Data 9Z14 Main

Notrump vs. 6-3 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 101 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 Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 97			West Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 9 5 Q J 3 K 9 7	North Bramley Pass 1 3 2nd 4 10 10 7 2 4 K A Q	East Hurd 1 Dbl Pass 3rd K J Q 6 6 A 5 5 7	South Stansby Dbl 1 NT 3 NT 4th A 2 8 5 2 6 7 3 4	West Grabel Pass Pass Lead K Q 2 Q 3 6 5	North LallJ 3 Pass 2nd 5 7 A 4 2 2	East WeinsteinH Dbl Pass 3rd 4 3 7 5 K J	South Kranyak 5 4th 8 9 9 10 2 J
W deals None vul	J 4 10 9 8 6 A K 9 7 6 5 9
10 8 7 3 J 4 3 8 4 2 7 6 3		K 6 5 2 A K Q 2 10 J 8 4 2
978BB = 05400 = Par NS +400	A Q 9 7 5 Q J 3 A K Q 10 5
Notrump 3 NT South +3 +490 +3 3	6-3 Minor   5 North =   +400  0

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6			West Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 3 K Q 2 8 6	North Lynch Pass 2 3 2nd A 7 4 6 8 5 3	East Nunes Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 A 5 J 4 2 10	South Passell 2 2 3 NT 4th 2 9 10 4 6 3 10	West Balicki Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 4 K A 2 4 8 10	North Helness Pass 1 3 4 2nd 2 10 9 4 8 6 9 J	East Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd A J 6 3 A Q J 2	South Helgemo 1 2 4 5 4th 7 3 6 7 5 3 10 9
N deals N-S vul	A Q 10 4 K 7 2 9 3 2 J 5 3
9 8 3 Q 8 6 5 K J 8 5 9 4		K J 7 6 5 10 3 A Q 6 4 10 7
9696B 9596B 37362 = Par NS +600	2 A J 9 4 10 7 A K Q 8 6 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 18	6-3 Minor   5 South -1   -100  0

12. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43			West Willenken 1 3 Pass Lead K 5 2 2 Q	North Spector 2 3 Pass 2nd 6 K 6 A	East Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 J 8	South Becker 2 3 NT 4th 10 4 4 3	West Cheek 1 4 Pass All Pass Lead 4 A 9 J 3 K	North Kamil 2 Pass 4 NT 2nd 2 8 Q 4 5 4	East Grue Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 3 6 2 A	South Fleisher 2 Dbl 5 4th 6 10 9 7 8
W deals None vul	9 3 2 Q 8 6 K A K Q 10 5 2
5 A K J 9 7 5 Q J 8 7 5 4		K Q 8 7 4 4 3 9 3 2 8 7 6
AA66A = 33773 = Par NS +430	A J 10 6 10 2 A 10 6 4 J 9 3
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +10 36	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -50  0

15. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19			West Fleisher Pass Pass Lead 3 7 Q A	North Milner 3 NT 2nd 2 J 2 4	East Kamil Pass 3rd 10 K A 7	South LallH 1 NT Pass 4th J 2 10	West Wold Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 5 Q 7 2 3 10	North Rosenberg 2 2 3 3 2nd A 4 9 8 3 2 5	East Compton Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 3 K 7 Q 4 J 6	South Willenken 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 5 4th 7 2 J A 5 K A
S deals E-W vul	Q 7 2 Q 5 3 K Q 10 8 6 3 7
K 9 8 4 3 K 10 J 4 A 6 3 2		10 9 8 6 2 9 2 K J 10 9 8 4
769A4 779A4 55339 = Par NS +140	A J 6 5 A J 7 4 A 7 5 Q 5
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 47	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -50  1

16. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51			West Aker Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 6 4 8 J 10 5 8 K	North Cohler 1 3 2nd Q Q 3 6 2 4 8 J 9	East Simson Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 K 9 A 3 2 5 A 7	South Lev 1 2 3 NT 4th 3 2 5 7 4 2 3 6 8	West Passell Pass 3 All Pass Lead 2 7 K 3 3 5 4 10	North Milgrim 1 4 2nd 6 4 2 9 7 Q 3 4	East Jacobus Pass 1 Pass 3rd Q A 8 K Q 10 8 K	South Rigal 1 2 5 4th A 6 J 2 5 5 6 7
E deals N-S vul	J 10 7 A K 10 5 3 Q 2 9 8 6
A 8 5 2 J 4 A J 8 7 7 3 2		Q 9 6 4 3 Q 9 6 2 10 5 4 Q
9587B = 48462 = Par NS +500	K 8 7 K 9 6 3 A K J 10 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 59	6-3 Minor   5 South -1   -100  1

19. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75			West Quantin Pass Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 8 4 10 Q	North Verhees Pass 3 3 2nd 5 A K 3	East Bompis 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 J 7 8	South v.Prooijen 2 3 3 NT 4th A 6 3 2	West Brink Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead 8 8 4 K	North Toffier Pass 3 3 NT Rdbl 2nd 5 A 7 6	East Drijver 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 J Q 2	South Pilon 2 3 5 4th A 3 3 J
W deals None vul	J 7 5 Q J K 8 7 K 8 6 5 4
8 4 A 7 5 2 6 5 4 A 10 3 2		K Q 10 2 10 9 6 3 3 Q J 9 7
985A5 = 44827 = Par NS +300	A 9 6 3 K 8 4 A Q J 10 9 2 —
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +12 75	6-3 Minor   5 ×× South -1   -200  1

21. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 2, Bd 19			West Palazzo Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 8 K Q 7 4 5 K 9 A	North Matushko 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 3 10 5 7 J 2 3 7 J	East Fornasari Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 2 J 8 4 6 2 Q 5	South Khokhlov 1 3 NT 4th 10 9 6 3 6 3 9 6 10 4	West Dubinin Pass Pass Pass Lead A 2 8	North Ravenna 1 3 5 2nd 4 8 4	East Gromov Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K A	South Lambardi 1 4 4th 7 10 6
W deals N-S vul	K 9 Q 10 7 5 A K Q 7 5 4 4
J 10 6 K J 9 6 3 6 3 9 8 3		8 7 4 3 A 2 10 9 A J 7 5 2
A99A8 = 34425 = Par NS +630	A Q 5 2 8 4 J 8 2 K Q 10 6
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 88	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -100  1

22. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 2, Bd 30			West Gusso Pass 1 Pass Lead 2 4 6 K Q 10 9 4 6	North Nunes 1 2 3 NT 2nd 10 K J 4 7 8 8 9 Q	East Hantos Dbl 2 All Pass 3rd A 8 A 7 8 2 4 3 K	South Fantoni Rdbl 2 NT 4th 3 6 3 5 2 J 6 5 A	West Helness Pass 1 Pass Pass Lead A 8 10 A	North Valdes 1 2 3 5 2nd 3 K 6 3	East Helgemo Dbl 2 Pass Dbl 3rd J A Q 2	South Pasquini 1 Pass 4 All Pass 4th 10 3 2 6
W deals None vul	10 6 3 A K Q 10 9 4 K J 7 6
J 8 6 2 A 10 J 5 2 10 9 5 2		A 9 7 4 Q 9 8 7 3 A Q 8 4
758A5 757A5 58538 = Par NS +130	K Q 5 3 K J 5 4 2 8 7 6 3
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +12 100	6-3 Minor   5 × North -2   -300  1

27. 2012 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34			West Upmark 1 Pass Pass Lead K A J	North Kamil Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 2 3 5	East Nystrom Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 7 9	South Fleisher Dbl 2 NT 4th 9 Q	West Zia 1 3 Pass Lead 8 K A	North Fallenius Pass 4 Pass 2nd 9 5 2	East Martel 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 7	South Fredin Dbl 5 4th 3 Q
W deals N-S vul	9 3 5 6 5 3 2 K Q J 8 7 2
10 8 2 K 6 4 2 A K J 10 4 4		Q J 6 4 J 8 7 3 8 7 9 5 3
8766B = 35652 = Par NS +600	A K 7 5 A Q 10 9 Q 9 A 10 6
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  104	6-3 Minor   5 North =   +600 +12 13

28. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 3			West Helness 2 3 All Pass Lead 5 9 Q J 8	North Levin 1 3 3 2nd 10 K 2 6 7	East Helgemo 1 Pass Dbl 3rd K A 4 7	South Weinstein 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 4 3 5 10	West Katz 2 Dbl All Pass Lead A 3 A K 3 Q 2 4	North Fantoni 1 Dbl 4 2nd 4 8 3 5 4 J 8 10	East Nickell 1 2 Pass 3rd 5 Q 4 6 K 9 K J	South Nunes 1 NT 3 5 4th 10 7 2 8 A 5 3 Q
N deals E-W vul	10 3 A K Q J 9 7 A J 7 6 2
Q 6 5 A Q J 8 6 2 8 2 10 3		A K 7 3 2 9 7 4 5 3 Q 9 8
444AA = 58933 = Par NS +130	J 9 8 4 K 10 5 10 6 4 K 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South -5 -250  104	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -50 +5 18

30. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J	North Bathurst 2 2 3 2nd	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd	South LallJ 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th	West Kranyak Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Dbl Lead K 7 J 10	North Katz 1 3 Pass 3 5 All Pass 2nd 4 6 8 9	East WolpertG 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q J A 2	South Nickell Dbl 3 Rdbl 4 Pass 4th 2 5 5 3
W deals Both vul	10 9 5 A 8 3 2 A K J 9 8 5
Q J 8 2 K 10 7 4 Q J 6 4 3		7 4 3 Q 9 3 2 A K 10 7 6 7
85449 = 47964 = Par EW +140	A K 6 J 8 6 5 9 5 4 Q 10 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +15 119	6-3 Minor   5 × North -2   -500  20

32. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101			West Hampson Dbl Pass All Pass Lead K 4	North Jacobs 1 Rdbl 3 2nd 6 3	East Greco Pass 1 Dbl 3rd 2 K	South Beatty 1 3 3 NT 4th A 5	West Bates 2 Pass Lead 7 6 K 2 K Q A	North Diamond 1 3 Pass 2nd A 8 7 8 9 2 2	East Wold Pass 3 Pass 3rd 5 J 9 A 2 10 10	South Platnick 2 5 4th 6 Q 5 3 3 4 3
N deals N-S vul	A K J 10 9 6 K 10 2 J 6 5 3
8 7 5 4 3 K Q J 5 J 3 A 9		Q 9 2 10 8 7 2 9 5 K Q 4 2
955A8 = 47725 = Par NS +500	6 A 4 3 A Q 8 7 6 4 10 8 7
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +13 132	6-3 Minor   5 North -2   -200  20

41. 2010 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 9 A K 7 2 4 5 9	North Multon 1 3 NT 2nd 7 8 2 5 J K 8 10	East Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 2 3 4 10 A 3 4	South Quantin 1 2 NT 4th A 10 Q J 3 2 7 4	West Bompis Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead K 3 K 3 K	North Hamman 1 3 3 NT 5 2nd 3 7 A 10 7	East Pilon Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 Q 2 A	South Zia 1 2 NT 3 4 4th 2 K 4 8
E deals Both vul	J 9 3 A J 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 —
K 6 4 2 K Q 3 8 10 9 8 7 5		10 8 7 9 5 2 Q J 10 K Q 6 2
98AA7 = 35336 = Par NS +620	A Q 5 10 6 4 A K 7 A J 4 3
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 155	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -100  23

42. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 48			West WeinsteinJ Pass Dbl Lead 10 3 7 10 9 8 6	North Hampson Dbl All Pass 2nd 3 5 2 J K 4	East Baseggio 3 Pass 3rd 2 2 Q A A 10	South Greco Pass 3 NT 4th 7 6 5 K 9 Q	West Gitelman 4 Pass Lead 10 2 3 4 K	North Jackson Dbl Pass 2nd 3 6 5 K 5	East Moss 3 Pass Pass 3rd A Q A 10 2	South Sher Pass 5 4th 7 A 2 J 10
E deals E-W vul	3 A Q J 4 2 Q 10 3 A J 8 5
10 6 K 10 5 3 K 2 K Q 7 4 3		A Q J 8 5 4 2 9 7 6 J 5 2
968A9 = 47534 47524 Par NS +400	K 9 7 8 A 9 8 7 6 4 10 9 6
Notrump 3 NT× South +1 +650 +12 167	6-3 Minor   5 South -1   -50  23

