Data 9Z89 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 23 HCP, any spots

Found 288 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Lee Piekarek Glubok Smirnov Sementa Weichsel Tokay Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 7 3
J 10 4
J 10
Q 10 9 4 2 Table Q 9 5
9 8 5 3
A K 6
K 5 3
78796 =
65647 =
Par NS +110 K 10 4 2
6 2
9 8 3
A 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 0
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
+5 5

2. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Piekarek Graves Smirnov Tokay Lindqvist Sementa Brogeland
1 1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 4
Q 8 4
A K 6 5 3
Q 7 Table 8 7 6 2
6 5 3
10 8
A 10 5 4
98988 =
45354 =
Par NS +600 K 5 3
A 10
Q J 7
K 9 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 5

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

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

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

J 5
K 8 7 6
J 6 4
10 8 4 3 Table A 8 7 3 2
J 2
9 2
A K 7 5
98996 =
45446 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 6 4
Q 5
A Q 5 3
Q J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 16
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 5

4. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

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

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

7 6 5 3 2
K 5 2
Q 3
10 5 4 Table J 8 4
J 7 6
A 9 5
A Q 8 7
86998 87997
56445 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
8 4
K J 10 8 4
J 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 16
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 11

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 121

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Dwyer Koneru Ekeblad Jacobus Woolsey Passell Stewart
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9 3
A 5 2
7 2
Q 8 5 2 Table J 8 2
K 10 4
K J 9 6 3
10 6
77978 77979
65464 66464
Par NS +140 A Q 6
J 8 7
A Q 10 5 4
K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 16
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 17

6. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Campanile Sontag McAllister Stark Pszczola Baseggio Seamon
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 7
A 10 6 5 2
K 10 7
7 5 Table A J 9 3
J 8 7
9 8 6 3
A 8
6758A 7758A
66753 =
Par NS +130 5
Q 4
A J 5 4 2
K J 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 16
Partscore
4 S +1 +150
+6 23

7. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

S deals
E-W vul A Q 9 5 2
J
10 3
A Q J 9 8

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

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

J 10 8
K 10 9
J 9 6
K 10 4 2 Table K 4 3
Q 8 3 2
A 8 7 5 2
6
8986A =
54573 43573
Par NS +140 7 6
A 7 6 5 4
K Q 4
7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 16
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 29

8. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

A 10 7
Q J 9 6 5 3
9 8
J 10 Table Q J 8 2
—
J 10 6 4 2
K Q 7 4
65746 75756
68686 =
Par NS -110 K 9
A 10 8 4 2
A K 5
A 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 16
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
+3 32

9. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

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

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

7 6 5 3 2
K 5 2
Q 3
10 5 4 Table J 8 4
J 7 6
A 9 5
A Q 8 7
86998 87997
56445 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
8 4
K J 10 8 4
J 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 26
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 32

10. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Watson Hampson FeldmanJ Greco Moss StansbyJ Bathurst Hung
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 9
A K 4
8 3 2
8 6 5 4 Table J 6 5 4 2
Q J 8 6
A 9
3 2
85599 =
58744 =
Par NS +100 A K
7 5 3
K Q 10 6 4
Q 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 26
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
+7 39

11. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 103

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

West North East South West North East South
Hung Platnick StansbyJ Diamond Moss FeldmanJ Bathurst Watson
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass 2
2 3 AP

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

Q 8 5
A Q J 5 4 3
A J
9 8 Table K 9 6 2
8 7
10 5 4 3
7 4 2
66579 7769A
46743 =
Par NS +130 A 10 4 3
K 9
8 7
A K J 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 26
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+8 47

12. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Berkowitz Hurd Sontag Pszczola Kranyak Kwiecien Demuy
1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 7 5 2
Q J 3
K 7 3
Q 10 Table Q 10 4
K 10 9 6 5
9 4
K 7 2
866A9 =
57733 =
Par NS +130 K 8
8 7 2
A J 8 6 5
A 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 34
Partscore
3 N = +110
-8 47

13. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Levin Helgemo Weinstein Helness
1 NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 7 6
J 4 3
A J 6 3
A 8 Table A 9 5
8 7 5
10 9 4 2
Q 10 9
77869 77969
66474 56474
Par NS +140 10 4 2
K Q 9
K 8
J 7 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 34
Partscore
2 N = +110
+9 56

14. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 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 4 8 A 3 6 K A
J 3 2 Q 3 2 Q 4
7 J 5 4 J 3 2 Q
Q 4 3 2 Q J 5 4
9 7 K A A
2 10 tricks claimed
8 tricks claimed

K 9 8 5
5 4
7 3
K Q 9 6 5 Table Q 7 3 2
J 10 8 2
A Q
8 7 2
769A5 =
57437 =
Par NS +140 J 6
Q 7
J 10 9 8 4
A J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 34
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 62

15. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

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

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

2
K J 7
A Q 9 7 6 2
10 6 4 Table K Q J 7 3
6 4 3
4
J 9 7 2
A8988 =
35354 25354
Par NS +630 A 10 9 6
Q 5
J 8 5
A K Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 45
Partscore
2 S = +110
-11 62

16. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

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

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

K Q 9 5
J 8 3
K J 4
10 3 2 Table J 4 3 2
9 7 4 2
7
A Q 9 6
76797 =
47436 =
Par NS +110 A 10
K Q 10 5
A 10 8 5 3
J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 45
Partscore
2 S = +90
+7 69

17. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

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

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

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

J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6 Table 9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2
99A97 99996
43346 44346
Par NS +620 A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 55
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 69

18. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

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

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

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

J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6 Table 9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2
99A97 99996
43346 44346
Par NS +620 A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 65
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 69

19. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

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

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

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

J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6 Table 9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2
99A97 99996
43346 44346
Par NS +620 A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 75
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 69

20. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K Q J 4 3
K 5
9 4 3
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Nabil Teramoto Saaid Ino Kaku Sadek Takayama Hussein
1 Pass 1 NT 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
6 K 3 9 J 5 Q 3
K 6 2 8 4 9 7 Q
Q 7 9 5 2 5 K 6
3 10 6 A 5 Q A 2
2 5 J A 9 8 Q 7
Q K A 5 3 10 6 A
J 6 5 7 6 K 4 9
4 8 7 2 4 10 7 A
9 7 2 4 10 tricks claimed
3 10 10

A 8 5
10 8 7 6 2
A Q 2
K 4 Table 10 7 6
Q J 4 3
J 10
8 7 6 5
99599 AA69A
33743 =
Par NS +430 9 2
A 9
K 8 7 6 5
Q J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 81
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 69

21. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K Q J 4 3
K 5
9 4 3
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD George Korbel Karwur Asbi GartaganisJ Tobing GartaganisN
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 5
10 8 7 6 2
A Q 2
K 4 Table 10 7 6
Q J 4 3
J 10
8 7 6 5
99599 AA69A
33743 =
Par NS +430 9 2
A 9
K 8 7 6 5
Q J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 91
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 69

22. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Zia Tobing Martel Rosenberg George Willenken Karwur
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 7
K 9 7 3 2
K 9
Q 8 4 Table K 6 5
Q 8 6
J 8 5 2
K 9 6
89688 79688
54744 =
Par NS +140 A 8 3 2
J 10 5
A Q 10 3
10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+2 93
Partscore
2 NT N -3 -150
-2 69

23. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Robson Martel Forrester Zia Willenken Bakhshi Rosenberg Gold
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 5 2
8 5 4 3
K 5 4
K 3 Table A K 7 6
J 9 7 6
8
10 9 7 4
966B9 =
27723 =
Par NS +400 9 4 3
Q 2
J 10 7 3
Q 6 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 99
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
-6 69

24. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

S deals
None vul 9 4 3
Q 2
J 10 7 3
Q 6 5 2

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

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

A K 7 6
J 9 7 6
8
10 9 7 4 Table Q J 5 2
8 5 4 3
K 5 4
K 3
966B9 =
27723 =
Par NS +400 10 8
A K 10
A Q 9 6 2
A J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 105
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 69

25. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Satyanarayana Asbi Nadar Tobing Karwur Tewari Sakul Balakrishnan
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7 3
A 10 8
7 3
7 5 4 2 Table Q 10 4
K Q 6 3 2
Q 4 2
9 6
86598 =
56833 =
Par NS +100 A 9 5
9 4
J 10 6
A K Q J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 105
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 74

26. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

N deals
None vul Q 5 4
Q J 6 4
8 7
10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini Mazurkiewicz Camberos Jassem Balicki Rizzo Zmudzinski Lambardi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 7 3 2
K 9 8 7 2
A 10 5
A Table K J 10 6
5
6 3 2
Q 8 7 4 3
75667 75767
67545 =
Par NS +90 A 9
A 10 3
K Q J 9 4
K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 105
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 79

27. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

N deals
None vul Q 5 4
Q J 6 4
8 7
10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Furuta George ChenD Kaku Asbi Takayama Tobing
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 7 3 2
K 9 8 7 2
A 10 5
A Table K J 10 6
5
6 3 2
Q 8 7 4 3
75667 75767
67545 =
Par NS +90 A 9
A 10 3
K Q J 9 4
K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 112
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 79

28. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

S deals
None vul 9 4 3
Q 2
J 10 7 3
Q 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Muller Brum de Wijs Chagas Villas-Boas Verhees Campos v.Prooijen
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A K 7 6
J 9 7 6
8
10 9 7 4 Table Q J 5 2
8 5 4 3
K 5 4
K 3
966B9 =
27723 =
Par NS +400 10 8
A K 10
A Q 9 6 2
A J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 118
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 79

29. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 1

E deals
None vul 8 2
A 10 9 6
6 2
K Q 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rohowsky Robson Fritsche Forrester Gold Rehder Bakhshi Gromoeller
1 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT AP
Dbl AP

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

J 7 3
5 3 2
Q 9 8 5
J 7 6 Table K Q 10 4
K J 8
K J 10 4
3 2
98A6A =
35373 =
Par NS +420 A 9 6 5
Q 7 4
A 7 3
A 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT× S +1 +650
+11 129
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-11 79

30. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Bertheau Brogeland BessisT Grue Schwartz Moss Graves
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 6 4
K J 9
A Q 10
9 7 4 3 Table Q 8 3
Q 10 4 3
J 3 2
Q 8 6
79788 =
64655 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
A 6 2
K 8 7 6 5
A 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 129
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 85

31. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul Q J 10 8
6
A K Q
A J 9 4 2

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

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

K 9 5 2
A Q 10 8 4
8 7 2
K Table A 6
J 9 5 2
10 6
10 8 7 6 5
67487 =
66946 66945
Par NS -140 7 4 3
K 7 3
J 9 5 4 3
Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 129
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
+2 87

32. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul Q J 8
A Q 9 4 3
Q 9 5
10 6

West North East South West North East South
Diamond CohenB Platnick Cohler Hamman Greco Lev Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 3 2
J 10 2
K J 10 8
A 3 Table 7 6 5
K 7 6
6 3
K Q 7 5 2
87887 =
56556 55556
Par NS +120 A K 4
8 5
A 7 4 2
J 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 139
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
-10 87

33. 2013 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Kalita Brink Nowosadzki Drijver v.Prooijen Gawel Verhees Jagniewski
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 6 3 2
K Q 7 3
J 6 2
10 Table Q 9
J 8
K 10 5 4 3
9 7 5 3
86758 86759
47564 =
Par NS +120 K 8 4
10 9 4 2
A Q 8
Q J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 139
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+4 91

34. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Moss Graves Grue Bertheau Brogeland BessisT Lindqvist
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

K 5 4
K 5 3
Q 10 8 2
K J 2 Table Q 10 3 2
Q 10 9
J 5 3
10 6 3
66767 =
67666 =
Par NS -80 7 6
7 4 2
A K 6
A Q 9 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 139
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -50
+3 94

35. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Kalita Madala Nowosadzki Bocchi Buras Gawel Narkiewicz Jagniewski
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

9 6 4
K J 9
A Q 10
9 7 4 3 Table Q 8 3
Q 10 4 3
J 3 2
Q 8 6
79788 =
64655 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
A 6 2
K 8 7 6 5
A 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 141
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
-2 94

36. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kamil
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K Q 3 2
7 5 4
Q 8 5 2
Q 4 Table J 10 5
K 10
K J 4
9 8 6 5 2
B9B98 =
24244 =
Par NS +460 A 7
A Q 6
A 9 7 3
A J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 147
Partscore
2 S +3 +200
-6 94

37. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

E deals
None vul 9 8 5 4 3
K 10 6 4
—
Q 10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg Fleisher Bathurst Kamil Dwyer
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 7 2
7 2
K 10 9 8 6
9 4 Table J 6
A J 9 8 3
J 5 4
K 6 5
6886A 78769
55563 65573
Par NS +130 K Q
Q 5
A Q 7 3 2
A J 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 147
Partscore
2 N = +110
+6 100

38. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Weinstein Fleisher Levin Kamil
1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 5 3 2
Q
Q 8 5 3 2
Q 5 4 Table Q 7 6
K 7 6 5 2
K 9
10 8 3
98A89 =
35354 =
Par NS +420 A 10 8
A J 10 8 4
10 7
J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 154
Partscore
2 N = +110
-7 100

39. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

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

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

Q 3
8 7 6
A Q 10 8 7 4 3
8 Table J 10 9 7 2
K 10 2
9 2
K Q 5
56848 =
87484 =
Par NS -100 A 8 6
Q 5 3
K J
A J 10 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 154
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
+2 102

40. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

Q J 3
Q J 9 8 4
J 10 6
7 6 Table 9 6 4 2
6
A 5 4 3
K Q J 4
88789 98789
45454 45444
Par NS +600 A 7 5
A K 10 7 5
8 2
A 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 166
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
-12 102

41. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul J 9 7 6
A Q 5 3
K 8
Q J 2

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

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

8 5 4
J 4 2
J 9 7 5 2
9 3 Table K Q 3 2
K 8 6
A 4 3
K 7 6
A9A8B A9A8A
34352 =
Par NS +430 A 10
10 9 7
Q 10 6
A 10 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 173
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
-7 102

42. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul A K 6 4
10
10 6 2
J 7 6 4 2

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

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

J 9 7
J 6 3
K J 7 5
A 10 5 Table 8 5 2
K Q 9 7 5
9 4
Q 9 3
78689 78699
64744 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 3
A 8 4 2
A Q 8 3
K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
-2 173
Partscore
3 × S = +670
+2 104

43. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

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

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

9 8 4 2
10 9 7 4
A J 5
A K Table Q 10 5
K 6
10 8 7
9 7 4 3 2
77888 77787
66555 =
Par NS +110 J 7 3
5 2
K 6 4
J 10 8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 173
Partscore
1 N = +80
+5 109

44. 2013 USBC Round of 64, Seg 7, Bd 97

E deals
None vul Q 9 8
7 5 3
A K 8
8 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Simson Rosenthal Aker Silverstein H-Welland Rigal Ivatury Milgrim
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 3 2
J 10 2
10 9 6
K J 10 Table A J 6 4
Q 9 8
Q 7 5 3 2
9
65758 =
67685 =
Par NS -90 7 5
A K 6 4
J 4
A Q 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 173
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
+2 111

45. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Kamil Dwyer Fleisher Willenken Kranyak Rosenberg WolpertG
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 5 3
A 9 8 5
8 7 6
J 9 3 Table A 10 7
Q 10 4 2
A 5
10 6 5 2
88697 =
55745 =
Par NS +120 J 9 4 2
K 7
K Q J 9 3
8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 173
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+7 118

46. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Nickell Willenken Katz Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 8
J 10 7
A 9 4
K 6 5 Table K J 5 4
9 4
Q J 3
10 9 8 2
76986 =
57456 =
Par NS +140 A 6 2
A K Q 8 6
K 8 7
A 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 173
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 123

47. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher Martel Spector Zia Becker
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 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
10 A 4 6 J A 4 6
Q 9 6 3 Q 2 6 A
4 2 J A 9 2 3 K
9 2 3 K Q 5 A 6
K 5 2 5 4 5 J 3
10 3 4 8 8 tricks claimed
7 5 6 8
Q 7 8 6
Q 2 7 K

5 4 2
A 7 3
A 3
J 10 9 7 5 Table K 10 8 6
K Q 10
9 8 5 2
4 3
87797 =
56646 =
Par NS +120 Q 3
J 5
K J 10 7 6
K Q 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 173
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 131

48. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

S deals
Both vul A 7 6 4
Q J 4
K 7 6
10 6 3

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

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

10 9 8
A 10 2
Q 5 4 2
J 5 4 Table K 5 3
K 8 7 6 5
9 8 3
A 2
88779 =
44654 =
Par NS +120 Q J 2
9 3
A J 10
K Q 9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 173
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 134

49. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul J 10 4
6 5 2
A K 10 5
8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Martel Chambers Zia Rosenberg LallH Willenken Milner
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 2 Dbl 3 3 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 5 2
A K 8 7 4
J 8
6 4 3 Table K Q 8 7 3
9
Q 9 7 6 4
Q 9
96979 =
36463 =
Par NS +400 A 9
Q J 10 3
3 2
A K J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 184
Partscore
4 S -1 -50
-11 134

50. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Hamman Kranyak LallJ Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge Bathurst
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

10 4
K Q 8 4
Q J 3 2
9 6 5 Table Q 9 5 3
9 2
A 10
K 10 8 7 3
78897 78896
55546 =
Par NS +110 A K 7 6 2
J 7 6 5
9 5
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 194
Partscore
2 S = +110
-10 134

51. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Welland Verhees AukenS BildeD Brink BildeM Drijver
1 1 NT Dbl 1 1 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9 6 5 4 3
7 6
9 3
Q 8 Table A
10 8 5 2
A K 10 8 6 4
J 5
A5978 =
37362 =
Par NS +630 Q J 8 2
K J 4
J 7
9 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 206
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 134

52. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

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

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

A Q 8 5
K J 6
Q 5 2
9 7 3 Table K 6 4 3
Q 9 2
10 4 3
10 6 2
87999 =
56334 26323
Par NS +140 10 9 2
10 8 3
K J 9 7 6
J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 206
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 138

53. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

E deals
None vul 5 4
10
Q J 10 6 4
K J 10 6 3

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

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

8 3
Q 8 4 2
A 7 2
Q 9 7 4 Table A J 7 6 2
A 9 7 6
9 8 5
8
8769A =
35633 =
Par NS +130 K Q 10 9
K J 5 3
K 3
A 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 206
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 143

54. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul K 10
10 9
K 10 9 8 4
A 9 7 6

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

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

J 9 8 5 4
K J 4 3
Q
8 5 2 Table Q 7 6 2
Q 5 2
J 5 3
K Q 10
958A9 =
37433 =
Par NS +600 A 3
A 8 7 6
A 7 6 2
J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 216
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-10 143

55. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski Balicki Versace Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Madala Buras Bocchi
1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 6 3
10 8 7 3
A
9 8 6 2 Table A 7
A K 5
J 10 8 7 6
J 7 4
98787 =
44655 =
Par NS +400 Q 4
Q J 9 4 2
K 9 5 3
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 216
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
Tie 143

56. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Garvey Sester Carroll Levenko Luks McGann Naber Hanlon
1 1 2 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 9 8 7 5 3
Q 10
A 8 3
J 3 Table 2
A J 5 4 3
7 6 5
A 7 6 2
97799 =
45633 =
Par NS +400 K Q 4
K 9 8 7
10 9
K 10 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 223
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 143

57. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Rotaru Madala Ghigheci Bocchi Zaleski Coldea Versace Marina
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 6
A K 8
J 7 2
7 5 4 3 Table A 9 8
7 6 4 3
A 5 3
J 8 6
99998 =
44445 =
Par NS +400 K Q 4 3
Q 9 5 2
10 8
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 229
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 143

58. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Multon Nystrom Zimmermann Helgemo Ahlesved Helness Petersson
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5 2
Q 7 6 5 3 2
9 4
K 6 Table J 10 6 4
10 8
A K 3
A 5 3 2
87598 =
46845 =
Par NS +100 Q
A K 4
Q J 6 5
Q J 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 229
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+8 151

59. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

E deals
N-S vul J 9 5 4
3
K 8 7
Q 10 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Zak Hanlon Zaremba McGann Carroll Narkiewicz Garvey Buras
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 3 2
10 8 7 5 4
J 10 5
A K Table Q 10 8 7 6
Q 2
Q 9 3
5 3 2
7689A =
67542 =
Par NS +130 A
A K J 9 6
A 6 4 2
J 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 239
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-10 151

60. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
BarbosaR Meckstroth Branco Rodwell Hamman Villas-Boas Zia Campos
1 NT 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 3 AP

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

Q 9 5 3 2
10 8 7
8 3
J 8 4 Table A K 6
9 5 4
Q 6
K Q 9 6 5
86AB6 =
37327 =
Par NS +420 J 7
A J 6 3
A 7 4 2
A 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 239
Partscore
3 S = +110
+6 157

61. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Mesbur Zia Fitzgibbon Hanlon Meckstroth McGann Rodwell
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 6
A K 8
J 7 2
7 5 4 3 Table A 9 8
7 6 4 3
A 5 3
J 8 6
99998 =
44445 =
Par NS +400 K Q 4 3
Q 9 5 2
10 8
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 245
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 157

62. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lauria Helgemo Versace Sementa Nunes Duboin Fantoni
1 2 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 3 2
J 10 6 2
Q 10 4 3
10 6 Table 7 6
A 9 4
A 6 5
K 9 7 5 2
89677 89667
54666 54656
Par NS +140 A Q J 9 4
K 8 7 5
8 2
Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 251
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-6 157

63. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

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

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

K J 10 7 2
A J 4
8 5
Q 6 5 Table A 9 5 4
Q 8 6 5 3
10 3
8 3
755AA =
48832 =
Par NS +130 Q 3
9 7 2
A K 6 2
A J 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 251
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 160

64. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 3 NT AP Pass

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

9 7 4
K J 6 3
7 6 5 2
3 2 Table 8 6 5 2
A 8
A Q 8 3
K 9 6
87768 =
56675 =
Par NS +120 J 10 3
Q 10 7 4
K J 4
8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 251
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 165

65. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
YangD Kamil WeinsteinJ Fleisher Martel ShiX Stansby Gu
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A J 9 8 4
J 8 6 2
Q 8 5 3
— Table K 2
Q 5 3
A 10 4 2
9 4 3 2
8554A 8664A
57693 57683
Par NS +130 Q 7 5 3
A K 7 4
9
K J 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 251
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 169

66. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Demirev Hampson Lee Garner Platnick WeinsteinH Diamond
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 9 7 6
A 3
J 10 5 4
7 3 2 Table K J 3 2
K J 5
9 6 2
A 8 5
86979 =
56454 =
Par NS +140 A Q 8 5
9 4 2
A 7 3
Q 10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 251
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 175

67. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul J 10 6
Q 6 3
Q J 8 7 6
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Zia Hurd Hamman Wooldridge Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

9 7 5 2
A 9 8 4
5 4
9 3 2 Table A K Q 3
5 2
K 9 3
J 10 5 4
87998 =
56434 =
Par NS +140 8 4
K J 10 7
A 10 2
A K 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 251
Partscore
2 S = +110
+4 179

68. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Gitelman Wold Moss Hampson Chambers Greco Schermer
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J
J 10 7
Q J 8 7 3
J 8 5 Table 9 8 4
A 8 6 4 2
9
K Q 6 4
99676 =
44756 =
Par NS +600 10 7 6
Q 9 3
10 6 4 2
A 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 261
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 179

69. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

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

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

J 6 5 4 3
10 8 2
7 5
10 8 7 Table K Q 10
A K Q 5 3
8 3
Q 5 2
866AA =
37733 =
Par NS +130 A 7
7 4
A Q J 10 6
A K J 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-8 261
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 187

70. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Gitelman Cheek Moss Hampson Delmonte Greco BessisT
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT Dbl Rdbl (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT (AP)

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

9 8 4
J 10 9 3
10 9 8 7 6
5 Table A J 7 6 5
Q 7 6
5
A K Q 10
74578 =
68755 =
Par NS -100 K Q
K 4
A K Q J 2
J 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT×× S -2 -600
-11 261
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
+11 198

71. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul J 5 4 3
8 6
7 4
Q 9 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Gitelman Upmark Moss Diamond Bertheau Platnick Cullin
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A
A 7 5 4 3
K J 9
J 10 5 3 Table 9 8 7 6 2
Q 10
Q 10 8 6 5
6
97659 97759
45684 46684
Par NS +300 K Q 10
K J 9 2
A 3 2
A K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 271
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 198

72. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Delmonte Sementa BessisT Duboin Versace Grue Lauria Cheek
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Dbl 1 NT Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 2 2 NT
3 Pass 3 4 (AP)

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

A Q 10 6 2
J 2
—
Q 10 9 8 7 4 Table 9 7 3
K 10 5 4
Q 6 4 3
K 5
73783 =
5A549 6A549
Par NS -500 K 8
Q 9 8 3
A K 10 9
6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 271
Partscore
4 N -1 -50
Tie 198

73. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

S deals
E-W vul A Q J
9 8 3 2
Q J 7 2
7 5

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

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

9 8
Q 7 4
10 8
K J 9 8 3 2 Table K 5 4
K J 5
A 6 5 3
10 6 4
68874 =
75559 =
Par NS -100 10 7 6 3 2
A 10 6
K 9 4
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 271
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+5 203

74. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

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

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

Q J 5 4 3
9 5
Q 10 4
K 9 5 Table 8 2
K J 8 7 6
K J 7 3
J 4
9888A 9878A
45553 =
Par NS +400 K 10
A 10 4 2
A 8 6 2
8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 277
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 203

75. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Lauria Hou Versace Bocchi ShiH Madala Lian
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 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
6 10 8 4 9 2 7 Q
A 2 3 8 8 3 K A
9 5 Q K 8 A 5 2
9 2 7 Q 3 Q K 7
8 2 10 4 Q 4 4 2
K A 4 J 10 7 3 6
6 10 J 6 4 6 K A
6 2 4 J A
7 tricks claimed 3 10 5 9

J 3 2
K J 8
9 6
Q J 9 6 5 Table A 7 5 4
6 5 2
A J 10 7
8 7
99987 99988
44455 43355
Par NS +600 8
Q 10 7 4 3
Q 8 5 4
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 277
Partscore
2 S = +110
+7 210

76. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin ShiM Sementa Hou Lian Bocchi ShiH Madala
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 10 9 6
A K 5 4
8 3
8 7 6 Table A 7
10 7
J 9 5 4 2
K 9 5 3
87977 =
56465 =
Par NS +140 5 2
J 9 8 3
K Q 10 7
J 10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 277
Partscore
2 N -1 -100
+3 213

77. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

S deals
N-S vul 8
Q 10 7 4 3
Q 8 5 4
A 4 3

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

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

A 7 5 4
6 5 2
A J 10 7
8 7 Table J 3 2
K J 8
9 6
Q J 9 6 5
99988 99987
43355 44455
Par NS +600 K Q 10 9 6
A 9
K 3 2
K 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 277
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 219

78. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Aronov Weinstein Stefanov Trendafilov Stansby Karaivanov Martel
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 8 6
K J 9
A Q 7 4 2
2 Table 7 5 2
10 5 4
J 10 5
K 10 5 3
66859 76869
66564 66464
Par NS +110 A Q J 10
3 2
K 6
Q J 9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 277
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 223

79. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Pachtman LallJ Ginossar Grue Hurd Zack Wooldridge Barel
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 5 4
K 5
J 4 3 2
K Q 10 5 Table A 8 7
Q 6 4
10 9 8 7
J 9 3
89A78 =
43365 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 3
A J 10 9 7
A K 5
8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 277
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
+7 230

80. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Eber Weinstein Bosenberg Levin Kamil Donde Fleisher Stephens
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

J 8 6 3
Q 7 6 3
Q 6 4
Q 9 Table A Q 10
J 5 4
K 9 7
10 4 3 2
77689 77789
66654 =
Par NS +110 9 7 4 2
A K 10 9
A 10 8
K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 277
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 233

81. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Bocchi Drijver Madala Duboin v.Prooijen Sementa Verhees
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 2
A 10 9 4
8 5 3
A K 3 Table K 8 6 3
J 8 6 2
9 4 2
Q 4
78699 =
55644 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9 5
K Q 5
K 10 7
10 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 277
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 239

82. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Madala Fredin Bocchi Sementa Upmark Duboin Cullin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 2
A 8 5 4
Q 9 8 6 5
J 2 Table 7 6 4 3
J 10
A J 2
10 9 8 3
79869 =
64474 63474
Par NS +140 10 9 5
9 3
K 10 7 4
A 7 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 277
Partscore
1 N +2 +140
+6 245

83. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

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

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

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

A 2
A 8 5 4
Q 9 8 6 5
J 2 Table 7 6 4 3
J 10
A J 2
10 9 8 3
79869 =
64474 63474
Par NS +140 10 9 5
9 3
K 10 7 4
A 7 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 277
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 250

84. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Pachtman JonssonT Ginossar Baldursson Haraldsson HerbstI MagnussonM HerbstO
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 1 2 2 NT 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

7 6 2
J 8 7 3
K 9
J 10 5 2 Table Q 10 8
K 10 9 6
A 4 2
K 6 4
897B9 =
53624 =
Par NS +600 9 5
A Q 4 2
8 6 5 3
A Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 277
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+6 256

85. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

A 5 3 2
Q J 6 3
A 4
10 6 3 Table 10 8 4
8 7 5 4
K 9 3
Q J 8
897A8 =
44634 =
Par NS +140 Q J 9 6
K 10 9
Q 8 6 2
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 289
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 256

86. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Zack Wooldridge Barel Hurd LallJ Ginossar Grue Pachtman
1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

K 9 8 6
K J 9
A Q 7 4 2
2 Table 7 5 2
10 5 4
J 10 5
K 10 5 3
66859 76869
66564 66464
Par NS +110 A Q J 10
3 2
K 6
Q J 9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 289
Partscore
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 256

87. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 30

S deals
None vul A K J 8 4
K 10
8 5 4
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Buras Mihov Narkiewicz Nanev Aronov Gawrys Stefanov Kalita
Pass Pass
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 9 3 2
A Q J 8
2
10 9 3 2 Table 7 6
9 6 4 2
A K J 10 6
7 6
99589 =
43854 33853
Par NS +300 10 5
7 5 3
Q 9 7 3
K Q 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 296
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 256

88. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Jassem Cullin Martens Narkiewicz Fallenius Buras Fredin
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 8 3 2
K
Q 9 7 4 3
K J 4 Table K 6 4
J 8 7 5 3 2
J 2
Q 6
9898A =
45453 =
Par NS +400 A 7
10 9 6 4
K 10 8 6
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 302
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 256

89. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

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

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

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

Q 9 4
Q 8 3
K J 10 9
J 8 3 Table 8 7
A 9 7 2
8 7 5 4 3
A 6
8A75A AA85A
33582 =
Par NS +500 A 6 2
K J 10
A Q 6
Q 9 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 314
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 256

90. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

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

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

K 10 7 5 3
J
J 8 5 3
A 10 3 Table J
Q 10 8 7 2
K 10 2
Q 8 7 2
66655 =
76777 =
Par NS -90 A Q 8 4 2
A K 9
7 4
J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-9 314
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
+9 265

91. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

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

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

9
9 8 5 3
10 6 4 2
A K J 7 Table A K 8 4 2
4 2
Q 9 7 5
10 6
76747 =
66586 =
Par NS -90 Q 7 6 3
A J
A K 8
Q 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 314
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+4 269

92. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul 9 3
9 7 5 2
A Q 6
K Q 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Askgaard Fantoni Bjarnarson Nunes Helgemo MadsenM Helness Schaltz
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 2
J 10 8 4
8 7 5 3
8 6 Table A Q 6
K 6 3
J 10 9 2
A J 10
8987A =
54553 54563
Par NS +140 K 10 7 5 4
A Q
K 4
9 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 321
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 269

93. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Hamman ClerkinJ Zia Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell Landen
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A J 8 4
7
Q 7 5
K J 8 5 4 Table 9 5 2
J 10 9 5 3
A J 8 3
7
86877 =
56565 =
Par NS +120 Q 7 6
A K 8 6 2
K 10 2
Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 321
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 274

94. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Hampson CohenB Greco Platnick Deutsch Diamond Larsen
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9
10 8
K 9 8 5 3
A Q 6 4 Table K Q 7 4
Q J 9 7 5
10 6
5 3
88678 88689
55754 55653
Par NS +120 A 8 3
A K 4 3 2
7 4
K J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 321
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 277

95. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul 8 2
K 8 5
8 7 6 4 3
K 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Jacobus Welland Wold Jacobs Chambers Beatty Schermer
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 10 9
J 10
A 10 9 5
8 7 3 Table K 7 6 3
A 9 7 4 2
Q
9 6 4
75687 =
68755 =
Par NS -110 A 5 4
Q 6 3
K J 2
A Q J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 321
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
Tie 277

96. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Welland Wold Bramley Chambers Beatty Schermer Jacobs
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 4 2
Q J 5 3
Q 4
9 4 3 Table K 9 8
A
J 6 5 3 2
Q J 8 6
97977 88977
44455 =
Par NS +400 A Q 7 6
8 6 2
A K 9
7 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 321
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
+6 283

97. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Jacobus Chambers Wold Beatty Bramley Jacobs Welland
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 5
K J 4 3 2
J 10
Q 4 2 Table A 10 2
A Q 9
6 4 2
7 6 5 3
7A7A9 =
43624 =
Par NS +620 K Q 4
8 7 5
A K Q 9 7
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 321
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 290

98. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

N deals
Both vul A 8 3
K 6 4
J 8 7
A 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Wold Chambers Jacobus Casen Bramley Krekorian Welland
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 6 4
Q 10 9 7
9 3
Q 6 3 Table K 5 2
J 5 3 2
A K 4
9 8 2
87699 =
46744 =
Par NS +120 J 9 7
A 8
Q 10 6 5 2
K J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 331
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 290

99. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

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

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

A 7
10 9 3
A 10 4
10 9 7 5 3 Table K 9 4 3
J 7 6
J 7 6
A 4 2
87777 =
55556 =
Par NS +120 Q J
8 4 2
K Q 5 3
K Q J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 331
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 295

100. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

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

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

Q 10 8 5
J 10 4
J 2
K J 9 5 Table J 7
A Q 8 3
Q 7 4
7 4 3 2
888A8 =
55534 =
Par NS +130 6 4
K 9 7 5 2
10 9 6
Q 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 343
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 295

101. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Platnick Kranyak Diamond Moss Deutsch Gitelman Larsen
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 2
J 9 7 3 2
Q 7 5
J 8 Table Q 6 5 4 3
Q 8
K 6
K 6 4 3
76798 =
46534 56534
Par NS +110 J 8 7
A K 6
A 8 4
A 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 354
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 295

102. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

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

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

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

A 8
Q 6 5 2
10 7 6
A K 8 4 Table J 7 5 3
10 7
Q J 3 2
9 7 2
78867 =
55566 =
Par NS +110 10 4
A K 8 4 3
A K 5
Q 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 354
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 300

103. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Wooldridge Zia Hurd Grue Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

K Q 5
10 5 4 2
Q 5 3
K 8 6 Table 9 8 3 2
K Q 8
J 10 9 8
J 4
8878A =
55553 =
Par NS +130 A J 10 7 4
J 7
A 6 2
A Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 354
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+7 307

104. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

E deals
Both vul A K 9 6
Q
A 10 3
A Q 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Beatty Schermer Jacobs Jacobus Welland Wold Bramley
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 3 2
10 8 5 3
K Q 8 5
8 Table 8 7 4
A J 2
9 7 6 2
K J 2
78779 =
55554 =
Par NS +110 10 5
K 9 7 6 4
J 4
10 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 354
Partscore
2 N -1 -100
Tie 307

105. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

A 8 7 5 2
A 8
K 10 7
9 3 2 Table J 10
K J 10 9 6 5
5 3
J 5 4
987BB =
44622 =
Par NS +400 Q 4 3
—
Q J 9 4 2
K Q 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 354
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+5 312

106. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

E deals
None vul 10 8 5
5 4
10 7 5
10 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi Seamon Delmonte Cayne Duboin Grue Sementa Cheek
2 3 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 3 2
9 7 6
6
A J 8 7 Table J
K Q 10 8 3
J 8 4 3 2
Q 4
87577 =
56765 56766
Par NS +120 A Q 6 4
A J 2
A K Q 9
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 354
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 317

107. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Meltzer Gitelman Larsen Nunes Diamond Fantoni Platnick
1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 10 9 5 3
7 6 3
9 3
4 2 Table K 8 4
Q 10 5 2
A K 2
Q 5 3
969BA =
47422 =
Par NS +400 A 7 6 2
K J 4
Q 10 5
A 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 354
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+5 322

108. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Diamond Fantoni Platnick Moss Meltzer Gitelman Larsen
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 2
A 7 6 2
A J 7 2
4 3 2 Table K 10 9 5 3
8 5
10 8 5 3
A 7
97969 =
36363 =
Par NS +400 A Q 6 4
K 9 4
9
Q J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 360
Partscore
3 N = +140
-6 322

109. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

N deals
None vul A K 10 9
K 7 6
J 8 2
J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Weinstein Platnick Levin Stansby Gitelman Martel Moss
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 (AP)
1 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 5 3
A J 10 4
7 4
A 10 7 Table Q 6 4
9 5 2
K 10 6
Q 9 4 2
98797 98897
44546 =
Par NS +400 8 2
Q 8 3
A Q 9 5 3
K 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 367
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 322

110. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Baseggio Gitelman WeinsteinJ Etter Hampson Kolesnik Greco
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

9 8 5
10 9 8 4
K Q
Q J 10 9 Table A 10 7 6 3
K Q 7
7 4 2
7 3
989BA =
44413 =
Par NS +600 —
A J 6 5 3
9 5 3
A 8 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 377
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 322

111. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

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

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

J 8 6 5 4
A J 8 2
Q 3
6 2 Table A 3 2
10 5 4
K 9 8 4
Q 9 4
9779A =
46643 =
Par NS +600 K Q 10 9
Q 7 3
J 10 2
A 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 377
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 328

112. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul Q 9 7 6 2
10 9 8 7
Q
Q 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky H-Welland Doub Chan Winestock Woolsey Mancuso Stewart
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 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A K 10
K J 6
8 4 3 2
10 9 2 Table J 8 4
5 3 2
K J 9
J 7 4 3
79978 89A88
54355 53355
Par NS +420 5 3
A Q 4
A 10 7 6 5
A K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 377
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 333

113. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

S deals
None vul 9 8 7 6
K 8
Q 10 7 5
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Platnick Ferraro Diamond Hampson Sementa Greco Duboin
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 5 2
J 9 4 3 2
A 2
9 8 Table K J 4 3
6
J 8 4 3
Q J 7 5
85888 =
57555 =
Par NS +120 Q
A Q 10 7 5
K 9 6
10 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 377
Partscore
2 S = +110
+6 339

114. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

S deals
Both vul —
A 9 6 3
A K 7 6
10 9 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Villegas Nunes Angeleri Pellegrini Helness Camberos Helgemo
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 5 4
Q 7 5 2
Q 3
J 7 3 Table Q 9 6 2
J 8
9 8 5 4
A 6 5
9799A =
45343 =
Par NS +600 K 10 8 7 3
K 10 4
J 10 2
K Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 386
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-9 339

115. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul 9 5 4
K J 6
10 9 7 3
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Demirev Sementa Bramley Duboin Sadek Morgan El Ahmady Polowan
2 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 3 2
8 7 5 4 3 2
Q
Q 3 Table K 8 6
Q 9
A 8 6 4 2
K 5 2
A869A A86AA
24733 =
Par NS +430 A Q 10
A 10
K J 5
A 9 8 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 392
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 339

116. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
McIntosh Fleisher Sandqvist Kamil Stansby Malinowski Martel de Botton
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 3
J 9 7
J 9 8 6
7 3 2 Table A K 5 4
A 10 8 6 5
4
Q J 4
87699 =
55644 55744
Par NS +120 Q 7 6 2
K Q 2
Q 10 5 2
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 398
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 339

117. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul A 9 5
A J 10 8 4
4
A 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Teodorescu Fantoni Ionita Nunes Helgemo Coldea Helness Rotaru
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 7 6 2
K Q 9 7
8 2
K 2 Table 8
6
Q J 9 6 5 3
Q J 7 4 3
99A78 =
33365 =
Par NS +620 K 10 4 3
5 3 2
A K 10 7
10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 408
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 339

118. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Seguineau Glubok Vinay MossM Pollack Tessieres Landen Fantun
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 4 2
K J 7
Q 7 3
8 7 3 2 Table K 9
Q 8 4 2
6 5 2
K Q J 5
9A7A6 =
33535 33635
Par NS +620 A 10 5
A 10 9 5
A K 9 8
10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 417
Partscore
2 S +3 +200
-9 339

119. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Kamil Zia Fleisher Hamman
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 5 4 3
K 10
K 7 5 4
J 10 7 Table 6 2
Q J 7 4
A J 9 2
9 5 2
9A86A =
33563 =
Par NS +620 9 8
A 9 8 5 3
10 6 3
K 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 427
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 339

120. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 7 6 3
K Q 7
7 4 2
7 3 Table 9 8 5
10 9 8 4
K Q
Q J 10 9
989BA =
44413 =
Par NS +600 K Q J 4 2
2
A J 10 8 6
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 437
Partscore
2 S +3 +150
-10 339

121. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul K J 10 5 4
2
K 4 3
J 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Wold Diamond Jacobus Beatty Gitelman Jacobs Moss
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9 7 3 2
8 7
J 8 6
K 6 4 Table Q 6
K Q 5 4 3
Q 7 5 2
7 5
9998B =
44452 =
Par NS +600 8
A J 10 9 6
A 10 9
A Q 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 447
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-10 339

122. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

S deals
None vul 9 8 7 6
K 8
Q 10 7 5
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Zimmermann Brink Multon Helness Wold Helgemo Bates
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 5 2
J 9 4 3 2
A 2
9 8 Table K J 4 3
6
J 8 4 3
Q J 7 5
85888 =
57555 =
Par NS +120 Q
A Q 10 7 5
K 9 6
10 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 447
Partscore
2 NT N -1 -50
+3 342

123. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 40

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

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Morgan El Ahmady Polowan Demirev Sementa Bramley Duboin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 3
J 9 7
J 9 8 6
7 3 2 Table A K 5 4
A 10 8 6 5
4
Q J 4
87699 =
55644 55744
Par NS +120 Q 7 6 2
K Q 2
Q 10 5 2
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 454
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 342

124. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Saurer BessisM Fischer Jokisch Levy Kasimir Chagas
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 10 9 6 3 2
Q 8 2
Q
9 4 Table K 7
10 9 6
K J 10 6 2
J 10 5
66A7A =
37363 =
Par NS +420 Q 5
A 4 3
9 8 7
A Q 7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 454
Partscore
3 S = +110
+6 348

125. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

W deals
N-S vul 10 5
Q 10 5 4 2
Q 5
J 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
WangW Hamman Zhuang Zia Rodwell Fu Meckstroth Zhao
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT 2 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 3 2
J 6
A 9 8 3 2
K 4 Table A 9 4
K 9 8 7
10 7
Q 7 6 5
88888 =
55555 =
Par NS +120 K Q J 6
A 3
K J 6 4
A 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 464
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 348

126. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Rodwell Fu Meckstroth Zia Dai Hamman YangL
1 Dbl 1 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 5 4 2
J 10 8 4 2
—
J 9 7 Table A 7 6
5 3
K Q 9 6 3
K Q 10
86798 =
56544 56545
Par NS +120 —
K Q 7 6
10 7 5 4 2
8 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 464
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 355

127. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Duboin Gromov Sementa Nunes Matushko Fantoni Khokhlov
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 2
8 2
K 10 4 3
9 5 4 2 Table 10 5 4
A 6 5 3
9 6
A K Q 6
89997 =
54446 =
Par NS +140 A 6 3
K Q 10 7 4
Q 2
10 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 464
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+5 360

128. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Venkataraman Drijver Chokshi Gupta de Wijs Dalal Muller
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 8 6 4
J 7 5 4 2
Q 3
10 Table 10 7 2
9
A J 10 6 2
A 7 3 2
74859 =
49574 =
Par NS -100 Q 5
K 10 6 3
K 5
K Q J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 471
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-7 360

129. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Meckstroth Boyd Rodwell Hamman Doub Zia Wildavsky
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 3
Q 8 6 4
A J 7 4
8 6 3 Table J 7 5
J 7 5
8 5 3
K Q 7 5
89888 9A898
43444 =
Par NS +420 10 9 8
A 10 9
K Q 6
A 10 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 477
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 360

130. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Kirmse Chagas Gromoeller Branco Figueiredo Elinescu Brenner Wladow
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6
K 10 9 7 2
K 4
A K 5 Table 5 3 2
J
Q 10 9
J 10 9 6 4 3
78786 =
55647 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9
A Q 8 5
A 8 5 3 2
2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 487
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 360

131. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

S deals
None vul A 2
K 10 5
A Q J 10 6
A 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Shih Elinescu ShenC Hu Smirnov Gong Piekarek
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 AP

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

K Q 9 8 5 3
A J 6 2
2
K 5 Table J
9 7 4 3
8 7 4
Q J 4 3 2
965A6 =
47836 =
Par NS +300 10 7 6 4
Q 8
K 9 5 3
10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 487
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 364

132. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 10 7 6 4
Q 8
K 9 5 3
10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Bertens Woolsey Bakkeren de Wijs Robinson Muller Boyd
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 2 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J
9 7 4 3
8 7 4
Q J 4 3 2 Table K Q 9 8 5 3
A J 6 2
2
K 5
965A6 =
47836 =
Par NS +300 A 2
K 10 5
A Q J 10 6
A 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 494
Partscore
4 N = +130
-7 364

133. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 7, Bd 100

N deals
Both vul A Q J 4 3
K 4
K 3
A Q J 7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria Nunes Zia Fantoni Hamman
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 2 (AP)
2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6
A Q 8 5
A Q J 6 4
4 3 Table 9 8 5 2
J 10 3
8
K 10 9 5 2
88578 88577
55765 =
Par NS +120 K 10
9 7 6 2
10 9 7 5 2
8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 497
Partscore
2 S -2 -200
-3 364

134. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Zia Drijver Hamman Meckstroth de Wijs Rodwell Muller
Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 7 2
4 2
5 4 2
K Q 7 5 Table A 8
Q J 10 9 7 6
A 7
10 3 2
795A8 =
44735 =
Par NS +140 Q 6
K 8 3
K Q J 8
A J 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 497
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+10 374

135. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Zia WangW Hamman Meckstroth Zhao Rodwell Fu
1 Pass 1 1 1 Pass
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 3 (AP)

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

A Q 4 3 2
J 10 9 7 6
10 9
K Table 8 6
5
K J 8 5 3
Q J 10 8 5
88877 =
55465 44455
Par NS +120 J 10
8 4 2
A Q 6 4 2
7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 499
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
-2 374

136. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Muzzio Trendafilov Bianchedi Ravenna Karakolev Pellegrini Danailov
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6
K 10 9 7 2
K 4
A K 5 Table 5 3 2
J
Q 10 9
J 10 9 6 4 3
78786 =
55647 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9
A Q 8 5
A 8 5 3 2
2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 499
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 380

137. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 5

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

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

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

7 5 3
Q 3 2
7 6
A Q 10 4 3 Table K Q 10 9 2
K J 5 4
2
9 8 6
74584 =
69849 69859
Par NS -140 A J 4
A 9 7
A K Q J 4
K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 499
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 386

138. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul A 7 2
K Q 10 7 3
10 4 2
A 2

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

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

K 9 6 5 4
8 5 4
Q 9 3
K J Table —
A 9 6
K J 6 5
10 9 8 5 4 3
98865 98775
44568 =
Par NS +500 Q J 10 8 3
J 2
A 8 7
Q 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 509
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 386

139. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul A 9 4
8 5 4 2
9 8
A 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Aker Sementa Milgrim BlanchardS Bates BlanchardB Wold
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Rdbl Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 7 2
J 9 6 3
K Q 7 6 5
J Table Q J 8 3
Q 10 7
10
K Q 7 6 3
77788 =
66655 =
Par NS +90 K 6 5
A K
A J 4 3 2
10 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 512
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
-3 386

140. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Cohler Weinstein Rosenberg Mahaffey Katz Passell Jacobs
1 Pass 2 3 1 Pass 1 2
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10
A K J 8 7 3
J
8 6 5 2 Table Q J 8 7 6 5
4 2
8 6
Q 10 3
95597 =
48836 =
Par NS +400 A 9 2
9 6
A K Q 10 7
9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 519
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 386

141. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Rubin Rodwell Granovetter Fleisher Nickell Kamil Freeman
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Rdbl 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Dbl AP

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

Q 8 4 2
Q 7 6 5 3
Q 8
10 6 Table K 6
10 8 4
J 6 5
A K 9 5 4
88797 =
45545 55645
Par NS +120 A 9 5
A K J 9
A 4 3
Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+12 531
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-12 386

142. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Kamil Rodwell Fleisher Weichsel Freeman Ekeblad Nickell
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J
A 9 7 6
9 5 4
Q J 8 6 Table 7 6 4 3 2
K J 4
8 7 6
K 2
98899 =
44534 =
Par NS +600 A 9 8
Q 10 8 2
A Q J 2
10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 541
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 386

143. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

E deals
E-W vul K 10 5 4
—
A Q 4 2
A 10 8 4 2

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

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

Q 8 3
A 9 8 6 3
5 3
Q 6 5 Table J 7 6 2
K J 10 4
K J 10 7
7
8759A =
55843 =
Par NS +130 A 9
Q 7 5 2
9 8 6
K J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 541
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+6 392

144. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Lair Kamil Ozdil YangD Ekeblad ShiX Weichsel
1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 4
A 10 9 5
J 8
K J 10 7 5 Table 9 7 6 3
K Q J 6
6 4
9 8 2
997B6 =
33626 =
Par NS +400 J 10 2
7 4 3
K 7 5 3 2
6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 548
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 392

145. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals
None vul A 4
10 3
10 7 4 3
A 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Willenken Strul Welland Smith Cohen CohenB Berkowitz
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5
Q 8 6 5
Q 9 6 5
Q 6 Table Q 10 6 2
K J 4 2
K J 2
8 3
9878B =
45552 =
Par NS +400 K 9 8 3
A 9 7
A 8
K J 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 555
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 392

146. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Freeman Weinstein Nickell Hamman Jacobs Zia Katz
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 9 7
9 8 5 4 3
8 2
Q 5 Table Q 10 3
Q J 2
K 10 7 4 3
K 8
A879B =
24542 =
Par NS +630 6 5
A 10 6
A J 9 5
J 10 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+10 565
Partscore
2 NT S +3 +210
-10 392

147. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Heitzman Sontag Prahin Rowntree Schermer Walker Chambers
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8
Q J 10 8 5 4 2
10 9 5
3 2 Table 10 9 7 6 5
K
A Q 7 2
K Q 5
9946A =
34853 44853
Par NS +400 A Q 4
A 7 6
K 8 4 3
A 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 571
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 392

148. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

5 2
K J 6 5
A Q 7
J 10 7 6 Table Q 10 9 8
8 7
K J 9
9 8 4 2
88886 88986
55457 =
Par NS +140 J 6 4 3
A 4 3 2
8 4
A Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 581
Partscore
1 S +2 +140
-10 392

149. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

S deals
None vul 9 8 5 4 3
K 4
10 6
K Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni El Ahmady Nunes Sadek Jacobs Seamon Katz Cayne
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 2
7 5 3
K Q 9 4 3
J 10 Table J 7
A 10 8 6 2
J 5 2
7 6 4
89769 =
53673 =
Par NS +140 A 10 6
Q J 9
A 8 7
A 9 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 581
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+6 398

150. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul J 6 4 3
A 4 3 2
8 4
A Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Lauria Weinstein Versace Cayne Jacobs Seamon Katz
Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 AP

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

Q 10 9 8
8 7
K J 9
9 8 4 2 Table 5 2
K J 6 5
A Q 7
J 10 7 6
88986 88886
55457 =
Par NS +140 A K 7
Q 10 9
10 6 5 3 2
K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 591
Partscore
1 N +1 +110
-10 398

151. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Gierulski Sementa Skrzypczak Duboin Lauria Zawislak Versace Pazur
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 1 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 5
A Q 10 9
6 2
K J 9 7 Table J 9 2
J 5
10 9 7
Q 10 6 3 2
898A5 =
43537 =
Par NS +140 A 7 6 3
8 7 4 3
Q 8 4
A 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 601
Partscore
1 S +1 +110
-10 398

152. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

S deals
None vul A 7
9 5 3
A 9 8 5 4
A 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Jassem Compton Martens Hamman
1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 5 4
A 7
K Q 3 2
J 9 6 2 Table Q J 10 8
K 10 8 4
J 10 6
10 8
77989 =
65454 =
Par NS +140 K 9 3 2
Q J 6 2
7
K Q 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 601
Partscore
1 S +2 +140
+5 403

153. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Jassem Compton Martens Hamman
3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q J
J 10 9 7 5 3
7 5 4
2 Table 8 4
Q 8 6
8 3
A Q J 9 7 3
9A597 =
43736 =
Par NS +420 9 7 6 3
K 4 2
K 10 2
K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 606
Partscore
3 S +2 +200
-5 403

154. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Hallberg Brogeland Mahaffey Shugart
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 6 2
8 6 5
7 4 3
J 10 5 Table J 9 7
K 10 9
Q 8 6
A Q 4 3
899A8 =
54434 =
Par NS +140 Q 5
A J 7 4 2
9 2
K 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 617
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-11 403

155. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 4 3
A 5
A 7 6 5
J 10 8 2 Table J 10 9
J 9 8 6
K J 9 2
Q 4
89989 =
54454 =
Par NS +140 A K 6 2
K Q 4
Q 10 8 3
7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 617
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+10 413

156. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Katz Spector Jacobs Levin Cheek Weinstein Grue
1 1 1 NT 1 1 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 5 3
Q 5
A J 5 4
10 9 5 Table 7 4
A 10 9 7 6 3 2
Q 7
Q J
AA69A 9A69A
33643 =
Par NS +430 Q 10 2
K J 8
8 2
K 8 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 617
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+4 417

157. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Hamman Lev Compton Pszczola
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6 4
Q 6 2
K 4
A 8 6 5 Table J 3
K 9 7 5 3
J 10 9 3 2
K
8967A 9967B
43662 44662
Par NS +400 A 10
A J 10 8
A 6
Q J 10 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 624
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 417

158. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs Zia Cheek Rosenberg Grue
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9 7 6 4
Q 6 2
K 4
A 8 6 5 Table J 3
K 9 7 5 3
J 10 9 3 2
K
8967A 9967B
43662 44662
Par NS +400 A 10
A J 10 8
A 6
Q J 10 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -100
-6 624
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 423

159. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

J 10 8 7
K 10 8 6 5 4
3
A 8 Table 9 5 4 2
—
Q J 10 8
K Q J 4 2
84786 84776
57647 =
Par NS +120 A K 6
J 7 3 2
K 7 2
7 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 624
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 428

160. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Rosenberg Verhees Zia Jacobs Lesniewski Katz Weichsel
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9
7 6 2
9 4
K Q 8 7 3 2 Table K Q 10 6 3
K 9 4
K 10 6 3
6
B8BAA =
24233 =
Par NS +660 7
A J 8 5 3
A J 7 2
9 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+9 633
Partscore
2 NT S +3 +210
-9 428

161. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Efraimsson Muller Morath Cullin Bertens Upmark Bakkeren
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 5 9 A 6 5 9 A
K 5 6 3 K 2 6 3
8 4 10 J 8 4 10 J
Q K 6 5 8 tricks won
4 6 J 8
Q A 2 2
10 A 4 8
7 10 K 2
7 2 3 7
9 5 7 6

A 7 6
Q 10 6 3
5 4 2
6 4 3 Table Q J 5
9 8 2
A J 3
Q J 10 2
9A8A9 =
43434 =
Par NS +620 K 9 3 2
A 7 4
K 8
A K 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 633
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 434

162. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Meckstroth Fredin Rodwell Hamman Chmurski Soloway Gawrys
1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q
Q 9 7
J 10 9 8 2
K 7 3 Table J 10 7 6 5
J 8 2
3
A 6 5 2
86877 =
46555 =
Par NS +120 A 9 2
A 10 5 4
Q 5
J 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 633
Partscore
1 S = +80
+5 439

163. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Versace Bertheau Lauria Seamon Mahaffey Cayne Lair
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 9 8
9 6 2
10 4 3
J 6 5 Table 7 6 4
J 10 8 4
A K 6
K 3 2
77898 =
66545 =
Par NS +110 J 10 5 3
K
J 9 8 5
10 9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 633
Partscore
2 NT N -1 -50
Tie 439

164. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Sementa LallH H-Welland Wrang Meckstroth Nilsson Rodwell
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 6
K J
Q 9 6 5 4 2
J 8 3 Table J 9 7 5
Q 7 3 2
A 8
K 5 4
98858 =
45473 =
Par NS +500 K Q 4 3
A 9 5 4
K J 7
Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 644
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 439

165. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gu Balicki Dubinin Ao Gromov WangJ
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 8 3
A Q 5 2
9 7
10 9 8 Table A J 4
9 4 3
K 3 2
J 7 5 3
76687 76686
57746 =
Par NS +90 K 6 2
K J 10
J 8 4
A 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 644
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 444

166. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 7 6
J 8 7 6
10 3
K 8 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Martel Berkowitz Stansby Moss Becker Gitelman Schwartz
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 2 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl AP

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

8 2
K 5 2
J 9 7 2
A J 10 6 Table K Q J 10 4
10 9 4 3
Q 5
9 5
66778 76778
66555 =
Par NS +90 A 9 5 3
A Q
A K 8 6 4
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+9 653
Partscore
4 × S -3 -500
-9 444

167. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Krekorian Moss Casen Berkowitz Rubin Cohen Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

2
K 8 7 6 5
9 8 4
K J 9 6 Table K Q J 6 4
A 3
7 3 2
7 3 2
87786 =
56646 =
Par NS +120 9 3
Q 10 4
K Q J 10 6
A 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 653
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 448

168. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 7 6
J 8 7 6
10 3
K 8 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth Hamman Kranyak Soloway Deutsch
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 1 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

8 2
K 5 2
J 9 7 2
A J 10 6 Table K Q J 10 4
10 9 4 3
Q 5
9 5
66778 76778
66555 =
Par NS +90 A 9 5 3
A Q
A K 8 6 4
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 653
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
Tie 448

169. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Baze Smith Cohler Kranyak Sontag Deutsch Bates
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

4
9 8 4
J 9 5
A J 9 6 4 2 Table K 9 8 6
K 10 5
K Q 10 8 6
3
8AA67 =
43365 43366
Par NS +620 Q J 10 5
A Q J 7 3
3
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+10 663
Partscore
3 S +2 +200
-10 448

170. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

E deals
Both vul K 6 3
K J 3
5 4
8 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Baze Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell Soloway Bramley Hamman Lazard
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
7 J Q A 4 3 Q A
Q A 5 3 5 7 J 8
4 3 6 9 4 2 10 K
2 10 4 K 2 K 6 9
8 5 2 K 8 tricks claimed
6 2 7 9
J K 7 5
4 2 10 K
8 tricks claimed

J 4
7 4 2
K 9 8 6
A J 10 9 Table Q 9 8 7 2
Q 8 6
J 3 2
K 3
87988 =
55455 =
Par NS +140 A 10 5
A 10 9 5
A Q 10 7
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 663
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 454

171. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Harris Gitelman Morgan Moss Martel Gerstman Stansby Carmichael
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

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

4
9 8 4
J 9 5
A J 9 6 4 2 Table K 9 8 6
K 10 5
K Q 10 8 6
3
8AA67 =
43365 43366
Par NS +620 Q J 10 5
A Q J 7 3
3
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 673
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
-10 454

172. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Greco Berkowitz Hampson Grue Casen Cheek Krekorian
1 Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT 1 2 Dbl 2 NT
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Dbl 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 6 5 3
K J 5
—
K J 10 4 Table A 4
A 3 2
10 6 4
9 7 5 3 2
62792 =
6953A =
Par NS -100 Q 8 7 2
10 4
K Q J 8 2
Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 673
Partscore
4 N = +130
+5 459

173. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Bykov Soloway Kodayam Tuszynski Meckstroth Kowalski Rodwell
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A
Q 9 8 3 2
6 4 2
7 5 4 2 Table J 10 6 4 2
K 6
K 10 8
A 10 6
98777 =
44645 =
Par NS +600 K Q 5 3
J 10 4
A 5
K Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 673
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 465

174. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

A K 10 4
10 9 4 2
9 8 4
J 8 Table Q J 9 6 5
Q 6 5
J
K 9 6 4
857A9 =
47534 =
Par NS +130 7 2
A K 8 3
Q 10 7 2
A Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 673
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 471

175. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Sontag Krekorian Bates Bramley Martel Feldman Stansby
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A K 10 4
10 9 4 2
9 8 4
J 8 Table Q J 9 6 5
Q 6 5
J
K 9 6 4
857A9 =
47534 =
Par NS +130 7 2
A K 8 3
Q 10 7 2
A Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 683
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 471

176. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Stewart Feldman Woolsey Robinson Sontag Boyd Bates
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q 7 4 2
7
7 4 3
K 8 6 4 Table K J 10
10 6 4 3 2
10 6
A 10 7
657A5 =
48438 48538
Par NS +130 9 6 5 3
Q 9
A Q J 2
J 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 683
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+3 474

177. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cayne Rodwell Seamon Nunes Nickell Fantoni Freeman
1 1
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K J
J
Q 8 7 6 3
J 10 7 6 Table 10 9 8 5
9 8 5 4 2
K 4
Q 8
86869 =
56574 =
Par NS +120 Q
A K 10 6
J 10 9
A K 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 683
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 479

178. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Hollman Versace Ferguson CohenB Seamon Smith Cayne
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7 3 2
A 8 6
10 6 5
5 4 2 Table J 10
J 10 7
A 7 3
K Q 8 6 3
99997 =
44435 =
Par NS +400 A 8 6
Q 9 5 4 2
J 4
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 690
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-7 479

179. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

A 3 2
10 8 6
Q 8 6 3
8 6 5 Table K 10 7
Q 9 3 2
K 9 5 4
K 10
9987A =
34563 33563
Par NS +400 8 6 5
K 7
A 10 2
A 7 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 690
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 485

180. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Jacobs Soloway Katz Levin Freeman Weinstein Nickell
Pass Pass 1 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 7 3 2
A 8 6
10 6 5
5 4 2 Table J 10
J 10 7
A 7 3
K Q 8 6 3
99997 =
44435 =
Par NS +400 A 8 6
Q 9 5 4 2
J 4
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 690
Partscore
2 S = +110
+4 489

181. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 30

N deals
None vul J 5 4
A K 9 8 4
A K 9 5
Q

West North East South West North East South
Chorush Wolff LallH Morse Woolsey LallJ Stewart Grainger
1 1 1 NT 1 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

3
Q J 10 6 3
Q J 10
J 9 8 2 Table A K 8 7 6
7 5
7 6 2
K 10 6
77797 =
63646 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 9 2
2
8 4 3
A 7 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 690
Partscore
2 N = +90
+4 493

182. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul J 8
6 3
K Q 10 9 6
Q J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Bertheau Bates Nystrom Lindkvist Helness Fredin Helgemo
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Dbl 4 (AP)

