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 Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals Both vul	Q 5 4 3 Q 10 9 3 10 8 3 K 7		West North East South West North East South Upmark Nunes Nystrom Fantoni Helness Fallenius Helgemo Fredin Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 3 J K 3 7 Q A 2 6 8 Q 8 7 Q A 6 5 J K 2 5 4 K 3 10 K 2 3 10 K 2 A 6 3 2 A 6 3 2 K 7 9 5 K 7 9 5 4 J Q 8 4 J Q 8 10 9 9 7 10 6 9 5
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 S = +600 +10 10	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   -10 0

2. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

E deals N-S vul	9 6 2 A K J 2 A 5 A Q 9 8		West North East South West North East South Rodwell Hampson Meckstroth Greco Platnick Weinstein Diamond Levin Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 1 AP Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 5 Q K 3 9 4 2 3 5 Q 4 2 5 9 10 A 4 5 A 2 9 tricks won 3 9 J 8 K 10 7 6 8 Q 6 J 3 K A 4 Q 6 7 5 8 tricks claimed
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 S = +600 +11 21	Partscore   1 N +1 +90   -11 0

3. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals Both vul	10 9 7 6 9 8 5 K Q J 10 6 3		West North East South West North East South Pszczola Woolsey Kwiecien Stewart WeinsteinH Sontag Grabel Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 9 Q A 2 9 Q 3 4 8 K 2 6 A J 5 3 2 J A 6 9 10 2 J 5 4 3 3 2 J 5 10 8 6 K 4 8 J 5 3 7 Q 5 6 7 10 A 6 3 K A 10 8 4 K 7 10 9 5 A 7 Q 4
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 S -1 -100 -6 21	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +6 6

4. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 32

W deals E-W vul	J 9 8 4 K 10 9 5 A J 9 A 9		West North East South West North East South Takayama Campos Kaku Villas-Boas Thoma Ino Brenner Teramoto Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass 2 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 9 K 3 A 2 5 8 4 J 2 A 3 Q 7 9 4 7 Q 5 4 2 J 6 2 7 10 A 4 K 3 6 A 2 6 8 7 Q 3 9 6 Q 8 9 2 9 K 3 8 2 K 3 A 2 5 5 5 4 J 7 6 8 5 K Q 3 9 6 7 A 4 J K 5 9 6 9 7 K 8
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 S = +400 +10 31	Partscore   2 N -1 -50   -10 6

5. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

S deals E-W vul	Q 9 4 K Q J 2 10 7 10 9 3 2		West North East South West North East South Schermer Martel Chambers Zia Fleisher Compton Kamil Wold 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 10 J K 4 10 J K 7 5 K 3 7 8 K 6 2 6 J 5 10 6 4 5 5 2 Q 6 2 A J 8 10 A 4 8 J 3 A 4 J 3 7 4 10 tricks claimed 10 K A 9 8 2 9 10 K 3 3 7 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -6 31	Partscore   1 NT S +3 +180   +6 12

6. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals None vul	Q J 8 3 Q 8 K Q 6 5 8 5 4		West North East South West North East South Nystrom Helness Upmark Helgemo Nunes Cullin Fantoni Bertheau Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 5 A 9 2 7 5 8 6 7 5 8 5 A 9 2 4 7 Q 6 K 10 4 Q 5 K 3 4 9 A 3 4 4 Q K K 6 5 7 9 tricks claimed 10 3 6 6 2 K 3 4 4 Q 9 tricks claimed
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 S = +400 +6 37	Partscore   1 NT N +2 +150   -6 12

7. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

E deals E-W vul	K J 7 J 8 3 Q J 10 2 Q 7 5		West North East South West North East South Kokten Zaleski AkerO Versace Bocchi Kuru Madala Cengiz Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 3 10 Q 4 2 8 J 9 K 8 6 Q K A 4 J Q A 3 3 7 10 5 4 10 K 5 J 9 6 2 8 7 9 3 2 6 8 5 6 6 2 10 5 K 3 8 tricks claimed 3 10 Q K J Q A 3 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -5 37	Partscore   1 NT N +1 +120   +5 17

8. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals None vul	Q J 8 3 Q 8 K Q 6 5 8 5 4		West North East South West North East South Buras Fitzgibbon Narkiewicz Mesbur Carroll Balicki Garvey Zmudzinski Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 K A 10 A 9 7 5 6 7 5 8 9 7 4 Q 4 2 K A J 6 2 K 4 Q K 10 2 6 4 10 9 A 3 5 7 K A 4 2 K 3 6 4 K 7 J 3 5 4 9 2 10 6 5 J 2 6 A 10 3 9 9 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
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 S = +400 +10 47	Partscore   3 N -1 -50   -10 17

10. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

S deals N-S vul	Q 7 3 10 5 3 9 7 2 J 9 8 6		West North East South West North East South AkerO Madala Kokten Bocchi Sementa Yilmaz Duboin Gur 2 NT 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 3 J A 6 10 J K K 2 6 A K 2 6 4 5 6 8 Q A 2 3 7 3 7 A 2 10 3 J Q 10 3 J 4 J 6 4 Q 2 6 K A 2 6 K A K 7 2 9 5 8 A 9 10 5 7 3 5 A 8 3 8 tricks claimed Q 4 5 8 Q 5 7 10 9
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 S -1 -100 -6 47	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +6 23

11. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

W deals E-W vul	A 10 2 A Q 9 4 A 8 6 3 10 3		West North East South West North East South Dubinin Berg Gromov Svendsen Charlsen Khiuppenen Hoftaniska Kholomeev Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 2 8 J 4 2 8 J J 5 3 7 Q 5 3 4 Q K A 4 J K A 7 6 7 10 9 A 2 3 6 3 6 Q K 8 tricks claimed J 5 4 3 2 7 A 10 6 4 K Q 8 8 9 9 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -5 47	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   +5 28

12. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals E-W vul	K 9 7 6 K 8 7 6 3 Q J 4 2		West North East South West North East South Lauria Zimmermann Versace Multon Nunes Duboin Fantoni Sementa Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q K 4 5 Q K 3 5 3 5 J Q 2 7 K 3 10 6 7 A 10 8 4 6 K 2 7 10 9 A J 5 K A 2 5 8 K 2 3 A 8 6 9 Q 4 6 2 J 6 3 6 3 5 J Q 2 J 6 4 A 8 tricks claimed K A 7 9 2 7 7 8
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 S -1 -50 -5 47	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +5 33

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 20

E deals Both vul	A 10 9 8 6 4 8 3 2 J 10 8 4		West North East South West North East South Sementa LallJ Duboin Grue Hurd Madala Wooldridge Bocchi Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 10 Q K 3 10 Q K A 7 4 Q A 7 4 2 2 3 6 K Q 6 8 9 6 4 3 A 5 K 10 3 J 2 5 K 5 A 2 4 J 2 2 10 J 9 2 5 8 3 9 6 8 7 Q A 7 Q 6 8 J 2 6 5 J K A 8 8 3 9 J 7 tricks claimed 7 6 8 tricks claimed
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 S -2 -200 -8 47	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +8 41

15. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals Both vul	J 6 3 A 6 4 10 6 3 K Q 8 7		West North East South West North East South Platnick Lowe Diamond Dawson Kovachev Gitelman Isporski Moss 1 NT 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 Q 5 2 9 Q 3 K 8 3 A 8 J K A 3 7 9 Q 9 10 K 3 10 6 9 J 6 5 J Q 9 2 K 3 2 4 K 5 10 5 2 4 5 10 4 6 6 K A 8 A 2 7 6 J 10 3 6 4 5 Q J A 5 7 J 8 7 8 3 4 10 7 2 4
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 S +1 +630 +10 57	Partscore   1 NT N +3 +180   -10 41

16. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2

S deals E-W vul	A J 10 5 A 10 9 A 9 7 4 9 4		West North East South West North East South Nunes Angeleri Fantoni Villegas Camberos Helgemo Pellegrini Helness Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 4 6 7 4 9 K 8 6 9 K 8 5 Q 2 10 5 Q 4 10 Q 2 5 4 6 2 10 K 8 7 10 K 7 3 2 A 7 3 6 A 4 K 3 2 9 tricks claimed J 5 7 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -5 57	Partscore   1 NT S +2 +150   +5 46

17. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

S deals E-W vul	K 9 3 K 7 4 2 J 7 6 2 9 8		West North East South West North East South Pottenger Sveindal Rimer AukenJ van Cleeff Huston Shenkin Young 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 3 7 J 5 3 7 10 Q 3 2 A Q 4 2 5 3 2 J 8 4 2 9 3 Q 9 6 4 K 8 J 6 5 6 K A 2 3 A 5 10 K 7 5 A 8 8 6 9 tricks claimed Q 10 4 6 9 Q K 8 9 7 A J 10 3 6 A
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 S = +400 +6 63	Partscore   1 NT S +2 +150   -6 46

18. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

S deals E-W vul	K 9 3 K 7 4 2 J 7 6 2 9 8		West North East South West North East South Fu GipsonP Zhao GipsonA Rees Pszczola Punch Lev 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 3 7 J 5 3 7 J 4 6 9 6 4 6 9 6 2 5 Q K 2 5 Q K 10 2 6 A 10 2 3 Q 10 2 K 3 10 4 6 A 7 9 10 4 10 tricks claimed A 8 8 7 Q 5 4 3 9 9 tricks claimed
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 S = +400 +6 69	Partscore   1 NT S +3 +180   -6 46

19. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

S deals E-W vul	K 9 3 K 7 4 2 J 7 6 2 9 8		West North East South West North East South Ventin Klimowicz GaviardJ Campbell GartaganisN BessisT GartaganisJ BessisM 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 9 7 4 5 3 7 J 2 5 Q K Q K 2 8 Q 8 6 A Q 8 3 4 J 2 3 8 J 9 6 2 10 6 K 3 5 6 7 10 6 A 10 3 4 6 9 5 K 2 5 9 K 3 10 2 7 10 J 7 2 6 A 5 9 tricks claimed A 3 7 K A
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 S = +400 +6 75	Partscore   1 NT S +3 +180   -6 46

20. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals N-S vul	K 8 6 2 A 7 5 8 7 5 2 10 3		West North East South West North East South Diamond Jacobus Platnick Wold Jacobs Moss Beatty Gitelman Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 5 10 K 4 2 J A A 5 2 4 10 3 5 Q 10 3 6 Q Q 3 2 A J 3 3 A 7 J K 2 7 Q 9 2 9 5 5 10 Q 10 6 2 6 8 7 7 J Q 5 3 7 3 K 4 7 J K 9 10 J Q 6 8 4 4 4 A 6 3 9 10 K A 6 4 9 2 K
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 S = +600 +10 85	Partscore   1 NT S +2 +150   -10 46

21. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 2

S deals E-W vul	A J 10 5 A 10 9 A 9 7 4 9 4		West North East South West North East South BildeD Cayne Graversen Seamon Versace Hansen Lauria BildeM Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 8 J 3 6 2 10 6 2 J 3 4 K 3 6 4 5 Q 2 J Q 6 9 8 7 10 K Q 7 5 K 6 5 10 9 8 5 10 4 K 7 7 A 2 10 K 3 3 4 9 J 6 A 3 9 4 Q 3 5 9 tricks claimed 8 2 10 K 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -5 85	Partscore   1 NT N +2 +150   +5 51

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

E deals Both vul	Q 10 7 Q 10 8 3 J 10 6 K J 3		West North East South West North East South Aronov Versace Stefanov Lauria Duboin Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 6 5 2 A 6 7 9 3 Q 2 J 9 J Q 4 3 2 J K 3 2 K 10 9 7 6 A 7 K A 8 10 2 3 Q 6 10 2 3 4 Q K 10 5 3 10 2 8 J 3 9 Q 9 6 K 10 6 5 4 8 tricks claimed 8 7 A 4 K 8 J 7
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 S -1 -100 -6 85	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +6 57

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 2

S deals E-W vul	10 8 5 K 7 6 5 K Q 8 6 5 4		West North East South West North East South Boyd Cornell Robinson Bach Ware Stewart Whibley Woolsey   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 2 9 tricks won 8 tricks won
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 S = +400 +7 92	Partscore   2 N = +110   -7 57

24. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 7

S deals Both vul	K 9 5 4 A 10 9 6 2 J 9 7 2		West North East South West North East South Dubinin Satyanarayana Gromov Nadar Gupta Khiuppenen Chokshi Kholomeev 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 2 A 5 6 2 10 Q 9 10 K 6 2 6 9 J 3 4 8 Q 9 10 J 2 A 3 2 4 4 A 3 7 K 5 7 10 10 8 K 5 Q 6 9 6 Q 3 4 4 2 4 A 8 A 5 7 4 J Q 2 8 K 8 9 7 10 3 K 5 7 3 K A Q 6 9 J 8 Q K 6
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 S = +600 +13 105	Partscore   2 NT S -2 -200   -13 57

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

E deals N-S vul	K Q 7 A J 7 10 8 6 A K 10 6		West North East South West North East South Katz Fantoni Nickell Nunes Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 7 K 9 3 Q 6 7 4 7 Q 6 2 7 10 J 6 K 5 8 4 8 9 K J 3 Q 5 A 3 4 8 2 8 10 J K 4 5 Q 3 5 K 8 6 3 9 2 2 7 J 10 A 9 6 2 A 4 3 Q 9 5 A 4 4 J K 10 2 6 tricks claimed 8 10 3 8
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 S -3 -300 -9 105	Partscore   1 NT N +1 +120   +9 66

26. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals E-W vul	J 5 4 2 A 10 8 K 8 6 Q J 10		West North East South West North East South Moss Simson Gitelman Johnson Parker Greco Rogoff Hampson 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 6 3 A 5 6 Q 7 J 4 8 K 4 A J 8 Q 7 J K 3 4 10 K Q 5 3 2 3 6 10 K J 8 6 4 10 5 3 2 10 K A 9 Q K A 4 8 tricks claimed 6 9 J 8 A 2 9 5 8 6 J 7 Q 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -5 105	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +5 71

27. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals Both vul	A K 3 2 9 8 7 5 8 3 A K 5		West North East South West North East South Grue Brogeland Cheek Lindqvist Sementa Wold Duboin Bramley Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 5 3 Q 7 2 J 4 7 4 A 6 Q 5 6 A 8 4 2 J 8 4 2 J 6 7 10 A 3 A 6 7 2 4 8 K 3 5 9 A 9 10 J K 4 5 2 10 2 Q 5 7 Q 6 5 K 2 Q 3 5 K A 4 7 9 tricks claimed 10 10 9 tricks claimed
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 S = +600 +10 115	Partscore   1 NT S +2 +150   -10 71

29. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

E deals E-W vul	Q J 3 2 K 10 8 J 6 K 7 4 2		West North East South West North East South McNay Lesniewski Stoltz Gawrys Fredin Tolliver Fallenius Horton Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 2 5 K 2 6 9 10 5 7 10 2 3 7 8 J J 9 7 Q 3 8 Q J 4 3 10 A A 2 10 7 K A 6 3 J 4 9 A J K 8 6 A 4 2 6 Q 6 3 7 K 7 3 5 J 4 6 8 K 4 10 2 2 Q A 5 6 3 K
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 S +2 +460 +8 123	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   -8 71

30. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 87

W deals Both vul	K J 5 4 9 7 4 Q 10 9 3 A 8		West North East South West North East South Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Freeman Becker Nickell Strul Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 3 7 8 4 9 J A A 4 9 J 2 5 10 7 2 K 10 3 9 tricks won 6 A 4 2 Q 5 3 6 9 J A 2 8 Q 4 7 J 8 Q 5 10 K 7 4 K 6 7 3
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 S -1 -100 -6 123	Partscore   1 NT S +2 +150   +6 77

31. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals None vul	A 10 7 3 7 6 J 7 6 K 10 9 2		West North East South West North East South Martel WangJ Stansby Ao Lo Becker SchwartzA Strul Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 6 8 A 5 9 A 3 3 5 9 J 2 6 J A 4 A 2 6 10 Q K 4 Q 4 2 4 8 5 3 9 8 5 10 A 8 2 Q 6 8 5 3 7 2 6 10 A 10 K Q 3 8 5 K 4 2 Q 7 6 7 6 5 4 9 J 9 10 7 4 K Q K 7 6 3 9 3 2 J
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 S -1 -50 -5 123	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +5 82

32. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals None vul	A 10 7 3 7 6 J 7 6 K 10 9 2		West North East South West North East South WolpertG Rosenberg Spector Zia Levin Grue Weinstein Cheek Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 5 10 A 3 9 tricks won J 5 2 6 8 2 Q 6 Q 7 4 A 8 3 K 6 3 2 8 J 4 7 9 K Q 4 2 4 K 3 9 8 6 5 A Q
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 S = +400 +7 130	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   -7 82

33. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89

S deals E-W vul	A K 3 2 K Q Q J 9 K J 9 2		West North East South West North East South Rosenberg Milgrim Zia Aker BlanchardB Weinstein BlanchardS Levin Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl 1 3 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J Q 8 3 8 3 A Q Q 2 4 7 7 K 7 4 J 5 6 3 8 4 7 Q 9 A 10 6 2 A 5 3 6 5 10 A A 6 3 9 2 2 10 9 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
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 S = +400 +10 140	Partscore   3 N -1 -50   -10 82

34. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals E-W vul	J 5 3 2 Q 4 10 8 6 3 K 10 7		West North East South West North East South Gierulski Helness Skrzypczak Helgemo Sontag Jassem Bates Martens 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 9 10 9 2 Q A 7 6 Q 5 3 2 10 J 3 9 K 7 J 4 5 3 6 8 10 Q 9 2 Q 6 3 A 8 2 9 K 4 5 K J 6 6 8 A K 7 3 2 K 4 K 10 4 3 7 J A 9 7 9 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
9 8 4 J 8 6 2 Q 7 5 9 8 2		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 S = +400 +7 147	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   -7 82

36. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

E deals N-S vul	Q 8 7 5 9 8 4 3 9 8 4 10 2		West North East South West North East South YadlinI Hansen YadlinD BildeM BlaksetK Ozdil BlaksetL Ginossar Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 5 6 K 2 6 J 2 4 8 tricks won 4 7 9 A 7 K 10 3 5 8 9 A A 3 4 2 K 6 8 10 5 J 9 Q Q 8 10 3 2 A K 4 7 2
J 10 4 3 2 K 7 J 6 3 K J 5		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 S -2 -200 -8 147	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +8 90

37. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

E deals None vul	A 10 6 A 7 4 3 Q J 8 8 5 4		West North East South West North East South Stansby Mittelman Martel Delmonte Shugart Fallenius Brogeland Welland Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 4 9 A Q K 5 6 4 5 Q 7 3 K J 7 8 7 3 6 4 10 J 3 J 2 3 K 9 7 2 A 2 8 2 10 3 2 K 5 Q 5 3 6 Q 9 4 6 K 9 A 8 4 A 8 J 9 tricks claimed K 8 9 3 2 Q 7 9 A 8 10 5
5 4 2 9 5 A K 6 5 2 K Q 6		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 S = +400 +7 154	Partscore   1 NT N +1 +120   -7 90