Data 9Z07 Main

Notrump vs. 4-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 127 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 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Ginossar Garner Demirev Coren Boyd Jansma Robinson
2 Dbl 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 3
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J
J 10 3 2
A K J 10 9 4
8 2 Table 8 7 6 4 3
7
7 5
K J 9 4 3
79B69 =
24264 =
Par NS +650 Q 10 9
9 5 4
8 6 3 2
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 13
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 0

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

E deals
None vul J 10
10 9 7 2
A J 10 8 2
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Smith Lindqvist Garner Boyd SchwartzRO Robinson FisherL
1 1 NT 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Rdbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 3 2
J 8 5 3
9 7 6 3
10 9 Table A 9 8 5
K 6
5
K Q 8 6 3 2
BAAB7 88AB7
22226 =
Par NS +460 K Q 6 4
A Q 4
K Q 4
J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 13
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 10

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Hung Platnick StansbyJ Diamond Greco Watson Hampson FeldmanJ
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

8 4
10 9 7 6 2
A 7 3
A 10 7 Table J 10 7 5
Q J
J 10 8 5
Q 5 2
88779 88879
44554 =
Par NS +120 A 6 2
A 5 4 3
9 6 2
K J 9

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+3 16
4-3 Major
4 S -3 -300
-3 10

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Garner Zmudzinski Zia Rosenberg Bramley Willenken Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 5
9 7
K 10 5 2
A Q 9 5 Table 4 3 2
10 5 4 3
J
10 8 7 6 3
9AAA6 9AAB6
22327 =
Par NS +420 8 7 6
J 8 6 2
Q 8 4
K 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 16
4-3 Major
4 N = +420
+1 11

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 33

E deals
None vul Q 8 3 2
Q
A Q 9 5 3
6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Marcinski Rodwell L'Ecuyer Meckstroth Weinstein Maksymetz Levin Rogoff
2 2 NT 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 7 4
7 3
J 8 6 2
10 8 7 Table 9 5
A K 8 5 4 2
K 10 7
3 2
9A78A 9968A
43652 =
Par NS +420 K J 6
J 10 9 6
4
A K Q J 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 27
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 11

6. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Narkiewicz Lauria Buras Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki Madala
1 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 Dbl Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

9
Q 5 3 2
J 7
A Q J 10 8 4 Table Q 8 4 3 2
8 6
10 8 5 4
K 7
7AAA6 =
43327 =
Par NS +620 A J 10
A K 9
9 6 3
6 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 27
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+3 14

7. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 29

E deals
Both vul A K 8
A J 10 7 5
A K 10 5 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Ware Karwur Tislevoll Bach Tobing Cornell Asbi
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 1 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

7 5
6 4 2
Q 8
A 8 5 4 3 2 Table Q 9 3 2
K Q 3
J 6 2
J 10 9
99AB7 899B7
43326 =
Par NS +620 J 10 6 4
9 8
9 7 3
K Q 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 39
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 14

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Eber Nunes Bosenberg Gower Multon Apteker Zimmermann
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 3 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 5
A J 8 6 2
K 7
J 9 4 Table 10 6 2
10 7 5 3
8 5
A 10 8 6
79696 =
43737 =
Par NS +140 Q J 4
K Q
A J 4 3 2
K 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 39
4-3 Major
4 N = +420
+11 25

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 9 7 4
A Q 8 7 5
—
A Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Buras Kranyak Narkiewicz WolpertG Weinstein Balicki Levin Zmudzinski
1 2 3 NT 1 2 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 5
K 9 4 3
9 6 2
7 6 4 Table Q 3 2
10 6 2
A K Q 7 5 4
3
ABA7C =
32360 =
Par NS +1370 A K 8
J
J 10 8 3
K 10 8 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 39
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 26

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna Nunes Alujas Fantoni Helness Rizzo Helgemo Lambardi
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 5
J 9 4
8 6 5 3
9 7 6 Table J 4 2
K 8 7
K 10 9 4
K Q 2
AAA9B AAA8A
23242 =
Par NS +630 A 9 6
A 6
Q 7 2
A J 8 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 40
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
-1 26

11. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Balicki Brogeland Zmudzinski Bramley Graves Stansby Schwartz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6 5
4
A Q J 9 8 6
9 8 5 3 Table 9 8 7 2
A Q J 7 5
7 3
6 4
49759 89759
44573 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 4
K
K 10 4
A K Q J 10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 51
4-3 Major
4 S -3 -150
-11 26

12. 2013 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz AukenS Jassem Welland Milner Tuszynski LallH Gawrys
2 NT 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 5 2
J 10 4
9 6 4
K 8 6 4 Table J 10 6 4
K 6 5
Q 2
9 7 3 2
A89A8 A8AA8
35335 =
Par NS +630 A 9 7
A 8 3 2
A K J
A Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 64
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-13 26

13. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Rosenberg Compton Willenken Zia Schermer Martel Chambers
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 5 2
7 6 4
A Q 7
10 6 3 Table A 4
J 9 2
K 10 8 6 5 4
8 2
69A6A =
53372 =
Par NS +620 J 7 6 3
K Q 5
J 3
K Q J 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 76
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 26

14. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Greco WolpertG Hampson Diamond Dwyer Platnick Bathurst
Pass 2 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 6
A 10 8 5
10 8 3
10 9 8 5 Table K 8 7 5 4 3 2
9 6
A J
4 2
55999 =
38323 48333
Par NS +140 A J
Q 4 3
Q 7 6 5
A K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-14 76
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
+14 40

15. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Lev Katz Cohler Glubok Rodwell Mahaffey Meckstroth
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 5 4
A 3
K J 8 5
K 10 9 Table 10 3
7 6 4
10 6 4 2
J 7 5 3
AAB8A =
33153 32153
Par NS +450 Q 9 8 2
Q 8 5
A Q 9 7 3
2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 76
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 41

16. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Nickell GordonM Katz Levin Seamon Weinstein Pszczola
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7 5 3
A 9 7
J
A Q J 5 4 Table J 10 9 4
6 5 3
10 9 8 5 4 3
—
97869 =
46463 =
Par NS +600 A K 8 6
K Q 10 4
7 6 2
10 9

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 76
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 53

17. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Gitelman Willenken Moss Grue Zia Cheek Martel
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl 3 Dbl Pass 3
2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 6
10
K Q J 8 6 4
10 9 3 Table K 5 2
K Q J 9 8 2
5
Q 7 6
79868 79768
54565 =
Par NS +140 10 7 4 3
7 5 3
A 10 3 2
5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 76
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 55

18. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Zia Schermer Martel Kamil Wold Fleisher Compton
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 4
A J 8 4 2
J 9 7
Q J 3 Table 9 8 6 2
10
4 2
A K 9 8 7 4
69895 69995
33418 =
Par NS +140 A Q 5 3
K 9 6 5
5 3
6 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
+2 78
4-3 Major
4 S -4 -200
-2 55

19. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul Q J 6 2
Q 10 5
J 8 7 6 2
7

West North East South West North East South
Rogoff Seamon Parker Cayne Sementa Milgrim Duboin Rigal
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8
A 9 3
Q 10 9
Q J 10 9 4 Table K 10 5 4
J 8 6 4 2
K 4 3
6
68687 78688
65745 65746
Par NS +110 A 7 3
K 7
A 5
A K 8 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+5 83
4-3 Major
4 S -4 -400
-5 55

20. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 1

W deals
None vul A J 8 7
7
Q 7 5 4
A Q 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Said Katz Liaqat Gheewala Meckstroth Askari Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 5
K J 10 6 3
A 10 8 3
2 Table K 6 2
A 5 4 2
9 6 2
10 7 6
6956A =
63863 =
Par NS +140 Q 4 3
Q 9 8
K J
K J 9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 83
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
+3 58

21. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 78

N deals
None vul Q 7 4
K J 5 4
K J 9 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Balicki Upmark Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Cullin Buras Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 3 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A J 10 3
9 2
10 5 3
A K 10 2 Table 9 8
10 7 6 3
7 2
Q J 9 8 3
78995 =
55438 =
Par NS +140 K 6 5 2
A Q 8
A Q 8 6
7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+5 88
4-3 Major
4 × S -2 -300
-5 58

22. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Zak Hanlon Zaremba McGann Carroll Narkiewicz Garvey Buras
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 4
J 8 3
8 4 3
A Q J 9 5 Table 10 9 7 2
Q 9 7 5
J 5
K 3 2
8B9B7 =
22416 =
Par NS +650 K Q 6
K 10 6 4 2
A 6 2
8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 88
4-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+13 71

23. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Luks McGann Naber Levenko Garvey Sester Carroll
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 5 4
J 10 8 7
A 9 7 2
K 3 Table K 10 6
Q 6
6 5 4 3
J 8 5 2
9A98A 9A989
33443 =
Par NS +420 Q 8 7 3
A 9 5 3
K Q J 8
Q

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 88
4-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 81

24. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Fantoni Martel Nunes Multon Kamil Zimmermann Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 2
Q 10 2
7 4
J 9 7 4 3 Table Q 10 6 3
8 6 4
A J 5
A 6 5
AAAA9 =
33334 33234
Par NS +430 A K J 7 4
A 7 5
9 8 3
8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 88
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 81

25. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

W deals
Both vul K 10 3
10 9 8
A K 10 9 7 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Passell WolpertG Jacobus Lev Milner Pszczola LallH
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 8 7 5
Q 5 3
Q 8
J 10 7 4 Table 9 6 2
A 4 2
J 6 2
9 8 6 3
AABB9 =
22224 =
Par NS +650 A J 4
K J 7 6
5 3
A K 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 89
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
-1 81

26. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Versace Grue Lauria Duboin Delmonte Sementa BessisT
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Dbl 4
Pass 4 AP

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

K J 5 3
10 3
10 9 5
A 6 5 3 Table A Q 10 6 4
9 8 4 2
J 4 2
2
7587A =
58433 =
Par NS +130 8 2
K J 7 6
A K 6 3
K J 8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 89
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+3 84

27. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Buras Fredin Narkiewicz Jassem Cullin Martens Upmark
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 6 3
8 7 5
7 5 2
9 5 3 Table Q 7
Q 10 9
8 4
A J 10 7 6 4
BABB7 =
23126 =
Par NS +660 9 8 2
K J 4 2
Q J 6
K 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 89
4-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 84

28. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul A 9 4
9 8 7
A 10 9 8 2
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
HerbstI Fredin HerbstO Fallenius Bertheau Barel Nystrom Zack
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
3 3 NT AP 1 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5
K Q J 10 5 4 3
K J
7 4 Table K Q 10 3
2
7 5 4 3
10 9 8 6
995BB 995AA
23722 =
Par NS +600 J 8 6 2
A 6
Q 6
A K J 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 89
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+5 89

29. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul Q J 4 3
7 4 2
Q 9
K Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Pachtman Amaral Ginossar HerbstO Brenner HerbstI Branco
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7
10 6
J 5 3
8 7 6 4 3 2 Table A 10 8 6
Q 9 8 5
A K 10 8 7
—
78858 =
64485 =
Par NS +110 K 5 2
A K J 3
6 4 2
A 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+3 92
4-3 Major
4 S -3 -300
-3 89

30. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Cornell Buras Bach Narkiewicz Jassem Reid Martens Newell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 5 2
10 4 2
5 4
J 10 8 6 Table A 8 7
9 8 7
J 10
K 9 7 5 4
B9CC7 =
14116 =
Par NS +980 K
A Q 6
A K 9 8 7 3 2
Q 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
-1 92
4-3 Major
4 N +3 +510
+1 90

31. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul A 9 4
9 8 7
A 10 9 8 2
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Yokoi El Ahmady Teramoto Imakura Saaid Ino Nabil
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7 5
K Q J 10 5 4 3
K J
7 4 Table K Q 10 3
2
7 5 4 3
10 9 8 6
995BB 995AA
23722 =
Par NS +600 J 8 6 2
A 6
Q 6
A K J 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 95
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 90

32. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul 5
J 9 5
7 5
A 9 8 7 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Multon Bjarnarson Zimmermann Askgaard Schaltz Helgemo MadsenM Helness
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 10 8
7 4 2
Q 9 2
K J 10 Table 7 4 3
10 8 6
K 8 4 3
Q 5 2
89A9A =
53233 54233
Par NS +620 A Q 9 6 2
A K Q 3
A J 10 6
—

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 95
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 102

33. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Askgaard Multon Bjarnarson MadsenM Helness Schaltz Helgemo
Pass 1 Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 7
8 7 6
9
Q J 9 7 3 2 Table J 6 2
K Q 9
K 8 7 5 2
10 5
89997 89886
44446 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 4 3
A 2
Q 6 3
A 8 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 107
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 102

34. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Chan Zia Lee Hamman Meckstroth Ivatury Rodwell H-Welland
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 3 Pass 1 2 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 8 7
A 10 9 7 2
6 5 3
A 7 Table 9 6 3
Q 8 5 4 3
9 8
K 8 3
88599 =
45844 =
Par NS +100 A Q 10 2
K J
J 2
J 9 6 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 110
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-3 102

35. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wold Rodwell Bates Drijver Hamman Brink Zia
2 3 Pass 3 NT 2 Dbl 3 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

9 8 6
K 10 9 8 5 2
9
A 9 3 Table J 5 3
Q 7 6
A 8 7 5
7 6 4
6A6BA =
33723 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 7 4
A J 3
Q 10
K 10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 111
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
-1 102

36. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Hampson v.Prooijen Greco Moss Pachtman Gitelman Ginossar
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 8 2
K 10 8
10 7 2
8 7 4 Table K 3
7 6 3
K Q J 8 3
Q J 2
8AB7A 8AA7A
43263 53263
Par NS +650 A 5
A 4 2
A 9 5 4
A K 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 111
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
Tie 102

37. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Sementa Villas-Boas Duboin Versace Pacareu Lauria RoblesB
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6
K Q J 9 8
J 9
Q J 10 7 Table K 8 7 2
5 4
10 7 5 3
6 5 2
99798 =
44635 =
Par NS +600 Q J 9 5
A 10 6
A 6 2
8 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 123
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 102

38. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Cheek Duboin Grue Delmonte Cayne Bakhshi Seamon
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 4
J 8 6
Q J 9 8 2
J 4 Table 7 6 5
Q 9 5 4
7 5
A 9 3 2
8988A 8989A
53543 =
Par NS +140 K J 9 2
A K
A K 10 6 4 3
10

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 123
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 114

39. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Faigenbaum Nunes Zaleski Fantoni Meltzer Quantin Larsen Multon
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J 7 6 5 2
A 2
Q 5
K 9 3 2 Table K
J 9 7 6 3
10 9 4 2
Q 8 6
A99A9 =
34434 =
Par NS +630 A Q 4
5
A J 7 3
A J 10 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 123
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 114

40. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Moss Beatty Gitelman Diamond Jacobus Platnick Wold
2 3 3 3 NT 2 3 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 2
K Q 9 8 5 2
6 5 3
8 3 Table 10 8 6 5
J 10 6
A K 7
J 7 2
89599 =
44833 33833
Par NS +140 A J 4 3
A 7
Q J 10 9 8
9 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 125
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-2 114

41. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Mohan Morgan Bates Harris Landen BlanchardB Gerstman BlanchardS
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 6 5 4
4 3
J 8 5
A 10 6 Table K J 9 3
J 10 9 6
7 3 2
5 3
769AA =
67433 =
Par NS +140 10 8
A K Q 5
A K 4
8 7 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 125
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 117

42. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Meckstroth Greco Rodwell Katz Platnick Nickell Diamond
Pass 1 2 Dbl
1 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 5 2
Q J 8 4 3
10
8 5 2 Table 8 7
7
K Q 9 8 7 4
Q 7 6 3
AAA79 =
33364 =
Par NS +430 A Q J 3
A 10 6 2
A 2
A K 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 135
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 117

43. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A Q 6 4
8 4 2
Q 10 7 6 2
2

West North East South West North East South
v.Mechelen Zhao Debus Fu Pszczola Caputo Lev v.Middelem
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 4 AP

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

K J 8 5
Q 10 7 6
9
A Q 8 3 Table 9 3
K 9 5 3
5 4 3
10 9 7 5
895A6 =
44737 =
Par NS +140 10 7 2
A J
A K J 8
K J 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 137
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-2 117

44. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher
2 2 NT 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 9 8 4
J 5
Q 9 6 2
Q 8 Table 3
K Q 8 6 4 3
5 3
K 5 4 3
996A9 9A7A9
33634 =
Par NS +620 A Q 6
A 10 9 2
J 10
A 10 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 149
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 117

45. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Etter Moss Kolesnik Gitelman Hampson Jackson Greco Sher
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 3
9
K J 10 8 7
7 5 4 3 2 Table Q 9 8 7 4
7 6 4 3 2
6 3
K
DBCAC =
02131 =
Par NS +1520 K J 2
A K Q J
9 4
Q 10 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 149
4-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 117

46. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Rodwell Landen Meckstroth Katz Harris Nickell Morgan
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 3
10 9 6 3
9 4
J 10 9 4 3 Table 10 9 8 4
A Q J 5
Q J 7 2
7
78698 =
64645 =
Par NS +110 Q J 2
8 7 4 2
10
A K Q 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 149
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
Tie 117

47. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Bramley LallJ Compton Jacobus Deutsch Wold Kranyak
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10
8 5 4
5 3 2
Q 9 8 6 4 Table K 9 8 3
J 9 6 3 2
8
A 5 2
A96A8 A96B8
34625 =
Par NS +630 A J 7 6
A Q
K Q 6 4
10 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 161
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 117

48. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Kurka Rodwell Kopecky Martens Zia Jassem Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 7 5
10 9 6 5
6 3
8 6 2 Table J 10
Q 8 3
K Q 9 4
K Q J 9
8A899 =
53444 =
Par NS +420 K 4 2
A J 7 4 2
2
10 5 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 161
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
+2 119

49. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 10
10 9 5 4
A J 8
K 10 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Lungu Hamman Micescu Zia Rodwell Mihai Meckstroth Weinstock
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 1 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 4 3
6 3
6 5 3 2
Q 8 6 Table 9 8 7 5 2
Q J 7 2
Q
A J 9
B7ABA B6ABA
25223 =
Par NS +660 A K Q
A K 8
K 10 9 7 4
7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 161
4-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+1 120

50. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 30

E deals
None vul A 3 2
J
A Q 8 4 2
A J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Bell Kopecky Byrne Kurka Jassem Jones Martens Rosen
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8
K 10 8 7 5
10 9 3
Q 8 6 Table 10 7 5 4
Q 6 4 2
K J 5
10 5
AA6BC =
32621 =
Par NS +920 Q J 9 6
A 9 3
7 6
K 9 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 161
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 131

51. 2010 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Helgemo Meckstroth Helness BessisM Zia BessisT Hamman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 Dbl 2 Dbl 3 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 7 6 5 4
9
8 7 5 3
K 8 Table K J 10
10 8 7 5 2
Q 6
Q J 3
A59AB =
38332 =
Par NS +430 8 3 2
K Q 6 4
10 9 4
10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 161
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+3 134

52. 2009 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 112

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Zia Fantoni Hamman Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

J 4
Q J 3
J 8 3 2
8 7 5 4 Table K 10 9 6
K 8 5 4
K 7 6
6 2
8A899 7A889
43543 =
Par NS +620 8 7 3
10 9 7 6 2
Q
Q J 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 161
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
+12 146

53. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Caracci Versace RoblesJ Lauria Nunes RoblesB Fantoni Pacareu
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 4
K 8 5 2
K 9 5 2
J 9 Table J 8 7
6 4
J 6 4 3
K 8 3 2
BBA8A BBB8B
22352 22252
Par NS +660 5 2
Q J 10 7
A 10 8
A Q 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 161
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 158

54. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Rodwell de Wijs Meckstroth Zia Bakkeren Hamman Bertens
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 2 3 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

5 3
K Q 9 6
A K 7 6 5
Q 4 Table 10 8 7 4
10 8
Q J 8 2
9 6 3
8995A =
33482 =
Par NS +140 A J 9 6
J 4 3
10 9 4
A K J

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 161
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 160

55. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Satyanarayana Ventin Nadar Lambardi Muzzio Chokshi Bianchedi Venkataraman
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 2
Q J 7 5 4
Q 9 5 4
10 Table K J 8
10 9 6 3
K J 10 7
9 7
9966A =
43773 =
Par NS +400 A 7 6
K 8 2
A 6
A 8 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 161
4-3 Major
4 N = +420
+1 161

56. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul K Q 10 8 6
K 8 3
A K 9 7
9

West North East South West North East South
Ivatury Nunes H-Welland Fantoni Lindqvist Lee Brogeland Greenberg
Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 1 4 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9 5 4 2
10 7 6
Q 10 8 3
7 Table 3
Q 9 4
6 2
A Q J 10 8 4 3
BBAA6 =
22227 =
Par NS +660 J 7
A J 5 2
J 5 4
K 6 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 161
4-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 161

57. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Lynch Berkowitz Passell Cohen Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 8 5 3 2
J 9 6
8 7 6 4
— Table 10 4
7 4 2
Q J 9
J 8 7 5 2
C7B9C C7C9C
16131 =
Par NS +990 K Q
K 10 8 3
A 5
K 10 9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 161
4-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 161

58. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Platnick Ekeblad Diamond Gitelman v.Prooijen Moss Jansma
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 4
7 4 2
Q J 9
J 8 7 5 2 Table A J 8 5 3 2
J 9 6
8 7 6 4
—
C7C9C C7B9C
16131 =
Par NS +990 9 7 6
A Q 5
K 10 3 2
A Q 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 162
4-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
-1 161

59. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Robinson Rubin Boyd Doub Kamil Wildavsky Fleisher
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 2
9 7 4 2
4 3
10 7 4 2 Table K J 3
J 3
Q 9 8 2
A J 9 3
88896 =
55447 55446
Par NS +120 9 8 6 5
10 8 5
K
K Q 8 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+3 165
4-3 Major
4 S -3 -300
-3 161

60. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul K J 9 6
K 9 6 3
K 6 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Ozdil Cheek Lair Grue Weinstein WeinsteinJ Levin Gu
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 7 3
A Q 7
Q 10 9
9 5 2 Table 5 4 2
J 8 4
2
A Q J 8 7 3
789A6 =
34437 =
Par NS +140 A Q
10 5 2
A J 8 7 5 3
K 10

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 165
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 164

61. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Cheek Cohler Grue Weinstein Pszczola Levin Lev
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 NT Dbl AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 8
K 8 7 2
9 8 6 3
8 4 Table 6 3 2
9 6
A K Q J 10
7 5 3
8A96B =
53472 =
Par NS +420 A Q 4
J 10 4
7 4 2
K Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT× S -2 -300
-6 165
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
+6 170

62. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Johnson Grue Simson Cheek Levin Parker Weinstein Rogoff
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
J 8 7 6 4
A 7 6 5
J 9 Table J 8 5 3
A 5
10 8 2
A 10 6 2
A9899 98889
34434 =
Par NS +430 A 9 6
2
K Q J 9 4
Q 8 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 176
4-3 Major
4 S -3 -150
-11 170

63. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Lair Greco Ozdil Hampson Gitelman YangD Moss ShiX
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 3
K 7 5
K 4 2
Q 10 7 4 Table Q 6 5 4 2
10 8 3
Q 10 6
8 5
A9BAB B9BBB
23122 =
Par NS +460 A J 10 8
Q 9 6 2
8
A K 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 186
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 170

64. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria El Ahmady Versace Sadek Levin Fantoni Weinstein Nunes
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 8 6
Q J 7 6
J 9 7 3
3 Table 7 4
K 8 4 2
A Q
J 10 8 6 4
78688 =
55745 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
A 10 5 3
8 5
A 9 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 186
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
+2 172

65. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul J 10 8 5
J 10 8
A Q 9 6
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Grue Sementa Cheek Wold Lindqvist Bramley Brogeland
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6
K Q 9 7 6
3
Q 10 9 8 7 Table K 7 4 3
5 4 2
J 8 7 4
J 5
AB8B8 AB8B9
22524 =
Par NS +450 A Q 2
A 3
K 10 5 2
K 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 186
4-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 172

66. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Pazur Versace Zawislak Lauria Duboin Skrzypczak Sementa Gierulski
Pass Pass 1
4 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K 7 4
A K 10 9 8 6 2
K J 2
— Table 9 8 5
7 5
9 7 4 3
J 8 5 2
69569 =
54864 =
Par NS +140 A 10 2
Q 4
A Q 6
A Q 10 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 186
4-3 Major
4 × N -1 -100
+2 174

67. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martens Rodwell Jassem Gierulski Freeman Skrzypczak Nickell
1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 4
J 8 6 5 3 2
Q 8 6
Q J Table 9 7 6 3
K
9 5 2
A 8 6 4 2
CCACA =
11313 =
Par NS +990 J 10 5 2
A 10
K 7 4
K 10 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 186
4-3 Major
4 S +2 +480
Tie 174

68. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A J 6 3 2
A 9 6 3
K 2
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Stansby Becker Freeman Strul Nickell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

9 5 4
K 10 7 4
Q 8 7
J 7 5 Table K Q 8 7
Q 2
J 6 3
Q 9 8 3
88A99 =
54334 =
Par NS +620 10
J 8 5
A 10 9 5 4
A 10 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 186
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
+12 186

69. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul A 7 4 3
4
Q 8 3
A J 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Martel Compton Stansby Hamman Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 2
K Q 6 5
10
Q 9 7 6 2 Table J 10 6
J 10 9 8 7
A J 9 4
K
785A9 =
54734 =
Par NS +130 K Q 5
A 3 2
K 7 6 5 2
8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 186
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
Tie 186

70. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

W deals
N-S vul Q 10 3 2
9
J 9
A Q J 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Welland WeinsteinH Nickell Garner Freeman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 4
10 6 5 3
A 10 4
10 5 2 Table A J 6
K 4 2
8 6 5
K 7 6 4
9AAAA =
33323 43333
Par NS +620 K 8 5
A Q J 8 7
K Q 7 3 2
—

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 186
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
+12 198

71. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Cheek Levin Grue Weinstein
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 4 3
K J 8 4
J 5 4 2
7 Table 5 2
Q 10 5 2
A 10 6
Q 9 8 3
9A79A =
32542 33642
Par NS +420 A Q J 9
A 7 6
K Q 9 7
J 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 186
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 199

72. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Holman Rosenberg Cope Zia WeinsteinH Gower Garner Apteker
1 1
1 2 2 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K J 7 6 4
K Q 5 2
9 6
7 5 Table 10 9 2
10 3
Q J 3 2
Q 6 4 3
B8ABB B8BBB
25222 =
Par NS +660 A 8 5
9 8 7 4
A 5
K J 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 186
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 200

73. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Moss Casen Gitelman Stansby Cohen Martel Berkowitz
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 8 2
9 7 6 4
3
8 6 3 2 Table A Q 7 5 4
10 2
J 4
Q J 10 4
85BB6 =
27217 =
Par NS +650 6 3
Q J 8 5
A K 10 7 5
A K

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 186
4-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+13 213

74. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

W deals
E-W vul K 7 4
A 8 7 2
A K Q 5 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hamman Lazard Soloway Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell Baze
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 186
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
Tie 213

75. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Cheek Berkowitz Grue Greco Krekorian Hampson Casen
Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 4 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl AP

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

A 10 9 6 5
5 3
Q 3 2
K 9 2 Table 3
K J 10 9 2
10 8 7 6
J 7 3
99888 =
44554 44544
Par NS +600 Q 8 7
Q 8
K J 9 5
A Q 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+15 201
4-3 Major
4 × N -2 -500
-15 213

76. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 110

W deals
None vul K Q 8 5
J 10 8 6 5
A 7 2
J

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell Moss Martel Hamman Stansby Soloway
1 1 Pass 2 1 NT 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 7 6 2
A Q 3 2
K Q 6
6 5 Table 10 4
K 9 4
10 5 4 3
Q 10 4 2
8888A =
44553 =
Par NS +130 A J 3
7
J 9 8
A K 9 8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 201
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 213

77. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Morgan Robinson Harris Boyd Woolsey Carmichael Stewart Gerstman
1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT 1 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6 3
Q 9
8 6 4
A K Q 7 6 Table K 8 4
10 7 6 2
5 3 2
J 5 4
8BAB7 =
52326 =
Par NS +650 10 5
A J 8
A K 10 7
10 9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 201
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 216

78. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Zmudzinski Nunes Balicki Fallenius Versace Welland Lauria
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 6 4
10 8 3
J 8
K Q 7 4 3 Table 9 7 2
K Q 6 4 2
7 6 3
6 5
BB8B9 BC9BA
21413 =
Par NS +980 Q J 10 3
A 9 7 5
A Q 10
A 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 202
4-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
-1 216

79. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 2 Pass 2 NT 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 7 3
7 5 3 2
7 2
J 6 2 Table 10 2
A K J 4
Q J 10 3
9 5 4
98789 88789
44654 =
Par NS +600 A Q J
Q 10 9
A 8 6 4
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 214
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 216

80. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77

S deals
Both vul 2
A K 3
A K 10 9 8 4
J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Moss Zia Gitelman Hampson Jacobs Greco Katz
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 9 7
Q J 7
J 7 3
K 8 6 Table A 8 5 4
9 6 5
Q 6 2
Q 5 3
99AAA 99AAB
34332 44332
Par NS +620 K Q 6 3
10 8 4 2
5
A 10 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 214
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 217

81. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Gitelman Katz Moss Rubin Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6 5 4 3 2
9 7 2
10 7
6 3 2 Table K Q 9 8 7
Q 8 6
A Q 3
Q J
A7BBB A6ABA
36222 =
Par NS +450 J 10
A K 10 4
8 6 5 4
A K 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 214
4-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 218

82. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Jagniewski WhiteR Zawislak Kovacich Lindop Piasecki Marks Brewiak
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 2
4 2
A J 9 7
K 10 5 3 Table 6 5 4 3
J 9 8 7
5 4 3
8 4
9A999 =
43444 43343
Par NS +420 K 10 9 8 7
K 6 5
K 8 6 2
2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 216
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-2 218

83. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 27

N deals
None vul 4
A K 5
Q J 9 8 4 2
A 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg van Cleeff Zia Kroes v.Prooijen Jacobs Eskes Katz
1 1 3 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 5 3
Q 9 4
6
J 8 7 5 3 Table A K J 9
J 6 3
10 7 5 3
10 9
B7AB8 =
25324 =
Par NS +460 Q 10 8 2
10 8 7 2
A K
K Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 227
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 218

84. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD BildeM YadlinI Hansen BlaksetL Ginossar BlaksetK Ozdil
Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 9 6 2
J 5 4
8 5 4
9 6 Table Q 8 7
10 9 3
J 9
8 7 5 3 2
87BB9 =
25224 =
Par NS +650 5 4 3
A 6 2
Q 10 6 2
A K J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 227
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 230

85. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD BildeM YadlinI Hansen BlaksetL Ginossar BlaksetK Ozdil
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4
9 tricks won 10 tricks won

A 10 3
10 8 4 2
Q J 7 4 3
J Table 9 6 4
A Q J 6 3
6 5
7 6 5
9A68B =
22742 =
Par NS +420 J 8 7 5
K 7
10 9
K Q 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 227
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 231

86. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A
Q 9 7 4
J 10 7 2
A 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Larsen AlufT Meltzer Kokten Eskinaz Helgemo AlufS Helness
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl 2 4
2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 9 3
A 10 5 2
A Q 9 5
— Table 7 6 4
8 6
K 8 4
8 7 6 5 4
75768 =
58674 =
Par NS -100 Q 8 5 2
K J 3
6 3
K Q J 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 227
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 231

87. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Zhao Cheek Fu Chang CohenB Hallberg Smith
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6
J 10 9 3 2
4 2
K J 7 6 4 Table A J 10 5 2
8 7 6
5
A 10 8 3
78594 =
55729 =
Par NS +110 Q 7 3
A Q 5 4
K J 10 9 7
9

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 230
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-3 231

88. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Lambardi Hampson Madala Fornasari Ekeblad Palazzo Rubin
Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 9 8 6 3 2
J
K 5
10 8 3 Table K 4
Q 5 4 3 2
10 7
Q 9 7 4
558A7 =
78536 88536
Par NS +130 Q 7
A K 10
A J 8 4 2
A K J

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-2 230
4-3 Major
4 N -3 -150
+2 233

89. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist El Ahmady Fredin Sadek Hishmat Bertheau Nadim Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

3
9 8 5
K 9 8 4 3
K Q 8 5 Table K Q 9 7 6
10 7 4 2
Q 7
10 6
89989 =
53354 53454
Par NS +140 A J 10 4
K
A 10 6 5 2
A J 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 230
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 233

90. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 94

E deals
None vul 5 3 2
A 3
10 6
A K Q 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Dagher Sylvan El Kourdy Sundelin Nystrom Hishmat Bertheau Nadim
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 2 A 3 6
10 tricks won 4 2 A 6
9 tricks won

9 7
Q J 8 2
4 3
J 10 9 7 5 Table K J 8 6
9 6
K 9 7 5 2
8 3
ABBBB =
22222 32222
Par NS +450 A Q 10 4
K 10 7 5 4
A Q J 8
—

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 240
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 233

91. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Dagher Bertheau El Kourdy Nystrom Sylvan El Ahmady Sundelin Sadek
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 3
10 4 3
6 4
A J 10 9 2 Table J 10 8 4 2
A 8 7
Q 8 3
8 4
B9BB9 =
24224 =
Par NS +660 A K 6 5
K 5 2
A J 7 5
6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 240
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 233

92. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Sadek Jansma El Ahmady El Kourdy Bakkeren Dagher Bertens
1 Pass
1 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 7 3
K Q 10 7 3
6
K 6 2 Table K 2
8 4 2
Q 7 5 4
9 7 5 3
986A8 =
34734 =
Par NS +400 J 10 5 4
A 6 5
K J 10 9 2
J

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 250
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 233

93. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Cohler Rosenberg Willenken Shenkin Welland Mahaffey Fallenius
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 6 3
J 7 6
7 6 4 3 2
5 Table 10 5
A 10 3
A K Q 9
9 8 4 2
8885A =
53383 =
Par NS +130 K 4 2
K Q 8 4
J 10
A K Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 250
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
+12 245

94. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 74

S deals
Both vul A 10 6
9 7
9 8 7
A Q J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Brink Duboin v.Prooijen Bocchi Nunes Schollaardt Fantoni Drijver
1 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 2
K Q 8 6 4 2
Q J 10 4
— Table 8 5 3
10
A K 5 3 2
K 9 8 4
6854A 6864A
64783 =
Par NS +130 K Q J 4
A J 5 3
6
10 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 250
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
+3 248

95. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

E deals
Both vul J 10 8
9 8 7 4
6 2
A Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Mesbur Fredin Fitzgibbon Garvey Bertheau Carroll Nystrom
2 3 NT 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2 3 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

—
6 5 3
J 5 3
J 9 6 5 4 3 2 Table K Q 9 6 5 3 2
K J 10
9 7
K
C8AA9 C8CB9
15114 =
Par NS +1440 A 7 4
A Q 2
A K Q 10 8 4
8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+15 265
4-3 Major
4 × N -2 -500
-15 248

96. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
MukherjeeS Elinescu Banerjee Wladow Ludewig RoyR Reps MukherjeeM
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 9 2
8 6 5
K 6 5 4 2
2 Table 8 7 6 5
Q 7 2
Q 9 3
J 7 4
C9C8D =
14150 =
Par NS +1440 A K 4
K 10 3
10 8
A 9 8 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 266
4-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
-1 248

97. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Soloway Smith Hamman Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell Demuy
1 1
Pass 1 3 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 3 3 NT
Pass Pass 4 4
Dbl AP

