Data 9Z04 Main

Notrump vs. 5-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 77 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 Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

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

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

Q 8 7
Q 5
A 7 3
K J 9 5 2 Table 6 3 2
K 10 6
K 8 2
A 8 7 6
58875 =
85568 =
Par NS -100 A J 4
A J 8 7 3
Q 5 4
Q 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 0
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
+4 4

2. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K Q 10 5
K 10 7 6 4
Q 6
10 6

West North East South West North East South
SchwartzRO Helness FisherL Helgemo Fantoni Lindqvist Nunes Brogeland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 AP

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

J 9 4 3
9
J 7 4
K Q J 8 2 Table 7 6
Q 8 3 2
K 10 8 3
A 7 5
88975 =
35367 55467
Par NS +140 A 8 2
A J 5
A 9 5 2
9 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 0
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+2 6

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul K 8 2
10 7 6 4 3
A K 10
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Stansby Levin Bramley Grabel Katz WeinsteinH Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 9 7
K J
9 7 6
A Q 4 3 2 Table A 10 4
Q 5 2
Q J 5 4
8 7 6
66755 =
77678 76678
Par NS -90 Q 6 5 3
A 9 8
8 3 2
J 9 5

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-7 0
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+7 13

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Moss Willenken Bathurst Greco Cohler Hampson Martel
Pass 1 NT 1 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2 AP

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

A 10 4
Q 5 2
Q J 5 4
8 7 6 Table J 9 7
K J
9 7 6
A Q 4 3 2
66755 =
76678 77678
Par NS -90 K 8 2
10 7 6 4 3
A K 10
K 10

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 0
5-3 Major
2 S -1 -100
Tie 13

5. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hurd Stansby Wooldridge LallJ WeinsteinH Kranyak Grabel
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Dbl 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K 8 6
J 9 6 2
A 9 6
J 5 2 Table A 9 5 2
K
Q 10 7 4 2
8 7 4
87869 =
56474 =
Par NS +120 J 10 4
Q 10 3
J 3
A K Q 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 0
5-3 Major
2 S -1 -100
Tie 13

6. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

J 6 5
J 9 8 7
J 10 9
A J 4 Table K 3
A Q 6 4 3
8 7 3
Q 9 2
8A799 =
43634 =
Par NS +420 A Q 8
K 10
A 6 5 4
8 7 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-2 0
5-3 Major
2 N +2 +170
+2 15

7. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag McAllister Berkowitz Campanile Baseggio Seamon Stark Pszczola
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

K 10 5
Q 9 5
A 10 7 6
J 7 4 Table J 8 7
10 4
Q J 2
A 10 8 6 5
56754 =
77689 =
Par NS -110 A Q 4 3
K J 8 6 3
K 3
Q 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 0
5-3 Major
2 S -1 -100
Tie 15

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Saelensminde Levin Brogeland Graves Rodwell Schwartz Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

4
J 10 9 5
7 6 4 3
A 10 7 6 Table J 10 9 8
A K 3
K J 5
J 5 4
78766 =
55667 65667
Par NS +110 Q 6 3
Q 8 7 4
A 10 8
K 9 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 0
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 16

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 6

E deals
E-W vul A 10 7 3
A K J 10 6
5 2
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gromoeller Lauria Rehder Smirnov Bocchi Piekarek Madala
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 Dbl 2
Pass 2 AP

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

8 4 2
Q 9 4 2
9 6 3
J 10 4 Table K Q J 6
5
A K 10 4
Q 9 6 3
88977 =
45366 45365
Par NS +140 9 5
8 7 3
Q J 8 7
A K 8 7

Notrump
1 NT S +3 +180
+1 1
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
-1 16

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 6

E deals
E-W vul A 10 7 3
A K J 10 6
5 2
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Nonoo Asbi Syed Basiony Karwur Maci George
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 2
Pass 2 AP

