Data 9Z16 Main

Notrump vs. 5-5 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 44 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Multon Graves Zimmermann Nunes Lindqvist Fantoni Brogeland
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

A K 8 4
7 6 5 2
8
Q 9 6 3 Table 5 2
Q J 8 4
7 3
A J 10 7 4
67383 =
66A49 =
Par NS -620 Q J 9
K 10 3
K J 6 4 2
8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 0
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -100
+5 5

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Donn Narkiewicz Kaplan Buras Dubinin Klukowski Gromov Tuszynski
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 2 3
Pass 5 AP

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

9 7 6 2
A K 8 5 4
K 10 5
8 Table A 10 8
10 9 7
8 7 6 4 2
4 3
7966A 8976A
44661 =
Par NS +140 K
Q J 6
A Q J 9
A K 10 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 0
5-5 Minor
5 S -1 -100
Tie 5

3. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Schermer Martel Chambers Wold Rosenberg Compton Willenken
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

A J 8 5 4 3
Q J 3
9
9 7 6 Table 10 6
A 7 4 2
8 3
K 10 8 4 2
A78B7 =
36426 36526
Par NS +430 Q 7
K 8
A J 7 5 4
A Q J 5

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

4. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul A 9 4 3
Q
A K 9 8 3
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Welland Bathurst AukenS Zagorin Verhees BildeD v.Prooijen BildeM
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

6 5 2
K 8 7 6
10 5
K Q 7 6 Table K 10 8
J 10 9 4 2
Q
J 10 8 2
8A5B5 =
33716 =
Par NS +620 Q J 7
A 5 3
J 7 6 4 2
A 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 2
5-5 Minor
5 N = +600
-1 5

5. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul —
A 10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6
Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Yilmaz Duboin Gur Sementa Madala Kokten Bocchi AkerO
Pass 2 2 NT 1 3 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 4 5 AP
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 7 4 3
K J
7 5
A J 4 3 Table K Q 10 8 6 2
7 6 4 3
2
9 7
749B9 =
39323 =
Par NS +300 A 5
Q 8 5
K Q J 4 3
K 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 2
5-5 Minor
5 N = +600
+12 17

6. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Bompis Meckstroth Quantin Rodwell Hamman Rombaut Zia Lorenzini
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K 9 7
K Q 6
J 6 5 3 2
9 5 Table J 8 6 4 2
10 9 8 5 3 2
Q
K
B559C =
28831 =
Par NS +1100 A 10
A 7
10 9 7 4
Q J 10 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 2
5-5 Minor
5 S -2 -200
Tie 17

7. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Sementa Kholomeev Duboin Bocchi Gromov Madala Dubinin
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 3 5 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7
K Q 6
J 6 5 3 2
9 5 Table J 8 6 4 2
10 9 8 5 3 2
Q
K
B559C =
28831 =
Par NS +1100 A 10
A 7
10 9 7 4
Q J 10 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 2
5-5 Minor
5 N +1 +620
+13 30

8. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul 6
K Q
A K 10 9 3
9 7 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Jorgensen Brink Einarsson Baldursson Muller JonssonT de Wijs
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 9 4 3
J 10 9 4 3
8 7 5
— Table K J 8 7 2
A 8
6 4 2
Q 8 3
7448B 7449B
39621 =
Par NS +400 Q 5
7 6 5 2
Q J
A K J 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 4
5-5 Minor
5 S = +400
-2 30

9. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Martens Martel Jassem Stansby Levin Buras Weinstein Narkiewicz
1 1
1 1 Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

A 6 5
A Q 8 7 3
10 9 5 3
6 Table Q 9 7 4 2
9 6 4
Q 8 2
5 3
9879C 9889C
35530 =
Par NS +920 —
J 10 5 2
A K J 6
K Q J 10 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 4
5-5 Minor
5 S +1 +420
Tie 30

10. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Stansby Katz Martel Nickell
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 8 6 4 3
K
Q J
Q 9 5 4 3 Table A 7 5
9 8 6 4 3
4
K J 7 2
A6AC5 =
27317 =
Par NS +1100 K Q 9 2
10 7 2
K 9 8 5 3
A

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 5
5-5 Minor
5 N +1 +620
-1 30

11. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
D'Orsi Cayne Sampaio Seamon Versace Pacareu Lauria RoblesB
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 8 7 4
8 6 3 2
5
A J 10 5 Table J 6 3
K Q 7 4
J 8
9 8 7 3
996B8 A96B8
34625 =
Par NS +430 Q 10
A J
Q 9 6 4 2
K Q 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
Tie 5
5-5 Minor
5 S = +400
Tie 30

12. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Versace Fredin Lauria Sementa Aronov Duboin Stefanov
1 NT 1 NT
2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
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 5 Q K 7 4 A 3
A 8 3 2 2 6 2 Q
K 2 5 4 A 3 2 5
7 2 10 7 10 tricks won
6 2 Q 5
J 8 9 5
4 A 3 7
8

A 10 9 8 5 2
8 7 4 2
K 6
8 Table 7
A Q 10 9 6
J 8 7 5 2
4 2
A857A =
35852 =
Par NS +430 Q 4
K J 3
10 9 4
A K Q J 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 16
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-11 30

13. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Etter Larsen Kolesnik WeinsteinJ Feldman Baseggio Rosenberg
1
1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 10 6
K
Q 9 8 7 3 2
8 6 Table J 8 5 4 3
Q 10 7 5 4 3
6
J
8357A =
49862 =
Par NS +130 Q 7
J 9 6 2
A 10
K Q 9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 16
5-5 Minor
5 S -1 -100
Tie 30

14. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 2
2
A Q 9 7 6
A 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Wrang Levin de Knijff Weinstein Fleisher Fredin Kamil Fallenius
1 2 NT 3 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 Dbl 4
Pass 5 AP

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

10 9 6 5 4
Q 6 5
J 5 4
10 4 Table A J 3
A K 9 7 3
—
Q J 9 8 7
854B6 =
57927 =
Par NS +400 K
J 10 8 4
K 10 8 3 2
K 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
Tie 16
5-5 Minor
5 N = +400
Tie 30

15. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Tundal Kholomeev Groetheim Saelensminde Gromov Austberg Dubinin
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 2
Q J 7 5 4
Q 9 5 4
10 Table K J 8
10 9 6 3
K J 10 7
9 7
9966A =
43773 =
Par NS +400 A 7 6
K 8 2
A 6
A 8 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 26
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 30

16. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Dubinin Hamman Gromov Khokhlov Rodwell Matushko Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 8 A 2 4
9 tricks won 2 5 K 8
12 tricks won

K J 3
A J 5 4
J 9 8 6 5
8 Table 9 7 6 5 2
K Q 7 3
3 2
10 5
9667C =
46661 =
Par NS +920 A Q 8 4
8
Q 10 4
A K J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 26
5-5 Minor
5 S +1 +420
+1 31

17. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Karaivanov Elinescu Trendafilov Danailov Kirmse Karakolev Gromoeller
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A 10
Q 6 2
A Q 9 8 2
J 9 6 Table 8 7 6 5 2
J 10 9 5 4
J 4 3
—
7634A 8634B
46982 =
Par NS +300 Q 9
8 7 3
K 7 5
A Q 8 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 28
5-5 Minor
5 × S -1 -100
-2 31

18. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Pacareu Nunes RoblesB RoblesJ Lauria Caracci Versace
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
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
4 9 2 4 A
9 tricks won K 7 2 10
5 9 A 9
K 5 2 3
8 J J 6
3 K A 4
6 Q 8 7

Q 9 2
Q J 7 5 4
Q 9 5 4
10 Table K J 8
10 9 6 3
K J 10 7
9 7
9966A =
43773 =
Par NS +400 A 7 6
K 8 2
A 6
A 8 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 38
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 31

19. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Kirmse Groetheim Gromoeller Tundal Brogeland Smirnov Lindqvist Piekarek
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9 3
K 6 5 3
J 8 6 2
J 9 Table Q J 8 7 6 5
J 9 7
9 5 4
4
A699C A899C
35431 =
Par NS +920 K 4 2
10 2
K 10 3
Q 10 8 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 39
5-5 Minor
5 N +1 +420
-1 31

20. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Matushko Muzzio Khokhlov Kholomeev Lambardi Khiuppenen Ventin
Pass Pass
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 9 3
K 6 5 3
J 8 6 2
J 9 Table Q J 8 7 6 5
J 9 7
9 5 4
4
A699C A899C
35431 =
Par NS +920 K 4 2
10 2
K 10 3
Q 10 8 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 40
5-5 Minor
5 N +1 +420
-1 31

21. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Zia Granovetter Hamman Meckstroth Weichsel Rodwell Ekeblad
2 Pass 3 3 NT 3 Pass 4 4 NT
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 5 Dbl AP

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

K J 9 7 6 4
Q
4
K 8 7 6 2 Table 8 3 2
A K 10 7 4
10 3
Q 9 5
737A4 =
68639 =
Par NS +130 A 10
9 6
A K Q 9 8
A J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 43
5-5 Minor
5 × N -1 -200
-3 31

22. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Freeman CohenB Nickell Smith
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 7 4 3 2
A J 8
Q J 9 4 3
— Table J
K 10 9 3 2
10 8 6 2
10 3 2
8953B =
248A2 =
Par NS +200 A K 8 5
7 6
A 7
A K 7 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 45
5-5 Minor
5 S = +600
-2 31

23. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Sadek Greco El Ahmady Jacobs Diamond Katz Platnick
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
2 2 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 8 4 3
J 10 9
J
A K J 5 2 Table 10 7 5
Q 7 6 3 2
9 3
8 7 4
887B7 A97B7
34615 =
Par NS +630 A K J 6
5
Q 10 8 6 5
Q 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 46
5-5 Minor
5 S = +600
-1 31

24. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Ramondt Kirmse Westra de Wijs Wladow Muller Elinescu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 2 Pass Dbl 2 4 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 6 3
J 7 6 4 3
9 8 6
K Table Q 7 5 4
A 9
—
Q 7 6 5 4 3 2
857B5 =
47628 =
Par NS +600 10 2
K Q
K Q 10 7 2
A J 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 47
5-5 Minor
5 N = +600
-1 31

25. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

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

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

J 10 3
10 5 4
J 4
K Q 9 6 3 Table Q 9 5 2
A K J 7 6 2
2
8 2
975B7 =
46825 =
Par NS +600 8 6 4
Q 9 3
K Q 10 8 5
10 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 47
5-5 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 31

26. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals
Both vul K Q 4
Q
A K 8 6
10 9 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Moss Granovetter Gitelman Grue Ekeblad Cheek Rubin
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

8 6
A J 9 6 5 3
7 4 3 2
6 Table A J 7 5 3 2
10 8 2
10 5
Q 2
A65AB =
37722 =
Par NS +630 10 9
K 7 4
Q J 9
A K J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 48
5-5 Minor
5 S = +600
-1 31

27. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Baze Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell Soloway Bramley Hamman Lazard
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 10 8 2
9 7 6 4
3
8 6 3 2 Table A Q 7 5 4
10 2
J 4
Q J 10 4
85BB6 =
27217 =
Par NS +650 6 3
Q J 8 5
A K 10 7 5
A K

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 48
5-5 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 31

28. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Fu Grue Zhao Cheek Smith Chang CohenB Hallberg
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 8 6 4
J 8 6 5
Q 7 3
A 9 Table A J 7 3 2
10 9 4
10 9 5 2
2
8799B =
26332 =
Par NS +400 K 5
A K Q 2
A 8
K J 10 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 48
5-5 Minor
5 S = +400
+10 41

29. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Delmonte Martel Teramoto Brogeland Balicki Shugart Zmudzinski
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 8 6 4
J 8 6 5
Q 7 3
A 9 Table A J 7 3 2
10 9 4
10 9 5 2
2
8799B =
26332 =
Par NS +400 K 5
A K Q 2
A 8
K J 10 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 48
5-5 Minor
5 S = +400
+10 51

30. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi YangL Duboin Dai LiX Lauria Sun Versace
1
1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 6 2
A Q 7 5 3
K Q 8
9 Table A 10 8 7 5
2
7 5 4 3 2
10 7
62649 62749
79693 =
Par NS -100 J
K 9 6
A J 10 6
K J 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 48
5-5 Minor
5 S -1 -50
+2 53

31. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Schollaardt Rekunov Drijver Jansma Dubinin Verhees Gromov
1 1 2 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 10 8 7 5
2
7 5 4 3 2
10 7 Table Q 9 6 2
A Q 7 5 3
K Q 8
9
62749 62649
79693 =
Par NS -100 K 4 3
J 10 8 4
9
A Q 8 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 48
5-5 Minor
5 N -2 -100
+2 55

32. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Imakura Dai Ino Teramoto Sun Takano LiX
2 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A 8 6 5
9 6 2
K J 10 6 3
J Table J 4 3
A J 8
9 8 7 5 2
9 6
78A6B =
34372 =
Par NS +620 10
K 10 7 4 3
Q 4
K Q 10 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 48
5-5 Minor
5 N = +600
+13 68

33. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Kowalski Townsend Tuszynski Gold HackettJA Chmurski HackettJU Puczynski
1 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K J 10 8 3 2
A J 5
10 8 6
9 Table 7 5 4
Q 7 6 4 3
K 7 3
J 7
75599 8569A
48743 =
Par NS +130 Q 9
K 8 2
Q J 2
A 8 5 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 48
5-5 Minor
5 S -1 -50
Tie 68

34. 2003 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Freeman Duboin Nickell Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K Q 10 7
K 9 8 3
10
A 8 7 5 Table 8 5 3 2
7 6
5 4
Q 10 9 4 2
848A4 =
48439 =
Par NS +130 A 9 6
A Q J
A K Q 9 2
J 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 48
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
Tie 68

35. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Lauria Jassem Versace Bocchi Zawislak Duboin Krupowicz
Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 9 6
Q 10 9 4
10 7
K 8 7 Table J 4 3
A J 7 6 3 2
J
6 5 2
B86CB C86CC
15711 =
Par NS +990 Q 8 7 5
K 5
A K 8 6 4
J 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 50
5-5 Minor
5 S +1 +420
-2 68

36. 2002 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Maksymetz Versace Graves Schifko Duboin MossM Bocchi
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5
Dbl AP

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

J 8 6 4
A Q J 6
7
J 10 8 7 Table A Q 7 5 3
9 8 3
6 2
6 5 2
967B9 =
37523 =
Par NS +600 K 9
10 7 5 4
A K Q 8 3
9 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
-4 50
5-5 Minor
5 × N = +750
+4 72

37. 2001 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Groetheim Sontag Aa Saelensminde Stansby Brogeland Martel
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl 4 5 (AP)

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

10 8 7 6 2
Q 9 6 5
10 8 2
4 Table A 4
J 10 7 3 2
A 5 4 3
Q 5
A859B =
25632 =
Par NS +630 Q 5 3
A K 4
K 6
A K J 10 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 51
5-5 Minor
5 S = +600
-1 72

38. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Lair Rosenberg Wold Greco Cohen Hampson Berkowitz
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 2
2 3 NT AP 2 3 3 3 NT
Pass 4 Dbl 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 6 2
8 6 2
8 6 2
J 5 2 Table K 9 5 4 3
K 10 3
—
A 8 6 4 3
85BB5 85AB5
38227 =
Par NS +450 A 10 7
J 9
J 10 7 5 4
K 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 51
5-5 Minor
5 S = +400
+11 83

39. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul 9 8
A K Q J 7
Q
A K 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Liggins Saelensminde Fawcett Callaghan Helgemo Burn Helness
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 3 2
10 8 5 2
A 9 5 3
2 Table A 10 5 4
9 6
10 8 7 4 2
Q 4
A6A6A =
36371 =
Par NS +430 Q J 6
4 3
K J 6
J 10 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 62
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-11 83

40. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Fredin Chemla Lindkvist Nilsland Palau Fallenius Allegrini
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 NT 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 7 3
6 2
K Q 4 2
10 9 Table K 4 2
A Q J 9 8
10 7 6 5
7
8676B =
46672 =
Par NS +600 J 6 5
K 7 4 3
9
A K J 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 62
5-5 Minor
5 S +1 +620
+12 95

41. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth Berkowitz Seamon Soloway Passell Hamman
1 1
Pass 2 2 3 Pass 2 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

10 7 6 3
10 8 3 2
7 5 4
9 8 Table K 5
K Q J 6 5
A J 10 9 3
4
8A55A =
43882 =
Par NS +620 8 4 2
A 4
K Q 2
A 10 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 62
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -100
+3 98

42. 1997 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Meckstroth Mari Rodwell Hamman Mouiel Wolff Multon
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 6
K Q J 8 4
K 8 5 3
5 2 Table J 9 8 4 2
A 3
10 9 7 6 2
10
8764A =
35782 =
Par NS +130 Q 7 5 3
10 9 7
J
A K 9 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 62
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -100
Tie 98

43. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Martel Helness Stansby Zia Aa Rosenberg Groetheim
1 NT 1
Pass 2 3 Pass Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 4 4
Pass 5 AP

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

8 4 3
Q 8 5 4 2
Q 2
Q J 3 Table K Q 6
J 9
8
A 10 9 7 6 5 4
9A8B5 9A7A5
43528 =
Par NS +600 J 10 9
A 6 3
K J 9 7 5
K 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 62
5-5 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 98

44. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Hamman Deutsch Wolff Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Stansby
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
2 2 Pass 3 2 3 4 5 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 9 2
J 5
A
10 9 7 6 5 3 Table Q J 8 6 3
10 7 6 4
3 2
8 2
749B5 =
68427 =
Par NS +600 10 7 4
A 9 2
Q J 10 6 5
Q J

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 62
5-5 Minor
5 N = +600
+13 111

Data 9Z16 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-5 Minor