Data 9Z03 Main

Notrump vs. 4-4 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 81 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

S deals
N-S vul 8 6 5 2
A 8 7
10 8 5
K 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Ginossar Garner Demirev Stewart Boyd Woolsey Robinson
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9
Q 9 5 3 2
K 7 2
Q 6 3 Table K J 4
J 10 6
Q J 9 6 4
J 8
89679 =
54664 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7 3
K 4
A 3
A 10 9 7 5

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

2. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness FisherL Helgemo SchwartzRO Schwartz Zimmermann Graves Multon
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

J
J 8 7
A Q 6 4 3
A K 10 8 Table 10 7 4 3
Q 10 4
9 8
J 7 4 3
88875 =
55568 =
Par NS +120 A 9 5 2
A 6 5 3
K J 7 2
2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 0
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+2 2

3. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

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

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

7 4 3
K Q 8
J 9 7
Q J 8 4 Table 8 2
A 9 5
Q 8 6 4
A 10 3 2
78765 =
65578 =
Par NS +100 A K Q 6
7 6 3
A 10 2
K 9 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 0
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 4

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Hung Moss StansbyJ FeldmanJ Greco Watson Hampson
1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

9 7
7 6 2
A 7 6 2
Q 10 9 6 Table 8 6 5
A 10 8 5
K Q 10 8
K 2
68656 =
65686 =
Par NS +110 K Q 4 2
K 3
5 4 3
A J 7 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 0
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 5

5. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Pszczola Platnick Seamon Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q J
Q 3
A 6 5 2
J 10 7 6 5 Table K 7 4
J 10 8 2
J 9 8 7
K 4
78757 =
65686 =
Par NS +100 A 10 9 2
K 7 5
Q 4 3
Q 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 0
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 6

6. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Stewart Jacobus Woolsey Krekorian Kamil Koneru Coren
1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 8
10 9 7 6
Q 9 4
K Q 6 Table A 5
K Q 8 5
10 8 3
7 5 4 2
68576 68586
75757 =
Par NS +110 K J 6 2
J 4
J 5 2
A 10 9 8

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 0
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+4 10

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Stansby Fleisher Bramley Balicki Zia Zmudzinski Garner
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

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

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

8. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals
None vul Q J 2
8 5 3 2
A 7 5
J 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Dwyer Helness Bathurst Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG Nunes
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A K 7 3
7 6
Q J 6 4
8 4 2 Table 10 9 8
J 9 4
K 8 3
K 10 7 6
86866 =
56576 =
Par NS +120 6 5 4
A K Q 10
10 9 2
A Q 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 1
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 11

9. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

K Q 10
K Q 10 6
A 10 4 3
Q 2 Table J 6 4
4
K 7 6 5 2
K 9 5 3
34434 34435
998A8 =
Par NS -400 A 9 5 2
A J 8 3
Q J
A 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S -4 -400
+9 10
4-4 Major
2 × S -3 -800
-9 11

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Bosenberg Bocchi Eber Madala Versace Gower Lauria Apteker
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 6
K 10 6 5
10 8
K 6 3 Table K
A J 4 3
J 7 4 3
J 9 7 2
67577 =
75856 =
Par NS -100 A J 7 2
8 2
A 6 2
Q 10 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 15
4-4 Major
2 N -2 -100
-5 11

11. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul 10 8 6 5 3
10 5 4 2
A 2
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Compton Platnick Wold Diamond Greco Chambers Hampson Schermer
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 4 2
J 8
K 8 4
10 5 4 3 Table 9 7
9 7 3
J 7 5 3
A K 9 2
88976 =
55467 =
Par NS +140 K J
A K Q 6
Q 10 9 6
J 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 15
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 11

12. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

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

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

Q 8 3
A J 4
7 4 3 2
K Q 4 Table J 6 5 4 2
K 2
K 10 5
10 5 2
76978 =
66455 67455
Par NS +140 A K 10 7
Q 9 8 7
A Q 9
J 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 15
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 13

13. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

S deals
E-W vul K 7 3 2
5
K 10 6
Q 10 9 8 5

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

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

8 6 4
Q J 8 7 3 2
Q 8 2
6 Table J 10
K 9 6
A 9 4 3
A J 7 2
9957A =
42763 =
Par NS +400 A Q 9 5
A 10 4
J 7 5
K 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-6 15
4-4 Major
2 N +3 +200
+6 19

14. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul K 7 6 5
K 2
K 6 3
9 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski GerrardC Versace GerrardD N-Pinder Madala Hay Bocchi
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 2
A 8 6 3
9 5 2
Q 10 3 Table 10 8
Q 9 7
Q J 8 7 4
K 4 2
79779 =
54564 =
Par NS +140 A 9 4 3
J 10 5 4
A 10
A J 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 15
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+6 25

15. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Seamon Multon Cayne Duboin Helness Sementa Helgemo
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 AP

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

K 10 8 5
A K 5
K Q 7 6
K 2 Table 9 7 6 2
8 4
10 9 5 3
8 7 4
64947 75957
58485 =
Par NS +100 A J 3
Q 10 6 2
A J 4
A 6 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 15
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 26

16. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Lee Pollack Demirev WeinsteinH Woolsey Garner Stewart
1 1 NT 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

K 5 3
6 5 2
A J 7 2
Q 5 3 Table A 8 2
A Q
Q 10 9 8 6
10 9 6
46745 46746
87697 97697
Par NS -500 10 7 4
K J 9 3
K 5
A K J 2

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-3 15
4-4 Major
2 N -1 -50
+3 29

17. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Zimmermann Zagorin Multon Helness Upmark Helgemo Nystrom
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 7 6
Q 3
Q 5 3
A Q 10 7 2 Table J 9 3
J 6 4
A J 8 4
K 9 5
46633 =
97799 =
Par NS -400 K Q 2
A K 10 5
K 6 2
J 6 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
+3 18
4-4 Major
2 S -2 -200
-3 29

18. 2011 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

S deals
E-W vul 9 7 2
K 7 6 4
Q 10 8 7
3 2

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

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

A Q 8 6
10 8
J 9 5 4
A 6 5 Table 5 4
9 3 2
A K 6
K 10 8 7 4
56654 =
87688 =
Par NS -120 K J 10 3
A Q J 5
3 2
Q J 9

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 20
4-4 Major
2 S -2 -100
-2 29

19. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

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

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

K 5
K 5 3
A J 8 7 6
Q J 6 Table 10 7 4
Q 8 2
10 2
A 7 5 3 2
7A986 =
53456 =
Par NS +420 Q J 9 6
A J 7 4
Q 4
K 9 4

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
-1 20
4-4 Major
2 N +2 +170
+1 30

20. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue El Ahmady LallJ Sadek Hishmat Hurd Nadim Wooldridge
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 AP

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

A K J 6 3
J 9
10 6 3
10 8 7 Table 10 9 7 2
A 6 3
K Q J 2
5 3
44979 =
69363 =
Par NS -100 Q 8 5 4
10 7 5 2
A 4
A K Q

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 21
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
-1 30

21. 2011 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

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

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

9 8
A J 3
J 9 7 4
K 10 7 2 Table J 10 3
K 10 9 8 5
A Q 6
9 8
58366 =
85977 =
Par NS -140 A K Q 4
7 6 4 2
10 2
A J 6

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -300
-10 21
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+10 40

22. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul K J 7 5
J 7 5 4
10 2
Q 9 6

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Gitelman Grue Moss Platnick Wooldridge Diamond Hurd
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

6
Q 9 6 3 2
J 9 4
K 7 3 2 Table A 9 8 4
A 8
8 7 5 3
A 10 5
79656 88656
54767 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 3 2
K 10
A K Q 6
J 8 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 21
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 41

23. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Welland Wold Bramley Chambers Beatty Schermer Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10
A J 8 3
J 10 9 7 6
J 8 6 Table 9 8 5 2
Q 10 9 7
A 8 3
A 4
79458 =
44873 44874
Par NS +140 A Q J 3
6 5 2
K
K Q 10 9 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 21
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+1 42

24. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

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

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

K 7 6 2
Q 9 7
4 3 2
A 5 3 Table Q J 4
K 5
K J 10 8 5
10 7 4
87868 =
55474 =
Par NS +120 A 8 3
J 10 3 2
A Q
Q J 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 21
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+1 43

25. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Beatty Deutsch Jacobs Jacobus LallJ Wold LallH
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2 2 (AP)