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

8 4 2
Q 9 4 2
9 6 3
J 10 4 Table K Q J 6
5
A K 10 4
Q 9 6 3
88977 =
45366 45365
Par NS +140 9 5
8 7 3
Q J 8 7
A K 8 7

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 1
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 17

11. 2013 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A K 9 7 4
9 4 2
9 8 4
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Bocchi Helness Madala Versace Fantoni Lauria 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 4 A 6 K 4 7 A
10 K 3 Q 6 3 K J
Q 2 4 J 4 10 Q 2
6 3 A 10 8 5 A 10
K 8 8 5 8 2 3 Q
7 tricks claimed 6 2 A 3
A 6 2 4
J K 10 4
J 6 9 10
5 3 9 7
10 tricks claimed

5 3 2
Q 10 6
K Q 6
J 5 3 2 Table J 10
A J 8
10 7 2
A 10 9 8 7
88885 =
55558 =
Par NS +120 Q 8 6
K 7 5 3
A J 5 3
K 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 1
5-3 Major
2 S +2 +170
+2 19

12. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

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

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

8 7 2
J 4
A J 6 5 4
A 10 9 Table A Q
10 7 5 3 2
10 8
Q J 7 6
48545 58555
65887 =
Par NS +110 K J 10 9 3
Q 9
K Q 3 2
K 8

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-8 1
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+8 27

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Bach Bakhshi Cornell Townsend Robson Reid Allfrey Newell
1 1 NT
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 7
J 9 7 5
K J 9 5
A 9 8 Table J 6 3
Q 4
Q 10 3
Q J 7 5 4
58765 68765
55678 65678
Par NS +100 K 10 2
A 10 2
A 7 4 2
K 6 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 1
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+1 28

14. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul A Q 10
10 5
9 8 5 4 2
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Kranyak Greco WolpertG Bathurst Diamond Dwyer Platnick
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Rdbl 1 1 NT 2 (AP)

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

5
A 9 2
A J 7 6 3
J 10 9 8 Table K J 8 2
Q J 7 4
Q 10
7 6 2
57665 =
85778 =
Par NS -120 9 7 6 4 3
K 8 6 3
K
A K Q

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 1
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+4 32

15. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul J 6 4
K 9 5 3
4 2
K J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Hurd Berkowitz Wooldridge LallJ Pszczola Hamman Seamon
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9
8 7 4 2
A 9 5
10 7 6 5 Table A K 10
Q 6
Q J 10 8 7
9 8 2
57857 =
55576 65576
Par NS +110 8 7 5 3 2
A J 10
K 6 3
A Q

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 6
5-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
-5 32

16. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
WangY Fisher Luo Todd Carmichael LiJ Hoskins Fu
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 AP

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

A
K Q 10
A J 3
J 9 7 6 4 3 Table J 8 7 2
A 8 7 3
K 7 5
10 8
66463 =
7687A =
Par NS -130 K Q 10 5 3
J 4 2
6 4
A Q 5

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-2 6
5-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
+2 34

17. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul 9 3 2
A Q 9 6
7 5 3
Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Fantoni Cullin Nunes Helgemo Ahlesved Helness Petersson
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10
10 4 2
A K J 4
9 8 6 4 Table K J 7
8 7 5
Q 6 2
K J 5 3
77766 =
65677 =
Par NS +90 A 8 6 5 4
K J 3
10 9 8
A 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 6
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 35

18. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 16

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

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

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

Q 10 5
J 10 3
Q
A K Q 6 4 2 Table K 9 4 3 2
7 6
J 10 9 5
9 3
75985 75986
58447 =
Par NS +100 A J 8
K Q 8 4 2
A 4 3
J 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 6
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 37

19. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo L'Ecuyer Helness Demuy Miles Multon Korbel Zimmermann
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

A 7
A 3
J 8 7 4 2
A 9 6 5 Table 10 9 8 6 2
6 4 2
A 5 3
K 10
65746 =
67586 =
Par NS -90 K Q J
Q J 10 9 8
K 9 6
Q 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 6
5-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
Tie 37

20. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Fredin Martel Fallenius Upmark Willenken Nystrom Rosenberg
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A J 10 2
8 5
K J 6 2
K Q 7 Table Q 7 5
K 6 3
8 7 4 3
9 5 4
65747 76858
67585 67575
Par NS +110 K 9 4
10 7 4
A Q 10
10 6 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 6
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 37

21. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 48

S deals
N-S vul J 5 4 3 2
K J 9
K
10 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo Multon Rodwell Zimmermann Meckstroth
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

8 7 6
10 6 4
Q 8 7 2
K Q 2 Table K 9
A 7 5 2
A J 10 5
8 5 3
69658 =
54784 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10
Q 8 3
9 6 4 3
A J 7

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 6
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 38

22. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby WeinsteinH Martel Garner Lee Weinstein Demirev Levin
1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

10 7 5 2
K J
A 9 7 3
7 6 5 Table K J 8
A 9 2
K 8 6 5
10 3 2
65747 66757
77586 =
Par NS -90 A 9
Q 8 5 4 3
Q J 10
A J 8

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-3 6
5-3 Major
2 S -1 -100
+3 41

23. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Demirev Platnick Lee Diamond Gitelman Garner Moss WeinsteinH
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

A J
7 6 3
8 7 5
A 10 5 3 2 Table K 10 2
10 8
Q 10 9 4 3
Q 9 6
79956 =
64487 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 5
A Q J 9 4
A 6 2
K

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 6
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 42

24. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 98

E deals
N-S vul J 4 2
Q J 6 5 3
A Q 5
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Lee Robinson Demirev Boyd Woolsey Garner Stewart WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

10 7 3
K 9 8 2
K 9 6 4
A J Table A Q 6 5
10
J 7 2
10 9 8 4 3
76866 77866
67577 56577
Par NS +100 K 9 8
A 7 4
10 8 3
K Q 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 6
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
+5 47

25. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

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

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

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

J 8
9 3 2
A Q 3 2
K 10 6 2 Table A K 9 7
8 7
10 8 7
9 7 5 3
78876 98876
45467 =
Par NS +500 Q 10 4 3
Q J 6 5 4
K 4
J 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 6
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 47

26. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Kushari Bocchi Majumdar MukherjeeS Versace SahaB Lauria
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
7 J K A J 2 K 4
K 7 4 2 7 4 Q 5
5 7 K A A 6 10 K
2 Q 3 4 8 5 A 3
A 7 10 2 6
7 tricks claimed 6 A 3 4
10 7 4 3
A 8 5 9
8 tricks claimed

A K 9 7
8 7
10 8 7
9 7 5 3 Table J 8
9 3 2
A Q 3 2
K 10 6 2
98876 78876
45467 =
Par NS +500 6 5 2
A K 10
J 9 6 5
A Q 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 6
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+1 48

27. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Amaral Versace Chagas Villas-Boas Madala Campos Bocchi
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

6 3
Q 7 4 3
K 7 4
Q J 9 7 Table J 9 4
A 10 9 8
A 10 5
8 4 3
89587 =
53856 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 7 2
K 6 2
Q J
K 6 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-2 6
5-3 Major
2 S +2 +170
+2 50

28. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Greco Bakkeren Hampson Moss de Wijs Gitelman Muller
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 5 3
9 7 2
A 8 6 2
J 7 Table J 9 8 2
A Q
7 4
A 10 6 5 4
74876 =
69557 =
Par NS -140 A K 6
10 8 4
Q 10 5 3
Q 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 6
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+2 52

29. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul K 9 7 4 2
A 8 2
10 3
A 9 5

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

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

6
J 10 7 4
A 7 5 4 2
K 8 7 Table A Q J 10
9 6 5
K 9 8
Q 4 2
67656 66656
66787 66777
Par NS -90 8 5 3
K Q 3
Q J 6
J 10 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-2 6
5-3 Major
2 N -2 -100
+2 54

30. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Welland WeinsteinJ Willenken Garner Etter WeinsteinH Kolesnik
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 7 6 3
10
A 10 7 5 2
10 9 3 Table A 8 4 2
Q 7 6 5
K 6
Q 8 4
85978 85878
57465 =
Par NS +140 Q 10
A K 2
Q J 9 4
A 6 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 7
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
-1 54

31. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Senior Zia Kendrick Hamman Katz Robson Nickell Allfrey
1 NT 1 NT
Dbl AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP

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

K 10 5
Q J 6
A K J 5 4
K 10 Table 8 6
9 8 4 3
10 9 6
J 6 3 2
79768 =
63664 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 7
A K 10 5
8 7 2
A Q 4

Notrump
1 NT× S = +180
+2 9
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
-2 54

32. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 74

E deals
Both vul J 7 3
J 10 8
Q J 5 2
A 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Diamond Weinstein Platnick Hampson Kamil Greco Fleisher
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

9 6
K 9 7 5 3
A K 4
J 10 6 Table 10 4 2
Q 4 2
9 8 3
K Q 5 3
78486 =
54847 =
Par NS +110 A K Q 8 5
A 6
10 7 6
9 7 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 9
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 55

33. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

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

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

A J 9 3
Q 6
Q 7 6 5
K J 8 Table 5
K 9 4 3 2
K 9 8
9 5 4 3
78667 88667
54676 =
Par NS +120 K Q 6
A J 10 7
A J 10
10 7 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 9
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 55

34. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Hamman Landen Zia Katz Chorush Nickell Koneru
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

A 5 3
A 8 6 3
A 2
J 9 7 4 Table J 8 7 6
4
J 5 4 3
Q 8 6 3
96A76 =
46356 45356
Par NS +620 10 4
Q 9 2
10 9 8 7
A K 10 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 9
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
Tie 55

35. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Skorchev Platnick Popov Karaivanov Hampson Rusev Greco
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 5 4
Q 10 9 5 3
6
10 8 6 4 Table A Q
J 6 4 2
Q 9 8 5
A K 9
68485 =
54857 64957
Par NS -100 K 7 2
K 7
A K J 7 2
J 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 9
5-3 Major
2 S -1 -50
Tie 55

36. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Welland Schermer Willenken WeinsteinH Meltzer Garner Larsen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass Dbl 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

A 9 8 6
5 4 3
K 5 4 3
8 5 Table 3
K 8 7 6
A J 6
Q J 9 7 6
99676 =
44666 44766
Par NS +400 K Q 10 4 2
A 10
Q 7 2
A K 10

Notrump
1 NT S +3 +180
+2 11
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
-2 55

37. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul J 4 3
5 3
J 8 3
A J 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Becker Boyd Strul Martel Wildavsky Stansby Doub
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 AP

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

K 6
A Q J 7 2
Q 4 2
K 10 2 Table 7 5 2
10 9 8 6
10 9 6 5
Q 9
67468 68468
65975 =
Par NS -140 A Q 10 9 8
K 4
A K 7
8 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 11
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
+5 60

38. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Gitelman Levin Moss Hampson El Ahmady Greco Sadek
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 AP

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

A Q
3 2
8 5 2
A 10 8 6 5 3 Table 8 6 4 3
K 10 9
K 10 9 7 3
7
78756 =
65486 65586
Par NS +100 K 10 9 2
A 8 7 5 4
A Q
K 9

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 11
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
Tie 60

39. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

A J 5
Q J 2
Q 4 2
J 6 5 2 Table 10 9 7 6
K 10
10 8
A 10 7 4 3
77995 =
66448 =
Par NS +140 Q 4 3 2
A 9 8
A J 9 5
K 8

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-6 11
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+6 66

40. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

10 7 3 2
A 10 3
J 10 8 4
A 8 Table 9
K 8 7 5
A Q 6
Q 10 9 7 3
67434 =
76898 =
Par NS -110 A Q J 8 4
Q J 2
K 2
K 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 17
5-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
-6 66

41. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 6

E deals
E-W vul 8 7 5
Q 5 4 2
6 5 4 2
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Zia Hamman Rosenberg LallH Rodwell Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 AP

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

Q 4
A 7 3
K Q
Q 7 6 5 4 3 Table J 9 6
10 9 6
A 10 8 7 3
9 2
79866 =
64576 =
Par NS +140 A K 10 3 2
K J 8
J 9
K J 8

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 17
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
Tie 66

42. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Gu Balicki Chechelashvili Ao Gromov WangJ Dubinin
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2
Dbl AP

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

A J 10 3
9 6
J 8 5
A J 9 4 Table K
A K 10 8 5
6 4 3 2
8 6 3
66565 55565
75767 =
Par NS -90 Q 6 5
4 3 2
A K Q 10 9
Q 2

Notrump
1 NT S -4 -400
-5 17
5-3 Major
2 × S -1 -200
+5 71

43. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Cayne Lair Seamon Versace Bertheau Lauria Nystrom
1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6
7 tricks won

A J 9 6
8 4
Q 8 7
A 10 8 2 Table K 4 2
10 9 2
A 10 2
9 7 6 3
65765 =
68568 =
Par NS -110 Q 7 3
A 7 6
K J 6 4
K J 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 17
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
+1 72

44. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
O'Rourke Berkowitz Jacobus Cohen Casen Cheek Krekorian Grue
Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

6
J 3 2
A 9 6 3
10 7 6 4 3 Table Q 9 4 2
Q 10 8
K 10 8 5
A 2
89867 =
53576 =
Par NS +140 A K 7
A 9 7 6 5
J 7 4
K Q

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
Tie 17
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
Tie 72

45. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

W deals
N-S vul A J 7 3 2
9 7 5
10 7 3
A K

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Hampson Balicki Greco Duboin Welland Bocchi Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

8 5
Q 8 6
J 8 5
Q 9 8 6 2 Table K 10 9
J 4 3 2
A K 9 4
J 4
89766 =
54666 54667
Par NS +140 Q 6 4
A K 10
Q 6 2
10 7 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 17
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 73

46. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Lauria H-Welland Versace Seamon Welland Cayne Fallenius
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 10 7 2
J
A J 8 6 2
K 10 5 Table Q 6 4
A 5 4 2
5
Q 8 4 3 2
75865 =
57568 =
Par NS +110 A 8 5
10 9 7
K Q 10 3
A J 6

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 17
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 74

47. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

S deals
None vul 9 8 5 2
K Q 10 9 8
10 3
A 8

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

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

10 7 6 4
5
A Q 8 5
Q 7 4 3 Table A Q 3
J 7 4 2
7 6 2
K J 9
76856 =
57477 =
Par NS +100 K J
A 6 3
K J 9 4
10 6 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 17
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+4 78

48. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

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

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

7 4
A 10 5 3
A J 9 2
10 7 4 Table K 8 6
Q 4
K 10 8 4 3
J 6 2
7A86A =
43573 =
Par NS +420 A Q 10 5 2
8 7 6
Q 6
A 9 5

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-6 17
5-3 Major
2 S +2 +170
+6 84

49. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

7
Q 10 6 4 3
K J 8 4
J 9 8 Table Q J 10 2
K 8
A 5 2
A 6 4 2
57455 =
76988 86888
Par NS -140 A K 8 5 4
A J
Q 9 3
7 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-2 17
5-3 Major
2 S -2 -100
+2 86

50. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

Q J 10 2
K 8
A 5 2
A 6 4 2 Table 7
Q 10 6 4 3
K J 8 4
J 9 8
57455 =
86888 76988
Par NS -140 9 6 3
9 7 5 2
10 7 6
K Q 10

