Data 9Z14 Main

Notrump vs. 6-3 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 101 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 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

W deals
None vul J 4
10 9 8 6
A K 9 7 6 5
9

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Bramley Hurd Stansby Grabel LallJ WeinsteinH Kranyak
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 3 Dbl 5
Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8 7 3
J 4 3
8 4 2
7 6 3 Table K 6 5 2
A K Q 2
10
J 8 4 2
978BB =
05400 =
Par NS +400 A Q 9
7 5
Q J 3
A K Q 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+3 3
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-3 0

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Lee Rodwell Hamman Stansby Levin Bramley Weinstein
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 2 3 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 2 3
3 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A 8 5
10 9 8 5 3 2
A Q 9
2 Table K 9 6
Q J 6
8 7 5 4
K 9 8
78589 =
55854 =
Par NS +100 J 3 2
A K 7
6
Q J 7 6 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 3
6-3 Minor
5 S -2 -200
Tie 0

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 97

W deals
None vul J 4
10 9 8 6
A K 9 7 6 5
9

West North East South West North East South
Lair Martel Gu Fleisher Rosenberg Bertens Willenken Cheek
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 7 3
J 4 3
8 4 2
7 6 3 Table K 6 5 2
A K Q 2
10
J 8 4 2
978BB =
05400 =
Par NS +400 A Q 9
7 5
Q J 3
A K Q 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
+3 6
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-3 0

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Lynch Nunes Passell Balicki Helness Zmudzinski Helgemo
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 8 3
Q 8 6 5
K J 8 5
9 4 Table K J 7 6 5
10 3
A Q 6 4
10 7
9696B 9596B
37362 =
Par NS +600 2
A J 9 4
10 7
A K Q 8 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 18
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-12 0

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Berkowitz Nickell Sontag Pratap Weinstein GordonM Levin
Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K J 7 6 5
10 3
A Q 6 4
10 7 Table 9 8 3
Q 8 6 5
K J 8 5
9 4
9596B 9696B
37362 =
Par NS +600 A Q 10 4
K 7 2
9 3 2
J 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 18
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
Tie 0

6. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Noshy Multon Samir Zimmermann Fantoni Nabil Nunes Sadek
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 4 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 10
K 10 7 2
Q 5
A Q 10 7 3 Table J 7 4 3
Q 8 5
J 3
J 8 5 4
8A7B5 9A8B6
33527 =
Par NS +620 8 2
A J 9 4 3
9 8 6
K 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 19
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-1 0

7. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Takayama Zmudzinski Kaku Furuta Buras ChenD Narkiewicz
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 8 7 5
9 8 6
7
9 7 6 3 2 Table 9 6 4 3
A 7 4 2
8 5 3
Q J
BAAB9 =
22324 =
Par NS +460 K Q 10 2
Q 10 5
A J 2
A K 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 20
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
-1 0

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Brink Nunes Drijver v.Prooijen Helgemo Verhees Helness
1 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 8 7 5
9 8 6
7
9 7 6 3 2 Table 9 6 4 3
A 7 4 2
8 5 3
Q J
BAAB9 =
22324 =
Par NS +460 K Q 10 2
Q 10 5
A J 2
A K 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 22
6-3 Minor
5 S = +400
-2 0

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Karwur Smirnov George Tobing Gromoeller Asbi Rehder
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 3 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 10
K 10 7 2
Q 5
A Q 10 7 3 Table J 7 4 3
Q 8 5
J 3
J 8 5 4
8A7B5 9A8B6
33527 =
Par NS +620 8 2
A J 9 4 3
9 8 6
K 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 23
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-1 0

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Rohowsky Robson Fritsche Gromoeller Gold Rehder Bakhshi
1 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

A 8 7 5
9 8 6
7
9 7 6 3 2 Table 9 6 4 3
A 7 4 2
8 5 3
Q J
BAAB9 =
22324 =
Par NS +460 K Q 10 2
Q 10 5
A J 2
A K 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 24
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
-1 0

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria ShiZ Versace Ju ShiH Madala Lian Bocchi
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 5 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 7 5
9 8 6
7
9 7 6 3 2 Table 9 6 4 3
A 7 4 2
8 5 3
Q J
BAAB9 =
22324 =
Par NS +460 K Q 10 2
Q 10 5
A J 2
A K 8

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 26
6-3 Minor
5 S = +400
-2 0

12. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul 9 3 2
Q 8 6
K
A K Q 10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Spector Rosenberg Becker Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher
1 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 4 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

5
A K J 9 7 5
Q J 8 7 5
4 Table K Q 8 7 4
4 3
9 3 2
8 7 6
AA66A =
33773 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 6
10 2
A 10 6 4
J 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 36
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 0

13. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Hampson Robinson Greco Diamond Kaplan Platnick Lee
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 2 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

J 9 4
4 3
A Q J 9 6 5
8 3 Table A 10 7 5
Q 10 8 6 2
8 2
J 6
A998B =
24452 =
Par NS +430 K Q 8 6 3
A K J 5
3
10 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 37
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 0

14. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Zia Levin Martel Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

J 8 3 2
A 10 9 5
Q 5
Q 10 2 Table K Q 9 7
J 7 4
J 8
7 5 4 3
B89CB =
15411 =
Par NS +920 A 10 6 4
K 8 6 2
K 7 6
8 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 37
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
+1 1

15. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Milner Kamil LallH Wold Rosenberg Compton Willenken
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 9 8 4 3
K 10
J 4
A 6 3 2 Table 10
9 8 6 2
9 2
K J 10 9 8 4
769A4 779A4
55339 =
Par NS +140 A J 6 5
A J 7 4
A 7 5
Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 47
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 1

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

E deals
N-S vul J 10 7
A K 10 5 3
Q 2
9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Aker Cohler Simson Lev Passell Milgrim Jacobus Rigal
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 8 5 2
J 4
A J 8 7
7 3 2 Table Q 9 6 4 3
Q 9 6 2
10 5 4
Q
9587B =
48462 =
Par NS +500 K
8 7
K 9 6 3
A K J 10 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 59
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-12 1

17. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Steinberg Fu Korbel LiJ HuangS Fisher WangY Todd
1 NT 1
2 3 NT AP 1 2 3 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 3
K 10 7 4 3
4 3
K J Table J 6 4
8 6 5 2
Q J 9 2
4 2
D98BD DA8CD
03410 =
Par NS +1520 K 10 2
A 9
A K 10 7 6
10 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 61
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
-2 1

18. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Martel Brink Zia Rosenberg v.Prooijen Willenken Verhees
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP 3 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

J
J 10 7 6 5 4 3
A J 9
6 3 Table K 10 8 7 4 3 2
2
K 10 7
4 2
A569A =
28742 =
Par NS +630 A Q
A Q
Q 8 2
K Q 10 9 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 63
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-2 1

19. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul J 7 5
Q J
K 8 7
K 8 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Quantin Verhees Bompis v.Prooijen Brink Toffier Drijver Pilon
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Dbl 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 5
Dbl Rdbl AP

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

8 4
A 7 5 2
6 5 4
A 10 3 2 Table K Q 10 2
10 9 6 3
3
Q J 9 7
985A5 =
44827 =
Par NS +300 A 9 6 3
K 8 4
A Q J 10 9 2
—

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+12 75
6-3 Minor
5 ×× S -1 -200
-12 1

20. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Graversen Balicki BildeD Zmudzinski Buras Askgaard Narkiewicz Bjarnarson
1 NT 1
2 3 Pass 3 2 2 NT 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 7
K Q J 9 8 5
Q J
10 8 3 Table A Q 4 2
10 6 4
9 8 7 6 3
7
BA58C =
23741 =
Par NS +1370 K J
A 7 2
A K 10 5 4
J 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 76
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-1 1

21. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Palazzo Matushko Fornasari Khokhlov Dubinin Ravenna Gromov Lambardi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

J 10 6
K J 9 6 3
6 3
9 8 3 Table 8 7 4 3
A 2
10 9
A J 7 5 2
A99A8 =
34425 =
Par NS +630 A Q 5 2
8 4
J 8 2
K Q 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 88
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
-12 1

22. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Gusso Nunes Hantos Fantoni Helness Valdes Helgemo Pasquini
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 1
1 2 2 2 NT 1 2 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

J 8 6 2
A 10
J 5 2
10 9 5 2 Table A 9 7 4
Q 9 8 7
3
A Q 8 4
758A5 757A5
58538 =
Par NS +130 K Q 5 3
K J 5 4 2
8 7 6
3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+12 100
6-3 Minor
5 × N -2 -300
-12 1

23. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Pilon Muller Toffier Rombaut v.Prooijen Lorenzini Verhees
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q J 9 8 5
K
9 5 3
Q 9 7 6 Table 10 6 2
10 9 8 6 5 3
A
8 4 3
C89CA =
15412 =
Par NS +990 7 4
A J 4
10 4 2
A K J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 101
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 1

24. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Rombaut Muller Lorenzini Pilon v.Prooijen Toffier Verhees
2 Pass 3 NT 1 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 3 4 Dbl 5 (AP)

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

A J 10 3
8 7 5
J 8 5 4 3
7 Table Q 6 5 4 2
K J 6 2
2
K 9 6
858AB B58AB
28431 28531
Par NS +660 K 9 8
—
K Q 9 7
A J 10 8 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 102
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +620
-1 1

25. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Friedlander Nystrom Liran Upmark Bertheau Bareket Cullin Lengy
1 NT 1 NT
2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

10 7
K Q J 9 8 5
Q J
10 8 3 Table A Q 4 2
10 6 4
9 8 7 6 3
7
BA58C =
23741 =
Par NS +1370 K J
A 7 2
A K 10 5 4
J 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 102
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +620
Tie 1

26. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Toffier Campos Pilon Villas-Boas Branco Lorenzini BarbosaR Rombaut
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 10 6
K J 9 6 3
6 3
9 8 3 Table 8 7 4 3
A 2
10 9
A J 7 5 2
A99A8 =
34425 =
Par NS +630 A Q 5 2
8 4
J 8 2
K Q 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 104
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-2 1

27. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Kamil Nystrom Fleisher Zia Fallenius Martel Fredin
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 3 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 2
K 6 4 2
A K J 10 4
4 Table Q J 6 4
J 8 7 3
8 7
9 5 3
8766B =
35652 =
Par NS +600 A K 7 5
A Q 10 9
Q 9
A 10 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 104
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
+12 13

28. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein Katz Fantoni Nickell Nunes
1 1 1 NT 1 1 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 2 Dbl 2 3
3 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Dbl 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 6 5
A Q J 8 6 2
8 2
10 3 Table A K 7 3 2
9 7 4
5 3
Q 9 8
444AA =
58933 =
Par NS +130 J 9 8 4
K 10 5
10 6 4
K 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -5 -250
-5 104
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -50
+5 18

29. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Helgemo Cayne Helness Fantoni Versace Nunes Lauria
1 1
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

J 9 6 3 2
10 5 3 2
4 3
Q 6 Table A Q 7 4
A 9 8 6
A 2
J 3 2
767A9 =
57634 =
Par NS +130 K 10
Q J 7 4
K Q 9 8 7 6
4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 104
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -50
+2 20

30. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell LallJ Kranyak Katz WolpertG Nickell
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q J 8 2
K 10 7 4
Q J
6 4 3 Table 7 4 3
Q 9 3 2
A K 10 7 6
7
85449 =
47964 =
Par NS -140 A K 6
J 8 6 5
9 5 4
Q 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+15 119
6-3 Minor
5 × N -2 -500
-15 20

31. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul Q 8 4 3
K 7 6 4
J 8 3
10 8

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Diamond Garner Platnick Hampson Lee Greco Demirev
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl 3 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Rdbl 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 10 6 5 2
Q J 9 3 2
—
J 9 7 Table K J
10 8
10 9 7 5
K 6 5 3 2
A66B5 A66B6
36625 37625
Par NS +630 9 7
A 5
A K Q 6 4 2
A Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 119
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 20

32. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Jacobs Greco Beatty Bates Diamond Wold Platnick
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 1 3 2 3 3 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

8 7 5 4 3
K Q J 5
J 3
A 9 Table Q 9 2
10 8 7 2
9 5
K Q 4 2
955A8 =
47725 =
Par NS +500 6
A 4 3
A Q 8 7 6 4
10 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 132
6-3 Minor
5 N -2 -200
-13 20

33. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Ekeblad Bocchi Weichsel ClerkinD Sadek ClerkinJ El Ahmady
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 9 7 5
A 10 9 5 4
6
7 5 2 Table K 4 3
J 3 2
J 5 2
10 9 8 6
A87AA =
35633 =
Par NS +430 Q J 6 2
K Q 8 7
K 7 4
K 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 134
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-2 20

34. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Falk WolpertD Lusky Amoils BessisT Friedland Delmonte Dahl
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 5 3
A 8 6 4
Q 8
9 8 5 2 Table 8 6 4
Q J 5 3
4 2
J 10 7 4
AB9B9 =
32424 =
Par NS +450 K Q 10 9 7
K 10 7 2
10 7 5
3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 135
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 20

35. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Sementa Stansby Duboin Bocchi Levin Madala Weinstein
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 5 4 3
10 2
J 8 7 4 2
K 5 Table 7 6
A J 9 6 5
Q 6 5 3
10 3
CB97C =
12461 11461
Par NS +1440 J 9 8
K 8 7 4 3
K 10
9 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 136
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +620
-1 20

36. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

S deals
None vul K J 8 2
8 7
K 8 2
K 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Martel Wooldridge Stansby Hurd Bathurst Weinstein Zagorin Levin
1
1 Dbl 2 Dbl
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9 5
J 9 4 3 2
J
A Q 10 5 2 Table A 10 7 4
Q 10 5
10 7 5
J 7 4
9A6B6 =
23727 =
Par NS +420 Q 6 3
A K 6
A Q 9 6 4 3
3

Notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+4 140
6-3 Minor
5 S = +400
-4 20

37. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Imakura Weinstein Ino Teramoto Kamil Furuta Fleisher
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 2 NT Pass 3 1 2 Pass 2
3 3 NT AP 3 3 Dbl Pass
4 Pass Pass 5 (AP)

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

K J 9 7 4 3
A K Q 7 6
2
4 Table Q 5
10 8
J 9 7 6 5 4
9 8 5
A569B =
38642 =
Par NS +430 8 2
J 9 5 4 3
K Q 8
K Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 141
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 20

38. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Lauria Verhees Versace Sementa Muller Duboin de Wijs
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 1 2 3 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 5
J 10 9 8 5
K 10 3
A 10 4 Table 10 8 6 2
K Q 6 3
5
7 6 5 2
BA6B9 =
12713 11713
Par NS +660 Q J 9 7
A 7
Q 8 4
K Q J 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 141
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
+3 23

39. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Gosney Fallenius Edgtton Hans Upmark Nunn Cullin
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 2 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 5
10 8
J 9 7 6 5 4
9 8 5 Table K J 9 7 4 3
A K Q 7 6
2
4
A569B =
38642 =
Par NS +430 A 10 6
2
A 10 3
A J 10 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 142
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 23

40. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Goren Wolfson Donn Simson Ekeblad Johnson Rubin
1
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 9 4 2
6 3 2
2
Q 8 7 3 2 Table 8 7 6 3
8 5 4
A Q 3
J 5 4
B9BC9 =
23214 =
Par NS +1370 A K Q
A Q J
K 9 5
A K 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 143
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +620
-1 23

41. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

E deals
Both vul J 9 3
A J 8 7
9 6 5 4 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Multon Rodwell Quantin Bompis Hamman Pilon Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K 6 4 2
K Q 3
8
10 9 8 7 5 Table 10 8 7
9 5 2
Q J 10
K Q 6 2
98AA7 =
35336 =
Par NS +620 A Q 5
10 6 4
A K 7
A J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 155
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
-12 23

42. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Hampson Baseggio Greco Gitelman Jackson Moss Sher
3 Pass 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT 4 Dbl Pass 5 (AP)
Dbl AP

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

10 6
K 10 5 3
K 2
K Q 7 4 3 Table A Q J 8 5 4 2
9 7 6
J 5
2
968A9 =
47534 47524
Par NS +400 K 9 7
8
A 9 8 7 6 4
10 9 6

Notrump
3 NT× S +1 +650
+12 167
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -50
-12 23

43. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Gitelman WeinsteinJ Moss Diamond Kolesnik Platnick Etter
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 9 7 3
K 10 9
Q 9 4
9 8 7 Table K 8 4 2
Q 8 7 6 3
K 10 2
A
8658B 8668B
47732 =
Par NS +600 Q
A J 5 2
6 3
K Q 10 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 168
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-1 23

44. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Harris Mohan Morgan Gerstman BlanchardS Landen BlanchardB
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 2
2 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

J 8 2
10 8 6
A Q 10 3
K 8 3 Table Q 10 9 7 5
J 5 4 3 2
K 7
7
76689 =
57653 =
Par NS +110 A K 6 3
A K Q
8 5 2
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-3 168
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
+3 26

45. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 18

E deals
N-S vul Q 8 7
2
Q 9 7 6 5 4
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Hou Fu ShiM Zhao Pszczola WangW Lev Zhuang
Pass 1 2 Dbl
2 Pass Pass Dbl 3 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

K J 10 9 5 2
Q J 6
10 8
J 3 Table 6
K 10 9 8 7
3 2
A 10 8 5 2
875A7 875B7
46725 =
Par NS +600 A 4 3
A 5 4 3
A K J
K 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 168
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
Tie 26

46. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Kamil Platnick Fleisher Levin Greco Weinstein Hampson
1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Dbl 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

10 4 3
K 7 6 4
A K Q 6 3
9 Table 9 7 6 2
J 5
9 8 5 2
Q 5 3
88A5B 88A6B
24272 25272
Par NS +620 K Q 5
A Q 9 2
J 10 4
A 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 170
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-2 26

47. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Katz Bertens Nickell Rodwell Drijver Meckstroth Brink
1 3 3 NT 1 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 3 3 4 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 6 2
A Q 6 5 3
K 6
8 7 2 Table Q 9 4
2
8 5
K Q 10 9 5 4 3
BA9A6 BB9B7
22426 21326
Par NS +660 A J 8 3
K J 4
9 4 2
A J 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 182
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
-12 26

48. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov Duboin Versace Stefanov Lauria Aronov
1 2
1 1 Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 5
A 9 3
K J 9 7 5 3
K Table 10 7 6 2
Q 6 5 2
8 6
Q 6 2
A987B =
34562 34552
Par NS +630 8
J 7
A Q 10 4
A J 9 8 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 184
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-2 26

49. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson de Knijff Greco Wrang Nystrom Platnick Bertheau Diamond
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 4
J 10 9 5 4
8 3
K 8 2 Table 10 7 6
7 3
J 10 9 6 5 4 2
5
A986A A987A
33563 =
Par NS +630 J 9 8 5
A Q 8
A K Q
A 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 196
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-12 26

50. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

S deals
Both vul Q 8 7 4 3
3
K Q 10 6 3 2
8

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Nickell v.Prooijen Katz Verhees
1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A K J
K 8 7 5
7
K Q 6 5 4 Table 10 9 6 2
9 6 4
8 5 4
J 7 2
989C7 =
35216 =
Par NS +1370 5
A Q J 10 2
A J 9
A 10 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 196
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
Tie 26

51. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 88

S deals
None vul A K J 10 3
10 2
J 3 2
K J 2

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Rodwell Weichsel Meckstroth Hamman Granovetter Zia Rubin
2 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

9 7 4
9 4
A K 10 7 4
10 8 4 Table Q 6 5 2
J 7 6 5 3
Q 6 5
Q
8897B =
14460 =
Par NS +400 8
A K Q 8
9 8
A 9 7 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 196
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
+10 36

52. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Welland Boyd Willenken WeinsteinH Wildavsky Garner Doub
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

J 2
Q J 9 8
Q 9 2
10 6 4 2 Table 10 8 7 5 3
A 6 4 2
10 8 5 3
—
C979C =
14531 =
Par NS +1440 K Q 9 6 4
K 7 5
J 6
K 9 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+3 199
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-3 36

53. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers CohenB Schermer Smith Willenken Sontag Welland Bates
1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 7 6 4 3
K 10 8 7 4
J
J 8 Table J 10
Q J 6 5
K 9 7
K 10 5 4
885B9 =
35823 =
Par NS +400 A Q 8
A 9 2
A 6 2
A 9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 199
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -50
Tie 36

54. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Prahin Meltzer Heitzman Larsen Chambers Rowntree Schermer Walker
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl 3 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A K Q 5
K 9 6 4 3 2
8 3
3 Table J 8 7 2
Q J 10
J 9 4
Q 8 7
964CC =
17710 =
Par NS +1370 6
A 8 7
Q 7 5
A K J 10 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+3 202
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-3 36

55. 2009 USBC Round of 64 B, Seg 4, Bd 51

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Adams Pszczola Cole Ao Rosenberg WangJ Cohler
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 8 6 4
Q 8 5 3
7 6 4
Q 2 Table A J 3 2
10 9
J 10 9 5 3
5 3
97A7B =
16351 16350
Par NS +420 Q 7
K 7 6 4 2
A Q 8
J 9 6

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 202
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
+1 37

56. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller HackettJA Kirmse HackettJU Gold Smirnov Townsend Piekarek
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

8 7 5
J 3 2
3
K J 9 7 5 2 Table A K 10 4
10 8 6
K 7 6
10 8 6
789B5 78AB6
34326 =
Par NS +620 9
A 5 4
Q J 10 8 5 4
A Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 204
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-2 37

57. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Helgemo Versace Helness Tundal Nunes Groetheim Fantoni
1 2
2 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

8 7 5
J 3 2
3
K J 9 7 5 2 Table A K 10 4
10 8 6
K 7 6
10 8 6
789B5 78AB6
34326 =
Par NS +620 9
A 5 4
Q J 10 8 5 4
A Q 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 204
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +620
Tie 37

58. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Elinescu Townsend Wladow Piekarek Malinowski Smirnov Sandqvist
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K Q 9 8
10 8 5 2
6 2
J 10 8 Table J 10 6 4 3
A K 7 6
7 5 3
7
B56CC =
17710 =
Par NS +920 A
J 9 4 3
A K Q 8 4
K Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 204
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +420
Tie 37

59. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25

W deals
N-S vul K 9 7 6
K 6 3
J 10 7 5 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Ferguson Casen Hollman Schwartz Fallenius Buras Fredin Narkiewicz
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 3 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 3
Q J 10 8 2
K 9 4
Q 4 3 Table A 10 5 2
7
6
K J 10 9 6 5 2
687A4 688A4
45538 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 4
A 9 5 4
A Q 8
A 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 204
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
+5 42

60. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K Q 5
4
A Q 10 9 5 3
7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Mahaffey Nickell Seamon Pszczola Hamman Lev Compton
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 3
K Q 10 9
K 8 6 4
8 5 Table A 7 6 2
J 8 6 3 2
7 2
A 10
776AB =
55732 =
Par NS +400 10 9 4
A 7 5
J
K Q J 9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 204
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -50
+2 44

61. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Zia Spector Grue Levin Cheek Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 8 2
7 3
9 7 2
A 9 8 4 3 Table A 10 6 5
K J 8 6
10
Q 10 6 5
889B5 889A5
33427 33428
Par NS +400 7 4
A 10 9 5 2
Q 8 3
K J 7

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 204
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
+10 54

62. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel Strul Nickell Becker Freeman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

10 9 6 3
J 10 5 4
J 8 6 2
A Table K J 8 7
K Q 7
—
10 9 8 5 4 3
94695 94595
39627 =
Par NS +100 Q 2
8 2
K 10 9 7 5 3
K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+16 220
6-3 Minor
5 × S -3 -800
-16 54

63. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Nystrom Nunes Bertheau Fu Lauria Zhao Versace
1 2
1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A Q 8
Q J 10 7 4 3
A 7 3
6 Table 9 7 4
8 5 2
10
Q J 10 9 8 7
974A6 =
45737 =
Par NS +500 K 10 6 2
A K 6
K J 5
A 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+15 235
6-3 Minor
5 × S -2 -500
-15 54

64. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Greco Zmudzinski Hampson O'Rourke H-Welland Jacobus Sementa
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 1 2 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 6
Q J 10 9 8 5
J 6
Q 10 7 Table Q J 10 5 4 3
2
Q 9
9 5 4 2
C79DA =
16401 =
Par NS +1440 A 9
A K 7 6
A K 10 8 7 3
3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 237
6-3 Minor
5 S +2 +440
-2 54

65. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul Q 9 6
Q J 4
K J 4
K Q 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland O'Rourke Fallenius Jacobus Bocchi Sementa Duboin H-Welland
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 10 3
3 2
9 3
9 7 6 5 4 Table 8 7 4
A 8 7 6
7 2
A J 8 2
A9AB6 A8AB6
34326 =
Par NS +430 A 5 2
K 10 9 5
A Q 10 8 6 5
—

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 237
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +420
+1 55

66. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Roman Compton Fout CohenS ClerkinJ Rengstorff ClerkinD Ehlers
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

J 9 5
J 9 6 3 2
K J 6
9 7 Table K 10 6 3
8 7
A 10 8 7 3
4 2
8775B =
36662 =
Par NS +400 Q
A K Q
5 4 2
A K J 10 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 237
6-3 Minor
5 S = +400
+10 65

67. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

S deals
E-W vul A Q 10 8
A J 8 4 3
Q
J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Greco Larsen Hampson Rubin Sontag Ekeblad Bates
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 6 5
K 9 2
K 10 8 7 3
Q 2 Table J 4 2
10 7 6 5
J 9 6 4
K 5
8B87C =
32551 =
Par NS +920 9 7 3
Q
A 5 2
A 9 7 6 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 237
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
Tie 65

68. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Lauria Hamman Versace Cayne Nickell Seamon Freeman
1 NT Pass 1 2
2 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 5 AP

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

10 7 6 5 4 2
10 9
8 5
Q 10 2 Table K 9 3
K Q J 8 5
A 3
J 9 6
867BA =
36613 =
Par NS +400 A Q
4 3
10 9 4
A 8 7 5 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 238
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 65

69. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Meckstroth Lauria Rodwell Soloway Fantoni Hamman Nunes
3 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

A J 6 5 2
J 10 7 4
A 5 2
8 Table 9 3
9 8 6 3
9 6 4 3
K J 7
797AB 998AB
24422 44522
Par NS +400 K Q 10
A K 5 2
—
A Q 9 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 239
6-3 Minor
5 S = +400
-1 65

70. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
GaviardD Levin EisenbergE Weinstein Stansby Sussel Martel Soulet
3 Dbl 3 NT Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Pass 3 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 10 9
6 4
K 10 5 3 2
Q 7 6 Table K 8 6 3
K J 10 8
A J 9 4
5
8894A =
35372 =
Par NS +140 A Q 7 5 4
A Q 9
Q 8
9 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 239
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
Tie 65

71. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Mooney Rubin Monsegur Palazzo Moss Fornasari Gitelman
Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 Q 3 4
K A 2 9
12 tricks won

8 7 5
K 10 9 5
10 9
Q 6 4 3 Table 9 6 3 2
J 8 6 3 2
A 7
K 2
8A6BB BB7CB
22612 =
Par NS +1370 K 10
A 4
5 3 2
A 10 9 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+3 242
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-3 65

72. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Nystrom Fantoni Bertheau Fredin Versace Lindkvist Lauria
1 Pass 1 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

5 3
9 8 6 5 2
J 8 7 6 4
A Table A 10 9 7 6
J 3
Q 9 5
Q 10 4
9887A =
44563 =
Par NS +600 K J 4 2
10 4
A K 3 2
9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 254
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
-12 65

73. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
BrancoP Hampson Branco Greco Moss Villas-Boas Gitelman Chagas
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

7 5 2
7
K J 9 8 3 2
K 9 4 Table J 9 8 6 4
Q 6 5 3 2
A 6
8
8796A 8797A
46462 =
Par NS +140 A K 3
J 8 4
Q 10 7 5
A 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 266
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
-12 65

74. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 6
Q 5
A Q 8 7
A K 10 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Versace Lindkvist Lauria Fredin Nystrom Fantoni Bertheau Nunes
1 2 Dbl 3 1 2 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 9
K J 10 9 4 2
K 5 2
8 4 Table A J 7 5 4 3
7 3
10 4 3
Q 5
A76AA =
35632 =
Par NS +430 Q 10 8 2
A 8 6
J 9 6
J 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 276
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 65

75. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A J 8 6
Q 6 2
10 7 3
Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Ekeblad Jacobs Rubin Moss Lauria Gitelman Versace
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 Dbl 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 9 7 5 4
10 7 3
A 8 6
6 3 Table Q 3 2
A 5 4
Q J 5 4 2
K 4
88A7A =
35362 35363
Par NS +420 K
K J 9 8
K 9
A J 10 9 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 286
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -50
-10 65

76. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul A J 8 6
Q 6 2
10 7 3
Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Krekorian Wooldridge Casen Robison Carmichael Onstott WhiteM
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 5
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 7 5 4
10 7 3
A 8 6
6 3 Table Q 3 2
A 5 4
Q J 5 4 2
K 4
88A7A =
35362 35363
Par NS +420 K
K J 9 8
K 9
A J 10 9 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 286
6-3 Minor
5 S = +400
+10 75

77. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Moss Hurd Gitelman Hampson WhiteM Greco Carmichael
1 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 6 5 3
Q 10 8 4
K 8
J 9 4 Table A K 9 8
J 6 2
7 4
Q 6 5 3
A78B8 =
25425 =
Par NS +430 J 2
A K 7 5 3
10 6 3
A K 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 287
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 75

78. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

E deals
Both vul A J
J 9 2
A K J 8 4 2
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Khan Nunes Jafer Allana Lauria Fazli Versace
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Dbl 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K
11 tricks won

10 7 6
Q 10 8 7
3
A J 10 5 3 Table K Q 5 2
6 5 3
10 6 5
7 6 4
A78A6 =
35537 =
Par NS +630 9 8 4 3
A K 4
Q 9 7
K Q 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 289
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-2 75

79. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul —
J 10 9 4
Q 5 4
A K 8 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Assael Dubinin Zorlu Atabey Khven Kolata Matushko
1 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A J 10 4 2
6 5 3 2
7 2
J 10 Table 9 8 6 5 3
K 7
K J 10 6
Q 2
C6CAC B6BAC
17131 =
Par NS +990 K Q 7
A Q 8
A 9 8 3
9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 290
6-3 Minor
5 N +2 +440
-1 75

80. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Verhees Dubinin Jansma v.Prooijen Khven Brink Matushko
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q J 3
9 6 4
Q J 7 3
10 9 6 Table A 6 5 4 2
J 10 2
A 10 4 2
5
B6B7B =
26161 =
Par NS +460 K 7
8 3
K 6 5
A K 8 7 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 292
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +420
-2 75

81. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Shoaib HackettJA Hadi HackettJU Townsend Fazli Gold Allana
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 2 3 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass 5 AP

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

Q 4 2
K J 5 2
Q 6
K Q 8 6 Table K 9 6 5
9 8 6 4 3
8 5
J 7
976B8 =
35724 =
Par NS +600 A J
Q 10 7
A 10 2
A 9 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 292
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
+12 87

82. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Piekarek Furunes Gotard Wladow Saelensminde Elinescu Brogeland
1 1 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

10 5 3 2
8 6 3
J 10 7 3
10 4 Table K J 6
A Q 5
K 9 6 4 2
9 8
A9B7B =
24252 24262
Par NS +650 A Q 8 7 4
J 10
A Q 8
7 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 293
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-1 87

83. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

E deals
None vul K Q
A J 10 2
A
K Q 9 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Hamman WeinsteinH Soloway Garner
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

J 10 9 6 3 2
3
9 5 2
A 8 3 Table 7 5 4
Q 9 7 6 4
K Q 4 3
10
A598C =
18441 =
Par NS +800 A 8
K 8 5
J 10 8 7 6
J 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 294
6-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
-1 87

84. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Dbl 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 6 5 4 3
8 6
Q 9 7 5
6 4 Table A J 10 7
J 10 5 4
J 8 3
10 9
8697B =
27452 =
Par NS +600 9 8 2
K 9 3 2
A K 2
A K 7

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 294
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +620
+12 99

85. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Saelensminde Lauria Brogeland Helgemo Fantoni Helness Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A Q 6 2
A 9 5
9 3
10 6 5 2 Table J 10 8 7
K 8 7 2
Q 4
Q J 9
75696 =
57737 =
Par NS +110 K 9 5
J 6
A K 5
K 8 7 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 307
6-3 Minor
5 × N -1 -200
-13 99

86. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals
Both vul Q 5 3
J 7 6 2
A Q J 8 4 2
—

West North East South West North East South
ChiuW Freeman YangH Nickell Meckstroth Yen Rodwell WuS
1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 10 6
K Q 5 3
10 6
10 8 7 2 Table K J 8 7
9 4
9 7
9 6 5 4 3
978A7 =
25326 25316
Par NS +600 9 4 2
A 10 8
K 5 3
A K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+13 320
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-13 99

87. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Burgess Jassem Bach
Pass 2 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass 5 (AP)

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

5 4 3
J 7 5
A Q 6 3 2
5 3 Table J 9 2
K Q 8 2
10 8 7 4
9 4
BC87C =
11561 =
Par NS +1430 K Q 6
9 4
J 5
A K J 10 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 322
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +620
-2 99

88. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Balicki Weichsel Zmudzinski Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 2
Q J 7 6 2
Q 8 4
A 6 3 Table Q J 6 5 3
K 9 5 4
K
J 10 9
776AA =
65723 66723
Par NS +130 A 10 9 7 4
—
J 9 7
K Q 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 322
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
+11 110

89. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Zia Stansby Rosenberg Martel
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 7 3
K Q 8
10 9 8 7 4
8 3 Table J 9 6 4
A 10 7 6 3
Q 5
Q J
8878B =
14641 =
Par NS +600 K 8 5 2
5 4 2
A K 3
A 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+13 335
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
-13 110

90. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Garner Becker WeinsteinH Welland Cohen Fallenius Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A J 8 7
Q 9 5 3
8 7 4
9 2 Table K 10 6 4 2
J 4 2
K J 9
10 3
8568A =
47643 =
Par NS +130 Q 9 3
K 10 8 7
6 5 3
K 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 335
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -50
Tie 110

91. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

N deals
None vul 6
A K J 7 4
J 5 4
A 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey Ekeblad Molson Boyd Shenkin Robinson
2 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 4 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K Q 8 7 5
10 9 5
10 6
Q J 6 Table 9 4 3 2
Q 6 3 2
Q 8
K 8 3
A7ADA A7ADB
15102 =
Par NS +1440 A J 10
8
A K 9 7 3 2
10 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 335
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +420
Tie 110

92. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hamman Martel Soloway Nickell Sontag Freeman Weichsel
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

10 2
A K 6
Q J 9 6 4 3
5 2 Table A Q 9 4
Q 10 9 7
8 7 2
4 3
8875A =
55673 =
Par NS +130 K J 5 3
5 3
A K 10 5
J 9 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 335
6-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
+3 113

93. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Armannsson Maas Jorgensen Ramondt de Boer JonssonT Muller Thorvaldsson
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 10 3
K 10 6 4 2
K 10 9 5
5 Table 8 5 4
9 8 7
A J 8 2
7 6 3
9A66B =
33760 =
Par NS +420 A K 9 7 6 2
Q J
7 3
Q J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 336
6-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 113

94. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Sakul Branco Karwur Lasut Villas-Boas Manoppo Campos
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

5 3 2
10 9 7 5 4
K Q 5 2
J Table K Q J 4
A 3
10 6 4 3
Q 10 9
7775A =
56672 =
Par NS +130 —
Q J 8 6 2
A 9
A K 8 7 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 336
6-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
+5 118

95. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Labaere Hallberg Carcassonne v.Middelem Fawcett Engel Liggins
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 3 K 4
10 tricks won 12 tricks won

8 5 4
9 8 7
A J 8 2
7 6 3 Table Q 10 3
K 10 6 4 2
K 10 9 5
5
9A66B =
33760 =
Par NS +420 J
A 5 3
Q 6 4
A K 10 9 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 336
6-3 Minor
5 S +1 +420
Tie 118

96. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul Q 9 8 7
A 2
J 9 7
K 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Campos Lasut Villas-Boas Manoppo Karwur Chagas Sakul Branco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 5 (AP)

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

6 5 3 2
K J 8 7 3
8 3
A Q Table K J 10 4
Q 6
6 2
10 7 5 3 2
957B7 =
47525 =
Par NS +600 A
10 9 5 4
A K Q 10 5 4
J 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 338
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-2 118

97. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 78

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

West North East South West North East South
Mello Helgemo Janz Austberg Helness Branco Furunes Chagas
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) 2 3 3 3
Pass 5 AP

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

K 10 8
Q J 10 8 3
2
Q 10 6 3 Table Q 6 3
K 9 7 6
8 5 4
A 8 7
894A6 =
44936 =
Par NS +100 A 7 4
A 4 2
9 7 6
J 9 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 340
6-3 Minor
5 N -2 -100
-2 118

98. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Kamil Sontag Becker Stewart Lauria Woolsey Versace
Pass Pass 1 Pass 4 Dbl
Pass 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

—
K 5 4 3
Q J 10 3
J 7 6 3 2 Table J 9 7 5 4 3 2
7
—
K Q 9 5 4
869A2 86AA2
2723B =
Par NS -200 K Q 10
A Q 9 8 6 2
K 9 7
A

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 343
6-3 Minor
5 × N -1 -200
-3 118

99. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Soloway Stansby Hamman Meckstroth Kamil Rodwell Becker
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) 3 5 AP

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

9 5 4 3
A Q 7 4
Q 3
8 7 2 Table A J 10 8 6
J 10 5
9 8
Q 10 9
978BA =
36523 =
Par NS +600 K Q 7
8 6
A K J 10 6 4
4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 345
6-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-2 118

100. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Seamon Lazard Passell Cohen Garner Berkowitz WeinsteinH
2 Pass 2 2 NT 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 5 AP

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

K Q 5 3
A K Q 7 4
3
5 4 3 Table J 7 4 2
10 9 8
Q 10 8 5 4
9
8548B =
38852 =
Par NS +600 A
J 6 3
A K J 9 7 2
Q J 10

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 345
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
Tie 118

101. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby Deutsch Wolff Zia Hamman
Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

7
K J 6 2
7 5 4
K Q 8 7 3 Table J 10 5 3 2
A Q 10
8
J 9 6 4
986A4 =
34739 =
Par NS +130 A K 9 6 4
8 5
Q J 10
10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 346
6-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-1 118

Data 9Z14 Main Top Notrump vs. 6-3 Minor