47. 2009 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Bakkeren Pass Lead 2 9 2 7 8 2 9 5 A	North Katz 1 Pass 2nd 5 J 6 2 10 K 5 10 8	East Bertens 3 Pass 3rd Q 6 Q 4 J 4 K 4	South Nickell 3 NT 4th 6 7 5 6 Q 3 A 8	West Rodwell 3 Pass All Pass Lead 2 A 6 Q 9	North Drijver 1 3 4 2nd J 8 9 A 6	East Meckstroth 3 4 Pass 3rd Q 4 5 2 3	South Brink Dbl Pass 5 4th 7 4 K 5 8
N deals N-S vul	K 7 5 10 9 8 7 A Q J 10 7 3 —
10 6 2 A Q 6 5 3 K 6 8 7 2		Q 9 4 2 8 5 K Q 10 9 5 4 3
BA9A6 BB9B7 22426 21326 Par NS +660	A J 8 3 K J 4 9 4 2 A J 6
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 182	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -100  26

49. 2009 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A J A 3 J K	North de Knijff Pass 2 2 3 3 2nd 2 2 8 2 5	East Greco Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 7 6 Q 4	South Wrang 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 3 NT 4th 5 A 5 6 K	West Nystrom Pass Pass Lead K A J Q 10	North Platnick Pass 4 Pass 2nd 2 3 K 5	East Bertheau Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 7 3 3	South Diamond 2 NT 5 4th 5 8 8 K
N deals N-S vul	Q 3 2 K 6 2 7 Q J 10 9 7 6
A K 4 J 10 9 5 4 8 3 K 8 2		10 7 6 7 3 J 10 9 6 5 4 2 5
A986A A987A 33563 = Par NS +630	J 9 8 5 A Q 8 A K Q A 4 3
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 196	6-3 Minor   5 South -1   -100  26

51. 2009 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 88			West Ekeblad Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 4 6 10 7 9	North Rodwell 2 3 2nd 2 J 8 3 10 A	East Weichsel Pass Pass 3rd 5 Q K 5 2	South Meckstroth 2 2 3 NT 4th 8 9 3 5 3	West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass Lead 5 A 4 K	North Granovetter 2 2 2 NT 3 5 2nd 8 3 A Q	East Zia Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 6 2 3	South Rubin 1 2 2 3 3 NT 4th 2 9 8 4
S deals None vul	A K J 10 3 10 2 J 3 2 K J 2
9 7 4 9 4 A K 10 7 4 10 8 4		Q 6 5 2 J 7 6 5 3 Q 6 5 Q
8897B = 14460 = Par NS +400	8 A K Q 8 9 8 A 9 7 6 5 3
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  196	6-3 Minor   5 North =   +400 +10 36

59. 2008 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Ferguson Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 K 4 J A 4 J 10	North Casen Pass 2 3 2nd 6 A 2 6 9 3 8 8	East Hollman 1 Dbl Pass 3rd 9 Q K Q 2 K 4 8	South Schwartz 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 7 3 7 4 5 A 3 5	West Fallenius Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 5 2 Q Q	North Buras Pass 2 2 4 2nd 3 8 6 6	East Fredin Pass Dbl 3 Pass 3rd 9 K Q K	South Narkiewicz 1 NT 2 3 5 4th A 7 K A
W deals N-S vul	K 9 7 6 K 6 3 J 10 7 5 3 2 —
J 3 Q J 10 8 2 K 9 4 Q 4 3		A 10 5 2 7 6 K J 10 9 6 5 2
687A4 688A4 45538 = Par NS +130	Q 8 4 A 9 5 4 A Q 8 A 8 7
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -300  204	6-3 Minor   5 South -1   -100 +5 42

61. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18			West Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 Q 3 K J 6 5 K	North WolpertG 1 2 3 2nd 2 2 7 6 6 8 10 A	East Zia Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 A 8 2 5 9 4	South Spector 1 3 3 NT 4th K 10 5 9 2 8 9 7	West Grue Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 2	North Levin 1 1 3 4 2nd K K	East Cheek Dbl Pass Pass Pass 3rd A A	South Weinstein 1 1 NT 3 5 4th 2 4
N deals E-W vul	K Q J 3 Q 4 A K J 6 5 4 2
9 8 2 7 3 9 7 2 A 9 8 4 3		A 10 6 5 K J 8 6 10 Q 10 6 5
889B5 889A5 33427 33428 Par NS +400	7 4 A 10 9 5 2 Q 8 3 K J 7
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  204	6-3 Minor   5 North =   +400 +10 54

62. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Meckstroth 1 2 Pass Lead 10 5 3 3	North Stansby Dbl Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 K 5	East Rodwell Pass 1 NT 2 All Pass 3rd K A 7	South Martel Pass Dbl 2 NT 4th 2 2 Q	West Strul Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead A 5 A 4 4 4 5 J	North Nickell 1 1 3 5 2nd 2 A 10 K K 3 Q 6	East Becker Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 3 7 3 2 6 Q 8 K	South Freeman Pass 1 3 4 All Pass 4th J 2 2 3 6 8 7 5
E deals N-S vul	A 5 4 A 9 6 3 A Q 4 7 6 2
10 9 6 3 J 10 5 4 J 8 6 2 A		K J 8 7 K Q 7 — 10 9 8 5 4 3
94695 94595 39627 = Par NS +100	Q 2 8 2 K 10 9 7 5 3 K Q J
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +660 +16 220	6-3 Minor   5 × South -3   -800  54

63. 2007 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 48			West Fantoni 1 Pass All Pass Lead Q J K 5 J	North Nystrom Pass 3 2nd 9 3 7 A	East Nunes 2 Pass 3rd 8 2 4 6	South Bertheau 1 Pass 3 NT 4th A 10 Q 7	West Fu 2 Pass Dbl Lead Q K 6 K 4 A 7	North Lauria Dbl 5 All Pass 2nd 9 7 J 7 8 4	East Zhao 3 Pass 3rd 2 3 2 2 A 10	South Versace 2 Pass Pass 4th A 5 8 6 3 J
S deals N-S vul	J 5 3 9 Q 9 8 6 4 2 K 4 3
A Q 8 Q J 10 7 4 3 A 7 3 6		9 7 4 8 5 2 10 Q J 10 9 8 7
974A6 = 45737 = Par NS +500	K 10 6 2 A K 6 K J 5 A 5 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +15 235	6-3 Minor   5 × South -2   -500  54

66. 2006 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59			West Roman Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead K J 10 7	North Compton Pass 1 3 3 2nd 9 Q 5 6	East Fout Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A 6 5	South CohenS 1 2 3 3 NT 4th 2 4 2	West ClerkinJ Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 5 6 7 4	North Rengstorff Pass 1 3 5 2nd 4 K Q A J	East ClerkinD Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 9 A 6 Q	South Ehlers 1 2 NT 4 4th Q 7 2 5
N deals None vul	A 8 7 4 2 10 5 4 Q 9 Q 8 3
J 9 5 J 9 6 3 2 K J 6 9 7		K 10 6 3 8 7 A 10 8 7 3 4 2
8775B = 36662 = Par NS +400	Q A K Q 5 4 2 A K J 10 6 5
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  237	6-3 Minor   5 South =   +400 +10 65

72. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 12, Bd 20			West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 4 5 6 6 K 5 A	North Nystrom 1 3 Pass 2nd 10 A A Q 10 Q 2	East Fantoni Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 3 3 2 9 5	South Bertheau 1 3 NT 4th 2 7 4 4 2 5 8	West Fredin Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 3 2 5	North Versace 1 3 4 4 4 NT 2nd 2 10 A A	East Lindkvist 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 3 J	South Lauria 2 3 NT 4 4 5 4th 8 7 4 4
N deals Both vul	Q 8 A K Q 7 10 K J 8 7 5 3
5 3 9 8 6 5 2 J 8 7 6 4 A		A 10 9 7 6 J 3 Q 9 5 Q 10 4
9887A = 44563 = Par NS +600	K J 4 2 10 4 A K 3 2 9 6 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 254	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -100  65

73. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 20, Bd 4			West BrancoP Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 Q J 6 8 J K	North Hampson 2 3 3 2nd Q 8 3 K 4 A 7	East Branco Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 5 A 2 A 5	South Greco 1 NT 2 3 3 NT 4th 3 4 9 2 5 10	West Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead A 6 Q 7 10 3 Q J	North Villas-Boas 2 3 4 5 2nd 5 7 8 A 8 6 K 5	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 8 5 2 6 A 7 J	South Chagas 1 2 NT 4 4 4th 4 2 K 4 4 9 6 3
E deals Both vul	Q 10 A K 10 9 4 Q J 10 7 3 2
7 5 2 7 K J 9 8 3 2 K 9 4		J 9 8 6 4 Q 6 5 3 2 A 6 8
8796A 8797A 46462 = Par NS +140	A K 3 J 8 4 Q 10 7 5 A 6 5
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 266	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -100  65

