Data 9Z18 Main | 
Notrump vs. 7-3 Minor
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by Richard Pavlicek |
Choice of Game
Found 31 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 Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57
W deals N-S vul | K J
10 3
A K Q J 10 9 2
K 3
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Piekarek | Lindqvist | Smirnov | Brogeland | SchwartzRO | Tokay | FisherL | Sementa
| Pass | 1  | Pass | 1  | Pass | 1  | Pass | 1
| 1  | 2  | Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2 NT
| Pass | 3 NT | AP | | Pass | 3  | Pass | 4
| | | | | Pass | 4  | Pass | 5
| | | | | Pass | 5  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Q | A | 6 | 3
| 7 | 3 | J | 5 | 4 | 3 | A | Q
| K | 4 | 2 | 6 | K | 4 | 5 | 6
| 10 | Q | A | 2 | Q | 6 | 8 | 7
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | J | 4 | 5 | 6
| A | 7 | 4 | 7 | K | 5 | 2 | 3
| K | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | J | K | 2
| Q | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | | | |
|
Q 9 8 6 3
9 6 2
7 6 3
A 2 |
| 10 5 4
Q J 5 4
—
Q J 9 7 6 4
|
C89C7 C79C7 14416 14316 Par NS +1440 | A 7 2
A K 8 7
8 5 4
10 8 5
|
Notrump 3 NT S +3 +690 +2 2
| 7-3 Minor 5 N +1 +620 -2 0 |
4. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 29
S deals Both vul | A Q 6 3
10 5
—
J 9 8 7 6 3 2
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Lauria | Buras | Versace | Narkiewicz | Mazurkiewicz | Duboin | Jassem | Sementa
| | | | 1 NT | | | | 1 NT
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3  | Pass | 5  | AP |
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 9 | A | 4 | 7 | 5 | A | K | 2
| 2 | 4 | Q | K | A | 7 | 5 | 2
| 2 | 3 | J | 10 | 7 | 5 | Q | K
| 3 | 2 | J | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | J
| 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | A | 4 | 10 | 2
| K | A | 6 | Q | 10 | A | 2 | 4
| A | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 tricks claimed
| 6 tricks claimed |
|
9 5 2
K J 8 4
K J 8 7 6
K |
| K J 8 4
A 6 3
9 5 4 2
5 4
|
9564A 9664A 47793 47792 Par NS +200 | 10 7
Q 9 7 2
A Q 10 3
A Q 10
|
Notrump 3 NT S -3 -300 -5 2
| 7-3 Minor 5 N -1 -100 +5 6 |
9. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44
E deals N-S vul | A 4
—
K Q J 8
Q 9 7 6 5 4 3
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Chambers | Platnick | Schermer | Diamond | Greco | Wold | Hampson | Bates
| | | Pass | 1  | | | 1  | 1
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 3
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | Pass | 5  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 7 | A | 5 | 8 | A | 3 | 2 | 3
| 3 | 10 | A | 7 | 4 | 10 | A | 6
| A | 3 | 8 | 2 | A | 3 | 8 | 2
| J | 3 | 4 | K | 11 tricks won
| 2 | 10 | Q | 4
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 3
| 4 | 4 | 6 | J
| Q | 5 | 2 | 10
| K | 7 | 8 | 2
| Q | K | 8 | 6 |
|
Q 7 6 3
K J 9 7 6 2
10 6 3
— |
| K 9 5 2
A
9 7 5 4 2
K J 10
|
7656B 6657B 67662 = Par NS +600 | J 10 8
Q 10 8 5 4 3
A
A 8 2
|
Notrump 3 NT S -3 -300 -14 6
| 7-3 Minor 5 N = +600 +14 26 |
10. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 93
E deals Both vul | Q 10 8 4
