Data 9Z10 Main

Notrump vs. 4-4 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 226 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Nunes

2
Pass

Lead
J North
Brogeland

Dbl
Pass

2nd East
Fantoni
Pass
3
Pass

3rd South
Lindqvist
Pass
3 NT

4th West
FisherL

2
Pass

Lead
7
K
4 North
Helgemo

Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
2 East
SchwartzRO
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
5
3 South
Helness
Pass
4

4th
2
A
E deals
N-S vul A 2
K Q J 6
A 6 5
A J 10 9
J 9 8 6 4
A 7
K J 10 9 7
7 Table Q 10 7
9 8 2
Q 8 4 3 2
8 5
96C5C =
16171 =
Par NS +1400 K 5 3
10 5 4 3
—
K Q 6 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 0
4-4 Major
4 South +2
+680 +2 2

2. 2014 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
Q
9
7
6
10
8
A North
Nickell

1
2

2nd
3
3
A
9
4
5
7
Q East
Weichsel
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
5
7
J
K
2
6 South
Katz
1
1
3 NT

4th
K
A
4
9
4
2
2 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
3
2
3
2
10
3 North
Lee

1
2

2nd
3
7
4
5
K
4
10 East
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
J
A
9
2
Q South
Glubok
1
1
4

4th
A
2
K
8
6
K
A
E deals
N-S vul Q 7 6 2
K J 10 6
4 3
J 6 5
K 10 9
Q 7 5 4
Q 10 7 6 5
3 Table A 4
9 8 2
J 9 8 2
A 9 4 2
99759 =
44484 =
Par NS +300 J 8 5 3
A 3
A K
K Q 10 8 7

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +12 12
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-100 2

3. 2014 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 48 West
Zhuang

2
Pass

Lead
3
5
4
6
9
3
7
10 North
Gawel
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
Q
5
9
2
J
A East
ShiH
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
7
Q
J
10
J
5 South
Jagniewski
Rdbl
3 NT

4th
8
6
6
Q
K
8
2 West
Kalita

2
Pass

Lead
3
10
8
10
7
2
7
K
8 North
ShiZ
1
3
Pass

2nd
4
K
6
2
9
6
3
3
4 East
Nowosadzki
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
2
K
5
J
A
3
4
7 South
Ju
1
4
All Pass

4th
8
6
A
J
Q
4
2
6
A
N deals
N-S vul 6 4
A Q J 7
K J 5 4 2
7 6
J 9 7 3 2
5
Q 6 3
Q 8 3 2 Table A 10 5
10 9 8 6
A 10 9 7
A 9
85967 =
58465 58455
Par NS +100 K Q 8
K 4 3 2
8
K J 10 5 4

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +15 27
4-4 Major
4 × South -2
-500 2

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79 West
Platnick

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
6
2
A
Q
10
7
A
K
K North
Cohler
1
3 NT

2nd
4
9
K
6
8
2
3
5
3
4 East
Diamond
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
2
3
4
4
J
8
Q
6 South
Martel
2 NT
Pass

4th
5
7
J
5
10
6
5
9
2
9 West
Rosenberg

2
Pass

Lead
Q
2
7
4 North
Hampson
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
5
K
2
6 East
Willenken
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
A
10 South
Greco
2
4

4th
4
9
5
3
N deals
N-S vul A Q
Q 10 8 7
K 7 4
Q 10 7 6
10 5
6 5
A 10 8 3 2
A 5 4 3 Table J 9 8 6 2
9 3 2
Q 6
J 8 2
B9B8A =
24252 =
Par NS +660 K 7 4 3
A K J 4
J 9 5
K 9

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 27
4-4 Major
4 North +1
+650 +13 15

13. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 18 West
GartaganisN

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
A
J
A
K
Q
2
2 North
Bocchi

Dbl
2 NT

2nd
J
5
3
6
10
8
4
4 East
GartaganisJ
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
2
6
7
7
8
10
A South
Madala
Pass
1 NT
3 NT

4th
3
4
7
4
5
9
K
9 West
Duboin

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
2
2
3
3 North
SmithJ

2
2 NT
3

2nd
3
4
4
9
Q East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
7
A
Q
A South
Thurston
Pass
2
3
4

4th
A
9
8
K
5
E deals
N-S vul K J 4
J 6 3 2
A K Q J
A J
Q 6 2
K 9 5
9 5 4 2
9 7 4 Table A 7 5 3
Q 4
10 8 6
K 8 5 3
A9AA9 =
34333 =
Par NS +630 10 9 8
A 10 8 7
7 3
Q 10 6 2

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+660 +13 45
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-100 22

18. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Levin

2
Pass

Lead
J
2
Q
A
4
10
8
K
5 North
GartaganisJ
Pass
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
6
7
5
9
2
6
3
4
8 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
8
2
3
K
3
9
2
J South
GartaganisN
1 NT
3

4th
9
A
7
6
J
6
4
9
10 West
SmithJ

Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
K
2
5
A
A
3
3
A
K North
Dwyer
Pass
2
3 NT
All Pass

2nd
6
9
3
9
5
2
6
5
Q East
Thurston
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
K
J
7
2
7
Q
J
8 South
Bathurst
1 NT
2
4

4th
A
4
10
6
7
3
4
8
9
N deals
Both vul Q 10 7 5
K 5
K 10 8 3 2
7 6
A K 6 4 2
10 9
9 5
K Q J 2 Table —
Q 8 6 4 3
J 7 6
10 8 5 4 3
998B5 997A4
44528 =
Par NS +600 J 9 8 3
A J 7 2
A Q 4
A 9

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +15 60
4-4 Major
4 × South -2
-500 24

19. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67 West
WolpertD

Pass

Lead
3
6
10
5
9 North
Weinstein
3
Pass

2nd
10
J
7
Q
9 East
Korbel
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
2
K South
Levin
3 NT

4th
4
7
A
2 West
Dwyer

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
6
2
K
10
J North
Thurston
Pass
2
4

2nd
8
5
Q
9
7
8 East
Bathurst
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
K
A
7
3
2 South
SmithJ
1 NT
2

4th
A
J
4
2
5
A
N deals
E-W vul 8
K 10 9 2
K Q 6 4 3 2
10 7
Q J 9
5 4 3
8 7
K 9 8 3 2 Table 10 7 5 3 2
Q J
A 9 5
A 6 5
86AA7 =
36225 =
Par NS +420 A K 6 4
A 8 7 6
J 10
Q J 4

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 60
4-4 Major
4 South +1
+450 +11 35

21. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
de Wijs

2
Pass

Lead
Q
A
Q
4
10
8
K
5 North
Buras
Pass
3 NT

2nd
6
5
9
2
4
6
3
8 East
Muller
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
2
3
K
3
8
2
J South
Narkiewicz
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
6
7
J
6
4
9
10 West
Jassem

Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
K
2
5
A
Q
2
Q North
Drijver
Pass
2
3
4
All Pass

2nd
5
6
9
4
2
Q
7
9 East
Mazurkiewicz
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
5
K
J
7
4
A
3 South
Brink
1 NT
2 NT
3
Pass

4th
3
A
3
10
6
9
5
6
N deals
Both vul Q 10 7 5
K 5
K 10 8 3 2
7 6
A K 6 4 2
10 9
9 5
K Q J 2 Table —
Q 8 6 4 3
J 7 6
10 8 5 4 3
998B5 997A4
44528 =
Par NS +600 J 9 8 3
A J 7 2
A Q 4
A 9

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +13 73
4-4 Major
4 × South -1
-200 35

25. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 1 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
Q
5
5
A
K
9
6
8
K North
Allfrey

2
3 NT

2nd
K
2
4
2
7
8
Q
4
7
A East
Fantoni

Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
3
J
10
8
3
4
4
7
9 South
Robson
1 NT
2 NT

4th
7
6
K
A
9
5
6
2
3
2 West
Forrester

1
Pass

Lead
K
5
5
Q
A
K North
Multon

Dbl
Pass

2nd
8
A
2
2
8
Q East
Gold

Pass
Pass

3rd
4
7
J
10
3
4 South
Zimmermann
1
4

4th
3
2
K
A
6
5
S deals
None vul K 4 2
9 7 4 3
Q 10 8 5
A 8
Q 8 6 5 3
Q 8
K 7 6
K Q 5 Table J 10
10 6 5
9 4 2
J 9 7 6 4
98BA8 99BA8
34235 =
Par NS +450 A 9 7
A K J 2
A J 3
10 3 2

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 74
4-4 Major
4 South +1
+450 +11 48

26. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 30 West
Buras

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
K
K
2
9
7
8
J North
Townsend

3 NT

2nd
10
3
9
Q
J
3
Q
5 East
Narkiewicz

Pass

3rd
K
2
5
7
6
4
A
10 South
Bakhshi
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
7
2
4
4
9
6
6 West
Allfrey

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
K
8
10
J North
Jassem

1
2
3
4

2nd
7
9
8
6
K
5 East
Robson

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
5
7
J
A
7 South
Mazurkiewicz
1
1 NT
2
3

4th
9
2
3
Q
2
S deals
None vul 6 5 2
10 8 7 5
A J 7
J 10 7
A J 9 3
9
10 6 5
Q 9 8 5 3 Table 10 7
Q 6 3 2
Q 4 3 2
K 6 4
88986 99987
44456 44457
Par NS +400 K Q 8 4
A K J 4
K 9 8
A 2

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +11 85
4-4 Major
4 South -2
-100 48

27. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 30 West
Brink

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
K
Q
3
7
8
A
K
9 North
Versace

3 NT

2nd
J
9
A
7
2
6
5
10
9 East
Drijver

Pass

3rd
K
5
2
4
4
J
10
7
A South
Lauria
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
3
7
2
6
3
Q
2
3 West
Madala

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
A
9
7
A
J North
de Wijs

Pass
2

2nd
K
9
6
8
2
7 East
Bocchi

2
Pass

3rd
3
5
J
9
4
Q South
Muller
1
Dbl
4

4th
5
2
Q
6
4
Q
S deals
None vul 6 5 2
10 8 7 5
A J 7
J 10 7
A J 9 3
9
10 6 5
Q 9 8 5 3 Table 10 7
Q 6 3 2
Q 4 3 2
K 6 4
88986 99987
44456 44457
Par NS +400 K Q 8 4
A K J 4
K 9 8
A 2

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+460 +11 96
4-4 Major
4 North -2
-100 48

30. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Gawel

2
3

Lead
4
A North
Amoils

2
3 NT

2nd
5
2 East
Jagniewski
1
3
All Pass

3rd
Q
4 South
Morgan
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
10 West
Bertheau

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
3
10
K
6
4
3
K North
Nowosadzki

2
2
3
4

2nd
A
4
K
2
4
10
7 East
BessisT
1
Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
8
4
5
A
A
K South
Kalita
1 NT
2
Rdbl
3

4th
5
J
Q
A
9
2
2
E deals
Both vul 5
Q 9 8 5
K Q 9 8 6 5 4
Q
4 2
4
J 7 2
A 10 9 7 5 3 2 Table Q 10 9 7 6 3
A J 10 2
10
K 6
56A95 =
37218 37318
Par NS +620 A K J 8
K 7 6 3
A 3
J 8 4

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +13 109
4-4 Major
4 North -2
-200 48

33. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Dwyer

1
Pass

Lead
3
J
2
8
6
7
4
3
2 North
Greco

3
Pass

2nd
2
Q
4
5
6
6
4
6
8 East
Bathurst
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K
10
4
9
J
Q
J
K South
Hampson
Pass
3 NT

4th
5
3
7
5
3
A
K
A
7 West
Platnick

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
6
3
3
Q
10
8
4
J North
WolpertG

2
3

2nd
K
9
J
2
K
7
9
Q
7 East
Diamond
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
10
6
A
3
2
4
4 South
Kranyak
Pass
2 NT
4

4th
2
2
K
5
7
J
6
5
E deals
N-S vul Q 6 3 2
A 2
A Q 8 7 5 4 3
—
7
Q J 10 7 4
K 9
K 9 4 3 2 Table K J 8 5
8 3
J 2
A J 10 8 6
8C6C5 =
31618 =
Par NS +1100 A 10 9 4
K 9 6 5
10 6
Q 7 5

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 +5 114
4-4 Major
4 North -4
-400 49

34. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75 West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
4
K
Q
8
9 North
Cheek

1
3 NT

2nd
4
4
8
5
J
8
10 East
Sontag
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
A
K
3
7
10
Q South
Grue
1
1 NT

4th
A
6
3
9
2
2
J West
Moss

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
K
Q
2
6
5
K
A
9 North
Pratap

1
3 NT

2nd
Q
5
4
J
A
Q
2
3
6 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
7
A
7
J
9
5
K South
GordonM
1
2 NT
4

4th
4
6
9
2
3
4
8
2
10
E deals
None vul K 5 4
A 10 7 3
10 4 3
9 6 4
8 7 6 3
J 5 4
K J 9 2
J 3 Table J 10 2
9 6
A 7 5
A 10 8 5 2
87967 =
56466 =
Par NS +140 A Q 9
K Q 8 2
Q 8 6
K Q 7

