Data 9Z05 Main

Notrump vs. 4-4 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

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

1. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56 West
Greco

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
4
K
Q
5
A
Q
5
J
10 North
Levin

1
Pass

2nd
6
2
J
4
5
4
9
A
3 East
Hampson

Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
3
8
9
7
2
J
Q South
Weinstein
Pass
1 NT

4th
K
7
10
6
6
3
2
3
2 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
6
4
5
10
K
7
8 North
Moss

1
2

2nd
3
7
A
Q
A
Q
3
3
10 East
Rodwell

Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
6
7
8
J
5
7
A
5 South
Bathurst
Pass
1 NT

4th
K
9
4
10
2
9
6
4
S deals
None vul J 5 4 3 2
K J
7 6
A K Q 5
10 9 8
A 10 6
J 10 9 4
10 6 2 Table A K Q 7
Q 4 3 2
8 5 3
J 7
8878A =
55553 =
Par NS +130 6
9 8 7 5
A K Q 2
9 8 4 3

Notrump
1 NT South =
+90 0
4-4 Minor
2 North +1
+110 +1 1

4. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 26 West
Teramoto

Pass

Lead
6
9
10
A
K
2
8
10
J
9 North
Thoma

Pass

2nd
9
Q
3
2
4
7
4
6
5
6 East
Ino

Pass

3rd
Q
5
5
6
2
3
8
K
4
Q South
Brenner
1 NT

4th
A
2
J
3
7
10
4
8
3
10 West
Villas-Boas

Pass
Dbl

Lead
Q
2
J
5
Q
9
8
A
A
J North
Takayama

Pass
2

2nd
5
3
6
K
5
10
5
10
4
6 East
Campos

Dbl
Dbl

3rd
2
K
4
8
4
J
Q
K
9
6 South
Kaku
1
1
All Pass

4th
4
8
2
3
7
A
3
7
Q
3
S deals
Both vul J 6 4 3
9 3
J 8 6 5
10 3 2
10 5 2
10 8 7 6 4
Q
A Q 7 4 Table A K 7
Q 5
K 10 3 2
K J 9 8
55563 =
87869 =
Par EW +120 Q 9 8
A K J 2
A 9 7 4
6 5

Notrump
1 NT South -3
-300 +5 7
4-4 Minor
2 × South -2
-500 1

7. 2013 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58 West
Lev

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
3
7
A
2
Q
A
8
9 North
Hampson
1
1
Pass

2nd
2
10
7
4
6
10
4
4
8
J East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
5
9
K
10
J
3
2
5
A South
Greco
1
1 NT

4th
7
6
K
8
5
9
3
9
J
6 West
Platnick

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
J
A
6
2
5
8
7 North
Cohler
1
1
Pass

2nd
2
Q
2
4
K
10
3
4
9 East
Diamond
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
7
5
10
A
Q
6
K
4 South
CohenB
1
2

4th
10
5
K
3
9
A
7
J
N deals
Both vul A 8 6 2
Q J
Q J 10 7
K 6 4
J 9 5 3
K 10 9 3
8 6
A 9 5 Table K Q 4
A 8 4
9 5 4
J 10 8 3
55585 55586
78857 =
Par EW +110 10 7
7 6 5 2
A K 3 2
Q 7 2

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 7
4-4 Minor
2 North =
+90 +5 7

13. 2012 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10 West
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
J
7
9
J
7
10 North
Drijver
1
1
Pass

2nd
2
4
3
5
5
A
6
4 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
J
10
4
3
6
8
8 South
Brink
1
1 NT

4th
A
A
3
K
10
7
K
K West
Bathurst
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
5
4
8
10
2 North
Katz
1
1 NT
2

2nd
2
3
J
A
3
5 East
Zagorin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
K
4
4
A
6 South
Nickell
1
2

4th
7
9
8
3
Q
J
W deals
Both vul A 9 4
J 9 7
A 9 5 2
K 3 2
J 10 2
K 10 6 4
K J 3
Q 10 4 Table Q 8 6
A 5
Q 4
J 9 8 7 6 5
67785 =
76558 66558
Par NS +90 K 7 5 3
Q 8 3 2
10 8 7 6
A

