Data 9Z04 Main

Notrump vs. 5-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 77 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 5 West
FisherL

Pass

Lead
5
6
2
6
J
9 North
Helgemo

Pass

2nd
3
Q
2
7
5
9 East
SchwartzRO
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K
8
Q
7
2 South
Helness
1 NT

4th
4
10
4
4
5
J West
Zimmermann

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
A
A
4
10
2
6
Q
8
9 North
Graves

1 NT
2

2nd
5
5
8
Q
7
3
3
3
5
K East
Multon
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
2
9
K
4
A
5
6
9
7 South
Schwartz
1
2

4th
J
6
3
6
Q
Q
10
K
4
7
E deals
E-W vul K 10 9 5
9 4 2
J 10 9 6
10 3
Q 8 7
Q 5
A 7 3
K J 9 5 2 Table 6 3 2
K 10 6
K 8 2
A 8 7 6
58875 =
85568 =
Par EW +100 A J 4
A J 8 7 3
Q 5 4
Q 4

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-50 0
5-3 Major
2 South =
+110 +4 4

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
9
A
Q
4
3
7
10
3
A North
Stansby
1
Pass

2nd
K
2
K
10
2
10
8
K
Q
6
Q East
Levin
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
4
7
8
J
4
A
J
K
8 South
Bramley
1 NT

4th
5
J
5
9
J
2
8
3
6
5
7 West
Grabel
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
9
K
7
3
J
3 North
Katz
1
Pass

2nd
2
8
A
6
K
2
2
9 East
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
5
Q
9
4
A
2
K South
Nickell
2

4th
10
Q
3
A
8
J
7
A
W deals
Both vul K 8 2
10 7 6 4 3
A K 10
K 10
J 9 7
K J
9 7 6
A Q 4 3 2 Table A 10 4
Q 5 2
Q J 5 4
8 7 6
66755 =
77678 76678
Par EW +90 Q 6 5 3
A 9 8
8 3 2
J 9 5

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-200 0
5-3 Major
2 North =
+110 +7 13

12. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68 West
Fantoni

Pass

Lead
4
K
6
10
8
A
9
7
Q North
WolpertG

Pass

2nd
9
2
K
3
2
5
4
9
10 East
Nunes

Pass

3rd
10
4
A
J
J
5
Q
5
7 South
Kranyak
1 NT

4th
K
A
2
8
7
3
3
5
6 West
Levin

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
10
K
J
10
9
Q
9
K
9 North
Helness

2

2nd
4
Q
7
8
4
6
J
10
2
8 East
Weinstein

Pass

3rd
A
4
5
6
2
3
6
A
2
3 South
Helgemo
1
Pass

4th
3
7
Q
5
7
6
3
7
5
J
S deals
Both vul 6 5 4
A K 8 6
9 7
5 4 3 2
8 7 2
J 4
A J 6 5 4
A 10 9 Table A Q
10 7 5 3 2
10 8
Q J 7 6
48545 58555
65887 =
Par NS +110 K J 10 9 3
Q 9
K Q 3 2
K 8

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-200 1
5-3 Major
2 South +1
+140 +8 27

15. 2013 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Sontag

Pass

Lead
7
A
Q
J
10
9
J
K North
Hurd

Pass

2nd
3
7
6
4
2
7
9
8 East
Berkowitz

Pass

3rd
Q
3
4
5
K
3
2
5 South
Wooldridge
1 NT

4th
A
2
8
6
Q
8
10
5 West
LallJ

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
3
Q
K
A
J
10 North
Pszczola

2

2nd
3
9
6
2
5
3
K East
Hamman

Pass

3rd
Q
4
5
Q
2
9
A South
Seamon
1
Pass

4th
A
10
2
6
J
4
5
S deals
None vul J 6 4
K 9 5 3
4 2
K J 4 3
Q 9
8 7 4 2
A 9 5
10 7 6 5 Table A K 10
Q 6
Q J 10 8 7
9 8 2
57857 =
55576 65576
Par NS +110 8 7 5 3 2
A J 10
K 6 3
A Q

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 6
5-3 Major
2 South -1
-50 32

24. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 98 West
Lee

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
7
3
7
2
9
2
Q
4 North
Robinson

1
1

2nd
5
10
10
8
3
A
5
J
K East
Demirev
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
6
A
Q
K
6
K
6
5 South
Boyd
1
1
1 NT

4th
8
Q
2
2
A
3
3
4
A West
Woolsey

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
9
10
J
A
7
4
4
9 North
Garner

1
Pass
2

2nd
2
10
K
6
2
8
5
K
J East
Stewart
Pass
Pass
1
All Pass

3rd
Q
J
A
4
3
Q
8
5
9 South
WeinsteinH
1
1
Pass

4th
K
A
2
Q
10
3
7
6
5
E deals
N-S vul J 4 2
Q J 6 5 3
A Q 5
6 2
10 7 3
K 9 8 2
K 9 6 4
A J Table A Q 6 5
10
J 7 2
10 9 8 4 3
76866 77866
67577 56577
Par NS +100 K 9 8
A 7 4
10 8 3
K Q 7 5

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 6
5-3 Major
2 South =
+110 +5 47

37. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Robinson

Pass

Lead
A
Q
3
J
J
10
6
2 North
Becker
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
5
2
7
3
4
9
3 East
Boyd
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
9
A
8
8
Q
7 South
Strul
1 NT

