Data 9Z07 Main

Notrump vs. 4-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 127 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 Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Smith
2
3
Pass

Lead
8
5
K
5
9 North
Ginossar
Dbl
Dbl
Pass

2nd
10
2
4
9
J East
Garner
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
A
9
A South
Demirev
Pass
3 NT

4th
Q
7
3
2 West
Coren
3
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
J
5
Q
4
K
6
6
6
Q North
Boyd
Dbl
4

2nd
Q
2
3
J
2
4
9
9
9
7 East
Jansma
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
7
Q
5
A
5
K
A
A
9 South
Robinson
3
Pass

4th
2
3
2
3
7
3
K
8
4
10
W deals
Both vul A K 5 2
A K Q 8 6
Q
10 6 5
J
J 10 3 2
A K J 10 9 4
8 2 Table 8 7 6 4 3
7
7 5
K J 9 4 3
79B69 =
24264 =
Par NS +650 Q 10 9
9 5 4
8 6 3 2
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +13 13
4-3 Major
4 South -2
-200 0

2. 2014 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62 West
Brogeland

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
6
2
Q
4
A
J
2 North
Smith

2
3 NT

2nd
4
7
5
6
7
8
6
K East
Lindqvist
1
Dbl
All Pass

3rd
Q
9
K
8
10
4
6
A South
Garner
1 NT
2

4th
5
A
3
5
9
9
3
3 West
Boyd

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
8
J
10
5
2
A
4 North
SchwartzRO

2
Rdbl
3

2nd
4
7
5
A
4
6
5
J East
Robinson
1
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
9
4
6
3
Q
7
9 South
FisherL
1 NT
Pass
2
4

4th
5
A
3
2
8
3
K
6
E deals
None vul J 10
10 9 7 2
A J 10 8 2
A 4
7 3 2
J 8 5 3
9 7 6 3
10 9 Table A 9 8 5
K 6
5
K Q 8 6 3 2
BAAB7 88AB7
22226 =
Par NS +460 K Q 6 4
A Q 4
K Q 4
J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 13
4-3 Major
4 South =
+420 +10 10

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 33 West
Marcinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
3
K North
Rodwell

3
3 NT

2nd
Q
5
3
10 East
L'Ecuyer
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
K
A
7 South
Meckstroth
2 NT
3

4th
6
A
9 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
K
3
2
4
9
J
K
6
J North
Maksymetz

2
4

2nd
Q
10
5
A
2
7
10
4
5
8 East
Levin
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
3
K
7
A
3
5
6
10
Q South
Rogoff
2
3

4th
6
2
A
4
8
8
2
3
6
4
E deals
None vul Q 8 3 2
Q
A Q 9 5 3
6 5 4
A 10 7 4
7 3
J 8 6 2
10 8 7 Table 9 5
A K 8 5 4 2
K 10 7
3 2
9A78A 9968A
43652 =
Par NS +420 K J 6
J 10 9 6
4
A K Q J 9

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +11 27
4-3 Major
4 South -2
-100 11

7. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 29 West
Sakul

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
A
K
4
J
5
10
5 North
Ware

1
3

2nd
A
6
2
J
K
K
3
10 East
Karwur
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
3
7
9
A
2
6
7 South
Tislevoll
Pass
1
3 NT

4th
4
8
Q
5
5
6
2
2 West
Bach

1
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
A
K
8
J
J
9
10 North
Tobing

Dbl
Dbl
3
4

2nd
A
2
3
Q
K
4
8
6 East
Cornell
Pass
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
4
6
10
3
7
4
2 South
Asbi
Pass
Pass
2
3 NT

4th
7
5
7
4
5
9
J
10
E deals
Both vul A K 8
A J 10 7 5
A K 10 5 4
—
7 5
6 4 2
Q 8
A 8 5 4 3 2 Table Q 9 3 2
K Q 3
J 6 2
J 10 9
99AB7 899B7
43326 =
Par NS +620 J 10 6 4
9 8
9 7 3
K Q 7 6

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 39
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-100 14

8. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 11 West
Fantoni

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
Q
A
J
8
6
4 North
Eber

2
3 NT

2nd
4
5
5
9
3
3
6
5 East
Nunes
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
A
4
3
5
7
6
A South
Bosenberg
1 NT
2

4th
Q
2
K
K
2
7
2
K West
Gower

1
Pass

Lead
5
9
3
J
4
Q North
Multon

Dbl
4

2nd
Q
Q
2
5
8
5 East
Apteker
Pass
3
All Pass

3rd
A
6
Q
7
A
2 South
Zimmermann
1
Dbl

4th
4
2
9
6
10
K
E deals
None vul A K 7 3
9 4
Q 10 9 6
Q 5 3
9 8 5
A J 8 6 2
K 7
J 9 4 Table 10 6 2
10 7 5 3
8 5
A 10 8 6
79696 =
43737 =
Par NS +140 Q J 4
K Q
A J 4 3 2
K 7 2

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 39
4-3 Major
4 North =
+420 +11 25

11. 2013 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46 West
Lindqvist

3
Pass

Lead
Q North
Balicki
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
2 East
Brogeland
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7 South
Zmudzinski
1
3 NT

4th West
Bramley

3
Pass

Lead
4
5
A
K
10
7
10
9
8
Q North
Graves
Pass
Pass
4

2nd
2
10
3
5
8
J
J
A
J
Q East
Stansby
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
6
2
7
2
8
5
7
Q
9 South
Schwartz
1
3

4th
K
3
4
6
2
6
3
J
9
7
N deals
None vul A K 3
10 9 8 6 3 2
5 2
7 2
6 5
4
A Q J 9 8 6
9 8 5 3 Table 9 8 7 2
A Q J 7 5
7 3
6 4
49759 89759
44573 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 4
K
K 10 4
A K Q J 10

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +11 51
4-3 Major
4 South -3
-150 26

12. 2013 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Mazurkiewicz

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
A
K
J
2
4 North
AukenS

3 NT

2nd
Q
6
4
9
10
9 East
Jassem

Pass

3rd
K
3
5
7
7
6 South
Welland
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
2
Q
9
5
3 West
Milner

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
A
3
J
5
2
2
J North
Tuszynski

2
3
3

2nd
3
4
10
9
8
J
Q
2 East
LallH

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
7
Q
K
10
9
4
5 South
Gawrys
2
2 NT
3
4

4th
A
5
K
3
A
6
7
K
S deals
Both vul Q 8 3
Q 9 7
10 8 7 5 3
J 10
K 5 2
J 10 4
9 6 4
K 8 6 4 Table J 10 6 4
K 6 5
Q 2
9 7 3 2
A89A8 A8AA8
35335 =
Par NS +630 A 9 7
A 8 3 2
A K J
A Q 5

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+660 +13 64
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-100 26

13. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119 West
Wold

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
K
5
9
Q
K
5 North
Rosenberg

1
3 NT

2nd
K
2
6
10
5
4
7
8 East
Compton

Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
J
7
A
Q
3
8 South
Willenken
1
1 NT

4th
6
3
8
4
6
2
9 West
Zia

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
A
5
4
3
Q
5 North
Schermer

1
2
3
4

2nd
3
9
K
6
2
7
6 East
Martel

Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
8
A
2
K
8
10 South
Chambers
1
1
2
3

4th
2
J
3
9
4
9
J
S deals
Both vul K Q 9
A 10 8 3
9 2
A 9 7 4
10 8 5 2
7 6 4
A Q 7
10 6 3 Table A 4
J 9 2
K 10 8 6 5 4
8 2
69A6A =
53372 =
Par NS +620 J 7 6 3
K Q 5
J 3
K Q J 5

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 76
4-3 Major
4 North -1
-100 26

14. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Kranyak

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
6
Q
3
K
8
5
4
3
9 North
Greco
Pass
3
3 NT

2nd
9
10
A
2
3
6
7
J
Q
4 East
WolpertG
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
7
2
A
5
8
8
5
8
10 South
Hampson
2 NT
3

4th
J
A
6
5
4
7
J
3
6
K West
Diamond

3
Pass

Lead
4
3
4
4
2
5
A
K
Q North
Dwyer
Pass
Pass
4

2nd
J
5
J
8
A
A
5
8
9 East
Platnick
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
K
Q
J
5
6
6
7
9 South
Bathurst
Dbl
3 NT

4th
3
6
3
9
8
10
2
2
N deals
Both vul 10 9
K J 7 2
K 9 4 2
7 6 3
Q 6
A 10 8 5
10 8 3
10 9 8 5 Table K 8 7 5 4 3 2
9 6
A J
4 2
55999 =
38323 48333
Par NS +140 A J
Q 4 3
Q 7 6 5
A K Q J

Notrump
3 NT South -4
-400 76
4-3 Major
4 North =
+620 +14 40

16. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Pratap

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
4
2
10
Q
7
9
8 North
Nickell
1
2
2
3

2nd
2
7
5
A
3
8
Q
4 East
GordonM
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
J
K
2
4
10
K
2 South
Katz
1
2
2
3 NT

4th
A
6
9
10
6
K
3
J West
Levin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
7
K
10
J
2
9 North
Seamon
1
2
3

2nd
2
8
9
A
A
4 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
5
J
2
4
A South
Pszczola
1
2
4

4th
4
Q
6
3
2
5
N deals
Both vul 2
J 8 2
A K Q
K 8 7 6 3 2
Q 7 5 3
A 9 7
J
A Q J 5 4 Table J 10 9 4
6 5 3
10 9 8 5 4 3
—
97869 =
46463 =
Par NS +600 A K 8 6
K Q 10 4
7 6 2
10 9

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 76
4-3 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 53

19. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Rogoff

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
10
10
5
8
A
K
5
Q North
Seamon

1
3 NT

2nd
7
2
J
9
Q
4
9
J
6 East
Parker

Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
6
K
6
K
7
8
2
5 South
Cayne
1
2 NT

