Data 9Z11 Main

Notrump vs. 5-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 396 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 Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

A K 9 8 6
8
10 9 3
7 6 4 2 Table 10
Q 10 5 3
K 8 7 6
A 10 8 5
87876 =
56566 56567
Par NS +120 J 4 2
K 7 6
A Q 4 2
K J 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 13
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 0

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Moss Bocchi Gitelman Hanlon Duboin Amoils Zia
1 NT Dbl 2 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 5 3
A Q 5 2
9 8
Q 9 4 Table K 10 8 4
7
J 6 5 4 3
J 8 6
96A8A 97A7A
36252 36242
Par NS +620 A 6
10 9 6
7 2
A K 10 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 13
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 1

3. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Fantoni Upmark Nunes Helgemo Fredin Helness Fallenius
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
2 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 6 5 4 3
K 9 2
10
A J 9 Table Q 8 7
J 10
K 9 3 2
Q 7 6 5
85AA8 =
48335 58335
Par NS +300 A 2
Q 8 6
A Q J 7
10 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 13
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 14

4. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Garner Demirev Smith Boyd Jansma Robinson Coren
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6 2
Q 8
Q 10 6 5 2
A 7 2 Table A J 7 5
K 6 2
8 3
10 9 6 5
88989 98989
44354 45354
Par NS +600 K Q 10 4
A J 10 9 7
K J 9
3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 14

5. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

E deals
E-W vul K 8 7 6 5
Q 7 4
K 3
K 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Lindqvist Garner Brogeland Graves Robinson Schwartz Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

J
A J 9 6 2
6 4
Q 8 7 6 3 Table Q 9 3 2
10 8 5
J 8 5 2
J 5
CB8C9 CB7CA
11513 =
Par NS +990 A 10 4
K 3
A Q 10 9 7
A 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 14

6. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Helgemo Fredin Helness Nunes Nystrom Fantoni Upmark
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 3
J 8 7
K 8
A 9 8 5 4 2 Table 10 7 2
9 4 2
A 9 5 4 2
7 3
A9987 =
31356 =
Par NS +430 J 6 5
A Q 6 5 3
Q J 7
Q J

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 13
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +480
+2 16

7. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Fallenius Helgemo Fredin Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 4
J 6 2
10 9 7 6 3
A 10 Table Q 3
10 9 5 4 3
J 5 4
Q 9 2
BB89A =
22543 =
Par NS +460 K 10 9 7 5
A Q
A 8 2
6 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 13
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 17

8. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul 6 4
Q 10 4
A J 8 6 4 2
K 9

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Brogeland Verhees Lindqvist Graves Bakhshi Schwartz Ekeblad
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 5 3 2
3
10 9 7 5
J 7 Table J 8
A J 5 2
K 3
A 8 6 4 3
A6B88 =
37244 =
Par NS +450 A K 10
K 9 8 7 6
Q
Q 10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-12 13
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+12 29

9. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

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

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

8 7 5
6 4
10 8 7
K Q 10 7 6 Table 10 2
A Q J 8 5
Q 6 4
9 8 2
9A8A7 AA8A7
33536 =
Par NS +630 K Q 9 6 3
K 3
A 9 3
A J 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 29

10. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Levin Passell Weinstein Nickell Dwyer Katz Ekeblad
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 4
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 10 7 6 3
Q
Q 10 4 2
J 5 Table 9 8 2
J 9 7 6
7 3
K Q 6 2
A6A9A =
36343 36333
Par NS +630 A Q 4
K 10 4
A 8 6
9 8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 29

11. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

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

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

J 9 7 6
7 5
J 9
A 9 6 3 2 Table Q 5 2
Q 9 2
A 10 8 6 3
8 7
98A88 =
45355 =
Par NS +420 A K 10 3
J 10 4
K Q 7
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 29

12. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Grabel Kranyak WeinsteinH Hamman Wooldridge Lee Hurd
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 7 6
7 5
J 9
A 9 6 3 2 Table Q 5 2
Q 9 2
A 10 8 6 3
8 7
98A88 =
45355 =
Par NS +420 A K 10 3
J 10 4
K Q 7
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 29

13. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul Q 6
A J 8 7 3
Q J 8 5
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Richter Kranyak Ramos Kolesnik LallJ Etter Wooldridge
1 2 2 1 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 7 3
9 4 2
9 7 3 2
J 7 Table K
6 5
A K 10 4
A 10 9 8 6 5
99A66 89966
43377 =
Par NS +420 A 9 8 5 4 2
K Q 10
6
K 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 13
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 39

14. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Passell Stewart Jacobus Dwyer Krekorian Ekeblad Koneru
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

6
A Q 7 4 2
J 7 4
J 8 6 4 Table J 8 5 2
9 6
8 6 5
K 10 9 2
BB8B7 =
21515 =
Par NS +460 A 10 9
J 10 8 3
A K 2
Q 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 39

15. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul J 9 3
A 9 5 4
K 6
K 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Lee Rodwell Hamman Stansby Levin Bramley Weinstein
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Dbl 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 6 5
10 6
Q 10 7 4 3 2
8 Table 8
K J 7 2
9 8 5
Q 10 9 5 2
89968 =
33474 33475
Par NS +140 A 10 7 4 2
Q 8 3
A J
A J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 13
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 41

16. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Nickell Dwyer Katz Weinstein Jacobus Levin Passell
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 7 6
7 5
J 9
A 9 6 3 2 Table Q 5 2
Q 9 2
A 10 8 6 3
8 7
98A88 =
45355 =
Par NS +420 A K 10 3
J 10 4
K Q 7
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 41

17. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

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

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

J 7
J 5 2
10 8 6 4
K Q 5 4 Table K 8 4
A Q 3
3 2
9 8 7 6 2
7BAA5 9AAA5
32337 32336
Par NS +650 A Q 10 9 5
10 4
Q J 5
A J 10

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 13
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 54

18. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Jacobus Woolsey Passell Kamil Koneru Coren Krekorian
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 6
A 5 3
J 8 7
A J 10 2 Table 9 7 5 4
K 7
10 4 3
K 9 8 5
77986 =
56447 =
Par NS +140 A Q J
Q 9 6 4 2
K 6
Q 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 13
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 56

19. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Fantoni Bramley Nunes Helgemo Balicki Helness Zmudzinski
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

K 7
Q 10 5
Q 5 4 3
J 6 5 3 Table J 8 3
J 8 7 6 4
10 7
K 9 2
BB8BB =
22522 22422
Par NS +660 9 5 2
A K 3
K 9 2
A 10 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 13
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 56

20. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

E deals
Both vul Q 8 7 3 2
Q 8 3
Q 8 5
J 9

West North East South West North East South
HuW El Ahmady WangYH Sadek Piekarek LiL Smirnov LiY
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 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
3 J 7 8 J 5 6 K
2 4 J 9 K A 3 2
A 2 9 3 2 8 10 4
Q K 3 2 A 9 5 Q
4 5 5 6 7 8 K 9
10 5 3 10 2 J 4 6
K A 8 9 3 10 9 Q
4 Q 6 6 2 6 J 10
8 7 K 2 A

10 9
A J 7 4
J 2
K 5 4 3 2 Table K 6 4
10 9 5 2
A 10 7 6 3
7
89668 89579
43764 44764
Par NS +140 A J 5
K 6
K 9 4
A Q 10 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 26
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 56

21. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Helgemo Balicki Helness Nunes Passell Fantoni Lynch
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 4
K 3 2
Q 9 5 4
A 9 7 4 Table 10 8 3
10 9 6 4
A 6
J 5 3 2
99897 =
44546 =
Par NS +600 Q 9 6
A Q 8
K J 10 7
K Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 38
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 56

22. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Weinstein GordonM Levin Katz Berkowitz Nickell Sontag
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 4
K 3 2
Q 9 5 4
A 9 7 4 Table 10 8 3
10 9 6 4
A 6
J 5 3 2
99897 =
44546 =
Par NS +600 Q 9 6
A Q 8
K J 10 7
K Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 50
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 56

23. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

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

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

J 8 7 5 3 2
10
J 5
K Q 5 4 Table K
A 9 7 3
K 10 7 6
10 9 7 3
96986 =
47347 =
Par NS +500 A 10 9 6
K Q 8 4 2
Q 3 2
6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 62
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 56

24. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

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

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

A 10 9 6 3
5
9 6 5 2
8 7 3 Table 8 7 2
K 10 7 4
A K J 8 4
6
A6A5B =
36382 =
Par NS +430 Q 4
A Q 9 3 2
Q 7 3
A J 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 62
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 57

25. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Nunes Levin Fantoni Multon Kranyak Zimmermann WolpertG
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6 3
J 6
A J 8 7 4
7 5 4 2 Table K J 10
10 9 7 2
10 6
J 9 8 3
ABA88 =
22355 =
Par NS +450 Q 4 2
K Q 3
K Q 5 2
A 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 62
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 58

26. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

E deals
Both vul J 8 6
K J 3
10 8
K J 10 9 4

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

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

Q 4 3
8 4
A Q 9 3 2
A 8 3 Table K 10 9 7
10 6 5
7 6 4
7 6 2
76868 =
36373 =
Par NS +110 A 5 2
A Q 9 7 2
K J 5
Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 62
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 59

27. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem HoC Mazurkiewicz ShenN HoJ Narkiewicz Chao Buras
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 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
K 2 6 5 9 A 3 4
7 8 A 3 4 2 K 9
4 J Q 10 8 6 A 7
9 2 6 8 K 7 2 3
Q 4 6 A Q 2 6 8
A 2 3 9 K 2 4 3
9 tricks claimed 7 8 A 5
6 J Q 10
8 tricks claimed

10 8 7 2
7
K Q 5 3
K Q 9 7 Table 9
J 10 6 4 3
10 9 7 6
A 6 4
99746 =
33587 =
Par NS +400 A 5 4
A K Q 9 5
A 8
J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 73
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 59

28. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Lambardi Helness Rizzo Alujas Fantoni Ravenna Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 7 2
7
K Q 5 3
K Q 9 7 Table 9
J 10 6 4 3
10 9 7 6
A 6 4
99746 =
33587 =
Par NS +400 A 5 4
A K Q 9 5
A 8
J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 84
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 59

29. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Lambardi Balicki Rizzo Zmudzinski Jassem Pellegrini Mazurkiewicz Camberos
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
2 2 Pass 2 NT 2 NT Pass 3 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 8
6
A K 9 8 6 5
K Q 8 3 Table 10 4 2
9 8 7 2
4
A J 10 7 4
68841 =
3239A =
Par NS -130 9 7 5
A K Q J 4
Q J 7
6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 84
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
+2 61

30. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz Duboin Jassem Sementa Lauria Buras Versace Narkiewicz
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 4 3
Q 8 4
9 8 7 4
4 3 2 Table J 10 5 2
A 2
A Q J 10
Q 7 5
AAB8B =
23252 =
Par NS +650 9 7
J 10 9
K 6 5
A K 10 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 84
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 63

31. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi Muller Gold de Wijs Drijver Forrester Brink Robson
Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 4
10 9 6 5
J 10 4
J 10 7 Table K 5
K Q J
K 9
Q 6 5 4 3 2
AB9B6 =
11416 =
Par NS +650 A Q 10 8 3
A 7 3 2
7 3
A K

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 85
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
-1 63

32. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

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

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

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

9 7 4
10 9 6 5
J 10 4
J 10 7 Table K 5
K Q J
K 9
Q 6 5 4 3 2
AB9B6 =
11416 =
Par NS +650 A Q 10 8 3
A 7 3 2
7 3
A K

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 85
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 64

33. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

E deals
None vul 8 3 2
A Q 6 2
Q 9 5
A 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Levin Helness Weinstein Helgemo
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

6 5
K J 10 7 5
A 8 3
Q 6 4 Table A J 10
8 3
J 10 4 2
10 9 8 3
9A787 9A888
33555 =
Par NS +420 K Q 9 7 4
9 4
K 7 6
K J 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 85
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 64

34. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Brink Zmudzinski Drijver Muller Buras de Wijs Narkiewicz
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 4
J 9 8 7 5 2
Q
J 8 6 Table 6 5
A 6 4
9 4 3 2
Q 7 4 2
BB7CA =
22613 22612
Par NS +920 A J 9
K
A K J 7 6
K 10 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 85
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 64

35. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Weinstein Helgemo Levin WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Fantoni
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

9 8 7 6 4 2
2
6
J 9 7 5 3 Table J 3
A K 9 4
K Q 8 5 2
10 6
A6A88 =
36345 =
Par NS +430 A K
Q J 7 6 5
A 10 3
A 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 85
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 64

36. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Pellegrini Sementa Camberos Alujas Lauria Ravenna Versace
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 2
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 4 AP

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

J 6 3
Q 10 4 2
4
Q 9 7 5 2 Table A 10 9 7 2
5
10 7 5 3
A K 3
74995 =
47438 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 5 4
A 9 8 6 3
K 8
J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 85
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 66

37. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Eber Zia Bosenberg Gower Fleisher Apteker Kamil
Pass 2 3 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 7 4
10 9 6 5
J 10 4
J 10 7 Table K 5
K Q J
K 9
Q 6 5 4 3 2
AB9B6 =
11416 =
Par NS +650 A Q 10 8 3
A 7 3 2
7 3
A K

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 85
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 67

38. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

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

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

J 10 7
J 7
A 7 3
J 10 9 8 5 Table 8 3 2
K 6 4
10 8 4 2
K 7 3
ABB98 =
22235 =
Par NS +450 A K Q 9
10 5 2
Q J 5
A Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 85
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 68

39. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

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

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

10 9 4
8 5 4
Q J 8
A K J 4 Table 8 3
A 10 9 7
10 9 3 2
6 5 3
9A888 =
43455 =
Par NS +620 K Q 5
K Q 6 2
K 7 4
10 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 85
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 69

40. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

3 2
10 3 2
A Q 7 5 3
9 4 2 Table J 7 6
Q 9 8 6 5
K 6 2
A 10
7A77A =
52562 52563
Par NS +620 A Q 4
A K J 4
J 4
Q J 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 85
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 82

41. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Davis Welland Dunitz AukenS Chambers WolpertJ Schermer LevinJ
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 5
J 4 3 2
K J 10 7 4
J 3 Table 10 9 7
K Q 10
8 6 5
A 9 8 5
8A759 9A769
33673 33674
Par NS +420 A 3 2
A 9 8 6
Q 9
K Q 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 86
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
-1 82

42. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Grue SchwartzRO Moss Morgan Schwartz Amoils Graves
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 4
8 5 4
Q J 8
A K J 4 Table 8 3
A 10 9 7
10 9 3 2
6 5 3
9A888 =
43455 =
Par NS +620 K Q 5
K Q 6 2
K 7 4
10 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 86
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 83

43. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

3 2
10 3 2
A Q 7 5 3
9 4 2 Table J 7 6
Q 9 8 6 5
K 6 2
A 10
7A77A =
52562 52563
Par NS +620 A Q 4
A K J 4
J 4
Q J 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 86
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 85

44. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland WolpertJ AukenS LevinJ WeinsteinH Schermer Grabel Chambers
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 3 Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 7 5 4
10 6 5 3
Q 7 4 3
2 Table Q 8 6
9
K 8 5
A 10 9 8 7 3
B9B88 =
11135 13135
Par NS +660 K 10
8 4 2
A 9 6 2
K Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 87
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
-1 85

45. 2013 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul J 10 9 4 3
A Q 5
A 9 5
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Brink Gawel Drijver Jagniewski Nowosadzki Verhees Kalita v.Prooijen
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 7 2
6 4
K 7 2
K 8 4 3 2 Table 8 6 5
J 7 3
Q J 4
J 10 9 6
8AA96 AAA96
22237 =
Par NS +630 K Q
K 10 9 8 2
10 8 6 3
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 88
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 85

46. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kamil
1 Pass 1 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 4
8 2
A 10 8 4 2
8 7 5 Table Q 3
K 9 6 5 4
J 9 3
K 10 2
AC98B =
21352 =
Par NS +1430 J 10 9 6 5
A Q 7 3
K Q 5
4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 88
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +680
+13 98

47. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Becker Martel Spector Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 7
9 6 5
7 6 3 2
8 7 5 Table 8 5
A J 7 3
Q 8 4
Q J 10 4
AB9BA =
21323 =
Par NS +650 10 9 6 3 2
K Q 2
—
A K 9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 88
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 99

48. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

E deals
None vul Q 10
A Q 9
10 6
K 10 9 7 6 3

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

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

9 8 5 4 2
3 2
A 9 7 3 2
2 Table A 7 6 3
J 10 5
Q J 5 4
5 4
74A4A =
29191 =
Par NS +100 K J
K 8 7 6 4
K 8
A Q J 8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 88
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +480
+11 110

49. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

W deals
None vul 8 5 4
K J 10
K 9 8 4 2
6 3

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

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

K 2
9 4 3
6 5 3
K 8 7 4 2 Table Q 7 3
Q 8 6 5
J 10 7
A J 5
AA9A8 =
33435 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 9 6
A 7 2
A Q
Q 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 88
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 110

50. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

S deals
E-W vul A K 4
K 9 8 6 3
10 5 4
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Grue Greco Cheek Hampson Diamond Becker Platnick Spector
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 6 5 3
2
Q 7 3
J 9 5 2 Table 9 2
A J 10 5
9 8 6 2
Q 10 8
99A98 A9AA9
34334 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 7
Q 7 4
A K J
A K 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 98
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 110

51. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Bathurst LallJ Dwyer Kranyak BlanchardS WolpertG BlanchardB
1 1
1 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 2 4 (AP)

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

Q 8
9 6
A 10 7 5 3
Q 10 8 3 Table A J 9 7 4 3
10 7 3
J 6 4
4
96A69 =
37373 =
Par NS +500 K 10 6
A Q 8 5 2
Q 8
A K 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 98
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 110

52. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue YangD Cheek Hinze Munday Moss Kolesnik Gitelman
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q
A Q 9 7 3
8 4 2
K Q 3 2 Table J 9 8 6
10 8 6
9 7 5
9 8 7
9B8B9 =
32523 =
Par NS +450 A K 10 7 4
J 5 2
A K J
J 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 98
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 111

53. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

A 3 2
J 9 8 4
A 6
10 8 5 3 Table Q 10 8 4
5
Q 10 9 5 4
K 9 7
98A79 =
35364 =
Par NS +420 K 9
A 7 3
J 8 7 2
A Q J 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 98
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 111

54. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

S deals
None vul Q 8
Q 10 5 4 3
A 7 6
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Martel WolpertG Zia Rosenberg Dwyer Willenken Bathurst
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 6 5 3 2
J 7
Q 10 9
Q 4 3 Table A 10 7
K 8 2
8 4 3 2
J 6 2
A8B9A A9B9A
34243 =
Par NS +450 K J 4
A 9 6
K J 5
K 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 98
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 111

55. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Katz Rosenberg Nickell Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 10 9 7
A
J 9 3 2
Q 9 6 Table 3 2
10 6 4 3
K 10 8 7
J 4 3
A8B7A =
35263 =
Par NS +450 5 4
Q 5 2
Q 6 4
A K 10 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 98
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 111

56. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Moss Fleisher Gitelman Becker Willenken Spector Rosenberg
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 3
A 7 3
K 7 4 3 2
Q 7 Table 10 9 7 4
9 2
10
A 9 6 5 3 2
A8AA6 A8AA7
34336 =
Par NS +630 K 8 5
K Q 8 5 4
A Q
K 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 99
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
-1 111

57. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Grue Martel Cheek Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Willenken
Pass Pass 2 3 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 4
J 4 3
10 6 5
K 10 7 5 Table K Q 8 3 2
9 6
Q J 9 7 4
3
D8D8D =
05050 =
Par NS +2220 A J 7
A K Q 10 2
K 3
Q 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+1 100
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
-1 111

58. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

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

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

Q J 7
9 6 5
7 6 3 2
8 7 5 Table 8 5
A J 7 3
Q 8 4
Q J 10 4
AB9BA =
21323 =
Par NS +650 10 9 6 3 2
K Q 2
—
A K 9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 101
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 111

59. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Kranyak Weinstein WolpertG Dwyer Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT 2 2 NT 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 2 2
Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 5 2
10 9
Q 10 7 6 2
9 4 Table 3
K 8 7 6 5 2
8
A K J 7 2
A9497 =
33845 =
Par NS +630 Q 7 6
A J 4
K J 9 4
Q 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 101
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 111

60. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Dwyer Weinstein Bathurst Kranyak Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell
Pass Pass 2 3 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 4
J 4 3
10 6 5
K 10 7 5 Table K Q 8 3 2
9 6
Q J 9 7 4
3
D8D8D =
05050 =
Par NS +2220 A J 7
A K Q 10 2
K 3
Q 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 101
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 112

61. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Grue Greco Cheek Gitelman Diamond Moss Platnick
1 1
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
7 Q J 2 J K 4 3
2 4 J A 5 4 A 7
4 3 10 K 2 10 6 6
K 6 2 5 2 7 A 9
10 7 3 Q Q 10 2 4
10 tricks claimed K 3 3 9
8 4 9 Q
11 tricks claimed

7 4
A 7 6
Q 9 6 4
9 8 7 4 Table J 10 9
Q 8 5 4
10 7
K J 10 3
BCBB9 =
20214 20213
Par NS +980 K 6 2
K J 10 9 3
5
A Q 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 101
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 113

62. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 7 3 2
3
K 7 6
5 4 3 2

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

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

Q J 6 5
K 10 9 7 6 4
Q 10
10 Table K
J 5 2
9 8 5 4 3
A J 7 6
7947A 8947A
44843 =
Par NS +140 A 9 4
A Q 8
A J 2
K Q 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 111
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 113

63. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ WolpertG Hamman Kranyak Bathurst Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

—
8 7 4 3
10 9 7 6 5 4
Q 7 5 Table A J 10 8 4
2
A K J 8
J 6 4
69938 69939
64493 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 5 2
A Q J 9 5
3 2
A 8

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 111
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 124

64. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul 8 7 4 3 2
A J 10 7 6
9
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Simson Lev Aker Cohler Jacobus Rigal Passell Milgrim
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 1 Dbl Rdbl 1 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 9
9 5 4 2
8 7 6
10 8 7 6 Table K J 5
8
K Q J 5 3
A K 9 2
9AA66 =
33376 =
Par NS +420 A Q 6
K Q 3
A 10 4 2
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 111
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 124

65. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Munday Moss Kolesnik Hinze Grue YangD Cheek
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

6
J 8 7 5 4
A 9 8 2
9 7 3 Table 8 7 4 3
K 6 3
Q 6
A K 10 8
89577 =
44846 44856
Par NS +140 A K J
A 10 9
K J 10 4 3
5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 112
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
-1 124

66. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Berkowitz Passell Sontag GordonM Cohler Pratap Lev
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10
Q 8 7 3
K 8 2
K 10 4 2 Table 8 4 3
J 6 5
10 6 4
J 9 6 5
9B8A8 =
32525 =
Par NS +650 9 7 6
A 9 4
Q J 9
A 8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 112
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 124

67. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

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

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

Q J 4
J 7 6
8 5 2
5 4 3 2 Table K 8 7 3 2
9 2
Q 9 3
J 9 7
D9DDB =
04001 =
Par NS +2220 A 9 6
A 8 3
K 10 7 4
A 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
Tie 112
5-3 Major
4 S +3 +710
Tie 124

68. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

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

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

9 6
J 10 9 5 4
9 7
A 10 8 4 Table 5 3 2
Q 8 7
K Q J
J 9 7 2
9B6A7 =
42636 =
Par NS +650 K Q 10 8 7
A K 6
6 2
K 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 113
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
-1 124

69. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Rodwell Bocchi Meckstroth Levin Okay Weinstein Tokay
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 7
9 6 5 4 2
10 8 7 4
3 2 Table 10 3 2
A 3
A 5 3
A J 9 7 4
AA999 =
33444 33434
Par NS +630 K Q 5
K J
K J 6 2
K Q 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 113
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 125

70. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Okay Rodwell Tokay Meckstroth Levin Madala Weinstein Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 2
J 8 6 5 4 3
A 4 3
7 4 Table 6 5 3
10 2
9 8 7 5 2
A Q J
A9779 99679
33653 =
Par NS +430 Q 7 4
A Q 7
K J 10 6
10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 113
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+1 126

71. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

S deals
Both vul J 9 5 3 2
J
Q J 9 8 6
8 5

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

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

K 7
Q 8 7 4 3
A 5
J 7 6 2 Table 8 6 4
10 9 6 5
K 10 3
K 9 3
8A5A7 =
53735 53835
Par NS +620 A Q 10
A K 2
7 4 2
A Q 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 113
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+12 138

72. 2012 WC Final, Seg 6, Bd 94

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

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

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

Q 8 6
7 3
8 5 2
8 7 6 4 2 Table J 10 5 3
Q 10 8
7 6
A K 9 3
89BB6 =
14005 =
Par NS +450 9
K J 6 5 4
A J 10 9 4
Q J

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 114
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
-1 138

73. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Nystrom Meckstroth Upmark Petersson Nickell Ahlesved Katz
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 2
9 6
A 10 3 2
8 6 3 Table J 10 9 4
10 8 2
Q 8
A 10 5 4
A8B99 =
25234 =
Par NS +650 A K
K Q 7 5 4
J 5 4
J 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 114
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 138

74. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau WolpertD Cullin Amoils Demuy Upmark L'Ecuyer Nystrom
2 Pass 2 3 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 8 6 5 4 3
8 3
9 8 5
Q Table A 9
A 9 4
10 4 2
J 10 8 4 3
559A8 =
68234 =
Par NS +140 10 2
J 7 6
A K Q J 6
A 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-4 114
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
+4 142

75. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Campos Hamman Villas-Boas Branco Rodwell BarbosaR Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 Dbl
1 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 5
J
Q 9 8 6 5
10 9 5 3 Table 9 6 3 2
A 10 8 5
3
A K 7 4
87875 =
45458 =
Par NS +100 A K Q 4
7 6 2
J 10 4
Q J 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 127
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 142

76. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Hay Bocchi N-Pinder Madala Versace GerrardD Zaleski GerrardC
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 6 3
10 6 4
7 6 5
A 8 7 Table 9 8 7 4
8 2
A J 9
K J 6 2
97A98 =
46345 =
Par NS +420 Q 2
A K Q 7 5
K 4 3
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 137
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 142

77. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Rombaut Askari Lorenzini Gheewala Liaqat Pilon Said Toffier
3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 2 2
Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 4 2
9 7 6
A 7 2
J 10 9 Table 8
K J 10 5 3 2
J 10 5 4
A 5
7967A =
54763 34753
Par NS +140 7 6 3
A Q
8 6 3
8 7 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 137
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+11 153

78. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A 6 5
7
A Q 9 8 4 3
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski Apteker Versace Gower Eber Duboin Bosenberg Sementa
1 Pass 1 1 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
5 7 A 4 5 7 A 4
3 J Q 5 10 J Q K
8 3 9 K A 7 2 4
K 2 3 5 5 Q K 9
2 4 A 7 11 tricks claimed
A 7 3 6
Q 10 8 9
6 Q K J
10 7 4 6
6 5 K 4

J 9 4
Q 10 8 5 2
6 2
Q 7 5 Table Q 7
A 9 6 3
J 10 7 5
10 4 2
AB8BB =
21521 =
Par NS +450 K 10 8 3 2
K J 4
K
A J 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 137
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 153

79. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Lorenzini Hamman Rombaut Zia Rodwell Bompis Meckstroth Quantin
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5 4 2
J 8 6
K Q 6 2
K J 2 Table J 9
Q 7 4 2
10 9 8 7 4
10 8
9B87B =
11461 =
Par NS +650 A Q 8 7 3
A 10 5
A J
A 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 137
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 155

80. 2012 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Petersson Zmudzinski Ahlesved Balicki Buras Bertheau Narkiewicz Cullin
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 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 2 3 A 9 2 3 A
A 3 8 7 A 3 8 7
2 4 J 2 K 4 9 4
9 5 5 10 K 5 3 2
9 tricks claimed 4 8 Q 5
A 7 4 6
7 6 K 10
J Q 2 8
8 tricks claimed

10 9 8
Q 10 4 3
K Q 5
9 6 5 Table J 6 5 3
7
A 8 6
Q 10 7 4 2
97997 =
46446 =
Par NS +600 A K 4
A K 6 5 2
J 10 7 4
K

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 150
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 155

81. 2012 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

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

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

Q 9 4 3 2
Q 5
4 2
K Q 6 2 Table A 6
8 7 3
J 8 6 3
J 10 4 3
A7CA7 =
25126 =
Par NS +980 K J 7
J 10 2
K 9 7
A 9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 150
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 156

82. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

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

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

Q 9 4 3 2
Q 5
4 2
K Q 6 2 Table A 6
8 7 3
J 8 6 3
J 10 4 3
A7CA7 =
25126 =
Par NS +980 K J 7
J 10 2
K 9 7
A 9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 150
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 156

83. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Helness McGann Helgemo Fantoni Mesbur Nunes Fitzgibbon
1 2 Pass 2 1 NT Dbl 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl AP

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

K Q J 9 5
Q J
9 5
K 6 5 4 Table —
9 8 5 2
8 7 4 3 2
A 8 3 2
A8AA6 98996
34336 =
Par NS +430 A 7 6 3 2
A 10 7 4 3
10
9 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 161
5-3 Major
4 × S -1 -100
-11 156

84. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

A 3
10 7 2
Q 8 3
A K 10 9 3 Table J 8 7
K J 8 3
5
8 7 5 4 2
79594 =
64839 =
Par NS +100 6 4 2
A Q 4
A K J 7 6 2
Q

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 161
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+5 161

85. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

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

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

10 9 6 5 3
Q 5
Q 6 4 3
K 10 Table A Q 8 2
J 10 7
9 7 5
6 5 2
97C8B 87C8B
36152 =
Par NS +980 —
9 8 6
A K J
A Q 9 8 7 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 161
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+1 162

86. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann de Wijs Multon Muller Brink Nunes Drijver Fantoni
Pass 1
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4
10 tricks won

A Q 5
Q J 5 4 3
7 6 4
10 3 Table 10 9 6 3 2
—
J 5 3 2
9 8 7 6
A7999 A7A88
25343 =
Par NS +630 K 7
A K 9 8 2
A Q 8
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 162
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
-1 162

87. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Narkiewicz Madala Buras Zmudzinski Zaleski Balicki Versace
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 6 3 2
—
J 5 3 2
9 8 7 6 Table A Q 5
Q J 5 4 3
7 6 4
10 3
A7A88 A7999
25343 =
Par NS +630 J 8 4
10 7 6
K 10 9
A K J 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 162
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 162

88. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Hanlon Kholomeev McGann Fitzgibbon Gromov Mesbur Dubinin
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 2
9 6
A 10 3 2
8 6 3 Table J 10 9 4
10 8 2
Q 8
A 10 5 4
A8B99 =
25234 =
Par NS +650 A K
K Q 7 5 4
J 5 4
J 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 162
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 163

89. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Helgemo L'Ecuyer Helness Zimmermann Miles Multon Korbel
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7
Q 9 7 6 5
4 3 2
J 10 8 Table K Q J
4 2
K 10 9 6
9 7 3 2
BBABA =
22323 =
Par NS +460 8 4 3
K 8
A Q J 8 7
K Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 162
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 163

90. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Drijver Bompis Brink de Wijs Rombaut Muller Lorenzini
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl 2 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 4
8 5
A 10 7 5 4
Q 9 5 Table A K 8 5
J 9 7
2
J 8 4 3 2
97A95 =
45347 =
Par NS +620 10 7 6 3 2
A Q 6 4 3
J
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 162
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 164

91. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Cengiz Bocchi Kuru Madala Versace Kokten Zaleski AkerO
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 4
8 5
A 10 7 5 4
Q 9 5 Table A K 8 5
J 9 7
2
J 8 4 3 2
97A95 =
45347 =
Par NS +620 10 7 6 3 2
A Q 6 4 3
J
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 162
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 165

92. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

S deals
E-W vul 10 7
K Q 9 4 3
A K 7 2
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Palazzo Bocchi Fornasari Madala Duboin Pellegrini Sementa Camberos

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th

J 8 5
J
Q 9 8 6 5
10 9 5 3 Table 9 6 3 2
A 10 8 5
3
A K 7 4
87875 =
45458 =
Par NS +120 A K Q 4
7 6 2
J 10 4
Q J 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 173
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 165

93. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 23

E deals
Both vul J 9 4 3
9 8 5
A J 10
Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Bompis Luks Quantin Naber Karpov Rombaut Laanemae Lorenzini
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 7 6
3
Q 9 2
J 8 5 4 2 Table 10 5
7 6 4 2
K 6 5
A 9 7 6
A9A96 =
33347 33337
Par NS +630 A Q 2
A K Q J 10
8 7 4 3
K

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 174
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
-1 165

94. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul A Q 2
A K Q J 10
8 7 4 3
K

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Dubinin Nystrom Gromov Kholomeev Bertheau Khiuppenen Cullin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 5
7 6 4 2
K 6 5
A 9 7 6 Table K 8 7 6
3
Q 9 2
J 8 5 4 2
A9A96 =
33337 33347
Par NS +630 J 9 4 3
9 8 5
A J 10
Q 10 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 174
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 165

95. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Toffier BarbosaJ Pilon Pinto Pratas Rombaut Damaso Lorenzini
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 6 3
10 6 4
7 6 5
A 8 7 Table 9 8 7 4
8 2
A J 9
K J 6 2
97A98 =
46345 =
Par NS +420 Q 2
A K Q 7 5
K 4 3
Q 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 184
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 165

96. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
McGann Naber Hanlon Luks Sester Carroll Levenko Garvey
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6 4 3 2
J 10 4
A J 6
J 9 Table Q 8
8 3
9 8 4 2
A K 8 7 2
A8B98 =
33235 =
Par NS +450 A 10
A 9 7 6 5
K Q 10 7 5
6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 184
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 165

97. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Fucik Bompis Purkarthofer Quantin Lorenzini Lindermann Rombaut TerraneoC
Pass Pass 2 Pass
1 2 2 Dbl 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 7
J 4
A 10 9 8 5 2
Q 9 Table A 8
Q 8 7 6 5 2
J 7 3
8 5
99559 9A559
43883 =
Par NS +500 J 9 5 4 3
A K 10
Q 4
10 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 184
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 166

98. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Campos Narkiewicz Villas-Boas Branco Balicki BarbosaR Zmudzinski
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

5 4 2
J 8 6
K Q 6 2
K J 2 Table J 9
Q 7 4 2
10 9 8 7 4
10 8
9B87B =
11461 =
Par NS +650 A Q 8 7 3
A 10 5
A J
A 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 184
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 168

99. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Helness Lauria Helgemo Fantoni Sementa Nunes Duboin
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 5
J 5 4
10 9 5 2
10 8 5 Table 3 2
7 3 2
J 8 4 3
A 9 6 3
9A989 =
33354 =
Par NS +620 K J 9 8 4
K Q 10
K Q 7
K 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 184
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 168

100. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lauria Helgemo Versace Sementa Nunes Duboin Fantoni
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 6 3
10 7 6 3
A 10 2
10 9 2 Table Q J
K 9 8
6 5
Q J 8 7 6 5
7A795 7A7A5
53637 53638
Par NS +620 K 8 5 4 2
A 4
K Q 9 3
K 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 184
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 181

101. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul 7 5 4
K Q 9
Q J 5 4 2
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Weinstein Berkowitz Levin Rodwell Kwiecien Meckstroth Pszczola
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 2 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 10 8 3
6 2
8 7 6
Q J 3 Table 9 6 2
J 7 4
A 10 3
9 8 7 6
76A98 =
56345 =
Par NS +420 K J
A 10 8 5 3
K 9
A K 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 184
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 192

102. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Nunes Zia Fantoni Zimmermann Fleisher Multon Kamil
2 3 Pass 3 NT 2 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 8 7 4 2
2
6 2
A K Q 7 Table 6 5
J 10 4 3
9 4 3
10 5 4 2
96BC8 =
26105 =
Par NS +920 A K J
A 9 7
Q 8 7
9 8 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-2 184
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +480
+2 194

103. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals
E-W vul A K 7 5 4
6 5
10 2
K Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Levin v.Prooijen Weinstein Rodwell Brink Meckstroth Drijver
1 NT 1
2 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 9 2
J 10 9 4 2
A 8 7
10 Table 10
Q 8 3
K 9 5 4 3
9 8 4 2
99669 =
44764 =
Par NS +400 8 6 3
A K 7
Q J 6
A J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 194
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 194

104. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin v.Prooijen Weinstein Verhees Brink Meckstroth Drijver Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass Dbl 2 Pass 2 4 AP
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 3
K 6 5 4
J 10 7 6 4
9 Table K J 9 8 4
3
2
K 10 8 7 6 3
84AA6 =
28237 18237
Par NS +300 Q 6
Q 10 9
Q 9 5 3
A Q J 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 195
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
-1 194

105. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 112

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

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

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

Q 10 6 5 3
K J 10 6
K Q 3
4 Table A 8 7 2
4
5 4 2
9 8 5 3 2
85999 =
38334 =
Par NS +100 K 4
5 3 2
10 8 7 6
A J 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 195
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
Tie 194

106. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Katz WolpertG Nickell Kranyak
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT 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
2 5 6 4 9 A 5 8
4 Q 6 3 2 3 8 J
6 5 Q 7 6 3 J K
2 A 6 5 6 5 Q 2
3 K A 4 4 A 6 5
2 A 5 8 10 Q 2 7
4 3 Q K 9 tricks claimed
8 10 2
8 tricks claimed

K J 3 2
K J 5
9 6 2
A 8 5 Table 10 9 7 6
A 3
J 10 5 4
7 3 2
86979 =
56454 =
Par NS +140 4
Q 10 8 7 6
K Q 8
K J 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 195
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 194

107. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Hurd Hamman Wooldridge Cohler Meckstroth Spector Rodwell
1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 6 5
5 4
Q J 9 8 4
10 4 Table 9 3
Q J 9
7 6 3
Q J 9 7 3
AAB98 =
22245 =
Par NS +450 Q 8 4
A 8 7 3 2
A K 2
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 195
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 196

108. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Kamil WeinsteinH Fleisher Weinstein Lee Levin Demirev
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 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
J K 3 8 10 A 2 5
4 5 Q K Q K A 5
9 5 6 Q Q A 7 3
7 3 K 4 6 8 J K
2 A 9 10 J
6 J 5 Q 11 tricks claimed
A 9 3 2
J K 7 8
10 6 4 2

K 8 2
10 5 3
Q J 2
9 7 3 2 Table 9 5
A 8 6 4
6 5 3
K J 10 6
BBAB9 =
22324 =
Par NS +460 Q 7 3
J 9 7
A 9 8
A Q 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 195
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 197

109. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Seamon WolpertG Mahaffey Passell LallJ Jacobus Bathurst
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 K 2 3 4
12 tricks won Q 6
11 tricks won

7 2
9 8 7
10 7 5 4
A 10 8 3 Table 8 6 5 4
6 3
J 8 3
K Q 9 7
9AB98 =
11135 =
Par NS +450 A Q J 3
A K 5 4 2
A K
6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 196
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
-1 197

110. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

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

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

A 10 8
9 5 4 2
K 5
10 9 7 4 Table Q 7 6 5 3
7
7 6 3
Q 8 6 3
97BA6 A7BA6
26225 26227
Par NS +450 K 2
A K Q 10 3
A Q J 10
A J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 196
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 198

111. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Hampson Chambers Greco Moss Bates Gitelman Wold
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 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
3 4 A 5 5 K 3 J
9 J Q 3 7 10 Q K
2 4 7 8 2 10 4 7
6 3 Q 2 2 6 A 5
7 5 10 4 A 6 6 9
K 8 J 6 Q 3 5 8
2 6 8 J 4 6 J Q
3 5 Q 7 2 J K A
10 A 5 7 4 Q 7 8

10 6
Q 10 3 2
9 8 4 3
Q 9 2 Table K J 5
A 9 7 6
5 2
K 8 6 3
79697 89697
54646 54746
Par NS +140 9 7 2
K J 8 5
K 10 6
A 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 208
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 198

112. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Wolfson LallJ Cohen Bramley Milner Compton LallH
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 3 Q
9 tricks won 11 tricks won

10 3
9 3
Q J 9 8 4 2
10 7 3 Table A 8 6 2
Q J 5
3
Q J 9 5 4
9AB88 =
33245 =
Par NS +450 9 7
10 4 2
A 10 7 5
A K 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 208
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 200

113. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul J 6
5 4 2
K 10 5 3
K J 10 6

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

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

A K Q 10 9
J 9 3
J 7 6 4
2 Table 7 5 4 2
8 6
9 8
Q 9 8 5 4
86BB9 =
17114 =
Par NS +650 8 3
A K Q 10 7
A Q 2
A 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 208
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 213

114. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 64

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

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

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

J 10 7 6
10 9
10 3
K 10 5 3 2 Table 8 5
6 5 4
A 8 7 6 5 2
A 7
AAB88 =
33255 =
Par NS +650 K
A J 2
K Q J 9
Q J 8 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 208
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 213

115. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Lee Stansby Demirev Martel Kamil WeinsteinH Fleisher Garner
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8 3
10 9
Q J
A J 10 9 6 Table K 5 4
7 5 3
A 7 4
5 4 3 2
99AA7 99BA7
34225 =
Par NS +450 A Q J 7
K Q 8
K 9 6
K Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 208
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 213

116. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Passell LallJ Jacobus Mahaffey Kranyak Seamon WolpertG
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 5
7 2
A K 10 9
Q 10 8 3 2 Table 7 3 2
J 6 4 3
Q J 7
J 7 4
9AA76 =
22167 =
Par NS +420 A K 4
A K Q 8
6 5 4
K 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 219
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 213

117. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Wold Hampson Bates Greco Platnick Schermer Diamond Chambers
1
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 3
J 8 5 4 3 2
Q 8
K 8 5 Table 10 5 4
7
A 7 6 5
A Q 10 7 2
79685 =
54657 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 8 7
A K Q
K 4
J 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 229
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 213

118. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Milner Cohen LallH Wolfson Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 8
Q 10 6 4
K J 8 5 3
4 2 Table J 7 5 3 2
K
9 6 2
A 10 9 5
77968 =
56475 56465
Par NS +140 A K 4
A J 8 5 2
A 10 4
8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 229
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 216

119. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
LallH Bramley Milner Compton Cohen Bathurst Wolfson LallJ
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Rdbl 2
Pass 3 3 4 (AP)

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

A Q 7 2
10 2
Q J 10 8 4
8 4 Table K J 10 8
J 7 4
9
K 10 9 5 2
85967 =
58366 58466
Par NS +100 9 6 5
A 9 8 5 3
A K 2
Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 229
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 226

120. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

E deals
None vul K 9 8 5 3
A 5
A J 8
8 6 3

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

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

Q 10 7 6
J 9 8 7 3
K Q 4
Q Table 4
K 6 4 2
7 6 3 2
J 10 9 2
89579 89578
54864 =
Par NS +140 A J 2
Q 10
10 9 5
A K 7 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 231
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-2 226

121. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

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

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

K J 9 7
A 10
Q 10 2
A 9 6 4 Table 10 8 3 2
8 7 2
6
Q J 7 5 3
63893 838B3
2A229 =
Par NS +200 Q 4
K Q J 6 3
K 8 5 4
K 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 231
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 236

122. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 116

E deals
Both vul K 9 5 4 3
A 7 5 3
10 3
7 6

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

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

A 10 8
9 4 2
K 8 5 2
10 9 2 Table J 7
Q J 10
J 9 7 6
A 8 5 3
89978 =
54465 =
Par NS +140 Q 6 2
K 8 6
A Q 4
K Q J 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 234
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-3 236

123. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

S deals
N-S vul 9 8 6
A 7 5 3 2
10 5 4
K 9

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Upmark Greco Nystrom Bertheau Moss Cullin Gitelman
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10
Q 9 4
A J 9 6
8 4 3 2 Table Q J 5 4 3 2
10 6
8 7
Q J 7
87998 87A98
46344 =
Par NS +620 A 7
K J 8
K Q 3 2
A 10 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 234
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 237

124. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Zimmermann Zagorin Multon Helness Upmark Helgemo Nystrom
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9
10 7 4 3
Q 9 8 7
Q 3 2 Table A 10 8 5
J
K 10
J 10 8 7 5 4
99A95 88985
44348 =
Par NS +420 7 6 2
Q 9 8 5 2
A 3
K 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 234
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 238

125. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul J 6 4
K Q J 8 5
J 7 2
J 3

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Bertheau Verhees Cullin Bathurst Pachtman Zagorin Ginossar
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 8 2
9 4 3 2
A
Q 8 6 4 Table 9 7
6
Q 10 9 8 5
A 10 9 5 2
89973 =
4446A =
Par NS -100 A Q 5 3
A 10 7
K 6 4 3
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 244
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 238

126. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul 7 5 3
K 8 7 5 2
8 7 5
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Bertheau Platnick Cullin Nystrom Gitelman Upmark Moss
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 4 2
10 9 3
9 4 3 2
K 7 6 Table A 9 8
Q 6
K 10 6
A 10 8 5 4
89A88 =
33345 44355
Par NS +620 K Q J 6
A J 4
A Q J
J 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 244
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 239

127. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Cullin Diamond Bertheau Bathurst Greco Zagorin Hampson
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A
8 6 3 2
Q 9 8
A J 9 8 7 Table K Q 10 7 6 5 4
4
6 5 4 2
2
A6B8A =
37243 37233
Par NS +650 —
K J 10 7 5
A J 10 3
Q 10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 244
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 240

128. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Molberg Upmark Aa Sontag Bertheau Berkowitz Cullin
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

5 2
K 7 3
Q J 10 8 6 5
9 8 Table 10 9 7 6 4
J 2
7 4
A Q 5 4
BAB8B =
23252 =
Par NS +460 A K Q 3
10 9 8 6 5
K 2
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 244
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 241

129. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

E deals
Both vul 3
K 7 6 4 3
7 6 2
10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Versace ShiM Lauria Hou Lian Bocchi ShiH Madala
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A J 6 4 2
2
10 9 8 5 4
J 3 Table 10 9 8
J 9 8 5
J
A K 5 4 2
85977 =
57355 57456
Par NS +140 K Q 7 5
A Q 10
A K Q 3
Q 8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 244
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 244

130. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
HerbstO Majumdar HerbstI Kushari Vaidya Zack Goel Barel
1 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9
A 7 6 5 2
A 9 6 2
9 8 7 Table Q 7 6 4
9 4
K 8 4 3
J 10 6
9A86A =
32573 33573
Par NS +620 K 8 2
Q J 10
J 7 5
K Q 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 244
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 245

131. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Nunn Kamil Hans Gosney Levin Edgtton Weinstein
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

8 3
J 6
K 10 8 7 3
K J 6 2 Table K 7 6
Q 10 7 2
J 9 6
10 8 7
8A877 9A877
43465 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5 4 2
K 4 3
A Q 4
A 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 256
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 245

132. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 29

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

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

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

8 3
J 6
K 10 8 7 3
K J 6 2 Table K 7 6
Q 10 7 2
J 9 6
10 8 7
8A877 9A877
43465 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5 4 2
K 4 3
A Q 4
A 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 256
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 246

133. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver El Ahmady Brink Sadek Saaid Muller Nabil de Wijs
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 3
J 6
K 10 8 7 3
K J 6 2 Table K 7 6
Q 10 7 2
J 9 6
10 8 7
8A877 9A877
43465 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5 4 2
K 4 3
A Q 4
A 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 268
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 246

134. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Reid Martens Newell Jassem Buras Bach Narkiewicz Cornell
Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 4
Q 8 3
K J 10 9
J 8 3 Table 8 7
A 9 7 2
8 7 5 4 3
A 6
8A75A AA85A
33582 =
Par NS +500 A 6 2
K J 10
A Q 6
Q 9 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 268
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+3 249

135. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Wooldridge Campos Hurd LallJ Branco Grue Brenner
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K J 9
J 6 5 4
9 8 5
A Q J Table 7 6
10 8
7 4 3 2
10 9 8 5 4
9BA97 =
42345 =
Par NS +450 A 10 3
K Q 9 2
A 10
7 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 268
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 251

136. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Kushari Bocchi Majumdar Madala Versace SahaB Lauria MukherjeeS
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 6 5 3
—
A 8 3 2
A 10 4 3 Table 10 2
10 9 7 6 4
J 9 7 4
6 2
B9A8A =
24342 =
Par NS +660 K 8
K J 8 3 2
K Q 10
K Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 269
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 251

137. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 1

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

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

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

10
Q 10 9 8
A J 3 2
K Q 10 3 Table 6 5 4 2
6 5 4 3
Q 7
J 6 4
89586 89587
54856 =
Par NS +140 A 9 7
A K 2
K 10 9 6
8 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 269
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 252

138. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Stansby Bocchi Martel Kamil Versace Fleisher Lauria
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 4
5 2
10 9 8 7 6 5
8 4 2 Table Q J 8
K 10 8 7 6
K J 4
9 6
9A86A =
33573 =
Par NS +420 10 3 2
J 9 4
A Q
K Q J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 269
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+1 253

139. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Grue Fleisher LallJ Wooldridge Weinstein Hurd Levin
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 8 6 4
6 4
A 8 3
5 4 2 Table J 10 2
K 9 3
Q J
Q 10 8 7 3
75895 75985
68448 =
Par NS +140 A 5 3
Q J 8 7 2
K 7 5
K 9

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 269
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
+2 255

140. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiH Weinstein Lian Levin Kamil LiuJ Fleisher LiJ
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 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
7 3 Q A 3 J K A
A 3 2 K 10 5 2 2
Q 5 4 2 6 8 Q 3
10 7 6 3 3 6 J A
K 8 7 4 7 3 Q A
6 9 Q 5 K 7 8 5
J 5 4 9 2 9 4 10
8 10 2 7 7 4 K 9
A 6 5 J 4 J 6 Q

9 7 5 3
J 9 7
A 9 7
J 9 8 Table K
K Q 2
Q 10 6 5
10 5 4 3 2
AA986 =
33356 =
Par NS +630 A Q 10
A 10 8 5
K J 4 2
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 281
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 255

141. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul A 10 3
K Q 9 2
A 10
7 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Barel Nystrom Zack Bertheau Fredin HerbstO Fallenius HerbstI
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6
10 8
7 4 3 2
10 9 8 5 4 Table K J 9
J 6 5 4
9 8 5
A Q J
9BA97 =
42345 =
Par NS +450 Q 8 5 4 2
A 7 3
K Q J 6
K

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 281
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 257

142. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Campos Drijver Villas-Boas Brink Verhees Chagas v.Prooijen Amaral
1 1 Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
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
K 3 6 8 4 3 9 K
10 K 7 3 4 9 Q K
3 7 K 2 2 5 J K
8 2 J 9 Q K A 5
A 4 8 9 J 3 6 2
5 J Q 2 10 9 8 2
Q K A 3 11 tricks claimed
11 tricks claimed

J 10 9 6
K 2
A K J 7 2
9 2 Table Q 7 4 2
9 5 3
10 9 6
J 7 4
88B6B =
25251 =
Par NS +650 A 8 5 3
Q 8 6
Q 8
K Q 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 281
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 257

143. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Wooldridge Stefanov Hurd LallJ Karaivanov Grue Trendafilov
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

6 4
9 7 5
10 8
A Q J 10 7 2 Table A 9 3
10 8 6 4
J 5 4
9 8 4
6B8A6 6B8B6
62527 =
Par NS +450 Q 10 2
Q 3 2
9 7 3 2
K 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-12 281
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+12 269

144. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Stansby Martens Martel Weinstein Narkiewicz Levin Buras
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

6 4
9 7 5
10 8
A Q J 10 7 2 Table A 9 3
10 8 6 4
J 5 4
9 8 4
6B8A6 6B8B6
62527 =
Par NS +450 Q 10 2
Q 3 2
9 7 3 2
K 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 281
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 280

145. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul 6 4 3
Q 10 7
10 9 8
A Q J 5

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

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

Q J 8 2
3
Q 7 4 3
9 6 4 3 Table K 9 7 5
K 8 6 4
J 6 2
8 7
C7C9C =
16141 =
Par NS +1440 A 10
A J 9 5 2
A K 5
K 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+2 283
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-2 280

146. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul A Q 10 8 5
Q J 10 9 7
Q 9
6

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hamman Welland Zia Rodwell Piekarek Meckstroth Smirnov
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 3
6 5
K 10 6 4 3
A J 7 Table 9 4 2
4 3 2
8 5
Q 8 5 4 3
BBB98 CCC99
11144 =
Par NS +1440 7 6
A K 8
A J 7 2
K 10 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 283
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 280

147. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Kranyak Versace Schwartz v.Prooijen Seamon Verhees Cayne
Pass Pass Pass 1
1 NT 2 2 NT Dbl
3 4 AP

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

Q 9
9 6 5 3
A K 4 3 2
10 4 Table 7 5 3
A 10 4
9 8 7
Q J 7 6
8A878 =
43565 =
Par NS +620 A J 8 4 2
Q 7 2
J 10
A K 8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 283
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 283

148. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Gitelman Wooldridge Moss Greco LallJ Hampson Grue
1 1
1 1 Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

5
K J 9 8 5 3
Q J 3
Q J 2 Table Q 9 4 3
10 7
8 7 6 5
8 6 3
AB89B BB9BC
22421 =
Par NS +1370 K 8 7
Q 6
A 9 4 2
A 10 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 283
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 285

149. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Grue Greco LallJ Zagorin Diamond Bathurst Platnick
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 4 2
A 9
J 9 8 7 4 2
K Table J 3
10 5 4
K 5
Q 10 7 6 5 3
A9B67 A9A67
33266 =
Par NS +450 A K Q 6 5
Q 6 3
Q 10
J 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 293
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 285

150. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Gitelman Welland Moss Platnick Chambers Diamond Schermer
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 5
J 10 9
9 5
Q 10 8 6 3 Table J 6 4 2
6 5
K Q 10 4 2
K 4
A9A88 =
34355 =
Par NS +630 A 7 3
K Q 4 3 2
A 8
A J 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 293
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 285

151. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Donn Cohen Goren Wolfson WeinsteinH Richter Garner Aker
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
1 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 2
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 7 5
8 4
A J 10 5 3
J 10 2 Table 6 4
J 10 6 5 3
9 8 6
A 9 5
AB98B BB98B
22452 =
Par NS +660 A 3 2
K Q 9
K 4
K Q 8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 293
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 286

152. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Donn Cohen Goren Wolfson WeinsteinH Richter Garner Aker
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 Pass 3 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 3 Dbl
3 4 AP

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

A K 4 3 2
J 9 5
10 7 3 2
J Table 5
4 3
A J 9 6 4
9 7 6 4 3
A8948 =
34394 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 7
K 8 7 6 2
K Q
A 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 303
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 286

153. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul 6 4
9 3 2
K Q J 8 3
Q 10 5

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

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

10 8 7 5
—
10 9 5 4
J 9 8 6 2 Table K Q J
Q 8 7 6 4
7 2
K 7 3
C9BB7 C9BC7
13216 =
Par NS +1440 A 9 3 2
A K J 10 5
A 6
A 4

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 304
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 286

154. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Ivatury Zia H-Welland Lee Meckstroth Chan Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 5 4 3
10 6 2
A J 8
5 4 Table 10 2
A 8
9 7 3 2
Q 10 8 7 3
99B99 B9B99
24244 =
Par NS +460 A K Q 7
K 9 7
K 10
K J 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 304
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 287

155. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Johnson Berkowitz Simson Aker GordonM Richter Pratap
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 4 2
K 2
10 8 7 5 3
Q 7 3 Table A J 8 6
9 5 3
K 4
J 9 8 6
9AB99 =
23144 =
Par NS +650 7
Q 10 7
Q J 9 6 2
A K 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 304
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 289

156. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75

N deals
None vul 6 2
A 10 9
A Q 10 9 7 5
10 6

West North East South West North East South
LevinJ Rubin Meyers Ekeblad WeinsteinH Rosenthal Garner Silverstein
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 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
5 2 K A 4 2 K A
2 9 10 Q 4 9 10 Q
J Q 3 6 2 4 J A
4 5 A 2 A 4 2 2
A 3 3 2 5 3 6 6
10 3 K J Q 3 6 9
Q 6 9 8 7 5 9 J
6 8 5 8 7 5 7 8
7 J 7 9 10 tricks claimed
10

8 5 4 3
J 5
K J 8 6 2
A 9 Table K J 9
8 3 2
4 3
K Q 8 7 5
99A98 =
44234 44345
Par NS +420 A Q 10 7
K Q 7 6 4
—
J 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 304
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 290

157. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Bramley Hampson Welland Chambers Gitelman Schermer Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 6 2
Q J 10
8 7 4
Q J 9 7 Table 8 5
A 9 6
Q 6 5 3 2
6 5 4
AA978 AAA78
32364 33365
Par NS +430 A K Q
7 5 3 2
A K 9
K 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 304
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +480
+2 292

158. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

10 4
A 9 2
A J 4
Q 10 6 3 2 Table 5 3 2
10 6 3
K 8 7 6 3
7 4
9BB88 =
42255 =
Par NS +450 K Q 9 8 7
Q
Q 10 9 5
A 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-2 304
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +480
+2 294

159. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals
Both vul 10 3 2
A J 6
8 6 2
10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Bakhshi Seamon Delmonte Cheek Duboin Grue Sementa
2 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 7 6
7 4 3
Q J 4 3
7 3 Table 5
K 10 9 8 5
10 9 7 5
Q J 4
9A779 8A779
33563 33564
Par NS +620 A Q 9 8 4
Q 2
A K
A K 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 317
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-13 294

160. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul A 9 8 7 2
J 7 5
3 2
9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Hampson v.Prooijen Greco Verhees Pachtman Gitelman Ginossar Moss
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 3
K 8 6 3 2
Q J 10 4
8 5 Table K 10 6
10 9
K 6 5
Q J 7 4 3
8A678 8A778
43555 43565
Par NS +620 Q J 4
A Q 4
A 9 8 7
A K 10

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 317
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 295

161. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

J 9 8 7 5
6 4
Q J 9 2
10 6 Table 6 4 3
K J 9
K 8 4
9 8 7 3
A8C9B =
15141 =
Par NS +1430 A Q 10
Q 10 2
A 10 6 5
K 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+2 319
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-2 295

162. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 26

E deals
Both vul J 8 6
7 3
9 6 5 4 3
K 10 2

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

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

9
A K 6 5 4
10 2
A 9 5 4 3 Table 10 7 5 3
Q 10 9 2
Q 8 7
8 7
7A4A5 =
33916 53916
Par NS +500 A K Q 4 2
J 8
A K J
Q J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 319
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 308

163. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Allegaert Helness Shivdasani LallH Saelensminde LallJ Brogeland
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 5 4
K 5
K 9 8 4 3
J 7 Table J 6 2
10 7 3
J 2
Q 10 9 6 2
BAC99 BBCA9
11134 22134
Par NS +1430 Q 10
A Q J 9 2
A 10
K 8 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 319
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 308

164. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Becker Berkowitz Strul Helgemo Meltzer Helness Larsen
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 6
10 5
Q 9 8 6
9 8 7 4 3 Table A 8 3
Q J 9 6 4 2
A 3
K 2
AB798 =
22644 =
Par NS +650 J 7 5
K 8 3
K 5 2
A Q J 10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 319
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+1 309

165. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul Q 10 3
A J 9 5 4
J 10
Q 8 7

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

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

K J 9 6 5
6
7 3
J 10 5 4 3 Table 8 4 2
K 10 8 7
K 9 4 2
A 2
97A98 97A97
36335 46345
Par NS +620 A 7
Q 3 2
A Q 8 6 5
K 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 319
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 310

166. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Isporski Moss Kovachev Lowe Diamond Dawson Platnick
1 1 NT
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8
K Q 9 5 4
8 2
K 10 8 7 4 Table K 10 5 3
8
10 9 7
Q 9 5 3 2
8A8B5 8A9B5
33428 =
Par NS +620 J 9 6
A J 7 3
K J 6 3
A J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 319
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 323

167. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

E deals
E-W vul A Q 7
A Q
9 4 3 2
A J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Saelensminde Fantoni Brogeland Becker Larsen Strul Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 6
K 6 5
J 10 5
K 10 8 3 Table K 4
10 9 8 4 3
7 6
9 6 5 2
CC9C9 =
11414 =
Par NS +990 10 8 5 3 2
J 7 2
A K Q 8
Q

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 319
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 323

168. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Bompis Hamman Pilon Zia Meckstroth Multon Rodwell Quantin
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 8 6
10 9 8 4
K 9 7
10 5 Table 2
A J 6 2
J 10 6 2
J 4 3 2
99468 99578
44765 =
Par NS +400 K 10 7
K 7 5 3
A Q 4
A K 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 319
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+1 324

169. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Rigal Versace Ornstein Lauria Duboin Maksymetz Sementa Marcinski
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 2
J 10 4 3
K 7 4
A J 3 Table 8 7 4 3
A
J 8 6 2
10 9 7 5
87967 87977
46466 =
Par NS +140 A K 5
K Q 8
10 9 3
K 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 329
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 324

170. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Kamil Greco Fleisher Levin Diamond Weinstein Platnick
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 2
8 6 4 3
7 4
10 9 8 3 Table A K
J 9
Q 10 6 3
A 6 5 4 2
79885 =
64457 =
Par NS +140 J 8 6 4 3
A Q 10 2
9 8
K J

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 329
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
Tie 324

171. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul A 9 7 4 2
—
6 5 4 2
A 8 3 2

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

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

J 10 6
Q J 9
K Q 9 8 7
Q 6 Table 8 3
K 10 5 4 3 2
10
K J 9 7
89588 =
54854 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
A 8 7 6
A J 3
10 5 4

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-3 329
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+3 327

172. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Morgan Katz Harris Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell
Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 6 4
9 7
9 7 2
A 8 6 3 Table J 9
Q 10 2
J 10 6 3
Q J 4 2
89A87 =
44356 =
Par NS +420 K 7
A K 6 4 3
K Q 8 5
10 9

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 329
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 337

173. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Fleisher Wolfson Kamil Levin Rosenberg Weinstein Willenken
Pass Pass Pass Pass
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
Q 3 8 K 4 A 6 2
2 4 A 3 A 9 2 7
4 Q K 7 4 10 K 2
10 8 5 Q 10 8 5 Q
5 6 5 6 J 3
7 tricks claimed A 7 8 K
8 tricks claimed

7
A Q J 9 4 2
9 8 4
Q 9 8 Table Q J 10 9
8 5
Q 6 3
J 6 4 2
68586 68576
65856 =
Par NS +110 K 6 5 3 2
K 6
J 10 2
10 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 329
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
Tie 337

174. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Hampson Rusev Greco Diamond Skorchev Platnick Popov
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 5
J 3
10 8 4 2
A Q 8 6 Table A 10 9 8 2
8 6 5
7 5
J 3 2
A7AA8 =
26124 =
Par NS +630 Q 7 4 3
A K Q 4 2
6
K 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 330
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 337

175. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

5 3
J 8 6 5
A J 6
8 6 5 2 Table 9 8 7 2
9
K Q 4 3
J 10 9 7
9A987 =
33356 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10
A K 10 7 2
10 7 2
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 332
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
-2 337

176. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Hamman Martens Zia Rodwell Kopecky Meckstroth Kurka
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 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
5 A J 6 7 2 K 5
4 7 Q K 5 A 8 3
10 5 K 3 2 4 K 5
8 9 Q 9 6 7
7 tricks claimed 3 10 A 3
5 4 10 2
12 tricks claimed

10 9 5
K 10 3
2
Q 10 7 5 4 2 Table 7 4
9 8 7
K J 9 4 3
K J 8
ACCA7 =
11136 =
Par NS +1430 K Q 3
A Q 6 2
A Q 10
9 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 332
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +680
+13 350

177. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Mechelen Zhao Debus Fu Pszczola Caputo Lev v.Middelem
Pass 1 2 3 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5
7 5 4 3
7 6 4 3
K 10 9 8 Table A Q 10 6 4 3
Q
Q 10
Q 7 6 2
A7BA7 =
16115 =
Par NS +450 K J 8 7
A 8 6
J 8 5 2
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 334
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
-2 350

178. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 22

S deals
N-S vul A 5
A Q J 9 5
6 2
A 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Hansen Smirnov BildeM Piekarek H-Welland BildeD Welland Graversen
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8 7 6
8 3 2
A 10 7
J 3 Table 9 4 2
6 4
Q J 8 4
K Q 6 4
86978 =
46465 =
Par NS +140 K 10 3
K 10 7
K 9 5 3
10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 346
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 350

179. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Kendrick Berkowitz Senior Allfrey Jansma Robson Paulissen
1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8
9 5 4
K 4
Q 10 9 8 6 4 Table 10 7 6 2
Q 3
A 7 5 2
J 5 3
BAAB7 =
11026 =
Par NS +460 5 3
K J 8 6 2
10 9 3
A K 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+11 357
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 350

180. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

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

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

J 9 7
K
10 7 6 4 2
9 7 5 3 Table 10 6 5 3
J 10 9 8
K J
A K 4
79A89 =
54344 =
Par NS +620 A K 8 2
7 5 2
A 9 8 5 3
8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 357
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 363

181. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul K 3 2
A 9 5
A K 5 3
Q 3 2

West North East South West North East South
LallH Jacobus LallJ Wold Jacobs Kranyak Beatty Deutsch
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 9 6
J
7 6 4 2
J 9 8 7 Table Q J 7
K 10 8 2
Q 10 8
10 6 5
88A88 =
55355 =
Par NS +420 8 5 4
Q 7 6 4 3
J 9
A K 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 357
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 363

182. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul K J 8 4 3
8
K 10 8 7 3
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Garner Aker WeinsteinH Richter CohenM Willenken RosenbergM Welland
1 1
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 5 2
A 10 9
6 5
J 10 8 2 Table 10
K Q 7 6 5
Q 9 2
A Q 9 3
7A5A4 =
32829 =
Par NS +500 A 7 6
J 4 3 2
A J 4
K 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 357
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 364

183. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Zimmermann Saelensminde Multon Brogeland Strul Helness Becker Helgemo
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 5
J 3
10 8 4 2
A Q 8 6 Table A 10 9 8 2
8 6 5
7 5
J 3 2
A7AA8 =
26124 =
Par NS +630 Q 7 4 3
A K Q 4 2
6
K 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 359
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
-2 364

184. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Martens Katz Jassem Nickell Hamman Kopecky Zia Kurka
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 6 3
10 7 6
K 3
J 10 8 4 2 Table 9 8
A Q 9 8 3
7 5 2
A 9 6
8A6A6 =
33737 =
Par NS +620 A K 2
K 4 2
A Q J 10 8
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 359
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 377

185. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Hampson El Ahmady Greco Gitelman Bocchi Moss Ferraro
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 9 5
K Q J 8 3
J 5 3
6 Table 4
9 6 4 2
Q 10 7 6
8 5 4 3
9A58A =
23852 =
Par NS +620 A Q J 7 3
7 5
A 9 4
A 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 359
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 378

186. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 57

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

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

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

5 3
J 8 6 5
A J 6
8 6 5 2 Table 9 8 7 2
9
K Q 4 3
J 10 9 7
9A987 =
33356 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10
A K 10 7 2
10 7 2
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 359
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 378

187. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Todd Diamond Fisher de LaSalle Greco Yuen Hampson

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9
9 tricks won

Q 10 9 8 5
7 6 5 4
K 8 4
5 Table 7 3
8
A J 9 6 5 2
A J 10 7
68849 =
55484 =
Par NS +100 K 6 4 2
J 10 2
Q 7
Q 9 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 359
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 379

188. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Young van Cleeff Huston Shenkin AukenJ Pottenger Sveindal Rimer
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 4
8 6 3 2
9 8 6 4
Q 2 Table 9 7
K J 9 7 4
10 5 3
K 9 7
AB79A =
22642 =
Par NS +650 J 8 3
A Q 5
K Q J
A 8 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 359
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 379

189. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
ChiuK Nickell Yeung Katz Zia Tse Hamman Huang
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass 1 1 2 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 8 6
J 10 8 5 3
K 4
J 8 Table 5
7 4 2
Q J 10 6 3
K 9 5 2
AA989 =
33453 =
Par NS +430 9 4 3
A Q 6
9 7 5
A Q 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 359
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 379

190. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

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

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

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

K Q 8 6
J 10 8 5 3
K 4
J 8 Table 5
7 4 2
Q J 10 6 3
K 9 5 2
AA989 =
33453 =
Par NS +430 9 4 3
A Q 6
9 7 5
A Q 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 360
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
-1 379

191. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Graversen H-Welland BildeD Welland Piekarek Hansen Smirnov BildeM
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
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
10 7 3 A K 6 2 9
6 5 10 Q 8 A 2 5
J K 4 6 A 3 2 4
5 8 A 2 7 Q K 5
K 7 3 9 J 9 10 5
11 tricks claimed 3 9
12 tricks claimed

9 8
9 5 4
K 4
Q 10 9 8 6 4 Table 10 7 6 2
Q 3
A 7 5 2
J 5 3
BAAB7 =
11026 =
Par NS +460 5 3
K J 8 6 2
10 9 3
A K 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 360
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +480
+1 380

192. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul 5 4 3
K 10 7 4 3
A K 4
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Zimmermann Brogeland Multon Helness Becker Helgemo Strul
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 7 6
9 8 6
9 5 3
K J 10 6 Table J 9
Q 5 2
J 8 6 2
9 7 5 4
BBBA8 CCCA8
11135 =
Par NS +1440 K Q 10 8 2
A J
Q 10 7
Q 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 360
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
+1 381

193. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

7 6 5
K 7 5 2
J 8 7
Q J 10 Table J 9 3 2
9
K 9 5 4
A 8 7 6
99A78 99A88
34355 =
Par NS +420 A K 10
A 6 3
A Q 10 2
K 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 360
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 382

194. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul 5 4 3
K 10 7 4 3
A K 4
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Wrang Levin de Knijff Fallenius Fleisher Fredin Kamil
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 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 3 4 Q 3 A 2 7
7 5 A 6 3 9 Q A
3 2 J 6 5 4 J Q
A 9 4 5 K 6 4 J
10 3 K 2 10 7 5 8
K Q 2 8 A 6 3 2
10 5 2 7 J 9 4 Q
7 7 8 6 11 tricks claimed
3 9 Q A
6 A 9 8

A 7 6
9 8 6
9 5 3
K J 10 6 Table J 9
Q 5 2
J 8 6 2
9 7 5 4
BBBA8 CCCA8
11135 =
Par NS +1440 K Q 10 8 2
A J
Q 10 7
Q 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 361
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 382

195. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Pilon Bertheau Zaleski Nystrom Wrang Bompis de Knijff Quantin
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q
A Q 8 6
K 10 4
7 6 4 2 Table 10 4 3
7 3 2
J 9 8 5 3
J 3
A9979 AA979
33463 =
Par NS +430 A J 9
K 10 5 4
7 6 2
A K 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 372
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 382

196. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Trendafilov Duboin Karaivanov Stefanov Nunes Aronov Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6
8 5 4 2
9 6
A K 10 4 2 Table 10 8 5
J 10 6
A J 4 3 2
Q 3
79977 =
42446 =
Par NS +140 9 4 3
A K 9 7
K Q
J 8 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 372
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 395

197. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zhuang Meckstroth WangW Dai Katz YangL Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7
Q 9 6
8 7 5 4
8 7 3 2 Table A 10 9 5 3
K 10
A J 6
10 6 4
77A87 =
55345 55346
Par NS +620 —
J 8 5 4 3
K Q 10 3 2
A K J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 372
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+12 407

198. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
de Livera Boyd RobinsonI Robinson Stewart Brightling Woolsey Thomson
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 8 5
Q 9 8
9 2
10 9 7 4 Table A 7 4 3 2
K 2
Q 10 3
8 5 3
A7BBA =
35113 =
Par NS +650 Q
10 7 6 4 3
K J 8 6 5
A J

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 373
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
-1 407

199. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 1

W deals
None vul 10 3
A K 7
K 10 6 5 3 2
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Hamman Danailov Zia Rodwell Stefanov Meckstroth Aronov
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J 7 4
J 9 6
J 9 8 7
A K Table 9 8 5
8 4
Q
10 7 6 5 4 3 2
A7BA4 =
35129 =
Par NS +450 A Q 6 2
Q 10 5 3 2
A 4
Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 373
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 408

200. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna Elinescu Pellegrini Wladow Kirmse Muzzio Gromoeller Bianchedi
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 4
K 10 7 4
Q J 7
4 3 2 Table J 10
Q 8 2
10 8 4 3
J 8 7 5
AC999 =
31443 =
Par NS +980 A Q 9 7 3
3
A K 9 5
K Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 373
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +480
+1 409

201. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Pellegrini Hamman Ravenna Bianchedi Rodwell Muzzio Meckstroth
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 7 2
J 9
9 5
J 7 6 4 3 Table 10 9 8 4
K 8 2
6 4
K 9 8 2
95BB6 85BB5
28227 =
Par NS +450 A 6
Q 10 5 4 3
A Q 10 7
Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 373
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+11 420

202. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Zhuang Brogeland WangW YangL Groetheim Dai Tundal
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 9 7
6 4 3
A Q 9 2
7 6 Table 5
J 5 2
K 10 8 7 4
Q 9 5 2
8AB6A =
22272 =
Par NS +650 8 6 2
Q 10 9 8
6 5
A K 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 373
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 421

203. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 13

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

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

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

5
J 5 2
K 10 8 7 4
Q 9 5 2 Table K 10 9 7
6 4 3
A Q 9 2
7 6
8AB6A =
22272 =
Par NS +650 A Q J 4 3
A K 7
J 3
J 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 373
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 433

204. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul A Q J 7 5
7 6 3
Q 4 3
9 6

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

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

8 3
A 10 9 5 2
A 10 8 6 5
5 Table 10 9 6
Q J 8
9 7 2
K 7 3 2
7A55A 9B66B
31772 =
Par NS +450 K 4 2
K 4
K J
A Q J 10 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 373
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+1 434

205. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell YangL Katz Dai Zhuang Meckstroth WangW Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
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
5 J 4 3 J 2 6 A
2 4 K 9 2 4 K 10
8 10 J A 3 9 J Q
9 Q 6 2 A 8 6 5
3 6 7 Q 4 A 5 9
K Q 6 2 K
11 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

8 6
10 9
Q 7 6 5 2
9 8 6 5 Table K 10 9 7
A Q 4
10 8 4
J 10 3
9AA8A 9AA89
33353 43353
Par NS +420 Q J 4
K 8 3
A K 3
K Q 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 374
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
-1 434

206. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Drijver Meckstroth Brink Bakkeren Katz Bertens Nickell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 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
J 3 6 K Q A 6 8
A 8 3 2 A 4 6 7
6 8 A 4 A 2 3 4
K 3 9 10 3 6 A 8
2 Q 3 7 9 8 J Q
10 4 K 5 2 3
10 tricks claimed 6 7 Q 2
4 7 8 10
K J 2 5

J 9 7 4
J 8
Q J 10 2
10 8 7 Table 2
Q 10 6 5 2
K 9 7 6
Q 4 3
9B98B =
31351 =
Par NS +650 10 8 6 5 3
A K 9 7 4
8
9 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 374
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 434

207. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 7

S deals
Both vul Q J 10 9
A K 8 7 6
10 2
Q 2

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

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

A K 6 5
10 4
9 6 5 4
7 6 5 Table 8 3 2
Q J 2
J 8 7
A J 10 8
88988 =
55445 =
Par NS +140 7 4
9 5 3
A K Q 3
K 9 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 386
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 434

208. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Villas-Boas Nunes Campos Chagas Versace Branco Lauria
Pass Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 8 7 5
8 4
10 3 2
8 7 6 Table 4
10 9 7
K 8 7 4
A J 5 4 3
B9B98 =
24235 =
Par NS +460 A J 9 6
A K Q J 5
A J
Q 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 386
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 434

209. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul Q J 9 3
A J 9 6 3
K 8 7 3
—

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

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

A 6 2
Q 7
Q 10 9 6 4
9 8 6 Table K 10 8
10 8 4
2
J 10 5 4 3 2
BAB98 =
23235 =
Par NS +660 7 5 4
K 5 2
A J 5
A K Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 387
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
-1 434

210. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Milgrim Dubinin Aker BlanchardB Balicki BlanchardS Zmudzinski
2 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9
K 9 8 7 4 2
7 6 5
A 10 6 Table Q 10 7 6
10 5
Q J
Q J 9 8 3
8A6A6 8A6B6
42627 =
Par NS +620 A 8 4 3 2
A 3
A 10
7 5 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 387
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
Tie 434

211. 2009 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul K Q J 7 5
4 3 2
7 5
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Sontag v.Prooijen Helness Verhees Granovetter Cohen Ekeblad Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 9 4
6 5
J 6 4
A J 10 4 Table 8 6
10 9 8
Q 10 8 3 2
Q 5 2
99A78 =
33265 =
Par NS +620 3 2
A K Q J 7
A K 9
8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 387
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 435

212. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Ramer Lynch Kwiecien Passell Gromov Melman Dubinin Zeligman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 7 5
9 4
K 10
J 9 5 4 3 2 Table 9 2
Q J 6 5
A 8 7 5 2
7 6
AA888 =
21345 =
Par NS +630 A J 8 4 3
2
Q J 6
A K Q 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 387
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 435

213. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Willenken Chambers Welland Garner Larsen WeinsteinH Meltzer
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 5
9 6 4 3
A 6
K 6 2 Table A 10 9 3 2
10
J 9 5 4 2
8 4
B5B8B =
27151 =
Par NS +460 K J
A K J 8 2
Q 8 3
Q 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 387
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 435

214. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

5
K Q 5
10 5 3 2
K 10 8 6 5 Table Q 8 7 2
9 8 3 2
Q J 8 4
4
9A879 =
32364 =
Par NS +620 J 9 4
J 6
A 7 6
J 9 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 388
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
-1 435

215. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

A J 8 3
6
Q 9 7 3
Q 9 8 7 Table 9 6 4
Q 8 5 3
8 5 2
J 6 2
BABA9 CACA9
13123 23123
Par NS +990 K 10 7
K 9 7
K J 10 4
A K 10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 388
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 435

216. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Stewart WeinsteinH Woolsey Wildavsky Welland Doub Willenken
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7
10 4 2
A 10 6 2
K 10 8 Table 8 2
9 8 6 5 3
K J 9 7
J 6
9A76A =
31661 =
Par NS +620 K J 4
A K Q 7
Q 8 4
A 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 388
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 437

217. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

N deals
None vul K Q 5 4 3
J 9 8
K Q 9
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Hamman Rubin Zia Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Weichsel
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 2
4 3 2
J 8 5 4
J 7 3 Table 8 7
A 10 7 6
A 10 3
10 6 4 2
BBA9A ABA99
22343 =
Par NS +460 A 9 6
K Q 5
7 6 2
A Q 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 388
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 437

218. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Ozdil Fleisher Lair ShiX Weichsel YangD Ekeblad
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 7 4
K 8 4
3 2
Q 10 6 Table 6 2
Q 5
J 10 6 5
J 8 7 5 2
88A97 88AA7
35236 =
Par NS +420 K Q 10
A 9 7 6 2
8 7
9 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 388
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+11 448

219. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
WangW Hampson Zhuang Greco Gitelman YangL Moss Dai
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 6
6 3
K 10 8 3 2
A J 3 Table A J 9 5
Q 10 9
J 7 4
10 6 2
66857 76867
67575 =
Par NS +100 K 2
A K 5 4 2
Q 5
K 8 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 388
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 448

220. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

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

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

A 10 5
8 4
10 9 6 4 2
8 6 5 Table 9 4 3 2
K 10 6
J 8 3
J 9 4
BAB9B =
23242 =
Par NS +660 K Q J 6
5 3 2
K Q 5
K Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 388
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 448

221. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Weinstein Moss Levin Jacobs Hampson Katz Greco
Pass 1
Pass 2 2 2 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
3 Dbl 3 3 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP 2 2 3 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 8
6 4 3 2
J 9 7 5 3
J 6 Table A Q 6 2
A
A 10 8 4 2
7 4 2
87837 =
56594 =
Par NS -110 J 10 7
8 7 5
K Q 6
K Q 5 3

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
Tie 388
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
Tie 448

222. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

5 3
Q J 10 3 2
8 4
K 7 3 2 Table 9 8 4
K 7 5
J 3 2
Q 10 9 6
BB6C7 =
22616 =
Par NS +1370 A K Q
9 6 4
10 9 6 5
J 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 388
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 448

223. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Glubok Seamon Welland Cayne Fantoni Garner Nunes WeinsteinH
1 1
1 1 1 NT Dbl 1 Dbl 3 3 NT
2 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 3
Q J 10 6 4
K J 9 3
K Table 8 5
9 8 7 5
7 4
10 8 6 5 2
CC7BB =
11612 =
Par NS +990 10 7 4
A K
A 8
A Q J 9 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 388
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 448

224. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Balicki Sontag Zmudzinski Gromov Helness Dubinin Helgemo
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6
K 10 8 7 4 2
A 9 8 6 5
— Table Q 10 8
6
Q 10 7 4 3
J 9 8 5
7963A 8A73A
53593 =
Par NS +420 A K 5
A J 9 5
K 2
A Q 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 388
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 458

225. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

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

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

Q 10 7 3
9 5 2
10 9 6 3
7 2 Table 6 5
8 3
7 5 4 2
A K J 6 4
BAB99 AAB89
11144 =
Par NS +460 A 9 4
A K J 7 6
K J 8
9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 388
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 459

226. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul A Q 6
K 8 7 4 3
K 5 3
10 9

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

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

J 10 8 7 4
Q
A 4 2
K Q 8 7 Table 5 3 2
10 9 5 2
10 8
A J 6 2
86995 =
57438 =
Par NS +140 K 9
A J 6
Q J 9 7 6
5 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 388
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 459

227. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul A K Q 8 7
9 6
Q J 8 2
A 10

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

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

10 9
K 10 8 4 2
K 3
9 8 5 2 Table J 3 2
J 7 5 3
A 10 9 6
J 6
9A599 AA599
33843 =
Par NS +630 6 5 4
A Q
7 5 4
K Q 7 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 390
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
-2 459

228. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

S deals
None vul A J 5
A J 10 6 5
10 7 6
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Weinstein Nunes Levin El Ahmady Versace Sadek Lauria
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 2
3
Q 9 8 5 3
A 10 7 6 2 Table K Q 10
K 9 8 4
J 4 2
8 4 3
89A66 =
44377 =
Par NS +420 9 8 7 4 3
Q 7 2
A K
K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 390
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 460

229. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Hollman Schwartz Ferguson Casen Fredin Narkiewicz Fallenius Buras
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

7 2
J 9 7 5 4
9
A K 10 5 3 Table A 9 4
10 3 2
J 10 6 5 4
9 4
89586 =
43746 =
Par NS +140 K Q J
A K 8
8 3 2
8 7 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 390
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+1 461

230. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Goldstein Weichsel Rothwarf Ekeblad Verhees Hessel Jansma Quinn
2 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 7 6
9 6
10 7 4 2
10 4 3 Table J 4 3 2
K 7 3
A Q 8 6
8 2
C7C7C B7B7B
16161 =
Par NS +990 A Q 8
A Q 8 5 4
J 5 3
J 9

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
+3 393
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
-3 461

231. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 94

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

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

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

J 9 8 7
9
K 10 8 4 2
K Q 10 Table K Q 10 6 3
Q 8 7 6
Q J 7
3
64849 =
68593 68594
Par NS -100 A 4
K 3 2
9 6
A J 9 5 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 393
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
Tie 461

232. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Rodwell Seamon Meckstroth Nickell Lev Freeman Pszczola
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 9 7 3
K 3 2
K 4 3
Q 10 Table J 10 6 5
7 4
10 9 6
J 6 5 3
66AA8 =
77334 67233
Par NS +420 K
Q 9 8 6 5
8 7 5 2
9 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 393
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 472

233. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH LewisL Garner LewisP Casen Welland Krekorian Willenken
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9
J 5 4 2
J 10 7 6
A 8 5 Table J 4 3
A 7
A 9 4 3 2
K J 9
68747 =
54696 =
Par NS -100 A K 8 7 5
K Q 8
K 8 5
Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 393
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 474

234. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

A 5
3 2
6 5
Q J 8 7 6 5 3 Table Q 8 7 4 3
K Q 10
9 8
10 4 2
B8BB6 =
24227 =
Par NS +460 K J 6 2
A J 9
Q 4 3 2
A 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 394
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
-1 474

235. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

E deals
None vul J 8 6
A J 10 4
K 7
J 6 4 3

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

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

A Q 10 7 5
2
10 6 5
Q 10 9 5 Table —
K 8 7 5 3
9 8 4 3
A K 8 2
78875 78775
64568 =
Par NS +100 K 9 4 3 2
Q 9 6
A Q J 2
7

Notrump
3 NT× S -2 -300
+5 399
5-3 Major
4 × S -3 -500
-5 474

236. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

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

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

9 7 4 2
K Q 8 3
8 7
7 6 5 Table 3
J 6
K Q 9 5 4 3
A Q 8 4
89867 =
44575 =
Par NS +140 K 8 5
A 10 9 5
A J 6 2
J 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 399
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
Tie 474

237. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Willenken Casen Welland Garner LewisP WeinsteinH LewisL
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 2
K Q 8
7 6 5 4 3
A 6 4 Table J 9 6 5 3
9 4
J 10 8
K 8 5
A8A89 =
35354 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 4
J 6 2
A K Q 2
Q 10 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 399
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 474

238. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Skrzypczak Bates Gierulski Jassem Larsen Martens Meltzer
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl AP

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

A 7 6 5
A Q 10
A J 8 7 6
7 Table 8 4 3
9 4
10 9 3
10 6 5 4 2
97958 98969
44474 =
Par NS +400 K J
K 7 2
Q 4 2
A K Q 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 410
5-3 Major
4 × N -1 -100
-11 474

239. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

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

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

A Q 10 9 6 4 3
K 6
9 2
A 8 Table 2
Q 8 7
Q 8 6 4
9 6 5 4 2
55998 66A98
57345 47345
Par NS +420 K 5
J 10 2
A 3
K Q J 10 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 410
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 485

240. 2007 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

S deals
None vul A K 5
5 4
A K J 10 8 6 5
A

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

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

Q J 6
K Q 9
Q 7 3 2
J 10 6 Table 9 7
A 10 7 6 3
9
Q 8 5 3 2
7A596 =
62747 61747
Par NS +420 10 8 4 3 2
J 8 2
4
K 9 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 410
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+11 496

241. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Cullin Muller Upmark Bertheau Drijver Nystrom Brink
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Dbl 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

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

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 410
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 496

242. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

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

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

7 6 5
K Q 4 3
3
10 8 7 5 2 Table J 9
9 8 7 6 5 2
A K 2
4 3
9A5B8 =
42825 =
Par NS +500 A K Q
A J
Q J 10 5 4
A J 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 410
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 497

243. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gower Lauria Apteker Holman Bocchi Cope Duboin
Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 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
9 3 5 A 9 3 5 A
4 5 A 10 K 10 4 Q
K 8 3 Q 2 8 J 4
2 9 J 4 5 10 3 2
7 5 K 6 A 8 6 9
6 7 5 6 Q 6 7 J
7 2 9 4 10 tricks claimed
J 10 K 8
A 10 2 8

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

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 410
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 497

244. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 93

W deals
Both vul K Q 10 6 4
Q 10 5 4
Q 4
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Muller Brogeland de Wijs Drijver Helness Brink Helgemo
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 7
9 8 3
J 9 6 5 2
Q J Table 5 2
A K 7 2
8 7 3
9 6 3 2
AA989 =
33454 =
Par NS +630 J 9 3
J 6
A K 10
A K 10 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 410
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 498

245. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Cope Garner Holman WeinsteinH Rosenberg Gower Zia Apteker
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 2
J 10 4
K 10
A 7 4 3 Table 7 6 4 3
Q 6
7 6 5 4
K 8 5
A7AA8 =
35335 =
Par NS +430 K 5
A K 8 7 2
Q J 3
9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 420
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 498

246. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Eber Bocchi Bosenberg Duboin Versace Cope Lauria Holman
1 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 8 5 4 2
10 3 2
8 7 6
4 Table Q 9
A 6
Q 10
K 10 9 8 6 5 2
C8BC8 C8BC7
15115 =
Par NS +990 A
Q J 9 7 4
K 9 4 2
A J 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 421
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
-1 498

247. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

S deals
None vul A Q 7 4 3
Q J
Q J 7
A J 9

West North East South West North East South
Cope Nunes Holman Fantoni Bocchi Eber Duboin Bosenberg
Pass Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10
A 10 9 8 6 3 2
K 6
10 5 3 Table K J 8 5
4
A 10 9 5 2
8 7 4
86656 =
56775 =
Par NS +120 9 6 2
K 7 5
8 4 3
K Q 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+13 434
5-3 Major
4 × N -4 -800
-13 498

248. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Rodwell Nystrom Meckstroth Nickell Efraimsson Freeman Morath
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A Q 10 6 3
9 8 3
5 4
J 8 4 Table 5 4
J 5
J 3 2
K 9 7 6 5 2
B9AA7 B9BC7
24216 =
Par NS +1370 K 9 8
Q 10 4
A Q 9 7
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 435
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
-1 498

249. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Brogeland Rosenberg Saelensminde Helgemo WeinsteinH Helness Garner
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

9 6
10 5 3
7 6 5 3
10 7 4 3 Table A Q 3 2
6 4
A 9 8
Q J 8 5
AABA7 =
23226 =
Par NS +450 K J 4
A Q J 9 2
K Q
K 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 435
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 498

250. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul Q 8 5 4 3
J
9 7 4 2
10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Nunes Bertheau Fantoni Lauria Zhao Versace Fu
Pass 3 3 NT Pass 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 6
A Q 10 8 7 5 4
K 3
2 Table 9 7
9 3
8 5
K Q J 9 7 6 4
6A4A4 6A5A4
63839 =
Par NS +500 A J 2
K 6 2
A Q J 10 6
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 435
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
+5 503

251. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

S deals
Both vul A
J 10 6 5 2
8 5 4
Q 6 5 3

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

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

10 9 7 3
4 3
A Q 6
J 9 8 2 Table Q J 4 2
K 9 8
10 7 3 2
10 4
A8B9A =
25243 =
Par NS +650 K 8 6 5
A Q 7
K J 9
A K 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 435
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 503

252. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Gitelman Krekorian Moss Martel Berkowitz Stansby Cohen
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 1 2 NT
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 4 AP
2 3 3 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 6 4 3
5 3
K 9 6 3
8 4 Table A K Q 2
A J 6
J 10 8 7
10 3
75B5B =
67272 =
Par NS +450 9
K Q 10 9 2
5 4
A K 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 435
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 514

253. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Nickell Gitelman Freeman Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2
Pass 3 NT AP 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 7 5
A 9
9 8 5
Q J 6 4 Table 4
K 8 7 5
K Q 7 6 2
8 5 3
99968 =
33464 =
Par NS +400 A Q 6 3 2
J 10 6
A J 4
K 10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 435
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 514

254. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

K 5 4
8
K 6 5
J 8 7 6 5 2 Table J 10 7
K 10 7 6
Q 10 8 4
9 3
99986 99A86
44357 =
Par NS +420 A Q
A 9 5 4 2
J 3 2
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 445
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 514

255. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

K 5 4
8
K 6 5
J 8 7 6 5 2 Table J 10 7
K 10 7 6
Q 10 8 4
9 3
99986 99A86
44357 =
Par NS +420 A Q
A 9 5 4 2
J 3 2
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 455
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 514

256. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

S deals
Both vul A
J 10 6 5 2
8 5 4
Q 6 5 3

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

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

10 9 7 3
4 3
A Q 6
J 9 8 2 Table Q J 4 2
K 9 8
10 7 3 2
10 4
A8B9A =
25243 =
Par NS +650 K 8 6 5
A Q 7
K J 9
A K 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 455
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 516

257. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Martel Carmichael Stansby Rubin Harris Ekeblad Morgan
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 3 2
6 3
8 5 3
K 10 9 3 2 Table 6 5
Q 7 5 4 2
K Q 10 7 4
8
BB98A =
11443 =
Par NS +660 9 8 4
A 10 9
A J 9
A J 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 455
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 517

258. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
O'Rourke Meltzer Jacobus Larsen Bates Hampson Sontag Greco
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 3
K 6 3 2
10 5 4 2
J 10 5 Table J 7 2
A J 9 8 5
A J 6 3
7
9B56B 9B55B
42872 =
Par NS +450 A K 8
Q 10 7 4
K 8 7
9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 455
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 517

259. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Bramley Zia Feldman Fleisher Katz Kamil Jacobs
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 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
J Q 2 3 2 K 9 3
Q K 4 8 3 6 Q K
6 9 10 2 6 A 5 Q
K 9 4 A 4 7 J 4
5 3 A 8 10 4 5 A
Q 10 6 7 K 2 2 3
2 4 K J 9 7 9 8
9 tricks claimed A 6 5 10
A 8 5 3

K J 10 5
A 8 7 6
10 9
J 7 3 Table 8 7 6 4 2
K
J 8 6 4 2
10 8
85A8B =
58252 =
Par NS +600 A 9 3
5 4 3
K Q 5
K 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 455
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 519

260. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Assemi Rodwell Wojewoda Tuszynski Soloway Kowalski Hamman
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 NT 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 3
—
10 9 8 6 4 2
J 10 8 7 4 Table 9 8 6
A K 8 5 3
K 5
Q 5 3
AAA75 ABA77
22266 =
Par NS +650 7 4 2
Q 10 9 6
A J 7 3
9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 455
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 519

261. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Cayne Wooldridge Seamon Reisig Schwartz Garozzo Becker
Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 4
K 7 2
7 6 5
Q J 9 3 2 Table K Q 10 6 5
J 5
10 8 3 2
10 6
77A87 =
66346 =
Par NS +620 9 8 7 2
A Q 9 8 3
K
A K 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 455
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 520

262. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

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

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

J 10
7 6 4
A 10 9 6 4
9 6 2 Table 8 7 4
A 8 3
8 7 3 2
Q 7 3
9BB8B BBB8B
21251 21252
Par NS +660 A Q 6 3 2
K Q 10 5
K 5
K 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 455
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
+1 521

263. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Welland Larsen Fallenius Casen Bates Krekorian Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10
J 8 5
A 6 5 2
9 8 5 4 3 Table Q 8 6 5
K 7
J 10 3
A Q J 10
89A65 =
43368 =
Par NS +420 A 3 2
10 9 2
8 7 4
K 7 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 455
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
Tie 521

264. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

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

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 9
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

8 2
9 6 5
Q J 8 7 3 2
9 6 Table 9 7 4 3
10 8
A 6
A Q 10 4 2
BBB79 =
22264 =
Par NS +460 K J 5
A Q 7 4 3
K 10
K J 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 455
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 521

265. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q J 6
K Q 3
K
K Q 10 8 5 4

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

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

K 5
A J 7
J 5 3 2
9 6 3 2 Table A 9 7
10 5 4
Q 9 7 6 4
J 7
9A869 =
33574 33474
Par NS +420 10 8 4 3 2
9 8 6 2
A 10 8
A

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 455
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 521

266. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenS Ehlers Compton Rengstorff Roman ClerkinJ Fout ClerkinD
1 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 6 5 2
Q 9 3
A Q
9 8 6 Table 10 8
6 2
K 10 9 6 4 3
Q 5 2
98969 A8A69
35374 =
Par NS +430 A J 7 4
A K 5
8 7
A 10 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 455
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 522

267. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Cheek Nunes Grue Hollman Seamon Ferguson Cayne
1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 8 4
9
J 10 4
Q 9 8 7 2 Table A 10 6 5
A 10 7 4
K 6 2
6 3
85987 =
57346 57446
Par NS +140 K 7 2
J 8 5
A Q 5 3
A J 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 458
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 522

268. 2006 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Grainger CohenB LallJ Chorush Ferguson LallH Hollman
Pass 1 1 1 2 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

4 2
10 6 3
10 8 7 5 3 2
5 2 Table K 7 5
K 9 2
Q 6
A Q 7 6 3
ABA7A ABA78
22353 32353
Par NS +650 J 10 3
A Q 8 7 5
A J
K 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 458
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 522

269. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Zia Nickell Rosenberg Katz Meckstroth Jacobs Rodwell
1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 4
9
J 10 4
Q 9 8 7 2 Table A 10 6 5
A 10 7 4
K 6 2
6 3
85987 =
57346 57446
Par NS +140 K 7 2
J 8 5
A Q 5 3
A J 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 470
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 522

270. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

J 6 5 3
3
A 4 3 2
K 9 6 3 Table Q 10 2
10 9 5 2
Q
J 10 8 5 4
B8BC5 C9BC6
14117 =
Par NS +1400 K 9 7 4
K 8 6
9 7 6
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 473
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-3 522

271. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

E deals
None vul 10 9 8 5
A 7 3
Q J 7 2
A K

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

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

7 6
8 4
A K 9 5 4 3
Q J 5 Table Q J 4 3 2
K Q 5
8 6
10 7 4
66A79 =
56354 =
Par NS +420 A K
J 10 9 6 2
10
9 8 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 473
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 522

272. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

A Q J 6 3
J 8
8 6 5
J 9 5 Table 10 9 7 5 2
Q 10 2
Q 4 3
7 2
86BBC 97BBC
46121 =
Par NS +920 K 4
K 9 7 6 5
J
K Q 8 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 473
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 522

273. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

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

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

Q 9 5
A Q 10 8 2
A 9 6 5
9 Table J 8
5
10 7 4 3
J 10 8 6 5 2
89756 99757
44666 =
Par NS +400 A 7 4 3 2
K J 9
J 2
A K 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 483
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 522

274. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth GartaganisJ Rodwell GartaganisN Colbert Soloway Balcombe Hamman
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 2
10 9 4 2
K Q 9 7 4
5 2 Table 9 4 3
A J 6 5
6 3 2
J 9 3
BB77C =
22551 =
Par NS +1370 A K 10 8 5
Q 7
J 8
Q 10 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 484
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 522

275. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 9

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

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

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

10 8 7 5 2
Q 5
J 7
K 8 6 5 Table 3
10 9 3
K 10 9 8 5
Q 10 7 2
CCD98 =
11045 =
Par NS +2210 Q 6
A J 6 4 2
A 2
A J 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 484
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 522

276. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul K J 3
A 5 3 2
Q J 10 9
8 6

West North East South West North East South
BlaksetL YadlinI Nielsen YadlinD Ginossar Hansen Ozdil BildeM
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7 5 4
J 10 9 6
7
K 7 5 2 Table 9
Q 7 4
A 8 6 4 3
A J 9 3
98785 =
33548 =
Par NS +500 A Q 8 6 2
K 8
K 5 2
Q 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 496
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 522

277. 2005 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

S deals
Both vul Q 9 7 5 4
Q 7 2
Q 5
6 4 3

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

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

A 8 2
10 9 8 5
J 4
A 8 7 2 Table K 3
J 6 4
9 8 7 6 3
10 9 5
9A898 =
33545 =
Par NS +620 J 10 6
A K 3
A K 10 2
K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 496
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 522

278. 2005 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

K J 10 6
8
Q J 9 7 4 3
A 10 Table 2
10 9 7 6 5 4
6 5 2
K 7 4
88749 =
45594 =
Par NS -100 A Q 9
A Q J 3
K 10
J 9 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 496
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
Tie 522

279. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

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

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

J 9 4
K Q 3
K Q 8 7 3
4 2 Table Q 7
9 2
J 10 5
K Q J 9 5 3
8AA66 =
53377 =
Par NS +620 A 5 2
J 8 5
A 9 4
A 10 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 496
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 535

280. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Lambardi Rodwell Madala Meckstroth Nickell Monsegur Freeman Mooney
1 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 3
A 10 9 7 6 5
J 2
A 7 Table Q 6
2
K 8 5 3
J 10 9 6 5 3
99896 A9896
33547 =
Par NS +430 A 4 2
Q J 4 3
Q 10 4
K Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+3 499
5-3 Major
4 N -4 -200
-3 535

281. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco Ekeblad Soloway Rubin Hamman
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 5 2
10 5
K Q 8 3 2
A 10 7 Table A J 9 8 7
Q 9 8
7 6 5
6 2
96A7A =
46363 =
Par NS +420 K Q 6
J 7 2
A J 9 4
Q J 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 499
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 536

282. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Mittelman Martens Hobart Carruthers Pazur Silver Jagniewski
2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10
9 7 6 4
A K 9 8
J 9 8 7 Table K Q 6 5
J 10 5 2
7 2
10 5 2
A9798 =
33644 =
Par NS +430 A J 7 3 2
A Q 8
Q J 6
6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 510
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 536

283. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul A 7 2
A J
A K 8 4
K 9 4 3

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

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

10 6 3
7 5
J 9 7 3
J 10 5 2 Table Q J
Q 10 6 4 2
Q 5 2
A 7 6
AB999 =
32343 =
Par NS +650 K 9 8 5 4
K 9 8 3
10 6
Q 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 510
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 536

284. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Mooney Rubin Monsegur Ekeblad
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 6 4
7 6
9 7 5
A 9 8 4 Table A 5 2
J 8 3
Q 8 2
K 10 7 6
87A86 =
36226 46347
Par NS +420 K J 8
A Q 10 9 2
K 4
Q 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 510
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+11 547

285. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 17

W deals
None vul Q J 5 3 2
K 7
K 7
A Q 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Ekeblad Soloway Rubin Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 4
10 4 2
10 9 5 4 3
7 2 Table A 9
8 6 3
8 6 2
K J 9 8 3
AAA88 9AA88
33355 =
Par NS +430 10 8 6
A Q J 9 5
A Q J
5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 510
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 547

286. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Price Ekeblad SimpsonC HackettJA Gitelman HackettJU Moss

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q Q
11 tricks won 10 tricks won

A 6
J 5 4
Q J 9 5 4
10 9 5 Table 10 5 3
10 8 6 3 2
3
A 6 4 3
BA99A =
22432 =
Par NS +660 Q J 9 8 4
K
A 7 6
K J 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 511
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
-1 547

287. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 14

S deals
None vul K 10 9 8 7
10 9 7
A K Q
6 3

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

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

J 4 2
K Q 8 3
9 5
J 8 5 4 Table 5 3
J 4
10 4 3 2
A 10 9 7 2
BB9B6 =
22427 =
Par NS +460 A Q 6
A 6 5 2
J 8 7 6
K Q

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 511
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 547

288. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 17

S deals
None vul 10 9
Q 10 8
Q J 8 5 4
J 8 5

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

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

K J 3
K 5 2
A 10 6
10 9 7 6 Table Q 8 6 5 4
6 4
3 2
Q 4 3 2
859A6 =
47337 =
Par NS +140 A 7 2
A J 9 7 3
K 9 7
A K

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 511
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 548

289. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Maksymetz Gitelman Gerstman Moss Greco WhiteM Hampson Carmichael
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 4 2
3
Q 8 6 3
Q 10 8 7 Table K J 6 5
K 10 7 4
J 7 4
5 4
96978 =
47364 =
Par NS +400 A 9 3
A 9 5
10 5 2
A K 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 511
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 548

290. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
WhiteM Hampson Carmichael Greco Gitelman Gerstman Moss Maksymetz
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 5 4 2
J 10
J 10 9 8 7
7 6 Table K 10
Q 8 4
Q 6 4 2
Q 10 8 5
9BB7A =
22263 =
Par NS +650 A 9 6
A K 6 5 3
A 5
A 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 511
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 550

291. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Fallenius Feldman Welland Zia Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey
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
2 6 3 5 10 A 3 8
Q 4 9 A 5 8 Q 4
2 4 5 6 4 5 Q 2
K 7 3 2 6 3 A 8
Q 3 7 8 K 4 9 10
9 10 A 9 6 3 9 J
K 4 10 4 5 J Q K
J 7 7 3 K 2 3 2
8 6 K 5 2 4
A 8 J 10 9 tricks claimed
9 tricks claimed

10 3 2
A J 8 7 2
5 3
K J 4 Table 8 5
4 3
Q 10 9 6 4 2
A 9 7
99758 =
44675 =
Par NS +600 Q 9 6
K 10 9 5
A K 7
Q 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 523
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 550

292. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 102

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

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

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

10 8
9 6 4 3
J 9 7 2
9 5 2 Table A Q 3
Q 5
A 10 8 4
Q 10 8 4
9A979 9A978
33364 =
Par NS +620 9 6 2
A 10 2
K Q 6 3
K J 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 523
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 551

293. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

A Q J 5 2
5
Q 8 7 2
9 7 6 Table 10 7 6
Q J 10 8
A 6 4
10 5 3
76979 86979
57454 =
Par NS +140 K 8 4 3
A 6 4
K 10 9 5
Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 535
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 551

294. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

E deals
Both vul A 5 4
A 10 7 6 2
6 2
A 4 3

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

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

K J 10 8
K 8 3
10 9 8 7
J 8 Table 9 7 6 2
J 4
K Q J 5
10 7 5
96B6B 97B6B
26262 =
Par NS +650 Q 3
Q 9 5
A 4 3
K Q 9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 535
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 551

295. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Buratti CohenS Lanzarotti Compton Krekorian Berkowitz Casen Cohen
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6
A J 10 7 4
J 9 5 4
9 5 Table K 9 3
5 2
Q 8 7 3 2
A 8 4
8A759 =
33583 =
Par NS +420 Q 7 2
Q 9
K 10
K 10 7 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 536
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
-1 551

296. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Schneider Becker Baze Passell Cohen Wold Berkowitz
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 2
K 8 4 3
9 6 2
10 8 4 Table Q 9
Q 9 5
K 10 4
Q 9 7 6 2
AB9B8 AB9B7
22425 =
Par NS +650 A K 10
A 7 6 2
A 8 7
A K 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 536
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 551

297. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin v.Prooijen Bocchi Brink Schollaardt Fantoni Drijver Nunes
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 6 4 3
6 3
A 9 5
K 8 7 Table 7 2
10 5 4
J 8 7 6 2
Q 4 3
BAB8B =
23252 =
Par NS +660 Q 8
A K 9 7 2
Q 4
A 10 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 536
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 552

298. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin LiX Bocchi Sun ShiM Fantoni Zhuang Nunes
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 3
9 7 6 5 4
K 10 8
A 9 8 Table A 5 4
Q 8 2
Q 6 5 3
10 3 2
9B88A =
42552 =
Par NS +650 K Q 2
A K J 10
J 9 7 2
Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 536
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 553

299. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

E deals
Both vul A 10 6 4 3
J 10
K Q 7 5 2
10

West North East South West North East South
Matushko v.Prooijen Khven Brink Jansma Gromov Verhees Dubinin
2 Pass 2 Dbl
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

J 9 5
Q 8 7 4 2
4 3
J 4 3 Table Q 8
K 9
A 10 9
K 9 8 6 5 2
9B7B6 =
32526 =
Par NS +650 K 7 2
A 6 5 3
J 8 6
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 536
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
+2 555

300. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Crombie Jansma Cornell Verhees Schollaardt Reid Drijver Newell
Pass 1
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 5
10 6 2
J 10 7 3
J 10 2 Table J 7 6 4 3 2
A 4
A 9 8 5
7
6495A =
38383 =
Par NS +130 K Q 9
Q J 9 8 7
Q
Q 9 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 546
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 555

301. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Duboin Dubinin Bocchi Fantoni Khven Nunes Matushko
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5 4
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
9 8 6 Table 9 3
A K 3
A J 10 4
J 10 5 2
89687 =
54756 =
Par NS +140 K Q J
Q 8
Q 9 8 6 2
K Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 558
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 555

302. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Schollaardt Fantoni Drijver Brink Duboin v.Prooijen Bocchi
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 4
10 9 4
K Q J 5 3 2
3 Table K 9 5
5 2
10 8 6
K 7 5 4 2
ABB7B ABB7A
11162 =
Par NS +650 Q 7
A J 8 6 3
A 9 7
A 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 570
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 555

303. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul K 10 9 3 2
K J 8 7 4
4
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Fazli Duboin Allana
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A
Q 9
A 9 8 6 2
K J 8 7 6 Table 7 6 5 4
6 5 3
7 5 3
Q 10 2
7AA66 =
32277 =
Par NS +620 Q J 8
A 10 2
K Q J 10
9 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 570
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+13 568

304. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Jafer Versace Khan Hadi Duboin Shoaib Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 3 NT AP 1 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 8 7 6 4
—
K J 6
Q 10 5 2 Table 9 5
A 9 5 4 3
8 7 2
9 7 6
A6BA8 A7BA9
26224 =
Par NS +450 K Q 2
Q J 10 7 2
9 4 3
A K

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 570
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 568

305. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Reps Brink Ludewig v.Prooijen Drijver Piekarek Schollaardt Gotard
1 NT Dbl 1 Dbl
2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 4
Q 6 5 3
3 2
9 7 5 3 2 Table J 10 5
A 8
K J 8 7 6
K 8 6
BBB88 BB988
22245 22255
Par NS +460 K 7 6
K 10 7 2
A 5 4
A Q J

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 571
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
-1 568

306. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Jorgensen Fantoni Armannsson MagnussonM Versace Thorvaldsson Lauria
1 NT Dbl 1 Dbl
2 Dbl 2 Dbl 2 4 AP
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

4 2
8 6 3
A 8 6 5 4 2
Q 6 Table A K 10 9 3
Q J
J 10
J 8 7 3
98B89 =
35254 =
Par NS +450 J 7
A 10 7
K Q 9 7 3
K 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 571
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 568

307. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria SahaN Versace Haque Talukder Duboin Islam Bocchi
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 2
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 2 2 3 4 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

5
9 7 6 2
9 8 4
Q 10 9 6 2 Table A K 9 6
K Q J 8 3
Q 7
J 4
99597 =
44836 =
Par NS +300 4 3 2
A 4
A K 10 5 3 2
A 5

Notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+12 583
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-12 568

308. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 2

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

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

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

A 9 5 3
8 5 3
K 10 2
8 6 5 Table Q 8 4
K 6
J 9 8 3
Q 10 7 3
B9BAA A9B99
24233 =
Par NS +660 7 6
A Q J 7 2
A 7 6
A J 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 596
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-13 568

309. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Versace v.Prooijen Lauria Duboin Jansma Bocchi Verhees
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 7
Q J 10 9 8
K 2
9 6 3 Table 9 5
7 3
A J 10 9
K J 10 8 2
89685 89775
54658 =
Par NS +140 A K 2
K 6 5 4
Q 8 3
7 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 596
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
Tie 568

310. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Bianchedi Bocchi Camberos Ravenna Versace Madala Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 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
10 3 6 J 10 3 6 J
J 3 9 4 A 3 2 4
2 A 10 6 5 6 Q J
4 5 A 9 7 2 K 9
2 K 5 7 A 2 3 6
A 3 2 4 4 5 K 7
11 tricks claimed Q 9 9 8
11 tricks claimed

10 4
9 6 3
A 7 5 3
J 8 5 2 Table A Q 8 6 2
J 4
8 6 4
9 7 6
B9BAB =
24232 =
Par NS +660 K J 9
A K 10 8 5
Q J 2
A 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 596
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 568

311. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Macskasy McGann Szalay Hanlon Mesbur Dumbovich Fitzgibbon Winkler
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5 4
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
9 8 6 Table 9 3
A K 3
A J 10 4
J 10 5 2
89687 =
54756 =
Par NS +140 K Q J
Q 8
Q 9 8 6 2
K Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 608
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 568

312. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

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

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

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

J 4 3
J 10 5
A
A 10 9 6 5 4 Table 5 2
Q 9 8 3
Q 10 8 7 5 3
7
99578 =
33465 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 10 9
7 6 4 2
K 6
K J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 618
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 568

313. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Bertheau WolpertG Nystrom Nunes CohenB Fantoni Smith
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

10 5 4
3 2
K J 10 8
8 7 6 2 Table A K 2
10 8 7
Q 5
Q 9 5 4 3
89A86 =
33357 =
Par NS +420 9 8 7 6
J 6 4
A 6 4 2
A K

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 618
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 578

314. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

J 5
A J 7 5 4 2
K 10 7 4
9 Table K 6 4
8
J 9 5 3 2
K Q 10 2
68748 88748
54695 =
Par NS -100 A Q 10 9 8
K 9
A Q 6
A 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 618
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 580

315. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Hamman Weichsel Soloway
1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

5
K 7 3
Q 10 7 3
10 6 4 3 2 Table 10 7 6 4
10 9 6 5 2
4 2
A Q
AA688 =
33645 =
Par NS +430 A J 9
A 8 4
J 9 8 5
J 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 618
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 580

316. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

5
K 7 3
Q 10 7 3
10 6 4 3 2 Table 10 7 6 4
10 9 6 5 2
4 2
A Q
AA688 =
33645 =
Par NS +430 A J 9
A 8 4
J 9 8 5
J 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 628
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 580

317. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul A K 9
10 8 4
A J 10 9 4
J 3

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

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

5 4
K J 3
8 6
A Q 9 7 4 2 Table 10 6 3
7 6 5 2
K 7 2
10 8 5
79794 8A8A5
53538 =
Par NS +420 Q J 8 7 2
A Q 9
Q 5 3
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 628
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 590

318. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Landen Rodwell Pratap Meckstroth Nickell Wildavsky Freeman Doub
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 2
A 7 2
A Q 6 4
K 10 4 Table 7 6 3
J 3
10 8 7 5
Q 7 5 2
88967 =
44376 =
Par NS +140 K Q 8
K Q 9 5 4
K J 9
J 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 628
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 591

319. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Stamatov Lauria Gunev Mihov Bocchi Nanev Duboin
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 3 2
3
7 4 3
J 9 7 6 5 Table Q 8 4
9 7 4 2
A Q 10
4 3 2
A8BA8 =
34235 =
Par NS +650 9 7
J 10 8
K 6 5 2
A K 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 628
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 591

320. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 8

S deals
None vul A 9 3
10 7 6 5 3
A 9 2
6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Nystrom Soloway Bertheau Lindkvist Meckstroth Fredin Rodwell
1
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

7 4
K 9 4 2
10 6 5 4 3
J 8 Table K J 8 6 2
J
K Q J
10 7 4 3
98A79 98A69
35363 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 5
A Q 8
8 7
A K Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 628
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 591

321. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Aranha Stamatov Campos Gunev Karaivanov Thoma Trendafilov Branco
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 6
7 6
9 8 5 3
9 4 3 2 Table K 9 5
K Q 8
A 10 7 6 2
J 7
ABB8A AAB8A
22253 =
Par NS +650 A Q 7
A 9 5
K Q J 4
K 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 628
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 591

322. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Gao Jassem WangW
Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6
—
Q 7 5 3 2
K 9 5 3 2 Table J 8 2
A 7 5 4 2
10 9 6 4
A
B7A58 B7A59
22274 =
Par NS +460 A 5
K Q J 8 6
A J 8
10 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 628
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 591

323. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 11

W deals
None vul A K
K Q 10 7 6
9 6 4
A 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Karaivanov Lindkvist Trendafilov Nanev Gustawsson Mihov Morath
Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 8 7 6
J 5 3
3 2
J 10 7 Table 9 5 2
9 4
A Q 5
K 8 6 5 3
C8CC8 B8BB8
15115 =
Par NS +990 J 4 3
A 8 2
K J 10 8 7
Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 628
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +480
+2 593

324. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Saelensminde Trendafilov Brogeland Groetheim Stamatov Aa Gunev
1 1
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 6 2
5 2
K 10 8 7 6 5 3
— Table 5 3
K J 7
Q
A Q 9 8 6 4 2
BBA78 BBB88
12155 22255
Par NS +460 A 10 7
A Q 8 6 4
A 4
K 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 628
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
Tie 593

325. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Trendafilov Brogeland Karaivanov Stamatov Aa Gunev Groetheim
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 3
K 7 4 2
J 10 7 4
9 4 2 Table K 5 4
A 10
Q 6 5 3
10 8 7 6
BAA8A =
21352 =
Par NS +660 A J 8 7 2
Q J 9
A K 9
Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 628
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 594

326. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Naguib Lauria SadekA Sadek Nunes El Ahmady Fantoni
Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 6
10 4 3 2
A 10 8 5 3
A 9 Table J 8 5 2
Q
9 6
Q 10 6 4 3 2
98975 =
35458 34458
Par NS +400 A 7 3
K J 7 6 5
Q J 7
K 5

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-4 628
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+4 598

327. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A 9 5
—
A 7 5
K 10 9 7 6 5 4

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

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

K 7
J 9 7 4 3
K 9
A 8 3 2 Table 10 8 2
K 8 5
Q J 10 8 4 2
J
9A75A =
32573 32563
Par NS +620 Q J 6 4 3
A Q 10 6 2
6 3
Q

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 628
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 600

328. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Fu Helness Zhao
1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8
J 8 3
7 5 4 3 2
Q 9 6 3 Table Q J 7 2
7 5 4 2
A Q 10 9
8
9A96A =
33363 =
Par NS +620 A 5 4
A Q 9
K 6
K J 7 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 640
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 600

329. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi YangH Duboin ChiuW WuCH Fantoni Huang Nunes
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9
10 9 6
8 6 4 3
K 10 7 6 Table A 8 5
J 8 7 5
K Q 2
4 3 2
BB999 =
22334 =
Par NS +460 J 7 3
Q 4 3 2
A 7
Q 9 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 640
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 601

330. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Soloway Demuy Hamman Nickell WolpertD Freeman Czyzowicz
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 5 2
9 4
A Q 5
K 8 6 5 3 Table Q 10 8 7 6
J 5 3
3 2
J 10 7
B8BB8 C8CC8
15115 =
Par NS +990 A K
K Q 10 7 6
9 6 4
A 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 640
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 601

331. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul K Q 3
J 9 3
J 7
K Q 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Meltzer Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski
3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

7 4 2
5
A Q 8 6 5 4 3
J 2 Table 9 8
Q 8 7 6 4 2
10
10 9 7 4
BB87A BB97A
21463 =
Par NS +660 A J 10 6 5
A K 10
K 9 2
A 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 640
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
+1 602

332. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

E deals
E-W vul 9 7 5
K 6 3
K J 7 2
7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Welland Doub Fallenius WeinsteinH Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 4
Q 10 8 7
A 4
A J 9 6 5 Table J 3 2
J 9 5 4
10 9 8 5 3
2
88577 88578
55765 45765
Par NS +120 K Q 10 8 6
A 2
Q 6
K Q 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 651
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 602

333. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul —
A 7 6 5 3
10 8 5
J 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner WeinsteinH Doub Fallenius Wildavsky Welland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)
3 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 6 5 4
Q J 2
9 2
Q 10 5 Table A 8 7 3 2
10 9
K Q J 7
9 8
76A89 =
57353 =
Par NS +420 K J 10
K 8 4
A 6 4 3
A K 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 651
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 612

334. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

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

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

K 10 7 6 5 4 2
Q 10
9 3
K 10 Table J
4 3 2
Q J 10 8 5 4
A 7 6
9696A =
37373 =
Par NS +400 A Q 9
K J 8 7 6
2
Q J 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 651
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
+2 614

335. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

J 10 7 5 3
K J
10 7 6 4
8 6 Table 9 4
Q 9 5
K J 8 2
10 5 4 3
A9B7A 99B7A
34253 =
Par NS +650 Q 8 6
A 10 8 7 6
9
A Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 651
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+1 615

336. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 51

S deals
E-W vul 2
K 8 7 5 2
8 3
K Q J 4 3

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

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

Q 8
A Q 3
J 10 6 5 2
8 5 2 Table K 10 9 6 5 4 3
10 4
A 4
10 6
95A8A =
48353 =
Par NS +420 A J 7
J 9 6
K Q 9 7
A 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 651
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 617

337. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

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

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

5 2
J 10 4
A Q 5 2
A 10 7 5 Table J 10 9 7 4
8 2
7 3
J 9 6 2
98997 A8AA7
35336 =
Par NS +630 A K 8 6 3
K 5 3
K 9 4
Q 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 664
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 617

338. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki HackettJA Zmudzinski HackettJU Hallberg Kwiecien Wright Pszczola
Pass 2 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8
K J 10 2
Q 7 4
K 9 5 4 Table J 7 5
6 4
J 10 9 8 6 2
A 6
89859 =
33483 =
Par NS +140 A K Q 9 6
A 7
A K
Q 10 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 664
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 617

339. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Moss Schwartz Gitelman
1 1 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 5 4
J 9
10 3 2
J 9 8 4 Table 3
Q 8 5 3
A Q J 6 5 4
Q 2
ABA6B =
22372 =
Par NS +450 A K Q J 6
10 7 2
K 8
K 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 665
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
-1 617

340. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

E deals
Both vul 7 6
K 10 7 4 3
A 10 7 6
K 2

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

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

K 9 5 4 2
J 8 2
9 4
A 9 5 Table 10 8 3
Q 6
Q J 5 3 2
Q J 6
97A89 98B8A
45253 =
Par NS +650 A Q J
A 9 5
K 8
10 8 7 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 665
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+2 619

341. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

E deals
N-S vul 10 7 6
10 8 7
10 8 6 5 2
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Seamon Hamman Cayne
Pass 1 Pass 2
1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 9 8 4
Q 4
Q 9
A J 10 6 Table A 5 2
9 6 2
7 4
Q 7 4 3 2
75AA5 =
38218 =
Par NS +300 K 3
A K J 5 3
A K J 3
K 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 665
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 619

342. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Moss Garner Rosenberg WeinsteinH Zia
2 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 8 7 3
K 3
10 8 4 2
8 6 Table 5
A 9 8
A 9 6 5 3
J 9 7 3
88968 =
55475 =
Par NS +140 A K 6
J 7 4
K Q 7
A K Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 665
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
Tie 619

343. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Gawrys Hamman Pszczola Mohan Meckstroth Lev Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 7 6 5
A
7 5
Q 8 6 5 3 Table 10 9
9 8 5 4
A J 9 8 4
10 2
A7A87 =
35346 35356
Par NS +430 K 4 3 2
K 10 7
10 6
A K 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 675
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 619

344. 2001 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Meltzer Saelensminde Larsen Stansby Helgemo Martel Helness
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 2 NT Pass 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 10 9 6 2
K 9 7
J 4 2
2 Table 8 3
A 5
7 6 5 3
Q 10 5 4 3
A6A89 =
37334 =
Par NS +430 7 4
10 6 4
A K Q 9
A K 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 685
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 619

345. 2001 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Sontag Saelensminde Weichsel Stansby Helgemo Martel Helness
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 2 2 NT 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 9 5 2
8 6
K 5
K J 8 4 Table Q 4 3
9 7 5
Q 9 8 4 3
6 5
86979 97A89
46354 =
Par NS +620 K J 8 7
10 4 2
J 7
A Q 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 698
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 619

346. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

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

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

J 9 8 2
7 4
Q 7 6 4 2
3 2 Table Q 10
A 3 2
J 9 8
8 7 6 5 4
CAC7B =
13152 =
Par NS +990 A 5 3
Q 10 6
A K 10
A K J 9

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
Tie 698
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +480
Tie 619

347. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Shenkin Boyd Molson Lipsitz Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 2
K J 9 3
Q 6
A 9 6 5 Table J 10 8 5
2
J 10 9 8 3
J 10 2
77967 77968
56475 =
Par NS +140 K 4 3
A 10 8
A K 7 2
K Q 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 698
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 619

348. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 8 7 4
9 3 2
8 3
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Duboin Tuszynski Bocchi Ferraro Kwiecien de Falco Pszczola
Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 6 5 3 2
J 10 5
9 6
10 2 Table J
A 6
Q J 7 5 4
K J 9 7 4
77978 77967
45455 56465
Par NS +140 A
K Q 8 7 4
A K 10 2
A 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-12 698
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+12 631

349. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

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

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

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

9 7 6
J 9 5 4
K 8 3
A 9 5 Table 10 8 5
10
10 9 5
K J 10 8 7 6
7AA96 =
31237 =
Par NS +620 Q 4 3 2
K 3 2
A Q 4 2
Q 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 698
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 644

350. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

S deals
None vul 5 4 3
K Q J 5 3
7 3 2
10 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria SimpsonC Versace Hallberg Burn Bocchi Callaghan Duboin
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 3 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 7
10 9 2
10 4
K 7 6 5 3 Table 8 6
7 6 4
A K Q J 8 6
J 2
79968 =
52375 =
Par NS +140 A K J 9 2
A 8
9 5
A Q 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 708
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 644

351. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Tuszynski Jacobs Jassem Katz Berkowitz Kwiecien Cohen Pszczola
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 6 3
8 5
Q 8 7 4 3
K 9 Table J 10 4
J 6 4
K 10 6
Q 8 5 4
87968 =
56474 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
A Q 9 3 2
A 5 2
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 708
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+5 649

352. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul K Q 8 7 4
10 7
9 6
A Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Amaral Duboin Branco Bocchi Lauria Brenner Versace Chagas
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 6
K Q 2
A 7 5 3 2
K J 8 Table 10 9 3
9 8 6 5
10 8 4
6 5 4
BB99B =
11341 =
Par NS +460 A 5 2
A J 4 3
K Q J
10 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 709
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
-1 649

353. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul K Q 8 7 4
10 7
9 6
A Q 9 7

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

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 6 8 J 6 2 K A
11 tricks won 4 3 A 6
12 tricks won

J 6
K Q 2
A 7 5 3 2
K J 8 Table 10 9 3
9 8 6 5
10 8 4
6 5 4
BB99B =
11341 =
Par NS +460 A 5 2
A J 4 3
K Q J
10 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 709
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +480
+1 650

354. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul K Q 8 7 4
10 7
9 6
A Q 9 7

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

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

J 6
K Q 2
A 7 5 3 2
K J 8 Table 10 9 3
9 8 6 5
10 8 4
6 5 4
BB99B =
11341 =
Par NS +460 A 5 2
A J 4 3
K Q J
10 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 709
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 650

355. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
TerraneoF Branco Simon Chagas Villas-Boas Wernle Campos Kriftner
Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 3
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

J
A 10 4
J 10 8 7 6 5 3
K 3 Table K 6 4 3
Q 8 7 3
2
10 9 8 6
CC97B =
11462 =
Par NS +1440 A 10 9 7 5
J 6 5
A K 9
5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 709
5-3 Major
4 S +2 +680
Tie 650

356. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
HoJ Ramondt LeeG Maas Muller Yian de Boer ShenN
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

J
A 10 4
J 10 8 7 6 5 3
K 3 Table K 6 4 3
Q 8 7 3
2
10 9 8 6
CC97B =
11462 =
Par NS +1440 A 10 9 7 5
J 6 5
A K 9
5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 721
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 650

357. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi SimpsonC Duboin Hallberg Fawcett Versace Liggins Lauria
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 6 3
8 5
Q 8 7 4 3
K 9 Table J 10 4
J 6 4
K 10 6
Q 8 5 4
87968 =
56474 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
A Q 9 3 2
A 5 2
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 721
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+13 663

358. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

2
7 5 2
A J 8 6 5 4 3
J 9 Table 10 9 7 3
K 9 6
K 9
Q 10 4 3
9BA6B 9BA6A
41272 41172
Par NS +450 K 6 5
J 10 8 4
Q 10 7 2
A 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 721
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 665

359. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

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

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

8
J 6 4 3
A Q 3 2
A 10 6 5 Table J 7 5 2
9 8 5
6
Q J 8 7 3
67784 97794
33338 44338
Par NS +400 A K Q 10 3
10
K J 10 9 8
K 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 732
5-3 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 665

360. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Jorgensen ShiH Armannsson Dai WangW JonssonT Zhuang Thorvaldsson
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q
A K J 10 6 5 3
9 8 7
10 7 Table 10 9 8 4
9 7 4
Q 6
K 8 6 5
6B5DB AB5DB
31801 =
Par NS +1400 A 6 5
Q 8 2
A K J 10 3 2
J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 732
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 666

361. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Gower Fu Mansell Ju Zhuang Sapire WangW Eber
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 5 2
9
A 9 2
Q 10 8 7 6 Table K Q 8 4
Q 10 8 6
J 5 4
K 5
55997 =
67345 88445
Par NS +140 10 9 7 3
A 7 5 3 2
—
A 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
Tie 732
5-3 Major
4 S -3 -150
Tie 666

362. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Kriftner Villas-Boas Wernle Campos Chagas TerraneoF Branco Simon
1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9
Q 10 8 6
J 5 4 2
Q 9 6 5 Table K 8 6 2
J 5 3
K Q 6
K 4 3
8A788 =
53555 53655
Par NS +620 A J 5
A 7
A 10 7
A J 8 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 744
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 666

363. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul 9 8 6
3 2
5 4
K 9 6 5 3 2

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

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

Q 10 2
A Q 9 4
Q 8 7 2
10 7 Table 5 4
K 10 8 6 5
K 6 3
J 8 4
69579 =
64763 64864
Par NS +140 A K J 7 3
J 7
A J 10 9
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 744
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+5 671

364. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Soloway Jacobs Hamman Katz
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

8 5 3
10 9
A 10 9 6 4
Q 3 2 Table Q J 10 6 2
A 7 2
K 7 2
7 6
86A6A =
37373 =
Par NS +420 A K 4
K 4 3
J 8 5
A J 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 744
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+10 681

365. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Levin Sontag Weinstein Rosenberg Larsen Zia Meltzer
1 1 2 NT 1 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

6 4
Q 9 4
10 9 8 6 4
J 4 3 Table J 9 7 5 3 2
K 6
J
K 10 9 7
C8CAA =
14133 =
Par NS +990 A Q 10
7 5 3
Q 7 5
A Q 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-2 744
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +480
+2 683

366. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Freeman Cohen Nickell Meckstroth Katz Rodwell Jacobs
1 1 Dbl 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 4
Q 9 4
10 9 8 6 4
J 4 3 Table J 9 7 5 3 2
K 6
J
K 10 9 7
C8CAA =
14133 =
Par NS +990 A Q 10
7 5 3
Q 7 5
A Q 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 745
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
-1 683

367. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Zia Meltzer Rosenberg Schwartz Martel Casen Stansby
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 2
A 9 7
A 9 7
J 9 7 6 Table J 6 4 3
8 3
10 6 2
K 10 5 3
87A96 =
56337 =
Par NS +420 9 8 7
K Q 6
K Q 3
A 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 745
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 693

368. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

10 9 7
9 7 5 4 3
K 9
9 3 2 Table K 2
K 10 8
Q J 8 2
8 7 5 4
BB9AA BB99A
22433 =
Par NS +460 A Q J 8 4
Q J 2
5 3
A J 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 745
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
Tie 693

369. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 77

E deals
Both vul Q 8 5
10 8 6
K 10 4 2
K 5 4

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

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

A
K 9 5 4 2
Q J 8 3
Q 9 7 Table 9 7 3 2
A 7
9 7 6 5
J 10 3
88657 =
44674 =
Par NS +120 K J 10 6 4
Q J 3
A
A 8 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 745
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 705

370. 1999 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 143

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

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

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

Q 6 5 2
A 9 7 2
Q 10
Q 5 2 Table J 7 4 3
6
A J 7 4
J 7 4 3
85876 =
58557 =
Par NS +120 10 9 8
Q 8 5
8 6 3 2
K 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 745
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 705

371. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul Q 5 3
Q 7 4
A 8
Q 8 5 4 3

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

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

K J 10 7 6 2
K 8
10 6 5
9 2 Table 9
J 10 6
Q J 9 7 3
A 10 7 6
97959 97969
46364 =
Par NS +400 A 8 4
A 9 5 3 2
K 4 2
K J

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 755
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 705

372. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Zia Katz Rosenberg Stansby Sontag Martel Weichsel
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 3 2
A 6 4 2
10 2
10 9 7 3 Table A 10
10 8 7 3
9 8 6 5
A 4 2
89798 =
44635 =
Par NS +140 J 9 8 7 4
Q J 5
J
K Q 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 755
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 705

373. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

Q
A K 6 2
A 9 5 4 3
7 6 4 Table K 10 6 4 3 2
9
6 2
10 8 5 2
96A88 =
37354 =
Par NS +500 J 5
J 8 7 4 3
J 10
A K Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 768
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 705

374. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey Boyd Wolfson Robinson Silverman
1 1 NT 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8 7 4 2
8 5
6 2
7 6 4 Table 5
A J 9
Q 10 5 4 3
A Q J 2
98A88 98A87
35353 35354
Par NS +420 K 6 3
K 7 4
A K 9
K 9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 768
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 706

375. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Weichsel Kamil Sontag Katz Woolsey Jacobs Stewart
1 NT 1 NT
2 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 3
Q J 5 4 2
A 5
7 6 3 2 Table J 10 4
10 7 3
10 8 3
K J 9 5
8A7B7 =
22626 =
Par NS +620 Q 8 6
A 6
Q J 9 7 6
A Q 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 768
5-3 Major
4 S = +620
+12 718

376. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

10 9 3
K 2
Q J 5 2
9 8 7 4 Table J 7 6 5
J 7 6
A K 9 3
6 5
98A7A =
45363 =
Par NS +420 K Q 2
A Q 8 5 4
10 8 4
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 768
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
+1 719

377. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

J 8 7 4 2
K
10 7 3
J 10 8 4 Table K 6 3
J 10 8 2
A Q 6
9 6 5
98ABA =
34322 44323
Par NS +620 A
6 5 3
K J 4 2
A Q 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 768
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+1 720

378. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

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

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

10 9 7 5
8 6
J 5 3
A 10 8 7 Table 8 6 2
A 7 4
Q 10 9 4
Q J 9
87977 =
56466 =
Par NS +140 J 4 3
10 9 2
A K 6
K 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 778
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 720

379. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Baze Freeman Whitman Lesniewski Hamman Szymanowski Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 8
K J 8 6
A Q 10 8 2
3 Table 6 5
7 2
7 5 3
Q J 8 7 6 5
89856 99967
44476 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 3
A 5 4 3
K J 9
K 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 788
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 720

380. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Lair Szymanowski Schwartz Levin Whitman Weinstein Baze
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 2
J
10 9 8 6 2
Q J 3 2 Table J 8
K 7 5 4 3
K 4 3
A 9 5
89867 =
54476 =
Par NS +140 9 6 3
Q 9 8
Q J 5
K 10 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 788
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+11 731

381. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Hamman Burger Soloway Cayne
1 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 2
J 10 8
A 8 5 3
J 10 Table 5
K 9 5 3
9 7 6 4
Q 7 6 3
BB99A =
22442 21442
Par NS +460 10 4 3
A Q 7 6
K Q 10
A 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 799
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-11 731

382. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

E deals
N-S vul 9
A K 10 9 6
10 8 4
J 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Passell Martel Seamon Stansby Goldman Cayne Soloway Burger
3 3 NT 2 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5
J 5 3
K J 7 6 5 2
K Q 9 Table Q 10 8 7 6 2
8 4
3
10 7 5 3
B8B88 B9C9A
24143 =
Par NS +1430 A K J 4 3
Q 7 2
A Q 9
A 6

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 800
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 731

383. 1997 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 127

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

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

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

Q J 7 6 5 3 2
10 5 3
10 9
8 Table A 4
A 8
Q 5 3
Q J 9 5 3 2
A69A8 =
37335 =
Par NS +430 K 10 8
K Q J 6 4
6 4
A K 10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 810
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 731

384. 1997 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
WangX Rosenberg Fu Zia Soloway LiX Deutsch WangW
1 1
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

6 2
K J 8
K Q J 9 8
6 4 2 Table K Q 9
Q 9 5 4 2
10 3 2
10 9
99559 =
43773 =
Par NS +400 J 8 3
10 6
A 6
A K J 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 820
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 731

385. 1997 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 96

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Chemla Freeman Perron Mari Rodwell Levy Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

8 4
A 9 7 6 5 3
7 3 2
K 5 Table J 9 6
Q J 4
9 6 5
10 8 6 4
7B7BB CC8CC
00500 =
Par NS +990 A 5 2
K 10
K J 10 8
Q 9 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
+2 822
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
-2 731

386. 1997 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

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

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

9 8 7 6 5
Q 3
J 5 3
9 8 4 Table J 4
8 6 5
A K 9 8 2
6 3 2
B9B7B 89B7B
14151 =
Par NS +460 A 3 2
K J 10 9 2
10 7
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 823
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +450
-1 731

387. 1997 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

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

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

J 8 7 4
K 5 3
Q 6
Q 9 3 2 Table K 9 2
6 2
A 10 7 2
K J 10 4
97A96 =
45347 =
Par NS +620 A Q 5
J 8 4
K 8 4
8 7 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 835
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 731

388. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia WangW Rosenberg LiX Sun Stansby LiuC Martel
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 2
J 2
J 9 5 2
K Q J 5 Table 5 3
10 9 6 4
K Q 10 6
6 3 2
AAA68 =
33375 =
Par NS +430 Q J 6
Q 7 5 3
A 8 3
A 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 835
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 731

389. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Burgess Rosenberg Richman Zia Stansby Browne Martel Bagchi
2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 8
Q J 5 4
10 9 8 2
9 2 Table 10 7 5 3 2
10
Q J 5
K 10 8 5
97B9A =
36243 =
Par NS +650 K 9 4
9 6 2
A 7 6 4 3
6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 835
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 731

390. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 17

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

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

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

5
9 6 4
9 8 6 4 3
K 8 6 3 Table A 6 3 2
Q 8 2
Q 10 5
A 9 5
9A867 =
33375 =
Par NS +420 J 10 8
A J 10 3
A K 7
J 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 835
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 731

391. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Lesniewski Moss Szymanowski Baze Schafer Golias Fox
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 1 2 2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 3 4 Pass 4
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A Q 9 4 3
—
Q J 2
J 10 6 4 2 Table 10 8 7
Q 10 9 5 4
7 6 3
A 8
64775 64776
79667 =
Par NS -140 K J
K 7 2
A 9 8 5
Q 9 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+7 842
5-3 Major
4 × N -2 -500
-7 731

392. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Levin Pavlicek Weichsel Wolfson Jacobs Silverman Smith
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 6 5 3
A 6
J 7 3 2
8 6 Table K
9 8 5
Q 10 4
Q 10 9 7 4 3
BABA8 =
13135 =
Par NS +460 10 7
K 10 7 3 2
A K 9 6
J 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 842
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 733

393. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

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

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

9 2
6 5 3
J 7 5 2
8 5 3 2 Table J 10 5
A Q 10 9
A 9 4 3
J 6
AB98A =
22442 =
Par NS +650 A Q 7 6 4
K 8 7 2
6
A K 10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 842
5-3 Major
4 S +1 +650
+1 734

394. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 111

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

West North East South West North East South
Manoppo Levy Lasut Mouiel Bompis Karwur Mari Sakul
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 6
K 8 4
10 5 4 3
K J 10 Table 8 5
7 3
K 9 2
9 8 7 5 3 2
ABB97 =
32235 32245
Par NS +450 A K J
A Q J 6 2
A Q 7 6
A

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 843
5-3 Major
4 S = +420
-1 734

395. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul Q 8 7 4 3
7 2
K J 10
J 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Mari Sakul Bompis Levy Lasut Mouiel Manoppo
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9 5 2
K J 9 5 3
8 6 3
10 Table J
A 10 8
9 4 2
Q 9 7 6 5 4
89697 89698
53745 =
Par NS +140 A 10 6
Q 6 4
A Q 7 5
A K 8

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 843
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 737

396. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Soloway Sontag Hamman Schwartz Wolff
1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2
2 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

5
Q J 10 7 2
A K 10 7
9 8 7 Table 9 8 4 3
5 4
9 8 5 4
5 3 2
BB88B =
11551 =
Par NS +660 A Q 7 6 2
A 9
J 3
K Q 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 843
5-3 Major
4 N +2 +680
Tie 737

Data 9Z11 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-3 Major