Data 9Z70 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 24 HCP, good spots

Found 44 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 Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
Upmark

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
6
3
A
K
4
10 North
Nunes
Pass
1
2
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
3
6
5
10
6
7
J
9 East
Nystrom
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
8
J
K
3
9
Q
9 South
Fantoni
1
1 NT
2
3

4th
K
Q
K
2
2
5
8
7 West
Helness

Pass

Lead
3
8
2
3
A
K
4
10 North
Fallenius
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
7
5
10
6
7
J
6 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
Q
4
K
3
9
Q
9 South
Fredin
1 NT

4th
A
A
K
2
2
5
8
5
N deals
Both vul Q 5 4 3
Q 10 9 3
10 8 3
K 7
7 6 2
J 7 6
A 7 6 5
J 4 3 Table A J 10
8 5 2
Q J 4
Q 9 6 2
89978 89998
54445 =
Par NS +140 K 9 8
A K 4
K 9 2
A 10 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 10
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 0

2. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Rodwell

1
Pass

Lead
6
3
A North
Hampson

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
5
5 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
Q South
Greco
Pass
1 NT

4th
K
4 West
Platnick

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
4
3
K
8
3
Q North
Weinstein

1

2nd
9
5
5
9
10
Q
K
6 East
Diamond
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
9
A
J
7
6
A
7 South
Levin
Pass
Pass

4th
2
10
2
8
6
J
4
5
E deals
N-S vul 9 6 2
A K J 2
A 5
A Q 9 8
A Q 7 3
6 5 4
10 8 7 6
K 5 Table K J 4
8 7 3
Q 9 3
J 10 6 4
98988 =
45344 =
Par NS +600 10 8 5
Q 10 9
K J 4 2
7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +11 21
Partscore
1 North +1
+90 0

3. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 58 West
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
3
J
10
3
6
7 North
Woolsey
Pass
1
2
2
3 NT

2nd
9
8
2
5
8
7
3
10 East
Kwiecien
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
K
J
4
6
Q
K
9 South
Stewart
1
1 NT
2
3

4th
A
2
A
3
K
5
A
5 West
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
6
3
4
6
10
A North
Sontag
Pass
1
2
2 NT

2nd
9
A
9
2
8
7
8
7 East
Grabel
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
J
10
J
J
10
4
Q South
Berkowitz
1
1 NT
2

4th
3
5
2
5
5
A
K
4
W deals
Both vul 10 9 7 6
9 8 5
K Q J 10
6 3
A J 8 2
J 10 7 2
9 8 7
A 5 Table Q 3
Q 6 4
5 2
Q 9 8 7 4 2
88796 888A6
54537 =
Par NS +130 K 5 4
A K 3
A 6 4 3
K J 10

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 21
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 6

4. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 18, Bd 32 West
Takayama
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
4
4
2
A
6
8
5
Q North
Campos
1
Pass
3

2nd
9
J
7
7
2
Q
2
4
3 East
Kaku
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
Q
10
6
8
K
J
9 South
Villas-Boas
Pass
2 NT
3 NT

4th
3
A
5
A
8
9
3
7
6 West
Thoma
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
A
3
4
4
7
2
A
6
7 North
Ino
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
Q
2
K
Q
9
2
8
A East
Brenner
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
7
J
3
3
K
5
5
4 South
Teramoto
Rdbl
2

4th
8
9
6
6
9
3
5
K
J
W deals
E-W vul J 9 8 4
K 10 9 5
A J 9
A 9
6 5
7
Q 8 5 3 2
10 8 7 5 2 Table A K 10 7
A 6 4 3
7 6
K 6 4
98865 =
45468 =
Par NS +400 Q 3 2
Q J 8 2
K 10 4
Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 31
Partscore
2 North -1
-50 6

5. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Schermer

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
7
2
5
10
J
10
8
K North
Martel

2
2 NT

2nd
10
5
6
2
A
3
K
2
3 East
Chambers

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
J
Q
4
7
A
9
3 South
Zia
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
K
3
5
6
8
4
9
10
7 West
Fleisher

Pass

Lead
4
7
10
2
J North
Compton

Pass

2nd
10
8
6
A
3 East
Kamil

Pass

3rd
J
K
4
J
A South
Wold
1 NT

4th
K
6
5
8
4
S deals
E-W vul Q 9 4
K Q J 2
10 7
10 9 3 2
A 7 2
8 5
A 9 6 4 3 2
8 5 Table J 10 8 6
9 6 4 3
J
A Q 7 6
97878 97978
46455 =
Par NS +400 K 5 3
A 10 7
K Q 8 5
K J 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 31
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 +6 12

6. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81 West
Nystrom

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
6
4
5
4 North
Helness
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
5
7
7
K
Q East
Upmark
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
5
Q
3
K South
Helgemo
1 NT
2

4th
9
8
6
4 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
5
K
9
K
10
2
4 North
Cullin
Pass
1
1 NT

2nd
7
A
10
A
6
3
K
Q East
Fantoni
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

3rd
5
9
4
3
5
6
3 South
Bertheau
1
1

4th
8
2
Q
4
7
6
4
N deals
None vul Q J 8 3
Q 8
K Q 6 5
8 5 4
K 10
5 4 3
8 7 4 3 2
A 9 6 Table 9 7 6 4
K J 9 6 2
A
J 7 2
98586 =
45654 45655
Par NS +400 A 5 2
A 10 7
J 10 9
K Q 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 37
Partscore
1 NT North +2
+150 12

7. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15 West
Kokten

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
9
J
4
8
6 North
Zaleski

3 NT

2nd
3
K
Q
10
7
6 East
AkerO
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
8
A
K
9
2 South
Versace
1 NT
Pass

4th
Q
6
3
5
3 West
Bocchi

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
3
J
2
10
3
J North
Kuru

1 NT

2nd
2
K
7
9
6
5
10
Q East
Madala
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
10
6
8
K
Q
A South
Cengiz
1
Pass

4th
J
4
5
2
5
3
K
3
E deals
E-W vul K J 7
J 8 3
Q J 10 2
Q 7 5
9 8 5
K 7 5 2
7 4
K J 8 2 Table Q 6 4 3
10 6
K 9 5
A 9 6 4
879A6 =
56437 =
Par NS +140 A 10 2
A Q 9 4
A 8 6 3
10 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 37
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +5 17

8. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81 West
Buras

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
6
4
4
9
2
3
J North
Fitzgibbon
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
K
7
2
Q
A
K
5
2 East
Narkiewicz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
5
K
K
3
3
4
6 South
Mesbur
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
10
8
A
10
5
6
9 West
Carroll

2
3
All Pass

Lead
A
9
J
2
7
4
2
A North
Balicki
Pass
2
Dbl

2nd
9
7
6
6
K
K
10
10 East
Garvey
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
4
2
4
A
7
6
3 South
Zmudzinski
Dbl
Pass
3

4th
5
Q
K
10
4
J
5
9
N deals
None vul Q J 8 3
Q 8
K Q 6 5
8 5 4
K 10
5 4 3
8 7 4 3 2
A 9 6 Table 9 7 6 4
K J 9 6 2
A
J 7 2
98586 =
45654 45655
Par NS +400 A 5 2
A 10 7
J 10 9
K Q 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 47
Partscore
3 North -1
-50 17

10. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69 West
AkerO

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
K
5
3
10
2
K
10 North
Madala

3 NT

2nd
3
2
6
7
3
6
7
5 East
Kokten

Pass

3rd
J
6
8
A
J
K
2
7 South
Bocchi
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
A
Q
2
4
A
9
3 West
Sementa

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
K
A
10
J
2
5
5
Q
Q North
Yilmaz

2
Pass

2nd
10
2
2
3
6
6
8
A
4
5 East
Duboin

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
6
3
J
4
K
A
8
5
7 South
Gur
2
2 NT