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

J 10 4
K 10 9 5
A J 6
K 10 5 Table 8 7
8 6 4
Q 10 9 2
A Q J 8
57544 57554
86889 =
Par NS -120 A Q 5 3
A Q 3
K 7
9 6 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-2 21
4-4 Major
2 S -1 -50
+2 45

26. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
von Arnim Kushari AukenS SahaB Goel Smirnov MukherjeeS Piekarek
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A K 10
K J 7 3
6 2
Q 10 8 3 Table 6 4
8 6 2
A 8 5 3
A 7 5 4
58464 =
75869 =
Par NS -100 Q 8 7 5
A Q
K Q J 10 9
J 6

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 21
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+5 50

27. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Stansby Gitelman Martel Levin Diamond Weinstein Platnick
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

3
J 7 5
K 10 7 4
A 10 8 7 6 Table 9 8 5 4
K 9 8
Q J 5
Q J 4
68744 =
65589 =
Par NS -100 Q J 10 6
Q 6 4 2
A 3 2
K 5

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 21
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
Tie 50

28. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 8
10 8 6 5
A Q 7 6
Q 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Jackson Moss Sher WeinsteinJ Hampson Baseggio Greco
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A J 10 3
4 3 2
J 8 5 4
K 8 Table Q 7 5 2
Q 7
3 2
A J 10 7 3
75A86 =
58357 =
Par NS +300 K 9 6 4
A K J 9
K 10 9
9 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 21
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 51

29. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Polowan Sadek Morgan El Ahmady Duboin Demirev Sementa Bramley
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A K 10
K J 7 3
6 2
Q 10 8 3 Table 6 4
8 6 2
A 8 5 3
A 7 5 4
58464 =
75869 =
Par NS -100 Q 8 7 5
A Q
K Q J 10 9
J 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 21
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 52

30. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

E deals
Both vul Q 7 3 2
Q 3 2
J 8 7
Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Lev Rees Pszczola Punch GipsonA Fu GipsonP Zhao
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 4
J 9
10 9 5
A 10 6 5 4 3 Table K 10 8
A 8 6 5 4
K 6 2
7 2
67675 =
55758 55768
Par NS -90 J 9 6 5
K 10 7
A Q 4 3
K 8

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 21
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+6 58

31. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul A 10 9 8
J 9 8 4
J
9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Strul Multon Becker Nunes Helgemo Fantoni Helness
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 2
K 3 2
A Q 8 7 5 3
6 2 Table 5 4 3
A Q 10
10 9 6 4
K 7 5
49749 =
54694 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 6
7 6 5
K 2
A Q J 10

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 21
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 58

32. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J
Q 9 5 2
A J 7 5
J 10 3 2 Table Q 8 4 3
10 8 7 3
10 4
A K 4
88677 =
55766 =
Par NS +120 A K 10 9
A 6
K 6 3 2
9 7 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 21
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+1 59

33. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Duboin Drijver Sementa Nunes de Wijs Fantoni Muller
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

5
10 5 4 3 2
10 6
Q J 7 5 4 Table A J 4 3
7
K 7 5 3 2
A K 9
68654 =
65778 =
Par NS +110 K Q 9 7
A K J
Q J 8 4
6 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 22
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
-1 59

34. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 1

N deals
None vul Q 10 9
10 7 4 2
K 8 5 3
J 10

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

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

J 8 5 4 3
A 6
Q J
9 7 6 2 Table K 6
9 8 5
A 9 7 6 4
K 5 4
87978 =
46464 56465
Par NS +140 A 7 2
K Q J 3
10 2
A Q 8 3

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 22
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 59

35. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Ozdil Weinstein Lair Levin Jacobs Gu Katz WeinsteinJ
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

2
10 9 6
Q J 10 9 2
K 8 6 2 Table A K 6 4
K 8 7
8 7 5
J 10 4
79756 78756
54687 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 7
Q J 3 2
A 3
A Q 7

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 22
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+4 63

36. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

E deals
None vul A 10 7 3
A 7 3 2
5
9 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Skrzypczak Nunes Gierulski Fantoni Lauria Jassem Versace Martens
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 9
J 5 4
K 10 8 7 3
J 4 3 Table J 8 6 4 2
Q 8
A Q J
10 5 2
79A79 =
54363 =
Par NS +420 Q 5
K 10 9 6
9 6 4 2
A K Q

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 22
4-4 Major
2 S +2 +170
+2 65

37. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul Q 8 5
K J 8 3
J 8
J 10 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Gontha Nickell Bojoh Asbi Meckstroth George Rodwell
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 9 7
Q 10 5
A K 7 4 2
9 2 Table A 3 2
4 2
Q 6 5 3
K 7 6 4
79958 =
64485 =
Par NS +140 K 10 6 4
A 9 7 6
10 9
A Q 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 22
4-4 Major
2 N +2 +170
+2 67

38. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Dubinin Helgemo Gromov Balicki Sontag Zmudzinski Bates
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 7
K 10 9 3
10 6 5 4
A K J Table A 10 4
A 8 5 4 2
Q 2
4 3 2
47365 =
96A77 =
Par NS -500 K J 5 2
7 6
A K 7
Q 10 9 6

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-6 22
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+6 73

39. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Verhees Martens Jansma Weichsel Skrzypczak Lesniewski Gierulski
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

Q J 8 2
J 6 4
K 6 2
Q 8 4 Table 7
A 5 3 2
A Q J 8
K 9 3 2
67666 =
76777 75777
Par NS -90 A K 5 4
Q 10 9 7
4 3
A 10 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 26
4-4 Major
2 N -1 -50
-4 73

40. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 14

S deals
None vul 10 7 3
Q 9 6 5
Q J 10 5
Q 10

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

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

Q J 6
K 3 2
K 9
K 9 8 5 4 Table K 5 2
8 7
A 8 7 6 3
6 3 2
66764 =
66578 =
Par NS -90 A 9 8 4
A J 10 4
4 2
A J 7

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 30
4-4 Major
2 N -1 -50
-4 73

41. 2007 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

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

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

K 10
8 6 3 2
A K 9 4
J 10 5 Table 7 6 3 2
10
Q 10 7 6
A Q 9 7
67845 =
66598 =
Par NS -100 A 9 5
K Q 5 4
J 5
K 8 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 30
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+1 74

42. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul A J 7 3
A 8 7 5
A 10 3 2
6

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Apteker Katz Gower Bosenberg Zia Eber Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 10
Q 6 2
Q J 9 4
10 7 2 Table 8 4
10 4 3
7 6 5
A Q J 9 4
9BA98 =
32345 =
Par NS +650 9 6 5 2
K J 9
K 8
K 8 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-3 30
4-4 Major
2 S +3 +200
+3 77

43. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 16

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

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

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

K Q 10
Q 10 6
A 8 6 3 2
J 2 Table 8 6 4
J 5
Q 9 7
K Q 10 6 3
77856 68856
65587 =
Par NS +110 A 9 7 2
A 8 7 3
K J 4
8 4

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 31
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
-1 77

44. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Baze Rodwell Cohler Meckstroth Freeman Kranyak Nickell Deutsch
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 9 8
3 2
Q 6 4
A K 10 7 Table 3
Q 7 4
A 10 9 3 2
9 6 5 3
57844 =
66599 76599
Par NS -100 A 10 6 2
A J 9
J 7 5
Q J 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 36
4-4 Major
2 S -1 -50
-5 77

45. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Carmichael Robinson Gerstman Boyd Woolsey Morgan Stewart Harris
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP

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

9 5
K Q J
A 10 7 4 2
A 8 2 Table K 8 7
9 7 5
9
9 7 6 5 4 3
77774 =
44569 =
Par NS -110 A Q J 2
8 6 3
K Q 5 3
Q J

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 36
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 78

46. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Rubin Garner Ekeblad Hampson Zia Greco Rosenberg

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th

K J 8
A 9 7 2
A 8 5 3
9 8 Table 6 4
J 8 6 5
7 6 2
K Q 7 2
89687 =
44746 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7 5
10 4
K Q J 9
A 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 41
4-4 Major
2 N -1 -50
-5 78

47. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Nystrom Sontag Bertheau Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist Helness
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP

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

K 9
A J
7 5 3 2
Q J 7 5 4 Table A 5 4
9 6 5 3
Q J 10 9
K 6
69745 =
64698 =
Par NS +100 Q J 10 6
K 8 7
K 4
A 9 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 41
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 80

48. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Lindkvist Villas-Boas Fredin Jacobus Brenner H-Welland Branco
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K Q 8
A Q 6
K 3 2
Q 10 6 3 Table 7 4
8 4 3 2
J 9 6 4
J 9 7
89887 89888
54555 =
Par NS +140 A 9 5 2
10 5
A 10 8 5
A K 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 41
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 81

49. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Welland Shugart Fallenius Balicki Delmonte Zmudzinski Mittelman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 6
K 8 3
K J 10 9 7
6 5 Table A 9 5
Q J
A Q 5 2
10 9 7 3
46737 =
975A6 965A6
Par NS -500 8 3
9 5 4 2
6 3
K Q 8 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-2 41
4-4 Major
2 N -2 -100
+2 83

50. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Mooney Rubin Monsegur Ekeblad
1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 5
7 6
A J 7 4 2
10 5 3 Table A Q J 2
K 10 9
8 5 3
K 9 8
87868 86868
56475 =
Par NS +120 K 8 3
8 5 3 2
K 9
A Q 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 41
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 83

51. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Hishmat Bertheau Nadim Nystrom Sylvan El Kourdy Sundelin Dagher
1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 5
Q 8 7
J 10 5 2
A J 7 4 Table 10 8 2
K 4 2
A K 4
Q 10 5 3
57643 =
8669A =
Par NS -130 A 9 7 4
A 10 6 3
9 6 3
K 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 41
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+1 84

52. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Dai Lauria YangL ShiM Bocchi Zhuang Duboin
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 3
K 8 3
K 9 4
Q 10 6 Table 9
Q 9 5 2
Q 8 7 6 3
A 7 4
68657 =
65785 =
Par NS +100 A J 6 4
A J 10
10 5 2
K 9 5

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 47
4-4 Major
2 S -1 -100
-6 84

53. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

S deals
E-W vul 9 7 4 2
6 2
Q 5
A 10 7 3 2

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

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

K Q 8 6
J 8 5 4
4 3
K Q 6 Table 3
A 9 7 3
A 9 8 7 2
9 8 4
88578 =
55764 =
Par NS +120 A J 10 5
K Q 10
K J 10 6
J 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 47
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 84

54. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul 10 9 6 2
Q J 10 3
Q 7
J 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Fallenius Hampson Welland Rosenberg Ekeblad Zia Rubin

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th

8 5 4 3
A 7
9 8 4 3 2
A Q Table A J
6 5 2
10 6 5
K 9 6 4 3
67746 =
45477 =
Par NS +80 K Q 7
K 9 8 4
A K J
8 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 47
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 84

55. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul A J 5 4
J 7
J 7 5
10 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Rubin Weinstein Ekeblad Greco Seamon Hampson Cayne
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 8
K 10 8 4
Q 8
K Q 8 5 4 Table Q 6 3
9 5 2
K 9 4 3 2
A 2
89667 =
54666 =
Par NS +140 K 10 7 2
A Q 6 3
A 10 6
J 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 47
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+2 86

56. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul A J 5 4
J 7
J 7 5
10 9 7 3

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

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

9 8
K 10 8 4
Q 8
K Q 8 5 4 Table Q 6 3
9 5 2
K 9 4 3 2
A 2
89667 =
54666 =
Par NS +140 K 10 7 2
A Q 6 3
A 10 6
J 6

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 47
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 87

57. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

S deals
None vul 10 8 5 2
10 7 4
K Q 2
Q J 8

West North East South West North East South
Landen Sadek Pratap El Ahmady Wold Bates Passell Dawson
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 7
9 5
A 8 4
9 5 4 3 2 Table 9 3
Q J 8 6 2
10 9 6 3
A 6
77556 =
65877 =
Par NS -100 K J 6 4
A K 3
J 7 5
K 10 7

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 47
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 88

58. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Versace Weinstein Lauria Levin
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 7
A 5 2
Q 7 6
J 9 2 Table A J 8
10 6
10 9 8 3
A 8 7 6
87A88 =
45354 =
Par NS +420 K 6 5 3
Q 9 7 4
A 5 2
K 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-2 47
4-4 Major
2 N +2 +170
+2 90

59. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul A 10 8 5
J 10 4 2
A
K 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Cornell Verhees Crombie Reid Drijver Newell Schollaardt
1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

Q 4
A 7 6 3
K 8 4
A 10 7 6 Table J 3 2
9 5
Q 9 7 6 3
Q J 9
7A867 =
53476 =
Par NS +420 K 9 7 6
K Q 8
J 10 5 2
5 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-2 47
4-4 Major
2 S +2 +170
+2 92

60. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Matushko JonssonS Khven Erlingsson Armannsson Rekunov Jorgensen Khokhlov
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 7 2
A 7 3 2
Q 10 9
A K 3 Table Q 3
8 6 4
J 7 2
Q J 10 6 5
7A896 =
63547 =
Par NS +420 A 6 5 4
K J 10 5
A K 8
9 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 47
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+2 94

61. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 2
K 6 4 2
10 6 4
K J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Junqueira Lindkvist Maia Villas-Boas Bertheau Chagas Nystrom
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 4
8 7 3
A Q J 3
10 8 2 Table J 6 5 3
J 10
K 8 7 2
A 6 4
87A69 =
56364 =
Par NS +620 A 9 8 7
A Q 9 5
9 5
Q 9 3

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
-1 47
4-4 Major
2 N +2 +170
+1 95

62. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Andersson Nunes Wenneberg Fantoni Lauria Jansons Versace Rubenis
1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 7
9 5 4 2
A K 10 9
6 4 3 Table 10 4 3
A 8 7 6
Q 8 2
A J 9
78567 =
65775 65776
Par NS +110 Q J 8 6
K J
7 6 5
K Q 8 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 47
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 96

63. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Goshadze Cornell Chechelashvili Crombie Jacob Abzianidze Mayer Beriashvili
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 7
9 5 4 2
A K 10 9
6 4 3 Table 10 4 3
A 8 7 6
Q 8 2
A J 9
78567 =
65775 65776
Par NS +110 Q J 8 6
K J
7 6 5
K Q 8 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 47
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+1 97

64. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hamman Martel Soloway Meckstroth Sontag Rodwell Weichsel
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 4 5 K 10 7 A
J 5 7 K 4 2 Q A
K J 6 A 5 9 K 3
6 8 K 5 Q J 4 5
3 A 4 5 3 3 6 10
7 6 8 3 7 10 K 5
Q 7 9 9 8 tricks claimed
7 tricks claimed

K 4
J 5 2
K Q 8 3 2
A 8 4 Table 8 5 2
A 10
9 7 6 4
9 5 3 2
68856 68956
64487 =
Par NS +140 A Q 9 7
K 8 6 4
A 5
Q 10 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 47
4-4 Major
2 S = +110
+1 98

65. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 1

N deals
None vul K Q 4 3
J 10 9 3
10 3 2
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Zawislak Fredin Krupowicz Lindkvist

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th

8 2
K Q 8 7
K 7 6
K J 7 2 Table A 9 5
6 4
J 9 8 5 4
Q 10 8
68655 68755
75688 =
Par NS +100 J 10 7 6
A 5 2
A Q
A 6 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 47
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 100

66. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Mihov Aa Nanev Groetheim Helgemo Stamatov Helness Gunev
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 2 AP

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

K 7
J 6 2
Q J 9
K 8 6 4 2 Table 5 3 2
K Q 9 7 4
K 10 4 2
3
88457 =
54876 =
Par NS +120 A 10 9 6
5 3
A 6 5
Q 9 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 52
4-4 Major
2 N -1 -50
-5 100

67. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

E deals
N-S vul A J 6 5
A Q 9 6
10 7
K 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 1 1
Pass Pass 2 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 2
10 4
K J 8 4
A 10 9 8 Table K 4
J 8 7 5
6 5 3
Q J 6 5
89976 =
54467 53467
Par NS +140 9 8 7 3
K 3 2
A Q 9 2
3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 52
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 101

68. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Doub Levin Wildavsky
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 2
Q J 6
Q 6 3 2
K J 8 3 Table Q J 6
9 5 3 2
A 7
10 9 6 2
78776 78786
64657 =
Par NS +110 A 5 4 3
A K 10
K J 10 9
Q 7

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 52
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 101

69. 2001 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

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

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

Q 9
A 9 7 2
J 9 8 6
J 5 4 Table K 8 7
Q 5 4 3
Q 10 5 2
A 10
79659 =
54783 64784
Par NS +140 A J 4 3
K J
A K 7
K 9 6 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 52
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 103

70. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul J 9 7 4
9 8 7
K 4
Q J 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bocchi Rodwell Duboin Versace Nickell Lauria Freeman
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 1
Pass Pass 2 2 (AP)

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

5 3 2
K Q 6 4 2
A 10 3
10 5 Table A Q
10 5 3
9 8 6 2
A 6 4 3
68568 68578
74865 =
Par NS +110 K 10 8 6
A J
Q J 7 5
K 9 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 52
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 105

71. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul A J 10 5
A K 7 2
J 7
9 7 5

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

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

K Q
10 9 5 4 3
9
K 8 6 4 2 Table 9 8 7
Q J 8
A Q 5 3 2
10 3
89596 89597
43746 =
Par NS +140 6 4 3 2
6
K 10 8 6 4
A Q J

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 52
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 106

72. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 10 6 4
A K 10 2
9 8 6 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Monsegur Cohen Mooney Bianchedi WeinsteinH Rizzo Garner
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 7 5
8 5 4
J 3
A K 10 5 3 Table 9 3 2
J 9
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7
68944 68964
65478 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
Q 7 6 3
A 10
J 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-8 52
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+8 114

73. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 10 6 4
A K 10 2
9 8 6 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Kriftner Sundelin Wernle Sylvan Lindkvist Strafner Fredin Simon
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

K 7 5
8 5 4
J 3
A K 10 5 3 Table 9 3 2
J 9
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7
68944 68964
65478 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
Q 7 6 3
A 10
J 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 52
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 115

74. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 10 6 4
A K 10 2
9 8 6 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Marston Duboin Burgess Newman Versace Thomson Lauria
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP

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

K 7 5
8 5 4
J 3
A K 10 5 3 Table 9 3 2
J 9
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7
68944 68964
65478 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
Q 7 6 3
A 10
J 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-8 52
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+8 123

75. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 10 6 4
A K 10 2
9 8 6 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Fawcett Jeunen Liggins Coenraets Carcassonne Callaghan Labaere Burn
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 7 5
8 5 4
J 3
A K 10 5 3 Table 9 3 2
J 9
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7
68944 68964
65478 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
Q 7 6 3
A 10
J 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 52
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 124

76. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 16

S deals
N-S vul Q 9 8 3
A
6 5 4 3 2
Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Nielsen Hanna Boesgaard Lebi Carruthers Koch Cannell AukenJ
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 4
J 8 3
Q 10
A 6 4 3 2 Table 5 2
K 10 9 6 5
K J 9
9 7 5
79695 =
64747 =
Par NS +140 K J 7 6
Q 7 4 2
A 8 7
K 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 52
4-4 Major
2 N +2 +170
+2 126

77. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Stansby Jacobus Martel Meltzer Fredin Larsen Lindkvist
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10
10 6 5
Q 7 6 5 3
K 7 5 Table A 9 5
7 3
K 10 9
Q 6 4 3 2
79965 89966
54477 =
Par NS +140 K 8 4 3
Q 9 8 2
A J 8
A 8

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 52
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 127

78. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 6 4
9 6 5
K 8
K 10 8 7 3 Table 9 5
Q 4 2
A J 9 7
A J 5 2
69884 =
54558 =
Par NS +140 A 8 7 3
A K 10 8
Q 10 6 5
Q

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-8 52
4-4 Major
2 N +1 +140
+8 135

79. 1997 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

W deals
N-S vul J 6 4
A 10 5 4
Q 7 3
7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Mouiel Rodwell Multon Meckstroth Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 7 2
J 3
K 6 4
A J 8 4 2 Table A 10 8 3
9 8 7
J 5 2
K 10 9
65884 =
77458 =
Par NS +100 K 9 5
K Q 6 2
A 10 9 8
Q 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 52
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+5 140

80. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul J 4 3 2
A 6 3
K Q 4
8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Baqai Balicki Dunitz Fox Szymanowski Schafer Lesniewski
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 6
J 8 4
A 9 5
K Q 9 5 2 Table K 8 7
Q 10 9 5
J 10 6 2
10 6
89777 99887
44556 =
Par NS +400 A Q 10 5
K 7 2
8 7 3
A J 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 52
4-4 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 141

81. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Weinstein Freeman Katz Glubok Meckstroth Lev Rodwell
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 4 3
A J 3
6 4 3
K 8 5 4 Table Q 7 6 2
Q 2
K J 9
A J 9 6
66876 =
67567 67568
Par NS +110 A K 8
K 7 6 5
Q 5 2
Q 10 3

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-5 52
4-4 Major
2 N = +110
+5 146

Data 9Z03 Main Top Notrump vs. 4-4 Major