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

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Brogeland Fantoni Lindqvist FisherL Helgemo SchwartzRO Helness
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 3 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl 3 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +600
-2 0
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 2

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Nickell Weichsel Katz Weinstein Lee Levin Glubok
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S +1 +630
+12 12
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 2

3. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Gawel ShiH Jagniewski Kalita ShiZ Nowosadzki Ju
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 Dbl 1
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

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 S = +600
+15 27
4-4 Major
4 × S -2 -500
-15 2

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul A Q
Q 10 8 7
K 7 4
Q 10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Cohler Diamond Martel Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Greco
1 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S -1 -100
-13 27
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
+13 15

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
GartaganisN Bocchi GartaganisJ Madala Duboin SmithJ Sementa Thurston
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S +2 +660
+13 45
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -100
-13 22

18. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin GartaganisJ Weinstein GartaganisN SmithJ Dwyer Thurston Bathurst
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Dbl AP

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

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 S +1 +630
+15 60
4-4 Major
4 × S -2 -500
-15 24

19. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Weinstein Korbel Levin Dwyer Thurston Bathurst SmithJ
3 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -1 -50
-11 60
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
+11 35

21. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Buras Muller Narkiewicz Jassem Drijver Mazurkiewicz Brink
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 6 5 A A 5 8 3
A 5 2 6 K 6 5 A
Q 9 3 7 2 9 K 3
4 2 K J 5 4 J 10
10 4 3 6 A 2 7 6
8 6 8 4 Q Q 4 9
K 3 2 9 2 7 A 5
5 8 J 10 Q 9 3 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 S +1 +630
+13 73
4-4 Major
4 × S -1 -200
-13 35

25. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Allfrey Fantoni Robson Forrester Multon Gold Zimmermann
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

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 S -2 -100
-11 74
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
+11 48

26. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 30

S deals
None vul 6 5 2
10 8 7 5
A J 7
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Buras Townsend Narkiewicz Bakhshi Allfrey Jassem Robson Mazurkiewicz
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S = +400
+11 85
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 48

27. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 30

S deals
None vul 6 5 2
10 8 7 5
A J 7
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Brink Versace Drijver Lauria Madala de Wijs Bocchi Muller
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S +2 +460
+11 96
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 48

30. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul 5
Q 9 8 5
K Q 9 8 6 5 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Gawel Amoils Jagniewski Morgan Bertheau Nowosadzki BessisT Kalita
1 1 NT 1 1 NT
2 2 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
3 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S +1 +630
+13 109
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 48

33. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

E deals
N-S vul Q 6 3 2
A 2
A Q 8 7 5 4 3
—

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Greco Bathurst Hampson Platnick WolpertG Diamond Kranyak
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S -2 -200
+5 114
4-4 Major
4 N -4 -400
-5 49

34. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Cheek Sontag Grue Moss Pratap Gitelman GordonM
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +400
+10 124
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 49

36. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul Q 9 6
10 9 3 2
6
A Q 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Jacobus ClerkinJ Passell Glubok Rigal Mahaffey Milgrim
3 3 NT 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +600
+13 137
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 52

37. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul 9 2
K Q 9 3
Q 9 6
A 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Hampson Robinson Greco Diamond Stewart Platnick Woolsey
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +400
+10 147
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 52

38. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

S deals
Both vul K 10 9 8
A 7 6 2
3
A 10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Meckstroth Dwyer Rodwell Nickell Kranyak Katz WolpertG
Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S +1 +630
+13 160
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 52

39. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Diamond Compton Platnick Greco Chambers Hampson Schermer
Pass 1 Pass 2
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -1 -100
-12 160
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+12 64

43. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Helgemo AukenS Helness Zimmermann BildeM Multon BildeD
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S = +400
+11 172
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 64

44. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

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 S -2 -200
-13 172
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
+13 77

50. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Belkouch Duboin Sbili Dahan Zaleski Hayet Versace
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

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 S = +600
+12 184
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 78

53. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

S deals
E-W vul K J 5 3
10 8 3
9 2
K 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Zak Nystrom Zaremba Zmudzinski Ahlesved Buras Petersson
1
1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

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 S = +400
+10 194
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 80

54. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

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

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

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 S = +400
+11 205
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 80

55. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul K Q 7 4
8 6 4 2
Q
Q 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo L'Ecuyer Helness Demuy Miles Multon Korbel Zimmermann
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
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
5 4 8 10 J 2 3 K
9 10 2 3 7 10 4 Q
8 Q 4 J A 5 7 6
4 Q K J 4 A 3 Q
5 3 8 A 2 5 K 6
9 tricks claimed 4 8 A 3
K 8 2 2
J 3 4 5
10 J Q 6
Q A 5 7

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 S = +600
+12 217
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 80

58. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 14

W deals
None vul K Q 4
K 7 4 3
K 8 2
Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Rombaut Buras Lorenzini Narkiewicz Balicki Quantin Zmudzinski Bompis
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +400
+10 227
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 81

60. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Schaltz BessisT Konow Welland Delmonte AukenS Fu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

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 S -3 -150
-11 227
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+11 92

61. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul A 6
10 5 4 3
K J 7 3 2
K 9

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

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

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 S -1 -100
-12 227
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
+12 104

63. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Hamman Kranyak Zia Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

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× S = +750
+13 240
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
-13 104

64. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst Milner Zia LallH Hamman
3 Pass 3 NT 1 1 1
Pass Pass Pass 4 4 Dbl AP

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

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 S +1 +430
-6 240
4-4 Major
4 × S +1 +690
+6 110

67. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 97

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Kranyak Willenken WolpertG LallJ Compton Bathurst Bramley
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S +1 +430
+10 251
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 112

68. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul A 10 7 3
A
K Q 10 9 3
A 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Eber Verhees Bosenberg v.Prooijen Muller Apteker de Wijs Gower
2 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +600
+12 263
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 112

69. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul A 10 7 3
A
K Q 10 9 3
A 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Wooldridge Levin Hurd LallJ Stansby Grue Martel
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S = +600
+13 276
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 112

70. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul A 10 7 3
A
K Q 10 9 3
A 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Einarsson Fredin Jorgensen JonssonT Bertheau Baldursson Nystrom
2 Dbl Rdbl Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

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 S +2 +660
+14 290
4-4 Major
4 S -4 -400
-14 112

73. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 18

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

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

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

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 S -1 -100
-13 290
4-4 Major
4 × N = +790
+13 126

78. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul A Q 6 4
K 5 3
10 6 3
J 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Kalita Duboin Gawrys Narkiewicz Lauria Buras Versace
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -1 -100
-13 290
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 141

81. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Hampson LallJ Greco Moss Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge
Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

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 S = +400
+14 304
4-4 Major
4 × S -3 -500
-14 142

85. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul J 10 6 3
J 8
5
Q 10 9 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Silverstein Garner Rosenthal WeinsteinH Ekeblad Meyers Rubin LevinJ
3 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 4 A J 3 8 A
A 2 3 6 A 5 3 4
8 5 J 8 2 Q 6 8
10 8 K J 7 J K A
7 K 6 3 8 K 10 2
Q 8 6 A Q 8 3 4
11 tricks claimed 10 J 6 2
4 6 K 2
7 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 S +2 +460
+11 315
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 143

87. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul 10 9 2
K 7 5 2
K 4 2
J 10 7

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

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

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 S = +600
+13 329
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 143

88. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Sampaio Seamon D'Orsi Cayne Sementa Villas-Boas Duboin Campos
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

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 S -1 -100
-13 329
4-4 Major
4 × S = +790
+13 156

91. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 82

N deals
E-W vul K 9 7 4
Q 2
Q 7 5 4 3
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Greco Fleisher Hampson Gitelman Stansby Moss Martel
1 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 Q 3 4 5 8 9 J
3 2 10 J 3 6 K 10
5 8 9 J 4 Q 2 8
K 8 4 6 6 4 K 2
9 A 5 6 A 7 6 5
6 K 10 2 5 Q 3 A
Q 4 3 7 10 8 4 2
7 9 J Q 9 tricks claimed
A 2 3 7
4 Q 5 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 S = +400
+10 339
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 157

92. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Gitelman WeinsteinJ Moss Diamond Kolesnik Platnick Etter
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -3 -150
-11 339
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
+11 168

96. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Hampson Sementa Greco Moss El Ahmady Gitelman Sadek
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -1 -50
-10 342
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+10 178

97. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Bates Fantoni Wold Brink Multon Drijver Zimmermann
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -2 -100
-11 342
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+11 189

103. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul A 8 5 4
A 9 8 2
3 2
A J 4

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Brogeland Helness Saelensminde Nunes BessisM Fantoni BessisT
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

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 S = +600
+13 359
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 191

104. 2009 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

E deals
Both vul Q J 5 2
J 9 3 2
K J 6
10 6

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

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

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 S +1 +630
+12 371
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 191

106. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 8

S deals
None vul J 8 5
A J 5 3
Q 4 2
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Pellegrini Danailov Ravenna Muzzio Trendafilov Bianchedi Karaivanov
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S -2 -100
-11 371
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
+11 203

110. 2009 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

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

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

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 S = +400
+10 384
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 203

112. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Dalal Fantoni Gupta Nunes Sementa Chokshi Duboin Venkataraman
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -2 -100
-11 384
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 214

115. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Gromov Woolsey Dubinin Khiuppenen Doub Kholomeev Wildavsky
1 Pass 3 3 NT 1 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +600
+13 397
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 215

116. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Woolsey Dubinin Stewart Doub Kholomeev Wildavsky Khiuppenen
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +600
+13 410
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 215

123. 2009 USBC Round of 64 B, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Prahin Stark Heitzman Baseggio Sanborn Rowntree Rosner Walker
1 2 3 3 NT 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -2 -200
-13 410
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+13 238

125. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Jassem Compton Martens Hamman
1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 10 K 7 2 10 A
A 5 4 7 2 5 Q 7
2 3 Q 10 4 10 A 3
Q K A 3 K 8 6 3
K 8 6 3 9 4 6 J
9 2 J J A 5 2 7
4 8 J 10 3 10 K 8
5 5 9 Q K
9 tricks claimed 9 8 J 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 S = +400
+10 420
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 238

129. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Tolliver WeinsteinH Horton McNay Smith Lusky CohenB
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +400
+10 430
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 240

132. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul Q 9 7 5
A K 10 9 8 5
—
A Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Zia Spector Rosenberg WolpertG Cheek Weinstein Grue Levin
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +600
+12 442
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 244

134. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

E deals
None vul A 9 6 2
A K 7 6
9 8
A 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Skrzypczak Jansma Gierulski Jassem Weichsel Martens Lesniewski
Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 1 Dbl Pass 2
2 3 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

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 S -1 -50
-10 443
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+10 254

135. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul K 9 3 2
J 5 4
K 6
Q J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Levin Lesniewski Weinstein Rosenberg Rubin Zia Ekeblad
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -1 -100
-13 443
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 267

137. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

S deals
N-S vul K 7 4
Q 9 8 5
Q J 8 6
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Shivdasani Helness Allegaert LallJ Sontag Bathurst Bates
1 NT 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Dbl 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -1 -100
-12 443
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+12 281

142. 2007 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Tundal Rosenberg Groetheim Zia Garner Helness WeinsteinH Helgemo
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

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 S -1 -50
-10 443
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
+10 294

149. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul 6 4
Q J 5 2
A J 9
A 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Weinstein Zia Levin Cayne Garner Seamon WeinsteinH
Pass 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
5 4 10 K K A 4 3
4 6 Q A 2 8 K 6
J Q 3 6 3 9 Q A
Q K A 4 10 7 3 J
2 8 K 9 4 2 Q A
3 2 9 10 2 9 10 Q
5 6 7 J 4 6 A
J 10 3 6 10 tricks claimed
5 2 7 8
9 A

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 S -1 -100
-12 443
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+12 310

152. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43

E deals
None vul A 9 4
Q 6 3 2
K 10 2
J 8 5

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

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

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 S = +400
+10 453
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 312

153. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

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

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

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 S = +600
+12 465
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 312

164. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
El Kourdy Venkataraman Dagher Chokshi Gupta Sadek Tewari El Ahmady
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S +2 +660
+13 479
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -100
-13 320

172. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Podgur El Ahmady Kalish HerbstO El Sheikh HerbstI Saaid
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S -1 -50
-11 479
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 337

173. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 10 8 6 3
A K 3 2
—
K 9 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Puczynski YadlinD Chmurski YadlinI HerbstO Tuszynski HerbstI Kowalski
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S -1 -100
-12 479
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+12 349

174. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Torres Palau Frances Rombaut Quantin Fractman Multon Carrasco
1 1
1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 6 4 3 K 6 4 A
J 2 5 10 3 2 2 5
9 3 7 A 3 J Q 10
10 5 A 2 6 5 A 2
K 3 6 J 4 A 5 7
7 4 Q 5 3 8 J K
9 7 4 3 12 tricks claimed
8 2 4 J
6 9 A 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 S -1 -50
-11 479
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +480
+11 360

175. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Fallenius Versace Welland Rosenberg Bocchi Zia Duboin
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 6 4 A 5 2 8 A
3 8 Q 5 Q 6 3 7
K 8 Q 2 4 7 10 3
10 3 5 3 K 5 J 9
J 6 5 5 5 2 Q K
A 7 2 2 4 2 A 3
4 9 K 4 J Q K 5
10 8 J 4 6 8 10 7
A 7 6 10 9 tricks claimed
Q K 9 10
6 2 A 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 S = +600
+12 491
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 360

176. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 5

E deals
E-W vul Q J 3 2
J 8 4
Q 10 8
J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Thoma Karwur Brenner Panelewen Asbi Villas-Boas Tobing Chagas
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

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 S +1 +430
+11 502
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 360

177. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 5

E deals
E-W vul Q J 3 2
J 8 4
Q 10 8
J 5 3

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

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

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 S +1 +430
+10 512
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 360

178. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Hamman Jacobs Soloway Nickell Lauria Freeman Versace
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S -1 -100
-12 512
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+12 372

181. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul J 9 4 2
A Q 5 4
J 7
7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Meckstroth Morse Rodwell Hamman Doub Soloway Wildavsky
Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S +1 +630
+12 524
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 375

183. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Fick Asbi Castelein
1 NT 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Dbl 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

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 S +1 +630
+13 537
4-4 Major
4 × S -1 -200
-13 376

188. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

E deals
Both vul 9 7 5 4
A Q J
K 9 5
Q 8 7

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

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

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 S -1 -100
+5 542
4-4 Major
4 N -3 -300
-5 382

190. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul A 9 5 2
A 10 8
A J 4 3
J 5

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

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

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 S +1 +430
+10 552
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 382

194. 2001 Spingold Round of 128, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Litvack McKellarA TuckerW McKellarG Heron Trouwborst Kersey Maas
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

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 S -1 -50
-10 555
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+10 392

197. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

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

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

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

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 S = +600
+12 567
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 395

198. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Gawrys Zmudzinski Pszczola Mohan Gromov Rosenkranz Petrunin
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +400
+10 577
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 395

201. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Villas-Boas Lauria Campos Branco Duboin Chagas Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

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 S -2 -100
-11 578
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+11 406

204. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanna Boesgaard Lebi Nielsen Koch Cannell AukenJ Carruthers
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
1 2 2 3 NT (AP) 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 S -2 -200
-13 578
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
+13 421

207. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

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

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 J 9 6 J 2 6 K
3 A Q 10 A 5 2 J
10 Q A 5 J 4 6 A
8 4 4 K Q 7 2 A
4 9 K 5 K 8 5 9
A 7 2 J Q 2 9 5
Q 10 6 6 K 10 4 5
3 5 8 9 Q 9 3 A
K 2 7 2 6 4 9 7
A 8 7 J 8 K 10 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 S = +400
+10 589
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 421

217. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

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 S -2 -100
-11 595
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
+11 438

218. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul A J 8 5
Q 10 8 3
K J 7
Q 8

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

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

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 S = +400
+11 606
4-4 Major
4 N -3 -150
-11 438

226. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul A K 7 2
8 6 5 3
J 4 2
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Katz Hamman Weinstein Wolff Rodwell Lev Meckstroth Glubok
3 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

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 S = +400
+10 619
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 444

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