74. 2005 BB Qual, Rd 12, Bd 8			West Versace 1 Pass Pass Lead K 9 7 4 10	North Lindkvist 2 3 Pass 2nd 6 7 6 Q	East Lauria Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 3 A K 3	South Fredin 3 3 NT 4th 2 10 5 8	West Nystrom 1 3 Pass All Pass Lead 7 6 A K 6 K Q J A	North Fantoni 2 3 4 2nd A 5 5 Q 3 6 3 7	East Bertheau 2 Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 2 3 2 4 6 5	South Nunes 3 3 NT 5 4th 5 4 4 8 9 8 K 8
W deals None vul	6 Q 5 A Q 8 7 A K 10 9 7 6
K 9 K J 10 9 4 2 K 5 2 8 4		A J 7 5 4 3 7 3 10 4 3 Q 5
A76AA = 35632 = Par NS +430	Q 10 8 2 A 8 6 J 9 6 J 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 276	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -50  65

75. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46			West Katz Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 K J 10 Q 8 A	North Ekeblad Pass 3 3 2nd 6 3 7 3 K 7 8	East Jacobs 1 Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 6 5 A J 10	South Rubin 2 3 3 NT 4th K 4 5 K 3 9 Q	West Moss 2 Pass All Pass Lead 10 Q 8 K Q	North Lauria Pass Dbl 4 2nd A K 6 7 K	East Gitelman 1 3 Pass 3rd 3 A 5 2 A	South Versace 2 3 5 4th K 3 4 A
N deals None vul	A J 8 6 Q 6 2 10 7 3 Q 7 5
10 9 7 5 4 10 7 3 A 8 6 6 3		Q 3 2 A 5 4 Q J 5 4 2 K 4
88A7A = 35362 35363 Par NS +420	K K J 9 8 K 9 A J 10 9 8 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 286	6-3 Minor   5 South -1   -50  65

76. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46			West Hurd Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 K 4 8 5 2	North Krekorian Pass 3 3 2nd 3 3 9 10 9 2	East Wooldridge 1 Pass Pass 3rd J 2 A Q 7 4	South Casen 2 3 3 NT 4th K A 7 8 6 8	West Robison Pass Lead A 6 K Q J	North Carmichael Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 4 K 6	East Onstott 1 Pass 3rd 2 J A A 5	South WhiteM 5 4th 9 K 2 3 4
N deals None vul	A J 8 6 Q 6 2 10 7 3 Q 7 5
10 9 7 5 4 10 7 3 A 8 6 6 3		Q 3 2 A 5 4 Q J 5 4 2 K 4
88A7A = 35362 35363 Par NS +420	K K J 9 8 K 9 A J 10 9 8 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  286	6-3 Minor   5 South =   +400 +10 75

81. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 71			West Shoaib 1 Pass Lead 2 3 6 2 K 9 7 5 9 Q	North HackettJA 2 Pass 2nd A 8 4 6 4 6 5 7 K 3	East Hadi Pass Pass 3rd 3 10 5 J 2 3 4 A 10 6	South HackettJU 3 NT 4th 7 Q A 9 2 8 5 Q J A	West Townsend 1 Pass Pass Lead 5 6 10 Q A 3 7 4 8 9	North Fazli 2 5 2nd J 9 7 7 6 8 6 K 9 2	East Gold 3 Pass 3rd Q 5 2 8 5 J A 3 10 10	South Allana 4 Pass 4th 3 2 Q A J 3 2 4 4 6
W deals Both vul	10 8 7 3 A K J 9 7 4 3 10 5
Q 4 2 K J 5 2 Q 6 K Q 8 6		K 9 6 5 9 8 6 4 3 8 5 J 7
976B8 = 35724 = Par NS +600	A J Q 10 7 A 10 2 A 9 4 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  292	6-3 Minor   5 North =   +600 +12 87

84. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 4 J 10 7	North Stansby 2 3 NT 2nd K 8 9 2	East Rodwell Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 5 Q	South Martel 1 2 NT 4th 2 4 2 3	West Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 3 K A 7 J 6 8 8	North 2 NT 3 5 2nd K K 4 6 4 5 8 6 J	East Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd A 7 2 3 Q 2 A 5 9	South 1 NT 3 4 4th 2 4 9 10 7 5 5 10 6
S deals N-S vul	K A Q 7 10 6 4 Q J 8 5 3 2
Q 6 5 4 3 8 6 Q 9 7 5 6 4		A J 10 7 J 10 5 4 J 8 3 10 9
8697B = 27452 = Par NS +600	9 8 2 K 9 3 2 A K 2 A K 7
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  294	6-3 Minor   5 South +1   +620 +12 99

