Data 9Z85 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 24 HCP, any spots

Found 310 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Lindqvist Smirnov Brogeland SchwartzRO Tokay FisherL Sementa
1 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 8 6
J 10 5 3 2
J 8 6
J 9 Table K Q 5 4
9 4
10 3 2
A K 3 2
88889 =
55544 =
Par NS +120 10 3 2
A
A K 9 5
10 8 7 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 5

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 11

E deals
None vul 10 7 2
A Q 7 5
K Q J 8 2
K

West North East South West North East South
McGarry Graves Levine Schwartz FisherL Ekeblad SchwartzRO Bakhshi
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 6
10 8 2
A 7 6
Q 10 8 5 3 Table Q J 4 3
K J 4 3
9 5 4
9 7
88788 =
54645 =
Par NS +120 A 9 8 5
9 6
10 3
A J 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 7
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 5

3. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Nowosadzki Ju Kalita ShiZ ShiH Jagniewski Zhuang Gawel
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 1 2 Pass
2 3 AP

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

10 9 4
A Q 8 6 2
8 6
8 6 3 Table A 6 3 2
10 9 4
5 3 2
K Q J
87698 =
56745 =
Par NS +120 K Q J
K 3
J 10 7
A 10 9 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 7
Partscore
3 N = +110
+4 9

4. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul 8
A J 8 3
Q J 4
K 9 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Madala Fantoni Bianchedi Zia Multon Duboin Zimmermann
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 7 2
7 6
K 5 3 2
Q 3 2 Table J 5 4 3
K 5 4 2
9 7
J 10 4
86989 86999
57444 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 6
Q 10 9
A 10 8 6
A 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 13
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 9

5. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
SchwartzRO Tokay FisherL Sementa Piekarek Lindqvist Smirnov Brogeland
1 2 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 6 3 2
K 10 4 3
6 3
K 2 Table 7 5
7
A 10 8 7 5 2
Q 10 7 6
87757 =
56586 =
Par NS +120 J 9
A Q J 6 5
Q 9 4
8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 13
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
Tie 9

6. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

N deals
E-W vul 10 6 4 3 2
9 6
K 9
6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Bramley Weinstein Stansby Lee Katz Hamman Nickell
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A
J 10 8 4 3
8 5 3 2
J 9 7 Table K Q 8 7 5
Q 2
Q J 10 6 4
8
9885B =
45582 =
Par NS +400 J 9
A K 7 5
A 7
A K Q 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 19
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 9

7. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul A Q 8 3 2
8 4
A 10 3
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Fleisher Moss Martel Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K 10 6 4
10 9 6 3 2
J 4
Q 2 Table J 7 5
A J 7
8 7 5 2
A 9 8
987AA 997AA
44533 44633
Par NS +600 9
K Q 5
K Q 9 6
K J 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 30
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-11 9

8. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 9 3 2
8 7 5
J 4 3 2
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Nickell Ekeblad Katz Meckstroth Kamil Rodwell Coren
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8 4
Q 6 2
K 6 5
A 5 4 2 Table A J 7 5
10 9
Q 10 9 8
10 8 3
77977 =
66466 =
Par NS +140 K Q 6
A K J 4 3
A 7
Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 40
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
-10 9

9. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Willenken Cheek Rosenberg Cohler Seligman Martel Lair
Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K
K 9 5
A K 3 2
J 9 7 6 2 Table Q 10 9 4 3 2
4 2
8 5 4
5 4
86967 =
47466 =
Par NS +140 A 5
A J 8 7 6
Q 9 7
K 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 40
Partscore
3 S = +140
+6 15

10. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 9 3 2
8 7 5
J 4 3 2
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Diamond GordonM Platnick Pratap Seamon Greco Pszczola Hampson
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8 4
Q 6 2
K 6 5
A 5 4 2 Table A J 7 5
10 9
Q 10 9 8
10 8 3
77977 =
66466 =
Par NS +140 K Q 6
A K J 4 3
A 7
Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 50
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
-10 15

11. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul Q 8 6 3
J 8 7 5 2
4
Q J 3

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

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

A J 10 5
9 4
J 7
K 8 5 4 2 Table K 9 7
A 6 3
9 6 5 3 2
10 9
86986 76986
57457 =
Par NS +140 4 2
K Q 10
A K Q 10 8
A 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+8 58
Partscore
3 S = +110
-8 15

12. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

K Q 8 7 5
Q 2
Q J 10 6 4
8 Table A
J 10 8 4 3
8 5 3 2
J 9 7
9885B =
45582 =
Par NS +400 10 6 4 3 2
9 6
K 9
6 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 65
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 15

13. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Kamil Katz Coren Ekeblad Rodwell Dwyer Meckstroth
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT 2 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 7
A 2
9 4
A Q 8 5 3 2 Table 8 6 2
10 7 5
J 10 8 3
10 9 6
58985 79996
44447 =
Par NS +140 A 10 5
K Q J 9 4
Q 6 5
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-7 65
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
+7 22

14. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 9 3 2
8 7 5
J 4 3 2
K 9 6

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

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

10 8 4
Q 6 2
K 6 5
A 5 4 2 Table A J 7 5
10 9
Q 10 9 8
10 8 3
77977 =
66466 =
Par NS +140 K Q 6
A K J 4 3
A 7
Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 65
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 22

15. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Krekorian Coren Koneru Woolsey Jacobus Stewart Passell
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT 3 3 (AP)

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

Q 7 6 2
9
10 7 6 4
A Q 7 5 Table 10 5
K 8 7 6 2
K Q 9 2
6 4
77767 78768
65665 =
Par NS +110 A K J 9
Q J 10 5 4
A
K J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 68
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
-3 22

16. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek LiL Smirnov LiY HuW El Ahmady WangYH Sadek
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 9 4
J 5 4
10
A 6 3 2 Table 6 5
10 3 2
A 7 6 5 4 2
K J
97888 =
36344 36345
Par NS +400 A 7 2
K Q 8
Q J
Q 10 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 74
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 22

17. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Marcinski Rodwell L'Ecuyer Meckstroth Weinstein Maksymetz Levin Rogoff
1 1 NT 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 7 6 5
10 8 5
6 4
Q 6 4 Table 9 2
A 9
K 8 7 5
K J 10 9 7
88BA7 =
25225 =
Par NS +450 K 10 3
K Q 6
A Q 10 9
8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 80
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 22

18. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Zmudzinski Dwyer Balicki Buras Kranyak Narkiewicz WolpertG
1 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q J
K 10 9 3 2
J 10 3
J 6 Table 9 4 3
Q 7 5
Q 9 5 4 2
4 3
8966A 9A76A
33663 =
Par NS +420 10 8 7 6
A J 4
K 6
A 10 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 87
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 22

19. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Helness Robson Helgemo Zimmermann Bakhshi Multon Gold
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl 2
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 7 5 4
A K 5 4
6
10 8 7 5 Table J 9 8
10 9
A 8
K J 6 4 3 2
56894 =
57549 =
Par NS +110 A K 3
J 8 6 2
K Q J 7 3
Q

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 100
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
-13 22

20. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

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

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

J 6 2
Q 10 7 3
Q 9 5 4
9 2 Table Q 8 3
A 9
A J 10 7 2
6 4 3
7997A =
44463 =
Par NS +140 A 7
J 8 4 2
K 8 6
J 10 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 100
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
+8 30

21. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
ChenR Gromoeller HuangJ Rehder Fritsche Chao Rohowsky HoJ
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7 Table 8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 110
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 30

22. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Zhang Asbi WangW Lian Karwur ShiH Sakul
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7 Table 8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 110
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 38

23. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Nabil Madala Saaid Hussein Sementa Sadek Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7 Table 8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 110
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+8 46

24. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

E deals
None vul K J 10
K 5
10 8 7 4
Q 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Eber Brink Bosenberg Drijver v.Prooijen Gower Verhees Apteker
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 7 4 3
A J 4
K Q J 3
9 3 Table 8 6 5
10 7 3
9 6 5
K 10 7 4
89989 99999
44444 =
Par NS +400 A 9 2
Q 9 8 6 2
A 2
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 117
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 46

25. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

E deals
None vul K J 10
K 5
10 8 7 4
Q 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rizzo Brum Lambardi Chagas Campos Camberos Villas-Boas Pellegrini
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 7 4 3
A J 4
K Q J 3
9 3 Table 8 6 5
10 7 3
9 6 5
K 10 7 4
89989 99999
44444 =
Par NS +400 A 9 2
Q 9 8 6 2
A 2
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 117
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+5 51

26. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Samir George Noshy Karwur Asbi Sadek Tobing Hussein
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 8
A K J 2
A 9 7 4
6 5 Table J 6 4 3
9 3
J 8 6 5
10 3 2
87869 =
55563 =
Par NS +120 A K 7
Q 5
K 10 3 2
K J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 117
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 57

27. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

W deals
None vul K 4
K 9 8
A 10 7 5 2
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gromoeller Lauria Rehder Smirnov Bocchi Piekarek Madala
Pass 1 1 Dbl 1 1 1 1
1 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

8 6 3
J 7
K J
A Q 9 7 6 5 Table Q 10 9 7 2
10 6 4 2
9 8 3
K
77997 =
35436 =
Par NS +140 A J 5
A Q 5 3
Q 6 4
8 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 117
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+5 62

28. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

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

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

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

5 3
A 9 8 3 2
Q
K J 7 6 4 Table K J 8 7
Q 10 6 5
10 8 6 3
10
794A8 894A9
34834 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10
K 7 4
9 5 4
A 9 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 127
Partscore
3 S = +140
-10 62

29. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

W deals
None vul K 4
K 9 8
A 10 7 5 2
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Kaku WolpertG Takayama ChenD Levin Furuta Weinstein
1 1 1 2 1 1 Dbl 2
Dbl Pass 2 2 NT Dbl 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6 3
J 7
K J
A Q 9 7 6 5 Table Q 10 9 7 2
10 6 4 2
9 8 3
K
77997 =
35436 =
Par NS +140 A J 5
A Q 5 3
Q 6 4
8 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 127
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+5 67

30. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Muller Narkiewicz de Wijs v.Prooijen Zmudzinski Verhees Balicki
1 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 7
10 9
10 8 7 6
K 10 9 2 Table J 8 3 2
K Q J 5 4
—
J 8 7 4
85584 =
57859 =
Par NS -100 A 9 6
A 3 2
A K Q J 4
Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 127
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 72

31. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiH Madala Lian Bocchi Sementa ShiZ Duboin Ju
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 1 Dbl Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
3 3 AP

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

J 9 8
10 9
A 8
K J 6 4 3 2 Table 10 7 5 4
A K 5 4
6
10 8 7 5
56894 =
57549 =
Par NS +110 Q 6 2
Q 7 3
10 9 5 4 2
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 137
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 72

32. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiH Madala Lian Bocchi Sementa ShiZ Duboin Ju
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 1 Dbl
Rdbl Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass 2 2
3 3 AP

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

K Q 7
10 9
10 8 7 6
K 10 9 2 Table J 8 3 2
K Q J 5 4
—
J 8 7 4
85584 =
57859 =
Par NS -100 A 9 6
A 3 2
A K Q J 4
Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 137
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
Tie 72

33. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz WolpertG Buras Kranyak Levin Zmudzinski Weinstein Balicki
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7 Table 8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 137
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 78

34. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul J 7 5 4 2
A 9 6
A 6
9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Helness Gromoeller Helgemo Rehder Piekarek Multon Smirnov Zimmermann
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 3
K 2
J 10 9 8 2
A Q 5 4 Table Q 9 8 6
Q J 10 7
7 5 3
J 2
88869 =
55554 =
Par NS +120 A K
8 5 4 3
K Q 4
K 10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 137
Partscore
2 S = +110
+6 84

35. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul J 7 5 4 2
A 9 6
A 6
9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Campos Karwur Villas-Boas George Tobing Brenner Asbi Thoma
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

10 3
K 2
J 10 9 8 2
A Q 5 4 Table Q 9 8 6
Q J 10 7
7 5 3
J 2
88869 =
55554 =
Par NS +120 A K
8 5 4 3
K Q 4
K 10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 137
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
Tie 84

36. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawel Bertheau Jagniewski BessisT Moss Nowosadzki Grue Kalita
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 9
10 6 2
J 7 6 3
Q 9 6 Table K J 8 5 4
A 9 7
4
J 8 5 3
758A6 =
67336 =
Par NS +130 Q 7
Q J 5 3
A Q 10 8 5
A 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 137
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
Tie 84

37. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

W deals
E-W vul K 4
A J 10 9 3
7 6
A J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Amoils FisherL Morgan SchwartzRO Brogeland BessisT Lindqvist Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 8 6 5 2
Q 6 4
10 8 5
7 6 Table A 10 7
K 8 2
Q 9 4 3
K 8 4
87A9A 8798A
46343 36343
Par NS +420 J 9 3
7 5
A K J 2
Q 9 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 137
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 89

38. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

E deals
Both vul 7 5 2
K 6 2
Q 10 9 4 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Balicki Lindqvist Zmudzinski Bramley FisherL Stansby SchwartzRO
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 4
J 10 9 4
J 8 6
9 6 4 Table Q 10 6 3
Q 8 7 5
3
K Q J 8
A87B8 =
34625 35625
Par NS +630 K J 9
A 3
A K 7 5
A 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 147
Partscore
4 S = +130
-10 89

39. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Balicki Lindqvist Zmudzinski Bramley FisherL Stansby SchwartzRO
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 3
A 7 5 3
6 5
K 10 5 Table 8 6
Q J 9 4 2
10 7
Q 6 3 2
784A6 =
64937 =
Par NS +100 A 4
10 8 6
K J 9 4
A 9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 154
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 89

40. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

K Q 10
10 8 6 2
7 6
7 6 5 3 Table 8 6
K 7 5 3
Q 10 2
K Q J 9
9A6A7 =
43636 =
Par NS +620 J 5 4 3
A J
A J 9 5 4
A 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 164
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 89

41. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

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

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

Q 8 3
A 5 2
K Q 7 6 2
6 2 Table J 7 5
J 10 8
9 4 3
Q J 10 8
89979 8A989
53454 =
Par NS +420 A K 2
Q 9 7 4 3
A J 8
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 171
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 89

42. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

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

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

K 6 5 4
K 10 6
7
A K 8 4 3 Table Q 10 3
J 5 3
9 8 6 4 2
9 2
97997 =
45446 =
Par NS +600 A J 9 2
9 4
K J 3
Q J 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 182
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-11 89

43. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

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

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

A K 8 3 2
8 6
K 9 8 4
J 5 Table J 10
Q 5 4 2
7 2
Q 10 7 4 2
98998 A8A98
35335 =
Par NS +630 Q 7
K 10 9 7
A Q 10 5 3
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 194
Partscore
4 S -1 -100
-12 89

44. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Cheek Sontag Grue Becker Pszczola Spector Seamon
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 6 3
A K 9 6 5 3
Q 4
9 3 Table J 9 5
Q 10
10 9 7
8 7 6 5 2
69698 =
63725 =
Par NS +140 K 10 8 4
J 8
A J 6
A K Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-8 194
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
+8 97

45. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Levin Cohler Weinstein Katz Passell Nickell Jacobus
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 9
K 9 8 4
Q 6 4
Q 10 9 Table K 2
10 7 6
J 9 8 7 2
K 7 6
89768 89769
54674 =
Par NS +140 A 8 5
Q 5 2
A K 5
A J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 200
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 97

46. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

S deals
Both vul K 8 5 3
J
A K 10 4 3
J 7 2

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

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

Q 4
Q 10 6 4 3
6 2
K 8 5 3 Table J 9 7 2
A 7 5 2
7
A 10 9 4
88495 =
55948 =
Par NS -140 A 10 6
K 9 8
Q J 9 8 5
Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 200
Partscore
4 S = +130
+6 103

47. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Cohler Seamon Lev Passell Berkowitz Jacobus Sontag
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) 1 NT Dbl 2 3 (AP)

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

J 7 4
10 8 5
Q 10
J 9 5 4 3 Table K 10 6 3
A Q 7 6 3 2
K 8 4
—
975A9 97599
45834 35834
Par NS +500 8 5
K J 9
A 7 6 3 2
Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 210
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 103

48. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

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

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

J 7 4
10 8 5
Q 10
J 9 5 4 3 Table K 10 6 3
A Q 7 6 3 2
K 8 4
—
975A9 97599
45834 35834
Par NS +500 8 5
K J 9
A 7 6 3 2
Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 210
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 108

49. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

S deals
N-S vul 5 4
A Q 6
6 5 4 3 2
J 6 3

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

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

8 7 3 2
10 9 3
10 8 7
A 8 7 Table A J 10 6
K J 5 4
—
K 10 5 4 2
84695 74584
58748 =
Par NS +100 K Q 9
8 7 2
A K Q J 9
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 210
Partscore
4 S -1 -100
Tie 108

50. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
GordonM LallJ Pratap Hamman BlanchardB Sontag BlanchardS Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 5 4
9 6 4
A 6 4
J 5 2 Table Q J 8
A Q 2
10 9 7
Q 10 9 4
89A98 89998
54334 =
Par NS +420 3
10 8
Q J 8 3 2
A K 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 216
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
-6 108

51. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
BlanchardS Pszczola BlanchardB Seamon GordonM Hurd Pratap Wooldridge
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 9 4
Q 8 7 3 2
9 6
A 7 Table J 8 6 2
K J 5
K 8
9 6 5 3
766A9 =
47733 =
Par NS +130 A K
A 6 4
10 7 5 3
K Q 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 216
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 113

52. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

A 10 8
K
9 8 7 6 3
K J 9 4 Table 5 3 2
J 10 9 7 5
10 5 2
A 2
98778 =
44665 =
Par NS +600 J 7 6
A Q 6 3
Q
Q 10 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 216
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 119

53. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

K Q 10
10 8 6 2
7 6
7 6 5 3 Table 8 6
K 7 5 3
Q 10 2
K Q J 9
9A6A7 =
43636 =
Par NS +620 J 5 4 3
A J
A J 9 5 4
A 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 226
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 119

54. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

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

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

J 7 5 4
10 8 7
10 9
Q 10 5 2 Table K 9 8
A
A J 8 3
J 8 7 6 4
87995 =
36348 =
Par NS +140 A 10 6
K Q 6 2
K Q 6
K 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 233
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 119

55. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Carmichael Platnick Grainger Harris Hampson Morgan Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl AP

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

K Q 7 4
9 8 6 3 2
K Q 10 9
— Table 9 6 5
K 7 4
8 3
Q J 6 3 2
A98AB =
33532 =
Par NS +430 2
A Q 10 5
7 6 4 2
A 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+1 234
Partscore
2 × N +2 +380
-1 119

56. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul Q 5
K 10 3
J 9 7 6 2
Q 6 2

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

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

K 3 2
8 7 2
K Q 10
J 10 5 4 Table J 9 8 6 4
Q J 6 4
8
K 8 3
87797 =
56645 =
Par NS +120 A 10 7
A 9 5
A 5 4 3
A 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 234
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 124

57. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul A 2
9 8 3
A 9 8 4 2
J 5 4

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

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

10 9 7 6 4
K 7 5 2
Q 7
Q 3 Table 8 3
A Q 10
K 10 5 3
10 9 6 2
87778 =
56655 =
Par NS +120 K Q J 5
J 6 4
J 6
A K 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 236
Partscore
2 S -2 -100
-2 124

58. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

E deals
N-S vul J 8
A J 6
J 8 2
A 8 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenthal Welland Silverstein AukenS BildeM Upmark BildeD Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 9 5 2
9 8 4 2
K 10 5
10 Table 4
K 10 3
Q 9 6 4
K J 6 4 2
77656 =
66777 =
Par NS +90 K Q 7 6 3
Q 7 5
A 7 3
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 236
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+7 131

59. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

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

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

Q 6 5 4 3
Q 9 2
8 5
K Q 7 Table A J 10 7 2
J 10 7
10 4 2
J 4
96AA9 =
37323 =
Par NS +620 K 9
K 8 5
A 9 3
10 9 8 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 246
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-10 131

60. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink BildeM Drijver BildeD Welland Zagorin AukenS Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 8 3
8
J 9 7
K Q J 10 8 Table A 10 7 6 4
Q 10 7 6 5
3
6 3
948A6 =
39537 =
Par NS +100 K 5
A 9 3
Q 6 5 2
A 9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 256
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 131

61. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul A 2
9 8 3
A 9 8 4 2
J 5 4

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

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

10 9 7 6 4
K 7 5 2
Q 7
Q 3 Table 8 3
A Q 10
K 10 5 3
10 9 6 2
87778 =
56655 =
Par NS +120 K Q J 5
J 6 4
J 6
A K 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 256
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 137

62. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Zmudzinski Robinson Balicki Dubinin Woolsey Gromov Stewart
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 8 5 3
Q 10 6
K 8
10 8 7 Table A 7
A J 9
10 6 4 3
J 9 3 2
97898 =
45445 =
Par NS +400 Q 9
K 7 5 4
A J 7 5 2
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 263
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 137

63. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul A J 7 3 2
K 5
A 5 3
A 5 2

West North East South West North East South
AkerO Versace Kokten Zaleski Madala Cengiz Bocchi Kuru
Pass Pass
1 1 AP

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

9
Q 9 6 4 3
K J 8 7 2
J 7 Table K Q 8 6 5
A 10 8
10
10 9 8 3
77567 =
65876 =
Par NS -110 10 4
J 7 2
Q 9 6 4
K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 263
Partscore
1 N = +80
+9 146

64. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 26

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

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

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

5 3 2
K 9 6 4 3
5 3
Q 8 2 Table Q 9 7 4
J 10
J 9 2
A K 10 4
896A7 897A7
53626 =
Par NS +140 J
A Q 8 5
K 7 4
9 7 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 273
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 146

65. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

N deals
None vul 9 8 3
K 6 5 3 2
A 10 3
J 5

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

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

K 10 5 4
A Q 7
8 5 4
Q 10 9 Table J 6
9 4
K J 6 2
8 6 4 3 2
98976 =
44457 45457
Par NS +400 A Q 7 2
J 10 8
Q 9 7
A K 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 280
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 146

66. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 128

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Zak Nystrom Zaremba Zmudzinski Ahlesved Buras Petersson
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6
Q 5 3
A K
10 9 6 5 4 Table Q 8 5 2
J 9 7 2
Q 7 4
Q 3
888A9 =
45534 =
Par NS +130 A K J
A 6
J 9 6 5 2
K 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 290
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 146

67. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Demuy Helgemo L'Ecuyer Korbel Nunes Miles Fantoni
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl 3 (AP)
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6
A Q J 8 3
9 4
J 10 9 3 2 Table K Q J 5 2
7 2
10 7 5
Q 6 5
87785 88796
45647 =
Par NS +120 10 8 7 3
K 10 9
J 6 3
K 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 290
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
Tie 146

68. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Charlsen Matushko Hoftaniska Khokhlov Khiuppenen Tundal Kholomeev Groetheim
2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q J 5 2
7 2
10 7 5
Q 6 5 Table 6
A Q J 8 3
9 4
J 10 9 3 2
88796 87785
45647 =
Par NS +120 A 9 4
6 5 4
A K Q 8 2
A 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 290
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 152

69. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

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

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

K 3 2
—
Q 10 3 2
A Q 10 9 6 2 Table 7 6 5 4
K Q 5 2
9 6
8 7 5
79A95 =
34348 34347
Par NS +420 Q J 10 9
A J 6 3
A K 8
J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 290
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+5 157

70. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Palazzo Bocchi Fornasari Camberos Duboin Pellegrini Sementa
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 2 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

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

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 290
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+8 165

71. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Hamman Narkiewicz Zia Rodwell Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5
Q 9 7
J 7 6
9 8 4 3 2 Table K 9 3 2
K 6 5 2
10 9 4
K 6
99798 98798
34645 44645
Par NS +600 Q 8
J 8 3
A Q 5 3 2
Q 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 300
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 165

72. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

N deals
None vul 9 8 3
K 6 5 3 2
A 10 3
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Tislevoll Buras Ware Cornell Balicki Bach Zmudzinski
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 5 4
A Q 7
8 5 4
Q 10 9 Table J 6
9 4
K J 6 2
8 6 4 3 2
98976 =
44457 45457
Par NS +400 A Q 7 2
J 10 8
Q 9 7
A K 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 307
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 165

73. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
YangS Quantin Huang Bompis Pilon LiuCK Toffier Chung
1 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

10 9
6 5 2
K 9
Q J 7 5 4 2 Table K 8 7 6 4 2
K 8 4
8 7
A 8
A8BC7 =
35215 =
Par NS +1370 Q J 5 3
A 9
Q J 10 5
K 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 317
Partscore
3 S +3 +170
-10 165

74. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

S deals
E-W vul A Q 8 4
K 9 8 4
9 4
8 5 4

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

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

6 5
A 6 5 3 2
Q 7
A Q 6 3 Table J 10 3 2
Q 7
J 10 8 5 3 2
10
9886A 9887A
35563 =
Par NS +400 K 9 7
J 10
A K 6
K J 9 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 317
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 165

75. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth Katz v.Prooijen Nickell Verhees
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10
K 10 5 4 3
7 5 4
8 6 2 Table Q 8 7 5 4
9 6
A K 3
K 9 5
888AA =
44433 =
Par NS +130 K 9 6
A J 8 7 2
J 2
A Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 317
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 171

76. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Weinstein Brink Levin Katz Zagorin Nickell Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 6 4
K 8
A J 6 5
10 8 2 Table 9 5 3
A Q 9 3 2
10 9 8 3
6
78559 =
55773 =
Par NS +110 8 7
J 5 4
Q 7 2
A K Q 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 324
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 171

77. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Ekeblad Hampson Weichsel ClerkinJ Gitelman ClerkinD Moss
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 1 1 2 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 AP

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

K Q 5 2
A 10 8 7 5 3
8 5
4 Table 6 4
Q J 6 2
7 6 2
A 8 7 2
6839A =
65A33 =
Par NS -100 A 10
K 4
K Q 10 4 3
Q J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 324
Partscore
4 N -1 -50
Tie 171

78. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Fu Welland Delmonte AukenS Konow Bertheau Schaltz BessisT
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Rdbl 3 AP

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

10 9 4
K Q 8 3 2
A K Q
5 2 Table Q 7 6 5 2
10 7
8 6 4
9 8 7
8669A =
56743 =
Par NS +130 K
A J 9
J 9 7 3 2
A Q 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 324
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 176

79. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Martel Garner Stansby Weinstein Demirev Levin Lee
2 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