4th
K
4
7
Q
Q
A
9
3
8
10
S deals
N-S vul Q 7 3
10 5 3
9 7 2
J 9 8 6
K 10 8 4
6 4 2
A 8 5
5 3 2 Table J 5 2
J 8 7
J 10 6
A Q 7 4
87998 =
55445 =
Par NS +140 A 9 6
A K Q 9
K Q 4 3
K 10

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 47
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 23

11. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15 West
Dubinin
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
J
Q
6
3
J
2
6
8 North
Berg
1
3 NT

2nd
2
5
K
7
6
5
7
4
8 East
Gromov
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
A
10
Q
4
A
K
9 South
Svendsen
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
7
4
9
K
3
10
Q
9 West
Charlsen
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
J
A North
Khiuppenen
1
Pass

2nd
2
5
K
2 East
Hoftaniska
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
A
3 South
Kholomeev
1 NT

4th
J
4
7
6
W deals
E-W vul A 10 2
A Q 9 4
A 8 6 3
10 3
Q 6 4 3
10 6
K 9 5
A 9 6 4 Table 9 8 5
K 7 5 2
7 4
K J 8 2
879A6 =
56437 =
Par NS +140 K J 7
J 8 3
Q J 10 2
Q 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 47
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 28

12. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
3
10
K
K
A
J
2 North
Zimmermann
Pass
1
3

2nd
K
5
6
2
A
8
6 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
7
7
2
6
3 South
Multon
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
5
Q
A
10
5
9
6 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
10
9
8
Q
3
J
K North
Duboin
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
K
7
8
A
K
4
5
6
A East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
K
4
J
2
6
J
4
7 South
Sementa
1 NT
2

4th
5
3
6
5
3
2
Q
A
9
N deals
E-W vul K 9 7 6
K
8 7 6 3
Q J 4 2
8 5
Q J 10 2
A Q 4 2
A 8 3 Table Q J 10 4 2
9 7 4 3
5
7 6 5
87598 886A9
55634 =
Par NS +130 A 3
A 8 6 5
K J 10 9
K 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 47
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 33

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 8, Bd 20 West
Sementa

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
2
6
J
J
8
7
J North
LallJ

3 NT

2nd
10
7
3
4
2
2
3
Q
K East
Duboin
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
6
3
5
2
9
6
A South
Grue
2 NT
Pass

4th
K
Q
K
A
K
10
6
8
8 West
Hurd

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
A
Q
5
5
J
8
J
8
7 North
Madala

2
Pass

2nd
10
7
6
K
A
9
7
2
3
6 East
Wooldridge
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
8
10
2
2
Q
6
9 South
Bocchi
2
2 NT

4th
K
2
9
3
4
5
A
5
J
E deals
Both vul A 10
9 8 6 4
8 3 2
J 10 8 4
J 8 5 3
10 7 3
A 5 4
K 7 6 Table Q 9 7 6 2
K Q
J 9 7
9 3 2
87AA9 =
46333 =
Par NS +620 K 4
A J 5 2
K Q 10 6
A Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 47
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +8 41

15. 2010 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Platnick

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
3
10
9
10
6
J
A
4 North
Lowe

2 NT
3 NT

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

Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
3
9
9
K
2
A
3
7 South
Dawson
1 NT
3

4th
5
A
Q
J
3
4
8
6
J West
Kovachev

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
8
9
6
2
5
A
4
8
10 North
Gitelman

1 NT

2nd
9
J
10
5
4
10
2
5
7
7 East
Isporski

Pass

3rd
Q
K
K
J
K
4
7
Q
8
2 South
Moss
1
Pass

4th
3
A
3
Q
5
6
6
J
3
4
S deals
Both vul J 6 3
A 6 4
10 6 3
K Q 8 7
Q 8 4
10 7 3 2
Q 8 4
10 5 2 Table K 7 5 2
K Q 9
K 7 5
J 6 3
A889A 98899
35533 35543
Par NS +630 A 10 9
J 8 5
A J 9 2
A 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +10 57
Partscore
1 NT North +3
+180 41

16. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
6
5
6
7
4
J North
Angeleri

1
3 NT

2nd
4
9
Q
2
3
K
5 East
Fantoni

Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
K
4
10
2
3
7 South
Villegas
Pass
2 NT

4th
7
8
10
K
A
2 West
Camberos

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
5
Q
8
7 North
Helgemo

1
Pass

2nd
9
Q
2
7
3 East
Pellegrini

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
5
10
6 South
Helness
Pass
1 NT

4th
8
10
4
K
A
S deals
E-W vul A J 10 5
A 10 9
A 9 7 4
9 4
7 2
6 4 2
J 6 2
K Q 10 3 2 Table K 9 4 3
K J 7 5
K 10 5
8 6
89786 =
44547 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 6
Q 8 3
Q 8 3
A J 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 57
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +5 46

17. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 6, Bd 28 West
Pottenger

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
Q
3
Q
5
10 North
Sveindal

1
3 NT

2nd
3
3
2
9
6
K East
Rimer

Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
J
6
K
7 South
AukenJ
1
2 NT

4th
J
A
8
4
A
5 West
van Cleeff

Pass

Lead
5
Q
4
K
2
A
Q
9
9
10 North
Huston

Pass

2nd
3
4
2
8
3
8
10
Q
7
3 East
Shenkin

Pass

3rd
7
2
9
J
A
8
4
K
A
6 South
Young
1 NT

4th
10
5
3
6
5
6
6
8
J
A
S deals
E-W vul K 9 3
K 7 4 2
J 7 6 2
9 8
Q 8 6 5 2
10 5
K 4 3
Q J 5 Table 7
J 8 6 3
A 9 8 5
K 7 6 3
98887 =
44555 =
Par NS +400 A J 10 4
A Q 9
Q 10
A 10 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 63
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 46

18. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 6, Bd 28 West
Fu

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
4
2
10
10
7
A
Q
9 North
GipsonP

1
3 NT

2nd
3
6
5
2
2
9
8
5 East
Zhao

Pass
All Pass

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

4th
J
6
K
A
3
4
7
3 West
Rees

Pass

Lead
5
4
2
10
10 North
Pszczola

Pass

2nd
3
6
5
2
4 East
Punch

Pass

3rd
7
9
Q
3
6 South
Lev
1 NT

4th
J
6
K
Q
A
S deals
E-W vul K 9 3
K 7 4 2
J 7 6 2
9 8
Q 8 6 5 2
10 5
K 4 3
Q J 5 Table 7
J 8 6 3
A 9 8 5
K 7 6 3
98887 =
44555 =
Par NS +400 A J 10 4
A Q 9
Q 10
A 10 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 69
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 46

19. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 6, Bd 28 West
Ventin

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
Q
J
10
6
K
7 North
Klimowicz

1
3 NT

2nd
9
5
8
2
6
A
2
10 East
GaviardJ

Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
Q
6
3
K
10
5
J South
Campbell
1
2 NT

4th
4
K
A
8
3
3
9
7 West
GartaganisN

Pass

Lead
5
Q
Q
J
5
4
K
2
A
A North
BessisT

Pass

2nd
3
K
8
9
6
6
3
6
3 East
GartaganisJ

Pass

3rd
7
2
3
6
7
9
10
A
7 South
BessisM
1 NT

4th
J
8
4
2
10
5
2
5
K
S deals
E-W vul K 9 3
K 7 4 2
J 7 6 2
9 8
Q 8 6 5 2
10 5
K 4 3
Q J 5 Table 7
J 8 6 3
A 9 8 5
K 7 6 3
98887 =
44555 =
Par NS +400 A J 10 4
A Q 9
Q 10
A 10 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 75
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 46

20. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21 West
Diamond

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
A
10
J
7
Q
J
7
8
10 North
Jacobus
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
5
5
3
3
Q
10
Q
J
4
K East
Platnick
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
6
3
9
6
5
K
4
A South
Wold
1 NT
2

