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

5. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hurd Stansby Wooldridge LallJ WeinsteinH Kranyak Grabel
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 7
A 2
10 4 2
K 10 7 3 2 Table J 10 6 5 4
8 7 4
9 8 5
J 6
97AA8 A7AA8
36335 =
Par NS +630 K 9
Q J 9 6
K J 3
A Q 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 28
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
-1 15

6. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

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

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

A 10 5
Q 9 4
6 5 4 3
K J 8 Table 7 2
J 6 5 3
Q J 10 9 7
4 3
CC97B =
11452 11351
Par NS +1440 K 8 4 3
K 8 2
K 8 2
9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 28
4-4 Major
4 N +2 +680
+2 17

7. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Gu Fleisher Lair Bertens Willenken Cheek Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 7
A 2
10 4 2
K 10 7 3 2 Table J 10 6 5 4
8 7 4
9 8 5
J 6
97AA8 A7AA8
36335 =
Par NS +630 K 9
Q J 9 6
K J 3
A Q 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 28
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 17

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hurd Kwiecien Wooldridge Kranyak Sontag Demuy Berkowitz
2 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
7 9 2 K 6 7 2 3
Q 4 7 K 4 3 A 5
3 A 4 J 7 2 Q J
A 2 4 3 9 2 A 4
A 6 8 2 K 5 J 3
3 2 9 J 7 2 Q J
6 4 5 Q Q 6 4 7
Q J 7 5 3 10 K A
9 tricks claimed 4
12 tricks claimed

10 7 5 4
10 5 2
6 4
A 8 5 2 Table 8 6 3 2
J 3
K J 5 2
J 10 9
B9CBA =
24123 =
Par NS +1430 A K
A K 8 7
A Q 3
K 7 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 28
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 19

9. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Nickell AukenS Katz Meckstroth Piekarek Rodwell Smirnov
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 NT 3 NT AP 2 NT 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5
J 9 3 2
K J 3 2
K J 5 2 Table Q J 9 3
Q 10 8 6 4
10 8
Q 7
78587 78577
55855 65855
Par NS +100 A K 8 7
A K
Q 9 5 4
10 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+4 32
4-4 Major
4 N -4 -200
-4 19

10. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul 10 9 6 4
A 3 2
A J 4
8 5 2

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

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

8 3 2
K 7 6
10 9 6 2
K 7 3 Table K 5
10 9 5
Q 7 5 3
Q J 9 6
AAA89 AAA79
32354 =
Par NS +630 A Q J 7
Q J 8 4
K 8
A 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 32
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 19

11. 2013 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

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

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

7 5 2
9 4 3
10 7 4 3
Q 6 5 Table 4 3
K Q 6
K Q 8 2
K 8 7 3
8A967 89967
53476 =
Par NS +420 K J 8 6
10 7 2
A 9 6
J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 32
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
+3 22

12. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

Q 3
J 9 6 4 3
8 7 5 4
9 5 Table 9 7 2
K 8 7 5
Q 3
Q 8 6 4
DD8DD DD7DD
00500 =
Par NS +1520 A K J 6
Q 10
A J 6
K 10 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 32
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +480
Tie 22

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

14. 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
George Noshy Karwur Samir Sadek Tobing Hussein Asbi
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 10 K A 5 J K A
K 9 5 3 A 9 5 2
A 3 7 2 2 Q 7 4
8 6 J Q 9 10 6 9
6 2 Q 7 7 3 4 5
9 J 4 4 2 7 K 3
8 Q J 5 4 9 5 10
7 K A 2 6 J 3 8
8 tricks claimed 8 6 A 2
6 3 8 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 -1 -50
Tie 45
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 22

15. 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
Krochmalik Kamil Lavings Fleisher Willenken Bilski Rosenberg Brown
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

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 -100
Tie 45
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -100
Tie 22

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

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

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

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

A K 6 5
Q J
8 7 6 2
9 6 4 Table J 7 4 2
9 7 2
J 10 4
J 3 2
B9BAB =
24232 =
Par NS +460 Q 10 3
A 10 6 5
K 5 3
A Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 45
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 22

17. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul 9 8 6 4
J 7 3 2
A 8 6 3
K

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

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

7
Q 10 9 8
K 7 5
Q 10 9 8 2 Table J 10 3 2
6 5
J 9 4 2
J 5 4
ACAA9 =
21224 31334
Par NS +1430 A K Q 5
A K 4
Q 10
A 7 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 45
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 24

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

20. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

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

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

5 3
K 5 2
10 8 7 5 3
8 5 3 Table Q 9 8 6 4 2
J 4
J
A J 9 7
B9BAA =
24233 =
Par NS +460 A K 10 7
10 9 8 3
K 4
6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 60
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 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

22. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Krochmalik Karwur Lavings George Asbi Thomson Tobing Kanetkar
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 5
10 2
10 9 5 4 3
7 5 4 2 Table A Q 8 7 4
A J 3
J 6 2
Q 6
B8A9A =
24242 =
Par NS +660 K 10 9
K Q 8 7
A 8 7
A K J

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 73
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 35

23. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul 10 9 8
A 10 8 7
7 3
Q 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Gower Verhees Apteker Eber Brink Bosenberg Drijver
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 5 3
Q 4
10 8 6
K 8 5 3 Table Q 6 2
K 9 5
9 5 4 2
9 7 4
A9AA9 =
34333 =
Par NS +630 K J 4
J 6 3 2
A K Q J
A J

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 74
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
-1 35

24. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Rohowsky Kranyak Fritsche Piekarek Weinstein Smirnov Levin
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9
K 10 8 2
9 6 2
A K 9 5 Table J 8 7 5
4
J 8 5 4
J 10 7 2
88A97 =
55236 =
Par NS +420 6 4
J 7 6 5
K Q 10 7 3
Q 8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 74
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
+2 37

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

28. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul Q 10
7 6 5 3
A Q 8 7 6
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Krochmalik Forrester Lavings Robson Bakhshi Thomson Gold Kanetkar
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 6 5 3
10 8 4
10 5 2
J 7 6 Table J 9 8 2
K 9
K 9 4
K 10 5 2
A8BB9 97BB9
25224 =
Par NS +650 K 7 4
A Q J 2
J 3
A Q 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 96
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 48

29. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Rohowsky Robson Fritsche Forrester Gold Rehder Bakhshi Gromoeller
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A K 6 5
Q J
8 7 6 2
9 6 4 Table J 7 4 2
9 7 2
J 10 4
J 3 2
B9BAB =
24232 =
Par NS +460 Q 10 3
A 10 6 5
K 5 3
A Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 96
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 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

31. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawel Weinstein Jagniewski Levin Rodwell Nowosadzki Meckstroth Kalita
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

J 5
J 6
K 10 8 5
Q J 8 5 4 Table Q 10 7
10 9 5 3
9 4 2
7 6 3
ABA99 BBB99
22244 =
Par NS +660 A 9 4 3
A K Q 8
Q J 6
A 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 109
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +680
+1 49

32. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

E deals
Both vul Q 10 9 2
8 6 3
K 7 3
A Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kranyak Martel WolpertG Zia
1 1 NT 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 6
10 5 4
10 9 6
10 6 4 2 Table A K
J 7 2
Q J 5 4 2
J 5 3
9BB8A =
22253 =
Par NS +650 J 5 4 3
A K Q 9
A 8
K 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 109
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 49

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

35. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Robbins Schermer Demirev Feldman Milner Pollack LallH
Pass 1 NT 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 5 2
6 2
7 5
J 9 8 6 3 Table Q J 8
10 8 4
A K J 6 2
7 2
86876 =
56466 55466
Par NS +120 K 10 6
A J 9 7
Q 8 4
K Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 124
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 52

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

40. 2013 USBC Round of 64, Seg 8, Bd 117

N deals
N-S vul K
Q 10 5 3
9 7
K Q 10 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Rigal Silverstein Milgrim Rosenthal Ivatury ClerkinJ H-Welland ClerkinD
3 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q J 9 8 7
J
5 4 3
9 5 4 Table 5 4
9 8 7 2
K Q 6 2
J 3 2
A6B9B =
26242 =
Par NS +650 10 6 3 2
A K 6 4
A J 10 8
A

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 161
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
-1 64

41. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

E deals
N-S vul A K 9 5
3
A 2
A J 10 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau BildeM BessisT BildeD AukenS Moss Welland Grue
Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT 1 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6 4
J 7 2
J 7 6 4 3
Q 2 Table Q J
10 9 8 6 4
K Q
K 7 6 5
BC99C =
11441 11341
Par NS +1430 10 7 3 2
A K Q 5
10 9 8 5
4

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 161
4-4 Major
4 N +2 +680
Tie 64

42. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul A 8 7 6
10 6
10 8
A 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
BildeM Gitelman BildeD Amoils Grue AukenS Moss Welland
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 3 3 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Dbl Rdbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 4
J 9 5 4 3 2
K Q 9 2
8 Table J 9 3
A 8 7
A J 7 6
10 6 4
8A44A =
43993 =
Par NS +300 K Q 5 2
K Q
5 4 3
K Q J 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 161
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 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

45. 2012 WC Final, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Narkiewicz Cullin Buras Zak Nystrom Zaremba Upmark
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 2
J 10 8 6 2
K 10 7
K Q 7 Table K 4 3
7 4
Q 6 5 4
8 6 5 2
99888 AA888
33555 =
Par NS +630 A 10 8 7
K Q 5
A J 3
A 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 172
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 77

46. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul J 10 8
A J 4 2
A K 6
A J 3

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Sementa Buras Duboin Bocchi Balicki Madala Zmudzinski
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q 6
K Q 10 8
Q 10 9 4
10 4 Table 9 7 4 3
7
8 3 2
Q 9 6 5 2
86886 87886
56557 =
Par NS +120 A 5 2
9 6 5 3
J 7 5
K 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 172
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 77

47. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Lorenzini Verhees Rombaut Pilon Muller Toffier de Wijs
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6
K 9 4 2
A 10 9 8
A 10 5 2 Table J 10 8 5
Q J 10 6
3 2
7 4 3
89698 =
53745 =
Par NS +140 K 4 3 2
A 7 3
K J 6 4
J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 172
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 77

48. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Yilmaz Versace Gur Kuru Madala Cengiz Bocchi
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6
K 9 4 2
A 10 9 8
A 10 5 2 Table J 10 8 5
Q J 10 6
3 2
7 4 3
89698 =
53745 =
Par NS +140 K 4 3 2
A 7 3
K J 6 4
J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 172
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 77

49. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Tislevoll Katz Ware Nickell Meckstroth Bach Rodwell Cornell
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 10 4
7 2
J 8 6 2
J 9 4 Table 5 2
Q J 3
Q 9 7 4
Q 7 5 2
9AA89 9AA88
43354 =
Par NS +620 A 8 6 3
K 10 9 8
10 5
A 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 172
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+1 78

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

51. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Gower Matushko Apteker Eber Gromov Bosenberg Dubinin
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 3
6 5 4
Q J 10 4
5 4 3 2 Table Q 7 6
K 9 8 7 2
K 8 5
10 8
9B78B =
21642 =
Par NS +450 A 10 4 2
A J
A 3
A K 9 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 184
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +480
+2 80

52. 2012 WC Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

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

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

Q 10 6 4 3
9
4
J 10 9 7 6 2 Table 9 5 2
10 6 3 2
A K J 8
A 5
85985 =
58457 =
Par NS +140 A J 8
A K 7 4
Q 9
K Q 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 184
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
Tie 80

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 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 J 3 2 A
2 5 J 10 5 4 A 3
10 2 J 6 7 8 Q K
9 10 K 6 A 4 3 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

56. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Helgemo Amoils Helness Nunes Miles Fantoni Korbel
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 Dbl 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 4
K J 10 8 4
8 6 2
9 6 2 Table A K 10
Q 7 6
J 7 5
Q 10 8 3
9A799 =
43634 =
Par NS +620 Q J 6 5
9 2
A K 3
K J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 217
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+1 81

57. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Hoftaniska Khokhlov Charlsen Matushko Kholomeev Groetheim Khiuppenen Tundal
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

6
K 9 4 2
A 10 9 8
A 10 5 2 Table J 10 8 5
Q J 10 6
3 2
7 4 3
89698 =
53745 =
Par NS +140 K 4 3 2
A 7 3
K J 6 4
J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 217
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 81

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

59. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals
None vul K 8 5 3
Q 5 2
A 7 2
10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Willenken Helness Rosenberg Kamil Zimmermann Fleisher Multon
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 2
K 6 4
J 8 3
K J 8 2 Table 9 7
J 10 9 7
Q 10 4
Q 9 4 3
89797 89897
54546 =
Par NS +140 A J 6 4
A 8 3
K 9 6 5
A 7

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

62. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG Bathurst Wolfson LallJ Cohen
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 6 4 3
K 9
K 10 7 6
Q 8 4 Table 9 7
J 10 3
J 8 3
J 10 7 5 2
AAB98 =
22245 =
Par NS +650 K Q J 2
Q 8 5 2
A 4 2
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 227
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 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

65. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

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

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

Q 4 3 2
10 4
6 5
J 10 7 5 4 Table 10 8 5
K 9 6
A Q 10 3
Q 6 3
98BA7 98A97
45236 =
Par NS +450 A K
Q J 3 2
K 9 8 7 2
K 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 240
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 112

66. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Demirev Martel Lee Stansby Levin Garner Weinstein WeinsteinH
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 2
J 8 3 2
Q 6 3
K J 8 Table Q 10
10 9 5
A 9 5 4
6 4 3 2
ABA99 =
22343 =
Par NS +650 A K J 3
A 7
10 8 2
A Q 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 241
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
-1 112

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 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 K 7 2 A
3 8 J 5 4 2 10 K
Q 3 8 5 2 5 A 6
11 tricks claimed 3 K 4 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 S +2 +660
+14 290
4-4 Major
4 S -4 -400
-14 112

71. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 2

S deals
E-W vul Q J 9 5
A 10 6
10 7 4 3
K 7

West North East South West North East South
Buras Wooldridge Narkiewicz Hurd LallJ Gawrys Grue Kalita
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 4 3 2
K 9 2
J 9 6
6 3 Table —
Q J 8 7 3
Q 8 5
J 9 8 4 2
AA798 =
33625 =
Par NS +430 K 10 8 6
5 4
A K 2
A Q 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 290
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 112

72. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Mihov HerbstO Nanev HerbstI Barel Stefanov Zack Aronov
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 5
J 10
A 9 4 2
9 7 6 4 Table 6 3
Q 6 5 3
J 8 6 3
A 5 3
9A879 =
33463 =
Par NS +620 K J 7 4
A K
K 10
Q J 10 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 290
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+1 113

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

74. 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
Baldursson Pachtman JonssonT Ginossar HerbstO Haraldsson HerbstI MagnussonM
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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 +630
-1 290
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 127

75. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 24

S deals
None vul J 9 7 2
A 10 8
A J 5
A 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Stephens Bathurst Donde Zagorin Grue Bosenberg LallJ Eber
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 4 AP

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

8 5 3
K J 9 6 4
9 8 6
5 2 Table K Q
7 2
10 4 3 2
Q 10 9 6 4
BB9A9 =
22434 =
Par NS +460 A 10 6 4
Q 5 3
K Q 7
K J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 290
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 127

76. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi ShiH Madala Lian LiJ Sementa LiuJ Duboin
Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl 3 3
4 4 AP

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

7
K 10 8 7 6 5
Q
Q 10 8 7 4 Table Q 10 4 2
A 9 4
J 10 9 3 2
J
8A598 9A598
43845 =
Par NS +420 A K J 5
Q J 3
A 4
K 9 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 290
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+1 128

77. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 12

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

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

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

8
J 6 5 4
Q 9 6
6 5 4 3 2 Table K 6 3 2
K 9 3 2
K 7 4 3 2
—
AB88B =
32552 =
Par NS +650 A Q 5 4
A 10 8 7
J
A K 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 290
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 128

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

79. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Einarsson Hurd Jorgensen JonssonT Grue Baldursson LallJ
1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl 3 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 8 5
9 6
K J 10 9 5
Q 10 Table Q 6 4
8 7 2
8 7 3
7 6 5 4
A9B8A A9B8B
33252 =
Par NS +650 K 2
K J 5 4
A 4 2
A K J 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 290
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 142

80. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

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

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

K 6 5 4
Q
J 8 4 3
Q 10 7 6 Table 3
J 10 8 7 5 2
A 9 7
J 9 3
AB9A9 =
32433 =
Par NS +650 J 10 9 2
K 9 4
6 5
K 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 290
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 142

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

82. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul A Q 6 2
J 8 6 4
J 4
Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Johnson Rubin Simson Ekeblad Wolfson Donn Cohen Goren
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

3
A K 5
K 8 7 3 2
10 9 5 2 Table 10 9 8 7
10 7 2
A 10 6 5
7 3
68848 =
54595 =
Par NS -110 K J 5 4
Q 9 3
Q 9
A K J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 304
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 142

83. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

S deals
Both vul A K 9 3
J 8 7 4
6 2
8 7 5

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

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

5
9 3 2
J 8 7 5
J 10 6 4 2 Table Q 10 7 4
K Q 6
K 10 9 3
Q 9
9A978 =
33364 =
Par NS +620 J 8 6 2
A 10 5
A Q 4
A K 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 304
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 142

84. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Johnson Berkowitz Simson Aker GordonM Richter Pratap
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT 2 Dbl Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

6 2
A Q 6 5 3 2
8 5
10 5 2 Table J 10 7
9 7
A J 9 4
K 8 6 4
89788 89798
43645 =
Par NS +140 9 8 5 3
K J 8
Q 3
A Q J 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 304
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+1 143

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

86. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Grue Levin Cheek Delmonte Kamil Bakhshi Fleisher
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 2
J 10 9 6 5
10 6 5
K 10 Table J 8
K 7 4 2
A Q 9 3 2
9 2
8B55A 6A45A
32883 =
Par NS +650 A Q 9 5
A 3
K
A J 7 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 316
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
-1 143

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

89. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
WangJ Amoils Ao Delmonte Grue Gu Cheek ShiX
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 2
10 8 6
A 6 4
10 7 2 Table 8 5 4 3
J 7
K Q 10 8
J 5 3
98A8A =
35253 =
Par NS +620 A 10
K Q 5 2
J 7 2
A K 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 329
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 156

90. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul A 9 8 6
Q 8 5 2
Q J 6 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Passell Helness Lynch Helgemo Becker Gromov Strul Dubinin
1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J 7 4
K 3
A 10 9 8 3
8 6 Table Q 5 3
J 9 7
5 4
J 7 5 3 2
98A79 98A89
45354 =
Par NS +620 10 2
A 10 6 4
K 7
A K 10 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 329
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 157

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

93. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

E deals
N-S vul Q 8
Q J 10 7
A J 8 5
5 4 3

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

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

10 9 7 2
5 4 2
K 9 6 4
7 2 Table J 6 5 4 3
A 6
7 3 2
J 10 8
C8CAC =
14121 =
Par NS +1440 A K
K 9 8 3
Q 10
A K Q 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 339
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +680
Tie 168

94. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Pachtman Martel Ginossar Stansby Levin Rosenberg Weinstein Willenken
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

Q
10 9 4
K Q 6
J 10 9 7 6 3 Table 10 6 5 4 3 2
A 8
J 9 8 4
2
A7A88 =
35245 =
Par NS +430 J 8 7
Q 7 3 2
A 7
A K 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 339
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 168

95. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

E deals
Both vul 10 8 2
A K 7 3
K 9 4
Q 8 5

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

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

J 9 5
9 6 2
Q J 5
J 9 6 3 Table Q 7 6
J 5
A 10 8 3
K 10 7 4
99976 88876
44467 =
Par NS +600 A K 4 3
Q 10 8 4
7 6 2
A 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 342
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 168

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

98. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 17

E deals
None vul Q 10
A 10 5 3
10 8
Q J 10 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond JacobsW Platnick Thompson Mullamphy Greco Klinger Hampson
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 7 6 3
8 6
K Q 7 6 3
6 Table 5 4 2
K 7 2
4 2
A K 9 8 7
86969 86978
57364 =
Par NS +140 A K 8
Q J 9 4
A J 9 5
4 2

Notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+4 346
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
-4 189

99. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

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

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

J 6
Q 10 9
J 10 8 5
J 10 8 2 Table Q 7 4 3
J 2
A Q 6 2
9 6 3
9AA89 =
43354 =
Par NS +420 A 10 5
8 6 4 3
K 9 3
A K Q

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 346
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+1 190

100. 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
Kurka Rodwell Kopecky Meckstroth Zia Jassem Hamman Martens
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 A 6 3 A 6 4 2
Q 2 5 4 K Q 5 3
J 6 7 10 J 6 9 8
J 4 6 3 A 2 5 4
5 9 Q 2 K 3 7 9
A 10 7 7 Q 10 8 7
K 4 8 8 J 2 7 5
J Q K 5 10 tricks claimed
7 10 10
9 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 = +400
-1 346
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
+1 191

101. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul K 7 4 3
K Q J 6
7
K 10 6 4

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

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

A J 5
10 9 2
A 10 6 4 3
J 9 Table 9 2
8 7 4
J 9 5
A 8 5 3 2
79A78 99A78
43365 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 8 6
A 5 3
K Q 8 2
Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 346
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 191

102. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul Q J 8 6
A 10 5
A 9 7 3
Q 3

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

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

7 2
Q 9 8 4
Q 10 8
9 7 5 4 Table A 5 4
6 3 2
K 6 5 2
J 8 6
ABA9A =
22332 =
Par NS +450 K 10 9 3
K J 7
J 4
A K 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 346
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 191

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

105. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Matushko Lauria Khokhlov Versace Sementa Kholomeev Duboin Khiuppenen
1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 6
A 8 4 3
Q 10 8
J 7 6 Table K J 5 3
10
9 6 5 4
10 9 8 4
88A89 =
55254 =
Par NS +620 —
Q J 6 5
A K 7 2
A K Q 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 371
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
+1 192

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

107. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Pellegrini Drijver Ravenna Bianchedi de Wijs Muzzio Muller
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

8 2
Q J 7 6
8 7 6 4 3
K 6 Table J 6 3
9 3 2
Q 9 5 2
10 9 8
DDB8D DDB9D
00240 =
Par NS +2220 10 7 5 4
K 10 4
J
Q 7 5 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 371
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +680
Tie 203

108. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Pellegrini Drijver Ravenna Bianchedi de Wijs Muzzio Muller
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

—
K 10 9 8 5 3
5 2
K 10 9 4 2 Table 8 7 5 4 2
7
Q 9 6
A J 8 5
89483 89493
4493A =
Par NS -100 A J 10 6
A J 4
A 10 7 4
Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 371
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 203

109. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Lauria Chagas Versace Nunes Campos Fantoni Villas-Boas
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

—
K 10 9 8 5 3
5 2
K 10 9 4 2 Table 8 7 5 4 2
7
Q 9 6
A J 8 5
89483 89493
4493A =
Par NS -100 A J 10 6
A J 4
A 10 7 4
Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 374
4-4 Major
4 S -3 -150
-3 203

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

111. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Fu Saelensminde Zhao Austberg Lindqvist YangL Brogeland Dai
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 4
K 9 6 4
J 10 5 3
J 8 5 Table K J 10 7
Q
K 9 8 7 2
7 6 3
A9A7A =
24262 =
Par NS +430 A 5 2
A 10 5 2
A Q 6 4
Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 384
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 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

113. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Bakkeren Dai Bertens Brink Zhao Drijver Fu
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass 3 4 (AP)

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

K 9 7 2
9 3
10 7 4 3
10 3 2 Table 8
Q 10 7 4
A 6 2
A Q 9 7 4
8A997 =
43446 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10 4
K J 6
K 9 8 5
K 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 384
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+1 215

114. 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
Elinescu Brenner Wladow Figueiredo Chagas Gromoeller Branco Kirmse
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 2 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

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 -1 -50
Tie 384
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 215

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

117. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Cohen Dubinin Berkowitz Sontag Balicki Helness Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9
7 6 5 2
Q J 9
10 6 5 4 Table Q 6 5 3 2
Q
8 5 3 2
A 3 2
A8B9A B8B9A
25233 25232
Par NS +660 K 7 4
A J 10 4
K 4
Q J 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 410
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 216

118. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Greco Rubin Hampson Moss Verhees Gitelman Jansma
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9
Q 9 3 2
8 3 2
A K 9 6 Table J 5 4
A 10 8 7 6
9 6 5
5 4
79688 =
54744 =
Par NS +140 10 8 7 3
K 5
A K 4
Q J 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 410
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 218

119. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Rowntree Schermer Walker Prahin Bates Heitzman Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 7 6
10 8 3
9 3
K 9 8 4 Table K J 4 3
J 5
K 10 8 5
Q 7 3
A8BAA =
35133 =
Par NS +650 A Q 2
A Q 9 2
A Q
J 10 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 410
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 220

120. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart Weichsel Rubin Boyd Granovetter Robinson
1 2
1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 3 2
A Q 8 5 4
K 10 8
9 7 Table 8 4
9 6
J 9 6 4 2
K Q 8 2
88758 89758
44675 54675
Par NS +140 A K Q 5
K J 10
A 7
A J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 410
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 220

121. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Mahaffey Ekeblad Passell Rosenberg Fleisher Cohler Kamil
1 1
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 2
Q J 10 9 8 5
K 8
9 3 2 Table K 10 3
K
Q 7 6 5 4 3 2
Q 7
AB76A =
32673 =
Par NS +450 A Q 8 5
A 7 4 3
A 9
A 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-4 410
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
+4 224

122. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

E deals
None vul 7 6
A J 8 4
A J
A K J 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Heitzman Larsen Prahin Meltzer Schermer Walker Chambers Rowntree
Pass 1 Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 8 4 2
K 10 9
8 5 4 3
Q Table 10 9 5
7 2
10 6
10 8 7 6 5 4
B7AB8 B7BB8
25225 25125
Par NS +460 K J 3
Q 6 5 3
K Q 9 7 2
9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 410
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +480
+1 225

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

124. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Helgemo Duboin Helness Tundal Versace Groetheim Lauria
Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 8 3 A Q
11 tricks won 5 K 2 4
A 5 4 2
11 tricks won

K 9 5
10 7 5 3
8 2
Q 10 6 2 Table 6 2
8 6
A 10 9 6 5
J 9 7 4
9AA87 =
22255 =
Par NS +420 A J 10 3
A Q J 9
K Q J
A 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 410
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 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

126. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Elinescu Townsend Wladow Piekarek Malinowski Smirnov Sandqvist
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 5
10 7 5 3
8 2
Q 10 6 2 Table 6 2
8 6
A 10 9 6 5
J 9 7 4
9AA87 =
22255 =
Par NS +420 A J 10 3
A Q J 9
K Q J
A 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 420
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 238

127. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 11

E deals
None vul A K 7 2
8 7 5
K 4 3
10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Klinger Compton Mullamphy Hamman Rodwell Richman Meckstroth Gill
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 3
Q 10 2
J 10 9 8 7
J 8 Table 5 4
J 6 4 3
6
A Q 7 6 5 2
AB896 =
32546 =
Par NS +450 J 9 8 6
A K 9
A Q 5 2
K 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 420
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 240

128. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Smith Balicki CohenB Welland Gromov Glubok Dubinin
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 NT 3 Dbl 4 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8
10 8 5 2
9 6
Q 10 9 4 3 2 Table Q J 10 2
Q 7
8 3 2
A K 7 5
7A9A5 =
43428 =
Par NS +500 K 9 6 4
K 9 6
K J 5 4
J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 420
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
Tie 240

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

130. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH O'Rourke Garner Jacobus Sementa Glubok Duboin Welland
1 1 1 NT 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 6 3
9
9 8 7 5 3
8 6 3 2 Table 10 9
K J 7 6 5 3
K J 10
A 9
BC99B BB88A
21442 =
Par NS +980 Q 8 7 4
A 10 8 2
—
Q J 10 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 430
4-4 Major
4 N +2 +480
+1 241

131. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hamman Willenken Compton Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner
1 NT 1 NT
2 2 2 3 Dbl 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 NT AP 3 4 AP

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

K 9 2
Q 10 5
4
K Q 10 9 7 5 Table Q 10 7 5
A 3
10 7 6 3
J 8 4
569A4 =
66439 66339
Par NS +130 A J 6 3
J 9 7 6
A Q
A 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-3 430
4-4 Major
4 S -3 -300
+3 244

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

133. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

S deals
N-S vul Q 8 4 2
A Q 6 4
J 10 2
J 4

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

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

A 9 7 6
9 5 2
K Q 4
5 3 2 Table 10 5 3
J 10
9 8 6 5 3
A 9 7
98A7A 99A7A
34252 =
Par NS +620 K J
K 8 7 3
A 7
K Q 10 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 443
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
-1 244

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

136. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Hallberg Lesniewski Mahaffey Fu Verhees Zhao Jansma
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 8
8 2
K J 5 4 3 2
4 3 Table 10 7 5 4 3
Q 7 4
Q 7
J 6 5
B8C8C =
14151 =
Par NS +1430 A K
A J 10 9
10 9 8
K Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 443
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 269

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

138. 2007 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 110

S deals
None vul A J 3 2
A J
Q 10 8 5
10 9 3

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

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

9
Q 9 5
A K 7 4
8 7 6 4 2 Table 10 7 6 4
8 7 4 2
J 6 3
J 5
BBBA9 =
22233 =
Par NS +460 K Q 8 5
K 10 6 3
9 2
A K Q

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 443
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 281

139. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Cullin Bertens Upmark Morath de Wijs Efraimsson Muller
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 3
Q 10 7 6 4
8 7 6 3
J 4 Table 10 4 2
9 8 5 2
10
A 8 6 3 2
CC6C9 =
11613 =
Par NS +990 K Q 9 8
J 3
A Q J 5
9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 443
4-4 Major
4 N +2 +480
Tie 281

140. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Fitzgibbon Garner Mesbur Carroll Rosenberg Garvey Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 7
K 9 3
9 8 2
8 7 6 5 Table Q 3
10 4 2
7 6 4
A Q J 10 3
8BAA7 =
32335 =
Par NS +450 9 6 5 4
Q J 5
Q 5 3
K 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 443
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+1 282

141. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Zhuang WeinsteinH ShiM WangX Rosenberg Sun Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 10 9
K 4 3 2
J 7 6 5
10 Table Q 7 6 4 3
5
Q 8 4 3
9 7 4
85A5B 95A5B
38382 =
Par NS +600 K 8 5
A Q J 10
10 2
K 8 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 443
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 284

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

143. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Chmurski Nickell Gawrys Jassem Meckstroth Martens Rodwell
1 1
1 1 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

8
K 9 7 3
K J 8 7 2
J 8 6 Table K J 4 3 2
6
10 9 5
10 7 5 3
99A88 99B88
44255 43245
Par NS +650 10 5
Q 8 5 2
A Q 4 3
A 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 443
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
+1 295

144. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Lambardi Zia Palazzo Ravenna Garner Pellegrini WeinsteinH
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 10 9 4 2
2
Q 6 4
K J 3 Table 7
A 10 5 3
A 8 3 2
10 9 5 2
86966 =
57476 56365
Par NS +140 Q 8 6 5
J 9 7 4
J 10 9
7 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 443
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+1 296

145. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul J 5 3
A Q 10 7
A 6
A J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Gromov Meckstroth Dubinin Balicki Hamman Zmudzinski Soloway
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 2
9 8 6 4
K 10 7
K 6 5 3 Table A Q 9 8 7 4
5
J 9 5 4 2
Q
74A4A =
48383 =
Par NS +500 K 10
K J 3 2
Q 8 3
10 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 443
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
+1 297

146. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

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

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

K Q 9 3
3
10 2
Q 10 9 8 7 2 Table 7 6
9 8 6 4
K Q 7 5 3
4 3
BBB97 =
22246 =
Par NS +460 8 5 2
A K J 2
A 9 4
A J 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 443
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 297

147. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul Q J 9 6 5
A J 9 6
8 6
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Compton Hamman Milner Lev Nickell Pszczola Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 4 2
K 8
K Q 7 5
J 8 2 Table A 10 3
7 5 3
J 9 3
Q 10 9 4
AAB89 =
22144 =
Par NS +450 K
Q 10 4 2
A 10 4 2
A K 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 443
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +480
+1 298

148. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

A 6 4
6
10 9 7 6
J 10 9 6 3 Table J 2
K J 8 7 5 4 3 2
8
4 2
BB6CB =
21712 =
Par NS +1370 10 9 7 3
Q 10 9
A J 5 4
K 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 443
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 298

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

150. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Pollack Fallenius Fleisher Grabel Sveindal Wittes Fredin
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 4
6 4 2
A 8 4 2
A 5 4 Table 9 7 3 2
8 5
K 7 6 3
J 8 7
99A8A =
34353 =
Par NS +420 K Q 6
Q J 7 3
Q J 5
K Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 443
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+1 311

151. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

E deals
Both vul A 5 4 2
Q 7 5 3
9 8 7
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Ferguson Ekeblad Hollman Smith Moss CohenB Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7 6 3
6 4
K J 5
8 4 3 2 Table J
J 9 8 2
Q 6 4 2
A J 10 7
99986 =
33457 43457
Par NS +600 K Q 9 8
A K 10
A 10 3
Q 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 443
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+1 312

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

154. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul J 4
A 9 3 2
Q 2
A Q 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Dai Podgur YangL Kalish Ginossar Zhuang Ozdil ShiM
2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 9 8 7 5 3
7 6
A 10 3
J Table 6
J 5 4
K 9 8 6 5 4
8 5 2
75A4A =
38283 =
Par NS +500 A 10 2
K Q 10 8
J 7
K 10 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 465
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 313

155. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg van Cleeff Zia Kroes v.Prooijen Jacobs Eskes Katz
Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 2
Q 10 9 5
9 2
A J 5 3 Table K J
3
J 10 6 3
Q 10 9 7 4 2
7CBB5 BCBB5
21228 =
Par NS +1100 A Q 4 3
A 7 4
A K Q 7
K 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 465
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +680
+1 314

156. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Sussel Ferraro Soulet Madala Bocchi GaviardD Duboin EisenbergE
1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10
J 9
A 6 4 3 2
8 6 4 2 Table Q 8 4
Q 6 5 4 2
9 7
A J 9
8A787 9A887
43555 =
Par NS +620 A K 6 3
K 10 8 3
J 10 5
10 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 465
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 316

157. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

7 6 5 4
10 7 6 4
—
Q J 9 7 2 Table J 9 2
9
A J 10 8 5 3
K 4 3
88B97 =
44246 =
Par NS +650 K 10 8
K Q 5 2
K 9 7 4 2
A

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 465
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 316

158. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hallberg Martel Chang Zhao Zmudzinski Fu Balicki
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 3 2
5 4 3
K 8 7 2
8 6 5 Table Q 10 7 5 4
9 2
6 4
K J 10 9
A8BA9 A7BA9
25224 =
Par NS +450 K 9 8
A K Q 8
A Q 9
Q 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 465
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 317

159. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

J 9 2
9
A J 10 8 5 3
K 4 3 Table 7 6 5 4
10 7 6 4
—
Q J 9 7 2
88B97 =
44246 =
Par NS +650 A Q 3
A J 8 3
Q 6
10 8 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 465
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 317

160. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul J 10 8 3
K
J 10 6
K J 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev El Ahmady Zlotov Sadek Nadim Gromov Hishmat Dubinin
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7
10 9 6 3 2
9 8 3 2
8 3 Table Q 5 2
A 8 5 4
A 7 4
9 7 2
AA78A =
33643 =
Par NS +630 A 9 6 4
Q J 7
K Q 5
A Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 465
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 317

161. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 16

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

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

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

Q 9 7 6 5
K 9
K Q
A J 6 5 Table K J 10 4
J 10 4
9 8 2
10 9 2
65996 =
68447 =
Par NS +140 8 2
A 8 7 6
10 6 4 3
8 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 465
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
+3 320

162. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 10

E deals
Both vul K J
J 10 9 3
J 7 2
A Q 10 7

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

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

Q 10 9 7 3
4 2
K 10 8
8 6 2 Table 8 6 2
K 8 7
A 9 5 3
5 4 3
B9B9B =
24242 =
Par NS +660 A 5 4
A Q 6 5
Q 6 4
K J 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 465
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 320

163. 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
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Soloway Duboin Hamman Bocchi
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 8 A 5 A 2 4
7 A 8 2 A 8 3 6
3 10 6 Q K 9 4 Q
4 3 Q 10 5 3 K 2
K 5 5 J J 10 2 10
K 5 7 7 10 6 Q 3
3 6 A 8 4 A 8 10
9 9 3 4 10 tricks claimed
6
11 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
+1 466
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
-1 320

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

165. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul 7 4
A J 8 5
A 10 6
K J 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Feldman Welland Bramley Boyd Rosenberg Robinson Zia
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

6 3 2
10 7 6 4
J 7 4
A 6 3 Table A J 10 9 8
2
Q 5 3
10 8 5 4
A8BAA =
34233 35233
Par NS +650 K Q 5
K Q 9 3
K 9 8 2
Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 479
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
+1 321

166. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul 7 4
A J 8 5
A 10 6
K J 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Berkowitz Ekeblad Cohen Becker Hampson Schwartz Greco
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 3 2
10 7 6 4
J 7 4
A 6 3 Table A J 10 9 8
2
Q 5 3
10 8 5 4
A8BAA =
34233 35233
Par NS +650 K Q 5
K Q 9 3
K 9 8 2
Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 479
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 322

167. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Maksymetz Casen Jacob Sementa Compton MossM CohenS
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass 1
1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 5 3
Q
K 6 5 3 2
10 6 2 Table K 10 9 4
A 7 5 2
J 8
K 4 3
A8A89 =
35244 =
Par NS +630 A Q J 2
10 9 8 4
Q 10
J 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 479
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 322

168. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul K 10 9 3
A Q J 6
5
Q J 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Allana Nunes Fazli Khan Lauria Jafer Versace
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 7 6
K 8 3
J 10 9 7 4
10 9 Table Q 8 5 4
4 2
K 6 2
K 6 5 4
CCCAB =
11132 =
Par NS +990 A 2
10 9 7 5
A Q 8 3
A 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-2 479
4-4 Major
4 N +2 +480
+2 324

169. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul 10 8 7 6
5
Q J
10 9 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Mesbur Brink Fitzgibbon Hanlon Verhees McGann Jansma
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 4 2
K J 9 2
K 7 4 3
J 3 Table J 3
Q 10 8 7 6
A 8 6 2
K 8
BB65B =
20752 =
Par NS +660 A K Q 5
A 4 3
10 9 5
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 479
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 325

170. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Engel Versace Coenraets JohnsonD Nunes Stas Fantoni
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 479
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 326

171. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Gromov Verhees Dubinin Khokhlov Drijver Rekunov Schollaardt
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

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

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 479
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 326

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

179. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul 5
A 9 7 4
9 5 3 2
K 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Nickell Fallenius Freeman Hamman Rosenberg Soloway Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 2
10 5
K 7
Q J 10 8 5 4 Table 10 9 7 6 4 3
K J 3
J 10 8
9
96BA7 =
36226 =
Par NS +450 A K 8
Q 8 6 2
A Q 6 4
A 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 512
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
+1 373

180. 2003 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

Q 10 3
Q 4 3
K 10 9
10 9 7 4 Table A 8 7 6 2
6 2
7 6 4 3 2
A
85A5A =
37273 37283
Par NS +420 K 9
A J 10 8
A 8
J 8 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 512
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 375

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

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

182. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 11

S deals
None vul J 10 8 6 4
A K 3 2
6
9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Bach Gawrys Burgess
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 5 2
Q 8
10 8
A 6 4 3 2 Table 3
10 9 6
A J 9 3 2
Q J 10 8
8BA75 =
42257 =
Par NS +450 A K Q
J 7 5 4
K Q 7 5 4
K

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 524
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 376

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

184. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 2 Dbl
2 Dbl 2 NT Dbl 3 3 Pass 4
3 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 9 8 3 2
J 3 2
9 6 3 2
3 Table 4
A 6
K Q 10 7 5 4
Q 8 6 2
BAB5C =
23171 =
Par NS +1100 K 5
10 9 7 4
A J 8
A K J 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 537
4-4 Major
4 N +2 +680
+2 378

185. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

E deals
E-W vul A J 5 3
K J
A K 6 5 2
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Hampson Welland Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

2
8 5 4
J 9 4
Q J 10 9 8 3 Table 10 8 7 4
A 3 2
10 8 7 3
K 6
BBBA7 =
11126 =
Par NS +460 K Q 9 6
Q 10 9 7 6
Q
A 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 537
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 380

186. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

N deals
Both vul A J 10 6
2
10 5 3
K 10 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Jacobus Fallenius Wold Greco Garner Hampson WeinsteinH
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Pass 2 2 2
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 4 3
Q J 10 6 3
9 2
J 9 Table 2
K 8 7 4
A Q J 8 6 4
Q 6
AC56C =
21861 =
Par NS +1400 K Q 9 5
A 9 5
K 7
A 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 537
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 382

187. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Morse Garner Wolff WeinsteinH Fallenius Landen Welland Pratap
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 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
4 6 7 8 2 3 K 8
8 5 J K 6 A 3 5
A 5 2 Q 4 2 J 7
3 J K 2 2 4 K A
10 3 6 5 9 8 3 K
9 8 4 Q 7 5 A 4
A 9 J 9 Q 6
7 tricks claimed 5 K 6 7
4 Q A 8
8 tricks claimed

K 10 9 4 2
9 3 2
6 5 2
A 7 Table A 7 3
7 6
K 10 9 4
J 10 6 4
76877 =
57566 =
Par NS +100 J 8 5
A K Q 4
Q 8 7
K Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 537
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
Tie 382

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

189. 2002 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul 9
A J 7 5
Q 8 6 5
A 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Duboin MossM Bocchi Schifko Graves Versace Maksymetz Lauria
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 7 6 5 4
9
K J 3
K 7 6 Table K 2
K 8 4 3
10 9 4 2
J 3 2
87A99 =
46344 =
Par NS +420 A 10 8 3
Q 10 6 2
A 7
Q 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 542
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 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

191. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul A 6
Q J 10 5
9 5 4 2
J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Soloway Gawrys Hamman Nickell Milner Freeman Jacobus
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 7 3
8 6 4
J 10
A 9 7 4 Table Q 10 4 2
9 3
K 8 6 3
Q 10 2
97A98 =
46345 =
Par NS +620 K 9 5
A K 7 2
A Q 7
K 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 552
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 382

192. 2001 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Stansby Helgemo Martel Weichsel Groetheim Sontag Aa
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 6
K 10 8
K 9 4 3
J 9 4 Table 10 8 2
9 2
J 7 6
Q 10 8 7 5
ABBA8 =
22235 =
Par NS +650 A 7 5 3
A Q 6 3
A 2
K 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 552
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 382

193. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Schuett Versace SmithK Moss Jacobs Chang Katz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 6
10 9 6
K 9 7
A 8 4 Table 7 5
A 8
J 6 3 2
K J 6 5 2
89A87 =
54356 53356
Par NS +420 4
K Q 7 3
A 10 8 5
Q 9 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 555
4-4 Major
4 N -3 -150
-3 382

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

195. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul K Q 10 9
Q 5 2
K 9 8
Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Shenkin Freeman Molson Lipsitz Soloway Ekeblad Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 4
J 10 9 8 7 6 4
J 4 3
J Table A 7 6
A 3
7 6 5 2
K 8 6 5
BA6AB =
22732 =
Par NS +460 J 8 3 2
K
A Q 10
A 10 9 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 555
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 394

196. 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
Robinson Molson Boyd Shenkin Ekeblad Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

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
-1 555
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+1 395

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

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

199. 2001 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals
None vul A 8 7 6 5
A J 5 3
Q J 9
9

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

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

K J 4 3
—
10 5 4 3
A 8 6 4 3 Table 2
9 7 6 4 2
K 8 6 2
Q 10 2
AAA66 AAA67
23366 23376
Par NS +430 Q 10 9
K Q 10 8
A 7
K J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 578
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
-1 395

200. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Burn Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH Cohen SimpsonC Berkowitz Hallberg
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 6
4 3
Q 10 8 6
9 8 7 2 Table 9 3
K 6 5 2
7 5 3 2
A 10 6
9A988 9AA88
33354 =
Par NS +620 K Q 8 4
A Q J 10
J 4
K Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 578
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 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

202. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 80

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

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

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

7
9 8 7 6 5 2
10 7
K Q 9 2 Table Q 6 3 2
A Q 3
J 6 4 2
J 4
99599 =
43844 44844
Par NS +300 A J 10 4
K J
A Q 5
A 10 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 578
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+1 407

203. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Berkowitz Balicki Cohen WeinsteinH Kwiecien Garner Pszczola
1 1 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7 5 2
J 8 2
7 2
J 10 8 6 3 Table J 9 8 4
A K
J 8 5
K Q 7 4
9AAB6 =
33227 =
Par NS +620 A
9 7 6 5
K 10 9 4 3
A 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 578
4-4 Major
4 N = +620
+1 408

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

205. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 10

E deals
Both vul Q 10 4
Q 9 8 5
K 9
K J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Liggins Sundelin Fawcett Sylvan Fallenius Hallberg Nilsland SimpsonC
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 6 2
10 2
8 6 5 4
10 2 Table A 8
J 7 4
J 10 7 3
9 8 6 5
B9A7A =
24242 =
Par NS +660 J 5 3
A K 6 3
A Q 2
A Q 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 579
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
-1 421

206. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Meltzer Fredin Larsen Martel Welland Stansby Jacobus
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 3
A 9 8
Q 4 2
K 10 7 2 Table J 5 2
Q 10
10 8 6 3
A 5 4 3
89987 =
54455 =
Par NS +140 K 10 6 4
K J 4 2
J 9
Q 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 579
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 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

208. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

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

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

J 9 5 3
J 2
J 8 3
10 8 4 3 Table 7
A 10 7 5
Q 10 7 6 2
K Q 9
99968 =
44465 =
Par NS +600 K 10 8 6
K 8 4
A 9 5
A 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 589
4-4 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 421

209. 1999 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

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

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

A K 8 2
A 10 4
Q 9 8 5 2
2 Table 5 4 3
7 5
J 6 4
10 7 6 5 3
97A68 =
46375 =
Par NS +420 Q 7 6
K Q 9 6
A 10
Q J 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 589
4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+1 422

210. 1999 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

Q J 6 5 3
J 9 5
K 10
7 6 3 Table —
10 8 3 2
Q 8 7 3 2
J 10 5 4
BBA9A =
22343 =
Par NS +660 10 9 8 2
A K 4
A J 9
K Q 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 589
4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 422

211. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

W deals
Both vul K 10 9
Q 8 4 2
7 5
A 10 9 8

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

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

8 6 4
J
K 6 4 3
Q 5 4 3 2 Table 7 5 2
A K 9 3
Q 9 8 2
7 6
99A89 =
34354 =
Par NS +620 A Q J 3
10 7 6 5
A J 10
K J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-4 589
4-4 Major
4 × S = +790
+4 426

212. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Janz Saelensminde Mello Campos Helness Villas-Boas Furunes
Pass 1 Dbl 1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 8 4
8 6 2
J 8 4 3
Q 8 Table 10
A Q 10 4
5 2
A J 10 7 3 2
89785 =
54558 =
Par NS +140 A Q 7 5
J 9 3
A 7 6
K 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 592
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -200
-3 426

213. 1999 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

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

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

8 3 2
9 6 3
9 7 5
8 7 6 2 Table Q J 7 6 5
K 4
K Q 8 6
Q 9
B9B9B B8B9B
24242 =
Par NS +460 A K 9
J 10 8 2
10 4 2
J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 592
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 426

214. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

W deals
Both vul K 10 9
Q 8 4 2
7 5
A 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Campos Austberg Villas-Boas Helgemo Furunes Chagas Helness Branco
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 4
J
K 6 4 3
Q 5 4 3 2 Table 7 5 2
A K 9 3
Q 9 8 2
7 6
99A89 =
34354 =
Par NS +620 A Q J 3
10 7 6 5
A J 10
K J

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 592
4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+1 427

215. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Soloway Stansby Hamman Nickell Lair Freeman Schwartz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 5
J 9 7 6 2
9 2
K 8 6 Table 7 2
A 8 4
A 8 5
Q 7 5 3 2
7A6A6 =
42736 =
Par NS +420 A K Q J
K 3
J 10 7 6 3
A 10

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 592
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 427

216. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

E deals
Both vul J 5 4 3
A K 10 9 7 2
2
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Passell Soloway Seamon Cohen Nickell Berkowitz Freeman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 7 6
—
A J 9 8 7 6 5
5 4 2 Table K 10
Q J 8 6 3
K
10 9 8 7 3
87857 87867
53475 =
Par NS +120 A 9 8 2
5 4
Q 10 4 3
K J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 595
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 427

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

219. 1997 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 152

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

West North East South West North East South
Perron Rodwell Chemla Meckstroth Wolff Levy Hamman Mari
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 5 3 2
K 5
Q 10 7 6 2
4 3 Table Q 4
9 6 2
K 9
K J 9 8 6 2
BBC98 =
22145 =
Par NS +980 K J 10 8
10 7 4 3
A J 3
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-2 606
4-4 Major
4 S +2 +480
+2 440

220. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Groetheim Perron Aa Saelensminde Levy Brogeland Mari
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 6
10 2
Q 8 7 5
K Q 6 5 Table 5 4 2
A 9 4
6 3 2
J 8 4 2
9BB98 9BBA8
22235 =
Par NS +450 Q 9 7 3
Q J 8 6
K J 4
10 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 606
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 442

221. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 20

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

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

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

K J 7 5
K 8 7 6 4 2
10
5 3 Table 4
Q 5
Q J 9 6 5 4
K 7 6 2
9A789 9A889
43554 =
Par NS +620 A Q 3 2
A J 10
8 7 2
A J 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 609
4-4 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 442

222. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

K 5
A 10 9 5 3
J 5 4
8 5 3 Table J 7 4
6
A 9 6
A J 10 9 6 2
88885 =
45557 45558
Par NS +100 Q 10 6 2
K Q 8 7 2
7
K Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 609
4-4 Major
4 N -2 -100
Tie 442

223. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
BlaksetL WangX Christiansen Fu WangW AukenJ LiX Koch
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7
K 10 6 4
10 6 2
8 5 4 2 Table Q 10 9
8 7 5
J 5 4
Q J 10 9
9A9A8 9B9A8
42435 =
Par NS +450 A J 8 6
A Q J
A K 8 3
7 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 609
4-4 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 442

224. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Seamon Helgemo Passell Burger Zia Cayne Rosenberg
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6 5 3 2
A K
Q J 8 7
10 2 Table J 10 8 4
J 9 3
10 4 3
K 9 4
97B8B =
26242 =
Par NS +650 K
Q 8 6 4
A 6 5
A Q J 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 609
4-4 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 444

225. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

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

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

9 8 7 5
K Q 9 7
K 8 7
10 2 Table 3
6 5 3
A J 5 4 2
Q 9 7 3
8A769 =
53564 =
Par NS +620 A J 10 2
A J 10 8
Q
A J 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 609
4-4 Major
4 N -1 -100
Tie 444

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