4th
4
K
9
K
7
6
5 West
Martel

2
Pass

Lead
2
J
Q
A
Q
8
10 North
Wildavsky
Pass
2

2nd
J
2
3
6
2
2
K East
Stansby
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
8
6
3
4
J
A South
Doub
1
Pass

4th
7
K
A
5
7
Q
3
N deals
Both vul J 4 3
5 3
J 8 3
A J 7 5 4
K 6
A Q J 7 2
Q 4 2
K 10 2 Table 7 5 2
10 9 8 6
10 9 6 5
Q 9
67468 68468
65975 =
Par EW +140 A Q 10 9 8
K 4
A K 7
8 6 3

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 11
5-3 Major
2 South =
+110 +5 60

39. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Martel

Pass

Lead
Q
5
3
2
10
3
3
J North
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
2
10
Q
8
K
A
6 East
Stansby
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
K
J
A
2
5
8
4 South
Zia
1 NT

4th
A
8
Q
8
4
9
6
4 West
Jacobs

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
A
9
10
8
Q
5
3
3 North
Cohen
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
3
2
J
4
9
5
9
K
A East
Katz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
4
5
2
7
A
2 South
Berkowitz
1 NT
2

4th
J
10
K
K
J
8
8
Q
N deals
E-W vul K 8
7 6 5 4 3
K 7 6 3
Q 9
A J 5
Q J 2
Q 4 2
J 6 5 2 Table 10 9 7 6
K 10
10 8
A 10 7 4 3
77995 =
66448 =
Par NS +140 Q 4 3 2
A 9 8
A J 9 5
K 8

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-100 11
5-3 Major
2 South +1
+140 +6 66

40. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Baze

Pass

Lead
2
Q
4
4
J North
Compton
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
3
7
8
3 East
Cohler
1
Pass

3rd
9
6
K
J
Q South
Hamman
1 NT

4th
J
3
5
A
K West
Rodwell

1 NT
Pass

Lead
J
6
A
4
2
8
10
5
10
7 North
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
2

2nd
3
K
2
3
9
J
5
J
6 East
Meckstroth
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
4
5
K
K
Q
3
A
K South
Lev
1
Dbl

4th
2
5
9
7
A
4
6
4
Q
N deals
E-W vul K 6 5
9 6 4
9 7 5 3
J 6 2
10 7 3 2
A 10 3
J 10 8 4
A 8 Table 9
K 8 7 5
A Q 6
Q 10 9 7 3
67434 =
76898 =
Par EW +110 A Q J 8 4
Q J 2
K 2
K 5 4

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 17
5-3 Major
2 South -2
-100 66

42. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31 West
Zmudzinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
7
6
K
3
9
10
8
5 North
Gu

1
Pass

2nd
10
2
Q
6
Q
J
4
9
Q East
Balicki

Pass
Pass

3rd
6
10
K
3
A
A
8
5
10 South
Chechelashvili
1
1 NT

4th
2
J
3
2
5
2
7
4
7 West
Ao

Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
9
4
K
Q
9
3
7
9
10 North
Gromov

2
Rdbl
All Pass

2nd
J
A
8
J
4
6
3
K
8 East
WangJ

Dbl
Pass

3rd
K
5
7
Q
5
2
Q
6
5 South
Dubinin
1 NT
Pass
2

4th
2
7
2
3
6
5
A
2
J
S deals
N-S vul 9 8 7 4 2
Q J 7
7
K 10 7 5
A J 10 3
9 6
J 8 5
A J 9 4 Table K
A K 10 8 5
6 4 3 2
8 6 3
66565 55565
75767 =
Par EW +90 Q 6 5
4 3 2
A K Q 10 9
Q 2

Notrump
1 NT South -4
-400 17
5-3 Major
2 × South -1
-200 +5 71

48. 2006 WC Rd of 64, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Willenken

Pass

Lead
3
4
2
3
A
9
8 North
Fantoni
Pass
Pass

2nd
J
Q
7
7
9
3
5 East
Schwartz
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
K
J
4
10
4 South
Nunes
1 NT

4th
6
5
6
2
8
2
9 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
5
3
9
Q
3 North
El Ahmady
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
J
7
8
7
6
J East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
9
Q
K
5
A South
Sadek
1
2

4th
A
6
4
2
10
2
N deals
None vul J 9 3
K J 9 2
7 5
K Q 8 3
7 4
A 10 5 3
A J 9 2
10 7 4 Table K 8 6
Q 4
K 10 8 4 3
J 6 2
7A86A =
43573 =
Par NS +420 A Q 10 5 2
8 7 6
Q 6
A 9 5

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-50 17
5-3 Major
2 South +2
+170 +6 84

51. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Casen
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
6
9
Q
10
2
6
5
6
Q
2 North
Cohen
1
Pass

2nd
4
5
2
2
5
A
K
9
A
J
9 East
Krekorian
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
10
A
6
8
4
9
7
4
Q
A South
Berkowitz
1 NT

4th
K
J
7
8
4
8
3
3
3
5
7 West
Lanzarotti
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
7
10
5
4
4
A
Q
10 North
Compton
1
Pass

2nd
8
8
4
10
Q
9
3
K
J East
Buratti
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
6
J
3
Q
6
A
6 South
CohenS
2

4th
A
A
2
2
5
7
K
4
W deals
E-W vul A Q 10 8 3
7 4
A 6 5
Q 3 2
K 9 5
A Q J 10
J 7 3 2
7 4 Table J 7
9 8 6 5 3
K 4
K 10 6 5
79589 89589
43854 =
Par NS +140 6 4 2
K 2
Q 10 9 8
A J 9 8

