Data 9Z71 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 24 HCP, fair spots

Found 50 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 1, Bd 14

S deals
None vul 10 7 3
A Q 4 3
Q 5 4
K 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Tokay Hamman Sementa Weichsel Glubok Smirnov Lee Piekarek
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6 4
10 9 8
A 9 7
J 8 4 3 Table K 9 2
K 6 5 2
J 6 3 2
A 6
AA99A =
33443 =
Par NS +430 A Q J 5
J 7
K 10 8
Q 10 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 8
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
-8 0

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 4
Q J 8 2
K J 6
J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Pszczola Platnick Seamon
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

8 5 3
A
9 7 5 4
A 10 9 8 7 Table J 9 6 2
K 9 5 4 3
A 2
5 4
87776 =
45646 =
Par NS +120 A K 10
10 7 6
Q 10 8 3
K Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 15
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 0

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 4
Q J 8 2
K J 6
J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Bramley Hurd Stansby Grabel LallJ WeinsteinH Kranyak
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

8 5 3
A
9 7 5 4
A 10 9 8 7 Table J 9 6 2
K 9 5 4 3
A 2
5 4
87776 =
45646 =
Par NS +120 A K 10
10 7 6
Q 10 8 3
K Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 22
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 0

4. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 32

E deals
E-W vul J 5
A K 10 4
A 7 6
Q 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Nabil Teramoto Saaid Ino Kaku Sadek Takayama Hussein
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
1 2 2 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 9 3 2
Q 9 3 2
J 2
J 3 Table 8 7 6
8
Q 10 9 8 3
A 9 7 2
85968 =
46464 =
Par NS +140 K 10 4
J 7 6 5
K 5 4
K 10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 25
Partscore
3 N -3 -150
-3 0

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 32

E deals
E-W vul J 5
A K 10 4
A 7 6
Q 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz Duboin Jassem Sementa Lauria Buras Versace Narkiewicz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 Dbl 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 9 3 2
Q 9 3 2
J 2
J 3 Table 8 7 6
8
Q 10 9 8 3
A 9 7 2
85968 =
46464 =
Par NS +140 K 10 4
J 7 6 5
K 5 4
K 10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 28
Partscore
3 N -3 -150
-3 0

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 5

S deals
N-S vul K 5 4
K 9 3
Q 7 6
Q 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Rehder Versace Gromoeller Piekarek Madala Smirnov Bocchi
1 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 2
J 10 8 6 2
A J 8 4
2 Table J 10 6 3
A 5
9 5 2
K 8 7 6
98779 =
45564 45664
Par NS +600 A 9 8
Q 7 4
K 10 3
A J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 38
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 0

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul K 8
10 6 4
K Q 10 9
J 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Noshy Fritsche Samir Rohowsky Smirnov Hussein Piekarek Nabil
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 1 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 7 6 2
A 8 7 3
A 8 4
Q Table J 4
Q J 9 5
5 3 2
10 9 7 3
86589 88599
45844 =
Par NS +100 A 9 5 3
K 2
J 7 6
A K 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 38
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 6

8. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul K 8
10 6 4
K Q 10 9
J 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Ravenna WolpertG Alujas Lambardi Dwyer Rizzo Bathurst
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 6 2
A 8 7 3
A 8 4
Q Table J 4
Q J 9 5
5 3 2
10 9 7 3
86589 88599
45844 =
Par NS +100 A 9 5 3
K 2
J 7 6
A K 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 38
Partscore
4 S -1 -100
+3 9

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 5

S deals
N-S vul K 5 4
K 9 3
Q 7 6
Q 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Gold Willenken Bakhshi Forrester Zia Robson Martel
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 2 NT AP

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

Q 7 2
J 10 8 6 2
A J 8 4
2 Table J 10 6 3
A 5
9 5 2
K 8 7 6
98779 =
45564 45664
Par NS +600 A 9 8
Q 7 4
K 10 3
A J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 48
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
-10 9

10. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul 8 2
A 6 5 2
A K 9
9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Greco Cheek Hampson Grue Becker Platnick Spector Diamond
1 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 4
Q J
8 7 6 5
8 4 2 Table A Q 6 5
10 8 4 3
J 4 3
K 10
9798A =
46443 =
Par NS +600 J 10 3
K 9 7
Q 10 2
A Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 58
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 9

11. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul 8 2
A 6 5 2
A K 9
9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Levin Seamon Weinstein Pszczola Berkowitz Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 4
Q J
8 7 6 5
8 4 2 Table A Q 6 5
10 8 4 3
J 4 3
K 10
9798A =
46443 =
Par NS +600 J 10 3
K 9 7
Q 10 2
A Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 68
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 9

12. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul Q 9 3
J 10 8 3
K 9 2
10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Upmark Meckstroth Nystrom Fredin Weinstein Fallenius Levin
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 6 4
9 7 4
10 6 4 3
7 2 Table K 2
Q 6 2
Q J 8 5
K J 9 3
99979 =
33364 34364
Par NS +600 J 8 7 5
A K 5
A 7
A Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 78
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 9

13. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul J 10 8 2
6
A Q 9 7
Q 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Groetheim Khiuppenen Tundal Hoftaniska Khokhlov Charlsen Matushko
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

9
A J 10 5 3
8 6 2
A J 7 6 Table Q 7 6 5 3
9 7 4
J 10 5 4
K
78579 88579
45654 =
Par NS +120 A K 4
K Q 8 2
K 3
10 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 89
Partscore
2 N = +110
-11 9

14. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul 10 7
Q 7 4
Q 9 5 2
A K 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Multon Nystrom Zimmermann Helgemo Ahlesved Helness Petersson
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 4 3 2
10 3
J 8 6
9 5 3 Table Q 8
A 8 6 5
A 10 7 4 3
Q 4
9796A =
46463 =
Par NS +600 A J 6 5
K J 9 2
K
J 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 99
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 9

15. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

E deals
N-S vul 5 4 2
9 4 2
A 10 3 2
9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Narkiewicz McGann Buras Balicki Mesbur Zmudzinski Fitzgibbon
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Pass 1 1 NT (AP)

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

A J 9 7 3
8 6
Q J 7 6
J 3 Table Q 10 8
Q J 7 3
9 4
Q 10 6 2
76887 76988
57454 67455
Par NS +140 K 6
A K 10 5
K 8 5
A K 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 99
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 15

16. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Babsch Nickell Schifko Katz Rodwell Purkarthofer Meckstroth Fucik
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 3
6 3
10 6 5
Q 8 7 4 3 Table Q 9 4
A J 9 4
A Q 7 2
10 6
99988 =
44454 44455
Par NS +400 A K 8
10 8 7 5
K J 9 8
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 105
Partscore
1 N +2 +140
-6 15

17. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul 10 8 4
K Q J 10
8 4 3 2
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Rodwell Pszczola Meckstroth Levin Sontag Weinstein Berkowitz
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 9 7
9 8 7 4 2
5
A 9 7 2 Table J 6 5
6 3
A K J 10
10 6 5 3
88786 =
55657 =
Par NS +120 A Q 3 2
A 5
Q 9 7 6
K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 115
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 15

18. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul Q 10 5 3
Q 7 4
J 9 5 3
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Konow Bertheau Schaltz BessisT Fu Welland Delmonte AukenS
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

8 7 2
A 9 6
6
Q J 8 6 3 2 Table J 6 4
K 10 5 3
K Q 8 7
10 9
89896 =
44547 =
Par NS +140 A K 9
J 8 2
A 10 4 2
K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 115
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 20

19. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals
E-W vul A K Q 8
J
J 10 6 4
Q 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Robinson Levin Boyd Stewart Martel Woolsey Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5 2
Q 9 8 6
5 3 2
10 5 Table 10 6 3
10 7 5 3
A K Q
K J 4
88799 88789
55643 =
Par NS +120 9 4
A K 4 2
9 8 7
A 9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 115
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 24

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

S deals
E-W vul Q 4
A 10 9 5
6 5 3
K J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Helness Rodwell Helgemo Meckstroth Hamman BessisM Zia BessisT
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

K 10 9 5
K 7 3
K 9 8
7 6 2 Table 7 6 3
J 8 6 2
A Q 10 2
9 5
87778 =
56665 =
Par NS +120 A J 8 2
Q 4
J 7 4
A Q 10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 115
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 29

21. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

E deals
N-S vul K 5 4
K Q 8 3
K 10 8 3
8 5

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Duboin Gromov Sementa Nunes Matushko Fantoni Khokhlov
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

