Data 9Z18 Main

Notrump vs. 7-3 Minor

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 Table 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

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

S deals
Both vul A Q J
10 8 4
J 8 3
10 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Nystrom Fantoni Upmark Fallenius Helgemo Fredin Helness
1 1
2 2 Dbl 3 2 2 2 5 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 2 4 7 A
9 tricks won A 2 3 4
K 2 8 5
4 3 J
11 tricks claimed

K 6 3
Q 3 2
2
A Q 8 7 5 2 Table 10 9 8 2
K J 9 7 5
5 4
K J
A65B5 =
26728 24728
Par NS +630 7 5 4
A 6
A K Q 10 9 7 6
3

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 2
7-3 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 0

3. 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
Rosenberg Brink Willenken Drijver Muller Zia de Wijs Martel
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 5 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 3 9 10 8 10 9 3
Q K 2 4 A 6 5 2
9 A 4 Q K 10 4
9 tricks won 12 tricks won

9 5 2
K J 8 4
K J 8 7 6
K Table 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 = +600
-1 2
7-3 Minor
5 N +1 +620
+1 1

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 Table 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

5. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul K 10 9 5
K
A K 7 4 3
J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Grue Lauria Moss Versace Seamon BessisT Cayne Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 K 3 4 J K 8 4
J 6 2 2 5 6 Q 7
5 9 Q 8 6 9 J 3
J 3 5 Q 8 9 10 6
4 6 A 9 A 2 5 K
11 tricks claimed 12 tricks claimed

A 8 6 3 2
J 10 9 7 2
10 9 5
— Table Q 7 4
Q 8 5 3
Q J 2
K 9 6
C76AC C76BC
15720 =
Par NS +1440 J
A 6 4
8 6
A Q 10 7 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 3
7-3 Minor
5 S +1 +620
-1 6

6. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 10 3
8 3
A K Q J 7 3 2
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Stewart Platnick Woolsey Boyd Hampson Robinson Greco
1 Pass 1 NT 1 2 Pass
2 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 K 2 6 7
8 tricks won Q A 2 3
4 6 A 5
K 9 8 7
3 A 7 4
9 10 J 8
A J 5 3
9 tricks claimed

J 8 5 4
K J 7 6 5 2
6
A 6 Table A 9 6 2
Q 9
9 5
K Q 10 8 5
74295 =
59938 =
Par NS -140 K Q 7
A 10 4
10 8 4
9 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 6
7-3 Minor
5 N -2 -200
-3 6

7. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 21

S deals
N-S vul 3
Q 5 3
4 3
A K Q J 8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Milgrim Duboin Rigal Sementa Seamon Parker Cayne Rogoff
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 4
Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 5 AP
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 6 5 A 3 2 10
Q 3 2 K A 3 4 10
10 2 5 4 A 3 2 9
9 6 A 7 9 5
K 4 3 6 10 tricks claimed
Q 9 9
8 tricks claimed

A Q J 8
A 9 8 7 6
A 7
6 2 Table 9 7 6 4 2
J 4 2
8 6 5 2
4
8448A 8458A
38833 =
Par NS +130 K 10 5
K 10
K Q J 10 9
10 9 3

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-3 6
7-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
+3 9

8. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

E deals
E-W vul J 5
J 8 4
K Q J 10 5 4 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Katz WolpertG Nickell Kranyak
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 NT 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 K A K 2 5 8
7 7 K 6 K A 7 3
Q 8 2 6 2 6 K 6
3 A 9 5 3 A 7 5
Q A 9 4 6 4 Q 5
8 10 4 6 4 8 9 2
7 5 4 9 8 J 10 4
2 7 J K J 6 9 10
6 A 3 5 Q 8 2 7
9 Q 5 10 A 3
6 tricks claimed 9 7 J K

Q 7 3
9 7 6 5
—
Q J 10 7 5 2 Table K 10 8 6 4
K Q 10
A 8 6
K 6
54493 =
8984A =
Par NS -100 A 9 2
A 3 2
9 7 2
A 9 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 6
7-3 Minor
5 N -1 -50
+3 12

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
— Table 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 Table 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

11. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul 9 7 3
K Q 7
7 5 3
A K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Buras Fredin Narkiewicz Jassem Cullin Martens Upmark
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 3 A 5 8 3 A 2
Q K 8 7 4 K 6 7
J 2 3 K 5 2 A 3
4 2 J 9 K 6 9 7
A 3 8 Q 2
9 tricks claimed A
11 tricks claimed

J 8 6
A 8 5 3 2
2
Q 9 7 2 Table A Q 4
J 10 6 4
K 8
10 8 6 3
A97B9 =
23523 23524
Par NS +430 K 10 5 2
9
A Q J 10 9 6 4
5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
Tie 6
7-3 Minor
5 S = +400
Tie 33

12. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K 10 5 2
9
A Q J 10 9 6 4
5

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Hurd Madala Wooldridge Grue Sementa LallJ Duboin
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 NT 3 3 3 NT (AP) 2 NT 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 9 A 7 A
9 A 6 5 11 tricks won
K 4 2 2
3 8 Q 2
A 3 5 K
J 7
10 tricks claimed

A Q 4
J 10 6 4
K 8
10 8 6 3 Table J 8 6
A 8 5 3 2
2
Q 9 7 2
A97B9 =
23524 23523
Par NS +430 9 7 3
K Q 7
7 5 3
A K J 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 7
7-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 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 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 Table 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

14. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul 10
K 6 4
K Q 10 8 7 5 3
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Zia Fleisher Hamman Kamil
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Dbl 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 10 J K 4 K A 10
9 A 4 4 5 4 A 8
2 3 9
12 tricks won 11 tricks won

A 8 7 3 2
Q 7 5
4 2
J 5 2 Table J 6 5 4
A 3 2
J
10 9 6 4 3
B7AB8 =
25215 =
Par NS +660 K Q 9
J 10 9 8
A 9 6
K 8 7

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+3 21
7-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-3 33

15. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

W deals
N-S vul 9
J 10 5 3
A Q J 7 6 3 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Wrang Bompis de Knijff Quantin Faigenbaum Fredin Zaleski Fallenius
1 1 Dbl Rdbl 1 2 Dbl 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K 9 6 A
9 tricks won 2 K 3 4
7 5 A Q
6 K
11 tricks claimed

K Q 10 7
K 7
10 5 4
K J 10 6 Table J 8 6 3
A 9 8 6 4
—
Q 8 3 2
935B3 =
49729 =
Par NS +300 A 5 4 2
Q 2
K 9 8
A 9 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
Tie 21
7-3 Minor
5 S = +600
Tie 33

16. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 2
9 8
A 8 5
A K 8 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
RobinsonI Robinson de Livera Boyd Woolsey Thomson Stewart Brightling
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 Dbl
3 3 NT AP 3 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 8 4 A K A 8 2
9 J A 10 6 J A Q
11 tricks won K 10 7 3
5 Q K 2
3 4 A 10
8 J 6 7
12 tricks claimed

8 6 5 3
K J 10 7 6
7 4 2
J Table K Q J 10 7
Q 5 4
Q J 10
Q 10
C56BC =
18611 =
Par NS +1400 A 9 4
A 3 2
K 9 6 3
9 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+1 22
7-3 Minor
5 N +1 +620
-1 33

17. 2009 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul 9
A 7 6 4
4
A K J 10 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria Duboin Zia Sementa Hamman
1 Pass
1 2 2 Pass Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 3 4
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 4 6 A 6 A 2 4
4 3 J 8 4 3 J 8
A 7 7 6 10 5 7 6
K 2 Q 2 A 5 2 3
10 J 3 5 4 9 J Q
9 9 3 10 11 tricks claimed
5 K 7 8
2 9 4 10
4 5 K 3

A 10
Q 8 3
Q J 10 8 5 2
6 3 Table K J 8 7 5 2
10 9 5
K 9 6
8
A5B4B =
37292 =
Par NS +450 Q 6 4 3
K J 2
A 7 3
Q 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+1 23
7-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-1 33

18. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 2
9 8
A 8 5
A K 8 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Wladow Khiuppenen Elinescu Kirmse Gromov Gromoeller Dubinin
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 2 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 8 5 A Q A 3 2
7 J A 10 6 J A 10
K Q 9 3 K Q 9 8
8 K 6 5 A J 3 2
5 Q 3 7 5 Q K
4 7 2 6 12 tricks claimed
3 4 4 10
2 10 9 6
A J 3 2
5 Q K 4
A 8 2 10

8 6 5 3
K J 10 7 6
7 4 2
J Table K Q J 10 7
Q 5 4
Q J 10
Q 10
C56BC =
18611 =
Par NS +1400 A 9 4
A 3 2
K 9 6 3
9 7 6

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+3 26
7-3 Minor
5 N +1 +620
-3 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 Table 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

20. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul 5
A 10
A Q 10 6 4 3 2
Q 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Rogoff Gitelman Parker Aker Hampson Milgrim Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 K 5 6 A
12 tricks won 5
12 tricks won

K Q 9 4
Q 7
J 9
J 9 7 6 5 Table J 10 7 6
J 8 5 3 2
7
A 8 3
B78C7 =
15515 =
Par NS +920 A 8 3 2
K 9 6 4
K 8 5
K 2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+2 36
7-3 Minor
5 S +1 +420
-2 33

21. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 47

S deals
N-S vul 10
K 9 7 5 3
J 9 3
A K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi FeldmanJ Garvey GordonP Aa Mittelman Molberg Ozdil
1 1
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
2 Dbl 3 Pass 2 3 Dbl 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 10 A 3 7 10 A 3
4 K 9 J A 8 6 3
A 2 3 10 5 2 6 J
K Q 9 J 10 A
12 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

Q 9 7
Q J 10 6
Q 2
10 7 6 4 Table A J 6 4 2
A 4 2
10
9 8 5 3
B78BB 978B9
26412 =
Par NS +660 K 8 5 3
8
A K 8 7 6 5 4
2

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+3 39
7-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-3 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 Table 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

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 Table 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

24. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul 8 6 5
A 10
J
10 9 7 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Nickell Rubin Freeman Ekeblad
Pass Pass 1 3 Pass 5
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 5 2 A K 2 9 A
A 3 2 K 2 K A 3
Q 8 4 4 Q 8
J 3 5 3 12 tricks won
2 3 A 5
10 K 4 9
9 K 7 9
7 5 8 4
6 7 J 9
9 tricks claimed

Q J 10 9 4 3
9 3
K 9 2
8 3 Table K 7 2
K Q 6 5 4
10 7 5 3
K
8679D 7679D
27540 =
Par NS +1400 A
J 8 7 2
A Q 8 6 4
A Q J

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
-1 44
7-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
+1 41

25. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 8

E deals
None vul K 8 5
7
A Q
J 10 9 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Mak Duboin Lai Zen Nunes Wan Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 4 Q 9 7 A 2
K 7 3 5 J 3 A 5
A 4 6 10 2 A 5 3
3 2 A 5 2 4 Q 7
8 2 3 4 11 tricks claimed
9 7 6 4
10 10 2 9

A 9 7 4
9 8 4 3
J 8 4 2
7 Table J 10 2
A K Q 6 5
10 7 5
5 4
7656B =
46762 =
Par NS +400 Q 6 3
J 10 2
K 9 6 3
A K Q

Notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+4 48
7-3 Minor
5 S = +400
-4 41

26. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 94

S deals
None vul 7 3
Q 10 7
Q
A K 9 8 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Morse Welland Wolff Fallenius Garner Landen WeinsteinH Pratap
1 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K Q 4 2 8 A J Q
J 3 8 7 J 6 A 2
Q 7 4 K K 2 10 Q
J Q A 2 3 A 5 Q
3 5 10 6 4 2 10 3
A 3 7 9 7 2 10 3
4 6 K 2 12 tricks claimed
11 tricks claimed

Q
8 6 3
K J 10 9 6 5 3
Q 6 Table A J 9 4 2
K J 9 5 2
8 4
2
A864A A854A
25791 =
Par NS +300 K 10 8 6 5
A 4
A 7 2
J 10 4

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 49
7-3 Minor
5 N +1 +420
-1 41

27. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul A K 7 5 2
K
J 10 8
J 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Rosenberg Fredin Zia Cohen Stromberg Berkowitz Nystrom
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 9 A 6 4 A 9 J
3 2 A K J 4 A 10
11 tricks won K Q 6 6
K 3 2 A
3 2 A K
11 tricks claimed

9 8 6 4 3
A 9 8 6
—
Q 10 8 3 Table Q 10
J 10 5 4 3
6 5 4
A 7 4
A75B6 =
26826 =
Par NS +430 J
Q 7 2
A K Q 9 7 3 2
K 6

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 51
7-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-2 41

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 Table 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

29. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

S deals
E-W vul 5
A Q 6
A J 10 9 7 6 2
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Martel Hamman Stansby Soloway
1 1 NT
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 5 8 6 Q 5 8 A
J 3 7 A 3 8 A 5
3 8 A 5 J Q K 3
J Q K 3 J K A 2
J 4 6 2 3 5 K A
11 tricks claimed 12 tricks claimed

Q J 4
K 9 5 4 3
8
A J 8 2 Table K 10 8 7 3 2
2
Q 5
10 7 6 5
B49C4 B49C5
18417 =
Par NS +920 A 9 6
J 10 8 7
K 4 3
K Q 9

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+1 52
7-3 Minor
5 S +1 +420
-1 50

30. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul J 7
J 5
A 8
K 10 9 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Furunes Campos Helness Saelensminde Mello Brogeland Janz
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 8 2 K A 5 3 4
A 2 J K 8
13 tricks won 6 5 9 J
11 tricks won

10 9 4
A 10 7 2
Q 10 9 6 4
5 Table 8 6 3 2
K Q 6 3
J 3 2
8 6
9B76B =
00660 =
Par NS +650 A K Q 5
9 8 4
K 7 5
A Q J

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+3 55
7-3 Minor
5 S = +600
-3 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 Table 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