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 124
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-50 49

36. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
ClerkinD

Pass

Lead
10
8
4
4
10
10 North
Jacobus

Pass

2nd
6
2
A
4
3
6 East
ClerkinJ
3
Pass

3rd
J
6
9
8
Q
7 South
Passell
3 NT

4th
K
7
5
A
5
K West
Glubok

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
3
3
4
6
5
A
4
9
3 North
Rigal

4
Pass

2nd
6
4
5
9
7
10
6
2
Q
Q East
Mahaffey
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
J
8
K
9
4
Q
10
K South
Milgrim
Dbl
4

4th
A
2
K
7
A
Q
J
5
J
2
E deals
Both vul Q 9 6
10 9 3 2
6
A Q 10 7 4
A J 3 2
K 8 6 5 4
10 4
J 3 Table 7 5
—
Q J 9 8 7 5 2
K 9 6 5
A8A69 =
35374 34374
Par NS +630 K 10 8 4
A Q J 7
A K 3
8 2

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +13 137
4-4 Major
4 South -2
-200 52

37. 2013 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Boyd

1
Pass

Lead
7
K
3
J
7
2
4
J North
Hampson
1
2
Pass

2nd
Q
5
10
5
3
K
A
A East
Robinson
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
A
9
Q
6
8
9 South
Greco
1
3 NT

4th
3
8
4
6
5
4
6
10 West
Diamond

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
10
8
9
2
3
J
2 North
Stewart
1 NT
2
4

2nd
6
Q
K
5
8
10
4
J East
Platnick
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
A
2
A
Q
J
6
3 South
Woolsey
2
3
4

4th
2
9
7
4
6
3
4
6
N deals
None vul 9 2
K Q 9 3
Q 9 6
A 9 5 3
A 8 5 4 3
8 4
K J 8 7
Q J Table K 10
10 6 5
10 5 4 2
10 8 7 6
98A68 =
45365 =
Par NS +420 Q J 7 6
A J 7 2
A 3
K 4 2

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 147
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-50 52

38. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74 West
Bathurst

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
4
4
9
3
8
10
9 North
Meckstroth

2
Pass

2nd
3
K
6
Q
9
3
7
J East
Dwyer

Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
K
7
A
2
5
Q South
Rodwell
Pass
3 NT

4th
10
2
A
6
7
4
4
Q West
Nickell

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
4
3
2
A
7
2
9
3 North
Kranyak

1
2
4

2nd
2
A
4
6
4
5
6
5
5 East
Katz

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
K
K
8
4
7
J
7
10 South
WolpertG
Pass
1
3

4th
3
9
2
J
9
10
Q
K
8
S deals
Both vul K 10 9 8
A 7 6 2
3
A 10 5 2
6
Q J 5 4
J 8 7 5 2
Q 9 4 Table A J 7 3
K 8
A 9 6 4
8 7 6
9A868 =
43573 =
Par NS +620 Q 5 4 2
10 9 3
K Q 10
K J 3

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +13 160
4-4 Major
4 South -2
-200 52

39. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51 West
Wold

1 NT
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
3
K
A
Q
J
7
4
K North
Diamond

Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
2
A
3
10
2
7
9
A
8 East
Compton
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
5
5
8
3
5
6
10
10 South
Platnick
1
Dbl
2 NT

4th
4
7
6
4
2
9
6
K
8 West
Greco

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
5
J
8
9 North
Chambers

2
3
4

2nd
3
4
7
7
A
10 East
Hampson
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
9
Q
5
6
6 South
Schermer
2
2 NT
3

4th
4
2
A
2
10
Q
E deals
N-S vul 10 6 5 3
A 10 7 5
8 7 2
8 5
A 9 7 2
Q 8
K J 9 6 5
10 3 Table K
J 9 6 3 2
Q 10 3
9 6 4 2
89859 =
53573 =
Par NS +140 Q J 8 4
K 4
A 4
A K Q J 7

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 160
4-4 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 64

43. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21 West
Welland

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
8
9
4
8
10
Q North
Helgemo

1
3

2nd
2
K
5
A
J
5
3 East
AukenS
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
Q
5
6
2
8 South
Helness
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
J
2
K
2
4
J
3 West
Zimmermann

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
10
J
Q
3
K North
BildeM

1
3
4

2nd
A
A
K
5
8
8 East
Multon
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
J
A
10
3
5 South
BildeD
1
2 NT
3

4th
9
4
2
6
7
2
E deals
E-W vul 10 9 6 2
A Q 7 6 2
—
9 8 5 2
8 5 4
J 5 3
10 6 5
A Q 4 3 Table A 3
K 10 4
9 8 7 4 3 2
J 10
88868 =
54575 53475
Par NS +120 K Q J 7
9 8
A K Q J
K 7 6

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +11 172
4-4 Major
4 South -2
-100 64

44. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 73 West
Buras

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
7
3
4
A
A
10
4 North
Bertheau

1
2
3 NT

2nd
Q
5
9
5
2
J
6
K East
Narkiewicz
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
A
J
3
5
8
7
8 South
Cullin
Pass
1 NT
3

4th
2
4
Q
K
9
6
2
6 West
Upmark

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
4
5
7
7
2
8 North
Zmudzinski

1
1
2

2nd
2
3
9
3
K
9
A East
Nystrom
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
5
3
A
5
10
4 South
Balicki
Pass
1
1 NT
4

4th
Q
2
6
4
10
K
7
E deals
N-S vul A Q 8 7 4
A J 10 4
A K Q
7
J 10 6 2
9
9 7 6 3
K Q 9 4 Table K 9 3
K Q 6 2
J 10 4
J 5 2
78B88 =
55244 =
Par NS +650 5
8 7 5 3
8 5 2
A 10 8 6 3

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 172
4-4 Major
4 North =
+620 +13 77

50. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 9, Bd 3 West
Sementa

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
3
J
5
7
6
8
A
K North
Belkouch

2
3 NT

2nd
J
9
2
K
5
4
3
3
2 East
Duboin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
Q
5
A
3
Q
J
7
8 South
Sbili
1 NT
2 NT

4th
6
4
K
4
Q
2
9
7
10 West
Dahan

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
6
4
4
Q
7 North
Zaleski

2
4

2nd
5
7
2
8
3
6 East
Hayet
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
J
K
2
Q South
Versace
1 NT
2

4th
K
5
A
J
9
E deals
N-S vul Q 8 5
8 7 5 3
J 4
A K 9 5
9 4
4 2
A 10 9 8 7 3
8 6 2 Table 10 7 3 2
A K 9
5 2
Q J 4 3
99967 =
33465 =
Par NS +600 A K J 6
Q J 10 6
K Q 6
10 7

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 184
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-100 78

53. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 114 West
Upmark

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
J
5
7
A
Q
2
10
9 North
Zak

1
2
3 NT

2nd
8
3
4
8
4
7
5
2
10 East
Nystrom

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
A
Q
3
5
J
J
K South
Zaremba
1
2
2 NT

4th
Q
A
3
K
6
8
10
6
6 West
Zmudzinski

Lead North
Ahlesved

2nd East
Buras

3rd South
Petersson

4th
S deals
E-W vul K J 5 3
10 8 3
9 2
K 8 6 2
7 4
A 7
K J 10 6 5
9 7 5 3 Table 10 8 6
Q 9 6 5 2
8 4
A 10 4
89778 99778
44664 =
Par NS +400 A Q 9 2
K J 4
A Q 7 3
Q J

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 194
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-50 80

54. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
J
4
K
Q
A
5 North
Cullin
Pass
3
3 NT

2nd
A
3
7
8
9
7
2 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
6
A
10
2
3 South
Bertheau
1 NT
3

4th
6
2
5
8
10
2 West
Nystrom

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
A
3
3
3
A
Q North
Fantoni
Pass
1
2
3

2nd
2
4
J
7
A
7
10 East
Upmark
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
5
Q
K
2
3
4 South
Nunes
1
1
2
4

4th
6
8
9
6
4
2
6
N deals
None vul K 9 4 3
A Q 7
9 8 2
J 10 4
7
9 4 3 2
Q 10 7 5
9 8 5 2 Table J 8 6 2
K 10 8 5
A K 3
7 3
99579 =
44764 =
Par NS +400 A Q 10 5
J 6
J 6 4
A K Q 6

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +11 205
4-4 Major
4 South -2
-100 80

55. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Helgemo
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
9
8
4
5 North
L'Ecuyer
Pass
2
3

2nd
4
10
Q
Q
3 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
2
4
K
8 South
Demuy
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
10
3
J
J
A West
Miles
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
7
A
4
2
4
K
J
10 North
Multon
Pass
2
4

2nd
2
10
5
A
5
8
8
3
J East
Korbel
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
4
7
3
K
A
2
4
Q South
Zimmermann
1 NT
2

4th
K
Q
6
Q
6
3
2
5
6
W deals
Both vul K Q 7 4
8 6 4 2
Q
Q 9 4 2
J 9 5 3
J 10
8 7 3
K 8 7 3 Table 8 6
A Q 3
10 9 6 5 4 2
A 10
99969 =
44474 =
Par NS +600 A 10 2
K 9 7 5
A K J
J 6 5

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 217
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-100 80

58. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 7, Bd 14 West
Rombaut
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
J
9
K
8
10
9
5
3
J North
Buras
1
2
Pass

2nd
4
4
10
3
Q
5
4
2
8
4 East
Lorenzini
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
2
7
7
5
8
3
K
9
2 South
Narkiewicz
1
3 NT

4th
6
Q
K
A
A
6
6
6
Q
9 West
Balicki
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
3
7
A
A
9
4
J North
Quantin
1
2
Pass

2nd
Q
6
8
4
8
J
K
8
4 East
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
5
10
5
4
K
3
6
2 South
Bompis
1
4

4th
6
2
Q
10
J
3
2
A
Q
W deals
None vul K Q 4
K 7 4 3
K 8 2
Q 8 3
J 8 7 2
Q 2
A 5 4
K 10 5 4 Table 9 5 3
J 8 6
Q 6 3
J 7 6 2
98998 =
45445 =
Par NS +400 A 10 6
A 10 9 5
J 10 9 7
A 9

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 227
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-50 81

60. 2012 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 12 West
Bertheau

1
2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
6
J
J
A
K
Q North
Schaltz
Pass
Pass
2
3

2nd
2
Q
Q
K
7
5 East
BessisT
Pass
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
10
2
A
8
4 South
Konow
1
Dbl
3
3 NT

4th
A
4
3
3
2
3 West
Welland

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
10
6
4
7
4
J
2 North
Delmonte
Pass
3
4

2nd
Q
3
Q
7
2
5
3
9 East
AukenS
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
A
4
Q
2
K
6
10 South
Fu
2 NT
3

4th
3
7
2
K
A
5
A
8
N deals
E-W vul 9 8 6 5 4
J 6 5 4
Q 8 2
10
K 10 3
3
K J 10 9 7 5 4
Q 7 Table A 7 2
K 10 7 2
6
J 8 4 3 2
78957 =
64486 65486
Par NS +140 Q J
A Q 9 8
A 3
A K 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT South -3
-150 227
4-4 Major
4 South =
+420 +11 92

61. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
9
2
9
3
6
J
4
J North
Cohler
1
2
Pass

2nd
6
8
10
8
Q
7
6
9
5 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
5
A
3
10
K
8
J
2 South
Spector
1
3 NT

4th
7
A
5
Q
3
4
7
A West
Grue

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
2
3
5 North
Katz
1
3
4

2nd
Q
6
7
9 East
Cheek
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
10
10
J South
Nickell
2 NT
3

4th
6
K
A
A
N deals
Both vul A 6
10 5 4 3
K J 7 3 2
K 9
J 10 5 4
A 7 6
8 5
Q 7 5 3 Table K 9 3 2
K 9
Q 10 4
J 8 6 2
87996 =
56447 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 7
Q J 8 2
A 9 6
A 10 4

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 227
4-4 Major
4 North =
+620 +12 104

63. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 48 West
WolpertG

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
Q
8
J
A
8
J North
Hamman

1
2
2 NT
Pass

2nd
4
6
K
Q
2
9
J
9 East
Kranyak

Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
K
3
7
5
5
3
4
K South
Zia
1
1 NT
2
3 NT
All Pass

4th
3
10
5
7
A
5
6
2 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
A
K
A
4
A
2
7 North
LallJ

1
3

2nd
10
7
3
J
J
3
7
2 East
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
3
2
9
10
5
J
Q South
Bathurst
1
1
4

4th
6
Q
4
5
6
4
2
3
S deals
N-S vul K J 9 5
Q 7 6 5 4
Q 10
K 7
Q 8 7 3
10 9 2
5 3
9 5 4 3 Table 4
A K 8
A K 8 4 2
10 8 6 2
99777 =
44456 =
Par NS +600 A 10 6 2
J 3
J 9 7 6
A Q J

Notrump
3 NT× South =
+750 +13 240
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-100 104

64. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89 West
Rodwell

Pass

Lead
9
4
K
5
K North
LallJ
3
Pass

2nd
3
10
2
Q
5 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
J
8
7 South
Bathurst
3 NT