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-100 17
5-3 Major
2 North +1
+140 +6 94

52. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 13 West
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
A
2
Q
K
A
8
3 North
Wong Kai In
1
1
Pass

2nd
5
6
3
8
4
9
Q
4 East
Nunes
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
7
5
J
6
5
7
3 South
Theodore
1
1 NT

4th
6
10
4
10
K
4
J
2 West
Tang
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
2
4
7
Q
3 North
Bocchi
1
1
Pass

2nd
6
9
Q
5
Q
10 East
Hurpaul
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
7
4
K
2
2 South
Duboin
1
2

4th
4
10
J
6
10
K
W deals
Both vul A 10 8 2
A 6 2
A 10 5
J 10 4
K Q 9 7
10 4
J 8 4 3 2
7 5 Table 6 5 3
K 8 3
K 7
A K 8 3 2
76766 75766
57577 56577
Par NS +90 J 4
Q J 9 7 5
Q 9 6
Q 9 6

Notrump
1 NT South =
+90 +5 22
5-3 Major
2 North -1
-100 94

53. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 13 West
Kiema

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
Q
Q
K
A
8
3
3
A
A North
Clemmensen

1
Pass

2nd
9
4
2
6
Q
5
4
J
8
7 East
Koistinen
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
2
5
7
8
3
10
Q
7
6 South
Graversen
1
1 NT

4th
4
3
K
10
J
2
6
A
7
4 West
MadsenL

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
2
K
8
Q
J
4
A North
Salomaa

2

2nd
A
3
K
9
Q
8
Q
5
6 East
MadsenM
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
5
7
5
7
6
2
K South
Backstrom
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
4
10
4
10
8
3
6
E deals
Both vul J 4
Q J 9 7 5
Q 9 6
Q 9 6
6 5 3
K 8 3
K 7
A K 8 3 2 Table K Q 9 7
10 4
J 8 4 3 2
7 5
75766 76766
56577 57577
Par NS +90 A 10 8 2
A 6 2
A 10 5
J 10 4

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 22
5-3 Major
2 North =
+110 +5 99

54. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
CohenB

Pass

Lead
2
Q
5
3
J
3 North
Soloway
1
Pass

2nd
A
K
7
9
5
2 East
Smith
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
K
10
2
7 South
Hamman
1 NT

4th
6
4
A
K
6
9 West
Meckstroth

Pass

Lead
2
4
5
9
6
7
3 North
WolpertG
1
Pass

2nd
6
Q
7
A
Q
8
8 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
K
9
3
K
K
10 South
Demuy
2

4th
5
A
J
10
A
2
N deals
Both vul Q J 3
K 9 4 3 2
10 5
A K 4
10 9 6 4
Q 7
K Q 3
J 10 5 2 Table K 5
A J 8
J 9 7 4 2
Q 8 3
67856 =
66587 =
Par NS +110 A 8 7 2
10 6 5
A 8 6
9 7 6

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-200 22
5-3 Major
2 North =
+110 +7 106

58. 2003 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Duboin

Lead North
Nickell

2nd East
Bocchi

3rd South
Freeman

4th West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
5
8
J
4
2
J
2 North
Nunes
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
8
8
K
7
A
K
10
5 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
9
A
6
3
A
3
9 South
Fantoni
1 NT
2

4th
J
Q
3
9
2
4
4
K
N deals
Both vul 9 7 6 3 2
J 9 3
7 3
A 8 6
10 8 4
A 10 6 5
A Q J 2
7 4 Table K Q
K 8
10 8 6 5 4
Q 10 9 3
56636 =
857A7 =
Par EW +130 A J 5
Q 7 4 2
K 9
K J 5 2

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-200 24
5-3 Major
2 South =
+110 +7 113

59. 2002 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63 West
Nystrom
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
10
9
8
7
2
6
K North
Berkowitz
1
1
Pass

2nd
K
7
Q
4
2
9
A
6
8 East
Stromberg
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
10
3
2
8
J
5
A
3 South
Cohen
1
1 NT

4th
4
J
7
5
6
Q
4
3
9 West
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
J
5
10
6
2 North
Fredin
1 NT
2

2nd
K
K
A
A
2
J East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
2
3
3
A
A South
Lindkvist
2
Pass

4th
J
Q
10
4
3
4
W deals
E-W vul K J 6 5
10 8 2
K Q 8 3
A J
Q 10 2
K 7 4
A J 5
8 6 5 2 Table A 9 8 3
A Q
10 7 6
9 7 4 3
65875 =
77568 77567
Par NS +110 7 4
J 9 6 5 3
9 4 2
K Q 10

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-50 24
5-3 Major
2 North +1
+140 +5 118

60. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103 West
Cayne

Pass

Lead
2
2
4
7
6
8
J
K
8
3 North
Hamman
1
Pass

2nd
3
4
5
9
10
9
6
6
7
2 East
Seamon
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
10
K
Q
A
6
Q
3
2
10 South
Soloway
1 NT

4th
4
A
A
5
K
5
5
7
9
Q West
Meckstroth

1
Pass

Lead
Q
4
3
8
3
6
10
9 North
Weinstein
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
4
5
4
J
J
10
6
7 East
Rodwell
1
Dbl
Pass