4th
2
3
A
4
A
4
2
3
3 West
Sementa

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
5
J
2
7
4
9
2 North
Milgrim

1
2
4

2nd
7
8
8
6
3
3
5
2
9 East
Duboin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
Q
K
6
A
10
Q
5
J South
Rigal
1
1 NT
2

4th
A
4
A
3
9
J
6
A
K
S deals
Both vul Q J 6 2
Q 10 5
J 8 7 6 2
7
9 8
A 9 3
Q 10 9
Q J 10 9 4 Table K 10 5 4
J 8 6 4 2
K 4 3
6
68687 78688
65745 65746
Par NS +110 A 7 3
K 7
A 5
A K 8 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 +5 83
4-3 Major
4 South -4
-400 55

21. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 78 West
Nystrom

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
2
8 North
Balicki
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
4
6 East
Upmark
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
J South
Zmudzinski
1 NT
2

4th
5
7 West
Narkiewicz

Pass
3
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
K
10
4
2
7 North
Cullin
Pass
2
Dbl
4
All Pass

2nd
4
6
4
3
3
9 East
Buras
Pass
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
8
3
A
Q
5 South
Bertheau
1 NT
Pass
3
Pass

4th
5
7
6
2
8
J
N deals
None vul Q 7 4
K J 5 4
K J 9 4
6 4
A J 10 3
9 2
10 5 3
A K 10 2 Table 9 8
10 7 6 3
7 2
Q J 9 8 3
78995 =
55438 =
Par NS +140 K 6 5 2
A Q 8
A Q 8 6
7 5

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 +5 88
4-3 Major
4 × South -2
-300 58

22. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
Zak

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
A
9 North
Hanlon

1
3 NT

2nd
4
7
10
7 East
Zaremba

Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
2
K South
McGann
1
1 NT

4th
6
8
2 West
Carroll

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
Q
8 North
Narkiewicz

2
2
3

2nd
6
7
A East
Garvey

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
5 South
Buras
1
2
3
4

4th
4
8
2
S deals
N-S vul A J 8 3
A
K Q 10 9 7
10 7 4
5 4
J 8 3
8 4 3
A Q J 9 5 Table 10 9 7 2
Q 9 7 5
J 5
K 3 2
8B9B7 =
22416 =
Par NS +650 K Q 6
K 10 6 4 2
A 6 2
8 6

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 88
4-3 Major
4 North +1
+650 +13 71

23. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 8, Bd 24 West
Hanlon

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
Q
10
Q
9
10
7
3 North
Luks

1
2
3

2nd
2
K
J
3
5
5
5
J East
McGann

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
3
7
8
Q
J
A South
Naber
1
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
A
2
3
K
2
9
K
4 West
Levenko

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
A
7
J
A
Q
K North
Garvey

2
2
4

2nd
8
K
2
5
2
7
7
9 East
Sester

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
6
Q
3
2
4
4
6 South
Carroll
1
2
3

4th
10
3
3
K
3
Q
5
6
S deals
None vul A J 2
K 4 2
10
A 10 9 7 6 4
9 5 4
J 10 8 7
A 9 7 2
K 3 Table K 10 6
Q 6
6 5 4 3
J 8 5 2
9A98A 9A989
33443 =
Par NS +420 Q 8 7 3
A 9 5 3
K Q J 8
Q

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 88
4-3 Major
4 North =
+420 +10 81

28. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 13, Bd 13 West
HerbstI

3
Pass

Lead
K
Q
Q
10
J North
Fredin

3 NT

2nd
7
8
K
5
9 East
HerbstO
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
A
6 South
Fallenius
1 NT
Pass

4th
6
A
4
J West
Bertheau

1
Pass

Lead
K
2
10
A
3
J
K
6
10 North
Barel

Dbl
Pass

2nd
7
5
5
3
6
Q
3
10
4 East
Nystrom
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
9
4
6
A
8
9
4
Q South
Zack
1
4

4th
A
10
Q
7
7
8
9
3
K
E deals
Both vul A 9 4
9 8 7
A 10 9 8 2
Q 3
7 5
K Q J 10 5 4 3
K J
7 4 Table K Q 10 3
2
7 5 4 3
10 9 8 6
995BB 995AA
23722 =
Par NS +600 J 8 6 2
A 6
Q 6
A K J 5 2

Notrump
3 NT South -3
-300 89
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-100 +5 89

32. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
Multon

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
5
4
2
K
9
K
A North
Bjarnarson

1
2
3

2nd
J
7
5
8
A
10
2
10 East
Zimmermann

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
Q
8
3
2
A
4
6 South
Askgaard
1
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
3
K
Q
3
6
2
4
4 West
Schaltz

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
5
2
2
5
J
K
9 North
Helgemo

3
4

2nd
J
4
5
8
3
3
7
10 East
MadsenM

Pass
Pass

3rd
6
Q
8
9
J
7
4
6 South
Helness
2
3
4

4th
3
K
A
3
Q
A
10
4
S deals
N-S vul 5
J 9 5
7 5
A 9 8 7 6 4 3
K J 10 8
7 4 2
Q 9 2
K J 10 Table 7 4 3
10 8 6
K 8 4 3
Q 5 2
89A9A =
53233 54233
Par NS +620 A Q 9 6 2
A K Q 3
A J 10 6
—

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 95
4-3 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 102

33. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Zimmermann
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
7
A
2
10
J
5 North
Askgaard
1
2
3
3 NT

2nd
J
Q
6
8
4
K
A East
Multon
Pass
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

3rd
K
7
3
4
2
6
3 South
Bjarnarson
1
2 NT
3

4th
3
4
9
Q
K
7
5 West
MadsenM
3
Pass

Lead
9
8
6
3
5
7 North
Helness
Dbl
Pass

2nd
4
3
3
10
6
4 East
Schaltz
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
7
9
A
9
Q South
Helgemo
4

4th
6
10
A
2
K
2
W deals
N-S vul A 8 5
J 10 5 4 3
A J 10 4
K
K 10 7
8 7 6
9
Q J 9 7 3 2 Table J 6 2
K Q 9
K 8 7 5 2
10 5
89997 89886
44446 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 4 3
A 2
Q 6 3
A 8 6 4

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 107
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-100 102

37. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Campos

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
K
Q
3
3
K
A
A
4 North
Sementa

Dbl
3

2nd
2
3
6
A
J
5
2
2
7 East
Villas-Boas
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
4
3
9
K
2
4
5
J South
Duboin
Pass
2
3 NT

4th
6
A
K
4
6
J
7
10 West
Versace

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
Q
J
5
4
5
Q
6
A North
Pacareu

Dbl
3
4

2nd
2
3
6
10
K
A
7
J
2 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
5
3
A
9
9
7
K
3 South
RoblesB
Pass
2
3

4th
6
A
2
7
8
4
8
3
10
E deals
N-S vul A 4 3
7 3 2
K Q 8 4
A K 9
10 6
K Q J 9 8
J 9
Q J 10 7 Table K 8 7 2
5 4
10 7 5 3
6 5 2
99798 =
44635 =
Par NS +600 Q J 9 5
A 10 6
A 6 2
8 4 3

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 123
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-100 102

38. 2011 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Sementa

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
10
6
5
2
7
4
9 North
Cheek
Pass
2
3

2nd
5
J
9
A
8
A
K
A East
Duboin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K
3
8
10
4
J
3 South
Grue
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
A
2
4
2
7
2
3
6 West
Delmonte

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
K
3
3
6
7
4 North
Cayne
Pass
1
3
3
4

2nd
3
8
2
9
4
Q
9
J East
Bakhshi
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
5
2
10
A
Q
K
6 South
Seamon
1
2
3
4

4th
9
5
7
5
6
2
8
3
N deals
Both vul Q 10 3
10 7 3 2
—
K Q 8 7 6 5
A 8 4
J 8 6
Q J 9 8 2
J 4 Table 7 6 5
Q 9 5 4
7 5
A 9 3 2
8988A 8989A
53543 =
Par NS +140 K J 9 2
A K
A K 10 6 4 3
10

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 123
4-3 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 114

42. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 27 West
Hampson

1
Pass

Lead
2
4
10
9
A
2
9 North
Meckstroth

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
10
8
3
6
3
J
9 East
Greco
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
Q
4
7
5
K South
Rodwell
1
2 NT

4th
3
K
2
A
7
8 West
Katz

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
A
2
J
3
J
Q
10
Q
J North
Platnick

2
Pass

2nd
A
3
4
Q
K
9
3
5
2
9 East
Nickell
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
5
K
A
6
4
7
9
10 South
Diamond
Dbl
4

4th
4
7
8
2
7
6
10
A
3
E deals
None vul 10 6 4
K 9 5
J 6 5 3
J 10 9
K 9 5 2
Q J 8 4 3
10
8 5 2 Table 8 7
7
K Q 9 8 7 4
Q 7 6 3
AAA79 =
33364 =
Par NS +430 A Q J 3
A 10 6 2
A 2
A K 4

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 135
4-3 Major
4 North -1
-50 117

44. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
10
J
6
8
K
7 North
Meckstroth

3
3 NT

2nd
7
2
2
Q
3
J
3
5 East
Levin
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
Q
4
A
9
4
6
10 South
Rodwell
2 NT
3

4th
2
A
3
5
Q
2
6 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
J
10
2
5
7
6
6
8 North
Kamil

3
3 NT

2nd
7
2
Q
3
5
4
8
5
J East
Zia
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
4
A
Q
3
A
J
10
K South
Fleisher
2 NT
3
4

4th
A
3
5
K
2
4
3
Q
A
E deals
Both vul J 7 5 2
7
A K 8 7 4
J 7 6
K 10 9 8 4
J 5
Q 9 6 2
Q 8 Table 3
K Q 8 6 4 3
5 3
K 5 4 3
996A9 9A7A9
33634 =
Par NS +620 A Q 6
A 10 9 2
J 10
A 10 9 2

