Data 9Z12 Main

Notrump vs. 6-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 137 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 Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell WeinsteinH Woolsey Grabel Lee Nickell Glubok Katz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K J
9
J 6 3 2
A K Q 9 3 2 Table 8 6 3
J 10 6 5 3
10 8 7 5 4
—
DCA68 AA858
01265 00265
Par NS +2220 5 4
A Q 8 2
K Q 9
10 8 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 0
6-2 Major
4 N +2 +680
+2 2

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

10 4
10 8 7
Q 8 5
K 9 7 6 3 Table A Q J 7 5 2
9 6
K 7 2
A 10
85986 =
48456 =
Par NS +140 K 9 8 3
Q 2
10 6 4
Q J 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 10
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 2

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

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

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

Q 10 8
J 3
8 7 4
Q 7 5 3 2 Table A 6
10 4 2
K Q 10 9 6
A 6 4
AAA77 =
33366 =
Par NS +630 K 9 7 3 2
A 7
A J 5 2
10 9

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 10
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 3

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul —
A K Q 10 9 2
Q J 9 6
K Q 7

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

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

Q J 10 5 3 2
J 6 3
8 5
A 2 Table K 6
5 4
A 4 3 2
9 8 6 4 3
86BA9 =
37224 =
Par NS +650 A 9 8 7 4
8 7
K 10 7
J 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 10
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+13 16

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Cheek Smith Bertens Lair Robinson Gu Boyd
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 4
A J 5
Q 9 3 2
8 4 3 2 Table 9 7 5 3 2
10 6
K 6 4
9 6 5
A9B9A =
33243 23243
Par NS +450 A J 10 8
8 4
A J 8
A J 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 20
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 16

6. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz WeinsteinH Nickell Grabel Stansby Levin Bramley Weinstein
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

7 5 3
Q 9 7 5 2
10 2
8 5 4 Table 9 2
A 4 3
A 9 8 7 5
A 10 9
8A78A 8A77A
43653 =
Par NS +620 Q 6
J 10 8 6
K J 6 3
K J 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 20
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 17

7. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Hampson Martel Greco Moss Willenken Bathurst Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT 2
Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Rdbl 3 3
Pass 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

9 2
A 4 3
A 9 8 7 5
A 10 9 Table 7 5 3
Q 9 7 5 2
10 2
8 5 4
8A77A 8A78A
43653 =
Par NS +620 A K J 10 8 4
K
Q 4
Q 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-4 20
6-2 Major
4 × S = +790
+4 21

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

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

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

J 10 8 7 6
K 10 4
J
K Q 4 3 Table —
Q J 8 3
10 8 6 5 4
10 9 8 6
78675 88675
44657 34657
Par NS +120 3 2
6 5 2
Q 9 7 3 2
A J 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 30
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 21

9. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell AukenS Katz Welland Piekarek Rodwell Smirnov Meckstroth
1 NT 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
8 J 6 2 9 2 A 3
4 Q 2 3 3 J Q 2
7 J Q 2 A 9 5 8
9 2 A 3 6 5 4 K
3 8 10 9 2 3 A 6
A 5 4 K K Q
6 7 5 4 9 tricks claimed
7 tricks claimed

J 10 3
10 9 6
A Q 10 6
8 7 3 Table Q 6
A 7 5 4
7 5 4 3
Q 9 6
89879 99989
43453 =
Par NS +600 5 2
Q J 8 3
K J 8
A K 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 30
6-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 24

10. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz WeinsteinH Sontag Grabel Stewart Pszczola Woolsey Kwiecien
2 Pass 2 NT 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
3 Q 6 2 J 2 K 8
4 6 K A 3 Q 6 4
10 8 J A A 6 3 7
9 K 7 2 K 10 4 9
2 4 J Q Q J 9 2
11 tricks claimed 4 2 K A
11 tricks claimed

K 8 7 2
9 7
A J 9
K 10 5 3 Table J 6 5 3
J 10 6
6 5 3 2
J 6
A7B89 B7B99
26244 =
Par NS +660 A Q 9
4 3
K Q 10
A 9 7 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 30
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 24

11. 2013 BB Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Bathurst Zmudzinski Dwyer WolpertG Buras Kranyak Narkiewicz
Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Rdbl 1 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 9 7
8 2
6 5
K Q 8 6 3 Table Q 5 2
9 7 3
Q J 4 2
A J 2
66986 =
37337 57447
Par NS +140 K 6
A K Q J 6 4
A K 8 7
9

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 30
6-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
+3 27

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul J 5
Q
10 9 8 7 4
10 9 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Madala Gold Bocchi Lauria Townsend Versace Bakhshi
2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl 3 4 (AP)

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

3 2
J 10 8 7 4 2
A K J 6
7 Table 9 7 4
A 9 6 5
5 3 2
Q 8 6
9B48B =
21851 =
Par NS +650 A K Q 10 8 6
K 3
Q
A K J 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 30
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
+1 28

13. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 91

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

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

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

Q J 9 6 5
Q 5
10 9 4
Q 6 5 Table K 8 4
J 6 4
J 5 3 2
K 10 7
89B8A =
34143 =
Par NS +450 A 3
A 9
8 7 6
A J 9 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 30
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 39

14. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 91

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Helgemo Bakhshi Helness Nunes Forrester Fantoni Robson
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 9 6 5
Q 5
10 9 4
Q 6 5 Table K 8 4
J 6 4
J 5 3 2
K 10 7
89B8A =
34143 =
Par NS +450 A 3
A 9
8 7 6
A J 9 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 30
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 50

15. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 1

W deals
None vul Q 8 2
A Q 8 7 6 2
Q J
7 3

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Venkataraman Verhees Chokshi Balakrishnan Muller Tewari de Wijs
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 3 J
9 tricks won

J 7 5 3
9
10 9 8 3
K 8 4 2 Table K 9 6 4
J 5 4 3
A 2
A Q 10
75976 =
58467 68467
Par NS +100 A 10
K 10
K 7 6 5 4
J 9 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 30
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
+2 52

16. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Tobing Forrester Asbi Sakul Townsend Karwur Bakhshi
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 3 Dbl
Pass 3 NT Dbl AP 4 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 AP

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

8
Q J 9 7 4
A 5 3
9 7 3 2 Table K Q 9 3
5 2
K Q 9 8 6 2
8
78749 =
55694 =
Par NS -110 10 4
K 10 8 6
10 7
A Q J 10 4

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
Tie 30
6-2 Major
4 N -2 -200
Tie 52

17. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Narkiewicz Lauria Buras Jassem Sementa Mazurkiewicz Duboin
1 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7
K J 9 6 4 3
A J
10 6 2 Table 10 5 2
8 2
Q 8 7 4 3 2
8 3
BB87C =
12560 =
Par NS +1370 A K 8 6 4 3
A Q 10 5
6 5
4

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+3 33
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
-3 52

18. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
George Basiony Karwur Maci Syed Tobing Nonoo Asbi
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7
8 6 4
Q 8 4
9 7 6 5 2 Table Q 9 4
Q J 9 2
K 10 9
K Q 10
9A898 8A798
33535 =
Par NS +420 K 2
A 10 7 5 3
A 7 6
J 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 33
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 53

19. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

E deals
None vul A 10 8
J 9
A K 7 3
K 10 9 7

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

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

K Q J 9 2
4
J 5
A J 5 4 2 Table 7 4 3
Q 8 7 3
Q 10 8 2
8 3
86B97 =
46246 =
Par NS +450 6 5
A K 10 6 5 2
9 6 4
Q 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 33
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 55

20. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco
Pass 1 3 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 5 4 3 2
K 7
K 10 9 7 2
9 Table J
10 8 5
Q 6 5
A Q 8 6 4 2
B9B78 A9B78
11154 =
Par NS +660 A 6
Q J 9 6 4 2
3
K 10 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 34
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 55

21. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Moss Diamond Gitelman Grue Hampson Cheek Greco
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9 6
9 7 3
10 5 3
Q J 8 5 Table 7 4 3
10 2
A J 7 6 4
A 9 6
79A67 79967
33376 =
Par NS +420 K Q 8
A K Q J 6 5
K 9
K 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 34
6-2 Major
4 S = +420
+1 56

22. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

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

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

2
7 5 4 2
8 6 5 4
K 6 5 2 Table K 7 6 4
J 3
K 7 3 2
A 4 3
AAA89 =
32344 =
Par NS +430 J 10
Q 9 8
A Q 10 9
J 9 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 34
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 56

23. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

10 5 2
J 5 4
10 7
K J 8 6 5 Table Q 8
7 3 2
A J 8 5 2
Q 9 7
8BB97 =
22146 =
Par NS +650 J 6
A K Q 10 8
K Q 3
4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 34
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+13 69

24. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Glubok Rodwell Mahaffey Meckstroth Nickell Lev Katz Cohler
1 1 Pass 3 NT 1 1 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

Q 5 3
Q 7
A K 8 6 5
Q 10 7 Table 8 7 6 2
5 3 2
10 3
6 4 3 2
BBC9A BBCAA
11033 =
Par NS +980 A 10
K 4
Q J 9 7 4
A J 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
Tie 34
6-2 Major
4 N +3 +510
Tie 69

25. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals
Both vul A Q J 10 6 3
A 3
5 4
J 7 6

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

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

K 4 2
J 8
Q J 10 8 6 2
Q 8 Table 9 5
K 10 9 6 4 2
9 7
K 10 9
BB77B BB77A
22662 =
Par NS +660 8 7
Q 7 5
A K 3
A 5 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 34
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+1 70

26. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

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

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

8 7 5 4 2
6 2
J 9 6 5 2
6 Table 10 9 6
J 7 3
K 7 4
A K 7 5
A8A7B =
35252 =
Par NS +630 A Q J
K Q 10 8 5 4
A
Q J 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 35
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
-1 70

27. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

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

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

J 4 2
7 6 4
A J 10 4
7 4 2 Table 8 3
A Q J 9 8 2
7 5
A Q 6
89688 =
54754 =
Par NS +140 10 6
K 10 5 3
K 6 2
J 9 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 45
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 70

28. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

J 9 8 7
10
K Q 8 6 2
A J 10 Table A
K J 8 6 3
J 9 7 5 3
8 5
68537 =
737A3 =
Par NS -130 K 5
A Q 7
A 10
K Q 9 7 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 48
6-2 Major
4 S -2 -200
-3 70

29. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Helness Brink Helgemo Multon Muller Zimmermann de Wijs
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 5
10 6 2
K 5 4 3
K 4 3 2 Table K 6 4 3 2
J 3
Q J 6
Q J 7
B8B88 =
25244 =
Par NS +460 A 9 8 7
Q 8
A 10 7 2
10 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 49
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
-1 70

30. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

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

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

9 8
A Q 9 8
J 9 8
J 10 9 7 Table 10 6 2
7 2
A K 7 4 3
Q 8 5
89966 89967
44476 =
Par NS +140 J 4
K 6 5
Q 10 6 5 2
K 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 49
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
Tie 70

31. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

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

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

7 2
K 9 8 2
K 5 4
A J 9 2 Table Q 4 3
Q 10 5
Q 9 8 7
8 7 6
78666 78677
54666 =
Par NS +110 9 8
A 6 4
A 10 6
K Q 10 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 49
6-2 Major
4 S = +420
+10 80

32. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
AkerO Krochmalik Kokten Lavings Nagy Yilmaz Lilley Gur
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 4 2
10 7 6
9 7 6 3
10 3 Table 3
Q J 9 4 2
K Q 10
A Q J 9
AA678 99568
32745 =
Par NS +630 6 5
A K 8 5
A J 4 2
8 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 49
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 81

33. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Sbili Sementa Belkouch Duboin Versace Dahan Zaleski Hayet
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 4 AP

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

Q 7 5
10 8 7 6
10 9 3
A Q J Table 8 2
J 9 5
A 7 4
10 8 5 4 3
7A897 9A9A7
43436 33436
Par NS +420 J 6
A K 3 2
K 8 6 5 2
K 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 49
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 82

34. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 27

E deals
None vul K J 10 9 7 2
K J
K 2
A 10 2

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

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

Q 6 3
10 9 4
J 10 6
9 8 6 4 Table 5 4
Q 6 3 2
A 9 7 5
K Q 7
BBA99 ABA99
22344 =
Par NS +460 A 8
A 8 7 5
Q 8 4 3
J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 49
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 82

35. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

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

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

10 5
10 6 2
K 5 4 3
K 4 3 2 Table K 6 4 3 2
J 3
Q J 6
Q J 7
B8B88 =
25244 =
Par NS +460 A 9 8 7
Q 8
A 10 7 2
10 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 50
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
-1 82

36. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

E deals
N-S vul J 8 7 6 5 3
K
K 9 6 5
4 3

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

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

—
9 6
J 10 8 7 3
A Q 10 7 6 2 Table A Q 10 4 2
Q 10 8 3 2
—
9 8 5
67563 67572
7676A =
Par NS -130 K 9
A J 7 5 4
A Q 4 2
K J

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+12 62
6-2 Major
4 × N -3 -800
-12 82

37. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

E deals
None vul A J 8 7 4 3
10 9 5 4
3
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Weinstein YangD Levin Kamil Baseggio Fleisher Stark
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 5
A K
8 7
K 10 9 7 3 2 Table 9 2
Q J 8 7 6
J 10 9 6
6 4
99797 AA797
33535 =
Par NS +430 Q 6
3 2
A K Q 5 4 2
A J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 73
6-2 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 82

38. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

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

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

9 6
9 6 4 3
J 10 9 6 3
10 7 Table A 8 7
K 5 2
A Q 2
J 8 6 3
AB97A =
22353 =
Par NS +450 5 4
A J 10 8
K 7 4
Q 5 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 73
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 93

39. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul K Q J 9 5 3
A
Q 5
A 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Duboin Verhees Sementa Lauria Brink Versace Drijver
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6
Q 10 8 4 2
10 4
Q J 6 4 2 Table 10 7 4 2
9 7 3
A J 7 2
K 5
AB7A8 =
22625 =
Par NS +650 A 8
K J 6 5
K 9 8 6 3
10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 73
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+1 94

40. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunn Muller Hans de Wijs v.Prooijen Edgtton Verhees Gosney
2 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 2 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 9 7 4 3
6 4 2
10 6
Q 9 8 Table 10 5
A 10
K 8 5
K J 10 6 5 4
78BB5 78AB5
34228 =
Par NS +650 A K Q 6 2
Q 5
J 9 3 2
7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 73
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 94

41. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Imakura Duboin Ino Sementa Madala Furuta Bocchi Kaku
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 Pass 2 NT 2 4 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 7 5 3
10 5
A 6
Q 10 9 8 Table Q 9
9 8 4
10 9 7 3
K J 6 5
75974 =
47459 46459
Par NS +100 K 6 4 2
3 2
Q J 5 4 2
A 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 75
6-2 Major
4 S -2 -100
-2 94

42. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 6
A Q 10 8 3
K 7 4 2
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Saaid HerbstO Nabil HerbstI Barel El Ahmady Zack Sadek
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 8
K 9 7 6 2
J
K J 10 8 7 Table 9 5 3
J 5
A Q 10 9 8 5
6 4
9A777 9A787
33455 =
Par NS +620 A Q 10 7 4 2
4
6 3
A Q 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 87
6-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 94

43. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Brenner Kalita Branco Gawrys Narkiewicz Villas-Boas Buras Campos
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 5
7 3 2
Q 3 2
10 6 5 4 Table K 10 9 7 2
9 8
K 10 8 7
Q 8
A6A79 =
37353 =
Par NS +430 J 6 3
A 6
A 6 5 4
A 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 87
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 94

44. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 28

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

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

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

A 8 5
7 3 2
Q 3 2
10 6 5 4 Table K 10 9 7 2
9 8
K 10 8 7
Q 8
A6A79 =
37353 =
Par NS +430 J 6 3
A 6
A 6 5 4
A 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 87
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
Tie 94

45. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Teramoto Kamil Furuta Ino Levin Imakura Weinstein
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 5
7 3 2
Q 3 2
10 6 5 4 Table K 10 9 7 2
9 8
K 10 8 7
Q 8
A6A79 =
37353 =
Par NS +430 J 6 3
A 6
A 6 5 4
A 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 87
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 95

46. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Bocchi Martel Madala Duboin Levin Sementa Weinstein
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 3 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10
A K J 9 6 3
4
J 10 9 3 Table A 7 4
10 7 4
Q 7 6 5 2
K 5
6B4A8 =
72935 =
Par NS +650 6 2
Q 8 5 2
A 8
A Q 7 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-14 87
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+14 109

47. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

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

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

J 6 3
K Q 8 6 3
A 7
K 3 2 Table K 2
10 7
10 8 6 5 2
J 9 7 6
99788 =
33655 33555
Par NS +400 A Q 10 9 7 5
J 5 2
4 3
A 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 87
6-2 Major
4 S = +420
+1 110

48. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Chambers Woolsey Schermer Bramley Wildavsky Welland Doub
1 1 Dbl 2 1 1 Dbl Rdbl
2 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K
A 10 4 2
K 10 7 6 5
J 10 8 Table J 10 7 5 3
5
J 2
Q 6 5 4 2
98A86 98B87
35256 =
Par NS +450 A 9 8 2
J 9
A Q 3
K 9 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 97
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 110

49. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Pszczola Wooldridge Lev Seamon LallJ Cohler Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 6
Q 8
10 8 5 3
Q 9 8 5 Table A 9 8 5 4
10 7 5
9 2
A 6 2
87AA8 97AA8
36335 =
Par NS +620 K 10 7 3
J 3
A 7 4
K J 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 97
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 110

50. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

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

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

Q
4 3 2
7 6 3 2
A 8 7 5 2 Table A J 10 9 6 5 2
J 5
8
J 10 9
B6BB7 =
27116 27115
Par NS +660 K 8 4 3
10 9
A K Q 10 4
6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 97
6-2 Major
4 N +2 +680
Tie 110

51. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

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

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

10 9 7 6
10 8 3
Q 10 6
8 6 2 Table 8 3
A 2
A J 9 7 5
K J 9 4
9AB79 =
22263 =
Par NS +650 K Q 4 2
J 4
K 4 2
A Q 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 97
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 110

52. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Richter Garner Aker WeinsteinH Ekeblad Johnson Rubin Simson
2 Pass 2 NT 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
3 4 Q K Q K A 6
A 3 4 2 8 5 2 J
10 8 J 7 A 3 4 2
10 A 3 4 10 8 K 7
2 10 A K 2 7 6
11 tricks claimed J 3 A 9
Q Q 10 4
4 Q A 3
10 tricks claimed

Q 8 3
9 6
J 8 7 4
A 9 8 3 Table 7 2
8 5 4 3 2
A 6 5 2
Q 2
BBA9A =
21343 =
Par NS +460 A 10
A Q 10 7
K 9 3
K J 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 98
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
-1 110

53. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Silverstein Cohen Rosenthal Meyers WeinsteinH LevinJ Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 4 2
J 10 3
2
A 10 7 5 Table 6 3
8 2
J 10 9 8 5
Q 8 6 4
C9CA7 =
13134 =
Par NS +1440 A 9 8 5
Q 5
A K 6 4
K 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 98
6-2 Major
4 N +2 +680
Tie 110

54. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Weinstein Grue Levin Kamil Amoils Fleisher Delmonte
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A J 8 4 2
K 8
K 6
Q 9 6 2 Table 9 6 3
Q J 4
10 8 7 5 4
8 5
87A89 97A89
46354 =
Par NS +620 K Q 10 7
10 7
J 3
A K 7 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 98
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
+3 113

55. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

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

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

A Q 8 6 5
6 5
Q 7 4
9 8 2 Table 4 3 2
9 7 3
6 5 3 2
J 6 5
A9BAA AACBA
33023 =
Par NS +980 K J 10
A K
A K J
A K Q 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 98
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 113

56. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul K J 10 4 3 2
K 7 6 5
6 3
J

West North East South West North East South
Wold Rodwell Bates Meckstroth Hamman Brink Zia Drijver
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9
Q J 8 3
Q 7 5 2
10 9 6 4 Table A Q 6 5
10 9 4
K 10 9 4
8 5
9A769 =
43574 =
Par NS +620 8 7
A 2
A J 8
A K Q 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 98
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 114

57. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

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

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

J 9 6 4
Q 5 2
A 9 8 6
9 7 Table 8
J 10 3
10 7 3
A K J 6 5 3
79876 =
54457 =
Par NS +140 A 10
9 8 7 6
K Q 5 2
Q 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 98
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+12 126

58. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Zaleski Fantoni Faigenbaum Quantin Larsen Multon Meltzer
2 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP Dbl 4 Dbl AP

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

—
8 6 5 4 3
A J 8 5 2
A J 3 Table A Q 10 8 2
Q J 10
6 4 3
9 8
78668 =
65775 64664
Par NS +110 5 4
A K 7
K Q 10 9 7
K 5 2

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
+12 110
6-2 Major
4 × N -3 -800
-12 126

59. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

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

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

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

8 5
K Q 7 6
A 10 7 3
Q 7 2 Table 10 9 6
8 4
6 5 4 2
K 8 6 4
AAA79 =
22354 =
Par NS +630 A K Q 7 4 2
10 5
J 8
A 10 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 111
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
-1 126

60. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Morgan Zia Harris Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 7 4
A K 5 2
—
A 9 7 6 5 Table 8
Q 8 7 6 4
K 9 8 7 6
10 3
79487 7A487
63845 =
Par NS +620 K 5
J 10 9 3
A Q J 10 4 3
J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 111
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
Tie 126

61. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Jacobs Kranyak Beatty Wold LallH Jacobus LallJ
2 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 4
10 7
Q 9 2
K J 8 5 4 Table Q J 10 8
9 6 5
K J 8
Q 3 2
89BA7 =
33126 53126
Par NS +650 —
A K Q J 8 3
A 7 6
A 9 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 111
6-2 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 128

62. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Soulet Feldman Lebel Weichsel Bramley Mauberquez Demirev Hertz
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 7 2
8 7 6
K Q J 4
7 6 Table A Q 6
J 3
10 8 5 3
Q 10 5 3
B8C7A =
25162 =
Par NS +980 K 9 5
Q 5
A 6
A K J 9 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 111
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
+2 130

63. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Kolesnik Welland Etter Willenken Smith Jackson CohenB Sher
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 3
K 7 6
J 8 7 4
10 8 7 Table 5 4
A J 9 5 3
Q 9 5
K J 2
AA788 =
33653 =
Par NS +630 A 8
Q 10 2
A K 6
Q 9 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 111
6-2 Major
4 S +2 +680
+2 132

64. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

A K J 9 8
8
J 9 7 5
K 5 4 Table 7 5 2
9 7 6 2
A 10 4 3
9 2
75A5A 96B6A
17173 17171
Par NS +650 Q 10 6 4
A Q J 5 4 3
2
10 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 111
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 132

65. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

10 9 8 3
K 8
J 6 3
J 6 4 2 Table A K
6 4 2
A 9 7 5 4 2
9 3
AAB79 =
32264 32263
Par NS +650 7 4
Q 3
K Q 10 8
A K Q 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 111
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 132

66. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Stansby Nystrom Martel Levin Fallenius Weinstein Fredin
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

3
J 6 4
J 8 5 4
J 10 9 8 7 Table A 9 7 6
10 7 5 3
A 9 3
Q 4
BB988 =
22355 =
Par NS +660 8 2
A Q 8 2
K 10 6
A 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 111
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+1 133

67. 2009 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

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

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

Q
Q 9 6 5
J 8 7 5
K 9 7 5 Table 10 8 5 3
J 2
K Q 9
Q J 10 8
9A876 =
43457 =
Par NS +420 7 2
K 8 7 3
A 10 4 3
A 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 111
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 134

68. 2009 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 124

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Zia Sementa Hamman Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
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
2 7 J Q 7 5 Q A
8 4 Q 5 3 4 K 10
2 6 A 3 5 10 J 8
K 7 2 J 2 6 A 3
7 A 3 8 7 9 K 2
10 A 9 3 J 6 8 A
K 2 5 9 Q 2 4 3
3 4 K 10 7 Q 5
10 10 4 6 10 tricks claimed
9 6 6 7

A Q 10 9
Q 10
7 4 3
K 10 6 2 Table 8
9 8 7 6 4 2
J 6 5
J 9 4
BB7B8 =
12515 =
Par NS +460 7 5
K 5
A K 10 9 8
Q 8 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 112
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
-1 134

69. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Dubinin Hamman Gromov Khokhlov Rodwell Matushko Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 2
A 7
Q 5 4 3 2
Q J 9 Table 8 3
10 9 6 2
10 8 7
A K 5 4
8CA68 =
51365 =
Par NS +980 7 4
Q 8 3
A K
10 8 7 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 112
6-2 Major
4 S +2 +480
+2 136

70. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Elinescu Chokshi Wladow Venkataraman Satyanarayana Piekarek Nadar Smirnov
2 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 7 4 3 2
K 9
K 8
J 10 6 Table 5
7 6 5
J 10 4 3 2
Q 5 4 2
B9A89 =
23243 =
Par NS +660 A K 10
A 4
A Q 6 5
K 9 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 113
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
-1 136

71. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Drijver Zia Brink Bertens Meckstroth Bakkeren Rodwell
2 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
J 3 2 K 5 A 2 6
A 9 2 5 A 9 2 5
4 K 3 6 4 K 3 6
6 A 4 9 3 J 7 10
6 5 A 2 3 Q K 7
10 3 J 2 10 tricks claimed
J 7 5 4
Q 3 7 7
10
11 tricks claimed

9 8 7 4 3 2
K 9
K 8
J 10 6 Table 5
7 6 5
J 10 4 3 2
Q 5 4 2
B9A89 =
23243 =
Par NS +660 A K 10
A 4
A Q 6 5
K 9 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 114
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
-1 136

72. 2009 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 6 3 2
10 9 8 2
J 10
K

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Sontag Verhees Helness Larsen Ekeblad Meltzer Rubin
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 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
5 8 J K 4 10 J A
Q K A J K 5 2 3
10 3 5 7 A 2 10 3
J Q K 2 K 4 J 9
A 6 2 3 5 7 K Q
8 10 2 9 4 2 6 2
A K 4 2 8 Q 8 6
4 9 Q 6 3 8 3 9
Q 3 6 3 9 7 Q K

K 10 5 4
6 5 4
7 4 2
A 8 6 Table J
Q J 7 3
Q 9 3
Q J 9 7 4
8B887 8B897
42545 =
Par NS +650 Q 8
A K
A K 8 6 5
10 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 114
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
+12 148

73. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Meckstroth Ekeblad Rodwell Zia Rubin Hamman Granovetter
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 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
Q 4 2 8 K 4 5 A
3 6 10 A A 3 2 5
K A 2 3 J 9 7 K
K 7 5 4 10 K 2 5
9 5 J 6 Q 10
10 7 2 A 10 tricks claimed
2 5 Q 3
8 6 Q 5

Q J 6 3 2
10 9 3
K Q 9 3
A Table 10 4
K 5
J 10 5 2
9 7 6 5 3
97B5A =
15171 16181
Par NS +650 K 9 7
A Q J 8 6 4
A 8
K 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 114
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
+1 149

74. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

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

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

A 3
J 10 8 2
J 10 3 2
K 8 2 Table J 8 7 6
Q
K 4
10 9 7 5 4 3
AAA96 =
32236 32246
Par NS +430 K Q 10 9 4
7 3
A Q 5
A Q J

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 114
6-2 Major
4 N -2 -100
Tie 149

75. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Strul Robinson Becker Stansby Doub Martel Wildavsky
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 2
J 8 6
Q 10 7 6
A 4 3 Table 10 6 3
4 3
A J 5 2
J 7 6 2
9AA89 =
23253 =
Par NS +420 Q J 8
10 5
K 9 4 3
K Q 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 114
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 150

76. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Grue Rosenberg Cheek Levin Lev Weinstein Pszczola
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6 4
K 3
J 7 5 4 2
10 9 6 Table K J 9 7
8 7 6
A 8
K 8 7 2
BAB99 B9B98
23244 13244
Par NS +660 A 10 5 2
9 4
K 10 9 3
A 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-2 114
6-2 Major
4 N +2 +680
+2 152

77. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul A 10 8 6 3 2
7 4
A K J
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gerstman Lauria Sutherlin Feldman Fantoni Gerard Nunes
1 2 2 2 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q 5
K J 10 8 2
10 6 3 2
J 5 Table J 9 4
A 9 6
—
A Q 10 9 8 7 6
78393 77393
5484A =
Par NS -130 K 7
Q 5 3
Q 9 8 7 5 4
K 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 126
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 152

78. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Sementa Helgemo Duboin Fantoni Molberg Nunes Aa
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 7
Q 9 6
Q
10 8 7 6 4 3 Table 8 2
J 10 7 2
K 10 9 8
Q 5 2
69685 =
43657 =
Par NS +140 K J 9 6 5 3
8 3
J 5 3
A K

Notrump
3 NT S -5 -250
-5 126
6-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
+5 157

79. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul Q 9 7 5
9 7
K Q 9 5 2
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Helness Fantoni Helgemo Groetheim Sementa Tundal Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl Pass 1 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 1 4 (AP)

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

K 10 4 2
A J
A 8
K 9 5 4 2 Table 8 6 3
8 3 2
J 10 7 4
J 10 6
88A96 =
35337 35336
Par NS +620 A J
K Q 10 6 5 4
6 3
8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 126
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
+13 170

80. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller HackettJU Kirmse HackettJA Sandqvist Wladow Malinowski Elinescu
1 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
4 9 Q A Q A 10 3
3 6 A 2 10 8 3 Q
10 2 3 Q 8 9 Q A
3 J 5 K K A 4 2
3 Q A 8 3 J
2 K 5 9 11 tricks claimed
2 5 6 4
10 4 8 6
8 5 7 9
7 4 10 8

A Q 7
Q 9 6
Q
10 8 7 6 4 3 Table 8 2
J 10 7 2
K 10 9 8
Q 5 2
69685 =
43657 =
Par NS +140 K J 9 6 5 3
8 3
J 5 3
A K

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-12 126
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +450
+12 182

81. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

E deals
None vul 7 4
Q 9
K Q J 7 3
K 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Groetheim Fantoni Tundal Helgemo Versace Helness Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 6
10 5 4
10 9 6 4
A Q 6 Table 5 2
K J 8 6 3
A 8 5
10 8 2
99689 79689
32644 =
Par NS +400 A K Q 10 9 3
A 7 2
2
J 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 126
6-2 Major
4 S = +420
+11 193

82. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

S deals
E-W vul 7
Q 10 8 5 4 2
K Q 9 2
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Briciu Gold Ghigheci Ionita Malinowski Coldea Sandqvist
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 6 4 2
9 7
8 5 4
A J 7 4 Table A K 10 8 3
J 6 3
A 10 7
9 8
76A98 =
47335 =
Par NS +420 Q J 5
A K
J 6 3
K 10 6 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 127
6-2 Major
4 S = +420
-1 193

83. 2008 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Lauria El Ahmady Versace Nunes Levin Fantoni Weinstein
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 5
7 3 2
A K 5 4
K J 4 Table Q 10 3
10 5
J 7 6 3
Q 9 6 3
99956 =
43387 =
Par NS +300 8 7 2
A K Q J 8 4
Q 9
A 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 127
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
+1 194

84. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

S deals
None vul 10 2
K 7 3
9 3
K J 10 9 6 2

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

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

5
A J 9 8 4
10 8 6 4
8 5 4 Table K 7 6 4
Q 6 2
A K 7 5
7 3
A965A =
33773 34773
Par NS +430 A Q J 9 8 3
10 5
Q J 2
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
+3 130
6-2 Major
4 S = +420
-3 194

85. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Lev Freeman Pszczola Mahaffey Rodwell Seamon Meckstroth
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
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 2 4 Q 3 Q 7 6
3 2 A 7 K 2 3 A
K 6 4 9 4 3 5 2
Q 10 2 5 4 2 A 7
J 4 3 10 10 tricks claimed
8 8 5
9 tricks claimed

J 8 7 5
10 9 5 2
K 10
5 4 2 Table 10 9 4 3
7
A 9 8 4
A Q 10 6
97A87 =
34346 44356
Par NS +620 Q
4 3
Q 6 5 3 2
K J 9 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 130
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 195

86. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Strul Lo Becker SchwartzA Ao Martel WangJ Stansby
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 7 5
10 9 5 2
K 10
5 4 2 Table 10 9 4 3
7
A 9 8 4
A Q 10 6
97A87 =
34346 44356
Par NS +620 Q
4 3
Q 6 5 3 2
K J 9 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 130
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 196

87. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

S deals
N-S vul 7 5 3
A Q 6 5 4 2
9 5 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Bates Martens Sontag Jassem Skrzypczak Helgemo Gierulski Helness
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 8 2
7
Q 10 7
K 8 7 6 5 Table J 4
J 10 8 3
A 8 4
A 10 4 3
88A95 =
55348 =
Par NS +500 A K Q 6
K 9
K J 6
Q J 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-1 130
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+1 197

88. 2007 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

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

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

Q J 10 7
3
Q 8 7 2
J 10 7 4 Table A 9
10 8 7 5
J 10 9
Q 8 5 3
B9B76 =
23255 =
Par NS +660 K 6 5 3 2
A 9
6 5 4
A K 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 130
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 197

89. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 9

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

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

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

7 6 4
9 5 3
Q J 9 7 5
8 7 Table A J 10 9 2
A J
10 4 3
10 6 5
88A7B =
35362 =
Par NS +620 K 8 5 3
10 7
K 8
Q J 9 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 130
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+12 209

90. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

8 2
2
A Q J 9 5 2
9 7 5 4 Table J 7 6
A J 10 9 7
7 6 3
A 8
58738 58748
73694 =
Par NS -100 10 5
Q 8 6 4
K 10 4
Q J 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 130
6-2 Major
4 N -2 -100
+2 211

91. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Morgan Gitelman Harris Carmichael Stansby Gerstman Martel
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2 Dbl 4
2 Dbl 3 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 4 3 2
Q 10 6
5 4 3 2
6 2 Table 9
A J 5 3 2
K 8 6
Q J 10 3
8B699 8B689
32734 32744
Par NS +650 Q 10
K 9
A Q 10 9 7
K 9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 130
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+13 224

92. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

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

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

K Q J 9 5 4
10 9
Q 6 4 3
3 Table 3
K J 6
K 7
Q 10 9 8 7 6 4
76996 76986
47346 =
Par NS +140 10 7 2
A 3
A J 9 8 5
K J 5

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 130
6-2 Major
4 N -2 -100
Tie 224

93. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul A 10 8 7 5 4
K 6
A 8 2
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Harris Rubin Morgan Ekeblad Moss Gerstman Gitelman Carmichael
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 6
J 4 3 2
J 10 7
7 6 5 Table 9 3
A 9 8 5
9 5 4
Q J 9 8
BBABB BBACB
21212 =
Par NS +1370 K 2
Q 10 7
K Q 6 3
A K 10 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 130
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 224

94. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen O'Rourke Berkowitz Jacobus Grue Casen Cheek Krekorian
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K J 6
Q 9
7 6 5 3
10 5 4 2 Table Q 10 7 4 3
8 5 4
K Q 9
Q J
A8B9B =
25232 =
Par NS +650 9
A J 10 6 3 2
A J 2
8 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 142
6-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 224

95. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Seamon Hurd Cayne Levin Willenken Weinstein Baze
Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 8
4
K 8 7 6 5
9 6 5 4 Table K 9
K Q 6 3 2
10 4
10 8 7 2
9A998 =
32345 32445
Par NS +420 A 6
10 7 5
A Q J 9 3
K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 142
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 225

96. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Feldman Welland Bramley Sontag Stansby Bates Martel
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 8
4
K 8 7 6 5
9 6 5 4 Table K 9
K Q 6 3 2
10 4
10 8 7 2
9A998 =
32345 32445
Par NS +420 A 6
10 7 5
A Q J 9 3
K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 142
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 226

97. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Rosenberg Hampson Zia WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

5 4
9 8 6 5 3
A 9 5
J 8 2 Table J 7 6
K 10 2
Q 8 7 6
A K 10
9B788 =
32654 42655
Par NS +450 10 2
A Q
K J 10
Q 9 7 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 142
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 227

98. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Feldman Stansby Bramley Larsen Krekorian Meltzer Casen
Pass Pass Pass 1
3 3 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

3
Q J 8 7 6 3
J 10 5 4 2
Q Table Q 7 5 2
10 4
K Q 3
A 5 3 2
9A55B =
42771 =
Par NS +620 10 9
A K 9 2
7 6
K J 9 8 4

Notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+4 146
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
-4 227

99. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

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

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

K 9 7 3
10 7 3
6 5
Q 10 9 2 Table 2
4 2
A Q 10 9 8 4
8 6 5 4
CBC68 =
11165 11155
Par NS +1440 8 4
A K Q 8 6
K 3 2
A K J

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 146
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 227

100. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Levin Hamman Weinstein Zia Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
1
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 7
J 10 9 3
A 6 2
8 7 6 2 Table 10 6 4
Q 8 7 5
K 10 8
K J 3
AB79A =
32643 =
Par NS +450 A 3
K 6 4
Q 9 7 5 4 3
Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 146
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 227

101. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Nystrom Gawrys Bertheau Fredin Cohler Lindkvist Lair
1 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q J 3 A K
8 tricks won 10 tricks won

A 9 7 5
K Q J 3
Q J
9 3 2 Table J 10 4 2
7
K 10 7 5 3 2
8 4
75959 =
68373 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 6 3
10 2
A 9 4
A Q 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 146
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
+10 237

102. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

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

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

9 7
8 6 4
J 8 7
J 8 7 6 3 Table K 10 8
A 9 7 5
Q 9 5 3 2
5
AB87A AB879
32463 =
Par NS +450 5 2
K Q 3
A K 10
A K Q 9 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 146
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 239

103. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Eskes Katz v.Prooijen van Cleeff Zia Kroes Rosenberg
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
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
8 2 7 A 3 4 A 2
4 7 Q K 8 4 J K
Q 4 8 2 A 8 2 6
3 9 10 4 4 3
2 11 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

8
Q 10 9 7 2
A 10 8
9 7 6 3 Table K 9 7 6
5
Q J 6 3
10 5 4 2
ABA99 =
31343 =
Par NS +450 A 4
K 3
K 9 7 5 4
A Q J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 146
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 240

104. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K
A K 7 4 3 2
A 4
A Q 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Fu Balicki Zhao Hallberg Fallenius Deutsch Welland
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

4 3
Q 10 8 5
J 10 9 5 3
K 8 Table A 8 7 6 2
9
Q 8
10 7 5 3 2
9AA99 =
33344 =
Par NS +620 Q J 10 9 5
J 6
K 7 6 2
J 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 158
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 240

105. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 17

W deals
None vul A J 7
Q J 7 6 5 4
—
Q 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Verhees Duboin Jansma de Wijs Lauria Muller Versace
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2
2 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6
K 10 3 2
A Q 10 9 4
8 5 Table K 9 4 3 2
8
6 5 2
K J 6 4
66958 76958
66385 67385
Par NS +140 Q 8 5
A 9
K J 8 7 3
A 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 158
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
+2 242

106. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Lauria Sadek Versace Fantoni El Kourdy Nunes Dagher
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 6 4 3 2
K 2
J 9 5
K 10 9 Table J 10
9 7 6
Q 4 3
A 8 6 4 3
98A97 A8A97
35336 35236
Par NS +630 A Q 7
10 5
A 8 7 2
Q 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 158
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
Tie 242

107. 2005 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

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

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

8 3
A Q 9
A J 5
9 8 7 4 2 Table J 6 4
10 7 4
10 7 6 4 3 2
6
AA84A BB84B
21582 =
Par NS +460 K Q 10 9 5 2
K J 6
K 9
10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 158
6-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
+1 243

108. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Venkataraman Duboin Chokshi Nadar Nunes Satyanarayana Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
J 7 2
Q J 9 6
A 6 4 3 Table K 8 6 4 3
K 8
8 5 4 2
J 2
99B7A A9B7B
34262 =
Par NS +650 A
A 10 9 6 5 4
A K 10
9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 158
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 256

109. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Welland Mahaffey Fallenius Zia Cohler Rosenberg Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10
A 7 2
K 8 5 4 2
9 7 5 Table K 3 2
Q J 9 4 3
10 6
8 4 2
89679 9B689
32743 =
Par NS +450 8 5
K 8 6
A 3
A K Q J 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 168
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 256

110. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul K 9 7 5 3 2
Q 9
A J 10 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom MossM Bertheau Sementa Coren Kamil Eisenberg H-Welland
2 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10
K J 8 6 3 2
Q 5
7 5 3 Table J 6 4
—
K 9 6 4 2
K Q 9 6 2
9A986 9A886
43456 =
Par NS +420 A 8
A 10 7 5 4
8 7
A J 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 168
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
+1 257

111. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin v.Prooijen Bocchi Brink Schollaardt Fantoni Drijver Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 8 3
J 5
9 3
Q 9 6 3 2 Table K 9 6
A 8 4
8 7 4
J 8 7 4
A8BB6 =
15116 =
Par NS +650 A 7 5 2
10 7
A Q 6 5 2
K 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
Tie 168
6-2 Major
4 N +2 +680
Tie 257

112. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul A Q J 10 6 5
Q 4
A J 9
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Brink Dubinin v.Prooijen Verhees Khokhlov Jansma Rekunov
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Dbl 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 4 6 2 10 5 4
9 4 J A 13 tricks won
12 tricks won

7 4 2
9 5
Q 10 7
A K J 10 8 Table 9 3
J 8 7 3 2
8 6 5 4
4 3
AB9A8 BB9A9
00334 =
Par NS +460 K 8
A K 10 6
K 3 2
Q 9 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
-1 168
6-2 Major
4 N +3 +510
+1 258

113. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Khan Nunes Jafer Allana Lauria Fazli Versace

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

10 8
K J 2
A K 8 2
J 5 3 2 Table 9 6 2
10 9 7 4 3
J 10 6
10 8
9A678 BB67A
22653 =
Par NS +460 J 5
A 8 6
Q 9 7
A K Q 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 169
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
-1 258

114. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Zorlu Rekunov Assael Kolata Dubinin Atabey Gromov
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 3 3 3 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 6 4 2
J 10 8 2
K 10 8
8 Table A Q J 7
4
J 9 4
Q J 6 5 2
A4A98 A4A97
38335 =
Par NS +500 K 3
6 5
A Q 6 3
K 9 7 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 169
6-2 Major
4 N = +620
+12 270

115. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 8

S deals
None vul A 8 6
A K 10 9 8 3
A 2
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Knap Asbi Wasik Fractman Panelewen Carrasco Karwur
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 4
7 6 4
K 10 9 8 6
Q 7 Table Q 10 9 5 2
Q 2
J 5
J 9 3 2
A7B89 =
26242 =
Par NS +450 J 3
J 5
Q 7 4 3
A 10 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 169
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 270

116. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 8

S deals
None vul A 8 6
A K 10 9 8 3
A 2
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Beriashvili Jacob Abzianidze Mayer Crombie Goshadze Cornell Chechelashvili
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 4
7 6 4
K 10 9 8 6
Q 7 Table Q 10 9 5 2
Q 2
J 5
J 9 3 2
A7B89 =
26242 =
Par NS +450 J 3
J 5
Q 7 4 3
A 10 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 171
6-2 Major
4 N = +420
-2 270

117. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul A Q J 10 6 5
Q 4
A J 9
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Sun Duboin LiX Bocchi Lauria Zhuang Versace ShiM
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

7 4 2
9 5
Q 10 7
A K J 10 8 Table 9 3
J 8 7 3 2
8 6 5 4
4 3
AB9A8 BB9A9
00334 =
Par NS +460 K 8
A K 10 6
K 3 2
Q 9 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+1 172
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
-1 270

118. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

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

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

10 8
K J 2
A K 8 2
J 5 3 2 Table 9 6 2
10 9 7 4 3
J 10 6
10 8
9A678 BB67A
22653 =
Par NS +660 J 5
A 8 6
Q 9 7
A K Q 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+2 174
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
-2 270

119. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Bourgeois Nunes Grenie Gerin Bocchi Mathieu Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
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
10 7 3 2 10 7 J A
6 8 J 5 J 8 A 5
4 A 9 4 K 4 2 2
3 5 10 4 3 7 3 Q
8 J K A 3 5 J 4
K 3 Q 3 10 9 5 2
Q A 4 J K A 6 7
A 6 7 K 4 J K A

A 10 5 2
K 10 9 6
K 5
Q 8 2 Table J
Q J 4 3
9 8 6 4
9 7 5 4
9B7A9 =
42633 =
Par NS +450 K Q 9 7 6 3
A 5 2
Q 7 3
J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 174
6-2 Major
4 S = +420
+10 280

120. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 8

S deals
None vul A 8 6
A K 10 9 8 3
A 2
K 8

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

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

K 7 4
7 6 4
K 10 9 8 6
Q 7 Table Q 10 9 5 2
Q 2
J 5
J 9 3 2
A7B89 =
26242 =
Par NS +450 J 3
J 5
Q 7 4 3
A 10 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
-1 174
6-2 Major
4 N +2 +480
+1 281