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 10
4-4 Minor
2 North =
+90 +5 14

15. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 93 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
Q
10
8
J
6
6
2 North
Madala

1
Pass

2nd
2
A
A
J
3
7
4
9 East
Brink

Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
3
6
K
5
10
2
10 South
Bocchi
1
1 NT

4th
K
2
8
4
9
K
5
J West
Lauria

Dbl
Pass

Lead
5
Q
8
K
8
2
J
5
2
Q North
Verhees

Rdbl
2

2nd
2
K
2
6
3
Q
7
7
K
5 East
Versace

1 NT
All Pass

3rd
A
4
A
10
A
10
9
6
A
9 South
v.Prooijen
1
2

4th
3
6
4
3
4
9
7
9
3
8
S deals
Both vul 7 6 2
A K 7 5
10 6 5 3
10 8
J 8 5 4
Q 10 3 2
A
K Q 7 4 Table A Q 9
J 9 6 4
J 9 4 2
9 3
65587 =
77856 78856
Par EW +110 K 10 3
8
K Q 8 7
A J 6 5 2

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 10
4-4 Minor
2 South =
+90 +5 23

18. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Hampson

Pass

Lead
Q
J
4
A
6
K
8
3
9 North
Fantoni

Pass

2nd
5
7
8
7
4
A
5
10
2 East
Greco

Pass

3rd
3
K
10
9
J
4
Q
2
5 South
Nunes
1 NT

4th
2
6
6
9
K
2
9
A
J West
Helgemo

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
3
4
6
9
9
10
6 North
Gitelman

1
2

2nd
4
6
7
5
2
2
8
3 East
Helness

Pass
Dbl

3rd
J
Q
K
Q
10
A
A
K South
Moss
1
1 NT
2

4th
K
2
A
9
J
4
3
J
S deals
Both vul Q J 5 4
7 5
9 8 7 6
A 5 4
A 10 8 6
A Q J 10
J 4
8 6 2 Table 9 7 2
K 4 3
Q 3 2
Q J 7 3
67697 =
66646 =
Par NS +110 K 3
9 8 6 2
A K 10 5
K 10 9

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 11
4-4 Minor
2 South =
+90 +5 28

23. 2010 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63 West
Krekorian

Dbl

Lead
Q
K
8
4
5
J
3
J North
BessisM
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
5
9
A
2
Q
10 East
Casen
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
7
2
6
K
3
3 South
BessisT
1 NT
Pass

4th
7
8
A
4
A
7
9 West
Helness

Dbl
Dbl

Lead
A
Q
K
3
6
Q
4
A
K
10 North
Sadek
Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
5
6
10
K
8
9
5
8
7 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
3
7
A
2
10
9
J
2 South
El Ahmady
1 NT
2

4th
9
4
7
8
3
5
8
4
6
N deals
N-S vul J 9
9 8 3
10 6 5 2
9 4 3 2
8 5
A Q 7 4
A K Q 3
Q 6 5 Table Q 7 6 4 3 2
J 10 6 2
J
K 7
43346 =
99997 =
Par EW +400 A K 10
K 5
9 8 7 4
A J 10 8

Notrump
1 NT× South =
+180 +12 23
4-4 Minor
2 × South -2
-500 28

25. 2009 USBC Rd of 32B, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
Levin

1
Pass

Lead
K
3
9
6
4
5
9 North
Rogoff
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
Q
2
7
A
8 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
J
10
6
10 South
Parker
1
1 NT

4th
5
3
7
5
8
A West
Simson

1
Pass

Lead
3
5
4
3
5
6
Q
3
Q North
Grue
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
7
4
5
7
10
8
K
2
5 East
Johnson
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

3rd
9
10
K
9
4
10
A
K
Q South
Cheek
1
2

4th
Q
A
2
3
2
7
9
8
6
N deals
N-S vul Q 8 7 2
10 8 7
10 3
A 8 6 4
K J 6 3
K J 6 5 3
8 4
K 10 Table A 10 9 4
9 4
A 7 6 2
J 9 2
33468 33478
7A955 =
Par EW +420 5
A Q 2
K Q J 9 5
Q 7 5 3