6
8 5 2
A Q 8 7 6
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Beatty | Hampson | Jacobs | Greco | Platnick | Bates | Diamond | Wold
| | | Pass | 1  | | | Pass | 3 NT
| Dbl | 2  | 2  | 3  | 4  | Pass | 4  | Pass
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | Pass | 5  | Dbl | 5
| | | | | Dbl | AP | | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| J | Q | 6 | 7 | K | 4 | 3 | 7
| 2 | 4 | J | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | A
| 2 | 9 | Q | 5 | A | 4 | 6 | 3
| 5 | 3 | A | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10
| K | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | K | 2
| Q | K | 6 | 3 | J | 7 | 8 | Q
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 tricks claimed
| 6 | | | |
|
A K J 9 2
9 8 7 5 4
9
K 9 |
| 6 5 3
K Q 10 3
4 3
J 10 5 3
|
A66C8 = 36714 = Par NS +1370 | 7
A J 2
A K Q J 10 7 6
4 2
|
Notrump 3 NT S +2 +660 -7 6
| 7-3 Minor 5 × S +1 +950 +7 33 |
13. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47
E deals E-W vul | Q 6
8 6 2
3
K 10 9 6 5 4 3
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Welland | Greco | Bramley | Hampson | Moss | Chambers | Gitelman | Schermer
| | | | | | | 1  | 1 NT
| | | | | 2  | 3 NT | 4  | Pass
| | | | | Pass | 5  | AP | | | | | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| | | | | 5 | J | Q | 2
| | | | | 9 | 6 | 4 | A
| | | | | A | 2 | 3 | 8
| | | | | 8 | Q | K | 2
| | | | | 3 | A | 7 | 5
| | | | | K | 3 | |
| | | | | 9 tricks claimed |
|
J 4 3 2
Q 9
Q 10 5 4
Q 7 2 |
| A 10 9 5
K 10 5 4
A J 8 6 2
—
|
94739 9473A 496A3 = Par NS -100 | K 8 7
A J 7 3
K 9 7
A J 8
|
Notrump 3 NT S +1 +430 +11 18
| 7-3 Minor 5 N -2 -100 -11 33 |
19. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 44
S deals E-W vul | J 5 3 2
—
A K Q 10 6 4 3
10 6
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Greenberg | Lindqvist | Lee | Brogeland | Fantoni | Ivatury | Nunes | H-Welland
| | | | 1  | | | | 1
| 1  | 2  | 3  | Pass | 1  | 2  | 2 NT | 3
| 3  | 3  | Pass | 3 NT | 3  | 5  | AP |
| Pass | Pass | Dbl | AP | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| J | A | 8 | 5 | K | A | 8 | 6
| K | 3 | 2 | 7 | A | 2 | 10 | 7
| Q | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | A | 8
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | K | 3 | 5 | J
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10
| 4 | J | 8 | 5 | 11 tricks claimed
| 6 | Q | 6 | 4
| 6 | Q | A | 6
| 2 | 10 | 10 | K |
|
K 10
K 10 9 6 5 2
J 7
8 5 4 |
| Q 8 7 4
Q J 7
8
K Q J 7 3
|
A84C5 = 23918 22817 Par NS +800 | A 9 6
A 8 4 3
9 5 2
A 9 2
|
Notrump 3 NT× S +2 +750 +8 34
| 7-3 Minor 5 N = +400 -8 33 |
22. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86
E deals E-W vul | 6 4 2
10
9 6
A K J 10 9 6 4
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Holman | Fantoni | Cope | Nunes | Duboin | Bosenberg | Bocchi | Eber
| | | Pass | 1 NT | | | Pass | Pass
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3  | 1  | 4  | Pass | Pass
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | Dbl | Pass | 4  | 5
| | | | | Pass | Pass | Dbl | AP | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| K | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Q | 4