4th
K
4
Q
A
2
2
3
9
4
6 West
Jacobs

Pass

Lead
4
10
Q
7
9
6
7
10
A
4 North
Moss
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
3
3
J
5
8
3
J
6
9 East
Beatty
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
5
2
K
5
7
K
Q
3
2 South
Gitelman
1 NT

4th
A
Q
A
2
10
7
4
6
9
K
N deals
N-S vul K 8 6 2
A 7 5
8 7 5 2
10 3
J 5 3
2
K 9 6 4 3
7 6 5 2 Table Q 9 4
Q J 10 6 4
Q J
K J 9
9A989 =
43344 43454
Par NS +620 A 10 7
K 9 8 3
A 10
A Q 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 85
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 46

21. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2 West
BildeD

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
4
8
6
K
3
4
8 North
Cayne

1
3 NT

2nd
4
2
5
7
5
7
4
Q
2 East
Graversen

Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
J
Q
10
10
7
9
3
10 South
Seamon
Pass
2 NT

4th
J
3
2
K
9
A
J
5
K West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
4
J
Q
8
2
6 North
Hansen

1 NT

2nd
6
K
Q
7
5
10
A East
Lauria

Pass

3rd
2
3
6
5
10
K
3 South
BildeM
Pass
Pass

4th
10
6
9
K
4
3
9
S deals
E-W vul A J 10 5
A 10 9
A 9 7 4
9 4
7 2
6 4 2
J 6 2
K Q 10 3 2 Table K 9 4 3
K J 7 5
K 10 5
8 6
89786 =
44547 =
Par NS +140 Q 8 6
Q 8 3
Q 8 3
A J 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 85
Partscore
1 NT North +2
+150 +5 51

22. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Aronov

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
3
3
9
10
4
8
10
8
K North
Versace

2
3 NT

2nd
6
Q
2
7
2
Q
J
6
7
8 East
Stefanov
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
2
J
6
3
K
3
5
A
J South
Lauria
1 NT
2

4th
2
J
K
A
Q
10
9
4
4
7 West
Duboin

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
9
3
7
6
5
Q North
Karaivanov

2
2 NT

2nd
6
J
2
K
10
3
9 East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
Q
K
A
2
10
6 South
Trendafilov
1 NT
2

4th
9
4
10
8
3
2
K
E deals
Both vul Q 10 7
Q 10 8 3
J 10 6
K J 3
9 8 4 3
K 5 4
A K 8
9 7 2 Table 6 2
9 7 2
7 5 4 3
A Q 6 5
78866 =
55566 =
Par NS +110 A K J 5
A J 6
Q 9 2
10 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 85
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 57

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 4, Bd 2 West
Boyd

Lead
7 North
Cornell

2nd East
Robinson

3rd South
Bach

4th West
Ware

Lead
2 North
Stewart

2nd East
Whibley

3rd South
Woolsey

4th
S deals
E-W vul 10 8 5
K 7 6 5
K Q 8 6
5 4
9 2
A 4 3 2
7 4
J 9 8 7 6 Table K J 7 3
J 9
A 9 3 2
Q 3 2
99998 A9997
34445 =
Par NS +430 A Q 6 4
Q 10 8
J 10 5
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 92
Partscore
2 North =
+110 57

24. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 7 West
Dubinin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
9
3
A
K
Q
2
J
10 North
Satyanarayana

2
2

2nd
2
10
4
3
5
6
4
Q
3 East
Gromov

Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K
8
2
7
9
A
2
K South
Nadar
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
5
6
Q
4
10
6
8
8
5 West
Gupta

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
9
4
10
Q
A
K
7 North
Khiuppenen

2
2 NT

2nd
2
6
10
A
8
3
5
8
3 East
Chokshi

Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
9
J
3
K
4
7
9
K South
Kholomeev
1 NT
2

4th
Q
J
2
7
5
4
4
7
A
S deals
Both vul K 9 5 4
A 10 9
6 2
J 9 7 2
J 8 3
6 5 4
K J 3
8 6 5 3 Table A Q 6
J 8 3
A 9 8 7 4
10 4
68768 =
55575 =
Par NS +110 10 7 2
K Q 7 2
Q 10 5
A K Q

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +13 105
Partscore
2 NT South -2
-200 57

25. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Katz

1
Pass

Lead
2
4
6
J
2
3
2
A
4 North
Fantoni

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
7
7
K
3
8
5
7
4 East
Nickell
Pass
1
All Pass

3rd
K
Q
5
Q
10
K
J
3 South
Nunes
Pass
1 NT

4th
9
6
8
5
J
8
10
Q West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
4
A
K
6
A
9
J
8 North
Meckstroth

1 NT

2nd
Q
7
8
3
4
3
9
5
K
10 East
Versace
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
10
9
4
5
9
6
A
10
3 South
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

4th
7
J
K
8
Q
2
2
4
2
8
E deals
N-S vul K Q 7
A J 7
10 8 6
A K 10 6
9 6 3 2
6 5 2
K Q 9
Q 8 7 Table A J 5 4
K 8 4 3
4 3 2
J 3
76788 76688
67655 =
Par NS +90 10 8
Q 10 9
A J 7 5
9 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-300 105
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +9 66

26. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Moss

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
J
Q
Q
J
10 North
Simson
1
1
Pass

2nd
6
4
7
5
8
K East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
8
J
3
6
A South
Johnson
1
3 NT

4th
A
K
K
2
4
9 West
Parker

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
4
3
3
10
Q
6
A
8
Q North
Greco
1
1
Pass

2nd
6
A
4
6
5
K
9
2
6 East
Rogoff
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
10
10
3
A
J
9
J South
Hampson
1
2 NT

4th
7
8
K
K
2
4
8
5
7
N deals
E-W vul J 5 4 2
A 10 8
K 8 6
Q J 10
A K 9
7 5 4
J 10 9 5 2
4 2 Table 8 7 3
K 6 2
Q 4 3
K 9 8 5
89A79 =
43364 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 6
Q J 9 3
A 7
A 7 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 105
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 71

27. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Grue

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
7
8
6
2
9
2
2 North
Brogeland

1
3 NT

2nd
5
4
4
7
4
10
Q
Q East
Cheek

Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
A
2
10
8
J
5
3 South
Lindqvist
Pass
1 NT

4th
Q
6
J
A
K
K
7
5 West
Sementa

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
Q
8
3
3
4
Q
K
10 North
Wold

1
Pass

2nd
2
5
4
A
5
5
6
A
10 East
Duboin

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
6
2
6
9
2
5
4 South
Bramley
Pass
1 NT

4th
4
A
J
7
A
10
K
7
S deals
Both vul A K 3 2
9 8 7 5
8 3
A K 5
10 7 6
J 6 4
A J 6
J 8 4 3 Table Q J 8
K 10 3
K 7 5 4
9 6 2
88987 89988
54455 =
Par NS +140 9 5 4
A Q 2
Q 10 9 2
Q 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 115
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 71

29. 2008 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
McNay

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
5
J
4
K
J
Q
J
2 North
Lesniewski

2
3
3 NT

2nd
2
7
9
3
A
K
6
4
Q East
Stoltz
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
10
7
10
6
8
3
6
A South
Gawrys
1 NT
2
3

4th
K
2
Q
A
3
6
7
8
5 West
Fredin

Pass

Lead
2
3
3
A
J
A
K
K
6 North
Tolliver

Pass

2nd
6
7
8
2
4
4
7
4
3 East
Fallenius
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
8
Q
10
9
2
3
10
K South
Horton
1 NT

4th
10
J
J
7
A
6
5
2
E deals
E-W vul Q J 3 2
K 10 8
J 6
K 7 4 2
9 8 7 4
7
A Q 5 4 2
J 5 3 Table 10 6 5
A Q J 4 2
9 3
Q 9 8
87777 =
55655 =
Par NS +120 A K
9 6 5 3
K 10 8 7
A 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT South +2
+460 +8 123
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 71

30. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Stansby
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
2
6
Q
9
8
J
10
K North
Meckstroth
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
3
4
K
A
5
J
Q
8
K
6 East
Martel
Pass
Pass
All Pass