4th
K
3
2
4
4 West
Milner

4
Pass

Lead
10
2
Q
3
4
A
K
K
J
9 North
Zia
1
4
Pass

2nd
A
K
A
10
3
2
4
5
6
7 East
LallH
1
Dbl

3rd
3
5
2
Q
Q
9
5
6
7
6 South
Hamman
1
Pass

4th
4
7
3
8
J
4
5
6
7
A
N deals
E-W vul 8 6 4 2
3
Q 9
A K 9 7 6 5
J 7
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2
10 2
10 Table A K 3
Q
J 8 7 6 5 4
Q 3 2
AA679 =
33753 =
Par NS +430 Q 10 9 5
A K J
A K 3
J 8 4

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 240
4-4 Major
4 × South +1
+690 +6 110

67. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 97 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
A
Q
6
K
2
J
10
7 North
Kranyak

2
3

2nd
Q
3
K
A
10
4
4
6
8 East
Willenken

Pass
Pass

3rd
3
2
8
J
5
K
2
7
8 South
WolpertG
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
9
5
9
3
4
6
5
4
7 West
LallJ

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
K
5
K
3
J North
Compton

2
3

2nd
2
Q
8
6
9
Q East
Bathurst

Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
9
2
J
3 South
Bramley
1
2
4

4th
3
7
8
4
Q
9
S deals
None vul K 8 5 3
Q
Q 3
A Q J 10 7 6
Q 10 4
J 10 7 2
A K 5 4
9 5 Table 9 6
8 6 5 4 3
10 9 6
K 4 3
9978A A978A
32652 =
Par NS +430 A J 7 2
A K 9
J 8 7 2
8 2

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +10 251
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-50 112

68. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 3 West
Eber
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
10
3
5
6
4
7
K
J North
Verhees
Dbl
3
Pass

2nd
K
7
8
K
9
8
9
6
4
A East
Bosenberg
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
6
4
2
Q
J
3
Q
10
3 South
v.Prooijen
2
3 NT

4th
2
2
6
5
2
10
A
3
10 West
Muller
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
3
5
7
K
Q
J
K
J North
Apteker
Dbl
3
Pass

2nd
A
6
K
9
9
4
8
10
7 East
de Wijs
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
4
Q
Q
2
8
6
4 South
Gower
2
4

4th
6
5
2
A
3
10
J
10
A
W deals
N-S vul A 10 7 3
A
K Q 10 9 3
A 8 2
5
J 8 5 4 3 2
A 6 5
Q 6 3 Table K J 9 6
10 7
8 7
K J 7 5 4
797A6 =
44537 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 4 2
K Q 9 6
J 4 2
10 9

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 263
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-100 112

69. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 3 West
Weinstein
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
Q
3
A
3
Q
K
2 North
Wooldridge
Dbl
3
Pass

2nd
K
8
A
7
6
3
4
5 East
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
4
4
6
J
2
8
A South
Hurd
2
3 NT

4th
2
A
9
2
6
10
9
J West
LallJ
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
3 North
Stansby
1
1
4

2nd
9
6
9 East
Grue
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
4 South
Martel
1
2

4th
A
5
W deals
N-S vul A 10 7 3
A
K Q 10 9 3
A 8 2
5
J 8 5 4 3 2
A 6 5
Q 6 3 Table K J 9 6
10 7
8 7
K J 7 5 4
797A6 =
44537 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 4 2
K Q 9 6
J 4 2
10 9

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +13 276
4-4 Major
4 North -2
-200 112

70. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 3 West
Fallenius
2
2
Pass

Lead
5
K
4
2
3
4
3
Q North
Einarsson
Dbl
Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
7
2
5
K
9
8
3 East
Fredin
Rdbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
10
A
4
Q
J
8 South
Jorgensen
Pass
3 NT

4th
6
A
K
6
2
A
5
5 West
JonssonT

Lead North
Bertheau

2nd East
Baldursson

3rd South
Nystrom

4th
W deals
N-S vul A 10 7 3
A
K Q 10 9 3
A 8 2
5
J 8 5 4 3 2
A 6 5
Q 6 3 Table K J 9 6
10 7
8 7
K J 7 5 4
797A6 =
44537 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 4 2
K Q 9 6
J 4 2
10 9

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+660 +14 290
4-4 Major
4 South -4
-400 112

73. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 12, Bd 18 West
Nunn
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
2
9
A
7
8
9
6 North
Cullin
Pass
3 NT

2nd
2
2
10
7
4
Q
5
5
4 East
Hans
1
Pass

3rd
6
8
Q
4
6
J
5
6
7 South
Upmark
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
10
3
K
K
7
A
Q
J West
Fallenius
Pass
1
2
Pass

Lead
4
K
6
A
5
10
6
A
3 North
Edgtton
Pass
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
A
9
Q
7
Q
3
K
2
4 East
Fredin
1
1
3
Dbl

3rd
8
7
2
J
4
7
5
6
J South
Gosney
Pass
Dbl
4
All Pass

4th
3
2
5
8
4
J
2
10
K
W deals
N-S vul J 8 6
K 9 7 2
A 9 6 5
7 3
Q 5 4 2
3
10 8 4 3 2
Q 9 8 Table K 10
Q 10 8 6
K Q 7
J 5 4 2
89B78 =
54265 =
Par NS +650 A 9 7 3
A J 5 4
J
A K 10 6

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 290
4-4 Major
4 × North =
+790 +13 126

78. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 20 West
Sementa

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
9
2
7
2
5
4 North
Kalita

3 NT

2nd
4
8
J
3
3
K
6
4 East
Duboin

Pass

3rd
5
6
Q
Q
A
5
9
J South
Gawrys
1 NT
Pass

4th
10
7
4
A
Q
6
10
10 West
Narkiewicz

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
Q
Q
2
7
K
9
J North
Lauria

2
2
2 NT
4

2nd
3
4
5
4
3
8
J
3 East
Buras

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
8
2
K
9
4
A
5 South
Versace
1 NT
2
2
3

4th
Q
K
3
A
A
7
2
6
S deals
Both vul A Q 6 4
K 5 3
10 6 3
J 9 2
J 8 3
8 7 2
J 9 7 5
A 8 6 Table 7 5
Q J 10 9
A 8 4 2
10 4 3
9B87A =
32553 =
Par NS +650 K 10 9 2
A 6 4
K Q
K Q 7 5

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 290
4-4 Major
4 South +1
+650 +13 141

81. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 102 West
Grue

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
5 North
Hampson

3 NT

2nd
9
4
4 East
LallJ
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
J South
Greco
2 NT
Pass

4th
3
2
A West
Moss

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
10
6
7
Q
A North
Hurd

3
4

2nd
2
K
7
Q
10 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
2
A
5
4 South
Wooldridge
2 NT
3
All Pass

4th
5
3
J
8
K
E deals
E-W vul J 9 6 4
10 7
J 8 3 2
A 5 3
K Q 7 5 2
Q 9 6 5
4
10 8 2 Table —
A 8 4 3 2
A 10 9 7 6
9 6 4
87486 87476
55855 =
Par NS +120 A 10 8 3
K J
K Q 5
K Q J 7

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +14 304
4-4 Major
4 × South -3
-500 142

85. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51 West
Silverstein

Pass

Lead
Q
A
8
10
7
Q North
Garner
3
Pass

2nd
3
2
5
8
K
8 East
Rosenthal
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
3
J
K
6
6 South
WeinsteinH
3 NT

4th
A
6
8
J
3
A West
Ekeblad

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
2
7
8
Q
10
4
7 North
Meyers
Pass
3
3 NT

2nd
3
5
Q
J
K
8
J
6
9 East
Rubin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
6
K
10
3
6
K
7 South
LevinJ
2 NT
3
4

4th
A
4
8
A
2
4
2
2
4
N deals
E-W vul J 10 6 3
J 8
5
Q 10 9 7 4 3
K Q 9 5
Q 10 7
K 9 6 3
J 2 Table 4
K 9 6 3
J 10 8 7 4 2
8 6
9A65A =
33683 =
Par NS +420 A 8 7 2
A 5 4 2
A Q
A K 5

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+460 +11 315
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-50 143

87. 2011 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Levin

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
J
10
10
3
6
5
7
Q North
Rodwell
Pass
1
3 NT

2nd
7
4
9
Q
J
5
9
K
8
8 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
A
5
K
A
J
A
10
A
4 South
Meckstroth
1
1 NT

4th
4
8
6
3
6
K
2
7
9
3 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
7
5
4
2
9
A
J
3 North
Kamil
Pass
1
4

2nd
10
A
4
3
6
J
8
9
5 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
2
10
K
10
K
5
7 South
Fleisher
1
3

4th
A
3
Q
6
Q
A
4
8
N deals
Both vul 10 9 2
K 7 5 2
K 4 2
J 10 7
Q 6 5 4
Q 9 8 3
A 8 5
9 5 Table J 8 3
6
J 10 6 3
K Q 8 6 4
88866 =
55577 =
Par NS +120 A K 7
A J 10 4
Q 9 7
A 3 2

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +13 329
4-4 Major
4 South -2
-200 143

88. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Sampaio

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
2
10
K
Q
J
6
4 North
Seamon

Dbl
3

2nd
A
5
4
6
J
2
Q
J East
D'Orsi
1
2
Pass

3rd
6
9
A
3
5
7
3
6 South
Cayne
Pass
Pass
3 NT

4th
5
3
7
8
10
9
4
K West
Sementa

1
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
7
4
2
7
A
2
8 North
Villas-Boas

Dbl
3
4
All Pass

2nd
A
J
5
Q
5
5
A East
Duboin
1
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
6
6
3
4
9 South
Campos
Pass
Pass
3
Pass

4th
5
K
3
2
10
3
E deals
Both vul —
10 7 5 4
A K 4
A K Q J 6 2
10 9 4 2
A K 2
9 8 7
8 4 3 Table A Q J 6
Q J
Q J 6 3 2
7 5
85A5A 8595A
57373 =
Par NS +620 K 8 7 5 3
9 8 6 3
10 5
10 9

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 329
4-4 Major
4 × South =
+790 +13 156

91. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 82 West
Kamil

Pass

Lead
5
3
5
K
9
6
Q
7
A
4 North
Greco
1
Pass

2nd
Q
2
8
8
A
K
4
9
2
Q East
Fleisher
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
10
9
4
5
10
3
J
3
5 South
Hampson
3 NT

4th
4
J
J
6
6
2
7
Q
7
8 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
4
6
A
5
10 North
Stansby
1
2
4

2nd
8
6
Q
4
7
Q
8 East
Moss
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
K
2
K
6
3
4 South
Martel
1
3 NT

4th
J
10
8
2
5
A
2
N deals
E-W vul K 9 7 4
Q 2
Q 7 5 4 3
A 8
A 8 6
K 10 7 5
A J 8
Q 7 5 Table Q 10
9 8 6 3
6 2
10 9 6 4 2
99696 99796
44647 =
Par NS +400 J 5 3 2
A J 4
K 10 9
K J 3

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 339
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-50 157

92. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88 West
Baseggio
Pass
1
Pass

Lead
6
K
8
8
7
2
J
8
10
7 North
Gitelman
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
3
2
3
2
A
Q
7
A
8
10 East
WeinsteinJ
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
6
J
9
5
A
7
4
9
3 South
Moss
Dbl
3 NT

4th
Q
4
Q
4
10
3
K
2
4
5 West
Diamond
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
J
8
9
2
J
J
6
5 North
Kolesnik
Pass
1
4

2nd
A
4
3
J
4
6
A
Q
4
8 East
Platnick
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
3
Q
5
A
8
K
K
9 South
Etter
Dbl
3

4th
2
5
Q
3
10
8
2
6
5
4
W deals
None vul A 4 3
9 6 3 2
J 10 9 7 6
2
K 9 7 6
Q 10 4
5 3 2
8 7 3 Table J 8 5
8 5
A Q 4
K Q 9 6 4
87A97 =
55345 55346
Par NS +420 Q 10 2
A K J 7
K 8
A J 10 5

Notrump
3 NT South -3
-150 339
4-4 Major
4 North =
+420 +11 168

96. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Duboin

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
5
J
7
Q
6 North
Hampson

3 NT

2nd
Q
5
4
Q
9
10
4 East
Sementa
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
A
K
K
8
J South
Greco
1 NT
Pass

4th
5
2
3
6
2
6 West
Moss

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
6
10
8
A
K
Q
K
J North
El Ahmady

3
4

2nd
2
Q
7
J
10
2
3
10
4
2 East
Gitelman
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
5
A
8
6
5
7
8
Q
7 South
Sadek
Dbl
3

4th
6
3
3
5
9
4
9
7
2
5
E deals
E-W vul J 8 7 5
Q J 3
8 3 2
A K 7
10 3 2
A 10 4
9 5 4
Q 9 8 2 Table 9 4
9 8 6 2
A K J 10 7
6 5
7A769 =
63674 =
Par NS +420 A K Q 6
K 7 5
Q 6
J 10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 342
4-4 Major
4 South =
+420 +10 178

97. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 53 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
Q
3
4
J North
Bates

3 NT

2nd
A
9
6
2
6 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
5
K
A South
Wold
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
4
A
Q West
Brink

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
9
5
K North
Multon

1
3
4

2nd
2
Q
5
4
3 East
Drijver
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
9
4
A
7 South
Zimmermann
1
2
3

4th
6
3
J
2
9
E deals
E-W vul J 8 7 5
Q J 3
8 3 2
A K 7
10 3 2
A 10 4
9 5 4
Q 9 8 2 Table 9 4
9 8 6 2
A K J 10 7
6 5
7A769 =
63674 =
Par NS +420 A K Q 6
K 7 5
Q 6
J 10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 342
4-4 Major
4 South =
+420 +11 189

103. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
J
9
4
4
8
Q
9
8 North
Brogeland

1
2

2nd
J
4
6
3
2
5
2
A
7 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
5
J
K
9
10
2
10 South
Saelensminde
1
1
3 NT

4th
K
3
3
Q
6
3
7
6
10 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
6
4
6
3
5
9 North
BessisM

1
4

2nd
5
J
2
5
K
4
2 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
Q
K
J
7
9
10 South
BessisT
1
2

4th
2
A
3
Q
4
Q
5
E deals
Both vul A 8 5 4
A 9 8 2
3 2
A J 4
Q 10 7
4
Q 9 4
10 9 8 7 5 3 Table 9 6 3
Q 7 6 3
A K 10 8
Q 2
9AA86 =
43356 =
Par NS +620 K J 2
K J 10 5
J 7 6 5
K 6

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +13 359
4-4 Major
4 North -2
-200 191

104. 2009 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 61 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
3
2
4 North
Rodwell

2
Pass

2nd
2
5
6
4
10 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
Q
10
A South
Meckstroth
1
3 NT

4th
K
6
7
A
2 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
4
3
5
A
3 North
Nunes

1
2
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
2
3
A
9
2 East
Katz
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
6
2
7
4 South
Fantoni
1
1 NT
2
3
4

4th
7
K
4
Q
6
E deals
Both vul Q J 5 2
J 9 3 2
K J 6
10 6
A 6
A 8 5 4
8 3 2
J 9 5 4 Table 9 7 4
10 6
Q 9 7 5
A 8 7 3
99987 =
33346 =
Par NS +600 K 10 8 3
K Q 7
A 10 4
K Q 2

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +12 371
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-100 191

106. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 8 West
Karakolev

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
5
2
J
6
Q North
Pellegrini

3 NT

2nd
5
K
8
7
5
J East
Danailov

Pass

3rd
4
2
K
3
Q
2 South
Ravenna
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
8
3
Q
A
7 West
Muzzio

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
3
3
Q
8
6
2
Q North
Trendafilov

1 NT
2 NT
3

2nd
5
Q
6
4
10
4
J
8 East
Bianchedi

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
9
K
5
A
J
K
9 South
Karaivanov
1
2
3
4

4th
4
6
7
2
5
A
A
2
S deals
None vul J 8 5
A J 5 3
Q 4 2
K 9 6
Q 10 9 6 2
10 7 4
K 3
A 10 8 Table K 4
6 2
J 10 9 8
7 5 4 3 2
97A96 87A96
45346 =
Par NS +420 A 7 3
K Q 9 8
A 7 6 5
Q J

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 371
4-4 Major
4 North =
+420 +11 203

110. 2009 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 105 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
4
Q
A
6
10
5
6
9
J North
Meckstroth

2
Pass

2nd
10
8
8
9
J
3
7
10
A
8 East
Versace

Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K
2
5
K
3
Q
J
2
J South
Rodwell
1
3 NT

4th
4
3
4
7
4
3
K
2
6
10 West
Hamman

1
Pass

Lead
A
3
2
Q
3
K
5
6
A
J North
Nunes

Dbl
4

2nd
10
J
7
9
J
9
3
4
2
8 East
Zia

Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
5
A
5
K
Q
Q
8
6
5 South
Fantoni
1
3

4th
4
2
8
4
4
6
K
K
7
9
S deals
E-W vul K J 10
K 10 5 2
Q 10 5 4
6 5
A 9 8 6 3
J 9 8
6 3
K 8 2 Table 7 5
7 4
A J 9 8
10 9 7 4 3
98986 =
45456 =
Par NS +400 Q 4 2
A Q 6 3
K 7 2
A Q J

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 384
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-50 203

112. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 5, Bd 2 West
Dalal

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
J
5
6
8
9
2
Q North
Fantoni
1
3
Pass

2nd
3
K
2
3
3
6
Q
4 East
Gupta
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
7
7
8
K
10
K
6 South
Nunes
2
3 NT

4th
4
10
J
A
9
Q
3
4 West
Sementa

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
5
3
3
4
4 North
Chokshi
1
1
3
3
4

2nd
K
2
5
J
6
Q East
Duboin
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
K
5
9
2
Q South
Venkataraman
1
2
3
4

4th
8
A
10
6
J
N deals
E-W vul A 10 3
A J 10 8
—
K 10 8 7 4 3
Q 8 7 5 2
9
K 10 9 8 7
6 2 Table J 9 6
7 4 3 2
6 5 2
A Q J
96B89 86B89
47253 =
Par NS +450 K 4
K Q 6 5
A Q J 4 3
9 5

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 384
4-4 Major
4 North +1
+450 +11 214

115. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 9 West
Stewart
1
Pass

Lead
2
10
A
8
A North
Gromov
Pass
Pass

2nd
J
2
5
2
9 East
Woolsey
3
Pass

3rd
3
5
9
8
9 South
Dubinin
3 NT

4th
7
K
6
Q
7 West
Khiuppenen
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
10
4
K
6
7
J
2 North
Doub
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
6
2
3
A
7
8
5
2 East
Kholomeev
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
5
6
5
2
Q
3 South
Wildavsky
Dbl
4

4th
J
K
9
3
J
4
8
W deals
N-S vul Q 10 7 3
J 10 9
J 5
10 4 3 2
K 8 6 4
—
A 10 8 4 2
A Q 9 8 Table 2
Q 8 7 6 5 4 2
9 3
J 7 6
88465 89566
54867 =
Par NS +140 A J 9 5
A K 3
K Q 7 6
K 5

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +13 397
4-4 Major
4 North -2
-200 215

116. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 12 West
Gromov

3
Pass

Lead
Q
A
J
7
K
K
5
A
J North
Woolsey

Dbl
Pass

2nd
3
8
2
5
9
2
6
4
3 East
Dubinin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
4
Q
2
8
9
7 South
Stewart
1
3 NT

4th
K
5
3
6
6
4
J
8 West
Doub

3
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
Q
J
8
3
Q North
Kholomeev

Dbl
3

2nd
K
4
3
J
6
7 East
Wildavsky
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
7
5
K
9
8 South
Khiuppenen
1 NT
3
4

4th
3
8
A
2
Q
2
E deals
N-S vul K 7 5 3
9 7 3
K Q 4 2
4 3
Q J 4
Q J
8
A Q J 9 6 5 2 Table 6 2
K 10 8 5
10 9 6 5 3
10 7
69775 89875
54568 =
Par NS +140 A 10 9 8
A 6 4 2
A J 7
K 8

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +13 410
4-4 Major
4 North -2
-200 215

123. 2009 USBC Rd of 64 B, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Prahin
1
Pass

Lead
A
K
5
4
Q
5
4
10
Q
5 North
Stark
2
Pass

2nd
2
6
8
A
K
2
9
7
6
6 East
Heitzman
3
Pass

3rd
3
10
Q
2
A
J
K
A
8
J South
Baseggio
3 NT

4th
9
J
4
3
2
6
3
5
7
7 West
Sanborn
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
5
7
Q
J
4 North
Rowntree
Pass
Dbl
4

2nd
2
6
8
A
K
7
10 East
Rosner
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
10
Q
2
A
5
A South
Walker
Pass
3

4th
4
9
J
3
2
6
W deals
N-S vul —
K 10 8 5
A J 9 8 4 3
8 6 2
K 8 6 5 2
9 6
K 6
A K 7 5 Table Q 10 7 4
7 3 2
10 7 2
Q 10 3
76A97 =
57236 57235
Par NS +500 A J 9 3
A Q J 4
Q 5
J 9 4

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 410
4-4 Major
4 South =
+620 +13 238

125. 2008 WC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
2
Q
K
9
4
5 North
Zawislak

1
3 NT

2nd
2
5
3
K
8
2
8 East
Meckstroth
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
4
Q
A
6
J
J South
Pazur
Dbl
1 NT

4th
K
7
10
3
3
J
10 West
Jassem

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
2
4
K
9
A
3
5 North
Compton

1
3
4

2nd
2
5
10
8
4
5
10
9 East
Martens
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
A
6
6
2
K
Q South
Hamman
1
2 NT
4
4

4th
A
7
3
3
J
7
8
K
E deals
E-W vul Q J 6 4
Q 8 7 6
Q 6 4
9 2
8 5 3
K 4 2
10 3
8 7 6 5 4 Table 10 7
A J 3
K 9 8 2
Q J 10 3
99986 =
44446 =
Par NS +400 A K 9 2
10 9 5
A J 7 5
A K

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 420
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-50 238

129. 2008 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
10
A
4
3
K North
Tolliver
Pass
3 NT

2nd
4
4
3
7
5
8 East
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
2
J
J
3 South
Horton
2 NT
Pass

4th
6
J
5
Q
7 West
McNay

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
7
8
A
2
Q
5
A
Q
A North
Smith
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
J
2
10
2
7
3
7
3
K
8 East
Lusky
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
6
J
4
K
4
5
2
4
Q South
CohenB
1
4

4th
K
J
A
6
4
6
9
5
3
9
N deals
E-W vul K Q 10
10 8 7 4
J 6 2
K 5 4
8 7 6
A K J
10 7 3
10 9 8 2 Table J 9 5 4 3
3 2
Q 5
Q 7 6 3
A8AA8 B8AA8
25325 =
Par NS +460 A 2
Q 9 6 5
A K 9 8 4
A J

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 430
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-50 240

132. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Zia
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
6
7
Q
4
A
K North
Spector
1
2
Pass

2nd
7
J
8
9
3
6 East
Rosenberg
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
5
2
4
3 South
WolpertG
Pass
3 NT

4th
2
8
K
A
J
Q West
Cheek
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
8
2
4
Q
10 North
Weinstein
1
2
Pass

2nd
7
7
6
9
2
7 East
Grue
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
9
10
3
7 South
Levin
1 NT
4

4th
5
2
A
A
K
J
W deals
Both vul Q 9 7 5
A K 10 9 8 5
—
A Q 8
K 10 8 6
Q J
8 5 4
10 6 5 2 Table A
7 6 3 2
A K 6 3 2
7 4 3
AAB88 A9B88
33254 33234
Par NS +650 J 4 3 2
4
Q J 10 9 7
K J 9

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 442
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-100 244

134. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Verhees

Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
4
J
A
2
3
10
J North
Skrzypczak

1
3
3

2nd
8
A
Q
7
K
Q
3
8 East
Jansma
Pass
Dbl
Dbl
Pass

3rd
K
5
K
4
3
6
8
4 South
Gierulski
1
Rdbl
3
3 NT

4th
7
9
5
5
5
6
K West
Jassem

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
J
J
3
2
J
7
A North
Weichsel

Dbl
2

2nd
8
4
Q
5
K
Q
5
3 East
Martens
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
6
6
A
4
2
9
8 South
Lesniewski
Pass
2
4

4th
A
K
9
7
3
6
3
2
E deals
None vul A 9 6 2
A K 7 6
9 8
A 8 6
5
Q 9 4 2
6 5 2
9 7 5 4 3 Table K J 10 7
5 3
K J 10 4 3
K 2
AAA8A AAA89
23243 23253
Par NS +430 Q 8 4 3
J 10 8
A Q 7
Q J 10

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 443
4-4 Major
4 South =
+420 +10 254

135. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Weichsel

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
9
7
2
Q North
Levin
Pass
3 NT

2nd
4
4
A
8
4
J East
Lesniewski
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
K
7
K
J
6 South
Weinstein
1 NT
Pass

4th
10
A
5
5
Q
6 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
8
7
K
2
J North
Rubin
Pass
2
4

2nd
6
A
10
4
5
3 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
7
K
6
A
3 South
Ekeblad
1 NT
2

4th
3
4
5
8
Q
10
N deals
Both vul K 9 3 2
J 5 4
K 6
Q J 8 2
Q 8
K Q 7 3 2
10 4 2
K 10 7 Table 10 5 4
9 8 6
A 9 8 5
6 4 3
8A79A AA89A
32543 =
Par NS +630 A J 7 6
A 10
Q J 7 3
A 9 5

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 443
4-4 Major
4 South +1
+650 +13 267

137. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Helgemo

2
Pass

Lead
4
Q
J
8
K
10
7 North
Shivdasani

3 NT

2nd
Q
3
2
10
3
7
A East
Helness

Pass

3rd
J
7
9
A
6
5 South
Allegaert
1 NT
Pass

4th
6
5
4
6
3
4 West
LallJ

Dbl
Pass

Lead
3
K
6
8
6
Q
6 North
Sontag

2
4

2nd
4
A
K
2
A
7 East
Bathurst

Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
5
9
J
Q
10 South
Bates
1 NT
2

4th
A
4
5
2
3
7
S deals
N-S vul K 7 4
Q 9 8 5
Q J 8 6
K Q
Q 6 3 2
A
5 4
A 9 7 5 4 2 Table J 10 9 8
10 4 3 2
3 2
J 10 3
86BB5 =
26227 =
Par NS +650 A 5
K J 7 6
A K 10 9 7
8 6

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 443
4-4 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 281

142. 2007 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 108 West
Tundal

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
K
7
J
J
2
10
A
K
6 North
Rosenberg

3
3 NT

2nd
3
A
2
5
7
7
6
4
7
9 East
Groetheim

Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
2
J
3
8
8
6
8
10
J South
Zia
2 NT
3

4th
Q
5
8
4
3
4
K
6
Q
A West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
Q
8
5
K
Q
6
10
10
6 North
Helness

1
Pass

2nd
5
K
9
A
4
5
7
2
9
J East
WeinsteinH

Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
J
3
3
8
J
7
8
9 South
Helgemo
1
4

4th
4
4
7
2
2
6
6
9
10
8
S deals
E-W vul J 10 8 3
Q 2
4
10 9 6 4 3 2
9 7 5 4
7 5 4 3
10 8 3
A 8 Table 2
K J 9 6
A Q J 6 2
Q J 5
69559 69558
64884 =
Par NS +140 A K Q 6
A 10 8
K 9 7 5
K 7

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 443
4-4 Major
4 North =
+420 +10 294

149. 2006 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
4
J
Q
2
3
5
J
5
9 North
Weinstein

1
3 NT

2nd
4
6
Q
K
8
2
6
10
2
A East
Zia
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
Q
3
A
K
9
7
3
7 South
Levin
1
1 NT

4th
K
A
6
4
9
10
J
6
8 West
Cayne

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
2
3
10
4
2
4 North
Garner

1
4

2nd
A
8
9
7
2
9
6 East
Seamon
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
K
Q
3
Q
10
A South
WeinsteinH
1
2

4th
3
6
A
J
A
Q
E deals
Both vul 6 4
Q J 5 2
A J 9
A 7 3 2
A 8 7 5 3
9 6
K 2
9 8 6 5 Table J 10 2
A 10 8
10 8 7 5 4
K J
97A89 =
35353 36354
Par NS +620 K Q 9
K 7 4 3
Q 6 3
Q 10 4

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 443
4-4 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 310

152. 2006 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
ShiM

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
7
7
4
K
4
4
9 North
Wold

3 NT

2nd
9
10
J
2
2
J
3
6
8 East
Zhuang
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
Q
10
Q
3
6
K
10 South
Passell
1 NT
Pass

4th
5
5
K
A
6
7
9
5
A West
Cohen

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
9
7
10
2
J
K
Q
5 North
YangL

1 NT
2

2nd
6
5
5
A
6
Q
3
J
10 East
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
7
Q
J
A
4
4
9
3 South
Dai
1
2
4

4th
8
A
K
2
8
3
7
4
7
E deals
None vul A 9 4
Q 6 3 2
K 10 2
J 8 5
J 10 6 3
J 5
Q 5 4 3
K 9 3 Table 8 7
K 10 9
J 8 7
Q 10 7 4 2
89987 =
54456 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5 2
A 8 7 4
A 9 6
A 6

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 453
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-50 312

153. 2006 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 1, Bd 16 West
Marks

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
J
5
A
6
2
Q North
Brewiak
1
Pass
3

2nd
2
3
J
5
10
7
5 East
Lindop
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
2
2
8
K
4
4 South
Piasecki
1
Dbl
3 NT

4th
6
A
4
7
3
A
9 West
Zawislak

3
Pass

Lead
5
4
8
3
8
2
A
6 North
Kovacich
1
3
Pass

2nd
Q
2
A
4
K
4
3
4 East
Jagniewski
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
9
A
7
J
5
9 South
WhiteR
Dbl
4

4th
2
6
3
J
6
Q
J
N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 5
2
Q 3
A 10 8 7 6 2
6 4
A K 10 9 8 4 3
J 9
K J Table K J 2
5
10 8 7 6 5 2
Q 4 3
89569 =
53873 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 7 3
Q J 7 6
A K 4
9 5

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 465
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-100 312

164. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 21, Bd 13 West
El Kourdy

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
5
3
4
8
10
Q North
Venkataraman

3 NT

2nd
4
3
6
J
6
4 East
Dagher

Pass

3rd
5
K
A
Q
9
Q South
Chokshi
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
2
8
10
A
K West
Gupta

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
4
K
2
8
3
3 North
Sadek

1
2 NT

2nd
Q
A
6
3
5
Q
6 East
Tewari

Pass
Pass

3rd
3
8
4
A
9
10
A South
El Ahmady
1
2
4

4th
4
2
7
J
Q
6
S deals
Both vul J 5 4 3
K 10 4
K Q 8
Q 6 3
10 9 8
J 9 7 3 2
A J 3
K 2 Table Q 6
8 6 5
10 2
A 10 9 8 5 4
A9797 =
33546 =
Par NS +630 A K 7 2
A Q
9 7 6 5 4
J 7

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+660 +13 479
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-100 320

172. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 10, Bd 6 West
Sadek
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
8
K
3
J
10
4
5 North
Podgur
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
2
K
2
9
4
6
Q
8 East
El Ahmady
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
7
6
J
9
Q
5
Q South
Kalish
1 NT
3 NT

4th
3
5
10
Q
6
2
7
A West
HerbstO
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
5
6
3
J
A
5
K
A
3
2 North
El Sheikh
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
6
8
9
7
10
8
8
7
4
8 East
HerbstI
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
J
3
4
K
2
6
K
10 South
Saaid
Dbl
4

4th
10
2
Q
Q
4
4
9
10
6
A
W deals
E-W vul A J 7 6
6 5 2
Q 10
K 7 5 2
9 2
Q 9 7 4
8 4 3 2
A 9 4 Table Q 10 8
A J 10 8
J 9 5
J 8 6
9A89A =
43543 =
Par NS +420 K 5 4 3
K 3
A K 7 6
Q 10 3

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 479
4-4 Major
4 North +1
+450 +11 337

173. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 11, Bd 5 West
Puczynski

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
Q
2
6
5
8
4
6 North
YadlinD
1
1
Pass

2nd
2
10
8
J
6
5
3 East
Chmurski
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
7
A
5
9
Q
A South
YadlinI
1
3 NT

4th
4
K
4
Q
A
K
2 West
HerbstO

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
5
9
A
3
10 North
Tuszynski
2
2
2 NT

2nd
3
J
8
4
J
6 East
HerbstI
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K
4
2
5 South
Kowalski
2
2
4

4th
2
6
Q
8
Q
N deals
N-S vul 10 8 6 3
A K 3 2
—
K 9 7 5 2
K 9 4
9 8 7
K 10 7 3 2
J 4 Table A 5
Q J 6 5
Q 9 5 4
Q 10 8
7A76A =
63673 =
Par NS +620 Q J 7 2
10 4
A J 8 6
A 6 3

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 479
4-4 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 349

174. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 13, Bd 18 West
Torres

1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
J
9
10
K
7
9
8 North
Palau

2
Dbl
3

2nd
6
2
3
5
3
4
7
2 East
Frances

2
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
5
7
A
6
Q
4
4 South
Rombaut
1
Pass
3
3 NT

4th
3
10
A
2
J
5
3
J West
Quantin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
3
3
6
4
3 North
Fractman

1
3

2nd
6
2
J
5
A
8 East
Multon

Pass
Pass

3rd
4
2
Q
A
5
J South
Carrasco
1
1
4

4th
A
5
10
2
7
K
S deals
E-W vul 6
8 4 3 2
A K J 8 4
A K 7
K Q J 9 2
10 9 7
9 5 2
J 5 Table 8 7 5 4
A J
Q 10 7 3
4 3 2
87C9C =
26131 =
Par NS +980 A 10 3
K Q 6 5
6
Q 10 9 8 6

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 479
4-4 Major
4 South +2
+480 +11 360

175. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
3
K
10
J
A
4
10
A
Q North
Fallenius
1
3
Pass

2nd
6
8
8
3
6
7
9
8
7
K East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
Q
Q
5
5
2
K
J
6
9 South
Welland
1
3 NT

4th
A
5
2
3
5
2
4
4
10
10 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
Q
4
K
5
4
J
6 North
Bocchi
2
3
Pass

2nd
2
6
7
5
2
2
Q
8 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
10
J
Q
A
K
10 South
Duboin
3
4

4th
A
7
3
9
K
3
5
7
N deals
N-S vul A Q
A Q J 4
K J 10 6
Q 7 3
10 8 4 2
8
9 7 5 3 2
A J 10 Table K 7 3
9 7 6 5
8 4
K 9 6 4
97987 =
45455 =
Par NS +600 J 9 6 5
K 10 3 2
A Q
8 5 2

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 491
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-100 360

176. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 17, Bd 5 West
Thoma

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
3
J
9
Q
K
8
8 North
Karwur

1
1
3 NT

2nd
4
6
6
2
4
8
4
3 East
Brenner
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
8
7
2
3
5
7
K South
Panelewen
1
1
1 NT

4th
A
2
Q
10
6
A
Q
A West
Asbi

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
4
2
9
3
6
J North
Villas-Boas

1
4

2nd
3
5
7
8
5
Q
6 East
Tobing
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
A
K
9
A
2
4 South
Chagas
1
3

4th
4
Q
J
10
8
A
7
E deals
E-W vul Q J 3 2
J 8 4
Q 10 8
J 5 3
10 7
K Q 9 6
A J 7 2
10 8 4 Table 9 8 6
5 2
6 4 3
A 9 7 6 2
99987 99988
44455 =
Par NS +400 A K 5 4
A 10 7 3
K 9 5
K Q

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +11 502
4-4 Major
4 North -2
-100 360

177. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 17, Bd 5 West
Zia

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
3
A
2 North
Aronov

3 NT

2nd
4
Q
8 East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
8
3 South
Stefanov
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
5
5 West
Zahariev

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
2
A
4
3
K
7 North
Weinstein

1
Pass

2nd
3
5
A
7
10
8
10
K East
Karakolev
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
6
2
Q
K
3
J South
Levin
1
4

4th
4
Q
8
6
9
4
2
6
E deals
E-W vul Q J 3 2
J 8 4
Q 10 8
J 5 3
10 7
K Q 9 6
A J 7 2
10 8 4 Table 9 8 6
5 2
6 4 3
A 9 7 6 2
99987 99988
44455 =
Par NS +400 A K 5 4
A 10 7 3
K 9 5
K Q

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +10 512
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-50 360

178. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Katz
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
8
4
4
8
9
10
Q
A North
Hamman
Pass
3 NT

2nd
2
2
3
9
10
3
7
2
6 East
Jacobs
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
J
J
Q
4
4
6
5
6 South
Soloway
2 NT
Pass

4th
K
K
A
6
3
A
7
9
2 West
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
3
Q
4
3
K North
Lauria
Pass
3
4

2nd
A
4
6
K
2
5 East
Freeman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
A
5
J
J
7 South
Versace
2
3
4

4th
3
2
9
2
A
4
W deals
N-S vul J 7 6 4
A 8 6 2
K 10 5 3
4
2
Q J
J 9 8 7 6 2
J 10 7 6 Table A K 10 9
9 7 5 4
4
Q 5 3 2
9A988 =
43345 =
Par NS +620 Q 8 5 3
K 10 3
A Q
A K 9 8

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 512
4-4 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 372

181. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61 West
Wolff

Lead North
Meckstroth

2nd East
Morse

3rd South
Rodwell

4th West
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
5
9
3
4 North
Doub
Pass
2
3

2nd
J
3
Q
7
Q East
Soloway
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
K
8
6 South
Wildavsky
1 NT
2
4

4th
A
K
4
K
W deals
Both vul J 9 4 2
A Q 5 4
J 7
7 6 4
Q 3
10 8 7 6
6 3
K 10 8 5 3 Table A K 6
3 2
Q 10 9 8 5 2
9 2
89857 =
54586 =
Par NS +140 10 8 7 5
K J 9
A K 4
A Q J

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +12 524
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-100 375

183. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 13, Bd 4 West

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
2
2
4
J
8
J
Q
2 North

2 NT
3 NT

2nd
7
7
K
5
2
3
10
6
5 East

Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
3
3
9
6
5
K
9
9 South

1 NT
3

4th
A
K
4
A
10
8
7
3
4 West
Tobing

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
A
2
2
Q
2
9
5
3 North
Fick

1
4

2nd
3
2
A
7
K
8
10
7
6 East
Asbi

Dbl
Dbl

3rd
K
5
6
Q
4
A
K
4 South
Castelein
1
1
All Pass

4th
Q
9
7
A
9
3
8
J
S deals
Both vul Q 9 8 4
J 10 9 3
A K J 9
7
7
8 7 6 5
10 8 5
10 8 6 4 3 Table A J 10 3
A K 4
7 6 4 3
Q 2
A9877 =
33534 =
Par NS +630 K 6 5 2
Q 2
Q 2
A K J 9 5

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +13 537
4-4 Major
4 × South -1
-200 376

188. 2002 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61 West
Zia

1
Pass

Lead
10
4
9
Q
7
A
K
7 North
Fredin

1
3 NT

2nd
J
10
Q
2
3
3
8
K East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
K
2
4
J
8
5
A South
Lindkvist
1
1 NT

4th
6
A
2
6
9
5
10
4 West
Nystrom

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
9
A
3
J
4
7
K North
Berkowitz

2 NT
3
4
4

2nd
2
10
5
A
6
6
3
3 East
Stromberg
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
K
8
J
3
Q
J
8 South
Cohen
2
3
3 NT
4

4th
Q
A
7
5
K
2
9
5
E deals
Both vul 9 7 5 4
A Q J
K 9 5
Q 8 7
A Q 3
K 10 9 8 3
A 10 3
9 6 Table J 10
4
Q J 8 6 4 2
10 5 3 2
89748 89848
54595 =
Par NS +140 K 8 6 2
7 6 5 2
7
A K J 4

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 +5 542
4-4 Major
4 North -3
-300 382

190. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Zia

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
8
3
2
8
2
10
A North
Nickell
1
3 NT

2nd
J
2
K
6
2
Q
J
3 East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
Q
A
10
3
K
6
9 South
Freeman
2 NT
Pass

4th
6
9
7
3
K
5
5
7 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
Q
2
8
J
4
5
Q
Q
J North
Cohen
1
2
4

2nd
10
K
7
10
2
A
7
8
9
3 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
A
10
A
6
3
A
8
3 South
Berkowitz
1
2 NT

4th
K
6
3
6
K
7
4
5
8
N deals
E-W vul A 9 5 2
A 10 8
A J 4 3
J 5
K
9 4
Q 10 7 2
K 10 9 8 4 3 Table J 8 7 6
J 6 5 3 2
K 6
7 2
AA9A7 =
33436 =
Par NS +430 Q 10 4 3
K Q 7
9 8 5
A Q 6

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +10 552
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-50 382

194. 2001 Spingold Rd of 128, Seg 1, Bd 2 West
Litvack

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
8
9
A
9
J
7 North
McKellarA

Dbl
2
3 NT

2nd
3
10
K
5
7
4
5 East
TuckerW

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
A
4
2
J
3 South
McKellarG
Pass
1
2 NT

4th
5
6
3
3
Q
9 West
Heron

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
4
2
K
9
4 North
Trouwborst

Dbl
3

2nd
A
5
7
5
10
2
5 East
Kersey

Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
J
4
9
5
A South
Maas
Pass
1
4

4th
3
3
Q
8
3
J
3
S deals
E-W vul A 9 6 4
A 5
K 6 3
A K 8 5
Q 10 3
Q J 9 6 2
A J 9 7 2
— Table 7 5
7 4
Q 8 4
Q J 7 6 4 3
8A769 8A869
53674 53564
Par NS +420 K J 8 2
K 10 8 3
10 5
10 9 2

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 555
4-4 Major
4 South =
+420 +10 392

197. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116 West
Weichsel

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
6
7
4
8
5
8
J
K North
Soloway

3 NT

2nd
10
2
K
A
6
K
Q
10
5 East
Sontag

Pass

3rd
J
J
4
7
5
3
6
2
8 South
Hamman
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
Q
3
3
Q
2
2
4
9 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
K
Q
4
3
K
9 North
Martel

1
2 NT

2nd
A
4
8
6
2
6
Q
7 East
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

3rd
4
3
6
9
7
A
2
K South
Stansby
1
2
4

4th
3
5
7
10
10
J
2
3
S deals
Both vul J 9 6 3
K J 7
Q 10 3
A 8 7
8 4
A 2
K 9 8 7 6 4
9 5 4 Table 10 7 5
Q 10 5 3
J
K J 10 6 2
99876 =
44566 44567
Par NS +600 A K Q 2
9 8 6 4
A 5 2
Q 3

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 567
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-100 395

198. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 27 West
Balicki

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead North
Gawrys

1
2
3 NT

2nd East
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Pszczola
1
2
2 NT

4th West
Mohan

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
8
3
9
A North
Gromov

1
1 NT
2 NT
3
3 NT
4

2nd
2
3
2
4
6 East
Rosenkranz
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
K
7
4
4 South
Petrunin
1
1
2
3
3
4
4

4th
Q
6
10
A
J
E deals
None vul K 5 4 2
9 2
9 5 4 3
A 8 2
9 7 3
Q 10 5 3
Q 10 6
10 7 4 Table 10 6
A 8 6 4
K J 2
J 6 5 3
9A7A9 =
43634 =
Par NS +420 A Q J 8
K J 7
A 8 7
K Q 9

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 577
4-4 Major
4 South -1
-50 395

201. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
5
2
8
K
9 North
Villas-Boas
Pass
3 NT

2nd
2
3
5
4
4
2 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
A
J
7 South
Campos
1 NT
Pass

4th
8
A
8
Q
K West
Branco

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
Q
5
J North
Duboin
1 NT
4

2nd
A
K
A
6
8 East
Chagas
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
3
10
10
K South
Bocchi
3
Pass

4th
3
8
2
A
3
N deals
E-W vul Q 10 4 2
4 3 2
A 9 8
A 10 6
9 8 6
K 10 9 5
Q 6 3
9 5 4 Table A K
Q J 7 6
10 7 5 4 2
8 7
8A65A =
53773 =
Par NS +420 J 7 5 3
A 8
K J
K Q J 3 2

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 578
4-4 Major
4 South =
+420 +11 406

204. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 2, Bd 18 West
Hanna
Pass
1
Pass

Lead
2 North
Boesgaard
1
2
Pass

2nd East
Lebi
Dbl
2
Pass

3rd South
Nielsen
1
3 NT

4th West
Koch
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
8
K
8
A
4
J
J
3 North
Cannell
1
2
Pass

2nd
K
6
3
6
10
4
8
4 East
AukenJ
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
Q
9
Q
3
9
K South
Carruthers
Rdbl
4

4th
7
5
4
K
A
3
7
A
W deals
N-S vul K Q 7 3
—
K Q
J 10 9 8 7 5 2
10 5
A 10 6 3 2
9 7 6 4
6 4 Table A 8 6
J 9 8 5
A J 5 2
K 3
7B55B =
32862 =
Par NS +650 J 9 4 2
K Q 7 4
10 8 3
A Q

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 578
4-4 Major
4 North +1
+650 +13 421

207. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 31 West
Cohen

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
10
8
4
A
Q
3
K
A North
Soloway

3
Pass

2nd
J
A
Q
4
9
7
10
5
2
8 East
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
Q
A
4
K
2
6
8
7
7 South
Hamman
1 NT
3 NT

4th
6
10
5
K
5
J
6
9
2
J West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
A
J
Q
K
Q
K
Q
6
8 North
WeinsteinH

1
4

2nd
2
5
4
7
8
2
10
9
4
K East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
2
6
2
5
9
4
3
9
10 South
Garner
1
2

4th
K
J
A
A
9
5
5
A
7
3
E deals
E-W vul A K Q 3
J
K 9 7 5
8 7 4 3
J 9
A 8 7 3 2
Q 10 8 6
10 9 Table 10 7 5
10 9 5 4
J
A J 6 5 2
9A698 =
32745 =
Par NS +420 8 6 4 2
K Q 6
A 4 3 2
K Q

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 589
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-50 421

217. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66 West
Seamon

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
8
3
Q
7
5 North
Lazard

1
2 NT

2nd
10
9
9
Q
3
K East
Passell

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
K
6
2
2 South
Bramley
Pass
1 NT
3 NT

4th
4
A
A
J
5
3 West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
A
K
Q
3
Q
4
Q
4 North
Burger

1
4

2nd
A
5
9
10
9
8
A
10
K East
WeinsteinH

Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
3
4
6
K
6
7
6
7 South
Cayne
Pass
1

4th
4
2
7
3
5
2
2
J
5
S deals
E-W vul A K Q J
K 3
J 10 7 6 3
A 10
7 2
A 8 4
A 8 5
Q 7 5 3 2 Table 10 9 5
J 9 7 6 2
9 2
K 8 6
7A6A6 =
42736 =
Par NS +420 8 6 4 3
Q 10 5
K Q 4
J 9 4

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 595
4-4 Major
4 South +1
+450 +11 438

218. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81 West
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
6
Q
5
A
J North
Kamil
1
3 NT

2nd
Q
9
K
10
2
2
4 East
Rodwell
1
Pass

3rd
A
5
7
5
6
3
6 South
Becker
2 NT
Pass

4th
3
8
3
K
8
4
9 West
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
4
5
6 North
Freeman
1
1
Pass

2nd
A
8
2
7
J East
Stansby
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
9
A
10 South
Nickell
Dbl
4

4th
3
3
8
4
10
W deals
None vul A J 8 5
Q 10 8 3
K J 7
Q 8
10 9 4
—
Q 9 6 5 2
10 7 5 4 2 Table K 2
9 7 6 5 4
A 8 3
A J 6
97944 98944
44488 =
Par NS +300 Q 7 6 3
A K J 2
10 4
K 9 3

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +11 606
4-4 Major
4 North -3
-150 438

226. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 56 West
Katz
3
Pass

Lead
3
K
A
Q
8
4
Q North
Hamman
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
9
7
7
10
A
8 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
3
5
J
2
4 South
Wolff
3 NT

4th
Q
6
2
4
A
6
3 West
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
8 North
Lev
Pass
1
Pass

2nd East
Meckstroth
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd South
Glubok
1
4

4th
W deals
None vul A K 7 2
8 6 5 3
J 4 2
9 6
10 5 4 3
7
10 9
K Q 10 8 7 2 Table J 9 8 6
K 10 4 2
A 6 5 3
4
87A97 97A97
46246 46346
Par NS +420 Q
A Q J 9
K Q 8 7
A J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 619
4-4 Major
4 North -1
-50 444

Data 9Z10 Main Top Notrump vs. 4-4 Major

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25			`West` Nunes 2 Pass Lead J	North Brogeland Dbl Pass 2nd	`East` Fantoni Pass 3 Pass 3rd	South Lindqvist Pass 3 NT 4th	`West` FisherL 2 Pass Lead 7 K 4	North Helgemo Dbl Pass 2nd A 2	`East` SchwartzRO Pass 3 Pass 3rd 5 3	South Helness Pass 4 4th 2 A
E deals N-S vul	A 2 K Q J 6 A 6 5 A J 10 9
J 9 8 6 4 A 7 K J 10 9 7 7		Q 10 7 9 8 2 Q 8 4 3 2 8 5
96C5C = 16171 = Par NS +1400	K 5 3 10 5 4 3 — K Q 6 4 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 0	4-4 Major 4 South +2 +680 +2 `2`

2. 2014 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2			`West` Hamman Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 Q 9 7 6 10 8 A	North Nickell 1 2 2nd 3 3 A 9 4 5 7 Q	`East` Weichsel Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 5 7 J K 2 6	South Katz 1 1 3 NT 4th K A 4 9 4 2 2	`West` Weinstein Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 3 2 3 2 10 3	North Lee 1 2 2nd 3 7 4 5 K 4 10	`East` Levin Pass Pass Pass 3rd J K J A 9 2 Q	South Glubok 1 1 4 4th A 2 K 8 6 K A
E deals N-S vul	Q 7 6 2 K J 10 6 4 3 J 6 5
K 10 9 Q 7 5 4 Q 10 7 6 5 3		A 4 9 8 2 J 9 8 2 A 9 4 2
99759 = 44484 = Par NS +300	J 8 5 3 A 3 A K K Q 10 8 7
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 `12`	4-4 Major 4 South -1 -100 2

3. 2014 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 48			`West` Zhuang 2 Pass Lead 3 5 4 6 9 3 7 10	North Gawel 1 Pass Pass 2nd 4 Q 5 9 2 J A	`East` ShiH Dbl Pass Pass 3rd A 7 Q J 10 J 5	South Jagniewski Rdbl 3 NT 4th 8 6 6 Q K 8 2	`West` Kalita 2 Pass Lead 3 10 8 10 7 2 7 K 8	North ShiZ 1 3 Pass 2nd 4 K 6 2 9 6 3 3 4	`East` Nowosadzki Dbl Pass Dbl 3rd A 2 K 5 J A 3 4 7	South Ju 1 4 All Pass 4th 8 6 A J Q 4 2 6 A
N deals N-S vul	6 4 A Q J 7 K J 5 4 2 7 6
J 9 7 3 2 5 Q 6 3 Q 8 3 2		A 10 5 10 9 8 6 A 10 9 7 A 9
85967 = 58465 58455 Par NS +100	K Q 8 K 4 3 2 8 K J 10 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +15 `27`	4-4 Major 4 × South -2 -500 2