121. 2003 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 91

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

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

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

7
10 9 8 4
J 10 8 5
A Q 9 4 Table J 10 8 5 3 2
7
A K 9 4
6 3
95837 95847
47395 =
Par NS +100 A K Q 4
Q 6
Q 7 6
K J 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 185
6-2 Major
4 S -2 -100
-11 281

122. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Versace Helness Lauria Duboin Groetheim Bocchi Aa
1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 7 6
A 2
9 8 5 4 2
10 8 Table 9
10 8 7 5 4 3
K Q 3
A Q 5
99679 89679
43663 =
Par NS +600 A 4
K J 9 6
10 7 6
K J 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 185
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
+5 286

123. 2003 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul J 10
Q J 9 8 5 3
Q 8 3
K 5

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

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

9 6 4 3
10 6 2
A J 6 2
8 4 Table A 8 7 5
K 4
K 5
9 7 6 3 2
A7998 =
35244 35344
Par NS +630 K Q 2
A 7
10 9 7 4
A Q J 10

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 185
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
Tie 286

124. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Nystrom Duboin Stromberg Fredin Versace Lindkvist Lauria
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 7 6
8 7 4 2
6 2
Q 9 8 Table 5 4 2
10
A 10 9 8 3
K J 7 6
98977 =
35355 =
Par NS +600 10 8 3
K 3
Q J 7 5 4
10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
-1 185
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
+1 287

125. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hallberg Kwiecien Wright HackettJU Balicki HackettJA Zmudzinski
1 1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K Q
10 3
A 8 2
K 9 6 5 4 3 Table J 10 7
K 9 5 4
10 9 5 3
8 2
79876 89877
53456 =
Par NS +140 9 8 6 5 3 2
2
Q J 4
A Q J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 185
6-2 Major
4 S -1 -50
Tie 287

126. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Christiansen Lauria Munksgaard Eriksson Duboin Nilsson Bocchi
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 5
Q J 7
10 9 6 4 2
8 4 2 Table J 10 9 8 3
9 6
Q J
K J 6 3
A8A89 A7A88
34354 24254
Par NS +630 K Q 4 2
5 4
K 8 7 3
9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 197
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 287

127. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Burger Berkowitz Brachman Cohen Schwartz Hampson Becker Greco
1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 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
2 J 3 4 10 A 8 4
J 5 2 Q K 5 6 2
9 K A 2 9 4 J 7
8 6 5 A A 5 6 3
K 4 K 7 7 9 K A
K 3 6 2 5 2 Q 7
9 4 10 7 10 tricks claimed
A 3 7 5
Q

9 8
7 2
Q 4 3
Q 10 9 7 5 2 Table A J 6 5 4
5 4 3
A 9 5
8 3
A8BA7 =
25236 24236
Par NS +650 7 2
A Q J 10 8 6
K 10 6 2
4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 198
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
-1 287

128. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul A J 10 8
9 8
K Q J 5
K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Robson Silverstein Shugart Willenken Fleisher Forrester RosenbergD Chemla
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 5 2
Q 4
10 9 6
10 5 4 3 Table Q 9 4
J 5 3
8 7 2
A Q 8 6
99AB8 99AA8
34324 =
Par NS +620 6 3
A K 10 7 6 2
A 4 3
J 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 198
6-2 Major
4 S = +620
Tie 287

129. 2001 Spingold Round of 128, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

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

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

A 6 3
A K J 6 3
J
K 6 3 2 Table 4 2
10 2
Q 10 9 5 4 3
10 7 5
79646 =
64787 =
Par NS +140 Q 5
9 8 7 4
A K 8 7 6
A 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 198
6-2 Major
4 S -1 -100
Tie 287

130. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul K Q 10 8 6 2
—
J 9 8 4
Q 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Meltzer Soloway Larsen Sontag Meckstroth Weichsel Rodwell
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 9 3
A 8 6 4
10 5 3
9 7 4 Table 7 5
Q J 9 3 2
A 7 6
J 5 3
7B7A9 7B7BA
42623 =
Par NS +650 J 4
K 10 7 5
K Q 2
A K 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 198
6-2 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 300

131. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Molson Weichsel Shenkin Sontag Stansby Ekeblad Martel Lipsitz
Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 7 4 3
A Q 7 5
J 4
9 5 Table K 9 5
3
K 7 5 2
J 10 4 3 2
76997 =
47346 47345
Par NS +140 A 8 2
8 4
Q 10 8 3
K Q 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+2 200
6-2 Major
4 S -3 -150
-2 300

132. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul K J 10 5 3 2
A 3
3
A 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Jassem Katz Tuszynski Kwiecien Cohen Pszczola Berkowitz
1 1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 8 7
K 6 2
A K 10 7
8 4 2 Table 6 4
J 7 5 4
9 4 2
Q J 9 5
AB889 AB899
32444 =
Par NS +450 A 9
Q 10 9 8
Q J 8 6 5
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-1 200
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+1 301

133. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul K J 10 5 3 2
A 3
3
A 10 7 3

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

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

Q 8 7
K 6 2
A K 10 7
8 4 2 Table 6 4
J 7 5 4
9 4 2
Q J 9 5
AB889 AB899
32444 =
Par NS +450 A 9
Q 10 9 8
Q J 8 6 5
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-2 200
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
+2 303

134. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Furunes Hallberg Helness Brogeland Liggins Saelensminde Callaghan
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

6 5 4
6
Q J 10 3
A J 10 8 3 Table Q J 7 3
10 7 4 2
A K
6 5 2
87975 87985
46458 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 8
Q 5
9 5 2
K Q 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 211
6-2 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 303

135. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

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

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

8 5 4 3
A 4 2
8 4
A K 9 4 Table A 10 6 2
9 7
10 9 2
7 6 3 2
86996 =
47447 =
Par NS +140 K Q
Q 6
A Q J 7 6 5 3
Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 221
6-2 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 303

136. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Levin Berkowitz Weinstein Rosenberg WeinsteinH Zia Garner
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 9 8
10 7 3 2
K 9 7 6 5
4 Table 10 7
K J 9 6
A 10 3
J 8 6 3
9A66A =
32762 =
Par NS +420 A 3
A Q
Q J 8 2
A 10 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
Tie 221
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +450
Tie 303

137. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Szymanowski Seamon Lesniewski Passell Burger Golias Cayne Baze
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 5 4
K 6 5 2
7
K Q 9 5 Table Q J 9 6 3
3
J 9 8 5 2
4 3
B6BBA B6CBA
26123 =
Par NS +1430 K 2
10 4
Q 4 3
A J 10 8 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 221
6-2 Major
4 N +1 +650
Tie 303

Data 9Z12 Main Top Notrump vs. 6-2 Major