| 7 | 6 | Q | 6 | A | 6 | 7 | J
| A | 5 | 8 | 9 | K | 10 | 9 | 5
| 3 | 8 | J | 2 | 9 tricks won
| A | 4 | 4 | 10
| A | 6 | 5 | J
| 3 | | |
| 7 tricks claimed |
|
A Q 9 3
A K J 7
10 8 4 2
3 |
| 8 7 5
Q 9 4 3 2
A J 3
8 5
|
54359 = 69A84 = Par NS -300 | K J 10
8 6 5
K Q 7 5
Q 7 2
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Notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 +5 44
| 7-3 Minor 5 × N -2 -300 -5 33 |
23. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68
E deals Both vul | J 9 7
8 5 3
A K J 9 5 3 2
—
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Bramley | Rodwell | Lazard | Meckstroth | Nickell | Kranyak | Freeman | Deutsch
| | | Pass | 1  | | | Pass | 1
| 1  | 2  | Pass | 2 NT | 1  | 2  | Dbl | 3
| Pass | 3 NT | AP | | 3  | 4  | Pass | 5 (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| K | 3 | 4 | A | K | 7 | 9 | 3
| 4 | 2 | J | Q | Q | J | 2 | 5
| 8 | 9 | J | 7 | 10 | A | 5 | 7
| A | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | A | 6
| 9 | 8 | K | J | K | 7 | |
| Q | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 tricks claimed
| 6 | 8 | 3 | J
| 4 | K | 5 | 2
| 7 | 10 | Q | 3
| 5 tricks claimed |
|
Q 8 5 3 2
A 9 2
—
K Q J 5 3 |
| 10 6
K Q 10 6 4
Q 7 6
8 7 4
|
555A5 655A5 67838 67837 Par NS +130 | A K 4
J 7
10 8 4
A 10 9 6 2
|
Notrump 3 NT S -4 -400 -7 44
| 7-3 Minor 5 N -1 -100 +7 40 |
28. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 85
S deals N-S vul | A Q 8
6 4 2
K 6 4 3
6 5 3
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Becker | Freeman | Schwartz | Nickell | Meckstroth | Zia | Rodwell | Rosenberg
| | | | 3 NT | | | | 1
| Pass | Pass | Pass | | 1  | Pass | 2  | 3
| | | | | 3  | 3  | Pass | 4
| | | | | Pass | 5  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| K | 2 | 8 | 10 | K | 2 | 8 | 10
| A | 4 | 5 | J | Q | 4 | 5 | J
| Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | K | A | 2
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 tricks won
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 10
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Q
| 9 | 8 | 10 | 4
| 9 | 3 | 10 | 2
| A | A | 8 | 4 |
|
J 7 6
A K Q 9 7 5 3
9 8
7 |
| 10 9 3 2
8
A Q J 10 7 5
9 2
|
3634A = 37983 = Par NS +100 | K 5 4
J 10
2
A K Q J 10 8 4
|
Notrump 3 NT S -5 -500 -9 51
| 7-3 Minor 5 S -1 -100 +9 50 |
31. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87
S deals Both vul | Q 6 4
A Q J
A K 10 8 6 5 4
—
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Burger | Bramley | Cayne | Lazard | Garner | Cohen | WeinsteinH | Berkowitz
| | | | Pass | | | | Pass
| 2  | 3  | Pass | 3 NT (AP) | 2  | Dbl | Pass | 3
| | | | | Pass | 4  | Pass | 5 (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 5 | J | K | 2 | 5 | A | 9 | 6
| 4 | Q | A | 4 | 3 | 2 | A | 9
| 9 | 6 | 3 | J | K | Q | 7 | 3
| 3 | 2 | A | 9 | 11 tricks won
| 11 tricks claimed |
|
K J 9 8 7 3
10 2
2
A 9 7 5 |
| 5 2
K 9 5 3
Q 9
K 10 6 4 3
|
A58B5 = 38528 = Par NS +630 | A 10
8 7 6 4
J 7 3
Q J 8 2
|
Notrump 3 NT S +2 +660 +2 57
| 7-3 Minor 5 N = +600 -2 50 |
Data 9Z18 Main |  | Top Notrump vs. 7-3 Minor |
© 2014 Richard Pavlicek