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79			`West` Platnick Pass Pass Lead 3 6 2 A Q 10 7 A K K	North Cohler 1 3 NT 2nd 4 9 K 6 8 2 3 5 3 4	`East` Diamond Pass Pass 3rd Q A 2 3 4 4 J 8 Q 6	South Martel 2 NT Pass 4th 5 7 J 5 10 6 5 9 2 9	`West` Rosenberg 2 Pass Lead Q 2 7 4	North Hampson 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 5 K 2 6	`East` Willenken Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 A 10	South Greco 2 4 4th 4 9 5 3
N deals N-S vul	A Q Q 10 8 7 K 7 4 Q 10 7 6
10 5 6 5 A 10 8 3 2 A 5 4 3		J 9 8 6 2 9 3 2 Q 6 J 8 2
B9B8A = 24252 = Par NS +660	K 7 4 3 A K J 4 J 9 5 K 9
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `27`	4-4 Major 4 North +1 +650 +13 15

13. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 18			`West` GartaganisN 1 Pass All Pass Lead 2 A J A K Q 2 2	North Bocchi Dbl 2 NT 2nd J 5 3 6 10 8 4 4	`East` GartaganisJ Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 6 7 7 8 10 A	South Madala Pass 1 NT 3 NT 4th 3 4 7 4 5 9 K 9	`West` Duboin Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 2 2 3 3	North SmithJ 2 2 NT 3 2nd 3 4 4 9 Q	`East` Sementa Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 7 A Q A	South Thurston Pass 2 3 4 4th A 9 8 K 5
E deals N-S vul	K J 4 J 6 3 2 A K Q J A J
Q 6 2 K 9 5 9 5 4 2 9 7 4		A 7 5 3 Q 4 10 8 6 K 8 5 3
A9AA9 = 34333 = Par NS +630	10 9 8 A 10 8 7 7 3 Q 10 6 2
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +660 +13 `45`	4-4 Major 4 North -1 -100 22

18. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Levin 2 Pass Lead J 2 Q A 4 10 8 K 5	North GartaganisJ Pass 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 6 7 5 9 2 6 3 4 8	East Weinstein Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 8 2 3 K 3 9 2 J	South GartaganisN 1 NT 3 4th 9 A 7 6 J 6 4 9 10	West SmithJ Pass Pass Dbl Lead K 2 5 A A 3 3 A K	North Dwyer Pass 2 3 NT All Pass 2nd 6 9 3 9 5 2 6 5 Q	East Thurston Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 K J 7 2 7 Q J 8	South Bathurst 1 NT 2 4 4th A 4 10 6 7 3 4 8 9
N deals Both vul	Q 10 7 5 K 5 K 10 8 3 2 7 6
A K 6 4 2 10 9 9 5 K Q J 2		— Q 8 6 4 3 J 7 6 10 8 5 4 3
998B5 997A4 44528 = Par NS +600	J 9 8 3 A J 7 2 A Q 4 A 9
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +15 `60`	4-4 Major 4 × South -2 -500 24

19. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67			West WolpertD Pass Lead 3 6 10 5 9	`North` Weinstein 3 Pass 2nd 10 J 7 Q 9	East Korbel Pass Pass 3rd A 2 2 K	`South` Levin 3 NT 4th 4 7 A 2	West Dwyer Pass Pass Lead J 6 2 K 10 J	`North` Thurston Pass 2 4 2nd 8 5 Q 9 7 8	East Bathurst Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K A 7 3 2	`South` SmithJ 1 NT 2 4th A J 4 2 5 A
N deals E-W vul	8 K 10 9 2 K Q 6 4 3 2 10 7
Q J 9 5 4 3 8 7 K 9 8 3 2		10 7 5 3 2 Q J A 9 5 A 6 5
86AA7 = 36225 = Par NS +420	A K 6 4 A 8 7 6 J 10 Q J 4
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `60`	4-4 Major 4 South +1 +450 +11 35

21. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42			West de Wijs 2 Pass Lead Q A Q 4 10 8 K 5	North Buras Pass 3 NT 2nd 6 5 9 2 4 6 3 8	East Muller Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 3 K 3 8 2 J	South Narkiewicz 1 NT Pass 4th A 6 7 J 6 4 9 10	West Jassem Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead A K 2 5 A Q 2 Q	North Drijver Pass 2 3 4 All Pass 2nd 5 6 9 4 2 Q 7 9	East Mazurkiewicz Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 5 K J 7 4 A 3	South Brink 1 NT 2 NT 3 Pass 4th 3 A 3 10 6 9 5 6
N deals Both vul	Q 10 7 5 K 5 K 10 8 3 2 7 6
A K 6 4 2 10 9 9 5 K Q J 2		— Q 8 6 4 3 J 7 6 10 8 5 4 3
998B5 997A4 44528 = Par NS +600	J 9 8 3 A J 7 2 A Q 4 A 9
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +13 `73`	4-4 Major 4 × South -1 -200 35

25. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 17, Bd 1			`West` Nunes Pass Pass Lead 3 Q 5 5 A K 9 6 8 K	`North` Allfrey 2 3 NT 2nd K 2 4 2 7 8 Q 4 7 A	`East` Fantoni Pass All Pass 3rd J 3 J 10 8 3 4 4 7 9	`South` Robson 1 NT 2 NT 4th 7 6 K A 9 5 6 2 3 2	`West` Forrester 1 Pass Lead K 5 5 Q A K	`North` Multon Dbl Pass 2nd 8 A 2 2 8 Q	`East` Gold Pass Pass 3rd 4 7 J 10 3 4	`South` Zimmermann 1 4 4th 3 2 K A 6 5
S deals None vul	K 4 2 9 7 4 3 Q 10 8 5 A 8
Q 8 6 5 3 Q 8 K 7 6 K Q 5		J 10 10 6 5 9 4 2 J 9 7 6 4
98BA8 99BA8 34235 = Par NS +450	A 9 7 A K J 2 A J 3 10 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 `74`	4-4 Major 4 South +1 +450 +11 48

26. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 30			`West` Buras Pass Pass Lead 5 K K 2 9 7 8 J	`North` Townsend 3 NT 2nd 10 3 9 Q J 3 Q 5	`East` Narkiewicz Pass 3rd K 2 5 7 6 4 A 10	`South` Bakhshi 2 NT Pass 4th A 7 2 4 4 9 6 6	`West` Allfrey Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 A K 8 10 J	`North` Jassem 1 2 3 4 2nd 7 9 8 6 K 5	`East` Robson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 5 7 J A 7	`South` Mazurkiewicz 1 1 NT 2 3 4th 9 2 3 Q 2
S deals None vul	6 5 2 10 8 7 5 A J 7 J 10 7
A J 9 3 9 10 6 5 Q 9 8 5 3		10 7 Q 6 3 2 Q 4 3 2 K 6 4
88986 99987 44456 44457 Par NS +400	K Q 8 4 A K J 4 K 9 8 A 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +11 `85`	4-4 Major 4 South -2 -100 48

27. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 30			`West` Brink Pass Pass Lead 9 K Q 3 7 8 A K 9	`North` Versace 3 NT 2nd J 9 A 7 2 6 5 10 9	`East` Drijver Pass 3rd K 5 2 4 4 J 10 7 A	`South` Lauria 2 NT Pass 4th A 3 7 2 6 3 Q 2 3	`West` Madala 1 Pass All Pass Lead 10 A 9 7 A J	`North` de Wijs Pass 2 2nd K 9 6 8 2 7	`East` Bocchi 2 Pass 3rd 3 5 J 9 4 Q	`South` Muller 1 Dbl 4 4th 5 2 Q 6 4 Q
S deals None vul	6 5 2 10 8 7 5 A J 7 J 10 7
A J 9 3 9 10 6 5 Q 9 8 5 3		10 7 Q 6 3 2 Q 4 3 2 K 6 4
88986 99987 44456 44457 Par NS +400	K Q 8 4 A K J 4 K 9 8 A 2
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +11 `96`	4-4 Major 4 North -2 -100 48

30. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Gawel 2 3 Lead 4 A	North Amoils 2 3 NT 2nd 5 2	East Jagniewski 1 3 All Pass 3rd Q 4	South Morgan 1 NT Pass 4th A 10	West Bertheau Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 3 10 K 6 4 3 K	North Nowosadzki 2 2 3 4 2nd A 4 K 2 4 10 7	East BessisT 1 Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 2 8 4 5 A A K	South Kalita 1 NT 2 Rdbl 3 4th 5 J Q A 9 2 2
E deals Both vul	5 Q 9 8 5 K Q 9 8 6 5 4 Q
4 2 4 J 7 2 A 10 9 7 5 3 2		Q 10 9 7 6 3 A J 10 2 10 K 6
56A95 = 37218 37318 Par NS +620	A K J 8 K 7 6 3 A 3 J 8 4
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +13 `109`	4-4 Major 4 North -2 -200 48

33. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60			`West` Dwyer 1 Pass Lead 3 J 2 8 6 7 4 3 2	North Greco 3 Pass 2nd 2 Q 4 5 6 6 4 6 8	`East` Bathurst 1 Pass Pass 3rd A K 10 4 9 J Q J K	South Hampson Pass 3 NT 4th 5 3 7 5 3 A K A 7	`West` Platnick 1 Pass All Pass Lead 3 6 3 3 Q 10 8 4 J	North WolpertG 2 3 2nd K 9 J 2 K 7 9 Q 7	`East` Diamond 1 Pass Pass 3rd 4 A 10 6 A 3 2 4 4	South Kranyak Pass 2 NT 4 4th 2 2 K 5 7 J 6 5
E deals N-S vul	Q 6 3 2 A 2 A Q 8 7 5 4 3 —
7 Q J 10 7 4 K 9 K 9 4 3 2		K J 8 5 8 3 J 2 A J 10 8 6
8C6C5 = 31618 = Par NS +1100	A 10 9 4 K 9 6 5 10 6 Q 7 5
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 +5 `114`	4-4 Major 4 North -4 -400 49

34. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75			`West` Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 7 2 4 K Q 8 9	`North` Cheek 1 3 NT 2nd 4 4 8 5 J 8 10	`East` Sontag Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 A K 3 7 10 Q	`South` Grue 1 1 NT 4th A 6 3 9 2 2 J	`West` Moss Pass Pass All Pass Lead J K Q 2 6 5 K A 9	`North` Pratap 1 3 NT 2nd Q 5 4 J A Q 2 3 6	`East` Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 7 A 7 J 9 5 K	`South` GordonM 1 2 NT 4 4th 4 6 9 2 3 4 8 2 10
E deals None vul	K 5 4 A 10 7 3 10 4 3 9 6 4
8 7 6 3 J 5 4 K J 9 2 J 3		J 10 2 9 6 A 7 5 A 10 8 5 2
87967 = 56466 = Par NS +140	A Q 9 K Q 8 2 Q 8 6 K Q 7
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `124`	4-4 Major 4 North -1 -50 49

36. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4			West ClerkinD Pass Lead 10 8 4 4 10 10	North Jacobus Pass 2nd 6 2 A 4 3 6	East ClerkinJ 3 Pass 3rd J 6 9 8 Q 7	South Passell 3 NT 4th K 7 5 A 5 K	West Glubok Pass Pass Lead 10 3 3 4 6 5 A 4 9 3	North Rigal 4 Pass 2nd 6 4 5 9 7 10 6 2 Q Q	East Mahaffey 3 Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 J 8 K 9 4 Q 10 K	South Milgrim Dbl 4 4th A 2 K 7 A Q J 5 J 2
E deals Both vul	Q 9 6 10 9 3 2 6 A Q 10 7 4
A J 3 2 K 8 6 5 4 10 4 J 3		7 5 — Q J 9 8 7 5 2 K 9 6 5
A8A69 = 35374 34374 Par NS +630	K 10 8 4 A Q J 7 A K 3 8 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +13 `137`	4-4 Major 4 South -2 -200 52

37. 2013 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 49			`West` Boyd 1 Pass Lead 7 K 3 J 7 2 4 J	`North` Hampson 1 2 Pass 2nd Q 5 10 5 3 K A A	`East` Robinson Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 A 9 Q 6 8 9	`South` Greco 1 3 NT 4th 3 8 4 6 5 4 6 10	`West` Diamond Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 10 8 9 2 3 J 2	`North` Stewart 1 NT 2 4 2nd 6 Q K 5 8 10 4 J	`East` Platnick Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 A 2 A Q J 6 3	`South` Woolsey 2 3 4 4th 2 9 7 4 6 3 4 6
N deals None vul	9 2 K Q 9 3 Q 9 6 A 9 5 3
A 8 5 4 3 8 4 K J 8 7 Q J		K 10 10 6 5 10 5 4 2 10 8 7 6
98A68 = 45365 = Par NS +420	Q J 7 6 A J 7 2 A 3 K 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `147`	4-4 Major 4 North -1 -50 52

38. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74			West Bathurst Pass Pass Lead 5 4 4 9 3 8 10 9	North Meckstroth 2 Pass 2nd 3 K 6 Q 9 3 7 J	East Dwyer Pass Pass 3rd A 2 K 7 A 2 5 Q	South Rodwell Pass 3 NT 4th 10 2 A 6 7 4 4 Q	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 4 3 2 A 7 2 9 3	North Kranyak 1 2 4 2nd 2 A 4 6 4 5 6 5 5	East Katz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 K K 8 4 7 J 7 10	South WolpertG Pass 1 3 4th 3 9 2 J 9 10 Q K 8
S deals Both vul	K 10 9 8 A 7 6 2 3 A 10 5 2
6 Q J 5 4 J 8 7 5 2 Q 9 4		A J 7 3 K 8 A 9 6 4 8 7 6
9A868 = 43573 = Par NS +620	Q 5 4 2 10 9 3 K Q 10 K J 3
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +13 `160`	4-4 Major 4 South -2 -200 52

39. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51			`West` Wold 1 NT Pass Pass Lead 6 3 K A Q J 7 4 K	North Diamond Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 2 A 3 10 2 7 9 A 8	`East` Compton Pass 2 Pass All Pass 3rd Q 5 5 8 3 5 6 10 10	South Platnick 1 Dbl 2 NT 4th 4 7 6 4 2 9 6 K 8	`West` Greco Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 3 5 J 8 9	North Chambers 2 3 4 2nd 3 4 7 7 A 10	`East` Hampson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 9 Q 5 6 6	South Schermer 2 2 NT 3 4th 4 2 A 2 10 Q
E deals N-S vul	10 6 5 3 A 10 7 5 8 7 2 8 5
A 9 7 2 Q 8 K J 9 6 5 10 3		K J 9 6 3 2 Q 10 3 9 6 4 2
89859 = 53573 = Par NS +140	Q J 8 4 K 4 A 4 A K Q J 7
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `160`	4-4 Major 4 South = +620 +12 64

43. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21			West Welland Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 8 9 4 8 10 Q	`North` Helgemo 1 3 2nd 2 K 5 A J 5 3	East AukenS Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 Q 5 6 2 8	`South` Helness 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th J 2 K 2 4 J 3	West Zimmermann Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 10 J Q 3 K	`North` BildeM 1 3 4 2nd A A K 5 8 8	East Multon Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 J A 10 3 5	`South` BildeD 1 2 NT 3 4th 9 4 2 6 7 2
E deals E-W vul	10 9 6 2 A Q 7 6 2 — 9 8 5 2
8 5 4 J 5 3 10 6 5 A Q 4 3		A 3 K 10 4 9 8 7 4 3 2 J 10
88868 = 54575 53475 Par NS +120	K Q J 7 9 8 A K Q J K 7 6
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +11 `172`	4-4 Major 4 South -2 -100 64

44. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 73			`West` Buras Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 7 3 4 A A 10 4	North Bertheau 1 2 3 NT 2nd Q 5 9 5 2 J 6 K	`East` Narkiewicz Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 A J 3 5 8 7 8	South Cullin Pass 1 NT 3 4th 2 4 Q K 9 6 2 6	`West` Upmark Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J A 4 5 7 7 2 8	North Zmudzinski 1 1 2 2nd 2 3 9 3 K 9 A	`East` Nystrom Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 5 3 A 5 10 4	South Balicki Pass 1 1 NT 4 4th Q 2 6 4 10 K 7
E deals N-S vul	A Q 8 7 4 A J 10 4 A K Q 7
J 10 6 2 9 9 7 6 3 K Q 9 4		K 9 3 K Q 6 2 J 10 4 J 5 2
78B88 = 55244 = Par NS +650	5 8 7 5 3 8 5 2 A 10 8 6 3
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 `172`	4-4 Major 4 North = +620 +13 77

50. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 9, Bd 3			`West` Sementa Pass Pass Lead 10 3 J 5 7 6 8 A K	North Belkouch 2 3 NT 2nd J 9 2 K 5 4 3 3 2	`East` Duboin Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 Q 5 A 3 Q J 7 8	South Sbili 1 NT 2 NT 4th 6 4 K 4 Q 2 9 7 10	`West` Dahan Pass Pass Lead 9 6 4 4 Q 7	North Zaleski 2 4 2nd 5 7 2 8 3 6	`East` Hayet Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 J K 2 Q	South Versace 1 NT 2 4th K 5 A J 9
E deals N-S vul	Q 8 5 8 7 5 3 J 4 A K 9 5
9 4 4 2 A 10 9 8 7 3 8 6 2		10 7 3 2 A K 9 5 2 Q J 4 3
99967 = 33465 = Par NS +600	A K J 6 Q J 10 6 K Q 6 10 7
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 `184`	4-4 Major 4 South -1 -100 78

53. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 114			West Upmark 1 Pass Pass Lead 7 J 5 7 A Q 2 10 9	`North` Zak 1 2 3 NT 2nd 8 3 4 8 4 7 5 2 10	East Nystrom Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2 A Q 3 5 J J K	`South` Zaremba 1 2 2 NT 4th Q A 3 K 6 8 10 6 6	West Zmudzinski Lead	`North` Ahlesved 2nd	East Buras 3rd	`South` Petersson 4th
S deals E-W vul	K J 5 3 10 8 3 9 2 K 8 6 2
7 4 A 7 K J 10 6 5 9 7 5 3		10 8 6 Q 9 6 5 2 8 4 A 10 4
89778 99778 44664 = Par NS +400	A Q 9 2 K J 4 A Q 7 3 Q J
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `194`	4-4 Major 4 South -1 -50 80

54. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65			`West` Helgemo Pass Pass Lead 3 J 4 K Q A 5	`North` Cullin Pass 3 3 NT 2nd A 3 7 8 9 7 2	`East` Helness Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 6 A 10 2 3	`South` Bertheau 1 NT 3 4th 6 2 5 8 10 2	`West` Nystrom Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 A 3 3 3 A Q	`North` Fantoni Pass 1 2 3 2nd 2 4 J 7 A 7 10	`East` Upmark Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 5 Q K 2 3 4	`South` Nunes 1 1 2 4 4th 6 8 9 6 4 2 6
N deals None vul	K 9 4 3 A Q 7 9 8 2 J 10 4
7 9 4 3 2 Q 10 7 5 9 8 5 2		J 8 6 2 K 10 8 5 A K 3 7 3
99579 = 44764 = Par NS +400	A Q 10 5 J 6 J 6 4 A K Q 6
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +11 `205`	4-4 Major 4 South -2 -100 80

55. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4			West Helgemo Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 9 8 4 5	North L'Ecuyer Pass 2 3 2nd 4 10 Q Q 3	East Helness Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 4 K 8	South Demuy 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 10 3 J J A	West Miles Pass Pass Pass Lead J 7 A 4 2 4 K J 10	North Multon Pass 2 4 2nd 2 10 5 A 5 8 8 3 J	East Korbel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 4 7 3 K A 2 4 Q	South Zimmermann 1 NT 2 4th K Q 6 Q 6 3 2 5 6
W deals Both vul	K Q 7 4 8 6 4 2 Q Q 9 4 2
J 9 5 3 J 10 8 7 3 K 8 7 3		8 6 A Q 3 10 9 6 5 4 2 A 10
99969 = 44474 = Par NS +600	A 10 2 K 9 7 5 A K J J 6 5
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 `217`	4-4 Major 4 South -1 -100 80

58. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 7, Bd 14			`West` Rombaut Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 J 9 K 8 10 9 5 3 J	`North` Buras 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 4 10 3 Q 5 4 2 8 4	`East` Lorenzini Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 7 7 5 8 3 K 9 2	`South` Narkiewicz 1 3 NT 4th 6 Q K A A 6 6 6 Q 9	`West` Balicki Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 K 3 7 A A 9 4 J	`North` Quantin 1 2 Pass 2nd Q 6 8 4 8 J K 8 4	`East` Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 5 10 5 4 K 3 6 2	`South` Bompis 1 4 4th 6 2 Q 10 J 3 2 A Q
W deals None vul	K Q 4 K 7 4 3 K 8 2 Q 8 3
J 8 7 2 Q 2 A 5 4 K 10 5 4		9 5 3 J 8 6 Q 6 3 J 7 6 2
98998 = 45445 = Par NS +400	A 10 6 A 10 9 5 J 10 9 7 A 9
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `227`	4-4 Major 4 South -1 -50 81

60. 2012 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 12			West Bertheau 1 2 Pass All Pass Lead K 6 J J A K Q	`North` Schaltz Pass Pass 2 3 2nd 2 Q Q K 7 5	East BessisT Pass 1 Pass Pass 3rd 6 10 2 A 8 4	`South` Konow 1 Dbl 3 3 NT 4th A 4 3 3 2 3	West Welland Pass Pass Lead J 10 6 4 7 4 J 2	`North` Delmonte Pass 3 4 2nd Q 3 Q 7 2 5 3 9	East AukenS Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 A 4 Q 2 K 6 10	`South` Fu 2 NT 3 4th 3 7 2 K A 5 A 8
N deals E-W vul	9 8 6 5 4 J 6 5 4 Q 8 2 10
K 10 3 3 K J 10 9 7 5 4 Q 7		A 7 2 K 10 7 2 6 J 8 4 3 2
78957 = 64486 65486 Par NS +140	Q J A Q 9 8 A 3 A K 9 6 5
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -150 `227`	4-4 Major 4 South = +420 +11 92

61. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10			West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 4 9 2 9 3 6 J 4 J	North Cohler 1 2 Pass 2nd 6 8 10 8 Q 7 6 9 5	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 5 A 3 10 K 8 J 2	South Spector 1 3 NT 4th 7 A 5 Q 3 4 7 A	West Grue Pass Pass Lead 3 2 2 3 5	North Katz 1 3 4 2nd Q 6 7 9	East Cheek Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 10 10 J	South Nickell 2 NT 3 4th 6 K A A
N deals Both vul	A 6 10 5 4 3 K J 7 3 2 K 9
J 10 5 4 A 7 6 8 5 Q 7 5 3		K 9 3 2 K 9 Q 10 4 J 8 6 2
87996 = 56447 = Par NS +140	Q 8 7 Q J 8 2 A 9 6 A 10 4
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `227`	4-4 Major 4 North = +620 +12 104

63. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 48			`West` WolpertG Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 2 Q 8 J A 8 J	North Hamman 1 2 2 NT Pass 2nd 4 6 K Q 2 9 J 9	`East` Kranyak Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3rd K 3 7 5 5 3 4 K	South Zia 1 1 NT 2 3 NT All Pass 4th 3 10 5 7 A 5 6 2	`West` Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 A K A 4 A 2 7	North LallJ 1 3 2nd 10 7 3 J J 3 7 2	`East` Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd K 3 2 9 10 5 J Q	South Bathurst 1 1 4 4th 6 Q 4 5 6 4 2 3
S deals N-S vul	K J 9 5 Q 7 6 5 4 Q 10 K 7
Q 8 7 3 10 9 2 5 3 9 5 4 3		4 A K 8 A K 8 4 2 10 8 6 2
99777 = 44456 = Par NS +600	A 10 6 2 J 3 J 9 7 6 A Q J
Notrump 3 NT× South = +750 +13 `240`	4-4 Major 4 South -1 -100 104

64. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89			West Rodwell Pass Lead 9 4 K 5 K	`North` LallJ 3 Pass 2nd 3 10 2 Q 5	East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd Q A J 8 7	`South` Bathurst 3 NT 4th K 3 2 4 4	West Milner 4 Pass Lead 10 2 Q 3 4 A K K J 9	`North` Zia 1 4 Pass 2nd A K A 10 3 2 4 5 6 7	East LallH 1 Dbl 3rd 3 5 2 Q Q 9 5 6 7 6	`South` Hamman 1 Pass 4th 4 7 3 8 J 4 5 6 7 A
N deals E-W vul	8 6 4 2 3 Q 9 A K 9 7 6 5
J 7 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 2 10		A K 3 Q J 8 7 6 5 4 Q 3 2
AA679 = 33753 = Par NS +430	Q 10 9 5 A K J A K 3 J 8 4
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 `240`	4-4 Major 4 × South +1 +690 +6 110

67. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 97			`West` Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 A Q 6 K 2 J 10 7	`North` Kranyak 2 3 2nd Q 3 K A 10 4 4 6 8	`East` Willenken Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 8 J 5 K 2 7 8	`South` WolpertG 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 9 5 9 3 4 6 5 4 7	`West` LallJ Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 K 5 K 3 J	`North` Compton 2 3 2nd 2 Q 8 6 9 Q	`East` Bathurst Pass Pass 3rd A 6 9 2 J 3	`South` Bramley 1 2 4 4th 3 7 8 4 Q 9
S deals None vul	K 8 5 3 Q Q 3 A Q J 10 7 6
Q 10 4 J 10 7 2 A K 5 4 9 5		9 6 8 6 5 4 3 10 9 6 K 4 3
9978A A978A 32652 = Par NS +430	A J 7 2 A K 9 J 8 7 2 8 2
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +10 `251`	4-4 Major 4 North -1 -50 112