Data 9Z09 Main

Notrump vs. 6-1 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 97 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 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Cheek Rosenberg Bertens Lair Fleisher Gu Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 6 3 2
7
J 9 7 2
J 10 7 4 Table 7 4
A K 8 6
8 4
K 9 6 3 2
BABA5 AAAA5
22228 =
Par NS +660 8
10 5 4 3 2
A K Q 10 5
8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 2
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
-2 0

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Berkowitz Hurd Sontag Pszczola Kranyak Kwiecien Demuy
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 3 2
7 6 5
A 9 4
10 8 6 Table 10 6
8 4 3
Q J 10 6 2
J 9 2
9AA7A ABB8B
22252 =
Par NS +450 8
A K Q J 9
K 5 3
A K 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 2
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 0

3. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Multon Dwyer Zimmermann Nunes Weinstein Fantoni Levin
2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 NT Dbl 2 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 7
A 9
Q 9 3
10 7 6 5 3 Table 9 6 2
J 10 8 4 2
7 6 5
Q 8
8A8A8 =
53525 =
Par NS +620 J 10 8 5 4 3
K Q 5
10 8 2
J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 2
6-1 Major
4 S = +620
+12 12

4. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

S deals
None vul A K 9 3
9
J 4
A K 9 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Helness Robson Helgemo Forrester Bakhshi Multon Gold Zimmermann
2 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 4
A 5 4
A 10 8 3
Q J 2 Table J 10 2
J 7 3
Q 7 6 5
10 6 3
9BB9A =
22243 =
Par NS +450 Q 8 5
K Q 10 8 6 2
K 9 2
8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 2
6-1 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 14

5. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Muller Buras de Wijs v.Prooijen Balicki Verhees Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 2
10 7 2
Q 9 7 3
A Q 8 4 Table 10 9 4 3
9 8 4
J 10 4
9 6 3
ABC9A BBC9A
22143 =
Par NS +980 6
A K 6 5
K 8 6
K 10 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 2
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 14

6. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
HuangJ Rehder ChenR Gromoeller Rohowsky HoJ Fritsche Chao
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 7 6 5
J 6
J 8 3
K 6 4 Table 4
Q 9 4
K Q 6 4
9 8 5 3 2
9AB87 9AB88
43254 42244
Par NS +450 3
K 8 5 3
A 10 9 5 2
A J 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 2
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
+1 15

7. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak WolpertD WolpertG Korbel SmithJ Dwyer Thurston Bathurst
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 2
10 7 2
Q 9 7 3
A Q 8 4 Table 10 9 4 3
9 8 4
J 10 4
9 6 3
ABC9A BBC9A
22143 =
Par NS +980 6
A K 6 5
K 8 6
K 10 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 2
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 16

8. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

S deals
None vul A K 9 3
9
J 4
A K 9 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi ShiH Madala Lian Ju Sementa ShiZ Duboin
1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6 4
A 5 4
A 10 8 3
Q J 2 Table J 10 2
J 7 3
Q 7 6 5
10 6 3
9BB9A =
22243 =
Par NS +450 Q 8 5
K Q 10 8 6 2
K 9 2
8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 2
6-1 Major
4 S = +420
+1 17

9. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Moss SchwartzRO Grue BessisT Brogeland Bertheau Lindqvist
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 7 2
A 10 5 4 2
7
Q 10 8 Table 5 4
Q J 6
Q 10 9 5 2
A 9 3
9A688 =
43745 =
Par NS +620 6
K 9 8 7
J 6 4
K 7 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 2
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
+1 18

10. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Jagniewski Narkiewicz Gawel Buras Gromov Nowosadzki Dubinin Kalita
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 7 2
A 10 5 4 2
7
Q 10 8 Table 5 4
Q J 6
Q 10 9 5 2
A 9 3
9A688 =
43745 =
Par NS +620 6
K 9 8 7
J 6 4
K 7 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 14
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 18

11. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Fleisher Katz Kamil Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 4
K J 7 2
A 7 3 2
7 6 Table Q J 2
9 4
Q 9 8 5
Q 9 5 3
99A7A =
43353 44353
Par NS +620 K 8 3
A 10 8 6 5 3
K J 10
10

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 14
6-1 Major
4 S = +620
+12 30

12. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

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

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

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

K 6 5 3
Q J 8 5
A K 4
9 5 Table 10 7
10 9 7 6 3 2
9 5 3
J 4
BA7BB =
23620 =
Par NS +460 8
A K 4
Q 10 8
Q 10 7 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 14
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 30

13. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Jacobus Katz Passell Cohler Weinstein Lev Levin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 8 4
Q 10 3
7 3
K 7 5 4 Table K 6 3 2
A J 5
J 8 5
8 3 2
99AB9 =
44323 =
Par NS +620 —
K 9 8 6 4 2
10 9 4
A Q J 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 14
6-1 Major
4 S = +620
+1 31

14. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
BlanchardB Kranyak BlanchardS WolpertG Dwyer Wooldridge Bathurst Hurd
2 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 3 2
10 9 8 4
Q J 10 8 4
8 Table A 9 8 5
Q 2
K 9
Q 10 7 4 3
A9B8A 99B8A
32253 =
Par NS +450 K Q J 4
A K J 6 5 3
—
K 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 14
6-1 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 31

15. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Harris Hampson Morgan Carmichael Diamond Grainger Platnick
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl 2 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 3 2
A 10 7 6 3
6
A Q J Table 9 5
J 8 5
Q J 7 5 4
10 8 7
AB799 =
22633 =
Par NS +450 4
Q 9 4
A K 10 8 3
6 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 14
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 33

16. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Bathurst Fleisher Zagorin Verhees Rosenberg v.Prooijen Willenken
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7
6 5 4
7 6 5
A Q 8 6 5 3 Table A J 9 6 3
Q 3 2
Q J 2
9 7
78885 78985
54447 55458
Par NS +140 K 10 8 4 2
K
A K 4 3
K 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 14
6-1 Major
4 N -2 -200
Tie 33

17. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul K
10
A Q 9 8 7
K J 10 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Carmichael LiJ Hoskins Fu WangY Fisher Luo Todd
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 5 2
8 7 4
10 6 5
A Q 9 7 Table 7 6 3
A J 6 5 2
J 4 3 2
4
AA9AA =
22432 =
Par NS +430 A Q 10 9 8 4
K Q 9 3
K
6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 14
6-1 Major
4 S = +420
+1 34

18. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Kholomeev McGann Khiuppenen Khokhlov Mesbur Matushko Fitzgibbon
1 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 5 4
5
9 8 4 3 2
A Q 2 Table 10 6 2
K 9 8 6 4
10 7
J 8 4
99999 9999A
34433 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 3
A Q J 10 3 2
A
10 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 15
6-1 Major
4 S = +420
-1 34

19. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Multon Cullin Zimmermann Nunes Nystrom Fantoni Upmark
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 4 3
8 4 3
J 6 2
K 6 5 Table 10 6 5
J 10 5
Q 9 7 3
A J 3
A8A89 A8A8A
34253 =
Par NS +630 A Q J 2
6
K 10 8 5 4
Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 15
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 34

20. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

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

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

K 9 4 3
8 4 3
J 6 2
K 6 5 Table 10 6 5
J 10 5
Q 9 7 3
A J 3
A8A89 A8A8A
34253 =
Par NS +630 A Q J 2
6
K 10 8 5 4
Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 15
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
+1 35

21. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Nunes Verhees Fantoni Helness Muller Helgemo de Wijs
1 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 5 4
5
9 8 4 3 2
A Q 2 Table 10 6 2
K 9 8 6 4
10 7
J 8 4
99999 9999A
34433 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 3
A Q J 10 3 2
A
10 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 25
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 35

22. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Bocchi Narkiewicz Madala Duboin Zaremba Sementa Zak
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 6 2
K 9 8 6 4
10 7
J 8 4 Table K J 5 4
5
9 8 4 3 2
A Q 2
9999A 99999
34433 =
Par NS +400 A 9 7
7
K Q J 6 5
K 7 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 26
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
-1 35

23. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 48

S deals
N-S vul 6 3
K Q 10 8 6 2
K 10 5
8 4

West North East South West North East South
AukenS BessisT Welland Bertheau Amoils Askgaard WolpertD Bjarnarson
1 1
1 2 2 Dbl 1 1 NT 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 AP

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

A K J 9 2
A 7 4 3
9 6 4
9 Table 10 7 5
J 9
Q J 8 7
J 10 3 2
76A69 86A69
37364 =
Par NS +500 Q 8 4
5
A 3 2
A K Q 7 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 26
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
+3 38

24. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Rodwell Greco Meckstroth Zia Moss Hamman Gitelman
1 1 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 4
Q 8 6 4
A J 6 4
Q 10 6 Table Q 7 6 5 3
9 7
10 9 3 2
9 7
B9B8C =
24251 14250
Par NS +920 A K 9
K J 10 5 3 2
Q 7
5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
+3 29
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
-3 38

25. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Falk Grue Lusky Cheek BessisT Friedland Delmonte Dahl
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 4 3
5 2
A 7 3 2
9 7 6 Table 8 6 2
Q 8 7 3
K 6 4
Q 10 2
A9BBB =
24222 34222
Par NS +450 A K J
K J 10 9 6 4
8
A J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 30
6-1 Major
4 S +1 +450
-1 38

26. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Dahl Delmonte Friedland BessisT Cheek Falk Grue Lusky
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 4
A 10 8 6
Q 8 5 3
9 7 Table K 9 8 6
J 5
10 7 6 4
10 8 6
9787A =
46563 =
Par NS +600 Q 3 2
K Q 9 4 3 2
A
J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-3 30
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 41

27. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil HerbstI Fleisher HerbstO Ginossar Weinstein Pachtman Levin
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 3
J 10 5
10 5
A J 5 4 3 Table J 9 6
9 7 2
K Q 6 3
10 8 2
CCCA9 =
11124 =
Par NS +1440 4
K Q
A J 9 8 7 4 2
K 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 30
6-1 Major
4 N +2 +680
Tie 41

28. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul A K J
A K 10 6 4 3
A J 4
7

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Hurd Diamond Wooldridge Bathurst Greco Zagorin Hampson
1 Dbl Pass 3 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 7 2
Q J 9
Q 9 5 2
A Q Table 9 8 6 5
8 5 2
10 3
8 4 3 2
A9BAB B9BBB
24222 =
Par NS +460 4 3
7
K 8 7 6
K J 10 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 30
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 41

29. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Doub Welland Wildavsky Bramley Schermer Robinson Chambers Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 5
J 10 9 8
A K 8
4 3 2 Table 10 9 2
3 2
10 7 6 4
A 8 6 5
AA99A =
33443 =
Par NS +430 A
A K 6 4
Q J 3 2
K Q 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 30
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 41

30. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

S deals
None vul A K Q 9 7 4
A 8 3
A 10 7
A

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

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

J 10 3 2
10 6 5
8 6 2
10 5 4 Table 8 5
Q J 7 2
K 9 5 4
K Q 2
9AAAB 9A9AA
33322 32322
Par NS +420 6
K 9 4
Q J 3
J 9 8 7 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 31
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
-1 41

31. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Kolesnik Garner Etter WeinsteinH Willenken WeinsteinJ Welland Baseggio
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 6
10 9 7 3
A 6 5 2
8 6 5 Table K Q 9 7 5
J 5
Q 9 8
Q J 4
98A89 =
44253 =
Par NS +420 A 10 3
4
K J 4 3
A 9 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 31
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 41

32. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland WeinsteinJ Willenken Baseggio Etter WeinsteinH Kolesnik Garner
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 2
J 2
J 10 9 7 6
J 7 3 2 Table J 8 7 3
Q 10 8 4 3
K 4
A K
9A889 =
43554 =
Par NS +620 4
A 9 7
A Q 8 5 3
10 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+4 35
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
-4 41

33. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski AukenJ Balicki Sveindal Shenkin Versace van Cleeff Lauria
2 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7 3 2
9 8 6
J 10 9 8
Q 4 Table J 6 4
K 10 5
K 3 2
A 6 3 2
A9A9B =
23242 33242
Par NS +430 A K 9 8
2
A Q 6
K J 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 46
6-1 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 41

34. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Sveindal Zmudzinski AukenJ van Cleeff Lauria Shenkin Versace
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 6 4
A 10 6 2
10 7 6
9 4 Table J 10 3
8 7
K Q J 8
K 7 5 3
89C8A =
12152 =
Par NS +980 A K Q 7 5
3
9 4 3 2
A Q 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 46
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 43

35. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Gitelman Helness Moss Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes
1 Pass 2 2 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
Q 4 7 5 7 3 Q A
K J 6 A 5 3 A 2
4 3 Q K 4 6 Q K
3 9 J 5 7 A 9 4
10 2 7 3 K J 8 7
9 7 5 8 4 10 J Q
2 5 9 6 8 2 5 K
6 A 9 6 3 5 10
6 tricks claimed A
9 tricks claimed

10 6 3
Q 10 8
K Q 10 9 2
J 2 Table K J 9
J 9 7 5
7 6
Q 10 7 3
79888 79898
63445 =
Par NS +140 4
K 6 3
A 8 5 3
A K 9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 46
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
+3 46

36. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Polowan Ferraro Morgan Weichsel Duboin Feldman Sementa
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 4
A Q J 6
Q 3
10 6 4 3 2 Table J 9 7 6
K 10 9 7
10 9 7 2
5
9B7A9 =
32533 =
Par NS +650 2
8 5 3 2
A K 8 5
Q J 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 46
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 46

37. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

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

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

J 9 7 6
K 10 9 7
10 9 7 2
5 Table 10 4
A Q J 6
Q 3
10 6 4 3 2
9B7A9 =
32533 =
Par NS +650 A K Q 8 5 3
4
J 6 4
A K 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 46
6-1 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 48

38. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Tessieres Landen Fantun Pollack Glubok Vinay MossM Seguineau
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 6 4
A 10 6 2
10 7 6
9 4 Table J 10 3
8 7
K Q J 8
K 7 5 3
89C8A =
12152 =
Par NS +980 A K Q 7 5
3
9 4 3 2
A Q 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 46
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 59

39. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78

S deals
None vul 4 2
Q 7 6 5 4 2
10 9
K J 6

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov Smirnov Karaivanov Piekarek Kirmse Aronov Gromoeller Stefanov
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 7 5
J 10 8
K Q 2
A 9 4 Table Q 10 8 3
K 9 3
J 8 5 3
7 2
86989 =
56454 =
Par NS +140 A K 6
A
A 7 6 4
Q 10 8 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 46
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 59

40. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Saelensminde Zia Austberg Lindqvist Meckstroth Brogeland Rodwell
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 9 3
K J 3
Q 9 4 3
J 3 Table J 10 5 2
9 5 4
A 8 7 5 2
2
96A6B =
37371 =
Par NS +620 7 6 4
7
K 10 6
K 9 8 7 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 46
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 61

41. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Fantoni Danailov Nunes Lauria Trendafilov Versace Karaivanov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 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
4 2 K 8 K 8 3 2
7 5 Q 3 7 9 Q A
6 9 2 8 5 3 A 8
10 K A 4 J Q K A
J 3 2 3 2 A 4 3
9 5 J 7 K J 9 2
A 7 10 6 Q 5 8 6
5 2 A 8 3 6 4 10
K J 3 6 8 tricks claimed
Q

J 8
Q 10 5
Q 6 4
Q 6 5 4 3 Table 10 7 6 3 2
A 7 6
K 7 2
K 7
87887 =
45445 55445
Par NS +120 A K Q 9 4
J
A J 8 5
10 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 59
6-1 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 61

42. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Moffat GordonM Westfall Caldwell Cheek Christie Grue
Pass 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
5 2 7 8 Q K 7 8
K 4 8 3 8 3 K 4
Q 2 5 A J 2 2 A
4 10 3 K 4 3 Q A
2 5 8 K 2 4 A 5
2 8 9 3 Q 10 9 7
4 6 Q A 6 2 K 7
A 7 9 6 5
Q 4 5 3 11 tricks claimed

10 4 2
Q 2
K 6 3
Q J 6 5 3 Table A 7 3
J 9 7 4
J 7 5 4
7 4
BCA99 =
21334 21333
Par NS +1430 K Q J 9 6 5
6 3
8
A 10 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 59
6-1 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 63

43. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul K Q
A Q J 9 6 5
J 6 3
8 3

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

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

J 7 6 3
7 4 3 2
A 8 5 2
J Table 10 9 5
K 8
K 10 9
Q 9 7 5 2
98999 =
35344 =
Par NS +400 A 8 4 2
10
Q 7 4
A K 10 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 69
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 63

44. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

West North East South West North East South
Doub Milgrim Wildavsky Aker Rogoff Robinson Parker Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 6
10 7
10 8 5 4 2
K Q 10 3 Table 9 4 3 2
A 9 5 4 2
7 3
7 5
9A878 =
33455 =
Par NS +420 8
K J 8 3
Q J 9
A 8 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 79
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 63

45. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Hamman Welland Zia Rodwell Smith Meckstroth CohenB
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 10 4
Q J 7 5 4
Q 4
A 5 Table 7 6
10 6 3 2
A 5
10 9 8 7 6
A96B7 =
24725 =
Par NS +430 A K 9 8 3 2
K 8
8 6
Q 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 89
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 63

46. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Milgrim Hampson Aker Simson Platnick Johnson Diamond
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 4 2
8 6 2
3
J 9 7 3 2 Table 10 8 5
K 7 3
A J 5 4
K Q 8
98AB7 =
44326 =
Par NS +420 7 6
A Q 10 9 5 4
7 6
A 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 89
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 63

47. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

S deals
Both vul Q J
A K 10 8 5 4
9 5 2
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Diamond WangW Platnick Zhuang Dai Gitelman YangL Moss
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 6 4 2
6 2
7 6
K 9 7 2 Table K 7
Q J 9 7
Q 10 8
Q 10 4 3
B9BC7 =
23215 23216
Par NS +1370 A 10 5 3
3
A K J 4 3
A 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 89
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 65

48. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

A J 9 6 2
Q 5
7 4 2
J 6 2 Table 10 5 4 3
K 10 9 8
10 9 5 3
Q
A69BC =
16310 =
Par NS +920 Q 8
A J 7 6 4 2
6
10 8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 99
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 65

49. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Sementa Gold Duboin Brogeland Silverstein Lindqvist Rosenthal
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 4
7 3 2
9 6 2
10 9 8 7 5 Table K 9 8 5
A 9 5
Q 10 7
A 6 4
AAAA8 9AAA7
33235 =
Par NS +630 A
Q J 10 8 4
K 8 5 3
J 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 99
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
+1 66

50. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 11

W deals
None vul 10 2
A K J 10 5 2
K 9
J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth George Rodwell Asbi Gontha Nickell Bojoh Freeman
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 2 2 NT
2 Pass Pass 3 3 4 AP
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6
Q 9 6
A 10 8 7 5 3
K Table K J 8 5 4 3
8 7 4
Q J
Q 3
A7B7B =
26261 =
Par NS +450 A Q
3
6 4 2
A 8 7 6 5 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 99
6-1 Major
4 N +2 +480
+2 68

51. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Tolliver Fallenius Horton Fredin Lesniewski Stoltz Gawrys McNay
1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl Pass
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 5 4
9 5
J 9 5 3
K 8 6 Table K 7
Q 10 6 4
A K 7 2
5 4 2
9BA8C =
32340 =
Par NS +920 Q
K J 8 7 3
Q 10 8 4
Q 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 101
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
-2 68

52. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi FeldmanJ Garvey GordonP Aa Mittelman Molberg Ozdil
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 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
4 3 K 6 4 5 Q K
10 A Q 5 A 2 3 8
3 8 A 7 K 5 2 2
K 2 2 7 Q 7 6 4
Q 5 6 2 J 9 4 2
5 A 4 3 8 A 6 3
8 8 A 7 5
8 tricks claimed K J 10 10
10 6 J 3
10 9

Q 10 2
8
Q J 3
Q J 9 7 4 2 Table J 7 4 3
10 9 7 5 2
A
K 10 8
77AA5 =
55328 =
Par NS +420 A 8 6 5
3
K 9 7 6 4 2
A 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 101
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 68

53. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

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

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

J 10 2
9 7 4 2
9 6 4 2
K 9 Table 9 8 5 3
8 6
A K 7
A 7 4 3
98A99 =
34243 =
Par NS +620 K Q 7 6
5
Q 3
Q 10 8 6 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 101
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
+1 69

54. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Rosenberg LallH Zia Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10
A 9 4 3
J 10 7
K Q 9 8 2 Table Q 9 8 7 3
K 7 6 5
9 5 2
10
88687 =
54656 =
Par NS +120 4
Q J 8
K 6 4 3
J 7 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 101
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
+1 70

55. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

S deals
N-S vul A K J 10 4 3
K 9
A 5
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Willenken Hamman Welland Wrang Meckstroth Nilsson Rodwell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 2
A 10 5 2
K 7 3 2
6 5 Table Q 7 5
Q 8 6 4
9 4
A 8 4 3
8A79A =
53633 =
Par NS +620 9
J 7 3
Q J 10 8 6
K Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 101
6-1 Major
4 S = +620
+1 71

56. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Gitelman Cohen Moss Martel Becker Stansby Schwartz
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8 2
K 10 7 2
10 7 6 4
A Table J 6 4
6 3
9 8
K 9 7 6 4 2
AAAB9 =
23324 =
Par NS +430 K 5
A J 9 8 5 4
5 2
Q 10 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 102
6-1 Major
4 S = +420
-1 71

57. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Rubin Stansby Casen Martel Krekorian
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 3 3 Pass 3 NT
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 5
—
J 10 8 7
A J 10 8 5 3 Table K J 7 4
A 8 7 5 3 2
2
9 6
86885 =
47558 =
Par NS +100 A 9 8
6
Q 9 5 4 3
K Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+14 116
6-1 Major
4 N -3 -300
-14 71

58. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Lazard Meckstroth Bramley Rodwell Freeman Deutsch Nickell Kranyak
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 4
6 3
9 8
K 9 7 6 4 2 Table 10 9 8 2
K 10 7 2
10 7 6 4
A
AAAB9 =
23324 =
Par NS +430 A Q 7 3
Q
A K Q J 3
J 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 116
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 71

59. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

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

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

Q 10 5
—
J 10 8 7
A J 10 8 5 3 Table K J 7 4
A 8 7 5 3 2
2
9 6
86885 =
47558 =
Par NS +100 A 9 8
6
Q 9 5 4 3
K Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+9 125
6-1 Major
4 × S -2 -500
-9 71

60. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

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

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

9 6 3 2
J 4 3
7 4
K Q J 2 Table Q J
Q 10 6 5 2
10 9 5
10 7 5
AC9DA =
11303 =
Par NS +1440 A K 10 8 5 4
—
J 8 3 2
6 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-2 125
6-1 Major
4 S +2 +480
+2 73

61. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

E deals
N-S vul A 6 5 3
2
10 6 5 3 2
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Greco Feldman Hampson Gitelman Larsen Moss Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 1 1 NT 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
10 A 8 7 K 2 9 A
2 3 K A J 9 A 7
K 2 9 A 2 3 J A
4 10 3 7 J 3 8 K
Q 3 7 8 K 10 3 7
4 5 5 Q 6 8 5 9
8 tricks claimed 6 K 2 3
5 4 4 Q
4 8

J 10 9 4 2
A 10
K Q J
9 8 2 Table 8
Q 9 7 3
9 7 4
Q 10 7 6 5
89996 =
43337 44437
Par NS +140 K Q 7
K J 8 6 5 4
A 8
K J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 125
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 73

62. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Nunes Lesniewski Fantoni Lauria Jansma Versace Verhees
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 9 7 6
J 8 7
Q J 8
J 3 Table 3
9 5 3
A 7 5 3 2
Q 9 8 6
99A7A =
44263 =
Par NS +620 A J 10 8 5 2
A 4
K 9 6
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 138
6-1 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 73

63. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

K 5 4 3
10 3
K 10 4 3
Q 9 4 Table A 9 7
K 8 7 2
J 9 5 2
7 3
88A7A =
35362 =
Par NS +620 Q 10 6 2
6
A Q 8 7
K J 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 138
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 73

64. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Delmonte Martel Teramoto Brogeland Balicki Shugart Zmudzinski
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 4 3
10 3
K 10 4 3
Q 9 4 Table A 9 7
K 8 7 2
J 9 5 2
7 3
88A7A =
35362 =
Par NS +620 Q 10 6 2
6
A Q 8 7
K J 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 138
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 73

65. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

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

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

J 6
J 8 5 4 3
A 8 6 3
K 6 Table 10 4 3 2
A 9 6
K 9 2
7 5 3
88679 =
45764 =
Par NS +120 9
Q 10 2
J 10 4
A Q 10 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 150
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 73

66. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

S deals
None vul A Q 10 7 3 2
A 5
10
A 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Wooldridge Greco Hurd Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Rubin
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6 4
7 4 3 2
J
Q 10 8 6 2 Table K 9 5
J 9
K Q 9 6 5 3
4 3
BCD9B =
11042 =
Par NS +1510 J
K Q 10 8 6
A 8 7 4 2
K J

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 150
6-1 Major
4 S +2 +480
Tie 73

67. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Hampson Cayne Greco Rubin Weinstein Ekeblad Levin
2 2 Pass 3 NT 2 NT 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 6
5 4
A J 10 9 8 3
7 5 Table A 4 3
K J 2
7 6
K 9 4 3 2
99A68 99A67
43374 =
Par NS +620 7
Q 10 9 6
K Q 2
A J 10 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 150
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
+1 74

68. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Armannsson Rekunov Jorgensen Erlingsson Matushko JonssonS Khven
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Dbl AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5
Q J 10 9 3
9 8 4
A Q 4 2 Table A Q 9 7 4
—
7 5 2
9 8 6 5 3
67773 66763
66559 =
Par NS -110 2
A 8 6 5 2
A K J 6 3
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+14 164
6-1 Major
4 × S -4 -1100
-14 74

69. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Kolata RoyR Atabey MukherjeeM Kushari Zorlu MukherjeeS Assael
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 6
10 9 6
K 10 9 5 3
9 8 5 Table 10 9 7 4
A 3
Q 8 7 6
Q 10 4
8BC6A =
22162 =
Par NS +1430 3
K 8 7 5 2
A 4 2
K 7 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 164
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +650
+13 87

70. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Wasik Takano Knap Teramoto Imakura Torres Ino Frances
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
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
2 8 K A J A 6 8
4 6 K 2 5 2 K J
8 5 Q 3 Q 4 4 A
5 6 K J 2 3 K 7
3 4 Q 8 J 2 8 A
A 2 4 J 9 5 7 10
10 9 7 3 4 10 Q
12 tricks claimed 8 4 9 3
7 2 10 6

6 3
A 10 6 3 2
9 8
9 6 3 2 Table J 5 2
J
J 10 7 4
K J 10 5 4
CCBB7 =
11226 =
Par NS +990 A Q 10 9 7 4
5
Q 6 2
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 166
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
-2 87

71. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Kolata Aronov Atabey Stefanov Zahariev Zorlu Karakolev Assael
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 6 3
J 10 7 5
10 2
10 8 5 Table K Q 4
6 4
A 7 6 4
A 9 3 2
88997 =
55335 =
Par NS +140 J 8
A K Q 8 3 2
Q 8
K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 178
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 87

72. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Spector Freeman Feldman Nickell Hamman CohenB Soloway Smith
1 1
Pass 2 2 2 Pass 2 2 2
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 4 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 8 6
10 8 6 5
A 10 4 2
10 8 Table A 4 2
A Q J 9 4
9 8 7 6
6
8965A =
34773 34783
Par NS +140 K Q 10 9 7 3
K 3
Q 3
K 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 181
6-1 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 87

73. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Welland Ekeblad Fallenius
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 5 4
A 8 3 2
9 5 4
6 4 Table 8 7
Q 7 5 4
K 8 7 6
A J 7
9A89A =
33532 32542
Par NS +620 3
9
A Q J 10 3
10 9 8 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 181
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 87

74. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

N deals
E-W vul Q J 9 5 4 3
8 3
6
Q J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Fallenius Gitelman Welland
3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 2
J 10 5 4 2
Q 10 4 2
3 Table K 10 7
9
A J 8 3
10 9 7 6 5
87857 =
55565 55575
Par NS +120 6
A K Q 7 6
K 9 7 5
A K 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 192
6-1 Major
4 S -3 -150
-11 87