Notrump
1 NT South -3
-300 24
4-4 Minor
2 South +1
+110 +9 37

28. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 16 West
Madala
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
2
8
4
10
4
9
7
Q North
Meckstroth
1
1
Pass

2nd
Q
7
K
6
2
A
2
3
A East
Lambardi
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
9
4
5
8
5
6
Q
4 South
Rodwell
1
1 NT

4th
6
K
3
3
3
10
J
K
2 West
Freeman
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
9
2
J
2
4
Q
A
2
6 North
Mooney
1
1
Pass

2nd
3
K
5
Q
7
10
7
9
Q
A East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
4
J
A
9
A
9
10
K
7 South
Monsegur
1
2

4th
Q
3
8
6
K
5
5
4
7
4
W deals
E-W vul A 6 3 2
9 8
Q 9 7 4
K Q 3
J 8 7 4
A J 7 3
J
J 10 9 5 Table Q 9 5
K 2
K 10 5 2
A 8 4 2
65774 =
78658 =
Par EW +110 K 10
Q 10 6 5 4
A 8 6 3
7 6

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-100 26
4-4 Minor
2 North =
+90 +5 43

33. 2004 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
v.Prooijen

Pass

Lead
5
J
A
4
Q
9 North
Carroll

Pass

2nd
2
K
5
8
4
A East
Brink
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
2
9
8
2 South
Garvey
1 NT

4th
9
4
3
10
7
4 West
Mesbur

Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
K
A
5
Q
9
5
4
K
A North
Jansma

1
1
2

2nd
2
6
2
7
J
7
K
6
8 East
Fitzgibbon
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
3
J
A
3
Q
10
2
3
9 South
Verhees
1
1
1 NT
All Pass

4th
4
5
9
8
4
Q
3
A
J
E deals
Both vul 9 7 2
7 4 2
7 6 4
10 8 6 2
K 8 5
10 8 6 5 3
K Q 2
A K Table J 10 3
A Q J
10 9 8 3
Q J 3
35335 =
98AA8 =
Par EW +620 A Q 6 4
K 9
A J 5
9 7 5 4

Notrump
1 NT South -4
-400 30
4-4 Minor
2 × South -1
-200 +5 48

39. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Stewart

Dbl

Lead
A
4
Q
3
A
K
3 North
Martel

Pass

2nd
2
J
K
4
6
J
6 East
Woolsey
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
Q
A
10
4
5
Q South
Stansby
1 NT
Pass

4th
5
K
2
7
2
7
9 West
Silverman

Dbl
Pass

Lead
J
Q
3
3
Q
J North
Becker

2

2nd
4
K
4
6
9
5 East
Wolfson
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
10
10
8
3 South
Kamil
1
Pass

4th
A
2
7
7
9
9
E deals
None vul A J 8 3
J 10 2
Q 10 5 4
6 2
K 9 7
A 6 4
J 6
A K 10 9 3 Table 6 5 4 2
Q 9 7
9 7 2
Q 7 4
789A7 =
54436 =
Par NS +140 Q 10
K 8 5 3
A K 8 3
J 8 5

Notrump
1 NT× South +2
+380 +6 41
4-4 Minor
2 South +2
+130 49

40. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Kamil

Dbl
Pass

Lead
3
9
K
2
10
Q North
Rodwell
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
5
A
A
6
Q
7 East
Becker
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
5
9
K
A
10 South
Meckstroth
1
1 NT

4th
2
3
5
8
8
3 West
Soloway

Dbl
Pass

Lead
Q
Q
2
2
3 North
Stansby
Pass
2

2nd
3
3
8
6
Q East
Hamman
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
5
5
8
4 South
Martel
1
Pass

4th
A
K
4
10
7
N deals
None vul 8 7 6 3
8 5
A K 7 4
10 9 7
Q J 5 4 2
A 9 6 3
5
A 4 2 Table K 10 9
K 10 4
9 6 3 2
J 6 5
65698 =
58635 58645
Par NS +100 A
Q J 7 2
Q J 10 8
K Q 8 3

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-50 41
4-4 Minor
2 South =
+90 +4 53

Data 9Z05 Main Top Notrump vs. 4-4 Minor

1. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56			`West` Greco Pass Pass Lead 10 4 K Q 5 A Q 5 J 10	`North` Levin 1 Pass 2nd 6 2 J 4 5 4 9 A 3	`East` Hampson Pass Pass 3rd 8 A 3 8 9 7 2 J Q	`South` Weinstein Pass 1 NT 4th K 7 10 6 6 3 2 3 2	`West` Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead J 5 6 4 5 10 K 7 8	`North` Moss 1 2 2nd 3 7 A Q A Q 3 3 10	`East` Rodwell Pass All Pass 3rd 2 6 7 8 J 5 7 A 5	`South` Bathurst Pass 1 NT 4th K 9 4 10 2 9 6 4
S deals None vul	J 5 4 3 2 K J 7 6 A K Q 5
10 9 8 A 10 6 J 10 9 4 10 6 2		A K Q 7 Q 4 3 2 8 5 3 J 7
8878A = 55553 = Par NS +130	6 9 8 7 5 A K Q 2 9 8 4 3
Notrump 1 NT South = +90 0	4-4 Minor 2 North +1 +110 +1 `1`

4. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 26			West Teramoto Pass Lead 6 9 10 A K 2 8 10 J 9	North Thoma Pass 2nd 9 Q 3 2 4 7 4 6 5 6	East Ino Pass 3rd Q 5 5 6 2 3 8 K 4 Q	South Brenner 1 NT 4th A 2 J 3 7 10 4 8 3 10	West Villas-Boas Pass Dbl Lead Q 2 J 5 Q 9 8 A A J	North Takayama Pass 2 2nd 5 3 6 K 5 10 5 10 4 6	East Campos Dbl Dbl 3rd 2 K 4 8 4 J Q K 9 6	South Kaku 1 1 All Pass 4th 4 8 2 3 7 A 3 7 Q 3
S deals Both vul	J 6 4 3 9 3 J 8 6 5 10 3 2
10 5 2 10 8 7 6 4 Q A Q 7 4		A K 7 Q 5 K 10 3 2 K J 9 8
55563 = 87869 = Par EW +120	Q 9 8 A K J 2 A 9 7 4 6 5
Notrump 1 NT South -3 -300 +5 `7`	4-4 Minor 2 × South -2 -500 1

7. 2013 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58			West Lev Pass Pass Lead 3 K 3 7 A 2 Q A 8 9	North Hampson 1 1 Pass 2nd 2 10 7 4 6 10 4 4 8 J	East Hamman Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 9 K 10 J 3 2 5 A	South Greco 1 1 NT 4th 7 6 K 8 5 9 3 9 J 6	West Platnick Pass Pass Lead 4 2 J A 6 2 5 8 7	North Cohler 1 1 Pass 2nd 2 Q 2 4 K 10 3 4 9	East Diamond Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 7 5 10 A Q 6 K 4	South CohenB 1 2 4th 10 5 K 3 9 A 7 J
N deals Both vul	A 8 6 2 Q J Q J 10 7 K 6 4
J 9 5 3 K 10 9 3 8 6 A 9 5		K Q 4 A 8 4 9 5 4 J 10 8 3
55585 55586 78857 = Par EW +110	10 7 7 6 5 2 A K 3 2 Q 7 2
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 `7`	4-4 Minor 2 North = +90 +5 `7`

13. 2012 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10			West Levin Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 2 J 7 9 J 7 10	North Drijver 1 1 Pass 2nd 2 4 3 5 5 A 6 4	East Weinstein Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 J 10 4 3 6 8 8	South Brink 1 1 NT 4th A A 3 K 10 7 K K	West Bathurst Pass Pass Pass Lead A 5 4 8 10 2	North Katz 1 1 NT 2 2nd 2 3 J A 3 5	East Zagorin Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 K 4 4 A 6	South Nickell 1 2 4th 7 9 8 3 Q J
W deals Both vul	A 9 4 J 9 7 A 9 5 2 K 3 2
J 10 2 K 10 6 4 K J 3 Q 10 4		Q 8 6 A 5 Q 4 J 9 8 7 6 5
67785 = 76558 66558 Par NS +90	K 7 5 3 Q 8 3 2 10 8 7 6 A
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 10	4-4 Minor 2 North = +90 +5 `14`

15. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 93			West Drijver Pass Pass Lead 4 Q Q 10 8 J 6 6 2	North Madala 1 Pass 2nd 2 A A J 3 7 4 9	East Brink Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 6 K 5 10 2 10	South Bocchi 1 1 NT 4th K 2 8 4 9 K 5 J	West Lauria Dbl Pass Lead 5 Q 8 K 8 2 J 5 2 Q	North Verhees Rdbl 2 2nd 2 K 2 6 3 Q 7 7 K 5	East Versace 1 NT All Pass 3rd A 4 A 10 A 10 9 6 A 9	South v.Prooijen 1 2 4th 3 6 4 3 4 9 7 9 3 8
S deals Both vul	7 6 2 A K 7 5 10 6 5 3 10 8
J 8 5 4 Q 10 3 2 A K Q 7 4		A Q 9 J 9 6 4 J 9 4 2 9 3
65587 = 77856 78856 Par EW +110	K 10 3 8 K Q 8 7 A J 6 5 2
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 10	4-4 Minor 2 South = +90 +5 `23`

18. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Hampson Pass Lead Q J 4 A 6 K 8 3 9	North Fantoni Pass 2nd 5 7 8 7 4 A 5 10 2	East Greco Pass 3rd 3 K 10 9 J 4 Q 2 5	South Nunes 1 NT 4th 2 6 6 9 K 2 9 A J	West Helgemo Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 2 3 4 6 9 9 10 6	North Gitelman 1 2 2nd 4 6 7 5 2 2 8 3	East Helness Pass Dbl 3rd J Q K Q 10 A A K	South Moss 1 1 NT 2 4th K 2 A 9 J 4 3 J
S deals Both vul	Q J 5 4 7 5 9 8 7 6 A 5 4
A 10 8 6 A Q J 10 J 4 8 6 2		9 7 2 K 4 3 Q 3 2 Q J 7 3
67697 = 66646 = Par NS +110	K 3 9 8 6 2 A K 10 5 K 10 9
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 11	4-4 Minor 2 South = +90 +5 `28`

23. 2010 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63			`West` Krekorian Dbl Lead Q K 8 4 5 J 3 J	North BessisM Pass Pass 2nd 2 5 9 A 2 Q 10	`East` Casen Pass Pass 3rd J 7 2 6 K 3 3	South BessisT 1 NT Pass 4th 7 8 A 4 A 7 9	`West` Helness Dbl Dbl Lead A Q K 3 6 Q 4 A K 10	North Sadek Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 5 6 10 K 8 9 5 8 7	`East` Helgemo Pass Pass 3rd J 2 3 7 A 2 10 9 J 2	South El Ahmady 1 NT 2 4th 9 4 7 8 3 5 8 4 6
N deals N-S vul	J 9 9 8 3 10 6 5 2 9 4 3 2
8 5 A Q 7 4 A K Q 3 Q 6 5		Q 7 6 4 3 2 J 10 6 2 J K 7
43346 = 99997 = Par EW +400	A K 10 K 5 9 8 7 4 A J 10 8
Notrump 1 NT× South = +180 +12 23	4-4 Minor 2 × South -2 -500 `28`

25. 2009 USBC Rd of 32B, Seg 1, Bd 6			`West` Levin 1 Pass Lead K 3 9 6 4 5 9	North Rogoff Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 2 Q 2 7 A 8	`East` Weinstein Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 A J 10 6 10	South Parker 1 1 NT 4th 5 3 7 5 8 A	`West` Simson 1 Pass Lead 3 5 4 3 5 6 Q 3 Q	North Grue Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 7 4 5 7 10 8 K 2 5	`East` Johnson Pass Rdbl Pass 3rd 9 10 K 9 4 10 A K Q	South Cheek 1 2 4th Q A 2 3 2 7 9 8 6
N deals N-S vul	Q 8 7 2 10 8 7 10 3 A 8 6 4
K J 6 3 K J 6 5 3 8 4 K 10		A 10 9 4 9 4 A 7 6 2 J 9 2
33468 33478 7A955 = Par EW +420	5 A Q 2 K Q J 9 5 Q 7 5 3
Notrump 1 NT South -3 -300 24	4-4 Minor 2 South +1 +110 +9 `37`

28. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 16			West Madala Pass Pass Pass Lead J 2 8 4 10 4 9 7 Q	`North` Meckstroth 1 1 Pass 2nd Q 7 K 6 2 A 2 3 A	East Lambardi Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 9 4 5 8 5 6 Q 4	`South` Rodwell 1 1 NT 4th 6 K 3 3 3 10 J K 2	West Freeman Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 9 2 J 2 4 Q A 2 6	`North` Mooney 1 1 Pass 2nd 3 K 5 Q 7 10 7 9 Q A	East Nickell Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 4 J A 9 A 9 10 K 7	`South` Monsegur 1 2 4th Q 3 8 6 K 5 5 4 7 4
W deals E-W vul	A 6 3 2 9 8 Q 9 7 4 K Q 3
J 8 7 4 A J 7 3 J J 10 9 5		Q 9 5 K 2 K 10 5 2 A 8 4 2
65774 = 78658 = Par EW +110	K 10 Q 10 6 5 4 A 8 6 3 7 6
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -100 26	4-4 Minor 2 North = +90 +5 `43`

33. 2004 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20			West v.Prooijen Pass Lead 5 J A 4 Q 9	North Carroll Pass 2nd 2 K 5 8 4 A	East Brink Pass Pass 3rd A 3 2 9 8 2	South Garvey 1 NT 4th 9 4 3 10 7 4	West Mesbur Pass Pass Dbl Lead K A 5 Q 9 5 4 K A	North Jansma 1 1 2 2nd 2 6 2 7 J 7 K 6 8	East Fitzgibbon Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 3 J A 3 Q 10 2 3 9	South Verhees 1 1 1 NT All Pass 4th 4 5 9 8 4 Q 3 A J
E deals Both vul	9 7 2 7 4 2 7 6 4 10 8 6 2
K 8 5 10 8 6 5 3 K Q 2 A K		J 10 3 A Q J 10 9 8 3 Q J 3
35335 = 98AA8 = Par EW +620	A Q 6 4 K 9 A J 5 9 7 5 4
Notrump 1 NT South -4 -400 30	4-4 Minor 2 × South -1 -200 +5 `48`

39. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59			`West` Stewart Dbl Lead A 4 Q 3 A K 3	`North` Martel Pass 2nd 2 J K 4 6 J 6	`East` Woolsey Pass Pass 3rd 7 Q A 10 4 5 Q	`South` Stansby 1 NT Pass 4th 5 K 2 7 2 7 9	`West` Silverman Dbl Pass Lead J Q 3 3 Q J	`North` Becker 2 2nd 4 K 4 6 9 5	`East` Wolfson Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 10 10 8 3	`South` Kamil 1 Pass 4th A 2 7 7 9 9
E deals None vul	A J 8 3 J 10 2 Q 10 5 4 6 2
K 9 7 A 6 4 J 6 A K 10 9 3		6 5 4 2 Q 9 7 9 7 2 Q 7 4
789A7 = 54436 = Par NS +140	Q 10 K 8 5 3 A K 8 3 J 8 5
Notrump 1 NT× South +2 +380 +6 41	4-4 Minor 2 South +2 +130 `49`

40. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Kamil Dbl Pass Lead 3 9 K 2 10 Q	`North` Rodwell Pass 1 Pass 2nd 5 A A 6 Q 7	`East` Becker Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 5 9 K A 10	`South` Meckstroth 1 1 NT 4th 2 3 5 8 8 3	`West` Soloway Dbl Pass Lead Q Q 2 2 3	`North` Stansby Pass 2 2nd 3 3 8 6 Q	`East` Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 9 5 5 8 4	`South` Martel 1 Pass 4th A K 4 10 7
N deals None vul	8 7 6 3 8 5 A K 7 4 10 9 7
Q J 5 4 2 A 9 6 3 5 A 4 2		K 10 9 K 10 4 9 6 3 2 J 6 5
65698 = 58635 58645 Par NS +100	A Q J 7 2 Q J 10 8 K Q 8 3
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -50 41	4-4 Minor 2 South = +90 +4 `53`