Data 9Z08 Main

Notrump vs. 5-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 168 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Lindqvist Garner Brogeland SchwartzRO Mohan FisherL Meltzer
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 7 5
J 7 5
K 10 9 8 6
10 Table Q J 8 3
10 9 8
2
9 8 7 4 3
B8CAA =
15133 =
Par NS +980 A 6 4 2
Q 6
A 5 3
Q 6 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 0
5-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
Tie 0

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Bathurst Pszczola Moss Greco Pratap Hampson GordonM
Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl
1 Dbl 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

3 2
Q 10 9 7 6
3
K J 6 5 2 Table K Q 10 8 7
8
8 7 5 2
8 4 3
A88A6 =
35536 =
Par NS +430 A 9 6
A K J 5 4
A K 4
A 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+12 12
5-2 Major
4 S -3 -150
-12 0

3. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul A J 9 3 2
—
A 10 8 6 2
K J 7

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

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

10 7 4
Q 8 6 4 3
Q J 5 4
Q Table K 8 6
A 5
7 3
10 9 6 5 4 2
AA9A8 =
32424 =
Par NS +430 Q 5
K J 10 9 7 2
K 9
A 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 12
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 0

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Helness Dubinin Helgemo Fantoni Bocchi Nunes Madala
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Rdbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 7 2
8 6 3
K 5
J 9 8 2 Table J 10 3
J 10 2
A J 10 8 3
6 5
BAA9A =
12142 =
Par NS +660 A K 6 5 4
A 4
Q 7 2
Q 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 13
5-2 Major
4 S = +620
-1 0

5. 2013 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Levin Balicki Weinstein Bathurst Jassem Dwyer Mazurkiewicz
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 8 5
K 9 4 2
Q 8 2
A 9 Table 3 2
6 5
J 9 7 6 4
K Q 8 7
99968 =
43375 =
Par NS +400 A K 4
A 7
A K 10 5
J 6 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 23
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 0

6. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Helgemo Levin Helness Nunes Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG
3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 4 2
K J 5
Q 10 7 5 3 2
7 Table A 7 3
10 8 6
J 4
A J 10 6 5
78868 =
54574 =
Par NS +110 8 6
A Q 9 3 2
A K
Q 9 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 26
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
-3 0

7. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG GartaganisN Kranyak GartaganisJ Korbel Levin WolpertD Weinstein
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 6 5
5 3
Q 8 5 3
8 7 3 Table 9 3 2
Q 10 9 2
J 10 9 2
6 5
BBB9C =
12241 =
Par NS +1370 10 7
A J 7 6 4
A 6
A K 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 26
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 2

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Lauria Villas-Boas Versace Bocchi Brenner Madala Thoma
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 2
2 Dbl 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

4
J 9 7
K 7 6 5 4 3
6 5 4 Table A Q 7 5 3 2
4 3 2
A 8
9 3
A7989 =
36252 =
Par NS +430 K J 6
A K Q 8 5
9
Q J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 36
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 2

9. 2013 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Bocchi Multon Madala Versace Fantoni Lauria Nunes
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 8 5
K 9 4 2
Q 8 2
A 9 Table 3 2
6 5
J 9 7 6 4
K Q 8 7
99968 =
43375 =
Par NS +400 A K 4
A 7
A K 10 5
J 6 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 46
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 2

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Gromoeller Kamil Rehder Piekarek Rosenberg Smirnov Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Rdbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 7
10 8 4
10 6 3
K 8 6 4 Table J 9 3
K Q 7 5 3
Q 9 4
Q 5
BC9CB =
11411 =
Par NS +1430 K 5
A J 6 2
A J 8 2
A 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 47
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 2

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Levin Brink Weinstein Kranyak Muller WolpertG de Wijs
2 Pass 2 3 3 Pass 3 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

4
J 9 7
K 7 6 5 4 3
6 5 4 Table A Q 7 5 3 2
4 3 2
A 8
9 3
A7989 =
36252 =
Par NS +430 K J 6
A K Q 8 5
9
Q J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 58
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 2

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 1

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

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

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

4
J 9 7
K 7 6 5 4 3
6 5 4 Table A Q 7 5 3 2
4 3 2
A 8
9 3
A7989 =
36252 =
Par NS +430 K J 6
A K Q 8 5
9
Q J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 68
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 2

13. 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
Teramoto Pellegrini Ino Ravenna Rizzo ChenD Lambardi Furuta
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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
-1 68
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 3

14. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 8
Q J 10 9 5
A K Q 9 5
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
George Campos Karwur Villas-Boas Thoma Tobing Brenner Asbi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 4 2
A K 3
J 8 7 3
10 4 Table Q 9 7 6 5
7 6 2
6
A 8 5 3
A69A8 =
37433 =
Par NS +430 A K 3
8 4
10 4 2
K J 9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 68
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 3

15. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiZ Robson Ju Forrester Gold WangW Bakhshi Zhang
2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 1 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 9 6
Q J 10 6 2
10 5
6 5 Table 8 3
A 5 4
Q 7 3
K J 10 9 8
9A8B8 9A7A8
33525 =
Par NS +620 7 4
K 8 7 3
A K J 9
A 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 68
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 4

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Lavings Helness Krochmalik Thomson Zimmermann Kanetkar Multon
2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 6
Q J 10 6 2
10 5
6 5 Table 8 3
A 5 4
Q 7 3
K J 10 9 8
9A8B8 9A7A8
33525 =
Par NS +620 7 4
K 8 7 3
A K J 9
A 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 68
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 6

17. 2013 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz AukenS Jassem Welland Milner Tuszynski LallH Gawrys
2 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 3
9 7 2
K J 8 2
Q J 2 Table 8 7 2
J 5 4
10 6 4 3
9 8 5
9CB9B BCC9B
21142 =
Par NS +980 J 5 4
10 6
Q 9
A K 10 7 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 68
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 6

18. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist BessisT Brogeland Bertheau Grue FisherL Moss SchwartzRO
Pass 1 Pass 1 3 3 Pass 3
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 5
Q 7 4 3
—
K Q 10 9 8 6 Table Q 6 3 2
J 9
K Q 5 4
J 4 2
67895 =
56537 =
Par NS +110 8 7 4
A K 10 8 5
9 6 3
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 68
5-2 Major
4 S -2 -200
+3 9

19. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul A K 10 8
A J
A 7
K J 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell Lev Passell Weinstein Jacobus Levin
1 Pass 1 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 6 4
10 8 7 3
6 2
A 6 5 Table J 7 5 2
6 5
K J 4 3
Q 8 3
98AAA =
45333 45223
Par NS +420 3
K Q 9 4 2
Q 10 9 8 5
7 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 68
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 10

20. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Zia Verhees Martel Fleisher Brink Kamil Drijver
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Rdbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 4
J 4 2
Q J 4
K 8 7 3 Table Q 8 7 2
Q 9 8
K 9 8 7 2
9
88A8A 88A8B
45352 =
Par NS +620 A K 10 3
K 10
A 10 5
A Q 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 68
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 11

21. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenthal Welland Silverstein AukenS BildeM Upmark BildeD Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 5 3
9 8 3
J 4 2
7 5 4 Table A 9
10 6 2
Q 10 8
K J 9 8 2
BBCB9 =
22014 22114
Par NS +980 K 10 8 6 4 2
A J
A 5
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-2 68
5-2 Major
4 N +3 +510
+2 13

22. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
BildeD Fallenius BildeM Fredin Nystrom Welland Upmark AukenS
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 4
J 4 2
Q J 4
K 8 7 3 Table Q 8 7 2
Q 9 8
K 9 8 7 2
9
88A8A 88A8B
45352 =
Par NS +620 A K 10 3
K 10
A 10 5
A Q 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 68
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 14

23. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Amoils Welland Gitelman AukenS BildeM BessisT BildeD Bertheau
3 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 6 3
K 5 2
10 8 5 2
8 3 Table 9 5 4
10 8 7
J 6 3
K 9 4 2
AAB9A AAB9B
22232 =
Par NS +650 K Q J 2
A Q J 9 3
A Q 4
6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 68
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 14

24. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Grainger Kamil Hinze Lee Martel Donn Zia
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 6 2
K 6
Q 9 7 5 4
10 9 Table A J 5
8 5 3 2
6 3
K 7 6 3
B9B9B =
24242 =
Par NS +460 Q 7 3
Q 9
A K J 10 8 2
J 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 68
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 16

25. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Petersson Helgemo Ahlesved Nystrom Zimmermann Upmark Multon
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 8 5
A 5
10 8 6 5 4 3
5 2 Table K 10 7 3
Q 9 8 2
Q
K 9 4 3
99AA9 =
34333 =
Par NS +620 A Q 9 4 2
7 4
K J 7 2
A J

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 80
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 16

26. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

6 5 2
10 7 4 3 2
Q 9 5 4
9 Table A K 9
J 9 6
6
K J 7 6 3 2
B98B8 =
13414 =
Par NS +460 J 10 8 7 3
K
A 8 3
A Q 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 91
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 16

27. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Kokten Zaleski AkerO Versace Bocchi Gur Madala Yilmaz
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

4 2
9 7 6
10 8 2
Q J 9 4 3 Table Q 7 5 3
J 10 2
A J 6
K 8 6
8BBA7 =
42235 =
Par NS +450 K J 10 9 6
A 5 4 3
5 3
A 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 91
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
+11 27

28. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
McGann Helgemo Hanlon Helness Nunes Carroll Fantoni Garvey
Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 7 4
10 7 2
A Q 9 5
8 3 Table Q 9 6 2
A 5 4
8 6 3 2
Q 10
98A7A =
35262 =
Par NS +420 —
J 9 8 6 3
K 10 4
K 7 5 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 91
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 27

29. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Garvey Balicki Carroll Zmudzinski Zaremba Mesbur Zak Fitzgibbon
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 3
10 8 7 4
K 9 4
K 8 Table 8 5 2
5 2
A 8 5 3
Q J 9 6
99A88 99A89
44344 =
Par NS +620 A J
A 6
Q J 10 7 2
10 5 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 103
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 27

30. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Karpov Meckstroth Laanemae Rodwell Hamman Levenko Zia Sester
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 NT Pass 3 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 4
Q 10 9 8 6 3
—
K Q 10 6 3 Table Q 10 8 6
5
K 9 6 5 4
J 9 7
998A8 9A8B8
43425 =
Par NS +620 A J 7 5 3
A K J 7 4
Q J 10
—

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 115
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 27

31. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Hampson Garner Greco Moss Demirev Gitelman Lee
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 7 2
A K 7
8 6 5 4
J 6 2 Table Q 10 6 5
9 6 2
K J 2
7 5 3
99A9A =
44242 =
Par NS +620 A K 9 8 3
J 5
9
A Q 10 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 116
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
-1 27

32. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Cheek Spector Katz Cohler Nickell
2 3 NT 2 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9
Q 7 2
10 7 5 4 3
J 10 8 3 Table Q J 10 7 5 4
6 5 4
A J 8
Q
9897A =
45353 =
Par NS +600 A K 8
A K J 10 3
2
A 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 116
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 27

33. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 94

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Rodwell Hurd Meckstroth Nickell Cheek Katz Grue
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 8 5
J 10 4
J 7
A 10 9 3 Table J 9 3 2
A 9 2
9 5 4 2
J 7
87999 =
45334 =
Par NS +140 A K 6 4
8 3
A K 8 6
K 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 116
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+10 37

34. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson WolpertD Greco Amoils Grue Moss Cheek Gitelman
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 6
K 8
10 9 5 4
K J 10 7 4 Table A 9 4 3
10 9 7 5 4
J 6
6 2
8A898 9A8A8
43535 =
Par NS +620 Q 2
A Q 6 3 2
Q 3
A Q 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 129
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 37

35. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Pratap Upmark GordonM Molberg Zagorin Aa Bathurst
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 5
Q 6 5 3
6 3
K J 10 9 2 Table J 8 7 3 2
10 8
K 9
Q 6 5 3
88AC6 =
15316 =
Par NS +920 A 10 6
A J
Q J 8 7 5 2
A 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 129
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+10 47

36. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Amoils Zaremba WolpertD Zak Frukacz Grue Cieslak Cheek
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 4 3
K Q
Q 10 9 5 4
Q 4 Table Q J
J 9 7 6 4 2
6 3
10 9 8
AA99B AA99C
33441 =
Par NS +1370 10 7
10 5 3
K J 7 2
J 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 129
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 47

37. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Lusky Madala Falk Bocchi Sadek Dahl El Ahmady Friedland
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8 3
A 6 2
A 7 4 2
9 6 Table Q 2
9 8 4
9 8 5 3
K 7 5 3
AABAA =
33233 =
Par NS +450 A K 5
K Q J 10 5
K Q J 10
J

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 129
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 49

38. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin de Wijs Sementa Muller Verhees Versace v.Prooijen Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 4 4 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 5 4 2
A 8 5 4
J 6
A 7 4 Table K 6
Q J 9 7 6
A 7 5 4
6 3
78488 =
55944 =
Par NS -140 J 10
K 10 2
K 10
K Q 10 8 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 129
5-2 Major
4 × N -1 -200
+3 52

39. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 11

W deals
None vul A 10 6 4 3
9 4 3 2
A 7
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Baxter Fredin Lindop McAvoy Cullin Hargreaves Upmark
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 5 2
Q J 10
K 8 4
J 10 7 2 Table J 9 8
8 7 6
J 9 3
K 8 6 3
A9AA8 =
33335 34335
Par NS +430 Q 7
A K 5
Q 10 6 5 2
A Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 139
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 52

40. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul J 3 2
K Q 6 4 3
K J 3
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Hans Upmark Nunn Cullin Fredin Gosney Fallenius Edgtton
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 6 4
J 10
A 9 8 7 2
9 6 Table K 10 5
9 8 7 5
—
10 7 5 4 3 2
A9AA7 98AA7
34336 =
Par NS +630 A 9 7
A 2
Q 10 6 5 4
K J 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 139
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 53

41. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 7

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

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

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

7 6 4 2
J 7
Q 10
A J 9 7 5 Table 9 8
9 8 6 4 3 2
J 5 3
K 4
AB7A8 =
22415 =
Par NS +650 A K
Q
K 9 7 6 4 2
10 8 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 139
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 53

42. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein Fleisher Zimmermann Kamil Multon
2 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 4 2
K 10 6 4 3
8 7
Q 8 4 Table J 9 6
7
K Q 5 4 3 2
9 3 2
AAA8A =
33343 =
Par NS +430 Q 10 8 3
A 9
A J 6
A J 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 139
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 53

43. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

J 6
A 8 6 5 4
K J 3
9 5 3 Table A 9 5 4
10 9 3
10 6 4
K 10 6
79689 =
54653 =
Par NS +140 10 3
K Q
A Q 9 7 5 2
A J 7

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 139
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
+3 56

44. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

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

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

8 7
A 7 6
K Q J 6 4 2
A 5 Table 9 6 3 2
10 9 8 4
7 3
8 7 4
6AA6B =
22372 =
Par NS +620 J 5
K
10 9 8 5
K Q J 9 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 139
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 58

45. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

E deals
None vul K J 10 8 2
4
A Q 9
A 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Bramley Gitelman Diamond Schermer Platnick Chambers
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 3 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Dbl 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 J Q A 5 2 8 Q
7 4 K 6 2 3 A 4
10 3 6 9 7 5 J Q
A 5 2 4 2 K A 4
Q 6 3 8 9 K 6 9
9 7 K J 9 6 K 4
10 7 2 6 3 J A 7
4 J A 3 A 8

9 5 4
A Q 10 7
J 8 4
K J 10 Table Q 6 3
8 6 5 3 2
7 6 5
8 3
BB7AA BB8BA
22523 =
Par NS +460 A 7
K J 9
K 10 3 2
Q 9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 150
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-11 58

46. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul K 8
7 3
10 9 6 5
K 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Hurd Meckstroth Wooldridge Bathurst Katz Zagorin Nickell
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

3 2
Q 10 8 5 2
K 4 3 2
4 3 Table Q 10 9 4
J 9 4
A Q 7
J 9 2
AA78B =
33652 =
Par NS +630 A J 7 6 5
A K 6
J 8
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 152
5-2 Major
4 S = +620
-2 58

47. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Johnson Rubin Simson Ekeblad Garner Aker WeinsteinH Richter
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 5 2
A 9 8
K J 10 2
Q 10 Table 9 7
K 3 2
7 6 5 4 3
5 3 2
AAA6A =
33373 =
Par NS +430 A K 3
Q 10 7 5 4
A 8
J 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 152
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 60

48. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Welland Greco Bramley Schermer Moss Chambers Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 4
7 6 4 2
Q J 9 8 2
2 Table 6 3 2
10 9
A 5 4
J 10 9 6 4
8AA89 =
22254 =
Par NS +420 10 9
K 8 5
K 10 3
Q 8 7 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 152
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 61

49. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Cohen LallJ Wolfson Garner Hurd WeinsteinH Wooldridge
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 5 2
Q 9 5 3
6
A 9 7 5 Table K 9
J 10 8
8 5 4 3
K J 8 3
887A5 886A5
53637 =
Par NS +130 J 3
A 7 4 2
K Q 10 9
Q 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 152
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 61

50. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Hampson Smith Greco Gitelman Kranyak Moss WolpertG
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 9 7
J 9
7 5 4
10 9 8 6 Table Q 6 5 2
K 8 6 5
Q J
Q 7 5
A8AB9 =
34313 34314
Par NS +430 K J 8 3
A Q
A K 10 3 2
K J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 152
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 61

51. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Dawson Platnick Lowe Isporski Moss Kovachev Gitelman
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 10 2 4 7 2 4 K
4 6 Q 2 3 8 A 5
K 7 2 4 Q 6 7 10
3 8 A 5 9 6 Q 2
Q 6 5 10 A 3 4 K
J 2 7 9 J 10 5 8
9 3 J 4 8
12 tricks claimed 13 tricks claimed

A 9 6 4
10 8 7
10 3 2
9 6 3 Table J 10 8 3 2
6 5 4
K 6
K 8 2
C9CCC =
04000 =
Par NS +1440 K 7
K 3
A Q J 8 7 5
A J 4

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
-1 152
5-2 Major
4 S +3 +710
+1 62

52. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Nunes Diamond Fantoni Larsen Moss Meltzer Gitelman
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 6 3
K J 5 4
7
J 10 6 3 Table 4 2
A 9 3 2
Q 10 8 3
9 7 5
9A7A8 =
33634 =
Par NS +620 K Q
Q 10 6
J 6 5 4 2
K Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 152
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 63

53. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher Weinstein Meckstroth Levin Rodwell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 8
6 3 2
10 9 4 3
J 9 7 Table 10 9 2
J 9 8
K 7 6
K 10 5 2
9BAA9 9BA99
42333 =
Par NS +650 J 7 3
Q 5
8 5
A Q 8 6 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 152
5-2 Major
4 S = +620
+1 64

54. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

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

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

A Q 8
6 3 2
10 9 4 3
J 9 7 Table 10 9 2
J 9 8
K 7 6
K 10 5 2
9BAA9 9BA99
42333 =
Par NS +650 J 7 3
Q 5
8 5
A Q 8 6 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 152
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 66

55. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Beatty Gitelman Jacobs Jacobus Platnick Wold Diamond
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Rdbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 7 2
8 7 5
J 9 7
Q J 4 Table 9 8
K J 9 6 4
A 10 8 2
9 8
9A88B =
33442 33452
Par NS +420 4 3
A Q
Q 6 5 3
A K 10 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 152
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
+10 76

56. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

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

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

J 10 2
8 7 4
J 6 3
A J 7 4 Table 9 8 5 4 3
J 10 3
A K 8
10 3
97AA9 =
46334 =
Par NS +620 K 7 6
K 2
Q 10 2
K 9 8 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 152
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 77

57. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

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

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

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

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 152
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 78

58. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Hanna Greco Lebi Teramoto Moss Ino Gitelman
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

4 3
Q J 4
K Q 7
Q 10 9 8 5 Table A Q 9 8 6
9 7 5
6 5 4
6 4
88998 87998
53445 =
Par NS +140 10
10 2
A 9 8 3 2
A K J 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
Tie 152
5-2 Major
4 N -3 -300
Tie 78

59. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Jokisch Levy Kasimir Fischer BessisT Saurer BessisM
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 9 8 6
9 7 5
6 5 4
6 4 Table 4 3
Q J 4
K Q 7
Q 10 9 8 5
87998 88998
53445 =
Par NS +140 K J 7 5 2
A K 8 6 3
J 10
7

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 152
5-2 Major
4 S -2 -200
+3 81

60. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals
Both vul K Q 10 3
A 10 9 6 5
—
A K 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Kushari AukenS SahaB von Arnim Smirnov MukherjeeS Piekarek Goel
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

8 7 5 4
4 3
K J 4
J 10 8 3 Table A 2
K J 7 2
Q 10 7 3
6 5 2
8AA99 8AA89
42344 =
Par NS +620 J 9 6
Q 8
A 9 8 6 5 2
Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-4 152
5-2 Major
4 × N = +790
+4 85

61. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

E deals
None vul 8
Q J 7 5 2
A Q J 8
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Lev Rodrigues Pszczola Nader Magalhaes Fu Moreira Zhao
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

7 2
10 8 6
10 9 5 4
Q 8 3 2 Table A K Q 10 6 5
K 9 3
7 2
J 5
97AAA =
45323 =
Par NS +420 J 9 4 3
A 4
K 6 3
10 9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 152
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 86

62. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

E deals
None vul 8
Q J 7 5 2
A Q J 8
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov LallJ Piekarek LallH Shivdasani AukenS Allegaert von Arnim
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 2
10 8 6
10 9 5 4
Q 8 3 2 Table A K Q 10 6 5
K 9 3
7 2
J 5
97AAA =
45323 =
Par NS +420 J 9 4 3
A 4
K 6 3
10 9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 162
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 86

63. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Moss Helgemo Gitelman Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 6 2
A 6 4 3
—
J 10 7 4 2 Table K 7 5
10 7
J 8 6 4 3 2
Q 8
97997 =
35336 =
Par NS +400 A 9 8
J 9
K Q 10 9 7 5
K 9

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 162
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+10 96

64. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Filipowicz Fantoni Nowosadzki Nunes Helgemo Walczak Helness Zadroga
1 2 Dbl 1 2 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 5 4
J 10 8 7 6 3
6
8 3 2 Table A K 3
K
Q J 9 8 7 3
J 5 4
A9789 =
33552 =
Par NS +630 Q 8
4 2
A K 10 5
K 10 9 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 165
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
-3 96

65. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul 10 3
J 7 6 3 2
7 5
A 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Levy Danailov Chagas BessisT Townsend BessisM Gold
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl
1 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 7 5
Q 9 5
K 4 2
K Q J Table Q 8 6
10 8 4
10 9 8 6
7 6 3
8899A =
55343 =
Par NS +140 A K 4 2
A K
A Q J 3
10 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 165
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
Tie 96

66. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul A J 10 4 2
J
A K 10 9 8 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Levin Fredin Weinstein Fallenius Nystrom Martel Bertheau Stansby
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5 3
Q 10 8 2
7 4
A 7 6 5 Table K 9 6
K 9 5
Q 6 5
Q J 4 2
7C7B7 =
51526 =
Par NS +980 Q 8
A 7 6 4 3
J
K 10 9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 165
5-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
+11 107

67. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul 10 3
A K Q 9 4
A Q 9 8 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian BessisM Casen BessisT Helness Sadek Helgemo El Ahmady
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 4
8 7 3 2
K J 10
K 6 4 3 Table Q 9 7 6
J 6 5
7 6
J 9 8 2
ABBC9 BBBC9
22214 =
Par NS +920 A J 8 5 2
10
5 3 2
A 10 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 165
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 107

68. 2010 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov Weinstein Karaivanov Levin Stansby Johnson Martel Dawson
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

8 4 3 2
J 4
K Q 5 3 2
10 8 Table 9 7
A 10 9 7
10 6
A J 9 4 3
9A887 99876
43556 =
Par NS +620 A 10
Q 5 2
A J 9 8
K Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 165
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 108

69. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Karakolev Stewart Danailov Aronov Doub Stefanov Wildavsky
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 5
4
8 6 3
K J 10 6 4 Table 9 2
A K 9 3 2
Q 9 5
8 7 3
AA9A7 =
33436 =
Par NS +430 K 10 4 3
8 7
A K J 4 2
Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 176
5-2 Major
4 N -3 -150
-11 108

70. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna Lindqvist Pellegrini Brogeland Groetheim Muzzio Tundal Bianchedi
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

8 7 6 5
4
8 6 3
K J 10 6 4 Table 9 2
A K 9 3 2
Q 9 5
8 7 3
AA9A7 =
33436 =
Par NS +430 K 10 4 3
8 7
A K J 4 2
Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+14 190
5-2 Major
4 × N -3 -500
-14 108

71. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Gromov Villas-Boas Dubinin Khiuppenen Chagas Kholomeev Branco
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6
Q 8 6 2
Q 8 7 6
9 8 6 Table A 7 4 3
J 5
J 9
Q J 7 5 2
8AA98 8A9A8
42335 =
Par NS +420 K J 5 2
A K 9 7 3
A 4
K 10

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+2 192
5-2 Major
4 S -3 -150
-2 108

72. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov Kholomeev Karaivanov Khiuppenen Gromov Aronov Dubinin Stefanov
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 5
Q 9 5
8 4
K 10 9 7 6 Table 6 3 2
J 10 6 3
Q 10 3
A J 5
798A6 7A8A6
63525 =
Par NS +420 A K J 9 8
7 4
J 5
Q 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 192
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
+11 119

73. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Danailov Fantoni Karakolev Nunes Versace Stefanov Lauria Aronov
Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 1 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 6
10 9 8 6 3
Q 4
K 10 8 3 Table K J 10 9 5 4
7
9 7 6 5 3
Q
96979 =
47463 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 2
K 2
A 10
A J 7 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 205
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 119

74. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Ravenna WangW Pellegrini Ventin Zhao Lambardi Fu
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 6
Q
Q 8 7 6
A K 10 6 5 Table 10 7 5
10 8 7 5 4
10 9 2
J 9
BB999 =
22344 =
Par NS +460 K Q 4 3 2
6 3
A K J 3
7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 205
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 119

75. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia WangW Hamman Zhuang Zhao Rodwell Fu Meckstroth
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6 4
8 7 3
Q J 5
J 6 2 Table Q J
9 5 2
A 9 7 6 4 3
A 4
8AB7B =
23262 =
Par NS +650 A K 10 5 3
A Q 10 6
K 8
K 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 205
5-2 Major
4 S = +620
+12 131

76. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Nunes de Wijs Fantoni Sementa Brink Duboin Drijver
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

3
10 9 8 4 3
Q 10 7 6
J 7 5 Table A J 10 8 7 6
2
K 4 2
K 9 8
87878 86878
56464 56465
Par NS +120 K 9 4
A K
A J 9 3
A Q 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 205
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
+10 141

77. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 15

S deals
N-S vul 3 2
K Q 10 6 5
9 7 4 2
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Muzzio Trendafilov Bianchedi Ravenna Karakolev Pellegrini Danailov
2 2 NT
2 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 10 9 8 7
7 3 2
3
4 3 2 Table K 6
9 8 4
A Q J 10 8
9 8 6
B7B9B =
16141 =
Par NS +660 A 5 4
A J
K 6 5
A Q J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 205
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 141

78. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Platnick Bertheau Diamond Hampson de Knijff Greco Wrang
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP 3 4 AP

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

A
K J 10 8 7 6 2
Q 5 4
A 5 Table J 9 8 4 2
4
10 9
9 7 6 4 2
58597 786A8
45735 =
Par NS +130 7 5
Q 3
A K J 8 7 2
K 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-2 205
5-2 Major
4 N -3 -150
+2 143

79. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

S deals
None vul Q J 10 7 6
A Q
A Q 10 8 6
5

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Gu Granovetter WeinsteinJ YangD Kamil ShiX Fleisher
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 8
8 6 4 3
7 5 4 2
A 2 Table 9 4 3 2
7 5
9
K 10 9 8 7 4
98AB6 =
34227 =
Par NS +420 5
K J 10 9 2
K J 3
Q J 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 205
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 145

80. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Milgrim Weinstein Aker Levin Katz Simson Jacobs Johnson
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 3 2
10 7
5 2
A Q 8 7 3 Table 10 7 5 4
Q J 9 2
10 8 4
10 6
C9AC9 =
14314 =
Par NS +1440 K Q
A K
A Q J 9 6 3
J 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 206
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 145

81. 2009 USBC Round of 64 B, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WangJ Cohler Ao Adams Pszczola Cole Lev
Pass 2 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 5
2
K Q 9 7 3
A 10 9 3 Table 8 4 3 2
K 8 5 4 3
10 8 6 2
—
7895B =
55472 =
Par NS +400 A K J 10 9
A 10
J 5 4
K Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 206
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 147

82. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 5, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Hamman Welland Zia Freeman WeinsteinH Nickell Garner
Pass Pass 1 3 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Dbl AP 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 3 2
7 5
J 9 8 6 4
J 8 Table 7 6 5
A 9 4 3
A K 10 7
10 5
7795A =
45373 =
Par NS +140 K Q
Q 2
Q 5
A K Q 9 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT× S -2 -500
-9 206
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
+9 156

83. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Garner Larsen WeinsteinH Welland Bates Willenken Sontag
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 7
K 9 2
Q 7 6 3
10 5 Table 5 2
J 8 7
A 9 5 2
K 9 8 2
78879 88878
55564 =
Par NS +120 K J 8 4 3
Q 4
K J 8 4
7 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+5 211
5-2 Major
4 N -3 -300
-5 156

84. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Lev Levin Pszczola Cohler Jacobs Rosenberg Katz
Pass 1 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 8
K 9 6
K 7 6
Q 10 5 Table K 4 3 2
8 7 3
9 3
J 4 3 2
98CC9 =
15114 =
Par NS +980 J 7 6 5
5 4
A Q J 10 8
A K

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 211
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
+10 166

85. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 55

E deals
Both vul A 4
Q J
A Q 7 4
A K Q 4 3

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

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

10 5
9 8 6 5 4 3 2
5
10 9 5 Table K J 3 2
K 10
K J 8 6
J 6 2
BB7BB BA7AB
22622 =
Par NS +660 Q 9 8 7 6
A 7
10 9 3 2
8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 211
5-2 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 166

86. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Allegaert Levin Shivdasani Weinstein Katz LallJ Jacobs Schutze
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 6 3
8 7
Q 9 7 4
J 8 6 2 Table Q J 7 5 2
5 4 3 2
A 8
9 5
A8BAA =
25232 =
Par NS +450 A 9 8 4
10 6
J 6 5 3
A 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 211
5-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
+1 167

87. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

S deals
N-S vul A 10 9 8 3
K J 8 6 4
—
Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Cayne Jacobs Seamon Nunes Sadek Fantoni El Ahmady
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 2
10 7 5 2
J 8
J 10 4 3 2 Table Q J 7
Q 9
K Q 9 6 5 3 2
K
ACB7A =
21263 21253
Par NS +1430 K 6 4
A 3
A 10 7 4
A 9 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 211
5-2 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 167

88. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Sutherlin Versace Gerstman Gerard Nunes Feldman Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 3
K 4 3
A J 8 7
9 6 3 Table A 10 8 4 2
9 6 2
10 4
A 8 7
76979 =
56464 =
Par NS +140 K J 7
A 7
K Q 9 6 5
Q J 4

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 211
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
+5 172

89. 2008 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul A 10 7 3
A K Q 7 2
10 4
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Versace Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Townsend Nunes Gold Fantoni
3 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

K Q 9 4
J 6 4 3
K Q 9 8 3
— Table J 6
10 9
6
Q J 10 9 5 4 3 2
99887 99987
44456 =
Par NS +400 8 5 2
8 5
A J 7 5 2
K 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+14 225
5-2 Major
4 × N -3 -500
-14 172

90. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul J 5
5 2
K J 6 4 3 2
K 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Tundal Versace Groetheim Molberg Fantoni Aa Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 6
A 8 7 4 3
Q 8
7 5 4 3 Table 10 9 8 3
Q J 10 9
9 7 5
J 6
795AA BB5BB
22822 =
Par NS +660 K Q 7 4 2
K 6
A 10
A Q 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 225
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 172

91. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46

E deals
None vul K Q J 7 2
A Q
10 4
A J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Pazur Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Freeman Gierulski Nickell Skrzypczak
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 5
K J 4 3 2
J 9 3
Q 6 Table A 8 4
7
A Q 7 6 5
9 7 5 3
8B86A =
22452 =
Par NS +450 6 3
10 9 8 6 5
K 8 2
K 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 225
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 174

92. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Zeligman Gromov Markowicz Dubinin Zmudzinski Kwiecien Balicki Ramer
1 1 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 6 5
A K 10 7 5 4 3
—
7 2 Table K 8
J 8
Q 10 9 4 3
J 10 5 3
68498 69499
64844 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 4 3 2
Q 6
K J 7 6
Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 225
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
+5 179

93. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

N deals
Both vul A 8
J 10 2
K 8
K J 10 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Lev Hamman Pszczola Compton Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell Baze
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 4 2
K Q 8 7 6
J 10 6 5 4
— Table 10 6 3
A 4
9 7 3
A 7 6 5 2
78759 =
54672 =
Par NS +110 K Q J 9 7
9 5 3
A Q 2
Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 238
5-2 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 179

94. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Aker Rosenberg Milgrim BlanchardB Levin BlanchardS Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

4
A 3 2
A 7 6
K J 9 8 6 4 Table J 9 7 6 3
J 9 6 4
9 5 3
3
68686 89897
44546 =
Par NS +140 A K Q 5 2
Q 10 5
10 8 4
Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 238
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 181

95. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul J 10 6 4 2
3
10 9 6 4 2
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Welland Meckstroth Willenken Garner Compton WeinsteinH Hamman
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 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 3 8 3 8 9 J
K 7 4 Q 3 4 Q 7
2 3 A 7 A 9 2 5
3 4 Q 7 2 3 2 8
K 6 4 5 A 5 2 6
Q 10 6 9 4 7 K 10
J 5 2 5 Q 7 4 9
8 9 4 8 A 4 Q K
A 3 6 10 A 6 7 K

A 9 7 5
9 7
A 8 5 3
10 6 3 Table Q 3
K 10 8 5 4
Q J 7
9 7 5
89889 =
54553 54554
Par NS +140 K 8
A Q J 6 2
K
K Q J 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 251
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 181

96. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

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

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

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

10 6 3
A 4
9 7 3
A 7 6 5 2 Table 5 4 2
K Q 8 7 6
J 10 6 5 4
—
78759 =
54672 =
Par NS +110 A 8
J 10 2
K 8
K J 10 9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+15 266
5-2 Major
4 × N -2 -500
-15 181

97. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Garner Chmurski WeinsteinH Rosenberg Martens Zia Jassem
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 7 5 3
5 3
6 5 4
10 9 6 Table K Q 9
Q J 8 7
A 9 3
5 4 3
B8ABB A8ABB
25312 =
Par NS +660 6 4
9 4
Q 10 8 7
A K J 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 267
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
-1 181

98. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

S deals
Both vul K Q J 7 6
8 7
Q 10 2
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski Gromov LallH Dubinin Nickell
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 3
A 3
8 6 5
Q J 10 9 5 Table 10 5 4
Q 10 9 5 4 2
7 4
7 2
BB8B8 =
22525 =
Par NS +660 8 2
K J 6
A K J 9 3
8 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 267
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 181

99. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Demirev O'Rourke Schuett Jacobus Greco Wickham Hampson Miller
2
Pass 2 NT 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 5 2
A 10 7 5
J 8 6
5 4 Table 8 3
4 2
K 7 2
A Q 8 6 3 2
AAA97 =
33336 =
Par NS +630 K Q J 6 4
Q J 9
4 3
K 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 267
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 181

100. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A Q J 9 6
J
A K 10 6 2
K 3

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

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

4 2
A 8 6 2
Q
10 8 7 6 5 2 Table 8 7 5 3
K 5 3
J 9 5 4
Q 9
BBAB8 =
22325 =
Par NS +460 K 10
Q 10 9 7 4
8 7 3
A J 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 268
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
-1 181

101. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman Hampson Bramley Greco Moss Meltzer Gitelman Larsen
1 1 NT 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 8 7 6 3
J 4 2
Q 5 3
10 3 Table A
Q 8 7 5 3
K 10 8 6 4
Q 9
AA76C =
33661 =
Par NS +920 K 2
A 9
J 9 7 2
A K J 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 278
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 181

102. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Garozzo Becker Reisig Cayne Willenken Seamon Baze
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q J 3 6 A
12 tricks won 6 3 A 2
12 tricks won

4 2
Q 6
10 5 3 2
Q J 9 7 3 Table 8 7 5 3
J 10 2
6 4
K 8 5 2
CCCC8 =
11115 =
Par NS +1440 A J
7 5 4 3
Q 9 8
A 10 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 278
5-2 Major
4 N +2 +680
Tie 181

103. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals
None vul 10 8 7 2
Q J 10 5 2
A 9 2
2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Wooldridge Levin Hurd Willenken Seamon Baze Cayne
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A J 3
6 4 3
5 3
A J 10 9 3 Table K Q 6 4
9 8 7
10 7 4
8 7 6
87AA6 87AA7
36326 =
Par NS +420 9 5
A K
K Q J 8 6
K Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 278
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 181

104. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Ospeck Casen Nussbaum Krekorian Sadek Saxe El Ahmady SmithT
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 9 6
J 9 8
J 6
5 4 3 2 Table A 8 5 2
Q 4 3
Q 10 3 2
K 9
A8BAC A9BAC
24221 =
Par NS +1370 K 7 4 3
A 5
K 8
A Q J 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 278
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 182

105. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul K J 10 9 7 3
K 3
A K 2
3 2

West North East South West North East South
Ospeck Casen Nussbaum Krekorian Sadek Saxe El Ahmady SmithT
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A 8 2
A 9 8 7
4
A J 10 6 4 Table 6 5 4
5 2
10 6 5 3
Q 8 7 5
69994 79AA4
33339 =
Par NS +300 Q
Q J 10 6 4
Q J 9 8 7
K 9

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 278
5-2 Major
4 × N -1 -100
Tie 182

106. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul Q 8 5 4 2
A 9 2
—
Q 10 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Seamon Smith Cayne Lauria Hollman Versace Ferguson
Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 7 3
6 3
7 5 2
J 9 7 5 2 Table A 10 6
K J 10 8 5
J 9 8 3
A
8A899 89899
43543 =
Par NS +620 K 9
Q 7 4
A K Q 10 6 4
K 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 281
5-2 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 182

107. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Wold Zhuang Passell Cohen YangL Berkowitz Dai
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 7 6
Q J 8 4
8 3
J 7 6 Table 4 3
9 7 6 2
A J 7
K 10 5 2
AA8B8 AA8A8
33425 =
Par NS +430 Q 2
A K 10 5
10 9 6 2
A 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 281
5-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
+1 183

108. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul K J 7 5 2
A 5
A K 7
K 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Branco Nickell BrancoP Villas-Boas Rodwell Chagas Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 4
Q 8 7 3
Q 6 2
4 3 2 Table A 8 6 3
9 4
J 10 8
A J 7 5
88998 =
45435 45434
Par NS +140 9
K J 10 6 2
9 5 4 3
Q 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 281
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
+3 186

109. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

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

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

9 7 4
J 10 5 4 3 2
J 5 3
8 Table J 10 6 5 2
—
A K 9 6
A 9 5 3
9475A 94759
36573 =
Par NS +600 A K Q 8
9 7
Q 8 4
K Q J 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-5 281
5-2 Major
4 × S = +790
+5 191

110. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Villas-Boas Duboin Chagas BrancoP Nunes Branco Fantoni
2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6 3
A J 7 6
9
A 10 8 6 2 Table K Q 7
10 3
K J 10 8 4 3 2
3
78857 =
65585 =
Par NS +100 J 9
K 5
A Q 6 5
K Q J 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 281
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 191

111. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul 8 2
A 8 5 3 2
A J 10 6 4
7

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Rodwell Verhees Meckstroth Soloway de Wijs Hamman Muller
Pass 1 1 2
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 7 4
K J 9
Q
J 10 8 6 3 2 Table K Q 10 9 3
7 6 4
9 8 5 3 2
—
96998 =
36335 =
Par NS +600 A 6 5
Q 10
K 7
A K Q 9 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 294
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 191

112. 2005 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

9 7 3
A 6
9 4 2
K Q 9 7 6 Table K 8 4
J 10 9 8 5 4
7 3
8 5
CC8C9 =
11504 =
Par NS +1440 A Q J 5 2
K Q
10 6
A J 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 294
5-2 Major
4 S +2 +680
+1 192

113. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Sundelin Nunes Sylvan Bertheau Lauria Nystrom Versace
1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 4 3
A 5 2
A 8 7 6 5 2
10 Table J 9 6
J 4 3
K 9 4
Q 8 7 3
69859 =
74474 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 7 2
Q 8 7
Q J
5 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-7 294
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
+7 199

114. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Palazzo Rubin Fornasari Ekeblad Hampson Madala Greco Lambardi
1 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9 7 4
J 10 5 4 3 2
J 5 3
8 Table J 10 6 5 2
—
A K 9 6
A 9 5 3
9475A 94759
36573 =
Par NS +600 A K Q 8
9 7
Q 8 4
K Q J 7

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+12 306
5-2 Major
4 × S -3 -800
-12 199

115. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Lutostanski Rodwell Krupowicz Meckstroth Soloway Jassem Hamman Martens
1 Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10
K 9 8 7 4
A 10 6 5 4
5 Table K 9 5 3
—
Q J 7 3
8 7 6 4 3
BAA5B BAA5A
23382 =
Par NS +460 A Q
10 6 5 3
8 2
K J 10 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 306
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 199

116. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 8 6
K 5
A Q 8 7 6 5
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Duboin HackettJU Bocchi HackettJA Price Fantoni SimpsonC Nunes
1 2 3 4
Pass Pass Pass

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

K 9 7 3
A 9 2
K 9 3
Q 9 6 Table J 10 5 4 2
6 4 3
2
J 8 7 2
959A8 C6BC8
16115 =
Par NS +990 A Q
Q J 10 8 7
J 10 4
10 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 306
5-2 Major
4 S +2 +480
Tie 199

117. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Dagher Bertheau El Kourdy Nystrom Sylvan El Ahmady Sundelin Sadek
1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6 4
10 9 4
A Q 10 8 7 6
6 4 Table A 10 9 8 5 2
6 3 2
3 2
Q 3
A7B8B =
36151 =
Par NS +450 K Q 3
A K Q 8 5
K
10 9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 306
5-2 Major
4 S +2 +480
+1 200

118. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Sylvan Mooney Sundelin Monsegur Lambardi Lindkvist Madala Fredin
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 4 2
K 9 6 4 2
4 3
K 3 2 Table Q 9 7
10
K Q 10 9 8 6
J 8 6
A996A A997A
22362 =
Par NS +430 A J
A Q 8 5
5 2
A 10 9 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 306
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
+1 201

119. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Casen Wooldridge Krekorian Groetheim Gerstman Aa Maksymetz
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

5 3
9 7 5 3 2
A 7 6
Q 9 5 Table Q 9 7 2
K Q 10 8
Q 5
J 7 3
8A6A9 =
53724 =
Par NS +620 J 4
6 4
K 4 3
A 10 8 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 309
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
-3 201

120. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Moss Berkowitz Gitelman Cohen
Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 5 4
Q 5 3
J 2
K J 9 5 4 Table 8 7 6
J 10 2
A Q 9 7 5 4
7
8AA8A 8BA8A
32353 =
Par NS +650 A K 3
K 9 7 6 4
K 10 3
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 309
5-2 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 201

121. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

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

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

A 10 5 4 3
10 7 5 3
Q 10 4
Q Table K Q 2
4 2
K 6 5 3 2
10 9 6
85A4B 85A5B
28281 =
Par NS +420 J 8 6
9 8
A J 7
A K 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 309
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 212

122. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Johnson Krekorian Simson Zwerling Becker Tolliver Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 5 4 3
10 7 5 3
Q 10 4
Q Table K Q 2
4 2
K 6 5 3 2
10 9 6
85A4B 85A5B
28281 =
Par NS +420 J 8 6
9 8
A J 7
A K 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 309
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 223

123. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Sanchez Zia Marangunic Rosenberg Levin Cuevas Weinstein Caracci
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
1 NT 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 2 Pass
3 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 3 2
10 9
10 8 6 5
Q J 8 6 Table A Q 10 8 5
A 8 5 4
4 3
10 4
87A99 =
46333 =
Par NS +620 J 9 7 6 4
Q J
A 9
A K 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 309
5-2 Major
4 S = +620
+1 224

124. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Rae Bocchi GerrardD Duboin Fantoni Patrick Nunes Matheson
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 9 3
10 6 4
J 10
Q 5 4 3 Table 7 6 5
Q 5 3
A 9 5
K 9 6 2
889A7 989A8
34124 45135
Par NS +400 A 10 8
K 8
Q 8 7 6 3 2
A 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 320
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 224

125. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Quantin Lindkvist Multon Palau Sylvan Rombaut Sundelin
Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 5 3
9 8 3
J 4
A K 4 3 2 Table K 7 6 2
J 6 5
10 7 6 3
Q 8
99A98 =
44325 =
Par NS +420 Q 8
K 10 7 4 2
Q 5
J 7 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 320
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
+1 225

126. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Knap Maia Wasik Junqueira Chagas Frances Villas-Boas Torres
1 2
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 4 3 2
8 6 4
A J 10 5
8 Table 9
K J 10 9 7 2
Q 8
Q J 4 3
88599 78489
25843 =
Par NS +120 K 10
A 5
7 6 2
A K 10 9 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 320
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
+3 228

127. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Eidi Zia Harfouche Baroudi Welland Chidiac Fallenius
2 2 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

—
K 10 4 3 2
10 5 3
Q 10 7 4 2 Table Q 10 7 6 4 3
Q J
K Q 6
J 8
89797 =
44645 44646
Par NS +140 K 9
9 6
A J 8 4
A K 9 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 320
5-2 Major
4 × S -1 -200
+3 231

128. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Zahariev Weinstein Karakolev Levin Zia Aronov Rosenberg Stefanov
1 Dbl 1 1 Pass 1
1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6 5 2
6 2
9 7 5
A Q 7 2 Table A J 10 7
A 8 7 4
J 8
10 8 5
75897 75896
47446 =
Par NS +110 K 8 3
K Q J 10 3
4 3 2
K 9

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 320
5-2 Major
4 S -2 -200
Tie 231

129. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Winkler Gold Dumbovich Townsend HackettJU Macskasy HackettJA Szalay
1 NT 2
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 4 3 2
8 6 4
A J 10 5
8 Table 9
K J 10 9 7 2
Q 8
Q J 4 3
88599 78489
25843 =
Par NS +120 K 10
A 5
7 6 2
A K 10 9 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 320
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
+3 234

130. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Hamman Katz Soloway Rodwell Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 8 3 2 3 2 J 8
10 9 tricks won
9 tricks won

A K J 9
10 6
J 9 4 2
10 7 5 Table 7 6 5 4 3
K 9 5 4
6 5
Q 4
959AB =
27322 =
Par NS +400 Q 2
8 3
A Q 8
A K J 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 330
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 234

131. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Welland Freeman Fallenius Nickell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 2
3 2
A 2
A Q 10 8 3 2 Table 10 9 5
Q J 9 8 5
10 8 5
J 5
9B9B8 =
22415 =
Par NS +450 7 4
A K 10 4
Q J 9 7 4 3
6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 330
5-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
+2 236

132. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Lair Weichsel Hayden Sontag Martel Bramley Stansby Compton
Pass 2 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 4 2
J 9 4
Q 8 6 5
K 10 2 Table 10 9 3
Q 8 7 6 3
K 9 3
J 3
BC9AC =
10431 10331
Par NS +980 K J 8 7 5
2
A 10 7 4 2
9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 332
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
-2 236

133. 2003 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

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

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

A Q 9 6 2
10 9
4 2
8 5 4 2 Table J 7
J 8 5 3
K Q J 6
K 10 7
77888 78888
44434 44445
Par NS +110 K 8 3
K Q 7 6 4
10 8 7 5 3
—

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 334
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -100
-2 236

134. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul —
A J 6 5 3
J 5 3 2
A 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Landen Levin Pratap Morse Seamon Wolff Smith
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 6 5 3
10 9 8 7 2
K 10
9 Table K 10 9 4
Q
9 8 6
Q J 8 3 2
869B9 =
47424 =
Par NS +400 A 8 7 2
K 4
A Q 7 4
K 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 345
5-2 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 236

135. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Manoppo Lauria Lasut Karwur Bocchi Sakul Duboin
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 7 8 6 3 5 9
A 9 2 3 6 2 Q 7
K 7 8 10 4 9 A 3
5 4 Q 6 K 5 4 J
J 3 3 7 J 2 Q 7
6 2 Q 9 13 tricks claimed
4 J A 5
K 2 4 7
10 6 J 9

A 10 9 6 3
J 9 7
9 7 4
7 5 Table K 7 2
5 3 2
10 6 3
K 8 6 2
B9BBB =
14001 =
Par NS +660 J 8 4
Q 4
A K 5
A Q 10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
Tie 345
5-2 Major
4 N +3 +710
Tie 236

136. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Sakul Duboin Karwur Manoppo Lauria Lasut Versace
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9
9 6 3
A K 10 4 2
K 9 5 4 Table 10 8 7 5 3
10 8 5 4
Q 6
Q 3
89878 =
43565 =
Par NS +140 Q J
A Q J 7
9 8 3
A J 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 357
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 236

137. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Mariani Manoppo Burgay Lasut Karwur Balicki Sakul Zmudzinski
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8 5
10 9 7
J 8
A Q J 7 5 Table 10 4 3
A 3 2
10 6 4
K 10 3 2
7AAA7 =
43336 =
Par NS +620 K J 7
K J 6 5 4
K Q 7
8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 357
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 249

138. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Christiansen Katz Munksgaard Jacobs Versace Eriksson Lauria Nilsson
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 5 4 2
A Q 10 5 4
Q 4
Q 9 Table 9 6
J 8 7
10 6 3
A J 8 6 5
9A7B7 =
33626 =
Par NS +620 A 7
K 9 6 3
J 9 2
K 10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 357
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 249

139. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz
Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10
9 8 7 6 5
9 7 6 2
K 6 Table Q J 9 8 7 4
3
J 8 3
Q 9 5
A6A99 B6BA9
26232 =
Par NS +660 K 5 2
10 2
A K 4
A 10 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 357
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 249

140. 2001 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Brogeland Martel Saelensminde Groetheim Sontag Aa Weichsel
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

4 3 2
8 5
10 7 3
J 5 4 3 2 Table A 8 6
A Q J 6 4
9 6 4
Q 7
8A8A8 89898
32424 =
Par NS +420 J 10
10 3 2
A K J 5
A K 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 357
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 249

141. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

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

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

A J 8 6 2
J 9 3
Q 3
10 4 3 Table K 9 5 3
5 4 2
A 8 6 2
6 2
76CAC =
36020 =
Par NS +1400 10 7 4
A Q 8 7 6
—
A J 9 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 357
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 262

142. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Fleisher Forrester RosenbergD Willenken Robson Silverstein Shugart
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 3 3 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q J 9 7
K 9 8 3 2
8 7 4
— Table 4 3 2
7
Q J 3 2
9 7 6 4 2
C8BAB C8BBB
14211 =
Par NS +1440 A 8 6
10 6
A K 10 9
K 10 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 357
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 262

143. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart Lipsitz Shenkin Robinson Molson Boyd
3 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6 5 3 2
10 9 2
K 6
Q J 10 Table 4
A Q 3
J 10 9 7 4 2
8 3 2
AA869 =
33374 =
Par NS +630 A 9
J 7 6 5 4
Q 8 3
A 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 369
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 262

144. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul 9 8
A K Q J 7
Q
A K 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT MagnussonM Jassem Ingimarsson Tuszynski
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 7 3 2
10 8 5 2
A 9 5 3
2 Table A 10 5 4
9 6
10 8 7 4 2
Q 4
A6A6A =
36371 =
Par NS +430 Q J 6
4 3
K J 6
J 10 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 369
5-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
+1 263

145. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Knap Kwiecien Wasik Pszczola Balicki Torres Zmudzinski Frances
Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

2
Q 6 5 2
A 10 7 6 5 3
7 5 Table K Q 9 8 6
8 3
2
Q J 8 4 3
A8997 =
35345 35346
Par NS +630 5 4 3
A K J 10 7
9 4
K 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 382
5-2 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 263

146. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul 10 9 6 5 3
K 10
7 6
A K 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Thomson Kiema Newman Burgess Stubb Marston Pesonen
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 2 Rdbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 2
7 4 3
10 8 5
Q 10 7 6 4 Table K Q J 7
J 9 8 5
K Q 9
9 3
A99A9 =
23324 =
Par NS +630 A 4
A Q 6 2
A J 4 3 2
J 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 384
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
-2 263

147. 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
Ferraro Villas-Boas de Falco Campos Branco Bocchi Chagas Duboin
Pass Pass 1 NT 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
K 4 3 7 K 4 3 5
Q J 3 A 8 2 3 9
Q 8 2 3 Q 6 4 A
9 10 K A 3 A 5 J
9 2 5 4 K Q 8 6
8 K 2 7 7 2 A 5
K 4 3 A 9 2
2 7 J 6 9 tricks claimed
8 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
Tie 384
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 263

148. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul 9 8
A K Q J 7
Q
A K 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Strafner Garner Simon TerraneoC Berkowitz Barnay Cohen
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 3 2
10 8 5 2
A 9 5 3
2 Table A 10 5 4
9 6
10 8 7 4 2
Q 4
A6A6A =
36371 =
Par NS +430 Q J 6
4 3
K J 6
J 10 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 384
5-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
+1 264

149. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Kopriva Allegrini Jires Palau Levy Volhejn Chemla Fort
1 Dbl Pass 1
1 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 6
J 10 9 5 2
6 5
K 8 5 2 Table J 9 7 5
A 7
K 8 4
Q J 9 7
797A6 =
53537 53637
Par NS +140 K 10
K Q 8 6 3
A Q J
A 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+5 389
5-2 Major
4 N -3 -300
-5 264

150. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Barredo Nab Kaneko Bertens Maas Villacorta Ramondt Quiogue
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl 4 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Dbl AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A
Q 9 7 3 2
J 7 6
Q J 7 5 Table K Q 10 5 2
K 10 5 4
9
9 6 3
875A8 =
55834 =
Par NS +130 J 9
A J
10 8 4 2
A K 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+13 402
5-2 Major
4 × N -4 -800
-13 264

151. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A 9 8 3
K 9
A 9 8 4 2
10 8

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Gitelman Meltzer Moss Welland Weichsel Jacobus Sontag
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J 5 2
Q 7 5
6 5
Q J 4 3 Table 7 6 4
J 8 3
J 7 3
K 9 7 2
99BC8 99AC8
23215 =
Par NS +1370 Q 10
A 10 6 4 2
K Q 10
A 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 402
5-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 265

152. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Martel Moss Stansby Weichsel Fredin Sontag Lindkvist
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 3 2
3 2
K Q J 3
Q J 7 2 Table Q J 6
J 9 6 4
6 5 4 2
9 4
9BA8A =
22133 =
Par NS +450 A K 9 8 7
10 8
A 10 9
10 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 402
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 266

153. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Rosenberg Bates Zia Martel Weichsel Stansby Sontag
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 8 6
A Q 10 9 6 4 2
4
4 Table 5 2
K J 5
K 9 8 7
Q 9 8 6
6A4BB =
43912 =
Par NS +420 A K
8 3
Q J 3 2
A J 10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 402
5-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 267

154. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Weichsel Seamon Sontag Katz Cayne Jacobs Burger
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 7 5
10 8 7
A Q 9
Q 9 4 3 Table A 10 8 3 2
J 5 4
5 4 3
10 7
76888 76898
67534 67334
Par NS +110 Q J
A 2
J 8 7 6 2
K J 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 402
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
+2 269

155. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Cayne Sontag Burger Seamon Bates Passell Katz
1 1 2 2 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 4
K J 7
J 8
K J 10 6 2 Table 8 3 2
8 6 4
A Q 9 6 5
8 4
9AA88 =
43345 33355
Par NS +420 Q 10
A Q 3
K 7 4 3 2
9 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 402
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
+2 271

156. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Lanzarotti Villas-Boas Buratti Versace Chagas Lauria Branco
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A J 5 3
4
9 7 6
A 10 9 7 2 Table 9 4
K 10 9 7 3
J 4 2
Q 6 5
8A987 =
43445 53446
Par NS +620 8
A 2
A K Q 10 5 3
K J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 414
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 271

157. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Passell WeinsteinH Seamon Cohen Bramley Berkowitz Lazard
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 4 3
K J 5
9 7 5 2
K 10 5 Table 9 8 6
9 8 7 6
8 6 3
A J 2
AA8AA =
30333 =
Par NS +430 A K 7 5 2
—
K Q J 10
Q 9 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 415
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
-1 271

158. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Soloway Kamil Hamman Rodwell Lair Meckstroth Schwartz
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J 4 3
K J 5
9 7 5 2
K 10 5 Table 9 8 6
9 8 7 6
8 6 3
A J 2
AA8AA =
30333 =
Par NS +430 A K 7 5 2
—
K Q J 10
Q 9 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 415
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 271

159. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

S deals
Both vul K Q 2
A 8 7 5 3
7 3
A K 5

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Schwartz Cohen Lair Soloway Passell Goldman Seamon
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 7 5
K 6 2
Q 9 4 2
Q 6 Table 10 6 4
10 9 4
10 8 6 5
J 10 4
AAA9B =
33342 =
Par NS +630 J 8 3
Q J
A K J
9 8 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 415
5-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 271

160. 1997 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul 9 6
10 7 4 2
7 5 4
A J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Levy Nickell Mari Freeman Hamman Perron Wolff Chemla
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 7 5 4
J 6 3
8 2
Q 7 2 Table 2
K Q 9 8
Q J 10 9 6 3
6 3
9A75B =
22581 =
Par NS +420 K Q J 10 3
A 5
A K
K 10 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+11 426
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 271

161. 1997 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 139

E deals
None vul Q J 10 7 5
8
5 4 2
A J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Perron Wolff Chemla Hamman Meckstroth Levy Rodwell Mari
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 6 2
10 6 5 4 2
10 9
K 5 Table 4 3
K Q 9 3
Q 8 3
Q 9 3 2
AB6AA =
22713 =
Par NS +450 K 8
A J 7
A K J 7 6
10 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 426
5-2 Major
4 S = +420
+1 272

162. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Fu BlaksetL WangX Christiansen Koch WangW AukenJ LiX
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 7 5 3
10 6 5
A 4 3
8 6 5 Table 4 2
Q J 4
J 10 9 8 7
Q 3 2
99A69 9A979
33363 =
Par NS +620 A 6
K 9 7 2
K Q 2
10 9 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 426
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 272

163. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Szymanowski Chagas Zakrzewski Romanski BrancoP Kowalski Cintra
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 6 4 3
Q 2
4
Q 9 7 6 4 Table 8
9 8 7 5 3
A Q 2
K 10 3 2
897B5 =
34618 44618
Par NS +400 K 10
A K 6 4
K J 10 9 8
J 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 426
5-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
+2 274

164. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Browne Zmudzinski Bagchi Richman Kowalski Burgess Szymanowski
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 7 3 2
Q
10 5 4 2
J 9 2 Table 6
K J 10 5 4
7 6
A Q 10 6 4
9A8A4 8A794
33438 =
Par NS +620 A J 10 8 4
A 8 7 6 2
3
8 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 438
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 274

165. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Baze Burger Golias Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 5 4
A 6
10 5 4
K 9 8 3 Table K Q
K J 7 4 2
6 2
10 7 5 2
78596 =
64527 =
Par NS +110 A 6
9 8 5
K J 3
A Q J 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 438
5-2 Major
4 N = +620
+12 286

166. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 78

W deals
None vul 6 2
6 2
A 9 8 4 3
A Q J 6

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

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

Q 10 7
K 10 9 5
7
K 8 4 3 2 Table J 9 3
Q J 7 4
K J 6 5
7 5
9A7A8 =
33525 43525
Par NS +420 A K 8 5 4
A 8 3
Q 10 2
10 9

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 438
5-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 286

167. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

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

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

8 4
10 6 5 4 2
10 3 2
10 3 2 Table K J 9 3
J
Q 9 8 7 4
A K 4
9997A 88869
34463 =
Par NS +600 A 2
A K 9 8
A K 5
J 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 451
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 286

168. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 8 7 4
Q 9 6
J 8 4 3
J Table 9 3 2
10 7 4
9
A 10 9 5 4 2
A79B8 =
36325 35325
Par NS +430 10 6 5
J 8
K 10 7 5
K 7 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 462
5-2 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 286

Data 9Z08 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-2 Major