3rd
2
K
10
Q
5
A
8
6 South
Levin
Pass
2

4th
K
A
A
3
7
9
2
5
N deals
Both vul Q 9 7 6 4
K 9 3
A 9
Q 7 4
A J 10
A 8 7 2
J 10 3
9 3 2 Table 5 3
Q J 6
K Q 8 2
K J 10 6
46444 =
87998 87898
Par EW +140 K 8 2
10 5 4
7 6 5 4
A 8 5

Notrump
1 NT South -4
-400 24
5-3 Major
2 North -2
-200 +5 123

64. 2001 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Schwartz

Pass

Lead
J
8
10 North
Wold

Pass

2nd
2
Q
7 East
Becker

Pass

3rd
A
K
5 South
Lair
1 NT

4th
9
4 West
Brachman

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
8
J
K
2
3
8 North
Zia

1 NT
2

2nd
2
Q
7
5
5
J
A East
Burger

Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
K
5
3
Q
A
6 South
Rosenberg
1
2

4th
9
4
2
4
K
6
10
S deals
E-W vul Q 10 9 6
A 7 3
J 8 5
7 4 2
A 5
8 5
Q 10 7 4
K J 10 6 3 Table K 7 4 3
9 6 4
6 3 2
A 8 5
68754 =
65579 =
Par EW +100 J 8 2
K Q J 10 2
A K 9
Q 9

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-50 24
5-3 Major
2 South +1
+140 +5 132

66. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
TerraneoC

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
4
5
10
Q
10
5
3
J
6 North
Berkowitz

1
Pass

2nd
A
2
9
2
3
K
A
Q
8
6 East
Barnay

Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
Q
J
7
9
J
A
6
J South
Cohen
Pass
1 NT

4th
5
3
A
5
3
2
8
6
8
7 West
WeinsteinH

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
2
6
J
K
7 North
Strafner

1
Pass

2nd
4
5
J
3
7
10 East
Garner

Pass
Pass

3rd
A
Q
K
Q
2
2 South
Simon
Pass
2

4th
10
A
4
6
4
9
S deals
E-W vul A K 8 3
Q 7 6
6 5
Q 7 5 4
Q J 10 6 4
9 4
A J 8 4
8 3 Table 9 7 2
A J 10
K 10 9 3
A 6 2
64848 =
79595 =
Par EW +140 5
K 8 5 3 2
Q 7 2
K J 10 9

Notrump
1 NT South -3
-150 24
5-3 Major
2 South =
+110 +6 139

71. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Rosenberg

Pass

Lead
2
2
K
J
3 North
Sontag

Pass

2nd
K
9
3
6
2 East
Zia

Pass

3rd
7
10
4
5
K South
Weichsel
1 NT

4th
4
6
A
A
5 West
Jacobs

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
K
4
4
4
8
8 North
Stansby

2

2nd
7
A
3
5
9
10
7
6 East
Katz

Pass

3rd
A
5
2
A
5
A
K
2 South
Martel
1
Pass

4th
10
3
8
7
9
6
Q
K
S deals
N-S vul A K 3
J 6 3
7 6
J 7 5 4 2
Q 10 5 2
10 7 5
A 9 8 3
6 3 Table J 8 7
4 2
K J 4 2
A Q 9 8
87967 =
56375 56476
Par NS +140 9 6 4
A K Q 9 8
Q 10 5
K 10

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 24
5-3 Major
2 South +1
+140 +6 150

76. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 47 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
5 North
Lev

1
Pass

2nd East
Meckstroth

Dbl
Pass

3rd South
Glubok
1
1 NT

4th West
Katz

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
3
3
9
K
5
10 North
Hamman

2

2nd
A
8
6
J
A
9
7 East
Weinstein

Pass

3rd
5
J
K
Q
5
K
6 South
Wolff
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
Q
4
2
6
10
8
S deals
N-S vul J 10 4 3
K J 6 4 2
10 8 4
6
9 8 5
A 9 8
K 7 5
J 5 4 2 Table K Q 7
Q 10
J 9 3 2
K Q 8 7
67866 57865
76577 75577
Par NS +100 A 6 2
7 5 3
A Q 6
A 10 9 3

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 24
5-3 Major
2 North +1
+140 +6 168

77. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 105 West
Wolff

Pass

Lead
2
2
9
A
Q
3
A
6
4
7 North
Glubok

Pass

2nd
3
7
Q
10
7
A
J
6
9
J East
Hamman

Pass

3rd
J
K
3
4
6
4
10
8
4
A South
Lev
1 NT

4th
K
5
8
5
7
2
2
8
5
6 West
Katz

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
Q
A
3
5
A
7
A North
Meckstroth

2

2nd
4
7
K
8
J
J
4
3
9 East
Weinstein

Pass

3rd
2
9
2
10
K
10
6
10
8 South
Rodwell
1
Pass

4th
K
Q
3
5
5
4
7
6
J
S deals
E-W vul 8 7 5 3
K 10 9
10 5 2
A 10 4
9 6 4 2
J 8 7
Q 6 4
Q J 3 Table A Q J
Q 5
K J 8 3
9 6 5 2
87877 =
56565 56566
Par NS +120 K 10
A 6 4 3 2
A 9 7
K 8 7

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 24
5-3 Major
2 South +1
+140 +1 169