9 6 2
A Q 10 8 7 2
K
6 4 3 Table 10 8 3
J 9
J 9 8 5 3
A J 5
78688 =
55754 =
Par NS +110 K J 7 4
K 6 4 3
10 6
9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+2 326
Partscore
3 S -3 -150
-2 176

80. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Fleisher Gu Kamil Weinstein Stark Levin Baseggio
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 4
J
Q 6 3
K J 10 9 7 Table K 8 6 2
Q 10 9 8 2
K 7
6 2
85796 =
48647 58647
Par NS +100 Q 5
A 7 6 5
A 10 9 5 4
Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 336
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 176

81. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Pollack WeinsteinH Feldman Garner Demirev Woolsey Lee Stewart
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl 3 AP

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

3 2
J 7 6 5 4
K 7 5
A 10 8 Table A 10 9 5
8 3
10
K J 7 6 5 2
687A5 =
54528 =
Par NS +130 8 6 4
A Q 9 2
Q J 8 4
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 336
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 181

82. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

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

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

10 6 4
K 9 7 3
J 7 4
K 9 2 Table 8 5 3
A J 10 2
K 10 8 3
J 8
8A68A =
53642 =
Par NS +420 K 7
Q 8
A Q 9 5 2
A Q 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 336
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+5 186

83. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell LallJ LallH Hamman Milner Zia
1 3 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

8 3
7 6 4
K Q 9 7 6
J 8 6 Table Q J 10 9 7 6 4
K 10 9
10
A 4
96A8B =
27252 =
Par NS +420 A K 2
Q J 8 3 2
A 8
9 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 346
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 186

84. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev LallJ Pszczola Bathurst Kranyak Passell WolpertG Jacobus
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 5 2
4
K 9 8 5
Q 10 9 8 3 Table J 10 8 7
A Q J 8 7
7 6
J 2
87887 =
56556 =
Par NS +120 A K 6 3
K 5
A 4 3
K 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 346
Partscore
2 S = +110
+9 195

85. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul A 4 3
Q 7 5 4 2
6 3
A 8 3

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

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

Q 8 7
K J 10 6
10 9 4 2
4 2 Table J 9 2
A 8
K J 8 5
J 10 7 5
99969 =
43464 43474
Par NS +400 K 10 6 5
9 3
A Q 7
K Q 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 352
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
-6 195

86. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Upmark Greco Nystrom Bathurst Moss Zagorin Gitelman
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Dbl 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 3
A K 4 3
A 10 3
6 5 4 3 Table K 10 4
10 8 7 6 5
9 5 4
Q 2
6A59A 8A59A
43833 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5
Q J 2
J 7 2
K J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 352
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
+9 204

87. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Frukacz Grue Cieslak Cheek Amoils Zaremba WolpertD Zak
1 Pass
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 5 4 2
9 5 3
K 5
A 6 3 Table Q
J 7 2
J 8 7 6 3 2
J 9 2
A9A79 A9A7A
34253 34242
Par NS +430 A 8 7 3
10 8
A Q 9 4
10 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 359
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 204

88. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul J 9 7 4
A 9 8
Q 6 5 3 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Upmark GordonM Nystrom Pratap Aa Bathurst Molberg Zagorin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 3
Q 3
A 9 4
10 7 6 4 2 Table A 8 6 5
J 7 6 5
8 7
9 8 3
988A8 =
45435 =
Par NS +600 10 2
K 10 4 2
K J 10
A K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 369
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 204

89. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Multon Cullin Zimmermann Nunes Bathurst Fantoni Zagorin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 2
J 10
J 10 7 6 5 3
8 5 Table 8 6 5 4
A 7 5
K 9
A 6 4 2
99A69 A9A69
34373 =
Par NS +630 A J 3
Q 9 3
A Q 8
J 10 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 379
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 204

90. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Pont Hamman Graupera Bianchedi Meckstroth Muzzio Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 1 Dbl 2 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8
5 3
A K 4 2
K Q 6 4 2 Table Q J 7 4 2
J 9 4
8 5
9 8 7
97996 =
36337 =
Par NS +500 K 6 5 3
Q 7 6
Q J 6
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 389
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 204

91. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Lusky Amoils Falk Friedland Grue Dahl Cheek
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

6 3
A K 4 3
A 10 3
6 5 4 3 Table K 10 4
10 8 7 6 5
9 5 4
Q 2
6A59A 8A59A
43833 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5
Q J 2
J 7 2
K J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 389
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
+9 213

92. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul K 10 9
A J 8 6
8 7 2
K 10 4

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

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

A Q 6 4 2
Q 10 5 4
J
Q J 5 Table J 8 5
9 7 3
K 9 6 4 3
9 3
A79AB A89AB
25332 =
Par NS +430 7 3
K 2
A Q 10 5
A 8 7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 389
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 218

93. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Muzzio Hamman Bianchedi Zia Rodwell Ventin Meckstroth Wrang
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 6 4
A 10 9 7
7
K 5 4 3 Table 9 7
Q J 6 4
A 8 5
9 8 7 6
886A5 =
55737 54737
Par NS +130 J 10 3 2
K 3 2
K Q 10 6
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 399
Partscore
2 S = +110
-10 218

94. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Wooldridge Brink Hurd LallJ Verhees Grue v.Prooijen
Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 5 3 2
9 3
10 6 3 2
A 7 3 Table A 10 8 7 4
K 8 6 2
5
Q J 8
74898 74897
49445 =
Par NS -140 9 6
J 7 5
A K Q 8 7
K 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 399
Partscore
3 N = +140
+10 228

95. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Eber Grue Bosenberg Donde Zagorin Stephens Bathurst
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 10 7 2
4
7 6 2
Q 10 6 5 3 Table K 8 4
K 10 9 8 6
A 10 3
8 2
77886 77887
56546 66546
Par NS +110 J 6 3
A Q J 7
K J
A K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 406
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 228

96. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Baldursson LallJ JonssonT Grue Hurd Jorgensen Wooldridge Einarsson
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6 2
J 8 4
A 10 6 5
10 8 2 Table K 7 3
A 9 7 6
K J
7 6 5 4
88888 88788
45555 =
Par NS +120 Q 9
K 10 5 3
8 4 3
Q J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 406
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 234

97. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Brink Grue Drijver Muller Bathurst de Wijs Zagorin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

J 10 9 7
A J 5 2
8
A Q 4 3 Table A 8 6 2
10 9 7
9 7 5 3
6 2
74598 =
69845 =
Par NS -140 Q 5 4 3
K Q 6 4
Q 6 2
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 406
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
Tie 234

98. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

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

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

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

J 5 3
J 3 2
K Q 7
A Q 8 2 Table Q 8 7
10 9 6 5 4
8 6 5
J 3
89698 89699
54744 =
Par NS +140 6 4 2
A K
A 4 2
K 10 7 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 406
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 240

99. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Zack Kamil Barel Pachtman Levin Ginossar Weinstein
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A K J 5 4 2
2
6 3 2
7 5 2 Table 10 9 8 7
Q J 9 6 4
A 8
J 4
649BC =
58311 68311
Par NS +800 Q 6 3
A K 10 8
K Q 4
A K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 406
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 246

100. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Kalita Yokoi Gawrys Teramoto Imakura Jassem Ino Martens
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A 10 7 2
4
7 6 2
Q 10 6 5 3 Table K 8 4
K 10 9 8 6
A 10 3
8 2
77886 77887
56546 66546
Par NS +110 J 6 3
A Q J 7
K J
A K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 406
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 252

101. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul A 8 6
9
9 8 5 3
A 10 5 3 2

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

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

7 5 3
A J 8 7 6 3
7 2
K 4 Table Q 10 9 2
Q 4
A 10 6 4
8 7 6
987AA 987AB
34632 =
Par NS +400 K J 4
K 10 5 2
K Q J
Q J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 406
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 258

102. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

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

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

K 8 6 2
A J 6 5
Q 7 3
10 5 Table Q 3
10 9 8
K 8
J 9 8 4 3 2
98796 A87A6
34537 =
Par NS +630 A J 9 7 5
K 7 4
6 4 2
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 416
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 258

103. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

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

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

A 4
A 9 5 3 2
8 7
J 6 3 2 Table Q 7 6 3
6
9 5 3 2
K Q 9 7
89886 =
54447 =
Par NS +140 9 8
Q 10 4
K Q 10 6
10 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+14 430
Partscore
3 N -3 -300
-14 258

104. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46

S deals
None vul J 9 6 5
8 2
A J 9
K 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Verhees Lauria v.Prooijen Ginossar Duboin Pachtman Sementa
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q
K Q 10 5
10 7 5 2
Q 9 7 6 Table A 10 8 7 4 3
9 7
K 6 3
10 8
78767 78867
65565 65566
Par NS +110 K 2
A J 6 4 3
Q 8 4
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 430
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+7 265

105. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Hamman ClerkinJ Zia Rodwell Levine Meckstroth McGarry
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 7 6 5
10 5
2
K J 6 5 2 Table A
J 8 7 4 3
10 6 5 3
Q 8 7
97994 =
46438 =
Par NS +500 J 10 4 2
A 9 6 2
K J 8
10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 442
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 265

106. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

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

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

9
9 8 7 5 3
9 2
A 8 7 6 3 Table A K 10 7 2
J 6
J 7 5
Q J 10
A88A6 =
34436 =
Par NS +430 Q J 8 6 5
K 4
A K 8
5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 448
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 265

107. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85

N deals
N-S vul A J 4
—
A Q J 6 5
J 9 8 4 3

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

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

9 8
J 8 6 5
10 9 7
A Q 10 7 Table K 10 7 5 2
K 9 7 4 3
K 3
2
75499 85488
47944 =
Par NS -140 Q 6 3
A Q 10 2
8 4 2
K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 460
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-12 265

108. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul J 7 5
A K Q J
J 7 2
J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Greco WolpertG Hampson Moss CohenB Gitelman Smith
1 Dbl 1 2 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 6
9 4 2
A K 10 3
10 8 6 Table K 10 8 2
8 7 5
9 6 5 4
5 3
76858 =
47474 =
Par NS +110 9 4 3
10 6 3
Q 8
A K Q 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 460
Partscore
2 N = +110
+7 272

109. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul J 9 8 5
Q 7 3
A K 10 8 6
10

West North East South West North East South
Hampson CohenB Greco Smith WolpertG Diamond Kranyak Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K
10 9 8 2
J 9 3 2
A 8 5 4 Table A 7 6 4 3
J 5
7
Q J 9 6 3
67994 78994
45439 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 2
A K 6 4
Q 5 4
K 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 470
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 272

110. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Chan Zia Lee Ivatury Katz H-Welland Nickell
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7 4
J 9 3 2
A Q 9 8 7
4 Table Q 5 2
7 5 4
5 3
K 10 9 8 7
99A89 99A88
44355 44354
Par NS +420 J 9 6 3
8
J 10 6 4
A J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 470
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+5 277

111. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46

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

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

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

A
J 10 9 3 2
8 5
Q J 8 6 3 Table Q 9 7 6 3
A Q 5
10 6 4
7 2
895A7 =
44736 =
Par NS +140 8 5 4
K 8 7
K J 9 7 2
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 476
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 277

112. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

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

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

Q 5
A 5 4 2
9 4
A 9 6 5 3 Table 10 8 7 6
Q 10 7
A 8 2
10 8 4
88896 88796
45547 =
Par NS +120 A J 4 2
K 9 6
K J 5
Q J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 476
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+8 285

113. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

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

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

8 7
10 9 7 6 5 2
Q 9 6
A 4 Table 10 9 6 5 3
Q J
A K 8 4
9 7
9757A =
45863 =
Par NS +500 4 2
A K 4
10 7 3 2
K J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 487
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-11 285

114. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Gu Cheek ShiX WangJ Amoils Ao Delmonte
Pass Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 3 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q 8 6 4 3
K J 7
10 7 5 3
3 Table 7 2
Q 4 3
A J
Q J 10 9 8 2
76786 77786
66557 =
Par NS +90 A K J
A 10 8 5
4 2
A K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
+9 496
Partscore
4 × N -3 -800
-9 285

115. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

E deals
E-W vul J 9
8 7
J 7 5 4
10 7 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Amoils Cayne Delmonte Cheek Versace Grue Lauria
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 6 2
J 10 9
A Q 10 8 2
K Table 10 5
Q 6 5 4 3 2
3
J 9 8 4
78478 78488
64855 =
Par NS +110 A Q 7 4 3
A K
K 9 6
A Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 496
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 291

116. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Hampson Bertens Greco Gitelman Muller Moss de Wijs
1 Pass Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 8 6 2
A K 6 3
K 10
9 4 Table J 3
10 9 7
J 7 6 2
Q 10 5 2
88899 =
45543 =
Par NS +120 A 9 4
8 5 4
8 4
A K J 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 508
Partscore
2 NT N -1 -100
-12 291

117. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Levin Grue Weinstein Stansby Delmonte Martel Bakhshi
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 6 4 2
Q 10 7 4
K 9 8
K 9 Table Q J
K 6 5 3
J 6 5 4
J 6 3
9978A =
44653 =
Par NS +600 K 9 5
A 9 8
10 7
A 10 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 518
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 291

118. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Martel Nickell Stansby Levin Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 10 2
J 7 5
J 3
J 10 9 2 Table K 9 8
K 10 3 2
9 6 5 4
Q 5
87788 =
56645 =
Par NS +120 7 3
A 8 6
K 8 2
A K 8 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 518
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 296

119. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul Q 5
K 10 8 7 5
10 9 8
9 7 4