85. 2003 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 76			West Versace Lead	North Saelensminde 2nd	East Lauria 3rd	South Brogeland 4th	West Helgemo Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead Q 6 K 4 2 7 3 J	North Fantoni Pass 2 NT 3 5 All Pass 2nd 3 4 5 6 Q 10 K K	East Helness Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 3 8 K 10 6 A	South Nunes 1 NT 3 4 Pass 4th A 3 9 J 9 8 5 4
W deals N-S vul	4 3 Q 10 4 3 J 10 8 7 6 2 A
A Q 6 2 A 9 5 9 3 10 6 5 2		J 10 8 7 K 8 7 2 Q 4 Q J 9
75696 = 57737 = Par NS +110	K 9 5 J 6 A K 5 K 8 7 4 3
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +13 307	6-3 Minor   5 × North -1   -200  99

86. 2003 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26			West ChiuW Lead	North Freeman 2nd	East YangH 3rd	South Nickell 4th	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 10 J	North Yen 3 3 5 2nd 3 Q 9	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 K 6	South WuS 1 NT 3 4 5 4th 2 4 5
S deals Both vul	Q 5 3 J 7 6 2 A Q J 8 4 2 —
A 10 6 K Q 5 3 10 6 10 8 7 2		K J 8 7 9 4 9 7 9 6 5 4 3
978A7 = 25326 25316 Par NS +600	9 4 2 A 10 8 K 5 3 A K Q J
Notrump 3 NT South +3 +690 +13 320	6-3 Minor   5 South -1   -100  99

88. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54			West Stansby Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 J 6 9 4 A 3	North Rosenberg 2 3 2nd 8 Q 8 4 2 5 3	East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd K A 9 2 J J 7	South Zia 1 3 3 NT 4th 4 4 K K A 8 Q	West Balicki Pass Pass All Pass Lead J 4 4 2 K	North Weichsel 2 3 2nd K A 9 6 3	East Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass 3rd A K Q 2 4	South Sontag 1 2 5 4th 8 7 3 10 2
E deals E-W vul	K A 10 8 3 A 10 6 5 3 2 8 4
8 2 Q J 7 6 2 Q 8 4 A 6 3		Q J 6 5 3 K 9 5 4 K J 10 9
776AA = 65723 66723 Par NS +130	A 10 9 7 4 — J 9 7 K Q 7 5 2
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  322	6-3 Minor   5 North =   +400 +11 110

89. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 19			West Meltzer Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 2 4 2 Q 10 5 6 7	North Balicki 2 3 Pass 2nd 2 3 Q 3 6 3 6 7 10	East Larsen Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 K A A 5 9 5 4 2	South Zmudzinski 2 3 NT 4th K J 8 4 7 4 8 10 7	West Zia Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead 6 4 2 A 7	North Stansby Pass 3 4 2nd 2 Q 8 2 4	East Rosenberg 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 A 10 K Q	South Martel Dbl 3 5 4th A 3 J 9 J
W deals N-S vul	A Q J 9 J 6 2 K 10 7 6 5 4
10 7 3 K Q 8 10 9 8 7 4 8 3		J 9 6 4 A 10 7 6 3 Q 5 Q J
8878B = 14641 = Par NS +600	K 8 5 2 5 4 2 A K 3 A 9 2
Notrump 3 NT South +3 +690 +13 335	6-3 Minor   5 North -1   -100  110

94. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Chagas Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 2 K 3 A K 8	North Sakul 1 3 2nd 7 5 6 Q J 3 7	East Branco Pass Pass 3rd 4 K 5 4 2 4 6	South Karwur 1 3 3 NT 4th A A 6 7 9 10 Q	West Lasut Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead K 6 3 2 2 K	North Villas-Boas 1 3 3 4 5 2nd 7 7 9 A 9 3	East Manoppo Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 K Q 4 A 4	South Campos 1 2 3 4 4 4th A A 8 2 J 10
S deals Both vul	A 10 9 8 7 6 K J 8 7 6 4 2
5 3 2 10 9 7 5 4 K Q 5 2 J		K Q J 4 A 3 10 6 4 3 Q 10 9
7775A = 56672 = Par NS +130	— Q J 8 6 2 A 9 A K 8 7 5 3
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -300  336	6-3 Minor   5 South -1   -100 +5 118