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 149
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-100 117

47. 2010 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Bathurst
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
6
2
5
3
5 North
Bramley
1
Pass
3

2nd
7
2
3
10
4 East
LallJ
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
J
J
3
J South
Compton
Dbl
Dbl
3 NT

4th
A
8
Q
Q
A West
Jacobus
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
4
6
2
5
A
6 North
Deutsch
1
2
Pass

2nd
7
5
3
10
10 East
Wold
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
J
J
2
4 South
Kranyak
1
4

4th
A
8
Q
Q
8
W deals
N-S vul 5 4 2
K 10 7
A J 10 9 7
K J
Q 10
8 5 4
5 3 2
Q 9 8 6 4 Table K 9 8 3
J 9 6 3 2
8
A 5 2
A96A8 A96B8
34625 =
Par NS +630 A J 7 6
A Q
K Q 6 4
10 7 3

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +12 161
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-100 117

50. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 4, Bd 30 West
Bell

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
2
5
Q
3
A
2
J North
Kopecky

1
2
3

2nd
J
9
4
8
6
10
5
K East
Byrne
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
10
6
2
J
4
K
A South
Kurka
Pass
1
3
3 NT

4th
3
2
A
5
5
8
Q
4 West
Jassem

1
Pass

Lead
7
7
10
Q
2
9
3
A North
Jones

Dbl
4

2nd
J
9
K
K
5
6
5 East
Martens
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
Q
Q
8
A
9
7
3 South
Rosen
Pass
2

4th
A
K
2
4
8
5
2
E deals
None vul A 3 2
J
A Q 8 4 2
A J 7 2
K 8
K 10 8 7 5
10 9 3
Q 8 6 Table 10 7 5 4
Q 6 4 2
K J 5
10 5
AA6BC =
32621 =
Par NS +920 Q J 9 6
A 9 3
7 6
K 9 4 3

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 161
4-3 Major
4 South =
+420 +11 131

52. 2009 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 112 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
4
3
4
K
3
J
7
2 North
Zia
1
2
3 NT

2nd
A
6
4
2
2
5
8
J
A East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
Q
Q
3
10
Q
5
2
7 South
Hamman
1
2 NT

4th
9
3
K
A
5
7
8
6
6 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
A
3
6
A
5
7
10
10 North
Versace
1
1
2
4

2nd
9
5
2
J
6
7
Q
K East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
2
10
2
Q
3
5
7 South
Lauria
1
1 NT
2

4th
A
3
4
4
2
3
8
8
N deals
N-S vul A Q 5 2
A
A 10 9 5 4
A K 3
J 4
Q J 3
J 8 3 2
8 7 5 4 Table K 10 9 6
K 8 5 4
K 7 6
6 2
8A899 7A889
43543 =
Par NS +620 8 7 3
10 9 7 6 2
Q
Q J 10 9

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 161
4-3 Major
4 North =
+620 +12 146

53. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 7 West
Caracci

Lead North
Versace

2nd East
RoblesJ

3rd South
Lauria

4th West
Nunes
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
7
9
2
2
6
A
5
9 North
RoblesB
1
4

2nd
4
4
3
6
A
Q
J
5
9 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
10
3
3
4
Q
7
3 South
Pacareu
2
Pass

4th
Q
8
K
10
7
8
10
6
8
W deals
Both vul K Q 9 6 3
A 9 3
Q 7
7 6 4
A 10 4
K 8 5 2
K 9 5 2
J 9 Table J 8 7
6 4
J 6 4 3
K 8 3 2
BBA8A BBB8B
22352 22252
Par NS +660 5 2
Q J 10 7
A 10 8
A Q 10 5

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 161
4-3 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 158

61. 2009 USBC Rd of 16B, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
10
Q
J
K
2 North
Cheek

1
2
3 NT

2nd
5
4
7
2
9
4 East
Cohler

Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
A
6
8
9
2
K South
Grue
1
1 NT
2 NT
All Pass

4th
2
3
5
5
7
9 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
J
5
9
6
J
4 North
Pszczola

1
2
2
4

2nd
2
4
2
7
A
2
7 East
Levin

Pass
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
8
Q
10
8
5
Q South
Lev
1
1 NT
2
3
4

4th
5
3
K
7
9
6
9
S deals
E-W vul J 9 7 5
A Q 5 3
5
A J 10 6
K 10 8
K 8 7 2
9 8 6 3
8 4 Table 6 3 2
9 6
A K Q J 10
7 5 3
8A96B =
53472 =
Par NS +420 A Q 4
J 10 4
7 4 2
K Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT× South -2
-300 165
4-3 Major
4 North -1
-50 +6 170

62. 2009 USBC Rd of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Johnson

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
K
8
7
6
Q
K
6 North
Grue
1
2
3 NT

2nd
3
7
A
K
5
7
2
A
Q East
Simson
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
10
4
A
2
K
4
7
J South
Cheek
2
2 NT

4th
Q
5
8
3
J
3
4
9
3 West
Levin

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
2
8
9
A
2
10
Q
2 North
Parker
1
2
3
4

2nd
3
4
K
5
7
8
K
5
8 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
K
A
10
5
7
3
9
A South
Rogoff
2
2
3 NT

4th
Q
A
3
4
K
3
6
6
N deals
E-W vul K Q 4 2
K Q 10 9 3
3
K 5 3
10 7
J 8 7 6 4
A 7 6 5
J 9 Table J 8 5 3
A 5
10 8 2
A 10 6 2
A9899 98889
34434 =
Par NS +430 A 9 6
2
K Q J 9 4
Q 8 7 4

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +11 176
4-3 Major
4 South -3
-150 170

63. 2009 USBC Rd of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Lair

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
J
K
2
A
10
6
9 North
Greco
1
2
Pass

2nd
J
3
8
2
5
7
9
8
5 East
Ozdil
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
2
6
8
A
3
5
K
K South
Hampson
1
3 NT

4th
6
5
7
3
7
4
Q
A
10 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
2
J
8
A
10
J
6 North
YangD
1
2
3
4

2nd
A
6
5
3
A
9
5
Q
10 East
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
8
K
3
7
J
J
6
A South
ShiX
1
2
4

4th
8
7
4
Q
9
2
4
K
10
N deals
None vul K
A J 4
A J 9 7 5 3
J 9 2
9 7 3
K 7 5
K 4 2
Q 10 7 4 Table Q 6 5 4 2
10 8 3
Q 10 6
8 5
A9BAB B9BBB
23122 =
Par NS +460 A J 10 8
Q 9 6 2
8
A K 6 3

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 186
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-50 170

68. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
K
2
10
J
9
5
5
6
10 North
Martel
1
2
3 NT

2nd
K
3
6
Q
6
5
4
4
8
9 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
4
A
2
8
3
3
A
J
9 South
Stansby
1 NT
2 NT

4th
2
7
8
J
A
7
2
Q
K
8 West
Becker

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
6
4
A
2
4
3
A
9
6 North
Freeman
1
2
4

2nd
2
3
J
7
8
7
Q
8
Q
K East
Strul
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
A
3
10
5
K
8
2
6
J South
Nickell
1 NT
3

4th
K
7
9
4
5
3
9
6
J
K
N deals
Both vul A J 6 3 2
A 9 6 3
K 2
K 6
9 5 4
K 10 7 4
Q 8 7
J 7 5 Table K Q 8 7
Q 2
J 6 3
Q 9 8 3
88A99 =
54334 =
Par NS +620 10
J 8 5
A 10 9 5 4
A 10 4 2

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 186
4-3 Major
4 North =
+620 +12 186

70. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82 West
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
3
9
2
8
7
2
K
J North
Willenken
1
3
Pass

2nd
2
4
5
Q
K
5
10
9
3 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
Q
K
10
8
9
3
9 South
Welland
1
3 NT

4th
8
6
A
7
3
4
6
J
K West
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
A
Q
9
A
K
3
8
8 North
Nickell
Pass
1
3 NT

2nd
2
4
6
2
3
A
7
6
K East
Garner
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
7
3
Q
9
2
5
3
K South
Freeman
1
3
4

4th
J
2
5
5
4
5
10
K
4
W deals
N-S vul Q 10 3 2
9
J 9
A Q J 9 8 3
9 7 4
10 6 5 3
A 10 4
10 5 2 Table A J 6
K 4 2
8 6 5
K 7 6 4
9AAAA =
33323 43333
Par NS +620 K 8 5
A Q J 8 7
K Q 7 3 2
—

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 186
4-3 Major
4 North =
+620 +12 198

73. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 106 West
Krekorian

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
5
K North
Moss

3 NT

2nd
J
3
5 East
Casen
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
10
4 South
Gitelman
1 NT
Pass

4th
6
9 West
Stansby

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
5
A North
Cohen

2
3

2nd
A
4
10 East
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
K
8 South
Berkowitz
1
3
4

4th
5
2
E deals
Both vul J 9
A K 3
Q 9 8 6 2
9 7 5
K 10 8 2
9 7 6 4
3
8 6 3 2 Table A Q 7 5 4
10 2
J 4
Q J 10 4
85BB6 =
27217 =
Par NS +650 6 3
Q J 8 5
A K 10 7 5
A K

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 186
4-3 Major
4 North +1
+650 +13 213

75. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 100 West
Cohen

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
7
4
5
7
4
K
J
Q
2 North
Cheek

2
3 NT

2nd
2
9
3
7
9
10
2
3
A
5 East
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
J
Q
K
Q
Q
4
6
4
7 South
Grue
1 NT
2