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

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

8 7 3
4
A Q 7 6 4 2
8 5 2 Table A J 9 4
A J 9 3 2
5 3
10 3
66768 =
56675 =
Par NS +90 K 10 6 2
Q 6
K J
A K Q J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 518
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+3 299

120. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Beatty Melman Jacobs Kowalski Ramer Ferraro Kwiecien Bocchi
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 3 3 (AP)

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

10 9 8 4 3
A 10 2
10 7
6 3 2 Table 7 5
8 3
A J 9 8 5 2
A K 9
57858 =
46475 =
Par NS +110 A J 6
K Q J 9 6
K 3
7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 530
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 299

121. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Aker Duboin Richter Sementa Lauria Marcinski Versace Maksymetz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 4 3 2
A 9 4 3
6 2
A 8 2 Table Q 7 5
5 2
K 8 7 4 3
9 7 4
98989 =
44354 45354
Par NS +400 A J 10 8
10 6
10 9
K J 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 536
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 299

122. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A K 8 3
Q 8 7 6
A 10 9
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Bompis Sontag Pilon Zaleski Larsen Faigenbaum Meltzer
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 5
A K 5 4 2
Q 4
10 6 5 Table 6 4 2
J
7 3 2
A Q 9 8 4 2
A9995 =
33437 =
Par NS +430 Q J 7
10 9 3
K J 8 6 5
K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -250
-5 536
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+5 304

123. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

E deals
Both vul 8 3
5 4 2
K 10 8 7 6
A Q J

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Nunes Saelensminde Fantoni Meltzer Becker Larsen Strul
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 7 2
A 10 9 7 3
A 2
3 2 Table J 10 6
Q 8
Q J
10 9 8 7 5 4
87796 978A7
36526 =
Par NS +600 A K 5 4
K J 6
9 5 4 3
K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 547
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-11 304

124. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul 10 3 2
A 5
K 9 3
K 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Etter Greco Kolesnik Jackson Diamond Sher Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5
Q 10 6 3
A 8 7 5 4
10 9 Table K Q 7 4
J 8 7 4
10 6
Q J 2
98689 =
45754 =
Par NS +600 A 9 8 6
K 9 2
Q J 2
A 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 557
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 304

125. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul 9 4
K Q 4 2
K 10 7 6
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Robinson Stansby Boyd Doub Levin Wildavsky Weinstein
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 5
J 10 8 5
J 9 5 3
10 9 8 Table J 8 7 6
7 3
A Q 4
K Q 6 2
99998 =
44445 =
Par NS +600 A K 10 3 2
A 9 6
8 2
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 557
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
+3 307

126. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

E deals
E-W vul Q J 8 3
9 3 2
A 2
A J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Morgan Zia Harris Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 5
A J 5
Q 10 8 5
8 7 3 Table A 7 6 4
Q 10 8 7 4
K 9
6 4
56579 =
66864 =
Par NS +110 K 2
K 6
J 7 6 4 3
K Q 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-7 557
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 314

127. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Feldman WeinsteinJ Rosenberg Baseggio Etter Sontag Kolesnik Berkowitz
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 8 6
A Q 5 2
10 5 4
7 5 3 Table J 9
10 7 6 4
A 9 8 6
Q 4 2
89789 =
44654 =
Par NS +140 A 7 5 4 2
K 9 3
K J
K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 557
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
Tie 314

128. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul K J 7
A K Q 10 4
A 7 6 5
10

West North East South West North East South
Multon Platnick Zimmermann Diamond Hampson Helness Greco Helgemo
Pass Pass
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl 3 3 (AP)

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

A 9 8 6 3 2
9 5 2
Q 8
K 5 Table 4
J 7 3
K 9 2
Q J 9 8 7 2
98AA6 =
44237 34237
Par NS +620 Q 10 5
8 6
J 10 4 3
A 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 567
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 314

129. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Feldman Sementa Weichsel Polowan Ferraro Morgan Bocchi
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

4 3
Q J 4
K Q 7
Q 10 9 8 5 Table A Q 9 8 6
9 7 5
6 5 4
6 4
88998 87998
53445 =
Par NS +140 10
10 2
A 9 8 3 2
A K J 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 567
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
Tie 314

130. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 10

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

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

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

Q 10 8 3 2
J 10 9
9 3 2
4 3 Table A 9 5
A 8 3
A 10 5
J 8 7 5
8798A =
46343 46443
Par NS +140 K J 4
K Q 5
K Q 8 7 6
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 578
Partscore
1 S +1 +90
-11 314

131. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 23

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

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

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

K 5 4
Q J 9 8 7 6
5
9 6 3 Table A 9 7 2
10 3
K 9 8 4
Q J 8
886A9 =
45733 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 6 3
A K 5 4
J 7 3
A 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 578
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 321

132. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Jones Martens Rosen Jassem Kopecky Byrne Kurka Bell
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 5 4
9 8 7 3 2
J
Q 7 3 2 Table A Q 10
Q J 4
A 9 8 6 3
5 4
87587 77587
45855 =
Par NS +120 3 2
A 10
K Q 5 4
A K J 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 578
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
+2 323

133. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Morgan Meckstroth Harris Chorush Hamman Koneru Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

10 7
J 8 6
A K 2
J 10 9 6 4 Table Q 5 4 2
10 3 2
J 10 6
A 7 5
89A96 89996
54347 =
Par NS +620 A 6 3
Q 9 4
Q 9 8 7 4
K Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 578
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+10 333

134. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Milner Chorush Cohler Koneru Gerstman BlanchardB Landen BlanchardS
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 AP

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

9 8 7 3 2
J 4 2
K Q 9 6 3
— Table A Q
9 8 3
J 10 5
Q J 9 5 3
A7A5A A7B5A
15273 25273
Par NS +450 K 10 4
7 5
A 7 4
A K 10 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 585
Partscore
2 N = +110
-7 333

135. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Zia Pachtman Hamman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Willenken
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

J 2
Q 8 6
Q 9 7 6 4 2
A 6 Table K 6 4 3
A 5 4
10 8 5
8 4 3
9A97A =
43363 =
Par NS +420 A 7
10 9 7 2
A K 3
K Q 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 591
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 333

136. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Fu Moreira Zhao Magalhaes Rodrigues Pszczola Nader Lev
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 8 3 2
J 10 9
9 3 2
4 3 Table A 9 5
A 8 3
A 10 5
J 8 7 5
8798A =
46343 46443
Par NS +140 K J 4
K Q 5
K Q 8 7 6
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 601
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 333

137. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Solani Zagorin Bapat Agarwal Nystrom Samant Bertheau
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 5 4
9 8 7 3 2
J
Q 7 3 2 Table A Q 10
Q J 4
A 9 8 6 3
5 4
87587 77587
45855 =
Par NS +120 3 2
A 10
K Q 5 4
A K J 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 601
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 338

138. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

K Q
A Q 8 6
K 10 4
7 6 4 2 Table 10 4 3
7 3 2
J 9 8 5 3
J 3
A9979 AA979
33463 =
Par NS +430 A J 9
K 10 5 4
7 6 2
A K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 608
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-7 338

139. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian BessisM Casen BessisT Helness Sadek Helgemo El Ahmady
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6
8 2
10 7 6 5
K 9 7 2 Table J 10 5 2
Q J 10 6
Q 3
Q J 10
88997 =
55445 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 4 3
A 9 3
9 4
A 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 608
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+8 346

140. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel BessisM Stansby BessisT Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
1 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 6 4 3
10 7
K Q 10 8 6
6 Table K 9 5
J 5 3 2
4 3
Q 10 4 3
64858 74858
58575 =
Par NS -110 10 8
K Q 4
A 7 5
J 9 8 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 620
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 346

141. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Quantin Fredin Bompis Pilon Nystrom Faigenbaum Bertheau
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7 6
8 2
10 7 6 5
K 9 7 2 Table J 10 5 2
Q J 10 6
Q 3
Q J 10
88997 =
55445 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 4 3
A 9 3
9 4
A 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 620
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+9 355

142. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

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

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

K 10 7
K Q J 9 3
K 6
J 5 3 Table 9 6 5 3
7 6 5 4
9 7 4
K 2
776A9 776AA
55733 =
Par NS +130 A 2
A 8
A Q J 8 2
A 10 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 623
Partscore
4 S -2 -200
-3 355

143. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Zia Duboin Hamman Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 2
J 10 9 2
K 4 3
K 3 2 Table K Q 7 6
Q 7 6
J 10 6 5
8 5
A888A =
35553 =
Par NS +630 9 4 3
A K
A Q 7
J 10 9 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 632
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 355

144. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

E deals
Both vul K Q 9 2
10 5
A 8 4
Q 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Stefanov Kirmse Aronov Karaivanov Piekarek Trendafilov Smirnov
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

8 7 6 5 4
K J 8 2
7 6 2
A Table 10 3
A 7 6 3
9 3
K J 10 8 7
77486 77586
46747 =
Par NS +90 A J
Q 9 4
K Q J 10 5
5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 644
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 355

145. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Rodwell de Wijs Meckstroth Zia Bakkeren Hamman Bertens
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7
10 9 7
K J 8 4
10 9 7 3 Table K Q 6 2
K Q 5 3
7 6 2
Q 4
AA99A =
33443 =
Par NS +430 A 10
A J 8 2
Q 9 5 3
K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 644
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 361

146. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

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

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

J 10 7
10
J 9 6 5 3
Q 10 7 6 Table K 6 3
Q J 9 4 2
K Q
J 8 4
88877 =
54465 =
Par NS +120 Q 4 2
A K 7 6 5
10 7
K 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 644
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
+3 364

147. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Platnick Ekeblad Diamond Gitelman v.Prooijen Moss Jansma
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 7 5 4
Q 9
K 9 2
J 9 3 2 Table K J 9 6
10 8 5 2
10 8 5
Q 6
979A9 =
45433 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 8
A J 7 4 3
Q J 6
K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 651
Partscore
3 S = +140
-7 364

148. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Meckstroth CohenB Rodwell Hamman Welland Zia Willenken
Pass Pass 1 NT 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Dbl AP

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

10 8 5
Q J 9 6 4
5
K Q 7 3 Table K Q 7 6 2
8
Q J 6 3 2
10 9
87998 87999
46444 56444
Par NS +140 A 9 4 3
A K 7 3
A 9
8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 664
Partscore
3 × S -1 -200
-13 364

149. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Parker Stewart Rogoff Johnson Boyd Simson Robinson
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

4 3
10 9 7 5
10 5
A K J 7 5 Table K 8 7 6 5
Q 2
Q J 3 2
8 3
88897 88997
45446 =
Par NS +140 10
A K 6 3
A 8 7 6
Q 9 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 664
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
+7 371

150. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

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

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

Q 2
A Q 10 6
10 9 8 5
9 8 3 Table J 10 7 5 4
9 3
J
A Q 10 6 5
97996 =
46447 =
Par NS +600 A 3
J 4 2
K 7 4 3 2
K J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 664
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 377

151. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

W deals
None vul A 6 4 3
Q 10 5
8
A 10 8 6 2

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

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

K J 9 7 5
6 4 3
7 5 2
Q 9 Table 10
K J 9 8
Q 10 9 4 3
K J 4
88789 78779
45654 =
Par NS +120 Q 8 2
A 7 2
A K J 6
7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 664
Partscore
2 N = +90
+4 381

152. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

W deals
Both vul 9 6 4 2
J 6 4 3
A 8
A K 5

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

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

A K 7 5
Q 8
Q 7 4 2
10 7 3 Table 10 8 3
A 7 2
10 3
J 9 8 6 2
87996 =
55347 =
Par NS +140 Q J
K 10 9 5
K J 9 6 5
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 664
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
+7 388

153. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Granovetter Hamman Rubin Weichsel Freeman Ekeblad Nickell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 3
Q J 8 2
K
7 5 4 3 2 Table Q 5 4
9 6
A 10 9 5 3
Q J 6
999A7 =
33436 =
Par NS +600 K 2
10 4 3
Q J 8 6 4
K 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 664
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 394

154. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul J 7 6 4
9 5 4
9 6 4
A 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Cheek Hamman Grue Zia
Pass 2 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 3
K J 8 7 2
10 3
K Q 10 3 Table K 9 8 5 2
10
K 8 2
J 9 8 2
87896 =
46537 56547
Par NS +120 A Q
A Q 6 3
A Q J 7 5
7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 674
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 394

155. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco Platnick Freeman Diamond Nickell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

6
K 8 6 5 3 2
9 4 3 2
A J Table J 10 8 7 3
9
A 7 6
K 10 8 4
87667 =
46666 =
Par NS +120 4 2
Q J 7 4
K Q J 10 8
6 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+12 686
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
-12 394

156. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

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

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

Q 9 6 4 3
Q 9 5
K J
J 10 4 Table J 10
J 3 2
10 9 8 7 2
K Q 7
97989 =
45454 =
Par NS +400 K 8 5
10 6
Q 6 4 3
A 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 692
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 394

157. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul A K
10 6 5
J 6 5
K 10 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Wooldridge Helgemo Hurd Pachtman Sontag Ginossar Bates
1 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Dbl 2 AP
1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 10 6
J 9 8
K 3
A 9 8 6 Table 9 7 3
K 7 4
Q 10 9 4 2
5 3
8797A =
36453 =
Par NS +140 8 5 4 2
A Q 3 2
A 8 7
Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 692
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+4 398

158. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

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

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

A 5 4 3
10 5 4 3
6 5 3
J 10 Table 9 8 7
Q 7 6
A J 10 7
A 7 2
98789 88789
45553 =
Par NS +600 K
A K 8 2
K 9 4
K 9 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 703
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-11 398

159. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul 6
A K 8 7 2
K 10 8 6
A 8 3

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

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

A 10 9 7 5 4 2
—
4 3
K Q J 5 Table K
Q J 10 6 5 3
9 2
10 9 7 4
857A5 857B5
58627 =
Par NS +400 Q J 8 3
9 4
A Q J 7 5
6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 710
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 398

160. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

S deals
None vul A K 8 2
10 9 5
A Q 9 7 6
6

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Moss Ekeblad Gitelman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 7 6 4
A
J 3
10 9 8 5 4 Table Q 5 3
Q J 7 6 3
K 4
K 7 3
A79B7 979B7
35426 =
Par NS +430 J
K 8 4 2
10 8 5 2
A Q J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 717
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 398

161. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Sementa Wold Duboin Lindqvist Grue Brogeland Cheek
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5 2
K 10 9 7 5
K 9 7
Q 8 Table Q 8 6
Q 3
10 5 4
K J 10 5 4
8B8B8 =
22524 42525
Par NS +450 A 9
J 8 6 4 2
A J
A 9 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+6 723
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
-6 398

162. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

E deals
None vul Q 10 7 6 3
8 4
Q 2
K Q J 10

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

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

8 2
10 3 2
J 10 6
A 9 7 6 4 Table A 5 4
Q J 9 7 5
A 4 3
3 2
7A687 =
53656 =
Par NS +420 K J 9
A K 6
K 9 8 7 5
8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 723
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 403

163. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Kolata Rodwell Kandemir Bedir Hamman Goksu Compton
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7
8 7 5
Q J 10 5 4
J 9 4 Table Q J 8 5
J 10 4 2
A 8 7
8 7
9997B =
34462 =
Par NS +400 9 4
Q 9 3
K 9 2
K Q 10 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 729
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 403

164. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Skrzypczak Nickell Gierulski Martens Rodwell Jassem Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

A J 4 3
J 7 5
9 7 6
10 9 5 Table Q 9 6 5
K 10 9 8 4
A 2
J 6
966AA =
37732 37632
Par NS +600 10 7 2
Q 6 2
Q 4 3
A 7 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 739
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 403

165. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Mittelman Molberg Ozdil Aa FeldmanJ Garvey GordonP Bakhshi
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 3
8 6 4 3
K 9 3
8 6 3 Table Q 6 4
10 9
Q 10 7 2
A J 10 4
88867 87866
55566 =
Par NS +120 J 9
A Q J 7 5
A 6 4
K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 739
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
Tie 403

166. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Smith Balicki CohenB Welland Gromov Glubok Dubinin
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5
3 2
K 10 6 4 3
9 8 5 2 Table K 10 6 4 2
Q 10 7
A 5 2
K J
88A79 =
55364 =
Par NS +420 A Q 8 3
K 6 5
Q J 9 8
10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 739
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
+6 409

167. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul 9 3 2
A K Q J 9
10 9 6
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Smith Balicki CohenB Zmudzinski Gromov Glubok Dubinin Welland
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 8 6
10 8 5 4 3
A 2
5 2 Table J 7 4
6 2
K Q 7 5
J 10 9 4
97999 =
45434 =
Par NS +600 A 10 5
7
J 8 4 3
A K 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 739
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 415

168. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Garner Dubinin WeinsteinH Smith Zmudzinski CohenB Balicki
1 Pass
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 6 3 2
J
K 8 6 3
9 8 2 Table 10 8
8 7 6 3 2
A Q 4 2
5 4
8685A =
46583 =
Par NS +130 J 7
K 10 9 5
7 5
A Q 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 739
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+5 420

169. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Shugart Rodwell Brogeland Delmonte Zia Demuy Hamman
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

A Q 8 6
J 7 4
J 4
10 9 8 5 Table 4 3
K 8 6 2
A 10 9 5
J 7 2
89787 =
44545 44555
Par NS +140 K J 10 2
Q 5
K Q 7 3 2
K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 739
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+5 425

170. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Katz Berkowitz Jacobs Rosenberg Stansby Zia Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 7 3 2
4 3 2
7
K J 6 3 Table K Q 10 6
10 9 5
K 10 5
10 4 2
65997 =
67446 =
Par NS +140 J 5
Q 8 7
8 4 3 2
A 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 739
Partscore
3 N = +110
+6 431

171. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

W deals
Both vul A 7 6
10 4
A 6 4
Q 10 9 7 2

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

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

K J 10 8 4
8 5
3 2
A 6 5 4 Table 3 2
A Q 9 7 6
J 9 8 5
J 8
77789 A78A9
35533 36533
Par NS +630 Q 9 5
K J 3 2
K Q 10 7
K 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 739
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
+9 440

172. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner LewisP WeinsteinH LewisL Krekorian Willenken Casen Welland
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6 2
8 4 3 2
10 5
K J 10 5 Table J 10 5
Q 6
A K 8 6
Q 9 8 7
99996 =
44436 =
Par NS +600 A K Q 7
J 10 9 5
J 7
A 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 739
Partscore
2 S = +110
+7 447

173. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Weinstein Stansby Levin Jacobs Cohen Katz Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 3
K 10 8 5 4
Q J 7
9 7 5 Table A 9 7 5
9 7
A 8 5 3
10 6 3
89889 =
54554 54553
Par NS +140 J 10 6 4 2
3
10 9 6 4 2
A 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 749
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 447

174. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

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

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

9 5 4
A 6
Q 6 5 4
Q 10 5 2 Table A K 2
J 10 5 2
9 7 3
9 7 3
9A988 9A998
33444 33344
Par NS +420 J 8
K 8 7 4
8 2
A K J 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 755
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 447

175. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A
K J 9 4 2
7 4
A Q 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Willenken Casen Welland Garner LewisP WeinsteinH LewisL
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

9 3 2
A Q 10 6
K J 10 9 2
5 Table Q J 7 6
8 3
8 5 3
K 9 8 6
7786A 9797A
46463 46353
Par NS +400 K 10 8 5 4
7 5
A Q 6
J 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 755
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
Tie 447

176. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A
K J 9 4 2
7 4
A Q 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
WangJ Wold Ao Passell Landen SchwartzA Pratap Lo
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 3 2
A Q 10 6
K J 10 9 2
5 Table Q J 7 6
8 3
8 5 3
K 9 8 6
7786A 9797A
46463 46353
Par NS +400 K 10 8 5 4
7 5
A Q 6
J 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 755
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 452

177. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul 7 4
K 9 6 5 3
K 7 3 2
K 9

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Zia Weichsel Rosenberg Levin Jansma Weinstein Verhees
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 3 AP

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

A 9
Q 10 4 2
10 8 6
Q J 4 2 Table K 10 8 6 3
A 8 7
9 5
8 6 5
878A7 =
56535 =
Par NS +130 Q J 5 2
J
A Q J 4
A 10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 755
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 456

178. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul Q J 7 6
J 3
J 9
9 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Bertens Tundal Bakkeren Brink Helness Drijver Helgemo
1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 2
K 8 7 6
A Q 6 3
7 3 Table 10 9 5
Q 9 5 4
8 7 4
Q 10 8
89789 8978A
44653 54654
Par NS +140 A 4 3
A 10 2
K 10 5 2
A K J

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 768
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
-13 456

179. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul Q J 7 6
J 3
J 9
9 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Holman Rosenberg Cope Zia WeinsteinH Gower Garner Apteker
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 2
K 8 7 6
A Q 6 3
7 3 Table 10 9 5
Q 9 5 4
8 7 4
Q 10 8
89789 8978A
44653 54654
Par NS +140 A 4 3
A 10 2
K 10 5 2
A K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 768
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
Tie 456

180. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Meckstroth Lauria Rodwell LallH Bocchi Hamman Duboin
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 Pass Pass Dbl
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9 8 2
A Q 7 5
7 6
K 2 Table J 5
K 9
9 3 2
8 7 6 5 4 3
979A7 =
46435 =
Par NS +400 A 7
J 8 6 3 2
A 10 8 5
Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 774
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 456

181. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Rodwell Brink Meckstroth Nickell Bakkeren Freeman Bertens
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 4 2
A 9 6
A J 10 8 6
9 7 Table A K 10 3
10 3
9 4 2
8 6 4 3
67959 =
46474 =
Par NS +140 Q J 9 6
J 8 7 4
K 7 3
J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 774
Partscore
3 S = +140
+7 463

182. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Groetheim WeinsteinH Tundal Helness Jacobs Helgemo Katz
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 3 2
J 8 4
Q J 9 5
Q Table A 6
10 6 5 2
K 7 6
J 8 6 4
97879 =
46564 =
Par NS +600 K 9 7 4
A Q 3
A 8 2
A 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 785
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 463

183. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Tundal Bertens Groetheim Brogeland de Wijs Saelensminde Muller
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 6 5
7
K Q 7 6 3 2
10 8 7 Table 10 9 8 3
A K 4 2
10 9 8
J 6
87959 97A59
45383 =
Par NS +420 Q 4 2
J 9 8
A J
A K Q 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 791
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 463

184. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K 8 6 4
K J 9 2
J 10 5
7 5

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

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

10 7 3
10 6
8 7 4 2
K 10 9 3 Table A Q J 2
A 8 7 5
Q 9 6
6 2
86867 =
57575 =
Par NS +120 9 5
Q 4 3
A K 3
A Q J 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 791
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 471

185. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Sementa LallH H-Welland Wrang Meckstroth Nilsson Rodwell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

3
9 8 5 3 2
6 2
K 10 9 4 2 Table Q J 10 9 5 4
A
A Q 10 8 3
5
97878 87878
46555 46554
Par NS +400 2
Q J 7 4
K J 9 5 4
Q J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 798
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 471

186. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

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

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

K 7 5 3 2
10 7 6 3
K 6 4
A Table 4
J 9
A J 10 3
10 9 8 7 4 2
87866 88866
55567 =
Par NS +120 A 10 9 6
4 2
Q 8 5 2
J 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 805
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 471

187. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul A 10 9 6
4 2
Q 8 5 2
J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Berkowitz Rubin Cohen Casen Gitelman Krekorian Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

4
J 9
A J 10 3
10 9 8 7 4 2 Table K 7 5 3 2
10 7 6 3
K 6 4
A
88866 87866
55567 =
Par NS +120 Q J 8
A K Q 8 5
9 7
K Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 812
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 471

188. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Demirev Hampson Schuett Wickham Cheek Miller Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 8 6
J 4 3
K 3
9 6 3 2 Table 7 3
K 7 2
9 5 4 2
K Q J 5
ABBB8 =
22124 =
Par NS +650 10 4
A Q 8 6
Q J 6
10 8 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 822
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 471

189. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Landen Baze Pratap Cohler Bramley Burger Lazard GordonM
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 9 5 3 2
10 7
4
K 8 7 5 3 Table J 7 4
9 5 4 3 2
A J 9 6
A
857A7 =
48535 =
Par NS +130 A 10 8 6
J
K 10 7
Q J 10 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 832
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 471

190. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Wojewoda Meckstroth Assemi Kowalski Hamman Tuszynski Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 9 2
K 9 4
9 7 4
8 4 2 Table 6 3
A 5 2
10 8 3
K J 9 7 6
AA9A8 =
33435 =
Par NS +630 10 8 7
10 8
K Q J 2
A Q 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 842
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-10 471

191. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul K
K 9 7 4 2
J 7 6 5
Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Bykov Soloway Kodayam Hamman Meckstroth Kowalski Rodwell Tuszynski
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 NT 3 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 4
Q 10 8 6
8
A 10 7 5 Table 10 9 8 7 3 2
J 3
K Q 10
J 9
668A8 =
67535 =
Par NS +130 A 5
A 5
A 9 4 3 2
K 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 842
Partscore
4 S = +130
+7 478

192. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul 9 8 6 4
A 9 8 3
10 2
A 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia WeinsteinH Hamman Garner Soloway
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 2
J 10 4 2
Q 8
Q J 2 Table K 7 3
K Q 5
6 5 4 3
9 6 5
988AA =
34533 =
Par NS +600 A J
7 6
A K J 9 7
K 8 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 842
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 484

193. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Soloway Katz Hamman Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10
Q 6 5
K 10 4 3 2
K 10 6 5 Table Q J 8 6 3
9 8 7 4
A J
8 2
78878 =
55454 =
Par NS +110 K 9
A K J 10 2
8 6
A Q 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-7 842
Partscore
2 S = +90
+7 491

194. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul K Q 5
10 9 5
A 6
Q 10 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Hurd Cayne Wooldridge Becker Reisig Schwartz Garozzo
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 4 3
8 4 3 2
Q J 10 3
2 Table 10 9 7
Q J 7 6
K 9 5 2
K 9
9876B =
35662 =
Par NS +400 J 8 2
A K
8 7 4
A J 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 848
Partscore
2 S +3 +150
-6 491

195. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 80

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

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

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

10 9 4
10 4
10 8 4
K Q 9 4 3 Table A J 6
K 8 7 6 5
Q 7 3
J 8
9A998 99998
43435 =
Par NS +620 K 8 7
A J 9 3 2
K J 6
10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 848
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
+7 498

196. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

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

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

5 4 3
Q 9 6
Q 10 9 5 4
J 7 Table A Q 10 8
A J 5 3
8 7 3
10 5
9887B 9787B
44452 44462
Par NS +600 K 9 2
K 8 7 4 2
J
A K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+11 859
Partscore
3 S +3 +170
-11 498

197. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Hampson Katz Greco Jacobs
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 7 4
9 6 5
Q 6
A Q 10 5 Table Q 8 3
K 8 4
J 10 3 2
J 7 6
77887 =
65456 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
J 7 3
K 5
K 9 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 859
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 506

198. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

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

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

K 9 8 4
A 7 4 2
K 2
K 6 4 Table J 7 3
J 5
8 7 6 5 4
J 9 5
99A8A 99A9A
44343 =
Par NS +420 2
Q 10 9 6
A 10 9 3
A 10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 865
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 506

199. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 57

W deals
N-S vul K J 10 5 3
Q 10 7
9 4 3
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Casen Nussbaum Krekorian Ospeck Saxe El Ahmady SmithT Sadek
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1 NT
1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

4
A 9 6 4 3
A Q 8
9 5 4 2 Table A 9 7 6
5 2
10 6 5
Q 10 7 3
98675 =
44768 =
Par NS +300 Q 8 2
K J 8
K J 7 2
A K J

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 878
Partscore
1 NT S -2 -200
-13 506

200. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Verhees Lauria Jansma Lesniewski Fantoni Weichsel Nunes
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 3
A Q 6 5 3 2
8
A 7 3 Table 10 6 5 4 2
10 7
J 10 9
K 10 6
97688 97689
46734 =
Par NS +400 7
K J 8
Q 7 5 4 3
Q 9 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 886
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-8 506

201. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 33

S deals
None vul A 4 3 2
6 2
A 3 2
K 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Zhuang Passell ShiM YangL Berkowitz Dai Cohen
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 8 7
Q 8
J 10 8 6
9 8 4 Table 9 6 5
A K 10 3
9 7 4
J 6 5
88989 =
55454 =
Par NS +140 J 10
J 9 7 5 4
K Q 5
A Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 886
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 511

202. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Lev Bertheau Gawrys Shenkin Jacobus Mahaffey H-Welland
Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 3
J 6 4 3 2
Q 10 6 4
Q 4 Table 9 8 7 6
A Q 10 5
J 2
A 10 5
8968A =
44743 =
Par NS +140 K J 4 2
K 8 7
A 8 3
K 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 886
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 517

203. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Sylvan El Ahmady Sundelin Sadek Hishmat Lindkvist Nadim Fredin
Pass Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 3 2
9 5 3
A J
10 8 5 2 Table K 7 5
A 10 8 6
K 9 7 6
6 4
87799 =
45544 =
Par NS +120 A Q 6
K Q 7 4 2
3 2
K Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 886
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+4 521

204. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rubin Hamman Ekeblad Soloway
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 5 3
K Q 10 7 3
K 7
K Table 9 8 7
6 5 4
Q 6 4
10 9 4 2
A76AA =
36622 26622
Par NS +430 A K 4 2
8 2
J 5 3
J 8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 893
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 521

205. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Hamman Ekeblad Soloway Rubin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 1 1 1 NT 2 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5 2
A J 9 6 3
A 7 5
K Table 9 7 6 4
8 4
10 3
J 10 9 4 3
95797 =
37636 =
Par NS +400 A J
K 7 2
K 6 4
A Q 7 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 903
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 521

206. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 12

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

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

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

6 5
K J 8 5
A J 10 6 5
10 4 Table K J 7 4
9 7 3
K 8 4 2
5 2
77549 78549
64794 65794
Par NS -100 Q 9 8
Q 10 4 2
Q 3
Q J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 903
Partscore
2 N = +90
+4 525

207. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Meckstroth Jansma Rodwell Hamman Muller Soloway de Wijs
Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 2 Dbl 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 10
10 8 6
J 8 7 4
7 6 2 Table A J 9 7 2
J 4 2
—
K J 10 8 4
858A5 857A5
38338 =
Par NS +130 8 5 3
A 9 5
9 6 5 2
Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 913
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 525

208. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Lambardi Lindkvist Madala Fredin Sylvan Mooney Sundelin Monsegur
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 9 6 3
7 6 2
J 10 8 6 2
— Table K 5 4 2
K J 9 4
K
J 6 3 2
83579 =
5A764 =
Par NS -500 Q
A 8 3
Q 7 4 3
K Q 10 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 913
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
Tie 525

209. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

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

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

J 9 3
10 9 7
9 4 2
Q 9 3 2 Table A 7 6 5
J 6 4 3
A 8
A 6 5
988A8 =
44424 44524
Par NS +400 10
K 2
K Q J 7 6
K J 10 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 920
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 525

210. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

10 8 6 2
A 8
A Q 2
A 10 3 2 Table 9 7 4
9 7 3 2
9 8 4
Q 9 6
88987 99997
44446 =
Par NS +400 Q 5
J 6 5
K J 10 7 6
K J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+8 928
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-8 525

211. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

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

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

J 10 3 2
9 5 3
A J
10 8 5 2 Table K 7 5
A 10 8 6
K 9 7 6
6 4
87799 =
45544 =
Par NS +120 A Q 6
K Q 7 4 2
3 2
K Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 928
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
+6 531

212. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

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

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

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

J 8 5 3
Q 9
6 5 4 2
A 10 2 Table 10 9 2
A 8 7 5 3
K Q 10 3
4
9877A =
34663 =
Par NS +400 7 4
K J 10 6
A J 9
J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 935
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-7 531

213. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Venkataraman Dagher Chokshi El Kourdy Sadek Tewari El Ahmady Gupta
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 5 3
Q 9
6 5 4 2
A 10 2 Table 10 9 2
A 8 7 5 3
K Q 10 3
4
9877A =
34663 =
Par NS +400 7 4
K J 10 6
A J 9
J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+6 941
Partscore
1 NT S +4 +210
-6 531

214. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

J 5 4 2
Q J 10
8
J 10 7 4 2 Table K 8 6
K 8 7 6 2
J 7 2
A 6
876A7 =
44636 =
Par NS +130 Q 7
A 9 3
A 10 9 5 4
K Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 941
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 536

215. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

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

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

A Q 9 7 2
Q 10 9 8 5
4
5 4 Table 10 6 4
A 6
K J 7 6 5
10 6 3
74479 74779
69664 =
Par NS -140 K J 8
7 4 3 2
A Q
K J 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 941
Partscore
3 S = +110
+9 545

216. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A
A J 7 6 5
K J 10 7
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Fallenius Feldman Welland Zia Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 NT 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7
K Q 9 8
A 8 6 5
A 7 4 Table J 9 5 4 3
10 4 2
9 4 2
8 3
9879A =
44542 =
Par NS +400 K 10 8 6 2
3
Q 3
K Q J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 941
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+4 549

217. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Moss Cayne Gitelman Hampson Weinstein Greco Levin
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 4
K 6 4 2
9 4
A 6 5 4 2 Table 10 9 6 5 3
5 3
A Q
Q J 7 3
677A4 =
66537 =
Par NS +130 Q
Q J 9 8
10 6 5 3 2
10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 947
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 549

218. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

S deals
Both vul J 10 6
A J 7 6 5
J
A K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hampson Lev Greco Ekeblad Milner Rubin Jacobus
1 Pass
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 4 2
K Q 9 2
Q 8 6 2
J Table Q 9 5
10 8 4
K 7 5
10 9 8 4
8888A 8889A
55543 =
Par NS +130 A 8 3
3
A 10 9 4 3
Q 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 957
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 549

219. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Cheek Boyd Grue Wold Bramley Passell Feldman
1 1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 6
A 7 5 4
K 10 8
K J 7 Table K 9 5 2
9 6 3 2
J 4 2
10 4
8879A 887AB
55532 =
Par NS +600 4
K J 10 8
A 6 5 3
A 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 967
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 549

220. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Gitelman Fallenius Moss Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Zia
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 3 2
A 9 6 2
Q 6 4
8 3 Table 6 4
10 7 4
K 9 5 3
K 9 5 2
88778 =
54554 =
Par NS +120 K Q 10
Q 3
J 10 8 7 2
10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 977
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 549

221. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A
A J 7 6 5
K J 10 7
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Rubin Becker Ekeblad Greco Krekorian Hampson Casen
1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q 7
K Q 9 8
A 8 6 5
A 7 4 Table J 9 5 4 3
10 4 2
9 4 2
8 3
9879A =
44542 =
Par NS +400 K 10 8 6 2
3
Q 3
K Q J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 977
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+5 554

222. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Robinson Zia Boyd Feldman Welland Bramley Fallenius
1 NT Dbl 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 6 3
J 9 8 6
9 8
Q 5 3 Table K 2
K 10 5
K 10 6
K J 10 8 4
87696 =
44646 45647
Par NS +120 A Q J
7 3 2
A Q J 7 4
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 977
Partscore
2 N = +110
+9 563

223. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Simson Casen Johnson Tolliver Schwartz Zwerling Becker
1 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP)

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

J 7 5 4 3 2
9 5
K 9 7
K 5 Table 9 8
K Q J 3 2
Q 5
J 9 7 4
A77A8 =
36635 =
Par NS +430 10 6
A 6 4
A 10 8 4 2
Q 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 977
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 568

224. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Onstott Berkowitz Robison Compton Lanzarotti CohenS Buratti
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 6
7 6
Q 7 4 2
J 9 8 2 Table 9 8 7 3
J 10 5 4
K 9
A 4 3
88998 98998
45445 =
Par NS +600 K 10 5 4 2
9 3
A J 10 3
Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 977
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 573

225. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul K 9 5 2
J 9 7 4 3
A 8
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Eisenberg Onstott Coren Robison Casen MossM Krekorian Sementa
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8
A Q 10 5
K 6 5
J 10 8 5 Table J 10 6 3
K 8 6
10 7 4 3
7 6
8988A =
54543 =
Par NS +140 A 7 4
2
Q J 9 2
A K Q 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 977
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 578

226. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Lanzarotti CohenS Buratti Compton Onstott Berkowitz Robison Cohen
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 6 4
2
A 10 5 3
8 5 4 2 Table 9 3 2
A 10 9 8 4
K Q 6
10 7
97879 =
46564 45564
Par NS +400 10 8 7
K 7 5 3
2
A K J 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 984
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-7 578

227. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul K 9 5 2
J 9 7 4 3
A 8
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lanzarotti El Ahmady Buratti Sadek
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8
A Q 10 5
K 6 5
J 10 8 5 Table J 10 6 3
K 8 6
10 7 4 3
7 6
8988A =
54543 =
Par NS +140 A 7 4
2
Q J 9 2
A K Q 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 984
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+8 586

228. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

S deals
None vul A J 9 5
Q 10
A Q J 8 3
10 5

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

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

7 6 4 3
J 8 7
10 5 4
A 3 2 Table K Q 8
K 9 3
9 7
Q J 9 8 7
87896 =
56547 45437
Par NS +120 10 2
A 6 5 4 2
K 6 2
K 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 984
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+4 590

229. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Allana Bocchi Fazli Duboin
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 6 5 4
3 2
7 3 2
Q 8 6 5 Table K 9 7 2
Q 7 5 4
A 6
J 10 2
868A7 =
46435 =
Par NS +130 Q 3
9 8
K J 10 5 4
K 9 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 994
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 590

230. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 17

S deals
None vul K 8 7 2
J 7 6 3
J
K J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
JohnsonD Khven Stas Matushko Gromov Engel Dubinin Coenraets
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 5 4 3
K 9 4
9 6 3
8 4 3 Table Q 10
10 8 5 2
K Q 10 8
A Q 2
79879 =
54564 =
Par NS +140 A J 6
A Q
A 7 5 4 2
9 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 994
Partscore
2 S = +110
+4 594

231. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Islam Bocchi Talukder SahaN Versace Haque Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 7 5 2
10 4 3
J 8 3
K 8 Table A 3
Q 9 8 5
10 9 6 5
J 9 5
8788A =
45553 =
Par NS +130 J 10
A K 6 2
A 7
A Q 10 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 994
Partscore
4 S = +130
+6 600

232. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 1

S deals
None vul K 7 6 2
J 10 9
A J 7
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Triandaphyll Quantin Kannavos Multon Rombaut Filios Palau Papakyriak
1 NT 1 NT
2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 2 2 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 9 8 5 4 3
7 6 2
5 3
10 Table —
A Q 8 5 3
K 10 9 8
K 8 7 2
85589 85588
48754 58754
Par NS +100 Q J
K 4
Q 6 4 2
A Q J 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 994
Partscore
4 N -1 -50
Tie 600

233. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
YadlinI Puczynski YadlinD Chmurski Kowalski HerbstO Tuszynski HerbstI
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 2
A Q 10 3
6 3
K Q 8 2 Table 10 9 6 4
9 7 5
J 7 4 2
9 7
98899 =
44544 =
Par NS +600 A 8 3
6
K Q 9 8
J 10 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1004
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 600

234. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul J 8 6 4 2
10 3
Q J
9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Knap Maia Wasik Junqueira Chagas Frances Villas-Boas Torres
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 9 5
8 7 2
A 5 4 2
K 6 2 Table A 7 3
J 9 5 4
10 9 7 3
J 3
88879 =
54564 =
Par NS +120 Q 10
A K Q 6
K 8 6
A Q 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 1004
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 600

235. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Graversen Kiema Clemmensen MadsenM Backstrom MadsenL Salomaa
1 Pass 1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9 6
7 6 3
7 6 4 3
10 7 Table 8 3
A 10 9 8 2
K J 9
A J 8
9978A 9878A
34553 =
Par NS +400 K 2
K 5 4
Q 10 8
K Q 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 1010
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 600

236. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul K J 9 3 2
J 9 3
K J 10
10 9

West North East South West North East South
ChenCC Nunes ChenHS Fantoni Bocchi ShenC Duboin WuCS
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 4
K 8 2
8 6 3 2
J 5 4 Table Q 8 6 5
10 6 5
5
A Q 8 6 2
879A6 =
45337 =
Par NS +140 7
A Q 7 4
A Q 9 7 4
K 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1020
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 600

237. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Rombaut Sundelin Palau Sylvan Lindkvist Multon Fredin Quantin

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

10 9 6 4
9 7 5
J 7 4 2
9 7 Table K J 2
A Q 10 3
6 3
K Q 8 2
98899 =
44544 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 5
K J 8 4 2
A 10 5
A 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1030
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 600

238. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul K J 9 3 2
J 9 3
K J 10
10 9

West North East South West North East South
HerbstI Kowalski HerbstO Tuszynski Chmurski YadlinI Puczynski YadlinD
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 4
K 8 2
8 6 3 2
J 5 4 Table Q 8 6 5
10 6 5
5
A Q 8 6 2
879A6 =
45337 =
Par NS +140 7
A Q 7 4
A Q 9 7 4
K 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 1030
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+7 607

239. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD MadsenL YadlinI MadsenM Clemmensen HerbstI Graversen HerbstO
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 6 4
K 7 6 2
J
J 10 6 4 Table Q 8
A Q 8
10 6 5 3
8 7 5 3
98796 =
45546 =
Par NS +600 A 7 2
J 5
K Q 9 8 7
A K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 1039
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 607

240. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Torres Chagas Frances Wasik Junqueira Knap Maia
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 6 4
K 7 6 2
J
J 10 6 4 Table Q 8
A Q 8
10 6 5 3
8 7 5 3
98796 =
45546 =
Par NS +600 A 7 2
J 5
K Q 9 8 7
A K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1049
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 607

241. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Chidiac Fallenius Baroudi Eidi Zia Harfouche Rosenberg
1 2 1 Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 9 6
7 6 3
7 6 4 3
10 7 Table 8 3
A 10 9 8 2
K J 9
A J 8
9978A 9878A
34553 =
Par NS +400 K 2
K 5 4
Q 10 8
K Q 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 1055
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 607

242. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Salomaa MadsenM Backstrom MadsenL Clemmensen Koistinen Graversen Kiema
1 1 NT 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

—
K 10 4 3 2
10 5 3
Q 10 7 4 2 Table Q 10 7 6 4 3
Q J
K Q 6
J 8
89797 =
44645 44646
Par NS +140 K 9
9 6
A J 8 4
A K 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+14 1069
Partscore
2 S -3 -300
-14 607

243. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Panelewen Palau Karwur Rombaut Multon Asbi Quantin Tobing
Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 NT AP

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

9 8 7 6 3
10 9 7 6 5 4
3
Q Table Q 5
A K
K J 8 7 2
J 10 6 2
97679 87679
46654 =
Par NS +600 A K J 4
Q J 8
6 4
A K 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1079
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 607

244. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

S deals
None vul 7 6
J 10 3
K 9 7 2
A 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell Nickell Feldman Freeman Spector
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 4 3
9 6 5 4
A 6 5
J 9 Table Q 10 8
Q 8 2
J 10 8 4 3
K 3
8777A =
45663 =
Par NS +130 A J 5 2
A K 7
Q
Q 6 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 1079
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 612

245. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul J 6 4 3
J 8 7 4
K 8 7
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Demuy Meckstroth WolpertG Spector Nickell Feldman Freeman
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 5
K 6
6 4 3
Q 9 4 2 Table 10 8
A 10 9 5 2
Q J
J 8 6 5
997A6 =
44537 =
Par NS +600 A Q 2
Q 3
A 10 9 5 2
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 1088
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-9 612

246. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Welland Rodwell Fallenius Rosenberg Freeman Zia Nickell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K J 8
A 7 5 2
Q 10 9 2
9 8 Table 10 9 7 6 4
K Q 10 9
3
J 7 5
85489 =
58944 =
Par NS -140 Q 5 2
8 6 4
J 7 6 4
A 10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 1088
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
Tie 612

247. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5
J 9 8 2
K J 5
Q 10 8 7 Table J 10 8 6
10 5
A 10 9 4 2
4 2
79969 89969
44474 =
Par NS +140 3 2
A K Q 7 3
Q 7 6
K 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 1088
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 618

248. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul Q 9 2
10 7 3
A K 2
J 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wolff Rodwell Lazard Weinstein Freeman Levin Nickell
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 7 6
5 4
J 10 8 6
A 7 4 3 Table 8 5
A K 9 8
Q 9 7 4
Q 8 5
89967 =
43465 43475
Par NS +140 A K J 4 3
Q J 6 2
5 3
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 1088
Partscore
3 S = +140
+8 626

249. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Zia Gitelman Rosenberg
Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 8 6 4 2
9 5 4 3
5
K 9 Table 9 7 3
Q 6
J 7 4 2
A Q 8 3
94898 =
49435 49445
Par NS +200 Q 5
K J 10 8
K Q 3
J 10 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-11 1088
Partscore
3 N = +110
+11 637

250. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Lazard Meckstroth Wolff Rodwell Nickell Levin Freeman Weinstein
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 8 4 2
K 9
9 4 3
J 4 2 Table 7 5 3
Q J 10 8
A 10 8 6
Q 5
8898A =
44452 =
Par NS +140 K
A 6 5 4 3
K Q J 5
K 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 1094
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-6 637

251. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Versace Cohen Lauria Duboin Becker Bocchi Schwartz
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 5 4 2
9 6 3
5 4
A 9 5 Table 9 8
K 10 7 4
K J 9 2
J 10 4
77788 =
66655 =
Par NS +90 K J
Q 8 2
A 10 8 7 3
K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 1094
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
Tie 637

252. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

S deals
None vul 9 5
K Q 9 6 4
5 4
K 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Boyd Freeman Robinson Schwartz Hamman Becker Soloway
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6 4 2
J 5
A 10 6 3 2
10 8 Table Q 8 3
A 10 8 3
8 7
A J 7 4
88887 87777
55555 =
Par NS +120 A K J 10
7 2
K Q J 9
Q 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 1104
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
-10 637

253. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pratap Soloway Landen Wolff Meckstroth Morse Rodwell
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 10 8 3
Q 9
K J 5
K Q 10 2 Table A 7 6 5
10 8 6 5
10 8 2
7 3
87888 =
56444 =
Par NS +120 K Q 4 2
A K 7 2
Q 6
J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 1104
Partscore
2 S = +110
+6 643

254. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Bocchi Brogeland Duboin Lauria Helness Versace Helgemo
1 1
2 Dbl Pass Pass
2 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 A 3 2
10 A 5 2
K A Q 3
6 3 K 4

Q J 10 4 2
Q 9 6 3 2
2
5 4 Table K 9
A 10 7
A 9 7 4
9 8 6 3
944A8 =
39934 =
Par NS +200 A 8 5
J 8
Q J 8 6 5
J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 1115
Partscore
3 S = +110
-11 643

255. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Stamatov Aa Gunev Groetheim Saelensminde Trendafilov Brogeland Karaivanov
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7
J 2
A K Q 9 7
Q 9 8 3 Table A 6 4 3
10 8 6 3
6 4
10 7 4
79866 89877
44466 =
Par NS +140 J 8
A 9 7 5
J 10 5 3
A K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 1121
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 643

256. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

E deals
None vul A 5 4 3
A
10 9 6 3
7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Karaivanov Lindkvist Trendafilov Nanev Gustawsson Mihov Morath
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 7 2
J 5 4 3 2
Q 7
K 6 3 Table K Q 8 6
Q 7
8 5 2
Q J 10 9
989B7 =
35325 =
Par NS +400 J 10
K 10 9 8 6
A K J 4
A 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 1121
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+7 650

257. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

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

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

A 10 8 7 6
K 7
K Q 10 8 6
10 Table Q 9
J 6 5 2
J 7 2
7 5 4 2
8695A =
47383 37383
Par NS +140 J 3 2
Q 4 3
A 4
A K J 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 1121
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 655

258. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Huang Freeman WuCH WuS Soloway Yen Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 9 3
A 8 6
9 4 3
Q 9 6 4 Table J 7 5
Q J 2
A 10 5 2
7 5 3
89988 89989
54454 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 6
10 3
K J 7 6
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 1121
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 660

259. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 14

S deals
None vul A 10 5 4 2
J 8 2
A 6
K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Fruewirth Hamman Delmonte Soloway Freeman Thomson Nickell Richman
1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 7
K 10 9 4
K Q 2
10 3 2 Table K Q 6 3
Q 6
J 8 5 3
9 8 5
88989 =
55454 =
Par NS +140 J
A 7 5 3
10 9 7 4
A Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 1121
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 665

260. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Richman Thomson SimpsonA Morse Antoff Wolff
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2 Dbl
2 2 Pass 2 NT 3 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 4
8
K 5 3
A K 10 6 5 2 Table Q 9 7 3 2
Q 7 4 3 2
6 2
Q
B78B7 =
25516 =
Par NS +660 A K
A K J 6
10 8 4
J 9 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 1131
Partscore
4 N +2 +170
-10 665

261. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland
1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 8 5
A 8
J 4
Q 10 9 8 5 Table 10 3 2
Q 9 7 6
Q 10 7 3 2
4
77778 77878
66564 =
Par NS +110 K Q 7 6
K 4
K 9 8
A K J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 1131
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 670

262. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Jacobus Garner Wold Greco Welland Hampson Fallenius
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 5 4
Q 10
Q 9 8 3
J 9 8 7 Table A 7 6 3 2
A J 7 4
7
10 5 3
878A8 86898
56534 =
Par NS +130 J 9
9 6
A J 6 2
A K 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 1138
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 670

263. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

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

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

A K 5 4
9 8 7
Q 6 2
J 9 7 Table 9 7 6 3
A 6 3
3
Q 10 8 6 2
968A6 =
36337 =
Par NS +600 Q J 8
J 2
K 10 8 7 5
K 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1148
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 670

264. 2002 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

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

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

Q 9 7 6 4
K 10
Q J 9 8 3
2 Table 10
A J 9 8 6 5
7 6 2
K 9 7
67559 =
76884 =
Par NS +110 A K 2
7 4 2
A K 10
Q 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 1151
Partscore
2 N -3 -150
-3 670

265. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Schwartz Nickell Becker Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth
1 2 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

7 4
K 9 6 5 4 3
6 5
7 6 4 Table A 10 9 3
J
K Q 9
K 10 9 5 2
78696 =
55746 =
Par NS +110 Q J
A 7 2
J 10 8 7 2
Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 1151
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 677

266. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Seamon Rodwell Passell Levin Freeman Cayne Nickell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

6 3
A Q 5 4 3
10 4 2
7 6 2 Table 10 9 5 4
J 8 2
A 5
A J 10 5
796A8 =
43634 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 2
9 7
J 6 3
K Q 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 1151
Partscore
3 S -2 -100
Tie 677

267. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Becker Moss Schwartz
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

6 3
A Q 5 4 3
10 4 2
7 6 2 Table 10 9 5 4
J 8 2
A 5
A J 10 5
796A8 =
43634 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 2
9 7
J 6 3
K Q 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 1158
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 677

268. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Meckstroth Gawrys Rodwell Hamman Mohan Soloway Lev
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 4 2
Q 10 5 2
7 5
K 10 5 2 Table J 10 9 3
A 9
Q 8 6 4 2
4 3
88988 88889
55454 55444
Par NS +140 Q 7 6
7 4 3
A K 10 9 3
J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 1169
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
-11 677

269. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

E deals
Both vul Q
Q 8 6 5 3
Q 8 4 3
K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Saelensminde Larsen Brogeland Helgemo Martel Helness Stansby
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

A K 10 8 3
J 9 4
7 5
J 8 5 Table 9 7 5 4
A 10 7
J 10 2
Q 10 3
759A9 =
67433 =
Par NS +140 J 6 2
K 2
A K 9 6
A 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 1181
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 677

270. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 25

S deals
E-W vul A 4
J 10 4
J 10 7
J 9 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Rodwell Freeman Rubin Nickell Granovetter
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 6 5 3 2
2
Q 9 4 3
6 5 4 Table K 10 7
K Q 8 7 6 3
8 2
A 10
95688 85688
37643 =
Par NS +400 J 9 8
A 9 5
A K 6 5
K Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 1181
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 682

271. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Weichsel Rodwell Sontag Meltzer Soloway Larsen Hamman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 1 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 NT 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q
8 6 4 3 2
Q J 6
A Q 8 2 Table K 10 6 5 4
Q 10
8 5 3
10 5 3
899A9 999A9
44433 33324
Par NS +600 A 9 8 2
9
10 4 2
K J 9 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 1184
Partscore
2 N -2 -200
-3 682

272. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Jorgensen Zmudzinski Armannsson Balicki Tuszynski Thorvaldsson Jassem JonssonT
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 5 4 2
6 5 3
K 6
9 7 6 5 Table K 8 3
Q 9 7 4
J 5 4
A K 10
99998 98898
44445 44545
Par NS +600 Q 9 7
A K 2
9 8 7 3 2
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1194
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 682

273. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Allegrini Zmudzinski Palau Balicki Tuszynski Chemla Jassem Levy
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9 6 4
9 4
10 8 4
Q 6 3 Table A Q 2
K Q 6 2
9 7 6 5 3
5
86869 86859
47473 =
Par NS +120 J 8 7
J 5 3
A K J
A J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 1194
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -100
+5 687

274. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Alibhai Coenraets Jafferji Jeunen Carcassonne Mehta Labaere Nagri
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT 3 (AP)

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

9 6
A 9 8 5
A J 9 8
7 6 4 Table 10 8 7
J 10 6 2
4 3
A Q 5 3
89687 =
43746 43756
Par NS +140 A K Q 5 3
K 7 3
10 7 5
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 1200
Partscore
3 S = +140
-6 687

275. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 23

E deals
Both vul 9 7 3
J 10 8 5 2
K J 8
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen SimpsonC Berkowitz Hallberg Burn Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 6
A 9 7 6
7 3
J 9 6 3 Table A 10 5 4
K 4
10 9 5 2
10 8 7
77886 =
66556 =
Par NS +110 Q 8 2
Q 3
A Q 6 4
A K Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 1200
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 695

276. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

E deals
None vul A J 9 7
10 2
Q 3
K J 8 6 5

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

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

K 10 4 3
A 7
K 8 7 6 4
10 3 Table Q 6
Q 6 5 4 3
10 9 5
Q 9 4
99879 =
44554 =
Par NS +400 8 5 2
K J 9 8
A J 2
A 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 1207
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 695

277. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Furunes Hallberg Helness SimpsonC Liggins Saelensminde Callaghan Brogeland
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 3
Q 9 7 4
J 5 4
A K 10 Table 10 5 4 2
6 5 3
K 6
9 7 6 5
98898 99998
44545 44445
Par NS +600 A J 6
J 10 8
A Q 10
J 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 1218
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-11 695

278. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Simon WeinsteinH Strafner Garner Katz Wernle Jacobs Kriftner
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT
1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 5 4 2
6 5 3
K 6
9 7 6 5 Table K 8 3
Q 9 7 4
J 5 4
A K 10
99998 98898
44445 44545
Par NS +600 Q 9 7
A K 2
9 8 7 3 2
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 1227
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 695

279. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

S deals
Both vul Q 9 8 7
K 9 8
8 7 4
A Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Simon WeinsteinH Strafner Garner Katz Wernle Jacobs Kriftner
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 5
10 6 5 4 2
Q 9 5 3
4 3 Table A K 6 4 3
Q 7
A 10 6
9 7 2
98779 =
45654 =
Par NS +600 10 2
A J 3
K J 2
K J 10 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 1237
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 695

280. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Amaral Lasut Branco Manoppo Panelewen Brenner Tobing Chagas
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10 9 6 4
9 4
10 8 4
Q 6 3 Table A Q 2
K Q 6 2
9 7 6 5 3
5
86869 86859
47473 =
Par NS +120 J 8 7
J 5 3
A K J
A J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 1237
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 700

281. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul 5
K Q 6 5
A K Q 4 2
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Mittelman Campos Kokish Villas-Boas Branco Hanna Chagas Lebi
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 6 4 2
A J 4
9 8
K J Table K 10 8 3
9 7 3 2
5
Q 10 9 2
757A8 =
48434 =
Par NS +130 A J
10 8
J 10 7 6 3
8 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 1237
Partscore
4 S = +130
+8 708

282. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Moss Sontag Gitelman Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 2
6 5 4
K Q 7 6 4
10 4 Table A 10 3
A 8 2
J 3
Q 9 8 5 3
9AA87 8AA87
33355 =
Par NS +420 K Q 8
Q 9
A 10 9 8
A 7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 1237
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 713

283. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WeinsteinH Zia Garner Berkowitz Levin Cohen Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7
K 9 3 2
A 8 6
J 9 7 6 Table J 9 8 6 5
5 4
K 10 9
10 8 3
87888 =
55445 =
Par NS +120 K 2
10 7
J 7 4 3
A K 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1247
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 713

284. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

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

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

9 8 7 6 2
Q J 9 5
A 10
9 8 Table 4 3
A 6 4 2
K 7 6 4
Q 7 2
A9799 =
33642 =
Par NS +630 5
K 10 8 3
8 5 3 2
A J 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 1257
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
-10 713

285. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Eisenberg Soloway Hayden Hamman Nickell Beatty Freeman Onstott
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 4
10 9 7 6
9 5 4
A Q 3 Table 9 6 5 2
A J 4 3
K 10 3
6 5
77679 =
66754 =
Par NS +110 J 8
K 8 5 2
8 7
K 10 9 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 1257
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 716

286. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Jacobs Burger Katz Weichsel Seamon Sontag Passell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 7 4
K 6 4
Q 10 7 6 3
2 Table 10 6 2
Q J 9 7 3
A 5
9 6 5
8656A =
56873 =
Par NS +130 Q 3
A 10 2
K J 9 8
J 10 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1267
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 716

287. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Seamon Bates Passell Burger Weichsel Cayne Sontag
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 9 7 3
J 9 7 6
5
J 9 3 Table 6 4
Q 2
A K J 6
10 8 7 6 5
88796 87796
55546 =
Par NS +120 8
A 10 8 4
10 9 4 3
A Q 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 1267
Partscore
2 N -1 -100
+3 719

288. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Zia Stewart Rosenberg Wolfson Kamil Silverman Becker
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 10 8 3 2
J 5 4
5 4 3
10 7 Table K 7 5
10 8 7
A Q 9
Q 9 4 3
76898 76888
67334 67534
Par NS +110 9 6 4
K Q 9 6 3
K 10
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 1267
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 725

289. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Rosenberg Kamil Zia Martel Boyd Stansby Robinson
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5
10 4 3
K 9 8 5 2
K 9 5 2 Table 10 7 4 3 2
Q 6 5
A 7 3
A 3
77747 =
55596 =
Par NS -110 A 9 8
9 8 2
J 10
Q 10 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 1274
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
-7 725

290. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Martel Becker Stansby Kamil
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 9 7 3
J 9 7 6
5
J 9 3 Table 6 4
Q 2
A K J 6
10 8 7 6 5
88796 87796
55546 =
Par NS +120 8
A 10 8 4
10 9 4 3
A Q 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 1274
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 728

291. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

N deals
None vul 10
J 7 4 3 2
A Q 9
K Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Sontag Burger Weichsel Bates Passell Katz Seamon
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 7 2
Q 9 8 5
5 4
A 10 7 5 Table K J 8 6
K 10
J 8 3 2
6 3 2
98999 =
44434 =
Par NS +400 A 9 5 4 3
A 6
K 10 7 6
9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 1281
Partscore
2 N = +110
-7 728

292. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Zia Kamil Rosenberg Silverman Robinson Wolfson Boyd
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 7 4
K 6 4
Q 10 7 6 3
2 Table 10 6 2
Q J 9 7 3
A 5
9 6 5
8656A =
56873 =
Par NS +130 Q 3
A 10 2
K J 9 8
J 10 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1291
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 728

293. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Wolfson Kamil Silverman Martel Woolsey Stansby Stewart
Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 5
8 4 3
K Q 8 6 3 2
J 3 Table K 10 8 4
J 7 6 5
10 9
A Q 4
8995A 88859
54483 44483
Par NS +140 Q 3
K 10 9
A J 5 4
10 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 1291
Partscore
2 N = +110
+7 735

294. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Branco Lindkvist Chagas Villas-Boas Fallenius Campos Nilsland
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 5
Q 9 7
9 8 7 5
Q 6 5 Table J 4 3
A J 10 5 4
10 6 3
A 9
78779 =
64654 65654
Par NS +110 A K 10
K 6
A Q 2
K J 10 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 1302
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 735

295. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Balicki Weinstein Zmudzinski Baze Lair Whitman Schwartz
1
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 7 5
A K 6 2
6
Q J 8 5 2 Table A 8 4 3 2
9 4 3
Q 10 5
10 4
76797 =
57546 =
Par NS +110 K Q
J 5
J 9 8 4 2
A K 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 1302
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+7 742

296. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Bramley Burger Lazard WeinsteinH Berkowitz Garner Cohen
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
2 3 NT AP Dbl 1 NT AP

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

K 10 4 2
A K Q 6
J
9 7 4 2 Table J 9 6
J 10 7 5
10 8 7
J 8 5
987B9 =
24612 =
Par NS +400 8 7 5 3
4 2
A K Q 9 4
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 1308
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 742

297. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

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

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

K 10 4 2
A K Q 6
J
9 7 4 2 Table J 9 6
J 10 7 5
10 8 7
J 8 5
987B9 =
24612 =
Par NS +400 8 7 5 3
4 2
A K Q 9 4
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 1314
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-6 742

298. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Passell Soloway Seamon Cohen Nickell Berkowitz Freeman
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 4 3
10 9 8 7 5
A 6
4 2 Table 10 5
A 6 3
7 5 4 2
K 9 8 6
87688 =
45744 =
Par NS +120 A J 9 7
K J 4 2
Q 8
J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 1324
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 742

299. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul Q J
A 8 7 4 3
A Q
K 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Lazard Passell Bramley Garner Burger WeinsteinH Cayne
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9 3 2
K 10 6 2
5 4
7 6 5 Table 7 6 4
Q 9
K 7 6 3
A 8 4 2
87798 87797
55535 =
Par NS +120 K 10 8 5
J 5
J 10 9 8 2
Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 1324
Partscore
2 N = +110
+4 746

300. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Lair Freeman Schwartz Martel Soloway Stansby Hamman
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 4
Q 9
K 7 6 3
A 8 4 2 Table A 9 3 2
K 10 6 2
5 4
7 6 5
87797 87798
55535 =
Par NS +120 Q J
A 8 7 4 3
A Q
K 10 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 1324
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 751

301. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

S deals
None vul J 7 3 2
J 3 2
A K 10 6 5
4

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

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

10 4
A Q 6 5 4
Q J 8
10 9 6 Table A 9 8 5
10 9 8
7 3
Q J 7 3
896A8 =
44635 =
Par NS +140 K Q 6
K 7
9 4 2
A K 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 1324
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 756

302. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 9, Bd 141

S deals
Both vul K 3
J 9 8
9 7 6 5 2
K 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Levy Rodwell Mari Meckstroth Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 5 4
7 6 4
K 4 3
6 5 4 Table 8 7 6 2
Q 3 2
A 10
Q 9 8 7
989A9 =
35334 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 9
A K 10 5
Q J 8
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 1334
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 756

303. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul 6 5 3 2
A Q
Q J 8 7 4
Q 9

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

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

9 7
8 7 4 3 2
A 3 2
K J 6 Table K J 10 8
6 5
10 9
A 8 5 3 2
878A5 =
45538 =
Par NS +130 A Q 4
K J 10 9
K 6 5
10 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 1344
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 756

304. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul 9 8 5
K 4 2
A 8 7
K 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch WangW Soloway LiX Fu Zia WangX Rosenberg
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 AP

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

A J 4 2
A 10 7 3
Q 5
Q 4 2 Table 7 6 3
Q J 8 5
6 4 3
9 8 6
A87BB A97BB
24622 =
Par NS +630 K Q 10
9 6
K J 10 9 2
A J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 1355
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-11 756

305. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Shugart Seamon Robson Passell Cayne Helgemo Burger Forrester
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 7 3 2
K 6
Q J
8 7 6 5 4 Table 10 5
J 10 7 5
A 5 3 2
A J 9
AA9A8 =
33434 =
Par NS +430 A 6
9 8 3
K 9 8 7 4
K 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 1360
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
-5 756

306. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Fallenius Balicki Moss Dunitz Baze Baqai Golias
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 5 4 2
J 8 7 3
K 6 4
K 5 Table 9
10 4 2
A J 7 2
Q 10 9 7 4
99866 =
44577 =
Par NS +400 8 6 3
K Q 6
10 9 8 3
J 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 1367
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
-7 756

307. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Moss Zmudzinski Fallenius Schafer Lesniewski Fox Szymanowski
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 3
A Q 8
Q J 10 5
J 5 4 2 Table 10 8 7 6 5 4
7 5 4 2
2
Q 6
97899 =
46444 =
Par NS +600 Q J 2
J 9
A K 8 7 6
K 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 1377
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 756

308. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Pavlicek Weichsel Katz Weinstein Cohen Stewart Berkowitz
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

A 7
A 9 8 3
10 9 3
Q J 9 6 Table Q 10 9 8 6 4
10 7 4
K 8 6
7
8689A 9689A
57543 47543
Par NS +400 K 5 3 2
Q 6
A Q 5 2
K 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 1384
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 756

309. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul Q 8 7 6 3
K Q 10
K J 6
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Stansby Wolff Martel Rosenberg Freeman Deutsch Nickell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 5
6 4 2
9 8 7 5 3
Q 4 3 Table J 10 9 4
J 8 5
Q 4
A K 8 2
99A88 =
44355 =
Par NS +620 A 2
A 9 7 3
A 10 2
J 10 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1394
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 756

310. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Szwarc Sakul Multon Karwur Manoppo Mouiel Lasut Levy
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 3 2
J 9 4
Q 9 7 3
Q 10 Table J 10 6
8 5 3
K 4
A J 6 3 2
97998 =
46245 =
Par NS +600 K 7 5
A K
J 10 8 5 2
K 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1404
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 756

Data 9Z85 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore