Data 9Z67 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 25 HCP, fair spots

Found 34 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 6, Bd 89 West
Dwyer

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
10
J
K
A
6
Q
9
J North
Meckstroth
Pass
1
3

2nd
4
8
2
J
3
4
8
K
5 East
Ekeblad
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
Q
2
5
7
9
10
A
2 South
Rodwell
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
3
7
A
2
3
4
5
7
Q West
Katz

Pass

Lead
J
10
6
6
5
K
6
Q
8 North
Coren
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
8
2
4
3
7
9
8
6 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
Q
2
Q
A
7
9
10
4 South
Kamil
1 NT

4th
3
7
A
8
J
2
4
5
5
N deals
E-W vul 9 8 2
A Q 3 2
Q 9 7 5
7 4
7 5 3
K 9 5 4
J
Q J 9 6 5 Table K Q 6
10 8 7
8 4 3 2
K 10 2
AA8B7 =
33426 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 4
J 6
A K 10 6
A 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 6
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 0

2. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89 West
Cheek

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
6
10
K
10
A
6
9
2 North
Rosenberg
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
4
7
A
J
3
4
5
6
Q East
Bertens
Pass
Pass
Pass

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

4th
3
8
2
3
2
4
8
5
7 West
Fleisher

Pass

Lead
J
10
9
J
6
7
6
A
9 North
Lair
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
8
5
4
5
3
3
7
4 East
Cohler
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
Q
2
2
Q
A
Q
4
10 South
Seligman
1 NT

4th
3
7
A
8
10
J
8
9
5
N deals
E-W vul 9 8 2
A Q 3 2
Q 9 7 5
7 4
7 5 3
K 9 5 4
J
Q J 9 6 5 Table K Q 6
10 8 7
8 4 3 2
K 10 2
AA8B7 =
33426 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 4
J 6
A K 10 6
A 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +7 13
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 0

3. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 108 West
Rosenberg

2
Pass

Lead
5
K
6
6 North
Bertens

3 NT

2nd
3
A
8
4 East
Willenken

Pass

3rd
J
2
5
Q South
Cheek
1 NT
Pass

4th
Q
3
4 West
Lair

1
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
A
2
4
5 North
Martel

2
Rdbl

2nd
3
8
9
K East
Gu

Pass
2

3rd
J
3
A
4 South
Fleisher
1
2
3

4th
4
7
2
10
S deals
E-W vul K 8 3
A 7
10 8 6 2
K J 7 2
A 9 6 5 2
10 6 4 3
A
A 6 5 Table J
Q 9 5 2
9 7 4 3
10 8 4 3
98586 =
35546 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 7 4
K J 8
K Q J 5
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +10 23
Partscore
3 South -1
-50 0

4. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Hampson

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
6
2
10
J
4
A
4
9 North
Schermer

1
3 NT

2nd
8
5
7
J
2
6
7
6
4 East
Greco
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
K
K
Q
5
10
3
J
5 South
Chambers
1
1 NT

4th
K
A
3
A
4
2
9
Q
8 West
Wold

Pass
2
All Pass

Lead
6
6
5
8
4
10
Q
10
7 North
Diamond

1
Dbl

2nd
3
3
A
5
6
7
3
8
K East
Compton
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
2
J
9
K
A
5
K
8
3 South
Platnick
1
Rdbl
2 NT

4th
7
Q
4
4
2
A
J
4
5
E deals
Both vul J 4 3
K 9 8 4
A 10 8 5
K J
K 10 9 6
Q 7 2
9 7 6 2
5 3 Table Q 8 5 2
10 6 3
Q
A Q 7 4 2
979A7 969A7
46436 =
Par NS +600 A 7
A J 5
K J 4 3
10 9 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 23
Partscore
2 NT South +1
+150 +8 8

5. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 116 West
Dwyer

Pass
1
Pass

Lead
K
J
5
J
6
9
7
10
5 North
Martel

1
2
3 NT

2nd
4
6
2
4
8
A
9
6
6 East
Bathurst

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
3
K
Q
K
8
Q
2
A South
Zia
Pass
1
2 NT

4th
5
A
3
8
5
4
K
8
2 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
K
10
9
10
A North
WolpertG

1
1 NT
2

2nd
9
5
3
3
A
A
2 East
Willenken

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
6
7
5
8
8
5 South
Kranyak
Pass
1
2

4th
K
4
8
2
9
4
6
S deals
Both vul K 10 5
6 4
A K 3 2
K J 10 9
Q 8 2
K Q J 9 8
Q 10 8 4
2 Table J 7 6 4 3
10 3
5
A 7 6 4 3
86798 =
46545 =
Par NS +120 A 9
A 7 5 2
J 9 7 6
Q 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 33
Partscore
2 North +1
+110 8

6. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 13, Bd 6 West
Duboin

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2 North
Khiuppenen

3 NT

2nd
J
4 East
Sementa
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K South
Kholomeev
1 NT
Pass

4th
3
A West
Dubinin

Pass
2
Pass

Lead
3
5
4
7
6
4 North
Bocchi

Pass
Pass
2 NT

2nd
2
J
10
7
Q East
Gromov
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
A
K
9
8 South
Madala
1 NT
Pass
Dbl

4th
8
9
3
2
3
E deals
E-W vul 10 3 2
10 9 2
A J 6 2
A J 10
A 7
A 4 3
10 9 8 4
9 8 7 2 Table Q 9 8 6 4
K Q 7 6 5
5
5 3
754A9 =
57834 =
Par NS +130 K J 5
J 8
K Q 7 3
K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 43
Partscore
2 NT South -1
-50 8

7. 2012 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Fredin
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
3
4
4
4
5
Q
5 North
Fleisher
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
10
8
3
3
6
Q
2 East
Silverstein
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
Q
K
10
7
2
6 South
Kamil
1 NT
3 NT

4th
A
6
A
K
K
6
J West
Willenken
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
K
6
2
5
5
A
6
10
8 North
Nystrom
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
A
J
9
K
7
J
2
2
3 East
Rosenberg
1
Pass

3rd
10
4
Q
10
4
9
5
Q
5
7 South
Upmark
1 NT

4th
Q
J
A
J
6
3
2
8
4
K
W deals
N-S vul A 6 3
J 10 7
9 6 4
Q 10 7 5
9 7 4 2
9 6 3
A 8 7 2
9 8 Table J 10 8 5
K Q 4 2
J 3
K J 6
A7899 =
36533 =
Par NS +630 K Q
A 8 5
K Q 10 5
A 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +11 54
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 8

8. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 17 West
Verhees

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
10
2
Q
A
2
9
Q
K
7 North
Grue
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
6
K
8
2
5
8
4
6
10
8 East
v.Prooijen
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
5
4
3
3
9
8
9
6
7 South
LallJ
1 NT
3

4th
A
4
7
4
J
Q
5
A
2
5 West
Wooldridge

Pass

Lead
3
10
Q
9
A
6
9
9
8
7 North
de Wijs
Pass
Pass

2nd
5
K
2
Q
5
4
2
6
2
Q East
Hurd
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
6
8
4
7
K
4
A
3
K South
Muller
1 NT

4th
A
5
3
7
10
J
8
2
4
8
N deals
None vul 10 7 6
A 7 4
Q 8 6 5
A 6 2
K Q
10 8 6
K 9 4 3 2
Q J 10 Table J 9 8 4 2
Q 5 3 2
J
8 5 4
A789A =
36543 =
Par NS +430 A 5 3
K J 9
A 10 7
K 9 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +6 60
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 8

9. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
Zia
Pass
3
Pass

Lead
2
Q
7
K
6
J
2
3 North
Versace
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
A
K
7
10
5
8 East
Hamman
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
Q
3
10
8
K South
Lauria
Dbl
3 NT

4th
5
9
4
4
5
3
A West
Duboin
Pass
3
Pass

Lead
J
2
8 North
Rodwell
Pass
3

2nd
5
7
6 East
Sementa
2
Pass

3rd
2
A
3 South
Meckstroth
Dbl
Pass

4th
A
4
K
W deals
Both vul Q 9 3 2
A 4
Q J 10 3
J 6 2
J 6 4
Q 3 2
9 7
A 10 7 4 3 Table K 7
J 10 9 8 7 6
A 5 4
8 5
79697 =
53736 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 5
K 5
K 8 6 2
K Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 60
Partscore
3 North +1
+170 +9 17

10. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
H-Welland

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
K
7
7
4
J
9
J
10
9 North
Hamman
1
1
3 NT

2nd
A
9
K
5
2
6
6
Q
7
4 East
Ivatury
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
3
5
K
J
2
Q
5
6
3 South
Zia
1
1 NT

4th
2
A
8
A
8
Q
K
Q
3
4 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
7
K
Q
6
5
K
9
10 North
Lee
1
1
2 NT

2nd
K
3
A
5
5
J
6
A
6
2 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
K
4
6
8
9
10
5
Q
7 South
Chan
1
1 NT

4th
3
A
2
9
4
8
3
2
4
4
N deals
E-W vul A K Q 3
K
A 10 9 3
Q 7 6 2
9 7
A J 10 7 2
K 8 7 4
A 4 Table J 10 5 4
9 5 4
J 6 5
J 5 3
8988A =
44553 =
Par NS +140 8 6 2
Q 8 6 3
Q 2
K 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 60
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 23

12. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Moss
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
6
5
A
9
Q
J
4
9 North
Baseggio
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
Q
3
K
7
K
4
8
2
7 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
7
4
8
2
5
A
Q South
WeinsteinJ
1 NT
3 NT

4th
2
10
9
10
2
4
7
6
3 West
Etter
1
Rdbl
2
All Pass

Lead
3
5
4
2
6
7
5
J
Q North
Diamond
Pass
1 NT
2

2nd
10
K
5
K
Q
8
4
9
2 East
Kolesnik
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
A
6
8
A
Q
5
9 South
Platnick
Dbl
Pass
2 NT

4th
7
2
6
3
2
10
4
7
7
W deals
Both vul Q J 7 6
K Q 7
J 8 6
Q 8 4
K 10
A 9 6 5
A Q 7 4
J 7 6 Table 9 8 4 3
J 8 4 3
10 3
5 3 2
98698 99799
44644 =
Par NS +600 A 5 2
10 2
K 9 5 2
A K 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 70
Partscore
2 NT North +1
+150 23

13. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
A
3
J
2
K
9
J North
Hampson

1
2
3

2nd
9
5
5
3
6
2
10
3 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
J
7
Q
10
3
4 South
Greco
1
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT

4th
A
6
6
8
4
Q
J
K West
Moss

Pass

Lead
4
K
8
J
4
2
J
10 North
Helgemo

Pass

2nd
9
5
4
Q
8
9
3
Q East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
K
A
9
6
7
A South
Helness
1 NT

4th
A
6
A
5
3
K
8
10
E deals
None vul K 8 5
K 5 3 2
J 9
J 10 4 2
A 7 6 4
10 4
10 8 5 4 2
8 5 Table J 10 9 2
A J 7 6
K 6
Q 6 3
8798A 9798A
46453 56453
Par NS +400 Q 3
Q 9 8
A Q 7 3
A K 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 76
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 23

16. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
5
7
A
Q
8
K
8
5 North
Platnick
Pass
1
3 NT

2nd
3
3
4
4
3
7
5
2
J
9 East
Levin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
A
Q
J
4
6
J
8
6
Q South
Diamond
1
1 NT

4th
K
7
K
A
9
2
10
4
10
9 West
Greco

Pass

Lead
5
Q
8
K
5
4
9
K
6
Q North
Fleisher
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
7
3
2
4
6
10
8
3
3 East
Hampson
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
6
J
8
9
A
J
3
10
8 South
Kamil
1 NT

4th
A
2
10
2
10
5
7
Q
K
7
N deals
E-W vul 8 7 6
9 4 3
A 8 5
K J 6 4
K J 4
Q 7 6 2
K 10 3
7 5 3 Table A 9 3 2
J 10 5
J 7 4
10 9 2
76787 86788
56655 =
Par NS +120 Q 10 5
A K 8
Q 9 6 2
A Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 76
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 34

17. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Willenken

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
A
Q
3
J
5
10
10
10 North
Rodwell

2
2 NT

2nd
9
8
4
5
6
J
3
3
Q East
Rosenberg
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
2
J
7
Q
J
4
K South
Meckstroth
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
A
3
7
6
5
A
8
K West
Zia

Pass

Lead
4
A
K
9
6
6
Q
7
K North
Cohen

Pass

2nd
J
8
5
4
3
5
2
7 East
Hamman
Pass
Pass

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

4th
A
3
6
Q
9
Q
2
6
E deals
None vul K 8 5
K 5 3 2
J 9
J 10 4 2
A 7 6 4
10 4
10 8 5 4 2
8 5 Table J 10 9 2
A J 7 6
K 6
Q 6 3
8798A 9798A
46453 56453
Par NS +400 Q 3
Q 9 8
A Q 7 3
A K 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 83
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 34

18. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 5, Bd 7 West
Hargreaves

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
7
5
6
2
9
J North
Sementa

2
2
3 NT

2nd
4
3
4
9
J
4
3
A East
McAvoy
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
Q
10
Q
2
10
6
8 South
Duboin
1 NT
2
3

4th
A
K
2
3
A
Q
A
4 West
Bocchi

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
2
5
10
J
2
K
J North
Baxter

2
2

2nd
7
5
A
A
Q
4
9
3 East
Ferraro
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
Q
2
8
7
A
3
9 South
Lindop
1 NT
2
2 NT

4th
K
K
4
4
3
5
6
7
E deals
Both vul Q 9 7 4
Q 8
A 9 2
J 7 3 2
J 10 6 3 2
A 5 3
10 5
Q 9 5 Table 8 5
K 9 7 4
K Q 8 7 6
6 4
88779 77778
55564 =
Par NS +120 A K
J 10 6 2
J 4 3
A K 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 83
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 40

19. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2 West
Zmudzinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
7
A
K
4 North
Meltzer

3 NT
Pass

2nd
2
4
3
7
6 East
Balicki

Dbl

3rd
5
J
4
5
K South
Larsen
2 NT
Pass

4th
6
K
2
J
A West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
Q
Q
J
3
4 North
Passell

3 NT
4

2nd
6
K
8
9
2 East
Cohen

Dbl
All Pass

3rd
7
10
3
3
8 South
Lynch
2 NT
Pass

4th
8
2
A
4
4
S deals
E-W vul 8 4 2
8 4
K J 9 3
9 6 5 4
10 7
J 10 6 5 2
8 7 6
8 7 3 Table A Q J 5 3
Q 9 7 3
A 10
J 2
866AA =
36733 =
Par NS +130 K 9 6
A K
Q 5 4 2
A K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT× South -1
-100 83
Partscore
4 North =
+130 +6 46

20. 2009 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Cohen

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
Q
7
K
6
3
K
Q
A
A North
Bowles
1
2 NT
Pass

2nd
3
2
5
5
J
9
6
8
4
5 East
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
3
10
2
8
A
5
7
9
3 South
Mohandes
1 NT
3 NT

4th
A
4
K
4
7
4
2
6
8
9 West
Gill

Pass

Lead
4
A
10
5
9
3
Q
5
Q North
Helness
1 NT

2nd
8
4
K
3
K
6
8
2
J East
Bloom
Pass

3rd
9
7
9
Q
6
J
6
A
7 South
Sontag
Pass

4th
A
2
5
2
3
6
4
8
N deals
Both vul A 6 2
A K Q 10
7 4 3
A 10 3
Q J 9
9 2
10 9 8 2
8 6 5 2 Table K 7 5 4
J 8 6 4
K Q 6
K 4
98879 =
45554 =
Par NS +600 10 8 3
7 5 3
A J 5
Q J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 83
Partscore
1 NT North +2
+150 +6 52

21. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52 West
Robinson

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
4
7
J North
Rubin

2
3 NT

2nd
5
2
8
A East
Boyd
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
Q
9
7 South
Granovetter
1 NT
3

4th
6
3
J
2 West
Weichsel

Pass

Lead
6
5
J
J
5
7
6
8 North
Woolsey

Pass

2nd
J
2
3
4
2
10
3 East
Ekeblad
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
7
7
Q
4
Q South
Stewart
1 NT

4th
8
9
8
A
3
J
10
E deals
Both vul 10 8 3
Q 8 7 5
K 9 7
K J 3
Q 7
9 4 3
A Q 6 3
9 6 5 2 Table K 9 6 5 4
A 10 2
8 5 2
10 4
A899A =
35343 =
Par NS +630 A J 2
K J 6
J 10 4
A Q 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +10 93
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 52

22. 2009 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Larsen

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
K
A
4
8 North
Willenken
Pass
3 NT

2nd
3
4
7
9
7 East
Meltzer
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
2
Q
6 South
Welland
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
A
K
2 West
Smith

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
A
4
8 North
Chambers
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
3
4
7
9
10 East
CohenB
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
2
Q
3 South
Schermer
1
1 NT

4th
J
A
K
2
N deals
N-S vul K 3
A 10 5 2
J 9 4
Q 10 7 3
Q 8 6 5 2
Q J
Q 8 7 3
8 4 Table A 10 4
8 7 4 3
10 6 5
A 9 6
8698A =
37353 =
Par NS +140 J 9 7
K 9 6
A K 2
K J 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 93
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 58

23. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 33 West
Compton

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
K
10
7
2
A North
Stansby

2
3

2nd
4
Q
7
2
8
9 East
Hamman
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
8
3
6
6 South
Martel
Dbl
3
3 NT

4th
J
5
9
10
6
4 West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
7
7
2
Q
J North
Meckstroth

3

2nd
J
Q
2
6
4
5
2 East
Cohen
1
Pass

3rd
3
8
6
K
8
8
9 South
Rodwell
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
5
9
A
10
3
10
E deals
None vul 9 5 4
K 10
K Q J 4
K 10 7 6
8 6 3
Q 8 7 6 5
10 6 3
8 5 Table A K 10 7 2
J 4
A 5
J 9 3 2
76798 =
66644 =
Par NS +110 Q J
A 9 3 2
9 8 7 2
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-150 93
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 +7 65

24. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
Pszczola

2
Pass

Lead
K
6
4
Q
J
K
A
2
5 North
Hamman

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
2
J
3
6
8
3
4
10
J East
Lev
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
Q
4
8
5
6
9
7 South
Compton
1 NT
3

4th
7
5
2
3
7
7
J
Q
6 West
Freeman

2
2
All Pass

Lead
K
4
J
7
3
Q
Q
5
9 North
Mahaffey

Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
5
6
Q
5
3
A
6
8 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
4
2
J
8
4
K
10 South
Seamon
1 NT
Pass
3

4th
5
7
2
3
K
A
6
3
E deals
Both vul A J 2
K 9 8 4
9 6 4
9 6 5
K Q 9 8 6 4 3
6
7 2
10 4 3 Table 10
A 10 7 3 2
K 8 5 3
Q J 7
A6999 =
37333 37443
Par NS +630 7 5
Q J 5
A Q J 10
A K 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +12 105
Partscore
3 South -1
-100 65

25. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Stansby

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
J
K
3
7
4
2
7
9
A North
Hallberg

2
3 NT

2nd
4
K
8
5
A
6
8
6
3
3 East
Martel

Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
8
2
Q
5
10
K
J
J
6 South
Chang
2
2 NT

4th
9
5
9
A
9
5
4
2
7
10 West
Zhao

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
K
3
10
4
9
10
K
7 North
Zmudzinski

1
Pass

2nd
2
6
5
A
8
3
7
4
3 East
Fu

1
Pass

3rd
3
2
10
4
Q
8
A
J
J South
Balicki
1
1 NT

4th
J
9
A
9
2
5
6
Q
S deals
E-W vul J 10 9
9 2
Q J 10 2
7 6 5 4
6 5 4
7 4
8 6 5
Q 10 8 3 2 Table Q 7 3 2
Q 10 8 5 3
A 9
A J
A99B7 =
33425 34425
Par NS +430 A K 8
A K J 6
K 7 4 3
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 111
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 65

26. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 9, Bd 17 West
Caputo

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
9
6
8
K
6
Q
3
A
K North
Cummings
1
3 NT

2nd
2
A
10
3
A
9
6
7
5
9 East
Boulenge
1
Pass

3rd
8
8
J
2
4
5
7
J
K South
Lindop
2 NT
Pass

4th
K
3
4
J
2
Q
4
8
3 West
Priebe

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
K
7
5
6
6
Q
A North
Coenraets
1
1 NT

2nd
3
3
5
Q
10
7
A East
Mackay
1
Pass

3rd
2
4
3
J
J
4
4 South
Engel
Dbl
Pass

4th
Q
A
K
6
4
J
2
N deals
None vul K Q 3
Q 10 5 2
Q J
K J 10 8
8 5 2
7 6
10 9 5 4 2
A Q 2 Table A 10 7 6
A J 9 8 3
8 6
6 3
98789 87789
45553 44553
Par NS +400 J 9 4
K 4
A K 7 3
9 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +7 118
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 65

27. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
9
4
2
5
10
2
4
8
A North
Hamman
1
2
Pass

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

3rd
A
Q
8
Q
6
5
4
9
J
7 South
Soloway
1 NT
3 NT

4th
7
3
K
K
7
2
10
3
5
4 West
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
6
K
3
9
A
6
7
3 North
Bocchi
1
Pass

2nd
2
5
A
5
4
5
Q
2
9 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
10
4
K
A
2
K
4
6 South
Duboin
2

4th
Q
J
Q
6
3
3
4
8
2
W deals
None vul A 7 6 3
3
A Q J 4
A J 10 6
K J 8 2
Q 10 6 4 2
10
9 4 3 Table 9 5 4
A 9 8 5
K 7 5 3
Q 5
875AA =
46733 =
Par NS +130 Q 10
K J 7
9 8 6 2
K 8 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 118
Partscore
2 North +2
+130 +5 70

28. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 104 West
Balicki

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
A
Q
2
J
10
A
A North
Duboin

2
3
3

2nd
6
3
K
J
4
9
7
2 East
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
5
6
6
7
4
5
9 South
Bocchi
2
2 NT
3
3 NT

4th
K
7
8
4
Q
5
8
K West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
10
5
3
6
4
7
K North
Jassem

1
Pass

2nd
6
6
7
J
8
3
2
3 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
Q
Q
6
A
J
A
9 South
Tuszynski
1
1 NT

4th
K
3
K
5
2
4
8
4
E deals
None vul Q 9 7
J 10 8 2
7 6
J 9 6 5
8 6
A Q 3
A 9 3 2
K 10 3 2 Table 5 4 3 2
9 6 4
Q 10 5 4
8 7
79858 99969
44474 =
Par NS +400 A K J 10
K 7 5
K J 8
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 118
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +5 75

31. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 4, Bd 20 West
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
J North
Dalal
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
4
5
7 East
Balicki
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
Q
2 South
Padhye
1 NT
2

4th
A
7
5 West
Shivdasani
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
8
7
4
2
4
A
K
5
Q
6 North
Romanski
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
Q
2
7
5
K
4
8
4
10
5 East
Ghose
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
5
9
10
6
3
9
J
2
A South
Kowalski
1
1 NT

4th
10
J
3
Q
3
2
7
6
8
K
W deals
Both vul J 10 6 4
Q J 9 3
Q J 3
K J
K 8 5 3
8 4
9 8 6 5
Q 10 4 Table Q 7
10 7 6 2
A 7 4
A 9 6 5
89988 =
44455 =
Par NS +140 A 9 2
A K 5
K 10 2
8 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 128
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 75

32. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 16, Bd 5 West
Richman

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
7
2
6
5
9
3
7
6 North
Zia

1
2
3 NT

2nd
J
Q
K
5
5
J
7
A
4 East
Burgess
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
K
7
8
8
2
9
3
A South
Rosenberg
1
1 NT
3

4th
4
A
Q
10
A
4
9
6
3 West
Martel

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
10 North
Bagchi

2
2 NT

2nd
J
Q
J East
Stansby
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
K
2 South
Browne
1 NT
2

4th
4
A
9
E deals
E-W vul J 8 6
A 8 7 5
7 6 5 2
K J
Q 10 3
K 4
A J 10 3
6 5 3 2 Table 7 5 4 2
Q J 3 2
Q
10 9 8 7
77786 =
66657 56557
Par NS +90 A K 9
10 9 6
K 9 8 4
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 128
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 80

34. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Karwur

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
3
9
5
A
6
K
9 North
Mouiel
Pass
2
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
10
8
6
3
2
4
9
6
J East
Sakul
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
5
K
5
J
8
A
7
Q South
Levy
1 NT
2
3

4th
6
3
5
K
2
7
Q
10
A West
Szwarc

Pass

Lead
3
3
5
A
2
9
K
9
J North
Panelewen
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
2
2
2
8
A
9
K
Q East
Multon
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
J
8
5
Q
7
5
A South
Watulingas
1 NT

4th
6
6
8
7
3
6
10
3
6
N deals
E-W vul Q 7 5
A J 10
7 6 2
J 8 4 3
K J
Q 9 7 3 2
Q 3
Q 10 9 6 Table A 8 4 3 2
4
J 10 9 8
7 5 2
97888 =
46445 =
Par NS +400 10 9 6
K 8 6 5
A K 5 4
A K

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 134
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 82

Data 9Z67 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89			West Dwyer Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 10 J K A 6 Q 9 J	`North` Meckstroth Pass 1 3 2nd 4 8 2 J 3 4 8 K 5	East Ekeblad Pass Pass Pass 3rd K Q 2 5 7 9 10 A 2	`South` Rodwell 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 3 7 A 2 3 4 5 7 Q	West Katz Pass Lead J 10 6 6 5 K 6 Q 8	`North` Coren Pass Pass 2nd 4 8 2 4 3 7 9 8 6	East Nickell Pass Pass 3rd K Q 2 Q A 7 9 10 4	`South` Kamil 1 NT 4th 3 7 A 8 J 2 4 5 5
N deals E-W vul	9 8 2 A Q 3 2 Q 9 7 5 7 4
7 5 3 K 9 5 4 J Q J 9 6 5		K Q 6 10 8 7 8 4 3 2 K 10 2
AA8B7 = 33426 = Par NS +430	A J 10 4 J 6 A K 10 6 A 8 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `6`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 0

2. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89			West Cheek Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 6 10 K 10 A 6 9 2	`North` Rosenberg Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 4 7 A J 3 4 5 6 Q	East Bertens Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 K 9 5 7 9 Q 4 10	`South` Willenken 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 3 8 2 3 2 4 8 5 7	West Fleisher Pass Lead J 10 9 J 6 7 6 A 9	`North` Lair Pass Pass 2nd 4 8 5 4 5 3 3 7 4	East Cohler Pass Pass 3rd K Q 2 2 Q A Q 4 10	`South` Seligman 1 NT 4th 3 7 A 8 10 J 8 9 5
N deals E-W vul	9 8 2 A Q 3 2 Q 9 7 5 7 4
7 5 3 K 9 5 4 J Q J 9 6 5		K Q 6 10 8 7 8 4 3 2 K 10 2
AA8B7 = 33426 = Par NS +430	A J 10 4 J 6 A K 10 6 A 8 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 `13`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 0

3. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 108			West Rosenberg 2 Pass Lead 5 K 6 6	`North` Bertens 3 NT 2nd 3 A 8 4	East Willenken Pass 3rd J 2 5 Q	`South` Cheek 1 NT Pass 4th Q 3 4	West Lair 1 Dbl All Pass Lead A 2 4 5	`North` Martel 2 Rdbl 2nd 3 8 9 K	East Gu Pass 2 3rd J 3 A 4	`South` Fleisher 1 2 3 4th 4 7 2 10
S deals E-W vul	K 8 3 A 7 10 8 6 2 K J 7 2
A 9 6 5 2 10 6 4 3 A A 6 5		J Q 9 5 2 9 7 4 3 10 8 4 3
98586 = 35546 = Par NS +400	Q 10 7 4 K J 8 K Q J 5 Q 9
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +10 `23`	Partscore 3 South -1 -50 0

4. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 7 6 2 10 J 4 A 4 9	North Schermer 1 3 NT 2nd 8 5 7 J 2 6 7 6 4	East Greco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q K K Q 5 10 3 J 5	South Chambers 1 1 NT 4th K A 3 A 4 2 9 Q 8	West Wold Pass 2 All Pass Lead 6 6 5 8 4 10 Q 10 7	North Diamond 1 Dbl 2nd 3 3 A 5 6 7 3 8 K	East Compton Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 2 J 9 K A 5 K 8 3	South Platnick 1 Rdbl 2 NT 4th 7 Q 4 4 2 A J 4 5
E deals Both vul	J 4 3 K 9 8 4 A 10 8 5 K J
K 10 9 6 Q 7 2 9 7 6 2 5 3		Q 8 5 2 10 6 3 Q A Q 7 4 2
979A7 969A7 46436 = Par NS +600	A 7 A J 5 K J 4 3 10 9 8 6
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 `23`	Partscore 2 NT South +1 +150 +8 8

5. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 116			West Dwyer Pass 1 Pass Lead K J 5 J 6 9 7 10 5	North Martel 1 2 3 NT 2nd 4 6 2 4 8 A 9 6 6	East Bathurst Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 3 K Q K 8 Q 2 A	South Zia Pass 1 2 NT 4th 5 A 3 8 5 4 K 8 2	West Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 A K 10 9 10 A	North WolpertG 1 1 NT 2 2nd 9 5 3 3 A A 2	East Willenken Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 7 5 8 8 5	South Kranyak Pass 1 2 4th K 4 8 2 9 4 6
S deals Both vul	K 10 5 6 4 A K 3 2 K J 10 9
Q 8 2 K Q J 9 8 Q 10 8 4 2		J 7 6 4 3 10 3 5 A 7 6 4 3
86798 = 46545 = Par NS +120	A 9 A 7 5 2 J 9 7 6 Q 8 5
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 `33`	Partscore 2 North +1 +110 8

6. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 13, Bd 6			West Duboin Pass Pass Lead 10 2	`North` Khiuppenen 3 NT 2nd J 4	East Sementa Pass Pass 3rd 5 K	`South` Kholomeev 1 NT Pass 4th 3 A	West Dubinin Pass 2 Pass Lead 3 5 4 7 6 4	`North` Bocchi Pass Pass 2 NT 2nd 2 J 10 7 Q	East Gromov Pass 2 Pass All Pass 3rd Q A K 9 8	`South` Madala 1 NT Pass Dbl 4th 8 9 3 2 3
E deals E-W vul	10 3 2 10 9 2 A J 6 2 A J 10
A 7 A 4 3 10 9 8 4 9 8 7 2		Q 9 8 6 4 K Q 7 6 5 5 5 3
754A9 = 57834 = Par NS +130	K J 5 J 8 K Q 7 3 K Q 6 4
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `43`	Partscore 2 NT South -1 -50 8

7. 2012 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28			`West` Fredin Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 3 4 4 4 5 Q 5	North Fleisher Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 10 8 3 3 6 Q 2	`East` Silverstein 1 Pass Pass 3rd J Q K 10 7 2 6	South Kamil 1 NT 3 NT 4th A 6 A K K 6 J	`West` Willenken Pass Pass Lead 7 K 6 2 5 5 A 6 10 8	North Nystrom Pass Pass 2nd 3 A J 9 K 7 J 2 2 3	`East` Rosenberg 1 Pass 3rd 10 4 Q 10 4 9 5 Q 5 7	South Upmark 1 NT 4th Q J A J 6 3 2 8 4 K
W deals N-S vul	A 6 3 J 10 7 9 6 4 Q 10 7 5
9 7 4 2 9 6 3 A 8 7 2 9 8		J 10 8 5 K Q 4 2 J 3 K J 6
A7899 = 36533 = Par NS +630	K Q A 8 5 K Q 10 5 A 4 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +11 `54`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 8

8. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 17			`West` Verhees Pass Pass Lead 3 10 2 Q A 2 9 Q K 7	`North` Grue Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 6 K 8 2 5 8 4 6 10 8	`East` v.Prooijen Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 5 4 3 3 9 8 9 6 7	`South` LallJ 1 NT 3 4th A 4 7 4 J Q 5 A 2 5	`West` Wooldridge Pass Lead 3 10 Q 9 A 6 9 9 8 7	`North` de Wijs Pass Pass 2nd 5 K 2 Q 5 4 2 6 2 Q	`East` Hurd Pass Pass 3rd J 6 8 4 7 K 4 A 3 K	`South` Muller 1 NT 4th A 5 3 7 10 J 8 2 4 8
N deals None vul	10 7 6 A 7 4 Q 8 6 5 A 6 2
K Q 10 8 6 K 9 4 3 2 Q J 10		J 9 8 4 2 Q 5 3 2 J 8 5 4
A789A = 36543 = Par NS +430	A 5 3 K J 9 A 10 7 K 9 7 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +6 `60`	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 8

9. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Zia Pass 3 Pass Lead 2 Q 7 K 6 J 2 3	North Versace Pass Dbl Pass 2nd A A K 7 10 5 8	East Hamman 2 Pass Pass 3rd J 2 Q 3 10 8 K	South Lauria Dbl 3 NT 4th 5 9 4 4 5 3 A	West Duboin Pass 3 Pass Lead J 2 8	North Rodwell Pass 3 2nd 5 7 6	East Sementa 2 Pass 3rd 2 A 3	South Meckstroth Dbl Pass 4th A 4 K
W deals Both vul	Q 9 3 2 A 4 Q J 10 3 J 6 2
J 6 4 Q 3 2 9 7 A 10 7 4 3		K 7 J 10 9 8 7 6 A 5 4 8 5
79697 = 53736 = Par NS +140	A 10 8 5 K 5 K 8 6 2 K Q 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 `60`	Partscore 3 North +1 +170 +9 17

10. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41			West H-Welland Pass Pass Lead 9 K 7 7 4 J 9 J 10 9	`North` Hamman 1 1 3 NT 2nd A 9 K 5 2 6 6 Q 7 4	East Ivatury Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 3 5 K J 2 Q 5 6 3	`South` Zia 1 1 NT 4th 2 A 8 A 8 Q K Q 3 4	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 7 2 7 K Q 6 5 K 9 10	`North` Lee 1 1 2 NT 2nd K 3 A 5 5 J 6 A 6 2	East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 K 4 6 8 9 10 5 Q 7	`South` Chan 1 1 NT 4th 3 A 2 9 4 8 3 2 4 4
N deals E-W vul	A K Q 3 K A 10 9 3 Q 7 6 2
9 7 A J 10 7 2 K 8 7 4 A 4		J 10 5 4 9 5 4 J 6 5 J 5 3
8988A = 44553 = Par NS +140	8 6 2 Q 8 6 3 Q 2 K 10 9 8
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 `60`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 23

12. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87			West Moss 1 Pass Pass Lead 5 6 5 A 9 Q J 4 9	North Baseggio Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd Q 3 K 7 K 4 8 2 7	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A 7 4 8 2 5 A Q	South WeinsteinJ 1 NT 3 NT 4th 2 10 9 10 2 4 7 6 3	West Etter 1 Rdbl 2 All Pass Lead 3 5 4 2 6 7 5 J Q	North Diamond Pass 1 NT 2 2nd 10 K 5 K Q 8 4 9 2	East Kolesnik 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 4 A 6 8 A Q 5 9	South Platnick Dbl Pass 2 NT 4th 7 2 6 3 2 10 4 7 7
W deals Both vul	Q J 7 6 K Q 7 J 8 6 Q 8 4
K 10 A 9 6 5 A Q 7 4 J 7 6		9 8 4 3 J 8 4 3 10 3 5 3 2
98698 99799 44644 = Par NS +600	A 5 2 10 2 K 9 5 2 A K 10 9
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 `70`	Partscore 2 NT North +1 +150 23

13. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1			`West` Nunes Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 A 3 J 2 K 9 J	`North` Hampson 1 2 3 2nd 9 5 5 3 6 2 10 3	`East` Fantoni Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 J 7 Q 10 3 4	`South` Greco 1 1 NT 2 NT 3 NT 4th A 6 6 8 4 Q J K	`West` Moss Pass Lead 4 K 8 J 4 2 J 10	`North` Helgemo Pass 2nd 9 5 4 Q 8 9 3 Q	`East` Gitelman Pass Pass 3rd K 2 K A 9 6 7 A	`South` Helness 1 NT 4th A 6 A 5 3 K 8 10
E deals None vul	K 8 5 K 5 3 2 J 9 J 10 4 2
A 7 6 4 10 4 10 8 5 4 2 8 5		J 10 9 2 A J 7 6 K 6 Q 6 3
8798A 9798A 46453 56453 Par NS +400	Q 3 Q 9 8 A Q 7 3 A K 9 7
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `76`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 23

16. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67			West Weinstein Pass Pass Lead 6 2 5 7 A Q 8 K 8 5	`North` Platnick Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 3 3 4 4 3 7 5 2 J 9	East Levin Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 A Q J 4 6 J 8 6 Q	`South` Diamond 1 1 NT 4th K 7 K A 9 2 10 4 10 9	West Greco Pass Lead 5 Q 8 K 5 4 9 K 6 Q	`North` Fleisher Pass Pass 2nd 4 7 3 2 4 6 10 8 3 3	East Hampson Pass Pass 3rd 9 6 J 8 9 A J 3 10 8	`South` Kamil 1 NT 4th A 2 10 2 10 5 7 Q K 7
N deals E-W vul	8 7 6 9 4 3 A 8 5 K J 6 4
K J 4 Q 7 6 2 K 10 3 7 5 3		A 9 3 2 J 10 5 J 7 4 10 9 2
76787 86788 56655 = Par NS +120	Q 10 5 A K 8 Q 9 6 2 A Q 8
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 `76`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +6 34

17. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1			`West` Willenken Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 A Q 3 J 5 10 10 10	`North` Rodwell 2 2 NT 2nd 9 8 4 5 6 J 3 3 Q	`East` Rosenberg 1 Pass Pass 3rd K 2 2 J 7 Q J 4 K	`South` Meckstroth 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th A 3 7 6 5 A 8 K	`West` Zia Pass Lead 4 A K 9 6 6 Q 7 K	`North` Cohen Pass 2nd J 8 5 4 3 5 2 7	`East` Hamman Pass Pass 3rd K 2 4 10 10 9 2 J	`South` Wolfson 1 NT 4th A 3 6 Q 9 Q 2 6
E deals None vul	K 8 5 K 5 3 2 J 9 J 10 4 2
A 7 6 4 10 4 10 8 5 4 2 8 5		J 10 9 2 A J 7 6 K 6 Q 6 3
8798A 9798A 46453 56453 Par NS +400	Q 3 Q 9 8 A Q 7 3 A K 9 7
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 `83`	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 34

18. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 5, Bd 7			West Hargreaves Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 2 7 5 6 2 9 J	North Sementa 2 2 3 NT 2nd 4 3 4 9 J 4 3 A	East McAvoy Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 Q 10 Q 2 10 6 8	South Duboin 1 NT 2 3 4th A K 2 3 A Q A 4	West Bocchi Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 2 5 10 J 2 K J	North Baxter 2 2 2nd 7 5 A A Q 4 9 3	East Ferraro Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 Q 2 8 7 A 3 9	South Lindop 1 NT 2 2 NT 4th K K 4 4 3 5 6 7
E deals Both vul	Q 9 7 4 Q 8 A 9 2 J 7 3 2
J 10 6 3 2 A 5 3 10 5 Q 9 5		8 5 K 9 7 4 K Q 8 7 6 6 4
88779 77778 55564 = Par NS +120	A K J 10 6 2 J 4 3 A K 10 8
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `83`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 40

19. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2			West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Lead 10 7 A K 4	`North` Meltzer 3 NT Pass 2nd 2 4 3 7 6	East Balicki Dbl 3rd 5 J 4 5 K	`South` Larsen 2 NT Pass 4th 6 K 2 J A	West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead A Q Q J 3 4	`North` Passell 3 NT 4 2nd 6 K 8 9 2	East Cohen Dbl All Pass 3rd 7 10 3 3 8	`South` Lynch 2 NT Pass 4th 8 2 A 4 4
S deals E-W vul	8 4 2 8 4 K J 9 3 9 6 5 4
10 7 J 10 6 5 2 8 7 6 8 7 3		A Q J 5 3 Q 9 7 3 A 10 J 2
866AA = 36733 = Par NS +130	K 9 6 A K Q 5 4 2 A K Q 10
Three notrump 3 NT× South -1 -100 `83`	Partscore 4 North = +130 +6 46

20. 2009 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Cohen Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 7 K 6 3 K Q A A	North Bowles 1 2 NT Pass 2nd 3 2 5 5 J 9 6 8 4 5	East Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 10 2 8 A 5 7 9 3	South Mohandes 1 NT 3 NT 4th A 4 K 4 7 4 2 6 8 9	West Gill Pass Lead 4 A 10 5 9 3 Q 5 Q	North Helness 1 NT 2nd 8 4 K 3 K 6 8 2 J	East Bloom Pass 3rd 9 7 9 Q 6 J 6 A 7	South Sontag Pass 4th A 2 5 2 3 6 4 8
N deals Both vul	A 6 2 A K Q 10 7 4 3 A 10 3
Q J 9 9 2 10 9 8 2 8 6 5 2		K 7 5 4 J 8 6 4 K Q 6 K 4
98879 = 45554 = Par NS +600	10 8 3 7 5 3 A J 5 Q J 9 7
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `83`	Partscore 1 NT North +2 +150 +6 52

21. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52			West Robinson Pass Pass Lead 9 4 7 J	North Rubin 2 3 NT 2nd 5 2 8 A	East Boyd Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A Q 9 7	South Granovetter 1 NT 3 4th 6 3 J 2	West Weichsel Pass Lead 6 5 J J 5 7 6 8	North Woolsey Pass 2nd J 2 3 4 2 10 3	East Ekeblad Pass Pass 3rd 4 K 7 7 Q 4 Q	South Stewart 1 NT 4th 8 9 8 A 3 J 10
E deals Both vul	10 8 3 Q 8 7 5 K 9 7 K J 3
Q 7 9 4 3 A Q 6 3 9 6 5 2		K 9 6 5 4 A 10 2 8 5 2 10 4
A899A = 35343 = Par NS +630	A J 2 K J 6 J 10 4 A Q 8 7
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 `93`	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 52

22. 2009 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54			`West` Larsen Pass Pass Lead 5 K A 4 8	North Willenken Pass 3 NT 2nd 3 4 7 9 7	`East` Meltzer Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 2 Q 6	South Welland 1 NT Pass 4th J A K 2	`West` Smith Pass Pass Lead 5 2 A 4 8	North Chambers Pass 1 Pass 2nd 3 4 7 9 10	`East` CohenB Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q 2 Q 3	South Schermer 1 1 NT 4th J A K 2
N deals N-S vul	K 3 A 10 5 2 J 9 4 Q 10 7 3
Q 8 6 5 2 Q J Q 8 7 3 8 4		A 10 4 8 7 4 3 10 6 5 A 9 6
8698A = 37353 = Par NS +140	J 9 7 K 9 6 A K 2 K J 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `93`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +6 58

23. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 33			`West` Compton Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 K 10 7 2 A	`North` Stansby 2 3 2nd 4 Q 7 2 8 9	`East` Hamman 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 6 8 3 6 6	`South` Martel Dbl 3 3 NT 4th J 5 9 10 6 4	`West` Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead K A 7 7 2 Q J	`North` Meckstroth 3 2nd J Q 2 6 4 5 2	`East` Cohen 1 Pass 3rd 3 8 6 K 8 8 9	`South` Rodwell Dbl Pass 4th 4 5 9 A 10 3 10
E deals None vul	9 5 4 K 10 K Q J 4 K 10 7 6
8 6 3 Q 8 7 6 5 10 6 3 8 5		A K 10 7 2 J 4 A 5 J 9 3 2
76798 = 66644 = Par NS +110	Q J A 9 3 2 9 8 7 2 A Q 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -150 `93`	Partscore 3 North +1 +130 +7 65

24. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13			West Pszczola 2 Pass Lead K 6 4 Q J K A 2 5	North Hamman Dbl 3 NT 2nd 2 J 3 6 8 3 4 10 J	East Lev Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2 Q 4 8 5 6 9 7	South Compton 1 NT 3 4th 7 5 2 3 7 7 J Q 6	West Freeman 2 2 All Pass Lead K 4 J 7 3 Q Q 5 9	North Mahaffey Dbl Pass 2nd A 5 6 Q 5 3 A 6 8	East Nickell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q 4 2 J 8 4 K 10	South Seamon 1 NT Pass 3 4th 5 7 2 3 K A 6 3
E deals Both vul	A J 2 K 9 8 4 9 6 4 9 6 5
K Q 9 8 6 4 3 6 7 2 10 4 3		10 A 10 7 3 2 K 8 5 3 Q J 7
A6999 = 37333 37443 Par NS +630	7 5 Q J 5 A Q J 10 A K 8 2
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 `105`	Partscore 3 South -1 -100 65

25. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34			West Stansby Pass Pass Lead 2 J K 3 7 4 2 7 9 A	`North` Hallberg 2 3 NT 2nd 4 K 8 5 A 6 8 6 3 3	East Martel Pass All Pass 3rd A 8 2 Q 5 10 K J J 6	`South` Chang 2 2 NT 4th 9 5 9 A 9 5 4 2 7 10	West Zhao Pass Pass Lead 7 K 3 10 4 9 10 K 7	`North` Zmudzinski 1 Pass 2nd 2 6 5 A 8 3 7 4 3	East Fu 1 Pass 3rd 3 2 10 4 Q 8 A J J	`South` Balicki 1 1 NT 4th J 9 A 9 2 5 6 Q
S deals E-W vul	J 10 9 9 2 Q J 10 2 7 6 5 4
6 5 4 7 4 8 6 5 Q 10 8 3 2		Q 7 3 2 Q 10 8 5 3 A 9 A J
A99B7 = 33425 34425 Par NS +430	A K 8 A K J 6 K 7 4 3 K 9
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `111`	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 65

26. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 9, Bd 17			`West` Caputo Pass Pass Lead 7 9 6 8 K 6 Q 3 A K	`North` Cummings 1 3 NT 2nd 2 A 10 3 A 9 6 7 5 9	`East` Boulenge 1 Pass 3rd 8 8 J 2 4 5 7 J K	`South` Lindop 2 NT Pass 4th K 3 4 J 2 Q 4 8 3	`West` Priebe Pass Pass Lead 8 K 7 5 6 6 Q A	`North` Coenraets 1 1 NT 2nd 3 3 5 Q 10 7 A	`East` Mackay 1 Pass 3rd 2 4 3 J J 4 4	`South` Engel Dbl Pass 4th Q A K 6 4 J 2
N deals None vul	K Q 3 Q 10 5 2 Q J K J 10 8
8 5 2 7 6 10 9 5 4 2 A Q 2		A 10 7 6 A J 9 8 3 8 6 6 3
98789 87789 45553 44553 Par NS +400	J 9 4 K 4 A K 7 3 9 7 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 `118`	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 65

27. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40			`West` Versace Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 9 4 2 5 10 2 4 8 A	`North` Hamman 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 J 6 10 6 6 A 3 J 7	`East` Lauria Pass Pass Pass 3rd A Q 8 Q 6 5 4 9 J 7	`South` Soloway 1 NT 3 NT 4th 7 3 K K 7 2 10 3 5 4	`West` Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 5 6 K 3 9 A 6 7 3	`North` Bocchi 1 Pass 2nd 2 5 A 5 4 5 Q 2 9	`East` Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd 10 10 4 K A 2 K 4 6	`South` Duboin 2 4th Q J Q 6 3 3 4 8 2
W deals None vul	A 7 6 3 3 A Q J 4 A J 10 6
K J 8 2 Q 10 6 4 2 10 9 4 3		9 5 4 A 9 8 5 K 7 5 3 Q 5
875AA = 46733 = Par NS +130	Q 10 K J 7 9 8 6 2 K 8 7 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `118`	Partscore 2 North +2 +130 +5 70

28. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 104			`West` Balicki Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 A Q 2 J 10 A A	`North` Duboin 2 3 3 2nd 6 3 K J 4 9 7 2	`East` Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 6 6 7 4 5 9	`South` Bocchi 2 2 NT 3 3 NT 4th K 7 8 4 Q 5 8 K	`West` Lauria Pass Pass Lead 2 10 5 3 6 4 7 K	`North` Jassem 1 Pass 2nd 6 6 7 J 8 3 2 3	`East` Versace Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q Q Q 6 A J A 9	`South` Tuszynski 1 1 NT 4th K 3 K 5 2 4 8 4
E deals None vul	Q 9 7 J 10 8 2 7 6 J 9 6 5
8 6 A Q 3 A 9 3 2 K 10 3 2		5 4 3 2 9 6 4 Q 10 5 4 8 7
79858 99969 44474 = Par NS +400	A K J 10 K 7 5 K J 8 A Q 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `118`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +5 75

31. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 4, Bd 20			West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 2 J	North Dalal Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 4 5 7	East Balicki Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q Q 2	South Padhye 1 NT 2 4th A 7 5	West Shivdasani Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 7 4 2 4 A K 5 Q 6	North Romanski Pass 1 Pass 2nd Q 2 7 5 K 4 8 4 10 5	East Ghose Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 5 9 10 6 3 9 J 2 A	South Kowalski 1 1 NT 4th 10 J 3 Q 3 2 7 6 8 K
W deals Both vul	J 10 6 4 Q J 9 3 Q J 3 K J
K 8 5 3 8 4 9 8 6 5 Q 10 4		Q 7 10 7 6 2 A 7 4 A 9 6 5
89988 = 44455 = Par NS +140	A 9 2 A K 5 K 10 2 8 7 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 `128`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 75

32. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 16, Bd 5			West Richman Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 7 2 6 5 9 3 7 6	`North` Zia 1 2 3 NT 2nd J Q K 5 5 J 7 A 4	East Burgess Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K 7 8 8 2 9 3 A	`South` Rosenberg 1 1 NT 3 4th 4 A Q 10 A 4 9 6 3	West Martel Pass Pass Lead 6 2 10	`North` Bagchi 2 2 NT 2nd J Q J	East Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 K 2	`South` Browne 1 NT 2 4th 4 A 9
E deals E-W vul	J 8 6 A 8 7 5 7 6 5 2 K J
Q 10 3 K 4 A J 10 3 6 5 3 2		7 5 4 2 Q J 3 2 Q 10 9 8 7
77786 = 66657 56557 Par NS +90	A K 9 10 9 6 K 9 8 4 A Q 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `128`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +5 80

34. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 9			West Karwur Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 2 3 9 5 A 6 K 9	`North` Mouiel Pass 2 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 10 8 6 3 2 4 9 6 J	East Sakul Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 5 K 5 J 8 A 7 Q	`South` Levy 1 NT 2 3 4th 6 3 5 K 2 7 Q 10 A	West Szwarc Pass Lead 3 3 5 A 2 9 K 9 J	`North` Panelewen Pass Pass 2nd 10 2 2 2 8 A 9 K Q	East Multon Pass Pass 3rd 4 A J 8 5 Q 7 5 A	`South` Watulingas 1 NT 4th 6 6 8 7 3 6 10 3 6
N deals E-W vul	Q 7 5 A J 10 7 6 2 J 8 4 3
K J Q 9 7 3 2 Q 3 Q 10 9 6		A 8 4 3 2 4 J 10 9 8 7 5 2
97888 = 46445 = Par NS +400	10 9 6 K 8 6 5 A K 5 4 A K
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `134`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 82