Q J 2
4 2
A Q J 2
Q 10 7 2 Table 9 8 6
J 10 9 7 6
7 5
K 6 3
99898 =
44545 =
Par NS +600 A 10 7 3
A 5
9 6 4
A J 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 126
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-11 29

22. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 44

W deals
N-S vul J 9 4 3
J 6 4 2
A Q
K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Willenken Martel Welland CohenB Strul Smith Becker
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

7 5
A 8 7
K 8 6 2
9 8 4 2 Table K Q 8 6
5 3
10 5 3
A 10 5 3
99987 =
44356 =
Par NS +600 A 10 2
K Q 10 9
J 9 7 4
J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 136
Partscore
3 S = +140
-10 29

23. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul 3 2
K Q 6 5
Q 10 2
A 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Grue Weinstein Cheek Levin Rosenberg Spector Zia WolpertG
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 9 8 6
J 4 3
7 3
K 10 3 Table 10 5
10 8 2
K J 6 4
Q 5 4 2
76887 77887
56556 =
Par NS +110 K J 7 4
A 9 7
A 9 8 5
J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 146
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 29

24. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

S deals
Both vul 5 4 2
A Q J
A Q 6 3
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Welland WeinsteinH Nickell Garner Freeman
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

9 6
9 7 5 3 2
K J 9 8
6 5 Table A Q J 8
K 6 4
5 4
Q 10 8 3
99789 =
44543 44554
Par NS +600 K 10 7 3
10 8
10 7 2
A K J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 156
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
-10 29

25. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul 3 2
K Q 6 5
Q 10 2
A 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Pszczola Nickell Lev Seamon Meckstroth Mahaffey Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 9 8 6
J 4 3
7 3
K 10 3 Table 10 5
10 8 2
K J 6 4
Q 5 4 2
76887 77887
56556 =
Par NS +110 K J 7 4
A 9 7
A 9 8 5
J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 166
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 29

26. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

N deals
N-S vul 9 4
K 6 3
K J 10 8
8 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Lev Freeman Pszczola Nickell Rodwell Seamon Meckstroth Mahaffey
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 10 3
J 9 5 2
6 3
K 10 9 Table 8 7 2
Q 8 7 4
7 5 4 2
Q J
77589 =
55754 55854
Par NS +100 Q J 6 5
A 10
A Q 9
A 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 166
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 35

27. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

N deals
None vul Q 7 6
J 4 3 2
9 5
A Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell Baze Bramley Hamman Lazard Soloway
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

9 5 4 3
6
K J 7 3
J 9 7 5 Table K 10
A Q 9 7 5
Q 6 4
10 4 3
99989 =
44444 =
Par NS +400 A J 8 2
K 10 8
A 10 8 2
K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 173
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 35

28. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

S deals
E-W vul 5 4
K 10 6 2
Q J 9
Q 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Welland Lauria Fallenius Versace Nunes Balicki Fantoni Zmudzinski
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
9 4 J Q 10 4 J Q
2 8 J K 4 8 J K
7 4 A 9 7 2 A 9
5 Q 3 6 5 Q 3 6
6 5 A 4 6 2 A 4
10 2 2 5 10 2 2 5
K J 8 2 K J
3 3 Q 7 9 tricks claimed
10 9 3 J
5 7 A 6

10 9 8 6 3 2
J 8
A 8 5
J 4 Table J
A Q 9 7 5
K 7 3
9 7 5 2
86678 86677
57754 =
Par NS +120 A K Q 7
4 3
10 6 4 2
A K 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 179
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 35

29. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul J 7 3 2
K 10 9 5
9 6 2
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Ornstein Sontag Stansby Bates Feldman Greenberg Bramley Hand
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 9 4
8 7 6 2
10 3
8 5 3 Table Q 8 5
A Q
K 8 5 4
Q 9 7 4
98A98 98988
45345 =
Par NS +620 A 6
J 4 3
A Q J 7
A J 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 188
Partscore
1 NT S +4 +210
-9 35

30. 2006 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

E deals
E-W vul K Q 2
7 5 2
K J 2
10 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
YadlinI Fredin YadlinD Lindkvist Bertheau Ozdil Nystrom Ginossar
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 8 7
Q J 10 8
10 8 5 3
Q 6 Table A 9 6 5 3
6 3
Q 6
A 7 5 4
76888 86988
57455 =
Par NS +140 10 4
A K 9 4
A 9 7 4
K J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-2 188
Partscore
2 NT S -3 -150
+2 37