4th
8
9
K
8
A
3
6
8
2 West
Greco

3
Dbl

Lead
3
6
9
5
7
A
6
4
J
A North
Krekorian

4
All Pass

2nd
7
K
Q
2
10
2
J
7
Q
3 East
Hampson
2
Pass

3rd
9
8
5
A
8
2
J
K
4
9 South
Casen
2
Pass

4th
K
3
4
6
10
Q
6
3
8
2
E deals
Both vul K J 4 2
A 7 6 4
A 4
10 5 4
A 10 9 6 5
5 3
Q 3 2
K 9 2 Table 3
K J 10 9 2
10 8 7 6
J 7 3
99888 =
44554 44544
Par NS +600 Q 8 7
Q 8
K J 9 5
A Q 8 6

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +15 201
4-3 Major
4 × North -2
-500 213

79. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Jacobs
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
2
10
3
Q
A
J
4
A
J
7 North
Hampson
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
6
Q
5
2
6
7
7
10
Q
J East
Katz
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
K
2
3
8
6
9
3
5
K South
Greco
Dbl
2 NT

4th
9
4
A
5
4
4
10
8
8
9 West
Moss
Pass
3
Pass

Lead
K
9
4
A
J
9
3 North
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass
4

2nd
9
7
10
7
K
8
8 East
Gitelman
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
J
Q
5
6
4 South
Garner
Dbl
Dbl

4th
6
K
3
2
5
4
W deals
N-S vul 8 6 5 4
8 6
K 9 5
K 10 8 3
K 9 7 3
7 5 3 2
7 2
J 6 2 Table 10 2
A K J 4
Q J 10 3
9 5 4
98789 88789
44654 =
Par NS +600 A Q J
Q 10 9
A 8 6 4
A Q 7

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 214
4-3 Major
4 North -1
-100 216

83. 2006 WC Qual, Rd 10, Bd 27 West
Rosenberg

Pass

Lead
3
10
A
K North
van Cleeff
1
Pass

2nd
4
K
6
5 East
Zia
1
Pass

3rd
K
3
2
4 South
Kroes
3 NT

4th
2
2
3
10 West
v.Prooijen

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
K
7
3
6
A
K
Q North
Jacobs
1
3
4

2nd
2
4
4
8
5
3
6
7 East
Eskes
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
4
K
9
9
2
7
Q South
Katz
1
3

4th
A
10
2
8
10
Q
3
5
N deals
None vul 4
A K 5
Q J 9 8 4 2
A 6 2
7 6 5 3
Q 9 4
6
J 8 7 5 3 Table A K J 9
J 6 3
10 7 5 3
10 9
B7AB8 =
25324 =
Par NS +460 Q 10 8 2
10 8 7 2
A K
K Q 4

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+460 +11 227
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-50 218

84. 2006 WC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51 West
YadlinD

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
8
K North
BildeM

2
Pass

2nd
10
5 East
YadlinI
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A South
Hansen
1 NT
3 NT

4th
3
J West
BlaksetL

Lead
A North
Ginossar

2nd East
BlaksetK

3rd South
Ozdil

4th
E deals
N-S vul J 10
K Q 8 7
A K 7 3
Q 10 4
A K 9 6 2
J 5 4
8 5 4
9 6 Table Q 8 7
10 9 3
J 9
8 7 5 3 2
87BB9 =
25224 =
Par NS +650 5 4 3
A 6 2
Q 10 6 2
A K J

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 227
4-3 Major
4 South =
+620 +12 230

90. 2005 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 94 West
Dagher

Lead
J North
Sylvan

2nd East
El Kourdy

3rd South
Sundelin

4th West
Nystrom

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4 North
Hishmat

1
4

2nd
A
2 East
Bertheau
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
A South
Nadim
1
4

4th
6
6
E deals
None vul 5 3 2
A 3
10 6
A K Q 6 4 2
9 7
Q J 8 2
4 3
J 10 9 7 5 Table K J 8 6
9 6
K 9 7 5 2
8 3
ABBBB =
22222 32222
Par NS +450 A Q 10 4
K 10 7 5 4
A Q J 8
—

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +10 240
4-3 Major
4 North -1
-50 233

92. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 9 West
Verhees

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
J
3
K North
Sadek

2
2
3 NT

2nd
9
6
5 East
Jansma

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
A
10 South
El Ahmady
1
2
2 NT

4th
A
4
6 West
El Kourdy

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
6
4
4
Q
6
8 North
Bakkeren

Dbl
3

2nd
9
3
3
9
J
3
2 East
Dagher

2
Pass

3rd
4
Q
Q
7
2
6
10 South
Bertens
Pass
Dbl
4

4th
5
K
K
A
A
8
A
S deals
E-W vul Q 8 6
J 9
A 8 3
A Q 10 8 4
A 9 7 3
K Q 10 7 3
6
K 6 2 Table K 2
8 4 2
Q 7 5 4
9 7 5 3
986A8 =
34734 =
Par NS +400 J 10 5 4
A 6 5
K J 10 9 2
J

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 250
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-50 233

93. 2005 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 31 West
Zia

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
K
A
9 North
Cohler

1
3 NT

2nd
8
J
2 East
Rosenberg

Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
3 South
Willenken
1
2 NT

4th
10
5
3 West
Shenkin

Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
Q
A
3
2
9 North
Welland

1
Pass
3

2nd
10
J
4
K
3 East
Mahaffey

1
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
7
6
7
Q South
Fallenius
1
Dbl
Dbl
4

4th
5
8
2
5
5
S deals
N-S vul A Q J 9
9 5 2
8 5
J 10 6 3
8 7 6 3
J 7 6
7 6 4 3 2
5 Table 10 5
A 10 3
A K Q 9
9 8 4 2
8885A =
53383 =
Par NS +130 K 4 2
K Q 8 4
J 10
A K Q 7

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 250
4-3 Major
4 North =
+620 +12 245

95. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Lindkvist

Pass

Lead
4
Q
2
A
K
10
4
8
A
4 North
Mesbur

Pass

2nd
A
2
7
5
J
3
5
6
3
5 East
Fredin
2
Pass

3rd
K
2
Q
6
4
7
8
10
J
8 South
Fitzgibbon
3 NT

4th
8
2
3
9
3
5
6
10
9
Q West
Garvey

1 NT
Pass

Lead
Q
9
K
2
3
A
2
3
7
A North
Bertheau

2
Pass

2nd
A
Q
4
7
2
J
6
4
10
4 East
Carroll
1
3
Dbl

3rd
5
K
5
3
9
6
9
2
Q
8 South
Nystrom
Dbl
4
All Pass

4th
8
8
10
J
10
7
J
4
3
K
E deals
Both vul J 10 8
9 8 7 4
6 2
A Q 10 7
—
6 5 3
J 5 3
J 9 6 5 4 3 2 Table K Q 9 6 5 3 2
K J 10
9 7
K
C8AA9 C8CB9
15114 =
Par NS +1440 A 7 4
A Q 2
A K Q 10 8 4
8

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+660 +15 265
4-3 Major
4 × North -2
-500 248

97. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
CohenB

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
Q North
Soloway

1
Pass

2nd
2 East
Smith

3
Pass

3rd
3 South
Hamman
1
3 NT

4th
A West
Meckstroth

2
Pass
Dbl

Lead
J
Q
5
9
9
K
2 North
WolpertG

Pass
Pass
All Pass

2nd
2
A
3
A
6
9
3 East
Rodwell

3
4

3rd
7
3
K
5
A
4
J South
Demuy
1
3 NT
4

4th
Q
2
10
8
8
10
4
S deals
None vul K 8 2
7 6 4 3
J 6 5
7 6 3
J
A J 9 5
10 3
Q J 9 5 4 2 Table 10 9 7 6 5 4 3
10 2
4
A K 8
656B3 =
3862A =
Par NS +300 A Q
K Q 8
A K Q 9 8 7 2
10

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +12 278
4-3 Major
4 × South -2
-300 248

102. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 2, Bd 26 West
Duboin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
K
7
3
Q North
Krupowicz

1
3

2nd
4
4
8
10
3 East
Bocchi

Pass
Pass

3rd
9
5
J
2
2 South
Zawislak
1
2
3 NT

4th
Q
A
5
6
8 West
Jassem

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
8
4
3
A
6
J
5
2
Q North
Versace

1
3
4

2nd
A
7
5
2
J
K
A
10
3 East
Gawrys

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
Q
9
5
10
6
K
J
2 South
Lauria
1
2
3

4th
7
K
Q
9
2
3
8
A
4
S deals
Both vul Q J 9 6 5
10 5 4
A 7
A K 5
10 8 4
K J 3 2
K J 6
J 8 3 Table A 7 3
9 7
9 5 2
10 9 6 4 2
AA997 AA9A8
32435 =
Par NS +630 K 2
A Q 8 6
Q 10 8 4 3
Q 7

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+660 +13 292
4-3 Major
4 South -2
-200 253

103. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 16, Bd 15 West

Lead North

2nd East

3rd South

4th West
Fu

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
J
5
A
2
3
4
5 North
Helness

1
2 NT
4

2nd
2
K
3
9
J
4
2 East
Zhao
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
4
Q
4
6
A
A South
Helgemo
1
2
3

4th
3
8
6
7
8
2
3
E deals
E-W vul A K J 6
K 9 5 3
5 4
6 5 3
8 2
A Q J 7 6
J 9 6
K 10 2 Table 10 7 5 3
10 4
K 8 7 3
J 9 4
89789 89889
43543 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 4
8 2
A Q 10 2
A Q 8 7

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 292
4-3 Major
4 North =
+420 +11 264