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-2 17
5-3 Major
2 N -2 -100
+2 88

51. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Cohen Krekorian Berkowitz Lanzarotti Compton Buratti CohenS
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K 9 5
A Q J 10
J 7 3 2
7 4 Table J 7
9 8 6 5 3
K 4
K 10 6 5
79589 89589
43854 =
Par NS +140 6 4 2
K 2
Q 10 9 8
A J 9 8

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-6 17
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+6 94

52. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul A 10 8 2
A 6 2
A 10 5
J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Wong Kai In Nunes Theodore Tang Bocchi Hurpaul Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K Q 9 7
10 4
J 8 4 3 2
7 5 Table 6 5 3
K 8 3
K 7
A K 8 3 2
76766 75766
57577 56577
Par NS +90 J 4
Q J 9 7 5
Q 9 6
Q 9 6

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+5 22
5-3 Major
2 N -1 -100
-5 94

53. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul J 4
Q J 9 7 5
Q 9 6
Q 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Kiema Clemmensen Koistinen Graversen MadsenL Salomaa MadsenM Backstrom
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

6 5 3
K 8 3
K 7
A K 8 3 2 Table K Q 9 7
10 4
J 8 4 3 2
7 5
75766 76766
56577 57577
Par NS +90 A 10 8 2
A 6 2
A 10 5
J 10 4

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 22
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+5 99

54. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Soloway Smith Hamman Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell Demuy
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 6 4
Q 7
K Q 3
J 10 5 2 Table K 5
A J 8
J 9 7 4 2
Q 8 3
67856 =
66587 =
Par NS +110 A 8 7 2
10 6 5
A 8 6
9 7 6

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-7 22
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+7 106

55. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Cohen Lauria Berkowitz Becker Bocchi Schwartz Duboin
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

4 3 2
J 5
A Q 6 4 3
K 6 2 Table 10 5
10 9 8 7 2
K 9
A 8 7 3
68565 =
54777 =
Par NS +110 A J 9 8 7
Q 3
10 7 5
Q J 5

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 23
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
-1 106

56. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul A Q 6
Q 7 5 3 2
K 8 5
J 4

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

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

K J 4 3
J 4
Q 6 2
K 7 3 2 Table 5 2
A K 9
J 9 4 3
A 9 6 5
67865 =
66578 =
Par NS +110 10 9 8 7
10 8 6
A 10 7
Q 10 8

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 23
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
Tie 106

57. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Aa Fantoni Groetheim Brogeland Lauria Saelensminde Versace
1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 3
A 6 4
K Q 3
10 9 6 2 Table 5 4
K 10 8 2
A 7 6 4 2
J 5
69558 =
54885 =
Par NS +140 A K Q 9 6
Q 7 5
10 9
A 7 3

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 24
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
-1 106

58. 2003 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Nickell Bocchi Freeman Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 8 4
A 10 6 5
A Q J 2
7 4 Table K Q
K 8
10 8 6 5 4
Q 10 9 3
56636 =
857A7 =
Par NS -130 A J 5
Q 7 4 2
K 9
K J 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -200
-7 24
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
+7 113

59. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Berkowitz Stromberg Cohen Zia Fredin Rosenberg Lindkvist
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
Q K A 4 7 K 2 J
3 7 10 J J K 2 Q
10 Q 3 7 5 A 3 10
9 4 2 5 10 A 3 4
8 2 8 6 6 2 A 3
7 9 J Q 2 J A 4
2 A 5 4 9 tricks claimed
6 6 A 3
K 8 3 9
6 tricks claimed

Q 10 2
K 7 4
A J 5
8 6 5 2 Table A 9 8 3
A Q
10 7 6
9 7 4 3
65875 =
77568 77567
Par NS +110 7 4
J 9 6 5 3
9 4 2
K Q 10

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 24
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+5 118

60. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Hamman Seamon Soloway Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell Levin
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