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

4th
8
J
3
2
6
2
7
5
4
3 West
Freeman
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2 North
Becker
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
9
5 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
10 South
Strul
1
1 NT

4th
A
7
W deals
Both vul K J 5 4
9 7 4
Q 10 9 3
A 8
Q 10 8
Q 6 2
K 6 5 4
J 7 6 Table A 7 6 3
J 5 3
J 7
Q 10 9 4
88997 88AA7
55335 =
Par NS +620 9 2
A K 10 8
A 8 2
K 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 123
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 77

31. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81 West
Martel
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
K
3
4
Q
8
8
10
2
9
K North
WangJ
Pass
Dbl
3 NT

2nd
6
5
A
4
5
5
K
Q
J
7 East
Stansby
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
9
2
2
10
3
Q
7
9
6 South
Ao
1
2 NT

4th
A
J
6
4
A
7
3
6
10
3 West
Lo
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
10
8
8
2
8
7
7
9 North
Becker
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
9
6
Q
5
2
6
5
6
4
3 East
SchwartzA
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

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

4th
3
A
4
9
6
A
4
4
Q
J
W deals
None vul A 10 7 3
7 6
J 7 6
K 10 9 2
J 5 4
Q 3 2
K Q 9 5 4 3
5 Table Q 9 2
J 10 8 4
8
A J 7 6 4
88779 88879
44564 =
Par NS +120 K 8 6
A K 9 5
A 10 2
Q 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 123
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 82

32. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81 West
WolpertG
Pass
1
Pass

Lead
4 North
Rosenberg
Pass
1
3 NT

2nd East
Spector
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Zia
1
1 NT

4th West
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
J
8
Q
8
3
4
Q
K
6 North
Grue
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
10
5
2
7
3
2
7
4
3
5 East
Weinstein
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

3rd
A
2
Q
4
K
8
9
2
9
A South
Cheek
1 NT
2

4th
3
6
6
A
6
J
K
4
8
Q
W deals
None vul A 10 7 3
7 6
J 7 6
K 10 9 2
J 5 4
Q 3 2
K Q 9 5 4 3
5 Table Q 9 2
J 10 8 4
8
A J 7 6 4
88779 88879
44564 =
Par NS +120 K 8 6
A K 9 5
A 10 2
Q 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 130
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 82

33. 2008 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89 West
Rosenberg

2
2
Pass

Lead
J
Q
J
9
6
2 North
Milgrim

Dbl
Dbl
3 NT

2nd
Q
2
5
A
5 East
Zia

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
4
6
10
10 South
Aker
Pass
Pass
2 NT

4th
3
7
3
6
A West
BlanchardB

Pass
1
All Pass

Lead
8
7
8
2
A
2 North
Weinstein

1
Dbl

2nd
3
K
4
A
6
10 East
BlanchardS

Pass
1

3rd
A
7
7
5
3 South
Levin
Pass
Pass
3

4th
Q
4
Q
3
9
S deals
E-W vul A K 3 2
K Q
Q J 9
K J 9 2
Q 10
A J 10 7 6 2
7 3
6 4 3 Table J 8 7 6 4
8
A 8 5 2
A 8 7
77688 =
46755 =
Par NS +90 9 5
9 5 4 3
K 10 6 4
Q 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 140
Partscore
3 North -1
-50 82

34. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Gierulski

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
7
3
6
3
K
3
7 North
Helness

1
3 NT

2nd
4
6
9
8
A
J
2
J East
Skrzypczak

Pass
All Pass

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

4th
10
5
7
Q
2
6
4
9 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
3
J
9
9
8
K
7 North
Jassem

1
2
2 NT

2nd
2
2
4
2
K
A
10 East
Bates

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
10
5
Q
4
K
4 South
Martens
1
1 NT
2

4th
A
J
3
6
5
7
3
S deals
E-W vul J 5 3 2
Q 4
10 8 6 3
K 10 7
9 8 4
J 8 6 2
Q 7 5
9 8 2 Table K Q 7 6
9 5 3
A J 9
Q J 4
99999 =
44444 =
Par NS +400 A 10
A K 10 7
K 4 2
A 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 147
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 82

36. 2006 WC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
YadlinI

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
6
4
7
5
A
K
5
Q
2 North
Hansen

3
Pass

2nd
5
J
7
K
8
3
6
J
8
A East
YadlinD
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
2
9
10
9
4
8
9
10
K South
BildeM
2 NT
3 NT

4th
K
4
A
3
A
2
10
Q
3
4 West
BlaksetK

Pass

Lead
2 North
Ozdil

Pass

2nd East
BlaksetL
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Ginossar
2 NT

4th
E deals
N-S vul Q 8 7 5
9 8 4 3
9 8 4
10 2
J 10 4 3 2
K 7
J 6 3
K J 5 Table 9 6
Q J 6 2
Q 10 2
Q 9 4 3
78887 =
65446 65456
Par NS +110 A K
A 10 5
A K 7 5
A 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 147
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +8 90

37. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17 West
Stansby

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
4
8
J
2
Q
K North
Mittelman

1
3 NT

2nd
4
5
7
2
8
5
9 East
Martel
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
Q
3
3
2
3
A South
Delmonte
1
1 NT

4th
A
7
6
K
10
6
8 West
Shugart

1
Pass

Lead
Q
3
4
9
3
Q
4
K
2
A North
Fallenius

Dbl
1 NT

2nd
K
K
10
7
2
9
A
8
Q
8 East
Brogeland
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
J
J
2
K
4
8
9
7
10 South
Welland
1
1

4th
6
7
3
A
5
6
J
3
9
5
E deals
None vul A 10 6
A 7 4 3
Q J 8
8 5 4
5 4 2
9 5
A K 6 5 2
K Q 6 Table Q J 9 8
J 10 8 6 2
7
9 7 2
87678 =
56655 =
Par NS +120 K 7 3
K Q
10 9 4 3
A J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 154
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 90

38. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Buratti
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
3
4
5
5
A
10
Q
9 North
Compton
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
10
J
3
3
Q
9
2
6
8 East
Lanzarotti
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
J
9
K
6
2
6
9 South
CohenS
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
4
A
7
4
2
8
3
5
7 West
Robison
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
5
2
4
8 North
Cohen
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
A
4
6 East
Onstott
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
9
Q
10 South
Berkowitz
1 NT

4th
J
4
A
K
W deals
Both vul K 10 9 7
6 5 4
J 9 6 2
A 10
A Q 6 3 2
9 7 2
Q 8 4
6 2 Table 8 4
Q 8 3
K 10 3
K 8 7 5 3
98998 =
45344 45444
Par NS +600 J 5
A K J 10
A 7 5
Q J 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +9 163
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 90

39. 2004 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87 West
Lazard

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
4
8
5
7
A
K
Q
7 North
Meckstroth

Dbl
3

2nd
3
9
A
3
9
3
6
8
J East
Wolff
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
10
5
6
Q
2
4
5
10 South
Rodwell
Pass
3
3 NT

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

1
Pass

Lead
A
J
A
K
Q
7
10
K
5 North
Levin

Dbl
2 NT

2nd
3
Q
3
6
8
J
A
8
6 East
Freeman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
2
5
2
4
10
7
9
10 South
Weinstein
Pass
1 NT

4th
6
7
9
4
2
5
3
6
Q
E deals
Both vul A 10 8
J 9 3
A K Q 7
Q 5 3
7 6
Q 8 7 5 4 2
9
A K J 9 Table K Q 9 3 2
10 6
J 8 6 3
4 2
66588 =
66855 56855
Par EW +110 J 5 4
A K
10 5 4 2
10 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 163
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 96

40. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5 West
Boyd

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
4 North
Freeman

Dbl
3

2nd
2
K East
Robinson

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
10 South
Nickell
Pass
2
3 NT

4th
9
3 West
Hamman

Pass
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
2
2
3
8
7
10
2
5
Q North
Becker