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul 6 5 4 2
Q J 8
A Q 9 4
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Kholomeev El Ahmady Zlotov Dubinin Nadim Gromov Hishmat
1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 8 4
A 3 7 8
9 5 10 J
K 5 8 2

J 8
10 7
K 10 7 6 3
J 6 3 2 Table A K 10 7
A 9 4 2
5 2
7 5 4
98988 =
34454 =
Par NS +600 Q 9 3
K 6 5 3
J 8
A Q 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-8 188
Partscore
1 ×× N = +230
+8 45

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul 9 5 4 2
7 5 3
K Q
A 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Fu Pessoa Zhao Castanheira Paz YangL Luis Dai
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6
J 9 8 4
J 9 7 6
K 6 5 Table K Q 10 3
K Q 10 6
8 5 2
J 7
8978A =
54653 =
Par NS +140 A J 8
A 2
A 10 4 3
Q 9 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 188
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 50

33. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul K 10 2
J 4
Q 7 3 2
7 6 4 2

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

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

A J 5
Q 6 3
J 9 8 4
9 8 3 Table Q 7 6 3
9 8 7 5 2
10 6
A Q
9869A =
35643 35743
Par NS +500 9 8 4
A K 10
A K 5
K J 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 197
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 50

34. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

S deals
E-W vul A 7 5
A 10
8 7 4 2
K 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Boyd Welland Robinson Feldman Rosenberg Bramley Zia
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 4 3 2
6 5 4 3
J
Q 10 9 Table 10
K J 9 2
Q 10 5 3
A 6 5 4
87687 =
56756 =
Par NS +120 K 9 8 6
Q 8 7
A K 9 6
J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 197
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 55

35. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

S deals
E-W vul K Q 4
5 3
Q 9 8 3
K 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Wold Berkowitz Passell Schneider Becker Baze Schwartz
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 7 2
9 7 6
K 6
Q 10 9 5 4 Table J 10 5 3
K J 8 4
J 4 2
J 3
99AB9 =
34324 =
Par NS +420 9 8 6
A Q 10 2
A 10 7 5
A 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 197
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
+6 61

36. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 3 2
10 6 5
J 9 3 2
K J 9 3

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Kalish Sadek Podgur HerbstI Saaid HerbstO El Sheikh
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 2 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 3 AP

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

J 10 6 4
Q 7 3 2
A 5
8 6 4 Table K Q 8 7 5
J 9 8
K 8 4
10 7
75688 =
68644 =
Par NS -110 A 9
A K 4
Q 10 7 6
A Q 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 197
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 68

37. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

S deals
N-S vul J 9 7 6
10 6
A 9 7 6
10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Bocchi Freeman Duboin Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth
1
1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 Q 2 6
K 3 7 4
2 10 A 5
6 K Q 3

A 8 5 3 2
A 9 5
10 3
Q 5 3 Table 10 4
Q 8 7 2
K 8 5
J 7 6 2
87797 977A7
46635 =
Par NS +600 K Q
K J 4 3
Q J 4 2
A K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 197
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 74

38. 2002 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

S deals
Both vul K 9
J 10 2
K Q 5 4
A 9 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Versace Maksymetz Lauria Graves MossM Bocchi Schifko Duboin
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 NT 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 8 7 6 4
9 5 3
10 8 6
7 Table 5 2
A 7 6
J 9 7 2
K Q 10 6
76889 =
56454 =
Par NS +110 J 10 3
K Q 8 4
A 3
J 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 197
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 82

39. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

S deals
N-S vul 9 5 2
K 10 9 5
A K 6 4
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Groetheim Weichsel Aa Helgemo Meltzer Helness Larsen
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 8 7 3
6 4 2
Q J 3
Q 9 6 Table 10 6
A Q 8 7
10 7 2
J 10 7 3
89897 =
54545 =
Par NS +140 K Q J 4
J 3
9 8 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 197
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 88

40. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul K Q 10 4
K 9 2
J 5
K J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Shenkin Meltzer Molson Rubin Sontag Granovetter Weichsel
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 6 2
A 10 7 5 4 3
2
10 2 Table A J 7
Q
K 9 7 6 4 3
Q 6 3
A879A A878A
34642 =
Par NS +630 5 3
J 8 6
A Q 10 8
A 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 197
Partscore
2 N = +90
+7 95

41. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
9 4
10 7 6
A Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Liggins v.Middelem Fawcett Engel Carcassonne SimpsonC Labaere Hallberg
2 2 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4
9 tricks won 9 tricks won

A 9 7 4
7 2
Q J 5 3
K 8 5 Table Q J 10
Q J 10 8 6 5
8 4
9 6
998AB =
44532 =
Par NS +600 5 3
A K 3
A K 9 2
J 10 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 207
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 95

42. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
9 4
10 7 6
A Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Avdeev Shudnev Rekunov Helness Khokhlov Furunes
2 Dbl 2 Pass
Rdbl Pass 2 2 NT 2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 7 4
7 2
Q J 5 3
K 8 5 Table Q J 10
Q J 10 8 6 5
8 4
9 6
998AB =
44532 =
Par NS +600 5 3
A K 3
A K 9 2
J 10 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 217
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 95

43. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
9 4
10 7 6
A Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Burgess Bocchi Marston Duboin Lauria Newman Versace Thomson
2 2 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A 9 7 4
7 2
Q J 5 3
K 8 5 Table Q J 10
Q J 10 8 6 5
8 4
9 6
998AB =
44532 =
Par NS +600 5 3
A K 3
A K 9 2
J 10 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 227
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 95

44. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
9 4
10 7 6
A Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Villas-Boas Karwur Campos Chagas Lasut Branco Manoppo
2 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

A 9 7 4
7 2
Q J 5 3
K 8 5 Table Q J 10
Q J 10 8 6 5
8 4
9 6
998AB =
44532 =
Par NS +600 5 3
A K 3
A K 9 2
J 10 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 237
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 95

45. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

E deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 5
10 9
A K 9
A J 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace Woolsey Lauria Stewart Boyd Katz Robinson Jacobs
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 6 4
7 3
8 7 2
K 10 8 4 Table A 3 2
A Q 8 6 5
Q 10 4
9 2
88899 =
45544 =
Par NS +120 K 10
K J 4 2
J 6 5 3
Q 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 237
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 101

46. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul 10 7 5 4
A 3 2
A Q 8 2
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Jacobs Stewart Katz Weichsel Kamil Sontag Becker
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

3 2
Q 9 7
4 3
A 8 7 5 3 2 Table K J 9
K 8 6 5
10 9 7 5
K 10
99786 =
44647 =
Par NS +600 A Q 8 6
J 10 4
K J 6
Q 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 248
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-11 101

47. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul 9 7 4
A 9 6 4
Q 10
K Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Weinstein Zmudzinski Levin Lair Whitman Schwartz Baze
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 6
J 10 7 5
K J 8 4
10 7 4 Table J 10 8 5 3
Q 2
A 6 3
8 6 2
76768 76878
66565 =
Par NS +110 K Q 2
K 8 3
9 7 5 2
A J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 248
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 109

48. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 16

S deals
N-S vul 2
10 6 4 3
A K 9 7
A K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
BrancoP Kowalski Cintra Romanski Szymanowski Chagas Zakrzewski Branco
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 8 5 3
A K
10 8 4 3
J 5 2 Table K 7 6 4
Q J 9 2
Q 2
8 7 3
A89AA =
34433 =
Par NS +630 A Q J 9
8 7 5
J 6 5
Q 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 260
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-12 109

49. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul A 9 8 5
5 3
Q 5 4 3
A Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Cintra Saelensminde BrancoP Branco Helgemo Chagas Helness
1 Pass 3 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K J 6 2
9 7 2
A 7
K 8 6 2 Table 10 7
A J 8 6
9 8 6 2
10 7 5
A9898 =
34445 =
Par NS +630 Q 4 3
K Q 10 4
K J 10
J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 270
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 109

50. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

E deals
E-W vul 10 7
A 10 8 2
9 6 4
K Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Baze Burger Golias Zmudzinski Sontag Balicki Feldman
Pass 1 NT 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 7 Q A
A 6 3 J
2 7 K 2
2 J K 3

K 9 8 5
5 4 3
K 5
10 9 7 6 Table Q 4 3 2
Q J 6
A 10 7 3 2
J
85878 =
58565 =
Par NS +120 A J 6
K 9 7
Q J 8
A 8 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 270
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 115

Data 9Z71 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore