Data 9Z17 Main

Notrump vs. 6-4 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 55 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 Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
GordonM Stark Pratap Baseggio Campanile Berkowitz McAllister Sontag
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 5 AP

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

Q J 5 2
A Q 10 8 7 6
9 4
9 Table 10 9 8 7
K 9
Q 8 7 6 2
Q 7
7659C =
37731 =
Par NS +920 K 6
J 5 4 2
3
K 10 5 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 0
6-4 Minor
5 S +1 +420
+11 11

2. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 109

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 3
Q J 3
3 2
A Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
McAllister Berkowitz Campanile Sontag Seamon Stark Pszczola Baseggio
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass 2 5 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 8 6 5
10 5 2
K 6 5
8 7 3 Table K 10 4
9 8 7 6 4
A Q J 10 9
—
8745B =
36882 =
Par NS +600 J 2
A K
8 7 4
K J 10 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-13 0
6-4 Minor
5 N = +600
+13 24

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

S deals
None vul Q 9
Q
K J 7 2
K 9 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Passell Meckstroth Jacobus Coren Levin Kamil Weinstein
1 NT 1 NT
2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 8 6 3 2
K 6 5
10 5 3
Q Table A 4
J 10 9 8 4
9 8 6 4
4 3
7569B =
26721 =
Par NS +400 10 7 5
A 7 3 2
A Q
A J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 0
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
+11 35

4. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

S deals
None vul Q 9
Q
K J 7 2
K 9 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Martel Lair Fleisher Gu Bertens Willenken Cheek Rosenberg
1 NT 1 NT
2 3 NT AP 2 2 NT 3 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 8 6 3 2
K 6 5
10 5 3
Q Table A 4
J 10 9 8 4
9 8 6 4
4 3
7569B =
26721 =
Par NS +400 10 7 5
A 7 3 2
A Q
A J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 0
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
+11 46

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Watson Diamond FeldmanJ Platnick Greco StansbyJ Hampson Hung
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 1 1 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Dbl 5 AP

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

J 8 4
A 9 7 2
5 4 2
9 4 2 Table Q 10 6 3 2
Q J 10 8
—
J 10 7 5
967CA =
26612 =
Par NS +1370 K 9 7
K
A 7 6 3
A Q 8 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 1
6-4 Minor
5 N +1 +620
-1 46

6. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Brown Willenken Bilski Rosenberg Fleisher Krochmalik Kamil Lavings
Pass 1 Pass 3 3 5
1 NT 2 2 2 NT Dbl AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 7 5 4
Q
K Q 9 7 6
5 4 Table K J 6
K J 8 6 4 3 2
J 2
Q
8445A =
59983 =
Par NS +130 10 8 3
A 10 9 7
A 4
J 10 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 4
6-4 Minor
5 × N -1 -200
-3 46

7. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 46

W deals
None vul —
K Q 7
A Q 10 9 8 4
K Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Sontag Grue Berkowitz Pszczola Gitelman Seamon Moss
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 8 7 3
A 8 6 3
5
9 6 5 2 Table A 9 6 4 2
10 5 4
6 2
A 10 4
978B9 =
36524 =
Par NS +400 K J 10 5
J 9 2
K J 7 3
J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 5
6-4 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 46

8. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Gur Madala Yilmaz Kokten Zaleski AkerO Versace
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

A 6 4
10 4 3 2
K
K 10 9 5 4 Table J 10 8
A J 7
5 2
J 8 7 3 2
796B5 997B5
33628 =
Par NS +600 Q 2
K 8 6
A Q 10 9 7 4
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 17
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-12 46

9. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul Q 10 8 7 6
J 4 2
A 9 4 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Helgemo Willenken Helness Multon Kamil Zimmermann Fleisher
1 2 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

9 4 3 2
8
Q
J 7 6 5 4 3 2 Table K J 5
A K 10 9 7 5
J 7
Q 8
A77A3 =
35618 =
Par NS +630 A
Q 6 3
K 10 8 6 5 2
A K 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 29
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-12 46

10. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Greco ClerkinJ Hampson Platnick Weichsel Diamond Ekeblad
1 NT 1 NT
2 3 Dbl Rdbl Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Dbl 5 (AP)

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

K 8 6 4
J 10 9 8 3
A Q 6 2
— Table 9 5 3 2
K 5 2
8 7 5
8 6 2
9678C =
27641 27621
Par NS +1100 Q 10 7
A 7 6 4
10 9
A K Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 29
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 46

11. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Nickell Spector Katz Cohler
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
1 2 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 6 3 2
K 5 3
A
10 6 5 2 Table Q 5 4
J 9 8
7 4
K 9 8 7 4
959B5 =
47428 =
Par NS +600 A J 10
A Q 6 4 2
J 6 5 3
A

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 29
6-4 Minor
5 N = +600
Tie 46

12. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul A K 4
10 3
A K Q J 8 6
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Seamon LallH Mahaffey Milner WolpertG Pszczola Kranyak Lev
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 3 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

J 7 5
K J 9 5 4
9
Q 10 8 6 Table 10 9 6 2
A Q 7 2
5 3
K 5 4
865A6 =
36836 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 3
8 6
10 7 4 2
A J 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 29
6-4 Minor
5 N -1 -100
Tie 46

13. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Dahl El Ahmady Friedland Lusky Madala Falk Bocchi
1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 5
K 5 4 2
7
A Q J 10 9 6 Table Q J 8 7
Q 10 9 6
K 9
7 5 3
995B5 =
34828 =
Par NS +600 A 3
A 8 3
A Q J 10 5 4
4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 30
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
-1 46

14. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

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

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

10 9 8 6
A K 5 2
A 9
10 4 3 Table A 7 5 2
J 10 4
K 10 8 5 4 3
—
73439 =
699A4 =
Par NS -130 J
Q 9 8 6
Q J 7 6
Q 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+6 36
6-4 Minor
5 × N -2 -300
-6 46

15. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Fallenius LallJ Fredin Nystrom Hurd Upmark Wooldridge
1 NT 1 NT
2 2 NT 3 Dbl 2 2 3 4
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

A K 10 5
9 7 6 5 4
K J
9 8 Table Q 8 4 2
A 8 3 2
10 9 8 6
5
7437A =
59A63 59A53
Par NS -100 J 9 7 6
Q J
A 3 2
A Q 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 36
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -50
Tie 46

16. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul A 7 2
K 9 5 4
—
A Q 8 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Madala Weinstein Bocchi Levin Stansby Duboin Martel Sementa
Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 3 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 2 9 J 2 10 A 6
J Q K A 7 10 J 5
3 Q K 4 J Q K A
A 7 2 6 4 3 J A
3 4 2 3 3
5 tricks claimed Q 4 2 3
J 5 7 9
8 6 2 5

K J 10 6
Q 3
A K 7 5 4
9 5 Table 9 5 4
A 10 8 7 6 2
9 3 2
10
7635A 8636C
57A71 56871
Par NS +500 Q 8 3
J
Q J 10 8 6
K J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-12 36
6-4 Minor
5 N = +400
+12 58

17. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Aa Jorgensen Molberg Einarsson Baldursson GordonM JonssonT Pratap
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q J 9 6 5
A 8 3
J 9 2
J 5 Table K 7 3
Q 9 6 5
Q 8 7 6 5
8
9796B =
26362 26372
Par NS +600 A 4
K J 10 2
A 4 3
Q 10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 36
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 58

18. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 102

E deals
E-W vul Q
8 7
K Q 10 7 6 3
K 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Lev Hurd Pszczola Cohler Grue Seamon LallJ
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 9 7 2
Q 6 5
J 9 5
4 2 Table J 8 5 4 3
A K 10 4
8 4 2
7
9479A =
18611 =
Par NS +400 K 6
J 9 3 2
A
A Q J 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
+11 47
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -50
-11 58

19. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

10 9 8 4
6 5 4 2
9
A 10 7 6 Table K 7 2
K 9 8 3
4 3
K 9 5 4
A99B8 =
34305 =
Par NS +430 A
A Q J 10
K J 8 7 6 2
Q 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
Tie 47
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
Tie 58

20. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Sontag Baseggio Berkowitz Larsen Jackson Meltzer Sher
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 2 3 5 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 2
K 9 8 4
K Q J 8
8 7 Table 7 4 3
A 10 7 5 2
5 4 3 2
3
8B55B =
22882 =
Par NS +450 A K Q 8
Q J
A 10 7
K 10 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 49
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
-2 58

21. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Mihai Meckstroth Weinstock Lungu Hamman Micescu Zia
1 1
Dbl 1 Dbl 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

J 9 2
A J 7 5
K Q 8 7 6
7 Table K 10 5 4
Q 9 4 2
10 5 2
4 2
8645B 8655B
56682 =
Par NS +400 8
K 8
A J 9 4
K Q J 10 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
Tie 49
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
Tie 58

22. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 75

E deals
None vul J 7 5
K J 10 5 4
J
J 10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Weinstein Platnick Levin Kamil Greco Fleisher Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 10 4
8 3 2
A 6 5 4 3
Q 2 Table 9 8 3 2
A 9 7 6
Q 10 8 7
5
9895B 98A5B
35372 =
Par NS +420 A K 6
Q
K 9 2
A K 9 7 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
Tie 49
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
Tie 58

23. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

W deals
N-S vul 3
Q 8 5
A Q 9 8 4 2
A K Q

West North East South West North East South
Doub Kamil Wildavsky Fleisher Martel Robinson Stansby Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

10 9 7 6 5
A K 7
10 7
6 4 3 Table Q J 8 2
J 10 4 3
3
J 10 8 2
B78B8 =
26525 =
Par NS +660 A K 4
9 6 2
K J 6 5
9 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 51
6-4 Minor
5 N = +600
-2 58

24. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 73

N deals
E-W vul A 4
7
9 8 6 2
Q 10 9 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Aker Smith Richter DeFotis WeinsteinH Mouser Garner
3 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 4 4 5 (AP)

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

K 10 9 3
K Q J 9 4
10 3
J 2 Table J 7 2
10 8 5 3 2
K J 5 4
6
A75AB =
36832 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 6 5
A 6
A Q 7
A K 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 53
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
-2 58

25. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Rosenberg Wolfson Zia Cohen Hamman
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 3 4 5 (AP)

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

J 10 7 5 4
A Q 7 6 4
9
A 6 Table Q 9
J 10 9 5 3
10 4
10 7 3 2
754B9 955BB
26822 =
Par NS +600 K 3 2
K 2
K Q J 8 7 3
Q 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 54
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
-1 58

26. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Skorchev Platnick Popov Diamond Hampson Rusev Greco Karaivanov
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

9 6 5
K 10 6 5 4 2
8 7 4
4 Table Q 10 7 2
J 8 7
A 6 3 2
7 3
BA89C =
13531 =
Par NS +920 A J 3
A
K 9 5
Q J 8 6 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 55
6-4 Minor
5 S +1 +420
-1 58

27. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 10 3 2
7
6 4 3
A Q J 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Yeung Katz ChiuK Nickell Hamman Huang Zia Tse
Pass 2 2 NT 3 3 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 7 5
Q 8 2
K 9 8 7 5
10 8 Table A J 6 4
A 10 9 6 5 3
J 10
3
85469 95469
47974 =
Par NS +100 K 9 8
K J 4
A Q 2
K 9 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+5 60
6-4 Minor
5 × N -2 -300
-5 58

28. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K 8
A Q 10 8 6 2
J
A Q 10 6

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Chagas Muller Branco Figueiredo Bertens Brenner Bakkeren
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

A Q 9 3
K J 3
Q 9 4 3
J 3 Table J 10 5 2
9 5 4
A 8 7 5 2
2
96A6B =
37371 =
Par NS +620 7 6 4
7
K 10 6
K 9 8 7 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 62
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
-2 58

29. 2009 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Ekeblad Meltzer Rubin v.Prooijen Sontag Verhees Helness
1 2
Pass 1 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 2 3
3 4 4 5 (AP)

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

Q 10 8
A 10 9 7
10 9
Q J 9 8 Table A J 9 7 5 3 2
8 2
2
K 10 4
83794 =
49528 =
Par NS -100 K 4
K J
A K Q J 5 4
A 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 62
6-4 Minor
5 N -1 -50
Tie 58

30. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
WangW Platnick Zhuang Diamond Gitelman YangL Moss Dai
1 2 2 2 1 2 3 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A Q J 10
4 3 2
K Q 9 5 2
6 Table 7 6 4
10 7 6
A J 10 8 4
Q 9
44A3A =
27292 =
Par NS +420 K 2
K J 9 8 5
6 3
J 7 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-4 62
6-4 Minor
5 N -1 -50
+4 62

31. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Richman Meckstroth Gill Rodwell Compton Mullamphy Hamman Klinger
Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 2 3
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 10 7 5
Q 7 3
Q
A Q 10 8 2 Table J 4
8 6 5 4
8 3
K J 9 6 3
8A8C6 =
13217 12117
Par NS +920 A 9 6
A J 9 2
J 9 6 4
7 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 62
6-4 Minor
5 N = +400
+10 72

32. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

S deals
E-W vul 3
Q 10 9 8
9 2
A 8 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Passell Gu Wold Chechelashvili Ao Pratap WangJ Landen
1 1
1 2 2 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 3 4
4 5 AP

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

10 9 7 6 5 2
7 5
A K 10 3
J Table K J 8 4
J 6 2
Q J 8 4
9 2
95B5B =
18181 =
Par NS +450 A Q
A K 4 3
7 6 5
K Q 10 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
Tie 62
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
Tie 72

33. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

S deals
Both vul J 8 7 6 5
K Q 10
2
J 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Deutsch Nickell Kranyak Lazard Meckstroth Bramley Rodwell
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 10 2
J 8 7 5 3 2
K 9
8 4 Table A 9 3
9 6
A Q 10 7 6 5 4
2
5964B =
43792 44792
Par NS +500 K 4
A 4
J 8 3
A K Q 7 6 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 62
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 72

34. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul A 10 9 8 4
J
10 8 5 4
J 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Compton Meckstroth Milner Dubinin Nickell Gromov Freeman
Pass Pass 1
1 1 4 5 (AP)

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

K Q 3
K 8 7 5 2
7 2
K 8 6 Table 7 6 5 2
Q 10 9 6 4
3
Q 10 5
995CA =
12812 =
Par NS +800 J
A 3
A K Q J 9 6
A 7 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 62
6-4 Minor
5 S +1 +420
+1 73

35. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

E deals
N-S vul K 8 5 4
Q
A 10
A Q 10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
BrancoP Freeman Branco Nickell Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Chagas
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 3 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 10 6
9 7 6 5 4
K Q J 8 2
— Table J 3 2
A 10 3 2
5 4 3
J 9 3
9956B 9A56B
23862 =
Par NS +500 A 9 7
K J 8
9 7 6
K 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 62
6-4 Minor
5 N = +600
Tie 73

36. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Nadar Nunes Satyanarayana Chokshi Bocchi Venkataraman Duboin
Pass Pass 2 3 Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 3 2
A 10 3 2
5 4 3
J 9 3 Table Q 10 6
9 7 6 5 4
K Q J 8 2
—
9A56B 9956B
23862 =
Par NS +500 K 8 5 4
Q
A 10
A Q 10 7 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 62
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 73

37. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 6

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

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

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

A J 9 6 4
K 9 5
J 4 3 2
6 Table Q 10 8 7 5
10 3 2
A 8 6
4 3
7598C 75A9C
48331 47331
Par NS +920 K 3 2
J 8 6 4
7 5
A J 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
Tie 62
6-4 Minor
5 N = +400
Tie 73

38. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul 10 4 2
10 5
K Q 9 4
K Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Wooldridge Greco Hurd Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Rubin
1 1
Pass 2 2 2 1 Dbl 4 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 8 7 6 5
J 6
A 6 5
6 4 2 Table J 9 3
A 9 4 3 2
—
A J 9 8 5
74595 =
59848 69848
Par NS -140 A Q
K Q 8 7
J 10 8 7 3 2
10

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 75
6-4 Minor
5 × S -1 -200
-13 73

39. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Wooldridge Greco Hurd Carmichael Ekeblad WhiteM Rubin
1 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

A 5 4
Q 5 3 2
9 8 7 6
J 3 Table J 9 2
A J 9 7
A 10 5 3 2
2
8955A =
34773 =
Par NS +140 8 6
K 6
K Q 4
A K 8 7 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 75
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -50
Tie 73

40. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Teramoto Wasik Takano Knap Frances Imakura Torres Ino
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 3 3 NT
4 Pass Pass 5 (AP)

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

9 7 3
J 10 7
10 9 4 2
10 9 3 Table J 10 2
A 9 8 4 2
A Q 6 5 3
—
BB66B BA66B
22772 =
Par NS +660 Q 6 5 4
K Q 3
K J
A K Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+3 78
6-4 Minor
5 N = +600
-3 73

41. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

S deals
Both vul 10 9 2
8 6
Q J 7 4 3 2
K 7

West North East South West North East South
LiX Duboin Sun Bocchi Lauria Zhuang Versace ShiM
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 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
6 K 4 2 5 2 A 3
2 9 A 8 6 K 7 9
K 5 3 5 A 8 2 5
10 5 4 Q K 5 3 9
6 7 Q 3 A 2 6 3
J 3 10 8 K 7 8 Q
7 4 K 12 tricks claimed
12 tricks claimed

Q 7 5
10 9 7 2
8
A J 8 6 5 Table A J 8 6 4
Q 3
9 5
Q 9 4 3
A5AB5 =
28318 =
Par NS +630 K 3
A K J 5 4
A K 10 6
10 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 80
6-4 Minor
5 S +1 +620
-2 73

42. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Weinstein Fantoni Levin Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 4 3
10 4 3
A K Q 9 6 4
4 Table J 9 6 5
A 9 6 2
8 7 5
J 5
6665A =
56683 =
Par NS +130 A K 8
Q J 7
10 3 2
K Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 80
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -100
+5 78

43. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Molson Hampson Lev Gitelman Brachman Moss Passell
1 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 3 5 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6 3
J 9 6 4 3
10 9 8 7
8 Table A K J 10 4
10 2
Q J 5 2
9 6
B796C =
25361 =
Par NS +920 Q 9 7 2
K 8
A 6 4
A 5 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
+3 83
6-4 Minor
5 S +1 +420
-3 78

44. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

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

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

9 6 4
A K 6 4 3
8
A 9 7 5 Table J 10 5 2
10 9 7
Q 4
10 6 4 2
A97B7 A98B7
34525 =
Par NS +630 Q 8 7
Q J 8 5
A K 10 3
J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 84
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
-1 78

45. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Helgemo Rodwell Helness Aa Soloway Groetheim Hamman
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A 7
A 9 4 3
A 9 8 3 2
4 3 Table Q J 10 6 3 2
K 10 7 2
10 5
8
4345A 7445B
58972 =
Par NS +400 K 5
Q J 8 6 5
K J
K Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-12 84
6-4 Minor
5 × S = +550
+12 90

46. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul J 10 5
K 8 7
A K Q 7 6 5
9

West North East South West North East South
Doub Levin Wildavsky Weinstein
1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 Dbl 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 3 2
A
4
J 10 8 7 6 4 3 2 Table A 8 7
J 10 9 5 4 3 2
10 9
Q
A96A4 =
23729 =
Par NS +430 K 9 6 4
Q 6
J 8 3 2
A K 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 85
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
-1 90

47. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Forrester RosenbergD Chemla Robson Silverstein Shugart Willenken
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

9 8 6 4
J 10 9 6 4
10 4
Q 10 Table Q J 10 2
Q 8 2
A K 9 8 3
7
A778B =
25641 =
Par NS +430 A
A 7 5 3
Q 7 6 2
K 9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 87
6-4 Minor
5 N = +400
-2 90

48. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Granovetter Martel Rubin Lipsitz Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 2 4 Pass
4 5 AP

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

A K 7 6 3
9 2
9 7 4 2
9 8 Table Q 9 5 4
K 8 7 6
A J 6 3
4
7595A =
48483 =
Par NS +130 8 2
A Q 10 3
K Q 5
Q 6 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 87
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -50
+2 92

49. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

E deals
Both vul K 10 5 4
J 5
10 7 4
A J 10 5

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

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

Q J 9 7
10 3 2
A Q 8 6
8 4 Table 8 6 2
A 9 8 7 4
J 9 5 3
3
8755A =
56763 =
Par NS +130 A 3
K Q 6
K 2
K Q 9 7 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 87
6-4 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 92

50. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Furunes Bocchi Helness Helgemo Versace Austberg Lauria
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
2 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 6
9 7 5 3 2
A Q 6 4 2
2 Table 10 9 8 7 2
K Q
8 7 5 3
Q 6
A885B =
35481 =
Par NS +500 Q 5 4 3
J 4
J 10 9
10 8 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 88
6-4 Minor
5 N = +600
-1 92

51. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
MagnussonM Jassem Ingimarsson Tuszynski Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 3
4 5 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 8 7
A 10 8 5 4
3
Q 10 3 Table K J 4 2
J 9 3
6 5
A K J 8
73383 =
59959 =
Par NS -140 A 9 3
K 7 6
Q 10 7 4
9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+10 98
6-4 Minor
5 × N -3 -500
-10 92

52. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 3
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 6 2
J 9 7 5 3
A 9 5
J 4 Table Q J 9 4 3
K 8 6 2
Q 7 6
9
B77BB =
25622 =
Par NS +460 K 8 7 5
A Q
K 4 3
K 10 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 100
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
-2 92

53. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A 6
8 7 4 3
J 7 6
Q 10 4 2

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

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

K 10 9 3
J 10 9 6 2
9 8
J 8 Table Q J 8 4
Q 5
K 10 5 4 3 2
6
B687C =
26461 =
Par NS +920 7 5 2
A K
A Q
A K 9 7 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 101
6-4 Minor
5 S +1 +420
-1 92

54. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

S deals
E-W vul K 10 8 6
9 3
K Q 8 6 4 2
A

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

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

7 5 4
K J 10 7 2
J 3
9 8 6 Table A J 9 2
A 8 6 5
5
Q J 4 2
764A8 =
56825 =
Par NS +130 Q 3
Q 4
A 10 9 7
K 10 7 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 101
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -50
+2 94

55. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A
Q J 8 3
A Q J 5
A K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Branco Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell Wolff Fonseca Hamman Mello
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q J 8 7 5 2
10 2
9 8 6 2
6 Table 10 9 4
A K 6 5
K 10 4 3
4 3
9697A =
47352 =
Par NS +400 K 6 3
9 7 4
7
10 9 8 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 111
6-4 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 94

Data 9Z17 Main Top Notrump vs. 6-4 Minor