1
Rdbl

2nd
3
4
6
A
Q
5
4
6
3 East
Soloway

Pass
Pass

3rd
8
K
9
4
A
2
Q
9
6 South
Schwartz
Pass
1
1 NT

4th
10
5
J
9
8
6
3
K
K
S deals
N-S vul A Q 10 5
K 7 3
A 5 3 2
J 3
K 8 4
J 8 4
Q 10 8
A Q 5 2 Table J 6 3
Q 6 5
J 7 6 4
9 8 6
9A989 =
43454 =
Par NS +620 9 7 2
A 10 9 2
K 9
K 10 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 163
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 +5 101

41. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 77 West
Zmudzinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
A
K
A
3
A
4 North
Thorvaldsson

2
3 NT

2nd
10
8
3
2
6
9
Q
K East
Balicki
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
Q
5
8
5
10
6 South
JonssonT
Dbl
2 NT

4th
8
7
4
3
J
K
J West
MagnussonM

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
3
5
2
K
4
Q
A
4 North
Kwiecien

1
Pass

2nd
5
3
7
8
8
6
Q
7
9
10 East
Ingimarsson
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
8
10
2
Q
J
6
9
5
5 South
Pszczola
Dbl
1 NT

4th
A
9
J
10
6
A
2
3
K
3
E deals
Both vul 10 9 8 5
10 5 2
K 7 5 2
J 10
J 7 6 3 2
9 7 6
Q J 10
6 2 Table 4
K J 8
A 9 3
A 9 7 5 4 3
87886 87885
56557 =
Par NS +120 A K Q
A Q 4 3
8 6 4
K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 163
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 107

43. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 12 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
Q
2
4
J North
Versace
Pass
3 NT

2nd
5
8
5
10
3 East
Austberg
2
Pass

3rd
2
3
A
10
K South
Lauria
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
9
6
7
3 West
Duboin

2
Pass

Lead
A
6
2
Q
J North
Furunes
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
2
7
J
5
7 East
Bocchi
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
K
Q
3
4 South
Helness
Pass
Dbl

4th
3
4
A
6
9
N deals
E-W vul J 10 4
10 9 3
9 7 5
A K 4 3
K 9 3 2
J 4
Q J 8 6
8 7 5 Table Q 6
A K 8 7 6 5
10 3 2
9 6
88679 =
45764 =
Par NS +120 A 8 7 5
Q 2
A K 4
Q J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 163
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 +5 112

44. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Janz

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
2
K
8
4 North
Saelensminde

2
3 NT

2nd
5
3
J
4
8 East
Mello
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
Q
2
6
K South
Brogeland
1 NT
2

4th
9
6
10
3
5 West
Helgemo

1
Pass

Lead
K
K
Q
5
J
2 North
Chagas

1

2nd
A
6
2
7
8
8 East
Helness
1
Pass

3rd
7
9
10
A
3
A South
Branco
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
3
4
7
4
3
E deals
N-S vul A J 10 9
J 6 5
9 8 4
K 9 2
6 2
K Q 8 7 4
10 7
7 6 4 3 Table 8 7 4 3
A 2
K Q J 6 2
J 8
89669 =
44774 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
10 9 3
A 5 3
A Q 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 163
Partscore
1 North +2
+140 +6 118

Data 9Z70 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2014 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Upmark Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 2 6 3 A K 4 10	North Nunes Pass 1 2 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 3 6 5 10 6 7 J 9	East Nystrom Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 8 J K 3 9 Q 9	South Fantoni 1 1 NT 2 3 4th K Q K 2 2 5 8 7	West Helness Pass Lead 3 8 2 3 A K 4 10	North Fallenius Pass Pass 2nd 7 7 5 10 6 7 J 6	East Helgemo Pass Pass 3rd Q Q 4 K 3 9 Q 9	South Fredin 1 NT 4th A A K 2 2 5 8 5
N deals Both vul	Q 5 4 3 Q 10 9 3 10 8 3 K 7
7 6 2 J 7 6 A 7 6 5 J 4 3		A J 10 8 5 2 Q J 4 Q 9 6 2
89978 89998 54445 = Par NS +140	K 9 8 A K 4 K 9 2 A 10 8 5
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 `10`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 0

2. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 44			`West` Rodwell 1 Pass Lead 6 3 A	North Hampson Dbl 3 NT 2nd 5 5	`East` Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q Q	South Greco Pass 1 NT 4th K 4	`West` Platnick Pass Pass Lead 3 2 4 3 K 8 3 Q	North Weinstein 1 2nd 9 5 5 9 10 Q K 6	`East` Diamond Pass Pass 3rd 4 9 A J 7 6 A 7	South Levin Pass Pass 4th 2 10 2 8 6 J 4 5
E deals N-S vul	9 6 2 A K J 2 A 5 A Q 9 8
A Q 7 3 6 5 4 10 8 7 6 K 5		K J 4 8 7 3 Q 9 3 J 10 6 4
98988 = 45344 = Par NS +600	10 8 5 Q 10 9 K J 4 2 7 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +11 `21`	Partscore 1 North +1 +90 0

3. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 58			West Pszczola Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 4 3 J 10 3 6 7	North Woolsey Pass 1 2 2 3 NT 2nd 9 8 2 5 8 7 3 10	East Kwiecien Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q K J 4 6 Q K 9	South Stewart 1 1 NT 2 3 4th A 2 A 3 K 5 A 5	West WeinsteinH Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 6 6 3 4 6 10 A	North Sontag Pass 1 2 2 NT 2nd 9 A 9 2 8 7 8 7	East Grabel Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q J 10 J J 10 4 Q	South Berkowitz 1 1 NT 2 4th 3 5 2 5 5 A K 4
W deals Both vul	10 9 7 6 9 8 5 K Q J 10 6 3
A J 8 2 J 10 7 2 9 8 7 A 5		Q 3 Q 6 4 5 2 Q 9 8 7 4 2
88796 888A6 54537 = Par NS +130	K 5 4 A K 3 A 6 4 3 K J 10
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `21`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 6

4. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 18, Bd 32			West Takayama Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead 5 4 4 2 A 6 8 5 Q	`North` Campos 1 Pass 3 2nd 9 J 7 7 2 Q 2 4 3	East Kaku Dbl Pass Pass 3rd K 2 Q 10 6 8 K J 9	`South` Villas-Boas Pass 2 NT 3 NT 4th 3 A 5 A 8 9 3 7 6	West Thoma Pass 2 Pass Lead A 3 4 4 7 2 A 6 7	`North` Ino 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q 2 K Q 9 2 8 A	East Brenner Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 5 7 J 3 3 K 5 5 4	`South` Teramoto Rdbl 2 4th 8 9 6 6 9 3 5 K J
W deals E-W vul	J 9 8 4 K 10 9 5 A J 9 A 9
6 5 7 Q 8 5 3 2 10 8 7 5 2		A K 10 7 A 6 4 3 7 6 K 6 4
98865 = 45468 = Par NS +400	Q 3 2 Q J 8 2 K 10 4 Q J 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `31`	Partscore 2 North -1 -50 6

5. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44			West Schermer Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 7 2 5 10 J 10 8 K	`North` Martel 2 2 NT 2nd 10 5 6 2 A 3 K 2 3	East Chambers Pass Pass 3rd J K J Q 4 7 A 9 3	`South` Zia 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K 3 5 6 8 4 9 10 7	West Fleisher Pass Lead 4 7 10 2 J	`North` Compton Pass 2nd 10 8 6 A 3	East Kamil Pass 3rd J K 4 J A	`South` Wold 1 NT 4th K 6 5 8 4
S deals E-W vul	Q 9 4 K Q J 2 10 7 10 9 3 2
A 7 2 8 5 A 9 6 4 3 2 8 5		J 10 8 6 9 6 4 3 J A Q 7 6
97878 97978 46455 = Par NS +400	K 5 3 A 10 7 K Q 8 5 K J 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `31`	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 +6 12

6. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81			`West` Nystrom Pass Pass Lead 8 6 4 5 4	`North` Helness Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 5 7 7 K Q	`East` Upmark Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 5 Q 3 K	`South` Helgemo 1 NT 2 4th 9 8 6 4	`West` Nunes Pass Pass Lead 2 5 K 9 K 10 2 4	`North` Cullin Pass 1 1 NT 2nd 7 A 10 A 6 3 K Q	`East` Fantoni Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd 5 9 4 3 5 6 3	`South` Bertheau 1 1 4th 8 2 Q 4 7 6 4
N deals None vul	Q J 8 3 Q 8 K Q 6 5 8 5 4
K 10 5 4 3 8 7 4 3 2 A 9 6		9 7 6 4 K J 9 6 2 A J 7 2
98586 = 45654 45655 Par NS +400	A 5 2 A 10 7 J 10 9 K Q 10 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `37`	Partscore 1 NT North +2 +150 12

7. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15			West Kokten Pass Pass Lead 2 9 J 4 8 6	`North` Zaleski 3 NT 2nd 3 K Q 10 7 6	East AkerO Pass Pass 3rd 10 8 A K 9 2	`South` Versace 1 NT Pass 4th Q 6 3 5 3	West Bocchi Pass Pass Lead 4 Q 3 J 2 10 3 J	`North` Kuru 1 NT 2nd 2 K 7 9 6 5 10 Q	East Madala Pass Pass 3rd 8 A 10 6 8 K Q A	`South` Cengiz 1 Pass 4th J 4 5 2 5 3 K 3
E deals E-W vul	K J 7 J 8 3 Q J 10 2 Q 7 5
9 8 5 K 7 5 2 7 4 K J 8 2		Q 6 4 3 10 6 K 9 5 A 9 6 4
879A6 = 56437 = Par NS +140	A 10 2 A Q 9 4 A 8 6 3 10 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `37`	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 +5 17

8. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81			`West` Buras Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 6 4 4 9 2 3 J	`North` Fitzgibbon Pass 2 2 NT 2nd K 7 2 Q A K 5 2	`East` Narkiewicz Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 5 K K 3 3 4 6	`South` Mesbur 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 10 8 A 10 5 6 9	`West` Carroll 2 3 All Pass Lead A 9 J 2 7 4 2 A	`North` Balicki Pass 2 Dbl 2nd 9 7 6 6 K K 10 10	`East` Garvey 1 Pass Pass 3rd 7 4 2 4 A 7 6 3	`South` Zmudzinski Dbl Pass 3 4th 5 Q K 10 4 J 5 9
N deals None vul	Q J 8 3 Q 8 K Q 6 5 8 5 4
K 10 5 4 3 8 7 4 3 2 A 9 6		9 7 6 4 K J 9 6 2 A J 7 2
98586 = 45654 45655 Par NS +400	A 5 2 A 10 7 J 10 9 K Q 10 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `47`	Partscore 3 North -1 -50 17

10. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69			`West` AkerO Pass Pass Lead 4 K 5 3 10 2 K 10	North Madala 3 NT 2nd 3 2 6 7 3 6 7 5	`East` Kokten Pass 3rd J 6 8 A J K 2 7	South Bocchi 2 NT Pass 4th A A Q 2 4 A 9 3	`West` Sementa Pass Pass Lead 6 K A 10 J 2 5 5 Q Q	North Yilmaz 2 Pass 2nd 10 2 2 3 6 6 8 A 4 5	`East` Duboin Pass Pass 3rd J 6 3 J 4 K A 8 5 7	South Gur 2 2 NT 4th K 4 7 Q Q A 9 3 8 10
S deals N-S vul	Q 7 3 10 5 3 9 7 2 J 9 8 6
K 10 8 4 6 4 2 A 8 5 5 3 2		J 5 2 J 8 7 J 10 6 A Q 7 4
87998 = 55445 = Par NS +140	A 9 6 A K Q 9 K Q 4 3 K 10
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `47`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 23

11. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15			West Dubinin Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 J Q 6 3 J 2 6 8	`North` Berg 1 3 NT 2nd 2 5 K 7 6 5 7 4 8	East Gromov Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 A 10 Q 4 A K 9	`South` Svendsen 1 NT Pass 4th J 7 4 9 K 3 10 Q 9	West Charlsen Pass Pass Lead 4 Q J A	`North` Khiuppenen 1 Pass 2nd 2 5 K 2	East Hoftaniska Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 A 3	`South` Kholomeev 1 NT 4th J 4 7 6
W deals E-W vul	A 10 2 A Q 9 4 A 8 6 3 10 3
Q 6 4 3 10 6 K 9 5 A 9 6 4		9 8 5 K 7 5 2 7 4 K J 8 2
879A6 = 56437 = Par NS +140	K J 7 J 8 3 Q J 10 2 Q 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `47`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 28

12. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Lauria Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 3 10 K K A J 2	`North` Zimmermann Pass 1 3 2nd K 5 6 2 A 8 6	East Versace Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 J 7 7 2 6 3	`South` Multon 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th 5 Q A 10 5 9 6	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead Q 2 10 9 8 Q 3 J K	`North` Duboin Pass 2 2 NT 2nd K 7 8 A K 4 5 6 A	East Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K 4 J 2 6 J 4 7	`South` Sementa 1 NT 2 4th 5 3 6 5 3 2 Q A 9
N deals E-W vul	K 9 7 6 K 8 7 6 3 Q J 4 2
8 5 Q J 10 2 A Q 4 2 A 8 3		Q J 10 4 2 9 7 4 3 5 7 6 5
87598 886A9 55634 = Par NS +130	A 3 A 8 6 5 K J 10 9 K 10 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `47`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +5 33

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 8, Bd 20			West Sementa Pass Pass Lead 5 A 2 6 J J 8 7 J	North LallJ 3 NT 2nd 10 7 3 4 2 2 3 Q K	East Duboin Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 6 3 5 2 9 6 A	South Grue 2 NT Pass 4th K Q K A K 10 6 8 8	West Hurd Pass Pass Lead 3 A Q 5 5 J 8 J 8 7	North Madala 2 Pass 2nd 10 7 6 K A 9 7 2 3 6	East Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 8 10 2 2 Q 6 9	South Bocchi 2 2 NT 4th K 2 9 3 4 5 A 5 J
E deals Both vul	A 10 9 8 6 4 8 3 2 J 10 8 4
J 8 5 3 10 7 3 A 5 4 K 7 6		Q 9 7 6 2 K Q J 9 7 9 3 2
87AA9 = 46333 = Par NS +620	K 4 A J 5 2 K Q 10 6 A Q 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 `47`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +8 41

15. 2010 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Platnick Pass Pass Lead 2 K 3 10 9 10 6 J A 4	North Lowe 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 4 8 7 6 2 5 K 10 5	East Diamond Pass All Pass 3rd Q 3 9 9 K 2 A 3 7	South Dawson 1 NT 3 4th 5 A Q J 3 4 8 6 J	West Kovachev Pass Pass Lead 2 8 9 6 2 5 A 4 8 10	North Gitelman 1 NT 2nd 9 J 10 5 4 10 2 5 7 7	East Isporski Pass 3rd Q K K J K 4 7 Q 8 2	South Moss 1 Pass 4th 3 A 3 Q 5 6 6 J 3 4
S deals Both vul	J 6 3 A 6 4 10 6 3 K Q 8 7
Q 8 4 10 7 3 2 Q 8 4 10 5 2		K 7 5 2 K Q 9 K 7 5 J 6 3
A889A 98899 35533 35543 Par NS +630	A 10 9 J 8 5 A J 9 2 A 9 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 `57`	Partscore 1 NT North +3 +180 41

16. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2			West Nunes Pass Pass Lead K 6 5 6 7 4 J	`North` Angeleri 1 3 NT 2nd 4 9 Q 2 3 K 5	East Fantoni Pass All Pass 3rd 6 K 4 10 2 3 7	`South` Villegas Pass 2 NT 4th 7 8 10 K A 2	West Camberos Pass Pass Lead 4 5 Q 8 7	`North` Helgemo 1 Pass 2nd 9 Q 2 7 3	East Pellegrini Pass Pass 3rd K 2 5 10 6	`South` Helness Pass 1 NT 4th 8 10 4 K A
S deals E-W vul	A J 10 5 A 10 9 A 9 7 4 9 4
7 2 6 4 2 J 6 2 K Q 10 3 2		K 9 4 3 K J 7 5 K 10 5 8 6
89786 = 44547 = Par NS +140	Q 8 6 Q 8 3 Q 8 3 A J 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `57`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +5 46

17. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 6, Bd 28			West Pottenger Pass Pass Lead 5 Q 3 Q 5 10	`North` Sveindal 1 3 NT 2nd 3 3 2 9 6 K	East Rimer Pass All Pass 3rd 7 2 J 6 K 7	`South` AukenJ 1 2 NT 4th J A 8 4 A 5	West van Cleeff Pass Lead 5 Q 4 K 2 A Q 9 9 10	`North` Huston Pass 2nd 3 4 2 8 3 8 10 Q 7 3	East Shenkin Pass 3rd 7 2 9 J A 8 4 K A 6	`South` Young 1 NT 4th 10 5 3 6 5 6 6 8 J A
S deals E-W vul	K 9 3 K 7 4 2 J 7 6 2 9 8
Q 8 6 5 2 10 5 K 4 3 Q J 5		7 J 8 6 3 A 9 8 5 K 7 6 3
98887 = 44555 = Par NS +400	A J 10 4 A Q 9 Q 10 A 10 4 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `63`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 46

18. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 6, Bd 28			West Fu Pass Pass Lead 5 4 2 10 10 7 A Q 9	`North` GipsonP 1 3 NT 2nd 3 6 5 2 2 9 8 5	East Zhao Pass All Pass 3rd 7 9 Q 6 K 10 8 4	`South` GipsonA 1 1 NT 4th J 6 K A 3 4 7 3	West Rees Pass Lead 5 4 2 10 10	`North` Pszczola Pass 2nd 3 6 5 2 4	East Punch Pass 3rd 7 9 Q 3 6	`South` Lev 1 NT 4th J 6 K Q A
S deals E-W vul	K 9 3 K 7 4 2 J 7 6 2 9 8
Q 8 6 5 2 10 5 K 4 3 Q J 5		7 J 8 6 3 A 9 8 5 K 7 6 3
98887 = 44555 = Par NS +400	A J 10 4 A Q 9 Q 10 A 10 4 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `69`	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 46

19. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 6, Bd 28			West Ventin Pass Pass Lead 5 2 Q J 10 6 K 7	`North` Klimowicz 1 3 NT 2nd 9 5 8 2 6 A 2 10	East GaviardJ Pass All Pass 3rd 7 Q 6 3 K 10 5 J	`South` Campbell 1 2 NT 4th 4 K A 8 3 3 9 7	West GartaganisN Pass Lead 5 Q Q J 5 4 K 2 A A	`North` BessisT Pass 2nd 3 K 8 9 6 6 3 6 3	East GartaganisJ Pass 3rd 7 2 3 6 7 9 10 A 7	`South` BessisM 1 NT 4th J 8 4 2 10 5 2 5 K
S deals E-W vul	K 9 3 K 7 4 2 J 7 6 2 9 8
Q 8 6 5 2 10 5 K 4 3 Q J 5		7 J 8 6 3 A 9 8 5 K 7 6 3
98887 = 44555 = Par NS +400	A J 10 4 A Q 9 Q 10 A 10 4 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `75`	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 46

20. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21			`West` Diamond Pass Pass Lead 2 A 10 J 7 Q J 7 8 10	North Jacobus Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 5 5 3 3 Q 10 Q J 4 K	`East` Platnick 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2 6 3 9 6 5 K 4 A	South Wold 1 NT 2 4th K 4 Q A 2 2 3 9 4 6	`West` Jacobs Pass Lead 4 10 Q 7 9 6 7 10 A 4	North Moss Pass Pass 2nd 2 3 3 J 5 8 3 J 6 9	`East` Beatty Pass Pass 3rd J 5 2 K 5 7 K Q 3 2	South Gitelman 1 NT 4th A Q A 2 10 7 4 6 9 K
N deals N-S vul	K 8 6 2 A 7 5 8 7 5 2 10 3
J 5 3 2 K 9 6 4 3 7 6 5 2		Q 9 4 Q J 10 6 4 Q J K J 9
9A989 = 43344 43454 Par NS +620	A 10 7 K 9 8 3 A 10 A Q 8 4
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 `85`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 46

21. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2			West BildeD Pass Pass Lead 2 6 4 8 6 K 3 4 8	`North` Cayne 1 3 NT 2nd 4 2 5 7 5 7 4 Q 2	East Graversen Pass All Pass 3rd 8 J Q 10 10 7 9 3 10	`South` Seamon Pass 2 NT 4th J 3 2 K 9 A J 5 K	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 3 4 J Q 8 2 6	`North` Hansen 1 NT 2nd 6 K Q 7 5 10 A	East Lauria Pass 3rd 2 3 6 5 10 K 3	`South` BildeM Pass Pass 4th 10 6 9 K 4 3 9
S deals E-W vul	A J 10 5 A 10 9 A 9 7 4 9 4
7 2 6 4 2 J 6 2 K Q 10 3 2		K 9 4 3 K J 7 5 K 10 5 8 6
89786 = 44547 = Par NS +140	Q 8 6 Q 8 3 Q 8 3 A J 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `85`	Partscore 1 NT North +2 +150 +5 51

22. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Aronov Pass Pass Lead A 3 3 9 10 4 8 10 8 K	North Versace 2 3 NT 2nd 6 Q 2 7 2 Q J 6 7 8	East Stefanov Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 2 J 6 3 K 3 5 A J	South Lauria 1 NT 2 4th 2 J K A Q 10 9 4 4 7	West Duboin Pass Pass Lead A 9 3 7 6 5 Q	North Karaivanov 2 2 NT 2nd 6 J 2 K 10 3 9	East Sementa Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 Q K A 2 10 6	South Trendafilov 1 NT 2 4th 9 4 10 8 3 2 K
E deals Both vul	Q 10 7 Q 10 8 3 J 10 6 K J 3
9 8 4 3 K 5 4 A K 8 9 7 2		6 2 9 7 2 7 5 4 3 A Q 6 5
78866 = 55566 = Par NS +110	A K J 5 A J 6 Q 9 2 10 8 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `85`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 57

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 4, Bd 2			West Boyd Lead 7	`North` Cornell 2nd	East Robinson 3rd	`South` Bach 4th	West Ware Lead 2	`North` Stewart 2nd	East Whibley 3rd	`South` Woolsey 4th
S deals E-W vul	10 8 5 K 7 6 5 K Q 8 6 5 4
9 2 A 4 3 2 7 4 J 9 8 7 6		K J 7 3 J 9 A 9 3 2 Q 3 2
99998 A9997 34445 = Par NS +430	A Q 6 4 Q 10 8 J 10 5 A K 10
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 `92`	Partscore 2 North = +110 57

24. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 7			West Dubinin Pass Pass All Pass Lead J 9 3 A K Q 2 J 10	North Satyanarayana 2 2 2nd 2 10 4 3 5 6 4 Q 3	East Gromov Pass Pass 3rd A K 8 2 7 9 A 2 K	South Nadar 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 5 6 Q 4 10 6 8 8 5	West Gupta Pass Pass Lead 6 2 9 4 10 Q A K 7	North Khiuppenen 2 2 NT 2nd 2 6 10 A 8 3 5 8 3	East Chokshi Pass All Pass 3rd 10 9 J 3 K 4 7 9 K	South Kholomeev 1 NT 2 4th Q J 2 7 5 4 4 7 A
S deals Both vul	K 9 5 4 A 10 9 6 2 J 9 7 2
J 8 3 6 5 4 K J 3 8 6 5 3		A Q 6 J 8 3 A 9 8 7 4 10 4
68768 = 55575 = Par NS +110	10 7 2 K Q 7 2 Q 10 5 A K Q
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +13 `105`	Partscore 2 NT South -2 -200 57

25. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 3			`West` Katz 1 Pass Lead 2 4 6 J 2 3 2 A 4	North Fantoni Dbl 3 NT 2nd 7 7 K 3 8 5 7 4	`East` Nickell Pass 1 All Pass 3rd K Q 5 Q 10 K J 3	South Nunes Pass 1 NT 4th 9 6 8 5 J 8 10 Q	`West` Lauria Pass Pass Lead 3 2 4 A K 6 A 9 J 8	North Meckstroth 1 NT 2nd Q 7 8 3 4 3 9 5 K 10	`East` Versace Pass Pass 3rd 6 10 9 4 5 9 6 A 10 3	South Rodwell Pass Pass 4th 7 J K 8 Q 2 2 4 2 8
E deals N-S vul	K Q 7 A J 7 10 8 6 A K 10 6
9 6 3 2 6 5 2 K Q 9 Q 8 7		A J 5 4 K 8 4 3 4 3 2 J 3
76788 76688 67655 = Par NS +90	10 8 Q 10 9 A J 7 5 9 5 4 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300 `105`	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 +9 66

26. 2009 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Moss Pass Pass Lead 10 J Q Q J 10	`North` Simson 1 1 Pass 2nd 6 4 7 5 8 K	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 8 J 3 6 A	`South` Johnson 1 3 NT 4th A K K 2 4 9	West Parker Pass Pass Lead 5 4 3 3 10 Q 6 A 8 Q	`North` Greco 1 1 Pass 2nd 6 A 4 6 5 K 9 2 6	East Rogoff Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q J 10 10 3 A J 9 J	`South` Hampson 1 2 NT 4th 7 8 K K 2 4 8 5 7
N deals E-W vul	J 5 4 2 A 10 8 K 8 6 Q J 10
A K 9 7 5 4 J 10 9 5 2 4 2		8 7 3 K 6 2 Q 4 3 K 9 8 5
89A79 = 43364 = Par NS +420	Q 10 6 Q J 9 3 A 7 A 7 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `105`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +5 71

27. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Grue Pass Pass Lead J 7 8 6 2 9 2 2	North Brogeland 1 3 NT 2nd 5 4 4 7 4 10 Q Q	East Cheek Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A 2 10 8 J 5 3	South Lindqvist Pass 1 NT 4th Q 6 J A K K 7 5	West Sementa Pass Pass Lead 7 Q 8 3 3 4 Q K 10	North Wold 1 Pass 2nd 2 5 4 A 5 5 6 A 10	East Duboin Pass Pass 3rd J 6 2 6 9 2 5 4	South Bramley Pass 1 NT 4th 4 A J 7 A 10 K 7
S deals Both vul	A K 3 2 9 8 7 5 8 3 A K 5
10 7 6 J 6 4 A J 6 J 8 4 3		Q J 8 K 10 3 K 7 5 4 9 6 2
88987 89988 54455 = Par NS +140	9 5 4 A Q 2 Q 10 9 2 Q 10 7
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 `115`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 71

29. 2008 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53			West McNay Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 5 J 4 K J Q J 2	`North` Lesniewski 2 3 3 NT 2nd 2 7 9 3 A K 6 4 Q	East Stoltz Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 10 7 10 6 8 3 6 A	`South` Gawrys 1 NT 2 3 4th K 2 Q A 3 6 7 8 5	West Fredin Pass Lead 2 3 3 A J A K K 6	`North` Tolliver Pass 2nd 6 7 8 2 4 4 7 4 3	East Fallenius Pass Pass 3rd 9 8 Q 10 9 2 3 10 K	`South` Horton 1 NT 4th 10 J J 7 A 6 5 2
E deals E-W vul	Q J 3 2 K 10 8 J 6 K 7 4 2
9 8 7 4 7 A Q 5 4 2 J 5 3		10 6 5 A Q J 4 2 9 3 Q 9 8
87777 = 55655 = Par NS +120	A K 9 6 5 3 K 10 8 7 A 10 6
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +8 `123`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 71

30. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 87			West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 A 2 6 Q 9 8 J 10 K	North Meckstroth Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 3 4 K A 5 J Q 8 K 6	East Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 9 10 4 3 A 4 Q 7 7	South Rodwell 1 NT 2 4th 8 J 3 2 6 2 7 5 4 3	West Freeman Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 2	North Becker Pass 1 Pass 2nd 9 5	East Nickell Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 10	South Strul 1 1 NT 4th A 7
W deals Both vul	K J 5 4 9 7 4 Q 10 9 3 A 8
Q 10 8 Q 6 2 K 6 5 4 J 7 6		A 7 6 3 J 5 3 J 7 Q 10 9 4
88997 88AA7 55335 = Par NS +620	9 2 A K 10 8 A 8 2 K 5 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `123`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +6 77

31. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81			`West` Martel Pass 2 Pass Lead K 3 4 Q 8 8 10 2 9 K	`North` WangJ Pass Dbl 3 NT 2nd 6 5 A 4 5 5 K Q J 7	`East` Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 9 2 2 10 3 Q 7 9 6	`South` Ao 1 2 NT 4th A J 6 4 A 7 3 6 10 3	`West` Lo Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 2 10 8 8 2 8 7 7 9	`North` Becker Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 9 6 Q 5 2 6 5 6 4 3	`East` SchwartzA Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd A J K 3 Q 10 K 5 K 2	`South` Strul 1 NT 2 4th 3 A 4 9 6 A 4 4 Q J
W deals None vul	A 10 7 3 7 6 J 7 6 K 10 9 2
J 5 4 Q 3 2 K Q 9 5 4 3 5		Q 9 2 J 10 8 4 8 A J 7 6 4
88779 88879 44564 = Par NS +120	K 8 6 A K 9 5 A 10 2 Q 8 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `123`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +5 82

32. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81			`West` WolpertG Pass 1 Pass Lead 4	`North` Rosenberg Pass 1 3 NT 2nd	`East` Spector Pass Pass All Pass 3rd	`South` Zia 1 1 NT 4th	`West` Levin Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 J 8 Q 8 3 4 Q K 6	`North` Grue Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 10 5 2 7 3 2 7 4 3 5	`East` Weinstein Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd A 2 Q 4 K 8 9 2 9 A	`South` Cheek 1 NT 2 4th 3 6 6 A 6 J K 4 8 Q
W deals None vul	A 10 7 3 7 6 J 7 6 K 10 9 2
J 5 4 Q 3 2 K Q 9 5 4 3 5		Q 9 2 J 10 8 4 8 A J 7 6 4
88779 88879 44564 = Par NS +120	K 8 6 A K 9 5 A 10 2 Q 8 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 `130`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 82

33. 2008 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89			West Rosenberg 2 2 Pass Lead J Q J 9 6 2	`North` Milgrim Dbl Dbl 3 NT 2nd Q 2 5 A 5	East Zia Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 4 6 10 10	`South` Aker Pass Pass 2 NT 4th 3 7 3 6 A	West BlanchardB Pass 1 All Pass Lead 8 7 8 2 A 2	`North` Weinstein 1 Dbl 2nd 3 K 4 A 6 10	East BlanchardS Pass 1 3rd A 7 7 5 3	`South` Levin Pass Pass 3 4th Q 4 Q 3 9
S deals E-W vul	A K 3 2 K Q Q J 9 K J 9 2
Q 10 A J 10 7 6 2 7 3 6 4 3		J 8 7 6 4 8 A 8 5 2 A 8 7
77688 = 46755 = Par NS +90	9 5 9 5 4 3 K 10 6 4 Q 10 5
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `140`	Partscore 3 North -1 -50 82