A J 10
A 8 7 2
J 10 3
9 3 2 Table 5 3
Q J 6
K Q 8 2
K J 10 6
46444 =
87998 87898
Par NS -140 K 8 2
10 5 4
7 6 5 4
A 8 5

Notrump
1 NT S -4 -400
-5 24
5-3 Major
2 N -2 -200
+5 123

61. 2002 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

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

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

Q 8 7
10 7 3
A 10 4
K Q 3 2 Table A 6 4 2
J 6
Q J 8 7 6
J 7
76958 =
57485 56485
Par NS +140 K 10
9 8 5 4 2
9 2
A 10 9 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 24
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 124

62. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Hamman Pszczola Soloway Freeman Jacobus Nickell Milner
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 2 9 J 5 2 9 J
6 4 A 7 2 5 J 7
A 4 2 5 A 4 6 3
Q 8 3 K 8 3 K A
10 J Q 8 4 8 Q 2
J Q 7 4 10 Q Q 4
K 3 J 3 5 10 A 7
9 tricks claimed 10 4
10 tricks claimed

10 7
K 5
9 7 2
Q 8 7 5 4 3 Table A K Q 4 3
8 7 4
K J 10 8
9
A8A88 =
35255 =
Par NS +630 8
10 9 6 3 2
A Q 3
K J 10 6

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
-1 24
5-3 Major
2 S +2 +170
+1 125

63. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals
Both vul 10 9 4 3
Q 4 3
7 6
Q 9 7 4

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

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

A Q 8 6 2
K 2
J 5 3
A 10 8 Table K 7
10 8 6
K 10 9 8 4
J 6 3
66847 =
67596 =
Par NS -110 J 5
A J 9 7 5
A Q 2
K 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 24
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+2 127

64. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul Q 10 9 6
A 7 3
J 8 5
7 4 2

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

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

A 5
8 5
Q 10 7 4
K J 10 6 3 Table K 7 4 3
9 6 4
6 3 2
A 8 5
68754 =
65579 =
Par NS -100 J 8 2
K Q J 10 2
A K 9
Q 9

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 24
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+5 132

65. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 99

E deals
N-S vul Q 8 5 4
10 8 7 6 2
A
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Tuszynski Lauria Jassem Versace Bocchi Balicki Duboin Zmudzinski
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 2 AP

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

A J 2
Q 4
K 6 5 4 2
K 10 3 Table 9 6 3
A J 9
J 8 3
Q 7 6 2
78866 78867
65576 65466
Par NS +110 K 10 7
K 5 3
Q 10 9 7
A 9 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 24
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+1 133

66. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

S deals
E-W vul A K 8 3
Q 7 6
6 5
Q 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
TerraneoC Berkowitz Barnay Cohen WeinsteinH Strafner Garner Simon
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 10 6 4
9 4
A J 8 4
8 3 Table 9 7 2
A J 10
K 10 9 3
A 6 2
64848 =
79595 =
Par NS -140 5
K 8 5 3 2
Q 7 2
K J 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-6 24
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
+6 139

67. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 7

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

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

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

6 4 3
6 4 3
A Q 5 2
K 10 7 Table A 9 7
Q 7
K 7 3
6 5 4 3 2
9AA88 =
43345 =
Par NS +620 J 10 2
A K J 9 5
J 9 8 4
8

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
-1 24
5-3 Major
2 S +2 +170
+1 140

68. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul 9 7 5 3 2
A K 5
6 3
A Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hamman Cohen Soloway Rodwell Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10
J 9 7 2
K 10 8 5 2
J 3 Table A K Q
Q 8 3
Q J 7
10 8 6 2
79648 =
64785 =
Par NS +140 8 6 4
10 6 4
A 9 4
K 9 7 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-2 24
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+2 142

69. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Meltzer Rosenberg Larsen Sontag Weinstein Weichsel Levin
1 1 NT
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 9 2
A 10 2
9 6 3
A 7 2 Table 7 5 3
9 3
K 7 5 4
J 10 9 4
77867 87877
56566 56466
Par NS +120 K J
K 7 6
A J 10 8 2
Q 6 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 24
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 143

70. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Austberg Villas-Boas Helgemo Furunes Chagas Helness Branco
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
5 Q 9 6 A
8 tricks won 3 5 7 Q
3 4 7 2
8 4 6 A
5 10 4 Q
K 5 2 K
2 7 A J
9 K 3 J
3 K A
9 tricks claimed

A 5
A 9 6 5
Q J 8 7 5
K 8 Table K Q 4
8 4 3 2
6 3
10 7 6 4
79667 =
54775 =
Par NS +140 J 6 3
Q 7
A K 10 4 2
Q 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 24
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 144

71. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

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

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

Q 10 5 2
10 7 5
A 9 8 3
6 3 Table J 8 7
4 2
K J 4 2
A Q 9 8
87967 =
56375 56476
Par NS +140 9 6 4
A K Q 9 8
Q 10 5
K 10

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 24
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+6 150

72. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

S deals
None vul Q J 7 4
K 8 2
7
A Q J 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Burger Katz Cayne Jacobs Sontag Passell Weichsel Seamon
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 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
2 7 Q A Q K A 4
10 3 Q 6 3 6 J 2
A 7 4 2 2 Q K 10
J K 2 4 7 5 3 8
9 J 5 4 A 6 2 4
5 J K A J 7 6 5
4 6 8 2 8 tricks claimed
Q 8 7 6
K 5 8 3

A 10 8 5
Q J
K 8 5 2
4 3 2 Table K 9 3
A 7 3
Q 9 4
K 8 7 6
56766 56765
77477 =
Par NS -90 6 2
10 9 6 5 4
A J 10 6 3
10

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 24
5-3 Major
2 S = +110
+4 154

73. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 8

S deals
None vul Q 10 9 8 2
7 2
J 10 8
Q J 6

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Mari Branco Levy Perron Mello Chemla Fonseca
1 1
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
2 2 AP

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

K 7 3
9 6 5 4
Q 5 4 3
7 5 Table A J
J 10
A 9 7 2
A 10 9 4 2
67745 =
75687 =
Par NS -90 6 5 4
A K Q 8 3
K 6
K 8 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 24
5-3 Major
2 N = +110
+4 158

74. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg LiX Zia WangW LiuC Martel Sun Stansby
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

5 4 3
Q 8 2
J 10 9 8
A Q 5 Table 7 2
A J 9 4
K Q 6 5
7 6 4
8A769 =
43663 43673
Par NS +420 A K 10 8 6
K 7
A 4 3
J 10 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-3 24
5-3 Major
2 S +3 +200
+3 161

75. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Katz Levin Pavlicek Stewart Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8
A J 9 4
A Q 7 2
Q J 10 7 Table 10 7 6 2
10 6 2
K J 4
6 5 2
89566 =
54776 =
Par NS +140 A Q J
8 7 5
9 8 6 5
A K 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 24
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+1 162

76. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lev Meckstroth Glubok Katz Hamman Weinstein Wolff
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

9 8 5
A 9 8
K 7 5
J 5 4 2 Table K Q 7
Q 10
J 9 3 2
K Q 8 7
67866 57865
76577 75577
Par NS +100 A 6 2
7 5 3
A Q 6
A 10 9 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-6 24
5-3 Major
2 N +1 +140
+6 168

77. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Glubok Hamman Lev Katz Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP

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

9 6 4 2
J 8 7
Q 6 4
Q J 3 Table A Q J
Q 5
K J 8 3
9 6 5 2
87877 =
56565 56566
Par NS +120 K 10
A 6 4 3 2
A 9 7
K 8 7

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
-1 24
5-3 Major
2 S +1 +140
+1 169

Data 9Z04 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-3 Major