Data 9Z04 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-3 Major

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 5			West FisherL Pass Lead 5 6 2 6 J 9	`North` Helgemo Pass 2nd 3 Q 2 7 5 9	East SchwartzRO Pass Pass 3rd A K 8 Q 7 2	`South` Helness 1 NT 4th 4 10 4 4 5 J	West Zimmermann Pass Pass Lead 7 A A 4 10 2 6 Q 8 9	`North` Graves 1 NT 2 2nd 5 5 8 Q 7 3 3 3 5 K	East Multon Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 2 9 K 4 A 5 6 9 7	`South` Schwartz 1 2 4th J 6 3 6 Q Q 10 K 4 7
E deals E-W vul	K 10 9 5 9 4 2 J 10 9 6 10 3
Q 8 7 Q 5 A 7 3 K J 9 5 2		6 3 2 K 10 6 K 8 2 A 8 7 6
58875 = 85568 = Par EW +100	A J 4 A J 8 7 3 Q 5 4 Q 4
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -50 0	5-3 Major 2 South = +110 +4 `4`

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7			West Weinstein Pass Pass Lead 2 3 9 A Q 4 3 7 10 3 A	North Stansby 1 Pass 2nd K 2 K 10 2 10 8 K Q 6 Q	East Levin Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 4 7 8 J 4 A J K 8	South Bramley 1 NT 4th 5 J 5 9 J 2 8 3 6 5 7	West Grabel Pass Pass Lead 5 10 9 K 7 3 J 3	North Katz 1 Pass 2nd 2 8 A 6 K 2 2 9	East WeinsteinH Pass Pass 3rd 6 5 Q 9 4 A 2 K	South Nickell 2 4th 10 Q 3 A 8 J 7 A
W deals Both vul	K 8 2 10 7 6 4 3 A K 10 K 10
J 9 7 K J 9 7 6 A Q 4 3 2		A 10 4 Q 5 2 Q J 5 4 8 7 6
66755 = 77678 76678 Par EW +90	Q 6 5 3 A 9 8 8 3 2 J 9 5
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -200 0	5-3 Major 2 North = +110 +7 `13`

12. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68			West Fantoni Pass Lead 4 K 6 10 8 A 9 7 Q	North WolpertG Pass 2nd 9 2 K 3 2 5 4 9 10	East Nunes Pass 3rd 10 4 A J J 5 Q 5 7	South Kranyak 1 NT 4th K A 2 8 7 3 3 5 6	West Levin Pass Pass Lead 2 10 K J 10 9 Q 9 K 9	North Helness 2 2nd 4 Q 7 8 4 6 J 10 2 8	East Weinstein Pass 3rd A 4 5 6 2 3 6 A 2 3	South Helgemo 1 Pass 4th 3 7 Q 5 7 6 3 7 5 J
S deals Both vul	6 5 4 A K 8 6 9 7 5 4 3 2
8 7 2 J 4 A J 6 5 4 A 10 9		A Q 10 7 5 3 2 10 8 Q J 7 6
48545 58555 65887 = Par NS +110	K J 10 9 3 Q 9 K Q 3 2 K 8
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -200 1	5-3 Major 2 South +1 +140 +8 `27`

15. 2013 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59			`West` Sontag Pass Lead 7 A Q J 10 9 J K	`North` Hurd Pass 2nd 3 7 6 4 2 7 9 8	`East` Berkowitz Pass 3rd Q 3 4 5 K 3 2 5	`South` Wooldridge 1 NT 4th A 2 8 6 Q 8 10 5	`West` LallJ Pass Pass Lead 7 3 Q K A J 10	`North` Pszczola 2 2nd 3 9 6 2 5 3 K	`East` Hamman Pass 3rd Q 4 5 Q 2 9 A	`South` Seamon 1 Pass 4th A 10 2 6 J 4 5
S deals None vul	J 6 4 K 9 5 3 4 2 K J 4 3
Q 9 8 7 4 2 A 9 5 10 7 6 5		A K 10 Q 6 Q J 10 8 7 9 8 2
57857 = 55576 65576 Par NS +110	8 7 5 3 2 A J 10 K 6 3 A Q
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 6	5-3 Major 2 South -1 -50 `32`

24. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 98			`West` Lee Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 7 3 7 2 9 2 Q 4	North Robinson 1 1 2nd 5 10 10 8 3 A 5 J K	`East` Demirev Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 6 A Q K 6 K 6 5	South Boyd 1 1 1 NT 4th 8 Q 2 2 A 3 3 4 A	`West` Woolsey Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 9 10 J A 7 4 4 9	North Garner 1 Pass 2 2nd 2 10 K 6 2 8 5 K J	`East` Stewart Pass Pass 1 All Pass 3rd Q J A 4 3 Q 8 5 9	South WeinsteinH 1 1 Pass 4th K A 2 Q 10 3 7 6 5
E deals N-S vul	J 4 2 Q J 6 5 3 A Q 5 6 2
10 7 3 K 9 8 2 K 9 6 4 A J		A Q 6 5 10 J 7 2 10 9 8 4 3
76866 77866 67577 56577 Par NS +100	K 9 8 A 7 4 10 8 3 K Q 7 5
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 6	5-3 Major 2 South = +110 +5 `47`

37. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Robinson Pass Lead A Q 3 J J 10 6 2	North Becker Pass Pass 2nd 3 5 2 7 3 4 9 3	East Boyd Pass Pass 3rd 10 9 A 8 8 Q 7	South Strul 1 NT 4th 4 K 9 K 7 6 5	West Martel 2 Pass Lead 2 J Q A Q 8 10	North Wildavsky Pass 2 2nd J 2 3 6 2 2 K	East Stansby Pass Pass 3rd 5 8 6 3 4 J A	South Doub 1 Pass 4th 7 K A 5 7 Q 3
N deals Both vul	J 4 3 5 3 J 8 3 A J 7 5 4
K 6 A Q J 7 2 Q 4 2 K 10 2		7 5 2 10 9 8 6 10 9 6 5 Q 9
67468 68468 65975 = Par EW +140	A Q 10 9 8 K 4 A K 7 8 6 3
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 11	5-3 Major 2 South = +110 +5 `60`

39. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41			West Martel Pass Lead Q 5 3 2 10 3 3 J	`North` Rosenberg Pass Pass 2nd 3 2 10 Q 8 K A 6	East Stansby Pass Pass 3rd K K J A 2 5 8 4	`South` Zia 1 NT 4th A 8 Q 8 4 9 6 4	West Jacobs Pass Pass Lead 2 A 9 10 8 Q 5 3 3	`North` Cohen Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 2 J 4 9 5 9 K A	East Katz Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 4 5 2 7 A 2	`South` Berkowitz 1 NT 2 4th J 10 K K J 8 8 Q
N deals E-W vul	K 8 7 6 5 4 3 K 7 6 3 Q 9
A J 5 Q J 2 Q 4 2 J 6 5 2		10 9 7 6 K 10 10 8 A 10 7 4 3
77995 = 66448 = Par NS +140	Q 4 3 2 A 9 8 A J 9 5 K 8
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -100 11	5-3 Major 2 South +1 +140 +6 `66`

40. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34			West Baze Pass Lead 2 Q 4 4 J	`North` Compton Pass Pass 2nd 5 3 7 8 3	East Cohler 1 Pass 3rd 9 6 K J Q	`South` Hamman 1 NT 4th J 3 5 A K	West Rodwell 1 NT Pass Lead J 6 A 4 2 8 10 5 10 7	`North` Pszczola Pass Pass 2 2nd 3 K 2 3 9 J 5 J 6	East Meckstroth 1 Pass All Pass 3rd A 4 5 K K Q 3 A K	`South` Lev 1 Dbl 4th 2 5 9 7 A 4 6 4 Q
N deals E-W vul	K 6 5 9 6 4 9 7 5 3 J 6 2
10 7 3 2 A 10 3 J 10 8 4 A 8		9 K 8 7 5 A Q 6 Q 10 9 7 3
67434 = 76898 = Par EW +110	A Q J 8 4 Q J 2 K 2 K 5 4
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +6 17	5-3 Major 2 South -2 -100 `66`

42. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31			`West` Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 4 7 6 K 3 9 10 8 5	North Gu 1 Pass 2nd 10 2 Q 6 Q J 4 9 Q	`East` Balicki Pass Pass 3rd 6 10 K 3 A A 8 5 10	South Chechelashvili 1 1 NT 4th 2 J 3 2 5 2 7 4 7	`West` Ao Pass Pass Dbl Lead 9 4 K Q 9 3 7 9 10	North Gromov 2 Rdbl All Pass 2nd J A 8 J 4 6 3 K 8	`East` WangJ Dbl Pass 3rd K 5 7 Q 5 2 Q 6 5	South Dubinin 1 NT Pass 2 4th 2 7 2 3 6 5 A 2 J
S deals N-S vul	9 8 7 4 2 Q J 7 7 K 10 7 5
A J 10 3 9 6 J 8 5 A J 9 4		K A K 10 8 5 6 4 3 2 8 6 3
66565 55565 75767 = Par EW +90	Q 6 5 4 3 2 A K Q 10 9 Q 2
Notrump 1 NT South -4 -400 17	5-3 Major 2 × South -1 -200 +5 `71`

48. 2006 WC Rd of 64, Seg 1, Bd 1			`West` Willenken Pass Lead 3 4 2 3 A 9 8	`North` Fantoni Pass Pass 2nd J Q 7 7 9 3 5	`East` Schwartz Pass Pass 3rd Q A K J 4 10 4	`South` Nunes 1 NT 4th 6 5 6 2 8 2 9	`West` Versace Pass Pass Lead 4 5 3 9 Q 3	`North` El Ahmady Pass 2 Pass 2nd J 7 8 7 6 J	`East` Lauria Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 9 Q K 5 A	`South` Sadek 1 2 4th A 6 4 2 10 2
N deals None vul	J 9 3 K J 9 2 7 5 K Q 8 3
7 4 A 10 5 3 A J 9 2 10 7 4		K 8 6 Q 4 K 10 8 4 3 J 6 2
7A86A = 43573 = Par NS +420	A Q 10 5 2 8 7 6 Q 6 A 9 5
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -50 17	5-3 Major 2 South +2 +170 +6 `84`

51. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54			West Casen Pass Pass Lead J 6 9 Q 10 2 6 5 6 Q 2	`North` Cohen 1 Pass 2nd 4 5 2 2 5 A K 9 A J 9	East Krekorian Pass Pass 3rd 3 10 A 6 8 4 9 7 4 Q A	`South` Berkowitz 1 NT 4th K J 7 8 4 8 3 3 3 5 7	West Lanzarotti Pass Pass Lead K 7 10 5 4 4 A Q 10	`North` Compton 1 Pass 2nd 8 8 4 10 Q 9 3 K J	East Buratti Pass Pass 3rd 2 K 6 J 3 Q 6 A 6	`South` CohenS 2 4th A A 2 2 5 7 K 4
W deals E-W vul	A Q 10 8 3 7 4 A 6 5 Q 3 2
K 9 5 A Q J 10 J 7 3 2 7 4		J 7 9 8 6 5 3 K 4 K 10 6 5
79589 89589 43854 = Par NS +140	6 4 2 K 2 Q 10 9 8 A J 9 8
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -100 17	5-3 Major 2 North +1 +140 +6 `94`

52. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 13			West Fantoni Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 2 A 2 Q K A 8 3	North Wong Kai In 1 1 Pass 2nd 5 6 3 8 4 9 Q 4	East Nunes Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 7 5 J 6 5 7 3	South Theodore 1 1 NT 4th 6 10 4 10 K 4 J 2	West Tang Pass Pass Pass Lead A K 2 4 7 Q 3	North Bocchi 1 1 Pass 2nd 6 9 Q 5 Q 10	East Hurpaul Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 7 4 K 2 2	South Duboin 1 2 4th 4 10 J 6 10 K
W deals Both vul	A 10 8 2 A 6 2 A 10 5 J 10 4
K Q 9 7 10 4 J 8 4 3 2 7 5		6 5 3 K 8 3 K 7 A K 8 3 2
76766 75766 57577 56577 Par NS +90	J 4 Q J 9 7 5 Q 9 6 Q 9 6
Notrump 1 NT South = +90 +5 22	5-3 Major 2 North -1 -100 `94`

53. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 13			West Kiema Pass Pass Lead 2 Q Q K A 8 3 3 A A	North Clemmensen 1 Pass 2nd 9 4 2 6 Q 5 4 J 8 7	East Koistinen Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 5 7 8 3 10 Q 7 6	South Graversen 1 1 NT 4th 4 3 K 10 J 2 6 A 7 4	West MadsenL Pass Pass Lead K A 2 K 8 Q J 4 A	North Salomaa 2 2nd A 3 K 9 Q 8 Q 5 6	East MadsenM Pass Pass 3rd 6 5 7 5 7 6 2 K	South Backstrom 1 NT Pass 4th 4 4 10 4 10 8 3 6
E deals Both vul	J 4 Q J 9 7 5 Q 9 6 Q 9 6
6 5 3 K 8 3 K 7 A K 8 3 2		K Q 9 7 10 4 J 8 4 3 2 7 5
75766 76766 56577 57577 Par NS +90	A 10 8 2 A 6 2 A 10 5 J 10 4
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 22	5-3 Major 2 North = +110 +5 `99`

54. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 55			West CohenB Pass Lead 2 Q 5 3 J 3	North Soloway 1 Pass 2nd A K 7 9 5 2	East Smith Pass Pass 3rd 8 A K 10 2 7	South Hamman 1 NT 4th 6 4 A K 6 9	West Meckstroth Pass Lead 2 4 5 9 6 7 3	North WolpertG 1 Pass 2nd 6 Q 7 A Q 8 8	East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd Q K 9 3 K K 10	South Demuy 2 4th 5 A J 10 A 2
N deals Both vul	Q J 3 K 9 4 3 2 10 5 A K 4
10 9 6 4 Q 7 K Q 3 J 10 5 2		K 5 A J 8 J 9 7 4 2 Q 8 3
67856 = 66587 = Par NS +110	A 8 7 2 10 6 5 A 8 6 9 7 6
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -200 22	5-3 Major 2 North = +110 +7 `106`

58. 2003 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Duboin Lead	North Nickell 2nd	East Bocchi 3rd	South Freeman 4th	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 7 5 8 J 4 2 J 2	North Nunes Pass 2 Pass 2nd 8 8 K 7 A K 10 5	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 9 A 6 3 A 3 9	South Fantoni 1 NT 2 4th J Q 3 9 2 4 4 K
N deals Both vul	9 7 6 3 2 J 9 3 7 3 A 8 6
10 8 4 A 10 6 5 A Q J 2 7 4		K Q K 8 10 8 6 5 4 Q 10 9 3
56636 = 857A7 = Par EW +130	A J 5 Q 7 4 2 K 9 K J 5 2
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -200 24	5-3 Major 2 South = +110 +7 `113`

59. 2002 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63			West Nystrom Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 3 10 9 8 7 2 6 K	`North` Berkowitz 1 1 Pass 2nd K 7 Q 4 2 9 A 6 8	East Stromberg Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 10 3 2 8 J 5 A 3	`South` Cohen 1 1 NT 4th 4 J 7 5 6 Q 4 3 9	West Zia Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 J 5 10 6 2	`North` Fredin 1 NT 2 2nd K K A A 2 J	East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 3 3 A A	`South` Lindkvist 2 Pass 4th J Q 10 4 3 4
W deals E-W vul	K J 6 5 10 8 2 K Q 8 3 A J
Q 10 2 K 7 4 A J 5 8 6 5 2		A 9 8 3 A Q 10 7 6 9 7 4 3
65875 = 77568 77567 Par NS +110	7 4 J 9 6 5 3 9 4 2 K Q 10
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -50 24	5-3 Major 2 North +1 +140 +5 `118`

60. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103			West Cayne Pass Lead 2 2 4 7 6 8 J K 8 3	North Hamman 1 Pass 2nd 3 4 5 9 10 9 6 6 7 2	East Seamon Pass Pass 3rd J 10 K Q A 6 Q 3 2 10	South Soloway 1 NT 4th 4 A A 5 K 5 5 7 9 Q	West Meckstroth 1 Pass Lead Q 4 3 8 3 6 10 9	North Weinstein Pass 1 Pass 2nd 4 5 4 J J 10 6 7	East Rodwell 1 Dbl Pass 3rd 2 K 10 Q 5 A 8 6	South Levin Pass 2 4th K A A 3 7 9 2 5
N deals Both vul	Q 9 7 6 4 K 9 3 A 9 Q 7 4
A J 10 A 8 7 2 J 10 3 9 3 2		5 3 Q J 6 K Q 8 2 K J 10 6
46444 = 87998 87898 Par EW +140	K 8 2 10 5 4 7 6 5 4 A 8 5
Notrump 1 NT South -4 -400 24	5-3 Major 2 North -2 -200 +5 `123`

64. 2001 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28			West Schwartz Pass Lead J 8 10	`North` Wold Pass 2nd 2 Q 7	East Becker Pass 3rd A K 5	`South` Lair 1 NT 4th 9 4	West Brachman Pass Pass Lead 10 8 J K 2 3 8	`North` Zia 1 NT 2 2nd 2 Q 7 5 5 J A	East Burger Pass All Pass 3rd A K 5 3 Q A 6	`South` Rosenberg 1 2 4th 9 4 2 4 K 6 10
S deals E-W vul	Q 10 9 6 A 7 3 J 8 5 7 4 2
A 5 8 5 Q 10 7 4 K J 10 6 3		K 7 4 3 9 6 4 6 3 2 A 8 5
68754 = 65579 = Par EW +100	J 8 2 K Q J 10 2 A K 9 Q 9
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -50 24	5-3 Major 2 South +1 +140 +5 `132`

66. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50			West TerraneoC Pass Pass Lead 4 4 5 10 Q 10 5 3 J 6	`North` Berkowitz 1 Pass 2nd A 2 9 2 3 K A Q 8 6	East Barnay Pass Pass 3rd 2 K Q J 7 9 J A 6 J	`South` Cohen Pass 1 NT 4th 5 3 A 5 3 2 8 6 8 7	West WeinsteinH Pass Pass Lead 8 2 6 J K 7	`North` Strafner 1 Pass 2nd 4 5 J 3 7 10	East Garner Pass Pass 3rd A Q K Q 2 2	`South` Simon Pass 2 4th 10 A 4 6 4 9
S deals E-W vul	A K 8 3 Q 7 6 6 5 Q 7 5 4
Q J 10 6 4 9 4 A J 8 4 8 3		9 7 2 A J 10 K 10 9 3 A 6 2
64848 = 79595 = Par EW +140	5 K 8 5 3 2 Q 7 2 K J 10 9
Notrump 1 NT South -3 -150 24	5-3 Major 2 South = +110 +6 `139`

71. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 53			`West` Rosenberg Pass Lead 2 2 K J 3	North Sontag Pass 2nd K 9 3 6 2	`East` Zia Pass 3rd 7 10 4 5 K	South Weichsel 1 NT 4th 4 6 A A 5	`West` Jacobs Pass Pass Lead 6 2 K 4 4 4 8 8	North Stansby 2 2nd 7 A 3 5 9 10 7 6	`East` Katz Pass 3rd A 5 2 A 5 A K 2	South Martel 1 Pass 4th 10 3 8 7 9 6 Q K
S deals N-S vul	A K 3 J 6 3 7 6 J 7 5 4 2
Q 10 5 2 10 7 5 A 9 8 3 6 3		J 8 7 4 2 K J 4 2 A Q 9 8
87967 = 56375 56476 Par NS +140	9 6 4 A K Q 9 8 Q 10 5 K 10
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 24	5-3 Major 2 South +1 +140 +6 `150`

76. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 47			`West` Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 5	North Lev 1 Pass 2nd	`East` Meckstroth Dbl Pass 3rd	South Glubok 1 1 NT 4th	`West` Katz Pass Pass Lead K 3 3 9 K 5 10	North Hamman 2 2nd A 8 6 J A 9 7	`East` Weinstein Pass 3rd 5 J K Q 5 K 6	South Wolff 1 NT Pass 4th 4 Q 4 2 6 10 8
S deals N-S vul	J 10 4 3 K J 6 4 2 10 8 4 6
9 8 5 A 9 8 K 7 5 J 5 4 2		K Q 7 Q 10 J 9 3 2 K Q 8 7
67866 57865 76577 75577 Par NS +100	A 6 2 7 5 3 A Q 6 A 10 9 3
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 24	5-3 Major 2 North +1 +140 +6 `168`

77. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 105			West Wolff Pass Lead 2 2 9 A Q 3 A 6 4 7	`North` Glubok Pass 2nd 3 7 Q 10 7 A J 6 9 J	East Hamman Pass 3rd J K 3 4 6 4 10 8 4 A	`South` Lev 1 NT 4th K 5 8 5 7 2 2 8 5 6	West Katz Pass Pass Lead Q 2 Q A 3 5 A 7 A	`North` Meckstroth 2 2nd 4 7 K 8 J J 4 3 9	East Weinstein Pass 3rd 2 9 2 10 K 10 6 10 8	`South` Rodwell 1 Pass 4th K Q 3 5 5 4 7 6 J
S deals E-W vul	8 7 5 3 K 10 9 10 5 2 A 10 4
9 6 4 2 J 8 7 Q 6 4 Q J 3		A Q J Q 5 K J 8 3 9 6 5 2
87877 = 56565 56566 Par NS +120	K 10 A 6 4 3 2 A 9 7 K 8 7
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 24	5-3 Major 2 South +1 +140 +1 `169`