75. 2003 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul Q 6
A J 8 5 4 3
8 3 2
K J

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Freeman Versace Nickell Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 10 9 5
K 6 2
6 5
Q 8 2 Table 7 4 2
10 9 7
K Q J 9 7
5 3
A8A8B =
15141 =
Par NS +430 A 8 3
Q
A 10 4
A 10 9 7 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 192
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 89

76. 2003 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

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

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

A 10 5
9 2
J 10 7 6 5
10 9 4 Table 8 3 2
A J 10 4
3
K J 8 6 3
89996 =
54447 =
Par NS +140 J 7 4
7
A K 9 8 2
Q 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 192
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
Tie 89

77. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Szymanowski Bocchi Romanski Duboin Versace Tuszynski Lauria Kowalski
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 7 5 2
6 5
Q 9 6 4 2
5 Table 9
K 10 9 2
J 7 3
K J 8 7 6
ABB9A ABA8A
22243 32243
Par NS +650 J 3
A Q J 8 7 4
8
Q 10 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 192
6-1 Major
4 S = +620
+1 90

78. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Zmudzinski Chemla Balicki Pszczola Mouiel Kwiecien Salama
1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 5 4
9 8 7
A J 8 2
7 6 3 Table Q 10 3
K 10 6 4 2
K 10 9 5
5
9A66B =
33760 =
Par NS +420 J
A 5 3
Q 6 4
A K 10 9 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 193
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
-1 90

79. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
TerraneoC Fredin Barnay Lindkvist Fallenius Strafner Nilsland Simon
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 5 4
9 8 7
A J 8 2
7 6 3 Table Q 10 3
K 10 6 4 2
K 10 9 5
5
9A66B =
33760 =
Par NS +420 J
A 5 3
Q 6 4
A K 10 9 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 193
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 90

80. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

N deals
E-W vul A Q 9 8 5 3
A 10 9 8
—
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Pszczola Versace Kwiecien Tuszynski Bocchi Jassem Duboin
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 6
6 5 2
Q J 10 7 3
Q 3 Table 10 4 2
K Q 4
9 6 2
7 5 4 2
BBB9B =
11241 =
Par NS +460 J
J 7 3
A K 8 5 4
K J 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 194
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
-1 90

81. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Mittelman Campos Kokish Villas-Boas Branco Hanna Chagas Lebi
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 3
Q 9 6
K 4
Q 7 4 3 2 Table K 6 5 4
5 3 2
Q J 9 3
10 5
89999 =
44334 =
Par NS +140 J 10
A K J 10 8 4
A 8 7 6
A

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 204
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 90

82. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 18

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

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

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

K 6 5 4
5 3 2
Q J 9 3
10 5 Table Q 7 3
Q 9 6
K 4
Q 7 4 3 2
89999 =
44334 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 2
7
10 5 2
K J 9 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 214
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 90

83. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Schwartz Berkowitz Casen Zia Garner Rosenberg WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7 6
J 7 6 3 2
K 10 4
Q 10 5 Table 10 5 4 2
A 8
Q J 7 2
7 6 3
9C99B =
11241 =
Par NS +980 A K Q J 9 3
K 9 5
9
J 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 214
6-1 Major
4 S +2 +480
Tie 90

84. 1999 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 150

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

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

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

A 10 8
10 8 6
J 9 6 4
K 8 3 Table 6 5 3
K J 3
8 7 5 2
J 10 5
9CB99 =
31144 =
Par NS +1430 4
A Q 7 5
A K
A Q 9 7 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 214
6-1 Major
4 N +2 +680
+2 92

85. 1999 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul J 2
A K J 10 5 2
10 6 3
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Lev Nickell Shenkin Freeman Soloway Polowan Hamman Murthy
2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 8 7 3
4 3
A
K Q 8 4 3 2 Table 10 9 6
Q 9 8 6
J 9 5 2
J 6
789A6 =
55227 =
Par NS +140 A K 5 4
7
K Q 8 7 4
A 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 214
6-1 Major
4 N -2 -200
+3 95

86. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 94

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Seamon Bates Passell Berkowitz Weichsel Cohen Sontag
2 Pass 2 NT 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
9 6 K A 4 A 8 2
2 3 3 5 A 6 3 2
6 K 8 2 A 3 6 5
Q 8 7 7 2 8 7 7
10 6 8 J K 4 3 9
4 A J 7 J 5 4 Q
4 2 9 2 J 7 5 Q
Q 10 10 5 11 tricks claimed
A 9 J 4
3 Q 7 5

Q 9 6
9 8 3
J 10 8
J 8 5 2 Table 5 4 2
K J 7 5
6 5 4
A 6 4
ACABA =
31212 31312
Par NS +980 A
A Q 10 4 2
A K Q 3
Q 10 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 214
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 97

87. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Katz Stansby Bates Weichsel Rosenberg Sontag Zia
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 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
J 2 5 K 5 4 9 Q
4 3 Q 2 2 J A 3
6 8 9 10 5 Q 3 4
2 A 5 Q 4 7 Q 2
K 7 5 6 7 9 10 8
J 8 7 9 A 5 4 6
10 8 10 3 K 8 5 3
4 4 4 9 2 6 7 10
3 6 7 10 A 6 2 K
2 9 A 3 J 8 8 7

Q 3
9 6 2
K 10 3
A J 10 9 3 Table K J 9 8 6 4
8 7 5
J 8 2
5
96A99 A6A99
36344 =
Par NS +430 A 10 7 5
Q
A 9 7 5 4
K 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 216
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
-2 97

88. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Jacobs Boyd Katz Lauria Stewart Versace Woolsey
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 4
4 2
Q 8 4 2
7 6 5 3 Table 8 5 3
A 8 7 6
K 6
K Q 10 9
BABA8 =
11125 =
Par NS +660 A Q
K Q 10 9 5 3
J 3
A J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 216
6-1 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 97

89. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Villas-Boas Versace Campos Chagas Buratti Branco Lanzarotti
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 8 4
10 8 3
A 7 6 5
10 5 Table 7 3 2
Q 9 4
10 3 2
K 9 6 2
AABAB =
22222 =
Par NS +650 A K 9 6
6
K Q 9 4
A 8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 216
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 97

90. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

S deals
Both vul K 5
A K Q J 8 5
8 5 2
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Szymanowski Hamman Lesniewski Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski Rodwell
2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 8 7 6 4
9 6 2
Q 10
10 4 Table A 3 2
10 4 3
A K 9 7 6
3 2
75969 =
07060 =
Par NS +140 Q 9
7
J 4 3
A K Q 9 8 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 216
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
+3 100

91. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Berkowitz Freeman Cohen Burger Meckstroth Cayne Rodwell
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

7 2
J 9 5 4 3
K 9 8 4
3 2 Table J 8 6 4
A 10 7 2
A 7
A 10 5
88589 =
55853 =
Par NS +100 Q
K Q 8
3 2
K Q J 9 8 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 227
6-1 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 100

92. 1997 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 128

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

West North East South West North East South
Perron Wolff Chemla Hamman Rodwell Multon Meckstroth Mouiel
1 1 1 NT Dbl
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 6 4 3 2
J 10 4
8 3
Q 2 Table J 9
A Q 3
Q 4 2
K J 10 6 5
96997 =
46336 47436
Par NS +400 A 10
8
A K J 10 7 6
A 9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 237
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 100

93. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Helgemo Chagas Helness Brogeland Cintra Saelensminde BrancoP
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 3 2
J 10 5 4
J 10 2
7 3 Table 7 5
K Q 9 8
7 5 4
Q 6 4 2
CC9CC =
11410 =
Par NS +990 9
A 3 2
A K Q 9 6
K J 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 237
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 102

94. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski Passell Sontag Balicki Feldman Zmudzinski
2 2 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 4 3
8 6 5 4
K 7 4 3
J 8 Table K J 2
Q J 7 3
—
K Q 9 7 4 2
8A7C6 =
43415 43616
Par NS +920 7
A K 10 9
A Q J 8
A 10 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 237
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
+10 112

95. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul —
A Q 9 7 5 3
K 10 3
A Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Szymanowski Schafer Lesniewski Fox Baqai Balicki Dunitz Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 8 6 5
K 10 8 6
J 7
K 4 Table 10 4
J 4
9 6 4 2
10 9 8 7 2
AABBA =
23223 =
Par NS +450 A Q 9 7 3 2
2
A Q 8 5
J 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 237
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
+1 113

96. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Weinstein Freeman Katz Glubok Meckstroth Lev Rodwell
Pass Pass Pass 2
1 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
3 5 J K J K 2 5
2 3 Q 5 2 10 K 5
A 2 8 10 A 2 8 10
K 3 9 2 K 3 9 J
Q 4 3 Q K 4 5 2
7 J 4 J Q A 4 6
7 A 10 K Q 4 10 Q
9 9 3 9 6 10
12 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

Q J 10
Q 8 7 3 2
A K 9 3
10 Table 7 6 5
J 4
8 6 5
J 5 4 3 2
9A89A 9989A
43543 33533
Par NS +620 A 9 8 4 3 2
K 10 6
10 2
9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+13 250
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
-13 113

97. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Szwarc Sakul Multon Karwur Manoppo Mouiel Lasut Levy
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 AP

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

8 6 5 2
K 6
J 6 3 2
Q 8 7 Table Q 7
Q 10 7 5 3
9 7 4
J 9 3
CDACC CD9CC
10311 =
Par NS +2210 10
8 2
A K Q 8 5
A K 10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-2 250
6-1 Major
4 N +3 +710
+2 115

Data 9Z09 Main Top Notrump vs. 6-1 Major