104. 2003 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Aa

Lead North
Nanev

2nd East
Groetheim

3rd South
Mihov

4th West
Stamatov

3
Pass

Lead
K
6
2
Q
7
8
A
3 North
Helness

4
Pass

2nd
A
9
K
6
7
2
J East
Gunev
1
Dbl

3rd
3
K
6
4
5
Q
9 South
Helgemo
Dbl
Pass

4th
9
7
5
2
2
3
4
E deals
None vul Q 8 4 2
9 2
K Q 5
A 5 4 2
9 5
10 5 4 3
10 9 4 3 2
J 10 Table A K 10 3
K Q J 8 7
7
9 6 3
9858A =
44852 =
Par NS +300 J 7 6
A 6
A J 8 6
K Q 8 7

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +11 303
4-3 Major
4 × North -1
-100 264

105. 2002 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
3
3
3
6
6
4
7
2
4 North
Nystrom
2
2
3 NT
All Pass

2nd
9
2
2
A
10
K
J
7
6 East
Cohen
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
A
5
7
4
5
Q
7
8 South
Stromberg
2
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
4
8
5
K
8
A
J
8 West
Fredin
1
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
2
J
A
K
A
5
4
3 North
Zia
Dbl
4
All Pass

2nd
3
9
Q
7
4
5
7
6
6 East
Lindkvist
2
Pass

3rd
J
K
3
5
8
2
8
8
9 South
Rosenberg
3
Pass

4th
4
A
7
2
4
6
10
6
10
W deals
Both vul 9
A K 3
9 7 6 3
A K J 8 7
Q 6 5 3 2
J 9 6 4 2
A K 8
— Table K 8 7
7
J 10 2
Q 10 9 6 5 4
85787 =
57556 =
Par NS +120 A J 10 4
Q 10 8 5
Q 5 4
3 2

Notrump
3 NT× South =
+750 +15 318
4-3 Major
4 × South -2
-500 264

106. 2002 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Baze

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
3
K North
Mohan

1
3 NT

2nd
6
6
A East
Hayden

Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
Q
6 South
Lev
1
1 NT

4th
10
A
2 West
Pszczola

Pass
2

Lead
K
9
2
J North
Aa

1
4

2nd
4
A
7
Q East
Gawrys

1
All Pass

3rd
6
7
J
2 South
Groetheim
1
Dbl

4th
3
2
5
5
S deals
None vul J 3 2
A K 7 4
Q 5 4
A J 6
8 7 6 5
J 6
J 6
K 8 7 4 3 Table K Q 10 9
10 9 8 3
A 9 2
9 5
B7AB8 97AB8
26324 =
Par NS +460 A 4
Q 5 2
K 10 8 7 3
Q 10 2

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+460 +11 329
4-3 Major
4 North -1
-50 264

108. 2001 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Gawrys

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
4
8
Q
10
4
5
J North
Sealy

2
2
3 NT

2nd
A
2
6
2
A
A
3
6 East
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
9
5
5
2
10
J
9 South
Munafo
1
2
2 NT

4th
6
3
K
K
7
9
4
J West
Hawkins

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
4
Q
5
5
2
6
K North
Mohan

1
1
3

2nd
A
A
6
7
3
A
3
6 East
Foster
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
9
4
8
8
6
J
5 South
Rosenkranz
Pass
1
2
4

4th
2
3
K
2
9
10
4
10
E deals
Both vul A K 8 3
K J 9
9
Q J 10 5 4
J 10 5 4
Q 10 3 2
J 10 7 6
3 Table Q 7
8 4
Q 8 5 4
A K 7 6 2
99979 =
24452 24352
Par NS +600 9 6 2
A 7 6 5
A K 3 2
9 8

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +13 342
4-3 Major
4 South -2
-200 264

111. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Liggins

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
K
3
2
8 North
Saelensminde
Pass
2
3
3 NT

2nd
4
A
2
Q
2 East
Fawcett
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
3
K
J
5 South
Brogeland
1 NT
2
3

4th
5
7
4
3
9 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
A
3
Q North
Hallberg
Pass
2
3
Pass

2nd
5
A
9
Q
8 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
9
2
8
4
3 South
SimpsonC
1 NT
2
4
All Pass

4th
4
7
2
4
J
N deals
E-W vul K J 7 4 2
10 8 6 3
J
A 8 4
8
J 9 5 4
Q 5
K Q 10 9 6 2 Table A 10 6 5 3
A 2
9 8 7 6 3
3
99885 =
44547 =
Par NS +400 Q 9
K Q 7
A K 10 4 2
J 7 5

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 +13 355
4-3 Major
4 × North -4
-800 267

112. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Carcassonne

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
Q
K
Q
3
A
J
9
2 North
Callaghan

2
3 NT

2nd
2
7
A
9
8
6
2
5
6
5 East
Labaere
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
2
K
6
10
Q
7
5
10
A South
Burn
1 NT
2

4th
5
A
10
4
3
6
7
4
9
3 West
Fawcett

4
Pass

Lead
2
K
3
J
K
Q
2
Q
9
A North
Jeunen

4

2nd
A
7
7
9
3
7
5
4
10
6 East
Liggins
2
Pass

3rd
4
2
K
5
2
6
A
3
8
8 South
Coenraets
Dbl
Pass

4th
10
A
7
5
4
6
3
8
4
9
E deals
None vul A 10 6 2
10
A 9 7
Q J 9 8 2
J 9 8 7 3
K J 9 4
J 6 5
7 Table 4
Q 8 6 5 3 2
Q 10 3
A 6 4
794AB =
24922 =
Par NS +300 K Q 5
A 7
K 8 4 2
K 10 5 3

Notrump
3 NT South +2
+460 +11 366
4-3 Major
4 North -1
-50 267

114. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 4, Bd 1 West
Kovachev

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
A
7
4
2
Q
7 North
Helgemo

1
2
2
3

2nd
4
J
Q
J
5
5
8 East
Isporski

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
3
6
K
A
9
A South
Austberg
1
1 NT
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
8
3
6
3
6
8
6 West
Saelensminde

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead North
Gunev

1
2
3

2nd East
Brogeland

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Popova
1
1 NT
2
4

4th
S deals
None vul A Q 7 6 3
K 9 2
A 4 3 2
4
K J 5
J 6
Q 8
10 9 6 5 3 2 Table 9 8 4
10 8 5 3
10 6 5
A K 7
ABBC7 =
32205 =
Par NS +920 10 2
A Q 7 4
K J 9 7
Q J 8

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 369
4-3 Major
4 North =
+420 +10 277

120. 1999 BB Final, Seg 9, Bd 137 West
Chagas
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
8
K
7
J
J
3
10 North
Rodwell
1
2
Pass

2nd
7
4
2
3
4
A
4
9
K East
Branco
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
9
5
2
8
7
6
Q
6 South
Meckstroth
Rdbl
3 NT

4th
3
8
K
7
4
2
A
9
6 West
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
K
10
7
A
A
2
6
4
Q North
Mello
1
2
Pass

2nd
K
3
Q
4
7
3
4
10
K
5 East
Freeman
Dbl
Pass
Dbl

3rd
8
2
2
8
3
9
K
9
5
J South
Janz
Rdbl
4
All Pass

4th
2
5
3
7
J
7
8
9
5
6
W deals
N-S vul A J 10 8 5 2
A 6 3 2
J
8 7
Q 9 6 4 3
8
6 5 3 2
K 9 5 Table —
J 10 9 7 5
A Q 8 4
A J 6 2
88745 =
44677 54687
Par NS +100 K 7
K Q 4
K 10 9 7
Q 10 4 3

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +16 388
4-3 Major
4 × North -3
-800 280

122. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Grabel

2
Pass

Lead
9
5
Q
K
8
10
10
9
K
A North
Nickell
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
J
2
4
2
2
5
J
6
8
10 East
Wittes
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
3
3
J
4
K
6
3
7 South
Freeman
1
3 NT

4th
5
A
K
6
A
Q
7
8
7
4 West
Rodwell

Lead North
Onstott

2nd East
Meckstroth

3rd South
Compton

4th
N deals
Both vul 10 6 5
J 7 3
Q J 7 3
A 6 4
A 7 4
Q 10 9 8 6 2
2
Q 10 8 Table J 8 2
—
A 10 9 6 4
J 9 7 3 2
96885 =
46555 =
Par NS +600 K Q 9 3
A K 5 4
K 8 5
K 5

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +14 402
4-3 Major
4 South -4
-400 280

126. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 3 West
Perron

Pass
Pass

Lead North
Mello

2
3 NT

2nd East
Chemla
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Fonseca
1 NT
2

4th West
Chagas

2
Pass

Lead
K
8
2
Q
A
K
5
6
5
9 North
Mari

2
4

2nd
4
J
6
A
8
J
9
10
4
J East
Branco
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
2
10
7
7
9
A
A
3
K South
Levy
1 NT
2

4th
6
7
K
Q
3
2
8
2
4
5
E deals
N-S vul A 4 3 2
A J 9 4
9 8 6
9 7
K 9
K Q 10 8 5
Q 5 4 2
J 8 Table J 8 7 6
3 2
J 10
Q 6 4 3 2
A99A8 A99A9
34434 =
Par NS +630 Q 10 5
7 6
A K 7 3
A K 10 5

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +12 414
4-3 Major
4 South -1
-100 282

127. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Lasut

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
3
Q
10
10 North
Levy

1
2
3

2nd
3
A
9
6
2 East
Manoppo

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
5
5
J
4 South
Mouiel
1
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
2
7
6
K
K West
Multon

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
10
4
Q
6
K
9
8 North
Karwur

1
2
4

2nd
A
9
A
4
3
5
10
10 East
Szwarc

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
2
6
5
9
8
7
A South
Sakul
1
1
3

4th
7
K
8
A
7
2
5
2
S deals
N-S vul J 8 7
A 9 7 5 3 2
A
Q 10 3
6 4 3 2
10 8 4
10 3 2
A K 6 Table 10 9
K Q J 6
Q J 6 5 4
9 4
8987A =
43562 44562
Par NS +140 A K Q 5
—
K 9 8 7
J 8 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +13 427
4-3 Major
4 South -2
-200 282

Data 9Z07 Main Top Notrump vs. 4-3 Major

1. 2014 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Smith 2 3 Pass Lead 8 5 K 5 9	North Ginossar Dbl Dbl Pass 2nd 10 2 4 9 J	East Garner 3 Pass Pass 3rd J A 9 A	South Demirev Pass 3 NT 4th Q 7 3 2	West Coren 3 Pass Pass Lead A J 5 Q 4 K 6 6 6 Q	North Boyd Dbl 4 2nd Q 2 3 J 2 4 9 9 9 7	East Jansma Pass Pass 3rd 5 7 Q 5 A 5 K A A 9	South Robinson 3 Pass 4th 2 3 2 3 7 3 K 8 4 10
W deals Both vul	A K 5 2 A K Q 8 6 Q 10 6 5
J J 10 3 2 A K J 10 9 4 8 2		8 7 6 4 3 7 7 5 K J 9 4 3
79B69 = 24264 = Par NS +650	Q 10 9 9 5 4 8 6 3 2 A Q 7
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +13 `13`	4-3 Major 4 South -2 -200 0

2. 2014 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62			`West` Brogeland Pass Pass Lead 10 6 2 Q 4 A J 2	`North` Smith 2 3 NT 2nd 4 7 5 6 7 8 6 K	`East` Lindqvist 1 Dbl All Pass 3rd Q 9 K 8 10 4 6 A	`South` Garner 1 NT 2 4th 5 A 3 5 9 9 3 3	`West` Boyd Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 8 J 10 5 2 A 4	`North` SchwartzRO 2 Rdbl 3 2nd 4 7 5 A 4 6 5 J	`East` Robinson 1 Dbl Pass Pass 3rd Q 9 4 6 3 Q 7 9	`South` FisherL 1 NT Pass 2 4 4th 5 A 3 2 8 3 K 6
E deals None vul	J 10 10 9 7 2 A J 10 8 2 A 4
7 3 2 J 8 5 3 9 7 6 3 10 9		A 9 8 5 K 6 5 K Q 8 6 3 2
BAAB7 88AB7 22226 = Par NS +460	K Q 6 4 A Q 4 K Q 4 J 7 5
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `13`	4-3 Major 4 South = +420 +10 10

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 33			`West` Marcinski Pass Pass Lead 7 2 3 K	`North` Rodwell 3 3 NT 2nd Q 5 3 10	`East` L'Ecuyer 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K A 7	`South` Meckstroth 2 NT 3 4th 6 A 9	`West` Weinstein Pass Pass Lead 7 K 3 2 4 9 J K 6 J	`North` Maksymetz 2 4 2nd Q 10 5 A 2 7 10 4 5 8	`East` Levin 1 Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 K 7 A 3 5 6 10 Q	`South` Rogoff 2 3 4th 6 2 A 4 8 8 2 3 6 4
E deals None vul	Q 8 3 2 Q A Q 9 5 3 6 5 4
A 10 7 4 7 3 J 8 6 2 10 8 7		9 5 A K 8 5 4 2 K 10 7 3 2
9A78A 9968A 43652 = Par NS +420	K J 6 J 10 9 6 4 A K Q J 9
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +11 `27`	4-3 Major 4 South -2 -100 11

7. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 29			West Sakul Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 A K 4 J 5 10 5	North Ware 1 3 2nd A 6 2 J K K 3 10	East Karwur Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 3 7 9 A 2 6 7	South Tislevoll Pass 1 3 NT 4th 4 8 Q 5 5 6 2 2	West Bach 1 2 Pass Pass Lead Q A K 8 J J 9 10	North Tobing Dbl Dbl 3 4 2nd A 2 3 Q K 4 8 6	East Cornell Pass 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 6 10 3 7 4 2	South Asbi Pass Pass 2 3 NT 4th 7 5 7 4 5 9 J 10
E deals Both vul	A K 8 A J 10 7 5 A K 10 5 4 —
7 5 6 4 2 Q 8 A 8 5 4 3 2		Q 9 3 2 K Q 3 J 6 2 J 10 9
99AB7 899B7 43326 = Par NS +620	J 10 6 4 9 8 9 7 3 K Q 7 6
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 `39`	4-3 Major 4 South -1 -100 14

8. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 1, Bd 11			`West` Fantoni Pass Pass Lead 2 4 Q A J 8 6 4	`North` Eber 2 3 NT 2nd 4 5 5 9 3 3 6 5	`East` Nunes Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 A 4 3 5 7 6 A	`South` Bosenberg 1 NT 2 4th Q 2 K K 2 7 2 K	`West` Gower 1 Pass Lead 5 9 3 J 4 Q	`North` Multon Dbl 4 2nd Q Q 2 5 8 5	`East` Apteker Pass 3 All Pass 3rd A 6 Q 7 A 2	`South` Zimmermann 1 Dbl 4th 4 2 9 6 10 K
E deals None vul	A K 7 3 9 4 Q 10 9 6 Q 5 3
9 8 5 A J 8 6 2 K 7 J 9 4		10 6 2 10 7 5 3 8 5 A 10 8 6
79696 = 43737 = Par NS +140	Q J 4 K Q A J 4 3 2 K 7 2
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 `39`	4-3 Major 4 North = +420 +11 25

11. 2013 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46			`West` Lindqvist 3 Pass Lead Q	`North` Balicki Pass 3 Pass 2nd 2	`East` Brogeland Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7	`South` Zmudzinski 1 3 NT 4th	`West` Bramley 3 Pass Lead 4 5 A K 10 7 10 9 8 Q	`North` Graves Pass Pass 4 2nd 2 10 3 5 8 J J A J Q	`East` Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 6 2 7 2 8 5 7 Q 9	`South` Schwartz 1 3 4th K 3 4 6 2 6 3 J 9 7
N deals None vul	A K 3 10 9 8 6 3 2 5 2 7 2
6 5 4 A Q J 9 8 6 9 8 5 3		9 8 7 2 A Q J 7 5 7 3 6 4
49759 89759 44573 = Par NS +140	Q J 10 4 K K 10 4 A K Q J 10
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +11 `51`	4-3 Major 4 South -3 -150 26

12. 2013 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4			West Mazurkiewicz Pass Pass Lead J A K J 2 4	North AukenS 3 NT 2nd Q 6 4 9 10 9	East Jassem Pass 3rd K 3 5 7 7 6	South Welland 2 NT Pass 4th A 2 Q 9 5 3	West Milner Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 A 3 J 5 2 2 J	North Tuszynski 2 3 3 2nd 3 4 10 9 8 J Q 2	East LallH Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 7 Q K 10 9 4 5	South Gawrys 2 2 NT 3 4 4th A 5 K 3 A 6 7 K
S deals Both vul	Q 8 3 Q 9 7 10 8 7 5 3 J 10
K 5 2 J 10 4 9 6 4 K 8 6 4		J 10 6 4 K 6 5 Q 2 9 7 3 2
A89A8 A8AA8 35335 = Par NS +630	A 9 7 A 8 3 2 A K J A Q 5
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +660 +13 `64`	4-3 Major 4 South -1 -100 26

13. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119			West Wold Pass Pass Lead 2 4 K 5 9 Q K 5	North Rosenberg 1 3 NT 2nd K 2 6 10 5 4 7 8	East Compton Pass All Pass 3rd 4 J 7 A Q 3 8	South Willenken 1 1 NT 4th 6 3 8 4 6 2 9	West Zia Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 A 5 4 3 Q 5	North Schermer 1 2 3 4 2nd 3 9 K 6 2 7 6	East Martel Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd Q 8 A 2 K 8 10	South Chambers 1 1 2 3 4th 2 J 3 9 4 9 J
S deals Both vul	K Q 9 A 10 8 3 9 2 A 9 7 4
10 8 5 2 7 6 4 A Q 7 10 6 3		A 4 J 9 2 K 10 8 6 5 4 8 2
69A6A = 53372 = Par NS +620	J 7 6 3 K Q 5 J 3 K Q J 5
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 `76`	4-3 Major 4 North -1 -100 26

14. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87			West Kranyak Pass Pass Lead Q 6 Q 3 K 8 5 4 3 9	North Greco Pass 3 3 NT 2nd 9 10 A 2 3 6 7 J Q 4	East WolpertG 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 7 2 A 5 8 8 5 8 10	South Hampson 2 NT 3 4th J A 6 5 4 7 J 3 6 K	West Diamond 3 Pass Lead 4 3 4 4 2 5 A K Q	North Dwyer Pass Pass 4 2nd J 5 J 8 A A 5 8 9	East Platnick 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K Q J 5 6 6 7 9	South Bathurst Dbl 3 NT 4th 3 6 3 9 8 10 2 2
N deals Both vul	10 9 K J 7 2 K 9 4 2 7 6 3
Q 6 A 10 8 5 10 8 3 10 9 8 5		K 8 7 5 4 3 2 9 6 A J 4 2
55999 = 38323 48333 Par NS +140	A J Q 4 3 Q 7 6 5 A K Q J
Notrump 3 NT South -4 -400 `76`	4-3 Major 4 North = +620 +14 40

16. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23			West Pratap Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 4 2 10 Q 7 9 8	North Nickell 1 2 2 3 2nd 2 7 5 A 3 8 Q 4	East GordonM Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 J K 2 4 10 K 2	South Katz 1 2 2 3 NT 4th A 6 9 10 6 K 3 J	West Levin Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 7 K 10 J 2 9	North Seamon 1 2 3 2nd 2 8 9 A A 4	East Weinstein Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 5 J 2 4 A	South Pszczola 1 2 4 4th 4 Q 6 3 2 5
N deals Both vul	2 J 8 2 A K Q K 8 7 6 3 2
Q 7 5 3 A 9 7 J A Q J 5 4		J 10 9 4 6 5 3 10 9 8 5 4 3 —
97869 = 46463 = Par NS +600	A K 8 6 K Q 10 4 7 6 2 10 9
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `76`	4-3 Major 4 South = +620 +12 53

19. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Rogoff Pass Pass Lead Q 10 10 5 8 A K 5 Q	North Seamon 1 3 NT 2nd 7 2 J 9 Q 4 9 J 6	East Parker Pass All Pass 3rd 6 6 K 6 K 7 8 2 5	South Cayne 1 2 NT 4th 2 3 A 4 A 4 2 3 3	West Sementa Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 3 5 J 2 7 4 9 2	North Milgrim 1 2 4 2nd 7 8 8 6 3 3 5 2 9	East Duboin Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 Q K 6 A 10 Q 5 J	South Rigal 1 1 NT 2 4th A 4 A 3 9 J 6 A K
S deals Both vul	Q J 6 2 Q 10 5 J 8 7 6 2 7
9 8 A 9 3 Q 10 9 Q J 10 9 4		K 10 5 4 J 8 6 4 2 K 4 3 6
68687 78688 65745 65746 Par NS +110	A 7 3 K 7 A 5 A K 8 5 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 +5 `83`	4-3 Major 4 South -4 -400 55

21. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 78			`West` Nystrom Pass Pass Lead A 2 8	`North` Balicki Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 4 6	`East` Upmark Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 J	`South` Zmudzinski 1 NT 2 4th 5 7	`West` Narkiewicz Pass 3 Pass Dbl Lead A K 10 4 2 7	`North` Cullin Pass 2 Dbl 4 All Pass 2nd 4 6 4 3 3 9	`East` Buras Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3rd Q 8 3 A Q 5	`South` Bertheau 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 4th 5 7 6 2 8 J
N deals None vul	Q 7 4 K J 5 4 K J 9 4 6 4
A J 10 3 9 2 10 5 3 A K 10 2		9 8 10 7 6 3 7 2 Q J 9 8 3
78995 = 55438 = Par NS +140	K 6 5 2 A Q 8 A Q 8 6 7 5
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 +5 `88`	4-3 Major 4 × South -2 -300 58

22. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47			`West` Zak Pass Pass Lead Q J A 9	North Hanlon 1 3 NT 2nd 4 7 10 7	`East` Zaremba Pass All Pass 3rd 3 2 K	South McGann 1 1 NT 4th 6 8 2	`West` Carroll Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 Q 8	North Narkiewicz 2 2 3 2nd 6 7 A	`East` Garvey Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 3 5	South Buras 1 2 3 4 4th 4 8 2
S deals N-S vul	A J 8 3 A K Q 10 9 7 10 7 4
5 4 J 8 3 8 4 3 A Q J 9 5		10 9 7 2 Q 9 7 5 J 5 K 3 2
8B9B7 = 22416 = Par NS +650	K Q 6 K 10 6 4 2 A 6 2 8 6
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `88`	4-3 Major 4 North +1 +650 +13 71

23. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 8, Bd 24			`West` Hanlon Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J Q 10 Q 9 10 7 3	`North` Luks 1 2 3 2nd 2 K J 3 5 5 5 J	`East` McGann Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 3 7 8 Q J A	`South` Naber 1 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th A 2 3 K 2 9 K 4	`West` Levenko Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 J A 7 J A Q K	`North` Garvey 2 2 4 2nd 8 K 2 5 2 7 7 9	`East` Sester Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 6 Q 3 2 4 4 6	`South` Carroll 1 2 3 4th 10 3 3 K 3 Q 5 6
S deals None vul	A J 2 K 4 2 10 A 10 9 7 6 4
9 5 4 J 10 8 7 A 9 7 2 K 3		K 10 6 Q 6 6 5 4 3 J 8 5 2
9A98A 9A989 33443 = Par NS +420	Q 8 7 3 A 9 5 3 K Q J 8 Q
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `88`	4-3 Major 4 North = +420 +10 81

28. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 13, Bd 13			West HerbstI 3 Pass Lead K Q Q 10 J	North Fredin 3 NT 2nd 7 8 K 5 9	East HerbstO Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 A 6	South Fallenius 1 NT Pass 4th 6 A 4 J	West Bertheau 1 Pass Lead K 2 10 A 3 J K 6 10	North Barel Dbl Pass 2nd 7 5 5 3 6 Q 3 10 4	East Nystrom Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 9 4 6 A 8 9 4 Q	South Zack 1 4 4th A 10 Q 7 7 8 9 3 K
E deals Both vul	A 9 4 9 8 7 A 10 9 8 2 Q 3
7 5 K Q J 10 5 4 3 K J 7 4		K Q 10 3 2 7 5 4 3 10 9 8 6
995BB 995AA 23722 = Par NS +600	J 8 6 2 A 6 Q 6 A K J 5 2
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -300 `89`	4-3 Major 4 South -1 -100 +5 `89`

32. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6			`West` Multon Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 5 4 2 K 9 K A	North Bjarnarson 1 2 3 2nd J 7 5 8 A 10 2 10	`East` Zimmermann Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q 8 3 2 A 4 6	South Askgaard 1 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 3 K Q 3 6 2 4 4	`West` Schaltz Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 5 2 2 5 J K 9	North Helgemo 3 4 2nd J 4 5 8 3 3 7 10	`East` MadsenM Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q 8 9 J 7 4 6	South Helness 2 3 4 4th 3 K A 3 Q A 10 4
S deals N-S vul	5 J 9 5 7 5 A 9 8 7 6 4 3
K J 10 8 7 4 2 Q 9 2 K J 10		7 4 3 10 8 6 K 8 4 3 Q 5 2
89A9A = 53233 54233 Par NS +620	A Q 9 6 2 A K Q 3 A J 10 6 —
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 95	4-3 Major 4 South = +620 +12 `102`

33. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9			`West` Zimmermann Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 7 A 2 10 J 5	North Askgaard 1 2 3 3 NT 2nd J Q 6 8 4 K A	`East` Multon Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd K 7 3 4 2 6 3	South Bjarnarson 1 2 NT 3 4th 3 4 9 Q K 7 5	`West` MadsenM 3 Pass Lead 9 8 6 3 5 7	North Helness Dbl Pass 2nd 4 3 3 10 6 4	`East` Schaltz Pass Pass 3rd K 7 9 A 9 Q	South Helgemo 4 4th 6 10 A 2 K 2
W deals N-S vul	A 8 5 J 10 5 4 3 A J 10 4 K
K 10 7 8 7 6 9 Q J 9 7 3 2		J 6 2 K Q 9 K 8 7 5 2 10 5
89997 89886 44446 = Par NS +140	Q 9 4 3 A 2 Q 6 3 A 8 6 4
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 `107`	4-3 Major 4 South -1 -100 102

37. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50			`West` Campos 1 Pass All Pass Lead Q K Q 3 3 K A A 4	North Sementa Dbl 3 2nd 2 3 6 A J 5 2 2 7	`East` Villas-Boas Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 4 3 9 K 2 4 5 J	South Duboin Pass 2 3 NT 4th 6 A K 4 6 J 7 10	`West` Versace 1 Pass Pass Lead K Q J 5 4 5 Q 6 A	North Pacareu Dbl 3 4 2nd 2 3 6 10 K A 7 J 2	`East` Lauria Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 5 3 A 9 9 7 K 3	South RoblesB Pass 2 3 4th 6 A 2 7 8 4 8 3 10
E deals N-S vul	A 4 3 7 3 2 K Q 8 4 A K 9
10 6 K Q J 9 8 J 9 Q J 10 7		K 8 7 2 5 4 10 7 5 3 6 5 2
99798 = 44635 = Par NS +600	Q J 9 5 A 10 6 A 6 2 8 4 3
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 `123`	4-3 Major 4 South -1 -100 102

38. 2011 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23			West Sementa 1 Pass All Pass Lead Q 10 6 5 2 7 4 9	North Cheek Pass 2 3 2nd 5 J 9 A 8 A K A	East Duboin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 K 3 8 10 4 J 3	South Grue 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th A 2 4 2 7 2 3 6	West Delmonte Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 A K 3 3 6 7 4	North Cayne Pass 1 3 3 4 2nd 3 8 2 9 4 Q 9 J	East Bakhshi Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 5 2 10 A Q K 6	South Seamon 1 2 3 4 4th 9 5 7 5 6 2 8 3
N deals Both vul	Q 10 3 10 7 3 2 — K Q 8 7 6 5
A 8 4 J 8 6 Q J 9 8 2 J 4		7 6 5 Q 9 5 4 7 5 A 9 3 2
8988A 8989A 53543 = Par NS +140	K J 9 2 A K A K 10 6 4 3 10
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `123`	4-3 Major 4 South = +620 +12 114

42. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 2, Bd 27			`West` Hampson 1 Pass Lead 2 4 10 9 A 2 9	`North` Meckstroth Dbl 3 NT 2nd 10 8 3 6 3 J 9	`East` Greco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 Q 4 7 5 K	`South` Rodwell 1 2 NT 4th 3 K 2 A 7 8	`West` Katz Pass Pass Lead 8 A 2 J 3 J Q 10 Q J	`North` Platnick 2 Pass 2nd A 3 4 Q K 9 3 5 2 9	`East` Nickell 2 Pass Pass 3rd 5 5 K A 6 4 7 9 10	`South` Diamond Dbl 4 4th 4 7 8 2 7 6 10 A 3
E deals None vul	10 6 4 K 9 5 J 6 5 3 J 10 9
K 9 5 2 Q J 8 4 3 10 8 5 2		8 7 7 K Q 9 8 7 4 Q 7 6 3
AAA79 = 33364 = Par NS +430	A Q J 3 A 10 6 2 A 2 A K 4
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `135`	4-3 Major 4 North -1 -50 117

44. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Weinstein Pass Pass Lead J 5 10 J 6 8 K 7	North Meckstroth 3 3 NT 2nd 7 2 2 Q 3 J 3 5	East Levin 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 4 Q 4 A 9 4 6 10	South Rodwell 2 NT 3 4th 2 A 3 5 Q 2 6	West Hamman Pass Pass All Pass Lead J J 10 2 5 7 6 6 8	North Kamil 3 3 NT 2nd 7 2 Q 3 5 4 8 5 J	East Zia 2 Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 A Q 3 A J 10 K	South Fleisher 2 NT 3 4 4th A 3 5 K 2 4 3 Q A
E deals Both vul	J 7 5 2 7 A K 8 7 4 J 7 6
K 10 9 8 4 J 5 Q 9 6 2 Q 8		3 K Q 8 6 4 3 5 3 K 5 4 3
996A9 9A7A9 33634 = Par NS +620	A Q 6 A 10 9 2 J 10 A 10 9 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 `149`	4-3 Major 4 South -1 -100 117

47. 2010 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41			`West` Bathurst Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead 8 6 2 5 3 5	North Bramley 1 Pass 3 2nd 7 2 3 10 4	`East` LallJ 1 Pass Pass 3rd 2 J J 3 J	South Compton Dbl Dbl 3 NT 4th A 8 Q Q A	`West` Jacobus Pass 2 Pass Lead 4 6 2 5 A 6	North Deutsch 1 2 Pass 2nd 7 5 3 10 10	`East` Wold Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 9 J J 2 4	South Kranyak 1 4 4th A 8 Q Q 8
W deals N-S vul	5 4 2 K 10 7 A J 10 9 7 K J
Q 10 8 5 4 5 3 2 Q 9 8 6 4		K 9 8 3 J 9 6 3 2 8 A 5 2
A96A8 A96B8 34625 = Par NS +630	A J 7 6 A Q K Q 6 4 10 7 3
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 `161`	4-3 Major 4 South -1 -100 117

50. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 4, Bd 30			`West` Bell Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 2 5 Q 3 A 2 J	`North` Kopecky 1 2 3 2nd J 9 4 8 6 10 5 K	`East` Byrne Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 10 6 2 J 4 K A	`South` Kurka Pass 1 3 3 NT 4th 3 2 A 5 5 8 Q 4	`West` Jassem 1 Pass Lead 7 7 10 Q 2 9 3 A	`North` Jones Dbl 4 2nd J 9 K K 5 6 5	`East` Martens Pass 2 All Pass 3rd Q Q 8 A 9 7 3	`South` Rosen Pass 2 4th A K 2 4 8 5 2
E deals None vul	A 3 2 J A Q 8 4 2 A J 7 2
K 8 K 10 8 7 5 10 9 3 Q 8 6		10 7 5 4 Q 6 4 2 K J 5 10 5
AA6BC = 32621 = Par NS +920	Q J 9 6 A 9 3 7 6 K 9 4 3
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 `161`	4-3 Major 4 South = +420 +11 131

52. 2009 BB Final, Seg 7, Bd 112			`West` Nunes Pass Pass Lead 4 4 3 4 K 3 J 7 2	North Zia 1 2 3 NT 2nd A 6 4 2 2 5 8 J A	`East` Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 Q Q 3 10 Q 5 2 7	South Hamman 1 2 NT 4th 9 3 K A 5 7 8 6 6	`West` Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 A 3 6 A 5 7 10 10	North Versace 1 1 2 4 2nd 9 5 2 J 6 7 Q K	`East` Rodwell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 2 10 2 Q 3 5 7	South Lauria 1 1 NT 2 4th A 3 4 4 2 3 8 8
N deals N-S vul	A Q 5 2 A A 10 9 5 4 A K 3
J 4 Q J 3 J 8 3 2 8 7 5 4		K 10 9 6 K 8 5 4 K 7 6 6 2
8A899 7A889 43543 = Par NS +620	8 7 3 10 9 7 6 2 Q Q J 10 9
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `161`	4-3 Major 4 North = +620 +12 146

53. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 7			West Caracci Lead	North Versace 2nd	East RoblesJ 3rd	South Lauria 4th	West Nunes Pass Pass Pass Lead J 5 7 9 2 2 6 A 5 9	North RoblesB 1 4 2nd 4 4 3 6 A Q J 5 9	East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd 2 K 10 3 3 4 Q 7 3	South Pacareu 2 Pass 4th Q 8 K 10 7 8 10 6 8
W deals Both vul	K Q 9 6 3 A 9 3 Q 7 7 6 4
A 10 4 K 8 5 2 K 9 5 2 J 9		J 8 7 6 4 J 6 4 3 K 8 3 2
BBA8A BBB8B 22352 22252 Par NS +660	5 2 Q J 10 7 A 10 8 A Q 10 5
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `161`	4-3 Major 4 South = +620 +12 158

61. 2009 USBC Rd of 16B, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 10 Q J K 2	`North` Cheek 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 4 7 2 9 4	East Cohler Pass Pass Dbl 3rd A 6 8 9 2 K	`South` Grue 1 1 NT 2 NT All Pass 4th 2 3 5 5 7 9	West Weinstein Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q J 5 9 6 J 4	`North` Pszczola 1 2 2 4 2nd 2 4 2 7 A 2 7	East Levin Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 6 8 Q 10 8 5 Q	`South` Lev 1 1 NT 2 3 4 4th 5 3 K 7 9 6 9
S deals E-W vul	J 9 7 5 A Q 5 3 5 A J 10 6
K 10 8 K 8 7 2 9 8 6 3 8 4		6 3 2 9 6 A K Q J 10 7 5 3
8A96B = 53472 = Par NS +420	A Q 4 J 10 4 7 4 2 K Q 9 2
Notrump 3 NT× South -2 -300 165	4-3 Major 4 North -1 -50 +6 `170`

62. 2009 USBC Rd of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Johnson Pass Pass Lead 5 2 K 8 7 6 Q K 6	`North` Grue 1 2 3 NT 2nd 3 7 A K 5 7 2 A Q	East Simson Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 10 4 A 2 K 4 7 J	`South` Cheek 2 2 NT 4th Q 5 8 3 J 3 4 9 3	West Levin Pass Pass Pass Lead J 2 8 9 A 2 10 Q 2	`North` Parker 1 2 3 4 2nd 3 4 K 5 7 8 K 5 8	East Weinstein Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 K A 10 5 7 3 9 A	`South` Rogoff 2 2 3 NT 4th Q A 3 4 K 3 6 6
N deals E-W vul	K Q 4 2 K Q 10 9 3 3 K 5 3
10 7 J 8 7 6 4 A 7 6 5 J 9		J 8 5 3 A 5 10 8 2 A 10 6 2
A9899 98889 34434 = Par NS +430	A 9 6 2 K Q J 9 4 Q 8 7 4
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +11 `176`	4-3 Major 4 South -3 -150 170

63. 2009 USBC Rd of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 49			`West` Lair Pass Pass Lead 4 A J K 2 A 10 6 9	`North` Greco 1 2 Pass 2nd J 3 8 2 5 7 9 8 5	`East` Ozdil Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 6 8 A 3 5 K K	`South` Hampson 1 3 NT 4th 6 5 7 3 7 4 Q A 10	`West` Gitelman Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 K 2 J 8 A 10 J 6	`North` YangD 1 2 3 4 2nd A 6 5 3 A 9 5 Q 10	`East` Moss Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 8 K 3 7 J J 6 A	`South` ShiX 1 2 4 4th 8 7 4 Q 9 2 4 K 10
N deals None vul	K A J 4 A J 9 7 5 3 J 9 2
9 7 3 K 7 5 K 4 2 Q 10 7 4		Q 6 5 4 2 10 8 3 Q 10 6 8 5
A9BAB B9BBB 23122 = Par NS +460	A J 10 8 Q 9 6 2 8 A K 6 3
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `186`	4-3 Major 4 South -1 -50 170

68. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 26			West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 5 K 2 10 J 9 5 5 6 10	North Martel 1 2 3 NT 2nd K 3 6 Q 6 5 4 4 8 9	East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 4 A 2 8 3 3 A J 9	South Stansby 1 NT 2 NT 4th 2 7 8 J A 7 2 Q K 8	West Becker Pass Pass Lead 8 6 4 A 2 4 3 A 9 6	North Freeman 1 2 4 2nd 2 3 J 7 8 7 Q 8 Q K	East Strul Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 A 3 10 5 K 8 2 6 J	South Nickell 1 NT 3 4th K 7 9 4 5 3 9 6 J K
N deals Both vul	A J 6 3 2 A 9 6 3 K 2 K 6
9 5 4 K 10 7 4 Q 8 7 J 7 5		K Q 8 7 Q 2 J 6 3 Q 9 8 3
88A99 = 54334 = Par NS +620	10 J 8 5 A 10 9 5 4 A 10 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `186`	4-3 Major 4 North = +620 +12 `186`

70. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82			`West` Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 3 9 2 8 7 2 K J	North Willenken 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 4 5 Q K 5 10 9 3	`East` Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 J Q K 10 8 9 3 9	South Welland 1 3 NT 4th 8 6 A 7 3 4 6 J K	`West` WeinsteinH Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 A Q 9 A K 3 8 8	North Nickell Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 2 4 6 2 3 A 7 6 K	`East` Garner 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 7 3 Q 9 2 5 3 K	South Freeman 1 3 4 4th J 2 5 5 4 5 10 K 4
W deals N-S vul	Q 10 3 2 9 J 9 A Q J 9 8 3
9 7 4 10 6 5 3 A 10 4 10 5 2		A J 6 K 4 2 8 6 5 K 7 6 4
9AAAA = 33323 43333 Par NS +620	K 8 5 A Q J 8 7 K Q 7 3 2 —
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 186	4-3 Major 4 North = +620 +12 `198`