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

J
A J 9 5
10 3
Q J 9 5 4 2 Table 10 9 7 6 5 4 3
10 2
4
A K 8
656B3 =
3862A =
Par NS +300 A Q
K Q 8
A K Q 9 8 7 2
10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+12 278
4-3 Major
4 × S -2 -300
-12 248

98. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

N deals
Both vul A Q 7 4
—
A 9 7 2
K 10 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Fallenius Gitelman Welland
1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 2
K J 10 9 5 3
8 5
A 9 6 Table 10 9 8 5
Q 7
10 4 3
Q 8 3 2
8A7BA =
43613 =
Par NS +620 J 6 3
A 8 6 4 2
K Q J 6
J

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 278
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 249

99. 2003 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 119

E deals
Both vul Q J 10 8
K 9 3 2
A 10 6 4
8

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Bocchi Meckstroth Duboin Lauria Soloway Versace Hamman
2 Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 2 Dbl 2
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 4 2
A Q 8 7 4
5 2
9 7 4 Table K 9 7
10
9 8 7
A Q J 10 6 3
9A9A7 =
22426 =
Par NS +620 A 6 3
J 6 5
K Q J 3
K 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 278
4-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 250

100. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Gunev Helgemo Stamatov Nanev Groetheim Mihov Aa
1 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

A K Q J 6
10 4
6 5 4
J 5 3 Table 9 4 3
A 9 7 6
10 9 3
8 4 2
779AA =
56333 =
Par NS +140 7 5 2
K Q 3
A 8 7 2
A 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 278
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 253

101. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Zawislak Duboin Krupowicz Bocchi Lauria Jassem Versace Gawrys
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 7 4 2
9 8
10 7 5 4
9 4 Table 10 8
Q J 3 2
K 8 3 2
K 8 3
C9C9C C9B9C
13141 =
Par NS +990 A K 3
A K 7 4
J 9 6
A 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 279
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
-1 253

102. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Krupowicz Bocchi Zawislak Jassem Versace Gawrys Lauria
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 4
K J 3 2
K J 6
J 8 3 Table A 7 3
9 7
9 5 2
10 9 6 4 2
AA997 AA9A8
32435 =
Par NS +630 K 2
A Q 8 6
Q 10 8 4 3
Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 292
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 253

103. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Fu Helness Zhao Helgemo
Pass 1
1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 2
A Q J 7 6
J 9 6
K 10 2 Table 10 7 5 3
10 4
K 8 7 3
J 9 4
89789 89889
43543 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 4
8 2
A Q 10 2
A Q 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 292
4-3 Major
4 N = +420
+11 264

104. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

E deals
None vul Q 8 4 2
9 2
K Q 5
A 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Aa Nanev Groetheim Mihov Stamatov Helness Gunev Helgemo
1 Dbl
3 4 Dbl AP

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

9 5
10 5 4 3
10 9 4 3 2
J 10 Table A K 10 3
K Q J 8 7
7
9 6 3
9858A =
44852 =
Par NS +300 J 7 6
A 6
A J 8 6
K Q 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 303
4-3 Major
4 × N -1 -100
-11 264

105. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Nystrom Cohen Stromberg Fredin Zia Lindkvist Rosenberg
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Dbl AP
Dbl AP

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

Q 6 5 3 2
J 9 6 4 2
A K 8
— Table K 8 7
7
J 10 2
Q 10 9 6 5 4
85787 =
57556 =
Par NS +120 A J 10 4
Q 10 8 5
Q 5 4
3 2

Notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+15 318
4-3 Major
4 × S -2 -500
-15 264

106. 2002 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

S deals
None vul J 3 2
A K 7 4
Q 5 4
A J 6

West North East South West North East South
Baze Mohan Hayden Lev Pszczola Aa Gawrys Groetheim
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 4 AP

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

8 7 6 5
J 6
J 6
K 8 7 4 3 Table K Q 10 9
10 9 8 3
A 9 2
9 5
B7AB8 97AB8
26324 =
Par NS +460 A 4
Q 5 2
K 10 8 7 3
Q 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 329
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-11 264

107. 2001 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Larsen Saelensminde Meltzer Stansby Helness Martel Helgemo
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
8 7 4 3
Q 10 8 7 3 2
J Table 8 6 5 4
9 6
J 5
A Q 8 5 2
BBB8A BAA7A
21253 =
Par NS +460 K Q 2
A K J 10 2
A K
10 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 329
4-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 264

108. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Sealy Pszczola Munafo Hawkins Mohan Foster Rosenkranz
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 5 4
Q 10 3 2
J 10 7 6
3 Table Q 7
8 4
Q 8 5 4
A K 7 6 2
99979 =
24452 24352
Par NS +600 9 6 2
A 7 6 5
A K 3 2
9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 342
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 264

109. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

W deals
N-S vul K Q 10 3
K 10
10 9 8 2
8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
SmithL Lev SmithR Helgemo Pszczola Munafo Gawrys Sealy
Pass Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

A J 5 4 2
8 2
Q 7 4 3
J 6 Table 8
Q J 6 5
J 6
A 10 9 7 4 3
79996 =
54447 =
Par NS +140 9 7 6
A 9 7 4 3
A K 5
K Q

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 342
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
Tie 264

110. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Pszczola Bocchi Kwiecien Zmudzinski Lauria Balicki Versace
1 1 1 NT 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 4 AP

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

Q 10 6 4 3
A 5 3 2
J 5 3
5 Table A 9 5
6 4
A 10 9 8 4 2
7 4
7584A =
38393 =
Par NS +130 K 7 2
Q 9 7
Q 7 6
K J 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 342
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+3 267

111. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul K J 7 4 2
10 8 6 3
J
A 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Liggins Saelensminde Fawcett Brogeland Helgemo Hallberg Helness SimpsonC
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

8
J 9 5 4
Q 5
K Q 10 9 6 2 Table A 10 6 5 3
A 2
9 8 7 6 3
3
99885 =
44547 =
Par NS +400 Q 9
K Q 7
A K 10 4 2
J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+13 355
4-3 Major
4 × N -4 -800
-13 267

112. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

E deals
None vul A 10 6 2
10
A 9 7
Q J 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Carcassonne Callaghan Labaere Burn Fawcett Jeunen Liggins Coenraets
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 4 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 8 7 3
K J 9 4
J 6 5
7 Table 4
Q 8 6 5 3 2
Q 10 3
A 6 4
794AB =
24922 =
Par NS +300 K Q 5
A 7
K 8 4 2
K 10 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 366
4-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-11 267

113. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Katz Rizzo Jacobs Cohen Lambardi Berkowitz Lucena
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 3 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 10 4 3
Q 9 6 3
8
K 10 6 Table Q 8 6 2
7 4
Q J 5 4 3
Q 9
64889 =
69554 79554
Par NS -140 K 9 5
A K 10 8
K 2
8 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 369
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 267

114. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Kovachev Helgemo Isporski Austberg Saelensminde Gunev Brogeland Popova
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 5
J 6
Q 8
10 9 6 5 3 2 Table 9 8 4
10 8 5 3
10 6 5
A K 7
ABBC7 =
32205 =
Par NS +920 10 2
A Q 7 4
K J 9 7
Q J 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 369
4-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 277

115. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

S deals
N-S vul A K 8 4
A 9 7
A K 8 4 3
6

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Duboin Hallberg Bocchi Versace Liggins Lauria Fawcett
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 5 2
8 6 4 3
J 10
J 9 7 Table Q J 3
10 2
Q 7 2
K Q 10 8 4
9ABC8 =
23115 =
Par NS +1370 7 6
K Q J 5
9 6 5
A 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 369
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 278

116. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Villas-Boas Manoppo Campos Chagas Sakul Branco Karwur
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 3 3 NT (AP) 1 2 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 10 4 3
Q 9 6 3
8
K 10 6 Table Q 8 6 2
7 4
Q J 5 4 3
Q 9
64889 =
69554 79554
Par NS -140 K 9 5
A K 10 8
K 2
8 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+3 372
4-3 Major
4 S -3 -300
-3 278

117. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul K 8 3
10 8 4 3
A K 6 4
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi ShiH Rizzo Dai Fu Lucena Ju Lambardi
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Dbl 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 5 4 2
Q 7 6 2
8 7
Q 5 2 Table 9 7 6
J 9
Q 9 3
A J 10 7 4
889A7 78897
44436 =
Par NS +140 A Q J
A K 5
J 10 5 2
9 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 372
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
Tie 278

118. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Honti Maas Szalka Ramondt Bertens Gulyas Nab Winkler
1 NT 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 4
A 9
A Q 10 9 8 7 2
8 Table 10 5 2
K 8 5 4 2
5 4
6 5 3
48648 49749
44683 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 8
J 10 7
K 3
K J 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 372
4-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 278

119. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 3 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6
J 5
A Q J 7 5 4
10 6 3 Table A 10 9 7
8 7 6 3
K 10 2
K 8
58949 =
75494 =
Par NS +140 K J 5 4 2
K 10 9 4
9 8
Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-2 372
4-3 Major
4 S -3 -150
+2 280

120. 1999 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 137

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Nickell Mello Freeman Janz
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 9 6 4 3
8
6 5 3 2
K 9 5 Table —
J 10 9 7 5
A Q 8 4
A J 6 2
88745 =
44677 54687
Par NS +100 K 7
K Q 4
K 10 9 7
Q 10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+16 388
4-3 Major
4 × N -3 -800
-16 280

121. 1999 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Mohan Meckstroth Shenkin Murthy Hamman Shivdasani Soloway
1 NT 1
2 Dbl Rdbl Pass Dbl 1 2 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 3 3 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 2
A K 8 5
A 9 4 3 2
6 4 Table 8 7 5 3
J 9 7 4 3
5
7 3 2
78488 =
55952 =
Par NS -140 K J 10 6
Q 2
Q 10 6
A K Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 388
4-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
Tie 280

122. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Grabel Nickell Wittes Freeman Rodwell Onstott Meckstroth Compton
Pass Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 4
Q 10 9 8 6 2
2
Q 10 8 Table J 8 2
—
A 10 9 6 4
J 9 7 3 2
96885 =
46555 =
Par NS +600 K Q 9 3
A K 5 4
K 8 5
K 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+14 402
4-3 Major
4 S -4 -400
-14 280

123. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Levin Balicki Weinstein Schwartz Baze Lair Whitman
1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q J
K 10 6 5 2
A 3
J 8 7 Table 10 8 5
9 8 4
Q J 10 7 5
5 2
99779 =
34663 =
Par NS +400 7 4 3 2
A Q J
6
A 10 9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 402
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 281

124. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals
E-W vul Q 9 7 5
A 10 8
—
A 9 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Hamman Passell Soloway Freeman Cayne Nickell Burger
2 Pass 3 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 3 2
K 3 2
K 9 6 3
Q J 8 Table J 6 4
Q 9 6 5
Q J 5
K 10 3
8AA9A =
52343 =
Par NS +420 A K 8
J 7 4
A 10 8 7 4 2
4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 402
4-3 Major
4 N = +420
+1 282

125. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A Q 8
K 10 6 5 4
K 6 5 4 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Martel Burger Stansby Schwartz Cohen Lair Berkowitz
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 9 2
7 3
10 7 3
9 8 6 3 Table 7 6
A J 9 8
A 8
Q J 10 4 2
9A9B7 9A9B6
33426 =
Par NS +420 K 5 4 3
Q 2
Q J 9
A K 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 402
4-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 282

126. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Perron Mello Chemla Fonseca Chagas Mari Branco Levy
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 9
K Q 10 8 5
Q 5 4 2
J 8 Table J 8 7 6
3 2
J 10
Q 6 4 3 2
A99A8 A99A9
34434 =
Par NS +630 Q 10 5
7 6
A K 7 3
A K 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 414
4-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 282

127. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Levy Manoppo Mouiel Multon Karwur Szwarc Sakul
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

6 4 3 2
10 8 4
10 3 2
A K 6 Table 10 9
K Q J 6
Q J 6 5 4
9 4
8987A =
43562 44562
Par NS +140 A K Q 5
—
K 9 8 7
J 8 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 427
4-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 282

Data 9Z07 Main Top Notrump vs. 4-3 Major