 9 8 6
9 7
K 4 3
10 8 7
45466 =
88977 =
Par NS -140 4 2
K 8 6 3
J 6 5
A Q J 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+10 109
5-2 Major
2 × N -3 -500
-10 113

91. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Soloway Robinson Hamman Boyd
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A K 10
J 9 3 2
A 9 3
J 8 7 Table J 8 2
K 7 5 4
4 2
9 6 5 2
887A8 =
54635 =
Par NS +130 9 3
Q 10 8 6
K Q 8 7
Q 10 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 109
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 113

92. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes WuCH Fantoni Huang ChiuW Bocchi YangH Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl 1 Dbl 1
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 8 5
A 9 2
A Q J 4
5 2 Table 10 4
K J 10 5
7 2
8 7 6 4 3
65566 65576
77867 =
Par NS -110 J 3
8 6 4
K 9 6 5
A K Q 10

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
Tie 109
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -100
Tie 113

93. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul Q 8 6 5 4
J 8 6
8 5
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Manoppo Lauria Lasut Versace Bocchi Sakul Duboin Karwur
1 1
Dbl Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K J
A 7 5 4 3
A Q 6
K 8 2 Table 10 9 3 2
10
J 9 7 4 3 2
5 3
56726 66826
775B4 =
Par NS -600 A 7
K Q 9 2
K 10
A Q 9 6 4

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+11 120
5-2 Major
2 S -4 -400
-11 113

94. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Sakul Duboin Karwur Manoppo Lauria Lasut Versace
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 7 6 4
Q 3 2
9 7 6
J 7 Table K 3
A 9 7
A K 10 2
10 5 4 3
77878 =
56565 =
Par NS +110 Q 9
K J 8 5 4
J 8 5 4
Q 9

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 120
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+4 117

95. 2002 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

S deals
Both vul K 10 6 3
K 10 8 7 2
K 9 6
Q

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Smith Freeman Willenken Pavlicek Rodwell Polowan Meckstroth
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A J 4
Q 9
8
9 8 7 6 4 3 2 Table 9 7 5
A 6 5 4
Q J 5 4
K 10
BAAA6 AAAA6
23237 22237
Par NS +660 Q 8 2
J 3
A 10 7 3 2
A J 5

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 120
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
Tie 117

96. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Rubin Soloway Granovetter Shenkin Meckstroth Molson Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 9 4
A K 9 4
A 9 5
9 6 3 Table Q 8 3
J 8 6 3
J 4
Q 7 4 2
886A8 =
54634 =
Par NS +130 A 7
Q 2
K Q 10 6 2
A K 10 8

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 120
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 117

97. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

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

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

K J
Q 9 8 6 2
8 7
Q 9 5 2 Table 8 7 5 2
A 4
A Q 10 6
8 6 4
8A898 =
43534 43544
Par NS +620 10 4
K 7 3
K J 3 2
A K J 10

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 120
5-2 Major
2 S +2 +170
+2 119

98. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 94

N deals
None vul K 8 7 6 5
K 8 2
A K
A 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag Lipsitz Rubin Martel Granovetter Stansby
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 9 3
A 9 7 3
Q 6 2
7 4 Table 10 2
Q J 5
J 10 9 7
10 9 8 3
88779 =
55664 55654
Par NS +120 J 4
10 6 4
8 5 4 3
K Q J 6

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 125
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
-5 119

99. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Boyd Rubin Robinson Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart Lipsitz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 7
10 8
A 10 6 5 4 3
Q 8 4 Table Q 10 8 4
A 7 5 4
K 7
7 6 5
77858 =
66585 =
Par NS +110 A 9
Q 9 6 3 2
J 8
A K 9 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 125
5-2 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 119

100. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Salama Kwiecien Mouiel Chemla Tuszynski Levy Jassem
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

Q 5 4
J 8
A J 8 5 2
K 8 4 Table K 9 3
Q 9 4
Q 10 9
J 7 5 2
89978 89A78
54365 =
Par NS +420 7 2
K 10 6 5 3 2
6 4
A Q 9

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-2 125
5-2 Major
2 N +3 +200
+2 121

101. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A J 9 4 3
7 4
A 7 6
A 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Thorvaldsson WangW JonssonT Zhuang Dai Jorgensen ShiH Armannsson
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 7
K J 10 8 6
K J 8
J 9 6 Table 10 8 6 5
Q 9 5 3
9 2
K 10 8
896A9 =
54734 =
Par NS +140 K 2
A 2
Q 10 5 4 3
Q 7 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 125
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+2 123

102. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A J 9 4 3
7 4
A 7 6
A 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner de Boer WeinsteinH Muller Ramondt Cohen Maas Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 7
K J 10 8 6
K J 8
J 9 6 Table 10 8 6 5
Q 9 5 3
9 2
K 10 8
896A9 =
54734 =
Par NS +140 K 2
A 2
Q 10 5 4 3
Q 7 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 125
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+1 124

103. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Ju Lambardi Fu Lucena Rizzo Dai Bianchedi ShiH
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

4 3 2
A K 2
9 6 2
9 8 7 6 Table Q 8 6
8 6 5
A J 3
K J 10 4
89998 89987
54445 =
Par NS +140 J 10 5
J 7
Q 7 5 4
A Q 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 125
5-2 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 125

104. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Allegrini Nilsland Palau Fallenius Lindkvist Levy Fredin Chemla
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

8 5 3
A K 7 4
6 2
A 10 7 6 Table A J 6 4
Q 10
10 8 7 3
5 3 2
87797 77797
55646 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 7
9 8
A Q J 9 4
K Q 4

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 130
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
-5 125

105. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Dai Bianchedi ShiH Rizzo Lambardi Fu Lucena Ju
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A 4
J 9 2
Q 5 4 3
K 10 4 2 Table Q 10 8 7 6
Q 6 4
K 9
A 7 3
76886 =
67556 =
Par NS +110 5 2
A K 10 7 5
A 10 7 6
J 8

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 135
5-2 Major
2 S -1 -50
-5 125

106. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Schwartz Sontag Casen Weinstein Larsen Levin Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 2
K 8 6 3
9 4
A Q 6 3 Table K 10 8 7
Q 9
A 7 5 2
J 9 2
55665 =
87678 87778
Par NS -120 5
A J 10 5 4
K Q 3
K 10 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
+3 138
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -200
-3 125

107. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Weinstein Freeman Levin Nickell
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass
2 2 AP

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

A J 10 7 4
K 7 3
9 8
K 5 3 Table 9
Q 6 2
A Q J 7 6 5
10 9 2
66757 =
76686 =
Par NS -90 K Q 6 5
A 8
K 3 2
J 8 7 6

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 138
5-2 Major
2 N -1 -50
Tie 125

108. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul K Q 10 7 6
K Q 2
8 3
Q 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Chagas Mello Freeman Janz Nickell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 4
7 4 3
K 9 2
A K 6 3 2 Table A 9 5 2
10 9 6
A J 6 5
5 4
67766 =
56677 =
Par NS +80 J 3
A J 8 5
Q 10 7 4
J 9 7

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 138
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
+5 130

109. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Weichsel Rosenberg Sontag Katz Martel Jacobs Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 2
10 6
J 6
K Q 9 6 2 Table A 5
A J 9
10 9 8 3 2
10 7 5
78976 =
55467 55466
Par NS +140 8 4
Q 8 4 3 2
K 5 4
A J 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 138
5-2 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 130

110. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Wolfson Robinson Silverman Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 NT 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 10
K 9 5 2
A 10
A 9 5 3 Table 7 5 2
A 10 3
Q 9 8 5 4
8 2
67657 =
76775 66775
Par NS -90 8 6
Q 8 6 4
6 3
K Q J 7 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 138
5-2 Major
2 S -1 -50
Tie 130

111. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul 6 5 4
10 9 7 4 2
8 2
9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Wolff Goldman Hamman Nickell Sontag Freeman Schwartz
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K Q 9 7
A J 5 3
Q 10 6
Q 5 Table A 3 2
8 6
K J 7 5
J 8 7 3
44645 =
99797 =
Par NS -600 J 10 8
K Q
A 9 4 3
A K 10 4

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
Tie 138
5-2 Major
2 S -2 -200
Tie 130

Data 9Z02 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-2 Major