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

6 3 2
A K 8 7 4 2
J 4
8 5 Table A K 10 9 5 4
Q 10 5
3 2
9 4
11199 =
39933 =
Par NS -100 Q 7
J 9
A 8 7 5
A K 10 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -8 -400
-8 690
Partscore
4 S -1 -50
+8 501

183. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Nystrom Sontag Bertheau Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist Helness
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 2
10 8 7 3
K 8
K J 10 2 Table J 9 8 7
Q 9 6 2
10 7
5 4 3
65596 76596
67847 =
Par NS +100 Q 5
K 5
A J 9 6 4
A Q 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-10 690
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+10 511

184. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul 6 5
J 8 5 4 3
J 8
J 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Martel Soulet Stansby Sussel EisenbergE Weinstein GaviardD Levin
2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 7 4
K Q 10 6
A 10 6
Q 9 Table K J 8 3 2
9 2
9 7 2
7 3 2
869AA =
37332 =
Par NS +140 A 10
A 7
K Q 5 4 3
A K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 690
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
Tie 511

185. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Lindkvist Villas-Boas Fredin Jacobus Brenner H-Welland Branco
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

3
A 10 7 5
J 10 3
A 8 6 5 3 Table Q J 7 6 5 4
9 3
K 8 4
Q 7
A7998 =
36444 36434
Par NS +630 A 10
K Q 4 2
7 6
K J 10 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 702
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 511

186. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Thorvaldsson Brenner MagnussonM Branco Chagas Haraldsson Villas-Boas Einarsson
1 1
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 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 5 3
J 6 4
7 6 3
A J 6 Table K 2
10 9 7 3
Q J 8
K 10 8 2
79787 =
54646 =
Par NS +140 10 9
A Q 8 2
A 9 4 2
Q 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 712
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 511

187. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

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

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

A Q 6
9 4 2
A 9 6 5
Q 7 6 Table J 5 4
10 8 7 6 3
8 7 2
A 2
88678 88688
55754 =
Par NS +120 K 9 8 3 2
A Q 5
J 10
K 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 712
Partscore
1 S +1 +110
+5 516

188. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Kalish BlaksetL Podgur Nielsen BildeM Ginossar Hansen Ozdil
Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

3
A 10 7 5
J 10 3
A 8 6 5 3 Table Q J 7 6 5 4
9 3
K 8 4
Q 7
A7998 =
36444 36434
Par NS +630 A 10
K Q 4 2
7 6
K J 10 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 722
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-10 516

189. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 10

S deals
Both vul Q J 9 3
A 9 7
J 10 8
8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
GaviardD Duboin EisenbergE Bocchi Ferraro Soulet Madala Sussel
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 7 6
J 10 8 4
K 3 2
J 10 Table 8 4
K 5 3
A 9 7 5 4
Q 9 6
88768 =
55675 =
Par NS +120 A 5 2
Q 6 2
Q 6
A K 7 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 722
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 522

190. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul K 10 8 6
10 9 8 7 5
9 6
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Chang Martel Deutsch Stansby Fallenius Fu Welland Zhao
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 9 2
Q 6
Q J 10 8 4
J 7 Table 5 3
A 4 3 2
3 2
A 10 6 3 2
78977 =
54465 55466
Par NS +140 A 7 4
K J
A K 7 5
K Q 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 722
Partscore
3 S = +140
+6 528

191. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals
None vul Q 9 2
10 8 4
K 7 5 4 3
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Cheek Fu Grue Hollman Chang Ferguson Deutsch
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 4 3
J 7 5 3
10 8 6
K 7 6 Table K 7 6 5
Q 9 6
9 2
A 9 8 4
76687 =
57646 =
Par NS +90 J 10 8
A K 2
A Q J
Q 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 722
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 534

192. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul Q 6 2
6
A 7 6 5 3
J 10 9 2

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

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

10 7
10 9 8 5 4 2
K 8
A 6 3 Table A J 9 8 5 3
Q
J 9 4 2
Q 7
85889 =
47553 58554
Par NS +100 K 4
A K J 7 3
Q 10
K 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 733
Partscore
3 S -2 -100
-11 534

193. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

Q J 5
7 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 4 2 Table A 8 2
10 9 8 2
Q 6
K 8 6 5
98896 =
45447 45446
Par NS +400 10 9 3
A Q 6 5 3
A J 9
J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 739
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 534

194. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Lambardi Hampson Madala Fornasari Ekeblad Palazzo Rubin
Pass 1
1 1 Pass 2
2 3 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 3
A 10 8 6 5 2
3
K Q 3 Table 10 9 5 4
K 9 3
10 6 2
9 7 2
775A9 =
55834 =
Par NS +130 2
Q J 7
A Q J 7 4
A J 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 739
Partscore
4 S = +130
+8 542

195. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

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

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

A 8 2
10 9 8 2
Q 6
K 8 6 5 Table Q J 5
7 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 4 2
98896 =
45446 45447
Par NS +400 K 7 6 4
K J
10 7 5 4
A 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 745
Partscore
1 S +2 +140
-6 542

196. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul A K J 10
10 4 3
10 6 2
A 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Pessoa Zhao Castanheira Fu YangL Luis Dai Paz
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 4
J 6 5 2
Q 3
K J 9 4 Table Q 9 6 3
Q 9 8
K J 9 7 4
Q
77778 =
66655 =
Par NS +90 5 2
A K 7
A 8 5
8 7 6 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 745
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 545

197. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

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

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

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

K Q 6
10 7 4 2
Q 8
A 6 5 3 Table 9 8 5 4
Q 9
K 10 5
J 8 4 2
77896 =
55447 =
Par NS +110 A J 7 2
A K J 6
A 6 2
K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 755
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 545

198. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Hishmat Dubinin Nadim El Ahmady Zlotov Sadek Kholomeev
Pass 1 Pass Pass
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
2 3 4 A K 4 3 J
2 4 K 9 4 A 2 3
Q 10 6 A 2 4 K 9
J 7 5 K Q 10 6 A
Q 7 2 K J Q 5 9
8 9 6 Q J 2 5 7
J 2 4 7 7 8 K 6
9 5 10 3 Q 4 2 K
8 4 A 6 9 tricks claimed

A 8 7 4
A 3
7 4 3
J 10 6 2 Table 10 9
K Q 8 6 2
K 6 5
8 5 4
898A8 =
54535 =
Par NS +140 6 2
10 9 7 5 4
Q 10 8
A K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 755
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 550

199. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Lutostanski Rodwell Krupowicz Meckstroth Soloway Jassem Hamman Martens
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 9 4
10 7 6 3
A Q 7 6
Q Table K Q 6
9 8 4 2
8 4
9 5 4 2
75578 =
57865 =
Par NS -100 J 7
A Q J
K 9 5
A K J 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 762
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 550

200. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 4

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

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

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

K 9 7 5
6 4 3
J 10 7 5
10 2 Table 6 2
A Q 8 7 5
8
A Q J 7 5
895A6 =
53837 43736
Par NS +140 J 10 8 4 3
K 9
A 6 3 2
K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 762
Partscore
2 NT N -1 -100
+3 553

201. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 7

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

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

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

A K
J 4 3 2
K 7 4
Q 10 9 2 Table Q J 9 6 5
10 7
J 10 6 5 3
6
9696A 9796A
46373 =
Par NS +600 8 7 3
9 8
A Q 9 8
K 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 772
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 553

202. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 4

S deals
Both vul 10 3
Q 6 2
A J 8
9 8 6 5 4

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

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

Q 9 6
10 9 8 7
K 3
A K 7 2 Table J 7 5 4
K J 3
9 6 5 2
10 3
87799 87789
46644 =
Par NS +120 A K 8 2
A 5 4
Q 10 7 4
Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 772
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 559

203. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Moss Maksymetz Gitelman Hampson Carmichael Greco WhiteM
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 6
J 10 5 3
J 8
J 8 7 5 Table Q 9 8 7 5
Q 8 2
K 7
K 10 6
867A7 =
57636 =
Par NS +130 K J 4 3
K 6 4
A 9 6 4
3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 782
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 559

204. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Welland Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Moss
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 4 3 2
K 10 8 5 4
8 5
5 3 Table 10 9 7 6
A Q J
Q J 6 3
Q 2
8679A 8779A
46643 =
Par NS +130 A K J
9 2
K 9 4 2
10 9 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 782
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 564

205. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 4
K Q 8 6 5 4
6 4
8 5 Table K J 7 6 2
J 10
Q 5
Q J 10 9
966A8 =
46634 =
Par NS +600 A 3
A 7 3
A J 10 8
A K 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 792
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 564

206. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Welland Robinson Fallenius Rosenberg Bramley Zia Feldman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

J 7 4
J 10 7 6 4
K 6 5
3 2 Table 9 8 6 5 2
A Q 3
J 9
A J 7
986AA =
35633 =
Par NS +400 3
K 8 5 2
A 10 4 3 2
K 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 792
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
+6 570

207. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

E deals
None vul 8 7 6
8 6 4
K 10 3
K 10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Seamon Moss Cayne Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco
1 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

J 5 2
Q J 10 9 5 2
5 2
6 2 Table 9 4
A K
Q J 9 8 7
Q J 8 4
AA789 AA689
33654 =
Par NS +430 A K Q 10 3
7 3
A 6 4
A 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 799
Partscore
3 S = +140
-7 570

208. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Berkowitz Greco Cohen Becker Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6 4
J 6 3
A 8 6
A J 6 2 Table 9 5 3
A 10 7 5
7 5 3
K 10 8
78897 =
54546 =
Par NS +110 A J 10
K Q 9 8 4
Q J 9
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 799
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 576

209. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 96

W deals
E-W vul A J 10 8 5
9 4 2
J 10 8
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Ekeblad Cohen Rubin Hampson Schwartz Greco Becker
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 2 NT Dbl
Pass Pass 3 Dbl
3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

9 4
A Q 10 7 6 3
K Q 3
6 2 Table Q 3 2
—
9 7 6 5 2
A 10 8 7 3
89766 89767
44676 54676
Par NS +140 K 7 6
K J 8 5
A 4
K J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 799
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+2 578

210. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Boyd Rosenberg Robinson Bramley Fallenius Feldman Welland
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 7 4 3
4 2
9
A 9 6 3 Table K 5
K Q 8 7 3
K 5 3 2
10 4
86799 =
57544 =
Par NS +120 A 10 2
J 10 6 5
A 10 7 6
K Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 809
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 578

211. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Cayne Gitelman Seamon Moss
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q J 6 4
10 8 6 3
5
J 9 2 Table 9 8 5 3
A K 9 5
J 6
Q 8 4
85599 =
48834 =
Par NS +120 A 7
Q J 2
K 10 9 3 2
A 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 809
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 584

212. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Krekorian Berkowitz Casen Compton Buratti CohenS Lanzarotti
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl AP

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

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

Three notrump
3 NT×× S -2 -600
-11 809
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
+11 595

213. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Landen Sadek Pratap El Ahmady Wold Morse Passell Wolff
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q J 7 5 3
10 5
A 6 5
J 9 2 Table A 8 4
J 9 7 4
4
A 7 6 5 3
759A6 =
47437 =
Par NS +140 K 6 2
K Q 2
Q 10 9 8
Q 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 809
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 598

214. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Schollaardt Duboin Drijver Verhees Versace Jansma Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 NT 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 10
Q 10 8 6 2
Q 5 3 2
10 Table A 6 2
J 9 5 3
K J 9 6
7 5
88449 =
55894 =
Par NS -110 9 8 4
A K
10 7 4
A K Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 809
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 604

215. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 76

W deals
N-S vul —
A 5 3 2
A K 10 6 2
J 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
McGann Lindkvist Hanlon Fredin Bertheau Garvey Nystrom Carroll
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 3 Dbl Rdbl 3 NT
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Rdbl Pass 4
Dbl AP

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

J 10 9 7 5 4
9 7 4
8
10 6 5 Table K Q 2
K 10 8
Q J 7 3
K Q 9
85999 85898
58544 58444
Par NS +100 A 8 6 3
Q J 6
9 5 4
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 809
Partscore
4 × S -1 -200
Tie 604

216. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 17

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

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

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

Q J 7 5
K 10 9
Q 7
A J 10 6 Table K 10 2
8 6 2
J 10 8 4 3
8 3
98A8A =
44343 =
Par NS +420 A 9 8 6 4
7 4
K 9 5 2
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 815
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 604

217. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 17

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

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

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

Q J 7 5
K 10 9
Q 7
A J 10 6 Table K 10 2
8 6 2
J 10 8 4 3
8 3
98A8A =
44343 =
Par NS +420 A 9 8 6 4
7 4
K 9 5 2
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 821
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 604

218. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Nunes Brink Fantoni Lauria Verhees Versace Jansma
1 NT 1
2 2 Pass 2 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 AP

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

K J 9 8 2
A K 9 3
6 5 3
3 Table 6 3
J 7 5 2
Q J 8 2
Q 10 4
86569 =
57864 =
Par NS +120 A 10 4
10 8 4
A 9 7
A J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 821
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 608

219. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

E deals
None vul 10 7 2
Q J 10
J 10 9 8 7
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Nunes ShiM Fantoni Zhuang Sun Versace LiX Lauria
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
2 3 NT AP Pass 2 2 NT Pass
3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A Q J 6 5
K 9 8 7
5
10 7 5 Table —
6 3 2
Q 6 4 3 2
K Q 6 4 2
67575 =
76768 =
Par NS -90 K 9 8 4 3
A 5 4
A K
J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+5 826
Partscore
3 × S -2 -300
-5 608

220. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Fazli Versace Allana Lauria Nunes Jafer Fantoni Khan
1 1
Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 7 4
K 10 8 4
10 2
A K J 8 Table 8 6 2
9 7 3
K Q 6 5 3
7 3
9988A =
33543 =
Par NS +600 K Q 9 5 3
Q
A J 9 8
5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 837
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
-11 608

221. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Mesbur Schollaardt Fitzgibbon Hanlon Brink McGann v.Prooijen
1 2 NT
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 8 6
A J 10 6 5 4 3
5
8 2 Table A J 7 5 4
2
Q J 10
J 9 7 3
75598 =
57725 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 3
K
A K 8 6
A K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 847
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 608

222. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul 10 2
10 7 5
A Q 4
Q 9 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Duboin Welland Bocchi Lauria Weinstein Versace Levin
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

7 4
8 6 4
7 5 3 2
A K J 10 Table J 9 8 6 5
A K J 3 2
10 8
2
66488 =
66755 =
Par NS +90 A K Q 3
Q 9
K J 9 6
6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 850
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
-3 608

223. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

J 7 6
A K 9 7 5
6 3
Q 8 2 Table K 10 8 4
6 4
Q J 10 7
J 10 7
76787 =
56655 =
Par NS +90 A 9 3 2
Q J 8 2
9 8 2
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 860
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 608

224. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
SahaN Versace Haque Lauria Duboin Islam Bocchi Talukder
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 6
A K 8
J 5 4
A J 3 2 Table J 4 2
Q J 7 5
6 3
8 7 6 4
89797 =
43636 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
10 3 2
A K 10 8 2
Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 871
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-11 608

225. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 11

E deals
None vul 10 4
K Q 5 4
K Q J 9 2
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Lai Bocchi Mak Duboin Fantoni Zen Nunes Wan
Pass 1 2 2
Pass 1 3 Pass Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 6 5
A 10 7 3
8 6
6 5 3 Table K Q 9
8 6 2
4
K J 10 8 7 2
876A4 =
46538 =
Par NS +130 J 7 3 2
J 9
A 10 7 5 3
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 878
Partscore
4 S = +130
-7 608

226. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Fischer Tuszynski Saurer Kowalski Balicki Babsch Zmudzinski Bieder
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 9 6 3
J 10 8 6
K 2
6 5 Table Q 4 2
—
J 10 9 8 6
K 10 7 4 2
75A76 86A76
57366 =
Par NS +500 J 10 7 5
K Q 5 4
A 4
A Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 888
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 608

227. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul K 9 5 4
Q 6 5 4
—
Q 10 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Feldman Nickell Spector CohenB Soloway Smith Hamman
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

10 8 7
A J 8 3
8 4 2
A 8 2 Table A Q 3
10 7 2
Q 10 9 7 3
9 6
78779 =
65664 =
Par NS +110 J 6 2
K 9
A K J 6 5
K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 888
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 613

228. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

S deals
Both vul A 7 4 3
Q
10 8 7 6 3
7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Lev Rosenberg Molson Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Welland
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K J 10 9
J 9 5 3
K J 2
10 9 Table 8 6 5 2
K 8 7 4
5 4
K Q 2
66599 665A9
56733 66833
Par NS +130 Q
A 10 6 2
A Q 9
A J 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 888
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+10 623

229. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Gitelman Welland Moss
Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 8 5
Q 5
A K 5 3
8 3 2 Table K 10 7 2
10 9 7 4
J 7 6
J 4
8698A =
47453 46453
Par NS +140 A 6
A K J 8 2
10 4
A Q 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 888
Partscore
1 S +1 +110
+5 628

230. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Soloway Schwartz Hamman Freeman Robinson Nickell Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

A 5
K 8
10 9 7
K 10 9 5 3 2 Table J 10 8 4 3
Q 10 7 4
A 5 4 2
—
87868 87867
56565 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 7 6
9 3
K Q 8 3
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 901
Partscore
2 NT N -2 -200
-13 628

231. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

Q 6 4
A K J 4 3 2
Q J 6
5 Table A 8 5 3
10 6
9 5 4 3
10 6 3
8767A 8867B
45752 =
Par NS +600 K 7 2
Q 9 8 5
K 2
A J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 901
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 634

232. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 9 7
10 6 3
A J 10 9 4
J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Torres Nunes Frances Ventin Duboin Fernandez Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 5 4 3
8 5 4
K 8
K Q 3 Table K J 10
Q J 9 7
3 2
10 9 6 2
96797 =
47646 47645
Par NS +400 A 6 2
A K 2
Q 7 6 5
A 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 907
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 634

233. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Nanev Duboin Mihov Bocchi Lauria Gunev Versace Stamatov
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 10
10 6 3
Q 6 4
K 9 7 5 Table 8 6 2
A 9 5 2
10 9 8 7
Q 8
88889 =
54554 44444
Par NS +120 9 3
J 7
K J 5 3 2
J 10 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 907
Partscore
2 S = +90
+7 641

234. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Thoma Trendafilov Branco Karaivanov Stamatov Campos Gunev Aranha
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 2
Q 7 5 3
A J 10 4
8 7 Table J 10 8 4
9 8 4 2
8 5
A 4 3
87679 =
56754 56753
Par NS +120 7 5 3
K J 6
K 7
K Q J 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 914
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 641

235. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 8 4
K 10 7 6
K 6 5
Q 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Ventin Gawrys Fernandez Jassem
Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 9 7 6
A 9 4
9 4
9 5 4 Table 10 3 2
Q J 5 3
A Q 8
J 7 3
777A8 =
46634 =
Par NS +130 A K 5
8 2
J 10 7 3 2
A K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 914
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
+2 643

236. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A Q 10 9 8
10 8
K Q 8 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Zia Stansby Rosenberg Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen
1 Pass 1 NT 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 2 5 10 K 2 3 8
9 tricks won 10 tricks won

5 2
A 6 3
A 9 7 6 4
K 7 3 Table 7 6 4 3
K Q J
5
10 9 8 6 4
98886 =
43547 =
Par NS +400 K J
9 7 5 4 2
J 10 3
Q J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 920
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 643

237. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 92

E deals
N-S vul 3
J 9 7 3
J 9 8 6
A 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Morse Welland Wolff Pratap Garner Landen WeinsteinH
2 2 NT 2 2 NT
3 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 5
Q 6 5
K Q 4 2
Q J 9 Table 10 9 8 7 6 4
2
10 3
K 8 5 2
85A87 85A97
58346 =
Par NS +300 A Q 2
A K 10 8 4
A 7 5
7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 930
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 643

238. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals
None vul Q 3
6 4
K Q 8 2
K 10 8 5 3

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

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

K 10 9
Q 7
6 5 4
Q J 6 4 2 Table A 8 5 2
A J 10 9 8 5
9
9 7
865A7 =
57835 =
Par NS +130 J 7 6 4
K 3 2
A J 10 7 3
A

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 930
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 648

239. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Moss Schwartz Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 8 6
J 8
A 7 2
J 9 8 3 Table K 5 4 2
10 5 2
Q 9 6
7 5 4
86987 =
57445 =
Par NS +140 J 7 3
K 9 3
K 10 5 4
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 930
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 654

240. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pszczola Soloway Gawrys Lev Rodwell Mohan Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Dbl
2 2 NT Pass 3 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 8 7 5 4
7 4
2
K 6 5 4 Table 9 6
A 10 9 5
A 10 9 8 6
J 9
85787 =
58555 =
Par NS +100 J 10 3
Q 8
J 7 5 4 3
Q 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S -2 -300
-10 930
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+10 664

241. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Brogeland Larsen Saelensminde Helgemo Stansby Helness Martel
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 6 5 4 2
J 4 3 2
10
K 9 Table Q 8
A Q 6
J 9 8
Q J 8 7 2
956A7 =
48636 =
Par NS +400 A K 7
K 8 7
Q 6 5 4 3
6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 936
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 664

242. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Weichsel Aa Sontag Stansby Helness Martel Helgemo
1 NT 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 9 5
A 9 4 2
K 9 5 2
10 6 Table A 6 4 3
8 3
A 6 4 3
J 9 4
9797A =
46463 45463
Par NS +600 10 8 7
K Q J 10
10
A K Q 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 947
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-11 664

243. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

E deals
None vul K J 4 3
—
A 6 3 2
K J 5 4 2

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

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

A 10 5 2
K J 10 6 2
J 5
Q 9 Table 9 7
A 9 7 5 4
Q 10 8 4
8 3
7859B =
64842 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 6
Q 8 3
K 9 7
A 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 947
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
+6 670

244. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Molson Nickell Shenkin Ekeblad Hamman Lipsitz Soloway
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 8 7 3
10 6
K 2
K J 6 2 Table Q 10 2
K Q 9 8
10 6 4
Q 7 5
85997 859A7
47436 57436
Par NS +140 A K 5
A J 5
A 8 7
A 10 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 947
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 675

245. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul 9 7 2
J 10 9 8 3
A K 7 2
9

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Molson Soloway Shenkin Hamman
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 3
K 7 5 2
10 8 5 3
7 4 Table 10 8 5 4
A 6
6 4
A J 10 6 2
77886 87986
56447 =
Par NS +140 A J 6
Q 4
Q J 9
K Q 8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 947
Partscore
3 N = +110
+4 679

246. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Kwiecien Duboin Pszczola Balicki Versace Zmudzinski Lauria
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5 3
A J 10 5
J 6 5
10 9 4 Table K 9 8 4 2
6 4
K 2
A J 8 7
888A8 88898
55435 55535
Par NS +130 —
K 9 7 3 2
Q 8 7
K Q 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 947
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+6 685

247. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH Burn Fawcett Berkowitz Liggins Cohen
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 2 3 (AP)

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

K J 10 5
Q 3
A 10 8 7
A 9 3 Table Q 8 6 3
J 2
6 4 3
8 7 5 2
87A88 =
56355 =
Par NS +420 A 2
A K 9 6
Q 9 5 2
K J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 947
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+6 691

248. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Liggins Saelensminde Fawcett Callaghan Helgemo Burn Helness
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 6
A K 10 8 6
K 8 5 2
Q 9 Table 10 5 3 2
J 9 5
Q 10 6
7 6 2
8967A =
44763 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 4
Q 2
J 9 4 3
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 954
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-7 691

249. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT MagnussonM Zmudzinski Ingimarsson Balicki
1 Pass
1 2 2 Pass 1 2 2 Pass
Pass Dbl 3 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 2
J 10 9 4 3
K 5
A 2 Table K 5
Q 8 6 2
J 8 7 2
J 4 3
8969A =
44743 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7 4
A K 7
9 4
Q 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 954
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+10 701

250. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

Q 6
A K 10 8 6
K 8 5 2
Q 9 Table 10 5 3 2
J 9 5
Q 10 6
7 6 2
8967A =
44763 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 4
Q 2
J 9 4 3
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 960
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 701

251. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 7 5 3
7 5 3 2
K 5
K 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Balicki Levy Zmudzinski Kwiecien Salama Pszczola Mouiel
1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

A K 10 2
A 4
10 7 6 4
Q 9 8 Table Q
10 9 8 6
J 9 8 3 2
J 7 3
67757 =
66686 =
Par NS -90 J 9 8 6 4
K Q J
A Q
A 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 960
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -50
+3 704

252. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 5
A J 8
K 9 6 3
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Bianchedi Katz Rizzo Lucena Cohen Lambardi Berkowitz
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 960
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 710

253. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Simon Chagas TerraneoF Wernle Campos Kriftner Villas-Boas
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 4 2
Q 4 3 2
J 7 3
6 5 Table 7 6 5
A K 6
9 4
A 7 4 3 2
88898 =
55535 =
Par NS +120 8
J 10 9
K Q 10 6
K Q 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 960
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
+6 716

254. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul K 7 2
K 7 5 2
Q 10 9 2
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki Duboin Versace Pszczola Lauria Kwiecien
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 8 6 5
9 8 3
8
K Q J 7 5 Table 9 4 3
Q J 10
K 5 3
A 8 4 2
88AA6 =
35337 =
Par NS +620 A Q 10
A 6 4
A J 7 6 4
10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 960
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 722

255. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Berkowitz Hallberg Cohen Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH Burn
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5 3
A J 10 5
J 6 5
10 9 4 Table K 9 8 4 2
6 4
K 2
A J 8 7
888A8 88898
55435 55535
Par NS +130 —
K 9 7 3 2
Q 8 7
K Q 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 960
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
+5 727

256. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Ingimarsson Pszczola MagnussonM Thorvaldsson Balicki JonssonT Zmudzinski
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 NT 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 9 5 4 3
9 8
A 9 5
A J 2 Table J 6
K J 7 3
8 6 3 2
10 8 3
87788 88888
55555 =
Par NS +120 A 2
A 2
K J 10 7 4
K Q 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 960
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 733

257. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 5
A J 8
K 9 6 3
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Hallberg v.Middelem SimpsonC Engel Labaere Liggins Carcassonne Fawcett
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
7 3 5 2 J
4 tricks won 4 2 9 10
4 A 7 6
5 tricks won

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -250
-3 960
Partscore
2 NT S -3 -150
+3 736

258. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 5
A J 8
K 9 6 3
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Chemla Tuszynski Levy Mouiel Pszczola Salama Kwiecien
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
K 5 2 A Q 5 4 A
7 9 J Q J K 6 2
6 4 10 A 10 J Q K
2 4 9 10 4 2 9 10
7 6 4 J 5 4 9 A
4 2 K A 3 Q 5 8
5 K 3 8 6 7 3 8
A 5 6 7 10 7 3 7
Q K 3 7 8 4 J 9
J 6 10 3 K 2 7 A

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 960
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 744

259. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 6 5
A J 8
K 9 6 3
6 2

West North East South West North East South
de Boer Ingimarsson Muller MagnussonM Thorvaldsson Maas JonssonT Ramondt
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
Q 3 5 2 J
6 tricks won 4 2 K A
4 A 7 6
4 10 J Q
7 Q K 2
K 8 6 3
Q 10 2 8
9 6 5 9
9 A 3 7
3 Q 5

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 960
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -50
+3 747

260. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 7 5 3
7 5 3 2
K 5
K 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Nilsland Simon Fallenius Strafner Barnay Lindkvist TerraneoC Fredin
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 10 2
A 4
10 7 6 4
Q 9 8 Table Q
10 9 8 6
J 9 8 3 2
J 7 3
67757 =
66686 =
Par NS -90 J 9 8 6 4
K Q J
A Q
A 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 960
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 752

261. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Short Maas Paterson Ramondt de Boer Matheson Muller Cuthbertson
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 6
J 10 9 5 2
6 5
K 8 5 2 Table J 9 7 5
A 7
K 8 4
Q J 9 7
797A6 =
53537 53637
Par NS +140 K 10
K Q 8 6 3
A Q J
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 960
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 758

262. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Marston Pesonen Burgess Stubb Kiema Newman Koistinen Thomson
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9
Q J 8 3
9 8 2
Q J 8 3 Table 10 6 5 3 2
A 10 5 2
K 6
5 4
876A9 =
56734 =
Par NS +130 K J 7 4
K 6 4
Q J 5 3
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 960
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 758

263. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 109

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WeinsteinH Zia Garner Cohen Levin Berkowitz Weinstein
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
9 3 2 10 2 4 K 7
2 4 10 K 3 J Q A
3 J Q 4 10 K A 4
2 8 10 7 2 5 J 9
5 6 9 A 3 5 10 9
J 9 3 5 Q 6 4 2
4 2 K A 7 8 5 2
6 6 Q K A
8 tricks claimed 3 8 7 10
6 A Q 3

A J 8
9 6
Q 9 6 2
8 6 5 4 Table 10 3 2
K J 5 2
K 10 5 3
K 9
78868 =
54574 54575
Par NS +110 K 9 6
A 10 7
J 7
A Q 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 960
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
Tie 758

264. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

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

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

Q 10 5 3
J 9 6
10 4 2
K 8 3 Table A J 8
Q 10 8 5
K J 9
9 6 2
67688 67677
76755 =
Par NS +90 7 6
A K 7 4 2
8 7 6
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 960
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
+2 760

265. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Zia Cohen Rosenberg Weinstein Katz Levin Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 4 2
8 5 4
A J 5
A 8 7 3 Table K 10 3
K Q 9 7 2
10 8 7
5 4
99799 =
44644 =
Par NS +600 A J 7 6
A 10 6
K 3
Q J 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 960
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 765

266. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

S deals
E-W vul J 10 8 5
K 8 7
K 9 7 6
9 2

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

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

K 9 6 2
Q 10 4
10 5
Q 10 8 6 Table Q 7 4
9 5 3 2
A J 8 2
K 7
66677 77677
76766 =
Par Zero A 3
A J 6
Q 4 3
A J 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 960
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 770

267. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul Q J 10 9 5
9 7
K J 8 6
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Rosenberg Larsen Zia Casen Stansby Schwartz Martel
1 1 3 3 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

4 3 2
Q J 8 5 4
A Q 4
A 8 Table K 7
10 3
10 7 3
J 10 9 6 4 2
AB8B8 =
22525 =
Par NS +450 A 8 6
A K 6 2
9 5 2
K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 965
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
-5 770

268. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Martel Weinstein Stansby Weichsel Rosenberg Sontag Zia
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 4 9 Q 3 4 9 Q
3 7 J Q J 10 6 5
7 A 3 3 A 6 3 7
K 8 3 5 K 8 3 5
J 10 6 5 2 4 4 7
2 4 8 7 3 7 J Q
2 9 K 5 9 2 Q A
4 10 6 A A 9 2 5
9 tricks claimed 8 Q 6 K
J 8 5 7

Q 4
A 9 7
K J 5 4
10 8 6 3 Table K 10 9 7 5
Q 10 5
Q 9
9 7 5
87999 =
56444 46444
Par NS +140 2
6 3 2
10 7 6 2
A K Q J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 975
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
-10 770

269. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Martel Weinstein Stansby Weichsel Rosenberg Sontag Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 3
J 9 6
10 4 2
K 8 3 Table A J 8
Q 10 8 5
K J 9
9 6 2
67688 67677
76755 =
Par NS +90 7 6
A K 7 4 2
8 7 6
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-7 975
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+7 777

270. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

S deals
None vul J 6 3
A 10
K 4 3
Q J 10 9 8

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

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

Q 8 5
K 6 4 3
A 10 6
A 7 6 Table K 9 7 4
9 8
J 7 5 2
5 4 3
97979 97989
46464 46454
Par NS +400 A 10 2
Q J 7 5 2
Q 9 8
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 975
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
+5 782

271. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 10, Bd 158

E deals
None vul A J 5 4 2
9 7 5
Q 9
9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Chagas Meckstroth Branco Campos Nickell Villas-Boas Freeman
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 8 6
K 10 8 6 4
K 10
J 3 Table 10 7 3
A 3
J 8 7 5 4
8 7 4
96679 =
47764 =
Par NS +400 9
Q J 2
A 6 3 2
A K Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 982
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-7 782

272. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul Q 9 2
K 9 7
9 5
K 8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Chagas Brogeland Branco Campos Austberg Villas-Boas Helgemo
1 1 NT
1 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

K J
A Q 8 5
A Q 10 8 4
10 6 Table 10 8 7 6 5
J 10 4
6 3 2
9 7
75558 85558
58785 =
Par NS +120 A 4 3
6 3 2
K J 7
A Q J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 992
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 782

273. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Hayden Hamman Eisenberg Soloway Freeman Onstott Nickell Beatty
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 8 6 3
A 10 6
K 7 3
8 7 Table 7 5 4
9 7 5
8 6
Q J 9 5 4
989A8 =
45335 35335
Par NS +600 Q 10 9 2
Q 4 2
Q 10 5 4 2
10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 1002
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
-10 782

274. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Berkowitz Sontag Cohen Seamon Jacobs Passell Katz
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Rdbl 2 AP

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

J 8 7
2
A K 4
K Q 6 5 4 3 Table K 9 6 4 3
J 8 7 6
7 6 5
9
84886 85986
37347 47447
Par NS +140 A 5
K 10 3
Q J 10 8 2
A J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 1002
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 790

275. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Becker Stansby Kamil Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

9 8 7 3
9 7 2
5
A K 10 9 3 Table K J
Q J 8
Q J 10 9 8 3
5 2
78877 79877
54466 =
Par NS +140 A 10 6 4
10 4
7 4
Q J 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 1002
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
Tie 790

276. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Nilsland Villas-Boas Fallenius Campos Chagas Lindkvist Branco Fredin
1 1 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 7
J 9 6 4 3
K 8
J 10 8 Table Q J 6
8 5
A Q 10 7 3
K 9 5
78879 =
64554 =
Par NS +110 A K 4 3 2
Q
J 9 6 5 2
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 1002
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
+2 792

277. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Wittes Soloway Grabel Onstott Nickell Compton Freeman
1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q J
K 10 6 5 2
A 3
J 8 7 Table 10 8 5
9 8 4
Q J 10 7 5
5 2
99779 =
34663 =
Par NS +400 7 4 3 2
A Q J
6
A 10 9 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 1009
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
-7 792

278. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Garner Burger WeinsteinH Bramley Seamon Lazard Passell
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 2
Q 10 3
10 9 6 3
K Q 6 Table A 9 8 7
J 8 5 2
K 8
7 5 3
67679 67689
66654 66754
Par NS +110 K 6 4
9 7
A 7 5 4 2
A J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 1009
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
+3 795

279. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul 3
A Q J 10 9
K J 6 2
8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Mouiel Romanski Multon Kowalski Zmudzinski Levy Balicki Mari
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 1
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 10
8 5 4 2
10 9 8
10 9 2 Table 6 5 4 2
7 3
A 7 4
A K Q 5
67986 =
56455 =
Par NS +140 A Q 9 8 7
K 6
Q 5 3
J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 1012
Partscore
3 S -3 -150
-3 795

280. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

J 5
K 7 6 2
K 9 7 4
K 10 3 Table K 9 8 7 4
Q 10 5
10
Q 5 4 2
76786 =
57656 =
Par NS +90 A Q 10 6
A 8 4
Q J 6
J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 1012
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 801

281. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Cintra Saelensminde BrancoP Branco Helgemo Chagas Helness
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 6
10 8 4 3
K 8
K 8 5 2 Table 5 4 2
K 5
A 7 5 3
J 9 6 4
98886 88886
45547 45546
Par NS +500 A J 3
Q J 7 6 2
Q 10 9 6
3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 1023
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-11 801

282. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 9, Bd 132

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Perron Wolff Chemla Mari Meckstroth Levy Rodwell
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 3
A 10 6 5 4
K 3
K 8 2 Table 9 7 4
Q 9
J 10 7
10 9 6 5 3
887A7 =
44636 44536
Par NS +130 K 5
J 8 2
9 8 6 5 2
J 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 1023
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 809

283. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby LiX Martel WangW WangX Rosenberg Fu Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
2 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 4
A K 10 7
Q 10 9 8 7
K Table J 10 7
9
J 6 2
J 10 9 8 5 3
89A77 =
44265 =
Par NS +620 A K 9 6 2
Q 5 3
A 4
Q 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 1023
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 815

284. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth Hamman Jacobs Wolff Weinstein
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
5 3 10 K 5 3 10 A
4 3 J 2 Q 5 8 2
6 Q A 2 4 3 10 7
Q 5 8 A J A 3 2
6 Q 4 2 9 7 5 K
9 2 5 J 6 Q K 4
6 3 4 10 9 7 J 6
K 7 3 7 8 8 9 2
8 8 9 5 2 10 K 4
10 7 A 4 3 7 A 4

7 5 4 2
5 3
J 5 4
K Q 7 2 Table Q 10
A 9 7 6 2
A 10 8 6
J 4
99888 =
44554 =
Par NS +400 A K 9
Q 4
K Q 9 7 3
10 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 1029
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 815

285. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Watulingas Multon Panelewen Szwarc Levy Sakul Mouiel Karwur
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 8 4 2
Q 10 9 8
3
J 10 6 Table 7 6 5
K J 5 3
K Q
K 9 8 5
866A7 =
56636 =
Par NS +130 A K J
A 7 6
A 9 8 7 2
4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 1034
Partscore
1 NT S +4 +210
-5 815

286. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 4 2
8 3
K J 4 3
10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Sontag Freeman Schwartz Soloway Wolff Goldman Hamman
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 6 5
K 6 4 2
Q 10 9
K 6 Table 10 7 3
10 7
A 2
J 9 8 7 5 4
65884 85894
57448 =
Par NS +120 A Q
A Q J 9 5
8 7 6 5
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 1034
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 820

287. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 7 6
5
A J 10 9 4 3 2
3 Table K 5 4 3
J 10 6 4 2
Q
A 7 6
A5749 =
38493 38593
Par NS +430 10 2
K Q 9 7
K 8 6
10 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 1045
Partscore
3 S -2 -100
-11 820

288. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

J 10 9
K J 9 7 4
J 3
7 5 3 Table A 5 3
A 5 2
K 8 6 4 2
9 4
6967A 7967A
64763 =
Par NS +140 7 4
Q 10 6 3
A 10 9 7
10 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 1045
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+6 826

Data 9Z89 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore